London Buzz - 150 Days to Go; Team GB Scarves; Olympics Role for Jeremy Lin?

(ATR) Around the Rings tracks top athletes and Olympic stakeholders on Twitter in a new weekly feature ahead of the London 2012 Summer Games.

This week, everyone's abuzz about the 150-days-to-go mark, Olympic Rings floating down the River Thames and a possible Olympics role for Jeremy Lin.

UK Sport on Tuesday's milestone:

150 days to go until the @London2012 Games - we're getting very excited!!Tue Feb 28 15:10:12 via webUK Sport

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6 Beefeaters, 5 Olympic Rings – the Tower of London’s Yeoman Warders wave the Olympic Rings down the Thames #London2012 http://t.co/Jfwj6d2gTue Feb 28 14:37:45 via webHistoricRoyalPalaces

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British culture secretary on London 2012's early legacy:

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See what #London2012 is doing for young athletes in East London on our new Beyond 2012 Tumblr site here: http://t.co/Bv4F6MmnTue Feb 28 14:32:39 via webJeremy Hunt

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BBC 2012 on Carl Lewis warning Usain Bolt about the quadruple:

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#Olympic legend Carl Lewis warns @usainbolt he will need luck to win four golds at #London2012 @TheSunOlympics http://t.co/QtM6Dv1bTue Feb 28 13:27:49 via webBBC 2012

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London 2012 onSemina Yousef trying out the Aquatics Centre:

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Olympic Park bus driver swims the length of her 1,270m bus route in the @London2012 Aquatics Centre: http://t.co/P3xDBeJTTue Feb 28 11:32:42 via bitlyLondon 2012

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Team GB on its new fundraising scarves:

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The @TeamGB and @ParalympicsGB OFFICIAL scarves from @nextofficial are available online at http://t.co/wabUloTj #OurGreatestTeamTue Feb 28 09:18:04 via HootSuiteTeam GB

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IPC on purchasing tickets for upcoming Paralympic test events:

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Details of how you can buy tickets for Paralympic Test Events for London 2012 in April and May http://t.co/RooOGWzqTue Feb 28 07:27:35 via webIPC

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USA Shooting on its Olympic airgun team:

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The six-member 2012 U.S. Olympic Team for Airgun. @USOlympic @NBCOlympics http://t.co/fKr2zfjZMon Feb 27 14:45:53 via webUSA Shooting

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ArcelorMittal Orbit on lighting up at night:

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Awesome night shot of the ArcelorMittal Orbit lit up at night - http://t.co/AF9NqrJnFri Feb 24 17:53:40 via Tweet ButtonArcelorMittal Orbit

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FIBA on Team USA's busy schedule ahead of London 2012:

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USA announce preparation plans for London|#FIBA.COM #London2012 http://t.co/umHpMZ2LFri Feb 24 16:03:20 via Tweet ButtonFIBA

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Sports Illustrated on Jeremy Lin's possible Olympics role:

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Colangelo: Lin may get to train with Team USA http://t.co/5PuIsCY4Thu Feb 23 18:46:09 via SI.comSI NBA

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IOC on winning a trip to London 2012:

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#showyourbest for a chance to win a trip to #London2012. Inspiring! What's your best? http://t.co/TIQ9eCiZ #olympicsWed Feb 22 10:49:00 via webOlympics

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Compiled by Matthew Grayson.

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