BYU’s top recruit that just signed with them a few days ago. I heard alot about this guy on the radio but didn’t know much more. Here is a highlight reel of his 2008 season. You can also find some on his 2007 season. I’m excited. He’s going to be a nice addition to the BYU QB tradition.
I just received this in the mail yesterday. I submitted this in 2006 when I first started the MFT program at BYU. I was asked to submit this to the newsletter and then the Newsletter Editors and Board Presidents have changed. It is now in publication form.
It is in part related to my dissertation. Please feel free to read it from the UAMFT.org site.
Read the Newsletter.
After I returned home from my trip to Little Rock to present the results from a research project I was involved with over the last year at the 70th Annual National Conference on Family Relations (NCFR), I found out that the journal article that had been accepted for publication was finally in print. It was from one of my elective courses but also a really pragmatic and efficient method to work together in a group and complete a journal article ready for publication and also to present the research at a National Conference.
We had a great time presenting in Little Rock. I enjoyed the Clinton Presidential Library; even if I don’t agree with his political or moral views, he did a lot for the country.
The take home message is that companies that allow their employees flexible work arrangments have employees that are generally healthier, happier in life and marriages, and more satisfied and loyal to their jobs. This suggests that the benefits are not only to those that actually use the workplace flexibility, but also all the rest of the employees that don’t use it, just by the perception of their being workplace flexibilty.
Toward the bottom of the linked page you’ll see the journal article. For convenience, I’ve included a PDF of the journal article for your reading pleasure. (Perceived Versus Workplace Flexibility.)
Martin Luther King Memorial at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. This is the National Civil Rights Museum.
I went to the museum this afternoon after the conference sessions I was required to go see. No pictures could be taken within the museum; thus my pictures of just of the outside of the museum.
We only had a 30 minute window to go see through the many exhibits of which I was sad to have to rush through but it only opened at 1pm tomorrow afternoon and we need to leave for Nashville tomorrow to catch our flight.
My favorite part of the self-guided tour was to see the bus replica on which Rosa Park’s refused to give up her seat to a white man that eventually had her arrested for disobeying the law (at least for the time). I didn’t know that she and Dr. King were associates. I don’t know if they were before or after her arrest.
I also found it interesting how much distance Dr. Martin Luther King went to publish his message of non-violence and peace throughout the South. He graduated with his PhD from Boston University at age 26 in philosophy and theology. There were sit-ins and protests throughout the South – from Birmingham, AL to Memphis, TN to Washington, DC. I’ve always assumed that he did this much work but I just haven’t studied it. Seeing the jail cells and the hard work, Dr. King’s suffering for an important cause reminds me of the suffering and pain that the LDS Saints experienced when they were in first starting in the 1800’s in Missouri and across the uncivilized territory toward the desert now known as Utah.
A couple of other items that struck me while in the museum. Dr. King was shot in the face by a bullet that went through his right cheek and then his jaw. It then hit his spinal cord and got lodged in his shoulder. Jesse Jackson was near him when he got shot standing on the balcony. He was in room 306 in the Lorraine Motel. Apparently this was a room that he stayed at often when he was in Memphis.
I was also particularly touched by a transcript provided of a conversation between Dr. King and his wife, Coretta King, while Dr. King was in prison. He inquired about the kids. They were courteous and kind to each other. There was much love, care, and appreciation.
Dr. King was an example to all of us about keeping his ideals high and speaking out for those things that need to be addressed. He was open, honest, and non-violent in his efforts to address serious problems such as labor and wages problems.
You can read more about his life on wikipedia.
Join forum discussion - (1) PostsWhat the heck is BYU’s problem? Why can’t our football team cremate these teams in the mountain west that just aren’t very good. Yes, they say these teams played good against them. But they haven’t played this good against Utah or other teams. I am getting really scared about the BYU / Utah game. I think that Utah has more of the killer instinct that will be to BYU’s downfall. I’m not predicting a loss by BYU but I am saying I’m pretty worried.
Please BYU. Please start to annihalate the teams you are playing. Defense you need to get going and keep these crummy teams from getting into these games. Remember Washington. We don’t need a thriller every game. If you want to be considered as a national title contender you need to cream teams all year long by huge margins, especially when we are coming from the Mountain West conference. No offense to the MWC but this conference doesn’t have the reputation that SEC or Big 12 or Big 10 conferences have.
We need to come in like warriors and kill San Diego State University next week. Please.
My High School class president created a blog for our old 1996 class. I can’t believe that we’ve been out of High School now for the last 12 years. I am 30 years old. Incredible. Well take a look at the link and if you are part of that class, be sure to send Jon Draper a note telling him to list you on the blog.
Check it out here.
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Here is a quick and excellent tool to create references and bibliography utilizing merely the ISBN numbers. Thus better for books than journal articles, but it does work great for books that I’ve created today.
Go to OttoBib.com now.
Join forum discussion - (1) PostsThis has been a great week. We loved Conference weekend. There were several talks that really struck me and inspired me. I loved the Priesthood session. I was able to attend with my father, a friend from the ward and a friend of his came along as well. I loved President Uchtdorf, President Eyring, and President Monson’s talks. I also enjoyed hearing Elder Bednar’s talk on Sunday (improving our prayers to be more meaningful and effective).
The kids and I took a walk around the neighborhood and took some pictures. Here are some photos we took at an old LDS meetinghouse. I’ve wanted to take pictures for awhile. It is on 500 West 200 North in Provo. It is now Discover Academy (a school for troubled youth — I think). Anyone else know?
Mom and Dad came up for Saturday afternoon and evening so that Dad could come to the session with me. It was nice. I enjoyed having him there. Maybe we’ll be lucky and I’ll get the privilege of having Dad and Oscar with me at the same time; however, I don’t think that will be likely since Oscar is only 5 years old.
We bought some bunk beds this weekend and we started to paint them. We’ll have to show some pictures. The person we bought them had painted them halfway from red to white. It looked funny so we decided to paint them all white. Which is taking a few layers of paint. I think maybe one more good paint job. I did another this morning but I think we need one more. It will be nice to have them up. I know Oscar and Lily are excited about having them up (hopefully Oscar doesn’t fall from the top bunk too much).
Other news from the week: we are planning our trip to Disneyland for April 25th to May 2nd. We are going with Marlene’s mom and it should be a great time. I hope that Rachel can get away and come with us. Also we are looking forward to the Scoville Family Reunion in Richfield. We should plan a day of fishing or hiking as family. I know Marlene doesn’t want us (guys) to be gone exclusively on the 4-wheelers and (the ladies) get to watch the kids.
I am almost done with classes here at the Y. My last semester. I am excited. I still have to finish these classes, my comps, my dissertation prospectus and defense and then hopefully officially graduate in April 2009.
I am thinking that we’ll be staying around here for the next year doing my internship. If things can be arranged to work for one of the companies I worked for last summer I think I’ll be staying here.
Henry has passed his 2 month checkup. He is growing and happy. Here are some nice little pictures of him. Oscar and Lily love him (to death) almost. Or least he needs lots of space when they are around smothering him with loves, kisses and hugs. Big H (Henry) is a whopping 12 pounds and 6.5 ounces and 23 inches long. He is a beast compared to our two other kids when they were 2 months old. I’ll have to find some pictures and put them up.
Oscar at around 2 months. He looks so skinny. Marlene will have to comment and tell us his weight and height as I can’t find it and can’t remember. He was 6 lbs 11 ounces when he was born and 19.5 inches long. Then at the two month check-up he was 8 lbs and 21 inches long. Big difference.
Lily seemed to be health and okay at this time, but she also was born 6 pounds 9 ounces. (Mar found from our baby book for her that she was 12 pounds 6 ounces and 22 inches long). Wow! Just about identical to Big H. We’re hoping the trend continues well after the 3 month that he continues to gain.
The weight for both Oscar and Lily normalized and stabilized over time and now they seem to fit in with their peers, but their is so much pressure when they are young to make sure they are growing and developing in weight and height as they should.
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I presented two posters at a BYU Research Conference, Mary Lou Fulton Mentored Student Research Conference last week. It went well. I’ll link my posters here.
Let me know if you have any feedback.
Dr. Crane just sent his to me. How many kids can you take on? If you so dare, you can see how many you kids you’d fight.
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And I haven’t even mentioned it but what about the NCAA Final Four games last Saturday. Total surprise by both teams that lost. I thought North Carolina and UCLA would win and play much better. I hope that Memphis plays well tonight.
**Note at 10pm (Memphis almost won in regulation. I thought they had it, but Kansas tied the game and won in overtime. Excellent game. Proof: That it’s not over until the fat lady sings (or in-other-words, until the buzzer sounds). Never give up. Persistence.
We’ve been enjoying Eli Stone, especially since Lost hasn’t been on the air for a few weeks. You can watch many of the episodes for Eli Stone at the ABC website that I linked above. You can also see all the episodes of Lost at the above link from all 4 seasons, thus far.
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After BYU lost in the opening round of the NCAA tourney, I am a little disappointed in their ability to win in big games; they maintain consistent good play until the 2nd half of the last two most important games of the season. I hope the junior Cummard and Plaisted come back for their senior year. We’re only losing a couple of players. We could hopefully make it past the first round of the NCAA tournament.Well I am routing for North Carolina to win the NCAA tournament. I also like the play of Memphis and then UCLA. Oscar is a fan of UCLA (because Grandpa Schaefer went to school there). He is proud of his grandpa.
I am also looking forward to this years end of the NBA regular season (in particular the excellent competition that is happening in the Western Conference). It is going to be hard for all teams playing each other. No one team far exceeds another in play. I just hope the Utah Jazz just don’t play the San Antonio Spurs. I would prefer they play the New Orleans Hornets (we’ve won 3 games against them this year). I also wouldn’t mind playing the Rockets or the Warriors or even the Mavericks or maybe the Suns (just not San Antonio). We have a tough match up with them. And they are great.
I’m also pretty excited to watch the Boston Celtics dominate the Eastern Conference. I’d love to a Boston Celtics – Utah Jazz finals. I know that is asking a lot but I think that they are that good. They can beat any team when they are playing their A game, which has been pretty consistent this year. We just need homecourt advantage. We are next to unbeatable at home. Energy Solutions Arena.
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