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2013 and earlier Nissan Pathfinder Lease Questions
You're very welcome hollyinfl. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.'s May buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Pathfinder Platinum 4WD with 15,000 miles per year are .00056 and 53% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The money factor for the Platinum 2WD is the same, but its residual value is 2% lower.
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Hi tbenson81. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.'s May buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Pathfinder SV 4WD with 12,000 miles per year are .00056 and 56% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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profesrgeo1 Posts: 1Greetings Carman,
Thanks for all the valuable info you supply to car buyers/lease shoppers.
It is truly an extremely valuable service!
I'm looking for residual and MF number for the Pathfinder S 4WD in Chicago.
36 Months, 10k or 12k/year
Also, do you know of any Factory to Dealer incentives?
Thanks in advance!
You're welcome profesrgeo1. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.'s May buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Pathfinder S 4WD with 12,000 miles per year in Chicago are .00056 and 59% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The residual value for a lease with 10,000 miles per year would be 1% higher.
There is a $675 cash incentive on leases of this truck in your area right now.
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Hey tfc803. The money factor for this truck is definitely .00056 for consumers who qualify for NMAC's top credit tier. If your credit is in good shape and the dealer tries to charge you anything higher than that then they are trying to mark your vehicle's money factor up to add additional hidden back-end profit to your deal that shouldn't be necessary on this model.
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dpjp80 Posts: 1Hello Car_Man, can you help me out, I am a little confused on the MF/Residuals on the Pathfinder S 4x4 model. I saw you posted above:
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.'s May buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Pathfinder S 4WD with 12,000 miles per year in Chicago are .00056 and 59% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The residual value for a lease with 10,000 miles per year would be 1% higher. "
If I am in NJ would my location change the residuals? I was told they were 58% for 15k, 60% for 12k and 61% for 10k. I would like to do a 12k lease, are my numbers wrong (mine are 1% off based on your above post).
Also for the MF .00056 for the top credit tier, do you know what the MF's may be for any tiers below that? I should have a pretty high credit score, but just want to figure out some different numbers just in case...
I am hoping to take advantage of this $675 cash they have going on until 5/31 for leases. Does that get taking off my "selling price" or is it cash handed back to me at the end. Sorry for so many questions, this is my first lease and trying to run the correct numbers before I go to the dealer again. Thanks a lot!!
Good question dpjp80. I believe that I only used a one point low mileage adder for Nissan because that's what they always used to provide for 12k leases. I think that they add 2% for 12k leases now so the 60% that you were quoted is indeed correct. Sorry for the confusion. It actually is to your advantage to have a higher residual value anyhow .
I haven't seen the money factors from NMAC this month for other credit tiers, but I could try to find them out.
Just take the $675 into account when negotiating the selling price of the Pathfinder that you want. If I was in the market for one right now, I personally would shoot for a selling price of say $500 over invoice minus any available cash incentives.
You're going to love the 2013 Pathfinder. Nissan did an amazing job with the redesign of it. In my opinion, it's one of the best values out there for a comfortable 3rd row SUV.
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Hi momokawa. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.'s May buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Pathfinder Platinum Plus 4WD with 12,000 miles per year in the New England area are .00056 and 55% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The residual value for a lease with 10,000 miles per year would be 1% higher.
There should be a $675 cash incentive on leases of this truck in your area right now. Make sure to take it into account during your negotiations.
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buckmed07 Posts: 1I am looking at a Pathfinder Platinum Fwd in the Dallas area and trying to figure out my deal. My first offer was negotiated price of $37,300 from msrp $40,870. Residual 52% mf .00056 for 36 month 12k/year. Cap cost was 39,959.68. With $1000 down they had payments of $553/month but I calculated at $524. Sale price dropped to $36,150. I figure the cap cost should be $38,738 or so with same residual and mf. The offer now is $459/month with $3,000 down. With that much down I calculate it closer to $435/month and honestly would prefer to be with less down and would have it closer to $520/month with $0 up front. Am I calculating wrong or is the dealer hiding something?
timlajaunie Posts: 1Hi Car_man. I'm interested in a 2013 Pathfinder SL with minimal additional packages. I see a residual of 59% and money factor of 0.00056 mentioned in previous posts. Do these numbers apply to all regions of the US? If not, what would I be looking at in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area?
Also, I see Nissan offers up to $1,500 in cash incentives comprised of $500 NMAC cash and $1,000 customer cash. Are these cash incentives available for lease deals, or only purchases?
Thanks for your help. From what I see, your information and wisdom here is priceless!
Hi timlajaunie. The money factor that you mentioned is correct for the entire country. The residual value that you mentioned is a little high though. NMAC's current 36-month, 15,000 mile per year residual value for a 2013 Pathfinder SL 4WD is 54%.
The cash incentives that you mentioned are not available on leases. There is a $675 cash incentive on leases of this truck in certain areas, but I'm not sure if Louisiana is one of them.
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Can you give me a hand and let me know the approximate monthly lease price on the below variables in NJ (7% tax)?
Negotiated price $40,000
No money down
56% residual
$675 Nissan incentive
I am trying to get my monthly payments in and around $475 and am trying to figure out what needs to be negotiated or put out as a down payment to get me there. Is $450 realistic without putting money down? Can you help?
This is what I calculate:
Cap Cost $40,000.00
Freight $845
Processing $489
Acquisition Fee $595.00
Total Fees $1,929.00
Rebates $675.00
Down Payment $0.00
Adjusted Cap Cost $41,254.00
Residual % 56.00%
Residual Value $25,001.20
Depreciation $16,252.80
Term 36
Money Factor 0.000560
Depreciation $451.47
Interest $37.10
Pre Tax $488.57
Tax Rate 7.00%
Tax $34.20
Monthly Payment $522.77
This does not include tags. The tax is on the monthly payment only. Some states, I'm not sure if NJ is one of them, will also tax you on the Adjusted Cap Cost (I think). Putting down $1500 will get your payment to $477.29
If I'm wrong anywhere, somebody please let me know so I can adjust my calculations accordingly
Thank you for your feedback and calculation. This is VERY helpful. I think you are right about the residual - after looking back at my notes from several dealer visits I show actually show different residuals from different dealers. One that I went to last weekend has a 54% residual. Can you recalculate with $2000 down with a 54% residual? In your opinion, what would you categorize as a realistic "good" deal ( total cash out of pocket up front & monthly payment) for this car?
Also, I have 3 payments left on my current lease (Maxima). I am wondering if this is hurting my negotiations or if I should just wait until the lease is over? Thoughts?
Give me your e-mail and I'll send you the Excel spreadsheet I wrote for calculating lease payments.
What year is your Maxima? They hold their value really well, so if it's in good condition with relatively low miles the dealership might buy it and what's left after it's paid off can be used for the down payment. Check the NADA and Blue Book value to get an idea of what it's worth. Both can be found online.
As far as what is a good deal, check and see what Edmunds here says is a good price. Then use the spreadsheet to figure out what you should pay.
Good luck!
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My Maxima is a 2010 and has 24,150 miles on it and the 39 month 36K mile lease is up at the end of September. Needless to say this car is in EXCELLENT condition and is 12K miles below the allotted amount.
Any clue what the July 4th incentives might be?
sk99 Posts: 14Hi Car_Man,
Can you let me know what the residual, money factor and any incentives for July (July 4th weekend) are? Interested in 39 months and 15,000 miles per year. Interested in the calculation for a Patfinder Premium Platinum & Illuminated Kickplates.
Thanks in advance.
cura04 Posts: 3Hi Car_Man,
Can you please provide the numbers/rates on a Pathfinder Platium Premium @ 15k/36 months?
I am researching for my sister and was curious on the money factor/residual. Dealers seem to be coming back around 53% residual...is that correct?
-Pittsburgh, PA region.
tga01 Posts: 30Hi Carman
Would you have the Lease rate and residual value for the Pathfinder Platinum AWD for 15,000 miles for both 24 and 36 months.
Also, are the rates different for AWD vs FWD ?
Also, do you know if I can buy additional miles upfront on a Nissan lease and what the upfront mileage charge would be ?
thanks in advance !!!
soulman1980 Posts: 3Just want to share my lease details, I looked at this forum quite a bit prior to biting the bullet.
2013 Pathfinder Platinum 4x4
Options included: Splash Guards, Roof Rail Cross Bars, Rear Bumper Protector, Floor Mats, Cargo Package, Illuminated Kick Plates.
Negotiated Cap Cost: $38408 (plus tax, registration, fees, etc) = $40777.77
don't quote me, I believe the MF was .00059 (this is from memory, I had it written down at time of sale, but it's not stated on any paperwork I have in front of me).
residual $22526.40
36 months / 15k Mile a year lease - $500/month
Paid first month out of pocket.
It seemed like a decent deal and south of what many have reported here.
Goodluck, I'm sure the deals will even get better over the next month or two as dealers flush out 2013's for the 2014's (which they JUST took delivery of when I purchased this 3 weeks ago).
Just an FYI, I'm in New York.
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3D/2N Mount Kinabalu Climbing & Poring Hot SpringSabah, Malaysia Sight-Seeing ToursTake an adventurous mount Kinabalu climbing and visit Poring Hot Spring where you hike to 41 meters high and 157.6 meters long Poring Canopy Walk and experience a bird's eye view of the rainforest, then take a dip into hot sulfuric water bath....Starting at 1,200 Per Person
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2D/1N Runggus Long House & Tip of BorneoSabah, Malaysia Sight-Seeing ToursExperience the Runggus Bavaggazo longhouse made of Bamboo and witness the gong making by Runggus. Also you'll be entertaint by the cultural dances & gong music of the Rungus cultural group....
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4D/3N Wildlife River Cruise & Pulau TigaSabah, Malaysia Sight-Seeing ToursExperience Sabah's wetland river cruise at Beaufort and be mesmerize with behaviors of Proboscis monkeys and other wildlife along the river cruise. Trip to the famous 'Survivor Island' the Tiga Island and experience mud volcano, fresh sandy beaches....
Monsopiad Cultural Village & City TourSabah, Malaysia Sight-Seeing ToursAt Monsopiad village, you will be briefed on the ancient history of the long lost warrior named Monsopiad. Also witness the 42 head hunting trophies hanging on the roof top of the House of Skull. Later, take a city tour round trip on the afternoon....
Mengkabong Water Village Mangrove River CruiseSabah, Malaysia Sight-Seeing ToursExperience the great and memorable mangrove river cruise, the true nature and wonderful scenery along the river , also explore the water village of the local Sea Bajau which are commonly called the "Sea Gypsies" Try out Batik Painting & Enjoy.... $30 Per Person
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Tempurung Seaside Lodge where dreams comes aliveSabah, Malaysia Bed & BreakfastsTempurung Seaside Lodge sits atop a small hill overlooking the South China Seas with stunning sunset and pristine white sandy beach, it is a place where dreams and reality converge. It's 2 hours drive from the city. Come and enjoy the best of borneo...Starting at $40 Per Night
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White Water Rafting – Padas River ExperienceSabah, Malaysia Rafting TripsBegin the tour with 2 hours drive to Beaufort railway station. Thereafter, board on a train and proceed the trip to Pangi Station, a place you can have your rafting. The rafting route covers 9 km of the Padas river and graded to Grade 3 -4... 250 Per Person
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I had become interested in war photography...and one of the things that fascinated me was how photographs can be misinterpreted. I thought, ''Why not talk to the people who took the Abu Ghraib photographs? No one else really has.''
Of those you interviewed here, who surprised you the most?
Lynndie [England], because she had been described as completely inarticulate, couldn't even talk, might have been brain-damaged. She is articulate. She is endlessly interesting.
Did you have a mission in making this film?
I have this old-fashioned American belief that it's wrong to punish the little guys and let the big guys go off scot-free. This is not to say that the [soldiers] are blameless, but I have a need to turn them back into people, [not] monsters. This is not a film that lectures. It's an attempt to take you into a strange world and an opportunity to think about it. If I've done my job, I've captured the nightmare and I've captured the complexity of that nightmare.


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Constructed between 1902 and 1904, the Public Safety Building faces north with a five bay wide facade, 3 stories high. The upper stories of the Classical Revival building are of brick, rising from a monumental stone base. The three center bays are defined by a slightly projecting pavilion with four engaged Ionic columns on the second and third floors, topped by a full entablature and a large pediment containing a bullseye window. The first story features doorways with stone voussiors and keystones in the three central bays and segmentally arched window openings with 6/6 sash in the end bays. Second floor windows are 6/6 sash while third floor windows are short 3/6 sash, all ornamented with keystones in the stone lintels. The corners of both the pavilion and the building itself are defined by stone quoins which contrast with the brickwork. The entire building has a full entablature with a dentiled cornice.
The Public Safety Building, or Old Post Office, is, according to local tradition, the sole example of late-19th/early-20th century Georgian Revival architecture in the county. The building, originally the United States Courthouse and Post Office, was built during the tenure of James Knox Taylor (1859-c. 1929) as Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury, the department responsible for the construction of federal buildings. From 1897 to 1912 while Taylor was Supervising Architect, his office designed approximately 300 structures. Taylor's buildings, as a rule, are Neo-Classical or Neo-Georgian, and echo the eclectic tone of American architecture at the turn of the 20th century. Although perhaps not as well known as his contemporaries, Daniel Burnham or Stanford White, his architectural career merits more attention that it has received. Taylor's appointment as Supervising Architect, the sheer volume of his work for the federal government, and his tenure at Massachusetts Institute of Technology as Chairman of the Architecture Department, testify to his rank among architects of his time. The post office on Church Circle in Annapolis, another of Taylor's works, reflects the same architectural style as his Cumberland Post Office, built in 1902-1904. The building was opened in mid-1904 and was the sixth location of the Cumberland Post Office, which first opened in a log building in 1795.


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11/12/11 -- Geritol Cove, Rec. 2 Red Beach and the Springs are all producing fish according to recent reports from the Almanor Fly Fishing Company. Browns are chasing streamers while the rainbows can be found around the weed beds. Fly fishermen love to fish Geritol Cove and can always find fish in that area. Fish seem to stack up in the Cove. Evenings can be somewhat crowded with float tubers utilizing the cove for some beautiful trout.
Fishing near Almanor, Mill Creek, Deer Creek, The North Fork of the Feather, Yellow Creek, Deer Creek, Goodrich Creek and the Susan River will close 11/15. Fishing is should be good on the creeks until the closing date.
Lake Almanor, the Hamilton Branch of Almanor and Butt Valley Reservoir will remain open.
Anglers fishing Antelope Lake are doing well on nice size rainbows and brooks. Butt Valley reservoir fishing is fair with the Powerhouse not running and the reservoir water fluctuating. The upper elevation lakes such as Silver, Crater, McCoy and Caribou are slow and will be experiencing light snowfall as the week ends.
While the northern region creeks close on 11/15 there are many other places to fish. Go out and have a great time fishing. Practice catch and release on wild fish and remove the barbs.
Fishing ReportsFish kill cause: Drainage canals near Davis
Happy New Year coming for steelheaders
12/22/13 -- I have been asked many times what my favorite fish is to fish for, and every time my answer is the same. " I really don't have a favorite, they are all very different." Just when you are getting used to fishing for a run of fish another is...Full Story
Collins Lake up 20 feet as of Dec. 20
12/22/14 -- It's raining and our lake is on the rise!! We're up over 20 feet as of 12/20, a great ending to 2014, and an even better beginning of 2015! Although the water is muddy by the bridge where the main runoff is, down by the...Full Story
Down time has its perks too!
12/21/14 -- Wow! The wet weather patterns just keep coming, and my little corner of the world hasn't seen much in the way of angling opportunities at all. All is not lost because these periods of poor fishing conditions give...Full Story
Eastern Sierra lakes get holiday plant
Smaller trout to be planted in 2015
12/20/14 -- Get that two-pound test line loaded on to your reel, the Department of Fish & Wildlife next year will be planting ¼-pound trout rather than 1/2-pounders. The DFW will raise and plant 1.6 million pounds of trout...Full Story
Lake Oroville up 45; fishing still good
12/20/14 -- It looks like a lot of our wishes are coming true. Lake Oroville has now risen over 45 feet since Thanksgiving and is now just 14 feet below the ramp at Lime Saddle to open. The ramp on the dam is now closed... Full Story
Steelhead are coming -- get your gear ready
12/19/14 -- Last week, with a palette of a coke-bottle green river water painted against a grassy canvas of milky-green hues, the Chetco, with its picture-perfect plunking water beckoned throngs of anglers to cast...Full Story
BDCP Delta Tunnels: Fatal flaws remain
Steelhead no show on the Smith, Chetco
12/18/14 -- Go figure. We're in the middle of the wettest December we've had in three years and the steelhead on the Smith and Chetco Rivers have decided to play a little hide-n-seek. Granted, there hasn't been a ton of fishing effort... Full Story
Learn to ice fish at Lake of the Woods
Trinity and Smith Rivers take center stage
12/17/14 -- There are a few river fishing options for you to choose from here in the North State with the Trinity and Smith Rivers taking center stage. If you find yourself looking for some fishable water definitely give these two rivers...Full Story
Invasive Loach on the Loose in CV
12/16/14 -- While invasive species are now commonplace in California, each new introduction of a non-native species can pose unknown threats to an already fragile ecosystem. Wildlife officials are now on alert... Full Story
'Get paid to fish' derby returns to Topaz
12/13/14 -- Dave Rossman, manager of Topaz Lake Store, reports the annual "get paid for fishing derby" starts as usual on January 1, 2015, New Year's Day, and will end on April 12, 2015 with a fantastic drawing... Full Story
Yes Virgina, fish bite in the rain
12/13/14 -- With all of these windy and rainy conditions, it would highly behoove fishermen to take advantage of some of the great trout fishing that local-area lakes have to offer. For instance, in November I spoke about fishing...Full Story
Sacramento River next option: Sturgeon
12/11/14 -- One of the strongest storms in many years is bearing down on Northern California at the time of this report. With the strong winds and heavy soaking rains, many rivers and lakes are going to be unfishable for a... Full Story
Fishing/hunting licenses make great gifts
River restoration highlights on video
12/08/14 -- Sometimes river habitats need a helping hand to alleviate critical bottlenecks that reduce fish survival and limit the size of fish populations. Well-designed habitat restoration projects that draw on research to address the needs... Full Story
San Diego Jam Knot: My Fishing Buddy! By Frank Galusha
12/04/14 -- It's frustrating when the fish are biting furiously, time is short and you are in a hurry to tie a hook, swivel or lure to monofilament. I found this to be particularly true when I was fishing on a party boat for albacore. It was not...Full Story
Hyacinth Woes: From a gift to a curse
12/01/14 -- In 1884, the visiting Japanese delegation to the World's Fair in New Orleans handed out a seemingly innocuous gift to fair attendees. This gift, a beautiful flowering aquatic plant native to South America, was brought... Full Story
All Fired Up
11/30/14 -- August 17, 2013 the Rim Fire was sparked by a thoughtful bow-hunter using an illegal campfire, which got out of hand, and eventually grew to 257,314 acres, the largest wildfire in the recorded history of the Sierra Nevada...Full Story
Comparing PC's Commercial Fisheries
11/24/14 -- Earlier this year, we reported on the economic contribution of California's salmon fishery in a two-part Fish Report (Putting A Price Tag On Nature, Part 1 and Part 2). Our findings came as a surprise to many of our readers... Full Story
Steelhead at Thermalito Afterbay
11/22/14 – I received several reports this week at Fins, Fur and Feather Sports (FFF) of landlocked steelhead being caught on the Wilbur Road section of the Thermalito Afterbay. Shore anglers were drifting nightcrawlers...Full Story
DeSabla Reservoir a viable option By Chuck Giles
11/22/14 – Prior to this welcome rain, several patrons at Fins, Fur and Feather Sports (FFF) in Paradise reported that DeSabla Reservoir was kicking out some brown trout. Right now, with Lake Oroville virtually inaccessible... Full Story
Bottomfish anglers get knuckles rapped
11/20/14 -- We North Coast rockfish anglers are a victim of our own success! 2014 has been an eventful year for many reasons, but there are definitely winners and losers on the horizon. In a nutshell, halibut is a win/lose... Full Story
Ocean primed for more El Niño, experts say
Trout still on tap
11/18/14 -- Just because the general trout season for rivers and streams closed a few days ago, it does not mean the North State trout angling is done. To the contrary some of the best fishing of the year is still on tap... Full Story
One thousand bass on Lake Oroville
11/17/14 – "It was just something to do so I could say I did it." This is how my friend, Howard, summarized reaching his goal of catching 1,000 bass this year at Lake Oroville. He is not a guide, not a fanatic nor a...Full Story
Another broken fishing rod
11/17/14 -- I don't understand the propensity for the volume of "broken" fishing rods being returned to retailers these days. This issue has become a very popular topic of discussion within the industry, including a great piece in a... Full Story
Congressional action threatens CV fishery By Frank Galusha
11/12/14 -- There has never been a time when our fish have been more threatened than now, according to Water4Fish, organized several years ago to oppose Central Valley water policies that damage the highly valuable Bay...Full Story
The Mystery of the Middle Fork, Part IV
11/10/14 -- This trip was to be the final chapter in the saga that began three years ago but is actually over 20 years in the making. As Bruce, Tuck and I journeyed back to the Middle Fork of the Feather River we made...Full Story
Fish and Fukushima
10/27/14 -- The largest-ever discharge of radionuclides into the ocean from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor meltdown in 2011 prompted many health concerns. However, as we described in our previous...Full Story
What is a weir? When were they first used?
Swimming in a radioactive sea
10/21/14 -- More than three and a half years have passed since a tsunami severely damaged Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors in March 2011, but some concern and confusion still persist... Full Story
Best bets for Southern Oregon fishing
10/16/14 -- After a long, dry summer, drought has taken its toll on Southern Oregon fishing destinations. Popular spots like Hyatt Lake, Howard Prairie and Emigrant are essentially puddles. I exaggerate, of course,...Full Story
Climbing Terms for the Fisherman
German brown trout afternoon in Modoc
09/04/14 -- Catching a German Brown Trout from the creeks in Modoc County is a fine way to spend an afternoon. There are many creeks in this part of California that drain the Warner Mountains. Stream trout fishing in this region opens...Full Story
Throw the kitchen sink at them
08/20/14 -- Our wilderness areas are special, where Mother Nature is landlord and natural forces operate freely. Within the wilderness you will find no roads, shelters, picnic tables, toilets, or other conveniences. You enter at...Full Story
The Myths and Realities of El Niño
06/01/14 -- [Posted with permission of the author and Golden Gate Weather Services] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) continues their El Niño Watch for the possible return of El Niño later this summer or fall...Full Story
Humboldt Bay: Busy port, excellent fishery
First Light
03/04/14 -- Reprinted with permission of HASA (Humboldt Area Saltwater Anglers) – Light is one of the most important factors to consider when fishing deep water. Over the years while fishing for Pacific halibut, we have always... Full Story
Pulled into the pipes: Green Sturgeon
03/04/14 -- [Posted with permission of FISHBIO] Living in the Sacramento River can be a risky business for juvenile green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris). The young fish must swim through a gauntlet of water... Full Story
Not Just Any Fish
02/14/13 -- Trout have inhabited California waters from the Sierra Nevada and Warner Mountains to the Pacific Ocean since prehistoric times. However, most of the trout caught by anglers are either hatchery raised fish...Full Story
Fishing with Phideaux
01/26/14 -- Meet Phideaux, a 110-pound neurotic chocolate Lab. His name is pronounced "Fido" but it is spelled "Phideaux" because he is a Cajun dog. Anyway, last summer Phideaux took his human (that's me) on a trout hunt up into...Full Story
Oregon's Lost Creek Lake is open all winter
01/11/14 – Many outdoor enthusiasts may not be aware that Lost Creek Lake, Marina & Café near Trail, Oregon is open year 'round. Not only is it the best bet for winter fishing and boating, but it may be the only game in town at times...Full Story
Sturgeon tagging requirements changed
A primer on fishing Lake Shasta By Gary Heffley
01/01/12 -- Shasta Lake draws more visitors to Shasta County than any other single attraction. While it is often a challenge to fish, it is more likely to produce stringers of fat trout or spotted bass. Trout to four and five pounds are caught here routinely...Full Story
Lake Oroville; 'tis the season By Chuck Giles
01/11/12 – Lake Oroville is probably one of the best lakes for sheer numbers of Spotted Bass in Northern California. This is not just on a seasonal basis, but year round. To start, I have a list of baits that produce decent results... Full Story


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For sun protection inside your car any time of year, this multi-fitting car sunshade for rear windows helps protect from strong sunlight, UV and glare. The Auto-Shade is so simple to attach and leaves no residue marks, proving to be the unique solution for trips out in the car on sunny days.
The Outlook auto-shade provides UV sun protection, and relief from glare and heat. With an adjustable strap that secures under or around the door handle, it ensures the shade never "rides up".
This car shade fits over the entire rear door window frame and can be interchanged between most family vehicles to keep children safe in the sun. On those sunny days the windows can still be lowered for cool ventilation, even with the auto-shade fitted.
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Thomasville police land drug prevention grant
A local law enforcement agency has received some additional funds to help it fight prescription drug abuse in its community.
The Thomasville Police Department was awarded a $5,000 grant from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators for outstanding work in the investigation of prescription drug diversion.
The Special Operations Unit was one of 54 agencies to receive funding. About 75 to 85 percent of the unit's investigations involve prescription drugs.
The money will be used to provide services to increase the enforcement and education of the prescription drug abuse problem in Thomasville.
"The entire country is dealing with a prescription pill epidemic and we are not immune," said Detective J. Baity. "It is absolutely ridiculous, the amount of people who are abusing prescription pills. When pharmaceutical companies are reformulating their products to lessen the chance of abuse, that is proof enough of the problem were are facing."
The grant's purpose is to help address prescription drug diversion and to put resources in the hands of law enforcement to help combat prescription drug abuse and diversion.
The department has also been awarded a grant from the Target Corporation for $1,000 in recognition of the professionalism presented by the department's Criminal Investigation Division. The grant will be used to purchase new cameras to help the department process crime scenes.
"It is often said a picture is worth a thousand words," Saintsing said. "This Target grant allows us to purchase cameras that will aid detectives in the documentation of crime scenes and hopefully lead to a higher percentage of solved cases."
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If you couldn't tell by now, Big K.R.I.T. is from the South. Mississippi to be exact, a place where people drive old-school Cadillacs, wear gold grills in their mouths, drink moonshine, and say things like "Aww, sookie sookie now." We know this because K.R.I.T. (King Remembered In Time) takes great pains to remind us of where he comes from, and what goes on there, every chance he gets. His outsized pride borders on a sense of persecution.
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The Dallas Stars got a big performance from Jamie Benn on Monday night, as the young forward scored three points (2G, 1A), including the game winner, to help the Stars take a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
"Our big guy came to play," said Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan. "He's getting into form. The way he shoots the puck and releases the puck, it's fun to watch behind the bench. As a coach, it gives you sense of calmness when he's out there, that at any point he can break something open. I think that's what every coach in this league likes about their best player."
"I felt pretty good tonight," Benn said. "Probably one of my better nights. But I just want to keep building from here, be as consistent as possible and kind of ride this into the next game."
The 3-2 win by the Stars on Monday marked the eighth game of the season (of a total ten) that has come down to a margin of a single goal.
"I think eight or nine of the games we've had are one-goal games, and they're good to be in," Benn remarked. "We want to learn to play with the lead and learn to keep that lead, and I thought our team did a good job tonight."
In addition to the multi-point night by Benn, the Stars got strong play across the lines, which helped key the team to a win in Denver. Rookie defenseman Brenden Dillon was a plus-2 on the night, while playing veteran minutes, and Derek Roy chipped in an assist in his first night back after a stint on the Injured Reserve. Roy also logged 21 minutes of ice time, many of which were in the pivotal moments toward the end of the game.
"You get into those last minutes and you trust a veteran guy like Derek," said Gulutzan. "You just want to protect yourself against whatever may come – a faceoff in your end and getting kicked out. We have reliable guys and we had a backup group coming in that was going to be reliable in Fids, Nystrom and Morrow. Guys that have been in that spot before. At the end of the day, with Derek, he's got to play in those situations."
In addition to the pair of goals by Benn, Stars captain Brenden Morrow scored a key goal in the first period, exending the Stars lead at the time to 2-0. It was Morrow's first goal of the season, and one that Gulutzan felt was well-earned.
"He put in a tremendous amount of work and he 's a very focused individual right now," Gulutzan said about Morrow. "With the injury to Derek (Roy), we wanted some balance and we needed Brenden to step up, and he has. That's why he's the leader of this group."
Dallas jumped out to 2-0 lead in the 1st period thanks to goals by Benn and Morrow, but Colorado came back to tie the score with a tally at the end of the 1st period and another in the 2nd period. Benn scored the game-winner on the power play in the waning moments of the middle frame, and Dallas held tightly to that advantage.
The Stars win spoiled the night for many Avalanche fans, keen on seeing a win for Avs' long-time forward Milan Hejduk's 1,000th game. Hejduk becomes the first Colorado player to earn the honor. Joe Sakic played in 1,378 games for Colorado, but 508 of those games were with the Quebec Nordiques, and 870 were after the team moved to Denver in 1995.
"He came when he was a little bit later to NHL – he came when he was 22 or 23 – plus he had bad knees, bad injuries," said Jaromir Jagr, a fellow Czech Republic citizen. "It's tough to get a thousand games without injuries, just to stay so long in the league. To be able to play so long, the key is you have to be able to adjust and that's what he's done."
The Stars next game will take them to Edmonton to face the Oilers on Wednesday at 9:00 PM CT.
1. Jamie Benn – A pair of goals and an assist. Big game from a guy the Stars need to be their top guy.
2. Brenden Morrow – Looked solid in his shifts, scored his first goal of the season, and showed why he's the captain throughout.
3. Derek Roy – Logged the fourth-highest total of minutes on the team and had the primary assist on the game-winning goal
- With the win, Dallas is now just two wins shy of equaling the win total they had as the Minnesota North Stars (As Dallas, they have 756 wins. As Minnesota, they had 758)
- Jaromir Jagr has earned a point in seven consecutive contests against Colorado dating back to 2002.
- With his goal on Monday night, Brenden Morrow is now just five goals away from tying Jere Lehtinen for the 7th spot on the all-time franchise goal scoring list.
- The three-point, two-goal game was Jamie Benn's ninth career multi-goal game, and the Stars are now 8-1-0 when he scores at least two goals in a game.
- Benn's three-point night is the eighth of his career and his second against Colorado. He has never had over three points in a game.


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Tazinos opens in downtown Milwaukee
Tazinos Pizza & Salad Bistro said it will open its new restaurant in the CityCenter at 735 building at 735 N. Water St. on Tuesday.
The election-day opening features bistro meal prices of $7.99 for all-you-can-eat lunch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., followed by an $8.99 all-you-can-eat dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. Tazinos also offers food to go and catering. »Read Full Blog Post(9)
When weather threatens business, UWM forecasters on the job
When We Energies mobilizes repair crews before an ice storm, or the Milwaukee Brewers close the Miller Park roof in the middle of a game, the decisions are based on up-to-the-minute weather tracking customized to their needs by a team at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
A full-time, experienced meteorologist leads the round-the-clock Innovative Weather team of students and recent graduates of UWM's atmospheric science program. They provide tailored forecasts on a subscription basis to utility, corporate and transportation clients, as well as WUWM-FM (89.7). »Read Full Article
Hackers test, teach computer pros at Cyber Range
You won't find this town on a map, but it's a very scary place.
In Alphaville, a virtual town used for cyber security training, the banks are robbed on a regular basis, the power plant and water system are under constant siege, and wireless networks at coffee shops are crawling with spyware meant to steal your personal information. »Read Full Article
Remodeled Holiday Inn takes advantage of riverfront views
For Glendale's Milwaukee River Hilton, the river was in the hotel's name — but not its heart.
"When you walked into the hotel, there was no sense that the river was there," said Nagib Lakhani, one of the hotel's new owners. »Read Full Article(1)
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Los Angeles — AutoNation, the largest U.S. retailer of new cars, is abandoning old-school haggling in favor of an online storefront and set pricing on new and used cars.
The move is the latest sign that consumers, empowered by a torrent of online data, are demanding a simpler, more efficient process for one of their most important purchases — along with a fair deal. »Read Full Article(2)
Demise of American TV sparks Steinhafels expansion
When financially ailing American TV & Appliance approached Steinhafels Inc. early this year to ask whether it was interested in buying parts of American's business, members of the Steinhafel family did what they always do if there's an important decision to be made — discuss the pros and cons until they reached consensus.
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Weekend Link Love – 09.25.2011
Teacher training update – 2 days down and I am loving it so far. Yesterday we covered basic sun salutations in the morning and anatomy (!) all afternoon. Today I think is pretty much the same layout. I am loving the anatomy lectures (seriously).
I'm currently sitting here with a cup of instant miso soup (this brand – totally natural and delicious.) I have to leave soon for training, but I'm taking a few minutes to just relax.
Without further ado, here are my links for this week.
- Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why. Here are some lines straight from the article, to summarize: "Half of all drugs that fail in late-stage trials drop out of the pipeline due to their inability to beat sugar pills… Some products that have been on the market for decades, like Prozac, are faltering in more recent follow-up tests…It's not that the old meds are getting weaker, drug developers say. It's as if the placebo effect is somehow getting stronger." Sounds like drug companies are realizing something that yogis have know for years – how powerful the brain is.


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Ulsan Hyundai winger Lee Keun-Ho was crowned Asian footballer of the year on Thursday as officials bent their strict rules on attendance by giving an award to Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa in absentia.
Lee, 27, was rewarded for his heroics in Ulsan's unbeaten run to the AFC Champions League title, when he faced down his fellow nominees, Iranian veteran Ali Karimi and China's Zheng Zhi, to claim the top individual honour in Asian football.
"I'm kind of speechless. I'm extremely happy... In my life this is the biggest prize ever," said Lee, after receiving his award at a lavish ceremony in downtown Kuala Lumpur.
On target
The South Korean international scored the late winner against Japan's Kashiwa Reysol in the Champions League's round of 16, and was on target for three consecutive games before the 3-0 final win against Al Ahli, when he was man of the match.
"Without support from my colleagues from Ulsan Hyundai I wouldn't be on this stage," Lee told the crowd. "I thank my coach and my parents."
Ulsan were also named team of the year after clocking up a tournament record nine straight wins on the way to their first Champions League title.
"After winning the AFC Champions League this is the icing on the cake and we are very proud to be the best Asian club," said club president Kim Dong-dae.
Aya Miyama was named women's player of the year for the second time running after helping world champions Japan claim Olympic silver in London.
"This is a team performance, so not only me. I think I got this award as a representative of Japan's women's national team," she said.
There was a murmur of controversy when Kagawa won the new category of Asian international player of the year, for Asians based outside the region, despite not attending the ceremony. A Japanese official collected it on his behalf.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) usually insists only players at the ceremony can receive awards, and the rules for Kagawa's category state: "Nominated player must be present at the Awards Ceremony."
But an AFC official said the body gave special dispensation to Kagawa, Manchester United's first Japanese player, because he is injured.
"The executive committee decided that a representative of Shinji could collect the award because he's in Europe and he's injured," the official told AFP.
Brazilian playmaker Rogerinho, who plays for AFC Cup-winners Kuwait SC, won the new foreign player of the year category, given to non-Asian footballers in the region.
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Yes, pedophilia is wrong. Pedophilia is the the sexual actual act or sexual fantasy that an adult has with and/or regarding a child or children. Such acts are sinful. First of all, the sexual union is only properly had between a husband and wife. It is never to be had between anyone else. Therefore, pedophilia is a sin.
- 1 Cor. 6:9-10, "Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God."
- Heb. 13:4, "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge."
Clearly, this sin is forbidden by God since it violates the natural created order of sexual union between a husband and wife.
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Here's one way to make a lot of money: write a book telling readers how to make a lot of money. That's a lesson both Donald Trump and Random House (which published Trump's bestseller ''The Art of the Deal'' back at the height of the Gordon Gekko era in 1988) know well. The New York Post reports that Trump has a new deal with Random House for a spinoff book from his current hit reality show on NBC. Called, ''How To Get Rich: Lessons from 'The Apprentice' and Other Big Deals,'' it'll combine advice from Trump with a behind-the-scenes look at the show. The book will occupy real estate on bookstore shelves as soon as April, in time for the series finale.
That sounds soon, but Trump tells the Post that he and ghostwriter Meredith McIver have already completed 80 percent of the book. (Another Trump management lesson: delegate your workload.) Fittingly, the ''Art of the Deal'' author did not use an agent but negotiated the book contract himself. Trump talked Random House into giving him an advance of more than $1 million, the Post reports, and reprinting ''Art of the Deal'' as well. ''I can't comment on the amount,'' Random House editorial director Jonathan Karp told the Post, ''but he got exactly what he wanted, and by the end of the negotiation I needed oxygen.''


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Musharraf flees court to avoid arrest
|Ahmad Raza Kasuri, lawyer of Pakistan's former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf, speaks to reporters outside the house of Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Musharraf and his bodyguards pushed past policemen and sped away from court in the country's capital Thursday to avoid arrest after his bail was revoked in a case accusing him of detaining senior judges while in power. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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Surely motherhood deserves a Blue Peter badge?
By Clare Hitchings
DESPITE a grade 'C' in GCSE Textiles and years of occasionally successful home baking attempts, I was never prepared for what was to be expected of me as the mother of a one-year-old.
In your first few months of motherhood you can get away with most things because you have a newborn. The world is suddenly a different place and the simplest of things become three times as hard.
However, in my experience, things change at around six months.
Suddenly, despite chasing around with a baby on your hip, a rescued cat bowl in one hand and a snotty tissue delicately pincered between your teeth, you're expected to be the Mary Berry of the kitchen and Julien Macdonald of the children's fancy dress section.
Erin's first birthday for example. At the centre of such an affair, there has to be a cake. A cake with expectations far outweighing those in the Bake Off tent.
I could have just gone with shop bought and passed it off as my own. But there it was, that pesky feeling, that lurch in your stomach that says: "No, I want to do this one myself".
Constructed using butter cream, a palette knife, a remarkably light and fluffy sponge, and five packets of smarties, I have to say the two hours it took me were worth it. The multi-coloured number one was a triumph!
Two weeks ago, my creative skills were once again tested.
At 4pm on a Tuesday, I was rather belatedly informed by the nursery, "It's World Farm Day tomorrow. Can Erin please come dressed as an animal?" With an insufferable need to please people, I said: "Yes", before even thinking about it.
At 7pm that night, with bath and bedtime done, I looked around for inspiration. Nothing.
Then I saw Benjamin Bunny poking his little head out of the toy box. She wouldn't miss just one cuddly toy would she?
Armed with a cotton reel, needle, scissors, a hairband, baby leggings and an old bra wire, I went to work – Konnie Huq would be so proud!
Two hours later, I emerged victorious. Erin was to be a little white rabbit, complete with Benjamin bunny's ears and pom pom tail.
I arrived at nursery the next day with a skip in my step and a very cute looking little bunny by my side.
Looking around it appeared that not everyone had sacrificed an early night in the name of fancy dress. In fact as far as I could see Erin was the only one.
She did win the top prize in the fancy dress competition, which made me feel less guilty about Benjamin Bunny's predicament, and a little bit proud of my prowess with a needle and thread.
And it's nearly Christmas… here we go again!
Clare Hitchings is a working mother and writer who believes in balance. You can find her on Twitter @Superstag83.
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Dunn has served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC, a consulting firm that provides assistance in business development and market strategy to the water, beverage and consumer package goods industries, for the past four years. During the early development of his company, Dunn served as Senior Vice President of BIOTA Brands of America, Inc., a bottled water company that developed environmentally-friendly ways using renewable resources to manufacture their bottles.
Dunn has also worked as Vice President of Business Development, Corporate Planning and Marketing for DS Waters LP, a producer and distributor of home, office and retail bottled water products. Prior to DS Water, he worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing positions. Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and a bachelors degree in communications from the University of Denver.
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To play each game as it comes and not focus on past results is easier said than done in rugby, especially when you are on the losing end. Ahead of any RBS 6 Nations clash past results are dug up, rivalries stirred and the statistics are laid out bare in front of each team.
For England last year at Twickenham, Ireland were the team in question and the stats were definitely in favour of the men in green. In seven of the eight previous meetings, the Irish had walked away with victory.
At half time England were a mere three ahead but from then on Stuart Lancaster's side had clocked up 24 points to three to run out 30-9 winners, thanks in part to replacement scrum half Ben Youngs who went over for a fine individual effort.
The opportunist try was a redemptive score for the 23-year-old, who by his own admission suffered a "tough time" during the 2012 tournament, losing his starting role to Lee Dickson.
"There was a lot of emotion after that as it had been a bit of a tough time for me on a personal note. When I scored it was nice and I was really pleased," said Youngs, who has started the last three Tests. "The hard work had all been done before I came on though – the scrum was outstanding that day as well as our willingness to chase the ball.
"Ireland had played four games in a row I think and were a little bit fatigued, and I think we wanted it a little bit more. For Ireland I think they felt their Six Nations were over and they had nothing to play for – we played for getting pride back in the shirt and that helped."
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While Youngs and many of his teammates know how to defeat Ireland, Stuart Lancaster's men must be mindful of their last competitive visit to Dublin, in 2011. That March evening Martin Johnson's England were on course for a Grand Slam until suffering a 24-8 humbling, a game Youngs remembers well.
"It was an occasion of huge excitement," says Youngs. "To chase any Grand Slam is exciting and obviously we wanted it but in the first 20 minutes we were blown out of the water by Ireland and then we were always playing catch up.
"Territorially they played in the right areas and played with a huge amount of tempo. They put us under pressure. That was us before in the previous games but we were not able to do that against them."
Youngs was yellow carded in the first half of the defeat, throwing the ball into the crowd to prevent Ireland taking a quick throw near the England try line. The Leicester Tigers man feels that negative experience has made him a better player as he approaches his first visit back to the Aviva Stadium.
"I was two years less wise than now," he said. "It was my first proper Six Nations and I learnt a lot of lessons that day. It has made me a much better player for it but at the time it was very tough."
While the outcomes were vastly different on an individual and collective level in 2011 and 2012, the consistent factor was that the team which dominated at the breakdown and played with tempo came out on top.
Youngs was in fine form during England's opening match of the 2013 tournament, gorging himself on the quick ball served up by the England forwards and delivering scoring passes for the England's first two tries through Chris Ashton and Billy Twelvetrees.
But with Ireland earning a fine 30-22 victory at Grand Slam champions Wales in their opening game, Youngs knows it will be a different proposition away from home, given the regard he has for the likes of Sean O'Brien and Jamie Heaslip.
"The breakdown is key in attack and defence," says Youngs. "In defence you want to slow down their ball and in attack you want to get quick ball and play on top of them. That's one area we want to continue working on as we want to be world leading in that and I think we are really making the right steps.
"However Sean O Brien and Jamie Heaslip are very good back rowers so we have got to have our wits about us. But with our back row, the balance we have and the guys that are able to come off and make an impact I think it's exciting game for us.
"Ireland had a great autumn, they smashed Argentina and have had a great start to beat Wales in Cardiff; it's a huge accolade. We will be very wary of the challenges ahead. We have had five games at home so for a young side building towards 2015 it's a huge challenge. The Aviva stadium is a hard place to go. We have to defend well but in attack we have to take opportunities as there will not be many."


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