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Investment career Warren Buffett

1 investment career 1.1 business career 1.2 assuming berkshire 1.3 billionaire 1.4 2007-08 financial crisis 1.5 capitalized berkshire investment career early business career buffett worked 1951 1954 @ buffett-falk & co. investment salesman; 1954 1956 @ graham-newman corp. securities analyst; 1956 1969 @ buffett partnership, ltd. general partner , 1970, chairman , ceo of berkshire hathaway inc. in april 1952, buffett discovered graham on board of geico insurance. taking train washington, d.c. on saturday, knocked on door of geico s headquarters until janitor admitted him. there met lorimer davidson, geico s vice president, , 2 discussed insurance business hours. davidson become buffett s lifelong friend , lasting influence, , later recall found buffett extraordinary man after fifteen minutes. buffett wanted work on wall street; however, both father , ben graham urged him not to. offered work graham free, graham refused. buffett returned omaha , worked stockbroker while taking dale...

Dying state in Zaire First Congo War

an ethnic ngbandi, mobutu came power in 1965 , enjoyed support united states government because of anti-communist stance while in office. however, mobutu s authoritarian rule , policies allowed zairian state decay, evidenced 65% decrease in zairian gdp between independence in 1960 , end of mobutu s rule in 1997. following end of cold war circa 1991, united states stopped supporting mobutu in favour of called new generation of african leaders , including rwanda s kagame , uganda s museveni. a wave of democratisation swept across africa during 1990s. under substantial internal , external pressure democratic transition in zaire, mobutu promised reform. officially ended one-party system had maintained since 1967, proved unwilling implement broad reform, alienating allies both @ home , abroad. in fact, zairian state had ceased exist. majority of zairian population relied on informal economy subsistence, since official economy not reliable. furthermore, zairian national army, forces armées ...

2015 election Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

in 2015 general election, 191 women elected, making 29% of house of commons; 141 , 23% before election. female cabinet members theresa may - prime minister amber rudd - secretary of state home department elizabeth truss - secretary of state justice justine greening - secretary of state education baroness evans of bowes park - leader of house of lords andrea leadsom - secretary of state environment, food , rural affairs priti patel - secretary of state development karen bradley - secretary of state culture, media , sport ^ election 2015: number of women in parliament rises third . bbc. 8 may 2015. retrieved 4 october 2017. 

Classification Human feces

the bristol stool scale medical aid designed classify form of human feces 7 categories. referred in uk meyers scale, developed k. w. heaton @ university of bristol , first published in scandinavian journal of gastroenterology in 1997. form of stool depends on time spends in colon. the 7 types of stool are: types 1 , 2 indicate constipation. types 3 , 4 optimal, latter, these easiest pass. types 5–7 associated increasing tendency diarrhea or urgency. meconium newborn baby s first feces.

Suzuki Mehran Pak Suzuki Motors

suzuki mehran began production 1988 alto , renamed mehran in 1992. basic version of globally obsolete suzuki alto ca71 (maruti 800 in india , nepal), 796 cc engine, manufactured pak suzuki motors under chassis code sb308. car has long been retired in other countries , pakistan country remains in production date. discontinued in european , japanese markets in 1988. mehran sold bi-fuel petrol/cng since 2006 2012. (the option of cng dropped entire suzuki line-up due government ban on cng kits , cylinders.). received minor facelifts in 1998 , again in 2004. however, car still lacks basic safety features such rear window demister, airbags, abs , rear seat belts. mehran received basic efi engine in july 2012 comply government regulation adopting outdated euro-ii emissions standard. same old f8b engine single point fuel injection. fuel ignition system upgraded cdi, reducing cost , downtime associated replacement of breaker points routine maintenance. per user reviews, upgraded engine pro...

Hereford and the Three Choirs Festival George Robertson Sinclair

metamorphosis of dan – sinclair , dog dan famously inseparable in 1889, langdon colborne, organist of hereford cathedral died, , sinclair appointed succeed him. in profile of him in musical times in october 1900, anonymous author wrote: he conducted last 4 hereford musical festivals – 1891, 1894, 1897, , 1900 – conspicuous success. through persevering energy sum of £2,300 raised re-build cathedral organ, work being carried out father willis. ouseley memorial window, prominent feature in cathedral, largely due exertions, , influence on musical life of hereford , neighbourhood great , beneficial progress of art in fertile region. as organist, accompanist, , solo player dr. sinclair occupies high place in technical attainment , sympathetic feeling. in 1900 sinclair appointed conductor of birmingham festival choral society, 1 of members drew caricature of sinclair , bulldog dan, whom inseparable, , attended rehearsals. sinclair s friend edward elgar depicted dan in enigma variations. ele...

History Oklahoma Wesleyan University

1 history 1.1 antecedent schools 1.2 timeline 1.3 council christian colleges , universities 1.4 ed title ix lawsuit history oklahoma wesleyan university founded wesleyan church provide higher education within christian environment wesleyan youth. central pilgrim college predecessor, founded on campus in bartlesville, oklahoma series of mergers of several schools: colorado bible college (colorado springs, colorado), pilgrim bible college (pasadena, california), , holiness evangelistic institute (el monte, california). central pilgrim college renamed bartlesville wesleyan college in 1968, following merger of pilgrim holiness church , wesleyan methodist church become weslayan church. in august 2001, bartlesville wesleyan college became oklahoma wesleyan university. in 1972, okwu merged kansas school, miltonvale wesleyan college. okwu became four-year college having 1300 students. antecedent schools the following list of antecedent schools: bartlesville wesleyan college miltonvale wesleyan...

By place 859

1 place 1.1 europe 1.2 iberian peninsula 1.3 africa 1.4 china by place europe january 15 – battle of st. quentin: frankish forces led humfrid defeat king louis german @ saint-quentin (northern france). humfrid enfeoffed county of autun, , appointed margrave of burgundy king charles bald. summer – viking chieftains hastein , björn ironside (a son of ragnar lodbrok) begin expedition, , sail loire river fleet of 62 ships, raid cities , monasteries in mediterranean sea. viking raiders invade kingdom of pamplona (western pyrenees), , capture king garcía Íñiguez i, somewhere in andalusian heartland. extort ransom, rising around 70,000 gold dinars. the russian city of novgorod first mentioned in sofia chronicles. winter - weather severe adriatic sea freezes, , italy covered in snow 100 days. iberian peninsula battle of albelda: king ordoño of asturias, , ally garcía Íñiguez i, defeat muslims under musa ibn musa al-qasawi @ albelda. viking raiders burn mosques of seville , algesiras in al-anda...

Social behavior Bonobo

bonobos social. bonobo searching termites most studies indicate females have higher social status in bonobo society. aggressive encounters between males , females rare, , males tolerant of infants , juveniles. male derives status status of mother. mother–son bond stays strong , continues throughout life. while social hierarchies exist, , although son of high ranking female may outrank lower female, rank plays less prominent role in other primate societies. because of promiscuous mating behavior of female bonobos, male cannot sure offspring his. result, entirety of parental care in bonobos assumed mothers. bonobo party size tends vary because groups exhibit fission–fusion pattern. community of approximately 100 split small groups during day while looking food, , come sleep. sleep in nests construct in trees.

Group .28global.29 triage .28mass triage.29 Continuous integrated triage

1 group (global) triage (mass triage) 1.1 ambulatory minimal or no assistance (green triage area) 1.2 non-ambulatory follows commands (yellow triage area) 1.3 non-ambulatory , unresponsive/inappropriate (physiological triage) 1.4 physiological (individual) triage (start/jumpstart) 1.4.1 respirations 1.4.2 pulse 1.4.3 mentation 1.5 hospital triage group (global) triage (mass triage) ambulatory minimal or no assistance (green triage area) ny heart class i gold copd class i nihss 0 gcs 15 80% of patient surge non-ambulatory follows commands (yellow triage area) ny heart class ii or iii gold copd class ii or iii nihss 1 or 2 gcs 15 16% of patient surge non-ambulatory , unresponsive/inappropriate (physiological triage) 4% of patient surge physiological (individual) triage (start/jumpstart) respirations none – dead (black) <12 or >20 (red) – not age appropriate child 12 20 – age appropriate child (check pulse) pulse none – dead (black) <60 or >100 (red) – not age appropriate chil...

Future Pančevo Bridge

a view of bridge danube. after 2000, general consensus reached new bridges in belgrade necessity. belgrade doubled after 1974 when last bridge (gazela) built. pančevački rit area, has experienced tenfold population growth since pančevo bridge built, things getting more serious city government has plans (though distant ones) move belgrade port left bank , begin project of third belgrade in area 300,000-400,000 inhabitants (the first 1 old belgrade in Šumadija; second new belgrade, novi beograd-zemun in syrmia). at moment, 1 bridge considered in bad shape, result of lack of maintenance , overuse. public debate grew (not bridge) in both expert , lay circles, point of publicly expressing views in mass media on daily basis future belgrade bridges. city government plans complete reconstruction of pančevo bridge , build 3 more bridges on danube, alleviate traffic pressure on it. 1 bridge supposed built downstream, connect belgrade suburb of vinča omoljica in pančevo municipality. second...

Southern Hemisphere Christmas in July

christmas in july promotional banner in melbourne, australia. in southern hemisphere, seasons in reverse northern hemisphere, summer falling in december, january, , february, , winter falling in june, july, , august. therefore, in southern hemisphere countries, such australia, new zealand, comoros, madagascar, bolivia, angola, french polynesia, papua new guinea, paraguay, samoa , south africa, christmas in july or midwinter christmas events undertaken in order have christmas winter feel in common northern hemisphere. these countries still celebrate christmas on december 25, in summer, northern hemisphere.

Description Toronto Harbour

1 description 1.1 outer harbour 1.2 port 1.3 geology 1.4 gaasyendietha description ships owned mariposa (ferries located @ bay street) there 2 harbours: original natural harbour, today named inner harbour , , outer harbour . access inner harbour made via either western gap or eastern gap. don river drains inner harbour north-east, through keating channel. the inner harbour used pleasure boats , commercial vessels. ports toronto agency maintains harbour , operates port facilities , passenger ship dock on eastern shore. north shore has mixed range of uses including harbourfront, conversion industrial land recreational , cultural uses. harbourfront has parks, hotels, amphitheatre, , many other facilities. north shore retains 1 port-related industrial use, redpath sugar refinery, while of lands have been converted other uses. jack layton ferry terminal located @ foot of bay street , pleasure , party cruise boats dock along shore west of york street. toronto islands parkland , site of sev...

Order of the British Empire 1971 Birthday Honours

1 order of british empire 1.1 knight grand cross of order of british empire (gbe) 1.2 dame commander of order of british empire (dbe) 1.3 knight commander of order of british empire (kbe) 1.4 commander of order of british empire (cbe) 1.5 officer of order of british empire (obe) 1.6 member of order of british empire (mbe) order of british empire knight grand cross of order of british empire (gbe) military division lieutenant-general sir ian henry freeland, kcb, dso, (53691), late infantry, deputy colonel royal anglian regiment (norfolk, suffolk , cambridgeshire). civil division sir peter malden studd, lord mayor of london. dame commander of order of british empire (dbe) civil division kathleen mary ollerenshaw. services education. australian states state of victoria mabel irene, lady coles, cbe, of mount eliza. charitable activities. knight commander of order of british empire (kbe) military division surgeon vice admiral eric blackburn bradbury, cb, qhp, royal navy. acting air marshal ...