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Fly Rods
As the UK's leading fly fishing rod supplier, Fishtec offer a wide range of fly rods, all of which are hand picked by our experts. Our fly rod range includes the very best models from all the major manufacturers including Airflo fly rods, Loomis, Greys, Hardy, Enigma fly rods, Vision, Sonic fly rod and Sage fly rods. To help make the process a little easier. Why not use our filter system to help narrow down your selection of salmon or fly fishing rod. You can select the brand, AFTM, length and popularity of the fly rod to help refine your selection, including whether you wish to have a single or doubled handed fly rod.Airflo Delta Classic Trout Rod
13 options from £69.99
This Airflo Delta Classic Trout and Salmon Rod has been rebuilt from scratch to take advantage of major advances in carbon technology.
92 reviews
12 options from £109.99
The Airflo Super Stik Rods are available in lengths and actions that cover almost every singlehand situation, from small stream to traditional loch style from a drifting boat.
Free Sixth Sense Fly Line worth £39.99
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8 options from £29.99
Shakespeare Sigma Rods provide amazing value and performance.
13 reviews
5 options from £129.99
The Airflo Elite Fly Fishing Kits have been designed with the improver in mind, with a high quality carbon rod and lightweight die-cast aluminium fly reel - preloaded with either trout or salmon fly lines
6 reviews
Airflo Journeyman Travel Series
6 options from £99.99
Our Airflo Journeyman Travel Series features improved impact resistance and strength to create the finest rod available for single-rod travel.
Save up to £60
12 reviews
Airflo Airlite Nantec Trout Rods
The Airflo Airlite Nantec Rods utilise a 'low torsion' carbon blend and combine it with nano technologu creating a light and strong rod.
Save £170
15 reviews
Airflo Fly Fishing Kits - Small Stillwater & River Kit
This Airflo Fly Fishing Small Stillwater & River fishing kit is perfect for introducing youngsters to fly fishing.
Save £40
42 reviews
Airflo River and Stream Fishing Kit
The Airflo River and Stream Fishing Kit is ideal for presenting flies accurately at short range.
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14 reviews
Airflo Fly Fishing Kits - Large Lake & Reservoir
Airflo fly fishing kits are perfect for large lakes and reservoirs whether you are fishing on a bank or in a boat.
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31 reviews
17 options from £129.99
Greys GR50 Rods provide unrivaled, modern cosmetics, featuring a Matt ice grey blank with silver highlights. A fishing rod that looks great, and performs even better!
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The Greys GR50 Swtich Rods delivers a fast action, high performance switch style rod to compliment the phenomenal GR50 range.
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8 options from £199.99
The Greys XF2 Fly Rods are fitted with a high grade aluminium two-part reel seat.
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The Greys XF2 Saltwater Rods are supplied in a heavy duty triangular, colour coded Cordura rod tube with internal dividers.
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16 options from £349.00
Hardy Sintrix Jet Rod features a Full 'AAAA' grade cork handle and Refined middle-to-tip action.
6 reviews
Hardy Sintrix Proaxis Saltwater rod
6 options from £549.00
The Hardy Sintrix Proaxis Saltwater rod is loaded with cutting edge features, lightweight saltwater-safe hardware and titanium recoil guides.
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Hardy Sintrix Zenith Single Hand Rod
19 options from £499.00
Hardy Sintrix Zenith Single Hand Rod comes fitted with titanium line guide and deep anodised reel fittings.
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Hardy Sintrix Zenith Double Handed Rod
4 options from £849.00
Hardy Sintrix Zenith Double Handed Rod is a super fast action double handed fly rod, fitted with shorter Scandi-style handles.
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Our Hardwear Fly Fishing Rods are designed with a progressive forgiving action perfect for the beginner.
Save £25
13 reviews
Airflo Airlite Nantec Salmon Rods
The Airflo Airlite Nantec Salmon Rods utilise a 'low torsion' carbon blend and combine it with nano technology creating a light and strong rod.
Save up to £200
1 reviews
Guideline LPXe 4-Piece Fly Rods
6 options from £329.99
These Guideline LPXe 4-Piece Fly Rods are an exceptional combination of accuracy, feel, performance, diversity, exceptional value for money.
1 reviews
The G-Loomis NRX Native Run rod is extremely lightweight, casts like a bullet and handles big fish exceptionally well.
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7 options from £249.00
Orvis Access Rods are ultra-lightweight and responsive with gold ferrule alignment dots.
Save up to £100
1 reviews
11 options from £179.00
The Orvis Clearwater Rods exploit the success of Helios technology with all profiles and tapers taken directly from that distinguished line.
7 reviews
6 options from £169.99
Rocket by name, Rocket by nature… the New Airflo Rocket Fly Rod performs well above it's weight.
Get a Free Super-Dri Fly Line worth £59.99 when you buy this rod
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It's plain to see that Switch rods offer significant benefits out on the water, both still and running. So it was no surprise that Airflo just had to launch a couple into the new range of Rocket fly rods.
Free Forty Plus Line worth £39.99
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8 options from £98.00
These Sharpe's Gordon 2 Fly Rods are fitted with the best available hard chrome American pattern snake rings, aluminium oxide stripper rings, precision machined reel seats and high grade cork grips.
Save up to £50
2 reviews
Sharpe Gordon 4 Rods continue the tradition of the Gordon range with its quality construction and finish.
Save £96.99
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9 options from £44.99
Shakespeare Agility Rod utilizes cutting edge design and high spec components.
6 reviews
Shakespeare Agility Exp Travel Rods
5 options from £54.99
These Shakespeare Agility Exp Travel Rods have a crisp and smooth action.
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Shakespeare XPS Agility Predator Rods
These Shakespeare XPS Agility Predator Rods deliver extra power for tossing heavy lines, big flies, and fighting big fish!
1 reviews
Airflo Predator and Saltwater Fishing Kit
The Airflo Predator and Saltwater Fishing Kit has the power to cast large pike and saltwater flies with ease.
Save £40
25 reviews
Hardy Marksman Mk2 Double Hand Traditional Rods
3 options from £579.00
Hardy Marksman Mk2 Double Hand Traditional Rods is designed for those who favour a more traditional rod and style of casting.
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Wychwood River and Stream Rods
12 options from £129.99
Wychwood River and Stream Rods are produced using only the finest grades of carbon fibre available, delivering unrivalled lightweight blanks in incredibly slender forms with super soft casting actions.
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Wychwood Tackle Truefly SLA Rods
9 options from £69.99
The Wychwood Tackle Truefly SLA Rods are super lightweight and have and English bronze finish.
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6 options from £79.99
The new Wychwood Truefly rods offer a significant leap forward in terms of value and performance. The blanks are slimmer, faster and lighter than many of their competitors.
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Airflo Delta Classic Salmon Rods
3 options from £139.99
Airflo Delta Classic Salmon Rods are beautifully finished in luturous olive with single leg snakes and premium cork handles.
4 reviews
17 options from £299.99
These Enigma EMG MKIII Rods have long been respected for their exclusive appearance and their incredibly light weight.
Save up to £100
11 reviews
G-Loomis GLX Streamdance High Line Speed Fly Rod
9 options from £609.99
This G.Loomis GLX Streamdance High Line Speed Fly Rod is a new concept in trout fly fishing whether you fish the chalkstreams of the south, moorland brooks of the north or the small burns of the Scottish lochs.
1 reviews
9 options from £94.99
Guideline EXP4 Rods are highly versatile and cater for anglers at all levels of experience.
2 reviews
G-Loomis Max GLX Competition Rod
3 options from £629.99
The G-Loomis Max GLX Competition Rod is made with Hi-Tech GLX graphite and is designed specifically to suit the demands of serious stillwater anglers.
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G-Loomis Roaring River Stinger Spey Rods (Scandinavian Style)
3 options from £889.00
G.Loomis Roaring River Stinger Spey Rods (Scandinavian Style) were designed to optimally cast floating or intermediate shooting heads of 33 to 46 ft.
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6 options from £649.99
This G-Loomis Native Run is crafted with our proprietary GLX graphite along with the finest components available today.
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9 options from £269.99
G-Loomis Pro4x is incredibly light, recovers quickly and casts with unbelievable precision. From Fishtec.
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6 options from £69.99
The Greys GR10 Rods are perfect for the beginner or if you're looking to get back into fly fishing.
5 reviews
11 options from £99.99
The Greys GR30 Rods provide fly anglers with a rod that not only looks good, but excels with short to medium range casts.
2 reviews
3 options from £109.99
Sonik SK4XTR Rods are versatile 4-piece rods that perform beautifully on river or lake with almost any casting style
Save up to £30
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4 options from £99.99
Sonik SK6 Rods from Fishtec. Find the UK's largest range of fishing tackle online at Fishtec.co.uk.
1 reviews
3 options from £139.99
These Sonik SK8XTR Rods are designed to take the effort out of distance casting.
6 reviews
3 options from £64.99
Sonik SKS Rods are furnished with top quality reel seats and line guides while premium cork handles provide a warm and traditional touch.
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13 options from £699.00
The Sage Method Rod features Fuji ceramic stripping guides and cocobolo wood insert and black reel seat components.
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Sage Motive Saltwater fly rods have been designed and constructed with time-proven materials, and embody many years of saltwater fishing experience.
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12 options from £635.00
Sage One Series Fly Rods feature exclusive fibre/resin bonding for lightness, slenderness and strength.
4 reviews
Shakespeare Oracle Spey and Scandi
7 options from £114.99
Shakespeare Oracle Spey and Scandi deliver outstanding quality, value and performance you can feel with every cast.
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Scierra SRX Rods have been developed specifically for UK stillwater trout fishing where long precise casts are needed.
1 reviews
9 options from £89.99
The Airflo Streamtec Nantec Rods have a smooth progressive action that works extremely well and acts as a great cushion for light tippets on big fish.
15 reviews
Airflo Airtec Switch Rods are lightweight and offer great performance.
Free Forty Plus Line worth £39.99
6 reviews
4 options from £439.00
Sage XI3 Saltwater Fly Rod provides a groundbreaking level of torque and tension for superior tracking and less wasted energy.
Save up to £200
1 reviews
6 options from £99.99
The Wychwood Quest Fly Rods have been designed for fishing anytime whether it be a cross-country trip or a faraway trek to an exotic location.
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Light and ultra-responsive to throw tight wind-busting loops, it's like going back in time to bet on your favorite sports team with the score in hand—you've got a winner and you know it.
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4 options from £399.99
Our Vision Cult Salmon Rods with their full flex actions work beautifully with shorter headed lines like shooting heads and Skagit line.
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male skin bag below cock. holds balls. adapted from scottish slang. also known as scrotum.
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A Scottish word for the cylindrical cupping of wrinkly skin, that houses the male sex seeds. Often referred to as the Testicles, or scrotum.
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I have a 2007 DF200 and Lowrance LMF400 Gauges. Boat is a 2220.
I have been unable to get realistic fuel burn numbers from my gauges. My gauge shows +/-10 GPH at idle and +/-40 GPH at 3000rpm. As such, my fuel remaining value is way off.
As an example, during a typicall fishing day my gauge will indicate that I have burned 30 gallons. But, when I refill my tank I can usually only get 8-10 gallons in (60 gal capacity tank).
Have tried recalibrating (per the instructionmanual) without any improvement. Have taken my rig back to the dealer, but he has been unable to help.
All other gauge functions (Tach, speed, engine hours, voltage, trim indicator, etc. ) work fine.
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Surging Cards aim for four-game sweep of Brewers
Garcia bids to keep streak alive for St. Louis vs. Milwaukee's Estrada
With the National League Central figuring to be another close multi-team affair this season, the Cardinals are using their weekend series against the Brewers at Miller Park to put a little early distance between themselves and one of their chief rivals.
The first-place Cardinals claimed a topsy-turvy one Saturday and will be going for a four-game sweep when left-hander Jaime Garcia takes the mound against Brewers right-hander Marco Estrada in the finale.
While the Brewers find themselves in a four-game losing streak, the Cardinals have a five-game winning streak with the guy who started it on the mound again Sunday.
Garcia, whose last win in Milwaukee was in the 2012 Brewers home opener, pitched a season-high eight innings his last start against the Reds, allowing one run on seven hits with no walks. Garcia leads all Major League pitchers with a 78.9 ground-ball percentage, and that was how he recorded 18 of his 24 outs against the Reds.
"Jaime was as good as you could ever ask," Matheny said of that outing. "He did everything right."
Estrada will be making his seventh start of the season and his second against the Cardinals. His first was a no-decision on April 14 in which he allowed three earned runs on seven hits in six innings of work. Estrada has four quality starts among his first six.
For the Brewers, they've managed to stick around the .500 mark with Aramis Ramirez just getting into the swing of things and Corey Hart out. But another losing streak is unfortunately par for the course this season.
"I'm pleased with what we've done so far, but it's hard when you're streaky, like we've been," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "That part gets to you because you're always wondering, 'Well, are we in another one of those bad streaks?' "
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Cardinals third baseman David Freese was given two days off earlier this week after an 0-for-16 slump, and it appears the little bit of a break is doing him some good.
Freese went 2-for-3 with a run scored Saturday, giving him three consecutive two-hit games since returning to the lineup against the Brewers on Thursday.
"I'm just focusing on the baseball and trying to hit something hard," he said. "I think that's the key. You do that more times than not, you're going to help the team."
Brewers: Sticking with Ramirez plan
Even though he has a rich history against Adam Wainwright, Ramirez was given Saturday off as planned, as the team remains cautious in bringing him back from a left knee sprain. Ramirez is 19-for-47 for his career against the Cardinals ace, but Roenicke kept him off the field Satuday.
"It's a long season and we need 'Ramie' for the whole year," Roenicke said. "So this is the best way to go."
Ramirez, who went 2-for-3 Friday, is expected to be back in the lineup in Sunday's finale.
Said Ramirez: "I'm glad, personally, for the way my knee held up [Friday]. Hopefully it keeps getting better from now on."
Worth noting
• The Cardinals are off to a 5-1 start in the 19-game season series against the Brewers after taking the 2012 series by a 9-6 tally.
• Next up: The Brewers have Monday off before hosting the Rangers for a two-game Interleague matchup, and the Cardinals continue their road trip with a two-game swing through Wrigley Field against the Cubs starting Tuesday.
• The Cardinals and Brewers won't have to wait long to meet again. They're slated for a May 17-19 series in St. Louis.
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This easy casserole, full of ground beef, roasted broccoli and topped with hash browns, was inspired by the classic Minnesota Tater Tot hotdish. Roasting the broccoli before adding it to the casserole gives the whole dish a much more complex and exciting flavor, but it's by no means necessary. If you want to keep it simple, skip roasting the broccoli (Step 2) and use 6 cups frozen broccoli, thawed, in its place (omit 1 tablespoon oil, as well).
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Is that just Ubuntu with a different colour scheme, wall paper and PTS installed?
Phoronix: PTS Desktop Live 2010.1 Released
After releasing Phoronix Test Suite 2.4 earlier this month and delivering the subsequent 2.4.1 update, we have now released PTS Desktop Live 2010.1 "Anzhofen" to the public. PTS Desktop Live 2010.1 makes it extremely easy to benchmark your computer on a completely standardized software stack from a Live DVD/USB environment.
Is that just Ubuntu with a different colour scheme, wall paper and PTS installed?
Is there a change log? Did you create the packages your self?
If this isn't a Ubuntu derivative I'd be interested to know more. I'd be especially interested in what compile flags you used
Out if interest have you considered using Catalyst to create a bare bones LiveCD? One that just loads X and starts PTS?
Also my kernel is 2.3MB in size with everything I need compiled in (ie no modules)
You'd find a simpler kernel one with IPv6 turned of most of the device drivers turned of, support for AHCI hard disk controllers only, building the firmware into the DRM modules (or having the modules built in) and having the network & wireless drivers compiled as modules would be suitable for most testers
Then have X start PTS directly, you'd only need evdev and synaptics input drivers and radeon, intel and nouveu video drivers for most folk too
The rest of the CD could be used for tests
With this set up you could even create weekly snapshots (possibly daily) of the kernel, xorg stack and PTS
Very cool!
Just uploaded some complete results. (Mostly complete. I did not run Warsow, Qgears because they are graphical and I don't care about Vesa video performance, and idle-power because it appeared to take too long.)
AIO failed the first time for disk space reasons... not sure why it then ran on the second reboot and run.. I didn't really load anythign else into the ramdrive. Maybe I had created the sqlite db file I manually created to try to get that running and forgot to rm it when I ran the final complete set of tests. (Probably.)
SQLite seems to run and if I look at the log and run it manually it creates the database with 12,5000 records. But apparently perhaps it runs too fast and Phoronix discards the results because it looks like it failed? Not sure on this one.
Timed-Apache needed the tar file.
X264 needed the soccer file to process.
SO:::: I did the following commands to create links to the needed files from the cache and then they ran:
ln -s /rofs/var/cache/phoronix-test-suite/download-cache/httpd-2.2.11.tar.gz /ho
ln -s /rofs/var/cache/phoronix-test-suite/download-cache/soccer_4cif.y4m /home/pt
IN ADDITION: It appears that some of the tests ran faster than the normal tests when run with Ubuntu 9.10... and some of them ran slower. Perhaps it could be the new kernel? Or for some reason the ramdisk is just that much slower than my actual real life hard disk? (Not likely.)
Anyway... I like being able to boot the disk... mark everything and hit GO and then go to bed. NICE.
I think a "run everything" suite would be good to have; I didn't see one.
It would also be good to be able to perhaps label the result that gets uploaded. I merged 3.4Ghz and 3.6Ghz results and uploaded and it says "Custom".
Fairly new to Linux so please forgive me for any mistakes.
Downloaded latest desktop live to test my system.
Problem: iso states its a debian packages then a few lines later states its not a Debian package
Also get a mount failure and then system hangs
What's going on? How do I use the live CD?
hi there,
if i go to: http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/?k=pts_desktop_live
and klick the softpedia download link i´m only able to download: pts-desktop-live-2010.1-amd64.iso.
where i´m able to download the intel.iso? (used firefox with adblockplus)
thx so much ^^
Given that this LiveCD was published last year, how useful would it be for testing a Sandy Bridge rig with a Z68 and no discrete graphics card?
Would PTS be smart enough to know it needs the 3.1 DRM kernel?


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The impact of the recent recession is still on the minds of printers as they walk the show floor of GRAPH EXPO in search of the latest prepress technology. Economic pressures have elevated production efficiencies to the top of everyone's "to do" list and vendors are geared to help printers make the most of the prepress technology available.
Printers can see the latest prepress output devices at the show. Computer-to-plate is becoming the standard in even smaller print shops and many printers are concerned about the environment. New green technology for prepress will get a close look as chemical free solutions continue to grow.
Many manufacturers boast faster throughput with new RIPs built to handle PDF workflows. Workflows that automatically correct files, color correct and impose mean that more work can be done in prepress with fewer workers. The ease of use of most new workflow systems and more industry standards mean that training is easier and printers can see a faster return on their investment.
Automation helps to cut the number of steps in the prepress process. As PDF workflows become more common, software developers are creating products that can take the guess work out of file management. The printer can now use one set of workflow procedures to control both offset and digital work. Printers are now able to integrate a workflow that can be applied to almost any printing devices.
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Automation isn't limited to proprietary workflow packages. A number of software vendors are displaying applications that can be used to create a "home grown" solution or interface with existing workflows. Companies such as Dalim Software, Enfocus and Quite Software offer products that deal with specific prepress workflow solutions, but can either be handled individually or as part of an automated system. Printers can now pick and choose from the features they want in a workflow and customize it to their production environment.
One way to eliminate the number of touches during the production process is to automate order entry. This is being done with web-based products that use the Internet as a customer portal to give customers greater control over their job. The Web-to-print solution allows customers to reorder jobs from their document library or create a new job from preapproved templates. The 24/7 access means the printer can serve customers without worrying about geographic barriers.
Workflow management solutions available from EFI, Xerox, Kodak, Agfa, HP, Oce, and others offer turnkey solutions that can interface with a Web-based customer portal. The order entry system can allow an order to flow directly into a workflow system that simplifies file handing by correcting files and preparing them for output. As the number of vendors offering this type of system grows, the services become more economical for even the smallest printers.
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Almost all of the major digital press manufacturers are featuring their variable data printing (VDP) capabilities. Printers now have the option to complete the VDP projects in-house or integrate the project with an online solution to merge form data, database files, and images online. No matter how simple or complex, printers now have the ability to sell personalization services and one-to-one messaging that can be delivered either online or on paper.
Even with the rise of Web-to-print services, a number of printers will be investigating using an Internet presence for the first time. Turnkey Web solutions such as Printerpresence.com and Printsites.com are also on display. Even as Web commerce grows, a number of commercial printers still don't have a Web presence. The special websites for printing companies can provide printers with an e-commerce solution. Most software site vendors offer customer portals, automatic PDF file creation tools, online design capabilities, and online ordering. Even the smallest printer can project a large presence with the right combination of online services.
Prepress is becoming more important in most printing companies especially as many prepress functions now integrate into Web-based services. Prepress has moved closer to the customers through Web-based order entry. It has moved closer to production because of automation. It has become the bridge that ties all the printing functions together, including sales and customer service. Print owners need to evaluate how they communicate with their customers and what services their customers need to exchange information with their customers. Printing communication is changing and is being integrated with other media. This year's GRAPH EXPO shows you how the future can be handled today.
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Fly Fishing at night is definitely a whole new beast for me to learn to conquer. There have been knotted up leaders and a different kind of knot on the back of my head. Flies lost in astonishing numbers from trees and fish alike.
The first couple of times out felt like the most frustrating time I've ever spent fishing, not just fly fishing I'm talking freaking fishing in general!
I remember going home the first night, and stating to my wife just as I walked in the door "I'm never trying that again".
Yet just a few days later, I found myself back in the dark, headlamp on, and more clothing than I needed to keep the mosquitoes away.
On the second night things started to turn around. I started feeling the fly on the back cast, and I had only hit one tree. After a couple of hookups, but no fish to net. I sat down on the bench and started to contemplate what I was doing wrong.
I started to realize that the fish were hitting a lot harder. I needed to set the hook with more authority and get the fish to the net as quick as possible.
The next night I brought my 6 weight, beefed up to a 3x tapered leader, tied on a heavier BH Flash a Bugger, and started working the fly just a little slower than usual.
One cast and I had a 2 pound Largemouth Bass on the other end of the line. So many things started flooding to my head. Why had I been sleeping every night for all these years? Was this a dream? Was I really starting to get the hang of this Urban Fly Fishing at night thing.
After dodging a couple of drunk teenagers, a homeless man sleeping on the bench, and a few hundred sleeping ducks (Apparently Urban Fly Fishing at night has just as many dangers as it daytime counterpart).
I cast out a couple more times to a new spot with no luck. Then a Thud. I stopped my fly for a split second, and all of the sudden the line started flying out of my hand. I set the hook and the fish changed direction. I started the chase running from one end of the pond to the other like a mad man (which I'm sure the drunk teenagers got a real kick out of).
After about 5 minutes. I pulled the fish to the net (at least what of him would fit). Flicked on my headlamp and could not believe my eyes. It was a 20 plus inch Bass (not hard to figure out as my net's only 20 inches). I grabbed my phone to snap a quick pic, and pulled out the lip scale. The fish weighed in at just over 5 pounds!
This was my best Bass in a long, long, long time. I was shaking uncontrollably. I didn't want to let go, but I remembered that I had to get this fish back in the water as soon as possible. I set him gently in, and "whack" a flip of the tail to my face and this big boy had a little retribution.
I sat there for a moment breaking down my gear, just taking it all in.
As I walked (maybe even skipped a little, wait did I just write that?) back to the Urban Fly Mobile, I was starting to enjoy this, as Dan says
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This article has been written from a bedroom. WSJ or FT do much better and propably with less cost.
I do wonder though in which football league FC Barcelona would be playing in case of secession. Catalan football league?? But if self-preservation is an instinct they posses, I bet they'd still like to be part of La Liga.
Hmm, too bad Wellington did not bother to address such Catalan grievances as he waged the Peninsula Campaign. Can mark this down as another British oversight/folly that has such lasting impacts through the ages as to keep generations of the Economist reporters busy....
This article gets most things right. I'd add a few more points. During this deep crisis of its economy and society, Spain is undergoing fundamental changes that will reshape its economic system. For the last 3 centuries, the country's development was thwarted by its regional oligarchies (known as caciques), the most powerful of which is the catalan mafia, a corrupt barcelona elite that promotes catalan nationalism.
Most of Spain is making substantial efforts to become competitive in the globalized economy. Some regions are resisting change and as a result they hide behind the most extreme form of ethnic nationalism. This is what happens in catalonia, a region that has failed to become trully competitive in international markets once the traditional spanish trade barriers, that once benefited catalan companies, went down with Spain's accession to the EU.
The current political uncertainty is not good for Spain but is certainly disastrous for catalonia as investors are running away from corrupt and volatile catalonia and prefer to invest in Spain a country with a larger market and more reliable legal system than catalonia. While catalonia is falling behind, some of the most advanced regions in the country, like Madrid, will consolidate their economic lead as Spain recovers.
As always, be careful what you wish for, it might come true. Catalonia leaves Spain, so then the rest of Spain should emigrate to Catalonia. Yes, you just made the problem worse. Nice going Catalonia, you are dumb.
Balkanization doesn't improve your economics, it just makes it worse. The sum of the parts are greater than the whole.
I just wanted to point that Catalonia never had a crown as such. It was always a County with a Count as representative.
The County always was united to another Crown.
It is true they had independent politics institutions, but never a crown.
I just wanted to point that Catalonia never had a crown as kingdom. It was always a County with a Count as representative.
The County always was united to another Kingdom crown.
It is true they had independent politics institutions, but never a kingdom.
This article is bull$#! against Catalonia. Shame on The Economist!
Is Scotland a region of England? Why do you speak of Catalonia as a region of Spain, not even in the current Spanish constitution is stated such a thing.
The issues around Catalonia are not related to "the regionalization" of Spain and their corrupt provincial politicians (by the way, the corrupt ones in court are from Rajoy's PP). Catalonia wants nothing to do with Spain and its regions. Catalonia is a nation that wants to be free.
Wow, you sound kind of like a Nazi blaming Jews.
Relax! Catalonia is a region of Spain, evident even to the Economist. It is clear you wish something different for Catalonia, and that is typically called wishful thinking!
On the globe I just see Spain.
Can't blame him. he was indoctrinated by the catalan schools and media to believe he belongs to some sort of catalan master race and all his misery comes from an imaginary outside ennemy to blame of everything: Madrid (Spain). Just like the Jews were to nazis. Reality is no longer important to him and his fellow supercatalans. All they want is fullfill their fantasy of a pure ethnic state devoid of anyone they deem "impure".
Really tired of seeing the Basque Country spelt with a lowercase c. Do you write United kingdom? Do you write United states? The whole name of the land is the Basque Country therefore it needs capitalising. Both words.
This article damages the economist prestige
This clarifies everything.
Poor Rajoy to have to deal with such a ungrateful, uncultured, radical people.
the journalist forget to tell us if the catalans have triads and tails
What a biased article!!!.
If anyone wants to read this go ahead but this a piece of misinformation
If the Catalans have more than 50% of the population in favor of independence, that's a big argument that we cannot overlook. We allowed Kosovo to secede from Serbia because a majority of Albanians wanted to. Why should we deny the Catalans the same right, just a decade later?
If the Catalans are serious about their departing plans, then Spain and the rest of the world cannot do much to stop them.
...if you want to follow the path of Kosovo, it is an option.
The "Catalan problem" does not have a solution, the Spanish philosopher Ortega y Gasset said many years ago: we have to be able to live with it, to carry on with it, with compromise and partial solutions, sometimes with the centrifugal force exerting more influence, some others with the centripetal one dominating the landscape. When definite solutions are tried by some (wether Catalan nationalists or Spanish ones) then the real problems start. The Spanish State does not have to appease Catalonia, why should it? It has been trying to do so for the last 30 years, neglecting many of its duties in this part of the country, and thus strengthening nationalism in there. The Spanish State has to try to become fairer, better managed, more equal, richer... for all, that's the best way to appease nationalism.
I'm from Castile, and would have no problem in allowing for a referendum which, in its turn, would allow for another referedum in Catalonia to decide whether it wants to remain part of Spain. But following the rules we all have given to ourselves. I don't think most of Spaniards would be happy to allow for such a referendum as of today, so I'm afraid it cannot happen. The way for nationalists should be to convince the rest of us to allow them to decide by themselves. But this is in the first instance an issue that concerns all of us, not just Catalonians, and therefore we all have to be consulted first.
Politicians have been playing a silly game on this issue for the last 30 years. It is time for them to become more serious. They might be able (they are in the way) to poison the relationship among the many regions of Spain to a sickening point.
No Polimicina, not everybody has to be consulted. As for the Economist's correspondent in Madrid, there is more to Catalans than "tapes [sic], Priorat wine [and] a mix of emotional grievance, frustrated dreams and one or two rational arguments". But then, since you are all so wise and know so much about Catalonian politics and economy, I am sure you will have no trouble reading this piece in Catalan (by Oriol Vidal-Aparicio). Unlike you, he does make objective points: http://www.vilaweb.cat/opinio_contundent/4057834/oriol-vidal-aparicio-co...
Don't get offended! Cannot I talk about Catalonia because I don't live there? Don't you talk about Canada or Scotland? But in this case, whether you like it or not, it is quite an objective point that I am giving my opinion about my country and its future! You might not like it, but I think it is out of the question that Catalonia is my country too! No doubt about it, so where do you get the capacity to decide who has to be consulted? Why not everybody, if it affects everbody?
I agree with you. Appeasement of separatists has proven to be a failure. The best way to ensure overall growth for Spain is to have a system that treats all Spanish citizens on an equal footing (eg no special privileges to some vociferous minority) and gives all individuals the same opportunity at achieving their potential.
This is a view from Madrid, not Catalonia –just compare with The Guardian coverage of the issue. The Economist should know better in keeping its factual and editorial line more clearly separate. This article, possibly written by the Spanish correspondent of the Economist who lives in Madrid, represents very nicely the opinion of most Madrid-based newspapers. As it happens, these views are not shared in Catalonia. Since the article is mainly about the Catalan elections, the journalist has failed to portray perhaps the views that matter the most for the elections. The correspondent fails to understand the long run shift in Catalan perception of the relations with Spain, the progressive frustration and lack of trust in the Castilian-dominated Spanish state institutions.
The article incurs into some factual, interestingly biased, mistakes: Catalonia was under the same king as Castille from 1469, but it has a separate government (as other states of the Aragon Crown) until 1714. The Catalan government owns only two of the many media in Catalonia, with less than 20% TV share. Most others media are Madrid-based: how can this be suggested to be a Catalan nationalist brainwash?
yes under the same King in 1469, but he was a Catalonian King and not a Castilian King. Ferdinand
and a castilian queen Isabella, who died much earlier than the King.
"The article incurs into some factual, interestingly biased, mistakes: Catalonia was under the same king as Castille from 1469, but it has a separate government (as other states of the Aragon Crown) until 1714"
You too incur into a factual —though not necessarily biased—mistake. Catalonia was not under any King of Castile in or from 1469. From 1469 to 1479 it was ruled by John II, the King of Aragon and head of the Crown of Aragon, of which Barcelona/Catalonia was a part. From 1479 to 1516 it was ruled by his son, Ferdinand II, who had married Queen Isabella I of Castile in 1469, before she became queen in 1474. After Isabella died in 1504, and after the short story of Queen Joan and her husband Philip I, he also became King of Castile and head of the Crown of Castile as Ferdinand V, but both Crowns were independent and had their own parliaments, laws, etc. Like England and Scotland in 1603.
Many thanks for the correction, and my apologies. Your detailed and accurate description is most appreciated. I hope your correction is acknowledged in The Economist next week!
You're welcome and thanks, but you don't have to apologize to me in any way, but to King John II of Aragon and his son King Ferdinand II! ;-)
P.S. As a matter of fact, Johh II ("the Faitless" for some, "the Great" for others...) reigned since 1458, but the "magical" year, 1469, was mentioned, so...
The article is so long that I missed the "...Aragon, which in turn united with Castile in 1469", otherwise I would have corrected that as well. Nothing happened in 1469, except that Ferdinand, the heir apparent to the Aragonese throne, married Isabella, King Henry IV of Castile's half-sister. Some Castilian noblemen and the Aragonese wanted Isabella to succeed her half-brother when he died, while Henry IV himself, other noblemen and Portugal wanted Juana, Henry IV's daughter, to succeed him. The problem was that those who opposed Juana thought that Henry IV was impotent and she was not his daughter, but one of his main noblemen's. That was an excuse, of course, the problem was more complex, like in the Carlist War of 1833-39(40).
When Henry IV died in 1474 there was a civil war, Isabella won and became Queen of Castile. Her husband Ferdinand reigned with her jure uxoris, but it was a complex legal situation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jure_uxoris Not until 1479 did Ferdinand become King of Aragon and head of the Crown of Aragon, then both of them were monarchs of their respective Kingdoms/Crowns, but this was a personal, not legal, union, like that, I repeat, of England and Scotland in 1603 under King James I/VI, except that in this case there was only one monarch and in the other case there were two.
The year 1469 is therefore important with the benefit of hindsight but cannot be taken in any way as the year when Castile and Aragon united.
1707-15 was to Spain (Castile and Aragon) what 1707 was to Great Britain (England and Scotland). Hence your correct reference to 1714.
I actually cut and pasted the 1469 mention but the "12th century" reference made me forget it!
A really long article...
One really wonders where The Economist gets its information and points of view. This note is poor, simplistic and worse of all, extremely biased. I am terribly disappointed because I used to trust this magazine's content. But this coverage of a topic of which I know a little calls all that trust into question. Am I to believe that all coverage of political conflicts around the world is so horribly one-sided?
Some months ago, the richest district of Barcelona, Sarria Sant Gervasi, declared its wish to secede from Barcelona and become an independent town, as it was rightly so 100 years ago before it merged with Barcelona. Complaints about sharing taxes with the rest of Barcelona were made, that not enough was spent in this district if compared to its tax contribution. Does this ring a bell?
There is a lack of conscience in Spain, including Catalonia, about what the current political systems inefficiencies, with a lack of criticism and control of those in office, a lack of knowledge about what constitutes a centralised state and what does not, and a self induced blindness about current and past abuses of local and regional politicians, who sometimes patronise and feed with subventions the local press and intellectual elite, as well as the educational system in a way that the Chavez regime looks amateurish. Any political system requires its checks and balances, and we lack those. We suffer a party system that inhibits participation of grassroots, with political control that permeates and bends at will the Justice and Administration. Such system generates so many abuses that discussing more or less devolution is of no consequence when those politicians whose families have become rich dynasties with half royal status while impoverishing the Spanish people get away with it in all cases, use taxes inefficiently and still demand more of it with no self criticism about how money is spent. Such politicians would be out of office in other countries a little more critical of public behaviour and ethics, instead of breaking up solidarity among regions, which is the least of evils of many corrupt and inefficient regions and cities unable to handle a proper budget.
I would like to coment the following statement:" Catalonia has not been an independent country since the 12th century, when its crown was united with that of Aragon". In the 12th century Catalonia was just an Earldom, a "Condado de Barcelona", though a powerful one, but never a Crown. On the other hand, at that time the Kingdom of Aragon was already that, la "Corona de Aragon". Please check and correct this mistake with your sources, that however simpathetic to the cause of Catalonia's past and future greatness, may be be wrong in this point.
"I would like to coment the following statement:" Catalonia has not been an independent country since the 12th century, when its crown was united with that of Aragon". In the 12th century Catalonia was just an Earldom, a "Condado de Barcelona", though a powerful one, but never a Crown. On the other hand, at that time the Kingdom of Aragon was already that, la "Corona de Aragon".
You are entirely wrong.
To begin with, you confuse "crown" with royal crown. For your information, counts ("earls") had and wore crowns as well. Even barons.
You also confuse the object, the crown, with the concept and entity Crown. In 1137, when Petronilla became Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Aragon, there was no such a thing as a "Corona de Aragón", the Crown of Aragon, which was created later, when the KINGDOM of Aragon and the County of Barcelona were united in a dynastic (rather than political) entity. In other words, the Crown of Aragon was the consequence of this union, after Alfons I became Count of Barcelona (and Provence) and, as Alfonso II, King of Aragon. The Kingdom of Valencia and others would join this Crown many years later.
There is a Spanish saying: "oír campanas y no saber dónde", to hear bells but ignore where.
Anyway the term Crown you comment was applied to Aragon and the County of Barcelona only because Aragon's preeminence in title, as it was already a Kingdom, so that in no way it would have been applied if it was constituted of mere Counties and no Kingdom at all. The term Crown applied to a county is just a game of heraldry display but with no consequence at all for state building purposes as the ones discussed in the article.
Eppur si muove... Either you don't understand it or you have a problem standing corrected (I keep doing it when I am wrong, as you were, believe me, it's very healthy).
The Catalan Counts of Barcelona, of the House of Barcelona, BECAME Kings of Aragon and were Kings, then THEY (the Catalan Kings of Aragon of the House of Barcelona) created the Crown of Aragon. The way you and other people tell the story leads to believe that the Kingdom of Aragon sort of annexed the County of Barcelona, which is false.
Don't give too much importance to names. In the 19th Century the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was in fact a country ruled by Neapolitan Bourbon Kings who lived at Caserta, near Naples; the capital was Naples and the government was in Naples, not in Sicily. The name "Kingdom of Naples" was changed to "Kingdom of the Two Sicilies" (there had been one before) just in order to appease the Sicilians.
When Georg Ludwig, the ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg (Hanover) became King George I of Great Britain in 1714, the House of Hanover replaced the previous House of Stuart. Great Britain did not conquer or absorb Hanover, it was the the Duke and Elector of (...) Hanover who became the King of Great Britain. The House of Barcelona ruled Aragon (the Crown of Aragon) until 1410. The House of Hanover (or House of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Hanover line, if you prtefer) ruled Great Britain (and Ireland) until 1901.
I could give you more examples.
Your point seems to be that the County of Barcelona as such never became a Kingdom. No, it did not, so what? The Counts of Barcelona were already Kings of Aragon! And it this was just a scholarly discussion it would be fine, but honestly, it smacks of anti-Catalanism, a strange campaign to belittle Catalonia's history, a sophistic "Hey, they want to become independent and never were an independent country!", which is false, but even if it were true it would not be so important. Québec never was an independent country and but for a few votes it would be an independent country now.
I regret to say that you are wrong when you state that counts had and wore crowns in that period. Let me quote you from the relevant chapter of Boutell's Heraldry: "Coronets (not crowns- my comment) as insignia of the higher nobility came into use in the 14th Century, but were limited to dukes and marquess until the middle of the 15th century when they were granted to earls".
Whether Catalonia became part of the Kingdom of Aragon or of the Corona of Aragon is immaterial. An area, a county or a region call it what you will, anything except an independent country, came under the rule of the Aragonese monarchs. Does it really matter? No matter how the event is dressed up, it is hardly sufficient excuse 1000 years later to now lay claim to independence, wouldn't you agree?
Dear Accrux, there is no anti-Catalanism in the response, as you may not share a nationalistic view of Catalonia as an independent entity and nevertheless not go against it but consider it a valuable, rich, interesting and multicultural region of Spain, probably the most mixed and intertwined with the rest of Spain if we take into account the origin of its inhabitants. Please take into account that not agreeing with a nationalistic view of Catalonia as a millenary independent nation is not opposing Catalonia or bringing any hatred to it. Any non nationalist in Catalonia or the rest of Spain would be wrong if willing to belittle anything about Catalonia, on the contrary, Catalonia has never been so valued and appreciated in many aspects as part of Spain, and non nationalists are not against Catalonia, or at least this is my perception of it.
your so so wrong on catalonian history
Please read my post again. I wrote,
"To begin with, you confuse "crown" with royal crown. For your information, counts ("earls") had and wore crowns as well. Even barons."
I did not write "in that period", you do, changing and even manipulating (unwillingly, I hope) the sense of what I wrote. I was referring to the difference between "crown", lowercase, a mere object many—not only kings and emperors— had and wore, and "Crown" , uppercase, as a concept or an entity. Like the Crown of Aragon or the Crown of Castile, made up of several kingdoms, counties, etc.
That may be immaterial to you, it is not to me. And yes, it matters when some Spanish nationalists are systematically trying to belittle Catalonia's history while they systematically aggrandize theirs (fourth economic power in Europe, Europe's oldest country and other falsities). Most Catalans—at least those I know— don't care much about what happened 1,000 years ago, it's some Spanish nationalists who seem to be worried about it to "prove" that Catalonia never existed as an independent country and "therefore" they don't have the "right" to become independent now. No more than, say, Extremadura or La Rioja. So, no, I don't agree.
P.S. Please read my post above, the last paragraph, my reference to Québec.
Dear Burckhardt7, Franco himself was not anti-Catalan either, as long as Catalans were docile, spoke Spanish and/or Castilianized their Catalan names, worked hard and danced their sardanas he was quite happy with them
Well, I am glad this is your stance, but your first post,
"... 12th century Catalonia was just an Earldom, a "Condado de Barcelona", though a powerful one, but never a Crown. On the other hand, at that time the Kingdom of Aragon was already that, la "Corona de Aragon". Please check and correct this mistake with your sources, that however simpathetic to the cause of Catalonia's past and future greatness, may be be wrong in this point"
came across differently. By the way, here posters are supposed to write in English, hence "Catalonia" instead of "Catalunya" or even "Cataluña". If you value and appreciate Catalonia and Catalan culture so much, why do you write in "Spanish" (Castilian) "Condado de Barcelona" and "la Corona de Aragon" —forgetting the accent, by the way—instead of "Comtat de Barcelona" and "la Corona d'Aragó", in Catalan? That's what I would have done, out of courtesy for Catalans. A Freudian slip or the same old story about "la lengua del imperio", the imperial language?
I don't know the journalist's information source, but i am really dubious whether he/she has ever been in Catalonia, at least in the last months. It is surprising the simplistic association made in the article between independence and nationalism. I live in Barcelona and i can assure most of the independence supporters wouldn't call themselves nationalists. A lot of them come from spaniard families who moved to Catalonia one or two generations ago, a lot of them speak spanish at home, but support the independence of Catalonia for economic reasons and because of the unfair treatment from Spain regarding this land. They don't feel nationalist at all, but are tired to see how the taxes they are paying go straight to fund spanish goverment's inefficient bureaucracy and absurd investments (empty airports, expensive trains to nowhere, etc.) or how certain spanish media got unpunished after insulting and laying about the catalan institutions day after day (for instance inventing a linguistic conflict that only exist in their newspapers). This people, who didn't use to consider the possibility to embrace the independence cause, after years of seeing Spain breaking any promise or treaty to improve the catalan situation, got pissed off. This is why the pro-independence option now is over the 55% (and growing) and the unionists are under 35%. Hence, I really think it is too late for Spain to sort out the situation, and for sure it is too late for the federalist option defended by the journalist (let's see on Sunday how many votes gets the only federalist party). I believe The Economist should send a journalist to Catalonia to cover the info from here and not from an office in Madrid.
Just let the people vote and decide...the EU states
The EU is duty-bound to recognise a democratic wish for self-determination. Its part of the EU law.
This refers to the whole world including Europe. If the catalans want to leave and they vote for it, then let them leave. You cannot have a law and then dictate something else. Spain signed these EU documents when they entered the EU they agreed to this law
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