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So I get home yesterday and turn the tv on to watch football and some hockey. The tv screen stays black but it does start to make a high pitch whine. The only way to stop it is to unplug the tv from the wall. A few dozen curse words later and the small tv from the office is in the living room. The "broken" tv is a 5 year old 36 inch RCA cathode ray tube style. Is there any point in trying to fix it or is it of any value to someone? I'm on my way to finds it's replacement right now.

Reel purdy dawg, but the first time the snow plow comes by all those low plants will be covered? Me sooo funny.

Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ry/Science/home MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT Globe and Mail Update November 27, 2008 at 2:05 PM EST In a worrisome discovery, scientists say they have found lakes in Canada that are losing some of the calcium dissolved in their waters, a condition that they are likening to an aquatic version of osteoporosis. The drop in calcium levels is being attributed to the effects of acid rain and logging, which together have depleted the element in the soil around lakes, reducing the amount that is in run off and available for aquatic life. The finding of a new threat to the lakes has potentially far-reaching consequences. Many species depend on abundant levels of calcium, a key nutrient used in nature to build the structure of living things, everything from the shells of birds' eggs to the skeletons of animals. A paper outlining the discovery, made by a team of scientists from Queen's and York universities and the federal and Ontario governments, appeared in the current issue of Science on Thursday. The research was based on sampling conducted at 770 lakes, of which 60 per cent had calcium levels low enough to concern scientists. A water flea, Daphnia, is known to be a key component of many aquatic food webs. (Shelley Arnott) The lakes studied were primarily in Ontario's Canadian Shield region, suggesting that there may be tens of thousands of others across the country that are similarly affected, along with many in the Northeastern United States and Scandinavia, areas also sensitive to the affects of acid rain. ”We call it aquatic osteoporosis,” said Prof. John Smol, one of the researchers on the project and a biology professor at Queen's University in Kingston. Prof. Smol said he is worried about the health of ecosystems around lakes because ”everything requires calcium.” Returning concentrations in lakes to a healthy level will likely require further reductions in emissions that cause acid rain – primarily sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from coal fired power plants, metal smelters and cars – along with changes in logging practices, he said. Under previously implemented pollution control plans, emissions of sulphur dioxide in Eastern Canada fell by 63 per cent from 1980 to 2001, according to Environment Canada figures. As a consequence, acidity in many lakes has dropped to more normal readings, but the new findings suggests that even this massive emission cut has not been enough to offset the damage from acid rain. The researchers believe the drop in calcium – perceived now as sharp – has been occurring for decades, in some areas since as early as the 1970s. When acid rain falls on soil, it quickly leaches out the calcium, eventually exhausting the earth's stores of the element, leaving little available to be washed into takes as runoff. In the initial period of acid-rain deposition, this effect temporarily increased the amount of calcium entering the lakes, but once the stores of the element were depleted, levels plunged. Logging is also a problem, because trees contain calcium drawn from the soil. When trees are cut and removed, their calcium is taken from the ecosystem. The calcium in uncut forests is returned to the soil when trees fall over and decay. The scientists were able to determine that calcium levels have fallen sharply by studying populations of a water flea, called daphnia. These water fleas are highly sensitive to calcium, and cannot reproduce if amounts fall too low. The key level is a water concentration at or below 1.5 parts per million – less causes populations to crash. Loss of the water fleas is a huge blow to the life in the lakes, because they are a critical component of the aquatic food web. They eat algae and in turn become food for fish, which means that a drop in numbers has a wide-ranging effect. ”Once calcium declines below a certain threshold, some keystone species can no longer reproduce,” said Adam Jeziorski, lead author of the study and a Queen's Phd candidate. ”These species and other organisms that feed on them are endangered.” Fish, crayfish, and mollusks also have relatively high calcium needs. The scientists were able to surmise the levels of calcium in the lakes over the past 200 years by looking at the remains of the fossils of water fleas in the mud at the bottom of lakes. By studying the abundance of the fleas, they determined that a big drop in their numbers happened over the past few decades, because of falling calcium levels. One way to correct the calcium deficiency would be to add the element back to forests, much as farmers fertilize their fields. But it is not considered practical to do so over a large area like the Canadian Shield. The weathering of rocks naturally replenishes calcium in soil, but this process takes time and acid rain emissions would likely have to be cut further to make sure this material was not leached away as quickly as it was being replenished. Tree bark contains a lot of calcium, so loggers could be encouraged to leave it in the woods after they cut trees. Another approach being followed in some areas of Canada is to curb logging in areas with low calcium.

#1. Get a medical diagnosis. Failing that...Cranking arm? Casting arm? Rest it, then rest it some more. Consider how you hold your rod/reel while crankin' and/or casting there might be some adjustments that you could do to help. Try not to get every last metre out of every cast so that you're not going "all-out" all the time. Do some finger manipulation and stretches for both hands/arms while running from spot to spot. Use your electric positioning motor to get you a little closer before casting. Look at a reel that has a lower gear ratio to make cranking and landing easier (problem is you might reel faster to make up for the lost line pick-up). Start slow early in the season to build-up your arm strength. Build up your arm strength in the off season. Stop catching all my musky!!! Good luck.

How do I become a mod?

It is quite sad that some aspects of modern art are more about explaining your work on such a pretentious level as to alienate most people but still appeal to a select few who have influence and/or money to popularize and buy the junk. I'll spend good money for a painting I like, but I won't spend one cent on a painting that I could do with two cans of paint and a roller, or looks like a 4 year old did it with mom's lipstick.

You're already a winier with us Cliff. In fact you're number 1... oh sorry... wrong finger. Good Luck.

That one did not have any fish in it? Me so funny.

No further news whether she was: making a cell phone call, texting, applying make-up, shaving or eating a bowl of cereal. Fortunately the last three are not illegal yet here in Ontario, so shave away. On a more serious side... While it is clearly wrong to do what she was doing, it is not on a public road, or a vehicle that is licensed for public roads. I wonder if there is a loop hole? Hope not. More proof that you can't fix stupid.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...tional/Ontario/ Woman's erratic driving of Zamboni spurs charges The Canadian Press November 1, 2008 Kingsville, Ont -- A 34-year-old woman has been charged with impaired driving - on a Zamboni. Provincial police say an off-duty officer spotted the woman driving erratically on the ice resurfacer at Kingsville Arena on Thursday night. The driver was missing major spots on the ice and bumping into the boards. At one point, police allege, the woman stopped the Zamboni and slumped over the steering wheel. Police say they found a bottle of vodka on the woman. She was arrested and charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and driving over the legal alcohol limit.

I am not participating in the discussion about the proposed hand held device ban in some cars in Ontario. But I would like to see a complete ban on cell phones for the people at sporting events who are in the TV camera's line of sight. STAND UP AND WAVE "Can you see me now?!" ..... "Can you see me now?!" .... "Can you see me now?!" Sit down hole and watch the game, it would be a real shame if you got hit in the head by a puck or baseball. Ahhh, I feel better now, off to bed.

The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) polled their Legacy program members to name the products that had the most impact on the sport in the past 75 years. Here's the results: Gear-Driven Electric trolling motor (Minn Kota, 1934) Original floating Rapala (1936) Spring-loaded Bobber (Nibble Nabber, 1947) Mitchell 300 spinning reel (1949) Creme Plastic worm (1949) Closed face spincast reel (Zero hour bomb company. 1949) Fish Lo-K-Tor (Lowrance Electronics, 1957) Nylon Monofilament line (DuPont/Stren, 1958) High Modulus Graphite rod (Fenwick, 1972) Ugly Stik (Shakespeare, 1976)

Line watchin' with a floro or mono leader.

I'd say "begrüßen" but since I don't speak German I'll just say "welcome".

You mentioned in your initial report that this in not the first time you've matched your PB. Does this "wonder guide" also gives any tips on how not to get a puncture wound in the first place? Good on you Dawg, for taking pictures during your surgery. I can just see you workin' that lure off the split-ring, holding the camera and a smoke dangling from your mouth all at the same time.

George Carlin (rip) Had a bit about the increased prevalence of soft language. I'm sure you can find it on the net. The gist of it is using words that mean the same thing but don't sound as "bad". It's along the lines of political correctness but not exactly the same.

Welcome. A lot of members use photobucket to host/post photos so that you don't have to resize them. I can use it, but I'm not the one to explain how to. http://photobucket.com/

So when you park in the township's parking lot and then walk to the township's office to buy a permit to be on township land do they also hand you a trespassing ticket? Essa will never get any monies from me, I will never fish their streams and therefore not be picking-up any garbage left by others. Lots of other places to fish and do stream clean-ups. Honour, principle and ethics.

All the forums would grind to a halt.

Or camera men.

Let know if anybody needs some ballast. I'll have any extra piece of pumpkin pie this weekend, just to make sure I make weight.

No, I'm not going, I was born in the 70's. Have fun.

For those that don't already have it. WFN is on 419 and wild tv is 389.

That reminds me that Thanksgiving is next week. I better find my Big-Boy pants.

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