My mother's maiden name was Pohll. That name Pohll has been spelled with two as well as with one "l." In Germany the name was spelled with but one "l." Her father, August Henry Pohll was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 1st, l865. He was one of 6 children born to John and Mary (Schnell) Pohll. The oldest son of this couple was born in Germany; the others were born in the United States (in Milwaukee, Wisconsin). John and Mary came to the USA in 1847 or 1848. There is a military paper from the District of Schwerin in Germany bearing the name of John Carl William Pohl in the year l847.
August Pohll was a tailor by profession. Grew up in Milwaukee, married there and his first child, my mother Flora Johanna Marie, was born in Milwaukee on September 4, l889. In l890 August Pohl, wife and daughter moved to Manitowoc, Wisconsin where he continued in his work as a tailor first in a department store and later in his own establishments. Quite successful in his work, in his church, and in politics.
In l912, he with three sons (Walter, Oliver, and Norman) and 2 daughters (Nora and Julia), the family moved to Creswell, Oregon to operate a fruit and nut farm. Later they moved to Eugene, Oregon (l937). The move was made for health reasons. You will notice that my mother, the oldest child, did not go with them. In l9l2 she was teaching in the parochial school in Kenosha, Wisconsin. More of that later.
August Pohll passed away on August 23 l942 in Eugene, Oregon. I never met my grandfather Pohll, or my grandfather Gurgel either. I knew of him but more than that I can say nothing. Never learned from them what it means to be a grandfather.
I will give you some history from my mother's side of the Pohll family another time.
For son John's sake let me remind you there are many of your cousins living in the western United States. Many Pohlls in Oregon and Borchers (descendants of my aunt Nora Pohll Borchers) in Washington. I notice some of the grandchildren of the Borchers are listed in Vancouver, Washington. (That was in the l950s).
Just a bit more information for what it is worth to you. Some of the Borchers' first names are: George (the first George would have been the husband of my aunt Nora - long dead) but there are others by the name George, also Paul, Arnold and girls, Dorothea, Bernice Arlene. These would be about my age and a little younger. Married names are: Dorothea Labahn, Bernice Ladd, Arlene Van Damme.
Places where you might find my cousins etc. Sherwood, Oregon; Creswell, Oregon; Chiloquin, Oregon, Cottage Grove, Oregon; Goshen, Oregon, Eugene, Oregon; Klamath Falls, Oregon. By this time there might well be a hundred other places that I know not of. The Borchers originally had an onion farm in Washington, but that is more than a half a century ago. The only ones I ever met were my aunt Nora and her son Arnold, if my memory serves me right.
I gave some information on my mother's father and his father. My mother's grandfather, John Carl William Pohl, was born in Germany on August 31, 1825. I mentioned that he and his wife, Mary Schnell Pohl, who born on August 6, 1827, came to America in 1847 or 1848. They arrived here just in time to become involved in the Civil War. In fact, John Pohll did serve in the United States army during the civil war years.
My mother's mother was born to a Mr. and Mrs. Joachim (Joe) Niemann. Both of them were born in Germany. Joe was born on December 29, 1838. His wife, Dorathea Heyden Niemann was born on April9, 1834. They also settled in Milwaukee. They had three children, Mary, who became Mrs. August Pohll, Charles and Fred. Of these three I have met Mary, my grandmother and also Fred (and also met Fred's two daughters). They were living in Milwaukee while I attended the Seminary at Thiensville.
I have also mentioned that Mr. and Mrs. August Pohll had six children. I have met three of them: My mother of course, my aunt Nora briefly, and my uncle Norman. Aunt Julia who has compiled much of this information, I have only known through letters and my mother's accounts of her. Uncle Oliver (known as Ole) served in the first world was. He was gassed and spent much of his life suffering from the effects. Walter I know only again from hearsay. The one story that made an impression on me during the thirties was how when he struggled to feed his family during the depression, he followed the doctor's advice and fed them oatmeal. When I read how the Israelites complained about living on manna, I think of Uncle Walter and his family.
As mentioned before, I never met my grandfather Pohll. [I] knew much about him because I was already some twenty years old when he died. He would send us dates and nuts at Christmas time. My father worked for him for a few months when the Wisconsin Synod closed down their Apache Indian Mission in 1915 or l6 when my father was teaching out there in Globe, Arizona. A friend in Globe (I think the name was Kaiser) gave my dad and mother to get to Oregon with their oldest son Karl.
My grandmother Pohll came to our home in Wonewoc, Wisconsin when my sister Margaret was born. That must have been in June of 1922. And believe it or not I can remember that visit in part even though I was only about 22months old. She also came through with my Aunt Nora to go to a doctor in Michigan to get some medicine for diabetics. Both grandmother and Nora were diabetic. I was serving in La Crosse, Wisconsin at the time. I had a chemist friend of mine examine the medicine and he said it was mainly vinegar. I was a high school senior in 1938 when grandmother and Uncle Norman and his wife Beryl picked me up from Watertown and took me along with them and my mother to Manitowoc to visit old friends and their old home.
I have been spending time on the Pohlls and Niemann side of the family history. That would be my mother's parents and grandparents. Now for a bit on my mother as she grew up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She always spoke highly of a pastor her served in her congregation. He was a man by the name of Machmiller or maybe Machmueller, I am not certain how it was spelled. Whenever she would speak of him, my father would always remind her that the man gave up the ministry to become postmaster in Manitowoc. I don't know whether he was just teasing mother or maybe pointing out that there was a flaw in the man's character.
Several things in my mother's early childhood have always stuck in my mind. She would tell us children that until she was nine or ten or thereabout she had not really seen the world about her. When she got her first pair of glasses everything took on a different shape and color. I always remember that the first thing she reached for when arising from bed were her glasses and the last thing she put down at night were the glasses.
She also told us that she was bothered with a hernia. She would bind herself up before going anywhere. Life must have been a challenge to a young girl, but I never heard her complain. In fact she was very much a part of life and her school life. She played on the girls� basketball team in high school. Girl's rules were quite different. The guards could not go past center court. It seemed to be a much slower game but she enjoyed it.
In some ways she reminds me of your mother, Lois. My father loved to garden. He had spent his early years on a farm and enjoyed watching things grow. I cannot remember mother ever with a hoe in her hand. She would walk about in the flower garden but to pick vegetables etc. I cannot say I ever saw her. She loved to can and put up preserves as well as to cook and bake and sew. In that way she was very much like Lois.
After she finished high school in Manitowoc she went on to prepare herself as a teacher. She attended Oshkosh, Wisconsin normal school, now University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh. One of students who attended that school at the same time as my mother did is still living, well into her early hundreds. She is in the nursing home across the street from my brother Ernst's home in Sparta. He has been trying to visit her at a time when she is lucid to see if she remembers Flora Johanna Marie Pohll. Mother must have graduated from the normal school around 1910 or l911, I am not certain of the year. I may be able to get that information from one of sisters or my brother Ernst. Shortly after that her parents, brothers and sisters moved from Manatowoc to Oregon. The year was l9l2. She did not go with them but stayed in Wisconsin teaching at Friedens Lutheran School in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The congregation where Donald and Doris are members now.
It was at Friedens School that she met my father who was also teaching there. More of this when I trace my father's history. All the details of that courtship are not known to me, but it was the beginning of bringing people who were Pohlls apart to becoming one Gurgel family.
That my mother was a capable teacher I can attest to. For several years of my grade school days she came to help my father who taught all eight grades. She would teach us German in the upstairs room of the schoolhouse. She was also well read in good literature.
Both my father and mother were intelligent and strong willed individuals, sometimes bringing about strong words that bothered me a good deal. I can recall one time when I came down from the bedroom and reminded them to slow down for my sake. It led me to be careful or so I think in my family life. The discipline both taught me in many ways has served me well. My children may not always have appreciated the strong hand their father displayed, but I appreciated my parent�s stern discipline and at the same time their loving concern and sacrifice on their children�s behalf.
Enough for the moment while I think back to pleasant days in my mother's home.
I have been busy sending letters and emails in various directions to gather information on your ancestors. Just a few remarks regarding an observation made about my parents in a former email. I remarked that both my parents were strong willed. That is true. They both were highly intelligent and came to their own conclusions. They both had been independent in their early adult lives and they were convinced that they knew how to take care of the things in life. So they did not always see eye to eye in financial and other matters. For the most part they did agree, but on occasion the disagreements became a bit more apparent. It hurts a young child and threatens security because he does not always see that disagreements do not mean lack of love for each other or for their children.
I said that it made me do some thinking about how I would conduct my family relations. I was determined not to let children see any problems between their parents. How successful I have been in that determination only you can tell. Two remarks made long ago have stuck in my mind down through the decades. One was made by John shortly after we moved to Eau Claire. He said. "Dad, you are not treating mother very well." It took me by surprise and I said nothing but tried to analyze my actions. The other remark came from Lois Jean years later. She said, "You and mother do not always agree." That too made me stop and think. I cannot remember mother ever opposing something I said. She was always very quiet and to a large extent self-effacing. That is not to say she never did disagree with me. Kuehne described her to one of our grandchildren, a quiet and gentle spirit. It was her nature more than mine that made things work well.
Just a few more insights into my mother. As mentioned she grew up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. That city lies on the shores of Lake Michigan. The Pohll home must have been within walking distance of the lake. She tells how she spent many hours fishing for perch from one of the piers stretching out into the lake. When we were growing up she encouraged us boys to fish the Baraboo River that flowed through the town of Wonewoc. She was always ready to clean whatever fish we brought home. Every so often she would pack picnic lunch and she, dad and we children would spend the day alongside the river and she would gladly throw in a line. If someone managed to hook a perch she would react with joy. Took her back to her own childhood days.
I never saw her in church without a hat. Your mother as well as mine found pleasure in being able to finish off formal dressing without a hat or some kind. I can recall walking down the streets of Mankato some years ago and a lady passing by remarked on the particular straw hat your mother was wearing. Lois' face beamed with pleasure at having her hat noticed.
Mothers put up with a lot and give up a lot, and put out a lot for their children. Too often it is only after they are gone that we appreciate what they did for us. My mother, Flora Johanna Marie Pohll Gurgel had one great desire for all her children. She wanted them to be pastors or teachers. She wanted them to have not only a Christian education during their grade school days, but also in high school and college. Not all of us saw that desire of hers fulfilled. Ernst was too homesick to stay at Dr. Martin Luther College. He spent one year there and then finished high school at Wonewoc. Herman spent six years at DMLC in New Ulm but chose to quit. Margaret, Marie did attend some college years at New Ulm and taught. Doris I think spent one year there and returned to Wonewoc. Karl and I spent eleven years preparing for the ministry. So some of my mother's wishes were fulfilled.
Enough of this rambling of an old mind. Hope it gives you some insight into the life and thoughts of grandmother Gurgel and you father. Shortly will do some reviewing of your mother's mother and father. Some information is already at hand others is being sought.
Hope the downturn in the US economy does hit you too hard. The Lord will be here tomorrow as well as today.
I have been spending time on my mother's side of the family tree. Today I will give you what information I have on your mother's father and his family tree.
Henry Bauer was the son of Anton Bauer. Daniel tried to trace the ancestors of Anton. Lois had in her notes that Anton Bauer came from Bavaria or at least his ancestors did. Daniel uncovered an Anton Bauer born in 1793 the son of Josef Bauer was born in 1764. The family came from Vojvodinah (?), Hungary. If this is the family of Anton Bauer there must be another son between Anton Bauer born in 1793 and the Anton Bauer father of Henry (Lois' father). I do not have the birth date of Lois' grandfather Bauer.
Lois often spoke of her uncles and aunts from her father�s side. I cannot remember any of them. But I do recall a cousin of Lois" visiting us at Taylors' cottage one Sunday afternoon.
Henry and his brothers loved to get together and play schafskopf for pennies. It was their way of keeping score. I was never involved in that practice. As I said I cannot remember meeting any of them. The family lived in Milwaukee. When her grandfather Bauer died we were living in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. I can recall mother receiving a check of some $400 as an inheritance. It was a share of what her father would have received had he still been alive. Mother bought a bronze bracelet with that money as well four new tires for our car.
Grandpa Bauer was a linotype operator. He worked at the Northwestern Publishing House (the publishing house for the Wisconsin Synod) as well as for the Milwaukee Journal and Sentinel at times.
He loved to fish and to play cards. I can recall him coming to Rib Lake to visit. We went out on Spirit Lake one evening and the fish were biting until I tangled up my line and must have made some commotion. That was the end of the bites. Grandpa Bauer was quite disgusted with me.
He and grandma Bauer had purchased a home in a new subdivision of Milwaukee. There was some sort of scam about the purchase. They lost their home and their credit rating. As a result they spent their married life in rentals. Never owned a car. The streetcar system in Milwaukee was excellent so they could easily get around.
Henry was a smoker and developed lung cancer in the early 1950s. I can recall visiting him in the hospital and seeing the suffering he went through. The operation prolonged his life for a time but it was only a matter of a year or so before he died. I have seen the results of nicotine many times in my years as a pastor. Just last year in Coloma I saw the same thing in a man by the name of Hays. (By the way his son Jeff Kennedy - stepson and his daughter Belinda Hays attended ILC years ago). One of the last wishes Mr. Hays had was that he might live long enough to go out to Colorado and hunt elk with bow and arrow. He never got there. He died soon after I left Coloma.
I can recall going to grandpa Bauer and asking permission to marry his daughter. All he said was, Ask her not me. Lois mentioned to me years later that he had told her becoming a pastor's wife would be a difficult position. I guess by the time she realized that it was much too late.
Must say I appreciated the fact that grandpa Bauer never objected to (at least as far as I knew) his wife's very frequent coming to be with the daughter when you children were born. That was a big help. More of that when I speak of Helen Bauer, Lois's mother in more detail.
I don't know whether I always get your email. There are times when my computer shows mail being received but I cannot find it. Just last night the compute said 8 letters received and all I could find was one. Anyhow if you are looking for a response and don't get it neither did I.
This morning, March 27th, I will attempt to give you a bit of the history of your grandmother Bauer. There are some questions that I have not been able to answer completely either from Lois' notes or from conversation with Donald, your mother's brother.
Helen (Thurow) Bauer was born on July 14, l900. It was always easy for her to know her age for she grew with the century. She lived until 1985. So she was 85 years old when she left this world.
Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. William Thurow. Thurow shows up at times with Thwors. Most of your mother's notes spell the name Thurrow, but on your mother's confirmation certificate it is spelt Thurow. I do not know whether Pastor Brenner, who confirmed your mother as well as baptized her would have made a mistake. I also checked her birth certificate and that spells Thurow with but one �r.� So in seeking information about her parents it would be wise to look for William Thurow and his wife was Theresa Mueller.
I find no reference to the birth dates of either her father of mother nor any reference to their parents. They apparently lived in Milwaukee beyond that I know nothing. Daniel has been trying to trace them back as yet I do not know if he has come up with anything. When they died and how remains unknown to me at this time. Grandma Bauer spoke of herself as an orphan. She lived with a farm family for some time just outside of Nicollet, MN. How she got there is a mystery. Apparently she was not too happy there and found her way back to Milwaukee and lived with a lady by the name of Anna Richter. What the relationship to this lady was mother never said and Donald was without information also. Donald did speak of visiting at the Richter home as a child.
Mr. William Thurow had a brother by the name of Rheinhold and a sister by the name of Augusta. Mother always referred to her as Aunt Gussie. I met her when she was in a nursing home. She had been married twice. Each time it was for 25 years. Their first husband was a man by the name of Riple. They had one daughter, Kathryn, who apparently died fairly young (?). Mother received a ring of hers. The ring had a fairly large stone set in it. Mother would twist that ring around and around on her finger especially in the last years of her life.
By the way, I did find a reference to Anna Richter as being grandmother's aunt. Donald was not certain about that but in one of your mother's notes I do find her as being referred to as Aunt Anna.
Grandma Bauer also had one full sister, Clara, who married a man by the name of Repety. They lived in northern Wisconsin. She also had a half-sister by the name of Sophia. She was known as Aunt Sophy. Her husband was Fred Hoeft. They had two children, John and Arthur.
Grandmother spent some of her teen age years working for a family by the name of Uehlein (not certain about the spelling). That family was involved (owned I believe) with Schlitz brewery in Milwaukee.
It is interesting to note how often she worked for wealthy families both before her marriage and after her husband�s death. Most of you will have been aware of that when we lived in Phoenix. How often you went out to the Ruskin estate to go swimming. After she came back from Phoenix, she worked for a doctor in Milwaukee for some time.
Her experience as a maid, a helper, a cook and housekeeper for the wealthy taught a good deal about good and very often expensive cooking as well as good housekeeping. Your mother learned a good deal about those areas from grandma Bauer. I can attest to that from meals enjoyed in her home while I was dating your mother as well as many times when she came to our home at the birth of you children and she took over the kitchen and house in her capable way.
At the age of 21 on August 23, 1921 she was married to Henry Bauer in St. John�s Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Pastor Brenner performed the ceremony for them as he also did for your mother and me some 24 years later. Pastor Brenner also confirmed your grandfather, Henry Bauer, as an adult. He had come from a Catholic family.
To this family a daughter, Lois, was born on September 23, 1923 and a son, Donald, was born on October 31, l927.
I will send this off now. The master copy will be corrected at a later date. Don�t mind the errors that come with old fingers and eyes that are not always so quick to catch them.
I�m getting ready for a visit to the doctor for hernia problems. Since our Dr. Olmanson retired and his partner Dr. Shores is back at school for a year, I have transferred my records to the Mankato Clinic, a branch of the Mayo Clinic from Rochester. This will be my first trip to see a new doctor.
[Note: Dad] Just a quick note to all of you. Had an email from Deb relating information she had years ago from grandma Bauer. Would encourage all of you to relate to me things you remember about your ancestors that I have not hit on. Will share it with all of you in one way or another.
Deb mentioned that grandma Bauer had told her about being the children�s home in Wauwatosa (suburb of Milwaukee). She also said grandma Bauer had met her husband through her brother Henry. Both the brother and the husband to be were Henrys (Hank).
Get your memories flowing and your fingers going on the Internet. I do appreciate any help you can provide.
Snow is gradually going so the weather man promises more of the same this weekend just in time for the Final Four tournament in the cities. Basketball tournaments seem to ask for snow going.
Going back to grandma Bauer�s history. I gave you some time ago what I could dig up about Helen Bauer. In going through some of your mother�s papers, I ran across a page drawn up by grandma Bauer herself. I will provide additional information and supply some things that were a mystery to me until I read this.
�Dated April 27, 1985 [this was written then about 8 months before she died].
�Mother�s Maiden Name � Theresa Wistenhoefer Mueller. Born in the Year 1882. Deceased in the Year 1905. Born in Milwaukee City.
�Father�s name was William Thurow, other names not know. Born in year 1849 in Germany Pomerian City. Little is known of his lineage. Deceased in Year 1908.
�I was born in Year 1900 � July 14 of second marriage of both parents. 1 sister and 2 brothers who are also deceased. I am sole survivor from half brothers and sisters. My right sister�s name was Clara and brother�s names were Henry and Herman Thurow. From mother�s first marriage the sister�s names were Sophia Roloff (Theresa, Fredrick Rloff).� [Note from Dad: I think she is giving the marriage name of her mother and her first husband with the name Theresa, Fredrick Roloff.] �From father�s side there were: Augusta Thurow, William Thurow, Rheinhardt Thurow, or it could be Rheinholdt Thurow.
�My life began in a house which was built on Cherry Street in Milwaukee. It was built by Grandfather Mueller (very quaint) [I do not know if she means the house or the grandfather. I would not even venture a guess] when arriving from Germany in the very early 1800 hundreds. Never knew him but heard quite a bit about him. My mother lived all her days in that house. So we were all brought up until they both passed away. Being orphaned at the age of 8 years we were put under the jurisdiction of the Lutheran Children�s Home finding society in Wauwatosa until a home was found for us. My brother Henry, my sister took him into her home but four of us she and her husband could not take upon themselves to provide.
�The property was sold and divided. It sold for $1600.00 so you see there wasn�t much equity for us to be had.
�Clara, Helen and Henry and Herman mother�s family they sent to a family who live on a farm near New Ulm, MN. But they were not there for long�and to Milwaukee Children�s Home. I do not know for how long.
�Have a picture of mother at age 16�she was very pretty.
So far your grandmother�s notes. You will note she has her brother Henry in two places. One with a sister in Milwaukee and one with herself and others in MN. I found the note she set down quite interesting and informative. As I said at the beginning, it provided me with some details that I had not known before. Deb is coming this afternoon and will be here until sometime on Friday. Will pick up with family history when the mind and fingers can go back to work after surgery.
Winding down with Lois' mother. Just a few more observations.
At the death of grandpa Bauer, grandma was left rather high and dry. He had religiously paid his union dues but that only provided for him. There was nothing for the family. Donald was working at the time and between the two of them they managed to keep afloat.
When we moved from Belle Plaine to Phoenix she followed and very quickly got a job with the Ruskins as nanny to their two younger children and helper to the cook. They got tired of bringing her into town and so they gave her the use of a car and told her to learn how to drive. In short order she did learn and made regular trips to our home and to church. I can recall taking her out on the desert and letting her practice behind the wheel. The only thing you could hit was cactus or brush. She enjoyed those few years very much. When we left for Cheyenne she stayed behind. Eventually she went out to California for a visit. Then flew into Cheyenne and from there back to Milwaukee.
Her last years were spent working for a doctor and his wife who was also a doctor I believe. Then she lived with Donald and Doris in Kenosha. From there back into Milwaukee to a high rise building for the elderly. It was located next to the Milwaukee River. It had a beautiful view from her apartment. Finally when she could no longer take care of herself she moved to a nursing home. She made regular visits for ' graduations etc. She enjoyed playing Kings-in-a-Corner and other games with you.
I can remember her taking after Paul and John when they were little and mischievous. She was always ready to pitch in and help where help was needed. I can recall one incident when we were living on Rudolph Road. She was doing dishes and had the hot water constantly running for rinsing them. I remarked to her it would be wise to turn the water on and off as needed since I had to pay the bill for heating the water. She was highly insulted and let me know about it.
She passed away in 1985 at the age of 85. Had a full life with many trials but always bounced back. I appreciated the many weeks and months of help she provided for Lois, me, and you children.
[Note: Love, Dad Your responses to the ancestor file tell me what I thought would be the case as far as I have gone in this undertaking. The sections dealing with grandma Bauer have brought forth quite a few remarks.
Only a very few of you knew your grandfather Henry Bauer. Lois Jean, Paul and John might recall a bit. A couple of you went with your mother to visit him in his last days in Milwaukee. You older girls traveled by train with your mother and spent a few weeks with the Bauers, just before his death Grandmother Gurgel, too, was known only to you older ones. She died in the early fifties. You would have only a few child's memories of her.
When we get to your grandfather Gurgel there may well be more things you can recall. He was one who did not like to leave his home and bed. It took a lot of persuasion to get him to travel. He did not have a car and so was dependent on the trains or one of his children to get him from one place to another. My sister Marie worked hard on him to come to her home in Courtland. He finally gave in and staid with her a few days. From there he was going to come to Belle Plaine to visit us, but he died on the hospital lawn in New Ulm. He never got to our home.
Other ancestors with the exception of your mother and father are known only from hearsay. And yet should be of interest to you to hear something about those whose blood flows in your veins and whose genes have helped to shape you.
I have covered the Pohlls, the Bauers, the Niemanns, the Thurows. There yet remains the Gurgels. That will be undertaken in the near future.
All my information is not yet on hand, but I will give you what I have and fill in later. According to my best recollection my father's parents came over from Germany. Whether they were married before leaving Pommerania (a part of modern day Prussia) or whether they were married in the states I am not certain. They settled on a farm in the southeastern part of Minnesota, near Caledonia, between La Crescent and Caledonia. My father's father was named Gustav as I recall. There were four daughters and two sons born to that family. Herman, my father, and Fred were the boys. Emma, Margaret and two other girls and I am trying to come up with the names of the other two girls.
Fred was a conductor on the La Crosse street car system and made his home in La Crosse until his death. He was still in La Crosse when I was pastor there. I visited him both as his nephew and as his pastor. When I got to know him he was house bound. His wife was a Catholic as were their children. I met one of the boys while I was still at college. He was football coach at Ripon College and their freshman team played our team. There was another son who made the army his career. Served many years both before World War II and after that war. When he retired he took his mother then widowed and moved to Oregon.
One of the sisters married a man by the name of Frey. He published a magazine called the Bandmaster. They lived in Minneapolis and would come through Wonewoc on the way to visit grandma Gurgel then living in Kenosha as were two daughters. Emma had married a man by the name of Kluender. He had one time attended Northwestern College in Watertown. I saw his initials scratched on the chapel organ. He became involved with Nash motors in Kenosha. Held a responsible position. They had two children, a boy and a girl, early in their marriage. Many years later when they had moved to the Milwaukee area working in the Kalvinator company. Nash merged with Kalvinator, they had another daughter, a Nachkoemling a late arrival. Your mother and I visited them at one time.
Another daughter married and lived in the La Crosse area. I am trying to get her name. One of her daughters sang for funerals at First Lutheran in La Crosse. Got acquainted with her while I served as assistant in that congregation. Another sister as I mentioned before also lived in Keosha.
The Kluenders and the Frey made regular visits to our home and they also remembered us children with Christmas gifts. One of the Frey sons was paralyzed with polio. He became quite an organist. I can remember taking my father to visit him in Minneapolis.
My father's father died of pneumonia when he was quite young. I recall my dad saying that he was only nine when his father passed away. My brother Ernst says dad was 12 years old. Have not as yet verified what the true age was. The family moved into La Crosse after the death of Gustav, my grandfather.
Grandfather Gurgel must have instilled a love for growing things into my dad. When we were children he would take us out into the farm fields and identify the different kinds of grains springing up in the spring months.
He knew the different shades of green of oats, barley, wheat etc. The pleasure showed on his face in teaching us to recognize what he saw. All through the years when I was at home or came home for vacations or visits that love for growing things was still evident. He couldn't wait to turn over the garden in the spring, to plant the seeds, or to transplant what he had started in the boxes in the basement while it was still winter. He spent time with a hotbed for tomatoes and come Memorial Day they went into the garden with the hope of ripe tomatoes by the Fourth of July.
Gardening was not only a necessity for feeding his seven children, but a therapy for his stresses teaching 60 and 70 children across eight grades in a one room school room. He enjoyed it and did his best to instill a love for it in our hearts. You have seen some of that same love in the life of your father. I see it to a degree in Daniel and also in John in his love for the lawn and flower gardens.
One story that comes to mind is about his father and he returning in the horse drawn wagon from La Crosse. It was nighttime when they came to the Root River on their way to the farm. When they came to the bridge across the river the horses stopped. No amount of threats etc. would make them move. Finally grandfather stepped down from the wagon and went to the horses and discovered what they had seen, namely, the bridge had been washed away in a spring flood.


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Management kidnap – to apply direct pressure or create a work environment that produces social pressure for people to feel compelled to stay at the worksite beyond normal working hours on a regular basis, typically to obtain the perception of increased productivity or dedication.
There has been plenty written on the subject of how working longer hours does not help people or companies, but here is a good HBR article on that topic in case you are not convinced.
However, in the digital workplace, working long hours does not mean you need to be in the same office space as your co-workers, yet some managers like to demand people give up their location freedom and autonomy when putting in these longer hours. I call this management kidnapping, a terrible practice handed down from the pre-internet age where people needed to be in close proximity to each other, and their local data center resources, in order to work effectively. Unfortunately, this practice has not ended with the advent of modern communication and collaboration tools.
So I am not confused as the owner of a popular soft serve ice cream truck, "Mister Softee", let me set some additional context. Being in the project outcome business, which is mostly deadline driven, I admire and rely on people with the professional will to work the hours needed in order to meet our commitments. Making good on your commitments is critical to your integrity, so it can't be undervalued in both your personal and professional life. But where I draw the distinction between professional will and management kidnapping is when a person in power dictates where the work is to be performed, taking away a team member's location autonomy. In my view, location autonomy is an essential differentiator to firms who live the value of 'work life balance' versus just paying lip service to it.
Unfortunately, I have seen all of the above be true. To share one horror story of a management kidnapper, I was once exposed to a project where the manager limited the number of rental cars needed to get to the client site so he could control when the team leaves the site. Upon leaving the site, this manager would pressure the team to meet in the hotel lounge for a late dinner – a working dinner of course – and then had the group meet again for breakfast before sharing the cars back to the client site. Team members who deviated or who encouraged alternative schedules were socially punished. Needless to say, this project had very high attrition rates.
This brings me to companies that lavish perks on their people to entice them arrive a little earlier and stay a little later – free meals, onsite gyms, napping areas, game rooms, etc. At some level, I believe this is management kidnapping because the company is creating a culture that encourages people to stay onsite longer, which has a network effect of creating additional social pressure to stay onsite longer. You don't want to be the only member of your team that doesn't make the 6pm standup at the smoothie machine? However, I believe people should enjoy those benefits too, and people who want to work at the office longer hours should not be penalized. It's a grey area, but these perks are OK if the company is clear about being supportive to people who choose not to partake in them, and make clear to its management team that people are free, and encouraged, to come and go as professionally required.
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What can you do if you are working with these types of managers or in a culture that promotes this? My best answer would be to establish boundaries early and often. Make clear that you are leaving by X pm, spending a few hours with your family or at the gym, and then will pick back up work till X+Y pm if that is your preference. In the case where you feel directly bullied or pressured, I would escalate until you find someone that will take action. Bad managers are usually habitual abusers of such tactics, so it may not be the first or last time they try to bully you or others, so best to get it on record with their superiors or a HR person. If your company culture does not support work life balance via location autonomy, then it's time to find a new job and let Darwin take care of your ex-colleagues.
Do you need a data point that demonstrates high performance can be had by leaving the office at a decent hour? Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, is fairly religious about leaving at 5:30pm to spend time with her family and then may put in more work later in the evening. If Sheryl Sandberg who has a perpetually full plate of high priority concerns can manage not physically being at the office to keep her finger on the switch, I think most managers, who frankly aren't managing 1/10th of Sandberg's load, can do it too.
My call to action for leaders is to go that extra mile to ensure your people are getting out of the office enough to walk their dogs, spend quality time with their significant others or to make that evening spin class. The benefits will go beyond having a balanced and refreshed team, as respect and trust will grow stronger which will pay regular dividends. And for people that work for management kidnappers, you need to directly confront and/or escalate otherwise their management style will be further enabled and sometimes even rewarded.


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Mananjary är en stad och kommun i regionen Vatovavy i den östra delen av Madagaskar. Kommunen hade 25 222 invånare vid folkräkningen 2018, på en yta av 36,59 km². Den ligger vid floden Mananjarys utlopp i Indiska oceanen, cirka 270 kilometer sydost om Antananarivo. Mananjary är huvudort i regionen Vatovavy och är en viktig utskeppningshamn för produktionen av kaffe, vanilj, kakao, oliver och ris.

Stadens flygplats är Mananjary Airport.

Referenser

Externa länkar

Orter i Vatovavy
Madagaskars kommuner

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state senators have voted to formally discipline a colleague who posted on social media that she hoped for President Donald Trump"s assassination.
Democratic state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal removed the comment from her Facebook page the same day she posted it last month and apologized. She has said the remark was made in frustration over Trump"s response to a violent white nationalist rally in Virginia.
The comment was met with bipartisan calls for her to resign, but she hasn"t stepped down.
On Wednesday, the Republican-dominated Senate voted to publicly censure her.
Meanwhile, in the Missouri House, lawmakers opened an ethics review of GOP Rep. Warren Love"s post calling for a Confederate monument vandal to be hanged.


Ottawa is coming up with a new official plan — the legal document that governs how the city grows — and the kids have something to say about it.
In February, the city announced it's aiming to make Ottawa one of North America's most livable mid-sized cities by 2046.
The city wants to have the blueprint ready for 2021, with the goal of making Ottawa more attractive to younger workers as the city competes in a world where economic activity is concentrated in a shrinking number of large urban areas.
Kate Herron, a Grade 5 teacher at Half Moon Bay Public School, tasked her class with coming up with their own ideas for how they'd like to see their city grow.
Lily Morin said the city needs to be a bit more proactive when it comes to plastic waste, pointing out how cities in California are trying to solve the problem.
"When I go grocery shopping I see plastic bags in trees and I see coke bottles everywhere. If that's happening now, it could get better or it could get worse," she said.
As an avid singer, Morin said she's also looking forward to seeing how music has evolved by 2046.
"People won't use as many instruments. I feel like it will be more techy," she predicted.
Katie Roberts and Cooper Pears were part of a group that focused on what Ottawans will be doing for fun in 2046.
Roberts predicted hockey and soccer will still be staples in Ottawa, but she expects new sports to come into play, too.
"Maybe they'll join two sports like basketball and lacrosse. That would just be an idea," she said.
Pears thinks the players will likely be robots, although he doesn't know if that will be an improvement.
"A robot might not be able to beat Wayne Gretzky," he acknowledged, but on the other hand, "they'd never get injuries so they could be good."
One sport there might be less of in Ottawa is golf, according to Aileen Zhang and Bella Czudner.
"We might need to destroy more golf courses to add more houses," Zhang said.
Another housing option the group came up with would see Ottawa become a real-life version of The Shire, where homes are moved underground.
"I think it's a good idea because then there will be more room for things up top," Czudner said.
Caitlyn Bird, Jake Smith and Bernice Lu worry there will be less room for kids to play.
"The houses will probably be packed together a lot more. So front yards and backyards — there won't be as many," Smith said.
We'll need more houses because there will be more people working from home, the group reasoned.
"Since now we have the technology, we're able to work at home," Bird said.
Lu believes more people will be working in the auto industry as self-driving cars make their way to Ottawa.
Speaking of self-driving cars, Ashley Brydges, Hayyan Affan and Gavin Landry looked at how transportation might change in the future.
If more people are driving, Affan said Ottawa will need more room.
"There's going to have to be bigger roads," he said.
For sidewalks, Ottawa should consider moving walkways like the ones at airports instead of sidewalks, Landry said.
"It would go faster and be less dangerous," Brydges agreed.


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Galenus of Pergamon – The most Accomplished Physician of Antiquity
medical science 17. May 2018 0 Tabea Tietz
Galenus of Pergamon (127 – 216 CE)
In 129 AD, Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire Aelius Galenus also referred to as Claudius Galenus was born. Arguably the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and neurology, as well as philosophy and logic.
"Employment is Nature's physician, and is essential to human happiness."
— attributed to Galenus, In: Day's Collacon: an Encyclopaedia of Prose Quotations, (1884), p. 223.
Aelius Galenus – Early Years
Aelius Galenus was born in Pergamon (modern-day Bergama, Turkey) which was a major cultural and intellectual centre. It was famous for its library and attracted both Stoic and Platonic philosophers, to whom Galen was exposed at early age. Even though it was intended that Galen should study philosophy, his father changed his mind and at age 16, he began his four year studies at the Asclepieum dedicated to Asclepius, god of medicine. After the death of his father, Galen was financially independent and started traveling to Corinth, Crete, Cicilia, and Cyprus. This was followed by the medical school of Alexandria where Galen exposed himself to various schools of thought and medicine.
Physician to the Gladiators
Around the age of 28, Galen returned to Pergamon as a physician to the gladiators of the High Priest of Asia. There he learned the importance of diet, fitness and hygiene. He studied anatomy and the treatment of fractures and traumas. It is believed that only five death occurred among the gladiators during his time there, which is low compared to the sixty deaths which occurred in his predecessor's time.
Court Physician in Rome
Around 162, Galen traveled to Rome in order to become a practicing physician there. However, he had severe conflicts with other physicians there and feared to be poisoned or exiled so he left the city. In 169 when the great plague broke out, the emperor summoned him back to Rome. He was ordered to accompany Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Versus to Germany as the court physician.[6] During the following spring however, Galen was left behind to act as physician to the imperial heir Commodus. There, Galen was able to write extensively on his medical studies. Galen was the physician to Commodus for much of the emperor's life and treated his common illnesses. He later became physician to Septimius Severus during his reign in Rome.
Galenus of Pergamon probably passed away around the year 199. However, the sources on his death date differ.
The Unit of Body and Soul
Galen's main medical work is the Methodus medendi, it consists of 14 books. The guiding principle here is that all phenomena in nature and in man fulfill a certain purpose. Galen understood man as a unit of body and soul, influenced on two sides, by the spiritual and by matter. He adopted the four-element doctrine developed in philosophy, according to which fire, earth, air and water in different compositions represent the basic elements of all being. He also continued the four-juice theory already developed in Hippocratic medicine, which assigned the four qualities (primary qualities) warm and moist, cold and moist, warm and dry and cold and dry to the four body juices blood, mucus, yellow bile and black bile. The four qualities of taste postulated by Galen (secondary qualities) are: Blood – sweet, mucus – salty, yellow bile – bitter, black bile – sour and hot. He also linked the four juices to the four phases of human life. Disease was for him a dyscrasia, a faulty mixture of juices. Galen attached particular importance to the examination of pulse and urine in the diagnosis of diseases.
Pharmacological Knowledge
Pathological changes in the well-balanced mixture of juices, which can be seen by heating, moistening, catching a cold or drying out the affected body parts, must be counteracted with counteracting drugs. In this context, the attraction of a part of the body to certain drugs, which could be caused by their similar nature on an elementary level, had to be taken into account. The pharmacology of the Islamic and Occidental cultural regions was oriented towards the complicated recipes of Galen until the late Middle Ages. Only under the influence of Paracelsus's medical teachings did the theory of the manufacture and preparation of medicines, known as galenics, lose its importance in the course of the early modern period.[7]
Sections and Vivisections
Galenus carried out extensive sections and vivisections on animals and wrote nearly 400 writings, which were combined in 70 books after his death by Oribasius (326-403). Almost a quarter of these have been preserved in the Greek original or in Latin, Arabic or Syrian translations. Until the 17th century and beyond, they served as the basis for medical teaching at universities.
Anthony Papalas, Galen's Place in the History of Medicine, [10]
[1] Galen at Famous Scientists
[2] Galen at Ancient Origins
[3] Augustus and the Foundation of the Roman Empire, SciHi Blog, September 13, 2013
[4] The Famous Prophecies of Nostradamus, SciHi Blog, May 4, 2018
[5] Galen at Wikidata
[6] Marcus Aurelius – the Philosopher on the Emperor's Throne, SciHi Blog, March 17, 2014.
[7] Paracelsus – a Typical Renaissance Scientist, SciHi Blog, November 11, 2012.
[8] Works by or about Galen at Wikisource
[9] Galen entry in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
[10] Anthony Papalas, Galen's Place in the History of Medicine, LaupusLibrary @ youtube
[11] Nutton, V. (2005). "The Fatal Embrace: Galen and the History of Ancient Medicine". Science in Context. 18 (1): 111–121
[12] Von Staden, H. (1995). "Anatomy as rhetoric: Galen on dissection and persuasion". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. 50 (1): 47–66.
[13] Theodore J. Drizis (Fall 2008). "Medical ethics in a writing of Galen". Acta Med Hist Adriat. 6 (2): 333–336.
[14] Timeline of the History of Anatomy, via DBpedia and Wikidata
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I've tried to briefly answer most of the questions that have come from the MSG and homemade mix posts. I'll be happy to continue answering questions if you have any. I'm only speaking from my experiences, but I sure hope something here helps someone!
What Pre-packaged Foods Can I Eat?
Let's see. Just taking a quick scan through my pantry and refrigerator, these are some pre-packaged things I found. Take note – some people will be more sensitive than me and possibly not able to tolerate what I can. NONE of the products on my shelf have MSG as an ingredient, but their could potentially be some hidden MSG in terms like flavorings, seasonings, or spices. Personally, I can eat all the following without incident. Oh, I ought to mention that sometimes I won't react to something the first time I eat it, but I will after eating it a second time, say the following day as a leftover. Unfortunately, knowing those things only comes with experience.
Most canned beans with no added seasonings – personally, I can tolerate Bush's baked beans, too.
What did I give up forever?
Seasoned chips – Sour Cream 'n Onion, Doritoes, Cheetos….
It's hard to remember because I really don't miss any of this anymore!
What Are My Favorite Cookbooks?
The one that got me started on my MSG-free quest is the one offered at www.msgmyth.com. The first half of the book is full of wonderful information, while the second half is full of recipes for meals as well as things like mixes and appropriate substitutes.
I don't have other cookbooks that are dedicated to living MSG-free. It's really a matter of finding cookbooks that teach you how to cook from scratch rather than most of the ingredients being convenience foods themselves. I didn't pitch my recipe books where every other recipe calls for a can of cream of mushroom soup, I simply learned (from the msgmyth cookbook) how to make my own white sauce to use in place of the can of soup.
From the www.msgmyth.com website, some of you have run across the fact that slow cooking and overcooked tomatoes can cause MSG symptoms in some people. I have never experienced this. I use the crockpot all the time and tomatoes are a staple in our diet. I believe the author mentions this for those who are not finding total relief from getting rid of the added MSG ingredients.
I have noticed that each person in our family is sensitive in one way or another to foods, medicines, food colorings and/or outdoor allergens. One commenter mentioned that she is lactose intolerant but still experiencing bowel symptoms. From my own experience, with no medical proof to back me up, I have found that sensitive people are just that – sensitive. Their bellies and bodies tend to struggle with more than one thing. That can make it a difficult row to hoe when trying to identify dietary culprits!
Aspartame, MSG and cysteine (as in L-cysteine often found in baked goods) are all excitotoxins. Chances are, if you are sensitive to one, you are sensitive to all. I've never used or allowed much "diet" sugar into our home, so I don't have much experience with it. But, I do react to L-cysteine similarly to MSG.
I have never made a sloppy joe mix because I have a wonderful from scratch recipe that I've never wanted to stray from. I'll post it below. But, I came across a mix recipe here and here if you'd like to try them.
Cook beef and onion in large skillet. Drain. Add all remaining ingredients and simmer, uncovered, for about 30 minutes to an hour. Stir frequently to avoid sticking. Makes enough for eight buns.
This recipe comes from Nina Beach of the Vine Run Baptist Church in Folsom, KY.
Mix all together. Store in air tight container. Use 2-3 Tbsp in place of store bought mix.
Mix together. Store in air tight container. Sprinkle on food as desired.
Mix well and store in air tight container. 2-3 Tbsp = a mix packet from the store.
I have enjoyed reading your MSG information and recipes on your blog. I have written No MSG For Me Cookbook. It has over 100 recipes that are all MSG free. It also includes a guide to buying MSG free ingredients. You and others who have an MSG sensitivity may find it helpful. It is available at http://www.nomsgform.com.


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Kurt Warner's favorite part of Kyler Murray and 1 needed improvement
By Alex Weiner | November 21, 2019 at 7:25 am
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) stands on the field after an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Cardinals in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/John Hefti)
NFL Hall of Famer and NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner knows the quarterback position well.
When he joined the Burns & Gambo show Wednesday on 98.7 FM Arizona's Sports Station, the hosts asked Warner for one thing he likes out of Cardinals rookie Kyler Murray's first 11 weeks as a pro and one thing he wants the quarterback to work on.
"If there's one stat that is more important than anything else each week, it's not turning the football over, not putting your team in a bad position," Warner said. "He's done an incredible job for the most part this year protecting the football."
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Murray has thrown one interception over the past seven games.
He has thrown multiple picks in just one game this year, back in Week 3. As a whole, he's thrown 14 touchdowns to five interceptions.
Despite getting sacked 35 times so far, he also has just two fumbles. As a runner, he has not been caught sticking the ball out too far from his body while trying to avoid a tackle.
On to the improvement.
Warner wants to see Murray more comfortable in the pocket.
Murray is very quick and elusive. While he's extended passing plays without pulling the ball and running, Warner still believes Murray can improve by sitting in the pocket rather than making throws on the move.
(Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
"If there's one thing he should work on its the ability to slow the game down and see the field," Warner said. "Make his reads and get the ball out to his guys on time. I think he's made some progress in that throughout the course of the season."
Murray has the fourth-most passing attempts in the league but only the 12th-most completions of 20 yards or more. That's not saying he can't do it.
Kyler Murray has been among the best in deep passing this season 🔥📈 pic.twitter.com/CIhlvLC4cg
— PFF (@PFF) November 21, 2019
Being able to sit in the pocket and allow his receivers' routes to develop could open up more chances for him to let some deeper passes go.
"Pressure and panic and his ability on the move have taken over for settling in the pocket and letting things develop and then throwing down the field," Warner said. "You add in all the good things he does to when he figures that out and I'm excited to see what that would look like."
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In my quest to eat better, I have been re-evaluating the foods I love and trying to make changes. Fajitas are one of my faves but the tortilla, cheese, and sour cream are not tummy friendly. I was really craving them and decided to make my own mix. It was super tasty and The Husband kept repeating that he loved it.
1. Take a tablespoon of butter and cook onions and mushrooms for a few minutes until onions start to thin.
2. Take the chopped peppers and add them to the mushroom and onion mix. Cover and cook on medium for about ten minutes depending on how soft you would like the veggies to be.
3. Add chicken. If you have time, you can cook your own chicken and cut it up but I used some of the Tyson Ready Made chicken.
4. Cook for another five minutes or so.
5. Serve in a bowl and add sour cream or shredded cheese if you would like. I did not add sour cream to mine which caused The Husband to tell me I had become a stranger to him.
Ta Da! Dinner made super easy.


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10 Best Adventures of 1908
By: Joshua Glenn
One hundred and ten years ago, the following 10 adventures — selected from my Best Nineteen-Oughts Adventure list — were first serialized or published in book form. They're my favorite adventures published that year.
Note that 1908 is, according to my unique periodization schema, the fifth year of the cultural "decade" know as the Nineteen-Oughts. Therefore, we have arrived at the apex of the Oughts; the titles on my 1908 and 1909 lists represent, more or less, what Oughts adventure writing is all about.
Please let me know if I've missed any adventures from this year that you particularly admire. Enjoy!
G.K. Chesterton's metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday. Subtitled "A Nightmare," Chesterton's best novel follows Gabriel Syme, a Scotland Yard man, as he infiltrates the London chapter of the European Anarchist Council. Lucian Gregory, an avant-garde poet, publicly endorses anarchism… in order to make himself seem harmless, when in fact he is up for election as "Thursday," one of seven members of the Council, each named for a day of the week. Syme gets himself elected in Gregory's place… only to discover that nothing is as it seems. The Council's president, Sunday, is a sinister mastermind who has purposely recruited undercover police detectives and pitted them against one another! As Thursday and his colleagues pursue Sunday, the "nightmare" becomes more and more fantastical and absurdist. I the end, we're left to puzzle over whether Sunday is evil or… Christ-like. Fun facts: Included on Michael Moorcock's list of the 100 Best Fantasy Novels. Orson Welles's 1938 adaptation of The Man Who Was Thursday for The Mercury Theatre on the Air is pretty great.
Edith Nesbit's The House of Arden. During the Oughts (1904–1913), E. Nesbit produced an extraordinary run of terrific children's books — including The New Treasure Seekers (1904), The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904), The Story of the Amulet and The Railway Children (1906), The Enchanted Castle (1907), and The Magic City (1910). Her own two favorites were the so-called Fabian Time Fantasies, The House of Arden and Harding's Luck (1909), in which children visit different time periods and grapple with social issues such as gender roles, economic exploitation, and race relations… while having exciting adventures. Here, the quarrelsome Edred and Elfrida Arden inherit a decrepit Castle and search it for a lost family fortune. With the assistance of the Mouldiwarp (a cranky magical mole, who can only be summoned via original poetry), they search for clues in earlier periods of English history, testing their wits against witches, highwaymen, and renegades in 1807, as Napoloen prepares to invade England, in 1605, during the Gunpowder Plot, and so forth. Nesbit is a witty writer — there's plenty here for adults as well as kids. Fun facts: At one point, Edred and Elfrida bump into "Cousin Dick," who is also time-traveling. He will be the protagonist of Harding's Luck.
Kenneth Grahame's children's fantasy adventure The Wind in the Willows. When they aren't enjoying the simple pleasures of life in England's Thames Valley, three anthropomorphized animals — the naive Mole, the friendly Rat, and the fierce Badger — struggle to keep their hapless friend Toad, a wealthy idler with a mania for automobiles, out of trouble. Readers are treated to a jail break and hunted-man adventure, during which Toad — who was imprisoned for stealing a car, and is now disguised as an elderly washerwoman — flees from his pursuers via steam engine and horse-drawn barge, only to steal the same car again. Immediately after this sequence, which is so entertaining that Disney Land designed a ride in its honor, Toad's friends must help him to recapture his stately home — via a secret tunnel sneak attack — from weasels and stoats who've invaded the Wild Wood. The preceding chapters are perhaps less thrilling than these, but still funny, sweet, and utterly charming. Fun facts: The Wind in the Willows has been adapted as a movie several times, most notably by Disney in 1949, Rankin/Bass in 1985/1987, and Terry Jones in 1996. British bands from Pink Floyd to Iron Maiden have referenced the mystical chapter "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" in their music.
Jack London's Radium Age sci-fi novel The Iron Heel. Between the (near-future) years of 1912 and 1932, according to the on-the-scene MS presented here by a far-future historian, an oligarchy known to its foes as the Iron Heel arose in the United States. (We learn, from the future historian, that the Iron Heel would maintain power for 300 years until a socialist revolution finally overthrew it, ushering in a utopian future society.) The Iron Heel is composed of robber barons who have bankrupted the middle class and reduced farmers to serfdom; they use mercenaries to keep laborers — in all industries except steel, rail, and others important to the oligarchs — in check. The Iron Heel has an amazing city built — it's called Asgard, but let's face it, it's Google-era San Francisco — where the proles are wowed by technological advancements but prevented from advancing into the middle class. Fun fact: Sci-fi historians believe that The Iron Heel influenced Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. Whether or not that's the case, Orwell himself described London as having made "a very remarkable prophecy of the rise of Fascism." Serialized here at HILOBROW during 2018.
H.G. Wells's Radium Age sci-fi adventure The War in the Air. After Bert Smallways, a forward-thinking bicycle mechanic, is accidentally carried off in a hot air balloon belonging to Mr. Butteridge, inventor of a revolutionary maneuverable aircraft, he is shot down in Germany. Prince Karl Albert, who has organized an air-ship attack on the Eastern United States, takes Smallways along for the invasion — since he believes him to be Butteridge. (Simultaneously, the Confederation of Eastern Asia — China and Japan — launches an aerial attack on the Western United States.) Smallways looks on in horror as an American naval fleet is obliterated by German aerial bombardment; soon after, German air ships rain destruction on New York City. However, not long after this, German air fleet is attacked by the Confederation, whose one-man flying machines firing incendiary bullets overpower the hydrogen-filled zeppelins. Can Bert turn the tide of battle by helping America to develop Butteridge's aircraft? Will the entire "fabric of civilization" (the late-period Wells is over-fond of such formulations) be torn asunder, and England revert to a medieval social order? Fun facts: Written in four months, serialized in 1908 in The Pall Mall Magazine.
Maurice Renard's Radium Age sci-fi adventure Docteur Lerne, sous-dieu (Doctor Lerne, Undergod). Returning to the castle where he grew up, after many years away, Nicolas Vermont is surprised to discover that his uncle Frédéric, a retired surgeon, is changed and hostile. Frédéric is engaged in mysterious scientific research, and forbids Nicolas access to his laboratory greenhouses; he also insists that Nicolas not court his protégée, Emma. Nicolas defies both injunctions. When Frédéric realizes that Nicolas has discovered the nature of his research — uncanny plant/animal hybrids! — he temporarily exchanges Nicolas's brain with that of a bull. (Renard plays with mythology, in this story: the lab is a labyrinth; Nicolas's bull-brained body is a Minotaur.) Frédéric then develops a means of projecting his own consciousness into a machine — Nicolas's high-tech automobile. A Symbolist-esque homage to H.G. Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau. Fun fact: This was Renard's first novel. The poet Apollinaire was a fan: "A little marvel of fantasy: charming, cultivated, and effortlessly learned."
William Hope Hodgson's supernatural adventure The House on the Borderland. Directly over a vast chasm near a remote Irish village, some two hundred years before our narrative begins, someone has built a weird stone house — circular, with "little curved towers and pinnacles, with outlines suggestive of leaping flames." As our narrator — the Recluse, whose journal it is that we're reading — soon discovers, the house is a space/time portal. He's oppressed by a hallucinatory vision, in which he travels to another planet (or dimension) where he finds a version of the house; and he's attacked by humanoid "swine-things," who emerge from the chasm. The house also transports the recluse to "the Sea of Sleep," where he reunites with his lost love — who warns him that the house was "founded on grim arcane laws." The man is afforded a cosmic vision of Earth passing through eons to its destruction… and he's infected by a luminous fungus! Fun facts: Via this book and the Radium Age sci-fi novel The Night Land (1912), among other writings, Hodgson pioneered a strain of cosmic horror that would prove influential on the likes of H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith.
Alexander Bogdanov's Radium Age sci-fi adventure Red Star. Leonid, a scientist-revolutionary active in the Russian Revolution of 1905, is befriended by Menni — who turns out to be a Martian in disguise. Leonid, it seems, has been selected by the Martians to visit them — which he does via the "etheroneph," a nuclear photonic rocket. Mars, Leonid discovers, is a post-revolutionary society — an idyllic communist-esque social order boasting a planned economy and advanced cybernetic control; Martians work only as much as they want to. The "red star" also boasts nuclear fusion and propulsion, atomic weaponry, computers, blood transfusions, and (almost) unisexuality. However, the Martians have run out of resources and are considering an invasion of either Earth or Venus! Sent home, after he kills one of the Martians who threaten to colonize Earth, Leonid rejoins the revolutionary struggle. Fun fact: Bogdanov (1873–1928) was one of the early organizers and prophets of the Russian Bolshevik party; Stalin was a fan of his writing. He followed this novel with a prequel in 1913, Engineer Menni, which detailed the creation of the communist society on Mars.
Gustave Le Rouge's Radium Age sci-fi adventure Le Prisonnier de la Planète Mars. Amateur astronomer Robert Darvel arranges to have himself transported to Mars in a capsule propelled (how else?) by a psychic energy produced by thousands of Indian yogis gathered together as one cosmic soul. Among other observations he makes about Mars's flora (carnivorous grass) and fauna (giant crabs, jelly-like octopi with pseudo-human faces), Darvel discovers that the planet is inhabited by dull-witted humanoids who are herded and harvested by three species of vampire creatures. The vampires are controlled by squid-like, invisible beings haunting an abandoned city. Even worse, a Great Brain, which inhabits a crystal mountain surrounded by magnetic storms, is controlling the squid-vampire creatures! Mars, it seems, is like an evil version of Oz; L. Frank Baum's books began appearing in 1900. Darvel finally returns back to Earth, with some of the invisible vampires in tow… thus setting up this book's 1909 sequel, La Guerre des Vampires. Fun fact: "The best novel of one of the most important SF writers in France at the dawn of the twentieth century," according to Arthur Evans, author of Jules Verne Rediscovered and managing editor of Science Fiction Studies. Reissued by Bison Frontiers of Imagination.
John Fox Jr.'s frontier adventure The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. For thirty years the Tollivers and the Falins have been feuding in the Cumberland Gap — near the border of Kentucky and Virginia in the Appalachians. As the railroad, and the coal and iron industry, exert their influence in the area, an enterprising engineer and geologist, John Hale, enters the scene. The enlightened, progressive Hale attempts to institute the rule of law in the area, which makes him the enemy of both the Tollivers and Falins, who insist on following traditional clan law. Meanwhile, the beautiful June Tolliver has been away to New York for her eduction… when she returns, will her sympathies lie with Hale or with her hillbilly family? Fun facts: The author grew up in Kentucky, then attended Harvard. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine was a best-seller, inspiring a 1913 song and movie adaptations — including a 1936 Technicolor film starring Henry Fonda.
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CHICAGO — Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Rodelle Inc., a premium originator, processor and supplier of vanilla products.
Rodelle, founded in 1936 and based in Fort Collins, Colorado, originates, processes and sells premium vanilla products, including organic and traditional extracts, beans, alcohol-free flavor and paste. The company also sells non-vanilla products, including flavorings, extracts, spice blends and organic spices. Rodelle provides ingredient solutions to major food and beverage makers, as well as directly to consumers, with a premium retail brand that can be found in the baking aisle of most grocery stores in North America. The company's sales last year were approximately $40 million.
Rodelle's supply chain is unique among major vanilla processors. In Madagascar, the company owns a stake in Federation Sahanala Vanille — a joint venture between Rodelle and a partnership of local associations that now includes more than 2,100 registered vanilla farmers — and is capable of producing industry-leading volumes of certified organic vanilla. Rodelle also has a strategic partnership with Gourmet Gardens, providing sourcing of vanilla in Uganda. By removing the third parties that are typical in other vanilla processor supply chains, Rodelle is able to offer competitive pricing and a reliable supply.
Rodelle has about 70 full-time employees. The company operates a 65,000-square-foot extraction and processing facility in Fort Collins; the modern plant was built in 2008 and expanded in 2014, and includes labs for testing and R&D.


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Home Entertainment Bridget Moynahan and Tom Brady Have a Son
Bridget Moynahan and Tom Brady Have a Son
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Bridget Moynahan and Tom Brady share a son named John Edward Thomas Moynahan. Bridget is famous as the star of CBS show blue bloods. Tom is a famous American footballer and actor who has been married for nine years.
His father is a former NFL player who went on to become a football legend. Tom won seven Super Bowl rings and has been called "America's Most Valuable Player."
After the death of Tom Moynahan, the biological daughter of Bridget Moynahan and his girlfriend Gisele, John Edward was raised by his mother. As a single mother, Bridget regularly updates her husband, Tom, about the progress of her son.
In one of their recent exchanges, she informed Tom that her son won a reading award. The two of them remain close, and Bridget shares pictures of John with her followers.
Bridget Moynahan is the daughter of one of the world's most famous football players. She aspired to be a model, and she had a promising career in the 1990s. She also did commercials for several brands.
Her stepmother is the famous Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen. Together, they have amassed a net worth of millions of dollars. This is the most recent celebrity couple.
Tom Brady and Bridget started dating in 2004, and split in 2006. However, they didn't decide to start a family together and decided to break up in December 2006. The two broke up in 2006 and soon after, Bridget found out that she was pregnant. The couple remained friends until their son was born in August 2007.
John Edward Thomas Moynahan is the son of a professional football player named Tom Brady and a model and actress named Bridget Moynahan.
The two met in the early 2000s and dated in 2004, but eventually separated and he later got pregnant before his parents got back together. His mother is an actress and a model, while his father was a famous American football player, who plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
After their relationship ended, John and Bridget had a son, named John, in August 2007. In 2006, Tom and Gisele had split and John and Gisele shared joint custody of the child. In December 2016, Bridget married businessman Andrew Frankel in the Hamptons.
Andrew Frankel is the father of three children from previous relationships. While the relationship ended abruptly, they maintain a close relationship and have a good relationship.
The couple separated in 2007 and the birth of John Edward Thomas Moynahan occurred in 2007. Tom and Bridget shared co-parenting responsibilities for the newborn. Their son John Edward Thomas is already a celebrity in his own right.
His mother recently revealed that John wanted him to become a professional athlete. His father readily accepted this desire, allowing him to pursue his dream. In addition to the NFL, John Edward Thomas Moynahan's parents have many other careers.
Tom and Bridget were separated when their son was born, and the couple had a hard time getting back together. Gisele had a hard time accepting that Bridget had a child. In the end, they settled on co-parenting and were both very happy with the arrangement.
In spite of their separation, the two were still very close and agreed to co-parent John. However, Tom and Bridget still have their differences and are happy to co-parent their son.
Tom and Bridget Moynahan have been married for seven years. Tom was a champion football player and won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. Their marriage was not perfect and Tom has been criticized and chastised for his actions.
While Tom acknowledges that his son has a different point of view, he seems unwilling to make changes. And Bridget Moynahan is not much different in her approach to their son.
While Tom Brady's wife, Gisele, is a super model, she is a former soccer star. Their son, John Edward Thomas Moynahan, was born into a famous family. They were famous when their children were babies, but they now live a quiet life away from the spotlight.
While some celebrity parents keep their children from the spotlight, others let them shine. Their son John Edward Thomas Moynahan is now an NFL Hall of Famer and is very popular in the media.
American football star Tom Brady and his wife, actress Bridget Moynahan, have a son, John Edward Thomas Moynahan. Both were born in California and are of white ethnicity.
Moynahan has two younger half-siblings, Benjamin Rein Brady and Vivian Lake Brady. The two live in New York. John Edward Thomas Moynahan is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and his wife is 6 feet, 4 inches tall.
Tom and Bridget Moynahan split up before John was born, but they co-parented the child. Bridget and Tom are very present for their son, often taking him to the beach.
While John is required to spend most of the week with his parents, he enjoys having time with his parents. Bridget has supported Jack's dream to be an athlete. The two married in 2012.
Although the couple were not married at the time of their child's birth, they remain close. Gisele Moynahan dated businessman Andrew Frank, while Tom was still dating Bridget.
The two married on February 26, 2009, and Gisele has a high-profile career in modeling and business. Gisele's children also receive lots of love from their parents. Bridget and Tom were a great pair to raise a child, and their son is no exception.
Tom Brady and Bridget Moynahan have a son, Jack. Jack was born in Santa Monica, California, and the couple has been together for six years. They welcomed their son on August 22, 2007.
On February 13, 2018, they were joined by their other children, Jack and Benny. Tom Brady and Bridget Moynahan are the proud parents of a son named Jack. The couple married in Costa Rica, but later separated and moved on to their own relationship.
Despite the fact that their son is Brady's only child, the couple had a blended family. The couple's son, Jack, is a talented and athletic young man. Interestingly enough, he has never played a sport, which may explain the blended family.
However, the two are happy together as a family. But, there is still some mystery surrounding their child. Regardless of their relationship, Tom and Bridget Moynahan are one of the most famous couples on the planet.
In 2004 and 2006, Brady and Moynahan began dating. They split in December 2006, and shortly after, their baby was born. It is unclear why the two separated, but Bridget was already dating a supermodel at the time.
However, two months later, Brady and Moynahan broke up. However, Bridget was still breastfeeding her son. However, after they separated, Brady moved on with Gisele Bundchen.
John Edward Thomas Moynahan is the eldest son of Tom Brady and Bridget Moynahan. He was born on August 22, 2007, in Santa Monica, California. His mother is an actress.
His father is a successful NFL player and their eldest son has gained worldwide fame. John Edward Thomas Moynahan and Tom Brady's son are now studying in Middle School. So, what is the difference?
As the son of a successful athlete, Tom Brady is grateful that his son can watch him play on TV. But the father appreciates that Jack's point of view is much different from that of a typical football viewer.
In 2018, he surprised Jack by kissing him on the lips before leaving for the Superbowl. Although the action has sparked controversy, Tom Moynahan appears to have no plans to change his ways.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) visits striking United Auto Workers union members as they picket at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant on September 25, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
To Tackle Ills of 'Unfettered Capitalism,' Sanders Plan Would Give Workers Seats on Corporate Boards and Reverse Trump Tax Cuts
"The establishment tells us there is no alternative to unfettered capitalism, that this is how the system and globalization work and there's no turning back. They are dead wrong."
Taking aim at the vast inequities produced by America's business-dominated economic system, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday unveiled a far-reaching proposal that would roll back President Donald Trump's tax cuts and transfer more power to U.S. workers by giving them seats on corporate boards and ownership shares in their companies.
"This is the most ambitious plan on corporate ownership ever put out by a presidential candidate."
—Peter Gowan, Democracy Collaborative
"The establishment tells us there is no alternative to unfettered capitalism, that this is how the system and globalization work and there's no turning back. They are dead wrong," Sanders, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, writes on his website. "The truth is that we can and we must develop new economic models to create jobs and increase wages and productivity across America."
"Instead of giving huge tax breaks to large corporations that ship our jobs to China and other low-wage countries, we need to give workers an ownership stake in the companies they work for, a say in the decision-making process that impacts their lives, and a fair share of the profits that their work makes possible in the first place," said the Vermont senator.
In his "Corporate Accountability and Democracy" plan, Sanders proposes, among other reforms:
Giving workers the power to directly elect at least 45 percent of their firm's board of directors;
Requiring large corporations and all publicly traded companies "to provide at least two percent of stock to their workers every year until the company is at least 20 percent owned by employees";
Rolling back "all of the disastrous corporate tax breaks enacted under Trump, closing corporate tax loopholes, and demanding that large corporations pay their fair share of taxes";
Halting corporate mega-mergers and retroactively undoing mergers that have taken place under Trump; and
Eliminating corporations' use of offshore tax havens.
Peter Gowan, senior policy associate at the Democracy Collaborative, a left-wing think tank, told Vox that "this is the most ambitious plan on corporate ownership ever put out by a presidential candidate."
"[This is] giving real bones to Sanders's vision of democratic socialism," said Gowan.
bernie has the best corporate governance & worker ownership proposal by far!!! democratic employee ownership funds (twice as big/fast as Labour's ones!), worker right of first refusal when a company is being sold/closed/offshored!! https://t.co/56MkD4XAcz
— the housing market (@peterjgowan) October 14, 2019
A lot of stuff in new Sanders policy:
- Workers get 45% of seats on corporate boards
- Corporations must put 20% of shares into worker-controlled fund
- Raise corporate rate from 21% to 35%
- $500M 4 employee ownership bank
- Sweeping antitrust planhttps://t.co/DwMcyD5HYo
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) October 14, 2019
"In America today, corporate greed is destroying the social and economic fabric of our society and rapidly moving our nation into an oligarchy, in which a small handful of multi-billionaires increasingly determine our economic, environmental, and political future," said Sanders. "By giving workers seats on corporate boards and a stake in their companies, we can create an economy that works for all of us, not just the one percent."
The Sanders campaign estimated the proposal would raise $3 trillion in revenue over ten years, $2 trillion of which would be used to fund the senator's Green New Deal plan.


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Slag Wars: Meet the 7 queer, trans and non-binary icons competing to be the next C**k Destroyer
Reiss Smith November 27, 2020
Sophie Anderson and Rebecca Moore are the Cock Destroyers. (Men.com)
The Cock Destroyers, Rebecca More and Sophie Anderson, are on a mission to find a protege in Slag Wars.
Slag Wars brings together seven queer sex workers, models, performers and content creators for a reality competition the likes of which the world has never seen before.
Filming was "four days of being immersed in this sex-positive, empowering family", Sophie tells PinkNews.
"Not only is it sex-positive, but it's all those things – race-positive, gender-positive… whatever sexuality you are, it doesn't matter, you're welcomed."
"Everyone was handpicked and we picked really well," adds Rebecca.
"Sometimes in life you can get things wrong, but we nailed it."
The Cock Destroyers co-host Slag Wars with porn god Matthew Camp, and have roped in their friend, internet sensation Chase Icon, to narrate.
In fact, almost everybody involved in the making of the show is family, with guest judges including photographer Sam Morris, director Die Lamb (Matt Lambert), drags queens Alexis Stone and Baga Chipz and domination experts Emily Balfour and Busty Cookie.
The first episode is out now on Men.com, with subsequent episodes released weekly, for free. To whet your whistle, here's a quick introduction to the seven Slag Wars contestants vying to become the next Destroyer.
Nicky Monet.
Nicky Monet. (Men.com)
I'm Nicky Monet and my mouths as big as my…personality. I've performed on stages all over the world and I'm ready to give a showgirl's touch to Slag Wars.
I'm trans, I'm proud, and I've lived through it all, so I'm not planning on going down without a fight.
Ready to fall in love? What're you waiting for? I'm right here, baby. xoxo Follow: @NickyMonet
Kevin Scott.
Kevin Scott. (Men.com)
It's ya boy, Kevin! I'm the only Scottish slag! My accent may not always be easy to understand, but read my lips: I'm coming to destroy the competition.
I'm from a small city without a big LGBTQ scene – so I'm finally learning to embrace myself and the queer community in a way that feels genuine and supportive. It's been ace!
I may be new to being sexy in front off the whole world, but I'm hoping all those years of twerking in my bedroom are about to pay off. Follow: @KuntKevin
Cain.
Cain. (Men.com)
I've spent what feels like a lifetime working in nightlife, but now I'm ready to embrace the spotlight.
For years I was ashamed of my history as a sex worker, I'm here to reclaim my history with pride.
It might be the huge c*ck that catches your attention, but trust me, it's my creativity and big heart that'll make you stick around. Let's raise some hell. Follow: @c_a_i_n
Tyreece Nye.
Tyreece Nye. (Men.com)
I identify as Tyreece. Just because I'm male presenting, people have often forced their ideologies that I'm NOT non-binary.
Representation is what we need in our community and I'm proud to be a non-binary, queer POC involved in such a fun sex-positive show that highlights our work.
Although I want to represent my community I also understand that everybody is different and that gender identity is something unique and should be respected. Follow: @TyreeceNYE2.0
Levi Jed Murphy.
Levi Jed Murphy. (Men.com)
Maybe you've seen my TikTok or maybe you've seen my members site videos. Some people call me fake and some people call me a bitch, but people always call me.
I've got a positive message about plastic surgery, feeling beautiful and making yourself happy.
You may be excited for Slag Wars but as my monotone voice suggests, you're definitely way more excited for me. Follow: @LeviJedMurphy
Cameron Smith.
Cameron Smith. (Men.com)
As you can tell, I'm a natural blonde, and it's true, we really do have more fun. That is, if you count sipping breakfast tea with your dogs whilst your boyfriend ignores your calls as fun, which I do.
If you ever wondered what focusing too much on your aesthetic and a non-existent relationship with their parents does to a person, well, then you probably need help. But, you will also get that answered here.
I'm bringing my big booty, delusions of grandeur and quick wit to Slag Wars. In return, I'm hoping that Slag Wars can help me let my personality shine and not just my moisturised skin. As my father once said to me, 'sorry who's number is this?' Follow: @CameronPeterSmith
Gustavo Ernesto Escobedo.
Gustavo Ernesto Escobedo. (Men.com)
I'm hungry for life and I'm ready to take a bite out've the world. My name's Gustavo and I'm proud to be representing for Mexico.
You know all those rumors you heard about Latino men being the best lovers? Well, I'm here to tell you once and for all that they're TRUE.
I may be a total slag, but in my heart I know that loyalty, family, and humbleness are more important than fame. But a little fame doesn't hurt either. Follow: @ThatMexaGuy
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