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William Crapo "Billy" Durant (December 8, 1861–March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, the founder of General Motors and Chevrolet who created the system of multi-brand holding companies with different lines of cars.
A French American born in Boston, Massachusetts , he was the grandson of Michigan governor Henry H. Crapo. William dropped out of high school to work in his grandfather's lumberyard, but by 1885 he had partnered with Josiah Dort to create the Coldwater Road Cart Company. He started out as a cigar salesman in Flint, Michigan , and eventually moved to selling carriages. He founded the Flint Road Cart Company in 1886, eventually transforming $2,000 in start-up capital into a $2 million business with sales around the world. By 1890 the Durant-Dort Carriage Company, based in Flint, Michigan , had become a leading manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles. When approached to become General Manager of Buick in 1904, he made a similar success and was soon president of this horseless-vehicle company. In 1908 he arranged the incorporation by proxies of General Motors and quickly thereafter sold stock, and with the proceeds acquired Oldsmobile. The acquisitions of Oakland, Cadillac, and parts companies followed in short order.
Originally, Durant was highly skeptical of cars, thinking they were smelly, noisy, and dangerous, to the point where he refused to let his daughter ride in one. By 1900, there was significant public outcry for government regulation of gas-powered horseless carriages. Durant heard this outcry, and rather than relying on government regulations to improve their safety, saw an opportunity to build a successful company by improving on the safety of these new machines. In order to accomplish this, he sought out the purchase of Buick, a local car company with few sales and large debts.
In 1904, Durant began executing his vision of building the car industry, starting from virtually nothing. He utilized his sales skills and entered the Buick (which had built only 37 cars to date) in a New York auto show. He returned from that show with orders for 1,108 cars.
Both Durant and rival Henry Ford saw the automobile becoming a mass market item. Ford followed the course of the basic Model T, and had said "Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black." Durant however, drawing on his experience in the carriage business, sought to create automobiles targeted to various incomes and tastes. This brought about his plans to merge Buick with various other companies to serve this purpose. He purchased Cadillac, and in 1908 formed General Motors by consolidating thirteen car companies and ten parts-and-accessories manufacturers.
In 1910, Durant became financially overextended and banking interests assumed control, forcing him from management of GM. He immediately set out to create another "GM," starting with the Little car, named after its founder, William H. Little. His initial intention was to compete with the Ford Model T, then beginning to show its impending popularity. Unsatisfied with this approach, however, he abandoned it and went into partnership with Louis Chevrolet in 1911, starting the Chevrolet company. Before long, a disagreement between the two entrepreneurs resulted in Durant buying out his partner's share of the company.
Nevertheless, the venture was so successful for Durant that he was able to buy enough shares in GM to regain control, becoming its president in 1916. During his presidency from 1916-1920, Durant brought the Chevrolet product line, as well as Fisher Body and Frigidaire into General Motors. In 1920, he finally lost control of GM to the DuPont interests.
While in charge of Chevrolet, Durant did acquire other companies, including Republic Motors, mainly to produce Chevrolets. He also assembled a collection of parts and components manufacturers into a new entity called United Motors, making Alfred P. Sloan the president. United Motors was eventually folded into General Motors, and Sloan rose to president of GM in the 1920s, going on to build the company into the world's largest automaker.
Durant Motors
In 1921 he established a new Durant Motors company, initially with one brand. Within two years, it had a variety of cars including the Durant, Star and Flint which rivaled the range offered by General Motors. Part of the new empire included a factory in Leaside, Ontario for Canadian production.
As he had with General Motors, Durant acquired a range of companies whose cars were aimed at different markets. The cheapest brand was the Star, aimed at the person who would otherwise buy the obsolescent Model T Ford, while the Durant cars were mid-market, the Princeton line (designed, prototyped, and marketed but never produced) competed with Packard and Cadillac, and the ultra-luxurious Locomobile was the top of the line. However, he was unable to duplicate his former success, and the financial woes of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression proved fatal as the company failed in 1933.
Wall Street and Later Years
The mausoleum of William C.
the 1920s, Durant became a major "player" on Wall Street and on Black Tuesday joined with members of the Rockefeller family and other financial giants to buy large quantities of stocks in order to demonstrate to the public their confidence in the stock market. His effort proved costly and failed to stop the market slide.
After the fall of Durant Motors, Durant and his second wife lived on a small pension provided by Alfred P. Sloan on behalf of General Motors. He managed a bowling alley in Flint, Michigan until his death in 1947. He was interred in a private mausoleum at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx , NY .
Durant was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1996.
Durant Park in Lansing, Michigan is named after him.
Durant's Castle
During the late 1920s Durant started construction on his own personal castle in northern Michigan, along the banks of the Au Sable River. Just before he moved in, however, the castle burned to the ground. This event was suspected to have been an act of arson, allegedly by the hands of the fledgling UAW, which Durant had refused to acknowledge as a union.
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5 Best Martha Stewart Recipes to Make Your Thanksgiving Feast a Truly Blessed One
Thanksgiving is all about gratitude. But it also all about family and food, the latter of which can brighten up any table.
It's that time of year again when families and friends gather to share laughter, love, gratitude and most importantly, lots of food — Thanksgiving!
One of the most important festivals in a year, it gives loved ones an opportunity to come together and spend time deepening their bond with one another. It allows everyone to remember just what they are truly grateful for in the life they are blessed with and to feel at home once again. And one of the ways they share their thanks is over a hearty feast of the classic Thanksgiving dishes like mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and the true hero of the festival — a beautifully roasted turkey.
Coming home to the aroma of those delicious dishes can lift anyone's spirit and that's why making it for your loved ones isn't just a pleasure for them. Watching them light up at the meal you make for them, knowing how much love and passion you've put into it can bring about a sense of pride and happiness in you.
But if you're not sure where to start, you can always give it a try with Martha Stewart's brilliant Thanksgiving recipes. The 78-year-old isn't just a retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality, she's also a bold and experimental cook who delivers mouth-watering dishes that she displays on her cooking show, Cooking School, her website and her social media profiles. And now you can cook like her too!
So here are five Martha Stewart Thanksgiving dishes that can truly wow your loved ones and leave them satisfied as they pat their food baby:
1. Sweet Potato and Sage-Butter Casserole
As an appetizer, this dish will truly set the mood for the rest of the meal. Using fresh produce and ingredients can help raise the bar on quality. Added to that, the warmth of the dish can be a sign of great things to come.
Recipe for sweet potato and sage butter casserole:
Sweet Potato and Sage Butter Casserole
2. Perfect Roast Turkey
The true hero of the meal. This beautifully cooked bird can truly have those at the table sighing in pleasure as they dig into the succulent meat.
Recipe for the perfect roast turkey:
Perfect Roast Turkey Part 1
3. Big Martha's Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese
A turkey dish on Thanksgiving seems incomplete without its partner — mashed potatoes. But this dish has a bit of a twist to it and the secret to its creaminess comes from none other than the cream cheese.
Recipe for mashed potatoes with cream cheese:
Big Martha's Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese
4. Perfect Pumpkin Pie
Now which meal would be finished without a dessert and for Thanksgiving, what better than a traditional pumpkin pie?
Recipe for pumpkin pie:
Perfect Pumpkin Pie Part 1
5. Date-Pecan Pie
And if you don't want to go the traditional way, maybe try this unusual yet no less decadent date-pecan pie.
Recipe for date-pecan pie:
Date Pecan Pie Part 1
Happy cooking and happy Thanksgiving!
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By CyReN, December 11, 2016 in Halo General Discussion
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valaea
I agree with you, but yo do realise that both Ace and Spartan jumped from the bottom of the league to the Top 4 in a single pro-league season? Mikwen and Ola didn't even get into Worlds? The margin for improvement is definitely there, you're kinda understimating the impact of new teammates.
there was never any doubt that Pistola can win LANs ... and Mikwen himself said he's the most droppable player on nV.
PlzLearn
Teams want players who are dedicated to Halo and are willing to grind Halo. At this point, I don't think Ninja is that player.
Stikki Lawndart
That means Mikwen did an amazing job at orchestrating this team. He sacrificed a ton to get where he is. And there was some doubt especially when Ola went a bit off the rails but Mikwen believed.
PlasmaCastrPapi
Only thing Cratos stresses about is which yeezys to get next. #factsonly
Crane is correct. The amount of people who have regular jobs and think they can comment on what i means to be "professional talent" is staggering.
If you work 9-5 you do the same shit every day. You are a cog in a machine that essentially needs you to show up, mindlessly go about your business and then you get to go home. Your pay is the same no matter what. You have GUARANTEED income. This cannot be further from the truth for pro gamers, streamers, casters and youtubers. There is no guarantee, there is no way to plan monthly, and if it all goes to shit you don't exactly have "experience" that will help you get a job down the road, you essentially wasted your time. There is no telling how long you can do it for and absolutely no idea what to do if/ when it's all over.
The people like the person who Crane responded to, who have zero sympathy for that? Are you serious? Because you didn't put effort into the things you loved and went down a bullshit path that you now are bitter about and hate having to wake up every day you have no sympathy for the struggles of someone who busted their ass to make sure their life was fun instead of a never-ending soul crushing grind? That is the definition of a loser's mentality. If someone else has a lifestyle you envy figure out how to make it possible for you and work towards achieving or shut the fuck up.
This is the most stereotypical and completely wrong-headed understanding of reality held by every 24-year-old on Reddit and the internet in general. The idea that literally anyone who isn't (1) travelling the world and having "life-changing experiences" or (2) working in a "creative"/"passionate" field with no job security + starvation wages is "bitter / miserable / a cog in a machine" is condescending, naive, and completely untrue. You probably don't actually know where this idea popped into your head, but you've just absorbed it from school, naive young people, Reddit, etc. It's also likely a defense mechanism from people who realize that "following their dreams" isn't quite what they were told it would be, and so they feel the need to denigrate happy people with balanced lives to feel better about their choices.
I'm guessing you have no idea what the average 9-5 job is like. The idea that every office worker does "mindless work" with "guaranteed income" is literally a stereotype from the 1950s and is completely inaccurate. (Incidentally, I'm less stressed and have more opportunity for travel, creativity, and collaboration in my current 9-5 job than I did in years of doing freelance photography.) The life of the average esports figure is honestly MORE of a never-ending soul crushing grind than the average office job.
Also the best way to crush your love of something is to be forced to do it for a living; pro surfers often talk about how surfing for a salary completely ruined the joy of it for them. And I guarantee that, apart from the most hyper-competitive personalities in the Halo scene, being forced to grind Halo for a living has ruined the joy of playing the game.
Since the beginning of MLG, imo pro players should only ever see pro Halo as a part-time job (or a second full-time job). Taking a couple semesters off is fine but no one should see this as a living, rather just as a social life / hobby. Taking it more seriously than that is just a recipe for disaster. Snakebite knows what's up, he took online classes last semester and has things figured out, I think.
I heart Mikwen guys, not saying anything negative about him, just pointing out that he teamed with top 10 players to get where he is, which is what others need to do.
IHaveIce
Actually Ninja building a team with amateurs makes the most sense imo
Ugug
Jesus Christ Ugug, I love a good settings shitpost but at least pretend you're trying.
I was serious, though. Having a passion for what you do is a huge help in getting through stress about job insecurity etc. I imagine it's hard for some of these pros who competed in halo 2 to feel passionate about competiting now in a worse version of what they used to do with developers who don't listen to them.
Apoll0
Weekend LAN party? oh wait...
I think Ninja has transcended from the Halo Competitive Scene as a professional. It has been mentioned earlier, but if I am him, I don't know if I want to stop playing H1Z1 to play Halo. Of course you can tell the competitive drive is still there, but I think it's time to think about furthering his career as a streamer and not a competitive Halo player. That being said, I would love if he stayed in the scene because he brought me back into Halo.
He can become Randa 2.0. Team with top AMs and propel them the Pro status without getting back there himself...
AATheKiIllJ0Y
Welcome back mate! It's good to have you back.
TheDood
Yeah he's in a really sticky situation. He obviously wants to compete in Halo, but H1Z1 is way more profitable if he's not top 4 in Halo, and he can't be top 4 in Halo while playing H1Z1. And since he and Jess are getting married soon, he probably wants to do what is the most secure and profitable source of money. I would LOVE for him to get too worlds, but I only see that happening if he grinds and finds top tier AMs.
I want Ninja to succeed, I've been a fan for over years, and he's gotten me into competitive Halo.
This is the most stereotypical and completely wrong-headed understanding of reality held by every 24-year-old on Reddit and the internet in general.
*Be 24. Use Reddit.*
*TRIGGERED*
Not sure I agree that nobody should be trying to play Halo full time, but a great post nonetheless. Freedom is freedom. It's true that it can come from owning your own business or being self employed, but you can equally find autonomy in all the spare time afforded by a 9-5 position. And for many, the 9-5 job itself can be fulfilling and challenging work in its own right.
9-5 sucks.
I would take 7:30 - 3:30 any day
NavG123
In 2016??
Be 23. Don't work 9-5. Use Reddit.
*STRESSED*
30/M/DTF?
0 WARNING POINTS
You have one more year of innocence before full blown naivety hits.
Thanks! Glad to be back. Been busy with a moving and a new job. I won't be around as much as I was, but I'll be trying to keep up with Worlds.
You seemed stressed.
-FLuFFy
dougm
I joined flameswords party and got goosed in one game so I guess you could say that I'm on my way to becoming a pro
Might have had a little to do with EG shitting the bed...


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Leal, On Gay Marriage (Review)
August 23, 2017 Books, CultureHomosexuality, Marriage, Review, Sexual EthicsMichael O'Neil
Leal, Dave, On Gay Marriage (Cambridge: Grove Books, 2014) pp. 27
This is a booklet rather than a book, part of the Grove Ethics series (E174). Dave Leal teaches at Oxford in the Philosophy, and Theology and Religion departments. Written in 2014 soon after the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, it deals with and alludes to issues more familiar with the British context than I am. The brief format of the series means that it is quite compressed in style, as Leal includes more ideas in the work than he can clearly explain—though that is very possibly more my shortcoming than his.
The booklet is divided, after a one page introduction, into three chapters of roughly equal length. The first is entitled "Gay," the second "Marriage," and the third "Gay Marriage." The first chapter opens with the apparently controversial statement that "Christians can live without gay." He quickly proceeds, however, to an equivalent statement that "Christians can live without straight." It is the practice of mapping human being according to various purported sexualities that he finds problematic. Leal explores the connection between "sexuality" and identity, and indeed challenges the reality and relevance of the notion of "sexuality" at all, understood in terms of identifying or labelling either oneself or others according to sexual preferences or practices as though these are part of a person's "essence." A Christian perspective on identity, he suggests, must be grounded primarily in our fundamental relation to God, in the light of which all other identity commitments are provisional.
The second chapter plumbs the meaning of marriage, which Leal intentionally de-centres as a primary mode, at least of Christian life. The focus of the chapter is much more on legal questions with metaphysical questions concerning the nature of marriage bracketed. The reason for this is that marriage takes and has taken different forms in different cultures and historical periods; there appears to be no "essence" of marriage accessible to public reason, although it is true that different groups have what John Rawls has termed a "reasonable comprehensive doctrine" of marriage. Thus multiple legal patterns of marriage have emerged in different jurisdictions. This is not to say that marriage across jurisdictions does not share some central ideals, and Leal identifies three as primary—sexual exclusivity, permanence, and consent. Noting these features, Leal suggests that the "goods" of marriage might be articulated in terms amenable to public reason and the "human good," as a guide to those responsible for drafting legislation, that it serve this human good. An important issue addressed in this chapter asks whether marriage is simply a cultural-legal matter which may change in accordance with social and cultural shifts. Does marriage "evolve," as suggested by one minister in the British parliament? Leal comments:
It is certainly a matter of historical fact that once there was Marriage [according to the Marriage Act 1754], and later there was Marriage [according to the Marriage Act 1949], but this does not suggest that marriage evolves. Perhaps all the Culture Secretary meant was that we change our minds about what we mean by marriage, which would not, of course, be a comment about marriage at all (16).
Perhaps metaphysical questions about the nature of marriage cannot be bracketed after all.
Having laid the foundations of his discussion in the first two chapters, Leal now asks, What, then, of gay marriage? and asserts that, "Christians have no reason to expect marriage laws accurately to reproduce their own conception of marriage" (18). Leal is no doubt correct in this assertion, particularly given the secular, liberal-democratic context in which he writes—a context shared by Australia.
However, he is unprepared to leave it at that, and offers arguments to suggest that changing marriage laws to affirm same-sex marriage may not be a good idea. He argues, on the basis of consequences deriving from liberalisation of divorce laws, that it is simply not the case that liberalising marriage laws to include gay couples will have no real impact on heterosexual marriage—or marriage itself. Further, marriage was never conceived as a form of relationship for heterosexuals in any case; "Who, after all, believed in heterosexuality before the nineteenth century?" (19). Marriage, as a form of human relation, pre-exists any human laws regulating it, and arguably, any religious development as well.
Marriage was traditionally conceived as a form of relationship binding male and female, accepting the biological relation between the two, along with the form of natural sexual reproduction of humans, as a reality to which marriage corresponds. This conception may arise from a religious perspective . . . or it may simply be rooted in a sense of respect for the natural, without any additional religious dimension. This appeared to be the main conviction of those who identified themselves as homosexual but opposed changes to permit same-sex marriage. Those who opposed the introduction of same-sex marriage did not principally see marriage as answering to the particular appetites and identities of types of people (19).
This concern with creaturely reality, especially with respect to procreation and childcare (though this is a point not developed by Leal), suggests that marriage itself is something, that it is grounded in the nature of how things are, and thus not simply "what we say it is," or the mere creation of legislation.
"Marriage is what we say it is" would separate marriage from that conception of human reality it has traditionally been seen to belong to. If that conception of reality is deemed to belong to a comprehensive doctrine not defensible in public reason—or dismissed as merely the present mood of past centuries—it is not at all clear that the alternative conceptions of reality, such as the sexuality map . . . are in fact any more publicly defensible. The result looks unlike discernment, and more like the choice of a different doctrine, the triumph of a different partiality. The loss, then, is perhaps precisely that of tradition, and if that is indeed lost, to be replaced by mere legislative contingencies, the harm done to marriages by that move remains to be seen. There were never any winners here though. If a stated aim was to open up marriage to same-sex couples, but in doing so marriage necessarily lost its original meaning, we may wonder whether anyone has made a significant gain (20).
One may guess that the long-term effect of the recent changes to marriage will be to reinforce the conception of it as a creature of the legislator's and participant's wills, and therefore make it more fragile as a social institution, and more readily rejected, with unfortunate consequences for those that the institution might be concerned to protect (24).
This is a thoughtful essay attempting, successfully for the most part, to contribute a reasoned argument in non-sectarian terms to an issue fraught with tension in the public sphere. Leal includes many more ideas than could be expansively developed in the format of this series, but what he has developed is worth careful consideration.
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4 thoughts on "Leal, On Gay Marriage (Review)"
maiso says:
The arguments in this post strike me as rather intellectually lazy.
1) Marriage has not always been defined in terms of permanence, sexual exclusivity, or even consent. Any historian will tell you that. Take a look at the Mosuo culture, which practices "walking marriages" – men and women participate in polyamorous relationships, and children are brought up by an extended family (consisting of aunts and uncles or grandparents) instead of by a husband-wife unit. These familial and sexual arrangements are neither sexually exclusive or permanent. In many Middle Eastern and even contemporary South Asian societies, anthropologists document that one legal remedy to the rape of a woman is that the rapist marry her. So, marriage does not always entail meaningful consent either. I think if you were intellectually honest, you'd be prepared to live with the fact that marriages across time and across cultures have demonstrated great diversity and don't simply hew to any one particular ideal or vision. Marriages spring from the cultures that produce them, so they are as diverse as the cultures underlying them.
2) Arguments lose force when they are overly abstract, and yours (or, rather, Leal's) don't rely on any empirical details for substantiation. When you say that marriage "is grounded in the nature of how things are" – what exactly do you mean? Try explaining it instead of resorting to high-falutin abstractions. Is how things have always been that 80% of pre-modern societies practice some form of polygamy? Is how things "are" the fact that in almost every pre-modern culture, women did not have access to economic and social rights (e.g. over property, or initiation of divorce) on the same terms as men? At the very least, be honest that you don't want to keep a good deal of what marriage has always "been like" – you, like many Christians, detest many aspects of pre-modern marriage. Don't pretend to idolize some pre-statist, Golden-Age marriages. They don't exist.
All in all, an astoundingly poorly researched, ahistorical, overly abstract post that could use a good bit more thought and research. Graded F.
Michael O'Neil says:
Hello Maiso,
Thanks for visiting. It is quite true, as you say, that marriage has existed in many different forms over the centuries and across cultures. But the post does acknowledge that: "The focus of the chapter is much more on legal questions with metaphysical questions concerning the nature of marriage bracketed. The reason for this is that marriage takes and has taken different forms in different cultures and historical periods."
It is also true that Leal's work was brief: an essay. It does contain more than I could include in a review, and is quite focussed on its major point, and adduces evidence for those points – including discussion of aspects of British law around the recent same sex marriage act, and philosophical reflection. For the focus of the essay, it had good lines of reason and evidence. I commend it to you.
And yes, you are quite right that I (as a Christian) would oppose certain aspects of pre-modern marriage – and not just marriage. However, I do not idolise some "pre-statist, Golden-Age marriages," as you suggest. Actually, neither Leal nor I in that post, were trying to elucidate Christian arguments, but to ask concerning what the human and social "goods" of marriage might be.
And thanks for grading my work. I do appreciate good readers.
You did not answer the central question of my post: When you say that marriage "is grounded in the nature of how things are" – what exactly do you mean?
The reason that as many as 80% of pre-modern societies practiced some form of polygamy/polyamory surely derives from the fact that monogamous marriages are profoundly unnatural. That reason, surely, is why so many heterosexual marriages are plagued by infidelity. Wouldn't a more "natural" state of being acknowledge human sexual appetities and the desire for multiple sexual partners? Maybe you – as a Christian – don't think that's good. But surely that's more "natural"? No?
If the point of your post was to elucidate the human and social goods of marriage, attempting to derive some pre-statist notion of what marriages "are" (whatever that means) seems like a strange way to do so. If your goal is to articulate the types of goods that marriages can contribute to, why does it matter what it was in the past? Especially when the past gives us such horrific examples of failures? Unilateral divorces in Muslim societies where men could initiate divorce, but not women? Child marriages in the Ancient Near East where heterosexual men married girls so young that it would in modern days be considered pedophilia? Really? So here's a second question that hopefully won't go unanswered: Why is "discovering" what marriage really "was" in the past (if, in fact, there was ever such a thing) so important if proposing some vision of the goods accomplished by modern marriage is your stated goal? It just does not make sense.
Finally, what does the liberalization of divorce laws have anything to do with same-sex marriage? I think you should admit the whole "I'm looking for non-Christian, non-sectarian arguments against gay marriage" shtick is just plain hypocritical, because no amount of empirical evidence or reasoning will change your mind, no? As a Christian, you would not accept same-sex marriage regardless of any evidence or argumentation to the contrary. The Word of God is supreme. So why the pretense that any of this argumentation could possibly change your mind, or those of your ilk, unlike with, say, agnostics or atheists who come to the debate being genuinely open to persuasion?
I will write another post in the next week or so dealing with these matters, as I comment on another book. Hopefully it may address some of these questions.


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Georg Abraham Constantin von Arnim (Schloss Suckow, 10 December 1839 – Berlin, 7 July 1879), 5th Lord of the Fideicomis of Suckow in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Lord of Nemidchlof and Neu-Körtnitz, was a German Military and Nobleman, son of Georg Wilhelm von Arnim and wife Marie Josephine Ernestine Adamine Gräfin von Blumenthal.

Career
He was a Lieutenant of the Prussian Army and a Knight of Honour of the Order of St. John.

Marriage and children
He married secondly in Klützow on 13 September 1867 Rosalie Augusta Carolina Johanna Ulrika von Schnehen (Altenplatow, 26 September 1843 – Nemischhof, 22 November 1907), daughter of Friedrich Gustav Carl Ulrich Franz von Schnehen and wife Johanna Elisabeth Rosalie von Pieschel, and had issue, among whom a son Georg Gustav von Arnim.

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They are all super unique and cute, but they also have cool features like laptop sleeves or convertible straps.
This one is called The Dispatch and I love it so much because it opens up like a little doctor bag, so when I am looking for stuff it opens very wide making it so easy to find that tiny lipgloss or metro card. It has so many pockets inside, a tablet sleeve that actually fits my macbook pro, and water bottle pockets on the sides. I can wear it as a bag or convert it to a back pack. It is so versatile it has turned into one of my favorites.
I wear this one a lot because I can take it to school, hang out with friends or even the beach like this time.
Keep your eyes peeled because you'll be seeing a lot more posts with my beloved Sherpani bags.
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Son todos súper únicos y lindos, pero también tienen características cool como bolsillos para una tablet o correas convertibles. Este modelo se llama The Dispatch y me encanta porque se abre como un bolso de doctor, así que cuando estoy buscando cosas se abre muy amplio y es super fácil para encontrar esas pequeñas cositas que se pierden en la cartera como un lipstick. Tiene varios bolsillos por dentro, una manga de tableta que realmente se adapta a mi macbook pro, y dos bolsillos para botellas en los lados. Puedo usarlo como un bolso o convertirlo a una mochila. Es tan versátil que se ha convertido en uno de mis favoritos. Lo he estado usando mucho porque puedo llevarlo a la universidad, a salir con amigas o incluso la playa como esta vez. Mantengan los ojos abiertos porque se vienen mucho más posts con mis amados bolsos de Sherpani.


Last week House Intel Chairman, Devin Nunes (R-CA) dropped a bombshell on Fox News' Ingraham Angle after the IG report was released.
Nunes told Laura Ingraham that "whistleblowers" inside of the FBI tipped off House Intel Committee members about Anthony Weiner's laptop in September of 2016.
Rep. Nunes has known about the lawbreaking and corruption at the DOJ thanks to a few(?) honest agents in the department.
Chuck Ross from The Daily Caller wrote a piece on the mysterious Mueller lawyer who sent the anti-Trump tweets after his election.
This weekend Intel Chief Devin Nunes (R-CA) sent out tweets questioning the identity of the anti-Trump hack on the Mueller team.
Perhaps mysterious lawyer is from France?
On Monday Devin Nunes continued to prod his followers on the French speaking Trump-basher.


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Martha Shelley, feminist, researcher, and author of historical fiction.
Martha Shelley is doing a reading at the St. Johns Booksellers of her book, The Stars in their Courses. There's not a huge crowd but they're very lively and interested. Martha just read a scene where a Canaanite medical student and priestess of Anat assists in an amputation in Sais, Egypt.
Martha is happy to be reading at the bookstore in her own little town. St. Johns Booksellers is a comfortable local bookstore crammed with thousands and thousands of great books.
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Carradine Death Photos Show Fishnets, Wig: Report
By Xana O'Neill • Published June 11, 2009 • Updated on June 11, 2009 at 5:58 pm
David Carradine was wearing fishnet stockings and a dark wig when his body was found hanging in a Bangkok hotel room, according to reports.
Grainy images printed in the tabloid Thai Rath reportedly show the "Kung Fu" actor suspended from a clothing bar in a closet. Red women's lingerie appears to be on the bed adjacent to his body, according to ABCNews.com.
The 72-year-old actor was found with his hands bound above his head and a rope around his neck, wrists and genitals. His remains were to arrive in Los Angeles this week, ABCNews.com reported.
The sordid details of the "Kill Bill" star's sexual life began to surface as the photos generated more questions about the actor's mysterious death.
Ex-wife Marina Anderson claimed in 2003 court papers that Carradine practices "deviant sexual behavior which was potentially deadly" and had an "incestuous relationship with a very close family member," according to the Smoking Gun.
His third wife Gail Jensen told gossip website Radaronline.com he often tied himself up to "relax."
"He had his kinky moments," she said.
Carradine was a regular at the Los Angeles sex shop Susie's Delight where he currently has items on backorder, the store's owner told the New York Post.
"He was quite knowledgeable" about sex toys, owner Shoshana Arazy told the paper. "He would ask a lot of questions and I would do my best to educate him further in whatever he was interested in. ... He also had items on back order which unfortunately he will never be able to pick up."
The family said it was "profoundly disturbed" by the publication of the photos allegedly showing Carradine hanging in his hotel room and threatened legal action early this week.
Cops in Thailand have ruled the actor's death on June 3 a "sex accident," the result of auto-erotic asphyxia gone awry but a family attorney speaking on behalf of the Carradines said they believe David may have been killed by an underground kung fu sect -- not by a sadomasochistic act.
Gunman Goes on Rampage at DC Metro Station Leaving Worker Dead and 3 Injured


Oreo has released plenty of unusual flavors in the past, but Buttered Popcorn might be the strangest one yet.
Oreo has developed some pretty gimmicky flavors in the past, but this one might take the crown. Not too long after the release of Carrot Cake Oreos, the brand has a savory flavor in the works. It turns out buttered popcorn Oreos are coming, and we're just as confused as you are.
"Everyone's least favorite Jelly Belly" doesn't sound like an Oreo flavor I'll be rushing out to buy. In fact, it brings to mind the "Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans" that are inspired by Harry Potter and include flavors like earwax in addition to the normal ones.
Feeling adventurous? Try one of the new Oreo flavors in these potluck Oreo desserts.
When Will the Buttered Popcorn Oreos Be Available?
If you're brave enough to try them, The Junk Food Aisle says that they'll be coming sometime in 2019. But if you're more of a traditionalist, and buttered popcorn, hot chicken wing and the Firework Oreo don't appeal to you, that's okay, too. There's always the original Oreo flavor. With all of that chocolate and creme goodness, why mess with a classic?


This report highlights the positive impact direct mail can have on e-commerce.
This report examines the potential risks and opportunities facing correspondence mail.
This EMA commissioned study assesses the impact of a potential postal rate increase as proposed by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).
To better understand the changing dynamic of traditional mail use among Americans and look closer at the local peculiarities of mail use, the OIG has analyzed mail volume across the United States.
Direct mail has long been an effective form of advertising, offering marketers a way to reach customers.
The USPS commissioned Summit Research to conduct a study on 2016 Mail Moments.
The 2015 EMA Mailing Industry Job Study reveals the Mailing Industry's strong impact.
An annual report analyzing marketing investments in terms of budgets, media, tools and strategies.
InfoTrends data on how the envelope is integral to the direct mail campaign, as presented at the 2016 Envelope Manufacturers Association conference.
Consumers for Paper Options commissioned a survey on attitudes toward efforts by the government and private sector to transition consumers to digital formats.
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) commissioned research of Digital Natives to better understand current uses and perceptions of mail, and reactions to digitally interactive and well-design mailpieces.
Office of Inspector General (OIG) report detailing consumer preferences for receiving and paying bills.
Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on the comparative effectiveness of mail with neuroscience.
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On Fridays, Joshua Bousel drops by with a recipe for you to grill over the weekend. Fire it up, Joshua!
Before you run out and grab all those burgers and hot dogs for tomorrow's great Fourth of July cookout, let me tempt you with another great American tradition that's great for the grill and revelers alike: pizza. Although the high heat of the grill produces a truly excellent pizza, it's a challenge to get a perfectly cooked crisp crust at the same time the toppings are ready, but after years of trial and error, I've developed a fairly foolproof way to get perfect pizzas every time.
This requires a two-zone fire, with all the coals piled on one side of the charcoal grate, and a process of cooking the crust in stages.
First you stretch the dough out to a personal-size pizza and place it directly over the coals, cooking it until it browns and crisps nicely. Then remove the crust to a plate, arrange the toppings on the cooked side, place it over the cool side of the grill, and cover. When the cheese is melted and the toppings are done to your liking, check the bottom of the crust; if it needs to cook a little longer, just move it over to the hot side again until it's perfect.
What comes off the grill is a real beauty of a pie. A wonderfully cooked crust, with that balance of crisp and chewiness that makes a great pizza--something to truly celebrate alongside our independence.
Light a chimney 3/4 full of charcoal. When charcoal is fully lit and covered in gray ash, pour coals out and arrange them on one side of the charcoal grate, keeping the other side empty. After heating up for a minute, clean and oil the cooking grate.
Break off a piece of dough about the size of your fist and stretch to a personal sized pie, about 12 inches. Immediately place the dough on the grill on the hot side, directly over the fire. Watch the dough closely, when it crisps and becomes golden brown, remove from the grill to a plate.
Arrange your sauce and toppings on the grilled side of the dough. Place the pizza back on the cool side of the grill and cover. Checking the pizza every few minutes, continue to grill until the toppings are cooked to your liking. Check the bottom of the dough, if it needs a little bit more time to brown or cook, move the pizza to the hot side of the grill again and cook until the bottom is nicely browned and crisp. Remove from the grill and enjoy.


Rodinia War is a unique blend of city-building strategy game (like Travian or even Clash of Clans) and a classical MMORPG. You'll build your city, attack and conquer other cities, and take and complete traditional MMO quests in at the same time. You're both Lord and Warrior in Rodinia War.
Rodinia War will soon be updated with the new Alliance System, a way for players to tactically pledge allegiance to either the King's daughter or the King's son. Added to the mix is the competitive nature of the ongoing war to claim enemy territories.
Ons On Soft has announced that Rodinia War is ready to begin open beta testing thanks to the fantastic input from the game's community during its closed beta phase of development. Rodinia War gives players flexibility to experience portions of the game in 3D quality, while others, more strategic in nature, can be played in 2D mode.


According to this answer, there are some kind of points used for moral reasoning. Therefore, I'm interested now, how the amount of points given for reasoning? Is there some kind of ideal moral theory used for it, or is it just how consistent the reasoning is or what?
It really depends on your theory. If you can write measurement of morality in google scholar you would find many morality theories and attempts to measure it such as (Ziv, 1976). Most theories, as far as I know, use stories and evaluate children's responces to those theories. I'm not aware of any scale to measure moral development.
By the way, one of the most commonly used theory of moral development is Kohlberg's stage based moral development theory (Kohlberg, 1971). In that article, although I have not read fully, Kohlberg talks about some stories he used to measure moral development.
Of course there are many critiques to this stage based measurement of moral development. (Bandura 2014) can guide you on current theories. I haven't read any of those articles but they seem to be good starting point.
Bandura, A. (2014). Social cognitive theory of moral thought and action. In Handbook of moral behavior and development (pp. 69-128). Psychology Press.
Kohlberg, L. (1971). Stages of moral development. Moral education, 1, 23-92.
Ziv, A. (1976). Measuring aspects of morality. Journal of Moral Education, 5(2), 189-201.
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Prevent use of drugs (as well as tobacco) through raising awareness and educating children and youth about the harms of such risky behaviors.
Build adolescents and children capacity in social and life skills and engage them in productive activities.
The initiative targets students in different grades through programs that are age sensitive, where a number of extracurricular activities are designed for 4th-6th graders, a series of interactive, skill based workshops target 7th-9th graders and a peer to peer education program will run for those aged 15 years and above through relevant NGOs and youth centers.
Moreover, the initiative is built on the Train of Trainer (ToT) model, whereby teachers and counselors in schools will be trained by experts to deliver the programs to their students in schools. The initiative will focus on enhancing awareness of parents regarding drugs, sharpen their mentoring skills enhance their ability to realize symptoms of drugs use, and learn how to intervene, and support their children's resilience.
The Crown Prince Foundation initiative is managed by the Royal Health Awareness Society in cooperation with Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth, Anti Narcotics Department, National Addicts Rehabilitation Center of the Ministry of Health, Mentor Arabia and relevant foundations and NGOs.


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The Lincoln Lodge is Chicago's favorite stand up comedy show, now in its 20th year. Each week, the Lincoln Lodge features the best stand up comedy in Chicago, a hilarious variety act, and a Man on the Street segment.
When: Shows are every Friday at 8:00 pm (Doors open at 7:30 pm) – Show times may be different for special events. Please check the calendar for an up to date schedule.
How much: Tickets are $10 for most shows but may be more for special events.
Show Length: The show lasts approximately 80 minutes
Food and Drink: A full drink menu is available both before and during the show. Click here to see a sample offering. There is no minimum purchase enforced – yay! We do not serve food in the venue but for those looking to eat nearby before or after the show there are many dining choices in the local neighborhood
Accessibility: The Lincoln Lodge theater is located on the first floor of the building and all areas of the facility are wheelchair accessible. For Lodge shows staged at other venues please call us at 773-251-1539 for details of accessibility.
Age Limit: Lincoln Lodge shows are all ages although we do advise that acts may contain adult themed material and attendance of minors is at parents discretion.
Where: 2040 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
Getting there: We are a five minute walk from the El Blue Line Western stop and adjacent to main bus routes on Milwaukee (56), Western (49, X49) and Armitage (73). Metered parking is available on Milwaukee avenue outside the venue but we recommend a cab ride if coming by car for our bustling neighborhood right on the border of Logan Square and Wicker Park!
Who: The show is produced by Tight Five Productions
Join us for a night of Chicago comedy you'll never forget!
Meet the Cast...
Deanna Ortiz
Deanna Ortiz, born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, her comedy is a sassy and lively take on everyday life. She is the host of The Drunk Cooking Show on YouTube and is a cast member of the Lincoln Lodge where she teaches stand-up classes and performs every weekend. She has been featured in independent shows and clubs all over the midwest and has opened for Matteo Lane, Guy Branum, Liza Treyger and Aparna Nancherla.
Kyle Scanlan
Kyle Scanlan was named 2017 Best Comedian in Chicago by the Chicago Reader. He's a cast member on the Nation's longest running independent comedy show, The Lincoln Lodge. He also runs a weekly show called Up Stand at The Comedy Bar. He's opened for Eddie Pepitone, Todd Barry, and Amy Schumer. He created and writes for the satirical website TheWhiskeyJournal.com and hosts a podcast called Basketball Stories. He also wrote this compelling bio.
Brittani Ferguson
Brittani Ferguson is a stand up comedian and amateur softballer not from Chicago but living in Chicago. She performs regularly around the city and occasionally in other states and countries and hosts the monthly showcase Not Yet Famous. Hailing from Italy, she's not afraid to force feed you or exorcise your life demons. She did a commercial once a few years ago and according to her mom "won't shut up about it." She's thrilled to be with this rad group of people.
Gena Gephart
Gena Gephart lives in Chicago, IL where she pursues writing, stand up, and sketch comedy. Gena's sharp brand of comedy reflects her quirky, feminist perspective and has been called "awkward in a good way" by several drunk bachelorettes. She has opened for comics like Michael Che, Jen Kirkman, and Todd Barry, and has performed at the Limestone Comedy Festival. Gena produces a monthly all-lady storytelling show in Logan Square called Ladylike and contributes to Reductress and Thought Catalog.
Dan Drees
Dan Drees is a stand up comedian originally from Ohio. He has written for McSweeny's and Weekly Humorists. If you want to hear him talk without having to see him he is a co-host of the Basketball Stories podcast.
Alex Dragicevich
A former Division 1 basketball player, Alex is an oddly tall, Chicago-based comedian who recently made his acting debut on the Netflix series "EASY" and is a paid regular at the Laugh Factory and Zanies in Chicago. He has opened for Finesse Mitchell, Josh Gondelman, David Angelo, and Beth Stelling. He also loves tacos, cheese curds, and you for reading this.
Olivia Perry
Olivia Perry is a comedian who grew up out west but has roots in Chicago. She started out in the Second City Writing program which led her straight into the stand up scene. St. Patrick's Day 2018 is when her life took a turn as she won Late Late Breakfast's Breakfast of Champions title King of Breakfast, and has since performed at The Laugh Factory, Comedy Bar, Chicago Underground Comedy, The Onion Comedy and Arts Festival, and other shows around the city.
Jarrell Scott Barnes
Jarrell Scott Barnes is a writer and comedian from Chicago, Illinois. Jarrell was a finalist in the 2017 Devil's Cup Festival in New York City, and featured in The Cleveland Comedy Festival. He's also the head writer for the squad's current Chicago-running show, Too Lit For TV at The Revival Theater on Chicago's South Side, as well as being a lead contributor to writing & producing the Martin Luther Kings of Comedy television pilot The Revolution House
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Dean Donnell Sturgis (December 1, 1892 – June 29, 1950) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the  season. He was born in Beloit, Kansas and attended Bucknell University. He also played college baseball and football for the Bucknell Bison. In one college football game in 1913, he helped pull off a win against a then-undefeated Pittsburgh Panthers football team. He was invited to try out for the Philadelphia Athletics while still in college at Bucknell.

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April 2019. Talking with tobacco pickers in North Carolina along with FLOC (Farm Labor Organizing Committee) members. Tobacco is a toxic plant and only adds to the challenges of being a farmworker. Pesticides, wage theft, exploitation and intimidation are just things that they have to deal with every day. It's time to organize and mobilize so that they can have a seat at the table and collectively bargain for their rights. Support farmworkers! Support unions. Hasta la victoria!
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For the price very nice!?
Great quality for the price. Looks great without being "over the top". I will make additional purchases in the future.
Quick delivery, great quality for the price, perfect size.
This sterling silver double iron cross ring is the second ring I have purchased from BadAss Jewelry, and it is a tremendous value. I like these rings so much it makes me wish I had more fingers!
Great looking and a great value... every time!
This ring is well made and very stylish. If you want a big bulky ring that is heavy this IS NOT it. The ring is light weight but we'll made. You will constantly receive nice comments on your ring if your ring if you purchase this. A good thing.
To me there are no bad points.
You know what's better than owning these at 15? "Owning them at 50"
Ring was nicer in person, it's nicely detailed and fits great.
Awesome style, slight beveled top so better conforming to your finger, excellent contrast between the shiny smooth silver and the black textured boarder, very slick and clean design, not gaudy in size but yet has the strong iron cross that won't snag your coat sleeve.
Perfect size ratio as style and shape(slight beveled top) very comfortable, hardly know your wearing a ring! But you look down and that strong shiny silver cross, you can't miss it visually!!! One of my favorite rings yet form BadAss. Strong but silent.


Playing up again, but worse now!!
It's one thing when a post is put on moderation with this rubbish excessive caution, quite another when it's chucked into the rejected section!!!!
Hell MC, what's it going to take for you to service YOUR forum??!?
I ran foul of this blasted setting again today!!!!!!
Before I disappear down my hole, I want to tackle this IMO last of the major concerns one last time.
Anyway, the point that needs examining here is that there's no justification for these spam controls either, and since Lithium appears to be calling the shots in cases like this I'm appealing directly to their representatives - kindly put our needs first, at worst you can easily revisit this IF spam does actually become a problem here.
And please consider hosting this site on our local soil, it really is irritatingly slow.
This ridiculous problem still persists! MC has done nothing about getting this rather simple irritation sorted out!
So I have done the research into the issue relating messages being deleted and placed into auto moderation.
The issue is related to a setting called "Spam Flood Controls".
The default setting is 1 post per 60 seconds, which if exceeded by any one for any reason will result in the post triggering it being placed into moderation.
A few months ago, I examined our flood controls to see how we could improve to stop the onslaught of spam we were facing. After a lot of testing, we settled on 2 posts in 1 minute, 5 posts in 10 minutes and 20 posts in 30 minutes. We have to allow 2 posts/minute because if a user forgot a label on their post, or accidentally clicked the post button more than once, etc they would trigger the flood controls. So far, this seems to be working for us.
Also, I have not noticed any changes after the 18.2 release in Production.
So MC I have done the research, now All you have to do is to get the Community Manager responsible to make the adjustments!


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Q: Filter existing model data laravel I have a model populated using hydrate, I now need to loop through this model and against each office return a new instance of the model. However, I cannot get the second foreach loop to work no matter what I try.
Sadly the $data array needs to be in this format, and I can't query the table multiple times as it is a temporary table and may disappear.
$Model = new RegionModel();
$ReportReturnData = App::make('stdClass');
$Query = "SELECT Region, Office, Manager, SUM(Bills) AS Bills FROM ##TMP_ReportData GROUP BY Region, Office, Manager";
$ReportData = $Model->hydrate(
    DB::select($query)
);
$Offices = $ReportData->unique('Office')->pluck('Office');
foreach ($Offices as $Office)//This loop works fine
{
    $Class = App::make('stdClass');
    $OfficeName = $Office;
    $Entries = [];
    $TotalBilled = 0;
    $EntryClass = $ReportData->where('Office', '=', $OfficeName)->groupby('Manager');// this doesn't work.

    // at present I have to do this which adds extra load on the DB
    $SubQuery = "SELECT Manager, SUM(Bills) AS Bulls FROM ##TMP_ReportData WHERE Office = ? GROUP BY Manager";
    $EntryClass = DB::select($SubQuery , [$OfficeName]);

    foreach ($EntryClass as $Entry){
        $Line = App::make('stdClass');
        $Line->Office=$OfficeName;
        $Line->Manager = $Entry->Manager;
        $Line->Bills = $Entry->Bills;
        $TotalBilled += $Entry->Bills;
        $Entries[] = $Line;
    }
    $Class->Name = $OfficeName;
    $Class->TotalBilled = $TotalBilled;
    $Class->Entries = $Entries;
    $ReportReturnData->Offices[] = $Class;
}
$Total = App::make('stdClass');
$Total->TotalBilled = $ReportData->sum('Bills');
$data = [
        'RegionName' => $RegionName,
        'DateFrom' => $DateFrom,
        'DateTill' => $DateTill,

        'Entries' => $ReportReturnData,
        'AVG' => $AVG,
        'Total' => $Total,

        'ReportDate' => $ReportDate,
        'LogoImage' => $LogoImage
    ];

A: Your laravel query builder is incorrect, try with: $EntryClass = $ReportData->where('Office', '=', $OfficeName)->groupBy('Manager')->get();
You missed the get() at the end which caused laravel to don't collect the data into an array, also groupBy is camelcased as per the documentation


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R.B. (Richard Bedford) Bennett (1870-1947) is the only Dal graduate, to date, to have the fortune of serving as prime minister of Canada. Unfortunately, he had the misfortune to do so in the midst of one of the greatest economic disasters in history.
Bennett, referred to affectionately by family as Dick, was born in Hopewell, New Brunswick. He was raised in a strictly Conservative family, one that despite minimal means placed great value on education. Bennett became a teacher at 16 and a principal by 18, all while working part-time at a law firm.
By 1890, at age 20, he had saved enough money for tuition to attend Dalhousie's School of Law. Not one for frivolous activity, Bennett spent much of his time working at the Weldon Library and as newsroom manager at the Dalhousie Gazette. Foreshadowing his future, he was also elected prime minister of the Dalhousie Mock Parliament.
After graduation, Bennett arrived in Calgary in 1897, during a particularly unforgiving winter. The teetotaler, life-long bachelor and devoted churchgoer grew a successful law practice alongside politician James Alexander Lougheed and soon began advancing his political career. He worked his way up the political ladder, became leader of the Conservative Party and was elected as Canada's 11th prime minister in 1930.
Bennett led Canada through five years of the Great Depression, a time when the country's GDP fell by more than 40 per cent and unemployment skyrocketed towards 30 per cent. Economic historian Harold Innis wrote to Bennett in 1938, saying: "No one has ever been asked to carry the burdens of unprecedented depression such as you assumed and no one could have shouldered them with such ability."
Though often criticized, Bennett had an empathy for Canada's anguished citizens that never wavered. After nights spent reading an endless stream of desperate letters, he regularly sent money from his own pocket to struggling families. It is estimated that between 1927 and 1937 he donated more than $2 million of his own funds. Dalhousie was one of Bennett's many financial recipients; buildings like the President's Residence and Shirreff Hall were built, in part, from Bennett's contributions. And while history perhaps remembers the circumstances of his years in office more than his accomplishments, Bennett helped institute several definitive Canadian organizations, including the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Corporation (now CBC) and the Bank of Canada.
After losing re-election in 1935, Bennett retired to Britain and was named a viscount in 1938. Bennett died in 1947, a week before his 77th birthday; he remains the only prime minister not buried in Canada.
"I'll always remember the pit from which I was [dug] & the long uphill road I had to travel," said Bennett, reflecting not only on his time as prime minister but his life more broadly. "I'll never forget one step."
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Edwin Grünvogel (* 27. Februar 1890 in Heidenheim an der Brenz; † 11. September 1970 in Munderkingen) war ein deutscher Lehrer, Geologe und Naturschützer.

Leben und Wirken
Edwin Grünvogel war Sohn eines Försters. Er studierte an der Technischen Hochschule Stuttgart und der Universität Tübingen, wo er 1913 an der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät mit einer Arbeit über "Geologische Untersuchungen auf der Hohenzollernalb" den Doktorgrad erwarb. Im Ersten Weltkrieg diente er als Wehrgeologe im Elsass. Danach begab er sich in den Schuldienst, wo er an der "Latein- und Realschule", später Graf-Zeppelin-Gymnasium, in Friedrichshafen Biologie und Chemie lehrte, zuletzt als Studiendirektor.

Daneben schrieb Grünvogel Aufsätze zur Geologie des Bodenseeraumes und führte Exkursionen zu geologischen Themen durch, etwa im Rahmen der Volkshochschule oder für den Verein für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung. Grünvogel gehörte dem Vorstand dieses Vereins an und begutachtete die naturwissenschaftlichen Manuskripte für die Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung, wofür er 1968 zum Ehrenmitglied ernannt wurde.

Schriften
 Rheinische Gräben südlich des Bodensees verglichen mit dem Oberrheintalgraben. In: Museumsverein-Jahrbuch. Bregenz 1960, S. 21–43.
 Der Gesteinsbau westlich der Bregenzer Ach von Schwarzenberg bis Au. In: Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung, Band 77, 1959, S. 94–114. Digitalisat
 Zur Talgeschichte der Bodenseezuflüsse Rotach, Schussen und Argen auf Grund ihres Gefälls. In: Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung, Band 76, 1958, S. 103–151. Digitalisat
 Zur geologischen Geschichte des geschützten Landschaftsteils Liebenau. In: Veröffentlichungen der Landesstelle für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege Baden-Württemberg und der württembergischen Bezirksstellen in Stuttgart und Tübingen. Ludwigsburg 1958, S. 158–164.
 Eine merkwürdige Eisbildung nördlich von Langenargen. In: Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung, Band 75, 1957, S. 153–159. Digitalisat
 Der Gesteinsbau des Tals der Ebniter Ach nördlich von Schanerloch und sein Einfluß auf den Weg des Flusses. In: Museumsverein-Jahrbuch. Bregenz 1957, S. 315–325.
 Die erdgeschichtliche Entstehung der Bodenseelandschaft. In: Schwäbische Heimat, Band 8, 1957, S. 55–62.
 Der eiszeitliche Stausee von Ravensburg und die Entstehung von Bodensee, Argen und Schussen. In: Schwäbische Heimat, Band 7, 1956, S. 139–142.
 Die beiden Wangener (und die drei Tettnanger) Rückzugsstände des Würmgletschers östlich der Schussensenke. In: Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung, Band 74, 1956, 91–120. Digitalisat
 Nochmals der Würmgletscher östlich der Schussensenke. In: Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung, Band 73, 1955, S. 137–192. Digitalisat
 Stromlinien eines würmeiszeitlichen Rheingletscher-Vorstoßes östlich der Schussensenke. In: Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg, Band 109, 1954, S. 35–46.
 Über die Drumlins des würmeiszeitlichen Rheingletschers östlich der Schussensenke. In: Bayerisches Geologisches Landesamt (Hrsg.): Zum Quartär der Alpen und des Alpenvorlands. München 1953, S. 154–163.
 Wie ist der heutige Bodensee entstanden? In: Schwäbische Heimat, Band 2, 1951, S. 139–142.
 Südoberschwäbische Glazialprobleme. In: Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung, Band 70, 1951, S. 55–196. Digitalisat
 Der geologische Bau der Umgebung von Dornbirn. Zur Einführung in die Exkursion Gütle-Schanerloch. Auszug aus einem Vortrag vom 28. Mai 1938. In: Jahresberichte und Mitteilungen des Oberrheinischen Geologischen Vereins, Band N. F. 29, 1940, S. 41–45.
 Altes und Neues über die Eiszeit. In: Heimatkundliche Mitteilungen, Band 3, 1939, Heft 1, S. 1 ff., und Heft 2, S. 27–35.
 Geologische Untersuchungen auf der Hohenzollernalb. Ellwangen 1914, 78 S., 3 Taf.

Literatur
 Alexander Allwang: Dr. Edwin Grünvogel †. In: Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung. Band 89, 1971, S. IX–X. Digitalisat

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Emergency services staff dedicate their lives to keeping others safe, but many find their own mental health suffers as a result.
Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are disproportionately high among emergency staff. And physical problems like heart disease are a big problem too – which can sometimes be related to the strain their jobs can place on their mental health.
Following their previous research in this area, Dr Jennifer Wild and her team at the University of Oxford are running a major trial of a new combination of therapies designed for emergency staff.
They're aiming not just to respond to mental health problems – but to prevent problems from occurring in the first place.
Jennifer and her team previously found that student paramedics are at particular risk of developing depression or PTSD if they tend to dwell on past events or hold a negative view of their own resilience.
So they're now looking to target both of those risk factors – giving people the support they need before problems occur.
The internet-based support they've developed combines existing cognitive therapies with new ways of helping people not to dwell on negative thoughts. It also includes ongoing reminders of what's been learnt – to help reinforce the impact of the therapy.
To see how effective this is, they're working with 570 student paramedics for two years. Some will follow the team's new support programme, others will use existing online support, and others won't receive any special support at all.
The results should show whether upfront training can stop depression and PTSD from becoming serious problems.
Jen and her team believe that this project could help thousands of emergency workers prepare for the inevitable challenges of their jobs.
Not only could this benefit these individuals and their health, mentally and physically, it could also help the NHS to improve productivity and reduce the time lost to sickness too – something that benefits all of us.
Dr Jennifer Wild is Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. She has a particular interest in developing internet-based cognitive therapy treatments for anxiety disorders.


Three Gisborne companies have been named as finalists in the Export New Zealand ASB Hawke's Bay Export Awards.
They are Pultron Composites, First Fresh and Cedenco.
Steve Breen, general manager of economic development for Activate Tairawhiti, said it was pleasing to help local exporters participate in the awards.
This is the first time Gisborne exporters have been eligible to participate.
"It's a great opportunity for them to compare themselves to exporters from outside the region and it's fantastic to see them come through so strongly into the finals," said Mr Breen.
Award winners will be announced at a gala dinner at Napier Conference Centre on August 2 and will contest the ASB Exporter of The Year.
Acting Mayor Rehette Stoltz will attend the awards night.
"I am honoured to support them on the awards evening and I am confident that some awards will come home with us," she said.
• Emerging Exporter: Rock-it Board, Starboard Bio, The Damson Collection, Woodcut Tools.
• Innovation in Export Award: Pultron Composites, Rock-it Board, Starboard Bio, Woodcut Tools.
• Best Medium to Large Exporter: Cedenco, First Fresh, Pultron Composites.
Winners will automatically progress to the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise International Business Awards in Auckland in November.
Export New Zealand Hawke's Bay executive officer Amanda Liddle said she was delighted to see an increase in entries for the awards and high engagement from Gisborne exporters.
The head of the judging panel, Export New Zealand Hawke's Bay chairman Alasdair MacLeod, said they had been impressed by the quality and diversity of the entries.
All category winners go into the draw to win return flights to Rarotonga, courtesy of awards sponsor Jetstar.


Whether you're looking for an upscale high-rise condo with full amenities or a cozy townhouse community, Sacramento has something to meet your every need.
West Sacramento is separated from downtown by the Sacramento River and was originally its industrial center. Though most of the structures and businesses here date back before the 80s there has been a resurgence of growth and development in the area. Many of the older buildings are being retrofitted and gentrified while others are being torn down and replaced.
Still considered the "crossroads of the Gold Country", Auburn, rich in history going back to the California Gold Rush days, is regarded as one of the best places to live in Northern California, offering quaint communities with a hometown feeling.
Cameron Park condos are typically two-story townhomes and one-story units in low-rise communities. Some complexes overlook the lake, which is a favorite fishing, hiking and picnicking spot.
Elk Grove condos are a great fit with the urban lifestyle. As the second largest city in the county, Elk Grove has employers, entertainment and an easy commute to Sacramento. You'll find contemporary townhome style condos here as well as affordable smaller condo communities.
Known for its mix of rural and suburban homes, Fair Oaks is part of Sacramento's greater metropolitan area and sits just north of Rancho Cordova and the American River, east of Roseville and south of Citrus Heights. It was once a major producer of citrus fruit but has since become known as one of Sacramento's prime bedroom communities.
Historically home to orchards and vineyards, Rancho Cordova is an incorporated city 15 miles east of downtown Sacramento and part of the greater metropolitan area. It is adjacent to Mather Air Force Base and has about 65,000 residents with a median household income of about $90,000, placing it well above the national average.


Here are the two most common adjustments you can make—ones from which any print job can benefit.
Adjust "cropping." A photo's proportions rarely match the proportions of the paper size you're using. I don't know of any digital camera whose photos perfectly fit an 8.5- by 11-inch sheet.
With some programs, mismatched proportions yield prints with uneven borders. iPhoto eliminates that problem by enlarging an image until it fits the dimensions of the print size you chose. That gives you nice, even borders (or a fully borderless print), but at a price: parts of the photo's edges are cut off. In this example, iPhoto cut off part of Sophie's ear (ouch).


5yr old Jack has been fighting for just over a year to reclaim his life after contracting viral encephalitis - a viral infection in the brain with the highest mortality rate of any virus.
Intensive and diverse therapy and sheer determination have seen Jack make incredible progress from the infant he was reduced to, but when compared with a normal 5-year old he still has a long way to go. He is now half-way through the all-important 2-year recovery window period.
In support of Jack's strength, courage and fighting spirit, his mum and a team of other runners touched by his fight and his family's story will be Jogging for Jack in the Knysna Forest full and half marathons on the 6th July 2013.
Please support our run to get Jack running again - click here to find out more about Jack and how you can help!
5% of funds raised will be donated to the charitable association SARDA who offer therapeutic and recreational horse riding for the disabled. 80% of riders are from previously disadvantaged families.
We really are having the most wonderful running weather at the moment. On Saturday's rooster run, a small group of Satorian's ran from Kommetjie to Scarborough and back, and wow! it was a beautiful run. Sundays trail run with Nicky also sounded great.
We really do live in the most beautiful place, and I encourage everyone to come and join us on the weekend runs. It doesn't matter what your pace, or how far you want to run, just come along!
Saturdays group: Grant, Jacqui, Moira, Paul and Becky. With Bridget behind the camera!
In Touch Athletic Club would like you to plan your running around their race which takes place next month. The Voet of the Wine Route takes place on the 26th May.
Click here to the In Touch Athletic club to read the flyer.
P O Box 645, Kuils River, 7579.
Please check the Time-Keeping Roster under Calendars -> Time-Trial Duties, from the menu on the left, for your duty date. You will also receive an SMS reminder on the Monday. If you cannot make your slot, please let Moira (083 318 7655)or Steve (082 822 0883) know by the Monday afternoon so that alternate arrangements can be made.
It was another great day for Satori runners on Saturday at the Lion of Africa.
In the half marathon, Gerrit came 5th overall, Nicky Brouwer was the 5th lady home, Luvuyo was 11th and Madoda came 13th!!!! Fantastic running!! We also had some top runners in the 10km, but unfortunately Jimmy (the first Satorian in) wasn't sure of his position.... he was slightly disappointed at only running 36 minutes as he thinks he should have run 32!!!
And of course we send out a big congratulations to everyone else who ran this great race.
Online entries have been extended until the 7th Feb. Go to www.topevents.co.za to enter.
We have a new website, click on www.milkwoodrun.co.za, for entries and all the info.
One of the most scenic road runs on the Peninsula!
Distances - 21km, 10km and 5km fun run.
Start Times - 6.30am, 7.00am, 7.15am.
NB Info - the 5km and 10km events do a circular route, from the venue - Soetwater.
The 21,1km starts past Scarborough, near the foot of Red Hill.
OR park at the finish early (5am), and bus trip to the start.
This is a WPA event, by Harfield Harriers and Energy Events.
After so many Satorians running at the Lion of Africa on Saturday, Lorna, our rooster for the day, was pleasantly surprised to see a nice group of us ready for another run on Sunday morning. We had a lovely run along the sea front with a detour to see the penguins on our return, thanks Lorna!
The runs cater for all levels of fitness and the distances vary depending on your fitness and time constraints. Don't be put off by the speedsters, there is a place for everyone. We make regular stops to re-group and check that everyone is okay (actually we take every opportunity for a rest).Come and join in the fun, get fitter and make some new friends.
Runs start at 6.30am and are usually between 1hr30 and 2hrs duration. Details are sent via SMS towards the end of each week.


There are a number of animal experiences for you and your family to enjoy during your next tour of Sydney; including zoos, farms and native wildlife tours.
Whether you want to get up close with animals in the Sydney CBD, or are prepared to travel a little further afield, there are a number of great options available.
Featherdale Wildlife Park is a great place to start your animal experience as it is home to over 1700 native Australian animals. Located just 45 minutes north-west of the CBD, Featherdale Wildlife Park has koalas, kangaroos, wombats, crocodiles and many other native species for visitors to enjoy. There are also keeper talks throughout the day where you can learn more about Australia's unique animal species.
For a marine experience, head over to the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, one of Sydney's most popular attractions. The aquarium contains over 13,000 sea creatures including sharks, penguins, tropical fish and so much more. You will be able to step aboard a glass-bottomed boat known as the "Shark Explore", as well as view an amazing colony of Gentoo Penguins.
Once you have finished at the Aquarium, walk to the nearby Wild Life Sydney Zoo which is home to massive crocodiles, sugar gliders and beautiful butterflies. Make a special trip to have breakfast with the koalas or check out the interactive koala exhibit on site.
Other great places to enjoy animal experiences in Sydney; include Taronga Zoo and Symbio Wildlife Park. Most of these attractions are located close to the city, making them ideal for day trips.
So click the links to explore the range of animal experiences available in Sydney and book online today!


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Grasshoppers Might Spit On You, But They're Harmless
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Kristy Totten
If you've been anywhere near the Strip or even just on social media, you've heard about the grasshoppers.
They're everywhere around the Valley, but they seem to be concentrated near the bright lights of the Strip. Over the weekend, they jammed up lighting fixtures, they landed in pools, and even entered casinos to land on blinking slot machines.
And it turns out, they might be here for a while.
"They're basically coming into the city because they're attracted to the lights of the city, particularly the ones that have a higher ultraviolet spectrum," state entomologist Jeff Knight told KNPR's State of Nevada.
Knight explained that because of the wet winter and spring, the grasshoppers' food sources in the desert were higher so more eggs and grasshoppers survived the natural predators that usually keep the population down.
"They're in such numbers that they basically start kind of moving to find more food or moving northward," he said
Interestingly, the grasshoppers won't find a lot of food in the Las Vegas valley to their liking. Knight said they will ignore their hunger to swarm the lights.
"I know the numbers have increased dramatically since I first saw the ones last week down in Las Vegas," he said. "A lot of those are probably going to die on the Strip or in the parking lots. As soon as the sun comes up and it gets hot, they're not going to be able to survive."
Knight said these types of swarms arrive every seven to 10 years depending on the weather. And while climate change is affecting a number of insect species, he said this year's swarm isn't related to that.
"In this case, we can go back into the '60s, '50 or '60 years ago and it was happening," he said. Knight said it was probably happening long before anyone called the Southwest home.
Knight said the grasshoppers are not dangerous. They don't carry diseases and they won't bite or sting. He said the biggest danger is someone panicking when one jumps into his or her car. He advises people to remain calm and let the insect jump out again.
"If you handle them, you might get a little stuff on your hands," he said.
That "stuff" is a protective mechanism where the hopper regurgitates on a foe. It's commonly referred to as "tobacco juice" for its dark brown color.
In some areas of the world, grasshoppers are an important part of the diet. In some parts of Mexico, seasoned and roasted grasshoppers are a common snack.
"This species has an awful lot of wing to it," Knight noted of the valley's current invaders. "The wings are going to be a little tough to eat."
As for how long they'll stick around, Knight can't say for sure. but judging from past invasions, he estimates a couple of weeks.
Jeff Knight, state entomologist, Nevada Department of Agriculture
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