The Intelligent Investor – by Benjamin Graham – "the best book on investing ever written"

The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham, taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham’s philosophy of “value investing” — which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies — has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949. Over the years, market …

Most championships in NCAA history – the top 10 universities

Total NCAA Championships through January 8, 2012   School  –  (Division)   Total Team Titles UCLA (I) – 108 Stanford (I) – 102 USC (I) – 94 Abilene Christian (II) & Kenyon (III) – 57 Oklahoma St. (I) – 50 LSU (I) – 42 Arkansas (I) – 41 Penn St. (I) & Texas (I) – 40   …

How many hours of TV, internet video, TiVo, and mobile video do Americans watch?

Average entertainment consumption on TV – 32 hours, 47 minutes ” on the internet – 4 hours ” on TiVo – 2 hours, 21 minutes Average video consumption on internet – 27 minutes Average video consumption on a mobile device – 7 minutes   What age range are you in?   Did you notice that …

The 2012 Environmental Film Festival – 180 movies, 30,000 attendees

Welcome to the 20th Anniversary Environmental Film Festival! While 1,200 people attended the inaugural Festival, today the Festival has expanded to become the world’s largest showcase of environmental film, attracting an audience of over 30,000 (in Washington D.C.). The 20th anniversary Festival, our largest and most ambitious yet, presents 180 engaging and thought-provoking films, including 93 Washington, D.C., United States …

The Reunification of Korea – a brief history

1910 – Japan forcibly “annexes” Korea and ravages the country. Often banning the language, forcing Japanese names, labor camps, and, during World War II, a sex-slave trade. 1945 – World War II ends and Korea is split into two governing zones, the North by the Soviet Union and the South by the U.S. A problem …

University 2.0 – Sebastian Thrun, Stanford, and free online knowledge

Thrun engaged his audience with the heartwarming story about how an initial idea of offering his renowned Stanford classes for free to students online evolved into an education project touching hundreds of thousands of students across the world. “I hoped for 500 students. We got 160,000,” Thrun said. Thrun’s approach is more than “just” offering …

Fun facts of the Oscars…nineteen nominations for playing the king/queen of England?

19 Nominations for actors playing kings and queens of England   $325,000 – Cost of It Happened One Night (Best Picture, 1935)   $237 million – Cost of Avatar (Best Picture nomination, 2010—it lost)   23 – Best Picture nominees in which Bess Flowers appeared, the most of any actor (and she was an extra in all 23 …