Anti Lizard Flying Improvised Row of Explosives (A.L.F.I.R.E.) is an arcade game in which you need to quickly set fireworks up to defeat the green dragons that are attacking you and the blue dragons that are attacking the city!
Use the arrow keys to control the character and the 'Z' button to get paper, stick and powder to build a firework. Press 'Z' again to place fireworks where the red arrows indicate. You can also use the 'X' button after placing a firework to aim those rockets at the blue dragons.
Graphics are great but I really cannot figure out the controls. Nice Work.
Looks nice but had problems with the controls. Nothing ever happened when pressing the Z and X button. Also the fire balls of the blue dragon never reached the ground, they are gone even before they come into the players reach.
Interesting concept. The music was nice.
It was very unclear when I had assembled the ingredients I needed to make a firework. I just had to run by the things mashing z.


By the time most legislatures adjourned in May, at least 1,100 immigration bills had been submitted by lawmakers, more than double last year's record total, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. This year's total is expected to grow as the issue continues to dominate debate in statehouses still in session.
These bills are all "strongly worded proposals targeting illegal immigrants", which limit their ability to seek employment, find housing, receive government services, and obtain driver's licenses, writes Darryl Fears. He associates the immigration reform impasse on Capitol Hill with the increase in state-level laws and proposals.
I trust the state and local governments to enforce immigration laws more than I trust the federal government. The state and local governments are closer to the people and have to face our wrath once in a while, meanwhile the feds can hide away in their Beltway Bubble and ignore us completely.
The only "witchunt" I see here is the witchunt for native-born law-abiding tax-paying American citizens who protest a little too loudly about the fleecing we are being subjected to by the Mexican government and the large corporations who are using our welfare systems to subsidize their "cheap" labor.


This handbook on the hand powered percussion drill is a reasonably well-illustrated 80-page book providing drill designs, drilling tips and tricks, a little history, and good background information on groundwater.
As well, I have prepared a 12-minute video that explains how the drill works.
Both the video and the book, as well as a wealth of photos from our field work, are now available on a CD. A computer with any Web browser is all that is needed to view the materials. Once again, the cost is essentially duplication and shipping: $10.
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Bake these rich and decadent Mini Flourless Chocolate Cakes when you want a quick chocolate fix! These mini cakes are a treat if you're looking to make a gluten free dessert in a jiffy!
These Mini Flourless Chocolate Cakes are delightful! They're rich, dense and decadent, if you're a chocolate lover these mini cakes will make you go weak in the knees.
For times when you don't have a lot of time to bake, these mini flourless chocolate cakes are the best dessert to make. All you need to do is dump 5 ingredients in a bowl, mix and bake. It really cannot get easier than this. The best part is that these cakes are flourless as the name suggests, which means they're gluten-free, so if you're a fan of grain free desserts and have been looking for a healthier alternative (well, not exactly healthy because there's still butter and chocolate in it), then this is it.
Bake these rich and decadent Mini Flourless Chocolate Cakes when you want a quick chocolate fix! These mini cakes are a treat if you're looking to make a gluten free dessert in a jiffy!
Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler. If you don't have a double boiler, you can just microwave them in a glass bowl. Make sure you stop and mix after every 15 seconds. Repeat until all of the chocolate is melted.
Let it cool down slightly, then add in the sugar and vanilla extract. Whisk until they're mixed.
Next start adding the eggs. Make sure you mix the first one before you add in the next. Whisk until they're all combined properly.
If you're not ready to serve these immediately, you can just refrigerate the cakes and microwave them for 15 seconds before serving.
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Unidentified officer of the United States Navy speaks before a group of military and civilian observers during a ceremony marking a change of command of the President's retreat at Camp David. Camp David, Frederick County, Maryland. [Photograph by O.W. Harris]
Officers of the United States Armed Forces inspect a military group at a ceremony marking a change of command of the President's retreat at Camp David. Camp David, Frederick County, Maryland. [Photograph by O.W. Harris]
Unidentified officer of the United States Navy speaks before a group of military and civilian observers during a ceremony marking a change of command of the President's retreat at Camp David. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard sits at right in background. Camp David, Frederick County, Maryland. [Photograph by O.W. Harris]
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Report: It's Tom Gaglardi or bust for sale of the Stars
By Joe YerdonNov 3, 2011, 9:08 AM EDT
The Dallas Stars sale is a one man race as Vancouver businessman Tom Gaglardi is reported to be the only person to put a bid in for the team. Forbes.com's Mike Ozanian reports that while the process for bids on the team was open to anyone willing to throw in on them, Gaglardi was the only guy to do so.
The process of selling the team is an exhaustive one but one that has a simple and eventual finish. While the team will be put through the bankruptcy process thanks to former owner Tom Hicks being terrible about managing his properties, the eventual end game here is that Gaglardi will buy the team and allow the Stars to operate like a normal franchise again instead of like the apprentice to the Coyotes.
The final sale price for the Stars is set to be around $260-$270 million which will take care of their debts, Hicks' other issues, as well as half the price for American Airlines Arena where the Stars play. That's a lot of hooch for a hockey team but in the case of the Stars, getting their ownership stuff figured out and allowing them to operate normally should help bring the rabid Stars fanbase back.


As state officials address LCFF discord, they are also exacerbating it. State schools Supt. Tom Torlakson last year countermanded his own department and told districts they could spend money meant for underachieving students on salary increases – a boon to the California Teachers Association, which helped Torlakson win re-election in 2014.
Meanwhile, the state Board of Education, appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown, is trying to draft a statewide accountability system tied to the LCFF and a new federal education law that requires more specific measures than state officials and the union wanted.
It's caught between demands by the CTA and local school officials for non-punitive "collaboration" and those of an "equity coalition" of civil rights and education reform groups for tight monitoring of achievement gap closure with consequences for failure.
Reformers note that the lack of a school grading system has already given LA Unified and other districts a rationale for rejecting parental efforts to take control of low-performing schools.
And then there's Common Core, new and more rigorous learning standards that California has fully embraced.
Initial academic tests tied to Common Core found low achievement levels, and the state school board hired think tank WestEd to survey how it is being implemented.
It found that while most educators praise Common Core's relevance, there's a sharp attitudinal divide. Administrators generally rated implementation as good or excellent, but many teachers disagreed, saying they hadn't been given sufficient training to make Common Core a reality.
One issue, raised during a recent state school board meeting, is whether the state should aggressively intervene on Common Core, or continue the hands-off attitude Brown calls "subsidiarity" and trust local school officials to resolve issues.
These are high-stakes struggles, and not only financial. Six-plus million kids – and California's future – are guinea pigs for these political experiments.


A proliferation of axes and inventories are making dealer data hard to consume by trading desks. Dan Barnes reports.
The inability to process pricing data for corporate bonds is preventing buy-side traders from finding real opportunities to trade. Data is readily available; broker-dealers, specialist data aggregators, TRACE, Bloomberg data and benchmark providers all give guidance on where a price may be.
In fact there is too much of it. The quality of that information is highly variable, the volume provided by dealers is increasing, and the absence of a standard format makes it hard to compare.
The growth of information reflects several elements in the credit market. Firstly, there is a widening set of instruments due to the growth in issuance while rates are low (see Fig 1).
Secondly, broker-dealers have seen their fixed income business suffering in a highly competitive market. Providing attractive prices more frequently can potentially allow them to win more business. However, the frequency of updates can vary enormously.
This impacts the sell side as much as the buy side, because it reduces the overall volume of trading activity, due to the slower processing of information and decision making. Where some dealers are streaming prices, others repeat the same offers for hours at a time, even on liquid bonds. There is also inconsistency in the type of data that is transmitted. That impairs decision making.
In an environment in which pre-trade information is fragmented and decentralised, price integrity deteriorates. This is critical for understanding where a desk can trade and also for truly knowing the asset manager's risk. On the sell side, firms find themselves with an absence of data.
Coming to terms with this imbalance of information can be tackled in several possible ways. The data that is currently very disparate and non-standard could be aggregated and supplied to consumers more effectively. A complete feed of data could be provided within a tool to be used by the trading desks. Or, consumers with the capacity to build technology could develop their own systems. From 31 March 2018, Neptune begain charging £16k a year for buy-side firms to receive standardised real-time axe and inventory information.
From a technical point of view, any one of these solutions presents challenges. For large asset managers, building front office technology to directly match the needs of their traders – capturing the right instruments, markets and range of activity for specific funds – is the preferred option.
For example, Wellington Management, which uses a proprietary order management system (OMS), has been able to develop a system in-house which handles data overload, aggregating data from market operators, tier it according to quality, and then focus it down to a point that the firm's dealers can use it to their advantage.
For trading desks with less direct control over their IT build, using systems they have bought to parse the data and aggregate it is often the best alternative. Many asset managers use their OMS to handle axes and offers from banks, however, due to the volumes and frequency those platforms often struggle to help filter out the noise. There are also commercial data tools. Parsing data is the very first step to understanding it; in addition traders need the workflow to assess the characteristics of quotes and understand whether these are data points or levels that they should be paying attention to.
Algomi has several offerings in the pre-trade space that are intended to allow buy- and sell-side firms to better find the other side to a trade.
Krein notes that most managers see a sliver of the market but lack a wider view of the prices being quoted.
Bondcliq has taken another route by pulling dealer quotes together, so that they can assess the prices they are making in a way that might have only been visible to the buy side previously.
Standardisation could also create greater equality of pricing. Broker-dealers price over-the-counter trades differently according to the client, in order to better support the economics of secondary markets based upon order volume and the value of a relationship. Making prices more transparent will level the playing field for many asset managers.


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NorthMarq Restructures, Promotes Two to President Role
NorthMarq Capital has kicked off 2012 with some major changes at the top, as the firm has named Jeff Weidell and William Ross, who had held the respective positions of managing director and executive vice president, as presidents of the company.
By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor
Weidell (left) and Ross
NorthMarq Capital has kicked off 2012 with some major changes at the top. The commercial real estate investment banking firm has named Jeff Weidell and William Ross, who had held the respective positions of managing director and executive vice president, as presidents of the company.
The two industry veterans step into the shoes of former president Craig Butchenhart, who retired late last year.
Weidell, who had been a managing director of NorthMarq's San Francisco office since 2000, has a background spanning more than 20 years in real estate finance at the firm.
Ross came to NorthMarq's Dallas office from his position as an executive vice president at Capmark Finance in 2009, bringing to the table an approximately 35-year history in mortgage banking.
NorthMarq's reorganization steps do not extend to the company's tried-and-true regional office management structure; the major change is the leadership. The two executive vice presidents who manage the firm's offices covering the western and eastern halves of the country continue to operate in the same manner but are now under the direction of Weidell and Ross, respectively.
"Our mission is and always has been to provide a consistently high level of client service," Ed Padilla, CEO of NorthMarq, noted in a prepared statement. "The changes we're making today will contribute to our continued pursuit of that goal.
The New Year has brought additional staff moves at the firm. Mike Myers has been pushed up the ladder from chief administrative officer to chief operating officer.
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Lion dance is a form of famous traditional dance of Chinese culture. Having its origin in India, it is categorised into Northern and Southern cantonnese style.
Lion dance is mainly performed to remove bad or evil spirits as Lion is considered to be a guardian creature for chinese. In Singapore, the Northern style of Lion dance is popular. These types of dance are exhibited during Chineese New year period and also in month of August, the ghost month.
By northern style of Lion dance, two men operate 1 lion mask and dance according to the music with acrobat stunts. The dance is amazing to be watched and will be awesome to watch those acrobat steps like lifting and balancing on a giant ball or jumping on tall thin iron rods. If one of them misses the step ,then totally it would be a great miss.
During New year period the lion dance are conducted on most of the shopping malls, functions and celebrations. The theme would be two lions chase each other and the winner lion opens a curtain that would wish them good luck. Also during the dance period Hang Bau(gifts) are issue to the audience.Here are some pictures exhibiting lion dance.


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All I can say is, if you have the opportunity to buy last minute tickets, DEFINITELY DO! It was so funny, I was laughing so hard from start to finish my mascara was all over my face! I had a cold and chest infection, and so I must have irritated everyone around me because I was non-stop laughing and coughing for about 3 hours.
It was so much better than seeing him on TV. Hearing his voice live and watching his moves across the stage that he does in person was just amazing.
We were quite near the front and our view was good considering I didn't purchase my tickets as soon as they went on sale. They were only £30 each and I think that was a fair price because it was one of the best nights out I've had in ages!
I've never seen a comedian live before but I would definitely recommend purchasing tickets to go and see your favourite comedian - the atmosphere really was just amazing!
We finished the night off with a cheeky McDonalds drive through on the way home - it was just perfect! With my parents work schedules and with me being away at university, we don't often get days out just us three together.
Have you been or are you going to see Lee Evans? Can you recommend any other comedians I should go and see? I'd love to see Peter Kay next!


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John Boles began his second stint as manager of the Florida Marlins today, and this time he will probably keep the job longer than half a season.
Barely 24 hours after Jim Leyland resigned, the Marlins signed Boles to a three-year contract. Boles, who has been with the organization since 1991, two years before the Marlins began play, was 40-35 as interim manager in 1996 after Florida fired Rene Lachemann.
When the Marlins had a chance to hire Leyland following the 1996 season, Boles returned to the front office as vice president for player development. Now, he finds himself replacing the manager who led the Marlins to a World Series title in 1997, but then became frustrated by the dismantling of their roster.
Boles, 50, takes over a team that lost 108 games this year, the most in the National League since 1969. Besides managing the Marlins, he managed in the minor leagues from 1981 to 1986.


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The Florida Everblades are a Minor League Professional Hockey team playing next door at Hertz Arena.
Serving the Southwest Florida community since 1998, the 'Blades provide family-fun entertainment for fans of all ages.
Florida plays as a member of the ECHL, which is the Premier AA Hockey League featuring teams in the United States and Canada covering four time zones.
Florida is the ECHL affiliate for the National Hockey League Carolina Hurricanes and the 'Blades have had more than 30 players advance to the NHL.
Since their inception, the Everblades have hosted more than 4-million fans in over 700 regular season home games and have finished in the Top 10 in league attendance each year, leading the league five times.
On May 23, 2012, Florida won the ECHL Championship with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Las Vegas Wranglers in Game 5 of the 2012 Kelly Cup Finals in front of a standing room only crowd at Hertz Arena.
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1/84. Surgically created fourth-third cranial nerve communication: temporary success in a child with bilateral third nerve hamartomas. Case report.
Shortly after birth, an otherwise healthy infant developed eye deviation and ptosis due to a hamartomatous lesion of the interpeduncular segment of the right oculomotor nerve. The left nerve became similarly involved when the child was 1.5 years of age. Direct nerve repair was not possible. Instead, the trochlear nerve was divided and its proximal end was attached to the distal end of the third nerve. Elevation of the upper eyelid and partial adduction of the eye developed gradually over the ensuing 3 to 5 months. Both functions were lost after an additional 2 months, presumably as a result of tumor recurrence or neuroma formation. This case report shows that surgically created fourth-third cranial nerve communication is feasible and may merit consideration under similar circumstances.
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2/84. Benign triton tumor of the trigeminal nerve.
Benign triton tumor (neuromuscular hamartoma) is a rare tumor of the peripheral nerves, comprising mature neural and striated muscle elements. We report the third case, according to the literature, of a benign triton tumor affecting the Vth cranial nerve in a 4-year-old male child. The tumor was seen to involve the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve in the infratemporal fossa and extend intracranially by eroding the base of middle cranial fossa. The mass was totally excised. In the tumor, bundles of axons intermingling with fascicles of relatively mature skeletal muscle were found. This type of hamartomatous lesions of neuroectodermal-mesenchymal origin could have arisen as the result of incorporation of mesenchymal tissue into nerve sheaths during embryogenesis or aberrant differentiation of neuroectodermal component into mesenchymal elements.
3/84. Retinal hamartoma in oral-facial-digital syndrome.
Only recently have intraocular findings been described in oral-facial-digital syndrome (OFDS), including 5 cases of chorioretinal colobomas and 1 case of optic nerve coloboma. We report a case of a new ocular anomaly associated with this syndrome: a retinal hamartoma in a male infant with OFDS. The patient had bilateral retinal masses that were suspicious for retinoblastoma because of a family history of retinoblastoma. physical examination and imaging studies of the retinal masses could not differentiate between retinoblastoma, hamartoma, or persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous. Subsequent pathologic study of an enucleated globe was diagnostic of a retinal hamartoma. This case further illustrates the heterogeneity of ocular anomalies in OFDS and underscores the importance of a complete ophthalmologic evaluation in patients with this syndrome.
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4/84. Macrodystrophia lipomatosa with associated fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the median nerve.
Macrodystrophia lipomatosa (MDL) is a rare disease typically causing localized gigantism and is often associated with a fibrolipomatous hamartoma (FH) of the median or plantar nerve. A previously unreported case of MDL with associated FH of the median nerve is presented.
5/84. Hyperostotic macrodactyly and lipofibromatous hamartoma of the median nerve associated with carpal tunnel syndrome.
A new case with 14-year follow-up of an extremely rare variety of congenital hand macrodactyly is presented. The disease characteristically presents a diffuse proliferation of fibrofatty tissue, but in this special type, osteocartilaginous deposits around the joints can also be found. The case presented included the troublesome feature of a lipofibromatous hamartoma in the median nerve at the wrist and its branches producing carpal tunnel syndrome. The patient obtained benefit from carpal tunnel release and epineurolysis. The hyperostotic development was managed with conservative resection of the periarticular osteochondromas. The literature reviewed suggests that the hyperostotic cases of macrodactyly do not differ from general cases of this congenital condition, except for the osteochondral deposits. These tumours develop during adulthood or after previous trauma, before epiphyseal closure.
6/84. Diencephalic neuronal hamartoma associated with congenital obstructive hydrocephalus, anophthalmia, cleft lip and palate and severe mental retardation: a possible new syndrome.
A male infant was born with severe hydrocephalus, bilateral cleft lip/palate, left anophthalmos and right microphthalmos, and an equino-varus foot deformity. Imaging studies showed enlarged lateral ventricles, apparent absence of the corpus callosum and a midline density in the third ventricular region. He had a normal male karyotype. He was severely mentally retarded and died suddenly at 7 years of age. Neuropathological examination of the brain revealed enlarged and polygyric cerebral hemispheres, due to congenital obstructive hydrocephalus, and secondary thinning of the corpus callosum. An unusually large neuronal hamartoma filled the interpeduncular fossa and third ventricle. It was continuous posteriorly with the left thalamus and so was classified as diencephalic rather than as hypothalamic. The right optic nerve merged with the hamartoma, whereas the left nerve was absent. Microscopically the hamartoma consisted of mature grey matter interspersed with narrow bands of white matter. No immature or non-neural elements were identified. This combination of diencephalic neuronal hamartoma, hydrocephalus, ocular and craniofacial abnormalities has not, to our knowledge, previously been described.
7/84. Lipofibromatous hamartoma and related peripheral nerve lesions.
Three unusual cases of a rare, tumor-like condition, lipofibromatous hamartoma, are reported. This lesion is composed of fibrous and fatty tissue that infiltrates peripheral nerves, typically on the volar aspect of the upper extremities of children and young adults. All three patients had a painless soft tissue mass of the wrist and/or hand, which followed nerve distribution, and only one patient had neurologic symptoms due to compression. diagnosis was made by open biopsy and histologic examination.
8/84. Rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma of the eyelid: report of a case and literature review.
PURPOSE: To report a rare case of rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma and to compare its features with those cases previously reported. DESIGN: Interventional case report and literature review. INTERVENTION: Complete ophthalmologic and systemic examinations followed by excisional biopsy and histopathologic examination. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical examination features and histopathologic findings. RESULTS: A 6-month-old Latino male presented with a congenital, elevated, smooth, flesh-colored right lower eyelid lesion. An ipsilateral right limbal dermoid and an upper eyelid coloboma were also present. Excisional biopsy of the eyelid lesion revealed randomly oriented mature striated muscle tissue with associated adipose tissue, blood vessels, pilosebaceous units, and peripheral nerves, findings consistent with rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma. Of the 24 reported cases (including the current case), eight had associated congenital anomalies. CONCLUSIONS: Although rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartomas are rare and benign, they may be associated with other congenital anomalies and anomaly syndromes. As a result, we recommend systemic evaluation of patients diagnosed with this entity.
9/84. Functional reconstruction of the lateral face after ablative tumor resection: use of free muscle and musculocutaneous flaps.
BACKGROUND: Wide resection of tumors of the middle third of the face often results in complex three-dimensional defects and facial paralysis either due to removal of the facial nerve within the tumoral tissue or to extensive resection of the facial muscles. methods: We report the cases of three patients who underwent wide excision of tumors of the cheek region, operations that resulted in tissue defects and facial palsy. Defect reconstruction and facial reanimation was accomplished in one stage through functional muscle transplantation. RESULTS: Follow-up of more than 1 year showed good symmetry at rest and reanimation of the corner of the mouth in all cases, but one patient, in which the ipsilateral facial main trunk was used as motor nerve supply to the transplanted muscle, developed significant muscle contracture and binding of the cheek skin. CONCLUSIONS: Every effort should be made to optimize the functional and cosmetic outcomes of neurovascular muscle transfers through precise planning and careful execution of the intricate details of the surgical technique for muscle transplantation.
10/84. diffusion MRI in neurofibromatosis type 1: ADC evaluations of the optic pathways, and a comparison with normal individuals.
In a control group of 12 normal children (ages ranging from 9 months to 3 years; mean=1.6 years) the mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value of the normal white matter, obtained from automatically generated ADC maps, was 0.84 /- 0.14 x 10(-3)mm(2)/s. A patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 with bilateral optic gliomas, and extensive optic pathway involvement was evaluated by diffusion MRI. Multiple measurements of ADC values throughout the involved optic radiations revealed a higher mean value: 1.16 /- 0.06 x 10(-3)mm(2)/s than that of the normal white matter, suggesting relatively high molecular motion in these regions, probably representing myelin vacuolization. ADC evaluation of a thalamic hamartoma revealed a lower value (=1.06 x 10(-3)mm(2)/s) than this. The mean ADC value obtained from multiple measurements of the enlarged optic chiasm, and intraorbital portions of the nerve was similar (=0.81 /- 0.09 x 10(-3)mm(2)/s) to that of the normal cerebral white matter of the control cases. It appears that diffusion imaging can be useful in evaluation of optic pathway involvement in NF1, and might contribute to differentiating optic gliomas from hamartomas, and myelin vacuolization, however, further studies will be required for assessing the role of diffusion imaging in such lesions.
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Private William Barry Lane, of Shirley, died on 2nd July 1917 whilst on active service with the 178th Company Mechanical Transport, Army Service Corps. He was the second of the eight children (four boys, four girls) of parents Walter Charles (a billiard marker) and Lizzie (née Barry) who had married in 1886. Of the couple's eight children, one of the boys and three of the girls had died in infancy by 1911 (Walter Charles 1887-1892, Ethel Annie Mabel 1890-1892, May 1894-1896, and Annie, who was born and died in 1900). Tragically, two more of the boys would die in their 20s – one in the First World War, and one is believed to have died in a private asylum in Knowle.
William was born on 28th August 1888 and baptised at SS Peter and Paul's Church, Aston on 14th October 1888. His older brother, Walter Charles (1887-1892), who was born on 27th January 1888, was baptised at the same time. Walter died, aged five, in 1892.
By 1901, the family had moved to Balsall Heath. Another child, Victor, was born later in 1901 or early in 1902. The Leamington Spa Courier indicates that, in June 1908, Victor was elected for admission to the Midland Counties Idiot Asylum, a charitable institution "for the care and training of feeble-minded children". He was not in the family home in 1911, but there is a male patient "V. L.", aged 8, in Knowle Asylum on the 1911 census, so this is likely to be the same person. Victor Lane died in the Solihull district in 1924, aged 23, so it is possible that he died in Knowle Asylum.
By 1911, parents Walter and Lizzie were living at St Leonard's, Solihull Road, Shirley with two of their four surviving children: 22-year-old William (an electrician) and his 15-year-old sister, Lily, a telegraph messenger.
The remaining brother, Frederick Gordon Lane (apparently known by his middle name), who was born on 9th August 1892, was boarding in Berkswell in 1911, and recorded as a gardener. He enlisted in the Army on 14th August 1914 and served with the 6th Dragoon Guards until he was discharged unfit in January 1918. He subsequently became a gardener at a "home for mental defectives" in Kings Heath, marrying Blanche Theodora Williams (1911-1982), a "mental nurse", in 1938. It doesn't appear that they had any children before Gordon's death, aged 59, in 1951.
William also joined the Army soon after the outbreak of war and, according to the Birmingham Daily Mail 10th July 1917, had previously worked as a chauffeur employed by Mr Parsons of Monkspath Priory. Mr Parsons' son, Eric, was killed in action at Delville Wood in September 1916.
William died on 2nd July 1917 and is buried at Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Beligium. He is also commemorated locally on Shirley war memorial.
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First Age 472
First Age 472 (abbreviated to F.A. 472) is the 472nd year of the Sun of the First Age of Middle-earth. This year is also known as the Year of Lamentation.
[edit] Spring
Marriage of Huor and Rían.[1]
Húrin is setting out for Barad Eithel.[2]
[edit] Midsummer
The Fifth Battle of Beleriand: Nirnaeth Arnoediad (Battle of Unnumbered Tears). The army of elves, men and dwarves are betrayed by Ulfang causing their defeat. The armies suffer heavy losses in the face of Morgoth's orcs, dragons and balrogs.[3]
Fingon dies in battle with Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs.[3]
Azaghâl dies in battle with Glaurung.[3]
Deaths of Huor, Hundar, Haldir, Gelmir, Uldor, Ulfast, Ulwarth, Borlach, Borlad and Borthand.[3]
Húrin and Gwindor are captured. Húrin refuses to tell Morgoth the location of Gondolin; Morgoth taunts Húrin at the Haudh-en-Ndengin.[4]
Turgon succeeds Fingon as High King of the Noldor in Middle-earth and returns to Gondolin.[3]
Birth of Tuor. Rían commits Tuor to the care of the elf Annael.[5]
Rían goes to the Haudh-en-Nirnaeth and dies.[5]
Death of Glóredhel.[6]
Túrin sent to Doriath by his mother Morwen.[7]
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": Note on §216
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Childhood of Túrin", p. 50
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Narn i Hîn Húrin (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)", "The Words of Húrin and Morgoth"
↑ 5.0 5.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §251
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", p. 234
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Departure of Túrin", p. 70
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HomePoliticsSierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio refuses to sign a bad Bill into law
Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio refuses to sign a bad Bill into law
November 26, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas Politics 4
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 November 2019:
Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio is today being praised for his refusal to sign into the country's law books, a Bill approved last week by parliament, which would have granted him, the vice president and the speaker of parliament the privilege of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on overseas visits, without accounting for the cash.
The Bill, known as the Finance Bill 2020, was today returned to parliament by president Bio after refusing to give the Bill its presidential assent, in line with the constitution of Sierra Leone.
State House Media today said in a statement: "The general public is hereby informed that His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has returned the Finance Bill, 2020, to Parliament unsigned following a Minute Paper dated Friday 22nd November 2019 from the Clerk of Parliament requesting the President's gracious assent for the Finance Bill, 2020, pursuant to Part V, Section 106(1) of The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 (Act No. 6 of 1991).
"His Excellency the President has returned the Finance Bill, 2020, through a Memorandum to the Clerk of Parliament. Pursuant to Part V, Section 106(7), in the Memorandum, the Secretary to the President stated the reason for the refusal of the signature of the President: "His Excellency the President has perused the document and has expressed grave concern over the open-endedness of the 'non-accountable imprest', as provided for in the said Act. He is of the view that this is prone to improper use of public funds".
The controversial parliamentary Bill which has prompted many in the country to describe it as "bold-face corruption", has provoked a national debate about the role of parliamentarians in holding those in power to account, as well as in helping to address some of the deep causes of abject poverty in Sierra Leone.
In a fierce national radio discussion programme held a few days ago in Freetown, the Clerk of Parliament – Paran Tarawally, locked horns with SLPP parliamentarian – Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, over the issue of parliamentary budget and lack of accountability.
Ibrahim Tawa Conteh MP, who is now held in very high esteem by many in the country for standing up for transparency and accountability, accused the Clerk of Parliament of failing to ensure that oversight committees are performing their task as required by law, providing due diligence.
Ibrahim Tawa Conteh said that millions of dollars are being spent by parliament without accountability. This has prompted call by civil society groups and the country's media, for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to conduct an investigation into alleged corruption in parliament.
A letter written to the ACC Commissioner by the Chief Executive Officer of Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) – Mr. Abdul Fatoma, said: "we are extremely concerned about allegations presented on national radio (Radio Democracy 98.1) on the 22nd November, 2019 by two Honourable Members of Parliament who were engaged in accusations and counter accusations of corrupt activities."
"We at CHRDI know that accountability and transparency are support systems for success in any society. We are equally aware that in a democratic society like Sierra Leone, accountability to the public by its elected representatives is vital because policies will not be made by officials with little or no connection to the public," the letter stated.
It added: "Our flagship campaign, the Accountability Campaign, successfully raised public awareness around the Constituency Development Fund and the administration and operations of the Parliament of Sierra Leone and also implores citizens to ask their Parliamentarians to give account of their stewardship and all monies received for and on their behalf in 2018 to 2019."
Last week, the Anti-Corruption Commission said it has invited both the Clerk of Parliament Paran Tarawally and Ibrahim Tawa Conteh – MP of Constituency 132, to assist the Commission with their investigations into alleged corruption in parliament.
Today, it seems president Bio has listened to the growing public outcry against the Finance Bill 2020, as well as forestall the ACC investigation by refusing to sign the parliamentary Bill, which could seriously have damaged his credibility and anti-corruption image.
But president Bio has not gone far enough. Rather than quash the entire section of the Bill that makes him, the vice president, and the speaker of parliament unaccountable for their foreign visit expenses, he has asked parliament to amend the section by setting an expenditure ceiling below which they will not have to give account.
"Therefore, to address the carte blanche provision of Section 42, His Excellency the President has proposed to Parliament that Section 42(6) be amended so that it makes provision for a ceiling for the non-accountable imprest," the statement from State House reads.
The president is regarding his refusal to sign the 2020 Finance Bill into law as it stands, as evidence of his pro-transparency and accountability image. But some would disagree.
"Unlike the past, the fact that Parliament and members of the public are now discussing Presidential imprest demonstrates the President's avowed stance on transparency," says State House.
There are those in the country who would argue that by half-heartedly rejecting the Bill in order to calm public disquiet, shows that the president is not as tough on corruption and accountability as he says.
But the president says that once and "if amended by Parliament, imprest of such nature and the proposed ceiling will now be guided by law".
"Members of the public are reassured that His Excellency the President has an unwavering commitment to democratic accountability, transparent governance and prudent management of public funds," the statement from State House concludes.
You can listen to the Paran Tawally versus Tawa Conteh radio debate here:
https://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Paran-versus-Tawa-Conteh-radio-democracy-debate.mp4
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BRAHIM says:
GreatSayedna…thanks for pointing out that nothing much has changed since the SLPP became rulers of our country SIERRA lEONE.I have a younger brother that is unemployed,and he is still waiting for those jobs to come,and all we hear are only promises that never seem to materialize.
Saidu Conteh says:
These people are Con artists,and fraudsters – tricksters to be precise,in their truest forms. A crooked President,that flip flops on critical issues,a corrupt Chief Minister,and an incompetent Finance Minister are the ones running our beloved Sierra Leone. – its about damn time the public starts calling them the SHADY CREW…Criminal minded men,that will do whatever it takes to ensure this nation is consistently being robbed,and exploited for their personal gain.The Tribe that Doesn't Take A Bribe,(lmao)
Its clear they have hundreds of different underhanded ways to milk dry,and fleece the system.Delusional,pretentious liars,that who they are.(lol)The SLPP are nothing but scammers,the best at building castles in the skies. – thousands of Agricultural and factory jobs promised,a billion dollar Lungi bridge,new universities,and schools coming soon they bragged, yet it was all a bunch of horse***, deplorable lies(lol)
Funny,now reality has sank in;they are sitting as still,and as quiet,as new born babies.The wild goose chasers have run out of steam,it seems(lol) They have traveled the whole world,crossed seven seas,climbed a dozen peaks of mountains,and yet came back with nothing.Empty handed? Nope,far worse than that my fiends. Sad indeed!They came back dejected, broken, humiliated, stripped from head to toe with empty begging bowls in their unproductive tribalistic hands.(lol) A Damn shame…Rising Sun Will Rise Again.
Alimamy Turay says:
"But the president has not gone far enough. Rather than quash the entire section of the Bill that makes him, the Vice President, and the Speaker of parliament unaccountable for their foreign visit expenses, he has asked parliament to amend the section by setting an expenditure ceiling below which they will not have to give account."
This is just another loophole for this Hood Robin President to cart away hard-earned tax payers money by increasing the frequency of his fake international expeditions. There should be no amendment to this obnoxious Bill: if the President is really serious about transparency and accountability, the whole Bill should be thrown out of parliament. Every penny of the country's meagre resources MUST be accountable for – there should be no 'ifs' or 'buts'.
And, the instigators of this Bill – including the Clerk of Parliament, Mr Paran Tarawally; and the Speaker, Dr Abass Bundu; – should do the honourable thing and resign from their positions immediately. Especially the Speaker of the House of Parliament, who must have known the ulterior motive of such a deceitful clause. This man has been corrupt from day one of his inception.
It is time for him to go once and for all. The Right Honourable Mr Ibrahim Tawa Conteh is definitely a future great man of this struggling country – he would be remembered for a long time. Shame on you, despicable lawmakers! What were you going to tell your constituents?
Sahr Matturi says:
Thanks to Khadija Bangura for her COMMUNICATION SKILLS by letting these two men explain how CORRUPTION might have or might not have happened in PARLIAMENT. Can you imagine corruption in PARLIAMENT? OH BOY. This is serious stuff. These two individuals must explain how the BILLIONS OF LEONES they were talking about was spent. The ACC should investigate these two men properly.
Interesting article. I'll be right back. GOD BLESS Khadija Bangura.
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… with goals from Gerrard, Crouch and Carragher!
I am a united fan, but sincerely, it's Liverpool who deseved to win.
Nice to hear from you Arshaad. What are you up to now? Where are you working?
AHA, he is not a true United fan! Traitor!!!
*cough* Eric come back! Please!
Maybe after that I'll revert back to IT.
Thanks 4 averything Sir – ur ideas, the way u teach, everything. It was gr8 and a real pleasure knowing you.
My teaching philosophy is to make students LIKE what they are learning. When someone likes something, everything become easy (and fun).
Talking of ur teaching philosophy….
Think there are few in your classes who 'actually' ride on the crest of technology: latest programming news, latest gadgets. I remember the first time you lectured us, there were a majority of blank faces. As you mentioned, noone really cares abt reading , never mind at least glancing at a few pages of mags like PC World, Computer Power User and Doctor Dobbs Journal (which are all freely available on the mags 'scene' these days).
After all, few care and would rather compete among themselves with what they have in their books and study materials only. After all, we need those technologies for the future and the more we discuss abt them, the more we learn and the richer we become.
Is that instilled in us? Not for the time being.
When I give a lecture, I always try to be complete and to make concrete references either to past, current or future technologies and scientists. This, in fact, requires a lot of preparation work.
My personal rule is: "Make the lecture as complete and interesting as I would have liked it to be if I was a student". Of course, there are still many improvements that I can think of, but we're moving in the right direction.
This was like ages agooo.
Liverpool r da best. Man u suk!!!!


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F3's brand new poster says it all
F3 is a film that has some of the star faces doing key roles. The shooting of the film has also started its shoot last week and is busy with its filming in Hyderabad.
As it is new year's eve, the makers today, released a new poster with Venkatesh and Varun Tej in the leads. Shown in the poster are the two heroes excited so much about the money.
The script completely is centered around the money issues and hilarious comedy is written through it as per the latest update. Tamannah and Mehreen play female leads in this film that is being produced by Dil Raju.


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25 Must Read Books on Iceland
Last updated May 13, 2019 By Carol Guttery
Crack open one of these best books on Iceland and get inspired to go there. These twenty five great books set in Iceland will give you moody murder mysteries, folk tales, Viking quests, quirky characters and a thorough education on Icelandic culture.
When it's cold and dark during the Icelandic winters, what else is there to do but tell stories and read books? As a result, Iceland has a very strong literary culture. It began in the 13th century with the writing of the Icelandic Sagas (more on them below). Iceland has its own Nobel Prize winner (he's down below too) and Reykjavik is recognized as a UNESCO City of Literature.
Every Christmas, there is a veritable flood, or "jólabókaflóð", of books released into Iceland so that the Icelanders can keep up their tradition of giving books for Christmas. It's no wonder that there are so many books on Iceland. So, check out this list, buy a few and get cracking on some great reads.
(This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you choose to purchase, I will make a small commission)
Icelandic Murder Mysteries & Thrillers
Odd that that there are so many mystery books set in Iceland considering that the country has very little crime. They rarely have a murder and they currently incarcerate only about 150 of their 300,000 residents. But that doesn't stop Icelandic authors from drawing on their isolated location and moody landscapes to produce some of the best Nordic noir.
Fire and Ice Series, Michael Ridpath
Detective Magnus Jonson has been seconded to the Iceland Police force and he has dragged his past along with him. Where Shadows Lie, is the first in a three book series and Jonson investigates a murder that is surrounded by rumors of a lost Icelandic Saga. Other books in the series tackle contemporary issues like the credit crunch, volcanic eruptions, and global hacking.
Snare, Lilja Sigurdardottir
Single mother Sonia gets stuck in a cat and mouse game when she resorts to smuggling cocaine in order to to provide for her son. She tries to get out of the game and is subsequently beaten up by her supplier and investigated by a customs officer. Reviewed as an "extraordinary thriller" and moody, dark example of "Scandi-noir".
Dark Iceland Series, Ragnar Jonasson
This mystery series introduces Ari Thor, a rookie cop on his first posting and away from his home in Reykjavik. The series starts with Snow Blind where a young women is found bleeding and unconscious in the snow, thrusting Ari into an investigation of the community that he scarcely knows. The books feature Iceland's moody weather as a primary character.
The Reykjavik Assignment, Adam Lebor
This spy thriller races along behind Yael Axoulay, who is a covert negotiator for the UN. She is dodging an enemy from a lobbying firm, and investigating a human trafficking ring and related terror attacks in advance of a major summit in Reykjavik between the US and Iran.
Officer Gunnhildur Series, Quentin Bates
Officer Gunnhildur has recently been promoted to the Serious Crime Unit in Reykjavik and she is immediately plunged into the murder cases that involve a dodgey fitness guru, bank corruption, and murder with a side of blackmail. Gunnhildur is a delightfully no-nonsense character who is just trying to navigate the political landscape so that she can get the job done. Frozen Assets is the first book in the series.
Inspector Erlendur Series, Arnaldur Indridason
Indridason's 11 book series may be the most commercially successful of all of the mystery books on Iceland. The series begins with Jar City and heavily features Iceland's insular culture with psychological drama and grim secrets. You can also check out the author's new Flovent and Thorsen series of thriller books set in Reykjavik.
Burial Rites, Hannah Kent
Although they seldom have real murders in Iceland, Burial Rites is a fictionalized account of a true murder story from 1829. The main character Agnes is charged with a brutal murder and she is put on house arrest deep in the Icelandic countryside, much to the dismay of her keepers.
Novels Set in Iceland
These literary novels help to capture the culture of Iceland by featuring quirky characters, longings and the landscape.
The Fish Can Sing, Halldor Kiljian Laxness
Laxness is Iceland's most preeminent author and has written some of the best books about Iceland. His literary career produced sixty books including novels, short stories, poetry and plays. He was awarded the Nobel for literature in 1955 and is one of the main reasons why Reykjavik has attained City of Literature status.
You should explore his full canon but I'm recommending the Fish Can Sing as a great place to start. The book exposes the heart of Reykjavik as it follows the orphaned Alfgrimur through his childhood. He is cared for by an eccentric elderly couple and a motley collection of their lodgers. He has a budding musical talent and he is obsessed with the mysterious opera singer Gardar Holm. But Holm isn't who he appears to be and the boy has to adjust as the truth emerges.
The Fish Can Sing is also a great primer on early 20th century Reykjavik. The story takes place just as Iceland's capital was transitioning from a cow town to a proper city. Then, you can explore 21st century Reykjavik with this travel guide to all of the coolest things to do there.
Thomas Jonsson, Best Seller, Gudbergur Bergsson
This book is either a satirical send-up and/or a harsh cultural criticism of Iceland wrapped in a Joycean style. The title character is a cranky, addled old man penning his memoir in an effort to set Icelandic society right (from his subversive point of view).
Speaking of James Joyce…you should also check out this list of great Irish reads that includes not only the classics but fine contemporary works as well.
Butterflies in November, Audur Ava Olafsdottir
This is a road trip story featuring two unlikely companions; the narrator who has just been dumped by her boyfriend, and her friend's deaf-mute son who has just been dumped on the narrator. They win a lotto jackpot and take off on a zany journey that includes cucumber farms, hitchhikers and an Estonian choir. The Boston Globe called it "quirky and enchanting".
Best Books on Iceland's Viking History
Yet another mark of Iceland's great literary culture is their catalog of Viking Sagas. The Sagas began as oral stories but they were set to paper in the 1300's. They are notable for being one of the earliest forms of non-fiction prose.
The Sagas of Icelanders, Anon
This book is a 782 page door stop so if you need an entry-point, start with the Saga of Egil. His family settled Iceland, eeking out a living in the harsh landscape. He was a marauder Viking of the most heroic and psychopathic sort and he had a very unforgiving nature. He harbored a huge beef with the King of Norway and he took every opportunity to aggravate the king by murdering, plundering and enslaving anyone in his path. It makes for a ripping good yarn.
Another classic in the series is Njal's Saga which tells the story of a fifty-year blood feud with a family saga set against the coming of Christianity. For some reason, this saga is not included in the compendium so you'll need to acquire it separately.
The Poetic Edda, Anon
If you want to better understand early pagan myths and beliefs, then check out the Poetic Edda. This 13th century manuscript has preserved most of what we know about the gods and heroes of pre-Christian Scandinavians.
You can also find a fictionalized retelling of the Poetic Edda in Tolkein's Sigurd & Gudrun. There are also several fantasy series that follow bloodthirsty journeyman Vikings and while not set in Iceland (or not entirely in Iceland), they do invoke the tone of the Sagas of Iceland. Check out the Swords of Good Men (Valhalla Saga) by Snorri Kristjansson and God of Vengeance (Rise of Sigurd series) by Giles Kristian.
Icelandic Folk Tales
Icelanders are a practical people…except for the part where they believe in Elves.
Elves and Hidden People, Alda Sigmundsdottir
Any self-respecting nerd believes in elves. Tolkien's elves, Eoin Colfer's middle school elves and Kevin Hearne's hunky Iron Druid's nemesis elves to name but a few. So of course, there is a book with a journalistic take on Iceland's quirky insistence on the presence of elves. In addition to reading the above book, if you are super keen on elves and are also visiting Iceland, then please consider going to Elf School. It's a real thing.
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Non-Fiction Books on Iceland
The following non-fiction books on Iceland explore the country's Viking history, expat culture and why it shares some traits (but not others) with its sister Nordic countries.
Viking Age Iceland, Jesse L. Byock
Byock's books uses archeology and anthropology to present a historical study of the Vikings that can stand as a companion piece for reading the Sagas.
Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland, Sarah Moss
Sarah Moss' memoir describes her dream to live in Iceland and she takes a teaching position at the University of Iceland. She arrived during the volcanic explosion of Eyjafjallajokull and the 2008 economic implosion of Iceland' economy. The book covers expat life and Iceland's national character, including their quirky attachment to elves. A good read if you are obsessed with Iceland.
The Almost Nearly Perfect People, Michael Booth
Booth is a serious journalist, but he goes about this examination of Nordic culture with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek. He disassembles the myth of the smiling happy Scandinavian and reassembles the pieces into a very insightful examination of the various Nordic countries, including Iceland. Even if you don't want to read the whole book, you should read the section on Iceland before traveling there. It will give you a baseline for understanding the country.
Travel Books for Iceland
These travel books on Iceland cover the travel guides along with travelers guidance on navigating the folk tales and understanding the impact of tourism.
Travel Blog Resources
Start your travel planning with these blog posts on Iceland
Why going to Iceland in the winter is so special.
Why Iceland is a great solo travel destination.
Lots of cool (and some kinda weird) things to do in Reykjavik, including some pretty awesome street art.
In addition, here are some Iceland travel guides and travelogues to help you plan.
A Travellers Guide to Icelandic Folk Tales, Jon R. Hjalmarsson
Does this book belong in the folklore section? Or does this book belong on a list of travel books on Iceland? I chose the latter because the book weaves stories about Icelandic mermen, elves, ghosts and wizards with a journey around the landscape. So, suspend your disbelief and take a road trip in Iceland!
The Little Book of Tourists in Iceland, Alda Sigmundsdottir
Tourism is up 20% year over year in Iceland and while that's good for the economy, it's also taxing their social structure and environment. Sigmundsdottir takes a look at the reasons for the tourism boom, how it's impacting Iceland and crazy stories of tourist misbehavior.
Rick Steves, Iceland
I like Rick Steves travel guides, however, I've disobeyed him in Madrid, London, Northern Ireland and Edinburgh. That said, his guides are practical, budget friendly and dedicated to pointing you to interesting cultural insights.
Lonely Planet, Iceland
Lonely Planet does a good job of providing an overall snapshot of Iceland with practical tips for staying withing budget and finding out of the way spots.
If you have an Amazon Kindle Unlimited account, you can get the Lonely Planet for free as an ebook. If you don't have a Prime Unlimited account, you can get a 30-day free trial HERE.
I hope that you enjoy these great books set in Iceland. If you have a favorite that isn't listed here, please comment or let me know on social media and I'd be happy to add it. Happy reading and happy trails.
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LT Charles Young - An African American art print by Don Stivers featuring Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th (tenth) cavalry.
It wasn't until the summer of 1903 when the Department of the Interior appointed.
four 9th Cavalry troops that the beauty and grandeur of the Giant Forest was finally made appreciable to the public.
Together they accomplished more in one summer than had been in the previous thirteen years.


Hiking from one beautiful place to another on pleasant and well-maintained trails is a great way to spend five days. Doing so with a good friend and cooperative weather makes a great experience even better. Throw in a few synchronous strokes of good fortune and you end up with an incredibly rewarding and memorable adventure.
Neither John nor I had been on a four-night trip since March 2011 when he, myself and my girlfriend at the time did a trek through the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona. John was working nearby in Sierra Vista, Arizona with the US Forest Service at the time (we had met while working with the USFS in Kentucky) and invited us out for a spring break trip. That trip was my first time backpacking out West and was simply incredible; I promised myself it wouldn't be my last.
Fast forward almost five years and a lot has changed in our lives, both personally and professionally. I moved from Kentucky to Montana and John lives in Florida and is recently married. This summer found him in Alaska working a seasonal job with the Forest Service and his itinerary on the way home to Florida included a stop in Hamilton with time set aside for a five-day backpacking trip.
Over the summer, I contemplated various destinations for our trip. Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, and the Gros Ventre Wilderness all received ample consideration. I pored over maps and diligently read and re-read guidebook descriptions and information I found online. I asked seasoned hikers for their suggestions. Eventually, I settled on a 40-mile loop in the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness of western Montana for our trip. It ranked high in the scenery department and low in the crowds department, it didn't require any permits or fees, and the trailhead was an enjoyable two-hour drive away. It offered nice options for camping at various lakes and meadows and included a section of hiking above treeline that virtually guaranteed majestic mountain views. The fact that a guidebook described it as "perhaps the single best alternative for folks wanting to see the best the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness has to offer without going to the trouble of setting up a long shuttle for the Continental Divide hike" also gave me considerable peace of mind in the decision.
After the enjoyable but tedious pre-trip legwork of packing, meal selection, and checking in with the three different ranger districts through which we would pass in regard to trail conditions, we finally made the uneventful drive to the trailhead. Half of the drive was on dirt roads and included a brief stop at Skalkaho Falls. We found ourselves parked by mid-afternoon at a large trailhead which we shared with a truck towing a horse trailer.
Once the requisite stretching and map reading were completed we began the 5-mile hike to Johnson Lake where we would spend the night. This was the shortest day of our trip, but it certainly didn't lack in scenic rewards. Two nice waterfalls broke up the comforting monotony of the coniferous forest through which we hiked. We made good time to Johnson Lake and arrived in good spirits despite the drizzly weather. Once our tents were set up near and bear bag hung we headed for a lakeside dining spot and enjoyed pasta and tuna with fresh spinach and mushrooms. It would've been nicer if the tuna was fresh, but hey, this is backpacking. We called it an early night and found ourselves in our tents by 9 p.m. as a light rain tapped out its inimitable rhythm on our sil-nylon roofs.
The morning shifted from darkness to overcast glow and eventually daylight with an unhurried pace. We found ourselves packed up and climbing the trail to Rainbow Pass at a respectable time and at a respectable pace. Mid-morning found us at Rainbow Pass (9,250 feet) and we took a short break to enjoy the views and review the plan for the rest of the day. It seemed to make more sense to push on to Rainbow Lake, a mere downhill mile away, for an extended break rather than stretch out our time at Rainbow Pass. The lake was a perfect place for a break but it didn't hold any great appeal for camping. We enjoyed some coffee and conversation, each made more pleasant by the presence of the other, before starting the descent down the drainage to the junction with the trail to Warren Lake.
As expected, we made great time on the descent and lagged slightly on the uphill section. We reached Warren Lake with plenty of daylight left to allow us to search around for a good campsite and enjoy some leisure time before dinner and sunset. The daylight we had left was a light worth talking about — what a warm and sublime illumination it was as it shone upon the mountains, the water, the rocks, and the trees. Quintessential autumn light at a quintessential mountain lake. Warren Lake is an exceptionally scenic lake (there's a reason it's on the cover of the only guidebook to the area) and seeing it under such prime conditions was a visual pleasure that's hard to explain or exaggerate.
As twilight neared, it became apparent that the day's sunset would be much more entertaining than its sunrise. Faint pinks and purples became more vivid and the blue shifted to a rich darkness that perfectly contrasted the other colors in the sky. This beautiful and fluid mosaic of clouds and sky reached a fever pitch of intensity, almost humming with depth and energy, reflecting off the lake, before becoming a dark, moody and mostly cloudy ceiling above our little corner of the Rockies.
Stuffed from an oversized dinner of burritos and still awe-struck from the sunset, we digested and decompressed beside a small campfire. Although not a frequent part of my backpacking repertoire, the fact that the wood was conveniently stacked beside the fire ring and a desire to remain reasonably well-practiced in this art of woodcraft compelled me to go through the motions and put match to tinder. While not as mesmerizing as the sunset, the campfire proved — as always — to be a relaxing way to wind down the evening.
A sunny and nearly cloud-free sky greeted us in the morning and we packed up at an efficient pace, despite a reluctance to leave. This day would be our longest hike of the trip (approximately 12 miles) and featured a significant descent, followed by a long climb to Cutaway Pass, a few miles of above treeline hiking, then a seemingly endless descent to Black Bear Meadows, where we would pitch camp. The section of trail descending from Warren Lake was a delightful way to start a gorgeous and unseasonably warm October day. Some sections of trail were indescribably lovely under the conditions in which we hiked them. We navigated tight switchbacks carpeted with golden larch needles before reaching straight, gently graded, narrow sections of trail which passed beneath towering lodgepole pines. The climb up to Cutaway Pass was less visually charming, at least until we were high enough to catch glimpses of the mountains and get our first taste of the middle portion of the day's journey. It wasn't early and it wasn't late when we reached Cutaway Pass and took a break to snack, soak up the view, and rest for the next section of hiking.
While I don't have a breadth of experience when it comes to high-country hiking, I feel comfortable stating that the next section of trail (from Cutaway Pass to an unnamed pass) was indeed a fine example of northern Rocky Mountain alpine scenery. We enjoyed unobstructed views of various mountains ranges near and far, glimpses into glacial cirques (some with lakes and some without) and the thrill of being on a treeless ridgecrest. Perhaps the grandest vista was the one we took in right before we began our descent — a sweeping panorama which included an unnamed lake, Warren Peak, and most enticingly, a view down into the meadow where we would be camping that evening.
To say the descent took forever would verge on being an understatement. The majority of our afternoon seemed to be spent on endless switchbacks, some long and some short, but it sure beat sitting in traffic or doing laundry. We didn't have too much time to spare time once we finally reached Black Bear Meadows, which was just as idyllic up close as it looked from 9,700 feet. Black Bear Meadows was an easy place to camp in as virtually the entire acreage was flat and every spot to pitch a tent had a backdrop worthy of a magazine cover. We pitched our tents in what we thought was a fine spot, but it was subsequently upstaged upon our early evening "discovery" of the Bonus Meadow.
Separated by a small creek shaded by trees, this adjacent meadow offered spectacular views and included a feature designed for comfort — a large perfectly shaped and slanted rock slab that could accommodate two humans in supreme comfort and provide them with a breathtaking view of Warren Peak and adjacent mountain slopes. Needless to say, we had dinner at this too-good-to-be-true spot after some Frisbee throwing in an attempt to stay loose and stretch our muscles before settling down.
The stargazing from this spot was as incredible as the sunset had been the previous evening. The silhouette of the mountains with the stars above made for a truly remarkable view. A shooting star streaked across the sky a mere split-second after I commented to John that we would be seeing some shooting-star action once the skies darkened enough. Coincidence or synchronicity? I'll opt for the latter. With stars above and perfect seats we stayed up considerably later than on the other nights of the trip. We sipped just enough bourbon to enjoy a warm fuzzy feeling of accomplishment and camaraderie without having to pay a penalty the next morning.
We awoke not long after sunrise to a beautiful morning and warm temperatures. As was the routine, we enjoyed a quick but not rushed breakfast while packing up our gear. We had a relatively easy day of hiking ahead of us, especially when compared with the previous day's effort, and started up the trail with a spring in our steps. We reached Warren Pass in 90 minutes, a modest accomplishment for two non-competitive hikers such as ourselves. On the way to the pass, we strolled through several spectacular meadows as well as a stunning tarn tucked into the woods.
Descending from Warren Pass, we passed Upper Carpp Lake before following the trail as it wound between Carpp Lake and Lower Carpp Lake. A few tents were scattered along the lakeshore and we encountered the first other hiker we had seen on the trip. We had decided the night before that our campsite for the final night of our trip would be at Tamarack Lake, requiring a three-mile roundtrip hike from the main trail we had been following to this absolute gem of a high mountain lake. Although we made good time to the lake, I found myself more tired from the effort than I expected and set my tent up at the first spot that looked decent. It wasn't a bad spot by any means, but while walking around the lake later in the day I stumbled upon a much more appealing spot, which I will definitely put to use in the future.
Half-hours on Earth, what are they worth?
And they just wash against me, like the sea into a pier.
I don't know either, but I do know for certain that all too few of my half-hours on Earth have been spent in places as beautiful as Tamarack Lake.
Our dining spot for the evening provided a great view of the lake and was well-protected from the wind, which had picked up over the course of the day. We headed into our tents not long after darkness settled and endured a night of sustained and at times strong winds (some gusts likely exceeding 35 m.p.h.) that also brought with it a few inches of snow. Fortunately, ear plugs allowed me to sleep relatively uninterrupted; lacking such equipment John's night was a bit less restful.
The morning was slightly overcast, with wind and snowfall sticking around well into the morning. I awoke before John and headed over to his tent after retrieving our food bags and provided a friendly morning wake-up call, letting him know that I would have coffee ready by the time he go out of his tent. A few minutes later, sipping coffee on the lee side of lakeside tree trunks and watching the warm mist from the cups twist in the wind and mix imperceptibly with the snowfall, it was hard not to smile even given the rough conditions. It was like we had awoke in a completely different season; we got a "two-for-one" deal on conditions at the lake — fall and winter separated by only a few hours. Perfectly equipped to handle this change in weather, we packed up and hit the trail without incident and with less than nine miles left on our journey.
The first few miles of our hike out were so intensely beautiful that it is hard to describe them. The cliche about "hiking in a a snowglobe" seems appropriate enough. The carpet of snow on the ground and the snow falling from above, combined with the intrinsic enchantment of a dense coniferous forest made even more spectacular by the dusting of snow that clung to its trees, was illuminated by a sky full of faded pastels — creams, yellows, pinks, hints of blues. As the day went on it shifted from a backlit overcast to partly cloudy, with healthy amounts of blue sky making frequent appearances. We both agreed that if we could've chosen snow or no snow for the hike out, we definitely would've chosen snow.
As we hiked we eventually fell below the snowline and knew we were entering the twilight of our journey when we heard the upper of the two waterfalls we had passed on our way in five days before. We arrived back at the trailhead around 1 p.m., tired but exhilarated and rejuvenated by the experience.
As can be inferred from my lengthy description our trip, this 43-mile loop with over 9,000 feet of elevation gain (including the spur to Tamarack Lake) and a maximum elevation of 9,700 feet is an epic hike, although it takes a bit of time to reveal its most superb characteristics. It's certainly not an "instant gratification" type of trek, with the best scenery reserved for the second half of the trip. While the trails were in great shape during our hike and junctions were clearly marked, the terrain traversed and the distances separating the most desirable campsites make this hike, at least the way we did it, one which edges into the "difficult" category. Experienced backpackers in decent shape should have no trouble with it, but it could pose a challenge for the out-of-shape or underprepared.