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In my opinion,Omarosa is another Kathy Griffin/D list Reality Tv Star but, to be fair, the women are making their money and it's all good, besides,I'm not ashamed to ask Ms. Omarosa for a contributor spot at her new West Coast Magazine- Ms. Omarosa got skills, it's breaking news how she saved her fiance, Michael Clarke Duncan (the green mile) early friday morning from a heart attack! Commendable. But, this post is about Kim Kimble, so let's continue...
Kim Kimble's show, LA Hair is not without its drama. There's jealousy, competition and a bit of backstabbing going on people. Kim even fires Charity… her lovable, but, ding-bat Asian receptionist. Strike a blow for the Minority. It's bad when one Minority have to fire another! I hope Charity steps up to the plate now and at least learn the basics of being a receptionist- she was so cute, but, so clueless- I say next big breakout reality tv star though.
The woman was not qualified but could have been a star on the show! I say this because I'm intuitive when it comes to knowing these things-talent in other people doesn't elude me . I'm remembering my Big Ang prediction.
There's still Charles, from "Welcome to Sweetie Pies" but, I digress... Okay, so, Angela is another employee at Kim Kimbles' salon. She was once Kim's assistant, but, moved on to become a stylist. Angela wants to have her piece of the pie, like. pronto! She doesn't want to experience growth. To make this story short, she is 25 and want to be an established Kim Kimble- thus; they clash to the point of suspension for Angela.
One thing I agree on with Angela: Her days off are her own! No employer has any say so on what you do on your off days. When I work for you, I work for you- when I don't I don't: My opinion. LA Hair is a cool look into the artful way people style hair. Compared to Chicagolicious (shhh) I give it a big ole thumbs up! Who am I? Who am I? A g-mogul to you guys! that's who.

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Sailing Indulgence, Campbell is on 17 points, three points clear of another local Hobart yacht, Ridgeway, skippered by Steven Shield, with Elliott Noye and George Jones as crew, who is on 20 points after scoring his second win of the series in race six this afternoon.
Rogers admitted he was lucky to win race five this morning. 'I drifted faster than anyone else' in the light and flukey breeze,' he said. Shield led for the first two legs of race five from Campbell. They were duelling for the lead when they sailed into a windless 'hole', with the rest of the fleet, including Rogers, sailing around them.
Campbell finished 10th, Shield 12th, their worst races so far, with Rogers winning from two other local boats, Leander II (Stuart Job) and Leander (Stephen Henley). Shield later sought redress, claiming that the race committee had erred into not abandoning heat five because of the light and unstable winds but the protest was dismissed.
In race six, Shield sailed Ridgeway to the front soon after the start in the fresh and steady south-easterly breeze, and was never headed. Rogers came from astern to split Campbell and West Australian Sandy Anderson, sailing Linnea, to snatch second place, with Campbell finishing third, beating Anderson by just three seconds.
It was game, set and match to the Rogers, Behrens and Burrows in Karabos IX.
Rogers began his sailing career in Mirror dinghies, winning four Australian championships, before making a quantum leap into the International Dragon class in 1987, winning his first Prince Philip Cup with Karabos VI on the Derwent in 1989.
In addition to his record run of wins in the Prince Philip Cup Australasian championship, he has also won a world champion in Dragons.
The final race of the Prince Philip Cup will be sailed on the River Derwent tomorrow afternoon with the regatta finishing on Saturday with the Martin Graney Memorial match racing.
Four Dragons will sail a single round-robin: Linnea (Sandy Anderson, RFBYC), Karabos IX (Nick Rogers, RYCT), Amazing Grace (Andrew Merrett, RBYC) and Ridgeway which will be sailed by a youth crew of Laser sailors, Elliott Noye, Christopher 'George' Jones and Nick Jones, from the RYCT. Noye led a RYCT crew to victory in the Australian match racing championship in 2012.
Top seven placegetters after six races of the 2012 Prince Philip Cup:
1. Karabos (Nick Rogers, Leigh[ Behrens, Simon Burrows, RYCT) 1-1-(2)-1-1-2, 6 pts
2. Indulgence (Robert Campbell, Rene Nel, Simon Cash, GBR) 2-2-5-5-(10)-3, 17 pts
3. Ridgeway (Steven Shield, Elliott Noye, George Jones, RYCT) 3-5-1-10-(12)-1, 20 pts
4. Shapes (Wolf Breit, Roger Hickman, Dan Morrow, RSYS) 5-6-4-2-4-(9), 21 pts
5. Aquila (Jock Young, Ian Ross, Nick Jones, RYCT) 6-3-3-(DNF)-7-5, 24 pts
6. Leander (Stephen Henley, Justin Barr, Andrew Burnett, RYCT) 7-(10)-8-3-3-6, 27pts
7. Linnea (Sandy Anderson, John Moncrieff, John Low, RFBYC) (8)-7-7-6-5-4, 29 Event website


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Bungalow-prywatny ogród w pobliżu yumbo / Cita. 200 metrów od morza.
Maks. liczba gości4
Rozmiar90 m²
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- Internet
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Private large garden, roof terrace, 150 meters from the sea, air conditioned, recently restyled. Big salon, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathroom.
Close to shopping centers Yumbo and Cita.
We expect you to enjoy your stay with us to the fullest, making sure that you'll be provided with all of the modern amenities and supplies necessary for a wonderful stay.
If you need any more information please let us know, we will be glad to help you in the best way possible.
RegulaminChildren allowed from the age of 6 and older.
Not suitable for wild parties.
Smoking allowed outside only.
The guests will be asked to sign a declaration of responsibility in order to protect our belongings and other guests holiday pleasure.
We provide bath towels small and big, but you may want to bring your own beach towel.
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We had a fantastic staying. First impression of the staying was that it was so well prepared for our arrival. Service was perfect with water, beer, wine and coffee all in place which was so appreciated. The house had the "little extra" in form of fantastic colored led-lightening, nice furniture and comfortable sunbeds.
We would love to come back.
Really beautiful property, obviously very well looked after by the owners. I've stayed in all kinds of places all over PdI/Maspalomas/Meloneras, but this is by a very long margin.
Great location, not just in terms of Playa del Ingles but in terms of the other apartments.. most of them are either alongside fairly busy roads or a bit of a walk to get to, but this one is right in the far corner, very peaceful, but accessible directly via a quiet side street that has a large car park.
Something else that's not apparent from the pictures is the scale, the outdoor area is fantastic, even more spacious than it seems in the photos.
Really nice and unexpected welcome too! The only tiny niggle we had was lack of microwave but other than that it was fantastically well equipped, far more than you would expect. Couldn't be happier with our stay, and would highly recommend it to anyone else reading this.
Nach schon vielen Aufenthalten auf Gran Canaria und Playa del Ingles haben wir jetzt die perfekte Unterkunft gefunden!
Die Bilder versprechen wirklich nicht zu viel, ein tolles Haus, perfekte Ausstattung, ein wunderschöner Garten und die totale Ruhe mitten in Playa.
Es war einfach herrlich dort und wir kommen gerne immer wieder!!!
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Property Location
With a stay at Dionysos Sea Side Resort in Ios (Mylopotas), you'll be minutes from Mylopotas Beach and close to Ios Ferry Port. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Skarkos and Yialos Beach.
Make yourself at home in one of the 43 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private furnished balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs feature designer toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including an outdoor pool, an outdoor tennis court, and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, babysitting/childcare (surcharge), and an arcade/game room.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's beachfront restaurant, where you can enjoy drinks at a bar, take in a garden view, and even dine alfresco (weather permitting). You can also stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Thirsty? Quench your thirst at a bar/lounge, a beach bar, or a poolside bar. A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served daily.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Planning an event in Ios? This hotel has facilities measuring 753 square feet (70 square meters), including a meeting room. Guests may use a ferry terminal shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Restaurant
- Pool sun loungers
- Number of buildings/towers - 5
- Children's pool
- Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
- Accessible bathroom
- Fitness facilities
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- One meeting room
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Conference space size (meters) - 70
- 24-hour front desk
- Year Built 1992
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Garden
- Poolside bar
- Coffee shop or café
- Beach bar
- Television in common areas
- Free WiFi
- Arcade/game room
- Bar/lounge
- Wedding services
- Pool umbrellas
- Library
- In-room accessibility
- Conference space size (feet) - 753
- Multilingual staff
- Outdoor tennis court
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Beach towels
- Outdoor pool
- Free breakfast
- Number of floors - 2
- Tennis on site
- Total number of rooms - 43
- Luggage storage
Room Facilities
- Desk
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Bathtub only
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Satellite TV service
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Room service (limited hours)
- Air conditioning
- In-room massage available
- Private bathroom
- In-room safe
- Phone
- Access via exterior corridors
- Furnished balcony
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Flat-panel TV
Hotel Policy
Know Before You Go
- Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
- This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Is there no limit to this country's prissiness?
Air New Zealand's in-flight safety video had enough naughtiness and humour to ensure passengers watched, then kill-joys from the so-called gay community complained and had one scene removed.
The offensive moment was All Black Richard Kahui feigning homophobia by declining to kiss genuinely gay male flight attendant Will Coxhead on the cheek.
Some soft professor, apparently, reckons this might kick off a round of gay suicides.
How quickly the oppressed become the oppressors.
Prior to 1986, when the Homosexual Law Reform Bill was passed, we lived in dark days. It was hideous for consenting male adults to risk criminal prosecution for doing what heterosexuals were able to do legally.
But then we got into all this anti-discrimination nonsense. We agree the law should come down heavily on anyone who beats up gays, straights or in-betweens, but it's impossible to control what goes on inside people's heads.
I don't know why we still have to tread on eggshells when it comes to gays, why some pull the victim card. MP Chris Carter set a bad example, whinging that he was picked on by media just because he was gay.
The safety video also shows a female attendant fainting, needing the oxygen mask when Richie McCaw walks past. Will the feminists complain? Or gay women, who aren't represented here?
I'm surprised the self-appointed guardians of the nation's morality haven't reared up on their hind legs over the disgraceful conduct at the end of the video, where an elderly woman removes her clothes and runs down the aisle? Surely room for the prissy community to complain here? This shameless display of wrinkly naked flesh might lead to geriatric suicides.
I'd like to know just where this "gay community" is located, which speaks with one voice?
But really, I despair. New Zealanders once were a robust and muscular lot, but we've passed so much legislation banning lookism (can't hire someone based on their attractiveness, slimness), ageism, sexism - and all the isms - we're in danger of drowning in a vanilla-flavoured lake of politeness. When was the last time your dinner party ended in a raging political debate, with threatened fisti-cuffs between guests, and a woman weeping into the panna cotta?
These days the entire population is so pathetic, it seems, we get into a lather over relatively minor matters such as Paul Henry's foot-in-mouth disease on television. We're so bland, we're startled into moral outrage by the juvenile antics of a television host.
Henry's outburst was hardly a federal case. No one died. But we weren't happy until he resigned. Did that make our lives - or the country - any better?
Yet when people stuff up the recovery period is so quick. Look at MPs' pratfalls - can you really remember what Shane Jones did wrong? Oh yes, watched raunchy videos. It all seems so trivial now.
Who is responsible for this newly-insipid society? You could start with the education system, where competition's a dirty word, winners and losers are banned, all must have prizes. Where principals shun national standards because one school might be shown to be better than another, and teachers are too obtuse to educate students beyond calling them failures.
Last month I was amused to be included in Deborah Hill Cone's column as one of the "rag-taggle eccentric libertarian, Act-type coves" who washed up at Antoine's restaurant to launch Lindsay Perigo's new television programme. Actoids and libertarians would clutch garlic and crucifixes if I gatecrashed their functions these days.
But the Perigo Show on Sky (starting March) could be a drought-breaker, because he promises viewers will want to either shoot him or shake his hand. Prissy people should not watch. Feelings will be hurt. Complaints will be made.
It's considered impolite to hurt anyone's feelings nowadays. Bollocks. It's not healthy to go through life without having your feelings trampled all over. Physical force is a definite no-no (unless in self-defence), but learning to deal with hurt pride, bruised ego and falls from grace is what separates wimps from heroes.
But right now, this country looks very much like a Santa-sack full of wimps.


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Orthodontist's salary according to the BLS in the United States is about $206,190 on an annual basis while a median hourly wage is about $99.13 per hour. The highest paid orthodontist receives an hourly wage of about $350 per hour which averages to more than $612,500 per year. In contrary, the lowest paid orthodontist receives an hourly wage of about $57.69 per hour which averages to about $100,958 per year. In addition, the overall mean salary for an orthodontist in the United States ranges from between $63,322 – $283,754 based on work experience. Read more about orthodontist salary.
What does an orthodontist do
An orthodontist is a dentist who diagnoses and treats various developmental teeth problems like teeth crowding, extra tooth, crooked teeth, teeth gaps, and jaw irregularities like under bites and overbites. An orthodontist corrects the bite problems, rearranges teeth position, enhances the patient's esthetics and restores the jaw function by maintaining an optimal relation between both the jaws and molars. The main job of an orthodontist is to restore normal masticatory function, prevent the development of abnormal jaw relation, and treat malocclusion with fixed or removable appliances. Read more if you are interested in Orthodontist job description.
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Average orthodontist salary
The median expected salary for an orthodontist in the United States is about $135,500 per annum while an average hourly wage is about $65.14 per hour.
Orthodontist salary in USA
The average mean salary for the orthodontists working in hospitals or private dentists is about $208,910 per annum. According to pay scale, the top earnings of orthodontists employed in private practice received an annual salary ranging from between $208,000 – $420,000 per annum of about $89,800 while those employed in hospitals received an annual take-home salary of about $113,580 and $100,260. The median hourly wage for upper 10% orthodontists in the United States is about $100 per hour which averages to a total mean salary of more than $200,290 per annum.
Check also dentist salary around the world.
Based on percentiles, the median yearly salary for 90th percentile of orthodontists has been around $176,464. Similarly, about 75th percentile of orthodontists received $152,180, 25th percentile of them received $103,110 while 10th percentile received $82,718 per year.
Orthodontist salary in Canada
An average salary for an orthodontist based in Canada ranges from between 98,819 CAD – 599,522 CAD per annum while an average hourly wage ranges from between 56.46 CAD – 342.5 CAD per hour. A median salary for an orthodontist averages to about 171,292 CAD per annum while a median wage is about 97.8 CAD per hour.
Orthodontist salary in UK
The average expected salary for an orthodontist based in United Kingdom is about £82,852 per annum. According to all salary survey, the median salary for an orthodontist is about £75,000 per annum. An orthodontist's salary varies based on age such as the one in 20s earns up to £62,139, one in 30s earns about £81,195, in 40s and in 50s earns about £96,109 per annum. The average hourly wage for an orthodontist in UK is about £ 41.4 per hour.
Orthodontist salary in Australia
On an average, an orthodontist in Australia receives an annual salary ranging from between AU$ $76,943 – AU$250,931. In addition, a bonus of about AU$$25,025 will be credited to his or her account.
Salary of orthodontist in New Zealand
Dentists working in New Zealand for less than three years usually earn a salary ranging between NZ$65,000 and NZ$80,000, while the more experienced ones make between NZ$80,000 and NZ$150,000 per year. However, orthodontists are like specialist dentists so they are bound to make more out of their profession.
Salary of orthodontist salary in South Africa
Based on PayScale surveys, the median salary for orthodontists in South Africa is R610,000. This is higher than the median salary of dentists with a general practice, which is R402,394. Dentists in South Africa earn between R236,429 and R774,662 per year, including the basic salary and a bonus of up to R47,010.
How much does an orthodontist earn in Mexico
Dentists in Mexico have an average pay of MXN149,400 per year, with a median pay of MXN178,800, according to PayScale. This is likely lower than what an orthodontist makes in the country because of their dental specialty.
Orthodontist education, training and certification
To become an orthodontist, one should complete an entry level education (bachelor's degree) and complete a 4 year dental program (DMD/DDS degree) from an accredited dental college to obtain a license to practice dentistry. An aspiring orthodontist requires further specialty training in orthodontic program for about 3 years and should then complete the certification exam officially conducted by the American Board of Orthodontics.
Conclusion about orthodontist salary
According to the U.S. Bureau of labor statistics, the upper 10 percent of the orthodontists received about $420,000 per year while the lowest 10 percent of them received about $102,150 per year.


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We motored into Poznan some hours after dawn. We being The Canadian Guys (TCG), well fuelled on instant coffee, large local apples and our Canadian tune for the day – BTO's Hey You. It's our thing – "Hey you/Na na na na!"
Poznan is a special place. Ancient, compact, friendly. The old downtown is bar-hopping heaven. If you're not working and only here for the game, that is.
I was here before, a memorable visit, rich in the insights into the internationalism of soccer and all attendant issues and sweet, but tricky complications. On the train platform in Warsaw two guys, dressed entirely in green sat beside me on a bench. We nodded our hellos. "So, what part of Ireland are you guys from?" I asked, figuring it was a good conversational gambit.
They both laughed. "I'm from Bonn," the nearest guy said. "In Germany." In response to my stupefied face, he explained, "I worked in Ireland for eight years. Best job I ever had, loved Dublin, started following Ireland. Germany has enough supporters."
When the train came, I got on at the wrong end of my carriage. Waiting politely for others to find their seats, I saw a group of guys coming toward me. Dressed in Team Canada hockey shirts, shorts and hockey helmets. I stared, as anyone would. "Hey, how's it goin'?" one of them said to me. "You're Team Canada," I stated, with solid obviousness."Sure thing," the guy said. I went to my assigned seat.
People craned their necks and stared. There were Croatians, Irish, German, Austrians and Poles on that train. And there, in the midst, a bunch of guys in hockey jerseys declaring their allegiance to Canada. You see a lot of things at soccer tournaments. Not this.
Inevitably I was drawn to them for a chat. And so I encountered Franco Sandrin, Mladen Palaic, Patrick Lennon, Robert Donaldson, Gord Milner, all from Montreal and Dean Juliano, originally from Quebec's largest city but now resides in Burlington, Ontario.
Middle-aged guys who've known each other for years, from different backgrounds but whose friendship is based on love of soccer. They've wanted to go to a tournament for years, see a few games, enjoy the spirit and fun of an intense all-soccer celebration. They had gone to Euro 2008, loved it and recognized that attendees at tournaments tend to dress in mock-stereotypes of their countries. So this time they came all-Canadian.
"People love it," Dean said. It took us an hour to get into the stadium in Warsaw. Everybody wanted a photo with us. We give people Maple Leaf pins and stuff like that." They were savouring the soccer and loving the vibe, spreading the message that Canada likes its soccer too.
I took a photo of them, and they insisted on one with me in the group. That's how I ended up wearing a hockey helmet and holding a beer on a train in Poland. With the Real Canadian Guys.
In Poznan I declined a taxi or a bus and walked to the Fan Zone to see the fun and frolics. Turning the corner onto the main street – no fun, no frolics but a demonstration against Euro 2012. Specifically the money spent on it while Poles lack affordable housing and daycare. I was told that every left-wing group was represented in the few thousand on the street – Communists, Socialists, Anarchists, Trade Unions. 'Love Football, Hate UEFA and Capitalism' the lead banner said, and that summed it up. Others placards demanded housing and 'Nurseries not Stadiums.'
A local priest, head to toe in black, like one of the Anarchists in the protest, walked down the sidewalk, head lowered, his ornate Sunday Mass vestments folded neatly in his hands. There was light jeering.
Down the street and around the corner in a warren of cobbled alleys, the Irish and Croatians were drinking, singing and making friends. They chanted at each other and chanted in unison. Some of the outfits were outrageous. A man in a lady`s Irish dancing dress with his girlfriend. Croatians in their team colour underwear. The bar owners, staff and shop keepers looked happy. The protest fizzled away.
There was a game later, but this was the best part, the happy and have-your-say part. I thought that cities should always be like this, full of voices and laughter, those in complaint and those in celebration, and really, no harsh words spoken. It felt as Canadian as Team Canada shirts and hockey helmets, and yet European and nicely so.Report Typo/Error
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The West Albany High School and Concordia University graduate gets his shot in the pros.
By Brandon Chinn / Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | July 12, 2014 12:29 AM ET
Ever since he was eight years old, Christian Lichtenthaler has been going to Volcanoes Stadium with his family to watch all of the action on the field. Now, 14 years later, people are going to the stadium to watch him.
The 22-year old infielder from West Albany High School and Concordia University began his Volcanoes career on June 28 after being signed by the San Francisco Giants as a non-drafted free agent on June 9.
"It's been surreal," Lichtenthaler said of his professional baseball experience thus far. "I've grown up here, driven past the ballpark hundreds of times and come to games with my parents. Now to be playing here, I don't think it has really sunk in yet, but it's pretty cool."
With the Volcanoes, not only is Lichtenthaler playing his home games less than 30 miles away from his childhood home in Albany, Ore., he is also able to carry out his dream of playing professional baseball.
"That was always a dream of mine. When I was little, my parents, sister and I used to all go down to Spring Training in Arizona. That's when I fell in love with the game and was like 'I want to pursue this'," Lichtenthaler said. "One thing led to another and things worked out so it's pretty cool."
As a high school sophomore in 2007, Lichtenthaler made his first connection with the San Francisco Giants when he began hitting with Steve Decker each offseason at his 'On-Deck' baseball academy.
At the time, Decker was entering his third season as the Volcanoes' manager. He is currently in his 20th season with the Giants organization, now serving as the Coordinator of Minor League Instruction and Hitting.
"He's worked his way up really far in this organization and he's been a great resource. Definitely without him I wouldn't be where I am today," Lichtenthaler said of Decker.
Familiar with the type of player he is, Decker was quick to complement Lichtenthaler's baseball I.Q.
"He's a smart kid, he'll know what to do. He's coachable and you tell him to do something and he'll learn from it. Intelligence is a good tool for him."
After graduating from West Albany High School in 2010, Lichtenthaler began his collegiate career at Lower Columbia Community College. He transferred to Concordia University in 2013 after his sophomore season.
At Concordia, he played for a coaching staff that included Mark Hills, a member of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes from 1998 through 2001.
"He was the kind of player and kind of kid we were looking to bring [to Concordia] with what we were trying to change, how we were trying to change the atmosphere at Concordia, and really, trying to turn it into a winning program again," Hills said.
Despite the fact that no player had been drafted out of Concordia since 2006, Lichtenthaler remained focused on achieving his goal. "It's been my goal from day one," Lichtenthaler said.
"I've been talking to the Giants all year. I know I was getting some attention [from other teams], but the Giants were really the only team that made an effort to contact me," Lichtenthaler said.
After hitting just .237 as a junior, Lichtenthaler burst onto the scene his senior year. He led Concordia with a .330 batting average, going 62-for-188 at the plate. In 47 games, he notched nine doubles and drove in 28 runs.
Lichtenthaler attributed his success to the re-introduction of switch-hitting to his arsenal, something the natural right-hander abandoned the previous year.
"Last summer I decided to bring switch-hitting back. Honestly that kind of saved my career," Lichtenthaler said. "I put up good numbers last summer and was able to carry that into the spring this year."
While that success wasn't enough for Lichtenthaler to hear his name called in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, it was enough to attract a phone call.
"This offseason, Decker gave me some numbers that I needed to put up and I was able to accomplish that," Lichtenthaler said. "After not getting drafted, he told me to give him a call so I did. He was able to sign me as a free agent."
Lichtenthaler's signing with the Giants came much to the surprise of his mother.
"My mom actually didn't believe me at first. I called her up and she thought I was joking with her," Lichtenthaler said with a smile on his face. "My dad and sister were really excited. It was pretty surreal."
Lichtenthaler had little time to celebrate, as he was on the plane to Arizona the very next day. "We had some family come over and it was a pretty exciting night. I really didn't have time to let it sink because I was headed for Arizona the next day," Lichtenthaler said. "These last three weeks have been a crazy journey."
Lichtenthaler didn't stay in Arizona for long. He played in just six games before being told of his move back home. Lichtenthaler was officially transferred to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes on June 28.
"I really didn't believe it. It is just amazing how things come full circle," Lichtenthaler said. "To come here and play in front of family and friends has been a great experience. It's been literally a dream come true."
Lichtenthaler made his first start on July 5, a home game against the Hillsboro Hops. He notched his first career hit that night, lining a ball just over the third baseman's head in the bottom of the eighth inning.
"It felt good and I knew it was going to get down, but I broke my bat so I was a little ticked about that," Lichtenthaler said smiling. "I got the ball, so the first thing I did after the game was give it to my mom and she just put a big smile on her face."
What kind of role Lichtenthaler will play for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes remains unseen. But for now, one thing is for sure: It's good to be home.
"I used to sit up on the grass in left field and watch Volcanoes games, and now they're sitting up there watching me," Lichtenthaler said. "Just things like that, it makes it pretty special to be back home."
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I got my 9 month old kitten when she was 4 months old, and was a little skittish. Over the past few months, however, she has become violent. If you try and pet her, she backs away/swats/hisses and the cries. That broke my heart, but I could live with it. If thats how she wants to be, then fine. However, it has started to progress into violence. She has been actively attacking me and my roommate and his new kitten at all times of day and night (even when im sleeping). My vet keeps saying its a fear reaction, and refuses to believe when i say this is unprovoked. She has thus far bitten me, several of my friends, my roommate, both of my parents, my sister, the landlord, the superintendant, and the other kitten. I'm at my wits end. I love her, but I can't rehome her (I've tried, hoping someone would have a solution), and Im starting to see no alternative to putting her down. Please help.
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There are many sites on the internet which will explain how to retrain your cat. You need the time and patience to understand what you have done wrong in her socialization. Having a kitten brought into the situation has made a bad situation worse. Did you take the time to introduce them properly? It is vital to know how to integrate two cats or you will have constant wars on your hands. I suspect not which is one of the reasons for your problems. You must educate yourself before you just give up and have her put down. There are reasons she is acting the way she does and you need to address them and find out what they are. There is nothing wrong with your cat that you can't fix.
TOBY answered on 9/21/08. Helpful? / 2
I agree with Toby. Your cat obviously was not properly socialized. The addition of a new kitten added fuel to the fire. Your cat feels threatened and at a loss to know what to do, so she is striking out. She IS fearful that the new kitten will take her place in your home and heart, and if youve been spending lots of time ooo-ing and ahh-ing over the new kitten, that's made the situation worse. You will have to put the kitten in a room with a box and food and keep her separate from your cat until they are used to each other (could take a week or more). She CAN be socialized. You need to consult another vet if this one isn't helping you. But you need to listen to what the vet says and not determine that euthanasia is your only alternative. Rescue groups, who are used to dealing with out-of-control cats, can also help. Most are listed in your local phone book.
Izadore (Izzie) answered on 9/21/08. Helpful? / 1
We have several cats like that at the hospital I work in. We have had INCREDIBLE success with Feliway, a feline facial pheromone, combined with a transdermal drug comparable to prozac. It might sound extreme but its inexpensive and I've seen it take a cat that is impossible to work with without sedation and turn him into a lovable kitty who literally turns over in my arms for a belly rub!! Worth a shot in asking your vet in my opinion.
If your vet is unreceptive to you and your kitties issues I'd recommend finding a new one!
Bella (In Loving Memory) answered on 9/21/08. Helpful? / 4
I've also heard good things about the pheromones Bella mentioned.
As far as introducing the cats together, it is a good idea to slowly introduce them. When I brought a new cat home, we started by letting them smell each other through a cracked door. This progressed to supervised visits before we finally let them roam free. Also, to break up a cat fight, toss a soft (not too dense) pillow on them. The cats will scatter.
Good luck!
Member 736393 answered on 9/22/08. Helpful? / 0
I'm unclear about the timeline. You got your 9 mo kitten when she was 4 mos. So you've had her for 5 mos. But you say "over the past few months" she has become violent. Hmmm. To me, the five mos you have had her are pretty much "the past few months."
So it sounds to me like you've made some pretty unfortunate moves with your new kitty. Perhaps you are an inexperienced owner or haven't been spending much time alone with her. Perhaps you've had too many friends over too often for her to get properly settled in, or too much loud music. Some kittens can adjust to that, some can't.
But you are clearly a responsible and caring person or you wouldn't have written here. So I very much urge you to read, read, read - right from the beginning - about caring for cats. And that will give you some great ideas and your own answers.
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Mrrphh answered on 9/23/08. Helpful? / 0
Look on the internet for a cat behaviorist. If there's not one in your area, they can do phone consults.
I have a cat much like yours. She was trapped when she was about 2 months old. She hisses & spits when I approach her. I started letting her be but she was getting worse. My vet said to handle her more. I see an improvement by doing that but she may never really be friendly. If you don't work with her, then you basically have an indoor feral cat. It sounds like it's all fear-based and at this point, you may be over your head without getting professional help. I'm considering it myself. On thing that does seem to help is clicker training. I purchased a clicker training kit for cats on Amazon. It doesn't teach your cat to like you but rather to respond to you in specific ways. www.clickertraining.com
Pepper answered on 9/23/08. Helpful? / 0
Get a vet that will be more helpful. Medication can be very helpful!
Once you have a good vet and meds you may need to confine her to a small room to start working on trust..
Sweet Mist of Ariel answered on 9/24/08. Helpful? / 1
Don't put her down! has she been spayed?
she might be pregnant. If she has been spayed, (I just gave this answer to
someone else), she might have a
"false pregnancy" or some other
illness the vet did not detect.
1. Find a more sympathetic vet.
2. You may also call 1-800-KITTY-DR
(1-800-548-8937) Cornell University
Feline Consultation service - they will
charge you about $55 on your credit card,
but it's worth it. Hope they can help you &
give you some ideas you can bring to your
next vet. Good luck, hang in there!
Member 634488 answered on 9/24/08. Helpful? / 1
We adopted a full grown kitty that hissed and growled and was mean to our other cats. I found out that she had always been that way. Instead of her real name, Love Muffin, we kept her nickname, Butt Muffin. For some reason, the original owners said that she hated women and only liked men. She would only get up and cuddle on my husbands lap and that was better than nothing for sure! It took a whole year to see a total change in her. I turned her hissing at me and growling into a game and would clap when she would try to attack my hand and go, "Yeah Muffn"!! She would look bewildered when I would do that! So, we developed a game called, "speak to the hand". Now, she sleeps on the bed with me and even crawls up and lays on my lap. I would not suggest the same kind of therapy for your kitty, turning the tables on her and rewarding her for bad behavior like I did my Muffin. Please don't put your kjtty down. If you cannot help her, rehome her with someone where she will be the only cat.
LOVE MUFFIN (deseased) answered on 9/24/08. Helpful? / 0
Feliway is an absolutely perfect solution. I have used it in a number of cases. Shower your kitty with love. It is not ok to live with her backing away and hissing at you when you try to pet her. Make sure that she understands who is the person and who is the cat. Do what her mommy would have done--scruff her. Hold her, and when she bites, scruff her and say "no, no". When she is attacking the new kitty, calmly pick her up by the scruff, say "no, no" and then pet her. Cats actually relax more when scruffed, and it lets them know who is in control. My cat Max used to attack other cats like this, and when I taught him to seek attention from me instead, attacks dwindled. Give the two kitties treats together. Let your violent kitty see that eating peacefully together is a good thing. While it seems like you are rewarding her after she has been bad, you are really teaching her how to obtain positive attention from you.
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The Supreme Court's decision to remand the Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ: MYGN) gene patent case back to the Federal Circuit was expected, but the case might still ultimately return to the Supreme Court, intellectual patent attorneys told Biopharm Insight.
Further, the Prometheus v Mayo Supreme Court decision is likely to leave patent seekers to add more language to method claims, despite the decision explicitly looking to preempt such actions, they added.
On 20 March, the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in the Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories case, in which the latter's claims to methods of administering drugs to treat gastrointestinal autoimmune diseases are not patentable subject matter under section 101 of the Patent Act.
The Federal Circuit initially found the Prometheus claims patentable in 2009. The request for Supreme Court review in 2010 was not granted, but instead remanded to the Federal Circuit in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Bilski v. Kappos. The Federal Circuit again upheld the claims, and subsequently the Supreme Court granted certiorari ("cert") and heard the case.
On 26 March, the Supreme Court remanded the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics case to the Federal Circuit for further consideration in light of the Prometheus decision. Myriad holds the patents on the genes known as BRCA1 and BRCA2.
The cert petition for the Myriad case had been pending for some time, likely because the court was waiting for a decision on Prometheus first, said Dianne Elderkin, partner, Akin Gump Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.
Still, whatever the outcome at the Federal Circuit level, the Myriad case will probably go back to the Supreme Court, like Prometheus did, said Mark Nuell, PhD, partner, Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP. The Federal Circuit might try, however, to consider some of the questions still left open by the Supreme Court's Prometheus decision, ultimately framing the questions for the Supreme Court to then look at, he said.
A Myriad spokesperson said none of Myriad's patent claims are impacted by the recent Prometheus decision, as the ACLU only appealed nine composition of matter claims in five patents, with no method claims being appealed to the Supreme Court, with the Prometheus decision solely on method claims.
She said there is no direct impact to Myriad with the Prometheus decision, with Myriad confident its method claims would be deemed transformative and novel. The Prometheus decision was limited to method claims and did not mention composition of matter. Further, the decision noted that the activity was not novel nor did it adequately meet the transformation hurdle used by the court. "We believe that our 200-plus method claims would meet this hurdle and, additionally, would be considered novel," according to the spokesperson.
Myriad product claims to cDNA and isolated DNA may not be upheld
There has been a trend of the Supreme Court overturning Federal Circuit decisions, such that "it doesn't bode well for Myriad," said Konstantin Linnick, PhD, partner, intellectual property department, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP.
In theory, Prometheus and Myriad should be unrelated, but because they deal with the question of patentability, and whether something is naturally occurring or not, Myriad may be affected, said Linnick. Applying parallel logic to Myriad as was applied to Prometheus may yield the isolated DNA sequence in question – the BRCA1 and BRCA2 fragments - is close enough to what is occurring in nature that "everything else" in Myriad's claims is not substantial enough for patentability, he said.
Indeed, once the part of Myriad's claims dealing with natural phenomena are "stripped away" from the rest of the patent, the court will then consider how inventive the rest of the claims are, said Charles Lyons, PhD, partner, Intellectual Property Group, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP. If all that is left are the oligonucleotide probes, "it could be risky," for Myriad's claims to be upheld, he added.
DNA is a natural phenomenon, and the information in the DNA is what the Supreme Court recognizes as a law of nature, said Edward Ramage, chair, Intellectual Property Group, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC. The important discovery here is the genetic sequence of BRCA1 and BRCA2, and mutations in these sequences correlate with a higher likelihood of breast cancer, he explained. The argument is this correlation is a law of nature, which cannot be patented, he said. It then comes down to whether Myriad added anything non-routine or non-conventional, beyond that law of nature, to make it patentable, he said.
Yet, the steps of isolating the DNA, and creating the cDNA library, as done by Myriad, are well-understood, conventional techniques, said Ramage. He was not certain the Federal Circuit will reverse its previous decision on Myriad, and estimated a 50% chance the Supreme Court takes the case during its next term.
Further, Ramage noted a concern about exclusivity has also been raised with the Myriad case, in which scientists are unable to look at the BRCA sequences without in some way infringing on the patent claims in order to do research, which is something the Supreme Court "does not like."
Prometheus decision to resonate more widely than Bilski
It would be an unfortunate turn of events if these types of discoveries are found to not be eligible for patent protection, said Anthony Figg, member, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, PC. It would impact how people perceive the impact of patentability of research, he said.
Indeed, the overall potential impact of Prometheus is much larger than Bilski, said Ramage. The Prometheus case has garnered so much attention because it could have long reaching implications in personalized medicine, as the core of personalized medicine is getting the right drug to right patient at the right time, with the innovation in finding that correlation, he said. Yet, this decision found that this correlation is not patentable, he said.
The Prometheus decision has a greater preclusive effect on patentable subject matter based on what is covered by natural phenomenon, said Nuell, adding, "I'm not sure this decision helps a lot, as it leaves a lot unclear," with the Myriad case to ultimately hopefully add some clarity.
The decision gave no simple "black or white" rule for what additional steps to add to claims to make them patentable, Ramage said. The Supreme Court did not give guidance on what would be sufficient to make something go beyond the laws of nature and thus be patent eligible, said Roberte Makowski, an IP attorney with Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP. Going forward, this is "really going to confuse things," she added.
There is some language in the decision suggesting if this Prometheus claim had been drafted differently it might have been patentable, said Elderkin. This being the Supreme Court's decision, some people "will run with it,' and try to over reach and attack a lot of claims for not being patentable subject matter, which will fall to the lower courts to straighten out, she said. In the meantime, this will create a lot of litigation, and cause a lot of uncertainty, she added.
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There are more than 655,000 licensed motorcyclists and more than 340,000 registered motorcycles in New York State.
In the past ten years alone, motorcycle licenses have increased by 28 percent and registrations by 76 percent. New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner and Governor's Traffic Safety Committee Chair Barbara J. Fiala recently reminded motorists to watch for motorcyclists and stressed the importance of motorcycle safety as more bikes take to the roads as summer begins.
"With the summer months approaching we will be seeing more motorcycles take to our roadways," said Fiala. "We want to make sure motorcyclists are using proper safety precautions and remind motorists to watch for them and share the road."
In 2010, there were more than 5,500 motorcycle crashes in New York State, resulting in more than 5,400 injuries and 185 fatalities. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration research shows that per vehicle mile traveled, motorcyclists are about 39 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in traffic crashes.
New motorcycle licenses for March 2012 were up 53 percent from March 2011. Registrations were up eight percent and license renewals were up six percent in March 2012 versus March 2011.
The following are some tips for drivers to help keep motorcyclists safe on our roadways. Always allow a motorcyclist the full lane width — never try to share a lane. Perform a visual check for motorcycles by checking mirrors and blind spots before entering or exiting a lane of traffic, and at intersections. Always signal your intentions before changing lanes or merging with traffic. Allow more following distance – three or four seconds – when behind a motorcycle so the motorcyclist has enough time to maneuver or stop in an emergency. Never tailgate. In dry conditions, motorcycles can stop more quickly than cars. Never drive while distracted. Motorcyclists can increase their safety by: Avoiding riding in poor weather conditions; Wearing brightly colored protective gear and a DOT-compliant helmet; Using turn signals for every turn or lane change, even if the rider thinks no one will see it; Combining hand signals and turn signals to draw more attention to themselves; Using reflective tape and stickers to increase conspicuity; Positioning themselves in the lane where they will be most visible to other drivers; and More information can be found by visiting the DMV's web site at www.dmv.ny.gov.


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> I wanted to inquire whether anyone else had a problem using xtmelogit command. I am trying to fit a couple of multilevel logistic models and it takes a (very) long time to obtain output (including interactions, random effects, unstructured covariance and odds ratio options).
> This has lead me to a frustration and considering switching to MLWin, although I have traditionally used STATA.
Sounds like you're trying to fit a very complex model, which will take a long time due to the fact that adaptive quadrature is being used by -xtmelogit-. You may want to switch to the Laplace approximation to see if that speeds things up and then use adaptive quadrature only on the final model.
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With rare exception, the history of computer markets has been that whatever happens in the U.S. will play out a year or two later in Europe. That would make 1995 the year Europeans go online en masse--following the lead of stateside consumers. In the U.S., membership in services such as America Online, Prodigy, and CompuServe jumped from 3.13 million to 5.36 million in 1994, according to market researcher SIMBA Information Inc.
Sure enough, the battle for Europe's net surfers has begun. After taking an early lead with Minitel, the pioneering electronic information service that France Telecom gave away to all French phone subscribers starting in 1984, the Continent fell behind in the cyberspace race. But now, with 10 million home PCs installed and sales growing rapidly, the market is ripe. CompuServe Inc., the pioneering U.S. online service, planted its flag in Munich and in Bristol, England, four years ago and now boasts 206,000 subscribers. In 1995, a half-dozen new services will follow, including Europe Online, a Luxembourg-based service backed by British, French, and German publishers.
FORMIDABLE. Overall, market researchers forecast that as many as 500,000 Europeans could go online this year; by 2000, the market could swell to as many as 15 million. Modem sales in Europe grew 39% last year and are expected to jump 35% this year, according to Dataquest Inc., and by 1998 some 17 million modems will be in use on PCs. Even politicians are getting with it: German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel got wired on Jan. 14. At the Foreign Ministry's 125th anniversary, Kinkel bantered online with citizens--the first minister's electronic chat in Europe.
While analysts say Europe can support three or four services, a showdown is looming between the Americans--CompuServe, America Online, Apple's eWorld, and Microsoft--and homegrown nets such as Europe Online, backed by Germany's Burda, Britain's Pearson, and France's Matra-Hachette.
As in the U.S., the entry by software giant Microsoft Corp. is seen as the key event. The company plans to bundle software to log on to the new Microsoft Network with every copy of its next operating system, Windows 95, now due out in August. Microsoft, which plans to operate its network internationally from the get-go, will gain millions of potential customers overnight--without having to engage in costly marketing programs, which, says Europe Online Chief Executive Christian Bruck, eat up some 30% of operating costs for other networks. "Microsoft will be our most formidable competitor," he says.
But if content is the key to winning market share, Europe Online is likely to have a strong home-court advantage. Its three main shareholders own roughly 500 publications, including the Financial Times, Germany's Focus, and France's Elle. Europe Online's owners are keen on spinning their print empires into electronic gold. By contrast, Microsoft, Apple Computer Inc., and others will have to start mainly with their U.S.-based content and scramble for local European offerings. That's a cause for worry among some U.S. executives: "Do you really think Europeans will buy an American service?" one doubting Microsoft manager asked a reporter at Milia, a January multimedia convention in Cannes where Europe Online made its debut.
VOCAL LOCALS. A big challenge for the Americans will be to come up with services that are geared to each market and language. CompuServe has a handful of local services, including a German newswire and a British "Good Pub Guide." But CompuServe in Europe is mainly aimed at consumers doing research or seeking technical support. "The main strategy is to add local content," says Paulette White, Compu-Serve's vice-president for international operations.
America Online, now vying with CompuServe for the lead in the U.S., had tried to join the Europe Online consortium. Instead, the consortium decided to license the Interchange technology developed by Ziff Communications Co. and now owned by AT&T. While AOL retools its international plans, it is providing access to the U.S. system in 132 cities in 42 countries. Prodigy has no presence beyond North America, but it is said to be discussing partnerships with several major European companies.
In the meantime, Europe Online plans to start up with hundreds of local services in French, English, and German by yearend. Europe Online hopes to incorporate an automatic translation program that will allow members of different nationalities to converse with each other--a technology that CompuServe is now testing. Another entry: Italia Online. Backed by computer giant Olivetti and Milan's top financial newspaper, Il Sole 24 Ore, the Italian service will feature local news, interactive catalogs, and chat networks.
Lagging behind but not out of the race yet, France Telecom also plans to upgrade its ancient but popular Minitel service. Minitel has 6.5 million dedicated terminals and 20,000 service providers. But its slow text-based menu is no match for slick new technologies. So the service may soon be forced to consider switching to a PC-based network. But despite its outdated look, Minitel has created popular local services that consumers are buying. And that may be the most valuable lesson of all.
Putting The Old World Online
COMPUSERVE The granddaddy of online services has 206,000 members in
France, Germany, and England.
APPLE Launched in Britain and the U.S. last
eWORLD October, is slated to expand to other parts of the Continent
by yearend.
EUROPE Sponsored by a consortium of European
ONLINE banks and publishers, the service is scheduled to go up in
France, Germany, and England in 1995.
MICROSOFT The software giant's online debut won't NETWORK happen until
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How To Get A Sexy Stomach With Functional Ab Training
When it comes to training your core, there are usually two schools of thought; one group says direct ab work is un-necessary because big compound lifts demand enough from your core muscles while the other insists it's totally necessary to boost performance. Both have valid points and arguments and can talk your ear off with facts, references etc.
But here's another shocking fact – 80% of these chumps don't rock a solid six-pack, and that makes listening to them slightly challenging. It's like taking advice from a fatty trainer… how can you take them seriously?
I've said this before and I'll say it again, my best physical asset are my abs and yet, it's the one muscle group I hate working the most. But why do I rock such an impressive cheese grater where my stomach should be? Easy. One, because I'm awesome, two I have proper eating habits and three, I transition between direct ab work with functional ab work.
That last point is key. I've heard a few strength coaches knock on crunches claiming that there is no sport which requires such a small ROM (range of motion) so working your abs in that fashion is a useless waste of time. Functionally, they are right but weighted crunches really kick the shit out of my upper abs and since were going for aesthetics as well as performance, it's not something I'll be dumping from my training anytime soon.
If you're an avid reader of mine (you should be!) then you may recall the intense ab routine I had created. That was all direct ab work… which is not to say you won't see an improvement in pretty much every fucking sport imaginable. Except maybe darts, or chess.
However, the routine I have for you today consists of ab exercises that are focused on increasing performance first, but they will also give you a nice six pack that can cause a bit of jealousy when you're out at the beach.
Functional Ab Blast
Cable Wood Chop
Reps: 15-20, Sets: 2, Tempo: 21X1
I really can't think of a single athlete in a single sport that won't benefit from doing these. Baseball, basketball, football, hockey, tennis etc. It hits all the major core muscles: rectus abdominis, obliques and the spinal erectors.
As you can see, the execution is pretty simple. One thing I will say is that don't try and be a hero and attempt a high ass load, it's completely un-necessary. A clean rep with full ROM while focusing on squeezing your core will do more for you than doing some retarded pulling motion while trying to impress everyone with 150lbs worth of plates loaded up. No one will give a shit, and that hottie who's squatting in the corner? Yeah, her pants won't magically fall off either.
Reverse Wood Chop
Reps: 15-20, Sets: 2, Tempo: 21X1
What can I say? It's just as important as the one above. The idiot warning still applies – don't try and pull too heavy.
(Hanging) Leg Wipers
Reps: 8-10, Sets: 2, Tempo: Fast
This one is tough, and most of you will therefore have to do it while lying down on your back. But the motion remains the same, you keep your feet together and they go from left to right (like a windshield wiper, duh) and that counts as one rep.
One thing you want to be aware of is the sudden drop. If you've never done this exercise before or if your core is weak, you'll notice that as you start to go towards one side, your legs suddenly DROP to the floor. Be aware of this and take it real slow till you develop proper control, then you can speed things up.
Also, don't let your feet drop in front of you. This means a spectator should get a glorious view of your ass while you're doing leg wipers (a concept expertly demonstrated by the chick in the pink booty shorts).
Medicine Ball Throws
Reps: 20-30, Sets: 2, Tempo: Fast
Obviously, pick a proper amount of resistance. Don't start with a 20lbs ball when you can barely crunch with a 7 pounder. Start with a 5lbs ball and see how it goes. Another thing you might need is a partner to catch the ball and throw it back to you – but that's only if you throw like a sissy girl, causing the ball to not bounce back to you.
Oh and anchor those legs somewhere, that's important too. Or you'll end up looking like you're doing a retarded V-Snap.
Russian Twists
Reps: 15-20, Sets: 2, Tempo: Medium
While this dude is only turning to one side, the exercise in fact demands you turn to both sides then return to the starting position. This constitutes as one rep. So yes, 20 is really 40. Bring your A game.
Also, while a weight plate is being used in the picture, you can pretty much substitute it for anything that has some mass; medicine balls, small pets, children, midgets, starving runway models, weapons of mass destruction etc.
Another slight variation of this is the "Rotating Landmines" or as I like to call them, Barbell Core Twists. Either way, same shit and you can find an excellent video of them, demonstrated by Bret Contreras HERE
Wheel (Or Barbell) Roll Outs
Reps: 12-15, Sets: 2, Tempo: 31X1
As far as equipment goes, you can use a barbell with plates, the cheap ab rollers or some other permutation that will let you roll out. However, I highly suggest you pick yourself up a Powerwheel from Lifeline USA. It's the best ab wheel I've ever used and it can go on your feet allowing you to do reverse inch worms and a boat load of other great ab exercises.
The exercise is simple enough, but one recommendation would be to have your feet anchored or have a partner hold em' down because as you start to roll further, the ankles will start to magically levitate. Follow the tempo given above and you'll be puking buckets in no time. Err, I mean you'll be on your way to a well developed midsection.
Where Does Direct Training Fit In?
My golden rule is this: Functional training followed by direct ab work. Either on the same day or following days. If you want to do it on the same day, try the following exercise order:
Woodchop, Leg Wipers, Medicine Ball Throws, Weighted Crunches, Decline Leg Raises, Oblique Crunches. Three compound/functional exercises followed by three direct and more "focused" exercises.
Is this the ONLY way to build a solid six pack? No. But it's the way I've done it, it's the way I've been doing it and it's the way I'll keep doing it because it's what gets eyeballs on my body when the shirt comes off. Don't ignore direct ab work, but don't forget functional ab work as well. Both should have their place in your routine… as long as a kick ass stomach is part of your gameplan.
…and it better well should be.
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Are your abs available to grate some cheddar later? And can you tell me what a "kimura" sit-up is. Is it that the same as that russian twist?
Not the same, but similar. Kimura sit-up is a functional move and can be substituted for the Russian Twist if BJJ is something you're really into. But to be honest, doing solid russian twists with enough resistance will help your Kimura from guard as well… so in the end, pick one and get crackin'
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Excellent tips. Thank for sharing. I find that lower abs and obliques are the hardest to rip up. You have some good exercises.
I tend to focus on heavy compounds but will also add in ab roller work every now and then.
While I agree that switching between functional and direct ab workouts is great, Im guessing its the proper diet that makes up about 80% of why you're showing abs.
if you were rocking an extra 1K-2K calories a day Im guessing you would be rocking a nice keg instead of a 6pack


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A gang member who 'got his patch' after attacking a rival gang member and a prison guard had 5-1/2 years added to his jail sentence today.
Paul Cloke, 24, appeared for sentencing in the Wellington District Court after pleading guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one charge of wounding with reckless disregard.
Judge Bruce Davidson said Cloke was one of a group of four Mongrel Mob members who launched an attack on a senior Black Power member at Rimutaka Prison while under escort by a female guard.
The guard was a complainant in the case.
She knew the attack might happen and when it did she was incredibly brave, Judge Davidson said.
In a three minute attack, the Black Power gang member was stabbed seven times with a metal weapon fashioned from a bucket handle.
The prison guard prevented far more serious injury by making a human shield out of herself and struggling with the others, Judge Davidson said.
The guard was stabbed in the lower back. The gang member was hospitalised with his injuries and required corrective surgery.
Cloke's lawyer Mike Antunovich told the court it seemed "crystal clear" prison authorities were aware of the planned attack, but let the victim back into the remand wing with the Mongrel Mob prisoners.
The prison officer said in a statement that the day before the attack she had received reliable information there was going to be bloodshed in a particular area of the prison the next day. It was clearly known who the victim would be, Mr Antunovich said.
The victim told police he knew there was a "a hit out on him", which related to an incident of kidnapping and torturing a Mongrel Mob member which led to his imprisonment.
Judge Davidson said Cloke denied using a weapon in the attack. There were four attackers and only two weapons were found.
He described the assault as a premeditated and organised.
Cloke has a number of convictions, mostly for burglary and dishonesty offences.
In 2004 he was jailed for 4-1/2 years.
At the time of the attack he was a gang prospect and became a patched member as a result of the attack, Judge Davidson said.
"Until you sever your ties with the Mongrel Mob you will simply go back to prison time and time again," Judge Davidson warned.
He said Cloke's guilty pleas and a lack of a history of violence were mitigating factors.
I n a white singlet with gang affiliated tattoos clearly visible, Cloke sighed loudly when Judge Davidson imposed a sentence of 5-1/2 years jail, cumulative to his current sentence.


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It might be its reputation for EU constitutions, chocolates and waffles, but Brussels doesn't have the allure of other European cities. It certainly isn't an obvious choice for a wild weekend away. And that is, of course, what makes it cool. Nobody you know has a story about sicking up in a coffee shop in Brussels. None of your friends has marked their territory in its quirky restaurants or neighbourhood bars. Going to Paris or Amsterdam can be like taking a 3D tour of a million stories you've heard before. Brussels, on the other hand, is underexposed enough that you can make it your own.
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If two people abstained then it wasn't 5-2. It was 5-0-2. Robert's Rules of Order consider this a unanimous decision since there were no dissenters.
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We are only naming a building, the Post Office will always be called the Mountain View Post Office, anyway I think the First Lt. Ken Ballard building will be great.