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...consist of perhaps 40,000 adults, down from some 250,000 two decades ago. Reason: the flourishing airfreight industry that allows fish brokers to deliver Atlantic Ocean bluefin overnight to Tokyo's sashimi market, where a single fish can fetch $80,000 or more at auction. "To a fisherman, catching a bluefin is a lot like winning the lottery," sighs Stanford University marine biologist Barbara Block...
...could tell by its green back, silvery sides and blazing red stripe that he had hooked a rainbow trout. Then Duncan saw something else: a jet-black discoloration on the fish's tail and rear section. The trout was clearly diseased. "I was shocked," says the veteran sport fisherman. "You don't expect such a sight out in the remote wilds...
...revival meeting. All that precedes it is aimed at the moment when the preacher asks the audience to "come forward" and accept Jesus. It is the event's punch line, its consummation: if a preacher is a salesman, it is the clinching handshake; if he is a fisherman, it is the taking in of the net. Billy Graham's nets were always filled to breaking. In 1983 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Franklin Graham's net was empty...
...enjoyed by the host. We are to look and act presentable, while they are to look at what is presented. We are comparable to a sea of fish who swim straight to the door and hope that maybe, if competition is low tonight, we will get caught in some fisherman's net. This is the unfortunate position for women during these large parties in which there are about 50 applicants for each lucky net, most of whom do not even go here...
...caused by the sealing could lead to new violence. Israelis say the siege may be lifted by the end of the week. Responding to appeals from the United States and Egypt, Peres said that Israel will ease a naval blockade of the Gaza strip, which will allow 4,000 fisherman to return to the sea. The sea routes were blocked to prevent Hamas militants from escaping by boat. Israel is now considering deporting those with suspected ties to the bombings in order to prevent further violence.Recognizing the popularity and momentum of Bob Dole, Steve Forbes today withdrew from the Republican...