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May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness for viral hepatitis and its impact in the U.S. — and a month-long opening to address the importance of vaccination and testing for viral hepatitis with your patients.
In recognition of the ongoing fight against hepatitis, on Thursday, President Joe Biden declared May 19 as National Hepatitis Testing Day.
“Thousands of Americans die every year of viral hepatitis — infections of the liver that can be managed or cured if patients know they are infected and can get treatment,” he wrote in a presidential proclamation. “On National Hepatitis Testing Day, we urge Americans to get tested and recommit to ensuring that those who are diagnosed can receive lifesaving care.”
According to the CDC, the most common viruses that cause hepatitis are hepatitis A, B and C with hepatitis B and C being leading causes of liver cancer in the U.S. Approximately 862,000 people are living with hepatitis B and 2.4 million people are living with hepatitis C in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Both hepatitis A and hepatitis B are preventable through vaccines, which is why the CDC recommends that all adults up to 59 years get tested and vaccinated. Women who are pregnant should also get tested. Additionally, hepatitis C may be cured with prescribed treatments.
“Working to beat hepatitis is something that all Americans can agree is important,” Biden wrote. “Every American can do their part — ask your health care provider about getting tested for hepatitis B and C and about being vaccinated for hepatitis B if you have not yet done so. And ask the Congress to back our push to eliminate the threat of viral hepatitis from the United States for good.”
The CDC offers educational campaigns, “Know More Hepatitis” and “Know Hepatitis B” to increase testing of hepatitis C among all adults and hepatitis B among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. To do our part to help raise awareness, Healio has compiled a list of the latest news on viral hepatitis.
Adenovirus re-emerges as likely culprit in 2022 outbreak of acute hepatitis in children
A 2022 outbreak of unexplained acute severe hepatitis in children has been linked to a strain of adeno-associated virus 2, supporting the theory that disease pathogenesis results from viral coinfection, according to data reported in Nature.
Since October 2021, more than 1,300 children in 35 countries have developed acute severe hepatitis of unknown etiology, with the United States and the United Kingdom accounting for 65% of global cases, according to recent WHO data. Read more.
HCV elimination represents ‘win-win-win’ for patients, public health, cost savings
Every year nearly 3 million patients are diagnosed with hepatitis B and C infections, ultimately leading to 1.1 million deaths worldwide, WHO reported.
In response to this immense public health burden, WHO and other international organizations have developed goals and plans for elimination. Although implemented by most countries with many on track to reach their goals, analyses have revealed a persistent reservoir of chronic hepatitis viruses and new infections remain a threat, Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar, MD, PhD, and colleagues wrote in Infectious Diseases & Immunity.
In the U.S., only 6% of states are on track to achieve HCV elimination by 2030, according to a 2020 report by Mark Sulkowski, MD, and colleagues. Researchers further reported 35% of states are not expected to meet their margins by 2040. Read more.
Women, younger injection drug users have a higher risk for HIV, HCV
Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrated greater risk for hepatitis C virus and HIV infection among women and younger people who inject drugs, according to data reported in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.
“Globally, around 18% of people who inject drugs (PWID) are living with HIV and more than 50% have been infected with HCV,” Adelina Artenie, PhD, of the department of population health sciences at Bristol Medical School in the United Kingdom, and colleagues wrote. “Over the past two decades, the incidence rates of HIV and HCV have declined among PWID in some high-income countries (HICs). … Meanwhile, persistently high levels or outbreaks of HIV and HCV among PWID have been reported in other HICs and low-income or middle-income countries (LMICs).” Read more.
Study highlights ‘substantial need’ to provide DAA therapy to all patients with HCV
Direct-acting antiviral treatment significantly lowered the risk for mortality and liver and non-liver outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, regardless of disease stage, researchers reported.
“Since 2014, major improvements have been made in therapies for HCV, most notably direct-acting antiviral agents,” Eiichi Ogawa, MD, PhD, of the department of general internal medicine at Kyushu University Hospital in Japan, and colleagues wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine. “HCV elimination by DAAs has been associated with significant reductions in the risk of certain non-liver diseases such as diabetes. Read more.
FDA rejects Gilead’s bulevirtide for hepatitis D, compensated liver disease
The FDA issued a complete response letter to Gilead indicating it cannot approve the company’s new drug application that seeks approval of bulevirtide for chronic hepatitis D virus infection and compensated liver disease.
In its letter, the FDA cited concerns over the manufacture and delivery of bulevirtide, a first-in-class investigational entry-inhibitor; however, no new studies to assess the safety and efficacy of the drug have been requested. Read more.
No ‘singular definitive etiology’ found for acute hepatitis outbreak in children
Although adenovirus infection has been widely implicated in an outbreak of acute, severe hepatitis in children, data presented at The Liver Meeting found no “singular definitive etiology” for these cases.
“Beginning in October 2021, there were multiple clusters identified across the world of young children having a severe acute hepatitis and liver failure,” Rohit Kohli, MD, division chief of gastroenterology at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, said during the presentation. “Some, unfortunately, progressed to liver failure, needing liver transplantation or death, and at that time, there were alarm bells ringing at the CDC and WHO. However, beyond these local reports, we didn’t understand completely what was going on as a community.” Read more.
‘We need your help’: AASLD support, outreach key to success of HCV elimination program
WASHINGTON — An expert panel of physicians, researchers and scientific advisers called upon The Liver Meeting attendees to support a proposed national HCV elimination program in the US.
“We don’t get to use the word ‘eliminate’ all that often with a disease that is taking thousands or tens of thousands or, worldwide, hundreds of thousands of lives every year,” Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, former director of NIH and acting science adviser for President Joe Biden, said. “But we have that opportunity with hepatitis C.” Read more.
Diabetes, hepatitis C predict higher risk for alcohol-associated liver disease
Patients with alcohol use disorder and diabetes mellitus or hepatitis C were at higher risk for advanced liver disease, while African American race had a protective effect, according to late-breaking data at The Liver Meeting.
The prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the U.S. is approximately 30 million, with 95,000 deaths per year and an annual cost of $250 billion, Amir Gougol, MD, a transplant hepatology fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, told attendees. It is the No. 1 indication for liver transplant in both the U.S. and Europe, with a progressive rise in incidence of alcoholic liver disease. Read more.
FDA expands Vemlidy approval for chronic HBV in children aged older than 12 years
The FDA has updated the label indication for 25 mg tenofovir alafenamide for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus with compensated liver disease, expanding the patient population to include children aged 12 years older.
Vemlidy (tenofovir alafenamide, Gilead Sciences) — a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor — was previously approved for the adult population in 2016, when it eclipsed the higher-dose Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, Gilead Sciences) as an effective treatment. Read more.


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Color your eggs with the old ties
Easter is coming. For those who are not religious fundies this day means great spring weather, a lot of outdoor activities and funny customs revolving around the colored eggs.
But before you can play hide and seek with the eggs you need to color them. For more than a thousand years this custom exists there are a lot of ways to color the eggs were invented. And here is the new one.
If you have some old silk ties, wrap them around the eggs, fix with the threads and boil. The paint from the tie will come off partially and color the egg.

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First came the NHL Trade Deadline followed a week later by the AHL roster deadline. AHL teams are now set...
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Pickles to Pittsburgh is the sequel to the 1978 book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and was published in 2000 by Atheneum Books.
The book tells of the kids from the previous story receiving a postcard from their grandfather, who claims to be visiting the ruins of what was once the fabled town of Chewandswallow. The kids then go to sleep and dream that they are there with him, helping to rebuild the post-apocalyptic landscape and restore it to where it is livable again, as well as giving the massive amounts of food away to poverty-stricken developing nations and homeless shelters around the world. This proves to be difficult, as there could be more food storms on the way.
- Main article: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

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From 2011 to 2013, ARC, in cooperation with the Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, has been commissioned by the Swedish government to evaluate 19 local developmental projects for integrated health and social care services and ten collaborative networks for the care of older people across Sweden. This evaluation has highlighted the coordination problems that are common between local authorities and the providers of health and social care services for older people with complex health problems and severe care needs. These problems result from a lack of communication and coordinated care planning between the agencies responsible for eldercare. There are also boundary disputes between the service providers regarding responsibility for care provision and funding1. One example of evaluation work carried out in 2011‒2012, was the evaluation of a local developmental project for integrated health and social care organization for the oldest old in a municipality north of Stockholm (with 56,000 inhabitants). The project aimed to establish a unique integrated structure for the funding, organization, and delivery of care services to older people with severe care needs. The results showed that improved discharge planning and a safe return from the hospital to the home setting resulted in fewer readmissions than previously. Because of better integration of the care systems, the number of “bed-blockers”; i.e., those patients whose medical treatment is complete, has also decreased2.
- Hagman L, Johansson L, Wånell SE, Thorslund M. Försöksprojekt och nätverk för en bättre samverkan i vården och omsorgen om de mest sjuka äldre. [Trial project and network for better cooperation in the care of frail elderly people]. Stockholm: Aging Research Center/ Stiftelsen Stockholms läns Äldrecentrum [Stockholm Gerontology Research Center]; 2012.
- Schön P, Hagman L, Wånell SE. Kan två bli en? TioHundraprojektets effecter på vård och omsorg för målgruppen de mest sjuka äldre. [Can two become one? Implementing an integrated health and social care organization for the oldest old with complex health problems] Stockholm: Stiftelsen Stockholms läns Äldrecentrum [Stockholm Gerontology Research Center]; 2012:1.

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Lesson: Practicing and creating technique exercises from your repertoire. How to create a small technique warmup for your pieces. As and example I’m using An Malvina by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856). From Bardenklänge, Op.13. You can see the piece in the video below. You can find my sheet music edition for it here: An Malvina by Mertz from Werner Guitar Editions.
When you look for things to practice consider looking at:
- Textures/Balance: Maybe the piece has a melody, bass, and accompaniment that you can try to add more separation or balance to.
- Tricky Passages: Can you break down the passage into small logical technique chunks?
- Techniques: Are there slurs, barre, scales, arpeggios, or tricky chord shapes that you could work on?
- Right Hand: Would it be beneficial to just practice the right hand alone on open strings to learn the fingering or balance?

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KINGSTON - Ulster County Legislator Philip Terpening, D-Rosendale, collapsed and died Wednesday night during a candidates' forum in Esopus, Legislature Chairman David Donaldson, D-Kingston, said this morning. Terpening, 63, was with fellow Legislator Alan Lomita, D-Rosendale, and other candidates in Ulster County District 7 when he was stricken. Lomita said he knew Terpening for 20 years. Terpening was a Rosendale town supervisor before becoming a county legislator. "He was dedicated public servant; one of the hardest working members of the Legislature," Lomita said. "He has always been there," Donaldson said. "Phil didn't do things because they were politically correct; he did them because they were right." Terpening,a retiree, was seeking election to a third two-year term as a legislator at the time of his death. He was running on the Democratic and Working Families line
He was a Rosendale town councilman from 1992 to 2002 and town supervisor from 2002-04.
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In 2009, Housing Alexandria opened the Station at Potomac Yard, a first-ofits-kind partnership between a housing provider and a municipal fire agency. Working with the City, private development, and non-profit funders, Housing Alexandria was able to create 64 units of affordable housing, while at the same time creating a new and needed station for the Alexandria Fire Department, in addition to street level retail.
Additionally, Housing Alexandria worked with the City of Alexandria to acquire and refinance 119 units in three aging affordable housing properties (Lacy Court, Arbelo, and Longview Terrace) to prevent them from falling into financial decline and risk sale to market-rate development. In summer 2019, Housing Alexandria will complete renovations on the last of these three properties, Lacy Court, bringing the mid-century locations up to modern environmental and aesthetic standards, while maintaining or even lowering affordable rents for residents. The Lacy Court redevelopment included a substantial relocation effort, which provided relocation assistance and a dedicated relocation manager for affected residents.
Housing Alexandria purchased Parkstone Alexandria, a 326-unit apartment complex located in the Fairlington neighborhood, with support from the JBG SMITH Impact Pool, a transformational market-driven approach to preserve and create affordable workforce housing in rapidly changing communities throughout the DC region.
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SHS Web Conf.
Volume 115, 2021Current Problems of the Corporate Sector 2021
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Sustainability Concept in the Digital Age: New Opportunities for Companies
University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Eonomics, Department of Finance and Accounting, Univerzitni 22, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic
* Corresponding author: firstname.lastname@example.org
Sustainability and digitalization are two of the most powerful phenomena of recent times. The phenomena of digitalization and sustainable development are each separately massively explored, but their intersection is subject only to a few of undertaken researches. The paper aims to expand existing sustainability research by incorporating the current digital environment. In particular, the paper explores the relationship between sustainability and digitalization and maps the potential of digitalization benefits for sustainability issue of companies on the base of conducted literature review and content analysis of published researches in this field. As the results shown, digitalization brings new opportunities and challenges in the management of organizations, as well as the fulfilment of their sustainability strategy. It is time to rethink the concept of sustainability and update it in the light of the development of digitalization. Digitalization is becoming an essential part of business.
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Molivos, Lesvos Island
BELLA VISTA Hotel
Welcome to Molivos
Where hospitality and comfort combine for you to have unforgettable moments amongst natural green
Bella Vista is situated in Eftalou, outside of the centre of Molyvos with a small (stone) beach and the hot spring are situated 500meters away.
Four times the shuttle bus can bring you to the beginning of Molyvos, ideal to see the village, free of charge.
The hotel has a beautiful garden with palm trees and a swimming pool with sun beds and umbrellas.
The different types of rooms are nice, clean and well maintained. The superior rooms are new and have a nice terrace.
For the all inclusive, we serve three times a day an extensive buffet and two times a day there are snacks and drinks available. The chef makes his meals with ingredients from our own vegetable garden.
- Official classification: 4 *
- Possibility of half-board
- Possibility of All Inclusive
- Reception (24 hours)
- No elevator
- Lobby, breakfast, area, tv corner
- Shuttle bus
- Accessibility to rooms for disabled people
- WIFI (for free)
- Cleaning (3x per week)
- Bedding (3x per week)
- Towels (3x per week)
- No pets
- Baby cot available
- Air conditioning for free
- Parking place
- Quiet environment
- Nice swimming pool with nice view
- Friendly and helpful staff
- Tourist tax 3 euro per night per room
VISTA Hotel of Eftalou Beach in Molivos
The right choice of accommodation

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As we progress through the Spring, each passing day brings us one step closer to beach season. For many, the summertime marks countless days spent relaxing at the beach. Laying in the sun, building a sand castle, and swimming in the water are some pastimes enjoyed by various beachgoers. However, safety precautions cannot be forgotten while enjoying a day at the beach, especially when it comes to floating in the ocean or riding some waves. Tides and rip currents are two factors that have an effect on swimmer's safety, and will be discussed further below.
First, let's talk about what exactly tides are and how they form. A tide can be defined as the alternating rise and fall of the ocean's waters (though tides can occur in some rivers and lakes, too). This rise and fall is caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth, as well as Earth's rotational force. High tide, which is when water advances to its farthest extent on the shoreline, occurs on the side of Earth closest to the moon. Since this side of Earth most strongly experiences the Moon's gravitational pull, the Earth's surface bulges and water's rise, forming a high tide. However, high tides also form on the side of Earth directly opposite/facing away from the Moon. Here, the rotational force of Earth is strongest while the Moon's gravitational force is weakest, causing seas to rise as well. Elsewhere on Earth, the ocean recedes to its farthest extent on the shoreline, therefore creating low tides.
Depiction of Earth's High and Low Tides, Courtesy of National Geographic
The sun plays a minor role in the formation of tides, too. When the Earth, Moon, and Sun line up (which occurs at a full moon or new moon) more extreme high and low tides can occur, which happens about every two weeks across our oceans (known as spring or king tides).
Depiction of Earth's Highest and Lowest Tides, Courtesy of National Geographic
Typically, shorelines experience two high tides and two low tides within a period just over 24 hours. This is how long it takes the Moon to completely rotate once around the Earth. The height of tides is largely affected by the shoreline's physical shape and geographic features.
When going to the beach this summer, it is important to take into account the times safest for swimming and enjoying the water with respect to the ocean's tides. Tidal currents accompany tides, which are the horizontal movement of water to and from the coast. Water moves towads the coast in a flood tidal current during a high tide, while water moves away from the coast in an ebb tidal current during a low tide. Flood and ebb currents are the strongest at or around the peak of high or low tide, making this the most difficult and dangerous time for beachgoers to swim in the water (especially during flood tide). Meanwhile, the water is safest when tidal currents are the weakest, or during a slack tide, which happens in the hour preceding or following a high or low tide. During this time, the water moves very little, and waves are calmer and less dangerous. Current tide info for various locations along the East Coast can be found here to provide for safe beachgoing this summer.
Rip currents are an additional ocean hazard that can threaten the safety of those in the water. Rip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water that move directly away from the shore and extend from close to the shoreline through the surf and past the breaking waves. Strong rip currents can actually travel at speeds faster than an Olympic swimmer! Rip currents are dangerous because they pull swimmers farther away from the shore. Unfortunately, there are around 100 rip current fatalties across the country each year, with around 80% of all ocean rescues being rip current related.
When going to the beach, it is extremely important to have knowledge on what rip currents look like and how to spot them in the water. It is easiest to spot rip currents from an elevated position overlooking the beach, as they are typically found in areas where waves are not breaking. Additionally, rip currents may look darker, muddy, or choppier than the surrounding ocean waters.
Depiction of a rip current found on an Atlantic Ocean Beach, Courtesy of the National Weather Service
Checking water conditions for the day before heading to the beach by looking at a local beach forecast for your area is extremely important for swimmer safety. Just because the weather is nice does not mean there will not be rip currents, as rips often form on calm, sunny days. Additionally, always be sure to swim at a beach with lifeguards, as the chances of drowning at a beach with lifeguards are 1 in 18 million. Be sure to know what warning flags mean when arriving to the beach. A green flag means water conditions are safe for swimmers, while other flag colors mean conditions are unsafe for swimming.
Different Beach Warning Flags, Courtesy of njsurfschool.com
Finally, be sure to know how to escape rip currents just in case you accidentally become caught in one. The biggest rule is do NOT try and swim direcly to the shore while in the rip, as the rips speed and force out to sea will only use up your energy. Instead, swim along the shoreline until you can escape from the current's pull, then swim at angle away from the current and toward the shore.
Courtesy of the National Weather Service
National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/tide/
Swim Guide: https://www.theswimguide.org/2020/02/13/what-tide-is-best-for-your-favourite-water-activity/
National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent

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Bill and Mary Ellen Finnan of Sycamore celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on July 31, 2013.
Mary Ellen Keaser and Bill Finnan were married July 31, 1948, at St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb.
Bill retired from General Electric after 39 years. Mary worked at the Fyfe ’n Drum restaurant and retired from Northern Illinois University.
They have one daughter, Pam of Phoenix, Ariz., and three sons, Jim and Krist of Rockford, Roger of DeKalb and J.J. and Sherry of Maple Park. They have eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The couple will celebrate with their family at a later date. Cards can be sent to 1510 Kennicott Court, Sycamore, IL 60178.
Jeffrey A. Hackman and Jennifer S. Dolaz, both of Havana, will marry on Aug. 24, 2013, at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Green Valley.
Her parents are John and Carol Breedlove of Manito and the late David Dolaz. His parents are Ronald and Janis Hackman of Havana.
The future bride received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2010. She is employed at First Farm Credit Services.
The future bridegroom received a bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University – Carbondale in 2006. He farms and also is employed by Hurley Funeral Homes.
Karin Stokke of Springfield and Erik Howe of Carroll, Iowa, are engaged to married May 3, 2014, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, DeKalb.
The daughter of Richard and Laurel Stokke of DeKalb, the bride-to-be is a 2004 graduate of DeKalb High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois - Champaign in 2008 and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Des Moines University Medical School in 2013. She is a resident emergency medicine physician at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield.
The son of Trevor and Kathy Howe of Roland, Iowa, the groom-to-be is a 2005 graduate of Roland-Story High School. He earned a political science degree from Iowa State University in 2009 and a Juris Doctor from Drake University School of Law in 2012. He is the Assistant County Attorney for Carroll and Calhoun counties in Carroll, Iowa.

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*Martinsville: Good Stop On Schedule For Winless Skinner *Kyle Busch Motorsports Hosts Grand Opening Of New Race Facility *Points Cushion No Longer In Peters' Pocket Martinsville: Good Stop On Schedule For Winless Skinner Mike Skinner (No. 5...
*Martinsville: Good Stop On Schedule For Winless Skinner
*Kyle Busch Motorsports Hosts Grand Opening Of New Race Facility
*Points Cushion No Longer In Peters' Pocket
Martinsville: Good Stop On Schedule For Winless Skinner
Mike Skinner (No. 5 International Trucks / Monaco RV Toyota) continues to search for that elusive victory in 2010. Skinner, who won the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship in 1995, has scored at least one victory in the last five seasons.
However, this season--full of unpredicted challenges--has been less than stellar compared to Skinner's norm. He has only two top fives and nine top-10 finishes in the first 20 races.
"We lost our crew chief to Kyle Busch Motorsports in January, which was really upsetting," said Skinner. "You always do better the second year with your crew chief and team as you build chemistry. The dynamic of our team changed and it was pretty disheartening."
However, a victory could be right around the corner for the Randy Moss Motorsports team now led by Stacy Johnson, for whom Skinner worked during his time at Richard Childress Racing.
"With Stacy on the box, we've been improving week after week" said Skinner, who currently sits eighth in the series standings.
Skinner has five wins and 23 top-five finishes at the final five race tracks on the schedule. Three of those wins came at the next stop on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule--Martinsville Speedway.
And it's coming at a good place in Skinner's season.
Skinner has led over 600 laps--the most of any driver in truck series competition--at the famed short track known for its long straight-aways and short tight corners.
He shares the record for most wins--three--at the speedway with Dennis Setzer.
In the past five seasons, Skinner's annual victories came before, or at, the fall Martinsville event.
Kyle Busch Motorsports Hosts Grand Opening Of New Race Facility
Truck series team owner Kyle Busch (No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota) will host the Grand Opening of Kyle Busch Motorsports on Thursday, Oct. 14 beginning at 9 a.m.
The 77,000-square-foot facility houses the No. 18 Toyota Tundra race trucks fielded by Busch in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
"We're proud of our team, we're thankful for our sponsors and supporters, and we're so glad to invite everyone to our race shop," said Busch, who has four NCWTS victories this season. "Actually, I think 'corporate headquarters' is a more appropriate description of what we have here. Not only do we build and prepare our race trucks, we also are equipped to conduct executive meetings and gatherings for our partners and prospective partners on a daily basis."
Busch, along with KBM truck series driver, Brian Ickler (No. 18 KBM Toyota), will be onsite to sign autographs.
Busch is expected to compete in the final five races of the season. He currently sits only 39 points outside the top spot in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series owners' standings.
Austin Dillon (No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet) spent Monday filming a segment for the famed television game show, The Price Is Right. Dillon filmed the show along with Richard Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer. The duo introduced their respective showcases to the contestants. The episode is scheduled to air at the end of the season during race week at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regulars Aric Almirola (No.15 Zyclara/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota), James Buescher (No. 31 Wolf Pack Rentals Chevrolet), and David Starr (No. 81 Zachry Toyota) will attempt this weekend's Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway before returning to truck series action next weekend at Martinsville Speedway.
Truck Series sponsor Camping World will host a 10-day sales event surrounding the Charlotte race weekend festivities. The sale kicked off last Friday at the Camping World display at Concord Mills mall and will run until Sunday, Oct. 17. Fans will have the opportunity to trade in their current RV for an upgraded model or shop for a new RV unit.
Points Cushion No Longer In Peters' Pocket
Five races ago, a final top-five standings position seemed like a lock for Timothy Peters.
He sat third in the standings, coming off his sixth consecutive top-10 finish. Peters was a comfortable 105 points inside the top five.
But then the hiccups came, in the form of a 21st-place run at Chicagoland Speedway and a 26th at Las Vegas. Sandwiched between those were two solid sixth-place finishes.
But the damage has been done.
Peters has dropped two points positions in the last four races. His statistics over those four: an average finish of 14.8, a Driver Rating of 87.6, an Average Running Position of 10.6, a Pass Differential of minus-2 and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 82.1%.
Now, that top-five cushion has completely evaporated. Though still officially ranked fifth, he's in a points tie with sixth-place Matt Crafton. The only thing keeping him in the top five: the tiebreaker--in the form of his win at Daytona to open the season.
Another misstep might permanently remove Peters from the top five. Luckily for him, that likely won't happen at Martinsville, the site of the next race.
Peters nabbed his first career national series win there last year, in impressive fashion. In that October event, he scored a Driver Rating of 129.0 and had an Average Running Position of 5.4.
Up Next: Martinsville
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will return to racing next weekend at Martinsville Speedway after the final three open weekends on the schedule.
The Kroger 200 on Saturday, Oct. 23 will be the series' 24th visit to the .526--mile track.
In the previous 23 races at the paperclip shaped oval, 18 different winners have visited Victory Lane. Four race winners have won from the pole--Rich Bickle, Jack Sprague, Mike Skinner and Kevin Harvick (No. 2 KHI Chevrolet). Only one race winner (Dennis Setzer) has won from a starting position outside the top 20.
Martinsville native Timothy Peters won last year's event, scoring his first career NASCAR victory.Fast Facts
The Race: Kroger 200
The Place: Martinsville Speedway (.526-mile oval)
The Date: Saturday, Oct. 23
The Time: 1 p.m. ET
Race Distance: 200 laps/105.2 miles
TV: SPEED, 12:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio Channel 128 (Listen Locally on WZBB-FM 99.9.)
2009 Polesitter: Mike Skinner
2009 Winner: Timothy Peters
Schedule (All times ET):
Friday: Practice, 10-11:20 a.m., 1:10-2 p.m. Qualifying, 4:40 p.m.


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The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) would like to hear from you.
The OPCC is launching a campaign to raise awareness of relationship abuse so that people who are experiencing it, identify with it and potentially seek help.
It will be launched under the branding of Victims First. Victims First supports victims and witnesses of crime across the Thames Valley and is managed by the OPCC.
Relationship abuse is not solely physical abuse but emotional and controlling abusive behaviours. It is also called coercive control.
The OPCC have developed a survey to gather experiences of relationship abuse. The data gathered from the survey will support the campaign. All responses are anonymous.
If you would like to complete the survey, you can do so at https://www.surveygizmo.eu/s3/90120270/Coercive-Control-survey.

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With the wheat harvest well underway across the province, we remind you to send in your samples to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program. This is an opportunity to receive free, unofficial CGC grade and quality results that include protein content on cereal grains. Samples collected assist with the marketing of Canadian grain, evaluating grain grades and research projects that benefit farmers.
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Katy Mutton is an interdisciplinary visual artist whose work frequently explores the machinations of politics and the dichotomies of technology in popular culture. Her work exploits the manipulation of perception and employs diverse materiality. Her work engages with data visualisation and visual language systems.
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HAMPSHIRE’S top policeman has praised his officers after the number of crimes reported fell for the fifth year running.
Chief Constable Alex Marshall paid tribute to the ‘tireless dedication’ of his staff as figures show 129,327 crimes were reported force-wide last year – down three per cent from 133,462 the previous year.
It comes despite Hampshire police having to make savings to cut costs by £53m by 2015.
The figures show that on average 354 crimes were still reported to police every day.
Mr Marshall said: ‘This is a fantastic achievement, especially in these difficult times, and I pay tribute to the tireless dedication, commitment, hard work and “one team” approach of my officers and staff.
‘If you’ve been a victim of crime we know the devastating effect it can have on your life.
‘That’s why my number one priority is to protect the people we serve from those who would cause them harm.
‘The savings we’ve had to make have presented us with very difficult challenges and choices but I’d like to take this opportunity to focus on what we’ve achieved and the potential we have to continue to adapt, innovate and invest.’
Of the crimes reported last year 40,113 – 31 per cent – were solved, compared to 28 per cent the year before.
Robberies, burglaries and vehicle crime are down by 10 per cent to 15,643 from 1,793.
There were 206 fewer house burglaries, bringing the total to 4,995.
The drop comes after police relaunched Operation Nemesis to crack down on the crime.
Geoff Charnley, chairman of the force-wide Independent Advisory Group which is made up of volunteers from the community, said: ‘No organisation is perfect but I have personally found Hampshire Constabulary eager to listen, learn and take appropriate action to improve policing generally.’


By Phil Luetchford (@luetchy10)
It was entirely predictable and avoidable. Houston fell flat on their face under the dreary command of Owen Coyle, collecting 11 points in 12 games. Under interim coach Wade Barrett, who wasn’t afraid to make big changes, there were glimpses of improvement. With Wilmer Cabrera taking the reins, and a number of intriguing South American signings, can Houston make the jump into the playoffs this season?
2016 in Review
It’s good that nobody remembers the 2016 Dynamo’s season, because boy were they uninspiring. As someone who watched multiple Houston games last year I’m still trying to recover.
The Texas Derby match in Week Two was the weirdest game in all of MLS last year. Houston had lost seven straight games to Dallas including two humiliating 1-4 losses at home in both 2014 and 2015. But this game was entirely different. Houston flew out to a 4-0 lead within 27 minutes on a goal and two assists from Andrew Wenger and a Dallas own goal. What is most confounding is that the own goal was an errant back pass from Matt Hedges, MLS Defender of the Year, and Dallas went on to win the Supporters’ Shield. The biggest accomplishment of the season for Houston was capturing El Capitán on the back of that stunning victory.
Unfortunately for the Dynamo, they were unable to recapture the lightning in a bottle that they experienced that night. Cristian Maidana suffered a concussion when Maynor Figueroa cleaned his clock and was never the same, falling well short of his 15 assists the year prior. Manager Owen Coyle left only three months into the season. Neither he nor his replacement Wade Barrett were able to sucessfully figure out how to get their most explosive players on the field at the same time.
Several players did step up in the second half of the season to lend some positivity for the future. The first and foremost of those was Mauro Manotas, who took Will Bruin’s job at center forward and ultimately led to Bruin being sent to the Sounders. Alex, named the Dynamo MVP and Players’ Player of the Year, played 2,500 minutes in central midfield and averaged 38.9 passes per game with an 80.8% pass completion percentage.
The rebuild started in late October when the Dynamo announced Wilmer Cabrera as head coach. Cabrera had been the coach of the Dynamo’s USL affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Toros, since their inception at the beginning of the year. You might remember him as Chivas USA’s coach in their last season, in which Cubo Torres bagged 15 goals in 29 games.
On the backline, the Dynamo lost Raul Rodriguez and David Horst, and sold Sheannon Williams, players who combined for over 6,000 minutes last season. To replace them, they acquired LA Galaxy stalwarts Leonardo and AJ DeLaGarza, and Panama veteran Adolfo Machado from Saprissa.
In the midfield they shipped out Cristian Maidana and Collen Warner was taken in the Expansion Draft, but they picked up Juan David Cabezas, a 25-year old central midfielder on loan from Deportivo Cali.
The most exciting changes were made on the offensive front. The Dynamo sold their second-leading scorer of all-time, Will Bruin, to the Sounders for GAM and TAM. It’s unfortunate that the deal was made before Don Garber changed his policy on revealing transaction amounts. They brought in Alberth Elis, an explosive forward/winger, on loan from Monterrey. Honduran international Romell Quioto arrives from Olimpia.
Has Joe Willis won the job or does Tyler Deric get another chance? With a new coach, the goalkeeper battle is wide open again. Tyler Deric conceded 4.75 goals fewer than would be expected based upon the shots he faced last season, but that was in only 818 minutes and therefore should be taken with a grain of salt. In 2015, he was just about even on Goals minus Expected Goals in nearly 3,000 minutes, similar to what Joe Willis was in 2016. It’s a tight race.
DaMarcus Beasley is the only returning starter on the backline. He turns 35 this May, but was still able to complete 37 passes a game last year along with 2.8 clearances and 2.6 tackles over 2,000 minutes. That’s very active for a fullback. At the other fullback position is A.J. DeLaGarza who similarly completed 40 passes a game over 2,000 minutes last year.
Adolfo Machado is 31 years old and has played 67 times for Panama. He will be partnered by Leonardo, who played 72 games for the Galaxy over four years. In 2015 when he was a full-time starter, he averaged a massive 5.3 interceptions and 5.3 clearances per game. He does have a reputation for being notoriously mistake-prone. The backline has capability and experience, although age is a double-edged sword in a long MLS season.
Ricardo Clark is ready to pass the mantle. Last season he played over 2,500 minutes at age 33. Now Juan David Cabezas is ready to take over the midfield patrol. He made his professional debut at 19 and has over 170 professional appearances in Colombia on his résumé. Alex will be the glue at the number eight, doing a little of everything.
Boniek Garcia will be the most advanced player in the midfield and be the main free kick taker. He takes less than a shot a game but provides 2 key passes each game on average. The lack of a true playmaker means that chance creation will still be a question mark.
The excitement for the Dynamo is on the forward line. Mauro Manotas broke through at the end of last season with six goals in only 1,000 minutes. Cabrera revealed that, “Right now, we don’t have a natural number 10 so that tells us that we have to change the formation to a 4-3-3.” Manotas played as a lone forward, but will now have speedy wingers to run alongside him.
One of those wingers is 21-year-old Alberth Elis. Elis played only 211 minutes for Monterrey last season but scored two goals on Honduras’ fourth-place Olympic team in the summer. He scored 25 goals for Olimpia over three years, including a goal in each leg versus the Sounders in CCL in 2015. Elis was signed as a Young Designated Player like Manotas.
On the other side of the 4-3-3 will be Elis’ teammate from Olimpia, Romell Quioto. Quioto is 25 years old and scored 38 goals for Olimpia in 96 appearances. They’ve already combined for a preseason goal against RGVFC. Quioto has four goals and 27 caps with the Honduras national team where he played alongside Boniek Garcia.
One of the most intriguing storylines of this offseason is the reconnection of Cubo Torres with the coach under which he was most successful. “I hope that will release pressure from him because he needs to be confident,” Cabrera said. “Because I know he’s a good player and he can score goals.”
Wilmer Cabrera was an assistant for Oscar Pareja in their two years at the Colorado Rapids. It is clear to see the connections. The Dynamo will be up-tempo with speed on the flanks. For his offseason signings, Cabrera opted for veterans at the back with youthful Central Americans in the front. Since Cabrera was the coach at Rio Grande Valley, he’ll have his eye on some of the homegrowns that is ready to feature for the senior side.
Have faith Houstonians! Under Wilmer Cabrera, the Houston Dynamo are once again ready to compete with the mid-table Western Conference teams. Houston won’t finish at the bottom of the West in 2017. They are most likely to finish as a team on the playoff bubble. I seem to be more optimistic than most, projecting the Dynamo to finish 5th in the West. Might that lead to a playoff matchup with Dallas? The Texas Derby might not be as bizarre as last year, but it will definitely be must-watch entertainment.


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Nissan is helping Scottish Water achieve its aim of becoming carbon-neutral by supplying a consignment of electric vans to be introduced to its fleet.
Twenty e-NV200s will be taking to the road next spring to replace diesel-powered vehicles which are coming to their end of their seven-year lease cycle.
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Scottish Water runs one of the largest fleets north of the border. Comprising more than 1,300 vehicles, a typical year will see almost 20 million miles clocked up! The organisation is aiming for ‘net zero’ status by 2040.
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The report into Scottish Water’s fleet operation was carried out by the low-emission vehicle research organisation Cenex.
Robert Anderson, Senior Fleet Specialist, said: “With such a large and varied operation, Scottish Water was one of the most complex vehicle fleets for us to assess and plan for a zero-emission fleet transition.
‘‘In-depth analysis has shown that even with such a varied fleet operation, there is still great potential to transition the van fleet to electric.”
Karen Reid, Corporate Sales Manager for Fleet Sales at Nissan, said: “We are delighted to be working with Scottish Water and fully support their efforts to decarbonise.
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This cocktail is strong in a tequila flavor, but just enough of the apple flavor shines through. It's perfection!
Spiced Apple Margarita
You will need;
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**note: this recipe makes 4 coupe glasses
Ingredients;1 large Apple, I used Honeycrisp
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Ground Cinnamon, and also as an option, Cinnamon sticks for decoration
In a saucepan, mix and bring to simmer-
1 large apple, chopped
1 C. water
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1 T ground Cinnamon
1/2 t. Nutmeg
1/4 t. ground Ginger
Pinch of ground Cardamon
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For the cocktail mix;
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6 oz. Tequila
4 oz. Cointreau
8 oz. Apple purée
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US Christians: A Republican supporting his gay son is like a parent supporting a child who drink drives
A Christian group has mocked a Republican senator who changed his views on same-sex marriage after his son came out, comparing homosexuality to drink driving.
Ohio Republican Rob Portman was among the original sponsors of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) announced that he has changed his anti-equal marriage stance, following the personal revelation of his own son coming out as gay.
He said: “I’ve come to the conclusion that for me, personally, I think this is something that we should allow people to do, to get married, and to have the joy and stability of marriage that I’ve had for over 26 years. That I want all of my children to have, including our son, who is gay.”
Now, Andrea Lafferty of the California based Traditional Values Coalition has compared Mr Portman’s support of his son to her supporting her son’s drink driving.
In an email sent to journalists with the subject line “A Painful Admission”, Mrs Lafferty wrote:-
These past few days have been very painful ones for me.
Earlier this week one of my children came to me and told me something which was shocking.
He is a drunk driver and has been driving drunk regularly since college. I have taken several days to reflect on this and I have decided to reverse my earlier opposition to drunk driving.
My child is a drunk driver and I love him. It is a part of his identity, who he is.
I have reflected on all of this, consulted Scripture (the story of Jesus changing water into wine when the wedding he was attending in Cana ran dry is particularly relevant) and decided that drunk driving is a generational issue. Younger people take a much different view of drunk driving than older people.
Therefore, today I am reversing my opposition to drunk driving. My child has caused me to revisit a decision which, up until now, had been based simply on morality.
My child is a drunk driver. That has personalized the issue for me and taken me above the whole discussion of the morality of it. It is now personal with me.
In addition, I would like to say that drunk driving will make all of us stronger drivers. Think of how much more interesting driving will be in the future if more people have the freedom to drive drunk. It will sharpen the defensive driving skills of the rest of us.
This unreleased press statement follows the same twisted, self-serving logic that several public officials have used in explaining their switch from opposing homosexual marriage to favoring it…
This unreleased press statement follows the same twisted, self-serving logic that several public officials have used in explaining their switch from opposing homosexual marriage to favoring it.
If you remember nothing else from this exchange, remember this: our children are learners and unable to determine morality and then hand it down to their parents and other impressionable adults. This is one factor in why our culture is so morally upside down!
This whole line of argument suggesting that opposition to homosexual “marriage” is a personal and “generational” matter is equally silly.
There are absolutes. There is right and there is wrong. There are objective truths. A civilization which has no governing principles or laws is doomed to collapse. That is the soul of conservatism.
The tough part of being a parent is telling one of those young souls whom we have been charged with raising that he or she is wrong. But because it is tough that doesn’t mean that we are excused from doing it or we can delegate our responsibility to a teacher or “the village” or some other entity.
Being a good parent is infinitely more difficult than being a Senator or President. And telling someone you love that he or she is wrong is the most difficult part of that difficult job.
A nation which recognizes this is on the road to a vast spiritual recovery.
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The customer reviews are excellent so far:
If you can afford it, this camera will make you very happy for sure in terms of image quality. Another topic is the ergnomic layout. Personally I wish it would have more of that retro feeling. But that’s niche, so Fujifilm wanted to go more DSLR style mainstream with this body.
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Gang jailed for stripping teen in park and posting photos on Facebook
A GANG who beat and stripped a 16-year-old girl before posting the photos on Facebook have been sentenced to more than 18 years between them.
The victim, who cannot be named, was locked in a cupboard, punched and beaten with a leather belt at a flat in Brixton.
She was later forced to strip in Crystal Palace Park where nude photographs were taken and posted on her Facebook profile page.
They were spotted by friends and family who contacted her mother.
Gang member Sian Roberts,(pic above) of Churchdown, Downham, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years at Inner London Crown Court on Friday.
As she was taken down the 24-year-old made peace signs to the court and said: “You better go get my son you know”, referring to her five-year-old child.
Roberts had been found guilty of false imprisonment at the court on July 21.
Antonio Williams, aged 19, from Thornton Heath and Dannielo Johnson, aged 18, of no fixed address, Victoria Beckford, aged 27, from Gypsy Hill, and Siobhan Vaughan, aged 29, from Croydon, were also jailed for four years for the same charge.
Beckford and Vaughan were also sentenced to nine months for making an indecent image of a child, to be served concurrently with their other sentences.
The pair were also put on the sex offenders’ register for 10 years.
Police Constable, Andrew Birks, from CID at Lambeth said: “This is a horrific case where the victim was subjected to hours of abuse, assault and humiliation by five defendants who when arrested told police a string of lies to try and conceal their involvement.
“Through the bravery of that child, the jury has been able to recognise the truth behind the events of that day and to reach the verdicts that they have.
“The events themselves left a traumatic mark on her life, made worse by having to appear in court and relive them because these defendants continued their trail of deceit.
“This sends a clear message that gang style behaviour like this will not be tolerated and the police will seek to prosecute those who choose to behave in this way.”


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LAS VEGAS — Hector Ramirez (8-3-1) employed his superior ground and submission experience to earn a unanimous-decision victory over six-time world kickboxing champion Rick Roufus (4-4) in the main event of “Night of Combat II” at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday night in Las Vegas.
In a frenetic first round, both Ramirez and Roufus attempted to land big shots with punches and kicks, with the 41-year-old Roufus connecting with the cleaner blows. The complexion of the fight changed dramatically in the second, when Ramirez took the fight to the ground and nearly ended it with an arm bar. Roufus was able to slip free from two attempts.
“I knew Rick is a standup fighter,” Ramirez said. “I remember watching him in kickboxing when I was in junior high. I knew I had to be worried about the head kick, and he got me a couple of times. I had two losses in the UFC, and I came back and fought Rob MacDonald in Canada. That was a big win for me and so is this one.”
The fight was the eighth for Roufus this year, following his transition from kickboxing to MMA. Despite a .500 record, he has no plans to abandon his goal of trying to win an MMA title.
“Age is just a number to me,” he said. “I know every guy is going to try to get me to the ground. I’m working on it every day. I won’t quit.”
A partisan Las Vegas crowd (attendance was not announced) turned out for a nine-bout fight card assembled to showcase a host of Xtreme Couture fighters, and they didn’t disappoint the hometown fans. Xtreme Couture posted seven wins in eight bouts, with only Ian Omalza coming up short.
“Night of Combat II” took the date and venue originally reserved by Affliction Entertainment, which decided to move its scheduled second show to 2009.
Hieron, Pyle and Alessio dominant in victories
Jay Hieron (16-4) overwhelmed Chris Kennedy (6-6) with takedowns and relentless, smothering ground-and-pound for three rounds on his way to a unanimous-decision win. An elbow from Hieron opened up a gash on the top of Kennedy’s head in the first round, and Kennedy was increasingly bloodied up as the fight wore on.
“It was a long layoff,” Hieron said following his first bout since fighting for the IFL on April 4. “For six months, I’ve been playing cheerleader. I was happy to get back in here. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to use my elbows. That’s one of my best weapons. It wasn’t my best performance. Next time, I promise, I’ll give a better one.”
Hieron, welterweight champion of the defunct IFL, has won four in a row.
Kennedy was a late replacement for Bryson Kamaka, who wasn’t medically cleared for the bout. Kennedy survived the fight, but was left with a baseball-size hematoma on the left side of his head as a reminder of the thorough beating.
Mike Pyle (18-5-1) posted his fourth straight submission victory with a first-round stoppage of Brian Gassaway (28-29-2). After an initial exchange on their feet, the 170-pounders went to the ground, but the action was halted to issue a warning to Pyle for kicks on the ground. On the restart, Pyle was successful with a takedown, mounted Gassaway and started blasting away. Pyle then transitioned to a fight-ending arm bar.
“It’s no big secret that he’s weak on the ground,” said Pyle, landing a verbal jab after the win. “I decided to mix it up, so I thought I’d strike with him to make sure I could get a clean takedown. I’ll take the submission any day. That’s what’s it all about.”
The punch of the night came courtesy of John Alessio (24-11), who needed just 45 seconds to turns the lights out on Gideon Ray (15-10-1). Alessio connected cleanly with a wicked left hook and appeared to have Ray out cold. Alessio pounced for more and landed a couple of hammer fists, which were academic at that point, to end the bout.
“This training camp was phenomenal,” said Alessio. “I had three months with my whole team – the best training camp in the world. It’s great to be able to fight in front of the fans in Vegas. I just want to get back in the ring as soon as possible. It doesn’t matter what show I fight for.”
The win was the fifth in six fights for Alessio, who expects to fight again early next year for EliteXC. Ray took exception to some ringside Alessio fans continuing to celebrate the victory following the bout and had to be restrained by his corner before he could introduce himself.
Josh Haynes (11-10) posted his fourth victory in six matches since joining Xtreme Couture by submitting Sean Salmon (15-6) in the second round. Both fighters came out very aggressive, with Haynes clipping Salmon with several shots in the first, including one that dropped the former Ohio State wrestler. However, Salmon gamely fought back, scored a takedown late in the first and landed a knee that backed up Haynes.
The pair continued to trade in the second, with Haynes knocking Salmon down again, this time with a left. With both fighters on their backs, they each grabbed single legs and rolled, before Haynes advanced his position to apply an Achilles lock, which forced Salmon to tap.
“The kid’s got no quit in him,” said Haynes, now 11-10. “He’s a heavy wrestler, and he started to go for that straight leg on me. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in that position and lost.”
In a stirring back-and-forth lightweight battle, JJ Mix (3-2) upset veteran John Halverson (16-7) by TKO in round one. Mix landed the more effective shots early in the bout, but Halverson changed the flow of the action with a right hook that dropped Mix.
Halverson worked for a follow-up guillotine choke, but Mix postured up to break free and launched some nasty ground-and-pound that prompted the referee to step in to stop the fight.
Halverson thought the stoppage was premature.
Hawaiian native Patrick “Kui” Gonsalves (2-0) picked apart late replacement Shawn David (2-2) with strikes in both the first and second rounds to set up a submission victory in his second pro bout. Gonsalves, another Xtreme Couture fighter, caught David with two right uppercuts in round two, the second of which crumpled David to the canvas.
Gonsalves whaled away for the next minute, with David trying to cover up, but he was inflicting extreme damage with right hands and hammer fists. With David softened up, and the fight close to being stopped, Gonsalves latched on to David’s right arm to secure a kimura, which ended the contest at 3:51 of the second.
Gonsalves landed 80 shots in the second round alone and now has two victories in two starts in the past four months. David, subbing for Ryan Lamareaux, dropped his second straight bout.
Elena Reid (2-0) notched the first win of the evening for Xtreme Couture, punching out an overmatched Stephanie Palmer (0-3). Reid opened with a crisp one-two, with the right catching Palmer’s attention.
Palmer closed the distance with a body lock, but Reid quickly broke free and started teeing off again. She landed a huge left hook to the head that staggered Palmer, who turned to kicks to try to keep Reid off of her. It didn’t work. Reid connected with another series of punches that dropped Palmer, just 53 seconds into the match.
Reid, who owns the International Female Boxers Association flyweight title, showed off her solid standup stills by landing 12 of 22 shots, the majority of which were power shots, to keep Palmer winless.
In the opening bout of the night, Ryan Hass (5-2) — in his first fight of 2008 — rolled into a slick arm bar with Ian Omalza (2-1) on top of him to end the action at 3:09 of the first round. It was Omalza’s first loss in three pro fights.
“Night of Combat II”, airing Oct. 17 on HDNet, was produced by Skip Kelp’s Superfights MMA in conjunction with KC Concepts, Kim Couture’s promotions company. Couture and Kelp are looking at February for their next show.
- Hector Ramirez def. Rick Roufus via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jay Hieron def. Chris Kennedy via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)
- Mike Pyle def. Brian Gassaway via submission (arm bar) – Round 1, 4:21
- John Alessio def. Gideon Ray via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:45
- Josh Haynes def. Sean Salmon via submission (Achilles lock) – Round 2, 2:49
- JJ Mix def. John Halverson via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:25
- Patrick “Kui” Gonsalves def. Shawn David via submission (kimura) – Round 2, 3:51
- Elena Reid def. Stephanie Palmer via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:53
- Ryan Hass def. Ian Omalza via submission (arm bar) – Round 1, 3:09


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