Curiosity wrote:
Either way, didn't Ravelry win and force them to apologise? I'm not reading one link, etc.
Yes and no. The letter was drafted by a clerk in training studying on a short term placement. He was basically on work experience.
The law firm acting on behalf of the USOC apologised on their and the USOCs behalf for the 'insensitive wording' of the letter. Specifically the sentence that said that it denigrated the hard work of the athletes. This was after a journalist published a link to the LinkedIn profile of the writer of the letter (which was indeed written this year, but a previous letter was sent around the time of the games four years ago) and people swamped his Twitter accounts with complaints over the wording.
However, the instructions to cease or rename the Ravelympics still stands with no adjustments on their demands, so Ravelry was very short on winning the battle.
So far, the Tour De France have not complained about Ravelry's donning get together, the Tour Du Fleece.
Kern wrote:
Am I the only one who finds the whole G4S farce deeply, deeply hilarious?
It's not as if the start of the Olympics was a closely guarded secret! This is taking 'the dog ate my homework' or the always trusty 'I left my exercise book at home'* to new levels of uselessness.
Hint: you had plenty of time to hire those guards, but you chose to leave it to the last minute. So here's £14 million for your trouble.
* including making a show of having a quick rummage through the satchel whilst trying not to stare right at it
It's not as if the start of the Olympics was a closely guarded secret! This is taking 'the dog ate my homework' or the always trusty 'I left my exercise book at home'* to new levels of uselessness.
Hint: you had plenty of time to hire those guards, but you chose to leave it to the last minute. So here's £14 million for your trouble.
* including making a show of having a quick rummage through the satchel whilst trying not to stare right at it
I call at least a certain amount of bullshit to this story anyway. I was told months ago that they were going to be using soldiers that were between tours of duty as they were 'going to be paying them anyway'. The only extra cost would be in transportation and accommodation, but they seem to transport them somewhere every couple of weeks anyway, so I'm not sure how much more it would cost in the great scheme of things.
I was suprised to see how big GS4 are as a company
7.5 Billion turn over last year and 675,000 employes
So I guess a 50 million loss will be no problem for them
7.5 Billion turn over last year and 675,000 employes
So I guess a 50 million loss will be no problem for them
The IOC lawyers are clearly not very attentive. The Bugle satirical podcast has been calling itself the official podcast of the Olympics for months now.
This must be satire now, surely.
from Pooey London 2012 Olympic Rubbish Games Website Terms of Use Policy
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Again, it's just unenforceable guff.
Of course it is. Which makes it all the more ridiculous.
All sorts of contracts, special offers, cereal boxes etc etc contain them. It'd be more surprising if there was nothing daft like this.
Craster wrote:
This must be satire now, surely.
from Pooey London 2012 Olympic Rubbish Games Website Terms of Use Policy
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a. Links to the Site. You may create your own link to the Site, provided that your link is in a text-only format. You may not use any link to the Site as a method of creating an unauthorised association between an organisation, business, goods or services and London 2012, and agree that no such link shall portray us or any other official London 2012 organisations (or our or their activities, products or services) in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise objectionable manner. The use of our logo or any other Olympic or London 2012 Mark(s) as a link to the Site is not permitted.
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Surely you should say 'if you're interested in that pack of cunts, fucking Google them yourself' in place of a link?
Another (of many) gushing articles about how wonderful the Games are on the Network Rail internal site, today (or Friday, rather) highlight the wonderful media and technical portal at Paddington so that hacks arriving at Heathrow can get on the Heathrow Express and then have a dedicated area to have the final stage of their brainwashing applied.
One cynic has already observed that if they can't trust the journos to be able to get a taxi or coach in from the airport then surely they need a second portal for the general public who are intending to go to the games?
Curiosity wrote:
All sorts of contracts, special offers, cereal boxes etc etc contain them. It'd be more surprising if there was nothing daft like this.
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The only thing missing here is "in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise objectionable manner". False and Misleading is covered by the law, though.
Just looked at my own firms site, we don't have a linking policy in the Ts&Cs. I'm not busy today however.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho ... 45436.html
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Britain flooded with 'brand police' to protect sponsors
Hundreds of uniformed Olympics officers will begin touring the country today enforcing sponsors' multimillion-pound marketing deals, in a highly organised mission that contrasts with the scramble to find enough staff to secure Olympic sites.
Almost 300 enforcement officers will be seen across the country checking firms to ensure they are not staging "ambush marketing" or illegally associating themselves with the Games at the expense of official sponsors such as Adidas, McDonald's, Coca-Cola and BP. The clampdown goes on while 3,500 soldiers on leave are brought in to bail out the security firm G4S which admitted it could not supply the numbers of security staff it had promised.
Yesterday, the Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, refused to rule out that even more soldiers may be called upon to help with security, but dismissed the issue as merely a "hitch". However, as well as the regular Army, the Olympic "brand army" will start its work with a vengeance today.
Wearing purple caps and tops, the experts in trading and advertising working for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) are heading the biggest brand protection operation staged in the UK. Under legislation specially introduced for the London Games, they have the right to enter shops and offices and bring court action with fines of up to £20,000.
Olympics organisers have warned businesses that during London 2012 their advertising should not include a list of banned words, including "gold", "silver" and "bronze", "summer", "sponsors" and "London".
Publicans have been advised that blackboards advertising live TV coverage must not refer to beer brands or brewers without an Olympics deal, while caterers and restaurateurs have been told not to advertise dishes that could be construed as having an association with the event.
At the 40 Olympics venues, 800 retailers have been banned from serving chips to avoid infringing fast-food rights secured by McDonald's.
Marina Palomba, for the McCann Worldgroup agency in London, described the rules as "the most draconian law in advance of an Olympic Games ever". The ODA and Locog (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) say the rules are necessary to protect brands.
"These rights are acquired by companies who invest millions of pounds to help support the staging of the Games," Locog said. "People who seek the same benefits for free – by engaging in ambush marketing or producing counterfeit goods – are effectively depriving the Games of revenue."
Some £1.4bn of the Games' £11.4bn budget comes from private sector sponsors. The International Olympic Committee's 11 global partners, including Coca-Cola, Visa and Proctor & Gamble, are contributing £700m while £700m comes from London 2012 partners, including Adidas, BT, EDF, and Lloyds TSB.
The scale of the brand enforcement squad is nonetheless likely to intensify criticism that the Olympics has become too corporate. Paul Jordan, an expert in brand protection at Bristows solicitors who advises firms on the rules, said they were almost certainly tougher than at previous Olympics. "No other brands would have people walking the streets being their eyes and ears, protecting their interests," he said.
A spokesman for the Olympic Delivery Authority, whose team of 286 enforcement officers have been seconded from 30 local councils, said it had a duty to ensure businesses were meeting the rules.
"We are using experienced local authority staff who currently enforce street trading and advertising legislation. They have all been fully trained," the spokesman said.
"Deliberate ambush offences will be dealt with using the full enforcement powers conferred on officers."
Hundreds of uniformed Olympics officers will begin touring the country today enforcing sponsors' multimillion-pound marketing deals, in a highly organised mission that contrasts with the scramble to find enough staff to secure Olympic sites.
Almost 300 enforcement officers will be seen across the country checking firms to ensure they are not staging "ambush marketing" or illegally associating themselves with the Games at the expense of official sponsors such as Adidas, McDonald's, Coca-Cola and BP. The clampdown goes on while 3,500 soldiers on leave are brought in to bail out the security firm G4S which admitted it could not supply the numbers of security staff it had promised.
Yesterday, the Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, refused to rule out that even more soldiers may be called upon to help with security, but dismissed the issue as merely a "hitch". However, as well as the regular Army, the Olympic "brand army" will start its work with a vengeance today.
Wearing purple caps and tops, the experts in trading and advertising working for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) are heading the biggest brand protection operation staged in the UK. Under legislation specially introduced for the London Games, they have the right to enter shops and offices and bring court action with fines of up to £20,000.
Olympics organisers have warned businesses that during London 2012 their advertising should not include a list of banned words, including "gold", "silver" and "bronze", "summer", "sponsors" and "London".
Publicans have been advised that blackboards advertising live TV coverage must not refer to beer brands or brewers without an Olympics deal, while caterers and restaurateurs have been told not to advertise dishes that could be construed as having an association with the event.
At the 40 Olympics venues, 800 retailers have been banned from serving chips to avoid infringing fast-food rights secured by McDonald's.
Marina Palomba, for the McCann Worldgroup agency in London, described the rules as "the most draconian law in advance of an Olympic Games ever". The ODA and Locog (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) say the rules are necessary to protect brands.
"These rights are acquired by companies who invest millions of pounds to help support the staging of the Games," Locog said. "People who seek the same benefits for free – by engaging in ambush marketing or producing counterfeit goods – are effectively depriving the Games of revenue."
Some £1.4bn of the Games' £11.4bn budget comes from private sector sponsors. The International Olympic Committee's 11 global partners, including Coca-Cola, Visa and Proctor & Gamble, are contributing £700m while £700m comes from London 2012 partners, including Adidas, BT, EDF, and Lloyds TSB.
The scale of the brand enforcement squad is nonetheless likely to intensify criticism that the Olympics has become too corporate. Paul Jordan, an expert in brand protection at Bristows solicitors who advises firms on the rules, said they were almost certainly tougher than at previous Olympics. "No other brands would have people walking the streets being their eyes and ears, protecting their interests," he said.
A spokesman for the Olympic Delivery Authority, whose team of 286 enforcement officers have been seconded from 30 local councils, said it had a duty to ensure businesses were meeting the rules.
"We are using experienced local authority staff who currently enforce street trading and advertising legislation. They have all been fully trained," the spokesman said.
"Deliberate ambush offences will be dealt with using the full enforcement powers conferred on officers."
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At the 40 Olympics venues, 800 retailers have been banned from serving chips to avoid infringing fast-food rights secured by McDonald's.
This has got to be a joke surely?
Bamba wrote:
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At the 40 Olympics venues, 800 retailers have been banned from serving chips to avoid infringing fast-food rights secured by McDonald's.
This has got to be a joke surely?
They can only sell chips with fish, or somesuch.
MaliA wrote:
Bamba wrote:
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At the 40 Olympics venues, 800 retailers have been banned from serving chips to avoid infringing fast-food rights secured by McDonald's.
This has got to be a joke surely?
They can only sell chips with fish, or somesuch.
Eh?
Only McDonalds can sell chips, but there was a brouhaha over it, and now people cna sell chips, but only as part of fish and chips.
MaliA wrote:
Only McDonalds can sell chips, but there was a brouhaha over it, and now people cna sell chips, but only as part of fish and chips.
I thought that it was that only McDonalds could sell chips as a standalone, and other people can only sell chips as an element of a meal (and this was always the case). But the standoff was that staff-only catering outlets assumed that they were part of the restriction as it covered all outlets on the olympic park, which even McDonalds conceded was not the intention.
All pretty ridiculous. Even more so when you consider that McDonalds don't actually sell chips.
ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Only McDonalds can sell chips, but there was a brouhaha over it, and now people cna sell chips, but only as part of fish and chips.
I thought that it was that only McDonalds could sell chips as a standalone, and other people can only sell chips as an element of a meal (and this was always the case). But the standoff was that staff-only catering outlets assumed that they were part of the restriction as it covered all outlets on the olympic park, which even McDonalds conceded was not the intention.
All pretty ridiculous. Even more so when you consider that McDonalds don't actually sell chips.
Yeah, something like that.
ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:
I thought that it was that only McDonalds could sell chips as a standalone, and other people can only sell chips as an element of a meal (and this was always the case).
Originally, apparently, chips were only allowed along with fish because 'fish and chips' was protected due to being a national delicacy. After much outrage LOCOG changed this and now you can buy chips with anything, or on their own.
Source: http://www.news.com.au/business/compani ... 6425149229
Mrs Metal's parents stayed over in the Cardiff Hilton last night. As it and the Marriott are hosting some teams (New Zealand is in the Hilton, it seems) they had to go through metal detectors and get scrutinzed by SMG-wielding guards.
Really.
I, meanwhile, had my 'Worst Late Western' official Olympics brief, which is intended to save us time by telling us when all the events are so if a train at or heading to one of the affected stations is late, we don't need to investigate as thoroughly and can assume passenger loadings. We have no idea if the usual crowd of drunken louts who come to mill around Cardiff for football matches will be putting in an appearance or not for the half-dozen matches scheduled for the Millennium Stadium.
Really.
I, meanwhile, had my 'Worst Late Western' official Olympics brief, which is intended to save us time by telling us when all the events are so if a train at or heading to one of the affected stations is late, we don't need to investigate as thoroughly and can assume passenger loadings. We have no idea if the usual crowd of drunken louts who come to mill around Cardiff for football matches will be putting in an appearance or not for the half-dozen matches scheduled for the Millennium Stadium.
All government employees in London have been told to "do their bit to manage the travel chaos" by not coming in to work for the duration
So if the country runs a bit smoother for a few weeks, don't worry, normal service will resume after the games
So if the country runs a bit smoother for a few weeks, don't worry, normal service will resume after the games
OUT OF THE WAY, WORTHLESS PEASANTS.
Hate Mail, yes, but it has pictures.
If you see one of these vehicles, consider not letting it merge.
The environmental campaigners should stick stuff over the number plates of 4x4 vehicles in London, again.
I had the most delightful journey through east london yesterday down the A12. Games lanes are painted but inactive*, but no-one was using them. I breezed past several traffic jams, including gridlock in the non-games lane of the blackwall tunnel. Apparently, it has been like that for a couple of weeks.
*There are signs every 100 yards clearly stating 'From 25 July' and electronic noticeboards every mile or so saying that they aren't currently active.
*There are signs every 100 yards clearly stating 'From 25 July' and electronic noticeboards every mile or so saying that they aren't currently active.
ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:
Apparently, it has been like that for a couple of weeks.
Nah, they only painted the lanes last week.
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*There are signs every 100 yards clearly stating 'From 25 July' and electronic noticeboards every mile or so saying that they aren't currently active.
Did you not think the signs were impossibly small to read whilst driving past them? And the only place I saw the lit up boards was on the A2.
There have been signs up for about a month in central london, stating that the Games Lanes are open for all to use at the moment... there aren't any Games Lanes in central london yet!
I did pass a checkpoint charlie in Russell Square this morning, seems a bit early for that to be starting?
I did pass a checkpoint charlie in Russell Square this morning, seems a bit early for that to be starting?
On one route in to work there's an electronic sign telling people to avoid the roads that are closed-except-for-business for the football between last Friday and some time in August.
Either it's gone or there's no sign on the route I came in on this morning. And there's no-one guarding the roads anyway.
Either it's gone or there's no sign on the route I came in on this morning. And there's no-one guarding the roads anyway.
Craster wrote:
Did you not think the signs were impossibly small to read whilst driving past them? And the only place I saw the lit up boards was on the A2.
The laser eye clinic called, there was a miscalibration.
...I confidently predict that even the "don't be so negative" brigade (in and around London at least) will truly loathe the Olympics along with the rest of us, before they're even finished. There's only so much bullshit and traffic/transport chaos a man can stand, after all.
Captain Caveman wrote:
...I confidently predict that even the "don't be so negative" brigade (in and around London at least) will truly loathe the Olympics along with the rest of us, before they're even finished. There's only so much bullshit and traffic/transport chaos a man can stand, after all.
I wouldn't count on it; I'm optimistic to a fault.
(though my train station is partially closed during the London Sports Day weeks, so maybe I'll change my tune when I can't get home!)
Over here the news is that the bus drivers don't know where they are going and are getting lost.
It hasn't even bloody started yet.
It hasn't even bloody started yet.
Morte wrote:
Over here the news is that the bus drivers don't know where they are going and are getting lost.
It hasn't even bloody started yet.
It hasn't even bloody started yet.
Is this in any way related to the Olympics?
Bobbyaro wrote:
Morte wrote:
Over here the news is that the bus drivers don't know where they are going and are getting lost.
It hasn't even bloody started yet.
It hasn't even bloody started yet.
Is this in any way related to the Olympics?
Yes, some Aussies took 4 hours to get to village. and some yanks, too.
I'm baffled how you get lost between Heathrow and Stratford, unless the bus decided to go through central london, and not the M25, in which case, the driver is a colossal prick.
Oh, if it's Aussies and yanks I'm suddenly not bothered.
Dunno if this is news to anybody, but here are the 'instructions' for the opening ceremony tech rehearsal:
So ticket transfer is handled in a quite grown-up fashion, and while you can't take much water in with you, at least you can fill a bottle up in there (I'm assuming the water is free).
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Dear Mrs Grim...
The Olympic Games Opening Ceremony technical rehearsals provide a unique opportunity for you to play your part in the final preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Attached is your print at home ticket for the date you have been allocated, please print it off and bring it with you on the night. You will need this ticket to gain entry to the event.
Tickets
Each ticket admits one person and all spectators require a ticket. Tickets are transferable (to a person over 18 years old) but may not be sold. London 2012 staff, contractors and volunteers must honour any shifts they are assigned to. Please note that it is not possible to change the date of your ticket after you have been allocated the ticket. Ticketing Terms and Conditions also apply.
Arriving at the venue
The Park will open at 5pm, with access via Stratford and Greenway Gates only. Aim to be in your seat by 7.30pm at the latest, in time for the pre-show. Spectators will be required to leave at around 10.15pm, in time for public transport.
What to bring with you
Bring as little as possible with you: the more you bring, the longer it will take to go through security. One small soft-sided rucksack or handbag is allowed per person – this must fit under your seat.
- You cannot bring in liquids over 100ml*, including water. But you can bring an empty plastic water bottle and fill it up at water points inside the venue.
- Read the lists of prohibited and restricted items – if you’re carrying any of these items when you arrive, you’ll be asked to surrender them and won’t get them back.
*Up to 200ml of sun cream is allowed, as well as essential medication in up to 10 containers of maximum 100ml each.
Bring your Visa card – inside the venue, you can pay by Visa (debit, credit or prepaid) or cash (£) only.
Plan your travel
Please use public transport, walk or cycle to get to the Olympic Park, as there is no parking at the venue. Please visit the London 2012 website for details of Blue Badge parking.
Read detailed visitor information on the London 2012 website
Thank you for helping us prepare for the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Best wishes
London 2012 Ceremonies team
Dear Mrs Grim...
The Olympic Games Opening Ceremony technical rehearsals provide a unique opportunity for you to play your part in the final preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Attached is your print at home ticket for the date you have been allocated, please print it off and bring it with you on the night. You will need this ticket to gain entry to the event.
Tickets
Each ticket admits one person and all spectators require a ticket. Tickets are transferable (to a person over 18 years old) but may not be sold. London 2012 staff, contractors and volunteers must honour any shifts they are assigned to. Please note that it is not possible to change the date of your ticket after you have been allocated the ticket. Ticketing Terms and Conditions also apply.
Arriving at the venue
The Park will open at 5pm, with access via Stratford and Greenway Gates only. Aim to be in your seat by 7.30pm at the latest, in time for the pre-show. Spectators will be required to leave at around 10.15pm, in time for public transport.
What to bring with you
Bring as little as possible with you: the more you bring, the longer it will take to go through security. One small soft-sided rucksack or handbag is allowed per person – this must fit under your seat.
- You cannot bring in liquids over 100ml*, including water. But you can bring an empty plastic water bottle and fill it up at water points inside the venue.
- Read the lists of prohibited and restricted items – if you’re carrying any of these items when you arrive, you’ll be asked to surrender them and won’t get them back.
*Up to 200ml of sun cream is allowed, as well as essential medication in up to 10 containers of maximum 100ml each.
Bring your Visa card – inside the venue, you can pay by Visa (debit, credit or prepaid) or cash (£) only.
Plan your travel
Please use public transport, walk or cycle to get to the Olympic Park, as there is no parking at the venue. Please visit the London 2012 website for details of Blue Badge parking.
Read detailed visitor information on the London 2012 website
Thank you for helping us prepare for the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Best wishes
London 2012 Ceremonies team
So ticket transfer is handled in a quite grown-up fashion, and while you can't take much water in with you, at least you can fill a bottle up in there (I'm assuming the water is free).
Might see about turning our street into a "games lane".
Grim... wrote:
Dunno if this is news to anybody, but here are the 'instructions' for the opening ceremony tech rehearsal:
Quote:
Dear Mrs Grim...
The Olympic Games Opening Ceremony technical rehearsals provide a unique opportunity for you to play your part in the final preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Dear Mrs Grim...
The Olympic Games Opening Ceremony technical rehearsals provide a unique opportunity for you to play your part in the final preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Is Mrs Grim... the only person in the world taking part in the final preparations, then?
If so, I predict chaos.
I guess she's the only one of her going.
Grim... wrote:
I guess she's the only one of her going.
Rereads.
Frowns.
Punches self in face.
London is cold wet and unpleasant says Chinese hurdler, who fucks off to Germany to train.
Unfortunately, it's looking like the OlympicsTM might not be ruined after all.
Unfortunately, it's looking like the OlympicsTM might not be ruined after all.
metalangel wrote:
Unfortunately, it's looking like the OlympicsTM might not be ruined after all.
Not risking it...just changed my return date from this Saturday to the 1st September.
GazChap wrote:
Surely half the board should just be a lane that only the car can use?
Damn you. I couldn't think of a way of representing that.
You should have the Deloitte logo on the tax squares. You could use the parking square as a games lane.
Good call on the Deloitte logos, but I quite like losing the "free" on the free parking square so I've shoved a dedicated games lane in around the inside of the board now.
You need to have a few cards turned over, all leading to jail.
