tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75702980735113499322024-03-05T17:03:51.095-07:00The ProvonianProvonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15969756601844993448noreply@blogger.comBlogger414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-1187886783837942032013-09-05T19:04:00.000-06:002013-09-05T19:04:02.124-06:00Long awaited return of the PROVONIAN<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jofNR_WkoCE?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Speechless!!!D'Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316562013274628880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-83130645494181413802012-07-05T10:09:00.001-06:002012-07-05T10:09:38.082-06:00MC Solaar!Who remembers this song? And it comes with subtitles!<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-n8kGW16RYs" width="420"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-25809464834127201382012-05-22T19:27:00.002-06:002012-05-26T11:25:57.327-06:00IMPORTANT NOTICEIt's very important to brush up on life saving skills from time to time. Might I suggest you watch this video so that you might know what to do in case someone you know is choking.
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Sorry. This link has been shut down by the man for some reason. It was a great Sigur Ros Video. Anyway, sorry about that.Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040105306480798241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-74514009785413538382012-05-20T15:08:00.000-06:002012-05-20T15:08:03.115-06:00Investing in EducationI'm curious what you fellas think about this article on the pros and cons of college education. <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765577367/The-value-of-an-education-Spiraling-college-costs-and-student-debt-spark-doubts-over-payoffs.html?pg=1">http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765577367/The-value-of-an-education-Spiraling-college-costs-and-student-debt-spark-doubts-over-payoffs.html?pg=1</a><br />
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Do you feel it was a good investment for you? Do you wish you had done anything differently? What advice should I give my high-school students? Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746333943021629421noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-29139229887100288552012-02-23T12:56:00.001-07:002012-07-05T10:04:16.580-06:00Missionary Parents and the Work of the KingdomMy parents just got their mission call to the Germany Alpine mission. My Dad served in the Austria, Vienna mission back in the 60's so I'm excited for him to get to go back to Austria. The mission covers Austria, southern Germany and parts of Switzerland. They won't be in Switzerland because the Swiss government no longer allows foreign missionaries. I hadn't heard that! [Insert Swiss ridicule here.]<br />
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My parents are signed up to serve for 1 year and then can extend if they feel like they should. I remember when I first thought about my parents serving a mission I felt a little sad about them missing out on events in the lives of their grandchildren. But now I'm just excited. It think this is just what every older LDS couple needs to shake up their marriage and do something that can bring them together in new ways. In fact, Taliatha and I are going to set up our own mission fund so we can go together.<br />
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Speaking of missions, I would like to add that I have finally reached the point in my life where I feel more spiritually alive and engaged in the work than I did as a full time missionary. I don't say this to brag about how great I am, but because it is so exciting for me and I hope my excitement is a little contagious. Priesthood service in the gospel is where it's at. I love my farm and other interests, but serving the Lord is rewarding in a much more satisfying way.<br />
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At our ward conference in January our stake president challenged our ward to be ready to divide within 1 year. I am on the high council and am assigned to my home ward. I am actively working with our bishopric to reactivate men in the ward and help our new convert men make it to the temple. We've already seen one unlikely reactivation and an incredible conversion.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-80610164616951723742011-12-06T08:40:00.000-07:002011-12-06T08:40:26.760-07:00Manly Manly Jed<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23217238?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/23217238">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1420484">Jed Wells</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />
I'm proud of you, Glimglom. We're all proud of you.Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746333943021629421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-12336544256624961642011-11-14T10:29:00.000-07:002011-11-14T10:29:24.825-07:00Lars-Erik LarssonI just put this on Facebook, but in the spirit of Brandie's last post I posted it here so you guys know just how awesome it is. This is <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB14E4B25D80DE82C">The Winter's Tale</a> </i>by Lars-Erik Larsson. I heard it on our classical station out in NC a few years ago and it's stuck with me ever since as a real favorite. It's short but truly sublime--or whatever great adjective you want to use. You can thank me later.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-7197848788749504592011-10-31T15:08:00.002-06:002011-10-31T15:08:42.562-06:00My Brightest DiamondThis song kills me.<br />
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Here's one of the best graphs (among many) from the linked blog:<br />
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It reminds of me of the AAA ratings that were on bundled mortgages even though when you looked inside at the individual mortgages there was a lot of junk. To me this is more evidence for why most spending (especially social programs like medicare, medicaid and social security) should be done at the state and not the federal level. States can't print money and hide bad debt as well as the federal government. If they make too many poor fiscal choices their citizens will just leave and the state will have to restructure through bankruptcy. At the federal level, inflation can just make our debts all "disappear" over time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-6599855820066384712011-08-15T11:10:00.000-06:002011-08-15T11:10:09.679-06:00Aaron, Please Help!Sorry to keep posting economics garbage. But that's the stuff I'm reading lately and I can't help myself. Just tune me out if I'm getting pedantic. Anyway, this one is for Aaron. Aaron, is there any reason we should keep (or start) taking guys like Krugman remotely seriously? Here we have Krugman with the broken windows fallacy writ large. His arguments just seem so intuitively wrong on every level that I've been suppressing guffaws in my office for the last ten minutes after watching this clip.<br />
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I know Krugman comes off as an ideologue, but lots of economists still think this way. Help!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-84817454705255825382011-07-31T21:21:00.001-06:002011-07-31T21:22:11.344-06:00Stimulating Government EmployeesUmm, is this blog still on? Of late I've been reading Henry Hazlitt's <a href="http://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/contents.html"><i>Economics in One Lesson</i></a> online. It's full of <b>money</b> quotes with which I will regale you repeatedly.<br />
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Even though the stimulus bill of 2009 was sold as a "shovel-ready jobs" bill, a lot (most?) of the money has gone to shore up existing federal agencies and programs or was sent to states to support state budgets. <a href="http://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/chap09p2.html">Here</a>'s Hazlitt on why using money to retain government employees (whether you think that's a good idea or not) is unlikely to "stimulate" the economy:<br />
<blockquote>The country is not merely as well off without the superfluous officeholders as it would have been had it retained them. It is much better off. For the officeholders must now seek private jobs or set up private business. And the added purchasing power of the taxpayers, as we noted in the case of the soldiers, will encourage this. But the officeholders can take private jobs only by supplying equivalent services to those who provide the jobs—or, rather, to the customers of the employers who provide the jobs. Instead of being parasites, they become productive men and women.</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-50152442109944218492011-06-13T21:43:00.000-06:002011-06-13T21:43:29.073-06:00ManbearsHere's a two-part action-packed miniseries made by my students. <br />
Commie Terrorists - check. <br />
Elite Freedom-loving Commando Unit - check. <br />
Prelude to Buttkicking Montage - check. <br />
Complete Disregard for Continuity - Let's rock. <br />
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<a href="http://manbearpictures.blogspot.com/">http://manbearpictures.blogspot.com/</a>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746333943021629421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-24372996899465713162011-06-06T22:03:00.005-06:002011-06-06T22:54:58.644-06:00TechnorellaJed and I were waiting in line to get free hot-dogs at RC Willies and our conversation lead us to the topic of techno music. I brought up the point that techno music can transcend all ages. Jed laughed at the thought and said he would give me a six pack of Welch's Grape soda if I could get his children into techno. Watch the videos all the way through. They are beautiful.<br /><br />Here is the Pied-Piper of techno.<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qs1bG6BIYlo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />This is a newer Disney film, just in case your boys didn't like the last one.<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JVxe5NIABsI" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />This song almost brought me to tears.<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3Za-V_lhwGg" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe>Mr. Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681295059565187123noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-33482114735521426772011-05-18T11:03:00.002-06:002011-05-18T11:03:31.015-06:00Go Follow Jed's Russian Mormons BlogGo sign up as a follower on Jed's <a href="http://russianmormons.blogspot.com/">Russian Mormons blog</a>. It looks really good. Ummm, Jed's pretty cool.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-60746701099020763262011-05-14T16:59:00.005-06:002011-05-14T17:07:54.260-06:00FUNKDAFIED TO THE FILL AND PHATT WITH PHLAVORI recently went through some bins that contained stuff from high school. I found these gems.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MaXrDYYlg-BoZtn69YjLaz2tjkAOB8Hy6iZ0EJfaGzTrAcqIfiBccJpccMNNdxxehTyNMa5xUD4BOmPxdmM81x1ZDQetapJ0fcXUt_QL0njdetIhIdGIpL8cLQOWd8y8qdtc-Em1tXtf/s1600/Funk+Party+Flyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MaXrDYYlg-BoZtn69YjLaz2tjkAOB8Hy6iZ0EJfaGzTrAcqIfiBccJpccMNNdxxehTyNMa5xUD4BOmPxdmM81x1ZDQetapJ0fcXUt_QL0njdetIhIdGIpL8cLQOWd8y8qdtc-Em1tXtf/s400/Funk+Party+Flyer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606711997983192322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIprMr0KbqcRKcPgk653I1HbEbTvZ_5ulqPsOnNQYWPp_WVSH0twt8ixMGy0P-ClGpfppAoPCDeqfI43KvUoqM-OjJBEoG5Xa8OWjbMckP7uj4H0bxOIeK1wyjMJusud6Yoaoxn1Ti7b1/s1600/Funk+Party+Flyer+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIprMr0KbqcRKcPgk653I1HbEbTvZ_5ulqPsOnNQYWPp_WVSH0twt8ixMGy0P-ClGpfppAoPCDeqfI43KvUoqM-OjJBEoG5Xa8OWjbMckP7uj4H0bxOIeK1wyjMJusud6Yoaoxn1Ti7b1/s400/Funk+Party+Flyer+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606711927105208738" /></a>Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040105306480798241noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-60873916896211857482011-05-11T21:43:00.000-06:002011-05-13T14:46:26.359-06:00Uhhh . . . try Yale next time dudeMaybe this LSU grad student thought he was at an Ivy League school <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/11/lsu-student-surrounded-thousands-protesters-attempting-burn-american-flag/?test=latestnews">when he planned to hold a flag burning protest</a>. I'm glad the police protected him (free speech and all that), but I have to admit I enjoyed seeing him get mobbed off of campus. My guess is this is exactly what would have happened at just about any big, state school in the South or Midwest.<br />
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Apparently we metabolize glucose and sucrose differently. Table sugar (sucrose) and high fructose corn syrup both have a similar mix of glucose and fructose (about 50-50). While glucose can be metabolized by all cells in your body, fructose is metabolized by your liver. High fructose diets in mice and rats lead to high storage of fat because the liver converts the fructose into fat for storage. This can lead to obesity and having a "fatty liver." Actually, you may not be overweight and still have a fatty liver. This is my personal fear. I'm still pretty trim--but I love high sugar foods. I like to pig out on treats, cookies, syrupy pancakes, etc. Fortunately, I don't drink a lot of pop.<br />
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What is new about Taubes' article is the emphasis on sugar in the diet over fat. Apparently, the hypothesis of fructose as a driver for obesity, diabetes and heart disease was looked down upon in the research community until recently. However, data that supported the influence of high fat on health don't rule out high sugar because usually a high fat diet goes hand in hand with a high sugar diet.<br />
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Back to the liver. Fatty liver is highly correlated with insulin-resistance which can lead to diabetes. Insulin-resistance means, simply, that your body's cells ignore insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas which tells your cells to absorb glucose and, thus, lowers your blood sugar levels. You can have insulin resistance but not be diabetic, but ultimately insulin resistance is leading you down that path.<br />
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What I was unaware of was the link between insulin resistance and cancer. I've often assumed that cancer rates have increased in the developed Western world almost exclusively due to increased lifespan, although I should have known better since I was aware that diet is a risk factor for cancer. Taubes cites data on the incidence of cancer in high-fat, high-sugar vs. low-fat, low sugar cultures that sounds convincing. I've long been aware that mutations lead to out-of-control proliferation of cells in the body. What is new to me is the influence of insulin-resistance on cell division. If you develop insulin-resistance your body increases its production of insulin and other insulin-like growth factors to compensate. This heightened concentration of insulin and insulin-related hormones can speed up the growth of pre-cancerous and cancerous cells.<br />
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So there you have it. Definitely read the article and then have your wife or husband read the article--and then say goodbye to eating fifteen cookies or a nice stack of 10 pancakes in one sitting.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-49287843507860652722011-04-06T08:59:00.000-06:002011-04-06T08:59:32.611-06:00The True Value of Collegiate SportsGrowing up, my dad would often complain about the undue emphasis on sports at BYU. He still liked sports, but felt like it was too high on the priority list for the university. Having viewed <a href="http://johnjosephbachir.org/uconn_riot/">this</a>, I now understand his position. If BYU students were even <i>just a little</i> more like these UCONN students, sports would rightfully ascend the priority list and be firmly ensconced at the top. However, until BYU students truly step up, sports will remain an oleaginous leech; sucking attention away from more worthwhile priorities. #4 is my personal favorite. (<a href="http://www.cougarboard.com/board/message.html?id=6745523">Hat tip-Cougarboard</a>.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-59024222920554241862011-04-05T14:00:00.002-06:002011-04-05T14:06:52.338-06:00Time to step up our gameWhen first I saw this (around 2 this morning) I thought, meh, we're funnier than these guys. The second time through I thought, maybe we're <i>as</i> funny as they. But today, with a clear head and brighter eyes, I can say with that confidence one only learns at Provo High School, no way. These guys are way funnier than we are.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="853" height="510" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8DWF6e2oAOE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br />Mikey, it's time to start pulling your weight again. And it wouldn't hurt to get Duerden and Holmes in on the writing.J Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325047228550063541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-38734445484803246482011-03-13T22:17:00.003-06:002011-03-13T22:26:08.580-06:00It's that time of year.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimz6YAlaho7b88Tv7TQGNfPTXAxBv_ROQWhU8b2PTB-B_K3r-avK-ucDKT8MB_h6dNUAIfmY1vJ2gHyHups9BK7m1EVgyaeqsvo7EKrL6OEdCHMRV0_DuIJXpds6VV6-EyqU0PHJHJ4NmH/s1600/jimmer-fredette.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimz6YAlaho7b88Tv7TQGNfPTXAxBv_ROQWhU8b2PTB-B_K3r-avK-ucDKT8MB_h6dNUAIfmY1vJ2gHyHups9BK7m1EVgyaeqsvo7EKrL6OEdCHMRV0_DuIJXpds6VV6-EyqU0PHJHJ4NmH/s400/jimmer-fredette.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583787075787970178" /></a><br />Tourney Time. Same deal as last year. Whoever wins the group gets lunch on me, unless I win, and then you all buy me a lunch, or perhaps Chris Bentley will. <br /><br />Go to ESPN tourney challenge, fill out a bracket, join the group 'The Provonian' with the password: bulldogs. <br /><br />You'll be set. And be prepared to lose. <br /><br />JIMMER! JIMMER! GIVE HIM THE BALL!Tonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06452770273139579992noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-49749507823304250932011-02-24T12:29:00.001-07:002011-02-24T20:39:19.672-07:00Those Dastardly Republicans and Their Cruel Spending Cuts!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLOmiOyAjGWIsMFJTdk1aNuDNlfssOR1VO7qKfJD2TUnaXf9FPVC4zN5Ta42MIaTxDEeIyn6B8u3exIq0Y9Dhyphenhyphen4aicE5GYS07M64sF5_890u3Ab70o2pi7bDg_ECS5nlBwEscoQ5CHoXh/s1600/cutsinperspective-500x351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLOmiOyAjGWIsMFJTdk1aNuDNlfssOR1VO7qKfJD2TUnaXf9FPVC4zN5Ta42MIaTxDEeIyn6B8u3exIq0Y9Dhyphenhyphen4aicE5GYS07M64sF5_890u3Ab70o2pi7bDg_ECS5nlBwEscoQ5CHoXh/s400/cutsinperspective-500x351.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/61-billion-in-cuts-in-perspective/#utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Cato-at-liberty+%28Cato+at+Liberty%29">Via Cato Institue.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4