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Disappearing 9 patch tutorial...
21 comments:
- Cara said...
Very clever! So many quilts to make and so little time!
- December 23, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- kwiltmakr said...
great fabrics there. Thanks for the tutorial. It is on my list of QTM
- December 23, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- jane p said...
I've never done patching this way before! Think I'll try it for a bag.
- December 24, 2010 at 12:15 AM
- BLONDEDESIGN said...
Wow I love this idea! I will be trying in the new year!
Happy Christmas. Kxx
- December 24, 2010 at 3:55 AM
- Karenkayw said...
Thank you so much for showing that tutorial. I have never made one of those blocks,but will keep this in mind for the new year!
- December 24, 2010 at 5:21 AM
- Belinda said...
I've been wanting to do something like this. Thank you for the easy peasy tutorial!!! Merry Christmas!
- December 24, 2010 at 6:12 AM
- Ann Marie said...
I love this kind of quilt, you could have an entire quilt top done in a matter of an hour or so. Very quick quilt idea.
- December 24, 2010 at 7:09 AM
- Katherine said...
Needed an idea to make a quick top for a border class in a few weeks! This is perfect.
- December 24, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Willing Hearts - Busy Hands said...
Wow, the finished quilt block looks a lot more complicated to cut out and assemble than it really is! Love it!
Mrs. Hearts
- December 25, 2010 at 9:27 AM
- Jessica said...
Megan and Heather These are totally cute ideas Love themm!
Jessica (Kaseys sister)
- January 1, 2011 at 11:07 AM
- Nora said...
Thank you. I have a kit for that pattern that came with no directions.Looks easy.
- October 2, 2012 at 3:46 PM
- Karen said...
I'd highly recommend the DNP to all quilters! It is simply wonderful, beautiful and unique. I think it enhances what was previously a simple 9 patch block and makes it look much more complicated and beautiful. Needless to say, I am totally into making Disappearing 9 patch quilts!
- December 4, 2013 at 11:34 AM
- BigD said...
I wish I saw this BEFORE I started cutting a million squares, rectangle and big squares!Ha!
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- Zulma M. de Gavalda said...
Easy, easy, easy...Love it!
- September 4, 2017 at 9:28 AM
- Marie said...
Did you start with 8.5"blocks of six fabrics? That seems large, but it would be easier to manage for sure.
- October 7, 2017 at 7:33 AM
- Unknown said...
I need a pattern for a twin quilt so I know how many colors of fabric I need and how much fabric of each color. How many blocks do I need to make a twin quilt.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) ignored risks, misled investors, fought with regulators and tried to work around rules as it dealt with mushrooming losses in a derivatives portfolio, a Senate report alleged in a damning review of the largest U.S. bank's management.
Senior managers at the bank were told for months about the bad derivatives bets that ended up costing the bank more than $6.2 billion but did little to rein them in, according to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report on Thursday.
The Senate report came on the same day the U.S. Federal Reserve separately asked JPMorgan to improve its capital planning process as part of an annual "stress tests" of banks.
The barrage of bad news for JPMorgan, long seen as the safest and best-managed U.S. bank, could taint the reputation of the bank, as well as Chief Executive Jamie Dimon. Dimon has been one of the most outspoken critics of Washington's attempts to tightly regulate Wall Street after the 2007-2009 financial crisis.
The report also gives ammunition to advocates calling for stricter financial reform regulations. In particular, the 301-page Senate report will likely give new energy to regulators crafting the Volcker rule, which proposes to put limits on banks betting with their own funds.
A JPMorgan spokeswoman said, "While we have repeatedly acknowledged mistakes, our senior management acted in good faith and never had any intent to mislead anyone."
Committee sources said the losses from the trades appeared to total more than $6.2 billion. But these sources said they could not determine how much because the trades originally made by the bank's Chief Investment Office were moved to other parts of the bank. They said JPMorgan declined to provide them more information about the values of the positions.
The Senate subcommittee will hear directly from senior JPMorgan executives - but not from Dimon - at a hearing on Friday morning on the derivatives bets that came to be known as the "London whale" trades.
Senator Carl Levin, who chairs the subcommittee, said he had not yet decided whether to refer the report to criminal or civil authorities. He said the panel could hold further hearings and left the door open to calling Dimon for the hearing.
Dimon publicly criticized lawmakers for creating onerous new rules for banks after the crisis, but the report shows JPMorgan also frequently clashed with regulators behind the scenes as the losses mounted last year.
At one point, Dimon ordered the bank to stop sending daily trading profit and loss reports to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, one of its main regulators, Senate investigators said. The bank feared that information from the reports was being leaked.
Douglas Braunstein, the bank's chief financial officer at the time, resumed sending the reports to the OCC a few days later. When Dimon found out that Braunstein had done so, at a meeting with an OCC examiner, the CEO "raised his voice in anger at" the CFO, the report said. Braunstein left his CFO spot early this year, moving to a spot as vice chairman of JPMorgan, focusing on clients.
Another senior bank executive, Chief Investment Officer Ina Drew, complained to the OCC that the agency was trying to "destroy" JPMorgan's business. In another episode, bank executives yelled at OCC examiners and called them "stupid."
The Senate report also accused the bank of changing its risk models to work around capital rules. The report includes emails from a quantitative analyst for the bank in which he explained how he could rearrange its modeling procedures to mask the ballooning risk inside the chief investment office.
But bank employees were also cautious when it came to leaving evidence of those efforts.
"I think, the, the email that you sent out, I think there is a, just FYI, there is a bit of sensitivity around this topic," a member of the bank's central risk modeling group warned the analyst afterward in a phone call.
The bank "increased risk by mislabeling the synthetic credit portfolio as a risk-reducing hedge when it was really involved proprietary trading," the subcommittee's top Republican, John McCain, said in a briefing with reporters.
Senate investigators also faulted regulators at the OCC for missing red flags and failing to be aggressive in monitoring problems at the bank.
The agency was informed of JPMorgan's risk limit breaches and of changes to the model the bank was using to calculate its risk, yet raised no concerns at the time, the report said.
An OCC spokesman said the agency recognizes shortcomings in its supervision and has taken steps to improve its supervisory process. The spokesman also said the agency is continuing to investigate the matter and "will take additional action as appropriate."
In 2011, the bank's large credit bets surprisingly paid off after American Airlines filed for bankruptcy, generating $400 million in unexpected revenue for the bank.
The employees most closely associated with the trades were among the highest paid that year. Drew made $29 million in 2010 and 2011, and Achilles Macris, who reported to her, made $32 million during the same time frame.
So in January 2012, when the strategy began producing sustained losses and traders began warning of additional losses, managers decided to stay the course.
The trader responsible for the position, Bruno Iksil pushed for the bank to take the losses and let the existing positions expire, according to emails in the report.
He wrote to his boss that in his view the "only" course of action was "to stay as we are and let the book simply die."
But the traders continued to add to the positions, and by March supervisors were urging them to mark the values at levels that portrayed them in the most positive light, even if it meant skirting the bank's normal valuation practices.
"I don't know where he wants to stop, but it's getting idiotic," Iksil wrote in an instant message, referring to his supervisor who had ordered the marks.
On March 23, Iksil estimated in an email that the portfolio had lost about $600 million using midpoint prices and $300 million using the "best" prices, but it reported a daily loss of only $12 million.
Drew ordered a halt in the derivatives trading that same day.
But the group continued to understate the extent of losses in the position through May, the report said.
Reporting by Aruna Viswanatha and Emily Flitter; Editing by Steve Orlofsky, Paritosh Bansal, Andre Grenon and Ryan Woo


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MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- If you sleep poorly, your chances of developing high blood pressure may increase, new research suggest.
In the study, men with the lowest level of the deeper stages of slumber, known as slow-wave sleep, had an 80 percent higher chance of developing high blood pressure than men with the highest level of this restorative sleep.
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"When you go to sleep, blood pressure normally falls," Redline said. "A lot of that fall occurs during slow-wave sleep." When that typical drop in night-time pressure is affected by a lack of deep sleep, "it may set you up for daytime elevations," she added.
Ramos agreed that might explain the link.
Adults can take measures to try to increase slow-wave sleep, Redline said. "Anything that wakes you up repeatedly will disrupt your slow-wave sleep," she noted.
Getting treated for underlying disorders that can wake you up -- such as sleep apnea -- could help, she said.
The take-home message, Ramos said, is to pay attention to sleep quality, not just the length of your sleeping hours. Even though the link between low deep sleep and high blood pressure held after taking weight into account, Ramos noticed those in the lowest deep-sleep groups also tended to be heavier than the others. Avoiding obesity would be a good idea, he said.
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I don't know about a, "suggestion," but the ruling did leave the door open to reclassifying ISPs as common carriers. The opening paragraph of the Mother Jones post about the ruling sums it up nicely:
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I have a good solution for any web designer who wants to avoid these silly licenses. Simply link to Home Depot like this: Lowe's.
What are they going to do, complain that you didn't jump through hoops to link to them?
Oh, and Lamar Smith will just continue to ignore reddit. He would have a much more difficult time ignoring any of the others...
I don't know how useful this will be. Sure, reddit users will know what's going on, but, odds are, they already know what's going on. Most internet users (plenty of whom are tech savvy) have never heard of reddit or don't visit more than once a year (when a friend happens to link to them).
I like that reddit is taking a stand, and I think they should still do it. I just don't think it will accomplish much. Tech news sites will report on it, but does anybody really think it will get a big headline on anything other than HuffPo or (maybe) Dailly Caller? Didn't think so.
If opponents really want to get noticed, then it needs to be, as others have suggested, a site that is known by everyone. Google, ebay, Yahoo, Amazon...any site like that. Even turning off a subset of their services would make an impact. Google could turn off Google+ or blogger. Amazon could turn off their MP3 sales section.
Those would be noticeable. I think reddit's blackout, as much as I hope it might not, will largely be ignored.
Dylan Ratigan tweeted that they're looking into it and timing was everything. Ummm...it seems to me that if timming were everything, then they would have covered it before the markup vote was supposed to take place (last Friday). If timing truly is everything, then Dylan really needs to get a new watch...
Because that worked so well with Wikileaks, right?
Nobody uses maps anymore. They use either GPS systems, OnStar, Bing Maps, or Google Maps. This should be proof enough for anyone that Google is an accessory to multiple and varied crimes.
Only one cookie for the entire petition? That seems a bit small. I want my own cookie.
He should have just given the drive back after destroying the data.
From the article:
In this case, plaintiff alleged that defendant began soliciting another employee to leave before defendant left, and that defendant allegedly destroyed the data to cover his tracks. On these facts, the court found the "without authorization" element to be adequately pled.
I'll do you one better and posit that no moron in a hurry even knows that the phrase has anything to do with an anti-litter campaign. Seriously. I've been called a moron on numerous occasions, and I always seem to be rushing, and I had no idea what the phrase was about until I looked it up a few years back after reaching the end of the interwebs.
Hate to tell you, but shipping freight via trains is one of the most efficeint ways to move goods over great distances.
Or, you know, not. The reason private schools appear to perform better is that parents who push their kids into private schools tend to pay more attention to their kids' performance and take an active interest in their education. When you account for parental involvement, achievement rates are about the same for students in public and private schools regardless of socio-economic classes.
I don't think it's so much about morals as much as it is about public relations.
Carr's concerns defintiely aren't anything new, but coompanies' ability to handle customer issues hasn't kept pace with how fast an issue can grow from minor to major.
Issues have become much more immediate and obvious (to the general public). 15, perhaps even 10 years ago a story like the one about Airbnb would have taken longer to get out; not just days, but perhaps weeks or even months (depending on how far back you want to go). Companies would have time to craft a PR response or wait and see if it was really worth caring about. They could get out in front of it and try to control the message.
That time is past.
Now, a story like that one can take only a few hours to become widely known. If it takes more than a day or two, then it's probaboly not that interesting to the general population (or at least the media) to begin with.
But the "problem" for companies is that there is no longer time to react. PR is now a 24/7, every-second-counts game. It's not possible to get out in front of a problem. They can only catch up to it.
They can't wait and see if a problem is really worth caring about. Everybody has a bullhorn, and every problem a customer may have is amplified by everyone else's bullhorn.
Companies, even those that are supposedly savvy and have a rabid following (I'm looking at you Apple and twitter), still seem like they haven't quite figured this out. Even young companies liek Facebook and twitter suffer from the old-school mindset of, "we have time so let's ignore it unless it becomes a problem."
The only way to get out in front of a PR issue now is to either be clairvoyant or treat every customer issue as if it could damage the company; because every customer issue now has that very real potential (no matter if it really deserves it). For whatever reason, companies, in general, haven't yet figured out how to handle this.
So what we get is companies scrambling to get ahead of something they have no hope of getting ahead of, and they're using the same tactics they always have. Techcrunch reporting on Airbnb? Talk to TechCrunch and ask them to report less or tone down the reporting. When they had days or even weeks to talk to them, a company might have been able to work soemthing out. Maybe the company tries to silence the customer in some way as well. Too bad that the cusotmer still has their bullhorn and no need to be patient thanks to the immediate response we can get from the web.
The lead time is gone. Customers expect swift answers. Companies just haven't figured out how to deal with it yet, and I can't figure out why that is.
Or, you know, you could actually understand that the freedom to travel about the country is a right, not a privilege, and doing so by air has been recognized as a Right in the US Code (not to mention the Supreme Court has upeld this view):
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So what would you call it instead? Outside of a TSA inspection, it would be called molestation or foreplay. I suppose we could call it foreplay, but then it would probably be even more difficult to argue against. In fact, I bet more people would ask for it in the first place; especially if it came with a happy ending...
I hoe your response to being asked what you medication was for was along the lines of, "because it helps keep me healthy." They've got no business digging into your medical care.
There have been more attempts at car/truck bombings in the USA than plane hijackings, and a greater number of successful ones too. By your reasoning (if you can call it that) we should be inspecting every car on the road in some manner or another every time it leaves a person's driveway.
If you can't see a parallel, then perhaps you should take off the blindfold.
As for being a fool, well, I'm not the one willfully giving up my 4th Amendment protections. You go ahead and feel safer because of this if it makes you feel better.
I hadn't considered the child pornography thing! Why, if she had uploaded that to youtube it could have gone viral and ohmygodwewouldallbepedophiles.
The child porn thing makes sense though. She totally should have been arrested.
So you'd be okay with the police or some federal agency examining your car every time you drive somewhere to make sure there isn't a bomb in the trunk?
Didn't think so.


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Team news for Friday's League One clash between Milton Keynes Dons and Huddersfield Town at stadium:mk.
Rowan Vine will make his final appearance for MK Dons.
Vine is at the end of his 93-day emergency loan from QPR so will hope to add to his solitary goal for the club.
Defender Danny Woodards came off after 39 minutes of the recent home win over Carlisle with a hamstring strain and he will miss out again so Mat Doumbe will continue to fill in at right-back.
Striker Sam Baldock and defender Gary MacKenzie both returned from ankle injuries against Swindon last weekend.
On-loan QPR forward Angelo Balanta is fit after being sidelined since November with an ankle injury and is pushing for a starting place as the Dons look to close the gap to the Terriers to just three points.
Huddersfield manager Lee Clark will choose from an unchanged squad.
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Smithies has been sidelined since mid-March due to a knee injury, Pilkington's season was brought to a premature end when he suffered a horrific leg and ankle break last month against Rochdale and Ridehalgh is recovering from a broken bone in his foot.
Winger Aidan Chippendale has been recalled from his loan spell at York but is ineligible to feature on Saturday.
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The 12-year-old's mother, Julissa Viana, of New City, New York, tweeted that the bear was missing when the family reached the Outer Banks on Aug. 6. She said the family had stopped at one of the turnpike's service areas and the bear likely fell out while her husband sorted belongings.
Turnpike Authority spokesman Tom Feeney tells NJ.com he saw the tweet and asked the patron services office to check with southbound service areas. The staff at the Clara Barton Service Area in Oldmans Township found the bear and Feeney tweeted a photo.
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TAMPA, Fla. - Florida authorities hope good weather will boost their chances of tracking down a sailboat that may be carrying two boys kidnapped from their grandparents' home on Wednesday.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says Joshua Michael Hakken entered his mother-in-law's house Wednesday, tied her up and fled with his sons, Cole and Chase.
Authorities are searching for a boat Hakken recently bought. It's described as having a blue Bimini top, white mainsail, and a blue hull with the word "Salty" and a paw print in white on both sides, with a white stripe near the water line.
"The search, especially for a vessel, is extremely difficult just for the fact that Florida has some of the largest coastlines in the United States," said FFWC Spokesman Baryl Martin told WTVT-TV. "The nooks and crannies that run up and down the coast of Florida are varied, so a lot of the general public get back in those areas more than we're able to."
Joshua, and his wife, Sharyn, are believed to be with the boys. The couple lost custody of their children after the husband was arrested on drug charges in Slidell, La., in June 2012.
A warrant is out for Joshua Hakken's arrest on two counts of kidnapping, two counts of child neglect, two counts of false imprisonment, one count of burglary with battery and one count of grand theft auto.
Chase Hakken is 3 feet tall, weighs 33 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing pajamas. Cole Hakken is 3 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 44 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. He was also last seen wearing pajamas.
Anyone in Florida with information about Hakkens is asked to call 911 or to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200.
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Decades later, Heart still crazy, crazy on rock
Heart has been rocking hard for over three decades, but leading sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson don't seem to be slowing down.
After exploding onto the stage in 1976 with a debut album that produced three chart-making hits including the now-classic "Magic Man" and "Crazy on You", the band went on to record nine albums achieving gold or platinum status.
"Being taken seriously as front-people in a band was difficult, especially at the beginning," Nancy Wilson says. "We were like a novelty at first."
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Co-founder Nancy Wilson recently spoke with the Hook.
The Hook: What inspired such a passion for rock in the first place?
Nancy Wilson: We were sort of bowled over when we first saw The Beatles as little kids on TV. We got inspired and spent the rest of our lives aiming ourselves like pistols in that direction.
The Hook: What kinds of challenges had to be overcome in order to be taken seriously as female rockers?
NW: It was hard to be taken seriously, there was a perception that girls don't do that kind of stuff. Even know, there are looks on guys' faces who are not expecting to see women doing powerful rock songs. We are very dogged and determined about our love for what we do and we have each other, a good survival mechanism.
The Hook: As women under a constant microscope, was body image ever a factor?
NW: It was kind of bothersome, especially in the 80s, when MTV got going and image was more important than the music for while. We survived that, kept being interested in music, writing songs. Even if the pop culture image-makers were not always on our side, our fan base was always very loyal.
The Hook: What inspires most of your songs?
NW: Real life inspires us–- we're not poseurs. When we write songs, we write about stuff that sticks on a more universal, poetic level– we stay clear of whiny, victim stuff.
The Hook: You've been part of the rock scene for decades; what do you feel is one of the biggest changes the genre has seen?
NW: Everything's changed a few times since we got started. The business side is sort of disappearing– nowadays, people figure out ways to release themselves and be noticed. The music has changed over the years, with the grunge explosion out of Seattle. It turned the business on its ear, but that's the healthy thing for business to do about every 10 years.
The Hook: Do you have any advice for a new generation of aspiring female rockers?
NW: Be aware of image makers who want to control how you look and sound and write your songs. The main thing is to learn your craft, learn to play, take it out on the road a little, and become good at it!
The Hook: Was playing alongside your sister ever a challenge–- any sibling rivalry?
NW: We never squabbled about anything; we were so busy trying to weave a magic spell with our music.
The Hook: You and Ann were both involved with other members of Heart when you first became a band in the 70s– how was that experience? Do you regret it?
NW: It was not a good idea to be involved with your bandmates! That time was crazy, things were busting open career-wise. I advise against it wholeheartedly; there's an emotional politics with it, to not bring work back into the bedroom.
The Hook: What can we see from Heart in the future?
NW: We hope to have an album that gets on the map in the fall– there's going to be a bit of a different, stylistic thing happening. We'll blend more of my vocals in with Ann's to create a similar, yet newer sound, with more harmonies and me singing lead.
The Hook: As such an iconic female musician, do you feel fulfilled?
NW: I feel completely fulfilled. That's why we became a rock band– for the uplifting, inspiring gift of music.
Heart plays at the Charlottesville Pavilion on 5/20. Andy Waldeck opens. The show starts at 7:00 pm and tickets run between $35 and $67.


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Mountain performance with forest management features.
La Sportiva designed its Men's Glacier WLF Mountaineering Boot to stand up to light forest management work and post-fire cleanup. The eight-inch height meets US federal standards for wildland firefighters, the heat-resistant sole is resistant to 300C, and the glue is resistant to 70C. However, this boot is not for front-line wildfire work—wear it during backpacking trips and for forest management and fire cleanup. The leather upper blocks wetness without sacrificing breathability, and the MtnFlex insole and half steel shank provide comfortable flex and protection for alpine environments.
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- Not intended for front-line wildfire work
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Pretty satisfied overall
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: 9 (42)
- Height: 5'7"
- Weight: 135lbs
Great work boots for doing trail work. Best part is they should last a while. Worth the investment if you need sum boots. So far so good. Go La Sportiva. Would consider going down a half Size if I bought boots again just because I feel they pack out a little on steeper terrain in hot conditions. But happy with my regular shoe size. Thx y'all
An acceptable summer mountaineering boot
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
Bought a pair used, like new. Beefy leather boot that take crampons well. Used for Spring climbs up snow gullies in Tuckerman Ravine on Mt Washington. Worked alright for a few glaciers in PNW including Rainier. A little rough on the feet for longer days but alright with a thick pair of mountaineering socks. Not bad for winter hikes so long as you keep moving, and look alright with a suit...
Pretty Cool
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I wouldn't show up wearing these first day on the job with an IHC, not the intended purpose, plus they'd be way too warm on a hot, 16+ hour day. You would be very uncomfortable and blistered. I do, however, see myself using them a lot more during the off-season trudging through snow. If you ditch the cushiony insert they come with your feet are cooler, but I've found they lose some comfort because they just don't hug your feet the same (Difficult to adjust the laces) So I'd rather leave it in. They are super water resistant, basically waterproof. If you somehow manage to fully submerse them in water though, better have a plan b, because they take forever to dry. The leather is quality and the build seems like it will hold together well for their intended purpose. Really good support around the ankle, especially downhill with a heavy load (liner/cushion/insert w.e. you wanna call it). I didn't have much of a break in period, they were comfortable right out of the box. I ordered my regular size 12.5 which was closest to a 46 Euro. There's enough room to wear a thick wool sock, but again they are kinda hot so if it's warm out I go with a medium cushion. Obviously they aren't gonna take the place of a pair of $500 Nick's or Whites. People buy them, take them out to the fireline, and bash them for de-laminating on them when it clearly says in the description, NOT INTENDED FOR FRONTLINE WILDFIRE WORK. You don't want to be the bagger who's boots are blown out and held together with fiber tape. Good boot, wish they were more breathable.
Great Boot for Hiking and Forestry Stuff
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: 43.5
- Height: 5'9"
- Weight: 165lbs
The LaSportiva Glacier WLF is a very impressive boot. I had to size up a half a size to avoid getting blisters. If you are looking for a very sturdy boot with tons of support get this. It is also approved for Forest Fighting.
Great boot.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs large
- Size Bought: 10
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 150lbs
This is my third pair of these boots over the past 7 years. I put these boots to the test every summer on fire assignments, in all types of situations. I think it is still good to have a backup pair of leathers to work in for heavy heat and duff. They run a little bit big but if you are planning on putting insoles in them go with your original size and they will fit just right.
Hey BPhillips, so would you say these boots don't hold up well while working long hours cleaning hot spots?
Thanks, Tom.
Not impressed
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs large
- Size Bought: 11.5
- Weight: 175lbs
After a summer on the fire line the toes collapsed. The boots have a lack of ankle support. I would not recommend these boots
You need to LEARN how to wear them
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: 41.5
- Height: 5'6"
- Weight: 140lbs
When I first had put them on, they made my feet ache. Then I noticed you had to adjust the tounge, which is attached by Velcro, that helped. BUT, then I was still having issues with them being uncomfortable, UNTIL I realized that you don't want to tighten the toes laces. I take up the slack, use the hooks to hold the slack, then CRAM down the ankle. They were WONDERFUL after that.
WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS: if your going from your leather White's/Nick's to this boot, you're probably going to need thinner socks. I wear extra-thick Smartwools with my Nicks and medium hikers with these.
The tread on these is not as sticky as my traditional fireboots. But, they have great edging if you're on rock and need a foothold.
They feel like a ski boot, at first, just give them a chance, 2 weeks.
I am usually a 41 (US 8), but fit in the 41.5, but also have a very wide foot (EE) that is pancake thin (I probably needed the extra space). They also air out very nicely, no need for a boot drier.
Color me impressed
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
I bought these boots a couple months ago primarily for winter backcountry trips. Decided to go a half size up to accommodate heavy socks, and glad I did. I wore them to work every day for about a week, and on a few minor hikes. This past weekend I wore them up to Hermit Lake/Tuckerman's Ravine, and I was really impressed with their performance. I wore sock liners under Smartwool Mountaineering socks, and was incredibly comfortable the whole time. We managed to beat sunset and get up to the top of the bowl, and I felt totally confident in these things both on the way up and the slippery descent.
These boots are also perfectly dry, as advertised. My feet sweat a lot, and although it got down to the mid 20s in our hut, I woke up to a perfectly dry(not frozen) pair of boots. The same could not be said for my friend's which were soaked.
Overall I'm impressed with this boot, and would recommend them to anyone who splits their time between winter treks and summer jaunts. If you're on the fence with sizes, and plan to use these in cold Wx, definitely bump up a half size.
Not impressed
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
Bought these as a work/mountain/fire fighting approved boot. Nice for about 6 months (of heavy usage) before the sides blew out. The optimist in me wants to think this was just a bad batch....
After speaking to other firefighters that have used these boots, I don't think it was a bad batch. The note "not intended for front line wildfire work" makes me wonder why they even tried to make a fire boot in the first place.
Good deal!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
Good deal on these boots - super quick to break in (just 3 days)
They perform well on all terrain and seem to work ok with strap on crampons (for walking on ice - would not recommend serious ice climbing with them)
Too warm
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs large
Used this boot a few times for some short hikes and land management stuff. Boot is not uncomfortable, but for warm weather in Arizona it is really just too warm of a boot. Not much breathability either. Standard La Sportiva sizing though, slightly on big side, and a bit narrow. I wear a 13 Lowa, 12-13 Salewa (12 for trail, 13 for mountaineering), 13 Asolo, and the 46 was the right size in this boot for me.
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tuff duty
I've worn them for 1 month now and I would say after a brief 3 day break in my feet have never felt so good! I've been on fire's for the last month in canyon country and the only problems I've had was melting the shoe laces and grinding a little bit of sitting on the outside upper where the 2 different leathers come together. I hope to see them come out in a non insulated black, irregardless I will definitely buy another pair!
great boots a little warm for our line of work. also a bigger heel would be good.
tuff duty
I've worn them for 1 month now and I would say after a brief 3 day break in my feet have never felt so good! I've been on fire's for the last month in canyon country and the only problems I've had was melting the shoe laces and grinding a little bit of sitting on the outside upper where the 2 different leathers come together. I hope to see them come out in a non insulated black, irregardless I will definitely buy another pair!
great boots
I work on a hotshot crew and seen some nasty country in the month and a half that i had them. Soles have stayed in place, few little chips on the sole due to slippery rock slopes. The stiffness in the ankle area of the boot have gotten flimsy. So far so good, they have had seen a good amount of mop up days and hiking. Liking them so far...
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soles peeled off 9 days into a fire. these boots are not made for fire. sole is glued on- not stitched.
anyone who says these boots are legit for fire is a knob
My soles did the exact same thing 8 HOURS into my first fire of the season. I do not understand how an almost 300 pair of boots can fall apart so easily. DO NOT BUY THESE BOOTS
Terrible for Fire
As a firefighter who has used these boots I must say, these boots will not hold up in any sort of fire related environment. I used the boots for basic firefighting procedures. It did not last for more than three fires. I do not recommend buying this boot if you are a firefighter. This boot needs more attention before going to fires. The company warranty and service does not compliment this "specialty" boot. I have had a terrible experience with this company and its products.
WLF: Wildland Fire.
So yea, it is supposedly for a firefighter.
did you contact us for a return or exchange? those have a lifetime warranty on them. you can send them back for a full refund
Great boots, great customer service
These are the best wildland boots I've ever owned. I own 2 pairs of N----- H--shots. The Sportiva's are half the price and half the weight. The quality is top notch, and the ankle support is second to none. I only wish they came out fifteen years ago. Customer service at Backcountry is great.
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looking for a boot with composite toe &...
looking for a boot with composite toe & steel or fiberglass shank.
can you suggest a good boot.
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Most mountaineering or climbing boots are going to have some sort of shank in the mid-sole. The toe box is definitely burly as these can be used to kick in steps on ice or rock (with or without crampons).
Feel free to chat in with one of gearheads for more options that will fit your specific needs!
Will you have those shoes in size 47?
Will you have those shoes in size 47?
Also, it looks like BC, as of today, has size 47 in stock. Best of luck!
we are looking for a wildland fire fighting...
we are looking for a wildland fire fighting boot and the glacier has been recommended to us through a hot shot crew member we know. anyway, it doesn't make sense to us that 400 grs of thinsulate are used in what is the fire fighting boot. Seems like summertime fire fighting in the hot forest etc would call for a boot without thinsulate. any thoughts on this? i have a pair of danners that i hunt with in the fall and winter that are 400 grs of thinsulate and I where them occasionally working in the summer..............and they are hot as heck. my concern is the glacier is too hot for wlf. i would like some feedback if anyone has any.........thanks!
Pretty sure these boots are not insulated. Also, I don't think these are very good fire boots. Seen them delaminate on a number of coworkers - definitely not a front line boot in my opinion. If you're looking for a mountaineering style fire boot, I'd recommend the Scarpa Fuegos over the Glacier WLF.
I second that. Two people on my crew had the Scarpa Fuego and both pairs of boots endured 1000+ hours of overtime without a hitch (no sign of delimitation, relatively comfortable, water resistant). Now only if BC would carry them.
I am going on a 17 day Mt. Everest trek...
I am going on a 17 day Mt. Everest trek in the Spring of 2013, hiking from Lukla to Everest Base Camp & Kala Patthar, then back. Will this boot perform well on that trek, or would another 'La Sportiva' style be better? This will be my first experience buying "professional" grade hiking footwear. Thank you.
The WLF is specifically designed for backcountry fire fighters.
Take a look at the regular Glacier - http://www.backcountry.com/la-sportiva-glacier-mountaineering-boot-mens
Also, check out the Makalus for step-in crampon compatibility and the Karakorams.
I did the same trek last September/October in light hiking boots (Merrel Moab Ventilator Mid), carrying a 35 lb pack. My buddy did the same, and I saw a couple with the same shoes. Very doable. Those would be similar to La Sportiva's FC Eco 4 or the Thunder II. Of course, there are also tour groups full of people with mountaineering boots too.
It comes down to how comfortable you want to be and how much you want to spend. As long as it's a mid height boot you probably can't go wrong.
It's just a vigorous hike. And the Sherpas often wear Crocs or Chinese sneakers.
Do you make this boot in wide sizes as...
Do you make this boot in wide sizes as well, say 2EE - 4EE?
The BC rep that I asked about wide sizes, said they do not carry specific wide sizes. some brands are wider than others.
What I tend to do is get to a store and try the stuff on, then come home and pay less for it here @ bc.
If it helps I got wide feet too, and went with the Salomon Cosmic GTX. http://www.backcountry.com/salomon-cosmic-4d-gtx-backcpacking-boot-mens Not a mountaineering boot, but is a good boot, and fits awesome
How does the shank in the Glacier WLF...
How does the shank in the Glacier WLF compare tot he regular Glacier? Any difference there?
Particularly interested in any differences in the boot that would prevent/not favor light crampon use in the mountains (when compared to the regular Glacier).


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Raonic was serving in excess of 230 kilometres per hour but Federer made enough inroads to post a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 win in 1hr 53min and reach his 35th consecutive appearance in the last eight of a major.
Federer, 30, the holder of 17 major championships, moved into a showdown against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who defeated countryman Richard Gasquet 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 earlier on Monday.
Federer broke Raonic's serve in the 10th game to sneak through a tight opening set in 33 minutes.
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Raonic dropped his first two service games of the third set and Federer ran through the set in 35 minutes. The number two seed has negotiated his first four rounds at Melbourne Park without losing his serve.
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The Tennessee Eagles Radio Controlled Aircraft Club will be presenting its "WARBIRDS OVER HARRIMAN" Air Show on Saturday, June 29.
Admission is free. Flying will start at 9 a.m. and will end at approximately 3 p.m.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, chili and soft drinks will be available for purchase.
This event honors our military heroes.
Members from the Eagles and other area clubs will fly scale military aircraft from both World Wars and up to the present.
Harriman Lions Club will have its annual fundraising "World's Greatest Pancake Breakfast" to help support its many community charities.
The breakfast will be from 7 to 11 a.m. May 7. Rodney Harback is again providing Roane Street Grill for the event.
Generous portions of pancakes with bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee, orange juice and milk will be available for $8 for adults, $4 for ages 10 and younger.
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Frustrated genealogists who have been researching Tennessee ancestors and have hit the proverbial brick wall on a female line have a new resource in Roane County, thanks to a donation from Avery Trace Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
The DAR has donated a copy of "Legacies of Our Great-Grandmothers: Early Tennessee Women" to the Roane County Archives in the historic Roane County Courthouse.
Ralph Stewart, director of Roane County's Solid Waste Recycling Center, is this year's recipient of Kingston Rotary Club's Vocational Service Award.
Kingston Rotary Club annually presents a vocational award to someone in the community who has exemplified outstanding professional achievement and high ethical standards in their vocation.
"This award reflects upon both Ralph's personal performance, but also the quality of Roane County public works," said Deborah Alexander-Davis, Kingston Rotary spokeswoman.
A Roane State Community College ensemble including, front row from left, Haleigh Hallcox, Rebekah Guyton, Allison Vail, Amanda Holly; and back row, Paul Davis, Austin Patterson, Kyle Horton and Seth Stewart perform for Kingston Rotary Club's annual Valentine's Day party in Gloria Jean's at Ladd Landing.
Author Shirley McCracken will be the guest speaker for a Southwest Point Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution free public event later this month.
McCracken, author of "The Breastplate: A Civil War Adventure," will discuss how a Civil War relic inspired her to write what is described as a Christian fiction tale of danger, intrigue and romance.
The event begins at 2 p.m. Feb. 21 in Kingston Church of Christ's fellowship building.
Fort Southwest Point Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution members, from left, Regent Susan Wann, Connie Williams and Barb Wasilko helped bring an atmosphere of the past to Kingston's Fort Southwest Point during the annual Christmas candlelight tour last weekend.
Members wore period costumes and treated guests to cookies baked with recipes from the 1700s.
Colonial brown sugar, pine-tree shillings, hobnails, apple jacks, tea cakes and molasses cookies were among the confections offered in the fort's visitors center.
Avery Trace Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution recently honored Marla "Jill" McMaster for her outstanding contributions both nationally and to the Roane County community.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution's American History Committee sponsors a Women in American History recognition award and encourages each to select a notable woman from its state or community to honor.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Increase Brain Volume
While Reversing Many Aspects of Neurologic AgingAugust 2010
By Julius Goepp, MD
The cardioprotective power of omega-3 fatty acids has been thoroughly documented in clinical literature. Less well known is their paramount role in optimizing many facets of brain function, from depression, cognition, and memory to mental health.
Recent research has opened up a new horizon in our understanding of omega-3s' profound ability to halt age-related decline and pathology, shattering the long-held medical belief that brain shrinkage and nerve cell death is progressive and irreversible. Omega-3s have been shown to possess antidepressant and neuroprotective properties. One recent landmark study found that aging humans who consumed more omega-3s had increased gray matter brain volume and that most new tissue development was observed in the part of the brain associated with happiness.1
Similar findings appeared in the prestigious journal Lancet.2 In one of the largest studies of its kind, scientists analyzing the diets of 12,000 pregnant women found that children of those who consumed the least omega-3 were 48% more likely to score in the lowest quartile on IQ tests.
In this article, the latest research on these essential fatty acids' importance to the growth, development, and function of the human brain is detailed. You will learn about their intrinsic power to preserve cognition and memory and reverse age-related loss of brain function. You will also discover exciting findings on their unique capacity to combat multiple forms of mental illness, neuropsychiatric disorders, and aberrant behavior, from Alzheimer's disease and aggression to bipolar disorder and depression.
Key Nutrient from the Cradle to the Grave
Approximately 8% of the brain's weight is comprised of omega-3 fatty acids3—the building block for an estimated 100 billion neurons.4 Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) play a host of vital roles in neuronal structure and function, protecting them from oxidative damage, inflammation, and the cumulative destruction inflicted by other chronic insults.5,6
Embedded in the omega-3-rich neuronal membrane are numerous proteins and complex molecules required for electrochemical transmission and signal reception.4 Scientists have recently shown that the precise balance of fatty acids in brain cells helps determine whether a given nerve cell will be protected against injury or inflammation, or whether it will instead succumb to the injury.7
Omega-3s accumulate in the human brain during fetal development. The amount of the omega-3 DHA has been closely tied to intelligence and cognitive performance in infancy and childhood.8 But the omega-3 content of brain cell membranes involved in essential memory-processing areas diminishes with advancing age and in certain chronic brain disorders.9
These findings have led scientists to suspect a role for omega-3 deterioration in development of typical age-related cognitive decline such as that seen in Alzheimer's and chronic disease.10
Early developmental deficits in brain content of omega-3s have been associated with poor brain maturation and neurocognitive dysfunction.11 These are manifested especially in the area of attention, increasing the risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other behavioral disturbances.8 Later in life, declining levels of DHA and EPA may contribute to development of aggression, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, dementia, and a variety of other mental health and even criminal conditions.12-17
Scientists are having great success at reversing many of the fundamental age-related decreases in brain function correlated with omega-3 deficiency.10 ADHD and related conditions can be prevented or mitigated by supplementing infants and nursing mothers with DHA.8,18 Young rats supplemented with DHA show increased plasticity, or flexibility of function, in their developing brain cells, with highly invigorated development of synapses, the electrochemical junctions where nerve signals are relayed.9 In aged rats, omega-3 supplementation reverses age-related neuronal changes and maintains learning and memory performance that arise from powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.9
A remarkable animal study has just revealed that omega-3 fatty acids halt the age-related loss of brain cell receptors vital to memory production, and show potential for increasing neuronal growth.19
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Recent findings suggest that some criminal and aggressive behaviors are closely correlated with low serum omega-3 levels, which are linked to lower levels of altruism, honesty, and self-discipline.13 These effects may be related to alterations in serotonin turnover, which controls impulsivity and aggression-hostility behaviors.13
There's solid data indicating that optimal omega-3 intake at all ages is a promising avenue for subduing aggression and hostility.20,21 For example, 1.5 grams of omega-3 supplementation (containing 840 mg EPA and 700 mg of DHA) in autistic children with severe tantrums, aggression, or self-injurious behavior produced significant improvements compared with placebo, without adverse effects.22 And stressed but otherwise healthy volunteers given 1,500 mg/day of DHA reported a significantly improved rate of stress reduction compared to a no-treatment group, suggesting an adaptogenic role for omega-3s (adaptogens help the body respond to imposed stress in a variety of ways).23
In a group of substance abusers, supplementation with 2,225 mg EPA and 500 mg DHA for 3 months produced significant decreases in anger and anxiety scores compared to placebo recipients.16 Amazingly, the two nutrients complemented each other, with EPA increases being most robustly associated with lowered anxiety scores, and DHA increases with lowered anger scores. Similarly, in young adult prison inmates, multi-supplements featuring omega-3s produced significant reductions in antisocial, violent, aggressive, and transgressive (rule-breaking) behavior.24,25
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Large epidemiological studies repeatedly demonstrate that depressed people have significantly reduced levels of DHA and EPA in red blood cell membranes or serum.26,27 One autopsy study revealed lower amount of omega-3s in the brains of those who'd suffered depression compared to those who did not.28 Low omega-3 status is frequently found in people who have attempted or committed suicide.29-31 In fact, seasonal variations in blood levels of omega-3s have been shown to closely parallel similar variations in violent suicide deaths.7 Patients with deficient omega-3 status also had reduced expression of the vital transporter complex responsible for moving serotonin at nerve cell junctions.7
People who get more omega-3s actually have bigger, more functional brains.
In fact, the serotonin-related benefits of omega-3 supplementation are powerful enough to stand up to a head-to-head comparison with fluoxetine (Prozac®), a common and highly effective member of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) category of modern antidepressants.32 In that study, 50% of subjects responded well to fluoxetine alone, 56% to EPA supplementation (1,000 mg), and an impressive 81% in people who took both forms of treatment.32
At doses above 2,000 mg, results are uniformly dramatic. Double-blind, placebo-controlled trials are revealing substantial superiority of omega-3 therapy to placebo, using standard depression assessment scales.33 Numerous other studies are further validating these dramatic effects on depression in a host of other contexts: depressive symptoms were alleviated in patients with Parkinson's disease, and in pregnant women with major depressive disorder.34,35 A particularly powerful effect was shown in middle-aged women experiencing psychological distress and depressive symptoms during the menopausal transition.36 In one Israeli study, omega-3 supplementation in children with major depression provided significant improvement across all indices of measurement.37