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NCIS agent Ellie Bishop (Emily Wickersham) went through a tough time after her marriage to Jake Malloy (Jamie Bamber) disintegrated (he cheated on her). However, one silver lining is that Bishop can now date and explore new relationships. Heres why the producers decided to end Bishops relationship.

In an interview with CBS, PauleyPerrette said relationships tend to fall apart on NCIS. Perrette saidDiNozzos relationships were a disaster, Abby was all over the place, and Gibbshas failed at every relationship hes ever been in. She says Vance had thebest relationship, but that all ended when the writers decided to kill hiswife. The show finally had a stable couple, Jake Malloy and Ellie Bishop, butthat ended in divorce.

Late NCIS executive producer Gary Glassberg told CBS hehad been toying with the idea of splitting up Bishop and her husband for awhile. Glassberg said it can be hard for agents to maintain a healthyrelationship in this line of work, so he wanted to demonstrate this reality inthe show:

In the real world of federal agents, divorce happens all the time. Its a very stressful situation, careers go in different directions. We were intrigued by the idea when we originally introduced her that when youre with an agency like the NSA, unless youre married to another NSA agent, you cant talk about what you did at work. If you put her as an NCIS agent and he remains at the NSA, if their careers are all they have in common, then its going to start to deteriorate. And thats something we talked about going all the way back to the creation of this character. [We thought] wouldnt it be interesting to split them apart and see what happens?

NCIS producer Frank Cardea agrees that the writers andproducers try their best to keep the show as real as possible. I think we tryto mirror real life. These things happen. While theyre out getting the bad guys,they have lives to deal with, Cardea told CBS.

Wickersham said she liked Bishops storyline because it gaveher something fun to work with. She also said it was fun to act out therelationship and to work with co-star Jamie Bamber. When I first came in andstarted with Bishop, we saw a lot of her working, and we saw one side. But Ithink, especially [in season 13], we had a chance to see a more vulnerable sideof Bishop and kind of dive into her personal life, and her relationships fallingapart, Wickersham told CBS.

Bishopand Torres have been flirting for what seems like forever. However, therehasnt been any movement toward a romantic relationship. At this point, itsanyones guess where their relationship is headed. It seems like the writersand producers are also figuring out Bishop and Torres status as they go along.NCIS producer Steven D. Binder said if they decide to have the characterscouple up, itsgoing to be horrible.

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NEW DELHI: India is all set to have a chief of defence staff by January as a high-level committee headed by NSA Ajit Doval is wrapping up the ground work to appoint the single-point military adviser to the government as suggested by the Kargil Review Committee in 1999.

Official sources said the Army, the Navy and the Indian Air Force have already recommended to the defence ministry names of their senior-most commanders for the top position which is being created to enhance synergy among the three services in dealing with security challenges facing India.

In a landmark military reform, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 announced that India will have the CDS as head of the tri-services.

Days after the prime minister's announcement, an Implementation Committee headed by National Security Adviser Doval was appointed to finalise an enabling framework and determine the exact responsibilities for the CDS.

The committee has completed the ground work and would come out with the final framework in three weeks, the sources said.

Though the three services have recommended names of their senior-most commanders for the new position, government sources said Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat remains a front-runner for the post.

Gen. Rawat is due for retirement on December 31 and top government sources said, if everything goes according to plan, then the government would name him as the country's first CDS before he hangs up his boot.

The sources said the CDS will be a four-star general and will be the first among equals among the service chiefs. However, in the list of protocol, the CDS will be higher up than the service chiefs.

The main task of the CDS will be to ensure jointmanship among the three services which will include powers to work on setting up of few theatre commands as well as to allocate military assets among the services to synergise their operations.

The three services have already put across their views before the Doval-led panel on ways to synergise military operations and their expectations as well as recommendations on what should be the broad contours of the CDS.

"Military reforms is a continuous process and requisite steps are taken by the government from time to time, as deemed necessary," the government told the Parliament on Monday on the issue of CDS.

At present, the three services coordinate their work under the framework of the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS). However, after appointment of the CDS, the IDS would be subsumed into the new structure.

The CDS will also act as a single-point military adviser to the prime minister and defence minister on key defence and strategic issues.

A high-level committee set up to examine the gaps in the country's security system in the wake of the Kargil war in 1999 had called for appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff as a single-point military adviser to the Defence Minister.

A group of ministers analysing required reforms in the national security system had also favoured appointing a Chief of Defence Staff.

In 2012, the Naresh Chandra Task force had recommended creating the post of a permanent chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.

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Las Vegas Philharmonic (LVP) and Nevada School of the Arts (NSA) announce the launch of an exciting collaboration that provides NSA's Chamber Orchestra students with intensive mentoring from LVP musicians in conjunction with NSA educators through a series of professional coaching and side-by-side performances. The initiative is the first program to debut under the Philharmonic's newly created Music SPARK program, which encompasses all of the organization's education and community engagement efforts under one umbrella; underscoring a bold commitment to building community through music, enriching lives through culture and igniting passion through education. The orchestra has a demonstrated and long history of providing access to music and education and Music SPARK further illustrates LVP's belief in their role in the Las Vegas community: Supporting Young Musicians, Providing Access & Resources, Kindling Passion.

Drawing upon the LVP and NSA's rich history of collaboration, the series is designed to deepen the impact to students by extending the mentoring and coaching and providing invaluable performance experience as they develop their craft. This inaugural series of formalized coaching serves as an incubation model for future programs and will consist of three sessions running in Fall and Spring of 2019-20. In the program, students will benefit from high level coaching, yielding opportunities to learn from and perform alongside esteemed professional musicians to broaden their technical abilities and repertoire. Students will refine skills, conquer new musical challenges and gain valuable insights through the mentoring program. Each session will culminate in a joint performance where students put the guidance they receive into practice by performing side-by-side with professional musicians from the LVP and NSA. The concerts will be open to the public and admission is free.

The first session of the series launched November 4 with students and professionals coming together for two hours of individual instruction and coaching in preparation for a performance that will take place on Sunday, December 8 at 5:00 p.m. in NSA's auditorium. The performance will showcase students and LVP musicians playing side by side in a robust program featuring first movements of popular works by Bach, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, titled Symphonic Developments.

Full schedule for the side-by-side concerts are as follows:

Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Nevada School of the Arts Auditorium at 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Green Valley Presbyterian Church at 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 3 at Nevada School of the Arts Auditorium at 3:00 p.m.

"The Las Vegas Philharmonic is deeply committed to young musicians in Las Vegas, and is thrilled to be partnering with NSA to launch a new program bringing the talent of LVP musicians into the education system more directly," shares LVP Executive Director, Lacey Huszcza. "Not only does coaching and mentoring provide young musicians with a deeper knowledge of music and performance practice, side-by-side concerts are a great way for students to experience playing at a higher level and get that thrill of live performance. The amazing thing is that even the mentors and coaches tend to learn something and take new ideas and emotions into their other performances. It is truly win-win."

"Performing side-by-side with professional musicians of the Las Vegas Philharmonic is a powerful and valuable learning experience for students," adds Shakeh Ghoukasian, principal 2nd violin of LVP and artistic director of NSA. "Even today, I remember the joy and pride I felt as a student sitting on the same stage with experienced musicians and performing great works of literature so I am thrilled to be part of offering this special experience to our students."

Patrick Duffy, president & CEO of NSA comments, "Collaboration in the Las Vegas valley as related to Art in all disciplines is essential to fortifying students with the very best practices as they embark on life. Nevada School of the Arts is honored to partner with the venerable Las Vegas Philharmonic in spearheading this enrichment program to unite young and tenured musicians in the creation of music, which ignites limitless passion."

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Organisers of the most prestigious and longest running sports award-The Nigerian Sports Award has announced an unprecedented entry of over 35 million votes from the general public for all the sports categories in this years edition which ceremony comes up Friday 29th November 2019 at Eko Hotel Victoria Island Lagos.

A statement from the organisers of the award noted that this was the highest vote ever recorded by the Panel in the 8-year history of the award with votes coming from a total of 50, 470 respondents.

According to the Chairman of award Panel, Dr. Kweku Tandoh, votes for this years edition was relatively high in all the shortlisted categories when compared with votes recorded for last years edition.

Tandoh noted that this record entry clearly confirms that Nigerians appreciate the contribution and exploits of its sporting heroes and heroines on account of the votes cast for the sport men/women of their choice via the platforms provided by the Sports Award.

At the end of the panel session held to review the entries, 16 award categories were evaluated and these include: Footballer of the Year, Team Sports Person of the Year, Individual Sports Person of the Year, Basketball Player of The Year, Coach of the Year, Discovery of the Year, Sports Administrator of the Year.

Other award categories include Racket Sports Person of the Year, Para Sports Person of the Year, Team of the Year, Discovery of the Year, Athletic Star of the Year, SportsMan of the Year Sportswoman of the Year

The Nigerian Sports Award is the only Nigerian awards dedicated to recognizing the achievements of our sports men and women, both present and past that have shone brilliantly in the sporting world and will be broadcast live on Supersports, terrestrial TV and online streaming from 6.00pm.

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National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. intelligence agency within the Department of Defense that is responsible for cryptographic and communications intelligence and security. Its headquarters are in Fort Meade, Maryland.

The NSA grew out of the communications intelligence activities of U.S. military units during World War II. It was established in 1952 by a presidential directive from Harry S. Truman in which he specified its mission as

to provide an effective, unified organization and control of the communications intelligence activities of the United States conducted against foreign governments, to provide for integrated operational policies and procedures pertaining thereto.

The NSA was created in part out of the belief that the importance and distinct character of communications intelligence warranted an organization distinct from both the armed forces and the other intelligence agencies. While it operates within the Department of Defense, the NSA also belongs to the Intelligence Community (a coalition of 17 intelligence agencies) and as such acts under the supervision of the director of national intelligence. The director of the NSA is a military officer of flag rank (i.e., a general or an admiral) with a minimum of three stars. Not being a creation of Congress, the NSA often acts outside of congressional review; it is the most secret of all U.S. intelligence agencies.

The agencys mission includes the protection and formulation of codes, ciphers, and other cryptology for the U.S. military and other government agencies as well as the interception, analysis, and solution of coded transmissions by electronic or other means. The agency conducts research into all forms of electronic transmissions. It also operates posts for the interception of signals around the world. In 1972 a joint organization, the Central Security Service (CSS), was created to coordinate the intelligence efforts of the NSA with the U.S. military. The director of the NSA also heads the CSS (under the title of Chief, CSS).

The 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) restricts the NSA mandate to the interception of foreign communications and forbids the agency from targeting a U.S. citizen unless the latter is considered an agent of a foreign power. In exceptional cases that are considered critical to national security, the agency can obtain a warrant to intercept domestic communications. In 2008, amendments to FISA relaxed those restrictions and allowed the agency to monitor domestic communications without a warrant as long as one party is reasonably believed to be outside the United States.

In 2013 NSA activities were put in the limelight after a former computer security contractor, Edward Snowden, leaked classified information about two surveillance programsone collecting information from U.S. Internet service providers (PRISM) and the second collecting so-called metadata on cellular phone calls (information including phone numbers and length of the calls but not their content). Those programs were designed to target non-Americans, but they also collected a massive amount of information from Americans with whom those individuals had communicated. Other NSA programs included the extensive, worldwide, and allegedly untargeted collection of text messages (Dishfire) and of the locations of cell phones.

While less known to the American public than the Central Intelligence Agency, the NSA is believed to be far larger in size in terms of workforce and budget. According to Michael Hayden, a former director (19992005) of the NSA, it is also the worlds largest collector of foreign signals intelligence.

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