Crowsnest

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/swi...html?id=2259971 GENEVA -- An unusual number of severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been recorded in Canada, where a batch of the vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been recalled, the WHO said on Tuesday. "An unusual number of severe allergies to the vaccine have been detected in Canada," World Health Organization spokesman Thomas Abraham told AFP. "The Canadian authorities are conducting the appropriate investigations on the vaccines" and "recalled a batch of vaccine from GSK." "We need to understand what happened in Canada," he added. GlaxoSmithKline spokeswoman Gwenan White told AFP that the affected doses of its Aprepanrix vaccine had caused reactions to the heart and lungs. Ms. White added that some 172,000 doses are involved, although she declined to reveal how many of those had already been used. GlaxoSmithKline has asked Canadian medical authorities to stop administering vaccines from the affected batch, Ms. White said, adding the company's investigations were ongoing. WHO spokesman Thomas Abraham said that the WHO had not changed its recommendations regarding swine flu vaccines. Last week, the WHO said checks on many of the 30 deaths recorded following mass pandemic flu vaccinations had so far ruled out a direct link to the vaccines. The fatalities made up a minute fraction of at least 65 million doses of swine flu vaccines which have been administered, said the WHO, citing data from 16 countries. For every 10,000 doses of vaccines administered, only one report of adverse effect had been logged. Of every 100 reports of adverse effects, five are serious cases such as death, the WHO said.

May God bless you, your family and welcome your father into his heavenly kingdom.

I sort of agree. I dunno if he (Moon) was trying to be ULTRA aggressive, or just bad calls, but he absolutely got lucky. But the kid who won got even more lucky. I mean come on, he was the short stack with 7 people left, and ended up winning after 'rivering' a couple of guys in a row. ALL the past champions will likely agree, you GOTTA get lucky to win. Skill, won't make it alone, It may take you a long ways, but not to the end. Keep in mind, we don't see EVERY hand, only the ones the producers think would make 'good tv'.

I think the MEDIA should be fired for whipping up everyone in a panic over this flu. I believe it was you Don who said: "The trouble with common sense is, IT AINT COMMON ENOUGH' . This flu IS NOT the highly deadly Ebola virus, depite what the media would have us believe.

Well said.

I've NOT had my season flu shot last week or for the past few years (and lived to tell) NOR will I be getting a vaccination for a virus that is 1/100 as fatal as the regular flu or twice as fatal as ASPRIN. Want to buy a bridge ?

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If I had a choice (and I do) between supporting a tier from one of the richest countries in the world, or one from the poorest countries of the world, I choose (and do) the latter.

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Took my two little girls and the wife a few weeks back to a pothole guaranteed of success. Minutes into the trip and shortly after getting my 5 year old and 3 year old set up with their Barbie 'Princess' fishing rods with bh olive woolly buggers tied on (hey I wasn't about to TOTALLY prostitute myself with hardware) & a couple of splitshot, the youngest reels in a small 12" rainbow. 15 minutes later, she starts shrieking as her rod fell into the water. I don't know if a big trout pulled it out of her hand (yeah, that's what I'll go with) or she just dropped it, but she was crying and wanted to get a submarine and scuba divers to go and get it. As she now had no rod, she and mom went to shore to play and the 5 year old and I continued to fish. Minutes later the 5 year old hooks a small rainbow and begins to reel it in. It takes a couple of minutes when she says: "the trout sure are wiggly in this lake", I chuckled. We netted the small trout and she couldn't wait for me, she reached into the net, grabbed hold of the rainbow, kissed it, gave it a name (Jessica) then quickly threw it back into the lake. 10 minutes later, it was repeated, grabbed hold of the trout, kissed it, gave it a name (Jenna Genevieve) then quickly threw it back. LOL

I seem to remember hearing about a former well known walk and wade 'guide' who used to place backpacks between certain sections of the shoreline and if someone happen to come into that area, this 'guide' would stand right next to this intruder, making him feel unwelcomed until he left said area. judge not, lest yee be judged.

As has been well said by many before me, we don't 'post to boast', but we 'post to host'. That is to say we share our experiences (good, bad or indifferent) with those that are interested in hearing about our adventure.

I suppose you could shove a bottle into your waders and you could pee into it like some truckers do, but what do you do with the bottle ?

I'll give $100 to the first guy that kicks Clive in the nuts... Cmon Clive, the lakes up here just opened up for Pete's sake.....

I have 13 boxes in total. But some of these are old and I no longer carry on my person, but they still have some flies that I rarely use so I keep them in my cabinet. I usually carry about 6 with me when I fish. 1 - small nymphs/chironomids 1 - dragons/damsels 1 - brookie flies 1 - streamers/woolly buggers 1 - shrimp/scuds/boatmen/backswimmers 1 - dries I keep in my cabinet 1- stoneflies 1- big dries/hoppers 2- streamers + a few other ratty/old boxes full of misc flies I rarely use

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from a couple of different sources. Motor Thrust - Total Weight - Boat length - Pounds of thrust required in feet 30 lbs - 2100 lbs - 12' - 30 36 lbs - 2520 lbs - 13' - 30 40 lbs - 2800 lbs - 14' - 32 42 lbs - 2940 lbs - 15' - 36 44 lbs - 3080 lbs - 16' - 40 48 lbs - 3360 lbs - 17' - 50 50 lbs - 3500 lbs - 18' - 55 55 lbs - 3850 lbs - 19' - 65 65 lbs - 4550 lbs - 20' - 74 74 lbs - 5180 lbs - 21' - 74

I'm with Tako, wtf? The less time I spend in front of the infernal machine, the better.

Recently obtained copies of JM's Iron Blue Fly-fishing and they are quite good. A pig of a rainbow caught at the Palmer Ranch I believe, in the opening credits

Could get expensive losing a pair of skis everytime

Good stories Rick. I got a "Lure of Fly-Fishing" 2009 Calendar for Christmas. Of course it has magnificent photos of mountainous streams/lakes and below each photo has some rather inspirational quotes. The November quote is as follows and reminds me of your stories. Nov- In every species of fish I've angled for, it is the ones that have got away that thrill me the most, the ones that keep fresh in my memory. Ray Bergman

I've had my pt boat for about 3 years now and I have stored it in my boat bag in my unheated garage with no problems. Tight Lines

true story. I purchased a pt boat a few years ago and quietly stored it in the garage without telling my wife. Then a few months later while at a family b.b.q my older brother (also a fly-fisher) blurts out in front of my wife: "How's the new pontoon boat?" I had some 'splainin to do when I got home. and again a year or so ago, when my fenwick HMX became the unwilling recipient of my unbridled anger, I went out and bought a new G-Loomis #6 and again didn't tell my wife, and again a while later my SAME brother blurts out "How's the new fly-rod working". :angry: Some people's kids....

Agree with most of what Adams writes, and isn't it interesting how the successful car companies like Honda/Toyota and others are in the southern U.S states that have a (NON-UNION) work force. Should be as plain as the nose on their faces.

Why do I fish? I can't put it as eloquently as SD, but to me the feel of that sudden tug at the end of the line jolts me into another world where the stresses of work, family and everyday life instantly disappear and the only thing that matters is this epic battle, and who wins it. Or seeing a well presented dry fly suddenly disappear beneath the river's surface, you feel for a few moments, until the next drift goes by without a second look, masterful.