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ZEB pilot house by snøhetta to produce positive net energy in norway
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in partnership with the research center on zero emission buildings, architecture office snøhetta has developed the 'ZEB pilot house', to serve as an example for ecologically conscious design. located in ringdalskogen, norway, construction is currently in progress on the structure, with a completion date set for september 17, 2014. the single-family residence is intended for use as a demonstration platform to promote research and education on 'plus dwellings,' which are identified as producing more energy than they import. the project utilizes passive and active strategies to accomplish the desired performance aims, while simultaneously focusing on emotive comfort and sense of well being to maintain the non-quantifiable qualities of a home.
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the residence's composition is distinguished by a metal-clad inclined volume, with an interjected void to create a central courtyard. the slanted roof surface features a building-integrated photovoltaic array, which is essential to achieving emission neutrality. to enhance the house's livability, the property includes a variety of spaces that can be enjoyed year round, as well as fruit trees and a vegetable garden to provide small-scale food production. additionally, the property features an outdoor swimming pool and shower, which are both warmed by solar-generated heat surplus.
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the residence's design adheres to 'multi-comfort' standards beyond the demands of current building codes in regards to energy use, air permeability, daylight factoring, acoustics, warmth, and indoor air quality. additionally, the structure meets the requirements for 'ZEB-OM' classification, which includes zero emission from all materials used in the construction process and daily operation as well as all user equipment, including an electric vehicle with a minimum annual range of 20,000 kilometers.
to evaluate the building's performance and ensure it maintains energy requirements for ZEB-OM classification, including a minimum of 100% CO2 offset, the project will be closely monitored and documented over its lifetime.
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project info:
location: ringdalskogen, larvik, norway
size: 220 sqm (house), 200 sqm (site)
typology: zero emission demonstration building
client: optimera and brødrene dahl (saint gobain)
status: under construction, to be completed september 17, 2014


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Ranbir Kapoor has never been so serious about his career as an actor. The 30-year-old's next film, Besharam, is creating loads of buzz, and he says he is looking forward to take on the most senior actors in Bollywood, and more importantly, compete with himself to stay at the top.
Shahid Kapoor and Imran Khan are your contemporaries, but you seemed to have surpassed them. Do you feel secure?
I think I had always been a secure actor. I am competing with Amitabh Bachchan, then the Khans, and at the same time I am competing with Varun Dhawan. Having said that, my idea of competition is not that I have to do better than them, but that I have to do better than myself. I have to compete with myself.
The industry has a perception that you have arrived at a position where you can pick your own heroines now.
I have never taken a call on the cast. I don't know if I have the power to do that. In the 10 films that I have done, I have worked with many newcomers. Pallavi (Sharda, Besharam co-star) is a newcomer; Ileana (D'Cruz, Barfi!, 2012) was a newcomer, and Sonam (Kapoor) made a debut in my film (Saawariya, 2007). Then, there was Shazahn Padamsee in Rocket Singh (2009).
So, to me, the director matters more than the heroine. Directors want to work with me, and I'm very happy about that. As far the heroine is concerned, it depends on the director's vision and not on me.
As you turn producer, do you also have plans to produce a television programme?
We will do something for Jagga Jasoos (Ranbir's forthcoming production). We will probably start a show called Jagga Junior to kind of warm up the audience to the character. But it's all in the pipeline — we haven't decided anything concrete so far.
The actor, who turns a year older on Sep 28, doesn't seem to be in the mood to celebrate his birthday with grandeur. Not that we've heard of any major plans yet, but what we do know is that the actor has taken a day off from the promotions of his next release, Besharam.
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MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has once again lashed out at SLAYER guitarist Kerry King over the latter's incessant public criticisms of MACHINE HEAD's recent recorded output and attacks on the group's integrity. In an interview posted at MACHINE HEAD's official web site (www.machinehead1.com), Flynn responds to a question about how the whole feud between the two former friends started.
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This past Tuesday would have been the second time the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike since Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office in 2011 – if there were a strike.
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Point taken, we will just have to wait and see what D'Antoni brings to the table, how he implements his game plan and whether the players embrace it and are able to function within it... It's a given that Nash and Howard should flourish, I believe the real question is how will the others react and how long will it take for them to get comfortable and buy into it..
Anything that gets him closer to the hoop.
I am now convinced that people are never going to stop talking about trading Pau.
I'm even at the point where I actually hope the Lakers do trade Pau so everybody can see what life will be like without him. Because I can't think of a basketball player who ever did more for the Lakers while getting less respect. The team has two rings -- which Kobe couldn't have won without him -- but he's still blamed for everything.
I said last week that the main reason for keeping Pau in the D'Antoni offense is that he's the only 7-foot player you can name who can play both positions in the pick and roll. Last night, while watching NBA tonight, Tim Legler said (paraphrasing): "I saw something tonight that I've never seen before. I saw Pau gasol playing the pick and roll with Dwight Howard. And it was effective. And I don't see how anyone could ever stop that play because of their size."
Last night against Brooklyn Pau came close to a triple double, yet almost everyone was ignoring that and blaming him for giving up points to Lopez -- even when Pau wasn't on the floor and/or Howard was actually covering Lopez. So the haters are never going to actually see Pau for the player he is and respect his game.
But if you're on the fence, and you're wondering why the Laker should not trade Pau, here's the thing you should fear the most. For all of his own whining and *****ing at Pau, there's nobody on the roster that Kobe trusts more. Those two guys have been through the wars, and while Kobe, like lots of Laker fans, wishes Pau would be a brute all the time, the bottom line is that Pau makes fewer boneheaded plays than anyone you could trade Pau for, and that's before you factor in the high standards Kobe has for teammates.
How many players are there in the world who could both live up to Kobe's expectations and take all the **** that Kobe dishes out? I'm guessing maybe a handful, and most of them don't have Pau's size and skillz.
So while you're imaging Pau being traded for the greatest shooter in the history of the world, or the greatest dunker, or whatever gets you off, try to imagine this sequence without Pau on the roster:
Or read the bottom of this Grantland post on gunners:Bryant drove right past Gerald Wallace, but was forced to pick up his dribble when Brook Lopez stepped up to cut him off just below the foul line.
In true Bryant form, he already left his feet when Lopez collapsed on him, but was able to turn around in midair and pass it out to Pau Gasol who came to the ball to catch it at the top of the key. (Sidenote: Bryant leaving his feet before he passes is easily the most frustrating part of his game to see over and over again. For being as fundamentally strong as he is, he chooses to break this cardinal rule of basketball way too much.)
Bryant then came back out to the wing to get it back from Gasol and positioned his body in a way -- shoulders square to the rim with his feet spread apart enough to give him a good base -- that Wallace and Lopez both closed out on him, thinking he was going to shoot. Rather than shoot it, Bryant flipped a pass over Wallace's head to Gasol who was cutting towards the free throw line.
When Kris Humphries saw Gasol coming down the lane with the ball in his hands, he left Dwight Howard who he was checking on the baseline to cut off the Spaniard.
Then Gasol, seeing that Howard was as open as the day is long, immediately threw a lob pass that Howard caught and threw down for an alley-oop dunk.
That made it a tied game, 86-86, with 3:05 remaining. The Lakers made the dominoes fall and never looked back.
Or think about Kobe's effectiveness at the end of close games if Pau isn't around. Is Kobe going to look for anyone else, or is he going to be even more likely to play hero ball? Do the Lakers have more options and better spacing with Pau gone, or fewer?Gasol doesn't fit this category at all, but it'd be remiss to overlook the puzzling determination among a segment of Laker fans to deal one of the league's great all-around players. That's not to say there are no grounds for trading Gasol. As I've written before, he's a center the Lakers have had to shoehorn into a power forward role over the last two seasons, a makeshift setup that (along with shaky perimeter shooting at other positions) cramps the Lakers' spacing; there's a reason the Lakers almost always closed games with Lamar Odom and just one of the Gasol/Bynum duo, back when Odom was actually an NBA player. With three $1 players already onboard, it might make sense to deal Gasol for two 65-cent players who bring shooting and fit Mike D'Antoni's offense. (Let's ignore that one of those $1 players is recovering from back surgery, and another is almost 39 and dealing with a broken leg.)
But the "trade Gasol" fervor has masked in some corners of Laker Land what a brilliant player Gasol is. And though Kobe Bryant has backed Gasol publicly, his habit of chastising Gasol for alleged passivity, including after Bryant shot the Lakers out of Game 4 against the Thunder last season, has emboldened that fervor.
If the Lakers trade Pau, the team, the franchise and the fans will get what they deserve. The Lakers will be a more exciting team that won't have the smarts, trust or experience to win a title this year, or probably next.
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Trading Gasol for the right pieces, would be good.
Problem is, can we really get those RIGHT pieces?
I doubt it, maybe in a three way deal.
AND we would ahve to be very carefull to make sure Pau is sent to a no win situation ( hawks, Wolves, rockets, Raptors, warriors or something like that.
because if we make the fatal mistake to sent him somwhere like NY, S.A, Boston or Chicago he has a 90% chance of coming back to bite us in the *** with a smile and a larry obrien in his hand, maybe even getting it in OUR builiding.
Thanks for the link to that play -- it's the epitome of basketball, but because Pau doesn't get the junk at the end it's boring to most fans.
If you go to the :50 mark in this vid you can see Pau run the pick and roll with D12, even though he's being guarded by two players:
I can't think of any other player of Pau's size who could have done that. And if the Lakers want to go to that with regularity, he can do it again and again.
Small ball? **** small ball. We're playing P&R with Pau and D12, and spotting Metta, Kobe and Nash on the perimeter. Pick your poison.
Gasol has been playing well under the D'antoni system. Look at his points, rebounds, and assists. When the pg or kobe doesn't make the pass to dwight gasol always does. He's a knockdown mid range shooter and people have to close out on him, leaving dwight at the rim. It's great because its a much quicker and easier pass from mid range alley oop than from the 3 point line. It actually works.
A little while ago I proposed that the Lakers trade every player for somebody better, then do it again. The joke, obviously, is that it's always a good idea to have better players. But as you point out, what's the likelihood that you're going to get back anything that replaces what you give up?
Even ignoring the money, I don't see it happening. And particularly if what we're talking about is winning titles versus scoring points. I just don't see any way that we find a player or players who equal Pau's skill set while also fitting in so perfectly with everyone else on the floor.
How many great players are there out there that don't need the ball? How many of them have gut-check title experience? How many of them can alter their own play in the middle of a game -- multiple times -- to fit with the players on the floor as rotations change? How many players in the NBA give their team almost unlimited flexibility?
I can only think of one, and we already have him.
It just occurred to me that I haven't said this explicitly, but it clearly needs to be said. Whether Pau gets traded or not is a gut-check for D'Antoni as head coach.
If he advocates for a trade so he can default to his run-and-gun ways, effectively emulating the small-ball that OKC and Miami now play at a high caliber, then I don't see LA winning a title.
On the other hand, if D'Antoni recognizes how to use the core that we have to exploit P&R regardless of the pace of the game I think our chances of winning a ring this year go up -- precisely because it means D'Antoni knows how to coach basketball as opposed to some gimmicky offense like SSOL.
Running does not win championships. When was the last time a running team won a title? It never happens, because defense and half court execution wins titles. We won last night, not because we outran the nets, but because when the game got tight we were able to execute in the half court better than the nets. D'antoni needs/will adjust to the type of team he has. Both Gasol and Howard got the ball down low last night a number of times and that's only going to increase once the offense gets implemented more effectively.
Gasol should not get traded until we've seen what this team can do together with nash back at the pg position. Gasol's ability to execute in the half court could be the difference between a title or lack thereof.
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CRC clears legal hurdle, financial questions remain
Oregon Supreme Court rules Metro followed law in approving controversial project
The Columbia River Crossing project cleared a legal hurdle Thursday but still has many financial question to answer before it can be built.
On Feb. 16 the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the Metro Council did not exceed its statutory when it approved the I-5 bridge and freeway improvement project under a streamlined process known as a land Use Final Order (LUFO). The Oregon Legislature created the LUFO process to eliminate jurisdictional fights over the route of an earlier north-south light rail plan. The council ruled the new light rail line from Portland to Vancouver that is part of the project was, in fact, a portion of the north-south route.
In December 2011, that premise and the resulting decision was challenged by a number of project opponents, including businesses in the Jantzen Beach area that could be affected by the project, a coalition of environmental and social justice organization, and the coalition of city neighborhood organization in North Portland. They appealed the decision to the state land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA), which sided with Metro. The opponents then appealed LUBA decision to the Oregon Supreme Court, which sided with LUBA.
Under the ruling, an urban growth boundary issue between Metro and TriMet remains to be resolved. Since both parties support the project, that is not expected to delay it.
The project is intended to improve safety and reduce congestion in a five-mile stretch of I-5 that includes the bridge over the Columbia River. The current version would replace the bridge with a wider new one that include a light rail line and improved access for pedestrians and bicyclists. It also involved freeway interchange improvements, including better access to and from Jantzen Beach.
The project is currently estimated at $2.4 billion. That is the latest figure announced by project staff and represents a reduction from earlier estimated in the $3.6 billion to $4.2 billion range. The largest savings came from freeway interchange work that could be undertaken later.
The financial plan calls for it to be funded by a combination of federal, state and toll funds. Congress has yet to commit to the project, however, and neither have the Oregon and Washington legislatures. Voters in parts of Clark County must approve funding for the Washington portion of the light rail plan, too.
Despite the unresolved funding issues, pre-construction is scheduled to begin early this year.


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With National Signing Day roughly two weeks away, let's take a look at the National Football Post's Top 25 Class of 2013 team recruiting rankings.
Of course, these rankings are definitely subject to change as players will commit and decommit before National Signing Day, which is on February 6.
1. Alabama: The rich get richer, as the Crimson Tide recently added defensive end Tim Williams, who is the top player from Louisiana. He's joined by fellow end Jonathan Allen in a loaded defensive class. But the Tide also have commits from receiver Robert Foster, running backs Tyren Jones and Altee Tenpenny as well as freakish athlete Derrick Henry. Yet another strong recruiting cycle for Nick Saban and his staff.
2. Florida: The Gators have 27 commitments, highlighted by defensive back Vernon Hargreaves III. But Will Muschamp is looking to add more offensive playmakers, and running back Kelvin Taylor, who is the state of Florida's all-time leading rusher, and five solid wide receiver commits lead the way.
3. Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish won't officially be "back" until they can have sustained success, and that begins on the recruiting trail. Brian Kelly's haul is led by outside linebacker Jaylon Smith as well as athlete and former USC commit Max Redfield, who will likely play safety in South Bend. The Irish also have a pair of top offensive tackles as well as Top 5 running back Greg Bryant.
4. Michigan: Brady Hoke has put an emphasis on the offensive line, and that unit is led by the trio of David Dawson, Patrick Kugler and Logan Tuley-Tillman. Quarterback Shane Morris is also on board, but the Wolverines would love to add Derrick Green, who is the best uncommitted running back in the country.
US PRESSWIREUrban Meyer will look to close strong in his second recruiting cycle in Columbus.
5. Ohio State: Urban Meyer has verbals from three of the Top 15 cornerbacks in the nation, and tackle Joey Bosa and outside linebacker Mike Mitchell lead the defensive haul. But the Buckeyes would love to add another playmaker on offense, so keep an eye on Oregon commits Dontre Wilson and Tyree and Tyrell Robinson.
6. USC: The Trojans have put a priority on defense, and Lane Kiffin has commitments from safeties Su'a Cravens and Leon McQuay III, two of the best in the country. Defensive tackle Kenny Bigelow and cornerback Jalen Ramsey are also in the group, along with Max Browne, the best pocket passer in this class.
7. Texas A&M: Kevin Sumlin is working his magic in College Station, and he has loaded up on receivers for Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel. Ricky Seals-Jones, who can be a dynamite red-zone option, leads the way. The Aggies also have concentrated on linebackers and defensive tackle.
8. Georgia: The Bulldogs already have 29 commitments, but they would love to add Laremy Tunsil, an offensive tackle who is favoring the 'Dawgs over Alabama. Inside linebacker and safety have been a priority, and Mark Richt always has a chance to close strong.
9. LSU: The Bayou Bengals recently landed Kendell Beckwith, the second-best player in Louisiana. He will likely play outside linebacker or defensive end after starring on both sides of the ball at the prep level. Quarterbacks Hayden Rettig and Anthony Jennings as well as seven defensive linemen lead the way.
10. Florida State: The Seminoles continue to bring in top talent, including defensive tackle DeMarcus Walker, who flipped from Alabama. Jimbo Fisher and Co. would love to land Matthew Thomas, the top-rated outside linebacker in the country, as well as Top 5 wide receiver Stacy Coley.
11. Washington: Top recruiter Tosh Lupoi continues to stockpile defensive talent, led by end Joe Mathis and tackle Elijah Qualls. The Huskies also have nice offensive talent aboard, highlighted by receivers John Ross and Damore'ea Stringfellow.
12. UCLA: Adrian Klemm, who is the team's running game coordinator/offensive line and top recruiter, is paying dividends for Jim L. Mora's staff. The Bruins have seven O-Linemen committed, led by center Scott Quessenberry and guards John Lopez and Caleb Benenoch. Keep an eye on the defensive side of the ball, too, as the Bruins are still in play for Top 5 safety Priest Willis and cornerbacks/teammates Johnny Johnson and L.J. Moore.
13. Ole Miss: The addition of Laquon Treadwell, who is the nation's best wide receiver, moved the Rebels up in these rankings. And if Hugh Freeze is able to land defensive end Robert Nkemdiche, the nation's top overall player, this could turn out to be a Top 10 haul.
14. Oklahoma: The Sooners have compiled some strong offensive talent, led by running back Keith Ford and quarterback Cody Thomas. Meanwhile, safety Hatari Byrd is a great "get" for the secondary, but OU needs to continue to add depth in the defensive backfield.
US PRESSWIREDabo Swinney continues to bring in top talent to Clemson.
15. Clemson: The Tigers have commitments from three stud defensive ends: Ebenezer Ogundeko, Dane Rogers and Shaquille Lawson. Outside linebacker Dorian O'Daniel and inside linebacker Ben Boulware also have given their verbal pledges, and the Tigers would love to land the best defensive tackle remaining, Montravius Adams.
16. Texas: The Longhorns have focused on offensive linemen and have pledges from center Darius James, the best in the nation, as well as Top 10 offensive tackles Kent Perkins and Jake Raulerson. But the 'Horns have had two recent decommitments: running back Kyle Hicks and tight end Durham Smythe. Can Mack Brown and Co. close strong?
17. Auburn: Gus Malzahn's hire was supposed to help maintain some previous commits, but the Tigers have lost the pledges of top recruits such as linebacker Reuben Foster and defensive tackle Dee Liner. The big question is whether defensive end Carl Lawson will remain committed. For now, quarterback Jeremy Johnson, who was named Mr. Football in Alabama, remains pledged. And the Tigers have been working the JUCO route since Malzahn's arrival, too, which should provide immediate help.
18. Virginia Tech: Frank Beamer has managed to put together a strong class despite a rough 2012 campaign. The Hokies have focused on the secondary, led by cornerback Kendall Fuller, who may be the team's highest-regarded recruit since running back Kevin Jones. And dual-threat quarterback Bucky Hodges is an intriguing offensive player.
19. Vanderbilt: James Franklin continues to work wonders in Nashville, as he is putting together the best class in school history. It is led by defensive tackle Jay Woods and wide receivers DeAndre Woods and Carlos Burse. Can the Commodores land Nashville athlete Cornelius Elder to be an offensive playmaker?
20. Nebraska: Quarterback Johnny Stanton headlines Bo Pelini's class, while defensive end Randy Gregory is a JUCO who could be plugged in immediately. The linebacker corps also received help with Marcus Newby, Courtney Love and Josh Banderas.
21. South Carolina: Defensive tackle Kelsey Griffin and running back David Williams were nice snags by Steve Spurrier because they are out-of-state finds. Meanwhile, Larenz Bryant leads a nice linebacker haul, and the 'Cocks are the leaders for offensive tackle Na'Ty Rodgers.
22. North Carolina: Larry Fedora was able to snag out-of-state quarterback Mitch Trubisky, and he'll arrive with a nice group of receivers, including Jordan Fieulleteau, Ryan Jenkins and Ryan Switzer. Meanwhile, Lucas Crowley and R.J. Prince offer help along the offensive line.
23. Oklahoma State: The Pokes are primed to bring in some dynamic wide receivers, including Fred Ross, Ra'Shaad Samples and Marcell Ateman. Meanwhile, junior college transfer Sam Wren will bring help to the defensive line at end.
24. Mississippi State: Dan Mullen's haul is led by defensive end Chris Jones. But will he stay committed to the Bulldogs? Junior college wide receiver Jeremey Chappelle should pay immediate dividends, while dual-threat Cord Sandberg could be the quarterback of the future.
25. Miami (FL): Al Golden keeps bringing in very good talent to Coral Gables despite likely looming NCAA sanctions. Quarterback Kevin Olsen, who is the brother of former Miami tight end Greg Olsen, leads the way. Defensively, end Al-Quadin Muhammad, safety Jamal Carter and cornerback Artie Burns are nice "gets."
The next five: Arizona, Oregon, Baylor, West Virginia and Cal
Five more: Pitt, Penn State, Virginia, Missouri and Rutgers
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This story originally appeared on Nationalfootballpost.com


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John C. Mather's speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 2006
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Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Honored Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great honor for George Smoot and me to accept the Prize in Physics this year for our work on the very first light, the incredibly intense heat radiation that filled the universe when it was young, and still shines down on us with a microwatt per square meter even now. We are here with the members of the Cosmic Background Explorer science team who did this work with us, and with a few of the 1600 other professionals at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and Ball Aerospace, who found a way to build what had never been built before, to find out what had never been known before. I am here with my wife Jane, who has shared in this project from the beginning, as have all our families, and we are so happy we could burst. We always knew our work was important, and now you know and everyone knows.
You might ask, why is light so important, that it is the subject of 14 previous Nobel Prizes, including one for the discovery of this very same primeval radiation? That is like asking, why is there a universe to explore, or what was there before the Big Bang? Everybody asks that question, but I don't have an answer. When, or if, we do have an answer, I am pretty sure that the Nobel committee will consider it an important discovery. Light gives us life through photosynthesis, it fills one of our only five senses, it lets us see back in time towards that cosmic big bang, and it helps us communicate with the other sentient beings here on earth, and maybe in outer space, though the odds of finding those other beings are small. Christer Fuglesang, Sweden's first astronaut, is helping us start our trip into the solar system, and we use radio, which is a form of light, to talk to him. Einstein studied light to develop the theory of relativity, believing that the laws of nature that give us light must surely be true no matter how fast we are moving. And now we know that even electrons and protons behave a lot like waves of light, in ways that continue to astonish us. They give us the basic laws of chemistry and lead to the complexity of biology and eventually to that incomprehensible consciousness that brings us together here tonight.
And now we are here, in this beautiful northern city, at a time of year when the light from the Sun is hidden from us so much, we enjoy the fruits of science and engineering, we turn on the light wherever we go, and marvel at the sweet mystery of life. George and I and the whole COBE team thank the Nobel Foundation for recognizing our work, and we are happy to say, that by giving the Nobel Prizes, Sweden achieves far greater honor than we do. For all of us who worked on the COBE project, and all our families, we thank you with all our hearts.
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BUG ALERT. I typed all three lines into separate cells. I get FindRoot::sszero and FindRoot::jsing errors. Bobby On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:24:12 -0600, Bill Rowe <readnews at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > On 2/22/11 at 1:12 PM, btreat1 at austin.rr.com (DrMajorBob) wrote: > >> This gave the FindRoot:jsing error on the first try just now... and >> also the third try. > >> dist = WeibullDistribution[7, 200]; >> data = RandomVariate[dist, 300]; >> ProbabilityScalePlot[data, "Weibull"] >> QuantilePlot[data, dist] > >> So the error is not unusual. > > Hmmm... If I copy and paste just > > dist = WeibullDistribution[7, 200]; > data = RandomVariate[dist, 300]; > ProbabilityScalePlot[data, "Weibull"] > > into a single cell then execute it, I see the error you > reported. Alternatively, if I type the above by hand into a > single cell I still see the error you reported consistently. Or > I can copy each line one by one pasting each into a cell then > execute each line before pasting the next and still get the error. > > But if I enter each line by hand into individual cells, I don't > see the error. So, there appears to be a bug somewhere. That is, > the various ways I've described above of doing the computation > should all behave identically. > > -- DrMajorBob at yahoo.com


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Linda A. Malone
Marshall-Wythe Foundation Professor of Law, Founding Director of the Human Security Law Center and LLM in American Legal Studies
Email: [[lamalo]]
Office phone: (757) 221-3844
Office location: Room 240
Areas of Specialization
Comparative Law--European Law; Comparative Law--Middle Eastern Law; Comparative and Foreign Law; Constitutional Law--Eminent Domain (Takings); Criminal Law; Environmental Law; Human Rights Law; International Criminal Law; International Law; Land Use and Zoning; National Security Law; Transitional Justice; Women and the Law; Natural Resources and Energy Law
Representative Professional Activities and Achievements
Linda A. Malone is the Marshall-Wythe Foundation Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Human Security Law Center at the College of William and Mary School of Law. She has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Virginia Law School, Washington and Lee Law School, Duke University, the University of Arizona, and University of Denver law schools, and has also taught at the University of Illinois Law School and University of Arkansas Law School in Fayetteville. She is a member of the American Law Institute, serves on the Board of Directors for the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, and was an original member of the Environmental Law Academy of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). In 2013 she taught as a Distinguished Scholar in International Environmental Law at Ocean University in Qingdao, China.
She is the author of numerous articles in a wide range of publications and has authored and co-authored twelve books on international law, human rights, and environmental law. She has written law review articles, casebooks, treatises, study aids, university press books, mass-market publications, magazine and journal articles, and on-line publications. Her book, Environmental Regulation of Land Use, has been the preeminent book in that field for over twenty years. She was also the Associate Editor of the Yearbook of International Environmental Law and has served on the Advisory Council to the National Enforcement Training Institute of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Board of Visitors of Duke Law School, the Board of Directors of the American Agricultural Law Association, the Review Board of the Land Use and Environmental Law Review, and as chair of the international criminal law section of the American Society of International Law and the agricultural law sections of the American Association of Law Schools. She was a delegate to the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development in Rio in 1992, co-counsel to Bosnia-Herzegovina in its genocide case against Serbia and Montenegro before the World Court, co-counsel to Paraguay in its challenge to the death penalty in Paraguay v. Virginia, and co-counsel for amicus in the Supreme Court in Padilla v. Rumsfeld and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.
She received the 2009-2010 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in International Environmental Law at the University of Turin, Italy. In 1998 she received the Fulbright/OSCE Regional Research Award for her work on women's and children's rights in Eastern Europe and in 2002 received a grant from the National Endowment for Humanities, State Department, and International Research and Exchange Board in continuance of her work. She received the Millenium Award of the Virginia Women's Bar Association in 2000, presented to a professor, judge, and a practitioner for their contributions to women's rights, and received the 2015 Spirit of Vassar Award for her record of public service.
Professor Malone received her B.A. from Vassar, her J.D. from Duke, where she was Research and Managing Editor of the Duke Law Journal, and her LL.M. from the University of Illinois. Prior to joining the William and Mary faculty in 1988, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable Wilbur F. Pell, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and practiced law in Chicago and Atlanta.
She has served on the ABA's Special Subcommittee on the Rights of the Child, which is working on passage of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, on two committees of the National Academy of Sciences, and is the author of the water quality chapter of the 2005 report of the Congressionally created U.S. Ocean Commission. She also served on the Board of Advisors of Karamah, a non-profit organization of Muslim woman lawyers for human rights, was the Co-chair of the International Criminal Law Section of the American Society of International Law from 2009-11, an Executive Board Member of the International Association of Penal Law with the American National Section 2005-7, and was a sponsor of the amendment to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require consular notice (adopted by the US Department of Justice in March, 2002-03).
Professor Malone was a Visiting Professor at China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China in the summer 2014, a Visiting Fellow at Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change, New York, NY during the spring 2015, and will be a Visiting Professor at Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC in the Spring of 2016. She is a frequent speaker locally, nationally, and internationally, and a frequent commentator for newspapers and other media outlets.Scholarly Publications
- International Environmental Law and World Resources (Thomson/Reuters forthcoming 2017).
- Emanuel Law Outlines: International Law (Aspen Publishers 2008) (2 revisions).
- Co-author, Environmental Law, Policy, and Practice (Thomson West 2007) (with M. Tabb) (1 revision).
- Co-author, Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planning (Nat'l Res. Council, Nat'l. Acad. Sci. 2004) (with Gregory B. Baecher et al).
- Co-author, Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments: Processes, Tools, and Applications (Nat'l Res. Council, Nat'l Acad. Sci. 2003) (with Richard G. Luthy et al.).
- Co-author, Defending the Environment: Civil Society Strategies To Enforce International Environmental Law (Transnat'l Publishers 2003) (with Scott Pasternack) (1 revision).
- Emanuel Law Outline: Environmental Law (Aspen Publishers 2003) (3 revisions).
- International Human Rights (Thomson West 2003).
- Co-author, Casebook, International Law and Litigation in the U.S. Courts (Thomson West 2002) (with J. Paust & J. Van Dyke) (2 revisions).
- Co-author, Criminal Law (LexisNexis 2000) (with J. Cook, P. Marcus & G. Moohr) (8 revisions).
- Associate Editor, Yearbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford U. Press 1991- 1998).
- The Professor Series: Environmental Law (Emanuel Publishing Co. 1997).
- Environmental Law Selected Statutes & Regulations (West 1992) (1 revision).
- Co-author, Casebook, Environmental Law: Cases and Materials (Lexis 1992) (with M. Tabb) (2 revisions).
- Environmental Regulation of Land Use (West 1990) (annual supplements).
Book Revisions and Supplements
- Co-author, Criminal Law (LexisNexis 8th ed. 2016) (with P. Marcus, G. Moohr & C. Drinan) [7th Edition 2013; 6th Edition 2009, 984 pp.; 5th Edition; 4th Edition; 3d Edition; 2d Edition].
- Emanuel Law Outline: International Law (Wolters Kluwer 3d ed. 2016) [2d Edition 2011, 1st Edition 2008].
- Casebook, Environmental Regulation of Land Use (West 2016) (annual supplements) [2d Edition 2000; 1st Edition 1990].
- Emanuel Law Outline: Environmental Law (Wolters Kluwer 4th ed. 2014) [3d Edition 2011; 2d Edition 2007].
- International Human Rights (Thomas West 2d ed. 2012).
- Co-author, Environmental Law, Policy, and Practice (Thomson West 2d ed. 2011) (with M. Tabb).
- Co-author, Casebook, International Law and Litigation in the U.S. Courts (Thomson West 3d ed. 2009) (with J. Paust & J. Van Dyke) [2d Edition 2005; 1st. Edition 2002].
- Co-author, Defending the Environment: Civil Society Strategies To Enforce International Environmental Law (Island Press 2d ed. 2006) (with Scott Pasternack).
- Environmental Law Selected Statutes & Regulations (Michie/Lexis 2d ed. 1998).
- Co-author, Casebook, Environmental Law: Cases and Materials (Michie/Lexis 3d ed. 1998) (with M. Tabb) [2d Edition 1997, 1103 pp.].
- The Death Knell for the Death Penalty and the Significance of Global Realism to its Abolition from Glossip v. Gross to Brumfield v. Cain, 11 Duke J. Const. L. & Pub. Pol'y 75 (2016). SSRN.
- Environmental Justice Reimagined Through Human Security and Post-Modern Ecological Feminism: A Neglected Perspective on Climate Change, 38 Fordham Int'l L. Rev. 1445 (2015). SSRN.
- Maturing Justice: Integrating the Convention on the Rights of the Child into the Judgments and Processes of the International Criminal Court, 43 Ga. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 599 (2015). SSRN.
- The Legal Dilemma of Guantanamo Detainees from Bush to Obama (Part 2), 23 Crim. L. F. 347 (2012).
- The Legal Dilemma of Guantanamo Detainees from Bush to Obama (Part 1), 21 Rivista di Studi Americani 32 (2011) (J. Italian Ass'n. Am. Studies).
- Symposium, Is There Really a Difference Between Justification and Excuse (or Did We Academics Make It Up?), 42 Texas Tech. L. Rev. 321 (2009).
- Symposium, What Do Snowmobiles, Mercury Emissions, Greenhouse Gases, and Runoff Have in Common? The Controversy over "Junk Science," 9 Chap. L. Rev. 365 (2006).
- From Breard to Atkins to Malvo: Legal Incompetency and Human Rights Norms on the Fringes of the Death Penalty, 13 Wm. & Mary Bill of Rts. J. 363 (2004).
- The Myths and Truths that Ended the 2000 TMDL Program, 20 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 63 (2003).
- Co-author, Exercising Environmental Human Rights and Remedies in the United Nations System, 27 Wm.& Mary Envtl. L. & Pol'y Rev. 365 (2002) (with Scott Pasternack).
- Symposium, Recent Developments Concerning Environmental Law and Agriculture, 7 Drake J. Agric. L. 341 (2002). SSRN.
- The Myths and Truths that Threaten the TMDL Program, 32 Envtl. L. Rep. 11133 (2002).
- Bioavailability: On the Frontiers of Science and Law in Cleanup Methodologies for Contamination, 31 Envtl. L. Rep. 10800 (2001). SSRN.
- Seeking Reconciliation of Self-Determination, Territorial Integrity, and Humanitarian Intervention, 41 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1677 (2000).
- The Appointment of General Yaron: Continuing Impunity for the Sabra and Shatilla Massacres, 32 Case W. Res. J. Int'l L. 287 (2000).
- Protecting the Least Respected: The Girl Child and the Gender Bias of the Vienna Convention's Adoption and Reservation Regime, 3 Wm. & Mary J. Women & L. 1 (1998).
- Beyond Bosnia and In Re Kasinga: A Feminist Perspective on Recent Developments in Protecting Women from Sexual Violence, 14 B.U. Int'l L.J. 319 (1997).
- Immigration Refugees Act of 1980 Resistance to Female Circumcision as Grounds for Political Asylum in the United States, 91 Am. J. Int'l L. 140 (1997).
- "Green Helmets": A Conceptual Framework for Security Council Authority in Environmental Disaster, 17 Mich. J. Int'l L. 515 (1996).
- Discussion in the Security Council on Environmental Intervention in the Ukraine, 27 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 893 (1994).
- Reflections on the Jeffersonian Ideal of an Agrarian Democracy & the Emergence of an Agricultural/Environmental Ethic in the 1990 Farm Bill, 12 Stan. Envtl. L. Rev. 3 (1993).
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text: I discovered the last couple of books I've read quite by accident. More accurately, I discovered them the way that I once did—before I read so many books reviews and had such a long list of items on request from the library. I browsed. Browsing for fiction can be a daunting task, and I fully understand how people can be thoroughly overwhelmed at the prospect of finding something they will enjoy. Books are arranged by author, after all, not their characteristics. Readers' Advisory guru Nancy Pearl has even suggested a pie chart method labeling books, so that potential readers could see


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CALGARY, Alberta -- Ducks right wing Corey Perry has a theory to explain his increased goal production in 13 games since returning from an NHL-imposed suspension last month.
"Maybe I had time to shoot more pucks in practice," Perry said Saturday after scoring the game-winner in a 2-1 triumph over the Calgary Flames at the Pengrowth Saddledome.
In any event, Perry's 10 goals since he completed a four-game suspension for elbowing Philadelphia Flyers rookie winger Claude Giroux in a Jan. 2 game at Honda Center match Perry's total in his first 39 games this season. Perry, who also has four assists for better than a point-a-game pace since returning to the lineup, leads the Ducks with 20 goals and five game-winners.
"I would refer to the penalties, more than anything," Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said, pointing to the fact that Perry has only 15 penalty minutes, including one fighting major, since being suspended. He had 62 before that, and often got himself in trouble with ticky-tack minor penalties in the offensive zone.
The suspension might very well have served as something of a wakeup call for Perry, who led the Ducks with 29 goals in 2007-08 despite missing the final 12 regular-season games because of a partially severed quadriceps tendon.
"I'm sure it did," Carlyle said. "We were upset that he got suspended. In our minds, it wasn't something he needed to do in that situation."
Perry, who also has 28 assists and, with 48 points, ranks second to center Ryan Getzlaf's team-leading 62, acknowledged that the suspension angered him.
"But you have to deal with those things," Perry said. "You have to overcome them and come back even stronger. The bounces are going in. That's our job, to put up points and be leaders on this team."
And the decrease in penalties?
"I'm just keeping my stick down and not reaching in, I guess you would say, trying to fish out the puck by tripping a guy -- that kind of thing," Perry said. "I'm just not doing that. I'm working with my legs and trying to push through."
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It is common practice for some investment advisers to divide U.S. stock index funds equally into growth and value index funds. This practice adds nothing to a portfolio and actually reduces return. It also adds complexity where none is needed, which perhaps is the goal of the adviser.
I've looked at thousands of portfolios created by investment advisors over the years, and an uncanny number of them routinely split their U.S. equity allocation between a value index fund and a growth index fund. For example, I came across one portfolio with a the large cap U.S. equity allocation split of 9.5% in iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and 9.5% in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF). I wonder if this manager ever checked to see if there was any benefit to doing this, because a simple analysis of this strategy shows that there isn't one.
Using Russell U.S. index data going back to 1979, I looked at the return of the large-cap Russell 1000 Index and compared it to the return of a split Russell 1000 Value Index and Russell 1000 Growth Index ETF. One split portfolio assumed an equal allocation to value and growth starting 1979 and never rebalanced. I call this the buy-and-hold portfolio (Russell B&H 50/50). The second portfolio rebalanced each year back to an equal split between growth and value (Russell 1000 Rebal 50/50). Figure 1 highlights the annualized returns through June 2013.
Figure 1: Comparing Annualized Returns of the Russell 1000 to Split Russell 1000 Value and 100 Growth Indexes
From January 1979 through June 2013
Source: Russell Investments
As Figure 1 illustrates, simply holding the entire Russell 1000 index and NOT splitting into two equal value and growth style indexes had the best annualized return. The split index performance erodes further after three main costs.
Any investor can buy the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) and pay a 0.15% in annual expense ratio each year. Contrast this with the 0.20% charged by both the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD). This puts a split ETF strategy automatically in the hole by 0.05% each year.
In addition, the rebalanced portfolio has to be reallocated back to its 50/50 split each year. This further adds to the cost due to commissions and trading spreads.
Finally, there is a potential tax consequence. Shares of the outperforming style index fund are sold to buy the underperforming fund. This creates a realized capital gain and a tax event for portfolios held in a taxable account.
Before passing sentence on this strategy, I took a look at the risk of each portfolio using standard deviation. If the volatility of the split portfolios were lower than the volatility of the single Russell 1000 index, then perhaps splitting is justified. Figure 1 highlights the annualized standard deviation of each strategy through June 2013.
Figure 2: Russell 1000 and Split Russell 1000 Value and 1000 Growth Index Annualized Standard Deviation
From January 1979 through June 2013
Source: Russell Investments
This analysis does not help explain why an adviser would implement a split strategy rather than just buying the entire Russell 1000 Index. The buy-and-hold portfolio (Russell 1000 B&H 50/50) had the lowest return and the highest risk as measured by standard deviation. The annually rebalanced portfolio (Russell 1000 Rebal 50/50) had a slightly lower return and slightly higher risk than the all-inclusive Russell 1000 Index.
There was no benefit to splitting the Russell 1000 Index into equally allocated growth and value on either a nominal return or a risk reduction basis. Simply buying and holding the Russell 1000 Index in its entirety is the best option.


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"It's like all my nerdiest dreams have come true." So says one of the organizers of the "Lebowski Fests," a series of conventions and events for fans of the 1998 Coen Brothers comedy The Big Lebowski, which went from a box-office disappointment to one of the most durable cult movies of the modern age--a Rocky Horror for the Internet era. Those fans call themselves Achievers--after the title character's pet organization, the Little Lebowski Urban Achievers--and the slender but amiable documentary The Achievers: The Story of the Lebowski Fans gives us a peek into their world.
The film is directed and photographed by Eddie Chung, and if it's not an inside job, it sure feels like one; Chung captures the essence, the feel of fandom, but does it without the slightly condescending snark of the (admittedly entertaining) Trekkies films. This is probably also due to the source material; in contrast to the (mostly) serious Star Trek films, Lebowski is a straight-ahead comedy, so its fans tend to have a sense of humor about themselves--what they are, and what they do. One Achiever is seen on the phone, trying to get a friend to come down to the Fest--" We're gonna drink White Russians, we're gonna watch some movies with other nerds... It's gonna be a good ol' time." That's a man who knows what he wants, and knows what he likes.
Chung traces the humble beginnings of the "Lebowski Fests," from a local event that surprised organizers with a turnout of 150, to later events with thousands of attendees and guests ranging from bit players to the band My Morning Jacket to the Dude himself, Jeff Bridges. Along the way, we meet some of the super-fans who populate "the Forum" (that's what it's always called), the online message board for Achievers; they're the ones that work the festivals, travel around the country, and form friendships on and off the 'net.
The picture is, of course, concerned with all things Lebowski--in addition to Bridges, Chung talks with day players from the movie and peripheral figures like beloved film rep Jeff Dowd, acknowledged by most as the inspiration for "The Dude." He also takes a fascinating detour into the real story that inspired the odd and uproarious scenes with Dude's stolen car and the homework in the plastic baggie--going so far as to track down Jaik Freeman, the real "Little Larry Sellers," and reunite him with the Coen brothers' friend Peter Exline, who told them the story.
Scenes like that are fun, and will delight fans of the movie. But the heart of the movie is the Achievers themselves. Plenty of screen time is spent on the sheer inventiveness of the fans; one of the organizers notes that the usual structure of the fest is "Friday night we watch the movie, and Saturday we become the movie." The primary manifestation of this is in the clever costumes that festival goers don; it's one thing to dress up like the Dude or Walt or Jesus, but when you're so inside the movie that you bypass even the less obvious costumes (like a toe or a Creedence tape or a bottle of Kahlua) and work something up (like a masturbation manual or a carnal position with a camel) that requires explanation even to people who have seen the movie a hundred times, well, that's when you're speaking your own language.
In its more subtly insightful moments, The Achievers is not just about that particular movie, but about fandom in general. Andy, a forum poster and self-admitted obsessive personality, takes Chung's camera on a tour of his memorabilia-filled home, including (swear to God) his "Simpsons room," in which the walls are covered with figurines from that show. He talks about what being a super-fan means to him. Guys and girls like this are upfront about themselves; they're not usually the most socially successful people (I say this with no judgment; I'd put myself in the same category). These are people who forge relationships by quoting movie lines and arcane trivia--those represent the common ground that they can share, the common experiences that they can speak to. But then (and this is only hinted at here, but it's present) those relationships mature and progress, and hopefully, at the end of the day, these people can relate with each other about more than just this movie that they've all memorized.
Some of the filmmaking is pretty amateurish--the videography is shake and zoom-heavy, even by documentary standards, while the structure is somewhat scattershot and the final product leans too heavily on the copious clips from Lebowski. But a more professional film would have, in all probability, been too far removed to understand these folks as thoroughly and sympathetically as The Achievers does.
The letterboxed, non-anomorphic widescreen presentation is about what you'd expect from a low-budget, digital video documentary. The image is fairly muddy and often grainy, with frequent compression noise in both the clips and documentary footage. But it's not really an issue; if anything, it lends to the do-it-yourself vibe of the entire project.
The 2.0 stereo is predominately audio captured on the fly, and for the most part, it's perfectly acceptable if less than ideal. Subtitles are sometimes used to decipher audio captured in less-than-ideal circumstances, though I did spot at least one misspelling in those titles. Aside from those, no subtitles are included.
Not a one--not even a menu. This is a play-only disc.
The Achievers: The Story of the Lebowski Fans may look and feel like a home movie, but that's part of its considerable charm. It knows this scene from the inside out, and takes on an entertaining and clever journey inside of it. It's easy to laugh at these fans, but honest viewers may see something of themselves in them as well, and those are the kind of laughs that stick in the throat a little.
Jason lives with his wife Rebekah and their daughter Lucy in New York. He holds an MA in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from NYU. He is film editor for Flavorwire and is a contributor to Salon, the Atlantic, and several other publications. His first book, Pulp Fiction: The Complete History of Quentin Tarantino's Masterpiece, was released last fall by Voyageur Press. He blogs at Fourth Row Center and is yet another critic with a Twitter feed.


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Charles Dent -MILLEDGEVILLE - Charles Dent, age 73, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011. Services will be held at 3P.M. Sunday, April 17 at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home. Burial will be private at Nunn-Wheeler Cemetery. -Mr. Dent was a native of Wilkinson County but made his home in Milledgeville. He was a brick mason, farmer and worked in the construction industry for many years. He also worked with Hodges Building Supply and managed the Plumbing and Electrical Department before working with Springhill Construction. -Survivors include his wife Agnes B. Dent of Milledgeville; three sons, Dennis Dent and David Dent (Vicki), all of Milledgeville and Derrick Dent (Melissa) of Rockmart; one brother Mack E. Dent of Irwinton; six sisters, Bobbie Nell Womack of McIntyre, Shirley A. Snider and Sybil Rozier, both of Milledgeville, Clara Dell Powell of Montrose, Marie Pickett of McIntyre and Lavern Symonds of Irwinton; three grandchildren, Chase Dent, Jesse Dent and Coltan Dent. -The family will receive friends Sunday from 2:00 until 3:00 P.M. at Moores Funeral Home. -Visit www.mooresfuneralhome.com to express tributes. -Moores Funeral Home & Crematory has charge of arrangements.
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His promotional company might be folding and his friendship with superstar fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr. might be fading, but it doesn't seem that rap star 50 Cent is about to give up on boxing that easily.
The high-profile artist, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, now appears on the verge of creating a promotional company with Mayweather's chief rival, Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz confirmed he has spoken with Jackson about forming a business together. Koncz said the plan once included Jackson, Pacquiao and Mayweather, though Mayweather's involvement now is questionable at best.
It's far from a done deal, but in the bizarre world that is professional boxing, a Pacquiao-Jackson promotional company is as likely to happen as not.
There is no barrier to entry, and anyone with enough money in the bank and the ability to fill out a few forms can become a promoter. Getting a promoter's license is as much of a guarantee of success, however, as getting a driver's license from the DMV is a guarantee of winning the Daytona 500.
There is a chance that a Pacquiao-Jackson promotional company could wind up putting on some shows, or even a big show. And it wouldn't be out of the question for it to last a couple of years, though the smart money would be heavily against that.
[Also: Jose Aldo, Rampage Jackson pull out of UFC 153 with injuries]
Boxing history, though, would suggest its chances of long-term success are virtually nil.
What is most likely is that Jackson sees the opportunity to promote, or co-promote, a bout involving either Pacquiao or Mayweather (or the two against each other) as a simple way to make a lot of money in a short period of time.
The harsh reality of promoting boxing is that it is extremely hard work and that most cards lose money. The likelihood of Jackson being willing to stage a series of money-losing shows that draw no more than a thousand or so fans and receive little attention in order to give young fighters a chance to develop is extremely remote.
A promoter has to contend with double-dealing managers, disloyal fighters, leeches looking to make money for doing nothing and an often uneven playing field when it comes to getting TV dates. Jackson would have plenty of juice with the HBOs and Showtimes of the world were he able to promote a Pacquiao or a Mayweather fight.
He'd quickly lose that influence, though, when they were no longer fighting.
Jackson is an astute businessman who has made himself extraordinarily wealthy with deals involving vitamin-water drinks, body spray, memorabilia and video games, among other ventures.
Flushing his hard-earned money down the commode, which is what the overwhelming percentage of boxing promoters wind up doing, can't be too appealing.
In July, Jackson received a promoter's license in New York for a company named TMT Promotions. TMT stood for "The Money Team," a nickname that Mayweather has tagged for himself and his associates.
Mayweather, though, was in the Clark County Detention Center at the time of the announcement, serving a short sentence after pleading guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence charges.
[Also: Dueling Las Vegas bouts each poised for success]
He has yet to comment on TMT or anything about his relationship with Jackson. However, there have been numerous reports citing a growing rift between the two stars.
Prior to Mayweather's incarceration, he and Jackson were often seen together. Jackson appeared with Mayweather at his court hearings and arrived at the Las Vegas jail to pick up Mayweather on the day he was released.
That relationship appears to be fading, but until Mayweather or Jackson address it publicly, nothing is definite.
Of all the promotional entities formed by celebrities or fighters, only Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions has stood the test of time and had any kind of success.
Golden Boy's success was cemented largely because De La Hoya's overwhelming popularity gained it a series of dates on HBO. Richard Schaefer, a one-time Swiss banker who had been De La Hoya's manager, became Golden Boy's CEO and did extraordinary work to turn the company into a viable business.
There is a long list of fighters whose company names have appeared on banners as co-promoters, but none other than Golden Boy has had any staying power or significance.
That's not likely to change with a Pacquiao-Jackson combination or even a Mayweather-Pacquiao-Jackson combination, however unlikely that is.
It will be fun, though, to watch as the machinations unfold.
The only certainty in all of this is that TMZ is going to have plenty of grist for the mill as this story unfolds.
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Roger Kerr writes about the jobs summit:
In the lead-up to the Summit there were some predictable outbursts.
Veteran anti-globalisation campaigner Jane Kelsey hyperventilated. She saw the Summit as "a Trojan horse for the business sector" and likened it to the 1984 economic summit which was apparently "a carefully orchestrated piece of pageantry chaired by Ron Trotter" (actually David Lange – academics should get their facts right).
Professor Kelsey should calm down and watch Slumdog Millionaire. It is a rags to riches story of entrepreneurship in the new India, the product of sweeping moves to cut taxes, liberalise trade and deregulate business.
India needs to go further to lift up more of its poor, and it is unlikely to abandon globalisation any time soon.
Developing countries are arguably the biggest winners from globalisation – it allows them to sell their goods and services for a fair price.
And interestingly, even though the election only four months ago was largely about economic directions, no one argued that the government was heading in the wrong direction with its economic policies.
Opinion polls also suggest a majority of the public supports its return to more conventional and less interventionist economic policies.
There were no calls for more fiscal stimulus. Participants seemingly understood that the existing stimulus is large and that any further boost could put our credit rating at risk. This would raise the cost of borrowing for all New Zealand firms and households.
That's an interesting observation. I certainly agree that the level of fiscal stimulus is about as large as we can manage, without dooming future generations to huge interest costs on public debt.
Politically, the Summit can be seen as an extension of the government's moves to have a relationship with the Maori Party and a dialogue with the Greens, and many other inclusive initiatives.
This is a far cry from the tribal 'We won, you lost. Eat that!' style of government of recent years and augurs well for a better consensus on national directions.
Very different.


text: Former Guns 'N' Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan are suing their former frontman for at least $1 million, according to a report on Celebrity Justice. His former mates accuse Axl Rose of turning down lucrative film licensing offers for old GNR songs even though the singer doesn't have controlling interest in the material. MTVnews.com reports the makers of We Were Soldiers, Death To Smoochy, Old School and Just Married were among those who had approached Rose regarding the GNR material. The suit also claims that Rose shot down (pun intended) negotiations with the producers of Black Hawk Down, who were interested in using the classic hit "Welcome To The Jungle." Rose allegedly wanted to re-record the song with his new band, as to keep Slash and McKagan from raking in any dough. It all sounds pretty slimy to me. I can't wait for the VH1 Rock Star Feuds episode on this one.