Jake is a geek, designer, and HTML+CSS lover. Taker of photos, and sometimes skiing and biking… He spends his time daydreaming about new WordPress themes and playing baseball and softball.
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The Prestige
So, I really have wanted to start blogging again. I have had a lot of discussion that I wish was documented, so, here it is. This is probably how they all start, but here it goes.
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Hanging out in San Francisco
This is a pic that we took near the Embarcadero in San Francisco Christmas 2005. In the distance, you can see Alcatraz, and some nifty boats.
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Trunk or Treating
Well, tonight Melissa and I headed over to the church building for some good old fasioned trunk or treating. It was fun to see some of the folks from the ward, and their cute kids. If you can’t tell, we tried to go as iPod ads. We got some funny looks from some people. To…
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Hello All
This is the start of the blog for Jake and Melissa. We will use this site to post updates about the our lives, and allow us the chance to keep in better touch with our family. As it stands now, Melissa is about done with school, and we are excited about what the next few…
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New Apple Media Center
This was taken from a post in Macworld online. It looks as if there will be a new Media Center for living room, and it doesn’t have a 20 Inch screen. First: The reason for the silent Mac mini update is because it doesn’t matter until it is upgraded to G5. Second: The article refers…
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Management
Planning, organizing, leading and controlling. The four ideals of persuasive management. Do managers really earn money for business or do they just cost money? Are these ideals effectively taught and practiced in business, or are they sidelined for radical ideas that destroy trust between employees and management? Without the right training for management there can…
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Cheering is a Jump and Tumble Life
By Laura Hancock Deseret Morning News OREM — In a gymnasium at Utah Valley State College on a Wednesday night, the air is stale from the sweat of young men playing basketball. As they run the court, the squeak of shoes echoes off the large gym’s walls. And the basketballs — bam! bam! bam! —…
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Jake Spurlock
Ethics –Doing what is right to accomplish what is good. This is a funny topic, because my ethics can vary in great deal to your ethics. Namely if it is my ethical best interest to kick puppies because it gives me a great deal of intrinsic joy, it may vary from your ethical position to…
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Profit Motive
How can society depend on capitalism, or an unregulated market system? Adam Smith replies with two laws of this market. The first is the desire for wealth that permeates all human activity. Therefore, self-interest, or profit, motivates people to perform necessary tasks for which society is willing to pay. As Smith writes, “It is not…
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The Consequences of Effects
From the Utah Valley State College Mission Statement, Academic Freedom is a climate conducive to the free examination of ideas. We encourage thoughtful debate and civil discourse and respect the right and responsibility of faculty and students to explore all topics relevant to the educational experience (UVSC Mission Statement). Why then did local Orem resident…