Earlier this week we reviewed the performance of members' top picks for the fourth quarter. The best performer was Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) with a +99.47% return which was recommended by two members - Abramov Andrei & Bob Witte. As I've done in the past, I asked each member to answer a few questi...

According to the AishDas calendar, the current cycle for daily learning of the Aruch Hashulchan will end on 11 Sivan 5769 (June 3, 2009): It is not scheduled to begin again until November of that year: I have no idea what the reason for the gap from June to November is, but perhaps it is for the bes...

OpenID Explained History of the Internet on Vimeo UK mainland pub density map "Below are maps generated from the location data of over 28,000 pubs from www.beerintheevening.com. ... The highest pub density is in the Soho area of London." via Ken Technology Review: Moore’s Law via Joh...

Here’s the thing about books by L. Ron Hubbard: Scientology. I held it against him as a writer of pulp fiction, which I shouldn’t have done. I think it’s a con and didn’t want to do anything to publicize the con man. Then I thought, “So what if it’s a con? Hubbard was a damn good pul...

Happy new year — just think of all the lovely PSB review submissions you could spend January reading. Or not. Luckily, I've read them for you. And there are quite a number of them. Ofcom received some 300 submissions in December, in response to the regulator's Public Service Broadcasting Review ph...

“Visual metaphors are a powerful aid to human thinking.” That is the very first sentence of the foreword to a gorgeous new book on information visualization Data Flow: Visualising Information in Graphic Design . In just nine words it captures both the boundless possibilities in making da...

   Parenting Advice Family Fun Please scroll down to see monthly features. Parenting Quiz 5 quick questions put your parenting skills to the test! What's For Dinner? Apron Strings By Samantha Gianulis Enjoy these Delicious Cookies. "I like the batter better", winter of any given year finds...

For obvious reasons, time is a little short these days, so here are a few links I've found interesting lately: Still Life - This is a rather creepy short film directed by Jon Knautz. It has a very Twilight Zoney type of feel, and a rather dark ending, but it's quite compelling. Knautz went on to mak...

Dear Student of the Word, Happy New Year!  I hope you enjoyed your holidays and that the new year is off to  a strong start.  I enjoyed my holiday break but I am excited to begin this new study!  This is the 21st New Testament book that I have published in verse-by-verse stud...

ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY Written by David Sedaris This is the book that was published before When You Were Engulfed in Flames . There is a distinct difference between the two works. Flames was, in every respect, a post-September 11th book. It was touched with humourous magnificence , but it was swaddl...