{"id":78058,"date":"2016-08-29T12:01:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T11:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=78058"},"modified":"2016-08-21T12:48:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-21T11:48:24","slug":"genetic-engineering-part-2-cloned-chemical-colonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2016\/08\/genetic-engineering-part-2-cloned-chemical-colonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Genetic Engineering (Part 2): Cloned Chemical Colonies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vandana-shiva.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-39957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vandana-shiva-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"vandana shiva\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><em>19 Aug 2016 &#8211; <\/em>The Genetically Engineered <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vandanashiva.com\/?cat=14\" >Seeds of Doubt<\/a> failed, while the organic <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vandanashiva.com\/?p=105\" >Seeds of Truth<\/a> germinated beautifully, and were cared for by nature. Nature is looking at a bumper harvest.<\/p>\n<p><em>The New Yorker<\/em> had referred to the Indian Farmer\u2019s skin as \u201cthe color of burnt <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.co.in\/patents\/US4503079\" >Molasses<\/a>\u201c. <em>The New Yorker <\/em>is familiar with Molasses because New York money is stained with it. Each bushel of corn, during the \u201cGreat Depression\u201d , was seen by The Chemical Company as a Gallon of <em>butyl alcohol.\u00a0<\/em>The Chemical Company\u2019s appetite for raw materials had swiped the right food clean off the people\u2019s plate \u2013 their appetite unable to compete with that of the chemical colossus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ge-gmo-fermantation-industries.png\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-78059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ge-gmo-fermantation-industries.png\" alt=\"ge gmo fermantation industries\" width=\"600\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ge-gmo-fermantation-industries.png 600w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ge-gmo-fermantation-industries-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ge-gmo-fermantation-industries2.png\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-78060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ge-gmo-fermantation-industries2.png\" alt=\"ge gmo fermantation industries2\" width=\"600\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ge-gmo-fermantation-industries2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ge-gmo-fermantation-industries2-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monoculture farming was imposed on the world by the \u201cElite\u201d to guaranty supply of raw materials to The Chemical Company with. Our farms were colony-sed by the Military Mind of The Chemical Company. The Corn Exchange was established <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk\/cornex\/venue-info\/venue-history-0\" >in Cambridge\u00a0in 1842<\/a>\u00a0to speculate on, and profit from the trade of corn. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corn_Exchange_Bank\" >The Corn Exchange Bank<\/a> was established in 1853 \u00a0in New York.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Between 1923 and 1925, together with a number of other New York banks, it held a small stake in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Connecticut\" >Connecticut<\/a>-chartered\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_of_Central_and_South_America\" >Bank of Central and South America<\/a>. In 1929 it was renamed the\u00a0<strong>Corn Exchange Bank and Trust Company<\/strong>. In 1954 it merged with\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemical_Bank\" >Chemical Bank<\/a>\u00a0and the combined entity took the name\u00a0<strong>Chemical Corn Exchange Bank<\/strong>. After Chemical Corn merged with New York Trust, the \u201cCorn\u201d was dropped. The Corn Exchange Bank in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania\" >Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/a>, was famously robbed by\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Willie_Sutton\" >Willie Sutton<\/a>\u00a0in February 1933.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Acquisition history:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1899: Astor Place Bank (founded 1891), Hudson River Bank of the City of New York (founded 1888) and Queens County Bank (founded 1873 as Flushing and Queens County Bank). In 1896 the Astor Place Bank had acquired the Empire State Bank (1888-12\/1896).<\/li>\n<li>1900: Home Bank (founded 1883).<\/li>\n<li>1902: Mechanics &amp; Traders\u2019 Bank of Brooklyn (founded 1867), Eleventh Ward Bank (founded 1867) and Union Square Bank of the City of New York (founded 1889). The Eleventh Ward Bank in 1867 purchased Banking New-York Dry Dock Company.<\/li>\n<li>1905: First National Bank of Staten Island at New Brighton (founded 1886).<\/li>\n<li>1913:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Morris_Bank_Building\" >Mount Morris Bank<\/a>(founded 1881).<\/li>\n<li>1914: Washington Trust Company of the City of New York (founded 1889).<\/li>\n<li>1928: Stapleton National Bank (founded in 1902).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>See also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JPMorgan_Chase\" >JPMorgan Chase<\/a>\u2013 the successor company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before J P Morgan Chase and The Chemical Company stole Pensions and Homes from people, by causing the 2008 Global Depression with Options Trading, they were called Chemical Corn (:-s). Chemical Corn merged with The New York Trust Company, and according to the Wikipedia page: {\u00a0\u201cCorn\u201d was dropped}.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Beginning in 1920 but accelerating in the 1980s and 1990s, Chemical was a leading consolidator of the banking industry in the United States, acquiring\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chase_Manhattan_Bank\" >Chase Manhattan Bank<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manufacturers_Hanover\" >Manufacturers Hanover<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas_Commerce_Bank\" >Texas Commerce Bank<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corn_Exchange_Bank\" >Corn Exchange Bank<\/a>\u00a0among others. Following Chemical\u2019s acquisition of Chase, the bank adopted the venerable\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chase_%28bank%29\" >Chase<\/a>\u00a0brand. What had been Chemical Bank is now a foundational component of what today is\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JPMorgan_Chase\" >JPMorgan Chase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manufacturers_Hanover_Corporation\" >Manufacturers Hanover<\/a>\u00a0Corporation is somewhat of a Shape-Shifter:<\/p>\n<p>Timeline of Mergers and Name Changes:<\/p>\n<table width=\"630\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1905 \u2013 NYS Chartered Citizens Trust Company of Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1912 \u2013 Broadway Bank of Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1914 \u2013 Manufacturers National Bank of Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1914 \u2013 Name change to Manufacturers-Citizens Trust Company<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1915 \u2013 Name change to Manufacturers Trust Company<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1918 \u2013 West Side Bank<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1921 \u2013 Ridgewood National Bank<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1922 \u2013 North Side Bank of Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1922 \u2013 Industrial Bank of New York<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1923 \u2013 Columbia Bank<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1925 \u2013 Yorkville Bank<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1925 \u2013 Gotham National Bank<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1925 \u2013 Fifth National Bank of the City of New York<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1927 \u2013 Commonwealth Bank<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1927 \u2013 Standard Bank<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1928 \u2013 United Capitol National Bank and Trust Company<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1929 \u2013 State Bank &amp; Trust Company<\/td>\n<td>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1930 \u2013 Pacific Trust Company<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1931 \u2013 Midtown Bank of New York<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1931 \u2013 Bryant Park Bank<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1931 \u2013 Midwood Trust Company<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1932 \u2013 Chatham Phenix National Bank &amp; Trust Company<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1937 \u2013 Equitable Trust Company of New York (1930-1937)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1939 \u2013\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banca_Commerciale_Italiana_Trust_Co.\" >Banca Commerciale Italiana Trust Co.<\/a>\u00a0of New York<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1942 \u2013 Standard National Bank, Woodside, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1946 \u2013 Flatbush National Bank of Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1947 \u2013 Fidelity National Bank in New York, The<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1949 \u2013 National Bronx Bank of New York<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1950 \u2013 Brooklyn Trust Company<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1953 \u2013 Peoples Industrial Bank<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1961 \u2013 Central Hanover Bank &amp; Trust Company<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1961 \u2013 Name change to Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1991 \u2013 Goldome (assets)<sup><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manufacturers_Hanover#cite_note-6\" >[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1992 \u2013\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemical_Bank\" >Chemical Bank<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas_Commerce_Bank\" >Texas Commerce Bank<\/a> is a subsidiary of Texas Commerce Bancshares Inc. with its headquarters in The Gulf Building in Texas. With President Bush Sr\u2019s blessings, \u201cacquired by\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemical_Banking_Corporation\" >Chemical Banking Corporation<\/a>of New York in May 1987.Through a series of mergers and acquisitions\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemical_Bank\" >Chemical Bank<\/a>\u00a0bought\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chase_Manhattan_Bank\" >Chase Manhattan Bank<\/a>\u00a0and then JP Morgan finally changed Texas Commerce to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JPMorgan_Chase_%26_Co.\" >JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Acquisition history<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<table width=\"732\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"1120\"><strong>Major mergers, acquisitions, and historical predecessors of Chemical Bank<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>The Chemical Bank of New York<\/strong><br \/>\nestablished 1823<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"93\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"61\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" rowspan=\"2\">Citizens National Bank<br \/>\nestablished 1851<br \/>\nacquired 1920<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" rowspan=\"2\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corn_Exchange_Bank\" >Corn Exchange Bank<\/a><br \/>\nestablished 1852<br \/>\nacquired 1954<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" rowspan=\"2\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas_Commerce_Bank\" >Texas Commerce Bank<\/a><br \/>\nestablished 1866<br \/>\nacquired 1986<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" rowspan=\"2\">Hanover Bank<br \/>\nestablished 1873<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" rowspan=\"2\">Manufacturers Trust Company<br \/>\nestablished 1905<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" rowspan=\"2\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manufacturers_Hanover\" >Manufacturers Hanover<\/a><br \/>\nmerged 1961<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Chemical Banking Corporation<\/strong><br \/>\nreorganized 1988<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Chemical Bank<\/strong><br \/>\nmerged 1991<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"21\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"21\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"34\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"27\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"33\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"24\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"21\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"21\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"34\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"27\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"40\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"23\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"22\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"65\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"10\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"42\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"27\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The Chemical Chase Company? Merchants of Violence.<\/p>\n<p>The Gaia footprint of chemicals has depressed the life out of our planet. Nature is resilient; when pushed, nature pushes back. Nature evolves. Greed does not.<\/p>\n<p>Survival of the fittest?<\/p>\n<p><strong>_______________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/\" >TRANSCEND Member<\/a> Prof. Vandana Shiva is a physicist, ecofeminist, philosopher, activist, and author of more than 20 books and 500 papers. She is the founder of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, and has campaigned for biodiversity, conservation and farmers\u2019 rights, winning the Right Livelihood Award [Alternative Nobel Prize] in 1993. She is executive director of the Navdanya Trust.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vandanashiva.com\/?p=461\" >Go to Original \u2013 vandanashiva.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19 Aug 2016 &#8211; The Gaia footprint of chemicals has depressed the life out of our planet. Nature is resilient; when pushed, nature pushes back. Nature evolves. Greed does not. 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