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I don't know where you found that comparison (did I make it somewhere?) but I don't think that the Dolphin's are brighter NIR do I find the DJ100's leas fatiguing (I find both very little fatiguing). The soundstage on the Dolphin's is better but not much better.
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from The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch (1490)
Europe can't seem to catch a break today.
Just take a look at all the latest headlines:
German industrial production data proved a major disappointment, falling 1.3 percent month-over-month, versus an expected 0.5 percent. Germany is a major exporter to the rest of Europe, and this is the latest sign that contractions in the periphery are starting to affect the European core.
Yields on Spanish bonds are at their highest levels since December, before the European Central Bank's first three-year long-term refinancing operation. Yields on the ten-year stand at 5.83 percent after rising more than 13 bps so far today. The spread between Spanish bonds and German bunds topped 400 bps for the first time since December.
French borrowing costs rose slightly in a bond auction this morning, with yields on the 10-year up to 2.98 percent from 2.91 percent in March. Those yields are up four bps in the secondary markets just under 3.00 percent.


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Syndee Nuckles: Picturesque Collection Biggie; Kerry Veale: Intaglio Collection Biggie; Brandy Murry: ScrapSimple Tools – Styles: Emboss and Engrave Super Biggie; Font: Estrangelo Edessa
I submitted this page to the Scrap Girls Digital Scrapbooking 3/4/14 Monday Oddball Challenge to create a page based in some way upon a shampoo bottle. This sounded like such fun I had to try it! You can see my shampoo bottle below.
Here are the similarities:
1. The roof on the house reminds one of the cover on the bottle.
2. The green color and embossed lines in the background hint at the color and sides of the bottle.
3. The two-ring oval frame is similar to the round image with an off-center glow on the bottle.
4. The "Fun Day" in a different color is like the "New" on the bottle.
5. Finally, the centered journaling with bullet points at the bottom is like the writing on the bottle.
I actually did something like this before. Click here to see a layout based on a hand lotion bottle. Inspiration comes from many places!


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Belka Says Polish Rebound 'Probably' Underway; Sales Up
Unni Krishnan and Piotr SkolimowskiPoland's rebound has "probably already" begun, central bank Governor Marek Belka said today as retail sales grew at the fastest pace in four months.
"Probably already now we are in a phase of a gradual, I stress gradual, rebound," Belka said in an interview today while attending a seminar in New Delhi, India. "I think the worst is over."
Retail sales rose 3.1 percent in January from a year earlier, led by spending on cars, pharmaceuticals and at supermarkets, according to the statistics office. The increase beat the most optimistic forecast in a Bloomberg survey of 26 economists and follows the steepest drop in sales since 2005 in December.
Poland's central bank has lowered its benchmark rate by 1 percentage point since November with the economic expansion slowing to its weakest pace in three years as recession in the euro area and rising unemployment sapped demand. Investors are wagering on one more 25 basis-point cut in borrowing costs in the next three months, according to forward-rate agreements compiled by Bloomberg.
Following the retail report, the zloty gained 0.3 percent to 4.1476 per euro at 2:24 p.m. in Warsaw, the steepest rise among more than 20 emerging-market currencies tracked by Bloomberg. The yield on 10-year notes rose 4 basis points to 4.05 percent.
Improved Signals
Signs the slowdown is approaching its trough are mounting. Belka said this month that the monetary-easing cycle in nearing a pause. Industrial production unexpectedly rose 0.3 percent in January after decreasing 10.6 percent in December, the lowest since 2007, amid improving business confidence in Germany, Poland's biggest export market.
Belka said his "personal projection" for growth this year "is about 2 percent, but I might be pleasantly surprised." This contrasts with the European Commission's Feb. 22 forecast that gross domestic product will expand by 1.2 percent to match the weakest pace since 2001.
"We can already expect a first quarter that's better than the fourth quarter," Jaroslaw Janecki, chief economist at Societe Generale SA in Warsaw, said by phone today. "Data show the economy is rebounding, but it's too early to change our full-year estimates."
The statistics office will say that fourth-quarter economic output grew 1 percent from a year earlier, the weakest since 2009, when it reports the data on March 1, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg poll of 26 economists.
'Low Growth'
While recent surveys point to a "certain improvement in consumer and business sentiment," the European Union's largest eastern economy won't get out of the slowdown "immediately," Halina Dmochowska, deputy head of the statistics office, said at a news conference in Warsaw today.
"We'll have to deal with relatively low growth dynamics for some time," she said.
Separately today, the statistics office said the jobless rate jumped to 14.2 percent in January from 13.4 percent in December as companies from Telekomunikacja Polska SA, Poland's biggest phone company, to PZU SA, the largest insurer, announced layoffs in recent months. The unemployment rate is the highest since March 2007.
Belka, who declined to comment on whether there will be more interest-rate cuts, said Poland's inflation rate should average "something like 1.5 percent" this year. "We are not concerned about inflation at all," he said, adding that "our concern is obviously slow growth."
The nation's debt-rating outlook was raised to positive from stable last week by Fitch Ratings, which cited a narrowing budget deficit and stabilizing public debt. Belka said he hoped other rating companies would follow Fitch in improving Poland's credit assessment. Fitch rates Poland at A-, the fourth-lowest investment level.


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Mary Pat Seurkamp Will Retire From College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 2012 After 15 Years as President
May 3, 2011
College of Notre Dame of Maryland President Mary Pat Seurkamp has announced plans to retire at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year, her 15th as president and her 43rd as a leader in higher education. President Seurkamp shared her plans with students, faculty and staff at a lunchtime gathering today.
"Leadership requires us to build a strong foundation for the next generation of leaders," said President Seurkamp in her letter to the Board of Trustees, delivered at its May 2 meeting. "I certainly inherited an institution with a rich history, fine academic programs and a stellar reputation upon which we were able to lead Notre Dame to the next level of distinction. I trust I leave to the next president core strengths from which new transformational steps will be taken."
"Today is bittersweet for all of us at College of Notre Dame. After nearly 15 years, Mary Pat's mark is indelible and her accomplishments remarkable," said Patricia J. Mitchell '69, chair of the College Board of Trustees. "Her legacy is a world-class institution of higher learning—Notre Dame of Maryland University—where Catholic ideals of service and character remain valued and where women and men can grow as leaders who change lives."
"Mary Pat's deep faith, courage and perseverance have been hallmarks of her leadership at College of Notre Dame. She has articulated and fostered the SSND 'conviction that the world can be changed through the transformation of persons.' We are grateful for her leadership and the legacy she leaves," said Sister Kathleen Cornell, School Sisters of Notre Dame Provincial Leader.
A national search for President Seurkamp's successor is under way. U.S. District Court Judge Irene Keeley, a Trustee and graduate of the College, has been asked by the Board to chair the Presidential Search Committee, which will also include representation from critical constituencies, including Trustees, the School Sisters of Notre Dame, faculty, staff, students and graduates. Notre Dame's Board has chosen the search firm of Academic Search Inc. to manage the process and plans to name a successor in spring of 2012, with a term that will begin in July 2012.
President Seurkamp is Notre Dame's 11th president and the first permanent layperson to hold the position in the school's 116 year history. Since taking office in 1997, she has led the school through a period of tremendous growth and progress, beginning with a triumphant Legacy of Leadership campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the College's history, which raised more than $34 million. During her tenure, President Seurkamp helped generate total support of nearly $75 million for facilities, academic programs and the school's endowment.
Over the course of her 15 years at the College, President Seurkamp spearheaded the expansion of academic programs to meet the needs of non-traditional students through the College of Adult Undergraduate Studies. She successfully established Notre Dame as a leader in health care education, with the launch of the School of Pharmacy and expansion of nursing programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. She realigned academic programs into the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and School of Nursing; established the Ph.D. in education, the first doctoral program to be offered at the College; undertook $120 million in much-needed capital projects involving the construction, expansion and renovation of residential and academic facilities; and led Notre Dame through the historic decision to become Notre Dame of Maryland University on September 9, 2011.
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
College of Notre Dame of Maryland, a Catholic liberal arts college founded in 1895 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, engages students as confident, capable learners and leaders, thriving in the vibrant, personal community of its distinguished Women's College, College for Adult Undergraduate Studies and graduate programs. Rich in tradition, Notre Dame provides students with opportunities in research, study abroad and service to the global community. Notre Dame's graduates change lives—in their careers, communities and families. In September 2011, the College becomes Notre Dame of Maryland University. Visit www.ndm.edu.
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Three years ago, Cleveland native Nathan Kinsella packed up his wife and daughter and moved them to the Philippines to start a call center. But weeks after they arrived, business wasn't exactly brisk, and the pressure was intense. "My wife was looking at me like, 'Nathan, what have you done?' " he recalls.
As the global economic miracle unfolds, many entrepreneurs are braving new countries and cultures to build their fortunes. Plenty have bumps and bruises to show for it, whether by outsourcing to manufacturers in need of tighter quality controls–see toymaker Mattel's
Kinsella, 35, is one of the survivors. He says his call center now employs 700 people and last year earned $1.2 million on revenues of $6.8 million. Kinsella's key move: finding a plugged-in local partner he could trust.
A college dropout who once drove a delivery truck for Airborne Express, Kinsella was a born entrepreneur. He owned and ran a call center outfit in Orem, Utah, when the offshoring trend caught his attention. He had plenty of prospects but needed more bodies (at lower wages) to answer those phones. Hours of Google searches later, he had set up meetings from Mumbai to Manila, looking for a partner to help expand his business.
On his first day of due diligence in the Philippines, Kinsella met Jay Quintos, who brokered deals on behalf of local call centers. The duo hit it off in Kinsella's hotel lobby and negotiated a few small jobs. When those panned out, Kinsella began noodling the idea of selling his shop in Utah and opening a new one with Quintos overseas. A few months later, he took the plunge and launched PNI-KPMG in Manila.
Kinsella runs the operations and drums up business in the U.S. He travels to conferences and cuts deals, largely with online marketing firms that sell things like weight-loss products and educational videos. His main service aims to reduce "shopping cart abandonment" (that sad occurrence when visitors to a Web site leave before completing a purchase). If someone fills out his personal information but abandons the purchase, a PNI-KMPG rep contacts him to try to salvage the sale.
Kinsella needed Quintos on myriad levels. For starters, local laws forbid foreigners from owning the majority of a business in the Philippines. Quintos and his family took on the initial financial risk, putting up $60,000 in seed capital. Today Kinsella and Quintos each own a 50% stake in the company.
By partnering with Quintos, Kinsella got access to a steady supply of the cheap labor that makes offshore call centers so profitable. Quintos' family owns a group of staffing companies in the Philippines that provide everything from temporary laborers to engineers. By 2005 Kinsella was interviewing 100 candidates a day without spending a peso on advertising.
Kinsella also needed help navigating a culture potentially treacherous to foreigners. His education included learning how to avoid thugs looking for payouts and figuring out how to secure tax-free status for six years while the business got off the ground. "I couldn't have done it without Jay," says Kinsella.
Too bad Quintos can't do much about foreign exchange rates. Kinsella collects revenues in U.S. dollars but pays expenses in the local currency–a difficult equation when the dollar drops 5% against the Philippines peso, as it has in the last year.
Nor can Quintos quell the one pain common to many expat entrepreneurs: homesickness. "We have a fantastic lifestyle here with maids, drivers and nannies and things we wouldn't have if we lived in Utah," says Kinsella. "When I fly back in and see that California coastline, though, I really get emotional."


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showcases 'War' clip and reveals contents of deluxe edition
After releasing Epicloud last year to critical acclaim, the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT will be giving fans a new DVD/CD set this Autumn, entitled The Retinal Circus which is due out 30th September. We can now reveal a fantastic clip of the track 'War' taken from said DVD.
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The Retinal Circus comes on several different formats, including the Diehard Deluxe fan box pictured and below, and the following configurations:
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Filmed in October 2012, the Retinal Circus takes place at London's historic Roundhouse venue and includes a three hour plus performance that spans Devin Townsend's entire career. With a full choir and theatrical cast, visual and aural enhancements unlike any show Devin has done to date, several special guests, circus performances and more, this CD/DVD set is a must-have for any Hevy Devy fan!
Click the link below to view The Retinal Circus' first live video for "Grace" (also featuring frequent collaborator Anneke Van Giersbergen) which was released earlier last month:
From February 18th-22nd, the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT will join "Progressive Nation At Sea 2014", the premier Prog cruise featuring TRANSATLANTIC, PORTNOY SHEEHAN MACALPINE SHERINIAN, KING'S X, PAIN OF SALVATION, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, THE SAFETY FIRE, BIGELF, and many more. Heading from Miami to Great Stirrup Cay and Freeport, Bahamas, this 4-day event is set in the beautiful Caribbean and on the luxurious Norwegian Pearl cruise ship where fans are encouraged to enjoy music from morning 'til night. With over 40 shows on multiple stages, plus activities, Q&A's, panels, and workshops from your favourite artists, "Progressive Nation At Sea 2014" is the ultimate progressive music festival! Visit
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The Architect of 9/11
In the rotting modernist slab that is the Cairo University architecture department, students and professors work toward a contemporary architecture that reconnects to the pre-Napoleonic past. A senior project displayed in its halls offers a Frank Lloyd Wright quotation of surprising relevance to the Egyptian conundrum: "Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization."Though the faculty encourages students to forge a new synthesis of past and present in their work, many students turn in what professor Aly Hatem Gabr calls "cut-and-paste" architecture, dropping nostalgic designs right out of the 1600s into their proposals for contemporary Egypt.
After graduating from the university in 1990, Atta worked briefly as an architect in Cairo and studied German at the city's Goethe Institute. In 1992, he began his graduate studies in Germany and worked part-time as a draftsman at a Hamburg urban design firm.
In the summer of 1995, he returned to Cairo on a research fellowship to evaluate plans for historic preservation, traffic control, and tourism promotion in the city's Islamic Quarter. (The fellowship was funded by the Carl Duisberg Society, a German institution that supports research on the developing world.) The Islamic Quarter, which houses the world's greatest collection of medieval Muslim monuments, was collapsing in humiliating fashion: Inadequate sanitation had so contaminated Cairo's water table with human waste that it was eroding the buildings' limestone foundations.Packed with historic sites and teeming with impoverished residents, the Islamic Quarter has long struggled to balance the needs of tourists and locals. At the southern end of the neighborhood, merchants in the historic Khan el-Khalli souq hawk hookah pipes and Nefertiti busts to tourists. Up the narrow main street, light industry appears, providing employment for locals but little ambience for vacationers. Despite the invaluable monuments, the neighborhood, with its mix of crumbling historic homes and poorly built high-rises, doesn't feel like a historic district. As Nasser Rabbat, a Syrian-born MIT architecture professor who has published on Islamic Cairo, told me while on sabbatical in the city, "it's so dirty that even those of us who are enamored with the architecture think twice before going to look at the architecture."
Despite the shocking condition of the neighborhood's treasures, Atta found the government's proposed solution even worse, according to Ralph Bodenstein, one of Atta's German fellowship partners. He spoke to me at his office in Cairo, where he now lives and works as an architectural historian and professor.
The fellowship team secured an interview with the governor of Cairo, who laid out his vision for the district: The residents would be evicted, smaller structures around the monuments (like the tiny stalls that are Cairo's answer to the convenience store) would be leveled, and the district would be turned into a park for tourists. "He wanted the guards working there to wear historic costumes," Bodenstein recalled with an incredulous grin. "So if it's a Mamluk monument, they should wear Mamluk costumes, and if it's a Fatimid monument, they should wear Fatimid costumes. He was very fond of the idea. He was really, really proud." Atta was appalled, Bodenstein said. It seemed that in the governor's eyes, tourists were more important than the citizens he supposedly served.The governor's fanciful plan was something of a trial balloon—a standard way of soliciting a modicum of public input in Egypt's undemocratic system—but Atta knew that eviction was not an idle threat. At the time of the fellowship, preservationists from France were restoring the northern wall of the medieval city of Cairo, and the Egyptian authorities were evicting the people living along it. "We discussed the northern-wall issue because they were throwing the people out," Bodenstein recalled. "And he was very critical of that. He thought that was a price for tourism that should not be paid." These contemporary plans echoed a familiar theme in the history of preservation efforts in Cairo. From the start in1880, with the founding of the Comité des Monuments de L'Art Arabe, a French-run historic preservation group, protecting Cairo's architectural heritagehas been a project driven by Westerners with few scruples about using evictions to save Egypt from the Egyptians.
While secular preservationists like Bodenstein saw the government's actions as the natural impulse of an undemocratic state heavily dependent on foreign tourism for revenue, in Atta's mind, theymay have seemed like something darker, part of a Western-dominated world system designed to humiliate Muslims. Atta's worldview was fanatically conspiratorial, as documented in Lawrence Wright's The Looming Tower, Terry McDermott's Perfect Soldiers, The 9/11 Commission Report, and elsewhere.In Atta's imagination, the United Nations refused to intervene during the Bosnian genocide because of its anti-Muslim prejudice and Monica Lewinsky was a Mossad agent, sent to bring down President Clinton for his growing sympathies toward the Palestinians. That the fair-skinned colonials of the Comité had been replaced by the Egyptian officials of a repressive, U.S.-backed regime would only have made the conspiracy more sinister. This worldview, in which the historical trespasses of the Western powers are exaggerated into a vast, ongoing, anti-Muslim conspiracy, unfolding on blueprints as well as battlefields, would color Atta's master's research in Aleppo, Syria, where he would devise his own misguided plan for historic preservation.


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Obama and the Environment: What He Can Do
Speed the shift away from coal.
Coal accounts for 41 percent of the world's energy and remains the number one source of climate-change emissions. In the past four years, new environmental regulations on power plants, increased incentives for wind, and low natural-gas prices have resulted in a 13 percent decrease in coal's portion of domestic energy use. But we can accelerate that trend. "Coal is just criminal," says Kennedy. "Every aspect of its extraction, distribution, and deployment costs lives and imposes health impacts and huge costs."
The best tool Obama has to reduce coal use is to implement the EPA's existing Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which places limits on mercury, arsenic, chromium, nickel, and other toxic emissions associated with coal. But the coal industry has been pressuring the EPA to reconsider the standard, pushing to weaken regulations that could affect dozens of decades-old, heavily-polluting coal plants like Indianapolis' Harding Street Station, which has been in operation for 54 years.
For those who think cutting coal is too expensive in a recession, we must recognize the massive, $60 billion annual health costs associated with burning this fossil fuel – everything from cardiovascular and respiratory illness to premature death. "You could pension off all the 80,000 workers in the coal industry for a tiny fraction of the medical bills due to burning coal," says Burton Richter, a Nobel laureate in physics.


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Friday, November 29, 2013
Thought for the Day, #66
To all those people who say that gay people are unable to love, I ask every single husband and wife, who are in love, to just feel what I'm feeling. Even for just ten minutes. I don't wish this on anybody.
From the Linda Bloodworth Thomason documentary Bridegroom, following Thomas Bridegroom's tragic accident in May 2011. This quote is from a video taken by Shane Bitney Crone, Thomas's partner of six years, as he deals with his loss.
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text: Family seeks help from Charleston charity after tragedies By Travis Crum December 4, 2013 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Some families struggle to rebound after a tragedy. That's why Union Mission Ministries wants to provide them with something to fall back on.Carol Hilleary, family services director for Union Mission, said one woman's story is similar to others in Charleston who have turned to her organization for help.Jamie was overwhelmed by the sudden death of her young daughter when her grief-stricken husband apparently committed suicide, Hilleary said. The Charleston woman had to remove him from life support after several overwhelming days at the hospital. To make matters worse, Hilleary said, Jamie's adult son lost his house in a fire. Her son moved in with her after his wife left him, and his two young daughters moved in shortly after that.Jamie is now struggling to help take care of her family. Her house has fallen into costly disrepair with the winter months coming, Hilleary said. The house needs several custom-sized windows replaced, costing about $500 each. Jamie needs a couple of beds for her grandchildren, which cost about $400 total. The family has turned to Union Mission's thrift store, on South Park Road in Charleston, to replace clothing and furniture lost in the fire.They are still in need of more winter clothing, household cleaning items and food, Hilleary said.Union Mission Ministries wants to help Jamie's family this Christmas. To support them, please consider donating to the Gazette Charities Christmas Fund.When you make a donation to the Gazette Charities Fund, every penny goes to the agencies and people who need help.The Gazette covers the administrative costs of the fund. All donations to Gazette Charities are tax-deductible. To donate online, click on the Gazette Charities Christmas Fund logo on this website.


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Ed Ruth and David Taylor won individual titles to lead Penn State to its fourth consecutive NCAA Division I wrestling title Saturday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. Penn State is only the third team in NCAA history to win four consecutive titles.
Ruth (38-1) became the first wrestler in Penn State history to win three titles. Ruth, a four-time All-American who was seeded No. 2 in the 184-pound weight class, capped his career with a 7-2 victory against Maryland's Jimmy Sheptock, the No. 1 seed.
"It's an honor to become Penn State's first three-time champion," said Ruth, who concluded his career with 136 wins. "Hopefully, somebody else comes along and ties my record. It's a great way to end my career."
Penn State actually clinched the team title before Taylor wrestled in the final match of the night. Minnesota entered the finals with a 104-101.5 lead on the Nittany Lions, but both of the Gophers' finalists -- Dylan Ness and Anthony Nelson -- lost.
Ness (28-6) dropped a 13-4 decision to Oklahoma State's Alex Dieringer in the 157-pound final. Nelson, a two-time NCAA champion, was upset, 4-2, by North Carolina's Nick Gwiazdowski in the 285-pound final.
Taylor (39-0) capped the evening with a 6-0 win against Oklahoma State's Tyler Caldwell in the 165-pound final. It was his fourth appearance in the finals and his second title. Taylor was the only unbeaten wrestler in the tournament and finished his career with 134 wins.
"This is what we wrestle for," Taylor said. "Winning a fourth team title was our goal. It's a great way to end my career."
Taylor and Ruth were two of seven Penn State All-Americans. To become an All-American, a wrestler must place among the top eight in a weight class.
The Nittany Lions' Nico Megaludis (36-5), the No. 3 seed at 125, rebounded to place third after losing Friday in the semifinals. Megaludis, a Franklin Regional graduate, posted a 6-1 win against Virginia Tech's Joey Dance in the consolation. He also posted a 5-2 victory in the consolation semifinals against Iowa's Cory Clark.
"Nico hurt his rib in the final match in the first period," Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said. "Ribs are painful, but he's a tough kid. It's going to take a lot more than that to slow him down. He did a great job."
Zain Retherford and Matt Brown placed fifth for Penn State. Retherford (37-5), the No. 3 seed at 141, won by medical forfeit in the fifth-place consolation against Northern Iowa's Joey Lazor. Matt Brown (38-8), the No. 5 seed at 174, posted a 6-3 victory in his consolation for fifth place against Iowa's Michael Evans.
James English and Morgan McIntosh each placed seventh for the Nittany Lions.
Edinboro had three All-Americans for the first time since 2009. And all three finished among the top four in their weight class. Mitchell Port claimed a bronze medal, while A.J. Schopp and David Habat each finished fourth.
Tyler Wilps (36-9) became the 75th All-American in Pitt history when he placed seventh at 174 pounds. Wilps, the No. 7 seed, recorded a 4-2 victory against Cal State Bakerfield's Bryce Hammond in the consolation for seventh place. Wilps is the second member of his family to become an All-American. His brother Matt was a two-time place-winner in 2012-13. Pitt has had an All-American in seven of the past eight years.


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Kentucky freshman John Wall was suspended by the NCAA for an exhibition game against Campbellsville and the season opener against Morehead State. He will also have to pay $800 in restitution for benefits he received from Brian Clifton, his AAU coach who was a certified agent at the time.
Morehead State is not a bad team (they made the tourney last year), and given the youth and inexperience on Kentucky's roster, it may hurt the Wildcats in the long run as Calipari's dribble-drive motion offense is fairly complicated to learn.
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Well good thing KY is an elite school and generates so much revenue... otherwise he might have gotten as many as 52 games. Oh wait... that's only if he had committed to MSU.
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I've seen the instructions for shortening the Neo-Air and the standard Thermarest, but I haven't seen any for the Big Agnes inflatable pads. With a much lower price than the Neo-Air, I'm sure there are a lot of BA pads that would get more use from the folks here if they could be made to a custom length.
With a baffled pad, you can't just cut it off and seal the edge as easily as a pad without baffles. The material is the same type of heat seal-able fabric, but the baffles interrupt the edge when you cut the pad. I found a way to get around this.
Shown here is an Insulated Air Core pad. The shortest they are available is 60" in mummy style and 66" in rectangular. I'm shortening a 20" x 78" rectangular to 48".
1. Cut your pad. Add a couple inches to the finished length you want:
(Pretty pathetic insulation in there)
2. Trim the insulation back an inch or so:
3. Trim the baffles back. Carefully cut the baffle material as close to the outer material as possible. There should only be about 1/4" of bonded baffle material remaining with no loose edges.
4. Since the trimmed baffles don't have any adhesive you need to use something else. I found Stitch Witchery at my local fabric store. It's a heat seal-able tape used for joining two pieces of fabric. Cut a piece and insert it over the trimmed baffle and iron it down following the instructions on the package. Take care to make sure the edge material is laying flat, without creases.
5. After all of the baffles are sealed you can begin sealing the rest of the edge. I did each section between the baffles individually. Be careful not to melt the material. I got a couple places a little too hot and it got soft, but it didn't damage the material.
6. Trim the edge and round the corners to make it look a little neater.
I inflated my pad immediately and I'm happy to say it's held full pressure for over a week. I feel that the edge seal is as strong as the factory seal. Hopefully this will help out someone else that wants a custom length BA pad.
Disclaimer: I assume no responsibility if you try this and your pad fails. This is how I successfully did mine.
Edit: I forgot the important part – weight before was 30.9oz. and after is 20.5oz. A pretty substantial savings.
Feb 11, 2011 at 6:11 pm #1695593Great write-up, Jerry! Thanks for the informative pics, too.
I'm sure others will do this now that you've taken the plunge.
Feb 12, 2011 at 10:45 am #1695831I don't own a BA IAC or anything close, but that was a great write-up. If you have any more mods like that in the future, do feel free to share.
Feb 12, 2011 at 12:17 pm #1695862Thanks for the comments, guys. It turned out to be an easier project than I first thought.
Feb 12, 2011 at 12:38 pm #1695869SWEET!!
Nov 10, 2013 at 6:09 pm #2043154Hey Jerry, thanks for the thread. How is the durability of your shortened pad been? I had 6 or 7 holes in the last third of mine and just chopped it off. Then i realized it had baffles… Thanks for the tips.
Nov 10, 2013 at 6:17 pm #2043158This thread is over two years old.
Jerry's last post was a year ago.
Maybe try a PM.
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Stage review: Whirligig plot drives fun-filled 'Alchemists' Lab'
December 12, 2013 12:00 AMThe "three most perfect plots ever planned" -- that's what Coleridge called Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex," Henry Fielding's "Tom Jones" and Ben Jonson's "The Alchemist."
OK, maybe the ancient mariner was smoking some of his Xanadu-brand opium when he said it. But as far as Jonson's 1610 comedy is concerned, there's solid support in "The Alchemists' Lab," Gab Cody's wild "devised" adaptation, now having its frantic, fun-filled premiere at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
This is what's meant by a comic romp, in which an appealing, enthusiastic ensemble of 23 Point Park theater students stops at just about nothing (cover your prudish ears) to whip up a farcical froth as it translates "The Alchemist" into something like the present day.
Jonson's story is about a trio of con artists who take over an empty house and in less than one day fleece an ever-growing gang of greedy boobies with the promise of the "philosopher's stone," which will turn anything to gold and make them rich beyond even their considerable dreams of avarice.
As the trio's foolish victims proliferate, the different plots begin to spiral out of control. The victims start bumping into each other and the con artistry is sorely taxed, until suddenly the master of the house shows up -- in this case, the actual chair of the Point Park theater department, who says she is shocked, shocked to see such goings-on.
They could also have Dean Ron Lindblom play the part, or the Point Park president, Mayor-elect Bill Peduto, or even a theater critic. The audience has been going dizzy trying to keep up, so it's good to have an authority step in and bring the 100 or so pell-mell minutes to a foot-stomping end.
You can call the humor undergraduate or even sophomoric, as long as you remember your own inner sophomore. There's abundant punning and bedazzling speechifying, such as conmen use. Various formats provide structure -- a game show, for example. The performers have been polishing their clowning and other physical skills. And there's tap dancing -- why not? A trio provides musical punctuation. The stage features ladders, farce's inevitable doors and even a Jacobean inner stage. And enchanted fireflies!
The avaricious right-wing Christians are based on Jonson's greedy Puritans -- the same guys who would end up in Plymouth just 10 years later. Jonson's gourmandizing knight becomes a babe-hungry jock, and his Abel Drugger (the role that David Garrick played in the 18th century and Alec Guinness in the 20th) becomes a hippy stoner.
But forget Jonson, you don't need any background -- it all works fine in slapdash modern terms. I particularly liked the sappy cheerleaders and the black duo in drag, whom Jonson might have included if he could have even imagined them.
Out of this big, feverish ensemble I'll cite only the con artist trio: Drew Palajsa (Face), Conner Gillooly (Subtle) and Meleana Felton (mistress of seduction and martial arts).
And of course Reed Worth (braggart jock).
Technically, "The Alchemist" (singular) of Jonson's title is Subtle. But "Alchemists' Lab" is quite correctly plural, recognizing the collaborative effort of creation and performance. Still, you can't imagine it without a comedic maestro like Gab Cody at the helm, stealing not so much Jonson's caricature characters and overstuffed language as just what Coleridge praised, that whirligig plot.
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"Trophy Wife" is one of the best new comedies this fall, starring "West Wing" alum Bradley Whitford alongside three fun, fierce women as his wives (two ex, one current) — Marcia Gay Harden, Michaela Watkins and Malin Akerman, respectively.
"How great are those women?" Whitford marvels to Zap2it in a recent interview. "I'm glad it's going on because the writers are great, it's a great group, it's a lot of fun."
The show recently got a full-season order from ABC, which has us wondering if perhaps there will come a day when Kate (Akerman) wants a baby of her own but Pete (Whitford) feels like maybe he's past that point in his life. Whitford says he's suggested a plot along those lines.
"I had suggested — but it's the kind of thing that on a network comedy they get very nervous about — I had suggested that the last episode of this season would be a Mother's Day episode where I'm furiously working on getting the kids to celebrate Mother's Day and Kate is feeling left out and we're wondering why she's upset and then at the end, we find out she's pregnant," says Whitford.
"But it's like letting Josh kiss Donna — you don't want to do that too early," he says, recalling his much-loved on-screen relationship with Janel Moloney on "The West Wing."
What do you think, "Trophy Wife" fans? When do you think the right time might be for Kate to think about having a kid of her own?
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When Kanye West shared the album art for the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer, we thought the details had been solidified, including the release date. Apparently, we assumed too soon.
According to G.O.O.D. Music's Malik Yusef, the album's release date has been pushed back to September 18, two weeks after it was meant to drop. After being asked for an update from a fan on Twitter, Yusef tweeted the following:
"Yeah it looks like a push back, on #CRUELSUMMER but our wish has 4 additional features has MOSt DEFinitely been granted"
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Q: What is a "brand positioning," and do I need one for my restaurant?
A: A brand positioning is a strategy statement that explains whom you are selling to, what your business scope is, and what you do to create value for your customers. A clear, definitive, and competitive brand positioning is essential to developing a great brand. So, yes, you need one.
A competitive brand positioning is part of your strategic brand platform. Like a political platform, a brand platform outlines what the brand stands for and what it is trying to accomplish. But, unlike with politics, your brand platform is primarily for internal use only. It's a strategy to guide you and your people. Your brand positioning articulates why customers should choose your brand and how your brand differs from others. As such, it helps ensure your brand stands out from your competition and stands up to competitive attacks.
The brand positioning framework that I use with my clients is a common one: For (target customer), Brand is the (competitive frame of reference) that (differentiating benefit) because (reasons to believe). It's a familiar and simple framework, but it's how you fill in the framework that makes the difference. Here's how to complete the framework.
Your first decision is your target customer. You should determine the distinct group of people or type of people that you want to be engaged with your brand. Many brands define their target by age, gender, or life stage, but your strategy won't be very informative if you only classify people by their demographics. Brands have the most success when they define their target by a "needs state," or a combination of purchasing attitude (wanting low prices, liking to try new things, looking for healthy choices, etc.) and their visit occasion (a quick meal on the run, time to hang out with friends, etc.). I've written a few other QSR columns about targeting, so refer to those to learn more about selecting a target customer.
The next blank to fill in the framework is your competitive frame of reference. In other words, the mental file folder that you want your target to put your brand in. This is the most critical choice; if you define your competition too narrowly, you won't appeal broadly enough to generate volume, but if you define it too broadly, you end up having to position your brand on the benefits of the category instead of on what makes your brand unique.
I suggest looking beyond your competitive set and even your cuisine type and base your competitive frame of reference on the primary motivations of your target customers. For example, a burger joint might not only compete with other burger joints. It may also compete with sandwich shops, steakhouses, and even a backyard barbecue. Its customers are likely looking for a hearty, classic treat, and it should use that motivation as its competitive frame of reference.
You should determine your frame of reference in conjunction with choosing your differentiating benefit. These two decisions are related because your positioning should explain how your brand is different from others in your competitive frame of reference.
When Frances Allen, executive vice president and chief brand officer for Denny's, spoke at the National Restaurant Association's recent Marketing Executives Group meeting, she explained how her company thought about its competitive frame of reference. "Our competitors are everyone, but we are in a category of one: a national diner—no other chain would be considered as authentically as a diner as Denny's." That's a great example of identifying a unique position within a broad competitive frame.
To determine the differentiating benefit of your brand, think about its defining attribute. Is your brand modern? Old-fashioned? Fun? Simple? Surprising? Your defining attribute should be an aspect of your offering that no one else is talking about or that constitutes a serious weakness for your main competitors.
Next, consider what the benefit of that defining attribute is to your customer. For example, feeling fuller and not being hungry is the benefit of having whole grains (an attribute). Helping make life a little easier is a benefit of speedy service. Once you've identified your differentiating benefit, you need to give customers reasons to believe that you deliver it. Reasons to believe provide substantiation to your claim when customers can see, touch, feel, and understand them.
Perhaps your menu incorporates a proprietary cooking technology, or experts endorse you. Or maybe your company has longevity and history. Put several reasons to believe in your positioning framework, and be sure they stand up to the scrutiny of today's consumers, who are equipped with the tools and access to verify them.
Here's an example of a burger chain's competitive brand positioning: For everyone who chooses to do something good for himself (target customer), our brand is the place for classic hearty meals (competitive frame of reference) that make you feel great about treating yourself (differentiating benefit), because our burgers are big but not heavy, they're made of 100 percent grass-fed beef, and you can choose from an array of fresh and light toppings (reasons to believe).
With a competitive brand positioning in place, your brand can use it to make decisions on product development, pricing, messaging, and more—and ensure your brand establishes and maintains a clear competitive advantage.
Julieta Romero replied on Permalink
Dear Denise
I have read your article about Restaurant brand positioning and it was exactly what I was looking for to summarize the process of building brands in this industry.
I am a marketing consultant specialized in consumer products, however I am working right know in a project focused in give identity to the brands of different restaurants, these are not fast food restaurants but more gourmet brands. Is there any reading or article you could please share with me in order to have examples of strategies for this kind of brands?
I would like to learn about best practices from known business, as well as deep framework details needed to develop my brand positioning in this matter and any other support that could be helpful.
Thank you in advance for your comments!
Kind regards


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We only mention that because, while 2014 looks similar in the sense that it is overstuffed with titles followed by either a number or a subtitle, that this year could be just as full of surprises, along with all the Transformers, Muppets, and superheroes we've come to know and love. So use this list as a roadmap, not a crystal ball.
As always there are plenty of movies that haven't been scheduled or detailed as of yet; between Sundance and SXSW, the next few months will also reveal a whole heaping of independent features vying for the coveted Next Big Thing title. So, even though we've listed a whole bunch of potential hits here, there are just as many unscheduled and unknowable movies out there, ready to take 2014 by storm.
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NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- HIT Entertainment, representing licensing and television distribution for Chapman Entertainment, proudly joins forces with PBS KIDS Sprout, the first and only 24-hour preschool destination available on TV, on demand and online for kids ages 2-5 and their parents and caregivers, to bring the latest sensation from Chapman Entertainment, Fifi and the Flowertots, to the US. Produced by Chapman Entertainment and airing exclusively on PBS KIDS Sprout's 24-hour cable television channel in the US, Fifi and the Flowertots will premiere on January 14, 2008. Fifi will air on Sprout daily during The Sunny Side Up Show live morning show block from 9 a.m. -- noon ET, while clips, games and printouts will be available at SproutOnline.com.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/pbskidssprout/30822/ "We are thrilled to introduce Fifi and the Flowertots to children in the US with our television partner PBS KIDS Sprout," said Claudia Scott-Hansen, Rights Syndication, US, HIT Entertainment. "The visually stunning Fifi and the Flowertots features wholesome characters and fresh stories that will surely resonate with preschoolers here, as it has internationally." Val Fry, Director of Licensing Chapman Entertainment says: "We are over the moon that HIT Entertainment has secured this television deal for Fifi and the Flowertots in the US, and we look forward to the next exciting stage in the growth of our internationally successful property." "With the tremendous success of Bob the Builder(TM) on Sprout, we are so excited to launch this wonderful new Keith Chapman creation," said Andrew Beecham, Senior Vice President of Programming for PBS KIDS Sprout. "Fifi and the Flowertots is sure to appeal to our young viewers and their parents, and we look forward to adding it to our line-up of innovative Sprout originals and trusted, gold-standard preschool favorites." Fifi and the Flowertots is a stop-motion animated children's television series that follows Fifi and her group of little Flowertot friends as they go about their lives in Flowertot Garden. There are always things to make, games to play, problems to solve, and many adventures to be had in the garden that is always blooming. About HIT Entertainment HIT Entertainment, owned by private equity investment group Apax Partners, is one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT's portfolio includes properties, such as Barney(TM), Bob the Builder(TM), Thomas & Friends(TM), Pingu(TM), Fireman Sam(TM), Angelina Ballerina(TM) and Rainbow Magic(TM). HIT represents Fifi and the Flowertots(TM) in North America and Japan and acts as a worldwide representative for The Jim Henson Company's library of classic family brands and as representative for The Wiggles(R) in the UK. HIT also owns the Guinness World Records(TM) publishing and television property. Launched in 1989, HIT's lines of business span television and video production (including studios in the US and the UK), publishing, consumer products licensing and live events. With a catalogue of more than 1,000 hours of young children's programming, HIT sells its shows to more than 240 countries worldwide, in more than 40 different languages and has operations in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. In 2005, the Company joined Comcast Corporation, PBS and Sesame Workshop to launch PBS KIDS Sprout(SM), a 24-hour digital cable channel and VOD service for preschoolers. For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com. About PBS KIDS Sprout PBS KIDS Sprout(SM), the first and only 24-hour preschool destination available on TV, on demand and online for kids ages 2-5 and their parents and caregivers, was created as a partnership among Comcast Corporation, HIT Entertainment, PBS and Sesame Workshop. Since debuting its video on demand (VOD) service in April 2005, PBS KIDS Sprout has become the #1 On Demand service for younger children, generating over 300 million orders. The 24-hour digital channel, which launched in September 2005 along with the website (SproutOnline.com), is the only channel that follows the day of child from breakfast to bedtime with its distinctive programming. Currently, Sprout is available in 35 million unique households. The network's program lineup of gold-standard, curriculum-based children's shows includes: Sesame Street(R), Bob the Builder(TM), Barney & Friends(TM), Thomas & Friends(TM), Angelina Ballerina(TM), Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese Cat(TM), Caillou(R), The Berenstain Bears(TM), Jay Jay the Jet Plane(R), Teletubbies(TM), Dragon Tales(TM), Pingu(TM), Make Way For Noddy(TM), Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks(TM) and more. About Chapman Entertainment Chapman Entertainment, founded by Greg Lynn, Keith Chapman and Andrew Haydon, is an independent company specializing in the creation, development, production, and IP management of children's and family properties. Keith Chapman is the originator of Bob the Builder and creator of Fifi and the Flowertots and is the first person to have achieved global success with three preschool TV properties at the same time. Fifi and the Flowertots has now been sold to over 160 territories worldwide and is currently the number one preschool license for girls in the UK (Source NPD Pre-School Plush and Puzzles). Roary the Racing Car is Chapman Entertainment's second property, It launched in May 07 and is already racing ahead to become a winning license reaching the UK NPD top 10 preschool licenses after only a couple of months of toy sales.
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To be honest, this is perhaps the best DAP I've ever had. Far from being gimmicky, the Beats audio enhancement actually improve the SQ, especially when using the built-in speakers.
... Okay, that statement could have cost me what's left of my rep, haha.
But really, I've auditioned the S4, and I prefer the sound of the One. It was a quick try only, though, so that may be subject to debate.
Also, the One drives my K550s like nobody's business. Amps improve the audio quality of course, but it does well enough straight out of it's 3.5 jack, which is awesome.


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Glen Andresen's Five Takeaways vs. Atlanta
by Glen Andresen / Minnesota Wildvs. Philadelphia: February 6
vs. Edmonton: February 4
at Dallas: February 2
at San Jose: January 30
at Colorado: January 28
vs. Detroit: January 27
vs. Columbus: January 23
vs. Detroit: January 21
at Dallas: January 18
at Phoenix: January 16
at St. Louis: January 14
vs. Vancouver: January 13
vs. Pittsburgh: January 11
There's no question about it. This one hurt. The Minnesota Wild's 3-2 loss to the Thrashers should have been a "W." It would have been a huge victory. It could have made Sunday's game against Vancouver the perfect springboard into the Olympic break. All together now: would've, could've, and should've.
The Wild didn't get it done. Shots hit posts. Ridiculous calls were made. And Atlanta's young stars were great. That adds up to a painful loss that could very well cost the Wild a shot at the postseason.
Before Wednesday, the Wild was 19-9-4 in one-goal games, and after tonight, the Wild has dropped to 19-11-4 in such contests. The team that was churning out comeback wins at a ridiculous pace at one point now can't seem to find the big goal when it's most needed.
Referees Tim Peel and Dean Morton were apparently competing to see who could bring their hand from their waste to their mouth and tweet a whistle the fastest tonight. I'm nothing if not a conspiracy theorist, so I did a little research (which I define as asking PR guru Ryan Stanzel to look something up for me). My suspicions proved correct. Both Peel and Morton are working the Wild's game against Vancouver on Sunday, and I'm willing to bet the beet farm that these two are catching a plane to Paradise on Sunday and getting all of the penalties out of their systems tonight.
It certainly wasn't the worst officiated game I've ever seen (Mick McGeough played a role in all 10 of those games), but some of the calls both ways were…how can I put this delicately…moronic?
Maxim Afinogenov was able to avoid an obvious dive on a Derek Boogaard slash. Enforcer Antti Miettinen was called twice for infractions that made no sense. Eric Boulton was given a four-minute highsticking penalty for getting checked by John Scott and having his stick come up while he was falling. Marek Zidlicky had his stick held for a good five seconds late in the third period, yet nothing was called. It was an interesting night for the zebras. Can't wait to see them again on Sunday afternoon.
A huge topic of conversation was the Wild's pregame trade of Kim Johnsson and Nick Leddy for Chicago defenseman, Cam Barker. Now, as you know, I'm not going to blast the Wild for a trade, because they sign my paychecks. But I think I'd be all for this trade even if I worked for Enron. It's pretty obvious the Wild wasn't going to be able to re-sign both Johnsson and Zidlicky. Indications are that the Wild and Zidlicky are working on an extension. So either way, it seems as though Johnsson was done as a Wild now, or at the end of the season. Essentially, this became a trade of Leddy for Barker. While Leddy seems to have great potential, he's unproven and the Wild is getting a high-scoring, 23-year-old defenseman, who was the third overall pick in 2004. Yes, he was the fifth Blackhawk blueliner, but look who he was playing behind. He now becomes one of the Wild's top defensemen, and could make an immediate impact.
Here's a goal combination we've never seen: Koivu to Clutterbuck to Ebbett. With some linechanging going on, those three forwards found themselves on the ice together for one brief, shining moment. Something clicked. Koivu made a great steal, fed Clutterbuck who took a shot, and there was Ebbett for the rebound. Three guys on three different lines combining for a goal.


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Urban artists bring striking yet humorous images to the streets and buildings of Brazil.
French urban artist Invader has brought his unique mosaic art to the streets of São Paulo, Brazil. In an eventful year for the artist, his arcade game-inspired art is exhibited as part of 'De Dentro e De Fora' ('Inside Out/Outside In'), a celebration of street art at São Paulo's MASP gallery and in the surrounding area.
'De Dentro e De Fora' hopes to encourage people to see art in all parts of the city, not only in museums. As well as Invader, the exhibition includes other international urban artists, including Remed (Spain), Chu (Argentina) and Point (Czech Republic).
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NEW YORK >> New York City and its largest teachers union struck a deal on a new contract Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, ending a nearly five-year labor dispute and potentially setting a template for negotiations with the city's other unions.
Teachers will receive back pay equivalent of nearly 8 percent of their salaries and a series of additional small raises through 2018 under the nine-year contract.
The contract, which will expire after de Blasio runs for re-election, also will fund merit pay for teachers and provides the city $1 billion in health care savings over the length of the deal, an important point among city negotiators wary of the budgetary strain caused by rising health care costs across the municipal labor force. De Blasio noted that the agreement is being funded within the city's current budget framework and called it a victory for taxpayers.
"This agreement will be a gateway to great progress in our school system," he added at a news conference.
The deal is the first major labor agreement struck by de Blasio, a Democrat who took office in January, and it could affect negotiations with the other nearly 150 city labor unions, all of whom have been working with expired contracts. The United Federation of Teachers, one of the most powerful unions in the city, represents 100,000 teachers and other school employees who have been working on an expired contract since 2009. New York's public school system serves 1.1 million students, by far the largest in the country.
"We were creative, we were smart, we were respectful, and teachers now have a fair deal going forward," UFT President Michael Mulgrew said. The new deal will not become official until it is voted on by the union's members.
The UFT, which long pushed for retroactive raises, will receive 4 percent raises for 2009 and 2010, the same figure provided to other unions during that time by de Blasio's predecessor, Michael Bloomberg. The money will start being paid in 2015 and is spread over the next several years.
Teachers will also receive a one-time $1,000 ratification payment. The teachers will not receive back pay for 2011 and 2012.
Going forward, teachers will receive a series of incremental annual raises; 1 percent from 2013 to 2015, then 1.5 percent in 2016, 2.5 percent in 2017 and 3 percent in 2018. The deal expires in October 2018, nearly a year after de Blasio faces voters again.
Retroactive raises have long been at the center of the contract negotiations, which became a significant issue during the mayoral campaign last year.
Bloomberg, a Republican turned independent, long said the city could not afford retroactive raises for all unions, which could total up to $8 billion. Many of the unions ended negotiations in recent years preferring to wait for a new mayor who may have warmer relations with unions; as a result, all of their contracts had expired by the time Bloomberg left office.
De Blasio is a close ally of unions but has also expressed wariness about the city's ability to afford retroactive raises for all unions. Other municipal labor leaders are anxiously eyeing the UFT negotiations believing it could establish baselines for future negotiations.
City workers do not contribute to their health care costs, which will not change in the new deal. The $1 billion in health care savings achieved by the end of this contract will occur by other means, including centralized drug purchases and auditing health benefits to remove individuals not entitled to services.
"We have every confidence of achieving these savings," de Blasio said.
In a memo about the UFT deal obtained by The Associated Press, the de Blasio administration suggested that the health care cost-control measures would save a total of $3.4 billion by 2018 if applied to all of the city's unions.
The teachers deal also address several hotly debated education issues. It will provide an additional $5,000 annual bonus for experienced teachers to stay in schools in underserved neighborhoods, and provides a new bonus structure — which features payments ranging from $7,000 to $20,000 a year — for highly rated teachers. The teacher evaluation system will also be overhauled, simplifying it from 22 criteria to eight.
The contract also will change the guidelines of the ongoing debate over the 1,000 teachers who are still being paid even though their jobs have been eliminated; if the new deal is approved, dismissal proceedings will begin against poor-performing teachers who are twice removed from classrooms by principals.
"People who need a different profession will be moved along to a different profession," Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina said.
The deal also toughens the standards against teachers behaving inappropriately against students, now making inappropriate texting, particularly of a sexual nature, an offense that could warrant firing. The deal also will increase the number of parent-teacher conferences and, in 200 schools, allow principals to make sweeping changes, including lengthening both the school day and school year.
Associated Press writer Karen Matthews contributed to this report.