London — The 2012 Olympic Games may be weeks away, but they are already feeling the effects of the European debt crisis. A long list of austerity measures is being implemented to help the international...
Olympic Flame Went Out Seconds After it Was Lit A moment after the Olympic Flame was lit, beginning the trans-global procession to London for the 2012 Summer Games, the flame went out. Awkward. You can see the epic...
Team USA 3-3 El Salvador: United States Does Not Qualify for London 2012 The US men's under-23 soccer team suffered a heartbreaking setback, failing to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after a 3-3 draw...
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Britain’s claim of hosting the greenest Olympics in history has come under a cloud as Indian activists and victims of Bhopal gas tragedy urged the UK government to drop the chemical company as the Games’...
London Olympic Clock Stuck: 500 Days of Summer Less than one one day after it started, the London 2012 Summer Olympics countdown clock is stuck. The innards of the countdown clock, supplied by Omega, are under...
The London 2012 Mascots Have Been Unveiled - Meet Wenlock and Mandeville Already causing a storm of controversy, the long-awaited mascots for the London 2012 Olympic Games have been unveiled and their names are...
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As reported by The Guardian, the London 2012 Olympics now have their own official mascots - Wenlock and Mandeville, apparently fashioned by "drops of steel" from the construction work out in East London. Quite how they grew to be potential one-eyed overlords even scarier than...
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After Publicly Bashing Canada's 'Own the Podium' Program, UK Will Now Incorporate Similar Strategy The U.K. has done a complete 180 flip since it bashed Canada's 'Own the Podium' program early on in the 2010...
The mayor of London has asked members of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to take public transit during London 2012 summer olympic games and apparently IOC chief Jacque Rogge likes the...
opinion by Sudha Krishna | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 186 views | 14 recommendations | 3 comments
One of the things discussed in a recent meeting, other than yobs and litter in Paddock Wood, was the issue of mindless speeding in the town." The community has united behind plans to tackle the problems amid claims the town has seen a "breakdown in law and order".More than 50...
opinion by Beaulieu | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 244 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Current news on the Olympics states that Olympic Chiefs, from the Olympic Development Agency, (ODA) are threatening residents over a 'noise and pollution' blog, its moderator being Sona...
opinion by Beaulieu | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 263 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
For the London 2012 Olympic Games we were not offered any sort of referendum: It came inclusive on the electoral slate of all of the three mainstream parties in our first-past-the-post system - heralded by some as...
opinion by dowdinsk | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 351 views | 11 recommendations | 1 comment
To counter the bad publicity that the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Committee has received, London's 2012 Olympic bosses are implementing a "draconian" gagging order, which prevents companies that are...
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Nortel's woes deepen as its UK arm goes into administration. The telecom's bankruptcy could also affect both the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games, both of which count Nortel as a major sponsor. "Nortel Networks UK,...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 235 views | 3 recommendations | 2 comments
OPINION As a London2012 volunteer, I have just had an invite to this party. However, anyone can apply for free tickets though it is a matter of luck that you get to go! You can actually ask for quite a few which is pretty good although ' a bit greedy'. Source:...
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