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Many had been tangled in fishing lines or otherwise just needed a bit of short-term help to overcome some human-imposed calamity and return to the wild. That's great. (Herald-Tribune)
Mix the modern with traditional Nov 18, 2006
Why, they attach dried leaves on fishing lines and tie them from the arms of the chandelier, of course. Tinted glassware: This is another way to bring in autumn colors. (Buffalo News -- Arts)
Toledo becoming busy again thanks to water level rising Nov 17, 2006
TRILENE MAXX: Berkley, a leading producer of quality fishing lines, introduces Trilene Maxx which made fishing legend Al Linder a believer. "I've used hundreds of different lines through the years and this is the finest monofilament line I have ever used," said Linder. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
From sunrise to sunset Nov 16, 2006
"Harris and Melendez say sometimes it's too quiet. Melendez says the neighborhood's younger residents entertain themselves by riding dirt bikes or go-carts in an empty field west of South Crystal Avenue. They also toss fishing lines over a concrete-block wall that separates the neighborhood from a Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District ponding basin."That's what we do for fun here," Melendez says. "It would be nice to have a mall or something a water park or something" nearby.The... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Knee deep in 'Gumbo': River Rats rehearse for weekend performance Nov 16, 2006
Brenda Bestgen was listening to owl hoots and coyote sound effects while writer/director, Meredith Ludwig, adjusted the hooks on the fishing lines. on't worry, she said. (Boonville Daily News, MO)
WEB EXTRA: "Acoustic Africa" tour coming to Lisner Nov 9, 2006
An early enthusiasm for music would indeed carry Mahlasela into his adolescence, during which he taught himself how to play his own hand-made guitar, crafted out of tin cans and fishing lines. Since those days, Mahlasela has continued to hone a musical style, which has presently earned him a reputation as one of the most renowned artists of his country. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
A watery world apart Oct 30, 2006
We also enjoyed a luxurious hotel with a piano bar and afternoon tea, and -- our highlight -- a shallow river where girls and boys, men and women, waded in, cast their fishing lines, and pulled up salmon the size of puppies. It was like watching a National Geographic TV special in living color. (Boston Globe)
Online journalists urge newspapers to reach out to readers on the Web Oct 27, 2006
He said his site throws out as many fishing lines as possible to try to hook readers, including blogs, online discussions with newsmakers, sound, databases and opportunities for readers to share their own stories. Fifty Washington Post reporters also have video cameras to carry into the field, and reporters are being trained in the art each day, Brady said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Tropical Storm Hits Mexico, US Tourist Missing Oct 26, 2006
Bob Bisbee, who founded the annual fishing tournament 26 years ago, stood in a tackle shop surrounded by radios and fishing lines on reels. He checked the Web page of the Miami-based US National Hurricane Center. (Planet Ark, United States)
Tropical storm hits Mexico, U.S. tourist missing Oct 25, 2006
Bob Bisbee, who founded the annual fishing tournament 26 years ago, stood in a tackle shop surrounded by radios and fishing lines on reels. He checked the Web page of the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center. (AlertNet)
Kora politicsWhy Gambian praise singers are frightened to open their mouths Sep 28, 2006
The only nod to modernity are the fishing lines used instead of antelope skins for the strings, which has given the sound a slight higher tone, and the drawing pins used to decorate the gourd. However, Pa Bobo, who has two daughters and a son, intends to break with tradition in one important respect. (BBC News -- Africa)
Volunteers comb coast Sep 18, 2006
Last year, volunteers worldwide found 101 animals entangled in debris, such as fishing lines, ropes and nets. In Peru, they picked up 38,100 plastic bottles. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The fish tales were flying at DeKalb Rotary's annual derby Sep 17, 2006
DeKALB The shores of the Rotary Park lake were thick with families casting fishing lines Saturday at the DeKalb Rotary's fourth annual Fishing Derby. ADVERTISEMENT. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Nintendo to debut Wii for holidays Sep 15, 2006
The bet is the controller will be more intuitive for nongamers and will inspire innovative game play from casting out fishing lines to swinging swords that won't be possible on other consoles. Nintendo will have about 15 games at launch and 30 by the end of the year. (Seattle Times)
- Roy Hattersley Sep 4, 2006
The discarded jackets pulled to the roof on celestial fishing lines were no doubt meant to represent ascending souls - the sort of thing that Browning's Fra Lippo Lippi got into trouble for not including in his devotional paintings. But why did actors who had no immediate part to play sit visible at the side of the stage like substitutes on the bench at a football match. (Guardian Unlimited)
City rededicates 'grand lady of Moline parks' Aug 20, 2006
" he yelled. Building memories is exactly what the Prospect Park Revitalization Committee hoped for when the $1.2 million, three-year restoration and revitalization project was finished at Park 16th Street and 30th Avenue, Moline. Committee members, city and state officials and more than 65 people gathered near the pavilion on a cloudy morning for the park's grand opening and rededication ceremony Saturday. Prospect has two miles of new fitness trails, an 18-hole disc golf course, new gazebo,... (Quad-Cities Online)
Carpe diem! Summer will soon be gone Jul 24, 2006
Pass folks dropping fishing lines into the questionable waters. Enjoy the synchronized harmony of crew teams practicing in the channel. (Buffalo News)
Fisherman describes surviving 7 hrs at sea after boat sinks Jul 22, 2006
" "I felt fishing lines around my legs and you could feel them scrape your pants and you had to make sure all those were out from around your legs. " "You got that breath of air when you come up and you're outside that boat maybe forty five miles in the middle of nowhere. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Pelican Convicted Of Flying Drunk Crashes Again Jul 21, 2006
McGuire said that of the 10 other pelicans released Thursday, about half were injured by fishing lines or hooks and the other half were young and had not eaten well. The ocean water is four degrees warmer than normal, which causes fish to swim deeper in the ocean. (CBS2.com, CA)
Kenya: Some Insight Into Soccer Lingo Jun 26, 2006 Tracking sea turtles, making new maps May 26, 2006 Use a magnet, save a shark? May 13, 2006 Overlook Math Carnival thrills students Apr 29, 2006 Country Dentist goes north to Alaska Apr 24, 2006 Rescuers free whale from ropes Mar 9, 2006 Tools keep whale rescue safe Mar 5, 2006 Whale rescued from tangle of fishing lines Feb 16, 2006 Ice fisherman rescued from Tiber Reservoir Jan 18, 2006
Slide Tackle: Nothing to do with baiting fishing lines. A slide tackle occurs when aplayer attempts to get the ball away from an opponent by sliding into theplayer. (allAfrica.com)
Fisherman, surfer in fistfight at O'side Pier May 30, 2006
Surfers, who are supposed to stay 100 feet from the pier, sometimes take waves too close, hitting or getting tangled in the fishing lines, Francis said. The two combatants exchanged words for a while before the fisherman ran down to the shore and the fistfight ensued, Francis said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The first area is fished by millions of hooks on long fishing lines set for tuna and swordfish. The second is occupied by hungry people in dirt-poor nations like Mauritania and Senegal. (Why Files)
Magnetic idea to save sharks from fishing lines. Researchers concept wins contest, and World Wildlife Fund support. (MSNBC -- Environment)
The activities made available by the student volunteers tested the young mathematicians' concentration and ability to apply their knowledge of addition, subtraction, and various number properties in competitive games with curious titles like "Gone Fishin'," in which students furiously cast fishing lines into a pool of toy fish marked with various number values. After two minutes, the student who hauled in the catch summing closest to 20 won the round, as well as a raffle ticket to be used... (MIllbrook Voice Ledger, NY)
"They used their teeth to cut fishing lines. They used their teeth to make mukluks (moccasins). They used their teeth as tools of survival," she said. So, for years, she believes, tooth decay was not a problem for Alaska Natives. (Kettle Moraine Index, WI)
Mattila and Lyman are among just eight people in the country authorized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to disentangle whales from fishing lines and other debris. They are part of the Hawaiian Islands Whale Disentanglement Network, a cooperative group that includes federal and state wildlife officials. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
GARY T. KUBOTA / David Mattila displays tools that he and his associate Ed Lyman at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary developed to help them free whales entangled in fishing lines and other debris ... Freeing a whale entangled in fishing lines and nets is a dangerous business, but David Mattila and Ed Lyman have developed tools to make it safer ... Mattila and Lyman are among some eight people in the United States authorized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
LANAI CITY, Hawaii (AP) -- Ocean researchers and volunteers freed a 40-foot humpback whale that had become tangled in abandoned fishing lines and other debris ... The rescue on Monday, using poles to untangle fishing lines and debris, occurred in waters off the island of Lanai, about 60 miles southeast of Honolulu, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) ... A global volunteer group called the Whale Disentanglement Network, also was involved in Monday's rescue of the... (CNN -- US)
Christensen, 44, hurried to set up the fishing lines before dark. He noticed a 25-foot-wide opening in the ice about 100 yards off the shore. (Billings Gazette, MT)
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