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Apostles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called Tuesday for passage of laws granting statewide protections against housing and employment discrimination for gay and lesbian Utahns — as long as those measures safeguard religious freedom.
This news conference featured three apostles – Elder Holland, Oaks and Christofferson and also featured Sister Neill Marriott who is the second counselor in the church's Young Women general presidency.
"We call on local, state and the federal government," Oaks said in a news release, "to serve all of their people by passing legislation that protects vital religious freedoms for individuals, families, churches and other faith groups while also protecting the rights of our LGBT citizens in such areas as housing, employment and public accommodation in hotels, restaurants and transportation — protections which are not available in many parts of the country."
LDS officials "believe laws ought to be framed to achieve a balance," Oaks said, "in protecting the freedoms of all people, while respecting those with differing values."
Rep. Jacob Anderegg stated:
"Let's be frank: The 800-pound gorilla in the room is: Does the LDS Church get behind it? If the LDS Church gets behind it and gives its blessing, then 81 percent of the body who are LDS will likely get behind it. And it's not because the church is coming out and saying, 'Vote this way or that way,' but an endorsement from them does carry weight."
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Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Wisconsin center Frank Kaminsky added to his postseason hardware on Friday when he was named the 2014-15 John R. Wooden Award winner.
Kaminsky had already won the Naismith Award and Associated Press National Player of the Year to go along with being named the Player of the Year in the Big Ten.
"It's been an unbelievable journey," Kaminsky said. "I'm so happy to be here."
Kaminsky flourished as a senior for the National Runner-Up Badgers, posting averages of 18.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 blocks this season. He led Wisconsin in all four categories.
Duke's Jahlil Okafor finished second in the voting, which was compiled by a panel of college basketball experts. Kentucky's center Willie Cauley-Stein, Notre Dame's guard Jerian Grant and Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell rounded out the finalists.


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Explore colleges and universities in Montana, the legendary Big Sky Country. With its rich history of mining, agriculture, and natural resources, Montana is a perfect destination for STEM education, and for students who want a little adventure with their education.
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- Dawson Community College – Glendive
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- Carroll College – Helena
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Big Sky Country is known for many things – its rugged individuality, its incredible natural beauty, and its deeply ingrained work ethic among them. But one area where Montana deserves more recognition is in higher education. There's not a great many colleges and universities in Montana, since it's one of the least populated, and most sparsely populated, states, but those institutions that call Montana home are models of practical value. For most of its history, Montana has been dominated by agriculture and natural resources, especially forestry and mining, and those foundations have made Montana a growing center for engineering, technology, and manufacturing.
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What Your White Paper Should Do
White papers are generally associated with large corporations. They tend to be dense, complex documents with connotations of prestige, power and highbrow ideals. But that's not what they are all about – any business can produce a white paper. Before I go into what a white paper is all about and what it should do, […]Read more


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What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.
You should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should just do it.
The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring.
If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.
A leader's job is to develop committed followers. Bad leaders destroy their followers' sense of commitment.
Good people are happy when something good happens to someone else.
A lion never roars after a kill.
The coach's job is to be part servant in helping each player reach his goals within the team concept.
One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work
There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does
I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism.
The truly free person in society is a disciplined person.
Michael, if you can't pass, you can't play.
There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option.
Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.
I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking.
I think the real free person in society is one that's disciplined. It's the one that can choose; that is the free one.
You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.
Given the fact that we are in a capitalist society, we still do not want to overlook not only what a corporation produces and its profitability but also how it impacts the environment, touches human life and whether it protects or undermines the dignity of the human person.
I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual.
If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, you'll die a lot of times.
Over coaching is the worst thing you can do to a player.
I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game and his team goes 10-10.
You can't teach court savvy
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Spotted this bright and cheerful beach home in Coastal Living Magazine.
Colorful patterns and bold accessories let this family's personality shine through
in their Newport Beach, California home. The talented designers were the sister
design team Karen Mathiesen Brown and Kristina Mathiesen.
I adore the Trina Turk for Schumacher fabric on the banquette.
And I really need to find me some large electric letters... too much FUN! ;)
What a comfortable and happy beach home.
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The Legendary Super Saiyan Broly is here! From the movie Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan comes the newest Figure Rise Standard addition! This model stands taller and bulkier than the other Figure Rise Standard characters but still maintains the poseability of the Figure Rise Standard line due to the upgraded Muscle Build System, the back joints can be pulled out to create even more dynamic poses. This model comes with two types of hands, both open and closed, and 2 facial expression pieces; one for his normal face and one shouting face. Also included in this model are the iconic damage faces of Super Saiyan Goku


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Lexplore Analytics is a unique AI reading assessment, which uses eye-tracking and machine learning technology to offer new insight into reading, assured by the British Dyslexia Association.
The assessment is as simple as it is effective and remarkably takes just 2 to 5 minutes per child!
Children read two short passages of text from a monitor with an eye-tracking device attached, one will be read out loud and one silently. Passages are then followed by some comprehension questions. Machine learning analysis is then able to provide teachers with immediate and accurate results, without the need for time-consuming marking, paperwork or the manual uploading of results.
Lexplore Analytics' assessment not only helps identify children with reading difficulties, such as Dyslexia before they have even developed their full communication skills but also enables teachers to accurately assess children with extremely low literacy capabilities.
The assessment has also been able to offer a fresh perspective when it comes pointing to children's specific problem areas, some of which can be easily addressed, such as issues with reading speed, difficulties with certain sounds, or simply a lack of confidence with reading aloud.
Teachers are able to see a unique visualisation of each child's reading process and for the first time what reading silently looks like.
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Small moments of joy!
This post is a very brief celebration of the unexpected delights in life. Today, until I opened the fridge to get some cheese for a sandwich, I'd completely forgotten I had leftover lasagne for lunch. This completely changed my attitude to the day, from feeling sick of looking for a job, tired and grumpy about doing a hill session later, to positive and excited about both! So there we go.


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By Chava Ewa
Last Updated 3/1/2017 at 9:30 AM
Ben Gurion Airport: A passport counterfeiting ring based out of the city of Lod was taken down when a supposed recent immigrant ("Oleh Chadash") exhibited suspicious behavior as he entered Israel's Ben-Gurion airport after a trip to the United States. Israeli Customs Officer Yael Z. alerted security officials when she noticed something suspicious about a passenger who arrived at her window. "His passport said he was an American Oleh" she said. "So I made my customary joke about having nothing to declare except deodorant and Ziplocs. He didn't laugh. In fact, he looked confused…it's like he didn't know what Ziplocs were. Also, he never complained that Nefesh B'Nefesh wasn't helping him enough."
A search of the man's bags revealed no deodorant, no Ziplocs and documents which identified him as Rami K., a 26-year-old Israeli man born and raised in Lod. Rami explained that the passport he had used was a counterfeit, bought from his brother's friend Shuki. "My passport expired and I needed to travel to New York for my cousin's wedding. Well…my cousin's wedding and to get the new iPhone 7." Rami explained. "Misrad Hapnim wanted 280 shekels for a passport but I knew that Shuki sells them for 160. Or 150 on Fridays just before Shabbat."
Shuki was arrested and his counterfeit passport operation was shut down. Rami served 14 days in jail for passport fraud and is still confused about the whole Ziploc thing. "The customs lady was kidding, right??" he asked. "I mean, it's just freezer bags… people don't bring those things from America, do they? That's just ridiculous."


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Monday, October 5, 2015
# Halloween # Horizon Fishtail Banners
Happy Halloween by Eva Dobilas
Hello there, it's Eva today here with a Halloween card. We have some super cute dies, so my card is pretty cute I might say.
To create my card base I die cut two Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames out of black card stock. Next I die cut a square using Square Stitch and Cut Tool out of patterned paper. Than I die cut another patterned paper using Horizon Fishtail Banners. Next I die cut a Horrible Cat out of black card stock and added yellow card stock on the face for the eyes and nose and added it on top of the banner.
Next I die cut the three Jack-O-Lanterns out of orange patterned paper and placed yellow card stock underneath to contrast the eyes, nose and mouth. I placed them on the card front. Than I die cut a Witch Hat using purple card stock and added black underneath to show the design and added it to the biggest pumpkin. Finally I die cut the Happy Halloween sentiment from the Happy Halloween Twiggy Wreath die and added it to the banner.
Here is the list of Cheery Lynn Designs dies I used to create this card with:
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Source: eJewish Philanthropy
Establishing what we set out to do in formal Jewish education settings is often complex, and evaluating it can be slippery as we try to develop measures for what seems highly personal. Adding the variable of informal Jewish settings, with its socio-emotional or other affective agenda, only adds even more complexity to this problem. Still, in an increasingly demanding philanthropic marketplace, with board members, foundations and supporters caring deeply about the impact of their investment, it is our responsibility to show the value of their investment. We need to move beyond our 'feelings,' anecdotal assessments or purely numerical accounts of people in chairs. We need to be able to say with authority, integrity, and even some degree of empirical certainty that we are doing great work.
We also have a responsibility to ourselves and to those who participate in our experiences – in our case, students – to understand whether or not what we're doing is working. We move so quickly during a program year, continually generating and implementing new ideas, pushing stuff out, often without more than just a few minutes to reflect. We collect intuitive and anecdotal evidence – we might leave a conversation with a student, for example, and feel that we nailed it. But comprehensively, scientifically, are we really making a difference? And what is it that we do that does make a difference?
Impact evaluation is not foreign to Jewish education. Philanthropic organizations – namely, the Jim Joseph Foundation, Schusterman Foundation, Covenant Foundation, and others – have been exploring the influence of their programs on participants (among other questions) for many years. Hillel as a movement is beginning to do this work with its Measuring Excellence project. Still relatively unique, though, is an organization taking on the responsibility itself of asking these questions, and not just about one program but all of its programs, all of its annual efforts. Driven by these reasons, by our own need for data and out of responsibility to supporters and participants, Berkeley Hillel took on such a project.
The survey and focus group protocols were based on Berkeley Hillel's organizational theory of change, which unites everything that Berkeley Hillel tries to do, all of its strategic efforts and programs. Together, these three methods constitute a comprehensive program of measurement and evaluation, allowing Berkeley Hillel to understand the totality of the student experience (through the survey), the texture of the student experience (through the focus groups), and student participation trends (through student registration). These methods allow for an understanding of influence and also for an understanding of the programs and efforts that create that influence.
What have we learned through this measurement project? Not about Berkeley Hillel, but about the project of measurement?
Response rate means (almost) everything. We can have the most thorough survey, the strongest focus group questions, but without a tremendous effort to find Jewish and non-Jewish student respondents, we cannot analyze the data in deep and interesting ways. Our survey has had a decent response rate, and we even have had respondents with and without involvement in Hillel and prior Jewish experiences. In addition, while we can do a great deal of analysis with the entire dataset, we often have small sub-populations whom we want to study (such as in-state students or participants in Alternative Breaks) and the response rate is too low to isolate significant size populations in each of these areas. This prevents more complex learning about these various populations.
This effort benefits from collaboration. This seems like it would be a staff-driven effort, with deep subject matter expertise from outside of Hillel and leadership from the staff whose work is impacted the most. But Hillel's volunteer leaders and students have questions about Hillel that they want to pursue and intuition and experience regarding how to ask these questions. And, the more perspectives involved in looking at the data, making connections, asking questions, the more rich the analysis can be. We also worked with subject matter experts on campus, professors with decades of sophisticated knowledge in studying psychological attitudes and in polling, and we consulted with the university's expert in student data.
The work – not just of measurement, but the work itself – is complex. We have produced empirically-based "answers" for supporters and we have learned a great deal for ourselves, about the success of Hillel's work and about where Hillel can be more effective. At the same time, the focus groups make particularly evident the many twists and turns the college experience holds.
That is all the more reason why this project is important: Because it reveals to us how critical the college years are on individuals' Jewish journey, and thus we need to truly measure the effectiveness of our work.
Read the entire article at eJewish Philanthropy.


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Actual Case #1
In People v. Shamus M. - Case No. 7PS60546-02, my client was accused of possessing child pornography on his home computer. See what happened is that the Monrovia Police Department received a tip that someone at the home of my client was downloading mass quantities of child sex images onto their home computer. The problem is that more than one person lived at the home and everyone had their own computer. So the police raided the home of my client, arrested everyone there, conducted forensics of my clients computer and observed what the determined to be child pornography. After repeated requests to compel the not so bright Deputy District Attorney to turn over these alleged pornographic images I was forced to request a meeting with the D.A. and the Investigating Officer at the Monrovia Police Department. When I was finally able to physically observe these images I laughed out loud (LOL). It was obvious the pornography that the police and the prosecutor recovered from my clients computer was LEGAL ADULT pornography. One of the images had a domain name or website superimposed on the image. I challenged the Detective right there to access the website in front of me and the prosecutor. He refused. Outcome: The case was dismissed on the next court date.
Sex Crimes & Child Pornography
Child pornography can be defined as any media that involves a minor engaging in any kind of sexually explicit activity. California law prohibits any simulation of sexual activity that is performed by a distinguishable minor. In California there are many laws prohibiting the sexual exploitation of a child and any violation of these laws is often criminalized as child abuse. These crimes are typically filed as felonies however few may be charged as misdemeanors. Sexual conduct involving a child includes any form of intercourse, penetration, masturbation, voyeurism, exhibitionism and more. Should a conviction occur, part of the mandatory sentencing in this area is Sex Offender Registration for Life. Which is why it is important to retain Jeff Voll as your lawyer as he will fight to save your reputation and freedom from these types of charges.
Penalties and Sentencing
The penalties for violating California child pornography laws can be severe. Factors that affect sentencing are the specific offense that one is charged with, ones criminal history or RAP sheet, and whether or not one is charged with a federal or state crime. Child pornography offenses are usually filed as felonies, however some of them can be charged as misdemeanors. If charged with a misdemeanor, fines could be imposed of up to $2,500 and a jail sentence imposed of up to one year in County Jail. If one is convicted of a felony Child Pornography charge fines of up to $100,000 could be imposed and a State Prison sentence of 16 months to 8 years is possible.
Common Defenses of Child Pornography
1) I was not aware of child pornography on my computer. The information stored on my computer is not in a way that I would have stored knowingly. Example a computer virus injected the information into my computer.
2) I did not realize the images found were child pornography.
Whatever your defense maybe a child pornography charge is very serious. It carries severe penalty if convicted. In some cases you could be facing 5 – 50 years or life in prison if you are a repeat offender.
What You Should Do If You Are Being Charged?
1) Contact the Law Offices of Jeff Voll. Jeff Voll has handled child pornography cases and recommends you contact someone who has experience. Working previously as a Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender from 2001 - 2004 and since 2004 as a private criminal defense attorney has earned him the experience needed to defend these types of cases.
2) Do not talk to law enforcement.
3) A free consultation will be offered directly with Jeff Voll. I will NOT discuss your matter over the phone. It is imperative that you come into my office to speak about your case confidentially.
What You Need To Know About Federal Child Pornography Charges
- 90% of people who are charged with child porn plead guilty.
- Majority of cases that go trial end in a conviction.
- Conviction of Felony child pornography carries a 5 year mandatory minimum prison sentence.
- Enhancements based on how many images you have and types of images can also increase the sentencing guidelines.
- The use of internet & computers can also increase the enhancement.
What Are The Key Elements of a Federal Child Pornography Charge
Let's remember there are key elements the prosecution must present in your case to convict you of possession of child pornography.
Examples are when a person
1. knowingly possess child pornography
3. and pornographic images or videos moved through interstate commerce, or was made by using devices that moved in interstate commerce
When the prosecutor can prove these elements they will ask the jury to find the person guilty of child pornography possession.


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(HealthDay News) — Medium-sized companies will have another year before they have to provide employees with health insurance or face tax penalties, the Obama administration announced Monday.
The mandate will not be enforced until January 1, 2016, so some companies that have more than 50 employees will now have an extra year to meet that requirement, The New York Times reported. Businesses that have fewer than 50 employees don't have to provide insurance to all full-time employees and their families.
In granting more time for compliance, the federal government set up new deadlines for three sizes of companies. For companies with 100 or more employees, 70% of workers must have the option of coverage by 2015 and 95% should have that option after that, the Times reported. Businesses with 50–100 employees will have until 2016 to provide health insurance or face tax penalties. Small businesses with 50 employees or fewer will not be required to provide coverage at any point, the newspaper said.
This latest delay in implementation follows several attempts by the Obama administration in recent months to soften the blow of trying to conform with the tenets of the Affordable Care Act.
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So, having certain days slated for certain types of writing - like submitting stories on Tuesdays, fiction writing/editing on wed., etc - Yeah. Totally not working out. It is such a joke at this point that I'm abandoning the idea entirely. I thought it would help me keep track of all of my different projects, since I tend to go all out on one or two at a time and sometimes leave another by the wayside. The problem is, that's also the best way for me to finish a project. All at once, over the span of a day or three. If the project is something like a short story, then I tend to work a few days on the first draft, then shelf it for a week, then another solid block of days. And then there's new exciting projects that come up with a short deadline, or I have to wait for a magazine to be released before I can review it, etc. etc.
I tried something different and it didn't work. I'll have to go back to something that meshes with my natural way of doing things. The weekly planning calendar had worked for a while, and part of the reason it stopped working is because I rearranged small pieces of furniture and appliances and, well, made it even harder to reach. Go me! When I was doing the calendar, I was also trying to do different things just about every day, though, and the biggest difference was that being flexible didn't render it useless.
This time I'm going for something more to the point. I really do forget projects entirely. That's one of the reasons I love to do things like write and schedule out a month's worth of the Girl, That's Pinteresting blog at a time. Then I don't have to remember it for a month! So, I'm going to try keeping a Goals list. I've tried to keep goal lists before and they haven't worked because I'll put too many things on there and then get mad at myself when a seriously peripheral project doesn't get worked on at all for months. Yeah, well! Self! Get over it! I'm going to focus on what I think I can get done over the next week or so to keep my goals down to something manageable. Already started with a list of 6 and got it down to 4! Oh, geez. I just remembered something. I guess I should add that, too. Haha!
Friday, February 1, 2013
Days of the Week
Posted by Michelle Ristuccia at 8:30 PM
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For me I can enshrine a time of day as relating to an activity, like composition or exercise, but not a day of the week. I think it's because my brain wires to daily habits. Emotionally, it barely believes weekends exist.ReplyDelete
The nightly writing definitely works wonders for me. But I am easily distracted and honestly forget about this or that project or don't realize it's been so long since I worked on it last. Hopefully a SHORT goals list will help with that.ReplyDelete
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Southeast Asia with an Early Depiction of Northwestern Australia Based on Gerrit Frederikszoon de Witt's Discoveries in 1628
This is a scarce decorative map of Southeast Asia, China, India, the Philippines, and western Oceania. Perhaps the most interesting feature are the newly discovered regions of northern Australia. The map is based upon the Blaeus' map of the same period.
In addition to the Australian coastline, the map provides fine early detail throughout the map, although the landmasses are considerably enlarged in scale relative to their actual sizes. This makes for easy reading, but biases the interpretation and positioning of islands and other features on the map.
Detail is extensive throughout East Asia with many rivers, cities, mountain ranges, and more all shown. Large lakes feed the many rivers of the southeastern part of the continent. The East Indies are well mapped, and to the north, Korea is marked as an island.
1628 Discoveries In Western Australia
The map is among the earliest to show the discoveries along the northwest coastline of Australia by the Dutch ship Vyanen, in 1628. The Vyanen departed Texel bound for Jakarta in March 1627, arriving via the Cape of Good hope on October 8, 1627. On January 6, 1628, the ship departed Jakarta as part of a fleet of seven ships bound for Europe under the command of the outgoing Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Pieter de Carpentier. Just as the fleet was leaving, however, valuable cargo arrived from China, so the Vyanen was held back to be loaded. She was then sent to catch up with the main fleet, but had been loaded too hastily, and had to return to port to have her load balanced by the addition of 5000 ingots of copper.
When the Vyanen finally departed again on January 20, 1628, the monsoon season had set in, preventing her from taking the usual route through the Sunda Strait. Instead, the captain, Gerrit Frederikszoon de Witt, was ordered to set a course through the Strait of Balamban. Strong headwinds then drove the ship so far south that she ran aground in the vicinity of Barrow Island on the northwest coast of Australia. De Witt eventually succeeded in freeing the ship by offloading its cargo. He then followed the coast south-westwards as far as the Montebello Islands, Barrow Island, and the coastal reefs to the south. His sighting of the coast to the east of the Montebello Islands was a new discovery.
Hessel Gerritsz' map of 1628 shows this discovery under the name 'G.F. de Wits Landt'. On returning north, de Witt charted the northwest coast about as far as the present-day location of Port Hedland. The crew also sighted Indigenous Australians in the vicinity of present-day Roebourne; this is believed to be the first European sighting of Indigenous Australians in Western Australia.
The map also shows the earlier discoveries in this region by Dirk Hartog in 1616. Hartog located the area of Shark Bay and became the first European to set foot on Western Australia when he landed on what is now known as Dirk Hartog Island. He thereafter explored the coastline to the north along the coast of what is called T Landt Van Deendracht on Merian's map.
Farther to the northwest of Australia the Dutch discoveries along the North West Cape and the Gulf of Carpenteria are shown.
Mathaus Merian (1593-1650) was the father of engraver Matthäus the Younger, and of the painter, engraver, and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian. He was born in Basel, Switzerland and trained in engraving in Zurich. After a time in Nancy, Paris and Strasbourg, he settled in Frankfurt. While there, he worked for Johann Theodor de Bry, the publisher and son of the travel writer. In 1617, he married Maria Magdalena de Bry, Johann Theodor's daughter. In 1623, Merian took over the de Bry publishing house upon the death of his father-in-law. Merian's best known works are detailed town views which, due to their accuracy and artistry, form a valuable record of European urban life in the first half of the sixteenth century


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Jimmie T. Braden/ J. Thomas
California, United States
Christian Urban / R&B
When I think of my past, I see a glimpse of my future, which causes a smile to suddenly appear on my face. Not that I haven't been through some kind of torment or trials, but I'm praising God for His creation. Though the product is far from being finished, He has made me better than before, and I've realized that everything you go through is to better oneself. All the other groups that didn't work out, the other musical endeavors that fell short of aspirations and all the bad investments; all were a process of learning exactly whom I am and the growth spiritually I've made. The type of individual able to sing in the midst of hardship, in the midst of pain and simply as a sign of love and praise to God for loving me enough to bless me with such a gift. A gift I will continue to use to His glory and to share with all of his people whom will listen. This Pastor, I know once said," Upon arriving to heaven, if you heard someone singing louder than everyone else, it would be me." "Fragrance of a Rose" is my sophomore project, however it's the first one for which I've totally allowed the Lord to grab a hold of the wheel and drive me to wherever He wants to take me. No longer trying to steer or trying to keep myself awake behind the wheel, just allowing God to be God. May God bless you and keep you all...
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Virginia has had trouble putting the ball in the end zone, especially in the second half--they've scored 11 points combined in their last three second halves.
Coach Mike London could not point Monday to any specific reason why an offense that ranks No. 3 in the ACC in total yards per game (433.5) is having so much trouble reaching the end zone – or even splitting the uprights – after halftime.
"I guess you could say in terms of just a little more execution," London said. "The game plan is what it is. The ability to run a power play in the first quarter that worked is the power play in the third or fourth quarter. It should work [then], as well. I just think it's just a matter of playing a good four quarters of good football, of executing good football."
The total yardage is a little misleading because the Cavaliers have run a lot of plays from scrimmage--their per-play output, which ranks 68th nationally (as does NC State's), is in line with their 73rd-ranked scoring offense. But there's no question that they've missed opportunities. The Cavs have had to settle for nine field goal attempts in the red zone and they've attempted 15 overall, more than any other team in the ACC. As Mike London puts it, "a little more execution" down in that area would perk up the scoring.
They can feel free to work on that after this Saturday.


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