As a negotiator, your role is to find the common ground for building a proposition and then securing agreement of terms. You uncover the common ground by learning as much as you can about your counterpart's position. Your success then depends heavily on your ability to consistently demonstrate some critical negotiating behaviors to earn trust, respect and the right to be at the table in the first place.
The 3 sources on negotiation success that I want to share with you all counsel extensive preparation for every high stakes negotiation – whether it's to agree a deal, a partnership, resolve a conflict or bring about strategic change. That preparation investment is alive and at play during the negotiation event itself.
Author, leadership development practitioner and Cornell University professor, Sam Bacharach is emphatic when he tells us that 80% of "negotiating effectively as a leader is all about preparation".
In their book, Negotiating Partnerships: Increase Profits & Reduce Risk (2002), Keld Jensen and Iwar Unt call out some fundamental mistakes that are clear indicators of lack of preparation. Seeing only half the negotiation opportunity, aiming too low and not actively searching for the added value are just some at the top of their long list.
There are known key behaviors that distinguish skilled negotiators from everyone else. As part of their research, Jensen and Unt met with over 22,000 negotiators and studied over 1,000 negotiators on simulation negotiations of varying difficulties and over a range of partnerships. Partnership scenarios included development projects, agency agreements, consortiums, annual agreements, joint ventures and co-operation across national borders.
Think on this… only 10% of us are skilled negotiators.
So, what behaviors and methodologies lead to successful negotiations?
They have analyzed the negotiation and the negotiation variables. They have prioritized important variables and less important variables.
They often outline the negotiation on a board to get an overview.
They clearly define the roles each person will play, and they rehearse.
They actively present offers and counteroffers.
They have a strategy which includes a defined negotiation range (and possible outcomes).
They do not dig foxholes and fight about details.
They take one last break before entering into an agreement.
All these behaviors are indicative of extensive preparation – including formulating and defining clear, measurable strategic outcomes – in advance of the negotiation event.
A final concept to consider in all of this is how we view our negotiating counterpart. As well as preparation, Bacharach emphasizes empathy as a critical attitude to bring to the table.
In fact, those who come to negotiations with empathy are less likely to dig foxholes and fight about the details, and are more likely to be actively considering where the added value could be within their defined negotiation range.
"The greatest misunderstanding about the negotiation process is that it is adversarial in nature. In actuality, it is not designed for those with a trial and debate mentality.
The distinction the NDU make is between principled (win-win described in the quote) and positional (adversarial) negotiation. The former depends on mutual trust and the parties remaining rational and objective throughout the process.


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Q: jQuery div autoscroll I am looking for advice on how to create an autoscrolling effect using jQuery which would enable an entire div within a page to begin scrolling vertically upon loading at a constant slow speed.  This would be a div with a large amount of content of which only a small amount was visible on the screen at any one time.
The scroll needs to be automatic, smooth and at a defined rate for example 10 pixels per second.  Additionally when the scroll gets to the bottom of the page I need to be able to call a function.
I have tried a few different jQuery plugins but found nothing yet that worked reliably.  Can anybody suggest an approach to take here?
Thanks
Simon

A: This can easily be done without jquery.
function init() {

    var div = document.getElementById("myDiv");

    // increase the scroll position by 10 px every 10th of a second
    setInterval(function() {
        // make sure it's not at the bottom
        if (div.scrollTop < div.scrollHeight - div.clientHeight)
            div.scrollTop += 10; // move down
    }, 100); // 100 milliseconds

}

A: Try this technique

A: try this plugin : scrollTo
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April 14: Phil Sayer, the man behind the voice-over in the London tube—"Please mind the gap"—and former BBC journalist passes away due to cancer.
April 14: The southern island of Japan, Kyushu, is struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killing at least nine people and leaving over 800 injured. More than 100 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 5.7 to 5.8 hit the southern region following the quake.
April 16: Less than two days after the first quake in Japan, a second, called a foreshock, hits at magnitude 7.0 killing at least 32 people, raising the death toll of the two earthquakes to 41 with nearly 1,000 injured. With harsh weather afoot, the search for survivors has taken a toll; time is of the essence.
April 16: An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit Ecuador leaving over 350 dead and over 2,000 injured. This is the strongest quake to hit Ecuador in decades. Many citizens have been left homeless due to the devastation the quake left in its place.
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April 17: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was charged with tampering with the state budget and is now facing possible impeachment. A vote by Brazil's lower house of Congress, the Chamber of Deputies, supported impeaching Rousseff with 367 for and 137 opposed on Sunday evening.
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Cancer is a disease that is often considered to be sporadic and occurs due to chance. In a small number of families (between 5 and 10 percent) there is a hereditary predisposition to cancer, which is caused by a gene that is not working properly. These genes can be passed down from generation to generation.
UK Markey Cancer Center has a team of American Board of Genetic Counseling certified genetic counselors who can determine whether genetic testing is appropriate for you or your family. Genetic counselors also offer a comprehensive risk assessment in order to provide personalized cancer screening guidelines for you and your family.
Are you a genetic counseling patient returning to complete your online questionnaire prior to your appointment? Log in online here. If you need assistance logging in or need to re-set your username and/or password, please call us at 323-2798 or e-mail us at CancerGenetics@uky.edu.
If you think genetic counseling would be helpful, discuss it with your doctor. For more information or to schedule a consultation with one of our certified genetic counselors, please contact us at 859-323-2798 or email us at cancergenetics@uky.edu.
For referring physicians: To refer a patient for genetic counseling, please submit our referral form via fax (859-257-0475) or e-mail it to us directly. If you have questions, please contact us at 859-323-2798. For referral guidelines, please visit our clinical genetic counseling webpage.
The majority of insurance plans cover the cost of genetic counseling and genetic testing when you are an appropriate candidate. If genetic testing is offered to you, the laboratory will pre-authorize with your insurance company prior to testing. Our genetic counselors can provide more detailed information during your appointment.
Who can benefit from genetic counseling?
Rare cancers such as ovarian cancer, male breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, or medullary thyroid cancer.
Early-onset cancer (typically diagnosed before the age of 50).
One or more family members with two primary cancers (two original tumors that develop cancer in different sites).
Multiple family members with the same type of cancer or related types of cancer (such as breast and ovarian cancer, or colon and uterine cancer).
Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish background and family history of breast or ovarian cancer.
A complete review of your medical and family history.
Information regarding the best individual in the family to undergo testing, risks, benefits and possible outcomes of genetic testing.
Discussion of your specific chances of having a hereditary cancer syndrome.
Personalized risk-evaluation for management and screening recommendations, based on your personal and family history as well as any genetic testing results.
You may also learn more about genetic counselors by visiting AboutGeneticCounselors.com.
Ages and causes of death for immediate family members.
Types of cancer diagnosed in the family and ages they were diagnosed.
If you have a cancer diagnosis, consider bringing pathology reports and medical records if they are not on file at UK HealthCare.
A copy of any genetic test results from family members.
People are often worried that they may be treated differently by their health insurance company or their employer if they choose to be screened for genetic cancers. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is federal legislation that protects people from genetic discrimination. Your genetic counselor at Markey can talk with you about this legislation and how it protects you.
Learn more about the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act at GINAHelp.org.
How can genetic counseling help you?
What happens during a clinical genetic counseling appointment?
The goal of genetic counseling is to provide understandable information about your risk of hereditary cancer in a supportive and educational setting. You will meet with a genetic counselor who is specially trained in cancer genetics, which means that you will get a thorough and accurate assessment of your risk of hereditary cancer. The genetic counseling appointment usually takes about 60 minutes. The length of your appointment will depend on the complexity of your medical and family history.
Genetic testing is a laboratory test, usually done on a blood sample, which can help us determine your risk for cancer. Genetic testing may help you and your physician make important decisions about your medical care. Deciding whether or not to have genetic testing is a personal choice that can be made at the time of the counseling session or at a future date.
You will receive a cancer risk assessment from your genetic counseling session whether or not you undergo genetic testing; you are not required to have genetic testing if you come for a genetic counseling appointment. However, you must receive genetic counseling before we will perform a genetic test. Genetic counseling allows us to obtain the necessary information to give you accurate information about the risk of hereditary cancer, to determine if a genetic test would be useful, to determine which genetic test is appropriate, and to help you and your family make informed decisions about your medical care.
Genetic counseling is available to anyone who is concerned about a personal or family history of cancer. A specially trained genetic counselor provides a personalized assessment of your risk of hereditary cancer; discusses cancer detection, management, and risk reduction options; and offers genetic testing when appropriate.
Have you or a close relative been diagnosed with cancer at age 50 or younger? Has more than one member of your family been diagnosed with the same type of cancer? Have you or a family member been diagnosed with more than one type of cancer? Are you related to someone who is known to have a genetic condition or mutation that increases the risk of cancer?
We understand that many personal factors must be considered when making decisions regarding cancer detection, prevention and genetic testing. These include your medical issues, your state of mind, your beliefs and your family's experience with cancer. The genetic counselor can address your concerns with sensitivity and support, and tailor each counseling session to fit your personal needs.
Is genetic counseling for cancer and genetic testing covered by insurance?
Most insurance companies cover genetic counseling and testing. To determine whether genetic counseling is covered by your specific insurance, you may contact your insurance company directly. The procedure code that we bill is 96040. Genetic testing is billed separately from genetic counseling and is typically covered, provided that you meet criteria.
The option of genetic testing and any insurance issues regarding testing will be discussed with you during your appointment. If you do not have insurance or if you are covered by Medicare or Medicaid, you can contact our office at 859-323-2798 with your questions regarding coverage.
Can genetic testing affect my insurance?
Federal law (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act) makes it illegal for health insurers to use genetic information to deny insurance coverage, change the terms of coverage or increase individual premiums. If you have concerns about the effect of genetic testing on your insurance, they will be addressed during the genetic counseling appointment.
We will not release information about your hereditary cancer risk assessment to anyone other than you and your referring physician without your prior written consent.
Is clinical genetic counseling right for me?
If you think genetic counseling might be helpful to you, discuss it with your doctor.
For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call the UK Markey Cancer Center's Clinical Genetic Counseling Program at 859-323-2798.
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Cain is a cop show with a twist, a police procedural that focuses on the human behind the criminal. The show's hero––a cop in a wheelchair––is quicker and more mobile than most able-bodied people.
Captain Fred Cain spins circles around his suspects, shows up when least expected, gets inside the darkest corners of the human mind… and uses his disability to break with convention (often) and the law (occasionally) without an ounce of shame or trepidation.
Seasons 4 and 5 ratings: Best seasons ever for Cain!
Cain has had a record season with great results both in quality and quantity: a consolidated average of 4.5 million viewers for Season 4 despite sharing a timeslot with Koh-Lanta (Survivors), and a record of 4.0 million viewers on the first evening at 19.4%, close to the record high for that slot.
Season 5: consolidated average of 4.1 million viewers and15.6% market share So the series is continuing its steady rise since its first season in 2012.


Since this morning I am having issues. First, I could not download or update my listings. I clicked to download, and after less than a second the app would report that the download was finished. Obviously no information was downloaded.
Went to Settings and found out my subscribed channel list appeared as if there was no communication with the servers (the icons were three question marks). After exiting and entering a couple of times, I was finally able to see channel list with their icons (either the real one or generic), BUT every channel that I did not have active in my SD account appeared on the Available Channel List. That is, channels that are not selected as active in my SD account lineup, appear as available to use in TVBrowser. Up until today, those inactive channels did not appeared in any form in TVBrowser, as I would expect.
Then, seeing that at least there was some sort of communication with the servers, I tried to update my listings again. This time the update took longer, but as I found out after it finished, a lot of my channels did not downloaded any info. I have tried several times, even after deleting the downloaded data, and still cannot seem to download a whole set of listings for a week, exact same results every time.
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A: Take the id's of parent object records in a list
List<parentobject__c> pic = new List<parentobject__c>();
pic.add(/*place your ID here*/);
Use the query Like below...
[SELECT Name,id, (SELECT ID FROM CHILDOBJECTS__R) FROM parentobject__c where id IN: pic]
Note: you have to place the plural of child object name appending with __r.
If your child object name is Student__c, then you have to place Students__r while using the subqueries.
Hope this might helps...

A: Your query seems to be correct.
If you want to list down only the Id fields from child then use this as below:
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It did not take more than a few hours after Britain declared war against Germany, during the Second World War, until the passenger traffic across the Atlantic Ocean was affected. The steamship Athenia (Anchor-Donaldson) was on its way to Canada and just outside the Irish coastline it was hit by a torpedo. More than one hundred people lost their lives, which showed what the civilian shipping were to expect. This also meant that SAL was forced to accept the fact that it would be extremely difficult to keep the line back and forth over the Atlantic open. The line was basically completely closed during the war, apart from sporadic trips to America where the ships had to choose a northern route instead.
Unfortunately, the ship Kungsholm was confiscated by the American government and Gripsholm and Drottningholm were taken out of service in Sweden. Eventually, SAL was given a mission, a mission to carry out so called exchange trips using Gripsholm and Drottningholm and the two ships were once again back in operation. The request came from the Americans, but Britain, Germany and Japan were also involved.
The exchanges were prisoners of war, diplomats, wounded or sick people, and other civilians, mainly women and children, who had been stranded.
Gripsholm, in particular, would be known for these journeys and the very first trip took place during the summer of 1942 when a large number of Japanese citizens left New York to go back to their home country. In total 33 trips around the world were made, all with the same high standard whether transporting diplomats or prisoners of the war.
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This month started off with the Southwest Airlines (SWA) Facility Maintenance Technician (FMT) negotiations in Dallas, Texas. I was able to attend this session and appreciate all of the work the committees have done in these negotiations. During the following FMT session later in the month, the Company presented our Committee with a bundled proposal that addressed multiple articles; our Committee is crafting a comprehensive response to their proposal. Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) negotiations also continued this month and the negotiation updates (video and written) for all sessions have been posted to the AMFA National Website. The next scheduled FMT negotiations are October 13-14, and the next scheduled AMT negotiations are October 15-16, 2014, in Dallas, Texas.
On September 19, 2014, the Region I Director, the Alaska Airlines Airline Representatives, and I met with the Company to conduct the Annual Technician Wage Review as required in Article 23 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). After conducting an internal relative-position review of all the labor groups on the property and an external technician relative-position review of the listed competitors, it was concluded that this year's guaranteed one and one-half percent (1.5%) raise would satisfy the requirements of the CBA. The new rates will go into effect on October 11, 2014.
As we continue work and hold discussions with our members regarding our Safety Initiative, a few themes are becoming constant. It is apparent that there are not enough technicians to satisfactorily perform the work packages that are being assigned, and our maintenance programs are being revised in an attempt to alter the way maintenance has been successfully conducted in the past. Additionally, after taking care of minor maintenance tasks on through flights, technicians are feeling pressured as to whether or not to take a delay in order to properly document the maintenance completed. I cannot state more emphatically that it is imperative that you do take the time to properly document all of the maintenance you perform. The documentation is your receipt for work performed, and it plays a major part in generating "the data" that is used by the airlines to develop their maintenance programs. Furthermore, as airlines are now being run by number-crunchers this data needs to be as reliable as possible. Please do not inadvertently help generate bad data. If the task is not documented it is as if the task never happened and there is no record being generated that demonstrates the actual work that we are really doing for the airlines.
For more carrier specific updates and further information regarding AMFA and the airline industry, please visit the AMFA National Website at www.AMFANational.org. Our most determined efforts will only succeed with your continued support and participation – please stay informed.


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Afternoon session: Which film will be shown on Monday, January 11 (11/01) Life and Art – People
by Will Smith January 11, 2021 Entertainment
"Johnson Family Vacation" is the film for today's afternoon session, Monday, January 11 (Photo: Revealed)
"Johnson Family Vacation" is the film that will be shown in TV Globo this afternoon, Monday, January 11 (January 11) at 3 pm.. Directed by Christopher Erskine, it is a comedy for the whole family.
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The annual family reunion in Missouri, United States is the perfect opportunity for the Johnson family to come together. On a road trip, the father, Nate (Cedric the Entertainer), sees a chance to get closer to the children and his wife.
Rather, he needs to convince Dorothy (Vanessa Williams), Nikki (Solange Knowles), DJ (Bo Waugh) and Destiny (Gabby Soleil), who are not in the mood for the tour. After some time, everyone agrees to participate.
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These five characters do not expect that a simple journey can have many obstacles. In addition to family friction, other unexpected events occur, such as problems with police officers.
American production by director Christopher Erskine is the only one for cinema. Released in 2004, the film stars Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Bo Waugh, and Shannon Elizabeth.
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Next week, an afternoon session will be offered: "Daddy's Penguin" Tuesday, 12 pm; "Shrek 2" on Wednesday the 13th; "Paper Dreams" on Thursday, 14th; And "Miss Simpatia" on Friday, the 15th.
Watch the trailer for the film which will be shown in the afternoon session
Today's afternoon session
When: Today, Monday, January 11 (January 11), at 3 pm
Where to: On the open channel of tv globo
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Ancient church dedicated to mystery martyr uncovered near Jerusalem
(CNN) — An ancient church dedicated to a mysterious "glorious martyr" was uncovered near Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday, revealing a major pilgrimage site as early Christianity spread across the region and beyond.
The 1,500-year-old church, expanded into the classic layout of a basilica, was decorated with opulent mosaics depicting fruit, birds, and trees, while the walls were adorned with colorful frescoes.
The church was a pilgrimage site in the early centuries of Christianity, as the young religion's population surged in the Byzantine Empire.
Archaeologists discovered a mosaic depicting an eagle, the symbol of the Byzantine Empire.
"The church gets erected during a time in which Christianity is flourishing, so much so that you see the amount of passion that the Christian faith holds," Director of Excavation Benyamin Storchan told CNN. "People who want to come from faraway places, to visit, to experience, to touch, to see the things they are reading about. They came here in great waves."
The church was built above an underground crypt, which was found fully intact. Twin staircases connected the main church to the subterranean burial chamber, allowing visitors to enter through one staircase and leave through the other. This indicates the church was a very popular pilgrimage site, facilitating the passage of large groups through the chamber, Storchan said.
Two staircases connected the main church to an underground burial chamber, apparently designed so large numbers of people could pass through.
"For people to leave their homes in Europe to make the journey by sea, by land, took months to get to this place. Only the passion of people who were so involved in their faith could have achieved such a thing," he added.
So who was buried inside the crypt that made the church such a significant site? It's incredibly difficult to answer that question, Storchan said, "but the exceptional opulence of the structure and its inscriptions indicate that this person was an important figure."
An inscription found in the courtyard of the church indicates it was dedicated to an unnamed "glorious martyr," with few other clues to the identity of the figure.
An inscription referenced a "glorious martyr" to whom the church was dedicated, but the identity of the figure is unknown.
The initial construction of the church occurred under the reign of Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD. A side chapel was added some 50 years later. The importance of the church to the Byzantine empire was also evident in one of the largest and most visually stunning mosaics — an eagle with outspread wings, which is the symbol of the Byzantines, Storchan said.
Other artifacts discovered at the site constituted what is said to be the largest collection of Byzantine windows and lamps ever found in a single place in Israel.
Excavation of the site began three years ago west of Jerusalem in the city of Ramat Beit Shemesh. It was discovered as the city began work for a new neighborhood.
The dig revealed a collection of objects, the Israel Antiquities Authorities said, including what is believed to be the largest complete collection of Byzantine windows and lamps ever found at a single site in Israel.
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Some elements somewhere are advising the government to go along the way of autocracy without any regard to the truth that our people are for democracy and Bangladesh was founded on their faith in democracy. Criticism is the essence of democratic accountability. Our constitutional obligation is to defend the Constitution by ensuring its compliance. Honour of the Constitution lies in obeying it, not in what others say.
The new law passed for foreign funded NGOs making derogatory remarks concerning the Constitution a criminal offence will invite controversy about its need and motive. Many will find passing such a law as unwarranted for protecting the Constitution and the constitutional bodies.
We hope the government is not thinking of protecting the violators of the Constitution who are holding constitutional positions. The constitutional bodies are protected for obeying the Constitution itself. This does not mean those who hold the constitutional positions have to be protected for violating the Constitution.
The people's Constitution is the people's property and the government is not the protector of the Constitution. The government's obligation is to obey the Constitution and be criticised and condemned for violation, if any, of the people's Constitution.
In the first place the law itself is objectionable as a concept and a weakness for the government. A democratic Constitution is a people's Constitution and no one can derogate it by criticising the same. Only its violation is derogatory. In order not to make it derogatory we must preserve the democratic nature of the Constitution most diligently.
In the United States it has been held over the issue of burning the flag that such act will not be derogatory to the Constitution or unconstitutional unless it is found to be in breach of freedom of speech. Controversy still remains if burning of the flag is to be considered desecration of the Constitution.
No Constitution, even one promulgated by the people, can be perfect. So criticism of the Constitution is different from insulting it.
Those who hold constitutional positions it is for them to show how much respectful they are to the Constitution.
The Constitution of an autocrat does not enjoy popular sanctity and because of that he needs special laws for not challenging the legitimacy of his constitutional position. But that does not make him or her a democrat.
What is strange is if derogatory remarks are bad for the NGOs then it cannot be right for others. So the law is also discriminatory and on the face of it unreasonable.
We find wrong emphasis is placed when criticism of the Constitution is discouraged but not violation of the Constitution. As the single chamber parliament, it wants to try the Supreme Court judges which will mean weakening the Supreme Court's role as the guardian of the Constitution. It cannot be constitutional to deny the parliament the opposition. They cannot be called elected representatives in the parliament if the arrangement is to get them as uncontested. Such trends are certainly derogatory and a threat to the people's Constitution.
We agree with the law-makers for their concern about the use of foreign funds in Bangladesh. The foreign funded NGOs should be subjected to proper scrutiny about transparency in the use of their funds received from abroad. There are allegations that some government servants directly or indirectly benefit from big NGOs. That needs to be looked into also.
What is to be cautioned is that the power becomes slippery when not protected by the institutions of a democratic Constitution.


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    on EShopCartPage do |scp|
      scp.update_product_quantity(@parent.supplier_name, @line_number).fit @quantity unless @quantity.nil?

      line = scp.line_item_values(@parent.supplier_name, @line_number)
      @description          = line[:product_description]
      @catalog_number       = line[:catalog_no]
      @size                 = line[:size_packaging][:size]
      @packaging            = line[:size_packaging][:packaging]
      @unit_price           = line[:unit_price].to_f.round(2)
      @quantity             = line[:quantity][:value].gsub(/,/,'').to_i
      @extended_price       = line[:ext_price][:value].gsub(/,/,'').to_f.round(2)
      @extended_price_unit  = line[:ext_price][:unit].to_i
    end

    fill_out_extended_attributes
  end
  alias_method :absorb!, :create

  def edit(opts={})
    on(EShopCartPage).update_product_quantity(@parent.supplier_name, @line_number).fit opts[:quantity]
    update_extended_attributes(opts)
    update_options(opts)
  end

  def delete
    on(EShopCartPage).delete_product(@parent.supplier_name, @line_number)
  end

  def fill_out_extended_attributes
    # Override this method if you have site-specific extended attributes.
  end

  def update_extended_attributes(opts = {})
    # Override this method if you have site-specific extended attributes.
  end
  alias_method :edit_extended_attributes, :update_extended_attributes

end

class ProductLineObjectCollection < LineObjectCollection

  contains ProductLineObject

  attr_accessor :supplier_name, :supplier_subtotal

  # This may be a little overparanoid, but the parent should in fact be the
  # collection if we're adding the object and this should ensure that the object
  # knows as much if it was somehow passed from another collection.
  def <<(lo)
    lo.parent = self
    super(lo)
  end

  def update_from_page!
    on EShopCartPage do |lines|
      clear # Drop any cached lines. More reliable than sorting out an array merge.
      @supplier_subtotal = 0

      unless lines.current_product_count(@supplier_name).zero?
        (0..(lines.current_product_count(@supplier_name) - 1)).to_a.collect!{ |i|
          # Update the stored lines.
          self << (create contained_class, line_number: i, parent: self, quantity: nil)
        }

        @supplier_subtotal = self.map{ |item| item.extended_price }.reduce(:+)
        @supplier_subtotal.should == lines.supplier_subtotal_for(@supplier_name)[:value].gsub(/,/,'').to_f.round(2)
      end

    end
  end

end

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Kai Doh Maru (Dub)
Category: Action , Fantasy , Historical Magic
This story takes place during the Heian Period of Japan`s history, when evil spirits still resided in the forests, mountains and rivers. A girl, accompanied by her loved one, battles against these evil spirits, while she is disguised as man. This brave woman, aka "Kaidomaru", with a Chinese character "Flame" tatooed on her upper arm, was one of the "Four Devas". Kaidomaru fights for the honor of her lost love, Raikou Minamotono, who had sacrified his life in order to protect the capital Kyoto, from the evils deeds of a "princess" cursed by a malicious ogre. The princess, whom Kaidomaru…...
This story takes place during the Heian Period of Japan`s history, when evil spirits still resided in the forests, mountains and rivers. A girl, accompanied by her loved one, battles against these evil spirits, while she is disguised as man. This brave woman, aka "Kaidomaru", with a Chinese character "Flame" tatooed on her upper arm, was one of the "Four Devas". Kaidomaru fights for the honor of her lost love, Raikou Minamotono, who had sacrified his life in order to protect the capital Kyoto, from the evils deeds of a "princess" cursed by a malicious ogre. The princess, whom Kaidomaru used to play with as a child, has now become her ultimate enemy. (Source: Production I.G.)


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Munro Ferguson, June, 2003
Munro Ferguson
From April 10 to May 15, 2021
"I made June in memory of the mixed media artist and filmmaker Joyce June Wieland, who died of Alzheimer's disease in 1998. She was my friend and teacher. I worked as her apprentice one summer in the early 1980s.
After Joyce died I was asked what it was like to know her. I found that difficult to express in words, she was such a fountain of imagination and inspiration. I was deeply saddened by her death. This wonderful mind and spirit went away and was lost. All that remained was our memories of her and her art. With June I tried to express visually what I couldn't say with words. It is about my experience of knowing Joyce at the height of her creativity and during her demise. I used also some of Joyce's motifs: the circles and curling lines that she loved.
I made June in a very intense 3-month period. I would often cry while working on it. In a way I felt the piece was making itself, like automatic drawing. I felt I was channeling something. The experience was cathartic. I felt more at peace with Joyce's passing after it was done. Now, 17 years later, my mother Betty Ferguson has Alzheimer's. Her middle name is also June. She was also an experimental filmmaker and one of Joyce's best friends."
- Munro Ferguson
Born in New York City in 1960, Munro Ferguson studied painting and drawing at Banff and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. In 1984 Munro created Eureka!, a comic strip about science which was syndicated in over 30 newspapers internationally. In 1994, he joined the National Film Board English Program's Animation Studio, where he wrote, directed and animated numerous films including Falling in Love Again, winner of the 2004 Genie Award for Best Animated Short.
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PIB Analysis : 16th & 17th July 2020
NISHTHA
PRASHAD Scheme
International Centre of Automotive Technology(ICAT) .
Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020
Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone
U.S.-India Strategy Energy Partnership
Facts for Prelims
1 .NISTHA
Context : The first on-line NISHTHA programme for 1200 Key Resources Persons of Andhra Pradesh was launched by Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriya 'Nishank' and Minister of State for HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre
About NISHTHA
NISHTHA is a National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement at the elementary stage under Samagra Shiksha -a flagship programme of MHRD to improve learning outcomes.
NISTHA is an integrated programme seeks to train all heads and teachers as first level counsellors to be alert and responsive to the needs of the students, in addition to promoting joyful learning and taking special care of the requirements of special children
The prominent features of this integrated programme are activity based modules including educational games and quizzes, Social-emotional learning, motivational interactions, team building, preparation for school based assessment, in-built continuous feedback mechanism, online monitoring and support system, training need and impact analysis (Pre and Post training).
In order to enhance professional development of teachers, special emphasis has been given on design and development of training modules. The training Modules for NISHTHA have been developed through a consultative process involving the suggestions from the States and UTs and CBSE, KVS, NVS, School Principals and Non-Governmental Organizations, such as Kaivalya Foundation, Tata Trust, Azim Premji Foundation and Aurobindo Society.
This mega capacity building programme has been integrated with technology to ensure smooth facilitation, availability of digital content and technology enabled teaching methods to support the teachers. A Mobile App and Learning Management System (LMS) based on MOODLE (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) have been developed by NCERT
NISHTHA in face-to-face mode was launched on 21st August, 2019. Thereafter, 33 states/UTs have launched this programme in their states/UTs in collaboration under Samagra Shiksha, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
In 29 States/UTs, the NISHTHA training programme has been completed by the NCERT at the state level.
2 . PRASHAD Scheme
Context : Union Minister of State(IC) for TourismSh. Prahlad Singh Patelvirtually joined Chief Minister of GujaratSh. Vijaybhai Rupanion the inauguration of project"Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath, Gujarat" today. The project "Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath, Gujarat" sanctioned under the PRASHAD scheme in March 2017 has been successfully completed with the cost of Rs. 45.36 crores.
India is a land of numerous religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Sufism having their major pilgrimage centres in different parts of the country.
Pilgrimage tourism is a form of tourism motivated partly or wholly by religious sentiments.
Religion and spirituality are common motivations for travel, with major tourist destinations having developed largely as a result of their connections to sacred places, persons and events.
The growth of domestic tourism largely depends on pilgrimage tourism. To tap this potential there is a need for holistic development of the selected pilgrimage destinations in cooperation with other stakeholders.
About PRASAD Scheme
The 'National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive' (PRASHAD) launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations.
The scheme aimed at infrastructure development such as entry points (Road, Rail and Water Transport), last mile connectivity, basic tourism facilities like Information/ Interpretation Centers, ATM/ Money exchange, eco-friendly modes of transport, area Lighting and illumination with renewable sources of energy, parking, drinking water, toilets, cloak room, waiting rooms, first aid centers, craft bazars /haats/ souvenir shops/ cafeteria, rain shelters, Telecom facilities, internet connectivity etc.
3 . Automotive technology e-portal from International Centre of Automotive Technology(ICAT)
Context : Portal will help in making strong and self-reliant automotive industry in India which is in tune with the vision of Make in India and Atma-Nirbhar vision of Government of India.
Department of Heavy Industry (DHI), Govt of India, has embarked on a mission to promote innovation, R&D and product development in India for various sectors.
Mission involves creation of technology platform e-portals where such technology development, information exchange and innovation can be facilitated.
There are five portals being developed for specific sectors by different organizations viz, BHEL for power sector equipment, HMT for machine tools, CMFTI for manufacturing technology, ICAT and ARAI for automotive sector.
The objective of these portals is to create an ecosystem which will bring solution seekers and problem solvers together.
These include, industry, academia, research institutes, start-ups, professionals and experts. ICAT is developing technology platform for automotive industry called ASPIRE – Automotive Solutions Portal for Industry, Research and Education.
About ASPIRE Portal
ICAT is developing technology platform for automotive industry called ASPIRE – Automotive Solutions Portal for Industry, Research and Education.
The key objective of this portal is to facilitate the Indian Automotive Industry to become self reliant by assisting in innovation and adoption of global technological advancements by bringing together the stakeholders from various associated avenues.
The activities would include Research and Development, Product Technology Development, Technological Innovations, Technical and Quality Problem Resolution for the industry, Manufacturing and Process Technology Development, hosting Challenges for Technology Development and also conducting Market Research and Technology Surveys for identifying the trends in the Indian auto industry.
The e-portal will act as a one stop solution providing a technology platform which will help to bring together the various stakeholders from the Indian auto industry, providing the necessary impetus for ushering the industry into future with combined efforts. This includes bringing together the automotive OEMs, Tier 1 Tier 2 & Tier 3 companies, R&D institutions and academia (colleges & universities) on matters involving technology advancements.
Apart from acting as a solution and resource platform, the portal will also host grand challenges in line with the need of the industry as will be identified from time to time, for development of key automotive technologies.
The ASPIRE portal has been prepared by ICAT and made live in its initial version on 15th July, 2020 as Phase-I.
The first phase will include connecting the users and experts on the portal for functionality assessment.
Phase II of the portal which is expected by August 15, 2020 will include the posting of domain specific challenges, team formation and finalizing the milestones for the execution of projects for the said challenges and industry problems.
These measures are being developed to develop strong and self-reliant automotive industry in India which is in tune with the vision of Make in India and Atma-Nirbhar vision of Government of India.
4 . Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020
Context : Dr Jitendra Singh launched the revamped PM's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration and the web portal www.pmawards.gov.in.
Government of India has instituted a scheme in 2006 namely, "The Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration" – to acknowledge, recognize and reward the extraordinary and innovative work done by Districts/ Organizations of the Central and State Governments.
All officers of Central & State Governments individually or as a group or as organizations are eligible for consideration
The Scheme was restructured in 2014 for recognizing the performance of District Collectors in Priority Programs, Innovations and Aspirational Districts.
The Scheme has been restructured again in 2020, to recognize the performance of District Collectors towards economic development of the District.
The Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration under the restructured scheme shall be conferred by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas – October 31, 2020 at the Statue of Unity, Kevadia, Gujarat.
About the Revamped Scheme
The Scheme Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020, has been revamped to recognize the performance of the District Collectors towards outcome indicators, economic development, peoples' participation and redressal of public grievances. Nominations have been called in four major categories – District Performance Indicators Programme, Innovation General Category, Aspirational Districts Program and Namami Gange Program.
Under the District Performance Indicators Programme, District Collectors would be evaluated on their contribution to Inclusive Development through credit flow to priority sector, Promoting peoples movements – Jan Bhagidari through effective implementation of priority sector schemes of SBM (Gramin) and SBM (Urban) programs, Improving service delivery and redressal of Public Grievances.
The Innovations category of the Scheme has been broad-based to provide separate award categories for innovations at National, State and District level. The period of consideration for the awards is 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2020. In all 15 Awards would be conferred under the Scheme in 2020.
5 . Bhagirathi Eco Sensitive Zone
Context : In a review meeting of the CHAARDHAAM ROAD PROJECT in the State of Uttarakhand via Video Conferencing, Union Environment Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar informed that the Zonal Master Plan(ZMP), prepared by the Government of Uttarakhand and appraised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, has been accorded approval by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEF&CC) on 16th July,2020.
About Bhagirathi Eco – Sensitive Zone
The Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone notification from Gaumukh to Uttarakashi covering an area of 4179.59 sq. kilometer was issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEF&CC) on 18th December 2012 keeping in view the requirements of the local people without affecting their rights and privileges and also ensuring eco-friendly development for their livelihood security.
The notification was subsequently amended on 16th April, 2018 in consultation with the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways, GOI; Government of Uttarakhand and Indian Road Congress.
About the Notification
The Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone notification mandated the State Government of Uttarakhand to prepare ZMP to be implemented under the supervision of the Monitoring Committee.
The ZMP is based on watershed approach and includes governance in the area of forest and wildlife, watershed management, irrigation, energy, tourism, public health and sanitation, road infrastructure, etc.
Purpose of Zonal Master Plan
The purpose of making the Zonal Master Plan is to regulate the developmental activities in the region in such a way that it ensures:
Environmental and Ecological protection of the entire endangered area, falling in the catchment of river Bhagirathi from Gaumukh to Uttarakashi town.
Holistic development of the area ensuring livelihood security of the people living in thearea including protection of their traditional rights and privileges.
The approval of ZMP will give a boost to conservation and ecology of the area and also to undertake developmental activities as permitted under ZMP.
The approval will also pave way for faster execution of the ChaarDhaam Project.
Approval of the ZMP could make the entire Bhagirathi region extremely vulnerable to natural disasters
The Himalayas are extremely fragile mountains. The rocks still haven't consolidated completely. Hill cutting will definitely destabilise hills, if there is forest loss debris would flow into the river affecting the river and making the entire region extremely vulnerable to landslides. Also beyond 1800 to 2000 metres altitude its mostly moraines (unconsolidated glacial debris). If there is a cloudburst these will add to landslides.
Himalayas are in seismic zone V a major earthquake can happen anytime.
6 . U.S.-India Strategy Energy Partnership
Context : U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan co-chaired a virtual ministerial meeting of the U.S.-India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) to review progress, highlight major accomplishments, and prioritize new areas for cooperation.
About US – India Strategic Energy Partnership
Established in April 2018 at the direction of President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recognizing the strategic importance of energy to the U.S.-India bilateral relationship, the SEP builds upon longstanding energy partnership and sets the stage for meaningful engagements through robust government-to-government cooperation and industry engagement.
The United States and India share an all-of-the-above approach to energy security and energy access.
The SEP organizes inter-agency engagement on both sides across four primary pillars of cooperation:
(1) Power and Energy Efficiency;
(2) Oil and Gas;
(3) Renewable Energy;
(4) Sustainable Growth.
Through the 4 pillars, the United States and India are working to strengthen and modernize the power grid and distribution utilities for clean, affordable, and reliable energy access; improve efficiency, flexibility, and environmental performance in the power sector; promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth through long-term energy development; enhance energy security through oil and gas trade, and infrastructure investment; advance the development, deployment, and integration of renewable energy and expand access to finance for renewable energy projects; and reduce market barriers to energy trade and investment.
The SEP also supports USG efforts under the Asia EDGE initiative, which establishes India as a strong energy partner in the Indo-Pacific region.
The two countries are also leading joint research and development (R&D) through the U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy-Research (PACE-R) on smart grids and energy storage to increase resilience and reliability of the electric grid.
Recently they announced new areas of research on transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced coal technologies for power generation and hydrogen production, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).
Recent Agreements / Decisions
Enhancing Energy Security : The sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to begin cooperation on Strategic Petroleum Reserves operation and maintenance, including exchange of information and best practices. They also discussed the possibility of India storing oil in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to increase their nation's strategic oil stockpile.
Harnessing Innovation : The sides launched a public-private Hydrogen Task Force to help scale up technologies to produce hydrogen from renewable energy and fossil fuel sources and to bring down the cost of deployment for enhanced energy security and resiliency. They also signed an MOU to collaborate on India's first-ever Solar Decathlon India in 2021, establishing a collegiate competition to prepare the next generation of building professionals to design and build high efficiency buildings powered by renewables. The sides jointly launched collaboration between the U.S. DOE National labs and the Indian National Institutes under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy as part of the newly launched South Asia Group for Energy (SAGE), supported by USAID, for joint research on development and deployment of advanced clean technologies.
Modernizing the Power System : The two sides have been collaborating to modernize Distribution Sector through various reform measures for achieving reliable quality 24X7 power supply through increased private participation; enhancing consumer centricity; deployment of Smart Meters across India; and, establishing Smart Grid Knowledge Centre in India as a "Global Centre of Excellence" for Smart Grids. USAID and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation are developing a concept to establish a new $25-million credit guarantee for the Small and Medium Enterprise sector to deploy rooftop solar. The sides agreed to collaborate on advanced high-efficiency coal technologies with low-to-zero emissions through carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), focusing on USDOE's Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small, Transformative) initiative to develop 21st Century coal energy systems. New areas of technical cooperation include application of renewable energy in the economic sectors; development of new business models and decision-making tools for renewable energy; skill building and training programs; and adoption of emerging digital technologies and advanced IT management tools to enhance cyber security of renewable energy systems.
Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Conservation : The United States and India have been working to enhance building and appliance efficiency through enhanced building codes, design and operation of smart buildings of the future, smart meters and demand side response, as well as retrofit of buildings to improve building performance, promote energy conservation, and improve indoor air quality. The sides are also working to enhance energy efficiency in the industrial sector and will work to advance a comprehensive energy management system in accordance with ISO50001. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USAID and Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) jointly initiated a new activity, "Retrofit of Air Conditioning to Improve Air Quality for Safety and Efficiency" (RAISE) for healthy and energy efficient buildings. The initiative will be scaled in public sector buildings
Promoting Energy Trade and Investment : The sides noted the significant increase in bilateral hydrocarbon trade since the establishment of SEP, with the bilateral hydrocarbon trade touching US$ 9.2 billion during 2019-20, marking a 93% increase since 2017-18, and affirmed to promote greater hydrocarbon trade between the two countries. The sides took note of their governments' strong commitment to advance our civil nuclear cooperation, and welcomed recent progress on the Westinghouse commercial reactor project at Kovvada, which represents an important milestone in our strategic relationship.
Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth : The sides are working to enhance long-term energy development and plans and strategies through adoption of best practices and methodologies in energy data management; capacity building in energy modeling and promotion of low carbon technologies. USAID and NITI Aayog jointly launched the India Energy Modeling Forum to build a network of modeling community and its linkage with Government for analytical work and policy making exercise.
Empowering Women in the Energy Sector : Recognizing the need for a more balanced workforce with diverse skill sets to support energy innovation and address critical energy challenges of the future, the Ministers committed to addressing gender diversity, gender mainstreaming, and promoting women's entrepreneurship across the energy sector through the SEP platform. USAID launched the South Asia Women in Energy (SAWIE) platform focused on the power sector and the sides are working to incorporate gender-focused activities across the technical pillars.
7 . Facts for Prelims
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare , Government of India. Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture.
The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi.
The Council is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country.
With 101 ICAR institutes and 71 agricultural universities spread across the country this is one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world.
The ICAR has played a pioneering role in ushering Green Revolution and subsequent developments in agriculture in India through its research and technology development that has enabled the country to increase the production of foodgrains by 5.6 times, horticultural crops by 10.5 times, fish by 16.8 times, milk by 10.4 times and eggs by 52.9 times since 1950-51 to 2017-18, thus making a visible impact on the national food and nutritional security.
It has played a major role in promoting excellence in higher education in agriculture. It is engaged in cutting edge areas of science and technology development and its scientists are internationally acknowledged in their fields.
National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)
National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) was established in 1953 by the Government of India, with the primary objective to promote, develop and commercialise the technologies / know-how / inventions / patents / processes emanating from various national R&D institutions / Universities and is presently working under the administrative control of the Dept. of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology.
During the past six decade of its existence and in pursuance of its corporate goals, NRDC has forged strong links with the scientific and industrial community in India and abroad and developed a wide network of research institutions, academia and industry and made formal arrangements with them for the commercialisation of know-how developed in their laboratories and is now recognised as a large repository of wide range of technologies spread over almost all areas of industries, viz. Agriculture and Agro-processing, Chemicals including Pesticides, Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, Bio Technology, Metallurgy, Electronics and Instrumentation, Building Materials, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics etc.
It has licensed the indigenous technology to more then 4800 entrepreneurs and helped to establish a large number of small and medium scale industries.
Besides being the torch bearer in the field of technology transfer, NRDC also undertakes number of activities under its structured promotional programme for encouragement and advancement of research, promotion of inventions and innovations such as meritorious inventions awards, Techno-Commercial support, Technical and financial assistance for IPR Protection, Value addition services and support for further development of technologies and much more.
NRDC has also successfully exported technologies and services to both developed as well as the developing countries. NRDC is recognised, particularly in the developing countries, as the source of reliable appropriate technology, machines and services, which are typically suitable for these countries.
Categories July 2020, PIB ANALYSIS
Daily Current Affairs : 19th and 20th July 2020


VIDEO: Indianapolis Motor Speedway is big. Like REALLY big.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Yes, we know Indianapolis Motor Speedway is big, but how big?
You may have seen a photo showing everything that can fit inside of it, like Vatican City, Yankee Stadium and The White House.
But a recent video produced by ESPN may give you an even better idea of the size of IMS.
The video shows a 3-D lap around IMS, following IndyCars around the track.
The cars pass Britain's House of Parliament, the Eiffel Tower and Vatican City in Turn 1, then pass The White House and Russia's Winter Palace in Turn 2.
In the back straightaway, the cars pass three aircraft carriers.
In Turn 3, the cars pass the Roman Colosseum and the Taj Mahal. Lastly, the cars pass Yankee Stadium, Sydney Opera House and Wembley Stadium.
All that, plus the Egyptian pyramids would fit inside IMS.
Click here to watch the video of the 3-D track.


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Last week, the hip hop duo, Blackalicious released "Imani, Vol. 1". Three years in the making, this album is the first of a projected trilogy to be released over the course of two years. It is being called Blackalicious' most ambitious and accomplished effort to...
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LARA - I have an active patient registry identification card and I recently moved. How do I update my address on my registry card? How much is the fee?
You must complete a change of address. You may do this online or submit a paper form.
To change your address online, you must be a patient, register for an online account, and link to your existing record. Our online amendments are available on our website at www.michigan.gov/mmp.
To change your address by mail, you must complete the Change Name or Address Form. The form includes instructions and lists the supporting documentation you must submit with the form. The form can be found on our website at www.michigan.gov/mmp.
You can make changes to your address during the renewal of your registry card.
You may renew online or submit a paper application. To renew online you must be a patient without a caregiver whose physician has an online account. You must still visit your physician for online physician certification. Online instructions and the online portal are available on our website at www.michigan.gov/mmp. When entering your information enter your new mailing address in the mailing address field.
To mail your renewal, the MMMP Application Packet can be found on our website at www.michigan.gov/mmp. When filling out the application, enter your new address on the address line.


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Dom na pustkowiu – polski czarno-biały film psychologiczny z 1949 roku, pierwszy film w reżyserii Jana Rybkowskiego. Pierwowzorem scenariusza do filmu było opowiadanie autorstwa Jarosława Iwaszkiewicza pod tym samym tytułem.

Praca nad filmem
Rybkowski podjął pracę nad filmem w roku 1947; w trakcie realizacji wprowadzano rozmaite zmiany scenariuszowe i niektóre epizody kręcono ponownie. "Dom na pustkowiu" miał premierę na festiwalu w Wenecji w roku 1949, jednak w związku z zastrzeżeniami ze strony władz kinematografii i Ministerstwa Kultury nie skierowano go do rozpowszechniania. Poddany został dalszym przeróbkom; ich celem było nasycenie stosunkowo apolitycznej fabuły elementami będącymi apologią władzy ludowej. Pomimo tego podczas kolaudacji w Wiśle kolejna wersja również została mocno skrytykowana. Włodzimierz Sokorski pisał, że w utworze nie przezwyciężono "tendencji nacjonalistyczno-prawicowych", że jest "czasowo opóźniony" i ma "fałszywy wydźwięk ideologiczno-artystyczny", promując "fałszywą koncepcję solidaryzmu narodowego i mieszczańskiego pseudohumanizmu". W rezultacie film poddano dalszym, tym razem już gruntownym zmianom; wyeliminowano sceny dotyczące Powstania Warszawskiego, dodano epizody które przedstawiają konspiratorów z AK w świetle karykaturalnym i epizody narastania świadomości klasowej, a film zakończono sceną entuzjastycznego odczytania manifestu, w którym konspiratorzy witają wkraczającą na tereny kraju armię polską w braterskim sojuszu z Armią Radziecką. Ta wersja ostatecznie skierowana została do kin, choć ona również nie spotkała się z pełną aprobatą. Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz oceniał, że kolegialne przeróbki co prawda transplantują na grunt polski "zasady współpracy, szeroko stosowanej w Związku Radzieckim", niemniej zauważył, że film ma tylko "pozory rewolucyjności".

Fabuła
Trwa wojna. Pod Warszawą mieszkają młoda dziewczyna Basia i jej ciotka Kazia. Pewnego razu w ich domu pojawia się Hubert, inżynier i konspirator, związany z lewicowym ruchem oporu. Kobiety przyjmują go z niechęcią i obawą. Pomiędzy nim a Basią budzi się miłość. Dziewczyna i jej ciotka dołączają do pracy konspiracyjnej. Po wybuchu w stolicy powstania Hubert opuszcza podwarszawski dom i wraz z małą fabryczką amunicji przenosi się na Starówkę.

Obsada
 Aleksandra Śląska – Basia
 Maria Gella – ciocia Kazia
 Jerzy Śliwiński – Hubert
 Krystyna Ciechomska – Hanka, koleżanka Basi
 Halina Drohocka – nauczycielka
 Edward Dziewoński – Jurek, narzeczony Hanki
 Klemens Mielczarek – Wicek
 Zbigniew Skowroński – towarzysz Jan
 Maria Dąbrowska
 Lucjan Dytrych
 Danuta Korolewicz
 Zofia Łapicka
 Michał Melina
 Adam Mikołajewski
 Konstanty Pągowski
 Stefan Śródka – węglarz
 Ludwik Tatarski

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Filmowe adaptacje utworów Jarosława Iwaszkiewicza
Polskie filmy z 1949 roku
Polskie dramaty filmowe
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Фонд Викимедиа против АНБ (, официальное название иска — Фонд Викимедиа и другие против Агентства национальной безопасности и других []) — судебный иск, поданный Американским союзом защиты гражданских свобод (ACLU) от имени Фонда Викимедиа и ряда других организаций против Агентства национальной безопасности (АНБ) США, министерства юстиции США, и других названных лиц с обвинением последних в ведении массовой слежки за пользователями Википедии, осуществляемой АНБ. Иск утверждает, что слежка за пользователями и  о них нарушает Первую поправку к Конституции США, которая защищает свободу слова, и Четвёртую поправку, которая запрещает необоснованные обыски и аресты.

Иск был подан в федеральный окружной суд по округу штата Мэриленд, поскольку АНБ базируется в Форт-Миде, штат Мэриленд.

Истцами являются Фонд Викимедиа, , Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International США, , , журнал ,  и .

Факты массового слежения и сбора сведений о пользователях были впервые обнародованы бывшим аналитиком АНБ Эдвардом Сноуденом. Предыдущий иск ACLU 2013 года, , оказался неудачным, но представители Фонда Викимедиа и ACLU полагают, что новый судебный процесс будет успешным в свете разоблачений Сноудена, в частности, публикации секретного слайда, связанного конкретно с Википедией. Со времени иска 2013 года правительство США подтвердило многие ключевые факты о сборе данных, ведущемся АНБ, в том числе по «обоснованным подозрениям». Адвокат ACLU Патрик Туми отметил, что нынешний иск является особенно актуальным, поскольку истцы участвуют в «сотнях миллиардов международных связей» ежегодно, и любая программа сбора данных неизбежно затронет значительную часть этих коммуникаций.

6 августа 2015 года обвиняемые внесли ходатайство о прекращении дела, утверждая, что истцы не показали, что им был нанесен ущерб путём сбора данных и, следовательно, они не имеют оснований для судебного иска. В ответ на это Electronic Frontier Foundation представил Amicus curiae от имени группы библиотек и книжных магазинов. Обе стороны выступили в прениях на судебном заседании 25 сентября 2015 года.

23 октября 2015 года окружной суд по округу штата Мэриленд отклонил иск на основании . Окружной судья  постановил, что истцы не смогли доказать, что они действительно подвергались слежке и сбору данных, повторив решение по иску Клэппер против Amnesty International США 2013 года. Представитель Фонда Викимедиа заявил, что Фонд намерен обжаловать это решение, поскольку у них нет никаких сомнений, что слежка и перехват коммуникаций были как в отношении пользовательского сообщества, так и самого Фонда. Представитель Electronic Frontier Foundation, который представил amicus curiae в поддержку истцов, сказал, что неправомерно отклонять иск из-за отсутствия доказательств, поскольку обжалованная программа слежки была секретной, и призвал федеральные суды решать эту серьёзную конституционную проблему. Истцы подали апелляцию в Апелляционный суд четвёртого округа США 17 февраля 2016 года.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Wikimedia v NSA infopage from ACLU
 Complaint from ACLU
 Wikimedia Foundation v. National Security Agency FAQ
 NSA — Why Are We Interested in HTTP? (слайд, обнародованный Сноуденом, демонстрирует Википедию в качестве объекта слежения)

Американский союз защиты гражданских свобод
Эдвард Сноуден
Викимедиа
Агентство национальной безопасности
Судебные процессы в США
Amnesty International
Свобода слова в США
Массовая слежка в США


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Q: Java template project for Automation Testing for a new WebApp? In any framework Can anybody suggest me any preset template project for a new web application?
Using Java and Selenium Webdriver I'm looking for a skeleton project with preset pages and basic methods for automation. For pages like LoginPage, BasePage etc. With list of web elements, which will be corrected and specified of course.
Framework could be like Gauge, Sahi, TestNG or something similiar.
What I need is a template project, to not start from absolute scratch. Thank you for any help.

A: If you have maven installed in your machine. Then you have to just run two commands to get the skeleton project in a given directory.
mvn archetype:generate

Enter project template code : 978 (testNG based)
Input groupId , artefactId, version and packaging type. After few seconds, you shall get a template project in your directory.

A: I am often in the situation where I ask myself "how do I rapidly prototype a java & maven web app with login and basic authentication?"
Using Java and Spring Boot, you can follow one of the tutorials on Spring website, such as: https://spring.io/guides/gs/securing-web/. It's a partial response to a question that is a little bit too broad.


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