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ACTIONS TAKEN: Florida Board of Governors Meeting, via conf call
The Facilities Committee (Chair Charlie Edwards) presented an updated PECO System-wide projects list that now adds a long-anticipated UNF facility project and increases funding for the building of the USF Polytechnic campus. The Board voted and approved the updated list. The total of the list remains at about $110 million, utilizing the standard formula for PECO funds amid several educational entities, including the State University System. The revised list is on the web site under agenda materials. Please note that, of course, this list is contingent on funds ultimately appropriated by the Legislature in the 2011 Session and when the budget is signed into law by the Governor. Further, another revenue estimating conference for PECO funds is scheduled to be held in the Legislature in early March, so the allocation formula results could increase or decrease the State University System's portion in the funding formula.
This report was first presented to the Budget and Finance Committee last week. Committee Chair Tico Perez presented this report to the full Board, with the recommendation from the committee to add one of the report's recommendations to the Board's 2011 legislative agenda. Voted and approved.
Based on proviso language in the 2010 Session (+ excerpted below), Board of Governors budget staff coordinated a detailed inventory report during the past several months regarding student life facilities in the System. The inventory as well as recommendations were coordinated with the assistance of university vice presidents for student affairs, university facility planners, student government representatives and others. The Legislature intended, in asking for this survey, to have additional information regarding the ability of the state's Capital Improvement Trust Fund (CITF) to meet System-wide facility demands in the future.
The fee that funds the CITF has not been increased for more than 20 years, and the universities have had backlogged demands with general overall enrollment growth System-wide, of 2-3 percent annually. If the fee had been increased with the cost of inflation, for instance, it would have increased about $8 in that interim time. The issue also has been on the Board's legislative agenda in the past.
Chair Perez noted that the CITF-funded projects require extensive student input at the university level, and at the universities' Boards of Trustees.
The full Board today voted and concurred with the committee's recommendation to add a $1.00 optional increase (and pursuing the necessary housekeeping statutory change) as an issue to the Board of Governors' 2011 legislative agenda. This would amend Section 1009.24 F.S. to provide financing for student life facilities, primarily through bonding mechanisms. If passed by the Legislature, each university Board of Trustees would then, should they choose, voluntarily take up the matter for their respective universities toward respective future campus projects and then submit the traditional, comprehensive financing proposal package to the Board of Governors for a proposed building project.
The survey by the Board of Governors found that significant needs exist for new student life facilities, as well as the renovation or replacement of many existing facilities. Parking and housing demand should be reasonably met by the existing financing framework and process. However, the demand for student facilities ' such as student unions, recreational fields, wellness centers and cafeterias, estimated at more than $650 million total ' will not be met within the existing financing framework and bonding availability.
(+ Proviso language: 'the Board of Governors shall conduct a needs assessment survey of the State University System of student life facilities and develop recommendations to address unmet renovation or new facility needs identified by the survey. The recommendations shall specifically consider the impact of existing policies, statutory provisions, and regulations in meeting these needs and the unique challenges of smaller institutions or branch campuses.')
See separate fact sheet (attached) regarding the recent amendment to the Board regulation, which is an issue the Legislature placed in statute in 2010 for the Board to offer to universities, in order to provide budgeting flexibility, student access to additional course offerings, national competitiveness for Florida's public universities and other reasons. See the proposals spreadsheet in the agenda materials at www.flbog.edu for a quick-reference sheet about each program's current tuition, proposed market-tuition rate, current enrollment numbers, and other data. Each full proposal also is posted on the web site www.flbog.edu in the package of meeting materials.
Amid the highlights in the fact sheet (attached), the Board of Governors instituted a pilot program whereby each university could voluntary propose up to five eligible graduate programs per academic year for three years. Market-rate tuition degree offerings cannot supplant current on-campus offerings, which provide a different level of student access. There will be annual reports to the Board of Governors for tracking purposes, and the entire pilot project will be reviewed by the Board of Governors in three years. Four universities are seeking approval to have market-rate tuition for a total of 18 17 graduate-level on-line academic degree programs.
The Board today voted and approved all of the following market-rate tuition offerings:
FIU Master of International Business
Master in Global Governance
Master of Accounting Program
Master of Public Health withdrawn
Master of Business Administration
FSU Master of Social Work*
Master in Library & Information Studies*
Master in Management with major in Risk Management and Insurance
Master in Management Information Systems
Master in Business Administration
*Market-rate tuition would apply to non-resident students only.
UF Master in Outreach Engineering Program
Master of Business Administration
Pharmaceutical Sciences Clinical Doctorate
Doctor of Audiology
Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences
UCF Professional Master of Science in Management Degree Program
Master in Business Administration (Executive & Professional)
Professional Master of Science in Real Estate Degree Program
FACT SHEET: Market Tuition Rate Graduate Courses
The Board approved on second and final hearing the recommendation of the Academic & Student Affairs Committee (Chair Ann Duncan) to approve a "limited access status" proposal for the USF-St. Petersburg's Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship.
Limited access status is authority for a university to increase a particular degree program's admission standards when it does not have capacity to accept all applicants interested in admission to the program. Limited access proposals come before the Board of Governors because of its constitutional and statutory responsibilities to maintain statewide articulation for incoming Associate of Arts graduates; a university's proposal can be submitted at any time during the year and must include how articulation for A.A. students will be sustained, what criteria will be utilized to screen applicants, and why a program needs to be on limited access status. The university determines when to lift the limited access based on a variety of factors and does so in consultation with the Board. Board staff regularly track and monitor program admissions.
The next set of meetings for the committees and the full Board of Governors is scheduled for March 23-24 in Tallahassee. The final agenda will be released in mid-March and will include hearings on the nine proposals from seven universities for new or increased student fees, as well as a workshop dedicated to distance learning, or e-learning, sponsored by the Academic & Student Affairs Committee.
The full list of all Board of Governors meetings across Florida is set through 2011 and 2012. See http://www.flbog.edu/pressroom/news.php?id=361.


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Anchor Brewing Christmas Ale 2017 1.5L BottleA smooth and creamy winter warmer with rich flavors of cacao, toffee and roasted nuts, and subtle hints of honey and herbal spice, this year's brew marks the 43rd annual release of this Anchor tradition. It is sold only from early November to mid–January. The Ale's recipe is different every year—as is the tree on the label—but the intent with which we offer it remains the same: joy and celebration of the newness of life. Since ancient times, trees have symbolized the winter solstice when the earth, with its seasons, appears born anew. With a heavily guarded, secret recipe, Christmas Ale is a highly anticipated seasonal delight, complex and full in flavor with a velvety texture and alluring, yet subtle, spiced aroma. Our 2017 Christmas Ale has a strong malt profile that is enhanced with wintry spices. The beer pours a deep, dark, mahogany brown with a creamy, tan head. It has flavors of creamy bittersweet chocolate, coffee, roasted malts and toasted nuts, with a rich, smooth, velvety mouthfeel. The combination of malts, spices, and hops add layers of complexity to the beer and bring this year's ale to a new level. Along with an evolving recipe, Christmas Ale portrays a new label every year. Since ancient times, trees have symbolized the winter solstice when the earth, with its seasons, appears born anew. This year's tree is the Santa Lucia fir. Extremely rare, it is native and limited to California's Santa Lucia Range along the central coast of California. The tree on this year's label was hand-drawn by Bay Area artist James Stitt, who has been creating Anchor's Christmas Ale labels since 1975.
Pelican Kiwanda 22oz BottlePelican Brewing Company was founded in 1996 by Jeff Schons and Mary Jones in Pacific City with Oregon's only oceanfront brewpub. Celebrating its 20th year, the brewing company has created masterpieces like Kiwanda Cream Ale Kiwanda Cream Ale celebrates Cape Kiwanda, the starting point of the stunning Three Capes Scenic Route and the birthplace of Pelican Brewing Company. Inspired by one of America's traditional 19th century beer styles, Kiwanda has a golden color, floral aroma, refreshing body and a clean, snappy finish. Whether enjoyed with your toes in the sand at our oceanfront brewpub or in your own backyard, Kiwanda Cream Ale is proof that light colored beer can be both refreshing and inspiring.
10 Barrel Brewing 16 Barrels 22oz BottleThis mind-blowing liquid started as a Double Golden Ale and was aged in pinot barrels, 16 of them to be exact. The barrels, doing what barrels do, imparted subtle pinot and vanilla nuances to the beer's tapioca and tropical fruit aromas which snapped off by an herbal hop-bite. All you wine enthusiasts will dig this bottle, the more you drink, the more enthusiastic you're bond to be. Brewed 2016 / Released 2017 ABV 10.3%
Deschutes Jubel 2015 22oz BottleAffectionately referred to as "Super Jubel", Jubel 2015 is an imperial take on our festive winter ale. Notes of toasted caramel, raisins, dates and figs are complemented by spicy and herbal hop aromas. Originally planned as a once-a-decade-ale; we just couldn't wait another five years. Barrel-Aging (50%) 12 Months in Pinot Noir and new Oregon Oak (Released February 2015) 10.4% ABV 55 IBU
Ninkasi Noir Coffee Milk Stout Special Release 22oz BottleNoir blends two signature brews of the Pacific Northwest: coffee and beer. This coffee milk stout combines roasted malts with smooth cold brewed coffee from Stumptown Coffee Roasters. A subtle sweetness from milk sugar (lactose) makes this beer reminiscent of the most satisfying cup of joe; distinctive and delectable.
Puyallup River Brewing Valley Farmhouse IPA 22oz BottleValley Farmhouse IPA is a cross between a Belgian and an American IPA. Belgian yeast is used in this hopped up "Saison Nouveau" to deliver a great hop punch along with that classic funk that you've come to enjoy. Grains of Paradise, Green Peppercorns, Lemongrass, and Lemon Peel are introduced to the boil at the last moment to deliver a very spicy and unique aroma and flavor profile.
Dick's Brewing Company Varitey Pack 12 pack 12oz BottleDick's Variety 1/2 Case Pack may include the following: Dick Danger India Pale Ale Dick's Golden Ale Dick's Pale Ale Dick's Silk Lady Dick's Working Man's Brown Ale Dick's Lava Rock Porter Dick's Cream Stout Dick's Irish Style Ale Dick's Mountain Amber Ale Dick's Rye Dick's Double Diamond Winter Ale
Elysian Dragonstooth Stout 22ozPours a deep, midnight black with a light tan head. Smells of coffee and dark chocolate and the mouthfeel is velvety smooth with flavors of roasted malts, oatmeal and warm bread. Dragonstooth is a very drinkable stout - satisfying but not heavy.
Fremont Brewing Interurban India Pale Ale 22ozNamed after Fremont's most famous outdoor sculpture, Waiting for the Interurban, Interurban India Pale Ale offers the adventurous beer lover a warm embrace of roasted pale malt swirled with a hand-selected blend of flavor malts and filled with the rich spice of Chinook, Centennial and Amarillo hops. Interurban India Pale is a session beer, eminently drinkable throughout the year.
Samuel Adams Cold Snap 6 pack 12ozStirring from the haze of winter, this refreshing unfiltered White Ale awakens its smooth wheat with the bright snap of spring spices. From the subtle sweetness of orange peel and plum to the peppery bite of fresh ground coriander, the blend of spices creates just the right refreshing kick to signal that spring is on its way.
Stone Brewing Co. IPA 6 pack 12oz BottleBy definition, an India pale ale is hoppier and higher in alcohol than its little brother, pale ale-and we deliver in spades. One of the most well-respected and best-selling IPAs in the country, this golden beauty explodes with tropical, citrusy, piney hop flavors and aromas, all perfectly balanced by a subtle malt character. This crisp, extra hoppy brew is hugely refreshing on a hot day, but will always deliver no matter when you choose to drink it.
Widmer Brothers Gentlemen's Club Old Fashioned Ale New Oak Spirals 22ozA special collaboration beer that we brewed with Tampa, Florida's Cigar City Brewing. Drawing inspiration from an Old Fashioned cocktail recipe and the Gentlemen's Clubs where the cocktail was first served over 100 years ago, this collaboration beer brings together two breweries from opposite ends of the country and ingredients from the home states of both breweries. Using an Old Ale recipe as the base beer, Gentlemen's Club "Old Fashioned Style Ale" was brewed with cherries and oranges, Alchemy, Sorachi Ace and Pacifica hops, and hand-selected specialty malts to mirror the qualities typically found in an Old Fashioned cocktail. The beer was aged on three different woods: bourbon barrels, rye whiskey barrels and new oak spirals, resulting in three unique versions of the beer, each offering a slightly different take on the same age-old recipe.
Rogue Dead Guy Ale 22ozDead Guy is a German-style Maibock made with Rogue's proprietary "PacMan" ale yeast. It is deep honey in color with a malty aroma, rich hearty flavor and a well balanced finish. Dead Guy is created from Northwest Harrington, Klages, Maier Munich and Carastan malts, along with Perle and Saaz Hops. Food pairings: Pork, Hot & Spicy.
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale 22ozThe beer with a guarantee built right into the name, this one is massively dry-hopped for your aromatic pleasure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TRawFT5ohTM
Samuel Adams Rebel IPA 6 pack 12ozRebel IPA is a West Coast-style IPA brewed with five types of American hops from the Pacific Northwest. Each hop imparts unique flavors and aromas to the brew: Cascade: Citrus and grapefruit flavor with subtle floral balance. Simcoe: Grapefruit peel and pine notes. Centennial: Citrus flavor with clean resinous notes. Chinook: American pine character with slight spice note. Amarillo: Orange, grapefruit, and notes of tangerine with some sweetness. Overall, this brew has big citrus and grapefruit aromas along with piney and resinous notes that come through in both the flavor and aroma, all from these West Coast hops. The yeast we use imparts a slight fruity flavor.
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No-Li Brewhouse Empire No. 8 Session IPA 22oz Bottleust as the Empire No. 8 rail-line brought people thirsty for adventure out West to Portland, Seattle and Spokane, this Spokane-Style session IPA brings people together for their adventures, big and small - casual get-togethers, tailgaiting fun, slope-side happy hours, and yardwork refreshments. This lower-alcohol, hop-forward beer's subtle nutty and honey malt backbone lets the grapefruit and lemon-citrus notes shine through.
Elysian Mens Room Original Black 22ozThe Mens Room Black is an extremely limited edition Imperial Red Ale from Elysian Brewing . Created for KISW Men's Room radio program. It is big, dark, aromatic, and full of yummy Chinook and cascade hops. Mens Room Black is Mens Room Red dressed up for a buddy's wedding, with a hangover. It's big and dark red, bitter and aromatic with lots of Chinook and Cascade hops, including two massive dry-hoppings. In addition to more of all the malts used in the Original Red–pale, C-77 crystal, Munich, Cara-hell and Cara-red, it's got a good dose of Briess Midnight Wheat, for color and extra yumminess. A portion of the proceeds go to the VA Puget Sound Fisher House and the Ft. Lewis Fisher House .
Iron Horse Brewing Hand Cannon IPA 22oz BottleA Megablast of Hops. Mosaic, Azacca, Calypso. Hops galore fill this explosive IPA, giving it a tropical and citrus aroma and flavor. The carapils malt helps provide the necessary stability to this hop loaded cannon sitting in your hand right now.
Widmer Brothers Rotator IPA Series: Hopside Down IPL 6 pack 12oz BottleWe're turning things deliciously upside down with this aggressively hopped, cold-fermented brew that brings together the clean, crisp finish of a lager with the hoppy aroma and character of an IPA, Hopside Down is our take on an India Pale Lager - or IPL. It offers a big floral hop aroma and a refreshing fry, mildly bitter finish perfect for the warmer summer months. Prost! to turning convention on its head.

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We are lucky to be working in the digital industry as it provides the most targetable and measurable medium yet in terms of marketing.
With the ability to combine first and third party data, bring offline data into play and combine it with granular behavioural and audience data (such as pages visited, searches made, content viewed, and time spent on certain activities), very specific audience segments can be defined, built and reached.
If you want to build an audience of wealthy families who live in Scotland, are interested in curling and are currently reading regularly reviews on executive cars, as well as looking for quotes on car insurance for example, these people can be identified and targeted accordingly.
Data Management Platforms (DMPs), or Audience Management Platforms (AMPs) if you prefer, provide the technology to collect, store, interrogate and then build audiences at a hyper-targeted level to support the needs of advertisers by providing the specific target audiences they wish to reach.
All this sounds very positive, but when looking at this in the cold light of day, is this really what brand marketers need and is it helping to improve advertising?
Is it beneficial or are we just becoming more efficient in reaching a cookie pool? We can offer them hyper-targeting but can we support this with the metrics they need to highlight success to them?
All too often, with the wealth of targeting criteria available online, it feels as if we are simply throwing data at marketers on the basis that something may stick, rather than going back to basics and understanding what they need.
However, just because there is the ability to do something, it does not mean it is necessarily the best course of action. If we go back to the fundamentals of direct marketing, then any segment needs to be distinct, identifiable, able to be reached and economically viable (i.e. large enough) to be worth targeting.
If you cannot execute a segment efficiently at that level, it may be best to ignore it and focus on defining something more broadly.
Take for example Experian, a company with more than 25 years in developing consumer classification systems across the world.
Mosaic UK, built from over 850m input sources and more than 400 variables, breaks the country's population into 67 different demographic types that make up 15 broad lifestyle groups. While they could create many more segments, they recognise the fact that too many options will be likely to put marketers off.
While people prefer some degree of choice, too much choice can be demotivating and unnecessary. Any good restaurant will have a relatively limited menu to make decisions easier (and to help manage stock control and cost at the same time).
Meanwhile, those which seem, on the surface, to be more attractive by having a larger menu and more choice actually make it much harder and more confusing for diners to make a decision. It's exactly the same with audience segments – too many become unwieldy, confusing and often unnecessary.
When it comes to Mosaic, the important thing is that segments are robust AND can be applied across multiple channels, be this direct marketing, email marketing, online or TV.
From a brand perspective, marketers want to have consistent target audiences that they can reach cross-channel: while online can drive the development of hyper-targeted segments, it becomes very difficult to translate and replicate these same audiences across other environments, making this benefit less attractive to a marketer.
When it comes to targeting, online can learn much from the offline world about how online segmentation should evolve and be packaged into simple, yet scalable, audience segments.
Marketers should be targeting segments that are selectable and viable (i.e. profitable) while ensuring their desired audiences can be reached across all campaign mediums they use. If we can address these needs to help drive online targeting, perhaps we can make online a more relevant environment for brands and thus further encourage them to embrace digital advertising.
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Hey Anthony,
Such a nice blog! I truly believe that as a marketer, targeting is the most essential factor. And through your blog, it is clearer why we should target to the specific segments. Like you said desired audiences can reach across all the online campaign through targeting, I totally agree to it. Thanks for this article.
Suspect i may be about to say the obvious - so sorry in advance! I enjoyed the blog because it made me think - then I sort of got to a place which went - don't we have to have flexible, adaptive products and services that reflect this ability to build on great targeting.
From my personal perspective I've no problem with a smart company targeting grumpy old men with no disposable income, living in the countryside and a hatred of University fees...but I want the product/service to also reflect this segment - not just the fact they've found me.
I don't want a great intro and well structured "David - we appreciate for many people life.....then - here have one of our standard off the shelf gizmo's that we've had a half hearted attempt to pretend is relevant by changing the colour of the box...."
every now and again I worry that marketing chaps forget they're also deeply ingrained in product/service innovation and development - so finding me is one thing....making me love your product and services is another thing entirely :-)...in a world of mass customisation I wan't a product/service that reflects my needs and drives - so micro segmentation is fine as long as the rest of the organsation can handle it???
I think there's a fine line here - while Mosaics are sufficient for some brands, there are others where they don't really benefit them at all so it becomes essential to create custom segments in order to target people who are in some way more relevant to the brand.
Also, while I can understand the need for large enough groups to target, the criteria has got to be specific enough to actually help them tailor the product to you. Have you ever looked at what Mosaic profile you would be classified under and whether any of the associations with this group actually match your own?
For me the problems Digital hits are more of their own making than down to the information that is available. In order to run an effective advertising campaign we need to:
* Target the right audience (something even with all this data is so regularly done wrong - No ISME, me looking at Nike trainers on your site does not mean I would like to buy Hairspray the movie or a pair of ladies tight jeans!)
* Reach them at the right time (if I'm in the middle of something, I'm unlikely to want to consider buying another product. Radio, TV and even Press and Outdoor buyers do this so well and yet online we seem to forget that people aren't switched on to advertising 24/7)
* Engage / interest this customer (which means we first and foremost need to actually get their attention and then secondly once we have we need to keep it and intrigue them - how many online display ads you've seen would you actually say caught your attention / provided a lasting memory? Part of the problem here is designs, the rest of formats but unfortunately neither side seems willing to develop these into something worthwhile...[I'm excluding VOD here])
* Drive an action (now I'm not suggesting that they need to jump straight into your booking engine and spend all their hard earned cash but brands or digital creatives seem to forget that the next step is to actually take a customer through to some content that will further their interest in the brand and begin to move them to a point of consideration)
* Track what these customers do next (for me this is about moving away of the incessant belief that if someone was served an ad they are now cookied as 'engaged' and if they convert then result, there's another sale and instead looking at what they do next, what has our Display activity driven in terms of changes in customer behaviour (versus how they were interacting before they saw the Display if we'd seen them before))
Ultimately, if we start to get these things right, irrespective of the size of our audience, large or small, we can start to justify a branding budget online.
Unfortunately, in order to do that, companies need to be willing to completely change the way they look at their media, particularly Display and that requires resource so who knows how many companies will actually get there!


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This week we bid farewell to Deb Berman, our invaluable High Line Art intern. A recent graduate from the University of Southern California, Deb has assisted our staff in countless ways since she joined our team in the spring.
Join us after the jump to read more.
While at the High Line, Deb worked closely with our curatorial, production, and communications staff, and gained insight into what is means to run an art program in a New York City public space. She began her internship by helping with the intricate de-installation and packing of Sarah Sze's sculpture Sill Life with Landscape (Model for a Habitat). She also organized our press archive, assisted with public events, and worked closely with artists and the staff to help them with research and production needs.
Cecilia Alemani, the Donald R. Mullen, Jr Curator and Director of High Line Art says, "Deb is caring, always respectful, and full of enthusiasm. It has been very rewarding to work with her."
By far her biggest task was coordinating artist Jennifer West's day-long performance One Mile Parkour Film.
Jennifer West says, "Working with Deb on my project was an absolute pleasure. She had a number of complicated tasks, from securing film locations to coordinating a huge group of volunteers, to figuring how to secure filmstrips in the water. Every step along the way, she was on top of everything, organized and had a damn good attitude. She's someone who can do anything, from lugging equipment, to coordinating with our neighborhood contacts, to speaking perfect Spanish. If there was a problem to be solved, she was on top of it. I am sincerely indebted to her work and efforts on the One Mile Parkour Film project. "
We recently sat down with Deb to chat about her internship at Friends of the High Line.
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I'm an artist living in Brooklyn. I went to the University of Southern California and moved to New York from Los Angeles a little over a year ago and I've spent the past six months working at Friends of the High Line.
Tell us something you know now that you did not know before working at the High Line.
I didn't realize how small the organization was. I somehow imagined that it would take a whole building of staff to provide so many programs apart from maintaining the park. It's actually a smaller group of some very dedicated and hardworking people.
What has been your favorite part of working on the High Line Art program?
The fact that you're right there working while everyone is enjoying the park is amazing. You get to see the fruits of your labor every day on the faces of hundreds of people. It's rewarding stuff.
Tell us a bit more about your involvement in Jennifer West's High Line Art Performance One Mile Parkour Film.
It was really fun and I enjoyed being so close to a public art event. I helped set up the event working closely with the artist, the High Line staff, and a wonderful group of volunteers. I did a lot of awesome things like helping the artist shoot 35mm on the roofs of surrounding buildings. I also wrote a lot of emails in the weeks leading up to the performance day.
What did you learn from that experience?
I learned a lot about how important it is to pay attention to details so that one can coordinate with people and have the project run smoothly. There are so many variables in the planning and executing an event or installation and you need to have your bases covered.
What was the strangest 'overheard on the High Line' comment you heard while working at the park?
I had a woman once ask me where the High Line was. When I responded that she was on it, she looked at me incredulously, having expected there to be an actual train, and then said, "You mean I have to walk all the way to 30th St?" Welcome to New York!
Which is your favorite public artwork on the High Line and why?
I loved Simone Forti's Huddle piece. It was a beautiful performance and it was wonderful to see the NYU students and grads work with the artist to create such a beautiful and subtle piece.
What are your plans after the High Line?
Continuing my art and seeing where life takes me!
From all of us at Friends of the High Line, thank you Deb for all your amazing work!


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U.S. and European stocks slid, the euro weakened and commodities declined after data showed an unexpected contraction in German manufacturing and Cyprus's president worked on a new plan to obtain a European bailout.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 0.6% at 2:59 p.m. in New York, with technology shares slumping after Oracle Corp.'s results missed analyst estimates. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index sank 0.7%. Ten-year Treasury yields lost three basis points to 1.93%. The euro fell against 13 of 16 major peers. Oil and gasoline led commodities lower and natural gas retreated after topping $4 per million British thermal units for the first time since 2011. The yen erased yesterday's 0.9% slump versus the dollar.
An index of German manufacturing unexpectedly slid to 48.9 this month and services fell to 51.6, while a composite gauge of both industries in the euro area contracted more than forecast. Fewer Americans than forecast filed jobless claims last week. Other reports showed sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose to the highest level in more than three years and a gauge of leading economic indicators topped estimates.
The market "is quite entitled to a breather and I think it may be taking a breather right now," David Kelly, the New York-based chief global strategist at JPMorgan Funds, said in a phone interview. "The U.S. economic story continues to improve," he said. "We still have some European concerns because the Europeans have to figure out a solution for Cyprus."
Fed Plans
U.S. stocks rose for the first time in four days yesterday, sending the S&P 500 within 0.5% of its 2007 record, and commodities gained as policy makers weighed bailout options for Cyprus and the Federal Reserve said it will keep up its bond buying. Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank would alter its monthly bond buying in response to gains in the job market, underscoring a need for flexibility as he expands Fed assets beyond a record $3 trillion.
Technology companies in the S&P 500, which account for 18% of the index and are the biggest industry among 10 groups, dropped 1.1% today and were the biggest drag on the benchmark gauge. Oracle Corp. sank 9.3%, the most since 2011, after results missed estimates as corporate customers transitioning to Web-based programs bought less hardware and software.
Cisco Systems Inc., International Business Machines Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. slid more than 1.3% to lead the Dow Jones Industrial Average down as much as 123 points.
Approaching Record
The S&P 500 is approaching a record almost 5 1/2 years after peaking and two years after most stocks in the gauge fully recovered from the worst bear market since the 1930s. The index has climbed 130% since March 2009, adding $10 trillion to the value of American equity as it erased losses from the credit crisis.
The majority of companies surpassed their previous highs by April 2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The S&P 500 Equal Weighted Index, which counts each company in the index equally instead of by their market value, increased 192% from the bottom. Unlike past bull markets, where a single industry dominated, all groups have improved in this rally as the U.S. economy recovers. The breadth of the rebound can be seen in the S&P 500's weightings, where none of the 10 industry measures represents more than 18% of the index.
Futures on the S&P 500 remained lower before the open of U.S. exchanges today as applications for jobless benefits increased by 2,000 to 336,000 in the week ended March 16, Labor Department figures showed today. Economists projected 340,000 claims, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey.
Home Sales
U.S. home sales increased 0.8% to a 4.98 million annualized rate, the National Association of Realtors said today. The Conference Board's index of U.S. leading indicators rose 0.5% in February, more than forecast, indicating the world's largest economy is strengthening.
The Fed Bank of Philadelphia's general economic index rose to 2 in March from minus 12.5 the prior month. Readings lower than zero signal contraction in the area covering eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware.
"We see the economy as being much more fragile than the market is acting right now," Eric Thorne, who helps oversee about $6 billion at Bryn Mawr Trust Co. in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, said in a phone interview. "We haven't seen any major resolution to these issues we were hearing about a couple years ago, yet stocks have decided to really ignore what's going on there and reach new all-time highs any way. Europe and the surrounding economies having trouble could well be the reason that the market decides to pause here for a while.
European Markets
The Stoxx 600 fell for the fourth time in five days, bringing the decline from last week's 4 1/2-year high to 1.4%. Lanxess AG sank 6% as the German chemical maker forecast a larger-than-estimated drop in profit amid weakening demand in the tire and automotive industries. BASF SE, the world's biggest chemical company, retreated 3.1% and Brussels-based Solvay SA lost 3.6%.
The euro slipped 1.4% vs. the yen and lost 0.2% to $1.2909 to trade near its lowest levels of the year. The composite gauge of purchasing managers in manufacturing and services industries fell to 46.5 from 47.9 in February, London-based Markit Economics said today. Analysts had forecast a reading of 48.2, according to the median of 23 estimates in a Bloomberg survey. A reading below 50 indicates contraction.
''German economic data is the lung of the European economy," said Yves Marcais, an equity sales trader at Global Equities in Paris. "When things there slow, it weighs on confidence."
The yen advanced vs. 15 of its 16 counterparts. Haruhiko Kuroda gave his first press briefing as central bank governor, saying that he will do everything possible to beat deflation and the Bank of Japan won't finance or underwrite government bonds.
The pound strengthened as much as 0.7% to a three- week high of $1.5210 after a government report showed retail sales increased more in February than economists forecast.
The yield on Spain's 10-year bond fell 10 basis points to 4.88% after the government sold 4.5 billion euros ($5.8 billion) of securities at an auction, exceeding its maximum target of 4 billion euros. Yields on French, German, Italian and Swedish debt also lost at least two basis points.
Euro-area finance chiefs, pressuring Cyprus to shrink its banking system as the condition for a bailout, are reviving demands they jettisoned last week as too extreme, four European officials said. Finance ministers are considering a plan to shutter the two biggest banks in Cyprus and freeze the assets of uninsured depositors, said the four officials, who asked not to be named because the talks are ongoing. The ministers are holding a teleconference tonight.
Cyprus Popular Bank Pcl and the Bank of Cyprus Plc would be split to create a so-called bad bank, one of the officials said. Insured deposits -- below the European Union ceiling of 100,000 euros ($129,000) -- would go into a so-called good bank and not sustain any losses, while uninsured deposits would go into the bad bank and be frozen until assets could be sold, said the four officials.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index slid 0.5% to its lowest level of the year as benchmark gauges in Brazil, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and Poland fell at least 0.4%.
KGHM Polska Miedz SA, which gets 17% of its revenue from Germany, slid 2.5% in Warsaw. Indian automakers Bajaj Auto Ltd. and Tata Motors Ltd. fell at least 4.2%. Tencent Holdings Ltd., China's largest Internet company, slumped 4% in Hong Kong as analysts cut share price forecasts. Brazil's Bovespa Index headed for a four-month low as miner MMX Mineracao & Metalicos SA dropped a seventh day.
Commodities Decline
The S&P GSCI Index of 24 commodities slipped 0.6%. Gasoline lost 1.6% to $3.0672 a gallon, while New York crude oil slipped 0.5% to $92.47 a barrel.
Natural gas futures slid after trading at an 18-month high above $4 in New York following a government report showing that U.S. stockpiles declined by less than expected last week. Gas slipped as much as 1.7% after rising to $4.025 per million British thermal units, the highest price since Sept. 15, 2011. Energy Information Administration data showed that inventories fell 62 billion cubic feet in the week ended March 15 to 1.876 trillion cubic feet. Analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg showed an expected withdrawal of 70 billion.
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HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's Fidel Castro praised the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday as a champion of the poor and said Cubans had lost their best friend ever, in his first comments on the death last week of his socialist ally.
Castro said the news, although not unexpected, had been a hard blow.
"On the 5th of March, in the afternoon hours, died the best friend the Cuban people had in their history," Castro wrote in a column published in Communist Party newspaper Granma.
"We have the honor of having shared with the Bolivarian leader the same ideals of social justice and of support for the exploited," said the 86-year-old Castro who led Cuba's 1959 revolution, ruled the country for 49 years and still plays a behind-the-scenes role.
"The poor are the poor in any part of the world," he said.
During Chavez' years in power, he and Castro forged a close personal and political relationship that resulted in extensive Venezuelan aid to the communist island and a shared strategy for promoting Latin American unity against U.S. influence in the region.
Chavez helped rescue Cuba from desperate economic times that followed the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, its former top ally, by providing two-thirds of its oil in a barter deal for the services of Cuban professionals, most of them doctors and nurses.
He also signed a number of joint ventures aimed at integrating the two countries' economies.
Chavez, 58, was diagnosed with cancer in the pelvic region in June 2011 by Cuban doctors and underwent four surgeries on the Caribbean island, which has an extensive medical system and provides free care to its people.
Except for a set of photographs, Chavez was never seen in public again following his last operation in December and he died on Tuesday in Caracas.
Castro said he had received a phone call via satellite notifying him of what he called "the bitter news."
"The significance of the phrase used was unmistakable. Although we knew the critical state of his health, the news hit us hard," wrote Castro, who resigned as Cuba's president five years ago because of his own health problems.
"I remembered the times he joked with me saying that when both of us finished our revolutionary work, he would invite me to spend time by the Arauca River in Venezuelan territory, which reminded him of the rest he never had," Castro said.
Raul Castro, who succeeded his older brother as Cuba's president, represented the island on Friday at Chavez' funeral.
Chavez' death has raised worries in Cuba that Venezuelan aid will cease to flow to the island.
His preferred successor, Nicolas Maduro, is favored to win an April election to replace Chavez and expected to continue his Cuba policies for the immediate future.
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Castro closed his column by paraphrasing a famous quote from another late friend and revolutionary, Ernesto "Che" Guevara," the Argentine physician who fought alongside him in the Cuban revolution.
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Sadly, the original post was deleted through consideration before I hit the Submit button.
This is odd, because to have a post disappear a few things have to happen: 1) someone has to nominate it to the Nodes to Consider section, and then 2) at least 3 other high level monks have to vote to have it deleted. This seems like a fairly good method so far. And of course, having a couple of monks vote to keep it will prevent it from being deleted. The only changes I might suggest to this system is playing around with the ratio (but I think it is okay for now myself) and perhaps having a "cooling-off" period - the Grim Reaper will not harvest a node if it is less than 20 minutes old, for example. Assuming a lot of monks are constantly watching the Nodes to Consiser page, this gives them a chance to register a "keep" vote.
Having typed all that, I note that I cannot find the post referenced above in Nodes to Consider nor among the Bony One's humble collection. I may be wrong, but I suspect this was submitted as a Q&A question, which can be removed very quickly by a Q&A editor. In which case, we should be asking about this policy, not the "considered nodes" ones, as they are very different. The fact that the reply mentioned above has no "parent" further encourages my suspicions regarding it's Q&A origins. (For contrast, this reply to a deleted node still mentions it's parents)
All in all, I feel the current system is working fairly well, and this particular case is probably an exception to the normal course of things.
Update: The parent node is now there. Weird. Perhaps it was a hiccup in the Everything engine. It really was gone for a while. Ohwell. *shrug*
Update #2: Okay, I guess you can disregard the whole thrust of my "Q&A" argument. The real question is, where did the post go? There were at least 10 minutes when it was not in the Meditations section, not on the Newest Nodes page, not showing up as a link in the "In reply to" at the top of the replies, not in the Nodes to Consider section, and not listed in Scary Monk's writeups.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE UK CHAMPIONSHIP: THE 1980s
A student of technique, he had something less definable, a quality of personality which enabled him to retreat into his own mind when the chaos of snooker, with its heady mix of skill, pressure and luck, was all around him.
Barry Hearn, his gregarious manager, had the opposite persona to his shy young charge. Hearn came from a working class background but went into accountancy on his mother's advice: "you never meet a poor one" she had told him.
He purchased a string of snooker clubs and in Davis identified a rare character, and someone who would work as hard as was necessary to achieve his goals.
They were part of the Romford mob, a brash crowd who would reap the financial rewards of a sport swiftly demanding serious TV time.
In 1980, the BBC upped its coverage of the UK Championship from three days to nine. Davis won it, beating Alex Higgins 16-6 in the final. It was the first of more than 80 titles he has won thus far.
A demonstration of his growing confidence and status came in the semi-finals where he demolished Terry Griffiths 9-0.
In the 1981 final Davis, already world champion, steamrollered Griffiths again, 16-3, to defend his title.
Griffiths got some sort of revenge in 1982, beating Davis 9-6 in the quarter-finals, and in the final edged Higgins 16-15 from 15-13 down in what one newspaper dubbed 'The Shoot-out at the UK Coral' – the bookmakers having come in as title sponsors.
The 1983 final still provides great memories for Higgins's loyal army of fans. If snooker was a soap opera than Higgins was Dirty Den: mad, bad and dangerous to know. Davis, on the other hand, was Ken Barlow: boringly dependable.
The point, though, is that while Den was killed off (twice, in fact), Barlow is still going strong to this day.
In 1983, it looked as if the player given the ironic nickname 'Interesting' would prevail after Davis raced into a 7-0 lead.
But Higgins was never better than in a fight and he roared back, his supporters with him for every ball, to win 16-15, one of his greatest ever victories and one of snooker's most pulsating finals.
The rematch came a year later but fizzled out, Davis winning 16-8. He was deep in trouble in the 1985 final against Willie Thorne, who led 13-8 only to miss a straightforward final blue and lose the frame.
Davis scented blood and launched his own fightback, winning 16-14 in a defeat that almost came to define Thorne's career.
A fifth UK title came Davis's way in 1986 when he defeated Neal Foulds 16-7 in a tournament best remembered for Higgins's headbuttting of the tournament director, which led to a £12,000 fine and five-tournament suspension.
A sixth title was secured when Davis beat Jimmy White 16-14 in 1987, which he described afterwards as "the highest standard match I've ever played in."
It was ten years since Patsy Fagan had won the inaugural UK Championship and collected a winner's cheque for £2,000. Davis's prize was £70,000, a sign of how snooker had gone forth and multiplied in the intervening decade.
Indeed, it seemed as if Davis's run of success would go on and on. However, a few weeks before his sixth UK triumph, an 18 year-old Scot named Stephen Hendry had won the Grand Prix.
Hendry had many of the same qualities Davis possessed: self assurance, a strong work ethic, in Ian Doyle a canny manager and, of course, the talent on the table to succeed.
He swept Davis away 9-3 in the 1988 semi-finals but his coronation was not to be. Doug Mountjoy, at 46 and ten years on from his first UK title capture, instead authored a remarkable fairy tale by winning it again.
Dropping down the rankings and apparently into the autumn of his career, Mountjoy went to see Frank Callan, a Blackpool fishmonger and astute coach who set about rebuilding his game.
After the first day, the final was poised at 7-7, but Mountjoy pulled away in style, winning all seven frames of the third session and compiling three successive centuries.
Hendry recovered to 15-12 but Mountjoy duly completed an emotional 16-12 victory.
Hendry's time would come, though, and indeed did a year later when he won the last UK title of the 1980s with a 16-12 defeat of Davis.
He had beaten him before but never over this distance in a match of such importance.
It was symbolic of the changing of the guard at the top of snooker: the Davis era of dominance was over and the Hendry years had begun.
6 comments:
- jamie brannon said...
Mark King and Peter Ebdon would be the Mitchell Brothers.
- 12:40 pm
- mg147 said...
Good article! :)
These best-of 11`s nowadays don´t really seem right for the 2nd most important tournament..
If they (BBC?) insist on best-of 11´s, why not at least have the final best-of 31, to give the tournament a worthy finale?!
- 12:49 pm
Excellent piece Dave and a very good summation of Higgins and Davis.
Two of the most incredible changes of character and persona in any walk of life (let alone sport) must be Steve Davis and boxer George Foreman. They are unrecognisable now to how they were at the height of their powers - like 2 different people.
Incidentally it's a disgrace that the 83 and 88 UK Championship Finals are not available on dvd. They were 2 of the most iconic finals in the history of snooker. What a crying shame.
- 3:09 pm
- Tim Sandle said...
This is a great series of articles.
Alex Higgins had a very impressive run in the UK for a period of time:
1977: semi-final, 1978: semi-final; 1979: quarter-final; 1980: final; 1981: quarter-final; 1982: final; 1983: winner; 1984: final; 1985: last-16; 1986: semi-final; 1987: last-16; 1988: last-32; 1989: last-32
Not close to Davis' achievements, but probably second best over that era in terms of number of matches won, at least until his natural ability slipped away.
Certain players play their best over long matches and it's a shame that these better tests of ability are fewer these days.
- 8:00 pm
Although the UK is still with us today and is still a Major championship the single biggest mistake any governing body in snooker has made was reduce the final from a best of 31 in 1993 even bigger than the Best of 11 of this year.
as a kid for me the UK Was the Winter World Championship something different to the norm then during the 90s it became very much the same as any other event and culminating in the format this year.
reduction might be done with the best of intensions but you might aswell say it killed the UK as a true MAJOR.
- 5:14 pm
Terrific piece Dave.
The UK in the 80's provided so many memorable sporting moments.
Higgins' amazing comeback to defeat Romford Slim in '83 was as much about putting one over the Hearn dynasty and everything it represented. One to the street fighter.
Davis v White in '87 was another 'classic' that Jimmy fell just short of.
Mountjoy's swan song victory against Hendry in '88 was equalled only by his magnanimous and generous praise of Hendry during his acceptance speech. A very classy gesture and a very accurate prediction.
Snooker has much to be proud of.
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Director's Note: As the announcement below indicates, I will be leaving Pew shortly to start a new adventure among my friends and colleagues in the elections world. I'll have more details on the transition in the coming weeks – as well as lots (and lots!) of words of gratitude and reflection on 10 years at Pew – but for now I want to thank each and every one of you for your support through the years. Stay tuned! Doug Chapin
Chapin to Join Humphrey School
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The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota announced today that Doug Chapin, a leading national voice on election policy, will be the new Director of its Program for Excellence in Election Administration, which is part of the School's Center for the Study of Policy and Governance (CSPG).
"We are excited to have Doug join us," said Larry Jacobs, Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies and Director of CSPG. "He has always been a valued advisor to Humphrey in our efforts to professionalize the practice of election administration, and I look forward to working with him as we seek to realize that vision."
Chapin comes to the Humphrey School after 10 years at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where he served as Director of Election Initiatives for the Pew Center on the States. Under his leadership, Pew's elections team successfully lobbied for enactment of military and overseas voting reform in Congress and state legislatures, enlisted dozens of states and technology partners like Google, Microsoft and Facebook to provide official voting information online and via mobile technology, and worked with election officials, academics and technical experts to design and implement efforts to upgrade the nation's voter registration systems.
"I look forward to working with states and localities across the nation on programs that identify and share the best and most innovative approaches to election administration," said Chapin. "I have long advocated for a more formal approach to recruiting and developing the next generation of election officials, and the Humphrey School is the perfect place to make those ideas into reality."
Prior to serving at Pew, Chapin was an attorney in private practice specializing in election and ethics law. He also served as Elections Counsel to the Democrats on the U.S. Senate Rules Committee from 1997 to 2000, where he focused on federal election legislation and participated in the review of the disputed 1996 Senate election in Louisiana.
Chapin is a frequent speaker on voting technology, voter registration, election law issues and the status of election reform efforts nationwide, and has taught courses on election administration and the law as an adjunct professor at American University, Georgetown University Law Center and William and Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law. He holds a law degree from Georgetown University, a master's degree in public administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor's degree in politics from Princeton University.
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The North Face Superlight 0
|3 lb 3 oz / 1448 g
|3 lb 12 oz / 1714 g
|Fill Weight
|1 lb 13 oz / 810 g
|1 lb 14 oz / 860 g
|Temperature Rating
|600 Fill-Power Down
|600 Fill-Power Down
|Max User Height
|5 ft 6 in / 167 cm
|6 ft 0 in / 183 cm
|Shoulder Girth
|56 in / 142 cm
|56 in / 142 cm
|Hip Girth
|60 in / 152 cm
|60 in / 152 cm
|Foot Girth
|38 in / 97 cm
|38 in / 97 cm
Good construction, a bit tight for me. Kept me warm…
Design: Mummy
Fill: Down
Temperature Rating: 0 F
Price Paid: $115 on sale
Good construction, a bit tight for me. Kept me warm down to about 25F but cold below that. I went to another store and looked at another Superlight and it had probably 2" more loft than mine. I've since noticed with any TNF product with down that the loft really varies from bag to bag, or jacket to jacket, of the same model, so check the bag before you buy to make sure it has the proper loft.
I highly recommend the women's Superlight North Face…
Source: bought it new
I highly recommend the women's Superlight North Face 0 degree sleeping bag. Very comfortable and packs well. Have never gotten cold.
- Comfortable
- Warm
- Packs well
- None
The North Face Women's Superlight 600 Fill, 0 degree sleeping bag is awesome! Most comfortable and warm sleeping bag. Never have I got cold while camping, in fact I have tucked in early just to get warm!
Easily the best "Value" of any outdoor product I've…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: Approximately $160
Easily the best "Value" of any outdoor product I've ever purchased.
- Durable
- Lightweight
- Packable
- Nylon cold initially in the wintertime, clammy in the summer
I've had the privilege of owning the North Face goose down Superlight since 1976. It's served me well ever since then. As my body changed, and it was too tight to zip around my torso, I found it works just fine zipped to the knees and used like a big down blanket.
Utilizing an Exped down mat, I've used this 0 degree bag in single digit temps as recently as last winter. On summer trips, it makes a nice goose down pillow.
Only thing I'd change is to make it wider and use an interior material that feels nicer on the skin than nylon. But I feel I've easily got my money's worth!
I've owned this bag for 3 yrs and taken it through…
Fill: 600 (they say?)
Temperature Rating: 0
I've owned this bag for 3 yrs and taken it through its paces. It is compressible, and comfortable/roomy interior, with a nice fleece inner collar and a good functional cord system. What it doesn't have is 0 degree warmth! I've never been warm in this thing below 25 degree temps.
I really like this bag. I have had it for a couple…
Design: mummy
Fill: 600
Temperature Rating: 0
Weight: 3 lbs
Price Paid: $279
I really like this bag. I have had it for a couple of years, and dragged it all around the Sierras. It has held up well, and kept me warm for the most part. I probably would only rate the bag to about 15-25 degrees.
What I really want to know is if the bag will zip into a male model? Anybody know?
After reading Rich's review I thought about my North…
Design: mummy
Fill: 600 fill
Temperature Rating: 0 farenheight
Weight: 3+ lbs
Price Paid: Replacement bag
After reading Rich's review I thought about my North Face Chamois down bag I received as a Xmas present in 1972. Don't know what it was rated at but I slept comfortably in it at 13 degrees back in 1976 (and I am a cold sleeper)
Two years ago the baffles started to tear and the down migrated to various parts of the bag. I sent the bag to North Face to see if they could repair it. To my surprise they replaced the bag with a brand new Superlight at no charge (other than the cleaning cost of the old bag) something about the bag has a lifetime warranty. I was totally blown away. Talk about a company that stands behind it's product!!! I was very impressed with their customer service.
As for the new Superlight bag it is 600 fill down and a little heavy for my backpacking use but it is good for car camping. My 13 year old daughter has used it in temps down to the low 30s in Yosemite and has been quite comfortable in it. Nice product!
I have no serious complaints with the bag. It's not…
Design: Mummy
Fill: 600 Down
Temperature Rating: 0 Degrees Farenheight
Weight: 3.5 lbs
Price Paid: $200
I have no serious complaints with the bag. It's not as light as they would imply using the "Superlight" name but it's not heavy either. The goose down isn't the highest quality and I personally don't feel the bag keeps me warm below around 10 degrees farenheight, but it does compress well and takes up very little room in the pack. Also, I've had mine for a number of years and it has proven to be far more durable than any synthetic bags I have owned as far as loft retention goes. For the price, it's not a bad bag, but I wouldn't willingly use it at 0 degrees.
The Superlight is an honest serviceable bag for moderate…
The Superlight is an honest serviceable bag for moderate winter conditions. Contrary to its name, it is not really that light for a 0F bag. It weighs only a little less than my Marmot Couloir, which is a -20F bag. It also would not be my choice to use in temps as low as 0F. I choose it for winter mountaineering in the Cascades when I expect temperatures no lower than mid teens.
I have used this bag for almost 3 years and have not…
Design: mummy
Fill: 600 fill down
Temperature Rating: 0 F
Weight: 3lbs 11oz
Price Paid: $143 on sale
I have used this bag for almost 3 years and have not been disappointed yet. I have used it in temperatures down to about 20 degrees and have been very warm (however I tend to sleep warm anyway). I'm pretty sure that its temperature rating is about right for me. For the price I paid for it, it was a very worthwhile purchase. I doubt that I would pay the full retail price for it, due to the fact that there are many other brands out there more well-known for sleeping bag quality and many have models that are lighter in weight with higher quality down fill than the Superlight.
Positives: This bag has held up well to more than…
Design: mummy
Fill: 650 fill down
Temperature Rating: 0 F
Weight: 3lbs 7oz
Price Paid: $220
This bag has held up well to more than 50 nights of use.
It was comfortable at 26 degrees during a week trek in July through California's Desolation Wilderness.
It was warm at 2 degrees during a two night stay at 10,400 on Mt. Shasta in November.
Compresses well and as advertised, it is very light.
I found this bag to be constrictive in the shoulders and hips.
I am 6' and 195 lbs. Genetics have given me slightly wider hips so that could account for that related problem.
I enjoyed this bag but have sold it and purchased SD stretch deep sleep model.
Even though this bag looks good by the numbers, I…
Design: Mummy
Fill: 650 fill down
Temperature Rating: 0 F
Weight: 3lbs7oz
Price Paid: $235 norm, pd. $200
Even though this bag looks good by the numbers, I can't speak very highly of its performance. Despite much effort to keep it dry, even brief contact with the moist tent floor cut straight through this bag's thin, not-waterproof-enough outshell, and went straight to the loft. With the bag only moderately damp, I was shivering in 15-20f nights, well within the bag's 0f rating. That said, i'm sure it would work well on dry approaches and powerdy dry snow, if taken care of and placed in a suffiectly dry tent.
Other than the problems with lack of waterproofness, this seems to be a good bag for the price. It has killer warmth when dry, and the fit seems good. Very lofty, especially for a bag in this price range. At just shy of three and a half pounds, I wouldn't call this a Superlight. It compresses to a fairly small package with the stuff sack included, but I feel that there is slack enough that a compression would still help significantly.
For my two cents, take the extra pound or so and buy a synthetic instead.
The North Face has excelled in the new design of this…
Design: mummy
Fill: 600+ fill down
Temperature Rating: 0 F
Weight: 3lbs 6oz
Price Paid: $245
The North Face has excelled in the new design of this bag. The "Chevron" Baffles, Draft Tube, Outer Shell Material, and Watch Pocket are testament to TNF's return to commitment to quality and design. The construction of this bag is unparalled by any other I have seen in the same price range. The bag is highly compressable and lightweight -- plus lives up to the 0 degree rating.
I use the bag for general backpacking, as well as year-round mountaineering in the cascades. Although never put to the test in temperatures less than 10 degrees F, it has kept me toasty warm in sub-freezing temps on countless nights. A "Best Buy" for anyone looking for a quality down bag in this price range.
An extremely light, compact, versatile bag. This would…
Design: mummy
Fill: 550 fill down
Temperature Rating: 0 F
Weight: about 2.5 lbs.
Price Paid: $205 on sale
An extremely light, compact, versatile bag. This would be the ideal bag for walking the Pacific Crest trail and making ascent excursions without fearing the cold. Whatever people might say about The North Face, when they say zero degrees, they mean zero degrees. No tent, no thermals, no 2-inch air pad. Just you, the bag, and the cold. Highly Recommended, long-life bag. nothing fancy. Excellent value.
I have owned this bag for two years now. The only…
Design: mummy
Fill: 500 fill down
Temperature Rating: 0 F
Weight: 2LB 14OZ
Price Paid: $225 (on sale)
I have owned this bag for two years now. The only words I can use to describe it is "remarkable." I could also throw in flawless. It has kept me toasty in all weather conditions. Buy it, you will never regret it.
This is an awesome sleeping bag. It will warm you…
Design: mummy
Fill: 500 fill down
Temperature Rating: 0 F
Weight: 2lbs 14oz
Price Paid: $291
This is an awesome sleeping bag. It will warm you up on the coldest of nights and will not overheat you on the warmer nights (up to about 20 to 25 degrees F). I have had zero problems with this pack except for the fact that TNF updated it with draft tubes an chevron baffeling a few months after I bought mine, but that is how it goes sometimes. Don't worry though now it is an even better sleeping bag at the same price.
One extraordinary thing about this bag is the size to which it compresses. It is so remarkable that you would have to see it to believe it. About, if not smaller, than the size of a football.
If cold weather backpacking is what you are doing then this is the bag for you; good looking, highly compressible, very warm, and backed by a lifetime guarrantee.
Compact and warm bag for 3 season. Comfortable and…
Design: Mummy
Fill: 550 fill down
Temperature Rating: 0 F
Weight: 2.5 approx.
Price Paid: $290
Compact and warm bag for 3 season. Comfortable and roomy even with my 6'4" frame. A bit light on the loft, will probably send it to Feathered Friends and have some more down added.
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The other day an Apple fan was saying that he was proud of being a pure Apple experience guy, hating having to deal with more than one operating system. After pointing out he was using both iOS and OSX, I got thinking about how many I use in my daily life, and was wondering where you are on yours:
Windows – Home desktop (Win7); Work Laptop & Workout Laptop (WinXP)
Blackberry OS – Cellphone (work-provided)
Android OS – Portable Media Player (Gingerbread); Tablet (Jelly Bean)
Not counting whatever OS runs my car, home theatre, home applicances, or elevators of course. :P Other more common options I suppose include OSX, iOS, Chrome, Windows Phone, Symbian, and various Open OS flavours.
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