We've changed the charge types that you see throughout the interface to use different values.
"Charge types" is the drop-down list that displays on each line item on the editable charge grid. These "types" allow you to categorize each line item. If you open the charges on a quote or booking, you'll notice the new list of charge types.
'Cleaning Fee' and 'Processing Fee' were removed because the new custom surcharges feature makes them obsolete. Since you can now have any kind of surcharge you want, it doesn't make sense to call out cleaning and processing as specific charge types. Instead a new 'Surcharge' type covers all of them.
'Discount' was also removed because we determined that it doesn't make sense from an accounting standpoint to use it as a type. Integrating with QuickBooks and other accounting software is a big part of our To-Do list so we think about the accounting implications of everything we do. While discounts are definitely a big part of the booking process, from an accounting standpoint, they are merely a reversal or credit of some other rent or surcharge that was previously billed. In other words, the concept of a "discount" doesn't exist unless the guest is charged something else which the discount applies to. A free booking cannot be discounted because there is no charge on which the discount would apply. The type of charge should always reflect how the item will be accounted financially. Is the charge rent, in which case it is taxable? Is it a cleaning charge that isn't taxable? A "discount" should always be accounted for in the same way that the charge it is discounting is. So if you're discounting the overall rent, the discount line item would have a 'Rent' type with some description like "Discount for last minute booking" with a negative rate.


God is not dead. God is not distant. God is not an invention of human superstition or an anthropomorphic interpretation of phenomena beyond our control.
God is alive. God is present. God is real.
People often ask "Where was God?" after turbulent times, tumult, disease, loss, disaster, and despair.
The answer is that God is there. He was there during your cancer. He was there for your divorce. He was there during the holocaust. He was there.
So why didn't He stop it? Why didn't He heal it? Why didn't He prevent it?
There is something fundamentally different between the world religions on this point.
Some answer that God willed it. He is putting you to the test. So, far from putting a stop to it, it was His choice that it happened in the first place.
Some answer that God simply doesn't interfere. He created the universe, set it in motion, and has long since stopped interacting with it.
Some answer that there is no God. There is simply an impersonal reality that we are a part of and that the best we can hope for is to be absorbed into a non-specific non-individual higher level existence someday when our suffering is over if we have generally worked to improve reality during our momentary personal lifespan.
None of these answers are the Christian faith. And yet, I am surprised regularly to hear answers like these coming from the mouths of confessed Christians.
Christianity has at its heart an individual mandate — a personal, responsible, freely chosen, and committed relationship between the living and present God and you.
We are not just God's servants or slaves as some religions teach, we are His children and His friends.
We are not just the outcome of random chance and scientific determinism, we are the result of a choice, His choice to create us. Not just in general, but specifically, individually, each and severally.
We are not just the victim of our circumstances, environment, and heredity, we are, like the God who created us, the empowered operators of our own will.
Like the God who created you and sustains you, you have a choice. You are free.
So, where is God in evil? What is He doing about disease and disaster? What is the Christian answer?
The answer first and foremost is that God is there. But more than that, He is considering every single input and every single outcome not just in the moment, but for all time before and after, and then making choices about how best to provide for all of the people involved. He is interacting with every person involved and working with them for their own salvation and the salvation of those around them.
Now, especially for those times when you are experiencing evil that is the result of human choices, it is easy to think that the answer should be that God should take control of the people involved, enslave them to His will, and "fix" the situation to make for a better outcome.
Surely God doesn't want 6 million people killed because of the ignorant hatred and despicable cruelty of others. And He has the power. He could have enslaved the entire Nazi regime and changed the outcome. But what would that make God? Wouldn't He then be just a tyrant and a slave master?
Salvation is only possible if you are free. God will inspire, encourage, support, provide for, and convince, but He will not control. That is where He draws the line.
God will not resort to control because His entire purpose in creating you is to save you. Salvation is the heart of His purpose. It is the goal and the desire which inspired God to form you in the first place and there is nothing in the world that God will exchange for that chance.
The fact is, you are free. Everyone else is too. And that freedom is both the only opportunity you have for salvation and the greatest threat to it.
You have the power. You have the decision. You can choose to be damned. You have the control to bring hell on earth. You have the ability to fight for or against the enemy. And your choices have actual consequences, not just for you, but for everyone around you.
The question is, what are you doing with the gift of freedom? It is your inalienable right, given by your creator. So, what are you doing with it? Is it really like some world religions teach? That you would be better to give up that freedom and enslave yourself to the will of God?
The Christian answer is that far from asking us to surrender and simply obey, God is asking us to join Him in experiencing the power of freedom to accomplish goodness, mercy, justice, grace, health, peace, joy, fulfillment and blessings of every kind.
God's will is not something to be obeyed, it is something to be enjoyed.
God is not seeking to control you, God is seeking to free you.
This is the answer to evil. Evil would enslave you. God sets you free.
This is the answer to disease and disaster. Disease and disaster would take everything away from you. God provides for you.
This is the answer to every negative and destructive experience. They cannot destroy you because God will preserve you, give you eternal life, and raise you to a new awareness of the power that you have to accomplish positive and constructive outcomes no matter the circumstances.
There is nothing, nothing at all, that is more important to God than your salvation.
And so, in order to avoid controlling you and enslaving you. In order to guarantee your freedom, which is the only chance for your salvation, God will refuse to do anything that would compromise His chances of convincing, inspiring, encouraging, and changing your heart and your mind.
God wants your heart and your mind. He wants a lasting and committed relationship. He wants to love and be loved. And these are all things that can only be given freely.
Human evil is a big problem, especially because we are free to choose it. So, let us be convinced, inspired, and encouraged today that we will choose to bring blessings and not the curse, life and not death, solutions and not destruction, grace and not defeat, mercy and not despair, justice and not slavery.
And most of all. Let us, like the God who created and sustains us, use our freedom to choose to be present, no matter what — bringing the good news of salvation into every dark corner of every defeated and lost life, showing the way to prosperity, abundance, peace, fulfillment, and joy — not just now, but forever.


General resources on budgeting and pay, such as publications, websites, and multimedia presentations on the following: how to provide strategic educator compensation, how to pay teachers more within regular budgets, and how to develop new compensation systems that enable teachers and leaders to pursue their passions in a sustainable way.
Case studies and examples on promising compensation reforms, including those funded by the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF).
This report considers teacher effectiveness reforms over the last 10 years and addresses changes in practices and policy that resulted from these reforms.
This Public Impact webpage contains links to financial analyses of three of the 20+ Opportunity Culture school models.
This report is one in a series of four on rethinking teacher compensation. It examines the experiences and offerings given to a teacher by the school system.
Produced by the District Management Journal, this series of 10 briefs summarizes 10 key opportunities for districts to realign resources and free up funds for other district priorities.
This report examines how educators working together can improve student outcomes.
This report, released by the National Education Association, identifies guiding principles set by 21 teachers and leaders from across the country to transform the teaching profession.


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Development of an enhanced model of innovation adoption by individual employees
Majhanul Talukder
This research investigates the antecedents and provides a new theoretical framework that addresses the adoption decision by individual employees in the organizations. The study integrates the theory of reasoned action, technology acceptance model, and the conceptual model provided by Frambach and Schillewaert (2002) Frambach, R. and Schillewaert, N. 2002. Organizational innovation adoption: A multi-level framework of antecedents and opportunities for future research. Journal of Business Research, 55(2): 163–176. The research uses multivariate statistical analysis to test the proposed enhanced model, which is largely supported and validated, accounting for 60% of the variances in usage. This result has strategic implications for organizations in the effective management of innovation involving employees in their workplaces
Journal of Asia - Pacific Business
Adoption of innovations
Innovation adoption
Organizational innovation
Management of innovation
Conceptual model
Theory of reasoned action
Technology acceptance model
Talukder, M. (2011). Development of an enhanced model of innovation adoption by individual employees. Journal of Asia - Pacific Business, 12(4), 316-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2011.591691
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We may never fully know what happened on the night of December 18, 1923, but what we do know is bitter fact, based on details shared by a grieving family and hard truths that later came to light, and what I can tell you with confidence is this:
It was nearly midnight when Esther Sue Todd hurried out into that blustery night. She was bent against the wind, wrapped tightly in her coat. Her older sister, Ruth, stood just inside the front entrance to Harlem Hospital, under the large Christmas wreath hanging over the lobby door. She watched Esther's thin, buffeted figure until it faded behind a wall of swirling snow. With a sigh, she repressed a sense of fear—You always thinking the worst, Ruth—and hurried back to the emergency waiting room to rejoin their friend Beth.
Beth Johnson had claimed a corner of a bench. She sat hunched over, gripping the seat's rounded edge as though she'd pass out any minute. Her olive-toned complexion had taken on an undertone of pearl gray. The flat light of the waiting room added to her pallor, but it wasn't entirely to blame. Bad fish for dinner: That was it.
"Want me to get you a cup of water?" Ruth asked.
Beth shook her head. She sagged and leaned her head back on the bench, but the wood was too hard to be comfortable, so she sat erect again with a groan.
"Why don't you just stretch out?" Ruth asked. "There's plenty of room. I'll just go sit over there." She pointed to one of the nearby benches.
As Ruth would say later, Beth was too weak to argue. She gave a weary nod, drew her feet up and lay down, curling into a tight knot of misery. Ruth took off her coat, rolled it into a ball and put it under Beth's head as a cushion.
Ruth eased down onto a bench and shivered. The waiting room was poorly heated and a cold draft swept through the massive Victorian hall. She blew on her hands, rubbed them together and hugged herself. How, she wondered, had the evening turned out so wrong?
It had started well enough. They were going to see the Christmas Show at the Renaissance Ballroom, a large entertainment center on 138th Street and Seventh Avenue. All kinds of events were held at the Renaissance, everything from basketball games, to dances and musical shows.
It had been snowing off and on all day and the forecast predicted more, but not even warnings of a blizzard could've stopped their plans. The chance to go out was something special, but to have the time—and money—to see the Christmas Show at the Renaissance was extraordinary. Esther, especially, had looked forward to the evening. She'd been talking about it for weeks. Between working, taking care of her young son, and practicing the piano to please Mrs. Goodfellowe, she had little or no time for herself. That night was to have been different. She was going to kick up her heels and have fun.
Ruth glanced up at the huge clock above the door. Was it really only five hours ago that she and Esther had picked up Beth with Mrs. Goodfellowe's car? They'd been so excited as they drove off and more than satisfied with their balcony seats. The performers had the audience laughing and clapping and everyone was having a fine old time. Everything was going swell until about twenty minutes into the show. That's when Esther noticed that Beth was holding her stomach and grimacing.
"You all right?"
Beth could barely answer. She nodded that she was, but she'd broken out into a sweat. Esther touched Beth's forehead. The girl was cold and clammy.
"Maybe I'd better go to the hospital."
She worsened fast. By the time Ruth and Esther got Beth down the stairs and outside, she was so weak, she could barely stand. Esther put the pedal to the floor and sped to Harlem Hospital on 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, going as fast as the snow would allow. She brought Ruth and Beth to the hospital's front door, and then drove away to find a parking space.
She was gone twenty minutes.
By the time she got back, a doctor had seen Beth. He suspected it was something she'd eaten. Sure enough, Beth said she'd had fish for dinner and that it hadn't smelled right. Beth would be fine, the doctor said. She had upchucked and gotten some medicine. She just needed rest. She could spend the night at the hospital, but she'd have to pay for the bed up front.
Well, they didn't have the money for that. So the doctor said Beth could rest for a while, an hour or so, and then go home.
Esther and Ruth took up watch downstairs in the waiting room. Outside, the wind picked up and the snow fell harder—thick, heavy flakes that quickly accumulated. After two hours, a nurse brought Beth downstairs. She was still weak, but said she felt strong enough to go home.
Ruth and Esther eyed Beth with matching frowns.
"You sure you don't want to rest here a little longer?" Esther asked.
"No, no, I want to go home." Beth rubbed her forehead. Her eyes were bleary and unfocused.
Esther and Ruth exchanged another look.
"I don't like it," Ruth said.
"But we can't force her to stay. Maybe taking her home would be the best thing to do. The doctor said he can't do much more for her. What she needs is to relax. She can't do that here. She can at home."
Ruth was still unhappy, but she relented. "All right."
"I'll go get the car." Esther tightened her coat. "Give me fifteen, twenty minutes."
"Let me walk you out." Ruth turned back to Beth. "You'll be okay?"
Slumped on the bench, Beth nodded and closed her eyes. Ruth gave her a worried look, but decided she'd be all right alone for the five minutes.
"Where'd you park?" she asked Esther as they headed down the corridor.
"Over on 132nd and Madison, right at the corner, in front of the bakery. It's not far, but it's too far for Beth to walk."
They were soon at the entrance. Esther started toward the door.
"Wait a minute," Ruth said. She went past her sister to the door and peered out. The night was as dark as soot; the only light came from the gas lamps that lit Lenox Avenue. It was windy. The snow was coming down hard.
"Maybe I should go with you. I don't like the way it looks out there. I don't see nobody on the street right now and you know, this ain't the best part of town."
"This is a fine part of town." Esther spoke with the pride of a new emigrant. She'd only come up from Virginia seven months earlier. "It's the best part of New York City. Ain't nobody hanging around this hospital who'd do me no harm."
Ruth was unconvinced.
Esther gave her a peck on the cheek. "You stay here with Beth." She swept out the door with a wave. "See you in a few!"
As the minutes crawled by, Ruth began to pace. She tried hard not to check the wall clock. But it was nigh on impossible not to. Beth turned over, trying to get comfortable.
"She's not back yet?" Beth asked. "Just how far did she park that thing?"
Ruth told her not to fret, but she was feeling uneasy herself. More time passed. She headed toward the door.
"Where you going?" Beth asked.
"Just outside to see." Ruth pushed open the door and stepped out into the night. A harsh wind slammed into her and she gasped. The night had turned so very cold. The wind sliced through her coat, as sharp and penetrating as a blade made of ice. The driven snowflakes scratched her face. A gust of wind kicked up her front coat flap. She pushed it down and held it in place with one gloved hand, while holding down her hat with the other.
She gazed to her left, down the way Esther must've gone. Lenox Avenue was a wide boulevard. Some people thought of it as the Fifth Avenue of Harlem, and it was usually brimming with people. But that night, the wind and snow had driven away every living soul. The avenue, poorly lit by street lamps spaced far apart, was an icy blur, shadowed, dark and desolate.
Teeth chattering, she snuggled deeper into her coat. As soon as they got home, she would make herself a hot cup of tea. That sure would be nice.
Esther must've found it hard going in the snow. The wind itself would've pushed her back. Ruth had to lean into it just to take the few steps to the curb. This kind of weather would've made the short walk to Mrs. Goodfellowe's car seem double the distance. No doubt that was why Esther hadn't returned yet. Ruth felt a stab of annoyance. Fighting your way through this weather was crazy. Esther should've come on back to the hospital. The three of them could've waited out the worst of it and then gone on home. A person could catch pneumonia out here.
Ruth pushed her way through the snow and wind to get to the corner of 135th Street. She peered to her left, eastward: nothing but darkness and shadows and more snow.
She stomped her feet to shake off the snow. Like Esther, she was wearing thin shoes, not boots. If her toes were curling at the cold after just two minutes of standing outside, then Esther's feet must be soaked by now—or feeling like ice.
At the thought, Ruth's sense of irritation vanished. She couldn't stay angry with her baby sister for not turning back. Esther wasn't the kind to give up. That's all. She was the kind to set her head against the wind and keep on going.
Again, Ruth shivered. It didn't make sense to stand out here too long. She just prayed that Esther wouldn't come down with pneumonia. It sure wouldn't be good if both she and Esther got sick. She'd better go back inside. She started toward the hospital entrance. She was nearly there, when a car honked, startling her. The sound was brief, harsh and abrupt. She turned in its direction.
With ghostly headlights, Mrs. Goodfellowe's car came barreling around the corner of 135th Street, moving way too fast for the slippery street. The soft snow caught the front tires and sent the Packard into a slow spin. Ruth's heart skipped a beat and her breath caught. For one terrible moment, she thought the car would flip over or crash into a lamppost.
It did neither.
The car swerved to a nerve-rattling halt and rocked on its axle. There was a dull moment when the whole world seemed to stand still. Even the battering wind and swirling snow paused.
In that split second, Ruth heard a terrified sob. She would never forget it, a gut wrenching, cut-off cry so familiar and yet so foreign that it engraved itself on her mind. I heard her, she would say. Impossible, people would answer, simply impossible given the distance and the conditions. After a time, Ruth would stop mentioning it. What others thought was irrelevant. She knew what she'd heard—and still heard every night, year in and year out, as that cry echoed within her, cutting deeper into her soul. But on that night, before grief took over, it was fear she felt, fear and puzzlement. Who was driving Mrs. Goodfellowe's car? It couldn't be Esther. It just couldn't be. Esther didn't drive like that. So, where was she? And who was behind the wheel?
As the driver put the car in reverse, straightened it out and headed up the street, Ruth could see that the driver was indeed Esther—Esther driving with a madwoman's determination, heedless of danger.
Kicking up a spray of white dust, the Packard plowed through the snow with gathering speed. The car's front end wove right and left. It was moving so fast it looked as though it would go on by. But as it approached the hospital entrance, it slowed. Enormously relieved, Ruth stepped off the curb.
The headlights died and the car gunned forward. It sped past Ruth and headed down the street. For a moment, she was too stunned to react. That was Mrs. Goodfellowe's car, wasn't it? Sure it was. It had to be. She could still see Esther at the wheel.
Ruth gave a yell and ran out into the street, jumping up and down, waving and calling out. But Esther just kept on going. If anything, she drove faster. Ruth couldn't understand it. Esther must have seen her.
Confused and worried, Ruth stumbled back inside and told Beth what she'd seen.
"Maybe she went to get some gasoline," Beth suggested.
"Where'd she be getting it this time of night? And what's that got to do with her driving right past me?"
"You sure it was her?"
"Of course I am."
Beth fell silent. Ruth paced. Esther was bound to come back. And she'd have a good explanation for driving away like that. They'd just have to wait. Esther would come back. Of course, she would.
She had to.
But it was a while—a long while—before Esther Todd was seen again.
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New Timberline Resort Owner Hits The Ground Running
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Joe Stevens
Story by Joe Stevens
Last week when the news broke that the owners of Perfect North Slopes had purchased Timberline Four Season Resort in West Virginia, a sigh of relief could be heard through out the mountain state. Everyone associated with skiing in West Virginia knew that the Tucker County facility was being auctioned in bankruptcy court on Wednesday, November 20 and many were worried some of the finest skiing and snowboarding terrain would be lost forever.
Jonathan Davis of Perfect North Slopes
Then by the end of the day on that Wednesday, there were reports on social media outlets, TV stations, radio networks and newspapers announcing the purchase by the Perfect North owners. The price tag for Timberline was $2.2 million, but according to Jonathon Davis, Assistant General Manager at Perfect North it wasn't a spur of the moment decision, "Our ownership has had eye on Timberline as a gem in West Virginia for quite some time. Timberline's name came up over and over again due to its terrain, its snow and the locals. When we learned of the bankruptcy we did a lot of soul searching and decided we could take our family owned and operated resort and translate that into operating another resort with higher vertical than ours." Perfect North's vertical is listed at 400 feet, while Timberline's vertical tops out at 1000 feet.
It was last February that Timberline shut down the slopes that have seen hundreds of thousands of skiers and snowboarders since opening in the late 80's. For Davis and the rest of the Perfect North team, it was a chance that couldn't be passed up, "We knew it was probably a long shot, but when things worked out, it was like a dream come true for everyone. We felt there would be others looking at the property also, but a little family owned ski operation in Indiana came out on top and we are ready to get started." The resort will not be open for this season, but the ropes are expected to drop for the 2020-2021 season.
First things first though for the folks at Perfect North, as the official closing will be happening in December. In the meantime, according to Davis, the ball is starting to roll, "We want to get boots on the ground at Timberline as soon as possible, just to get the lay of the land, we need to get a full understanding of the snowmaking system, the lifts, the lodge and all of the things, prioritize those and go from there." Pending a successful closing, residents in the Canaan Valley region will probably start seeing some operational action at the resort in the very near future. A situation that every fan of skiing and snowboarding in West Virginia can't wait to happen.
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Joe is well known around the southeastern ski circles. Stevens was Director of Communications at Snowshoe Mountain Resort for 16 seasons with another 15 years prior to that in Richmond, Virginia newsrooms. Joe serves on numerous boards and committees and currently is a spokesperson for the West Virginia ski areas. Joe has been a featured columnist on SkiSoutheast since 2005 and has written numerous articles for us, as well as for others promoting all of the southeastern ski resorts. Joe resides in Charleston, West Virginia, with his wife, Angie, and son, Christian. He is an avid snowboarder and marathon runner.
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Lubbock Country Music Fans, Rejoice: Dwight Yoakam Is Playing the Buddy Holly Hall This Fall
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The one and only Dwight Yoakam will join a growing roster of performers to play Lubbock's fancy new venue.
The country music legend will take the stage at The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences on Thursday, October 21st, 2021 for a night any classic country fan won't want to miss. Tickets for Dwight Yoakam's Lubbock show will go on sale Friday, April 23rd at 10 a.m. (CT).
Yoakam is the latest major artist to announce a show at the Buddy Holly Hall, which is quickly becoming a must-play venue. The last time Yoakam played in Lubbock was 2018 when he performed at the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium. During the show, the country star paid tribute to fellow country icon Merle Haggard and played some of his biggest hits.
Win tickets to Dwight Yoakam's show in Lubbock!
According to a press release from the Buddy Holly Hall, Yoakam has seen 14 singles hit Billboard's Top 10 throughout his impressive 40-plus-year career. Not content with writing some of country music's most beloved songs, Yoakam is also an actor who's appeared in more than 40 films. Most people know him best from Panic Room, where he played a no-nonsense burglar named Raoul alongside Oscar-winning stars Jared Leto and Forest Whitaker, and Doyle, the man Billy Bob Thornton's Karl kills with a lawnmower blade in a chilling scene in the Oscar-winning film, Sling Blade.
Tickets to the Dwight Yoakam show will be available starting Friday, April 23rd online at the Buddy Holly Hall's official website, by phone at (806) 792-8339 or at The Buddy Holly Hall's box office (1300 Mac Davis Lane), Monday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m.
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WESCOTT NAMED TO DIVISION II PING ALL-REGION EAST TEAM
Norman, Okla. (5/16/19) Division II PING All-Region honorees have been announced by the GCAA. Players across eight regions - East, Atlantic, Southeast, South, Midwest, South Central, Central and West - earned all-region honors for 2019.
CHARGERS GOLF TIE FOR NINTH PLACE AT NCAA DIVISION II ATLANTIC/EAST SUPER REGIONAL
Greensburg, Pa. (5/11/19) The Dominican College men's golf team finished in a tie for ninth place at the 2019 NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Super Regional Tournament played at Totteridge Golf Course and hosted by California University of Pa.
MEN'S GOLF IN TIE FOR FOURTH PLACE AFTER ROUND ONE OF NCAA D2 ATLANTIC/EAST SUPER REGIONAL
Greensburg, Pa. (5/9/19) The Dominican College men's golf team concluded day one play at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Super Regional Tournament with a team score of 304 (+16) to be in a three-way tie for fourth place in the 20 team tournament being held at the Totteridge Golf Course.
THREE CHARGERS AND PROKOP EARN ALL-CACC HONORS
Orangeburg, N.Y. (5/1/19) Dominican College golfers Carlos Armas Stenner, Hunter Wescott and Daniel Parker were all named to the All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Team as was announced yesterday by commissioner Dan Mara. Head Coach Keith Prokop was named the CACC Coach of the Year for the second time in his career.
CHARGERS GOLF TO MAKE THIRD STRAIGHT APPEARANCE IN ATLANTIC/EAST SUPER REGIONAL
Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/27/19) The Dominican College men's golf team will make their third consecutive appearance in the Division II Atlantic/East Super Regional Tournament to be held May 9-11 at the Totteridge Golf Club in Greensburg, Pa. and hosted by California University of Pennslyvania.
MEN'S GOLF FINISHES SIXTH AT MIKE BELLO INVITATIONAL
Syracuse, N.Y. (4/12/19) The Dominican College men's golf team finished in sixth place at the Mike Bello Invitational held yesterday and today at Bellevue Country Club and hosted by Le Moyne College.
TICKNER AND WESCOTT TAKE TOP TWO SPOTS AT ST. JOE'S SPRING SHOOTOUT
Bellport, N.Y. (4/7/19) Dominican College golfers, Brice Tickner and Hunter Wescott finished first and second at the St. Joe's Spring Shootout held yesterday and today at the Bellport Country Club and hosted by St. Joseph's College.
ARMAS STENNER NAMED CACC GOLFER OF THE MONTH
DOMINICAN WINS DEVILS CLASSIC
Blue Bell, Pa. (3/29/19) The Dominican College golf team won the Devils Classic, hosted by the University of the Sciences, yesterday and today at the Bluestone Country Club.
MEN'S GOLF FINISHES SECOND AT CRAB TO GO INVITATIONAL
Berlin, Md. (3/27/19) The Dominican College men's golf team finished in second place at the Crab To Go Invitational, hosted by the Chargers this past Monday at Ocean City Golf Course.
ACADEMICS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM: DOMINICAN COLLEGE'S DANIEL PARKER
MEN'S GOLF ENDS FALL SEASON AT MIAMI INTERCOLLEGIATE
Miami, Fla. (10/24/18) The Dominican College men's golf team finished up the fall portion of their season at the Miami Intercollegiate Tournament held this past Monday and Tuesday at Trump National - Doral and hosted by Nova Southeastern University.
DOMINICAN'S WESCOTT TABBED CACC GOLFER OF THE WEEK
WESCOTT WINS COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE FALL SHOOTOUT
Guilderland, N.Y. (10/6/18) Senior Hunter Wescott (Portland, Ore.) won the individual title at the College of Saint Rose Fall Shootout held yesterday and today at the Pinehaven Country Club.
THAT MOMENT ... GREAT SHOTS LEAD TO DOMINICAN'S CACC MEN'S GOLF TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP oN THE #CACC NETWORK
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Tag Archives: Bainbridge High School
UPDATED: Bainbridge police blotter, May 28
***This report was updated at 7:30 p.m. May 28 for additional details and clarification.
The following items were taken from Bainbridge police reports by reporter Ethan Fowler. For more blotter, visit bainbridgeislander.com and click on Bainbridge blog link on the right side of the screen.
Crime log stats from May 18 to May 24: 3 thefts in the third degree, 3 warrant arrests by outside agency, 3 traffic accidents, 2 thefts in the second degree, 2 driving with license suspended/revoked, 1 dangerous weapon on school facilities, 1 residential burglary, 1 runaway, 1 miscellaneous, 1 driving under the influence/liquor or drugs, 1 identity theft, 1 suspicious persons/situations, 1 verbal dispute, 1 suspicious incident/investigation, 1 mailbox theft, 1 found property, 1 criminal trespass in the second degree and 1 recovered stolen property.
Suspicious incident/investigation: A man living in the 8000 block of Hidden Cove Road arrived at his home at 10:30 p.m. to find his front door open. Nothing looked disturbed in the house. On May 23 at 1:15 a.m., the owner heard someone trying to gain entry into his home. When the man turned on his back patio light, he saw two figures running. The man didn't report the May 23 incident to police the night it occurred.
Miscellaneous: Police found an unoccupied car running at 2:03 p.m. in a parking lot on the 5000 block of New Sweden Road. An officer then turned off the car and removed the key. The owner of the car, a 64-year-old man, was called by police but a message couldn't be left since the man's voicemail was full. Police also drove to the man's house to find him but no one was home. Police placed the key into a temporary evidence locker. The car was still parked in the same location at 10:20 p.m. and police called the man's home again at that time but still didn't receive a response.
Driving while intoxicated: A 42-year-old Bremerton man was stopped at 1:30 a.m. for driving 74 mph in a 50 mph zone on Highway 305 near Hidden Cove Road. An officer smelled alcohol on the man's breath, but the man refused to take a Breathalyzer test. The man was later booked for driving under the influence and taken to Kitsap County Jail with a $5,000 bail.
Criminal trespass: A pair of juveniles were seen by a night custodian trying to gain access to the Bainbridge High School gym at 1 a.m. One of the boys was described as having a thin build and about 16 to 18 years old. The intent of the boys was unknown.
Recovered stolen property: Police received a call from the Washington State Patrol that a white three-door Honda Civic with a stolen license plate was in-bound from Seattle to arrive at the Bainbridge ferry terminal at 10:20 p.m. The front license plate didn't match the back plate. The 29-year-old Seattle man driving the car told police that earlier this year he was a victim of a car prowl and that the plates may have been switched then. Police told the man that switching license plates was a common tactic used by thieves to make detection harder. The officer recommended the driver file a stolen license plate report. Police removed the stolen back plate from the vehicle and booked it into police property.
Warrant arrest by outside agency: A Port Orchard police officer called Bainbridge Island Police to confirm a warrant on a 32-year-old woman he had pulled over. The woman's warrant was for driving without a license in the third degree.
Assault in the second degree: A woman living on the 200 block of High School Road was hit in the face by a man who had being staying at her place the previous 10 days and cooking meals. No one else observed the assault.
May 28, 2014 Bainbridge Islander, PoliceBainbridge High School, Bainbridge Island Police Department, blotter, Police, police blotter, Washington State Ferries
O'Neill named interim Bainbridge High principal
Following Bainbridge High Principal Jake Haley accepting a principal position at Costa Mesa High School in California, Bainbridge Island School District named Mary Alice O'Neill as the school's interim principal for the 2014-15 school year. She will start July 1.
O'Neill was the associate principal at BHS from 1999 to 2001 and Woodward Middle's principal from 2001 to 2009. She currently works as a teacher on special assignment.
"I'm excited to fill this important role," O'Neill said in a news release. "I believe we have one of the finest high schools in the state. I'm looking forward to working with the amazing students, the talented and caring staff, as well as the supportive parent community."
O'Neill has worked as an educator for more than 30 years in Kitsap County, California and Kuwait. She holds a bachelor of arts and masters of education from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.
"We're thrilled to have Mary Alice rejoin the district in this critical role," Superintendent Faith Chapel said. "She is a skilled and experienced principal and understands the needs of our district."
Haley will work through the end of the school year before starting his new job in California July 1.
Last month, Amii Pratt was named the new associate principal at Sakai Intermediate School. The half-time administrative position – which was cut in 2011 – is being reinstated as a result of the district's increased enrollment and changes in administrative roles and responsibilities. She'll start her new job July 1.
"Amii has excelled in a number of instructional and leadership roles in the district, and she is highly regarded by those who have worked with her," Chapel said.
Pratt brings 11 years of educational experience to this new position. She taught first and second grades at Wilkes and Ordway Elementary Schools and second grade at Ogden Elementary in Vancouver, Wash. She also served as a K-5 English Language Learner coordinator in Vancouver for two years.
Currently, Pratt is a K-5 English language arts teacher on special assignment and is a principal intern at Blakely Elementary. She has designed and led professional development sessions and co-facilitated the Teacher Evaluation Committee for the Bainbridge Island School District.
She graduated in 2001 from Oregon State University with a bachelor's degree in science and a year later earned a master's degree in teaching from OSU. In 2008, she achieved her National Board Certification, a rigorous and advanced teaching credential. This year, she received her Initial Principal and Program Administrator Certificate from the University of Washington's Danforth Educational Leadership Program.
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Amii Pratt recently was named the new associate principal at Sakai Intermediate School.
May 19, 2014 Bainbridge Islander, SchoolsBainbridge High School, Bainbridge Island School District
UPDATE: Bainbridge High principal to take reins of California school
"This has been one of the most challenging and difficult decisions that I've had to make in my professional career," says Jake Haley, who could officially become Costa Mesa High School's new principal on Tuesday.
***Story updated 11 p.m. May 13 to reflect Newport-Mesa Unified School District's Board of Education voting 7-0 on Tuesday night for Jake Haley to be Costa Mesa High School's new principal.
Being closer to family who live in California will likely take Bainbridge High School Principal Jake Haley back to the Golden State, where he worked from 2005 to 2010.
Haley was named officially the new principal of Costa Mesa High School after the Newport-Mesa Unified School District's Board of Education voted 7-0 for his hiring at Tuesday's meeting. Haley will start July 1.
Haley would replace Phil D'Agostino, who left in March to become the district's director of student services, the Daily Pilot website reported.
"His background is in educational leadership, mathematics, special education and athletics," the Newport-Mesa Unified School District news release stated of Haley. "He expresses a passion and commitment to instructional leadership, a desire to meet the individual needs of students and staff, and, exhibits the ability to build relationships balanced with a sense of humor."
Costa Mesa High School ranked 131st in California and 650th nationally in U.S. News & World Report's best high school rankings in its recently released 8th annual list of more than 19,400 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Costa Mesa, a seventh through 12th grade school, has a total enrollment of 1,693 students.
Haley's roots run deep on Bainbridge Island. He entered Wilkes Elementary as a kindergartener and attended BISD schools until he graduated from high school in 1993. He was Bainbridge High's student body vice president his junior year and student body president the following year.
After earning an undergraduate degree from Whitworth University, Haley was hired as a BHS math teacher in 1997, a position he kept through the 2005 school year. During those years, he also served as the Spartans' assistant football and assistant boys basketball coach.
"This has been one of the most challenging and difficult decisions that I've had to make in my professional career," said Haley, who will continue to work as the BHS principal through the end of the school year. "For 28 years, Bainbridge has been my home as I've evolved as a student, teacher, coach and principal. I will deeply miss the students and staff of Bainbridge High School who have enriched my life in countless ways."
Haley left Bainbridge in 2005 to become the head football coach for El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif. He guided the Chargers to a pair of 5-6 records his first two seasons, a 6-6 mark in 2007 and a 2-8 campaign in 2008, according to MaxPreps.com.
He then was hired as an associate principal for Laguna Hills High School in Orange County, where he worked during the 2009-10 school year. Haley returned to Bainbridge in 2010 when he was hired as Bainbridge High's associate principal. Last July, he was named the school's new principal.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Bainbridge the sixth best high school in Washington and 276th best nationally. Last year, BHS was ranked seventh in the state and 274th nationally.
"Jake is an outstanding educator who has made significant contributions to our district as a student leader, teacher and administrator," Bainbridge Superintendent Faith Chapel said. "He will be greatly missed by everyone who has worked with him."
Chapel said the Bainbridge Island School District will start making decisions on replacing Haley in the next few days and will announce those plans through the district's Listserv email service.
May 10, 2014 Schools, UncategorizedBainbridge High School, Bainbridge Island School District
Magazine ranks BHS 6th in state, 276th nationally
U.S. News & World Report ranked Bainbridge High School the sixth best high school in the state and 276th best nationally in its recently released eighth annual rankings of more than 19,400 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Last year, BHS was ranked seventh in the state and 274th nationally in the magazine's "Best High Schools Rankings."
Only 133 Washington state schools made the magazine's 2014 list. Eligibility for the list required school's garnering a national gold or silver medal; Bainbridge won a gold medal.
Kirkland's International Community School was ranked the top school in the state, followed by Bellevue's Community School, Bellevue High, Newport (Bellevue) High and Interlake (Bellevue) High.
Des Moines' Aviation High, Seattle's Roosevelt High, Seattle's Garfield High and Winthrop's Liberty Bell Junior/Senior High rounded out the state's top 10.
Dallas' School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas, Texas, earned the top honors nationally, followed by BASIS Scottsdale in Arizona and Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology in Lawrenceville, Ga.
Kirkland's International Community School was ranked the highest nationally in the state at No. 13.
According to information the magazine posted online, Bainbridge High has a 67 percent participation rate in Advanced Placement course work. Out of its total enrollment of 1,309, 50 percent of the student body is made up of males, and it has a total minority enrollment of 11 percent.
May 5, 2014 SchoolsBainbridge High School, Bainbridge Island School District
Bainbridge rowers earn medals at Canadian regatta
Contributed photo / Anna Bernhard Carson
Bainbridge varsity boys 8 receives final instructions from Assistant Coach Zoe Lewis before their race at Brentwood Regatta. From left to right: Cox Keith Carlson, Keegan Dymoke, Alex Derry, Walker Hauptman, Trevor Wikstrom, Bryson Allen, Gabe Schulz, Cole Sander and Connor Teddy.
Bainbridge Island Junior Rowers turned in a strong effort last weekend as they won gold, silver and bronze medals at the 44th annual Brentwood Regatta in scenic Mill Bay on Vancouver Island.
The competition attracted approximately 1,600 rowers and coaches to the 1,500-meter course, including more than 90 Bainbridge High School rowers.
The varsity boys heavyweight 4 was the third fastest U.S. crew at the regatta, placing them with a chance to qualify for the U.S. national championships at the Northwest Regional Regatta May 15-18 at Vancouver Lake in Vancouver. Trevor Wikstrom, Alex Derry, Walker Hauptman, Keegan Dymoke and coxswain Keith Carlson comprised the four-person crew.
The varsity boys 8 also qualified for this weekend's Opening Day Regatta in Seattle for the third consecutive year. Connor Teddy, Cole Sander, Gabe Schulz, Bryson Allen, Trevor Wikstrom, Walker Hauptman, Alex Derry, Keegan Dymoke, and cox Keith Carlson comprised the varsity boys 8.
The varsity boys lightweight 4 were third in a close finish. Lars Erickson, Schuyler Westerhout, Talbot Miller, Thomas Musselwhite and coxswain Nathan Johnson competed on the lightweight 4.
Four of the varsity girls boats earned silver medals – the high school 8, the varsity lightweight 8, the varsity B 4 and the varsity B lightweight 4. They also placed in five out of eight events and had two fourth-place finishes.
The high school 8 also qualified to compete in the Opening Day Regatta. Elisabeth Chun, Abby Leigh, Liz Fawley, Faith Eckford-Prossor, Rosie Brown, Hannah Schneiderman, Kylie Van Aken, Justeen Komok, and cox Natassja Haught comprised the high school 8.
"It's important to have this kind of success and near-success," varsity girls coach Chris Lane said of the close margins between the top crews. "Now we know how close we are to our goals and what it will take to reach them. The open weight field this year for the girls is incredibly competitive. We have our work cut out for us for regionals."
The novice boys' performance at Brentwood was the best for Bainbridge Island Rowing. The boys medaled in three of their four events, with two of the boats posting the highest U.S. finishes.
The novice boys A 8-plus placed second despite being a mostly freshmen squad competing against older crews in the under 18 race. Aidan Stearns, Dan Queen, Jack Carson, Konner Vander Leest, Matthew Derry, Scott Musselwhite, Will de Rubertis, Colin O'Keefe and cox Sam Bryant made up the team.
The novice girls 4-plus won first, beating 11 U.S. and Canadian teams in the final. Alexina Boudreaux-Allen, Kayla Buchmeier, Erin McGee, Carly Lant and cox Sophie Bodlovich comprised the boat. Sophie finished the race with almost no voice left as she continued to yell commands throughout the race despite the boat's cox box – used to amplify the coxswain's voice so rowers can hear their commands – breaking as they launched.
Bainbridge lightweight girls 8 crosses the finish line and takes silver, beating out a Sammamish crew at the Brentwood Regatta held in Canada last weekend. The boat included Tica Drury, Anneke Karreman, Jessie Sheldon, Emma Pazoff, Samantha Dore, Julia Denlinger, Jemma Blazina, Kate Hathaway and coxswain Sydney Gibbs.
May 2, 2014 Bainbridge Islander, SportsBainbridge High School
Bainbridge High School to host civil rights speakers
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A lifelong friend of Martin Luther King, Jr. will be among a group of speakers visiting Bainbridge High School this week, as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day approaches.
Rev. McKinney
Rev. Samuel Berry McKinney and four other guest speakers will reflect on the legacy of King and the civil rights movement at the high school Wednesday. A public presentation will be held at 7 p.m. in the LGI building as part of the "Carrying on the Dream" program.
McKinney attended Morehouse College with King in the 1940s and they remained close. McKinney supported civil rights protests in Seattle in the 1960s as a pastor at Mount Zion Baptist Church. He organized King's visit to the city in 1961 and later joined King for marches in Selma and Montgomery, Ala.
Appearing with McKinney on Bainbridge will be Patricia Moncure Thomas, president of the Black Historical Society of Kitsap County; state Rep. Drew Hansen, author of "The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation;" Dr. Rosie Rimando Chareunsap, a 1995 BHS graduate and vice president at South Seattle Community College; and Ali Saunders, a BHS senior and president of the school's United Brothers & Sisters Club.
McKinney and Hansen will visit with Bainbridge classes during the day. The evening presentation is free and donations are accepted.
The public program was organized by the Sing Out Kitsap committee in cooperation with the school district; the Bainbridge Island Schools Foundation; UBS club; the district's Multicultural Advisory Committeeand the Filipino American Community
January 8, 2013 Community, History, SchoolsBainbridge High School, civil rights
Teacher to give presentation on epic rowing journey to Hawaii
Former Bainbridge High School teacher Rory Wilson will share reflections and photos from his rowing odyssey to Hawaii next week.
The presentation is scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Bainbridge High School commons. The event is free, and donations will be accepted for the Bainbridge Schools Foundation.
Wilson made the 44-day journey from San Diego to Honolulu earlier this fall in a slender homemade craft powered by oars and kites. He called the vessel "KROS," short for kites, rowing ocean, solar. Wilson's math students at Bainbridge High helped him prepare for the journey.
You can get a taste of Wilson's adventure in the video below, which shows KROS dancing through waves under kite power. Wilson has posted many more amazing images on the KROS page on Facebook.
Photo and video courtesy Rory Wilson, via Facebook
December 5, 2012 Environment, SchoolsBainbridge High School, KROS, rory wilson
Teacher's experimental craft inching across Pacific
It's been three weeks since former Bainbridge High School teacher Rory Wilson shoved off for Hawaii in an experimental watercraft called KROS.
The 21-foot boat, powered by oars and kites, is creeping steadily toward its goal, according to updates posted by Wilson's brother Shane on the KROS Facebook page. Wilson launched from San Diego on Sept. 18 and spent the first few days of his solo voyage paddling southwest off Baja California. He is now traveling roughly due west for Hawaii.
Wilson relays his position to Shane using a SPOT GPS tracker (the latest track is shown above). The brothers also talk regularly by satellite phone. According to Shane's latest post, Wilson has rowed up to 12 hours a day when the wind is too light to use KROS' kites.
"He sounds like he's having a great time, all in all…" Shane wrote.
Wilson taught math at Bainbridge High and used the plans for his experimental voyage to engage his students. Before departing last month, Wilson compared the KROS to a moving math problem.
"It's just like a really cool, multivariable equation of all the factors that go into it," he told the Sun's Angela Dice.
Courtesy photos
October 10, 2012 SchoolsBainbridge High School, KROS, rory wilson
Riding with the Bainbridge mountain bike team
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The Bainbridge High mountain bike team pedals through the Grand Forest on Mar. 21. Photo: Larry Steagall.
A few weeks ago, when I looked into doing a story on Bainbridge High School's newly-formed mountain bike team, its coach, Gordon Black, was quick to suggest I come to a Wednesday practice and bring my bike along.
I immediately cast that idea to the side. I'd have a City Council meeting at around the same time, and I couldn't show up muddy and sweaty to a place as decorous and dignified as Bainbridge City Hall. But then a fight broke out during a recent council meeting, and I figured 'what the heck. If the politicians can practice hand-to-hand combat, why can't the reporters show up covered in mud?'
I mountain bike fairly regularly, but not at this team's pace. I'm also not accustomed to the rollicking, narrow pathways they take in Grand Forest Park. There were plenty of sharp turns, steep slopes, crisscrossing tree roots and muddy patches that can instantly rob a bike of all its hard-fought momentum.
I showed up to the practice with a mountain bike a guy at an island bike shop once playfully ridiculed as a "Mad Max" bike. It's made from mostly scavenged, bartered and donated bits and pieces. Its best part – the front shocks – were yanked from some ivy behind a church in Bremerton. Nothing really syncs up well thanks to the mismatched components and my own happy-go-lucky approach to bike assembly.
Black yelled for me to shift to an easier gear on our first hill. "You've got to shift, Tristan! You're going to kill yourself!" Little did he know that steep-slope shifting on the Mad Max leads only to chain derailment.
March 26, 2012 City Hall, Schools, SportsBainbridge High School, Bainbridge Island School District, bicycling, city council, mountain biking
Mortenson and his 'Three Cups of Tea' under scrutiny
Bainbridge was abuzz about "Three Cups of Tea" in 2007.
The bestselling book about Greg Mortenson's transformation from mountain climber to school builder in the isolated regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan was required reading at Bainbridge High that fall.
When Mortenson stopped by the island for a visit, hundreds flocked to his readings at the high school and Eagle Harbor Books. Attendees called Mortenson's story uplifting and inspirational.
I wrote a story about Mortenson's Bainbridge visit. You can read it here.
This week, the CBS show 60 Minutes and author Jon Krakauer ("Into Thin Air") cast doubts on key parts of Mortenson's story.
"It's a beautiful story, and it's a lie," Krakauer said on 60 minutes.
60 Minutes also called into question the way funds are allocated by Mortenson's charity, the Central Asia Institute, indicating that large sums have been used to promote Mortenson rather than build schools.
You can see the 60 Minutes piece below the jump.
Krakauer's lengthy article is here.
Mortenson denies wrong-doing, although he does admit the truth was stretched a bit in the book. He gave his side of things to Outside magazine. You can read the interview here.
April 18, 2011 Schools, Social ServicesBainbridge High School, Greg Mortenson, Jon Krakauer, Three Cups of Tea
VIDEO: The 'Fonz' stops by Bainbridge
Henry "The Fonz" Winkler made a stop at Bainbridge High School on Sunday as part of a promotional tour for a children's book he co-authored.
Winkler is best known for playing Arthur Fonzarelli on the 1970s TV show "Happy Days." In recent years, Winkler has worked on a series of books centered around a dyslexic boy named Hank Zipzer. Many of Winkler's own experiences with the learning disability were fodder for the series.
For more, read Chris Henry's story HERE.
May 4, 2010 Arts & Entertainment, SchoolsBainbridge High School, books, Henry Winkler
Bainbridge student diagnosed with swine flu
A member of the Bainbridge High School marching band has been diagnosed with a confirmed case of swine flu.
Letters went home to band parents about the case. The students have been meeting to practice for the upcoming marching band season.
Bainbridge schools spokeswoman Pam Keyes said no other cases have been detected. The student was well and back practicing with the band by Friday. Keyes did not know when the student had been diagnosed.
August 29, 2009 health, SchoolsBainbridge High School, illness


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Q: Unable to run MSTest Tests with code coverage enabled while using NHibernate I'm unable to run MSTest Tests with code coverage enabled while using NHibernate. I get the following error message:

Unit Test Adapter threw exception:
  Type is not resolved for member
  'NHibernate.Cfg.HibernateConfigException,NHibernate,
  Version=2.1.2.4000, Culture=neutral,
  PublicKeyToken=aa95f207798dfdb4'..

Edit : Same thing happens when I turn on deployment (open local.testsettings under deployment enable deployment)

A: Maybe old thread, but I just found the solution and wanted to share. Looks like the problem is in code coverage. When you enable code coverage, it puts assemblies in different folder than usual (probably). So it copies the assemblies but not xml or any other file type. In order to solve the problem, double click Local.testsettings file in Solution Items, select "Deployment" on the left side, click "Add File" and choose hibernate.cfg.xml or any other file you want to be copied to the output directory. The problem should be gone now.

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Giuseppe Di Brocchetti, baron (1772 - Naples, 15 janvier 1845), était un général et homme politique italien, qui a été ministre de la Guerre et de la Marine du royaume des Deux-Siciles de 1836 à 1845 sous les gouvernements de Carlo Avarna di Gualtieri, Girolamo Ruffo et Giuseppe Ceva Grimaldi Pisanelli di Pietracatella.

Biographie
Il est né en 1772. Il entre au service de l'armée du royaume de Naples comme officier du génie militaire et devient un fidèle collaborateur du roi Joachim Murat. Il participe à la campagne de 1814 en tant que commandant du 2 régiment de ligne, et reçoit le titre de chevalier de l'Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Georges de la Réunion. Il participe à la guerre austro-napolitaine, se distinguant notamment lors de la bataille d'Occhiobello (8-9 avril 1815), au point d'être élevé par le roi au rang de baron.

Après la Restauration de 1815, il n'y a pas eu de purges parmi les militaires qui avaient servi sous Murat, et il entre au service du roi Ferdinand Ier avec le grade de colonel. Par décret du 28 janvier 1817, il est nommé directeur du Dépôt de la guerre, tandis que par décret du 4 juin de la même année, Ferdinando Visconti prend la direction du Bureau topographique.

Le 23 avril 1819, il reçoit le titre de Commendatore dell'Ordine di San Giorgio della Riunione. Promu maréchal de camp, le 25 septembre 1832 le Roi Ferdinand II le nomma Consultant du Conseil des Domaines de ce côté du phare C(Consultore della Consulta dei Domini al di qua del Faro) en remplacement du Maréchal Vincenzo d'Escamard.

Le 9 novembre 1836, il est nommé ministre de la Guerre et de la Marine, en remplacement du défunt lieutenant-général Giambattista Fardella , poste qu'il occupe jusqu'à sa mort, sous les gouvernements de Carlo Avarna di Gualtieri, Girolamo Ruffo et Giuseppe Ceva Grimaldi Pisanelli di Pietracatella.

En proie à des problèmes de santé depuis 1842, Il est resté à son poste jusqu'à son décès, le 15 janvier 1845. Il est remplacé à la tête du ministère de la Guerre et de la Marine le 21 du même mois par le brigadier-chef Don Giuseppe Garzia.

Décorations militaires
 - Commandeur de l'Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Georges de la Réunion

Pubblications
  Istruzioni concernenti l'ingerenza Amministrativa cui vengono chiamati ad esercitare verso i Corpi del Real Esercito i Generali Comandanti di Brigata nella qualità di Delegati dei Generali Ispettori, 1842. (Instructions concernant l'ingérence administrative que les commandants de brigade sont appelés à exercer à l'égard du Royal Army Corps en leur qualité de délégués des inspecteurs généraux.)
  Regolamento tendente a diminuire possibilmente i pericoli di abbordaggio ai piroscafi approvato da S.M. in data 26 aprile 1843, Reale tipografia della guerra, Naples, 1843. (Règlement tendant à réduire autant que possible les dangers de l'embarquement sur les navires à vapeur, approuvé par Sa Majesté le 26 avril 1843.)

Références

Source

Bibliographie
  Giancarlo Boeri, Pietro Crociani et Andrea Viotti, L'Esercito Borbonico dal 1815 al 1830, Rome, Ufficio Storico dello Stato Maggiore dell?Esercito, 1995.
  Giuseppe Costabile, Elogio funebre in morte del barone Giuseppe Di Brochetti, Naples, Dai Torchi di Tramater, 1845.
  Luigi Del Pozzo, Cronaca Civile e Militare del Regno delle Due Sicilie sotto al Dinastia Borbonica dall'anno 1734 in poi, Naples, Dalla Stamperia Reale, 1857.
  Giuseppe Stopiti, Galleria Biografica d'Italia. Commendatore Enrico di Brochetti Senatore del Regno, Rome, Stabilimento Tipografico Italiano, 1875.
  Valerio Valeri et Simonetta Conti, Storia militare della Geografia (PDF), Rome, Società Italiana di Storia Militare, 2020.

Naissance en 1772
Décès à Naples
Décès en janvier 1845
Général italien du XIXe siècle
Personnalité politique italienne du XIXe siècle
Militaire italien des guerres napoléoniennes

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> >>> original document content.
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Dylan and Claire ask Nick for help after Emily is kidnapped. Nick's search will lead him outside The Gates and to some horrific truths about their vampire past. Sarah, who's feeling left out, presses Nick for details about the case. The realities of Brett's relationship with Andie surface while Charlie becomes aware that those around are hiding secrets.


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Q: Replacing only specific column values in an array in Matlab I have an array that has about 70,000 rows that look like the following:
A = [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 723 1 22

      1 2 3 4 5 7 0 NaN 2 10

      etc..                 ]

I would like to replace all NaN values in my array with the preceding value in the same column as the NaN value so that I would have something like this:
B = [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 723 1 22

      1 2 3 4 5 7 0 723 2 10

      etc..                 ]

Since the array has about 70,000 rows, I am guessing some sort of loop would be the best way to achieve this. Using the following:
for ii = 1:size(A,2)
        I = A(1,ii);
        for jj = 2:size(A,1)
            if isnan(A(jj,ii))
                A(jj,ii) = I;
            else
                I  = A(jj,ii);
            end
        end
        end

I have been able to make a loop that replaces the whole row with the preceding row, but I am unsure how to modify it to target only NaN values. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

A: As long as there are now NaN's in the first row, you can just replace the values directly:
for ii = 1:size(A,2)
    for jj = 2:size(A,1)
        if isnan(A(jj,ii))
            A(jj,ii) = A(jj-1,ii);
        end
    end
end

Which avoids creating a second matrix B.
I think you're right, an you do need to use for-loops since your matrix is so large, but here is a non-for loop version anyway:
while(any(isnan(A(:))))
    A(find(isnan(A)))=A(find(isnan(A))-1)
end

A: Not sure why the I = A(1, ii); or the else branch is needed. If a NaN is found, just replace it with the value from the previous row:
for ii = 1:size(A,2)
    for jj = 2:size(A,1)
        if (isnan(A(jj,ii)))
            A(jj,ii) = A(jj-1, ii); %jj-1 is the previous row
        end
    end
end


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Q: Normal Bundle over Transverse Intersection From Bott and Tu's Differential Forms in Algebraic Topology:

Two submanifolds $R$ and $S$ in $M$ are said to intersect transversally iff $$T_xR + T_x S = T_x M$$ for all $x \in R \cap S$. For such a transversal intersection the codimension in $M$ is additive: $$\text{codim } R \cap S = \text{codim } R + \text{codim } S$$
  This implies that the normal bundle of $R \cap S$ in $M$ is $$N_{R \cap S} = N_R \oplus N_S$$

I don't understand how this implication works. I understand it intuitively, but cannot see how it follows from the codimension thing. Any help would be appreciated.

A: I'll assume that normal bundles are defined as quotient objects, so for example $(N_R)_x = (T_x M) / (T_x R)$. From this it is clear that the injections $T_x(R \cap S) \hookrightarrow T_x R \hookrightarrow T_x M$ induce an injection $(N_R)_x \hookrightarrow (N_{R \cap S})_x$. Similarly, $(N_S)_x \hookrightarrow (N_{R \cap S})_x$. So, we may abuse notation and identify $(N_R)_x$ and $(N_S)_x$ with their embedded images in $(N_{R \cap S})_x$.
Furthermore, using the equation $T_x M = T_x R + T_x S$, together with a little algebra, we can deduce that
$$(*) \qquad (N_{R \cap S})_x = (N_R)_x + (N_S)_x
$$
(and it is here that I am using the notational abuse).
Next, we have $\text{codim} R \cap S = \text{dim} N_{R \cap S}$; and similarly for $R$ and for $S$. It follows that
$$(**) \quad \dim N_{R \cap S} = \dim N_R + \dim N_S
$$
Combining $(*)$ and $(**)$ we get
$$(N_{R \cap S})_x = (N_R)_x \oplus (N_S)_x
$$
Added: Here are some lemmas from linear algebra (the theory of vector spaces) which I used in deducing (*). You should be able to find these in any advanced linear algebra textbook.

If $V$ is a vector space, if $A,B \subset V$ be two subspaces, and if $q : V \to V /(A \cap B)$ is the natural quotient map, and if $V = A + B$, then the following hold:

*

*$q|A$ induces an isomorphism from $A / (A \cap B)$ to $q(A)$.

*$q|B$ induces an isomorphism from $B / (A \cap B)$ to $q(B)$

*$V / (A \cap B) = q(A) + q(B)$.

Therefore, using $q$ to identify $A / (A \cap B) \approx q(A)$ and $B / A \cap B \approx q(B)$, we obtain
$$V / (A \cap B) = A / (A \cap B) + B / (A \cap B)
$$


It's hard to believe that 13 weeks have flown by since I started my "One-Word" series. I have enjoyed doing this blog every Monday and being on the radio with Terry. Thanks to those of you who have sent comments, liked and shared our Facebook posts, and more. It's a powerful concept to keep "one word" in the forefront of your mind. People are used to the idea of a "diet" when it comes to food. But very few of us keep track of our "mental diet" of what we are choosing to consume each day. I am glad to give you a weekly point of reference, of learning, and hopefully of centering your life.
I loved hearing from one of you, who said they were having a bad day, and then my words about "tone" kept running through their mind and it helped that person get re-centered and back on track for the day. It's great to see that these posts, filled with information I've shared for years with my coaching clients, are touching your lives. Thank you for the feedback.
I thought it would be nice to give you one post with a summary where you can find a list of all the words, as well as links to all those blog posts all in one place. Below you will find the link to the blog for each week, as well as the radio segment for that week.
Be sure to subscribe to the blog so you automatically receive future posts.


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Inquiries have been flying in over the past few weeks about associations' rights and powers to fine their noncompliant residents. It thus seems appropriate to remind readers, therefore, that the right to impose liens associated with fines is limited by statute.
Utah Code Ann. 57-8-37 applies to condominium associations, and limits fines "for a continuing violation" to $500 per month. The legislation does not define what "a continuing violation" is.
Utah Code Ann. 57-8a-208 applies to other community associations, and does not contain any limitation upon the amount that can be fined.
Both statutes entitle the fined unit owner to have a hearing, if the fine is contested. The hearing rights vary, depending upon the type of association.
So, if you want to fine someone, I'd recommend that you consult competent counsel before you act.
← Holding Their Breath While Holding the Bag.


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A police officer walks toward the Ferguson Police Department Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Jeffrey Williams ID'd as Suspect Who Shot Two Police Officers in Ferguson
March 15, 2015 Updated: March 15, 2015
Jeffrey Williams, 20, was identified as the suspect who shot two Ferguson police officers last week, according to St. Louis County officials.
The St. Louis County Police Department made the announcement Sunday.
Suspect in shooting of 2 officers in #Ferguson — Jeffrey Williams, 20 pic.twitter.com/RPq8jBJHr0
— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) March 15, 2015
"At this point it appears that only one person was firing shots, but the investigation continues because others may have been with him."
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) March 15, 2015
"There is a lot of video out there and I hope there is a lot more than can be provided to investigators." #Ferguson #stl
Jeffrey WIlliams: 20 yrs old. Suspect is on probation for receiving stolen property. He did acknowledge firing the shots. #Ferguson
An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting of two police officers in #Ferguson. Thank you for your help. #saferstl
Officials said Williams was at a protest earlier in the night before the officers were shot.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said Williams was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, a count of firing a weapon from a vehicle as well as three counts of armed criminal action, according to NPR.
The two officers, who have not been named, were shot early in the morning on Thursday outside of the Ferguson Police Department amid protests. The city's police chief had resigned just hours earlier following a federal report from the Department of Justice.
Williams told police that he was shooting at another person–not at the police officers, police officials said. Williams is currently being held on $300,000 bond.


Multimedia Workshop organized by the Association of Art Brut Serbia and the Department of Psychiatry, Military Medical Academy was held at the Military Medical Academy.
The workshop was organized to mark two years since the start of the MMA Art Brut, and it involved patients from the Day Clinic for Psychiatry MMA who had a task to express their current feelings through drawing while listening to the selected type of music. As a result of this kind of art therapy that combines music and visual arts the joint artwork on a floral lining for drawing was created. In addition to the President of the Association of Art Brut Serbia Goran Stojcetovic and professional staff of the Clinic for Psychiatry MMA, Bojana Rudović Zvanut from Ljubljana participated in a multimedia workshop.
The cooperation between the Association of Art Brut Serbia and the Military Medical Academy started with the aim of involving talented patients in cultural and artistic activities and the development of their artistic creativity.


Latest post Fri, Nov 6 2009 9:50 PM by danielm. 2 replies.
As I was editing with the Avid open, a producer came and asked if I can type Arabic characters to open caption a program. I changed some language settings in Control Panel and downloaded and installed an Arabic font. Probably has nothing to do with what happened, but this is what I was doing at the time of the problem.
To install the font, I was prompted to reboot. I did so, but forgot to close Media Composer Adrenaline.
When I rebooted and reopened Media Composer, a strange thing happened. As the Avid MC splash screen displayed (Avid Media Composer software version 2.2.7), it said the software was unregistered. It asked me for a location of the Avid folders for users and projects, and I mistakenly pointed to C:\Program Files\Avid\. At this point, it booted to a "clean" version of the software and built new folders for Users, Projects and others.
My Avid files for Users, Projects and others are actually on C:\Program Files\Avid\Media Composer Adrenaline.
Now when I try to boot, it keeps booting to C:\Program Files\Avid\ and created new Projects, Users other folders normally in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Media Composer Adrenaline folder.
It looks as though the files in C:\Program Files\Avid\Media Composer Adrenaline are all there; the Avid doesn't want to look for them there anymore.
How do I restore the system so that when the Avid boots, it looks for the corrrect files in C:\Program Files\Avid\Media Composer Adrenaline ?
Software: Avid Media Composer Adrenaline 2.2.7.
Have you tried pointing to that folder and selecting a project?
I am not 100% sure, but AFAIK, the software will startup looking in the same place that the last project was opened. if not available, it will default to something else. But if you have a successful quit from MC, it should remember where you were.
Aha! So, on the initial screen to select my project, I used the User pulldown menu and navigated to the correct User folder and imported all the users (one at a time) and then pointed to the correct Projects folder and opened a project.
Upon closing the Avid and reopening, it did stick to the last project area. Thanks!
I also took the opportunity to re-enter the company name in the registration screen.
Still don't know why Avid wants to keep creating new User and Project folders in the Avid root, but that's a minor bug-a-boo we can live with until we someday upgrade out of 2.2.7.


Soham Chakraborty, was born on March 4th, 1984, is a Bengali film actor. He started his acting career as a child artist at the age of three and this child actor won many hearts. But when he came back in Chander Bari as an adult actor it was a different game altogether. He proved his mettle over the years by acting in several successful films like Prem Aamar (2009). After Dev and Jeet, he is one of the highest grossers in Tollywood Film Industry. After 6yrs of love affair, bengali movies heartthrob, actor Soham Chakraborty married his girlfriend Tanaya Paul, on 23rd November 2012.


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