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LONDON OLYMPICS News, Jun 13, 2012

London's Olympics Won't Deliver Economic Gold
TIME
By David Futrelle | June 13, 2012 | + With the start of the LondonSummer Olympics drawing ever nearer, some Londoners are wondering if the whole thing is worth the hassle — or the cost. They've got good reasons to worry. Hosting the Olympics is ...
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TIME
London Olympics: Opening Ceremony to Star Cows, Sheep
TIME (blog)
By William Lee Adams | @willyleeadams | June 13, 2012 | + Artistic director Danny Boyle poses with volunteers next to a model of the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony on June 12, 2012 in London, England. Well aware it would be a tough slog to ...
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TIME (blog)
Note to Olympics fans: London will be crowded
Christian Science Monitor
In light of the large crowds for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee andOlympic torch relay, British Olympic organizers are allocating more funds for public safety and crowd control in London this summer. By Danica Kirka, Associated Press / June 13, 2012This ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Mind the crowds: London to be packed this summer
Kansas City Star
Britain is pouring more money into plans to control the massive crowds expected in London during the Olympics, with the government acknowledging Wednesday June 13, 2012 that it had vastly underestimated the number of people likely to take part in the ...
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Kansas City Star
Daniel Nestor, Milos Raonic to lead Canada's Olympic tennis team atLondon Games
The Province
By THE CANADIAN PRESS June 13, 2012 9:49 AM Canada's Davis Cup team members (from left) Frank Dancevic, Daniel Nestor, Vasek Pospisil and Milos Raonic attend a news conference in Vancouver on Feb. 7, 2012. TORONTO - Olympic gold medallist Daniel Nestor ...
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InterContinental sees boost from Olympic summer
The Province
By David Jones, Reuters June 13, 2012 LONDON - The world's biggest hotelier, InterContinental Hotels, expects its London rooms to be about 90 percent full for the Olympic Games as the world's sports fans flock to Britain for the two-week extravaganza.
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Nestor and Raonic to lead Canada's Olympic tennis team at London Games
The Province
By The Canadian Press, CP June 13, 2012 11:25 AM Canada's Milos Raonic, left, and Daniel Nestor celebrate a point while playing France's Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra during the first set of a Davis Cup tennis doubles match in Vancouver, BC, ...
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David Millar named in Great Britain London 2012 preliminary squad, final MTB...
road.cc
by Simon_MacMichael on June 13, 2012 - 13:51 David Millar, no longer subject to a lifetime ban from representing Great Britain in the Olympics, is one of eight men named today by British Cycling as being candidates for the five places in the men's road ...
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West Valley produces Olympic swim hopefuls
AZ Central.com
by John Yantis - Jun. 13, 2012 11:14 AM Four Southwest Valley swimmers have their eyes on London later this summer, but to get to the Olympicsthey'll first have to conquer a 50-meter, 10-lane pool in the nation's heartland. The Olympic hopefuls all ...
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New French Ads Poke Fun at the British Olympian
BusinessWeek
By Julian Sancton on June 13, 2012 A new French ad campaign for Eurostar, the high-speed train connecting Paris to London's Waterloo station, pokes fun at the latter city's Olympic aspirations. The posters, created by Paris ad agency Leg, ...
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London landlords squeeze cash from dead space to rent to Olympicsvisitors
The Province
By Brenda Goh, Reuters June 13, 2012 7:53 AM If you haven't been able to book a room at London's Ritz Hotel for your Olympics visit, the city's landlords might be able to help you as they are converting all sorts of unused spaces into rooms for ...
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Toronto Prepares for Summer Olympics Lite
PRI's The World
By Jason Margolis ⋅ June 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment TheLondon Olympics are just six weeks away. Besides track and field, swimming, and gymnastics, there's another traditionalOlympic event taking place in London – debates about whether the costs and ...
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PRI's The World
British cycling team named for the 2012 Olympics
BikeRadar.com
By Mark Robinson, Cyclingnews.com | Wednesday, Jun 13,2012 4.44pm British Cycling announced their squads for the track, BMX and MTB events for the forthcoming London 2012Olympics at a press conference in Manchester this afternoon, but the biggest ...
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BikeRadar.com
UK minister: Olympics will be under budget
Newsday
Sports Newsday Print Aa UK minister: Olympics will be under budget Published: June 13, 2012 4:06 AM By The Associated Press LONDON - (AP) -- UK sports minister says the London Olympic games will cost less than expected. Hugh Robertson told the BBC on ...
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Triathlon man Brent McMahon clears brutal obstacles
The Province
By Terry Bell, The Province; Canadian Press June 13, 2012 9:48 AM Brent McMahon, left, and Simon Whitfield of Canada make the transition between the swim and the bike race during the ITU Edmonton World Cup Triathlon at Hawrelak Park on July, 10 2011, ...
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Twelve horses to feature in Olympic opening ceremony
Horsetalk
By Horsetalk.co.nz on Jun 13, 2012 in Featured, Focus Work has now started to install the set for the opening scene of the OlympicOpening Ceremony, which is called 'Green and Pleasant'. Horses can be seen ploughing a field in the foreground.
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Horsetalk
Filipinos among 70000 volunteers in London Games
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – With the 2012 Olympic Games approaching, young and talented Filipinos have volunteered to make sure thigns go smoothly during the Olympics. These volunteers are collectively known as the "Games Makers" of the Olympic and ...
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Whitfield leads Canada's triathlon team to London
Victoria Times Colonist
... June 13, 2012 At age 37, is there one more moment of magic to be mined Aug. 7 in Hyde Park? "We'll see," said the Olympic gold-and silvermedallist from Victoria, as Triathlon Canada officially named its team Tuesday for the 2012 London Summer Games ...
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Universal Sports Network to Broadcast US Women's National Soccer TeamGames ...
US Soccer.com
IN THE IMAGE: US WNT head coach Pia Sundhage will lead the US WNT against Sweden and Japan in preparation for the 2012 London Olympics. CHICAGO (June 13, 2012) – Universal Sports Network will provide exclusive coverage of the US Women's National Soccer ...
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Triathlon man clears brutal obstacles
The Province
By Terry Bell, The Province; Canadian Press June 13, 2012 For Victoria's Brent McMahon the last four years have been the roller coaster ride of all roller coaster rides. Passed over by Triathlon Canada for a berth on Canada's 2008Olympic triathlon ...
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Temporary Olympics Terminal Opens at Heathrow
Travel-News.co.uk
By Travel News · June 13, 2012 · 2 Comments As part of its plans for coping with a massive influx of visitors for the 2012London Olympic Games, Heathrow Airport has opened a temporary terminal that has been specifically built for the occasion.
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Travel-News.co.uk
Two Indian R&Js picked for London Olympics
Business Standard
PTI / New Delhi June 13, 2012, 16:35 Indian referee judges Kishen Narsi and Jay Kowli have been selected by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to officiate in the forthcoming Olympics. The London Olympics will feature the largest Indian boxing ...
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Pub Grub for NBC, MSNBC Newsers Ahead of London Games
mediabistro.com
By Chris Ariens on June 13, 2012 3:30 PM Dozens of NBC News and MSNBC employees have have packed Bill's Bar and Burger this afternoon for a Summer Kick-off. The party, just across the street from Rockefeller Center, is to celebrate the upcoming ...
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mediabistro.com
Olympic stadium to become a giant meadow for opening
ABS CBN News
Filmmaker Danny Boyle, the artistic director of the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony, wanted to recreate a classic rural idyll for the opening scene of the three-hour event. Boyle, an Oscar winner of his acclaimed “Slumdog Millionaire,” said ...
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Thrower one step closer to Olympic A standard
The Record (New Westminster)
By Tom Berridge, The Record June 13, 2012 Burnaby javelin thrower Curtis Moss needs a metre and a bit more before booking his ticket to the London Olympic Games. Moss hurled a personal-best throw of 80.43 metres to surpass the Canadian B standard and ...
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Great Britain announces long list for London Olympic Games road ...
By Ben Atkins
Wednesday, June 132012. Great Britain announces long list for London Olympic Games road races ... British Cycling has announced the long list of riders that will represent Great Britain in the forthcoming Olympic Games inLondon.
Pro Cycling News Feed | VeloNation
Church's 'Stratford' Celebrates the Olympic Games
By Carl
Olympics in Style--English luxury footwear brand Church's is celebrating the Summer 2012 Olympic Games in London with the release of the Stratford mode. ... This article was written on Jun 132012 by Carl and is filed under 2012, News.
The Fashionisto: The Latest in...
London Olympics: Opening Ceremony to Star Cows, Sheep ...
By William Lee Adams
Artistic director Danny Boyle poses with volunteers next to a model of theLondon 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony on June 12, 2012 inLondon, England. Well aware it would be a tough slog to match Beijing in terms of glitz and sheer ...
Keeping Score
Coca-Cola – Limited Edition London Olympic Packaging For Team ...
By dirkpetzold
by dirkpetzold on Jun 132012 • 18:51 No Comments. Coca Cola - Limited ...For the Olympic Games 2012 in London, Coca-Cola launches a limited edition package design of 6 cans (called the Coca-Cola Eight-Pack) to cheer on Team USA.
WE AND THE COLOR - Creative Inspiration
SecurityOracle.com - Latest Security News, 'London 2012 Terrorist ...
The Security Industry's Portal. Wednesday, June 132012 ... An advertising campaign by a firm aiming to cash in on the fear of terrorism during theLondon Olympic games by using images of the 7/7 attacks to sell bomb-blast window film has been banned by the advertising watchdog. The Advertising Standards Authority described the campaign, which used an image of the bus destroyed in Tavistock Square in the 7 July 2005 bombings, as "wholly inappropriate and shocking" and ...
Security News Feed
Guest article: Operators compete against OTT providers at the ...
By Sandra Vogel
On June 132012 At 9:11 am. Category : News. Responses : 2 Comments. Madan Jagernauth, VP Marketing and Strategy, Mavenir Systems hopes to help operators tackle OTT messaging at the London Olympics. The 27th of July will see the ... Millions of messages will be sent via mobile devices during the Olympic games, providing operators with the opportunity to offer alternative instant communication services that enable traffic to be maintained within their eco-system and provide ...
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Olympic Stories from the London Games Coming to MethodShop.com
By Giacinta Pace
... Stories from the London Games Coming to MethodShop.com. Author: Giacinta Pace, June 13 2012, Comments ... It's OLYMPIC FEVER!!! Greetings, my name is Gia Pace (pictured right). I am one of the eclectic and off-beat writers here at MethodShop.com. Yes, I have Olympic fever. And yes, I'm totally going to the London 2012 Olympic games and plan on writing about my adventures for all of you MethodShop.com readers! Since as far back as I can remember, I have always gotten ...
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Opening and closing - diamond geezer
By diamond geezer
Wednesday, June 132012London 2012 Olympic update. Opening and closing. We discovered yesterday that the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games will feature 70 sheep, three cows and a country cottage. The interior of the athletics ...
diamond geezer
WILL ALIENS REVEAL THEMSELVES AT LONDON OLYMPICS?
By Dean Weldon
WILL ALIENS REVEAL THEMSELVES AT LONDON OLYMPICS? 0. June 13,2012. by Dean Weldon. Nick Pope aka "The guy working on the X-Files of the UK". An alien 'expert' has given fair warning to the people of earth, extra-terrestrials may be ready to reveal themselves very ... “If aliens have studied our psychology, they may choose to appear in our skies on a significant date – the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games is one date being widely circulated by conspiracy groups.
Museum of the Weird
take-action-no-live-animals-at-london-olympic-opening ... - Care2
By Judy Molland
11:57AM PDT on Jun 132012. Another crock of crap blog. Do we ask the animals before we spay or neuter any of them? Hell do we ever ask them permission to do anything, next we will need a pre play agreement before we throw a ball to assure the animal understands the potentials of falls. Keep yopu hand off the Olympics the goal is much larger than your ability to understand it. I promise no animals will run for medals in the games. send a green star · Marlene Dinkins Marlene D.
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Olympics-London landlords squeeze cash from dead space
LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - London landlords are renting outeverything from vacant stores to ... LONDON, June 13 | Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:59am EDT... in on the tight supply of space in the UK capital during the Olympic Gamesthis summer.
www.reuters.com/.../olympics-britain-property-idUSL5E8H72...
London landlords squeeze cash from dead space
LONDON | Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:02pm BST ... abandoned quarry to cash in on the tight supply of space in the UK capital during the Olympic Games this summer.
uk.reuters.com/.../uk-olympics-britain-property-idUKBRE85C...
Great Britain announces long list for London Olympic Games road ...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 ... British Cycling has announced the long list of riders that will represent Great Britain in the forthcoming Olympic Games inLondon.
www.velonation.com/.../Great-Britain-announces-long-list-for-...
London to be packed this - Associated Press | The Register-Guard ...
AAA 13 Jun. 2012 9:41 AM ET ... Britain is pouring more money into plans to control the massive crowds expected in London during the Olympics, with the ... over Britain, surprising even the most optimistic cheerleaders for the Summer Games.
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Iraq to send eight athletes to the London Olympic Games
BAGHDAD: Iraq will send eight athletes to the 2012 London Olympics after receiving an extra spot in weightlifting, an official said ... Wednesday June 13,2012 ...
thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2012/6/13/sports/...
Millar on shortlist for British cycling team
Four-times Olympic champion Chris. ... LONDON | Wed Jun 13, 20128:03pm IST ... Millar was cleared to compete in the Games after the BritishOlympic ...
in.reuters.com/.../olympics-cycling-britain-idINDEE85C0B92...
London Olympics 2012: Danny Boyle's Opening Ceremony ...
London Olympics 2012: Danny Boyle's Opening Ceremony Revealed. Jun 13, 2012 by Kevin Yeoman. Danny Boyle London Olympic Games. As many of you ...
screenrant.com/london-olympics-2012-opening-ceremony-ym...
London 2012 Olympics legacy: Bringing Beverly Hills to Stratford ...
Sport · Olympic Games 2012 ... Video London 2012 legacy: 'The Olympics has cost me my ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../london-2012-olympics-legacy-stratfor...
Filipinos among 70000 volunteers in London Games | ABS-CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – With the 2012 Olympic Games approaching, young and talented Filipinos have volunteered to make ... Posted at 06/13/2012 8:15 PM ...
www.abs-cbnnews.com/.../filipinos-among-70000-volunteers-l...
London Olympics: Opening Ceremony to Star Cows, Sheep ...
Director Danny Boyle has unveiled his vision for the London Olympics ...Artistic director Danny Boyle poses with volunteers next to a model of theLondon 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony on June 12, 2012 ....Olympics June 13, 2012 ...
keepingscore.blogs.time.com/.../london-olympics-opening-cer...
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