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The Ultimate Sam Rice Single-Signed Ball ("Stat" Ball)
Starting Bid - $1,000, Sold For - $2,370
Single-signed "stat" balls, which are rare for all players as they require so much time, effort, and thought (compared to just signing a ball), have understandably always been popular with collectors because the information provided in the player's hand over and above the signature creates a single-signed ball that towers above a traditional signed ball in significance. That is certainly the case for this rare Sam Rice "stat" ball dating from circa 1963. The Hall of Fame outfielder has beautifully signed the official National League (Giles) in blue ink (grading "9/10") on a side panel. Directly below his signature (descending across the sweet spot and into the next panel) Rice has added the following notations: "Washington 1915-1933/Cleveland 1934/Games 2404, Hits 2987/Life Time/Batting/Average/322/hit/in/31/straight/games 1924." Based upon the manufacturer's label, this ball was produced between the years 1958 and 1969, well before the practice of players adding personal stats to balls became common. Rice was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1963 (twenty-nine years after his retirement); therefore, it is probably safe to assume that this ball was signed sometime shortly afterwards, when his signature was in high demand. Rice passed away in 1974 at the age of eighty-four, leaving Hall of Fame collectors with just a short eleven-year "window" to obtain his signature. This is the first such Sam Rice "stat" ball we have ever seen and may possibly be unique. (Interesting note: this ball comes from the same collection as the extraordinary George Sisler single-signed "stat" ball also presented in this auction.) Adding to both its desirability and display value is the ball's remarkable state of preservation. All of the handwritten text is boldly scripted and the ball remains in Near Mint condition, with just a tiny hint of toning the only evidence of its age. This is the ultimate Sam Rice single in all respects and one that would be a very significant addition to even the most advanced Hall of Fame single-signed ball collection. LOA from James Spence/JSA. Reserve $1,000. Estimate (open). SOLD FOR $2,370
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Colt Earrings
Inspired by the idea of taking an instrument that represents violence and and re-framing it as a symbol of non-violence.
A portion of the proceeds are donated to the Bronx Chapter of the Brady Campaign to prevent Gun Violence. Each item is Individually numbered to track pieces sold for this cause. Unisex.
* Recycled sterling silver ear-wire
* Colt-firing pin cones
* Each piece may vary slightly due to the handmade nature of our work
Care: Gun components are steel and can rust if exposed to water for long periods. If you jump into a lake, be sure to dry the jewelry.
Dana Walden jewelry is handmade to order and not mass-produced. Please allow 10 business days for this item to be crafted. This does not include delivery time.

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Besides playing an important role in giving companies a competitive edge, industrial engineering can be exciting and rewarding.
1. The Field Is Broad
Industrial engineering is an exceptionally broad field, which means you will not be stuck doing the same thing day-in and day-out for the next 30 to 40 years. Besides being able to switch roles within an industry, you can try out a different industry if you desire a change.
For instance, if you start your career in manufacturing but decide later that your real passion is healthcare, there is certainly a place for you in the healthcare industry.
If you are working on streamlining processes, but find your real talent lies in working with people, you'll fit right into a position within project management.
2. Pay Is Exceptional
Currently, the average starting salary of an entry-level industrial engineer is between $55,000 and $65,000. Furthermore, your salary will continue to rise throughout your years of employment. The average salary of industrial engineers as of May 2010 was $78,450, with the top 10% earning more than $112,000 a year. Even the lowest 10% earn close to $50,000, which is above the $44,410 average salary of all occupations.
3. Career Offers Movement
Once an industrial engineer gets some experience, it is not uncommon to be promoted to a managerial position. In fact, for someone whose ultimate goal is to get into management, industrial engineering offers a quick and easy pathway.
While industrial engineers receive similar business training as business students, they have a leg up due to their additional math, science, and technology training. Furthermore, industrial engineers often complete summer internships, which also make them more marketable and desirable to employers, and they also frequently minor in business administration or sales to complement their major. Many industrial engineers round out their education by earning an MBA, either directly after their bachelor's degree or after a few years of experience.
4. Demand Is High
Due to the wide range of services that industrial engineers provide, it only makes sense that the number of available jobs would continue to grow. With so many businesses looking to cut costs, the hiring of an industrial engineer pays for itself, thus making it a great career field for the future.
With nearly 203,000 employed in this field mid-2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects this number to continue to grow at a rate of 14% over the next decade – faster than the average of all other occupations. Regardless of the overall state of the economy, companies will always have a need for industrial engineers to continually help reduce costs and improve processes.
5. Degrees Are Available
While not every college offers a degree in industrial engineering, they are becoming more prolific. Accredited degree programs are now available at more than 70 schools nationwide, with Georgia Institute of Technology ranked at the top of the pack.
When choosing a college to attend, there is a good chance that you'll consider one with an industrial engineering program. Furthermore, some trade schools, such as the Milwaukee School of Engineering, do offer industrial engineering programs, so it is not necessary to attend a traditional university to get an accredited industrial engineering education.
6. Scholarships Are Available
College scholarships are available for industrial engineering students through various organizations, the most notable being the Institute for Industrial Engineers, which offers several scholarships each year. Other organizations offering scholarships to industrial engineering students include the Society of Women Engineers, the National Society of Black Engineers, and the Association of Iron and Steel Technology Foundation.


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Ozomatli to Perform for President Barack Obama
Ozomatli is set to perform at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 32nd Annual Award Gala this evening. The event will take place at Washington DC's Walter E. Washington Convention Center, emceed by Maria Hinojosa, senior correspondent for the public television series NOW on PBS. President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and more than 35 members of Congress will be in attendance. President Obama will address more than 2,000 guests commemorating this hallmark event of Hispanic Heritage Month. The band's Off the Grid tour will then continue at Sacramento, CA's Sacramento State on October. 29


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When you install a Linux distribution, the installer should query you for your time zone settings. However, be aware that not only does Linux provide a system date and time, your machine provides a date and time also. But, the machine time is based on hardware whereas the system time comes from the Linux operating system itself. Linux system time is based on how many seconds have elapsed since the date of January 1, 1970, but your machine's hardware clock is based on the type of clock chips that were put onto the mother board. Some motherboard chipsets are known to drift. It's no wonder that it's possible for the two times to drift apart. I've seen this happen and you might also; therefore, knowing how to use the Linux set date operation is useful.
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Working With the Date Command Within a Terminal
When someone refers to the "Linux set date" operation, he's actually speaking of the Linux date command. It isn't difficult to use, you'll just want to be accurate since computing is based on keeping track of the time, especially in the case of operations such as running cron jobs. Keeping accurate time is also crucial in a network environment.
In the screen shot below you can see my use of the Linux set date command or simply, the Linux date command. First, I opened a terminal (as root) and typed "date" (commands are without the quote marks) which displayed the system date as you can see. I then typed "hwclock --show" to view what my computer's (hardware) clock was reporting for a date and time. Again, you can see that display as well. I then used the Linux date command to adjust the system's time by typing "date 041311252010." We have "04" for the month of April, "13" for the day, "1125" for the time, and "2010" for the year. I displayed the system time again using the date command. You can also see my second display of the hardware time which reports a different time from the system, same date, but different time.
I passed the "--systohc" option to the "hwclock" command to synchronize the two clocks and then did another display. Now, the system and hardware clocks both report the same date and time. Another option that you can pass to the "hwclock" command is the "hctosys" option to set the system time from your machine's hardware clock instead of the other way around. The "systohc" command can be remembered by saying "system to hardware clock" while the "hctosys" command can be remembered by saying "hardware clock to system." Knowing how to use the Linux set date and hwclock commands with its options in a terminal, also called a console on some systems, is part of Linux administration.


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As programmatic buying grows and PubMatic continues to expand, having an international managing director with Rob's level of experience at selling ad platforms for media and technology companies is an undeniable asset.
-Kirk McDonald, President
New York, NY (PRWEB) February 19, 2013
PubMatic, the digital media platform company for publishers, today announced the appointment of digital advertising platform and technology expert Rob Jonas as its new Vice President and Managing Director for EMEA and APAC. Jonas will join PubMatic in mid-March to head up its operations in the EMEA and APAC markets and will report to the President of PubMatic, Kirk McDonald. His primary responsibility will be to lead international sales and help drive continued global expansion of the company's Strategic Selling Platform, which enables programmatic ad sales. Worldwide, IDC projects that Real-Time Bidding (RTB)-based ad spending will grow from $1.4 billion in 2011 to $13.9 billion in 2016.
"As programmatic buying grows and PubMatic continues to expand, having an international managing director with Rob's level of experience at selling ad platforms for media and technology companies is an undeniable asset," said Kirk McDonald, President of PubMatic. "In a short time, he has contributed to the material success and international expansion of some of the most successful interactive companies. Rob understands and consistently builds upon a culture of innovation at every turn, from start-ups like InMobi to large corporations like Google."
Jonas comes with over 15 years of experience in developing high-growth technology companies in the EMEA, North America and Asia-Pacific regions. He spent three years as Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA at InMobi, where he grew the business to become a market leading, multi-million dollar company employing over 100 people across seven offices. Jonas joined InMobi from Google's London office, where he was Director, Strategic Partnerships in EMEA. At Google, he managed some of their largest regional customer relationships with companies such as AOL and eBay. Rob also worked at Yahoo! Europe, when he joined from the acquisition of Overture Services Limited (previously Goto.com). During his time at Overture, he contributed to its global expansion across 10 countries.
"Rob will bring his experience and passion to lead our efforts internationally," continued McDonald. "PubMatic helps its clients optimize revenue across their entire inventory portfolio and we know that RTB will occur across channels."
"Coming from a mobile-focused company, I have seen two undeniable trends over the last three years," said Jonas. "First, the rise of mobile computing and the eventual convergence across mobile, tablet and PC platforms in the minds of consumers, publishers and advertisers. Second is the increasing importance of unified, cross-platform solutions to address monetization, increasingly through the inclusion of programmatic and real-time bidding. PubMatic is one of the very few companies at the nexus of these trends and fantastically well positioned to capitalize."
Today's news comes during a period of sustained growth for PubMatic as it consolidates its position as the leading digital media platform for publishers across all media. An October 2012 Total Economic Impact Study, commissioned by PubMatic and conducted by Forrester Consulting that looked at select PubMatic clients, reported a three-year risk-adjusted ROI of 334% for publishers using the company's Strategic Selling Platform. Additionally, in November, PubMatic was ranked the Fastest Growing Online Advertising Company in US Internet Sector, 20th Fastest Overall in North America, on Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500™.
About PubMatic
Since 2006, PubMatic has been at the forefront of developing innovative technology to help publishers automate the process of evaluating and selling their advertising inventory. PubMatic (PubMatic.com) gives premium publishers a real-time media selling platform for managing revenue and brand strategy. PubMatic's platform combines real-time bidding (RTB), the most comprehensive brand protection tools, unified optimization and audience insights as well as hands-on support to serve the world's leading publishers. PubMatic is privately held, backed by funding from August Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Nexus Venture Partners, and Helion Ventures, and has offices around the world in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
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Promoting and advancing molecular understanding of biology
Doing the Double-Double by 2019.Petition to double open operating grants.
CSMB 2016 Video Challenge
The CSMB is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Video
Challenge for trainees.
1st Prize: Kaitlin Kharas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLY-WOhYPz0&feature=youtu.be
2nd Prize: Vivian Chu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5fz-5TdwAc
3rd Prize: Ali Yaghini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8IYiISFwrI
For more information about Kaitlin Kharas and this year's Video
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Student Research Conferences, where students display their research work as posters, or give oral presentations.
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Tell Donna Karan Executives to Ditch Fur!
FROM People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Speak out against the killing of animals for their skins. Write to Donna Karan executives now and urge them to dump fur for good. Despite past pledges not to use animal fur, Donna Karan is once again incorporating this cruel product into her "fashion" line.
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Despite knowing about the suffering that goes into every fur-trimmed coat, hat, and bag, Donna Karan has made the cruel decision to use the skins of dead rabbits in her clothing lines.
Animals on fur farms spend their entire lives confined to cramped, filthy wire cages, and fur farmers use the cheapest and cruelest killing methods available. Foxes, minks, coyotes, and rabbits—and even dogs and cats—are bludgeoned, genitally electrocuted, and often skinned alive for their fur.
One of the best ways that you can help animals who are beaten and tortured for their fur is to tell Donna Karan executives that you'll boycott the designer's collections until she stops using fur. Many top designers—including Stella McCartney, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Liz Claiborne—have chosen to create wonderful work without using animal fur.
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Oh so sure to find somebody who'll
Never go
How could I know
None I'd found was true
None could be but you
The only one love divine
My heart, my mind are yours
Everywhere I go I see your face through the crowd
Everywhere I go I hear your voice clear and loud
Everywhere I go you are the light that I seek
Everywhere I go you have found me
Where could my heart go
Where you wouldn't be
Where you wouldn't know to find me?
Far, far from here
Still you are near
Still you are near to me
And I see I have seen you in the morning
In the guiding light you hold me
Closer than the air around me
You surround me always.
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In our recent discussion about Ubuntu Remixes, there were a few names that kept popping up in the comments. One of them was a distro mostly unknown to MTE but immediately of interest, and that's Bodhi Linux. With an Ubuntu base it's got a solid core behind it, but the real kicker is the Enlightenment […]


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Out in the courtyard, the reporter from the Daily Prophet would be waiting for the champions. Or, at least, that's what they were told. Apparently the reporter was running late. Rolling up his sleeves, Dick slowed his pace to a leisurely walk to the fountain.
Now finally free, I left the room before the Slytherins I had been sitting in class with decided to flood the hallway. I wasn't planning to make a pit stop at the ship before the interviews. It would take too long and it wasn't like I was carrying a mountain of papers. Just a textbook.
No one was at the fountain that looked official. Actually there was no one at all. It gave me a minute to make sure the chopsticks responsible for keeping my hair up weren't slipping out due to walking or the other Durmstrang students behind me pulling then out when I wasn't paying attention.
As I drew closer, someone else's foot falls joined mine. I cleared the last hedge to see...Richard. No, he didn't go by that. It was-
"Hi. You're Dick, aren't you?" Captain Obvious reporting, sans cape. But there wasn't much to say yet. I was just hoping I didn't scare the guy.
Tag: Champions Notes: A wild Kate appeared! Outfit
"I heard about your task! Highly impressive." Dick was kind of thinking he should have done some sort of general research on his competitors. Kate being an animagus would have been something to know. Not that they were even in the same arena, but Dick could have kept that in mind. But as competitive as he was, Dick wasn't letting that bring out any kind of bitterness. He was definitely pleasant and as casual as could be. That was a lot to do with him being general cool with everything about the tournament. Not that the task itself hadn't been terrifying. But it was more about the joining of schools and the stakes. It was a huge thrill. And he was going to enjoy it.
I laughed at what he said. "Yeah, I know. Seriously, wouldn't hurt them if they could give us time to actually hang out and talk." Between our schedules, which of course were all different (Champion or not, I still had sixth year classes in comparison to their seventh year courses), and sitting at different house tables for meals, we didn't get to see one another to just talk.
It was a good thing the reporter was running late then.
"Oh my gosh the task." That had been it's own form of crazy. And then imagine doing it as a cat for around half it. "Didn't even know what I was thinking, deciding to go cat. I think it was lighting." It had all been so clear when I was doing it, but now it felt like an adrenaline induced blur. "Heard of yours as well. Flipping over the creature. Nice!" Cat or not, I don't think I would have thought to do that.
The huffing and puffing signaled me to the presence of someone else. I turned to see...not the reporter. Hans, the Beauxbatons Champion. Guess the Prophet wasn't the only one running late. But he didn't need to know that.
"Sorry, Hans. They came and left already. I told him you probably got stuck in class." Such a lie. Besides, it was an interview with all three of us, and they had sent owls at breakfast to us with notes for our professors. I wanted to see if he could take a joke. I could tell Dick was cool with jokes. I winked at him when Hans wasn't looking. Could he hang?
[b}"It got to that point for me too. Cat sight only goes so far. Especially after the cow had...well a cow. Knocked all the torches out."[/b] Okay, so the Minotaur didn't exactly have a cow. More like I made him fall over. Cow tipping for the win. But he still hadn't been happy about it. [b}"Pssh, planned or not, still cool. And smart."[/b]
I was hoping Dick would've played along a little bit. I mean, we weren't competing right now. No harm no foul. But noope. "Wow, can't hang." I shook my head. Well, so much for that. But granted, Hans looked actually worried. But come on, why would a reporter only meet with two champions for the Triwizard Tournament?
It was less of a joke and a more of a test of common sense.
We weren't great at intros, were we? It was hard when we had all heard of each other, and we were competing against one another. "Yup, that'd be me. Just Kate is fine." Ms. Tano was way too formal for my tastes. I held my hand out for the Beauxbaton to shake as well. "What class were you stuck in?" Seriously, the professors were supposed to know to let us out. That's why owls flew around like, everywhere.


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Use a pencil as a guide for the ideal eyebrow shape. To begin, hold the pencil straight up along the outer edge of the nose, in line with the tear duct, to identify the eyebrow's starting point. From the starting position, angle the pencil across the iris to find the ideal eyebrow arch. Continue angling the pencil toward the outer corner of the eye. About 45 degrees from this spot is where the eyebrow tapers off.Continue Reading
Use a quality eyebrow pencil in a shade slightly lighter than natural. Gently mark the three main guide points at the start, arch and end of each eyebrow. Connect the guide points with the eyebrow pencil, and lightly trace the desired eyebrow shape. Using quality slanted tweezers, pluck the hairs that fall beyond this shape.
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That's What We Said: Bills prep for season opener vs. Colts
Matt Cassel is back with the Bills just days after being released. Fred Jackson, unfortunately, is not. While Marcell Dareus doesn't have a choice but to sit out week one because of his suspension.
How will all of this impact the Bills in their week one opener against the Colts on Sunday. Mike Catalana and Toby Motyka discuss.


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Throughout the night, four Telstra Colour Moments will automatically sync phone screens with the lighting on Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the fireworks displays around the bay. The screens will light up, becoming a visual extension of the show.
Message the Bridge, another function on the app, enables users to write and submit their very own New Year's message - with 1500 of these being displayed on the pylons of the bridge over the course of the night. A dedicated Facebook app lets people without a smartphone send messages to the bridge.
Telstra has also included features to help the public get the most from the evening: the maps function, for example, details the best vantage points from which to see the fireworks, and includes information on reaching each one; and Midnight Messages enables users (on any network) to pre-load 50 SMS messages which Telstra will then send out to their loved ones, free of charge, at midnight.
Telstra also streamed the fireworks on their YouTube channel for those folks who couldn't attend in person.
Overall the Telstra App is just a great example of a mobile application that meets all of the criteria. It's useful (best vantage points via maps, rules about what you can and can't bring to the fireworks, etc.), usable (nice UX in the app, but also the ability to pre-load SMS messages to send at midnight) and delightful (become part of the larger experience via the Telstra Colour Moments, Message The Bridge). Check out the demo video below.
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Skip to comments.Expect some pay-stub confusion ('Making Work Pay' 2 percent hike in withholding?)
Posted on 01/01/2013 5:58:35 AM PST by Libloather
The Internal Revenue Service typically distributes withholding tables to employers at the end of November that reflect changes to the federal income-tax rate, but no tables have been sent for the New Year, said Mark Betts, payroll director for ASAP Accounting & Payroll Services Inc. in Durango.
Employees should be prepared to take home 2 percent less pay in their checks this year as the Social Security payroll tax cut expires. President Barack Obama initially included the tax cut extension in his fiscal cliff negotiations, but it has not been included in recent proposals.
The tax cut was intended as a temporary stimulus in 2011 and 2012. The rate went from 6.2 to 4.2 percent for employees and from 12.4 to 10.4 percent for self-employed people.
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2009 - Treasury Directs Employers to Begin Withholding Taxes
Obama says his signature "Making Work Pay" tax break will affect 95 percent of working families.
I wonder how many people will decide they can make as much or more on welfare?
There are many people who are going to cut back their work because of taxes.
I wonder how many people will decide they can make as much or more on welfare?
Oh definitely. I was on unemployment from October 2011 to March 2012 and received 1,004 dollars every two weeks. I got a job and my pay every two weeks is 1,125. So I am working for 250 a month (basically). However, I feel better and more fulfilled which is priceless.
I will know tomorrow how my company handles this. These will be 2012 hours but pain in 2013. This should be interesting.
I'm confused. Is the the Bush tax cut for the middle class?
or a different Social Security tax cut that will expire?
Don't you just love the Newspeak terms the libs invent?
"Making Work Pay" instead of "Making Work Pay you less while the government and gimme crowd steals even more of your hard-earned money from you" would be a better title.
Here is my simple solution to the economic crisis:
Cap the pay for the President, Senators, and Congresscritters and government employees at a level equal to the median wage of all private sector workers in the U.S. (including illegals working for sub-minimum wage). No special perks or privileges. You are public servants, not our masters.
You want a pay raise, Mr. Congressman? Then stop passing legislation that hurts the economy and the private sector workers. When you help us, you'll help yourselves.
"Hussein pimped that $40 increase in paychecks just a few years ago. Well, now he wants it back."
Just checked my pay stub online, the OASDI (old age, survivor and disability insurance, which is more commonly referred to as Social Security)just went up $50.
So obama is plus $10 on all my paychecks........isn't that what gangsters call "the VIG"?
I know 2 for sure. No matter how the rest of us in the family try to explain that welfare is like slavery, they don't get it. The government is their master. They dare not do anything to chance losing the "free" money.
He was pimping $40 per pay check. That would mean gross pay would be $2000 on each check. I'm sure his worshipers believed the $40 claim even if they got paid $400 weekly.
That may well be but it was a stupid move to cut that particular tax in the first place. It was never going to spur any economic growth [and it didn't], but it did put Social Security into an even worse situation.
They claimed it wouldn't reduce the calculation for benefits, but I don't believe them.
Agreed. If shortchanging SocSec "trust" fund was to be stimulating, it would have made more sense to drop the 2% from the employer side. But it was done to replace the Making Work Pay credit using budget tricks, since I am sure messing with SocSec didn't count.
Many employees are low pay part-time...they will not be amused
Many voted for Øbama...will be fun to hear the screaming..."Here's your sign"
Thanks, Democrats, for less than nothing.
Oh, the Fed'll just print up the difference and buy some bonds. There [hands wiping together as if problem solved].
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The nearby Faith Life Church of Branson, which has a sister church in Lakewood Ranch, escaped undamaged, according the church's website.
While most of the shows will go on, the tourist area suffered damage amounting to many millions of dollars to theaters, strip malls, marinas, go-cart tracks, apartments and bass boats.
Fortunately, the Wednesday morning storms that took three lives across southern Missouri were not the most powerful. Assuming they were tornadoes, they clocked at around EF2 with winds between 111 and 135 miles per hour.
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Wearing sweat shirt and pants, Janet Dailey, a romance author of more than 100 books printed in 19 languages, was tired. All day she'd been sweeping away glass in her office.
Daily is certain that somewhere in her new book, a tornado will make it into the plot line.
Dailey owns the New Shanghai, which suffered no damage, and the Americana that's opening March 14 with "The Three Red-Necked Tenors."
With even a third of the Americana's roof peeled away, Dailey believed, "Our opening date is still good, and unless there's structural damage, we're on!" She's talked with some other theater owners, who all had the same drive to open their doors on time.
The Branson Variety Theater down the road appeared to be missing a section of a front wall. Dailey was worried, too, about the Andy Williams Moon River Theater.
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Between 7 million and 8 million visitors come to Branson, but there won't be as many rooms for them this year.
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Only a half dozen of the attractions were beat up, city officials said.
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CABARROGUIS, Quirino, June 9 (PIA) – -The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) launched the first one store hub in the province at MRB Rice Mill, Aurora East, Diffun.
The launching was supported by DOST Provincial Director Lucio Calimag, Regional Director Sancho Mabborang, Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIERD) Executive Director Carlos Primo David and other DOST regional and provincial staff.
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The Sangguniang Panlalawigan here has authorized Gov. Junie E. Cua to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Agriculture for the implementation of the P4 million worth Expanded Quirino Livelihood for Everyone (Q-LIFE) project funded under the Casecnan Social Measures Fund (CSMF) in the province.
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So, yeah, Katie's kind of getting really good at chess. She won her school's chess club competition (beating even Year 6 students). She did herself proud at the Gigafinal. When we got home Andrew got a call from some guy who runs the under-11s chess club for Kent. She's been invited to join. They just happen to be the best team in the country right now.
The girls' school let out on Tuesday, so I thought it would be fun to bring Katie to school with me on Friday. Even in an unstructured day, I don't think Buffy could sit back and let me teach. Maybe someday? (Dream on!) Katie was thrilled. She squeezed her hands into excited little fists under her chin and said, "More school?!" Our little geek! As it was going to be a Friday, I asked if she could join the chess club.
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Escape the hustle and bustle of the city with a sweetheart to the pristine sanctuary of Lake Tahoe. Enjoy the slow pace and relaxing air of life in the mountains, and find lodging in one of Lake Tahoe's more romantic hotels. Today, VirtualTahoe.com, the online guide to Lake Tahoe, released a list of romantic places to stay during winter 2014 in Lake Tahoe. The guide includes some of the best options for couples in South and North Lake, and best deals on romance packages this winter (if offered).
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Welcome to our first Spring HR Newsletter of 2016! Spring time signals that changes are coming. With snow showers here at our headquarters, it is hard to imagine that spring is upon us. While we prepare for warmer days, we also begin to prepare for upcoming changes to the FLSA white collar exemptions. We will have articles over the next couple of months exploring different aspects of these changes to help employers prepare.
Featured Article: FLSA Exempt Employee Minimum Salary Changes – Doing the Math
As you have probably heard, the Department of Labor is planning to dramatically raise the minimum salary requirement for employees to qualify as exempt under the "White Collar Exemptions." It's possible this new minimum will be as high as $50,440, which could impact nearly five million employees. The threshold could certainly be lower when announced, but for the sake of this article—and for being over-prepared, rather than under—we'll assume the $50,440 number will hold.
These new rules could be announced as early as this month. It's also possible that, if the final rule is not announced in the next couple of months, Congress could take action that would table the rule change indefinitely, and all of the concern over this issue will be for naught. But assuming the new rules do take effect this year, we want you to be prepared. Once the changes are published, employers will likely have only 60 days to comply. So what steps should you be taking now?
Step 1: Identify Which Employees Could be Affected
Determine which, if any, employees are currently classified as exempt, but are making less than $50,440 per year. The proposed rules indicate that the salary minimum may increase each year with the cost of living, or some other indicator, so keep in mind that the exemption status of employees currently being paid just over the minimum could be in jeopardy just one year after the rules become effective.
Step 2: Figure Out How Many Hours They Currently Work Each Week
In order to make the best decision about how to deal with the employees who will either need to be reclassified or given a pay increase, you need to know how many hours they are actually putting in. If you simply calculate each employee's hourly rate assuming they work 40 hours per week, you may get some undesirable results. For example, let's look at three employees currently classified as exempt, each of whom makes $48,000 a year. If you divide $48,000 by 2080 hours (the number of hours worked in 52 40-hour weeks) you get about $23.08 per hour. If you operate on the assumption that each of those employees is working about 40 hours—because you haven't checked—you may be in for some surprises.
1. Chandler, a 9 to 5 administrative employee, is currently putting in 40 hours a week. He'll still make $48,000 – perfect!
2. Joey, a manager, is currently putting in 60 hours a week. If we start paying him for 20 hours a week of overtime, he'll make $72,000 and get a massive pay increase.
3. Phoebe, an efficient executive who always meets her deadlines, is putting in 30 hours a week. If we pay her by the hour, she'll make $36,000 and see a significant pay decrease.
As you can see, a one-size-fits-all approach may not be ideal. So, in order to get the kind of information we need, we'll have to ask our exempt employees to do something new: track their time. How you go about this is entirely up to you. You could ask exempt employees to use the same timekeeping system as non-exempt employees, have them track their time with an app for their computer or phone, or do something as casual as have them track time on sticky notes and let you know each Friday.
You can expect a certain amount of pushback. When asking exempt employees to do this, be sure to communicate 1) that it's about compliance with new laws rather than about micromanagement and 2) that you won't be using the information to make any deductions from their paycheck.
Step 3: Do the Math
Now you're ready to crunch the numbers and do a cost-benefit analysis of the impact on morale. Let's return to our hypothetical employees from Step 2.
1. Chandler: It would cost an extra $2,440 per year to keep Chandler as exempt. The benefit would be that you don't have to track his hours and deal with the associated costs, and if the status of being exempt is important to him, he'll get to maintain it. Also consider how much time will be lost during his day to track his time, as well as the cost to the HR and Payroll departments to carefully track his hours throughout the year. However, if those overhead costs to the company and the cost to his morale are low, it probably makes sense to just pay him $23.08/hr.
2. Joey: Giving Joey the $2,440 raise has the same benefits as it would for Chandler; there wouldn't be any wasted overhead in tracking hours, and he could maintain any feelings of importance related to being an exempt employee. However—we've seen the math—if you wanted to go ahead and pay Joey on an hourly basis, you'd need to pay him less than $23.08/hour unless you want to significantly increase his income. If you wanted to pay him the same amount annually, and for him to continue working the same number of hours, here's the equation you would use (it's called a cost-neutral rate):
Total earnings ÷ (2,080 + (annual overtime hours x 1.5)) = hourly rate
$48,000 ÷ (2,080 + ( 1,040 x 1.5)) = $13.19/hour
To pay Joey the same amount on an annual basis, you'd need to make his hourly rate $13.19. This number, being much lower than $23.08, and perhaps a far cry from the market value for the type of manager he is, may make Joey feel devalued. It would also require that he continue at his 60 hour per week pace at all times in order to maintain his previous level of income. This is ultimately a business decision, but morale will probably be a bigger part of your cost-benefit analysis when deciding what to do with Joey.
3. Phoebe: The advantages of giving Phoebe the raise are the same as with Chandler and Joey – easier administration. But if you decide to pay her hourly you'll want to divide her current salary by her actual number of hours worked per year to get her new hourly rate (easier math here!). As an executive-level employee, her new rate of $30.77 per hour is likely commensurate with her level of responsibility and contribution to the company. However, if you had been under the impression that Phoebe was working closer to a 40-hour week, and that her services are not worth almost $31 per hour, you may be facing a harder conversation.
Step 4: Look at the Big Picture
Once you have your numbers in hand and have considered the feelings of employees affected by this change, take a moment (or a day, or week) to consider the employees who are technically unaffected by the new rules. This may be the hardest issue to tackle. Consider: if Chandler, who works 40 hours a week, receives a $3,000 raise, will his manager who frequently works overtime and makes $54,000 also receive a raise? If you convert Joey to an hourly wage and he compares his $13.19 per hour with a non-manager making $15, does that send the non-manager a message that moving up the hierarchy is a bad idea?
Whatever decisions you make, try to ensure that they are as impartial as possible and that you're documenting the business-related reasons for each change. There's obviously a lot to consider here.
HR Tip of the Month:
Messy shared spaces—like bathrooms, kitchens, and break rooms—can be a serious sore spot in any office. You may have even found yourself posting notes on the walls with messages like, "Dirty dishes in the sink will be thrown away at the end of the day." But if at all possible, it's best to get out ahead of these problems before they start (or at least before they blow up). Scheduled reminders—like a monthly email or posting on the fridge—can be a good way to communicate your expectation without looking like you are reacting to a particular person or situation.
Did You Know?
Most employers are familiar with the classes of people or characteristics that are protected from discrimination—race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, genetic information, and military status. But some of these categories have broadened in scope in recent years.
In particular, the definition of sex has been expanding significantly over the years through decisions by the Equal Opportunity Commission as well as through case law . EEOC decisions come about when an employee lodges a complaint against an employer and the EEOC hears the case itself, resulting in an Agency ruling that will inform future actions and decisions by the EEOC. Though the EEOC decisions are not law and there have been instances where courts disagree with the EEOC interpretation, it is best practice to comply with the EEOC interpretation to avoid potential EEOC challenges. Case law is created when courts make a ruling on an issue, such as the meaning of a word, and even though the law hasn't been amended in the code or statutes to reflect the decision, the ruling has the weight it would have if were part of the law passed by the legislature.
The result of these decisions and rulings is that sex now effectively includes pregnancy, pregnancy-related disabilities, breastfeeding, sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity. Also of note: the Employment Non-Discrimination Act—a bill that has been debated in Congress for years—passed overwhelmingly in the Senate (but died in the House) in 2013; its passage, and the codification of non-discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, is likely in the not-too-distant future.
Looking Ahead:
April 7: World Health Day
April 18: Tax Day
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April 27:Administrative Professional's Day
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("My God, that is the flattest nose I've ever seen. Rustam, would it be okay if I prayed for you?" / Photo via MMAFighting)
The UFC visits Albuquerque for the first time this evening with UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov, a fun little card focusing on Southwestern talent under 170 pounds. In the main event, former lightweight champion Benson Henderson will go for the finish like he always does (LOL!) against Dagestani suplex-monster Rustam Khabilov. Plus: Hometown hero Diego Sanchez takes on Ross Pearson, former flyweight title challengers John Dodson and John Moraga will bounce around the Octagon faster than the human eye can detect, and Bryan Caraway will be booed loudly against Mexican bantamweight Erik "Goyito" Perez.
Handling the liveblog for tonight's FOX Sports 1 main card will be none other than Ryan Harkness, who will be typin' out round-by-round results after the jump beginning at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Refresh the page for all the latest updates, and as always, follow us on twitter for additional deep thoughts.
UFC Fight Night 42 preliminary card results
- Sergio Pettis def. Yaotzin Meza via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Lance Benoist def. Bobby Voelker via unanimous decision (29-28 x 2, 30-27)
- Scott Jorgensen def. Danny Martinez via unanimous decision (29-28 x 2, 30-27)
- Jon Tuck def. Jake Lindsey via submission (heel kick to the liver — seriously), 2:47 of round 3
- Patrick Cummins def. Roger Narvaez via TKO, 2:28 of round 2
Hi I'm Ryan. With our other CagePotato writers recovering from the combat fatigue caused by last weekend's doubleheader, Ben has called me in as reinforcement to break down the action for posterity and any poor souls working weekend nightshift that can't follow along with fancy moving picture options. Check back after every round for my oh so qualified technical breakdown and all the fart jokes you've come to expect from this site.
Erik Perez vs Bryan Caraway
Round 1: Caraway goin for takedowns but being rejected. Perez pushes things into the cage but gives his neck up and Caraway goes for the guillotine, ending up on the bottom. It looks moderately dangerous as guillotines go but you see it ain't coming so Caraway lets go and they end up back on the feet.
Caraway catches the leg and forces a takedown, grabbing Perez's back in the scramble. Perez rolls to try and escape but Caraway holds on and works a choke. Perez manages to sip Caraway off his back and get into guard, but Caraway grabs Perez's neck and uses it to get back to his feet.
The two face off and Perez starts to let go, hitting Caraway with a big knee. Caraway, sensing his chances shrinking the longer he doesn't grapple, shoots in and tangles up with Perez along the cage. Perez throws a backward facing elbow as the round ends.
Round 2: Perez mixes things up by hitting a takedown but Caraway reverses things fast and ends up in side control. Caraway lulls Perez and then is suddenly in full mount, and then back control. And then back control with body lock! Perez lowers his hands like "What's this biz around my waist" and faster than you can say "Hello, Japan" Caraway has his arms around his neck. He switches the choke to a gable grip and Perez holds on for about five seconds before tapping out.
Bryan Caraway dominates Erik Perez on the ground and secures the rear naked choke at 1:52 (Round 2)
Yves Edwards vs Piotr Hallman
Round 1: The two circle and feel each other out. Yves kicks while Piotr wings shots. Yves is light on the feet, bouncing and circling, endlessly circling. Piotr returns a kick but accidentally pokes Yves in the eye, which is impressive because his poking hand had nothing to do with the actual strike. Yves takes a minute and gets back to the action.
Two two trade exchanges and Hallman steps in for a halfhearted takedown attempt. Edwards rebuffs him and is starting to let go with some slick in/out combinations. Piotr goes in for another takedown, shoving Edwards against the cage and then swinging him to the ground with his leg. Yves springs back to his feet and engages, pushing Hallman against the cage and then disconnecting with a violent elbow.
They return to the center of the cage to trade combos and kicks. Yves catches a leg and pushes Edwards down, following into guard. Hallman moves to halfguard and is using the distance to throw better strikes. Edwards explodes to get up but Hallman's got a grip on him and spins him back down. Edwards stands again, this time managing to slip around Hallman's back. The two stagger to the cage and grasslehump for control as the horn sounds.
Round 2: Hallman comes in more aggressively with strikes, but his momentum is stopped as he eye pokes Edwards again, and again with an 'inactive' hand during a knee! The ref warns him again and they return to action. Hallman goes for a leg but Yves shucks him off. Piotr gets in real close and starts throwing combinations including what look like open handed slaps. The ref yells at him to close his damn hands, and a second later Yves throws an open handed Jon Jones special and pokes Hallman in the eye!
A minute later and another 'What shall we do about eyepokes?' conversation and we resume. Hallman shoots on Edwards and ends up with standing back control. Yves turns and breaks his grip, and throws a couple of combinations in response. He pushes Hallman against the cage and mixes between tying up and letting go to throw heavy body kicks and elbows. He starts to climb up onto Hallman's back but ends up taken down and in guard.
Piotr really plants his base and lays heavy. He passes into half after a while and starts to unload, forcing Yves to roll over. He cuts Yves and hits him in the body with a big knee. Yves stumbles to his feet but Hallman drags him back down into half guard where he's doing all that good ground and pound work. Yves gives up his back again but uses it to get to his feet. Hallman leans on Yves and works him over a bit as the round ends. Edwards is looking hella tired.
Round 3: Hallman controls the center of the octagon and pushes Yves into the cage. Edwards is not the light on his feet fighter we saw in round 1. Hallman uses his 'spinning drag' technique to pull Edwards down. Hallman slowly moves into his favorite position: half guard, and starts raining down strikes. Yves starts to do what he does every time he's here and gives up his back. This time Hallman takes advantage and locks up the rear naked choke, squeezing a tap out of Yves.
Piotr Hallman via gastank, wrassling, and rear naked choke 2:32 (Round 3)
Jason High vs Rafael dos Anjos
Round 1: The two take the center of the Octagon, with Rafael faking and Jason throwing whoppers. Rafael starts to move and throws some high kicks. High grabs one and pushes Dos Anjos against the cage, getting a good grab around his waist, and dumpslamming him to the mat. Dos Anjos struggles to his feet and goes for High's neck but High gets the same grip as before and slams Dos Anjos to the mat again.
Dos Anjos gets busy under High, grabbing for arms and creating space. High is staying out of bad positions but can't get off any meaningful offense. He's basically responding to Dos Anjos. Suddenly Dos Anjoys grabs a kimura and gets it behind High's back! It looks pretty dangerous, but High rolls out of it, giving up position. They separate and return to the feet.
Dos Anjos is the aggressor on the feet, stepping in with solid combinations and hitting the body with kicks. He ties up with High against the cage and takes things to the ground. He immediately goes for the kimura, which High responds to by grabbing his shorts. "He's grabbing his shorts!" Rafael yells to the ref. "He's allowed" the ref responds. Life, it is unfair. Dos Anjos returns to the kimura but abandons it soon after. The round ends with Dos Anjos on top and High with that not so fresh look.
Round 2: High shows he's still in it with a great head kick that lands well. Dos Anjos returns fire and clocks High with a good one, causing him to slip or stumble. High shakes his head but we all saw that. A second later things are stopped when Dos Anjos gets a thumb in High's eye.
The ref barely gives High time to recover before starting the fight back up. And they go at it, throwing with some serious abandon. Rafael overextends himself with a leaping front kick and High pushes him back and down with a takedown. But Dos Anjos creates the space and gets back to his feet. They square off again. Dos Anjos is using simple head movement to keep High's strikes off him and it's working well. He's just landing more than High, and those strikes are doing more.
Dos Anjos shoots in and takes High to the ground. He improves position to half and when High gets up, Dos Anjos catches him in some kinda sneaky choke setup. He jumps on it with abandon but High slips out. They work back up against the cage and struggle against each other before going back to rockem sockem action. High throws more of his patented violent hooks but they meet nothing but air. Dos Anjos threads a left hand up under High's arm that catches him right on the chin. High goes down, and Dos Anjos swarms him. High comes to and grabs Dos Anjos, but Rafael is raining blows down with enough force that the referee steps in and stops it. High wasn't goin nowhere.
Rafael Dos Anjos hits the button and takes Jason High out via TKO at 3:36 (Round 2)
John Dodson vs John Moraga
Round 1: John and John circle the center of the cage. John feints and John returns with a low kick. Dodson stays light on his feet, he's dancing and throwing quick head kicks. Nothing landing but he's got that elusive octagon control going. He steps in and chases Moraga with a hard right. Moraga returns with a headkick that goes too high. Moraga shoots a takedown and knees Dodson in the attempt. Dodson jogs a lap and starts running right back at Moraga to continue the fight – the ref has to stop him and properly reset the action. That wasn't Dodson being dirty or angry, just the hyperactive weirdo he is. They return to trading combinations in the center of the cage.
Things slow down (relatively) as the two feint and fake for over a minute. Dodson shoots in and lands his strikes, Moraga shoots in and hits air. Moraga goes in for a takedown but they hit the cage and Dodson shucks him off. They slow down and circle before Dodson suddenly steps in and hits Moraga with a flurry. He lands a nice knee to the midsection when Moraga steps in to return fire. The round ends as Dodson slowly takes control on the feet.
Round 2: Dodson is starting to vibrate on the feet. He jumps in with a superman punch and somehow gets a jumping knee in too. Moraga seems to be stuck in a feinting pattern. The few times he tries to land on Dodson, Dodson is nowhere to be found. Dodson throws a kick that gets caught by Moraga, who uses the opportunity to actually punch Dodson in the face before powering him back against the cage. They go down in a tangle but it's Dodson who ends up on top. They struggle before separating and returning to the center of the cage. Halfway point of the round.
Moraga catches Dodson with a body kick that has Dodson smiling – which as Joe Rogan likes to say, means it actually hurt. Moraga is using his kicks more effectively now and it's Dodson who seems to be waiting and watching what Moraga does instead of the other way around. One minute left.
Is there something wrong with Dodson? He's not doing much at all. Finally he explodes and unleashes a flurry that goes from surprising Moraga to hurting him. Dodson smashes Moraga in the face with a knee and Moraga crumbles up against the cage. Dodson starts works him over, going for the finish. Moraga's face bloods up but he keeps calm and holds on, surviving the round.
Round 3 (almost): We return from commercials to the doctor looking Moraga over. The cut doesn't seem too bad but whatever it is, the doctor ain't letting things go. The ref waves his hands above his head. The fight is over and John Dodson hummingbirds around the cage in celebration.
John Dodson defeats John Moraga via knee rhinoplasty and doctor's stoppage. It is ruled TKO (Injury) Round 2 (5:00)
Diego Sanches vs Ross Pearson
Round 1: The fighters meet over the big Bud Light and start sorting out their range. Diego throwing big, Pearson ducking and dodging and working counters. Pearson seems happy to wait for Diego to charge in so he can hit him with one precise power shot. Diego probably realizes that but what is he gonna do? Stop coming in? Pearson shows some offense and slams Diego with a kick to the body. Diego seems to be trying with all his might to not brawl and instead box – he's not leaping in like he was before.
The two continue to circle, waiting to explode. Diego catches a kick and almost forces things to get ugly by pushing Pearson against the cage but Pearson swings out. As the round ends Diego once again pressures Pearson onto the fence and throws heavy leather as Ross tries to escape out the side. There's a winning strategy in this, but I have a feeling we're gonna end up slugging it out the middle.
Round 2: Diego grabs Pearson by the leg and works a halfhearted takedown attempt. Ross shakes him off and Diego laughs because Diego is Diego. The two trade kicks with Pearson landing the more effective of the two. Diego grins more and does that 'Bring it on!' thing with his hands. But Pearson has Diego slowly moving backwards. Pearson stalks forward, doing good work with a heavy right hook. Sanchez starts responding to Ross's attacks with flurries of his own but Ross is covering up well and then stepping out of range. Diego isn't doing badly but volume and effectiveness wise Ross Pearson is taking this fight over.
One minute left in the round and Pearson drops Diego with a heavy right to the temple. Diego springs up and goes into berserker mode, putting the pressure on Pearson and finishing up a flurry with a spinning back kick. Pearson gets out of range and tries to slow the pace of the fight back down to where he was winning, but Diego brawls things up again at the end, finishing the round with a generally ineffective but still judge-pleasing flurry.
Round 3: The two square off and Diego throws a couple of attacks that Ross dodges off. Pearson responds with some kicks and punches to the body. He seems content to keep things in a combo-reset-combo pattern. Diego goes for a flying knee. That pretty much sums up where we're at here: Pearson piling on the points with effective striking while Sanchez is grasping at spinning shit in the hopes one will take his opponent out.
Diego misses a spinning back kick and Pearson drags him up against the cage. They separate and Diego starts headhunting, throwing hooks so wild they spin him off center. We've got 1 minute left and some of the crowd is booing as they seem to know which way this is going – Pearson via decision. Diego throws another picture perfect spinning kick that misses by a mile. Pearson seems content to dodge and counter whatever comes his way. He catches a knee and pushes Diego against the cage, and for the 3 remaining seconds they throw down like He-Man action figures, big dumb hooks flying as the horn sounds.
Ross Pearson defeats Diego Sanchez Diego Sanchez defeats Ross Pearson via incomprehensible split decision. (27-30, 30-27, 29-28)
"Those judges should be ashamed." -Kenny Florian
Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov
Round 1: Khabilov steps in with a big uppercut and then switches his grip to Throw Mode, tripthrowing Benson half to the ground. Benson escapes and separates, then pushes forward with a flurry that backs Khabilov into the cage. The two square off and start feinting. Benson throws pawing strikes, Khabilov responds with a spinning kick. Benson charges in with a flurry, but Khabilov grabs him as he bounces off the cage and starts working a slam. Rustam has him right around the waist and goes for lift off … but Benson weaves his leg around Rustam's and avoids it.
They separate with a minute left. Benson stalks Rustam but seems tentative to attack … tentative for Benson Henderson anyways. He throws caution to the wind and goes for a jump kick that ends up so wrong Rustam catches him mid air and dumps him onto the ground. The round ends with Rustam on top working position for ground and pound.
Round 2: Rustam throws a spinning backfist that barely misses, and Benson responds with an effective right to the face. Henderson is getting good at firing off strikes and then locking up against the cage. When Khabilov wrestles his way to an advantage position Benson then releases and escapes.
Khabilov is throwing heavy but hitting a lot of air. Henderson is coming in effectively but this time Khabilov drags him down and works the ground and pound. Henderson uses the bottom position to hit Khabilov a couple times before creating space and getting back to his feet. The two lock up again and this time Benson wins in the scramble as they fall to the mat, catching Rustam's back and locking up a body triangle.
Benson holds the position for thirty seconds, working a choke. Khabilov takes advantage of a Henderson heel to the liver to spin out of the back control and force things back to their feet. The two wrestle up against the cage. Khabilov hits a judo throw but Henderson manages to stumble out of it, post with a hand, and end up still on his feet.
The two square off, with Henderson in the center. As Bendo goes in for an attack Khabilov catches him with a big right to end the round.
Round 3: Khabilov comes out swinging, heavy hooks that deflect off Henderson's arms and shoulders. Benson goes for a kick and Khabilov grabs it, immediately shooting forward to explode with a strike before dragging Benson down. Khabilov wins the scramble and gets Benson in a north-south headlock. They struggle in this position for a bit before Benson gets back up and pulls his shoulders out from Rustam's grasp.
Benson shoots in and clinches, but Rustam breaks away and dings Benson with a right on the way out. Benson continues to control the movement, pushing Rustam back. He strikes again, driving Rustam against the cage and then catching a surprise guillotine that Khabilov has to spin desperately on the ground to escape out of. They separate and square off with a minute left.
Khabilov takes a break from moving backwards to shoot in and take Henderson down with a big double leg. But it's Henderson who ends up on top after the scramble by using a neat wrestling switch. He getts comfortable in half guard and is pelting Rustam's head with short strikes as the round ends.
Round 4: Benson quickly pressures Rustam out of the center of the octagon, throwing combos, chasing Khabilov into the cage and then initiating the clinch before separating and setting the whole series up again. And suddenly out of nowhere Benson's latest push to the fence comes with a big uppercut / left hand combo that hurts Khabilov bad. Henderson smells the blood and takes Rustam's back as the crumples to the mat. A rear naked choke is already cinched tight by the time Khabilov is on the floor and it looks like the ref stops the fight because he's worried Khabilov is already out and unable to tap.
Benson Henderson goes for the finish and takes out Rustam Khabilov via rear naked choke 1:16 (Round 4). All things through Christ!
And that ends the night! Mercifully, we only had to see one fight on the main card go to the drooling moron squad assigned as judges. Here are my quick pick post-event awards:
- The Shut Everyone Up Award goes to Benson Henderson for actually finishing a fight.
- The Tank Abbott Award goes to Bryan Caraway for bringing the fish hook back.
- The Nickname of the Night Award goes to Rafael Dos Anjos, who looked badass enough to deserve being called RDA.
- The Judge of The Night Award goes to Jeff Collins for giving Diego Sanchez all three rounds against Ross Pearson.
Thanks for having me, Potato people! Feel free to get all social with my business and such, if that's what you're in to. And don't forget to leave a comment on how bad Ross Pearson got f**ked.


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Fresh Water Lakes Perched High In Golden Sand Dunes
The only area in Australia that has a higher concentration of lakes than Fraser Island is Tasmania. The World Heritage-listed island is frequently described as a natural wonder and it is not surprising as this island, surrounded by salt water and formed entirely by sand, supports more than 100 freshwater lakes and numerous freshwater streams and tributaries.
Much of the water from the annual average rainfall of 1600mm is absorbed into an enormous dome-shaped water table below the dunes. It has been estimated somewhere between 10 and 20 million mega litres of freshwater may be held in natural storage
systems on Fraser Island.
Some of this water may be stored 30 metres or more below sea level and for up to 100 years before resurfacing. The volume and pressure of freshwater held, and the amount that flows out from the island daily, prevents intrusion by the surrounding salty, sea water.
But what we love best of all - is that there are more than 100 fresh water lakes on Fraser and they are fabulous places to cool off on a warm Queensland day.