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Free .ISO mounting utility

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I needed a quick and dirty way to mount an .ISO and .IMG file on Server 2003.  Microsoft provides a tool titled “Microsoft Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel”.  It is super easy to setup, no restart required, and does just the basics.

You can download it here.

Simply copy the VCdRom.sys into system32\drivers and run the VCdControlTool.exe.  There is a readme provided.  Neither I nor Microsoft provide any support for the tool.

Enjoy!

HB 3298 Failed in the House

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Well,  HB 3298 failed to pass the house by 1 vote yesterday.

The House felt that they shouldn’t get in the middle of something tentativly approved by Jefferson County.  The good news is the bill may be reconsidered today.

http://www.kgw.com/politics/stories/kgw_061609_news_metolius_bill.88eceabd.html

My Kids

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My wife took the kids out for a shoot today.  Here’s one of the great pictures!  Check out Blink Photography at http://www.theblinkblog.com

Happy Flag Day from Central Oregon

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Fished the Middle D yesterday

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Had a fun day on the Middle D yesterday with a good friend of mine.  We didn’t get on the water until about 1pm and fished until 4, but each had a few fish to hand.  My best of the day was a 14-15 inch brown caught on a golden stone dry.  There was a great PMD hatch that was just petering out when we arrived, but some trout still fell to some light parachute patterns.  A couple fish to hand on nymphs as well.

No rattlesnakes seen and the thunder storms held off, which was great.

New rivers coming in a couple weeks!

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Hang in there folks.  I’m working hard on getting as many rivers and I can in The Hatch.  As of today I have 11 states with river info.

  1. CA
  2. CO
  3. ID
  4. MT
  5. NM
  6. NV
  7. OR
  8. TX
  9. UT
  10. WA
  11. WY

Some states certainly have better info than others, and it’s really based on info I can compile.  Before the next version I hope to get some east coast states in the mix, Michigan, New York, Maryland, etc.

If you have any rivers you’d like me to try and gather info for, leave a comment.

Cory

HB 3298 Passed the senate

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Kudos to the Oregon Senate for passing HB 3298, back on to the house. Time to write the house of rep’s!

Pictures of fly’s in The Hatch

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I’ve been getting a lot of requests about putting pictures of fly’s in the app. I’m mulling over the idea but need to know, would you want pictures of the actual fly, or patterns?

Respond to the poll on the right.

Save the Metolius

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An update on the Metolius river bill in the Oregon house and senate. Please write your congressman today and help stop the destination resorts! The update is from Central Oregon Land Watch


Metolius Update: Metolius Protection Act switches vehicles, passes Senate Rules Committee 3-2!

June 4, 2009

Dear ,

Yesterday afternoon, on a party-line 3-2 vote, House Bill 3298 passed the Senate Rules Committee and is now headed to the Senate Floor. The original language of HB 3298, which relates to land reserves, was replaced with the language from House Bill 3100, and is now identical to that bill.

Why did this happen? House Bill 3100 has been stuck in the House Rules Committee for several weeks now, and although a worksession was held last Friday, House leadership has been hesitant to move the bill. HB 3298 has already passed the House, and if the Senate approves it, the bill would go straight back to the House Floor for confirmation and in doing so save precious time in a session that is growing shorter by the day.

It’s expected that HB 3298 will hit the Senate Floor within a matter of days, and so we’d ask you, in addition to continuing to write the Representatives listed below, if you haven’t recently done so, to also contact the Senators listed below as well as your own Senators to ask for their support on HB 3298. (Complete Senate contact information is located here: http://www.leg.state.or.us/senate)

House Bill 3100 is still sitting in the House Rules Committee, but it now appears that HB 3298 is going to be the vehicle for the Metolius Protection Act of 2009. With at most three and a half weeks left in the session, time is growing short to pass this historic legislation, and we will need everyone’s support to ensure that happens.

As soon as there’s additional movement on the bill, we’ll be back in touch with updated information. Thanks for all your support, and for hanging in there with us throughout this long session. We’re almost there, and with you’re help we’ll bring this bill home.

-Erik Kancler
Executive Director, Central Oregon LandWatch
erik@centraloregonlandwatch.org

Representative Contact List:

Representative Arnie Roblan (Coos Bay D-9)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1409
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-272, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.arnieroblan@state.or.us

Representative Vicki Berger (Salem R-20)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1420
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE., H-479, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.vickiberger@state.or.us

Representative Bob Jenson (Pendleton R-58)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1458
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE., H-481, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.bobjenson@state.or.us

Representative Mary Nolan (Portland D-36)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1436
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE, H-295, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.marynolan@state.or.us

Representative Dave Hunt, Speaker of the House (Clackamas County D-40)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1200
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, 269, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.davehunt@state.or.us

Representative Jeff Barker (Aloha D-28)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1428
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE., H-491, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.jeffbarker@state.or.us

Representative Brent Barton (Clackamas D-51)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1451
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-386, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.brentbarton@state.or.us

Representative Jean Cowan (Newport D-10)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1410
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-376, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.jeancowan@state.or.us

Representative Betty Komp (Woodburn D-22)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1422
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE, H-273, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.bettykomp@state.or.us

Representative Greg Matthews (Gresham D-50)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1450
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-379, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.gregmatthews@state.or.us

Representative Scott Bruun (West Linn R-37)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1437
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE, H-477, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.scottbruun@state.or.us

Representative Greg Smith (Heppner R-57)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1457
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE., H-482, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.gregsmith@state.or.us

Representative Bill Kennemer (Oregon City R-39)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1439
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-380, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.billkennemer@state.or.us

Representative Bruce L Hanna, House Republican Leader (Roseburg R-7)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1407
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE H-395, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.brucehanna@state.or.u

Representative Sal Esquivel (Medford R-6)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1406
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE, H-483, Salem, OR, 97301
rep.salesquivel@state.or.us

Senate Contact List:
Senator Suzanne Bonamici (NE Washington/NW Multnomah Counties D-17)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1717
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, S-403, Salem, OR, 97301
sen.suzannebonamici@state.or.us

Senator Margaret Carter (Portland, D-22)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1722
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE., S-209, Salem, OR, 97301
sen.margaretcarter@state.or.us

Senator Rick Metsger (Mt. Hood, D-26)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1726
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE., S-315, Salem, OR, 97301
sen.rickmetsger@state.or.us

Senator Frank Morse (Albany, R-8)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1708
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE., S-311, Salem, OR, 97301
sen.frankmorse@state.or.us

Senator Vicki Walker (Eugene, D-7)
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1707
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE., S-309, Salem, OR, 97301
sen.vickiwalker@state.or.us

The Hatch 1.1.1

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Just released and available on iTunes!

Rivers in California, including the American, Kern, Trukee
12 rivers in Colorado including; Animas, Frying Pan, Gunnison
7 rivers in Wyoming including: Big Horn, Gallatin, North Platte
It also works on iPhone OS 2.0 now!