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<a href=\"http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml\" >Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
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Don\'t forget to visit <a href=\"http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/\" >www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
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<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
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<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
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The agents of some competitors, who are sponsored by Nike, have
told the BOA that athletes would be in breach of contracts if they are
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The agents have told the BOA that athletes might have to take off their shoes before
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The BOA have hit back, and said that the rules mean that the athletes must wear the sponsor's (Adidas) footwear at all times.<br />
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What a complete load of old bollocks and fuss over a matter of footwear.<br />
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There seems to be too much money and too many corporate egos involved with these games.<br />
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As noted many times before, the Olympics are about money not sport!<br />
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The agents of some competitors, who are sponsored by Nike, have
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Locog appear to be run by unpatriotic cretins!</div>
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<br />
In theory Deighton could earn a £1M bonus, which he has already stated will go to charity.<br />
<br />
The remuneration committee will also review the bonus of the previous chief
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In one of the more bizarre threats arising from the Olympics to life on this planet as we know it, the Cabinet is warning that the London 2012 Olympics may well crash the internet.<br />
<br />
The Cabinet Office's official advice, <i>Preparing your Business for the Games</i>,
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demand to access the internet in certain areas. </div>
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Quote:<br />
<br />
"<i>It is possible that internet services may be slower during the
Games or, in very severe cases, there may be dropouts due to an
increased number of people accessing the internet</i>."<br />
<br />
It goes on to warn that there may be data caps to try to spread the load.<br />
<br />
To my humble view this scaremongering is reminiscent of the overblown hype of the Y2K "problem" (that turned out to be a damp squib). My gut feeling is that this alleged "capacity shortage" will be used as an excuse to turn off certain social media networks at critical moments.</div>
<br />
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In one of the more bizarre threats arising from the Olympics to life on this planet as we know it, the Cabinet is warning that the London 2012 Olympics may well crash the internet.<br />
<br />
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<div id="article-body-blocks">
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
<br />
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In <a href="http://the2008olympics.blogspot.com/2011/08/olympic-greed.html" target="_blank">August last year I wrote the following</a>:<br />
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"<i>How "refreshing" to read that, despite the ever worsening global
financial situation, the hoteliers of London intend to screw every last
penny from visitors to London next year during the Olympics.<br /><br />The <a href="http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/08/05/london-hotel-prices-to-increase-ten-fold-for-olympics-2012/" target="_blank">Telegraph</a> reports that London hotels intend to treat tourist as prostrate milch cows eg:<br /><br />-
A double room at the Sheraton Park Tower, in Knightsbridge, this month
costs £209 a night. The price quoted for a stay in August next year is
£605.<br /><br />- A night at the West London, in Leicester Square, costs
around £290 this August. The same room during the Games will cost just
under £540.<br /><br />- The Berjaya Hotel in Kensington, goes for broke and intends to increase some of its room rates <span style="font-weight: bold;">by a factor of 10</span>. Rates typically range from £89 to £199. For every day of the Olympics, the price is £999 a night.<br /><br />As noted many time before on this site, the Olympics are not about sport but are in fact about money.<br /><br />Given
the ongoing financial turmoil, <b>it is to be hoped that these greedy
hoteliers get their fingers well and truly burned for their naked
opportunism</b></i>."<br />
<br />
I am therefore very amused to see that those hotel operators who thought that they would make a quick buck out of the London Olympics have had their fingers well and truly burned.<br />
<br />
Locog have had to publicly humiliate themselves (not for the first time) by admitting that they had overestimated the number of rooms
needed by officials, media, sponsors and assorted freeloaders for the coming games.<br />
<br />
By how much did they overestimate the demand?<br />
<br />
<b>By a staggering 20%!</b><br />
<br />
Locog have had to hand back 120,000
of the total 600,000 nights booked for the Olympics.<br />
<br />
Needless to say this 20% reduction in bookings has given the greedy hotel industry a well deserved kick in the goolies.<br />
<br />
<br />
Tour operators are now panicking and have warned that the newly available rooms will not boost
visitor numbers.<br />
<br />
For why?<br />
<br />
- the vacancies have come too late<br />
- tourists have been put off by the naked greed of the hotel operators<br />
- tourists have been put off by the transport/travel chaos expected in London during the games<br />
<br />
It is estimated that up to one million
beds will go unsold over the Olympic period, costing the tourism industry around £3.5BN.<br />
<br />
Now who was it who said that the Olympics would be a boon to tourism?<br />
<br />
Oh yes, Locog!<br />
<br />
My advice to any tourist brave enough to endure the chaos of London during the Olympics is to negotiate hard with the hotels (who are desperate for business), don't let the greedy bastards get away with overcharging you for a shoddy room and lousy service!<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
<br />
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In <a href="http://the2008olympics.blogspot.com/2011/08/olympic-greed.html" target="_blank">August last year I wrote the following</a>:<br />
<br />
"<i>How "refreshing" to read that, despite the ever worsening global
financial situation, the hoteliers of London intend to screw every last
penny from visitors to London next year during the Olympics.<br /><br />The <a href="http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/08/05/london-hotel-prices-to-increase-ten-fold-for-olympics-2012/" target="_blank">Telegraph</a> reports that London hotels intend to treat tourist as prostrate milch cows eg:<br /><br />-
A double room at the Sheraton Park Tower, in Knightsbridge, this month
costs £209 a night. The price quoted for a stay in August next year is
£605.<br /><br />- A night at the West London, in Leicester Square, costs
around £290 this August. The same room during the Games will cost just
under £540.<br /><br />- The Berjaya Hotel in Kensington, goes for broke and intends to increase some of its room rates <span style="font-weight: bold;">by a factor of 10</span>. Rates typically range from £89 to £199. For every day of the Olympics, the price is £999 a night.<br /><br />As noted many time before on this site, the Olympics are not about sport but are in fact about money.<br /><br />Given
the ongoing financial turmoil, <b>it is to be hoped that these greedy
hoteliers get their fingers well and truly burned for their naked
opportunism</b></i>."<br />
<br />
I am therefore very amused to see that those hotel operators who thought that they would make a quick buck out of the London Olympics have had their fingers well and truly burned.<br />
<br />
Locog have had to publicly humiliate themselves (not for the first time) by admitting that they had overestimated the number of rooms
needed by officials, media, sponsors and assorted freeloaders for the coming games.<br />
<br />
By how much did they overestimate the demand?<br />
<br />
<b>By a staggering 20%!</b><br />
<br />
Locog have had to hand back 120,000
of the total 600,000 nights booked for the Olympics.<br />
<br />
Needless to say this 20% reduction in bookings has given the greedy hotel industry a well deserved kick in the goolies.<br />
<br />
<br />
Tour operators are now panicking and have warned that the newly available rooms will not boost
visitor numbers.<br />
<br />
For why?<br />
<br />
- the vacancies have come too late<br />
- tourists have been put off by the naked greed of the hotel operators<br />
- tourists have been put off by the transport/travel chaos expected in London during the games<br />
<br />
It is estimated that up to one million
beds will go unsold over the Olympic period, costing the tourism industry around £3.5BN.<br />
<br />
Now who was it who said that the Olympics would be a boon to tourism?<br />
<br />
Oh yes, Locog!<br />
<br />
My advice to any tourist brave enough to endure the chaos of London during the Olympics is to negotiate hard with the hotels (who are desperate for business), don't let the greedy bastards get away with overcharging you for a shoddy room and lousy service!<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
<br />
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I am amused to read that Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, is urging Olympic chiefs to take the Tube during London 2012<br>
<br>
Quote:<br>
<br>
"<i>To all members of the International Olympic Committee, I
urge them to do the right thing - get on the Jubilee Line because
they'll love it</i>."<br>
<br>
There is even a new website showing <a href="http://www.getaheadofthegames.com/" target="_blank">hotspots</a> on London's underground system.<br>
<br>
<b>Great!</b><br>
<br>
One small problem, has Boris not heard that Comrade Crow has rejected <a href="http://the2008olympics.blogspot.com/2012/01/tube-workers-reject-500-olympics.html" target="_blank">the £500 bribe</a> offered to Tube workers for doing their normal job?
<br /> <br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
<br />
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<br>
I am amused to read that Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, is urging Olympic chiefs to take the Tube during London 2012<br>
<br>
Quote:<br>
<br>
"<i>To all members of the International Olympic Committee, I
urge them to do the right thing - get on the Jubilee Line because
they'll love it</i>."<br>
<br>
There is even a new website showing <a href="http://www.getaheadofthegames.com/" target="_blank">hotspots</a> on London's underground system.<br>
<br>
<b>Great!</b><br>
<br>
One small problem, has Boris not heard that Comrade Crow has rejected <a href="http://the2008olympics.blogspot.com/2012/01/tube-workers-reject-500-olympics.html" target="_blank">the £500 bribe</a> offered to Tube workers for doing their normal job?
<br /> <br />
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<br>It seems that our downtrodden and hard working Tube drivers feel a tad hard done by wrt the offer made by London Underground of a £500 bonus for shift working during the Olympics.<br />
<br />
The RMT has rejected the £500 bonus, saying that the
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<br /><span class="cross-head"></span>
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</i><i>All we are calling for is a fair deal for all the staff
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<br />
Given that the Tube drivers do not feel up to the job of doing what they are paid to do, the solution to this problem is simple; install driverless trains and remove the drivers altogether.<br />
<br />
<b>Problem solved! </b><br />
<br />
<br />
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<br />
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<br>It seems that our downtrodden and hard working Tube drivers feel a tad hard done by wrt the offer made by London Underground of a £500 bonus for shift working during the Olympics.<br />
<br />
The RMT has rejected the £500 bonus, saying that the
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<br /><span class="cross-head"></span>
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<br />
"<i>It is well-documented
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</i><div class="caption body-narrow-width">
<i><br />
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</div>
<i>
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<br />
Given that the Tube drivers do not feel up to the job of doing what they are paid to do, the solution to this problem is simple; install driverless trains and remove the drivers altogether.<br />
<br />
<b>Problem solved! </b><br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
<br />
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It has been announced that the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics, on 27th July, will be called "Isles of Wonder".</div>
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<br /></div>
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The ceremony's artistic director, Danny Boyle, said it would be about a land that has been poisoned by industrial legacy and the recovery of that land.<br />
<br />
I find the theme to be somewhat limited:<br />
<br />
- Did these islands not have a history before industrialisation?<br />
<br />
- Not all of the British Isles were "poisoned" by industrialisation.<br />
<br />
Apparently the largest ringing bell in
Europe, which will hang at one end of the stadium, will sound at the
opening of the Games.<br />
<br />
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<br />
"<i>Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises</i>".<br />
<br />
Caliban is forced into servitude on an island ruled by Prospero, because Caliban attempted to rape Propsero's daughter. <br />
<br />
The pre opening ceremony will start at 20:12 BST, and last until 21:00 when the bell tolls.<br />
<br />
Approximately 20,000 performers will be used for the opening and closing ceremonies of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.<br /><br />
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It has been announced that the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics, on 27th July, will be called "Isles of Wonder".</div>
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<br /></div>
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The ceremony's artistic director, Danny Boyle, said it would be about a land that has been poisoned by industrial legacy and the recovery of that land.<br />
<br />
I find the theme to be somewhat limited:<br />
<br />
- Did these islands not have a history before industrialisation?<br />
<br />
- Not all of the British Isles were "poisoned" by industrialisation.<br />
<br />
Apparently the largest ringing bell in
Europe, which will hang at one end of the stadium, will sound at the
opening of the Games.<br />
<br />
It will be inscribed with a quote by Caliban from Shakespeare's The Tempest:<br />
<br />
"<i>Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises</i>".<br />
<br />
Caliban is forced into servitude on an island ruled by Prospero, because Caliban attempted to rape Propsero's daughter. <br />
<br />
The pre opening ceremony will start at 20:12 BST, and last until 21:00 when the bell tolls.<br />
<br />
Approximately 20,000 performers will be used for the opening and closing ceremonies of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.<br /><br />
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<br />
"<i>We will
maintain a balanced budget to the completion of the project and the
infrastructure will be delivered within the budget that has already been
agreed by government. </i><br />
<br />
<i>Occasionally some things
are slightly more than you expect. On a lot of occasions they’re
slightly less than you expect, but overall those changes have taken
place within that £9.3bn envelope</i>.”<br />
<br />
Aside from the fact that the original "budget" when the UK tendered for this leviathan was under £3BN, Lord Coe is mistaken about the current "budget" for the games.<br />
<br />
When the running costs of over £2BN are included, the actual cost of the games will be £12BN.<br />
<br />
I wonder why Locog et al keep "forgetting" to mention these running costs?<br />
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<br />
"<i>We will
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infrastructure will be delivered within the budget that has already been
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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investigating allegations that soft toy versions of the London 2012 mascots (<a href="http://the2008olympics.blogspot.com/2010/05/drips-off-old-block.html" target="_blank">Wenlock and Mandeville</a>) are
being made by poorly paid workers in a Chinese factory.<br />
<br />
Golden
Bear, based in Telford, has a licence to produce them. However, an inquiry has been launched after media reports about the pay and conditions of the workers making the toys at a factory in China.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gv0h8H1hKqAojcDfDotoPHFka-bg?docId=CNG.11e59d2bbab7162be1432a0bbaf56d9e.11" target="_blank">AFP</a> reports that Golden
Bear and the London organisers, LOCOG, said they were taking
"seriously" the allegations that workers making the mascots were
working for more than 11 hours a day for as little as 26 pence an hour.<br />
<br />
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<br />
"<i>We have asked our independent monitor to carry out a comprehensive investigation and review of these allegations.</i><br />
<br />
<i>The outcome of this investigation will be made public as soon as it is concluded.</i><br />
<br />
<i>We
have contacted all of our licensees to reiterate to them the importance
we place on the sustainable sourcing code they have each signed up to</i>."<br />
<br />
Golden
Bear said it was also conducting an immediate investigation, but
confirmed that the factory in question had passed inspections by the
International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI).<br />
<br />
Golden Bear are quoted:<br />
<br />
"<i>Golden Bear is extremely concerned about recent reports
that a factory involved in a small amount of the production of the
company's Olympic product could be in breach of workers' rights.</i><br />
<br />
<i>We
are a family-run business that takes these issues very seriously indeed
and has in place certificates of compliance at all factories used to
produce our products.</i><br />
<br />
<i>We are therefore in the process of
conducting an immediate investigation and will be able to comment on
these findings as soon as they are known to us</i>."<br />
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at least is the conclusion to be drawn from the announcement that a
Chinese company has been picked to make special lapel pins for the 2012
games, British companies claim that they were denied the chance to even
bid</i>."<br />
<br />
It is a pity that Locog did not heed this warning, had it done so it might have saved itself some embarrassment. <br />
<br />
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<br />
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Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
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<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
<br />
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<br />
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<i><br /></i><br />
<i>Is it?</i>"<br />
<br />
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<br />
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Culture Secretary Jeremy
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
"<i>We're working night and day to sort it out" and "apologise for the frustration that people feel.</i><br />
<br />
<i>We're going to get it right and make sure we get as many people as possible to the Games</i>." <br />
<br />
Not very impressive!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
<br />
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<br />
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this morning, after the website crashed because of the high volumes of users
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<i>Is it?</i>"<br />
<br />
One week on, and in answer to my own question, the site is still not working!<br />
<br />
<div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1">
Culture Secretary Jeremy
Hunt has been forced to apologise for the shambles.</div>
<div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1">
<br /></div>
<div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1">
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<br /></div>
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<br />
<i>We're going to get it right and make sure we get as many people as possible to the Games</i>." <br />
<br />
Not very impressive!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
<br />
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authorities is a criminal offence in the UK under the London Olympic and
Paralympic Games Act 2006.<br />
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However, the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16468846" target="_blank">BBC reports</a> that unofficial (and therefore illegal) ticket sellers have been appearing in Google sponsored adverts:<br />
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"<i>Liz, who declined to give her full name, contacted the 5 live Investigates team.</i><br />
<br />
<i>"Me and my sisters decided to club together to buy our mum and dad some Olympic tickets," said Liz, who is from Solihull.
"So we typed into Google 'Olympic tickets' and at the very,
very top of the page was a link to a company called LiveOlympicTickets.</i><br />
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"<i>It was a sponsored ad at the top of the page, so we presumed
it was a trusted official site, and we spent £750 on two tickets for my
mum and dad to see the 1500m, which is what my dad really wanted."</i><br />
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<i>The advert Liz clicked on was one placed by Google's own
AdWords advertising service - one of the company's main sources of
income. </i><br />
<br />
<i>However, after placing her order, Liz received an email from
the company informing her that they could not complete the sale until
she faxed over a copy of her signature.</i><br />
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<i>"That's when alarm bells began ringing," said Liz.</i><br />
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<i>LiveOlympicTickets is not an <a href="http://www.tickets.london2012.com/npcatr.html#africa">officially recognised 2012 Olympic ticket reseller.</a></i><br />
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<i>A family member of Liz's wrote to Google, and received this
reply: "While Google AdWords provides a platform for companies to
advertise their services, we are not responsible for, nor are we able to
monitor the actions of each company."</i><br />
<br />
<i><span class="cross-head">Promoting ticket touts</span>
The Metropolitan Police, which is dedicated to stopping crime associated with the 2012 games through <a href="http://content.met.police.uk/Article/Operation-Podium/1400005479316/1400005438475">Operation Podium</a>, said it is aware of LiveOlympicTickets and that the company is breaking the law.</i><br />
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<i>However, as the company is registered overseas, it may be difficult to prosecute as it is outside the UK's jurisdiction.</i><br />
<br />
<i>The <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12700903" title="Olympics touts face £20,000 fine">maximum penalty fine</a> for reselling Olympic tickets without authorisation from the Olympic authorities was raised last year from £5,000 to £20,000. </i><br />
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<i>Despite this, Google has placed adverts for unofficial ticket
resellers which are breaking the law by selling London 2012 tickets to
customers in the UK. </i><br />
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<i>In this case, LiveOlympicTickets was Google's top sponsored
link for 2012 tickets - and remained so for more than a week even after
the Metropolitan Police had asked the search engine to remove the
advertisement. </i><br />
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<i>The company link was finally removed after 5 live Investigates contacted Google</i>."<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
<br />
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"<i>Liz, who declined to give her full name, contacted the 5 live Investigates team.</i><br />
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<i>"Me and my sisters decided to club together to buy our mum and dad some Olympic tickets," said Liz, who is from Solihull.
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very top of the page was a link to a company called LiveOlympicTickets.</i><br />
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mum and dad to see the 1500m, which is what my dad really wanted."</i><br />
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<i>However, after placing her order, Liz received an email from
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<i>"That's when alarm bells began ringing," said Liz.</i><br />
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<i>LiveOlympicTickets is not an <a href="http://www.tickets.london2012.com/npcatr.html#africa">officially recognised 2012 Olympic ticket reseller.</a></i><br />
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<i>A family member of Liz's wrote to Google, and received this
reply: "While Google AdWords provides a platform for companies to
advertise their services, we are not responsible for, nor are we able to
monitor the actions of each company."</i><br />
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<i><span class="cross-head">Promoting ticket touts</span>
The Metropolitan Police, which is dedicated to stopping crime associated with the 2012 games through <a href="http://content.met.police.uk/Article/Operation-Podium/1400005479316/1400005438475">Operation Podium</a>, said it is aware of LiveOlympicTickets and that the company is breaking the law.</i><br />
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<i>The <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12700903" title="Olympics touts face £20,000 fine">maximum penalty fine</a> for reselling Olympic tickets without authorisation from the Olympic authorities was raised last year from £5,000 to £20,000. </i><br />
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<i>In this case, LiveOlympicTickets was Google's top sponsored
link for 2012 tickets - and remained so for more than a week even after
the Metropolitan Police had asked the search engine to remove the
advertisement. </i><br />
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<i>The company link was finally removed after 5 live Investigates contacted Google</i>."<br />
<br />
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The Olympics has been used as an excuse and target for many politicians and organisations to push for their pet projects to be funded, completed and be publicised.<br />
<br />
Sadly for Boris Johnson his plan for a £60M floating "River Park" (which should have been opened in time for the Olympics) has been blocked by the Port of London Authority (PLA).<br />
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The public park would have included eight linked
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The PLA believes that this would have created a navigation hazard, and as such the City of London Corporation are now reviewing the scheme.<br />
<br />
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The Olympics has been used as an excuse and target for many politicians and organisations to push for their pet projects to be funded, completed and be publicised.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
<br />
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<br />
Hunt is of the view that the voters would not forgive the government if it failed to make the most of the Games.<br />
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<br />
<br />
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<br />
<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
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<br />
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<br />
I assume those previously convicted of arson will be disqualified from carrying the torch?<br />
<br />
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"<i>The government received a damning blow to its reputation for "financial
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<br />
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<br />
The <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/uk-auditors-warn-that-olympic-budget-right-on-the-edge-as-2012-london-games-draw-near/2011/12/06/gIQAyetnYO_story.html" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> quotes Amyas Morse, the head of the National Audit Office:<br />
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<br />
Unfortunately, the NAO has its figures wrong. It has ignored the £2BN running costs, which put the current "budget" at £12BN.<br />
<br />
Not a great start! <br />
<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
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<br />
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<br />
"<i>The government received a damning blow to its reputation for "financial
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<br />
It seems that others are finally waking up to the dangers of an overspend on the "movable feast" of the Olympics budget.<br />
<br />
A report criticising a number of key aspects of the organisation of Olympics (including its budget), compiled by the National Audit Office over the last year, has been published today. <br />
<br />
The <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/uk-auditors-warn-that-olympic-budget-right-on-the-edge-as-2012-london-games-draw-near/2011/12/06/gIQAyetnYO_story.html" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> quotes Amyas Morse, the head of the National Audit Office:<br />
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<br />
Unfortunately, the NAO has its figures wrong. It has ignored the £2BN running costs, which put the current "budget" at £12BN.<br />
<br />
Not a great start! <br />
<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
<br />
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string(2421) "Unsurprisingly the "budget" for the London 2012 Olympics has yet again proven to be unreliable.<br />
<br />
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Taxpayers are having to <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8935767/London-2012-Olympics-budget-for-ceremonies-doubled-to-over-80m.html" target="_blank">contribute a further £41M</a> to the £40M "budget" allocated to opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.<br />
<br />
The Olympics Minister, Hugh Robertson, unconvincingly tried to use a Gordon Brown trick of describing it as an "investment".<br />
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Why do we have to pay more?<br />
<br />
It seems that Locog (which was meant to pay for the ceremonies) can't run its operations within budget, and that "tedious" things such as security expenditure for the games have pushed it into the red.<br />
<br />
For reasons best known to those who are regulating and "controlling" the forthcoming games, Locog is not subject to public scrutiny because it is a private company.<br />
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<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
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Taxpayers are having to <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8935767/London-2012-Olympics-budget-for-ceremonies-doubled-to-over-80m.html" target="_blank">contribute a further £41M</a> to the £40M "budget" allocated to opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.<br />
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The Olympics Minister, Hugh Robertson, unconvincingly tried to use a Gordon Brown trick of describing it as an "investment".<br />
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It seems that Locog (which was meant to pay for the ceremonies) can't run its operations within budget, and that "tedious" things such as security expenditure for the games have pushed it into the red.<br />
<br />
For reasons best known to those who are regulating and "controlling" the forthcoming games, Locog is not subject to public scrutiny because it is a private company.<br />
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<br />
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string(2201) "There seems to be something of a hissy fit going on between the BOA and the agents of one of the sponsors of the London 2012 Olympics.<br />
<br />
The agents of some competitors, who are sponsored by Nike, have
told the BOA that athletes would be in breach of contracts if they are
forced to wear Team GB’s official ”presentation outfit” which is sponsored
by Adidas.
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The agents have told the BOA that athletes might have to take off their shoes before
mounting the presentation dais.
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The BOA have hit back, and said that the rules mean that the athletes must wear the sponsor's (Adidas) footwear at all times.<br />
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What a complete load of old bollocks and fuss over a matter of footwear.<br />
<br />
There seems to be too much money and too many corporate egos involved with these games.<br />
<br />
As noted many times before, the Olympics are about money not sport!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
Don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.olympicswarehouse.com/" target="_blank">www.olympicswarehouse.com</a>
<br />
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The agents of some competitors, who are sponsored by Nike, have
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In one of the more bizarre threats arising from the Olympics to life on this planet as we know it, the Cabinet is warning that the London 2012 Olympics may well crash the internet.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
<a href="http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml" target="_blank">Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics</a>
<br />
<br />
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<br />
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In <a href="http://the2008olympics.blogspot.com/2011/08/olympic-greed.html" target="_blank">August last year I wrote the following</a>:<br />
<br />
"<i>How "refreshing" to read that, despite the ever worsening global
financial situation, the hoteliers of London intend to screw every last
penny from visitors to London next year during the Olympics.<br /><br />The <a href="http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/08/05/london-hotel-prices-to-increase-ten-fold-for-olympics-2012/" target="_blank">Telegraph</a> reports that London hotels intend to treat tourist as prostrate milch cows eg:<br /><br />-
A double room at the Sheraton Park Tower, in Knightsbridge, this month
costs £209 a night. The price quoted for a stay in August next year is
£605.<br /><br />- A night at the West London, in Leicester Square, costs
around £290 this August. The same room during the Games will cost just
under £540.<br /><br />- The Berjaya Hotel in Kensington, goes for broke and intends to increase some of its room rates <span style="font-weight: bold;">by a factor of 10</span>. Rates typically range from £89 to £199. For every day of the Olympics, the price is £999 a night.<br /><br />As noted many time before on this site, the Olympics are not about sport but are in fact about money.<br /><br />Given
the ongoing financial turmoil, <b>it is to be hoped that these greedy
hoteliers get their fingers well and truly burned for their naked
opportunism</b></i>."<br />
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I am therefore very amused to see that those hotel operators who thought that they would make a quick buck out of the London Olympics have had their fingers well and truly burned.<br />
<br />
Locog have had to publicly humiliate themselves (not for the first time) by admitting that they had overestimated the number of rooms
needed by officials, media, sponsors and assorted freeloaders for the coming games.<br />
<br />
By how much did they overestimate the demand?<br />
<br />
<b>By a staggering 20%!</b><br />
<br />
Locog have had to hand back 120,000
of the total 600,000 nights booked for the Olympics.<br />
<br />
Needless to say this 20% reduction in bookings has given the greedy hotel industry a well deserved kick in the goolies.<br />
<br />
<br />
Tour operators are now panicking and have warned that the newly available rooms will not boost
visitor numbers.<br />
<br />
For why?<br />
<br />
- the vacancies have come too late<br />
- tourists have been put off by the naked greed of t