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Brutal toe hold

I’ve never heard of ‘Smack Girl Fight’ before, but if this YouTube clip is anything to go by, then it’s brutal. In this clip, which was apparently fought under full MMA rules (whatever they are), Japan’s Megumi Fujii defeats Australian Serin Murray via a ‘figure four toe hold’.

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Watching the first couple of matches in the IPL on the weekend I found myself conflicted. I had no affiliation with any of the teams. Brett Lee was bowling to Matthew Hayden, two Aussie cricket icons, and who do you barrack for. I’m a big Hayden fan, so unfortunately for Lee, I was hoping [...]

One of the organization buzz words I’ve heard a lot from people lately is succession planning. If I had to make an uneducated guess as to why the issue of succession planning is getting more coverage, it would be because of the aging population, and therefore workforce, particularly in Australia.
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Why is it that fitness equipment these days always has to come with a stupid name. For example, do you know what ellipticals are? Sounds like an ancient torture device that is dependent on a total eclipse of the sun. Anyway, not the point. The point is, are you tired of all the gimmicky fitness [...]

Saw a big spread in the Herald-Sun the other day on former AFL (Australian Football League) players, turned NFL punters Ben Graham and Saverio Rocca. Big Sav has joined the Philadelphia Eagles this season, and in doing so, became the NFLs oldest “rookie”.
Big Sav made the news back in Australia when he was cleaned up [...]