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Max McClure / Courtesy Situations 'Nowhereisland' in the High Arctic It may become harder and harder to believe amid the increasing hype during the run-up to the Olympic Games, but there will be people who don't have much interest in the five-ring circus going on this summer.

Carrying the Olympic Torch Andrew McKie 2012

The IOC's "monetizing" of the Olympics 'five-ring symbol struck some as a shrewd business decision and others as crass commercialism.

Olympics leader Juan Antonio Samaranch dies at 89 2010

Unwittingly contributing to an economic boost which they protest is not going to happen from holding a five-ring circus.

Archive 2009-11-01 Alison 2009

Unwittingly contributing to an economic boost which they protest is not going to happen from holding a five-ring circus.

Finding "Truth" a challenge, VANOC opts for fantasy Dave 2009

Quivering rounds of scallops in a five-ring logo are deemed too droopy; the Olympic torch carved from a carrot is something "I've been seeing for 20 years," sniffs Mr. Hua.

Taste of the Olympics 2008

The Games 'priceless five-ring logo is seen everywhere, slapped on mainland billboards by marketers of all shapes and sizes.

Tom Doctoroff: Olympic Heat? 2008

In the works: the five-ring logo of the Olympics, which might be ready by the 1992 Games -- if pyrotechnicians can keep their stars firmly hitched to the latest in chemistry. 3, 2, 1 -- BLAST OFF4The flash-sound mixture is released last. 3Blue stars are released next2Red stars are released when bursting charge is activated by time-delayed fuse. 1Black powder is ignited, propelling the shell skyward

Up In The Sky! It's...Hearts! Stars! Bow Ties! 2008

John Hancock, the insurance giant, thinks the five-ring symbol is more valuable than the intangible symbols of its rivals: Prudential's rock or MetLife's Snoopy.

A Piece Of The Olympic Action 2008

However her Olympics quest ends, Flowers has completed a five-ring task over the last three years — balancing motherhood with the itinerant life of a world-class Olympic athlete by bringing her family along on the World Cup tour through Europe and North America each winter.

USATODAY.com - Tough sledding: Mom juggles sport, twins 2005

And she ` s kind of looking at me like I have a five-ring circus around me and how I ` m doing that.

CNN Transcript May 13, 2005 2005