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Changing of the guard in Vancouver

Source: The Globe & Mail
Vancouver : Canada | about 1 month ago  
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  • Greek actresses, playing the role of priestesses, carry the Olympic flame of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in ancient Olympia
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  • Greek actress Nafpliotou lights the Olympic torch during a lighting ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games in ancient Olympia
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  • File photo of Jack Poole, chairman of VANOC attending a news conference in Vancouver
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  • Greek actress Nafpliotou transfers an Olympic flame to the first torchbearer of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games in ancient Olympia
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  • Greek actress Nafpliotou transfers the Olympic flame to the first torchbearer of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games in ancient Olympia
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  • Greek actress Nafpliotou, playing the role of High Priestess, raises a pot with the Olympic flame in ancient Olympia
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  • A detail view of the exterior architecture of the Richmond Olympic Oval in March 2009 in Richmond, Canada
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A gainst a backdrop of rugged mountains and soaring trees, B.C. business leaders have tended to look larger-than-life. The generation that built the Vancouver corporate community featured entrepreneurs like Jack Poole, the real estate developer-cum-Olympic ringmaster who passed away Friday,...
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