'Dude! Let's rock 'n' roll!' at water-ski clinic (The Evening Sun)
Nine-year-old Tylee Smart, of York, had never ridden in a boat before. But now he is a master at tubing and being what he calls the "head captain."...more...Sports coverage goes high-tech (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
As an archery contender at the Summer Olympics lines up a shot, an American TV viewer sits squarely in the bull's-eye. When the arrows fly in Beijing, the view from tiny high-definition cameras is sure to jolt some folks right out of their recliners. With the Olympics set to start Friday, NBC is gearing up to provide 3,600 hours of coverage from 35 venues with nearly 1,100 HD cameras and an ......more... NBCU?s Coverage Expands To Olympic Proportions (MultiChannel News)
In past summers, when the Olympic Games hit television airwaves, die-hard fans of niche sports like archery or fencing were usually left out in the cold. Such so-called ?minor? Olympic sports had trouble delivering audiences large enough to justify airtime....more... VIDEO: 'Outdoor Gravitational Orbs' make for sweet ride at Sports Park (Amesbury News)
It?s been described as like being in a washing machine and on a roller coaster at the same time. But really, how else would you describe rolling down a hill in a big inflated plastic ball filled with water? See photos and the OGO's-eye-view video here. ...more... Alaska ballot initiative surrounds Pebble Mine (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Groups for and against the Clean Water Initiative say the stakes are high, and are spending millions to get voters to take a side...more... Cameras and gizmos will make Olympics up close and personal (The Holland Sentinel)
With the Olympics set to start Aug. 8, NBC is gearing up to provide 3,600 hours of coverage from 35 venues with nearly 1,100 HD cameras and an arsenal of digital gadgets that will not only make the games more fun to watch, but simpler to grasp. ?For us, it?s all about making sports easier to understand,? says David Neal, NBC?s executive vice president in charge of Olympics coverage. ......more... Olympic Proportions: NBC's Plans for a Beijing Bonanza (Broadcasting and Cable)
In a radical shift reflecting a more technologically savvy era, fans of all 35 Olympic Games sports will be able to view their favorite events at the upcoming Beijing Games. For the first time, NBC -- which has televised every Summer Games since 1988 -- will provide coverage of every sport on either the network; its Spanish-language outlet, Telemundo; five of seven major NBC Universal-owned ......more... Albert Lea Tribune (Albert Lea Tribune)
Fish kills and other lake problems in the Albert Lea area this summer are a reminder that we need to do more to clean up our water. According to the state Pollution Control Agency, approximately 40 percent of Minnesota lakes tested are polluted....more... Cattle concerns (The Dickinson Press)
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