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		<title>London 2012 celebrates iconic London landmarks with launch of pin badges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today revealed the designs of the ‘Landmark London’ pin badges which will go on sale later this month. Each of the landmarks has now been re-created into a metal pin badge incorporating the London 2012 logo. (Images of the pin badges can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London 2012 programme International Inspiration set to leave long term global legacy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The team behind London 2012’s sports participation programme ‘International Inspiration’, Sebastian Coe (London 2012 Chair), Tessa Jowell (Olympics Minister) and Keith Mills (London 2012 Vice-Chair &#38; Chair of International Inspiration Foundation), have moved to guarantee a long term global legacy for the first global sports participation programme ever delivered by an Organising Committee. 
The London [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympic Park inclusive design hailed as setting new standard for industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The design of the Olympic Park has been praised for its inclusivity and accessibility, and highlighted as potentially changing the way future developments are designed.
The Olympic Delivery Authority’s &#8216;Inclusive Design Strategy&#8217; was recognised at the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) ‘Award for Equality and Diversity’ at an awards ceremony in London last week.
The judges’ comments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridge boost for London 2012 rowing and canoe sprint venue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new bridge has been lifted into place at Eton College Rowing Centre, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today, keeping plans on track for enhanced Rowing and Canoe Sprint facilities for the London 2012 Games. The new bridge provides increased access to the finish line area of the venue and improved areas for athlete [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key Olympic Park utilities building up-and-running</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An essential new utilities building in the Olympic Park is now operational, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced.
Key architectural elements have been included in the construction of the pumping station to create a visually interesting building including the use of imagery on the external face of the building, feature lighting of the building and tower, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London 2012 will serve best of British food at the Olympic Games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today outlined its vision for food at the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012 &#8211; the largest peace-time catering operation in the world. London 2012’s vision outlined within the document is to provide a wide choice  of food and drink for all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London 2012 continues to make positive progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission concluded its fifth full visit (25-26 November) to the city of London. With less than 1,000 days to go to the London 2012 Opening Ceremony, the Commission was able to hear about the advances made by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) and its partners and share their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London 2012: Sustainability features per venue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Olympic Stadium

Lightest Olympic Stadium to date – minimising use of steel and reducing carbon footprint
unwanted gas pipelines used for the roof truss which saved producing new steel
high recycled content used for concrete foundations
materials delivered to site by water, including delivery of pipes
bird and bat boxes built into Stadium site
recycled granite from King George V docks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London 2012: Olympic Delivery Authority sustainability highlights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable venues
Olympic Park venues are being designed and built to be as energy efficient and sustainable as possible. For example the Velodrome is almost 100 per cent naturally ventilated and uses natural light to reduce energy consumption and rain water will be collected from the roof for flushing toilets and irrigation.
Green transport
To reduce the number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London 2012s green build on track</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ODA continues to set new sustainability standards as Olympic Park wins major industry award
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has announced it is on track or exceeding the wide-ranging set of sustainability targets for the London 2012 construction project.
The project’s sustainability standards have also been recognised by the industry with the ‘Legacy for Sustainability’ award at [...]]]></description>
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