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By Ben Levisohn
Twenty-five percent.
That's JC Penney's (JCP) gain today following its earnings release last night, which means, first of all, that the shorts are in a world of hurt.
Now, I've been accused of being too bearish on JC Penney–especially when it comes to liquidity concerns–so I thought I'd share a bullish opinion on the stock, this one from Gilford Securities' Bernard Sosnick. He expresses his relief:
Projecting liquidity of $2bn by the end of 2014 and dismissing the bears' thoughts of cash burn was the most powerful positive of the conference call yesterday. The business seems to have stabilized and heading in the right direction…
4Q/13 appears to have completed the torturous post-Johnson reset of the merchandise [at JC Penney]. Eliminating brands he brought in that didn't sell well impacted gross margins in 4Q/13, but that chapter seems closed…
We were relieved to hear that [JC Penney] had a good Valentine's Day. It suggests the company is poised to do well on major shopping days, and that a 3%-5% same-store sales projection for 1Q/14 is doable…We were relieved to see a 17% reduction in selling expenses in 4Q/13 and an expense ratio of 26.5%, which is close to normal…
We believe the bottom has been made on the stock.
Wells Fargo's Paul Lejuez, meanwhile, upgraded JC Penney to Market Perform from Underperform.
Those cash-burn concerns, however, aren't going away. Morgan Stanley's Kimberly Greenberger, for one, believes that management's guidance "appears aggressive." She explains:
Mgmt guided to +MSD comps and "significant GM improvement" in 2014 after delivering 2% and 460 bps in 4Q against 4Q12's -32% comps and 24% GM, the worst quarter in company history. We are not convinced these improvements can be sustained against tougher comparisons next year. When viewed on a 2-yr and 3-yr stacked basis, 2013's sequential comp improvements become almost non-existent. Our analysis also suggests that cumulative 1Q-3Q14 cash burn and seasonal inventory needs could pressure mgmt's $1B trough liquidity guidance…
Our recovery scenario yields cash burn until 2016 and negative EPS until 2017. We think our base case assumptions may prove too optimistic. Trading at 5.5x fully recovered 2017 EBITDA, we continue to see downside risk to the stock at this price.
Greenberger reiterated her underweight rating and target price of $4.
Still, it does seem like it could be time to start paying more attention to Sears (SHLD).
Shares of JC Penney have gained 25% to $$7.47 at 3:42 p.m. today, while Sears Holdings has risen 6.8% to $43.14, Macy's (M) has dipped 0.1% to $57.91, Nordstrom (JWN) has advanced 0.7% to $61.35 and Dillard's (DDS) is off 0.7% at $92.07.

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Dig up the past with Binghamton University summer archaeology program
So you fancy yourself as Indiana Jones. Maybe without the hat. Or the whip. But you share the same passion for archaeology. Then join the Community Archaeology Program (CAP) at Binghamton University this summer to share your skills and experiences while learning about the history and prehistory of the Southern Tier of New York.
The 2002 CAP will be held July 15 – 18 in Owego, New York, at a site located between Route 17 and the Susquehanna River. Although CAP has investigated the site before, the excavations this year will be located in an area that has never before been investigated. The Owego site is believed to have been repeatedly occupied during prehistory and previous investigations have discovered a variety of archaeological features, such as hearths and storage pits, as well as many artifacts, including stone tools and pottery.
One component of the site dates between AD 1200-1400 and is associated with the ancestors of the modern Iroquois. A second component dates to 900-200 B.C., during a period when people used stone bowls, broad spear points, and a seasonally nomadic hunting, fishing, and gathering lifestyle.
Time permitting, some CAP field work days may be conducted at other archaeological sites in the Southern Tier of New York in order to give participants as broad an experience as possible.
CAP begins with lectures on the methods and techniques archaeologists use to discover the past. Participants will also learn about New York State prehistory and history. In the field, participants receive hands-on instruction in professional excavation and recording techniques and how to identify artifacts. Participants are provided with a workbook that summarizes New York State prehistory as well as archaeological terms and reading materials.
CAP will run from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on July 15 and from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. July 16 – 18, meeting in Room 106 of the Science 1 Building on the University campus each morning. Cost of the program is $129, which includes on campus parking, tools and materials. Transportation will be provided to and from site. Participants must bring their own lunch. Registration deadline is June 30, 2002.
For registration information, call 607-777-4786 or mail registration to:
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PO Box 6000
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 1:21 PM GMT on September 15, 2009
The remains of Hurricane Fred continue to generate sporadic bursts of heavy thunderstorm activity over the middle Atlantic Ocean. These thunderstorms were generating winds up to 35 mph, according to this morning's QuikSCAT pass. Dry air and high wind shear of 20 - 25 knots today and Wednesday will continue to prevent regeneration of Fred. By Thursday, the chances for regeneration of Fred increase, since wind shear near Fred's remains will fall below 20 knots. However, continued high wind shear and dry air over the next two days will further disrupt the remains of Fred, and there may not be enough left of the storm to regenerate from by the time the wind shear drops. The NOGAPS model forecasts that Fred could regenerate by Sunday, when the remains of the storm will be approaching the Bahama Islands.
Satellite imagery shows a small circulation associated with a tropical wave about 200 miles west of the Cape Verdes Islands. Heavy thunderstorms activity has increased in this region over the past day. However, wind shear is near 20 knots, which is marginal for development, and shear will increase to near 30 knots as the wave progresses west-northwest into a band of high wind shear that lies to its north. It is unlikely that this wave can develop into a tropical depression this week, and NHC is giving it a low (less than 30% chance) of developing into a tropical depression by Thursday.
Tropical storm development is possible this week along a frontal zone stretching from the Bahamas northeastward. Anything that develops may end up being extratropical in nature, and would likely move northeastward out to sea.
The GFS model is predicting development of a new tropical wave coming off the coast of Africa early next week.
Figure 1. The remains of Hurricane Fred (left) appears as a swirl of low-level clouds with a clump of heavy thunderstorm activity on the northwest side. A tropical wave is 200 miles west of the Cape Verdes Islands (right), off the coast of Africa. This wave is probably under too much wind shear to develop.
A flight through Hurricane Hugo, remembered 20 years later
The events of September 15, 1989, have affected me more deeply than those of any other day in my life. The fifteen members of our crew very nearly became the first of Hurricane Hugo's many victims, and I am still grappling twenty years later with the emotional fallout from the experience. (If you are troubled by a traumatic experience, you may want to consider EMDR therapy, which I found to be helpful). The process of writing the story of that flight was also very therapeutic, and I worked intermittently for six years on the story while I was working towards my Ph.D. For those of you who haven't read it, do so! I worked very hard on it, and it is a remarkable story.
Figure 2. GOES visible satellite image of Hurricane Hugo taken on September 15, 1989. Image credit: Google Earth rendition of the NOAA HURSAT data base.
The Hurricane Hunters often carry reporters and camera crews on their flights, and the unlucky soul on our flight through Hurricane Hugo was young Janice Griffith of the Barbados Sun newspaper. Her account:
Horror of Hugo's Eye
TO a young reporter, with perhaps more journalistic curiosity than is good for her, it seemed a chance for a good story. To others, who were quick to tell me so, a flight into the centre of a powerful and dangerous hurricane was "sheer madness".
In the end, my journey Friday on a "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft with a hardened, professional crew was nerve-shattering, awesome, and unforgettable. When we limped back into Grantley Adams International after a beating from nature's fury in the form of Hurricane Hugo, I had my story. But I also had to agree that I must have been crazy to have gone in the first place.
Not that I wasn't forewarned.
You sure you want to go?" Dr. James McFadden, manager of the airborne science programmes of the United States Department of Commerce and head of the team asked when I raised the subject following their arrival from their Miami base on Thursday night. "It can be a very dangerous trip".
I wasn't fazed. After all, I'd flown a lot on commercial aircraft, from LIAT to large jumbo jets, and these hurricane hunter were experts who, I was assured, had been in the business of tracking storms in the Atlantic and Caribbean for a dozen years or more. Some had even been at it for 18.
They'd all been through and gone into the eyes of dozens of hurricanes and come back to tell the tale. Not even apprehensive as I, the only woman along with 10 men, boarded just before noon Friday and was shown to one of the four seats in the cockpit, just behind pilot Gerry McKim.
No hostess coming through with complimentary drinks here--or clicking on a seat belt. I was harnessed in like an infant in the rear seat of a car, waist and shoulders securely strapped. "Just in case", I was told.
While I observed, wide-eyed, everyone went about his business with the facility of someone who has done it all before a hundred times over--the pilot and co-pilot, Lowell Genzlinger, the flight engineer, the navigator, the weather experts. Everyone.
Calming effect
Their efficiency had a calming effect and the first half-hour or so, as we headed northeast to investigate and report on the details of Hugo's size and power, was no rougher than any commercial flight I've been on.
But then the sky began to close in with heavy, dark clouds and the 14-year old turboprop plane began to take the kind of buffeting it must have done several times during similar sorties.
The crew treated it all as a matter of course, getting on with their duties, checking radar and charts, communicating their information to headquarters in Miami, doing the other chores that seemed to keep everyone busy.
My notebook tells me we caught up with Hugo at 1:28 pm. For the next hour or so, I wondered why we ever tried--and I got the distinct impression almost everyone aboard wondered that too.
We were surrounded by clouds a dark gray, almost blue, color. The rain pelted down on the fuselage with an intensity that was deafening, like torrential rain on a galvanized roof and with a force that, it was later discovered, burst a small hole in the roof of the fuselage. When it was visible, the sea was almost black, like bubbling tar.
The computer print-out that had registered the wind speed from the time we took off peaked at 185 mph around this time.
We entered the eye--the area of low pressure that is completely calm and marks the centre of the hurricane--at an altitude of about 5,000 feet. Suddenly, my stomach seemed to become detached from my body as as the place dropped, I was told later, to 1,500 feet.
All hell seemed to break loose around and back of me. Briefcases, cups, soda-cans, books, anything unsecured came clattering down. The air conditioning shut down as did the radar and the weather computer. I just gripped the nearest arm and held on for dear life, realizing now why we had all been strapped in so tightly.
"That's unusual", flight engineer Steve Wade said when McKim and Genzlinger got back control of their plane. His attempt at sounding cool was father futile.
Dr. McFadden, a stocky man with gray beard and spectacles, came through, checking on us. He was visibly shaken.
"Everyone alright?" he inquired. We were but his face mirrored his concern when he told me: "This is the worst experience in all of our years going into a hurricane".
Soon there was to be even more. It was discovered that engine No. 3--the near right-side--had conked out. The pilots reported it was on fire and they had to shut it down. Another one was working but not at full capacity.
My life, I knew, rested in the skilled and experienced hands, and heads, of those in control of this wonderful piece of machinery. But, to tell the truth, I was never overcome by fear or panic. Somehow, I sensed all would be well.
Perhaps if I'd known more it would have been different, for we still had to find our way back out of the eye, to penetrate the wall again, and to gain elevation. To do that, on reduced power, meant jettisoning 7,000 of our 10,000 pounds of fuel to lighten the load and circling for an eternal hour while this was done.
Finally, a "weak spot" was found in the cloud formation and we could make an exit from the prison of the eye where we had been trapped for a frightening hour. Around us, winds were now registering 155 knots, and the plane was still being hammered by the weather.
But we were out of the eye and Dr. McFadden, in jubilant relief, exclaimed: "Let's get out of here". He echoed the feeling of everyone aboard.
The system engineer, Schricker ("that's it, don't worry about the first name", he said when I pressed) was more explicit. "I've been flying for 18 years and I don't think I want to fly again," he said.
As we got out of Hugo's clutches and left him to make his way towards the eastern Caribbean, Dr. McFadden put the experience in perspective for me. "You didn't really know what you went through," he said as we headed back to Grantley Adams, itching to back on Terra Firma. "We almost didn't get out of the eye. We almost didn't make it. It was a serious situation".
I believed him--and couldn't help wonder at the bravery of these men who so frequently risk their lives so that others may be saved from the destruction of the storms that head across the Atlantic annually between June and November.
They were working at Grantley Adams yesterday on getting that engine back into shape so that they could be ready the next time another one comes along.
They must be crazy!
Figure 3. An account of the September 15, 1989 flight through Hurricane Hugo posted by reporter Janice Griffith in the Barbados Sun newspaper.
Comments on Janice's story
The rain didn't really punch a hole the fuselage of our airplane as Janice reported. Also, we penetrated the eyewall at 1,500 feet, and dropped to 880 feet during the extreme turbulence in the eyewall. Other than that, Janice has the facts pretty well in hand, particularly the "They must be crazy!" part. Three of us--myself, radio operator Tom Nunn, and electronic engineer Terry Schricker--never flew again on a hurricane hunter mission. However, four members of that flight--Hurricane Field Program Manager Dr. Jim McFadden, Chief Systems Engineer Alan Goldstein, Navigator (now flight meteorologist) Sean White, and the director of NOAA's Hurricane Research Division, Frank Marks--continue to fly into hurricanes to this day.
I caught up with Janice Griffith via email last year, when I invited her to a "Hurricane Hugo survivors luncheon" for the twelve people from that flight who are still alive (alas, radio operator Tom Nunn, electronic engineer Neil Rain, and chief scientist Dr. Bob Burpee have passed on). Six of us got together at a hurricane conference in Orlando. Janice is still working as a reporter in Barbados, and couldn't make it. Her email to me:
"Nice Hearing from you.
Well after that trip into the eye of Hurricane Hugo,
I certainly will not be going on another.
We almost lost our lives.
And whenever I think about it...I just get some shivers".
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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By Fort Worth Star Telegram
The University of Texas System Board of Regents and its top administrators have done UT Arlington a troubling disservice by nominating as its president a man who faces what are at the very least seriously distracting lawsuits over the 2010 shooting deaths of faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville .
The regents have scheduled a special called meeting by telephone to reconsider last week's announcement of Vistasp M. Karbhari, currently provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the Alabama university, as the lone finalist to succeed James Spaniolo at UT Arlington.
There are only two acceptable outcomes from Tuesday's meeting:
The regents could say they have conducted a thorough investigation of allegations in a pair of 2011 lawsuits saying Karbhari failed to enforce policies that could have prevented the shootings. The suits were filed by the families of two people killed when Amy Bishop, a biology professor, opened fire at a faculty meeting. One other person also was killed, and three were wounded.
After independently investigating the allegations, the regents might have some credibility in standing behind Karbhari for the UT Arlington post. Still, they would have to explain why they believe fighting the lawsuits would not dog him or distract attention as he begins the new job.
Or the regents could say that Karbhari's name has been withdrawn from consideration.
Bishop pleaded guilty in September to capital murder and attempted murder charges and began serving a life sentence, but she has now appealed to change her plea.
Karbhari has denied the lawsuits' allegations.
UT Arlington has made great strides under Spaniolo's leadership since 2004. To hold on to those gains and continue stellar growth in academics, research and campus life, the school must have the full attention and vital energy of a visionary president.
UT regents must pick a person who will deliver nothing less.
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A well-dressed crowd of art patrons and gourmands made their way into the beautiful Gaillard Auditorium on Thursday evening to celebrate Charleston Stage's 15th Anniversary Dinner and Gala. The lavish affair kicked off with a cocktail hour and extensive silent auction, which included items such as a two night stay on Fripp Island, a Charleston Food + Wine Festival package, and an evening for six at Bottles 'n Brushes. After whetting their palates on duck pate with truffled mushrooms and tomato basil shrimp wontons, guests made their way into the main auditorium for an incredible three-course meal, theatrical performances, and a live auction emceed by Tom Crawford of ABC News 4.
Eleven local restaurants contributed to the fundraiser, donating food and their chefs' time and talent to the fundraiser. Headlining the event were Rue de Jean, Blu, Circa 1886, Fish, Grill 225, Jasmine Porch at The Sanctuary, McCrady's, Muse, Ocean Room at The Sanctuary, Poogan's Porch, and Roadside Kitchens. Each restaurant served a delicious meal with perfectly balanced wine pairings to a set number of tables.
Charleston Stage's resident acting company took to the stage for a high-energy selection from Hairspray during the second course, and Tom Crawford began the live auction as dessert was served. The energy was infectious, and bidders and bystanders alike were soon caught up in the moment. Bidding wars broke out between tables, and Crawford brought out everyone's competitive spirit with his auctioneer's spiel and by dropping to one knee to coax an even higher bid out of a laughing guest.
The night was a great success and served to benefit Charleston Stage, South Carolina's largest professional theater company. The organization recently returned to the newly renovated Dock Street Theater, where they continue to present a variety of theatrical performances as well as working to enhance education in the arts throughout the Lowcountry.


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Why QoS tail drops if CIR is not exceeded?
I need your help to know why in this tail I see drops when only I have 163kbps from 512kbps available
RR01TMC#sh policy-map inter Multilink1
Service-policy output: WAN
Class-map: Precedencia3 (match-any)
3893661 packets, 868957186 bytes
30 second offered rate 163000 bps, drop rate 5000 bps<<<<<<<<<
Match: ip precedence 3
3893661 packets, 868957186 bytes
30 second rate 163000 bps
cir 512000 bps, bc 16000 bytes
conformed 3280533 packets, 783170180 bytes; actions:
exceeded 3338 packets, 4207244 bytes; actions:
conformed 163000 bps, exceed 5000 bps<<<<<<<<<
Strict Priority
Output Queue: Conversation 264
Bandwidth 25 (%)
Bandwidth 992 (kbps) Burst 24800 (Bytes)
(pkts matched/bytes matched) 315589/74044438
(total drops/bytes drops) 0/0
Class-map: class-default (match-any)
8806416 packets, 2809621499 bytes
30 second offered rate 825000 bps, drop rate 0 bps
Match: any
Flow Based Fair Queueing
Maximum Number of Hashed Queues 256
(total queued/total drops/no-buffer drops) 10/219/0
policy-map WAN
class Precedencia3
priority percent 25
police cir 512000 bc 16000 be 16000
class class-default
queue-limit 96
As per your post,
The policy map LAN is given as input to the interface connecting the local lan.
But if we notice closely your access list CLASE3 contains a lot of lists which i feel is other than VoIP
for eg:
permit ip 172.24.65.0 0.0.0.255 any <<<<<<<<<< ??
permit ip host 172.30.7.1 host 172.24.80.1
permit ip 172.27.164.0 0.0.0.255 any <<<<<<<< ??
what are these ?
You are marking all the traffic in the CLASE3 access-list with an ip prec of 3 and strictly prioritizing them across the WAN.
I think this is the reason for drops.
To avoid drops you need to tweak or rewrite the class/policy maps again.
I would have added more classes based on the applications.
You need to know what all applications exists and how many VoIP users are there etc.
Would recommend you to give VoIP critical treatment (prec 5) and signalling, prec 3.


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Oh are you one of those guys that thinks J Lee would have saved the day.
The perfect LSU season for the typical Rant poster is for the team to go undefeated, win the national championship and the head coach gets fired.
quote:except for in that same fricking game he let a kicker with very little range attempt a longer fg than the fake was and he missed giving bama great field position and they made us pay with a td.
I think that he didn't have faith in the kicker to make that long kick. If that is the case then a pooch punt would have been a better call.
quote:Then obviously your line of work doesn't allow you to do so.
Exactly. It's like some of these posters have never worked in the real world. If I sign a contract and have five years left on it, guess what, I'm stuck with that contract...
quote:Christ, you are dumb!
the fuq? Who gives a shit? A job is a job and money is money and a contact is a contract in the real world.
quote:You can't make this up! Outstanding! You just compared a job, to an amateur athlete.
If a player has the nerve to transfer, he has to sit out a year. A coach? No problem, here today and gone tomorrow with maybe a press conference in between.
except for in that same fricking game he let a kicker with very little range attempt a longer fg than the fake was and he missed giving bama great field position and they made us pay with a td.
the fake fg/ then fg from over 50 were two terrible calls
bailing out the defense alright
The D fricked up the ending of the Alabama game and gave up 400 yds to Miss St, 500 yds to Old Miss, and 470 yds to shitty Arkansas.
The rest we where vastly more talented and couldnt put them away.
Also, yes, I think that plenty of other coaches could do what Les Miles is doing with the amount of talent he has. Actually, I think plenty of coaches could do better.
Wow..Holy fricking shite. Kinda hard to finish above expectiations when you are picked pre-season number 1 or 2 isn't it? Well, if Leslie himself had come out and set that expectation publicly, then it would be a "disappointing season". But he did NOT set that expectation. A bunch of voters and pollsters did. And the fans bought it. I think 10-2 was one hell of a season considering we were breaking in a new QB and had OL problems. So if you want to call LSU overrated based on ridiculous expectations from those on the outside, then go ahead.
quote:the point should be that under clm we are ranked at the top just about every year....meaning we have a great program led by a great coach.....people Are just too stupid to realize how good we have it and how good of a coach we have.
Out of 8 years half is improved ranking. 2 we were stuck with Lee/JJ as freshmen/sophomores, 2 were still top 10 finishes. Unfortunate that what is actually true doesn't matter.
Yes, but thats only what the "pumpers" believe. He threatened to leave right? In their minds that is a totally irrational thought and it could never have gone that way. We are all naive for thinking this way.
If I sign a contract and have five years left on it, guess what, I'm stuck with that contract... UNLESS I have leverage to renegotiate the terms due to NEW developments. If we are to believe the AD and Les, nothing happened. Well I'm calling bull shite on that.
The way my company handles performance reviews and salary increases, he wouldn't be making it into the top tier of pay for taking all the resources he has and steering his team to the frickin chickin bowl.
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I would have him cast it 2-handed for this year until he starts his growth spurt and gets some more wrist strength. I taught my kids (2 boys and a girl) to fly cast when they were 5 years old by having them use both hands on the rod and spey casting with an 8 ft 5 wt. When they were 9, I got them casting a 9 ft. 7 weight by spey casting with both hands on the rod because this prevented wrist fatique.
My now 11 year old (his birthday is in August) stated to cast his big brother's (age 16) St. Croix 13 ft 7/8 weight for short periods of time last summer and fall. I am going to get one these for him late next month; however, he has started a pre-pubescent growth spurt and has much more strength than a year ago.
Wrist strength is the biggest consideration for 11 year old and younger kids. That is why I taught my kids to use 2-hands and how to spey cast the single hander with both hands on the rod. They all had no trouble quickly learning how to overhand cast when the were age 8 with the 8 ft 5 weight.
Tough times....
Yeah, the rod and gun companies are not having the best time of it. I read the economy as "stable and with limited growth" at present.
In addition, in today's world, we are fighting a quiet battle to remain a viable sport.
We now have PETA, Friends of Animals, more posted land, limited funds for Fish and Game Depts., etc. to contend with.
In addition, too many extra-curriculum sports for the kids, all "organized" and supervised by adults. (Something about "sand-lot" ball - no adults involved - taught us a lot about how to resolve problems among ourselves - and was a good lesson for us.) Lots of us got into fishing and other outdoor sports due to family members taking us.
Today, the kids in school have their choice of softball, baseball, basketball, football, hockey, swimming, skiing, tennis, golf, field hockey, La Crosse, etc. How many schools even encourage fishing???
Now many consider us to be into "blood sports". And check out the number of golf courses vs. trout streams in your area.
There are only a few coming into the fold. Look around on the rivers - how many young folks do you see? Mostly, it's only us "old farts" out there.
So the "name" brands of rods are not having the best time of it.
I have, and use, rods from Cabella's, and they are nice rods. Their replacement policy is exceptional. Caught lots of steelies on 'em, too. Yeah, I have a couple of premier rods, too, and they also get used.
I really think that the "custom" rod will be more and more common as the old "premier" brands start to fold. That way, a guy can get EXACTLY what he wants, if he is willing to pay for it. And, the custom rod is generally less expensive than the top brands, even when they use the same blank.
At least, that's the way I see it.
That's why they should have gotten a demo from the rep.
As for the health of the industry...rapid growth followed by a recession can't be good.
Anyway, sounds like things worked out well in the end.
Well, my friendly Sage dealer (Scott at Bear's Den) told me Sage would charge him a restocking fee if he tried to return a rod he got for me to cast. Two other dealers since confirmed that's standard sage policy, in fact pretty much the standard policy for the industry. So it would cost me two-way shipping plus a restocking fee to try a sage rod.
I understand it's unreasonable to expect each and every dealer to stock each and every rod; however, there did use to be a much wider selection atr New England dealers just two or three years ago.
I guess something just snapped, and I said dahellwidit. Besides, I think mass-market rods are approaching designer rods in casting quality, andf their customer policies more than make up for the difference, in my mind.
I really wonder if we're witnessing the demise of the high-end rod market. Does anybody know how these folks are doing financially?
That's great that you got what you were looking for. I am surprised that your local friendly Sage dealer didn't get a Demo from his Sage rep for you to try out. The fact that they didn't try to make that sale should be discouraging.
As for stocking every rod...no one, not even Bob Marriot's stocks every rod. Sage makes alot of rods, stocking every one would mean that they couldn't carry any other brands. Sage would love that, but the consumer would shop else where.
Well, we bought a Cabela's 'float tuber'. Told them on the phone we'd like to try both that and the 'one handed Spey rod'. They were nice enough to send us both with a postage-paid return box so we could return one or both rods we didn't like for the cost of one-way shipping.
So the rod may not stack up to an XP or Horizon, but we like it, know that Marco can handle it, and plain old got tired of tracking down an XP or Horizon (10' 5 - 6 wt) that we could cast.
If I were a high-end rod manufacturer, I'd be worried stiff about the lack of rods in dealers' stock. I know they lost this sale because of it, and I'm sure I'm not the onoy one out there.
I guess we basically have to go to a show, to a factory, or find a friend to test-cast a high-end rod these days. Sure doesn't seem like a good business model to me.
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|Josko, I think the change is wide spread. As one shop owner told me " Not many people come in anymore ready to drop $1000 on an outfit, after getting there 50K bonus from a dot com". And yes shopping for a childs tackle is fun, fishing with them is even more fun.
I'm surprised how hard it is to find these rods in stock. Called around trying to find some we could go and cast, and we pretty much struck out. it seems to me people are stocking far fewer high-end ords than even three years ago. Is anyone else noticing this?
BTW, yes we ar elooking for a new rod so we can fish together. On top of it, picking out tackle for your sonis a whole lot of fun.
yes, we did go to the Salmon river in Pulaski.
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I missed it. Are you looking for an excuse to get a new rod? If so (personally, I think a guy aught to have one of every configuration imaginable, but my billfold doesn't agree)
If you are serious, what do you possibly think will be better than the 9' 7wt? (longer isn't necessarily better, it's different) I broke 2x (8lb) the other day trying to stop a big steelie from going in a logjam. I was using a Temple Fork 4pc 4wt. A 9ft 7wt really aught to be pretty darned good for a smaller person. When I was his age all we had were 8'6" fiberglass which were a bit heavier, but the slitely shorter length made it more manageable.
Now that I have thoroughly muddied the water...:hehe:
I have the TLS 10' #7 and it is ok. a little underlined maybe but it will throw a 200gr tip a mile! I sent back the TLS 10' #6. It is one of the worst rods I have ever cast. Amazingly bad. I get physically ill just remembering it.
Just like with his shoes, your son is growing fast, and will pick up casting quickly. His ability will be quantum leaps further by fall. I would stick with his 9' #7 if he is comfortable with it. In the fall, reasses his needs.
There are a lot of questions... Which Salmon R. - NY? How big is the 11 year old (height, weight)? I don't know how long he handled the rods, but a full day's fishing may tire him out, and you don't want to do that, or he will lose interest.
In addition, if it's the Salmon in NY, in the fall, a 6-wt would definitely be too light - too many Chinooks present!
I think I'd be a little conservative here - maybe get him a 9' - 8 or 9 wt., in case of salmon, and BIG steelies, and a good reel to balance it with. Besides, it could always be his "backup" rod when he gets bigger, stronger, more stamina and gets a longer "lifetime" rod.
One more to toss into the mix for your considertion.
Have the Redington 11'3" 'redfly' 6wt rod. A lovely bit of equipment and, one hander or no, you can spey cast a double taper line very easily. Use this rod for 'close in' summer run fishing.
Rod (got it through Mark Backmann shop) was $159, no tax in Oregon and he pays the shipping. All good things.
Hi Josko,
Gotcha. I think I may have missed the point on this one
Try doing a FFF search on Temple Fork rods. I know there has been quite a bit of discussion about them here and people seem to be quite pleased. I have not tested one for myself but understand that they have a good guarantee - might be important considering how incredibly easy it is to slip and fall on the salmon river's slick riverbed.
See you on the Deerfield sometime soon,
Dave, I hear you, but I need to balance that with marco's ability to cast and handle the outfit. Our guide had a 6 wt and 7 wt T3 10', and he had a much harder time with the 7 wt. I got a fine balancing act here, with different problems if I go too light or too heavy. My guess is a 10' 7wt to him is like a 10' 12 wt to us big guys. I'd even been wondering about a 5 wt.
Certainly the T3 10' 6wt is a candidate for him - it's just very expensive.
Here are some rods I have bene looking at:
Temple fork 10' 5 wt
Cabelas 'float tuber' 11' 6 wt
Cabelas 'one handed spey rod' 11'3" 6 wt
Orvis TLS 10' 6 wt
If anybody knows of a worthwhile mid-priced rod similar to above, please let us know. Thanks in advance.
Hi Josko,
Sounds like you've got a great fishing buddy there.
If you are fishing the creeks around pulaski and rochester you won't NEED to do any true spey casting. I do like a long rod on those rivers though for tippet protection and laying out big mends.
That said If you're buying a rod specifically to target chrome I would go with more than a 6wt. I had a steelhead snap my sage 6wt there last year like a twig and I think a 10 or 11 foot 7weight would be ideal. If you go with a stout 8wt you have something that can be used for Salmon in the fall as well.
Good luck,
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The thing I really like about Mutta & Serika is that I can easily see them in a relationship or just remaining friends, since they already are good friends.
Although speaking of the recent sad events,
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I know ALS doesn't have a definitive cure so Sharon will likely pass away during the show, but it seems so cruel to do that to Serika because she's idolized Sharon as a kid and couldn't save her Dad. Like, I appreciate the drama (and the brothers haven't experienced loss like this until now, so that's good for development) but to have two people whom Serika cares about very much die because of ALS, I almost want to cry on her behalf. Poor Serika.


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I think the fish would prefer to stay in one appropriate sized tank with the same decor... but as long as each set up we create is suitable for the fish we keep then I see no harm in tweeking things until we get them right.
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I've gone more than 6 months, but I don't think I've made a year yet. Last year I moved the mbuna from 38G to 125G. Last week I removed the Socolofi and bought Cynotilapia Blue Reef to replace them. And Calvus for the 38G.
Next year? Marine!!
Next year? Marine!!
125G Borleyi, Maleri, Astatotilapia, Multipunctata
75G Demasoni, Maingano, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Caudopunctatus, Petricola
55G Chrysonotus; 38G Demasoni
33G Hara; 33G Kwanga; 33G Maingano; 33G Cobue
75G Demasoni, Maingano, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Caudopunctatus, Petricola
55G Chrysonotus; 38G Demasoni
33G Hara; 33G Kwanga; 33G Maingano; 33G Cobue
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I constantly change things around. I used to tell myself that I did it because I'm not the best aquascaper and it takes me several tries to get it "right". Only bad part was even when I got a tank looking really, really, good, it isn't long before I change things around again! There goes that theory....
75g 2 rainbow cichlids, 3 giant danios, 1 rainbow shark, 1 rhino pleco, live plants too!
50g 1 red oscar
75g 2 rainbow cichlids, 3 giant danios, 1 rainbow shark, 1 rhino pleco, live plants too!
50g 1 red oscar
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I used to be like that....
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dntx5b9 wrote:I usually don't tinker too much with the deco, but always changing the stocking list. Mostly adding new fish every so often. And then, I realize that I am way over stocked and need to remove fish from the tank. Unending cycle ...
How do you not? I change my fish like I change my underwear
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Change the deco in my 6ft tank once every couple months for a change. My RD 'wet pet' wont let me change the deco in his tank. Change stocking lists every couple months except my 6ft which took me 6 months of fiddling with stocking list to get it right and afraid to touch in now haha
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- Location: Queensland, Australia
I chose never, but i have moved my tanks about once a year lately, but i almost never rearrange rocks and decorations in the tank(s). I do waterchanges and make as few changes as possible. even when i move a tank i set it back up close to the way it was at the other location.
it doesn't take all kinds, we have just got them.
- herb
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- Location: st louis, mo - usa
Once I set up a tank, it's moved everyday ( yeah sometimes hourly ) until I achieve whatever it is I've set out to do. Once everyone has staked a claim, I'm done. If I add or remove fish, I will re-arrange as needed, but otherwise, it remains as is until I have to tear it apart to catch the fry I've waited forever for.
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We see twilight rays on Earth all the time, as the sun sets or rises. The Moon shouldn't have twilight rays since it has virtually no atmosphere, but Apollo astronauts saw them. Scientists are sending a mission to the Moon to see why.
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Object: NGC 3372, Carina Nebula
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Hubble's view of the Carina Nebula shows star birth in a new level of detail. The fantasy-like landscape of the nebula is sculpted by the action of outflowing winds and scorching ultraviolet radiation from the monster stars that inhabit this inferno. In the process, these stars are shredding the surrounding material that is the last vestige of the giant cloud from which the stars were born.
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Panzanella is mainly known as a summer salad, with juicy tomatoes and cucumbers, but this warm autumn version may just change your thinking. It's filled with hearty seeded bread croutons, creamy roasted squash, golden and red beets, crunchy slices of apple, and pumpkin seeds, all dressed with pumpkin oil and apple cider vinaigrette.
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Toss the cubed bread and 1 Tbs. of the olive oil on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, until dry.
Increase the oven temperature to 400°F. Toss the beets with 1 Tbs. of the olive oil and a pinch of salt on a deep baking pan. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes or until fork-tender.
Toss the sliced squash with the remaining 1 Tbs. olive oil, a pinch of salt, and the red pepper flakes. Bake on the lower rack of the oven for 20 minutes or until fork-tender.
In a large bowl, toss together the croutons, roasted beets, roasted squash, sliced apple, beet greens, pumpkin seeds, sage, thyme, and oregano.
Whisk together the mustard, vinegar, pumpkin oil, olive oil, and salt. Pour the vinaigrette over the warm salad, toss, let sit for 10 minutes so the bread absorbs the juices, and serve.
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Family: Emberizidae, New World Sparrows view all from this family
Description ADULT Has dark-streaked brown back and reddish brown wings with two white wing bars; rump and tail are gray-brown. Has dark crown; "White-striped" form has pale central stripe and broad supercilium (white behind eye, yellow-buff in front); "Tan-striped" form has yellow-buff central stripe and supercilium. All birds have white throat and gray cheeks and underparts, palest on belly and undertail coverts. JUVENILE Recalls adult, but is heavily streaked below; head markings are indistinct. First-winter recalls "Tan-striped" adult, but duller overall.
Dimensions Length: 6-7" (15-18 cm)
Habitat Common summer visitor (mainly Apr-Aug) to northern mixed and deciduous forests; winters in dense wooded and brushy habitats, mainly in southeastern U.S. Present year-round in parts of northeast.
Observation Tips Often visits feeders.
Range Rocky Mountains, Northwest, Plains, Southeast, Western Canada, Alaska, California, New England, Great Lakes, Texas, Florida, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic, Eastern Canada
Voice Song is a piercing, whistling see-tsee-chrr-ch'd'd-ch'd'd; call is a sharp cheenk.
Discussion Woodland sparrow. Forms flocks outside breeding season. Sexes are similar, but two colour morphs occur.


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Yeah... it does kinda suck that the Balrog isn't the full figure. But I don't really play with this stuff anyway, it just sits on display and looks neat! You can't see it in the pic, but the 4 Moria orcs are waiting below those stairs for the poor little hobbits.
I'm just glad the upcoming Osgoliath playset has a full Fell Beast figure. Can't wait to score that one. Who knows, maybe PlayAlong will release a full Balrog someday (being optimistic here...). Or better yet, we'll get a ToyBiz Balrog (being extremely optimistic!).


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"Like" button for John's post ... and for Ann and Glenda for doing this. In the past, offers like this have been made to the conformation judges, but the invitation was not accepted. So, perhaps these particular judges deserve an extra warm welcome for stepping outside of their comfort zone?
It can do no harm at all for the judges to see the extraordinary physical and mental capabilities of the dogs running the field trial.
It is also part of Glenda's handiwork that some of the field trial dogs have been included as "demo dogs" in the Judges' Education seminars over the past several years at the National Specialties. For those judges, it may be one of the few times they ever have a chance to put their hands on such dogs. It can only be a good thing to give them such an experience.
"Know in your heart that all things are possible. We couldn't conceive of a miracle if none ever happened." -Libby Fudim
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The other thing that is being done is to have the Judges Education Seminar include at least one field trial dog for the new and upcoming judges to go over. This way they will realize that the field dogs demonstrate a form which follows function although maybe without some of the trappings, ie., heavy, long coats, etc. The first time I worked with the JEC on this, the field Golden I suggested was Push---before he became a Canadian Dual Champion. It really helped open some eyes. I also suggested a "wet dog" contest, judging Goldens dry then looking at them all again when soaking wet. This suggestion was not met with overwhelming favor.
For those of you who are strictly Lab people, Fred Kampo has used his Labs at some of the LRC Judges' seminars and Lyn Yelton has as well. At the recent National Amateur, ten of the competitors, including the sire and son who both carry the NAFC title, were gone over by three Lab Judges for a conformation certificate, and all ten passed. What was interesting with Fred's Lab at the seminar was that all the novice judges thought he was oversize---until his dog was measured and was right in standard. It shows how the eye can deceive and only see what you are used to seeing.
For you Chessie owners, at one conformation show a Chessie came in second in the class and the judge later told the owner that the reason for that was because his muzzle was such that he wouldn't be able to hold a large duck or goose and the winner would. The owner then told the judge that his Chessie was a Field Champion. Since the vast majority of conformation judges of retrievers no longer hunt, or anything close to hunting, again, this is an opportunity for potential judges to actually see what retrievers that are fulfilling the original purpose of the breeds look like.
Sure we aren't going to change the way the world runs, but the reasoning behind the breed standards is to have a healthy, athletic, structurally sound dog and this is one way to educate more persons as to what that actually entails.
Re Barb's photo of the early Miss America contestants---I suspect that the majority of those in the early swimsuits could be just as competitive in today's swimsuits---and with no artificial enhancements!
This is probably a good comparison ... change the hairdo & the clothing, and the form beneathe is not so very different? But in our dogs, at least in some cases, it's more than the "accessories" that have changed.Re Barb's photo of the early Miss America contestants---I suspect that the majority of those in the early swimsuits could be just as competitive in today's swimsuits
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There is a difference between correct conformation that meets the standard and winning in the conformation ring. Goldens that show may or may not have correct conformation just as field dogs may or may not have correct conformation. However, there is certainly a difference in the style of the dogs and their ability to perform the tasks the standard says they are bred to do. IMHO, a hunting dog that cannot hunt is not a correct representative of the breed.
All the Standards leave some room for "interpretation" ... and that's where we get into trouble There is a broad range of appearance that can meet the Standard (for conformation), but there is some whimsy in what "interpretation" may become the trend in conformation. The conformation of a working dog is constrained (in a good way) by purpose to stay within certain parameters of the possible range of interpretation of appearance. When purpose doesn't get factored into the assessment the range of interpretation can be much broader, and may tend to overly focus on one feature (like head or coat or "otter tail", etc.) and fail to consider the total package.
Then we do get into the aspect of breed "type" that Amy refers to. The very simplest definition of type is that appearance that assures you that the dog you are looking at is a Golden (or a Lab, or a Chessie, etc.) Years ago, I knew a dog who competed in obedience that looked very much like a Chessie. It was not a pedigree that was familiar to me (I think it may have been a BYB). When you saw the dog, you really had to study him to decide whether he was a Golden or a Chessie. Mostly the confusion was due to his medium-gold coat that was very curly; and his body type resembled some good-looking Chessie field dogs with the more level topline. His facial expression was that of a Golden.
The perennial debate in conformation circles is how to place appropriate weight on "type" v. structure/purpose. Glenda's work in getting demo dogs for judges' seminars from among the field competitors allows judges to see a different interpretation (people are now calling that "style") of type that is STILL acceptable within the parameters of defining a dog as a Golden (or Lab, etc.). The goal is to inform conformation judges that there may be a dog in their ring tomorrow that may not look like all the others ... but that "different" dog may be just as "correct" as the other dogs in the ring (and might even have some structural attributes and musculature that is superior to the other dogs).
Getting the judges to actually see the dogs working can give them a much better perspective on how "type" should conform to purpose. Then you will get the argument that field trials are too extreme to be compared to the breed's hunting purpose. True, field trials are the penultimate demonstration of the skills needed for hunting. It's hard for me to believe that the professional level skills of the field trial dog could not make a good hunting dog. It's sort of like saying that Peyton Manning is too extreme in his skills to play college football Not to mention that some field trial dogs get to vacation ... being hunting dawgs
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I really don't think that we will ever see another Dual CH though.
The sport of Field trials has become more and more difficult.
I think that the best we can hope for is CH Master Hunter or CH ***.
I'm not being a poop just a realist.
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