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'Law & Order: SVU': What Fans Really Think of Detective Munch – 'Munch's Commentary Is Always So Good'
Amanda Spence
John Munch (Richard Belzer) is a detective with a lot of experience by the time he gets to the Special Victims Unit in Law & Order: SVU. Fans can see the cynical and humorous Munch for 15 seasons before his unfortunate retirement from the squad.
Fans have been known to discuss the memorable detective turned Sergeant, including on Reddit. So what do fans really think of Munch?
John Munch is in 'Law & Order: SVU' for 15 seasons
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Munch has been a part of the series since the very beginning, making him one of the original members of the squad. But before he worked at SVU, he was a homicide detective for seven seasons with the Baltimore Police Department in the series Homicide: Life on the Street. He also appeared in numerous shows over more than two decades. According to the character's Fandom page, Munch has been seen in 10 television shows over the years, including The Wire, The X-Files, and Arrested Development.
In the series SVU, Munch has become a fan favorite, especially for his witty banter with his partner Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-T). He moves up the ranks from detective to Sergeant of the squad, proving how much of an asset he is to the team. He's sarcastic and cynical, and he always has an interesting and morbid fact to add to the conversation. He's also an avid conspiracy theorist, and he isn't afraid to share his views with others.
Munch retires from the squad in season 15 in 2013, and he becomes a DA investigator. However, he has returned before in season 15, episode 24 called "Spring Awakening" and season 17, episode 20 called "Fashionable Crimes."
Fans weigh in on Detective Munch
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Over the years, Munch has developed a pretty impressive fan following, and some fans have taken to Reddit to talk about the beloved character. A fan asked on Reddit, "Anyone else part of the Munch fan club?" and fans didn't hold back.
One fan made a hilarious comment that Munch would probably make. "I'd be a card-carrying member of this fan club… if I wanted the government to have a direct line into my preferences. Where does it end?!" the fan wrote.
One fan even referenced the name "Munchkins," which is a name Munch once mentioned he'd "have to call" his children in season 2, episode 4 called "Legacy."
"He's my favorite," a fan said. "I love Munch. All in favor of having Munch fans be called Munchkins? Say aye."
He's another fan's "favorite character" as well, and it's safe to say they aren't the only ones. "I love him. My favorite character," they said.
Some fans appreciate Munch's theories on everything. Fans know he has opinions on a variety of controversial topics, and he isn't afraid to express them when necessary. It usually adds an interesting detail to the subject that fans appreciate.
A fan added, "Love you Munch and your theories."
"Yes! I miss Munch……..," another fan said in the conversation as well.
'I love Munch, especially the early seasons'
In another Reddit thread, a fan added a screenshot conversation between Munch and Dr. Audrey Jackson (Audra McDonald), a forensic psychologist from season 1. "Do you always deflect personal questions with jokes?" she asks him, to which he replies with, "Do you always deflect jokes with personal questions?"
Fans commented with very positive thoughts about Munch, proving he's a fan favorite character. Some fans really grew to love Munch in the earlier seasons of the series.
"I love Munch, especially the early seasons," a fan wrote.
Another fan mentions "Munch's commentary," and fans know it's always on point, especially when the detective can add in sarcastic comments that add a laugh here and there.
"Munch's commentary is always so good," a fan added.
Not every fan is happy that Munch retired from the squad. He always added in the comedic elements to a show that can sometimes be hard to watch based on the subject matter. But Munch made it even more watchable and interesting.
"I'm so p***** they made Munch's character retire," a fan wrote. "He was a much-needed element of comedy gold."
It's plain to see that fans would have liked to see more of Munch before he retired from the spotlight. He's a favorite for many, but at least viewers can rewatch episodes with the famous detective.
"Favorite character," a fan weighed in. "I wish we saw more of him and his quips."
Many fans love John Munch and what he brings to the table. It's unfortunate he didn't stay on SVU longer though.

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On the sum of squares of cell complexities in hyperplane arrangements
Boris Aronov, Jiří Matoušek, Micha Sharir
Let H be a collection of n hyperplanes in Rd, d≥2. For each cell c of the arrangement of H let fi(c) denote the number of faces of c of dimension i, and let f(c) = ∑i=0d-1 fi(c). We prove that ∑c f(c)2 = O(ndlog d 2-1 n), where the sum extends over all cells of the arrangement. Among other applications, we show that the total number of faces bounding any m distinct cells in an arrangement of n hyperplanes in Rd is O(m 1 2n d 2log ( d 2-1) 2 n) and provide a lower bound on the maximum possible face count in m distinct cells, which is close to the upper bound, and for many values of m and n is Ω(m 1 2n d 2).
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Aronov, B., Matoušek, J., & Sharir, M. (1994). On the sum of squares of cell complexities in hyperplane arrangements. Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A, 65(2), 311-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/0097-3165(94)90027-2
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Aronov, B, Matoušek, J & Sharir, M 1994, 'On the sum of squares of cell complexities in hyperplane arrangements', Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 311-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/0097-3165(94)90027-2
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Q: is it better to define one topic with different types or to define typed-topic for each type? is it better to define one topic with different types or to define typed-topic for each type?
For example,
[topic]
foo

[message]
{
   type: 'x',
   data: [1,2,3]
}

OR
[topic]
foo-x

[message]
{
   data: [1,2,3]
}

According to pub/sub-pricing, it seems that latter case is a little bit cheaper because of the message size given that gross message sent and delivered is the same.
But this is only pricing, I think there may be some empirical design or schema to define message. What could be considered in this case of message?

A: There isn't one right or wrong answer here. In part, it depends on the nature of your subscribers. Are they going to be interested in messages of all types or in messages of only one type? If the former, then a single topic with the type in the message might be better. If the latter, then separate subscriptions might be better. Additionally, how many types do you have? For dozens or more types, managing individual topics may be a lot of overhead.
Price would likely not be a factor. If your messages are large, then the price will be dominated by the contents of the messages. If your messages are small, then they will be subject to the 1KB minimum billing volume per request. The only way the type would be a factor is if you have very small messages, but batch them such that they are at least 1KB.
If you do decide to encode the type in the message, consider putting it in the message attributes instead of the message data. That way, you can look at the type without having to decode the entire message, which can be helpful if you want to immediately ack messages of certain types instead of processing them.

A: Prefer the second solution. Indeed, if you want to plug processing (Function, Cloud Run, AppEngine or other compute platform) on a particular topic, you can do it because the topic is typed.
If the topic is not typed, you have to implement a filter in your process to do: "If my type is X then do else exit". And you are charged for this. For example, for function and Cloud Run, you are charged per request and by processing time, the minimal facturation in 100ms -> too much for a simple IF
However, if you want to plug the same function on several topics, you have to duplicate your function (except if you use HTTP trigger)
Hope this help!

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Q: How to find out which Task has finished I have an async code to upload all files in a directory to an API. It works fine but I would like to track which file has uploaded and would want to log, so that I can do some status check.
I have been following this guide and also this one . The first one creates explicit tasks for each file and the 2nd link, only talks about showing the number of tasks left. I, on the other hand, would like to find out which task has finished, print it to a log and carry on awaiting till there are no files to upload. I am using the Script component within SSIS to do this.
This is when 2 tasks are defined specifically for 2 files.
            Task<string> uploadCounterpartFileTask = UploadFiles(year, month, filename_counterparts, accesstoken, path);
            Task<string> uploadProductCategoryFileTask = UploadFiles(year, month, filename_productcategories, accesstoken, path);

            var allTasks = new List<System.Threading.Tasks.Task> { uploadCounterpartFileTask, uploadProductCategoryFileTask };

            while (allTasks.Any())
            {
                System.Threading.Tasks.Task finished = await System.Threading.Tasks.Task.WhenAny(allTasks);
                if (finished == uploadCounterpartFileTask)
                {
                    allTasks.Remove(uploadCounterpartFileTask);
                    var counterpartFile = await uploadCounterpartFileTask;
                }
                else if (finished == uploadProductCategoryFileTask)
                {
                    allTasks.Remove(uploadProductCategoryFileTask);
                    var productCategoriesFile = await uploadProductCategoryFileTask;
                }
            }

But I do not want to do that now as I would not know how many files would be in the directory
I would like to upload all files in a directory, something like this.:-
string[] fileSystemEntries = Directory.GetFileSystemEntries(path);

            var tasks = fileSystemEntries.OrderBy(s => s).Select(
            fileName => UploadFiles(year, month, Path.GetFileName(fileName), accesstoken, path));
            while (tasks.Any())
            {

                var finished = await System.Threading.Tasks.Task.WhenAny(tasks);

                    Dts.Events.FireInformation(0, "Script Task for uploading AVRO files", "File Uploaded" + finished.Result, string.Empty, 0, ref fireAgain);
                    tasks.Remove(finished);

            }
            Dts.Events.FireInformation(0, "Script Task for uploading AVRO files", "All Files Uploaded", string.Empty, 0, ref fireAgain);

I am using finished.Result because the documentation on MSDN states that Result gives the task that completed after whenAny. I know whenAny gives the first and therefore I am looping (similar to the examples on MSDN).
You see the Dts.Events.FireInformation as this is inside a script task within SSIS.
I would expect that it would say in the log something like.
File Uploaded: Counterparts.avro
File Uploaded: ProductCategorties.avro
File Uploaded: SomeOtherFile.avro
All Files uploaded.
But , though the file upload goes all right, none of the statements are printed.
How do I make them print? I just do not want to have a single notification for all files, I would really want to have a status of which file got uploaded.
EDIT: In response to one of the comments, here is the code for UploadFiles. Basically it uploads a file to an API and, per file involes 3 REST calls.
    private async Task<string> UploadFiles(string year, string month, string filename, string accesstoken, string path)
    {
        //Initial Put
        var method = new HttpMethod("PUT");
        string url = String.Format("https://someurl/part1/{0}/{1}/{2}?resource=file&recursive=True", year, month, filename);

        var request = new HttpRequestMessage(method, url)
        {
            Content = null
        };

        request.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + accesstoken);

        var initput = await client.SendAsync(request);

        //Append Data
        url = String.Format("https://someurl/part1/{0}/{1}/{2}?action=append&position=0", year, month, filename);

        string SourceFile = path;
        var content = new MultipartFormDataContent();
        string filenamefullyqualified = path + filename;
        Stream fs = System.IO.File.Open(filenamefullyqualified, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.None);
        content.Add(CreateFileContent(fs, filename, "text/plain"));

        method = new HttpMethod("PATCH");

        request = new HttpRequestMessage(method, url)
        {
            Content = content
        };

        //long filelength = new System.IO.FileInfo(filenamefullyqualified).Length;

        request.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + accesstoken);

        var response = await client.SendAsync(request);

        long? position = request.Content.Headers.ContentLength;

        //Flush Data

        url = String.Format("https://someurl/part1/{0}/{1}/{2}?action=flush&position={3}", year, month, filename, position.ToString());

        request = new HttpRequestMessage(method, url)
        {
            Content = null
        };

        request.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + accesstoken);

        response = await client.SendAsync(request);

        return filename;

    }

EDIT 2 : In response to the comment. Please note that it is a sample code that I am trying, to demonstrate this problem.
    public async void Main()
    {
        bool fireAgain = true;
        HttpClientHandler httpClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler()
        {
            Proxy = new WebProxy("http://127.0.0.1:8888")
            {
                UseDefaultCredentials = true,
                BypassProxyOnLocal = true
            },
            UseDefaultCredentials = true
        };

        string year = "2019";
        string month = "02";
        string path = "D:\\SomeFolder\\AVRO\\";

        client = new HttpClient(handler: httpClientHandler, disposeHandler: true);
        string resp = getBearerToken().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
        var ser = new JavaScriptSerializer();
        var result = ser.DeserializeObject(resp);
        Dictionary<string, object> BearerTokenDetails = new Dictionary<string, object>();
        BearerTokenDetails = (Dictionary<string, object>)(result);

        string accesstoken = BearerTokenDetails["access_token"].ToString();
        Dts.Events.FireInformation(0, "Script Task for uploading AVRO files", "Access Code: " + accesstoken, string.Empty, 0, ref fireAgain);

        string[] fileSystemEntries = Directory.GetFileSystemEntries(path);

        var tasks = fileSystemEntries.OrderBy(s => s).Select(
        fileName => UploadFiles(year, month, Path.GetFileName(fileName), accesstoken, path));

        await System.Threading.Tasks.Task.WhenAll(tasks);
        Dts.Events.FireInformation(0, "Script Task for uploading AVRO files", "All Files Uploaded", string.Empty, 0, ref fireAgain);

    }

You would see a getBearerToken method which I defined as async but later made it a Blocked call using GetResult as that needs to happen first. Also, point to note is- the first FireInfo that you see after the Bearer Token , only worked after I made it a blocking call (the GetResult does that as I read).

A: Assuming FireInformation works as intended, your code can be greatly simplified.
You can log the completion per task inside UploadFiles:
private async Task<string> UploadFiles(string year, string month, string filename, string accesstoken, string path)
{
    // stuff

    response = await client.SendAsync(request);

    // Log task finished
    Dts.Events.FireInformation(0, "Script Task for uploading AVRO files", "File Uploaded" + filename, string.Empty, 0, ref fireAgain);

    return filename;
}

The end of the method is the moment the file has been uploaded and the task is finished. No need for a while loop and manually removing tasks from an array.
It think you even do not need to return the filename anymore if it is only for the logging
To log all completed message simply write a log file after Task.WhenAll:
        string[] fileSystemEntries = Directory.GetFileSystemEntries(path);

        var tasks = fileSystemEntries.OrderBy(s => s).Select(
        fileName => UploadFiles(year, month, Path.GetFileName(fileName), accesstoken, path));

        await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
        Dts.Events.FireInformation(0, "Script Task for uploading AVRO files", "All Files Uploaded", string.Empty, 0, ref fireAgain);

Now, since you are running in the console, you have two options, use public async Task Main() as the method signature (require c# 7.1, see this) or change await Task.WhenAll(tasks); to Task.WaitAll(tasks); otherwise the application won't wait for your code to finish and hence no output is shown.
Additionally an option is to add the line Console.ReadKey(); at the very end of your Main method and wait for the output to show.


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Sam, New Zealand (Travel dates 2014-12-28 to 2015-01-02) Great communal area, good beds, friendly staff. Fantastic Vibe. Location is not in town but linked directly by free shuttle. Would stay there again.
Gian, Australia (Travel dates Mar 5, 2014 to Mar 7, 2014) Very lively and great communal areas. Lots of freedom to come and go at any hour and it is right in the middle of a the cafés, bars and restaraunts in Hirafu. Not to mention an Onsen is literally one minute walk away.
Name withheld, Malaysia (Travel dates Dec 30, 2013 to Jan 1, 2014) Very nice environment.


This comfortable home is located in a serene holiday resort. The home is situated at the edge of a forest and is near a small reservoir. You can travel through the reservoir on a rubber boat, which you can rent from the owner. Get acquainted with this rural region by taking a dip, swim or by hiking through the region. For additional wonderful experiences, take trips to the towns of Velké Losiny, Jesení or Karlova Studánka. The huge city called Olomouc is just 45 km away and has an indoor swimming area and a zoo. Also visit the wonderful palace in Náměšť na Hané, which is about 40 km away.


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Q: Delete RAID 1 from Debian i've Debian installed RAID 1 2x 160GB HD, i want to delete it but i'm totally noob in linux, i don't want to install fresh image and start from scratch again, i cannot do backup because i've nearly 140GB already used.

A: There are a few ways your system can be setup to boot, but a common method using mdadm is to boot read-only from a single device, then remount the root read-write as the raid pair.
It is most likely that editing your /etc/fstab to repoint /dev/mdadm* to /dev/hda* will break the pair. After that, /dev/hdb* will be a backup of where you were when you rebooted. You can obliterate and use as you wish.
Keep in mind that there are many ways in Linux to create a software raid pair, so measure thrice then cut. LVM is different than mdadm, etc.


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Hell No the Memo: NYC Rallies for Trans and GNC Rights
The New York Times reported a leak memo over the weekend detailing the Trump administration's consideration of a policy that would effectively end federal recognition and protection of trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming identities.
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services seeks to change Title IX definitions of gender to only recognize male and female sex, "on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable." Practically speaking, this means gender would be defined as male or female based on genitalia recorded at birth, and any individual seeking to be identified as otherwise would require DNA testing.
The effects of such a policy would limit access to (or deny completely) health care, housing, other public services and protection from discrimination for over one million Americans. The untold implications of what it would mean for the government to strictly define gender based on genitalia and blood testing is simply unacceptable.
LGBTQ people and allies are already working together to protest this memo and prevent it from becoming a reality, rallying in outrage on social media and in person. Voices4 and Lambda Legal held a "Hell No to the Memo" rally last night in Washington Square Park with an array of speakers standing up for trans and GNC rights.
The rally was co-sponsored by Ackerman Institute Gender & Family Project, Anti-Violence Project, National Center for Transgender Equality, New York Transgender Advocacy Group, Transgender Law Center, National Trans Bar Association, Equality NY, GLAAD, Hetrick-Martin Institute, LeGaL, The LGBT Center and the Stonewall Democrats.
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POSE FX's Indya Moore addressed the crowd, saying, "There is a spiritual war. It attacks our hearts, our souls and most importantly our bodies," adding, "We are at the mercy of someone's political opinion and that is not okay. It's never okay for the fundamental rights of human beings to be up for debate."
The speakers tended toward fighting hate with love, a common message in LGBTQ civil rights campaigns throughout the years that was no less present last night than in past decades. They also made it clear that the community and its allies will continue to fight fiercely for their human rights. "If a black girl like me can get out of the ghetto in Zimbabwe and refuse to be silenced then so can you," intersex advocate Tatenda Ngwaru said, while ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio said, "You can't erase people from the system with the law. We will fight in the courts and hold back the line, but the real transformative power is with you."
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Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Camilo
Camilo is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine name derived from the Old Roman family name Camillus. Camillus referred to a pre-pubescent boy who was chosen from among the Roman nobility to attend the Priests during sacrifices in Rome's pagan era (kind of like an ancient altar boy). The cognomen (i.e., nickname) Camillus was bestowed upon these acolytes (young religious attendants) for identification purposes and eventually became part of the boys' hereditary name which is how Camillus endured beyond Antiquity. However, what helped the spread of Camilo among Spanish and Portuguese speakers were not these ancient pagan altar boys, but rather a 16th century Italian saint. St. Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614) was the founder of a religious order known as the Camillians, or "Ministers to the Sick". St. Camillus dedicated himself to the sick and wounded, especially victims of the Bubonic plague and soldiers hurt in battle. Apropos, Camillus is the patron saint to hospitals, doctors/nurses and the sick and his Feast Day is July 14. It was mainly in honor of this saint that the masculine names Camillo (Italian), Camille (French) and Camilo (Portuguese/Spanish) became popularized in Western Europe from the 17th century onward. The Spanish Camilo is most popular in the country of Chile right now where it's ranked in the Top 50. Milo is a possible nickname.
All About the Baby Name – Camilo
OF THE BOY NAME CAMILO
The number Eight personality has everything to do with power, wealth and abundance. Somehow, this personality has been blessed on the material plane, but their authoritative and problem-solving traits provide evidence that their good fortunes are not just the luck of the lottery. They are well earned. This is the personality of CEOs and high-ranking military personnel. Eights are intensely active, hard-driving individuals. Success is only meaningful to them after a job well-done. They are remarkable in their ability to see the larger picture right down to the smallest details, and organize a strategy around success. They then have the ability to direct a group around them toward any goal, and realize individual potential to get the most out of their team.
English-speakers don't really use the Camillus name on boys like the French, Italians, Portuguese and Spanish have traditionally. Probably because by the time St. Camillus was do-gooding across Italy well enough to achieve beatification and canonization, the English Church had broken with Rome. The new reigning religion of England, i.e, Protestantism, doesn't buy into the Catholic "saint thing" (they saw saints as a serious distraction from Christ). But Catholics throughout the rest of Europe (including Ireland) were still embracing names of venerated saints to bestow on their children in honor of their faith. In any case, Camila and Camille are massively popular girl names in the United States, but Camilo is hardly ever used on boys. The fact that he's even on the charts at all in recent years is due to the crazy-trendy female Camila. Why not Camilo? It's a cool name for a guy, too. Just ask the French; Camille is one of the few unisex names in France.
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Cultural References to the Baby Name – Camilo
OF THE BABY NAME CAMILO
We cannot find any significant literary characters by the name of Camilo
ON THE BABY NAME CAMILO
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Camilo Villegas (Columbian golfer)
Camilo José Cela (Spanish Nobel Prize winner for literature)
Camilo Pascual (baseball player)
Camilo Sesto (Spanish singer)
Camilo Castelo Branco (Portuguese writer)
Camilo Cienfuegos (Cuban revolutionary)
Camilo Mori (Chilean painter)
We cannot find any children of famous people with the first name Camilo
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Q: How to italicize plot titles in ggplot I'm trying to graph up some data regarding counts of species. I've produced the accompanying graph but I was wondering how I would go about changing the species names to italics?  My graph:

Here is the current code that I'm using:
ggplot(data=counts.df, aes(x=species, y=counts)) +
   geom_boxplot() +
   labs(x = "Species") +
   labs(y = "Mean Frequency") +
   coord_flip()

A: With ggplot2 we can modify the axis title along the y axis with theme:
ggplot(iris, aes(Sepal.Length, Sepal.Width)) +
  geom_point() +
  theme(axis.title.y = element_text(face = "italic"))

If you want the titles of both axis italicized, we can do the following:
ggplot(iris, aes(Sepal.Length, Sepal.Width)) +
  geom_point() +
  theme(axis.title = element_text(face = "italic"))


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All drones operating in Singapore will have to be registered by the end of this year, while pilots of "large or capable drones" will have to be licensed. "This will ensure that drone operators are made aware of their responsibilities and undertake to conduct their activities in a responsible manner," said Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min in Parliament on Monday (Jul 8).
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08 Jul 2019 04:04PM (Updated: 08 Jul 2019 10:39PM )
SINGAPORE: All drones operating in Singapore will have to be registered by the end of this year, while pilots of "large or capable drones" will have to be licensed.
"This will ensure that drone operators are made aware of their responsibilities and undertake to conduct their activities in a responsible manner," said Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min in Parliament on Monday (Jul 8).
Errant drone users may also face more severe penalties, he said. Currently, offenders can be jailed for up to 12 months and fined up to S$20,000.
Responding to questions filed by several Members of Parliament on the recent drone incursions near Changi Airport, Dr Lam said the police investigation is ongoing.
"We have learnt from the experiences of other airports that identifying the perpetrators can be challenging and will take time," he said.
"Meanwhile, our priority is to detect the drones promptly and prevent them from affecting air traffic and endangering public safety."
READ: Drone sightings at Changi Airport force closure of one runway, nearly 40 flights affected
READ: Bad weather, unauthorised drones cause more flight delays and diversions at Changi Airport
When asked about the profile of the perpetrators, Dr Lam said it was too early to tell if they were locals or foreigners, and asked for more time for investigations to be completed.
On Jun 24, bad weather and unauthorised drone activity near Changi Airport delayed 15 departing flights and three arriving flights, and caused another seven flights to be diverted.
The incident came just days after Changi Airport was forced to intermittently close one runway on Jun 18 due to drone sightings in the vicinity, affecting a total of 38 flights.
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"There will be a few selfish and irresponsible persons who operate in flagrant disregard of the law, as well as the needs and concerns of others," Dr Lam said, noting that by and large, enthusiasts fly their drones responsibly.
Dr Lam said he has urged the unmanned aerial system advisory panel reviewing the regulations to "double up" on their efforts and bring forward the implementation timeline for compulsory registration.
While some have suggested banning drones after the recent incidents, Dr Lam stressed that the devices have many "beneficial uses" like teaching robotics and programming, as well as conducting deliveries and inspections.
READ: Drone disruptions at airports: How dangerous are they to aircraft?
Laws prohibiting the flying of drones within 5km of an aerodrome without a permit have been assessed as sufficient, he said.
"As with other forms of disruptive innovation, finding the right balance in terms of regulations will take time, particularly since drone technology continues to evolve quickly," he added.
IMPROVING COUNTERMEASURES
Singapore's aviation authorities have also stepped up countermeasures at Changi Airport to detect and disrupt drones quicker, said Dr Lam.
"Our priority is to detect the drones promptly and prevent them from affecting air traffic and endangering public safety," he said.
"We stand ready to invest in and deploy additional capabilities to monitor and enforce the safety of our airspace."
Dr Lam acknowledged that detecting drones was "very challenging" due to their small size, stating that authorities needed to look into the modus operandi of drone operators.
For cooperative operators, Dr Lam said a proposed central flight management system - first announced in January - can monitor drones islandwide and allow authorities to check if they are operating under valid permits, and alert operators who breach regulations.
For uncooperative operators, Dr Lam said there needs to be a "risk-stratified approach" where certain areas like aerodromes will be given priority in terms of assessing where and what these illegal activities were.
"One example will be in Changi Aiport areas whereby we will have the capability to detect as well as disrupt some of these activities in the shortest possible time," he added.
READ: Eagles, lasers and nets: Options for dealing with rogue drone flights
Dr Lam noted that the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has also been "judiciously managing" air traffic operations in Changi to ensure minimal disruptions to flight operations, through "risk-based approaches in terms of planning for departures and arrivals".
Even before the recent drone incursions near the airport, Dr Lam said Singapore authorities had run through their incident response following similar incidents last December which shut down London's Gatwick Airport for three days and affected about 1,000 flights.
"We have sort of worked out the SOP (standard operating procedures) and conducted tabletop exercises to run through operational plans so we can cope with similar incidents within our own airspace," he said.
Beyond that, Dr Lam said CAAS and Changi Airport Group are tapping on security agencies' assets without compromising their operational needs.
On Jun 28, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said the Singapore Armed Forces was assisting in the incident response by deploying its counter-drone assets and offering advice on countermeasures available on the market.
"We have taken a multi-agency approach and deployed national resources towards ensuring the safety of Changi Airport operations," Dr Lam added.
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It's Barefoot Thursday again and I'll spare you another love letter to Ina, although it's certainly in order. Needless to say, these were a hit. I made a few changes- using chicken stock instead of wine, bell peppers instead of tomatoes, and making the tarts smaller to get a few more per sheet. I actually used the cover to a stack of CD's to cut the tarts- like a big cookie cutter. It worked great. You can bet I'll make these again soon. What can I say, I love goat cheese and I LOVE Ina's recipes! I hope everyone liked this one too.
I spent the morning at the train park with my son and his little cousins. We rode the carosel, rode the train, played on the play ground, and even had a picnic. We went back to my mom's for naps and he fell right asleep. That's a miracle these days. I ran to the store to find blueberries during the bliss and much to my chagrin, they were trying to ruin my nice day by charging five bucks a pint! I opted for frugality and used some mixed berries from the back of the freezer. The great thing about this recipe is that it turned out just fine and would with just about whatever you had. I love that.
With a few adaptations (maybe sneaking in some whole wheat flour?) and maybe even the use of a muffin pan, next time, this recipe is just about the perfect finish to a great day- and comes together with no problem. Thanks Dorie (and Sihan for the great choice). Don't forget to see everyone's variations here.
Thanks everyone for your kind wishes last week. Here are the winners for the Yoplait giveaway. If I don't get addresses by Friday, I'll draw any more I need. Thanks everyone!
This recipe is flexible with fruit and flavorings. I'd like to try a mango version with a macademia topping, or maybe raspberries with lime zest. Use whatever you have and let me know if you try some fun flavor combinations!
Preheat oven to 350. Line an 8 x 8 pan with foil, butter or spray the pan with foil, and set on a baking sheet.
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However, this brownie pudding rocks. I expect awesome things from you but this was beyond delicious. Even reducing the butter by a quarter, I fell right in love with this dessert. It was so good I couldn't be bothered taking great pictures but had to dig in. The Butterfinger ice cream melting on top was too much to resist.
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Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Lightly butter 6 ramekins or mini pie tins. Melt the butter and set aside to cool.
When the egg and sugar mixture is ready, reduce the speed to low and add the vanilla and the cocoa powder and flour mixture. Mix only until combined. With mixer still on low, slowly pour in the cooled butter and mix again just until combined.
Pour the brownie mixture into the prepared dish and place it in a larger baking pan. Place pan in oven. Add enough of the hottest tap water to the pan to come halfway up the side of the dish and bake for about 30 minutes- until the edges look done but the center is still a little soft. A cake tester inserted 2 inches from the side will come out 3/4 clean. The center will appear very under-baked; this dessert is between a brownie and a pudding.
This is an exciting week! Not only was the Tuesdays with Dorie choice from Liliana fabulous, it was also delicious. I changed mine up a little my reducing the oil to 1/3 a cup.
I made mine with ground almonds as Dorie suggested and topped it with some homemade lemon curd and strawberries. I've never made lemon curd before and surely will again- it's simple, delicious, and a good way to use up some of the lemons that are over flowing in AZ right now!
Now for the kiddos I have a yogurt giveaway. You know how kids love Dora. However, I'm sure they would even appreciate this dessert with a little more sophisticated yogurt flavor than Dora Yoplait. My son loves this stuff (and the grown up versions too). However they enjoy their yogurt, I think everyone is glad to get a little calcium into picky eaters. I know my mom always was. Make sure to leave your email or that it's on your profile if you want to be entered in the giveaway (and US residents only for that, sorry kids!) I'll say the deadline for this contest is Saturday night (March 21) at Midnight, AZ time. I'll announce three winners next Tuesday (one entry per person please).
And now for my favorite picture of the week... meet my new little leprauchan (coming hopefully in time for my birthday in September!) and please accept my humble apologies for skipping out on the kitchen so often and for neglecting my blog. I'm happy to report I'm interested in food again (and feeding my poor husband) and we are all happy and healthy. And Happy St. Patty's day- you can bet we're eating Corned Beef and Cabbage tonight!
For such a simple little dessert, this week's Tuesdays with Dorie selection sure brought out a lot of opinions! I made it during beloved "nap time" Sunday afternoon and liked how quickly it came together. We have an enormous lemon tree so a quick trip into the beautiful "winter" AZ weather and I had two enormous lemons ready to zest. I used a veggie peeler to cut wide pieces off the lemons to steep in the milk. I thought the final product had a nice lemon taste and it complimented the vanilla- I used about 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract but let's be honest, I just dump that stuff in (my bottle even has a flip top) like the vanilla junky that I am.
I thought that while this dessert was simple, didn't require any weird or expensive ingredients, and was even pretty fast, it's just not worth the calories to me. Not when I could be making pastry cream with the same ingredients. I'd love to hear your flavor ideas, though, for some inspiration. I think there's something to be said for such a simple and quick dessert. I'm glad I made it, but if you'll excuse me, now I'm really feeling the need to make some pastry cream. Now that's a treat that doesn't even need a tart shell or caramel sauce!
We're totally cake-less this week, although I'm sure my Tuesdays with Dorie friends have baked up some amazing treats this week. For excuses I'll just say strep throat and 103 fever kept me away from the oven. However, these little Girl Scout Cookie treats are quick and delicious. I've been saving these photos to post for a while and with those little girls outside the supermarket testing the most devout among the new years resolutioners, it's time.
I literally had to fight my brother in laws off with a spatula to keep them from devouring these before the girls had a chance. You'll love them. And forgive me for skipping this week's cake- I'll be back soon, I promise! With good news too!
Ha! We make protein shakes every morning... frozen strawberries,1% milk and soy protein, couldn't do it without our blender!
Oatmeal can be pretty scary- just don't buy the microwave packets... TOTALLY different texture. If you get the traditional cook stuff - it's kinda nutty and good.
In an electric or stand mixer cream the cream cheese and sugar until well combined. Add egg and sour cream until well combined as well. Stir in crumbled cookies. Pour cheesecake mixture into cupcake tins filled almost to the very top. Bake for 25-28 minutes or until cooked through. Remove and cool for 15 minutes. Melt chocolate in microwave on very low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth. Stir in heavy cream until smooth and shiny. Spoon over each cheesecake cup and sprinkle with additional crumbled cookies.


The founder of the pizza chain Papa John's confirmed on Wednesday that he used the "N-word" during a conference call this past May.
The founder of the pizza chain Papa John's is resigning as chairman of the board after he confirmed Wednesday that he used a racial slur during a conference call this past May.
John Schnatter, 56, is most recognizable as the voice and face of Papa John's television commercials. Schnatter issued an apology for using the "N-word"
He reportedly said the racial slur while complaining that Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken got away with saying it.
The call was part of a PR roleplaying exercise, which arose from an earlier controversy when Schnatter blamed a drop in pizza sales on the NFL's handling of protests during the national anthem.
He stepped down as CEO two months later, but remained chairman until his resignation from that post was announced Wednesday.
The company said the board will appoint a new chairman in coming weeks.


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Q: Chrome default Date picker. black bar along bottom when switching to month with 31 days I am using the following input:
<input type="date" class="frequency required" id="until_date" name="until_date">

and I have noticed the following issue with the browsers default date picker in Chrome.
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The issue seen in the image is the black bar along the bottom of the date picker and the rest of the contents shifted upwards.
This happens when switching to a month with 31 days using the arrow buttons in the top right of the date picker.
Every time a there is a month with 31 days another bar gets added to the bottom. After 2 black bars the date picker arrows get hidden and are no longer clickable.
Any ideas on what is causing this problem and how this can be fixed?

A: You can read up on details of the issue here: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=374705
The issue comes up when the Chrome date picker is forced to open upwards instead of downwards due to the calendar control being near the bottom of the viewport or screen.  If you can scroll up so the control has room to open downwards the issue will resolve itself temporarily.
There is little we Chrome users can do to actually solve the issue other than wait.  I'm running 40.0.2214.111 and the issue is still present.  The good news is Chrome Canary has this issue resolved so it's just a waiting game on the fix to make its way through the codebase and hopefully will be included before the main branch makes it to version 42.0.2300.2 (the current Canary version).

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A dead body was found in Tom Post's orchard in 1891. I never know what I'll find in old newspaper articles when researching Charles A. Bottger.
Here's another gem from the newspaper archives of the Albuquerque Daily Citizen, June 30, 1891, page 4. Tom Post was Miguela Bottger's stepfather. An acequia is an irrigation canal which has a shut-off to turn the water on and off to irrigate certain sections of land. Acequias are still used in New Mexico for irrigation.
I'm not sure where Tom Post's orchard was located in Old Albuquerque. Tiguex Park used to be a large marsh with orchards and truck gardens around it, so it was probably somewhere nearby.
Crazy Fish sushi restaurant in Nob Hill — Who was Adolfa Bottger?


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TV Show Episode Scripts > NCIS > Season 7 > Code of Conduct
Here we go! Nice! - Dude, give me another one.
- Hey, let me get this.
He's gonna be cleaning this up for days.
Somebody's coming! Run! Run! Man! Let's go! I got the bag! Come on, come on, get down, get down.
- Looks like we're clear.
- I love Halloween.
Isn't that Korby's car? - Sounds like he's rockin' out.
- It's late.
GI jokester must be getting lit up in there.
You guys thinkin' what I'm thinkin'? Let's crash his party.
- Is he asleep? - Dude must be baked out of his mind.
What is this? He's not smoking.
What? Mr.
Korby? NCIS Season 7 Episode 05 Code of Conduct V1.
0 NoTV Rereading: Bruno & Magic Turtle.
Now listen, no gerrymandering.
If I win this thing, I want to see the money.
That's not a personal insult, Jerry.
Just keep the competition clean, you know what I'm sayin'? You'd better add 42 destruction-of-property, one arson and let's make it two indecent exposures.
That's my final tally.
And I will talk to you tomorrow.
- Who was that? - Old buddy of mine from Baltimore PD.
Doing a little larceny lotto.
- Larceny lotto? - It's an old Halloween tradition.
Everyone throws 200 bucks into the kitty.
Tries to guess the number of disturbance calls on mischief night, which is the night before Halloween.
- And then, of course, Halloween itself.
- Tony, you hate Halloween.
Anyway, it's a lot of money, and I like money.
That is why someone kept ringing my doorbell and running off.
When I was a kid on base at Alameda, we called it "devil's night".
One year we put the base Commander's bedroom furniture on a tarmac.
It takes less than a tenth of a second for the engine of an F-18 to move a barcalounger 300 feet.
Good memories.
Ring-n-runs, dine-n-ditch Lock-n-load.
Got a dead marine.
Agent David, you're driving.
Victim is Marine Lance Corporal James Korby.
He just got back from his third tour of Afghanistan three days ago.
Family? Lives here with his wife and stepdaughter.
Local LEOs are trying to track them down.
No obvious signs of struggle inside the car.
No blood.
Looks like a suicide.
Looks can be deceiving.
There's no way that man killed himself in that car, Jethro.
Jacking that one up from beyond the yard, Duck.
I can barely see that far.
Carboxyhemoglobin does not require closer inspection.
If carbon monoxide had been the cause of that man's death, his skin would be cherry red, which it isn't, ergo Body was staged.
To look like a suicide.
Korby lived for mischief night.
He was the king of practical jokes.
I guess that makes you the princes of pranks.
Are we in trouble? Not unless you killed him.
I'll handle the questions here, probie.
We were talking about Korby.
Guy was awesome.
Came up with new practical jokes every Halloween.
Nothing dangerous.
I mean, no razor blades.
He'd freeze all kinds of stuff, blow things up.
- It was funny.
- And illegal.
And you are? Ted Rodgers.
Live across the street.
First he drove us crazy with his pranks.
Now he dies in the driveway.
It sounds like you got a problem in your neighborhood, Mr.
Rodgers.
That's a nice sweater, by the way.
Boys, we are going to need that videotape.
Yes, you can use it to document what these punks did last night.
We're only interested in what happened to Lance Corporal Korby.
You got a time of death, Duck? This can't be true.
I mean, the heat from the exhaust fumes should raise his body temperature, but he's curiously cold.
Frigid, in fact.
It's a mystery to be solved by examination later.
It must be Korby's joke lab.
And possibly our crime scene.
Signs of a struggle.
How can you tell? This place is a mess.
Pranksters don't break their own stuff.
- Well, he's certainly in rigor.
- Guess we should lay him down.
Unless he's going to drive.
Zombie.
Halloween.
- Come on! - I'm sorry.
What was that? Sounded like it came from inside the body.
Push him down flat.
Even if he was in full rigor, he wouldn't be brittle.
Forceps, Mr.
Palmer.
It's odd indeed.
Let's see now.
- Is that glass? - No, it's part of his throat.
Look, it's frozen solid.
What could get something that cold? Dry ice? Or liquid nitrogen.
Either way, I think you found your cause of death.
How about we focus on a crime in our jurisdiction? Thrill me, McGoblin.
Lance Corporal James Korby.
A joker with no criminal record and one big blemish on his service record.
Bumped back in rank for dereliction of duty.
Explains why he's a 37-year-old Lance Corporal.
This is his wife Sara Korby.
He didn't kill himself.
- How do you know? - Because nobody married to her kills themselves.
She's way too attractive for him.
- The wife did it.
- Should we even bother investigating - or just go ahead and arrest her? - I like where you're going with that.
Do you have any idea where the wife was last night, Tony? No.
Do you? Yes.
I just got off the phone with the Seabright hotel and spa in Virginia Beach where Korby's wife was checked in.
And? And she and Korby's stepdaughter are on their way in to I.
the body.
- And? - And what? She spent the night alone in a hotel three days after her husband gets back from the Middle East? Probies.
The wife did it.
You always say that.
- Well, it's almost always true.
- Excuse me.
I'm Sara Korby.
Yes, you are.
Now, Mrs.
Korby, your husband was alone last night, is that right? Yes.
Halloween was his favorite time of year.
Practical jokes were his passion.
I was in Virginia Beach.
I spent the night at a friend's.
- Until the police broke it up.
- Party was over anyway.
I noticed you have quite the setup in your garage.
James would spend days in there this time of year.
A couple years back, we made a deal: he would spend Halloween working on his projects and I would spend the night at a spa.
I didn't want to go this year, 'cause he'd just gotten back, but James didn't mention any problems, did he? Fights, disagreements, that kind of thing? Everything seemed fine.
He had a car pick me up, drive me to Virginia Beach.
Rachel, he was your stepfather? James and Sara are both my stepparents.
My mom died when I was little.
I married Rachel's father five years ago.
He was killed in Iraq.
Everyone liked James even if they didn't get his sense of humor.
Speaking of no sense of humor, what about your neighbor Ted Rodgers? A few days ago, when he realized that James was back from Afghanistan, they had some words about my husband's idea of fun.
- Ted complained about everything.
- Yeah, I picked up on that.
Interesting date for such a ghoulish demise.
It's a cool way to go.
Cool as in "cold".
You're not taking pleasure out of the method of our victim's death, are you, Mr.
Palmer? No, of course not.
It's just like what you said.
Very Halloween-y.
Just reminds me of a few pranks I'm not too proud of.
Then perhaps you should refrain from discussing them.
Then what can we discuss, Duck? Confirmation of my earlier hypothesis, to wit courtesy of Abby Manner of death was indeed the ingestion of liquid nitrogen: a colorless, odorless substance which is so cold that when it comes into contact with warm organic material, it literally boils.
You see here for instance.
This is our stomach stand-in.
Palmer? With pleasure, Doctor.
What's also important to note is that Korby's throat had previous scar tissue from before he was killed.
- Meaning? - No idea.
Abby's working on that now.
What we do know is that Korby ingested enough nitrogen to freeze his internal organs, but technically that was not the cause of death.
- What was? - Breathing.
The nitrogen gas entered his lungs, essentially suffocating him.
Thank you, Mr.
So, he didn't die right away.
He lived on for several minutes.
Based on the rate of thaw and the condition of the body, I'd estimate that the time of death was somewhere between 10:00 and midnight.
That's cold.
I'll just clean this up.
How much did he ingest? A single gulp would suffice.
Likely he was force-fed.
- Or he was caught off guard.
- Either way, it was no accident.
Certainly not a suicide.
Look at this.
Two-ply, double roll top tuck with a 30-foot vertical climb.
That kid has got an arm.
Perfect drape age.
It's good trunk to top ratio as well.
It's very impressive.
I do not see the humor or the art.
It's a cultural thing.
Tony will tell you.
Who are you calling? Right.
Having the wife's file sent over.
Does your gut ever give you a stomachache, Tony? Keep snickering while I'm over here breaking the case.
Everyone is breaking the case.
You brought us coffee? - It's apple cider.
- Yep.
Happy Halloween.
Break's over.
Run it.
We are still scrubbing the video from the kids.
Multiple neighbors have filed complaints against Korby.
But only one neighbor has filed multiple complaints.
Ted Rodgers lives across the street.
I still think the wife is This has got some back bite.
A little peppery, a hint of clove, and really Rodgers You two go.
There's no candy here! We don't want candy! Speak for yourself, David.
Open up, or we'll send the kids in.
Very convincing nerd outfit.
This is how I dress for work.
You're going to work now? I work at home.
I'm a commodities trader, Asian markets.
This is the start of my business day.
Your porch light's on.
Means you have candy.
That's standard Halloween etiquette.
That's better.
Now let's talk.
About what? About the three police reports you filed against James Korby.
Over the years, his antics have cost me a lot of time and money.
Shaving cream in my mailbox, food coloring in my pool.
I don't care if he was a hero in Afghanistan.
On this block, he was a pain in the ass.
Girlfriend in college got a restraining order against you.
So I'm guessing there's a temper under that cardigan.
We have a witness who says you confronted Korby yesterday.
Given the history between you two Are you accusing me of murder? No, we're just asking you really nicely if you did it.
So, Mr.
Rodgers, did you kill your neighbor? Where were you last night between 10:00 PM and midnight? Online, live, in front of the camera on my computer with our office in Shanghai.
Every minute.
I don't trust a guy who doesn't give candy to kids.
Trick or treat.
Energy drinks.
Just what this holiday needed.
Their parents are going to love that.
Hey, Abby Welcome to the random factory, Gibbs.
Most of Korby's prank stuff It's motion sensor activated, so until I get a chance to process it all, you need to move very slowly.
No costumes this year, Abs? After last year's Jonas brothers debacle, Vance banned the costumes.
McGee skinny jeans - It didn't work.
- What do you got? A car, at the scene of the crime.
It's only a glimpse, but the time stamp indicates that it's taken around the time of death.
- 11:13 PM.
- You get a plate? No visual on the driver.
But when I enhance the image, I did manage to get this.
It's a livery number.
From the Quantico Marine base motor pool.
- Vehicles can only be signed out - By a Marine.
- Nice work, Abs.
- Wait, wait.
There's more.
Sample from our dead Marine's stomach.
I expected to find liquid nitrogen, of course, but I did not expect to find traces of turpentine, acetone and benzene in his flesh.
- Paint thinner? - Yeah.
Liquid nitrogen killed him last night, but it wasn't the cause of his ulcerated stomach ling.
Someone tried to poison him before last night.
When? According to the chemical levels, he ingested the paint thinner two months ago.
While he was still overseas.
Whoever tried to kill Lance Corporal Korby in Afghanistan Finished it here.
What's the matter, McGee? No one come to your door? I think I deserve a treat.
Why is that? Because the wife did it, probie.
The stepdaughter, Rachel is from a previous marriage.
But Sara Korby has been married three times.
All Marines, all dead.
All with juicy life insurance payouts.
Once is a tragedy, twice a coincidence, three times is a pattern.
We're talking about a black ops widow.
Tony, the first two husbands died in the line of duty.
Giving you no reason to suspect she had anything to do with the third one's death.
- Well, I got - Evidence? - Not to speak of, Boss.
- Then stop speaking.
According to base records, the car we're looking for is still missing from the livery.
No sign of anyone checking it out.
Boss, I am going to find that car.
Korby's tour in Afghanistan His file, where is it? Central Command hasn't declassified the after-action report yet.
Unit's only been back 72 hours.
- Just waiting for the report.
- Wait faster.
Korby's squad leader just arrived at the gate.
All right, come on.
You're with me.
It says here you're up for a promotion, Sergeant Barnes.
So was Lance Corporal Korby.
You did not give him a very good recommendation.
"Korby has, at times, proven to be difficult to discipline.
" "A detriment to unit cohesion and morale.
" I also say Korby was a dedicated, courageous, hard-working Marine.
Even in battle, he was a practical joker, no? Yes, Ma'am.
What's funny in boot camp isn't always funny in a live fire zone.
Two schools of thought in battle.
Some Marines like to keep their focus Head on a swivel.
Yeah, some like to keep it loose to keep from cracking.
Half the guys loved Korby.
The other half, not so much.
What about you? As their squad leader it was my job to keep the peace between the two.
Well, someone got mad enough at Korby to slip him a dose of paint thinner.
Almost killed him.
Korby was ill a few days.
Thought it was a stomach virus.
Never said anything about being poisoned.
Where were you two nights ago? Finishing up debriefing paperwork.
Never left the base.
Who in the unit had the biggest problem with Korby? No one in particular, Sir.
Then we investigate them all.
Put a hold on all promotions.
It's gonna get ugly.
Private David Singer.
He and Korby had a falling out.
Didn't come from me.
One, two, three.
- One.
- One, two, three.
- Two.
- Three.
- Four.
- Let's do it! Go, go, go! - Private David Singer? - Yeah.
Why don't you take a break.
Maybe take a shower.
We hear that you and Lance Corporal Korby had a falling out in Kandahar? Korby showed me the ropes.
We had some laughs at first, but things aren't so funny in Afghanistan and I told him as much.
Well, not quite all.
Korby's dead.
Where were you two nights ago? In Norfolk, visiting a friend.
Does this friend live on a street corner and deal pharmaceuticals out of paper bag? I'm not on the juice, if that's what you're implying.
It's all natural.
Don't let it scare you.
Alibi have a name? Things on the side of your head work? The man asked you a question.
Although short-term memory loss and shrunken testicles - are a sign - Have you ever been shot at? - Once or twice.
- People were getting blown up there and Korby's saran-wrapping guys into their cots.
What's your point? Some of us didn't appreciate it His stupid pranks.
But none of us killed him.
No one would have taken it that far Yeah? How far did it go? Chris Norton High school buddy.
That's who I was with the other night.
Still working on getting those paper files, but I did have a chat with Central Command in Afghanistan up in MTAC.
Don't brag, McGee, it's unbecoming.
Talk.
I was able to put together a brief history of Korby's unit.
It's not good.
It had multiple transfer requests, complaints.
They were deemed "not combat ready" two different times.
Unit was in chaos.
Korby's distractions were more serious than his squad leader - lead us to believe.
- This started 2 months ago.
After Korby was poisoned.
Before that, only exemplary remarks about the unit.
They were on their third tour.
A well-oiled machine.
What would make a Marine unit fall apart? Lack of discipline.
Or too much.
It's hardly surprising what ends up in one's lungs.
Bacteria, insects Guess we'll have to wait and see what our dead Marine inhaled.
Take those up to Abby, would you please? Yes, Doctor.
I'm glad you're here.
Body was beaten, doc.
I found evidence of multiple contusions and abrasions.
Usually, I do my autopsies from the outside in, but, due to the frosty circumstances here, I was forced to reverse the process.
When? Well, based on the healing of this rib fracture here, I'd say that those injuries were probably sustained before he was poisoned the first time.
Afghanistan.
Attackers avoided vital organs.
There were no blows on the kidneys or spleen.
Tried to teach him a lesson.
Tried to hurt him without really hurting him? You've seen this before, I presume? Yeah.
Code red.
Somebody gave Korby a beat down before moving on to poison.
Someone? There are traces of bruising on his wrists and ankles.
Additionally, subdural contusions suggest that at least four assailants delivered a myriad of blows.
These patterns tell me that this was more than just someone.
Whole squad wanted this guy gone, Duck.
Where are we going? Mobile campfire.
DiNozzo leçon du jour: think on your feet.
- Still looking for the mystery car.
- Stop.
Probies, talk louder.
I can't hear you in there.
Tony, McGee has been here for six years.
I have been here for four.
I know you are enjoying this, but we are agents.
So, could you please stop calling us Problem, probie? You've been an agent for all of one week.
Your Mossad liaison days are over.
Mobile campfire.
Dead Marine prankster whose, mischief sparked a beat down in Afghanistan, courtesy of his entire squad.
Our only evidence is a vehicle from the Quantico motor pool at the scene of the crime.
We haven't found it, or any record of who signed it out.
We were able to track down the addresses of each Marine who was on Korby's unit in the area the night of the murder.
Six hits.
Take Ziva with you.
This guy was a genius.
He chronicled all of his exploits on his phone, it's like a master's course.
to the Battalion CP.
He reassembled a Humvee inside the Officer's club.
If only I had the appropriate time and space to use - the bounty of ideas in front of me.
- The case, Abs.
I finished processing everything from Korby's garage.
Still no murder weapon.
Which means the killer either kept it Or they dumped it.
And probably nearby.
And certainly with traces of nitrogen.
I alerted local waste management to be on the lookout for hazardous materials.
And the Fire Department's Hazmat team is searching the entire neighborhood.
A lot of manpower.
A four block radius and more than 60 homes.
Can I have my Caf-pow! now? No more refills.
I just came to return the surplus nitrogen.
It's the results from the substance that you and Ducky found in the dead Marine's lungs.
That's odd.
Traces of chicken stock, coffee beans, cocoa Lunch.
Yeah, but I didn't find traces of any of this food in his stomach.
The nitrogen gas must have carried the particles into the lungs.
There could have been food residue on the inside of the container the killer used to administer the liquid nitrogen.
Like, a lunchbox? Thinking, like, a thermos.
You know, perfect size.
Insulated.
It's discreet.
Palmer, you're a genius.
The killer probably used Korby's coffee thermos to poison him.
Now I can tell the Hazmat team what to look for.
That's great work.
Both of you.
Cleaning up the crime scene? Sweeping away old memories.
You sure you want to throw these away? What can I do for you, Agent DiNozzo? I was just wondering if your husband ever talked about what happened overseas? You know, other Marines in his squad? No? Never talked to you about getting beat up or poisoned? That's interesting.
I guess you two didn't talk much, then.
What are you implying? You've lost 3 husbands.
All 3 had life insurance policies.
- Meaning? - You seem to be attracted to men who have a hard time staying alive.
I'm attracted to men with dignity and honor who put themselves in harm's way for their country.
I grew up in a military family.
I fell in love with men who served.
Two of them died doing it.
I've given a lot.
I've taken very little.
Well, half a million dollar payout on the two previous policies, plus another $250,000 from Korby's.
You can understand my skepticism, it's adding up.
My husband didn't complain.
He didn't dwell on negative things.
He chose to celebrate life.
He tried to make others smile.
I loved him for that.
Private Singer.
Do I need to make introductions, - or you two - Just paying my respects.
- That a problem? - No.
Me and your husband, we had our issues.
But we served together.
He saved my ass a time or two.
Thank you, Private.
Are we finished? Excuse me.
Sky falling? Wife might be telling the truth.
So, yeah.
Your killer instinct was wrong? Temporarily misguided.
What did my probie sandwich find out? Well, we interviewed every member of Korby's squad, including two in Bethesda.
They all admit Korby's pranks caused problems But denied having knowledge of the code red or the poisoning in Afghanistan.
- They were covering for each other.
- Taking a break, DiNozzo? No, boss.
Just looking at the sprinkler system.
The sign-out log from the Company Command post on base.
- That's a nice job, boss.
- Page 28.
Korby's squad leader, Sergeant Barnes, lied to us.
He did sign off the base the night of the murder.
That's not all Barnes lied about.
I just the after-action reports from Kandahar.
The promotion Barnes was looking forward to was already denied.
"Unsatisfactory leadership.
" When? Three months ago.
While serving in Afghanistan.
- Just before Korby was poisoned.
- And the unit went bonkers.
Find him.
Germans.
Fun-loving bunch.
- Care to oom-pah? - There's Barnes.
- Yes, there he is.
- Herr Barnes.
We need to speak to you.
Excuse me one second.
Can we do this some other time? Let me check.
Ziva? No.
See, we can't do it another time.
Achtung, baby.
This is important.
I need to talk to these guys.
NCIS.
Settle down, gentlemen.
Well done, probie.
Fraulein.
Danke Schoen.
Beer's on him.
You certainly made an impression.
Korby cost you a promotion.
So you poisoned him.
When that didn't work, you finished the job here.
Company log.
Night of the murder.
You signed out.
Man up, Marine.
I did it for him.
- Who? - Korby.
- He was a great Marine, but - What happened? We had incoming fire in a warehouse outside Herat, when I turn to see Korby's flak jacket on fire.
Gave away our position.
Barely got out of there.
One of his jokes? Faulty flare casing.
An accident.
Nobody saw it that way.
Thought one of his gags almost got us all killed.
They sent him a message.
I knew about the code red.
Thought it would help put Korby straight.
For his own good.
But he was still Korby.
So you poisoned him? I put a drop of paint thinner in his coffee.
A drop.
I wanted to get him shipped home on medical leave.
For the unit.
Before someone really got hurt.
I did it to save him.
Somehow the guys found out what I'd done and They lost respect for their leader.
The unit fell apart.
A barmaid at a club in Fairfax.
She'll confirm I was there all night.
Getting face time with my seniors.
Trying to get my promotion back on track.
That's not gonna happen.
Listen, is there any more of that apple cider? 'cause I found it de-cider-ly delicious.
Barnes' alibi checks out.
He was at the strip club till 2:00 am, they have him on security cameras.
I still maintain that the wife's holding something back.
Marine vehicle was at the scene, DiNozzo.
- That does suggest a Marine.
- None of the motor pool logs have a record of which Marine checked out the car.
Just that it left the base.
Boss, well, it's not about the car but I have been running financials on every member of Korby's unit looking for inconsistencies.
- Yeah, and you got one? - Yep.
He told us he was in Norfolk with a friend the night of the murder.
Yeah, well, he's got a credit card charge in Virginia Beach that night.
Charge was for a room-service delivery of champagne and caviar.
Where? The Seabright hotel and spa.
That's the hotel where Korby's wife was staying.
Sorry to keep you out of the gym.
You'll have plenty of time to work out when you're in prison.
- The hell you talking about? - Keeping somebody like Mrs.
Korby happy takes a lot of reps? You both licking champagne off each other's toes down there in Virginia Beach.
Then you took a little detour, decided to kill Korby.
The hotel valet has the car you borrowed from Quantico checked out all night.
You did bring it back in the morning, though.
Innocent man usually explains himself.
And the guilty ones object.
You might even fall into the third category.
The guy who covers for his lover.
If Tony's right about the wife, I will never live it down.
It's getting pretty ripe in that room.
But he's about to flip on the wife.
He doesn't have to.
Pulled Korby's credit card records.
According to Abby, the garden hose and duct tape were brand new, but there's no record of Korby actually purchasing them.
- Cash? - The wife's credit card was used one week ago at a hardware store to purchase two items.
Garden hose and a roll of duct tape.
Well, bring her in.
I cannot believe it.
Know about your affair with Private Singer.
He told you? No, he didn't have to.
Fancy hotel.
Sounds of the ocean.
Caviar and champagne.
Singer thought he was in for a treat, but you tricked him.
You used him.
You gave Singer the hose and tape, told him to make it look like a suicide.
He drove from the hotel to your house, he killed your husband.
David wasn't at the house that night.
I was.
You drove Singer's car to your house and killed your husband? No.
I couldn't go through with it, the affair.
I couldn't cheat on James.
I didn't have my own car, I'd been dropped off by the service at the hotel so I borrowed David's.
I drove back home to tell my husband the truth, but I just Sat in front of the house and I lost my nerve.
So, I left.
I went back to the hotel and I broke it off with David.
Yeah, well, I don't think he got the message.
So, you admit to being at the scene of the crime at the time of death? I did not kill my husband.
It's the truth.
I swear to you.
Well, now you get to convince a jury of your peers.
That would be a jury of tall, leggy, blonde bombshells.
Why don't you stand up? You're under arrest for the murder of Lance Corporal James Korby.
You're not.
Evidence garage, now.
- Hey, McGee.
- Yeah, boss.
Footage of the Marine car.
Let me pull it up.
Rewind it.
There, freeze it.
Can you clean that up? Let's see.
It's a car parked on the street.
Boss, that's Korby's car.
You don't have to say anything.
About me being right.
About the wife.
DiNozzo, driver's side.
Get in.
Okeydokey.
- The seat is too far forward.
- Exactly.
The seat has been in that position since the murder.
Car was parked in the street when the footage of the Marine car was captured by those kids.
But when Korby was found dead in the car The car was parked in his driveway.
Pull all financial records from the death of Sara's second husband.
Sara? I got your text.
I was just gonna go for a run.
She couldn't make it.
- Well, then why did she text me? - She didn't.
What's that? The thermos we found in your friend's trash can.
The friend you were with the night of the murder.
Traces of liquid nitrogen in there.
I don't understand.
While everybody was so drunk at the party, they didn't see you slip out for a little while, did they? Found your prints.
We also know that, you bought the hose and the tape using Sara's credit card last week.
Clerk ID'd your photo.
You tried to frame Sara for your stepfather's murder.
Dutiful daughter delivers a thermos of "cocoa" to stepdaddy.
But he's too preoccupied to notice what's in it until it's too late.
Why would I do that? James and Sara were all I had.
Except for your trust fund.
Your biological father left it to you when he died in Iraq.
Sara has control of the trust fund until your 25th birthday, but, if she's behind bars, then you would get your inheritance a little earlier? All 200,000 of it.
Add Korby's life insurance policy.
That's another 250 grand.
You're all set.
Go to college, buy yourself a fast car, maybe a little pad on the beach.
But wait five years? That's an eternity to a pretty little party girl like you.
With them, it was an eternity.
You have no idea.
A stepfather who acts like a juvenile delinquent.
A stepmother who marries anything in a uniform.
You saw her.
She uses men.
She used my dad.
That dad died serving his country.
What's going to happen to my money? It's yours in five years.
It's gonna go a long way in the prison gift shop.
Morning, Ziva.
Coffee? Thank you.
My keyboard is not working.
I love Halloween.
And what's not to love? Pranks Halloween is officially my favorite holiday.
And you are looking at this year's larceny lotto winner.
So, you're buying us lunch today, or? I didn't keep the money, Mcnopoly.
Gave it to charity.
Urban youth group.
My gut is not-for-profit.
You know, Tony, I've been thinking and, I would like to acknowledge my place as a new agent and your place as Your superior in every way? Yes.
But, for my sanity, could you not call me "probie"? I say it with love.
And if I refuse? You are senior field agent and I am entirely at your mercy.
As you should be.


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Clemson Women's Tennis To Play Host To ITA Kick-Off Weekend
CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson women's tennis team will play host to the inaugural ITA Kick-Off Weekend this Saturday and Sunday. The 11th-ranked Tigers will take on Boise State on Saturday at 9:00 am in the first match, while Auburn and Louisville will battle at 2:00 pm at the Clemson Indoor Tennis Center.
Clemson enters the weekend with a 2-0 record and with two of the nation's top-10 singles players. The Tigers defeated the College of Charleston and Virginia Commonwealth last weekend to open the 2009 season. Junior Ani Mijacika, currently ranked #4, improved to 14-3 for the year with a pair of wins at the top flight. Meanwhile, rookie Josipa Bek, who debuted at #10 in her first singles poll, also won both of her singles matches and now owns a 13-3 record for the fall and spring seasons combined.
The winners of Saturday's matches will play at 2:00 pm on Sunday with the consolation match scheduled to begin at 9:00 am. Admission is free to the general public while fans can also follow the action with live updates on www.clemsontigers.com. A special page has been dedicated to this weekend's tournament.
This is the first year of the "regional" format for the ITA Indoor Championships with 15 school sites playing host to first and second rounds with the winners, plus Wisconsin, advancing to the round of 16 in Madison, WI from Feb. 13-16. In the past, 16 teams were invited to Wisconsin, where they played a minimum of three matches.
Clemson had made appearances in the 2005, 2007 and 2008 ITA Indoors and earned the invitation four times in history.
The Field Clemson and Boise State have met just one previous time with the Tigers claiming a 5-2 victory over the Broncos in Provo, UT in 2004. Boise State has won its first two matches of the 2009 season and is ranked 41st in the most recent ITA Tennis poll.
Auburn, ranked #26, dropped its season opener on Wednesday at #8 Georgia Tech but boasts the nation's sixth-ranked singles player in Fani Chifchieva. A match-up between the two Tiger teams would be the 14th in history. Clemson leads the series score by a 9-4 margin.
Louisville also owns a 2-0 record entering the weekend's action with wins over Morehead State and Michigan State. The Cardinals are listed 39th in the most recent rankings, and a match-up between Louisville and Clemson would be the first all-time.
Tigers Sweep Doubleheader for Second Consecutive Weekend
Match Day Central: Clemson vs. Presbyterian College/Wofford
Tigers Sweep Doubleheader to Open Season
Match Day Central: Clemson vs. College of Charleston/UNCG