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Chinese dancers perform near a banner of Chinese characters which reads "Welcome Olympics, Be Civilized, Set Good Example" during the first of many ceremonies marking the countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the Millennium Monument in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. At 8:08 p.m., and 8 seconds, a grand ceremony kicked off the countdown to next year's opening ceremony on Aug. 8, 2008. (Photo: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) |