| Buffett Tracking Two More Railroads
Warren Buffett may be in the process of surreptitiously bagging a pair of elephants. As the investing icon observed in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) latest widely read letter to shareholders, "We continue ... to need elephants in order for us to use Berkshire's flood of incoming cash." Now, CNBC's Liz Claman reports that "Berkshire Hathaway has bought large stakes -- one of $700 million and another for slightly less -- in two North American railroad companies." This in addition to the Berkshire's stake of close to 40 million shares, or nearly 11%, in Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI). Buffett did not disclose the name of the companies in which he has the smaller stakes, which are presently but a fraction of the size of Berkshire's position in Burlington.
Hargrave talks on Girl power unleashed concert
Richard Hargrave is the CEO of Jagal Pharma, one of the top manufacturers of toiletries in Nigeria and the world. Their very popular product, the soap called Tetmosol, has touched several lives since it was first produced and became a must for several homes. Recently, Jagal went into the support of Nigerian culture and entertainment as they started supporting what many have come to know as the monthly Rang Bash shows with Tetmosol as the main pivot. It has held at Lagos with promise of going on to Ibadan and other cities in Nigeria. Not done yet, Jagal went ahead to support one of the first of its kind female showbiz events featuring music by the best of the best in Nigerian female musicians. The show tagged Girl Power Unleashed held at the prestigious Eko Hotel and had Ashionye, Kemistry, Sasha, et al on real parade.
1:1 Digital House and the Future of Green Building
There is a direct link between the growing "intelligence" of our homes -- their increasing ability to use electronics to sense, monitor and adapt -- and their sustainability. Many of the coolest aspects of green building involve the building itself responding to the conditions around it, working with, rather than against, the sun, wind and weather. Such adaptive, responsive buildings are at least as important a goal as radical new material breakthroughs. We don't even need robotic edge monkeys crawling all over our homes to get there. The tools are ready-to-hand or coming soon. Smart homes can automate the opening and closing of windows to maintain ventilation and cooling, angle sunshades for optimal solar heat gain, even turn geothermal heat pumps on and off. Smart homes can also change the way we think about inhabiting our homes, by revealing to us previously hidden connections and facilitating better choices.
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