Pike fishing getting better in area lakes

22.05.12

The pike can be found in most area lakes, he said, including Lake Coeur d'Alene, the Chain Lakes, Twin Lakes and Hayden Lake.

The pike usually congregate in bays, he added.

Several lakes have also now been fully stocked with rainbow trout by Idaho Fish and Game, Odenbaugh said.

"Fernan has been at least stocked four times," he said. "They're getting ready for the big weekend, making sure there's tons of fish out there to catch."

Other stocked lakes include Hauser, Round and Granite lakes, he said.

Odenbaugh recommended powerbait, rooster tails or nightcrawlers with a marshmallow to snag the trout.

Fishing for smallmouth bass is also starting to improve, he said, on Lake Coeur d'Alene and Hayden Lake.

"Crank baits and tube baits are going to produce the most," he said.

Chinook are scattered in Lake Coeur d'Alene, he said.

While some fishermen are still catching them at shallow depths, he said, he advised dropping to about 40 to 50 feet with a herring.

Source: Coeur d'Alene Press

Real Housewives Of Orange County: Fairytales Turn Into Nightmares

22.05.12

In Dana Point, Alexis is planning a happy 4th birthday party for her twin girls. She’s giving instructions to a couple of event planners on the lay of her house. We’re having a Princesses Love Puppies party (don’t ask) for 25 children and a parent or two. When she asks the two women if they can give her 10 minutes to spray tan, one of them looks a bit exasperated with this turn of events. In the booth Alexis wonders what her real “color” is since she tans so often. She says this party will prove she can do it all, baby. Right.

We see Slade entering Newport Jewelers . He’s shopping for a ring for his beloved Gretchen. He’s all sappy as he tells us he wants to be with Gretchen for-evaaaa. Heather joins him to give her expertise. She says she knows a little sumtin’ sumtin’ about diamonds and she thinks it’s sweet when Slade tells her he talked to Gretchen’s dad. But he has to frown when he tells her dad wasn’t exactly enthusiastic.

Heather starts

Source: CrabbyGolightly.com

3D world takes shape

22.05.12

Imagine a world where pretty much any solid object you can think of could be turned into reality. Thanks to 3D printing technology, that world already exists and the possibilities are bounded only by imagination.

3D printing is the term that describes a variety of techniques that can be used to build a solid object layer by layer, in the same way a document is printed out line by line.

The technology can work with a range of materials, from plastic and resin through to metal, glass and even ceramics, and can be used to create highly intricate and durable designs.

3D printers look a bit like microwave ovens and can be used to create a range of items from jewellery and figurines to crockery and home decor. They are also commonly used to create dental crowns.

Designer Val Butterworth uses 3D printing to translate her ideas for porcelain dinnerware and light shades into reality for her business, The Mod Collective. She uses 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software to create the concepts and then has the prototypes printed in 3D by Melbourne-based company Inition Thinglab. These printed prototypes are used to create the moulds from which she makes her commercial products.

Source: Stuff.co.nz