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"The 2012 Summer Olympic Games officially start with today's opening ceremony, which will take place at 21:00 BST (16:00 EST) in London, and today's Olympic-themed Google Doodle reminds us to tune in and watch the show. \nCalled \"The Isles of Wonder,\" this year's opening ceremony will be directed by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.\nThis year's Olympic Games will last until August 12, with more than 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees participating. \nWill you watch this year's Olympics? What do you expect from the opening ceremony? Share your thoughts in the comments. \n\n\nBONUS: Here are some of our favorite animated Google Doodles.\n\n\n\nTop 10 Animated Google Doodles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Christmas Google Doodle\nEach package gets larger with a mouse-over, and a click on it returns search results pertinent to a specific country or the particular items featured in a scene. This one is from December 24, 2010.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharlie Chaplin Google Doodle \nThe Google Doodle team stars in an homage to the silent film era's greatest star's 122nd birthday, April 15, 2011.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Logo Repelled by Cursor \nThis one's done in HTML5 and was published Sept. 7, 2010. To get the full effect, here's one you can interact with.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Lennon Google Doodle \nThis Doodle commemorated John Lennon's 70th birthday in October 2010.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMartha Graham\nDebuting May 10, 2011, this Google Doodle marks dance choreographer Martha Graham's birthday.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Bunsen\nCommemorated the birthday of the inventor of the Bunsen burner, German chemist Robert Bunsen on March 31, 2011.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThomas Edison\nThe great inventor's birthday was honored on February 11, 2011.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIndependence Day\nMarking Independence Day 2010.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPac-Man's 30th Anniversary\nA real crowd pleaser was this playable Pac-Man game, which appeared on May 21. 2010. Here's a playable version.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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