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Broadsheet
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A broadsheet is the largest newspaper format and is characterized by long vertical pages. The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material. The first broadsheet newspaper was the Dutch Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, other common newspaper formats include the smaller Berliner and tabloid/compact formats. Many broadsheets measure approximately 29 1⁄2 by 23 1⁄2 inches per full broadsheet spread, australian and New Zealand broadsheets always have a paper size of A1 per spread. South African broadsheet newspapers have a spread sheet size of 820 by 578 mm or 32.3 by 22.8 in. Others measure 22 inches or 560 millimetres vertically, in the United States, the traditional dimensions for the front page half of a broadsheet are 15 inches wide by 22 3⁄4 inches long. However, in efforts to save newsprint costs many U. S. newspapers have downsized to 12 inches wide by 22 3⁄4 inches long for a folded page. Many rate cards and specification cards refer to the size with dimensions representing the front page half of a broadsheet size, rather than the full. Some quote actual page size and others quote the area size. The two versions of the broadsheet are, Full broadsheet – The full broadsheet typically is folded vertically in half so that it forms four pages, the four pages are called a spread. Half broadsheet – The half broadsheet is usually a page that is not folded vertically and just includes a front. In uncommon instances, an entire newspaper can be a two-page half broadsheet or four-page full broadsheet, totally self-contained advertising circulars inserted in a newspaper in the same format are referred to as broadsheets. Broadsheets typically are also folded horizontally in half to accommodate newsstand display space, the horizontal fold however does not affect the page numbers and the content remains vertical. The most important newspaper stories are placed above the fold and this contrasts with tabloids which typically do not have a horizontal fold. The broadsheet has since emerged as the most popular format for the dissemination of printed news, historically, broadsheets developed after the British in 1712 placed a tax on newspapers based on the number of their pages. The original purpose of the broadsheet, or broadside, was for the purpose of posting royal proclamations, acts, eventually the people began using the broadsheet as a source for political activism by reprinting speeches, ballads or narrative songs originally performed by bards. With the early mechanization of the 19th century came an increase in production of printed materials including the broadside as well as the penny dreadful. In this period all over Europe began to print their issues on broadsheets
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Berkshire Hathaway
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The company wholly owns GEICO, BNSF Railway, Lubrizol, Dairy Queen, Fruit of the Loom, Helzberg Diamonds, FlightSafety International, Pampered Chef, and NetJets, and also owns 43. Berkshire Hathaway averaged a growth in book value of 19. 7% to its shareholders for the last 49 years, while employing large amounts of capital. In the early part of Buffetts career at Berkshire, he focused on investments in publicly traded companies. According to the Forbes Global 2000 list and formula, Berkshire Hathaway is the fourth largest public company in the world, Berkshire Hathaway traces its roots to a textile manufacturing company established by Oliver Chace in 1839 as the Valley Falls Company in Valley Falls, Rhode Island. Chace had previously worked for Samuel Slater, the founder of the first successful textile mill in America, Chace founded his first textile mill in 1806. In 1929 the Valley Falls Company merged with the Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company established in 1889, in Adams, the combined company was known as Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates. Hathaway had been successful in its first decades, but it suffered during a decline in the textile industry after World War I. At this time, Hathaway was run by Seabury Stanton, whose investment efforts were rewarded with renewed profitability after the Depression, after the merger Berkshire Hathaway had 15 plants employing over 12,000 workers with over $120 million in revenue and was headquartered in New Bedford. However, seven of those locations were closed by the end of the decade, in 1962, Warren Buffett began buying stock in Berkshire Hathaway after noticing a pattern in the price direction of its stock whenever the company closed a mill. Eventually, Buffett acknowledged that the business was waning and the companys financial situation was not going to improve. In 1964, Stanton made a tender offer of $11 1⁄2 per share for the company to buy back Buffetts shares. A few weeks later, Warren Buffett received the offer in writing. Buffett later admitted that this lower, undercutting offer made him angry, instead of selling at the slightly lower price, Buffett decided to buy more of the stock to take control of the company and fire Stanton. However, this put Buffett in a situation where he was now majority owner of a business that was failing. Buffett initially maintained Berkshires core business of textiles, but by 1967, he was expanding into the insurance industry, Berkshire first ventured into the insurance business with the purchase of National Indemnity Company. In the late 1970s, Berkshire acquired an equity stake in the Government Employees Insurance Company, in 1985, the last textile operations were shut down. Buffett claimed that had he invested that money directly in insurance businesses instead of buying out Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshires class A shares sold for $258,000
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. With a 2015 estimated population of 241,218, it is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and the fifth largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region,100 North Main Street, formerly the Wachovia Building, Winston-Salem is called the Twin City for its dual heritage and City of the Arts and Innovation for its dedication to fine arts and theater and technological research. Camel City is a reference to the citys involvement in the tobacco industry related to locally based R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Companys Camel cigarettes. Winston-Salem is also known for its traditional furniture company, many locals refer to the city as Winston in informal speech. The Dash is referenced from the hyphen between Winston and Salem and was popularized by the nickname of the minor league baseball team. In 2012, the city was listed among the 10 best places to retire in the U. S. by CBS MoneyWatch, the city of Winston-Salem is a product of the merging of the two neighboring towns of Winston and Salem in 1913. The origin of the town of Salem dates to January 1753 and he called this area die Wachau named after the ancestral estate of Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf. The land, just short of 99,000 acres, was purchased from John Carteret. On November 17,1753, the first settlers arrived at what would become the town of Bethabara. This town, despite its growth, was not designed to be the primary settlement on the tract. Some residents expanded to a settlement called Bethania in 1759. Finally, lots were drawn to select suitable sites for the location of a new town. The town established on the site was given the name of Salem chosen for it by the Moravians late patron. On January 6,1766, the first tree was felled for the building of Salem, Salem was a typical Moravian settlement congregation with the public buildings of the congregation grouped around a central square, today Salem Square. These included the church, a Brethrens House and a Sisters House for the members of the Congregation. For many years members of the Moravian Church were permitted to live in the settlement. This practice had ended by the American Civil War, many of the original buildings in the settlement have been restored or rebuilt and are now part of Old Salem Museums & Gardens
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Forsyth County, North Carolina
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Forsyth County is a county located in the U. S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 350,670, Forsyth County is included in the Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area. Parts of Forsyth County are in the Yadkin Valley wine region, the county was formed in 1849 from Stokes County. It was named for Colonel Benjamin Forsyth, who was killed in the War of 1812. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 413 square miles. The population density was 747 people per square mile, there were 133,093 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile. 6. 40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, in 200562. 9% of Forsyth countys population was non-Hispanic whites. 25. 9% of the population was African-American,1. 3% was Asian and 1. 1% reported two or more races. The decline in the last is due to changes in counting which basically excluded all Latinos from this category,28. 90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the family size was 2.94. In the county, the population was out with 23. 90% under the age of 18,9. 60% from 18 to 24,31. 10% from 25 to 44,22. 80% from 45 to 64. The median age was 36 years, for every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.40 males, the median income for a household in the county was $42,097, and the median income for a family was $52,032. Males had an income of $36,158 versus $27,319 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,023, about 7. 90% of families and 11. 00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15. 10% of those under age 18 and 9. 70% of those age 65 or over. The Forsyth County Government Center is located at 201 North Chestnut Street in Downtown Winston-Salem, Forsyth County is a member of the regional Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments. The Forsyth County Public Library, founded in 1906, is free for residents of Forsyth and surrounding counties, the library runs Adult, Childrens, and Hispanic Outreach programs. Its main Central Library is in downtown Winston-Salem, with locations all across the county
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North Carolina
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North Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the U. S. states. The state is divided into 100 counties, the most populous municipality is Charlotte, which is the second largest banking center in the United States after New York City. The state has a range of elevations, from sea level on the coast to 6,684 feet at Mount Mitchell. The climate of the plains is strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the falls in the humid subtropical climate zone. More than 300 miles from the coast, the western, mountainous part of the state has a highland climate. North Carolina is bordered by South Carolina on the south, Georgia on the southwest, Tennessee on the west, Virginia on the north, the United States Census Bureau places North Carolina in the South Atlantic division of the southern region. So many ships have been lost off Cape Hatteras that the area is known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, the most famous of these is the Queen Annes Revenge, which went aground in Beaufort Inlet in 1718. The coastal plain transitions to the Piedmont region along the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, the Piedmont region of central North Carolina is the states most populous region, containing the six largest cities in the state by population. It consists of rolling countryside frequently broken by hills or low mountain ridges. The Piedmont ranges from about 300 feet in elevation in the east to about 1,500 feet in the west, the western section of the state is part of the Appalachian Mountain range. Among the subranges of the Appalachians located in the state are the Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, the Black Mountains are the highest in the eastern United States, and culminate in Mount Mitchell at 6,684 feet, the highest point east of the Mississippi River. North Carolina has 17 major river basins, the five basins west of the Blue Ridge Mountains flow to the Gulf of Mexico, while the remainder flow to the Atlantic Ocean. Of the 17 basins,11 originate within the state of North Carolina, but only four are contained entirely within the states border – the Cape Fear, the Neuse, the White Oak, and the Tar-Pamlico basin. Elevation above sea level is most responsible for temperature change across the state, the climate is also influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream, especially in the coastal plain. These influences tend to cause warmer winter temperatures along the coast, the coastal plain averages around 1 inch of snow or ice annually, and in many years, there may be no snow or ice at all. North Carolina experiences severe weather in summer and winter, with summer bringing threat of hurricanes, tropical storms, heavy rain
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Alleghany County, North Carolina
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Alleghany /ælɪˈɡeɪniː/ County is a county located in the U. S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,155, the county was formed in 1859 from the eastern part of Ashe County, North Carolina. It was named for the Allegheny Mountains, numerous boundary adjustments have been made since it was established, but none have resulted in new counties. Alleghany County is a member of the regional High Country Council of Governments, according to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 235 square miles, of which 235 square miles is land and 1.5 square miles is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in North Carolina by total area with just over 235 square miles, Alleghany County is located in northwestern North Carolina, and its northern border is with the State of Virginia. The county is located entirely within the Appalachian Mountains region of western North Carolina, most of the county is located atop a rolling plateau that ranges from 2,500 feet to 3,000 feet above sea level. The southern border of the county drops abruptly nearly 1,500 feet to the Foothills region of North Carolina, the plateau is crossed by numerous hills and mountains. The highest point in the county is Peach Bottom Mountain - Catherine Knob at 4,175 feet above sea level, the major rivers of Alleghany County are the New River, and the Little River, the latter flows through the town of Sparta, the county seat. Due to its elevation, Alleghany County enjoys slightly cooler summers than the areas to the east. In the winter, however, temperatures can frequently be colder than would be expected in a southern state, daytime highs can fall into the teens or lower, and snowfall can be extremely heavy at times. According to USClimateData. com, the temperature is 52.85 °F. The population density was 46 people per square mile, there were 6,412 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 95. 69% White,1. 23% Black or African American,0. 26% Native American,0. 20% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,1. 75% from other races, and 0. 86% from two or more races. 4. 96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,27. 80% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the family size was 2.75. In the county, the population was out with 19. 40% under the age of 18,7. 40% from 18 to 24,26. 30% from 25 to 44,27. 70% from 45 to 64. The median age was 43 years, for every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males, the median income for a household in the county was $29,244, and the median income for a family was $38,473
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Ashe County, North Carolina
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Ashe County is a county located in the U. S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,281, historical evidence shows that Ashe county was inhabited by Native Americans, which included the Cherokee, Creek, and Shawnee tribes. Pieces of broken pottery, arrowheads, and other Native American artifacts have been found, most of these artifacts have been found in the Old Fields area of Ashe County. Bishop Spangenberg wrote about his journey in Ashe in a diary that has been preserved by the Moravian church and he was given 100,000 acres in Virginia as a place for his fellow Moravians to settle. The only one of Spangenbergs group to return and permanently settle in Ashe County was Herman Loesch, other early settlers were David Helton, William Walling, William McLain and Daniel Boone, the famous pioneer. With the exception of Boone, these men and their families all settled in Ashe in 1771, during the Revolutionary War one skirmish was fought in Ashe County. It is called the Battle of the Big Glades, in the 1780s, Ashe County was considered a part of the State of Franklin. It consisted of three counties – Washington, Greene, and Sullivan, Ashe was considered to be a part of Washington County. The State of Franklin marked the beginnings of the State of Tennessee, Ashe County did not formally become a part of North Carolina until 1785. In late 1799 composed of 977 square miles, Ashe was finally pronounced an official county of the United States and of North Carolina. Many family surnames noted in the 1800 Ashe County Census, Blevins, Hart, Bare, Barker, Stamper, Miller, Burkett, Gambill, Baldwin, and Ballou as a sample, are still present today. Ashe County was named in honor of Samuel Ashe, a Revolutionary patriot, a court judge. From 1807 to 1913, the county went through numerous boundary changes, in 1849, to form Watauga County, the southwestern part of Ashe County was combined with parts of Caldwell County, Wilkes County, and Yancey County. Ten years later in 1859, the part of the remainder of Ashe County became Alleghany County. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 429 square miles. Ashe County is located in extreme northwestern North Carolina, the county is bordered by two states, Virginia on the north, and Tennessee to the west. The county is located entirely within the Appalachian Mountains region of North Carolina, most of the county is located atop a rolling plateau that ranges from 2,500 feet to 3,000 feet above sea level. On the countys southeastern border the land drops to about 2,300 feet toward the Foothills region of North Carolina in neighboring Wilkes County, numerous mountains and hills dot the plateau
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Davidson County, North Carolina
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Davidson County is a county located in the U. S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 162,878 and its county seat is Lexington, and its largest city is Thomasville. Davidson County is included in the Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, parts of Davidson County are in the Yadkin Valley wine region. When Tennessee was established as a state in 1796, this county became Davidson County. The current North Carolina county was formed in 1822 from Rowan County and it was named after Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, an American Revolutionary War general killed at the Battle of Cowans Ford on the Catawba River in 1781. In 1911, a new county called Piedmont County was proposed, with High Point as its county seat, to be created from Guilford, Davidson, many people appeared at the Guilford County courthouse to oppose the plan, vowing to go to the state legislature to protest. The state legislature voted down the plan in February 1911, according to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 567 square miles, of which 553 square miles is land and 14 square miles is water. Davidson County is located entirely within the Piedmont region of central North Carolina, the Piedmont consists of gently rolling terrain frequently broken by hills or shallow valleys formed by rivers and streams. An exception to this terrain are the Uwharrie Mountains in the western and southwestern sections. The Uwharries are the oldest mountain range in North America, however, time has worn them down to little more than high hills, yet due to the relative flatness of the surrounding countryside they still rise from 250 to 500 feet above their base. The highest point in the Uwharries - and the highest point in Davidson County - is High Rock Mountain in the southwestern corner. It has an elevation of 1,119 feet above sea level. US29 US52 US64 US70 NC8 NC47 NC49 NC62 NC68 NC109 NC150 As of the census of 2010, there were 149,331 people,58,156 households, the population density was 267 people per square mile. There were 62,432 housing units at a density of 113 per square mile. 3. 24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,22. 90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the family size was 2.92. In the county, the population was out with 24. 30% under the age of 18,7. 60% from 18 to 24,31. 20% from 25 to 44,24. 10% from 45 to 64. The median age was 37 years, for every 100 females there were 96.00 males
