* 1483 – Opening of the Sistine Chapel in Rome with the celebration of a Mass.

Along with that of co-host Meredith Vieira and Matt Lauer, Costa's commentary of the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies has come under fierce criticism, with Costas being described as making " a series of jingoistic remarks, including a joke about Idi Amin when Uganda's team appeared " and the combined commentary as being " ignorant " and " banal ".

The Indians broke the Opening Day attendance record for Progressive Field with 43, 190 against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 5, 2012.

* Deleted: Opening credits ; Moved to the end of the film and changed to white credits against a black background with the original Ifukube cue.

It is usual that the head of state, particularly in parliamentary systems as part of the symbolic role, is the one who opens the annual sessions of the legislature, e. g. the annual State Opening of Parliament with the Speech from the Throne in Britain.

Opening a Changsha branch, Mao replaced the usual textbooks with revolutionary tracts in order to spread Marxist ideas among the illiterate peasantry.

Four years later at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, the Israeli team commemorated the massacre: when they entered the stadium at the Opening Ceremonies, their national flag was adorned with a black ribbon.

Two of his works from this period are the Senji Shō ( 撰時抄: " The Selection of the Time ") and the Hōon Shō ( 報恩抄: " On Repaying Debts of Gratitude "), which, along with his Risshō Ankoku Ron ( 立正安国論: " On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land "), Kaimoku Shō (" The Opening of the Eyes "), and Kanjin no Honzon Shō (" The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind "), constitute his Five Major Writings.

* Opening snap, a heart sound present in individuals with AV valve stenosis

Every president since Taft, except for Jimmy Carter, threw out at least one ceremonial first ball or pitch for Opening Day, the All-Star Game, or the World Series, usually with much fanfare.

The restrictions were tightened by the Defence of the Realm Act of August 1914, which, along with the introduction of rationing and the censorship of the press for wartime purposes, restricted pubs ' opening hours to 12 noon – 2: 30 pm and 6: 30 pm – 9: 30 pm Opening for the full licensed hours was compulsory, and closing time was equally firmly enforced by the police ; a landlord might lose his licence for infractions.

On Sunday, April 1, 2007, Major League Baseball's 2007 Opening Night, the Padres announced that they had agreed to terms on a four-year contract with 1B Adrian Gonzalez, keeping him in San Diego until 2010 with a club option for 2011.

Richard Nixon throwing Opening Day ceremonial first pitch at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | RFK Stadium on April 7, 1969 with Ted Williams ( left ) and Bob Short ( right, partially obscured by Ralph Houk ).

Other ceremonies sometimes associated with the Westminster system include an annual Speech from the Throne ( or equivalent ) in which the Head of State gives a special address ( written by the government ) to parliament about what kind of policies to expect in the coming year, and lengthy State Opening of Parliament ceremonies that often involve the presentation of a large ceremonial mace.

Opening with the spoken / screamed line, " Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard but I think, oh bondage, up yours!

* August 2 – Opening of the Stalin White Sea – Baltic Sea Canal, a 227 km navigable waterway constructed using forced labour in the Soviet Union connecting the White Sea with Lake Onega and the Baltic.

This policy has continued with the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, where Canadian Chantal Petitclerc became the first athlete with a disability to carry her country's flag in the Opening Ceremonies of an integrated games.

Opening to rave reviews, From Here to Eternity proved to be an instant hit with critics and the public alike, the Southern California Motion Picture Council extolling: " A motion picture so great in its starkly realistic and appealing drama that mere words cannot justly describe it.

* Opening crawl replaced with a new one explaining why the edit was made

Opening with a letter to the playwright Halcott Glover, the book takes a variable but generally satirical, cynical and critical posture, and belabours Victorian and Edwardian cant.

Opening with a simple but clear dedication to King Charles I, the quarto has 17 chapters which give a perfectly clear and connected account of the action of the heart and the consequent movement of the blood around the body in a circuit.

Evening, 8 o ' clock Opening Night, followed by notes from the director, visits with friends from the audience, and maybe a party nearby.

It came through the Medieval French toque ( 15th century ), presumably by the way of the Spanish toca " woman's headdress ", from Arabic * taqaطاقة ' ' Opening '.

While on Sado, he won many devoted converts and wrote two of his most important doctrinal treatises, the Kaimoku Shō ( 開目抄: " On the Opening of the Eyes " ) and the Kanjin no Honzon Shō ( 観心本尊抄: " The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind ") as well as numerous letters and minor treatises whose content containing critical components of his teaching.

During the Orioles ' heyday in the 1970s, a club song, appropriately titled " Orioles Magic ", was composed, and played when the team ran out until Opening Day of 2008.

The Carnival season in Greece is also known as the Apokriés ( Greek: Αποκριές, " saying goodbye to meat "), or the season of the " Opening of the Triodion ", so named after the liturgical book used by the church from then until the Holy Week.

In the " Opening Sequence ", after the RKO logo appears, Astaire, shown only from the waist down, dances onto a polished stage floor, backed by a male chorus sporting canes.

This began with the debut of the book's opening chapter, under the title " Opening Pages of a Work in Progress ", in April 1927.

For Three-Days, Friday -" Opening Day ", Saturday -" Parade Day ", and Sunday " Closing Day " ( Which also has a large carshow ).

Regardless of their type, all Gohonzon issued by Nichiren Shoshu have been consecrated by one of the successive High Priests in an " Opening of the Eyes Ceremony ", conducted in the Dai-Gohonzon's sanctuary, and thus have the same power, as defined by Nichiren Daishonin himself in his Gosho " The Four Debts of Gratitude ".

( PETRONAS ): " Side Opening Intake Strategy Simulation and Validation of a Sleeve-Valve Port Application ", SAE paper 2009-32-0130 / 20097130

Opening with the riff-heavy " Moonlight Medicine ", tracks also include " From Time to Time ", " Birdman " and a cover of The Creation's " How Does It Feel to Feel?

By reciting " The Opening ", the first Surah ( chapter ) of the Qur ' an, as required in all daily worship, the worshipper can stand before God, thank and praise Him, and to ask for guidance along the Straight Path.

* In 2009, in Freddie Viggers ' only State Opening as Black Rod, Skinner stated " Royal Expenses are on the way ", a reference to the parliamentary expenses scandal.

Opening in 1974, it was initially designed as more a museum of " horrible history ", but the Dungeon has evolved to become an actor-led, interactive experience.

" Opening Pandora's Box ", Criterion Collection essay

Opening title music was Paul Misraki's " Qu ' est-ce qu ' on attend pour être heureux ", sung by Patrick Bruel & Johnny Hallyday from Bruel's CD " Entre deux ".

Nf3 was known as " Zukertort ’ s Opening ", 40 years before it became known as the Réti Opening.

* Al-Fatiha, " The Opening ", first chapter of the Qur ' an

in 1990 ), removing the exclamation mark background behind the " E " but retaining the exclamation point underneath, along with a new slogan " Pop of Culture ", which coincided with the launch of the new series Opening Act.

* " Jedediah Smith and the Opening of the American West ", Dale L. Morgan ( 1952 )

Opening with the thunderous, tidal-wave guitars and piratical chanting of " Spanish Main ", a track that utterly defies categorisation, the album signified the arrival of a fully formed and genuinely unique musical force.

The old, synthesized interstitial music that had been used since 1988 was also replaced with a more modern piece called " Opening Act ", from the defunct James & Aster music library.

The first track from this album, " I Heard Wonders ", also featured in the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympics.

During the Opening Ceremony, the banner held by Chinese Taipei read ( in Greek ) " KINEZIKH ΤΑΪΠΕΪ ", yet the team marched under the letter " T " ( as if though the second word came first ), so that it would not have to march immediately after China.