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i walked into the gym this morning and there were a cluster of stairmasters both to the left and to the right of me. i counted 12 people total marching like crazy. i also noticed that every single one of them were hunched over with either their hands or forearms resting on the rails. why do we do that? i think it's a combo of seeing others do it, and because they are just there. let's be honest..it makes it easier too.
stairmaster tips:
- rails are there for balance- don't abuse them.
- watch your posture. no hunched backs or shoulders. stand up straight and tall to elongate that spine. muscle imbalance doesn't look good on anyone.
- no hands!! the more you involve your upper body and tip forward, the less work your legs do. that would be cheating. keep the weight in your heels so your quads, hams, and glutes feel the full effect.
- stay centered- in the middle of the step, AND in the middle of the stairmaster itself. if you feel like you're sinking and might fall off, slow down and warm up to high speeds gradually. in retrospect, if you are at the very top and darn near tipping over waiting for the next step to appear, SPEED UP!
- either put your hands on your hips or in front of you with your elbows bent and fists up, like a boxer. you can also swing your arms naturally (while they are still bent @ 90 deg.) with each step. opposite arm with opposite leg, just like walking.
that said, i have a quick, effective interval stairmaster workout i like to use. i can't stand looking at the time and thinking 'dang, only ___ minutes have passed!?!?' that's another reason i love intervals because they make the time go quicker. you are constantly switching speeds and movements. plus, doing the same boring speed the entire time is such a motivation killer. (60 and 90 are speeds, fyi)
0:00 – 2:00 straight step (warmup) 60
2:00-2:30 straight step 90
2:30-3:00 left side step 90
3:00-3:30 right side step 90
3:30-4:00 straight step 90
4:00-5:00 skip a step 90
5:00-6:00 straight step (active recovery…heart rate is coming back down) 60
REPEAT 3x's (sans the warm-up). when you get to 18:00 min., slow down to 40 and cool down for the last 2 min. with a straight step.
* side note: if you have the interval option on your stairmaster machine, use it! makes it so much easier to push one quick button to toggle speeds instead of having to hold it down each time to go from 60 to 90 and back.
i start craving my oatmeal smack in the middle of my morning workouts- couldn't get home fast enough this morning! today i did an egg white/turkey sausage scramble with 1 laughing cow cheese wedge and some salsa for around 275 cals. staying within the 250-300 calorie range satisfies me until my mid-morning snack.
here's to a productive Thursday!
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Descartes' Concept of The Soul
The Pineal Gland
Descartes' concept of the soul has been studied by philosophers and thinkers from all over. And rightfully so, because few individuals have exerted a more powerful influence on Western philosophy, psychology, and science like Descartes has. If one were to take the one hundred most important and influential people in the history of Western Culture, Descartes' name would most certainly make that list.
The person whom influenced Descartes the most, would himself most likely make that one hundred most influential people list as well: Plato. Plato believed that what separated humans beings from animals was that we possessed souls. According to Plato, the reason human beings were capable of kindness, empathy and compassion to one another was because we possessed souls - 'psyche' is the Greek word for the word soul - 'psychology' steams from this same Greek word....
Although Descartes was a philosopher and mathematician for the most part, he was very much interested in physiology and human anatomy. By the time John Locke came into the picture, the word 'soul' had been replaced by the word 'mind'; both Locke and Newton are considered by many authorities to have been two of the most important thinkers of 'The Enlightenment' period; Galileo and Descartes are considered by many authorities to have been two of the most important thinkers of 'The Renaissance' period....
Descartes thought that people were composed of a body and soul. He felt that without souls, human beings were essentially robotic entities (reductionism...) with no spiritual purpose whatsovever. Picture a typewriter (a word seldom used these days) sitting on top of a desk - this was Descartes' concept of what human beings would be like if we didn't possessed souls. Furthermore, it wasn't until the time of Locke that people started to understand that we think with our minds instead of our hearts - just like mind, the heart was another synonym for soul.... Descartes was not the first person to have taken interest with the 'pineal gland', but he was the first person that researched it in great length, calling it "the seat of the soul." According to Descartes, the pineal gland was separate from other parts of the brain, and this is what caused it to act as an agent of sorts. He thought that because a person cannot have more than one thought at a time, the pineal gland discerned our thought process. Descartes believed that stimuli needed to be united in the human brain before being considered by our soul (pineal gland). Ironically enough, Spinoza (Descartes' most important detractor....) attacked Descartes by saying that he had always taken a great deal of pride in doing thorough and extensive research on concepts, how then did he come about something as silly as this?... Baruch de Spinoza, was along with Locke and Newton one of the most important thinkers of The Enlightenment - Spinoza was arguably more religious than Descartes was, yet Spinoza severely criticized Descartes for not having done his homework in researching this idea of where it is that our souls are supposedly located....
Locke was not too convinced with Descartes about where it is that our thought process originates from (although he agreed with Descartes that we think with our minds, he didn't fully agree that the pineal gland had any connections to our souls); Locke thought that everything we humans being knew had to be learned at one given point or another in our lives. The idea that human beings come equipped with a soul from God that is fully operational and ready to take on the world at around age six or so, was something that Locke strongly disagreed with. Locke then decided he was going to find out how it is that our minds actually function. That is to say, how is it that we learn information and accumulate knowledge. Locke was one of the first individuals in history to discard the idea that we think with our soul, instead he felt that our brains/minds was how we think, process, and store any given piece of information....
One of the things which made Descartes exceptional was how he approached concepts and philosophical ideas. He was a nitpicking and fastidious researcher that stopped at nothing until he reached a conclusion. Many of Descartes' followers such as: Locke, Kant, Freud, Jung and Marx were surprised as to how it was that Descartes came about this esoteric concept of the human soul....
somethgblue from Shelbyville, Tennessee on July 29, 2013:
what famous guitar player is cited for quoting the phrase "Knowledge Speaks, Wisdom Listens"
John Sarkis (author) from Winter Haven, FL on March 08, 2013:
Thank you, Carozy. I'm glad you enjoyed my article. Take care and have a great weekend.
carozy from San Francisco on March 07, 2013:
I found this article very interesting.
John Sarkis (author) from Winter Haven, FL on June 04, 2012:
Hi tammy, thanks so much for stopping by and commenting.
You're really smart! I didn't know this about Descartes. I did know that he influenced Newton to a great extent; Descartes was one of the first scientists to observe pigeons. He observed the difference between when a pigeon is doing "their business" while resting on a pole vs. doing "their business" while flying; the "business" falls to the ground differently. Scientists say this was a precursor to Newton's laws of gravity.
Thanks again and take care of yourself
Tammy from North Carolina on June 04, 2012:
I love philosophy and philosophical debates. I think that there is something to Descarte's theory when you consider the properties of the 2nd law of thermodynamics. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can move and change forms. This makes me think of the energy in the human body as the soul. It is never destroyed. Very interesting!
John Sarkis (author) from Winter Haven, FL on February 26, 2012:
Hi Somethgblue,
Please...I'm not as savvy about philosophy as I am about music, for example; however, I do enjoy philosophy very much...much more than I understand it, but getting better everyday.
Take good care of yourself, and I'll check this Schneider guy out...
somethgblue from Shelbyville, Tennessee on February 25, 2012:
If I maybe so bold, Rob Schneider is another hub writer who writes on these topics and is actually a professional, we enjoy the art of insulting each other so don't get the wrong impression in the comments section.
Sparkster also writes on some interesting topics (space and aliens) and Rafken is really good but more political.
Seems we enjoying expanding the mind.
John Sarkis (author) from Winter Haven, FL on February 25, 2012:
Thanks somethgblue for stopping by and commenting...appreciated.
I find your comments really interesting. I've been reading some of your hubs and do enjoy your explanations of events and so on....
Take care
somethgblue from Shelbyville, Tennessee on February 23, 2012:
Perhaps Descartes simple plucked his information from the Source Field, after all if one learns to trust your heart or soul is proof or evidence necessary, I say not only NO but Hell NO!
Does one need evidence to know 9/11 was/is a fraud, no simple by watching what was shown on TV was enough for me, the rest is just details.
Did Descartes know that Buddhist believe the soul reincarnates 49 days after death or that the Pineal Gland develops 49 days after conception?
I notice you do not offer links within your content and was thinking it would be handy to get a brief on Locke, Plato, Spinoza and others as your reading the text to further evaluate the information.
Some writers feels it detracts from the article but if I have to go to Google to familiarize myself with the players in the story I man not be back . . . food for thought!
I think it keeps peoples interest but what do I know . . . I believe in Aliens, Polar Shift and Hollow Earth.
John Sarkis (author) from Winter Haven, FL on February 14, 2012:
Thanks Mark, for commenting, as well as for your thorough analysis of my hub.
Spinoza was something of a pantheist, so his views were a bit different than Descartes. I too believe there's something spiritual about our existence that we cannot grasp. Call it the pineal gland, or whatever it is?... Perhaps we'll find out someday in the future.
Take care
markbennis on February 14, 2012:
Hello John,
I too do like to philosophise on the very same nature of where it is, the soul? From my personal research, and my own experiences have at this time come to a convincing conclusion that the heart area is the most powerful in ethereal terms and more connected to the higher aspects of the soul, or soul.
I have also found that the pineal gland is highly symbolised in esoteric language as being a gateway between matter and consciousness, or maybe the astral parts of consciousness?
The psychic medium between this world and the matrix that surrounds all of it, it's a deep avenue of discussion and don't want to deviate from your Hub so I will leave it their.
But to finish on a quote I made earlier I feel Descartes would understand its true meaning but maybe Baruch de Spinoza would not?
Quote Mark Bennis: 'When we seek the knowledge, we are exercising our beliefs and through practise we gain an understanding, when we have found balance in our beliefs and understanding of it, we will reach a knowing that confirms all of it'.
John Sarkis (author) from Winter Haven, FL on October 17, 2011:
Hi Stessily,
Thank you. Yes, Descartes is one of the most important and influential individuals that has ever lived. He influenced science and mathematics as well....
I made some corrections to my novel about 'eternal recurrence', sorry...I'll bring it back again in a few days - I'm really glad you enjoyed it so much - getting support means a lot to me ;-)
Thanks again and take care
stessily on October 17, 2011:
John Sarkis: Thank you for your interesting presentation on this intriguing French philosopher! His interest in the pineal gland was quite startling to the Western mind even though that gland has long been understood and extolled elsewhere, such as anciently in India.
By the way, I've been reserving your story, "Jesus J. Mohamed and Eternal Recurrence", for a rainy day, and even though it isn't raining today I still decided to treat myself with Part 2. But where is it? I'm not finding any parts here.
Voted up + everything else
John Sarkis (author) from Winter Haven, FL on September 10, 2011:
Hello whoisbid,
Thanks for stopping by - hadn't heard from you in a while....
Yes, Descartes and Galileo were two of the most important men of the Renaissance....
Take care of yourself
whoisbid on September 10, 2011:
Descartes seems like one cool dude!
John Sarkis (author) from Winter Haven, FL on August 02, 2011:
Hi perfumepromises,
Yes, he's one of the giants of the Renaissance/Enlightenment....
Thank you and take good care
perfumenpromises on August 01, 2011:
very well written. Descartes has always been one of my favorite philosophers! :)
John Sarkis (author) from Winter Haven, FL on July 31, 2011:
Thank you much mkrandhawa - take care of yourself
mkrandhawa from India on July 31, 2011:
Great and well written hub....Thanks for sharing.

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Der Stürmer
1934 Stürmer special issue, image shows Jews extracting blood from Christian children for use in religious rituals (an example of the blood libel against Jews)
|Weekly newspaper
|Julius Streicher
|20 April 1923
|Political alignment
|National Socialism, propaganda, far-right
|Ceased publication
|Nazi Germany
|480,000 (1938)
Der Stürmer (pronounced [deːɐ̯ ˈʃtʏʁmɐ], lit. "The Stormer/Attacker/Striker") was a weekly tabloid-format Nazi newspaper published by Julius Streicher (a prominent official in the Nazi Party) from 1923 to the end of World War II, with brief suspensions in publication due to legal difficulties. It was a significant part of Nazi propaganda and was vehemently anti-Semitic.[1] Unlike the Völkischer Beobachter (The Völkisch Observer), the official party paper which gave itself an outwardly serious appearance, Der Stürmer often ran obscene material such as antisemitic caricatures of Jews and accusations of blood libel,[1] as well as sexually explicit, anti-Catholic, anti-Communist, and anti-monarchist propaganda.
The newspaper originated at Nuremberg during Adolf Hitler's attempt to establish power and control. During that struggle, Streicher was accused by the opposition of the Nazi party as being "a liar, a coward, of having unsavory friends, mistreating his wife and of flirting with women". Despite the accusations, the first copy of Der Stürmer was published on 20 April 1923.[2] Der Stürmer's circulation grew over time, distributing to a large percentage of the German population as well as Argentina, Brazil, Canada and the United States.
As early as 1933, Streicher was calling for the extermination of the Jews in Der Stürmer.[3] During the war, Streicher regularly authorized articles demanding the annihilation and extermination of the Jewish race.[2] After the war, he was convicted of crimes against humanity and executed.[4]
Racist caricatures
Der Stürmer was best known for its effective antisemitic caricatures, which depicted Jews as ugly characters with exaggerated facial features and misshapen bodies. In his propaganda work, Streicher furthered old myths from the Middle Ages, e.g., that Jews killed children, sacrificed them and drank their blood. The large majority of these drawings were the work of Philipp Rupprecht, known as Fips, who was one of the best-known anti-Semitic cartoonists of the Third Reich. Through the adaptation and amalgamation of almost every existing anti-Semitic stereotype, myth and tradition, Rupprecht's virulent attacks aimed predominantly at the dehumanization and demonization of Jews.[5]
At the bottom of the title page there was always the motto "Die Juden sind unser Unglück!" ("The Jews are our misfortune!"), coined by Heinrich von Treitschke in the 1880s.[6] In the nameplate was the motto "Deutsches Wochenblatt zum Kampfe um die Wahrheit" ("German Weekly Newspaper in the Fight for Truth").
Most of its readers were young people and people from the lowest strata of German society. Copies of Der Stürmer were displayed in prominent cases throughout the Reich; as well as advertising the publication, these cases also allowed its articles to reach those readers who either did not have time to buy and read a daily newspaper in depth, or could not afford the expense. In 1927, it sold about 27,000 copies every week; by 1935, its circulation had increased to around 480,000.
Hermann Göring forbade Der Stürmer in all of his departments, and Baldur von Schirach banned it as a means of education in the Hitler Youth hostels and other education facilities by a "Reichsbefehl" ("Reich command").[7] Göring harboured a particularly intense hatred of the paper, especially after it published a libellous article alleging that his daughter Edda had been conceived through artificial insemination. It was only through Hitler's intervention that Streicher was spared any punishment.[8] However, other senior Nazi officials, including Heinrich Himmler (head of the SS), Robert Ley (leader of the German Labour Front), and Max Amann (proprietor of the Zentral Verlag (Central Press), comprising 80% of the German press in 1942), endorsed the publication, and their statements were often published in the paper. Albert Forster, Gauleiter of Danzig (now Gdańsk), wrote in 1937:
"With pleasure I say that the Stürmer, more than any other daily or weekly newspaper, has made clear to the people in simple ways the danger of Jewry. Without Julius Streicher and his Stürmer, the importance of a solution to the Jewish question would not be seen to be as critical as it actually is by many citizens. It is therefore to be hoped that those who want to learn [the] unvarnished truth about the Jewish question will read the Stürmer." [9]
Hitler considered Streicher's "primitive methods" to be effective in influencing "the man in the street." [2] In December 1941 he stated: "Streicher is reproached for his Stürmer. The truth is the opposite of what people say: he idealised the Jew. The Jew is baser, fiercer, more diabolical than Streicher depicted him."[10] In February 1942, he praised the newspaper: "One must never forget the services rendered by the Stürmer ... Now that Jews are known for what they are, nobody any longer thinks that Streicher libelled them."[10]
Hermann Rauschning, who claimed to be Hitler's 'confidant', said in the mid-1930s:
"Anti-Semitism ... was beyond question the most important weapon in [Hitler's] propagandist arsenal, and almost everywhere it was of deadly efficiency. That was why he had allowed Streicher, for example, a free hand. The man's stuff, too, was amusing, and very cleverly done. Wherever, he wondered, did Streicher get his constant supply of new material? He, Hitler, was simply on thorns to see each new issue of the Stürmer. It was the one periodical that he always read with pleasure, from the first page to the last".[11]
During the war, the paper's circulation dropped because of paper shortages, as well as Streicher's exile from Nuremberg for corruption. More ominously, because of the Holocaust, the people it targeted had begun to disappear from everyday life, which diminished the paper's relevance. Hitler, however, insisted that Streicher receive sufficient support to continue publishing Der Stürmer.
After the war, Streicher was tried at the Nuremberg trials. His publishing and speaking activities were a major part of the evidence presented against him. In essence, the prosecutors took the line that Streicher's role in inciting Germans to exterminate Jews, made him an accessory to murder, and thus as culpable as those who actually carried out the killing. Prosecutors also introduced evidence that Streicher continued his incendiary articles and speeches when he was well aware that Jews were being slaughtered. Streicher was found guilty of crimes against humanity and hanged.[12]
Antisemitic content
According to the American writer Dennis Showalter, "a major challenge of political anti-Semitism involves overcoming the images of the 'Jew next door' — the living, breathing acquaintance or associate whose simple existence appears to deny the validity of that negative stereotype."[13] Der Stürmer's lurid content appealed to a large spectrum of readers who were lower class and less-sophisticated.[2] Der Stürmer was known for its use of simple themes that took little thought. Streicher attacks the Jews in three categories:[13]
Der Stürmer often gave descriptions of how to know a Jew when one sees one. The paper often included racist political cartoons, including caricatures. Besides the graphic depictions, articles often focused on imaginary fears, exaggerations and behavioral differences between Jews and other German citizens.[13]
Sexual crimes
Stories of Rassenschande i.e. the Jewish men and German women having sex, were staples of Der Stürmer[14] but many were creations of Streicher's imagination, derived from little fact, or random occurrences. Streicher described Jews as sex offenders who were[13] "violators of the innocent", "perpetrators of bizarre sex crimes", and "ritual murderers" performed in religious ceremonies using blood of other humans, usually Christians. Streicher also frequently reported attempts of child molestation by Jews. Der Stürmer never lacked details about sex, names, and crimes in order to keep readers aroused and entertained. These accusations, articles and crimes printed in Der Stürmer were often inaccurate and rarely investigated by staff members.
In the newspaper's opinion, if a German girl became pregnant by a Jew, the Jew would deny paternity, offer to pay for an abortion, fail to pay child support, or simply leave for the U.S.[13] Within Der Stürmer it was not uncommon to hear reports of German women killing their children because they did not want to bring a "Jewish bastard into the world".[13]
"For Julius Streicher the Jews hatred for Christianity was concealed only for one reason: Business."[13] Jewish businessmen were often portrayed as doing almost anything to obtain financial wealth which included, in his words, "become a usurer, a traitor, a murderer".[13] In the summer of 1931, Streicher focused much of the paper's attention on a Jewish owned butchery. One philanthropic merchant operated a soup kitchen; Der Stürmer ran articles accusing the business of poisoning the food served. Der Stürmer criticized and twisted every single price increase and decrease in Jewish shops, as well as their charitable donations as a further form of financial greed. This attack on Jewish benevolence received the most public criticism out of all of Der Stürmer's antisemitic propaganda. Its "Letter Box" encouraged the reporting of Jewish illegal acts; the unofficial style helped prevent suspicion of propaganda, and lent it an air of authenticity.[15]
See also
- Hate Media
- Other newspapers of Nazi Germany:
- 1 2 Claudia Koonz, The Nazi Conscience, p 228 ISBN 0-674-01172-4
- 1 2 3 4 Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team.Holocaust Research Project. 2009. Web. 21 Oct. 2009.
- ↑ Streicher, Julius (1933). Die Geheimpläne gegen Deutschland enthüllt (in German). Der Stürmer.
- ↑ http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/judstrei.asp
- ↑ Linsler, Carl-Eric. Stürmer-Karikaturen, in: Handbuch des Antisemitismus. Judenfeindschaft in Geschichte und Gegenwart, Bd. 7: Literatur, Film, Theater und Kunst, hrsg. von Wolfgang Benz, Berlin 2015, p. 477.
- ↑ Ben-Sasson, H.H., ed. (1976): A History of the Jewish People. (Harvard University Press, Cambridge). ISBN 0-674-39730-4, p.875
- ↑ IMT vol. XIII/XIV
- ↑ Dolibois, John E. (2001). Pattern of Circles: an Ambassador's Story. Kent State University Press.
- ↑ Allan Thompson, The media and the Rwanda genocide, IDRC, 2007, p. 334
- 1 2 Hugh R. Trevor-Roper; Gerhard L. Weinberg (18 October 2013). Hitler's Table Talk 1941-1944: Secret Conversations. Enigma Books. pp. 118, 250. ISBN 978-1-936274-93-2.
- ↑ Hermann Rauschning, Hitler Speaks (London: Thornton Buttersworth, 1939), pp. 233–34
- ↑ "Streicher judgement".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Showalter, Dennis E. Little Man What Now? Der Stürmer in the Weimer Republic. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Book, 1982. Print.
- ↑ "The End"
- ↑ Claudia Koonz, The Nazi Conscience, p 230–1 ISBN 0-674-01172-4
- Bytwerk, R.L. Julius Streicher (New York: Cooper Square, 2001), p 59.
- Imbleau, Martin. "Der Stürmer." Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Ed. Dinah Shelton. Vol. 1. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 247-249. 3 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale.
- Keysers, Ralph. Der Stürmer: Instrument de l'idéologie nazie: Une analyse des caricatures d'intoxication. L'Harmattan, Paris 2012. ISBN 978-2-296-96258-3.
- Keysers, Ralph. L'intoxication nazie de la jeunesse allemande. L'Harmattan, Paris 2010. ISBN 978-2-296-55133-6.
- Linsler, Carl-Eric. Stürmer-Karikaturen, in: Handbuch des Antisemitismus. Judenfeindschaft in Geschichte und Gegenwart, Bd. 7: Literatur, Film, Theater und Kunst, hrsg. von Wolfgang Benz, Berlin 2015, p. 477-480.
- Wistrich, Robert. Who's Who in Nazi Germany (Routledge, New York, 1995), q.v. Streicher, Julius.
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Der Stürmer.
- http://www.caricaturesetcaricature.com/article-der-sturmer-instrument-de-l-ideologie-nazie-une-analyse-des-caricatures-d-intoxication-109923545.html
- Caricatures from Der Stürmer: 1924-1944
- Der Stürmer: "A Fierce and Filthy Rag"


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"Psych-Os" can send and receive messages with Shawn and Gus, and earn points to ascend a Leader Board by unlocking bonus games and solving weekly puzzles and challenges. Fans can join in at any time, and even continue on in the event they become (gulp again) HTK's latest victim.
Catch Up on All Our Psych News Before Season 6 Arrives
"This gaming experience further illustrates USA's commitment to pushing forward and defining the concept of SocialTV," says Jesse Redniss, USA Network's vice president, Digital. "It allows our fans unprecedented interaction and engagement with cast, characters, show creators and other loyal fans extending beyond the on-air boundaries of the original series."
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Kayden Lyles has one more game at defensive end before he returns home to the offense
MADISON – Kayden Lyles feels as if he has returned home after a lengthy sabbatical.
"I feel like it is my natural position," Lyles said earlier this week after Wisconsin continued preparation for the Pinstripe Bowl. "I'm just having fun right now. …
"I kind of surprised myself. I remembered a lot – footwork, technique and all the plays. I'm just rolling with the plays."
The redshirt freshman shelved his personal goals this season to fill in at defensive end after Garrett Rand (Achilles) was lost for the season and end Isaiahh Loudermilk (knee) was set back early in the season.
Lyles did so knowing he would return to the offensive line, at center or guard, in 2019.
"He was on an internship," offensive line coach Joe Rudolph said of Lyles' move to defense for this season.
Since bowl practice opened earlier this month, Lyles has gotten work at center and guard.
"They wanted to treat these practices like spring ball," Lyles said, "to make me get live reps before next spring so those aren't my first live reps.
"I love it. It is so much fun."
Lyles embraced the move to defensive end to help the team but has recorded only seven tackles in 12 games. He is set to play defense in the Pinstripe Bowl but it was clear all season he is better suited for the offensive line.
"They needed me so I just did it," Lyles said.
Lyles' preference for offense is based in part on certainty.
"You know exactly what you're doing when you're walking up to the line," Lyles said of playing offense. "You know you have four other people with you to get the play done. And you've also got someone behind you trying to score.
"(Defense) is trying to react to what the offense is trying to do."
Rudolph believes Lyles has picked up tips about the defensive line that will aid him when he returns to the offensive line next season.
"We said there is an opportunity to be on the defensive side of the ball and understand defense," he said. "And when you come back the knowledge you can gain from that – from alignments, assignments, techniques that were being utilized, different tips – there is something most guards or centers will never have (that) experience."
Yet Rudolph concedes Lyles lost several months of development on the offensive line, practice time he won't ever get back.
"Some people really have to work hard to get a muscle memory created to get their footwork down, their timing down," Rudolph said. "There's a lot of things that come natural to him.
"We're going to work our butts off and get him back to speed. I'm proud of the way he jumped in here, right back into the mix."
Lyles' ability to play guard and center could be critical next season.
The Pinstripe Bowl will be the final college game for starting guards Michael Deiter and Beau Benzschawel, both fifth-year seniors.
Center Tyler Biadasz, a redshirt sophomore, is mulling whether to turn pro.
If Biadasz returns, UW will have a two-year starter at center in '19 and Lyles can battle to start at guard.
If Biadasz leaves for the NFL, Lyles likely will take over his position.
Rudolph was asked if Biadasz, who has started all of his 26 games at UW, is ready to make the jump to the NFL.
"I always look at it like this," he said. "If they're looking at you, you always want to be ready. That is my job and his job and I take great pride in getting them ready.
"But on the flip side, you want to say if someone is staying here, can they get better? And that's the way I will always choose to look at it."
And Rudolph's view on Biadasz?
"I love where he is and he wouldn't be out there battling for us if he wasn't ready," he said.
"I do think there's some areas where he can really keep improving," Rudolph said.


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LL Cool J made history on Thursday when it was announced that he would be the first rapper to ever receive the Kennedy Center Honors. The annual award for lifetime achievement is now in its 40th year, and in addition to LL, Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan, Norman Lear, and Carmen de Lavallade will be recognized.
In a statement given to The Washington Post, the MC expressed his gratitude. "This is the biggest musical award you can receive," he said. "To be recognized by your country, and to be able to represent hip-hop as an art form is amazing. I'm surprised, grateful, humbled and honored."
On Instagram, LL spoke more on his nomination, writing, "To be the first rap artist honored by the @KennedyCenter is beyond anything I could have imagined."
"I dedicate this honor to the hiphop artists who came before me and those who came after me. This simply proves that dreams don't have deadlines," he continued.
The Kennedy Center Honors will take place in Washington, D.C. on December 3 in the Kennedy Center's Opera House, and broadcast on CBS on December 9.
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Are you looking for something special but healthy to make for Valentine's Day? Chocolate raspberry chia pudding takes just a few minutes to assemble before letting it sit overnight in the refrigerator. Take it out in the morning, sprinkle some chocolate on top and your valentine will know how loved they are!
I love overnight recipes like overnight oats and chia pudding. No cooking is involved and it's such a time-saver in the morning. For this recipe my mini chefs added the ingredients to the blender. We used almond milk, raspberries, cocoa powder and agave nectar. You can use whatever sweetener you like, but agave is my favorite. After you blend that together, stir in the chia seeds and let that sit overnight. In the morning, divide it between bowls, top it with some raspberries and if you want to make it extra special, add some shaved chocolate.
I try to add chia seeds to recipes whenever I can. Chia seeds are loaded with vitamins, fiber, antioxidants and protein. I find that having protein in my diet really helps to keep me feeling fit and healthy as I get older. Chia seeds are a great way to get protein into my diet in the same way that products like high impact whey protein aim to help people who are getting older maintain their muscle mass. This way, alongside supplements, I can keep my muscles from shrinking as I get older. They thicken up a mixture so when you add them to your pudding it will seem very thin but overnight it will thicken nicely. I keep a big bag of this brand in my pantry and it lasts for a very long time.
This recipe is so simple, clean and delicious. If you plan on indulging later in the day on Valentine's Day, make sure you start the day off on a healthy note with this chia pudding.
Serves Makes 2 servings
- 1.5 cups vanilla almond milk or other milk
- 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar
- 6 tablespoons chia seeds
- optional: shaved chocolate for topping
- Mix together milk, raspberries, cocoa powder and agave in a blender. Stir in chia seeds. Divide mixture between bowls or mason jars. Cover and refrigerate overnight. In morning top with shaved chocolate if desired.
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I pulled off here on my way back from Pennsylvania a few weekends ago. Signs like these dot the roads, with little bits of trivia and history. But I was most taken with the mountains...even with the drizzle and the generally craptastic weather, they're just beautiful.
With my job there are certain seasonal variables that lend themselves towards difficulties...often the easiest conclusion to draw is "oh, yes... working with artistic-types would be a real challenge." But as often as not my frustrations aren't with singers, but with corporations...folks who don't quite get what we do, or who hope to make a deal or substitution that is less expensive and more convenient for them. I can't blame them, really...but yesterday was about drawing the line in a forceful way. It's not my usual M.O., but I guess I can be gruff when I need to be. And in similar (and equally boring) news, today is shaping up to be long...workout, meetings, lunch (yay, lunch!), a meeting with a local student, and an evening meeting that's pretty important. Oh, for the days that I skipped meetings! It seems like a long time ago. But I'm hopeful that it'll be a fun, interesting, keep-me-on-my-toes kind of day.
Actually, I have no doubt that the day will be, at the very least, an interesting, keep-me-on-my-toes kind of day. But I'm hoping hoping hoping for the "fun" part!
My five:
- Thunderstorms.
- Buddies.
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Red-Light camera opponents were dealt a blow today with Ohio Supreme Court's ruling in Dayton v. State 2017-OHIO-6909. The ruling struck down three key provisions of a 2015 law limiting the use of the cameras. Writing for the majority, Judge Patrick F. Fischer held that ORC sections 4511.093(B)(1), 4511.0912, and 4511.095 were unconstitutional. These sections mandated that:
- A law enforcement officer be present at the traffic camera location
- Municipalities are prohibited from issuing fines unless the driver goes six miles over the speed limit in a school zone or ten miles over the speed limit in other areas.
- A safety study and public information campaign must be performed before the use of the camera.
The Justices based their decision on the home rule test in 2002's Canton v. State. The concept of "home rule" is set forth in the Ohio Constitution. Under this section, a municipality can make certain regulations as long as they do not conflict with "general laws." Canton offers a four part test to decide what constitutes a general law. Under Canton, "To constitute a general law for purposes of home-rule analysis, a statute must (1) be part of a statewide and comprehensive legislative enactment, (2) apply to all parts of the state alike and operate uniformly throughout the state, (3) set forth police, sanitary, or similar regulations, rather than purport only to grant or limit legislative power of a municipal corporation to set forth police, sanitary, or similar regulations, and (4) prescribe a rule of conduct upon citizens generally."
So where do we go from here? This ruling only affects three provisions of the 2015 law. According the Dayton Daily News, legislators are already looking to introduce new legislation. Barbara Doseck, Dayton's Law Director, said that the city will conduct an assessment and determine the best way forward.


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The ability to develop standalone apps for Salesforce - apps that work on top of your existing Salesforce implementation - is an incredible opportunity. It enables you to improve existing applications, move other existing applications over to the Salesforce platform, and integrate features to establish even more robust solutions.
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Maybe Louis CK is right: air travel is a miracle and we should all just shut up about the minor inconveniences that come along with it.
Or perhaps we can appreciate the wonder of aviation while maintaining a healthy skepticism toward authorities determined to keep us in a fog of ignorance and anxiety about it. Will 2013 be the year we finally challenge their baffling and invasive demands? Some recent developments have me hoping:
- A former TSA agent has been cheerfully tooting little whistles on his old employer. Among the revelations on the Taking Sense Away blog (get it?) are that fellow agents routinely laugh at nude photos of passengers rendered in radiation by backscatter machines, which the blogger calls "useless" and potentially harmful. Another blogger, Jonathan Corbett, posted a Youtube video documenting a pretty credible and face-palmingly simple backscatter hack that allows any metal object to pass through the machine undetected (Spoiler alert: Apparently all you need to do is put the bomb/gun/drugs/Altoids tin in your side pocket).
- The FAA, meanwhile, is under increased pressure to admit that the ban on cellphones and tablet use during takeoff and landing is based on bogus science. One U.S. senator has demanded proof that wireless gadgets create interfere, on behalf of a public "growing increasingly skeptical of prohibitions."The FCC is demanding answers, and the New York Times' Nick Bilton has done a terrific job of consistently challenging the FAA's spurious claims that it's okay for pilots to use iPads but not passengers because, when it comes to radio wave emissions, "two iPads are different than 200" (they aren't).
We've been playing along for more than a decade, submitting to illogical little rituals in the name of security. In 2002 I was scared too, and probably would have hopped on one foot in my underwear while singing the national anthem if someone in a uniform told me it would keep planes from exploding.
Today, I think it's not selfish but fair and necessary to question some of this security theatre.
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I was looking into the ETA polymer glock magazines and saw them mention the Taploader. I looked it up and the Taploader is a modification for Glock slides and Glock magazines. The modification allows the slide to automatically close when you tap the magazine into the pistol.
Here is an animation showing how the mechanism works.
Here is a review that shows a little more detail of this modification.
Here is a close up of the modification.
The modification sounds like a good idea. However, is it necessary? My S&W M&P9 CORE slide closes automatically when slam a magazine into it. Which is one reason why I like shooting my M&P9 CORE in pistol matches, as it is faster than hitting a slide stop/release or puling the slide to close it. Only one of my 5 mags doesn't do it and I don't know why. My friend can do this with his factory Glock 35. But my Glock 35 wont and none of my other Glocks do it either. I have seen other people perform this reload with their unmodified Glocks.
One concern I have is the nub on the Glock magazine. How long will that stay on there? Obviously, it is glued onto the magazine and that is a cause for concern that it could come off and jam up inside the gun. Elite Tactical Systems Group is making transparent polymer Glock magazines and have delayed their release to make a special version that will be compatible with the Taploader.
You can purchase a modified slide by Taploader.com for $299.99. No mention of sending your own slide in for the modification.


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The Rise of Strawberry Popularity
First bred in Brittany, France in approximately 1740, strawberries are one of the world's most popular fruits, and are especially popular in the United States. Used around the world in preserves, juices and pies, the United States is first in strawberry growth, growing 1.1 million tons of the fruit in 2008 (Mexico was a distant second with 207,485 tons).
Strawberries and Your Health
According to a recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, strawberries are third only to blueberries and walnuts in terms of antioxidant capacity. Strawberries are also a very healthy way to indulge a sweet tooth, as one cup (144 grams) of strawberries contains only 45 calories (on average) and is high in Vitamin C and flavonoids (which give strawberries some of their antioxidant properties).
Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
Thanks to the California Strawberry Commission for this wonderful recipe for their "Fresh Strawberry Buttermilk Shortcake," you can visit their website for more information about this wonderful fruit!
- 2 Cups of Flour
- 1/4 Cup of Sugar
- 1 Tbsp. Baking Powder
- 1/4 Tsp. Salt
- 1/2 Cup Butter
- 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
- 1 Tsp. Grated Lemon Peel
- 2 Eggs, Divided
- 2 Pint Baskets of Fresh Strawberries (Stemmed and sliced)
- 1 Cup Whipping Cream (we recommend fresh whipping cream), whipped and sweetened
- In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- In a small mixing bowl blend buttermilk, lemon peel, one whole egg and one egg yolk. Stir into the flour mixture to make a soft dough. Divide dough into six equal portions.
- On a floured board, pat each portion of dough into a three-inch circle, and place on greased baking sheet. Brush generously with the remaining egg white, beaten. Sprinkle generously with additional sugar.
- Bake in 450° Fahrenheit oven for 10-12 minutes (until golden). Remove from pan and cool on rack.
- Sweeten strawberries, to taste (*author's note: you may want to macerate your strawberries, depending on your preferences).
- Slice each shortcake in half horizontally with a sharp knife. Fill and garnish with strawberries and whipped cream.
This recipe yields six servings.
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Students wishing to apply for re-admission and those seeking transfer to the University of Liberia during the first semester of academic year 2018/2019 are to observe the following schedules in order to begin submitting their academic requirements.
Submission of requirements for Graduate and Professional School Candidates started on Monday, June 25, 2018 and will end on Tuesday, August 21, 2018.
Fees for Liberian Students is US $60.00 and Non-Liberian Students is US $75.00.
Submission of requirements for transfer students started on Monday, June 25, 2018 and will end on Tuesday, August 14, 2018.
Requirements for all programs include:
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This week's Citizens Bank Fan of the Week is DeAngelo Sanchez!
DeAngelo was one of the many Tiger fans that made their way to Tuscaloosa for Saturday's 46-41 LSU win over Alabama. DeAngelo was constantly on TV and stood strong in the face of the home crowd. DeAngelo Sanchez is this weeks Citizens Bank Fan of the Week!


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Notice for Post Primary NQTs undergoing the Droichead process of Induction:
From September 2016, NQTs who are engaging in the Droichead process must attend one cluster meeting per term (2 hour duration), while undertaking the process.
A minimum of 3 cluster meetings will be available each year.
All NQTs engaging in the Droichead process must attend Cluster Meeting 1 before attending Cluster 2 and 3. As per the workshop programme, NQTs must register with the Education Centre to attend a cluster meeting. The National Cluster Meeting Schedule will be sent to all NQTs who submit a DR1 Form to www.lec.ie when applying to undertake the Droichead process.
In addition to this, NQTs who are engaging in the Droichead process should also engage in one other professional learning activity. This may include attendance at an NIPT workshop.
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In 2016, XConnect announced the formation of the Number Information Services (NIS) business division, which evolved from XConnect's voice Federation services. Three years on, major global business messaging players together with leading Tier 1 operators rely on XConnect's real-time Number Information Services for routing and validation.
With the growth of the NIS business, XConnect had reached a strategic inflexion point where it was appropriate to mirror the change in our core business in our corporate structure. To achieve this, a major company reorganisation was implemented at the end of July 2019 to enable the Federation voice business and the Number Information Services divisions to operate as two separate entities. The voice federation business is now operated through XConnect Carrier Services Ltd, and XConnect Services Ltd operates the NIS business division. The former entity XC Global Networks Ltd was no longer required and has ceased to operate.
Eli Katz, Founder and CEO announced, "I am delighted that we have successfully completed our reorganisation. This is a major step and we are now poised to expand our industry leading Number Information services into new markets with additional datasets, especially fraud and identity beyond our routing services today. Combined with our planned ISO 27001 certification, we are increasingly being recognized as the leading trusted provider of real-time network and subscriber information."
For corporate relations enquiries, please contact Neil Cohen, Finance Director.
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There will be large construction equipment, bare soil, and some trees will be cut down for access. Construction equipment will need to cross the streams and work in the streams. Stream water may be pumped around the construction work area during the project. We will replant shrubs and trees when we finish the project.
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No, only trees within the construction limits for the project will be removed. Existing trees outside these limits will remain and more trees will be planted as part of the project's stream restoration.
Construction equipment will be used in the stream restoration project, to reshape the stream channel, install storm drain lines, and move heavy items, such as trees and rocks. There will be some disturbance and inconvenience while the construction takes places, but the end goal should be a drastic improvement that is worthy of the disturbance.
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Expertly Choreographed "Once Upon a People" Lacks Depth
By Melody Udell
As a theater fan, the word "dancesical" makes me a little nervous. After all, a focus on choreography is nothing unusual for most musical theater productions. But at the Black Ensemble Theater's latest show, the dancesical "Once Upon a People," the high-energy, expert dancing is the stand-out element in a show with an otherwise lackluster, under-developed plot.
In traditional BET style, "Once Upon a People" opens with a company song that helps introduce the show. The audience is welcomed into the African kingdom of Mirah, helmed by Queen Imani (Alexis J. Rogers) and King Babatunde (Donald Craig Manuel). The couple's daughter, Princess Erin (Jazelle Morriss) and her husband-to-be, Prince Oba (Eric Lewis), are begrudgingly getting ready for their upcoming wedding, despite the fact that neither wants to wed the other. It's not a new plot set-up, which is fine—there's something comforting about a formulaic fairy tale—but their characters lack depth, making it difficult to sympathize with their plight. (Their duet, "He [She] Is Not the One" helps but just doesn't do enough to sketch out the betrothed couples' sorrow.)
They marry anyway—they're royals, after all—but the nuptials are broken up by an angry sorceress, Zahara (Claudia Alexandria Cunningham), who's angry, seemingly, at not being invited to the royal bash. She unleashes her wrath in the form of a terrible ice storm, which destroys the kingdom and forces the newlyweds to band together amid tragedy.
While the performances are strong, especially Rogers, whose beautiful voice reverberates throughout the theater, the second half could benefit greatly from a pared down, clearer script. As the true reason for Zahara's underlying anger is revealed, the plot twist left me with more questions than answers. Additional consistency issues and an unnecessary storyteller character only muddy the second half.
Rightly so, "Once Upon a People" places a strong emphasis on choreography rooted in traditional African dance, but it doesn't need the hokey distinction of being a "dancesical." Thanks to help from the BET's partner, Studio One, the theater is full of energy from some top-notch performers, but all the on stage talent can't compensate for a less than compelling story.
"Once Upon a People" runs through Sunday, Dec. 29 at Black Ensemble Theater (4450 N. Clark) on Mondays, Tuesdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45-$65 and are available online or by phone at 773-769-4451. For calendar information please visit www.theatreinchicago.com.


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Dora Falcons beat seventh-ranked Risco
The ninth-ranked Dora Falcons traveled to Van Buren Saturday, Nov. 25, to play seventh-ranked Risco in the Current River Shootout. "Risco was coming off a 25-2 season last year and brought back their top four players," said Dora coach Rick Luna. "We knew it would be a good test for us starting the season off."
Dora's team this year is made up of four freshman and four seniors. "We have a good mixture of youth and experience," Luna added.
Dora jumped out to an early 16-9 lead after the first quarter. "I thought we did a good job pressuring the ball and turning them over," said Luna. "Offensively, Isaac Haney was hot, scoring 12 of his game-high 27 in the first quarter. We actually pulled out to a 16- or 17-point lead but let it slip away. We had guys in foul trouble and couldn't pressure the ball like we wanted."
The Falcons couldn't make headway in the following two quarters with even scoring of 15-15 in the second and 20-20 in the third. But the Falcons bounced back in the fourth, pulling away 24-15, and brought home a 75-59 victory.
Scoring behind Haney's 27 was Bryson Luna 18, Mason Luna 12, Auston Luna 7, Austin White 6, Brent McKemie 3, and Kaleb Harris 2. Auston Luna also grabbed 10 boards.
"I thought overall we played well for our first game, but we have a lot to clean up defensively," Luna said. "Offensively, we didn't shoot as well as we can. I think the boys were a little nervous and should get better throughout the season."
The Falcons are competing in the River Country Classic Tournament this week. The Dora boys, seeded third, played the Bakersfield Lions, seeded sixth, in the first round Monday night, and won, 62-33, led by Isaac Haney with 20 points. Mason Luna added 13, followed by Bryson with 10 and Auston with 8. Austin White also had 8, followed by Brent McKemie with 3.
Bakersfield photographer Amy Ingalsbe's game photos can be found on the Ozark County Times Facebook page.
Dora played number two seed Willow Spring Tuesday. Results of the game were unavailable at press time.


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The last thing young people want during their summer break is a bunch of commercials that follow them around. What will these people make, then, of the subtle promotions from AT&T that appear in and around digital-entertainment property "@SummerBreak?", which premiered June 17th.
The answer could have serious ramifications for marketing as more sponsors consider placing a bigger chunk of their ad dollars behind digital and social-media content. "@SummerBreak" is, in essence, a fascinating trial balloon: a "mobile series" that follows nine teens fresh out of high school for one last, memorable summer together. To see the "show," as it were, viewers will have to follow the "@SummerBreak" Twitter feed, as well as those feeds belonging to the teens. By doing so, they can access links to videos, posts, Tumblrs and more. The content began surfacing Monday.
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And in the process, perhaps, fans will come to understand a message telecommunications giant AT&T would like to put across: When it comes to staying connected, the company can help consumers do so. All the kids in "@SummerBreak" will be spotted using AT&T devices.
"You will see logos at the end of episodes the way you'll see a production company logo, and you will see 'pro-mercials'" or promotional video vignettes placed strategically in areas where "@SummerBreak" viewers might congregate for added content, like Tumblr, said Teddy Lynn, exec veep and director of content at BBDO New York, the ad agency that helped put the program together along with the Chernin Group and AT&T.
What people won't see, however, are traditional TV ads interrupting the action, or phrases like "powered by AT&T" or "brought to you by AT&T" — even though the company's support of the programming venture is believed to be substantial (AT&T declined to comment on its financial arrangement with Chernin Group).
"This has to be authentic. This has to be very real and it has to be very subtle," said David Christopher, chief marketing officer of AT&T.
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Linking an ad message to a new-media property like "@SummerBreak" is a task advertisers must master, and quickly, too. Among millennial consumers between the ages of 19 and 36, 76% own a smartphone, 73% own a laptop and 68% own a game console, according to research from Nielsen.
But unlike the boomer generation that has dictated media-consumption habits for decades, the younger counterparts are more likely to watch all kinds of content on mobile devices.
Indeed, according to Nielsen, the No. 1 TV show for boomers isn't even among millennials' top 30 favorites, according to Nielsen.
To reach younger consumers who will, presumably, one day become mainstream purchasers with money in their wallets, advertisers must figure out how to fit into ventures like "@SummerBreak." "I do think this kind of thing is developing and becoming more important," said AT&T's Christopher. "It's definitely something we have to figure out. We know we have to be in the middle of it, and we are learning what we can."
The question will be whether AT&T can find enough return on "@SummerBreak" to make moving more of its massive TV ad budget toward entertainment of a new era. AT&T spent approximately $1.2 billion on television in 2012, according to data from Kantar Media, the biggest chunk of the $1.68 billion it placed in traditional media.
The task is not an easy one to accomplish. Younger consumers are notoriously tech-savvy. Bore or offend them and they'll move elsewhere with the click of an app or mouse. And they are extremely resistant to ad messages, having grown up in an era when their favorite programming is available on-demand through a dizzying array of media venues. If you won't entertain them, they'll find someone else who will — fast.
But aligning with them is crucial for advertisers, particularly telecommunications companies, which are trying to ride a boom in desire for mobile devices that have fast become as ubiquitous as wallets and eyeglasses. When the CW launched "Gossip Girl" in 2007 , it set about finding an advertiser that would allow its mobile phones and devices to be seen in the hands of trendy characters like Serena van der Woodsen and Chuck Bass. A furious four-way battle ensued among Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T (Verizon won the bake-off).
Seeking Influence
Advertising these days also means grabbing a chance to influence potential media behavior. If AT&T can make the case that its devices help the "@SummerBreak" cast keep in touch with friends, post, like, tweet and comment, the company may prompt viewers to use its products to do the same. Similar thinking may have been behind the company's decision to align itself with "American Idol" and encourage viewers to text-message their votes for show contestants.
Even as marketers feel a pressing need to get their wares and slogans in front of this audience, they probably can't do it with the same gusto they would use when hawking their wares on the boob tube. "This is entertainment first, but there's an inherent but real subtext to the show that's about connectivity and expression through connectivity," said Billy Parks, exec veep of digital production and programming at the Chernin Group, as well as an exec producer and co-creator of "@SummerBreak."
The show's backers would prefer the on-screen action make the ad message clear, rather than using traditional ads, said BBDO's Lynn. "We're really betting on the fact that we are showcasing a behavior that is so inherently mobile and relevant it helps AT&T," he said.
A Stop in 'Malibu'
The original idea for "@SummerBreak" came from conversations between longtime friends Parks and Lynn that started in early 2012, both executives said. Parks reached out to Lynn about devising a concept that would embrace the entertainment-consumption behavior of the younger generation: use of so-called "second screen" technology that allows fans to comment on their favorite programming when they watch it and while they wait for more of it, too.
Lynn suggested a "multi-perspective" storyline that depended on many characters' viewpoints, rather than the normal single-camera approach employed by TV reality programs. His theory was that "reunion" episodes of popular reality TV shows seemed to perform well in general, largely because audiences got to sample perspective from many different cast members. One name for the project early on was "Malibu," Lynn said. Among many ideas bandied back and forth was the concept of looking at a modern day "War of the Worlds" in which Earth is infected with a contagion.
AT&T may be happy if it can just, well, reach out and touch someone taking part in "@SummerBreak." Ringing up sales seems to carry less importance — at least for now. "It's a real experiment for us," said Christopher, the marketing executive, of the alliance. Younger consumers "are 110% mobile first. We're a mobile company and we want to speak to them the way they live their lives."


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How to: Disable Check Constraints for Replication (Visual Database Tools)
In SQL Server, if a table is published using replication, check constraints are automatically disabled for operations performed by replication agents. When a replication agent performs an insert or update at a Subscriber, the constraint is not checked; if a user performs an insert or update, the constraint is checked. The constraint is disabled for the replication agent because the constraint was already checked at the Publisher when the data was originally inserted, updated. For more information, see Controlling Constraints, Identities, and Triggers with NOT FOR REPLICATION.
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To disable a check constraint for replication
In Object Explorer, expand the table with the constraint you want to modify, and then expand the Constraints folder.
Right-click the constraint and then click Modify.
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