LONDON?? Police lost a set of keys at Wembley Stadium last week but security was not compromised at the London Olympic soccer venue, officials said Monday.
"On the morning of Tuesday, 24 July officers on the Olympic policing operation at Wembley Stadium reported that internal security keys, being used by them as part of searches, were missing," Scotland Yard said in a statement.
"Officers attended the venue to assist in a search for the missing items but nothing was found. There is absolutely no security concern in relation to the stadium as measures were taken immediately to secure all key areas of the venue,? the statement said.
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Organizers of the London Olympics stressed that relevant locks have been changed and there was no security breach. Police declined to provide more details about what the keys were for.
Embarrassing The key incident appeared harmless, but it was embarrassing for officials who are already on edge defending security arrangements for the London Games.
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Just days before the games opened on Friday, Britain's government had to deploy thousands more servicemen to protect Olympic venues after private security contractor G4S admitted it could not hire enough security guards for the event.
Some of the servicemen called in on short notice have seen their leaves cancelled, while others have only recently returned from tours in Afghanistan.
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The chief executive of G4S, Nick Buckles, apologized and said the fiasco was a national embarrassment.
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Hungry and thirsty fans Wembley is one of six stadiums hosting the men's and women's soccer tournaments during the games. The first soccer events began on Wednesday, ahead of the opening ceremony.
The first Olympic soccer games held at Wembley were played on Sunday, but many in the crowds were unable to eat or drink because the stadium?s food stands were unable to accept credit cards, The Guardian reported.
Olympic ceremony crasher marched with athletes
"We understand that Wembley's systems failed and therefore they were only accepting cash at the food and beverage kiosks. This cash only decision was made by Wembley management and not Visa. We are working with the Wembley team to help them fix this as soon as possible," the newspaper quoted a Visa spokesman as saying.
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Have you ever had someone count you out before you even started?
Have you ever wanted to reach a goal but was told it was impossible?
Sometimes weight loss can look like an impossible goal.
Sometimes gaining back your health can look like an impossible challenge.
In another post (Brazil Butt Lift Workout: Depressed Mother to Sexy & Feminine) we found that sometimes friends and family may not be stopping you but they?re also not encouraging you?
In a way, lack of encouragement can be just as damaging as no encouragement?
In today?s Shakeology review with the P90X workout, we find someone who was basically told by her Doctors to give up hope and accept a very unpleasant end?
Camille L. ? With MS, she completed P90X & Drank Shakeology Everyday
At age 28,?Camille L. was diagnosed with an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis.
Her Doctors told her that she wouldn?t be able to take care of her three children and to make things worse, her family would have trouble taking care of her?
But? even with multiple sclerosis, she was able to complete P90X AND Shakeology helped play a huge part in that?
Let?s look at how Camille L. was able to change her life around with P90X and Shakeology?
I believe it should go without saying but Results will vary?
Camille L. story is not typical and you are encouraged to speak with your health care provider before taking any supplements or attempting a fitness program.
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That is truly an amazing story!!!
Let?s review?
Camille L. before P90X and Shakeology
When Camille was diagnosed with MS, she was told that she wouldn?t be able to take care of her three children and soon after her family would have difficulty in taking care of her.
Once she couldn?t take her of her children, she fell into depression.
After chemotherapy, she lost her appetite. Causing a decrease in her metabolism and her overall health.
Barely being able to take care of herself, Camille began to feel like a burden and started believing that her family would be better off without her.
Camille L. after P90X and Shakeology
One day her husband, Dan, got into doing P90X.
Soon their children got involved with P90X and Camille wanted to became a part of it as well.
Camille got involved with P90X because she wanted to become the mother and the wife that her kids and her husband deserved.
With Camille showing interest in P90X, Dan discovered how to modify the P90X moves so that she could get involved as well.
P90X gave Camille:
After a decade of not using her legs, P90X & Shakeology has allowed Camille to Power a Stationary Bike.
Best of all, P90X made her believe she can be the person she was before she was diagnosed with MS.
But P90X was not the only thing that changed her?
Shakeology also played a big part in Camille?s story because her metabolism and just her body was a mess?
P90X is a demanding workout and without Shakeology kick starting her body, she may not have been able to make it.
As was said in the video, Shakeology made her body come alive. And gave her the energy and strength to continue.
Camille was able to accomplish great things with her own modified P90X workouts and Shakeology!
After almost a decade of no hope, P90X and Shakeology:
Gave her back her appetite!
Helped her lose 76 pounds!
And she can now ride a stationary bike!
Final thoughts of Camille L.?s Success Story with P90X and Shakeology:
I love the following quote from Camille:
?My disease does not define who I am or what I can do.? ? Camille L.
You may not have a life threatening disease like Camille but there?s something in your life that?s holding you back from your fitness journey.
Think about it?
When Camille started P90X, she couldn?t even walk?
Her Doctors were basically preparing her for death without hope?
I know people who choose to live with obesity?
People who choose to live with high blood pressure?
People who choose to live with diabetes?
Interestingly, many common diseases that Americans deal with, can be taken care of with two simple things:
Exercise
Nutrition
I encourage you to discover why you should take care of your own health?
For Camille, not being a burden on her family and gaining back control of her life encouraged her to complete P90X and drink Shakeology.
Camille may not have been able to complete all the exercises in P90X but she modified and kept going!
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Have a great day!
P.S. I decided to look further into Camille?s story since it happened back in 2009 and discovered that since then, her and her husband have become Beachbody Coaches.
She continues to workout and drink Shakeology on regular basis and helps others achieve hope.
The following is a excerpt from Camille?s website, http://cammielusk.wordpress.com/cammie-lusk-this-is-my-story:
It was the most amazing feeling to be able to accomplish just that one workout but then the next morning rolled around.? I couldn?t even lift my arms to get dressed which made me laugh and then cry a little.? They were tears of happiness?I was struggling to get dressed because I was USING my muscles not because the MS was attacking me.? From that point on I was addicted to working out?if my body didn?t hurt I was disappointed.? I struggled not with the workouts exactly but with my lack of energy to complete them.? Enter Shakeology.? We had heard about this nutrient rich shake that would also act as a meal replacement that Beachbody was launching.? I was a little hesitant for many reasons.? 1)? I was never hungry, couldn?t eat much at one time and didn?t think I would like it.? The MS had done some very strange things to my digestion.? My body digested at a pace 3 times slower than the average person so consequently I didn?t feel the need to eat very often or very much at all.? When Dan calculated my caloric needs vs what I was actually eating we discovered I was only eating 600 calories a day at the very most.? So we decided to order Shakeology thinking ?what do we have to lose?.? As it turns out NOTHING because in the first few days I found myself hungry!? I didn?t even recognize the pains I was feeling as hunger, I thought I was getting the flu it had been that long since I had experienced hunger.? My energy levels went through the roof and the weight seemed to fall off my body but best of all?I was doing better with my Multiple Sclerosis. ? I felt so alive and it was very evident in how I was living my life.
I lost over 70 lbs, went from a size 22 pant to a size 8.? I was happy, healthy, and no longer concerned the MS was going to beat me.? I found my health again despite my diagnosis.? I have learned to eat healthy, give my body the nutrients it needs, and to stay active. ? I am more energized, I don?t need to take naps to make it through the day, and I started to stop taking medication that I no longer needed.? I went from at one time taking over 45 different medications to just 1 and I have plans to get rid of that one as well..something my neurologist and I argue about all the time.? I feel good?my family feels good and I don?t want anything clouding my life experiences.? I want to enjoy my family by taking care of those I love not by them taking care of me.
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Launching an information product is easily one of the most hands free strategies for diversifying your online business.
Every day millions of people turn to the Internet in search of a solution.
A solution to a problem they?d like to solve.
?And you know what? MOST people will gladly hand their hard earned money over to you in return for an information product?
An information product that promises to solve their problem.
It?s a very straight forward business model and has countless advantages over selling traditional physical products.
Information products don?t cost anything to produce.
You create them once and they can be downloaded an infinite number of times, completely free.
You don?t have to be involved in the selling process. Visitors arrive at your site, read the sales page, pay you the cash and download the product without you ever knowing. You get to wake up to new sales that were made while you were sleeping. It?s like owning an offline store that runs without human intervention.
The product sells 24 hours a day.
Affiliates do all the selling for you.
As I said; launching and selling your own information product is fairly straight forward. For this strategy; it?s best to pick a micro niche or a niche within a broad niche. Unless you have a killer product with a killer sales funnel and lots of money to put towards acitvely marketing; you won?t do so well with info products in the mainstream niches.
The mainstream niches are wealth, health and relationships. Instead you need to dive deeper into the niches and find something more targeted with less competition. For example the mole removal or yeast infection treatment niches within the health niche.
Both substantial niches with A TON of traffic. People searching for ways to get rid of their moles or yeast infections. As you can imagine, those are the kinds of people who?d rather buy an information product to find a solution than visit a doctor. I actually know a guy who has info products in both niches. He doens?t market his products at all, but they routinely make him 4 figures a month.
Once you find a sub niche with a lot of traffic, but not huge amounts of competition; create a product. You simply need to research into what the market wants; what other people are selling?successfully?and create your own product. The info products themselves can be ebooks, audios, videos or bundles.
I?m not going to go into the ins and outs of product creation; as there?s an endless supply of information and courses out there to teach you that. Once your product is created, you can hire a copywriter, a graphic designer and a tech guy to setup your sales page and download area.
That?s nearly all you have to do.
At this point you would have a fully functioning sales page, next you just add it to a network like Clickbank. Clickbank is a marketplace for digital products, there are many others, but Clickbank is highly popular with affiliates.
I believe you can have you product listed on Clickbank for under $100 and it?s a great investment. Doing all of the above, you?ll?successfully?have launched an info product onto the Clickbank marketplace.
As time goes by, affiliates in the niche will come across your product and if they like it; they?ll promote it for you. You just pay them a commission and the cool thing is; all of this happens automatically.
This strategy is about volume because you?re not actively promoting your info products.
To really excel and propel your product sales to new heights; you can come ?up with a marketing plan, recruit affiliates and improve your sales funnel. As your conversion rates increase and more?affiliates?promote your info products; they?ll achieve a higher Clickbank gravity and hit the first page of Clickbank in their respective categories.
This means more affiliates?will come across them, promote them and make you more money.
The more info products you have in a marketplace; the more diversification you build. If one business flops and you need to make some extra cash; you?ll always have several proven to convert products to promote.
Simply creating and launching info products onto a marketplace like Clickbank won?t make you rich, either will creating a physical product. If you want your products to sell; you need to promote them via marketinhg. Relying on affiliates to stumble upon your product/s is a fools game, you could say.
But with enough products on a marketplace in the right niches with limited offers, it works!
It results in completely passive ?hands free? cash flow; but to really succeed with info products, MARKETING is the answer.
Watch NBC's Olympic coverage for 10 minutes and you'll probably find yourself tearing up at least once. Watch for an hour and you'll have something to talk to your therapist about next week.
In its relentless effort to provide the dramatic human interest stories behind the games -- we need something to do while those athletes are just standing around -- NBC seems to have dug up every sad, heart-wrenching anecdote they could find. It would almost seem that a lifetime of training is nothing if fate hasn't also dealt you a couple of identity-shattering blows to the stomach.
The folks at UCB comedy realized this trend and have taken the coverage to its most extreme level with their new spoof, NBC's Sad Olympics. Take a look at the video above and get prepared to cry really, really hard. USA! USA!
SEOUL (Reuters) - KT Corp., South Korea's No. 2 wireless service provider, apologized on Sunday after personal data of millions of mobile phone subscribers was hacked.
It is the latest in a string of large-scale personal information hacking cases in one of the world's most wired countries.
Police said two computer programmers had been arrested for hacking personal data of about 8.7 million KT subscribers. KT claims a mobile service subscription membership of 16 million.
Police were also investigating seven others suspected of having purchased and used the hacked KT data, which included names, resident registration numbers and phone numbers.
"We deeply apologize for worrying you," KT said in a statement. The company said it had blocked any further illegal access to data. The hacking began in February.
In November, more than 13 million subscribers of Nexon Korea Corp, a leading game developer, fell victim to a hacking attack.
Months before the Nexon Korea case, information of up to 35 million users of an internet portal and blogging site operated by SK Comms, the country's top mobile service provider, was attacked by hackers from China.
(Reporting by Sung-won Shim; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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PITTSBURGH (AP) ? United States Steel Corp. may provide some insight into the state of the global economy when it reports second-quarter results Tuesday before the market opens.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Analysts expect U.S. Steel to join a string of steel manufacturers that have turned in disappointing results for the second quarter, which historically is the strongest three months of the year for the industry.
Nucor Corp., AK Steel Holding Corp. and ArcelorMittal all reported weaker earnings from April through June, blaming anemic demand.
Economic growth has slowed in the U.S. and China. Some European countries are back in a recession as the region struggles with a massive debt crisis. Manufacturing has slowed on all three continents. Slower growth translates into less demand for steel.
Prices for hot-rolled coil steel have fallen to around $630 per ton since hitting a peak near $800 per ton in March. "It's really difficult to make money at that price," Morningstar Inc. analyst Bridget Freas said.
Steel demand has been weak from the construction industry and agricultural equipment manufacturers and for use in infrastructure projects. There have been areas of improving demand such as automobile manufacturers and the energy industry.
Shares of U.S. Steel dropped nearly 30 percent in the quarter, ending at $20.60 per share on June 29.
WHY IT MATTERS: U.S. Steel, headquartered in Pittsburgh, makes products used in various industries from construction and automobiles to appliances and pipes for the energy industry. The pace of the economic recovery can be gauged in part from the sales that it makes to its broad customer base.
WHAT'S EXPECTED: Analysts, on average, expect net income of 48 cents per share on revenue of $5 billion, according to FactSet.
"In general, the second quarter didn't pan out to be as strong as maybe people would have thought earlier in the year," Freas said. "I don't think we had quite the seasonal pickup that you would expect."
LAST QUARTER: U.S. Steel reported net income of $222 million, or $1.33 a share. Revenue totaled $5.12 billion.
If you want to know how to improve your finances, you?re going to want to check out this article. It has a number of tips designed to help you through any stage of your financial life.
Any effective personal finance plan begins with a written budget. To create a personal budget, try listing every expense at the start of each month. Include both large and small expenses, because everything adds up. Make sure your list is thorough and contains all possible expenses. Track the amount you actually paid for each expense, and don?t spend money over the amount you committed to in your budget.
If you are being contacted by a debt collector, try to negotiate. You debt was probably purchased by them for a low price. A collections agency is still making a profit if you pay just some of your balance. Use this to your advantage to get eliminate debt inexpensively.
Save a bit day by day. Buy your usual items in bulk, look for discounts and coupons and shop in different stores so you can compare prices. If you find food that is on sale, you may want to look into purchasing these goods.
Take a look at your insurance needs to make sure you have the right coverage at the right price for your budget. Most of us get sick or need medical attention sometime in our lives. High-quality, well-priced health insurance will protect you from financial harm in the event that you do become sick. Hospital bills can be more than 20K for a few days! Paying for proper medical care is not possible without a good insurance plan.
The most important part of accumulating wealth is to always spend less than you make. People who spend it all or borrow frequently typically have to spend everything they make, so they?ll never be rich. Figure out how much you make, and spend less than that.
Remind yourself that making some money is better than not making any, whenever you start to dream about giving up the job and the paycheck you currently have. In order to maintain your personal finances you must budget expenses that are less than your expected income.
Losing the family home can be devastating. If you are not able to afford it you should look into finding a place that will cost you less. Getting evicted from the place you call home is the absolute last event you want to transpire, should your repayment efforts not succeed. The wisest people take action before action is required.
To maintain a good credit standing you should stay away from overextending yourself with too many loans. If you?re getting more credit given to you than what you need you?re going to see this reflected in your credit history. This will make interest rates in the future go up.
Do not open a new line of credit or borrow money unless it is a last resort. While credit may be necessary at times, you will be happier if you are without debt and save money for those larger purchases that come along. For example, you may need to take out a loan to get a house or vehicle.
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Most banks offer online alert services as a part of your checking or savings account. Most banks will send you an email or call you if any suspicious activity is detected. Alerts that let you know of a low balance or a large withdrawal will help you from overdrafts or fraud.
Taking small steps towards growing your personal finances can add up quickly. Instead of dropping by a coffee shop, make your own in the mornings. You have just saved $25 a week. Ride sharing can decrease the cost of you daily commute. That could add up to hundreds of dollars a month in savings. This money accumulates and it can go towards retirement or any investment that you may be interested in. It?s going to certainly be worth a lot more than any cup of coffee.
Understand your priorities when it comes to money. If you would like to better your own personal financial situation, you will only be able to do so once you understand the money decisions you?ve made so far. Perhaps you do not have the right conception about money and finances and need to reassess your priorities. You will certainly move forward, creating many positive feelings for the future.
Review your bank statement every month. You must check to see if rates or fees have increased. So many times people will not look over their bank statements and are not aware how much they are paying in monthly fees. This consideration makes a careful review of each monthly statement vital.
If your income is less than your monthly expenses, consider finding other ways to earn more money. This can be working at a local restaurant or umpiring baseball games in your neighborhood. Gaining added income every week can have a huge impact.
You can turn your personal finance situation from a stressful one to a happy one. You have some work to do, but this article gave you some ideas about what you need to do get your financial life back on track.