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Teacher candidates must meet all prerequisites specified by their program prior to the field experience semester. Most field experiences require admission to the School of Education and designated courses. Please consult your advisor to determine the best timing of field experiences in your respective program.
A separate electronic field experience application must be completed for each clinical field experience or school experience. The application includes the mandatory forms related to conduct for that particular experience and the electronic signature indicates understanding and agreement to follow the policies. Application procedures will be communicated through field experience information meetings and program advisors prior to registration each semester.
Teacher candidates who are registered for clinical field experience courses will receive an email with the criminal background check instructions prior to the field experience semester. Teacher candidates must complete the designated national criminal background check within the specified time and be cleared by the Office of Field Experience before entering the schools or field experience site. Please see the criminal background check policy for more information.
All clinical field experience placements are arranged through the Office of Field Experience in collaboration with course instructors. Placements will be made with our contracted schools in a 50-mile radius of La Crosse based on school needs and requests each semester. The School of Education has developed partnerships with several local schools and placements for these sites will be honored first. Teacher candidates may not attempt to arrange a placement or contact schools, principals, and teachers to discuss placements according to the agreements between UW-La Crosse School of Education and school districts. Prior to the field experience semester, teacher candidates are encouraged to provide preferences and requests on the field experience application, which will be considered along with other factors in meeting program requirements for certification. Every effort will be made to provide a neutral setting for teacher candidates and placements will generally not be made in schools that teacher candidates attended, or where relatives have worked or attended. More information about placements will be provided on or before the first day of the field experience course each semester. Any questions regarding field experiences or any other school experience should be directed to the Office of Field Experience.
Teacher candidates must wear UW-La Crosse name badges at all times while at schools and clinical field experience sites. Name badges are available in 223 Cartwright to those who are registered for clinical field experiences and other approved experiences. Teacher candidates may be expected to pay for name badges.
Teacher candidates are responsible for providing their own means of transportation to and from schools. Carpooling is encouraged.
Excused absences include personal illness, illness in the family, or death in the family. Absences due to work schedules and student schedules are not acceptable. In rare instances when teacher candidates need to miss an assigned placement time, they must communicate with both the cooperating teacher and the university supervisor immediately to make alternative arrangements. Excessive or repeated absences in either the field experience or related courses may result in removal from the program.
Criminal Background Check
All teacher candidates must complete the designated national criminal background check process prior to entering the schools for their first clinical field experience or any other school experience at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. This is a requirement of the school placement sites, and it is the teacher candidate's responsibility to follow the instructions and complete the process by the dates specified. Teacher candidates are responsible for all costs associated with the criminal background checks. Policies and procedures must be followed for teacher candidates to receive a placement. Prior to student teaching, teacher candidates must complete a second designated national criminal background check if more than one year has passed since their last criminal background check. The Office of Field Experience will record the criminal background checks conducted each semester.
Application Information for Clinical Field Experiences
Clinical Field Experience Information Meetings are generally held in October for the following spring semester and in March for the fall semester. Students will learn about the field experience application process and deadline. The meeting on March 9 was recorded for students unable to attend. The application deadline was March 23, 2016.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
When should I take my field experiences? Please keep in frequent communication with your advisor to determine the best timing in your respective program. All course prerequisites must be met before students are eligible for any field experience and many are part of other required courses. A Clinical Field Experience Student Information Meeting will be held each semester prior to advising and students are expected to attend this meeting the semester before they expect to participate in a field experience.
When will the Clinical Field Experience Student Information Meeting be held? The meeting will be held prior to advising each semester, in late October for spring semester, and late February for fall semester. The exact dates for each semester are located on the SoE website. Students are responsible for checking the website frequently.
What if I can't attend the Clinical Field Experience Student Information Meeting? Attendance is highly encouraged. For those not able to attend, the meeting may be recorded, and the link may be located on the SoE website the day after the meeting. Students are expected to either attend the meeting or view the recording, as they are responsible for any information, policies, and procedures provided during the meeting.
How do I apply for clinical field experiences? Students are expected to attend the Clinical Field Experience Student Information Meeting the semester prior to registering for field experiences to receive the most current information regarding the application procedure. All students must complete the electronic application and agree to comply with the terms in order to be placed in a field experience.
What if I have an underage drinking citation or a criminal charge? Students who have received citations or charges are required to disclose this information in the first section of the electronic application, even if they think the charges were dismissed. This information often shows up on the online national criminal background check students are required to complete prior to participating in a field experience.
What if I don't disclose a criminal charge and something shows up on the national criminal background check? In the event the background check discloses criminal activity or information the teacher candidate has failed to report, the teacher candidate may be required to meet with the Director and/or Assistant Director of the Office of Field Experience to discuss the discrepancy. The result of this discussion may alter or terminate the teacher candidate's participation in a field experience or student teaching assignment.
When do I complete the online criminal background check? All teacher candidates must complete the designated criminal background checks prior to entering the schools for their first clinical field experience or other school experience. This is a requirement of the school placement sites, and it is the teacher candidate's responsibility to follow the instructions and complete the process by the dates specified. Teacher candidates are responsible for all costs associated with the criminal background checks. Prior to student teaching, teacher candidates must complete a second designated criminal background check if more than one year has passed since their last criminal background check. Instructions will be sent by email to those who are scheduled to complete the background check during the month prior to the beginning of the first day of classes.
Do I have to complete another criminal background check if I have had one done somewhere else? Yes, teacher candidates must complete the designated online criminal background check, as these records cannot be shared and the Office of Field Experience is required to keep these records on file.
What do I do if I receive a citation or criminal charge after completing the application or during a field experience? Teacher candidates are required to notify the Office of Field Experience as soon as possible, but no later than the next day they are expected to attend the field experience, when they have received any new charges or citations, or are being investigated by any governmental agency for any act or offense. Failure to do so may result in termination from participation in field experience placements.
I tried to register for my field experience and it won't let me register. Why not? Most field experience courses are blocked and students will be registered by the School of Education based on the field experience electronic application process. Students need to ensure they have paid their registration deposits and have no holds on their accounts in order to be registered.
When will I receive my field experience placement? Clinical field experience placements begin at different times, depending on the program and level of field experience. Placements in Professional Development Schools (PDS) are generally completed first, and these field experiences often begin during the first week of the semester. Course instructors will communicate with students regarding their placements and other requirements. Placement beginning dates are determined by school needs and schedules, and once students receive their placements, they are expected to commit to the same times throughout the semester. Most traditional field experience placements begin during the first month of the semester and students will receive their placements as soon as possible during the first month of the semester. Placements are subject to change.
How much time do I need to allow in my schedule for the field experience? Teacher candidates are expected to reserve a minimum of 3-4 consistent half days throughout the semester for participation in the field experience, either from 7:30-11:30 am, or 11:30-3:30 pm. Some experiences will require students to be at the school during specific days and times. More information will be provided at the Clinical Field Experience Student Information Meeting each semester.
What if I have a schedule change after completing the electronic survey? Please notify the Office of Field Experience as soon as possible with any schedule changes. Please allow large blocks of time to facilitate the placement process.
Where will I be placed? Placement locations vary by field experience and we have several partnerships established with local schools in connection with specific courses. Students are generally placed in schools within a 50-mile radius of La Crosse. Students are asked to provide specific information and special considerations on the electronic application, which are then used in making placements.
What if I want to be placed with a specific teacher or school? Please indicate your preferences on the electronic application and requests will be considered, along with many other factors. Students are not allowed to arrange their own placements in any way and policies prohibit students from contacting schools, principals, or teachers in an effort to obtain a placement. All placement contacts must be made through the Office of Field Experience.
What if I don't have a car? Teacher candidates are responsible for providing their own means of transportation to and from schools. The Office of Field Experience will strive to facilitate carpooling for those students who do not have transportation. Limited placements may be possible within walking distance or on the bus line.
What if I have a job and my field experience conflicts with my work hours? Schools and cooperating teachers depend on clinical field experience teacher candidates to be there to assist in meeting the needs of the P-12 learners. Teacher candidates are expected to be available consistently for 3-4 half days throughout the semester and the Office of Field Experience will strive to match students with cooperating teachers based on the 3-4 half days identified by the student. Some field experiences have additional times and/or requirements that are non-negotiable. Students need to commit to the specific requirements of the field experience in order to participate, which may mean limiting or adjusting their work hours, or taking the field experience another semester.
May I be placed in the same school as my children or other family members? No, teacher candidates generally benefit most from being placed in a neutral setting and the policy is to place students in settings where they are free to learn and do not have any additional advantage or disadvantage that may come from connections to family members.
May I be placed at a school that I graduated, attended, or worked? No, the Office of Field Experience is required to provide neutral settings and diverse learning experiences for all teacher candidates. Students will be placed in a different school than those where they graduated, attended, or worked.
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Application Information for Student Teaching
This information session is intended for teacher candidates who will be student teaching in spring 2017. The information meeting will cover the application process, required documentation and out-of-area student teaching programs. Application deadline for spring 2017 student teaching is April 18, 2016. The meeting will be recorded for those unable to attend.
Application Materials
Teacher Candidates interested in student teaching in spring 2017 must submit all application materials on application day. Students will meet individually with a School of Education staff member or university supervisor who will review application materials and answer questions. Students may submit their application any time between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM. No appointments are needed. There may be longer wait times at class period end times.
Please complete and print the following materials for application day.
Additional items that must be provided on application day are listed on the checklist and include a picture of yourself, resume and unofficial transcript.
Student Teaching: Out-of-Area Experiences Application
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After turning the scene upside down with their out of nowhere debut, The Listening, LB has taken hip-hop by storm over the past couple of years. 9th Wonder became the "go to guy" for production, Phonte floored fans everywhere with his collaboration with Nicolay on the Foreign Exchange album and Rapper Big Pooh shut down naysayers with his remarkable Sleepers album – not to mention a ton of side projects being churned out at a rapidly acceptable rate. As the group's hype reached F-5 status, the "natural disaster" began to unearth everything that's wrong with hip-hop. From political agendas that force people to resign to faulty rating systems all the way down to being "too intelligent" for the average listener, Little Brother has become almost revolutionary without trying to come off as preachy. With that, comes their major label debut with a title that speaks in volumes about the industry. The Minstrel Show is Little Brother's first major label shot at making a name for themselves and the question is "Can they live up to the hype?"
The Minstrel Show is laid out as a concept album that parodies itself in comparison to the hip-hop industry today. Instead of the WJLR radio theme that The Listening utilized, The Minstrel Show takes place at UBN (U Black Niggas) TV Station and takes you on a journey with a theme asserting that hip-hop is a modern day minstrel show with the players constantly playing themselves by showing only one side of hip hop culture (the bling bling, oversexed, thuggery). Can the three stars of UBN do enough to prove that their hype is well deserved? Let's analyze them….
Some people have begun to grumble about the production of 9th Wonder ("He uses the same drum kit" "His beats sound the same") and wondered if The Minstrel Show would be a step up for the producer wunderkind. Before getting into the strength of 9th Wonder's production, let's address the "his beats sound the same" theory. Every producer has packaged themselves with a certain "sound", if not for that sound then that producer wouldn't be THAT producer. When one goes to purchase an album with Premier's production, one expects that nasty chop that Primo made famous. The listener expects the soulful stylings of Kanye West. And by copping The Minstrel Show, we expect the brilliant production of 9th Wonder. Without that "sound", 9th Wonder wouldn't be 9th Wonder. With that being said, The Minstrel Show features some really magnificent and polished production courtesy of Mr. Douthit. If there is anything truly noticeable off the bat, it is the fact one can tell that 9th has gotten his ass in a real studio and utilized it to its greatest ability. "Beautiful Morning" showcases the sheer brilliance of 9th behind the boards with moving strings and snapping snares. "Not Enough" displays 9th's knack to make a sample of somebody breathing sound dope, while "Slow it Down" is downright excellent with a silky smooth David Ruffin sample. If Kanye is the "new version of Pete Rock" it is a pretty fair assessment that 9th Wonder is the "new version of Primo."
People have questioned the ability of Rapper Big Pooh and if he really belongs alongside the ever evolving talents of Phonte. Instead of Pooh breaking under the pressure, the emcee opts to step his rap game up. On "Not Enough" Pooh laments "Or all love, its all bugged/tryin' to mask them emotions with pounds and hugs/No more I say gotta make'em pay/Cause I'm tired of getting stepsonned in the worst way just wait/Them chips on my shoulder getting stacked/when my pockets catch up Pooh's never turning back" addressing the fact that whatever he does is apparently never enough to satisfy the fans of LB. He even turns the criticism on himself with "Sincerely Yours" as the skit preceding it features two men speaking on "I think he's just Tay's cousin anyways" before Pooh tears into a solo joint that stands on its own and proves that he isn't "just Tay's cousin" who skated in without any talent.
Phonte's growth as an artist and his ability to display his personality throughout the album really radiates within the UBN programming. Whether poking fun at today's stale R&B hits as Percy Miracles on the downright side-splitting "Cheatin" or trading venom with Elzhi on the freakishly ill "Hiding Place", a true artist's matriculation can be witnessed. Tay gets clever with the one liners ("Radio better play this/cause Tay's style is nuts and y'alls is just dated" on "Not Enough"), immodest ("I went from niggas tellin' me that I really shouldn't rhyme/To dropping classic albums muhfuckas couldn't find" on "The Becoming") and shows a side of an emcee hardly ever seen on the absolutely engaging father/son narrative "All For You", in what is a truly cinematic performance by an artist who the modern man can relate to.
The Minstrel Show is an album seamlessly woven together with an intricate concept and skits that bring back memories of De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising. With today's relevance to the album's theme and sheer laugh out loud moments, one has to speculate if this album is a classic. From a critic who has yet to give a @@@@@ rating to this day, this album comes pretty damn close. Classics can only be donned with time, not a listening session that gives you a couple of hours to digest what took months to create. It is at that moment, months and months later, when you pop that CD in and go "man this is STILL dope." Nonetheless, with The Minstrel Show's impeccable timing in an era where hip hop is slowly falling into a disco-esque abyss, and the fact that they literally have no alliances in an industry, that damn near requires you to be in bed with an A-List rapper/label head/producer just to get your foot in the door, Little Brother accomplishes what many albums have and will continue to yearn for: thorough satisfaction. And just when the album closes and UBN is cut off the air as Phonte readies himself to launch into a vicious observation of the station, you have to wonder if this album, along with stellar releases from Common and Kanye West, is what corporate music establishments (BET, The Source to name a few) everywhere fear will change the direction of hip-hop. No matter what ratings you have seen given to this album and the hype surrounding it, if you are reading this do yourself a favor- digest the words in this review and forget about the ass backwards rating system. Then if this writer's words have helped move you, go cop the CD and decide for yourself what you value as a "classic" album.
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Barbara Wild updated my view. Sure, it's hard when you're alone, but it isn't easy in a marriage either when you're going against the grain. After a long career as a drama and music teacher, Barbara decided, at 50, with her daughters grown, to get a doctorate of musical arts, a long-deferred dream. When Barbara was accepted at Boston University, it meant moving from New York. Her husband, Michael Nelson, was supportive — he told me simply, "There are two people in a marriage" — but his client base was back home and he spent all of his time traveling on business. So, he returned to their old town. Barbara is now teaching in Connecticut, and they spend weekends together. It hasn't been easy for them, but they've taught me that committed couples can forge a new kind of life together — and apart.
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When I began reporting for my book, I knew there were a lot of women out there reimagining their lives, but I worried about finding enough good stories for the book. The reality was just the opposite: There were thousands of them. It seemed that just about everyone I knew was either reshaping her life or knew somebody who was. It's a generational movement that echoes the great social revolutions of the 20th century. I believe we're showing the way for future generations, by refusing to surrender to a gentler, quieter midlife. The ultimate lesson I learned is that there is no gene for reinvention. I used to think there was, and that I just didn't have it. Now I understand that reinvention is an equal-opportunity occupation: Anybody can do it. Just see lessons one through 10!
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College Hockey:Butler's Two Goals Lift UNH Past Massachusetts
Foster Stops 33 for Wildcats
AMHERST, Mass. — A night after playing well, yet coming up on the short end of a 4-3 overtime decision, New Hampshire regrouped and put forth another solid effort to post a 4-2 victory over Massachusetts on Saturday evening.
Wildcats' senior Bobby Butler had two goals, including what proved to be the game-winner at 13:47 of the second period, while goaltender Brian Foster made 33 saves in the win.
Combined with a tally in the third period of Friday's affair, Butler finished the weekend with three goals to up his league-leading total to nine. For his career against the Minutemen, Butler has a team-best 13 points on nine goals and four assists over 14 appearances.
"I told the team that I was proud of how hard they played all weekend," stated UNH coach Dick Umile afterwards. "We played good, solid two-way hockey all weekend. It was a great win for us."
"I'm pretty impressed with how hard New Hampshire played all weekend," commented Don 'Toot' Cahoon of Massachusetts. "I thought our team played a little bit better than they did last night. The problem is, we gave up a couple of goals that were bad positional play on our part. You can't give up a couple of goals against a team that's playing as hard and as desperate as they were, along with their good goaltending."
New Hampshire started strong and almost scored less than one minute into the first period. Peter LeBlanc blistered a shot from the slot that looked destined for the back of the net, but a terrific glove save by UMass goaltender Paul Dainton kept the Wildcats off the scoreboard momentarily.
Butler netted the game's first goal at 16:29. Stationed at the top of the right faceoff circle, Paul Thompson dished the puck between his legs to Butler as he skated toward the slot. Butler evaded traffic and headed for the far post, slipping the puck past Dainton to make it 1-0 Wildcats.
The second stanza saw an offensive outburst, as both teams scored two goals each.
Massachusetts forward Will Ortiz played well in the opening moments of the period and was rewarded with his third goal of the season at 4:37. Ortiz collected a loose puck between the dots and wristed it past Brian Foster cleanly.
New Hampshire quickly dashed the Minutemen's hopes of gaining momentum in the contest. With an advantage in numbers around the cage, LeBlanc scored after skating in from the right corner at 5:21.
"That goal that we got right away was key, to bounce right back like that," said Umile. "We've had some good character games already on this team early this season. They come back, they play hard, and they never quit. These guys have played as hard as I've had in a couple of years. I'm pleased with the way they have competed."
Butler put home a rebound attempt through traffic from the left side of the ice at 13:47 to increase the Wildcats' lead to 3-1.
Umile noted his pleasure in Butler's performance as of late.
"Bobby is playing extremely well for us right now; he's one of our captains and he's playing and leading by example."
The UMass power play finally got a chance to go to work late in the second after a UNH mental breakdown led to a too many men call. Although the man-advantage was short-lived when Casey Wellman was whistled for slashing moments later, the Minutemen were able to score on the ensuing four-on-four opportunity.
Martin Nolet cut the deficit to one at 18:25 with a blast from the point. James Marcou had the puck along the right side dasher and sent it to Nolet, who was all alone at the blue line.
The tally proved to be the final one of the period, as the Wildcats skated into intermission with a 3-2 lead. Foster saw a lot of rubber during the frame, tying a career-high for stops in a single period with 18. UMass outshot UNH 20-4 over the 20 minutes.
"They had the best of us in the second period; they outshot us quite a bit," noted Umile. "We held on and we played a good third period with a 3-2 lead.
"I know last night, the winning goal was a tough one for [Foster]. I still have confidence in him. He's our guy, we're going to stick with him, and tonight he played solid."
"I was a little disappointed because we worked our tail off in the second period and we had nothing to show for it; we ended up with a tie," said Cahoon on his team's second period performance.
"It's hard to measure how much energy we must have expended. We thought we were working over their defensemen with our speed and getting to pucks, and we thought it would have an effect in the third period but I'm not so sure it didn't tire our own guys out."
The Minutemen had a prime opportunity to tie the contest at three at 6:30 into the third. All alone in front of the net, Brett Watson tried to make Foster commit, but the senior netminder stuck with the puck and made a terrific save to keep it 3-2 in favor of New Hampshire.
The Wildcats pushed their lead back to two goals at 11:59 when LeBlanc hooked up with Mike Sislo for a highlight-reel goal. LeBlanc skated into the offensive zone with the puck along the left side boards while Sislo drove to the far post. LeBlanc's pass across the ice was true, as all Sislo had to do was tap it into the net.
"Peter made a nice play on that goal; it was a huge goal for us," remarked Umile on the performance of LeBlanc. "Ending the game with a one goal lead could have been tough, so having that two-goal margin was key for us."
Massachusetts pulled Dainton (14 saves) in favor of an extra attacker late in the contest, but could not recreate last night's comeback victory. Very few penalties were called for the second night in a row, as both teams were unable to capitalize on their shortened power-play opportunities. The game was a quick one, taking only two hours and five minutes to complete.
New Hampshire (3-6-2, 3-2-1 Hockey East) will face Boston University in a home-and-home series beginning next Friday at the Whittemore Center, while Massachusetts (7-2-0, 4-2-0 Hockey East) returns to the ice on Thursday at Yale in non-conference action.
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I am currently trying to log into a site using Python however the site seems to be sending a cookie and a redirect statement on the same page. Python seems to be following that redirect thus preventing me from reading the cookie send by the login page. How do I prevent Python's urllib (or urllib2) urlopen from following the redirect?
You could do a couple of things:
This is a quick little thing that shows both
If all you need is stopping redirection, then there is a simple way to do it. For example I only want to get cookies and for a better performance I don't want to be redirected to any other page. Also I hope the code is kept as 3xx. let's use 302 for instance.
In this way, you don't even need to go into urllib2.HTTPRedirectHandler.http_error_302()
Yet more common case is that we simply want to stop redirection (as required):
And normally use it this way:
You could try calling
It sounds like your real problem is that
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The Obama administration is pushing back on skeptics who say the polar vortex proves climate change is a hoax.
In a new video to be posted on the official White House website Wednesday, President Obama's science adviser, John Holdren, warns against buying into the idea that a cold snap disproves that the earth is getting warmer overall.
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Let $X$ be a a connected set of real numbers. If every element of $X$ is irrational then the cardinality of $X$ is
- Infinite
- Countably finite
- $3$
- $1$
Let $(X,d)$ be a metric space and let $A⊆X$. For $x∈X$, define $$d(x,A) = \inf\{d(x,a):a∈A\}.$$ If $d(x,A)=0$ for all $x∈X$, then which of the following must be true?
- $A$ is compact
- $A$ is closed
- $A$ is dense in $X$
My thoughts:
For 1st question, 4 is correct as rationals or irrationals are dense.
For 2nd question, 3 is correct as in that case every point of $A$ becomes a limit point of $X$.
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Mr. Cusack is the founder of Gifford Park Associates, a sustainability management & finance consulting firm specializing in the areas of strategic sustainable/environmental management and implementation, socially-responsible investing, clean/renewable technologies, climate change risks and opportunities, environmental finance risks and disclosure, and the relationship between the environmental, social and financial performance of publicly traded companies. Major GPA clients have included a variety of multinational industrial, energy, and financial firms, including venture capitalists & venture-funded companies, as well as international agencies/governments, including the United Arab Emirates, the UN, OECD, the ICC and the US State Department.
A major project of GPA was providing Mr. Cusack under contract in 1998 to serve as startup CEO for Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc., a financial investment research company that sells environmental & intangible value (including sustainability) performance ratings of publicly traded companies to financial asset management clients and to corporations for benchmarking. Mr. Cusack successfully grew the company from zero to 160+ financial clients on five continents, and raised additional equity investment from a Dutch venture capital firm, a largest European pension fund and a leading US-based mainstream financial institution
After Innovest, he helped rebuild the New York HQ office of the Environmental Risk Consulting Practice of Marsh Inc., the world's leading risk management/insurance brokerage firm and a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan (MMC). Besides providing environmental risk consulting services to Marsh clients, he also advised MMC Investor Relations, MMC Capital and members of the MMC Board of Directors on how environmental & social performance affects financial performance and in responding to shareholder resolutions to MMC on climate change and SRI issues. Work included providing environmental risk & technology assessments for Marsh clients and working with MMC Capital to identify potential environmental investment opportunities. He also was a member of the MMC Energy Working Group targeting international oil & gas and utility clients, and he coordinated strategic planning efforts of Marsh, Putnam Investments and Mercer Consulting (MMC's three major subsidiaries) in the areas of climate change, energy, environmental risk management, corporate governance, SRI, and environmental shareholder value.
Other recent Gifford Park Associates' clients/partners have included the utility firm Energy East, the Chicago Climate Exchange, The World Environment Center (where he was Vice President of Corporate Programs, growing the multinational corporate support for WEC from 40 to 65 firms), the Insurance, Environment & Treasury departments of the State of Connecticut, Toyota North America, Bank of America, Sterling Planet, Duke Energy, PSEG, Trucost Limited, Rothschilds Asset Management, Light Green Advisors (where he serves as part-time sustainability officer and helped LGA win a $50m mandate for sustainable investing from the California State Teachers Pension Fund-CalSTRS), Israel Chemicals Ltd., several financial institutions including some of the top 5 banks in the USA and Europe, several environmental venture capital funds in the US and Europe, and a number of startup companies operating in the areas of carbon finance, environmental risk assessment and clean & renewable technology.
Prior to his experience of starting GPA and managing it for the past decade, Mr. Cusack was the lead executive in North America and Europe of several subsidiaries of Asea Brown Boveri (ABB). ABB is a leading multinational energy and industrial products and services firm, where Mr. Cusack also served as liaison with ABB's energy/environmental venture capital funds, and as advisor to ABB Corporate Environmental Affairs. One of the companies he started up for ABB was ABB Sanitec Inc., an energy-efficient environmental technology company. Mr. Cusack was also responsible for managing ABB Sanitec GmbH and its sales agents in a number of European, South American and Asian countries, and serving as its liaison with EPRI. He also served as President of ABB Environmental Monitoring Services Inc., advising its general manager through ABB EMSI's startup phase of its unique fence-line and stack emissions monitoring systems for the chemical, oil & gas and utility industries. He also served as the Director of Technology Marketing, Biotechnology & Environmental Services, for ABB's engineering subsidiary, Lummus Crest working with the oil & gas, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Earlier he had worked in Consolidated Edison's Office of Environmental Affairs evaluating new energy & environmental technology, and was on the Corporate Technology (R&D) staff of Combustion Engineering Inc., where he was responsible for energy/environmental/ biotechnology development funding & policy, internal dissemination of a broad range of emerging technology information via newsletters, seminars and conferences, preparing long-range and short-range strategic plans at the corporate & business unit level, and maintaining relationships with, and representing CE at board meetings of, venture-backed companies in which the firm had invested. He was also liaison for CE and ABB to international organizations such as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the World Environment Center, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative and the International Camber of Commerce. Earlier in his career he worked on sustainable infrastructure development projects in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, West Africa, South America and the Middle East.
He has a BCE in Civil Engineering & a MCE in Environmental Engineering & Science from Manhattan College, an MBA with concentrations in finance and management from New York University, and is a registered Professional Engineer in New York State. He has served on a number of advisory boards on energy, environmental and technology issues for academic institutions, not-for-profit organizations, industrial companies and government agencies. He has guest lectured on technology, sustainability and environmental finance/risk issues at Yale, North Carolina, RPI, NYU, Columbia, NJIT, INSEAD, Erasmus, Oregon, Tufts, Iona, and other colleges and universities, and testified at a congressional briefing on climate change. He teaches a course on Sustainable Finance at the Hagen School of Business at Iona College as an Adjunct Finance Professor.
As head of Gifford Park Associates, his advice on socially-responsible investing, energy/environmental technology and sustainability management been sought by the leaders of the Environmental Bankers Association, the UNEP Financial Initiative, the Environmental Management Association of German Banks, Savings Banks & Insurance Companies, the Conference Board, the General Accounting Office, the Carbon Disclosure Project, the Social Investment Forum, CERES, federal and international regulatory agencies, and the heads of environmental affairs/issues at leading financial institutions and a number of state and local pension funds and renewable energy funds. He is the chair of the advisory board of the NY Energy & Environmental Funders Forum, and serves on the advisory boards of the NJ Sustainable State Institute, the NJ Corporation for Advanced Technologies and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. He is a citizen of the Republic of Ireland and the United States of America.
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"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Brandi Glanville has been filming the show for some time and she has been saying some things that have rattled people. In fact, she accused her co-star of doing meth and she has openly talked about things that people don't enjoy hearing about. According to a new Radar Online report published on Feb. 12, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Brandi Glanville is now speaking out on the infamous white-party hookup bathroom, and meth.
Brandi is now speaking out about the infamous white party, where she supposedly made out with a man in Kyle's bathroom. "I was labeled a whore because a made out with a hot guy in the bathroom at a party at one a.m.," she writes. "Go ahead and sue me! I freely admit this totally happened. Were we having sex? Absolutely not. My fellow housewife Lisa Vanderpump stopped us before we had the chance!" However, she was labeled as having sex in the bathroom. "That's not to say we wouldn't have," she admits. "It was late and we were drinking … I didn't realize that two grown-a** adults kissing in a private room would be such an issue for these women."
In her first book, Brandi admits to popping pills after her divorce, but she doesn't want to take responsibility for it. "I wanted to blame my ex-husband for every pill I ever popped," she writes, adding that she did enjoy a Lexapro once in a while. "He was the reason I could single-handedly keep a [liquor store in business]. I convinced myself that the heartache he caused me was the reason I sat in a Beverly Hills jail cell overnight after getting slapped with a charge of driving under the influence. …Everything was his fault."
Back in 2011, she accused Kim Richards of being on crystal meth during the infamous game night. Now, she admits, "Everybody knows I run my mouth way too much and sometimes I'm right, but not always #SorryKimRichards. I hope that's why people who watch the show can relate to me," she writes. "I believe on some level that everybody is a little f*cked up." In other words, she didn't do meth, but she does want to talk about it.
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Scratch and DentSunday, November 21st, 2010
We recently engaged a computer / dissemination expert who suggested that we switch our weekly updates on the www.strawberryhill.net site from written stories to a video format. In order to fulfill this mandate we opened a 'Youtube' and a 'Twitter' account using the alias' 'Ericbowater' and 'Urbanbayman'. Thus far we have submitted fairly low key / informative video clips but I thought we might create more interest if we interspersed the postings with some action footage from our Boondockers shoots in Newfoundland. .... Continue Reading this Post


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College Hockey:Murray Leaves Sioux
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Sophomore Brady Murray is leaving North Dakotato pursue a professional hockey career. Murray has reached an agreement with Rapperswil-Jona of the Swiss Elite League.
Murray, a native of Brandon, Man., recently completed his sophomore season at UND and registered eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points in 25 games.
"Unfortunately Brady has had his hand forced by non-import regulation changes in the Swiss Elite League," said Hakstol. "His decision to leave school and sign with Rapperswil-Jona will give him the opportunity to preserve his future non-import status, which in turn protects a potential career in the Swiss Elite League.
"Brady would have been one of the most dynamic players returning to college hockey next year. We're sorry to see him leave, but hope that he'll have a successful start to his pro career in the Swiss Elite League."
Murray was named Western Collegiate Hockey Association Rookie of the Year in 2003-04 after scoring 19 goals and 27 assists for 46 points in 37 games. He led the NCAA in points per game among rookies (1.24) and was named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team and All-WCHA Third Team.
"I've enjoyed my time here at UND for the past two years, but this was a choice I made in the best interests of hockey future," said Murray. "It's been a privilege playing for the best college hockey program in the NCAA and in front of the best fans in the nation."
Murray, a fifth-round (152nd overall) selection of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings in 2003, scored 27 goals and 39 assists for 66 points in 62 career games at North Dakota.
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9:55 update: Patrol checking conditions find corduroy flawless, pockets of powder around and unlimited visibility. Breeze on the top, temp at 30 degrees F, high clouds have moved in. Groomers reporting in this morning at 5am with temperature at 25 degrees F and slight wind on top of the mountain. High clouds have been moving in slowly through the night, there's snow in the forecast. Corduroy has been rolled out and it's still powdery off to the sides. This week we have had beautiful spring skiing, sunshine with great groomers and powder still to be enjoyed. Our north slope aspect makes for the best in spring skiing, lots of smiling riders! It is March with fresh snow expected tonight. 2014-2015 Season Passes go on sale this weekend, same price as last year, you can use them for the rest of this season. Freestyle Camp tomorrow, learn to ride new features in the terrain park. Still plenty of winter left to enjoy.
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Sterling College President and Professors Write, Create, and Compose
It's been a busier-than-usual fall at Sterling College, but that has not stopped its administration and faculty from writing, creating, and composing. Recently President Paul J. Maurer and Professors David Harmon and Dr. Brad Nix have experienced recognition for their work.
At his inauguration ceremony on October 23, Dr. Maurer illustrated the importance of a Sterling College education by contrasting its mission with the missions of secular institutions of higher learning. He further explores this issue in his article "Confession of an Ivy League President: Piety, Humanism and Nothing," which will be published in the spring issue of "Salvo" magazine.
Using the words of secular educators themselves, Maurer's article exposes the hollow core of American higher education. "The classic understanding of higher education is that, fundamentally, colleges sought to shape students' souls. This understanding has all but disappeared from the American landscape," said Maurer. "By contrast, at Sterling College, and a small number of schools like her, the meaning of life continues to be taught."
"Salvo" is a Christian magazine that seeks, through the critique of secular ideas and the promotion of truth, to "(recover) the one worldview that actually works." More information on "Salvo" can be found at http://www.salvomag.com/.
Associate Professor of Art David Harmon and his wife, artist Susan Harmon, will have a two-person show at the main exhibition area at CityArts Gallery in Wichita from January 4 through 23, 2010. The title of the show is "Abstract Works" and features abstract paintings and drawings ranging in size from 8 by 10 inches to 4 by 8 feet. All works of art in the show are available for sale.
"I wish to draw and paint directly and uninhibitedly, in order to reveal what is in my mind," said David Harmon. "My interests are expressed from humankind's first or primal marks. I have found that all effective drawing and painting is intuitive mark making. In this, we humans as artists transcend time and art history. It is what I have attempted to do in this body of free form work entitled Primus."
CityArts is an activity center for the arts funded by the City of Wichita. It houses the city's Arts and Cultural Arts Division and is located at 334 N. Mead in Wichita. For more information visit http://www.wichitaarts.com/Exhibitions/.
Music Department Chair Dr. Brad Nix celebrated Christmas this past summer with the acceptance of his composition "Welcome, Golden Rose," about the birth of Christ, by Shawnee Press. Now, at Christmas time, Nix celebrates Easter with the news that Shawnee will also be publishing his piece "Oh, Lord, Your Table Now Is Spread," which commemorates the death of Christ.
This communion anthem was originally written for a Good Friday service at Chapel Hill Fellowship Church in Wichita, Kan., where Sterling College Music Professor Mark Clark serves as director of the Celebration Choir. Shawnee Press had expressed interest in the composition in the summer of 2009, but wanted different lyrics. The original words were based on text by Isaac Watts. Established lyricist J. Paul Williams wrote new words for the piece, and Shawnee Press officially accepted the composition for publication.


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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Wordless Wednesday - Sweet Dreams
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Such a sweet little cutie pie!!!ReplyDelete
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thank you, now he has tons of forced "cheese" smiles like ur lil guy! :)ReplyDelete
what a sweet pic i love finding ones i havent seen in a while!ReplyDelete
I do too! thanks for coming by! :) xoReplyDelete
loved ur post :)
- LaurenJuly 13, 2011 at 9:48 PM
Soooooooo soooooooo cute!ReplyDelete
prob one of the first times I saw him smile, glad I captured it. :)ReplyDelete
thx for passing by Jennifer. xo :)
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The Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas hosted a fundraiser at the Zach Scott Theatre on March 20 named Pack the Zach. It was held on the same date as Amplify Austin to maximize potential donations. The event was a success and the party goers had a fun time bidding on items in the silent auction, enjoying food and drinks as well as playing the Heads or Tails game for door prizes.
The silent auction at Pack The Zach included items from Terra Toys, James Avery, Central Market, Austin City Limits, Circuit of the Americas, Dirty Dog, Kendra Scott, How Do You Roll and many others. The bidding was frenzied and excited bidders got their bids in at the last minute so they could take their winnings home with them.
A game of Heads or Tails was played where everyone had to pick thumbs up or thumbs down and then a coin was flipped. The last person standing won a raffle item. Some nice items such as a gift certificate to Uchi were handed out.
A photo booth was a highlight of the DSACT Pack the Zach party. Party goers took four photos with props and were able to print them in black and white. Check out the Examiner slideshow of our exclusive photos from Pack The Zach.
Event sponsors included the Austin American Statesman, HomeAway, Southwest Strategies Group, Reagan, Beck Associates, HEB, Prosperity Bank, RBFCU Credit Union and Central Market. Additional sponsors of Pack The Zach were Nothing Bundt Cakes, Orb Recording Studios, Life Is Sweet Photo Boutique, David and Allie McCann, La Patisserie and Kay Marley-Dilworth.
Help DSACT continue to fund education for children and adults with Down Syndrome today by volunteering for the Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas or by making a donation.
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- Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas hosting Fun Run 5K on April 14
- Down Syndrome Association hosted Calendar Gala September 14 at Antebellum Oaks
- Pack the Zach Theatre benefit for DSACT scheduled for March 20
- Girlstart opens STEM Studio and mini-planetarium in Austin
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PROOF exactly why the Watchtower is Wrong about 607 BCE being the destruction of Jerusalem, and beginning a bogus count of 2,520 years to come up with the "Gentile Times" ending in 1914 with WORLD DESTRUCTION!
The May 14, 1984 Watchtower magazine's version a "this Generation"
(cover of May 15, 1984 Watchtower magazine)NEW GENERATION DEFINED -- April 15, 2010 Watchtower
Jehovah's Witnesses have known for some time that they will have to again move their Armageddon clock up to fit the times. The chart below will demonstrate that, thanks to an anonymous writer.
Right from the soon to be distributed April 15, 2010 Watchtower article:
Holy Spirit's Role in the Outworking of
Jehovah's Purpose
13 Third, holy spirit is at work in bringing Bible truths to light. (Prov. 4:18) This magazine has long been used by "the faithful and discreet slave" as the primary channel for dispensing increased light. (Matt. 24:45) For example, consider our understanding of those who make up "this generation" mentioned by Jesus. (Read Matthew 24:32- 34.) To what generation did Jesus refer? The article "Christ's Presence—What Does It Mean to You?" explained that Jesus was referring, not to the wicked, but to his disciples, who were soon to be anointed with holy spirit. Jesus' anointed followers, both in the first century and in our day, would be the ones who would not only see the sign but also discern its meaning—that Jesus "is near at the doors."
14 What does this explanation mean to us? Although we cannot measure the exact length of "this generation," we do well to keep in mind several things about the word "generation": It usually refers to people of varying ages whose lives overlap during a particular time period; it is not excessively long; and it has an end. (Ex. 1:6) How, then, are we to understand Jesus' words about "this generation"? He evidently meant that the lives of the anointed who were on hand when the sign began to become evident in 1914 would overlap with the lives of other anointed ones who would see the start of the great tribulation. That generation had a beginning, and it surely will have an end. The fulfillment of the various features of the sign clearly indicate that the tribulation must be near. By maintaining your sense of urgency and keeping on the watch, you show that you are keeping up with advancing light and following the leadings of holy spirit.—Mark 13:37.
Now we are dealing with TWO generations!
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Egan-Jones Downgrades Morgan Stanley From A+ To A, Negative Outlook
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When you're climbing up a mountain and you squirt a chocolate fountain...DIARRHEA!
They're going to look pretty foolish when the company they just downgraded to 'A' (WTF!) follows Lehman and Bear Stearns into oblivion.
A is the new CCC
Mayhem - your correct. People only lose money with good investment rated companies -Lehman, Worldcom, AAA mortgages.......
Talk about downgrades.
If Moody's dings he US for it's political drama, Kafkesque Theater of the Absurd let alone deteriorating financials, why have they not yet taken the Whole of the EU out to the Shitter and Flayed Them Alive?
Got Principles?
If you live 'over there' you hear about the mess here...
If you live 'here' you hear about the mess over there...
Propaganda... it's whats for dinner...
Indeed, but I would say the dinner soup is now meatless. No protein what so ever.
Oh yes, while living in Europe (enjoyable ex-pat experience) after many years that became ever so obvious. Cultural institutioanlized Dialectic on both sides of the equation, world wide.
Light the neighbor's house on fire, we need a diversion men! See, it's not our fault! The grass ia aways worse on the other side, be glad you're here!
Wonder if Bin Bernanke (credit WB7) is getting a manicure to pretty up his trigger fingers...
The US is likely to provide MS additional support if needed, despite wind-down procedures contained in Dodd Frank.
Thank god the pols got back at those greedy ATM users huh? Bunch of slackers...
Not only are the markets broken, but our government is FUBAR.
Welcome to the Command Economy Comrade Bitchez!
it had to be, and it was expected by many that after QE2 stocks will tank. Zerohedge was one of the first to note it. Now they are doing it, e.g. compare to the chart I made in February 6th 2011:
What follows is relatively slow, but accelerated tanking till approx DJIA 7000 in March 2012. After that, a bump up, either in expecations of USD devaluation ( not to be materialized though), or just a normal reaction to oversell- post oversell ( inverse peak crach ) rebound. Than down again, and so on during 2012-2013 ( here is longer prediction chart, made in April 2011):
This one says DJIA will reach even 6000 briefly in early 2013.
I have even longer prediction up to 2014 which I have not published yet- it does not look much better, in general, still below 8000.
"prediction up to 2014"
Take your crystal ball and shove it back up your ass, where it belongs.
my chart with the money printing variable on full blast shows stocks going higher long term...see Zimbabwe Industrial Index chart from 2000-2009 for an illustration.
No doubt GS will upgrade MS later today.
Correct - there will be some kind of mutual admiration society out of this where all these albatross justify throwing their client's money at each other as though nothing is wrong.
If only to get short vs retail.
"Morgan Stanley: EJR lowered A+ to A"
an A? well that's not so bad...that's better than 90% of the rest of the class.
All the ratings agencies are grading on the curve...
If not, how could a bk US be anything but an F- ???
COOL ! Just like the Fonz man...Morgan Stanley: AAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
I guess the thing about being a ratings agency is that financial accounting is so complicated that if you want to give a positive rating, you can always find an excuse buried somewhere in the avalance of data.
Conversely, once the agencies turn and *want* to give negative ratings, they don't even have to work as hard as they do above.
MS loses money the old fashioned way.
Currency trade war here we come. It looks like you can eat gold..
The Chinese people, much like the American people or people in any other country, know what they need to survive. Only the politicians as puppets for the global banking cartel are "threatening", and proposing "war". Personally I am looking forward to the return of sound money and the declaration of outright war as I am confident no one will show up for it. At that point we can put all the dishonest bankers, financial shills, and politicians on an island with live T.V. coverage, simply so we can still watch the kabuki theater now and again.
Tvix, faz, rocking this AM..NLY not so much..got dividends??
Ben needs to soothe the markets with his Q&A today..somehow I think another epic fail..and it's FAZ to da moon.
Is this the beginning of the END?? march on the FED coming soon the pols know which way the wind blows.
S&P should be out soon with some downgrades
Maybe JPM takes out MS, the house of Morgan is reunited and ready to dominate the world.
..PM's will rocket as this game has been seen before. It's double down time and spin that wheel.. this time it's gotta hit red. we are soooo close to the final implosion do the rest of you feel it coming like a jet black iron ball thru the dark night?
...and at 1pm MS stock is UP 1% on downgrade news. Got to love the rationale of this 'market'.
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Jennifer Lawrence on Being Asked to Gain Weight for Movie: "Hell Yeah!"
Jennifer Lawrence's candor is a refreshing novelty in Hollywood today.
The 22-year-old actress, who has compared her mom to Dina Lohan and called herself "obese" by showbiz standards, is characteristically frank in an interview with the New York Times about her upcoming movie, Silver Linings Playbook.
Lawrence tells the paper that director David O. Russell asked her to gain weight for her role in the film, in which she stars as young, sex-addicted widow alongside Bradley Cooper.
Her response to Russell?
"I was like, 'Hell yeah!'" she says, noting, "That never happens in a movie."
Lawrence was less comfortable, however, with the dance number in the movie.
She jokes, "When I dance, I look like I'm a dad at a prom," adding, "I never grasped my limbs. Ever since puberty I've just kind of felt like we don't understand each other."
Lawrence, who already has an Oscar nomination under her belt for Winter's Bone, also talks to the paper about her lack of formal acting training, saying she thinks it actually works in her favor.
She offers, "That's how I can go about life free as an idiot: because I have no idea what I'm doing."
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African Union to Celebrate 50th Golden Jubilee, January 1 – May, 25 2013
Addis Ababa, December 11, 2012 (WIC) - According to Professor Mekonen Hadis, Chairperson of the National Organizing Committee, African Union will mark its 50th Anniversary as of January 1 to May 25, 2013.
The report says the National Organizing Committee (NOC) was tasked with the responsibility of organizing the golden jubilee celebration.
The committee is composed of relevant stakeholders, including ministries, state owned enterprises, chambers of commerce, labour unions and a number of professional associations.
As host to the headquarters of the then OAU and now the African Union, the celebration of the 50th Anniversary has special significance for Ethiopia.
The chairperson highlights Ethiopia's unwavering commitment for peace in the continent, intra-Africa trade and economic growth explaining why the nation attaches special significance to the anniversary.
According to ERTA, the Golden Jubilee Celebration will be remembered as Year of Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
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Most of us have read or heard the majority of words being used to describe the current U.S. Congressional Session; during the 113th biannual meeting of the elected government's legislative representatives to the people, which gathers in Washington, D.C. every other year for the first of two sessions on January 3, and has been doing so since 1934. Some of those words include, "do nothing, partisan", and "gridlocked". A better way to describe the pace and quantity of work done by Congress over the past year and a half might be "do I really have to?" What a huge difference a half a century makes in the world of politics and power.
John F.Kennedy was able to use, by his will alone, his personal strength and courage to achieve one of the greatest feats in the history of mankind: reaching another celestial body, and exploring places that our species has never encountered. William Jefferson Clinton found the path to a balanced budget in the 20th century, following a period of unprecedented military spending.
While the will to improve is inside each of us, the drive to do the work necessary to make that happen is not quite as easily found as saying we want to have better. The same can also be said for the 113th Congress. The courage that those two presidents were able to show to the American people enabled the U.S. to return to another moment of greatness. I agree that success is good; and I also believe that success that leads to a new era is a much better outcome for everyone. As a reporter, like you, I could easily find myself bogging down as a result of the information age that I must navigate through to give you and other readers a concise and simple explanation that brings everything together, so that you can understand it, when I am writing about a specific subject.
Sources of all kinds do not present themselves on their own; whether it be a source for a news story, or a source of revenue for government to operate. The current Congress has the desire to lead us to a new era, but will they really do so? I'm accustomed to presenting solutions to current problems, and as far as our legislative branch of the Federal government is performing, I want to look at where we are, grade the 113th Congress, and offer constructive objectives which our representatives can strive for. If achieved, all the things that I speak of here offer us the chance to place America as the undisputed leader in technology, growth, and freedom.
113th Congress Pre-Election Report Card
- Math - D
- Science - C
- Language Arts - C
- Social Science - D
- Art - D
- Finance - D
- Sports - B
- Military Preparation - C
- International Affairs - C
As I consider the work that Congress has done, and the report card that I created to represent my simple understanding of the quality and number of goals which have been reached by the current Congress, at first glance I thought "it looks like a report card for many high school and college athletes." Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy sports of all kinds. However, I don't think it is a very good sign, in terms of the way our government is presently functioning, when I can grade the way that Congress is treating sports of all kinds and have that subject be the best performing area for our Legislative Branch of government. Our sports over here in the United States are about as good as it gets, and I would give the Congress an A if everything was doing well enough that significant improvement would not be needed quickly. But, I digress from the "heart and soul" of what I have to say about the matter.
Room for Improvement - Lacks a Sense of Urgency
The urgency that John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton projected, to those around them, made them both highly likely to succeed at being the President of the United States of America. Of all of the present shortcomings of the current Congress, there seems to be little lack of urgency to move the country into a new era. Change will occur anyway, whether or not we wish this to be the case. Because the Congress lacks the will to succeed and a sense of urgency to move the pace of work along, the culture is ripe for failure; and this Congress has failed on so many basic levels.
Partisanship is just another term for choosing to not join a group different than those you are comfortable with. Since most people have unique opinions, these opinions will rarely be identical from person to person. The more that you claim that you cannot compromise your own position, the greater your likelihood for failure.
Professional golfer Rory McIllroy is a great example of a person who is being adaptive. Considering McIlroy's recent success at winning the most prestigious of golf's most important tournaments, as of late, it would not have been possible for McIlroy to have reached a comparison to Arnold Palmer, or Tiger Woods, if the manner in which he does his work on the golf course was a method which did not draw on variety and versatility.
I have great confidence that our elected legislators here in the U.S. can individually make that choice to be flexible and open to new ideas. I have no doubt that Rory McIlroy will be using what he believes will be the best set of clubs he can work with the next time that he sets foot on a golf course. Similarly, Representatives in the House, and Senators, must begin the difficult work of tackling the mundane and ordinary, long before I would say that the Congress has done enough that it can take a break and deal with Social Studies. Consider the grade I gave these legislators, as a single group, in each subject that the Congress has attempted to tackle in the 113th meeting.
Math - D
Without the leadership of another strong figure to demand a balanced budget and a simplified set of laws to attract income to the government, the kind of growth that investors are seeking is not going to present itself. While 2% growth is not exactly the same as moving in reverse, it's almost like driving a car at 45 miles per hour on an Interstate highway that has a 65 M.P.H. speed limit. With a growth rate that low, it is not possible for the government to keep up with obligations that our nation places upon it. Yes, while that means that more revenue is necessary, tax rates must be lowered, and more individuals and companies must pay into our tax system. Government spending must be reigned in to grow at 5% to 6% less than the annual growth in the Gross Domestic Product of the U.S. If G.D.P. growth is at 2%, then government spending must come in somewhere to 93-95% of that 2% growth figure, which will move the country closer to a balanced budget. Balancing the budget will not be quick, but it must happen for the financial solvency of the U.S. Treasury.
Science - C
The United States continues to lead in the sciences as a whole, however, over the course of the past decade, Congress has chosen not to invest more in creating the technology that will drive a new era on earth. This will mean cooperating more, and not less, with those we disagree with. It is optimistic for me to believe that all countries are going to want to share all of their technology with each other, but each day brings a new possibility that we will all begin to start working more diligently to a future we can all enjoy. The choice to side with any particular political philosophy, as a measure to prevent growth in academia and science, is not really any different than 500 years ago when Copernicus, a Catholic, found his astronomical observations dismissed as ludicrous by the Holy Roman Catholic Church. The period 1942 to 1969 represented the greatest scientific advancement ever realized by the United States. Putting America back on top as one of the leaders in science is ultimately critical to not just long term economic growth, but perhaps to the survival of the human species.
Language Arts - C
For the first century of America's history as a nation, our people spoke with one language, and one common voice. Much as a choir can be not only clearly understood, but powerful when uttering the same lyrics in the same timing, speaking with one language, and one common voice, is important to the rediscovery of the greatness of American literature and writing. Were it not for the voices of Woody Guthrie, Mark Twain, and Bill Cosby, many of us perhaps would never have known of the power of the spoken and written word. Having a common voice allows everyone to contribute without strain. When we are trying to say the same thing and use thirty different languages spoken simultaneously to speak with, our voice is confused, and difficult to understand. Speaking and writing with one language, as a core part of American language, is critical if we wish to retain our own culture as well as to continue to have English recognized as the "world language of business". Rather than promoting multilingualism, stressing more unitary language usage will create clearer understandings of emotions, and speech, resulting in a less stressful communication environment; something that we can all agree upon. Choosing not to be carried in the direction of leaving the English language as the major tongue of people from America, I believe, is part of being an American; as American as an apple pie.
Social Science - D
Congress seems to have lost it's way when it comes to the sociology of being an American. For as long as I can remember, there are only two ways to be an American citizen in accordance with the time-tested history of the U.S. immigration system: you must either be born in the United States, or you must become a naturalized citizen. When Ronald Reagan signed into law the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, providing legal status to illegal immigrants who had entered the United States prior to January 1, 1982 who paid a fine and back taxes, as well as completed the compulsory naturalization educational courses to instruct immigrants about our government, our history, and the English language. Those permitted to remain in the United States could only do so if those requirements were met, and they had not violated any law of the United States, or any of it's individual states. During the 113th Congress, illegal immigrants have been permitted to stay without any requirement to even meet any of the standards set forth in the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Just adding bodies to the present social services load, school district sizes, and health care access points, without obtaining the financing necessary to acquire those services, and most certainly without seeking those finances from those who stand to gain the most, primarily those who say that they have entered the United States unlawfully so that they "can have a better life." I certainly don't need to tell you that I see no reason why I should have to pay for someone else's "better life" if the person benefiting is not being required to chip in on the cost of that life. Adding 20 million people to the responsibilities spelled out in the present financial circumstances in the U.S. is too many to absorb at once, and not feasible. While I do not have any issues with anyone to become a U.S. citizen and to have a right to live and work here, citizens should not be obligated with the costs necessary for those who wish to become a citizen to do so. If there is not enough income being generated from immigrants to offset the cost of their care, either they must pay more, or there must be fewer, or both of these options. Unfortunately, a real legislative budget does not have a moving target for final cost, and whatever can be borne should be, and no more. If there must be a fence that is 10,000 feet high along the U.S. border at all points to ensure that U.S. immigration laws are respected, then that is the way that it is going to have to be. American citizenship, ingenuity, and freedom are three things that should never be marginalized or cheapened. For now, we do not have open war in the streets as in Syria, Iraq, or in many parts of Africa. By applying greater control and more stringent entry requirements, we can grow our country with people who will, also, lead us all into a new era for America.
Art - D
The United States has, since it's founding, been known around the world as one of the leading promoters of arts and humanities; yet, in recent years, as our federal government seeks to take on a greater role and responsibility in the lives of persons who are not contributing financially to our educational and artistic components of our society, arts education and the promotion of the arts have suffered dramatically. Art is as much a part of humanity as our bodies, and a society that improves it's intellectual capacity and output remains on the cutting edge of human development. If we wish to truly improve our society in a wholesome and positive way, our Congress must be much more committed to providing the kinds of fiscal resources necessary for us to have access to the kinds of programs and offerings that improve the human mind, and spirit. For us to reach the next era, art must be an integral part of getting there.
Finance - D
When and if Congress decides that the budget must be balanced, it will occur. Those who are uninterested in balancing the budget are simply using other words to say that it is unimportant whether or not the U.S. is insolvent, or indebted to other countries who could pose a threat to the United States. For those incumbents seeking another term, any who are opposed to balancing the federal budget are not working in the interests of the taxpayers, themselves. I think that is what originally led to the event we now know in American history as "The Boston Tea Party."
Sports - B
While sports can make for both great exercise, and great fun, it can only be one aspect of life. Were the rest of the grades as good as the grade for our level of sports and competition, then we would have time to discuss the role of Congress in sports. For now, why don't we set this one aside until the other grades are improved.
Military Preparation - C
Our military expenses are too high for our results, and the kinds of military conflicts presently underway around the world suggest many changes are going to be necessary in order to improve U.S. combat readiness. The U.S. military needs to be far more agile, utilizing more technology, and many more special forces. In today's world, military actions must commence with little delay, and with the continuing threat of radical Islamic jihadists continuing to seek a religious war with western nations and societies, the Pentagon, through it's supporters on the Hill, should be acting far more aggressively to better match our force capacity and strength to most likely scenarios for periods of time more frequently, and for shorter duration. Placing more emphasis on a more specialized, technical, and more intelligent military means that our military members will need to focus on much more than just fighting; things like police tactics, techniques, and strategies are just as important as winning in any conflict. Until our military leaders decide that they want to focus on long term results equally with immediate actions, the overall picture of U.S. forces is not going to change significantly. Our military must change, and that change must begin when the U.S. Senate reconvenes on Monday, September 8, 2014.
International Affairs - C
The leader of the free world should not be scoring a C in international affairs, when the United States sets the standard for other countries to follow; specifically when it comes to diplomacy. While Secretary of State John Kerry is performing as well as he can, he is not going to be able to speak with the kind of surefooted tone that he needs right now unless our U.S. Congress stands behind him. Secretary Kerry is our Secretary of State, and if members of Congress do not wish to provide vocal support for his office in the waning weeks of the 113th Congress, perhaps things would be better left unsaid; for the benefit of all of us.
As we head out collectively to see our elected officials and candidates for public office all across America, whether it be in a town hall meeting, debate, or visiting with these political aspirants at county and state fairs, I hope that each of us can remember something important about America: the People of the United States must come before political parties, or particular positions. Creating a single direction for the U.S. Congress when it returns in September could be just the kind of boost our economy, and our country, both sorely need.