How does Warren Buffett choose the companies he buys?

Warren Buffett

Investors have long praised Warren Buffett’s ability to pick which companies to invest in. Lauded for consistently following value investing principles, Buffett has accumulated a fortune of over $60 billion dollars over the decades. He has resisted the temptations associated with investing in the “next big thing”, and has also used his immense wealth for good by contributing to charities.

Democracy without Opposition

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition (Benjamin Disraeli – 1st Earl of Beacons-field).

The absence of opposition encourages complacency.  It cannot be safe for any government to exist without opposition.  The ground for tyranny is watered when there is no place for opposition. When this occurs, the rule of law becomes the prime casualty, with society becoming unsafe for the leader and the led.

In every country, there exist two major pathways; the government in power and the opposition.  Opposition should be given free space to bloom and treated with respect.

Ebele the Flutist – Dream Come True [Produced by Cobhams]

Ebele has taken a while to bring out another hit single.

She says she brings out songs as directed by God.

Dream Come True is her appreciation to God for being her “ALL”.

For a free download, check http://tinyurl.com/plyvv9k

The NFL Increases Penalties Regarding Domestic Violence

Ray Rice with Family

The NFL is taking a tougher stance on domestic violence amid criticism of the punishment the league handed down to Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice.

Why Jack O'Connell is Going to be the Next Big Thing

Jack O'Connell's career reaching the breaking point. Every day, the beats of his career gets a little louder, a little more set to explode. The 24-year-old actor is still largely unknown in America by the populace, but audiences in the UK know him well. He's one of England's shining young stars — the next Tom Hardy, who has already shown at a young age what it means to have intelligence and talent "beyond your years."

Albert Einstein's quotes

Learn from yesterday,

Live for today,

Hope for tomorrow.

The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Try not to become a man of success,

But rather try to become a man of value.

We cannot solve our problems with the same

thinking we used when we created them.

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again

and expecting different results.

A person who never made a mistake never

tried anything new.

The only reason for time is so that everything

doesn’t happen at once 

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

FG finally postpones resumption of Primary & Secondary Schools to Oct. 13th

The Federal Government has postponed the resumption of Primary and Secondary Schools across the nation to Oct. 13th, 2014. Public and Private schools are to comply with this new resumption date. Issues with Ebola Viral Disease has necessitated the Federal Government to come up with this new date.

In addition to the above, FG have instructed all schools running summer schools' activity currently to halt same.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison turns 70 with no retirement in sight

Larry Ellison

It's been normal for most people to start thinking about retirement when they turn 70. Not Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who passed that milestone Sunday.

NMA suspends strike

Striking medical practitioners in the country under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association, on Sunday suspended their 55 day-old industrial action with immediate effect.

Angel di Maria agrees to join Manchester United in £60m deal - after City said no

Angel

Angel di Maria will join Manchester United in a British record transfer - after rivals Manchester City turned down the chance to sign him.

It can be revealed that United will pay Real Madrid £60million for the Argentina winger. And they have also agreed to stump up another £7m in add-ons.

Everton in talks with Samuel Eto'o over sensational move to Goodison Park

S. Eto'o

Everton are talking to Samuel Eto’o about a move to Goodison Park - but they face stiff competition from the Middle East.

The Toffees are desperate to improve their striking options and now that Brendan Rodgers has pulled out of a move for the veteran striker, Roberto Martinez will step in.

Eto’o was demanding £100,000-a-week to join Liverpool and was angling for a two-year contract.

Libya pulls out from hosting Africa Cup of Nations

Due to security situation in the country, Libya have withdrawn from hosting the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017.

Initially due to host the tournament in 2013, Libya were forced to pull out of staging it in 2011, due to political upheaval.

Jasmine Alexander, Miss Black USA 2014

Jasmine Alexander (Miss Black, USA)

Celebrate your darkness all the time without feeling the need to conform, justify, downplay or apologize---black is beauty; contestants in the Miss Black USA Pageant fully embodied that spirit.

“Any time you are considered a subculture, it’s important to have your own reward system. If you try to assimilate, you will always be looking for validation from the majority group. That can do damage to your psyche,” says Karen Arrington, who founded the Miss Black USA Pageant. 

Obasanjo Commends FG And Lagos State for Curbing the Spread of EVD

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has commended the Federal and Lagos State Governments for curbing the spread of the Ebola virus in the country.

The former President stated this at the opening ceremony of the 11th Biennial International Conference on “Drugs, Alcohol and Society in Africa” organized by the African Centre for Research and Information on substance Abuse (CRISA). He, however, called for collaboration among West African countries to contain the virus.

NYSC 2014 Batch ‘C’ Online Registration of Local and Foreign-Trained Nigerian Prospective Corps Members

With effect from 2014 Batch ‘C’ mobilisation exercise, mobilisation processes will be online. All Prospective Corps Members are required to register online at the NYSC portal, www.nysc.org.ng or portal.nysc.gov.ng or go to www.nysc.gov.ng to link the portal. Please note that information on accredited registration centres nationwide is available on the home page www.nysc.org.ng.

Element:"Tin"and a bit of its description

Tin is a silvery-gray metal with a density of 7.27 g/cm³. The name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon tin, the symbol Sn from  the Latin stannum, meaning tin.

Bronze, which is an alloy of copper and tin, was decisive in human history, already 2000 years before the start of the Iron Age. The Colossus of Rhodes, a bronze statue one hundred feet high, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 224 B.C., was one of the “seven wonders of the world”.

Suspected suicide bomber arrested at Lagos Airport

A suspected suicide bomber was Monday arrested by security operatives at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

The yet-to-be-identified physically-challenged suspect was apprehended with suspected explosives around his neck at the annex office of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, office located inside the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

Unconfirmed report said he was arrested while attempting to detonate the explosives.

Gunmen attack Ebola facility in Liberia; patients flee

Gunmen attacked a facility treating Ebola patients in Monrovia, Liberia, on Saturday, and some patients fled, Liberian National Police spokesman Sam Collins told CNN Sunday.

Tottenham hold talks with Liverpool and Everton target Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o

The striker was released by Chelsea earlier this summer and is on the lookout for a new club.

 

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is hoping to sign a new striker to add firepower to his frontline.

Apple iPhone 6 'finished model' images leaked

Highly Anticipated: The new iPhone is expected to launch next month

Website TMZ has claimed the phone was smuggled out of a Foxconn factory in China, where the majority of iPhone models are manufactured.

From the pictures the phone appears to keep the same 'long form' of the iPhone 5, with seemingly enough room for four apps across and seven apps down.

We’ve not reintroduced ATM charges —CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday said it has not reintroduced charges on the use of Automated Teller Machines, ATMs as being speculated.

The Director, Banking & Payments System Department of CBN, Mr. Dipo Fatokun, who explained this to Vanguard  after  his remarks  at the meeting  held  by Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum in Lagos, said: “It is not a reintroduction per se . You have to agree with me that when the amendment was made in November 2012, it used to be a N100 for any remote-on-us withdrawal that you did. And you know that the remote-on-us is when you  as a card holder goes to the ATM of a bank other than your bank  to withdraw cash. It was removed then so that people would be encouraged to go to other ATMs without paying for it.

EVD: Another nurse dies, doctor in bad state

Justina Obi Echelonu

A nurse, Justina Obi Echelonu, one of the primary contacts who participated in the initial management of the index case, late American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, at the First Consultant Hospital, Obalende, Lagos, has died in quarantine.

She is the second nurse and fourth fatality of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country.

Robin Williams funeral: Hollywood actor 'will be laid to rest in San Francisco'

Robin Williams

Susan Schneider, the third wife of the 63-year-old actor - who committed suicide on Monday - is reportedly planning a "very private" funeral in the Bay Area, and family members, including his 31-year-old son Zak, have begun flying into town ahead of the service.

Church Cancels Funeral Because Decedent Was Gay

Kendall Caper (Right) and late husband Julion Evans (Left) had been together for 17 years before they got married.

*Hmm…If I am being totally honest here, something about this just ain’t right. No matter your religion, when something like this happens and is said to happen in the name of God, an eyebrow is raised…or should be. What’s in a name? Probably not much, as far as Kendall Capers is concerned – if the name has the words New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in it.The night before the Home going Celebration of his late husband Julion Evans was to take place, the family received word that the funeral wouldn’t be taking place at the church after all.

Dr. Rapp: Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: Put Facts before Fear

*The fear of the Ebola hemorrhagic fever has gone worldwide and understandably so. There have been at least 319 deaths in Guinea,, 224 deaths in Sierra Leone, and 129 deaths in Liberia as of July 31^st.

The U.S. placed its second Ebola patient in an isolation ward at Atlanta’s Emory University hospital yesterday.  Spain is treating a priest with symptoms.   A man with symptoms of Ebola hemorrhagic fever who flew to Saudi Arabia 3 days ago from Sierra Leone has died today. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control have issued warnings to avoid nonessential travel to Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. Lastly, the International Civil Aviation Organization is considering passenger screenings.

Let us give attention to some facts before fear.

Venus Williams Takes Down Serena in Montreal

*Venus Williams has just claimed the biggest scalp on in women’s tennis by taking down her sister in Montreal.

On Saturday in a Rogers Cup semifinal, Venus played not only her little sister, but the WTA’s current world no. 1 and the tournament’s defending champion, Serena Williams, winning the match in three hard fought sets at 6-7,6-2,6-3.

It was a thoroughly entertaining match that could’ve gone either way.

Mark Zuckerberg May Become ‘World’s Richest Person’

*Let’s hope you don’t have a problem with social media mogul Mark Zuckerberg, after all, according to an article in the Huffington Post, you’re helping make him the ‘World’s Richest Person.’

With a surge in Facebook’s stock on Thursday  to $76 a share from $71, the net worth of the chairman and CEO of Facebook jumped about $2 billion before he had even finished breakfast. This, only one day after the company announced it had made roughly one entire buttload of money in the previous three months.