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#include "third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/forms/radio_button_group_scope.h"

#include "third_party/blink/renderer/core/accessibility/ax_object_cache.h"
#include "third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/forms/html_input_element.h"
#include "third_party/blink/renderer/core/input_type_names.h"
#include "third_party/blink/renderer/platform/wtf/hash_map.h"

namespace blink {

class RadioButtonGroup : public GarbageCollected<RadioButtonGroup> {
 public:
  RadioButtonGroup();

  bool IsEmpty() const { return members_.empty(); }
  bool IsRequired() const { return required_count_; }
  HTMLInputElement* CheckedButton() const { return checked_button_; }
  void Add(HTMLInputElement*);
  void UpdateCheckedState(HTMLInputElement*);
  void RequiredAttributeChanged(HTMLInputElement*);
  void Remove(HTMLInputElement*);
  bool Contains(HTMLInputElement*) const;
  unsigned size() const;

  void Trace(Visitor*) const;

 private:
  void SetNeedsValidityCheckForAllButtons();
  bool IsValid() const;
  void SetCheckedButton(HTMLInputElement*);

  // The map records the 'required' state of each (button) element.
  using Members = HeapHashMap<Member<HTMLInputElement>, bool>;

  using MemberKeyValue = WTF::KeyValuePair<Member<HTMLInputElement>, bool>;

  void UpdateRequiredButton(MemberKeyValue&, bool is_required);

  Members members_;
  Member<HTMLInputElement> checked_button_;
  size_t required_count_;
};

RadioButtonGroup::RadioButtonGroup()
    : checked_button_(nullptr), required_count_(0) {}

inline bool RadioButtonGroup::IsValid() const {
  return !IsRequired() || checked_button_;
}

void RadioButtonGroup::SetCheckedButton(HTMLInputElement* button) {
  HTMLInputElement* old_checked_button = checked_button_;
  if (old_checked_button == button)
    return;
  checked_button_ = button;
  if (old_checked_button)
    old_checked_button->SetChecked(false);
}

void RadioButtonGroup::UpdateRequiredButton(MemberKeyValue& it,
                                            bool is_required) {
  if (it.value == is_required)
    return;

  it.value = is_required;
  if (is_required) {
    required_count_++;
  } else {
    DCHECK_GT(required_count_, 0u);
    required_count_--;
  }
}

void RadioButtonGroup::Add(HTMLInputElement* button) {
  DCHECK_EQ(button->type(), input_type_names::kRadio);
  auto add_result = members_.insert(button, false);
  if (!add_result.is_new_entry)
    return;
  bool group_was_valid = IsValid();
  UpdateRequiredButton(*add_result.stored_value, button->IsRequired());
  if (button->Checked())
    SetCheckedButton(button);

  bool group_is_valid = IsValid();
  if (group_was_valid != group_is_valid) {
    SetNeedsValidityCheckForAllButtons();
  } else if (!group_is_valid) {
    // A radio button not in a group is always valid. We need to make it
    // invalid only if the group is invalid.
    button->SetNeedsValidityCheck();
  }
}

void RadioButtonGroup::UpdateCheckedState(HTMLInputElement* button) {
  DCHECK_EQ(button->type(), input_type_names::kRadio);
  DCHECK(members_.Contains(button));
  bool was_valid = IsValid();
  if (button->Checked()) {
    SetCheckedButton(button);
  } else {
    if (checked_button_ == button)
      checked_button_ = nullptr;
  }
  if (was_valid != IsValid())
    SetNeedsValidityCheckForAllButtons();
  for (auto& member : members_) {
    HTMLInputElement* const input_element = member.key;
    input_element->PseudoStateChanged(CSSSelector::kPseudoIndeterminate);
  }
}

void RadioButtonGroup::RequiredAttributeChanged(HTMLInputElement* button) {
  DCHECK_EQ(button->type(), input_type_names::kRadio);
  auto it = members_.find(button);
  DCHECK_NE(it, members_.end());
  bool was_valid = IsValid();
  // Synchronize the 'required' flag for the button, along with
  // updating the overall count.
  UpdateRequiredButton(*it, button->IsRequired());
  if (was_valid != IsValid())
    SetNeedsValidityCheckForAllButtons();
}

void RadioButtonGroup::Remove(HTMLInputElement* button) {
  DCHECK_EQ(button->type(), input_type_names::kRadio);
  auto it = members_.find(button);
  if (it == members_.end())
    return;
  bool was_valid = IsValid();
  DCHECK_EQ(it->value, button->IsRequired());
  UpdateRequiredButton(*it, false);
  members_.erase(it);
  if (checked_button_ == button)
    checked_button_ = nullptr;

  if (members_.empty()) {
    DCHECK(!required_count_);
    DCHECK(!checked_button_);
  } else if (was_valid != IsValid()) {
    SetNeedsValidityCheckForAllButtons();
  }
  if (!was_valid) {
    // A radio button not in a group is always valid. We need to make it
    // valid only if the group was invalid.
    button->SetNeedsValidityCheck();
  }
}

void RadioButtonGroup::SetNeedsValidityCheckForAllButtons() {
  for (auto& element : members_) {
    HTMLInputElement* const button = element.key;
    DCHECK_EQ(button->type(), input_type_names::kRadio);
    button->SetNeedsValidityCheck();
  }
}

bool RadioButtonGroup::Contains(HTMLInputElement* button) const {
  return members_.Contains(button);
}

unsigned RadioButtonGroup::size() const {
  return members_.size();
}

void RadioButtonGroup::Trace(Visitor* visitor) const {
  visitor->Trace(members_);
  visitor->Trace(checked_button_);
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------

// Explicity define empty constructor and destructor in order to prevent the
// compiler from generating them as inlines. So we don't need to to define
// RadioButtonGroup in the header.
RadioButtonGroupScope::RadioButtonGroupScope() = default;

void RadioButtonGroupScope::AddButton(HTMLInputElement* element) {
  DCHECK_EQ(element->type(), input_type_names::kRadio);
  if (element->GetName().empty())
    return;

  if (!name_to_group_map_)
    name_to_group_map_ = MakeGarbageCollected<NameToGroupMap>();

  auto* key_value =
      name_to_group_map_->insert(element->GetName(), nullptr).stored_value;
  if (!key_value->value)
    key_value->value = MakeGarbageCollected<RadioButtonGroup>();
  key_value->value->Add(element);
}

void RadioButtonGroupScope::UpdateCheckedState(HTMLInputElement* element) {
  DCHECK_EQ(element->type(), input_type_names::kRadio);
  if (element->GetName().empty())
    return;
  DCHECK(name_to_group_map_);
  if (!name_to_group_map_)
    return;
  RadioButtonGroup* group = name_to_group_map_->at(element->GetName());
  group->UpdateCheckedState(element);
}

void RadioButtonGroupScope::RequiredAttributeChanged(
    HTMLInputElement* element) {
  DCHECK_EQ(element->type(), input_type_names::kRadio);
  if (element->GetName().empty())
    return;
  DCHECK(name_to_group_map_);
  if (!name_to_group_map_)
    return;
  RadioButtonGroup* group = name_to_group_map_->at(element->GetName());
  group->RequiredAttributeChanged(element);
}

HTMLInputElement* RadioButtonGroupScope::CheckedButtonForGroup(
    const AtomicString& name) const {
  RadioButtonGroup* group = FindGroupByName(name);
  return group ? group->CheckedButton() : nullptr;
}

bool RadioButtonGroupScope::IsInRequiredGroup(HTMLInputElement* element) const {
  DCHECK_EQ(element->type(), input_type_names::kRadio);
  if (element->GetName().empty())
    return false;
  RadioButtonGroup* group = FindGroupByName(element->GetName());
  return group && group->IsRequired() && group->Contains(element);
}

unsigned RadioButtonGroupScope::GroupSizeFor(
    const HTMLInputElement* element) const {
  RadioButtonGroup* group = FindGroupByName(element->GetName());
  return group ? group->size() : 0;
}

void RadioButtonGroupScope::RemoveButton(HTMLInputElement* element) {
  DCHECK_EQ(element->type(), input_type_names::kRadio);
  if (element->GetName().empty())
    return;

  RadioButtonGroup* group = FindGroupByName(element->GetName());
  if (!group)
    return;
  group->Remove(element);
  if (group->IsEmpty()) {
    // We don't remove an empty RadioButtonGroup from name_to_group_map_ for
    // better performance.
    DCHECK(!group->IsRequired());
    SECURITY_DCHECK(!group->CheckedButton());
  }
}

void RadioButtonGroupScope::Trace(Visitor* visitor) const {
  visitor->Trace(name_to_group_map_);
}

RadioButtonGroup* RadioButtonGroupScope::FindGroupByName(
    const AtomicString& name) const {
  if (!name_to_group_map_)
    return nullptr;
  auto it = name_to_group_map_->find(name);
  return it != name_to_group_map_->end() ? it->value : nullptr;
}

}  // namespace blink

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We got there relatively early on a Friday morning, so it was nice and quiet. I know nothing about the Belgravia neighborhood, but it seemed nice! There were a lot of flower stands and lovely looking bookstores and clothing stores (so tempting). Peggy Porschen's Cakes is relatively small but absolutely impossible to miss. I mean, obviously. We ordered some snacks (vanilla cake for me and a coffee for Sarah - check out her gluten free guide to learn more about their offerings!) and sat outside, trying not to act like we were so obviously there to take pictures. We weren't alone in that regard as more tourists stopped by throughout the morning (including some of the furry four-legged variety!).
So, worth it? For the pictures alone, oh yeah. The cake I had was not to my liking, but that's because I don't find cake in England generally yummy - too dense for me. But their brownies looked good and I took some cookies home for my parents, which were a hit. Either way, your taste for anything pink will certainly be satiated!
Big big thank you to Sarah for the photos!!


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Q: Salvar int, mas exibir textos Estou estudando o Cake e estou com uma duvida, tem alguma forma de exibir uma lista, mas salvar um número no BD?
Por exemplo, níveis de permissão:
0 - admin
1 - vendas
2 - Edição
3 - Financeiro

Em todas as views deve aparecer somente o texto, mas ao salvar salvar o número.

A: Você pode usar a Entidade pra isso, através de um campo virtual.
Deixe seu campo (que é salvo no banco) como hidden, e cria um novo campo (com outro nome) como virtual.
Dai, cria um setter que recebe o valor em string, transforma em número e salva o dado no campo do banco, e um getter pega o número do banco e retorna a respectiva string.
Seria algo assim:
class User extends Entity
{
    protected $_hidden = ['permissoes'];
    protected $_virtual = ['cargo'];

    protected function _getCargo()
    {
        $dicionario = [
            0 => 'admin',
            1 => 'vendas',
            2 => 'Edição',
            3 => 'Financeiro'
        ];
        return $dicionario[$this->_properties['permissoes']];
    }
    protected function _setCargo($cargo)
    {
        $dicionario = [
            'admin' => 0,
            'vendas' => 1,
            'Edição' => 2,
            'Financeiro' => 3
        ];
        return $dicionario[$cargo];
    }
}

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Turanomyia kaszabi is a species of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.

Range
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References

Sarcophagidae
Diptera of Asia
Insects described in 1979

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On Tuesday, February 16, 2016
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New government procurement recommendations designed to help SMEs win business in the public sector could end up making things worse, according to independent researchers.
Members of the Independent Consultants Group (ICG) are well aware of the frustration experienced by UK market researchers with the public sector tendering system - in particular pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs).
But new recommendations designed to help SMEs win public sector business risk making things worse if they don't take account of the objectives of market research projects and the skills required to achieve them.
The general impression among ICG members seems to be that, rather than encouraging SMEs, the procurement process excludes them. Paul Hutchings of Kindle Research has called the PQQ system "a bewildering, frustrating and time-consuming process".
Last year the government asked a committee led by Anne Glover of Amadeus Capital Partners to look into how to make it easier for SMEs to supply the public sector, and to consider introducing a target for SMEs to win 30% of public sector business within the next five years.
The committee's report, published last November, was welcomed by the government and work has commenced on implementation. Among the recommendations being considered is that "qualification criteria should be standardised and incorporated in all pre-qualification questionnaires".
This raises two vital questions. What are the most relevant qualification criteria for public sector market research projects? And how do we make sure that the people deciding whether potential suppliers meet them are themselves suitably qualified?
Many of the PQQ criteria not only automatically exclude almost all independent market research consultants, but also other small to medium-sized market research agencies.
Questionnaires commonly include requirements for an equal opportunities policy, an environmental policy, ISO 9000 accreditation, compliance with health and safety regulations in the workplace, submission of three or more years' annual accounts, and very high levels of professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Our view is that these criteria are irrelevant to the great majority of market research suppliers.
Provision of costs that represent best taxpayer value, but which may not necessarily be the lowest costing submitted.
Unfortunately public sector procurement departments do not always have the knowledge or experience to assess market research competencies. They are therefore often not qualified to make objective judgements about the best suppliers to invite to tender. In practice, procurement departments look to see whether PQQ boxes are ticked, rather than make quality-of-service judgements.
We believe that those best able to make a fair assessment of both PQQ submissions and resultant tender applications are those public sector personnel who will use the research outputs. Ideally the same staff will also have some understanding of market research methodology but, if they do not then external assessors should be hired from within the market research industry to provide this experience – as already happens in many private sector client organisations.
Failing to address these issues would deny the public sector the opportunity of being supplied by some of the most highly skilled and experienced market research experts in the country.
So "Public sector agencies inadvertently award contracts to suppliers who take the time to get into system and find out how it works and (in most cases) provide goods/services/supplies that are of the required standard at the right price and at the right time and by so doing provide added value"? How do public sector agencies award ANYTHING inadvertently and claim competence at the same time? I am presuming that I am not replying to a new graduate being ironic but the tone of this comment makes me wonder. Public sector procurement is notorious for buying the wrong tools with the wrong tools at the wrong price. The list would go on all morning - Chinook helicopters (no software because MoD Procurement knew best) and Passport Office software (supplier ran rings around Procurement, going over-budget and supplying late - try that as an SME and find-out how many times you get to pitch again). These are just two immediate examples that come to mind. All of these "added value" items were bought from companies who had taken great pains to get to know the system in which "compliance" with the system itself is the only immediately apparent goal. Unlike the first commentator I did not notice anyone in the article waving the UKIP card, trying to blame the EU for this when the EU provides an over-arching system which does not account for the huge variation in PQQ and Procurement processes, all happily invented on taxpayer's time and money in the UK to increase the apparent added value of a public sector procurement staff that has repeatedly and expensively, with my tax money, proved itself not fit for purpose. The reason for my anonymity is that contrary to the blanket assertion from someone touting for business, I DO pitch for public sector work, although I am seriously coming to doubt it is worth the effort. The public sector procurement process has no apparent interest in the quality of the product and does everything it can to exclude anyone with any product knowledge from the selection process. The results speak for themselves.
I am also writing anonymously, as I am currently working 'inside' the system ... ie a full MRS member managing market research for a public sector organisation, and have also done so for two other similar bodies in the past three years, including a Government Department. Please do not confuse the clear intent of many researchers (both market and social) who appear from my experience to feel 'handcuffed' by procurement policy. Most researchers I have come across, both with heavy public sector leanings and those like myself with extensive private sector experience, want to promote and use smaller agencies. Yes it is true that most PQQs contain questions that ask about equal opportunities, environmental policy, accreditations etc. Please remember these are important to the 'client' from a wider perspective, rightly or wrongly. However the trick for us researchers trying to encourage more smaller and 'one man band' researchers to at least apply for research frameworks is that the weightings that are applied to PQQs can 're-balance' the equation. The scoring allocated to such a criteria can easily be downgraded compared to what some of the ICG members have advocated as relevant criteria - demonstration of quality research which is clearly of higher value. It's just a matter of score weighting. So small research agencies and independenet consultants out there, please keep applying to frameworks - there may well be someone (other than a procurement operative) who really is on your side and wants you to have a crack and is trying to ensure you are represented. Buyers want you to succeed too!
My small business has submitted both government quotes and tender, some successful some not. They take a lot of time to compile and extra attention compared to normal RFT/Qs because the compliance aspect can fail the bid, even if everything has been addressed sufficiently. We always ask for feedback if unsuccessful and have had answers (in writing) stating things like "not sufficient industry experience" for a composting industry project. Now, if this was such a major deal breaker should it not have been clearly stated as a criteria in the RFT? If it had I would not have wasted 4 days on completing the bid. Another one was "you seem busy and therefore we assumed too busy to undertake the project given you are a small enterprise." What the? is all I thought - why would anyone go to a company that wasn't busy? We had made it clear in the bid that we are a boutique company and we schedule projects meticulously and do not take on other work that impacts on the delivery of confirmed work placed with us. Even that's not enough to convince them.... In the end I have given up directly applying for RFTs/Qs unless it is a department I have worked with before or one that has a good reputation for their procurement. Sad because I know other SME's that are saying the same thing so the pool government draws from is smaller and that cannot be a good thing?
From to point of view of members of the Independent Consultants Group members, theproblem is that to date the PQQ system is designed on the assumption that all potential suppliers of market research services are employers. Hence questons are included about equal opportunities policy, environmental policy, IS) 9000 accreditation and so forth. These are simply irrelevant to ICG members because we are not employers by defintion. If we were we could not be members. However, PQQs are designed by public sector procurement departments and it these departrments that make the final selections for projects. Unfortunately. it is a case of the wrong people who make the final selection decions based upon the wrong selection criteria. Many of us in the ICg know this to be true from actual experience of submitting our bids for public sector tenders. Hopefully the Glover Report and its recommendations has provided us with the opportunity to persuade government as represented by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) to improve the system to make it more SME friendly. I can understand why Llyod Sewell believes that SMEs should make more of an effort to find out how the system works and to be trained in how to bid for public sector tenders. His company provides the training.
Rather proving my point, the Nimrod crash investigation (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/6453387/MoD-cost-cutting-led-to-Nimrod-spy-plane-crash-that-killed-14.html) lays the blame for the biggest single loss of life for UK forces outside the Falklands war not at the feet of the Taliban or Iraqi forces, but UK MoD Procurement. The assumption was that because the aircraft had flown safely for 30 years it would continue to do so. This epitomises the tick-box procurement approach of measure-everything-know-nothing I have seen so often.The cited story of incompetence, complacency and cynicism is exactly my experience of the public sector process. Any thought about what they were actually buying was ignored if it was even attempted, and the job went out, "fully compliant" to the "most economically advantageous" tender. MoD procurement is not just incompetent. It has blood on its hands. New Labour and KPMG brought about this cultural shift at the MoD. As usual with the public sector, no-one is to blame.


Dominion over, and exclusive control and use of, a material object or property resulting from the fact of holding it (whether rightly or wrongly) in one's power. Possession is said to be the "nine-tenths of the law" and is a prima facie evidence of ownership-good against any other claim, except that of the legal owner. It may mature into legal ownership due to passage of time, as in adverse possession.
I found your hat after we left the basketball court. I can return it to you tomorrow, I have it in my possession.
While going through my Grandma's things, after her death, my niece informed us she had her Waterford crystal in her possession.
"To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not. (Akhenaton was an Egyptian Pharaoh fl. 1375 B.C.)"


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By Shreyas Kulkarni Published: 1 Dec 2022, 11:50 IST
Selling homes one Instagram Reels at a time
Ravi Kewalramani, director, RK Mumbai Realtors is a social media sensation with his property tours. Here's the backstory.
In a world where the human attention span is weaker than that of a Labrador puppy, the ones who keep us engaged become the new pied piper.
Some of these modern-day puppeteers sing some of them dance, some dole out knowledge, and a few share their everyday lives on social media.
Ravi Kewalramani does nothing of this sort. He takes people inside homes and office spaces in the suburbs stretching from Andheri to Bandra in Mumbai through addictive Instagram Reels.
He has hooked hundreds and thousands to his videos much like the music which enchanted the kids of Hamelin in that legend all the way from the Middle Ages.
A post shared by Mumbai's Top Real Estate Agent Since 1988 • Ravi Kewalramani (@rkmumbairealtors)
Seeing how the homes, in some of Mumbai's most expensive locations, look from the inside, and if the city's homes are really tiny are some of the aspects curious viewers look to unearth in Kewalramani's videos. The 370K plus followers are evidence of the fact that such a guilty pleasure is often irresistible.
A second-generation real estate broker, Kewalramani leads RK Mumbai Realtors which deals in the purchase, sale, rent and lease of commercial and residential properties.
Today, this fame has helped him charge clients for their properties to be featured on the company's social media accounts. While the starting price for individual owners and genuine clients is nominal starting from ₹7,000. As an influencer, he sets his rates from ₹50K onwards.
It is, however, crucial to note that the prices are always subject to change because the real estate market is everchanging.
This success, however, is no overnight tale and neither was it born on Instagram. The first video Kewalramani made was on how to rent in Mumbai and it was uploaded to the company's YouTube account which was created in 2014.
Kewalramani, before taking over his father's business, spent over a decade in the United States and started focusing on the YouTube account in 2020 when the lockdowns hit.
"There was a lot of fear in the real estate market because our work was in the field," he says and recounts how everyone from brokers to industry associations descended to Zoom calls, but one such call shook him where they realised, they were on their own and no particular support from the government was incoming.
"I realised it will not work out. I needed to do something. It was my father's business and I would not be responsible for shuttering his legacy," states the real estate agent.
Kewalramani knew he had to put himself out there on social media, on YouTube, so he took a month to learn iMovie (Apple's video editing program), researched online on the kind of content people like to watch, and began to shoot videos himself.
"I got 1,000 subscribers on YouTube, then 10k, it kept growing… YouTube is long format and time consuming and I did everything on my own," he explains and says he "wanted another platform where he could interact with the buyer."
One cannot send a direct message to a channel's owner on YouTube. Adding to this, he wanted a backup to his YouTube account and so he moved to Instagram in May 2021. It was in December of the same year when success began to visit him.
Today, RK Mumbai Realtors has doubled in size. "From having seven to eight people, we are 14 and looking to hire more people. The sales team saw three people join and there is a complete social media team which looks after the videos."
A noteworthy aspect of all the videos is how clean the homes look. This is because Kewalramani insists the house be dusted and cleaned before he and his team get to work. "A shoot takes anywhere between two to three hours," he tells us. They indulge in multiple format shoots for Instagram and YouTube.
Adding to this, Kewalramani does not depend on a script to describe the property in the videos. The secret to this lies in thorough research.
Potential customers are asked to fill out a Google Form (20-30 points) which details all the terms and conditions, fees, and any special mentions, and asks them for information about the property. Once filed, both parties receive an email with the form making it legal. Now, Kewalramani's team visits the location and takes photographs and gets to work.
If a customer does not want his/her property to feature on social media, the team will only share the photographs privately when a genuine client asks for them.
"I've given up on traditional platforms like 99acres, MagicBricks, and Justdial three to four years ago. All leads come through social media, existing clients, walk-ins, and existing clients' referrals. This is the future. If you're not adapting, you're going to fail," he stresses.
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I'm lucky always to be inspired by the speakers we book and the team we've created. Last year, my son Kyle moved back to Dallas after having spent several years working in the tech hubs of San Francisco and New York. At one point in the fall, I was utilizing his interests to help vet new speakers. He enjoyed the conversations and was able to provide our sales team the information they needed and that our clients require. However, he always left the conversations wishing he had recorded them so they could be shared.
As an avid podcast listener, Kyle had aided the team several times when we had a difficult speaker requests and searches. I would call him, and he would suggest speakers that he had heard on various podcasts. Thus, the idea was born to create the GDA Podcast. GDA Podcast allows us - Kyle and me - to bring our different perspectives, interests, and experiences to create interesting conversations that showcase the best keynote speakers, thought leaders, educators, and motivators on the speaking circuit today.
Kyle suggested we co-host and riff off of our different perspectives. Let's just say he is 29 and I am not! Now approaching the 50th episode, I look back and can see there have been many benefits of recording these podcast. I have enjoyed diving into speakers content, listening to speakers and connecting with them. I guess you could say I'm "re-engaging."
Also, GDA Podcast has proved to be valuable training for my entire team. Of course, sharing this info with our clients provides added value. I also have an altruistic motive. As a small town girl, I've pinched myself over the years at the number of people I have had the pleasure of meeting, working with, and being in their audiences. I know many people never get the chance to be in an audience or hear these speakers. Thus I hope the GDA Podcast inspires and helps those listeners.
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'Pinktober' brings only attention, not results
By Rama Yousef November 4, 2014
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Every October, one will find pink everywhere: pink shirts, pink ribbons, pink all over products in grocery stores — from pens to yogurt to soup cans. October, nicknamed "Pinktober," may have begun with the good intention of spreading awareness and educating the public about breast cancer, but that initial intention has snowballed into a commercialized breast cancer culture.
Petroleum engineering freshman Fatou Traore said she thinks that breast cancer awareness has become a trend.
"I generally see it on Instagram and social media," Traore said. "They raise funds for that, so they use it to get publicity."
Breast cancer affects about 1 in 8 women in the United States, and the American Cancer Society estimates that about 40,000 women will die from breast cancer in 2014.
Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the U.S. Additionally, this cancer is the second deadliest cancer among women after lung cancer.
Education senior Sarah Henderson said she thinks that breast cancer awareness during October has made a difference in awareness.
"I think that it does bring awareness to (breast cancer) and almost everyone can recognize the pink ribbon and what it stands for," Henderson said. "I don't feel personally that I've been overexposed to it."
One of the leading fundraising organizations for breast cancer is the Susan G. Komen foundation, which holds the annual Race for the Cure fundraiser every year in various cities.
Community health outreach and advocacy program critics of Komen and other similar organizations feel that breast cancer activism has lost its scientific roots and has made support for the cause a fashionable activity — one that obscures the grief, frustration and fear behind the disease.
The Komen Foundation has recently come under criticism for partnering with the fracking industry, despite the fact that chemicals used in the fracking process are hazardous to one's health.
According to energy services firm Baker Hughes, the company will distribute drill bits painted pink in order to promote awareness in addition to donating $100,000 to the Komen foundation.
"It's controversial. If they care about breast cancer, (Komen) shouldn't be allied with this company," Traore said. "It doesn't make sense to me. Oil companies pollute the air; they shouldn't do it."
Given the nature of the industry, this partnership is completely illogical.
Texas regulators reported that in areas of heavy natural gas development, "female breast cancer had a higher than expected number of cases in the area."
This decision is just one example to show how pinkwashing has trivialized efforts to raise money for research. While the Baker Hughes firm is giving a generous donation, it is hypocritical for the Komen foundation to accept money from a company whose line of work contributes to increased risk for illness.
Producer of "Pink Ribbons, Inc." Ravida Din criticizes breast cancer culture in her film, claiming that it has depoliticized women's health issues, and instead of getting to the root of the problem, more people are focused on finding treatments and cures.
"We are not doing enough with looking at the disease origins. Why do we get cancer in the first place?" Din said. "The fact is that most of the money raised focuses on awareness and lifestyle changes and not on primary prevention."
Like other forms of cancer, treatments are available, but prevention is crucial.
One of the easiest ways for people to donate money to fund is research is by buying products that claim to donate funds to breast cancer research. While this has become highly popular among companies, it's possible that products sporting pink ribbons merely attract attention to generate a larger profit for companies.
Henderson said she does not mind purchasing products to support breast cancer research, but likes to know where her money is going.
"I don't always buy (products) thinking to support (research), but I don't have a problem supporting it if I happen to need a product," Henderson said. "I'd have to do research on the company before I believe it or not, but for the most part I believe (companies) donate that money."
The organization Breast Cancer Action has created a Think Before You Pink campaign, helping those who genuinely wish to donate to breast cancer research evaluate "pinkwashed" products and determine whether or not their money will truly go to research.
According to the Think Before You Pink website, consumers need to know how much money is going to research, where that money is going and if there is a "cap" on the amount the company will donate.
Consumers also need to realize that some companies that donate to breast cancer research have known carcinogens or other toxic chemicals in their products.
For example, Campbell's Soup contains bisphenol-A (BPA), a suspected carcinogen with scientific links to breast cancer. Also, in 2011 Susan G. Komen released a perfume called Promise Me which contained chemicals that are regulated as toxic and hazardous, causing them to later discontinue the fragrance.
Breast cancer research should not be reduced to the color pink. It should not be something that is a trend that comes through every October.
Breast cancer is a serious disease and has serious consequences. It has become so commonplace to see products or social media fads about breast cancer, the movement for awareness has lost its substance.
For those interested in donating money to reputable breast cancer research organizations, try one of these organizations: Breast Cancer Action, Stand up to Cancer and Metavivor.
Opinion columnist Rama Yousef is a creative writing senior and may be reached at [email protected]
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or, more likely blue and yellow but carrying the same rights in Europe as its green predecessor does in the U.S.
Inspired by the U.S., Sweden and the rest of the European Union, will now introduce its own version of the so-called "green card" (the informal name for an ID card attesting to the permanent resident status of an alien in the United States).
The hope with this card, is that it will lure well-educated workers from countries outside the European Union; workers who today chose to work in countries like the US, Canada, and Australia. There are already rules for foreign labor in Sweden, and this card (which will be referred to as a "blue card" or "blått kort") will not make much of a difference.
It will only be valid when it comes with a job offer with a salary of at least 43,500 SEK ($6,800) a month. It may be an advantage to apply for the "blue card" if you are interested in working in several EU countries and have plans to settle permanently in the EU. The universal acceptance of the card in all EU countries, and the ensuing more generous rules for a qualified foreign work force may also increase competition on the job market..
The Swedish government wants the card to be introduced on July 1, 2013.
The European Union will introduce its own version of the so-called "green card." Here the Union's blue and yellow flag.


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Q: Is there a way to change the scope of a variable in cshtml? As im creating a dynamic page, I try to access two variables that are modified by a foreach loop. The variable becomes unassigned after the loop even if I declared them outside.
I know I should find a way to make an sql joint, but this problem keeps occurring whenever I try to access a variable prior to a loop. I searched a way to stop the garbage collector from deleting the variable altogether, but I need a cleaner way to do this.
@foreach (var item in db.Horraire)
{
    String Employe;
    String color;
        foreach (var search in db.Employé)
        {
            if (search.id == item.EmployeID) { Employe = search.naming; break; }
        }
        foreach (var search in db.Tâche)
        {
            if (search.id == item.EmployeID) { color = search.coloring; break; }
        }
//Turning worked hour into size of occupied red square on a calendar, it's working properly
    TimeSpan substract = item.fin.Subtract(item.début);
    float phours = substract.Hours * 70; phours = phours + substract.Minutes * (60/70);
    String pheight = ""+phours+"px";
    float thours = item.début.Subtract(new DateTime()).Hours + item.début.Subtract(new DateTime()).Minutes/60 - 8; thours = thours * 70 + 110;
    String theight = ""+thours+"px";
    int lday = item.Jour * 200 + 200;
    String ljour = "" + lday + "px";

 //missing local variable
    @Employe //missing local variable

}

Both variables becomes error "Use of unassigned local variable" instead of just injecting the variable into the html. How can I fix, either the joint, the scope of the variable or the garbage collection?

A: Thanks for the answer and the direction to the LINQ language that I simply didn't knew about. Here is the new line that avoid the scope mess
@db.Tache.FirstOrDefault(x => x.id == item.EmployeID).coloring;
@db.Employe.FirstOrDefault(x => x.id == item.EmployeID).naming;

A: This has nothing to do with "the garbage collector from deleting the variable altogether", nor with the scope of the variable.
While you may be certain that the foreach() will definitely assign your variables, the C# compiler isn't. And rightfully so.
So you need to definitely assign them with a sensible default value:
String Employe = "";
String color = "";

But there are many more problems with your code. The fix from your answer:
@db.Tache.FirstOrDefault(x => x.id == item.EmployeID).coloring;
@db.Employe.FirstOrDefault(x => x.id == item.EmployeID).naming;

Will throw a NullReferenceException when FirstOrDefault() returns null. So you'll have to add a null check, or simply call First() instead. Which, in turn, will throw when there are no matching records in your database.
The solution indeed is to join your tables when querying:
@foreach (var item in db.Horraire.Include(h => h.Employé).Include(h => h.Tâche))
{
    // ...

@item.Employé.naming

}

But you really shouldn't run queries in your view, you should do this in your controller and populate a view model.


ETHIOPIA'S 'Spice Girls' are set to get an extra £5.2 million from UK taxpayers to fund their new talk show among other projects, it has emerged.
Five-strong pop group Yegna has been awarded the foreign aid cash boost to develop their 'media platform', which also includes a radio drama.
The money is part of a £16 million sum being paid to the UK-funded project Girl Hub over three years, which aims to "change how girls are valued and perceived" in the African country.
In 2013, there was a backlash when it was revealed that £4 million had been paid to help fund the musical group.
Now Mail Online reports that a further £5.2 million is being injected into the Yegna project.
The details of the contract have been published on the Department for International Development (Dfid) website.
It states: "Girl Hub Ethiopia (GHE) wishes to contract an agency to manage the first work stream of its programme - Yegna branded media platform - which encompasses a radio drama and talk show, and music that champions girls and creates a national conversation about their challenges and their potential to overcome the problems."
Tory MP Peter Bone told Mail Online: 'How can we be spending millions on a girl band when the money could be much better spent at home on helping the elderly?
Tory MP David Nuttall said: "Spending more money on projects like Girl Hub will be seen by most people as an example of wasteful spending."
Each Yenga band member has a nickname similar to the Spice Girls.
Teref Kassahun plays the spoiled brat, Lemlem Hailemicheal is a tomboy, Zebiba Girma is dubbed the mysterious character, Eyerusalem Kelemework, is a genius and Rahel Getu is the dependable one.
Lyrics to one of their songs, This House, include: "Women are sisters, women are mothers, women are wives. Let's respect them. Tell that guy to respect girls and we will respect him."
Last year the Independent Commission on Aid Impact warned ministers to halt the Girl Hub project over fears it was not working.
Last night a Dfid spokesman said: "This innovative partnership is tackling forced child marriage, violence, teen pregnancy, migration and school drop-out, which are holding a generation of young Ethiopian women back.
"In the Amhara region the UK's work on girls and women, including Girl Effect, has averted or delayed marriage for nearly 40,000 girls."
British taxpayers' cash is being WASTED on "superficial" foreign aid projects that don't even help those in need, according to the new International Development secretary Priti Patel.
The mammoth aid budget is to be radically reshaped to halt the migrant tide to Europe and create jobs in poor countries, the Sun revealed previously.


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What is the best face filter app?
There are many reasons why people might need a face filter app. Some people might need to hide their identity when they're using the internet, for example. Others might want to make themselves look more attractive or less ugly. And still others might just want to have some fun with their photos!
An app that provides a face filter must be able to:
-Detect faces in a photo or video
-Filter faces based on certain criteria, such as age, gender, and race
-Display the filtered faces in a user interface
1 The best face filter app
1.1 Snapchat
1.3 Facebook
1.4 Google Photos
1.5 FaceApp
1.6 WeChat Moments
1.7 Snapchat Lenses
1.8 Google Photos Filters
2 Things to consider when choosing a face filter app
The best face filter app
Snapchat is a messaging app with a focus on photo and video sharing. It is available on iOS and Android devices. Users can send photos and videos that disappear after a set amount of time, or they can save them for later viewing. Snapchat also includes features like "Stories" which are collections of photos and videos that are updated automatically as people add new content.
Instagram is a social media platform where users can share photos and videos with friends. The app has a built-in camera and users can add text, filters, and stickers to their photos. Instagram also allows users to follow other people's accounts and see their latest posts.
Facebook is a social networking website with over 2 billion active users. It was founded on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, along with his college roommates and fellow Harvard students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The site initially operated as a social networking site for Harvard students. In February 2006, Facebook expanded to allow non-Harvard students to join.
Facebook is one of the most popular sites on the Internet and is used by many people around the world. Facebook allows users to communicate with each other by posting updates about their lives and activities on the site. Users can also join groups with others who share similar interests or opinions and can exchange messages with other group members.
Facebook has been criticized for its privacy policies, which allow Facebook to collect data about users' activities on the site in order to create targeted ads. In March 2018, it was reported that Cambridge Analytica had used data from Facebook profiles of 87 million people without their consent in order to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election
Google Photos is a photo management and sharing app from Google that allows users to store, share, and manage photos with friends and family. The app can be used to store photos on the user's device or in the cloud. Photos can be shared with friends and family through email, social media, or Google Photos' web interface. The app also includes features for editing and sharing photos, as well as tools for managing albums and groups of photos.
FaceApp is a free and open-source software for facial recognition and identity verification. It was created by Russian developers Oleksandr Klimov and Vitaly Kuznetsov in late 2015. The app has been downloaded more than 500 million times.
WeChat Moments
WeChat Moments is a social media platform that allows users to share short, quick, and memorable moments with friends. The app was first released in China in 2013 and has since become one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. WeChat Moments is available on both iOS and Android devices and can be accessed through the app's main menu or by pressing the "Moments" button on the home screen.
Once inside the Moments section of the app, users can browse through a variety of different categories, including food, travel, news, and family. Each category has its own set of featured moments that are updated regularly. To create a new moment, users simply need to open the camera app on their device and start recording. Once they're finished recording, they can add text or photos to their moment and share it with their friends via WeChat or Facebook.
WeChat Moments is perfect for sharing quick and memorable moments with friends. It's easy to use and has a wide range of categories to choose from, making it perfect for all kinds of users.
Snapchat lenses are a fun way to add an extra layer of creativity and fun to your snaps. They let you turn your regular photos into something special, and they're perfect for making your photos more interesting and unique.
There are a lot of different Snapchat lenses available, so you're sure to find one that suits your style. Some of the most popular Snapchat lenses include the dog lens, the food lens, and the sunglasses lens.
To use a Snapchat lens, just open up the app and take a photo. Once you've taken the photo, tap on it to open up the lens menu. Then, tap on the lens that you want to use.
Once you've selected your lens, just start editing! You can change everything from the color of your eyes to the shape of your nose. Just be sure to keep things clean and appropriate for age-appropriate content – there's no need for explicit language or nudity in Snapchat lenses!
Google Photos Filters
Google Photos Filters are a set of tools that allow you to modify the photos that are stored in your Google Photos account. You can use filters to change the color, brightness, and contrast of photos, as well as to add effects like sepia or black and white. You can also use filters to make photos look like they were taken in a specific location or time period.
FaceApp is a free and open-source mobile app that allows users to make and share selfies. The app was created by Russian developers Durov and Zain, and was first released in December of 2015. It has since been downloaded more than 1 billion times.
Things to consider when choosing a face filter app
-The app should have a variety of filters to choose from.
-The app should be easy to use.
-The app should be free.
1. Ability to customize the filter to fit your own face.
2. Filter for different activities, such as work, travel, and leisure.
3. Filter for different seasons or weather conditions.
4. Filter for different times of day or night.
5. Filter for different emotions or expressions
1. Instagram: This app has a wide variety of filters to choose from, making it the best face filter app for those who want to create a unique look for their photos.
2. Snapchat: This app has a wide variety of filters that can be used in Stories and also on the main camera screen.
3. Google Photos: This app has a wide variety of filters that can be used in both photos and videos.
-App that filters faces to remove unwanted elements (e.g. hats, sunglasses, facial hair)
-App that helps users to improve their appearance by removing blemishes and other unwanted features from their facesapps.
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'World's Best Awards 2021' names Bangkok and Chiang Mai among the globe's top 10 destinations
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Bangkok and Chiang Mai both featured in the top 10 of the World's Best Cities category, with Chiang Mai in 9th spot with a score of 90.06 and Bangkok in 10th with a score of 89.81.
Bangkok, Thailand – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) reported that Thailand has performed well in the 'World's Best Awards 2021' survey by Travel + Leisure, with destinations and hotels being voted among the top worldwide.
Ko Samui secured 2nd place in the Top 5 Islands in Asia category with a score of 90.34, and also came in at 7th in the Top 25 Islands in the World category.
Four Bangkok hotels made their way into the Top 100 Hotels in the World category, with Capella Bangkok situated on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River occupying 4th place on the list with a score of 99.38.
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok came in at 41st with a score of 97.87, tied with Katikies Mykonos in Greece's Mykonos, The Lanesborough in London, and The Roundtree, Amagansett in New York. The Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River earned 55th place with a score of 97.59, and The Sukhothai Bangkok was named in 73rd with a score of 97.25.
The Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok also received a Hall of Fame designation, indicating it had been voted into the Top 100 Hotels in the World list for the past 10 consecutive years.
The World's Best Awards is based on an annual reader survey, and for the 2021 edition voting was carried out from 11 January-10 May, 2021. There are categories for airlines, airports, car rental, cities, cruise ships, destination spas, hotels, hotel brands, islands, tour operators and safari outfitters, and national parks in the USA.
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Silver Dragon coins, also sometimes known as Dragon dollars, are silver coins issued by China, Japan and later Korea for general circulation in their own countries. Featuring a dragon on the obverse, all were inspired by the silver Spanish dollar which following its introduction into the region in the 16th Century had set the standard for a de facto common currency for trade in the Far East, this specification being a weight of 27.22 grams and a fineness of .900.
Chinese coins of this type are known Kwangtung dollars from the old romanisation of the name of the mint that they were first produced in China, more popularly they are known in Chinese as 龍銀, literally "Dragon Silver" or "Dragon Money", 銀 capable of being read as both silver or money.
Even before the official ending of the Qing dynasty factions and cliques emerged as would be warlords jostled for position and influence. As China headed into the republican and warlord eras, local warlords used the provincial mints to issue their own Silver Dragons, these are of variable quality and value depending on the greed and resources of the warlord in question. These warlord and pre-warlord era coins include high quality coins intended to promote the legitimacy and prestige of the warlord and his faction and are proudly marked as such; there are also low quality coins, the majority, intended to deceive the receiver into believing that they are earlier coins of higher silver content and value, though not fake-in so much that they came from semi-official sources-these were and are of variable value depending on their silver content. With the coming of the Chinese republic China would continue producing silver coins of the same specification updated to bear the image of Yuan Shikai and other politicians. China was forced from the silver standard in 1935, however even after the silver coins became demonetised they remained a highly prized means of preserving wealth in an era of inflation and war.
Following the establishment of the Spanish Philippines, Intramuros became an entrep魌 for Chinese goods in one direction and silver, from across the Pacific to the Spanish held silver mines of Mexico, in the other. This so-called "Manila Galleons" trade route, led from the 16th Century onwards to the wide circulation and acceptance of "pieces of eight" in East Asia. Even after the end of the Spanish Empire in the Americas, Western nations wishing to trade with China found the preferred method of payment was the silver Mexican Peso, the successor of the Spanish dollar.
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We all like to save money on things, because that means we will have more money to spend elsewhere, even if it is just to help with bills. But sometimes it just seems like a lot of work! Here is some awesome ways to do it that really work well and also can save you a lot of time.
You may want to save money, but it seems like it takes so much time to go through all the coupons and look for the best sales. Even signing up for the discount card at the local grocery store can be a bother of time consumption when you are tired or in a hurry to get home and relax for the first time that day. Let me show you why you might reconsider.
Consider if you spent 6 hours a week budgeting, searching for deals and sales, signing up for the discount cards at the grocery stores and printing good coupons that you would use in your next shopping trip. That is about one hour a day, or an hour and 15 minutes Monday through Friday. With the budget you have made for the week, and the deals, sales and coupons you have found, how much have you saved your family? In 6 hours you can get a lot accomplished, savings wise! It can easily equal $100-$200 depending on what you needed to get for your family that week, especially if you know where to look. We will get to that in a minute.
So you just spent 6 hours saving $100. What does that mean? It means you earned $16.60 an hour searching for ways to save money on the stuff you need that week. Not a bad income for a stay at home mom or dad! This is what is meant by "a penny saved is a penny earned".
Now that you are excited about saving money, where can you go to begin your 5-10 hours of "work" a week earning money for you family? You can start in the local ads, clipping coupons, by going to the big discount grocery stores, and shopping at consignment shops instead of the mall. Making a budget for you family can help you manage how much you spend on each thing you need without spending extra on stuff you will regret. Also, making a breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack menu for the week or month and determining exactly what items you need from the grocery store is a great way to save money by knowing what you need and not getting extras you don't need.
When you have made a budget and a menu, complete with shopping list, here are some great places on the internet dedicated to saving tons of money for your family. Happy saving!
Zulily, a site that host amazing sales from hundreds of different name brand womens and childrens brands. You will also find awesome sales on cosmetics, home decor, and more here.
ThredUp, a site that works like a clothing and toy exchange, except online and you do not have to give anything in order to get anything! You do have the option to give clothes or toys you don't use anymore if you want to make a little money from them, which is an added bonus.
Coupons.com, where you can browse coupons by category or all at once to find coupons on the products you need, choosing which ones to print out together once you are done browsing and ready to go shopping.
Groupon, a site that, to explain it easily, does the eqivalent of selling you gift cards to restaurants, spas, fun places to go, and more, for cheaper than the gift card amount. They call them vouchers, and you can often get $20 worth of something for $10 on Groupon.
Savings.com, a place that tells you all the latest sales and coupons codes for shopping the internet. They also have printable coupons and let you know about in-store deals as well. You choose what you would like to save on, and they send you the latest deals and coupons on those products and brands.
Jasmere, a website similar to Groupon, but with a little different spin. They focus on up and coming websites that they think people don't yet know about but would really enjoy and find useful, and they give you a great deal on it. A fantastic and very interesting place to save money.


DETROIT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's top executives are divided over whether and how workers at the company's Tennessee assembly plant should be represented by a union, but ultimately will insist on a formal vote by those employees, a person with knowledge of the board's thinking said.
While VW's U.S. executives are hostile to the United Auto Workers, the eight-member management board may still ask the union to help set up a German-style employee board at the Chattanooga plant, said the person, who asked not to be identified.
The top executives feel that any final decision must be approved by the workers in a secret ballot to protect VW's reputation and assuage investors and U.S. politicians, said the source, who did not identify the VW executives.
Such a decision could be a blow to the ambitions of the UAW, which has made organizing foreign-owned assembly plants in the South a top priority to bolster its membership, which has shrunk by about three-quarters since its peak in 1979. UAW leaders have said such a vote would allow anti-union forces to scare workers into voting against the union.
A UAW success at Chattanooga could alter the industrial relations landscape for foreign carmakers in the United States, opening the door to similar organizing efforts at plants owned by Germany's BMW in South Carolina and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz in Alabama, and possibly those owned by Japanese and South Korean automakers, analysts have said.
How this issue plays out also could affect whether and when VW's Tennessee plant gets to build a seven-passenger crossover vehicle, the source said. The two-year-old plant, which currently builds only the Passat sedan, was designed to produce more than one vehicle.
The UAW has said it has support of the majority of the 1,567 hourly workers at the Tennessee plant. UAW President Bob King told Reuters last month the union, seeking to avoid what it fears would be a divisive election process, would like the German automaker to voluntarily recognize the union as the plant's bargaining unit.
Critics argue such an approach would be undemocratic. An employee in the plant's paint shop, Mike Burton, said he has gathered more than 600 signatures from VW Chattanooga hourly employees on an anti-UAW petition.
A VW spokesman declined to comment beyond the company's past confirmation of talks with the UAW and that any decision would be made by the employees. VW's U.S. executives have said in the past, however, that the plant workers would need to vote on such a decision.
Gary Casteel, director for the UAW region that includes Tennessee, said on Thursday that the union continues to have ongoing discussions with Volkswagen, adding that he has not heard of any decision by the VW management board on whether it will recognize the UAW.
Any decision by VW's board does not seem near, however. Management is divided on the issue of whether the U.S. plant should adopt a German-style form of representation - also known as co-determination - where hourly and salaried employees sit together on a board called a works council, the source said.
Members of VW's management board do not want to signal any support for a union before a formal vote by the employees, the source said.
Some on the board are open to the idea of a works council that includes the UAW, while others are seeking to delay the decision as all the parties negotiate what such a board would look like and how it would operate, the source said.
U.S. labor law requires that any works council be paired with a U.S. trade union.
Board members against the idea also are sensitive to the views of politicians and other anti-union voices, the source said.
Last month, Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker said it would be a mistake for VW to allow the UAW to organize workers at its Tennessee plant. He called that possibility a "job-destroying idea" and said it would make the company a "laughingstock in the business world.
VW's U.S. management is more hostile to the UAW behind the scenes, but that does not matter and the final decision rests with management in Wolfsburg, Germany, where VW is based, the source said.
The German automaker's top labor leader, Bernd Osterloh, on Monday lent weight to the UAW's efforts, saying he wanted to see a works council formed at the plant and he would keep talking with the U.S. union and with workers at the Chattanooga plant. Osterloh sits on VW's 20-member supervisory board.
Osterloh has said he plans to meet politicians and other supporters and opponents of the UAW in Tennessee in the next few weeks. The source said the head of the global works council likely will not visit Tennessee until next month as talks on VW's rolling mid-term budget are under way.
Those budget talks include the possibility of the Tennessee plant building a seven-passenger crossover utility vehicle, a project that a U.S. executive last month said may be shifted to a VW plant in Puebla, Mexico.
The vehicle, based on the "CrossBlue" concept unveiled in January at the Detroit auto show, would be sold in the U.S. market by either 2016 or 2017, the executive said.


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One of America's leading spiritual teachers and authors, Sharon Salzberg is cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts. She has played a crucial role in bringing Asian meditation practices to the West. The ancient Buddhist practices of vipassana (mindfulness) and metta (lovingkindness) are the foundations of her work.
Born in New York City in 1952, Sharon Salzberg experienced a childhood involving considerable loss and turmoil. An early realization of the power of meditation to overcome personal suffering determined her life direction. Her teaching and writing now communicates that power to a worldwide audience of practitioners. She offers non-sectarian retreat and study opportunities for participants from widely diverse backgrounds.
Sharon first encountered Buddhism in 1969, in an Asian philosophy course at the State University of New York, Buffalo. The course sparked an interest that, in 1970, took her to India, for an independent study program. Sharon traveled motivated by "an intuition that the methods of meditation would bring me some clarity and peace."
In 1971, in Bodh Gaya, India, Sharon attended her first intensive meditation course. She spent the next years engaged in intensive study with highly respected Buddhist teachers. She returned to America in 1974 and began teaching vipassana (insight) meditation. Today she leads intensive retreats worldwide as well as a variety of
non-residential programs, workshops, and classes.
In 1976, she established, together with Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts, which now ranks as one of the most prominent and active meditation centers in the Western world. Sharon and Joseph Goldstein expanded their vision in 1989 by co-founding the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS). In 1998, they initiated the Forest Refuge, a long-term retreat center secluded in a wooded area on IMS property. Sharon resides in Barre, Massachusetts, and New York City.
Sharon has also emerged as a featured speaker and teacher at a wide variety of events. She served as a panelist with the Dalai Lama and leading scientists at the 2005 Mind and Life Investigating the Mind Conference in Washington, DC. She also coordinated the meditation faculty for the 2005 Mind and Life Summer Institute, an intensive five-day meeting to advance research on the intersection of meditation and the cognitive and behavioral sciences.
At the 2005 Sacred Circles Conference at the Washington National Cathedral, Sharon served as a keynote speaker. She has addressed audiences at the State of the World Forum, the Peacemakers Conference (sharing a plenary panel with Nobel Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Jose Ramos Horta) and has delivered keynotes at Tricycle's Buddhism in America Conference, as well as Yoga Journal, Kripalu and Omega conferences. She was selected to attend the Gethsemani encounter, a dialogue on spiritual life between Buddhist and Christian leaders that included His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
The written word is central to Sharon Salzberg's teaching and studies. In her early Buddhist studies at the University of Buffalo, she discovered Chogyam Trungpa's book, Meditation in Action. She later heard him speak at a nearby school: he was the first practicing Buddhist she encountered. While studying in India, Shunryu Suzuki's book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind profoundly influenced the direction of her meditation practice.
She is a regular contributor the the Huffington Post, and was a contributing editor of Oprah's O Magazine for several years. She has appeared in Time Magazine, Yoga Journal, msnbc.com, Tricycle, Real Simple, Body & Soul, Mirabella, Good Housekeeping, Self, Buddhadharma, More and Shambhala Sun, as well as on a variety of radio programs.
Various anthologies on spirituality have featured Sharon Salzberg and her work, including Meetings with Remarkable Women, Gifts of the Spirit, A Complete Guide to Buddhist America, Handbook of the Heart, The Best Guide to Meditation, From the Ashes—A Spiritual Response to the Attack on America, and How to Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism.
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Whether it is cards, cakes, carrots, chisels, chops, coffee, cushions or cuisine – our market stallholders stock the lot so please back them this Ourburystedmunds Independents Week (4-10 July).
Next month sees a week long campaign designed to encourage more people to shop locally and to support their independent shops and businesses.
In Bury St Edmunds, the Business Improvement District (BID) Ourburystedmunds has calculated that more than half of the town centre shops, restaurants, cafes and other businesses are independents and is calling on residents and visitors to show them their support. A competition sponsored by radio station RWSFM calls on people to vote for their favourite independent business, with the winner receiving £500 worth of radio advertising.
The town, however, also has a strong mix of retailers who set out their stalls and trade every Wednesday and Saturday.
Bury St Edmunds has around 80 permanent stallholders and the market, which is run by St Edmundsbury Borough Council continues to be popular.
As well as traditional stalls selling fruit and veg, pet supplies, fishmongers and butchers, the market now boasts an array of ready to eat World foods including Japanese Sushi, Thai noodles, handmade humus, authentic Mexican, local sausages, locally made ice cream, American pop corn and delicious doughnuts.
Cllr John Griffiths, Leader of St Edmundsbury Borough Council said: "The mix of independent businesses in Bury St Edmunds town centre continues to be a key part of its success and alongside the arc shopping centre, the Apex, and the establishment of the Business Improvement District – all of which were spearheaded by the council – this has led to Bury being named one of the best town centres in the country with a shop vacancy rate well below the national average at just 4.7 per cent.
"The strength of our market is crucial to that success and so we are backing the campaign, asking our residents and visitors to keep shopping local, enjoy the wonderful array of shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses we have in the town centre, and continue to support our magnificent market traders." Reusable bags will be given free to customers shopping on Bury market on Wednesday 6 July and Saturday 9 July, while stocks last.


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Sri Lanka Travel Tips: A Beginners Guide
So, you're planning a trip to Sri Lanka! We thoroughly approve. In order to enter the country, you'll need an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA); find out more about this at www.eta.gov.lk.
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What is a Sri Lankan visa?
A Sri Lankan visa is an endorsement on a passport or a similar document to facilitate the legal entry of non-Sri Lankans into the country and to regulate the period of their stay and the conditions governing their stay.
Visit Visas
A Visit Visa is an entry permit signifying the consent of the Sri Lankan Government for the admission of a foreign national to the country. The visa contains details of the period of time and the condition/s of the stay. There are two sub-categories that come under visit visas…
1) Tourist Visit Visa
A Tourist Visa is issued to bona-fide tourists who want to enter Sri Lanka for sightseeing, excursions, relaxation, to visit relatives or for yoga training for a short period of time.
2) Business Visit Visa
A Business Visa is issued to foreign nationals who visit Sri Lanka for business purposes for short periods of time. This visa may be issued for single, double or multiple journeys.
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Most visitors to Sri Lanka travel by air; flights arrive at the Bandaranaike International Airport, 35 kilometres north of Colombo, and 6 kilometres from Negombo. Various UK tour operators offer good-value package holidays throughout the year.
Sri Lanka is an all-year destination. If you're coming in search of sun and sea, the best time to visit the island is from November to April. The Southwestern coastal area is where the majority of beach resorts are located. Kalpitiya, located on the north-western coast, has been declared a new tourist attraction; plenty of development projects along the East coast are also underway. The central highlands are pleasantly cool and relatively dry from January to April. Peak season is mid December–mid January and March–April. There's also a mini peak season in July and August, when festivals and pageants occur across the country.
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Sri Lanka Standard Time is five and a half hours ahead of GMT. (Don't forget to take into account summer-time changes in Europe.)
Sri Lanka has two official languages: Sinhala and Tamil, with English as a link language. Most people have some knowledge of English, and signs are often printed in English.
No vaccinations are compulsory. That said, the following are recommended, particularly if you're planning a long trip or intend on visiting remote areas: typhoid (monovalent), polio, tetanus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and rabies. Children should also be protected against diphtheria, whooping cough, mumps, measles and rubella. Remember to plan well ahead with vaccinations. Allow up to six weeks to receive the full course – some vaccinations require more than one dose, and some should not be given together. The risk of malaria exists throughout the whole country apart from the districts of Colombo, Kalutara and Nuwara Eliya. Medication has to start one week prior to travel, continue during the trip, and finish four weeks after your return. Once again, planning is essential; take care to ensure the course is followed.
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