Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal is back. A wrestler by trade, the flamboyant fighter returned from a serious knee injury to drop Roger Gracie late in the first round. After eating a big right behind the ear, Gracie hit the floor. … Continue reading →

In this Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 file photo, Bernard L. Madoff, the accused mastermind of a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, leaves Federal Court in New York. A book by Stephanie Madoff Mack, Madoff?s daughter-in-law, ?The End of Normal: A Wife?s … Continue reading →

I will be in Lyon next Monday to give a talk on “Modeling heat-waves: return period for non-stationary extremes” in a workshop entitled “Changement climatique et gestion des risques“. An interesting reference might be some pages from Le Monde (2010). … Continue reading →

Public release date: 4-Nov-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Fabienne Schwabfabienne.schwab@empa.ch41-443-777-197Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) Nanotubes ‘rob’ green algae of space and light This release is available in French and German. Carbon nanotubes … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? Like the consummate professional and gentleman that he is, Regis Philbin left a significant present behind on his way out the door on “Live! With Regis and Kelly.” Philbin’s last episode on “Live! With Regis and … Continue reading →