The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has unveiled the podiums, costumes, flowers and make-up that will be used during the Victory Ceremonies at this summer’s Olympic Games. Students at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London worked closely with LOCOG over the last eight months to develop the designs.
The unique royal purple podiums – designed by students Gaetano Ling, Hong-Yeul Eom, Luc Fusaro, Heegun Koo and Yan Lu – feature dynamic lines representing the energy that the Games and athletes represent.
The elegant and dynamic costume designs – created by students Thomas Crisp and Trine Hav Christensen – represent London’s unique architecture and also feature a modern twist. When designing the costumes, the students were inspired by Greek mythology as well as British heritage. The presenter escorts will also wear a hat, created by former student Zara Gorman. The inspiration for this design includes the architecture of the London 2012 venues, combined with traditional aspects of British tailoring and sportswear.
Floral bouquets will also be presented to athletes along with medals during the Victory Ceremonies. The victory bouquet has been designed by internationally renowned florist Jane Packer and represents the vibrancy of the Games. The four sections each hold a different variety of the rose, an iconic British flower, and are divided by traditional herbs. These ingredients are designed to provide an unusually eclectic fragrant mix.
The make-up that will be worn by all the athlete and presenter escorts and medal and flower bearers has been provided by Max Factor, part of Worldwide Olympic Partner Proctor & Gamble (P&G). The unique look has been created by award-winning make-up artist Caroline Barnes, with the purple and gold shades creating a simple, modern design as well as a natural and fresh look.
Seb Coe, LOCOG Chair, said: “The Victory Ceremonies mark the moment athletes can celebrate and share their achievements with fans in the stadiums and a worldwide TV audience. I’m delighted that we have worked with not only with established British designers but also with the next generation of designers to create this special moment for them.”
Source: www.olympic.org
Madness transform Buckingham Palace into terraced housing with amazing light show - Daily Mail
By J J Anisiobi
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The most iconic and prestigious building in London was transformed with some very clever lighting, last night.
London based band Madness turned the Queen's house, Buckingham Palace, into their very own terraced street thanks to some amazing visuals.
Viewers watched on in awe as the band took to the roof to sing some of their classic hits accompanied by the creative light show.
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Play it again: Madness took to the roof of Buckingham Palace to play at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert, last night
Palace with a view: The band can be seen high above the main stage
Pretty impressive: Viewers were left in awe of the amazing light show which turned the palace into terraced housing
The 80s band had the 12,000 strong crowd looking on open mouthed as The Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert got into full swing.
Suggs, the lead singer of the seven member group, stood at the front and sang Our House and It Must Be Love, as streets from around the country were projected on to the front of the palace.
First, a row of terraced houses was shown complete with a big red bus and black taxi cab going past it before it changed to a town house.
Veterans: Suggs and co rocked Buckingham Palace with a revamped version of their hit Our House
They call it madness: The seven piece band jumped around and sang in front of the 12,000 strong crowd
The old school: Former kings and queens of England including Henry VII were shown on the front of the palace
The ska band gave a nod towards their host when they changed the lyric in Our House from 'in the middle of our street' to 'in the middle of one's street'.
In another superb display the palace was transformed into a large doll house with some of the rooms opening in a surreal moment.
Kings and queens of old including Henry VII were also shown on the building as the crazy band members relished the occasion and danced slightly off beat upon the roof.
Colourful: The band were almost not visible from their small section on the roof, but the pink spotlight helped show them up
Full house: One projection showed some silhouettes of staff, including a chef, dancing in the palace
The last performance on top of Buckingham Palace was done by Brain May at the last Golden Jubilee when he played the national anthem.
The magnitude of yesterday's performance outshone that of the Queen guitarist and the stunning visuals played a big part of it.
The creative lighting made by a company called Trunk Animation Limited.
They said ahead of the concert: 'Tonight you’ll be able to see the fruits of our labour at the Queen’s Jubilee Concert.
Affectionate: Madness performed It Must Be Love as large hearts were flashed across the palace for the audience
Night time highlight: The impressive projections were created by Trunk Animation Limited
House share: The Queen met the band backstage after the concert and didn't seem to mind the fact they had played on her roof
'We’ve been working like demons on animated visuals which will be projected onto Buckingham Palace during the performances.'
They added: 'We’ve had a sneak peek at rehearsals and it looks spectacular. Our visuals are for two songs by Madness so keep your eyes peeled.'
Celebrities watching the concert from the comfort of their living rooms took to twitter to congratulate the band on a great performance.
Piers Morgan said: 'Madness on the roof - literally. Superb. #jubileeconcert', and added 'I want to be on that roof. #madness #jubileeconcert'.
Have you taken any pictures of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations? From The Thames to your town to last night's concert, we want to see them. Send them for publication - with lots of caption detail - to Mail Online on the email address: mailonlinepictures@dailymail.co.uk
Poetic justice: The group changed the lyric in Our House from 'in the middle of our street' to 'in the middle of one's street'
VIDEO: Scroll through to 1 min to see the Madness performance at the Diamond Jubilee Concert
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
London 'risks being pigeon-holed as financial city' - Daily Telegraph
Brands such as Prada and Samsonite have already listed in Asia, while companies such as Manchester United and Aston Martin are understood to be looking to raise funds on markets such as Singapore. In contrast, recent IPOs in London have included Russian sugar and grain producer Rusagro, Glencore and Russian bank Nomos.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Soliozy, Ipswich girls lax move past Manchester Essex in quarterfinals - Salem News
MANCHESTER — The Ipswich offense carried out its job on several different runs throughout yesterday's North Division 2 girls lacrosse quarterfinal against Manchester Essex.
Through 50 minutes of non-stop action, the Tigers made their moves at the right times and capitalized on every possession as if it were their last en route to a 13-11 victory over their Cape Ann League rivals, the Hornets.
Originally the contest was set to be played in Ipswich, given the Tigers' (No. 2) higher seed in the bracket. But weather postponements and wet conditions left the teams with no choice but to switch the location to the turf field at Manchester Essex High.
"I really, really wanted to play at home," said Ipswich head coach Greg Churchill, his team now 15-3 overall. "I don't want a give a team (in the playoffs) any opportunity. I told the girls that they earned that home seed, but our stadium was just too wet."
The win propels the Tigers into the semifinals tomorrow, where they'll host No. 3 Wayland High (15-4-1). The two teams know each other well as the Warriors defeated Ipswich by a goal during the regular season; prior to that, the Tigers knocked Wayland of the playoffs last year.
The Tigers have one of the more explosive offenses in the tournament and weren't afraid to turn it on right from the beginning yesterday, jumping out to a 9-4 advantage at halftime. Center Natalie Soliozy, who scored three of her four goals in the opening period, used her speed to dance around defenders and get open looks.
Defensively, the 10th-seeded Hornets (11-7) started the game with zone coverage, but quickly switched to man when Ipswich made an early run.
Ipswich's lead at the break wasn't enough, though, when the two teams took the field to start the second half as Manchester Essex netted five unanswered goals in a matter of seven minutes to tie the game.
It was the closest the Hornets would come to a lead. Churchill took a time out to regroup his team, and it worked as Manchester Essex never got any closer the rest of the afternoon.
Soliozy, a junior captain, took it upon herself to turn the tide.
"As soon as we came in for the time out, Natalie said to us that she'd get the draw for us," Churchill explained. "That was it for us. Then we got a couple of draws and we started to mix it up a bit."
Lauren Pitorowski then scored her third of the game, Nyra Constant netted her second and Soliozy her fourth as the Tigers got back to a three-goal lead in less than a minute to make it 13-9.
"Lauren is able to see the big picture on the field," said Churchill, "and Nyra did a great job up and down the sidelines being that transition pass for us."
Molly Markos, Brigid O'Flynn and Eliza Statile also scored single markers for Ipswich.
Ipswich High senior goalie Cass Balzer had nine saves in the win, including two from point-blank range off the stick of Manchester Essex's top scorer, Taylor Meek.
"Cass does a great job of mirroring the stick," added Churchill. "When she's on, she's on. She has an aggressive style, plays at the edge of the crease and does a good job at cutting off angles."
Meek, just a sophomore, finished with a game-high five goals. Brittany Smith netted three for Manchester Essex, including the goal the tied the game at 9-9 early in the second half.
"I loved it when we were able to make a run at it in the second," said Manchester Essex coach Sarah Holch. "Taylor is so a versatile player for us on both offense and defense. She really calms things down, sets up the plays and then takes controls for us.
"Ipswich is great team, but I was proud of the way we played and we stuck with them."
Source: www.salemnews.com
The moment they turned The Palace into "Our House in the middle of our street" was a masterstroke. It put the royal family right at the heart of the community and showed that -- for all the pomp and ceremony that often surrounds them -- they are actually just another british family, making the best of the situation they find themselves in.
- NK, UK, 05/6/2012 09:51
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