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Constable’s Notebook – August 2008

The Allandale Reporter  Tue, 08/19/2008 - 9:09pm

By Constable Bruce Elfant “In little more than two decades we’ve gone from a position of energy independence to one in which almost half the oil we use comes from foreign countries, at prices that are going through the roof....



 

UT students trek across the globe

Daily Texan  Tue, 07/29/2008 - 11:00pm

UT student Diego Gonzalez Joven's passion for preserving the environment has led him to climb mountains, trek across foreign countries and swim hundreds of miles through rivers and oceans.

Gonzalez Joven, an electrical engineering and radio-televsion-film major, attended UT for two years before going on a seven-month expedition that took him to the South Pole.



 

Berkshire meeting: What to expect

CNN Money  Sat, 05/03/2008 - 9:45am

The mass migration of investors to Omaha for Warren Buffett's annual shareholder meeting, which kicks off Saturday morning, is the biggest pilgrimage this side of Mecca.

More than 25,000 other people from every state in the Union and dozens of foreign countries go to soak up the wisdom of Buffett and his business partner, Charlie Munger, who sit for hours and answer questions from all comers.

Their answers are often so educational and entertaining that any investor can take them to heart and learn from them.