I'm not long back from a great week of genealogy at the Clans and Surnames event held at the Nenagh, Tipperary. The event was run by the esteemed Lorna Moloney of Merriman Research and involved a week of talks, outings to Portumna, Co. Galway and family history consultations from professional genealogists such as myself. I delivered a talk on the first day of the event titled "Maximizing Your Family History Research: Tracing Your Regional Ancestry". This talk was delivered mostly off the cuff, without any detailed notes, and no PowerPoint presentation. However, I felt that it might be helpful to put together some of the main points from the talk for anyone who is interested. Some of what I'm about to say may seem obvious but all too often it is the obvious which can trip us up.
My first piece of advice for anyone researching their family history is to discover what they can from their own family before going online. How far back is the Irish connection? Which particular surnames connect you to Ireland? Write all this stuff down and keep it with you. That way if you get an opportunity to dive in your research you will know where to begin.
Don't put all your trust in genealogy websites. This is not meant as an attack on these particular services, far from it. The various online databases have made a massive contribution to genealogical research and cut down on the amount of time it takes to do research. However, like Google or any other search engine, these websites exist to tell you what is there, not what isn't. They won't tell you that a particular record set has a specific gap for the area where your ancestors came from. Instead they will aim to provide you with the closest match. Any online transcription is also prone to errors. Some were transcribed by people who were unfamiliar with the idiosyncrasies of Irish spelling or came from a faded microfilm copy of the records, rather than from the original source. For these reasons it is important to double check and cross reference with other available sources. Hopefully no one database has exactly the same errors as every other. One mistake could have major consequences for your research and cost you years of work.
When searching for your Irish ancestors, familiarise yourself with the historical geography of Ireland. The different types of administrative division can seem confusing at first, especially trying to differentiate between civil and ecclesiastical parishes and wondering what a townland is. But it is impossible to avoid these terms and fortunately there are some excellent books and websites out there that help explain how these different divisions functioned.
Be mindful of distances. It's easy to look at a modern map of Ireland and assume that your ancestors could have travelled throughout the county or traversed half the country in a single day. The reality is that most of our ancestors probably never travelled further than the neighbouring parish until the early 20th century. This is important to remember if you know your ancestors came from West Cork or Kerry, but you found someone with a similar name in Dublin a year later, and then have your ancestors back in the home parish immediately afterwards. It's not impossible that this could be your family but ask yourself how would they have travelled such a distance in a time before paved roads, cars or public transport? The majority of Irish people at this time were farmers, who may have been lucky to own a horse and cart. The terrain in many parts of the country wasn't easy to traverse and many rural roads were even worse than they are now.
There is no substitute for local knowledge. Not everything is online, or at least not with the big websites. Even when they add so many thousands of individual records regularly, they will never get everything. It is often assumed that anything that wasn't lost in the 1922 Public Record Office fire, must be held in Dublin. That is far from the case. Ireland is fortunate to have an excellent network of county libraries and archives. While not all of them have an abundance of online resources, that doesn't mean they should be discounted. Once you've narrowed the search for your ancestors to a particular area and feel you can't go any further, why not check to see what is available locally. Perhaps land records, newspapers or street directories held by the local library or archive will provide you with the information you've been searching for. Local historical societies are also worth contacting. Perhaps someone transcribed a now lost record set. It can also be worth contacting the parish your ancestors came from directly. Perhaps some registers survive which weren't included in the National Library microfilms or were simply missed when these records went online.
That being said, there is a lot of valuable information contained in the National Library of Ireland and the National Archives. Only a fraction of their collections are online and they contain a lot of other records which may not seem relevant to your family history at first glance. But they might provide you with some useful context for understanding how your ancestors lived.
DNA can be helpful for getting around brick walls, but it is best used in conjunction with the paper records. It can also create more confusion if all your research tells you that your ancestors came from one part of Ireland but your DNA is matching strongly to another area. This is why double checking your research is important.
The most important lesson is persistence. Genealogy is a marathon, not a sprint. Even professionals run into occasional brick walls. As frustrating as it is, don't lose hope. There is always a possibility of a new record set appearing which provides you with that elusive clue or maybe just stepping back for a bit to recharge will bestow a sudden flash of inspiration. Perhaps fresh eyes might spot something you overlooked. Some ancestors may always be out of reach, but you can still try to understand the history of the period they lived in. No matter what obstacles you encounter, remain positive.
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The banker turned comic has no interest in staying in her 'little brown box'
By Rohan Banerjee 26 November 2021 • 11:39am
Sindhu Vee is currently on a UK-wide tour, Alphabet Credit: Sindhu Vee
Sindhu Vee likens herself to Al Pacino. "You know, the bit in Scarface," she says, "where he's sitting behind that big table and there are mounds and mounds of drugs in front of him. You know?" She nods before I can answer. "You know. I'm like that... except the cocaine is comedy, and films, and TV, and everything else." She clenches her fists. "I want it all."
As someone who came to comedy late – Vee, 52, only started out in 2012 after turning her back on careers in academia and investment banking – she is relishing being a part of the entertainment world. In addition to being one of the sharpest acts on the stand-up circuit, where she often riffs on family, relationships, race and parenting, she is a regular on panel shows and podcasts. Vee has also acted in Netflix's Sex Education and the BBC series Starstruck. In 2022, she will portray Mrs. Phelps in Matthew Warchus's new film adaptation of Matilda.
Vee, who was born in New Delhi, also spent some of her childhood in Lucknow and the Philippines. Her father was a civil servant and her mother was a therapist. She studied political science at the University of Delhi and philosophy, politics and economics at the University of Oxford. "I was a straight up nerd," she jokes.
Vee had intended to "become a professor or something". She started graduate studies at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, before switching to the University of Chicago, where she would meet her future husband. There was an assumption within the politics departments, she says, that she would want to focus on "development economics" and south Asian politics. But Vee was fascinated by political theory. "I was like, dude, I am south Asian. I don't need to study south Asia because I've lived it. I wanted to study what interested me. Give me Descartes, give me Hume, Berkeley and Kant."
Eventually, she became unenthused. "I couldn't put my finger on it... It was taking a long time. American PhDs take eight years. I felt ground down," Vee explains.
The former investment banker started stand-up in 2012 Credit: Alamy
Then, much to the chagrin of her father, she became a banker. "He was disappointed," Vee says. "In my dad's view, it was self-serving. He would maybe have wanted me to have a job that was more beneficial to the community. I didn't look at it like that. We gave a lot to charity, for one thing. I looked at it in terms of which job would actually get me a VISA!"
Vee stayed in banking for eight years, working in the US and in London – "and I was good at it, too" – but was frustrated with a "suppression" of her maternal instincts after the birth of her first child. "I found it very difficult to reconcile the hours that were required for me to be the kind of banker I wanted to be, and not just someone who got a pay cheque. I sort of cracked up."
Vee now has three children – two teenagers and one at primary school – and loves being a mum. Although she recalls "whether rightly or wrongly, some terrible anxiety around the thought of being 'just' a housewife", Vee does not regret the decision to spend more time with her kids. "I had always been raised to believe you can have both [a career and a family] and there was maybe a pang of sadness that [at the time] I hadn't managed it. But being at the centre of the household was very valuable to me. I was more connected to my kids."
Loving her kids doesn't mean she can't be tough on them, too. "Dude, I'm an Indian mother," she says, wagging her finger. "I'll make no apologies for being strict. And as an Indian mother, I fundamentally believe we are right." Where the previous generation might have been concerned with bragging rights, Vee adds, her desire to "push" her kids does not come from any preoccupations with status or cache. "I can brag about myself. I want them to do well for them. I honestly believe there isn't a life worth having without hard work. I want my kids to have the opportunities that good grades open up, and they're not going to get them by sitting on their ass. At 15, you might not thank me. At 30, you'll wish you listened more."
The move into comedy, Vee tells me, was never planned. "I'd got an email from a woman I knew, saying she was going to do some stand-up for charity. And I didn't think she was that funny, so I was like, what the hell is this?" That email led to Vee attending a workshop event in Soho run by Funny Women, an organisation dedicated to supporting female comics. "I went along. It was the basics, like how to hold a microphone and how to introduce your show. Then they asked me to be part of this competition [the Funny Women Awards that have been running since 2003], and initially I said no. But they were very persistent."
After a handful of low-key gigs beforehand, Vee shot to the semi-finals of the Funny Women Awards in 2014, riffing mainly on her marriage and her mother's many idiosyncrasies. "I was just telling stories about things that happened to me. The effect they seemed to have on people... I loved it." In an instant, she was hooked. "It's like comedy called me. I'm lucky that it happened in this lifetime. Of course, as a Hindu, I'm sure I'd have got round to it eventually."
Starting out, Vee was a conspicuous outsider. "I didn't have a clue who Eddie Izzard was," she says. "I didn't know Billy Connolly. I'd never heard of these guys." So she did her homework. "Of course I did, I'm Indian," she quips. "I started reading and watching everything I could. I threw myself into it."
According to Vee there is "no such thing as Asian comedy." The desire to give everything a "label", she notes, is born out of bookers just wanting to "sell" something. "I get it, to be honest. If you were selling detergent, you wouldn't just say it cleans. You'd come up with something to make it stand out. So I don't get mad about being called an Asian comic, but my material isn't exclusively Asian. Nor is it necessarily like any other Asian comic. We are all different."
Vee studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford Credit: Sindhu Vee
Although Vee is keen not to group Asian comics together as one genre, she does not dispute the need to diversify the entertainment landscape. "There are plenty of people to choose from," she says, "it's about giving them a chance."
But Vee wants "real diversity", not tokenism. Would Dev Patel being cast as the next James Bond be helpful? "No," she replies flatly. "We have to get out of the mindset of just sticking brown faces onto white characters and expecting a round of applause. We should create new characters that different people might be able to play."
Vee reveals she has turned down roles in TV shows and films, because she didn't want to perpetuate negative stereotypes. "There are certain assumptions about Desi women that I am not interested in pushing, and I don't care what it might have done for my career. I don't see myself as defined by my ethnicity and I'm not interested in staying in my little brown box."
Naturally, as a comic, Vee considers herself to have a reasonably high tolerance for offence. She adds the caveat that "context is key" and explains there is a big difference between "hate speech" and simply saying something that could potentially upset someone. It's fine to offend people, Vee says, as long as you also make other people laugh. "Every joke's a risk," she says, shrugging, "so if no one laughs at your risky joke, that must suck for you."
Vee's comedy often revolves around her marriage and children Credit: Shutterstock
Is cancel culture a euphemism for consequences for one's actions? "I'm not a fan of stopping people from working," Vee says. "At worst, if a comic talks about a community or minority group without any reason, and they tell a joke that's a little off-colour or puts them down, I can just think 'ugh'. But it's rare that a good comic would try to go after a group without any reason other than to just kick them. The best-case scenario is that the joke is funny, and there's a reason a story's being told. I don't mind disagreeing with people."
But Vee does agree that comedy should, ideally, aim to punch up rather than down. "Still, that doesn't mean," she says, "that you can only ever joke about people in the majority. Am I only allowed to joke about white people because some of them colonised India? I should be able to joke about everyone, as long as there's a good reason to."
Vee, ultimately, is a star on the rise. And the academic turned banker turned comic is just getting started. Reflecting on her comedy career to date, she says it shows it's "never too late to try something new." As Al Pacino's Tony Montana in Scarface craves "the world, Chico, and everything in it", Vee is similarly ambitious. Given where she was less than 10 years ago, you wouldn't want to bet against her.
Sindhu Vee is touring the UK with Alphabet until February 2022. More info at www.sindhuvee.com. Sindhu's show Sandhog is now available to stream as part of Soho Theatre Live Season 2 on Amazon Prime Video
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Customers develop a perception of your brand based on their experience with your IVR. Your IVR is one of the many faces of your brand and a significant component of your customer experience. However, many companies neglect to keep tabs on how their system is operating. That's really not surprising. After all, how often do you call and engage with your own IVR system for customer service...
Common Voice and Chat Script Problems – Part 2
December 03, 2020 / By Cynthia Stryker / Under
In the first part of our blog, Common Voice and Chat Script Problems, we began to discuss some simple tips to improve customer experience during voice and chat interactions. Steps such as adjusting tone, simplifying prompt complexity, or rearranging them altogether can transform the entire customer experience. Remember, a good experience positively impacts your brand and is good for business. ...
November 05, 2020 / By Cynthia Stryker / Under
Contact centers are complex and delivering quality voice and chat interactions is among one of the most challenging initiatives out there. But that doesn't mean there aren't some relatively simple enhancements every company can make to improve performance. What is one of the most effective? Implementing script best practices to your voice and digital channels to make them easier to navigate and...


In a world that is changing and facing technological advancements, one might ask why we are still so dependent on fossil fuels for energy.
Humanity is dependent on fossil fuels, particularly, coal, natural gas, and oil.
But what are fossil fuels exactly and will fossil fuels run out? And if so, are there any viable alternatives?
In this article, we will be expanding on these questions and looking at the future of energy production and where that may take humanity.
Fossil fuels are an energy source take can take different forms, such as coal, natural gas, and oil.
Fossil fuels have taken millions and millions of years to form through the remains of dead plants and animals.
So all the fossil fuels we use today begun their formation before the time of dinosaurs. All those millions of years ago, the Earth was covered in marsh and swamplands.
The swamp lands were occupied by trees, plants, marine organisms, and lots of other types of microorganisms.
These organisms then sink to the bottom of the swamps once they died and formed a layer called peat.
Over time the layer of peat was covered by layers of sand, clay and other minerals. This turned the peat into sedimentary rock.
The different types of fossil fuels were formed by the different fusions of the organisms present and the conditions they were in.
For example, the length of time they buried and the temperate at which they are kept. This will be a factor in deciding what becomes oil, natural gas, and coal.
So let's take a step back for a moment. These organisms have taken millions of years to form into fossil fuels under different conditions. These forms of fuel are what we use for energy.
It is safe to assume that this is why fossil fuels are a limited resource.
We can take it for granted that we won't be around by the time the next organisms go through the process to create more fossil fuels.
In 1956, M King Hubbert published his hypothesis on fossil fuel production which showed a bell curve for the "life cycle" of a fossil fuel.
The lifecycle starts from the moment the fossil fuel had begun extraction to reaching peak extraction.
It then goes on until the resource has depleted. Hubbert was right in predicting that the USA would reach 'peak oil' production in 1970.
But he was incorrect in his hypothesis that the world would reach 'peak oil' in the year 2000.
There isn't any clear way of predicting when oil production or any other fossil fuel will run out. So it's a bit of a guessing game.
It's a tricky task pinpointing how long until fossil fuels run out but it can be more or less predicted when this will happen.
There are a few factors that decide how much longer we have till all the fossil fuels will run out.
These factors include how much of each fuel is actually still left in the Earth and how much of these fuels are currently being used up and at what rate.
It also depends on whether other types of natural resources are being used instead of these finite resources.
Scientists believe that there are around 6000 trillion cubic feet of natural gas deposits left on the Earth.
These gas deposits would last around 50 years at the current rate of usage. Due to its combustible nature, natural gas can difficult to transport.
It is usually transported through long underground pipelines which run through several countries.
It's estimated that there are around 800 million barrels worth of oil still left. Around half of that reserve being in the Middle East.
Oil tends to be used at a much faster rate than other fossil fuels due to its role in manufacturing other products, such as plastic.
Oil is definitely becoming a scarce resource and is expecting to run out within the next 30 to 40 years.
Coal reserves are plentiful around the Earth but there is much debate as to how many years of coal is left.
Some argue that there is enough coal to last 50 years whilst others say that there is enough coal to last over 300 years.
The mining of coal also does a considerable amount of damage to the surrounding natural environment.
This happens mostly when it is being mined from the surface as opposed to mining it deep underground.
What will we do when we run out of fossil fuels?
There are already alternatives present to replace fossil fuels, these being renewable types of energy.
Unfortunately, the use of renewable energy is not yet used widespread.
Renewable energy is known as such because it can be continuously used as an energy source without risk of running out.
One of the main reasons why we don't use these alternative sources of energy us much as fossil fuels are because it is costly to do so in the short run.
Renewable energy, such as solar, hydroelectric, wind, and geothermal are still at a stage where the technology to harness them is being developed.
Thus making it extremely costly and unattractive to an industry looking to make a profit.
It's far cheaper to use a system that is already in place and has the technology already created.
This is more attractive as opposed to forking out money to create new and expensive technology for cleaner energy.
This is a very shortsighted way of seeing things. As we can see, there is an expiration date on fossil fuels and it might creep up on us unexpectedly.
In the long run, it would be of more value to humanity to invest in renewable energy, like solar energy.
These forms of energy are clean and do little to no harm to the planet and it's an infinite resource.
We are already seeing solar energy implemented in countries that have plenty of sunlight.
This is done through means of photovoltaic solar panels. The way they work is that they absorb the sun's rays and convert the particles into energy.
The energy produced can generate electricity and heat water. There will be high costs at first in the advancing of technology for renewable energy.
But in the future, we will reap the benefits of such an investment.
So why wait till fossil fuels run out instead of developing the necessary technology for the future now?
Over the past 50 years, scientists have been working on creating a revolutionary type of energy, known as nuclear energy. Nuclear energy could potentially produce a limitless supply of clean energy.
Nuclear fusion goes through the same process that fuels a star and has little to no impact on the environment.
The major issue with this form of energy is that scientists are still working on creating the technology to harness it.
Scientists would need to heat up hydrogen atoms to around 150 million Degrees Celsius and then they need to maintain that temperature for fusion reactions to continue.
There are nuclear reactors being built, such as ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor).
This reactor is being built in Southern France but will not be ready for quite a number of years to come.
It can be concluded that fossil fuels are a limited resource but that we don't know for certain when they will run out.
Each type of fossil fuel has a countdown timer till eventually, humanity will be unable to sustain itself on that resource.
So the answer is clear, we must find an alternative, viable options that can take the place of fossil fuels.
Technological advancements are already being made in renewable energy but not yet enough that the Earth can be sustained through them alone.
So more investment and effort must be made on this front to ensure that the world won't spin in a downward spiral once fossil fuels run out.
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West Berkshire Mencap exists to provide high quality services for people with learning disabilities, their families, carers and professionals. We have been in existence for over 60 years.
We listen to our users requirements and are able to tailor our services flexibly and speedily to ensure that the people that we support are able to get the service they need.
Bubble Club is often a parent's first point of call when they realise that their child may have a learning disability. Here they get support from other parents and carers as well as advice from one of our Family Advisors.
The Family Advisor Service provides support, advice and information to people with a learning disability, their families and professionals working with them. The West Berkshire Mencap Family Advisor Service also offers individual support to parents, carers and service users, which is tailor made to each individual.
Once a child has started at Bubble Club they have a route of many different services to be involved with including playschemes, after school clubs, holidays etc.
Adults can come along to the Gateway Club, which is held at the Mencap Centre in Newbury (every week) as well as in Beenham and Hungerford (every other week). These clubs are a very popular meeting place for people with learning disabilities to enjoy their evening with friends.
Other leisure activities for adults, run by Leisure Plus, include outreach work, projects in the community, independent living skills, drama, sports, cinema trips and many more.
Link Up is our sheltered employment and training scheme based in Bone Lane in Newbury. It provides a real work environment for adults with learning disabilities to enable them to progress onto work experience placement or work.
Growing4All is a horticultural project run in North Hampshire which provides training and work experiences.
We have also have a Care Quality Commission registered Domiciliary Care Agency called Your Choice Services which provides support and care to adults and children in their own homes and out in the community.
Heffernan House is West Berkshire Mencap's supported living unit which was established 2011 with support from Greenham Common Trust, and contains 7 flats providing homes for people with a learning disability.


Asus is now rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo update V80.20.179.40 for ZenFone 3 Zoom. The new Android OS comes with new features like Parallel Apps, Picture-in-Picture, Smart text selection, new design for Quick Settings, and other features.
The firmware update also includes device stability improvements. Additionally, the update comes with latest Android March Security patch which brings fixes for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures discovered in the Android operating system.
ZenFone 3 Zoom V80.20.179.40 update will gradually release to everyone. You can also check manually for updates, go to Settings > About device > System update.


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Fair offers resources for transition
Event for special education students, families
Crystal Ledford
Updated: Feb. 27, 2012, 12 p.m.
• What: Fifth annual Transition Resource Fair
• When: 5 to 8 p.m. March 1
• Where: North Lanier Baptist Church, 829 Atlanta Road
• Cost: Free
• For more information: Visit www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/673
• Those interested in applying for Georgia waiver programs should contact Susan Darlington in advance to set up an appointment time at (770) 887-2461, Ext. 202327, or sdarlington@forsyth.k12.ga.us.
Special education students and their families can learn more about life after high school during an event next week.
Beginning at 5 p.m. March 1, the Forsyth County School System will hold the fifth annual Transition Resource Fair for students with developmental disabilities and their families.
The event will be held at North Lanier Baptist Church, 829 Atlanta Road.
Susan Darlington, transition coordinator with the school system, said the resource fair is important for students and their supporters to learn about all the options available to them after they finish school.
"It started really small, but now we're up to over 100 attendees," Darlington said. "We'll have everyone from educators to their parents and even some siblings who take care of adults."
The fair will offer a range of vendors who will provide information about job and daily living skills.
"We have a lot of new vendors this year," Darlington said. "There will be both nonprofit and for-profit businesses, financial planners and attorneys who deal with estate planning and other issues."
Darlington said other vendors will include the Social Security office, health care and accessibility businesses, and a number of adapted sports providers, such as Special Olympics and Miracle League.
Representatives from the Georgia Department of Labor will also be in attendance to help with job training and preparation.
Federal and state representatives will be available to help families apply for government assistance, such as Medicaid, available to them.
Darlington said through a state waiver program, families can qualify for help with everything from "medical needs to job coaches."
"But it's very important they get on a waiting list," she said. "If something was to happen in the future, it's important that they are already on the list for assistance."
Families interested in filling out the paperwork for the state waiver program should contact Darlington in advance to schedule an appointment time.
No R.S.V.P. is required for other services offered through the event, she said.
While the fair is designed to help students who have completed their time in the public school system, Darlington said it's never too early for families to prepare for the future.
"We invite students from every school to attend, as well as adults in the community with developmental disabilities," she said. "We encourage even parents of elementary-aged students to attend.
"We want all families to be informed, so in case something happens they are prepared for it."
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Brit Marling Responded To Netflix's Cancellation Of 'The OA' With An Ode To Women In Sci-Fi
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By Jessica Wang
After two seasons, Netflix has canceled its fantasy thriller The OA, and series co-creator and star Brit Marling has responded to The OA's cancellation — and she made a good point about women in science fiction. The interdimensional series followed Prairie Johnson (Marling), a previously blind woman who returns home with her vision fully restored after she had gone missing seven years prior. It's a series filled with mind-bending ups and downs, but here's the gist: Prairie — who eventually assumes the moniker the OA (short for the "Original Angel") — recruits a group of friends to open the portal to another dimension to find others who have disappeared. If this all sounds confusing, Season 2 is all the more perplexing as viewers learn that the OA is but a mere character of a show.
On August 5, Variety reported that the series will not be returning for a third season. On the heels of the announcement, Marling took to Instagram to reflect on the cancellation — as well as herald science fiction as a genre that allowed her to write women's stories, limitless. "It's hard to be inspired to write stories about the 'real' world when you have never felt free in it," she wrote. "As a woman writing characters for myself and other women, it has often felt to me as if the paved roads for travel in narrative are limited."
Marling continued, "Perhaps one day I will be evolved enough as a writer to pave my own roads in 'reality' (Elena Ferrante!), but to date I have often felt stymied… Science fiction wiped this "real" world clean like an Etch-a-Sketch. Science fiction said imagine anything in its place. And so we did. We imagined that the collective is stronger than the individual. We imagined that there is no hero... We imagined humans as one species among many and not necessarily the wisest or most evolved. We imagined movements that got unlikely people in rooms together, got them moving, got them willing to risk vulnerability for the chance to step into another world."
She concluded about the "intense journey" or working on the show, "That is what The OA has been for [co-creator] Zal [Batmanglij] and I and every other artist who joined us. The chance to step into another world and feel free in it. We feel profound gratitude to Netflix and the people we have worked with there for making it possible to make Part I and Part II. We feel proud of those 16 uncompromised hours."
Premiering on Netflix in December 2016, The OA returned for a second season two years after its debut on March 22. Following its cancellation, fans took to social media to react to the news after Season 2's cliffhanger ending. "I'd like to live in a dimension where the OA is not cancelled, please," Twitter user @t_undra_ wrote. "Netflix, you cannot leave us in a cliffhanger like this."
Elsewhere, Twitter user @Dat_Boii_Dave invoked Monica Geller to air their grievances about the cancellation.
The OA may have been canceled in this dimension, but it'll be exciting to see what Marling tackles next. Here's to more perplexing, multidimensional women characters written by women, for women.


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We have 97 drone pilots available for real estate projects in Arizona.
If you're an Arizona real estate agent specializing in commercial or residential properties, you know how competitive the market can be. Whether you are dealing with office buildings, golf courses, industrial warehouses, or single family homes, it can be difficult finding the right tenants or buyers for your listings. It shouldn't be surprising to learn that some agents are now hiring drone videographers and photographers to make their properties more visible. If you're wondering, "how do I get an aerial view of my house?", you've come to the right place.
Aerial real estate videography and photography using a drone is a new trend, whether you live in a large city like Phoenix, or smaller cities or towns such as Scottsdale or Peoria. Real estate agents use different marketing strategies to encourage potential buyers or renters to view a property. Using Arizona real estate drone photography or videography is one way to add rarely seen visuals to the standard photos and video tours of commercial properties. It's a beautiful sight to see any piece of property whether it's an office campus, 18-hole golf course or apartment building from the sky. Drone photography for real estate provides aerial views of the entire building and the surrounding areas. Aerial photos look great on a brochure or on a website for your real estate services.
Drone photographers have their specialties. If you want to hire an Arizona real estate drone service, all you have to do is submit your job, and in a short time you'll begin receiving bids of pilots interested in working with you. After viewing their portfolios you are certain to find the videographer who has a style that you love and a price that fits your budget. Most importantly, all the drone pilots who contact you are legal and licensed with FAA 333 exemption.


You've heard me speak before about how Selma is moving forward….and we are continuing to do that. It is not just a forward movement in one direction. In North, South, East, and West Selma, progress is being made on many fronts.
Since the last State of the Town Message, Selma has welcomed a wide variety of new businesses. Examples include Campers Inn RV Sales and Service, BC Special Wire at our Oak Tree Business Park, Pelican's, Starling's Heating and Air, Mitchener University, Mozelle's Soul Food, The Florentine Cafe and Badcock & More. We are blessed with existing businesses like DeWayne's, Sysco, Bailey's Feed Mill, and companies at our Oil Terminal that continue to expand. I am encouraged by the number of residences being upgraded and historic properties restored. This bodes well for our future.
over $23M was invested in Selma. With other projects on the drawing board, such as Eastfield being planned by Adventure Development, our investment trend will increase substantially.
At our January 2019 Town Council Meeting, our auditors from Mauldin and Jenkins issued the Town a clean opinion. The audit noted that our total net position increased by $1.2M over the previous year's restated position. Our sales tax revenues increased approximately $39K due to economic growth in the town. Improvements were made in our internal financial controls and financial statements. It also noted that "The Town has made a concerted effort to control costs and manage expenditures to make the best use of resources for its citizens." Our citizens and businesses can expect that due diligence to continue into the coming years.
As we began creating our 2018-19 Town of Selma Budget, I recommended that we make this the "year of the visual." I wanted Council, staff, and myself to be able to visibly show our taxpayers where their tax dollars are at work. I greatly appreciate our Councilmembers and Staff's support in promoting the visual which is also a part of our vision: To be a destination of choice for those who desire a great place to live, work, and play. It is also important to thank citizens such as Roger Diegele, who initiated the Mary E. Diegele Arbor Program, and James Lassiter, who championed Blessing Boxes in Selma. Both projects visually illustrate that Selma is a caring community. Our Civic Center Committee has efficiently managed interior and exterior renovations associated with our Civic Center. Many other citizens have improved the appearance of their homes or businesses. To everyone who has done so, we offer a sincere "Thank You".
We are seeing an increased number of housing sales. New houses are on the horizon which will allow Selma to offer a variety of housing options.
In addition to housing options, our citizens will have more "things to do, places to go, people to see" options with the opening of our Civic Center and our Selma Pool later this year.
Benson, Selma, Smithfield, Clayton, Electricities, and JCC collaborated to create a Line Worker pre-apprentice program. Like us, electric utilities across our nation are facing a shortage of workers. We hope that this will help address that shortage and at the same time provide great employment opportunities for our citizens.
Johnston County Mayors have agreed to pursue multi-jurisdictional road maintenance contracts to stretch our dollars further and to encourage faster response from bidders.
Selma, Smithfield, and Clayton Fire Departments have taken the lead in collaborating with Smithfield-Selma High School and Johnston County Public Schools to create a Fire Cadet Program for our high schools. This is an area that should be of interest to many of our students and ultimately assist in staffing our Fire Departments.
We have every reason to enter 2019 with an optimistic spirit. Positive changes are being made in all parts of our town. I truly believe that 2019 will not be just a year of incremental changes but will be a transformational year for Selma. Want to play an active part in it? I invite you to attend our 2/12 Town Council Meeting which will provide the first of many opportunities for you to provide input to our 2019-20 Budget. Following that meeting, there will be a series of meetings that are focused on individual departments. Members of our departments will be presenting their requests. You can interact with them with questions or suggestions. The dates of these meetings will be on our website and posted in Town Hall. I encourage you to attend. Selma is not just my town, our Councilmember's town, or Staff's town. It is OUR town.


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Q: Confidence of faces using the ML Kit in Android I have an Android application which makes use of Google ML Kit for detecting faces over frames taken by CameraX. My application is really simple, and uses the snippet below.
override fun analyze(image: ImageProxy) {
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I would need to collect all faces on that frame along with their confidence value, because I want to be sure the detection has a good accuracy.
According with the picture below, the Face object does not have any confidence value.
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A: you are right. there is no confidence score result exposed in API surface for FaceDetector. However, the face result is only returned if the confidence is >= 0.5 so it should be safe to use.


It will take much prayer and patience for Tracy McGrady to accept the Orlando Magic's big trade because, right now, his level of shock is downright biblical.
"I don't know these guys from Adam," McGrady said Thursday.
He was reacting to the Magic's decision to trade his best friend on the team, Mike Miller, to the Memphis Grizzlies for rookies Drew Gooden and Gordan Giricek.
McGrady isn't happy about it. He left RDV Sportsplex on Thursday without speaking to his new teammates. For the first time in his Magic career, Miller won't be alongside him.
But McGrady also is a six-year pro. He knows trades happen. He knows friends move away. So while he spoke low and talked tough, he also could be smiling again soon . . . if this deal works out.
If it doesn't, the Magic have their biggest problem since Shaquille O'Neal left. Let's not go that far, though. McGrady will give Gooden and Giricek a chance.
"These are my teammates now," he said. "So, hopefully, I can come in here and establish a great relationship with them, and they come in here and try to help us win."
McGrady was with Miller on Wednesday night when they learned the news. The two were having dinner with their personal trainer, Wayne Hall, celebrating Miller's 23rd birthday. McGrady knew the deal was on the table, but he didn't think it would happen. Miller's entire Magic tenure seemed like one, long trade rumor.
"Congratulations," he told his buddy.
At least now Miller doesn't have to wonder about his future anymore.
"It was a relief," McGrady said, explaining Miller's thinking. "I think the whole time -- listening to the rumors and the trade talk -- it's kind of messing up his game. It was in his head. It's kind of a relief now. He knows that it happens. Now he can just move on and concentrate on basketball."
McGrady must do the same. He is enthused when he hears Gooden could provide a post presence, but because Gooden played in the Western Conference, McGrady hasn't seen him play much. He likes that Giricek isn't afraid to shoot, but McGrady didn't know his name before this season.
He sums up the trade in two words: We'll see.
"Mike is my man," McGrady said. "That's like my brother, man. And he's no longer with me. I'm telling you right now: I'm going to be hard on these guys, man.
"I swear to God, too, because Mike is my dude, man. I'm going to be hard on these guys."


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SUPERCOOL Modified Maruti S-Presso with Premium LED Headlights Imagined
by Kshitij Rawat | 11/03/2020
Here, we have a digitally modified Maruti S-Presso, rendered with LED Headlamps and a few cosmetic changes, making the car look rugged and tough.
The car modification trend is fast catching up in India. While some people prefer their art to be tangible, others prefer to work digitally. The latter not only helps you modify a car without owning it, but it also ensures you have greater control over your art. Below, we have a Maruti S-Presso digitally customised to look more handsome than the stock model.
Modified Maruti Suzuki S-Presso | concept fascination
In the video above, posted by the YouTube channel "concept fascination", we can see the artist pick a stock image of a bright orange S-Presso. The first thing to change is the front grille. The chrome-plated, shark-teeth projections are replaced by a simpler, cleaner, all-black unit with a singular thin horizontal slat in the middle. After that, it's the turn of the headlamps. The stock units are reduced and sharpened, redesigned to feel like an extension of the front grille. The artist then adds an LED strip around each headlamp unit, giving it a sleek and modern look.
Modified Maruti Suzuki S-Presso (Rendering)
After that, the front bumper is redone almost completely. A major part of the front air-dam is shut, leaving just a relatively small opening under the number plate. The car is also given an 'off-road touch' by raising the bumper. The steel wheels are then replaced by deep-dish, dual-tone alloy wheels. There are small, light-duty roof rails added at the end, presumably for mounting auxiliary lights and light luggage tied down by bungee cords. The entire transformation is sped up in the video, thus shortening it to exactly a quarter to two minutes, making for extremely easy and untaxing viewing.
Also Read: Maruti S-Presso AMT On Sale with a Discount of Rs 27,500
As for the stock Maruti S-Presso, it is powered by a 1.0-litre naturally-aspirated inline-3 petrol engine, with an optional CNG kit. The motor generates a maximum power of 68 PS and a peak torque of 90 Nm, which drops to 59 PS and 78 Nm when running on CNG. There are two transmission choices available- a 5-speed manual, and a 5-speed AMT.


Philip D. Allsopp has a counter-intuitive passion for saving architecture's past by using the most state-of-the-art technologies available. And as part of this endeavor he is a leader in the emerging HBIM field—using BIM technology to address the heritage building industry.
One of the main tasks of a surveyor is to measure the surface of the Earth. As it relates to the field of architecture, surveyors also determine the exact position of buildings on a plot of land, while architects determine the exact dimensions of the building itself.
While the roles remain the same today's new technologies are drastically changing the time it takes to do complex building-related survey work.
Recently Graphisoft hosted a fascinating webinar titled, "Energizing Heritage Conservation with ARCHICAD Point Clouds and BIM," led by Philip D. Allsopp, a Chartered Architect of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Just prior to the Graphisoft webinar, I had a chance to talk to Allsopp on the phone about subjects such as 3D laser scanning, BIM, and the emergence of HBIM (historical building information modeling), among other things.
The AEC industry is on the cusp of dramatic change in the field—the site of construction. After years of progressive changes brought about by things like the Internet, BIM, and now the cloud, the "cutting edge" in AEC has begun to shift to the outside world with physical innovations like drones and 3D laser scanners.
Allsopp isn't really all that interested in the dollars and sense of this brave new world of drones and lasers; his passion for both the technology and its application is admirably aimed at two separate but yet connected worthy goals—preserving the lives of cultural assets in our built environment and, secondly, fostering the adoption of technologies for simulation and optimization in the AEC industry.
Allsopp's task in Arizona involved spearheading the project for recording the as-built conditions for the historic Arizona State Fairgrounds grandstand building. A consortium of preservation professionals and neighborhood organizations—the Arizona Fairgrounds Stakeholders Group—were at work to save another building on the State Fairgrounds, a treasured yet dilapidated 1938 WPA Administration Building, from demotion to be replaced by blacktop parking spaces. During their analysis of the site, Stakeholders Group discovered that the grandstand had no record drawings describing the structure, its dimensions, and plans. For future preservation and repair work, as-built drawings of the huge structure were needed.
"Arizona doesn't need anymore of that," says Allsopp. Noting that blacktop paved parking lots in an environment like Arizona contributes significantly to what environmental scientists and urban planners know as the "heat island" effect. While rooftops actually contribute more area than paving and roads, (up to 30 percent of urban area) both surfaces contribute greatly to the phenomenon that urban areas can be up to 7 degrees hotter than the nearby rural areas that surround them.
This excessive heat in urban areas forces buildings to work harder and longer to provide air-conditioned and cooled environments that people can be productive in. Hence, Allsopps' involvement in a preservationist project is instantly linked back to his interest in sustainability in the built environment and the design of places that are much more efficient and that enable and encourage healthier living.


I can't thank sweet Adrienne enough for working with my creative vision on this project. At 38 weeks pregnant she was simply glowing. Her beautiful baby girl was born just two short weeks after our time together ~ and I can't wait to meet their beautiful new little one….
I love how free she felt in the water! It reminded me so much of how I felt about water with each of my pregnancies. I remember going away for a Baby Moon with each of our boys and my number one requirement each time was a fantastic pool! Our first was due in May and my husband found this beautiful little resort up in the mountains. But they had a gorgeous indoor pool and offered water aerobics classes. It was fantastic!
My other two were born late summer or early fall, so I am pretty sure I spent the entire summer leading up to their births in and around the pool! There is something so freeing about the water ~ all the extra weight disappears, mobility returns ~ it is just amazing!
Underwater Maternity Sessions are quickly becoming a favorite for me. I love the flow of the fabric in the water. The ability to capture the fun and quirky ~ like Adrienne's amazing Hot Pink Bikini and gorgeous high heels! And then with a quick outfit change we are able to capture the ethereal beauty of the flowing gowns.
Did you know? I provide the gowns for all of my Maternity Sessions ~ Dry Land and Underwater. I have a different set for each type of session. My Underwater Collection is growing! I have pale pink, cream lace, light blue and fiery red. What color should I look for next?
I would love to hear from you in the comments below. And please be sure to wish Adrienne a big congratulations on the birth of her sweet baby girl!!
And if you would like to see some behind the scenes video from our session ~ head over to my Instagram page to watch this video!
Adrienne was absolutely amazing in this Fiery Red Gown. We took her to the deep end for this part of the session ~ always with another swimmer close by for safety ~ and she absolutely rocked these portraits!
I *may* have squealed a bit when this 38 week pregnant Mama texted me photos of her Hot Pink Bikini and High Heels! I mean, how amazing were these for an Underwater Maternity Session!?!
These photos are gorgeous! I really love the top 2 with the red gown, the red gown swimming toward the camera, the bikini laying totally flat and the last bikini photo.


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CHARLES E. ANDERSON, LTJG, USNR
Charles Anderson '31
Date of birth: October 17, 1908
Date of death: January 28, 1942
Charles Edison Anderson
Miller, Georgia
"Andy"
C. E. WITH great regret shoot the dust of Georgia from his feet and ambled slowly through gate 3 to view the future with solemn and thoughtful eye.
Thus Andy came into our midst after attending the school of hard knocks on an oil tanker, at Georgia Tech. and at Marion Institute.
With a cool, pleasing personality he soon rose high in the estimation of those that surrounded him. His inexhaustible store of general knowledge marked him as a plebe, and since then has proved a source of constant grief to the gentlemen of the fourth class.
Academics troubled him little. In the athletic field, he is one of Spike's gladiators by winter and one of Kid Mohler's horsehide heavers by spring. In the fall, one of Morpheus' most ardent worshipers.
True southern gentleman, with a heart as big as a G. O. P. elephant, he goes from us as he came, unchanged by his four years, with the exception of the loss of a few hairs from his noble pate.
Bugle Corps 4, 3, 2, 1; Musical Clubs 3, 2, 1; Director Musical Club 1; Gymkhana 4; N.A. Ten 1; C.P.O.
Charles was lost on January 28, 1942 when he drowned near Iceland while serving aboard USS Tuscaloosa (CA 37). His tombstone is etched with the phrase "lost his life saving his men;" another man aboard Tuscaloosa was lost on the same day "when his launch was swamped." Seems reasonable to assume this was the same event.
Charles was first reported as missing, but within a couple of days was confirmed lost.
He was a member of the Naval Reserve (from Shipmate and 1941 Navy Directory).
He is buried in Georgia. He was survived by his wife, Lucille and son Charles Edison Anderson, Jr.. Another son, William, died at birth.
Though Charles was a graduate of the Naval Academy (#94 of 441 graduating), his "Voluntary resignation accepted immediately upon graduation." (Per 1932 Naval Academy Register.) Prior to the war he served in the Naval Reserves and practiced law in Millen, GA, including serving as a Justice of the Peace from 1935 to 1939.
Memorial Hall Error
Charles is not listed with his classmates. This omission was discovered by reviewing the September 1946 issue of Shipmate.
Charles is one of 51 members of the Class of 1931 on Virtual Memorial Hall.
← Harrington Drake '31
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Legal challenges filed after Kemp signs new district maps into law
By: Ross Williams - December 30, 2021 6:48 pm
House Redistricting Committee Chair Rep. Bonnie Rich speaks to fellow lawmakers after they approved new House maps in November. The governor signed the maps into law Thursday, prompting at least three legal challenges. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (2021 file photo)
Gov. Brian Kemp signed Georgia's new political maps into law Thursday, immediately sparking legal challenges over plans that would solidify the GOP advantage in the state legislature and congressional delegation.
Lawmakers approved the new maps along party lines during a special session last month.
The nonpartisan Princeton Gerrymandering project gave the state House map a B, the state Senate map an F and the congressional map a C, citing a lack of competitiveness and advantages to Republican candidates in each.
In Congress, Marietta Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath's district was redrawn to be much friendlier to a Republican candidate, and she has announced plans to run instead in the neighboring 7th District, currently represented by fellow Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux, though both now live beyond the newly drawn boundaries.
Whoever wins, Georgia's congressional representation is likely to become more Republican after next year's midterm election, with the tilt expected to increase from 8-to-6 to 9-to-5.
It's not illegal to bolster one party's advantage in the once-a-decade redistricting process to strengthen their party's position, and politicians almost always do so. But drawing maps that reduce the voting power of minorities does violate the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, a group of organizations led by the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia allege the state did just that. It was one of at least three lawsuits filed.
The ACLU's lawsuit, which focuses on the state legislature, alleges that the state ignored the growing number of Black Georgians represented in the 2020 Census, especially to the southwest of Atlanta and near Augusta.
"In both the southern Metro Atlanta region and the Augusta region, we've seen explosive population growth in the Black community over the last 10 years, so the new maps have to reflect that growth," said ACLU of Georgia Legal Director Sean Young.
"But instead, the politicians who drew the maps seem to have frozen Black political power as if it were still 2010. The mapmakers failed to create new districts that would give these new Black voters additional opportunity to elect candidates of choice."
Georgia Democrats were quick to respond to the governor signing the maps into law, calling the maps "a slap in the face to democracy and the people of Georgia."
"Make no mistake – the maps signed into law today are part and parcel of Georgia Republicans' voter suppression campaign, which seeks to silence millions of Georgians' voices for the sake of clinging to power," said Scott Hogan, executive director of the Democratic Party of Georgia. "Republicans are terrified of Georgia voters, and they know the only way they can win is by rigging the system."
Throughout the session, Republicans repeatedly dismissed accusations that their maps diminished the Black vote as political theater.
"The maps that the Senate has drawn comply with the Voting Rights Act," said Suwanee Republican state Rep. Bonnie Rich, who chaired the House Redistricting Committee. "I know this because we have worked on this process together. We have engaged legal counsel, who are experts in this field. We are confident that the maps comply with the Voting Rights Act."
The mapmakers were limited to drawing maps that include equal populations, and they prioritized respecting county and city boundaries as well as other communities of interest, GOP leaders said, and the work was made more difficult by a rapidly growing metro Atlanta combined with population shrinkage in rural Georgia.
But if the court finds the maps dilute the power of the Black vote, it will not matter whether the Republicans who held the pen had good intentions, Young said.
"Section Two was amended to prevent politicians from watering down the voting power of Black voters," he said. "The reason the intent issue is so important is because, generally speaking, it can be more difficult to prove that politicians acted with discriminatory intent, so Section Two of the Voting Rights Act makes clear that intent need not be proven."
The governor's office declined to comment on the signing or the legal challenges Thursday.
In a press release, the ACLU lamented Kemp's delay in signing the maps.
"The challenged maps were approved by the General Assembly before Thanksgiving, over a month ago, yet the governor delayed his formal signature until the last possible moment, dramatically shortening the time that courts will have to evaluate their legality before the March filing deadline for the 2022 primary elections."
The ACLU's challenge requests the court to prevent the state from holding elections under the new maps and set a deadline for the legislature to adopt new plans or order an interim plan for the 2022 elections.
"Generally speaking, when you're successful in demonstrating that a map violates the Voting Rights Act, the federal court does give the legislature the first crack at fixing it," Young said. "But if there's not enough time for the legislature to fix it, or the legislature drags its feet, then the court steps in and draws the map."
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder

Legal challenges filed after Kemp signs new district maps into law

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
December 30, 2021

Before joining the Georgia Recorder, Ross Williams covered local and state government for the Marietta Daily Journal.Williams' reporting took him from City Hall to homeless camps, from the offices of business executives to the living rooms of grieving parents. His work earned recognition from the Georgia Associated Press Media Editors and the Georgia Press Association, including beat reporting, business writing and non-deadline reporting. A native of Cobb County, Williams holds a bachelor's degree in English from Atlanta's Oglethorpe University and a master's in journalism from Northwestern University.
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Airbus Helicopters edges closer to Polish H225M deal
SOURCE: FlightGlobal.com
BY: Dominic Perry
Airbus Helicopters believes it is close to finalising an order with Poland for 50 H225M rotorcraft – some 18 months after the Caracal was provisionally selected for the tri-service deal.
Warsaw initially selected the 11t type in April 2015 – ahead of rival bids from Leonardo and Sikorsky – but negotiations became bogged down following a change of government later that year.
The deal has now been cleared by the nation's defence ministry, and Airbus Helicopters is thrashing out the details of its offset package with the Polish ministry of development.
Guillaume Faury, the airframer's chief executive, describes the discussions as "long and demanding", but thinks they are close to a positive outcome.
"We are now in the final stage of these negotiations and I am of the opinion that we are coming close to a conclusion," he says.
Faury says the talks have been "challenging" and have required the manufacturer to meet "additional expectations" above the original tender.
"We have worked very hard in the last months to fulfill the vast majority of those expectations," he says.
"The negotiations for the offset contract for the purchase of the 50 Caracal multirole helicopters are very difficult," says development minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
"But negotiations like silence, so I can not disclose any details."
Bartosz Glowacki
As part of its offset agreement, Airbus Helicopters had proposed setting up a production line for Caracal in Lodz – there are already plants in France and Brazil – as well engaging local industry as part of its supply chain.
But questions emerged regarding how many of the H225Ms destined for the Polish armed forces would be built locally; Airbus Helicopters was understood to be planning to allow a certain number to be assembled for export to make up the difference.
Faury declines to be drawn on the detail of the offset package, but says that "a total of 50 [Caracals] as a minimum" will be produced in Lodz "both for Poland and for outside Poland".
Export examples could either be the military M-variant or the civil model, he says.
In addition, Polish industry will be able to maintain H225Ms, both for its armed forces and for export customers.
Despite April's fatal crash in Norway of a commercial H225 and subsequent European Aviation Safety Agency grounding of the type for civil operations, Faury says this has not impacted on the Polish negotiations. Military customers continue to fly the platform, he notes.
Meanwhile, Airbus Helicopters continues to wait for a formal tender from Warsaw for its attack helicopter requirement.
Two requests for information were previously issued – the most recent in late 2015 – as the Polish land forces seek to replace a fleet of Mil Mi-24s, but there has been nothing further.
The manufacturer is proposing its Tiger helicopter for the requirement, with the offset package likely to be similar to that offered for the H225M, says Faury.
Additional reporting by Bartosz Glowacki in Kielce


Research indicates that women are bad at negotiating for themselves, but good at negotiating for others. Sadly, it is one of the main reasons why women often earn less than men. The easiest way out of this situation, in order to achieve fair compensation for everyone, is to distinguish between participation and performance.
When I ask people about the most important factors for compensation, I usually find that performance comes out on top, closely followed by responsibilities, experience and education. Oh, and everyone wants compensation to be fair, of course. However, there are different opinions about what actually is fair. There are people who say it's fair to pay everyone equally, regardless of age, family size, and cost of living. On the other hand, a good percentage thinks it's not fair to pay high performers the same as low performers.
1. Don't pay for negotiating. It is fair to neutralize negotiation skills when determining a person's compensation. When salaries are established through negotiation, people with great social skills or technical skills may find themselves underpaid, because the ones who come out on top are more likely those skilled in politics.
2. No bias, even subconscious. It is fair to prevent human bias involving race, gender, disabilities, background, appearance and more. It is well known that many forms of bias are subconsciously involved when a manager evaluates an employee's capabilities. Sadly, actual performance may follow imagined performance.
3. Don't pay for high self esteem. It is fair to disregard self-assessment of employees. After all, 80 percent of people think they perform above average. We are great observers of the performance of others, but we are terrible at evaluating our own. Most of us think too highly of ourselves, so let's ignore the egos.
4. What does the team think? It is fair to ignore performance estimates in favor of actual performance as measured by peers. In many organizations, people are paid for how they are expected to perform, not for how they really perform. Any assessments done by peers will always outperform any illusions created by managers.
Sounds difficult? You might be surprised! It's actually easy when you separate participation from performance.
Salary Formula. The first thing to do in a fair compensation plan is to pay employees for participating in the organization. People learn practices, run experiments, have conversations and offer services. A significant part of that work is unmeasurable in terms of outcomes.
Even more, you shouldn't only pay for people's performance, because pay-for-performance schemes push employees to play it safe. They will only use established practices (high payoff, low learning), and they will rarely run experiments (high learning, uncertain payoffs).
A fair salary formula is 100% transparent for everyone and may include job title, seniority, work experience, education, cost of living, and several other variables. The formula is optimized to pay everyone with a somewhat conservative base salary and shows what everybody gets for being part of the organization. Performance is not part of i, and neither is gender.
Merit Money. The second thing to do is pay employees for actual performance in the organization at any time the financial position of the company allows it. After all, performance depends on the employees and on the environment. When the environment has been favorable to the business, you should pay bonuses to those who have contributed to the shared success. You can do that by delegating this job to everyone, in the form of a merit money system.
All employees get a certain amount of credits, and they are expected to give them away to their peers in any way they like, depending on how they believe their peers contributed to the organization's purpose. The only rule is, they cannot credit themselves. The credits that employees earn from their colleagues can then be converted to cash.
Such a merit money system guarantees that great deeds and great collaboration are rewarded, no matter how unexpected and unmeasurable they are, because human beings see much more than any spreadsheet-driven performance measurement framework. You achieve fairness by separating compensation into participation (with a salary formula) and performance (using a merit money system).
With this solution, you can get rid of negotiations, keep the salary formula free from human bias, avoid unreliable self-evaluations and are no longer expected to estimate anyone's performance upfront. What remains are fair variables in a transparent formula for a base salary, and a fair assessment of peer performance to be used for regular extra payouts.
Last but not least, in an environment that favors transparency and collaboration, those who are good at negotiating for others will do just fine.
Related: Should I offer our younger, healthier employees a higher salary since they don't utilize their healthcare benefits too much?


If you're a true steakophile, you might have heard of Kobe beef. But even if you're extremely in the know when it comes to exquisite steak, you've probably never heard of Olive Wagyu. It's a small-batch variety of steak produced only in the far reaches of Japan's Kagawa Prefecture, and raised on a diet of caramelized pressed olives. It takes the insane marbling of Japanese beef, delivers even higher-than-normal levels of healthy monounsaturated fats, and packs a powerful umami flavor punch.
The breed of cattle. Like other luxury beef from Japan, Olive Wagyu comes from the Kuroge Washu breed, the only one of Japan's four indigenous breeds capable of achieving sky-high marbling levels.
Richness. The richness and intensity of Olive Wagyu lends itself to savoring in small bites -- no there's no scarfing 32 ounces of this down in 4 minutes, flat. There are so few Olive Wagyu steaks in the world that every bite should be taken slowly, appreciatively.
The flavor. Olive Wagyu has a delicious umami flavor that's bolder than in regular Japanese beef (Olive Wagyu ranks 50% higher in glutamic acid, and 40% higher in peptides, which are the two precursors of umami). Olive Wagyu has a very specific flavor, the product of the Seto Inland Sea coastal landscape.
The nutrient profile. Olive Wagyu is higher than Kobe or any other Japanese luxury beef in oleic acid, a monunsaturated fatty acid (one of the good fats). It's also higher in the antioxidant components carnosine and anserine. Just last year, Olive Wagyu took home the Fat Quality Award at Japan's Wagyu Olympics (yes, that's a thing in Japan).


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Petsport Tuff Ball Squeak dog toy features extra thick natural rubber walls that give extra durability and bounce. Non-abrasive felt wont wear down your dog's teeth. Colorfast dye won't stain your carpet. Colors may vary.


I love my IKEA Idelisk tray. It currently sits on our coffee table to hold the coasters and stuff. Last year I kept it on my vanity with jewelry.
I saw Kraft's chocolate-peanut butter spread, and it's phenomenal. In two weeks the jar is almost gone. Oops.
The jar on the left is "Beeswax Skincream" from Little Rock Honey. My mom found it for me at a Christmas market last year, and it's been really helpful for eczema. I've been getting heat rash in my elbows since there's been so hot in Toronto.
I don't wear makeup every day, since I'm still job-hunting. Yoga and meditation at home doesn't require makeup. When I do decide I want a little coverage, I always wear my Garnier Ombrelle face sunscreen, which feels mattefying like a primer. Then I use the Body Shop's Vitamin E Cool BB cream. If I'm not being active, I can use this Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer, which I don't have specific thoughts about, but the colour only matches me in summer. Eyebrows are Annabelle 020 Blonde. Lashes are Maybelline's waterproof "Pumped Up Collassal". The best part? Revlon's Lasting FInish by Kate Lipstick #110.
This month I decided to try meditation. I figured that since I'm not working yet, and I've been lying around doing yoga and reading, I must have time to try meditation. I searched online to find Android apps that are good guides, since previokusly I've never liked the apps found. I found Calm, which has some guided "courses" for learning how to meditate, timers for once you're comfortable, and sleep guides. The guides I've done so far have been very calming and encouraging. They even have a calendar that tells you if you're on a streak (I'm 6/6 so far!). I can't tell if it's relaxed me that much, since I'm not stressed right now, but I look forward to continue doing it.
This tree trunk clock was a wedding gift from my Oma. It was made by a man named Henry Neufeld. He is pretty "famous" in the Mennonite world for his carpentry. So obsessed.
Today I found a beautiful glass box from Urban Outfitters to put the little things we found on our honeymoon. Yeah, maybe they tell you to not take anything "except pictures" but we grabbed some shells, rocks, seaweed, driftwood, and a claw.


The mass of an automobile is 1160kg, and the distance between its front and rear axles is 2.54m. The center of gravity of the car is between the front and rear tires, and the horizontal distance between the center of gravity and the front axle is 1.02m. Determine the normal force that the ground applies to (a) each of the two front wheels and to (b) each of the two rear wheels.
PLEASE GIVE ME SOME HINTS TO DO IT...THANKS A LOT!
We should first recognize that the force of the ground on both back wheels is equal in magnitude (but opposite indirection) to the force of the wheels on the ground or Fb=F(ground.on.back.wheels)and the force of the ground on the front wheels is equal to the force of the front wheels on the ground or Ff=F(ground.on.front.wheels).
We know that the force of the ground on all four wheels is equal to the force of weight of the car (mg)because the car isn't falling through the ground.
which is twice the magnitude of the force of each back wheel.