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Lord of the Rings Re-Read: Fog on the Barrow Downs
A few weeks ago I was talking with a friend about Peter Jackson's adaptations of The Lord of the Rings: what was left in, what was left out, and why. He mentioned that a more direct, literal interpretation of the story would be much more suited to a mini-series than a movie (or even three of them) – and I think nothing proves him right quite like "Fog on the Barrow Downs" and the preceding two chapters. It's an odd, dreamy interlude occurring so early in the story, veering between deep dangers lurking in the landscape and happy sunshine and song. It's a strong left turn away from the plot as it had been previously set up, to the point that the other hobbits had forgotten about the Black Riders until Frodo brings them up near the chapter's end. So let's take a spooky detour into the barrow downs, and try to figure out why these chapters are here.
Leaving Bombadil's and the Barrow Downs
It's amazing how refreshing Bombadil's place seems as the hobbits are leaving it. The land had been literally washed the day before by the rain, and as the hobbits depart the morning is described as "cool, bright and clean under a washed autumn sky of thin blue." There's no sense of the homesickness that was present in earlier chapters like "Three is Company." Instead, there's the sense of a fresh start and adventure pulling at the hobbits. As they leave they note a different landscape in every direction: forest to the west, river to the south, plains to the north, and to the east a glimmer that "spoke to them, out of memory and old tales of the high and distant mountains." There's a feeling of possibility that paints the hobbits as more vibrant and adventurous than we've seen them so far, to the extent that they see it as "fainthearted" to skirt the barrow downs when they could be "leaping, as lusty as Tom, over the stepping stones of the hills straight towards the mountains."
While it's nice to see the hobbits with some newly-found confidence, it becomes clear pretty quickly that things are not going to go well. The hobbits don't strike me as being all that bright in this chapter, to be honest. As soon as they leave, the journey is redolent of their trip into the Old Forest – despite the lack of trees, the air is hot and heavy and oppressive. And later, rather than being forced down and down to the Withywindle, a lost Frodo will find himself spiraling further and further upwards to a barrow top. And everything just feels wrong: even when the heat dissipates the hobbits are left with a "watery" sun and cold, thick fog (the description of the sun as "watery" was especially unsettling for me). There is a reference again to the four cardinal directions: but instead of seeing different landscape the hobbits just get encircled by fog, as if all of the previous possibilities had been quietly blotted out.
The danger shifts slowly but certainly: heat and heavy oppression becomes sharp cold. It's interesting how Tolkien's language changes along with the atmosphere, and how many conflicting sensations arise. Take this passage as an example:
The mist was flowing past him now in shreds and tatters. His breath was smoking… even as he went forward the mist was rolled up and thrust aside, and the starry sky was unveiled.
It's unsettling how suddenly violent it gets. We've moved from heavy heat to wet fog, and then suddenly the fog itself gets shredded. At this point even the starry sky – usually such a source of beauty and comfort in Tolkien's writing – feels ominous and sharp. And it only becomes worse from there, as the hobbits are pulled into the barrow itself, subjected to sharp swords, cold chains of gold, and a terrible voice singing inscrutably until Frodo can finally make out words about the death of the moon and stars themselves. The whole passage is really well-crafted, and genuinely spooky. I really like the shift from hot and humid to cold and dry, and the chapter really feels like someone freezing to death so slowly that they don't even know that it's happening.
Sing-Offs and Stories
I'm not really convinced that there is a "secret" meaning behind these chapters, or that they're there for any specific, tangible reason. If I had to guess, I'd say that Tolkien put them in because he liked them: the Old Forest and the Barrow Downs are great set pieces, and Bombadil is such a lovely weirdo. They don't have to be there for the story to work.
But I still like them. And more so than on previous readings of The Lord of the Rings I think I would defend this section against people who don't think it really belongs, or that it throws off the pacing. I mean, these imaginary critics are kind of right – these chapters do throw off the pacing – but I think a lot of good comes from them too.
Weird stuff with time and reality happens in these chapters. There are lots of dreams, sudden shifts to sleep, visions of things happening far away in space, as well as far away in time. Simon Cook pointed in out in the comments of "In the House of Tom Bombadil" – there's enchantment happening everywhere, for good or ill (enchantment, for Tolkien, seems morally neutral). Right at the start of the chapter Frodo has a dream about his future: there is "a song that seemed to come like a pale light behind a grey rain-curtain, and growing stronger to turn the veil all to glass and silver, until at last it was rolled back, and a far green country opened before him under a swift sunrise," a preview to his experiences at the end of The Return of the King. After being saved by Tom, Merry seems temporarily disassociated from his time and place: he thinks he has taken a spear through the heart in an attack by the men of Carn Dûm. Some enchantments work both ways: when Tom gives the hobbits short swords from the barrows, they "had a vision as it were of a great expanse of years behind them, like a vast shadowy plain over which there strode shapes of Men, tall and grim with bright swords, and last came one with a star on his brow." It's a vision that stretches back into the past, but also one that ends with a reference to Aragorn / Strider, whom we'll meet in the next chapter.
All of this serves to situate the hobbits in a larger story. This happened before, of course. "The Shadow of the Past" provides context; even "A Long-Expected Party" takes time to dip in and out of Frodo's family history. But it's different in these later chapters. Stories become active, powerful forces in their own right. Not only do Frodo and his compatriots learn of the larger stories they are about to become a part of, they also learn to use them. The highest dramatic points of this chapter are rooted in stories. First, Bombadil defeats the barrow-wight by essentially out-singing him: "his songs are stronger songs." He essentially converts that barrow-wight's song of cold stone and dying light to an inverse story: rather than cold swords on the hobbits' necks there are bright swords wielded by living people; rather than stars dying in the sky there is a man coming with a star in his brow. Tom wins by re-framing the narrative into something stronger.
Even more importantly, Frodo learns how to do the same thing:
He found himself as he lay thinking about Bilbo Baggins and his stories, of their jogging along together in the lanes of the Shire and talking about roads and adventures. There is a seed of courage hidden (often deeply, it is true) in the heart of the fattest and most timid hobbit, waiting for some final and desperate danger to make it grow… [Frodo] thought that he had come to the end of his adventure, a terrible end, but the thought hardened him.
This is a marked change of pace for Frodo, when we think that, just a few chapters ago, his response to his friend getting caught in a tree was to run away screaming. It's so interesting to me that Frodo thought of stories, and roads, before he decided to reach inside and find that seed of courage. There's no plot-specific reason why that first sentence needs to be there. But I think it's very important to The Lord of the Rings as a whole that it is. And that, before one of his first voluntary, forceful actions of the whole tale, Frodo strengthened himself by thinking about stories.
I think you could make the argument, so far, that The Lord of the Rings is a story about stories, how they're used and why they matter. From what I remember, that's going to be even truer as we go along.
Cold be hand and heart and bone / and cold be sleep under stone / never more to wake on stony bed / never, tll the Sun fails and the Moon is dead. / In the black wind the stars shall die, / and still on gold here let them lie / till the dark lord lifts his hand / over dead sea and withered land. I hadn't remembered that this song was originally from this chapter. Thanks to Peter Jackson, I'll probably forever associate that first line with Gollum.
If you are captured by a barrow-wight, the solution is to take off all your clothes and run around naked on the grass? Sometimes I forget why hippies like Tolkien, sometimes I don't.
Merry mentions attackers from Carn Dûm after his experience in the barrow. I hadn't really been aware of what this meant on prior re-reads, but Carn Dûm seems to have been the capital of Angmar, realm of the Witch King, and his base for attacks on the kingdom of Arnor (whose barrier Tom points out later in the chapter). Please correct me if I'm wrong on this!
Everyone except Frodo had forgotten about the Black Riders by the time they made it back to the road. That breaks my heart. These poor little hobbits have no idea what they're in for.
My copy of The Lord of the Rings doesn't use Oxford commas. This seems deeply wrong for a work by Tolkien.
Prose Prize: The mist was flowing past him now in shreds and tatters. His breath was smoking, and that darkness was less near and thick… The wind began to hiss over the grass. He imagined suddenly that he caught a muffled cry, and he made towards it; and even as he went forward the mist was rolled up and thrust aside, and the starry sky was unveiled.
Art credits for this week: the cover image of the barrow downs is by Jonathan Guzi and the second image is by Cor Blok. I like how Guzi's picture really highlights how Tolkien describes the barrows as "jagged teeth out of green gums."
Katie spends her days reading about medieval history and her evenings wondering if it's too late to drop out of graduate school and become an astronaut.
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Sprucella Pierre, Not. Bot.: 27 (1890).
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Platyluma Baill., Hist. Pl. 11: 283 (1892).
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No. 5 Duke beats Maine 94-55 without 2 starting guards
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Luke Kennard is ready for Duke to finally resemble the team that was picked No. 1 in the preseason.
The fifth-ranked Blue Devils welcomed two key big men to the rotation — but also played without two starting guards.
With Kennard scoring a career-best 35 points, Duke routed Maine 94-55 on Saturday in the long-awaited debut of freshmen Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden.
"I'm just excited for everybody to get back," Kennard said. "I'm excited to be a full, healthy team, and just step on the pedal and be who we are going to be during the season."
Amile Jefferson added a career-high 20 points and Tatum finished with 10 for the Blue Devils (8-1), who shot 60 percent while playing without a true point guard.
Preseason All-America Grayson Allen and freshman Frank Jackson — their starting backcourt for the past four games — were held out. Allen has been dealing with a lingering toe injury, while coach Mike Krzyzewski says Jackson has "a little bit of a sore foot."
Krzyzewski says both players should be back for Tuesday night's game against No. 24 Florida in New York.
They certainly didn't need them to rout the struggling Black Bears (2-6).
Ilker Er scored all 20 of his points in the first half for Maine.
The story of this one was who finally played for Duke, as well as who didn't.
Duke has been without three injured five-star freshmen all season, with Tatum out since spraining his foot during an October practice in front of NBA scouts and Bolden sidelined since injuring his leg before the regular season started.
Tatum wound up starting and scored his first basket on a banked jumper about 7 minutes in. Bolden was the first man off Duke's bench and his first points came when he stuck back Tatum's missed layup with about 7 1/2 minutes until halftime.
Tatum played 20 minutes and left after catching a leg cramp in the second half. Bolden logged 12 minutes off the bench and Krzyzewski said he "just got tired."
"I was just happy to be out there — to rebound, to play defense and to win," Tatum said.
Maine: As their record might indicate, the Black Bears have some things to sort out, and Cameron Indoor Stadium is a tough place to fix those problems. To their credit, they kept things interesting in the first half while Duke figured out how to play without Allen and Jackson, but they didn't have any answers for Kennard and managed just 23 points in the second half.
"Everything about them kind of wore us down," coach Bob Walsh said. "I thought they took our spirit away in the second half."
Duke: Now that two of their injured key players are back, the focus shifts to the two other players who sat this one out. Neither one took part in pregame warmups — both stood standing next to injured big man Sean Obi on the baseline — and they were on the bench in their warmup gear throughout.
Krzyzewski says Allen has turf toe that's "not on the main part, it's on the side part" and probably needs the extended rest that will come during exam week and over the holidays to approach 100 percent. Duke plays only two games between Dec. 11-30.
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Duke: The Blue Devils take on a familiar face Tuesday night when they take on No. 24 Florida in the Jimmy V Classic in New York. The Gators are coached by Mike White — the son of Duke athletic director Kevin White.
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ChinaTravelNews has learned that Ctrip has upgraded its internal incubation program after Spring Festival this year. Noted for its Baby Tiger Program in the past, the incubation program has been expanded to become the Oasis Lab and provide incubation for online consumption sector, with the goal of identifying the rising stars of the industry.
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Metro Phoenix's home buying and selling season is in full swing. And because there aren't enough houses listed for sale, prices are expected to rise in some Valley neighborhoods, say market watchers.
February is considered the big kick-off month for the Valley's housing market.
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The future of the New Orleans riverfront district will be decided this week; see the 2 proposals – NOLA.com
Two development groups on Monday sketched out contrasting visions for a new district they are vying to develop on 39 acres of prime riverfront property running from Julia Street up to the Crescent City Connection.
The groups — one led by Paul Flower the other by Louis Lauricella, both prominent New Orleans property developers — were attempting to persuade the board and management of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, which owns the land, that their plan to transform the area into a new "entertainment district" is the one that will deliver an authentically new neighborhood that provides long-lasting amenities for the city's residents, as well as new attractions for locals and visitors alike.
Both the development groups acknowledged that the coronavirus epidemic, which had delayed the process for a year, had also altered the landscape for many aspects of their proposals.
Lauricella, presenting a project that would be completed in two phases and cost more than $1 billion, said his group's "River District" would begin with a "strong residential foundation," starting first with 600 apartment units, half of which would be aimed at qualifying middle and lower-income renters.
A rendering shows The River District consortium's proposal to develop the Convention Center's upriver acres.
Lauricella also sprung a surprise at the start of his presentation, announcing that his group already has agreed to purchase the Market Street Power Plant and surrounding acreage that are upriver and adjacent to the entertainment district acreage. He said the group also is in advanced talks with the Port of New Orleans and Public Belt Railroad, as well as Tulane University, about buying land each of them owns along the riverfront, including the current site of Mardi Gras World.
The Market Street Power Plant and seven adjacent acres was put up for sale last August by current owner Joe Jaeger for just under $17 million. Jaeger has owned the defunct plant for the the past seven years and had plans himself to piggy back the entertainment district to develop it as an entertainment venue with housing, restaurants and retail around it.
Lauricella's group, which includes Dallas-based Cypress Equities, the design firm Genslar and several local developers, said in their presentation that the pandemic has caused them to rethink the design of much of their project, including adding more open spaces to residential and public areas. Also, the acceleration of the work-from-home trend has meant incorporating that into the technology and amenities in the residential part of the development, which they say will ultimately total 1,300 units.
Flower's group took the opposite position in terms of where to start in developing the new district. Its "Muse Landing" project would start by building a 5,000-seat arena that would be run by ASM Global/AEG Presents, the group that runs both the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the Smoothie King Center.
Woodward, Levanthal, Carpenter & Co.'s "Muse Landing" proposal.
From Muse consortium's proposal
Doug Thornton, the local head of ASM Global, said pent up demand forecast for music performances will exceed what existing venues can handle for several years. He said that while New Orleans has many smaller music venues, and some big ones like the Smoothie King Center and the Saenger Theater, it had none to fill that niche below 8,000 seats.
The "Muse Landing" group also proposes to immediately set aside the land just downriver from the Market Street Power Plant as "temporary fairgrounds" that could be used for a variety of events, like musical performances, wine-tasting fairs and such.
On housing, Flower's group said it plans to build 3,000 units, of which "about 20%" would qualify as workforce housing. The plan would include designs that start with smaller units at the Lower Garden Street end of the acreage and blend into the type of housing in existing neighborhoods there.
Flower's group would build higher and more expensive apartment high-rises at the downriver end of the property, creating something that doesn't already exist in New Orleans: prime riverfront apartments.
Lauricella emphasized the local ownership of his group, which includes Tara Hernandez, CEO of JCH Properties, as well as developers Boh Brothers, Lemoine and Gibb.
Flower's group includes all of his current partners in the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences at the foot of Canal Street: Carpenter & Co., and Alan Leventhal, both New England-based property developers.
He pointed out that group has been through a long process to build the Four Seasons, including many setbacks and financial demands. Flower said that given the uncertain economic outlook, his group is best placed to weather the inevitable ups and downs of such a large, long-term project.
The board has said it will decide between the two proposals on Wednesday.
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Macgregor, Sir Charles Metcalfe (1840–1887), army officer, explorer, and military strategist, was born at Agra on 12 September 1840, the second son of Robert Guthrie Macgregor and his wife,...
Money, John (1739/40–1817), military theorist and balloonist
Leonard Darwin.
Reference Entry. Subjects: Military History; Defence Strategy, Planning, and Research; Transport Technology and Trades; Transport. 458 words.
Money, John (1739/40–1817), military theorist and balloonist, of whose parents nothing is known, began his military career in the Norfolk militia in 1760. He served in Germany as a...
Moulton, James Louis (1906–1993), marine officer and military historian
Donald F. Bittner.
Reference Entry. Subjects: Military History; Defence Strategy, Planning, and Research; Warfare and Defence; Naval Forces and Warfare. 1127 words.
Moulton, James Louis (1906–1993), marine officer and military historian, was born on 3 June 1906 at The Terrace, His Majesty's Dockyard, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, the son of John Davis...
Müller, Sir William (d. 1846), writer on military and engineering science
H. M. Chichester.
Reference Entry. Subjects: Military History; Defence Strategy, Planning, and Research; Engineering and Technology; Warfare and Defence. 432 words.
Müller, Sir William (d. 1846), writer on military and engineering science, described himself as an officer of the electoral Hanoverian cavalry, who, at about the end of the eighteenth...
Poker Club (act. 1762–1784)
Richard B. Sher.
Poker Club (act. 1762–1784), a convivial Edinburgh society formed to agitate for a Scottish militia, was instituted in early January 1762, in the aftermath of the exclusion of Scotland from...
Repington, Charles À Court (1858–1925), army officer and military writer
A. J. A. Morris.
Reference Entry. Subjects: Military History; Defence Strategy, Planning, and Research; Land Forces and Warfare; Warfare and Defence. 1769 words.
Repington, Charles À Court (1858–1925), army officer and military writer, was born on 29 January 1858, at 15 Chesham Street, London. He was the son of Charles Henry Wyndham À Court...
Spaight, James Molony (1877–1968), lawyer and theorist of air power
Phillip S. Meilinger.
Reference Entry. Subjects: Military History; Defence Strategy, Planning, and Research; Law; Criminology and Criminal Justice. 1054 words.
Spaight, James Molony (1877–1968), lawyer and theorist of air power, was born at Affock, co. Clare, Ireland, on 7 October 1877, the younger of the two sons (there were also two daughters)...
Stockdale, James Bond
Noah Kravitz.
P ublished online October 2018 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Military History; Defence Strategy, Planning, and Research; Naval Forces and Warfare. 1275 words.
Stockdale, James Bond (23 Dec. 1923–5 July 2005), naval officer and defense intellectual, was born in Abingdon, Illinois to Vernon Beard Stockdale, a pottery factory executive, and Mabel...
Wilkinson, (Henry) Spenser (1853–1937), military historian
Wilkinson, (Henry) Spenser (1853–1937), military historian, was born on 1 May 1853 at 9 Wilberforce Terrace, Preston Street, Hulme, the second son of Thomas Read Wilkinson, a banker, and...
Wingate, Sir Ronald Evelyn Leslie, second baronet (1889–1978), imperial administrator and wartime deception planner
Roger T. Stearn.
P ublished online September 2011 .
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Wingate, Sir Ronald Evelyn Leslie, second baronet (1889–1978), imperial administrator and wartime deception planner, was born on 30 September 1889 at 18 Campden Grove, Kensington, London,...
Wintringham, Thomas Henry [Tom] (1898–1949), socialist activist and military theorist
Adrian Smith.
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco
Teaching, Research, Extension and Service
About AgriLife
Weslaco Research Center
Resident Director's Vision and Mission
Visiting the Center
Moving to Weslaco, TX
Dr. Jorge A. daSilva's Research
Dr. John Jifon's Research
Dr. Juan M. Enciso's Research
Dr. Kranthi Mandadi's Research
Dr. Carlos Avila's Research
Subtropical Pest Management Laboratory
Chemical Composition Analysis Laboratory
About Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M AgriLife Research comprises its College Station headquarters, 13 research centers reaching from El Paso to Beaumont and Amarillo to Weslaco, and associated research stations. A member of The Texas A&M University System, AgriLife Research has 1,700 employees, over 500 of which are doctoral-level scientists.
In 1887, the U.S. Congress passed the Hatch Act, paving the way for Texas lawmakers to establish the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (now Texas A&M AgriLife Research). By the turn of the twentieth century, it served as the source for much needed research into the pressing agricultural issues of the day: plant diseases and animal parasites, grass and forage production, and the economical feeding of dairy and beef cattle.
Today, AgriLife Research is the state's premier research agency in agriculture, natural resources, and the life sciences. An agency of the Texas A&M University System, AgriLife Research collaborates with the Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and others to help fulfill the A&M System's land-grant mission of teaching, research, extension, and service.
Headquartered at Texas A&M University in College Station, AgriLife Research serves the entire state through its on-campus units and regional Research and Extension Centers. While maintaining our traditional connection to farming and ranching, our researchers are also developing crops with enhanced nutrition, leading innovative research for renewable energy sources,working with the U.S. military to sustain training lands, and implementing new methods to improve air and water quality.
Texas agricultural producers and consumers benefit directly from public investment in agricultural research in the forms of lower consumer prices, improved health and well-being, and an improved environment. Texas agriculture has also become more competitive in the global market. In short, the economic returns on investment in agricultural research are substantial. Research has shown that annual economic gains from investments in Texas's public agricultural research have reached more than $1 billion over the past four decades.
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Designed by Swedish heritage brand Baron, this classic hunting-inspired cartridge bag is crafted from a durable 16oz impregnated, supple suede or leather, designed with reinforcements and details in leather. The top opening is embossed with the Baron logo and secured by a leather strap. The interior is cotton-lined with an antique brass zip pocket, and on the front are two leather trimmed patch pockets with snapped closure. The shoulder strap is detachable and adjustable.
Measures: 33 x 26 x 12 cm.
Initial engraving is also available. Please allow an extra three weeks for this personalisation service.


It's a fairly recognized fact that zombies hate water. So when the dead start walking, you best be heading off-shore. Fortunately, Uncle Sam is ready to oblige your nautical needs with, not one, but four deep water light stations up for auction.
Accessible only by boat, pick one of these up and your survival odds will be well-positioned to take advantage of the severe lack of zombie seafaring tradition. Designed to hold out against the harshest ocean conditions and constructed around the turn of the century, give or take, these isolated beacons are built to last, too. Heavy concrete, cast iron caissons, reinforced brick and just the right amount of victorian flair are par for the course. Toss in a little paint, a little love and a desalinization plant, and you're ready to go. Check 'em out!
Miah Maull Light Station - "The Lonely One"
The light station was constructed in 1913 and is a cast iron, 45-foot conical red tower with a black lantern, topped with a cornice. The foundation is a concrete and cast iron caisson, 40 feet in diameter. The three-story interior is lined with brick.
Ship John Shoal Light - "The Baroque One"
(The Ship John Shoal Light) was built in 1877 to mark a hazardous underwater terrain feature known as Ship John Shoal. The lighthouse is a fifty foot high Second Empire Style red octagonal tower with its cylindrical concrete filled caisson foundation. Included with the lighthouse is a concrete pier and a boat dock with riprap north of the lighthouse and a separate riprap deposit south of the lighthouse. The Property has a watch room and an octagonal lantern surrounded by an open gallery. It is accessible by boat only.
Little Gull Island Light Station - "The Private Island"
Little Gull Island, located approximately seven (7) nautical miles from Orient Point, New York in Long Island Sound, contains approximately one (1) acre of land and is improved by the Little Gull Island Light Station. The Light Station was constructed in 1869 and contains approximately 450 square feet of space.
Orient Point Lighthouse - "The Rocky Citadel"
Built in 1899... ...The lighthouse consists of a brick lined cast iron plated tower section, a base section that is a concrete filled cast iron caisson, and a south facing vessel breasting structure consisting of a steel frame with timber/rubber fender panels. Orient Point Lighthouse stands approximately 45 feet tall and is comprised of six levels, including two watch decks and three stories of living quarters.
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Governor Baker announces stay-at-home advisory, stricter limitations on gatherings to combat virus spread
Ella Marx
On Nov. 6, Gov. Charlie Baker implemented new coronavirus guidelines to combat the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, reflecting a recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have steadily risen in Massachusetts, with 2,302 new cases reported on Nov. 7 according to the New York Times, marking the highest daily number of new cases in Mass. since April.
The new guidelines were first announced on Nov. 2 and include a requirement for those over the age of 5 to wear a face covering in all public locations both indoors and outdoors; a stay-at-home advisory between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. for Massachusetts residents; and new limitations on the size of gatherings permitted at private residences of 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors. These new measures will "remain in effect until rescinded or until the state of emergency is ended," according to Baker's order. While the guidelines change some aspects of on-campus life, including athletic practices and off-campus residences, not all of them affect the College as an institution of higher education currently closed to the public.
The College's reopening plan is detailed in the COVID-19 Higher Education Control Plan, a "self-certification that institutions have adopted the COVID-19 workplace safety rules and requirements instituted under the Governor's Reopening Orders for Phase II and Phase III." All institutions of higher education in the state must complete the control plan, which was updated earlier this month, before the end of 2020.
Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration Matt Sheehy specified how Baker's order will impact the College in an all-campus email on Nov. 5. In his email, Sheehy noted that all members of the College community should wear a mask everywhere on campus except for personal spaces, including while exercising outdoors, and that "athletics practices and physical education classes will continue with existing protocols." This policy is a change from the College's previous guideline on masks during physical activity, under which an individual could exercise without a mask if they were at least 12 feet away from others.
Sheehy wrote that parts of the Governor's order will not apply to the College, as operating hours for academic facilities will remain unchanged since the College's facilities are closed to the public. For students living in on-campus residences at the College, "current protocols already were in alignment with respect to the enhanced guidelines under the Order and therefore there is no change," Sheehy said.
Several facilities at the College are subject to Baker's Nov. 6. guidelines, such as dining halls, which are now required to close at 9:30 p.m. per the stay-at-home advisory. However, most facilities — including libraries, science labs and dorms — follow the Higher Education guidelines, and thus may continue to operate as usual.
However, some of the Governor's order applies to students in private, off-campus residences. For those off-campus students, "The state now expects [them] to end visits and gatherings by 9:30 p.m. and stay home at night with … housemates only, except in an emergency," Sheehy said. "We sure hope you like your housemates," he added.
Ella Marx,
Student enrollment plans suggest increased population on campus in the spring
Yang, Loewenson, Fox and Jones to lead 2021 Record Editorial Board
Approval ratings survey reveals broad approval of College's COVID response
On-campus holdouts confront a newly emptied campus
Digging into the data from the 2019–2020 Honor Committee report
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The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is more than a trail, it's an entire region of the Bluegrass State. Travelers can explore the history and distinct flavors of local bourbons at the many distilleries that dot the region. If you plan to visit with your RV, you'll first need to decide where to stay. The Louisville South KOA and the Elkhorn Campground are two spots that come highly recommended by Kate Dunbar.
Kate Dunbar, author of The Campground Gourmet, spent six fabulous days exploring the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Over on this week's episode of RVFTA, you can hear all about her travel highlights, but she saved her campground recommendations for this episode of Campground of the Week.
Kate was immediately drawn to the Louisville South KOA Holiday because of the magnificent trees and the amazing pool, both of which offered a respite from the summer heat and humidity. When she arrived at her campsite (#212), she fell even more in love once she laid eyes on the huge patio and the rocking swing that came with her site. Plus, it was close enough for her kids to easily access all of the fun at this KOA Holiday.
Kate purposefully picked the the Louisville South KOA because of its "holiday" branding and all of the amenities that would come along with that. She knew she would be spending some time exploring the Bourbon Trail sans kids, and she wanted to ensure the family would have plenty to do at the campground. It did not disappoint. This KOA offers a jumping pillow, catch-and-release fishing pond, outdoor movie cinema, nature trails, bike rentals, and seasonal activities.
Aside from the amenities and activities, the Louisville South KOA offers a beautiful, lush campground, offering the perfect place to unwind and let the kids catch some fireflies (or lightning bugs, depending on your local terminology). A variety of RV campsites and cabins are available. The Louisville South KOA is continuing to upgrade sites around the park, making plush campsites that elevate the camping experience. Kate recommends booking early if you're traveling during horse-racing season, but otherwise, you might easily find a spot.
Located between Louisville and Lexington, the Elkhorn Campground in Frankfurt is truly at the heart of Bourbon country. This "mom and pop" campground truly welcomes visitors and tries to make them feel like family. Plus, the location along Elkhorn Creek offers a scenic environment for your stay. Sites 6-38 are right along the creek. Sit back at night, and listen to the water ripple and the crickets chirp. Kate describes this as the perfect place to catch a breath.
The Elkhorn Campground offers 125 campsites, with a mixture of seasonals, pull-thrus, and back-in sites. Some offer full hookup, while others are water/electric only. The onsite general store offers hand-dipped ice cream. The big pavilion is a great place for a get together, or on rainy days, you can stay dry and warm near the fireplace. Kids will also enjoy the pool and putt-putt golf.
If this episode of COTW made you curious about the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, don't forget to check out the paired episode over on RVFTA. Kate shares her travel highlights, including her favorite attractions, bourbon distilleries, and of course, the best restaurants in the region.
Thank you, Kate, for painting a poetic picture of summertime in Kentucky!


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Q: Align or flat an image left of its immediate parent div only I have a div 'container' which holds all my content and  is set for 80% width. Inside that div I have div 'tophead' which contains a logo and a nav bar at 100% (but it only reaches the parent 80%). Then I have 'maincont' which is inside the 'container' div and has an image. Id like this image to be left aligned with the side of the 'container' div so that there is still that 20% space left open. If I float left or align left it shows up all the way to the left of the screen over the 20% id like blank. Any idea how to fix this would be very much appreciated.
Bonus thanks if someone can figure out why the image overlaps my nav bar.
jsFiddle:
http://jsfiddle.net/4JKus/4/
code:
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ccoheader.css">
    <title>Hello World</title>

About Us

Biographies

Services

Careers

Contact

CSS:
html, body, #container {
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;

}

#tophead {
    height: 20%;
    width: 80%;
    margin: auto;

}

#tophead img {
    height: 100%;
    width: auto%;
}
#tophead ul {
    list-style: none;
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 0;

}
#tophead li {
    display: inline-block;

    }
#tophead a {
  background: #2dbaf0;
  color: #fff;
  display: block;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-family: "arial";
  font-weight: bold;
  padding: 0 20px;
  line-height: 38px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  -webkit-transition-property: background;
  -webkit-transition-duration: .2s;
  -webkit-transition-timing-function: linear;

}
#tophead a:hover {
  background: #f8a52b;
  color: #fff;
}
#tophead li:first-child a {
  border-left: none;
  border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
}
#tophead li:last-child a {
  border-right: none;
  border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
}

#maincont {
    height: 68%;
    width: 80%;
    padding-top: 2%;

    }
#maincont img{
    height: 100%;
    width: auto;
    border-radius: 30px;
    float: left;
}

A: Not sure how far this gets to solving your problem(s), but its a start:
http://jsfiddle.net/4JKus/5/
Using the align attribute in div declarations is considered bad form.  You had a stray /div hanging out.  Not sure why you are forcing your images and the main container to 100% height.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ccoheader.css">
    <title>Hello World</title>

About Us

Biographies

Services

Careers

Contact

CSS
html, body, #container {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
}

#tophead {
    height: 20%;
    width: 80%;
    margin: auto;

}

#tophead img {
    width: auto%;
}
#tophead ul {
    list-style: none;
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 0;

}
#tophead li {
    display: inline-block;

    }
#tophead a {
  background: #2dbaf0;
  color: #fff;
  display: block;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-family: "arial";
  font-weight: bold;
  padding: 0 20px;
  line-height: 38px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  -webkit-transition-property: background;
  -webkit-transition-duration: .2s;
  -webkit-transition-timing-function: linear;

}
#tophead a:hover {
  background: #f8a52b;
  color: #fff;
}
#tophead li:first-child a {
  border-left: none;
  border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
}
#tophead li:last-child a {
  border-right: none;
  border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
}

#maincont {
    width: 100%;
    padding-top: 2%;
    overflow: hidden;

    }
.maincont_col1{ width:20%; float:left; }
.maincont_col2{ width:80%; float:left; }

#maincont img{
    border-radius: 30px;
}

A: Getting rid of float:left in your #maincont img selector solves the first problem.
Problem 2 is down to the fact that you have a topheader of 20% and the nav bar overlaps this..  You can fix this by removing the stipulation that the top and bottom are fixed in size.

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Box 1, Folder 1: Racine Biographical Material A-D
WILLIAM  V.   BAKER,
Prominent Business Man and Good Citi
zen, Who  Passed Away Last Night.
revolutionary war. His mother, who
was Charlotte A. Van Buskirk, died in
1844. Mr. Baker w'as educated at the
Troy academy a,nd Greylock institute at
South Williamstown, Mass. After he
finished his studies he went, to Cincinnati, where he worked two years and
then moved to Racine, Wis., where he
secured a position in the Racine county
bank. After a time he engaged in the
commission business in Racine. Later
he held a position in the office of the
state treasurer at Mad'ison, the state
capital. On his return to Racine he
was made secretary and treasurer of
what is now the wiestern division of the
St. Paul Railroad company. After-
serving in that capacity a nunrber of
years he resigned, and in 1869 returned
to Troy. Soon afterward he embarked
■in the crockery business. The firm name
at first was W. V. Baker & Co. Later
it became Starkweather, Allen & Baker.
In 1880 Mr. Baker retired and became
general agent of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company. He continued to hold this position to the time
of his death. Mr. Baker was an efficient business man with a broad
gauged mind capable of grasping the
intricacies of any financial transaction.
He, was affable and courteous, and by
honesty and uprightness in his dealings,
won the confidence of all. He enjoyed
a wide acquaintance among all classes
of people in this City and vicinity, was
an authority on insurance matters and
frequently consulted in reference to
puzzling questions that arose from time
to time. Mr. Baker was raised to
Masonry in the West and was a life
member of Apollo commandery, Knights
Templar of this city. He was a member of the Presbyterian church the
greater part of his life and for
twenty years an elder in the Second
Presbyterian church. Particular attention was given by him to Sunday school
work. He taught a Bible class a long
time in the Second church, and to "his
words of helpful counsel many owe an
inspiration to better things in life. His
first active Sunday school work was
many years ago in the West, where he
was superintendent of a school for
Freedman at Racine. He was superintendent for a time of Bethany chapel,
formerly on Third avenue, Lansing-
burgh. He was also for a time superintendent of the Sunday school of Memorial Presbyterian church and the Second Presbyterian church. He is survived toy his wife, formerly Miss S-usan
F. Terry of Chicago, to whom he was
married June 8, 1859. Others survivors
are a son, Louis H. Baker of this city,
twio daughters, Mliss Charlotte A.
Baker, librarian in the state college at
Port Collins, Col., and Miss Anna T.
Baker of this city, and two sisters, Mrs,
Samuel W. Dolbear of Marysville, Ohio,
and Miss Carrie P. Baker of Lancaster,
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Pagination Box 1, Folder 1: Racine Biographical Material A-D
Title Box 1, Folder 1: Racine Biographical Material A-D
Folder Description This folder contains biographical material about notable people from Racine, including newspaper articles, obituaries, and Leach's personal notes about them. This folder starts with Mr. H. Baker and ends with Achas Perry Dutton.
Subject Baker; Robert H.; Dutton, A.P.; Biography--Sources
Title William V. Baker
Searchable Text WILLIAM V. BAKER, Prominent Business Man and Good Citi zen, Who Passed Away Last Night. revolutionary war. His mother, who was Charlotte A. Van Buskirk, died in 1844. Mr. Baker w'as educated at the Troy academy a,nd Greylock institute at South Williamstown, Mass. After he finished his studies he went, to Cincinnati, where he worked two years and then moved to Racine, Wis., where he secured a position in the Racine county bank. After a time he engaged in the commission business in Racine. Later he held a position in the office of the state treasurer at Mad'ison, the state capital. On his return to Racine he was made secretary and treasurer of what is now the wiestern division of the St. Paul Railroad company. After- serving in that capacity a nunrber of years he resigned, and in 1869 returned to Troy. Soon afterward he embarked ■in the crockery business. The firm name at first was W. V. Baker & Co. Later it became Starkweather, Allen & Baker. In 1880 Mr. Baker retired and became general agent of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company. He continued to hold this position to the time of his death. Mr. Baker was an efficient business man with a broad gauged mind capable of grasping the intricacies of any financial transaction. He, was affable and courteous, and by honesty and uprightness in his dealings, won the confidence of all. He enjoyed a wide acquaintance among all classes of people in this City and vicinity, was an authority on insurance matters and frequently consulted in reference to puzzling questions that arose from time to time. Mr. Baker was raised to Masonry in the West and was a life member of Apollo commandery, Knights Templar of this city. He was a member of the Presbyterian church the greater part of his life and for twenty years an elder in the Second Presbyterian church. Particular attention was given by him to Sunday school work. He taught a Bible class a long time in the Second church, and to "his words of helpful counsel many owe an inspiration to better things in life. His first active Sunday school work was many years ago in the West, where he was superintendent of a school for Freedman at Racine. He was superintendent for a time of Bethany chapel, formerly on Third avenue, Lansing- burgh. He was also for a time superintendent of the Sunday school of Memorial Presbyterian church and the Second Presbyterian church. He is survived toy his wife, formerly Miss S-usan F. Terry of Chicago, to whom he was married June 8, 1859. Others survivors are a son, Louis H. Baker of this city, twio daughters, Mliss Charlotte A. Baker, librarian in the state college at Port Collins, Col., and Miss Anna T. Baker of this city, and two sisters, Mrs, Samuel W. Dolbear of Marysville, Ohio, and Miss Carrie P. Baker of Lancaster, Ohio. ",«u usut aqi
Mr. H. Baker
Henry C. Baker
William V. Baker
William H. Baker
James O. Bartlett
John M. Beffel
Captain Robert Bell
Daniel E. Bierce
James Weed; Ruth Hastings
Clifford Nelson and Edith Florence Bierce
Rev. Daniel E. Bierce
Levi Blake
James Bolton
James St. Martin Bones
Joseph Bews
Lucas Bradley
Charles W. Brewer
Jane Matthews Brewer
Mrs. C.C. Briggs
Charles A. Brownson
J. Edwin Browne
Wm. A. Browne
Mrs. Wm. Bull
William Bull
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bushnell
Phineas Cadwell
Rev. J.S. Carhart
Bushnell B. Cary
Alfred Cary
Mr. Case
S.E. Chapman
Daniel P. Clark
Thomas Clark
Rev. Henry Clarke
Charles Clement
Michael Colbert
Joshua Collin
Patrick Henry Connolly
Walter Cooley
Henry Allen Cooper
James P. Corsi
H. Cosme
Richard Perry Covert
Capt. T.J. Cram
William Crosten
John R. Davies
Dr. James DeKoven
George W. Derby
Dingee
Stephen A. Douglas
Thomas Driver
Andrew W. Driver
Thomas Drought and Caroline M. Howard Drought
Henry S. Durand
Mrs. Henry S. Durand
Achas Perry Dutton


Expanding on the popularity of it's Silver Sky guitar, PRS announce today that it will add four new colors to the Silver Sky lineup. These colors will begin shipping in the second quarter of this year. The new colors are Golden Mesa, Dogem Blue, Moc Sand, and Orion Green. Every attention was paid to developing these guitars. The Silver Sky was developed from a collaboration between Paul Reed Smith and Grammy Award-winning musician John Mayer. The results of the Silver Sky are an idealized version of a vintage single-coil guitar.


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Training Spurs Greater Commitment in Building Policy Support for Social Enterprise
In January 2016, British Council organized an unprecedented Social Enterprise Policymakers and Policy Influencers Master Class training for a total of 79 participants, 42 in Kenya and 37 in Ethiopia. The training is one of several core activities being implemented under the EU-funded Support for Social Enterprises in Eastern Africa project to increase the capacity of government officials and policy influencers.
In his opening remarks at the training in Addis Ababa, Dr. Mebrahtu Meles, State Minister of Industry, acknowledged the relevance and timeliness of the training, "In mid-November 2016, the British Council organised a study visit to the UK for a few officials to give us exposure to a robust social enterprise ecosystem to provide learning for potential approaches, linkages and interventions in our home countries. One of the follow up activities we suggested back then was a multi-sectorial capacity building training on social enterprise to be delivered to a wider range of government officials to enable policymakers to better understand the nature and potential of social enterprise, and the way in which public policy can help support its development in a country context".
The training, delivered by high level policy experts from the British Council and Social Enterprise UK, is sought to enable policymakers to better understand the nature and potential of social enterprise and the way in which public policy can help support its development in a country context. To that end, the training helped to provide the participants with essential and relevant information using a mix of appropriate methods and materials while also creating interactive opportunities for them to develop their own thinking and frameworks of understanding social enterprise concepts and policy issues in particular local contexts.
The key learning outcomes as highlighted by the trainees were: understanding the social enterprise concept, social enterprise in the context of the Millennium Development Goals, inequality and global environmental challenges; and social enterprise policy examples and lessons from the UK and around the world. A participant stated "I was very impressed with the use of social enterprise and the effect of social enterprise in supporting vulnerable groups and the role of social enterprise in the country's economy". Another emphasised the learning output saying, there is a lot to take lesson from "the analysis of barriers to social enterprise and experience of other countries social enterprise policy and regulation."
The participants left with initial level shared commitments and responsibilities to ensure engagement in and support to the development of the domestic sector ecosystems in both countries. They came up with action plans to implement some key social enterprise activities at individual and organizational levels. These joint initiatives and continued works with the stakeholder groups signify greater sharing of commitment and responsibility in building adequate policy support for the development of enabling social enterprise ecosystems in Ethiopia and Kenya.


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Putting music teaching on the agenda
We were delighted to receive dozens of proposals for presentations, and we were able to programme some top quality practitioner-led professional development sessions, covering every key stage and topics including teaching pupils with dyslexia, building community networks and helping students to deal with performance nerves. Delegates learned, among other skills, to loop, beatbox, improvise, play Taiko, compose on an iPad and run a successful business.
Big names on the platform included Darren Henley OBE, who spoke of the Mayor of London's plans for music education in the capital; Ed Vaizey MP, speaking on the progress of the National Plan for Music Education; Ofsted's Robin Hammerton HMI, who gave a persuasive defence to Ofsted's uncompromising position on 'what music hubs must do'; and Sir James Galway, who charmed the socks off everyone in the course of promoting his new online flute tutor, First Flute.
My personal highlights included inspirational warm-ups from conductor Dominic Peckham and ex-STOMP member Ollie Tunmer and fascinating debates on the future of GCSEs and on increasing student engagement, the latter of which was filmed for James Rhodes's upcoming Channel 4 documentary on music education.
As well as our more than 50 seminars, workshops and debates, we organised a number of performances across the two days. My favourite was the Chestnut Grove School Steel Pan Band. Other performers included a string trio from the Corps of Army Music, a Taiko band from Chessington Community College, close-harmony jazz group Vive, and children from the London Russian School of Music.
Sitting alongside the conference programme was a major trade exhibition bringing together music education suppliers, publishers, manufacturers, exam boards, tour companies and professional associations. The show floor bustled with over 100 trade stands, showcasing a huge collection of the latest resources, instruments, technology and expertise from across the sector.
Among the many products on display, the exhibition featured the first public appearance of Tromba's revolutionary plastic trumpets with the first production models on show at KORG UK's stand.
Must-attend event
We've had an overwhelmingly positive response from our exhibitors, with over 62 per cent of stands already reserved or booked for 2015. Perhaps the most extraordinary feedback received was from David Crawford, marketing manager at RATstands, who said that "in terms of generating sales opportunities it was the most successful trade show in the history of RATstands."
Ciaran Morton, managing director of Rhinegold Publishing said: "This second year of success for Music Education Expo clearly establishes it as the 'must-attend' business event for all suppliers to the music education sector".
Music Teacher Awards
Alongside the Expo was the gala ceremony for the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence 2014. The ceremony took place on the evening of 7 February 2014 in the Barbican's Garden Room and Conservatory with 190 guests from across the industry. Classic FM's Margherita Taylor, ably assisted by a jazz trio from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, oversaw proceedings, with awards presented by figures including Darren Henley OBE, The DfE's Jenny Curtis, and representatives from the sponsors.
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I want to share with you some great news. The church is continually growing, and we are feeling the growing pains - especially in our kid's space. Over the last five weeks, our kid's classes have been at, or over, capacity. Additionally, our chapel space during the second service is filling up as well.
As a church, we want to reach our unchurched community, by at least having the space to invite people to join us for a Sunday service. The reality is that most of our new guests attend the 10:30 service.
With that being said we need some families to free some seats up for our second service. We are asking, at a minimum, that ten families move to the first service. We've expanded our junior high student ministry to offer a new class for 6-8th graders to help accommodate to the growth.
For those that serve Sundays on a regular basis, I want to encourage you to have conversations with your Team Leader and follow their lead.
God is at work at North Valley, and it's a joy to serve you all!


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A masterpiece of 20th century literature from F. Scott Fitzgerald, the preeminent chronicler of the Jazz Age--a term he coined.
This classic work encapsulating the decadence and excess of the 1920s "Jazz Age" follows the unassuming Nick Carraway on his search for the American Dream, which leads him to the doorstep of Jay Gatsby, an enigmatic millionaire known for both his lavish parties and his undying love for Nick's cousin, the married Daisy Buchanan. With a mixture of envy and dismay, Nick observes Gatsby and his flamboyant life in the Long Island town of West Egg, while Gatsby yearns for Daisy and all that shimmers across the Sound in East Egg. The result is a chronicle of the drama and deceit that swirl around the lives of the wealthy, which cemented Fitzgerals's reputation as the voice of his generation.
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Governor, Kilili discuss workforce problems; NMI to hold 902 talks with feds
By Emmanuel T. Erediano - emmanuel@mvariety.com - Variety News Staff
GOVERNOR Ralph DLG Torres and U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan met on Monday to discuss the islands' worsening workforce problems due to the exclusion this year of the Philippines from the H-2B visa program.
At the governor's request, the CNMI will hold Section 902 consultations with the federal government later this week to discuss matters related to immigration and the islands' economic viability.
Press Secretary Kevin Bautista said Torres and Kilili talked about the governor's letter urging the congressman to introduce legislation that would reinstate the policy allowing the hiring of nonresident construction workers through the CW-1 program.
The governor said the prohibition of construction workers within the CW-1 program "has become a detrimental bottleneck preventing residents from finding suitable labor to reconstruct their lives."
Torres added, "What was true two years ago is even more true today — the CNMI does not have the suitable number of construction laborers necessary to help build a resilient community. While I understand that the impetus behind the prohibition of construction workers was the assumption that there would be available opportunities to source construction labor through the H-2B visa classification, this is not the case now."
Torres also asked Kilili to "consider including into the next disaster spending appropriation for the CNMI [language] that would mirror the provision contained in U.S. P.L. 115-232, Section 1945, allowing for H-2B workers to be granted admission into the CNMI to perform labor in the performance of contracts or sub-contacts for construction, repairs, renovations, or facility services that is connected or associated with Presidential Disaster Declaration for a period of five years following the declaration."
In an email to Variety, Kilili said the governor's letter "discusses complex, immigration issues that require serious thought before writing a response."
Kilili added, "Some of what was brought up in the letter may be best addressed in greater detail at the Feb. 27, 2019 [congressional] hearing."
In his e-newsletter, Kilili said the hearing will focus on his bill, H.R. 560, which would allow permanent status in the Marianas for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, caregivers, and other groups who had been granted humanitarian parole by the Obama administration.
"Shortly after his inauguration, President Trump ordered parole would only be used on a case-by-case basis, not for categories of people. As a result, about 1,500 people will have to leave the Marianas by June 29," Kilili said.
He said the bill would provide protection for these individuals, as well as for long-term workers and investors.
"The hearing will also look at the Trump administration's decision not to allow workers from the Philippines to enter the U.S. on H visas," Kilili said. "My Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act, Public Law 115-218, relies on unlimited H visa workers for the Marianas to fill in the gaps as the number of CW permits decreases over the next 10 years. And now, with recovery work underway, the Marianas is especially in need of H visa workers."
In his letter to Kilili, the governor said it is also "critical for the CNMI government or a regional labor entity, such as those currently present in Guam, to be the responsible party in the issuance of Foreign Labor Certification."
As is currently the practice in Guam, the governor said a local certification authority will be responsible to work alongside Federal Emergency Management Agency representatives "to define eligibility requirements and processes for petitioning foreign labor in construction occupations related to the repair and recovery for our islands."
Torres said it is necessary to ensure that CNMI residents have the skilled laborers to repair and rebuild homes that are more resilient.
"I ask that you work with your Democratic and Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives to see that the needs of our people recovering from Typhoon Yutu continue to be met," the governor said in his letter to Kilili.
Meetings in DC
The governor will be in Washington, D.C. for the next two weeks for a series of meetings with White House officials, members of the U.S. Congress, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of the Interior- Office of Insular Affairs, and the Department of Defense. He will also attend the National Governors Association's 111th Annual Winter Meeting.
Torres said his request for a Section 902 consultations with the federal government has been granted by the Trump administration.
"My administration has been hard at work preparing the CNMI's case to the federal government in order to protect our economic viability and enhance our ability to deliver essential public services for our community. In 2016, during our last Section 902 consultations, we established the necessary policy framework for immigration and U.S. workforce development in the CNMI with our federal partners. We look forward to building on this as we continue our talks with the White House," the governor said.
On Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the invitation of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Torres and other territorial governors will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources which will conduct a hearing on the state of U.S. territories.
On Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the invitation of Congressman Kilili, the governor will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources in a hearing on H.R. 560, the Northern Mariana Islands Residents Relief Act, as well as the impact of delisting the Philippines from the H-2B visa program.
In addition, the governor is scheduled to meet with officials at the Department of Defense later that afternoon.


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Farry launches E-Learning Innovation Awards
Dr Stephen Farry, Minister for Employment and Learning, has launched the inaugural e-learning innovation awards at Queen's University.
The aim of the awards, organised by the Regional Support Centre Northern Ireland (RSCni) are to promote e-learning by rewarding individuals and teams throughout Northern Ireland who are spearheading the development and effective use of technology to enhance teaching and learning.
The Minister said: "These awards acknowledge those who are leading the way in developing, and effectively using, technology to enhance teaching and learning in our further and higher education and training sectors. The use of technologies to deliver and promote learning in the education sector is an area of immense and rapid growth and change.
"Business and industry look to the tertiary sector as a key provider in terms of their personnel and company development. Technology must be exploited to the full to enrich the learning experience to the benefit of individual students and the economy."
Acknowledging the launch of the new Technology in Learning Delivery (TLD) qualification, Minister Farry continued: "The implementation of this new qualification, and the new and innovative work in technology, will complement and support the wider strategy for education and training in Northern Ireland, which sees colleges and training organisations as being key deliverers of skills at all levels, to meet the needs of employers, individual learners and the communities in which they live and work."
The awards are organised by the Regional Support Centre Northern Ireland (RSCni.)
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Jobs boost for medical technology in west
Universal Sciences Catheter and Instruments (USCI) Japan Ltd., a highly specialised sales and marketing organisation in the medical technology industry is to establish a research, manufacturing and distribution centre for high-value medical products in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.
e-learning vision promises broad scope
The Government recently announced its vision that e-learning should become a standard feature of learning and teaching for all ages, from school children to pensioners, throughout the education system, in the workplace and beyond.
£50,000 Funding Announced To Support Young People Learning Computer Programming
SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Dominic Bradley has welcomed the allocation of £50,000 to help support young people learning computer programming in Coder Dojo clubs.
New jobs initiative for south and east Belfast
An new initiative aimed at improving the chances of around ten long term unemployed people of finding jobs within the South and East Belfast Trust is to be launched next month.


A drive to raise £10,000 for Newton Poppleford's new primary school is halfway to achieving its target after a matter of months.
Around two dozen parents and teachers are now preparing to hit the tarmac as part of the latest fundraiser, which will take place next Saturday (March 24).
The village's new £3million primary school is set to open in September but up to £30,000 is needed to help pay for vital supplies and furniture.
The school's PTFA launched a fundraising drive at the end of last year with the aim of raising £10,000 towards the total.
So far, 23 parents and teachers have raised £2,000 in sponsorship for the 10k Sidmouth race. In total, the drive has raised £5,300.
The run will kick off on The Esplanade outside Sidmouth Sailing Club at 9.30am.
Sidmouth Running Club will also be helping out and will be operating the start and finish line.
Anyone who wants to go along and support the event has been invited to enjoy tea, coffee and cake at sailing club, on the seafront, between 10am to 11.30am.
Mum-of-two Emma Finch, from West Hill, who is spearheading the school's fundraising campaign, said: "All friends, family, visitors and the local community are welcome to come and support the runners.
"The first finishers are estimated back at the sailing club around 10.15am with the last expected quite sometime after that.
"This is not just for the children at the school at the moment but for future generations.
"We have been overwhelmed with people's generosity.
A summer fete will also take place at the Pavillion in Newton Poppleford and will include a raffle and sponsored activities for the children to take part in.
More information about the up coming fundraisers will be released at a later date.
Visit justgiving.com/newtonpopplefordschoolassociation to show your support for the school.


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Plasma Dropped From COVID Guidelines: What About HCQ, Ivermectin?
ICMR conducted the world's first trial to prove plasma was not very effective against COVID-19.
Devina Buckshee
Updated: 21 May 2021, 12:32 PM IST
Late on Monday, 17 May, an advisory from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) finally dropped the use of convalescent plasma from the recommended treatment guidelines for COVID-19.
Scientists and public health experts have been egging on the government to revise their guidelines and use "evidence-based treatment options."
Just last week, Indian healthcare professionals – including Dr Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Dr Gagandeep Kang, Dr Soumitra Pathare and Dr Shahid Jameel – wrote an open letter to the government calling out the "irrational and non-scientific use of convalescent plasma for COVID-19."
The ICMR was the first in the world to conduct trials that proved plasma's ineffectiveness in fighting COVID-19 through their PLACID trial, so why did it take them over a year to discontinue it from official guidelines?
Plasma Therapy No Longer Part of Treatment of COVID Patients: ICMR
A word of caution: While the ICMR's National Task Force and health ministry experts do update the guidelines on recommended treatment options, they are merely guidelines and no doctor is bound by these.
Why is the Government Not Following the Evidence?
While the ICMR's decision has been lauded by scientists, there is still confusion as to why hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin find a place in them.
The guidelines have the two tabs under a column called 'May Do's' and they clarify the following therapies are based on "low certainties of evidence." Why then are these drugs on the recommended guidelines given their low rate of effectiveness? These guidelines pressure doctors into prescribing drugs that they know won't work and relatives into spending excessive amounts of money to buy them.
It's a vicious cycle, and critical care expert Dr Sumit Ray says that he understands both the families and the doctor's side of things. "The families are desperate and will want to try anything, and doctors are under pressure by the highly publicised nature of these medicines and the general panic in the air."
Both Dr Ray and Dr Bhaumik say the patients cannot be blamed right now as clear guidelines need to help reduce the panic.
What's The Problem with Ivermectin & HCQ? Here's the Evidence
While a definitive cure does not exist for COVDID-19 and it is treated symptomatically, repurposed drugs – drugs already existing for some treatments like Remdesivir, Ivermectin and HCQ are being 'repurposed' for coronavirus. But are these effective for all COVID-19 patients? What are the risks and benefits? And what complications should patients be aware of?
Dr Bhaumik explains how these details should be part of the guidelines.
"We have a paternalistic style of medicine in our country. If we think of it fairly, it's MY body and if an intervention is being done I need to know. This is what shared-decision making is."
Dr Soumyadeep Bhaumik
COVID Relief: Need Oxygen, Or Plasma? A WhatsApp Chatbot Can Help
He concedes that a detailed discussion with the patient and families might not always be possible in a pandemic scenario, but "basic details like the side-effects and chances of benefits need to be shared. Being in a crisis does not mean we give our rights and ethics away even to a doctor."
"Putting up a flow-chart with no background documentation or saying which drug or therapy affects which outcome and by how much doesn't help doctors make decisions. It's a kind of copy-paste medicine rather than being able to optimise therapy as best for the patients. This is the number one problem with the AIIMS-ICMR guidelines," he adds.
Ivermectin is a deworming drug used to treat and prevent parasites in animals, particularly in horses. In humans, it is used to treat certain intestinal and topical parasitic worms and skin conditions.
According to the WHO, It is also used in the treatment of scabies, onchocerciasis (river blindness), strongyloidiasis and other diseases caused by soil-transmitted helminthiasis.
In March of 2021, the WHO had previously already said that the current evidence on the use of ivermectin drug to treat COVID-19 patients is inconclusive, and recommended that the drug only be used within clinical trials.
Currently, all major health authorities of the world, including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had discouraged the use of Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID.
Ivermectin Doesn't Work: Why Is It Part of India's COVID Protocol?
Dr Chandrakant Lahariya, epidemiologist, and public health and policy expert, explains, "scientifically we know that ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug, whereas COVID-19 is a viral infection. So, there is no plausible explanation for how an antiparasitic drug can treat COVID."
On 3 March, WHO put out a statement warning against the use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to prevent infection in people who don't have COVID-19.
This 'strong recommendation' – updated in their latest clinical care COVID guidelines – comes after World Health Organisation (WHO) put out a previous recommendation discouraging the use of HCQ for a treatment for COVID altogether.
"The international guideline development panel considers that hydroxychloroquine is no longer a research priority and that resources should be used to evaluate other more promising drugs to prevent."
World Health Organisation (WHO)
A study by The New England Journal of Medicine backed the findings that HCQ did not improve the status of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients. Another study published in the peer-reviewed journal, The BMJ, showed that the effect of HCQ in treating COVID, as compared to standard care was very low.
Apart from studies pointing to its lack of efficiency in combatting or preventing COVID, the side effects and serious risks associated with the drug make it an even less viable option.
"In light of ongoing serious cardiac adverse events and other serious side effects, the known and potential benefits"
The US Food and Drug Administration, in a statement
Besides, the dodgy evidence is not enough to re-allocate the limited HCQ medication for COVID treatment when it's indispensable to people suffering from other conditions like Lupus and Arthritis, who started facing a shortage thanks to the initial buzz about the 'miracle drug' for COVID.
(This was first published on FIT and has been republished with permission.)
Published: 18 May 2021, 2:20 PM IST


A good alternative to expensive BF model Fender amps are there SF cousins. There are a few that the circuits stayed the same throughout the CBS overhall. I think the Deluxe Reverb is one of them.
You can beef up the deluxe with 5881s to with a few resistor changes, they sound great this way!
the Fender 1965 Reissue Deluxe Reverb is a great amp and retails for about what you are willing to spend ($800). Put a little money into better tubes and speaker and it will scream for sure!
Yep. Thats what I would've said!
Do a search on Music Toyz dot com for the MJM Blues Devil in the forums over there. We've been chatting about it a lot lately. I'm not the only one who feels that its the best of the best as far as 808 pedals go!
Well I was lucky enough to find a 67 BF super reverb for $900 on consignment but i agree with the SF comment. You can find a really nice sounding SF super or twin and either spend an extra couple hundred bucks to have some mods done, or you can tweak it to get a decent sound stock. not bad amps for the price though.
i still suggest not settling for second best, saving up, and getting a higher quality amp like a vibroking or something of that nature.