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appears software needs to be installed to stream it.. www.sopcast.com/download/ G

Hopefully it works Brian! Dont kill me if it doesnt. G

Look like I found a site I can stream it from... Nice! http://www.sportsliveblogger.com/2010/05/ufc-113-live-stream.html G.

and general use means?... it is crown land I can camp on? without having to purchase a permit?

I do remember stopping at a spot on the west arm... between Welcome Lodge and Lakair.. it was an established, that had a fire pit etc setup.. weather or not camping was allowed I dont know... Perhaps I can look into this spot as it looked perfect for camping... G.

So I could say drive up to lake Nipissing, Launch my boat at the government docks and pretty much just pick a decent looking site? and hope it is Crown Land and not privately owned? I plan on a 7 day trip, so I am well within the 21 day limit. perhaps I could even find a little island I could camp out on... I am liking this more and more!!! Keep the info coming guys and thank you! G

I have always been intrigued about camping on Crown Land, on the river or Lake... And am thinking about finally trying it this year! I understand that no permits are required, but do you need to let anyone know? are their any suggestions as to places between North Bay and Toronto? I assume you do not drive to them... so where do you park you're vehicle? What about boat access? If I want to boat into a site... How do you know you are actually on crown land, so you do not get charged with trespassing? What about bears? I will not be bringing a gun with me. Can anyone suggest a place that would be relatively easy for first time crown land camper? Where if we get into trouble can can get out fairly quickly? I know this is alot of questions.. Just want to make sure I have all my bases covered.. G

it is crazy windy up here... 70k gusting to 100km, under a wind warning as well... and cool outside.. weird weather. G

Bell customers to pay more to surf Net By ALTHIA RAJ, Parliamentary Bureau OTTAWA — Bell customers will be forced to pay more to surf the Net thanks to a ruling this week by the telecommunications regulator, consumer groups warned Friday. “I do not see any benefits in this for Canadian consumers,” said Mel Fruitman, of the Consumers’ Association of Canada. “Unless you are a very light user and are now paying more than you need to for what you are using, you are going to end up paying more,” he said. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) decided Thursday Bell can impose usage-fee billing on its wholesale customers, companies such as Yak Communications and TekSavvy Solutions, as long as the media giant forces all its own customers to pay according to the same formula. That means many Bell subscribers who still enjoy unlimited plans could be forced to pay based on how much they download each month. Anthony Hemond of l’Union des consommateurs called it a “terrible decision” which would “certainly” lead to higher prices. The CRTC said its decision ensures all Bell’s customers are treated the same. But TekSavvy Solutions’ CEO Rocky Gaudrault said he will be forced to pay Bell more and his customers will be hit with higher bills because he “cannot absorb” the cost. “We are not happy,” he said. The CRTC noted almost all the individuals who voiced their opinions were “unanimously opposed” to Bell’s application. Bell spokeswoman Jacqueline Michelis said the company has not yet decided what it will do. “We are studying the decision,” she said. The CRTC allowed cable companies to charge their wholesale customers per usage billing in 2006. [email protected]

ok there they are! cant wait to see em' done up!

I think I will just trust Wayne in this regard... as he is 100% correct! if we trust planes that are riveted, why should we not trust boats! not to mention the FACT that when aluminum is welded, it is not the weld itself that will fail... it is the area around the weld.. perhaps manufactures will someday just stick the basics... I dunno and I am sure I am alone in this! Sure rivets may need to be rebucked.... certainly it beats a cracked Hull!!! G.

odd.... no images are showing.

it appears they have an arbitration process when a BBB complaint is made... perhaps this could be a viable avenue? http://www.bbb.org/southwestern-missouri/business-reviews/boat-builders/tracker-marine-group-in-springfield-mo-10611 And it appears as though there was a class action brought against them... however it has been reversed pending appeal... and is still ongoing. http://www.kslaw.com/portal/server.pt?space=KSPublicRedirect&control=KSPublicRedirect&PageId=385 http://kingandspalding.com/portal/server.pt?space=KSPublicRedirect&control=KSPublicRedirect&PracticeAreaId=170&us_more=1 [email protected] <---- President [email protected] G.

they were sites that are Tracker Marine related Creastliner would not act like tracker has lol

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/boats/tracker.html http://tracker-marine-group.pissedconsumer.com/ Add you're story here..

http://fftimes.com/node/233087 Couchiching vows to set up toll booth By Peggy Revell Couchiching First Nation has announced its intention to set up a toll booth near the west end of the Noden Causeway as of May 21. The decision by the band council to set up the toll booth is twofold, explained Chief Chuck McPherson. view counter It stems from the failure of the federal and provincial government to properly compensate the community for the land on which Highway 11 is built, as well as the government’s response to the soil contamination issue believed to be caused by the former J.A. Mathieu sawmill. In the days prior to the band setting up the toll booth, it will be holding traffic slowdowns along the highway to distribute information pamphlets, outlining their concerns and reasons for the action. “It’s not going to affect the emergency services,” stressed band councillor Eugene McPherson. “We’d be dead wrong if we started doing stuff like that,” he noted. The band said it also will begin charging a fee for all who launch boats from the Five-Mile Dock. The exact length of time which the toll booth will be in operation is unknown, noted Chief McPherson, saying the ultimate goal is to come to some kind of satisfactory agreement with both levels of government. “Over the last 50 years since the construction of the Noden Causeway, there’s been billions of dollars generated in the district economy,” said Chief McPherson. “And we haven’t been allowed to participate in that.” Originally, the province and federal Department of Indian Affairs negotiated an exchange of the 44.5 acres within what’s historically known as the “two-chain shore allowance” for the 33.9 acres of land used to build Highway 11, Chief McPherson explained. But he said the original survey of the “two-chain shore allowance” land was done “erroneously,” explaining the surveyor commissioned to survey the neighbouring Agency #1 reserve back in 1876 included land that already was part of the Couchiching reserve. As well, dam construction in the early 1900s meant only nine acres of the original 44.5 acres exists. “So, in effect, we got our own land in exchange for the highway right-of-way,” argued Chief McPherson. “We were never compensated for it.” About three years ago, the federal and provincial governments offered a combined amount of $500,000 in compensation­­­—“an insult,” said Chief McPherson, especially as the province has settled million-dollar claims with mining companies, such as the $5-million buy-out of Platinex Inc.’s claim following a dispute with Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation. So the Couchiching band council has agreed to erect a toll booth to raise monies for economic and social development ventures in their community, he stated. People “think nothing” of crossing the international bridge and paying a toll there, noted Chief McPherson, adding Couchiching residents pay non-resident fees to utilize services such as the library, arena, and pool in Fort Frances. “And that’s all we’re asking in return—that if people are utilizing our property and our facilities, we want to be compensated for it,” said Chief McPherson. “I don’t think that’s unfair, I think that’s reasonable.” Besides the issue of the Highway 11 corridor, the decision to set up the toll booth comes following the federal government’s handling of the contaminated grounds at the former site of the dipping ponds of the J.A. Mathieu sawmill—where six residences are now situated. “A large portion of Couchiching property has been found to be contaminated with dioxins, furans, and a whole multitude of other chemicals,” noted Chief McPherson. “The Department of Indian Affairs consented to a lease 100 years ago and in that particular area, there were a series of sawmills and wood treatment plants and so forth, and the Department of Indian Affairs has an obligation and a right to ensure that the property is restored to its original pristine state. “They didn’t do that,” he charged. This contamination was known as early as 2003, when soil testing was done for a new police building. To date, Ottawa has spent almost $2 million “in doing studies, to find out, to confirm that which they already know—it’s contaminated,” Chief McPherson said. “The land is contaminated—and all they want to do is study it. They don’t want to do anything else,” he remarked. “At some point in time, common sense has to come into play. People are being endangered up there. “It’s a health issue,” he stressed. “We have residents living there that have indicated that they are willing to relocate. A number of them have taken out mortgages and built their own homes, and they just want to be compensated for that. “And Indian Affairs is not prepared to do that,” Chief McPherson said. A preliminary estimate to fully relocate these six residences to a new site that would be the “same level of accommodations that they have right now” amounts to about $1.5 million. “We don’t have the financial resources to compensate them or relocate them,” noted the chief. “So Canada has a responsibility.” Yet Indian and Northern Affairs so far has refused to move the families, he said, with band officials being told that “if we do it for Couchiching, then we have to do it for everybody. We don’t want to set a precedent.” “Well, certainly, if people are in contaminated lands, I think the government of Canada has an obligation to ensure that safety and health are ensured,” Chief McPherson added, noting this lack of action also “blatantly” ignores the priority of the Canadian government relative to First Nations’ safety and health. Couchiching Coun. Ed Yerxa called both the Highway 11 corridor and contaminated site “historical long-standing issues.” “Those are issues that have impacted our community in not such a nice way,” he said. “I think the community has been patient, we’ve been nice. “Some of the comments I’ve heard from our community members is we’ve been nice too long. “And we don’t owe anybody anything out there,” Coun. Yerxa stressed. “When you look at the benefits that the highway has had for the district, the province, Canada, I think we need to be compensated, as well.” As for the soil contamination, the site is a huge tract of land—and it’s land the band no longer can use, he said. “And the only thing that we do have, hopefully, is the land. And we have to take care of that. “We have to keep it, and I don’t think we’re ever going to compromise what we do have when it comes to the land.” As for the putting up the toll booth, Coun. Yerxa said he’s “prepared to be here for the long haul.” “We’re not satisfied with the services provided by the federal and the provincial government,” Chief McPherson said. While health and education are to be provided to First Nations as a part of the treaties, Chief McPherson cited a recent case where Health Canada refused to cover the costs of a root canal for a young Couchiching resident, deeming it “not essential.” “So we have to take some kind of action to compensate for trying to help our people,” he reasoned. “And if we can [apply] a toll fee to the million-plus cars that come through here on an annual basis, we’ll have to do that. “Unfortunately, it’s an action that’s necessitated by the level of service provided by the federal and provincial governments. “Taxpayers always say that, ‘We pay taxes and it goes to the First Nation communities’—and the taxpayer does have a right to be upset,” added Chief McPherson, noting that allocations for every status Indian amounts to $20,000-$22,000 per capita every year. On Couchiching, that would amount to $42 million a year, he explained. But the last financial agreement with Indian Affairs saw the band receiving a little over $6 million each year—of which 90 percent goes towards education. At this point, the band council has yet to determine what the exact toll at the booth will be. But Chief McPherson said it will be comparable to what the private company charges for crossing the international bridge, and with boat launching fees comparable to what the Town of Fort Frances charges at the Sorting Gap Marina. “We’re not being radical, we’re not being dissidents, we’re not being violent,” Chief McPherson stressed. “We’re just asking for the same consideration that private operators have and municipalities have.” As for the contaminated soil, only after the residents are relocated will chief and council be willing to participate in further studies of the location, said Chief McPherson. And while only one site currently is being studied for contamination, the full extent of the contamination is still unknown, he warned. “We haven’t done further studies along the lakeshore to the east, towards the Five-Mile area. There were mills in operation in that area,” the chief said, pointing to the land where more Couchiching residences and programs are located. The contamination might not be exclusive to Couchiching, he remarked, noting that with the way the water flows, the issue could be impacting the whole district.

I would be posting this on every fishing forum in North America!.. this is pure bull.. your next stop should be Walleye Central. G

I have had Crocodile meat while in Australia, and I can say it tastes NOTHING like chicken lol

Date-Rape-Drug (be sure to watch the video at the end) Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties & local pubs to be alert and stay cautious when offered a drink by any woman. Many females use a date-rape-drug on the market called 'Beer ' . The drug is found in liquid form and is available anywhere. It comes in bottles, cans, or from taps and in large kegs. Beer is used by female sexual predators at parties and bars to persuade their male victims to go home and sleep with them . A woman needs only to get a guy to consume a few units of Beer and then simply ask him home for no-strings-attached sex. Men are rendered helpless against this approach. After several Beers , men will often succumb to the desires to sleep with horrific looking women to whom they would never normally be attracted. After drinking Beer , men often awaken with only hazy memories of exactly what happened to them the night before, often with just a vague feeling that 'something bad' occurred. At other times these unfortunate men are swindled out of their life's savings, in a familiar scam known as 'a relationship' . In extreme cases, the female may even be shrewd enough to entrap the unsuspecting male into a longer-term form of servitude and punishment referred to as 'marriage'. Men are much more susceptible to this scam after Beer is administered and sex is offered by the predatory females. Please forward this warning to every male you know. If you fall victim to this 'Beer ' scam and the women administering it, there are male support groups where you can discuss the details of your shocking encounter with similarly victimized men. For the support group nearest you, just look up 'Golf Courses' or 'Firing Ranges' in the phone book. For a video to see how Beer works click here: http://www.brackenspub.com/beer.swf G.

LOL Chris! I already have an under utilized boat... but boy do I like my BBQ! You are right those cheapies were awesome.. I can remember in my youth, dad would set it up on the beach on St. John and the steaks off that thing were amazing! a bit burnt from my recollection... but amazing! G.

Well that explains alot

I would say you SCORED!!! Nice looking Q! I think we should have a OFC BBQ cook-off! One photo submission per member per category. the winner gets a certificate of Q Culinary arts! Make it a monthly thing with different categories per month.... I cannot wait to unpack my new toy tomorrow! G

they were offering a chicken roaster with the unit... well I did not see the need for it as it came with the rotisserie , so I swapped out the chicken roaster for the charcoal box , I also got a free HD cover and bag of charcoal. It will arrive tomorrow, going to take the time to season it.... then steaks on the BBQ!!! G.

Well, I pulled the trigger... and purchased a new BBQ (as I am going nutso without one), I went back to the BBQ store and looked around... I wanted something that was simple to operate for the lady of the house, was quick to make burgers Hotdogs etc... and something that allows me to smoke, and cook with charcoal as well. (Nothing beats charcoal in my opinion) And I found the unit I have been looking for. A Napolean P450RB, It allows me to do all these things all in one unit. I just add a tray, fill it with charcoal light the charcoal using the propane burners and Now I am cooking with charcoal on my gas grill! add in some hardwood chunks and now I am smoking as well! This unit to me offered the best of both worlds, gas convenience, and smoking, charcoal functionality! all coming in at about half the price of what I was looking at! Thank you everyone for you're input, it certainly helped me in finding the unit right for me! G

Well I am still in the hunt.. I priced out the BGE, 1600.00 all in... jesus, I like the concept and I am sure the food is amazing.... but this is more then I anticipated. And to be honest... it does not feel like it is worth that kind of $$. Some ceramic, paint and a hinge. Well the hunt continues for me to find my perfect BBQ... I might just have to purchase a charcoal cheapie to hold me over.... Till I find the right one for me. G