This includes having more salt in stock or on order than ever before, additional gritters and specialist equipment, new weather stations and cameras, and improved communications.

BBC: Snow and ice warning for parts of Scotland

Hampshire County Council estimated it used more than 4, 000 tonnes of salt on the county's roads since Thursday.

BBC: Warning as severe weather continues

Hampshire County Council has estimated it used more than 4, 000 tonnes of salt on the county's roads since Thursday.

BBC: Butser Hill in the snow

More salt is being held in reserve to spread on Cumbrian roads this winter.

BBC: Snow on roads in the Eden Valley

The latest development allows geophysicists to tweak algorithms on the fly--in effect, adding a little more salt here or more sandstone there to see if it helps to smooth out the image.

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As if that's not bad enough for Kentucky fans, Louisville (29-5) gets to rub a little more salt in its rival's wounds by opening the tournament about 75 miles from home on Kentucky's home court, Rupp Arena in Lexington.

NPR: Louisville Top Overall Seed In NCAA Tournament

If the other kind of football is more your thing, keep an eye out for Becks's team, the LA Galaxy taking on Real Salt Lake on HDNet.

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The greater Salt Lake region had up to 130 micrograms of soot per cubic meter on Wednesday, or more than three times the federal clean-air limit, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

NPR: Sickening Fog Settles Over Salt Lake City Area

Last year researchers estimated that more than 30, 000 lives a year would be saved if everyone in the UK followed dietary guidelines on fat, salt, fibre, and fruit and vegetables.

BBC: English-style diet 'could save 4,000' in rest of UK