As the 2012 London Summer Olympics winds down, it got me thinking about some of the great moments in history as it pertains to jewelry, gemstones and precious metals.
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The Panasonic folks, who are doing several of these road shows a year, will be in London for the 2012 Olympics next summer, plugging away on a larger scale than they are at the U.S. Open.
He is forgoing Ironman races to focus on short course racing again in hopes of qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London (an Olympic distance triathlon is about one-quarter the distance of an Ironman).
According to Hunt, also the BOA chief executive, there were two other objectives aside from bettering Turin - personal bests for as many GB athletes as possible, and gaining key lessons for London's summer Olympics in 2012.
Chemmy Alcott is one of the London torchbearers for the Summer Olympics in 2012 and has started working as a sports commentator and adventurer in between training for her comeback at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
The recent announcement that the Russian team will march into the 2014 Winter Olympics stadium in Sochi, Russia wearing uniforms made in the United States is a stark contrast to the flap caused by Ralph Lauren last week when it was discovered that the United States team will march into the 2012 Summer Olympics stadium in London, England wearing uniforms made in China.
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Major world events contribute to international buzz -- the Summer Olympics placed London atop many "hottest 2012 destinations" lists.
The AP expected revenue to rise as much as 2 percent in 2012 with help from the elections and the Summer Olympics in London, but Chief Financial Officer Ken Dale said the demand for news from these events was lower than in 2008.
The Swatch Group brand, Omega, is the official timekeeper for the Olympics, which meant that the company had major marketing expenses during the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games.
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