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321-Contact Charity Smörgåsbord

Posted by randylewiskemp on November 29, 2008

Trees for Charity

A good project I endorse is trees for charity, which a business Linkedin connection from Mexico is sponsoring. I’ll let her share this in her own words:

“An original and affordable gift for Christmas 2008 could be the “Treesmas Tree”: Besides being a symbolically help for the planet, the holder of the Treesmas Tree will obtain economic benefits. We suggest the quick and easy reading of the page www.merrytreesmas.com.”

“I wish you a very nice Christmas and Happy New Year 2009.”

Nathalie Langner – Sifoeco

Small Business

A couple groups that help folks explore running a small business are:

  1.  The Latter Day Saints (http://tinyurl.com/3wko6g )
  2.  Jewish Vocational Services (http://www.jvschicago.org/ ).

 In Illinois (USA), Jewish Vocational Services teaches a Core Four (http://www.corefouronline.com/) workshop, over the span of two days. LDS in Naperville (and elsewhere around the world) teaches a half-day small business workshop. Both are either free, or low cost.

For small business development in the US, consult:

  1. http://www.asbdc-us.org/

  2. http://www.score.org/index.html

  3. The free Internet course at

http://www.myownbusiness.org/.

A few days ago, I participated in Contact 1-2-3. This is a program where you give free help for 1-2 hours in an area of expertise. In turn, you can sign up for help from other small businesses.

  1.  The program was hosted at COD ( see http://www.cod.edu/BPI/sbdc.htm)
  2. Someone from a church small business-networking group (http://www.ccobnetwork.com/), help to facilitate it.

What I offered is help with writing copy, and developing websites.

The News

I’m expanding my horizons on international news, by:

  1. Watching the BBC news on WTTW during the morning (http://news.bbc.co.uk/).
  2. During the evening, on another public TV stations (WYCC), I watch World Focus (http://worldfocus.org/) 
  3.  During the day, I listen to five-minute news briefs on WFMT (http://www.wfmt.com/), a classical music station.

Physical Memories

On another front, they claim proof of E=MC2 at http://tinyurl.com/682atk. I thought it was interesting that they proved it with supercomputers. I took a few physics courses during my undergraduate years, so I know about scientific theory. I can remember the physics professor from yesterday, as he had a can of “dehydrated water” on his desk – just add water. He talked about the fly traveling in circles, following a spinning top – then changes its mind, and goes in the opposite direction. Then there’s the piece of anti-matter traveling towards earth that…Never mind…I’m getting a headache.

Philosophy Again

As I celebrate Thanksgiving in the US, two quotes are sticking in my mind:

“One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.” – Socrates

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” – Hamlet Act 1, scene 5, 159–167…

I always see a disconnection between what is experienced, and putting things into a philosophical discourse.

  1. For example, there is a Roman Catholic priest, in the Chicago area, who has a few spiritual gifts – one being the gift of healing. I been to a few of his services, and have fallen down, from his touch. There’s a woman in a church he visits, who was cured of inoperable cancer in France, which a team of medical doctors declared a miracle. When I have visited other Pentecostal and Catholic Charismatic healers, I have not fallen.
  2.  I’ve experienced Native American ceremonies where people had pronounced incurable illnesses – such as cancer – healed of these ailments.
  3. There’s a case of an Eastern holy person, who cured diabetes by a highly concentrated sugar food treat.
  4. Then there’s a medical doctor – who watched a Native American Medicine Man – resuscitate a person he pronounced dead from a heart attack.

I can’t prove any of this by philosophical discourse, and scientific measurements can only occur, if you are set up to record measurements, at the time of happening. Medical scientists can explain these away by placebo effects, statistical abnormality, etc. So I go back to Socrates and Hamlet. Regardless of what academic philosophical lens I view reality through (I.E. – Existentialism, Phenomenology, Zen), everything I know through philosophy is summed up by the above quotes.

Computer Technology

I was asked if I prefer PHP, Java, or .NET for web development

  1. I look at PHP as a scripting language, and it is easier to learn and maintain, for website building. It goes well with a LAMP (Linux-Apache-Mysql-PHP) framework

  2. Java has its purposes for complete web applications, in the J2EE framework. Java is also more object orientated. For large databases, use Oracle, and for small ones, you can hook up Postgresql and Mysql. Apache has Open Source Tomcat and a J2EE server they are developing. Jboss is a good – yet inexpensive – J2EE server.

  3. . NET is great, but you lock yourself into a Microsoft environment. If you run SQL Server, Source Safe, Visual Studio, and other Microsoft hardware and software, you will do well.

I have worked in all three environments, and my vote is for LAMP (but you can substitute Postgresql for Mysql).

Some Charity Work

I’m doing some pro-bono work on an Annual Report, for a Chicago metropolitan nonprofit corporation. The sponsor is the Taproot Foundation (http://www.taprootfoundation.org/), and I work with a team. Recently, a master black belt from IBM asked me about this. He wanted to expand the Taproot project scope, to include Six-Sigma/Lean Six Sigma projects – it’s a great idea.

Randy Kemp

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Brother Can You Spare a Dime?

Posted by randylewiskemp on November 22, 2008

Are we headed for another depression?

“Brother Can You Spare a Dime?” is a very important song, summing up a theme during the Great Depression. Please explore the Wiki article about it at http://tinyurl.com/5mqu6z. Afterwards, please listen to the famous song by Bing Crosby at

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eih67rlGNhU.

Pay special attention to these pictures!

Don’t read any further – wait until you listen to the song – study the pictures carefully!

But First – A Baptist Story

Last week, I did a reflection on hell. Now I tried to be “objective”, without siding with a particular position. Nobody objected.

Well, almost nobody…

You see, there was one commentator, who was a Baptist scholar and theologian.

WHAT WAS HIS OBJECTION?

Where I was presenting the Inclusivist viewpoint, I raised some questions relating to how the Exclusivist position would handle exception cases. It was implied I disregarded the entire tradition of Christianity – I’m a heretic – I’m promoting inclusivism – everything is terrible.

What about the many other debatable topics? What if I presented something on “open theism” (http://tinyurl.com/5t5svk)? How about the Old Earth Theory (http://tinyurl.com/d282y)?

Suppose I also presented the opposing sides, but raised questions on the position he favored? Wouldn’t the same criticism apply?

Now:

  1. This blog entry was presented on different Christian forums, looking for feedback.

  2. Other theologians and scholars didn’t read “non-objectivism” into the blog.

  3. The blog contained an entry to www.carm.org, which is about as “Exclusive” as possible.

Oh, yes…if I presented a link on CARM refuting Universalism, wouldn’t the same objections apply to Inclusivism? So if I’m promoting a particular position, why inject a well-defended rebuttal into the equation?

Here’s the point…whether you make limited exceptions as an Exclusivist…exceptions to folks of other religions as an Inclusivist…or exceptions for all people (at some point) as a Universalist…you become an Inclusivist – the only difference is the DEGREE of exceptions.

This minister did tell me about his many accomplishments…his advanced degrees…his fine scholarship. Now should I conclude “he’s being objective” or “suffering from the sin of pride?”

Gecko Commentary

Let’s return to “Brother Can You Spare a Dime”. Let’s see an analysis summary at http://tinyurl.com/5u5×3x. I’m breaking it up into chunks, and add some Gecko commercial commentary. I think I “accidentally” spiked some famous quotes into the Gecko commentary (GB = Gecko Briefing – from the Insurance TV commercial).

An Everyday Narrator – like you or me

“In ‘Brother, Can You Spare a Dime,’ Harburg creates an Everyman narrator for his song, a person who has built railroads, skyscrapers, and tilled the fields. This person has contributed to the vast bounty of the land (through his plow) and kept faith with the promise of the land by bearing guns for it in time of war.”

GB: “I’m also not very analytical. You know I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things.” —aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

Manifest Destiny Illusion

“There is even a veiled allusion to the theme of manifest destiny when the narrator tries to understand how, after he has helped build a dream of ‘peace and glory ahead,’ he can now be standing in a breadline. And there is a somewhat ironic allusion to the patriot’s theme in the lines where he describes the half-million ‘boots’ that went slogging through hell ‘Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum.’”

GB: “I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what’s moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves.” —Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2003

An Important Footnote:

“This last line would remind listeners of the old Revolutionary War song, and also of George M. Cohan’s ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ and his ‘Over There.’ The allusion is veiled enough that Harburg wouldn’t necessarily bring down the wrath of the man who once ‘owned Broadway’ but the line serves as a mild indictment of the patriotism that swept us into war but seems not to be reciprocal.”

GB: “This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating.” — as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002

The Man is Bewildered…Like Joe the Plumber

“Harburg has said of his narrator that he isn’t bitter, ‘He’s bewildered. Here is a man who had built his faith and hopes in this country . . . Then came the crash. Now he can’t accept the fact that the bubble has burst. He still believes. He still has faith. He just doesn’t understand what could have happened to make everything go so wrong’ (quoted in 1971, Green 69).”

GB: “We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.” —Trenton, N.J., Sept. 23, 2002

Let’s Finish with Another Version

Let’s finish with another version at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVE72Ae82Tw.

Pay special attention to these pictures!

Don’t read any further – wait until you listen to the song – study the pictures carefully!

Randy Kemp

www.randykempcopywriting.com

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All is Well with Hell?

Posted by randylewiskemp on November 16, 2008

The Different Viewpoints

There is one big problem with being a Christian (whether Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, or Protestant), or Muslim (Islam). What do you do about the teachings of Hell? It raises many theological and philosophical problems for believers, and there have been solutions raised – even by respected and conservative theologians. Before we discuss them, let’s survey some solutions:

  1. One solution is a second death (Annihilationist position). This view was originally presented in groups like the Seventh Day Adventists, but it became a mainstream viewpoint. Some conservative, mainline theologians have embraced it. One book presented a debate between well-represented, opposing sides is Two Views of Hell: A Biblical & Theological Dialogue by Edward William Fudge (Author), Robert A. Peterson. You can find this book at www.amazon.com.

  2. Another view is a figurative description view, which has been argued by conservative Catholic and Protestant theologians. You can find this view presented in the book Four Views on Hell by John F. Walvoord (Contributor), Zachary J. Hayes (Contributor), Clark H. Pinnock (Contributor), William Crockett (Editor), and Stanley N. Gundry. This book is found at www.amazon.com, and here’s what one reviewer mentioned regarding the figurative presentation: “His presentation is the most convincing of the four, partially because of his skill but mainly because of the strength of the argument itself. Crockett sticks to the point and drives it home.”

  3. The purgatory view is primary used in Roman Catholic theology, as an intermediate state between heaven and hell. An outgrowth of this view may include a view of universal salvation (not embraced by Roman Catholic theology), where eventually all will be saved, including those in hell. An interesting website devoted to Universalism is http://www.tentmaker.org/.

    A rebuttal to Universalism can be found at http://www.carm.org/.

  4. The literal viewpoint is that of an eternal, fire pit. This view is very prevalent is some conservative Muslim and Protestant circles. Much can be traced to the Jonathan Edwards Sermon entitled Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (see http://tinyurl.com/2n7u8e).  We can also throw in the historical view of original sin from Saint Augustine (it’s interesting to note the Eastern Orthodox never read him – do their theologians have a more “enlightened” viewpoint regarding original sin? – see  http://tinyurl.com/5ctbfb).

  5. One viewer made a comment on the Eastern Orthodox presentation of hell, so I throught I would include it as an additional category.  ”The Eastern Orthodox view of hell as a state rather than a place: being eternally shut off from the presence of God” (see http://tinyurl.com/6hawnj).

Who is sentenced there?

If we wrestle with that viewpoint, then the problem becomes who is sentenced there? I am familiar with theology and philosophy – even thought I don’t classify myself as a professional, but a “well informed” amateur. Essentially there are three viewpoints and we will include brief definitions from an article at http://www.theologicalstudies.org/pluralism.html:

  1. Inclusivism – “One religion is best but salvation is possible in other religions.”

  2. Exclusivism – “Salvation is found in only one religion.” An interesting question was raised in a history of Christianity class, from a Baptist minister who received this doctorate in historical theology, at a Catholic University. When Christ says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life…” is it the human personality speaking, or Christ as Logos (see the Gospel of John)?

  3. Pluralism – “All major world religions lead to God and salvation.”

I won’t focus on Exclusivism and Pluralism, since we are presented with these in TV and radio programs. Here is a good general overview on Christian theological inclusivism (this is NOT defined as accepting an alternative lifestyle) at http://www.ukapologetics.net/evinc.htm. This is a wonderful presentation, given by a conservative, mainstream Protestant theologian (interesting main site at  http://www.ukapologetics.net/).

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Viewpoint issues

Let us entertain some questions regarding the Exclusivist position (I.E. – theological and philosophical). Do they create any exceptions regarding who is not saved (I.E. – children and the mentally challenged)?  If you really press them, regarding all situations, would they normally come up with some exception cases?  Would they have difficulty trying to justify certain exceptions, and not others?  Would you?

The only problem with the article mentioned, is that it gives an incorrect view of Pluralism. To be fair, this incorrect view was also used in the three basic definitions previously given, and a PhD presented them. I presented the Christian article on Inclusivism to a professor of comparative religions, with a PhD from Northwestern University. This is what he mentioned:

“There are some good points on that site. Unfortunately, it misunderstands pluralism. Pluralism does not teach that all religions are equal…that’s relativism. Exclusivism and inclusivism are both beliefs. The former is that if my religion is right, yours is wrong. The latter is that my religion has the fullness of the truth and salvation power, but your religion may have some of it. Pluralism is not a belief but a HYPOTHESIS, namely that my religion does for me what your religion does for you. In other words, until proven otherwise I will presume that your religion gives you a path to higher consciousness, a more well honed conscience, and a deep sense of community just as mine gives me a path to these three goals.”

Let’s conclude with Tiffany Snow

Many mainstream Protestant and Catholic theologians usually describe hell as “eternal separation from God”, and leave it at that. There is an author named Tiffany Snow, who had a near death experience, and ended up with the gift of healing. Her books can be found at www.amazon.com. She communicates regarding her NDE via an interesting website, where she shares her experiential theological perspective at http://www.thefourthhealing.com/.  It’s interesting to note she experiences:

  1. Hell – not hellfire
  2. A more Christian inclusive view.
  3. A health and prosperity gospel
  4. A gospel of spiritual gifts.
  5. A gospel where communion is a proper spiritual sacrament

Let’s wrap up with some quotes.  Existential Christian theologian Paul Tillich said, “Astonishment is the root of philosophy.”  Comedian  W.C. Fields keep reading the bible, while he was in the hospital.  When asked why, he replied, “I’m looking for loopholes.” Medieval Catholic mystic Julian of Norwich, kept hearing the voice of God saying, ”All Shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.”  But the human mind - with its disciplines of theology and philosophy – keep asking ”how”, “why”, and “when”?

Randy Kemp

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How Could This Happen To America?

Posted by randylewiskemp on November 9, 2008

What’s bothering my friends

That’s the question my mom keeps asking, who is a conservative Protestant. The president will now initiate a liberal agenda, complaints my Evangelical and Catholic friends. Hold it! Chill out! The BBC put it bluntly in perspective, a while back: voters will either vote for values or their pocketbooks. Guess what? The pocketbook issue won out. Will he even have time to promote a liberal agenda, given one of the worst economic crises in US history, along with wars on two fronts? Besides, one of his first actions is to meet with a team of experts (including folks from academic), to discuss the economic crisis.

Give the guy a chance! He’s not on the extreme left, like radio personality Howard Stern. He’s not on the extreme right, like radio personality Rush Limbo. And I wouldn’t want a person like Howard Stern or Rush Limbo for president. Let’s see what he can do. Let’s see if he will listen to advisors, and work with the republicans.

Robin Hood Syndrome

There’s this old fear called the Robin Hood syndrome. It’s called “rob from the rich, and give to the poor” plague. Actually, I traced it back to some historical documents. Sherwood Forest is a Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, England. There used to a public officer, nicknamed the “Sheriff of Nottingham”. This good sheriff catered to his wealthy supporters. The poor folks got neglected along the way. One day, they had an election, for a sheriff. The Sheriff of Nottingham thought everything was in the bag. But Robin Hood’s merry men organized a campaign – hired Maid Marian and Friar Tuck – to run the marketing. All the poor were recruited, to vote in the election. Before anyone could react, Robin Hood was the new Sheriff of Nottingham.

Actually I couldn’t attest to the validity of my Robin Hood story. People should be listening to the religious founders. Christ preached love of God and fellow man. When the temple was filled with livestock and moneychangers, history informs us that Jewish and Tyrian money was exchanged for the Greek and Roman equivalent. Then he chases the cattle out with a home made whip, scatters coins all over the place, and overturns tables selling doves. We also hear the story of the Buddha – a wealth prince – where he renounced his wealthy life, in order to see enlightenment. One of his core teachings is compassion for all creatures.

The Philosopher King

Plato believed the best ruler is the philosopher king. A graduate physics friend shared this story, and I wonder if it reflects the former administration’s philosophy. Apparently, the professor had a PhD in philosophy, and a group of graduate students from various disciplines, were invited on a cruise. The ship got caught in a storm. The physics student was especially concerned, and kept asking the professor (AKA Captain) panic questions. Did you file a plan? Do you have a compass? Is the radio working? The professor answered all these questions in the negative. Eventually, the ship crashed on some deserted island. They were rescued a few days later. When my friend asked the philosophy professor why he wasn’t prepared, the professor replied, “he doesn’t believe in causality.”

My Life Experiences

Do we listen to the wise people, and remember the unfortunate? Or do we wait until the world falls apart, causing a mass rebellion, like the folks in the French revolution?

Life experience does make a difference, and it can take it in many directions. Now I am a faith-based person, and classify myself a Christian. However, many experiences have influenced my philosophy and direction. For example:

  1. A psychology professor, who was also a practicing psychiatrist in everyday life. He was heavily into Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Zen. This influenced my direction for several years.

  2. I have spent years as friends with spiritual leaders from the Lakota and Ute tribes, and have observed their spiritual ways. This is quite an honor, as they don’t usually allow non-Natives to do so.

  3. Even academics have an influence. If someone studied mathematics, computer science, psychology, and creative writing, each discipline adds a unique perspective to the mix.

  4. There was a time I used to hang around evangelical forums, and take part in debates. Now I wasn’t debating “core truths”, but various “non-essential” aspects. Is the Lutheran perspective on the bread and wine correct, or the one taken by most Protestant Churches? That one gets a bit tricky, even if we throw out tradition (I.E. – Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox), since the same word in Greek for Remembrance, also means Sacrifice.

The Lady of Privelege

Finally, what happened to the “lady of privilege”, who showed up once in a blue moon to meet mutual native friends? She knows all the “right political friends”. Yet she is trapped by her own upbringing. Kind of reminds me of the Bob Dylan song “Like a Rolling Stone”. I know I said I would talk about the Garden of Eden, or education. I think I got political promise syndrome, caused by watching Republican and Democrat commercials.

Randy Kemp

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Education – A Return to Animal House – NOT!

Posted by randylewiskemp on November 2, 2008

Education can take different forms

I’m for education, but it comes in many forms – but not like that found in the Animal House movie. Let me share a few:

  1. Everyone wants to play matchmaker! This week a female friend wanted to hook me up with a missionary, who served in Pakistan…This all seems innocent enough, except that a homeopathic physician friend had two brothers machine-gunned down there… Bad memories – mind you…It remains an “unsolved crime” to this day… Besides I have an elderly mom to take care of, and now’s not the time or place – for relationships… It reminds me when I was a Peace Corps teacher, and students always tried to find me “dates”… If I really wanted a hookup, I’ve ask a Greek Orthodox female…with a masters in social work from the University of Chicago… a PhD in Biblical Archeology from Oxford…a striving counseling practice – to do so…She knows me the best by now, as we have been friends for several years…better than a “Fox on The Run” encounter ( http://tinyurl.com/6j2gzx)

  2. Now I don’t have a bias against culture. I have been a guest at Roman Catholic, Hindu, Islamic, and Native American weddings. Cultures have a different way of educating people. When I spend several years with Native Americans – as a guest – they had a unique way of educating people in their spiritual ways. Just sit and observe. And this is precisely my style – silent observation. Most educational endeavors should be done in silence.

  3. There was a discussion on Linkedin, initiated by an Islamic man, who lives in an Islamic society. And there is a liberal from another country, who appears to favor alternative life styles. When I came back to visit the discussion, it appears World War III had broken out. This is what I shared: “I think I am lost! I stopped by to visit XYZ’’s discussion on Apple and Google, but I think I ended up in “The Shootout at the OK Corral” (http://tinyurl.com/5l3rne) movie set.”
  4. I went to the Christian Science website at www.spirituality.com, and listened to the election talk. Not that I am a Christian Scientist, but there was an interesting observation, in the talk. The author told a story where they campaigned for candidate A, but candidate B won. They didn’t like this, but a few months later, the president solved an international situation, due to his being a peace corps volunteer in that country. So no matter whom you vote for, God has a purpose in the winner.
  5. Once I got a standing ovation from a blue-collar crowd. They were having a Karaoke night (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke), which is “a form of entertainment in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music (and/or a music video) using a microphone and public address system.” I was singing the country song “Take This Job and Shove it:” (hear it at http://tinyurl.com/5dcpcf ).
  6. I was consulted regarding a sistuation…suppose someone had depression…Is the nature of the problem spiritual…seek a priest, minister, or rabbi… psychological…seek a Psychiatrist or Psychologist – perhaps cognitive behavorial therapy and/or the latest medications…organic… seek a general medical practitioner to diagnose an organic cause…or would one think “outside the box”, and consult an alternative modality…Traditional Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy, or Christian Science practitioner?

Let’s get to the meat

Remember the old Wendy’s commercial, with the older lady yelling,” where’s the beef?” I can just picture folks in the audience yelling, “where’s the talk on education?”

Now that we are in a topsy-turvy economy, one option is to continue with education. Folks today are looking for fast options, and these new online universities look enticing. But let’s get down to brass tactics: who endorses these programs, and who endorses the endorsers?

Accreditation

In the US, we translate that into who accredits a school, and who certifies the accreditation agency. There is a good article on Wiki regarding accreditation at http://tinyurl.com/65gv3w, where we are provided with a definition. “Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of an educational institution or program are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met.”

In the US, you are safe going with an established, regional accreditation agency, like those found at http://tinyurl.com/5habzw. This link also gives us a good idea who approves these agencies:

“When selecting a distance learning college, your best bet is to choose an online school accredited by one of the six regional accreditors. Both the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) recognize these regional agencies. They are the same regional accreditors that grant most brick-and-mortar public and private universities their accreditation.”

There is another website that cross-references all “recognized” US agencies, with the USDE and/or CHEA stamp of approval, at http://tinyurl.com/5du6gn. In order to read the PDF, you need the free PDF reader at

  1. http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/

  2. http://tinyurl.com/4a4a6 (I prefer the Foxit version).

UNISA

Let’s cover one great school of distance learning, which has programs through the PhD level, for over 150 years. There is a Wiki article on this university at http://tinyurl.com/5vhnd4. This program’s accreditation is covered, in the following article at http://tinyurl.com/6n47g5. “Unisa operates in accordance with the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997, as amended. It is recognized by the South African Department of Education (DoE), accredited by the South African Council on Higher Education (CHE) and all its qualifications are registered with the South African Qualification’s Authority (SAQA).”

Many years ago, I did apply for admission to their computer science program. I was operating a consulting business then, and had to drop out of a graduate NIU program. I was accepted into the UNISA Bachelors with Honors program in Computer Science. Unfortunately, this would entail extra work, before entering their masters program. I decided not to pursue it. However, if you pursue this option, look at ICAI in Canada. Their website is http://tinyurl.com/6z2cxn, and they have a partnership with UNISA. You can also take exams at any South African consulate or embassy office.

Next Time

As Porky Pig used to say: “that’s all folks.” In part 2, we will explore US community colleges. But first – we will return to the Garden of Eden

P.S. – Let’s end with a dedication song for Rocky Top University, and to honor Professor Phil, with his gift of “White Lightening” at a college party ( http://tinyurl.com/6hrxet)

Randy Kemp

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