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ECU is expanding its research collaborations.
Exciting collaborative research projects and new opportunities for student exchange are some of the expected outcomes from an ECU delegation visit to the Indian subcontinent.
ECU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) and President Professor Tony Watson will visit higher education institutions in India, Nepal and Bangladesh this month.
The visit will build on ECU's existing links with organisations in the region, with research collaborations in the areas of eAgriculture, engineering and Alzheimer's disease.
"ECU is very proud of our existing teaching and learning agreements, which have provided Indian students with the opportunity to complete ECU programs, undertake exchange study at our Western Australian campuses or have ECU staff supervise their research," Professor Watson said.
"We look forward to strengthening our relationships with Indian and Nepalese institutions in the future," Professor Watson said.
Professor Watson will visit:
- The University of Mumbai (UM), India – ECU enjoys close links with UM, with an MOU signed in 2011. Dr Armstrong has been appointed an Adjunct Faculty Member and is involved in research collaboration with UM staff;
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India – Dr Armstrong already undertakes research with IIT's Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering. ECU and IIT will explore opportunities for further collaboration in IT , engineering and nanotechnology;
- The National Education Society (NES), India – NES signed an MOU with ECU in 2010, with ECU now seeking to provide courses in business, IT, engineering, health and communication;
- Ansal Institute of Technology (AIT), India – AIT currently has a pathway program with ECU in the area of nursing; and
- Norvic Institute, Nepal – ECU already provides advanced standing to Norvic nursing students. An MOU was signed earlier this month between ECU and Norvic with the intention of expanding this arrangement for business, IT, engineering, nursing and medical science courses.
ECU has run the very successful Student Ambassador Program for several years, providing ECU students with the chance to visit Indian cities and villages and take part in industry and cultural tours.
ECU has several research collaborations with Indian institutions. ECU School of Computer and Security Science Senior Lecturer Dr Leisa Armstrong is the co-leading researcher on a project with IIT.
The project is data mining data mining huge volumes of agricultural records, climate and soil data. Researchers are seeking patterns which can help make predictions as to the effects of drought and the increasing impact of climate change.
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Explores anti-Judaism in New Testament thought about the Passion of Christ.
Exposes faulty interpretations of the passion narratives: as literal history or a product of
Christian imagination.
Each issue carries an imprimatur from
the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Reprinting prohibited
The Death of Jesus and Anti-Semitism
Seeking Interfaith Understanding
by Raymond E. Brown, S.S.
Part of what makes Holy Week holy is the solemn reading of two Gospel passion
narratives, one from the first three Gospels on Passion (Palm) Sunday, and the one from
John every year on Good Friday. These masterpieces have given more inspiration to artists,
musicians, poets and mystics than any other sections of the New Testament. Ironically,
however, such dramatic power makes sensitive Christians uneasy about anti-Jewish elements
in the passion narratives. How can they be proclaimed without adding to the tragic history
of their misuse against the Jewish people?
In my two-volume commentary on the passion narratives, The Death of the
Messiah (Doubleday, 1994), my primary focus was the positive message that the evangelists
wished to convey to their Christian hearers and readers. I gave considerable attention
to the danger of anti-Judaism in our reactions. In this Update I want to concentrate
on the evolution of anti-Judaism in New Testament thought about the Passion. Looking
at how anti-Jewish sentiment developed gradually after Jesus' day can help us to understand
how our earliest religious ancestors approached the death of Jesus.
Careful study of the Scriptures should lead us to object strongly to two faulty
interpretations of the passion narratives: viewing the passion narratives as 1) literal
history or 2) a product of Christian imagination.
Objections against the literal history view. Throughout the centuries
and still today a literal interpretation has produced a view of the Jewish leaders as scheming
liars who knowingly deceived the Roman prefect in order to bring about Jesus' death. Matthew's
and John's use of the generalizing description of these opponents of Jesus as "Jews" has
too often been heard as referring to Jews of later centuries. That was not at all the intention
of Matthew or John.
This misreading, which has contributed to ongoing hate, has now been firmly
rejected in Roman Catholicism, whether or not all Catholics know it. In 1964 the Roman
Pontifical Biblical Commission taught authoritatively that the Gospels are the product
of considerable development—narrative, organizational and theological development. They
are not simply literal accounts of the ministry of Jesus. The next year Vatican Council
II explicitly condemned an outlook that would blame the Passion without distinction on
all the Jews then living or on the Jews today. (See the Council's Declaration on the
Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, #4.)
Objections to the 'Christian invention' interpretation. The other view
I judge unacceptable discredits the Gospel passion narratives as almost totally the product
of Christian imagination. Under the mantle of scholarly objectivity, advocates assert firmly
but without proof that the early Christians knew little about how Jesus died and simply
invented their narratives on the basis of Old Testament imagery.
Indeed, some scholars (of Christian upbringing!) would paint the early Christians
as creating lies precisely to vilify the Jews. Yet if the literalist interpretation of
the passion narratives can produce hate toward Judaism, this "imagination interpretation" can
have the effect of portraying Christianity as a false and hateful religion. Religiously
sensitive Jews and Christians recognize that if either group of our respective first-century
ancestors—Jews or Christians—is presented as liars who wanted to destroy their opposites,
nothing has been gained in the ongoing Jewish-Christian dialogue.
A careful examination suggests that the situation in the first century was
far more complex than such overly simple reconstructions allow. Let me attempt to do at
least partial justice to the complexities by describing four stages in the development
of New Testament attitudes toward the death of Jesus, beginning with the first stage: the
likely historical facts.
What really happened to Jesus?
Without repeating all the evidence amassed in The Death of the Messiah,
a very plausible case can be made for the following. Jesus upset and even alarmed some
of his co-religionists by his attitudes toward some legal demands, by his assumptions about
his own unique teaching authority, by his association with sinners and by his critique
of public practices that he regarded as meaningless religiosity.
Rumors that he might be the Messiah (whether promoted by friends or opponents)
caused tension. This came to a head when in Jerusalem he threatened the sanctuary and criticized
the Temple procedures. A Sanhedrin, or meeting involving the high priest and other important
Jerusalem figures, decided that he was a dangerous and arrogant (that is to say, blasphemous)
nuisance and arranged for him to be seized and handed over to the Roman authorities.
That Jesus could have been manhandled and abused in such an arrest and transferal
would be far from surprising. For the Roman governor he was not a major threat. (Pilate's
prefecture up to this time saw occasional protests and riots but not the armed revolutionary
movements of an earlier or later period, when the Romans sent out troops and executed hundreds
without any pretense at trial.) Nevertheless, Jesus was potentially a menace if people
thought he was a messiah or king, and so Pilate ordered Jesus executed.
The historical plausibility of this Gospel picture can be supported from Josephus,
the Jewish historian who wrote his Antiquities at the end of the first century a.d.
Amid his account of Pilate's governorship (including several instances of crowds assembling
to put pressure on him), Josephus refers to Pilate's treatment of Jesus. Serious scholarship
would now accept the following as authentically written by Josephus: Jesus was a wise man
who did astonishing deeds and taught many people, but "Pilate condemned him to the cross
on indictment of the first-ranking men among us."
From Josephus's description of what happened 30 years later to another man
called Jesus (the son of Ananias), we learn how such an indictment might have worked. This
other Jesus cried out a message against Jerusalem and the Temple sanctuary. By such behavior
he provoked the leading citizens, who, thinking he was under some supernatural drive, had
him beaten and led him before the Roman governor. The latter had him scourged, but he would
not respond. (He was finally let go as a maniac but was killed in the siege of Jerusalem.)
A combination of the Josephus accounts shows the historical possibility of the substance
of the Gospel portrayals of the treatment of Jesus of Nazareth. Assertions that deny this
are exaggerated.
Christian interpretation
Neither the claim of wholesale invention nor the literalist failure to recognize
creative rethinking does justice to what happened next. The New Testament is insistent
that what befell Jesus matched what was found in the Law and the prophets. Memories preserved
by Jesus' followers were colored in particular by the Old Testament portraits of how the
just suffered at the hands of the wicked.
Historically the motives of the authorities aligned against Jesus at the time
of his execution were surely a mixture: genuine religious outrage at his actions and claims,
worry about civic unrest, crass self-interest, fear of his provoking Roman intervention
and so on.
Yet by the time the Gospels were being written we see a quest for simplification,
motivated by theological reasons: Those opposed to Jesus took on the biblical coloring
of the wicked who plot against the innocent. In Wisdom 2:17-21, for instance, the wicked
contend that if the just one be the son of God, God will defend him; and they resolve to
revile him and put him to death. The abuse and travail of Jesus take on the plaintive tones
of the hymnist of Psalm 22 and the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 52—53. For his followers,
Jesus' sufferings cast light on such passages, which illumined the role of Jesus' death
in the plan of God.
This stage of reflection on the Passion was not anti-Jewish, any more than
were the psalms or other biblical books that were mined for the imagery. The just one,
his admirers and the wicked opponents were all Jews, after all. And the theological simplification
of the opponents as wicked is a standard biblical portrayal, not a nefarious Christian
Six hundred years before, not all who disagreed with Jeremiah's policies for
Judah were wicked; but the biblical account portrays them thus, simplifying their motives
and dramatizing their actions. Indeed some of the most sensitive words in the passion of
Jesus are found in Jeremiah 26. When, with God's authority, Jeremiah threatened the destruction
of the Temple, the priests and all the people heard him, and the priests and the
prophets demanded his death. Jeremiah warned them that they were bringing innocent blood on
Jerusalem and its citizens.
Distinguishing 'the Jews' from 'the Romans'
We can tell from Paul's writings that the conversion of Gentiles to
following Jesus became a major factor in early Christianity. The apostle encountered hostility
from synagogue authorities in his proclamation of the gospel, as he indicates in 2 Corinthians
11:24 ("From the Jews on five occasions I received the 39 lashes"), and so did his Gentile
converts, according to Acts.
Paul compared the enmity Christians were experiencing to that endured by Jesus,
employing in 1 Thessalonians 2:14-15 (a passage that I firmly contend is genuine) a description
of "the Jews who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and who persecuted us." In
itself that could be simply a distinguishing classification (the Jews, as distinct from
the Romans, who had a role in Jesus' death). But two decades after Jesus' death his passion
was entering into debates between Jews who did not accept Jesus and Jews and Gentiles who
How much anti-Judaism was involved in this use of the word Jews for
the Jerusalem authorities who had a role in Jesus' death? A number of factors governed
the issue. For instance, how much hostility did readers or hearers experience from Jews
who rejected the proclamation of Jesus? At this early period Christian Jews who used such
language may at other times have been nostalgic about their Jewish heritage (as Paul was
in Romans 9:3-5).
The same would not have been true of Gentile Christians. Indeed they may have
read into an expression like "the Jews who killed the Lord Jesus" prejudices against Jews
stemming from their own Gentile background.
Was equal hostility showed by Christians toward the Romans who had a role in
the death of Jesus? It probably depended on whether Roman authority had harried the Christians.
The psalm application in Acts 4:25-27 places in equal array against Jesus "Herod and Pontius
Pilate, the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel." In the Gospel portrayals the mockery of
Jesus by Roman soldiers is more brutal than that by Jewish authorities or police.
'The Jews' did it
Paul's phrase "the Jews who killed Jesus" was restrictive to one group of Jews.
Before long such language became generalized, particularly as at different places at different
moments Gentile Christians outnumbered Christians of Jewish ethnicity. More delicately,
because of alienation (and at times expulsion) from synagogues, some ethnically Jewish
Christians were no longer using the term "Jews" of themselves. That seems to be the case
among some of the Christians reflected in the Gospels of John and Matthew.
Accordingly, when a major role in Jesus' passion was attributed to "the Jews," the
impression was now being given that another people (different from us Christians) was involved.
The passage in Matthew, "All the people said, 'His blood on us and on our children'" (27:25)
was read to mean that these other people were taking on the responsibility for the death
of Jesus. Indeed, the reference to "children" here and in Luke 23:28 ("Daughters of Jerusalem...for
yourselves weep and for your children") suggests that the Roman defeat of the Jews and
the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in a.d. 70 were perceived as God's punishment for
having put Jesus to death.
It is not surprising that Christians would make such a judgment, given that
the Jewish historian Josephus gave an analogous theological explanation: God turned away
from Jerusalem and allowed the Romans to burn the city because of hate for the impiety,
murders and profanation among Jews there in the 50's and 60's.
Alleviating factors such as some Christians' nostalgia for their Jewish past
were now gone: The parallel became complete between "the Jews" who were hostile to Jesus
and contemporary Jews who did not accept Jesus and were considered hostile. Echoes of that
attitude are heard in a passage like Matthew 28:12-15, where a lie that the disciples stole
the body of Jesus, started through a bribe given by the chief priests and elders, "has
been spread among Jews until this day." One may guess that on the other side among some
Jews a parallel was drawn between "that fellow" who caused trouble 40 or 50 years ago and
the present troublemakers who were making blasphemous claims about him.
If at this stage we can finally speak of anti-Judaism, notice that it had taken
time to develop: It was not intrinsic to the passion itself. This anti-Judaism reflects
the unfriendly relationship between Christians (ethnically Jew or Gentile) and Jews who
did not believe in Jesus.
Stage four was only the beginning of a long history; by the next century Christians
would be accusing Jews of deicide ("God-killing"), and some Jewish legends were portraying
Jesus as a wicked magician and the illegitimate son of an adulteress. When the emperor
Constantine became Christian in the early fourth century, and Christians began to gain
political power, the effect of the hostile feelings became one-sided. This was the beginning
of a tragic history that would see the oppression and persecution of Jews continue through
the centuries, culminating horrendously in our own.
Many non-Christian elements contributed to that history, particularly in the
Nazi period. But often the passion narratives were read in a way that fueled hatred of
Hope for the future
Careful biblical research may help efforts to ensure that this never happens
again. The recognition that important Jewish figures in Jerusalem were hostile to Jesus
and had a role in his death need not of itself have produced anti-Judaism, any more than
the fact that the Jerusalem priests and prophets plotted Jeremiah's death would produce
such a result.
The first Christian attempt to see theological significance in Jesus' death
by use of the scriptural portrayal of the just persecuted by the wicked did not of itself
have an anti-Jewish tone. Anti-Judaism appeared when the death was interpreted during times
of bad relations between believers in Jesus (often no longer ethnically Jewish) and Jews
who did not believe in him. Then it stuck.
Good relations between Christians and Jews based on respect for each other
will help us to read the passion narratives without an anti-Jewish effect. Christians who
appreciate the great heritage of Judaism will work sensitively to correct the simplification
whereby those hostile to Jesus are portrayed without qualification as "the Jews."
We Christians cannot dismiss or deny what happened to Jesus—that would be the
easy way out. It would be wrong. In liturgically celebrating the truth and power of the
passion narratives, however, we must be equally energetic in proclaiming, as did Pope John
Paul II in 1995, the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Auschwitz death camp: "Never
again anti-Semitism!"—
People of the Covenant
"The Church of Christ acknowledges that, according
to God's saving design, the beginnings of her faith and
her election are found already among the patriarchs, Moses
and the prophets....The Church, therefore, cannot forget
that she received the revelation of the Old Testament
through the people with whom God in his inexpressible
mercy concluded the ancient covenant. Nor can she forget
that she draws sustenance from the root of that well-cultivated
olive tree onto which have been grafted the wild shoots,
the Gentiles (see Rom 11:17). Indeed, the Church believes
that by his cross Christ, Our Peace, reconciled Jews and
Gentiles, making both one in himself (see Eph 2:14-16)....
"True, the Jewish authorities and those who followed
their lead pressed for the death of Christ (see Jn 19:6);
still what happened in his passion cannot be charged against
all the Jews, without distinction, then alive, nor against
the Jews of today."
Vatican II, Declaration on the Relation of the
Church to Non-Christian Religions
The late Raymond E. Brown was a Sulpician priest,
Auburn Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies (Union theological Seminary,
New York City) and a member of the Roman Pontifical Biblical Commission. This Update is
adapted from his book, Reading the Gospels With the Church: From Christmas Through
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|ALso the person who took my place is now having problems so they plan on putting up fake dog warning signs or something.
|Remember when you just have one male you can take him then with your female and they can both be your PPD, no one is going to get past you. I had 1 female as a PPD for 3 years and was in a high risk area and trust me you are going to be safe. THey wont shoot both dogs then you to get what they need they will seek easier prey. I had to do a lot of opening up and checking just like you, my dog was the eyes on my back and NOTHING could sneak up on us in the pitch black she saw everything. You are safe. They wont put a gun to a dog and say hold your bark! Your male female team will be overkill and the perfect combo.
|lone Ranger
Wolf Caesar is the Alpha, and there has only been one serious fight. That was about four weeks ago, and Caesar had poor Ali down screaming his head of with Caesar on top. Sadly, the only real damage was caused by one of the Bitches that ran in and bit him on the paw when he was down on his back. No serious damage but a puncture bleeder I had to nurse. Since then it has all been a bit of growl with me shutting it down.
Packen: I think they have struck their "Deal" with no fights now in a few weeks living in harmony. However: The last dozen posts got me so concerned I actually drove out the half hour to the horse property mid day during these posts (night your time) and dropped off Shaka the bitch and picked up Caesar. Wolf Caesar is definitely an Alpha, even the Bitches back off immediately over anything. Ali acts like one of the "Girls" so he has mellowed to second place I think, but he was always a bit of a "Beta".... My joke about GayWolf was not well received in your language, but it is a chuckler here... Wolf Ali is a tad bigger by two kg, and maybe two inches longer in the body, but he hardly barks where Caesar is the watchdog..
My current view is to concentrate on Wolf Caesar as my major companion Dog in my Dodge Cummins Ram running around town and to Business. While Shaka is very endearing, She is also a bit soft, and not likely to be able to rescue an old fellow like me in trouble... I mean I am still training horses for fun in my off time, NRHA Reining horses of which I have 9, but I am 61 y.o. My Business is Bushtracker, we build the Number One off road live in trailers for exploring the Outback, and I need a PPD dog off hours in an Industrial area. (near no guns here, but still the thugs and punks..)
I am thinking I should concentrate on Wolf Caesar as my everyday travel dog. Raised on the RAW Diet, and slowed growth, lean teenager at about 27" high to wither and 89 lbs at 13 months. On the raw diet he is lean and will still put on serious weight as he is big boned. I Thank you all for your input and value all your answers...
|When choosing 2 males you need to check the temperaments very carefully. Get 2 beta males and one will kill the other, get one beta + one alpha and they strike a deal pronto, no/minimum bloodshed. Chances of getting 2 alphas are extremely slim.
|Wild Wolf
I don't think people realize how difficult it is to break up a fight between two large male dogs who want to kill each other. I've done it many times, and it is nearly impossible and I often end up somehow injured... on my wedding day I had massive bruises on my body because I had to break up a vicious dog fight between two males at work...
It is nearly impossible to break up a fight between two males that want each other dead. Until you have to do it, you can appreciate the force behind it.. and the fact that they cannot hear you commanded them to stop and throwing obedience commands out... nothing can push back raw animal instinct.
I don't understand why these males have to be together if they fight when separated? I guess I don't really get what is happening. Why not separate them now? They should be bonding to YOU and minding YOU. They are adolescent dogs, they don't get to decide who goes where and when. If they can't not get into spats then they should have access to each other.
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If you plan on having multiple intact animals and plan to have a breeding program, you need a proper containment and kennel system for each animal. Additionally, each animal needs separate time with you for exercise, training, attention, and development. I have six intact female GSDs and one intact male - additional intact males and females occasionally stay with me for breeding, training, or boarding. Each dog has his/her own crate or kennel and gets individual time for his/her needs. I don't expect multiple intact dogs to make friends or run together as a pack.
Don't get me wrong - I let multiple dogs out at the same time and they enjoy their dog play with each other, but I never let them out unsupervised and I don't expect them to work out differences amongst each other. My dogs look to me for security, leadership, and stability. I would never tolerate one dog bullying another and would consider it a failure on my part if a dog felt insecure, scared, and uneasy because of another. These types of negative feelings have potential long term implications for the animal.
If I were you, I would set up a proper kennel/crate system. Rotate dogs in/out of the house. Give each the time and training he/she needs. I would never expect adult males and females to roam with each other without there being tension. Some packs work, but the large majority of intact same gender packs don't and all it takes it one bad fight to pound that reality home. Keep your dogs safe by containing them separately and tending to them individually.
Male and female can be fine together if they get along with each other and there is no vast discrepancy between the two. But keep in mind that silent heats, and split heats can happen leading to accidental breedings. Some females are very clean and won't show obvious signs of going/being in heat - again leading to accidental breedings if you do not have the experience to catch it properly. I have known dogs that break though doors, rip open kennels, and scale walls to breed a female so be wary of getting lax with an intact female. If I were you, I would contain each animal separately in a secure kennel, let the ones that get along play together under your supervision, and give proper attention to each individually as well. Good luck to you.
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|That sounds like a better plan if you need a good deterrent and you think Ceasar is the one, keep them separated. If Ali is good with Shaka, then let them be buddies, (but I would neuter him if you don't want to breed those two specifically)..
|lone Ranger
Alright, light hearted joking aside... I AM THE ALPHA.. What about this strategy?
It is not they are attached to me, it is me that has the problem and I am attached to them. Caesar was my choice at 3 weeks, broadest muzzle biggest boned... Ali was the most interesting but I was talked out of him by the Breeder, since I might want to breed Caesar was more the classic. I always like Ali as well, and when his home did not work out I readily took him...
Now, I have never had a personal travel dog that was a Bitch. Shaka is smaller, and not as intimidatingly big, but is very easy to get along with. I respect all of your opinions, so I accept that I cannot run the "Boys" together as eventually as they mature there could be trouble, I thought maybe not but asked your opinions as I have never tried it. As a PPD Dog, and yes in my travels I need one, in an Industrial area opening up or locking up or responding to an alarm it is nice to have the deterrent along. Shaka is a lovely companion but a bit smaller and a bit soft. Caesar is tough and does not feel pain or discomfort, as a PPD candidate for pure function he is the "Man"... So what about this idea, as I respect your opinions:
What about working with Caesar more, and letting him be the house dog and the major travel dog day to day? Shaka is a very good first responder outside, and would be good outside with Ali as they play well. Ali is not really GayWolf, I was making a joke, he is just easier going and softer in temperament. That aside: They have about a half acre yard all around the house, and I have a separate area smaller yard fenced in the back. What about keeping them separated with ME as the real Alpha?? Take Caesar or Ali as my travel dog and day to day in the office, and just tend to the coat and training a bit more...? Let out, I have two yards, one inside and one out. Out with the horses I supervise and do not even allow them to growl at one another. So do you think this could work if fenced off from each other?
Thank you in advance, and I hope this is a help to others as well..
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What is your focus going to be with sponsorships this year?
FICP already has specific sponsorship models in place, so my goal this year is to make sure that we're following those models, and to make sure that everything is being done correctly. It sounds simple, but it's not. Managing sponsorships can get complicated. A lot depends on the level of the sponsorship.
One of the problems we had in the past was that it wasn't entirely clear what our sponsors were entitled to receive. Now we're mapping out a detailed explanation that shows everything they receive at every sponsorship level.
I still have to better understand the various sponsorship models and how they operate. I encourage FICP members and hospitality partners to call me with questions and concerns about sponsorships — their input will help me to learn more.
One of the things that we've done with our sponsorship model is give more of an equal opportunity to the independent hotel properties. In the past, the system was really dominated by the chains, but the new model should help to level the playing field for independents.
How does association membership help you do your job with Nationwide?
One reason that I chose FICP membership over Meeting Professionals International was that I wanted to connect with people specific to the industry I work in. With FICP, I get the chance to meet colleagues who deal with the same kinds of challenges that I do. In the division of Nationwide in which I work, our brokers can qualify for any number of incentive programs out there, so it's nice to be able to communicate with planners at competitive companies and to see what they're doing. With this kind of networking, I can learn whether I'm on track — or not.
What do you hope to have achieved by the end of your tenure on the FICP board?
My main focus this year is to evaluate the lottery system [for hospitality partner participation in FICP's annual conference] and see if it needs to be changed or modified. I do know that we have hospitality partners who have supported us for years, and with the lottery system they've never been able to get in the annual. Is there a way that we can do things to make it a fairer process? I want to find out, and if there is a way to improve the process, I want to implement it by next year.


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Material List
- Trinkettes® Flower Mix – Red and Navy
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- Jump Rings, 8mm – Silver (2)
- Crimp Tubes – Silver (2)
- Dented Chain, Large – Silver (13½")
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Project Instructions
Step 1 Cut three 4½" lengths of large silver dented chain.
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The financial aid, academic advisors, and coaches are there for my benefit. I have ample time to get assignments done and everyone are very helpful. There are career centers that help for job placement and internships. I really like the study abroad opportunities although I may not be able to go for financial reasons.
Academic Experience:
They offer many tools to get registered for classes. The academic advisors can assist or you can register online.
Overall Experience:
My grades are up, 3.3 average. I enjoy the instructors and the students. They make learning fun!
Academic Flexibility:
Everyone were sooo helpful. I got my documents, financial aid, and information for my classes in record timing.
Student Body:
I take online classes. My student body are made up on people that may never actually meet face to face. We are from all over the globe. I once had a person in my class who was in China.
Student Body:
There is a wide range of students in my class, some are in the military. There all different ages young and old.
Tuition & Financial Aid:
They offer free tutoring for up to 12 hours online and then they will work with you to get you help at the school after that. There are quite a few benefits that I get now that I didn't have before.
Career Services:
I just started college and I am not looking into work right now. Maybe the middle of next year I will.
Online Courses:
The workload is the same both on campus and with online classes. Everything with my college is online.
Academic Flexibility:
The classes durning the week are at night and can be only one or two days a week the rest is done on your own. If your taking online classes it's just checking three times a week and doing your assignment and homework. The school even offered weekend classes that are only on Saturdays.
Campus Resources:
The library is comfortable and quite. The staff there is very helpful.
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The computer labs and internet are good. However the outside system is not amazing.
It's a great school. A lot to offer and give. Better than my last college.
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I go DeVry's Westminster Campus, which is very small, so there isn't any room for an athletic center. We do however, have a really nice commons area where there's vending machines, game tables, a TV, and couches. I don't mind at all that it's a small campus. I actually really like it, because it feels very personal. There is also a really nice library. I know there are occasionally activities going on on the campus. Other than that, the classrooms and school is really, really nice. It's very clean, modern, safe, and inviting. It is a very appealing college campus.
Campus Resources:
My graphic design classes all require computers for me to do my work, and usually those classes are in a computer lab, where a computer is provided for me. Occasionally I need to bring my laptop into my other classes. It's nice because there's an outlet at each desk, where I can charge my computer. The network and wireless access and reliability is not very great. When I bring my personal laptop, it takes forever to connect to the internet. I usually use Mozilla Firefox as my web browser, but I found that the internet works better at school when I use Internet Explorer. Once I finally was able to get connected, the wireless speed was great. It was just a painful process to get my laptop connected. I have not yet printed on campus, but there are plenty of computer labs available, where I'm sure I can print work out.
Career Services:
The Career Services at DeVry are amazing! They have statistics backing them up that 90% of their students get a career job within their field of study after graduating. I believe those statistics are true because I have a career coach. My career coach can get me some great jobs and internships while I'm in and out of school. My career coach will also be my career coach for life - I can go to them well after I graduate. I am 100% confident that I will be able to land a Graphic Design job soon after I graduate from DeVry. Also, the classes that I'm taking at DeVry will get me fully equipped for my career. I know my professors are all experts and professionals in their career fields. For example, my graphic design professor has truly worked in the graphic design field, so she knows exactly how to prepare me for it. Career Services at my school are excellent!
There are many things that make DeVry unique, but I think the one that stands out the most is that all of the administration there truly work for their students' success. For my first two years of college, when I went to Front Range Community College, the academic advisors there weren't incredibly helpful. When I had meetings with them, they would simply answer my questions as best they could, and would send me on my way. It didn't seem like anyone really cared to help me - they were just doing their job duties. At DeVry, the administration really feels like a team that stands behind me, helping me succeed. I have an advisor there to answer all of my questions, I have a financial advisor helping me with all of the financial stuff, I have someone who makes sure I get signed up for the right classes that I need, and I even have a career coach - who will eventually help me find a job in my career field after I graduate. I'll walk down the hallway after class, and the administrator's there all know me by name, and they always say hi, and ask how I'm doing. I've never had such a personal experience at school before, and I love it! I think that's what makes DeVry unique - is the personal connection they create between you and your school, and it's all so that I can succeed.
Academic Flexibility:
My school experience has been very convenient. I'm not sure about the flexibility of my classes/curriculum, because it seems like they are only offered at night - none during the day. I don't mind this too much though. I haven't really had any hassles or frustrations. Transferring credits was a very easy process. Although not all of my credits transferred, about 28 out of my 45 did successfully transfer. The administration took care of all of the transferring for me. All I had to do was provide official transcripts. Otherwise, DeVry took care of everything for me, and I successfully got my credits transferred in. I even got a transfer scholarship!
Tuition & Financial Aid:
I have a financial aid advisor who helped me with tuition, financial aid, and scholarships. She also met with my parents (since they are the main people paying for my education) and explained all of the financial aid stuff with them. Although going to DeVry is going to cause me to take out a lot of student loans, it is going to be worth every penny. The education I'm receiving is definitely worth the tuition I'm paying. I was able to get a transfer scholarship, which helped out a lot, and I am very grateful for that. I am also equipped with tools to look for other scholarships, so I can lessen my student loan debt in the future. Overall, I thought DeVry's tuition and financial aid process is great.
Academic Experience:
It's great taking classes towards my major at my school. There are only a couple of teachers who teach the Graphic Design classes at my school, and my classes are very small. I love that, because I get the personal help I need. I feel like by the time I graduate with my degree, I will be close friends with my design professors, and my design classmates. I know that my professors are passionate about their subjects, and very skilled in their field. I know I will be able to use them as fantastic job references someday. I feel confident that DeVry will equip me to be able to easily transfer into a Graphic Design career job right after I graduate. I may also be able to do an internship while I'm in school. My design classes are fun and challenging. The workload is very reasonable for me to succeed at. I am equipped with computers in my classrooms, and the design programs that I need/use both on and off campus. I believe my school offers one of the best programs out there for my Graphic Design major.
Academic Experience:
Academics offered at my school are great! My school is very neat, clean, professional, and safe. So far all of my professors have been awesome! The workload is reasonable for me to be successful in my classes. The class registration process is very nice, because I have an academic advisor who meets with me, and plans out all of my courses for me. There is no catalogue for me to go through. My advisor makes sure that I am taking everything required for my degree, in the correct order. All I have to decide is what night/time of the week I want to take the class, and if I want to take it online or on campus. Once my advisor makes sure I am on the right track, he signs me up for classes. It makes the registration process very easy for me, and I know I have a team taking care of me, and making sure I'm on the right track to success.
Overall Experience:
My experience with DeVry so far has been awesome! Previously, I had been attending Front Range Community College and was getting ready to decide where I was going to transfer to. I visited a couple of schools I was thinking about transferring to, and none were really that helpful. When I went to check out DeVry though, I knew immediately it was the school I wanted to transfer to. One of the administrators met with me, even though I did not have an appointment, and spent all day with me answering my questions. After talking to this administrator I knew DeVry was the right school for me. Once I decided I wanted to transfer there, the school took care of everything else for me. I had a whole team working for me, trying to get me ready to transfer that upcoming semester. I had someone at the school to help me apply, someone to help me with financial aid, someone to help me transfer my high school and Front Range credits in, and someone to register me for classes. Now I am taking classes at DeVry towards my Graphic Design major, and I am so happy. My classes are fun, challenging, and I love my professors. I'm grateful for all of the administrators who helped me get into DeVry. I also love the way my schedule works (with 8 week sessions for classes, 2 sessions per semester, and 3 semesters per year). I wish that I had gone to DeVry straight out of high school, rather than wasting time at Front Range Community College. If I had to do it all over again, I would definitely choose DeVry first! I love DeVry!
Student Body:
Since I just started at DeVry this semester I haven't gotten to know a ton of students yet. My classes are also very small. I think as I go along this will be really nice. Since my classes are going to be small, I'm going to have the opportunity to be really close to my classmates. I'm excited about all of the different people I'm going to meet, and all of the friends I'm going to make at school.
Online Courses:
DeVry University has a blended learning system. This means that I attend classes on campus, usually once a week, and then the rest of my time during the week is spent with those same classes online. I really like it because I can do my school work on my own time in a way that works with my life schedule, but I also have the opportunity to physically be in a classroom with my professor and all of my classmates.
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ITs ok but some of the faculty is not concerned
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The FAA issued a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) NM-14-05 related to potential wing/aileron oscillations on various BAe 125/Hawker business jets. The November 27 bulletin covers the following types: the 750, 800, 800A (including C-29A and U-125/U-125A versions), 800B, 800XP, 850XP, 900XP, 1000, 1000A and 1000B.
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The Flight Operations Risk Assessment System (Foras) was created to quantitatively assess aviation risk factors with more than simple accident rates. As highlighted in the Flight Safety Foundation's November 2013 AeroSafety World publication, the system breaks down risks into ever smaller elements to simplify analysis.
Two Part 91 business aviation pilots departing New York's Farmingdale Airport on a recent IFR flight during gusty, rainy conditions became involved in a runway incursion that presented a number of valuable lessons.
The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD)–2013-22-19–for the Gulfstream V and GV-SP to address unrelated problems with fuel boost pumps.
In an online forum, a professional pilot wondered whether he might be incorrectly controlling the aircraft when he performed a slip on final approach because the airspeed always increased, not decreased as he'd been taught. Slips in transport aircraft are sometimes restricted or even prohibited, making it hard for pilots to know how to handle them when they are required.
A U.S. District Court in Orlando, Fla., indicted Reginald Wayne Sibley, Jr., on November 20 for operating an aircraft without an airman's certificate, as well as for making false statements on an FAA medical application. Sibley is the registered owner of Orlando-based Intelijet Air. The indictment alleges that Sibley fraudulently received $26,133 for operating passenger flights without an FAA operating certificate. Sibley reportedly made the flights by fraudulently claiming to be part of an approved certificate of a charter operator in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The FAA announced last week that it proposed fines against both Great Lakes Aviation and Southwest Airlines for unrelated FAR violations. The FAA claims that Great Lakes flew a Beech 1900 on 19 different occasions when the aircraft's de-icing fluid was heated to temperatures exceeding the 180-degree limit that could possibly damage the aircraft. Southwest Airlines was accused of incorrectly wiring a windshield heater switch on a Boeing 717 and operating that aircraft on 1,140 passenger flights before the error was detected.
While the DOT has made some progress in its information security program, some systems remain vulnerable to significant security threats stemming from deficiencies in policies and procedures, enterprise-level controls, system controls and management of known security weaknesses, according to a recent audit report from the department's office of the inspector general (IG). The IG made a number of recommendations.
The NTSB has a full line-up of experts poised to testify during testimony into the July 6 crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 at San Francisco. Discussions range from Boeing 777 cockpit design to Asiana's pilot training and to an additional look into the effect of automation on human performance. The hearing begins at 9 a.m. tomorrow (December 10) and 8:30 a.m. on December 11 at the NTSB's boardroom in Washington, D.C. The pilots of the flight are not expected to attend.
Strong wind accompanying record storms in Britain, which experts said produced the worst tidal surge in the North Sea for 50 years, forced several airline pilots to conduct go-around maneuvers as they attempted to land. One amateur video recorded two landing attempts (Emirates and Brussels Airlines) at Birmingham Airport in central England, where gusts exceeding 50 mph were reported.


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The Heisman Trophy quarterback from Florida State never seemed to sweat through public scrutiny over a sexual-battery complaint. He flashed his confident demeanor while becoming the second freshman to accept the Heisman Trophy.
On Friday, his presence filled a room full of reporters covering lead-up to Monday's Bowl Championship Series title game showdown with Auburn.
"Well, my life hasn't changed at all because our goal as a team, it still isn't over yet," he said. "At Florida State, we began the season as everybody was looking at us as, like, 'OK, they've got a freshman quarterback. Nobody is going to pay any attention.'
"Now, we're in the National Championship."
And now, Auburn's way to minimize Winston's powerful arm and fleet feet becomes clear. Start with his head.
"I feel like we can keep him outside his comfort zone," Auburn's Robenson Therezie said. "With our front four, I don't think he's seen the front four he's about to face on January 6th. … It's completely different from all the other leagues he's played in."
Auburn's statistics for the season don't add up to a defense that should sound so confident against the nation's top-rated passer. Auburn ranks 38th in scoring defense, 87th in total defense and 104th against the pass.
Then again, meet confidence with confidence. Remind Winston that he doesn't play in the SEC, the conference that has produced the past seven national champions and seeks to make it eight.
It's a start toward working on Winston's comfort level. The rest comes with pressure, both from Auburn's offense and its defensive line.
Auburn's top-ranked rushing offense has to make Winston uncomfortable by making him and Florida State's offense keep pace rather than set pace. The undefeated Seminoles are used to setting pace, scoring an NCAA-best 53.0 points a game and winning by an average of 42.3.
Auburn's defense, led by rush end Dee Ford, has to do the rest.
"What the key is going to be is, can we get pressure?" Auburn defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson said. "And we need to get pressure with four (down linemen). We need to get pressure with pressure (blitzing).
"It's going to be a big factor, the play in the box. They have tremendous skill out on the edges, but the pressure in the box is going to be one of the biggest keys to any defensive success that we have."
Protecting the quarterback isn't Florida State's specialty. The Seminoles rank 76th in sacks allowed (2.23 a game).
Though Auburn's defense is just 55th in sacks (2.15), Ford is 17th with 8.5.
But it's not all about sacks. Ford showed his ability to affect a good passer with six hurries against Georgia's Aaron Murray, including the hit that forced Murray's incomplete pass on the game's final play.
For nearly three quarters, Murray looked uncomfortable. Auburn has to make Winston do the same.
"Pressure makes any quarterback average," Ford said. "We definitely want to put pressure on this quarterback, really affect his decisions, and that's what we're working to do."
While Auburn's defense has played its best in the fourth quarter, the Tigers can't wait to make Winston feel uncomfortable.
"The goal of my teammates is to get him out of his comfort zone and have him rattled early," safety Jermaine Whitehead said. "I think it's going to be a great day for us."
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These are great for rough leveling of frets (I prefer sandpaper for fingerboards) but be cautious. They can take off a lot of material very quickly. I only wish the cross angle of the cutting surface was a shallower angle. It can grab and skip off the working area very easily. But go slow and be careful and they work good.
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This thing is awesome. I tried dressing fret ends with a standard file set, and it turned out ugly. This thing had my next guitar looking great in just a few swipes. Definitely worth the money.
I highly recommend these files. They are really handy and easy to use. They are a little more aggressive than a regular flat file but you can control that by the amount of down force. I am not even a guitar tech but these StewMac tools really help me to maintain all of my old junky guitars or that is what my wife calls them!
It certainly did the job but I think I could use a longer and wider leveling tool with slightly less aggressive surface for a smoother action...
I bought it to do an inexpensive Ibanez's frets I bought awhile ago. Took very little time to level, let the weight of the tool do the work. Bought a crowning file, everything went well and I'm very happy with my first fret job.
Excellent tool! no more sand paper and double-stick paper!
This tool worked okay, though it did seem to want to move a little at first. Perhaps the frets weren't close enough to flush at first. All in all, a little pricey for what it is, but worked just fine.
Would not fret level with this since it is a bit to short in size and to aggressive.. Works great for beveling and removing those sharp fret ends that stick out from the edge on necks that shrink a bit...
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