Nickname and work[edit] William Frederick Cody ("Buffalo Bill") got his nickname after the American Civil War when he had a contract to supply Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. Cody earned the nickname by killing 4‚280 American bison (commonly known as buffalo) in eighteen months‚ (1867–1868).[1] Cody and William Comstock competed in a buffalo-shooting match over the exclusive right to use the name‚ which Cody won by killing 68 bison to Comstock’s 48.[2] Cody had documented service
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prison and fined a criminal and civil penalty of over $150 million combined. The resignation and humiliation of Berkshire Hathaway’s David Sokol David Sokol was one of the people being groomed to succeed Warren Buffett as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He was forced to resign in an insider trading scandal. Often referred to as Buffett’s Mr. Fix-It‚ Sokol was tasked with rescuing underperforming Berkshire divisions Johns Manville and NetJets. Under Sokol’s leadership Johns Manville was brought back on track
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Charles Manson a Leader in deviance Charles Manson‚ for the last 43 years‚ has captivated a nation. In August of 1969‚ he managed to bring together a group of people which were from a portion of society that no one would seem to associate with the horrendous murders of Sharon Tate‚ Jay Sebring‚ Abigail Folger‚ Voytek Frykowski‚ Steven Parent‚ Rosemary LaBianca‚ and Leno LaBianca. This group which Manson formed was known simply as “The Family.” Some called him a madman‚ some called him a genius‚
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started his investment partnership with the initial capital of $105‚000 including $100 of his own money. Under studied and guidance of Benjamin Graham‚ Buffett became what investors know as value investor. He purchased an ailing textile company‚ Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A)‚ and turned it around‚ its price rose from $19 to $37‚987. This book will be looking at how Buffett
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◀ Cinema Comprehensive index starts in volume 5‚ page 2667. Civil Service Examinations Kējǔ 举 科 The civil service examination system‚ a method of recruiting civil officials based on merit rather than family or political connections‚ played an especially central role in Chinese social and intellectual life from 650 to 1905. Passing the rigorous exams‚ which were based on classical literature and philosophy‚ conferred a highly sought-after status‚ and a rich literati culture in imperial
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a number of personal ties to the paper‚ having delivered it to households when he was a youngster and ultimately having a close friendship with the previous owner‚ the late Virginia Graham‚ and her son‚ Don. Even though Buffet’s own company‚ Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)‚ is already one of the largest shareholders in the Washington Post‚ Buffett still declined taking on ownership of it. Given the many factors that would have made him a natural choice for ownership of the paper‚ the opportunity was
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Warren E. Buffet‚ the chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.‚ announced that MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company wanted to acquire the electric utility PacificCorp. The acquisition of this company had renewed public interest in its sponsor‚ even though his net worth is about $44 billion and also he and other insiders controlled 41.8% of Berkshire. “I will keep well over 99% of my net worth in Berkshire” was one of his main fundaments for the year 2005.By that time Warren
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Sculpting the Earth’s Surface The Grand Canyon The state of Arizona is home to one of the most breath taking canyons known to Earth‚ the Grand Canyon. Its astounding depth and extravagant size are both mouth dropping and catching to the public’s eye. It is one of the world’s most popular tourist’s attractions that lour millions of people from all over the world every single year. With its deep color‚ size and beautiful display of rock layers‚ the Grand Canyon is a view few people will not forget.
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Budgeting and Performance Evaluation at the Berkshire Toy Company Loyola‚ Joy D. Palma‚ Prince Kelvin T. BSM42 Executive Summary In 1974‚ Berkshire Toy Company (BTC) was founded by Franklin Berkshire‚ Janet McKinley’s farther. Janet was soon became the CEO of the company when her father retires on 1993. After two years‚ BTC was acquired by Quality Products Corporation‚ a manufacturer of different products‚ for a common stock of $23.2 million. The preliminary statement
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Family Health Assessment Jacqueline Lawrence April 14‚ 2013 Grand Canyon University NRS-429V-Family-Centered Promotion Professional nurses pushing families to take control over their health has always been a challenging issue. Encouraging individuals‚ families and communities to collaborate with health providers and join a shared approach at tackling health promotion together can be rewarding for all parties. Nursing theorist and professor‚ Marjory Gordon developed a functional health
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