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A third of employers may drop health plans in 2014, study says
SpanishImmersed Mesa, AZJune 8, 2011 10:57 p.m.
I guess we're all going to be on social medicare, cradle to grave. Goodbye to the health care system we have known....BlueCross, Cigna, Humana, MetLife, Kaiser, United, DMBA, Aetna, etc...
Rifleman Salt Lake City, UtahJune 8, 2011 8:56 p.m.
Re: Pagan/Pagen
The point of this whole story is that a third of employers may drop health plans in 2014 thanks to Mr. Obama. When government gets its fingers into something you can't possible expect it to succeed .... with the possibility of wars we start, the post office, social security, and oh yes, no child left behind.
patriot Cedar Hills, UTJune 8, 2011 4:47 p.m.
Hmmm, as I recall the GOP was forecasting this very thing happening about a year ago when Obamacare was being rammed down our throats and of course the demo-rats were promising no such thing would happen. Oh and I'm just certain this has nothing to do with all the insane mandates, taxes and crap that Obamacare is and will be lumping on employers going forward. Isn't this convienent that employers start dropping their benefits for health care just in time for the big brother government to come sweeping in and save the day with their own insurance. Oh and I'm just certain this is just a coincidence. NOT!!!!! This has been the plan from day one with Obamacare - to create a giant government dependence and increase their al-mighty power over our lives. I smell a single payer plan about to be re-introduced by the chosen one.
screenname Salt Lake City, UTJune 8, 2011 4:10 p.m.
It is not a study. It is a survey, as indicated by the article. I'm beginning to suspect you didn't even read it (the article).
My questions were only to give you an opportunity to make sense of your post and how it related to mine. Because you cannot answer the questions adequately, you refuse to. If you would stay on topic with your posts, I wouldn't have so many questions about them.
Why can't you help me make the connection? Because there is no connection. Share an example of a BUSINESS declaring bankruptcy because of the rising costs of insurance, and you MIGHT have a point. But even then, it'd be inconclusive, unsupported by ANY sources, and pure conjecture on your part. How does an individual declaring bankruptcy have any effect on the business that employs him/her?
I understand that health care costs have been skyrocketing. They continue to skyrocket under Obamacare. Care to provide any evidence that Obamacare has reduced the rate at which health care costs are increasing?
Belching Cow Sandy, UTJune 8, 2011 3:20 p.m.
Does anyone really understand what Pagan's posts are about? Most of the time I skip over them cause they don't make any sense. Today I decided to try and make sense of a couple of them with no luck.
Liberal Ted Salt Lake City, UTJune 8, 2011 3:06 p.m.
Let's see how long it is before the federal government starts "borrowing" just short term from health care to pay for pet projects and other pork and bribe their followers to vote for them again. That's why social security is in such trouble. Borrow Borrow Borrow, the next generation can pay. Borrow now, think later attitude is not working. I have $15 Trillion reasons why it's not working. That's pretty compelling arguement right there. I don't care where the money was spent or the programs created from it. It's debt! Pure and simple. Debt is NOT prosperity! Debt is the opposite of prosperity. We are NOT the richest country in the world. We are just as poor as the third world countries we're borrowing from.
Why can't the left wrap that around their heads? It's simple. They don't care what happens. Their attitude is as long as they're taken care of (live for today)don't worry about tomorrow.
Well I'm not interested in passing debt on to other generations. Our legacy is either debt or surplus. I would rather have surplus as our legacy.
ouisc Farmington, UTJune 8, 2011 2:30 p.m.
The best way to keep costs down is through competition. Eliminating competition is not good for medical costs or clinical outcomes.
I am fully in favor of universal coverage. But I am adamantly opposed to the government driving the market for heatlhcare coverage.
Somebody once again claimed U.S. healthcare is not as good as Europe. Note a couple of huge differences: Europe is perfecting U.S. innovation (much like Japan did in the technology revolution) while the U.S. continues to pour more and more money into medical research (such as a huge part of Obama's economic "stimulus" spending).
So our president has done the two things to healthcare that we really can't afford right now: 1) discouraged competition, and 2) increased healthcare costs.
And please stop thinking healthcare is perfect outside of the U.S. France and parts of Canada (British Columbia) are actually looking to re-privatize health insurance coverage due to government ineffectiveness. Single payer really isn't such a golden idea.
What we need to do is find a way to get the world to pay the U.S. for our healthcare and pharmaceutical innovation!
screenname Salt Lake City, UTJune 8, 2011 2:19 p.m.
I inserted the word "Obamacare" because it was an antecedent. Since I didn't include the antecedent in the quote itself, its meaning is unclear. It's a common practice. It's very obvious from many quotes in the article that employers are dropping health insurance coverage due to Obamacare.
It's quite a logical leap to jump from a health insurance company dropping individual policy holders to employers dropping health insurance coverage from its benefits. They're completely different animals. I ask again, do you have any evidence for your claim that employers were dropping coverage before the law was enacted?
I also have no idea where you got the idea that an increase in the number of bankruptcies should be ignored. What did I say that implied that? How do bankruptcies apply to employers dropping certain benefits?
What does a public option being included in health care reform have anything to do with my argument? I'm not even sure whose points you're trying to rebut. Strawman, perhaps?
Rifleman Salt Lake City, UtahJune 8, 2011 2:06 p.m.
Re: Pagan | 9:25 a.m. June 8, 2011
Why should employers be expected to pay for something Obamacare is going to take care of? If employers are given options they should be expected to take the one that costs them the least. A win win for everybody ..... except maybe for the taxpayers and they're expendable.
Belching Cow Sandy, UTJune 8, 2011 1:58 p.m.
Bingo! You hit the nail on the head.
Pagan Salt Lake City, UTJune 8, 2011 1:11 p.m.
'You claimed in your post at 9:25 am that employers were going to drop coverage before Obamacare was enacted. Do you have any evidence that this is true?' - screenname | 11:58 a.m. June 8, 2011
Well, I thought the date, time and source of healthcare companies dropping patients for 'pre-existing conditions' was evidence enough.
*'Wellpoint Drops Coverage For Some Women With Breast Cancer' - By Mary Ellen Egan - Forbes Magazine - 04/23/10
But true this is not the 'employers' per se'.
Just the insurance companies they employ.
Does this mean you would get any health insurance if your insurance company, provided by your employer dropped you?
And how does the study 'precisely' name Obamacare...
if you have to insert the word?
It's called HEALTHCARE reform.
Also, I cited a 81% increase in bankrupcies from the American Journal of Medicine. That is a direct corelation.
Or are you implying that a more than 3/4ths increase in bankrupcy, from 1981 till today, should be ignored...
instead of healthcare reform, signed a little over one year ago?
And last, was a Public Option INCLUDED in healthcare reform?
No. It wasn't.
screenname Salt Lake City, UTJune 8, 2011 11:58 a.m.
You claimed in your post at 9:25 am that employers were going to drop coverage before Obamacare was enacted. Do you have any evidence that this is true?
Keep in mind that this survey specifically mentions that a higher percentage of companies indicated they might drop coverage due precisely to Obamacare:
"the McKinsey consultants explained the law's [Obamacare] "implications for their companies and employees" before asking for a response, according to the report..."
It appears that a large number of the companies contemplating dropping health insurance is a result of Obamacare, not the rising costs of health insurance.
Pagan Salt Lake City, UTJune 8, 2011 11:39 a.m.
'Let's face it pagan you're leader is going down the toilet.' - Liberal Ted | 10:43 a.m. June 8, 2011
Well, at least your going away from calling Obama 'boy', as the first black president.
But if your implying he's 'my' leader...
do you feel that you are above the President of the United States and shouldn't have to follow his legal orders?
I have almost NEVER agreed with George W. Bush, but I never claimed he WASN'T President of the United States.
Just a bad one.
And then, dosen't that mean he was YOUR leader, that you elected...
J-TX Allen, TXJune 8, 2011 11:27 a.m.
JustAsking - One of the big promises (lies) from Obama about his "health care reform" was that it was going to save me money. It was going to put pressure on the big Insurance companies to increase efficiency in order to compete. It was going to force Pharmaceutical companies to make reasonable profits. Bullocks!
And as long as I stay under a group plan, my wife will remain covered, though the out-of-pockets are going to go up and up and up.
I'm not only criticizing Obamacare because it hasn't done / isn't doing / won't do what it promised. I am criticizing our government of the last 25 years for allowing the Health Care industry to rape the American people. I am equally criticizing them for not passing Tort Reform to limit malpractice awards, which is a major determinant in rising health care costs.
We don't treat the disease in this country. We treat the symptoms in a reactive mode that buries the economy and the average citizen in red tape and national debt.
JustAsking Saint George, UTJune 8, 2011 10:53 a.m.
J-TX your increases in cost for insurance are on par with previous year increases. 18% is consistent with historical year over year averages going back for almost 7 years.
I suppose you are writing President Bush a scathing letter complaining about it.
Obama Care is not to blame for your woes. In fact thanks to Obama care you will be able to find coverage for your wife in the future. That is definitely an option not available in the past.
Liberal Ted Salt Lake City, UTJune 8, 2011 10:43 a.m.
Oh thank you, oh wise barackupcy! Borrow, Spend, Borrow, Spend!! Yes oh Yes it feels soo good to run the country into the ground.
We don't need silly jobs!
We have welfare and a nanny state to make all the bad go away:)
Let's make barry huessein obama our king! There is no chance of corruption, greed, deals with big business like GE, GMC, OIL, ACORN, Weiner etc!
Let's face it pagan you're leader is going down the toilet. Pelosi did keep one promise. The swamp in DC is going to be drained of the filth. They cleaned out a good portion of it last election. Come on 2012 and we'll clean out some more of it!
USAlover Salt Lake City, UTJune 8, 2011 10:39 a.m.
Had Obama ever run a company, worked in a company or had any experience in business, he would have seen this coming.
It's about time we send a man to to do a man's job.
Pagan Salt Lake City, UTJune 8, 2011 10:37 a.m.
'Obamacare has thus;
1) Limited choice and competition' - J-TX | 9:56 a.m. June 8, 2011
This would make sense...
if you provided even ONE health insurance comapny that went under after 'Obamacare'.
Since you didn't....
What healthcare providers are you factually DENIED from using?
You didn't say.
Also, major healthcare provides could 'opt out' anytime! It was called a 'pre-existing condition.'
*'Wellpoint Drops Coverage For Some Women With Breast Cancer' - By Mary Ellen Egan - Forbes Magazine - 04/23/10
And last, if you cannot see that healthcare cost's have been going up...
since 1981...
supported by the American Journal of Medicine in 2009...
which I posted on 9:25 a.m. June 8, 2011!
I cannot help you if you want to 1) Created and 2) Ignore the facts of the matter.
mkSdd3 Ogden, UTJune 8, 2011 10:35 a.m.
It is easy for those that support Obamacare to look forward with an optimistic eye right now. We are only speculating how the system will work and what the benefits will be. The promise of universal health care is easy to look at with rose colored glasses. But can any of those supporters help me out and give me any government run program that is run well?
I just need a glimmer of hope.
All government run programs are slow, long lines, inefficient, and a big pain to deal with. I know that this is a huge generalization, that is why I am asking for the example of a well run program so I can pin my hopes on that.
JustAsking Saint George, UTJune 8, 2011 10:31 a.m.
This report also found:
"Overall, employees value cash compensation several times more than health coverage. Further, many younger employees also value career-development opportunities and work-life balance more than health benefits," McKinsey says. 60 percent of employees surveyed expect employers to offer higher wages if they drop insurance coverage, and most employers said they probably would.
Another reason why employees might tolerate the axing of their benefits is that the policies offered by the state exchanges may be better and cheaper for them."
Sounds like a win win....
Again Hooray for Change!!!! Hooray for the economy!!! Hooray for Obama Care!!!!!!
FDRfan Sugar City, IDJune 8, 2011 9:56 a.m.
Northern Lights.
I have Medicare but also a choice of several plans for supplemental coverage. I have more healthcare freedom now than I ever did before.
J-TX Allen, TXJune 8, 2011 9:56 a.m.
Obamacare has thus;
1) Limited choice and competition,
2) Made healthcare less available by having health providers opt out of major plans, and
3) Made health care more expensive.
My group health renewal, which takes effect in September, has me paying 18% more overall (prescriptions are 50% more), with a reduction in benefits. Thank goodness my wife's current cancer treatment is under this year's "cheap" plan.....NOT.
screenname Salt Lake City, UTJune 8, 2011 9:32 a.m.
Would any fan of Obamacare care to explain to me how it helps the common man stand up to the evil insurance companies? Does it break up the supposed monopolies? Does it offer an alternative? Does it force them to lower their prices?
JustAsking Saint George, UTJune 8, 2011 9:26 a.m.
Employers like me, are finally seeing the reality that when individuals can buy better insurance, cheaper, without interference from employers they are better off taking their healthcare into their own hands.
Finally we will be free to choose...... Republicans had years to address this issue but they chose to bask in the "PAYOLA" of special interests and profit from our misery.
Shame on Republicans for supporting a communistic system of corporate greed. Thank you Obama for standing for freedom and for restoring a truly capitalistic system.
Pagan Salt Lake City, UTJune 8, 2011 9:25 a.m.
If you thought your employer was going to keep paying for your healthcare BEFORE healthcare reform, you are foolish. And need to keep up with the trends.
'Only in America: Bankruptcy Due to Health Care Costs' - James E. Dalen, MD, MPH - 08/04/09
'The article by Himmelstein in this issue of the The American Journal of Medicine documents that health care expenses were the most common cause of bankruptcy in the United States in 2007, accounting for 62% of US bankruptcies compared with 8% in 1981.'
- American Journal of Medicine
Employers were going to drop health plans BEFORE healthcare reform. And if you didn't have any health insurance?
*'Uninsured ER patients twice as likely to die' - AP - 11/16/09
What could have POSSIBLY helped you if your employer drops your health plan?
A Public Option?
Boy. Good thing our 'saviors', the Republican Party fought, tooth and nail AGAINST healthcare reform and a public option, huh?
Death Panels
They're gonna kill grandma
Final solution
You keep believing those lies.
JustAsking Saint George, UTJune 8, 2011 9:11 a.m.
Where is the Capitalism in a system that does not give choice to the consumer. As a business owner I have been paying through the nose to the Monopoly of insurance tyrants long enough, with virtually nothing in return but a broken system.
I applaud Obama and Healthcare reform for finally forcing the unscrupulous to provide reasonable choices to those who want to have a viable healthcare system.
When outside forces strangle the health of an entire nation it is time to rise against those forces to reclaim our right to choose. There is no single payer system in Obama Care nor is there Government dominance of healthcare. Thank you President Obama for standing against the crushing tyranny of a multi-billion dollar industry so we can all finally be free to choose....
Northern Lights Louisville, KYJune 8, 2011 8:39 a.m.
I disagree with your comment. I feel that a mandatory "national or state" plan takes away my freedom of choice. Without freedom of choice as a consumer, I lose any leverage to negotiate the best possible terms for the services I want. I would also prefer to avoid any "cookie-cutter" program which becomes administratively bloated due to inefficiencies and mismanagement. Anyway, that's my opinion.
WHAT NOW? Saint George, UTJune 8, 2011 8:37 a.m.
Business is not supposed to provide a "nanny state" for employees.
Business exists to make a profit.
If an employee does not like that fact...
move on.
Business has now improved its "bottom line" by eliminating health care coverage for employees.
The next step is to end Medicare.
The step after that is to end Social Security.
If a citizen does not like those facts...
they can move on.
Hey, I'm not kidding...
Pawlenty told me to "Google" it...
open minded Lehi, UTJune 8, 2011 8:26 a.m.
One again greed and profits come before human life. Capitalism is meant to be for the People not the Corporation. Business will again make sure it gets what it wants at the expense of people. Then people will defend businesses to do whatever they want to and claim it is Capitalism. That is not the Capitalism Adam Smith the economist wanted- he believed business should take care of its employees but in today's America we have lost sight of that. We then blame the government for trying to force us to be better human beings than we have become.
Those of you that think there is Capitalism in practice with insurance companies have been duped by the powers that be. Insurance is a giant empire that has total control and doesn't want its own customers to have any power or say. While Obamacare may not be the answer to insurance and health care problems at least it is an attempt to fight against greed and destroy the insurance empire in order to create real Capitalism and choice for the customer- not Capitalism for the corporation only.
IDC Boise, IDJune 8, 2011 8:14 a.m.
I think Howard S. is onto something. The more people rely on the government, the more power obama and the democrats have. The more history I read, the more this becomes apparent. Get people in debt to you, get them reliant on you, and they will be yours forever - it is too painful to get out from under those in power.
DN Subscriber Cottonwood Heights, UTJune 8, 2011 7:34 a.m.
Businesses exist to make a profit for their owners/shareholders, not to be lackeys to a socialist government that hates business.
Sadly, this forces businesses to drop healthcare plans that have been great for employees. And, it will destroy most of the choices available in the past for different types of health insurance.
Obamacare is a bad plan, and passed in great haste (and deception) to hide its many flaws and consequences (intended and unintended).
Repeal of Obamacare will be a major step towards improving the the rapidly declining state of healthcare.
Obama was untruthful when he claimed "If you like your insurance you can keep it" and "Healthcare costs will go down."
FDRfan Sugar City, IDJune 8, 2011 7:05 a.m.
This just strengthens my belief that we should have a plan (national or state) where all pay something and all are covered. I see no reason why we should have subsidies to pay private insurance plans. That just siphons off needed resources. A state administered plan would be more accountable than a national plan but all states should do something. This is not an area best served by a laissez faire approach.
KM Cedar Hills, UTJune 8, 2011 7:02 a.m.
Duh! Who woulda thunk that? Its been Obamas dream, and that of his mentors, to have a single payer system. socialism good, capitalism bad, you know. their plan is to just nudge us fools in the direction they want us to go.
seer kaysville, utJune 7, 2011 11:38 p.m.
Capitalism is the unequal distribution of health care.......Socialism is the equal distribution of misery. I have tweaked Churchhill for a moment.
Moderate Salt Lake City, UTJune 7, 2011 11:24 p.m.
STILL waiting on the Republican plan, or is it "get rid of Medicare"?
gdog3finally West Jordan, UtahJune 7, 2011 11:18 p.m.
@David and conservative scientist. Be what you are politically, but I urge you to use your mind to think outside of party line ideas that induce all things negative as the opposition's fault.
Healthcare in our country has been building it's foundation as a capitalist enterprise since WWII. That might be something that you justify, and we could argue validations relative to specifics, but I doubt I could change your minds with my 200 words that the DESNEWS provides.
All of that said, our healthcare is well behind other civilized, and even semi-civilized nations. Somehow I think that David and conservative scientist would consider me unpatriotic for using my free speech to question anything that is a staple in the USA that can or even can't be traced through a single party.
Cougar Blue N. Las Vegas, NVJune 7, 2011 11:05 p.m.
Should have gone "single payer" in the first place.
Howard S. Taylorsville, UTJune 7, 2011 10:42 p.m.
@conservative scientist
"Private businesses planning on doing something other than Obama thought they would do? Who would have ever thought?"
Actually, this is exactly what Obama thought they would do... more people off employer sponsored insurance and in need of government health care is precisely what Obama wanted.
David Centerville, UTJune 7, 2011 10:20 p.m.
So the government, through Obama's healthcare law, will make the health coverage of Americans worse than before, while significantly increasing taxes to cover this Obamanation we call Obamacare.
conservative scientist Lindon, UTJune 7, 2011 9:32 p.m.
Private businesses planning on doing something other than Obama thought they would do? Who would have ever thought?


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And I was offering my observations, not arguing. But hey, if you have all the answers, I don't know why you bother reading others posts, unless of course, it is to point out "moronic arguments" when you see them.
I believe the red box was game shok, not powershok but I could be wrong there but you are insisting that the ammo in the box is something other than what is being advertized... I doubt ATKs lawyers would be very happy about something like that.
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Usually when you are implementing an image upload, you have to decide whether you use GD or ImageMagic. On a Javascript heavy project, I was facing the same decision and decided to go a different path. I decided to resize the images in the client with Javascript.
If you choose this approach you must be aware that it will only work on Browsers that support Canvas. It basically boils down to the question if you need to support anything lower than IE 9. If not you are good to go. After the image is resized, you can upload it with ajax and store it on the filesystem of your server. One advantage of this approach, is of course, the smaller upload size.
Resizing an Image with Javascript is fairly simple, the key points are:
var img = new Image();
img.onload = function() {
// Start resizing
img.src = src;
ctx.drawImage(image, 0, 0, 1024, 576);
$('#outputImage').attr('src', canvas.toDataURL("image/jpeg"));
<img id="outputImage" src="data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAMCAgICAgMCAgIDAwMDBAYEBAQEBAgGB......=">
Thanks for this post, a simple yet effective way to do this.
There is one issue though I find worth pointing out: If there is any chance that the images will end up in mobile devices (and those chances are rising by the minute) it is definitely better advice to do the resizing on the server side. This should be an integral part of your content strategy for mobile!
Hi Memi
Why do you think? It's especially good for mobile devices to resize it locally. The data and time spent uploading the image is smaller. I'm already using it on mobile devices, the performance is very good.
Ah I totally misunderstood it, of course if you're *uploading* images it absolutely makes sense!
The only usecase where it is less apt would be when generating different versions, but that's not the issue here…
I think you could even do it if different versions are needed:
1. Resize on client to maximal needed size
2. Upload and store on server
3. Serverside resizing for the different versions when delivering
Yeah I'd also go for that solution if you want to have it super nice. The only disadvantage is that resizing JPEG's multiple time will degrade image quality but for the smaller sizes it shouldn't be much of a big deal.
I would probably combine this approach with something where the user chan choose how the image will be cropped and then upload his selection in the maximal used size.
Very neat, and pretty simple! Another reason to additionally scale on the server is the principle to never trust uploaded data…
Wow awesome and Thank you for sharing the snippets.
Thank you for the nice post. I wasn't thinking that the filesize of an picture can make problems. This post is also helpful for the german crowd :-)
Dude! So amazing sample. Code, demo, everything..
You saved 50 hours of my life. Thank you!!
I find this very useful.
But I have a little question.. is it possible to save that base64 encoded image to a server?
I'm trying to do it with PHP like this
but it doesn't work.. any ideas?
Yes it is possible to store it with PHP
I'm doing it like this:
$img = str_replace('data:image/jpeg;base64,',", $request->request->get('image'));
$img = str_replace(' ','+', $img);
$img = base64_decode($img);
file_put_contents("image.jpg", $img);
Thanks Pascal this is great! I'm a beginner web dev trying to build small mobile web app for a friend and help her upload pictures from her phone.
How do you grab the image source from an upload form such as:
instead of the you have in the demo
I've tried $("#fileinput").get(0).files[0] but this gives me a GET error in the console
I will remember to use client side image resizing next time I come across this. Thanks again
I wonder resize.js line1 on demo .
Why isn't it "var Liip = {};"
Please tell reason.
So it's only defined if it's not already defined. It's a simple way to do name spacing between different modules. For this case it's not really relevant.
Thanks. I have one more question.
Demo's code downloaded result "Uncaught SecurityError: Failed to execute 'toDataURL' on 'HTMLCanvasElement': Tainted canvases may not be exported" on Chrome.
How do I deal with this problem?
Awesome post, now I'm planning on taking this to angular and upload to S3, that will be really cool.
My sf2 will only deal with the object-id.
Beneficial distribute Definitely. Thanks related to discussing.
That is an extremely good idea, and something I had never considered! I will be interested to see how the image compression compares to ImageMagick.
Looking further into this, it's clear that this will revolutionise the way we deal with images on the web. We can get a data URL out of a canvas, so anything a canvas can do we can now output as a data-url and save on the server.
This is an exciting development!
Thanks for this winning script, maybe we won't need to use S3 buckets with our angular/firebase app, taking out everything but the db for the client side love.
This also ONLY scales the Image and the Resultant dataURL is as Large as the one you would get without using canvas.toDataURL() (even if you have redrawn the image with new width and height)
This works great! Thanks for your blog!
Excellent, the only question is why so many steps, halfSize on each step, why not just one step?


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We will be flying into Seattle for spending 6 days in Whistler (and Vancouver) region. Below is our quick itinerary... We are 2 adults and one 8 year old boy... We are most interested in high alpine hiking for glacial lakes, wildflowers and beautiful mountain snowcapped views... My husband is a photographer and we are both avid mountain lovers...
For reference we have been to Banff NP twice - have hiked the PLain of Six glaciers and Lake Agnes, have been to Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park- have hiked the Nibblet while there, have been Jasper National Park and have done multiple hikes there... My son is also an avid hiker with us and can do most medium difficulty hikes..
Based on our interest above, here is our current plan.. Need help with additional advice on other alpine hikes and spots we might have missed out on... Also, need advice on what to do in one day in Vancouver/ Victoria... Quite clueless there... We are planning to spend 5 nights in Whistler and 1 night in Vancouver
Day 1, Overnight Whistler - Lunch at Seattle Space Needle, Drive Sea to Sky Highway all the way to Whistler
Day 2, Overnight Whistler - Go up to the Blackcomb mountain and hike the Overlord Trail, Decker Loops and Lakeside Trail
Day 3, Overnight Whistler - Go upto Whistler Mountain, Do the Peak to Peak Gondola, come back to Whistler mountain, so the Harmony Lake Trail and High Note Trail
Day 4, Overnight Whistler - This is the valley activity day with ATV ride in the morning and white water rafting in the afternoon
Day 5, Overnight Whistler - Drive to Joffre Lakes and attempt the full hike to Upper Joffre Lake
Day 6, Overnight Vancouver - Leave early from Whistler and drive to spend the day in Victoria/ Vancouver. This day is completely undecided
Day 7 - Drive back to Seattle
Please let us know if there are any glaring things we are missing that match our interests of high alpine scenery, glacial lakes and rewarding hikes...
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Summer Hiking in and around Whistler plus Itinerary help
We will be flying into Seattle for spending 6 days in Whistler (and Vancouver) region. Below is our quick itinerary... We are 2 adults and one 8 year old boy... We are most interested in high alpine hiking for glacial lakes, wildflowers and beautiful mountain snowcapped views... My husband is a photographer and we are both avid mountain lovers...
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Topping... Hoping to get some good feedback from fellow hikers and photographers...
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Just realized that I forgot to mention the timeframe... We will be there July 3-8th...
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I would also recommend to hike Garibaldi Lake/Black Tusk. One of the most beautiful hikes in the Whistler area and my absolute favourite. From what you have described of yourselves this should be one of the must do hikes.
Joffre Lakes is also one of my fave hikes, the views just keep getting better the higher you go. Expect about 6-7hrs roundtrip especially if you plan on taking lots of pics and stopping at the top for a lunch/picnic. To reach the entrance to the trails is about an hour drive from Whistler north on 99, through Pemberton to the Duffy Lake Road.
I feel like you're being quite ambitious with these hikes, but well worth it if you manage to complete all these hikes. Expect the trails to be fairly busy at this time of year as well.
Also on a side note no need to add Victoria into your plans, it is a 2.5hr trip both ways from Vancouver.
Happy hiking!
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I wouldn't do Victoria as trizzy mentioned. I would take my time on the Sea to Sky highway. Lots of interesting places to stop. To me no trip to Vancouver is complete without a bike ride around Stanley Park, and a trip to Granville Island if you can squeeze it in.
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Definitely look into Black Tusk and Joffre Lakes. You may even be interested in the Stawamus Chief hike next to Shannon Falls.
If you only have one day in Vancouver, it makes no sense to spend the entire day travelling to/from Victoria. It often takes the same amount of time to get to Victoria from Vancouver as it does Seattle. You need 3 days to see Vancouver, you're already short changing it. For Vancouver, Stanley Park is definitely the number one must city in the city proper. If you're still craving hikes, the Dog Mountain Trail at nearby Mount Seymour provides phenomenal views of the city below.
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Edit: the number one must "see" in the city proper. I should also clarify that Dog Mountain Trail would take 4 hours return, so probably not ideal if you only have a day in the city, but if you're looking for a shorter hike to do on your way back to Vancouver, it could be a good option. I often go with a picnic lunch and watch the whiskeyjacks and ravens swoop in, waiting for crumbs to fall.
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Thanks a lot everyone! We had a great trip... Were able to get some of hikes done -- Joffre Lakes, Overlord Trail, Pika Express and Mathews Traverse road ... Many of the higher Alpine hikes were still closed which was completely surprising to us for early July... But the winter was quite brutal this year, so guess that makes sense... Joffre Lakes was deifnitely the highlight of all the hikes... Thanks a lot for all the input and feedback... Were also able to get ATV and rafting done... Saved some of the other hikes, mountain biking and Vancouver for next trip!
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Hi there! We are going to Whistler with grandchildren and youngest boy is 8. Was the rafting gentle or wild for your sons age group?
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Rafting on the Cheakamus River was quite gentle... We had my son and another family with an 8 year old and 6 year old in the raft and they all enjoyed... We went with TAG Whistler group and they were fabulous.. We were very happy with the guides, full wetsuits they provide and high quality life jackets... Please do not get scared by this but my son did fall into the river 30 seconds into the rafting but that was all just a matter of chance, his foirst time, the raft went over a big rock, tilted on his side, he lost his footing and let go of the rope in fear... but the guides with us were fabulous... Inspite of all the fear and us parents standing up in the raft, the guide in the raft kept us going safely... The guide on the kayak was able to go back and my son swam to him... Then he brought my son back to the raft safely... All was well and they handled it very well... Again, not to scare you... but just letting you know that an incident happened but they handled it very well... My son was in hig spirits... The guides mentioned that that river had not had a fall in for a long time, many years infact... This was just a matter of chance... The other two of kids of the other family enjoyed themselves and were not scared at any given time...
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US & Britain Continue Geoengineering Experiments Despite Int'l Disapproval
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
February 21, 2013
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held in 2010 marked a consensus on the issuance of a moratorium on geoengineering projects. This has been largely ignored by industrialized nations under private-governmental partnerships that continue experimentation.
The practice of geoengineering by industrialized nations such as the US is under fire by the international community. Certain nations have begun to see these programs as "absolutely inappropriate for a handful of governments in industrialized countries to make a decision to try geo-engineering without the approval of all the world's support."
Pat Mooney, of the ETC Group, said that "[governments] shouldn't proceed with real-life, in-the-environment experimentation or the deployment of any geo-engineering until there is a consensus in the United Nations that this is okay. It's absolutely inappropriate for a handful of governments in industrialized countries to make a decision to try geo-engineering without the approval of all the world's support."
Geoegineering projects conducted by developed nations are performed with the hypothesis that this scheme will "control climate change by cutting the amount of sunlight hitting the earth or soaking up excess greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide."
The UN has sanctioned the use of certain methods which are expected to be reviewed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Those include:
• Ocean fertilization
• Spraying sea water into the atmosphere to cause reflectivity
• Using solar reflectors in space
• Artificial volcanoes
• CO2 sequestering
The byproduct of ocean fertilization is shrinking bodies of marine life as well as the increase of their metabolic rates which directly impedes the function of their bodies.
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) claim that ocean fertilization address the urgent need for environmental, social and legal schemes that international regimes must implement in their efforts to continue geo-engineering experiments. By reducing CO2 emissions by the use of all forms of geo-engineering, the UN simultaneously wants to control those efforts as an exploration for potential monetary gains. However the scientific community asserts that policymakers and the general public need to participate in these secret discussions as they are directly affected by their ethical, social and geopolitical potentials.
Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the UN panel of climate scientists explains that "geoengineering has a lot of unknowns." Pachauri acknowledges that "you have to understand [geoengineering's] potential. We also have to understand the downside."
In 2010, the US and British governments conducted studies that convinced the climate science network of the UN that geoengineering as a viable option. With the assistance of the US National Center for Atmospheric Research's computer models and a 70-page report, the White House declared that establishing a geoengineering strategy would be beneficial and "as soon as possible in order to ensure scientific preparedness for future climate events."
Once this scheme was in place, the British House of Commons committee stated that governments "may need geoengineering as a `Plan B.'"
Jim Thomas, spokesman for the ETC Group believes geoengineering is being pushed by "some countries [that] would like to see geoengineering more acceptable than it has been . . . and some large industries and some of the think tanks they sponsor who would prefer to see us go down the route of geoengineering. That if geoengineering could be touted as a cheap and quick and easy fix, that means we don't have to do all the heavy lifting of reducing emissions and changing our economy, then they would prefer that."
The Royal Society published a study in 2009 entitled, "Geoengineering the Climate: Science, Governance and Uncertainty" that outlines the impact of man-made climate change and the costs and consequences of geoengineering to combat those effects.
The conclusion was explained that "despite this interest, there has been a lack of accessible, high quality information on the proposed geoengineering techniques which remain unproven and potentially dangerous."
Assessment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation management (SRM) are efforts to define the root of the problem, as well as design "preferable" techniques at an affordable cost with "acceptable environmental impacts."
In 2012, John Holdren, Obama's Science Adviser believes that geo-engineering will assist the planet is stabilizing its weather with regard to global warming.
In an article released in the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) Journal by the CFR, the organization who praised the use of heavy metals into our atmosphere to combat global warming.
This reasoning is a hoax, considering that man-made climate change is a lie perpetrated onto the world's populations by the global Elite and the UN's IPCC. Scientists worldwide have come to the fact that the sun is heating up not only our Earth, but all the planets in our solar system.
The National Institute of Health (NIH) has found that geo-engineering is directly responsible for neurotoxins found in human blood, lungs; as well as causing a whole host of neurotoxic conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
Geo-engineering is manipulating and altering the planet's atmosphere. Toxic barium, magnesium, aluminum and other chemicals are released in the chemtrails that follow certain airplanes. These aerosol exhausts first appear as normal contrails of water vapor that usually follow airplanes. Yet, chemtrails do not dissipate, changing from straight lines and cross hatch patterns into streaks of "clouds" that cover most of the visible sky.
Chemtrails have been seen all across the world. They are composed of parasites, toxic metals, nano-engineered particles and other toxins. Samples have yielded the presence of:
• Aluminum
• Barium
• Nickel
• Cadmium
• Mold spores
• Synthetic nano-fibers
• Bacillus blood spores
• Radioactive thorium
These chemicals are entered into the lungs and skin, and pollute the human body. They collect in our environment and alter the air we breathe, food we eat; creating an unavoidable toxicity.


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Intel Z77 Chipset Launch Day
It is the much anticipated launch of the Intel Z77 chipset for the LGA 1155 socket processors. As many of you already know this is the Sandy Bridge platform that was made popular by the P67 and Z68 chipsets from last year.
Many of these reviews are just "pre"-views since the real reason for the Z77 release has yet to be launched. Currently we have a Gigabyte Z77X USD3H in the lab and will be posting our article a little later today so be sure to come back and check it out.
photo from TPU
Reviews from around the web
- ECS Z77H2-AX Golden motherboard preview
- MSI Z77-GD65 @ Bjorn3D
- ECS Golden Board Z77H2-AX LGA 1155 Preview @ techPowerUp
- Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers
- Z77 motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI @ TR
- Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H @ HW-Journal
- GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H WiFi & GA-Z77X-UD3H Motherboard Reviews @ Legit Reviews
- Funky Kit Review: ASRock Z77-Professional Motherboard
- OC3D: ASUS P8-Z77V Pro Sandy Bridge Review
- Z77 Motherboard Round-Up: MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte, Intel @ HotHardware
- ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 @ PureOverclock
- MSI Z77A-GD65 @ PureOverclock
- Intel Z77 Series Chipset Launch Roundup @ HardwareHeaven
- Asus Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard Review (with OC GTX680)
That ECS board is pretty crazy huh? Reminds me a little of the Chaintech Zenith ZNF3-150 board we reviewed back in '03
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These Sparkling Berry Bites look like they took all day to make. I took these to a family Christmas party and everyone thought that they were so fancy. I think that the berries look like they have a dusting of snow… they are just so pretty!
I like pretty desserts. I like them even more when I don't have to spend all day on them! The base is just a simple butter cracker like Ritz and on top of that I put a layer of white chocolate cream cheese (Philadelphia brand). Then I added some sparkling berries and sparkling mint.
To make the "sparkle" on the berries I just dabbed a thin layer of egg beaters onto each berry.
Then I rolled each berry in sugar. (The kids really love to do this part too!!!) That is it! I laid them on some paper towels to dry before putting them on the crackers. For the mint leaves I just painted one side with the egg beaters and dipped the one side in the sugar.
The sugar adds a beautiful touch.
- Assorted fresh small berries like raspberries one to three berries for each cracker, blackberries and blueberries
- Ritz or similar butter crackers
- Philadelphia Simple Indulgence White Chocolate Cream Cheese
- Pasteurized Egg Whites you will need about 1/4 cup
- sugar about 1/4 cup
- fresh Mint leaves optional
- Start off by painting each berry with a thin layer of egg beaters and rolling each berry into the sugar. Do the same for the mint leaves if you are using them, but only apply the egg beaters and sugar to one side. Set the berries and mint leaves on a paper towel to dry (about 10 minutes). Assemble crackers with a layer of the cream cheese either by spreading it on with a knife or piping it on with a tip. Once the berries and mint leaves are somewhat dry (they might be a little sticky) lay them on top of the cream cheese. You should be able to fit one to three berries on each cracker.


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Target Recalls Lamps for Fire and Shock Hazard
Target has issued a recall for Threshold White 2-Bulb Floor Lamps sold in both the United States and Canada. The lamps were sold exclusively at Target stores for about $70. This product was sold between September 2013 and May 2013. Target has received several reports of fire, electric shock, and property damage.
Target Lamp Recall Details- 6 Fires Reported
- About 25,000 units of this product have been sold in the U.S., as well as 541 in Canada.
- There is a risk of fire and shock hazards from the use of this product.
- The installation of one-way light bulbs into the three-way socket has been the cause of short circuiting.
- There are currently six reports of short circuiting which have resulted in fires.
- Two consumers have reported being electrically shocked.
- Minor damage to property has also been reported.
- All consumers are advised to immediately cease use of the defective lamps and unplug them.
Threshold Floor Lamps Description
The following information has been provided by United States Consumer Product Safety Commission:
- The recall includes white plastic, turned-spindle design floor lamps with white fabric drum lamp shades and two 3-way pull-chain switches.
- The lamp is illuminated by two 3-way 100-watt or 29-watt CFL bulbs and stands approximately 60 inches tall.
- The model number PL1071 is located on a sticker on the bottom of the lamp.
- The Threshold Floor Lamp is sold exclusively at Target between the date of September 2012 and May 2013.
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Your choice does matter. If you or a loved one has suffered serious injuries because of a recalled product, call Thomas J. Henry immediately. We represent clients/victims all over the country. We are available 24/7, nights and weekends.


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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Banquets of the Black Widowers, by Isaac Asimov
Banquets of the Black Widowers
by Isaac Asimov
The exceedingly prolific Isaac Asimov wrote hundreds of books in his lifetime (and you thought you were an overachiever) and is probably best known for his science fiction and popularizations of various science-related topics. He also wrote a handful of mysteries, including the Black Widowers series of short stories, which were eventually collected into six volumes. Banquets of the Black Widowers is the fourth of these six.
The Black Widowers stories all have the same premise - a group of six men gather for a banquet, sometimes with a guest in attendance. After the dinner is over a puzzle or mystery is presented and everyone takes a crack at it. As it turns out, their waiter Henry, who's pretty much considered to be the group's seventh member, is most often the one who comes up with the answer.
I've always had a fondness for drawing room type stories and these are no exception. With that in mind I don't have a problem with some of the mysteries and puzzles being a bit convoluted and sometimes even farfetched. It's all in good fun and if you like this sort of thing...well, then, you'll like this sort of thing.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Criminal Element: Overlooked Cozies
Ever get to thinking that maybe specialty mysteries might be getting just a bit too specialized? Me too. This week at the Criminal Element site they'll be featuring some of my synopses of a few highly specialized and slightly fanciful books. Check them out here.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Movie: The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton
Screenplay by Philip G. Epstein
There's undeniably a strong element of mystery in The Mad Miss Manton, but if you were to suggest that it exists merely as a framework to hang the hilarity on you might be onto something.
When she happens upon a murder victim late one night, high society dame Melsa Manton (Barbara Stanwyck) decides to enlist a bunch of her friends to crack the case and in the process she crosses paths with newspaper editor Peter Ames (Henry Fonda). Sparks fly between the two, in more ways than one, but not before a few more stiffs turn up. The plot thickens and the proceedings are fraught with zaniness throughout. Not surprising, given that the screenplay is by Philip G. Epstein, who went on to co-write Arsenic and Old Lace.
As for the mechanics of the plot, well, I have to admit that my attention waned after while and I pretty much lost the thread of the thing. But that's just me and it's something that I find happening with a lot of mystery movies. In the majority of cases I tend to zone out at some point and reach for a book.
For a more in-depth review of this one be sure to head over to the Mystery File site and see what Michael Shonk had to say.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
The Bloodied Ivy, by Robert Goldsborough
The Bloodied Ivy
by Robert Goldsborough
I've liked all of the four Goldsborough Nero Wolfe books I've read thus far and I'd venture to say I like The Bloodied Ivy best, though the race is a close one. I can't quite put a finger on why this one stood out but it just felt like it was a cut above the others.
The Bloodied Ivy takes place at a college not too far from New York City, where a controversial professor has recently passed on following a plunge into a ravine. It's obviously an accident - or is it?
Naturally, Nero Wolfe is called upon to look into things, a number of suspects are rounded up and, as a special bonus, the great man actually leaves the comfy environs of the brownstone on a mission to rescue Archie from the clutches of some overzealous police officers.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Three Strikes You're Dead, by Robert Goldsborough
Three Strikes You're Dead
by Robert Goldsborough
Robert Goldsborough is probably best known for the Nero Wolfe mysteries he wrote following Rex Stout's death. I've read four of these seven volumes and found then all to be worthy successors to the originals. When I picked up Three Strikes You're Dead at the local library, the Wolfe-like title led me to believe it was another installment in the adventures of Archie and the fat man, but it's not.
Three Strikes is the first in a series of Goldsborough's non-Wolfe novels. His web site indicates that the series currently numbers five volumes. The setting is the rough and tumble environs of Chicago shortly after Al Capone has been sent off to the big house. A local anti-crime activist who was planning to run for mayor is bumped off and the assumption is that the mob made it happen. Chicago Tribune reporter Steve Malek starts fishing around and finds that it might not be a mob hit after all. And the plot thickens.
I confess that once I found out that this wasn't a Nero Wolfe novel I wasn't as keen on reading it. But I forged on and found myself caught up in Goldsborough's tale, which borders on hardboiled but is not quite there. While I probably won't go back to the Malek series any time soon my time spent with this one was not wasted.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Now You See It, by Stuart Kaminsky
Now You See It
By Stuart Kaminsky
By Wikipedia's count, Kaminsky wrote 24 Toby Peters mysteries. They're apparently set mostly in Los Angeles in the Forties and each one includes one or more real-life celebs of the day. The first one I read (Catch A Falling Clown) took place in a circus and "starred" Emmett Kelly. This one takes stage magic as its theme and the great magician Harry Blackstone is the focal point.
I've never been much of a fan of the hardboiled stuff but that's okay since Toby Peters is not quite a hardboiled detective. Close call, but he's just too much of a hapless schlub to really pull it off. Lending assistance in solving the three murders that take place in this book are the usual colorful cast of characters - Toby's hot-tempered, ex-cop brother; a wrestler with a penchant for poetry; a dopey dentist with visions of grandeur; and an erudite and cultured "little person."
Good stuff.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
A Going Concern, by Catherine Aird
A Going Concern
By Catherine Aird
You could say that there are some similarities between Catherine Aird and E.X. Ferrars. Both are Englishwomen of a certain age - though Ferrars is no longer with us. They both write, for the most part, slim, deliberately paced mysteries in which there's not a whole lot of action. So why did I find the two Ferrars books that I've read lately to be a bit of slog, while I zipped right through Aird's A Going Concern?
Simple one - Aird managed to create a mystery that was sufficiently intriguing to make me keep turning the pages. And kept dribbling out bits and pieces of the puzzle in measured doses until it was finally all tied up. Which, I suppose, is the whole point of this mystery business, but I found this to be an especially skillful exercise.
The mystery, by the by, is why an elderly lady who knew she was soon to die would appoint a great-niece whom she barely knew as her executrix. And why did she specify that her body be examined closely after her death and ask that the police attend her funeral? Now, it that's not enough to keep you reading you're made of stronger stuff than I.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Unquiet Spirit, by Derek Wilson
Unquiet Spirit
by Derek Wilson
A professor at St. Thomas's College, Cambridge, dies during a paranormal investigation and Dr. Nathaniel Gye, another paranormal investigator, is called in to sort things out. The plot thickens as he begins to look into a death by drug overdose of a student some ten years earlier.
Wilson has written several volumes now chronicling the adventures of Gye. I found this one interesting enough, aside from a sub-plot dealing with marital strife that didn't do much for me. I'm not familiar with any of the other books in this series and this may be a mild spoiler but anyone looking for actual paranormal occurrences is not going to find any here. If that's not a deal breaker for you then this one might be worth a look.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Flying Too High, by Kerry Greenwood
Flying Too High
By Kerry Greenwood
I was not acquainted with Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher series when I ran across this volume, the second of what appears to be a total of 18 books. Fisher, like author Greenwood, hangs her hat in Melbourne, Australia. The series is set in the Twenties and Fisher is a decidedly liberated woman, given the era in which she dwells. As the author's web site puts it, she is an "unflappable, unconventional and uninhibited heroine," not to mention a pilot.
It's this latter skill that's put to good use in this slim volume, in which Fisher is called upon to solve two crimes, the kidnapping of a young girl and the apparent murder of a man who wasn't exactly in the running for any popularity contests.
As I was wrapping up this book I noticed that Fisher's adventures are due to be adapted for Australian TV in the near future. More about that here.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Movie: Fast And Loose
Fast And Loose
Screenplay by Harry Kurnitz
A husband and wife team who crack a variety of cases while frequently cracking wise? Why that's got to be...Garda and Joel Sloane. Hmm. Well, rest assured that the resemblance to the popular Thin Man series was not accidental. The second of three of the "Fast" series, Fast and Loose starred Rosalind Russell and Robert Montgomery and joined Fast Company, from the year before, and was followed by Fast and Furious, later in 1939.
I've found lately that mystery movies don't hold my attention so well. I tend to watch for a while and then my attention starts to wander and I give up and go read a book. Fast and Loose was a rare exception. The plot is nothing too memorable - the Sloanes are rare book dealers who are drawn into a case involving a missing Shakespeare manuscript and a few murders - but the light, witty approach made it pretty smooth going.
If this is the sort of thing that appeals to you it's worth a look. Interesting to note that writer Kurnitz later wrote the play A Shot in the Dark, which he based on a French play and which was later turned into one of the most madcap crime movies of them all, featuring a gut-busting performance by Peter Sellers.
For more on Fast and Loose, take a look at this article at the TCM web site.
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ENG 207 Technology of Reading and Writing
Douglas Patey, MWF 9:00 AM-9:50 AM
In this course, we'll explore some of the ways in which, over time, people have recorded and communicated their thoughts (orally or in writing, in poetry or in prose, in handwritten script or in print) and the way culture communicates (what verbal technologies are available to it) and how that affects what people think and say. How is learning conducted in a wholly oral culture (how do people remember anything)? What happens when cultures become literate, so that learning is recorded and communicated through written texts? How is such literacy achieved, and what political and educational changes foster it and are fostered by it? How does the invention of printing alter communication and thought? How has the format of books (and magazines) reflected or fostered these changes? In our historical explorations we'll trace the ways certain key concepts in our culture have changed, bringing about what we recognize as our modern intellectual terrain: concepts of the "literary" and the "scientific," of authorship and authority, of originality and publication. We'll examine how and when literature became a profession, and the invention of new legal instruments, like copyright, and new disciplines of study, like "aesthetics." We'll explore how and why the first dictionaries came to be written, and how our notions of "standard usage" in spelling and punctuation have emerged.
The course has no prerequisites except a strong historical curiosity and a willingness to read and think about materials that will at first be unfamiliar, if not downright strange. Midway through the semester, we'll work in the Rare Book Room to get some firsthand knowledge of the earliest printed books; we'll also have some guest lectures by local authorities on particular eras and problems.
Writing assignments: weekly one–page meditations on our reading for the week; two research papers (of 6–10 pages).
Much of our reading will be in the form of photocopiede essays. Anyone who wants to get a jump on our reading—and a taste of what the course will be about—might take a look at a Walter Ong'sOrality and Literacy.


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|Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 70'
|YDS: 5.12a French: 7a+ Ewbanks: 25 UIAA: VIII+ ZA: 25 British: E5 6a [details]
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|CALEB ANDERSON on Oct 22, 2011
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By CALEB ANDERSON
Oct 22, 2011
|Followed this today after Derek led it up. Wonderful movement throughout.
By Geir
From: Tucson, AZ
Oct 24, 2011
|Wow guys! Nice work! :)
By Derek Anderson
From: Tucson,AZ
Nov 29, 2011
|! Thanks Geir , Same goes to you on your recent FAs.
By Robert Flore
May 27, 2012
rating: 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
Yeah, Derek and Caleb, congrats on getting up this one! Mother Psycho is a tough lead! About 1992 I watched two "elite level" french climbers thrash themselves into exhaustion before they finally got it.
Bob Flaugher and Bill Clinch put this one up in March of 1990. I think Scot Ayers did this one a few months later and gave it an 11+ rating, but I think 12a is closer. At least two stars, and I'd give it three myself.
By Jake Croft
From: Tucson, Az
Feb 11, 2014
This was my first 5.12 send, and incidentally first fall on gear back sometime in early 2013. Anyways I remember it being an awesome route, definitely worth doing
Also I vaguely remember the rope almost getting stuck after lowering off it so be careful as I think the anchors ontop of the ledge


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Johannesburg - The National Union of Metalworkers of SA on Monday conveyed condolences to the family of former president Thabo Mbeki following the death of his mother Epainette Mbeki.
"The 348 375 strong metalworker (sic) salute Mme Mbeki and her generation for their courageous role in the liberation struggle and fight for emancipation of women," Numsa spokesperson Castro Ngobese said in a statement.
Mbeki died in the Life St Dominic's Hospital in East London, Eastern Cape, aged 98 on Saturday morning.
She had suffered from a heart problem and chest infection and had been in hospital since May 25.
She was the wife of the late African National Congress and SA Communist Party stalwart Govan Mbeki.
Ngobese described her as a "principled cadre, revolutionary communist, and community activist whose tongue was as sharp as her agile mind".
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McCrory, Johnston wrap up first NCAA dive meet since Olympics
Posted January 5, 2013
Knoxville, Tenn. — Saturday marked the end of a three-day Tennessee Diving Invitational meet in Knoxville, which saw 2012 Olympic medalists Abby Johnston and Nick McCrory return to collegiate competition for the first time since March of 2011.
McCrory qualified for the finals of the men's 1-meter competition, taking second overall with 319.75 points. McCrory also advanced to the finals of the 3-meter event, along with teammate Jordan Long. McCrory scored 370.70 points in the finals to earn a third-place finish, while Long placed ninth with a score of 333.30.
Both McCrory and Long surpassed the NCAA Zone Diving Championships qualifying mark on the 3-meter board with their performances. More Duke Stories
Johnston came in 26th in the preliminaries of the women's 1-meter springboard event with a score of 227.80.
Both McCrory and Johnston returned from London with medals following the Olympic Games. Johnston earned a silver in the 3-meter synchro while McCrory took bronze in the 10-meter synchro.
"This meet marks the end of our winter training and the beginning of the second half of the year," said diving coach Drew Johansen. "We have three meets in a row as we move through January and everyone is set up for a great finish to the season."
Freshman Jaimee Gundry represented Duke in the women's platform competition on the final day of the meet, totaling a season-best 205.90 points on her list of five dives to finish 16th out of 30 divers. Her highest-scoring dive came in the final round, where she earned a score of 47.50 from the judges on a back 1 and one-half somersault with 1 and one-half twists.
Gundry also competed in the preliminaries of the women's 3-meter springboard event Thursday, placing 26th with a score of 237.30.
The Duke swimming and diving program returns to action Saturday, Jan. 12 when it hosts South Carolina at Taishoff Aquatic Center at 11 a.m. The Blue Devils will honor the program's 17 seniors prior to the start of the meet.


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Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic medical device company and a leading provider of surgical solutions for the foot and ankle market, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2012 and updated guidance. Net sales totaled $110.4 million during the third quarter ended September 30, 2012, representing a 7% decrease as reported and a 5% decrease on a constant currency basis compared to the third quarter of 2011. During the third quarter of 2012, as anticipated, global sales were negatively affected by U.S. ortho-recon customer losses and price decreases in Japan that were effective in the second quarter of 2012, partially offset by strong growth in the global foot and ankle business. Robert Palmisano, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We continued to make excellent progress on implementing our transformational changes in our business during the third quarter. In addition to our third consecutive quarter of accelerating global foot and ankle growth, we continue to generate strong cash flow. We also completed the conversion of a major portion of our foot and ankle distributor territories to direct sales representation. With this conversion now complete, coupled with the favorable response to our recent new product launches and increased medical education programs, we believe we are well positioned to exit the year at well above market growth rates and improve sales productivity in our foot and ankle business." Net loss for the third quarter of 2012 totaled $5.3 million or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $16.0 million or $0.42 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2011. Net loss for the third quarter of 2012 included the after-tax effects of $2.7 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, $1.7 million of expenses associated with U.S. governmental inquiries and the Company's deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), $1.6 million of charges associated with distributor conversions and non-competes, $2.7 million of charges related to the write-off of deferred financing costs associated with the Company's Senior Credit Facility and 2014 Convertible Notes, a $1.8 million loss on the termination of the interest rate swap associated with the Company's Senior Credit Facility, $0.7 million of non-cash interest expense related to the 2017 Convertible Notes, and an unrealized gain of $2.3 million related to mark-to-market adjustments on derivatives. Net income for the third quarter of 2011 included the after-tax effects of $14.0 million of charges associated with the 2011 cost restructuring plan, a $13.2 million charge for management's estimate of the Company's total liability for claims associated with previous and estimated future fractures of its titanium PROFEMUR ® long modular necks in North America, $5.0 million of expenses associated with the Company's DPA, $2.2 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and $2.0 million of expenses related to the settlement of certain employment matters and the hiring of a new chief executive officer (CEO). The Company's third quarter 2012 net income, as adjusted for the above items, decreased to $0.5 million in 2012 from $7.7 million in 2011, while diluted earnings per share, as adjusted, decreased to $0.01 in the third quarter of 2012 from $0.20 in the third quarter of 2011. Including stock-based expense, diluted loss per share, as adjusted, totaled $0.02 in the third quarter of 2012. A reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to "as adjusted" results is included in the attached financial tables.
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One of my all-time favorite ideas from Martha Stewart is to tidy up your linen closets by storing sets of bed linens inside their pillow cases. It completely transforms your linen closet, not only making it look better, but more functional as well.
After moving into a new house last year, I started storing our bed linens this way and have tried to maintain it ever since. It is a real time-saver! The linens seem to store smaller and stay tidier, because when you are changing out the beds, you just grab a pillowcase packet instead of rooting around for all the pieces.
Of course, it helps to know how to fold a fitted sheet. Luckily, Martha shows you how to do that, too (what would we do without her?).


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By Shaun Reed
From: Boulder, CO
Jul 14, 2008
|Unbelievable line! Takes great gear, lots of small aliens for the crux section. It does not see the traffic it deserves, so go get on it!
By Skyeler Congdon
From: his van
Aug 30, 2010
rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
Visiting strong climbers beware:
More than one person has fallen off this route, decked, and broken their back. (Hey, if I had to know this before my redpoint than so do all of you!!)
There is a spot below the crux where you can place two bomber pieces, equalize them, and get a good shake before tackling the crux. I would recommend this. There is good, solid pro throughout the whole climb, but take care to place it well...
By e Dixon
From: Durango, Colorado
Jun 7, 2011
|Added a second bolt to the anchor a few years back. No need to use the little tree.
By Ben Griffin
From: Durango, CO
Mar 31, 2013
rating: 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
There really isn't a reason for anyone to break their back on this route. I wouldn't climb on it if it was wet, and placing gear on this route is not a problem. Bring at least one purple Metolius size, doubles in all finger sizes starting at blue Metolius to green Camalots. Other helpful sizes are a single set of red cams to #3 size cams. I'm going up there soon to remove all the scrub oak which will greatly improve the belay area.
P.S. This crack eats stoppers pretty easily. The bottom of the crack is softer rock, but it takes really good gear and the crux of the route is on really good rock. This is a short and stout pitch.


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AIBU to think that she might be being deliberately difficult about this?(55 Posts)
Not too sure how to explain this well.
Basically as a child we had a children's Bible in the house, this was 30+ years ago, a beautiful big thick hardback book with beautiful detailed illustrations, it had belonged to my older db and dsis but I would spend hours reading it and looking at the pictures long after they'd left home.
My ds goes to Catholic school and I decided to ask my dm and df if I could borrow the book to read to ds to help with his learning. They didn't know where it had gone but thought db or dsis may have had it. I text dsis asking if she had 'that children's bible we all had'. She did but told me 'it was hers and dbs and why was I asking'. I explained I'd like to borrow it for ds to read. It does actually mean a lot to me I've been searching for a vintage copy on ebay but would love to just look at that one again. She said it was in the loft somewhere and it wouldn't be quick find as she was doing x, y, z over the next few weeks but that I could get children's bible anywhere. I know that but it's not the same, I can still remember the smell of that book, it really was beautiful.
Anyway, it probably seems like no big deal, but I'm wondering if she's being deliberately unhelpful. It's the way she corrected me to say it was 'hers and dbs'. The dynamics of our family are a bit odd. Dsis and Db are over 10 years older than me, dsis moved out of home when I was 5 or 6 and db ws always out at work so I was almost like an only child. We all had a crap upbringing but their's was considerably worse in some ways. However my childhood was no bed of roses to the point that I've needed counselling as an adult.
Dsis also had a DC when I was 8 or 9 and moved back into home, I loved my d nephew but we almost had a brother sister relationship and I don't think I was too hot on sharing with him. She really resents me for this and loves to remind me of things I said or did when he was little, like making him move out of 'my' chair or wanting to put the star on top of the Christmas tree which I admit I was probably being a brat, but I was at most a young teen. She doesn't like to remember how she would purposely get him to hit and kick me when he was a toddler to wind me up, and how I gave up my bed and room for them to move back in for months on various occasions and slept on cushions on the floor.
There's loads of things that have gone on I'd need to write a book and might end up drip feeding.
Sounds like there's a lot more going on than just the book but I don't think she's being that difficult to be honest.
I know you're saying the book means a lot to you but it is just a book, you're connecting happy memories to it.
Why not get another Children's Bible and make it special for you and your own children? Doesn't have to be fancy, vintage or expensive (just like the one you're wanting back probably wasn't) but you can share it together and it will be just yours.
I'd get a new bible.
It's possible...but I don't think there is very much you can do if she doesn't come up with it. Accelerating your request risks further family issues. I realise it must be frustrating.
It's possible that the Bible was originally given to your two elder siblings in a rather special way before you were born which they remember and obviously you don't. I think you're probably right, she doesn't want to hand it over - she may be worried that it'll get damaged, or she may just be being precious.
Practically speaking, wouldn't it be nicer to get your ds a bible that is definitely his own and won't get mixed up with complicated old family history?
You obviously had a difficult and complicated relationship and there are a whole heap of issues which bother you - completely understandable. You can address them through counselling - but that won't help your DSis address them, IYSWIM. She doesn't want to give you the bible, for whatever complicated reasons - and it's hers to give or not to give. Pursue the Ebay option (or maybe a site like Abe's Books?) and leave it be. It sounds like one of those situations which will only end up with more upset.
I think the ideal solution would be for you to forget this bible, and buy another that will be in your family and for you to pass down to your kids.
I don't think she's being purposefully difficult tbh.
Finding a book in the loft just wouldn't be on my priority list either.
I reckon there is some resentment though with her pointing out it wasn't yours anyway.
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
Maybe she's trying to say no, nicely?
You're probably right MrsKeithRichards I won't pester her about it. And I know I could get another and it would possibly be as special to ds in years to come.
I'm just being sentimental it seems ashame for it to be collecting dust in a loft when we could be using it and I'd be happy to give it back if she wishes to keep it.
I am just frustrated, I asked for some photos about a year ago, they're of ds dad who he doesn't see. I have no photos and wanted to put some away for ds if he ever asks questions, she siad that she would but never has.
I don't think you're being unreasonable to ask, but if the book is that precious then I don't think it's unreasonable for her not to want to lend it is it is theirs.
I'd also say that books that we thought were magically beautiful 30+ years ago are usually looked on as being rather sparce in illustrations by todays children. I remember showing dd1 a book I had lovely memories of, and she really couldn't get over that the illustrations were green and yellow only!
If the book is hard/expensive to replace then I do have sympathy for her not wanting to lend it. Books are very easy to damage, I have certain books that I would be very reluctant to lend to even the most careful person because I know if it was damaged we would struggle to replace.
Also there might be a feeling (if it's one her ds loved too) that she wants to save it for their grandchildren. People on here always say don't lend anything you're not happy to lose. She may not want the possibility of losing it-and if you're saying it's precious to you, she may see you trying to get your hands on it and not returning it, rather than you saying you'll be careful because it's precious.
Again she may want to hold onto the photos, unless they are photos which are specifically of him - in which case why would she want to keep them? Offer to bring them back after you've made copies if they're snaps which show lots of people type ones.
I see what you are saying, I guess it isn't 'mine'. But I can't imagine being like that about anything, I see us as all being equal. But I know that she doesn't. And I am trustworthy and do look after things very well, it's also very rare that I ask for anything.
I think I just wonder why she resents me so much, we get on ok but sometimes it all comes out. About 15 years ago I wanted to go for as job in a petrol station while I was at college, dsis didn't want me to as she thought it would be dangerous, she ended up screaming at me that I didn't have a clue about life, she wishes I was dead and all the family wish I was dead, they'd all been a lot happier before I was born.
I just can't understand why she hates me for things I did when I was a child. I know my db and dsis had a crap upbringing and as I came along later a lot had changed, but my life really wasn't wonderful.
DeepRed I just wanted a couple of photo of him alone. They're from a party I don't think that the specific ones of him are of any sentimental value to her at all infact she hates him. Her ds also doesn't see his real dad and she has a collection of photos which is why I think she would understand why I'd want a couple of photos.
One thing to remember: she is allowed to say no.
Whether she is being deliberately difficult or not is, to an extent, beside the point.
You all being equal doen't mean you all own everything equally. If the book is bers and db then you haven't equal "rights" over it.
If your dp life had moved on and things were better for you she may well resent things that you had, they they had no chance of having. I know my db, who was only 4 years younger than me had a lot of things that me and dsis wouldn't have bothered dreaming about because we know that there was no chance of having.
It wasn't just more money, but also different circumstances, not having a younger one around and things like that. Often he got things we'd begged for and been refused, and he wasn't even interested in.
Also db had an attitude that everything was his because he had it last, and sometimes he didn't realise it had been one of ours first and was most put out to find one of us had a claim on something he thought was exclusively his.
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
It does sound like their is more to this than just a bible BUT taken on face value, it isn't actually your bible is it? It probably does belong to your Sis & Bro and therefore I would buy a new bible for your own DS and move on.
I am the youngest child too, and there are a few things that I remember fondly being at home or looking at as a child, but I know they are not mine and therefore it is only right that my siblings have them now (slightly different as both of our parents have died so everything has been divided up, as it were). There were also other items that belonged to none of us specifically - they were either our parents' or given to us "children" as a whole, which would be more of a grey area.
Personally, I wouldn't consider a book worthy of the aggro.
Dewe I do understand what you are saying honestly. This is why though I thought I might end up drip feeding but didn't want a super long op.
I guess what I mean about us all being equal isn't that I should ge to have everything, I certainly don't think that. I would have liked to have borrowed it. I can't imagine saying no to such a request, I have given a lot of things to my dnephew.
I also really need to stress how my life was no bed of roses, in some ways I suppose my life was better, we had a bit more money, but we were all verbally and physically abused. We all had to live with having an alcoholic df who's drinking was worse during my childhood. And in fact some ways db and dsis were at an advantage, at least they had eachother, I was on my own in it all. I really didn't have many nice things, dm and df would get me outfits for a school party and return it to the shop after I'd worn it because they couldn't afford to buy it, the rest of my clothes were hand me downs. Dsis and Db were at least taken out by our grandparents and my parents. By the time I came along both of my parents were depressed and never really left the house aside from to go to the shops and take me to school. I also had to deal with the fallout of dsis leaving home whern she was 16 and getting pregnant, at least she was out of it, I was still living in it all. I really was at no huge advantage.
If she really doesn't want to borrow the Bible as it's important to her I would accept that, I'm not one to kick off about anything.
This isn't about the bible.
It's about resentment, rivalry, jealousy, sharing, long-ago emotional pain and a hundred other things, but it isn't about the Bible.
I would let the bible thing drop and find other ways to reach out to you sister.
Get your own bible that your child can treasure in the future. And you need to move on from your childhood and let that go too, you can't change it.
Pootle no it's not mine, although I don't really feel like that about things, in terms of who they belong to, not childhood things. Anything that came from the house I see as belonging to the family. And I'd never cause a fuss over keeping something, but would have liked to see it again and borrow it.
But that is perhaps because I didn't really own anything special myself, most of my things were passed down such as the Bible. Db and Dsis have special teddies and things from grandparents who had died by the time I was born, also from my gran who never met me until 10 years ago as my dm had stopped speaking to her before I was born. So I don't see things as being 'theirs' or 'mine'.
Thanks for all the replies though, I won't pester her or anything about it I'll leave it at that now. I will read any replies and reply later, thanks!
go on www.abebooks.co.uk where they have way more used books than ebay - I'm sure you'll find what you need there.
I think you're actually better off with her not lending it to you. What if your ds were to love it as much as you? You'd have to give it back, at some point, which could upset him quite a lot.
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