That way, they would not have to come home late from volleyball club or refereeing the under-13s football tournament only to face a mountain of marking and preparation, as they would have got much of it done during the school day.

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Meanwhile, Scotland Yard says it is putting facial recognition technology into use, according to the AP, using a face-recognizing tool that was being developed in preparation for hosting the Olympics in 2012.

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Strauss said the biggest problem the players would face was not worrying about security, but the lack of preparation.

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That first morning I was the village's star attraction: Whole families had turned out to inspect me and watch my guide, Rajan Singh a garrulous local man with a sun-lined face haggle for vegetables, rice and flour in preparation for our foray into the high Himalayas.

WSJ: Trekking the Har Ki Doon Trail in India's Himalayas