by Mike | Sep 26, 2011 | Greetings from the Chair
As they say, August can be changeable. Two hours before our August lunch at the Dutch International Cricket Ground, the heavens opened and dumped 15mm of water on the Amsterdamsebos in 30 minutes. Fortunately the superb ground irrigation at the club had cleared nearly...
by Mike | Aug 26, 2011 | Greetings from the Chair
Ladies and gentlemen, We had a very pleasant, well-attended lunch last month, with a short debate on the BBC World Service radio, proposed by yours truly after the fashion of Mark Anthony at Caesar’s funeral. After a spirited rebuttal by Allan Poot based on the...
by Mike | Aug 26, 2011 | Greetings from the Chair
Gold and Sex A firm on Wall Street is scamming the market. Circulating on the Internet is the program developer’s version of the story. This large Wall Street institution has for the past 10 years been tapping into the SEC servers, buying all the shares available for...
by Mike | Jul 26, 2011 | Greetings from the Chair
Ladies and gentlemen, It is with joyful anticipation and some trepidation that I face my first luncheon as chairman. Please forgive me the inevitable mistakes I will make in the coming months (no doubt you will train me along the way!). We have an interesting agenda...
