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Additionally, investors sometimes look to buy a haunted house in hopes of gutting the house, building anew, and reselling for a larger profit. Other times, adventurous business owners purchase haunted houses in order to transform the properties into Bed-and-Breakfasts, restaurants, or local businesses that will attract curious visitors.
Home buyers may be relieved to know that when it comes to choosing a financing option, haunted homes are not much different than standard living spaces. According to Bankrate.com, if a recently bought property will be used for business endeavors, individuals should look into a Small Business Administration loan. If the property will be flipped, an investment property mortgage should be used.
And finally, if the house will be used for standard living purposes only, homeowners can use a regular mortgage payment plan. The important thing to remember is that since the majority of haunted houses are deemed historical and are sometimes over one hundred years old, it is crucial to have the home evaluated and to have a home inspection report issued.
After pulling off an upset in Game 1, Brooklyn has covered four of the past five against the 76ers and is 5-2 ATS in its past seven in Philadelphia.
The sixth-seeded Brooklyn Nets look for a surprising 2-0 series lead on the No. 3 76ers when the teams meet in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference playoff series on Monday night in Philadelphia.
The opening day of the 2019 playoffs on Saturday was rife with upsets. The Raptors were 9.5-point home favourites and were stunned by the Orlando Magic. The Denver Nuggets were -5.5 and had the NBA’s best home regular-season record yet lost to San Antonio. And the Philadelphia 76ers were -7.5 but lost at home to the Brooklyn Nets, 111-102.
Still, Philly is a -208 favourite on the Sports Interaction series line entering Monday’s Game 2, with Brooklyn at +150. The favoured exact result is 76ers in seven games at +230. You can also wager on the correct score after Game 3, which is Nets 2-1 at -120, up 3-0 at +550 and Sixers 2-1 at +137.
Brooklyn has covered four of the past five against the 76ers and is 5-2 ATS in its past seven in Philadelphia.
In our Game 1 preview, in which we did have the Nets covering (but not winning), it was mentioned that the Nets did have the deeper team. That was very much on display in Game 1 as Ed Davis was sensational off the bench with 12 points, 16 rebounds, great defence on Sixers star Joel Embiid and a team-best rating of plus-28. Caris LeVert had 23 points in 23 minutes off the bench and Spencer Dinwiddie 18 points. About the only Nets starter to play well was All-Star D’Angelo Russell, who had 26 points. However, Davis is listed as questionable for Game 2 with an ankle injury. So is fellow reserve Jared Dudley with a calf injury. Expect both to play. The Nets have covered seven of their past eight road games.
Philadelphia may have the second-best starting five in the NBA behind Golden State, but the Sixers aren’t going very far if superstar centre Joel Embiid isn’t 100 per cent – and he’s clearly not right now as he battles through a knee injury. He started the opener with a brace but shed it because he said it made his calf and tibia sore. Embiid was a game-time call Saturday and shot just 5-for-15 from the field; Philly was outscored by 17 points with him on the court. Tobias Harris was a major bust with just four points, and Ben Simmons had only nine. Jimmy Butler stepped up with a playoff career-high 36 points but was about the only bright spot. The refs sure tried to help Philly as it attempted 42 free throws. Those were the franchise’s most in a playoff game since 2002. The 76ers are 2-5 ATS in their past seven at home.
The free version does nothing but scan your computer, providing a detailed report of possible problems or sub-optimal settings. You can drill down to see unused file extensions, unnecessary startup programs, and undelete temp files. However, to actually do anything about them, you must use the full, commercial, program (or make the adjustments manually, a tedious process).
PC Pitstop Optimize has few options or controls. The free demo basically has 'Scan' and 'Next'. Review the various issues and suggestions, and you're done. The commercial version gives you the killer option--Optimize! Select it (after perhaps deciding which of the many changes to accept, or just allowing them all) and let it run, then restart your computer. You will then be presented with a computer in new fighting trim. To be honest, I didn't see any radical improvement--but I didn't expect one, either. Most of the adjustments are relatively minor, but it's still nice to know that a lot of old junk has been cleaned out.
The R&B group Boyz II Men is headed to Las Vegas.
The 1990s slow-jammers announced a headlining residency Thursday. They will perform weekend shows at the Terry Fator Theatre at The Mirage starting March 1.
Organizers say the show will feature the band's biggest hits, including the 1991 smash "Motownphilly," as well as some surprises.
Boyz II Men has won four Grammys and claims the title of most successful male R&B group in history.
The trio is best known for its ballads and a cappella stylings, and for the slow jams "I'll Make Love To You" and "One Sweet Day."
They will perform 78 weekend shows through the end of the year. Tickets are on sale now starting at $40.
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Ruby on Rails Web application development framework in order to compromise Web servers and create a botnet.
The Ruby on Rails development team released a security patch for the vulnerability, which is known as CVE-2013-0156, back in January. However, some server administrators haven't yet updated their Rails installations.
Ruby on Rails is a popular framework for developing Web applications based on the Ruby programming language and is used by websites including Hulu, GroupOn, GitHub and Scribd.
"It's pretty surprising that it's taken this long [for an exploit] to surface in the wild, but less surprising that people are still running vulnerable installations of Rails," said Jeff Jarmoc, a security consultant with security research firm Matasano Security, Tuesday in a blog post.
The exploit that's currently being used by attackers adds a custom cron job—a scheduled task on Linux machines—that executes a sequence of commands.
Those commands download a malicious C source file from a remote server, compile it locally and execute it. The resulting malware is a bot that connects to an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server and joins a predefined channel where it waits for commands from the attackers.
A precompiled version of the malware is also downloaded in case the compilation procedure fails on the compromised systems.
"Functionality is limited, but includes the ability to download and execute files as commanded, as well as changing servers," Jarmoc said. "There's no authentication performed, so an enterprising individual could hijack these bots fairly easily by joining the IRC server and issuing the appropriate commands."
Reports of malicious activity using this exploit were posted in recent days on several discussion boards and it also appears that some Web hosting providers were affected, Jarmoc said.
Users should update the Ruby on Rails installations on their servers to at least versions 3.2.11, 3.1.10, 3.0.19 or 2.3.15 which contain the patch for this vulnerability. However, the best course of action is probably to update to the latest available Rails versions, depending on the branch used, since other critical vulnerabilities have been addressed since then.
Attackers are increasingly compromising Web servers to use them as part of botnets. For example, many Apache servers have recently been infected with a piece of malware called Linux/Cdorked and versions of this malware were also developed for Lighttpd and Nginx Web servers.
JOHANNESBURG – Opposition lawmakers have heckled South African President Jacob Zuma during a parliamentary session in which questions were raised about more than $20 million in state spending on the president's private home.
Members of an opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, chanted "Pay back the money!" on Thursday after Zuma was questioned about the scandal over his rural Nkandla residence. The uproar forced parliament to suspend the session.
In March, South Africa's state watchdog agency released a report concluding that Zuma inappropriately benefited from state funding and should pay back some money for alleged security upgrades at the president's rural Nkandla residence.
Zuma says he has delivered a response to the parliamentary speaker about the spending at his home, but has yet to say whether he will pay back any money.
Fleetwood Town Academy manager Ciaran Donnelly is delighted to see another of the club’s young stars sign professional terms as Harrison Holgate was welcomed to the senior fold at Highbury.
Holgate, 17, was brought on to the pitch at half-time in Town’s 2-0 win over Walsall on the final day, when youngsters paraded around the pitch as Town celebrated their youth academy.
Holgate has been on a two-year scholarship with the club’s under-18s side and has impressed at right-back and in central defence.
He becomes the seventh player from the club’s category three academy to sign professional terms, following Nathan Sheron, Mamadou Djabi, Lewis Baines, Dan Mooney, Gerard Garner and goalkeeper Billy Crellin.
England Under-17 World Cup winner Crellin is leading the way, named on the bench against Walsall on Saturday.
And after starring for Ashton United, Baines and Mooney have seen their contracts extended for another year.
Djabi and Sheron, who has also been named as an unused substitute for the senior side in League One and featured in the Checkatrade Trophy, are still in negotiations to extend their stays at Highbury, having both been offered fresh deals.
Leeds-born Holgate has followed in their footsteps, stepping up to the club’s development squad this season and impressing at right-back in the Lancashire Senior Cup final against Bury.
And Donnelly sees potential in Holgate.
He said: “We’re delighted for Harrison. He’s worked hard over the last couple of years.
“He has shown a great attitude, especially when he had an extended period out due to (a quad) injury.
Three songs from Dam 999, which triggered a political storm between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the Mullaperiyar Dam, are competing with 36 other tracks in Oscar's Original Song category.
The songs Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu, DAM 999 Theme Song and Mujhe Chod Ke are in the Academy Award's long list of likely candidates to get nominated in this category.
The songs are penned by director Sohan Roy and composed by Indian music director Ousephachan, a well known name in Malayalam cinema.
Ousephachanbn has also given music in Hindi films like Aakrosh and Khatta Meetha. He won a National award for Malayalam film Ore Kadal.
Other tracks competing for the coveted golden trophy include The Living Proof from The Help, Coeur Volant from Martin Scorsese's Hugo, When the Heart Dies from Angelina Jolie's directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey, Bridge of Light and The Mighty Sven from Happy Feet Two.
The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on January 24.
The latest recipient of the Tully Free Speech Award is still on the mend.
The Tully Free Speech Award, given annually by Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications, honors “journalists who have persevered in the face of threats and other obstacles.” In the case of longtime AP Middle East correspondent Kathy Gannon (pictured), the most prominent threat she face was from an unprovoked April 2014 attack in Khost, Afghanistan. While Gannon survived the gunfire, her AP colleague Anja Niedringhaus was killed.
Gannon will be presented with the award and a $2,500 cash prize tonight by Tully Center for Free Speech director Roy Gutterman. A moderated discussion will follow, with portions to be shared on Twitter via the hashtag #TullyAward.
Driving remains the most popular way to get to work, but there’s been a significant increase in the number of cyclists too.
NEW CENSUS DATA released today shows that the time people spend travelling to work or school has increased across every county in the past four years.
The national average commuting time in April 2016 was 28.2 minutes, up from 26.6 minutes in 2011. Commuters in counties bordering Dublin had the longest average commuting time, with those in counties Meath and Wicklow travelling for almost 35 minutes to get to their destination.
But almost 200,000 commuters spent an hour or more commuting to work, which represents an increase of almost 50,000 on 2011 (that’s 31%).
The census area of Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington, three towns in Meath, had the highest percentage of commuters with 28% of its 4,565 workers travelling during the week. That was followed by Skerries in Dublin (1,092) and Greystones-Delgany in Co Wicklow (1,855).
In total, 2,962,550 people are travelling to work, school or college – which is an increase of 9.3% on the 2011 figure.
56,837 people cycled to work – that’s an increase of 43% since 2011.
The number of primary school children commuting by bus fell by 7% compared to 2011. Those walking and cycling accounted for 25% of primary school commuters in 2016, compared with almost 50% in 1986.
Among secondary school students, 43.3% went to school by car, while 28.4% used the bus. Over 42% of rural secondary students were reliant on the bus to get to school, compared to nearly 20% of urban students.
College students had a fairly divided spread; 23.5% drove or were passengers, 24% used buses to get to college, while 26% walked to college.
The number of workers crossing the border to Northern Ireland was 7,037 in 2016, up 10% from 2011. The number of students travelling across the border is at 2,299 for 2016, which represents a decrease of 26% on the previous census. Some 3,531 people stated on the 2016 Census form that their place of work was outside the island of Ireland.
You can read the full set of census figures on commuting here.
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Thousands took shelter as cyclone Veronica smashed through the west coast.
Police are investigating a series of break-ins across South Hedland during the red alert for Cyclone Veronica at the weekend.
McDonald’s manager Luke Jessop said CCTV footage showed his store was broken into a number of times over the weekend, with thieves allegedly stealing money from the Ronald McDonald House charity collection.
Those involved had also tried to break into the manager’s office.
It is understood a number of other South Hedland stores were raided over the weekend.
A spokesman for WA Police said local officers were investigating four commercial burglaries in the area from the weekend.
He said one group predominantly made up of juveniles under 10 years of age is suspected to have been involved.
“Inquiries are also continuing in regard to the welfare and parenting of the children involved in this series of burglaries,” he said.
He said there were a “small number” of burglaries at other commercial premises across the Pilbara during the Red Alert phase of Cyclone Veronica.
He said alcohol appeared to be the motivation behind these offences.
WATCH: Brave or crazy? These young kids cycled and skateboarded through Port Hedland when it was on red alert due to Cyclone Veronica.
“Aside from the small number of incidents that appear to be linked to this one group of people, there is no evidence of broader public order or crime issues over the weekend,” he said.
When red alerts are issued people are warned to stay indoors until the all clear is given by authorities.
However, a shocked Joanne McDonnell caught video footage of children riding their bikes and skateboards through the windy and wet streets of Port Hedland while the red alert was current.
What is at stake for Americans in 2016?
Technology is a blessing, but can we please avoid 'technobabble'?
How far will social engineering go?
Thomas Sowell's new book tosses a monkey wrench into the talking points of politicians and assorted hustlers.
Conservative economist and social philosopher discusses the left's futile quest for equality.
How Castro repays the Obama administration's "outreach."
How intellectuals fuel racial feuds.
When Supreme Court justices aren't satisfied with their role.
John Paul Stevens prepares to retire after 35 years on the Supreme Court.
New novels challenge the liberal mainstream narrative.
Thomas Sowell shows that people known as “intellects” might just not be that very smart.
Why Thomas Sowell does not put much faith in Ph.D. degrees.
Reports on Monday confirmed that Chris Rock and his wife, Malaak Compton-Rock, have filed for divorce after nearly 20 years of marriage. The couple joins the ranks of Coldplay's front man, Chris Martin, who "consciously uncoupled" from Gwyneth Paltrow earlier in the year, and actress Helena Bonham Carter and director Tim Burton who announced their separation in December.
When a marriage goes sour and the couple's net worth is in the stratosphere, divorce becomes increasingly more complicated. The absence of an official prenuptial agreement, differences in international law and circumstances surrounding of the breakup can result in large sums being paid out in the divorce settlement.
Without a prenuptial agreement, some high net worth individuals have found divorce to be a costly endeavor. Some of the world's wealthiest people have seen their net worth cut in half by a divorce settlement.
Although most settlements don't get finalized until well after the divorce takes place, there is always speculation when a high net worth divorce is on the horizon, as was the case when Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren went through their highly public split. For Woods, there originally was speculation that the settlement could reach $750 million, although in the end, the actual figure was considerably less, ranking 16th all time.
So, what are the biggest divorce settlements and who has paid the most? There have been several recently that have cracked the top 18. Click ahead for the full list.
By Paul Toscano and Sarah Whitten, CNBC.com.
Born and raised in Alexandria, VA, I have worked as a Sports Producer for SiriusXM Radio, and a Life & Style Reporter for Bisnow. I am currently a Community Content Producer for WUSA9.

Additionally, investors sometimes look to buy a haunted house in hopes of gutting the house, building anew, and reselling for a larger profit. Other times, adventurous business owners purchase haunted houses in order to transform the properties into Bed-and-Breakfasts, restaurants, or local businesses that will attract curious visitors.

Home buyers may be relieved to know that when it comes to choosing a financing option, haunted homes are not much different than standard living spaces. According to Bankrate.com, if a recently bought property will be used for business endeavors, individuals should look into a Small Business Administration loan. If the property will be flipped, an investment property mortgage should be used.

And finally, if the house will be used for standard living purposes only, homeowners can use a regular mortgage payment plan. The important thing to remember is that since the majority of haunted houses are deemed historical and are sometimes over one hundred years old, it is crucial to have the home evaluated and to have a home inspection report issued.

After pulling off an upset in Game 1, Brooklyn has covered four of the past five against the 76ers and is 5-2 ATS in its past seven in Philadelphia.

The sixth-seeded Brooklyn Nets look for a surprising 2-0 series lead on the No. 3 76ers when the teams meet in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference playoff series on Monday night in Philadelphia.

The opening day of the 2019 playoffs on Saturday was rife with upsets. The Raptors were 9.5-point home favourites and were stunned by the Orlando Magic. The Denver Nuggets were -5.5 and had the NBA’s best home regular-season record yet lost to San Antonio. And the Philadelphia 76ers were -7.5 but lost at home to the Brooklyn Nets, 111-102.

Still, Philly is a -208 favourite on the Sports Interaction series line entering Monday’s Game 2, with Brooklyn at +150. The favoured exact result is 76ers in seven games at +230. You can also wager on the correct score after Game 3, which is Nets 2-1 at -120, up 3-0 at +550 and Sixers 2-1 at +137.

Brooklyn has covered four of the past five against the 76ers and is 5-2 ATS in its past seven in Philadelphia.

In our Game 1 preview, in which we did have the Nets covering (but not winning), it was mentioned that the Nets did have the deeper team. That was very much on display in Game 1 as Ed Davis was sensational off the bench with 12 points, 16 rebounds, great defence on Sixers star Joel Embiid and a team-best rating of plus-28. Caris LeVert had 23 points in 23 minutes off the bench and Spencer Dinwiddie 18 points. About the only Nets starter to play well was All-Star D’Angelo Russell, who had 26 points. However, Davis is listed as questionable for Game 2 with an ankle injury. So is fellow reserve Jared Dudley with a calf injury. Expect both to play. The Nets have covered seven of their past eight road games.

Philadelphia may have the second-best starting five in the NBA behind Golden State, but the Sixers aren’t going very far if superstar centre Joel Embiid isn’t 100 per cent – and he’s clearly not right now as he battles through a knee injury. He started the opener with a brace but shed it because he said it made his calf and tibia sore. Embiid was a game-time call Saturday and shot just 5-for-15 from the field; Philly was outscored by 17 points with him on the court. Tobias Harris was a major bust with just four points, and Ben Simmons had only nine. Jimmy Butler stepped up with a playoff career-high 36 points but was about the only bright spot. The refs sure tried to help Philly as it attempted 42 free throws. Those were the franchise’s most in a playoff game since 2002. The 76ers are 2-5 ATS in their past seven at home.

The free version does nothing but scan your computer, providing a detailed report of possible problems or sub-optimal settings. You can drill down to see unused file extensions, unnecessary startup programs, and undelete temp files. However, to actually do anything about them, you must use the full, commercial, program (or make the adjustments manually, a tedious process).

PC Pitstop Optimize has few options or controls. The free demo basically has 'Scan' and 'Next'. Review the various issues and suggestions, and you're done. The commercial version gives you the killer option--Optimize! Select it (after perhaps deciding which of the many changes to accept, or just allowing them all) and let it run, then restart your computer. You will then be presented with a computer in new fighting trim. To be honest, I didn't see any radical improvement--but I didn't expect one, either. Most of the adjustments are relatively minor, but it's still nice to know that a lot of old junk has been cleaned out.

The R&B group Boyz II Men is headed to Las Vegas.

The 1990s slow-jammers announced a headlining residency Thursday. They will perform weekend shows at the Terry Fator Theatre at The Mirage starting March 1.

Organizers say the show will feature the band's biggest hits, including the 1991 smash "Motownphilly," as well as some surprises.

Boyz II Men has won four Grammys and claims the title of most successful male R&B group in history.

The trio is best known for its ballads and a cappella stylings, and for the slow jams "I'll Make Love To You" and "One Sweet Day."

They will perform 78 weekend shows through the end of the year. Tickets are on sale now starting at $40.

Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Ruby on Rails Web application development framework in order to compromise Web servers and create a botnet.

The Ruby on Rails development team released a security patch for the vulnerability, which is known as CVE-2013-0156, back in January. However, some server administrators haven't yet updated their Rails installations.

Ruby on Rails is a popular framework for developing Web applications based on the Ruby programming language and is used by websites including Hulu, GroupOn, GitHub and Scribd.

"It's pretty surprising that it's taken this long [for an exploit] to surface in the wild, but less surprising that people are still running vulnerable installations of Rails," said Jeff Jarmoc, a security consultant with security research firm Matasano Security, Tuesday in a blog post.

The exploit that's currently being used by attackers adds a custom cron job—a scheduled task on Linux machines—that executes a sequence of commands.

Those commands download a malicious C source file from a remote server, compile it locally and execute it. The resulting malware is a bot that connects to an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server and joins a predefined channel where it waits for commands from the attackers.

A precompiled version of the malware is also downloaded in case the compilation procedure fails on the compromised systems.

"Functionality is limited, but includes the ability to download and execute files as commanded, as well as changing servers," Jarmoc said. "There's no authentication performed, so an enterprising individual could hijack these bots fairly easily by joining the IRC server and issuing the appropriate commands."

Reports of malicious activity using this exploit were posted in recent days on several discussion boards and it also appears that some Web hosting providers were affected, Jarmoc said.

Users should update the Ruby on Rails installations on their servers to at least versions 3.2.11, 3.1.10, 3.0.19 or 2.3.15 which contain the patch for this vulnerability. However, the best course of action is probably to update to the latest available Rails versions, depending on the branch used, since other critical vulnerabilities have been addressed since then.

Attackers are increasingly compromising Web servers to use them as part of botnets. For example, many Apache servers have recently been infected with a piece of malware called Linux/Cdorked and versions of this malware were also developed for Lighttpd and Nginx Web servers.

JOHANNESBURG – Opposition lawmakers have heckled South African President Jacob Zuma during a parliamentary session in which questions were raised about more than $20 million in state spending on the president's private home.

Members of an opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, chanted "Pay back the money!" on Thursday after Zuma was questioned about the scandal over his rural Nkandla residence. The uproar forced parliament to suspend the session.

In March, South Africa's state watchdog agency released a report concluding that Zuma inappropriately benefited from state funding and should pay back some money for alleged security upgrades at the president's rural Nkandla residence.

Zuma says he has delivered a response to the parliamentary speaker about the spending at his home, but has yet to say whether he will pay back any money.

Fleetwood Town Academy manager Ciaran Donnelly is delighted to see another of the club’s young stars sign professional terms as Harrison Holgate was welcomed to the senior fold at Highbury.

Holgate, 17, was brought on to the pitch at half-time in Town’s 2-0 win over Walsall on the final day, when youngsters paraded around the pitch as Town celebrated their youth academy.

Holgate has been on a two-year scholarship with the club’s under-18s side and has impressed at right-back and in central defence.

He becomes the seventh player from the club’s category three academy to sign professional terms, following Nathan Sheron, Mamadou Djabi, Lewis Baines, Dan Mooney, Gerard Garner and goalkeeper Billy Crellin.

England Under-17 World Cup winner Crellin is leading the way, named on the bench against Walsall on Saturday.

And after starring for Ashton United, Baines and Mooney have seen their contracts extended for another year.

Djabi and Sheron, who has also been named as an unused substitute for the senior side in League One and featured in the Checkatrade Trophy, are still in negotiations to extend their stays at Highbury, having both been offered fresh deals.

Leeds-born Holgate has followed in their footsteps, stepping up to the club’s development squad this season and impressing at right-back in the Lancashire Senior Cup final against Bury.

And Donnelly sees potential in Holgate.

He said: “We’re delighted for Harrison. He’s worked hard over the last couple of years.

“He has shown a great attitude, especially when he had an extended period out due to (a quad) injury.

Three songs from Dam 999, which triggered a political storm between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the Mullaperiyar Dam, are competing with 36 other tracks in Oscar's Original Song category.

The songs Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu, DAM 999 Theme Song and Mujhe Chod Ke are in the Academy Award's long list of likely candidates to get nominated in this category.

The songs are penned by director Sohan Roy and composed by Indian music director Ousephachan, a well known name in Malayalam cinema.

Ousephachanbn has also given music in Hindi films like Aakrosh and Khatta Meetha. He won a National award for Malayalam film Ore Kadal.

Other tracks competing for the coveted golden trophy include The Living Proof from The Help, Coeur Volant from Martin Scorsese's Hugo, When the Heart Dies from Angelina Jolie's directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey, Bridge of Light and The Mighty Sven from Happy Feet Two.

The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on January 24.

The latest recipient of the Tully Free Speech Award is still on the mend.

The Tully Free Speech Award, given annually by Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications, honors “journalists who have persevered in the face of threats and other obstacles.” In the case of longtime AP Middle East correspondent Kathy Gannon (pictured), the most prominent threat she face was from an unprovoked April 2014 attack in Khost, Afghanistan. While Gannon survived the gunfire, her AP colleague Anja Niedringhaus was killed.

Gannon will be presented with the award and a $2,500 cash prize tonight by Tully Center for Free Speech director Roy Gutterman. A moderated discussion will follow, with portions to be shared on Twitter via the hashtag #TullyAward.

Driving remains the most popular way to get to work, but there’s been a significant increase in the number of cyclists too.

NEW CENSUS DATA released today shows that the time people spend travelling to work or school has increased across every county in the past four years.

The national average commuting time in April 2016 was 28.2 minutes, up from 26.6 minutes in 2011. Commuters in counties bordering Dublin had the longest average commuting time, with those in counties Meath and Wicklow travelling for almost 35 minutes to get to their destination.

But almost 200,000 commuters spent an hour or more commuting to work, which represents an increase of almost 50,000 on 2011 (that’s 31%).

The census area of Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington, three towns in Meath, had the highest percentage of commuters with 28% of its 4,565 workers travelling during the week. That was followed by Skerries in Dublin (1,092) and Greystones-Delgany in Co Wicklow (1,855).

In total, 2,962,550 people are travelling to work, school or college – which is an increase of 9.3% on the 2011 figure.

56,837 people cycled to work – that’s an increase of 43% since 2011.

The number of primary school children commuting by bus fell by 7% compared to 2011. Those walking and cycling accounted for 25% of primary school commuters in 2016, compared with almost 50% in 1986.

Among secondary school students, 43.3% went to school by car, while 28.4% used the bus. Over 42% of rural secondary students were reliant on the bus to get to school, compared to nearly 20% of urban students.

College students had a fairly divided spread; 23.5% drove or were passengers, 24% used buses to get to college, while 26% walked to college.

The number of workers crossing the border to Northern Ireland was 7,037 in 2016, up 10% from 2011. The number of students travelling across the border is at 2,299 for 2016, which represents a decrease of 26% on the previous census. Some 3,531 people stated on the 2016 Census form that their place of work was outside the island of Ireland.

You can read the full set of census figures on commuting here.

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Thousands took shelter as cyclone Veronica smashed through the west coast.

Police are investigating a series of break-ins across South Hedland during the red alert for Cyclone Veronica at the weekend.

McDonald’s manager Luke Jessop said CCTV footage showed his store was broken into a number of times over the weekend, with thieves allegedly stealing money from the Ronald McDonald House charity collection.

Those involved had also tried to break into the manager’s office.

It is understood a number of other South Hedland stores were raided over the weekend.

A spokesman for WA Police said local officers were investigating four commercial burglaries in the area from the weekend.

He said one group predominantly made up of juveniles under 10 years of age is suspected to have been involved.

“Inquiries are also continuing in regard to the welfare and parenting of the children involved in this series of burglaries,” he said.

He said there were a “small number” of burglaries at other commercial premises across the Pilbara during the Red Alert phase of Cyclone Veronica.

He said alcohol appeared to be the motivation behind these offences.

WATCH: Brave or crazy? These young kids cycled and skateboarded through Port Hedland when it was on red alert due to Cyclone Veronica.

“Aside from the small number of incidents that appear to be linked to this one group of people, there is no evidence of broader public order or crime issues over the weekend,” he said.

When red alerts are issued people are warned to stay indoors until the all clear is given by authorities.

However, a shocked Joanne McDonnell caught video footage of children riding their bikes and skateboards through the windy and wet streets of Port Hedland while the red alert was current.

What is at stake for Americans in 2016?

Technology is a blessing, but can we please avoid 'technobabble'?

How far will social engineering go?

Thomas Sowell's new book tosses a monkey wrench into the talking points of politicians and assorted hustlers.

Conservative economist and social philosopher discusses the left's futile quest for equality.

How Castro repays the Obama administration's "outreach."

How intellectuals fuel racial feuds.

When Supreme Court justices aren't satisfied with their role.

John Paul Stevens prepares to retire after 35 years on the Supreme Court.

New novels challenge the liberal mainstream narrative.

Thomas Sowell shows that people known as “intellects” might just not be that very smart.

Why Thomas Sowell does not put much faith in Ph.D. degrees.

Reports on Monday confirmed that Chris Rock and his wife, Malaak Compton-Rock, have filed for divorce after nearly 20 years of marriage. The couple joins the ranks of Coldplay's front man, Chris Martin, who "consciously uncoupled" from Gwyneth Paltrow earlier in the year, and actress Helena Bonham Carter and director Tim Burton who announced their separation in December.

When a marriage goes sour and the couple's net worth is in the stratosphere, divorce becomes increasingly more complicated. The absence of an official prenuptial agreement, differences in international law and circumstances surrounding of the breakup can result in large sums being paid out in the divorce settlement.

Without a prenuptial agreement, some high net worth individuals have found divorce to be a costly endeavor. Some of the world's wealthiest people have seen their net worth cut in half by a divorce settlement.

Although most settlements don't get finalized until well after the divorce takes place, there is always speculation when a high net worth divorce is on the horizon, as was the case when Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren went through their highly public split. For Woods, there originally was speculation that the settlement could reach $750 million, although in the end, the actual figure was considerably less, ranking 16th all time.

So, what are the biggest divorce settlements and who has paid the most? There have been several recently that have cracked the top 18. Click ahead for the full list.

By Paul Toscano and Sarah Whitten, CNBC.com.

Born and raised in Alexandria, VA, I have worked as a Sports Producer for SiriusXM Radio, and a Life & Style Reporter for Bisnow. I am currently a Community Content Producer for WUSA9.