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    The best books of 2008  Dec 5, 2008
    Fishing, journalism and the death throes of the Swedish social system are the unpromising ingredients of this thought-provoking and evocative autobiographical memoir. The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran. (The Economist)

    Private Membership Fishing Club Announces Central American Plans  Dec 5, 2008
    Angler Clubs International's Private Membership Fishing Club ... Operated similar to a private country club, Angler Clubs provides members, utilizing this unique destination club concept, with access to popular fishing venues with lodging for the exclusive use of the member, family and guests ... Debuting in early 2009, Angler Clubs objective is to offer its members access to an extraordinary sportfishing vacation experience. (PR Newswire)

    'Planet in Peril: Battle Lines' Discussion Questions  Dec 5, 2008
    According to the program, why do some people engage in shark fishing ... According to the program: What is the economic value of the fishing industry ... How have some countries tried to regulate the shark-fishing trade. (CNN)

    Family secret  Dec 5, 2008
    The shooting of it caused a stir in the tiny Highlands fishing port, but those who volunteered to be extras in it and residents watching from the sidelines were under strict instructions not to talk about it. Mrs MacKay said: "The village policeman came up to the school and told us we weren't allowed to mention it. "Any mail going out of the place was also censored. (BBC News -- UK)

    Funeral of fisherman takes place  Dec 5, 2008
    The father-of-two slipped off a small cruiser as it returned to quay near Ardboe after a fishing trip. His friends tried to save him but could not reach him in time. (BBC News -- UK)

    Search on for angler swept to sea  Dec 5, 2008
    The man had been fishing with a companion, who raised the alarm. The pair are thought to be Polish. (BBC News -- UK)

    Millennium Resort Scottsdale McCorm...  Dec 5, 2008
    Paddleboats, canoes, kayaks and fishing are all available on Camelback Lake. The concierge can also arrange special outings that include river rafting to desert jeep tours. (Suite101.com)

    Cobain's cousin to lead suicide workshop  Dec 5, 2008
    His grandfather, she said, told her "that's just the way Kurt is" and that he'd talk to him during a fishing trip when he got home. About a month later, Kurt was dead at 27 of a self-inflicted shotgun blast. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    Passenger on board the MV Athena says the boat was attacked by pirates  Dec 5, 2008
    The Melbourne woman, who remains on board the MV Athena and does not want to be named, said passengers who informed relatives back home of the attack had been given "a real dressing down'' by the ship's crew. Classic International Cruises Australia, which owns the Athena, has said there was no substance to reports that dozens of pirate boats attacked the ship off the coast of Somalia and tried to board it on Tuesday. A spokeswoman for the company said the boats turned out to be fishing vessels... (Melbourne Herald Sun)

    Towards Domestication Of Largest Fish In Amazon  Dec 5, 2008
    Certain specimens can reach 4 metres in length for a weight of 200 kg. However, this graceful predator is a victim of overfishing, and is now on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species1 ... This fish with tasty bone-free meat has been the target of intensive fishing since the early XVIIIth Century ... The species has been put on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species, and fishing is now strictly regulated. (Science Daily)

    Silver stream - On Alaskan creek, anglers reel in nary a steelhead, plenty of salmon  Dec 5, 2008
    The crown jewel of fishing trips ... Arriving after a tiring day of travel, longtime fishing buddies Blake and Tom, who in our formative years taught me how to catch pike using pop bottles on Minnesota lakes, met me at the Ketchikan airport ... I grew up fly-fishing for spooky browns and brookies in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, and when my passion migrated along with me to western Montana, the trout streams seemed to hold boundless promise, which more often than not, did not go... (Missoulian, MT)

    Looks like a challenging December  Dec 5, 2008
    FRESHWATER Local Fishing. Local lakes and ponds are already seeing water temperatures in the mid to upper 30s, and most have already seen plenty of skim ice; while crappie and panfishing is very good and some bass and pickerel are being caught, how long the open water will last is anyone's guess ... Fishing in the big river has been a tale of two rivers. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Bonefish census reveals population holding steady  Dec 5, 2008
    The University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science held the sixth annual Florida Keys bonefish census, in conjunction with the conservation group Bonefish n Unlimited (BTU), which involved 64 professional fishing guides, scientists and graduate students split up among 19 zones, covering 1,575 square miles ... Bonefish sportfishing contributes approximately $1 ... 0 billion annually to the Florida economy, making sportfishing more valuable than commercial fishing in... (EurekAlert!)

    CBCs Jo-Ann Roberts special guest at Dec. 7 A Christmas Carol reading  Dec 5, 2008
    Roberts was the first CBC journalist to win the Asia Pacific Scholarship to work in Tokyo, and was a national finalist for the Canadian Association of Journalism Conflict Resolution Award for her work on the Burnt Church First Nations fishing dispute. Her other accomplishments include hosting and producing A Joyful Noise on CBC Radio Two and anchoring several election specials for CBC Radio and TV.. (BCLocalNews)

    How Deep is Pakistani Involvement in the Mumbai Attack?  Dec 5, 2008
    Indian investigators say they can pin the attacks on Pakistan for a number of reasons: the GPS coordinates of the fishing boat the terrorists used to land in Mumbai lead back to the Pakistani city of Karachi; e-mails as well as a phone call claiming responsibility for the attack trace back to Lahore, also in Pakistan, where the LeT has its civilian front. Most important, though, is the testimony of the sole surviving attacker, Ajmal Amir Kasab, 21, who allegedly revealed his Pakistani identity... (Time.com)

    India has proof of ISI role in Mumbai attacks: Sources  Dec 5, 2008
    Contrary to the version that the terrorists used a hijacked Indian fishing boat to reach Mumbai after sailing from Karachi, the view here is that much more sophisticated means were used. The sources spoke of a clear disconnect between the Pakistani civilian government and the all-powerful military establishment, which is causing difficulties for India in dealing with the situation. (India Times, India)

    Battling jihadis: India has few options  Dec 5, 2008
    It thinks that it's unlikely the Indian fishing trawler Kuber was hijacked. A well-planned attack mission like this would not depend on the off-chance of hijacking a boat for its success. (India Times, India)

    OUR VIEW: Common stick attains elite toy status  Dec 4, 2008
    Found in all sizes in nature, sticks inspire spontaneous, unstructured play and can be used in unendingly imaginative ways to draw in the sand on a beach, or to use as a magic wand, slingshot, light saber, fishing rod, or walking stick; not to mention playing stickball, toasting marshmallows, or playing fetch with your dog. The stick now keeps proud company with another nontraditional toy the cardboard box one of our favorites, too. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    A sherman's tale  Dec 4, 2008
    He first climbed aboard a fishing boat at the age of 10 or 11, when his father fished off the coast of Southern California. He had three brothers. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)

    Milpitas men perish in fishing accident  Dec 4, 2008
    Half Moon Bay Review. Half Moon Bay, CA Last updated on Saturday, Nov 29, 2008 - 09:11:40 pm PST. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)

    Fisherman Finds Long-Lost Class Ring in 8-Lb. Bass  Dec 4, 2008
    Richardson was fishing at Lake Sam Rayburn about two weeks after his 1987 graduation from Universal Technical Institute in Houston when he lost the ring. The 41-year-old mechanic says on Nov. 28 received a call from a fisherman who had reeled in a more than 8-pound bass. (Fox News)

    Shipwreck jolted Alaska salmon industry  Dec 4, 2008
    A century ago this year, an iron-hulled, three-masted sailing ship departed the Southeast Alaska fishing town of Wrangell laden with 5,260 cases of salmon ... Doubtless no one aboard the ship, which carried 21 crewmen plus 117 mostly Asian cannery workers heading home after the fishing season, imagined their voyage to San Francisco would turn into the worst tragedy ever seen in the grand history of the Alaska salmon industry. (Anchorage Daily News)

    How India officials fumbled the response to Mumbai attack  Dec 4, 2008
    "RAW said the call originated offshore, about 25 miles from Mumbai. The final conversation took place hours before the attack, when RAW officials told the paper they recorded a conversation between Yusuf Muzammil, a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba, and a number in Bangladesh, asking for five SIM cards used to pay for cell phone calls for the operation. RAW officials said they deduced that the attackers might have relayed calls through Bangladesh.The armed men reportedly did arrive by sea, hijacking a... (Anchorage Daily News)

    Thankful for all the good times  Dec 4, 2008
    When you are running harder than usual, you don't talk like you do in the cabin of a fishing boat or while making decorations, but there's something just as friendly about striding along together. The race really isn't to the swiftest. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Tent experiences geta designer makeover  Dec 4, 2008
    Worlds best tented camps - Luxury- msnbc. $7 online stock trades. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Byron A. Crawford  Dec 4, 2008
    He was an avid Packer fan, and enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors. He was truly devoted to his family. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Somali pirates 'likely cause' of cruise ship stand-off  Dec 4, 2008
    Close to 400 Australians were aboard the ship when it was surrounded by more than 20 tuna fishing boats on Tuesday evening ... " But Classic Cruises marketing spokesman Ann Hope said the boats had turned out to be local fishing vessels whose crew were "very friendly" towards the Athena. "Precautions were taken when the boats were sighted but there was never any suggestion that the boat was going to be attacked," she said. She said water cannons were dropped from the side of the ship as a... (ABC Online)

    Take Endangered Marlin Off The Menu  Dec 4, 2008
    Three major marine conservation groups, the International Game Fish Association, the National Coalition for Marine Conservation and the Billfish Foundation have teamed up to draw awareness to the plight of marlin, which are being decimated by commercial overfishing worldwide due in part to continued consumer demand for marlin in U.S. restaurants and at seafood retailers ... "We want to take a bite out of the commercial fishing of marlin and other billfish by persuading consumers and restaurant... (Pekin Times, IL)

    Pollution's Impact on an American Icon  Dec 4, 2008
    The company has strongly lobbied the Philippine government to outlaw cyanide and dynamite fishing in the islands. Those fishing techniques produce big, easy catches, but they're environmentally destructive, and they adversely affect the mollusks on the pearl farms. (Pekin Times, IL)

    O-line under siege  Dec 4, 2008
    Age and injury are factors that should be evaluated when the Chargers go fishing in the off season. Sd4Bolt. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    Sole Captured Suspect Offers Grim Insights Into Massacre  Dec 4, 2008
    He disclosed the location of a fishing trawler that the terrorists used to enter Mumbai's coastal waters ... Mr. Kasab also attended a camp dedicated to marine combat -- a precursor to the group's hijacking of the fishing trawler that brought them to Mumbai, he told police. (Wall Street Journal)

    Where the wild things are  Dec 4, 2008
    He's got a map with every favorite hunting ground and fishing hole in the state of Montana, outlined and cross- referenced in a computer database ... "Then I give them big maps and pencils, and they draw on them." So far, he's been to 30 Montana cities and towns, visiting 40 hunting and fishing organizations. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Cat Spring retreat to put on Christmas play  Dec 4, 2008
    The celebration kicks off Sunday on retreat grounds, located at 14852 Hall Road, at 2 p.m. with hayrides, cookie decorating, fishing, ornament making, canoeing and cupcake walk ... There will be fishing if they bring their own equipment, paddle boats, and canoeing, Barrera said. (Sealy News, TX)

    Pirates actually fishermen - cruise line  Dec 4, 2008
    But a spokeswoman for Classic International Cruises Australia, which owns the Athena, said the boats had turned out to be local fishing vessels whose crew were "very friendly" ... "It has been confirmed that the approaching small ships were a tuna fishing fleet." ... She said a naval vessel had been accompanying the Athena as another standard precaution but had not been called on to act once the flotilla of small boats was confirmed to have been a fishing fleet. (The Australian)

    Safe havens will protect marine wildlife  Dec 4, 2008
    The strongest type of protection will ban any form of commercial activity within a zone, similar to the no-take zones that ban fishing around Lundy in the South West and Lamlash Bay in the Isle of Arran. Only 0. (Times Online)

    Swinney's staff to be addressed after bowl game  Dec 4, 2008
    If hired, Chavis is expected to bring along veteran defensive line coach Dan Brooks, who earned a reputation at Tennessee for fishing top recruits out of the Carolinas. Clemson could have competition for Chavis, who is also believed a candidate of interest at LSU should Les Miles shuffle his defensive staff as expected. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)

    * S Korea on guard after North orders border clampdown  Dec 4, 2008
    In response to the Norths Dec. 1 measure, surveillance and control operations are being stepped up against [any] naval attacks and attempts to kidnap fishing boats, the ministry said. Special training programs are also being implemented to cope with contingencies along the heavily fortified land border, it said in a report to parliament. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Walter Irving Hance  Dec 4, 2008
    When Walter wasn t busy farming, he enjoyed hunting and fishing ... Following Harriett s death, Walter spent time with his step-son hunting and fishing, often on the spur of the moment, and enjoying the outdoors. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Family-owned KTA Superstores is committed to Hawaii products  Dec 4, 2008
    Kurisu is Mountain Apple's "sourcer" and "recruiter," traipsing through muddy fields, climbing aboard fishing boats, puttering around farms, talking food producers into selling their wares to KTA and, increasingly and worryingly, pleading with them to stay in business as economic forces squeeze out profits ... Watch him walk around the store, holding up different products as he tells you their stories, heaping praise on the farmers, fishing boats, ranchers, bakers, cheesemakers and other food... (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Photo of the Day  Dec 4, 2008
    Donna Edlund takes time during her evening walk to enjoy Mondays sunset on the fishing pier at Hodag Park in Rhinelander ... Quite a view Donna Edlund takes time during her evening walk to enjoy Mondays sunset on the fishing pier at Hodag Park in Rhinelander. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)

    China major-general urges navy to fight Somali pirates  Dec 4, 2008
    The victims have included a Hong Kong-flagged ship with 25 crew aboard and a Chinese fishing boat reported seized off Kenya. On Tuesday, the U.N. Security Council renewed its authorisation for countries to use military force against the gunmen operating out of anarchic Somalia. (AlertNet)

    Fatal footprint: photo gallery  Dec 4, 2008
    Aluminium cluster bomb containers make perfect fishing boats, as can be seen here in the village of Dong Nai. REF. (AlertNet)

    Relative says she overheard admission as trial continues; widow returns to stand  Dec 4, 2008
    Day three of the trial focused on the investigation at the popular fishing spot, where the minister's body was found at the edge of the river. McCreary's widow, Annie, sat wiping away tears as State Law Enforcement Division Crime Scene Investigator Kenny Kinsey testified as to the grisly details of the area where the pastor's body was found. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    Putting science behind RI's ornamental fish industry  Dec 4, 2008
    The environmental damage to the nation's marine reefs caused by stunning fish with illegal potassium cyanide had placed Indonesia's export of aquarium fish on the questionable practices list overseas while drawing much criticism from environmentalists and the fishing industry at home ... "We used potassium cyanide because it's easy. Stunned fish are easy to collect. Indonesia began using this method to catch fish for food after it was introduced from the Philippines. It then transferred to the... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    Outdoors Forecast  Dec 4, 2008
    Sturgeon fishing has been fair, but anglers have to be willing to move around to find keepers ... The level of the North Santiam River has dropped, but it's a poor choice for fishing ... Remember, you can purchase your 2009 fishing and hunting licenses ahead of time and can do it online (see www. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)

     CB mail carrier retires after 38 years  Dec 4, 2008
    He went on fishing trips with his customers and helped out if things went well on a hunting trip. I cant tell you how many deer Ive helped pack up and take into the garage, he said. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    My View: Delta water plan is key to California's future  Dec 4, 2008
    Healthy rivers produce healthy salmon runs, sustaining fishermen, their families and fishing communities ... If agencies fail to protect the smelt, we could lose the salmon fishing industry forever, damaging communities throughout the Central Valley, the Delta and along much of the California coast ... We urge the Fish and Wildlife Service to require adequate protections for the smelt, reflecting the latest scientific results thereby also providing a safety net for fishing and Delta farming... (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)

    Christmas list 101: The gift of time  Dec 4, 2008
    If you fish, share what you know about fishing. Or, if you are like me, share what you don't know. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Tournament Result  Dec 4, 2008
    All three felt pretty confidence that their respective fishing areas could produce a 40-pound limit. And when the pros' feet hit the bank for the final weigh-in, whispers of possible 40-pound bags filtered through the weigh-in line. (News & Observer -- Sports)

    From the Field  Dec 4, 2008
    Likewise, sales from the "Trout Fishing Maps of North Carolina" ($12) go to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission's six trout hatcheries and stocking program. More than 70 products are new this year, and others are perennial favorites that appeal to hunters, anglers and other wildlife enthusiasts of all ages. (News & Observer -- Sports)

    A piracy solution  Dec 4, 2008
    Once a few pirate skiffs had been sunk or their crews killed in a failed attack, their remaining colleagues would go back to fishing or find some other way to earn their keep ... oldtimer wrote on Dec 3, 2008 4:50 PM:" We can place a satelite over the area like we have Iraq. Predator droans can watch a large area. We are talked small high speed boats, not normal fishing craft. The Editor is right on. Take'm whenever possible. And definately watch where those boats dock and where the subsequent... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Community Calendar (Nov. 21)  Dec 4, 2008
    What is to be gained other than a free-flowing stream for kayaking and fly fishing ... orguy wrote on Nov 21, 2008 4:41 PM:" Jack, the idea of changing the endangered species law has been floated by quite a number of people, and doing that would change the way the fishing is managed. Rather than base the regulation on "wild populations," which are very scarce these days, the management would be based on all salmon; hatchery reared, and wild. The way the Bush Admin went about it, however, was... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Piracy needs tougher action  Dec 4, 2008
    You mean like the 10,000 fishing boats that act like fishing boats. If they start to act like they aren't fishing. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    State spending $60,000 in search for defective license plates  Dec 4, 2008
    jonjon wrote on Dec 3, 2008 2:57 PM:" wanderwls, I was going to type the exact same thing when I first read the headline. I was talking to a friend and we both agreed that we would pay 5 bucks a person to get into the park. Thats worth a full day of fishing, camping or whatever. ". wanderwls wrote on Dec 3, 2008 2:46 PM:" And how much does it cost to keep Moraine View open? ". (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    WESTERN MONTANA LIVES - Hank Cuplin was a man with stories, friends  Dec 4, 2008
    Did a lot of fishing and stayed four days, he reported in the delightful three-page letter he mailed to his son Tracy and his wife, Shirley, sometime in the mid-1970s ... They were back in the Rattlesnake on one of those golden fishing trips, or up Monture Creek hunting with Cuppy s father. (Missoulian, MT)

    State argues for its right to use Limbaugh records  Dec 4, 2008
    Black has argued that prosecutors are on a fishing expedition against Limbaugh and deliberately circumvented state laws to seize his medical records in November with a search warrant. They should have used a more common procedure of subpoenas, where Limbaugh would have been notified ahead of time and given a chance to argue his case before a judge, Black has said. (Yahoo News -- Rush Limbaugh)

    Transitions: How not to run foreign policy  Dec 4, 2008
    And a fishing trip to Kennebunkport and reciprocal visit to Sochi, together with repeated offers of cooperation and engagement, failed to soften the words or actions of Vladimir Putin, the penultimate in the long series of Russian leaders whose welcome in the West as a reformer or Westernizer proved premature. Today in Opinion. (International Herald Tribune)

    Call made for China navy to battle Somali pirates  Dec 4, 2008
    Chinese ships have been among those seized in a wave of pirate attacks this year, including the fishing vessel Tianyu No. 8, seized in mid-November. International warships from NATO and countries including Russia patrol the Gulf of Aden and have created a security corridor in the area under a U.S.-led initiative, but attacks have not abated. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)

    Chetek Chain O' Lakes fishing report  Dec 4, 2008
    The pan fishing has also been good for the fishermen getting out in the early morning hours of the day and in the early night hours ... If they are not taken at the end of fishing, a fisherman is being very wasteful. (Chetek Alert, WI)

    Have a homemade Christmas this year  Dec 4, 2008
    Dress up jar mixes with a square piece of fabric wrapped with twine, ribbon or fishing line around the lid ... String unbuttered popcorn or packing peanuts on fishing line. (Chetek Alert, WI)

    Esther Schneider  Dec 4, 2008
    Esther loved fishing. Ice fishing was her passion, producing fabulous fish fries of Prairie Lake sunfish. (Chetek Alert, WI)

    Celebrate the holidays in historic downtown Mystic  Dec 4, 2008
    Traveling on Star, the Mystic Seaport s Fishing and Lobster Boat, Santa Claus will dock at 2 p.m. at the Mystic River Park dock, where he will greet the crowds and listen to all the children s wishes. Prior to Santa s arrival, there will be a special appearance by the cast of the Eastern Connecticut Ballet s Nutcracker. (Westerly Sun, RI)

    Class Ring Lost In 1987 In Texas Lake Found In A Fish  Dec 4, 2008
    Richardson was fishing at Lake Sam Rayburn about two weeks after his 1987 graduation from Universal Technical Institute in Houston when he lost the ring. The 41-year-old mechanic said he received a call on Nov. 28 from a fisherman who had reeled in a more than 8-pound bass. (KWTX.com, TX)

    High Sierra Search and Rescue-a personal perspective  Dec 4, 2008
    Confidentiality Note: Subject's name was changed to protect personal information. The location and exact date of the search operation were also changed. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)

    Manuel Anthony Mike Castellano  Dec 4, 2008
    Mike enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping and family gatherings. He was a member of St. Patrick Church. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

    Jerry Regennitter  Dec 4, 2008
    He loved being around his grandchildren and liked taking them fishing and boating. He enjoyed sitting on his front porch swing with his wife and looking out on the Mississippi River. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    John W. Bill Wince  Dec 4, 2008
    He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and camping in Montana. Survivors include one son, William R. Jake Wince and wife, Vicki, of Gillette, Wy. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    Amputation via text message  Dec 4, 2008
    David Nott knew that the 16-year-old boy needed a forequarter amputation removing his left shoulder blade after his arm was bitten off by a hippopotamus while fishing. But the general and vascular surgeon had never carried out such an operation before and knew it was a huge risk. (iAfrica.com)

    Obituaries for Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008  Dec 4, 2008
    His main interests were playing guitar and fishing ... She and her husband looked forward to wintering in Brownsville, Texas, where they also enjoyed fishing together. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    The one that didn't get away yields long-lost ring  Dec 4, 2008
    The blue-stoned class ring of Joe Richardson, engraved with his name, turned up inside an 8-pound bass 21 years after he lost it while fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn. "My first reaction was - you gotta be kidding," he said Wednesday. (AZCentral -- News)

    Higgins & Burke P.C. and Stoltmann Law Offices P.C. Announce a Settlement of $2.91 Million With ING Financial Partners Inc. for 38 of the Law Firms' Clients -- ING  Dec 4, 2008
    4 million in fishing and hunting equipment, $135,000 in paintings, hundreds of suits and jewelry. Wells, while employed by ING, recommended to investors investments in ``Mutual Trusts'' or ``Mutual Bond Trusts,'' which purportedly provided safety of principal and interest income. (Primezone Releases)

    Ron Martindale of Camas, Wash., (center), stepfather of deceased “Katmai” crewman Jake Gilman, thanks helicopter pilot Lt. Zach Koehler (left) and rescue swimmer Petty Officer Dave Coats of the Coast Guard after a press conference Oct. 24 at Kullis Air National Guard Base in Alaska. (Photo by Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News)  Dec 4, 2008
    Somewhere, braving ocean swells two stories high and gale force winds, were 11 fishermen from the Katmai, a commercial fishing vessel that hours earlier had sunk. Suddenly the flight mechanic spotted a life raft with four figures who started waving. (Cody Enterprise, WY)

    The King Of Sushi  Dec 4, 2008
    "This place is the nerve center of a global fishing industry," he explains. "Sort of like a Wall Street of fish," Simon remarks. (CBS News -- 60 minutes)

    Police reports: Search continues on lake  Dec 4, 2008
    The 19-year-old Garland man was fishing with two friends on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 29) when their boat capsized. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Dollar rises | U.S. stocks higher  Dec 4, 2008
    However, investors believed that much of the bad news is already priced into the market and trying to do bottom fishing after the huge declines of the past two months. The Dow Jones average rose 172. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Somali pirates release ship without ransom  Dec 4, 2008
    Aliabdi Aware, a minister in the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland, said the ship was awaiting refueling in Eyl, a fishing village in the region. The crew and the ship were safe, he said. (CNN -- World)

    Michael 'Mike' Karr  Dec 4, 2008
    He enjoyed fishing and hunting. He is survived by his two children, Shelby Karr of Iowa City and Doug Karr of Coralville; sisters: Susan Halversen of North Liberty, Diane and husband Mike Primm of Spokane, Washington, Dana and husband John Vasquez of Des Moines; brothers Danny Karr of West Branch and Brian Karr of Iowa City; two aunts, Marge Strabala and Dorothy Yotty both of Kalona. (Kalona News, IA)

    One More Cast: 3 lines benefit anglers  Dec 4, 2008
    Starting in April, anglers across the state and on every body of water open to fishing will be able to drop that extra line, and get away with it ... Up until Nov. 6, the use of three lines was a privilege enjoyed only by salmon fishing on the Great Lakes while anyone else fishing from boats, on the ice or shorelines of inland lakes were limited to two ... It does, however, shed light upon an advantage given to one particular segment of the angling community whose members may invest exponential... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)

    Police Beat: Dec. 2, 2008  Dec 4, 2008
    Nov. 29, Wasilla: Effie Torgrimson, 51, Big Lake, cited while ice fishing for using bait where prohibited. Nov. 29, 1:25 p.m., Big Lake: John Lipse, 79, Wasilla, cited for fishing without a fishing license ... Nov. 29, 1:55 p.m., Big Lake: John Morgan, 43, Big Lake, cited for using bait where prohibited and fishing without a license. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    Theyre glittery, easy and cheap  Dec 4, 2008
    com: Theyre glittery, easy and cheap. Thursday, December 04, 2008. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    Rich pickings  Dec 4, 2008
    As each colourfully painted wooden fishing boat returns from three or four days at sea, the beach rapidly transforms into a market and large metal bowls of shiny silver herring and tuna are hauled ashore by men who look like Olympic medal-winning body builders. Fishing is the main economic activity along the coast but ask the fishermen how the work is going and many complain fish stocks are dwindling partly because of the activities of local and foreign trawlers ... "In five years time if you... (BBC News -- Africa)

    Culleoka Performing Arts Club presents ‘The Foreigner’  Dec 4, 2008
    Make the short trip to Culleoka for a treat as the cast presents this hilarious modern comedy set in a Georgia fishing lodge. Admission is 10 for each performance. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Editorial: Shop in Lebanon  Dec 4, 2008
    If you are looking for any of these antiques, pastries, flowers, appliances, wedding dresses, bicycles, clothes, archery equipment, carpets, musical instruments, fishing poles, art, furniture, teapots, books, shoes and so much more you'll find them here. If you have a question in a local shop, you're more likely to get personal attention from a knowledgeable clerk, and often the owner, than in a monster of a store where you compete with many others at a customer service counter. (Lebanon Express, OR)

    Complete overhaul of coastal security setup needed  Dec 4, 2008
    NEW DELHI: The Mumbai terror carnage calls for a comprehensive revamp of the entire coastal security architecture, beginning from the very top with a national maritime commission (NMC), right down to making it mandatory for fishing trawlers to install transponders ... Ideally, India should have a "gapless'' radar network all along its porous 7,516-km coastline. But if there are funding constraints, a chain of radars can first be deployed in more threat-prone areas like the Maharashtra and... (India Times, India)

    OUR VIEW: Common stick attains elite toy status  Dec 3, 2008
    Found in all sizes in nature, sticks inspire spontaneous, unstructured play and can be used in unendingly imaginative ways to draw in the sand on a beach, or to use as a magic wand, slingshot, light saber, fishing rod, or walking stick; not to mention playing stickball, toasting marshmallows, or playing fetch with your dog. The stick now keeps proud company with another nontraditional toy the cardboard box one of our favorites, too. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

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