Eastern Conference Hackfest

It?s a problem for the NBA that the league?s showcase games are marred by hacks, complaints, and endless trips to the free-throw line. The ugly aesthetics of foul after foul are exacerbated by playoff games? grindingly slow pace. With a championship in sight, teams dial down the fast break and play more in the half court. According to Basketball Reference?s ?Pace Factor? stats, which tally up possessions per 48 minutes, there?s been only one season in the last 38 in which the playoffs had a faster tempo than the regular season. (That was 1985, when the ?Showtime? Lakers ran past the Celtics in the Finals.)

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Facebook smooths the way for carrier billing on in-app purchases

Facebook has known for some time now that its app-monetization process was more SucksVille, than FarmVille. Now, it's just announced that it's rolling out the new silky-smooth two-step payment process. This means you can stock up on Farm cash sans typing, and forget about the real cost until your mobile bill turns up. Currently most US and UK networks are on board, but more international operators will be added as soon as they can. If you already have payments integrated in your app, you should be good to go, but if you don't, and you want a slice of the pie, there's an API and instructions via the source link.

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Decriminalize marijuana? Four ways America's views of pot are changing

For more than 20 years, national polls have shown increasing acceptance of marijuana use, proponents of legalization note. But acceptance has not yet hit a critical mass, opponents counter. They point to the failure of?California?s Proposition 19 in 2010, which would have allowed small amounts of marijuana for personal use while regulating and taxing it.?

Polls offer different views on whether ? and how much ? views of marijuana have changed since then.

Some experts say the first state to approve marijuana for casual use is right around the corner, perhaps as soon as this November.

According to a Rasmussen Reports poll released in May, 56 percent of Americans?now support legalizing cannabis and regulating it the way alcohol and tobacco are. Some 36 percent were opposed.?

Dale Gieringer, state coordinator of?California?NORML?(National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), said the Rasmussen poll marked a high water moment for the legal marijuana movement, suggesting that it showed?"the?strongest support ever recorded."

According to the telephone poll in April, 47 percent of adults also "believe the country should legalize and tax marijuana in order to help solve the nation's fiscal problems." Forty-two percent of respondents disagreed, while 10 percent are undecided.

Another poll by Angus Reid also suggested that Americans broadly agreed that marijuana crimes should be punished less harshly than some others.?Three of four Americans favor the use of fines or probation in lieu of criminal sanctions for marijuana offenders, according to the May?poll.

In addition, 74 percent of respondents said they favored the imposition of "alternative penalties," such as fines, probation, or community service, rather than prison for violators of marijuana possession laws. By contrast, only 41 percent of respondents favored such penalties for credit-card fraud, and only one-third for drunk driving offenders.

A May poll by the?University of Southern California?Dornsife/Los Angeles Times, however, suggested that California voters still reject legal marijuana by similar margins to 2010. Prop. 19 failed with 54 percent voting against and 46 percent in favor. The USC poll found that 50 percent of California voters remain opposed to legal marijuana, while 46 percent are in favor?of ?general or recreational use by adults.?

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Ansel Adams' Developer Tray Is a Beautiful Artifact of the Film Age [Video]

When thinking of fetishized photographic equipment, your mind doesn't often wander to mundane darkroom materials. But photographer John Cyr's work will give you a new appreciation for a rugged bit of photographic kit that's got historical significance. More »

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Classic Treat Free Article Directory ? How to work out Algebra ...

Algebra is the study of?mathematics which helps us to find the?unknown values of the variables?which can be?attained by solving the?equations. Equations are formed by the?? addition and subtraction of different terms. ?The basic unit?of?any algebraic expression?is called a term. ?If the variables and the constants are combined together with the relation of multiplication and division, then it is?a term.? In case the addition?sign or the subtraction sign appears between the variables or the constants, we call them the separate terms. We say that the term will contain either any number or the product of the number and with the variables. If we have a term say -2ay, then we say that? -3 is the numerical coefficient and ay is the? variable. We say that the?numerical coefficient?can have a numerical sign if it is a negative number or a positive number.

We use Algebra Worksheets in order? to solve the real life problems where some of the value ?is unknown and we need to get the value? which is first named as a variable and then equation is formed based on the facts given related to the situation.

Any Algebraic Expression is the collection of the numerical values along with the variables and the positive or the negative sign of operation. We?use the operators in the expressions to join the?terms of the expression. We form the algebraic equation which?is the mathematical form of the?statement. We solve the?equation in order to?get the solution to the variable. By solving the equation we mean that we find the value of the variable which when placed in the equation will satisfy the equation.

Let us see how to form the algebraic equation and how to solve it. ?Any equation can be solved either by the hit and trial method or by the?method of separating the variable from the ??constants.

Suppose we have a statement?? : three times a number is added to 5 gives 17

SO the algebraic equation will be formed as follows:

Let us assume that?the number is x

So we say that three times a number x can be written as 3 * x

Now the equation formed will be

3 * x? + 5 = 17

On subtracting? 5 from both sides of the equation, we get :

3 * x? + 5 ? 5 = 17 ? 5

Or 3 *x = 12

Now we divide both sides of the equation? by 3 and we get :

3x / 3? = 12 / 3

Or x = 4 Ans

Now we will check that?if the value of x = 4 is correct for the equation. Now for this we say that?we will place?this value in the given equation:

3 * 4 +? 5 = 17

Or 12 + 5 = 17

Thus we conclude that L.H.S = R.H.S

Thus the solution is correct.

We have online Algebra Worksheets, which helps us to learn about the concepts of algebra and help the child to practice more about?Algebra.

We can visit tutorcircle.com r? to learn about? Bayes Theorem.? We?can take online help from boards.edurite.com about the Previous Year Question Papers for Psychology of Andhra Pradesh Board, which will help us to learn about the?pattern of the paper in the previous exams.

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Consult a Doctor Online to Avail the Best Medical Advice

Of late, paying visiting to a doctor's clinic is going to burn huge hole in the pockets of patients Moreover, a person needs to devote considerable length of time in visiting a doctor's clinic. However, in this fast paced world, when everything can be done via online then why not to consult a doctor online from the comfort of your home.

In the present scenario, there are host of websites which are offering online doctor services to their customers at low or no prices. These websites employ various doctors which have relevant years of experience and reputation in their respective fields. These companies work with the motive to offer affordable, reliable and expert medical advice to their customers sitting at far flung areas.

Some of the salient features of dealing with consult a doctor online websites are:

These specialists are available 24*7 for solving patients' queries and promise to answer the query within a day's time.
Refund is provided to customers if they are not satisfied with the services provided by doctors.
Facility to ask two follow up questions at a free of cost.
Dermatologist, gynaecologist, endocrinologist, orthapaedic, etc.

are some of the specialists available to deal with special cases.
Communication can be done both via email or? through video chat.
All conversations are safe and kept strictly confidential.

The only thing required from patient's side is a mail in which he describes his ailment with complete details. If he has shown the ailment to any doctor, then he can attach or upload the report also. After uploading reports and sending mail, make payment online and receive expert medical advice from online doctor within a day's time. It is one of the ways to consult a doctor online. The other way comprises of chatting with specialists online. A person can discuss his ailment through live chat and get response instantly.

An important point necessary to highlight is that not all websites deal with all kinds of ailments. Some websites only deal in heart related problems whereas some deal in medical ailments like erectile dysfunction, asthma, diabetes, thyroid, herpes, etc. So, before getting associated to any of the sites, read it terms and conditions and ailments in which it is dealing carefully. For finding any other information related to consult a doctor online websites, make thorough search over the internet. Several companies are running in the rat race of providing safe, affordable and reliable healthcare solutions to its customers and providing detailed information about the online doctor concept.

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Wisconsin holds recall more than a year in making

MADISON, Wis. (AP) ? After a brief but bruising campaign that followed a more than yearlong fight over union rights and Wisconsin's cash-strapped budget, voters in the narrowly divided state began casting ballots Tuesday on whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker.

The first-term Republican was back on the ballot just a year and a half after his election. Enraged Democrats and labor activists gathered more than 900,000 signatures in support of the recall after they failed to stop Walker and his GOP allies in the state Legislature from stripping most public employees of their union right to collectively bargain.

Walker faces a rematch with Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, whom he beat in 2010 by 5 percentage points, as he tries to become the first U.S. governor to successfully fend off a recall.

At an elementary school in the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa where he cast his ballot not long after polls opened at 7 a.m., Walker said voting day almost came as a relief.

"I think most people are just happy to have the election over," he said. "I think most voters of the state want to have all the attack ads off. They want to have their TVs back. They want to have their lives back."

Barrett meanwhile applauded the voters for turning out in force ? and for being prepared to wait a while to cast their ballots.

"Obviously the lines are very, very long which we take as a very encouraging sign. People are engaged in this," he said. "We've noted over the last 96 hours is around the state the energy has just been building and building and building."

Turnout is key. Polls indicate there are few undecided voters; if the tally is close, swing counties in the west of the state could decide the result. And Democrats are hoping to rally the same level of support that saw the state Capitol overrun with Walker opponents last year.

State elections officials predict that 60 percent to 65 percent of eligible voters will turn out. Government Accountability Board statistics show that 49.7 percent turned out for the 2010 Walker-Barrett race. The board said early turnout was heavy and without problems Tuesday.

William Van Wagner, a 21-year-old student in Madison, waited in a line of about 30 people to cast his ballot for Walker not long after the polls opened.

"It's pretty clear that his policies have worked for us," Van Wagner said.

John Ipsen, 63, a mechanical engineer from Madison, said he opposed everything that Walker has done and that the rare recall ? never before used against a Wisconsin governor ? was clearly necessary.

"It's obviously not done very often so there's a good reason for it," Ipsen said after casting his vote for Barrett, whom he also supported in 2010.

The recall effort against Walker began bubbling last year, shortly after the former Milwaukee County executive successfully pushed through his union rights proposal, which also requires most state workers to pay more for their health insurance and pension benefits.

Walker said that's what was needed to balance the state's budget. But Democrats and labor leaders saw it as a political tactic designed to gut the power of his political opposition. They rallied by the tens of thousands at the state Capitol in protest, but could not stop Republicans who control the state Legislature from approving Walker's plans.

It didn't take long for opponents to call for a recall.

The recall petition drive couldn't officially start until November ? months after Walker's triumph at the Legislature ? because Wisconsin law requires that someone must be in office for at least a year before facing a recall. Organizers hit the streets a week before Thanksgiving and spent two months gathering more than 900,000 signatures ? about 360,000 more than were needed to trigger the election. Barrett was chosen as Walker's opponent in a primary last month.

Now, Walker stands in unique company: He is only the third governor in U.S. history to face a recall vote. The other two lost, most recently California Gov. Gray Davis in 2003.

Not all public workers oppose Walker's moves.

"I believe what he's been doing is the right thing," said Greg Reiman, 55, who works for the Milwaukee County Department on Aging. "I'm paying the additional pension and health, and I'm fine with that."

But 72-year-old William Dixon, a self-employed woodworker from Whitefish Bay who voted for Barrett, said he was disgusted by the governor's collective bargaining policies.

"I don't think he's been truthful," Dixon said. Asking workers to pay more for benefits is one thing, "but I do think they have a right to bargain for wages," he said.

Walker, the 44-year-old son of a minister, has remained unflappable throughout the campaign just as he was during the massive protests that raged at the Statehouse for weeks as lawmakers debated his proposal. Along the way, he's become a star among Republicans and the most successful fundraiser in Wisconsin politics, collecting at least $31 million from around the country since taking office. That obliterated his fundraising record of $11 million from 2010.

Much of the money for the race has come from out of state. About $63 million has been spent on the race so far, including $16 million from conservative groups such as the Republican Governors Association, Americans for Prosperity and the National Rifle Association. The majority of Walker's donations are from people outside Wisconsin.

Democratic groups ? including those funded by unions, the Democratic Governors Association and the Democratic National Committee ? have poured in about $14 million, based on a tally from the government watchdog group the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Barrett's $4.2 million in donations, meanwhile, were mostly from inside Wisconsin.

Walker wasn't the only politician up for recall. His lieutenant governor, Rebecca Kleefisch, and three Republican state senators also faced votes, and a fourth state Senate seat will be determined after the Republican incumbent resigned rather than face the recall.

Tuesday's vote will also have implications for labor unions and the presidential election in November. Labor unions have a lot at stake because they pushed so hard to force a recall. But when it comes to the presidential race, exactly what those implications are is unclear.

Republicans are hopeful a Walker win would pave the way for Mitt Romney to win Wisconsin, making him the first GOP candidate to carry the state since Ronald Reagan in 1984. If Walker loses, most agree President Barack Obama will have an edge. Either way, the state is likely to remain in play.

___

Associated Press writers Gretchen Ehlke and Marilynn Marchionne in Milwaukee, Todd Richmond in Fitchburg, Dinesh Ramde in Racine, and Brian Bakst in Janesville contributed to this report.

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Fossil discovery sheds new light on evolutionary history of higher primates

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More evidence for Asia, not Africa, as the source of earliest anthropoid primates

Pittsburgh, PAAn international team of researchers has announced the discovery of Afrasia djijidae, a new fossil primate from Myanmar that illuminates a critical step in the evolution of early anthropoidsthe group that includes humans, apes, and monkeys. The 37-million-year-old Afrasia closely resembles another early anthropoid, Afrotarsius libycus, recently discovered at a site of similar age in the Sahara Desert of Libya. The close similarity between Afrasia and Afrotarsius indicates that early anthropoids colonized Africa only shortly before the time when these animals lived. The colonization of Africa by early anthropoids was a pivotal step in primate and human evolution, because it set the stage for the later evolution of more advanced apes and humans there. The scientific paper describing the discovery appears today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

For decades, scientists thought that anthropoid evolution was rooted in Africa. However, more recent fossil discoveries in China, Myanmar, and other Asian countries have rapidly altered scientific opinion about where this group of distant human ancestors first evolved. Afrasia is the latest in a series of fossil discoveries that are overturning the concept of Africa as the starting point for anthropoid primate evolution.

"Not only does Afrasia help seal the case that anthropoids first evolved in Asia, it also tells us when our anthropoid ancestors first made their way to Africa, where they continued to evolve into apes and humans," says Chris Beard, Carnegie Museum of Natural History paleontologist and member of the discovery team that also included researchers from Myanmar, Thailand, and France. Beard is renowned for his extensive work on primate evolution and anthropoid origins. "Afrasia is a game-changer because for the first time it signals when our distant ancestors initially colonized Africa. If this ancient migration had never taken place, we wouldn't be here talking about it."

Timing is everything

Paleontologists have been divided over exactly how and when early Asian anthropoids made their way from Asia to Africa. The trip could not have been easy, because a more extensive version of the modern Mediterranean Sea called the Tethys Sea separated Africa from Eurasia at that time. While the discovery of Afrasia does not solve the exact route early anthropoids followed in reaching Africa, it does suggest that the colonization event occurred relatively recently, only shortly before the first anthropoid fossils are found in the African fossil record.

Myanmar's 37-million-year-old Afrasia is remarkable in that its teeth closely resemble those of Afrotarsius libycus, a North African primate dating to about the same time. The four known teeth of Afrasia were recovered after six years of sifting through tons of sediment near Nyaungpinle in central Myanmar. This locality occurs in the middle Eocene Pondaung Formation, where the same international research team discovered Ganlea megacanina, an influential fossil described in 2009 that helped solidify the presence of early anthropoid primates in Asia.

Details of tooth shape in the Asian Afrasia and the North African Afrotarsius fossils indicate that these animals probably ate insects. The size of their teeth suggests that in life these animals weighed around 3.5 ounces (100 g), roughly the size of a modern tarsier.

Because of the complicated structure of mammalian teeth, paleontologists often use them as fingerprints to reconstruct how extinct species are related to each other and their modern relatives. These similarities provide strong evidence that Afrasia's Asian cousins colonized North Africa only shortly before the appearance of Afrotarsius in the African fossil record. If Asian anthropoids had arrived in North Africa earlier, there would have been time for more differences to evolve between Afrasia and Afrotarsius. The close similarity in age and anatomy shared by the two species makes Afrasia a touchstone in the quest to date the spread of anthropoid primates from Asia to Africa.

"For years we thought the African fossil record was simply bad," says Professor Jean-Jacques Jaeger of the University of Poitiers in France, the team leader and a Carnegie Museum research associate. "The fact that such similar anthropoids lived at the same time in Myanmar and Libya suggests that the gap in early African anthropoid evolution is actually real. Anthropoids didn't arrive in Africa until right before we find their fossils in Libya."

Implications for future research

The search for the origin of early anthropoidsand, by extension, early human ancestorsis a focal point of modern paleoanthropology. The discovery of Afrasia shows that one lineage of early anthropoids colonized Africa around 37? million years ago, but the diversity of early anthropoids known from the Libyan site that produced Afrotarsius libycus hints that the true picture was more complicated. These other Libyan fossil anthropoids may be the descendants of one or more additional Asian colonists, because they don't appear to be specially related to Afrasia and Afrotarsius. Fossil evidence of evolutionary divergencewhen a species divides to create new lineagesis critical data for researchers in evolution. The groundbreaking discovery of the relationship between Asia's Afrasia and North Africa's Afrotarsius is an important benchmark for pinpointing the date at which Asian anthropoids colonized Africa.

"Groundbreaking research like this underscores the vitality of modern natural history museums," says Sam Taylor, director of Carnegie Museum of Natural History. "Research like this can only be sustained by the irreplaceable collections, curatorial expertise, and scientific infrastructure that natural history museums provide. At the same time, cutting-edge science like this revitalizes our museum's educational programs and propels its mission."

"Reconstructing events like the colonization of Africa by early anthropoids is a lot like solving a very cold case file," says Beard. "Afrasia may not be the anthropoid who actually committed the act, but it is definitely on our short list of prime suspects."

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More evidence for Asia, not Africa, as the source of earliest anthropoid primates

Pittsburgh, PAAn international team of researchers has announced the discovery of Afrasia djijidae, a new fossil primate from Myanmar that illuminates a critical step in the evolution of early anthropoidsthe group that includes humans, apes, and monkeys. The 37-million-year-old Afrasia closely resembles another early anthropoid, Afrotarsius libycus, recently discovered at a site of similar age in the Sahara Desert of Libya. The close similarity between Afrasia and Afrotarsius indicates that early anthropoids colonized Africa only shortly before the time when these animals lived. The colonization of Africa by early anthropoids was a pivotal step in primate and human evolution, because it set the stage for the later evolution of more advanced apes and humans there. The scientific paper describing the discovery appears today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

For decades, scientists thought that anthropoid evolution was rooted in Africa. However, more recent fossil discoveries in China, Myanmar, and other Asian countries have rapidly altered scientific opinion about where this group of distant human ancestors first evolved. Afrasia is the latest in a series of fossil discoveries that are overturning the concept of Africa as the starting point for anthropoid primate evolution.

"Not only does Afrasia help seal the case that anthropoids first evolved in Asia, it also tells us when our anthropoid ancestors first made their way to Africa, where they continued to evolve into apes and humans," says Chris Beard, Carnegie Museum of Natural History paleontologist and member of the discovery team that also included researchers from Myanmar, Thailand, and France. Beard is renowned for his extensive work on primate evolution and anthropoid origins. "Afrasia is a game-changer because for the first time it signals when our distant ancestors initially colonized Africa. If this ancient migration had never taken place, we wouldn't be here talking about it."

Timing is everything

Paleontologists have been divided over exactly how and when early Asian anthropoids made their way from Asia to Africa. The trip could not have been easy, because a more extensive version of the modern Mediterranean Sea called the Tethys Sea separated Africa from Eurasia at that time. While the discovery of Afrasia does not solve the exact route early anthropoids followed in reaching Africa, it does suggest that the colonization event occurred relatively recently, only shortly before the first anthropoid fossils are found in the African fossil record.

Myanmar's 37-million-year-old Afrasia is remarkable in that its teeth closely resemble those of Afrotarsius libycus, a North African primate dating to about the same time. The four known teeth of Afrasia were recovered after six years of sifting through tons of sediment near Nyaungpinle in central Myanmar. This locality occurs in the middle Eocene Pondaung Formation, where the same international research team discovered Ganlea megacanina, an influential fossil described in 2009 that helped solidify the presence of early anthropoid primates in Asia.

Details of tooth shape in the Asian Afrasia and the North African Afrotarsius fossils indicate that these animals probably ate insects. The size of their teeth suggests that in life these animals weighed around 3.5 ounces (100 g), roughly the size of a modern tarsier.

Because of the complicated structure of mammalian teeth, paleontologists often use them as fingerprints to reconstruct how extinct species are related to each other and their modern relatives. These similarities provide strong evidence that Afrasia's Asian cousins colonized North Africa only shortly before the appearance of Afrotarsius in the African fossil record. If Asian anthropoids had arrived in North Africa earlier, there would have been time for more differences to evolve between Afrasia and Afrotarsius. The close similarity in age and anatomy shared by the two species makes Afrasia a touchstone in the quest to date the spread of anthropoid primates from Asia to Africa.

"For years we thought the African fossil record was simply bad," says Professor Jean-Jacques Jaeger of the University of Poitiers in France, the team leader and a Carnegie Museum research associate. "The fact that such similar anthropoids lived at the same time in Myanmar and Libya suggests that the gap in early African anthropoid evolution is actually real. Anthropoids didn't arrive in Africa until right before we find their fossils in Libya."

Implications for future research

The search for the origin of early anthropoidsand, by extension, early human ancestorsis a focal point of modern paleoanthropology. The discovery of Afrasia shows that one lineage of early anthropoids colonized Africa around 37? million years ago, but the diversity of early anthropoids known from the Libyan site that produced Afrotarsius libycus hints that the true picture was more complicated. These other Libyan fossil anthropoids may be the descendants of one or more additional Asian colonists, because they don't appear to be specially related to Afrasia and Afrotarsius. Fossil evidence of evolutionary divergencewhen a species divides to create new lineagesis critical data for researchers in evolution. The groundbreaking discovery of the relationship between Asia's Afrasia and North Africa's Afrotarsius is an important benchmark for pinpointing the date at which Asian anthropoids colonized Africa.

"Groundbreaking research like this underscores the vitality of modern natural history museums," says Sam Taylor, director of Carnegie Museum of Natural History. "Research like this can only be sustained by the irreplaceable collections, curatorial expertise, and scientific infrastructure that natural history museums provide. At the same time, cutting-edge science like this revitalizes our museum's educational programs and propels its mission."

"Reconstructing events like the colonization of Africa by early anthropoids is a lot like solving a very cold case file," says Beard. "Afrasia may not be the anthropoid who actually committed the act, but it is definitely on our short list of prime suspects."

###

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is ranked among the top five natural history museums in the country. It maintains, preserves, and interprets an extraordinary collection of 20 million objects and scientific specimens used to broaden understanding of evolution, conservation, and biodiversity. More information is available by calling 412.622.3131 or by visiting the Web site, www.carnegiemnh.org.

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Feet of sand leave farms wasteland after flooding

In this photo taken May 22, 2012, farmer Mason Hansen talks about the damage in his sand-covered farm field in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Hundreds of farmers in Iowa and Nebraska are still struggling to remove sand and fill holes gouged by the Missouri River, which swelled last summer with rain and snowmelt and overflowed onto thousands of acres of farmland. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

In this photo taken May 22, 2012, farmer Mason Hansen talks about the damage in his sand-covered farm field in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Hundreds of farmers in Iowa and Nebraska are still struggling to remove sand and fill holes gouged by the Missouri River, which swelled last summer with rain and snowmelt and overflowed onto thousands of acres of farmland. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 3 AND THEREAFTER In this Thursday May 17, 2012 photo West Virginia State Senator Walt Helmick, works his bottling machine at his Pocahontas County W. Va., bottling plant and farm. (AP Photo/Charleston Daily Mail, Bob Wojcieszak)

This May 22, 2012, photo shows a scour hole filled with water, surrounded by sand on the Mason Hansen farm in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Hundreds of farmers in Iowa and Nebraska are still struggling to remove sand and fill holes gouged by the Missouri River, which swelled last summer with rain and snowmelt and overflowed onto thousands of acres of farmland. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

In this May 22, 2012, photo, heavy equipment is used to move sand in a field on the Mason Hansen farm in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Hundreds of farmers in Iowa and Nebraska are still struggling to remove sand and fill holes gouged by the Missouri River, which swelled last summer with rain and snowmelt and overflowed onto thousands of acres of farmland. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

This May 22, 2012, photo shows irrigation equipment surrounded by sand on the Mason Hansen farm in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Hundreds of farmers in Iowa and Nebraska are still struggling to remove sand and fill holes gouged by the Missouri River, which swelled last summer with rain and snowmelt and overflowed onto thousands of acres of farmland. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa (AP) ? Mason Hansen guns his pickup and cranks the steering wheel to spin through sand up to 4 feet high, but this is no day at the beach.

Hanson once grew corn and soybeans in the sandy wasteland in western Iowa, and his frustration is clear. Despite months spent hauling away tons of sand dropped when the flooded Missouri River engulfed his farm last summer, parts of the property still look like a desert.

Hundreds of farmers are still struggling to remove sand and fill holes gouged by the Missouri River, which swelled with rain and snowmelt, overflowed its banks and damaged thousands of acres along its 2,341-mile route from Montana through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri. The worst damage and the largest sand deposits were in Iowa and Nebraska.

"We'll be working on this for years," Hansen said. "It'll never be right. Ever. People don't have any idea how big of a mess this is."

Hansen has spent the past nine months pushing sand off the land he has farmed since 2000 near Missouri Valley, about 25 miles north of Omaha, Neb. Throughout the mild winter, he worked with his neighbor and two farm employees to clear 140 acres, but about 160 acres are still buried under sand.

The work is tedious. As the men scrape away the sand with bulldozers, they must stop repeatedly to pull out equipment that has become stuck in the still soggy fields.

As they work, catfish swim in a 30-foot-deep hole scoured out by the river, and a faint sandy haze clouds the air. On days when the wind picks up, sandstorms sweep through the fields, blinding workers as they dig into the ground.

"We have the means and the ability to fix it," Hansen said. "... But when you have to come out here and deal with it all the time, it gets old."

Shawn Shouse, an Iowa State University engineer and agribusiness expert, said most farmers can repair their land, but for some it will take another year or two of work. The first chore is removing the sand.

"The sand doesn't hold nutrients and water the way soil does, so it's not suitable for growing crops," he said. "If the deposits are thin, they can stir them into the soil and probably get along well. But when the deposits are several feet thick, they really have to move that sand somewhere else. That can be really expensive ? and you have to figure out what to do with it."

Shouse said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prohibits farmers from dumping sand back into the river without a federal permit, so most of it gets piled along the fields and used to fill giant holes left by the water.

That's what Hanson has done. But even when the sand is cleared, farmers' problems aren't over.

The sand and months underwater killed crucial microbes in the soil that help crops grow. Restoring those microbes, which develop naturally on plant roots, could take several years. Farmers plant corn, knowing it will grow inefficiently until enough microbes get back into the soil.

In Iowa, the flood inundated nearly 256,000 acres of cropland in six western counties, while in Nebraska, it swamped about 119,000 acres. Dan Steinkruger, the Farm Service Agency's Nebraska state executive director, said Iowa has more low-lying fields along the banks than his state.

Farmers in Nebraska and western Iowa lost a combined $300 million or more in crop sales and other economic activity to the flooding, according to the two states' Farm Bureaus.

Neither the Farm Service Agency nor other federal and state agencies have kept tabs on how much land has been cleared so far. But in speaking with farmers, it appears there is a long way to go.

Scott Olson has managed to restore about 140 of his 500 acres near Tekamah, Neb., that were submerged in last year's flood.

In one regard, he was lucky; most of his 3,000-acre farm was spared. But in the section that did flood, the water cut new holes and channels, creating drainage problems Olson expects will last for years. When the river receded, it left up to 15 feet of sand in some areas. Up to 5 feet remain.

The 55-year-old said he has spent more than $200,000 on bulldozers, land scrapers and workers thus far.

He's confident most of the cost eventually will be covered by disaster aid, but he's still waiting for that money to come through. Hansen said he also will qualify for disaster aid, but he expects the payments will cover only about half of what he's spent.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved more than $20 million in disaster aid for Iowa and Nebraska, which will help farmers with the cost of moving sand, grading land and filling scour holes.

"It's just totally, totally devastating," Olson said. "The dollar amount for what it takes to put it all back together again is going to be tremendous. And it's going to cost you, the taxpayer, in case you haven't already figured that out."

Associated Press

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Health & Fitness

Chronic insomnia comes about if somebody seems to have trouble getting to sleep over a span of at the very least three times weekly, for a month or maybe more. An incredibly frequent trigger of chronic insomnia is depressive disorders. Chronic insomnia could be dealt with with drugs, and a knowledge of what the underlying problem is that?s creating the issue.

Chronic insomnia, or perhaps sleep problems are likely to run in family members, plus it appears the mum is actually by far the most regularly affected, however there is certainly a genetic aspect associated to the condition. Whilst medical doctors have clinically diagnosed chronic insomnia to be connected with psychological or subconscious issues, it is often directly linked with anxiousness, depressive disorders, post-traumatic stress, bipolar affective disorder, and countless with ADHD.

Chronic insomnia can lead to lasting emotional troubles and because of the unknown root issues of the affliction it really is difficult to identify if one sets off the other. Since it?s hard for doctors to correctly determine whether the insomnia is brought on by the actual physical or emotional, they occasionally will treat it as a mix: psychophysiologic. Considering that there are different medical issues which additionally will cause chronic insomnia, drugs may be aligned to handle these too if perhaps they might be identified. Several of the medical worries that are recognised are: Allergic reactions Joint disease Heart problems Cancers Asthmatic symptoms High blood pressure Hyperplasia Emphysema Gastroesophageal Reflux Parkinsons Disease Alzheimers Disease Epilepsy Fibromyalgie Restless Legs Syndrome Sleep Apnea

Some medicines can also induce insomnia, so in case you have got an additional condition that is being treated it might be sensible to have this evaluated. Several well-known drugs that are discovered as causes of insomnia are antidepressants, felbamate, beta-blockers, and numerous others. Chronic insomnia might result from chemical substance maltreatment, like alcohol, sedatives, and cocaine. Something which you ought to be informed of in the event that you may be having difficulty with rest.

Treatment for chronic insomnia will change depending on what medical doctors identify as the underlying trigger. In case a health problem is inducing the insomnia, then they will certainly treat that problem hoping the insomnia will go away. If it should keep on then they may possibly suggest some behavioral treatment for you to observe if that may promote sleep. Mastering a number of rest exercises, for example yoga or breathing exercises can even help you to sleep better.

Chronic Insomnia is a medical problem and should be treated therefore by a medical professional. Several sleepless nights might not indicate that you are experiencing chronic insomnia, but you must be knowledgeable of your wellness issues, have an understanding of your body, and recognize when it?s time to search for specialized healthcare. Remember chronic insomnia may do additional health deterioration, just as other health problems may trigger the insomnia, although either way, you need to be careful of your overall health.

Learn more about chronic insomnia. Stop by Rob Henry?s site where you can find out all about insomnia and what it can do for you.

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Octomom Books Stripper Gig in Florida

In the hottest news ever (or not), Octomom Nadya Suleman has booked her first gig as a stripper. Try to contain your excitement there, fellas.

Sources close to Octomom say she will be at T's Lounge in West Palm Beach, Fla., for her inaugural (and hopefully last) stint as a stripper July 11-15.

She'll do two shows a night during that stretch. Thank goodness.

Of course, while T's Lounge is an all-nude club, Nadya will only be going topless. No full Octomom nude action. Or lap dances. Keep dreaming.

Despite vowing to never exploit herself for money, Octomom is feeling so "sexually liberated" since filming her solo porn video. Good to know.

The video is scheduled for release around that time, so she decided stripping would be a good promotional tool. How enterprising of her.

She will reportedly make "thousands" from the gig, not including $1s stuffed in her sexy g-string by oglers. The show is gonna be so epic.

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You Should Try A Number Of Health and fitness Routines And ...

These pointers will assist you to find out more about exercise and ways to training it efficiently. It is very important be well-informed about health and fitness before you start exercising: you can injured your self or place lots of initiatives into anything inefficiently should you not know any much better. Seek information prior to starting training.

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Can You Make A Living As A Freelance Information Product Creator?

Do you need to sell information products in order to make a living as a creator of learning content? I mean, that seems to be the impression you get if you hang around the internet marketing business long enough.

Wanna make money? Create an infoproduct. Wanna build a reputation? Create an information product. On and on but underlying it all is that you need to sell those self-same learning courses.

Is there another way to create learning products and make a living without having to sell those information products?

The answer is yes!

There are four basic roles in the supply chain of learning content products.

1. The creator

2. The presenter

3. The packager or publisher

4. The seller

Frequently the presenter and the seller are the same person ? at least on the internet. But the creation of high quality infoproducts is a specialty. And it?s a task that can be done from the background, without anyone being the wiser. And that situation ? high skill specialty and a background task ? makes information product creation fertile ground for a freelance business.

In this article, I?m going to identify three markets that are perfect for the freelance information product creator.

1. Large companies

Large companies are the traditional market for most of the training industry. After all, one of their primary critical success indicators is how up-to-date their employees are. In other words, how often they train their people. So most large companies spend a great deal of money in supplying training to their people. Some of that training is contracted ? the training company provides both content and trainer and sometimes facilities. But a large portion is internal ? provided by internal or contract training staff. Companies often prefer to own the course material and so they will hire freelance learning content providers to design their courses.

2. Large Training Companies

Large training companies such as Learning Tree International or Global Knowledge usually hire contract trainers who are responsible for both content and delivery. However, they also maintain a set of courses which are their property. This type of learning content is often provided by freelance course designers.

3. Information Product Marketers

New information marketers are told to design their own information products. After all, they are the experts and if they are going to go beyond the minimum they need to have their own information products. But many of the infoproduct marketers are large multi-million dollar companies. The owner no longer creates his own products. In fact, he or she may not even bother to act as presenter. The creation of information products is often one of those tasks that are outsourced very quickly. Why? Because doing it well is a specialty involving many years of training. These large publisher/marketers often release several new products a year. Freelance staffing can prove to be cheaper for these companies than hiring employees.

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The Clear Blog ? Internet-Based Business Phone Systems: The ...

If you are searching for business phone systems that are going to help you forge a solid communication system for you and your business, then there is a solution for you. Communication done daily with any of their internet-based plans is modernized and reliable, so you don?t have to worry about your phone service ever. What is possibly even more tempting about this form of communication, is that when you sign up for a plan you can get a multitude of amenities for cheap.

With a one year agreement you can choose a plan that is right for your business, but also add in the additional amenities that you would like to have in your communications plan. Based on how much you will be using your phone, and the communications system you would like to use, there are four plans to choose from. The 800 plan, the 200 plan, the 300 plan and the DTA plan are all great for businesses and each gives their own amenities that business professionals can appreciate and all at great rates.

Because each of their plans differs slightly, and come with many additional features, you can create the business phone systems plans that best suit you and your business communications needs. There are options to manage phone menus, including e-mail, voicemail and fax for your business. As well as calling features that many companies take advantage of, if team members are located throughout the country, like conference calling and 3-way calling. All of these additional perks vary based on the plan that you sign up for with a quality phone service provider.

Because these business phone systems are based on the internet, it makes for digital phone service that is resilient and better than just a typical landline phone provider. Like working with the DTA Plan, you will get a digital phone adaptor device, which will allows you to make a functional business communications system. This will be well-matched with your phones, PC and even fax machines, which will allow you to streamline communications, all at a low price of just $29.95 per month and per user.

With any of the aforementioned features of business phone systems it is no question as to why their internet-based communications plans are so sought after. Because their internet-based phone plans are so flexible and can be formed around your business, many professionals seek to have them. You can build quality associations with your employees and clients with business phone system plans.

Proper telecommunications services are one of most essential aspects of business company. To get in touch in a variety of ways, please visit business phone systems or audio conferencing.

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Build A Sticky Site - How to Buy Web Traffic

Build A Sticky Site: Five Tips To Increase Visitor Engagement

Article by Kevin Phillips

Part of the foundation of any Internet marketing strategy is building a website that engages visitors and drives them deeper into your content. The concept, known as site stickiness, can really make a difference in your company?s brand awareness, customer engagement, and financial bottom line! Here are five excellent tips that you can use today to help make your website stickier.

Create an image strategy for your website. One of the buzz topics in Internet marketing today is building an image strategy, or rather putting images to work for you. Images, oftentimes more than words, engage web visitors with your brand. This fits, as often web surfers only spend minutes, or even seconds, on any given page! You need to grab their attention and keep it in the most effective way possible, which is where images come in. Find places where images can tell the story just as well as words, and develop with images and create infographics that fit the bill. This strong imagery will keep your visitors engaged for longer, leading to more page views and opportunities to take action with your company.

A clean, simple navigation is another key to site stickiness. If visitors can?t easily get to where they want to go, they will quickly surf away from your website! Beware of overwhelming navigation tricks like lists within lists. Stick to as few navigation links as you need to initially lead your visitor to take another action with your website. Also, keep your main navigation ?above the fold?, meaning the visitor should not have to scroll the page to get to your important navigation links. If visitors can?t initially see what you want them to do, then you are in jeopardy of losing them.

Create an image strategy for your website. One of the buzz topics in Internet marketing today is building an image strategy, or rather putting images to work for you. Images, oftentimes more than words, engage web visitors with your brand. This fits, as often web surfers only spend minutes, or even seconds, on any given page! You need to grab their attention and keep it in the most effective way possible, which is where images come in. Find places where images can tell the story just as well as words, and develop with images and create infographics that fit the bill. This strong imagery will keep your visitors engaged for longer, leading to more page views and opportunities to take action with your company.

Develop engaging, relevant content. Oftentimes, websites get their function right for site stickiness, but then immediately fail on content execution. Your content must be relevant to your company, and most importantly, it needs to be engaging and persuasive! Nothing turns off a visitor more than dull, merely functional content. If you feel your content is not up to snuff, research copywriting online. There are tons of excellent resources available that can teach you how to create more engaging content.

Offer free research, white papers, and case studies. Your visitors may be very interested in learning how others fared using your products or services. They may be intrigued to discover new research related to the topics relevant to your business. Free white papers and original research can really engage visitors and keep them glued to your website for longer. Consider developing an annual study related to your company?s market that you can feature on your website every year!

With increased site stickiness, you?ll see your page views, and ultimately sales, jump exponentially! Take action on these tips today, and get ready to watch your business grow.

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Day 14: Olympic Flame to Visit Knowsley Safari Park and Cross The Mersey on Journey from Bolton to Liverpool

On Friday 1 June, the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay ? presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung ? will travel from Bolton to Liverpool. The Olympic Flame will travel 93.82 miles through 17 communities.

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On Friday 1 June, the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay ? presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung ? will travel from Bolton to Liverpool. The Olympic Flame will travel 93.82 miles through 17 communities.

157 Torchbearers will carry the Flame before it arrives at the Evening Celebration in Liverpool where a cauldron will be lit to mark the culmination of the day?s festivities. After the celebrations have finished, the Flame will be transferred to a lantern and it will stay in Liverpool overnight.

On Day 14 the Flame will be carried through the following communities:

Bolton, Horwich, Chorley, Euxton, Croston, Burscough, Ormskirk, Southport, Ainsdale, Formby, Crosby, St Helen?s, Huyton, Knotty Ash, Old Swan, Birkenhead and Liverpool.

The first Torchbearer of the day will be Antony Evitts, 16, from Bolton, who was nominated by Bolton Council for his excellence in swimming, will set off from the steps of the City Hall. Antony has represented the England Talent Programme from a young age, and has realised successes both regionally and nationally. From age 11 he has been ranked in the top six in Great Britain in four events. His biggest achievement to date is qualifying for two events in the 2010 British Championships, where he competed against the best swimmers in Great Britain. Antony is committed to his education at Canon Slade School and effectively manages both his sporting and academic career. Alongside his studies, he trains on a nationally acclaimed swimming programme which involves nine swimming and two gym sessions per week. Antony won the Bolton Sport and Physical Activity Award (BOSPAA) for Sports Achiever of the Year in 2010. His long term goal is to represent Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

During the day the Flame will visit a number of iconic landmarks. Highlights include:

Anthony Gormley?s Another Place, Crosby. The Flame will be carried to Another Place by Jessica Wade, 15, from Liverpool, who was nominated in the LOCOG public nomination campaign for her time and dedication given to animals in need. The Flame will then be carried along Another Place by three different Torchbearers. Receiving the Flame from Jessica will be Paul Mcevoy, 25, Liverpool, who was selected through Coca Cola for the time and dedication that he gives to young people. Paul will then hand the Flame to Richard Webster, 45, from The Wirral, who was selected through Lloyds TSB for his efforts raising money for charities. Richard will then hand the Flame to Francis Meadows, 53, Liverpool, who was selected through Lloyds TSB for his 25 years of work at Crosby Stuart Junior Football.

Aintree Racecourse. Kimberley Cooper, 22, from Liverpool, who was nominated through the LOCOG campaign, will carry the Flame through the grandstands and out onto the racecourse. Kim was the ?Legend? vinspired National Award Winner for 2011. The award recognises someone who has successfully led a team of volunteers to make a difference. Kim volunteered at Leeds University as a Project Co-ordinator for ?Green Streets?, a project that stops re-usable items left by students in their halls of residence ending up in a landfill. Over two years she led her team to divert over 50 tonnes of re-usable material and created over 3,000 hours of volunteering for her team. She grew ?Green Streets? into a city-wide scheme bringing in multiple partnerships, including Leeds City Council, local community groups and other Universities.

Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot. The Flame will be carried around Knowsley Safari Park by Jane Campbell, 36, from Liverpool, who was selected through Lloyds TSB for her work in starting and running a Seniors Lunch Club in one of the most deprived areas of the country. This will include a visit to the Elephant Enclosure and the Giraffe Platform.

The Mersey Ferry, Birkenhead. The Flame will be carried into the jetty by Rebecca Blacklock, 19, from The Wirral, who was selected through Lloyds TSB for her dedication and commitment to voluntary work in the area. She will then hand the Flame to Craig Lundberg, 26, from Liverpool who will carry the Flame onto the ferry for the crossing across the Mersey. Craig was blinded whilst on service in Iraq in 2007 when a rocket propelled grenade blew in his face. Since his injuries Craig has, amongst many other things, played for the England blind football team, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for the Help the Heroes charity, worked in the community giving inspirational speeches to children and is a support to other wounded servicemen, he is also hoping to participate in the Paralympics in the GB blind football team. Despite his injuries Craig has a fighting spirit and doesn?t let anything get in his way, he has taken it in his stride turned it into a positive and become a role model for other people in a similar situation.

Other Torchbearers during the day will include:

Chris Boardman, 43, from West Kirby, will be carrying the Flame in Birkenhead. Chris Boardman MBE exploded onto the international cycling scene, and captured the British public?s imagination by winning the individual pursuit at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Chris went on to win two world titles on the track, three stages of the Tour de France and set numerous world records including the gruelling hour record shortly before his retirement from cycling in 2000. Chris has always been linked with cutting edge technology and his knowledge and experience became invaluable as he led British Cycling?s research and development team in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where they became the most successful British sporting team of all time. Outside of cycling, Chris ran the 2009 London Marathon for the National Autistic Society and launched the 5km Santa Dash on behalf of the Hoylake Cottage community hospital in West Kirby. Chris is truly an inspirational figure in the history of British sport.

Mel C, 38, London, will be carrying the Flame in Birkenhead. She has been part of one of the most successful Girl Bands of all time, The Spice Girls, and has since forged a name for herself as a sole artist achieving over 3 million album sales, two number 1 singles, six top 10 singles and over 200 combined weeks on the UK chart. Melanie has given a lot of time to various charities including Sport Relief where she has helped raise awareness of people in need in the UK and Worldwide. Melanie is a keen gymnast and dancer and is dedicated to making a difference to people's lives.

Cameron Small, 14, Preston, will be carrying the Flame in Southport. He has inspired so many young and old by his brave fight against a life threatening blood illness. This has included over 900 visits to hospital and harsh, painful treatments including four courses of chemotherapy and many others that have now made him a insulin dependent diabetic. Despite all this, from the age of four he has been an inspirational fundraiser, raising money to help other children and to make their time in hospital easier. He has so far raised an incredible ?115000 by organising things from simple raffles to mass sandcastle builds and has even sat in a bath of beans for hours. When he heard his beloved children?s hospital was to close and an appeal was being launched to raise ?20 million in just three years he decided that he must get involved and so three years later after many adventures and hard work, Cameron gave a speech at a gala celebration dinner thanking everyone who was involved for their efforts and that the total had been reached. For all his efforts, Cameron was made the first young ambassador for the Royal Manchester Children?s Hospital and has since been awarded many awards from the Children?s Champion to the Pride of Britain. He accepts them on behalf of all the other brave children and his moving speeches have had rooms full of celebrities in tears. Cameron has always wanted to be an Olympian and to carry the Olympic torch would mean that a brave and inspirational boys dream would have come true.

Stephanie Millward, 30, Swansea, will be carrying the Flame in Huyton. She was selected through the Coca-Cola Future Flames programme. Stephanie has always had a passion and love of sports not just because they are fun but also because they allow everyone the chance to work together which she feels is very important. Stephanie swims 9 sessions a week along with two gym sessions which allow her to compete for Great Britain which she enjoys. Stephanie hopes to compete and medal in seven events in London2012 and she hopes to continue teaching young children to swim.

Paul Hardaker, 41 from Liverpool, will be carrying the Flame in Ormskirk. He was nominated through the Lloyds TSB public nomination campaign. He is a long term Crohn's Disease sufferer and has recently sailed single-handedly around the UK, meeting sufferers at every port, to raise money for the Crohn's and colitis foundation.

Joseph Shaw, 17, from Kirkby, will be carrying the Flame in Huyton. Joe has two younger sisters who both have special needs and despite his young age Joe is a constant source of help to his family, often acting as a carer for his sisters. He helps out as a junior leader with local kids clubs and also helps at TANGO ? a local community group helping people come together.

The line-up includes music from The Wombats, a dance troupe who will provide a unique fusion of street performance, theatre and sport and dance act Twist and Pulse. There will also be entertainment from local acts staged by Liverpool City Council.

Towards the end of the two-hour show, the last Torchbearer of the day ? Craig Lundberg - will light a celebration cauldron on stage at the event which will enable the Olympic Flame to be seen by the audience.

The Olympic Torch Relay will also include exciting moments with extreme heights, high speeds and breath-taking spectacles and the Flame will be travelling by different methods of transport including horseback, bicycle, tram and steam-train. Every county in England and every Local Authority area in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales will host the Olympic Flame, with visits reaching as far north as Lerwick in Scotland to St Helier in the south, Lowestoft in the east and Enniskillen in the west. Many thousands of people are expected to welcome the Olympic Flame along the route each day and celebrate the achievements of the Torchbearers in parks, squares and streets right around the UK.

The convoy travelling with the Flame consists of 14 core vehicles, including a pilot car, Torchbearer drop-off and pick-up shuttles, Presenting Partner vehicles, a media vehicle, a command car and security vehicles. The lead convoy, including the Presenting Partner vehicles, will provide entertainment for the crowds. The Torchbearer will follow some 5 to 7 minutes later.

A crew of approximately 350 people will be working each day of the Relay. Core teams of LOCOG staff, the Metropolitan Police Torch Security Team, Presenting Partners, host Police Forces and host Local Authorities will be working together throughout the 70 days.

James Williams, Director, Olympic Torch Relay, The Coca-Cola Company, said: ?We?re are now well into our second week of what is shaping up to be an incredible 70 day journey around the UK. We?re so excited to join with the crowds lining the streets to celebrate our inspirational Coca-Cola Future Flames as they carry the Olympic Flame through their local communities, for example today Stephanie Millward will be carrying the Flame in Huyton. We?re continuing to spread the magic of London 2012 across the United Kingdom, and will be getting everyone to Move to the Beat tonight as we bring The Wombats to the stage in Liverpool.?

Sally Hancock, Director, London 2012 Partnership at Lloyds Banking Group, said: ?The Olympic Torch Relay has had a phenomenal reception in each community is has touched over the last two incredible weeks. Every community has come out in force to feel the excitement of London 2012. Lloyds TSB is bringing as many opportunities as possible for people to get involved as the Olympic Flame passes their door. We?re calling on everyone to cheer their local Lloyds TSB Torchbearers ? extraordinary people like Tom Glynn and Rose Tyson, running in St Helen?s and Birkenhead. Our troupe of performers, the Flame Followers, are lighting up the celebrations along the route ahead of the Relay before their Flame Followers Spectacular at Liverpool?s iconic Pierhead tonight.?

Sunny Hwang, Vice President & Head of Global Sports Marketing, Samsung Electronics, said: ?Samsung's Olympic Torch Relay campaign shares the Olympic spirit and encourages everyone to take part in London 2012. Samsung has offered an inspiring opportunity to people around the world to carry the Olympic Flame, as part of our ambition to make London 2012 Everyone's Olympic Games.?

For further information please contact the London 2012 Press Office.

Notes to editors:

Each day two short packages of broadcast footage will be made available. The packages will be available via the Footage library ? accessible from the Media Centre on london2012.com and direct from this link http://footagelibrary.london2012.com. Media will need to register for access in advance. Registration is free.

The broadcast of the Olympic Torch Relay is provided for Editorial Use Only. There can be no commercial association, no third party association and no commercial/ad superimposition on the video footage, unless the prior written consent of the IOC is acquired.

About the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Presenting Partners:

As the longest standing Presenting Partner of the Olympic Torch Relay, Coca-Cola will be using its heritage and experience to spread excitement across the UK ahead of London 2012. Coca-Cola's national nomination campaign - Future Flames ? has focused on finding inspirational young people from across the country to have the once in a lifetime opportunity to carry the Olympic Flame. This summer Coca-Cola will celebrate these Future Flames: young people who use their passions in areas like sport and physical activity, music and dance, and community and the environment; to spread happiness in their local communities. Find out more at: http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/olympic-games

As the only National Presenting Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, Lloyds TSB will be taking the inspiration and excitement of the Olympic Flame right to the heart of communities across the UK. As part of Lloyds Banking Group, Bank of Scotland will be the National Presenting Partner in Scotland. We are creating as many opportunities as possible for communities the length and breadth of the UK to get involved as the Flame travels past their front doors. Lloyds TSB?s troupe of performers the Flame Followers will be travelling ahead of the Flame to excite crowds with a unique fusion of street performance, theatre and sport celebrating the endeavour, athleticism, agility and skill of Olympic sporting heroes, Team GB.

Lloyds Banking Group is Britain?s biggest corporate investor in UK communities and in 2011 invested ?85 million and as part of the Group?s Community Investment Programme, we?ve launched the Lloyds Banking Group Community Fund to give back to the communities in which we operate and pass through on our journey with the Olympic Flame. We?re inviting everyone to visit the Lloyds TSB stand at each Evening Celebration to vote for a community project in their area that inspires and supports young people. By voting at the Evening Celebration members of the public will automatically enter a draw to win four tickets to London 2012. The two projects that receive the most votes at each locality will each win a ?5,000 grant from Lloyds Banking Group. At the Lloyds TSB site members of the public will also have the opportunity to have their photo taken with the Olympic Torch, meet Lloyds TSB Local Heroes ? the future stars of Team GB and ParalympicsGB ? and get up close to our Flame Followers. To find out how you can join in the celebrations with Lloyds TSB (in your community please visit http://www.lloydstsb.com/london2012)

As a Presenting Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, Samsung aims to encourage everyone to be part of the greatest show on Earth to make London 2012 ?Everyone?s Olympic Games.? We aspire to offer new and memorable experiences for everyone around the world through our own innovative and smart wireless technology. Samsung is providing 1,360 Torchbearers, who have ?gone the extra mile? by contributing to the local communities, through its worldwide public nomination campaign. In total over 25,000 nominations were received. Samsung will support towns and cities to celebrate the exciting moment of the Torch Relay and help showcase Great Britain?s cultural landmarks to provide a more enjoyable experience to everyone. The evening celebrations that will be staged by Samsung in 66 towns and cities throughout the Olympic Flame?s journey across the UK, will allow Samsung to entertain the community they are visiting. The Samsung caravan, complete with LED screen on the side showcasing runners and goodwill messages, will follow the Torchbearers around the UK cheering up everyone to celebrate the Torch Relay with music and interaction with local communities. It is Samsung?s ambition that London 2012 will be an event that reaches and involves more people than on any other Olympic Games occasion. To learn more about Samsung?s London 2012 Olympic programme, please visit http://www.samsung.com/london2012

The Supporters of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay are:

Worldwide Olympic Partners Procter and Gamble and Visa, Tier One Partners adidas, BMW, BP, British Airways, BT and EDF, Tier Three Providers Aggreko, Holiday Inn and NATURE VALLEY.

The BBC will be providing extensive coverage of the Torch Relay on television, radio and online. This will include special Breakfast shows on every BBC local radio station, and extended live coverage of an evening celebration event in every Nation and English Region. Full details of the coverage will be at bbc.co.uk/2012.

London 2012 Games partners:

The Worldwide Olympic Partners who support the London 2012 Olympic Games and the National Olympic Committees around the world are Coca-Cola, Acer, Atos, Dow Chemical Company, GE, McDonald?s, Omega, Panasonic, Procter and Gamble, Samsung and Visa.

LOCOG has seven domestic Tier One Partners - adidas, BMW, BP, British Airways, BT, EDF and Lloyds TSB. There are seven domestic Tier Two Supporters ? Adecco, ArcelorMittal, Cadbury, Cisco, Deloitte, Thomas Cook and UPS.

There are now twenty-eight domestic Tier Three Suppliers and Providers ? Aggreko, Airwave, Atkins, Boston Consulting Group, CBS Outdoor, Crystal CG, Eurostar, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, G4S, GSK, Gymnova, Heathrow Airport, Heineken UK, Holiday Inn, John Lewis, McCann Worldgroup, Mondo, NATURE VALLEY, Next, Nielsen, Populous, Rapiscan Systems, Rio Tinto, Technogym, Thames Water, Ticketmaster, Trebor and Westfield

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