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America’s fascination with its midsection seems to have begun in the early ’90s, around the time Marky Mark appeared in Calvin Klein ads sporting sexy briefs and a ““six-pack’’ – fitness parlance for a set of well-defined rectus abdominis muscles. It grew stronger when fashion-conscious celebrities like Courtney Cox and Janet Jackson started wearing cropped T shirts, halters and hip-huggers that showed off their taut tummies. In a recent survey by NordicTrack, 60 percent of respondents selected abdominals as the area they’d most like to tone....

Abu Dhabi are yet to register a win in the Emirates D10 League, losing five in five. Moreover, most of their losses have been by big margins and they are on the verge of being knocked out. It will be the second game of the day for Abu Dhabi, who need to win every game from now on to stand a chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. Ajman, on the other hand, are fourth in the Emirates D10 League standings with eight points from seven games....

With the New York Islanders splitting their home games between the two arenas this season, their fans have always been clear about their preference. They don’t care much for Barclays Center, located in Brooklyn. They still love the renovated Coliseum, which is far more intimate and much more convenient for the Islanders’ fan base that remains concentrated on Long Island. “It’s a hockey arena here,” said Peter Rotolo, who was at the Coliseum for a game in January....

Mr. President, remember the scene in that movie you liked, “Moonstruck,” in which Cher slugs the very fine and decent but also dispirited Nicolas Cage and says, “Snap out of it!”? That is our text for today. You are George Herbert Walker Bush and you have been serving your country and keeping high its ideals since the day you were born. You went out to defend it with your life when you were an 18-year-old boy....

The dark-haired girl was Anne Frank, whose extraordinary diary, written in the years before her death at age 15 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, has made her the single most recognizable victim of the Holocaust. The red-haired girl is my mother, Brunhilde Bachenheimer, and when I climbed the narrow stairs to Anne Frank’s hiding place 30 years ago, I was overcome with the realization that my own family had so narrowly escaped a similar fate....

One such example has recently popped up on a Twitter account that’s playing through Doom. Specifically, this Twitter account is aiming to show users the entirety of what Ultimate Doom has to offer, but it’s going to take a long, long time to get it done. RELATED: Doom Mod Turns It Into Aliens-inspired Shooter Fans of gaming and Twitter may have heard of the Pokemon Twitter crowd play mechanics that let players enjoy the title with a group of other like-minded Twitter users....

Arguably the greatest MMA fighter ever, Silva returns after a two-year layoff when he takes on rising star Israel Adesanya in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia. If Silva wins, then he gets one more shot to reclaim the title he put on the map, as he’ll take on the winner of the UFC 234 main event pitting middleweight champion Robert Whittaker against Kelvin Gastelum. A loss, though, should signify the end of Silva’s career....

Appearing in 4 mainline Resident Evil games as a major character, Jill is the third character in the franchise with most appearances behind Chris Redfield and Albert Wesker. Ever since her introduction in the series, Jill became one of Resident Evil’s most popular characters and is even the first from the game franchise to be featured in the Resident Evil live-action films. Given her calm demeanor and a strong sense of justice, Jill quickly became a fan favorite among Resident Evil fans and has dedicated two decades of her life protecting the world from zombie infection....

“I’m trying to tell the story from various points of view and to find things the media didn’t,” says Smith with excessive modesty. With her vivid face, laser-beam eyes, strong, supple voice, a few props and swift changes in dress, Smith leaps into each character. Using verbatim dialogue from her own interviews, Smith “embodies,” in her word, Hasidic rabbis, black ministers, Jewish housewives, street kids, a woman rapper. A leather-jacketed Smith nails the brainy glamour of black radical Angela Davis, who calls for new ways of coming together or else “we will be caught up in this cycle of genocidal violence....

Would that it were so simple. Greene, a best-selling author and one of the country’s best-known columnists, did continue to appear in the pages of his old paper. All week, articles, editorials and letters cluttered the Tribune. It was an operatic tale: a man who made his name opining on the lost innocence of high school, the horror of childhood abuse and the redeeming love of a good family had destroyed his career because of a tawdry encounter in a downtown hotel with a 17-year-old high-school student....

There’s a misconception that indie titles are not as polished as AAA games, but as recent big-name releases have shown, that’s not always the case. Understanding the differences between the two, however, is essential. What Are AAA or Triple-A Games? AAA games (AKA Triple-A games) are titles developed by large studios, with hundreds of game designers, concept artists, and developers working on them. As you can imagine, the budgets for these games are astronomical....

This isn’t a total shock given recent reports and rumblings around the AAF and majority investor Tom Dundon, but it’s a little surprising the league is potentially shutting down already. The AAF was heading into its ninth week out of 10, so it’s odd the league couldn’t find a way to finish out the season. But here we are. MORE: Who killed the AAF? His name is Tom Dundon...

All six teams in the South African T20 league have been purchased by IPL franchise owners. The owners of Mumbai Indians (MI), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Delhi Capitals (DC) have also bought teams in the UAE league - International League T20 (ILT20) - that is set to get underway next year. Sharing his thoughts on the upcoming T20 leagues, Chopra explained how Pakistani cricketers will once again start playing under Indian owners....

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government of harming the reputation of the premier institutes/institutions by appointing “non-deserving candidates” to top posts. “The Modi government is trying to make absurd appointments in premier institutes/institutions. Chetan Chauhan’s appointment as the new chairman of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) proves it,” AAP leader Raghav Chadha said. Chauhan was rewarded with the post for shielding Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Delhi and District Cricket Association controversy, he said....

Heralded as a generational talent and signed by Bellator MMA long before he was ready to make the transition from wrestling to mixed martial arts, the promotion committed a ton of marketing muscle to the 22-year-old’s debut last summer. And fans and observers waited with baited breath to see what all the hype was about. MORE: Join DAZN and watch Bellator 206 for free Twenty-four seconds later, “The Next Big Thing” had been choked out by journeyman Zach Freeman, leaving many to wonder if all the years of talking up Pico’s elite potential was simply hollow promoter-speak....

He’s feeling the opposite of love, in fact. Jennings during an NFL Network interview Tuesday was asked about the war of words that erupted in the summer of 2013, when the wide receiver had just signed with division-rival Minnesota after seven seasons in Green Bay. Jennings said that “was all out of frustration,” and the incident is “in the past.” 2016 PREVIEW: NFC predictions | Overrated teams | Underrated teams...

Before June, trading Rodgers would have forced the Packers to take a dead money hit of $38.356 million and also counted another $1.154 million against their salary cap. Now should Rodgers get dealt, that dead money would be spread between 2021 and 2022, with a hit of $21.152 million this year and another hit of $17.204 million next year. The big difference in a post June 1 trade comes in saving $16....

The first game of the new NFL season failed to live up to expectations, but the Packers emerged 10-3 winners as a Rodgers to Jimmy Graham pass accounted for the only touchdown. The Green Bay quarterback was relieved to come through with a victory that relied heavily on the team’s defense after a dismal start in which Rodgers went 2 of 5 for 5 yards in a first quarter in which the Packers had minus-12 yards in total offense....

Rodgers was largely complimentary of the second-year Cincinnati quarterback, who completed 26 of 38 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns to two interceptions in the loss. But Rodgers did mention some sage advice he gave following Green Bay’s win: MORE: Mason Crosby, Packers win missed FG-fest on fourth try after Evan McPherson’s premature celebration “I’m a Joe Burrow fan,” Rodgers told McAfee. “I enjoy the way he goes about his business, I enjoy the way he plays with confidence....