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Figure 1. The X600.5 meter measures current draw. Some people wish the meter light could be turned off.
I like it.
The Parasound Halo JC 1 monoblock power amplifiers in my two channel reference quality audio system were recently replaced with Pass Laboratories X600.5 monoblocks. The X600.5's higher power reserves, faster transient response and lower noise characteristics facilitated a more realistic stereophonic sound stage with heavier images, greater delineation of space between images, greater image stability, greater detail, greater clarity and spectacular bass response. The X600.5s are nearly 2.5 times the cost of the JC 1s. In terms of enhanced stereophonic performance, I do not think that I paid a diminishing returns penalty with this purchase. In terms of listening pleasure, I think the X600.5s are the best audio investment I have made to date.
A few words regarding the design philosophy behind the X600.5 provide some insight. The following is taken from the X600.5 manual:
"The X.5 Series amplifiers have the tremendous dynamic range (>140 dB) to do justice to the high-resolution digital recordings of the 21st Century and the elegance to retrieve the micro dynamics offered by the most sensitive loudspeakers. The simple but powerful circuitry moves easily from total silence to explosive transient and back to silence without a trace and without information loss. Very unlike conventional high power amplifiers, they provide this level of power with a subtlety befitting some of the better tube amplifiers. This performance is consistence across the audio spectrum and the amplifiers are unconditionally stable into all speaker loads."
"Listening to my amplifiers is like listening to tubes, but without the hassle." - Nelson Pass
The Luminous Meters
My meter needles remain stationary unless heavy bass content is playing. For example, on Whitney Houston's "My Love Is Your Love" ("Greatest Hits" CD) the meter needles moved back and forth about one millimeter. The movements were in synch with the song's Reggae-ish bass beats.
Break In
The owner's manual does not specifically address break in requirements. It only mentions that the amps require an hour to fully warm up. The Pass Labs website states the following regarding break in:
"Most improvement comes in the first 24-36 hours, after which the amps will continue to improve as long as they are left on."
The dealer recommended playing music for five days straight before doing critical listening. Music was supplied by analog and digital media during listening sessions and by a tuner at other times.
Right out of the boxes, the X600.5's increase in overall clarity, detail and sound stage characteristics over the JC 1s was immediately obvious. I was not pleased with the initial bass performance, which seemed disjointed from the rest of the sonic presentation and which did not have anywhere near the JC 1's bass speed, bass clarity, bass detail and bass articulation. The X600.5s did produce more tactile sensation. It took four days of playback for the X600.5s to equal the JC 1's bass presentation. After eight days, the X600.5's bass performance exceeded that of the JC 1s. I have not heard any changes or improvements, in any performance aspect, since the eighth day.
Figure 2. Two big boxes showed up at my door exactly one week after placing the order.
Heat Load
The temperatures quoted in this section were taken after break in was completed (eight days on continuously, 145 hours of music play). The room temperature is maintained at 72 degrees F.
Figure 3. Temperature measurements were taken with a group of Accurite digital thermometers (made in
Red China (get over it), and purchased at Walmart for $5 each (get over that too!)).
Figure 4. I had just enough room, 3/8" on each side, to slide in the 19" wide X600.5's. I found out that
those aggressively sculpted heat sinks are big for good reason.
The X600.5s draw more idle current than the JC 1s, but run cooler than the JC 1s when idling and just a little hotter than the JC 1s when playing music. The X600.5s generate more heat, but dissipate that heat over a much larger case and much larger heat sinks. The JC 1s are biased into class A for the first 25 watts compared to the X600.5's first 80 watts. The X600.5's case encloses 3,895 cubic inches compared to the JC 1's 2,173.5 cubic inches (increase of 79%). In addition to larger size, the X600.5 case is much thicker and heavier, 132 pounds compared to 64 pounds for the JC 1. The current draws for the JC 1 and X600.5 are shown in table 1.
Table 1. JC 1 and X600.5 Current Draws.
Figure 5. The X600.5s are installed in a Salamander Synergy Triple 30 audio credenza with an open back and
metal mesh doors and sides.
Figure 6. Quiet (29 dB) fans were installed above the X600.5s, but they are not required during normal
operation. I cannot hear the fans when music is playing and can barely hear them when no music is playing.
(Refer to figure 5 for component location references.) During idling and playback at reasonable levels (85-90 dB-C) the X600.5's heat sinks and the cases of the other components do not reach unsafe temperatures. The X600.5's heat sinks reach an average idle temperature of 117 degrees F. The XP-25 preamp above the left X600.5 reaches a case temperature of 104 degrees F. The XP-25 preamp power supply above the right X600.5 reaches a case temperature of 95 degrees F. The components in the middle, going from top to bottom, reach temperatures of 96, 96, 94, and 85 respectively.
After four hours of playback with material with moderate to heavy bass content, The X600.5's heat sinks reach an average idle temperature of 127 degrees F. The XP-25 preamp above the left X600.5 reaches a case temperature of 108 degrees F. The XP-25 preamp power supply above the right X600.5 reaches a case temperature of 98 degrees F. The components in the middle, going from top to bottom, reach temperatures of 99, 99, 90, and 89 respectively.
The temperature on the top of the equipment cabinet reached 75 degrees F during idling and 77 degrees F during music play. The X600.5s do not dump a lot of heat into my 3570 cubic foot living room (21'L x 17'W x 10'H). I did not find them to be the "space heaters" that others have complained about.
Turning on the fans while playing music lowered the amp heat sink temperatures by 5 degrees F and the case temperatures of the other components by 7 to 9 degrees F. I would only run the fans in situations where I needed to play music for many hours and days continuously, such as when breaking in a new component.
Figure 7. The fans are turned on and off with a radio frequency remote controlled outlet switch.
An infrared outlet switch would have provided the convenience of using my universal remote to turn the fans on and off, but I would have had to put the switch in a line of sight location rather than out of sight behind the cabinet.
Fan model and vendor: PQ Fan, HomeTheaterCooling.com.
Outlet switch model and vendor: Westek RFK306LC, Home Depot.
15 Amp White Triple Adapter: Leviton R52-00531-00W, Home Depot.
Construction Quality
I usually can find something to complain about with regard to construction quality and/or aesthetics, but I'm stumped here. I could nitpick about my preference for black-faced components, but my amplification gear is behind black metal mesh doors...so the silver color is no big deal.
Figure 8. Initial power-up and function checkout.
Figure 9. Those handles really helped out with pulling the amps out of their boxes and with maneuvering the
amps into the equipment cabinet.
Figure 10. The obligatory peek under the hood.
As I noted in my XP-25 phono preamp review, the XP-25 is more affected by magnetic fields than my previous Xono phono preamp. Putting four large sheets of cold rolled steel under the XP-25's control module cabinet shelf and four smaller steel sheets under the left side of the control module's chassis (where the input circuitry is located) significantly reduced the hum to a faint level. Adding more steel sheets did not reduce the hum further. I thought I would have more hum issues with the more powerful X600.5, but I actually needed less shielding. I achieved the same level of hum reduction using only the four small sheets under the XP-25's input circuitry. Apparently, the X600.5s use a better shielded transformer.


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Glamorous Childhood Home of Jackie Kennedy for Sale
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'The Hangover' Star Sells Spanish Villa

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Paris Hilton's Malibu Rental
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Ellen Page Sells Her Studio City Bungalow
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'The Big Bang Theory' Actor Sells Home
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Former 'American Idol' Judge Randy Jackson Lists Home Again

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Dancing Actress Julianne Hough Spends $2M on Home
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Jane Fonda Selling Santa Fe Ranch
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Nicole Richie Sells Home
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NBA Star Kenyon Martin Drops Home Price to $4.55M
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Frank Sinatra's 'Glittering Grotto' Gets A Price Drop
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Seattle Seahawks' Richard Sherman Buys Home from Clippers Player Jamal Crawford
Seattle Seahawks' outspoken All-Pro Richard Sherman has bought a $2.3 million mansion in the Seattle area from Los Angeles Clippers' Jamal Crawford. The sale was first reported in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Crawford bought the 4-bedroom, 6.25-bath home in Maple Valley, Washington, in April 2006 for $3.231 million.
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Jack Black's Former Home For Sale
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Anne Hathaway Re-Lists Brooklyn Apartment
Actress Anne Hathaway re-listed her Brooklyn apartment for $4.25 million. She and her husband, Adam Shulman, reportedly lived in another unit in the building and allegedly used that apartment for storage. She first listed the so-called closet apartment for $4.5 million in the fall of 2013.
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Kevin Jonas Sells New Jersey Home
Kevin Jonas sold his five-bedroom Denville, New Jersey home for $1.675 million. The eldest member of pop-rock group The Jonas Brothers is starting a construction company near his hometown in New Jersey. His first project is a home for himself, wife Danielle and their new baby, Alena. Their former home, which the couple moved into in 2010, was featured in the E! reality series "Married to Jonas." Jonas bought the home for $1.19 million.
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Billionaire Rapper Dr. Dre Selling Home
After selling Beats to Apple for $3 billion, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are rolling in money. Dr. Dre recently bought a house that belonged to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen. Now Dr. Dre is selling the mansion that he bought in 2011 for $15.4 million. He listed it for $35 million, just $5 million less than he reportedly paid for Tom and Gisele's super-estate.
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Shaquille O'Neal Sells Home
According to Orange County, Florida property records show Shaquille O'Neal sold a house for $10. In reality the retired NBA center sold the home at 5162 Rishley Run Way in Mount Dora, Florida for $240,000.
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Celeb Couple Lists Oceanside Malibu 'Stone House'
Janus Cercone and Michael Manheim list The Stone House in Malibu for $10.25 million. Cercone is a musician and screenwriter. Manheim, her husband, is an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning movie and theater producer.
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Lindsay Crouse Sells Her Pacific Palisades Home
Actress Lindsay Crouse just sold her Pacific Palisades home for $2.26 million. Crouse purchased the home back in 2007 for $2.46 million. According to public records, the 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home spans 2,080-square-feet. The contemporary home was built in 1956.
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'The Hunger Games' Star Buys Home
Actor Josh Hutcherson recently bought a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif., for $1.25 million.
Kourtney and Khloe "Take The Hamptons" With Five-Bedroom Mansion
Reality television stars Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian are renting a 9,000-square-foot, five-bedroom mansion in North Sea Harbor, in Southampton, Long Island, while filming "Kourtney and Khloe Take The Hamptons." Page Six reports the three-acre property is rented for $300,000 for the summer.
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Charlie Sheen Wants to Sell His Home
Actor Charlie Sheen listed a four-bedroom, four-bathroom 1989 home in the Westlake Village neighborhood of Los Angeles for $1.695 million, just over a year after buying it for $1.6 million. Sheen owns several properties in the Los Angeles area.
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Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen Sell Home to Dr. Dre
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen sold their four-acre property in Brentwood, California, in the Los Angeles area, to hip hop billionaire Dr. Dre for $40 million, the Los Angeles Times reported. The celebrity couple allowed a photo spread in Architectural Digest when they completed their nearly 20,000-square-foot estate in 2011. The couple soon listed the five-bedroom home, nine-bathroom home for $50 million.
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Whitney Houston's '80s Mansion Finds Buyer
The five-bedroom Mendham, New Jersey mansion of the late singer Whitney Houston, which was on and off the market since 2009, was sold in February 2014 to an investment company for $999,900. But a physician who happens to be a Houston fan bought the 1987 mansion on five acres for $1.5 million.
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Lenny Kravitz's Family Home
A builder is proposing again to expand a piece of Lenny Kravitz's childhood into a six-unit apartment building after being denied in February. As the singer himself has said, "It Ain't Over Til It's Over." The home in Brooklyn's Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood belonged to the singer/actor's grandparents and he spent weekends there until he was 10. That's when his family moved to Los Angeles, according to Brownstoner. The two-story house sold in December for $565,000. Listing photos show the home mid-remodel, with holes in the wall. The owner's application is pending appeal after applying to the city building department to expand the property into six units, adding a third story and 240 square feet.
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'Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Selling Home
Actor Matthew Perry's 4-bedroom, 6-bath home overlooking the Malibu pier was listed for $13.5 million for about five months from 2011 to 2012. He re-listed his home in Malibu, California, for $12.5 million. The new listing has sleek beach furniture and shows off the home's architectural uniqueness, including a patio built over the pool.
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Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox List Home
"Beverly Hills, 90210" star Brian Austin Green and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" actress Megan Fox are selling their mansion in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles for $4 million. They bought the four-bedroom, five-bathroom 5,300-sq. ft. home with a pool in December 2009 for $2,942,500. The couple welcomed their second child, a son named Bodhi Ransom, who joins their older son Noah and Green's 11-year-old son Kassius from a former relationship.
Donald Sterling Reportedly Buys Another Home
Despite a lifetime ban from the NBA, Donald Sterling is continuing acting as a real estate mogul, picking up another home in Beverly Hills for $5,162,750 -- all while dealing with a forced sale of the Los Angeles Clippers. Property records show that the "Sterling Family Trust" acquired an "outdated" Spanish-style estate on May 12, 2014 and Donald Sterling was named as the trustee, Trulia reported. The home hadn't been on the market in decades. According to records, Sterling owns about 165 properties in the Los Angeles area.
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Kennedy Compound for Sale
The renowned Palm Beach home that used to belong to the Kennedy family, including former President John F. Kennedy, is for sale.
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'The Big Bang Theory' Star Sells LA Home
Actress Kaley Cuoco Sweeting sold her bachelorette pad in Sherman Oaks, California, for $2,565,000. The Tuscan-style estate has an open floor plan that features bright and airy formal dining and living rooms. She married tennis player Ryan Sweeting on Dec. 31, 2013.
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Jillian Michaels' Home is Back on Market With Slimmer Price
"The Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels' Hollywood home is listed for $2.15 million, a price cut from the previous $2.45 million in May 2013. She bought the three-bedroom home for more than $1.5 million in February 2008.
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Jack Osbourne Makes Nice Profit From Spanish-Style Home
Jack Osbourne sold his Spanish-style four-bedroom, four-bathroom home in Los Angeles for $3.2 million. He bought it for $2.82 million in Dec. 2011.
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'The Hangover' Star Lists Home
"The Hangover" star Justin Bartha listed his Los Angeles home for $1.375 million. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom home spans 1,304-sq. ft. Bartha purchased the home back in 2007 for $1.250 million under his own name.
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Dolly Parton Selling Her Whimsical West Hollywood Hideaway
Dolly Parton is selling her whimsical, southwestern-style hideaway in West Hollywood for $1,395,000. Parton bought the home in April 2007 for $1,200,000. The home has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,091 square feet and the garage has been converted into a full guest suite.
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Ashton Kutcher Selling His Bachelor Pad
Actor Ashton Kutcher is reportedly selling his Hollywood Hills bachelor pad for $12 million, the Los Angeles Times says. Built in 2007, he bought the three-story, five-bedroom property in 2012 for $8.455. He is engaged to his "That '70s Show" co-star Mila Kunis, who is pregnant.
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January Jones Lists LA Home for $1.5 Million
"Mad Men" actress January Jones listed her home in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles for $1,495,000. She bought the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home in July 2009 for $1.02 million. It spans 2,200 sq. ft.
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Legendary Sports Broadcaster Lists NYC Home
Marv Albert has listed his penthouse in New York City at 150 Columbus Avenue for $16.5 million. He bought it for $2.393 million in 1996. There are two master suites in the 3,500-sq. ft. property, including the 1,500-sq. ft. terrace with a retractable awning. The home has 180-degree views of the Manhattan skyline.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt Sells Her Waterfront Home
Jennifer Love Hewitt just sold her Toluca Lake home to Jessica Simpson's mom, losing $1.4 million on the deal. Hewitt bought the 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom house for $5.5 million in 2006, but sold it in an off-market deal for $4.1 million.
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John Krasinski and Emily Blunt Scoop Up New Home
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt purchased a new home in Los Angeles for $2,750,000. According to property records, the couple closed on the home on April 23, 2014, weeks after welcoming their first baby. The 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom, 3,483-square-foot remodeled, walled compound on a double lot is their third home.
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Jason Priestly Sells Home
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actor Jason Priestley has just sold his house in the 91602 (Toluca Lake, that is) for a $140,000 loss. The '90s star who played Brandon Walsh in the cult TV hit "Beverly Hills, 90210" paid $2,140,000 for this 3-bedroom, 4-bathroom, 3,266-sq. ft. estate in May 2007, just two months before he and his wife Naomi welcome their first child.
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Zac Efron Unloads $2.775 Million Home
Former teen heartthrob from "High School Muscial" Zac Efron unloaded this $2.775 million home. The actor's modern home in the Hollywood Hills spanned 2,400-sq. ft. with two bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. He bought the property under a Maria Kasleweiss Trust in 2008 for $2.35 million.
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Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott Sells Home
Singer-songwriter and producer Missy Elliott sold her home in Aventura, Fla., for $1.45 million., less than her asking price of $1.92 million. She bought the four-bedroom, five-bathroom condo in 2002 for $1.3 million, around the same time she released "Work It," her most successful single.
Orlando Bloom's Hollywood Hills home has been sold
"Lord of the Rings" film trilogy actor Orlando Bloom sold his home in the Hollywood Hills for $3.9 million, according to the Los Angeles Times. Bloom's home had been burglarized by a member of the group known as the "Bling Ring." The 3,248-sq. ft. home has three fireplaces, four bedrooms and four bathrooms.
Ron Howard Lists Lakefront Home for $27.5 Million
Oscar-winning director has listed his lakefront Greenwich, Conn., estate for $27.5 million.
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Selena Gomez Lists $3.5 Million Home
Pop star Selena Gomez just listed her home in Tarzana, California, for $3.495 million. The six-bedroom, 7.75-bathroom home spans 6,630-square-feet. Gomez purchased the property under a Warren Street Trust, according to Redfin.
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Yogi Berra's New Jersey Home For Sale
Yogi Berra, the famous Yankees catcher and manager, and his wife, Carmen Berra, bought this six-bedroom colonial in Montclair, New Jersey, in 1974, after Carmen fell in love with the three-story spiral staircase. The 1902 home features a double-sided wood-burning fireplace, wood paneling, a closet-sized darkroom on the third floor, an artist's studio, views of New York City and a covered porch. Carmen Berra died March 7, so the family decided to sell their home. The listing price is a tribute to their dad's jersey number, No. 8, at $888,000.
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NFL Player Reggie Bush Lists Home
Reggie Bush listed his Hollywood Hills home for $6 million. The home has skyline views and a penthouse master suite. The California native who played for the University of Southern California tried to sell the three-bedroom home in 2009. He bought it for $4.7 million in 2007.
Meryl Streep Lists Her Los Angeles Home
Academy Award winner Meryl Streep listed the Los Angeles home she bought in Feb. 2013 for $2.25 million more than she paid. She bought the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home for $4.5 million. She listed the furnished 1954-era home for $6.75 million. It has a floor-to-ceiling fireplace and a large patio with a pool and spa. The listing states: "No open houses. No exceptions."
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Mary-Kate Buying Home?
Mary-Kate Olsen and her fiance, Olivier Sarkozy, have reportedly bought a private town home in New York City's Turtle Bay development that was listed for $13.5 million. The 8,000-sq. ft. mansion has a "gilded, Old World glamour," according to Zillow, with 22-ft. ceilings in a ballroom, a hall of mirrors, and a central fountain modeled after the Medici in Rome. According to the listing by Douglas Elliman, there are 4 to 5 bedrooms, 7 fireplaces, a garage and elevator.
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'Juno' Actress Buys Home
Actress Ellen Page recently scooped up a home in Hollywood Hills, Calif., which was previously owned by Venus Williams.
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Spike Lee Relists Home for $28.5 million
Director Spike Lee has relisted his Manhattan East Side townhouse for $28.5 million.
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Eva Mendes Sells L.A. Home
Actress Eva Mendes sold her mid-century Los Angeles home for $1.28 million, though it was listed for $1.269 million. The actress from the HBO film "Clear History" and "The Place Beyond the Pines" bought the home in 2002 for $584,000. The home was purchased under her ex-boyfriend's name George Gargurevich, also known as George Agusto, but her name also appears on the property records, Redfin reports. The home has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
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'Cersei Lannister' Buys a Fixer-Upper
Actress Lena Headey, who plays villain Cersei Lannister in HBO's "Game of Thrones" series, purchased a three-bedroom home in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles for $1.349 million. Described as a "fixer-upper" by Zillow, the listing photos show a old-fashioned ivory curtains and green carpet.
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Robin Williams made an attempt to sell his home in 2012 for $35 million, but no one bought it. So the actor is re-listing the estate at $29.9 million. The home features five bedrooms, 12 baths and spans 20,000 sq. ft. Built from Portuguese limestone, the house also features an oak-paneled library, a home theater, climate-controlled storage for art and wine, a private tower with a bridge accessible from the master suite, plus outdoor amenities including a 65-ft. pool, a horse barn and a spring-fed pond for bass fishing.
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Alex Rodriguez Sells Miami Beach Condo
Alex Rodriguez sold his Miami Beach condo for $2.575 million. He bought the property last June for $2.1 million. The 3-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom abode spans 1,725 square feet.
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Bruce Willis Cools to the Real Estate Market
"Die Hard" actor Bruce Willis delisted his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. The mansion first hit the market in May 2013 for $22 million. The price dropped to $19.995 million later in August, and then again in February 2014 to $18 million. The home spans 10,379 sq. ft., and comes with eleven bedrooms and eleven bathrooms. The home was built in 1928 and sits on just under an acre.
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Kelly Osbourne Lists Home for $1.349 Million
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne's daughter, Kelly Osbourne, sold her home in West Hollywood for $1.3 million. The E! Fashion Police co-host unloaded her one-bedroom, two-bathroom home that she bought in early 2005 for $1.195 million. The home has a private garden, fireplace and chic finishes. Since splitting with fiance Matthew Mosshart, she is reportedly living in a Beverly Hills rental property that was once occupied by actress Lindsey Lohan.
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Pete Sampras, Bridgette Wilson Buy Home
Tennis player Pete Sampras and his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson, bought director and actor Albert Brooks' former Bel Air home for $5.997 million. The 5,100-sq. ft. home comes with a tennis court, swimming pool and a rain forest of redwoods.
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Actor Chris Evans sold his three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom home on quiet cul de sac for $1.515 million. With hardwood floors throughout, vaulted beamed ceilings and treetop views, the home was last purchased for $1.25 million in 2007. The master bedroom has french doors leading to a private deck with seating area, private spa, and landscaping.
Keith Richards Buys Duplex Penthouse
Rolling Stones band member Keith Richards bought a New York City duplex penthouse for $10.5 million. The four-bedroom co-op is reportedly three combined units with three terraces where Richards can enjoy the Manhattan skyline with his wife of more than 30 years, Patti Hansen.
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Lauren Conrad Buys New Laguna Beach House
Reality television star Lauren Conrad bought a home in Laguna Beach in Feb. 2014 for $8.5 million. The former "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills" MTV star has an oceanfront home with three bedrooms and four bathrooms.
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Pharrell Williams Increases Home Price by $99,000
Pharrell Williams, inset, is selling his condo in Miami and recently increased the price by $99,000 to $10.999 million. The Oscar and Grammy performer, music producer and fashion designer bought the home for $12.525 million in 2007. He first listed it in 2012 for $16.8 million. It has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and a swimming pool.
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Ryan Lewis Buys Seattle Mansion
Music producer Ryan Lewis bought this  waterfront mansion for $3.3 million. The home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms. While he is from Spokane, Wash., Macklemore is a Seattle native. The duo's hits include "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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Rent a Los Angeles home that belongs to Academy Award-nominated couple William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman (pictured inset) for $20,000 a month. Bonus? Your landlords have lived next door since 1998. The couple bought the five-bedroom home that's available to rent back in Dec. 2012 for $3.8 million. Macy was nominated for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" in 1997 for his role in "Fargo." Huffman was nominated for "Best Actress" in 2006 for "Transamerica."
Rihanna's Aspen Rental Home
Performer Rihanna celebrated her 26th birthday in Aspen, Colo., in Feb. 2014 by renting a seven-bedroom house that is on the market for $45 million. She shared about her birthday through her Instagram account, showing photos in the mansion, the hot tub and its private bowling alley.
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'Saturday Night Live' Alum Kristen Wiig Selling New York Home
"Saturday Night Live" alum Kristen Wiig listed her loft in New York City's Soho neighborhood for $2.595 million. Wiig bought the two-bedroom loft in 2009 for $1.5 million, according to Curbed.
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Anderson Cooper is looking to rent his Hamptons home for $150,000 from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The home features six bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms. In the Southampton hamlet of Quiogue, it is also where the late Budd Schulberg wrote the Academy Award-winning screenplay for "On the Waterfront." If you don't want to stay for the whole summer, he's asking for $30,000 for June, $60,000 for July, or $80,000 to stay from August 1 until Labor Day.
John Boehner Buys Florida Condo
John Boehner spent $835,000 on a condo in Marco Island, Fla. The new condo is in Marco Island's Tampico condominiums, described as "Cape Marco's luxury residence." His unit is a 3-bed, 3-bath, open-floor plan unit with a balcony perfect for evening sunset viewing. The 2,093-square-foot home "lives like a beach villa," claims the listing.
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Justin Bieber House Hunting in Atlanta
Teenage superstar Justin Bieber is house hunting in Atlanta. Bieber checked out a 1-acre estate in Tuxedo Park. The 16,000 square feet mansion with 7 bedrooms and 13 baths also has high-end amenities like a 70-foot pool with spa, gym, elevator and sound system. Listing agent Debra Johnston describes it as the "Ferrari of luxury real estate" in Atlanta.
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Simon Cowell Lists His Bachelor Pad
"X-Factor" creator and former judge Simon Cowell listed his Beverly Hills home for $17.9 million. The new dad bought the five-bedroom home for $15.5 million. The land spans two acres and has a separate two-bedroom guest house. He first offered the 12,000-sq. ft. home in the fall of 2013 for $20 million.
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Oprah Winfrey spent $490,000 on this four-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom Wisconsin home for her half-sister Patricia Lofton, whom she first met in 2010. Winfrey bought the home in late 2012, according to property records. Lofton used to live in a four-bedroom home that spanned 1,070 sq. ft. Her new home is on property that is almost a third of an acre. Lofton was born a few years after Winfrey to her mother, Vernita Lee. But she was put into foster care as an infant when Winfrey was living with her father.
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Portland or Los Angeles? The creator of television comedy "Portlandia" Fred Armisen has made a stand in buying a home in Los Angeles for $763,000.
Holly Hunter Lists Home She Bought From Julia Roberts
Actress Holly Hunter is selling the Manhattan three-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment she bought from Julia Roberts. Hunter is asking $8.7 million for her swank Greenwich Village pad she has owned since 2005, when she purchased it for $4.1 million. The home has two separate offices. Courtesy Zillow.com
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The Seven-Year Itch
The Los Angeles home that belonged to celebrities Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe finally found a buyer for $1.44 million seven years after their divorce. They bought the duplex in 2005 for $1.17 million. The couple divorced in 2007, then the real estate market took a turn for the worse. The home was listed in Dec. 2013 for $1.395 million. The couple have each lost money on separate properties in 2013.
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Talk show host Ricki Lake sold her home in Los Angeles for $8.45 million. She bought the six-bedroom, five-bedroom home in 2002 from "Friends" and "Cougar Town" star Courtney Cox for $5.6 million. Lake first listed it in July 2013 for $8.75 million. Her master bedroom had two fireplaces.
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Harry Shum, a dancer and actor from the musical television show 'Glee,' recently bought this Los Angeles home. For more photos, visit Redfin
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Ryan Reynolds Finally Parts With Bachelor Pad in L.A.
Ryan Reynolds has sold his estate for $1.405 million. He bought the bachelor pad in 2007 for $1.715 million. The two bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home has beautiful hardwood floors, a fireplace, and a charming stone patio perfect for entertaining, with beautiful canyon views. The 1,789-square-foot home is also quite green, with solar heating.
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Yolanda Foster of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Lists Home
Yolanda Foster of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" has listed her Malibu home for $27.5 million. The reality television star and her music producer husband David Foster are selling their stunning six-bedroom, nine-bathroom home that was built in 2009.
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Papa John's Founder Lists Condo
Papa John's founder, John Schnatter, lists his Utah property, which is the most expensive condo ever to be listed in the state. Located on the entire top floor of the exclusive St. Regis Deer Valley building, his two units are listed for $17.99 million. They spans 6,829 sq. ft. and have a private elevator, five bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
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Janet Jackson Renting Out NYC Apt for $35K/Month
Performer Janet Jackson, inset, is renting out her Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park for $35,000 a month. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home is on the 34th floor of Trump International. Jackson is married to billionaire Wissam Al Mana.
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David Robinson Lists San Antonio Home
Former NBA superstar David Robinson has listed his San Antonio home for $3.695 million. It's the second San Antonio-area home that he's listed for sale in the past two years.
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Whitney Houston's Home Back on Market
Two years after her death, Whitney Houston's home in Mendham, N.J., is back on the market for $1.499 million, down 14 percent from its last price. Houston bought the home in 1987. The five-bedroom home was first listed in 2009 and was on and off the market until her death.
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Seattle Seahawks' Shaun Alexander Selling Parcel.
Former Seattle Seahawks player and MVP Shaun Alexander is selling his $3.5 million property, with views to kill for, on Seattle's Cougar Mountain. His plan was to build a house on the property, but instead, he is living on the East Coast with his family. He bought the 5.8-acre property for $1 million in 2006.
Twlight's Ashley Greene Buys Beverly Hills Home
"Twilight" vampire star Ashley Greene, who plays Alice Cullen in the film series, bought a home in Beverly Hills for nearly $2.5 million.
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Lauren Conrad Lists Laguna Beach Home
Is LC trying to forget her past? "The Hills" star Lauren Conrad listed her home in Laguna Beach, Calif., for $2,795,000. She purchased the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home under her own name on May 29, 2009 for $2 million. Conrad, now a fashion designer and author, stepped into the spotlight with the 2004-2006 MTV reality television show, "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County."
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Celebrity Foodie Samples Upper East Side
Anthony Bourdain and his wife, Ottavia, have settled into a coveted condo in the Carnegie Hill Tower on the Upper East Side for $3.35 million.
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Saints Coach Sean Payton lists home
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, who lost in the NFC playoffs to Super Bowl contenders the Seattle Seahawks, listed his home for $3.49 million in Westlake, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth. The 7,784-square-foot home includes 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, outdoor patio areas with fire pits, and a pool with a swim-up bar. The 1-acre property is within the gates of Vaquero Golf Club.
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John Mayer Sold His Bachelor Pad
John Mayer, pictured inset, sold his Manhattan apartment for $3.9 million. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom home in downtown Manhattan between Little Italy and Soho spanned 2,060 sq. ft. He bought it in 2005 for $2.1 million.
Dwyane Wade Sells home
Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade sold his four-bedroom townhouse in his hometown of Chicago for $1.66 million, the Chicago Tribune reported. He bought it in the summer of 2010 for $1.425 million. Across the Chicago River, the home spans 3,900 sq. ft. It has a wine cooler, wet bar, rooftop terrace and a custom master suite with its own fireplace, steam shower and soaking tub.
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Kourtney Kardashian Lists Home
Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick have put their Los Angeles-area home up for sale for $3.499 million. They bought the house in 2010 for $1.7 million.
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Mia Farrow's Son Buys $1.49 Million Apartment
Ronan Farrow, seen in this Nov. 2013 inset, is buying a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan for $1.49 million. Mia Farrow reported last year that her son's father is the late crooner Frank Sinatra. The 26-year old lawyer/activist will live within walking distance of his new job at MSNBC.
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'Dexter' Star Sells Home
Actor Michael C. Hall, star of the Showtime show, "Dexter", sold his Hollywood Hills home for $2.1 million. He bought the five-bedroom home for $1.95 million in July 2012. The home has a wine room, library and on the property is a one-bedroom guest cottage. The 1920s Spanish-style estate was originally built for British actor Ronald Colman, who won a "Best Actor" Oscar for 1948's "A Double Life."
Former Groupon CEO Sells Masion
Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason sold his home for $4.07 million in Dec. 2013. He paid $3.8 million for it in Aug. 2012 and first listed it in July for $4.8 million. The 4,963-square-foot home has five bedrooms and four bathrooms. In an email to staff in Feb. 2013, he joked that he decided that he hoped to spend more time with his family. "Just kidding – I was fired today," he said.
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Kardashian Listing Calif. Home
In Jan. 2014, reality TV stars Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick will list this two-story charmer (about a mile away from pop star Justin Bieber) in The Oaks, a gated community in Calabasas, Calif., as reported by Domaine and confirmed by ABCNews.com. The couple, who have two kids, bought the four-bedroom house in Nov. 2010 for $1.7 million and elicited the help of designer Jeff Andrews.
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Annie Leibowitz Parts With Her West Village Townhouse
Photographer to the stars Annie Leibowitz has sold her carefully crafted compound at 755 Greenwich St., in the heart of the West Village of New York City, for $28.5 million. Leibowitz most recently made headlines for taking photos of "Girls" creator Lena Dunham for "Vogue."
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Christina Ricci Parts With Chic Los Feliz Bungalow
Christina Ricci listed her 1,891 square foot Los Feliz Bungalow for $1,695,000. She paid $1,505,000 for the place Dec. 8, 2005.
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Oprah's Chicago condo is on the market
Oprah Winfrey listed her Chicago condo for $7.75 million. This 9,625-square foot home features four bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms. The talk show host and media mogul bought a 57th-floor condo in 1985 for an undisclosed amount, the Chicago Tribune reported. She then bought the unit below for more than $1 million. She expanded again with a 56th-floor unit for $1.5 million.
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Ellen and Portia buy home next to Playboy mansion
Talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres and actress Portia de Rossi are the new neighbors of the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, the L.A. Times reported. The $39.9 million home, in Westwood, sits on 2.3 acres, has four bedrooms and four rooms for staff. On the property is a one-bedroom guesthouse.
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Eddie Murphy Lists Home
The 2.5-acre estate formerly belonging to Eddie Murphy has hit the market for $12 million. He bought the estate in 1998. The hilltop mansion was acquired by a Nevada investor in 2007, the Merced Sun-Star reported. The home spans 12,627 sq. ft. and there is a 5,200 sq. ft. guesthouse. The home has 14 bathrooms and garage parking for nine cars.
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Spike Lee Lists Home for $32 Million
Director Spike Lee put his Upper East Side home in Manhattan on the market for $32 million. Known as "Hatch House," the home spans 8,292-sq. ft. and is on East 63rd Street. The three-story home has five bedrooms, an interior courtyard, a library and three fireplaces. It last sold for $16.6 million in Aug. 1998, Zillow says.
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Guess Which Rapper Put Down $4.8M For Modern Splendor
Ludacris purchased a stunning 6,000-square-foot modern abode in the Hollywood Hills for $4.8 million.
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Queen Latifah Sells Mansion
Rapper and actress Queen Latifah listed her massive estate in Colts Netck, N.J., for $2.399 million. The nine-acre property has an Olympic-size swimming pool and 7,500 square-foot home. The home itself has six bedrooms and eight bathrooms. The home is about 20 minutes from the Jersey shore and an hour south of New York City.
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SNL's Chris Kattan Lists LA Home
"Saturday Night Live" former cast member Chris Kattan has listed his Los Angeles home for just $1.998 million. Born and raised in the Hollywood area, Kattan co-starred as SNL star Will Ferrell's club-hopping buddy in the 1998 film "Night at the Roxbury." The gated, two-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home was once owned by actor Danny DeVito, the Real Estalker blog notes.
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'American Hustle' producer & billionaire Larry Ellison's daughter, Megan buys a home.
A producer for the comedy film "American Hustle," Megan Ellison, bought a $20 million contemporary Los Angeles estate, plus a neighboring parcel for $10 million, the Los Angeles Times reported. The six-bedroom, eight-bathroom home has two guest apartments. The daughter of billionaire Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, she recently sold three properties in L.A. and bought an apartment in New York.
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House of Cards Actress Lists Home
House of Cards actress Constance Zimmerman listed her 2-bed home in L.A. for $1.175 million. Zimmer plays a reporter for the fictional "Washington Herald" newspaper. She also has roles in "Grey's Anatomy" and "The Newsroom." She bought the home in the Hollywood Hills for $1.149 million in July 2006, adding some renovations like new heating and cooling, a new deck and "hot tub bamboo retreat."
Seth Meyers Buys $3.525.Million West Village Condo
Saturday Night Live cast member Seth Meyers just bought a 994-square-foot apartment for $3.525 million in the West Village. Previously listed for $3.6 million, the home's $3.5 million price tag translates into $3,546 per square foot.
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Katy Perry Finally Sells Hollywood Hills Estate After Two Failed Attempts
Katy Perry finally sells the Spanish style estate she and Russell Brand lived in before their divorce for $5.565 million.
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Reese Witherspoon Sells Calif. Home at a Loss
Actress Reese Witherspoon, who won the Oscar for "Best Actress" in "Walk the Line," sold her home for $4,983,500, a loss of $816,500. She bought the home from former model and designer Kathy Ireland for $5.8 million in 2008. The home had three price cuts before selling. The home sits on seven acres and has four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. There is also a barn, horse stables and carriage house.
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Sheryl Crow Relists Her Tennessee Ranch With Another Big Price Cut
Sheryl Crow has been trying to sell her Tennessee ranch, formerly known as Cross Creek Farm, for 3 years and 9 months. Now in another effort to entice a buyer, Crow has dropped her asking price to $3.85 million.
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Cusack Family Home Sold
John and Joan Cusack's childhood home in Evanston, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, sold for $940,000 on Dec. 20, 2013. The five-bedroom home has been owned by the Cuscack family for more than 40 years. The acting duo's mother, Ann "Nancy" Cusack, was the seller, the Chicago Tribune reported. Their father, actor and filmmaker Dick Cusack, died in 2003. The home was listed for $990,000 first in June.
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Microsoft Co-founder Sells His Private Island
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen sold his private island, Allan Island, located near Seattle, Wash., on Dec. 20, 2013 to an undisclosed buyer for $8 million, well below the original asking price of $25 million. He later cut the listing to $13.5 million. The 292-acre island was not named for the tech entrepreneur, who bought it in 1992. It has one log cabin and a small landing strip.
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Billionaire Buys His Neighbor's House for $6.75 Million
Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought the home across the street from his own mansion in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. He paid $6.75 million for the new home, which has three bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. It's across the street from his seven-bedroom mansion that he bought in Jan. 2013 for $17 million.
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""There has been a lot of confusion and misinformation about the Canine Members of the Armed Service Act.
The original act, sponsored by Congressmen Walter Jones (R-NC) and Senator Blumenthal (D-CT), addressed three main tenets of Military Working Dog rights:
1. Retirement and Adoption of Military Working Dogs:
Authorizes the Secretary of the appropriate military department to transport retiring military working dogs to the 341st Training Squadron or another suitable location for adoption, if no suitable adoption is available at the military facility where the dog is located.
2. Veterinary Care for Retired Military Working Dogs:
Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and maintain a system to provide for the veterinary care of retired military working dogs beginning on the date on which the dog is adopted.
3. Recognition of Service of Military Working Dogs:
Directs the Secretary of Defense to create a decoration or other appropriate recognition to recognize military working dogs that are killed in action or perform an exceptionally meritorious or courageous act in service to the United States."
The short of it is we got the transportation and medical care for our retired military dogs, but we took a swing and missed with our government's recognizing our Military Working Dogs as members of the Armed Service.""
Reprinted with permission from Kevin Hanrahan
H.R. 4103 also stated, "`(f) Classification of Military Working Dogs- The Secretary of Defense shall classify military working dogs as canine members of the armed forces. Such dogs shall not be classified as equipment."
""Now here are the facts on the Canine Members of the Armed forces Act.
In 2012 the House pasted the full resolution of the Canines Member of the Armed Forces Act. But the Senate did not pass the full resolution.
It seems from what I have been told is that Senator McCain of Arizona who was Ranking member of the Armed Service committee did not want to reclassify our Military Working Dogs. So it was decided that reclassification would be removed from the Canine Members of the Armed Force Act, so the rest of the bill would be passed by the Senate.
One January 3, 2013 President Obama signed the Appropriations Bill which had attached the Canines Members of the Armed Forces Act attached which made into law.
Now in 2013 members of the Senate Armed Service Committee will work to get the reclassification issue back in the Appropriations bill for 2014.
Positions have change with the new Senate Armed Forces Committee. The Chairman of the committee is Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, which I understand has no problem with the reclassification of Military Working Dogs. Now here is where I think we have an ace in the hole, so to speak. The new ranking member of the Senate Armed Forces Committee is Senator John Inhofe of Oklahoma. Senator McCain is no longer ranking Member.
So here is what it breaks down to.
For the next year we will need to continuously contact our representatives and let them know that we want our Military Working Dogs to be reclassified to Canine Members of the Armed Forces and we won't accept anything less.
I suggest contacting Senator Levin of Michigan and Senator Inhofe of Oklahoma. Make phone calls, send faxes, and send letters.""
Chairman – Senate Armed Service Committee
U S Senator – Michigan
Senator Carl Levin
269 Russell Office Building
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510-2202
Phone (202) 224-6221
Fax (202) 224-1388
Ranking Member - Senate Armed Service Committee.
U S Senator- Oklahoma
Senator James M. Inhofe
205 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 -3603
Main: (202) 224-4721
Fax: (202) 228-0380
Keep the pressure on Washington!
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While the Rio statement falls short of what was hoped for, there is now a momentum to increase sustainability disclosures which must be maintained, with investors and companies now having a critical role to play in driving and demanding greater transparency and with governments needing to set new, tougher reporting standards.
ACCA's policy paper Making a Difference at Rio+20 called on the summit to oblige public and large global private corporations to integrate material of environmental, social and governance issues in their Annual Report and Accounts, or to explain why they could not report the information. It also wanted Rio+20 to lead to a commitment by UN Member States to develop mechanisms for sustainability reporting at a national level; while such national reporting would need to meet global standards, flexibility in the mechanisms applied to meet the standards would allow for country-specific solutions. ACCA therefore welcomes paragraph 47 in the final announcement from the summit, which states:
'We acknowledge the importance of corporate sustainability reporting and encourage companies, where appropriate, especially publicly listed and large companies, to consider integrating sustainability information into their reporting cycle. We encourage industry, interested governments as well as relevant stakeholders with the support of the UN system, as appropriate, to develop models for best practice and facilitate action for the integration of sustainability reporting, taking into account the experiences of already existing frameworks, and paying particular attention to the needs of developing countries, including for capacity building.'
ACCA is part of the The Aviva Coalition, led by Aviva Investors and including organisations such as Stakeholder Forum, Benchmark Environmental Consulting, GRI, Hermes, ACCA, A4S, Christian Aid, WWF-UK, Save the Children, Responsible Research, Travers Smith, Corporate Knights, UNCTAD, UNEP, PRI, Credit Agricole Cheuvreux, HBS, EIRIS, Domini, the IIRC and CDP has been working for more than a year on lobbying governments and businesses on the need for integrated sustainability reporting.
Rachel Jackson, head of sustainability at ACCA, said: 'While the announcement does not go as far as ACCA would have liked, we are encouraged that Rio +20 has endorsed the need for big business to integrate sustainability into their reporting cycles. It is critical that businesses develop initiatives to create greater transparency in material sustainability issues, and investors to demand greater disclosure and ACCA will be working to raise awareness of the Rio+20 announcement. We will also be calling for governments to increase their demands and develop tougher corporate reporting standards.
'We believe it is critical that businesses embed material sustainability impacts and risks into their business strategy and key processes since the long term viability of companies has to be at the heart of corporate decision making,' said Rachel Jackson.
'As an example of governments making a start to develop greater demands for ESG disclosures, we welcome Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's announcement which will make it mandatory for companies listed on the London Stock Exchange to report on their greenhouse gas emissions. ACCA has been supportive of this measure for many years both through the work it does and through its involvement and membership of CDSB and The Aldersgate Group. We hope this gives the lead to other governments. It is vital for businesses to become more energy efficient, helped by embracing new technologies, and reduce their significant contribution to climate change' said Rachel Jackson.
ACCA and Aviva Investors co-sponsored a session ahead of the summit at which ACCA vice president Martin Turner spoke on the importance of distinct and credible reporting of environmental, social and governance disclosures and at which he said that sustainability reporting needs global buy-in, with the aim of achieving a reporting framework which provides meaningful information to users everywhere and is also flexible enough to accommodate substantial differences in cultural and legal practices which may exist in different countries.
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TV Ratings for Sunday 11/04/2012:
There is a spy series from FX called The Americans and based during the Cold War. I plan on watching if I can because I love Cold War spy thrillers.
I am surprised that Once Upon a Time is getting more viewers than Revenge. I have almost given up on Once Upon a Time. I realize that the story is never going to end as long as the show is running. The Queen will always be there, Rumple will always be causing trouble, etc. Yeah, you meet new characters but for me the fun is over. The 1st season was great but I guess a repeat with a slightly different story line doesn't appeal to me for season 2. I am still recording it but when I watch them I hardly pay attention. Revenge, however, still sucks me in and the plot is changing so much as the story progresses. Much more interesting and fast paced. I guess I just feel that Revenge has so many layers and so much more potential to keep it interesting.
"Michelle would never be caught with sausage grease staining her Vera Wang." - rfisher
Once Upon a Time has always had more viewers, so not a surprise. It's also more family oriented and appeals to more demographics.
I enjoy Revenge more, but I have to say that OUaT has been fantastic this season. Last season, there was a noticeable dip in quality in the middle of the season, as if the writers did not know what direction they wanted. The introduction of new characters this season has been a lot better too--no real snoozers like Cinderella or the Genie or Grumpy from last season.
Once Upon a Time, oth, continues to entertain on a much deeper level for me. To be fair, because it's a fantasy they don't have to play by the same rules of believability as Revenge -- but even within that context I find it more "realistic." And certainly more relatable, as it addresses more universal themes. And, with only a couple of exceptions, the level of acting is far superior to that on Revenge.
Obviously neither show is as "fresh" as it was in the 1st season, but that's a given -- nothing can stay consistently fresh over 30+ episodes.
Once Upon a Time has become my absolute favorite show this year and while I still love Revenge, it hasn't grabbed me as much as OUAT has this season. Things are still similar to last season on Once but they've added some layers to it and I feel like the writers & producers know exactly where they want the story to go this year. Revenge is starting to feel disjointed and like they're still trying to figure out what stories they want to tell. I still enjoy it but I feel like I'm waiting for something to happen all the time and the filler crap is not entertaining me at all. The last few episodes were better overall but dangit Emanda, you need to do something big soon!
That all being said, I am VERY happy to see both Once and Revenge doing well on Sunday nights (Once especially is doing REALLY well which thrills me) and I think that's one of ABC's strongest nights of programming this year. I may have to start recording Revenge though because I'm sometimes not quite over what happened on OUAT by the time Revenge starts and it's really hard for me to focus, LOL
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldnt do. I cant skate or play hockey, Votto said. Well, I can skate ... but I cant stop.
"I guess I'm just...I'm not used to someone putting me first." -Emma, Once Upon a Time, episode 2x3, Lady of the Lake
TV Ratings for Tuesday 11/06/2012: Election night ratings.
I actually followed it on CNN.
Cable Ratings for Tuesday 11/06/2012: CNN, FOX NEWS and MSNBC election night ratings.
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Fox seems to have done embarrassingly well.
Nashville was awesome again! I really like the complexity of the characters - in the first ep, there seemed to be clear good guys and bad guys, but with each week, we see more and more of what each person is really all about. Love love love!
Me, too. My absolute favorite show at the moment. To me it really highlights just how not so good and how hokey (for me, at least) Revenge actually is. I hope Nashville stays around for quite some time.
Do anyone know when or if Bomb Girls will be back?
Revenge needs to do some work on its main characters to strengthen them - with all this initiative crap, there's a danger that it's just one big "shocker" after another until it becomes more and more ridiculous. And the soppy Gullible Brothers storylines are not the answer.
I wish I could enjoy Revenge again, but something isn't working for me. Season 1 didn't flow seamlessly into Season 2 for me; somewhere there was gear shift and I feel it went off the rails. Agree that Gullible Brothers are not helping matters at all.
There was a shift for sure - suddenly we have a big focus on Emily's mother, characters like Aiden and Padma are completely new and we're spending time in Nolcorp for the first time, the initiative is back in a big way and yet strangely absent are the feds who were trying to bring Conrad down, Daniel is almost a different character and his relationship with Ashley has come out of nowhere, and Declan acting completely out of character has introduced a new character and SL no one cares about.


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Polk SDA-CRS+ vs SDA-2B comparison --> winner is CRS+
Both have silver dome SL2000 tweeters.
I haven't opened them up so no idea what mid drivers they have.
CRS+ is pin/blade so from specifications of 1987, it should have Stereo Driver MW6503 and SDA Driver MW6511.
2B's are blade/blade so from specifications of b/b version of 1987, they should have the same MW6503 and MW6511.
That's a perfect match except PR and cabinet.
If CRS+ is from 1989, stereo driver is MW6510 with everything else same but that driver will have different mid range.
Even crossover looks same.
Amp: Pioneer SA-1040 (100wpc integrated non-switching amp).
Source: FM, Laptop, CD player.
CRS+'s are on top of 2B's.
Distance: 6 feet between speakers and 7 feet to listening position.
CRS+'s are louder at same volume than 2B's.
More musical, highs/mid have very slight metallic/nasal tone compared to 12B's but much better than 2B's.
CRS+ sound open/free/joyful and fuller overall than 2B's but still have little bit hollowness compared to 12B's.
Nasal vocalists are not that off. They do have metallic tone but still sound natural.
They don't sound dry/thin like 2B's but do have slight metallic tone probably due to SL2000 compared to 12B's SL2500.
Both SDA's have that hall/echo like enveloping sound compared to non-sda 12B's.
If 12B's are out of the picture, CRS+'s sound open/free compared to 2B's that sound slightly thin/dry.
No complain on lows. CRS+ are so tiny compared to 2B's but bass is amazing with that soft sub like thump.
2B's have deeper/more low bass but it's exact same bass sound on CRS+ as well, me likey. :)
However, SDA effect is amazingly better/more in CRS+'s than 2B's.
I played many tracks that have SDA effect, put some sections of song in loop to listen SDA effect on both.
SDA effect in CRS+ are more prounounced, farther to sides and back, wider, higher, overall more enveloping sound all around than 2B's.
For example, in few songs that have sound in left side to the ceiling in 2B's, that sound is in the left back side to the ceiling instead of just to side.
Similarly, right sound few feet wider in 2B's sound like they are way farther to right side in CRS+.
In some stereo sweep sound, 2B's sound they come up to my listening position and go to other side while CRS+ come all the way to back of my couch and go to other side.
Music is floating everywhere in CRS+'s.
You already have read 2B's vs 12B's but the difference here is that 2B's don't sound that different from CRS+ except that CRS+ don't have that much thinner/hollow sound.
Also, 2B's sound slightly recessed/veiled and constrained as if the singers are not singing to their fullest compared to CRS+'s.
Slightly dry and thin compared to CRS+ but they do have more/low/deeper bass.
Overall slightly darker/sad and cleaner sound than CRS+. (same will go from 12B's to CRS+'s)
Bass is one volume level up in 2B's than CRS+'s.
I think that more bass is changing the sound in 2B's by overwhelming mid range as CRS+'s have similar mid driver with less bass that brings more mid resulting to fuller sound.
Listening to CRS+ doesn't feel like it's missing much. Ears don't struggle to find all music in a song.
2B's sometimes needs focussed ears to listen to some mid range sound.
When switching from 12B's to CRS+'s it's not a drastic change like switching from 12B's to 2B's.
12B's still have more mid resulting in more open, fuller sound and CRS+ sound slightly veiled/darker but not that much.
After first few minutes of switching from 12B's, CRS+'s start to sound very nice that I forget a need to switch to 12B's.
However, after first few minutes of switching from 12B's to 2B's, 2B's do start to sound better but still not as good as CRS+ and I change back to 12B's or CRS+'s.
2B's have big hole in mid range same as 10A's that CRS+'s almost don't have or very little if they have.
So to conclude, between CRS+'s and 2B's, CRS+'s are clear winner over 2B's.
2B's have deeper/better bass but everything else goes to CRS+'s.
All time hippop/rap listeners may prefer 2B's due to deeper bass.
I'm not deciding between 12B's and CRS+ yet as I'll be keeping both and I like both.
Those who have had both CRS+' and 2B's, chime in.
I read a thread (I forgot Tennman, Polkieman or Tophatjohny) where going from CRS+ to 2B was huge improvement and going from 2B to 1C was another improvement but for me, CRS+'s are improvement over 2B's unless of course bass is the only preference.
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COHN: Kaepernick again proves he's the right choice
Published: Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 3:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 9:43 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS -- Jim Harbaugh is an excellent dancer. If they held a dance contest in the NFL, he'd win. He can do the jig, the Lindy Hop and the boogaloo. He was dancing up a storm after the 49ers defeated the Saints 31-21 on Sunday, dancing around every question about who will start next game at quarterback for his team.
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"We'll address that at a later date," Harbaugh said.
Why is Harbaugh hesitating to name Kaepernick the starter?
"I have nothing to explain," Harbaugh replied, explaining nothing. "You call it hesitation. I don't feel any hesitation. We'll make the best decision for us going forward."
Sure, Jim.
Harbaugh will start Kaepernick next Sunday against the Rams because he isn't crazy. Well, he may be crazy, but he isn't an outright lunatic. He saw what Kaepernick did against the Saints, a good team playing for its playoff life, a good team playing in a giant room so loud it sounded like the inside of a nightmare.
Kaepernick led the Niners to a win and did things Alex Smith never allowed himself to dream of doing. Smith would be embarrassed to have fantasies about stuff Kaepernick does routinely.
Like the missile he launched to Mario Manningham in the first quarter. The official score sheet says the pass went 13 yards — vertical yards. But Kaepernick threw an out pattern that must have traveled 20 yards before Manningham grabbed it and ran forward. Out pattern is the toughest pass to throw in the universe — Smith couldn't throw one with a rocket launcher strapped to his arm. Kaepernick does it like breathing. On the next play, Kaepernick ran around left end for a touchdown. He does that like breathing, too.
Kaepernick threw a similar out pattern to Michael Crabtree in the third quarter, and followed that on the same drive with a 25-yarder over the coverage into the eager hands of Delanie Walker. Perfection. A string quartet playing Mozart and making you cry from the sheer beauty of it all.
Remember this. The game was tied 14-14 at the start of the third quarter. The Niners got the ball first. It was time for a statement drive, something Smith rarely does — make a statement. Kaepernick led the 49ers down the field for a touchdown, 80 yards in six plays. Statement loud and clear.
So, Kaepernick runs better than Smith and makes throws from inside and outside the pocket better than Smith. What he lacks in pre-snap reading ability, he's picking up fast. Call him a student of speed reading. He took zero sacks against the Saints. Facing similar pressure Smith is a sack machine. Kaepernick ended the quarterback controversy, such as it was, in the din of the Superdome, ended it rudely and definitively.
This is exactly the right time for Harbaugh to choose Kaepernick. It allows the second-year player to get on-the-job training for the playoffs and Super Bowl. The only question is — Why didn't Harbaugh make the change sooner? No way in a million years Harbaugh is going to bench Kaepernick after he just beat the Bears and Saints. But Harbaugh will play his little games. Let him play.
Harbaugh waited until 10 p.m. Saturday to announce Kaepernick as the starter. Kaepernick told me this. Harbaugh made the announcement at a team meeting — "Kap will be our starter tomorrow." Fairly dramatic team meeting. After he got the start, Kaepernick told himself, "Let's go out and win."
Here is Alex Boone's impression of Kaepernick in answer to my questions. Boone is a good witness. He is an offensive lineman, and offensive linemen pay attention and have good vocabularies.
What is Kaepernick's demeanor like in the huddle?
"Very calm, very cool, very collected. He knows what he's doing, he gets us the play and he gets us out."
Was he always that way or has he developed?
"He's always been that way. Last week against Chicago, he was the same way. He came in and said, 'OK, let's do this, let's go.' I thought he did a fantastic job last week. I thought he did a very, very good job this week."
Does he seem like a veteran?
"Sometimes he does. You see him in those key situations where you really need your quarterback to step up, and he's very calm, cool, collected. You can count on him to be there."
Does Boone assume Kaepernick will be the starting quarterback the rest of the way?
"I don't assume anything. I'm an offensive lineman. I just do what I'm told. I go out and punch people."
Which brings Donte Whitner to the witness stand. Like most defensive backs, Whitner likes to talk, except Whitner is a better talker than most defensive backs. He's an orator. He answered my questions about Kaepernick.
Does Whitner know Colin Kaepernick?
"I do know Colin Kaepernick. I work out with him every morning."
What's he like?
"He's a quiet guy who has lofty goals for himself. He doesn't really tell you much of his goals if he doesn't know you. He's one of the hardest workers on the football team. He's one of the first guys in each and every morning — six o'clock, six-thirty. We're not supposed to be there until 9:30, and he's one of the last ones to leave. Even when he was a second-string guy, he was the first guy into the building. That's the kind of guy he is and that's why he's having the kind of success he's having. If you ask anyone, he's one of the fastest guys on the football team, also."
Has Kaepernick ever vocalized his lofty goals to Whitner?
"No, but Coach had us turn in goal packets at the beginning of the year. I asked to see Colin's, and one of his goals was to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. He wants to win a Super Bowl. He wants the Pro Bowl. He wants to be one of the top guys in the National Football League. With his hard work and his skills, I believe he can get there."
Did everyone fill out a goals packet?
"It came from Bo Schembechler when (Harbaugh) was at the University of Michigan."
"How did Whitner come to see Kaepernick's goals?
"Just before (Kaepernick) turned them in to Coach, he was at his locker and I said, 'Let me see yours.' We exchanged them."
So, Kaepernick always had the highest goals for himself and he's beginning to realize them. I never saw Harbaugh's goals at Michigan. I imagine one of them was "Dance like a maniac." You should see Coach do the Charleston.
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