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London getting up to speed for Olympics

By Shira Springer

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 18, 2012

In corporate offices with panoramic views, members of the London Olympics Athletes’ Committee took their time testing mattresses. Lying down on eight different samples, committee chairman Jonathan Edwards was an Olympic gold medalist turned Goldilocks. He wanted just the right combination of cushion and firmness for Olympic Village beds when more than 15,000 athletes from more than 200 ...

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