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There are some available now. This one for example is quite popular:
http://www.ukproxyserver.co.uk/default.asp
But there is a one off payment of £9 or £13 though.
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London 2012 Summer Olympics |OT|
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http://www.ukproxyserver.co.uk/default.asp
But there is a one off payment of £9 or £13 though.
Yeah, US. Says 7:30-12 EST. I was gonna DVR it but then I was like fuck.
I hate how Sky is advertising the Olympics as if they're doing it.
Also here's the making of the BBC Olympic theme!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18960004
Also here's the making of the BBC Olympic theme!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18960004
"There's a guy called Mitt Romney who wants to know whether we're ready. Are we ready?"
Boris Johnson - Mayor of London.
Haha, I quite like Boris. He has a sense of humour.
Boris Johnson - Mayor of London.
Haha, I quite like Boris. He has a sense of humour.
I'd lean towards Redgrave to do the final lighting, although Bannister's an option I hadn't considered. All your other choices were also mine, although I didn't think of Tanni Grey-Thompson; I had Seb Coe in mind instead.
Plus, of course, The Tenth Doctor. That's *essential*, otherwise the space-time continuum will fall apart and Fear Her will never have happened.
...actually...
During that sequence... I may attempt to post on GAF.
Hmmm. Will my Vita's battery last the entire opening ceremony?
killer_clank
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Cant wait for the ceremony, the Beijing one was glorious.
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This is a glorious opportunity to strike Fear Her from canon. Don't you dare jinx it.
Rice-Eater
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Beijing was mind blowing. I don't see how Britain can top that. Not that they need to, they just need to put on a great show and I'm sure they will.
There are times when I just can't help but like the guy.
A girl I know (who is in the ceremony), and my friend (Danny Boyle's son) couldn't contain their excitement.
After seeing the small clip, I'm convinced it'll be insanely awesome.
Napoleonthechimp
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Archery has started (?) but I can't find a live feed of it on the BBC's website
They're not showing it apparently.
Top 3 should be US, China and GB. Wonder how close Team GB can come to second though.
In 2004 we sent 264 athletes and won 9 golds and came in 10th. Then from 2004 (finding out in 05 we got it) and 2008 we sent 47 more athletes to beijing than we did athens, and doubled out gold count and jumped to 4th on the medal table.
I know it's quality > quantity, but given the info above I can only imagine what an extra 230 athletes, playing at home no less, is gonna do for our chances.
In 2004 we sent 264 athletes and won 9 golds and came in 10th. Then from 2004 (finding out in 05 we got it) and 2008 we sent 47 more athletes to beijing than we did athens, and doubled out gold count and jumped to 4th on the medal table.
I know it's quality > quantity, but given the info above I can only imagine what an extra 230 athletes, playing at home no less, is gonna do for our chances.
Yes.
"Im Dong-hyun broke his own individual record for 72 arrows and joined Kim Bubmin and Oh Jin-hyek to set a new team mark for 216 arrows."
What?! 3rd place isn't by ANY means a likely thing for GB, and they'll get nowhere near 2nd place.
I was genuinely astounded when we placed fourth last time 'round. Spectacular effort. If there's any home-crowd advantage (given the football, I'm not holding my breath!), I don't think it's impossible we'll do better.
We made massive ground on Russia in 08 and we doubled our gold count again, if we can get another 10 golds then we're very close to what the top 2 are getting.
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Danny Boyle's opening ceremony starts in 9 hours and my dick is rock hard.
Interesting
Torch relay's Nazi origins aren't widely known
LONDON When the most famous flame in sports winds its way through the streets of London before entering the Olympic Stadium and providing the 2012 Games with one of its most iconic images, it will be seen as a touching gesture of symbolism, grace and a nod to the ancient world.
Yet while the torch relay began once again at the historic site of Olympia on May 10 and is an integral part of any Games, its modern incarnation comes laced with sinister undertones that can be traced back to Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party and the controversial 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Many of those witnessing the final journey of the flame July 27 will have little idea that its origins do not lie in ancient Greece, and was instead formulated as a major part of the Nazis' plot to shift international opinion in their favor.
"There had been no such torch relays in the ancient Games or, for that matter, in any of the 10 modern Summer Olympics preceding the Berlin Games," wrote renowned author David Clay Large in his outstanding book, "Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936," which was published in 2007. "The torch relay was one of but many ways in which the Nazi Games helped define the modern Olympic experience as we know it today."
for more follow the link
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/...tler-london-berlin-ancient-greece-flame-.html
Torch relay's Nazi origins aren't widely known
LONDON When the most famous flame in sports winds its way through the streets of London before entering the Olympic Stadium and providing the 2012 Games with one of its most iconic images, it will be seen as a touching gesture of symbolism, grace and a nod to the ancient world.
Yet while the torch relay began once again at the historic site of Olympia on May 10 and is an integral part of any Games, its modern incarnation comes laced with sinister undertones that can be traced back to Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party and the controversial 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Many of those witnessing the final journey of the flame July 27 will have little idea that its origins do not lie in ancient Greece, and was instead formulated as a major part of the Nazis' plot to shift international opinion in their favor.
"There had been no such torch relays in the ancient Games or, for that matter, in any of the 10 modern Summer Olympics preceding the Berlin Games," wrote renowned author David Clay Large in his outstanding book, "Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936," which was published in 2007. "The torch relay was one of but many ways in which the Nazi Games helped define the modern Olympic experience as we know it today."
for more follow the link
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/...tler-london-berlin-ancient-greece-flame-.html
I guess it's a pretty good thing we've managed to change it from a symbol of Naziism to what it is today, then!
Probably right. I was regurgitating what I read on the Guardian.
Seems like a heck of a lot of people went down to the Thames to see the torch.
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It was just a ranking round, I don't think they even let spectators in.
I think it should have been changed even more, if what article is saying is true. Disgusting.
Why is it delayed in America?
Napoleonthechimp
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Archery is being shown in about 1.5 hours... I think. Although there is a slight possibility I may be confusing that with tomorrow's schedule.
killer_clank
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Thankfully, surface to air missiles on the top of residential flats adds the British touch.
amazing.
lol
amazing.
What a Hunt.
The working populace would not be able to watch it live. Our coverage in the central time zone is starting at 12:30 am London time.
I might see if I can leave work early because I would love to watch it using my BBC Player and following along with those of you across the pond for the reactions.
I assume it has been posted, but if not, this London 2012 Paralympics ad is fucking awesome:
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