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London 2012: Team GB athletes will learn anthem - head coach - BBC News
GB athletes will know the words to the national anthem before the London Games, UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee says.
The Dutchman believes the step is necessary to head off potential criticism over "plastic Brits" - athletes who have switched allegiance to represent Team GB at the Olympics.
Van Commenee said: "They know the words, or they will.
"If they don't somebody will make an issue of it."
The 53-year-old added: "(Whether it should matter), that's a different question.
"I'm not going to rehearse everybody because we have 90 athletes, but people that matter... let's say the relevant ones, the ones on your radar (will rehearse the anthem)."
Van Commenee's choice of United States-born Tiffany Porter as team captain for the World Indoor Championships in March sparked the row after she declined to sing God Save the Queen at a news conference ahead of that meeting.
Porter, who qualifies for Britain through her London-born mother and has held a British passport since birth, said she knew the words but questioned her singing ability.
London 2012 Olympics: Sir Paul McCartney confirms he will perform at opening ceremony at Games - Daily Telegraph
Intended as a celebration showcasing the best of the host nation, it will feature a parade of all competing nations and the highly anticipated entrance of the Olympic flame, which ignites the cauldron and signals the start of the Games.
Meanwhile, a major Olympic Games opening concert coinciding with the opening ceremony will be headlined by 80s chart-toppers Duran Duran.
The band will represent musical talent from England, alongside Snow Patrol, representing Northern Ireland, Stereophonics for Wales, and Paolo Nutini who will play for Scotland.
The inclusion of Duran Duran prompted bemusement from some music fans – the band, formed 34 years ago, have scored just two top 10 hits in the past two decades.
But the involvement of Sir Paul, whose status as a national treasure is uncontested, is unlikely to prove controversial.
The Beatles were declared the biggest-selling singles act since charts began 60 years ago in a new Radio 2 countdown this week.
Video: London police give tour of infamous marijuana grow-op - Metronews.ca
London Police have posted a video on their YouTube channel giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look into one of the largest known marijuana grow operations in the city’s history.
The house used in the video is 166 Ambleside Dr. On May 25, police seized 1,000 marijuana plants — with a street value of over $1 million — and $5,000 worth of equipment from the north London house.
The video, entitled “Indoor Commercial Marijuana grow operation May 2012,” is over 12 minutes long. It’s purpose, according to police spokesperson Const. Dennis Rivest, is to educate homeowners of potential nearby operations so they don’t suffer as well.
“When a house is seized, the house will either be turned over for auction or given back to the owner if they’re acquitted,” Rivest said. “However, in between that time the house is condemned and (the neighbourhood’s) standard house value plummets.”
At the four-minute mark, a room filled with hundreds of plants is shown.
Rivest adds there’s also some serious health hazards associated with indoor marijuana grow-ops.
“With the hydro by-pass and the amount of water required to run the operations, there’s a huge potential for fire,” Rivest said. “The chemicals that are being used are dangerous to children, too.”
Local police are making a conscious effort to become more interactive with the online community. In the future, Rivest says they’ll be posting YouTube videos pertaining to cyber crime, fraud, and other hot topics.
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