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Okay, thanks so much, everybody, for joining us. And again, here we are in our second back-to-back international media conference call for October 20th world title fight extravaganza, the inaugural night of boxing from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and it will be televised live on Showtime. So we're going to do similar to what we did yesterday, joining us now is Hassan N'Dam, the WBO Middleweight World Champion; and Peter Quillin, the number one rated WBO Middleweight contender, and then after they're done we will be joined by Paulie Malignaggi and Pablo Ceasar Cano. And I'm going to turn the call over now to Robert Diaz, who will make the formal comments before we open it up to the fighters. Robert?
Robert Diaz
Thank you very much, Kelly, and thanks to everybody for being on this call. To the four fighters, I thank you for taking the time. October 20th, Brooklyn, after 80 years since their last world title fight it's back at the Barclays, a brand new stadium.
We're very excited, four world title fights, plus a great line-up on the under card: former World Champion, Luis Collazzo; undefeated rising Junior Middleweight star, Eddie Gomez; former World Title contender from Brooklyn Dmitriy Salita and of course a young prospect Boyd Melson. Four world title fights in one night. The main event: Danny Garcia against Erik Morales and Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi defending his title against Pablo Cesar Cano. And we have right now with us the current World Champion, Hassan N'Dam, and the number one and undefeated, Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin.
We're very excited. We're very happy to be bringing this to you. I want to thank them our sponsors Corona, Dewalt Tools, and AT&T. And of course this is on Showtime Championship Boxing, top level boxing. Tickets are still available for $300, $200, $100, and $50, and they're available for purchase at BarclaysCenter.com and ticketmaster.com.
At this moment I'd like to introduce to you the number one, undefeated, 27-0, 20 knockouts, from Manhattan, Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin. Peter, would you like to say an opening statement, please.
Peter Quillin
Yes, I want to thank you all for having me on this media call. It's a pleasure. I just left the gym working out, getting a hard day of workout so I'll be able to give you all aggressive answers for your questions, and I'm very blessed to be here. Thank you to Golden Boy, and Al Haymon and my management.
Also with us on this call is the current WBO Middleweight World Champion, undefeated as well, two undefeated fighters putting it on the line, Hassan N'Dam.
Hassan N'Dam
I am very happy to come to New York, in Brooklyn, and for this big show with a very big fight. I am just very happy. I am not concerned about fighting in the United States because I am the champion and I am sure of myself. I think it will be a great fight against Peter Quillin.
Hey, Peter. Just a general question to you, you're going to be fighting in Brooklyn, a historic night. Paulie Malignaggi said growing up in Brooklyn that he always wanted to fight in Madison Square Garden, and he got that opportunity, but it's even more important to be on the first boxing match at Barclays, which he hoped years from now people will look at as sort of a boxing Mecca. From your standpoint, is it important for you as an undefeated fighter to win a title and perhaps go down in history as making a mark for boxing in your town?
P. Quillin
I believe that is the case. I'm carrying the name of a ring legend, "Kid Chocolate," who was originally from Cuba, who transported himself to New York City and became one of the biggest draws in New York City. Now, I've made myself a big name in New York and I'm working very hard, very, very hard, and being part of this historic event is a blessing in disguise. I'm now all about working on my legacy and my name in boxing, so yes, I would say making myself a champion in Brooklyn is my first start to that.
It's such a big night being in one of four championship bouts, do you feel any pressure, any intimidation to be among names on this card?
P. Quillin
But this pressure would not get to me fighting in Brooklyn. I've been in guys' backyard and was the underdog. I've been the underdog since the beginning and always had to prove myself. But this time it's just all about the same kinds of things that I'm used to, so there's no pressure at all. I'm 27-0, with 20 healthy knockouts, and I'm very blessed with that, so this fight right here is going to dignify me as the champ that I want to be.
Saturday night is your first world title chance. I know you've been waiting on it. How nervous are you going into the fight next Saturday night?
P. Quillin
I had one of the best camps ever in this camp, because this is my moment right here. This is my challenger. And I have to have no doubts about myself, about my skills going into the ring October 20th to win my title. This is my title. This is a showcase for me, "Kid Chocolate." This is not about Hassan. As you can tell, he's on the phone talking, and then you know a little disrespectful, but to be a champ you have to be very respectful and I'm respectful of the champ, but come October 20th all the respect is gone.
You mentioned the historical aspect of the use of the name, "Kid Chocolate." At the end of October 20th, if you're the new World Champion where do you see yourself in the middleweight class there?
P. Quillin
When I win my first world title it was going to be up to Golden Boy, Al Haymon, and my management, to bring the best opportunities my way. I let the fans label me what they want. I ask myself every day before training, I look in the mirror and I look deep in my eyes and I ask myself who's going to value you more than you're going to value yourself. And if the answer is nobody, but I'll usually answer the question after I get done work, so I think my hard work takes me beyond the sky. The sky is not the limit. I think I can go beyond the sky with the hard work that I'm willing to put into boxing.
After October 20th, if you win, do you see yourself in a fight with Sergio Martinez in 2013?
P. Quillin
Animals don't think about who they're going to fight against. That's what I do. You put me in the pit, I'm in there with anybody.
Hassan, how do you feel about fighting in Brooklyn and whether or not you will be able to keep your belts in Quillin's backyard?
H. N'Dam
I understand. I have great respect and I respect all of my opponents. I am undefeated and I will remain undefeated on October 20. The fight is in Brooklyn and that is not a problem for me. Quillin can fight in Brooklyn in front of all of his fans and all of his friends, but when he steps into that ring, he will be alone. I will win and remain undefeated and keep the title.
Hassan, you talked a little bit about fighting in Brooklyn. This will be of course your first fight in the United States, your first fight really out of France, and you're fighting of course in one of the biggest, most historic cities, New York City. Do you feel added pressure fighting in New York City? Do you feel added pressure with your first fight outside of France? And how long have you been in the United States to become acclimatized, to become accustomed to the difference in temperature, work atmosphere, etc.
H. N'Dam
I came to the United States for the first time in my life, and he fight before an amateur and he make one fight in his professional career outside of his country. I have, no pressure, because for me to come in United States is the beginning of the new story, of the new adventure for me, because I am coming to the United States to win this fight and begin the new adventure in the United States.
Okay. Thank you, gentlemen. And I have a question for Peter. Peter, you have a great background story, you know the kid off the street working three jobs at one time, struggling with your boxing career and finally making it almost to the top, where you're at now. But you also have a strong faith in God and you talk a lot about God when you say thank you to people, when you talk about your career. Talk a little bit about your faith in God, how he provides you your substance when you're in the ring.
P. Quillin
Well, I think for every fighter, a fighter fights with his personality. And I think with me I fight with all my heart, I fight with all my faith in God, meaning … in my heart, in my mind, I feel like I'm especially touched by God. It's the reason why I've been through all of what I've been through and I never gave up through all that and I never came off and lost focus. Like the Book of Job, Job went through so much in his life where he never gave up, he never questioned his belief in God, so with this fight right here I think I'm going to let people know that I was born in Chicago, I was born to a Cuban immigrant, then moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan. My dad went to prison for seven years, and at the age of 18 I moved out of where my comfortabilities all were and moved to New York City with no family and started to prepare yself, keeping my faith in God through all this, sleeping on floors, doing whatever it takes to get to this point in my life right now. I look at Hassan, and I hear what he's saying, he's coming to here, but he's so used to fighting in his backyard, his own home, where he doesn't know how it feels to go to other places and conquer all places.
Like I said, my journey is not done. I went from New York City to California, where I was in the Wild Card Boxing Club, and I had to keep myself and make sure that I knew exactly what it was about, and it was all about me. It was not about anybody else, besides myself and what God is trying to do, and allow me to do. He loves winners. Winners are allowed to reach people, so me, through my story and being able to let people know that yes, I'm a boxer, I go in the ring and I fight physically, but everybody's a fighter, in my opinion, anybody that goes and wants to be a writer, they try to be the best writer, so you're fighting to be the best writer, or the promoters, you want to fight to be the best promoter.
So regardless I think the fight is in all of us, and in some of us we really don't know, but I think the fight is in all of us. And I think Hassan is going to have to really dig deep in his heart to know that he's coming to my backyard where one of the biggest, this is historic, this is historic not just for me but this is historic for him and also for the state of boxing and the state of Brooklyn, and the state of the U.S. Here I'm the best middleweight in the U.S. right now, do you know what I'm saying, so he's going to need to come in, and like I said, and being a challenger to what we have to offer for him over here. And if he wants to be a winner, he's got to understand that comes with a lot. That's also coming with him learning English and being able to speak to the fans and being able to be out there and not just say you're coming over here and this is your journey. Your journey is to inspire people, and that's what "Kid Chocolate" is doing.
So I'm just letting you know, come October 20th you're going to see a lot of personality in the ring. I don't fight one way, so when guys get ready for me in one kind of fashion, one kind of way, I fight in different ways to my game.
One thing I noticed when the fight was announced, you had a lot of other fighters, a lot of lower tier fighters in the other weight classes around your weight class throw a little hate towards you, saying you didn't deserve a title fight so early in your career. How do you react to other fighters who say that about your opportunity?
P. Quillin
Well, I can say this, it's negative and positive energy. Negative motivation is positive motivation. And positive motivation is, "Good job, Peter. We want to see you do the best." And it's the negative, "Oh, you can't do it." I use both as motivation for me. It's motivation. For a guy that just came out of nowhere and to just be on top of his game, you've got to give some kind of credit to a guy like that. And the people that work Golden Boy, Al Haymon and my managers, all I do is keep my eyes on the prize.
I think N'Dam is more anxious to watch American TV, because it sounds like he's got the TV playing in the background. When it comes to October 20th, Hassan, you're not going to be passing the Grey Poupon, you're going to be passing my belt over for me.
You're going to be passing my belt around, homie. You're not going to be passing the Grey Poupon you're going to be passing my belt.
R. Diaz
All right, guys, thanks a lot to both of you for taking the time. See you guys out there next week.
Perfect. Thank you, everybody, once again. Well, it's the second day of our two press conference calls that we've had and obviously one of the top fights that we have is a world title fight, WBA Welterweight Champion, Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi returning to Brooklyn, New York, his home, defending his title against the always dangerous current world champion, WBA as well, Interim Champion at Super Lightweight, making another step up, Pablo Ceasar Cano, with a record of 26-1-1 and 20 knockouts.
First, let me introduce, to make some opening statements, the challenger, Pablo Ceasar Cano.
P. Cano
I want to thank everybody very much for being here. It's a great honor to be on this call with you. I want to thank all the press and say hello, and I'm ready to go.
R. Diaz
And now "The Magic Man." returning to Brooklyn with a record of 31-4, 7 Knockouts, currently the WBA Welterweight Champion, Paulie Malignaggi. Paulie?
P. Malignaggi
Hey, what's up, guys? I'm ready to go too, so I guess that makes two of us. I have worked hard and I have definitely been looking forward to the opening of the Barclays Center for two years, ever since I signed with Golden Boy Promotions. So it feels good that it's getting closer, it feels good that the moment is almost here, and I look forward to putting on a good show.
A question for you, your last fight was probably the most aggressive fight in your entire career. You came out there and you had a knockout. Do you have that same sense going into that fight as well?
P. Malignaggi
You know, the last fight I didn't really look to go for the knockout, it kind of just came. But that's how I approach every fight. We've been working on a little bit more aggression in the gym with Eric Brown. I've always been a guy that had good legs and has been able to use my legs, but also develop an arsenal as far as things we can do to come forward as well and it will make me that much more of a well-rounded fighter. I just felt like I was able to step on the gas a little better when I needed to I can box when I need to, but if I need to come forward, if I start seeing my opponent weakening and I need to come forward, we can do that as well, or if there's a lack of aggression on my opponent's part I'll be the one to come forward. I like to just be well-rounded. I like to have options. And the things we've been working on in the gym really give me those options, I can fight going forward and I can fight going backward and it's a good thing for me.
I noticed one thing about you since you lost to Amir Khan, that you started to use the right jab more and more. Is that the key to victory now.
P. Malignaggi
The right cross, you mean? Yes, it's always been a situation for me where I haven't had healthy hands, especially the right hand. I've always had a pretty good right hand, it's just I haven't been able to use it all that much consistently because I've broken it a lot. But it just happened to be that in the past couple of years it's been healthy, it's been good, and really if I've got healthy hands I can use them both, and when I can use them both it just makes me that much more dangerous.
How does it feel to come back home?
P. Malignaggi
It feels great. It feels great, man. This is one of the main reasons I was happy to sign with Golden Boy two years ago, that I could be a part of this show and I could be a part of this event on a big stage in a big fight. And I was glad I did my job and Golden Boy did a tremendous job bringing me back, and now the moment is here and I'm ecstatic for it.
All right, we'll talk about that later. But listen, life is good for you right now, you're getting ready to fight at Barclays Center and you've expressed to me how important to you to leave your mark in what could become boxing in the future, to have your name as one of the first people to fight here in your own hometown. You're just coming off a really big, rejuvenating knockout in your career and you have these other things going on outside of boxing, so life is good, really. Can you talk about what all is going on positive in your life as opposed to some of the down times in your career.
P. Malignaggi
Yes, you know it's funny when you surround yourself with positive people and you have a positive vibe around you and positive energy, so to speak, positive things happen. I haven't always surrounded myself with the best people, at least the best people for me, and I'm not just talking about business, I'm talking on a personal level, you know, I haven't always had such great people around me all the time. And I think that that black cloud can follow you around in the energy you surround yourself with.
I've just had a positive base for the past couple of years. After I lost to Amir Khan, it's funny because the negative people, they eliminate themselves, you know. When you have a big loss like that you find out that negativity just kind of leaves you on its own because they don't want to be around you unless they can grub off you, so it's funny how they eliminated themselves and then things started turning around for me. And it feels really good that things are turning around for me, it feels really good that there's a lot of positive things going on for me inside the ring and outside the ring. And it's also funny when those same negative people try to squeeze their way back in the circle, and you kick them in their ass and kick them right back out.
What does it say about you that you said to me before your last fight, you said to me, you don't have to fight anymore, you've made investments. If you wanted to, you could walk away. What does it say to you about you, personally to yourself and to your fans, that you went to another country in a high risk fight, where a lot of people counted you out, and you scored an uncharacteristic knockout with a referee who uncharacteristically had to stop the fight?
P. Malignaggi
Yes. I think a lot of the talk about me being finished was overrated. A lot of the things that people say about me, the negative press is that I'm overrated, but in the end I think if you look, since I lost the Ricky Hatton fight I've had one bad performance in four years, and that was when I lost to Amir Khan. In the four years since I lost to Ricky Hatton one bad performance. The year I lost, Ricky Hatton had three bad performances, all in the same year. And I told everybody, do you know what, I just need to make a change and I'm going to be all right. And you know what, four years have passed and I've had one bad performance in four years. That's not too bad.
I think the only thing that was overrated was what people were saying about me being finished and not having a bright future left and having my better days behind me and whatnot, because if you look at since the Ricky Hatton fight, beside that Amir Khan fight I barely lost any rounds. And I'm continuing to be dominant and I think it's a testament to my mental strength, my mental fortitude and to my stubbornness, even.
Are you a hungry fighter now, that's number one. And are you a better fighter now than perhaps you have been in your career, and if so, in what way?
P. Malignaggi
I think I'm a better fighter because I've learned a lot of things and I've got a great team. And I think that makes me a better fighter. When you learn from your mistakes and … yourself with a great team and great people around you, I think that makes you a better fighter. The one regret is I didn't have it around me when I was 25 or 26, because I think I would have been a monster, and I think I underachieved in that way. Better late than never, and even if I am 31, almost 32, I feel really good, and a lot of it has to do with the team I have around me and the people I have around me. They are positive and everybody working and doing their job, and I can do my job with less headaches. It really is a testament, again, to my stubbornness and to my mental fortitude.
I'd say I'm hungry, because I have a lot to prove, not so much to anybody else but more to myself. I feel like I underachieved a lot so I need to prove a lot more to myself. And as a world champion you have to stay hungry, because there are people coming for you, and I know my opponent is very hungry, he's young and he's got a bright future in front of him, but in order to make title defenses against a guy like this, you have to remain hungry yourself, and I'm very hungry.
Last question for you, Paulie. This is a really tough game, it's a game where one shot could change your life. You're a guy who speaks well, you're a guy who when you did your Showtime commentary people just loved it. Why are you still fighting? I'm just playing devil's advocate, why keep fighting?
P. Malignaggi
I'll tell you what, I don't plan on fighting that much longer, but the reason I'm still fighting is because, again, like I said on the last question, I have a lot to prove to myself. I feel like I underachieved during my prime years. And even though it may not be my prime years, I feel like I have the best team around me and I'm surrounding myself with the best people around me, and so that gives me the chance to do the best that I can do right now. And I'm curious to see just what I can do when I have this great support system around me so that I can work so hard and know that my hard work will pay dividends, and that everybody else's hard work is paying dividends.
I continue to fight because I stay hungry. I stay hungry because I have a lot to prove to myself because I didn't achieve what I wanted to achieve. I'm a two-time World Champion, but I had so many more goals that I had set out for myself when I turned pro, and I'm probably not going to achieve them all, because there's just too many and there's not enough time, but I just want to achieve as much as I can before I call it a night.
Pablo, this is obviously a big opportunity and a great opportunity for you. How has the preparation been and how do you see your fight with Paulie unfolding?
P. Cano
This is the best preparation I have ever had. I repsect Paulie tremendously, but I also feel that my youth, my strength, my motivation and my preparation will guide me to win and if I want bigger fights, I have to win this fight to go on to bigger and better fights.
A question for you, is you've had now a couple fights how do you think moving up to welterweight, has that affected your game in a positive way or maybe in a negative way?
P. Malignaggi
Oh, I don't think there's really been any negatives. I don't think I had a choice, really. I couldn't make 140 pounds anymore. I could make it, but at the expense of having energy to fight, so really what would be the point? I think there's only been positives, because there was nothing left. I mean, remaining at 140 pounds, I was a skeleton of myself. So the only option was to move up to Welterweight, the next weight class up from Junior Welterweight. I may not be the biggest Welterweight, but at the same time there was no other option, really.
And the other question is, the fans in Brooklyn, what kind of party do they expect after you win?
P. Malignaggi
I take it one step at a time. I'm from New York so there's a lot of parties going on, and I'll be involved in a lot of them, but the focus remains on Cano and the focus remains on winning before thinking about any parties. Obviously, you want to look good and win in your hometown and put on a festive atmosphere for them, so that everybody can celebrate afterwards, but the focus for me is on winning the fight first.
And lastly, I know you said that you don't plan on fighting for much, much longer. Is there any eye on the prize or certain fighters that you're looking at down the road after this fight that you wouldn't mind challenging and taking on in the near future?
P. Malignaggi
Again, I don't want to overlook Cano. I think all the focus has to be on him because he's so hungry and ready and motivated. But, yes, afterwards if everything goes well here like the plan is, then, yes, the Welterweight division is packed with talent. There's just so much going on in the Welterweight division that, like even Cano said, to get to the other big fight you've got to win this fight, and the same applies for me, really. In order to get to the other big fight I've got to win this fight. So the focus remains Cano, but obviously any top Welterweights in the world. I'm blessed and fortunate to be involved in a weight class with so much talent and there can be a lot of mixing and matching of styles and fights.
You were very young, what did you learn from the loss with Erik Morales? You were very young when you fought him, but that must have given you some experience and now you're still young and now fighting for your second world title, and what does it feel like coming in as the underdog against Paulie Malignaggi?
P. Cano
I learned a lot. As you said, I'm still very young, but I have a lot of experience. I learned a lot from the fight with Erik Morales, and that experience is what I'm bringing. I have a lot of talent, I have a lot of strengths, I'm very motivated, and that's what I'm bringing to this fight.
Have you watched videos of Paulie Malignaggi and his losses, have you learned anything in those losses, with the Hatton's, with the Khan in those losses is there anything you picked up
P. Cano
I've seen a little bit of footage. There's not too much on the Internet that I've been able to obtain. But we have seen a few and worked on some things in the gym. But at the end of the day that goes out the window because what unfolds inside the ring might not be what you're preparing for. So I'm very confident in my team, in the work we've done, that once we step into the ring and start working on our adjustment, to make an adjustment in our plan, that you will see a very good fight and we will be victorious come October 20th."
I'm going to ask both fighters a question. Pablo, I remember the fight that you did have against Erik Morales was a very brave fight. I remember when your corner stepped in to stop the action at the end of the 10th round, you were bleeding from your eyes, and I also recall that you were a last minute replacement too for Lucas Matthysse for the fight. In that fight I know you commented already that you did learn a lot from it, but taking away and looking at Erik Morales himself, he's on the card, do you have a lot of solidarity, do you gain a lot of faith with a champion like Erik Morales being on the card, a fellow countryman?
P. Cano
Oh, definitely it's very motivating to be fighting. We fought, we were rivals in the ring, but outside the ring we're friends. And, yes, I have a great honor to be fighting alongside with Erik Morales. And first, God willing, Mexico is going to take both victories that night.
Thank you, Pablo, and good luck. Paulie, everybody writes you off. Every time you lose a fight, you come back, you reinvent yourself, and now here you're at 147 pounds and you've got Ricky Hatton coming back into the ring. Are you looking for a possibility of you and Ricky having a rematch and getting some revenge?
P. Malignaggi
Well, obviously you can't help but think about that kind of stuff when you get called about it, people calling you and asking you questions about it, so obviously how can I say the fight wouldn't interest me. But again, like I said before, if I don't get by Cano none of that's possible, so the focus remains, from here until next Saturday, on Pablo Cesar Cano and then more discussions can follow about Ricky Hatton and so on and so forth. But really I'm motivated and totally focused on Pablo Cesar Cano at the moment.
You know, Paulie, you're probably one of the most popular boxers in New York City, and definitely you're magical on TV, is there anywhere you can go that people don't know who you are in New York City?
P. Malignaggi
Yes, yes, of course. I'm not Brad Pitt. But, you know –
Pablo, when you fought Erik Morales you were moving up in weight at that time and it was a brawl. Now, you're moving up in weight and you're fighting a guy who it appears has more power than he's had ever, at least he seems to have found some, and you're fighting a mover, is the moving up in weight, does he see that as being a problem, and how is he going to account for Paulie's movement?
P. Cano
We've been working very hard in the gym preparing for this, obviously working on strengthening and conditioning to add the additional weight, but also with the sparring, the adequate sparring and mobility and movement so we can be breaking him down round by round as the fight goes on. We've been working on this for the last couple of months, but obviously it's something that has to unfold on October 20th, the night of the fight.
I notice that you stopped Fidel Matorato Muniz two fights ago with a body shot. They say kill the body and the legs will follow, how critical is a body shot in your training and in your strategy?
P. Cano
It's fundamental in a fight to work to the body from the beginning, to break him down, as you mentioned, and not only to the body. We're going to start from the first round not only with body work, we're going to work very hard with a variety of punches so we can minimize Paulie and eventually take the win, and win the fight.
What did you take away, I'm assuming you watched his last fight where he scored the knockout, what did you take away from that fight, because that probably is the defining performance. And I know trainers say they want to watch the best fighter that they're going to face and that was probably his defining performance and I want to know what you took away from that.
P. Cano
Yes, I did see the fight. And, as you mentioned, he's very fast, or as you mentioned, he looks much stronger than he had in the past in other fights, and it was a brilliant performance. But I want to remind you that I am a Mexican warrior and on October 20th I'm ready for war. If he wants to box, I'll box. If he wants to go toe-to-toe I'm ready to go toe-to-toe. But one thing I do know is I'm going to win and take the title back to Mexico.
No question you're a warrior. I saw your last fight. My final question is, boxing him, that's going to be interesting to see because I know he's going to be crafty. He's also going to have the crowd behind him and I want to know, you've had three knockouts in your last three fights, do you think you need to get a knockout to win, or do you think you can win the decision?
P. Cano
No, I don't want to pressure myself looking for one punch, looking for the knockout. I'm confident in the work that we've done, in the preparation that we've done, and I'm going to work round per round, and one thing I'm for sure is the work that we've put in. And I'm just going to go in there and do my best and know that my best is going to win the fight.
Paulie, the last question for you. You heard him say if he wants to box he'll box. When you hear that what are your thoughts? Do you see any evidence that he can box with you, or how do you see him coming at you?
P. Malignaggi
I don't think he's a bad boxer. I thought he was actually out-boxing Morales at the beginning of the fight when they fought. He's got a good little technique going for himself, so I don't think he's a terrible boxer. But obviously I anticipate some pressure. He's a Mexican fighter and they like the pressure and stuff like that. So, yes, we're working on both things. I did notice he's not a bad boxer at all, I notice he's got some good technique going, so we're preparing for pressure and we're preparing for boxing. You can never just have a one-track mind or a one-track game plan, so to speak. You have to focus and prepare for quite possibly anything that could happen. And I expect a few surprises in the game for me, this is the biggest fight of his career, but at the end of the day I'm a veteran of this game, and I'm a veteran of this sport, and I've seen a lot, which is why I approach every fight this way and I try not to look at it from a one-track mind. I try to prepare for everything he might do and be able to counter-attack.
This is his first fight at 147, it took you four fights to get to your big fight at 147, can he make this leap for this kind of a fight from 140 to 147?
P. Malignaggi
He's at an age where you're still growing and getting thicker and bigger, and I'm at an age where I'm not growing anymore. So he's got a good frame and I think obviously he's a growing kid, he just turned 23, so I don't think moving up in weight is as much of a factor for him because at that age your body is still filling out and maturing and growing, so I think in the end he would probably end up as a Welterweight anyway. But I'm not really thinking about is it too early for him to be a Welterweight or not. I'm thinking about this is my rival, this is my opponent, and I've got to beat him.
R. Diaz
I would like to thank everybody, champions, Paulie, Pablo, thanks for being on the call, taking some time with us in the media. Also remind everyone Golden Boy Promotions, Barclays, and Showtime bringing it back after 80 years to Brooklyn. Don't forget. Four world title fights, all on Showtime, not pay-per-view. Thank you everybody.
World championship boxing returns to Brooklyn with an inaugural night of fights at the new Barclays Center on October 20 headlined by Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny "Swift" Garcia against future Hall of Famer Erik "El Terrible" Morales presented by Golden Boy Promotions and supported by Golden Boy Promotions sponsors Corona, DeWalt Tools and AT&T. In the co-featured attractions, Brooklyn's own Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi puts his WBA Welterweight World Championship on the line against hard-hitting Pablo Cesar "El Demoledor" Cano, undefeated number one rated WBO middleweight contender Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin of Manhattan takes on unbeaten Hassan N'Dam for N'Dam's WBO Middleweight World Championship and Devon Alexander "The Great" faces Randall Bailey for Bailey's IBF Welterweight World Championship in a bout presented in association with DiBella Entertainment. The SHOWTIME® CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). Preliminary fights will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
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Pinto Beans in ancho chilies with a Cheeze sauce and fresh salsa
We are back from Quebec...had a great trip. The drive is WAY too long, and I am always happy to be home. There is something about leaving home that makes you appreciate it a bit more when you get back:)
For the past few days I have been catching up on laundry, which always seems to be the thing I always let get out of control. It's not that I don't like it, its just there is always so much of it, that it seems overwhelming. In any case it always gets done, even if the family start to wonder where their socks are...hehe.
I soaked some pinto beans the night before, soaking beans the day before is part of planning out meals, keeps food costs down and dried beans are better for you than canned. I usually soak more then I need, once they are cooked I store them in the freezer. Its a great for when you need some beans and don't have time to soak'm and cook'm.
For this dish I used some dried ancho chilies that I cooked down a few months ago in sauteed onion, garlic, tomatoes, sea salt, and sugar. Blend and stored them in small containers the freezer. When I am ready to use them I just run the container under some hot water and throw the frozen block in the pot. It works well and the flavor can't be replaced.
Pinto beans in ancho chilies
3 cups cooked pinto beans
3 tbsp olive oil
1 onion-small diced
3 cloves garlic-minced
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 tbsp ground cumin
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 can crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup ancho chili puree
1 cup water
1 lime-juiced
sea salt
2 tbsp sugar
In a large pot heat oil add onion and garlic saute until soft. Add spices, stir around until combined with onions and garlic. Add tomatoes and the pinto beans and chilies simmer for 20-30 minutes. Adding a little water, if needed. depending on how you like your beans(runny or thick). Add lime juice, sea salt, and sugar. Taste and adjust to your liking.
Cheeze Sauce
3 tbsp earth balance margarine
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
2 tsp dried mustard
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp yellow mustard
1 tsp lemon juice
1-2 cups non-dairy milk
1 tbsp sea salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
In a small pot, melt butter over medium high heat. Add four and yeast. Stir until flour mixture is wet and clumpy. Add garlic and mustard. With a whisk slowly add milk, it will be thick, so you have to adjust the consistency as you go, adding milk, whisking, letting it cook, and adding more milk...etc. Season with sea salt and white pepper.
Fresh Salsa
This is a quick salsa recipe. Not spicy.
1/4 red onion
2 cloves garlic
2 tomatoes- chopped into quarters
1 lime-juiced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro-roughly chopped
2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp sugar
In a food processor blend the onions and garlic until minced, throw in the tomatoes in the processor and use the pulse button. Pour into a bowl and add the cilantro and lime juice. Season to taste.
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I see what you mean. This meal looks yummy. I lie your process when cooking beans. I was just telling someone yesterday about the quick way to cook them the same day if you forgot to soak. Your bean recipe sounds delicious!!ReplyDelete
Kirsten--this dish is now on my favorites tab! I am a "lazy" bean person relying on the can waaay too often! Now I have this little jewel of an idea of freezing them after a soak--and feel I can confidently work with dried beans! Thanks so much!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 17, 2010 at 12:38 PM
I swear, this bean dish is my husbands daily lunch. Yes, he makes it EVERY day. He omits the tomatoes. It is his favorite.ReplyDelete
Kelly...don't forget to cook them before you freeze them :PReplyDelete
Rockies...hehe, my hubby loves his beans too!
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German Title: Analyse dynamischer Prozess-Systeme : Kointegrationsmethodologie als Werkzeug psychologischer Forschung
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The present paper-based thesis puts forward cointegration methodology as a multivariate tool of psychological research. Aiming at familiarizing psychologists with the toolbox of cointegration techniques, the studies conducted here provide strategies to analyze complex dynamic process systems. Within the framework of these systems, integrated processes displaying an unpredictable course due to stochastic trends interact over time. If these non-stationary series are co-integrated, their interaction is driven by common stochastic trends with the systems returning to stable equilibrium states in the long run. Vector error-correction (VEC) modeling, a frequently used representation of cointegrated systems, allows insights into these short- and long-term dynamics at a glance. The objectives of this thesis are (a) to adapt this econometric approach to psychological circumstances based on conceptual considerations; (b) to provide a systematic investigation of the mathematical models behind integrated and cointegrated processes as well as their VEC representation, thus clarifying how their parameters are to be interpreted from a psychological perspective; and (c) to address issues of research practice such as spurious relations or long memory characteristics. By means of simulated as well as empirical data from different domains of psychology, this work is designed as a step-by-step guideline inducing psychological applications.
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|Item Type:
|Werner, Prof. Dr. Joachim
|Date of thesis defense:
|26 May 2010
|Date Deposited:
|27 May 2010 11:04
|Faculties / Institutes:
|The Faculty of Behavioural and Cultural Studies > Institute of Psychology
|150 Psychology
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The Obama administration plans to use tens of millions in federal financial aid as leverage to reward teacher training programs that produce teachers who routinely raise student test scores — and to drive the rest out of business.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will announce the revival of a push to regulate hundreds of teacher preparation programs Friday at a town hall meeting with White House policy director Cecilia Muñoz. He plans to release a draft regulation by summer and aims to enact it within a year.
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The goal: To ensure that every state evaluates its teacher education programs by several key metrics, such as how many graduates land teaching jobs, how long they stay in the profession and whether they boost their students' scores on standardized tests. The administration will then steer financial aid, including nearly $100 million a year in federal grants to aspiring teachers, to those programs that score the highest. The rest, Duncan said, will need to improve or "go out of business."
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The proposal echoes the administration's recent bid to crack down on for-profit career training colleges. Under that regulation, which is still in draft form, hundreds of degree programs in fields from accounting to culinary arts could be forced to shut down for failing to place enough graduates in well-paying jobs.
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Duncan noted wryly that he expects considerable controversy — or, as he put it, "very significant public feedback" — this time around as well.
Indeed, while there's broad agreement that the country's more than 1,500 teacher training programs need improvement, classroom teachers, union leaders, education reformers and professors of education differ sharply in their prescriptions.
Many traditional education schools are especially uneasy about the drive to hold them accountable for how well their graduates' students perform on standardized exams. "It's not that [such measures] shouldn't be used at all, it's the relative weight of it, compared with other metrics that might be really informative," said Mary Harrill, senior policy director for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
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The formulas for measuring how much "value" a teacher adds to a student's test scores are complex and often carry a sizable margin of error.
Earlier this month, the American Statistical Association warned that such formulas must be used with caution because teachers generally account for less than 15 percent — and in some studies, as little as 1 percent — of the variability in student test scores. Value-added models spit out precise-sounding numbers that purport to quantify a teacher's impact on her students, but in fact the formulas "typically measure correlation, not causation," the group concluded.
A recent study funded by the Education Department found that value-added measures may fluctuate significantly due to factors beyond the teachers' control, including random events such as a dog barking loudly outside a classroom window, distracting students during their standardized test. A 2010 study, also funded by the Education Department, found the models misidentify as many as 50 percent of teachers — pegging them as average when they're actually better or worse than their peers, or singling them out for praise or condemnation when they're actually average.
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NEW YORK – January 9, 2013 – Syfy's hit series Total Blackout, hosted by Jaleel White (Family Matters, Dancing with the Stars), will resume its second season on Tuesday, January 15 at the special time of 10:30PM (ET/PT), following the 90-minute, season four premiere of Face Off at 9PM.
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|System: PSP
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Kojima Prod.
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Konami
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
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|Release: Nov 2006
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
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|Players: 1 - 6
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|Review by Cole
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Cole Smith
Snake is back and smaller than ever. But whatever this game lacks in (physical) size it more than makes up for in action. The MGS series translates incredibly well to the portable PSP with a game specifically designed for the system. The developers recognized the need for a great looking game that can be played on the go. The missions are plentiful but they are short and to the point. It can take you a few days of continuous play just to complete the main single-player mode, and when youre done that you can access the various multi-player options. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is loaded with streamlined action and a full bevy of features that would make Baskin-Robbins jealous.
Its 1970. Disco has not yet originated. Its a good time to be alive, and thats one of your main objectives, if not the main objective. The missions are very clear even if the story isnt. They are short and sweet. Get in and get out. Mission accomplished. There is an open-ended quality to the game that gives you lots of freedom. The design is not linear in nature due to the premise set up by the storyline which is fully integrated into the gameplay. Youre not quite sure what you are looking for all of the time. Theres a great deal of mystery surrounding everything. But as you plod along youll gain new information and access to new areas which will in turn allow you to gather more information with which to piece the story together. Told through black and white animated storyboards, the story is filled with plot twists as central characters cross and double cross each other. Just when you think that youve got it all figured out, youll have to figure it all out again. An unpredictable, yet engrossing storyline is a rarity these days so savor this one while it lasts and it lasts a good long time.
In a remote section of Columbia is a secret Soviet base. Naked Snake has been captured by members of his own agency for nefarious reasons. The base is run by a powerful and dangerous man named Gene, who has created an army backed with the nuclear equipped tank-like machine called Metal Gear. With the help of Roy Campbell, a Green Beret, Naked Snake escapes and together the team goes into action trying to figure out whats going on and how to stop him. They set up a portable command center in South America and carry out their various missions with the aid of recruits. These recruits are captured enemy soldiers that Snake charms, as only Snake can, into working for his cause. Theres lots of references to loyalty and betrayal in the story which foreshadows events in which you learn that its not always easy to trust people in this business.
Elements of stealth, puzzle-solving, collecting and shooting comprise the bulk of the gameplay. Collecting comes in the form of captured enemy soldiers. Its kind of like Pokemon but on a more sophisticated level. Using stealth, you sneak up on the enemy and render them unconscious. Use of non-lethal force is paramount so that you can get these guys to work for you. Then you give them to another recruit for processing, or just toss them in the truck. Once they have seen the light they will assist you with various missions throughout South America.
There are four main squads where you will send these recruits depending on their special skills. There is a stealth, medic, technical and spy squad. You can actually play as any member of the stealth squad so youre not just confined to Snake. Some of the members are better with certain weapons such as a sniper rifle but for the most part they handle pretty much the same. One great advantage is that you can play as a former enemy and gain access to his base as long as his colleagues dont suspect hes a turncoat. Medics will assist with healing between missions and will develop various health potions. In James Bond fashion the techs will create and provide you with useful gadgets to use in the field. The spies will gather intelligence which in turn will allow you to unlock new areas and missions in an effort to piece together more information to further the storyline. These recruits can be used online so youll want to collect-em-all.
Shooting can be performed in first person or third person. For the most part the choice is yours. There is plenty of shooting throughout the missions. The AI reacts very realistically, especially the bosses, which favor shooting over puzzle solving techniques. These boss battles can be quite tough. Fortunately the weapons are accurate thanks to the lock-on system. As in Splinter Cell, theyre definitely a gameplay feature that you look forward to using. Movement is controlled with the nub and the camera is controlled by the D-pad. The camera isnt perfect and at times it will interfere with your shooting. There are less menus to worry about regarding stats, health, ammo and weapons. You have a four-slot inventory which is quick and easy to access. You wont be bogged down by the interface but the control system may take newbies a long time to get comfortable with.
There are lots of moves to learn and unless youve played a MGS game before, it can be quite a challenge in itself since some of these moves have to be performed instantly. Youll usually have enough time during stealth segments to practice the various moves such as crouching, ducking, peeking around corners, sneaking and putting your back to the wall. More aggressive moves such as rolls and hand-to-hand combat need to be executed with precision since it will usually involve equally aggressive and deadly AI. Youll also have access to various gadgets and weapons such as grenades and porno mags.
Online and ad hock wireless multi-player modes are available and they are great. Up to six players can engage in Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag modes. You can even opt to play a real form of combat in which you get to keep your competitions soldiers as you kill them. You can also trade collected soldiers with your friends. The online mode has to be unlocked which is a good thing since it will give you time to acquire some skills. Youre going to need them.
Graphically the game is amazing for a handheld system. The environments look realistic and the animation of the characters is smooth. The enemy soldiers look generic and there is some clipping but overall the game is technically sound. And speaking of sound, the music is a thematic masterpiece that would make James Bond proud. The voiceacting is also convincing as David Hayter returns as the gruff but loveable Snake. The enemies speak with less clichés and actually have distinct personalities. The experience is not unlike being in a big-budget Hollywood movie.
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is one great reason to own a PSP.
Cole Smith
CCC Senior Writer
Snake's next PSP adventure won't have you playing 52 pickup. by Cole Smith
May 12, 2006 - Forget the card games grandpa, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops for the PSP is loaded with real-time action, the kind that has made this title an instant console classic.
Sure, this isn't the first time that Metal Gear Solid has appeared on the PSP. It was released in the form or Metal Gear Solid: Acid, which was a strategic card game. Basically a big disappointment for fans of the series, but well received with fans looking for something a little different. Well, you can forget that ever happened because from the looks of Portable Ops, this will be counted as the first MGS game for the PSP that will really matter to fans of the traditional MGS vibe.
Taking place a number of years after MGS 3: Snake Eater, Snake has now become Big Boss but there's some dissention among the ranks. The FOX organization has falsely accused Snake of illegal activity. He's been set up and must find some friends to help clear his name while he hunts down those responsible for framing him.
The ability to recruit non-playable characters provides a new twist to the gameplay. You will be able to exploit each character's attributes and skills for different purposes. Some of the characters that you'll encounter in Portable Ops include Para-Medic, Eva, Ocelot, Major Zero, and Sigint - in addition to the old Big Boss who has formed his own questionable organization Outer Heaven.
There will be plenty of stealth and full-scale combat as you sneak through the FOX compound while attempting to avoid hostile, rogue guards and various security systems.
According to the trailer, there will be a lot of questions answered in this game - but not here. We'll find out what the Big Boss's tragedy is and what is the most revered and feared weapon that must be destroyed. Could it be the Metal Gear itself? Nah....
A multi-player mode will be included and although it wasn't demonstrated it's purported to be a Deathmatch-style of gameplay similar to Subsistence. In this version you will have access to a white flag so that you may surrender. So far all we can tell is that it saves you from being killed. Is there is a possibility of escape or defection? We'll have to wait and see. The game ships late 06 or early 07.
More details and official screens to follow.
Cole Smith
CCC Senior Writer


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In Vietnam, there's a sweet potato and shrimp dish, khoai lan chiên tôm, that is served on many street corners. Three match-sticks of sweet potato are dipped in a tempura batter and then a whole shrimp is adhered to them. A little more tempura batter is drizzled on the sweet potato / shrimp combination and then the whole thing is deep fried.
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Ashton Kutcher: I May Stop Twittering
After becoming the first Twitter user to amass one million followers, there's really nowhere to go, right? Well, there's always the race to two million. Ashton Kutcher threatened to pull the plug on his Twitter account if the service becomes a reality show.
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, for his part, denied rumors yesterday that the microblogging service was, in fact, developing an official TV show.
"Wow I hope this isn't true," wrote Kutcher in response to the rumors. "I really don't like being sold out. May have to take a twitter hiatus"
"I hope this isn't true," added his wife, Demi Moore, on her account. "if it is, our Twitter time may come to a quick and sad end."
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This week, The Economist publishes a survey of economists' views on the economy, especially the American economy.
It is, we are told, "not, by any means a scientific poll of all economists" since only 142 of 683 research associates in economics responded.
The Economist asks, "Does their opinion matter?" and answers it by saying that "economists opinion should count for something because…most of them approach policy decisions in the same way. Their assessment of the [presidential] candidates' economic plans represents an informed judgment …" I take it they mean that most of them use the same facts and use the same, or similar, brain processes to reach their judgment.
What did they find? Well, here it is:
that "Our respondents generally agree the economy is in bad shape, that the election is important to the course of economic policy and that the housing and financial crisis is the most critical issue facing America"
I would have loved to have heard Charlotte Green read this as a news item on radio.
Popular opinion which, of course, is not usually well informed could not have agreed more with the "informed judgment" of the economists, at least on this occasion.
This morning, on the BBC World Service, two highly eminent economists were interviewed. One of them said that this was the worst, most unprecedented, crisis that America had faced in years, that the short term outlook was miserable…or words to that effect. The other said that all things were marvellous, that far from being a crisis, the present situation created new opportunities for, among other things, "moral hazards". "Moral Hazards"? Well, I am almost sure that I heard it correctly, but I don't know what the term means. I am not an economist.
The thing that puzzles me about economic advisers is their sense of certainty – communicated in the assurance with which they utter their opinions. Where does this certainty come from? There must be some neural mechanism which weighs all the evidence and reaches a conclusion. But a conclusion must be subjected, I suppose, to another mechanism, one that weighs the extent to which the conclusion is reliable and the extent to which it must remain in doubt. Let us call this mechanism X. Mechanism X could, in turn, be in one of two broad states: call them C for confidence and D for doubt.
Do you suppose that, given how economic advisors have blown it big time on this occasion (according to object criteria), their factor X was not operational? Or that only the C part of it was operational, while the D part was switched off?
Is factor X inoperative in us all when we, on occasions, are certain of a conclusion that turns out to be seriously wrong? What is it that turns off factor C or D?
Subject for future studies. Meantime, we can all put our own confidence either in economists who say that the picture is rosy or those who say that it is gloomy. Does it much matter? Events seem to take little notice of them.


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Bulzome wrote:I encountered an error with my Scenario 3 Beast Taming text, so I'll test the Official V18 Patch in SSF. I can report my findings here and get the info I need for my files. Two birds with one stone.
EDIT: I've been taming and using beasts in battle like crazy in Scenario 3. So far, I haven't had any errors with the V18 Patch files. Harpy, Hydra, Killer Fish, Lizardman, Sting Worm and Minotaur haven't caused any issues. I've been recording footage of everything in battle, but the only battle I've tested is the Hero's Test. I'll compile a video of my findings upon collecting footage of all the beasts. Am I safe in assuming that the errors have been occurring in battle? I can test the HQ text too, if need be.
RichterBelmont12 wrote:I've also Updated to the V18 will be using it for my Let's Play and some things I've seen in games that doesn't make sense.
Rollie's Special attacks Unicorn Buck and Unicorn Ray seem to have switch places I haven't tried it out but once I start recording we will see what happens, Also for Stampede me and Sonicheroes4ever think its better to change it to Unicorn Charge because it does make sense.
For Cyclops I want to know why there is two...TWO Dragon Rushes.....I honestly don't get it.
For Honesty, She still has Tail Bomb, I was thinking Queen Bee is a better name since her other move is Bee strike. also she doesn't have a Tail lol :P
BlueAnkylo wrote:Awesome, thanks for the heads up, the cdrtools + copying to data directory for the patcher worked!
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A native of the South American country of Guyana, Ramnarine Ramnarine is 78 years old and lives in Bronx, New York with his wife and son.
With no history of dementia in the family, relatives thought his growing memory loss was the result of heart problems. But five years ago he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Now bed ridden, Ramnarine, receives daily home health care from VNSNY Choice for medication, case monitoring as well as for family support and counseling.
For those close to him, watching their father and husband waste away is a painful process despite this care.
"We have not seen any improvement in his mental condition," said his daughter, Daiwattie Ganase, who lives nearby and helps with his care. "The medications will help slow down the disease but they won't cure it. His prognosis is poor."
Ramnarine is just one of 5.3 million Americans who are currently diagnosed with Alzheimer's (AD). That number is expected to triple by 2050, by which time one person in 85 around the globe will be diagnosed with AD.
"We would call it an epidemic," said Dr. Maria Carrillo, senior director of medical and scientific relations at the Alzheimer's Association. "Alzheimer's has been here for a long time but it's going to get worse in terms of the number of cases."
Usually diagnosed in people 65 or older, AD is increasing as the world ages. The vast number of Baby boomers in the U.S. are reaching their golden years and people around the world are living longer, as percentages of older citizens are growing in many countries.
Some analysis also points to other factors including obesityand vascular diseases as possible contributors to dementia, while some target a possible link to diabetes. But in general, the cause and progressive nature of Alzheimer's remains mostly a mystery.
"We need to develop therapies to prevent the disease," said Dr. Marc Gordon, chief of neurology at Zucker Hillside Hospital in New York City. "Right now, there are no medications to alter the natural history of AD."
Attempts to find causes and solutions have been difficult and costly. There have been no new AD drugs on the market in ten years and at least five trials in the past five years have delivered disappointing results.
Among them, Pfizer's Dimebon treatment — at a reported cost of $750 million — as well wasEli Lilly's solanezumab drug failed to show any impact on symptoms.
"It is difficult to engage pharmaceutical companies in long term projects due to the fact that they are meant to be profit generating entities," said Dr. Tanvir Hussain, a cardiologist and a former adjunct professor of bioethics of the Pepperdine University School of Law.
"Pharmaceutical companies usually come in at a 'translational research' stage, translating what is being done in the lab to animals and/or humans in early experiments," Hussain said.
Despite the setbacks, Big Pharma firms say they will continue to fund AD research.
"Eli Lilly remains committed to finding medicines that alter the underlying pathology for Alzheimer's disease," said Stefanie Prodouz, manager of Lilly Bio-Medicines Communications.
"Studies with other compounds in earlier stages of development in the Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy/Pfizer portfolio are continuing and future development strategies will be discussed jointly," said Dr. Husseini K. Manji, of Janssen Research & Development, the research division of Johnson & Johnson .
Without any clear path for answers, smaller firms are jumping in to fill the void.
"We're developing a precision imaging agent to aid in the diagnosis of AD," said Dr. Mark Pykett, president and CEO of Navidea, a biopharmaceutical company based in Dublin, Ohio.
"It will highlight the regions of the brain for the protein called beta amyloid, the hall mark of AD. We think it's an investment for the future," said Pykett.
While pharma firms spend and lose money to find answers, costs keep rising for patients, their families and the U.S. government.
The U.S. spends $172 billion a year treating AD sufferers with about one in six Medicaid dollars going to AD patients, according to the Alzheimer's Association. By 2050, that $172 billion will become $1 trillion. Care for AD patients in the U.S. can average between $18,000 and $77,000 a year.
""It's difficult and costly for families who have to put mom and dad in a nursing home because they can't take care of them or take time off from the job," said Jeff Salter, CEO of Caring Senior Service, a national home health care service. "And families are devastated by the emotional side of this and patients know their life's end is going to be just sitting in a chair."
To help stem or at least slow the tide of AD,the U.S. government has vowed to spend more money. President Obama has asked Congress for $80 million dollars — in addition to the $450 million the National Institutes of Health already spends — on AD research in 2013. The NIH will immediately devote an extra $50 million this year.
But that's not enough, even in an era of cutbacks, said Dr. Maria Carrillo.
"Government funding levels for other diseases, like cancer and heart disease are much higher. What's being spent on AD far too low," Carrillo said.
Another low point is a lack of foresight from his own colleagues, said Dr. Marwan Sabbagh, director of the Banner Sun Health Research Institute.
"The medical community is not ready for the increase in dementia patients as reflected in the fact that too many psychiatrists, neurologists and geriatricians are under-trained in this area," Sabbagh said.
If the more traditional methods aren't up to speed, alternative medicine advocates say their ideas should be put to the test.
"The old masters from China were concerned about how to lead a healthy lifestyleand its good effect on aging," said Joseph Douat, a faculty member at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. "Good food, no excessive drinking and good mental perspectives help. These are keys to postponing physical and mental deterioration."
Alzheimer's or dementia has been around for centuries but the disease got its name when it was first described in 1906 by German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer. Symptoms include, mood swings, memory loss, confusion, irritability. On average, the life expectancy for a diagnosed patient is seven years.
In spite of the dire outlook, there are fleeting glimmers of hope.
Recent data on Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson's drug, bapineuzumab, suggest the previously failed medication might work at an earlier stage of Alzheimer's. Reversing earlier setbacks, Eli Lilly said at the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study this Monday that its solanezumab drug has shown it slows the progression of Alzheimer's in people with mild cases.
AndRoche recently doubled the size of its clinical trialon the experimental drug gantenerumab—claiming the it will put the Swiss drugmaker at the "forefront of the race to develop an Alzheimer's drug."
Finding a remedy, however, won't happen soon.
"I'm hopeful there will be a cure. I'm 59 years old and I want one." said Dr. Marc Gordon. "But it won't be today or tomorrow or next week. There's a lot to be done."
For Daiwattie Ganase, any cure will come to late for her father.
"We think the medical community is doing all it can. We're just not hopeful anything will be found in the near future," said Ganase.


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Mark Kelly, NRA's Wayne LaPierre to testify at Senate gun hearing
In the first congressional hearing on gun violence since President Obama announced sweeping new gun control proposals, stakeholders on both sides of the issue - including both the husband of a victim of gun violence and the CEO of the National Rifle Association -- will share a platform next week to testify on the subject in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The January 30 hearing, entitled "What Should America Do About Gun Violence?", will feature testimony from both the NRA's Wayne LaPierre and Mark Kelly, the husband to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who was shot in the head during a mass shooting two years ago.
Kelly and Giffords recently co-founded Americans for Responsible Solutions, an advocacy group meant to combat the lobbying power of the NRA.
LaPierre, meanwhile, has been an outspoken and unapologetic ambassador for his pro-gun lobby: In comments a week after the Newtown shooting, LaPierre gave a press conference railing against gun control advocates, calling not for stricter gun laws but for an armed guard in every school in the country.
Other witnesses at the hearing include James Johnson, chief of police for Baltimore County, Md., and chairman of the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence; Nicholas Johnson, a law professor at Fordham University School of Law, and Gayle Trotter, an attorney and senior fellow of the Independent Women's Forum.


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At 15, Anselm wanted to enter a monastery, but was refused acceptance because of his father's opposition. Twelve years later, after careless disinterest in religion and years of worldly living, he finally fulfilled his desire to be a monk. He entered the monastery of Bec in Normandy, three years later was elected prior and 15 years later was unanimously chosen abbot.
Considered an original and independent thinker, Anselm was admired for his patience, gentleness and teaching skill. Under his leadership, the abbey of Bec became a monastic school, influential in philosophical and theological studies.
During these years, at the community's request, Anselm began publishing his theological works, comparable to those of St. Augustine. His best-known work is the book Cur Deus Homo ("Why God Became Man").
At 60, against his will, Anselm was appointed archbishop of Canterbury in 1093. His appointment was opposed at first by England's King William Rufus and later accepted. Rufus persistently refused to cooperate with efforts to reform the Church.
Anselm finally went into voluntary exile until Rufus died in 1100. He was then recalled to England by Rufus's brother and successor, Henry I. Disagreeing fearlessly with Henry over the king's insistence on investing England's bishops, Anselm spent another three years in exile in Rome.
His care and concern extended to the very poorest people; he opposed the slave trade. Anselm obtained from the national council at Westminster the passage of a resolution prohibiting the sale of human beings.


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Chattanooga TN Electrician FAQs
We get asked a lot of questions, and to make things a little easier for our Chattanooga clients we've compiled a short list of some of the most common ones for you to review. If these don't answer your question, feel free to contact us. We'll be happy to answer any question you have.
Q. One of my breakers keeps tripping. What's going on?
A. A tripping breaker could be a sign of any number of things, and we simply can't answer questions of this nature over the phone or online. Frayed wires, an improper connection at a fixture, a bad breaker, and a wide range of other problems may be causing the breaker to trip. We can narrow down the problem and correct it for you, but as for figuring it out without being on-site, it's hard to say.
Q. How does your estimate process work?
A. Some Chattanooga, TN companies just try to measure a home's square footage and then multiply that amount by a base price to give you an estimate. We don't feel that provides the best estimate. Electrical jobs involve a lot of different things, and we believe in considering each of them before giving you a price. We'll take measurements and then consider other issues including material prices, fixture installation, and more. This way we'll give an accurate estimate. In most cases our estimate will be incredibly close or exactly what the final bill is.
Q. What if I change my mind about something or if a problem arises? Will it change my bill?
A. This really depends on the issue at hand. Minor changes probably won't influence the price of your installation in Chattanooga, TN, but major changes or problems could. If something comes up, our electricians will talk to you about it and explain the ramifications so that you understand what it will do to your price.
Q. How quickly can you repair my problem?
A. Again, it's hard to judge something like this without being there to look at the issue. In most cases, minor problems can be sorted out in a few hours or a day at most. If a major issue is causing the problem, it could take longer.
Q. My Chattanooga neighbor's cousin offered to do my work for a case of beer. Why should I hire you?
A. You wouldn't let some random, unskilled person perform surgery on you, so why would you trust an amateur to handle your wiring? We're fully insured and employ only the best Chattanooga electricians in the field. When you hire us, you get quality results and full protection from our insurance. You won't' get that from an amateur, no matter what they promise.


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Discover the famous tulips of Holland on this half day tour to Keukenhof Gardens on board on an air-conditioned coach and drive from the center of Amsterdam through the Dutch countryside. Enjoy on board, live commentary with your professional guide that will tell you everything about the culture and the history of the region and the garden. You'll have three hours of free time to discover the Keukenhof independently. Your local guide will escort you from the city via the tulip fields to the Keukenhof. Choose from a morning or an afternoon tour to admire the marvel of flowers on display at the Keukenhof.
What You Can Expect?
Your Keukenhof tour will start in the morning or in the afternoon, from the center of Amsterdam. Jump on an air-conditioned coach for about an hour drive through the countryside of the Netherlands, where you can admire the various tulip fields while learning about the history of the region. Your local guide will give you many information about Amsterdam, the Dutch culture, history and about Keukenhof Gardens.
Upon arrival at Keukenhof, you will have the opportunity to explore this unique garden on your own, using your provided map to discover all the beauty of this place. Your guide will lead you to the gardens and there, you will have 3 hour of independent visit. Walk along the many pathways lined with millions of vibrant tulips, as well as other springtime blooms like daffodils, bluebells and hyacinths. Make a visit to the pavilions, and bring your own picnic lunch or purchase a refreshment at the multiple restaurants so you can enjoy the flowers (own expense). When your free time at the gardens is over, return back to the air-conditioned coach which will drive you back to Amsterdam.
The tour includes:• Admission Tickets
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Jones leads Aussies out at Open
Matt Jones will lead out the Australian contingent at the 143rd British Open confident his breakthrough season can continue at the highest level.
The New South Welshman is the first of eight Australians to tee off at Royal Liverpool in Thursday's opening round, beginning alongside England's Chris Wood and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger at 6.47am local time (1547 AEST).
Jones notched the first US PGA Tour win of his career earlier this year, beating Matt Kuchar in a playoff to win the Houston Open and break into the world's top 50, but he's yet to make any impact at the majors.
The 34-year-old has made the cut just once in five major starts, finishing tied for 40th at last year's PGA Championship.
Jones is making his British Open debut this year but says the lasting effects of his maiden-tour win have him confident of proving himself on golf's biggest stage.
"It's given me confidence to know I can win," Jones said.
"I'm expecting to play well, that's what we're here for, and my game's in good shape.
"I've just got to get the short game going around this course and we'll be fine."
The tournament is expected to begin in cool and calm conditions but Jones said there were no guarantees an early start would give him any sort of edge.
"It doesn't always mean that around here. It's quite unpredictable," said Jones, who finished 78th at last week's Scottish Open in Aberdeen.
"It's going to be a battle out there."
Another earlier starter is Marc Leishman, will who play in the group behind Jones.
Leishman has proven he can get in the mix at big tournaments, finishing tied fourth at the 2013 US Masters, but hasn't finished higher than 60th in three British Opens.
"Sometimes a good score at the Open might be three or four-over and the last few years I've learned that," Leishman said.
"I've let things get away a little but I need to not do that this year."
Brett Rumford and rank outsider Rhein Gibson are other Australians with morning starts, while big guns Adam Scott and Jason Day will begin their rounds in the afternoon.
Day tees off at 1.38pm (2238 AEST) alongside major winners Martin Kaymer and Zach Johnson.
Scott, equal tournament favourite with Rory McIlroy, starts at 2.27pm (2327 AEST) in another heavyweight group featuring Jason Dufner and Justin Rose.
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Armor is a physician and minority-owned enterprise, that provides comprehensive medical, dental and mental health services exclusively for patients in jails and prisons. The level of health care expertise throughout Armor is unparalleled within the correctional health care arena. We are expanding carefully, our philosophy is to begin new business only when we know we can fully satisfy all client needs. Armor has contracts in Georgia, Florida, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Virginia, and we currently manage health care for more inmates in the state of Florida than any other company. Armor employs professionals who are passionate about putting patients first and committed to helping them rehabilitate.
As part of our client-centered management approach, Regional Vice Presidents, Systems Administrators and Health Services Administrators have the authority to implement strategies for operational improvements at their facilities. Armor's site-level personnel maintain flexibility and act quickly to address clients' needs, while providing solutions that reduce cost and maintain quality of care.
Armor's inmate health care program is designed to reduce litigation risks through the delivery of quality care. We understand the importance of identifying health care conditions that require immediate attention and recognize that appropriate and timely follow-up is necessary. The program was developed with clear objectives based on established policies and procedures, national correctional health care standards and the expectations of our clients.
One of our great strengths is the ability to listen to clients and develop meaningful solutions that address their concerns. We pride ourselves that our creative approaches offer meaningful solutions to our clients' needs. This helps to ensure that when we assume operations, we can meet or exceed your expectations. That is one of the reasons we have never had to ask a client for additional funds to offset unforeseen expenses and we've never had to withdraw from a contract.


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IRONMAN 70.3 Aix-en-Provence will take place in the city of Aix en Provence where 2500 athletes from 50 countries have enjoyed this journey in 2019. Aix en Provence is rich in history and arts combine to create some of the most beautiful museums and local architecture in the world.
Why race with us?
One of the best IRONMAN 70.3 events
A challenging bike course
A finish line in the heart of the city
Varied course
Athletes will embark on a one-loop, 1,9 km swim that takes place in the waters of Lake Peyrolles, located in the city of Peyrolles-en-Provence. During the 90 km bike course, athletes will pass through Pays d'Aix and eight surrounding towns, which allow for spectator support. A challenging bike course with a view on the mountain Sainte-Victoire. A three-loop, 21,1 km run course brings athletes through city and forest roads through La Torse Park and the city of Aix-en-Provence.
IRONMAN 70.3 Pays d'Aix 2020 offers 65 qualifying slots for the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Taupõ, New Zealand, comprising of 40 age group slots plus 25 qualifying slots for the Women for Tri initiative
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