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Ranked: The World’s Top 50 Endowment Funds
What do Harvard, the Church Commissioners for England, the NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art, and an entity on behalf of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah all have in common? They all have endowment funds.
An endowment fund is the investment arm of nonprofit institutions like universities, charities, and churches. The purpose of the fund is to invest the organization’s assets to fuel future operations and other important projects.
The world’s largest endowment funds have billions in investable assets, making them sizable players in the finance sector. Here, using data from Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, we take a closer look at the world’s largest endowment funds by total assets.
Types of Endowment Funds
Overall, there are four main types of endowment structures.
- Unrestricted Endowment: A fund structure where assets are used at the full discretion of the institution
- Term Endowment: A fund structure with a fixed term time period before the principal can be spent
- Quasi Endowment: A donation to an endowment with a specific purpose to deploy that capital
- Restricted Endowment: A fund structure where the principal value from donations is held forever and only returns generated on the principal can be used
In addition, each endowment fund has different structures in regards to withdrawals, use of funds, and their general investment philosophy.
The Largest Endowment Funds
The largest endowment funds can be compared on a grand economic scale, in terms of assets.
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In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Monroe County Women’s Commission will present five local women with awards which celebrate their achievements. This year’s theme is ‘Nevertheless,She Persisted: Honoring Women who fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women”.
The presentation will take place during the Monroe County Board of Commissions meeting on Wed. March 7 at 9:30 am, held in the Administration Center, One Quaker Plaza, off 6th St.in Stroudsburg. The building is near the courthouse.
Light refreshments will be served following the ceremony.
Women to be honored for their work include:
Dr. Kimberly Adams, – Education
Hope Christman, – Girls Sports
Claudette Williams – Military
Kate Rosset – Social Services
Jen Dunne – Social Services
The Women’s commission will begin the month’s events by showing a film celebrating Women’s Achievements, on Tues. March 6, at the ESU Beers Lecture Hall, at 4:30 pm. The movie ‘Hidden Figures’ tells the story of three amazing women who persisted and succeeded against all odds while working at NASA during the early days of the Space program.


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- Ascough II, J.C., and J.A. Delgado. 2015. Modeling landscape-scale nitrogen management for conservation. In: GIS Applications in Agriculture, Volume Four, Conservation Planning, T. Mueller and G.F. Sassenrath (Eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 101–118.
- Delgado, J.A., P. Gagliardi, M.J. Shaffer, H. Cover, E. Hesketh, J. C. Ascough, and B.M. Daniel. 2010. New tools to assess nitrogen management for conservation of our biosphere p. 373-409. In Delgado, J.A., and R.F. Follett (eds.) Advances in nitrogen management for water quality. SWCS, Ankeny, IA
- Shaffer, M.J., J.A. Delgado, C. M. Gross, R.F. Follett, and P. Gagliardi. 2010. Simulation processes for the Nitrogen Loss and Environmental Assessment Package (NLEAP). p. 361-372. In Delgado, J.A., and R.F. Follett (eds.) Advances in nitrogen management for water quality. SWCS, Ankeny, IA
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text: Dance into Halloween with this fun costume. Twirl and spin like nobody's watching in this flattering dress. In the Women's Flamenco Dancer Costume feel like a dancing pro. Made of polyester this dress and matching headpiece are a cute option for those who love to dance. The dress is black with red and yellow layered sleeves and skirt.

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SERIAL rapist and surgeon Andrew Earlham (Ioan Gruffudd), lies dead in a muddy pool in tonight’s gripping finale of ITV drama Liar.
As the cameras closed in on his slashed throat, it started to look less like suicide and more like murder.
Who could have been driven to kill the monster?
Here are the suspects.
Andrew’s victim, played by Joanne Froggatt, may have sought her own justice after he escaped jail.
DS Rory Maxwell
Did the policeman, played by Danny Webb, snap after his colleague DI Harmon was also attacked?
Liar star Shelley Conn teases surprising reveals in the final episode
DI Vanessa Harmon
Andrew's latest victim, played by Shelley Conn, who happens to be pregnant may have decided to stop him before he could attack again.
PC Tom Bailey
Laura’s ex saw her torment and wrecked his career proving rapist’s guilt. Is Warren Brown's character a man with nothing to lose?
The rapist's son (Jamie Flatters) gave his dad a false alibi, but may have snapped when the grim truth emerged.
LAURA’S sister was not convinced at first, so Zoe Tapper's character may have exacted revenge out of rage and guilt.
The trained soldier, played by Jill Halfpenny learned of the attack on girlfriend DI Harmon in finale.
Earlier the rape victim, played by Dawn Steele, was reluctant to help at first.
Did fury kick in later?
Liar fans are convinced scenes from the Kent-set drama were filmed elsewhere
Get to know Gillian Kearney, former Emmerdale villain Emma Barton
Who killed Emma Barton? Emmerdale reveals the seven suspects for Emma's murder
Rebekah Vardy panics as she has to pose with a snake at a sexy photoshoot
Bake Off's Nadiya Hussain could be joining Strictly Come Dancing next year
MAD FOR IT
The lowdown on Liam Gallagher, his relationships and an Oasis reunion
ALRIGHT OUR KID
Noel Gallagher is now 50 - but how much is he worth?
Get to know Ian Waite, former Strictly Come Dancing star and It Takes Two host
GERE A RING ON IT
Richard Gere, 68, and Alejandra Silva, 34, hint they’re engaged
clear as a bell
Find out all about Alexandra Burke's mum Melissa Bell, who died this year
Get to know Josh Ginnelly, Alexandra Burke’s boyfriend
Here's the lowdown on Strictly star Debbie McGee's late husband Paul Daniels
Strictly a secret?
Get the lowdown on Giovanni Pernice's secret girlfriend Luba Mushtuk

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More than 10,000 refugees registered at Tallinn reception center
More than 10,000 refugees have registered at Tallinn's reception center since it opened its doors on March 2. More than 40 percent have been minors.
As of 4 p.m. on Monday, 10,026 Ukrainian war refugees have arrived at the "one-stop-shop" in Kalamaja and 42 percent of those have been children.
The center has been open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for three weeks, Deputy Mayor Betina Beškina said.
"We are monitoring how the state reception centre in Pärnu will be launched, as to whether and how much it will reduce the load on the Tallinn reception centre. If the number of people coming to the centre in Tallinn decreases, we will start offering services during weekdays and working hours," Beškina explained.
"I sincerely thank all the good colleagues who, in addition to their main job, have contributed to the work of the reception centre, and all the volunteers who have lent a helping hand."
Since opening, it has been staffed by 35-40 people per day, with an average of 14-16 officers working at any one time.
The centre is staffed by Tallinn Municipal Police Department and city organisation employees, most of whom work outside working hours on a voluntary basis. In total, more than 8,000 hours of work have been done in 20 days.
There are also reception centers in Pärnu and Tartu.
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The Mix 104.3 Pet of the Week Likes to Bring You His Toys
The Pet of the Week is 1-year-old Sebastian. He's an adorable brown and white dog with lots of energy, and he likes to bring you his toys to share with you.
It's time for you to meet Sebastian the sweetie. Sebastian is a dog, not the crab from 'The Little Mermaid.' He's the Mix 104.3 Pet of the Week this week and he's up for adoption right now in Grand Junction and here's what you should know about him.
Our first thought whenever we saw Sebastian was 'he's so cute, he looks like a stuffed animal.' Sebastian is brown and white and has black around his eyes so it looks like he's got eyeliner on. He's about a year old and is thought to be a shepherd and possibly pitbull mix.
The Mix 104.3 Pet of the Week loves people and loves other dogs. Sebastian has a lot of energy and loves to go on runs, hikes, walks, and has lots of zoomies to share with you. He also thoroughly enjoys toys (like the bone pictured above and below) and treats.
All Sebastian wanted to do while we were there was share his toy with us. He kept presenting his toy and pushing it against our face as if to say 'hey I brought you my toy and you can play with it if you want.'
Sebastian really digs people and other dogs, but as far as cats go, not so much. He would do better in a home with older kids because of his energy level, according to Roice-Hurst. Sebastian is up for adoption right now at Roice-Hurst Humane Society and you can find out more about adopting him here.

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I have a custom order to make two, full, kiwiana aprons. Well, let me tell you, what a drama. I found these so hard to make!
At first I really panicked because I know good kiwiana fabric is so hard to find, but I was really happy with this fabric, I love anything with birds. Then it took me so long to decide exactly how I was going to make them, so that no seams are shown, but my clever husband helped me figure it out. I also made a couple of gift cards to go with the aprons.

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Why 'Pokemon Go' Appeals To More Than Just Nerds
A new phone application called Pokemon Go was released Friday, and now the app has more downloads than Tinder.
Unlike a normal video game, the app gets players out of the house and is a talking point for possible new friendships.
There are at least 100 people on the south side of Utah State University campus on Monday night. They’re mostly college students in their 20s and they all have their phones out, scanning intently for new Pokemon to appear. As I approach them, a rare Pokemon appears, and dozens of them shout and hop on bikes and skateboards to chase the little monster.
As I watch the huge group of people obsessing over the game, I can’t get one question out of my head. That’s when I meet David Zahm, a 25-year-old sophomore at USU, who’s playing the game enthusiastically with his friends. So I ask him:
“I know that a lot of people think Pokemon is, like, really nerdy, and so some people don’t even play it. But obviously this is bringing a lot of people out,” I say. “So are people just overcoming their inner nerd, or is Pokemon not actually nerdy?”
“This is the age of the nerd. The age of the nerd has begun, for sure,” Zahm said. “Whether or not they like to admit it, even the jocks will be playing nerdy stuff with us all the time. Playing Pokemon isn’t a bad thing. There are so many new faces, so many new people to meet. Making like five friends a day... This is awesome.”
I’m not sure whether we can truly call it the age of the nerd, but Zahm’s second idea was one that I heard repeatedly: people love Pokemon Go because it creates so many opportunities to make new friends.
“Normally I’d be sitting on my couch, you know, playing video games at home. Especially this late at night,” said Hunter Hale, a 21-year-old sophomore from USU. “So it lets me get out and meet people and interact. You can meet people online, but it’s not the same because it’s not face to face.”
Hale said Pokemon Go has created a social night life of sorts in Logan, a town that’s usually pretty dead at night.
“I’ve already met a lot of people, just through people that I work with,” Hale said. “So it’s already expanded my friend base by a lot, just by coming out here and talking to people.”
Bronson Fife, a 21-year-old sophomore from USU, says Pokemon Go gives players something to talk about.
“It brings everyone outside and we have something in common and we don’t even know each other,” he said. “I’ve been up here a couple nights now and I’m actually starting to make a couple friends, remember names, and I’ve actually started meeting people randomly on the street and started hanging out with them at that moment and became friends.”
Not only do players meet new people in their own town, it’s also a way to meet people in other places. Here’s David Zahm, who said earlier that now is the age of the nerd...
“As far as I understand, certain cities have a higher influx of certain Pokemon, which is why I’m really looking forward to going down to Salt Lake this week so I can see what they have.”
Elmer Acevedo, a 25-year-old man from Roy, Utah who came to campus to play Pokemon Go with his friends, said the game allows people to cross social boundaries and meet people they never would have thought to talk to.
“We were just talking to someone who looked like she was coming from class and she was wearing a nurse’s outfit,” he said. “And she was like, ‘Oh, are you guys playing Pokemon Go, too?’ And we were like, ‘Of course!’ So I think it’s just bringing everyone together.”
Pokemon Go may be a simple game. There’s no storyline. The only real goal is to catch as many of the little monsters as you can. But at least it’s getting people out of the house, adding a little bit of imagination to reality, and making it a little easier to get exercise and make friends.

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A Historical Sketch of Trimble County
John C. Strother, read before the Filson Club, Louisville, Kentucky, February 2, 1920
The territory embraced in what is now the state of Kentucky was a part of the unorganized territory of Virginia until 1734, when Orange County was formed, and embraced the country from the western boundary of Spotsylvania County to the Mississippi River, and until 1735 when Augusta County was formed, embracing the territory now the State of Kentucky. Orange County was not authorized to organize its county government until it was known to contain enough people to bear the expense of county government, which condition was proclaimed by the Governor of Virginia in 1745, who at the same time appointed officers of the County. Up to this time, all deeds were recorded, wills probated, and other records kept at Orange Court House, Virginia.
In November, 1769, Bottetourt County was formed out of the western portion of Augusta County, and embraced the territory extending to the Mississippi River, including what is now Trimble County, and continued until October, 1772, when Fincastle County was formed, embracing all of what is now Kentucky and also West Virginia and part of the present state of Virginia.
Kentucky County was formed in 1776, and embraced all and only all, of the present state of Kentucky. This was the first separate governmental organization, embracing only the territory which is now the State of Kentucky, and it is interesting to note that it was formed in the year in which American independence was declared.
In May, 1789, Kentucky County was divided into three counties – Jefferson, Lincoln, and Fayette. Kentucky District was formed in 1779. Trimble County was in the territory embraced in the County of Jefferson.
Shelby County was formed in 1792 from Jefferson County, and embraced the western part of what is now Trimble County. Gallatin County was formed in 1798 from Franklin and Shelby Counties, and embraced the eastern part of what is now Trimble County. Henry County was formed in 1798 from Shelby County. Oldham County was formed in 1823 out of Jefferson, Shelby, and Henry Counties.
Trimble was formed in 1837, out of Oldham, Henry and Gallatin Counties. Collins, Smith, and other historians of Kentucky give the date of the formation of Trimble County as 1836, and historical sketches of the County have fallen into the same error. The Act creating Trimble County was approved by the Governor, February 9, 1837. (See Acts 1836-37, p. 141.) And the Act took effect in the separate governmental establishment of the County, as of April 1, 1837.
The boundary of the County, as originally established, extended up the Ohio River to the mouth of the Big Kentucky River, but in the Session of the General Assembly in 1849, the Eastern part of the County was cut off and added to Carroll County, and the line brought to the Ohio River at the mouth of Spillman’s Lane, so that now the County is bounded on the North by the Ohio river, on the west by the Ohio River and Oldham County, on the south by Henry county, and on the East by Carroll county. It lies in a great bend of the Ohio River, giving it, for a county of small territory, an unusual amount of river front.
The country embraced by Trimble County is largely a river hill county, and it is in what is known as the Cincinnatian geological formation. The river hills are of unusual height, extending back for miles. The tops of the hills have free stone, and are above the limestone strata. The hillsides and creek bottoms are limestone. The tops of the hills between the streams are high rolling table lands, well adapted to agriculture and the use of all modern farm machinery.
The soil is a light gray loam which, in the early days of agriculture in the county, produced hemp and other crops usual in the climate; and by modern fertilizer, scientific farming and what is claimed to be a natural chemical improvement of the soil within the last thirty or forty years, is in a high state of cultivation and very productive. The hillside and creek bottoms are very productive – the limestone soil adapting the hillsides especially to the cultivation of tobacco, which is raised in large quantities and brings high prices. An instance now called to mind of a large tobacco crop raised in the summer of 1919, which is said to have produced an average if 1700 pounds to the acre, and to have been sold in Louisville market at an average of 45 cents a pound – nearly $800 an acre.
That part of the county lying along the Ohio river, extending back for many miles, was originally as heavily timbered as any part of Kentucky, the forest growth embracing poplar, walnut, beech, ash, hickory, maple, hackberry, oak, and other timber growths indigenous to the soil.
The county is divided into practically two equal parts by a broad ridge extending entirely through the county, from the western boundary not very far from Sligo, which is in Henry County, to Milton, and forming a water shed. The streams on the north side empty into the Ohio River, and on the south side of the ridge into the Little Kentucky River. There is perhaps no county in the state better watered than Trimble County. Besides the Ohio river, which forms its entire northern and a large part of its western boundary, it has the following creeks: Kanip, which empties into the Ohio river just above Milton; Spring Creek, Corn Creek, Bare Bone, and Middle Creek, which lie wholly within the county; and Patton’s Creek, which forms the boundary between Trimble and Oldham Counties. All of these creeks empty into the Ohio River. On the south side of the ridge are Carmen, Daugherty, Hardy and Buck Run, which empty into the Little Kentucky River, and George’s Creek, emptying into the same river, and forming part of the boundary between Trimble and Carroll Counties. The Little Kentucky River, not navigable, but a stream of considerable size, rises in Henry or, perhaps in Shelby County, [ It’s Henry – ed.] and passes through the entire southern part of the County, into Carroll county, and empties into the Ohio River about three quarters of a mile below the mouth of the Big Kentucky.
It may be noted here that there has recently been projected what is called the Federal Aid Road, as projected, to extend from Louisville to Covington, opposite Cincinnati, Ohio. The funds for building this road are to be furnished, one-half by the federal government, one-fourth by the State of Kentucky, and one-fourth by the counties through which the road is to pass. Trimble County was the first to raise its quota of $112,000, which was raised almost exclusively by private subscription. Madison, Indiana contributed $15,000. Carroll, Gallatin, and Boone have not raised their quotas, and at this writing it is believed will not do so. Oldham County has raised its quota with the help of Louisville, and the road, as now contemplated, will run from Louisville to Milton, where passage across the Ohio River will be afforded by a steam ferry, connecting there to a thoroughfare running to Cincinnati on the North side of the river. It is contemplated, if possible, to locate this Federal aid Road along the ridge above mentioned, the doing of which will make that part of the road which lies in Trimble county one of the most beautiful and picturesque in the State of Kentucky.
The formation of Trimble County was promoted by George Strother, who settled in the county in 1802, having come from Virginia in 1796, and spent about six years in Bourbon County, Ky. Associated with him were the leading citizens of the county, who memorialized the legislature and went to Frankfort and secured the passage of an Act creating the County. George Strother was the first County Judge of Trimble county, and presided in the Fiscal Court when the site for the public square was conveyed to the county and the contract made for building the first court house. Leonard Sibley was a member of the Fiscal Court at that time, and it may not be uninteresting to note that James Strother, the grandson of George Strother, is now County Judge of Trimble County, and a grandson of Leonard Sibley is at present a member of the Fiscal Court.
After the Act creating the county became effective in April 1837, the Town of Bedford donated to the county the public square. At that time the ground forming the square was practically covered by a pond. This was filled up and the court house built of brick of a substantial and attractive design for the period in which it was built, and which continued in use until 1884, when it was removed and the present Court House of more modern architectural design and more commodious was built.
The most important town in the county is Milton, on the Ohio river, opposite Madison, Indiana. It is one of the oldest incorporated towns in the State of Kentucky. It was incorporated by an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia in 1789, three years before Kentucky became a state. Originally it was situated between Kanip Creek and Town Branch. In later years, improvements below Town Branch formed the Town of Kingston, which was annexed to and now forms a part of the town of Milton. The town has three churches, Methodist, Baptist and Christian, and several stores, a prosperous bank, and the activities usually [found] in a town situated in a prosperous agricultural community.
The only town of any importance other than Milton and Bedford, is Wise’s Landing on the Ohio River, which contains a population of probably two hundred. Twenty or twenty-five years ago, the site of Wises Landing was a dense forest. But the enterprise of the people in the vicinity, whose shipping activities center at this point, and the excellent landing for steamboats which it affords, have caused activity and growth unexcelled by any landing between Louisville and Cincinnati.
The soil of Trimble County is adapted to fruit growing. For many years, in fact back to a period prior to the Civil War, it was noted for its production of blackberries, which were gathered from briars that grew spontaneously in great profusion and especially at the time of high prices of the Civil War and following that period were marketed at prices which brought no inconsiderable income to the people. Peaches have been and are grown in great quantities, and the soil and the climate seen to be so adapted to their production and to the excellence of their flavor and the beauty of their coloring that it is no uncommon thing to see on the eastern markets peaches advertised as “Trimble County Peaches.” The production is less now than thirty to fifty years ago, at which time there was one orchard in the county containing 327 acres all in one enclosure.
The farms in Trimble County, with one or two exceptions, are not large, averaging perhaps about 80 acres. The population of the county is more than 90 percent native. There are, perhaps, less degrees of poverty and wealth in the county, than in any other county in the state. There are few wealthy people. The farms are usually owned by their occupants. Less than ten percent of the population belongs to the tenant class. This condition results in a steady, intelligent, law-abiding citizenship, unexcelled anywhere in Kentucky. It is no unusual thing for the doors of the County Jail to stand wide open for a year or eighteen months at a time without a single prisoner.
It cannot be inferred, however, that the county is free from violators of the law, and a number of notable criminal prosecutions have occurred. In the late fifties, there lived in the county a young man named Taylor Roberts, who was recognized s being of evil tendency. He had a large collection of weapons. A gatepost about the size of a man was riddled with bullet holes, where he had practiced with his pistol. In the late fifties, the body of a young man named Conway was found by a log in the woods, murdered. Suspicion at once fastened itself on Taylor Roberts. He was arrested and indicted for the murder. Under a change of venue, the trial was held at Carrollton. He was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary. It was rumored through the country that he was pardoned and entered the Union Army during the Civil War. This rumor seems never to have been confirmed, but the fact is that after his confinement in the penitentiary, he dropped out of public knowledge, and what became of him does not seem to be known. This crime stirred the population of the county as perhaps no other did in the period in which it occurred.
Some of the noted lawyers of the State have presided over the Trimble County Court. The first Circuit Judge of the Trimble Circuit Court under the Constitution of 1850, was James Pryor, a profound lawyer, and eminent citizen. He removed to Covington, Ky., where he enjoyed the respect of the Bar and the community, and practiced his profession until his death at a ripe old age.
Succeeding Judge Pryor, in the late fifties and early sixties, was Elijah Nuttall, who lived on a farm on the Kentucky River in Henry County. He was not noted for erudition in the law, but enjoyed the respect and confidence of the people of his district. He had many eccentricities, and about him many stories are told, which have caused him to be one of the bet remembered of the Circuit Judges of the olden days. This story was told to the writer by Judge Samuel E. DeHaven, and narrates happenings in the Trimble circuit court:
Judge Will S. Pryor filed a suit against an administrator of an estate. Judge DeHaven, then just beginning the practice of law, was employed to defend the suit. Judge DeHaven prepared the answer at night. It consisted of two paragraphs, the first denying the allegations of the petition, and the second pleading a counterclaim. He filed the answer, and Judge Pryor demurred [i.e., objected] to the second paragraph, which Judge Nuttall immediately sustained. The jury was called to the box, the case stated, and Judge Pryor called his only witness. Judge DeHaven, as a last desperate chance, objected to the competency of the witness to testify against the estate of a descendent. Judge Nuttall immediately sustained the objection. Judge Pryor began to argue in favor of the competency of his witness, when Judge Nuttall said “You need not argue that question, Will. UI decided in your favor on the demurrer. I decide in favor of Sam this time. The witness is not competent.” The burden of proof was on the plaintiff, and Judge Pryor had to dismiss his suit.
Judge William S. Pryor, whose home was at New Castle, Henry County, became Judge of the Circuit embracing Trimble County in 1868. September 7, 1871, he resigned a Circuit Judge. On the same day Judge George Robertson resigned as Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals, on account of ill health, and on the 6th of September, Judge Pryor was appointed by the Governor, Chief Justice. He was subsequently four times elected as a judge of the Court of Appeals, serving as such more than twenty-five years, and was four times Chief Justice of the Court. He was a citizen of the highest character, a lawyer and judge of eminent ability, and universally beloved and respected by the bar and the people of the state.
Judge Samuel E. DeHaven, whose home was at LaGrange, Oldham County, became Judge of the Trimble Circuit Court in 1880. He was a man of high character, a lawyer of splendid ability, quick, alert, and able as a judge, and was recognized buy the Bar as on of the greatest nisi priusjudges in the state.
Delia Webster, a noted abolitionist, whose home was somewhere in the East owned a farm in Trimble county about three miles from Milton and nearly opposite Madison, Indiana. She was known to be engaged in abducting slaves and conveying them to Ohio. She was indicted, convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for two years, but was pardoned y Governor Owsley on Christmas Day, 1844, as a result of many petitions for her pardon on account of her sex. She was a frequent visitor to Trimble County while she owned the farm, and was always regarded with suspicion and was an unwelcome visitor.
A notable citizen of Trimble county was Col. John Preston, a brother of General William Preston: a gentleman of the old school, ponderous, dignified, and congenial to his neighbors. He represented the county in the General Assembly. His wife, Mary Howard Preston, owned a tract of about 2300 acres, on which was the home of the Preston family. They had many tenants. Their home, overlooking the Ohio River, was a noted spot in the Northern part of the county. The place was called “Norfolk.” The only source of criticism of the Prestons was their friendship for Delia Webster. Mrs. Preston was a devoted member of the Catholic Church, and, being childless, in her old age made a will in which she devised the bulk of her estate to the Catholic Church and the Catholic institutions. Fearing her will would be contested, and desiring to have the jurisdiction for the contest in Louisville instead of in Trimble County, Mrs. Preston attempted to change her residence to Louisville. She died in that city. Attempt was made to probate her will in the Jefferson County Court, but the Court held it was without jurisdiction, holding her legal residence was in Trimble County. The case was appealed to the Court of Appeals, and decided by an opinion in the case of Fidelity Safety Vault and Trust Co. vs. Preston, in 96 Ky.217. The Court of Appeals affirmed the Courts of Jefferson County. The will was then offered for probate at Bedford, was contested, and set aside.
According to tradition, on one Sunday afternoon in April of 1836, Noah Parker, a prominent citizen of Bedford, and his wife, started out hunting for turkey nests. Growing tired of walking, they sat down at the foot of a hill where a little stream of water ran out of the soil. They drank of the water, which had a peculiar taste, attracting their attention. They had the water analyzed, and it was found to contain very valuable medical properties. They at once opened Bedford Springs, about a half a mile West of the town of Bedford. At first the improvements were modest, but they were increased from year to year, until 1848, when the Bedford Springs was one of the most noted in the state, having accommodations in a large Hotel and many cottages, and was visited by people in search of the recreation it afforded and of the benefits of its health-giving water, from Louisville and practically all over the south. Many noted people were visitors there, among them being Governor Lazarus W. Powell, who spent his vacation there in 1851, just before he was elected Governor. It was doubtless during that visit that the plans were laid for his campaign. There was a clubhouse furnishing wines and other necessaries for the convivialities of the times.
In the summer of 1851, there was a large concourse of visitors at the Springs, and a ball was in progress, attended by several hundred guests, in the dining room of the great hotel.
“There was a sound of revelry by night
And Belgium’s capital had gathered then,
Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright
The lamps shone o’er fair women and brave men.
A thousand hearts beat happily, and when
Music arose with its voluptuous swell,
Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again,
And all went merry as a marriage bell.”
When information was brought to this thong that cholera had broken out in the cottages, chaos reigned, and in a few moments in this hall of revelry,
“The tearful wails of the stricken ones were heard
Where erst the song and joyous shout resounded.”
An exodus began at once, and early the next day not a visitor remained at the Bedford Springs, except those too ill to get away. Sad to relate, this resulted in the abandonment of the Bedford Springs as a place of resort, and its hotels and spring house have for years been unoccupied, except by the bats and the owls, and the cottages and sheds as depositories for handling and stripping tobacco, and the whole place, except its bluegrass lawns, is a place of destitution and ruin.
In the late sixties or early seventies, a scheme was started to build a railroad, called the Cumberland and Ohio, from a junction with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad at Gallatin, Tennessee, northwardly, to the Tennessee and Kentucky line, thence across the State of Kentucky to Milton, where a bridge across the Ohio River was contemplated. The scheme was financed chiefly by large issues of bonds voted by the counties through which it was proposed to build a railroad. Every county voted these bonds. The scheme failed, however, and only three shorts parts of the road were built: one from Scottsville, in Allen County, to Gallatin, Tennessee; one running south from Lebanon to Greensburg; and one running south from Shelbyville to Bloomfield, in Nelson County.
Shortly after Trimble County had voted to subscribe a hundred thousand dollars toward the building of this road, Dr. Anthony W. Bartlett was elected County Judge of Trimble County. Dr. Bartlett was a physician who began his career at Palmyra, a small village in Trimble County. A few years before the Civil War he went to Mississippi, where he remained until the close of the war; and having been broken up financially by the war, he returned to Trimble County and located at Bedford. Shortly after Dr. Bartlett was elected County Judge, the attorneys and representatives of the Cumberland and Ohio railroad came to Bedford to the County Court and entered a motion that the County Judge issue the hundred thousand dollars of bonds in accordance with the vote which had been taken, stating that the road had been surveyed and located through Trimble County.
Judge Bartlett refused to issue the bonds until the railroad had been completed through the county. The attorneys and representatives of the railroad left, but returned the following county Court Day and renewed their motion. Again their motion was denied. They mildly intimated to the judge that unless he issued the bonds, they would take proceedings against him in Federal Court, and if he continued to refuse he would be in contempt of court. This rubbed the judge the wrong way, and in language more forceful than polite, he informed the gentlemen that he would rot in a Federal prison before he would sign a bond until the road had been built, and told them if they did not get out of his court and out of the town of Bedford damn quick, they would languish in the Trimble County Jail.
It is needless to say that they appeared no more before Judge Bartlett for that purpose. The bonds were never issued, and the County was thus saved of an enormous debt, which it would have been compelled to pay without having a foot of railroad built within the limits of the county. This railroad debt became a great burden on all of the counties that had voted the bonds. Two of the counties, Green and Taylor, were unable to pay it, and compromised the railroad debt at about fifty cents on the dollar, issuing new bonds on that basis. Litigation came up which was conducted in the Circuit Courts and the Court of Appeals, and even in the Circuit court of Appeals and Supreme Court pf the United States. The counties were held responsible, and within the last two or three years, green and Taylor Counties have paid off this railroad debt on a compromise basis of about fifty-five cents on the dollar.
Marble is contained in the hills of Corn Creek near its mouth at the Ohio river. It is of a grayish drab color in the main, though portions of it are variegated with pink, brown or flesh-colored lines and spots. It is susceptible of a fine polish. It has never been worked or quarried for commercial purposes, though a corresponding vein across the Ohio River in Indiana was worked to a limited extent about 1853, and the marble produced then was pronounced by an able geologist “the best and most beautiful material for construction and ornamental purposes that had come to his notice in the locality.”
Three revolutionary soldiers lived in Trimble County. One of them, Shadrach Barnes, owned the farm on which this writer was born and reared. He had a little brandy distillery on the spring branch below his home and a cellar in which he kept his liquors. I remember, lying back of the building under which was the cellar, a wooden mould board plow, which he had used in his farming, and which was permitted to decay. If I had then in my boyhood the foresight to realize how valuable it would now be as a relic of those days, I think I would have preserved it. I regret it was not preserved.
Shadrach Barnes was buried on the land which he owned, with military honors. His grave, when I was a boy, was overgrown with bushes and briars, on the brow of a hill sloping down to a spring. The grave is now in an open pasture, wholly unmarked. I doubt if there is anyone living, unless it be my brother, James Strother, who knows even the locality of the grave, except myself. Numerous and prosperous descendants of Shadrach Barnes still live in the county.
William Wise, another Revolutionary soldier, died and is buried in a country graveyard. His grave is unmarked, but its location is known. Descendants of William Wise, who are good citizens, still live in the county.
Another Revolutionary War soldier was Lieutenant colonel Butler, who lived on or near the road between Bedford and Campbellsburg. His grave is marked by a stone. I have endeavored to secure the inscription of the stone, but have been unable to do so.
In 1811, they had in the thinly populated territory now embraced in Trimble County, what was called “The Indian Scare.” I can only fix the date, which is not so far as I know historically mentioned, by the fact that my father, French Strother, was an infant. He was born in April, 1811. The rumor was to the effect that one body of Indians was crossing the Ohio River at the mouth of the Kentucky River, and another at the mouth of Corn Creek, and sweeping the great bend of the Ohio river in which Trimble County nestles. The women and children went to a blockhouse at Jesse Connell’s, which was on the road between Bedford and Milton, about half way between the two places. My father, an infant, was carried to the blockhouse in his mother’s arms. Among George Strother’s slaves was a Negro man named Dembo, who was called a Guinea Negro, because he was born in Africa. Dembo said the rumor was all foolishness, and refused to go to the blockhouse, and remained on the farm. It turned out that Dembo was right, and he had the laugh on the white folks. George Strother emancipated his slaves in the late forties.
The massacre of Pigeon Roost, a few miles north of Jeffersonville, Indiana, occurred, I believe, in 1813. I have not been able to ascertain the exact date. The men of Trimble County armed themselves as they did at the Indian Scare of 1811, and went across to the scene of the massacre to avenge its cruelty, but the Indians had too good a start, and got away unharmed. [The Pigeon Roost Massacre saw Shawnees kill 23 Hoosiers on September 3, 1812. You can read more about it here.]
Among the old settlers, in addition to those mentioned, are the following names: O’Bryan, Bell, Connell, Young, Whitaker, Garriott, Farley, Butler, Peak, Pendleton, Campbell, Pryor, Duncan, Wright, Conway, Barriger, Moreland, Buchanan, King, Mayfield, Morris, Barclay, Coleman, Jackson, Hudson, Avritt, Lane, Greenwood, Miles, Harley, Chowning, Tandy, Ray, Penn, Estes, Maddox, Davidge, Howe, Ewing, Abbitt, Moffitt, Bare, Totten, Glasscock, Gossom, Yager, Bain, Latta, McIntyre, Singer, Fisher, Fearn, Cooper, Muse and Callis. [To my copy, someone has also penciled in Collins, Spillman, Rolston, and Browning – ed.]
And so, Trimble County nestled in the embrace of the beautiful Ohio, which, like a ribbon of silver, forms its western and northern boundaries, its people forming no inconsiderable part of our great and beloved State, loyal and true in the quietude of their homes, doing their part to support the government of the country in which they live, they have lived and loved, have died and been buried in its hallowed soil, and their posterity today, still trusted and true, loyal and brave, are doing their part among the citizens of our great commonwealth.
May I close this rambling sketch with a paraphrase, perhaps, of a couplet in Emmet’s Lullaby:
A handful of earth, from the land of my birth
A flower from my dear Mother’s grave.
John C. Strother

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Soderbergh’s Revisionist Noir takes a grim, humorous look at crime and capitalism
It can be argued that Steven Soderbergh is the David Bowie, or more accurately the Scott Walker, of directors. Much like these musical geniuses, he’s not interested in financial reward or notoriety, as much as in subversion of genres, stretching the medium and going to extremes never to be repeated. Sometimes he gets you carried away, but other times you shake your head in confusion at his choices. This is the reaction of a real artist.
With Sex, lies and video the director essentially spawned the ’90s indie scene, and he’s continuously defied expectations with his surreal films (The Girlfriend Experience), revered Oscar fare (Erin Brockovich, Circulation), box office hits (the Ocean eleven series, Magic mike) and inimitable takes on the detective film (Out of sight, the lime). The last of Soderbergh, No sudden movement (which just released on HBO Max on July 1), draws inspiration from the latter category by diving so deep into darkness that you almost drown in its current. Fortunately, we can catch our breath as it also implements dark humor, social commentary, and a cast of characters so goofy and desperate that you can’t help but invest in the journey.
Located in the Strait of the 1950s, you don’t waste time immersing yourself in a shattered capitalist society where urban criminals rub shoulders with Ozzie and Harriet-some families working for the automotive industry. The enigmatic Don Cheadle plays Curt, who has just been released from prison and is hired for a shady job with two other criminals – Ronald (Benicio Del Toro) and an irritable Charley (a hilarious Kieran Culkin). Their recruiter, Joe (Brendan Fraser), orders them to take an accountant, Matt (David Harbor) and his family hostage, so they can steal a top secret file from his office. It turns out that kidnapping a family is just a way for Curt and Ronald to squeeze more money from other corrupt businessmen.
Soon these low-level criminals fall headlong into a den of crooked auto executives, unfaithful spouses, institutional racism and mafia paybacks. The dossier itself was just a MacGuffin, interweaving a group of characters including a dubious detective (Jon Hamm), beautiful and ambitious ladies (Julie Fox, Frankie Shaw) and ruthless crime bosses (Ray Liotta, Bill Duke). Like many classic dark tales, the story cares less about plausibility or clarity, as that is the rhythmic cadence of its tale. If black is a swing dance of ego and hidden motivations, No sudden movement looks like a frenzied ballroom filled with greedy sociopaths. Yet beneath the comedic frenzy there is a commentary on this country’s privileged puppeteers.
Soderbergh keeps the pace at breakneck speed with a relaxed and confident style. Work from a screenplay by Ed Solomon (Men in black) and powered by a jazz-inspired score by David Holmes, he jumps from character to character without crippling his audience and that’s a feat only a director of his caliber could accomplish. It even uses older camera lenses to capture the era. Each scene is awash in thick grays and greens, making the 1950s seem like a darker time than is usually depicted. Unfortunately, he takes this experimentation a bit too far by implementing a fisheye perspective in too many scenes, an unnecessary camera trick that belittles cinematography and distracts audiences.
Plus, the story is so convoluted and complex that it sometimes feels like an albatross threatening to sink the whole movie. Soderbergh’s masterful balance of dark humor and drama, not to mention some great performances, at least helps the narrative overcome these shortcomings. There is nothing particularly deep in No sudden movement but it reminds you that the crime is pretty ugly on both sides of the tracks, but at least it’s more honest at street level.


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Enderby Settlement: Britain's Whaling Venture on the Subantarctic Auckland Islands
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- ISBN: 9781877578595
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This book is a history of the British Enderby settlement on the Auckland Islands 1849-52 and its associated whaling venture. Isolation, a stormswept climate, unproductive soil, inexperienced crews, drunkenness and above all an unexpected shortage of whales meant the raw colony ran into trouble and the parent company found itself facing disaster. Two special commissioners were sent to either close the venture down or move it elsewhere, and a bitter struggle developed, with Charles Enderby refusing to admit defeat and Governor Sir George Grey reluctantly becoming involved. Nevertheless the settlement collapsed, and the few Maori settlers on the islands, who had preceded and benefited from the colonists' presence, left soon after. Little trace of the colony remains, and the Auckland Islands are much as they were before Charles Enderby attempted to realise his dream: uninhabited, isolated, wild and beautiful, and now of World Heritage status.

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The Dangers of Using an Electronic Cigarette
The primary topic of discussion surrounding e cigarette health risks is nicotine. It is estimated that around three thousand deaths in the usa every year are due to smoking, and half these deaths could possibly be prevented if people simply quit smoking. Smoking is really a highly addictive habit, which makes it hard for people to just cease once they begin. However, there are many other health issues that are caused by smoking; such as cancers and heart attacks, why is it that a lot of people elect to smoke?
The reason why that smoking causes such terrible damage to your body is basically because nicotine is highly toxic and contains many negative unwanted effects. Nicotine is highly addictive, and since it alters the mind chemistry in a chemical way, it becomes extremely difficult to break the habit. Even after someone has quit smoking for years, the temptation remains, and they are more likely to return to their old habits at some point. That is why e cigarette health threats always seem to surround those that smoke. There are also many rumors and myths surrounding the cigarettes, but what really are these exact things?
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When it comes to your wellbeing, e cigarette products should be avoided like the plague. Nicotine is tar and each and every cigarette you smoke will soon add up to your own body’s tar levels. Tar is highly toxic and can severely damage your lungs and heart. Even though you do not smoke, the body is still getting exposed to nicotine through the smoke of a cigarette. As time passes, the tar build up could cause various respiratory and heart problems. If you use e cigarettes, you are only adding to the problem.
Also, the cigarettes are filled with chemicals. While they’re nicotine free, you may still find traces of nicotine within. What these chemicals do to your system is unknown, but it is suspected that they could cause cancer. That’s why e cigarette health products should not be used and you ought to cut them out immediately.
You might also want to cut back on the amount of the cigarettes you smoke per day. If you light up 2-3 cigarettes a day, you’re probably already putting quite a bit of harm into your body. That’s why e cigarette health products are so important. It is advisable to make sure that you keep the body away from nicotine for as long as possible.
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.010 Appurtenant Structures. The following structures appurtenant to other structures shall be permitted to encroach into required setbacks:
.0101 Access ramps for automobiles to enter and exit parking facilities.
.0102 Access ramps for pedestrians to enter and exit parking facilities, and other permitted structures.
.020 Automobile Parking Areas in the Front Yard. Parking shall not be permitted within the required front yard setback.
.030 Fences, Walls and Hedges in Interior Lot Line Setback Areas. Fences, walls and hedges not exceeding eight (8) feet in height shall be permitted in any required interior lot line setback area, but shall not protrude into any required setback area abutting a public street, and shall be planted with either clinging vines or fast-growing shrubs. (Ord. 5625 § 5; November 18, 1997.)
.040 Flagpoles Permitted. A maximum of one (1) flagpole for the display of a maximum of three (3) flags shall be permitted within the required front yard setback; provided said flagpole does not exceed fifty (50) feet in height, and is set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from any property line abutting a public right-of-way, and further provided each flag displayed thereon has a size dimension not to exceed five (5) feet by nine (9) feet. All flags shall be kept in good repair.
.050 Fountains, Ponds, Sculptures. Fountains, ponds, sculptures, decorative paving, planters and decorative walkways shall be permitted within the required front yard setback, provided they are an integral part of a landscaping scheme comprised primarily of plant materials.
.060 Pool. One (1) pool and any required open decorative fencing shall be permitted to encroach to within ten (10) feet of the public right-of-way along Anaheim Boulevard for only that property described as follows: (i) Parcel 1. The north 85 feet of the east 240 feet of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 22, Township 4 south, Range 10 west in the Rancho San Juan Cajon De Santa Ana, in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 51, page 10 of Miscellaneous Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County; (ii) Parcel 2. The south 15 feet of the east 240 feet of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 22, Township 4 South, Range 10 West, in the Rancho San Juan Cajon De Santa Ana, in the City of Anaheim, as per map recorded in book 51, page 10 of Miscellaneous Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County.
.070 Parking Entrances at Grade. Entrance and exit drives and walkways into parking areas that are perpendicular to the centerline of the street from which access is provided shall be permitted. (Ord. 5444 § 1 (part); August 16, 1994: Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)


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LEWISTON, Maine -- Familiar foes Bates and Bowdoin played to a thrilling 1-1 draw in a NESCAC men's soccer match Wednesday night at Garcelon Field, in a classic hard-fought rivalry game, after Bates first-year Jacob Iwowo's equalizer in the 89th minute.
Both teams attempted 19 shots in the game and created excellent scoring chances during regulation. Bowdoin outshot Bates 5-1 over two overtime periods, but none were on target.
"I told the guys that to grab the second half for long stretches like we did without our captain shows a real pride of everyone to be a member of this Bates program," said Bates head coach Tyler Sheikh in reference to senior Peder Bakken (Seattle, Wash.), who was out of action. "We didn't start a senior today and our kids stepped up. We all want to thank our fans who were terrific for what turned out to be a fun NESCAC tilt."
Bowdoin (2-1-2, 0-1-2 NESCAC) scored in the 23rd minute as Julian Juantorena redirected a shot by Dylan Reid, after a Bates foul gave Bowdoin's Harry Cooper a free kick from 35 yards in front of the Bates goal. His long ball into the box found Dylan Reid sealing off a Bates defender. Reid could not control it but bodied the ball toward the goal. Bates sophomore Ciaran Bardong (Manhasset, N.Y.) lunged toward both the ball and Bates junior goalie David Goodstein (Bethesda, Md.), and both Bates defenders fell over, as did Bowdoin forward Julian Juantorena, while the ball bounced away. But Reid lunged, hooked his left foot and redirected the ball with the bottom of his cleat toward the left post. Juantorena got back up on his feet from the collision in time to give the ball an extra kick to ensure the goal.
Bates evened the game (3-1-1, 1-1-1 NESCAC) during a late assault on the Bowdoin goal. The play was set up by first-year Alex Kovacs (Hopkinton, Mass.) serving the ball into the box from near midfield. Senior Beaufils Kimpolo-Pene (Bronx, N.Y.) skimmed the ball with the top of his head and toward first-year Myles Guerrier (Canton, Mass.), standing with his back to the goal. Guerrier trapped the ball out to Iwowo, who one-timed a solid left-footed volley into the right side of the net, where Bowdoin keeper Michael Webber had no chance to put a hand on it.
Bowdoin posed a major threat in the 14th minute when Jason Oliver's hard shot was turned away by Goodstein but followed by a missile from Charlie Ward that bounced high off the crossbar.
Bates surged toward the end of the first half. With 5:28 left in the period, senior Eric Opoku's (Accra, Ghana) hard shot, set up well by junior Blaise Marceau (Newton, Mass.) on the left side of the box, was deflected by Webber, and the ball then caromed off the post. Two minutes later, Kimpolo-Pene's shot from the left side was tapped by Guerrier past Webber, then easily tapped again into the goal by Iwowo, but the score was wiped off with an offsides call.
Bowdoin seemed ready to go ahead 2-0 in the 71st minute when a bad turnover in Bates' defensive third resulted in Charlie Ward's shot against a defenseless Goodstein. Goodstein deflected the ball away to Oliver, whose follow shot was sent back to Goodstein for a second save in two seconds.
Webber finished with seven saves in his college debut. Goodstein made five saves for Bates.
Bates next plays a non-conference game at Thomas College Sunday at 3pm.

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and Coveris received the ecodesign award from PackTheFuture for Optys, a 100 per cent decorated bottle thermoformed from a pre-printed plastic sheet.
We then had to meticulously pick a route through the vast crevasse and serac
fields in near-zero visibility.
At Chamonix, though, the waters of life are suspended in icefalls, seracs
, and the Mer de Glace.
A quick, breathtaking taxi flight back up over the crevasses and blue iced seracs
delivered us near the entrance of the Russein Valley and a perfect, feather-light landing on a narrow ridge.
Where the land is uneven, or very steep, crevasses and seracs
Then seconds later you are heading into the clouds and the eerie world of seracs
and crevasses where the skill of your guide can literally save your life.
Climbing from base camp to camps II, III and IV also involved picking through the Khumbu icefall's massive seracs
, walls of ice as high as 10-story buildings.
He said there was a continuous risk of seracs
along the route selected by the expedition, and that avalanches on the mountain had been a warning sign.
There is continuous risk of seracs
along the route selected by the expedition.
I spent a lot of time in that icefall, going up and down it with Sherpas, remaking the route, which was constantly being broken by the collapse of seracs
and the opening of brand new crevasses.
Cramponing up steep slopes and forcing a track amongst the snow-covered debris of fallen seracs
, we finally emerged on the crest of a little snowy saddle"
Karsha monastery and its attendant nunnery hang suspended above Karsha village like two seracs
. At the foot of the monastery lives Nawang Latok, a retired revenue officer for the Zanskar valley.


Got an issue with a HPC cluster. We have a bunch of workstation nodes that are 8 core i7 processors. Before hand we had hyperthreading enabled and in device manager it would show as 16 cores. When submitting a job with lots of required cores, the HPC head node would allocated all 16 cores to a workstation node.
We recently disabled hyperthreading for a few reasons and noticed that when we submit the HPC jobs, the head node is still allocating 16 cores per workstation node, even though they are only showing as 8 in device manager!
Is there some additional config required in HPC to stop it from recognosing these extra cores?


Demolition of B listed Madelvic factory wont be called in
April 28 2010
Dating from 1899 the plant was a pioneering attempt to introduce electric cars to Britain, sadly however the concept came a century too soon and the idea failed to take off.
Despite this the buildings have lingered on but now developers the Burrell Company and Council owned EDI are looking to sweep away that history and develop housing, despite opposition from Historic Scotland and the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland.
Planners argue that were the buildings to be retained it would be impossible to advance proposals for the wider site with local councillor Allan Jackson denigrating the architectural worth of the site in any event describing it as: “an old brick thing falling to bits.”
But conservationists point out that there are pre existing plans from Malcolm Fraser Architects to retain the fabric of the site which serves as an important reminder of an increasingly distant industrial past.
This includes an ornate portico preserves the fledgling technology in stone depicting the “fifth wheel” of the Madelvic brougham cars, used to power the vehicles via a chain drive from the electric motor,
Originally it was planned to renovate the structure as headquarters for Waterfront Edinburgh back in 2002, but these plans fell through.
Later Malcolm Fraser Architects drew up plans for the buildings conversion to live/work units within a wider residential masterplan, but this too fell victim to the downturn.
Demolition permission is subject to approval of detailed redevelopment proposals for the site.
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Microfinance consists of small loans or savings given in the form of microcredit to help foster the growth of small businesses and help those who do not have access to formal financial institutions. Scholarship is mixed on whether microfinance is successful or not in lifting people out of poverty, but microfinance has been shown to help individuals run more successful businesses. Microfinance loans are not distributed equally; some regions and countries receive far more loans than others. Additionally, women receive more loans than men. This research analyzes whether minority groups have equal access to microfinance loans; particularly whether ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities have the same access as their majority counterparts. No correlation exists between the ethnic, religious or linguistic fractionalization of a country and whether or not they receive loans. However, some countries received a surprisingly high or low number of loans compared to their population. Due to the lack of conclusive information from my cross-national analysis I choose to more closely examine India which has high levels of diversity and greater availability of microfinance data. When looking more closely at India’s states and districts to compare percent of the population that is Hindu to the percent of the population that have access to loans there is also no strong correlation. Unfortunately, not enough data exists to fully examine whether minorities have equal access to microfinance; these questions warrant further study.
Westlund, Hallie Elizabeth, "Equitable Distribution of Microfinance: How language, ethnicity, and religion affect access to microcredit loans" (2016). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 925.
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Coldplay – Midnight (Tiësto’s Experimental Tech House Bootleg) [Free Download]
From the legend himself on this huge milestone:
Amazing!! We’re 17 Million strong and growing! I am really grateful for all of your support. As a thank you, I made a different style remix of Coldplay’s “Midnight” which you can download free.
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Whenever I see a vaccine fail to produce the benefits expected, I am presented with a teachable moment. In addition to explaining why vaccines can sometimes fail, I also take the opportunity to explain how producers can help tip the scales in their favor when it comes to vaccine success.
Understanding immune systems
Animals have two types of immunity. “Non-specific” immunity protects the animal against many types of invading organisms. Examples include microscopic cilia, or hairs, which line the lungs and trap bacteria and particles in the air, and then force them back out of the airways. Or, white blood cells circulating in the bloodstream that engulf and destroy invading bacteria.
Animals also have “specific” immunity that protects them against a single organism. Vaccines work primarily to stimulate specific immunity, which, in turn, helps the animal mount a defense to keep the infectious organisms below a threshold level or tipping point where disease can occur.
The goal of vaccination is to create a “memory” and an environment where invading organisms are killed faster than they can multiply. However, vaccines are only one part of the equation. For vaccines to work properly, you also must manage the animal’s environment and make sure that the scales don’t tip in favor of the invading organism. Here are three areas where producers can make the biggest impact:
1. Prevent overwhelming challenge.
No matter how efficient the immune system’s memory and response, disease may occur if a large number of invading organisms are present. Despite vaccination, pneumonia can occur if ventilation is poor, and E. coli calf scours can occur if the milk fed to calves has high levels of bacteria due to poor sanitation or storage. Attention to hygiene and a proper physical environment are key to a successful disease-prevention program.
2. Help the non-specific immune system to function well.
Several conditions, such as environmental stress or malnutrition, can suppress the immune system. Research has shown that periparturient cows, in general, suffer from some degree of immunosuppression. And specific triggers, such as mycotoxin-contaminated feed or stray voltage on a farm, can suppress immune function. Even if the vaccination has induced appropriate memory, the vaccine may appear to fail under certain immunosuppressant conditions. Providing a proper diet and a clean environment will help, along with timing vaccines so that they do not occur on top of stressful events such as weaning or calving.
3. Follow vaccine protocols.
Inadequate stimulation of vaccine-induced “memory” can occur if you fail to follow label directions. Most killed vaccines require at least two doses given within two to six weeks of each other to effectively stimulate memory and immunity. Most modified-live vaccines only require one dose, but it takes several weeks before effective memory is induced. If infection occurs before this sequence of events has occurred, the immune system will not be able to wage a proper battle against an infection. Or if vaccination occurs under certain immunosuppressant conditions, memory will not be adequate to fight off a future disease challenge.
Vaccination is a tool. It helps tip the balance in favor of the animal’s natural immune defenses. Work with your veterinarian to address any issues that you might have to work on. It will set up an opportunity for your vaccination program to succeed and deliver the intended results.
Brian Gerloff is a veterinarian and operates Seneca Bovine Service in Marengo, Ill.

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Pan-seared duck with a seasonal sauce. Served with the potato and vegetable of the day.
Potato gnocchi tossed in our tomato sauce with sausage, garlic, basil and tomato.
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Bone in lamb chops, dry rubbed and grilled, topped with a tzatziki sauce and balsamic reduction. Served with our potato and vegetable of the day.
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Hand-dipped and hand-coated rings made from scratch.
Our artichoke dip has no spinach & plenty of parmesan. A must try if you've never had! Served with toast points.
Combination of button & portabella mushrooms sauteed with butter & garlic rosemary then dusted with parmesan chees. Served with toast points.
Ricotta, mozzarella, & parmesan cheese combined with diced jalapeños & bacon bits give this an original taste with a kick.
Toast points topped with balsamic vinegar soaked tomatoes, garlic & basil topped & baked with mozzarella.
Feta cheese drizzled with olive oil & baked golden brown. Topped with black olives & tomatoes and served with toast points.
Mixture of greens, tomato & cheese topped with fresh baked croutons.
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Fresh greens, candied walnuts, fresh mozzarella cheese, dried cranberries, apples and shallots with balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Mixture of greens, feta cheese, bacon bits, granny smith apples, glazed walnuts, tossed with our speial poppy-seed & onion dressing. Topped with fresh baked croutons.
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Ask your server for the homemade soups that we are featuring each day.
Loaded with Graziano's sausage, ricotta cheese, basil & our marinara topped off with mozzarella.
A plateful of fettuccine noodles smothered with our rich and creamy alfredo sauce.
A delicious combination of four cheeses, onions, spinach, & portabella mushrooms stuffed into pasta shells & then topped with our marinara, alfredo or half & half and baked.
Boneless chicken breast sautéed with onions, peppers, mushrooms, marinara sauce or alfredo sauce & cheese. Then baked & served over past.
A chicken breast pounded out & stuffed with garlic, basil & mixed cheeses. Served over spaghetti with half alfredo & half marinara.
Made to order with a combination of beef loin and strip. A homemade favorite.
Chicken tossed in our spicy vodka sauce with onion, peppers, tomatoes and garlic. Served with bow-tie penne pasta.
Chicken, shallot, mushroom, asparagus and roasted red peppers tossed in our sweet sherry wine butter sauce.
A ceramic boat brimming with noodles, our marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese & ricotta cheese. Baked until golden brown on top & gooey throughout.
A combination of pasta baked off in our cheese sauce topped with mozzarella & cheddar cheese with bread crumbs.
Served with marinara sauce.
A 6/8oz. U.S.D.A. Choice beef tenderloin sautéed in garlic, fresh oregano, basil, butter & spices.
A 6/8oz. U.S.D.A. Choice beef tenderloin seasoned with bb's special seasoning cooked to your temperature of choice & topped with our pureed sauce of mushrooms, onions, garlic, butter & cream.
A 6/8oz tenderloin grilled to your liking. Served with potatoes.
A 12/16oz new york strip, "done our way," topped with mushrooms, spinach & cream sauce. Frank would be proud.
8oz. Of pork tenderloin sautéed in our deburgo seasoning with garlic butter & cream.
8oz. Of chicken sautéed in our deburgo seasoning with garlic butter & cream.
Chicken breast lightly seasoned & topped with a slice of capicola, sautéed spinach & asiago cheese, baked to perfection with a dijon mustard cream sauce.
Chicken breast topped with swiss cheese, canadian bacon and buttermilk cream sauce.
Chicken breast stuffed with grazianos sausage, asiago cheese & a little red pepper topped with alfredo served over potatoes.
Four fresh sea scallops grilled to perfection served with potatoes & veggies.
Our lemony version of this dish has a touch of garlic, basil & fresh lemon, sautéed & served over linguini.
A 6 oz. beef tenderloin medallion & your choice of two fresh scallops or three of our juicy shrimp.
Two of each, grilled. Served with potatoes & vegetables.
Shrimp and scallops sautéed in our spicy white wine and red cream sauce over linguini.
Pizza dough coated with garlic olive oil & topped with artichokes, tomatoes, spinach, roasted garlic, parmesan & mozzarella cheeses.
Pizza dough slathered with white sauce & topped with roasted garlic, sweet red peppers, tomatoes & three cheeses.
Banana peppers, jalapeños, chicken, shallots, tomatoes & mozzarella cheese on top our buffalo sauce.
Feast on generous portions of pepperoni, sausage, onions, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers & our marinara-base sauce.
Our marinara-base sauce covered with a garden of onions, mushrooms, green peppers, black & green olives, tomatoes, & mozzarella cheese.
Our marinara-base or olive oil topped with fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic, shallot, and mozzarella cheese.
Pepperoni, graziano sausage, onion, jalapeños, mushroom, banana peppers, mozzarella cheese & our marinara base sauce.
Pineapple, canadian bacon, & our marinara-base sauce.
Sausage, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, cappicola, & our marinara-base sauce.
Bar-B-Que sauce, chicken, shallot, pineapple, red peppers mozzarella & cheddar cheese.
Shallots, portabella mushrooms, green peppers, artichokes, asparagus, garlic, spinach, feta, mozzarella cheese & our marinara-base sauce.
Our mac & cheese sauce topped with chicken, bacon, shallot, garlic and finished with mozzarella, cheddar, and parmesan cheese.
Spinach, garlic, feta, shallot, and artichokes baked off with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses on top of our artichoke dip sauce.
Grilled chicken breast served with jalapeños, banana peppers, tomatoes with our buffalo sauce in a hoagie bun with cream cheese and topped with mozzarella cheese.
Homemade meatball, our marinara sauce, roasted sweet peppers & mozzarella cheese on a toasted hoagie.
Ground graziano's sausage with green peppers, onions, & our marinara on a toasted hoagie baked off with mozzarella cheese.
Strips of grilled chicken with green peppers, onions, cream cheese & mozzarella on a toasted hoagie.
Hoagie topped with cappicola, pepperoni, Canadian bacon. Brushed with garlic butter & baked with mozzarella cheese.
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The AFL-CIO union is running TV ads urging Gov. Brian Sandoval to veto a bill that would suspend Nevada's prevailing wage rules on school construction projects.
Union spokeswoman Rachel Rekowski said the commercials started running Friday, a day after the Nevada Assembly narrowly passed SB119.
The bill would extend school construction bonds beyond the term approved by voters as a way to ease overcrowding, but also ends rules that are essentially a minimum wage for contractors.
It was opposed by Democrats who said it would harm middle-class contractors. Some conservatives opposed the bill because they see the bond rollover as a tax increase.
Sandoval spokeswoman Mari St. Martin says the governor will thoroughly review the bill when it arrives at his desk, but he intends to sign the measure.
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In this uplifting memoir, famous Japanese pop culture “geek” Toshio Okada tells of the diet and lifestyle changes he made in his fight against obesity, and how his public perception dramatically improved as a result of his healthier appearance. Toshio Okada lost 110lbs in one year, without the use of funky dieting techniques or exercises, using nothing but a notepad. He recognized that a diet is doomed to fail if it’s unsustainable, and a person cannot continue something they do not enjoy. Examining various diets and exercise regimes–even taking surgery into account–he concluded that a recording diet would be the most effective method. By succeeding in the recording diet, a person will learn a means of self-control that can be applied to other aspects of life, such as budgeting. Toshio Okada’s diet reflects the six stages of space flight, each stage a little bit closer to the final goal of health and self confidence.
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Ecological Agriculture Degree
The Ecological Agriculture major focuses on applying ecological concepts to environmentally friendly food production. Learn how to produce food in a sustainable and ecologically-sound manner. Gain a solid foundation in the natural sciences and practical experience through our organic farm practicum, internships, and field trips. Nationally there is a growing need for professionals who understand and apply effective principles to agriculture. The Ecological Agriculture major integrates course work in ecology, plant science, soil science, entomology, economics, and policy with an experiential learning internship to create educated professionals.
Ecological Agriculture students are interested in diversified agriculture systems that include horticultural and agronomic crops. Ecology is the uniting thread that integrates the course-work and ties the curriculum together. The program is based in UVM’s Plant and Soil Science Department, where faculty advisors help students select courses and develop learning experiences that match their interests and career goals.
All students who enroll in the major must complete the basic core curriculum for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), which includes courses in communications and technology. In addition students complete courses within the program, such as plant biology, ecology, plant and soil science, economics, and policy. Summer course offerings provide students experience during the Vermont growing season.
Internships and Research
Our faculty works closely with farmers and growers in Vermont and throughout the Northeast, and with state and federal agencies. Disciplines represented in UVM’s Plant and Soil Science Department supporting the Ecological Agriculture major, include vegetables, fruit, forage for animals, soil science, compost science, and ornamental plants. All of these areas are important in diverse agriculture systems and for students who want to study them. Internship experiences put our students’ knowledge to work and allow them to earn credit and develop skills that improve employment opportunities. Students work on farms, for company compost projects, and in greenhouses to gain valuable experience.
Students also have opportunities to work with CALS faculty doing research in campus laboratories, in the field at UVM’s 4 research farms, including a 97-acre Horticulture Research Center, or in our state-of-the-art greenhouses.
The Ecological Agriculture major provides students with experiential learning opportunities needed for wise use of natural resources. The major has prepared students for jobs in production; ornamental horticulture retail and services; production of specialty crops for food, medical and energy uses; and recycling damaged lands. Other career directions for which our students are prepared include organic farming, soil conservation, production of specialty crops, environmental science and management, precision agriculture technology, phytoremediation, plant inspection, food biosecurity, or science policy.


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Powerful Government Officials Aiding Booming Drug Business In Africa, Kenya ranked 11th in Continent
Kenya has the 11th –highest prevalence of organized crime in Africa. According to the organized Crime Index Africa 2019, state embedded actors are the greatest contributors above other big threats like criminal networks and foreign criminal actors.
The formula used in the report measured the level of organized crime whereby the higher the score the worse the situation.
The survey took place in 54 African countries and 11 benchmark countries in Latin America, North America, Europe and state embedded actors attracted 7.5 points, Criminal networks 7 points.
In the last decade, massive corruption and theft have become the mark of crime within many governments in Africa.
The inability to rid public service of powerful criminal elements has mainly played out in the continued loss of billions of shillings of public funds under the supervision or with the help of people in the authority.
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Meet Marc, a 20 year old Spotify playlist curator from Copenhagen, Denmark.
“I made my playlist as some kind of “warm up” for a Drake concert.”
Who is your favorite artist?
My fave artist is definitely Drake.
What's your favorite concert you've been to?
That exact Drake concert was amazing. We bought soe amazing tickets. We stood right in front of him.
Do you play any instruments? If not, is there one you would like to learn?
I play the violin and trumpet. I’m currently trying to learn to play the cello.
What artist (dead or alive) had the biggest impact on your life?
Drake played a big role in my teenage years. But I definitely feel like Freddie Mercury has had the biggest impact on my way of listening to music.
Name the last album you purchased?
The last album I purchased was Drizzy’s “Scorpion”.


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Just minutes before taking the stage at Busch Gardens’ Bands, Brew & BBQ festival on Sunday, Feb. 19, former Poison frontman and reality TV star Bret Michaels met the most popular – and hairiest – of Busch Gardens’ Animal Ambassadors team, Harry the sloth.
Thanks to its thick, shaggy hair, the sloth has an unusual, symbiotic relationship with algae, which grows on its coat and aids in camouflaging the sloth as it hangs from tree branches.
The Busch Gardens’ zoo educators also brought a young southern ground hornbill named Tufts and a Burmese python to meet Michaels and his band backstage.
Michaels’ 2010 album, Custom Built, rose to the top of Billboard’s Hard Rock list at #1 and his current “Get Your Rock On” tour is selling out venues across the country. He also took the reality television world by storm in the past few years on VH1’s “Rock of Love,” the 2010 docu-series “Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It” and as the winning contestant on the third season of Donald Trump’s NBC hit, “Celebrity Apprentice.”
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay combines world-class thrill rides, live entertainment and one of North America’s largest zoos in an unforgettable adventure for the whole family. This year, the park’s smokin’ hot Bands, Brew & BBQ festival fills every weekend, February 11 – March 4, with unlimited sampling of more than 80 specialty and craft beers, saucy barbeque from some of the bay area’s most popular restaurants and live concerts with the biggest names in classic rock, including 38 Special on Feb. 26 and REO Speedwagon on March 4.
Bands, Brew & BBQ offers weekends full of smokin’ hot fun now through March 4 – now on Saturdays AND Sundays! Outback Steakhouse is bringing some of their menu favorites. What’s cooking?
Baby Back Ribs
Each succulent rack is smoked, wood-fire grilled and brushed with a tangy BBQ sauce.
Grilled Chicken on the Barbie
Seasoned, wood-fire grilled chicken breast with Outback’s signature BBQ sauce
Also being served this year: the Outback Burger and Outback’s signature Mac n’ Cheese.
New this year, you have two days to sample dozens of craft and international beers and fire up your taste buds with food from your favorite local restaurants as well as our own famous, blazing barbecue.
Every Sunday, enjoy sizzling live performances from award-winning country and classic rock artists like Bret Michaels, 38 Special and REO Speedwagon.


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I combined two stamp sets from ODBD to make my beach scene. I used a marker to selectively stamp just the portion of the stamps I needed and then sponged my skies using masks. I used white gel pen and stickles to add sparkle and interest to the water.
For more details on how to join the challenge as well as see the other DT sisters creations, please view the ODBD Challenge Post . Thanks so much for looking, and hope to see you at the ODBDSLC158 challenge!


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PARK HILLS — A second alarm residential fire at 605 Wash Street in Park Hills ravaged a one and a half story home Saturday. The house is owned by Richard House of Park Hills and was used as a rental property.
According to Park Hills Fire Department Lieutenant Jackie Waggner, the fire was reported at 4:33 p.m. and responders were on the scene by 4:39 p.m. No occupants were reported to have been in the home at the time the fire was reported.
Responding fire departments included Park Hills Fire Department, Big River Fire Protection District, Desloge Fire Department, Bonne Terre City Fire Department, Bismarck Fire Department, Farmington Fire Department and Leadington Fire Department.
According to fire department officials, the fire was under control within 20 minutes of responders arriving on the scene. The fire is believed to have started in the center of the home. The house is believed to be a total loss.
The cause of the fire is unknown and an investigator with the state fire marshal’s office has been called to investigate.


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*Jennifer Hudson surprised the crowd at a show in Barbados last night by bringing her young son on stage to sing with her…and he handled his biz.
At the ripe old age of 18 months, David Otunga, Jr. made his stage debut alongside his mama during her concert at Barbados’ Holder House venue.
Before and during her current single “Where You At,” Hudson passed the mic to her child so he could join in. [Watch below.]
In a subsequent post on her Twitter.com page, she wrote, “It was a very good crowd at the show here… I love a crowd that give back to u what u give them !!!”
[Below: The person filming figures out the camera is sideways at about 1:18.]
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