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According to MMO-Champion, this is an epic iLvl 200 heroic instance drop. It is unconfirmed which heroic this comes from. All of the heroic drops for WotLK (blue or purple) are iLvl 200 and are on par with Naxx 10 drops. This is due to the fact that heroic dungeons have completely separate loot tables from their normal counterparts.
With the increased spirit and intellect and lack of +hit this is more healing focused than its counterpart, the greatstaff of the nexus.
Drops off the chest after defeating Ley-Guardian Eregos in heroic Oculus. Spirit and Haste make it better for healers although it is also acceptable for arcane mages as it offers a good amount of intel and regen.
its awesome for frost mages, balance druids, SPriests and warlocks.
I'd be more willing to accept it as a healing item if dps was actually given clear dps items..... which seem less and less common.
This is a great staff for a Warlock.
Since we recently make use of Spirit with our main spells.
ummmm...this seems pretty "clear dps"
Nexus staff drops off a raid boss; this staff drops off a boss you can hit once a day. Let's not start the whole "this staff is better for a _____" until we examined every environmental factor. As a mage, regardless of spec, I would roll need on this until I obtained the Nexus staff. It's got the best DPS until a once-a-week raid boss drops the upgrade to it. I invite any other main specced DPS class to do the same. It's not for any one or two classes. It's for a DPS class - period.
Simple then, just bring a hunter, rogue and erm ret pally as dps, then dont have to worry abt fighting the "DPS" casters for it.
except for the fact that this item just *screams* hunter weapon. i plan on picking it up personally to tighten up my steady shot rotation.
This is BS I see the healers in the comments for every WOTLK staff with any crit or haste saying the staff is better for them then for blah blah blah dps class and that just isn't true. There is nothing on this stamped "healer" or "dps" the only ones dps should have right to over healers are staves with +hit other then that both should get to roll.
The reason we say it's for healers it's not because of the crit or haste, it's because of the massive spirit. Crit and haste is good yes, but without the spirit we would probably pass for an equally geared dpser.
but in the end, if you had to chose between having a better geared healer, or a better geared caster, which one would you prefer?
the squishy that will die from the aggro he puts out? or the healer who can help everyone survive?
I think dps classes would be better suited with a staff that gives them +hit and +crit. That's not to say that they couldn't make good use of this staff too, but I think it's pretty obvious that healing classes will put this to better use. Just because it has haste does not mean that it automatically goes to dps.
In terms of stat comparison, this staff gains +22 int, at a cost of -21 spirit and -1 haste rating.
With the changes to Shadowpriests (and the addition of Survival Hunters and Ret Paladins to their utility niche) and Replenishment ( http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=57669 ), the extra 22 int on this staff converts to 330 mana, or roughly 5mp5 via replenishment and 5 effective mp5 from the mana pool increase, assuming a 5 minute boss fight (330 mana / 60 5sec ticks in a 5 minute fight). Based on the patch 2.4 changes which created a beneficial relationship between spirit and intellect, intellect gains increase the relative power of your spirit. Additionally, there are other regen abilities that factor in the size of your mana pool--i.e. Hymn of Hope (and I believe shadowfiend was changed to work in this manner as well).
The 21 bonus spirit on Charmed Cierge generates roughly 4-7 mp5 i5sr, these figures change though based on gear. Additionally, priests and druids have talents (and in the case of humans: a racial passive) which act as a multiplier on spirit--in addition to talents which convert a percentage of spirit into spellpower. Should you find yourself typically in groups or raids without Replenishment utility, the independant regen from spirit will likely outweigh the effective regen from more int and a larger mana pool, especially if any considerable amount of time is spent outside the five second rule.
Ultimately these staves are very nearly equal, however for general raid groups who give some attention to group makeup, this staff seems to be the better choice for mana regen based on the current iteration of regen mechanics and--at the end of the day--this one only requires 4 other people to get.
Saying spirt is useless for dps is stupid, nothing is useless for anybody just less beneficial. As a warlock 69+ spirit = ~20+ spellpower, and haste for that matter is good for any spellcaster.
This is so wrong. Stats, haste and most definitely Spell Power on this item give every right to a mage/lock/SP to roll when this drops.
Considering the available alternatives, even more.
This is the reason why you mages and locks and even boomkins can't find decent healers now.
I am a holy priest, a good one, and if i was going to somewhere like heroic oculus, i would take an all melee group, or a guild group only.
Reason being, sure i can see why you'd want this. But the spirit makes this a holy priest or resto druid staff. Priest regen is pretty much all int+spirit now. Very few items have mp5 on them, and for me spirit = priest/druid. hit = mage/lock.
I wouldnt argue it with you though, i just wouldnt take you with me tbh. I remember a priest friend of mine losing something along the lines of "holy bands of illustrious light" to a mage before because it was better than what they had.
Is just not worth taking casters along now, seeing how easy it is for a healer to get a group and how melee can do the job just fine.
1) Spirit is only useful to Arcane-specced mages, period. Even if the change to Pyromaniac goes through in 3.0.8, you'd still be a fool to get spirit. That said, if you're raiding/PvE'ing in any capacity as an Arcane mage, you're still jacked up because FFB puts out way more dps, and if you don't have the crit to support FFB, frost is better dps than arcane.
3) The "available alternative" (Flameheart Spell Scalpel(Rep reward from Kirin Tor - Revered)+Ward of the Violet Citadel(25 Emblems of Heroism)) requires about 6-8 heroic runs (I.e., a day's worth of instances), and is perfectly itemized for mages. Not to mention the fact that this will hold you until late Naxx, since the first upgrades to these two items drop off Patchwerk.
4) You'd be screwing them out of the best staff (druids/priests for the most part) they can get pre-raid.
The only way you should roll on this staff as a mage is if you're rocking some quest greens or something and there's no priests/shamans/druids/warlocks in the group that want it. Otherwise, just relax and know that in a few more runs of any heroic instances, you'll have what you need to get the best mage weapon combination pre-Patchwerk, without the hassle of hoping something drops.
3.0.8 EDIT: Arcane seems to be the top DPS spec now (assuming good raid buffs and that the "arcane shatter" bug doesn't get fixed for the foreseeable future), but spirit is still a pretty crappy stat. At any rate, this post can at the very least serve to underline the fact that keeping one's self aware of class changes/mechanics, personal testing, and empirical data from more updated and reliable sources than Wowhead comments is the best way to remain at the top of one's game.
This new change to fel armor has made a fool out of most warlocks.
Yes, you now get SOME benefit from spirit, where before you got zero benefit from it. A warlock pre-wrath with any spirit on their gear would be laughed at, I know because my main was a warlock from vanilla to wrath.
But then they changed fel armor, and suddently warlocks think spirit is a good stat for them. it is NOT a good stat for warlocks. it is no longer completely useless, but it only effects 2 things. lifetap (so it saves you GCDs, but the time saved is.... only going to matter on a raid boss, even 5man bosses won't last long enough) and fel armor.
so you get 100 spirit, thats 30-40spell damage and maybe saves you 1-2 GCDs in a fight. lets look at what that spirit does for a resto druid or holy priest.
30% mana regen in combat (arcane mages too, more so with mage armor, but still not a great stat for them), and +just as much spell damage. 30% is huge. before hitting 80 on my druid my spirit mana regen was around 485ish, because i was stuck with a lot of items that lack spirit, but even so you're looking at close to 150 mana/5 just from my base spirit. each point of spirit a resto druid gets is worth 1.1-1.15 because of talents. holy priests also get a boost to spell damage and base spirit, along with the 30% regen from disc.
Healers have to walk the line between regen and max mana. a resto druid with a large mana pool and good spirit will last through even the hardest fights, and get better use out of their innervate.
and that 100 spirit? what else could that be on an item, what part of the item budget is a warlock wasting on 100 spirit? 2 classes get full use out of spirit, druids and priests. mages get regen out of it, and if specced right, tons of regen. but a mage will still take damage stats over spirit any day because DPS classes can worry less about regen and more about DPS.
to every silly lock on wowhead who thinks spirit is now a lock stat, reroll. you're the same as the warlock I met in vanilla who had agi and melee crit rate items. you're the same as the lock i grouped with today who needed a leather caster belt in culling, you don't know your class. and any lock in my group who has spirit on their gear will be kicked out, and sadly for you, I'm not alone in that.
to all you healers who won't group with non-guild locks because of this, I'm sorry you have to do that, but it's your best bet for a good run.
While you are correct, notice I said that it is the best pre-raid staff, not weapon or weapon combo.
While you are correct, notice that I said it is the best pre-raid staff, not weapon or weapon combo.
You're just painting yourself silly.
Warlocks get two things off spirit: 30% as pure SP (or more with a talent) and 3x that amount added to lifetap. Obviously these aren't reasons to go after spirit over other important stats like SP or haste (which is good for every spec), but if you're avoiding it, you're just gimping yourself.
And if I need to explain why a heftier lifetap is a straight dps increase, that means you lack knowledge about the class and so shouldn't be vomiting your erroneous/misleading opinions about something you don't know about.
I have a warlock and my main is a resto druid. The amount of spirit on that staff is really good for me, but I would understand if a lock, a boomkin or a mage wanted to roll against me on that.
This is the only non-wand epic weapon that drops in a 5-man heroic that's wieldable by a warlock. Other than that, you're stuck with grinding Kirin Tor rep to get the scalpel. Just FYI.
Would this staff be a better pre-raid item than a combination of War Mace of Unrequited Love and a Prison Manifest?
I'm discipline spec if that affects it.
1) Spirit is only useful to Arcane-specced mages, period.
Well most people think Disc and Spirit dont go very well together because of the whole 5SR which we are not outside of much. But Blizzard in their effort to eliminate any unique style of gearing/playing has nerfed the mana we get outside, and buffed Meditation from 30% to 50%.
So adding more spirit on your disc priest is a VERY good idea seeing how Rapture is getting nerfed/changed (Depends who you ask.).
I'm a lock with Demonic Aegis 3/3 and Glyph of Life Tap.That should convert 40%+20% of my spirit into SP. If I can become hit cap with this staff on, is the MH/OH combo still better than this?
The worst thing about this great staff, in both stats and looks, is that it drops in Oculus from the last boss. Of all heroics, this is the instance where most failing PUGs break up due to one or more incompetent players, either early in the instance or on the last boss.
If you're serious going after the staff, you're best to round up people you know and doing the instance together.
I agree with the comment above about PUGs. I got lucky on my second time around with a uber group that was farming Stone Shards for the mount. They let me keep all the loot that dropped and this staff dropped on the last boss. And by the way, even with this totally gear maxed group we died on the last boss the first time around because all are equal on those drakes. And on the second battle it was the little old PUGger that was the only one left standing, lol.
Anyway I wanted to post because my healing gear was the War Mace of Unrequited Love and Prison Manifest in off-hand. The two-handed combo gives 45 more spell power. On the other hand, the staff gives you a 2.5% increase in haste and 35 more stamina. Interestingly, mana regeneration was identical. I think that the numbers on the staff tooltip are wrong because equipping the staff actually increased my spirit over the two-handed combo. Maybe it's a talent I have. It's strange.
Which one is better really depends on the healing your are doing and your druid talents. If you are more of a tank healer the staff is better because you will be doing more direct heals with healing touch, the extra haste could be critical. But if you are doing using Rejuv or wild growth a lot then the extra spell power is better. Another thing to consider is that it is much easer to enchant and gem for spell power than for haste.
One final thought. The staff is awesome looking compared to that stupid mace.
I recently leveled a druid alt, and since he's going to be a Boomkin, I've got to say I'd love to get this staff for him. However, the truth is I don't hold much hope I will since The Occulus is pretty much the least run instance in my server, so I'm almost guaranteed to get a naxx 10/25 staff before I ever get to roll on this one.
I have the mace from nexus and the handbook of obscure remedies. This dropped, and I was the only caster. I linked my weps, asking if the staff is better, and they said roll need and decide later :). So, I made a comparison http://www.wowhead.com/?compare=40699:37169;37360 , and am looking for opinions. It's a happy problem.
I' am sorry, as resto I pass on any piece that has hit on it, I expect dps to do the same when something without hit drops.....common sense and common courtesy, not only that it just doesn't make sense, something like this drops and isn't anywhere near the ideal for my spec/class why be a #$%^blocker....the right piece will drop eventually beside as a warlock for instance are you going to spend 400 plus gold to enchant a weapon that really doesn't suite your class?
... but spirit is still a pretty crappy stat.
I know it's been ingrained in mages to hate spirit forever, but none the less spirit will give you more crit when using molten armor. Which is the armor mages (any spec) use most of the time in PvE. The molten armor gylph and the t9 4pc bonus will increase the crit ratio to spirit, so if its on the gear why not take it? No sense grumbling over getting use from a stat that was once a waste.
I don't know why ring was marked down. Hopefully the person who marked him down can explain instead of just hitting the minus and leaving us in ignorance. If Molten Armor is everything he says it is, that is a good argument for mages using some spirit, even if they should surrender pieces with it to classes that may need it more. Even non-mages have use for this sort of information, after all, for buffing purposes.
To all the people that says this isn't a lock staff..... let me tell you a little bit about how I aquired it and why I think it is a lock staff.
It had higher stats than what I was using before.
Beware, putting 81 spellpower on this thing turns the orange light into a bright, pulsating blue disco ball. Very distracting.
And today, a year later, it's a totally cool looking staff to wear around town.
The Unspeakable Secret is a better option as a starter weapon. Easier to obtain than this one. Although, the moment I turned 80 the very 1st run I had in The Forge of Souls, the very 1st drop I got looked identical to this, the Blood Boil Lancet.
I remember wanting g this staff more than anything at one point in wrath, but not one person in my guild was willing to run oculus with me to get it.
- DOZENS of runs killing Eregos for WEEKS without using the drakes (hitting him from the floor): not a single staff or weapon dropped. (I even thought it was bugged like the Fluctuating Cloak or the Ebonsteel Spaulders and just gave up on it).
- One run killing him on top of the emerald drake (heroic): the staff drops immediately.


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The team put a lot of thought into where we would open our first east coast office. Atlanta's vibrant and diverse culture, rapid growth, and long-standing status as a transportation and operations hub will help us continue to expand our base of employee talent, especially with top-ranked Georgia Tech nearly next door. Meanwhile, an east coast team gives us unprecedented access to the most important part of our business—our customers. Now we'll be able to meet our operations-minded customers where and when it makes sense to them.
Over the past year, my teammates on the Product Management team and I traveled over 150,000 miles for onsite customer visits with organizations like Chick-fil-A, Bridgestone, and the City of Boston. These trips provide valuable face-to-face time with customers and give us the chance to shadow folks in their work environments.
There's something special about sitting in a truck cab with drivers while they describe a typical day and looking over the shoulder of dispatchers while they plan out routes. In these sessions, we learn more about the customer's business directly, and get to show them how they can gain new insights and better address pain points using our platform.
And if we can't solve their problem in the moment, we return home with plans to build a new product or feature that can. Nearly all Samsara innovations originate from customer ideas, and we partner directly with the customer in the process of bringing the new product or feature to life. With our new Atlanta office, we're eager to double down on this core practice—the customer visits that help us make Samsara products special.
Yesterday, we celebrated the opening of the new office with a ribbon cutting and reception, where we had the chance to meet and chat with a lot of local talent. I know I speak for the whole Samsara team when I say we're excited to invite people from Atlanta and the region at large to join us in our mission: bringing transformational technologies to the organizations that drive our economy.
With initial space for over 400 employees, we are hiring across all teams, including Sales, Support, Engineering, Product, Operations, and more.
If joining a team of bright, curious people applying cutting-edge technology to solve tough operational problems piques your interest, take a look at our open positions or reach out to our recruiting team on LinkedIn.


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Q: How do I force label and dropdown to be on same line? I want to force the dropdown and the label to be on the same line. How can I force this. Because for now I get the label : Taste above the dropdown.
export default function MenuItemDisplay() {
    ...
    return (

            ...

                Taste : <CustomDropdown style={styles.select} options={TASTE} defaultValue={LIKELIHOOD.find((t) => t.label === item.taste)} />

            ...

    );
}

CustomDropdown:
export default function CustomDropdown({ style, options, styleSelect, defaultValue, isMulti }) {
    return

        <Select styles={styleSelect} options={options} defaultValue={defaultValue} isMulti={isMulti} />

}

A: First thing that I would do is wrap your 'label' in paragraph tags, because from a semantics point of view text should not be wrapped solely in a div.

Taste :

  <CustomDropdown
    style={styles.select}
    options={TASTE}
    defaultValue={LIKELIHOOD.find((t) => t.label === item.taste)}
  />

Secondly, in order to get everything on the same line, you can add 'display: flex' to the the TextData class. By default, content within a flexbox is on the same line.
If you then wish to center your content horizontally and vertically, you can add 'align-items: center' and 'justify-content: center' to the same div.

A: Try this. or display:flex

.textData {
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:auto auto;
    }

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MySQL is an open source database management system commonly used in web application stacks to store and retrieve records and information.
MySQL was the primary database application for Linux operating system until MariaDB, a fork of MySQL, came into the picture. MySQL was first developed by MYSQL AB, now owned by Oracle Corporation.
In this guide, we will see through the steps to Install MySQL 8 on Ubuntu 18.04.
Supports roles, a collection of privileges.
Default character set has changed from latin1 to utf8mb4.
As you already know MySQL server is no longer distributed through base operating system image or OS repositories due to licensing issues.
As the first step, we will now set up the MySQL official repository on the system.
The MYSQL installer will prompt you to select the MySQL repository. Based on your selection, the installer will configure repositories on the system to receive the appropriate version of MySQL.
Here, I will choose the MySQL 8.0 which is the default one. Then select OK and then press enter.
To install MySQL 5.7, then go to install MySQL 5.7 section to know more about selecting MySQL 5.7 repository.
MySQL 8.0 uses a new authentication based on improved SHA 256 password methods. If you choose this option, old clients may not be able to connect to the server. You can change the default authentication any time by setting default-authentication-plugin = mysql_native_password in the config file.
We will now set up the MySQL official repository on the system.
In case the system already has the MySQL repository package, and you want to install MySQL 5.7 on the system.
The MySQL package installer will prompt you to select the MySQL repository. Based on your selection, the installer will configure repositories to receive the appropriate version of MySQL.
Press enter key to change the MySQL version on this window.
Choose the mysql-5.7 and then press enter.
Run the below command to install MySQL 5.7 on your machine.
May 14 11:15:52 mysqlub18 systemd: Started MySQL Community Server.
As a first step after the installation, we need to run MySQL secure script that comes with the package to make this MySQL instance more secure.
This command requires MySQL root password.
Login to MySQL server with the user root and the password you set during the MySQL installation.


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Q: Docker-compose Nodejs Mongodb doesn't success I am testing NodeJS + MongoDB on local Mac OS with docker-compose, but NodeJS and MongoDB can't connect successfully.

If I didn't setup --auth for MongoDB by below code, all works well.
Here's the code:
mongoose connection
mongodb://mongodb:27017/myprojectdatabase
docker-compose.yml
version: "3"
services:
  web:
    build: .
    restart: always
    ports:
    - "8080:8080"
    depends_on:
    - mongodb
    volumes:
     - .:/mycode
  mongodb:
    image: mongo:latest
    ports:
      - "27017:27017"

Then I want to start --auth for the MongoDB like below, I got errors.
docker-compose.yml
version: "3"
services:
  web:
    build: .
    restart: always
    ports:
    - "8080:8080"
    depends_on:
    - mongodb
    volumes:
     - .:/mycode
    # environment:
    #  - NODE_ENV=production
  mongodb:
    image: mongo:latest
    command: [--auth]
    environment:
      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: my_admin
      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: my2019
      MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: myprojectdatabase
    ports:
      - "27017:27017"
    volumes:
      - ./mydata:/data/db

Then I run
docker-compose down -v && docker-compose up --build

I got the output:
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.847+0000 I CONTROL  [main] Automatically disabling TLS 1.0, to force-enable TLS 1.0 specify --sslDisabledProtocols 'none'
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.869+0000 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] MongoDB starting : pid=1 port=27017 dbpath=/data/db 64-bit host=9554854909b1
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.869+0000 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] db version v4.0.4
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.869+0000 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] git version: f288a3bdf201007f3693c58e140056adf8b04839
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.869+0000 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 1.0.2g  1 Mar 2016
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.869+0000 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] allocator: tcmalloc
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.869+0000 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] modules: none
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.869+0000 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] build environment:
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.869+0000 I CONTROL  [initandlisten]     distmod: ubuntu1604
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.869+0000 I CONTROL  [initandlisten]     distarch: x86_64
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.869+0000 I CONTROL  [initandlisten]     target_arch: x86_64
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.869+0000 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] options: { net: { bindIpAll: true }, security: { authorization: "enabled" } }
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.873+0000 W STORAGE  [initandlisten] Detected unclean shutdown - /data/db/mongod.lock is not empty.
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.876+0000 I STORAGE  [initandlisten] Detected data files in /data/db created by the 'wiredTiger' storage engine, so setting the active storage engine to 'wiredTiger'.
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.878+0000 W STORAGE  [initandlisten] Recovering data from the last clean checkpoint.
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:54:09.879+0000 I STORAGE  [initandlisten] wiredtiger_open config: create,cache_size=487M,session_max=20000,eviction=(threads_min=4,threads_max=4),config_base=false,statistics=(fast),log=(enabled=true,archive=true,path=journal,compressor=snappy),file_manager=(close_idle_time=100000),statistics_log=(wait=0),verbose=(recovery_progress),
web_1      | connection error: { MongoNetworkError: failed to connect to server [mongodb:27017] on first connect [MongoNetworkError: connect ECONNREFUSED 192.168.160.2:27017]
    web_1      |     at Pool.<anonymous> (/usr/src/app/node_modules/mongodb-core/lib/topologies/server.js:505:11)
    web_1      |     at emitOne (events.js:116:13)

And some times I can see the log contains the user created information, sometimes are not.
 2019-03-01T10:38:50.323+0000 I STORAGE  [conn2] createCollection: admin.system.users with generated UUID: 6b3b88f9-e77c-4094-a1c7-153816202a9e
mongodb_1  | Successfully added user: {
mongodb_1  |    "user" : "my_admin",
mongodb_1  |    "roles" : [
mongodb_1  |        {
mongodb_1  |            "role" : "root",
mongodb_1  |            "db" : "admin"
mongodb_1  |        }
mongodb_1  |    ]
mongodb_1  | }
mongodb_1  | 2019-03-01T10:38:50.340+0000 E -        [main] Error saving history file: FileOpenFailed: Unable to open() file /home/mongodb/.dbshell: Unknown error

I am new on docker stuff. I guess the main problem is web can't establish a connection with mongodb. Spend too long on this problem.
Any help? Thanks!

A: Make sure you're not going to localhost of the web container. Treat containers as separate machines: localhost in one container is not shared with another one. That's why in the connection string you have mongodb:27017 and not localhost:27017, because mongodb in your default docker network is a DNS name of the container with mongo. You are using this connection string in the first (successful) case, make sure you have a valid DNS name in the second one.
And also make sure to include your DB credentials (username:password) in the connection string too.


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Toxicity of the Feds' Alphabet Soup More Harmful than BP's Oil
The most toxic substance floating around Louisiana's coastline isn't oil – it's the confusion that comes with the federal government's alphabet soup of bureaucracy. Click on any article describing the feds' response, and you get a myriad of people and institutions allegedly "in charge" of directing the cleanup activity. So far, the heads of the EPA, Interior Department, Homeland Security, and Coast Guard have all visited the state and personally weighed in on what should be done. Now, they are contradicting each other.
In a news conference on Sunday outside the BP headquarters in Houston, Mr. Salazar repeated the phrase that the government would keep its "boot on BP's neck" for results. He also said the company had repeatedly missed deadlines and had not been open with the public.
Mr. Salazar added, "If we find they're not doing what they're supposed to be doing, we'll push them out of the way appropriately."
That statement, however, conflicted with comments made only hours earlier by the Coast Guard commandant, Adm. Thad W. Allen, who said on CNN's "State of the Union" program that the access BP has to the mile-deep well site meant that the government could not take over the lead in efforts to stop the leak.
"They are necessarily the modality by which this is going to get solved," he said.
One of the consequences of bloated bureaucracies is overlapping areas of responsibility. Coupled with a politician's aversion to risk (an element of bold decision making), and the result is many people responsible, but no one is ultimately in charge.
And while they dither, 65 miles of Louisiana coastline are "oiled."
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Home » Resources » Policy Center » Required High School Curriculum
Required High School Curriculum Policy
Click here for RHSC FAQs
In November 2012, the USG formed a Policy Review Task Force to review system-level policies
through the lens of college completion and recommend policy updates, changes and additions. The task force met through March 2013 and produced a policy review recommendations report. A recommendation in the report states that the USG should clarify and communicate the purpose of the USG Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) policy concerning deficiencies and seek approval avenues for institutional flexibility for addressing these deficiencies in a small number of cases.
The task force was charged with developing an agenda for policy change and recommending next steps, rather than crafting specific changes to policy. To determine the precise policy and procedural changes necessary, the USG formed the RHSC Deficiency policy working group. The aim of the group was not to change the RHSC but to ensure that students can satisfy any RHSC deficiencies they may have in a manner that does not impede progression and completion. The working group conducted an in-depth analysis of the current RHSC policy and associated procedures from this perspective.
The working group met February 2014 through April 2014.
The USG defines the Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) in the Academic and Student Affairs Handbook:
"Students are expected to meet the USG's RHSC requirements. Students gradu- ating from high school in 2012 must present 17 specified RHSC units of credit. Students graduating from high school prior to 2012 must present 16 RHSC units.
4 units of mathematics
4 units of English
3 units of science (Students who graduate in 2012 or later must have 4 units.)
3 units of social science, including one course focusing on world studies.
2 units in the same foreign language (2 units of American Sign Language may be used to satisfy this requirement.)
The Office of Student Affairs maintains a complete list of courses (Staying the Course) that can be used to satisfy the RHSC requirements."
Students applying to research, regional and state universities at the USG have to meet these requirements. Those applying to state colleges can be considered for Limited Admissions if they have not met these requirements.
Those who have not met these requirements and are admitted to a USG institution as Limited Ad- missions, must satisfy these deficiencies by subject area. Students can use college credit courses to address deficiencies in science, social science and foreign language but the courses will not count towards the student's degree program.
In Fall 2011, 6.7 percent or 2,747 USG students had at least one RHSC deficiency in English, math, science, social science and/or foreign language.[1]
IMPACT ON COLLEGE COMPLETION
Students should be expected to meet the RHSC requirements as part of their admission to a USG institution. By completing the curriculum, the hope is that these students will be prepared to begin collegiate coursework. College readiness is a key focus area of Complete College Georgia (CCG), a statewide initiative to increase the number of Georgia residents with postsecondary credentials.
While we want policies in place that ensure students are prepared, there should also be flexibility for cases in which circumstances prohibit qualified students from meeting these requirements.
Under current procedure, students can address their RHSC deficiencies two ways. Those with deficiencies in English or mathematics must take the COMPASS or a comparable placement examination. The student satisfies the deficiency by either exempting Learning Support or by successfully completing the Learning Support course. Those with a deficiency in science, social science and/or foreign language can satisfy the deficiency with collegiate coursework.[2] Any college credit course- work used to satisfy a RHSC deficiency does not count towards the degree program.
Failure to allow these credits to count towards a degree program could potentially lengthen the amount of time it takes for a student to complete their degree requirements and graduate. This is important as CCG also focuses on shortening the amount of time it takes for a student to earn a degree. Strategies for this include awarding credit for prior learning, improving transfer and articulation agreements and encouraging students to enroll in at least 15 credits hours per semester for on-time completion. The longer it takes for a student to complete a degree, the more often life circumstances can arise that diminish the likelihood of the student finishing.[3] With the understanding that the more barriers a student faces, the longer it will take that student to graduate, the aim is to ensure that those who need to satisfy a RHSC deficiency can do so effectively and efficiently.
The current policies and procedures are also limited in that they do not explicitly address how out-of-state students, whose home state may have a different required high school curriculum, can address these deficiencies. Outstanding out-of-state students, who are likely to be successful but who are from a state with different requirements, may face additional barriers to applying and being accepted to a USG institution.
The RHSC Deficiency policy working group reviewed policies and procedures concerning the methods through which a student can address a RHSC deficiency. The group focused on:
Identifying and eliminating unintentional barriers to college completion
Refining areas of USG policy and procedure in need of clarification
Providing institutional flexibility for addressing RHSC deficiencies
To facilitate the review process, we developed an analytical framework for analyzing policy using selected criteria. The purpose of the framework is to standardize the review process and to ensure transparency.
The group adopted a four-step process, which included:
Identifying and defining the underlying issues
Determining the options for addressing each of the identified issues
Assessing those options using the developed criteria
Deciding which options are ideal and drafting recommendations
The group identified a number of issues concerning how students can address RHSC deficiencies. The issues discussed included:
Consideration of out-of-state students: Students who have completed the required high school coursework in their home state but, due to differences in high school requirements, may have a deficiency.
Waivers: Providing waivers to students who come from other states and those students who have taken terminal courses in a subject area.
Comparisons between students with deficiencies and dual enrollment high school students: High school students who are dually enrolled in high school and at a USG institution receive high school and collegiate credit. Yet, under current procedure, USG students who have a RHSC deficiency and successfully complete a collegiate course will only satisfy the deficiency and not receive credit towards their degree.
Role of standardized tests as a means for students to demonstrate competency: The use of standardized tests to assess a student's knowledge as opposed to focusing solely on courses as a method for demonstrating knowledge.
Advisement: Ensure that high school guidance counselors are aware of the USG RHSC and can advise students on which courses are necessary for admission to a USG institution.
The group used the following criteria to assess the issues:
Impact on completion
Distribution and equity
Implementation feasibility
Implications and risk
From the discussion, it was clear that issues could be categorized into two policy levers. A student should be able to address RHSC deficiencies:
Prior to enrollment
Waivers for out-of-state students
Provide waivers for terminal courses
Use of standardized tests
Students take coursework prior to matriculation that addresses the deficiency (i.e., over the summer)
After enrollment
Students with deficiencies earn dual credit for collegiate courses (address the deficiency and receive credit towards their degree program)
Students should successfully satisfy deficiencies within the first 30 credit hours
Maintaining the dual lever approach, the group developed the following recommendations.
ADDRESS A DEFICIENCY PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT
Recommendation One: Provide an exemption to out-of-state students who can demonstrate competency in the deficient area(s).
Recommendation Two: Allow students to demonstrate subject matter proficiency through the following standardized tests:
SAT and ACT
SAT II Subject Tests
CLEP and DSST
Board of Regents approved examinations
Recommendation Three: Allow students to demonstrate subject matter proficiency through approved coursework and completion of terminal courses.
ADDRESS A DEFICIENCY AFTER ENROLLMENT
Recommendation Four: Students who successfully complete collegiate courses addressing their deficiencies within the first 30 credit hours should be considered as having satisfied the deficiency. These courses should address both the deficiency and count towards a student's degree program.
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION
In addition to these recommendations, the group discussed related issues that did not necessarily call for a policy or procedural change but are still critical for the successful implementation of revised policy and procedures. The group recognizes the need for improved communication with high school guidance counselors. High school students may not be aware of which courses are needed to meet USG RHSC requirements. Therefore, it is critical that guidance counselors are well informed about these requirements and can relay this information to students.
[1] The University System of Georgia Research and Policy Analysis http://www.usg.edu/research/college_readiness/college_prep_curriculum
[2] See Academic and Student Affairs handbook procedure 3.2.6 Addressing RHSC Deficiencies
[3] http://www.completecollege.org/docs/Time_Is_the_Enemy.pdf


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Q: Intellij tool window "evaluate expression" can't be opened I'm using intellij 2020.3.2. On one session of my macos system, I can open the evaluate expression window, using the correct shortcut or cliking this :
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But I've got another session on the system (same project and seems to be same conditions), where it is impossible to open this tool window, whatever I test. I can debug, set a break point and see the value by "quick evaluate", but the evaluate expression window cannot be opened.
At this point I do not give more infos on the project cause I don't think it makes a diff...
I tried in a first place with another empty project, I have the same behavior, so it is possible that it's a macos issue, I don't know.
I also tried to reinstall the IDE on this second session, but it does the same.
After I've done some unsuccessful search, I come here and directly ask if you have any idea?

A: There is Show toolbar option in the Debug tool window:

A: After an update, problem is solved.


Caleb Cushing, the first American commissioner to China, concluded the Treaty of Wang Hya (Wanghia) in 1844, which extended to the United States trading privileges equal to those enjoyed by Britain. In particular, this agreement opened certain Chinese "treaty ports" and provided "extraterritorial status" to Americans in China.
A treaty port typically was a major ocean or river port city once closed to trade with certain foreign nations, but subsequently opened by treaty. Often these treaty arrangements were forced upon the host nation (China and Japan, for example) and were resented by the residents.
Extraterritorial status allowed certain foreign nationals to remain under the legal control of their home governments. This rendered them exempt from local arrest, lawsuits and taxation. The undercurrent of this idea was that the native population was less civilized than the foreign visitors and could not be trusted to mete out proper justice. Extraterritorial privilege exists today and offers protection to United Nations representatives and foreign diplomats.
Americans dreamed of building prosperity at home through trade with China. To achieve this political leaders and businessmen assumed that China needed to be stable, unified, and open to international commerce.
... wrongdoing or impotence.'" Over the long term the corollary had little to do with relations between the Western Hemisphere and Europe, but it did serve as justification for U.S. intervention in Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.


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Ana Cecilia Blum (Guayaquil, March 17, 1972) is an Ecuadorian writer and journalist.

She studied Political and Social Sciences at the Vicente Rocafuerte Lay University of Guayaquil. She worked for several media and investigating about literature at the Catholic University of Guayaquil, Andean University of Quito and the FACSO University of Guayaquil. She currently lives between Ecuador and the United States.

Works
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 Donde duerme el sueño
 I am opposed
 En estas tierras

External links
www.artepoetica.net

1972 births
Living people
21st-century Ecuadorian women writers
Ecuadorian journalists
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I am still behind in words, but I am doing my best to catch up. I don't care what it takes, I am finishing this year. Aside from writing, I finally finished the last three wood projects for October. I mean, better late than never right? HA!
I am also participating in my first ever craft bazaar next weekend! It's the first time ever I have attempted to sell anything that I have made and I am excited to see how it goes!
I wanted to give a huge thank you to everyone on Facebook with your suggestions on the crock pot meals! I know it's going to help a lot this up coming week! If you have more, please keep them coming! I also ways like trying new meals!!!
Alright, enough updates, I need to get back to writing!
This week's jokes are ready too! Turkey style that is!


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Hedy Lamarr gets her due in Marie Benedict's latest novel
Anthony Musmanno
Marie Benedict never lacks for material. The Sewickley-based writer keeps a list of women who have made contributions to the arts, sciences, and history, but are relatively unknown.
The only reason they aren't more famous is history's tendency to be written with a patriarchal bias. "I have running lists of women, huge numbers of women," says Benedict, the pseudonym of Heather Terrell. "I'm constantly adding to that list. I find them everywhere."
The topic of Benedict's latest novel, The Only Woman in the Room, was hiding in plain sight. Actress Hedy Lamarr is best known for her sultry roles in Ziegfeld Girl, Samson and Delilah, and The Heavenly Body.
But Lamarr also made significant contributions to modern technology. The ubiquity of cell phones and wireless internet can be directly traced to Lamarr's groundbreaking work. Collaborating with avant-garde composer George Antheil, Lamarr invented the technology that became the basis for Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. "Every one of us, every day, holds a piece of Hedy Lamarr's invention in our hand," Benedict says. "We have really no sense of that, and there's been no broad-scale acknowledgment of her invention until recently."
Benedict worked as a lawyer before becoming a writer. She started with historical fiction before turning to young adult novels. Her current niche started in 2016 when she released The Other Einstein, about Albert Einstein's wife Mileva Maric. In Carnegie's Maid (2018), she created a fictional character based on her research of a possible confidante to industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
The Only Woman in the Room has earned Benedict the best reviews of her career and reached No. 7 on the New York Times' Best Seller list in February.
Lamarr's story is improbable. Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Austria in 1914, she started as an actress in Austrian theater and attracted the attention of a suitor. Friedrich Mandl was a notorious Austrian arms dealer who had ties to Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler. Feeling she had no choice, Lamarr, then 18, accepted Mandl's proposal of marriage (he was 33), in part to shield her parents' Jewish roots.
After the marriage, Lamarr went to functions attended by powerbrokers connected to the rise of Nazi Germany. "She was at this incredible intersection, this incredible crossroads," Benedict says. "She was privy to information that very few people were privy to because of her husband's role. Because of her beauty, she was at these parties and dinners and events, always at her husband's side, but always invisible. Because she was beautiful, that's all people could see. They assumed that beauty and intellect could not coexist, and therefore she was incapable of understanding what they were talking about, whether it was weaponry or military plans or schemes for the Jewish people. … She would put that information later to good use."
Lamarr fled from Mandl and escaped to Paris and then London, before eventually immigrating to the U.S. She became one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's biggest stars through the influence of studio mogul Louis B. Mayer. Riddled with survivor's guilt, she decided to use the knowledge she had gleaned at Mandl's side to invent a frequency-hopping weaponry system.
But Lamarr was rebuffed when she approached military officials with her invention because she was a woman.
"If they had been able to consider her intellect and innovative skills and adopted her invention when it was offered, what might have happened during World War II?" Benedict says. "How might the outcome have shifted if her invention had been utilized? In that way I think The Only Woman in the Room becomes a cautionary tale about underestimating women and their contributions."
Park Yeon-mi, an author, actor, and defector from North Korea, will speak March 20 at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty. Park escaped to China from her homeland in 2007 with her family, where she and her mother were taken by human traffickers. They eventually made their way to Mongolia before being sent to Seoul.
Park has since become an anti-trafficking advocate and moved to New York City in 2014 to complete her memoir, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom.
Admission for the 7:30 p.m. event, hosted by the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, is $40, and $25 for students and veterans. 412-281-7970 or worldpittsburgh.org


According to details, former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari presided over a meeting of opposition parties here on Wednesday to discuss the tensed situation of Yemen and Pakistan's possible role in that.
He said that the situation of Middle East is alarming, but the prime minister did not care to call him for consultation on the issue.
Chief of Awami National Party (ANP), Asfandyar Wali Khan warned that if the government did not take the political leadership into confidence, then they will also 'announce their decision' when the time came.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, Farooq Sattar demanded the premier to formulate a national policy on the issue.
Opposition leaders stressed the government to immediately call an all parties conference (APC) to discuss the Yemen turmoil.
None of the representatives from Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Tehreek-i-Insaf and Jamaat e Islami participated in the meeting to discuss Yemen situation.


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After the Summer holidays, my weekend competitions are back! Today's prize presents the opportunity to win one of two volumes from The Lang Lang Piano Method series, published by Faber. The fourth and fifth books have just been released and are on offer this weekend. These publications are a continuation of the series, providing the conclusion to the method. You can find out much more about Lang Lang's books here and you can purchase them here.
To be in with a chance of winning, please leave a comment in the comment box at the end of the post and I will select the winners on Sunday evening (British time).
Faber Music are also giving away some free Lang Lang Piano Method Teachers' Packs (pictured above), including pencils, stickers, bookmarks and sticky notes. If you'd like a pack, simply send an email requesting one to marketing@fabermusic.com with your name and postal address.
My pupils would be floating with happiness if I appeared with these goodies!!!!!
Hi there, I'm really pleased to have discovered you….look forward now to Friday's to see what interesting post you might have in store…thank you so much. Lang Lang looks pretty cool……!
The Lang Lang Method looks amazing ! Would love to win!
Great prize for aspiring pianists! My daughter would love these.
I think this new set of tutor books looks very promising. Just about to start a student on Book 3, as the series she was on was not inspiring enough. Thanks for your blog!
I'm a great fan of Lang Lang. His performances inspire my pupils – loved his appearance on the One Show. Have been using his Piano Academy books and am now keen to try his piano method books. I am being sent the Teachers pack from Faber, but now need the books to go with them…….!
Thank you so much for the giveaway, I am always looking forward to new teaching methods, books to explore and polish piano playing myself and piano teaching skills for my students.
Thank you for this, Melanie. It would be a fabulous resource to own. Your review of the course makes it all the more desirable!
Thanks for the giveaway! I always learn something new from every method I review!
I've just recently discovered the Lang Lang series and I can't wait to try it. I would love to win!
I just taught a group piano class and presented on Lang Lang – my students thought he was incredible!! Would love to use his method with my kids!
Thanks for the giveaway! It would be great to try out this new methods book with the students!
This is wonderful. I hope to try this with my student.
Any method books which inspire the student (and the teacher) are great. I would love to try this method with a student. Thanks for the opportunity.
I've just taken on an adult student who learnt piano when she was a child and I am looking for a book that will help to refresh her skills and move her forward. I think these books fit the bill perfectly!
Lang Lang is such an inspiration to me and my piano students – always a joy to listen to and to watch. Would love to share his teaching with my students.
I love researching different methods. Fingers crossed I can add this to my collection.
astounding book!!! a very artistic image and perfect motivation for students!
Sounds fab. I'd love to try these out with some of my students.
I've read such good things about Lang Lang's books, I'd love to give them a try!
Sounds like a very fascinating method series!
Possibly too late to enter but just to say I've just started using volume 1 with a pupil & it's going really well!


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Notre Dame Announces Historic Gift
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 12:25 PM EDT Updated: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 02:38 PM EDT
Pamela and Kenn Ricci (photo courtesy University of Notre Dame)
The University of Notre Dame has announced the largest contribution of its kind in the school's history. Kenn Ricci, a Notre Dame alumnus who also serves on the board of trustees, and his wife, Pamela, have made a $100 million unrestricted commitment to the university.
Notre Dame says the gift is being managed through a Philanthropic Succession Partnership. The commitment will be fulfilled through lifetime gifts from the couple and completed through proceeds from the sale of business assets held by a Ricci family limited partnership.
"I cannot adequately express my gratitude to my friends, Kenn and Pam, for this bold, innovative gift that will impact generations of our students and strengthen the University's mission as a truly great, truly Catholic university," said Rev. John Jenkins, president of Notre Dame. "Kenn's distinguished business career has been characterized by visionary innovation, and we are tremendously fortunate that he brings that visionary leadership to help Notre Dame."
The unrestricted gift will allow the university to provide funding to areas of greatest need at any particular time. Kenn Ricci says the goal of the gift is not just to support Notre Dame, but to "inspire more strategic philanthropic engagement between donors and nonprofit recipients, raise awareness of the value of unrestricted giving and encourage increased donations of unrestricted gifts."
Kenn Ricci is a 1978 graduate of Notre Dame. He is the founder and principal of Ohio-based Directional Aviation Capital, a holding company for several private aviation companies he has either founded or acquired, including Flexjet, Flight Options and Nextant Aerospace.
Ricci was elected to the university's Board of Trustees in May 2016. He and his wife have made previous donations to the university, including a$5 million gift for the construction of an outdoor facility to be used by the Band of the Fighting Irish and the university's RecSports programs.


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Author: Tess.Barnard
Senior School News
Opening School Mass & Assembly
At the recent opening school mass and assembly School Captains, Nathan Whinray and Mary Paino acquitted themselves very well in their role as MCs. The SRC members were formally acknowledged and will shortly receive their badges. The awards for excellence in 2011 were also presented .
DECA Camp
Year 11 students have been gaining extensive experience with their driving while participating in the DECA program. The level of co-operation and enthusiasm for this program has been strongly evident.
Citizenship Camp
The following information has been advertised on the bulletin at school. Year 11 students are encouraged to consider this opportunity. Rotary Adventure in Citizenship is a project focused on the following:
*Exploring Canberra & Federal Parliament
*Learning about the Constitution
*Your role in citizenship
*Observing question time
*Meeting Senators, Members & Parliamentary Officers
Students attend from May 5th-12th.
If interested, please see
Mr. Evans or Mr. Grogan.
Mick Grogan, Senior School Director
by Tess.Barnard
Junior Science Quizes
Quiz 1) In which country was scientist Dr Karl born?
Dr Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki was born in Helsingborg, Sweden. He grew up speaking 12 languages and considered himself as very shy. Dr Karl has many degrees and is best known for his radio program on Triple J and his 30 published science books.
Congratulations to Quiz 1 winner, Zachary Sullivan of 8.5! Excellent work 7.4, you had the most people enter, keep up the great work!
Quiz 2) When was the Tree Octopus discovered?
The Tree Octopus has never been discovered, as it does NOT exist! What does this question teach us?
You cannot believe everything you read on the internet. There are many websites which are created and altered with false information, for example, Wikipedia.
School & town libraries are valuable resources.
Start to research and think for yourselves, do not rely on the internet alone.
Congratulations to Ian Christy, 8.4 for winning Quiz 2! 7.4 again had the most entrants. Keep it up!
Favorite Book Cover
From students in Miss Clarke and Mr Hill's class
Daina Sgarioto – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Daniel Scott – The Muchamore Series by Robert Muchamore
Lauren Robins – Once by Morris Gleitzman
Rohan Watson – Australian BowHunter magazine
Taylor Mathewson – Gray The Dons by Archie Fusillio
Frankie Lucani – The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur G Slade
Author: Robert Hillman
Robert Hillman, coauthor of The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif came to speak to the VCE students on Thursday 1st March. Unfortunately, his presentation was interrupted by the flury of activity surrounding our day of flooding in and around Wangaratta.
He witnessed first hand the massive operation in sending all bus travellers home within half an hour of their arrival to school. Robert talked briefly about Afghanistan and the relevance of the rugmaker's story to people who encounter conflict in their lives.
The workshops booked for the two days were unfortunately cancelled and Robert made his return to Melbourne.
Author: Paul Collins http://www.paulcollins.com.au/navigation.html
Paul Collins (right, helping with our new furniture!), author of the Quentaris Series of fantasy novels worked with the Year 7s last Thursday and Friday. He spoke about the strategies used in writing fantasy and set up a scenario that was later used in workshops. Students communicated in small groups, discussing their plans and plots. Paul shared the12 point strategy used in most fantasy novels.
Look at Paul's Publishing Site. Great new books coming soon!
http://www.fordstreetpublishing.com/
New Furniture in the Junior Library!
Excitement reigned on Friday when a huge truck reversed along the back entrance of Galen College. The new furniture had arrived. The Junior Library looks bright and spacious with a colorful array of leisure furniture. Blues, greens and random patterns in couches, ottomans and comfy chairs. The reading corner has moved into 2012. The students love it!
Have a look at this magazine: Oz Kids in Print.
Write a story,win some money. Read stories by other students http://www.ozkids.com.au/
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16th March 2012 Thank you to everyone who participated in the Parent media & technology surveys whilst attending a laptop roll out &/or information session. There was an over whelming response from participants requesting more education in how to set up privacy settings on social networking sites.
Some helpful websites…
'Easy Guide to Socialising Online' created by the Australian Government provides information on how internet users can protect themselves and their information when using social networking sites, search engines and online games. http://www.dbcde.gov.au/easyguide
Social Networking sites (examples):
Search Engines:
Online Games(examples):
Reviews and Advice:
http://www.ikeepsafe.org/parents/parents-guide-to-facebook/
Designed to teach parents how to help their teens strengthen their privacy and safety on Facebook, the guide features important topics such as:
–How to parent Facebook users –Managing reputation in the digital age?–Actual risks in social media –Managing your privacy on Facebook?–Reporting problems –And more!
Social Networking and Virtual Worlds http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/social-networking-and-virtual-worlds
Parents Guide to Online Safety http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/Parents/Guide%20to%20online%20safety/Guide%20to%20online%20safety.aspx
We encourage all within our school community to share any cyber knowledge, tips & suggestions with us.
Email us at cybersafety@galen.vic.edu.au. You could make a positive difference in another family's life.
Host Families Wanted!
Again Galen is looking for generous families willing to host a student from overseas. In the past Galen families have hosted students from European countries such as Italy, France, Germany and Holland. Last year we hosted the first student from Indonesia. These exchanges will usually occur during term three and will last for 6 to 8 weeks.
If you are interested in being a host family or simply want to participate in an exchange program overseas please contact Mr Franco Cudini at Galen:
franco.cudini@galen.vic.edu.au
Introducing the Bug Club!
On Wednesday 14th March, a small group of students joined together to form the Galen Catholic College Bug Club. The club is made up of like minded enthusiastic students from Years 7 and 8, with a passion for all things that crawl. The club is a great chance for students to make new friends, to participate in some fun educational activities and to handle some of our classroom critters (including, Spiny Leaf Stick Insects, Rhinoceros Beetles, Katydid and Praying Mantis). The club will meet once a month in the second half of lunch. Students should check their emails regularly for updates. From all the Bug Clubbers, a special thank you to Mrs Leanne Carr, for her invaluable assistance with the first meeting.
Exchange Trip to Italy
Students at Galen who study a language have the chance to take part in an exchange trip overseas usually at the end of year eleven for two months. Last year the majority of our Italian class decided to take this opportunity. We all enjoyed ourselves immensely and our host families were very friendly and hospitable.
Last year my family hosted an Italian boy the same age as me for three months and I got along well with him. When he left I decided that I would go and stay with his family in Padova, Italy for two months. I had a wonderful time there and I met a lot of new friends, embraced the culture and improved my Italian.
I would suggest to anyone who wishes to do an exchange trip to not be scared and take the wonderful opportunity. Padova was a beautiful city and is about thirty minutes from Venice in the north east of Italy. While I was there I went to school every day from Monday to Saturday! School in Italy is a lot different compared to school in Australia. For the Christmas break I went skiing in the Dolomites for two weeks and spent Christmas in my family's apartment in the mountains.
Overall, it was a beautiful experience and I still miss my host family a lot. It gave me a wider perspective on life and I got to travel the world and meet new people.
Tom Frawley, VCE 3
Interested in Music and Events?
Wangaratta Friends of Lacluta invites students to assist in the planning of a musical event this year.
The main purpose of the event is to raise funds to assist young people in Lacluta – East Timor. As young people in Lacluta face significant barriers to completing school and tertiary education, the Wangaratta FOL group has provided 2 students ( a young man and young woman) with scholarships to study at university. Further funds raised during 2012 would enable more Lacluta students to receive educational scholarships to continue their studies over the next few years. A musical event is a great way of raising awareness about East Timor amongst people of all ages – especially young people and we are keen to involve Wangaratta students in community based work that supports other young people in our neighbouring countries.
Bernadette Fraser would happily meet with you to discuss further.
Email therese.rodway@galen.vic.edu.au for more information
Therese Rodway
YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE
Term 2: Tues June 12 – Thurs June 14
(only 3 days)
Well done to all those students who have organized their work experience! If you haven't done so yet, you definitely need to get organized NOW. Work experience is COMPULSORY for all Year 10s.
Research previous work experience placements. Have a look at the list of over 500 employers on the year 10 notice board outside room 10.6.
The arrangement form needs to be signed by the student, parent, employer and Mr Neal. If the employer is out of town include a fax number or email address (email preferred) and Mr Walker will send it to the employer to be signed.
You need to complete your safe@work general and industry test modules. Once completed, print them off and put them in Mr Walker office.
If a student is thinking about doing work experience with a plumber, builder, electrician, bricklayer, concreters or painter for example, they will be required to obtain a Construction Industry Card (CI card). CI cards are required on all industry sites. For Galen students this training day is in term 2 on Tues April 24 at TEC/TAFE, Cusack street, Wangaratta. Give your name to Mr Walker and he will confirm the date and next term.
VOCATIONAL & HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS
Confused about Youth Allowance and other Government Assistance? The Australian Government has a new website for students and their families. The new Study Assist website provides a one-stop-shop for questions about Australian Government assistance available to help finance tertiary study:
www.studyassist.gov.au/sites/StudyAssist
Interested in Music? The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music are offering workshops to secondary school students in areas such as guitar, voice and VCE aural & analysis. To make a booking, contact Anastasia Russell-Head, Music Engagement Coordinator at 03 8344 3673, rua@unimelb.edu.au or go to www.conservatorium.unimelb.edu.au/programs/youth
Surveying at RMIT: For over 30 years, second and third year Surveying students have travelled to the Rubicon Valley in regional Victoria to gain intensive practical experience. The field camps allow students to carry out a range projects in cadastral, topographic, geodetic and engineering surveys. Learn about the camp through watching this video- www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6GVn3ODfyQ To find out more about studying surveying and geospatial science visit:
www.rmit.edu.au/geospatial
Are you interested in science?
Big Science, Small Science (BSSS) is RMIT's new way to deliver science straight to young minds through Facebook. The BSSS page is regularly updated with scientific articles, quizzes, facts and polls. It's also a great way to keep up with RMIT events, such as the experience days, as well as see photos from previous events. Members are all invited to contribute, and potentially win one of our regular giveaways!
www.facebook.com/rmitscience
Passionate about the environment? You should consider attending the Corporations, People and the Planet conference from 26 to 28 April in Melbourne. Global superstars Professor David Suzuki, Sigourney Weaver and Sir Bob Geldof will be in Melbourne for the Corporations, People and the Planet conference from 26 to 28 April. The big question the conference will address is "how can we work together across civil society, business and government to make a difference?" To find out more and buy tickets to the event (one day or all three days) at www.cpp2012.com
2012 Engineering Career Expo: If you are interested in Engineering, you should attend the expo on Thursday 29 March at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne. More than 80 companies, from a range of industry sectors will exhibit at the expo to provide engineering industry insight in areas including employment, education and career opportunities, career path resources, engineering capability and engineering leadership. Enjoy free seminars, talk to engineers, network with prospective employers, access professional career advice and hear about our exhibitor's latest and most innovative projects. Go to:
www.engineeringexpo.org.au
Interested in becoming a Nurse? The Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at the Uni of Technology Sydney (UTS) will be running a series of workshops on Nursing called 'Discover the Nurse in U@UTS'. You will be able to hear from three Nurses from different backgrounds and your parents are welcome to attend. You will also have a tour of the state of the arts facilities. The first workshop will be held Thursday 12 April at the City Campus. For more information, go to www.nmh.uts.edu.au/discover/nursing.html
Passionate about Arts and Design? If you are
planning to visit the Top Arts and Top Designs VCE Exhibitions in Melbourne, you should also consider taking a tour of the RMIT School of Design on the same day. You can do the following:
View the visual merchandising galleries and building design architectural labs and
Explore the interior decoration and design studios,
Tour the furniture and product design workshops and
See modern designs come to life.
You can make a time to tour the school by contacting Scott Knight at RMIT at scott.knight@rmit.edu.au Top Arts will run between April – May
Interested in studying Law in the future?
If you don't want to study Law straight after school, you can undertake a degree in an area you are interested in first and then study the Juris Doctor (JD) after that as a 'graduate qualification'. There is an information session on Thursday 15 March about the Melbourne Law School JD. For more information, go to
www.law.unimelb.edu.au/event/5718
Werribee Open Range Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary are offering Keeper For A Day in the April holidays. Keeper for a Day is a hands-on school holiday program for students interested in a career working with animals. Participants will help out our animal keepers and learn about one of the most rewarding jobs. You have the opportunity to speak with animal keepers about their jobs and experience. Be prepared for the smell, sweat and of course, the fun of it all!
Werribee Open Range Zoo: 3rd, 10th and 12th April, 9.30am – 4.00pm. Werribee Open Range Zoo, K Road, Werribee.
Healesville Sanctuary: Years 7 & 8- 3rd, 5th and 10th April. Years 9 & 10- 4th and 11th April. 9.30 am – 3.30 pm. Healesville Sanctuary, Badger Creek Rd, Healesville.
Cost: $102.00 Includes morning tea (BYO lunch). Age: Secondary students (13-18 years). Bookings: (03) 9285 9406 – Pre-payment essential at time of booking.
Please click on the following link http://www.zoo.org.au/Learning/Camps-Holidays for further details on our school holiday programs.
Junior Position available at The Beechworth Sweet Co. We are looking for an outgoing, friendly, self motivated junior to become part of our team. Duties would include retail sales, packing of product and some cleaning tasks.
No previous experience required as we will completely train the successful applicant.
Must be able to work at weekends, after school and busy holiday periods. If you are aged 15 – 16 and think you will would enjoy working with us, please contact Yelena Nelder on 03 5728 2060.
Australian Air Force Cadets
Activities: Powered flying, gliding, fieldcraft training camps (bivouacs), shooting (firearms training), drill and ceremonial, promotion courses, general service training and much more… 420 Squadron, Benalla, Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC), is NOW RECRUITING Males and Females aged 13-18 years.
Benalla Drill Hall Community Activity Centre, corner Bridge Street West & Arundel Street, Benalla. Parading Friday nights: 1830 – 2130 (6:30 PM – 9:30 PM)
Flight Lieutenant (AAFC) John Currie Commanding Officer: Telephone (Friday evenings only) 0447 676 095.
Rob Walker,
Work & Further Education Coordinator
Hume Swimming Success!
Twenty-two of Galen's fastest swimmers attended the Hume Region swim meet in Albury on Tuesday 13th March. Winners at this meet automatically qualify to race at State level in Melbourne at the end of March, so the standard of competition was high.
We had 4 individual swimmers win races on the day. Congratulations to Elli Warren (200m freestlye and 50m freestlye), Emma Brown (50m backstroke), Kate Brown (50m butterfly and 200m individual medley) and Jacob Grogan (50m freestyle and breastroke) who all won their races and have qualified for the State Titles.
Our 14 year old female 4x50m freestyle relay team consisting of Shaniel Dyer, Kate Saunders, Elli Warren and Madison Pease, won their race and will also be heading to Melbourne. They also broke the Hume Region record for this event, so they will be a strong chance of another medal in Melbourne!
It was pleasing to see a large number of our other swimmers placing 2nd and 3rd in both individual and relay events. Thanks to all swimmers for their co-operation, exemplary behavior and willingness to participate.
Thanks to Fiona Harmer and Robyn Brown for their help managing the team on the day.
Good luck to all swimmers competing at the School State Titles on March 29th!


Hmmm, one annoying and potentially dangerous thing about Linux on my Toshiba A105-S4134 is that there doesn't seem to be a way to get fan control to work. When first booted, the fan goes to low mode and just stays there forever, which means I could end up with an overheated CPU/motherboard. So far it hasn't been an actual problem, but that's one of those things that could come up when you don't expect it, or could cause cumulative damage which eventually disables the whole machine.
After resuming from suspend, the fan usually goes to high mode and stays there forever, which of course is annoying, even if less dangerous. This actually happened in Windows, too, where I used the Toshiba power utility thing to work around the problem. Don't have a workaround here.
The fan is advertised via ACPI, but when I try to use /proc/acpi to control it, I get a variety of errors no matter what I try.
There's the 'omnibook' module for the kernel around that has a hint of support for the A105, but it doesn't do fan.