You could put a high valuation, for instance, on the feedback from the Cultural Olympiad's concert in Stirling last month, where Venezuela's renowned Simon Bolivar Orchestra performed in the rain.

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The film is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad and will be broadcast on the BBC this summer as well as at galleries, cinemas and on London 2012 big screens.

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On Thursday, Britain announced the full line-up of events for its Cultural Olympiad, taking place this summer in the lead-up to the Olympic Games in London.

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Tao, 34, has lived up to his early billing as the 8-year-old prodigy who scored a 760 on his math sat and at 12 won a gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad.

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The sculpture by artist Richard Wilson will be installed on the roof of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

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Lord Hall of Birkenhead, chair of the Cultural Olympiad, said that the UK "has a lot to offer the world" on conflict resolution, highlighting Northern Ireland as an example.

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