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Edson Barboza and Anthony Njokuani made amends for the slow pace of the fights on Facebook with a barnburner of an opener on the Spike TV telecast. After three rounds of a back-and-forth affair, the judges awarded Barboza a unanimous 29-28 decision.
What was the high point of the fight?
Barboza bookended this fight with two shots that put Njokuani on queer street. Njokuani displayed some sort of iron chin after recovering from a dynamite of a right hand that Barboza landed in the first.
Where do these guys go from here?
The expectations surrounding Barboza are probably tempered a bit here. Though he won the fight, he never outclassed Njokuani for an extended period of time. Someone like Curt Warburton, a lower-tier 155er coming off a win, should be in line.
With three losses in his last four Zuffa fights, I put Anthony Njokuani on my chopping block after UFC 128. However, he picked up three knockout of the night bonuses in the WEC, and last night's bout with Barboza garnered him a $70,000 fight of the night bonus. I suspect the UFC will keep him around as a guy they can put on Facebook and Spike lead-in shows.
Watch it now, later, or never?
Check it out now. This was a fun kickboxing fight with MMA gloves.


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It was a race to finish line. I had been out of the country for a number of weeks and was on my last leg, mentally and physically exhausted. I had a connecting flight to catch for the 12 hour flight home…and my first flight was very late arriving. That caused my husband and me to do a full-on 20 minute sprint through a very large airport, baggage in hand, in order to maybe be able to catch our flight home.
Running through crowds, up and down escalators, completely winded, muscles burning, we made it onto the plane just before they closed the doors.
By this point I was frustrated, exhausted and annoyed at the airline.
As I found my seat, I told the sweet, 80 year old man sitting next to me that I had just sprinted for 20 minutes to make this flight.
And do you know what happened?
I was met with the most gentle and peaceful response from my seat partner. He was so calm and so filled with peace that it felt like I had walked into an invisible wall of peace.
The presence of peace felt tangible.
Have you ever experienced this? You walk into someone's home, or start talking with someone and instantly it's as if peace is surrounding you. It's undeniably hanging in the atmosphere.
I have experienced it many times. And I've also experienced the opposite.
Have you ever been around someone who is so full of worry, fear or anxiety that it's difficult for you to not start feeling worried, anxious or fearful? It's as if their anxiety fills the atmosphere, closing in all around you so that you have to make a concerted effort to not become anxious, too, even when you have nothing to be anxious about!
We can be atmosphere-changers for the good or for the bad.
The Bible tells us that Jesus is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). So, when the Holy Spirit is living inside of us, just walking into a room changes the atmosphere because we are carrying Peace Himself within us.
Yet, if we allow unchecked negative emotions to rule us, we choke out the peace that is available to us. And as a result we can throw our anxiety onto others without even realizing it.
We have to be careful about the emotions we choose to wear and the attitude we choose to have.
I'm not talking about pretending you are full of peace when you're not. Being fake doesn't equal a peaceful atmosphere. And while feeling negative emotions isn't always a bad thing, I don't believe that God intends for us to remain in that negativity.
We have the choice to wear negativity like a garment. Or to wear peace.
So…How do you keep your peace when your mind wants to rebel into fear?
Isaiah 26:3 tells us that "You (God) will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You."
When you are beginning to feel those negative, nagging fears rise up, make a faith-filled decision to hand them over to Jesus and to trust Him. Peace will be restored. You may have to do that a hundred times, but fight for your peace if you need to.
Remember, Jesus, the Prince of Peace, has told us:
"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27
His Peace is peace that often passes all understanding (Philippians 4:7).
This week let's be cognizant of which emotions we're letting rule us. Keeping our peace is a choice. Let's choose peace no matter the circumstance.

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When my friend Mike started a job at a labor union last month, he sent an email around to friends announcing his new position. He wrote, "80 years ago, my grandfather was arrested while organizing and picketing for his union. When this happened, he called his friend Leon Davis, who had founded the union, to bail him out of jail. That union was 1199." I was thrilled for him and for his new employer, excited about the work he'd be doing to promote safe working conditions and fair labor practices. But it also got me thinking about how the labor movement has changed over the last eighty years. Unions used to be for white men who worked in factories, trying to earn enough to support their families. Union jobs were good jobs, and the right to organize and speak out have become known as cornerstones in the American labor movement. A commitment to the values we hold as a nation of workers. Nowadays, much has changed. It's not just that unions are under renewed attack in cities and states across the country. But also that the movement itself has changed. Unions are no longer solely comprised of white men. Women have increasingly joined the work force over the last fifty years, and they've had an enormous impact on the demographic of the labor movement. At the same time, union participation has changed the lives of its female members. When Nafissatou Diallo accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of assaulting her in a New York hotel room, it was membership in the UNITE HERE! union that gave her the protection to do so. Sexual assault is just one of the many dangers faced by female workers, and being a part of a union provides a safe space for seeking protection and assistance when you have nowhere else to turn. Here are some interesting facts about women in the labor movement: * Nearly 6.9 million working women are union members, representing 11.1% of employed women in the United States. * In 2009, union women earned 24.6% higher weekly wages than non union women. * Almost half of union workers are employed in the public sector, jobs often filled by women. * Experts predict that by 2020, women will comprise over 50% of union membership. The progressive movement is often accused of tripping over itself. Every member of the movement has its own priorities, from immigration reform to universal health care to bargaining rights to access to reproductive health. This is, of course, because there are so many causes that are worthy of our time, attention, and resources. But just as often, progressive values transcend specific, individual causes, and instead tie us together as we work across demographics and barriers to move our country forward. Uniting the women's movement and the labor movement is one such symbiotic tie. That's why tomorrow, Wednesday Sept. 14 at 2PM EST, Fem2.0 is going to be co-hosting a #UnionWomen Tweet Chat with UNITE HERE to talk about the unique role women play in unions, and how these two movements can benefit by supporting one another. We'll be speaking with special guest Janel Charles, a Hyatt housekeeper who is on strike this week in Chicago to protest the treatment of housekeepers and other hotel workers. Join us, and invite all your friends who are feminists, union supporters, progressives, or even just Americans, to talk about women, labor, and a more collaborative, progressive future for America.


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UFC 127: Silva vs. Belfort
Date: February 5, 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
Broadcast: Pay-per-view
- Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort
UFC Middleweight Championship
- Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader
- Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
- Evan Dunham vs. Ken Florian?
Maniacs - This looks to be like a great card (on paper) so far.
This has to be considered as an early candidate for the annual Mania trip in 2011.
The plan is to arrive on Friday (party hard), watch the PPV on Saturday (party harder) and watch the Super Bowl on a big screen somewhere (party hardest).
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Houma, La. - A man wanted in connection with the 2010 killing of his girlfriend surrendered to police Sunday, according to Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter.
Corey Claudell Galmore reported to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office at 9:15 a.m. He was booked with second-degree murder and taken to the Terrebonne Parish Jail, where he remains on a $400,000.00 bond.
Galmore is accused of killing 26-year-old Merell Stewart in February 2010. Stewart's body was discovered just outside Houma along Highway 90 after her family reported her missing when she didn't show up for her son's first birthday party.
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Thousands of people suffer bicycle-related head injuries each year. Wearing a bike helmet reduces the risk of brain injury by 88 percent. To help keep the community safe, the Emergency Department at Illinois Masonic Medical Center has partnered with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on a helmet distribution program that promotes head injury awareness and bicycle safety. We have distributed more than 300 helmets to patients and associates.
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Car accidents are among the leading causes of death in children. That's why car safety seats are so important and are mandated by law. Illinois requires children to be properly restrained in a child safety seat or booster seat until age 8. Know the laws in your area and keep your child out of the ER by using proper car restraints every time he or she gets in a motor vehicle.Call the Trauma Office at 773.296.7033 if you need help getting a car seat.
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Weather-related medical conditions such as heat exhaustion and frostbite regularly send people to the ER. Keep yourself and your family safe by preventing such illnesses with a few safety tips from Illinois Masonic Medical Center professionals.
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