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Nashville Director of Schools Jesse Register's plan to expand prekindergarten over the next four years earned a key first win on Tuesday, with the Metro school board voting unanimously to transform two elementary schools into new pre-K hubs.
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Lady Gaga's meat dress and other fashion lies: TBD arts roundup
- Jana Sterbak did this first. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Good morning, sunshine. While the city recuperates from yesterday's election, we turn to more pressing matters: Fashion. You might have noticed that we've been writing about it this week! First, there was Lisa's Fashion Night Out coverage, and then my morning of backhanded shoe scrutiny with What Not to Wear's Stacy London. Stacy and I are totes besties now; we spent the morning exchanging friendship bracelets, braiding each other's hair, and riding a tandem bike. It was an especially big deal for her to visit D.C. this week, because up in New York, it's Fashion Week, and yet, she spent some time with us instead. So in honor of D.C.'s new elevated status as "worthwhile alternative to one day of Fashion Week," today's arts roundup is all arts-related fashion news.
We'll start with the item everyone's talking about: Lady Gaga's meat dress, worn to the MTV VMAs. There has been a lot of hard-hitting journalism about this meat dress, starting with the LA Times' Christopher Knight, who reveals that it's not very creative after all. Gaga stole the idea from performance artist Jana Sterbak, who sewed a dress out of meat in 1987 and let it slowly rot on a mannequin. Thank goodness for Gaga's unputrified update of this, even though the meat is not high-quality, according to some New York-area butchers. New York Magazine even includes a handy diagram that shows how parts of the cow correspond to what parts of the dress. The piece atop her head is a flank steak. The whole thing probably smells pretty atrocious. So Little Monsters, please do not follow this guide to making Gaga's meat dress at her next appearance, for the sake of hygiene and salmonella. But, Gaga fans, you are highly encouraged to utilize this Baby Gaga costume in whatever way possible. Find an infant somewhere and stuff it into this baby costume from "Bad Romance," because we all know babies love wearing theatrical wigs and hats.
Sad news for Jersey Shore's goblin mascot Snooki: She has, in a move of self-defeatist branding, decided to abandon her trademark "pouf" hairstyle. And now she has generic, Kardashianesque bangs, and no one recognizes her. I'm including this item mainly so I can link to this Buzzfeed feature on the cast members of Jersey Shore as cats.
Here's an obligatory link to this gallery of images of D.C. Real Housewife Mary Amons' McLean mansion, which features some bold and creative interior design. Just kidding, everything is beige, black or white, making this the furniture equivalent to a White House Black Market store, or an extremely upscale rehab facility.
Also from Jezebel is this story about how writer Sadie Stein punked Fashion Week by wearing the most ridiculous thing she could think of: Matching dresses with a doll, which she carried around everywhere. Hero blogger Stein's stunt was widely tweeted, photographed and videotaped, and a bunch of reporters interviewed her doll, because for Fashion Week, this is totally normal.
Let's check in with fashion mentor Tim Gunn from Project Runway, who would like to chastise feral raccoon Taylor Momsen for being a petulant child on the set of Gossip Girl, for which he is guest-starring. He has a lot of mud to fling at her, calling her "sad," "pathetic," "diva," and "brat." No word on his feelings about her eyeliner, but I'm guessing this also displeases him.
Finally, I leave you with some images from another fashion week an ocean away: Australia's Perth Fashion Week for which, if this slideshow of shiny magenta fashion aliens is any indication, Lady Gaga sheds a tear of solidarity. Have a fashionable Wednesday, D.C.


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There is an ugly rumor going around in the bridal industry that brides are picking "ugly" dresses for their bridesmaids to wear on purpose so that they will look better. I certainly do not believe that is er necessary. First, let's look at the most obvious, if your bridesmaids look bad, all of your photos will look bad too! Secondly, if you find a truly beautiful bridal gown, like say Lo-Ve-La by Liz Fields style 9001, there is no danger in anybody shining brighter than you will no need to diminish anyone else in the process.
On Project Runway last week they even had an episode where they challenge was to take an old "ugly" bridesmaid dress and turn it into something wearable and trendy. Honestly, the first thing I noticed about many of the bridesmaid dresses was that they didn't fit the ladies wearing them correctly.
Always leave room in your budget for quality alterations after you receive your dresses. If you bridesmaids are the ones covering the cost of their gowns, ask them how much they are willing to spend so that they are not stuck with an over budget dress, and no money left to make it fit correctly. Some salons will even include that as part of their service.
The second problem with the bridesmaid dresses on Project Runway last week was that some of the colors were just awful on the girls! I understand if you love hot pink more than life itself but if none of your bridesmaids looks good in hot pink, maybe you could use that color somewhere else in the decorations, or the bouquets, and then pick a less dominating color for the bridesmaid dresses. At Liz Fields, we offer to send fabric swatches to our authorized retailers for you and your bridal party too use when picking a color. These swatches can be very helpful in the planning process.
My final suggestion is to let you bridesmaids have some say in the style. Experts agree that brides should go shopping for their bridesmaid dresses for the first time on their own. Take a pad of paper with you and write down what elements you like, and would like to have featured in the dresses for your bridesmaids. The next time you go shopping take your bridesmaids with you, and share with them what you are looking for. If the most important thing to you is that, all of your bridesmaids are wearing cap sleeves, maybe you could compromise, and they could each wear a different style dress in the same color, as long as they all have cap sleeves.
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It's not quite a superyacht/supercat, but it's no normal cruising cat either. Fountaine Pajot has unveiled spectacular new Flagship model for 2013, a top-of-the-range addition to its range of catamarans. It's called the Victoria 67.
Victoria 67 by Fountaine Pajot
This quite luxurious sailing catamaran was inspired by its predecessor, the Galathea 65, and was designed by the shipyard and Berret Racoupeau architects in response to the specific demands of Fountaine Pajot's past multihull clients.
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The Victoria 67 features a sleek exterior design complete with full flydeck, a new innovation in the shipyard's sailing range.
Setting a new benchmark as the company's largest catamaran, the Victoria 67 has the largest sail area, the biggest interior volume and the most expansive owner's suite of the Fountaine Pajot range. She is also the only model with a full flybridge
The dramatic flydeck can be easily accessed from the cockpit via two secure stairways. With decadent benches, sofas and tables, it is a spacious haven for relaxation, reminiscent of lounging in a world's best hotel.
The flydeck also provides excellent visibility for crew with an ergonomically designed helmstation and efficient deck equipment. This helps to enable smooth operation of the catamaran under power or sail. At the aft of the flydeck is an exclusive zone to accommodate communication equipment and solar panels.
The generous interior of the Victoria 67 was designed by Isabelle Racoupeau who employed an 'urban chic' approach to create a 'warm yet contemporary' living space.
Fountaine Pajot's Victoria 67 interior
Expansive passageways, built-in equipment, separate living areas, subtle lines and a carefully considered floor plan create a highly functional and eminently elegant interior. The huge saloon is gently bathed in light from an expanse of panoramic windows.
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Beam overall ....................................................................................................... 9,50 m / 31.14 ft
Draft ................................................................................................................................... 1,55 m / 5.1 ft
Light displacement .................................................. 23 600 kg (approx.)/ 46700 lbs (approx.)
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Fresh water ....................................................................... 1 050 l (approx.)/ 278 US gallons (approx.)
Fuel ........................................................................................... 1 400 l (approx.)/ 291 US gallons (approx.)
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Pegasus Employment provides a range of labour related services including: professional recruitment, contract labour hire, recruitment process outsourcing, assessment centre screening and the sourcing and management of trainees on nationally accredited programs.
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Pegasus was a pioneer in contract employment to the mining sector. For almost 25 years, many mines throughout New South Wales have turned to Pegasus to manage the process of sourcing, qualifying, pre-training and managing its contracted workforce.
Growing from our mining roots, Pegasus Employment now offers professional recruitment for the Rail, Engineering, Maintenance, Civil Construction and Commercial, Corporate and Business Support industries.
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SOUTH DAKOTA (KTVI) – Blizzard condition in parts of South Dakota this weekend.
This is what it looked like in Wall, South Dakota — about 50 miles east of Rapid City.
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L3 Communications Integrated Systems, Greenville, Texas, is being awarded a $13,200,000 cost reimbursable contract modification. This contract is for one-year effort in support of the Mission Communication System (MCS) encompassing Air Force unique communication systems, which allows for ground and airborne, secure and non-secure communications between aircraft and ground stations installed on designated executive versions of C-9, C-20 and VC-25A aircraft stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and in Europe. This contract provides engineering support for configuration management, review of service reports, requests for technical information, preliminary management, review of service reports, requests for technical information, preliminary engineering investigations, field technical representative, system integration lab support and operation, and the requirement to maintain drawings and technical data files. This contract provides for a 24-hour contact for in-flight emergencies, emergency inquiries, on-site support and operation of the test benches located at Andrews Air Force Base including requests for software, firmware, and hardware changes including development and test; engineering feasibility studies, analyses and investigations of Material Deficiency Reports and mishaps; and requirements for technical orders, preliminary engineering change proposals, minor modifications, upgrades and enhancements including design, testing integration, and kit purchases. The locations of performances are the L3 Communications Integrated Systems, Greenville, Texas and Rockwell Collins Inc., Richardson Texas. No funds have been obligated. This work will be complete by September 2005. The Headquarters Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8106-04-C-0002, P00011).
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Warfare Systems, Nashua, N.H., is being awarded a $12,269,600 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for spares determined to be sole sources to BAE Systems and within the federal stock classes included in the Class J & A. No funds have obligated. This work will be complete by July 2007. Solicitation began July 2004 and negotiations were completed September 2004. The Headquarters Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. is the contracting activity (F09603-03-D-0001, P00022).
ANTEON Corp., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded an $11,574,062 not-to-exceed modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00421-00-D-0328) to exercise an option for approximately 249,600 hours of maintenance planning and design interface technical/management support services for the Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Depot (NADEP), Jacksonville, Fla. These services include evaluating initial designs, evaluating proposed design changes, maintenance planning and sustaining maintenance plans. Work will be performed at NADEP Jacksonville, Fla. (90 percent), and Oklahoma City, Okla. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2005. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.
Raytheon Company, Integrated Defense Systems, Portsmouth, R.I., is being awarded a $9,000,000 firm-fixed-price order under previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00024-00-G-5480) for MK 73 transmitter (component of MK57 NATO SEASPARROW surface missile system) repair, modification and update for three LHD class ships. The order will also include associated spares, technical data and engineering services to support installation planning and preparation for shipboard installation and testing. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, R.I. (33 percent); Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (22 percent); Dallas, Texas (17 percent); Norfolk, Va. (11 percent); San Diego, Calif. (10 percent); Andover, Mass. (4 percent); and Australia (3 percent), and is expected to be completed by November 2006. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Northrop Grumman Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $5,669,585 ceiling-priced, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide maintenance, calibration and logistics repair of repairables (ROR) support for fleet and non-fleet Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Third Generation Electro-Optics (CASS EO3) consoles and associated equipment. Work will be performed in Rolling Meadows, Ill., and is expected to be completed in September 2005. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity (N68335-04-C-0039).
Whitesell-Green, Inc./W. G. Yates & Son, Biloxi, Miss., is being awarded $6,621,400 for firm-fixed price Task Order 0010 under an indefinite-/indefinite-quantity design build multiple award construction contract for design and construction of Littoral Surveillance System Facility at Naval Station, Pascagoula. The building will be a single-story, steel-framed, masonry-walled building, consisting of spaces for administration, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility with alarm system, electronic and general maintenance shops, classrooms, lockers toilets/showers (both male and female), mobilization box storage. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss., and is expected to be completed by May 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The basic contract was competitively procured with 64 proposals solicited, 16 offers received and award made on Sept. 27, 2001. The total contract amount is not to exceed $200,000,000, which includes the base period and four option years. The multiple contractors (four in number) may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the existing contract. Three offers were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division, North Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N62467-99-D-0881).


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Knoxville Police are still looking for the suspects in a home invasion and robbery that happened Thursday evening.
They got away with a small amount of cash, along with a number of Oxycodone pills and Diazepam pills.
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Knoxville police are looking for two men they say forced their way into a home and shot a man.
The invasion happened at about 7:45 Thursday evening on Woodbine Avenue in East Knoxville.
Police say there were three people inside the home when the suspects entered with guns. Police say one suspect forced a male on the ground and demanded money from a female.
The female's boyfriend ran to a bedroom where one of the suspects followed and ordered him out at gunpoint. The two then struggled and the gun went off, hitting the victim in the back.
The suspects finally fled when the female said she didn't have any money.
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|March 19, 2009
Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus (電撃学園RPG Cross of Venus) is a Japanese action role-playing video game developed by Pegasus Japan and published by ASCII Media Works for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console, and was first released in Japan on March 19, 2009 in limited and regular editions. The game was produced in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of ASCII Media Works' light novel imprint Dengeki Bunko. Eight heroines are presented including Shana from Shakugan no Shana, Kino from Kino's Journey, and Kana Iriya from Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu. Each heroine fights with her own unique style of weapon, combos, and special attacks. The protagonist is designed by Kouhaku Kuroboshi, and his childhood friend Kizuna Kasugai is designed by Noizi Ito.
While not a direct adaptation to the Shakugan no Shana series, this crossover-themed RPG features many characters from the Dengeki Bunko light novels, including Shakugan no Shana. These characters include Shana, Friagne and Yuji.
In Dengeki Gakuen RPG, the story is progressed through the player exploring Dengeki Academy and the novel worlds, and conversing with the characters in the game. When an enemy is encountered, the game switches over to the action RPG aspect of gameplay. During these times, the player can either choose to battle the enemy with the player character, or switch during battle to one of the novel heroines. The player and each of the heroines have a life bar denoting how much health the character has, and an energy bar denoting the energy still usable for attacks. Each of the fighters use weapons specific to them, such as Shana from Shakugan no Shana using her katana, and Kino from Kino's Journey using her firearms. Combo attacks are possible to execute, and each character has his or her own unique combo and special attack. Enemies originally featured from the heroines' novels also make appearances. Of the eight heroines featured in the game, three—Index, Haruka Nogizaka, and Misao Minakami—are designated as helper characters. They can provide battle assistance via ability cards that can be used to attack enemies and heal the player's team, among other support. These cards have their origins in Dengeki Bunko novels, such as ability cards featuring helpful attacks and items from Spice and Wolf and Inukami!.
The player assumes the role of an unnamed sixteen-year-old protagonist attending Dengeki Academy as a second-year high school student; the player is given the choice of any name for him. He does not often give deep thought before he acts, but is also a softhearted person. He is accompanied by his seventeen-year-old childhood friend and classmate Kizuna Kasugai (春日井 キズナ Kasugai Kizuna ), voiced by: Eri Kitamura) whom he met during kindergarten. In contrast to the protagonist who does not read much, Kizuna is the library committee chairman and loves to read. She is described as a fan of Dengeki Bunko light novels, and a dream of hers is to read all the novels under that imprint which exceeded 1800 volumes in July 2009. She takes the initiative in everything she does, and is the type to be responsible for keeping the peace. She is a caring person, but she is a little unyielding. Dengeki Gakuen RPG features eight main female characters from Dengeki Bunko light novel series, who include: Shana (voiced by: Rie Kugimiya) from Shakugan no Shana, Kino (voiced by: Ai Maeda) from Kino's Journey, Kana Iriya (voiced by: Ai Nonaka) from Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu, Index (voiced by: Yuka Iguchi) from Toaru Majutsu no Index, Taiga Aisaka (voiced by: Rie Kugimiya) from Toradora!, Dokuro (voiced by: Saeko Chiba) from Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan, Haruka Nogizaka (voiced by: Mamiko Noto) from Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, and Misao Minakami (voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu) from Asura Cryin'. There are also characters that can become available, such as Mikoto Misaka (voiced by: Rina Satō) from Toaru Majutsu no Index and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.
Dengeki Gakuen RPG is set primarily at Dengeki Academy, a Japanese private school that the main characters attend. The story revolves around an unnamed protagonist who one day hears a recent rumor that a ghost has been appearing during the night at school. While he does not have any real interest in the occult, he uses searching for the ghost as an excuse to sneak into the school campus one night. However, his childhood friend Kizuna Kasugai comes with him to search for the ghost, and the two decide to search around the bench in front of the campus store. In the silent darkness, the two gradually arrive to open the door of the store and before them they see a person's shadow move in the room. By straining his eyes, the protagonist sees that the person casting the shadow is eating melon bread, and realizes that this must be the cause of the ghost rumor; the shadow is in fact cast by Shana from Shakugan no Shana. This is possible due to one day the reality-based world of Dengeki Academy and the worlds of the Dengeki Bunko light novels to suddenly become connected allowing people from both the real-world and the novel worlds to cross over.
By meeting Shana, the protagonist and Kizuna become entangled in a struggle by the members of the novel worlds to protect their worlds from the unidentified evil organization known as Zetsumu (絶夢) who have been changing story details from the novel worlds and creating disorder in them. Their goal is "to snatch away the smiles from every person". In order to combat Zetsumu, the protagonists will help the fighters from the novel worlds by traveling between the real-world and novel worlds.
Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus was developed by Pegasus Japan, and published by Wikipedia:ASCII Media Works ASCII Media Works. The CG artwork featured in the game was done by a team of graphic artists from Akabeisoft2. The music in the game is composed by Yūji Toriyama. The game's opening theme song, "Odyssey" (オデッセイ Odessei ), is sung by Yuuka Nanri and the lyrics are written by Yūho Iwasato. The game was first released in Japan on March 19, 2009 in limited and regular editions. The limited edition was sold at nearly twice the price of the regular edition, and included with the game a set of four small super deformed figurines of Taiga, Shana, Kino, and Index. A book of short stories written by Dengeki Bunko authors entitled Dengeki Gakuen RPG Bunko (電撃学園RPG文庫) was given as a special favor for reserving either game edition; each story is set at Dengeki Academy.
Related MediaEdit
The single for "Odyssey" was released on February 25, 2009. The game's original soundtrack was released on March 25, 2009. A drama CD entitled Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Kizuna no Bōken (電撃学園RPG キズナの冒険) was released on March 28, 2009. The CD also contains two vocal songs sung by Eri Kitamura, the drama CD's theme song "Believe", and the game's insert song "Planetary". The game's official fan book was released on March 19, 2009 published by ASCII Media Works.
|Main Series
|PlayStation 2 • Nintendo DS
|Mobile Applications
|Shakugan no Shana ~Enpatsu Shakugan no Uchite~ • Shakugan no Shana Second ~Seireiden no Tatakai~ • Shakugan no Shana QIX • Shakugan no Shana Fūzetsu Battle (List of units)
|PC and Online Games
|Shakugan no Shana 9 Puzzle (Defunct) • Desktop Mascot Shakugan no Shana (Mascot Speech)
|Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus • Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax


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Wondering what your fave – or least fave! – stars were wearing on the red carpet? We spent the whole Emmy weekend getting dish on who they were wearing and how they got it together. Some told us more than others, so we figured we'd create a style cheat sheet, offering all the dish we had on the topic, organized by show.
In short, here's handy list to have at your side while perusing the pics! Some of this was already in the Red Carpet Dish story, and we'll add to the list if more designer info comes in, so feel free to come back!
All My Children
Susan Lucci: "I'm wearing two gowns!" she told us the day before. "I'm wearing one on the carpet, and then another in the fashion show. They're both by a Middle Eastern designer by the name of Murad, someone whose work I like and I hope you do to!"
As the World Turns
Jake Silbermann: "I'm wearing a suit by Miu Miu and I'm ready to present my booty off," he told us on the carpet. "I hung out for the pool a bit and chilled out to get ready today."
Van Hansis: This looker never said who he was wearing, but told us he was ready to get into "Trouble, a bunch of trouble" while in town. "I have a lot of friends out here, so I hang with them when I'm out here."
Bryan Datillo: "I've got on Hugo, with my Kicks," he told us, referring to his tennis shoes.
Crystal Chappell: "I'm wearing Nicole Miller, because she designs things for women with big boobs. That should be her tagline!" she said, as noted in the the Red Carpet Dish story. "And it's been fun hanging out at the hotel. We've been on the rooftop drinking Bloody Marys. It's hard work, I tell you!"
Rachel Melvin: "I'm wearing Randolph Duke," she said on the carpet, before teasing what she's up to since leaving Days – see the Red Carpet Dish story!
Jay Kenneth Johnson: "To get in the mood, I'm watching baseball in the morning," he told us the day before. "I'm going a little rocker. Hugo (Boss) makes it, but I've got three suits to choose from. I'm not sure what I'm going with."
Nadia Bjorlin: As noted in the Red Carpet Dish story, Nadia was stunning in Mark Zunino gown and jewels by Natalie Kay and got ready at The Standard hotel. A few tidbits that didn't make the story: "It was a relaxed day. We took our time and decided not to make it a big deal. This should be about fun, not stress and pressure. Then we got out here and it's 110 degrees. You know, at this point in my life, I don't think I have any beauty secrets… I don't anything weird or particular, but sleep is important. I don't get enough, and you realize how great you look and feel when you sleep a lot.
Tamara Braun: "Lorena Sarbu and Neal Lane jewelry," she called out as she left the press room with her new Emmy for Best Supporting Actress.
Taylor Spreitler: "I'm wearin Amsale," she told us on the carpet. "This is my first Emmys! I got started at about noon and I had somebody help me out with everything today. I was too scared to leave it all up to me! I am excited to see everybody, but especially Ellen DeGeneres. It's weird to me. I've watched them all on TV, so it's almost like they don't really exists in real life! I'm walking by and doing double takes."
Bradford Anderson: "We stayed here in the area, so we got ready in the hotel," he told us on the carpet. He was in Ben Sherman, while fiancé Kiera was in Amsale, but you can get more on that in the Red Carpet Wrap up.
Julie Berman: "I'm wearing Versace, and Neal Wayne Jewels, and then my husband's jewels for me," she told us while clutching her new Emmy.
Kirstin Storms: "I'm not going to lie: I'm extremely nervous," the nominee told us the day before the big show. "But I might be more nervous about presenting than being nominated. I'm wearing a Tadashi gown. Julie Berman and I used the same stylist and took fitting together. It was a fun, girly thing. We had champagne and tried on a million nice designer gowns. It felt almost not real. What girl gets to do that? There were racks of designer clothes and champagne. The girl who does hair on our show does our hair every year and she's amazing, so we locked her down for this Emmys last year."
Rebecca Herbst: As noted in the Emmy Carpet story, she broke ground by not making her own dress, opting instead for one of Liz's Nicole Millers. "At first, I thought, 'Thank goodness I don't have the stress of making it!' Now that it's here, I'm a little sad, because everyone's been asking me if I made my dress."
Guiding Light
Karla Mosley (Christina, GL): "It's a vintage dress," she says of her yellow gown. "I found it in a little shop in Westchester, New York, where I'm from. My dear friend Kimmy J makes the earrings." (more on her in the wrap up!)
Elvera Roussel: This GL alum, who played Hope Bauer Spaulding #7 from 1979-1983, was back to party with her show and wore a gorgeous coat her father picked up for her in Morocco when she was a child, "So I'd always have something special to wear."
One Life to Live
Chrishell Strauss: As referenced in the Emmy Carpet story, she rocked a Grecian Giovanni gown the carpet and worked hard to get her bod bikini ready for the dance number! "It's been pretty intense ladies. The whole month of August I've been working with a trainer and eating a bunch of small healthy meals, but this last week, I have seen a carb! I'm about to eat my arm off. It is party time when that bikini number is over!"
Susan Haskell: "I'm wearing Giovanni," the Best Actress winner told us in the press room. "My lovely friend Susan Gamme (OLTL costume designer) hooked me up. I was at a loss and spent a lot of time. She sent me to the right place.
Kristen Alderson: "I'm wearing Jessica McClintock," she told us in the Gift Lounge. "I've always worn her. She's given me and my mom a dress every year, and they're beautiful. I walked in, saw the dress on the mannequin and fell in love with it. I made it couture and kinda rocker/vintage. I hope it will be a hit. It's one of those gowns that's a little daring." Her escort for the eve, Brandon Buddy was in Versace.
The Bold & The Beautiful
Aaron Spears: "I'm wearing Armani," the B&B newbie told us on the carpet. "It seems I'm always wearing Armani – if you're listening out there, Armani!"
Ashley Jones: "H&M! I love it. 70 bucks. You can't beat it!" she bragged.
Heather Tom: "I had a few choices this year, so when I found out I was presenting, I decided I'd wear two!" she told us the day before the show. "One is Zac Posner, and then I'm borrowing this beautiful gown on stage. I have hair and makeup coming over at 11:45, and I'll probably go to the gym before that. It makes me feel better to go to the gym. I try to stay laid back about it, but makeup at 11:45, and I don't have to be there till 3:15 – that's a lot of time!"
** We'll add the second designer as soon as we hear!
Hunter Tylo: "I'm in Nicole Miller," she said as she was rushing to the show's after party at the Edison.
Katherine Kelly Lang: I'm wearing a Birgit Mueller design. It fits like a glove. Charley Lapson earrings and jewels and clutch.
The Young and the Restless
Emily O'Brien: "I'm wearing Lorena Sarbu," she told us on the carpet. "I'm excited and a little nervous, but my lucky charm is right here – my dear sister! – and I'm just leaving it up to fate. Last year, I was so anxious. I felt like I was taking car of my friends and family, who were with me. This time, my sister is here and she's taking care of me! I feel like a little girl. I'm so giddy and happy to be here."
John Driscoll: "I'm wearing Hugo Boss."
Judith Chapman: "I just threw a little something together, knowing it was hot," Chapman said, as noted in the wrap up story! "We're at this wonderful old theater and people have been calling my Norma Desmond for years, so this is my homage to Valentino – the actor, not the designer. The pants are Armani, but everything else has been collected over time. I picked up my wonderful old necklace from Northern India, my fan is from Cambodia."
Kate Linder: "I'm wearing Tal Sheyn, an Israeli designer," she told us.
Kevin Schmidt: "Good question," he said when asked who he was wearing. "My mom puts it on me. I didn't bring her today, but she'll be with me at the after party. I'm here to be supportive. This is my first experience and I'm surprised to come out, since I'm not a regular on the show. I'm paying my dues right now."
Stacy Haiduk, with her escort Miss Kitty: "It's Holston, and the jewelry is from a place called Swag, one of my favorite shopping places to for get vintage jewelry," she says of her black gown. "I'm having fun, but it's so hot! There's a little breeze, but it's so bad"


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I am currently working towards the Johns Hopkins Data Science Specialization at Coursera. I am now complete with the first three courses. I posted my initial, and very positive, impressions when I was about half-way through the first four-week block. My impressions are still very favorable at completion. Now that the course is complete, I can post my complete thoughts for the first three courses.
There are a total of nine courses, and a capstone. After completing all 10 requirements you earn the "specialization". After you complete a course you are given an "online certificate". You can link this to your Linked In page, or other social media. You can see my first three certificates here.
Some of my courses show a 101%. I am not entirely sure what that means. I did not lose any points, but I did not think I had extra credit. But I won't complain.
The instructors are releasing these courses in batches of three. Each course lasts for four weeks. I decided to take the first three in parallel. This is not necessarily a good idea, depending on your experience level. I did scale back to two courses for the second month. The capstone project will not be released until this fall, so I decided to slow my progress so as to finish in conjunction with the capstone project.
Data Science Specialization (overall)
Overall, I feel this is a very solid program. The three instructors all have very solid academic credentials and real-world experience in data science. If I saw this program listed on a resume, I would consider it a plus. The program is challenging and far from trivial. As a note, I currently work as a data scientist and have a number of publications in the area of Artificial Intelligence. See the conclusions section for my motivations for earning this "specialization".
This specialization is very much geared towards the R programming language. Python and R seem to be the two major players in the field of data science. C is often used to create high-performance models to be used with Python & R. More traditional languages, such as Java/C# sometimes have their place, particularly when a data product needs to be "weaponized" for production.
Currently, I am much more in the Python & C/C++ camp than R. Gaining familiarity with R was one of the major motivators for me. The R programming language WILL be difficult for someone coming out of a Java/C# background. Python is a bit closer to R. The value of R is its community and third party add ons that all work together. Simply as a programming language, R is not that good. It is a domain specific language (DSL) for statistics. You would not write a word processor or video game in R! Python is a general purpose language that also has much of the community and statistical models of R. If you are going to be a data scientist, you should know both R and Python.
All of the courses are organized somewhat similarly. You are provided with video lectures and HTML/PDF versions of the slights. All course material was available on "day 1" of the course. The following assessments are used to calculate your grade.
- Quizzes: These were a combination of multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank. You will sometimes use R to answer the quizzes. Most quizzes can be attempted twice, and you are given the higher of the two scores.
- Programming Assignments: Programming assignments are essentially "unit tests" that you use a submit script to transmit. Your answer, but not your code, is evaluated. You can retry programming assignments as many times as you like.
- Peer Reviewed Assignments: These are essentially documents, with attached files, that you submit for review. They are graded somewhat "subjectively" by your classmates. You are typically submitting program code, result data and screen shots.
All of the above examples have "fixed deadlines". The deadlines occur at the end of each of the four weeks of the course. After the deadline, you get partial credit for two days. Beyond that, it is a zero.
The "peer reviewed assignments" did cause some concerns amount the students. You are simply given a final grade in the peer reviewed section. It is a black box. You do not know how many students evaluated you, what they gave you, or why they graded you how they did. Graders are instructed NOT to run your R program. (good advise, from a security point) But this brought up concerns about students ability to grade a program they cannot run. I ran into no issues with peer review. I felt the grades I received were fair.
- Evaluating your understanding: Really good! I felt the programming assignments were a great mix of projects, documentation and quizzes. If you can complete the assignments for these three classes, you have a good understanding of the subject matter.
- Providing Experience with the technology: Really good! You get hands-on experience with R, Rstudio and GitHub. The fact that they include GitHub and exercises in collaboration is great!
- Teaching the subject material: Acceptable. I must commend the instructors for placing HTML and PDF versions of their slides. Trying to flip through video and find something is just painful. However, not everything from the assignments is in the course material. This does not bother me, and I think it is a good thing. However, this was a stumbling block for some students. However, you need to know how to go out and find answers. Especially, if you aspire to be a data scientist. As a data scientist, my specifications are often quite vague! You need to be a researcher/hacker and figure it out.
The Data Scientist's Toolbox
This is the first course in the series. This course was really easy for me, and I did not learn that much. However, this is mainly because I already had R and R Studio installed. I also already had a GitHub account. If you are already at this level, then this class is just something you need to check off the list to get the specialization.
However, this class does set a great foundation! It is absolutely awesome that the instructions expose you to GitHub for collaboration and sharing. They also include how to ask questions, and where to ask them. As an open source maintainer I can say that "question asking etiquette" is NOT common knowledge.
This course lays a great foundation! But, you may already have said foundation.
R Programming
This is the second course in the series, and it was very good. It teaches you some of the fundamentals of the R programming language. You are given assignments that test your knowledge of the topics. Some of the topics include:
- Reading data files
- Output to files
- How to use R's looping functions
- How to NOT use R's looping functions and use the various apply functions
- Data frames
R is vector based, with all sorts of "helper functions" to perform various tasks quickly. This can be a bit frustrating, until you get used to it. Python has some of the same issues. When I first learned Python, I would frequently lament that you can reduce anything to 2 lines of code if you know the correct "pythonic magic" to invoke. Pythonic refers to a program that is expressed in Python's unique style.
Getting and Cleaning Data
This is a very practical course. Data are rarely in the form you want them! Wrangling data is a critical skill. This course introduces the concept of tidy data. Tidy data are data that has been transformed in some way to make it easier to model. You almost always need to do this. This is why it is critical to document your "tidy steps". I've run into a number of peer-reviewed academic articles where enough instructions are not given to realistically reproduce their research. You should always provide scripts to help reproduce your research. One of the instructors wrote a book on this topic.
This course also provides details on obtaining data from the web, CSV, XML, JSON and API's. The final project asks you to merge a public data set and provide a tidy data set made up of several files. You also create a codebook to document your data. This gives a clear indication of your data format, as well as how your file was created from the raw input data.
I am probably not the typical student for these courses. I already work as a data scientist. Additionally, I am a Ph.D. student in Computer Science, and the author of several Artificial Intelligence (AI books). Why am I taking this course? First, is to deepen my knowledge of the R programming language. Secondly, is to round out my knowledge of data science and see how others are using it. My background is more in information technology and artificial intelligence.
So far I am quite impressed with the courses. I passed the first three courses "with distinction", and am looking forward to the next two. I am not planning on taking three in parallel again. These courses are a decent amount of work. I am also hopeful that the the upcoming course on reproducible research will be helpful for my Ph.D dissertation.


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News Section: Schools and Education
Spotlight on Education: Take Stock in Children Celebrates 25 Upcoming Graduates
BRADENTON – Last week, Take Stock in Children Manatee held its annual Mentor Appreciation Dinner and Graduation Celebration at the Polo Grill to celebrate the upcoming graduation of 25 students from Manatee District high schools. The graduation of these students means each will receive a scholarship to college.
Take Stock in Children Manatee provided over $400,000 in scholarships at this celebration of success.
The students applied and were accepted during middle school or early high school and met with a mentor once a week and achieved academic success. Students, parents and mentors celebrated with school personnel and donors.
Take Stock in Children is a 501c3 that provides these scholarships to deserving students. Students are often the first in their families to graduate high school and almost always the first to attend college. This program changes the lives of children and families in Manatee County.
The seniors who received these scholarships are:
Ashley Bell, MSA, attending SCF, Biology, mentored by Julie Aranibar
Alexa Berk, SEHS, attending SCF, Marketing, mentored by Helene Levin
Kaylyn Borg, SEHS, attending, SCF,Nursing, mentored by Pat Valladares
Whitney Buckingham, MSA, attending SCF, Criminology, mentored by Julie Welch
Victoria DeOliveira, BRHS, USF, Criminology, mentored by Janis Groth
Justin Harris, BHS, Florida A. & M, Pharmacy, mentored by Dr. Napoleon Mills
Cas Henderson, BHS, SCF, Architecture, mentored by Floyd Korth
Quinteria Holmes, PHS, SCF, Nursing, mentored by Debora Shannon
Hollie Jessup, PHS, SCF, Nursing, mentored by Carol McMahon
Michael Kelley, LWRHS, UCF, Hospitality Management, mentored by Michael Corley
Korey Kinder, PHS, SCF, Biomedical Science, mentored by Lt. John Murrell
Shakera Latimore, SEHS, UF, Biology, mentored by Dr. Patricia Dixon
Nick McConnaughey, Florida Gulf Coast, Music Ed., mentored by Mark Campbell
Lauren McDuffie, SEHS, UF, Pre-Medicine, mentored by Claire Slinko
Loujeanna Michel, MHS, FIU, Biomedical Science, mentored by Xtavia Bailey
Kasey Muse, BHS, Univ. West Florida, Environmental Science, mentored by Bonnie Condor
Caitlyn Myers, MHS, SCF, Marine Biology, mentored by Marilyn Hockman
Kody Paul, BRHS, Florida Gulf Coast, Criminal Justice, mentored by John Gregory
Amber Proffitt, LERHS, UCF, Health Sciences, mentored by Ruth Vaccaro
Itzia Santamaria, BRHS, SCF, Biology, mentored by Cathy Duguay
Lukas Shipp, SEHS, SCF, Psychology, mentored by Dr. Louis Robison
Jacob Soles, LWRHS, U.S. Army/ Online College, mentored by Steven Cecil
Gianna Traylor, BRHS, FSU, Criminology/Psychology, mentored by Kathleen Martella
Myrcleine Valcin, SEHS, SCF, Business Admin., mentored by Stacy Schmoll
Benjamin Velazquez, MHS, SCF, Engineering, mentored by Dennis Wilkison
Michael Corley received the Mentor of the Year.
Korey Kinder and Lt. John Murrell received the New Legacy Award designed to recognize the cycle broken for Korey's family. His father and grandfather have been incarcerated and Korey's work with his mentor will break the cycle.
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Achieving MLM success means getting the idea that being the first to join a new company out of your head RIGHT NOW!
Every time I turn around a new company pops up outta nowhere promising the world to everyone who joins "RIGHT NOW" because only the people at the top make the REAL MONEY.
O.M.(insert explitive here)G PLEASE!
Companies know that it takes about 90 to 120 days for N.G.T euphoria to wear off so in order to get as many people to join them as fast as possible, they'll tell you anything you want to hear.
Joining a new company is NOT the key to MLM Success and neither is being the first to start marketing it.
The key is (drum roll please) HAVING A NETWORK TO MARKET BOTH TO AND WITH IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!
If you don't, you'll only end up becoming a member of one of the many roving bands of wanna be network marketers that flop around from company to company every 3 – 4 months as soon as they start to come down off of their high.
Just because a company is new, makes lots of claims about how much money you can make, and seems like it's on it's way to being the next AMWAY doesn't mean it will be.
How many times are you going to fall flat on your face, flopping around from company to company before you realize that it doesn't work that way.
Instead of chasing the Next Great Thing, work on your credibility, and your ability to bring value to other Network Marketers.
MLM Success comes from growing your own following, not the downline of some company that probably won't be around tomorrow.
MLM Success means staying away from N.G.T fever.


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Posts Tagged 'suite 420'
Devin is another artist that has had a bunch of music circulating the net but this is the first one in the past couple days I have gotten to put up on B&B. This song has a faster drum beat and vibe than you are used to hearing Devin but as we have see before it doesn't mess up his flow one bit. I am used to the songs of his that you just throw on and melt into the couch just chilling to it but I enjoy this change of pace. The other person featured hasn't got any credit on the sites I check so if anyone knows please throw it in the comment section. Devin's new album Suite #420 drops on none other than 4/20 so get ready to cop it next week.
Download: Devin The Dude – "Ultimate High"
Tagged: audio, Devin the Dude, download, mp3, suite 420, ultimate high
Devin gives us the visuals for his latest single off of his upcoming album Suite #420 which coincidentally drops on 4/20. The song itself is classic Devin with his smooth, easy to listen to style and beats with him talking about his favorite hobby of smoking weed. I did learn though that tomorrow Devin will be dropping an EP in preparation for his album called Do Not DistHerb (Suite #420) which you can get on iTunes. I might have to buy it for the title alone, Devin always comes up with original ways to incorporate his drug habit into his work haha.
Tagged: Devin the Dude, do not distherb, do not disturb, suite 420, Video, what i be on
Devin is literally the only rapper that rarely switches up his subject matter and yet I still listen to every song the guy puts out. If you are looking just to chill, then Devin is your dude for that, because he often raps about weed (rolled in a Swisher according to his lyrics), women and Budweiser beer. That right there is very limited content yet Devin continually makes music which I put in my rotation with almost everything he releases as a single. He is so smooth with his lyrics and singing/rapping (move over Cudi for the master) that I can't deny it and if I need something to unwind and vibe to Devin often is the artist I choose for it. Get ready for more Devin posts because of his new album Suite #420 is dropping on none other then 4/20 (lol go figure) and it is sure to be dope.
Download: Devin The Dude – "What I Be On"
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Ever wanted to see inside a baby's nursery. No, you haven't, because you're not a weirdo who snoops in a baby's room!
But have you ever wanted to see inside the Kardashian's house, specifically North West's nursery? Yes, of course you have, because you understand the bizarre cosmic appeal of everything the Kardashians DO!
Anyways, in the upcoming episode of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," Kris and Kourtney are making last minute arrangements in Kim K's nursery for "WHEN THE BABY ARRIVES ANY MINUTE NOW!" Kris and Kourtney just cannot agree on how to decorate the room! So much drama.
Check out the clip. It sounds like a cat stuck in a washing machine with Kris intermittingly yelling, "You guys are crazy!"
Listening to that many Kardashians yelling at each other gave us a migraine, but watch if you dare. It's cool to see the baby's Lucite crib. Yes, Lucite crib.


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3435 Limaburg Road, Hebron, KY 41048
TABLE OF CONTENTSPreamble
Article I. Name
Article II. Church Covenant
Article III. Declaration of Our Faith
BY-LAWSArticle IV. Membership
Article V. Church Officers
Article VI. Committees
Article VII. Church Organizations and Their Officers
Article VIII. Meetings
Article IX. Discipline
Article X. Amendments
For the more certain preservation and security of the principles of our faith and to the end that this body may be governed in an orderly manner consistent with the accepted doctrine of Southern Baptist Churches; and for the purpose of preserving the liberties inherent in each individual member of this church and the freedom of action of this body with respect to its relation to other churches of the same faith, we do declare and establish this constitution.
This body shall be called the HEBRON BAPTIST CHURCH, Hebron, Ky., of Boone County. (This church is to be incorporated under the laws of the State of Kentucky.) A member of the Northern Kentucky Baptist Association, Kentucky Baptist Convention, Southern Baptist Convention.
Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, in the presence of God and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ.
We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through all nations.
We also engage to maintain family and private devotions; to religiously educate our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all gossiping, backbiting, and excessive anger; to abstain from the sale of and use of, destructive drugs or intoxicating drinks as a beverage, to shun pornography, to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior.
We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and Christian courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules of our Savior to secure it without delay.
We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other church, where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Word.
The Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God and is the basis for any statement of faith. The church subscribes to the doctrinal statement of the Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 2000. We band ourselves together as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ personally committed to sharing the good news of salvation to lost mankind. The ordinances of the church are baptism and the Lord's Supper.
SECTION 1. Qualifications -The membership of the church shall consist of persons who have met the following requirements:
SECTION 2. Duties of the Members
SECTION 3. Rights of Members
SECTION 4. Dismissal or Termination of Members
SECTION 5. Restoration of Members -Any person whose membership has been terminated for any reason may be restored by vote of the church, upon evidence of his or her repentance and reformation.
SECTION 1. Pastor
SECTION 2. Ministerial Staff
The church shall call ministerial staff as its ministries require. This need is to be determined by the church upon recommendation of the Personnel Committee with the aid of the Pastor. A job description is to be written by the Personnel Committee with the help of the Pastor for each member of the ministerial staff. Each job description is to be completed and approved at a business meeting before candidates are interviewed for employment. The candidate must SECTION 2. Ministerial Staff receive three-fourths majority or more of those eligible members present and voting at a regular or special business meeting to be employed or for service to be terminated.
SECTION 3. Deacons
SECTION 4. Trustees
SECTION 5. Trustees - Buildings and Grounds
SECTION 6. Moderator
SECTION 7. Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer
Upon nomination of the nominating committee the Church shall elect annually a Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. An individual is limited to three consecutive years of service in either position. Following the completion of a one year break in service, an individual may be eligible for re-election to either position. However, the Assistant Treasurer may be elected to the Treasurer position without a break in service for a total consecutive term not to exceed six years. In the absence of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer can assume those duties and responsibilities of the Treasurer that have been delegated in writing.
It shall be their shared duty to receive, preserve, and pay out all money or things of value, paid or given to the Church, keeping at all times an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements. Further, payment of bills for local work and expenses shall be made promptly by check, and all funds received for denominational or other causes shall be remitted at least monthly by check.
It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to render to the Church at each regular monthly meeting an itemized report of receipts and disbursements for the preceding month. Within 60 days after the end of the fiscal year, the Treasurer shall render to the financial committee and to the Church, an annual report showing the total amount of receipts, and an itemized statement of all disbursements. Prior to the rendition of this annual report, upon its completion by the Treasurer, the report shall be audited and accepted by the Church. All books, records, and accounts kept by the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer shall be considered the property of the Church. The books shall be open to inspection by any member, upon the approval of the Church, and in company of the Pastor, Treasurer or Chairman of the Deacons. Members may check their own records by personal request.
Upon rendering the annual account at the end of each fiscal year, and its approval by the Church, the same shall be delivered to the Church Clerk, who shall keep and preserve it as a part of the permanent records of the Church. The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer shall, upon the election of successors, at the completion of the fiscal report, promptly deliver to the active chairman of the financial committee all books, records and accounts pertaining to or relating to the duties of the offices which are being relinquished.
The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer shall consider it a part of their responsibility to be in sympathy with the scriptural plan of giving on the part of the entire membership of the church.
SECTION 8. Financial Secretary
The financial secretary shall be a member of the church and elected annually. The financial secretary shall receive the empty collection envelopes after the money has been removed and counted by the proper persons elected by the church, and from these shall give each donor individual credit as provided in the record system approved by the finance committee. The financial secretary will keep the envelopes for reference for 5 years, and shall also be responsible for preparing and delivering annually statements to all contributing members. The financial secretary has no responsibility for keeping the money of the church unless the church treasurer is serving in this capacity. Duties other than these may be delegated to the financial secretary at the wisdom and discretion of the finance committee. The specific duties are as follows:
SECTION 9. Church Secretary
The church secretary may be a member of the church and be a paid staff worker or volunteer who does clerical work in accordance with the rules and requirements set forth by the personnel committee.
SECTION 10. Church Clerk
The clerk shall be a member of the church and elected annually at the time for elections of new officers by majority vote of the membership present. The recommendation will be made by the nominating committee but open to the congregation. The duties of the church clerk shall be to keep a correct record of all proceedings of the church in a book provided for this purpose. In absence of the clerk or assistant clerk, the moderator will call for a pro tem clerk to be elected or appoint a clerk and ask for confirmation by the congregation. The specific duties are as follows:
SECTION 11. Staff Personnel
The church shall employ such staff members as the church shall need. This need is to be determined by the church upon recommendation of the Personnel Committee with the aid of the Pastor. A job description is to be written by the Personnel Committee with the help of the Pastor for each staff member. Each job description is to be completed and approved at a business meeting before candidates are interviewed for employment. The candidate must receive three-fourths majority or more of those eligible members present and voting at a regular or special business meeting to be employed or for service to be terminated.
All church committee members shall be elected by the church upon recommendation of the nominating committee or by nomination from the floor. The committee members may serve on a rotation system. The Pastor and staff ministers are ex-officio members on all committees. All committee members shall be members of this church. The church manual has a complete listing of all committees and their duties.
SECTION 1. Personnel Committee
This Committee shall assist the Pastor in matters related to employed personnel administration. Its work includes such areas as staff needs, employment, and personnel matters. The Committee may be called upon to aid and work with the Finance/Budget Committee in regard to personnel salaries (except Pastor) and benefits. This Committee shall see that job descriptions are drawn up for all paid staff members.
Members of this Committee shall be elected to serve a term of three years each; rotating in such a manner as to have at least one term expire each year and at least one new term beginning each year. An individual shall be eligible for re-election only after a break in service on the Committee of one year.
SECTION 2. Finance/Budget Committee
The Finance/Budget Committee will be composed of the Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, a Trustee, a Deacon and six or more members at large. The heads of each department or committee will submit their needs to the Committee. This Committee shall meet with the pulpit committee and Deacons to discuss and recommend a salary to be paid a new pastor moving on this church field. They shall meet annually with the Personnel Committee, to discuss and determine raises in salaries of all paid personnel, except the Pastor, Custodian (if any), and Grounds Keeper (if any). The Deacons will recommend raises in salary of the Pastor to the Budget Committee and the Trustees will recommend raises in salary of Custodian and Grounds Keeper to this Committee. Special request situations of the Church, except for deacon benevolence, shall be approved by this Committee before funds are withdrawn from the church treasury. This Committee will prepare the annual church budget for approval by the Church congregation in December.
The six or more at large members of this Committee shall be elected to serve a term of three years each; rotating in such a manner as to have at least one term expire each year and at least one new term beginning each year. An individual elected at large shall be eligible for re-election only after a break in service on the Committee of one year.
All organizations of the church shall be under church control. All officers must be members of and elected by the church and report to the church regularly. It is understood that the pastor is ex officio member of all the organizations named and his leadership is to be recognized in them all. (Acts 20:28; I Peter 5:2; Hebrews 13:7,17.)
SECTION 2. Sunday School (Election, purpose, duties and responsibilities)
The Sunday School Department of this church shall consist of a director with an assistant along with proper amount of teachers and departmental directors deemed necessary to carry out the full teaching program spelled out in its purpose, duties and responsibilities. The director, assistant director, teachers and departmental directors will be selected and recommended to the church for election by the church nominating committee annually.
SECTION 3. Discipleship Training
This church will provide a training program known as Discipleship Training. This organization will consist of a director with an assistant director, and a director of training with proper amount of teachers to carry out its program. These directors and teachers will be selected and recommended to the church for election by church nominating committee annually. Inter departmental officer's will be elected by and within each unit. Duties and Responsibilities are as follows: to enlist new church members; teach the truths and use of the Bible as the Sword of the Spirit knowing all of its teachings; teach church denomination and membership; teach ways of Christian life; teach missions (home and foreign); teach stewardship and soul winning; teach Bible doctrines; teach rules of order and parliamentary laws and procedures; provide a new members class; discover, train and develop teachers, leaders, counselors and sponsors of all phases of the church work and fellowship; promote Bible drills among young people; promote young peoples' week; promote Christian home week prior to and ending on Mother's Day; and promote an annual church wide Bible Study. It is the responsibility of this Discipleship Training and its directors to see that its teachers are well trained and its teaching is within the meaning of the articles of faith and by laws of this constitution. The director will give a monthly report of records in business meetings, with an annual report at the end of the church year.
SECTION 4. Woman's Missionary Union
The church shall have a Woman's Missionary Society, with officers elected subject to church approval, which shall meet at such times as the ladies of the organization might desire, so long as such meetings do not interfere with any of the regular meetings of the church. This organization shall be under the general supervision of the church, but their organization shall be set up according to the W.M.U. Manual.
SECTION 5. Brotherhood
The church shall have a Brotherhood, with officers elected subject to church approval, which shall meet at such times as the men of the organization might desire, so long as such meetings do not interfere with any of the regular meetings of the church. This organization shall be under the general supervision of the church, but their organization shall be set up according to the Brotherhood Manual.
SECTION 1. The church shall provide opportunity for worship as follows:
SECTION 2. Business Meetings
SECTION 1. Should any unhappy differences arise between members, the aggrieved member shall follow, in a tender spirit, the rules given by our Lord in the eighteenth chapter of Matthew.
SECTION 2. Should any case of gross breach of covenant or public scandal occur, the Deacons shall endeavor to remove the offense; and, if such efforts fail, shall report the case to the church.
SECTION 3. If the church votes to entertain a complaint, which must be made in writing, it shall appoint a reasonable time of hearing and notify the person in question thereof, furnishing him or her a copy of the charges.
SECTION 4. The accused member may call to his/her aid any member of the church as counsel. If he or she shall not present themselves at the time appointed, the church may proceed in their absence.
SECTION 5. All such proceedings should be pervaded by a spirit of Christian kindness, but should an adverse decision be reached, the church may declare the member to be no longer in fellowship with the church. I Corinthians 5:11 13; 6:9 10; II Thessalonians 3:6.
SECTION 6. Any member who has a grievance against the pastor, deacon or an elected official of the church shall make such grievance known in writing to the deacon body. The deacons shall make every effort to find a solution. However, if all efforts of the deacons fail, then the member may bring the grievance in writing to the church in any regular business session. On questions of discipline a majority vote will be sufficient to dismiss the member or apply censorship.
SECTION 7. In the case of grave difficulty the church will be ready, if requested, to ask the advice of a mutual council from neighboring churches of like faith.
SECTION 8. Any member who has been dismissed for any disciplinary reason, upon making amends and showing repentance for his or her deeds, should be reinstated to the fellowship of the church. II Corinthians 2:6 11; Galatians 6:1.
SECTION 9. Statement on Conflicts of Interest - Church Officers and Committee Members should avoid situations where there might be an actual or potential conflict between the private interests of the individual and the responsibilities of the individual related to their position within the Church.
Actual or potential conflicts of interest should be immediately reported to an active Deacon. The entire body of active Deacons is responsible for investigating and resolving conflicts of interests.
Changes in this constitution and by laws will be made at any regular or special called business meeting of the church, provided such meeting is announced from the pulpit, and the proposed amendments published on the Lord's Day for two consecutive Sundays preceding such meeting.
Amendments to the constitution shall be approved by 2/3 vote of all members of the church present entitled to vote. Amendments to the by laws shall have a concurrence of a majority of the members present and voting.
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We have our cassandra implementations setup so that nodes have two network interfaces, one for the gossip/jmx and one for thrift/app connections. How can I configure OpsCenter to use different IP addresses for thrift connections and jmx connections? As far as I can tell, you only specify a single IP address for cassandra nodes
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OpsCenter configuration for cassandra using dual networks(5 posts) (3 voices)
The agents use localhost for JMX by default, so you shouldn't have to change anything to set up opscenter like that. If using localhost is a problem, you can set "jmx_host" in address.yaml on each node to the IP that you need.
It appears that the agents are connecting to the localhost jmx/thrift ok, but opscenter is trying to communicate to the agents on the gossip interface of our cassandra cluster instead of the thrift/rpc interface. This is causing half of the information in opscenter to be missing (storage, etc) even though all the agents are showing connected.
here is the opscenterd log output. It SHOULD be connecting to 172.23.58.80, etc, the gossip network (172.23.1.x) is unroutable on purpose, so the opscenter server can not access it.
From what it seems, you are gathering up the node IPs via thrift calls, but that call is using autoDiscoverHosts instead of requesting the thrift IP address of the nodes, so it is defaulting to the gossip interface.
What I setup in opscenter for the seed addresses:
Output from opscenterd trying to connect to an agent:
WARN: HTTP request https://172.23.1.87:61621/cluster/datacenter?node_ip=172.23.1.81 failed: Connection was refused by other side: 111: Connection refused.
Some information on the 3 interfaces/IPs involved on the agent side can be seen in step 3 here: http://www.datastax.com/docs/opscenter/configure/configure_multi_region
It sounds like, since the gossip network is unroutable, you'll want to configure agent_rpc_interface on each node to point to cassandra's rpc interface (by default, that will pull from the broadcast address configured in cassandra.yaml)
If you're not able to bind to that interface on the agent side, you can configure agent_rpc_broadcast_address instead, which will allow the agent's http server to bind on a separate interface from the one opscenterd connects on.
Hope that helps. Let us know if you have any other questions.
This did help, I was able to successfully configure the agents for bi-directional communication. I do see another issue that I will open a new topic for. Thanks again!


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I love taking pictures of landscapes, especially at this place.
My favorite place in the world forever.
This Post will be a Landscape Picture only post. So if you're not interested in landscapes, you may end now reading. :) (of course you not ending, coz you visiting my blog, thus you are interested in everything I do, right? *shameless me haha*)
If not, go ahead and look, what pretty pics I created.
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Nah, no I now not go and stalk people!
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The Community Benefit Program collaborates with community stakeholders to enhance existing programs and develop new programs to respond to the health care needs of priority populations. Communities served include Danvers, Lynn, Marblehead, Nahant, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. The process we use to identify the health needs of each of these communities includes:
The Community Affairs and Health Access Committee of the NSMC Board was established in 2004 to strengthen long-standing community relationships and build others by integrating them into the medical center's formal governance structure. It also provides Community Benefit and Community Affairs activities with Board level oversight.
The Committee meets quarterly and closely follows an annual schedule of responsibilities which includes: