Phil Lilley

http://anglersandarchery.com/ of course.

You know... I tried to find a thank you card online and thought this was cute... but as I look at it I think it might have portraid the wrong message... such as "thanks for opening a can of sardines". Oppps- thanks not what I meant- but it is kind of funny. BIG SMILEY FACE!!!

Jim will be here this week... may be. I'll ask him.

http://www.booktv.org/misc/annapolis_050606.asp The Google Story

Thanks, Al. I appreciate the discussion. When I have more time, I'll do some more research. We have a few weeks.

No- it's semi- to hard foam material, not soft plastic. I'm just not sure. Waiting for a reply.

Thanks!

I'm sure we can do something... I'll inquire and get back to you.

Not at any cost.

Here's the dates so far- 11/3 gonefishin 11/22 Luke 11/23 Leonard 12/23 WebFreeman 12/25 Crappiefisherman 1/1 leo 1/7 Kansas Fly Fisher 1/16 motroutbum 1/28 riverrat 2/14 TexomaOkie 2/16 Snow Fly 3/1 Hunter91 3/5 Goggle-Eyed 3/10 swimslow 3/15 The Caddis 3/22 Backcountry Outfitters 3/26 RainbowHunter 4/1 outdoor nut 4/2 davekeim 4/7 slabseeker 4/8 Kicknbass 4/9 superfly 4/15 rls1936 4/20 Terry Beeson 5/15 1HawgHunter 5/18 ollie 6/1 russ 6/12 stone9-7=2 7/12 Steve Smith 8/2 Gary Lange

I did with alittle success. I was surprised I didn't do better.

Sure- I hope to wade this week. Call me.

I just got off the water. I walked in just after 6 am to the rebar hole and started throwing woolies- nothing till it got light. There was a mud line coming from the old outlet #3 from the construction. It covered about 25% of the stream to the hole and backed up in the eddie. It wasn't that bad- the browns later when I got light kept coming up and swirling in the muddy water. One male about 20 pounds- scared me every time! Landed 5-6 rainbows and one small brown- best on red san juan worm #14. #14 grey scud caught a couple. Couldn't find anything the browns were interested in. Chuck walked in with a client at 8 am. He fished below me. The client was having a hard time hooking and keeping fish on- too much slack. NoBarb- if you don't mind me asking- what fly did you have the best luck on?

?? Stem cells can be taken from an umbilical cord after birth. I don't think adult stems cells are in short supply. Never heard that before. Embryonic stem cells may be because the only legal ESC's are the ones already in cryonic storage (frozen). I'm speaking off the top of my head again- dangerous sounding I know. I have to run to the college and pay some school bills and can't research anything for a while.

Did they ever start? Was hoping for glowing reports and dazzling pics by now!!

Super-sized... Nice smalley!

I hope so too... as hot as the NY Mets are tonight!!

I agree. Stem cell research is going on right now- adult- legally. Embryo also but there are guidelines. Can anyone state a good reason why this research is SO much better, showing that much MORE promise of cures? Why is this proposal so important to make it a state amendment? What about cloning human embryos? How far do you go to cure the sick... I should say TRY to cure the sick. Any scientist can hold a carrot in front of people and promise a cure... what assurances does the Joe-citizen have that they are telling the truth, or just wanting more money. Or if there a 'chance'.. what is it- a 90% chance? A 2% chance? How much does this 'chance' improve with embryos vs adult stem cells? How much money has MDA raised for how many years and how far have they gotten to cure MD? I'm not picking on MDA- I'm honestly asking a question.

I still say....

More stuff... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_cell_nuclear_transfer Somatic Cell Transfer In genetics and developmental biology, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a technique for cloning. It can be used in embryonic stem cell research, in which the process is often called "research cloning" or "therapeutic cloning." It can also be used in reproductive cloning. The process In SCNT the nucleus, which contains the organism's DNA, of a somatic cell (a body cell other than a sperm or egg cell) is removed and the rest of the cell is discarded. At the same time, the nucleus of an egg cell is removed. The nucleus of the somatic cell is then inserted into the enucleated egg cell. After being inserted into to the egg, the somatic cell nucleus is reprogrammed by the host cell. The egg, now containing the nucleus of a somatic cell, is stimulated in such a way that it begins to divide. After many mitotic divisions in culture, this single cell forms a blastocyst (an early stage embryo with about 100 cells) with almost identical DNA to the original organism. http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/library/research/res0003.htm Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (Therapeutic Cloning) Cloning is the creation of multiple copies of a single molecule, cell, or virus. There are many different kinds of cloning, most of which are now commonplace in science. Cloning has allowed scientists to develop powerful new drugs and to produce insulin and useful bacteria in the lab. It also allows researchers to track the origins of biological weapons, catch criminals and free innocent people, and produce new plants and livestock to feed an undernourished world population. Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) or therapeutic cloning involves removing the nucleus of an unfertilized egg cell, replacing it with the material from the nucleus of a "somatic cell" (a skin, heart, or nerve cell, for example), and stimulating this cell to begin dividing. Once the cell begins dividing, stem cells can be extracted 5-6 days later and used for research. The AAMC supports on-going research into SCNT and has endorsed legislation that would allow such research to flourish. Reproductive cloning, on the other hand, is intended to create human beings by cloning human embryos. The AAMC and the National Academy of Sciences recommend a ban on all forms of this type of cloning. http://www4.nationalacademies.org/onpi/web...2b?OpenDocument In the somatic cell nuclear tranfer technique, stem cells that are genetically identical with the cells of a recipient's own body could be derived. A somatic cell is any cell other than a sperm, egg, or cell that gives rise to a sperm or egg. The nucleus of the egg (containing its DNA) is removed and replaced with the nucleus (and its DNA) of a somatic cell (such as skin or blood) from the recipient. The egg containing the transferred nucleus is then encouraged to divide until it reaches the blastocyst stage, at which time the cells of the inner cell mass are removed and cultured. The resulting stem cells would be immunologically compatible with the recipient's own tissues because they would not contain DNA that produces proteins that the recipient's body would react to as "foreign". http://www.bioedonline.org/slides/slide01....er%22&dpg=8 Interesting reading. ******* Amendment 2 6. (5) "Human embryonic stem cell research," also referred to as "early stem cell research," means any scientific or medical research involving human stem cells derived from in vitro fertilization blastocysts or from somatic cell nuclear transfer. For purposes of this section, human embryonic stem cell research does not include stem cell clinical trials. The amendment says "no cloning... can't break existing federal laws" but acknowledge SCNT as part of their research using embryonic cells. Is this a loophole?

The amendment - http://www.nocloning.org/amendment.pdf

Groundhog or... and dare I say it... but a small bear.

Correction - it happened in the morning, not afternoon.

Just came from Anglers and Archery... bought a half dozen arrows for my bow hunting trip next weekend. Chuck said he's had good success this week- his clients hooking and landing a few big browns. One 13.5 lb female he had a pic of. Chuck has always been an awesome guide for browns. He's proven year after year he knows how to do it.

It's gonna happen. That's all you can say.