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You have more PB's than lures!!!!!! So at the crossroads, You said, "Hey Satan, I want lots of fish" and Voila!!! PB POSTS FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!! -bow to me -do my bidding

Hey Doug, Does my Sis' know you are here? The only reason she keeps you on a short leash is because you gnawed through the anklets. You'll be pleased to know that Dad sold the shot gun after the wedding. Hey!! Triplets that all look like Fidel?? Wats up wid dat!!!! Thanks for keeping your account alive, Now show us the money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (better be plenty of vertical thumbs and a wet smoke in your lips!!)

Brilliant Bunk! Those beautiful colours remind me of silly-cibin trips. Your handle with the photography is impressive too! Thanks again.

With all this rain the pools will be occupied. Good luck! Namaste!

Worm harnesses rule. I agree with Johnny. Hopefully the rest of sept. will be as nice! Congrats

Not envious here. I just want your life. Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very sorry for your loss. I feel the same way about my father. Take care.

Awesome Lew! The musky is a good sign for a speedy recovery of your wife and daughter.

Excellent, The blood, The knife, The frozen horror on the "Vics" face. Yesssss

LIKE I NEED ANOTHER MOUTH TO FEED!

Just lovin' your 'ports! Brilliant.

YOU SIR, ARE A GENTLEMAN! LET'S DANCE, TICKLE ME WITH YOUR FINGER MUSCLES MAESTRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU HAVE NO MASTER

What they said! Good luck!

Look, just get to the point. I will rule the planet some day. So bow to me. I can be merciful. My real name is ZONTAR. I have a cabbage leaf growing out of the back of my head. My food is Paranoid Propaganda, and I'm being overfed here. (note to self: stick to fishing threads) .

You too!!

That was great Limey!

You can see the following here with charts: Population Growth Do a search on Population Growth Charts and it'll give you an idea of where I'm coming from. 1830 the world’s population was One billion. POPULATION GROWTH HISTORICAL GROWTH IN WORLD’S POPULATION Ÿ 1830 the world’s population was One billion. Ÿ 1930 just 100 years later, the population reached 2 billion. Ÿ 1960 30 years later world’s population reached 3 billion Ÿ 15 more years later in 1975, it climbed to 4 billion. Ÿ 12 years later in 1987, world’s population reached 5 billion. Ÿ In 1998 11 years later the world’s population reached 6 billion Ÿ By 2029, the world’s population would be about 10.4 billion DISTRIBUTION OF WORLD’S POPULATION 1. East Asia: Approximately 1/4 of the world's population lives in East Asia, including Eastern parts of China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the island of Taiwan. 2. South Asia: The second largest concentration is in South Asia region where more that 20% of world’s population resides. It comprises India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. India is the world's second most populous country. 3. South East Asia: Nearly 500 million people live in this region comprising series of islands located between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They include the Philippines and Indonesia (which is made up of 13,677 islands). More than 100 million people live on the island of Java (Indonesia). 4. Europe: The world's third largest population cluster comprises about two dozen countries that make up much of Europe. Approximately 15% of the world's people live in this cluster. 5. North America: The largest concentration of people in the Western Hemisphere is in the Northeastern United States and South Eastern Canada. Approximately 150 million people live in this region. SPARSELY POPULATED REGIONS: 1. Desert Regions: the largest desert is Sahara. Others are the Arabian, Atacama, and Gobi deserts. The largest desert region in the Southern Hemisphere is found in Australia. 2. Very Hot and Wet Tropical Rain forests such as the Congo forest in Africa and the Amazon forest in Brazil, South America. 3. Very Cold lands such as Northern Canada, Greenland, Siberia and Antarctica. DISPARITIES IN FERTILITY RATES AMONG NATIONS Fertility refers to the average number of children every woman in a population can have during her reproductive years (15 - 49 years). Some reasons for the disparity include: 1. The use of children as economic assets by some groups. 2. Lack of financial security during old age may cause couples to have more children who may take care of them in old age 3. Lack of educational opportunities for women. 4. Lack of Employment opportunities. 5. The status of women in society (as domestic workers or part of the general work force). 6. Religious Beliefs (e.g. abstinence and one wife policy by Catholics, and more wives for Muslims). 7. Availability of Family Planning Services 8. Legalized abortions 9. A high infant mortality may compel married couples to have more children so some can live. POPULATION DYNAMICS: Changes in the population of a country are caused by: 1. Births (fertility) 2. Deaths (mortality) and… 3. Migration (movement of people among nations). Natural increase refers to changes that are caused by changes in births and deaths only. The number of persons born per 1,000 individuals in a given year is the Crude Birth Rate. The number of persons per 1000 individuals who die in a particular year is the Crude Death Rate. POPULATION PYRAMID Population pyramid is an age structure of a country’s population that shows percentages of the total population in five-year age groups. The pyramid reveals several characteristics about a country’s population. They include population growth, sex structure, working force, number of dependents and a record of historical events that led to high births or great loss of lives. The shape of a pyramid indicates the relative growth of the population. There are three main shapes: 1. Rapidly growing population: Broad-based because a large percentage of the population is usually less than 14 years old. Many African, Asian and Latin American countries have broad-based pyramids. More than 40% of their populations are under age 15. 2. Stable population: A pyramids with proportional sides – almost equal base, mid-section and top. Countries with stable populations include France, Scandinavian countries and Canada. 3. Declining population: A pyramid with very narrow base. Few children are born. Examples of countries with declining populations are Austria, Germany (East and West), Hungary and Japan. DECLINING POPULATION - ITALY RAPIDLY GROWING POPULATION - JAMAICA DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION THEORY Demographic transition refers to changes in population that occurs because of industrial growth when a country moves from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates. There are 4 stages involved: Stage 1 - Pre-Industrial Stage: A country experiences high birth rates and high death rates. Death rates sometimes fluctuate. Stage II – Early Industrial Stage: High birth rates and high death rates are experienced. A small fall in death rates because of improving economic and social conditions. Stage III – Industrial Stage: Low death rates and Low birth rates. Education and job opportunities cause a reduction in birth rates while improved medical facilities cause a decline in death rate. Stage IV – Post Industrial Stage: There is a zero population growth. Low death rates and fluctuating birth rates are experienced. Why Cant Developing Countries today take advantage of the Demographic Transition 1. Lack of trained personnel for industrial development. 2. Lack of an essential energy base 3. Rapid population growth and poverty 4. Lack of financial resources. ADDRESSING THE POPULATION PROBLEM Indirect Methods: a. Increasing food production b. Food Aid. c. Economic Development. d. Mass Education of children Direct Methods: a. Planned Parenthood and Family Planning Services b. Abortion c. Abstinence

Ciao' Babies!!!!

It's not an easy statement. Of course it will affect me; as well as everyone I know and don't know. It's an assessment of a global problem. I've already decided to stop at having 2 children. I only have 1 right now. That could be it. I've traveled to a number of 3rd world countries to see what limited resources and the competition for them does to a society. Hell on earth to me. Johnny, Please re-read my post. I don't propose to get "rid" of anybody. I'm not genocidal. LOL, I am not saying that 1mill./continent= 1 bill. either. I am saying that I believe it is more sustainable to have no more than a billion people on the planet. We had those numbers a loooooooong time ago. Could be good for the planet to recoup with a few less of us around. If our numbers hit the same population as China than we would have no choice than to adopt the same policy. The difference between having 2 children per household as opposed to 3 or more is substantial. It is a bold statement but our planet has lost so much natural beauty replaced by human needs (cities, agriculture, infrastructure, etc,) that it seems we are not managing ourselves responsibly. We could feed billions but when everyone has the same 1st world lifestyle, there will be no more resources for consumers and marginalized natural space will diminish faster. I will make sacrifices/choices for my families future as will everyone else here. Like it or not, humans have truly proved ourselves to be destructive. I would prefer the future generations see more nature. S.

I wish I was your daughter

In my opinion, All world populations should be reduced, gradually. I believe that the entire world population should not exceed 1 billion people. 1-2 million per continent seems sustainable.

Yeah!!! Make Keith Richards blush. I'll hold your head up and reel in your fish if need be.

I gotta get out there. Dang work. Good ones!!!

Brilliant as always! Dirty filthy pike! My inlaws had a couple foxes that became very friendly. The are cute until children become an issue. Thanks dude