I originally had planned to complete the Associate Applied Science degree in Web Graphic Design at DeVry University. My first two courses were MATH-032 and BUSN-115 and I am a little more than half way through them. I plan to finish them, however, I do not have funding to achieve this goal. I will place it on hold until a later date. Through taking BUSN-115 I have developed a desire to complete a business degree.
I applied to the Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University and was accepted. I have completed my financial aid, paid the tuition deposit, completed the entrance testing and am registered for my first course, IS 535 Managerial Applications of Information Technology. I begin my career as a Keller student on 7 July.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Election, Atheism and Christianity
Sunday’s sermon (PDF) was about God’s “Amazing Grace” and how we are elect among men as Christians. The passage for the day was Genesis 25:19-34 which talks about Jacob and Esau. One important point in the passage and that was brought home in the sermon was that Issac and Rebekah went to the Lord in prayer when they did not understand something or had a wish. Isaac went to the Lord in prayer when his wife was barren and she became pregnant (Genesis 25:21-22). Then Rebekah went to the Lord in prayer when the babies jostled in her womb and was told that she had two nations within her (25:22-23). Then finally we see the nature of the two children. Esau was of poor character and Jacob was a bottom grabber.
The practical lesson here is that no matter what you may wish for or what you want to know if you ask the Lord in prayer than he will answer.
The practical lesson here is that no matter what you may wish for or what you want to know if you ask the Lord in prayer than he will answer.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Letter Regarding Iran
I am gravely concerned that we are on the road to war in Iran. Considering S.J. Res. 23(2001), S.Amdt. 3017 (2007) and Gen. Petraeus's recent testimony I fear there may be either a resolution to take hostile action against Iran or the president claiming he has the authority to do so based on the aforementioned acts of Congress.
There are also the reports in the New York Times and Washington Post this morning about the Iran threat. This smells of being a reprise of the buildup to war with Iraq. It also doesn't ease my fears that Adm. Fallon, who was trying to calm the frayed nerves of Middle Eastern countries, has resigned his post. He had said upon nomination that there would be no war with Iran on his watch. Now that we are not under his watch I fear that we will get ourselves whipped into a frenzy again and take hostile action against Iran.
There are also the reports in the New York Times and Washington Post this morning about the Iran threat. This smells of being a reprise of the buildup to war with Iraq. It also doesn't ease my fears that Adm. Fallon, who was trying to calm the frayed nerves of Middle Eastern countries, has resigned his post. He had said upon nomination that there would be no war with Iran on his watch. Now that we are not under his watch I fear that we will get ourselves whipped into a frenzy again and take hostile action against Iran.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Free-Market Principles of Environmental Policy
Free-market environmentalism is a way of addressing environmental issues with market-based solutions, sound science, and respect for private property rights. Public policies based on this approach include using cost-cost and cost-benefit analysis to determine if regulations are necessary or desirable, improving the definition of private property rights to solve problems involving common ownership and negative externalities, and rejecting policies based on fear, hyperbole, and “junk science.”
1.Energy independence is an illusion. Markets, not politics should determine how much energy we import.
2.Gasoline prices are market-driven. Government policies, not greedy oil companies, are responsible for rising gasoline prices.
3.Global warming is not a crisis. Concerns over global warming do not justify higher energy taxes or carbon “cap-and-trade” programs.
4.Air pollution is not a major public health problem. Air quality is better today in virtually all parts of the U.S. than at any time since measurement began, making new regulations unnecessary.
5.Mercury is not a major public health problem. The public health effects of mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants do not justify restrictions on the use of coal.
6.Biofuels should not be subsidized. Ethanol and other biofuels do not produce environmental or economic benefits that justify their subsidization.
7.CAFE standards sacrifice lives for oil. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards is a legislative restriction of the types of vehicles Americans purchase and drive. But there are more cost-effective ways to save fuel, and CAFE standards have a terrible unintended consequence: needless highway deaths.
8.Electric deregulation is still necessary. Extending price caps and blocking construction of new power plants are harmful to the long-tern health of electric markets.
9.Liquefied natural gas is part of the solution. LNG is a clean and safe source of energy that is at risk because of environmentalist opposition.
10.Nuclear power is part of the solution. Nuclear power is an important part of the nation’s energy portfolio. Regulatory barriers to the expansion of nuclear power ought to be removed.
1.Energy independence is an illusion. Markets, not politics should determine how much energy we import.
2.Gasoline prices are market-driven. Government policies, not greedy oil companies, are responsible for rising gasoline prices.
3.Global warming is not a crisis. Concerns over global warming do not justify higher energy taxes or carbon “cap-and-trade” programs.
4.Air pollution is not a major public health problem. Air quality is better today in virtually all parts of the U.S. than at any time since measurement began, making new regulations unnecessary.
5.Mercury is not a major public health problem. The public health effects of mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants do not justify restrictions on the use of coal.
6.Biofuels should not be subsidized. Ethanol and other biofuels do not produce environmental or economic benefits that justify their subsidization.
7.CAFE standards sacrifice lives for oil. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards is a legislative restriction of the types of vehicles Americans purchase and drive. But there are more cost-effective ways to save fuel, and CAFE standards have a terrible unintended consequence: needless highway deaths.
8.Electric deregulation is still necessary. Extending price caps and blocking construction of new power plants are harmful to the long-tern health of electric markets.
9.Liquefied natural gas is part of the solution. LNG is a clean and safe source of energy that is at risk because of environmentalist opposition.
10.Nuclear power is part of the solution. Nuclear power is an important part of the nation’s energy portfolio. Regulatory barriers to the expansion of nuclear power ought to be removed.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Sen. Graham Returns to Iraq for Military Service
Sen. Graham is in Iraq to complete a third tour of duty according to Stars and Stripes. He was in Iraq in May and August of 2007 as well for short tours of duty. He is an Air FOrce Reservist and teaches at the Judge Advocate General School in Alabama.
Graham told Stars and Stripes in an interview “I’d like to do more, but [with] the day job, you know in the Senate, it’s hard to get away for any long period.”
Graham is proving again that he is dedicated to serving his country, both in uniform and out. It may seem odd for a politician to be in uniform, but there is precedent stretching back in history and Sen. Graham is just another link in that proud history.
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