Columbus Police block the intersection near 6th Avenue and Cortland Avenue in Columbus, Ohio where the body of missing Ohio State football player, Kosta Karageorge was discovered in a dumpster Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014.
A missing Ohio State football player was found dead Sunday, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
On social media channels like Twitter, a number of users responded to the news of Karageorge's apparent suicide with messages of condolences as well as advice on how to reach out to others when considering suicide.
Ohio State DL Kosta Karageorge committed suicide. Whatever reasons you may be thinking of to do it- don't. Talk to someone, anyone. Even me.


So, at the the end of 2012 we decided to go ahead and buy a new computer. I had a pretty firm budget: $1300 total; $1000 for the computer and $300 for the monitor(s). My other goal in the upgrade was to improve system performance by at least three times. In my prior article, I took a bunch of benchmarks to gauge just how "fast" my current machine was.
If you've read prior articles, or you know me at all, then you know I'm a huge Newegg fan. I've bought parts from them for over the past decade. Not every part, just the majority of them. Recently, my friend Pat hooked us up with Amazon Prime. Because of the holidays, I was pretty excited to get free two day shipping on all of my computer parts. In doing my research, Amazon was cheaper on quite a few of the same components that I was looking at on Newegg. However, in the end it's probably a moot point, as Amazon is charging sales tax in Texas and that probably ended up eating up most of the items' price savings.
In order to call it an upgrade, a few components need to carry on from the prior machine. In my case, there's not much worth carrying forward. Almost the video card, but I definitely want to upgrade that. The power supply I bought to drive that video card will definitely move forward, as will the hard disk drive for some additional storage. And finally, I'm going to use my Windows 7 license. As an additional bonus, I have a 2 TB hard drive that I've been using in an external enclosure that was made unnecessary by my FreeNAS box. I'll use as some storage as well.
After pouring over pages of benchmarks and reviews of the latest AMD and Intel CPUs, I decided that I wanted 8 cores and that it seemed like AMD is giving the best bang-for-buck. In this case, I decided to go and pick up the AMD FX-8350 FX-Series Black edition for $189.99.
I spent literally hours trying to decide between the AMD chipsets that support the AM3+ CPU. The 970, 990X and 990FX all seemed to be pretty equivalent for what I wanted to do. There's very little chance that I'll be doing SLI anytime in the near future, so most of the additional benefits of the 990X and 990FX are lost on me. However, in reading reviews on the various 970 boards, it seemed like support of the FX-8350 CPU was spotty; if you had an older revision of the board it required flashing the BIOS to get it to boot. Rather than risk buying something that was going to require me to jump through hoops, I looked at the 990X boards and found them to be marginally less expensive than the 990FX boards. For $137.99 I picked up a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3, which definitely had all of the DIMM slots, 6.0Gb/s SATA ports and PCI Express x16 slots that I needed.
My primary goal on buying a video card was to make sure to double the number of CUDA Cores currently available on my current Geforce GTX 460. In looking at the prices, that seemed to be the sweet-spot in my bang-for-buck calculations. I ended up deciding that the Geforce GTX 650 Ti seemed to be the right family of cards to be shopping in. Because my current card had 1 GB of video RAM, I decided to double that up as well by looking at video cards with 2GB of video RAM. For $169.99 I chose the EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2048MB.
Because I was bringing over the power supply from my prior computer, I only needed a shell of a case. The budget was starting to feel a little bit tight, so I employed a friend and Google to search for the best "budget" case with a slew of internal hard drive bays and that would fit my motherboard. For $39.99 I found a NZXT Technologies Source 210 Computer Case (Black) which seemed to fit the bill.
I didn't quite make my $1000 budget. There's certainly a bit of fat that I could trim from the computer; a less expensive motherboard, slower RAM, and a smaller SSD all jump out at me as items that could've been less expensive, saving me quite a few dollars. However, I had another goal of tripling my existing system performance, and ultimately that wound up being more important to me than a small overage on the budget. Besides, there's got to be at least a hundred dollars of "old" parts which are coming over from the upgraded computer. If I really wanted it to look like I stayed inside my budget, I'd find a way to give myself credit for those pieces.


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What Should We Expect From A Biden NEA?
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 by Drew McManus
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced a quartet of appointments from the new Biden administration but still no word on a chair to replace Trump administration appointee Mary Anne Carter.
While there's no shortage of scuttlebutt over who will get tapped to be the new chair, the pandemic casts the agency in an entirely new light.
Simply put, does the country need a traditional NEA run by dedicated professionals or do we need to begin pushing for substantive change capable of lifting the agency out of its status as a federal budget after thought?
We touched on this notion a bit at the beginning of the month but perhaps a better frame of reference is an excellent article by Zachary Woolfe in the 1/13/2021 edition of the New York Times where he compares two singers, one in the US, the other in Germany. Spoiler, the one living in Germany is have a much better time navigating the financial stresses triggered by the pandemic.
While it's understandable that this may not seem like the opportune time to begin pushing the American nonprofit cultural sector toward a model that integrates the sort of safety net from the European model, I can't imagine anything better.
What are your thoughts? What do you want out of a new NEA? Is a return to normal enough or should we expect more?
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Both of her A$AP Rocky collabs premiere on Wednesday.
Lust For Life is out this Friday, but you don't have to wait until then to hear her dual A$AP Rocky tracks.
Lana will premiere them both on Beats 1 Radio and BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday.
She teased the Boi-1da-produced Rocky/Playboi Carti collab, and now we have our hands on a bit more – this is presumably a clip of "Summer Bummer." See the stunning cover art here.


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Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra Gareth Ward MP has today announced that local residents can now have their say on the Wollongong Harbour Draft Master Plan which opens for public exhibition today.
Mr Ward said that the unveiling of the Master Plan was an important step forward for locals.
"We have been working hard on this important project so we are excited to see that it's now open for the public to have their say," he said.
"We've consulted widely with local stakeholders, the community and Wollongong City Council. We are calling on people to look at the Master Plan and tell us what they think.
"This project is about the people of Wollongong, how to make it an even better place to live as well as attracting investment and tourism to the Illawarra.
"Wollongong Harbour's long history and heritage, as well as its ongoing commercial and recreational use, make it an essential part of the makeup of the region.
"The plan looks to balance the needs of a working harbour with increasing tourism and recreational users," Mr Ward said.
On Thursday 9th August members of the public can attend a 'drop-in' information sessions from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm and 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm on Thursday 9 August 2018 at the NSW Government offices, 84 Crown Street, Wollongong.
Members of the public have until Friday 31st August to view the public exhibition of the Master Plan, which can also be viewed online at: www.https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/lands/public/on-exhibition/wollongong-harbour-draft-master-plan.
Following the public consultation, the final Master Plan will be released on 15 October alongside the results of the community feedback.
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New Student Wellness Center open on campus
Jan. 6, 2020 -- Located in the new Steve Clark YMCA building at Mike Oatman Drive and Mid-Campus Drive, Student Health Services and Counseling and Prevention Services will now share an office known as the Student Wellness Center.
Dec. 19, 2019 -- Those interested in a career in biomedical engineering just received another degree option that's closer to home. Wichita State University and Butler Community College have joined forces to create a 2+2 agreement that articulates a complete four-year plan of study in biomedical engineering.
Dec. 18, 2019 -- Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design has named three Wichita State students as University Innovation Fellows. Jacob Burns, Molly Carlson and Savannah Redfern will join more than 2,000 Fellows at 267 institutions worldwide.
Alumna in the running for Grammy Music Educator Award
Dec. 16, 2019 -- Courtney Powers, music director at South Philadelphia High School, is in the running for a Grammy of her own for her work in music education. She is currently one of 25 quarterfinalists for the award.
Alumnus Brenton D. Myers makes $1.25 million gift to College of Engineering
Dec. 9, 2019 -- A $1.25 million gift from the estate of Wichita State University alumnus Brenton D. Myers will support the WSU College of Engineering, where Myers earned the degree that helped him build a lifelong career in engineering and airport planning.
Carbon footprint under scope as sustainability efforts continue
Nov. 21, 2019 -- Wichita State University is in the middle of a six part sustainability plan to develop and promote initiatives leading to a greater use of resources on campus. The initiatives revolve around facility improvements, new curriculum opportunities and overall student impact.The second goal of these efforts is to focus on reducing the carbon footprint on campus.


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TechGirlz Announces Expansion to Chicago
Maya Miller | March 27, 2017 4:45 pm
TechGirlz is "dedicated to reducing the gender gap in technology occupations," according to its website. (Courtesy of Tracey Welson-Rossman)
Tracey Welson-Rossman has had, by all accounts, a successful career. After graduating from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Rossman bought and sold a $2.5 million company before co-founding a software development and consulting firm where she is now the chief marketing officer.
Chariot Solutions grew from 10 people in 2002 to more than 60 employees today. But six years ago, Rossman looked around her workplace and noticed a troubling trend.
"I'm the only woman on the management team, and there are only four women in the company," Rossman said. "I wondered why women were not coming through the recruiting pipeline."
That's when Rossman launched TechGirlz, a nonprofit organization that introduces technology like coding, gaming and mobile app design to middle school-age girls both in the classroom and through workshops. The program, based in Philadelphia and now in its sixth year, has reached more than 5,000 young women.
Earlier this month, Rossman announced the organization is expanding to Chicago.
"Even younger women ... say they came to a business and they're still the only woman in the engineering department. At some point, it needs to change."
–Tracey Welson-Rossman
Courtesy of a $125,000 donation from the technology nonprofit CompTIA, Chicago will have a TechGirlz community outreach coordinator starting April 3 whose primary role will be working with local schools, businesses and communities to organize workshops.
Chicago was chosen as an expansion city because of the high volume of requests from local organizations for TechGirlz curricula. CompTIA's base in suburban Downers Grove was "the icing on the cake," Rossman said.
"What we're trying to do is raise awareness of how girls can participate in the innovation economy," Rossman said.
Though data from the National Science Foundation indicates that women are increasingly studying and working in STEM fields, they remain underrepresented in science and engineering positions throughout the country.
Science and engineering industries in the U.S. have disproportionately low levels of female employees. (Courtesy of the National Science Foundation)
"This isn't just a social good effort of creating more gender equality within this piece of industry. The fact of the matter is, is if we don't solve this issue we'll have a labor shortage," Rossman said.
The United States Department of Labor found that the virtual marketplace will have a major influence over the next generation, and that it will lead to a significant increase in employment opportunities in the tech industry.
Eric Larson, a senior director at IT Future Labs, Creating IT Futures and a facilitator of CompTIA's partnership with TechGirlz, agreed that the technology industry is at risk of facing less supply than its employment opportunities may demand.
"If we don't create more talent, we're not going to be able to run businesses," Larson said. "Everyone needs to support these programs that are actually engaging young people in an elementary but significant way."
TechGirlz hopes that with its expansion, it will be able to breed the next generation of technological innovators.
Report: Chicago Jumps in Technology Innovation Rankings
March 21: Chicago made significant strides as a technology innovation hub in the eyes of industry leaders over the last year, according to a new report. Why the jump?
Stevenson Students 'Leading the Way' in STEM Program
Jan. 27: About 1,300 high school students completed Project Lead The Way's college- and career-readiness credentialing program last year. More than 60 of those came from Stevenson High School – the highest total for any individual high school in the country.
STEM Summer Camp Opens Minds, Broadens Opportunities for Young Girls
Sep. 1, 2016: With girls and women seriously underrepresented in fields involving computer science, we visit a computer camp that is aiming to change that at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
White House Releases Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence Technology
Facebook Again Refuses to Ban Political Ads, Even False Ones
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AI Technology Used to Detect Strokes at Chicago-Area Hospital
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How genetic and environmental variance in personality traits shift across the life span: Evidence from a cross-national twin study
Christian Kandler, Denis Bratko, Ana Butkovic, Tena Vukasovic Hlupic, Joshua M. Tybur, Laura W. Wesseldijk, Reinout E. de Vries, Patrick Jern, Gary J. Lewis
Decades of research have shown that about half of individual differences in personality traits is heritable. Recent studies have reported that heritability is not fixed, but instead decreases across the life span. However, findings are inconsistent and it is yet unclear whether these trends are because of a waning importance of heritable tendencies, attributable to cumulative experiential influences with age, or because of nonlinear patterns suggesting Gene × Environment interplay. We combined four twin samples (N = 7,026) from Croatia, Finland, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and we examined age trends in genetic and environmental variance in the six HEXACO personality traits: Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness. The cross-national sample ranges in age from 14 to 90 years, allowing analyses of linear and nonlinear age differences in genetic and environmental components of trait variance, after controlling for gender and national differences. The amount of genetic variance in Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Openness followed a reversed U-shaped pattern across age, showed a declining trend for Honesty-Humility and Conscientiousness, and was stable for Emotionality. For most traits, findings provided evidence for an increasing relative importance of life experiences contributing to personality differences across the life span. The findings are discussed against the background of Gene × Environment transactions and interactions.
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Abby Curnutte singled to center field; Rachel Black advanced to second.
Victoria Toetz singled through the right side, RBI; Abby Curnutte advanced to second; Rachel Black scored, unearned.
Liz Getz singled to pitcher, bunt.
Liz Getz stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c, scored on a throwing error by 2b.
Kaylyn Linder reached first on a fielding error by 3b.
Lauren Godden reached first on a throwing error by ss; Kaylyn Linder advanced to third.
Becca St. Germain reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Lauren Godden out at second p to ss; Kaylyn Linder scored, unearned.
Devin Pieper to p for Julia Bork.
Katy Baumgartner singled to left center.
Briana Gibson walked; Katy Baumgartner advanced to second.
Lauren Buelow walked; Briana Gibson advanced to second; Katy Baumgartner advanced to third.
EFreeland walked, RBI; Lauren Buelow advanced to second; Briana Gibson advanced to third; Katy Baumgartner scored.
Missy Lee singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; EFreeland advanced to third; Lauren Buelow scored; Briana Gibson scored.
Missy Lee advanced to third; EFreeland scored on a wild pitch.
Rachel Black singled to third base, RBI; Missy Lee scored.
Katy Baumgartner doubled to right field.
Becca St. Germain singled to left field, out at second lf to 1b to 2b, RBI; Kaylyn Linder scored.
Abby Curnutte singled to right field.
Lauren Buelow advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Rachel Black singled through the left side; Missy Lee advanced to second; Lauren Buelow advanced to third.
Victoria Toetz doubled to left field, 2 RBI; Rachel Black advanced to third; Missy Lee scored; Lauren Buelow scored.
Lauren Godden singled to center field.
Becca St. Germain singled to left field; Mina Shaw advanced to second.
Bekka Roberts flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI; Mina Shaw scored, unearned.
Breanna DeYoung pinch hit for Sarah Beischer.


Last night I saw a respected security professional I follow on Twitter mention the Brave web browser, and how good he thought the mobile version is. Brave was started by the Mozilla Project co-founder Brandon Eich, and is based on Chromium, the open-source base that Google Chrome is constructed upon.
…a single browser may now require two different DRM plugins to play all DRM content. These plugins have their own security issues, but unlike with the Flash vulnerabilities, security researchers are banned from looking for them, due to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). That means malicious hackers, who already engage in other criminal activities, may freely take advantage of all the vulnerabilities they find in these DRM plugins before companies discover them on their own.
In short, because of the closed nature of the DMCA, we end users are at risk unnecessarily, and we will soon have no ability to disable this plugin should we wish to do so.
Brave offers a browser that works on all platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux) and on mobile. It blocks ads by default, blocks malware, and is lean and fast. Putting user privacy and security at the forefront, along with speed, this thing is a powerhouse as it forces https on websites and prevents malware-serving advertisement networks from invading your workspace.
Brave intends to keep 15% of ad revenue for itself, pay content publishers 55%, ad partners 15% and also give 15% to the browser users, who can in turn donate to bloggers and other providers of web content through micropayments.
I have yet to figure out how or if that will work, exactly, and it doesn't seem to be fully impemented in the browser yet, but it seems like a great way to solve the elephant-in-the-room problem the Internet faces today: how to earn money and keep users safe at the same time, so that they don't need to run ad blockers and anti-tracking plugins?
Stay tuned for more info as I learn it, and as I figure out Brave.
These are some notes I find myself referring back to as I work through my studies for the OSCP exam. As I develop more of these, I'll continue to post them here on my blog so that others might find them useful.
Use Kali Linux for all the following instructions.
In my efforts to self-study in preparation for the OSCP certification later this year, I've been going through some of the intentionally vulnerable Virtual Machines (VMs) on vulnhub.com to sharpen and broaden my penetration testing and hacking skills. Among others I've completed, the Kioptrix series of VMs is allegedly similar to what you see in the actual OSCP test, so I've been going through them in order.
Part of completing the OSCP is providing a write-up of your hacking adventures to explain how and what you did to hack a server, so I figured I better start now. Other folks do similar write-ups on the VMs on vulnub.com, and I'll see if they will add this to Kioptrix 1.3 page soon.
Hopefully, someone will find this useful either way.
It should be noted that this VM was known to have at least two possible paths to getting root on the system, and this writeup outline just one.
On my local network, this VM turned up with the IP address of 192.168.0.110.
No basic SQL injection working from any initial attempts.
Nothing in the source code of note. Some other basic manual fuzzing and poking around didn't reveal much either.
+ PHP/5.2.4-2ubuntu5.6 appears to be outdated (current is at least 5.6.9). PHP 5.5.25 and 5.4.41 are also current.
+ Apache/2.2.8 appears to be outdated (current is at least Apache/2.4.12). Apache 2.0.65 (final release) and 2.2.29 are also current.
Both of those directories contained a file (robert.php and john.php) that, when clicked, would just redirect you back to the main login page.
I also ran DIRSEARCH, a python tool that also works well for finding directories and files.
I ran acccheck on the 'robert' user with the big.txt pw list, to no avail. Can circle back to try the other usernames if needed.
This was found during discover with dirsearch, and it appears to be a short MySQL dump file. Since other avenues were turning out to be fruitless, I thought I'd give this a closer look.
Immediately, the first thing to note is that there's a username and password shown in the dump file.
Let's try it on the HTML login form at http://192.168.0.110/index.php?. No luck!
I thought maybe that was a default password, so I tested it on the other known users as well (robert, root, loneferret), but still no luck.
Perhaps it'd work with SSH or SMB?
The file at least led me to believe MySQL was in place, so perhaps some more SQLi exploration would help.
That took me to the User Admin Panel and showed the actual password.
That seemed kinda easy. But this is when things got hard, actually.
I logged out and confirmed that the password worked. It logged me back into that same page. But what good is that? Let's try SSH again!
I was warned about trying to cd into the root directory, and getting kicked out if I tried again.
lpath is the same as pwd.
Bummer. How about getting around now that we know it is possible to simply re-log via SSH if you get kicked out? No luck.
Must break out of the restricted "LigGoat" shell. To the Google!
Finally, a useful shell. Well, more useful. It still seems to be a basic user account with no real privileges. So where to next? MySQL exists and can be leveraged to take over a box under the right circumstances, so before exploring other vectors, I decided to start with it.
The necessary lib file was already at /usr/lib/lib_mysqludf_sys.so which meant I didn't need to grab it from sqlmap and upload it to the system.
Modifying those instructions a little, there was no need to compile a c script (which I was unable to do as user 'john' anyway.
It should drop you into a root shell!
"We may have MySQL root access but not system root access for a number of reasons including having a shell account on the target whilst MySQL's root user has been left unpassworded by default, or alternatively gaining access via SQL injection through a web application connecting to the database as root, which is something I see far too often."
The necessary lib file was already at /usr/lib/lib_mysqludf_sys.so which meant I didn't need to grab it from sqlmap and upload it to the system.
Modifying those instructions a little, there was no need to compile a c script that changes users.
Technology is not all about gaming and data. Technology can be used to improve economics and even health. Paralysis is a devastating by-product of spinal cord injuries. It means that the victim will have limited movement in some parts of their body. Scientists are currently trying to use brain implants to restore movement to these people.
Neuroscientists in France are behind this life-changing innovation. Whilst it could still be years before it's complete, there have been promising developments. Testing has been carried out on animals. A recording device is installed beneath the skull and a pad of electrodes are put around the spinal cord. The two are joined by a wireless connection. What this achieves, in theory, is a system that translates the animals intent to move into an electrical stimulation in the spine. So brain and body are once again working in harmony.
This was starting to become a big trend last year, and it's popularity shows no signs of slowing down. Voice search technology allows the user to speak to their phones and instantly receive answers to questions, schedule dates in diaries, and even turn the heating off at home. This technology is set to be introduced to more areas of our lives than ever before. Forget asking your phone the weather, it could be useful in our homes and workplaces too.
Virtual reality technology was big news last year and continues to be this year. VR can come in the form of headsets for gaming, immersing you in a virtual world. The latest in VR tech is virtual reality retail, a new three-dimensional environment for users to explore.
Artificial intelligence is always big news and 2017 is no different. This year we can expect to seem some impressive leaps forward as investment into this kind of tech rises. Autonomous machines are the big new development, vehicles which drive themselves. Businesses will start using machine intelligence to gain insights into better services for customers.
Solar panels were the tech of choice for eco-conscious consumers. Years after they were first released, these panels still aren't up to the job. A new solar device promises to succeed where solar panels failed. Scientists are working on a new kind of solar energy device. It will work by transforming heat into beams of light. In theory, this will be cheaper than solar panels and harness far more of the sun's energy. Turning sunlight into heat and then back into light, is the general idea. This could increase efficiency and provide cheap and continuous energy.


He had thought he was doing a good and noble thing when he started telling the FBI about the guns and the land mines and the rocket-launchers - all of them being sold for cash, no receipts necessary, he said. He told a federal agent the buyers were Iraqi insurgents, American soldiers, State Department workers, and Iraqi embassy and ministry employees.
"It was a Wal-Mart (nyse: WMT - news - people ) for guns," he says. "It was all illegal and everyone knew it."
So Vance says he blew the whistle, supplying photos and documents and other intelligence to an FBI agent in his hometown of Chicago because he didn't know whom to trust in Iraq.
For his trouble, he says, he got 97 days in Camp Cropper, an American military prison outside Baghdad that once held Saddam Hussein, and he was classified a security detainee.
"If you do it, you will be destroyed," said William Weaver, professor of political science at the University of Texas-El Paso and senior advisor to the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition.
"Reconstruction is so rife with corruption. Sometimes people ask me, `Should I do this?' And my answer is no. If they're married, they'll lose their family. They will lose their jobs. They will lose everything," Weaver said.
They have been fired or demoted, shunned by colleagues, and denied government support in whistleblower lawsuits filed against contracting firms.
"It's heartbreaking," Daley said. "There is an even greater need for whistleblowers now. But they are made into public martyrs. It's a disgrace. Their lives get ruined."
Bunnatine "Bunny" Greenhouse knows this only too well. As the highest-ranking civilian contracting officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, she testified before a congressional committee in 2005 that she found widespread fraud in multibillion-dollar rebuilding contracts awarded to former Halliburton (nyse: HAL - news - people ) subsidiary KBR (nyse: KBR - news - people ).
Soon after, Greenhouse was demoted. She now sits in a tiny cubicle in a different department with very little to do and no decision-making authority, at the end of an otherwise exemplary 20-year career.
People she has known for years no longer speak to her.
"It's just amazing how we say we want to remove fraud from our government, then we gag people who are just trying to stand up and do the right thing," she says.
In her demotion, her supervisors said she was performing poorly. "They just wanted to get rid of me," she says softly. The Army Corps of Engineers denies her claims.
"You just don't have happy endings," said Weaver. "She was a wonderful example of a federal employee. They just completely creamed her. In the end, no one followed up, no one cared."
But Greenhouse regrets nothing. "I have the courage to say what needs to be said. I paid the price," she says.
Then there is Robert Isakson, who filed a whistleblower suit against contractor Custer Battles in 2004, alleging the company - with which he was briefly associated - bilked the U.S. government out of tens of millions of dollars by filing fake invoices and padding other bills for reconstruction work.
He and his co-plaintiff, William Baldwin, a former employee fired by the firm, doggedly pursued the suit for two years, gathering evidence on their own and flying overseas to obtain more information from witnesses. Eventually, a federal jury agreed with them and awarded a $10 million judgment against the now-defunct firm, which had denied all wrongdoing.
It was the first civil verdict for Iraq reconstruction fraud.
But in 2006, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III overturned the jury award. He said Isakson and Baldwin failed to prove that the Coalition Provisional Authority, the U.S.-backed occupier of Iraq for 14 months, was part of the U.S. government.
Not a single Iraq whistleblower suit has gone to trial since.
"It's a sad, heartbreaking comment on the system," said Isakson, a former FBI agent who owns an international contracting company based in Alabama. "I tried to help the government, and the government didn't seem to care."
One way to blow the whistle is to file a "qui tam" lawsuit (taken from the Latin phrase "he who sues for the king, as well as for himself") under the federal False Claims Act.
Signed by Abraham Lincoln in response to military contractors selling defective products to the Union Army, the act allows private citizens to sue on the government's behalf.
The government has the option to sign on, with all plaintiffs receiving a percentage of monetary damages, which are tripled in these suits.
It can be a straightforward and effective way to recoup federal funds lost to fraud. In the past, the Justice Department has joined several such cases and won. They included instances of Medicare and Medicaid overbilling, and padded invoices from domestic contractors.
But the government has not joined a single quit tam suit alleging Iraq reconstruction abuse, estimated in the tens of millions. At least a dozen have been filed since 2004.
"It taints these cases," said attorney Alan Grayson, who filed the Custer Battles suit and several others like it. "If the government won't sign on, then it can't be a very good case - that's the effect it has on judges."
Most of the lawsuits are brought by former employees of giant firms. Some plaintiffs have testified before members of Congress, providing examples of fraud they say they witnessed and the retaliation they experienced after speaking up.
Julie McBride testified last year that as a "morale, welfare and recreation coordinator" at Camp Fallujah, she saw KBR exaggerate costs by double- and triple-counting the number of soldiers who used recreational facilities.
She also said the company took supplies destined for a Super Bowl party for U.S. troops and instead used them to stage a celebration for themselves.
"After I voiced my concerns about what I believed to be accounting fraud, Halliburton placed me under guard and kept me in seclusion," she told the committee. "My property was searched, and I was specifically told that I was not allowed to speak to any member of the U.S. military. I remained under guard until I was flown out of the country."
Halliburton and KBR denied her testimony.
She also has filed a whistleblower suit. The Justice Department has said it would not join the action. But last month, a federal judge refused a motion by KBR to dismiss the lawsuit.
Donald Vance, the contractor and Navy veteran detained in Iraq after he blew the whistle on his company's weapons sales, says he has stopped talking to the federal government.
Navy Capt. John Fleming, a spokesman for U.S. detention operations in Iraq, confirmed the detentions but said he could provide no further details because of the lawsuit.
According to their suit, Vance and Ertel gathered photographs and documents, which Vance fed to Chicago FBI agent Travis Carlisle for six months beginning in October 2005. Carlisle, reached by phone at Chicago's FBI field office, declined comment. An agency spokesman also would not comment.
The Iraqi company has since disbanded, according the suit.
Vance said things went terribly wrong in April 2006, when he and Ertel were stripped of their security passes and confined to the company compound.
Panicking, Vance said, he called the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, where hostage experts got on the phone and told him "you're about to be kidnapped. Lock yourself in a room with all the weapons you can get your hands on.'"
The military sent a Special Forces team to rescue them, Vance said, and the two men showed the soldiers where the weapons caches were stored. At the embassy, the men were debriefed and allowed to sleep for a few hours. "I thought I was among friends," Vance said.
The men said they were cuffed and hooded and driven to Camp Cropper, where Vance was held for nearly three months and his colleague for a little more than a month. Eventually, their jailers said they were being held as security internees because their employer was suspected of selling weapons to terrorists and insurgents, the lawsuit said.
The prisoners said they repeatedly told interrogators to contact Carlisle in Chicago. "One set of interrogators told us that Travis Carlisle doesn't exist. Then some others would say, 'He says he doesn't know who you are,'" Vance said.
Released first was Ertel, who has returned to work in Iraq for a different company. Vance said he has never learned why he was held longer. His own interrogations, he said, seemed focused on why he reported his information to someone outside Iraq.
And then one day, without explanation, he was released.
"They drove me to Baghdad International Airport and dumped me," he said.
When he got home, he decided to never call the FBI again. He called a lawyer, instead.
"There's an unspoken rule in Baghdad," he said. "Don't snitch on people and don't burn bridges."
For doing both, Vance said, he paid with 97 days of his life.


The natural beauty of Indian women is admired all around the world. The rich Indian culture provides so much to accentuate the sublimity. The traditional Indian wear is one such element that is a central part of our culture and an important component of the wardrobe. Sarees, ghagras, lehengas, and lady's Punjabi suits have gained global attention and respect. Women all around the world love to adorn Indian dresses with panache and flair.
Among other kinds of Indian wear, one of the most loved and admired ethnic wear is Salwar Suits. It holds a special place in our closet and every Indian woman owns at least one for all occasions. Their love affair with this outfit is eternal, for it is one of the most versatile, functional and comfortable Indian wears. It is perfect for all occasions as well as all age groups. In addition, there is a huge variety of styles to opt from. There is something for every body type. If selected carefully, this dress has the ability to enhance your charm and make you look slim and gorgeous. If you are planning to buy Punjabi suits, then you must first consider a few points to decide which type of Punjabi suit is best for your body type.
Anyone who is shorter and smaller than the average is considered petite. You are the envy of many. Hence, there is so much to experiment with and you don't need to worry about going overboard with the designs, prints, embroideries and more. For you must add volume to your frame by choosing thick fabrics and voluminous bottoms like Patiala salwars, shararas, and Palazzos. However, try and avoid ill-fitted Anarkali gown because it may dwarf your frame completely.
By traditional standards, hourglass body type is considered perfect. Women with such a body type have a shapely and proportionate body with the curves at the right place. It is the most desirous shape. A woman with hourglass figure has well-defined hips and bust almost similar in proportion and smaller waist. Their legs are tall and slender and most of the silhouettes look flattering on this body type. Since there is nothing to hide, you must stay away from loose and oversized salwar kameez that can make you look bigger and conceal the perfections. You can flaunt your flawless figure with panache in well-fitted Anarkali salwar suits and trendy Punjabi suits.
Buying Punjabi suits online or from your best boutique can be a tricky task if you are not aware of what suits your body type. Pear-shaped ladies are the ones who have heavier bottoms and smaller upper body. Any dress that will enhance the upper body and create a perfect proportion with your lower body is the one for you. You must choose anything that will take the attention away from the lower body. Indian women are commonly pear-shaped. Patiala salwar kameez with flared bottom and tight ankles and short and fitted kurti is the best type of Punjabi suits for you. Heavy embroideries and rich embellishments around the neckline is perfect for you. Furthermore, you can opt for a short jacket or a bolero with vibrant colors or intricate designs to complete your look.
These ladies are the complete opposite to pear-shaped damsels. They are heavy on top and smaller blow. They are broader at their shoulders and wider at their waistline. Your objective here is to highlight your beautifully shaped legs and take away the attention from your heavy bust. Thick and lustrous fabrics like silk and cotton are recommended for you. As for the designs, keep it minimal at the upper part of your body. Darker shades combined with smaller prints are advised for you. Straight Churidars with flowy tunics or typical Punjabi suit designs are perfect to enhance your natural beauty with grace and elegance.
Women with this body type are slender and slim. There may not be defined curves, but they have a well-toned athletic body without any flaws. Any weight gain may not even be evident on such a body type and they look great in almost all types of clothing. Young girls in their teenage years usually have a rectangular shaped frame. For women with this shape, you can opt from floor length Anarkalis to short tunics to pair with baggy salwars, palazzos, and even trousers. At the same time, you can buy Punjabi suits that will give the illusion of a curvaceous body. The latest trends of ruffles and frills are your thing to flaunt.
Ramp models and tall women commonly have this body type. These women have the slender torso and wider hips. They are tall and curvaceous at the bottom. They are much smaller than hourglass figure women. This shape is quite desirable and takes a lot of effort to achieve. Women with this shape can buy Punjabi suits with straight cut or anything that will add volume at the upper body. Heavy embroideries on the torso and empire line and well fitted long jackets look great on this figure. Long gown style salwar kameez are also other options for this body type.
Now that you know what will be flattering for your body type, you have come close to looking your gorgeous self. We often underestimate style and body shape when selecting ethnic wear. However, it is a major deal breaker. A dress that is designed to fit you and complement your body shape, can bring out the goddess in you and enhance your feminine allure by several notches. So, don't shy away from picking the perfect and your best Punjabi suit for the upcoming big event.


Just as the Colle Delle Finestre, the highest mountain in this year's Giro, turned to dirt, Chris Froome attacked a peloton which had already been neutered by the Sky train. From over 80km out, and with a defecit of 3:22 from the Maglia Rosa, this seemed like a simple face saving exercise. When Simon Yates broke at the Finestre's base, it seemed like a podium position would be within reach for Froome.
Tom Dumoulin looked sure of a second GC win in this year's Giro as Yates dropped back. After all, he had a 2:15 lead over Domenico Pozzovivo, his closest rival, and a 2:56 lead over Froome. However, over the next 80 kilometres, Froome's solo ride to victory would put him at the head of the race, with a 40 second advantage and just one mountain stage to go.
On its own, a performance of this magnitude would raise eyebrows. When viewed in the context of Froome's ongoing doping sanctions, it went as far as causing offence among many who follow cycling closely.
Based on my Twitter feed, it appears that barring a few small hamlets in England the entire world is in Dumoulin's corner right now. And that's the great shame of his controversy: Once again, fans are forced to question great racing because they (rightfully) question the racer.
During the 2017 Vuelta a España, Chris Froome failed a drugs test for Salbutamol, an asthma medicine. Both his A and B samples were found to be more than twice the allowed limit. Because this is a 'specified' substance, which is legal for use up to a certain amount, a failed dope test does not result in an immediate suspension.
Fast forward to May 2018, and the case is still ongoing. Chris Froome is lining up for and winning races. Other riders who have broken the same limit by lesser amounts have received suspensions, and the same for Froome would nullify the results of any of the races he's entered since. Including this Giro.
It's hard to criticise Froome for entering races. It's his job, and he's allowed to do it. For an alleged €1.5 million appearance fee, I'd be entering the Giro too. And if he's strong enough to win, why would he roll home in the bunch?
Don't hate the player, hate the game. The fact that the case has been allowed to go on for this long has created a farce, and further damaged the reputation of the sport where 'they're all on the gear anyway'.
In spite of all this, I was glued to the screen on Friday. I turned on the Giro for the Finestre, expecting fireworks as the climb turned to gravel. It was exciting, and I was entertained. And that's not wrong. Guess what? I also like watching the video of Lance and Pantani duking it out. Anyone who says it wasn't a spectacle for the ages is blinded by their own righteousness. However, that doesn't mean it was right. In a Giro bookended by controversy, with a start in West Jerusalem, it seems that pro cycling's first grand tour of the year has done a huge amount of damage to the sport. Was it worth the news stories?


Location: the Restored Barn is situated in a splendid 18th century mansion, called Le Muricce, with typical Sienese architecture. Le Muricce's position is ideal because one reaches the Chianti region in a few minutes or can enjoy the culture and convenience of the city of Siena (6 km away). The mansion is surrounded by a garden with oak-trees, linden-trees, cypresses and a terrace full of many mediterranean plants, where one can relax and have a pleasant stay outside. The swimming-pool is 6m x12 m and is situated on a paved terrace with pergola, table, chairs, deckchairs and sunbeds. From the terrace there is an excellent view of the hills including, woods and fields. The estate is situated at an altitude of 350 m above sea level. The climate is usually full of sunshine with a light breeze.
Description: this ground floor flat has an entrance with three large glass doors. The main living area has an open fireplace and is divided into a sitting room and a large kitchen. Dining table,wicker armchairs. Sofa bed for two persons. From this room there is access to the bedroom which also has a large glass door. The bathroom has an enclosed shower and is covered with a travetin stone. In the veranda with pergola there is a dining table with benchs. Garden chairs, barbecue available.
Services: well equipped kitchen, Refrigerator with freezer, Electrical oven with four gas rings, Dish-washer, Microwaves. Individual heating with thermostat. Two portable fans. Internet wireless broadband. Laundry with washing-machine, drying rack, soaps for cleaning. Outside: table and chairs in the pergola, bbq. At the swimming pool: pergola, table, chairs, deckchairs, outdoor shower. Private parking inside the property. The swimming-pool is for the exclusive use for the guests of the 3 rentals apartments which are in the Muricce country house.
Distances: "Le Muricce" is ideal for country-holidays because of its excellent location. Siena is only 6 km away, Florence is 55 km away, San Gimignano is 40 km away, and Castellina in Chianti is 15 km away. The entry to the highway to Florence is at a distance of 5 km. There is also a bus stop 200m away, which can bring you to the centre of Siena. The next village is "Quercegrossa" at 3 km away with 2 supermarkets, bars, pizzeria and restaurants. Pharmacy, bank, post office. The nearest airports are Pisa (1,5 hours) and Florence (1 hour). Siena's Train Station is 5 km from the mansion.


When traveling overseas, one must always take into account cheap and better international travel insurance coverage. Travel insurance policies now become essential when travelling. A lot of insurance companies and travel businesses have coincided in order to ensure they offer the clients with the excellent service they actually deserve. There have been a lot of packages that work together with the booking of trips. Many travel insurance provider can searched offline and online, through a visit online or offline a famous travel company or insurance industry.Several insurance coverage terms are accessible for different industries.
Being knowledgeable of availability of the best offers is one better way to begin a deal. Abroad tour is an adventurous hazard which could leave to quite a lot of uncertain situations too. Different countries have different societies and even their medical services are fairly different from each other. A tourist may have a medical coverage however having one does not give surety that the global medical requirements will be covered.
Apart from these, essentially, two basic reasons why an individual must get cheap globally travelling insurance is the truth that sometimes, a tour is delayed or it is cancelled. When this occurs, the travel insurance coverage can take care of costs to be incurred. Inexpensive travel insurance international is necessary for security. It will also offer the customer the calmness she or he deserves when on the tour. International travel coverage is a must have for each traveler. A best plan covers the legal assistance, curtailment, delayed departure, baggage loss, medical transportation cost, trip cancellation or even abroad funeral expenses. But, lack of care will not looked out by the insurance company. The insurance can be approved upon the moment of booking the tour.
Most travel companies provide cheap worldwide insurance packages. These coverage packages are based on your wants and requirements. The travel is so always the in command. You are the one in charge of selecting the ideal coverage to suit your travel.
There are also several travel companies online which offer details that are always very easy to understand and provide quotes that are within your financial plan. Having inexpensive online travel coverage can make you happy without all the doubts of unforeseen expenses. Many of them also provide a free and quick quote for you to know what kind of insurance plan you are most likely to gain.


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Oxidation characteristics of Ti3AlC2, Ti3SiC2 and Ti2AlC
MAX phases display a unique combination of characteristics of both metals and ceramics, and unusual mechanical, electrical and thermal properties. In this chapter, the oxidation characteristics of Ti3 AlC2, Ti3 SiC2 and Ti2 AlC over the temperature range 500-1400 oC were studied by synchrotron radiation diffraction, neutron diffraction, secondary-ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments, which provided elemental and phase compositional depth profi les over this range as well as evidence of glassy phase formation. Evidence for the outward diffusion of Al or Si during oxidation was shown for the fi rst time by the complementary SIMS and NMR results, suggesting amorphous Al or Si at low temperature oxidation, which is vital for strong adherent oxide scales during oxidation. During oxidation, anatase formed at 500 oC, which transformed to rutile at 600 oC and was completed by 900 oC. The crystalline phase α -Al2 O3 was detected at 900 oC in Ti3 AlC2 or Ti2 AlC. Tridymite and cristobalite were detected at 1000 and 1350 oC respectively in Ti3 SiC2. © 2012 Woodhead Publishing Limited.
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Pang, W. K., Oo, Z., Hanna, J. V., & Low, I. M. (2012). Oxidation characteristics of Ti3AlC2, Ti3SiC2 and Ti2AlC. In Phases (pp. 289-322). doi:10.1533/9780857096012


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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Commodity price reporting agency S&P Global Platts is canvassing reforms to its dated Brent crude oil price assessment that would include delivered shipments to Rotterdam in a bid to reflect changes to global crude oil flows.
Platts' dated Brent crude price assessment is a key benchmark in global oil markets, underpinning many refined fuel products and also financial crude oil futures contracts.
However, falling North Sea crude oil output, including at the Brent field, has forced Platts to add other crudes into its price assessments.
This is the first time the company will factor in crude oil being offered on a delivered basis to determine the value of its free-on-board dated Brent crude oil benchmark, Platts' global head of energy pricing told reporters on Monday.
"Against the backdrop of changing global crude oil flows where we see more crude being delivered across the Atlantic basin from different locations including the U.S. and the falling production of North Sea crude itself, the time is right to put forward specific, detailed and timely proposals for changes like this," Dave Ernsberger said.
In its latest proposal, Platts suggested including North Sea crude on a Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) basis into Rotterdam.
This could more than double the total volume of crude oil underpinning the dated Brent assessment from the roughly 1 million barrels-per-day currently, Ernsberger said.
"The potential for those same barrels to be offered again on a CIF basis is what potentially more than doubles the volume reflected in the dated Brent benchmark," he said on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore.
Platts is also consulting with the industry to add similar streams of sweet crude oil to its dated Brent benchmark.
"Platts is seeking feedback on the possible inclusion into the Dated Brent CIF Rotterdam assessment of grades like Statfjord, Gullfaks, CPC Blend, WTI Midland, Qua Iboe and Forcados," the company said in a statement.
It is also seeking feedback on the relevance of other sources of light sweet crude oil delivered into North West Europe.
Platts is inviting feedback to proposals by Dec. 10.
The company will most likely introduce the two changes separately, Ernsberger said.
Reporting by Jessica Jaganathan and Florence Tan; Writing by Henning Gloystein; Editing by Richard Pullin and Manolo Serapio Jr.


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DURHAM, N.C. -- The wound that ultimately killed a Neandertal man between 50,000 and 75,000 years was most likely caused by a thrown spear, the kind modern humans used but Neandertals did not, according to Duke University-led research.
No surprise there. I'd wager you will find the same type of injury on a "modern human" skeleton from the same period. Why would we expect any better behavior from them than we do from ourselves.
Could be he was in the wrong hood.
It's no surprise, is it? How many thousands of years did they live in the same areas?
I've heard this same theory a LONG time ago.. odd, I thought this was common knowledge?


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The Bulldog Bash was an annual motorcycle rally, with a reported attendance of 50,000 people in 2007. It was held over a weekend in mid-August, at the former Shakespeare County Raceway, situated outside of Stratford-upon-Avon in England. The last event was in 2017, as the planned 2018 weekend was cancelled due to the venue being sold for housing development.

History
The event started as a small gathering organised by the Hells Angels motorcycle club for bikers. Since 1987, the event grew to one of the largest motorcycle festivals in Europe, with a record 50,000 people reported to have attended in 2007.

It is believed that the popularity of the event was due to the organisers' philosophy of hosting a festival that meets all the criteria of their own 'perfect party', organised by bikers, for bikers.

The festival was hosted at the Shakespeare County Raceway in the village of Long Marston, Warwickshire, England since 1987, and always occurred in mid-August. Since its inception, it has followed largely the same format (though expanded for larger crowds and included bigger name bands): providing entertainment aimed at the motorcycle riding fraternity, including live rock music, beer tents, motorcycle racing, drag racing and stunt riding demonstrations. Adult entertainment traditionally featured high on the bill, including a wet T-shirt contest, erotic dance shows and a topless bike wash.

The event was held over four days, with gates opening on Thursday, running through until Sunday.

In April 2013 it was announced that the 2013 event had been cancelled.
The event returned in 2014 and for 2015.

Comparable events in the USA, on a much larger scale, are Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Daytona Beach Bike Week.

Security and crime
Despite the general public's association of violence and crime with the Hells Angels, the Bulldog Bash had a consistent record of causing the Warwickshire Police little trouble, compared to other events of this scale.

There were no police patrols at the site, and no personal searches conducted by police. The Hells Angels maintained security inside the festival grounds themselves.

Inspector Dave Patterson from the Warwickshire Police is quoted to have said about the 2006 event: "There was just four crimes reported on site and only three arrests during the four-day event. Although traffic to and from the Long Marston site was greater than normal, the traffic plan worked well."

The four crimes recorded on the Police Media Portal were all related to theft.

Charities
The Hells Angels's Bulldog Bash 2015 raised £750 for the Coventry and Warwickshire Living Well with Dementia Partnership charity.

References

Further reading
"Warwickshire Police have pledged to continue trying to stop an annual event organised by the Hells Angels, despite it passing off peacefully.", BBC 10 August 2009
"Police apply for Bulldog review", BBC 25 June 2009
"Police in Bulldog Bash objection". BBC 30 April 2008
Newbigging, Chris "Full highlights from Bulldog Bash". MCN August 2007.
Langley, Tess "Bulldog Bash revs up". BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Features
Sturcke, James "The ordinary lives of Hells Angels' bikers". The Guardian  13 August 2007
Harkness, Timandra "Angels". The Telegraph 4 September 2004
BBC. "Music and machines at the bash", BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Features
King, Rich. "Bulldog Bash 2003", American-V, August 2003.
Rainey, Joy. "Grab some leathers and 'run what ya brung'". The Telegraph 20 October 2002
King, Rich. "Bulldog Bash 2002", American-V, August 2002.

Hells Angels
Motorcycle rallies in the United Kingdom

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Despite living in LA, I will not be attending the Emmys this weekend. I'm guessing my invitation got lost in the mail, but my multiple calls to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences have not been returned. I can't be sure, but I have a hunch that Jimmy Fallon is at least partly to blame for this.
This means that, instead of walking the red carpet with Lea Michele and Snookie, I'll be sitting at home eating Yogurtland and calling my mom every few minutes to talk about how insufferably lame Jimmy Fallon is. So, not quite as glamorous an evening as I had planned.
Chairman Kaga uses his Emmys as a bell pepper holder.
Barbie pink and sparkly. I don't care what my dress looks like, I don't care what E!'s Fashion Police will say about me the next day. These are the most reasonably priced Louboutins I could find, and they're everything one could ever want in a shoe.
Silver. Shiny. Would probably look good peeking out of a longer dress.
If, on Sunday morning, I woke up and looked like Blake Lively, these are what I would wear.
God I love these shoes. I know they're really similar to the ankylosaur shoe, but these aren't spikey – they're just pretty. I want to wear them to sleep at night, just so I can be awoken the next morning by the glints of sunlight reflecting off the metal studs.
The blog hit 900 fans on Facebook today – thanks for reading, guys! And hi to everyone who's found this blog from Gaia online. Thanks for your support! Hope you all have a good weekend.
And if you got an invite to the Emmys, let me know what you wore (or what you would have worn, if Jimmy Fallon hadn't sabotaged your invites, too).
it will signify they only repay $12,000 (60% with the debt principal).


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Q: JSON to html STYLED table We can convert a set of JSON data to html table by below code:
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The html table is:

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A working example at: http://jsfiddle.net/AHv6c/ (source jquery code to display json response to a html table using append)
My problem is when some of the rows columns could have their own style class.
So I want to change some of the the table  to  . Can you please let me know how should I change the java script to read the corresponding class from th and assign it to relevant columns (s).
Then the generated table should be something like:

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By the way do you know better approach?

A: You may try something like http://www.jqversion.com/#!/Mdi8Kla
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A: $("td:eq(0)", tr).addClass("sampleStyle");

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Stella Emmett
Two summers ago, Stella Kortchmar started making Admirer. Kortchmar and co-producer Mike Dvorscak knew they wanted to make a full-length electronic pop record, a collection of songs tied to the better parts of the warmer months. Between Albany and White Plains, New York, the duo spent the long summer days writing, recording, and polishing the LP while following a recipe: Build the songs up, strip them back down, add extra ingredients (harmonies, synth pads, collegiate samples) with ease and purpose. Most importantly, indulge in the collaborative nature of it all. The outcome is a tiered cake, nuanced, layered, and light — familiar in structure and unique in taste.
Admirer thrives on a relaxed kind of energy, the kind that kicks in from lounging around in the late afternoon and remembering you've got plans in a few hours. Optimism is dripping from every surface like cave stalactites during a heatwave: "DayDream" is for letting go of a fantasy when reality has caught up to it; "Out Of Town" is for holding on to a partner to escape problems at home. Silver linings are in high supply — you just have to listen for them.
Additionally, the recipe called for outside talent. In the words of Kortchmar, "When you're unsure of where a song is headed, the best thing to do is bring someone else in." Admirer features the varied stylings of indie pop summoner Half Waif, guitar mages Blue Ranger and Russel the Leaf, and Devoye, a jack-of-all-trades on the 1s and 2s. Just as the middle months colored the entire record, the guest musicians color the middle third of the album, right when Kortchmar and Dvorscak find their spot in the sunlight. The record closes out with "Haircut," a reserved goodbye and a reminder, ultimately, that you can always create your own warmth if the cold's not cutting it.
Together Kortchmar and Dvorscak form the production duo "beachball" — of which Admirer is the first fully realized project.
(Photo Credit: Joseph Charles Viola)
Hear First: Stella Emmett's Admirer
By Stella Emmett | August 19, 2019
An album premiere, plus some thoughts from Emmett herself on admiring the world from your bedroom window.


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De vlag van Bergen werd op 14 oktober 1969 per raadsbesluit door de gemeenteraad van de Nederlands Limburgse gemeente Bergen vastgesteld. De vlag bestaat uit vijf banen van gelijke hoogte in de kleuren geel-blauw-rood-geel-blauw.

De vlag is gebaseerd op de kleuren van het toenmalige wapen van Bergen. Het geel en blauw komt van de vlakken in het wapen, het rood komt van de kleding van de drie heiligen (Dionysius en onderin Cosmas en Damianus) op het wapen.  De verdeling in twee keer geel en twee keer blauw met een keer rood is ook bedoeld om de drie heerlijkheden evenredig op de vlag te vertegenwoordigen.

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Bergen
Cultuur in Bergen (Limburg)


The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is arriving, and so are the cèpes. They may not look like much, if you've never eaten them, but they leave every other kind of mushroom in the shade. Truffles are nothing compared to cèpes. They are rich and meaty and I long for them all the rest of the year.
"My cèpes are 100% French," said my greengrocer at the marché this morning. His cèpes were also more than 28 euros the kilo, which is why you see only four in the bag. "I had to get there at four in the morning to get them. If you see cèpes at 13 euros the kilo," he said scornfully, "they are from the Ukraine."
That made me nervous for a reason he didn't know. I lived in Munich at the time of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown, and the rain carrying the Chernobyl dust happened to sweep over Sweden and then down across Germany before falling on Munich, where I was caught in it and drenched. A Bavarian radiologist, who had been riding a bicycle with his son when the rain fell, promptly sued the government, claiming we should have been warned about the rain. Being soaked in the rain, we had received the equivalent of several x-rays.
The Germans were alarmed and frightened by the disaster in the Ukraine. The whole country was turned upside down. Scientists tested meadows, markets and playgrounds with Geiger counters. Cows were forbidden to graze outside, people were told to stay indoors as much as possible, milk was banned, and all wooden playground equipment in the entire country was planed to remove the outer layer. Mushrooms were outlawed and berries were destroyed; newspapers reported that forest products, especially mushrooms, were highly contaminated with radioactive cesium-137 and strontium-90. The advice given about ordinary farm vegetables was to avoid salad and "Wash everything."
There was nothing but Chernobyl in the media for at least a month.
About a week after Chernobyl, I took the train to Paris. As I crossed the border into France, cows suddenly appeared in the fields, and little children were blithely playing in the playgrounds as if nothing had happened. I couldn't understand it until later, when I found out that France gets most of its electricity from nuclear power.
I would never buy Ukrainian cèpes. I try not to think too much about the French ones.
Cathy, notice that my guy said he had to get there at four in the morning to buy them himself! He often has things no one else in the marché has.


Education Week's special report on formative assessment offers good content for people both new to and well-versed in the concept of formative assessment. Of particular interest is the head-to-head comparison of assessment approaches, noted in the assessment category.
Also, check out two interesting articles seeking to clarify/defend now-popular topics that have been sometimes misunderstood: Carol Dweck's research on growth mindsets, and Clayton Christensen's theory of disruptive innovation. Both articles--under character and creativity--offer sound refreshers of the key ideas within those topics.
Lots more this week that's relevant: Brown University's $100M commitment to diversity, thoughts on fostering a culture of innovation, and more.
of assessments, such as summative or benchmark tests."
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OED 2015 Word Of The Year... Is Not A Word!
Innovation Culture v. Execution Culture: Can They Overlap?
In Person Lectures Shown To Be More Effective Than Video Lectures?


John Madden has over 30 years of experience in defending doctors and hospitals in cases of alleged medical negligence. He has handled matters on both the trial and appellate levels. John currently serves as leader of the firm's Medical Malpractice Defense practice group.
John also has extensive experience in representing businesses and individuals in a wide variety of commercial disputes. He regularly represents insurance companies regarding coverage issues as well as allegations of bad faith and unfair and deceptive trade practices. He also represents manufacturers and designers of drugs and medical devices.
Presenter, "Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit," East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, N.C.


The aromas of French Provence rosé wines were subject to in-depth gas chromatography and sensory analyses at the Research and Experimentation Center on Rosé Wine (Centre de Recherche et d'Expérimentation sur le Vin Rosé). The study has demonstrated the olfactive contribution of different volatile compounds of fermentative and varietal origins. Dearomatization and reconstitution of flavor has revealed the preponderant character of ethyl esters and higher alcohol acetates, which are simple to determine and are at the origin of the fruity and amylic notes of rosé wines. Moreover, the search for specific varietal compounds—well known in other types of wines—has made it possible to identify some key compounds of rosé wine flavor: two volatile thiols (3-mercaptohexanol and 3-mercaptohexyl acetate), two furanic compounds (furaneol and homofuraneol), and one C13 norisoprenoid (β-damascenone). These compounds have now been measured in most of the experiments conducted at the Center on Rosé Wine and are used as qualitative indicators in evaluation protocols for the exploitation of vines or for rosé winemaking techniques.


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Man shot by Sydney police, dies
The scene in Ingleside where a man was reportedly shot. Picture: Steve Tyson
18th Aug 2019 4:10 PM
A MAN has died as the result of a confrontation with police officers at a home on Sydney's northern beaches.
Police were called to a granny flat in Ingleside just after 9.35pm on Saturday on reports of a domestic-related incident.
A critical incident investigation has been launched following the death of a man on Sydney's northern beaches last night. https://t.co/ptOxkAOGNp
— NSW Police Force (@nswpolice) August 17, 2019
Officers attended a granny flat attached to a property on Mona Vale Rd and were allegedly confronted by a man armed with a shotgun.
He is said to have pointed the firearm at the officers and threatened them.
Police then shot the man in the leg.
The scene in Ingleside where a 53-year-old man was reportedly shot. Picture: Steve Tyson
Acting Assistant Commissioner Julie Boon told reporters on Sunday that the man was armed and pointed the unregistered shot gun at officers. Police then fired one round at the man's leg, she added.
The 53-year-old man was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition, where he died a short time later.
A critical incident investigation has been launched.
Picture: Steve Tyson
"Police applied first aid, before the 53-year-old man was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition, where he died a short time later," NSW Police said in a statement.
"A crime scene has been established at the home which will be examined by specialist forensic officers."
"We are very concerned for the welfare of the three officers involved and appropriate action will be taken to support these police," Ms Boon added.
A sign for the engagement party was set up out the front of the property. Picture: Steve Tyson
Photos from the scene showed an engagement party sign out the front of the property, sparking questions over whether the man was attending the event.
However, a NSW Police spokesperson told news.com.au that the property has separate accommodation at the back, which is where the man was staying.
Police were called to the home on the back of the property, which is where the domestic-related incident allegedly occurred.
Police said the incident wasn't related to the party and they were called to separate accommodation at the back of the property. Picture: Steve Tyson
The incident was not affiliated with the engagement party that was taking place at the time.
It is unclear whether the man had any relationship with the people at the front of the property.
At this point police are investigating the incident and trying to determine how the man obtained the shot gun he used to threaten officers before being shot.
"A Critical Incident Investigation Team from the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad will now investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident," NSW Police said in a statement.
"The investigation will be subject to independent review.
"All information will be provided for the information of the Coroner.
"No further details are available at this time."
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September 2015 (Volume xxxvi Issue 9)
Voith couplings ... speed under control.
Voith couplings enhance CCPP operation
Voith Turbo says its hydrodynamic variable speed fluid couplings provide a cost-efficient solution that boosts the lifespan of combined cycle power plants (CCPPs), as they have been optimised specifically for these plants.
The trend toward gas and steam CCPPs in power generation is undeniable, says the Germany-based company. In recent years, their numbers have increased dramatically with a total of 138 new plants having been planned between 2013 and 2015 alone.
"There are many reasons for this development. In addition to their high efficiency – currently up to about 60 per cent – CCPPs impress in particular with their flexible operating times when covering demand peaks," says a spokesman for Voith. "Besides this, they meet the government emission limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and benefit from the globally increasing availability of gas as a fuel."
He says a large number of modern CCPP operators trust in hydrodynamic variable speed fluid couplings from Voith to control the speed of their boiler feed pumps. To further reduce costs for operators, Voith continues to develop the product line and has optimised it specifically for the requirements of CCPPs.
"Proven over more than 70 years, installed in more than 1,100 systems and plants globally, and conceived for operating conditions ranging from -40 deg C to +55 deg C, variable speed fluid couplings control the speed of boiler feed pumps for changing operating conditions," says the spokesman.
He adds they ensure soft acceleration of the driven machine and load-free motor start-up, preserving the driveline.
"This is where the hydrodynamic principle takes effect: the speed is controlled without any contact, thus dampening torsional vibration and shocks. As a result, the Voith components increase the lifetime of the plant and avoid unscheduled downtimes with accompanying additional costs."
Hydrodynamics also offer another decisive advantage: The coupling supplies both the motor and the boiler feed pump with lube oil at all times. This means it is not necessary to install an additional lube oil system, thus saving space and money for the operator, says the spokesman.
Voith variable speed fluid couplings for this field of application transfer power of up to 5 MW and, with a mean-time-between-failures (MTBF) exceeding 25 years, ensure maximum safety and reliability in use, he says. Their robust design also makes them suitable for external use in plants built in the open. Citing International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates, he says, by the year 2040, gas will have established itself as the most important component in the US energy mix with annual demand of 900 billion cu m.
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Yokes like this were widely used on farms to carry water, milk and other heavy loads. Distributing the weight of water across the shoulder through a yoke is an age-old device used in many cultures. This example has handmade chains and may have been made locally.
The replica yoke on the right holds the equivalent weight of 2 full buckets of water. Try it to see how heavy it is and the way a yoke eases the burden.


For me Christmas isn't all about presents and Santa, it's about Jesus and celebrating His birth. The presents are fun, even seeing Santa is fun. But without Christ my life would be meaningless. So, Merry CHRISTmas.


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Zemplínska Teplica (Szécskeresztúr, do roku 1948 Kerestúr) je obec na Slovensku v okrese Trebišov.

Polohopis
Obec leží 25 km západně od okresního města Trebišov cestou přes Sečovce a 16 km cestou přes Čelovce a Egreš. Část jejího katastrálního území tvoří současně i okresní hranici mezi okresy Trebišov a Košice-okolí. Prochází jí státní silnice II/552 Velké Kapušany - Košice. Ze severovýchodu se na ni v Zemplínské Teplici napojuje státní silnice III/050211 ze Sečovců. Sídlo není přímo napojeno na železniční síť. Nejbližší vlakové stanice leží v Sečovcích, Čelovcích, Slanci a Kalši, které jsou od obce vzdáleny do 10 km.

Dějiny
Osídlení lokality jako usedlosti na křižovatce polních cest je známé již z 13. století. Obec se v listinách poprvé připomíná v roce 1263 pod názvem Cristúr, později Santa Crux, Kereztur, Kiskeresztur, Kerežtur, Križovany, Kerestúr, Zemplínsky Svätý Kríž a od roku 1955 se jmenuje Zemplínska Teplica. Název obce byl určen podle termálního pramene Teplica, který se nachází v obci. Nejstarší zmínky o Zemplínské Teplici jsou v souvislosti s hradem Puruštyan, neboť byla jeho poddanským příslušenstvím. Obsidiánová lokalita, termální prameny, jeskynní zbytky a paleolitické archeologické nálezy nasvědčují, že zde žil člověk, který po staletí zúrodňoval půdu a pěstoval zemědělské plodiny. V katastru se nacházejí stopy po osídlení v 9. - 10. století. V písemnostech ze 14. - 17. století se lokalita vyskytuje pod maďarským názvem Keresztur, tedy Kříž. Podnětem k názvu byl duchovní patron místního chrámu, zasvěceného Svatému Kříži. Vznik vesnice může souviset s přítomností mnichů křížovníků ve 13. století a s jejich vlastnictvím vesnice. Od konce 16. století a ještě kolem roku 1684 v tamním chrámu sloužili bohoslužby evangeličtí reformovaní kazatelé. Později tam opět působili katoličtí faráři. V 15. - 16. století patřila vesnice ke hradnímu panství Cejkov, kdy ji vlastnili zejména šlechtici Šóšovci. V 16. století část vesnice vlastnili postupně šlechtici z Perína a Báthoryové, v 17. století Šóšovci a Drugetovci. V katastru se nacházely i vinice, o nichž jsou doklady z 15. století. Ke vsi patřil vodní mlýn. Na přelomu 16. - 17. století byl Kerestúr velkou vesnicí, největší v okolí. Měl farní, ale zejména poddanské obyvatelstvo. V 17. století se rozsah sídliště zmenšil na úroveň středně velké vesnice. V současné době tvoří výškové dominanty obce chrámy. V jihozápadní části obce řeckokatolický ze začátku 19. století a v severovýchodní části obce římskokatolický z roku 1947. Zámeček z 1. poloviny 18. století v současnosti už nestojí. Na vrchu Varheď se nacházejí zbytky hrádku z období středověku. Obec byla v roce 1831 kolébkou Východoslovenského selského povstání, na jehož památku je ve vstupním areálu základní školy umístěna pamětní tabule.

Památky
 Pomník Východoslovenská rolnickému povstání v areálu základní školy
 Řeckokatolický Chrám Narození přesvaté Bohorodice z roku 1790
 Římskokatolický Kostel Narození svatého Jana Křtitele z roku 1947
 Kaple na křižovatce cest

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Obce v okrese Trebišov
Obce v regionu Dolní Zemplín