More on North Star, linking back not just to Agora, but of course to good ol' Frank Porter Stansberry too. I'd almost forgotten about that old shyster! http://website.informer.com/agora+publishing+Jason+Pell.html Porter Stansberry is, of course, well known to the SEC: http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/comp18090.htm http://briandeer.com/vaxgen/stansberry-fraud.htm http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2007-08-10/business/0708100274_1_pirate-investor-llc-special-report More like four - or maybe just one or two degrees of separation if you ask me.