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Episode 105 | Judgement vs. Evaluation at Work and in Life
Do you view others through the lens of judgment or evaluation?
There is a significant difference.
Evaluation keeps us as a neutral party.
It allows us to find opportunities for improvement without making it personal.
It lets us be curious, and drops the need to force change.
Judgment makes us a victim… and interacting through a victim mentality will never improve any situation.
In the workplace, there is no room for judgement.
In this episode I share how interacting with others through a lens of judgement is creating the exact opposite of what we desire, and what we can do instead to facilitate change.
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Judgment versus evaluation in VetMed in life. That's what we're talking about in episode 105. Hey there, I'm Cari Wise, after graduating from veterinary school over 20 years ago, struggling to create balance and failing to protect my mental health and emotional wellbeing, I finally ditched all the rules and forged my own path forward. I used my professional education in ways I didn't even know were possible.
And through that journey, I developed a deep sense of who I am, a brand new set of skills, and a clear understanding of what I'm meant to contribute to the world. Each week here in the Intentional Joy Podcast, I'll share what I've learned along the way in order to help you develop your own deep sense of personal identity and connection with yourself so you can live an empowered life on your terms too.
This is what I call aligned living and it begins with intentional joy. So if you're ready to claim this for yourself, let's go. Hello, my friends. Welcome to episode 105. Today we're gonna talk about judgment versus evaluation, and this is a topic that came up in our most recent live support call inside of Vet Life Academy. It was a really interesting conversation as we took a look at the difference between the two,
and as we were looking at it, I realized this is something that we are messing up in all kinds of areas of our lives. So what exactly is it that I'm talking about? I'm talking about a really common thing that happens when we are at work, where we look at what other people are doing through the lens of judgment. We don't like the way that they perform specific tasks.
We don't like the way that they carry themselves, the com, the type of language that they use. We don't like the way that they are spending their time when they are at work. We think they should be doing something different. And when we get caught in that cycle of looking at our coworkers or even our employees through that lens of judgment instead of the lens of evaluation,
then it really changes the experience that we have in the moment. When it comes to the workplace, evaluation is always the lens through which we should look at things. And honestly, my friends, if we aren't in a position of leadership, it does us no good to evaluate or judge what other people are doing. If we don't have the power of changing it,
then what's the benefit of critiquing the performance of others? Because when we're doing it as a peer-to-peer kind of situation, from a personal standpoint, it's not ever for the purpose of actually elevating the entire company. It tends to come through that lens of judgment and critique. And only because we believe they should be doing something other than what they are. Now,
I'm not saying that as peers, that we don't identify opportunities for things to be improved. And when we do, there's a very specific way to go about taking that information up to the people who can actually make change, the ones who can actually take the information and do something with that. And that's through what I call a high value conversation. It's a very different scenario than the one where we talk to each other about how a different employee is behaving When we stand around and we gossip when that person's not even there,
that's not useful. Not only is it not fair to the person who isn't there to defend themselves or give their side of the story, but it actually has a very significant negative consequence on the people participating in that gossip in the first place. And gossip is almost always through a lens of judgment. Judgment. What's so interesting about that emotion and that activity is that it's always anchored within something that we ourselves are experiencing.
We judge others most harshly in the areas that we also judge ourselves. It's a bit of a mirror, and there's always an opportunity and judgment for us to ask the question, where do I see this same behavior in myself? Where am I holding myself in judgment about this thing? How am I beating myself up for the same thing? It's a really interesting situation when you start to notice that where you judge others harshly and where you critique them is the place that you feel you're not measuring up yourself.
And when we think about the workplace, and we consider judgment versus evaluation, judgment does nothing to improve communication across an organization. It doesn't do anything to help with team building or to help us all feel like we're part of the same side of this crazy life of VetMed. Instead, it just creates divisions. It creates a scenario where people are right and people are wrong,
and that just really doesn't have any place in the workplace at all. It certainly isn't a component of building strong teams, but it is human nature. This comparing ourselves to others, it's just what we do. We've been taught to do it from a very, very young age. Our academic se systems are set up to actually perpetuate this comparison habit. And as we take that then into places outside of academics and into the rest of the world,
we're constantly evaluating ourselves against other people and to feel good, we need to come out on top. That's why we end up judging others harshly and often in those areas where we're feeling insecure in the workplace, though my friends, it doesn't have any place, judgment is never gonna help your organization. But evaluation on the other point part absolutely will. And this is an opportunity where we have the ability to actually up level the performance of our teams through better evaluation.
Evaluation isn't personal evaluation is just simply measuring data points. And in order to do that effectively, we have have to first set the expectations clearly. This is where we tend to get in trouble in veterinary medicine. We just assume that everybody should know what it is they're supposed to be doing, especially if they're a credentialed staff member. But that's just not the case.
Every organization runs differently. Every position is responsible for different things. And unless the organization has taken the time to write out the employee manuals with job descriptions and then to communicate those the to the entire team, it's very possible that the team is not working from the same set of rules. However, everybody is judging each other on the set of rules that they think apply.
This is why putting those employee manuals and those job descriptions in place is so critical so that everybody understands the expectation. The truth is it's impossible to meet an expectation that we don't understand. And so if we aren't sharing expectations with those people who work with us, then it's difficult for them to meet those expectations and we will then evaluate them or look at them through a lens of judgment instead of that lens of evaluation,
which can be very, very neutral. When we have an evaluation process in place, we can then just evaluate their performance. We can look at what they're doing against criteria that have been decided in advance. And there's no need for any of that to be personal. This is very, very important for each and every one of us to consider whether we are in an official management role or whether we are in a bit of a kind of hierarchical management role,
meaning perhaps your doctors in reference to your staff members, or if we're just in a peer-to-peer completely in the same job kind of relationship, evaluating the performance of other people. Looking at what your coworkers are doing from an evaluative standpoint can be very beneficial. And even if you're not the one that's the decision, the decision maker, as you look at your coworkers and watch them through curiosity from an evaluation perspective,
the impact on you personally is much different than if you're looking at those same people through the lens of judgment. What we forget is that the emotion that we experience is never created by what's happening around us. So whatever it is that your coworkers may or may not be doing that you believe is driving you crazy, you've gotta take a step back and recognize the only reason you experience any emotion in regard to what they're doing is because of what you believe about them.
And when you're judging them, that's bringing up negative emotion for you. And it's starting to compound to ruin your day. If instead you stop judging them and you just evaluate them, you just watch with curiosity for the things that actually matter and you just let go of the rest, then the days that you have are going to be much, much better.
We don't need to try to control everybody in order to have a good day. We don't need everybody to be perfect in order to have a good day. Don't forget, my friends. We're in the business of the practice of veterinary medicine, and it is these personal interactions that have us feeling miserable a lot of the time. So much of our suffering is created by what we are believing about other people,
whether it is our coworkers or our clients or our bosses or even our friends and family. So much of our suffering in this world is created through the lens of judgment rather than the lens of evaluation and acceptance. Because the truth is the humans are gonna do what the humans are gonna do. And unless we're in a workplace where there has been a clear set of a criteria output out there,
an expectation that has been communicated, we don't actually have a lens through which to critique anybody. It's not up to us how other people live their lives. And so when we take this then into our personal lives and we judge the people around us for the choices they make and the way they behave, the only people that it hurts is us. So my tip for you today is to consider the way that you are evaluating or judging the people around you.
Are you watching what they're doing with curiosity or are you watching what they're doing, anticipating that they're gonna screw up? Are you judging them before they've ever had a chance to even do anything at all? And ask yourself the question why? Because it's always gonna come back to some fear you have about yourself, something you're worried about, how their behaviors are going to impact you negatively.
And most of the time that's just not gonna be the case inside the workplace. What I want us to consider and take it forward and start to practice is this idea of evaluation over judgment. Judgment has no place in your organization, whether it's among the people who work there themselves or with your clients. Judging them for their choices is not your job. It's not your job.
It's not our job in our lives in any place to judge other people. And it does nothing but make us feel terrible. So instead of judging people and believing that you know what's best for other people to do, how about we just be curious? And when we're in situations where there's a true need to evaluate performance because there has been a clear expectation set,
which is often the case in a workplace, then let's let those evaluations be the lens through which we look at other people and not add judgment on top of it. We have a very difficult time separating the two. And when we start to judge others, that's when we find it necessary to talk to other people about them. That's when we start to tell the stories of how it's ruining our day with their behavior and my friends,
no matter how many ways you spend that story, it's never true. It always comes back to this, the emotion that any of us experience is always only created by our own individual thoughts, beliefs, opinions and conclusions. And if we want to look at the world through a lens of judgment, which keeps us then often on the side of the victim,
then it's gonna be very difficult for us to thrive, whether we're talking about at work or in the rest of our lives. So as you head in to the next week, I would love for you to consider what are, is the lens through which you are evaluating the world? Are you looking at it through curiosity and true just evaluation, gathering data and information without making it mean anything?
Or are you judging? Are you looking at everybody and what they're doing and believing they should be doing it different? And if that's the case, just be really compassionate with yourself because what you'll have to consider, what is always true is that where you judge people, you've already got that judgment being held against yourself in some way, shape, or form.
So the way to start to release that judgment and that habit of judgment of others is first to work on your own self-acceptance. Because my friend, you don't need to be better than you are. You don't need to be different than you are. Sure when it comes to our jobs, we might have the opportunity to improve our performance against the evaluat or the expectation that has been set.
There's opportunity for that. But as far as being a human being a good enough human, no, you're exactly fine exactly the way you are. You're perfect exactly the way that you are, and you don't need to be a better person. Consider the criteria that you're holding yourself against wonder and be curious about how you are judging yourself against this failure to meet this expectation and realize you probably never set that expectation for yourself.
You've probably never even actually defined it. And so being able to meet it has been an impossibility. There's no need for self-judgment anymore than there is need for judging of other people at all. It's all just something that we do to try to understand and even try to change the way that we feel because we think that if we can be different or if they can be different,
that we will feel better. But my friends, those better feelings, those emotions are never going to come from achievements or from actions, whether your own or somebody else's. So you can let everybody off the hook here. If we can shift into curiosity and compassion. If we can look at our coworkers through evaluation instead of judgment. If we can look at ourselves through acceptance and curiosity,
our entire life experience gets better. All right, my friends, just something to ponder this week. I'll see you soon. Bye for now.
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Academic Infectious Diseases Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases
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The University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, in partnership with Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health, invites applications for an Academic Infectious Disease Physician to be based at the University of Alberta Hospital. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the Faculty has been internationally recognized as among the world's top 50 medical schools and as one of Canada's premier health-education institutions. The University is currently home to more than 38,000 students with more than 15,000 faculty and staff.
The Division of Infectious Diseases currently has over 30 Faculty members. It provides clinical services to all acute care facilities in Edmonton, and consultative services to Northern Alberta as well as western NWT and parts of BC. There are established specialty programs in HIV/AIDS, Transplant Infectious Diseases, Viral Hepatitis, Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT), Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship as well as close relationship with Provincial and regional microbiology laboratories, and regional Public Health officials. The Division boasts one of the longest running and most highly regarded Canadian postgraduate training programs in Infectious Diseases. It has a long history of conducting clinical trials of antiviral therapy, and members of the Division are actively engaged in clinical, translational and basic science research.
The successful candidate will be an MD with certification in Infectious Diseases with the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada (or equivalent), be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) and have demonstrated a successful record of accomplishment in research, and/or have formal research training with associated productivity.
Key accountabilities of the Academic Infectious Diseases Physician will include, but will not be limited to, clinical practice of Infectious Diseases, classroom and bedside teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees, including Infectious Diseases subspecialty residents, and the development of an internationally recognized research program. Clinical practice (minimum 20% effort) may include, but not be limited to, inpatient ID consultation and participation in ID after hours call; ambulatory care (including OPAT, longitudinal care of persons living with HIV/AIDS; management of patients with chronic viral hepatitis). Other areas of clinical interest may be incorporated into the role. The successful applicant will have a major research focus, dedicating at least 40% of their time to research in Infectious Diseases with alignment to the existing strengths of the Division (https://www.ualberta.ca/department-of-medicine/divisions/infectious-diseases/research.html) and Faculty. The following are regarded as an asset, but not essential: training/experience in Infection Prevention and Control, Health Economics, Health Services Research or Clinical Trails.
The successful candidate will be offered a contingent tenured or tenure-track appointment in the Department of Medicine, with the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, which is in accordance with the University of Alberta Faculty Agreement, and offers a comprehensive benefits package.
Remuneration for this position is based on the Academic Medicine & Health Services Program (AMHSP). Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
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Jorge Soler A Match for the Phillies?
By John Stolnis
Sometimes in life it's important we do things that are out of character. Oftentimes we retreat to our comfort zones, where we feel safe and protected. However, when we do that, we become uninteresting people and we cease to grow as human beings.
The Phillies have had a comfort zone too. In their case, their comfort zone has been avoiding the international free agent market like Oprah avoids a salad. But now there are reports the Phils have a varying degree of interest in 19-year-old Cuban prospect Jorge Soler.
So, the big question is, will the Phillies change their stripes and actually make a splash in the international amateur market?
There are many reasons the Phillies are hot on the trail of Soler. And while their apparent aggression is out of character for a franchise that usually does not dabble in these types of signings, there probably has never been a better time for the Phils to take a risk such as this.
Probably the biggest reason to go after Soler now is the dearth of blue-chip positional talent in the Phillies' minor league system. Only Trevor May, a right-handed pitcher most likely to start the season at AA Reading, and Jesse Biddle, a young lefty who will probably start in A+ Clearwater, are seen as Top 100 prospects. Their top positional talent, Domonic Brown, is no longer considered an actual "prospect" because of his extensive time in the Majors, and the guy closest to reaching the big leagues, Freddy Galvis, doesn't have a very high ceiling.
Simply put, the Phillies desperately need some more non-pitching talent in their organization.
Soler, while just 19 years old, would be a huge boost to the farm system. He would automatically become their highest-ranked prospect, with Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein saying he'd be the 39th best prospect in baseball if he were to sign with a team today. He's been called a five-tool talent, not as far along as his older Cuban counterpart Yoenis Cespedes, but with as high a ceiling and more time to develop.
The Phillies have not had an international player in their system with the pedigree of Soler since perhaps George Bell in 1978 or Juan Samuel in 1980. And as Bob Brookover noted in the Philadelphia Inquirer back in 2010, the Phils have not been terribly interested in pouring big money into the international market. In his article, Brookover said…
""…a baseball source indicated that the organization has not pumped as much money into its international program in recent years. The source said that could eventually hurt the Phillies at the big-league level. They're probably in the bottom third," the source said. "I think things started to change when they put more money into the big-league payroll. I think that took some of the money away from the international program. I believe they've been working with less the last three years.""
Clearly, signing a player of Soler's pedigree would be very much out of character, and CSN Philly's Jim Salisbury said today that the team is still a long shot to sign him. But clearly, Amaro and the gang are aware of how little positional talent there is in the Phils' system, and see an opportunity for a very quick, and real, upgrade.
The other driving force behind their aggression could be the way the rules for international signings will change once the new collective bargaining agreement goes into effect next year.
Starting next season, teams will no longer be able to pay whatever they want for amateur players. The Wild West of amateur free agency will be regulated. According to the International Baseball Federation, teams will be given an international signing allowance, with teams losing draft picks from the MLB Draft if they go over the money allotted. An international draft is likely not too far behind, although there are a million obstacles and hoops to jump through before anything like that is green-lit.
Gone will be the bidding wars over international stars like Yu Darvish and Yoenis Cespedes. So this is likely the last time the Phillies will be able to use their substantial financial assets to grab a player with no strings attached.
In the Phillies' case, opportunity is meeting need, creating the perfect storm for them to acquire a player like Soler. They clearly like him, having watched him work out numerous times in the Dominican Republic. But there are risks.
It's not known how much money it would take to get Soler. Cespedes, who is a more polished prospect but is also seven years older, signed for four years at $36 million, after which he will become a free agent. Soler has a longer future ahead of him, but is still raw in many areas. The uncertainty of a player that young coming over and adjusting to a new culture as a teenager (if his birth certificate is legitimate, by the way) is a real concern.
Given all those things, would a four-year deal at around $25-30 million be out of line? That is a lot of money to throw at a young kid from another country without a whole lot of information to go on. And it would be completely out of character for the Phillies to do something like that.
Also worth considering, how would signing Soler affect Cole Hamels' contract negotiations? If the Phils were forced to give Soler a major league contract (even though he would likely start his career in A ball), wouldn't that make it even harder to sign Cole to a long-term deal? And isn't that the most pressing issue for this franchise moving forward?
Still, here they are, apparently "in hard" on these Soler negotiations. It is exciting to see the Phils so aggressive in pursuing a player that could pay off in a huge way. The upsides outweigh the downsides at this point, especially given how much money the Phillies are currently raking in. And, if all this talk about a new deal with Comcast comes to fruition sooner rather than later, this kind of expenditure would be chump change for Middleton and Company.
Currently, Soler is not a free agent. But Phils fans should be hoping that when he does become one, their franchise can pull this off, and then hope against hope Soler turns into a Mike Stanton-type talent.
If it doesn't work out, the only thing lost is money.
Of course, that's easy to say when it isn't your money.
You can follow John's Phillies thoughts on Twitter @FelskeFiles and on Facebook. He can also be emailed at jstolnis@gmail.com.


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5 Essential Elements For allman brothers band
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The Allman Brothers performance is very little in need of amazing and options the first lineup that bundled Duane Allman and Berry Oakley. Recorded six months before the famous Are living At Fillmore East double album established, this efficiency captures the Allman Brothers if they were being a comparatively new band, filled with youthful passion and performing what would come to be basic first product when it was contemporary and new.
By this time, the band's concerts were being turning out to be famous for that terribly advanced nevertheless coherent interplay amongst The 2 guitarists and Gregg Allman's keyboards, often in jams of 40 minutes or more to an individual song without the need of throwing away a Observe. And in contrast to the artwork rock bands in the era, they were not interested in impressing any one with how they performed scales, how many various tunings they knew, or which classical riffs they might quotation. Fairly, the Allmans incorporated the strategies and structures of jazz and classical into their actively playing.
" But it surely often is the music's closing line that, along with "Midnight Rider" all those a long time right before, ties his complete career together: "You will find a prolonged, hard highway/ That lies to this point at the rear of me..."
Gregg's vocal is hardly audible, but it's obvious the team is stuffed with hearth. "Desires," which follows, slows things down a little bit as well as group establishes a relaxed groove that showcases their trademark seem, blending things that might eventually come to determine "Southern Rock."
In 1973, around the toughness of radio hits and the lover base they had earned by way of incessant touring, they gained their very first #one album Brothers and Sisters, with Chuck Leavell on piano, and Lamar Williams on bass. Inner turmoil overtook the band quickly soon after; the team dissolved in 1976.
The group survived that plus the Loss of life of bassist Oakley in another motorcycle incident a calendar year later; with replacement users Chuck Leavell and Lamar Williams, the Allman Brothers Band reached its peak business achievements in 1973 with the album Brothers and Sisters and the strike single "Ramblin' Person". Interior turmoil overtook the band before long right after; the team dissolved in 1976, reformed briefly at the conclusion of the ten years with supplemental personnel variations, and dissolved once more in 1982.
Executives proposed to Walden that he relocate the band to The big apple or La to "acclimate" them to your marketplace. "They wished us to act 'similar to a rock band' and we just told them to fuck by themselves," remembered Vehicles.[38] For their section, the associates of your band remained optimistic, electing to stay while in the South. "All people advised us we would tumble through the wayside down there," reported Gregg Allman,[38] however the collaboration amongst the band and Capricorn Documents "remodeled Macon from this sleepy minimal town into an exceedingly hip, wild and insane spot crammed with bikers and rockers".[39] The band rented a $one hundred sixty five-a-thirty day period farmhouse over a lake outside of Macon, the active comings and goings at which reminded them of Ny city's Idlewild Airport.
on account of it staying one of Duane's most loved tunes that his brother experienced composed. Over the years, Gregg would once in a while accomplish it solo on an acoustic guitar, and its forlorn lyrics and straightforward construction built it a favourite amongst supporters, and considered one of Gregg's very best.
Their signing to Arista enabled the group to resume recording. What they introduced, on the other hand, was safe, unambitious, routinely professional pop/rock, nearer in spirit for the Doobie Brothers than their own personal vintage perform, in addition to a shadow of that operate, without any in the creation and daring upon which they'd crafted their reputations. The group's fortunes hit an extra downturn when Jaimoe was fired, breaking apart one of the better rhythm sections in rock.
AllMusic praised the band's background: "they went from remaining The us's single most influential band to the shell of their previous self buying and selling on earlier glories, to reach the 21st century resurrected as Just about the most highly regarded rock acts of their era."[five]
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[59] The truck stopped out of the blue while in the intersection, forcing Allman to swerve his Harley-Davidson Sportster bike sharply to your remaining to stop a collision. As he was doing so, he struck either the again in the truck or the ball around the lumber crane and was quickly thrown in the motorbike.[59] The bike bounced to the air, landed on Allman and skidded Yet another 90 ft with Allman pinned beneath, crushing his inner organs.[60] Though he was alive when he arrived for the clinic, Even with quick crisis surgical treatment, he died numerous hrs later from significant internal injuries.[61]
This was a magical combination -- Dowd was fully attuned for the team's audio and plans, and Idlewild South broadened that seem, incorporating a softer acoustic texture for find more their songs and introducing Betts for a composer (including the primary studio Model of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed," an instrumental tribute to Miles Davis that could become a emphasize in their demonstrates, in many different types, for the subsequent thirty several years). In addition it experienced a Gregg Allman quantity, "Midnight Rider," which grew to become one of the band's a lot more broadly coated originals as well as composer's signature tune.
All associated contend which the break was short-term, but Betts responded by employing an attorney and suing the group, which led to a long lasting divorce.[128] "I had no idea that I could well be snapped from the picture. I believed it absolutely was cruel and impersonal," stated Betts.[a hundred thirty] Allman was eventually sober and felt far more miserable reveals with Betts would be a squander of your time.[one hundred thirty] Betts afterwards been given a hard cash settlement, which is subject into a confidentiality settlement; he went on to report new new music using a new band.[93] Jimmy Herring joined the band for your summer season tour, where by the band fought destructive push; enthusiasts contended that attending exhibits by an Allman Brothers Band without the need of Betts was pointless.
One more extended instrumental from their catalog, "Reed" is among Betts' to start with present-halting tunes, and It truly is among the couple that provides Allman an opportunity to show off what he could do over the Hammond B-three organ, admittedly not his strongest suit -- that could be his voice, not surprisingly -- but a person during which he was in excess of proficient.
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Katie Taylor Is The Undisputed Lightweight Champion After Defeating Delfine Persoon
By Kiara Keane
Katie Taylor has been crowned the undisputed lightweight champion of the world.
The Irish boxer defeated Belgium's Delfine Persoon at Madison Square Garden in New York last night after a controversial close call in the final score.
One of the three ringside judges called it at 95-95, while the other two gave it to Katie at 96-94.
"Absolutely incredible" – @KatieTaylor gives me her reaction to becoming the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. #KatieTaylor @RTEsport @rtenews pic.twitter.com/OhN5G7niEH
— Brian O'Donovan (@BrianOD_News) June 2, 2019
Following her victory, Katie said, "This is what I've dreamed of since turning pro.
"This was always my ultimate goal. To have all five belts and to make history in my sport, this is what it's all about.
"This is why I sacrifice so much, why I train so hard."
The big screen here in Madison Square Garden: "Congratulations Katie Taylor". She's the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. #KatieTaylor @RTEsport pic.twitter.com/pr04uCJ9GV
The Bray woman said she would be open to a rematch following speculation over the close call, though she added that she does have other fights planned.
Speaking about her opponent, Katie said, "I knew it was going to be a very, very tough fight. It was exactly how I see it really, it was a very close fight but we knew we stole some of the earlier rounds and we knew we definitely won the fight.
"Persoon has been a great champion she's been a long reigning champion for a long time. But that's what happens when a champion is in against another champion, it's the best against the best."
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Nujoma joins in economic independence chorus
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WINDHOEK: FORMER Namibian President, Dr Sam Nujoma, has added to the voices in the continent calling for "economic freedom."
Nujoma hence called on African leaders to consolidate political independence the countries were currently and fight for economic emancipation.
"Political independence is nothing without economic independence. As a country, we are blessed with vast resources but we need to encourage our people to participate in the mainstream economy in future," said Namibia's founding President.
He was addressing delegates at the Sam Nujoma Innovative Enterprise Development Awards in the capital Windhoek.
His sentiments come amid similar ones in Zimbabwe where the government is advocating for the indigenisation of foreign owned firms. In South Africa, the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters is demanding that locals play an integral part in the economy.
Zambia President Michael Sata wants foreign investors to partner locals.
Meanwhile, Nujoma urged small, medium and large enterprises to consolidate the gains of independence by participating in the mainstream economy.
He added that his country had done well in creating an investor friendly environment that offered opportunities for success to all the businesses but locals still need to play a meaningful role in the economy.
Nujoma said Namibia had to support small businesses to allow them to grow.
According to the statesman, lack of financial resources and also poor support structure from the financial institutions deterred the small locally owned businesses from growth.
As such, he urged financial institutions in his country to support up-and-coming businesses.
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Mr. Keith Franklin Griffis
November 2, 1932 - June 22, 2021
Griffis – Keith Franklin Griffis, age 88, of Macclenny, Florida went to his Heavenly home on June 22, 2021 at W. Frank Wells Nursing Home. He was born November 2, 1932 in Macclenny, Florida to the late Mallie Griffis and Ona Richardson Griffis. Keith was raised in Union County and graduated from Union County High School. Shortly after school, Keith joined the United States Air Force where he proudly served for 6 years. Following his honorable discharge from the military, Keith met the love of his life, Claudia Tharpe. They were happily married on July 19, 1958. Keith was a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather who loved his family dearly. He was truly a jack of all trades and known for his many entrepreneurial endeavors. Keith started as the owner and operator of a local gas station, sold life insurance for a short time, worked at numerous dealerships where he gained the knowledge to own, Keith Griffis Ford in Macclenny. He also was the owner of Triple G Trucking and Woodlawn Nursery for many years. Keith was one of the founding members of Glen Church which was established March of 1976. He loved attending church and helping to further God's Kingdom. In Keith's free time, he enjoyed tending to his farm, being outdoors watching nature, hunting and fishing. He was formerly the Mayor for the City of Macclenny as well as a charter member of the Macclenny Golf and Country Club and the Baker County Federal Credit Union. More than anything, Keith loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. Keith was preceded in death by his parents; loving wife, Claudia Griffis; brother, Dallas Griffis; and sister, Winnofae Fair. Keith is survived by his four children, Karen (John) Griffis of Portland, OR, Franklin (Catie) Griffis, Lance (Andrea) Griffis, and Jennifer (Scott) Conner all of Macclenny, FL; sister, Alice Ellington of Lake Butler, FL; grandchildren, Lauren (Jonathan) Gaskins, Caitlin Griffis (Kristine Perez), Jordan Griffis, Joel Griffis, Emily Conner; great granddaughters, McKinley Gaskins and Avery Gaskins. A Celebration of Keith's Life will be held on Friday, June 25, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Glen Church with Pastor Franklin Griffis officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 25, 2021 from 12:00 – 2:00 pm at the church. The arrangements are under the care and direction of V. TODD FERREIRA FUNERAL SERVICES, 250 North Lowder Street, Macclenny, FL 32063 (904)259-5700. Visit www.ferreirafuneralservices.com to sign the family's guest book.
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As a 2017 holiday present to taxpayers, Congress passed tax legislation that your representatives, senators and many tax professionals have described as the most significant overhaul of our tax laws since 1986, when President Ronald Reagan's tax bill was passed. What follows is an overview of those provisions of what was unofficially called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017or "Tax Reform") which impact special needs planning, special needs trusts and individuals with a disability or their families.
Unfortunately, simplification was not part of 2017's Tax Reform. While our new tax rates are generally two to three percentage points lower, rates for taxpayers in certain income brackets increase (for example, single individuals with taxable income of between $200,000 and $400,000). Below is a chart comparing the pre- and post-Tax Reform rates for single individuals and for married individuals filing jointly ("MFJ").
While regular individual income tax rates decreased, capital gain tax rates, qualified dividend tax rates and the net investment income tax rate all remained unchanged.
While the tax benefits granted corporations are permanent (until changed again by Congress), the individual tax provisions are scheduled to expire after eight years. So, absent additional action by Congress before December 31, 2025, the new individual income tax rules "sunset" and return to their previous structure.
One of the most highly publicized selling points for Tax Reform was its promise to double the standard deduction for all individual taxpayers. Beginning with 2018, the standard deduction for single individuals increased to $12,000, while the standard deduction for MFJ taxpayers increased to $24,000. The additional annual standard deductions for the elderly and blind remain unchanged.
What did change, though, is that Tax Reform repealed the deduction for personal exemptions (which would have been $4,150.00 in 2018). The result of repealing personal exemptions, while doubling standard deductions is that most families will benefit much less than initially assumed. Instead of tax savings of approximately $12,000 for an MFJ return, the actual tax savings is less than $3,000 per year.
In order to secure needed support for Tax Reform, Congress increased the child tax credit. The increase moves the credit from $1,000 of fully refundable credit to $2,000, of which only $1,400 is refundable. The modified adjusted gross income threshold where the credit is phased out is $200,000 for single and head of household taxpayers and $400,000 for MFJ. The maximum age for a child eligible for the credit remains 16 years old. In addition to increasing the child tax credit, the legislation included a provision for a $500 nonrefundable tax credit for dependent children over the age of 16, as well as all other dependents. In order to be a dependent for tax purposes, the individual must live with the person claiming them for more than six months during the year.
While the above tax provisions changed, many other family tax breaks did not. The child and dependent care expense credit, the adoption credit, and the exclusion for dependent care assistance and adoption assistance under employer plans were unchanged by 2017's tax legislation.
Perhaps one of the most visible tax changes is the loss of many itemized deductions. Many were repealed, while others were merely scaled back.
Most important for individuals with a disability and their families is that the deduction for medical expenses survived. In fact, for 2017 and 2018, the deduction will be enhanced, allowing filers to claim expenses exceeding 7.5 percent of their adjusted gross income. Thereafter, the deduction can only be claimed for those expenses which exceed 10% of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income.
State and Local Taxes. After 2017, non-corporate taxpayers are only allowed to deduct up to $10,000 each year for state and local property taxes and/or income taxes (or sales taxes in those states which do not impose an income tax). The new law also repeals the deduction for any foreign property taxes paid.
Mortgage Interest Deduction. Tax Reform reduced the limits on the loan amount for which a mortgage interest deduction can be claimed by individuals, at the same time grandfathering those loans which existed as of December 31, 2017. The mortgage interest which is deductible is limited to the interest on principal of $750,000. The law also repealed the deduction for interest on home equity loans beginning as of 2018.
Casualty and Theft Losses. The deduction for casualty and theft losses was repealed.
Charitable Contribution Deductions. Charitable contributions, however, remain available, even for those claiming the standard deduction. The tax law also increased the percentage limit to 60% for cash contributions to public charities.
Miscellaneous Itemized Expenses. The deductibility of these expenses was repealed.
Alimony. The deduction, along with the corresponding income reporting by the recipient, was repealed for tax years beginning in 2019.
Education-related Tax Benefits. These benefits were unchanged.
The Alternative Minimum Tax. The AMT ─ bane of many middle-income taxpayers ─ unfortunately was not repealed in Tax Reform. It did, however, significantly increase the income level at which the exemption for the alternative minimum tax is phased out.
The Individual Healthcare Mandate. Tax Reform repealed the penalty on individuals who fail to carry health insurance, a penalty originally enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Similar to 529 college savings accounts, ABLE accounts were first enacted by Congress in 2014. ABLE accounts enable individuals with a disability and their families to annually save up to $15,000 (the 2018 cap) and use the contribution, plus any tax-free earnings, for "disability related expenses" without impacting the individual's eligibility for SSI, Medicaid and any other means-tested public benefits programs.
Under Tax Reform, families who had set up a 529 account for a child with a disability who is now unlikely, unable or uninterested in attending college are now allowed to "rollover" up to $15,000 per year (the annual contribution limit) from a 529 account to an ABLE account.
However, families may not need or want to make such a rollover. While 529 account withdrawals were previously limited to college expenses, such accounts can now, after Tax Reform, be used to pay for education expenses in public and private schools for kindergarten through high school (K thru 12), with an annual limit for such qualified distributions being $10,000.
Tax Reform also opens up ABLE accounts to receive some, or even all of the beneficiary's earnings, so long as his/her total earnings are below the Federal Poverty limit (and the beneficiary does not participate in his/her employer's retirement plan). Such contributions can be made on top of the $15,000 annual contribution limit. The Federal Poverty level is $12,060 for a single person in 2018.
The Saver's Credit of up to $1,000 is also available to the designated beneficiary of an ABLE account (no one else) for certain contributions to that account. First, the designated beneficiary must be an eligible lower-income taxpayer. Second, because the Saver's Credit is a non-refundable credit, it is only worthwhile if the designated beneficiary actually owes tax. So, for many designated beneficiaries, it will take a contribution of at least $2,000 to earn the $1,000 credit.
The rollover must take place within 60 days.
This new rollover provision is counted as part of the $15,000 per year cap on ABLE contributions.
Any extra amount "rolled over" is treated as income to the Designated Beneficiary.
Under Tax Reform, the taxable income attributable to amounts earned by a child, or someone who is a dependent of another for tax purposes, will be taxed as a single taxpayer according to the brackets and the rates. The important change under Tax Reform for those in the disability community is that the net unearned income of an individual claimed as a dependent on another's return will be taxed according to the rules applicable to estates and trusts.
Capital gains and qualified dividend rates will continue to be imposed at 15% or 20% tax rates depending upon the amount of unearned income received by the individual.
While the dependency requirement will be met by many individuals with a disability who are receiving SSI, many parents are surprised to learn that in order for a child to be a "tax dependent," the child must live with the taxpayer for more than one half of the year. Thus, for those living in group homes or similar arrangements, the individual with a disability may not qualify as a dependent of his/her parents for tax purposes. Last but not least, in order to qualify as a dependent, the person with a disability must not have provided more than one half of his or her own support.
The beneficiary must have a disability as defined for purposes of SSI and/or SSDI programs.
Qualified disability trusts are an exception with respect to the limits imposed on the amount of income that is exempted from tax for a trust. Under Tax Reform, a qualified disability trust receives a deemed exemption equal to that of a single taxpayer (even though personal exemptions are no longer a tax benefit beginning 2018 and thereafter), which amount is equal to $4,150. Because qualified disability trusts pay tax themselves, distributions from such trusts to a beneficiary who is a dependent on another's return are not subject to the kiddie tax.
Overall, it appears that individuals with a disability and/or a special needs trust fare no better or worse than other individuals under Tax Reform. However, the usual caveat applies to our discussion of Tax Reform's impact; each taxpayer should consult with their own tax advisor/professional in order to make sure he/she properly understand these new rules and appropriately analyze the unique circumstances of each.


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Colonel Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry (15 September 1773 – 17 January 1828), sometimes called by the Gaelic version of his name, Alastair or Alasdair, was clan chief of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry.  As was customary for a laird (landed proprietor in Scotland), MacDonell was often called  Glengarry after his principal estate.

Glengarry's haughty and flamboyant personality, as expressed in his character and behaviour, gave Walter Scott the model for the wild Highland clan chieftain Fergus Mac-Ivor in the pioneering 1810 historical novel Waverley.  Glengarry was the fifth Lord MacDonell in the Jacobite peerage.

Life
He was born on 15 September 1773, the eldest of the nine children of Duncan Macdonell (c. 1744–1788), chief of Clan Macdonell of Glengarry, by his marriage to Marjory Grant (1744–1792), of Dalvey.

In 1788, he became the 15th chief of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, inheriting huge estates from Glengarry in the Great Glen to Knoydart on the Atlantic. In 1790. he entered University College, Oxford.

In February 1793, after war with France had begun, Macdonell was commissioned as a Captain to recruit a company of the Strathspey Fencibles, raised by Sir James Grant, a kinsman. In August 1794, he was given a colonel's commission to raise the Glengarry Fencibles regiment of Glengarry Highlanders, recruits being drawn from the Glengarry estates, under threat of eviction if persuasion did not work. Glengarry commanded his regiment in Guernsey until August 1796, when he resigned. His hope of a career as a regular officer in the British Army had been undermined by his commander-in-chief, the Duke of York and Albany, perhaps due to concerns about his character.

As part of his regiment's uniform, he invented (or adopted) the Glengarry, a type of cap which he is wearing in his portrait. The boat-shaped cap without a peak is made of thick-milled woollen material with a toorie (or bobble) on the top and ribbons hanging down behind, capable of being folded flat. It has become part of the uniform of a number of Scottish regiments, with variations in the band around above the brim and in the colours.

The Glengarry fencibles were disbanded in 1802, and Glengarry failed to honour a pledge to find land for the men. This resulted in a mass emigration to British North America led by Father Alexander Macdonell, the regimental chaplain.

He bitterly feuded with Thomas Telford and the Commissioners of the Caledonian Canal as it was being constructed through his land, though he collected useful dues from them.

Glengarry considered himself the last genuine specimen of a Highland chief, always wore the Highland dress (kilt or trews) and in the style of his ancestors seldom travelled without being followed by his "tail", armed servants in full Highland dress who had traditional duties such as carrying his sword and shield, standing sentinel, acting as bard and carrying him dry across streams.

He was a member of the Highland Society and the Celtic Society of Edinburgh, and in June 1815 formed his own Society of True Highlanders, subsequently leaving the Celtic Society and complaining that "their general appearance is assumed and fictitious, and they have no right to burlesque the national character or dress of the Highlands". His mortification at the acceptance of Lowlanders became a bitter complaint about the prominent role the Celtic Society had in the visit of King George IV to Scotland, and he made several unauthorised and flamboyant appearances during the visit, to the annoyance of his friend Walter Scott and the other organisers, but causing no more than mild amusement to the King.

In 1824 Glengarry unsuccessfully attempted to wrest the chiefship of Clan Donald from Ranald George Macdonald by bringing an action in the Court of Session.

Clearances
Although Scott wrote of Glengarry in his misleading hagiography "He is a kind of Quixote in our age, having retained, in their full extent, the whole feelings of clanship and chieftainship, elsewhere so long abandoned", under his authority timber was felled for sale, the cleared land was leased to sheep farmers and many of his clansmen were forced from the land by increasing rents and evictions. He continued the evictions to make way for sheep farmers which his mother began when his father was chieftain, and most of the clan was forced to emigrate to British North America, as part of what was later known as the Highland Clearances.  Robert Burns wrote a satirical poem about Glengarry in the Address of Beelzebub.

His life was in stark contrast to his contemporary relative Bishop Alexander MacDonell who did missionary duty in Lochaber and tried to help his clansmen displaced by the substitution of sheep-farms for smallholdings to get employment in the Lowlands. In 1794 he organised the formation of the 1st Glengarry Fencible regiment, commanded by his kinsman Glengarry, with himself as chaplain. When the regiment was disbanded Father MacDonell arranged a tract of land in Canada in 1804 and went with them.

Death
On 17 January 1828, Glengarry perished at Corran on Loch Linnhe from an attack of brain fever which followed an accident during his escape from a steamer which had gone aground.
According to the Inverness Courier, the funeral procession of five miles from Invergarry to Kilfinnan was followed by 1,500 men and 150 gentry, the coffin being carried breast-high by eighteen Highlanders. Glengarry's personal piper, Archie Munro, composed a lament, as did the blind household bard, Allan MacDougall. As Brian Osborne records, "In Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott was moved to compose Glengarry's Death Song, an undoubted expression of his genuine affection for the dead chief, if not perhaps a work of the greatest literary quality".

Family
On 20 January 1802, Glengarry married Rebecca, the second daughter of Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet, of Pitsligo. Their children were a son, Aeneas Ranaldson, born on 29 July 1808, and seven daughters, Elizabeth, Marcelly, Jemima Rebecca, Louisa Christian, Caroline Hester, Gulielmina Forbes, and Euphemia Margaret.

Glengarry's estate was much mortgaged and encumbered. In 1840, after his only son and heir, Aeneas Ranaldson MacDonell, had come of age he sold the Glengarry part of the estate to Lord Ward, later Earl of Dudley, for £91,000. Some years later Aeneas sold the Knoydart estate to a Mr Baird. Aeneas died at Invergarry on 19 June 1852, leaving three sons, Alexander Ranaldson (1834–1862), Aeneas Robert (1835–1855) and Charles Ranaldson (1838–1868). Alexander emigrated to Australia and died unmarried in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1862. Aeneas drowned at the age of twenty and Charles died at sea in 1868 on his way home from New Zealand. Of their three sisters, only one, Helen Rebecca, married and had children, and by 1887 she was her father's sole heir. She married in 1865 Captain John Cuninghame of Balgownie, Fife, leaving descendants.

Glengarry's sixth daughter, Gulielmina, married Hugh Horatio Brown, a Midlothian advocate, and was the mother of the Venice historian Horatio Brown.

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Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry

People from Lochaber
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1828 deaths
Clan MacDonald of Glengarry
Highland Clearances
MacDonnell, Alexander Ranaldson, 5th Lord
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A new report from the research firm IDTechEx argues that the electric bus market's rapid growth could function as a "game changer" for the global battery market over the coming years.
Owing to the relatively large size of batteries used in electric buses — from around 75 kilowatt-hours (kWh) up to more than 300 kWh — fast growth could lead to the electric bus battery market surging to $30 billion by 2026, according to the report. And, perhaps more interestingly, to it surpassing the consumer electronics battery market as soon as 2019.
"We expect that this sector will alter the entire value chain for battery production from material suppliers, battery manufacturers through to original equipment manufacturers," stated an IDTechEx rep in a recent press release.
As it currently stands, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries — the most common type of battery produced in China — comprise more than 80% of the market, a marked difference from the consumer electric car market, or the the consumer electronics market. The report notes that this may change somewhat over the coming years as non-LFP battery technology improves — becoming safer, and with higher energy storage density. Much depends, however, on potential Chinese government intervention in the market.
Companies profiled in the report include: Yutong, BYD, Ankai, King Long, CSR Times Electric Vehicle Co., Dongfeng Motor Corporation, Sunwin Bus Corporation, Zhongtong , Hengtong, Proterra, Solaris, and Hybricon Bus System.


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Invoking Satan or the ethics of the employment contract.
Studies of mergers of organizations focus upon the financial and economic outcomes, with little attention paid to the effect on the people working in the merging organizations. This paper reports the findings of a study of the impact on managers of an organizational merger. Rather than the cool calculations of accountants and economists and the rational application of a managerial logic, we found the impact on these managers was upon their emotions, which seemed sometimes too buffeted to allow them to continue in their work. A narrative analysis of the stories told by these managers suggested they experienced their involvement with the merging organizations as akin to a Faustian contract, whereby they had sold their souls to the organizational devil and were now reaping the costs. When we came to write this paper we found that using the usual rubrics of academic writing suppressed the sheer emotionality of their experiences. We have therefore followed the imperative of our conclusions, and written our analysis in the form of a play, based upon Christopher Marlowe's Dr Faustus, which allows us to use our interviewees' own words to illustrate the impact of the merger. The play is, of course, in the format of a tragedy: it has four main characters ¿ the narrator, the manager, Faustus and Mephistopheles ¿ and five acts. We use the Prologue to insert our own words, where we argue for a turn away from the 'hard' school of human resource management towards one that is ethically informed. Programme notes contain the technical details which justify our research methods. We remain totally unapologetic for intruding emotions into the rational world of academia.
Ford, J.M. and Harding, N.H. (2003). Invoking Satan or the ethics of the employment contract. Journal of Management Studies. Vol. 40, No. 5, pp. 1131-1150.


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Q: setting a variable before an if statement ruby I am working using rails and I have a class from activerecord called Car. In the application that I am building,The application  let's the user add a new car in one the pages or if not they can choose the one that it's already there.
I am having difficulties trying to come up with a solution, although both of them work it would only execute until some part of code because it's in an if/else statement.
ad_group_controllers.rb
if params[:ad_group][:file]
        @car = Car.create(year: params[:ad_group][:car][:year],model: params[:model],make_id: params[:make], trim: params[:trim])
        @car.update(file: params[:ad_group][:file])
        @ad_group.car = @car
    else
        @car = Car.find(params[:ad_group][:car][:id])
        @trim = params[:trim] == 'none' ? nil : params[:trim]
        @promotional_logo = params[:promotional_logo].blank? || params[:promotional_logo].downcase == 'none' || params[:promotional_logo] == '0' ? nil : PromotionalLogo.find(params[:promotional_logo])
        if (@promotional_logo && @ad_group.promotional_logo.nil?) || (@promotional_logo.nil? && @ad_group.promotional_logo)
            @ad_group.promotional_logo = @promotional_logo
            @ad_group.adjust_for_promotional_logo
        end
        @ad_group.update_attributes(make: @make, car: @car, trim: @trim, client: @client, rollover: params[:ad_group][:rollover], promotional_logo: @promotional_logo || nil)
        AdGroup.fields.each do |field|
            @ad_group[field] = params[:ad_group][field]
        end
    end
    @ad_group.ads.each do |ad|
        url = @ad_group.car.file.blank? ? nil : @ad_group.car.file.url
        car = @ad_group.car.file.blank? ? nil : @ad_group.car
        ad.images.find_by(name: 'car').update(url: url, car: car)

        url = @ad_group.promotional_logo.blank? ? nil : @ad_group.promotional_logo.file.url
        logo = @ad_group.promotional_logo.blank? ? nil : @ad_group.promotional_logo
        ad.images.find_by(name: "promotional_logo").update(url: url, promotional_logo: logo)

        ad.texts.find_by(name: "client_name").update(content: @client.name)

        if @ad_group.car.blank?
            car_name = ''
        else
            car_name = "#{@car.year} #{@make.name} #{@car.model}"
            car_name += " #{@car.trim}" unless params[:trim] == 'none' || params[:trim].blank?
        end
        ad.texts.find_by(name: "car_name").update(content: car_name)

Basically the if statement it's stating that if's there is a file in the adgroup paramaters create a car, and if not it should stay as
@car = Car.find(params[:ad_group][:car][:id])

the code below that has to execute for both cases. what is the best way to do this without repeating the code in the if and the else.

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World's Largest Individual Solar Power Project Launched In Abu Dhabi
The United Arab Emirates has a knack for building the biggest and largest of everything. It's home to the tallest building in the world and the world's largest mall. Abu Dhabi, the oil-rich emirate, is now also host to a project that's actually meant to reduce its reliance on oil for power generation. It has launched the world's largest individual solar power project.
Noor Abu Dhabi, the solar power plant, is now being run by the Emirate Water and Electricity Company. It happens to be the largest individual solar power project in the world. It has a peak capacity of 1.18 gigawatts, almost double the 569MW capacity of Solar Star, the biggest solar power facility in the United States.
The company mentions that the 3.2 million solar panels in Noor Abu Dhabi will produce enough energy to cater to 90,000 people. It's also going to reduce CO2 emissions by 1 million metric tonnes. The emirate points out that this is the equivalent of taking 200,000 cars off the road.
The United Arab Emirates won't be reducing its reliance on oil anytime soon. It's still one of the key suppliers globally but this project is a step in the right direction, nonetheless, as the world needs to step up its use of renewable energy sources in order to reduce the need to burn fossil fuels for electricity.
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Q: Can not set UICollectionView number of items in section from a json response I'm very new to iOS programming and am trying to set UICollectionView items from a json response.
Here is my code:
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-(void) downloadJSONData {
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}

-(void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didFailWithError:(NSError *)error {
    NSLog(@"Error : %@", error);
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-(void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection {
    NSLog(@"Succeeded! Received %d bytes of data",[self.data length]);
    NSString *txt = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:self.data encoding: NSASCIIStringEncoding];
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    // Setup cell identifier
    static NSString *cellIdentifier = @"cvCell";

    /*  Uncomment this block to use nib-based cells */
    // UICollectionViewCell *cell = [collectionView dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:cellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];
    // UILabel *titleLabel = (UILabel *)[cell viewWithTag:100];
    // [titleLabel setText:cellData];
    /* end of nib-based cell block */

    /* Uncomment this block to use subclass-based cells */
    CVCell *cell = (CVCell *)[collectionView dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:cellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];
    NSMutableArray *data = [self.dataArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.section];
    NSString *cellData = [data objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    [cell.titleLabel setText:cellData];
    /* end of subclass-based cells block */

    // Return the cell
    return cell;
}

When I run the code, it displays nothing. What I want is it displays items and the quantity is equal to the array's count. And one more thing, any suggestion on how to load images asynchronously into the collectionview?
I'm sorry for my english. and I'd be glad if anyone can help me on this.
Thanks. cheers!

A: In the connectionDidFinishLoading method add:
[self.collectionView reloadData];

For Asyn image loading, you can check any of the following,

*

*SDWebImage

*AsyncImageView

*LazyTableImages - It is for UITableView, but you can use the same concept for UICollectionView


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Discovering More Brownville History
By Jon Vanderford |
Posted: Fri 1:26 PM, Jul 20, 2018
Everywhere you look in Brownville, there's history to be discovered. For example, there's the Didier Log Cabin, built in 1854.
"Mr. Didier had been a fur trader, he came over from France," Brownville Historical Society President Bob Chitwood said. When the fur trade in Wyoming was disrupted due to a massacre between soldiers and native Americans, John Didier came to Brownville. "He brought with him Mary Peneaux, and they got married in Brownville in 1855. The cabin was built, and in that cabin came along eight children. I don't know how they all lived there," Chitwood said.
Not far from the cabin is another celebration of Brownville's past. "Nebraksa just celebrated its 150th birthday, and the historical society wanted to make a contribution to the state so we built a heritage tree. The symbols on the tree represent different historical perspectives of Brownville throughout the years," Chitwood said.
The land office is yet another point of interest in town. "The land office was reproduced several years ago," Chitwood said. What's exciting about the land office is the connection to the Homestead Act, and the opening of the American West. "A man from the Union Army rode his horse from St. Louis, convinced the land agent to open up the office 5 minutes after Midnight on January 1st, and sign the first claim here. His name was Daniel Freeman. The land that he had over by Beatrice is what we all enjoy seeing at Homestead National Monument," Chitwood said.
If that's not enough history for you, you might consider a visit to the train depot museum. "It features the history of railroading in Brownville. That was a big issue because we were competing with Omaha and Council Bluffs to get this line to go east and west, but we didn't win out. But in 1875, a spur was developed, and it was a big celebration down by the railroad depot," Chitwood said.
The Wheel Museum is a new venture for the Brownville Historical Society, and it's a building donated by the Sage family. "It has a lot of carriages and surreys, and it has a printing press. That's where the first newspaper was produced, The Nebraska Advertiser, where Robert Furnas was the editor and he was our second governor in the state," Chitwood said. "When you think about the fact that the first state fair was here, and the first celebration of July 4th was in Brownville nationally, it has a lot of firsts."
And with all of those firsts, it might be time to re-visit and re-discover the Nemaha County community of Brownville.
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The book is a must-read for all Americans who feel that the government has undermined and dismantled the most important part of the United States Constitution.
Like many conservatives and libertarians, Miniter said he is troubled by the fact that the Constitution itself has become a partisan issue. This stems, in part, from the individual/state dichotomy.
The other point of contention between conservatives and liberals relates to the way in which the Constitution was written, and thus, should be interpreted, he said.
In other words, conservatives maintain that the Bill of Rights is a means of protection from an overbearing government, while liberals see it as a tool of governmental power and control.
Miniter said he is especially concerned with safeguarding the Second Amendment.
Miniter presents the Second Amendment as a series of words with fixed definitions.
Although Noah Webster's 1828 dictionary was printed almost 40 years after the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, it is close enough to that time to be an accurate description of the meaning of the words used in the Bill of Rights, he said. This is further supported by the fact that Congress recognized the 1828 edition as the official standard.
In the 1928 edition, Webster defined the word "bear" as "to carry" or "to wear; name; to bear arms in a coat". It also defined "arms" as "weapons of offense, or armor for defense and protection of the body," he said.
Furthermore, he said, the militia was defined as: "…able bodied men organized into companies, regiments and brigades … and required by law to attend military exercises on certain days only, but at other times to pursue their usual occupations".
Opponents of gun rights often dispute the relevancy of the word "militia" in today's society. But there is little room for this type of dispute when it comes to definitions presented in a dictionary with the credentials of Webster's.
Our Founding Fathers looked to these very definitions when writing the Constitution. From this information, we can see that, without question, they were granting us the right to carry a concealed weapon for our own protection, Miniter said.
"People who have concealed carry permits have gone through the process," Miniter said. "So why can't they protect their fellow citizens who chose not to get [a permit] or couldn't, for whatever reason?
The liberal argument is that the Constitution should "evolve" because society undergoes change, he said.
If the American people have a desire to alter the Constitution, it can be done through the amendment process, as outlined in the Constitution, he said.
Despite it all, Miniter said he is hopeful that American citizens can coalesce and fight to uphold the Bill of Rights.
That being said, I encourage all Americans to read "Saving the Bill of Rights". The book offers clear and succinct explanations for each of the ten amendments that are so crucial to our freedom as citizens of the United States.


At Superheroes Central we love to find the things that people really want and these best authentic and realistic Black Panther costumes are pretty easy to love. Although the iconic Black Panther character has been around since 1966, first appearing in Fantastic Four #52, it wasn't until the amazing Chadwick Boseman brought the legendary character to life on the big screen in the 2016 blockbuster Captain America: Civil War that people really started to get on board. Boseman then followed his awesome Black Panther debut with a self titled film which broke a heap of records and ended up the 10th highest grossing film in the US of all time, and King T'Challa(The Panther's real name) and his Kingdom of Wakanda even went on to play a pivotal role in the 2018 Avengers: Infinity War. Of course for long time fans of the superhero this was no surprise, as Black Panther has long been an important black icon.
At this point in time most of the costumes out there are pretty authentic and realistic reproductions of the costume seen in the movies, so there is not a lot of real variety. But there are a few key choices you can make, like what's the purpose of your costume? Is it just for a few laughs and to have some fun with friends and family or are you more serious and want to truly impress the hell out of people. That can influence how much you want to spend and also the style costume, for example you can get an ultra form fitting and realistic costume that totally looks like the real deal(assuming you've got the build to pull that off) or you can get a foam muscled jumpsuit to help you look like a real superhero (for those of us who aren't in the best shape). So while a lot of the costumes may look the same there are still a lot of choices to be made for finding the best Black panther costume for adults that's right for you.
This is probably the best Black Panther costume because it combines a few factors, firstly the costume itself is a one piece spandex jumpsuit with a great realistic design print on it and zipper access on the back, and includes a detailed latex mask, next up is good customer satisfaction with people pretty happy with the suit. Also it is available in a huge variety of sizes, right up to men's triple extra large, so no problem finding something that fits well. Last but not least is the fact that you get all this at a very reasonable price. it's the perfect costume for both those who just want to have some fun aswell as those who want to look the part.
Next up we have an awesome authentic Black Panther costume which is perfect for those take it a little more serious and really want to stand out. This costume include a spandex and leather jumpsuit with detailed design, latex mask and gloves. But please note the boots are not included and you'll have to buy some separately. Plenty of great reviews from satisfied customers. As good as this costume is, the only real problem with this costume is it's price point, it's a little high and really only a costume for the most serious fan.
Last up we have this realistic Black Panther costume, made from polyester this printed jumpsuit looks the part not only because of the cool design, but because it has inbuilt foam padded muscles that will have looking like a real superhero, it also includes a masks aswell as 3-D boot tops and gauntlets(which are not gloves, but if you are looking for some realistic Black Panther gloves then click here). lots of good reviews and a decent price point, there only issue is that the link below is only for extra large but we have included a text link for a standard size here. This is a great costume to have some fun with.
We are always looking to find interesting stuff and learn more about our favourite superheroes, and when we find really cool stuff we like to share. So we found this great clip on You Tube and we hope you find it as interesting as we did. Have a watch and enjoy.
As we mentioned earlier Black Panther was first introduced in 1966 in Fantastic Four #52. His real name is T'Challa and he is the king of Wakanda. Wakanda is a secretive hidden kingdom in Africa, and although they have kept their kingdom a secret from the world, they are actually incredibly wealthy and technologically advanced, due mainly to having the world's largest reserve of Vibranium(an incredibly strong and light material with incredible and unique properties). The Black Panther is a title that has been passed from father to son for many generations, and in addition to being the king of the many tribes of Wakanda the Black Panther has always had enhanced speed, durability and strength. According to the comic this was due to a heart shaped herb only found in Wakanda. But T'Challa's incredible costume is due to his own intelligence and inventiveness.
Lots has happened to T'Challa since he revealed himself to the world, he has been an on and off member of the Avengers, Earth's mightiest heroes serving alongside the likes of Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Spiderman, the Hulk, Black widow and many more famous heroes. He was even married to mutant X-Men Storm for awhile. He's certainly been busy.
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When a collision occurs in a network using CSMA/CD, how do hosts with data to transmit respond after the backoff period has expired?
Why do hosts on an Ethernet segment that experience a collision use a random delay before attempting to transmit a frame?
A random delay helps prevent the stations from experiencing another collision during the transmission.
In the graphic, Host A has reached 50% completion in sending a 1 KB Ethernet frame to Host D when Host B wishes to transmit its own frame to Host C. What must Host B do?
After an Ethernet collision, when the backoff algorithm is invoked, which device has priority to transmit data?
Which of the following is a drawback of the CSMA/CD access method?
What does the IEEE 802.2 standard represent in Ethernet technologies?
• The originating host dynamically issues an arp -a command to obtain the destination MAC address.
• The originating host broadcasts an ARP request packet and each host in a local network receives this packet.
• The originating host dynamically issues an icmp echo request command to obtain the destination MAC address.
• The host with the specified destination IP address sends an ARP reply packet containing its MAC address back to the originating host.
• The host with the specified destination IP address sends an icmp echo reply packet to the originating host with its MAC address.
17. Which TCP/IP model layer supports both LAN and WAN technologies?
18. What is the primary responsibility of the transport layer?
19. What is the network broadcast address for a Class C address of 192.168.32.0 with the default subnet mask?
• It belongs to the Class A range of addresses.
• It belongs to the Class B range of addresses.
• It belongs to the Class C range of addresses.
• It is reserved for loopback testing.
• It is reserved for multicast group testing.
• It is reserved for unicast testing.
22. Why is IP considered a best-effort protocol?
• IP detects lost packets.
• IP validates the content of the packets.
• IP does not provide acknowledgment of the data delivery.
• IP reorders the packet as they arrive at the destination host.
• An ARP request must be used to obtain an address that is placed in the ARP table.
• Frames from other hosts in the network to this host will use a destination address of 00-06-25-25-6e-5d.
• The only remote locations that can be reached from this host are 192.168.1.97 and 192.168.1.254.
• If a packet is sent to a network device other than 192.168.1.97 and 192.168.1.254, an ARP request must be used.
• If the computer with the IP address of 192.168.1.94 sends a packet to the device with the IP address 192.168.1.97, no ARP request is required.
Refer to the exhibit. Which devices are recommended to have the IP addresses manually configured?
26. Why were private IP addresses developed?
27. Which subnet mask would be assigned to the network address of 192.168.32.0 to provide 254 useable host addresses per subnetwork?
28. When a host has an empty ARP cache, what is the next step the host will take to find the destination MAC address of a remote host?
Refer to the exhibit. What is the purpose of the Obtain an IP address automatically option shown in the exhibit?
30. How many usable hosts are available given a Class C IP address with the default subnet mask?
31. Which statement accurately describes public IP addresses?
32. Which IPv4 class of addresses provides the most networks?
33. Which IPv4 class provides the highest number of host addresses per network?
34. What is the purpose of a DHCP server on a network?
• The LAN segment is subnetted to allow 254 subnets.
• The DNS server for this host is on the same subnet as the host.
• The host automatically obtained the IP addresses 192.168.1.100.
• The host received the IP address from the router on the local LAN segment.
• The host is assigned an address of 00-50-8D-F1-EA-8D by the administrator.