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By Wesley Kaminsky
You didn't want to admit it, but you knew LeBron James would be holding up the Larry O'Brien trophy one day. In fact, you had to know it was coming pretty soon.
It took him nine seasons, two NBA finals losses, two eastern conference finals losses, and three MVP's, but James has finally reached his goal. A long, overdue goal. A weight off the chest of the guy who guaranteed he would bring multiple titles to Miami.
We all know the story of LeBron, and why there is now this cult as to why it is appropriate to root for him to fail. Believe me, I'm one of those guys. I could write all day about how I feel about the infamous "Decision," in which LeBron became the most hated athlete in pro sports. I'm not getting into that today.
It's time to appreciate his greatness. Did I just say that out loud?
After falling just short of winning a championship his first year in Miami, all the pressure was on James in the upcoming season. The Heat had just fallen to the Mavericks, dropping three straight games after leading 2-1, and the blame was all on LeBron. Rightfully so. It was LeBron who shied away from the spotlight in the fourth quarter of many of the games. It was LeBron who didn't look like he wanted to be there. His poor finals performance fueled his haters and it validated all the criticism that he had been receiving throughout his career. Stuff like, "LeBron doesn't have that killer attitude."
Blah, blah, blah.
What you didn't realize was that it fueled LeBron, and a monster was created. Continue reading


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Private banking
Private banking is banking, investment and other financial services provided by banks to high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) with high levels of income or sizable assets. The term "private" refers to customer service rendered on a more personal basis than in mass-market retail banking, usually via dedicated bank advisers. It does not refer to a private bank, which is a non-incorporated banking institution.
Private banking forms a more exclusive (for the especially affluent) subset of wealth management. At least until recently, it largely consisted of banking services (deposit taking and payments), discretionary asset management, brokerage, limited tax advisory services and some basic concierge-type services, offered by a single designated relationship manager.
Private banking is the way banking originated. The first banks in Venice were focused on managing personal finance for wealthy families. Private banks became known as 'Private' to stand out from the retail banking & savings banks aimed at the new middle class. Traditionally, private banks were linked to families for several generations. They often advised and performed all financial & banking services for families. Historically, private banking has developed in Europe (see the List of private banks). Some banks in Europe are known for managing assets of some royal families. The assets of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein are managed by LGT Group (founded in 1920 and originally known as The Liechtenstein Global Trust). The assets of the Dutch royal family are managed by MeesPierson (founded in 1720).[1] The assets of the British Royal Family are managed by Coutts (founded in 1692).
Historically, private banking has been viewed as a very exclusive niche that only caters to HNWIs with liquidity over $2 million, though it is now possible to open private banking accounts with as little as $250,000 for private investors. An institution's private banking division provides services such as wealth management, savings, inheritance, and tax planning for their clients. For private banking services clients pay either based on the number of transactions, the annual portfolio performance or a "flat-fee", usually calculated as a yearly percentage of the total investment amount.[2]
"Private" also alludes to bank secrecy and minimizing taxes through careful allocation of assets, or by hiding assets from the taxing authorities. Swiss and certain offshore banks have been criticized for such cooperation with individuals practicing tax evasion. Although tax fraud is a criminal offense in Switzerland, tax evasion is only a civil offence, not requiring banks to notify taxing authorities.[3]
In Switzerland, there are many banks providing private banking services.[4] Since the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Switzerland has remained neutral until now, including the time of two World Wars. After World War I, the former nobles of Austro-Hungarian Empire moved their assets to Switzerland for fear of confiscation by new governments.[5] During World War II, many wealthy people, including Jewish families and institutions, moved their assets into Switzerland to protect them from Nazi Germany. However, this transfer of wealth into Switzerland had mixed and controversial results, as beneficiaries had difficulties retrieving their assets after the war.[6] After World War II, in east Europe, assets were again moved into Switzerland for fear of confiscation by communistic governments. Today, Switzerland remains the largest offshore center, with about 27 percent ($2.0 trillion) of global offshore wealth in 2009, according to Boston Consulting Group.[7] (Offshore wealth is defined as assets booked in a country where the investor has no legal residence or tax domicile)
In England, private banks were established in the 17th century, in parallel with the development of agriculture, managing the assets of the royal family, nobility and the landed gentry.
The United States has one of the largest private banking systems in the world, in part due to the 3.1 million HNWIs accounting for 28.6% of the global HNWIs population in 2010, according to the co-research of Capgemini and Merrill Lynch. Some American banks that specialize in private banking date back to the 19th century, such as U.S. Trust (founded in 1853) and Northern Trust (founded in 1889).
Recent developments in private banking
The internationalization of the economy, technological developments such as the Internet and mobile phones ensure that banks have to innovate their value proposition and look for new markets. For example, the growth of HNWIs is low in traditional private banking markets like Europe, compared to Asia where the number of millionaires has grown to 3.6 million.[8] Technological developments have made sure that online banks can offer banking services without an extensive network of offices. The regulation of rewards and the regaining of confidence after the banking crisis requires a new level of transparency and different methods of charging for services.
Private banking rankings
Results from Euromoney's annual private banking and wealth management ranking in 2016, which consider, amongst other factors, assets under management (AUM), net income and net new assets. The rankings report on $14.4 trillion in AUM.[9]
"Best private banking services overall 2016". This table displays results of one category of the Private banking ranking.[10]
|Rank 2016
|Rank 2015
|Credit Suisse
|BNP Paribas
|Deutsche Bank
|Julius Baer
|Goldman Sachs
UBS took the top spot in Euromoney's 2016 survey for "Best private banking services overall 2016."[11]
In terms of AUM, the world's 25 largest private banks (or private banking divisions/subsidiaries of large bank holding companies), as of end-2015, are:[12]
Value proposition
Most private banks define their value proposition along one or two dimensions, and meet the basic needs across others. Some of the dimensions of value proposition of a private bank are parent brand, one-bank approach, unbiased advice, strong research and advisory team and unified platform. Many banks leverage the "parent brand" to gain a client's trust and confidence. These banks have a strong presence across the globe and present private bank offerings as a part of the parent group. "One Bank approach" is where private banks offer an integrated proposition to meet clients personal and business needs. Since private banking concerns understanding a client's need and risk appetite, and tailoring the solution accordingly, few banks define their value proposition along this dimension. Most modern private banks follow an open product platform, and hence claim their advice is unbiased. They believe there is no incentive to push proprietary products, and the client gets the best of what they offer. A few banks claim to have a "strong advisory team" that reflects in the products they offer the client. A couple of banks also define their value proposition on their unified platform, their ability to comply with all regulations, yet serve the client without restrictions.
Product platform
Open architecture product platform is where a private bank distributes all the third party products and is not restricted to selling only its proprietary products. Closed architecture product platform is where the bank sells only its proprietary products and does not entertain any third party product. These days the needs of the clients are so diverse that it is practically impossible for a bank to cater to those needs by its proprietary products alone. Clients today demand the best of breed products and most banks have to follow an open architecture product platform where they distribute products of other banks to their clients in return for commission. Products offered to private banking clients include equities, fixed-income securities, structured products, foreign exchange, commodities, deposits and real-estate investments.[13]
Fee structure
Different banks charge their clients in different ways. There are banks that follow the transactional model where the client is not charged any advisory fee at all. The banks thrive totally on the commissions they get by distributing third party products. There are other private banks that follow a hybrid model. In this model, the bank charges a fixed fee for certain products and advisory fee for the rest. Some of the other banks are totally advisory driven and charge the clients a percentage of AUM (e.g. 0.75% of entire AUM). A few banks offer both a transactional model and an advisory model. The clients choose what suits them. A recent industry trend is towards the advisory fee model, because margins on commissions may go down in the future.
Lead generation
Lead generation is a vital part in the private banking business. Various banks go about in different ways to acquire new clients. While some banks rely heavily on their wholesale banking referrals there are a few other that have strong tie ups with their Retail and Corporate banking divisions. Most banks do have a revenue sharing mechanism in place within divisions. It is either a onetime charge to the division or an annuity that the division gets for a client referral. Many banks believe that the primary source of leads must be client referrals. A client would refer his/her friends when he/she is satisfied with the service provided by the private bank. Generating a good number of leads through client referrals shows the good health of the private bank.
See also
- ↑ http://www.abnamro.com/en/about-abn-amro/history/history-downloads/index.html
- ↑ Understanding Cost Drivers and Pricing Models in Wealth Management, MyPrivateBanking Research, June 15, 2009
- ↑ Whitlock, Craig. "Swiss Talk Tough In Banking Battle: Blacklist Threat Looms Over Tax Havens" Washington Post, Sunday, March 29, 2009; Page A07.
- ↑ Swiss Banks Buck Secrecy Squeeze With $53 Billion of Inflows
- ↑ The Swiss banks by T. R. Fehrenbach
- ↑ Hitler's Secret Bankers by Adam LeBor
- ↑ The Offshore Business Has Recovered—but Challenges Remain
- ↑
- ↑ Annual private banking industry assets under management
- ↑ Euromoney magazine. February 2016. Annual rankings based on peer nominations (75%) and financial data (25%)
- ↑ Euromoney magazine. February 2016. Annual ranking, Best private banks and wealth managers. The ranking is based on peer nominations and financial data
- ↑ Scorpio Partnership Global Private Banking Benchmark 2016, Top 25
- ↑ Private Banking in Brief
External links
- About Swiss Financial Centre by Swissworld.org
- Businessweek: In the Battle of the Big Brokers, Merrill Is Winning

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Japanese gaming icon Nintendo posted a profit for the April-June quarter on Wednesday thanks in part to surging sales of a game in which players can squirt ink all over the place and transform into squids.
"Splatoon" for the Wii U console launched globally in May and has since sold over 1.62 million units, Nintendo said as it notched a profit of ¥8.3 billion (US$67 million) for the three months to June 30, a reversal of a ¥9.9 billion loss a year earlier.
Hardware in the Nintendo 3DS lineup saw global sales reach 1.01 million units in the quarter and associated software reached 7.92 million units. Other factors that buoyed the company's business were the weakness of the yen and strong sales of Amiibo, which are figurines that are designed to wirelessly communicate with the Wii U and 3DS, triggering in-game benefits.
Nintendo wants to continue the momentum with the Wii U, which has underperformed as a console, by pushing titles such as "Yoshi's Wooly World" and "Super Mario Maker" ahead of the year-end holiday shopping season.
The Kyoto-based firm left unchanged its prediction for a ¥35 billion profit in its consolidated forecast for the year to March 31, 2016.
The results come amid a period of transition for Nintendo as it tries to focus on a path forward. Earlier this month, longtime President Satoru Iwata, a force behind some of Nintendo's greatest successes, succumbed to cancer. A successor has yet to be named.
Iwata's death came only a few months after he announced a tie-up to bring Nintendo characters to smartphone games with mobile gaming giant DeNA, ending years of resistance to phones. Iwata had said the company is working on a new dedicated console code-named NX, with details to be announced next year.
"We expect to secure a new source of revenue from a gaming application for smart devices, which will be released by the end of this calendar year," the company said Wednesday.


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$15 for One Ticket to Outdoor Theater Performance (Up to $36 Value)
Groupon has limited tickets for $15, you get one adult admission to an outdoor Shakespeare performance from the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company at the Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park in Ellicott City (up to a $36 value). Children younger than 18 are admitted for free (limited to two free children per paying adult). This Groupon is valid for any one of the following performances:
• A Midsummer Night's Dream on Thursday, June 30 at 8 p.m.
• The Compleat Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) on Friday, July 1 at 8 p.m.
• The Compleat Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) on Saturday, July 2 at 8 p.m.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream on Sunday, July 3 at 6 p.m.
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Uber Kindly Agrees to Stop Price Gouging During Emergencies
Everyone's least and most favorite transit app catches a lot of flak for lacking anything you might call a conscience, but is that really so fair? It just said it will obey the law and no longer charge insane prices during crises and natural disasters. Those softies!
The news comes via New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman:
#BREAKING: My office has reached an agreement with @Uber to cap pricing during emergencies, a thoughtful application of NY law to new #tech.
— Eric Schneiderman (@AGSchneiderman) July 8, 2014
If you're wondering what "emergencies" are defined as, the applicable law is NY Code - Section 396-R: Price gouging:
For purposes of this section, the phrase "abnormal disruption of the market" shall mean any change in the market, whether actual or imminently threatened, resulting from stress of weather, convulsion of nature, failure or shortage of electric power or other source of energy, strike, civil disorder, war, military action, national or local emergency, or other cause of an abnormal disruption of the market which results in the declaration of a state of emergency by the governor.
So, in case of nuclear bombs falling across Brooklyn or a heavy blizzard, it will no longer cost you $300 to get a ride home. Previously, Uber did gouge during these extreme scenarios, wiping its invisible hands on free market pants and blaming the dictates of supply and demand.
A spokesperson from Schneiderman's office says "Uber is expected to propose a similar change to its pricing model nationwide."
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Archive for September, 2014
Dr Michael Lange talks Natural Anti Aging
Posted by Dr Michael Lange in Uncategorized on September 14, 2014
Natural Anti Aging discussed by Dr Michael Lange. 10/11/16
Dr. Michael Lange is an Optometric Physician and a Certified Nutrition Specialist, he is the founder of Lange Eye Care and Associates and The Lange Eye Institute. He is involved in nutritional research and is the founder of Fortifeye Vitamins. Dr Lange is a syndicated talk show host of "Ask The Dr" non stop since April 1993. This talk show is a live call in show dedicated to educating the listeners about the latest in eye care and nutrition.
1. Proper Diet is key to anti aging! Consuming the right foods and avoiding the wrong foods is extremely important when following a specific diet. God made a pretty good body and when the proper fuel is given to the body it performs very well for a very long time. I recommend consuming a modified organic gluten free paleo diet. Organically grown fruits and vegetables should be the largest portion of your meal and then a good organically raised source of protein like eggs, chicken, turkey, wild cold water fish , grass fed bison or beef. Stay away from all processed, canned, frozen foods. I recommend trying to consume 9-10 servings of organically grown fruits and vegetables a day. Some of the best fruits and vegetables to consume are : Spinach, Kale, swiss chard, Broccoli, Orange and red bell peppers, avocados, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, apples, oranges, grape fruits, blue berries, cherries, grapes, bananas, pomegranate, black berries, raspberries, pineapple, asparagus , watermelon, squash, strawberries, mushrooms and artichokes. Drink plenty of spring water and stay away from distilled or reverse osmosis water. I dont like these type of purified waters because the minerals are leached out and they are very acidic. However if u have an RO system you can make the water healthy water by filling up a glass container with the RO water and then putting a half teaspoon of pink sea salt and chop up a few fruits and vegies into the water and let it sit at room temperature. This process will alkalize the reverse osmosis or distilled water and refurbish the minerals. You can eat organic brown rice or some gluten free pasta a few times a week with this diet. Use extra virgin coconut oil and virgin olive oil for cooking. Drink a few glasses of organic green tea a day and stay away from sugar free or decaffeinated drinks. Drinking A2 cows milk , goat milk, coconut milk, almond milk, hemp milk, rice milk is all ok a few times a week. I also think men over the age of forty should drink some organic pomegranate juice every day for prostate health. To aid in digestion using manuka honey as a sweetener is a great idea and I recommend eating some fermented food like sauerkraut, kefir, yogurt and miso soup three to four times a week. Snacking on seeds and nuts and goji berries is also a great way to get some extra protein and antioxidants. Try to eat five small meals a day and dont eat anything 3 hrs before bed. If u are like most people u will fall short of the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables so I developed an all organic gluten free, fodmap free powdered superfood called Fortifeye Organic Blue Green Superfood . One scoop of this super food will give you the fruits and vegetables u may be lacking in your diet. A great snack u can have in between meals is a Paleo Bar made by a company called Paleo Simplified . Paleo Simplified energy bars are raw , Paleo and gluten free These paleo bars are filled with antioxidants that are good for the entire body and has a great carbohydrate to protein ratio with no binders, fillers or artificial sweeteners .
2. Exercise is a crucial step of anti aging. We should all try to get a minimum of 20 minutes of aerobic cardiovascular exercise five days a week. As long as your physician says its ok. Try to get our heart rate over 100 bpm for this amount of time. It is even better if you can do this activity out doors in the sunshine. I also recommend another 20-30 minutes of resistance training five days a week. This can be calisthenics or weight lifting. Exercise releases stress, improves circulation and releases natural body beta endorphins. Try not to exercise three hrs before bed because it can interfere with your sleep. I also recommend doing outdoor sports and activity as much as possible. Many out door activities I recommend are Mountain Biking, Road Biking, Water skiing, snow skiing, hiking, baseball, basketball, soft ball, volley ball, tennis, racquet ball, swimming, soccer etc… Make sure to wear the appropriate safety gear for each sport!
3. Proper amount of Sleep may be the most important step in anti aging. Most Americans are sleep deprived ! Many people give up sleep for play and work. An adequate amount of sleep is as important as adequate amount of exercise. I recommend between 7-9 hrs of sleep for everyone. Chronic sleep deprivation interferes with metabolism and can cause cortisol levels to rise. This creates an inflammatory cascade, weight gain and a whole host of other diseases. Heart Disease, diabetes, obesity and poor brain functioning are all linked to sleep deprivation. If you have trouble sleeping try turning off the tv and reading a book (paper back not kindell) an hr before bed. Make your bed room as dark as possible and unplug any electronic devices in the room, put black electrical tape over any led lights on alarms or fire detectors. Turn down the air conditioning to around 70 degrees. Do not watch tv or use any electronic devices one to two hrs before bed if possible. The tv, computer and other electronic devices will actually tell the pineal gland to decrease the secretion of melatonin and it will interfere with your sleep. If your current lifestyle dictates that you must still work on the computer or watch tv in the evening then I recommend purchasing blue light defense lenses . These lenses have blue light filtering properties. If we filter the blue light that is emitted from the computer, television , indoor lighting, portable tablets etc then the pineal gland will not stop the normal secretion of melatonin. Prolong exposure to blue light is a root cause to accelerated aging in the eye and the entire body. I recommend these lenses to all of my patients for their computer glasses and often times on their every day pr of glasses as well. New scientific evidence is proving that lower melatonin levels also increases the risk of many types of cancer in the body. A hot bath with a pound of sea salt while reading a book will also help you relax and promote a good night sleep. Lastly drinking organic tart cherry juice and eating a handful of pumpkin seeds 2 hours before bed may also help stimulate natural production of melatonin and improve sleep.
4. The correct Supplements definitely have a role in anti aging. In todays hectic busy lifestyle most of us do not have the time to shop, prepare and eat 9-10 servings of organically grown fruits and vegetables. Therefore I recommend everyone taking a good multivitamin to help combat against free radical damage and oxidative stress. The problem is most multivitamins you can buy over the counter are filled with synthetic dyes, synthetic nutrients , trans fats and only have very small amounts of the beneficial nutrients. I developed a Multivitamin called Fortifeye Complete Once Daily that has no dyes and only all natural levels of true evidence based nutrients to help fight against free radical damage in the body and your eyes. I also recommend everyone at any age young and old taking a good Omega 3 fish oil supplement. Most of us are omega 3 deficient and this is one of the root causes of so much inflammation in the typical American body. Most Americans are eating a diet high in saturated fats and omega 6 fatty acids that are creating many health issues. I recommend adding about 1600 mg of Triglyceride form omega 3 fish oil to everyones diet that weighs over 170l bs and about half that much if you weigh less. You must read the labels and make sure it says triglyceride form on the omega 3 fish oil label. If it doesnt say it than it is an inferior less bio-available form called ethyl ester omega 3 fish oil. I have developed one of the most potent and purest triglyceride form omega 3 fish oil that is now being used by 1000s of doctors and people all over the world called Fortifeye Super Omega. I developed this so my patients would have a cost effective evidence based omega 3 supplement available to them that delivers a therapeutic dosage in only 1-2 gel caps. Many studies have proven that omega 3 has tremendous health benefits. Recently studies have shown that omega 3 can actually slow down the rate at which the end cap of a chromosome called a telomere shrinks. Omega 3 fatty acids may actually slow down chromosomal aging. I recommend taking one dosage right before bed or better yet if you wake up in the middle of the night to go to bathroom take your fish oil then. The omega three produces resolvins and protectins at a maximum level at four hrs after ingesting and this ideally will be at the highest levels first thing in the am when u wake up, this is the time that people are more prone to strokes and heart attacks. So in theory if the omega 3 is at its highest concentration in your blood when u wake up it may decrease the chances of a heart attack or stroke.
Another relatively new anti aging nutrient is called astaxanthin. This is a carotenoid in the xanthophyll family that gives the reddish color to wild alaskan salmon. Astaxanthin has both potent antioxidant and anti inflammatory effects that makes it a perfect nutrient for any anti aging recipe. I developed a supplement called Fortifeye Focus that has 6 mg of astaxanthin along with two other beneficial carotenoids called lutein and zeaxanthin that are great for the eyes and the skin. This supplement may help improve the focusing ability in the eyes and patients also notice improved skin health and less wrinkles in the face. As we age the master antioxidant in the body called Glutathione starts to decrease and it can be very difficult to get rid of a glutathione deficiency. I have found that using a scoop of undenatured whey protein concentrate once daily in a smoothie is a great way to stimulate glutathione production. I recommend mixing some organic berries , pineapples and banana with a scoop of non denatured whey protein concentrate from grass fed New Zealand cows to boost glutathione an get a great source of protein and antioxidants. I developed Fortifeye Super Protein from New Zealand grass fed a2 cows for this purpose . Everyone at any age should have their blood tested for Vitamin D levels. Vitamin D deficiency is a very common deficiency that can lead to many health issues if not corrected. I do recommend a half hr of sun four days a week without any sunscreen for fair complected people and maybe 45 minutes of sun four days a week for darkly pigmented people. The sun is a great source of vitamin d. Do not stay out long enough to get burned. After being exposed to the sun do not wash your body with soap for at least six to eight hrs. The soap will wash away the oils on the skin that are allowing the vitamin D to absorb. Many people that can not get sun exposure or live up north during the winter months will need to supplement with Vitamin D 3 anywhere from 1000 ius – 5000 ius daily depending on how deficient your Vitamin D test is. I recommend seeing your physician for this blood test and then following the doctors recommendation on Vitamin D supplementation. Many women and men may need to take a calcium supplement depending on what their bone density scan shows. People must be very careful buying large amounts of over the counter calcium supplements . Too much calcium may actually cause calcification of the blood vessel linings and increase ones risk of a stroke, heart attack or an ocular occlusive event and macular degeneration. New studies are suggesting taking a form of calcium called hydroxyapatite combined with either ipraflavone or strontium along with Vitamin D3, magnesium, vitamin k, phosphorous and boron to maximize the absorption of the calcium into the bone and minimize the potential complications. I like a product made by Douglas labs called Osteo -Guard Plus Ipraflavone. I also recommend after the age of 50 taking a good enzyme with all cooked meals and a probiotic right before bed on an empty stomach. Fortifeye Vitamins has a new generation enzyme and probiotic now on the market that I recommend ( Fortifeye Digestive Enzymes and Fortifeye Probiotics Bacteria) . Finally I recommend anyone that follows my protocol to have a spectracell blood test done four to five months after starting this anti aging regiment. This is a blood test that will look for any nutritional deficiencies at a cellular level and also look at many other important blood chemistries. There are many other good supplements that one can take but I wanted to cover the basics in this introduction to anti aging. If you have the desire and the discipline to follow the steps I have outlined you will begin to feel better and look better! Think positive thoughts, smile and be happy ! Remember Rome wasn't built over night, give these lifestyle adjustment steps a minimum of four to six months before you go back to your old ways. Trust me you will adopt this as your new way of living! Welcome to the ANTI-AGING ZONE!
Dr Michael Lange
Board Certified Optometric Physician and Certified Nutrition Specialist


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Nowadays, Nick Diaz's plan of attack isn't just strategy – it's philosophy.
Fans can pretty much bet that he'll walk down his opponent and throw punches until he buckles under the pressure. That's real fighting, the way he sees it, and though the variables may change inside the cage, his approach is the same.
Carlos Condit (27-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is next in line to accept the Diaz (26-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) challenge. Will he be able withstand the onslaught?
The two meet in the main event of UFC 143, which takes place Saturday at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Main-card action airs live on pay-per-view while preliminary-card fights air on FX and stream on Facebook.
Diaz originally was scheduled to meet Georges St-Pierre at the Super Bowl weekend event. But a knee injury took the long-reigning champ out of action, and the UFC subsequently slotted Condit in his place while putting an interim title up for grabs.
The main thing standing between Condit and a face full of fists is his legs. Kicks are one of the most prevalent tools in his arsenal. Because he's lanky, he can use them to keep space, set up his punches, and distract opponents. Diaz will have to wade through these to be effective.
The bad news for Condit is that Diaz has done just that many times with others.
Condit can get sneaky with spinning backfists and flying knees; he dropped Dong Hyun Kim with the latter in his most recent performance. He throws strong knees in the clinch and is decent fighting backward. But he has to get a chance to reset, and he may not get too much time to do that with Diaz in his face for 25 minutes.
Unless he gets caught with one of Condit's flashy strikes, Diaz is unlikely to try to get the takedown and grind out things. He'll face constant submission threats from the former WEC champ, and he likely won't be able to advance position before an escape.
One of Condit's best hopes is to catch Diaz in a transition between strikes and takedowns, and maneuver either to the back or top position. He often uses a kimura to get around an opponent's torso or drops first to the mat while using a body lock to torque his way to top position. On paper, he's a better straight-takedown artist, as well. If he can surprise Diaz enough to force a mistake on the ground, or use his elbows to open up cuts, he could earn a submission or a TKO stoppage on the mat.
That's a big if, seeing as Diaz holds black-belt-level jiu-jitsu and can more than hold his own in escaping danger on the mat. In that way, they're similar. Both are seasoned submission artists with serviceable wrestling. But they do the bulk of their work on the feet.
There, Condit sets, resets, and assembles combinations in a measured way. Diaz presses and presses, starting with a series of jabs that is followed with a loopy right and a left to the body, crisscrossing the center line in an endless flow of punches until an opponent gets so battered that he can't fight normally.
If Condit slugs it out, he'll be sticking and moving and delivering straight rights all night to the southpaw Diaz. He'll be down on the punch count – Diaz always throws at least two strikes to his opponent's one – but he's not fighting an opponent who can't be dropped. Paul Daley showed us that, and long ago, Takanori Gomi did too.
For his supreme durability and talent in making others fight his fight, Diaz is the solid favorite in sportsbooks with about a 65 percent chance of winning. With all the attention he's garnered for his in- and out-of-the cage antics, a big-money bout with St-Pierre looms in the horizon. Condit, however, is hoping to spoil that party.
Werdum returns, Pierce gets grudge match
In other main-card action, Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) returns to the UFC for the first time in more than three years when he meets fellow heavyweight Roy Nelson (16-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC). Having rebounded from a two-fight skid with a TKO over Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, Nelson remains one of the strongest competitors in the heavyweight division. But a loss to Werdum could further push back a quest for the heavyweight title. For Werdum, who went 3-1 in Strikeforce after his release in 2008 from the UFC, it's a chance to jump to a high perch in the big-man class.
Also, Josh Koscheck (16-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) puts off a long-planned trip to middleweight to put down an uprising in the welterweight class. After Mike Pierce (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) called him out on MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio), Koscheck accepted the fight. Koscheck holds a huge advantage in experience in the fight, and though more decorated than Pierce in wrestling credentials, he's likely to strike with Pierce unless he gets tagged on his feet.
Additionally, bantamweight Renan Barao (27-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) puts an almost unbroken seven-year win streak on the line when he meets onetime WEC title challenger Scott Jorgensen (13-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who like him enjoys a two-fight win streak in the UFC. Jorgensen has said he plans to acquaint Barao with his wrestling skills. Barao, meanwhile, is likely to try to keep things on the feet.
In the PPV opener, middleweight Ed Herman (19-7 MMA, 6-5 UFC) hopes to make it three in a row after stoppage wins over Tim Credeur and Kyle Noke when he meets Clifford Starks (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who's undefeated in his brief career and earned a decision win over Dustin Jacoby in his octagon debut this past October.
The full UFC 143 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
- Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz (for interim welterweight title)
- Roy Nelson vs. Fabricio Werdum
- Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce
- Renan Barao vs. Scott Jorgensen
- Ed Herman vs. Clifford Starks
- Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier
- Jhenry Martinez vs. Matt Riddle
- Alex Caceres vs. Edwin Figueroa
- Matt Brown vs. Chris Cope
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
- Dan Stittgen vs. Stephen Thompson
- Rafael Natal vs. Michael Kuiper
For more on UFC 143, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.


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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Sound Advice
"Mom? The other guys weren't being nice to Jason at school today."
"What happened?"
"They said they didn't want to play with him and then he looked sad like he was going to cry."
"Then what happened?"
"I went over to Jason and I said, 'Walk away, Jason. Just walk away.'"
"That's good advice honey."
"Yeah, he walked away. We played. There was no crying."
14 comments:
You're raising one great little man.ReplyDelete
"And there was no crying."ReplyDelete
Aw! He is sweet.ReplyDelete
Oh, and that is the way to do it.ReplyDelete
That is theeeee way.
Thank you, Bob!!!
That just made me smile! And hope for many more Bob's in classrooms throughout the country. He did a really great thing.ReplyDelete
wow. i can see bob as a motivational speaker in the future. Raised up a great son lisaReplyDelete
Bob makes it seem So. Damn. Easy. if only I could see life through Bob's eyes more often.ReplyDelete
This post just made me so happy, we need more Bob's in the world!! :) xReplyDelete
A boy that knows the rules of conflict. Must be a sign of good parenting.ReplyDelete
So great. Truly.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 27, 2011 at 8:20 AM
Way to be a great friend, Bob! You're awesome!ReplyDelete
What a great friend! He is the biggest sweetheart!ReplyDelete
I want posters made for every school room. You are the best, Bob Rosenberg. (And again, my inappropriate crush deepens.)ReplyDelete
- Hillary CNovember 2, 2011 at 6:55 AM
Good job Bob!!ReplyDelete


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Ebooks have been 'the next big thing' for over a decade now.
By teaming up with Borders to put its eBook reader in bookshops at £180, Elonex is hoping to finally crack the mainstream market in the UK – but is the eBook the right device to do it?
It's certainly very portable; even with a 6" screen and an SD slot, the eBook is much smaller (8mm thick) and lighter (180g) than the Sony and iRex iLiad ereaders (or the Kindle).
The e-ink screen is clear and easy to read, inside or out and at almost any angle. And e-ink gives you phenomenal battery life compared to an LCD screen; Elonex says 8,000 page turns (it's only turning the page that uses power) for a full charge and we read for several hours without seeing any change in the battery status.
But e-ink has drawbacks too. As with all e-ink readers, 'turning' the page means refreshing the screen, which means resetting all the e-ink cells to black and then redrawing the, causing the screen to flash a reverse white on black image of the page momentarily. You may find this disconcerting and distracting.
With image-heavy PDFs, like presentations, we often saw artefacts from previous pages on screen (so the graphics from one page would appear ghosted on the blank background of the next slide) and page turn can be slow - over 5 seconds to load the next page in a PDF presentation and 4 seconds for a PDF ebook.
Text and HTML pages take about 3 seconds but books in ePub format load and turn the page much more quickly. Again we occasionally saw the remains of the menu on the page after we'd opened and closed it.


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Johnson Wins Second ATP Title in Houston, Andujar Wins Third in Morocco
Steen Kirby, Tennis Atlantic
ATP Houston
By a score of 7-6 2-6 6-4 Steve Johnson will leave American soil a victor in Houston over countryman and first time ATP finalist Tennys Sandgren. Johnson beat five Americans in Houston, Ernesto Escobedo, Frances Tiafoe, John Isner, and Taylor Fritz being his opposition en route to the final. His win against Tiafoe was the only that came in straight sets on the week. It's a title defense for Johnson as he won in Houston last year.
Sandgren, aiming for a first ATP title, came up just short, but he made the final with wins over Blaz Kavcic, Nicolas Kicker, Guido Pella, and Ivo Karlovic. Only against Pella did he drop a set. Oswald/Mirnyi took the doubles title over Begemann/Sancic.
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Veteran Spaniard Pablo Andujar had only won one ATP match over the 2016-2017 seasons and his career was looking to be almost over. However he's made a solid comeback from injury, capped off with a 250 title in Marrakech, an event where he had emerged victorious twice previously. Andujar eased past Kyle Edmund 6-2 6-2 and dropped just one set on the week in wins against Ilya Ivashka, Andrea Arnaboldi, Alexey Vatutin, and Joao Sousa.
Edmund played great on clay with wins against Jiri Vesely, Radu Albot, Malek Jaziri, and Richard Gasquet. He'll be hoping for much more in the bigger ATP clay stops to come though.
Mektic/Peya beat the French pairing of Benoit Paire/Edouard Roger-Vasselin to take the doubles title.