Metered Internet usage (also called "Usage-Based Billing") is coming to Canada, and it's going to cost Internet users. While an advance guard of Canadians are expressing creative outrage at the prospect of having to pay inflated prices for Internet use charged by the gigabyte, the consequences probably haven't set in for most consumers. Now, however, independent Canadian ISPs are publishing their revised data plans, and they aren't pretty.
"Like our customers, and Canadian internet users everywhere, we are not happy with this new development," wrote the Ontario-based indie ISP TekSavvy in a recent e-mail message to its subscribers.
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Atoosa, Oklahoma - Cherokee officials confirm that a portion of the roof at Hard Rock Casino Tulsa has been damaged by the winter storm.
There were no injuries to guests or staff.
Casino officials closed the damaged portion of the facility.
CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses David Stewart has released the following statement:
"The safety of our guests is a top priority for us, and we're so glad that no one was hurt."
Monte Haddox was in the casino at the time of the collapse.
He says he noticed water on the floor and started to take a picture when he noticed the ceiling had come down.
Haddox says he was told he was in an "unsafe area" and was quickly ushered out of the room, but not before he was able to snap this picture.
He says he was told by a casino employee that the weight of the snow caused the ceiling to give out.
There were no injuries to guests or staff.
Casino officials closed the damaged portion of the facility.
CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses David Stewart has released the following statement:
"The safety of our guests is a top priority for us, and we're so glad that no one was hurt."
Monte Haddox was in the casino at the time of the collapse.
He says he noticed water on the floor and started to take a picture when he noticed the ceiling had come down.
Haddox says he was told he was in an "unsafe area" and was quickly ushered out of the room, but not before he was able to snap this picture.
He says he was told by a casino employee that the weight of the snow caused the ceiling to give out.
My father passed this farm down to me.
Back then, farming used to be affordable.
Since the invasion, prices have skyrocketed.
I don't know why.
So many farmers have stopped farming - they can't afford to any more.
Now, the price of fertilizers is high.
And seeds have become five times more expensive.
With all the imported crops here now, farming doesn't even break even.
I've been working here for 22 years.
Before the invasion, most of the produce came from Iraq.
It used to be 100% Iraq. We imported less than 25 of our fruits and vegetables.
We only imported apples bananas and apples. That's it.
There is very little Iraqi produce here. Less than 25% of the produce here is Iraqi.
Farmers tells us that prices don't even cover their costs.
The International Network for Rights and Development said that three Israeli planes landed at Cairo's Mina International Airport on Saturday, carrying equipment for use in dispersing and suppressing large crowds, a Press TV correspondent reported.
According to the report, Egyptian security forces received the cargo on three Israeli planes, which were allegedly carrying a large supply of internationally proscribed gas to disperse crowds.
Egyptians have taken to the streets across the country for eight days running, demanding that Mubarak step down.
The uprising has prompted Mubarak to appoint his first-ever vice president and a new prime minister in a desperate attempt to retain power.
Canadian television viewers looking for the most thorough and in-depth coverage of the uprising in Egypt have the option of tuning into Al Jazeera English, whose on-the-ground coverage of the turmoil is unmatched by any other outlet. American viewers, meanwhile, have little choice but to wait until one of the U.S. cable-company-approved networks broadcasts footage from AJE, which the company makes publicly available. What they can't do is watch the network directly.
Other than in a handful of pockets across the U.S. - including Ohio, Vermont and Washington, D.C. - cable carriers do not give viewers the choice of watching Al Jazeera. That corporate censorship comes as American diplomats harshly criticize the Egyptian government for blocking Internet communication inside the country and as Egypt attempts to block Al Jazeera from broadcasting.
The result of the Al Jazeera English blackout in the United States has been a surge in traffic to the media outlet's website, where footage can be seen streaming live. The last 24 hours have seen a two-and-a-half thousand percent increase in web traffic, Tony Burman, head of North American strategies for Al Jazeera English, told HuffPost. Sixty percent of that traffic, he said, has come from the United States.
Other than in a handful of pockets across the U.S. - including Ohio, Vermont and Washington, D.C. - cable carriers do not give viewers the choice of watching Al Jazeera. That corporate censorship comes as American diplomats harshly criticize the Egyptian government for blocking Internet communication inside the country and as Egypt attempts to block Al Jazeera from broadcasting.
The result of the Al Jazeera English blackout in the United States has been a surge in traffic to the media outlet's website, where footage can be seen streaming live. The last 24 hours have seen a two-and-a-half thousand percent increase in web traffic, Tony Burman, head of North American strategies for Al Jazeera English, told HuffPost. Sixty percent of that traffic, he said, has come from the United States.
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Some two million protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo today, another million gathered in Alexandria and at least another million in other Egyptian cities.
Some two million protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo today, another million gathered in Alexandria and at least another million in other Egyptian cities.
Large crowds have massed in capital Cairo for the biggest anti-government protest in Egypt's recent history.
The demonstrators have flooded Cairo's Tahrir square, calling on President Hosni Mubarak to step down.
Men, women and children from all walks of life are attending the rally which has so far been peaceful.
Tanks and troops have been stationed along the route of the march, but the army has promised not to use force against the demonstrators.
Security checkpoints have also been placed all across Cairo.
Reports say the government has restricted access to the capital by shutting down all roads and public transportation.
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Only two years ago Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy had claimed that she was 'instinctively left-wing'
Only two years ago Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy had claimed that she was 'instinctively left-wing'
The supermodel-turned-singer's reputation as a "luvvie Lefty" has been cited as a major handicap to Mr Sarkozy's re-election, and her political change of heart is an attempt to boost support for her unpopular husband among his core Right-wing electorate.
Only two years ago Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy had claimed that she was "instinctively left-wing" after at one stage supporting her husband's Socialist rival in the 2007 presidential elections. She had also publicly opposed Mr Sarkozy's plan to conduct DNA tests on immigrants.
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Court records show that teacher Michelle Lene heard Victoria Mullins say "you trying to start (expletive)" loudly in class one day last October. She was sent to the principal's office and given lunch detention. The next day, the school resource officer presented the North Mesquite High School student a ticket.
The Dallas Morning News reported that the fine for disorderly conduct/abusive language was $340, but other charges included failure to show for a hearing.
The complaint said Lene was offended, and that Mullins' language was a breach of the peace.
Mullins acknowledges she was wrong. She said a classmate was getting on her nerves.
A woman was ordered held without bail Monday charged with killing her husband in Medford.
Police found 34-year-old Troy Burston wounded outside a home on Exchange Avenue at 10:40 p.m. Sunday. He was not wearing a shirt and had been stabbed in the chest.
He was rushed to Lawrence Memorial Hospital where he died.
WBZ-TV's Sera Congi reports:
Police found 34-year-old Troy Burston wounded outside a home on Exchange Avenue at 10:40 p.m. Sunday. He was not wearing a shirt and had been stabbed in the chest.
He was rushed to Lawrence Memorial Hospital where he died.
WBZ-TV's Sera Congi reports:
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America's home ownership rate, after holding steady for a while, took a pretty big plunge in Q4, from 66.9 percent to 66.5 percent. That's down from the 2004 peak of 69.2 percent and the lowest level since 1998.
Homeownership is falling at an alarming pace, despite the fact that home prices have fallen, affordability is much improved and inventories of new and existing homes are still running quite high.
Bargains abound, but few are interested or eligible to take advantage.
