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Oral History Interview with John Winter, May 17, 2006
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Winter. Winter joined the Navy around 1943, serving as a quartermaster aboard the USS Cronin (DE-704). Winter worked with the deck force, ordering all relevant supplies including paint, thinners, brushes, scrapers and more. They escorted convoys across the Atlantic to North Africa and Sicily. In December of 1944 they traveled through the Pacific, escorting freighters and aircraft carriers. Winter was discharged in early 1946
Letter,, 1858 Jan. 8, Lafayette, to Judge W. Pettit
No full textHandwritten letter (copy) From: George Winter, Lafayette, January 8, 1858 To: Judge W. Pettit (member of Congress) ALS, 6 p. (two sheets, folded)Refers to his own letter of January 4 in which he reported on the distribution of his paintings; Pettit is on the Congressional committee commissioning artists to decorate the addition to the Capitol. Details some of his earlier work, including his council painting and the events around his attempt to have a large version commissioned by the Indian bureau; circumstances of the painting of Bishop Brute's sermon. G.W.'s Indian paintings are unique in being authentic, based on his own acquaintance with Indians, which few artists have (and they misrepresent them). He would like to fully depict these scenes, which would otherwise be lost, and which would truly represent his abilities. It would be sad if circumstances would not allow him to reveal his true powers. Good subjects include Brute's sermon (including, likenesses of signers of the treaty of 1836, whom he sketched in 1837; Pottawattamis playing moccasin at Lake Kee-waw-knay, their departure from Indiana; landscape of Lake Kee-waw-knay. Indian subjects are of national and historical interest and their lifestyle is becoming rare and should be documented. Hope Pettit will use his influence to commission work from him for the Capitol; could offer a sample painting
Letter, 1850 Apr. 12, Evansville, Ind., to George Winter, Logansport, Ind.
No full textHandwritten letter
From: [W.] Hubbell, Evansville, April 12, 1850
To: George Winter, Logansport
ALS, 2 p. (one sheet, folded)Acknowledging receipt of G.W.'s letter and paintings, including
"Emblems"; portrait of Hubbell (not a good likeness and needs
to be altered); "Day Dawn" and "The Captive", which he will
sell or buy himself; enclosing payment.
Notation on address side: received April 20, 1850;
answered April 28, 1850
Letter, 1859 Mar. 16, Evansville, to George Winter
No full textHandwritten letter
From: W. Hubbell, Evansville, March 16, 1859
To: George Winter
ALS, 3 p. (1 sheet, folded)Thanking G.W. for news of result of distribution of paintings, which was successful for him. Their friend [Heowes?] won, and requests a landscape with "woods, rocks, land and water", at G.W.'s discretion, not to be oval in shape. Hubbell did not win, although he has in the past. Geo. Syon of Terre Haute was also a winner. Enclosing a draft of G.W.'s debt of 112. Hubbell would accept, in lieu of the balance, a landscape (not oval) or a "medium sized copy of that battle piece". Notation on verso: answered April 3, 1859
Letter, 1849 Mar. 12, Evansville, Ind., to George Winter
No full textHandwritten letter
From: W. Hubbell, Evansville, March 12, 1849
To: George Winter
ALS, 4 p. (one sheet, folded)Acknowledging G.W. letter of February 5. He does not object to a delay in the completion of a miniature G.W. is painting for him. Encourages the "new direction" G.W. plans to take with his painting, of which the "Battle piece" is an example; he thinks it will be lucrative. Encourages him to cater to the public taste rather than worry about artistic purity, which will never make him a living. Implies that G.W. is planning to tailor his Indian paintings to conform more to the public's desire for the wild and exotic. The facts that G.W. has collected will someday be appreciated. G.W.'s report of Logansport, as full of strangers, unlike the old days,interests him, and he would rather preserve the old memories than see the present reality. The state has been miserly in paying G.W. for a painting of the Battle Ground, but it will enhance his reputation
Optimal Grazing Termination Date for Dual-Purpose Winter Wheat Production
No full textDual-purpose winter wheat (fall-winter forage plus grain) production is an important economic enterprise in the southern Great Plains. Grazing termination to enable grain production is a critical decision. The objective is to determine the optimal grazing termination date for dual-purpose wheat. The value of knowing the occurrence of first hollow stem (FHS), a wheat growth threshold for grazing termination, is also determined. Results indicate that for most price situations grazing should be terminated at or before FHS. Marginal wheat returns from extended grazing were negative and the value of FHS information ranges from 10 per acre.dual-purpose, first hollow stem, plateau function, stocker cattle, value of information, wheat, Agribusiness, Agricultural Finance, Crop Production/Industries, Farm Management, Land Economics/Use, Livestock Production/Industries, Production Economics, Q12, Q16,
Prediction of eyespot severity on winter wheat or winter barley inoculated with W-type or R-type isolates of Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides
No full textIn crops of winter wheat (1986-88) or winter barley (1987-88) inoculated with W-type or R-type isolates of Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides and sown on different dates (1986) or at different seed rates (1987, 1988) eyespot epidemics developed in different ways. Methods of measuring eyespot incidence/severity during crop growth were compared for their ability to predict eyespot severity at grain filling. Regressions were calculated for eyespot severity score at GS 71 on earlier measurements, either at GS 30/31 (11 methods) or from GS 22 to GS 65 (3 methods). Based on measurements at GS 30/31, all the methods predicted eyespot severity at GS 71 well in plots of winter barley inoculated with W-type isolates (r, 0.83-0.97) but the accuracy of predictions in plots inoculated with R-type isolates was very variable (r, 0.09-0.71). Predictions for 1987 and 1988 were less accurate in wheat than in W-type plots of barley, but did not differ between W-type and R-type plots (r, 0.70-0.89). When the wheat data for 1986 were also included predictions were less accurate, especially in R-type plots (r, 0-0.59). Generally, it was easier to predict eyespot severity at GS 71 in W-type than in R-type plots, especially in barley and in wheat before GS 37/39. Predictions of eyespot severity at GS 71 based on measurements before GS 25 were inaccurate for both wheat and barley. After GS 25 the accuracy of the prediction was generally good in W-type plots and did not improve greatly except in wheat after GS 59. However, there was a steady improvement in the accuracy of the prediction in R-type plots of barley from GS 24 to GS 53. Assessments of eyespot incidence on stems predicted eyespot severity at GS 71 more accurately than assessments on leaf sheaths on wheat after GS 37/39, but were not as good on barley until GS 53
Marine assemblages respond rapidly to winter climate variability
No full textEven species within the same assemblage have varied responses to climate change, and there is a poor understanding for why some taxa are more sensitive to climate than others. In addition, multiple mechanisms can drive species’ responses, and responses may be specific to certain life stages or times of year. To test how marine species respond to climate variability, we analyzed 73 diverse taxa off the southeast US coast in 26 years of scientific trawl survey data and determined how changes in distribution and biomass relate to temperature. We found that winter temperatures were particularly useful for explaining interannual variation in species’ distribution and biomass, although the direction and magnitude of the response varied among species from strongly negative, to little response, to strongly positive. Across species, the response to winter temperature varied greatly, with much of this variation being explained by thermal preference. A separate analysis of annual commercial fishery landings revealed that winter temperatures may also impact several important fisheries in the southeast United States. Based on the life stages of the species surveyed, winter temperature appears to act through overwinter mortality of juveniles or as a cue for migration timing. We predict that this assemblage will be responsive to projected increases in temperature and that winter temperature may be broadly important for species relationships with climate on a global scale.Peer reviewe
Oral History Interview with Rudolph W. "Sam" Winter, January 19, 2010
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Rudolph W. "Sam Winter. He discusses his childhood, family, growing up during the Great Depression and how he got drafted into service. He describes his experiences as a member of the US Coast Guard stationed in Central America during World War Two
Czas i transformacja w autobiografii: What to Look for in Winter: A Mamoir in Blindness Candii McWilliam
No full textIn this article, I discuss transformations of self over time in Candia McWilliam’s memoir What to Look for in Winter. In this book, the author writes about many life-changing events: her mother’s suicide, her two failed marriages, her alcoholism and her blindness, to name only a few. However, the book itself constitutes an attempt at transforming these experiences in the act of writing, to offer restitution to a life gone awry. Time plays a major role in this endeavour, both in the story told and in the way it is told. Anchored primarily in two ‘present’ moments in the first and second halves of the book, the narrative moves back and forth in time, taking the reader on a painful journey through the author’s past. Time furthermore serves as an overarching metaphor for transformations especially due to illness, as can already be seen in the book title’s reference to the seasons. What emerges is a highly complex literary autobiography in which life storytelling meshes with metanarrative reflection.Artykuł dotyczy transformacji dokonanej w czasie w obrębie osobowości autobiograficznej, która została przedstawiona we wspomnieniach Candii McWilliam, zatytułowanych What to Look for in Winter. Autorka opisuje wiele trudnych doświadczeń, między innymi samobójstwo matki, dwa nieudane małżeństwa, alkoholizm oraz utratę wzroku. Mimo doświadczonych niepowodzeń autobiografia McWilliam stanowi próbę odzyskania równowagi w procesie twórczym, który ma pomóc nadać życiu utracony sens. Czas odgrywa główną rolę zarówno w samej historii jej życia, jak i w literackim jej przedstawieniu. Zamiast chronologicznego ukazania wydarzeń z przeszłości autorka konstruuje opowieść w odniesieniu do dwóch wymiarów teraźniejszości, którym odpowiadają dwie odrębne części tej biografii. Ponadto czas nabiera znaczenia jako metafora transformacji, co uwidacznia się już w tytule książki nawiązującym do cyklu oraz pór roku. Wynikiem takiego przedstawienia własnego życia jest złożona i pełna refleksji autobiografia autorki
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