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...Fallon says. “The whole point is that you’re bringing together a lot of academic areas that you don’t know a lot about, but the point of the project was to get knowledge really quickly about a subject and use...
While compostable materials are more expensive, Martin says that the rise in price for materials was offset by the use of fountain beverages. In the end, the total switch was cost-neutral...
...three times since its re-opening this year. But Fallon and Tian say they still choose to avoid it. While Fallon raises culinary objections to Fly-By (“Their food’s not that great,” he says), Tian still refuses to use Fly-By’s throwaway materials—even the more environmentally friendly ones...
...will eventually be spent to host the event. "No one will ever know the true Olympic budget," says Stefan Szymanski, professor of economics at the Cass Business School in London. "A large number of public servants have been diverted to Olympic work without anyone [putting a value on] the use of their time, and various costs have been diverted to other budgets." With the world still in recession, the organizers' ability to secure more funding for the Games may prove to be problematic. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...stations are also being built on the Docklands Light Railway system in East London, including two in Stratford. But above ground, there have been a few bumps along the way. Every host city has to designate a network of roads, known as an Olympic Route Network, which will be used by athletes and officials to get to the event venues. London police have expressed concern that the lanes reserved for Olympic use could slow ambulances and increase congestion. But Cooper says traffic shouldn't be an issue, thanks to London's Underground and rail systems. "Our premise is that this...