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  C. W. Post - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Post more fully Charles William Post (October 26, 1854 - May 9, 1914), was an American breakfast cereal and foods manufacturer and a pioneer in the prepared-food industry.
Post's first breakfast cereal premiered in 1897, Post named the Grape Nuts cereal after tasting a sample and deciding that the nuggets had a nutty flavor.
Post Campus of Long Island University, which was founded in 1954, the 100th anniversary of C. Post's birth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Post   (314 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Charles Post, 94, retired tax, trust attorney
Post was president of the Boston Tax Forum for five years, before retiring in 1980, and was treasurer of the Federal Tax Institute of New England for 25 years.
Post served as an air combat intelligence officer in the Navy, primarily in the Southwest Pacific.
Post was a former chairman of the Wellesley Advisory Committee and chairman of the Weston Advisory Committee.
www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/01/03/charles_post_94_retired_tax_trust_attorney   (485 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Charles William Post, cereal manufacturer and developer, was born on October 26, 1854, in Springfield, Illinois, to Charles Rollin and Caroline (Lathrop) Post.
In 1888 the Posts acquired a 200-acre ranch on the outskirts of the city and began the development of a subdivision on their property; they laid out streets and lots for homes and constructed a woolen mill and a paper mill.
In 1907 Post City, as it was called until after the developer's death, was platted, farms of 160 acres were laid out, shade trees were planted, and a machine shop, a hotel, a school, churches, and a department store were constructed.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/PP/fpo26.html   (666 words)

  
 History
Even though Charles was unable to be personally acquainted with his employees, he did no neglect them, nor did he ignore what he felt his duty to return to mankind a portion of what it had given him.
Post was revered by capital as a gallant champion and by labor as its worst enemy.
Post bought 213,324 acres of land, including 333 square miles of Garza County, on which he was to build his town.
www.posttexas.com /CWPostHHistory.htm   (3612 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: Live Online -- OnPolitics "Free Media"
Charles Babington: You have nicely hit on one of the most fascinating aspects of politics -- that is, broad, sweeping assumptions are generally wrong, and elections nearly always hold surprises.
Charles Babington: I was particularly struck by bin Laden's comment that someone informed HIM that the attack would take place on Sept. 11 (rather than bin Laden picking the date).
Charles Babington: The general thinking is that Democrats face an uphill battle to regain control of the House in the 2002 elections.
discuss.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/zforum/01/babington121401.htm   (2226 words)

  
 WashingtonPost.com: Levey Live: Q&A with Post Reporter Charles Babington
Charles Babington: I think they definitely will tackle this issue in 1999, but it's unclear how it will turn out because it was such a complex fight this year.
Charles Babington: Sauerbrey showed up for the final day of the session, but like most non-legislators, she had little impact on the 1998 General Assembly.
Charles Babington: The General Assembly is not as Democratic-dominated as it was a few years ago, although Democrats still have comfortable margins in both houses.
discuss.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/zforum/levey/bob0415.htm   (3178 words)

  
 St Charles Public Library - Historic Buildings: Old St. Charles Post Office
In the 1880s James Doherty built a frame building on West Main Street, and the post office was, for the first time, located in a building utilized solely for this purpose.
Their objections were acknowledged and the post office was constructed of Bedford stone with a copper roof.
The new post office is located at 1405 W. Main Street, with a branch office at 616 East Main Street.
www.st-charles.lib.il.us /history/oldstcpostoffice.htm   (375 words)

  
 Kraft Foods Inc. - 100 Years: Charles William Post
In 1892, at the age of 38, Charles William (C.W.) Post arrived in Battle Creek, Mich., for a stay at the famous Battle Creek Sanitarium because of poor health.
It was there that Post became deeply interested in the study of foods and their relationship to human well-being.
In addition, C.W. Post was convinced of the power of advertising - and throughout most of his life, he personally wrote and edited the company's advertising.
www.kraft.com /100/founders/CWPost.html   (796 words)

  
 Congresswoman Diane E. Watson - News Releases - Ray Charles Post Office Approved by U.S. House of Representatives
H.R. 504—a bill to rename a post office located in Los Angeles, California the Ray Charles Post Office is a small act to commemorate one of the true giants of 20th Century popular music.
Ray Charles’ accomplishment was all the more profound when we consider that the races in America were still largely segregated, particularly in the South.
Ray Charles’ revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the plight of African-Americans.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/ca33_watson/pr_050420.html   (589 words)

  
 Texas Monthly: Read Me. Texas
Post suffered his first nervous breakdown in 1885, at the age of 31, while running a farm implements factory in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois.
Post said he went seven for thirteen in his 1912 “rain battles,” but since he scheduled many of them in the spring storm season, those statistics are inconclusive.
As for the utopia that is now the ordinary small town of Post, it died symbolically when America entered World War I. Afraid that German saboteurs might blow up Post with the dynamite left over from the precipitation experiments, folks pressured the town’s board to dispose of the cache.
www.texasmonthly.com /ranch/readme/post.php   (814 words)

  
 The Connecticut Post Online - Charles raises game to highest level - 4/2
Charles will be the focal point of what is considered to be the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation by the Blue Star recruiting service.
Charles averaged 26.5 points this season and finished her career by winning her final 57 games.
Connecticut Post incorporates The Bridgeport Post, The Telegram and The Valley Sentinel.
www.connpost.com /sports/ci_3664906   (565 words)

  
 BlackNews.com - Los Angeles Post Office Honors Ray Charles
Charles died in June 2004 of acute liver disease at age 73.
Born Ray Charles Robinson, he lost his eyesight at 7, was an orphan at 15 and struggled for nearly 20 years with an addiction to heroin.
The renaming of the post office touched all of Charles' family, said his son, the Rev. Robert Robinson.
www.blacknews.com /pr/raycharles101.html   (408 words)

  
 Post
Rachel Post, born in Baltimore, married Abendigo (Bendny) Cutright in Lewis Co. Virginia.
Grandfather Charles, was about sixteen years old when he was dismissed on the application of his father besause of an invalid mother who lived in Baltimore.
His tears were mingled with those of other officers of the vessel when he was obliged to quit the service after three years of an apprenticeship which was to have continued until he was 21 years of age.
duskcamp.itgo.com /Post.htm   (2148 words)

  
 Charles William Post Biography / Biography of Charles William Post Biography
Charles William Post, who preferred to be called C.W., was born on October 26, 1854 in Springfield, Illinois, his parents having migrated there from New England.
A restless, peripatetic nature passed from Post's father, Charles Rollin Post, who pursued a variety of occupations as he traveled throughout the country, including time at the California gold rush as a forty-niner.
Post's formal education ended at the Illinois Industrial College (later to become the University of Illinois), where he completed only a botany course and withdrew at the age of 15.
www.bookrags.com /biography-charles-william-post   (243 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Post Office: Books: Charles Bukowski   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Charles Bukowski's novel "Post Office" is the first-person account of Henry Chinaski, a hard-drinking gambler and womanizer who goes to work for the United States Postal Service in Los Angeles.
Post Office is written in short, concise sections, each one containing some brilliant vignette in the life of Henry Chinaski (Bukowski's alter ego) as he works a menial existence in the United States Postal Service.
Post Office covers Bukowski's 12 years as a postal employee and it follows his difficult working life, which echoes the working life and frustrations of millions.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0876850867?v=glance   (1567 words)

  
 City of Post   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Post, Texas, founded in 1907 by breakfast cereal magnate Charles William Post, was truly a "dream city".
Here C. Post carved a county out of nature's provisions which provided a home for cattlemen, plentiful oil and bountiful cotton.
Through the community's dedication to its rich history and its commitment to the future, Post was awarded a "Main Street City" designation in 1987.
www.cityofpost.com   (266 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Post, the county seat of Garza County, is on the Santa Fe Railroad at the junction of U.S. highways 84 and 380, east of the Caprock
The Post estate pledged $75,000 and the town raised $35,000 in 1916 to bid unsuccessfully to become the site of the proposed West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, later known as Texas Tech University.
When the Post interests sold the business to Ely and Walker Dry Goods Company of St. Louis in 1945, the plant was producing six million yards of cloth a year and employed 375 workers who manufactured Postex cotton sheets and Garza pillow cases.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/PP/hgp10.html   (504 words)

  
 Congresswoman Diane E. Watson - News Releases - Congresswoman Watson Dedicates Ray Charles Postal Facility
“Ray Charles is both a national treasure and international phenomenon,” said Congresswoman Diane E. Watson, the sponsor of a bill to rename the postal facility in honor of the Ray Charles.
Joe Adams, the manager of Ray Charles, presented a letter from comedian Bill Cosby to former President Bill Clinton and asked that it be the first letter mailed from the newly renamed post office.
It is my hope that the naming of the Ray Charles Post Office Building is only one of the first of what should be many tributes to a man who started from nowhere and ended up a national treasure and global phenomenon.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/ca33_watson/PR050825.html   (752 words)

  
 Lake Charles, Louisiana LA, city profile (Calcasieu Parish) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Lake Charles, LA Lake Charles is in Calcasieu Parish.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lake Charles was $17,922, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Lake Charles, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $376.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=3444   (785 words)

  
 Month Long Celebration: Ray Charles Post Office Building, Near Site of Historic Studios, Named in Honor of Music Legend
An exhibit of Charles memorabilia concludes next month at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and will relocate to Nashville for a year-long exhibit saluting Charles' multi-genre career, starting in March, 2006, at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Charles, who died June 10, 2004, at age 73 years old, was posthumously awarded eight GRAMMY(R) awards for "Genius Loves Company," the hugely popular duets album on Concord Records which has sold nearly four million units.
An accomplished pianist and songwriter, Charles was considered the creator of the soul music genre, a unique R&B forerunner to rock n' roll and other musical offspring.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-24-2005/0004093850&EDATE=   (441 words)

  
 Why We Marched: Geekery Today 2004-05-30 :: Rad Geek People's Daily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Charles, the flaw in your QED is in an implicit assumption that it is relevant to Roe.
In response to Lauren (and Otto who I infer already understands this), the ability of parents to relinquish their parental rights requires that there is someone else willing to take over for them.
This form is for posting public comments on the website (to contact me privately, use the Contact form).
www.radgeek.com /gt/2004/05/30/why_we   (3772 words)

  
 Grand Island VFW Post 9249
Charles N. DeGlopper Memorial Post #9249, Veterans of Foreign Wars, hosted the Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service Office (MSO) which was stationed at the VFW Post #9249 on Friday, October 18, 2002.
Charles N. DeGlopper Memorial Post #9249 Ladies Auxiliary are in the process of inviting eligible women to join their organization.
The Charles N. DeGlopper VFW POST 9249 of Grand Island is pleased to announce that one of the Island's own teachers has been selected as Teacher of the Year.
www.isledegrande.com /vfw.htm   (9556 words)

  
 The Washington Post Writers Group
Charles Krauthammer, winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary, writes an internationally syndicated column for The Washington Post Writers Group.
Krauthammer, named by the Financial Times as America's most influential commentator, began writing the weekly column for The Washington Post in January 1985.
You never know what is going to happen next.” Which explains why he has been honored from every part of the political spectrum for his bold, lucid and original writing -- from the famously liberal People for the American Way (First Amendment Award) to the staunchly conservative American Enterprise Institute (Irving Kristol Award).
www.postwritersgroup.com /krauthammer.htm   (446 words)

  
 Charlie's Diary
As you probably know if you read this weblog regularly, I'm working on a novel set about 12 years in the future, at a time when existing technological trends (pervasive wireless networking, ubiquitous location services, and the uptake of virtual reality technologies derived from today's gaming scene) coalesce into a new medium.
TONY BLAIR’S flagship identity cards scheme is set to fail and may not be introduced for a generation, according to leaked Whitehall e-mails from the senior officials responsible for the multi-billion-pound project.
It's a prism that Charles Stross uses to split his storytelling into all of its component narrative colors — suspense, action, satire.
www.antipope.org /charlie/blog-static   (3797 words)

  
 Portfolio management, order management (OMS), trading, compliance, and post-trade systems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Charles River Investment Management System (Charles River IMS) is an award-winning software suite for all security types that streamlines, automates, and enhances investment management operations from decision support through settlement.
Charles River IMS provides the comprehensive tools portfolio managers, dealers and traders, operations, and compliance personnel require on one scalable platform.
Comprised of four seamlessly-integrated modules (Charles River Manager, Charles River Trader, Charles River Compliance, and Charles River Post-Trade), Charles River IMS provides comprehensive functionality for portfolio management, trading, compliance, and centralized post-trade processing.
www.crd.com /prod_ims.html   (414 words)

  
 Obsidian Wings: The Amnesty Travesty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Charles: with respect, if you are seriously endorsing the claim that they should be shot, it would be nice to know whether you think they're innocent, and if so, how.
Charles: The point is that I do not accept at face value and without corroboration the words of Gitmo detainees, not when many or most of these men are likely terrorists and enemies of the United States.
Charles, the Washington Post, and everyone else who considers “some people don’t love George W. Bush” to be a bigger problem than “your government can now torture you to death without any identifiable trial or legal restrictions”, can boast another famous victory in The War on Metaphor.
obsidianwings.blogs.com /obsidian_wings/2005/05/the_amnesty_tra.html   (11109 words)

  
 Dickens, Charles - Biography and Online Books
Charles Dickens was born in Landport, Hampshire, during the new industrial age, which gave birth to theories of Karl Marx.
His mind was essentially methodical, and in his long walks, in his recreations, in his labour, he was governed by rules laid down for himself - rules well studied beforehand, and rarely departed from.
The plot circles around the look-alikes Charles Darnay, a nephews of a marquis, and Sydney Carton, a lawyer, who both love the same woman, Lucy.
www.literaturepost.com /authors/Dickens.html   (2039 words)

  
 Survey Saint Louis, LLC - St. Charles County Post
The St. Charles Parks and Recreation Board wants to know how residents feel about possibly adding a leash-free recreation area for dogs to existing parkland.
Maralee Britton, St. Charles' parks and recreation director, said the main issue is whether to accelerate the addition of a dog park, which could force other new programs or renovations to take a back seat.
The St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department can be reached at (636) 949-3372.
www.surveysaintlouis.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=34   (315 words)

  
 C.W. Post Campus
The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, New York is named for the great American inventor Charles William Post.
Post was the father of Marjorie Merriweather Post, from whom Long Island University purchased her Brookville estate to
C.W. Post was the founder of the Post Cereal Company, which marketed products such as Postum (a coffee substitute), Grape Nuts and Post Toasties.
www.liu.edu /history/charleswilliam.html   (143 words)

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