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Ed Killer: Treasure Coast fishing report, June 25
Jeanne Middleton at Middleton's Fish Camp at Blue Cypress Lake said the fly-fishermen can still catch bluegills in spots like the Big M Canal. There are bass and catfish being caught there too, due to cooler water temperature. She recommended fishing artificial lures like lizards, frogs and spinner baits. The water level is low, but recent rains should begin to help it recover. .
Buyer Beware: Check That Fine Print On The 'Free' Cruise Offer
SEATTLE - With high gas prices forcing people to cut back on vacation plans, who wouldn't be interested in a vacation that's free?Keep an eye on your e-mail, and make a note of this consumer alert. I clicked on a "free cruise" offer, and found a heck of a catch in the fine print.
We all know what happens on those big cruise ships -- the ports of call, the pools, the spa, the entertainment, and all that food! Well, that's exactly what comes to mind when you get a recent e-mail spam for a free vacation.
Pay attention -- it's a real word game. The subject line reads "Vacation confirmation, your next vacation on us - pending participation."
Open the e-mail and it says you can "win" a free cruise. But click the link, and you see you have been "selected to receive" a free Bahamas cruise vacation with Imperial Majesty Cruise Line.
Alamo Heights man has built huge collection for Toilet Seat Museum
His collection is no Home Depot showroom. Tucked away on the 85-year-old's property in Alamo Heights is a tin-roofed garage filled, floor to ceiling, with — you guessed it — creatively crafted loo covers.All 780 of them.
The lines of lids, which Smith has been etching, painting and tweaking for 35 years, have attracted an international following, drawing in curious onlookers from as far away as Colombia and Iran.
He says that thanks to a U.S. Navy commander, he has a piece of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's toilet affixed to a seat.
Smith started the project when he was looking for a mount for deer antlers and found the idea of tacking junk to a toilet cover interesting. Since then, he's crafted designs on hundreds of seats (technically, they're lids) and hopes to get to No.
Casino Royale Photographs Featuring Daniel Craig Online
As production continues on the 21st James Bond film, Casino Royale, several behind-the-scenes photographs have been released online.The five photos (taken on the 6th of July), which can be viewed here on justjared.com are of 007 actor Daniel Craig meeting with fans. The location is the cricket grounds at Eton, which are featured in Casino Royale.
Stay tuned to CBn for all the latest news on Casino Royale and all things James Bond 007.
Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond 007 film produced by franchise holders Eon Productions. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production began shooting in January and is due for release worldwide on 17 November 2006. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, it is currently being filmed in the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.
Buddhism schools for foreigners thrive despite political upheaval
KATHMANDU: Since hippies first beat the overland travel trail to Nepal in the 1960s, thousands of foreigners have flocked to monasteries to study Buddhism.Today, despite political upheaval and a decade-long Maoist insurgency, they continue to come and there are more schools than ever, many now home to Westerners who donned Buddhist robes and never left.
Thousands of masters and teachers fled Tibet with the invasion of the Chinese in 1950 and large numbers settled in neighbouring Nepal, where many Nepalis had been practising forms of Tibetan Buddhism for centuries.
Perched on a hill with spectacular views of Kathmandu, Kopan Monastery was the first to start offering foreigners meetings with Tibetan Buddhist lamas from the foothills of Everest in 1969.
The tradition continues to this day, and thousands of foreigners have passed through.
Bahamas Telecommunications Company to Triple Capacity of Wireless Network and Extend Roaming Capabilities
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company, Ltd. (BTC), the primary telecom operator in the Bahamas, today announced that it will deploy Nortel(x) (NYSE/TSX: NT) wireless technology to extend the availability of next-generation, voice, data and multimedia services - improving the user experience for its wireless subscribers and making the Bahamas a more attractive tourist destination. The GSM/GPRS network enhancements will help provide a better customer experience by delivering enhanced services such as high-speed wireless broadband, m-commerce, multimedia messaging, and the ability to download large e-mail attachments, videos, music and games. It will also allow the operator to triple the capacity of its wireless network, extending service from Abaco and Bimini to include all the Bahamas' family islands by the end of September 2006.