apologies from the barbarian

Humble apologies from the barbarian. Not one of my better postings which deserved to be moderated. It wont happen again. It is just so quiet on here with no new news which is frustrating for all of us. I did see a posting a few days ago from Standard and Poors apparently downgrading Quiksilvers credit rating amidst concerns over debt and earnings,downgrades. The surf,skate, ski, snowboard sector seems to be doing it tough even though BB has sales about half of Quiksilver from 11000 outlets compared to Quiksilvers 48000 outlets so BB is achieving better support from outlets compared to Quiky. Interesting. Quiksilver has also substantially reduced its sponsorship, pro team members and marketing/advertising spend and launched a strategic recovery plan very similar to Launas at BB. Perhaps it is a sign of the times.