| Just say no to two-tiered TV
In fact, the powers that be are so obsessed with keeping everything Canadian that I even get Canadian TV ads when I watch US networks. Pardon me, but when I pay my monthly cable or satellite bill, should I not see the content that I pay for - unblemished?
If Canadian television was forced to fight for viewers to make ends meet, they'd either go under within a week...or be forced to start producing quality programming that the general public would appreciate. The CRTC and the CTF do not represent me! Posted 07/02/08 at 8:14 AM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
Cleaning up Utah Lake ecosystem may be tricky and expensive
A forthcoming report says millions of carp are actually protecting Utah Lake from massive dead zones as a result of giant algae blooms. The report underscores the fact that cleaning up a damaged ecosystem is at best tricky -- and not without risk. Naysayers critical of a massive and expensive cleanup effort now underway at Utah Lake have said that the lake is too far gone to save native species on the brink of extinction, and should be left for the many introduced species that now populate the waters. But the forthcoming report shows that even the now-dominate non-native fish may be facing deadly challenges as the lake's ecosystem veers further off course. For years the state has been working on a federally mandated report to assess two major pollutants -- phosphorus and mineral salts -- in Utah Lake.
B.C. prison locked down after inmates set fires
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. _ Matsqui prison in suburban Abbotsford is under lockdown after inmates set fires in the exercise yard to protest their privacy concerns. Dave Lefebvre, a spokesman for the medium-security facility, said Saturday that inmates were unhappy after recent media reports about a woman being stopped at the gate when her toddler's stroller tested positive for cocaine. He said the 170 inmates who took part in the protest that began at about 9 p.m. Friday refused to return to their living units. They then set fire to garbage, foliage and a gazebo-like structure in the yard, he said. A negotiator and an emergency response team were brought in to help escort inmates back to their cells and the transfer was complete by 3:30 a.m. Saturday, when the lockdown began, Lefebvre said.
Bowden: Up to 25 players to miss bowl
Although the exact penalty is believed to have not yet been determined by NCAA, the penalty will carry into next season.
FSU President T.K. Wetherell and Bobby Bowden confirmed last week that players would not participate in the bowl. Wetherell is on vacation.
Lee Hinkle, vice president for University relations, said FSU will not identify the players because of federal student privacy laws.
She added that not all players who will miss the game because of rule violations are tied to the case. Hinkle said the universitys final report into academic misconduct will be completed by the first of the year.
In other FSU news, offensive line coach Rick Trickett was not at practice. He is expected to be interviewing for the West Virginia head coaching vacancy.
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