ANCHORAGE, Alaska: A large mine in the heart of some of the best salmon and trout fishing in the world is a fly fisherman's worst nightmare, says an official of a trade association.
"The prospect of hard rock mining in the Bristol Bay area of Alaska scares the hell out of the fly angling community and the businesses that service it," American Fly Fishing Trade Association President Robert Ramsay said. "These are some of the most cherished fly fishing waters on earth."
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Monday, December 11, 2006
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Will You Catch The One Million Dollar Fish?
Somewhere along the coastal waters of South Florida roams a sailfish worth $1 million.
Almost anyone is eligible to collect the cash prize for recapturing the tagged fish, but first they have to register for one of Tony Albelo's two upcoming billfish tournaments -- the Sailfish Kickoff, Dec. 7-10, or the Mayor's Cup, Jan. 25-28 -- both out of Monty's Marina in Coconut Grove.
Whoever might be lucky enough to catch the fish must clip off the numeric tag, release the fish unharmed and present the tag to tournament officials for verification. Everyone on board will be required to submit to a polygraph test.
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Almost anyone is eligible to collect the cash prize for recapturing the tagged fish, but first they have to register for one of Tony Albelo's two upcoming billfish tournaments -- the Sailfish Kickoff, Dec. 7-10, or the Mayor's Cup, Jan. 25-28 -- both out of Monty's Marina in Coconut Grove.
Whoever might be lucky enough to catch the fish must clip off the numeric tag, release the fish unharmed and present the tag to tournament officials for verification. Everyone on board will be required to submit to a polygraph test.
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B.A.S.S. Monopoly?? Stupid
Call me a purist but I think these branded versions of Monopoly are just stupid. Doesn't everyone already have a copy of Monopoly somewhere in the back of their closet? Just giving the real estate different names doesn't make the game any more fun to play. My all time favorite version is the National Parks one - yes, build hotels in our National Parks. Stupid!
"You don’t have to be an angler to enjoy the B.A.S.S. Fishing Lakes Edition of the world’s most famous board game, Monopoly. As you play the lakes edition, you’ll enjoy reeling in your bass fishing prize catches, collecting properties like Lake of the Ozarks, Lake Okeechobee, Lake Erie, the Potomac River and Lake Champlain. Railroads are now Loudmouth BASS, BASS Times and BASS TV shows. Even the traditional Monopoly money takes on a fishing flavor with Mr. Monopoly holding a fish in one hand and a rod in the other. The Monopoly B.A.S.S. Fishing Lakes Edition costs $29.99."
"You don’t have to be an angler to enjoy the B.A.S.S. Fishing Lakes Edition of the world’s most famous board game, Monopoly. As you play the lakes edition, you’ll enjoy reeling in your bass fishing prize catches, collecting properties like Lake of the Ozarks, Lake Okeechobee, Lake Erie, the Potomac River and Lake Champlain. Railroads are now Loudmouth BASS, BASS Times and BASS TV shows. Even the traditional Monopoly money takes on a fishing flavor with Mr. Monopoly holding a fish in one hand and a rod in the other. The Monopoly B.A.S.S. Fishing Lakes Edition costs $29.99."
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Thief Goes Fishing
Thief Goes Fishing for Bank Deposits
The Associated Press
Wednesday, December 6, 2006; 4:22 PM
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A thief used a hook and line not to snag fish, but to remove bags of cash from a bank's night deposit box, police said.
Police would not say how much money they believe was taken, but think the thief made off with 11 deposit bags, Bloomington police Sgt. David Drake said.
An employee of the Fifth Third Bank branch called police Monday morning after noticing that there were far fewer deposit bags than usual, Drake said.
Authorities found the deposit box had been damaged, with one of the metal security pieces sheared off.
"It would've taken a lot of force to take that off," Drake said.
Next to the piece of broken metal, police found a dowel rod with fishing line and a hook.
Drake said authorities believe whoever broke into the deposit box dangled the hook and line into the box and fished out the deposit bags, one by one.
The bank did not have security cameras aimed toward the deposit box, police said.
The Associated Press
Wednesday, December 6, 2006; 4:22 PM
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A thief used a hook and line not to snag fish, but to remove bags of cash from a bank's night deposit box, police said.
Police would not say how much money they believe was taken, but think the thief made off with 11 deposit bags, Bloomington police Sgt. David Drake said.
An employee of the Fifth Third Bank branch called police Monday morning after noticing that there were far fewer deposit bags than usual, Drake said.
Authorities found the deposit box had been damaged, with one of the metal security pieces sheared off.
"It would've taken a lot of force to take that off," Drake said.
Next to the piece of broken metal, police found a dowel rod with fishing line and a hook.
Drake said authorities believe whoever broke into the deposit box dangled the hook and line into the box and fished out the deposit bags, one by one.
The bank did not have security cameras aimed toward the deposit box, police said.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Animal Activists Kill 15,000 Fish
Animal activists free 15,000 farmed fish to their deaths
By Valerie Elliott, Countryside Editor
POLICE have warned fish farmers to increase their security after 15,000 halibut were released from their cages in an attack believed to have been carried out by animal rights activists.
Thousands of dead fish are being washed up along the west coast of Scotland after the raid at Kames Marine Fish Farm, near Oban. The perpetrators are thought to have attacked last week. Detectives believe that the attack could be linked to a spate of other farm attacks throughout the country. The letters ALF (Animal Liberation Front) were spray-painted near by.
The loss is estimated to have cost the fish farm at least £500,000 as boats, cranes and offices were also vandalised. The halibut died from starvation or getting caught in seaweed. They were also being eaten by herring gulls and otters.
The fish farmer, who did not wish to be identified, said: “They claim they liberated them into the sea but sadly, as we all know, farmed animals, whether they are fish or any animals, don’t survive unless they are looked after.
The fish farmer added: “We farm them in a sustainable way. The welfare of the fish is at the forefront of our minds. Isn’t it better to have farmed fish than to be pillaging the seas where stocks are declining dramatically?”
Fish farms in Scotland, Kent and the South West have been attacked in the past year.
By Valerie Elliott, Countryside Editor
POLICE have warned fish farmers to increase their security after 15,000 halibut were released from their cages in an attack believed to have been carried out by animal rights activists.
Thousands of dead fish are being washed up along the west coast of Scotland after the raid at Kames Marine Fish Farm, near Oban. The perpetrators are thought to have attacked last week. Detectives believe that the attack could be linked to a spate of other farm attacks throughout the country. The letters ALF (Animal Liberation Front) were spray-painted near by.
The loss is estimated to have cost the fish farm at least £500,000 as boats, cranes and offices were also vandalised. The halibut died from starvation or getting caught in seaweed. They were also being eaten by herring gulls and otters.
The fish farmer, who did not wish to be identified, said: “They claim they liberated them into the sea but sadly, as we all know, farmed animals, whether they are fish or any animals, don’t survive unless they are looked after.
The fish farmer added: “We farm them in a sustainable way. The welfare of the fish is at the forefront of our minds. Isn’t it better to have farmed fish than to be pillaging the seas where stocks are declining dramatically?”
Fish farms in Scotland, Kent and the South West have been attacked in the past year.
Singh's Buyers Remorse
When he wanted to build his throphy pier in Seal Cove, it was in case his wife had a medical emergency...
"The buyer of Boston's most expensive condominium, the $14.3 million penthouse at the swank Residences at Mandarin under construction at the Prudential Center, sued the developers to get out of the deal, saying the unit doesn't have enough light.
In a lawsuit filed Monday in US District Court in Boston, the prospective buyer, Florida real estate developer Pritam Singh, said that Mandarin's proponents, CWB Boylston LLC, intentionally withheld information about how much light was available in the penthouse, and how much shadow was created by nearby buildings. Singh said the issue was "of critical importance" to himself and his wife and business partner, Ann Johnston, who suffers from seasonal affective disorder, which triggers depression in the dark winter months."
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http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2006/12/05/moving_out/
"The buyer of Boston's most expensive condominium, the $14.3 million penthouse at the swank Residences at Mandarin under construction at the Prudential Center, sued the developers to get out of the deal, saying the unit doesn't have enough light.
In a lawsuit filed Monday in US District Court in Boston, the prospective buyer, Florida real estate developer Pritam Singh, said that Mandarin's proponents, CWB Boylston LLC, intentionally withheld information about how much light was available in the penthouse, and how much shadow was created by nearby buildings. Singh said the issue was "of critical importance" to himself and his wife and business partner, Ann Johnston, who suffers from seasonal affective disorder, which triggers depression in the dark winter months."
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http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2006/12/05/moving_out/
Monday, December 04, 2006
Stocking Stuffer Ideas For Fishermen
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Aquarium Fish Puts Man In Hospital
EAST ROCKAWAY, N.Y. -- A man was taken to a hospital after tangling with a venomous fish in his home aquarium, police said.
A one-spot foxface rabbitfish bit the 19-year-old Tuesday night while he was working on his fish tank in East Rockaway, said Nassau County Police Officer Thomas Brussell.
The species has venomous spines on its back, according to fishbase.org, an electronic database maintained by researchers. Also called the blotched foxface rabbitfish, the fish is found in tropical seas off western Australia, the Philippines and other parts of the western Pacific Ocean.
A one-spot foxface rabbitfish bit the 19-year-old Tuesday night while he was working on his fish tank in East Rockaway, said Nassau County Police Officer Thomas Brussell.
The species has venomous spines on its back, according to fishbase.org, an electronic database maintained by researchers. Also called the blotched foxface rabbitfish, the fish is found in tropical seas off western Australia, the Philippines and other parts of the western Pacific Ocean.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Lego Mindstorms NXT Tip: Help Files
I found that the NXT software will not find the help files if you have FIREFOX set as your default web browser. Setting Internet Explorer as the default web browser solved my problem of not being able to find the help files.
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