10:27 AM
Shweta Pandey
The Olympic opening ceremony is giving the final rehearsal before the world sees the opening of the Olympic Games 2012. While it sounds very simple, this is the last chance to make sure all the pieces are in place before London becomes the center of attention. With over 60,000 people expected to make their way to the Olympic Park on Wednesday night to see the production, this is as good as the real event, except it won’t be broadcast on live television.
The rehearsals are promising a first look of Danny Boyle's vision, from beginning to end, sharing what the actual opening ceremony will be like on Thursday for the 2012 Olympics. As the performance will no doubt have every entertainer that is set to be on stage part of the program, the fans who get a chance to see the rehearsals are definitely lucky.
While some of the details of the opening ceremony have leaked out, there are many stars and moments that people don’t know about yet. Hoping to keep a few secrets, the Olympic organizers are asking people not to ruin the surprise for others by using social media to share with others after the performance. Checking Twitter and Facebook, people are hoping maybe a few of the fans watching the performance will share the details. Or maybe a photo or two.
The Olympic opening ceremony is on July 27 and will be seen around the world.
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"This is a dress rehearsal for us but the public, of course, will see the rehearsal not the dress. It will look and feel quite different," London 2012's chief executive, Paul Deighton, said. "We don't expect to get everything absolutely right. If we did I wouldn't be happy because we wouldn't be stress-testing things properly. We will learn from our mistakes and make changes."
Great Britain's Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson won gold in the Star event at the 2008 Games but next year's 2012 Olympic will be their final chance to top the podium in the class.
London Olympics are planned to commence on July 27th and would go on till August 12th. In all, the games would expand over a good seventeen days and there would be a total of twenty six types of games. What is even more entertaining is that the games are to be played over a good thirty four venues. London is already preparing to welcome thousands of sports enthusiasts like you along with its own local spectators.
The visitors in general would prefer and love to have a world class shopping mall near the Olympics sports center, as they would not like to miss the sports action too much and in between when they are free, they would jolly well love to shop. This is where London scores over every other city in terms of malls and shopping centers. The people who witnessed the previous two Olympic games were dismayed and let down as there were no shopping malls near the sports venue.
You would be amazed to know that a one and a half billion dollar shopping center is coming up at Westfield. Although, this is not part of the 2012 Olympics, this definitely has received a stimulus due to the construction of the Olympic site. The builders of the shopping center are well aware that huge crowds would be pouring in for the Olympics and the huge crowds would definitely love to do some shopping during free time. A huge dealership of a leading car brand has also opened up.
To ensure a green London 2012 Olympics, the different buildings and stadia are being constructed to satisfy specific targets. For instance, everything is designed to promote low carbon emissions, low-waste, and green transportation. The timber used for different constructions is from legal sources that are fully traceable and sustainable, use of public transport will be encouraged, and only renewable forms of energy will be used. Rainwater is being collected to reduce the quantity of potable water that will be used in the different buildings by 40%. But the CO2 reduction target is higher than this.
Recently, Lord Coe, the London 2012 chairman was quoted as saying that coins are a component of the very fabric of our lives and that it would be a huge honor to have a set of coins designed by members of the British public specifically for celebrating London 2012 Olympics. He said the 50 p coins were a part of a wide-reaching, long-lasting, cultural legacy benefiting the whole nation and that he was looking forward to collecting the entire coin range.
As London gets ready to hold the biggest and most dazzling event, the authorities are also worried about frauds and scams that might take place during the London Olympics. The sports loving enthusiasts are crazy about witnessing the Olympic events and would be ready to shell out any amount of cash to view the Olympic Games. This is where the fraudsters come in to play and take undue advantage of the situation by charging a hefty amount from the sports loving innocent people.
This was quite evident, when the British Prime Minister David Cameron, turned on all the lights at the wonderful London 2012 Olympic stadium, much to the delight of all. This is indeed a historic moment for entire Britain and definitely a moment to rejoice. The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Chief of the Organizing committee Lord Coe and by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. It was a special ceremony at the beautiful stadium which was covered with snow.