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Year of Fear, Chapter Thirty-Three
By Charles Richardson September 29, 2020
Macon-Bibb County, and the unrelenting shock of COVID-19
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The Cotton Brothers were a fairly well-known gospel singing group in the late 1950s and '60s, starting with "Remember Me" in 1961, "Be There Directly" in '64, and "Life's Too Short" in '65. The brothers grew up in Marshallville, about thirty-five miles south of Macon. Their parents, Floyd and Helen, were sharecroppers. The family eventually called Macon home. There were several iterations of the Cotton Brothers, understandable since the family had ten brothers and six sisters. The Brothers' a cappella style was compared to the Mighty Clouds of Joy. Bishop John Cotton, one of the lead vocalists for the group, also had a call to the ministry and was pastor at Greater Overcoming Church of God in Macon for forty-six years where the Brothers performed regularly, packing the sanctuary.
Bishop Cotton died at age seventy-five in 2014. Tommy Cotton, who also sang lead, passed away in 2017 at age seventy-nine. But this year has been particularly devastating for the Cotton family. Louis, passed on July 6, 2020, at sixty-eight; Alfred (AC) at seventy-five on July 27; Jessie on August 11 at seventy-two; and Eddie Lee, only sixty-three, entered the gates of Heaven on August 17. AC, Jessie, and Eddie Lee, were victims of COVID-19, according to a deputy coroner, and the three brothers may have contracted the virus at Louis' graveside service on July 11. The back-to-back deaths of the Cotton Brothers were just three of the 157 COVID-19 deaths in Macon-Bibb County as of September 21. Such tragedies from the pandemic played out in hundreds of families, including more than 6,600 Georgians, and more than 200,000 Americans.
This election year wasn't supposed to be this way. At the dawn of 2020, the race for president was top of mind. Who would get the Democratic nomination? And then there was President Donald J. Trump's impeachment trial, which began on January 16 and concluded with his acquittal by the Senate on February 5. That all seems so long ago and far away now.
The whole truth and nothing but the truth?
On January 21, the CDC announced the first case of COVID-19 in the United States in Washington state. The next day in Davos, Switzerland, Trump, commenting on COVID-19, told CNBC, "We have it totally under control." The president was informed of the virus's danger on January 28, according to Bob Woodward's book, Rage. Yet at his State of the Union address on February 4, he barely mentioned the virus. At a rally in New Hampshire on February 10, he told supporters, "By April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, [the coronavirus] miraculously goes away." He didn't know then that COVID-19 had already claimed the life of fifty-seven-year-old Patricia Dowd of California, and neither did anyone else. Dowd's autopsy wasn't performed until April.
On March 17, the death toll hit one hundred. A month later, COVID-19 deaths exceeded the number of US military lost in the Korean War. By the end of April, the virus had claimed 65,832 lives––more lives than were lost in Vietnam.
The first COVID-19 wave hits Georgia
On February 29, Andrew Jerome Mitchell, sixty-four, a retired janitor, was laid to rest in Albany, Georgia, about 105 miles southwest of Macon. A couple hundred mourners attended his funeral held at the Martin Luther King Funeral Home. It was the first super-spreader event of COVID in the state, an unlikely distinction for a county of only 88,000 people. The night of the funeral, one of the attendees was admitted to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and would become the state's first victim to die of COVID-19. A week after Mitchell's homegoing, Johnny Carter's service was held at Gethsemane Worship Center. He was seventy.
The first twenty-three patients admitted to Phoebe Putney had attended at least one of the funerals, according to the New York Times. The eulogist at Mitchell's funeral, Chief Apostle Izell Williams, Jr., pastor of New Direction Christian Church Ministries, died of COVID-19 on March 22, at the age of fifty-eight. That same day, local Dougherty County authorities issued a stay-at-home order and Governor Brian Kemp did the same on April 2, after ordering the closure of schools the previous day. It soon became apparent to everyone that COVID-19 was a real and present danger. As of September 22, Dougherty County had lost 182 residents to COVID-19
The first death in Macon-Bibb County was reported on April 1. Schools closed, everyone was ordered to shelter-in-place, church services were cancelled, and political campaigns, of which there were many, shut down. The thriving downtown hub filled with bars and restaurants became ghostlike. Everyday life, from spring sports to graduations to working-at-home to constant handwashing and social distancing, sent everyone reeling into an alternate universe. Hospital visitations were curtailed, particularly in the emergency room. COVID-19 wards were opened and temporary facilities built as the number of intensive care beds dwindled. When local hospitals couldn't accept more patients, they diverted them hundreds of miles away to hospitals that had available beds. In mid-April, Pruitt Health, a local nursing home, became a hotspot and reported that sixty-eight patients and eight staff members had tested positive for COVID-19.
Facing fall, the Bibb County School System—after vacillating about whether to reopen schools with face-to-face instruction—decided to postpone opening until September 8, hoping the virus would abate. It didn't, and the system opted in mid-August to have virtual instruction only, at least until the end of October. Houston County Schools, south of Macon-Bibb, opened, but not without issues. One of the schools in the district, Perry High School, suspended its football season until the end of September because one of its players tested positive for COVID-19. Several other district schools also had at least one student or staff member test positive.
In a note to parents on September 21, superintendent of the Bibb County School System, Dr. Curtis Jones, attempted to explain why the system was instructing virtually rather than face-to-face while surrounding counties had opened their schoolhouse doors. "When I look at the surrounding counties of Baldwin, Crawford, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, Washington and Wilkinson, it becomes clear that Bibb County is one of the counties most severely hit by COVID-19. Based on data from last week from the North Central Health District, those thirteen counties have experienced almost 16,000 cases of COVID-19. What may not be well known is that almost 6,000 of those…in fact, were all in Bibb. The closest county to us had 3,100. Another county had 2,000. But we are by far more affected. The same is true of the number of deaths that have occurred. In those same thirteen counties, [there have been] 465 total deaths; 158 of them were in Bibb County. No other county is in triple digits. In fact, the next highest number is 74. We are being affected more than others. So, when people ask me why we aren't like others, the answer is because the numbers indicate that we have just been more severely hit."
All the while, the local newspaper, The Telegraph, is in flux. Gone are the days where council and commission meetings were covered by the local paper. Same with school board meetings and coverage of Robins Air Force Base, the largest industrial complex in the state. To its credit, The Telegraph has presented the daily COVID-19 numbers; however, the local hospital still refuses to release hospitalization statistics concerning COVID-19, with little pushback from the newspaper and other media outlets.
The Telegraph is owned by McClatchy, based in Sacramento, California. The company owned twenty-nine other papers including the Charlotte Observer, Kansas City Star, Miami Herald and Sacramento Bee, when it filed for bankruptcy in January. Chatham Asset Management, a hedge fund, won the bid for the company when federal bankruptcy Judge Michael E. Wiles approved the $312 million sale. What a twist of ironic fate. When McClatchy bought Knight-Ridder Newspapers in 2006, it paid $4.5 billion. CEO Craig Forman, who was paid $2.87 million in 2018, including a $5,000 monthly housing stipend, is out, and for the first time in 163 years, the newspaper chain will not be headed by a member of the McClatchy family, as Kevin McClatchy, chairman of the board stepped aside along with his three cousins.
Local response
Macon-Bibb County is a high-poverty area. The concentrated poverty rate in Macon rose from 30.3 percent to 44.7 percent between 2010 and 2016, according to 24/7 Wall Street. The increase—14.4 percentage-points––was the largest of any metro area in Georgia, and the city's concentrated poverty rate went from the eleventh highest in the nation to third highest. The area had an 8.1 percent unemployment rate at the end of July, while the state, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, had an unemployment rate of 7.1.
The Bibb County School System says its students are the most impoverished in the nation. All the district's students receive free or reduced lunch, so when the district decided to open virtually, it was imperative that students receive meals. The district created two options: students or parents could pick up breakfast and lunch meals at twenty-five school locations or pick up meals from designated buses along the students' bus routes. The district distributed over thirteen thousand tablets and laptops to students and deployed Wi-Fi enabled buses in areas with low internet connectivity.
The Middle Georgia Food Bank partnered with several churches to distribute food throughout the area. Thousands of pounds of food were given to families. Many of the food giveaways were held in conjunction with COVID-19 testing. The United Way of Central Georgia and the Community Foundation of Central Georgia established the Central Georgia COVID-19 Response & Recovery Fund and dispensed almost $700,000 in funding to not-for-profit organizations to help them serve people during this time of crisis.
To mask or not to mask, why the question?
Even as the death toll mounted, and the state became a COVID-19 hotspot with Macon-Bibb and Houston counties near the eye of the flame, there were voices of doubt following the president's lead, calling the pandemic a hoax or a crisis inspired by the media and Democrats. The Georgia mask controversy flared in July when Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms implemented more stringent restrictions than were allowed by Kemp's executive order. Masks became a political statement across the nation, more so here in the South. A mandatory mask ordinance was instituted by the Macon-Bibb County Commission in July, but it was vetoed by Mayor Robert Reichert, because he said the law violated the governor's order. Later, the governor allowed local officials to require masks only if the infection rate hit 100 cases per 100,000 people during the previous fourteen days. Only two of Georgia's 159 counties were below that level of infection. Macon-Bibb, as of September 22, still had an infection rate of 262 cases per 100,000 people.
Still, some residents become rather salty when asked to wear masks in grocery stores or other essential businesses. Some stores and restaurants display notices that state: "The operator of this location does NOT consent to enforcing face covering orders on this property."
As the city slowly reawakens, what begins to feel normal is abnormal. Even though some restaurants have opened their dining areas, fear lingers, because many patrons just won't adhere to precautions. Drive-through, curbside, or home delivery, remains the choice of many people rather than dine-in service. Civic clubs, such as Rotary, Kiwanis and the Exchange Club are meeting virtually, others have hybrid meetings, a combination of in-person and Zoom. Some clubs aren't meeting at all and there are worries that some clubs may not survive the pandemic.
Aside from businesses that may not reopen, there are other closings that are out of sight and mind. Many houses of worship won't survive the virus. While tithes and offerings have actually increased in some churches that had the ability to worship virtually, those that are not as technically savvy may be down for the count.
The sunset of 2020
As 2020 prepares to depart, the race for president, while still ever-present, has taken a backseat to the more pressing danger of COVID-19. Adding to the maelstrom are national protests in cities across the country after George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis, the killings of Breonna Taylor in Lexington, Kentucky and, closer to Macon, Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, and Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta. Demonstrations also morphed into efforts to remove Confederate memorials. In Macon-Bibb, demonstrations have been peaceful and the Macon-Bibb County Commission has approved plans to remove the statue of a Confederate soldier that sits in a prominent area of downtown and another memorial to "women of the South," placed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, that sits across the street from the Government Center.
Boat parades supporting President Trump were held in late August and early September, on three lakes: Lake Lanier, north of Atlanta; Lake Oconee, about an hour's drive northeast of Macon; and Lake Thurmond, that sits on the Georgia-South Carolina border (named for Senator Strom Thurmond on the South Carolina side but called Clarks Hill Lake in Georgia). The Great American Boat Parade held on Lake Lanier alone drew an estimated 3,100 boats.
Mother Nature participated in this atmosphere of unrest. She unleashed repeated storms to batter the Gulf Coast with remnants affecting inland areas. The eye of Hurricane Sally passed directly over the Macon-Bibb after it made landfall on September 16. Fortunately, it was mostly rain, dropping seven to nine inches on the area.
Voters, many dealing with grief, fear, and unemployment––for themselves, friends or loved ones––were further shocked by the September 18 loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Through it all, the virus surges on as Georgia is once again in the red zone, according to the White House Coronavirus Task Force. And yet the state turns its attention to November. Since the June primary debacle, the county that saw the longest lines has opened thirty additional precincts and one large precinct where the Atlanta Hawks play. In Bibb County, more ballot drop boxes have been distributed. Over one million voters in Georgia have requested absentee ballots.
There are a high number of political ads, mostly concerning the two Senate races. Some polls indicate neck-and-neck races for the presidential and both Senate races––raising predictions that Georgia could turn blue for the first time in thirty years.
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Charles Richardson has lived in Macon, Georgia, since 1982. His journalism experience spans newspapers, radio and television. He is the recipient of Knight-Ridder fellowships at Duke University and the University of Maryland, College Park. He was the editorial page editor at The Macon Telegraph, from which he retired in 2018.


For many of us, we have been in the depths of Winter for a couple months now. It may not seem that we are closer to Spring, but with Imbolc coming upon us this week we in fact are!! The time from the Winter Solstice until now holds so much for us. There are many celebrations and holidays that we are a part of and then comes a period of rest, hibernation, and self-reflection. I know that I am still in hibernation mode and have been taking this time to really evaluate where and how I want to see myself evolve this year, but the time is coming for me to start nurturing the seeds of self-change that I have planted. With that, The Magic of Imbolc has arrived.
Imbolc is the Mid-Winter point for us in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a time to celebrate as the Sun King is becoming stronger and making his presence more known. The days are getting longer a little bit at a time and with that, the light brings us hope and excitement of things to come. Plant and animal life are starting to awaken and stir as Mother Earth starts to thaw. It may seem like a slow process, but some things are worth waiting for!
Now is the time to honor Brighid, Goddess of Fire. She encompasses what it is that we are looking for during these cold Winter months. She brings hope for renewal, rebirth, and warmth. There are many ways to celebrate her during Imbolc such as, lighting candles in every room in your home, burning any evergreen decorations that are left from Yule, hanging a Brideog (Brighid's cross) over the doorway to your home, and cleaning your home of clutter and any old stagnant energy. These are just a few ways that you can incorporate the blessings from Brighid to help move you forward as you are planting the seeds of things to come and setting your intentions for what you will be creating come Springtime.
People have been celebrating Imbolc for centuries as farmers would start to prepare for their planting season. They would also start to repair any farm equipment that they needed to sow their lots. Animals would be preparing to birth their young as well, and all of this was a time of celebration as the harsh Winter's would be ending soon. You may have even heard about Groundhogs Day which is a modern celebration in the U.S. That also stems from ancient lore and celebrations of many Pagans. It is said in Celtic lore that Cailleach (a Divine hag) would go out to collect wood on this day. If she wanted Winter to last longer she would make it a bright sunny day so she would have more time to collect more wood to get her through six more weeks of Winter. If she made it a cold and cloudy day she would only expose herself to the elements for a short time to collect the wood she would need which would stipulate only a short amount of time until Spring arrived. That Sounds familiar, doesn't it?? It really is amazing to learn how so many of our modern celebrations are truly based on ancient celebrations and festivals.
So as we are aware of the beginning of the thaw, it is time for us to put into perspective what we can do for ourselves at this time of year as well. We should be well aware of the intentions that we are setting, the seeds that we are planting (literally and figuratively) and prepare to nurture and care for everything that we are ready to create in our lives. This is a special time for us as we can start to come out of our own hibernation and grow our excitement for what is to come! Enjoy this most beautiful celebration as we can start to see what the future holds for us…Happy Imbolc!


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Q: Reading a direct access fortran unformatted file in Python I'm completely new to Python and am writing my visualization codes in Python from scratch (to avoid using expensive proprietary programs like IDL). Until now I've used IDL and gnuplot. What I want to be able to do is this:
I write two dimensional arrays to unformatted direct access files using fortran which I want to be able to read in python. The exact test code is given below. The actual code is a huge parallel code but the data output is almost the exact same format.
program binary_out
implicit none
integer :: i,j,t,rec_array
double precision, dimension(100,100) :: fn
double precision, parameter :: p=2*3.1415929
INQUIRE(IOLENGTH=rec_array) fn
open(unit=10,file='test',status='new',form='unformatted',access='direct',recl=rec_array)
   fn=0
   write(10,rec=1) fn
do t=1,3
do i=1,100
   do j=1,100
      fn(i,j)=sin(i*p*t/100)*cos(j*p*t/100)
   enddo
enddo
   write(10,rec=t+1) fn
enddo
close(10)
end program binary_out

The program should give me zeros for t=1 and increasing number of "islands" for increasing value of t. But when I read it using python code given below, I just get zeros. If I remove the first write statement of zeros, I just get the first time slice irrespective of what value of "timeslice" I use in the python code. The code I have so far is:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import scipy
import glob
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import os, sys
from pylab import *

def readslice(inputfilename,field,nx,ny,timeslice):
   f=open(inputfilename,'r')
   f.seek(timeslice*nx*ny)
   field=np.fromfile(inputfilename,dtype='d',count=nx*ny)
   field=np.reshape(field,(nx,ny))
   return field

a=np.dtype('d')
a=readslice('test',a,100,100,2)

im=plt.imshow(a)
plt.show()

I want the def readslice to be able to read a record at the i-th place if timeslice equals i. For that I've tried to use f.seek but it does not seem to work. numpy.fromfile seems to start reading from the first record itself. How do I make numpy.fromfile to read from a specific point in a file?
I'm still trying to get used to the Python style and digging through the documentation. Any help and pointers would be greatly appreciated.

A: Here is a python code that will work for you:
def readslice(inputfilename,nx,ny,timeslice):
   f = open(inputfilename,'rb')
   f.seek(8*timeslice*nx*ny)
   field = np.fromfile(f,dtype='float64',count=nx*ny)
   field = np.reshape(field,(nx,ny))
   f.close()
   return field

In your original code, you were passing file name as first argument to np.fromfile instead of file object f. Thus, np.fromfile created a new file object instead of using the one that you intended. This is the reason why it kept reading from the beginning of the file. In addition, f.seek takes the number of bytes as argument, not the number of elements. I hardcoded it to 8 to fit your data, but you can make this general if you wish. Also, field argument in readslice was redundant. Hope this helps.

A: I don't think all FORTRAN runtimes are the same; some frame records, some don't, and I'm not that confident that the ones that do record framing will all do it the same way.  They can generally read back records written by themselves of course, but interop from one FORTRAN runtime to another might not be there.
You probably should write a small test program in your chosen FORTRAN, that writes a couple of records similar to your production code, and then pick apart the results using your favorite binary file editor - I like bpe, but there are many of them available.
Then after you understand what's really being written, pull things back in using the Python struct module or similar.
bpe: http://sourceforge.net/projects/bpe/

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To develop a valid model that captures the complex relationships between the nurse's recommendations, the patients' intended actions and the patients' health seeking behavior. Using the model to estimate the effects of telephone nursing on patient behavior, healthcare utilization, and infer potential cost savings.
Bayesian ordinal regression modelling of data from randomly selected patients that received telephone nursing. Inference is based on Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, model selection using the Watanabe-Akaike Information Criteria (WAIC), and model validation using posterior predictive checks on standard discrepancy measures.


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Autographs from people credited in 1981 Brooklyn Bridge
MEL BLANC - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 149162
MEL BLANC Mel Blanc sends an autograph letter telling an aspiring actor what he must do. Autograph Letter Signed: "Mel Blanc", 1p, 5½x8½. Encino, California, no date. On his personal imprinted stationery. To Richard, in full: "You must have an Agent to represent you and your voices. Every Actor must have an agent.
MEL BLANC Mel Blanc writes that he is happy he has fans in Ireland. Autograph Letter Signed: "Mel Blanc", 1p, 7¼x10½. No place, 1983 February 21.On his personal "Mel Blanc" stationery with a pale green head of Bugs Bunny in the center. To Tom. In full: "Thanks for your letter.
MEL BLANC - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 09/11/1979 - HFSID 168605
MEL BLANC Mel Blanc sends an autograph letter to a fan about where he will be speaking next. Autograph Letter Signed: "Mel Blanc", 1p, 7¼x10½. No place, 1979 September 11.On his personal "Mel Blanc" stationery with a pale green head of Bugs Bunny in the center. To Angelo.
MEL BLANC - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 06/11/1979 - HFSID 155175
MEL BLANC. Photograph inscribed and signed: "Hi David/Mel Blanc/June 11, 1979". Color, 8x9¾. ©1978, Warner Bros. Inc. and Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. Stamped caption at lower right margin: "Eh - What's Up, Doc?/'Bugs Bunny & Gang'".
MEL BLANC - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 75451
MEL BLANC. Photograph inscribed and signed: "Hi Bert/Mel Blanc". Color, 3¾x6¾ overall, image 3¼x3¾ (one surface). On magazine stock paper. Imprinted above Blanc's signature: "Eh! What's up Doc?/Love from 'Bugs Bunny.'" Captioned beneath signature: "...
MEL BLANC - COLLECTION WITH WALTER LANTZ - HFSID 90668
MEL BLANC and WALTER LANTZ 18½x23½ Gallery of History frame containing two photos: one each of Lantz and Blanc surrounded by images of their associated cartoon characters Comprises: (1) WALTER LANTZ. Photograph signed: "Walter Lantz". B/w, 4¼x5½. Fine condition. (2) MEL BLANC.
MEL BLANC - CONTRACT SIGNED 11/21/1940 CO-SIGNED BY: RUDY VALLEE - HFSID 101274
MEL BLANC and RUDY VALLÉE Mel Blanc and Rudy Vallée sign a contract for Mel Blanc to perform at the Victor Hugo Restaurant in Beverly Hills for a three-day weekend commencing November 21, 1940. Contract signed: "Mel Blanc" and "Rudy Vallée", 1p, 8¼x11. No place, 1940 November 21.
MEL BLANC - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 266592
MEL BLANC Mel Blanc signs a membership card for the Consumers Association, Inc. Partly Printed Document Signed: "Mel J Blanc" on verso, 4x2½ card. Hollywood, California, no date. Membership card for "Consumers Association, Inc./A Non-Profit Corporation". No. C2-15551. Facsimile signature of Secretary on front.
MEL BLANC - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/03/1970 - HFSID 55735
MEL BLANC Mel Blanc signs a document authorizing William D. Cunningham & Associates, Artists Manager, to accept delivery of any and all checks or sums of money payable to Blanc. Typed Document Signed: "Mel Blanc", 1p, 8x10¼. Los Angeles, Cal., 1970 February 3. On letterhead of William D.
MEL BLANC - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/19/1959 - HFSID 167874
MEL BLANC Mel Blanc signs for Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. an Employee's Personnel Statement document. Document Signed: "Mel Blanc", 1p, 8¼x5½. [California], 1959 May 19. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Employee's Personnel Statement.
MEL BLANC - INSCRIBED PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK 09/05/1978 - HFSID 209837
MEL BLANC 3¾x7 color publicity printed image of Mel Blanc seated at his desk surrounded by many of the cartoon characters whose voices he created. Printed Photograph inscribed and signed in ink: "Hi Evan/Mel Blanc/9-5-78". Color, 3¾x7 overall, image 3¾x4½ (one surface). On magazine stock paper.
MEL BLANC - SCRIPT SIGNED - HFSID 172740
MEL BLANC Script for Curse of the Gemstone Diamond from the TV cartoon Flintstone Kids, signed by voice actor Mel Blanc in pencil. Blanc was the voice of Dino in Flintstone Kids. Script signed "Mel Blanc" in pencil. Red ink and lead pencil notations in unknown hand. 27 pages, 8½x11, single-sided sheets.
MEL BLANC Signed script for a commercial for Parent's Choice Magazine, featuring voice actor Mel Blanc in his own voice and the voice of Daffy Duck Script signed "Mel Blanc". Black ink notations and underlinings in unknown hand. 1 pages, 8½x11. Script for a commercial for Parent's Choice Magazine. Blanc used his own voice for this script as well as that of Daffy Duck...
MEL BLANC Script for Curse of the Gemstone Diamond from the TV cartoon Flintstone Kids, signed by voice actor Mel Blanc in pencil. Blanc was the voice of Dino in Flintstone Kids. Script signed "Mel Blanc" in red ink. Red and black ink and lead pencil notations in unknown hand. 17 pages, 8½x11, single-sided sheets.
MEL BLANC Script for a Bachman Hanky Panky radio commercial on letterhead of Mel Blanc Associates, Inc., signed by voice actor Mel Blanc in pencil Script signed "Mel" in pencil. Red and blue ink and lead and blue pencil notations in unknown hand. 1 page, 8½x11, on letterhead of Mel Blanc Associates, Inc.
MEL BLANC Mel Blanc signs a script for a commercial for Parents' Choice Magazine. Typed Script signed: "Mel Blanc", 1p, 8½x11. A commercial for Parents' Choice Magazine. Blanc has underlined most words, added punctuation marks and two words to help him enunciate the words.
MEL BLANC - SCRIPT SIGNED CIRCA 1965 - HFSID 172747
MEL BLANC Two script for Bachman corn chip radio commercials on letterhead of Mel Blanc Associates, Inc., signed by voice actor Mel Blanc in red ink Script signed "Mel Blanc" in red ink. Black and red ink notations in unknown hand. 2 pages, 8½x11, single-sided sheets, on letterhead of Mel Blanc Associates, Inc. Two scripts, dated Nov.
MEL BLANC - SCRIPT UNSIGNED CIRCA 1975 - HFSID 172749
MEL BLANC Unsigned script for an advertising short for Marriot's Great America amusement parks. Voice actor Mel Blanc is featured in this script as Bugs Bunny. Script unsigned. With red pencil and red ink notations, both in unknown hand. 21 pages, 8½x11, single-sided sheets, photocopy. Titled: "Great America 1976".
MEL BLANC Unsigned photocopied dialogue script for the 1980 TV animated short The Yolks on You Script unsigned. With facsimile signature "Mel Blanc" in top right corner of page 1. Blue ink notations and lead pencil notations and corrections, both in unknown hand. 11 pages, 8½x11, single-sided sheets, photocopy. Dialogue script, dated Nov.
GEORGE BURNS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 03/31/1942 CO-SIGNED BY: MEL BLANC - HFSID 82928
GEORGE BURNS and MEL BLANC Starred on the Burns and Allen radio shows. Partly Printed Check signed: "George N. Burns", 8x3. Beverly Hills, Calif., 1942 March 31.Drawn on the joint account of "George N. Burns and Gracie Allen Burns", Bank of America, payable to "MEL BLANC" for $73.50. Endorsed on verso: "Mel Blanc".
JULIE HARRIS - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 37685
JULIE HARRIS Signature from the late legendary actress Signature: "Julie/Harris", 5x3 card. Julie Harris (1925-2013) has six Tony Awards, the most ever won by a performer. She won for I Am a Camera (1952), The Lark (1956, as Joan of Arc), Forty Carats (1969), The Last of Mrs.
JULIE HARRIS - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 277991
JULIE HARRIS Harris' signature on a 3x5 card Signature: "Julie Harris". 4¾x2¾ card. Julie Harris (1925-2013), born in Grosse Point Park, Michigan, has six Tony Awards, the most ever won by a performer. She won for I Am a Camera (1952), The Lark (1956, as Joan of Arc), Forty Carats (1969), The Last of Mrs.
JULIE HARRIS Harris' signature in blue ink on a 3x5 card Signature: "Julie Harris" in blue ink. With notations in unknown hand in pencil and red pen on verso. 5x2¾ card. Julie Harris (1925-2013), born in Grosse Point Park, Michigan, has six Tony Awards, the most ever won by a performer.
JULIE HARRIS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 300615
JULIE HARRIS The actress signs a personal letter to John Willis, chief editor of Theatre World, wishing him a "wonderful birthday" Autograph Letter Signed: "Julie", 1 page, 5x7¼ folded, 10x7¼ open flat, card bearing a printed message and illustrated with Mickey Mouse.
JULIE HARRIS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 01/02/1969 - HFSID 300613
JULIE HARRIS The actress signs a personal letter to John Willis, chief editor of Theatre World, wishing him a "very warm and happy new year". Autograph Letter Signed: "Julie/Harris", 1 page, 4x4¾ letter. New York, 1969 January 2.
JULIE HARRIS She pens a short letter to a fan, wishing her, "a happy, healthy 1989." Autograph Letter signed: "Cordially, Julie Harris", 2p, folded to 3½x5½. "Ft. Lauderdale, Jan. 7, '89". To "Dear Nina Kemp".
JULIE HARRIS The actress pens a personal letter to John Willis, chief editor of Theatre World, thanking him for a gift Autograph Letter Signed: "Julie", 1 page, 6½x4½ postcard. California, 1985 January 22.
JULIE HARRISShe handwrote, signed, and dated this letter to a Mr. Barch in 1992, recommending a particular book on acting and giving an acting tip Autograph Letter signed: "Julie Harris" in blue ink, 1p, 8¼x10¾. 1992 March 17. Addressed to "Mr. Barch".
JULIE HARRIS The actress signs a letter to a friend, discussing opening plays and Lee Remick's latest works. Autograph letter signed: "Julie", in blue ink, 1 page, 8½x6¼ open flat, 4¼x6¼ closed. March 31, 1990. West Chatham, Massachusetts.
JULIE HARRIS The actress pens a personal letter to John Willis, chief editor of Theatre World, apologizing for being unable to attend the Theatre World Awards Autograph Letter Signed: "Julie Harris", 1 page, 5½x3½ postcard. Massachusetts, 1988 May 12.


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О́льга Влади́мировна Кли́мова (5 ноября 1995, Мир) — белорусская гребчиха-каноистка, выступает за сборную Белоруссии с 2013 года. Чемпионка Европы, призёр чемпионатов мира и Европы, победительница национальных и молодёжных регат. На соревнованиях представляет Минскую область, мастер спорта международного класса.

Биография
Ольга Климова родилась 5 ноября 1995 года в городском посёлке Мир Кореличского района Гродненской области. Активно заниматься греблей начала в возрасте девяти лет, проходила подготовку в детско-юношеской спортивной школе в городе Жодино и минской государственной областной средней школе-училище олимпийского резерва, тренировалась под руководством таких специалистов как В. И. Тайников, Л. А. Козловская, Л. В. Дрозд. Состоит в спортивном клубе Министерства спорта и туризма Республики Беларусь.

Первого серьёзного успеха добилась в 2012 году, завоевав бронзовую медаль на молодёжном чемпионате Европы в Португалии — в зачёте каноэ-двоек на дистанции 500 метров. Год спустя на соревнованиях в Польше повторила это достижение, но уже в одиночках.

На взрослом уровне Климова впервые заявила о себе в сезоне 2014 года, когда попала в основной состав белорусской национальной сборной и благодаря череде удачных выступлений удостоилась права защищать честь страны на чемпионате Европы в немецком Бранденбурге. Вместе с напарницей Дариной Костюченко выиграла серебряную награду в гонке каноэ-двоек на дистанции 500 метров, уступив лидерство команде Венгрии. При этом на молодёжном чемпионате мира в Венгрии получила серебряную награду за второе место в полукилометровой гонке одиночных каноэ.

За выдающиеся спортивные достижения удостоена звания мастера спорта международного класса.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Ольга Климова  — медали на крупнейших международных соревнованиях

Гребцы на байдарках и каноэ Белоруссии
Чемпионы Европы по гребле на байдарках и каноэ
Чемпионы мира по гребле на байдарках и каноэ

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Q: Difference between .asm and .asm.1? I am attempting to open a file in Fusion Autodesk that is saved as a .asm.1 file. Fusion Autodesk says it works with .asm files, and I am confused as to what the difference is or if there is a way to convert from .asm.1 to .asm so that I can work with this file in the software?

A: file.asm is an assembly language source code file.
file.asm1 is associated to Apple operating system.


If you're lucky enough to spend a weekend sampling locally made cheese, wine, chocolate and coffee, you are lucky enough. :) As you've probably heard by now, I recently co-hosted Taste of Michigan here in my backyard of Grand Rapids with one of my fellow blogging friends, Rachel.
Breakfast at the Silver Spork Food Truck located at the Fulton Street Farmer's Market – out of this world!!
Delicious fresh roasted coffee from Rowster and local goodies from Art of the Table.
Next Stop: Bistro Bella Vita for Lunch plus KitchenAid Demo + Giveaways!
What comes after lunch? Wine and cheese, of course. Next stop is Reserve Wine & Food for sparkling wine and chacuterie samples. Oh, and a tour from Peter, the handsome GM.
Can't tell you how good it felt to finally meet Sheila, my long lost sista!
What comes after a day of eating? Another meal! Next up: Private Chef's Tasting Menu and Drinks at Six.One.Six located in the JW Marriott.
Can you tell that Becca, Margaux and myself are ready for a glass of vino?
The lovely Rachel, Jamie and Sheila ready for dinner.
Attendees received giant bags of swag valued at over $500.00 in edible goodness including sparkling wine, vanilla, heirloom dried beans, hot sauce, coffee, chocolate, granola and even free food FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR at BD's Mongolian BBQ!
Overall, the event was a complete success and, from my perspective, could not have gone any better if we tried. Thank you to all of you who attended! I look forward to seeing all of you again soon – perhaps at the Grand Rapids Wine & Food Festival next month!
It was so fun to watch you all on IG and Twitter – what a great event!
SO fun! Where does your sister live? Have a great time in Michigan!!
Great Recap, I'm just smiling as I'm reminiscing about all the wonderful people I met and awesome food we ate. Thanks again, for all your hard work!
Aww thank you so much friend!!!
This is a fantastic recap – everything was wonderful!! Thanks to you and Rachel for all of your hard work!
It was so great to meet you Becca!! Thanks so much for coming!!
What a fabulous event! I'd love to do one of these in Iowa…even emailed back and forth with Rachel about it…but I would need more time to plan it! Such a great idea, I'm sure all the bloggers had a ton of fun!
That would be so awesome if you had one in Iowa!! It was a lot of work but worth it!!
Amazing time! Looks like you girls had a great time eating and eating and getting to know each other!
Thanks so much!!! We had a blast. Hope to meet YOU soon!!
Had such a good time, thanks for having me!
So great to finally meet you Claire!!! Hope to run into you again soon.
Yay! Great post, Liz. Definitely hope I get to see you again soon!
Great recap! So glad we met – now we just have to stay in touch:) you guys did an awesome job!
Thanks so much!! I am so glad you live nearby – I hope to see you again at a West Michigan Bloggers event!!
You two are awesome. Great recap of what I am sure was a great event!
Thanks for reading Cassie!! We had so much fun!
Had lots of fun, thank you so much for all your hard work to make this possible!
Thank you so much for coming, Wendy!! So great to finally meet you!!
Great recap! So. Much. Fun.


A small business forecasting tool from Small Business Payments Company lets you avoid surprises on your path toward profitability.
Most financial tools do a good job of showing small businesses where they've been and how well they're faring at any given moment. The future remains elusive, however, and it's a blind spot that can have a disastrous effect on the bottom line.
"About 40 percent of small businesses have a working capital cash crisis in the first [three] years," said Dave Kurrasch, vice president and general manager of Small Business Payments Company, the U.S. subsidiary of Acxsys, a Canadian payments services company. The culprit: poor planning due to shoddy (or non-existent) forecasting tools.
Recognizing this "pain point for small businesses," Kurrasch's company launched a software-as-a-service (SaaS) product in October called Small Business Workbench (branding experts they are not, joked Kurrasch). But the former Wells Fargo bank executive prides himself on bringing products to market the do what it says on the label.
"At the heart of the workbench is a simple-to-use cash forecasting tool," Kurrasch told Small Business Computing. After an initial setup, the cloud-based solution takes over and provides small business owners with a projection of how much cash they can expect to be sitting on as the days, weeks and months roll on.
Sounds basic, but Small Business Workbench belies a software foundation—developed in-house and featuring built-in intelligence—that surfaces potential issues well before small business owners find themselves scrambling for cash, explained Kurrasch. In short, the product makes it practically impossible for money troubles to sneak up on a small business.
Short of an accident, disaster or other unexpected occurrence—which is what business insurance is for—Small Business Workbench lets you view your projected cash position well into the future. The solution "talks to QuickBooks and other accounting systems," said Kurrasch, analyzes income, payroll, payables and accounts receivable and develops a forecast that factors in how each affects the other.
As a result, business owners can see problems cropping up a mile away and take advantage of the extra time to deal with them. You set a minimum dollar threshold, and when Small Business Workbench detects that cash positions will dip below that limit, it issues an alert.
This capability is enhanced with the product's "Trigger Marketing" recommendation feature. The recommendations, delivered via text message or email, let small business owners "maximize their working capital or address potential cash flow problems," said the company in a statement. If the program predicts a surplus, for instance, it will suggest investing it for a better return.
When they're not under the gun, small business owners make better decisions, asserted Kurrasch. For instance, he said, shops facing a cash crunch may opt to offer select customers a discount on their invoice if they pay quickly instead of taking on more debt to make payroll.
Small Business Workbench launched in October as a "white label" product for banks, but the company is now casting a wider net. "We're close to finishing our implementation to the Intuit Marketplace," meaning that QuickBooks users can add cash flow forecasting to their toolkits.
Releases for other popular app stores are in the works. Plus, the company is also working on "apps for every part of the working capital process" including inventory and payroll.
Small Business Workbench apps for popular financial and cloud app stores are expected to roll out in the coming months.


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The Monkey Puzzle Tree 2020
Subtitle From the Troubles in Belfast To the Heart of Londons Organised Crime Scene
By Stephen Gillen
Filament Publishing LTD
Fiction Genre Biography
Paperback Hyperlink https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-monkey-puzzle-tree-2020/stephen-gillen//9781913623159
Ebook Hyperlink https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-monkey-puzzle-tree-stephen-gillen/1137516497?ean=9781913623241
Audio Hyperlink https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-monkey-puzzle-tree-stephen-gillen/ebook/9781913623241.html
A memorizing and riveting true story of redemption and one mans transformation. From the civil war in Belfast to London Organised Crime and twenty years in High-Security prison to awarded Peace ambassador, International Peace Prize nominee, and the Highest Political, Media, and business circles in the world. A masterful well-written masterpiece of one of the UK's most feared Gangsters.
Living in Belfast till aged 9, Stephen Gillen went on to progress through a traumatic care system, east end organized crime, addiction, and twenty years in Britain's most secure prisons and units. He then transformed his life to become a successful entrepreneur in many industries, film-maker, public speaker, awarded Peace Ambassador, and International Peace Prize, Nominee.
there are reviews in Foyles, Barnes and noble and this book has received widespread national & global coverage and is in pre-production to be a major motion picture with a budget of £30M
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8685869/Gangster-Stephen-Gillen-reveals-ditched-organised-crime-peace-ambassador.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35g5QbVw2EM&t=153s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QvBVtw649s&t=4s
Daphne Diluce	on 06/10/2020 at 9:22 am
This is a wonderful book – I was privileged to be part of Stephens's journey and know what a wonderful soul he is. How he has overcome immense adversity and the wonderful person he is is today helping improve the lives of millions across the world today. He is an excellent writer, an immense talent that, together with the film being made on the work will do great good to help people in their own journey. A must-read, well written masterful book!
Ian Ó Conaráin	on 06/10/2020 at 12:02 pm
Magnificent story of boy to man progression in unequal circumstances and now peace ambassador for equality and real change.
Jackie Mcquade	on 06/10/2020 at 12:31 pm
A true dark to light story amazing read a rollercoaster of emotions to have come thrw all this then on to achieve all just amazing stuff
Christine Corbett	on 06/10/2020 at 12:46 pm
Simply a wonderful read of a true story or hardship and how you can turn your life around, it's a must read
Amer N. Raja	on 06/10/2020 at 2:18 pm
It is a tale of extraordinary uplift. Everyone should read it get inspiration for overcoming any adversity. Over and above, Stephen as an individual deserves special accolades for sharing his inner struggles and choosing a helping and a leading role for others to emerge out and outshine.
Andrew Fish	on 06/10/2020 at 2:28 pm
A truly inspiring story
The Monkey Puzzle Tree a brilliant true story by Stephen Gillen. I couldn't put the book down and read it overnight. The story is a search for love, friendship and loyalty. An amazing journey from a brutal difficult childhood in Belfast to a crime lord in London, and then followed by a 17 year stretch in a high security prison. The book shows how Stephen has transformed his life to become a successful Entrepreneur in many industries through his love of family and friends. He is now a philanthropist and has a goal of improving the lives of millions of people worldwide and will help reset business during these difficult times. The book is to be made into a film. The book is exciting, serious and funny. A riveting read and page turner, a story of darkness into light. Highly recommended.
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The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Svazek 1
Od autorů: Percy Bysshe Shelley
hair, dark brown and of a wild growth; his eyes were prominent, very open and fixed, hardly ever so much as winking : "stag-eyes " is the picturesque epithet for them which I have frequently heard Mr. Trelawny employ.' He looked "preternaturally intelligent," or (as Lieutenant Williams said at a later date) " of most astonishing genius.". His gestures were abrupt, yet often graceful; his clothes good, but carelessly worn. He was a finished gentleman, and, as Mr. Hogg emphatically puts it, "a ladies' man "—the elect of dames and damsels. And certainly Shelley repaid this preference without stint; for nothing is more manifest throughout his life and writings than the intense love he entertained for the feminine nature in its ideal, and in many approximate realizations of that ideal, and the delight with which he hailed any symptoms of superiority of intellect or faculty in women. I think he stands next to Shakespeare among great poets in love of the female character. His voice was peculiar, and Mr. Hogg found it at first "excruci. ating ;" Mr. Peacock, "discordant ;" Captain Medwin, "a cracked soprano;" Mr. Thornton Hunt, "a high natural counter-tenor," comparable to the Lancashire tone of speech. Its unpleasant quality, however, is ignored altogether by some authorities : and others, while admitting it, say that, although disagreeable when the poet was excited, the voice was of varied modulation, and, in reading poetry, not only good but wonderfully effective. His dominant passion at this time was argument, and his favourite recreation a country-ramble. He was also now and henceforward an insatiable reader, occupying himself with books sometimes as much as sixteen hours out of the twenty-four, and under all circumstances of locality or environment. His diet was of the simplest, tending already strongly towards vegetarianism, which in the sequel (from the beginning of March, 1812) he adopted absolutely, and persevered in for long periods of time together, though not with. out breaks now and then. Bread was his staple food ; with water and tea to drink, and occasionally wine-but he could scarcely be reckoned among wine-drinkers at all, and sometimes totally rejected that beverage, and spirits (it may be said) invariably.
Omitting a host of other details (without which, however, no true picture can be given of Shelley in his supreme capacities, varied traits, and numerous peculiarities), a few words must says that Shelley wis very near-sighted ; Trelawny does not now remember
* Trelai , Kecollections, p. 12.
Medwin nor believe it.
here be said regarding his health. He considered himself a permanent and grievous invalid, of a consumptive habit, and afflicted by nervous and spasmodic attacks; he said also that he had ruined his health at Eton by swallowing in a fit of amorous dejection' arsenic or some mineral poison. Another account (which I find in no Shelleyan writer save Mr. Thornton Hunta) is that "Shelley himself ascribed the injury from which he suffered to a pressure of the assassin's knee upon him in the struggle" which he had had to wage with a mysterious assailant at Tanyrallt in 1813, and of which more anon. At one time, towards the end of that same year, Shelley had a fancy, no doubt a baseless one, that he was about to be visited with elephantiasis. Hogg, in his caustic way, makes light of all these statements and alarms; but it is, I think, only too abundantly clear from the evidence that such of them as related to facts, not inferences, to an actual and not a prospective state of body, were perfectly true. Mrs. Shelley speaks of her husband as a martyr to ill-health all his life, and suffering constant pain; and other eye-witnesses testify to spasms which made him roll on the ground in agony, though without losing his gentleness of temper, which induced a deleterious and lifelong use of opium (especially towards 1812), and which continually threatened to end fatally. Medwin, who thinks the disease must eventually have thus ended, speaks of it as nephritis, and of lithotomy as a dangerous remedy that might have been, but never was, tried ; Trelawny regards "occasional spasms" as the only complaint, but without discussing their origin or extenuating their severity, and he intimates that the poet's long fasts brought on the attacks. The usual remedies adopted on the exigency of the moment were cold water and friction with the hand. Nothing is clearer from Shelley's own correspondence than that he was often tantalized by intervals of what he considered improved health, and perpetually thrown back again, and that he " suffered much of many physicians." Hogg, who was only in the way of seeing Shelley in his very early manhood, may not unnaturally have thought his complaints of illhealth belied by the buoyant energies and activities of youth ; but we shall surely have a very false conception of Shelley's life, in its course from week to week and from year to year, if we believe that Hogg came to a right conclusion, and that the poet, spite of his own repeated assertions, and those of persons who were constantly about him, lived in a condition of moderate physical comfort, instead of ever-recurring and often poignant suffering. The shadow of death was upon him oftener than once or twice, and the blight of pain, even when it dispersed, was ever in prospect. Mr. Trelawny, however, informs me that Shelley's health had, within the last few months of his life, during which he was less solitary than for some years preceding, improved so conspicuously that there was a good prospect of his living to an advanced age. The physician, Vaccà, whom Trelawny consulted on the subject after the poet's death, did not confirm the notion that the malady was of a nephritic character.
* Hogg gives this detail in one passage (vol. ii. p 332). Miss Shelley says that her brother used to speak of the arsenic-swallo.ving as an accident, and Hogg himself says
the sanie elsewhere.
• Atlantic Monthly, p. 185.
When he first went to Oxford, Shelley's tastes were chiefly for metaphysics, poetry, and chemistry; the last he gradually slackened in, and at last dropped, and for mathematics he never showed any aptitude, though we find that he and his second wife were proposing to engage in this study together in 1820, and perhaps did so. As regards chemistry also, his taste still so far lingered that, at the end of 1811, in Keswick, he excited remark by experiments with hydrogen in his garden. A vivid flame was seen which alarmed the villagers; and his landlord gave Shelley notice to quit. "As his love of intellectual pursuits was vehement, and the vigour of his genius almost celestial, so were the purity and sanctity of his life most conspicuous." This is the testimony of Mr. Hogg; and, as he and Shelley became at once, and continued during their joint residence at Oxford, inseparable companions, no better evidence on the point can be attained or desired. It is true that Mr. Hogg, reporting a conversation with Mr. Shelley senior which took place very soon after the young men had left Oxford,' sets forth that he acquiesced in the paternal suspicion that Percy must be "rather wild," and the context is such as would naturally suggest that "wild " here signifies "rakish"; but, looking to Mr. Hogg's other statements on that subject, we must conclude that he only meant "harebrained " or "unmanageable." Mrs. Shelley speaks of Percy in the same strain, but with much less authority, as being "of the purest habits in morals" when he left Oxford ; and so say other biographers,
"Life of Shelley, vol i. p. 306
expressly or tacitly. But here again Mr. Thornton Hunt: is an exception. "Accident has made me aware of facts which give me to understand that, in passing through the usual curriculum of a college-life in all its paths, Shelley did not go scatheless; but that, in tampering with venal pleasures, his health was seriously and not transiently injured. The effect was far greater on his mind than on his body."
Shelley's next printed book, St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian, by a Gentleman of the University of Oxford, was published towards the middle of December 1810, on the author's own account. It is stated to have shared the fate of Zastrozzi in being a good deal noticed by the press, and not to the advantage of its moral tone. This novel is even greater nonsense than Zastrozzi, and the truncated confusion and unmeaning of its close exceed anything that the sane reader could anticipate : to talk of its being either moral or immoral is proportionately out of place, although a certain inflammability of temperament may be traced in it. Though only published at the end of 1810, St. Irvyne appears to have been written in 1809; for a letter from Shelley to Godwin, dated 10th January 1812, says that he had been acquainted with the Political Fustice of that author more than two years, and that St. Irvyne was composed before that period. The heroine's name, Megalena di Metastasio, is the most rememberable thing in this romance: her "symmetrical form," and the "sofa" on which she or somebody is sinking ever and anon, may also linger awhile on the memory, when "the gigantic Ginotti" with his elixir of life, "the guilty Wolfstein," and other fantoccini, have gone the way of all dolls. Godwin's St. Leon is reported to be mainly chargeable with the sin of procreating St. Irvyne. The atmosphere of absurdity which envelopes one while the book itself is in question clears aside when we learn that, to the credit of the reading public, St. Irvyne was quite a failure. The author had to confess, in August 1811, that he could not pay the bill of the
This gentleman, being then a mere child, was known to Shelley in England ; and, when a boy, saw him for two or three days in Italy. His reminiscences are interesting, and should be read by all Shelleyites ; but of course, on such a question as Shelley's morals at Oxford, he has no personal testimony to give. The phrase which he uses, Accident has made me aware of facts." &c., seems to point to some real discovery: if such there be it needed not to be bolstered up by giving to the passage in Epipsychidion (vol. ii. p. 357) which begins
"There, one whose voice was venomed melody," an interpretation in accordance with this supposed discovery. The interpretation appears to me both servilely literal and forced ; and, though I have felt bound not to suppress Me Hunt's statement, 1 cannot profess to attach, as the case stands, much weight to it.
publisher Stockdale ;' and, with the daring unteachableness of youth, he suggested whether the copyright of a series of Mora! and Metaphysical Essays might not do in lieu of pounds sterlirg. The bill, however, remained unpaid, and also the Essays unpublished. But I am anticipating.
Much about the same time that St. Irvyne appealed from London to an irresponsive public (indeed I think it must have been rather before than after?), the author was making a less unsuccessful literary venture in Oxford. One day he showed Hogg some poems he was about to publish anonymously : Hogg read them, and expressed, with true friendliness and obviously correct judgment, the opinion that they were not good enough. Shelley returning to the charge, his Mentor observed that the verses ought only to be issued as burlesques, if at all; and made a few alterations in them the more clearly to bring out their extravagances. The idea pleased Shelleya strong evidence of his substantial good sense and freedom from pettish vanity; the two friends set to work together, introducing a greater and greater amount of absurdity into the verses; and Hogg started the notion of attributing them on the title-page to one Margaret Nicholson, a washerwoman who, having in a mad fit attempted the life of George the Third, was then passing the remainder of her days in a lunatic asylum. The Oxonians, however, chose to number her among the defunct, and to invent a nephew of hers, John Fitzvictor, as editor of her "Posthumous Fragments." The printer, Mr. Munday, who was to have issued the serious poems at Shelley's cost, finding them withdrawn and the burlesques substituted, was so taken with the idea that he volunteered for the risk of publication himself; and the book appeared forthwith,-a very thin volume, but luxurious in paper and type. The general tone of it is a glorifying of revolutionary personages and sentiments---carried out in a spirit which the least acute reader perceives to be excessive, but which one might hardly, were it not for the explanations offered by Mr. Hogg, recognize as wilfully burlesqued. The poems, indeed, had a considerable success among Oxford men, with whom tall talk about liberty was a fashion; they were accepted as the genuine and slightly exalté but not precisely incongruous outpouring of an untutored
"A MS. journal of Dr. Polidori, penes me, says that the amount of the debt was about
Mr. Stockdale rated it at £300," principal and interest." St. Iruyne was published on or just before 20th December 1810; and the title-page of
sret Nicholson bears the date 1810. A facsimile reprint of the latter volume was Lately, an edition of but few copies.
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Review: The Red Baron DVD
S. Clark
– May 28, 2010Find Others: DVD, Movie, ReviewGet More: Drama, Independent Film, Joseph Fiennes, Monterey Media, War
STUDIO: Monterey Media | DIRECTOR: Nikolai Muellerschoen | CAST: Matthias Schweighofer, Joseph Fiennes, Lena Headey
RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2010 | PRICE: DVD $26.95, Blu-ray $34.95
BONUSES: featurettes
SPECS: PG-13 | 106 min. | Historical drama | 2.35:1 | English and French subtitles
RATINGS (out of 5 dishes): Movie | Audio | Video | Overall
Monterey Media's The Red Baron shows a different side of the famous pilot Baron von Richthofen from what the legend suggests. The war movie examines modern warfare through the experiences of one of its most famous practitioners, a young man, praised for his skills to destroy, until he learns the consequences of that destruction.
The World War I flying ace (played by Valkyrie's Matthias Schweighofer) is painted as an eager, ambitious kid who's not so concerned with war and killing the enemy as much as being the best pilot who shoots down planes. In fact, he sees honor in not killing the pilots of the planes he shoots down, and he builds a mutual respect — if not friendship — with his British counterpart (Joseph Fiennes of TV's Flash Forward). But the realities of the actions of those who give orders starts to weigh on him.
Lena Headey (300) stars as the nurse who attracts the Baron's eye, and Inglourious Basterds Til Schweiger rounds out the cast. Fiennes, who's the most recognizable face of the drama movie thanks to his current television starring role as well as 1998's Shakespeare in Love, actually only has a small amount of screen time.
The performances are uniformly fine, as are the script and direction. The standout for the movie are the visual effects of the war planes battling in the sky. For an indie film that lacks the budget of most effects-heavy movies, Red Baron scored some fantastic scenes. The drawback, however, is that when we might expect to see a great flying scene, sometimes there is none, as the filmmakers obviously saved the budget for the biggest battle scenes. One such case is the inaugural flight of the famed red airplane.
The DVD includes a making-of featurette of the independent film as well as "Legends of the Red Baron," both of which extend the movie experience nicely.
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Forever chemicals: California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking water
California took a major step today towards regulating dangerous "forever chemicals" in drinking water by proposing new health limits for two of the most pervasive contaminants.
State environmental health officials recommended goals of one part per trillion and less — a minuscule amount 70 times smaller than the federal government's non-binding guideline for drinking water nationwide.
Called "forever chemicals" because they persist in the environment, the contaminants are ubiquitous. Traces of two — perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) — are in the well water of 146 public water systems serving nearly 16 million Californians, a CalMatters analysis found last fall.
Long used to make non-stick and stain-proof coatings, firefighting foams and food packaging, the perfluorinated chemicals have been linked to kidney cancer and other serious health conditions in people drinking contaminated water. They often are found near airports, military bases and landfills.
Today's announcement sets in motion a multi-year process to develop enforceable state regulations to replace California's guidelines.
State officials will seek public comments and outside scientific review of the proposed "public health goals" before they are finalized, which could take at least a year, said Sam Delson, a spokesperson for the state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
After that, another agency, the state Water Resources Control Board, will develop enforceable standards. Those standards must under state law be set as close as possible to the health goal while considering what is economically and technically achievable. That process could take several years.
The health goals are based on concentrations that would pose "no significant health risk" to people, according to the report by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Attaining them would limit Californians' risk to one case of cancer per one million people over a lifetime, based on studies of people and lab animals.
"We don't consider a (public health goal) to be the boundary between safe and dangerous. It is a goal for negligible risk," Delson said.
The proposed targets are 0.007 nanograms per liter of water for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which was used to manufacture Teflon, and 1 nanogram for perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), which was formerly used to make Scotchgard.
A nanogram per liter is equivalent to a part per trillion — or one cup of a contaminant in a trillion cups of water.
"Keeping levels low will ensure that those who are most likely to experience adverse health outcomes, like children or people … who live in areas of high exposure, will be adequately protected," said Jamie DeWitt, a professor of pharmacology and toxicology at East Carolina University, who studies the chemicals but was not involved in California's analysis.
But cleaning up water to meet stringent standards for perfluorinated chemicals would be expensive. At military sites alone, the US Government Accountability Office estimates that investigating and cleaning up the contamination will cost far beyond the $3.2 billion that the Department of Defense spent in 2020 and expects to pay in 2021.
These chemicals are everywhere, in everyone
Nationwide, the drinking water of up to 80 million people is estimated to contain at least 10 nanograms per liter of the two chemicals combined, according to a study by the Environmental Working Group, an environmental group that focuses on toxic substances.
The chemicals are everywhere, in virtually everyone, in samples taken from pole to pole — they have accumulated not just in water, but also in soil and in human and animal bodies, beginning in the late 1940s, when 3M Co. developed a process to make them.
"They've shown toxicity in animals and in humans," said Elaine Khan, chief of the Water Toxicology Section at the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. "It's definitely something that we need to address in terms of protecting public health."
Olga Naidenko, vice president for science investigations at the Environmental Working Group, said California's analysis confirms that the chemicals pose health risks at levels lower than the parts per trillion dominating discussions at the national and international levels.
Philippe Grandjean, a renowned environmental health scientist at Harvard University, said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been "exceedingly slow" enacting water standards for perfluorinated chemicals." He said he hopes that California "will continue the effort to show the way to control or eliminate" them in the environment and in human bodies.
So far, there are no federal enforceable limits on any of the thousands of perfluorinated chemicals. Federal advisories set guidelines for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water of 70 parts per trillion, combined. The EPA announced plans in February to regulate the two chemicals, but standards are still likely years away.
In the absence of federal standards, a patchwork of recommendations and regulations have emerged across the country. Nine states have set guidelines ranging from 8 to 35 parts per trillion for PFOA and 10 to 40 for PFOS, according to an analysis published last year.
Last year, California developed thresholds of 10 parts per trillion for PFOA and 40 parts per trillion for PFOS. These are just guidelines, although a state law empowers regulators to require that water providers either clean up contaminated supplies, shut down tainted wells or notify customers.
CalMatters' analysis in November 2020 found that nearly 200 drinking water wells, or 15% of those tested, have exceeded the new thresholds in at least one round of testing over the prior year.
The new public health goals don't change anything for now, said Darrin Polhemus, deputy director of the water board's drinking water division. "This is the very, very, very first step of the regulatory process," he said.
But some water providers may want to enforce them, or at least start developing plans to remove the chemicals from their water or blend supplies to dilute them.
"These are really important chemicals to address," Khan said, "because they are forever chemicals, and they stay around for a very, very long time."
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Royalty Meets Old-World Charm At These Beautiful Karnataka Palaces
Roshni Jacob Updated on Jul 23, 2020 00:56 IST
To the point: It's not just lush coffee estates, sandy beaches, happening hubs and thriving wildlife that Karnataka is known for. The state also has several landmarks that symbolise its rich historical legacy and heritage, right from ruins and regal forts to temples and more! However, what often fascinates us are the palaces across the state. And no, it's not just the splendid Bangalore Palace or the breathtaking Mysore Palace that the state can boast of. Don't believe us? Take a look at our list of palaces you must visit in Karnataka!
The Amba Vilas Palace, popularly known as the Mysore Palace, is touted to be the second most visited place in India (after the Taj Mahal, that is). And rightly so! Standing tall and truly majestic, the elaborate three-story structure is built in an Indo-Saracenic architectural style and features artworks with intricate details. With durbar halls, courtyards and gardens for you to gape at, this one's not to be missed. Oh, and make sure you don't forget to head here in the evening when the palace is all lit up and looking magnificent!
Bangalore Palace
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With its turrets and towers, the iconic Bangalore Palace looks more like an English castle than a Maharaja's residence. Often described as a mini-version of Windsor Castle the stately palace features Tudor Revival architecture with towers and turrets adding to the look. Apart from interesting exhibits, the interior decor includes everything from stained glass windows and old paintings to floral motifs and wood carvings. Perfect for history and cultural enthusiasts, this is one of the must-visit spots in the Garden City, we'd say!
Jaganmohan Palace
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Originally built as an alternate retreat for the Wodeyar family, Jaganmohan Palace is now an art gallery and a function hall. With murals painted on its interior walls and several exhibits on display, the place is bound to delight art and culture aficionados. In fact, the palace is believed to house one of the largest artefacts collections in South India! Think paintings by Raja Ravi Verma and Rabindranath Tagore, sculptures, musical instruments and currencies, among others. Keep an eye out for cultural programmes and musical performances which are held in the auditorium at the palace.
Daria Daulat Palace
Located near River Kaveri and surrounded by beautiful, verdant gardens (called Daria Daulat Bagh), Daria Daulat Palace is tucked away in Srirangapatna, close to Mysore. Known to have been Tipu Sultan's summer palace, the Indo-Saracenic structure is made of teakwood. With frescoes and patterns adorning all the walls and pillars, the interiors have stories aplenty to narrate and promise to keep you engrossed for a long time. When you're done taking in all the artworks, head to the Tipu Sultan Museum on the top floor and check out the collection of memorabilia on display here.
After the imposing and lavish palaces you might have seen in other parts of the state, this one's going to be a stark contrast to them. Resembling a heritage home, this palace in Coorg was built between 1792 and 1794 AD and has an elaborate history associated with it. While it might not be as well-maintained as other palaces, the rustic charm and old-world vibes of the place really transport you back in time. Make sure to take a good look around, while you're there. Carved wooden pillars, paintings on walls and ceilings, and interesting spots like an escape hatch are details to look out for.
Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace
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Built with teak and featuring Indo-Islamic architecture, Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace in Bangalore has a humble museum of exhibits such as portraits, the ruler's clothes and crown, and silver vessels, among others, on display for history buffs. With its earthy shades and architectural elements like arches and balconies, the palace seems different from the more opulent ones in the state. Located barely a kilometre away is the Bangalore Fort, built in 1537 by Kempe Gowda I and later renovated by Hyder Ali.
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I arrive to The Professional's house and he pulls out two wines- a VA red blend (Willowcroft Fitzrada) and a 2011 Oracle Pinotage. Willowcroft DONE IT! Pinotage…Hmm…I've only had it once and that was a couple of years ago. Yes, I can remember when I first tasted a wine. I was pouring wine for the Washington Wine Academy. If I recall correctly, it's a single grape variety that originated from South Africa, fruit-forward red and sometimes sweet. Let's see if my memory serves me correct; time for research.
Before I continue, I have to share that an article from the Wine Spectator website has me all jacked up! The writer said that many of us are referring to wine and grapes incorrectly. A varietal is the wine made from a single grape variety. Chardonnay is a variety, not varietal. YUP! My mind wants to say varietal; however, the newly learned lesson is telling me "You're referring to it incorrectly." WHICH IS IT! The type A in me is coming out and I want to be accurate.
Research time- Pinotage is a grape "variety" that was created by Abraham Perold in 1925. Pinotage is the signature grape of South Africa, which only consists of 6% of South Africa's plantings. Pinotage wines have smoky and earthy flavors. It's often used as a blend, to produce fortified wine like ports and red sparkling wines; red sparkling wine, that sounds interesting. There's even a Pinotage Club and a Pinotage Association (www.pinotage.org).
By the way, it appears the Wine Spectator author is correct; a grape is referred to as a variety not varietal. Confession, while researching, I had a sip. I was just overcome with a hot flash that had no fury. During the last 5 days of eating clean, I had very little hot flashes. One sip of wine and BANG HOT FLASH!
Round 2 – Spicy with a hint of sweetness on the nose; woodsy-smoky flavors and nice firm tannins.