2. The Promoter is: SKINS (19 O'Riordan St, Alexandria NSW 2015). Distributed through True Alliance Brands PTY LIMITED: 19 O'Riordan St, Alexandria NSW, 2015, Ph: + 612 8306 3334. ABN 80098979803 (Promoter).
3. The promotion commences at 5.30pm (AEDT) on 6th August 2018 and closes at 4.30pm (AEDT) on 7th Sept 2018 (Promotion Period).
4. Entry into the promotion is open to Australia residents aged 18 years of age or over (Eligible Entrants), excluding directors, management, agents, employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter and each of their related bodies associated with the conduct of this promotion.
5. To enter, Eligible Entrants must, be available to take the prize on the dates indicated in Clause 10.5 if they are a winner, and during the Promotion Period, make a purchase from the SKINS online store https://www.skins.net/au to the value of AU$150 or more. Multiple entries are permitted.
8. The draw will take place at 10.00 am (AEDT) on 12th September 2018 at True Alliance Brands Pty Ltd (19 O'Riordan St, Alexandria NSW 2015). The draw will be conducted by SKINS Head of Marketing. (Drawer).
Two (2) return Economy Class flights from the winner's nearest Australian capital city to either Bali (Denpasar) or Noosa (Maroochydore). Prize includes flight associated taxes, fees and carrier charges. If the winner is from WA and they choose the Active Escape in Noosa they may be flown to Sydney the day prior, then Sydney to Noosa.
The maximum value of the prize is provided for information purposes only. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in the maximum value of the Prize.
10.1 The prize values quoted are accurate based on a return Flexible Economy airfare from Perth to the Gold Coast for travel in April 2018 and accurate as at 14 February 2018. Maximum for ACT would be $4,500 based on lower flight costs. There will be no difference paid to the winner between the maximum value and the actual value.
10.2 The winner and their travelling companion (who must be 18 years of age or over) are responsible for all other expenses including but not limited to incidentals, tips, service charges, spending money, transfers (other than those specified), activities (other than those specified), tickets or passes, room service, telephone calls, mini-bar items, laundry services, travel insurance, excess payable on insurance claims. Travel insurance is highly recommended.
10.3 Prize travel is subject to availability at the time of booking. The winner and their companions must travel together on all prize travel and airline choice will be determined by the promoter.
10.4 The winners and their travelling companions must be available for travel to Bali between Saturday 13 October 2018 and Friday 19 October 2018 (inclusive) OR Noosa between Wednesday 24th October 2018 and Tuesday 30th October 2018 to accept the prize as outlined in clause 10. No compensation will be paid to the winners or their companion if travel is not able to be undertaken on these dates.
10.5 The flights to Bali will depart on Saturday 13 October 2018 and return on Friday 19 October 2018. The flights to Noosa will depart on Wednesday 24th October 2018 and return on Tuesday 30th October 2018. Winners will be informed of exact departure times no later than one week after the winner accepts their prize.
10.7 All components of the prize must be taken together. The winner and their travel companion must travel together and depart from and return to the same departure point.
10.8 Winner may be required to present a credit card at time of accommodation check-in to the hotel for all incidental charges.
10.9 A prize (or any part thereof) cannot be sold, is not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken for cash.
10.10 The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variations in the travel itinerary due to flight delays, flight cancellations as per the prize quoted in clause 10. There will be no recourse on any financial compensation or replacement air tickets.
10.11 The winners and their companion agree to abide to any prevailing terms and conditions of flight provider (Conditions of Carriage), accommodation provider, transport provider, services provider, transfers provider, travel insurance provider, tour or ticket providers, and in particular, any health, behaviour, age and safety requirements. Any part of a prize that is not taken for any reason is forfeited by the winners.
10.12 The Promoter reserves the right to require the winners (and their travel companion) to sign any legal documentation as and in the form required by the Promoter, Agent, or suppliers of prizes, in their absolute discretion including without limitation a form of waiver or release with respect to acceptance or usage of the prize, or any liability arising out of or in relation to a Prize or this Competition.
10.13 All prize elements cannot be exchanged, transferred or redeemed for cash. If for any reason, a prize winner cannot take any component of the prize then that portion of the prize will be forfeited and not redeemable for cash.
10.14 All components of the prize, including accommodation are subject to availability, based on a limited allocation of rooms and may not be available during special events. In the event that any component of a prize is unavailable for any reason, subject to State legislation, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute that prize component with another prize of equal value and the prize winner will be notified accordingly.
10.15 No refund or exchange on any tickets except as required by law and as otherwise specified by the seller.
10.16 Tickets may not be resold or offered for resale at a premium (including via on-line auction sites) or used for advertising, promotion or other commercial purposes (including competitions and trade promotions) or to enhance the demand for other goods or services by the bearer. If a ticket is sold or used in breach of this condition, the ticket may be cancelled and the bearer of the ticket may be refused admission.
10.17 In participating in the prizes, the winners agree to participate and co-operate as required in all editorial activities relating to the Competition, including but not limited to being interviewed and photographed. The winners grant the Promoter a perpetual and non-exclusive licence to use such footage and photographs in all media worldwide and the winners will not be entitled to any fee for such use.
10.18 The winner and their travelling companion agree that they will not sell or otherwise make available their story and/or photographs to any media or other organisation.
10.19 If any prize (or part of any prize) is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize (or that part of the prize) with a prize of equal value and/or specification, subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority.
10.20 It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winners must comply with all the conditions of use of the prize and the prize supplier's requirements.
12. The Prize winners must be available to travel during the stated Travel Period. Inability to travel during this time will result in the forfeit of the Prize. A Prize winner and their guests must travel together on all prize travel and will not accrue Qantas Points on any element of the prize. An upgrade cannot be purchased on airfares with cash or using Qantas Points.
14. There can be no changes to travel arrangements once tickets have been issued or accommodation bookings once the reservation is confirmed.
16. The winners will be notified by phone and in writing by email within two business days of the draw using the phone number and the email address listed in their Qantas Frequent Flyer profile as applicable, and their names will be announced online 12th September 2018 for a period of at least 28 days.
17. The Promoter reserves the right to redraw in the event of an entrant being unable to satisfy these promotion terms and conditions or forfeiting or not claiming a prize. If a prize remains unclaimed at 5.30pm (AEDT) on 15th September 2018 a second draw will be conducted by the Drawer on 16th September 2018 at the same time and location as the original draw, subject to any written direction given under applicable law. Any winner determined in accordance with this clause will be notified by phone and in writing within two business days of the draw and their name will be announced on online at www.skins.net/au/activeescapes from 12th September for a period of at least 28 days.
21. Entry details remain the property of the Promoter. The name of the prize winner may be used for promotional purposes by the Promoter, unless the winner otherwise notifies the Promoter at the time of accepting the prize. Entrants consent to the Promoter using personal information provided in connection with this promotion for the purposes of facilitating the conduct of the promotion and awarding any prizes (including to third parties involved in the promotion and any applicable statutory authorities) and to conduct marketing activities. Without limiting the foregoing, entrants' personal information provided in connection with this promotion will be handled in accordance with the Promoter's Privacy Statement, visit https://www.skins.net/au/privacy-policy/ to obtain a copy.
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The purpose of this geo-portal is to support spatial analyses and planning in the Western Indian Ocean and Horn of Africa coastal countries.
>> the Mozalink project, supported by WIOMSA, which is compiling and making available biophysical datasets for the Mozambique Channel (final outputs in preparation).
>> through the 'Workshop to consider Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in the Western Indian Ocean" from 13-15 November, 2017 in the Seychelles, where multiple MSP initiatives in the WIO, including MASPAWIO, are presented (see http://www.unep.org/nairobiconvention).
A number of geoportals already exist, for example the BIOPAMA portal on Protected Areas, the Africa Marine Atlas maintained by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) of UNESCO, and the Nairobi Convention Clearing House Mechanism, and others. These have formal foundations with governments and United Nations processes and represent the formal end of data provision for the Western Indian Ocean, or they have more general or non-marine focal areas. As a result, there are significant barriers to the uploading and dissemination of datasets produced through informal processes, such as in research and project implementation.
MASPAWIO specifically targets these non-formal marine and coastal research and ocean data outputs, generated to meet needs for spatial data in the Western Indian Ocean and adjacent seas in the Red Sea and Gulfs. By linking to other geoportals, including those mentioned above, this information will be more widely available, while remaining within a focal marine and coastal site with a specific geographical focus.
The primary need addressed is for national and other spatial planning processes to access information.
A secondary need addressed is from varied stakeholders (eg. projects, researchers and any interested stakeholders) having better access to data.
The portal improves visibility and sharing of data from researchers, NGOs and implementation projects. This acts as a stepping stone for this data into more formal repositories, such as the African Marine Atlas supported by UNESCO, the Nairobi Convention Clearing House Mechanism and biodiversity portals such as OBIS and GBIF.


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If there's one thing that unites all Indians, it's a sale. There's nothing quite like getting a good deal on something you've had your eye on. And if you've been thinking about buying 'that' new gadget or home appliance for a while, now is the perfect time to do it. The CLiQtronic Sale has some irresistible deals on almost any category you can think of. From phones and TVs to printers and even water purifiers, the sale has got it all covered. But for the ones who haven't locked their eyes on a particular product, here's a list of the top 10 buys from the sale that are worth checking out.
Was: Rs 46,300; now: Rs 43,499 The 2018 iPad is one of the best tablets avail able right now and is ideal for both media consumption and productivity-related work (if you pair it up with a keyboard). The iPad also supports Apple Pencil that will help you channel your creativity. The A10 Fusion Chip onboard makes it one of the fastest and most efficient tablets out there.
Was: 15,999; now: Rs 12,990 The Pulse 3 has well-proved its capabilities of being a party speaker with its waterproof rating and its LED light show. Thanks to the newly updated powerful drivers, the Pulse 3 plays rich 360-degree sound which is loud enough to fill a closed party hall or a room. With the help of JBL Connect you can also synchronise the speaker with other JBL Connect compatible speakers to sync and play songs (and even lights!) together. Go get that party started!
Was: Rs 17,990; now: Rs 11,690 If you've been wanting to upgrade your old oven, this deal will get you going. This IFB appliance is an all-in-one microwave oven that is perfect for all your cooking needs, from baking to grilling. The multi-stage cooking function automatically allows sequential execution of various modes for a hassle-free cooking experience. The rotisserie will also come in handy to prepare delicious crispy meat dishes.
Was: Rs 2,499; now: Rs 1,999 In the world of changing ports, wireless earphones are a smart investment. The JBL T110BT are the earphones to buy if you want a nice pair at a reasonable price. These Bluetooth earphones have a decent 6-hour battery life and also offer great bass for the price.
Was: 3,999; now: Rs 2,499 Every family needs one of this. The Eureka Forbes vacuum cleaner is light and portable, delivering an efficient and powerful performance to easily remove dirt from the remotest of places, thanks to its long chord.
Was: Rs 34,990; now: Rs 30,990 If you've purchased a crisp 4K TV but still find the experience of watching a movie lacking, the JBL Bar 3.1 is something you should consider right away. The Bar 3.1 delivers crisp highs and some deep rumble, thanks to its wireless subwoofer. The bar also offers deep bass which can be adjusted according to your liking.
Was: 19,500; now: Rs 15,799 With rising pollutants in our water sources, it is essential to have a water purifier that can give you safe, drinkable water conveniently. The Kent Grand Plus is one good purifier that uses both RO & UV/UF methods to purify water. The TDS controller helps add minerals lost during the RO process and adjusts mineral level in the output. Its large 8 litre capacity will also have you covered in times of a power outage.
Was: Rs 77,200; now: Rs 58,999 For people who want to get into the Mac ecosystem without spending a lot, the Apple MacBook Air is still the best option out there. The Air offers solid performance and has a comfortable keyboard which makes for a smooth user experience. The Intel i5 Processor and 8GB RAM along with the well-optimised MacOS also provides amazing battery life for all your needs.


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Kiggans Aims to Mitigate Nursing Shortage
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State Senator Jen Kiggans (R-Va Beach)
By Ashley Spinks Dugan
There are 41,000 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) currently working in Virginia. And it's not enough.
Virginia was already dealing with a fairly severe nursing shortage prior to the pandemic. A 2010 study by the Virginia Nurses Association predicted that by 2020, one in three Virginians would not be able to access the healthcare they needed because of nursing shortages. And in a recent report, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing pointed out that given the United States' aging population, the demand for healthcare workers will only increase in coming years.
Long hours and stressful working conditions during this public health crisis have made nursing an even less attractive field. Virginia Sen. Jennifer Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach) has proposed legislation she thinks will help mitigate the shortage. Kiggans is the chief patron of Senate Bill 1147, which would expand eligibility for the Virginia Department of Health's Mary Marshall Scholarship.
The scholarship currently is open to Virginia students training to become Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Registered Nurses (RNs). Kiggans' bill would expand eligibility to CNA students. Successful applicants for the scholarship receive up to $2,000 per year while pursuing their degree, in exchange for service in Virginia after graduation.
Senate Bill 1147 is the product of a work-study completed by the General Assembly last year, Kiggans said. The study examined staffing ratios at long-term care facilities, another issue close to Kiggans' heart. She said the work-study group met for several weeks over the summer. Meetings lasted three or four hours at a time, she explained and included a wide variety of stakeholders—from nursing advocacy groups to industry and administration representatives. Thirty-five solutions came out of the work-study group, and Kiggans transformed four of them into pieces of legislation for the 2021 session.
Kiggans is a geriatric nursing practitioner by trade, she said, and has seen first-hand the burnout that can result from long-term care facilities being chronically understaffed. "Being a nurse in those facilities, I know…there's just not enough of us to go around," Kiggans said. "We don't have breaks and we're asked to see so many patients. And we too want to come home and sleep eventually," she added.
Kiggans explained how providing quality patient care in long-term care facilities is time-intensive work. The residents of such facilities may be elderly or have limited mobility. They need help bathing, eating and walking around. Kiggans said investing this necessary time is difficult when nursing staff is stretched so thin. Most of the time, she said, CNAs in particular are on the frontlines of this work. As a nurse practitioner, Kiggans explained, "I'm not the person answering the call bell." Rather, it's a CNA responding to the urgent needs of residents.
Over the past year, Kiggans noted, CNAs have faced even more stress and personal risk while on the job because of the COVID-19 pandemic. About 45% of Virginia's total deaths from the virus occurred in long-term care facilities. "In that congregate setting, you have so many people in close quarters. Between lack of PPE and staffing shortages and just a frail population, it was kind of a recipe of disaster," Kiggans explained. She hopes that the one silver lining of a tragic situation is that it highlighted the need for more healthcare professionals.
Last year and again during the 2021 session, Kiggans proposed legislation to mandate staffing ratios at long-term care facilities. The bill did not progress. Instead, the issue was sent to the Joint Health Commission for further study. Kiggans said she's already familiar with industry arguments against staffing requirements. Kiggans said during an interview that In addition to not wanting to pay for the extra staff, industry leaders will say "we can't mandate that facilities have a certain number of staff in place, because there is not enough nurses out there."
Kiggans explained that her Senate Bill 1147 is an attempt to take "ten steps back" and address the root of that shortage so that eventually staffing ratios can be mandated without excuses. Kiggans argued that staffing ratios improve the job experience for nurses, lead to better patient care and help residents' loved ones feel at ease. About 30 other states already have staffing ratio requirements, Kiggans said, and Virginia is not among them.
"People leave jobs in long-term care because they're overworked and underpaid," Kiggans said. She pointed out that to earn a credential as a CNA takes mere months. "It's definitely something we can pay for at the state level, just as an incentive," she said of her effort to expand the Mary Marshall Scholarship. Kiggans' bill passed out of three Senate committees without garnering a single nay vote before passing unanimously before the full chamber. On Feb. 16, it passed the full House and now is headed to Gov. Northam for his signature.
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Wimsaur sent me a cool video of one of his variant Tarot spreads today, and I find his layouts interesting.
I also couldn't help notice all the orbs he was getting floating around that spread… He's got another "heroic" configuration that was inspired by the Monomyth game, and who knows… maybe it'll inspire an additional tweak to the game as well.
I saw Dr. Jason on my lunch break today for a change, hoping maybe if I get the adjustments done earlier in the day I won't pass out in the evenings. So far, so good. My plan is to buckle down and try to get more progress on the Thelemic Tea Ceremony write-up tonight.


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Deputy Prime Minister of the Amur Region Konstantin Chmarov became head of the coordinating center of the cosmodrome "Vostochny"
On June 7, at a videoconference meeting, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin appointed Konstantin Chmarov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Amur Region, as head of the coordination center of the Vostochny cosmodrome.
"Konstantin Vasilyevich (Chmarov) is an experienced person, a former military man, knows the specifics of work, is competent in matters of building a cosmodrome. We also intend to update and strengthen the composition of the interdepartmental commission, "said Dmitry Rogozin.
The Deputy Prime Minister explained that the center's tasks are to monitor the implementation of the construction and installation and commissioning work schedules at the cosmodrome, equipment delivery times, verification functions and compliance with work safety and technical safety requirements.
"The main task now is to link the work with the supply of technological equipment. In the middle of summer 2015, all work related to the first launch from the Vostochny cosmodrome must be completed in order to successfully carry it out at the end of the year, "the Deputy Prime Minister said.
Also at the conference it was stressed that the interdepartmental commission for the coordination of work related to the creation of the spaceport would be seriously updated and strengthened.
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An encrypted journal. A bloody assassination. A long-lost holy relic. Unraveling these mysteries will take explorers from the bustling streets of Rio de Janeiro to the deepest, darkest reaches of the Amazon jungle where even conquistadores feared to tread.
The clues point to the lost city of the Q'ero, rumored to be filled with riches beyond imagination-and a legendary holy artifact that could be used for either great good or terrible evil. But to get there, the explorers must first uncover an ancient conspiracy of murder, greed, and miraculous revelations.
The Miracle Stone of the Amazon can fit into your ongoing Hollow Earth Expedition game or serve as a jumbo-sized stand-alone scenario. It features optional new rules for Faith and Miracles, which provide players and Gamemasters new choices for supernatural powers.


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Carnis Poindexter, 83, is beloved to countless people throughout the Roanoke Valley. For more than four decades, Poindexter, affectionately known as Coach P, poured his heart and soul into hundreds of students, teaching hundreds of students both in the classroom and on the court — the — the tennis tennis to, both on the court and in life. For decades, he also taught biology at Patrick Henry High School.
The myth that a coach must demean a player to unlock their full potential has long been debunked. One of the many reasons why Coach P is so respected amongst his former players is because he coached them all with love rather than fear. At the same time though, he would always emphasize that no one is above accountability.
When Chris Smith speaks about Poindexter, he does so with great reverence. "I first met Coach when I was in the ninth grade. Since I always liked the game of tennis, my parents suggested that I try out for the team. A lot of what he taught was more about life than just the game of tennis," Smith, 52, said.
As the popularity of tennis grew in the 70s and 80s, so did the number of students who wanted to be coached by Poindexter. Being able to positively impact the lives of young people is what Poindexter relished the most as a coach.
Born on August 27, 1938, in Roanoke to Lillian G. Reece, Poindexter was raised in the Northwest part of Roanoke City and grew up across the Upper-Springwood Park Tennis Courts. As a child, Poindexter attended both Greater Mt. Zion Baptist and First Baptist Sunday School and Church. Poindexter's roots in tennis are deep. From the moment he was introduced to sports, tennis instantly became his favorite.
Poindexter spent his early years at Gilmer Elementary and Booker T. Washington Junior High. The year he graduated from Lucy Addison High, 1956, Poindexter met Dr. E.D. Downing who was affiliated with the American Tennis Associations' (ATA) Junior Development Program founded by Dr. Robert W. Johnson.
It was Dr. Downing who advocated that Poindexter play and suggested that he might be able to earn a tennis scholarship to college. Known today as the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, when Poindexter entered the college in 1957 on a tennis scholarship, the institution was called Arkansas A.M. & N College.
"Dr. Downing acknowledged my interest in tennis. He encouraged me to play at 5:30 a.m. with him on the courts across from where I lived. He also inspired me to play tennis by giving me books to read, and study the game," Poindexter said. "Additionally, he told me that I was good enough to go to college on a tennis scholarship. In September 1957, I became self-taught, considered it my Christian duty to help others as he helped me, so I passed it on."
Poindexter won the ATA National Inter-Collegiate Singles Championship in 1959. Five years later, as an unseeded player, he won the Roanoke City Championship, the first year the tournament was integrated.
Poindexter's coaching career began at Burley High in 1964. The next year, he became the tennis coach at Lucy Addison High where he won the VIA State Tennis Championship. Three years later, Poindexter began coaching at Jefferson Senior which led him to Patrick Henry High. In 1994, after helping more than two dozen players earn tennis scholarships and impacting the lives of countless others, he decided to call it a career.
The day that he graduated from college in 1961, Poindexter married the love of his life, Vera Ruth Cornelius. Together, they had two sons, Carnis Jr. and Clifton. Vera, who worked as an elementary school teacher from 1964 to 1995, passed away on March 19, 1996, after a lengthy illness.
"We trained on the courts in Washington Park in the Black community. Vera came to the park daily where she became a part of the coaching. She also established caring fellowships with the tennis players, while I taught," Poindexter said. "Samuel 'Bo' Terry, Class of 1969, Alumni of Arkansas named me 'Ole Man', Vera 'Ole Lady.' We were strictly known by those fond titles from that point on, because of our nurturing natures with the players."
A big part of what made Poindexter a successful coach was the same thing that made him an excellent father, according to Clifton.
"My dad has always been my role model. Growing up, he taught me how to be a man, not just with his words, but more importantly, his actions," Clifton said. "Whenever I needed him, he was there. Whenever I had a lapse in judgement, he was there to guide me. There isn't a father in the world that I would trade mine for."
Those who played for Coach P say that he played the role of a father figure too. When Tracy Clark, 56, got accepted into all four historically black colleges that she applied for, one of the first people she contacted was Coach Poindexter. "I remember our conversation like it was yesterday. He told me, 'Tracy life is a marathon and not a sprint. Always be persistent; but remember to be patient too.' I have so many memories of Coach that I will cherish for the rest of my life," Clark said.
Three years ago, May 2018, the River's Edge Sports complex tennis facility was officially named the Carnis Poindexter Tennis Courts. In April, Poindexter received the honor of being inducted into the Roanoke Regional Tennis Hall of Fame. The ceremony was attended by many of Poindexter's former players, friends, well-wishers and city officials.
Said Kathleen Oddo, the VP of the Roanoke Valley Tennis Association, "Recognizing Mr. Poindexter's many contributions to our community was inspiring and reminded me of the time-worn quote, 'what unites us is always greater than that which divides us.'"
She added, "Mr. Poindexter used tennis to create a bridge to higher education for those he coached, and a means to narrow social and racial divides in our community. On behalf of the Roanoke Valley Tennis Association, I thank Mr. Poindexter for his countless contributions, both the visible and invisible ones, and I congratulate him on this well-deserved honor."
Dwight Holland is the founding chairperson of the Roanoke Regional Tennis Hall of Fame Board. "I was the referee for his particular category of our Roanoke Regional Tennis Hall of Fame admission: playing, coaching, service and leadership. He was an obvious choice among many names submitted," he said.
He continued, "We have inducted our two most senior male and female members into the hall to date: Mr. Carnis Poindexter, and Mrs. Juanita Stanley at 96 years young. These, and other regional tennis stars, were feted at the Induction and Banquet at the Hidden Valley Country Club in September."
When asked to reflect on his career, Poindexter responded, "I was fortunate to work with some of the brightest and hard-working students that an instructor could ask for. I'm regularly reminded by former players what they have learned from me. The truth is, I've learned just as much, if not more, from them."
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Not sure if this should be posted to the FI forum, but I'll try here first.
We are discussing how to implement a new conditon type, we need to be able to post the rebate to the correct profit center on each order item. Do we need to definethe conditon type as position or is it possible to have this as a header condition?
Also, if header condition and we don't have material in the access sequence (we want to have it on a higher level due to the fact that we don't want to maintain on each material) - how can we make sure to post to the correct profit center?
please try this. Make pft center field compulsary while creating material master and maintain rebate condition against material I think you can find it will post on profit center. Take help of CO person.


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Former fugitive charged in killing spree
Published 10:00 am Saturday, February 11, 2017
Members of the Georgia State Patrol SWAT team climb on top of their utility vehicle outside the West Point Motel on Tuesday. The vehicle contained a battering ram, which the team prepared to use to break down the motel room door where Mary Rice and William Boyette were holed up. (Photo: Submitted)
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The woman found inside a West Point motel room with William Boyette has been charged in two of the murders committed on a crime spree that spanned two states.
Mary Rice, 37, was charged with two counts of accessory after the fact for the murders of Alicia Greer and Jacqueline Moore by the Santa Rosa County (Florida) Sheriff's Office.
The bodies of Greer and Moore were found inside a motel room in Milton, Florida on Jan. 31, said law enforcement officials.
Greer was allegedly the ex-girlfriend of William Boyette.
Officials did not reveal the motive behind Moore and Greer's murders, nor why RIce is only being charged as an 'accessory after the fact.'
Meanwhile, the 37-year-old woman faces more charges in Escambia County, Florida and Baldwin County, Alabama.
Rice will be charged with capital murder for the shooting death of Peggy Phillips Broz, 52, outside her home in Lillian, Alabama on Feb. 3.
The woman will also be charged with first degree murder for the death of Kayla Crocker, 28, in Pensacola, FL.
Crocker was shot on Feb.6, but died the next day – the same night Boyette and Rice's run from the law ended at the West Point Motel.
After a three-and-a-half hour standoff with local law enforcement officers, Rice surrendered to members of the Georgia State Patrol SWAT team and the U.S. Marshal's Office. Boyette died a short time later from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Rice was extradited back to Escambia County on Wednesday.
Melanie Ruberti is a reporter with LaGrange Daily News. She can be reached at 706-884-7311, ext. 2156.
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From Madonna to Miley Cyrus, See All the Most Memorable Fashion Moments From the VMAs
By Andrea Cheng
Aug 20, 2014 @ 10:00 am
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From its inception in 1984, the MTV Video Music Awards has earned itself a reputation that accepts—or encourages, rather—colorful fashion (to put it mildly) on stage and on the red carpet.
This Sunday (Aug. 24) marks the award show's 30th anniversary. That means we've borne witness to three decades' worth of controversial-slash-polarizing looks, from purple pasties (ahem, Lil' Kim) to raw meat (that's you, Lady Gaga). At this point, it'll take a lot to shock us, but as jaded as we are, we can't wait to see what Sunday night has in store for us, fashion-wise.
In short: It's the one night of the year when all the stars can sartorially unleash their creativity. Nothing is too crazy or too wildly "out there" for the VMAs. And we have the proof—we took a look back and pinpointed the most memorable looks from day one with Madonna dressed as a bride during her now-iconic "Like a Virgin" performance to Miley Cyrus's bizarre bear one-piece (and subsequently, her nude two-piece) last year.
Get pumped for the show, starting with the most unforgettable fashion moments from years past.
Madonna, 1984
Madonna's "Like a Virgin" performance at the very first MTV VMAs takes the cake as one of the most iconic acts in its history. Literally. The singer made an entrance atop a larger-than-life wedding cake, clad in a sexy bustier wedding dress with a veil, a "Boy Toy" belt buckle, and layers of necklaces to boot.
Drew Barrymore, 1995
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Riding high on the success of 1995's Batman Forever, blonde bombshell Drew Barrymore struck a pose outside New York City's Radio City Music Hall in a black ensemble she designed herself. "Have fun with fashion!" the free-spirited actress has said. "I'm not intimidated by what I see on models. I play with clothes and express myself."
TLC, 1995
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The beloved trio walked away with a VMA for Video of the Year for their hit single "Waterfalls," but not before striking a pose on the red carpet in their trademark look-matching gunmetal baggy pants (with a Dolce & Gabbana waistband) and crop tops.
Gwyneth Paltrow, 1996
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The ever-chic Gwyneth Paltrow sparked the menswear trend when she opted for a red velvet tuxedo pantsuit (to match the red carpet, no less) designed by pal Tom Ford for Gucci.
Spice Girls, 1997
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Sporty, Posh, Scary, Baby, and Ginger Spice! The five-star British pop group took home the 1997 VMA for Best Dance Video for their chart-topper "Wannabe" and performed their hit "Say You'll Be There" on stage, with each outfitted in her signature, now-iconic ensemble. Girl power!
Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, 1998
We did a double-take when Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey came on stage in matching Vera Wang dresses. "Nice dress," Carey said. "You look pretty good, too," Houston lightheartedly replied.
Lil' Kim, 1999
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Lil' Kim bared all at the 1999 VMAs. Well, technically, just one. The rapper pushed boundaries and shocked all when she arrived in a sequined purple jumpsuit, complete with a purple patsy affixed on her left breast (that Diana Ross famously fondled on stage).
Britney Spears, 2000
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The Princess of Pop caused quite a stir when she performed her hit single "Oops...I Did It Again" (which also received three nominations), tearing off her conservative black suit to provocatively reveal nude second-skin separates.
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And she did it again! Spears amped up the shock factor for the second year in a row when she accessorized with a yellow python snake during her jungle-themed performance of "I'm a Slave 4 U."
Britney Spears, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, 2003
In a modern-day rendition of "Like a Virgin," Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera recreated the famous performance nine years later, with a surprise appearance from Madonna herself. She joined the duo on stage and famously locked lips with each.
Rihanna, 2007
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Rihanna risked bodily injury to strut the red carpet in some serious stilettos. "I do have heels on, but I'm trying not to put my weight on one foot," said the R&B star, who refused to let a broken toe stop her from showing off a fuchsia satin Armani Privé gown-and picking up two of the night's biggest awards: Video of the Year and Monster Single of the Year.
Beyonce, 2009
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Beyonce (and her two backup dancers) recreated her famous "Single Ladies" dance for the VMAs, trading in her black leotard for an amazing silver applique bodysuit with a fierce metallic Lorraine Schwartz glove.
Kanye West and Taylor Swift, 2009
Even though Kanye West crashed Taylor Swift's acceptance speech when she won the Best Female Video award, she still outshone all in a sequined one-shoulder Kaufmanfranco creation.
Lady Gaga, 2010
Lady Gaga credited her jaw-droppingly raw VMA ensemble with a deeper political meaning. "If we don't stand up for what we believe in and if we don't fight for our rights pretty soon, we're going to have as much rights as the meat on our bones," the singer said on Ellen. "And I am not a piece of meat."
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Now that's an announcement! A radiant Beyonce confirmed her pregnancy on the red carpet, cradling her burgeoning bump in a one-shoulder persimmon Lanvin gown. Later that night, the expectant star performed "Love On Top" and ended the song by throwing open her sequined tuxedo blazer to reveal her bump.
Nicki Minaj, 2011
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Famous for her eccentric, out-there style, Nicki Minaj was up to her usual antics on the red carpet in a hodgepodge of cartoon-printed pieces, complete with an intricate bubblegum pink-and-yellow braided 'do.
Miley Cyrus, 2013
The singer dropped jaws from the get-go, when she stepped out of a larger-than-life size teddy bear in a bear-inspired one-piece to perform "We Can't Stop." And then stripped down into a nude latex two-piece to sing (and twerk) "Blurred Lines" with Robin Thicke.
1 of 17 Madonna, 1984
2 of 17 Drew Barrymore, 1995
3 of 17 TLC, 1995
4 of 17 Gwyneth Paltrow, 1996
5 of 17 Spice Girls, 1997
6 of 17 Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, 1998
7 of 17 Lil' Kim, 1999
8 of 17 Britney Spears, 2000
10 of 17 Britney Spears, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, 2003
11 of 17 Rihanna, 2007
12 of 17 Beyonce, 2009
13 of 17 Kanye West and Taylor Swift, 2009
14 of 17 Lady Gaga, 2010
16 of 17 Nicki Minaj, 2011
17 of 17 Miley Cyrus, 2013


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The SFFaudio Podcast #459 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Bryan Alexander, and Julie Davis talk about The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
Talked about on today's show:
1908, subverting expectations, thriller philosophical novel adventure fantasy, a book about anarchists (not really), hot topic, pre-WWI, bring down the system, everybody is a dynamiter, Michael Collins, if you don't seem to be hiding nobody hunted you out, anarchy against anarchy, the Orson Welles adaption, easier to understand, one female character in the book and she shows up on the last page, Mercury Theater, Welles as Sunday, evil or good?, wine commercials, this old fat guy talking about wine, large people refracted through later media, Gilbert in The Sandman is G.K. Chesterton, confession, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, because it has detectives in it?, sudden reveals, that person is not an anarchist either, the same trick over and over, the Professor, the Marquis, the Father Brown mysteries, Miss Marpole, Reading Short and Deep, The Angry Street: A Bad Dream by G.K. Chesterton, like Scrooge, a very interesting guy, a very rare bird, a conservative intellectual, explaining a lot of what's going on, The Tremendous Adventures Of Major Brown, The Game (1997), sympathetic to anarchism, the ISIS of its day, submitting to ISIS, its not a critique of anarchism at all, a caricature of anarchists as terrorists, non-violent anarchism, a classic problem, non-terroristic anarchism, fantastic turns of phrase, lampshaded, lighting a lamp against the darkness, a fun romp, the reality of police going after subversive groups, it's about God, and your relationship to Him and yourself on Earth, Chesterton's fence, an axiom, a principle, completely reasonable, why conservationism should be the default, he's so persuasive and witty, these are the kinds of conservatives Jesse is afraid of, the Catholic in Julie, the wisdom of the ages, a noble ideal, Terry Pratchett, Mark Twain, Neil Gaiman, "a man who really knew what was going on", he dresses kind of goth-y, carrying a sword-cane, the people he admired carried sword-canes, Alexander Pope, The Dunciad, a dog named Bounce, Dante's Inferno, a great age of satire, turning things upside down, laughing, I love lists, a poet who loves lists, arch-humour, that young man, wild white hat, a cause of philosophy in others, a preview of the ending, Scott couldn't stand this book, Julie was enchanted by it, its unfixed, there's no grounding, the duel scene, removing parts of his body, he's a robot, he's disassembling himself, a little too far?, Scott is a writer, writers reviewing fiction books, how it was constructed, the subtitle: "A Nightmare", this is a fantasy, this is a fantastic village, this isn't real, Dante's Paradisio, this is just allegorical, that's hilarious, Scott was raised Catholic, Julie (like Chesterton) was a convert, going all the way, a different kind of reader, the cosmos had turned upside down, looking at everything from the back, where the book's theme is made manifest, this is what I mean, The Everlasting Man, H.G. Wells, proof, a little dig on evolution, shaking the reader, you have no firm fixed ground, wherever you land you'll find God, "They said my very walk was respectable, and that seen from behind I looked like the British Constitution", ridiculous, the conservative view, not a poet who is a poet, the common working man, no peasant wants anarchy, every millionaire is at heart an anarchist, plutocrats as anarchists, WTO protests, agent provocateurs, during the Black Panther era, policeman in disguise: let's blow stuff up, energetic FBI contributions, kind of Philip K. Dickian, a completely different reveal, A Scanner Darkly, Bob Arctor, Robert Downey, Jr., did Philip K. Dick read this book?, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?'s fake police station, is Sunday Jesus Christ?, Sunday is God, dressed in the disguise that reveal them as who they really are, pantheists, when men wake up, beautiful nature, a garden, the unmasking, the garden may be Gethsemane, 33 pieces of paper of no value, the question of betrayal, of all days of the week, Rosamund, at the end of time, Heaven is somewhere in Normandy, the marchers, what's going on?, they all admit they have one hope, the man in the Black Chamber, such a conservative fantasy, secret policeman, the trailer for the 2016 movie adaptation, Nazis and fascists, how could you do a straight up adaptation of this?, Kim Newman's Anno Dracula: 1895: Seven Days In Mayhem, Dracula marries Queen Victoria, anarchists against Dracula and the vampire elite, a concentration camp holding Sherlock Holmes, Gilbert and Sullivan, a weird detective story about soap operas, the way Sunday is depicted, some of the ways that Sunday is described, he swooned, Sunday is both the Devil and God, looking at him from his hind-parts, kinda weird, the pure good thing, many out loud laughs, "He came of a family of cranks, in which all the oldest people had all the newest notions. One of his uncles always walked about without a hat, and another had made an unsuccessful attempt to walk about with a hat and nothing else.", his turns of phrase, why Chesterton is loved by Gaiman and Pratchett, the same kind of wry comedians, easy to get along with, shall we go out and have dinner together now?, isolation, twice two is 2,000 times one, George Bernard Shaw, 'too see you'd think Britian was in a famine – to see you you'd think we'd know why', fun and dangerous, WWI, a white feather, The Four Feathers, wearing their white feathers proudly, making another joke about being fat, "anarchists!", what does that have to do with… Bryan?, Gavrilo Princip was not an anarchists (he was a Nationalist) but he was called one, anticipation of WWI, a glimpse of the desire for violence, Teddy Roosevelt, the older detective, detecting pessimists, discovering a crime in a book of sonnets, really funny, Charles Stross' laundry series, surveillance and data analysis for pre-crime, chilling, why he's a dangerous guy, defending the indefensible, he spells it out so clearly, do we all know what's going on here, the book starts with a poem, looking at it in sentences,
"A cloud was on the mind of men
And wailing went the weather,
Yea, a sick cloud upon the soul
When we were boys together.
Science announced nonentity
And art admired decay;
The world was old and ended:
But you and I were gay;
he's conflating nihilism and decadence and decay with anarchism, The Decline Of The West, The War Of The Worlds, a grim vitality, "what do you want? martyrs!", written as a cure for melancholy, An Anatomy Of Melancholy, reading melancholic writers, lassitude, making you thoughtful, flashy, so light in its stated topic, if this was written today…, Britain's who travel to the Middle East to join ISIS, a pacifist book, pro-life, imagining the bomb going off, the value of each human life, Isaac Asimov, violence as the last refuge of the incompetent, chances, who is the man in the black room?, he's the Alpha and the Omega, in Syria the war is winding down, a 90% decrease in violence, why did the Vietnam War happen, big agents doing things, why does this anarchist council exist?, I can't believe that any common man would support, a certain class of people thought it would be honourable or profitable, a different subject for the book, a secret agent style version of this book, Moriarty, Fu Manchu, the daughter of the Dragon, a boogeyman, Fu Manchu is trying to overthrow the British occupation of China, a sympathy argument for Fu Manchu, Pan-Asia, Genghis Khan, turnabout is fairplay, pot kettle black, Alan Moore's The League Of Extraordinary Gentleman, Captain Nemo, his mother was a hardcore Stalinist, she was convinced Stalin the great hero of the 20th century, Dorothy Day, attacking organized religion, Marx, neither god nor master, a coherent argument to make, James Dean or Marlon Brando, Kryten in Red Dwarf, mere willingness is the final test, a lengthy lecture on the history of anarchism, Mary Woolstencraft's husband, Things As They Are; Or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, Parents And Children aka Fathers And Sons, what's more useful a painting or a pair of shoes, a near contemporary, an active Russian thing, Dan Schwent, really different, almost not a novel, it is a dream, nightmare, The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan, that moment, that vertiginous moment, deciding to go another way, setting up these moments, as participators or adaptors, a bunch of people who are wrong about everything, a council, there's no predominant day of the week, I have to do a podcast on Sunday, it needs to be scheduled, the Club Of Queer Trades stories, how does the schedule happen?, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman was inspired by G.K. Chesterton's The Napoleon Of Notting Hill,
"a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly unchanged London in 1984.
Although the novel is set in the future, it is, in effect, set in an alternative reality of Chesterton's own period, with no advances in technology or changes in the class system or attitudes. It postulates an impersonal government, not described in any detail, but apparently content to operate through a figurehead king, randomly chosen."
not really science fiction, radical!, not a fan of revolutions, loving Americans, one conservative to think about, The French Revolution, The Russian Revolution, The American Revolution, Queen Elizabeth II is on my money, Tories fled to Canada, Oliver Wiswell by Kenneth Roberts, the Tories (political party), Canada's history as a defense against American radicalism, a distorted perspective, Jesse ruined it, not the first nor the last time, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, prime ministers are not that important, the Premier of British Columbia is John Horgan.
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Discover the bands the loved the most at recent Spot Festival in Aarhus.
The weather was, this year in the lively and pretty city of Aarhus, was so warm that it was sometimes hard to go and lock ourselves in the darkness of the cities numerous clubs. But once in, the sun was easily forgotten: the second most important Danish city boasts an impressive number of very high-quality venues.
During the four days of the showcase festival, around 200 acts have played these great places – mostly rising and promising Danish artists, and more generally the rich, very rich Scandinavian scene of tomorrow.
Running from club to club, meeting to meeting, we did find the time to enjoy a terrace or two to stretch our muscles. But inevitably what will be remembered especially are some nuggets, which we will now have to follow closely.
On the Danish side, we will remember first D/Troit! It's soul, is real with and deep inside, and a white singer lost in the moment. We can bring them closer to the incredible Commitments! Certainly, it is a big band, not far from 8 musicians, for touring it may not always the simplest, but heck is good!
We will also remember the intense and crazy show of Yung. These Danish are the real hidden threads of The Oh Sees and Wavves. Their concerts are always excellent, and their garage rock left us with our mouths wide open! We ask for more!
In the electro-heavy category, it would be necessary to count AV AV AV, a real bulldozer, with a set full of hits for a month. Denmark will soon be top of the line for this incredible trio! If Mac Demarco and Connan Mockasin had offspring, it would certainly have given birth to the singer/guitarist of Masasolo. Their pop artist who is a pure marvel and their live show is an ultra-enjoyable moment of perfect pop. We will remember the concerts of Ellis May or Palace Winter and the presentation of the new songs like Get your Gun.
We also visited the Faroe Islands with two very different ambassadors. On one side we had a very big thrill with this new sensation coming from the cold, namely Konni Kass. The live atmosphere is awfully effective with very good songs and a wonderful voice. Of course, we think very strongly of Agnes Obel, to which we can only wish him the same career.
And at midnight, we passed on the other side of the island with the terribly go Svartmalm and their post-black metal of a formidable efficiency! Not to mention their head of a goat used at the foot of the microphone stand.


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Gunshots in Royal Palm leads deputies to marijuana grow house
Reports of shots fired led Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies to a marijuana grow house, according to an arrest report.
Neighbors called 911 Nov. 19 and said that a woman had been "ushered" into a home at on Sandpiper Avenue just east of Commons Park, after gunshots were fired.
When deputies arrived, they spoke with Alain Quesada Garcia, who said he lived at the home but hadn't seen anything take place. Deputies then told Quesada Garcia that they needed to check the residence because neighbors believed a woman was possibly in danger, the report said.
When deputies entered, they found a fully functioning marijuana grow house that included 15 plants about 5 feet high and 4 feet wide. Nearly 88 pounds of harvested pot and more than 220 pounds of marijuana plants were confiscated from inside the home.
Before deputies entered the residence, Quesada Garcia admitted that he fired shots at a group of people he believed had shot at him, the report said.
Quesada Garcia is facing charges of marijuana production, possession of marijuana over 20 grams, owning or renting a structure involved in marijuana production and marijuana trafficking. Quesada Garcia, 47, was being held at the Palm Beach County Jail early Tuesday in lieu of $11,000 bail.


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Entrepreneur discusses importance of social media
Aaron London aaron.london@news-jrnl.com
PALM COAST -- In 2010, the global digital media company Mashable created Social Media Day to celebrate the growing importance of social media in daily communication.
In the years since, the event has grown to include local celebrations around the globe as well as here in Central Florida.
On June 30, social media mavens, entrepreneurs and other community members gathered at Cowork by Office Divvy in Palm Coast to mark the occasion.
Ky Ekinci, co-founder of Office Divvy in Palm Coast and organizer of Palm Coast Social Media Day, talked about the importance of social media for business owners and the growth of Social Media Day.
Why was it important to have a local celebration of Social Media Day?
This is our fourth time doing Social Media Day and the sixth annual Mashable event. The No. 1 reason is that it literally puts Palm Coast on the map. When Mashable groups the event in Palm Coast with the Chicagos and New Yorks of the world, it kind of raises your clout as a city. Other than that, in this area, these types of events don't really happen a lot so I think the area needs an event like this.
Does the rise of social media make it easier for entrepreneurs and business owners in a town like Palm Coast to compete with businesses in major metropolitan areas?
Absolutely. I think it can be an advantage not to be in Silicon Valley or in New York City. People root for the underdog and Palm Coast can be that underdog that people root for and have a warm and fuzzy feeling about.
What kind of people attended the Social Media Day event in Palm Coast and how did you celebrate?
Last year it was a "tweet up" and we only required people to be on Twitter to come so it was a smaller group. This year you had to have either an active Twitter account, an active Instagram account or an active Facebook page. That broadened the event and we had 100 people here. After folks came in, we had some announcements from the sponsors. We had a pasta station and unveiled a new signature cocktail, the "Tag-Me Tini" and put on a "two-fie" shootout like we did last year.


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The Great Get Together - Britons come together to mark one-year anniversary of Jo Cox death
The event will commemorate the death of the MP for Batley and Spen
By Luke Dolan
Twitter is full of praise for The Great Get Together to commemmorate the death of Jo Cox.
The MP for Batley and Spen was killed by Thomas Mair when she arrived at her constituency surgery, who shot and stabbed her multiple times, on June 16.
The 53-year-old - described as a Neo-Nazi and white supremacist - was convicted of her murder and jailed for life following a trial at the Old Bailey last November.
Now, as the anniversary of her death approaches, people are joining forces to celebrate her life up and down the country in The Great Get Together.
The event, organised by Cox's widower Brendan, hopes to provide a huge national celebration and has been warmly met on Twitter.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
(Greek > Latin: electric, electricity; from amber, resembling amber, generated from amber which when rubbed vigorously [as by friction], produced the effect of static electricity)
Electronics in our lives consists of numerous tools
Equipment which we use everyday relies on electronics to function including calculators, car controls, cameras, washing machines, medical scanners, mobile telephones, radar systems, computers; as well as many other applications or devices which are listed in this unit.
electric control
1. Any electrical device; such as, a switch or a potentiometer (a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets), which is used to vary a circuit parameter.
2. The control of a machine by electric switches, relays, rheostats, or a resistor designed to allow variation in resistance without breaking the electrical circuit of which it is a part.
3. The control of a machine or instrument by switches, relays, or rheostats, as contrasted with electronic control by electron tubes or by devices which do the work of electron tubes.
electric controller
1. An apparatus that regulates or governs in some predetermined manner the amount of electric power which is delivered to an apparatus.
2. An instrument which regulates the electric power that is delivered to a piece of machinery, a tool, or a device which is used for a specific purpose.
electric converter, synchronous converter, converter (s) (noun); electric converters; synchronous converters; converters (pl)
1. A converter in which motor and generator windings are combined on one armature and excited by one magnetic field: A synchronous converter is normally used to change alternating to direct current and is also known as a converter or electric converter.
2. A synchronous device used to convert alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC), or the reverse: The AC-to-DC converter, provided by the synchronous converter, has been replaced by a mercury arc rectifier (for reasons of efficiency, lower maintenance costs, and fewer problems) or by motor-generator sets.
electric corona (s) (noun), electric coronas (pl)
A discharge of electricity appearing as a bluish-purple glow on the surface of and next to a conductor when the voltage gradient exceeds a certain critical value resulting from the ionization of the air in the area around the high voltage.
electric coupling
1. A magnetic-field coupling between the shafts (cylindrical pieces of metal used to carry rotating machine parts) of a driver and the vehicle being driven.
2. A rotating machine whose torque is transmitted or controlled by electric or magnetic processes.
electric current density, current density
The current per unit of a cross-sectional area of a conductor.
electric current meter, ammeter
1. An instrument that is used for measuring the magnitude of electric current flow.
2. A device which is used to measure the magnitude of an electric current of several amperes or more.
An ammeter is usually combined with a voltmeter and an ohmmeter in a multipurpose tool.
electric current, current electricity, current
1. The time rate of flow of an electric charge, in the direction that a positive moving charge would take and having magnitude equal to the quantity of charge per unit of time measured in amperes.
2. Charged particles, most often electrons, moving through a conductor or transmitter; such as, copper and aluminum.
3. A flow of charged particles; such as, electrons or protons, accompanied by the field which they generate.
4. Movement of electric charge carriers.
In a wire, electric current is a flow of electrons that have been dislodged from atoms and is a measure of the quantity of electrical charge passing any point of the wire per unit of time.
electric cutout, cutout
1. Pairs (two conductors employed to form an electric circuit) that are brought out of a cable and terminated at some place other than at the end of the cable.
2. An electrical instrument which is used to interrupt the flow of current through any special apparatus or instrument, either automatically or manually.
electric delay line
1. An instrument which postpones an electric signal's arrival time in a circuit by employing capacitive (a system that enables it to store an electric charge) and inductive properties (production of an electromotive forces).
2. A delay line that uses properties of lumped or distributed capacitive and inductive elements.
It can be used for signal storage by recirculating information-carrying wave patterns.
electric desalting
1. A method for removing impurities from crude oil by settling out in an electrostatic field.
2. A process used to remove impurities; such as, inorganic salts from crude oil by settling them out (gravity separation of heavy from light materials) in an electrostatic field.
electric detonator
1. An explosive device activated by a fuse wire that initiates the operation of a primer.
2. A detonator ignited by a fuse wire which serves to touch off the primer.
electric dipole
1. A localized distribution of positive and negative electricity, without a net charge, whose mean positions of positive and negative charges do not coincide.
2. A pair of equal and opposite electric charges, the centers of which do not coincide.
3. Any object or system which is oppositely charged at two points, or poles; such as, a magnet or a polar molecule.
4. A pair of equal and opposite charges an infinitesimal distance apart from each other.
electric dipole moment
A quantity that is characteristic of a charge distribution, equal to the vector sum over the electric charges of the product of the charge and the position vector of the charge.
electric dipole transition (s) (noun), electric dipole transitions (pl)
The primary process by which an atom produces or absorbs radiation when it changes from one energy level to another one: An electric dipole transition takes place when an oscillating electric field interacts with the electric dipole (a separation of positive and negative charges) movement of an electron inside an atom during which an electric radiation is discharged or absorbed.
The references or sources of information for compiling the words and definitions in this unit are listed at this Electronic Bibliography page or specific sources are indicated when they are appropriate.
A cross reference of word units that are related, directly and/or indirectly, with "electricity": galvano-; hodo-; ion-; piezo-; -tron; volt; biomechatronics, info; mechatronics, info.
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Natalia Cigliuti Raising Her Bar
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Last week Raising the Bar premiered on TNT and even though it stars TV staples Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jane Kaczmarek and Currie Graham, I found the dialogue delivery to come off as a bit "canned" and I wasn't sure I wanted to check out the second episode. However, given my love for The Closer and Saving Grace, I figured why not give it a second chance?
Other than Boston Legal, I haven't really enjoyed a legal drama since The Practice so I didn't really pay attention to the cast of Raising the Bar. Imagine my confusion last night when an actress appeared who I couldn't quite place, but seemed oh so familiar. At first I thought it was Sex and the City star Kristin Davis but, I knew there was no way in hell that an "A List" star like Davis would be playing 5th fiddle on a TNT show. So, I did a little digging last night and discovered that the reason was that the actress in question was former All My Children star Natalia Cigliuti (Anita Santos).
I wasn't the biggest fan of the actress in her All My Children role, but I have to admit she actually did a pretty good job as Roberta "Bobbi" Gilardi. Turns out that after leaving Pine Valley, Natalia raised her own bar.
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Q: Change button type from button to submit I just dont know how to change my buttons once clicked. All I want is to change this button
<input type="button" onclick="codename()" id="myButton1" value="New" class="btn" name="New" style="height: 60px; width: 90px">

to this button
<input type="submit" value="Save" class="btn2" name="Query" style="height: 60px; width: 90px">

once clicked.I have used the

button to enable a disabled text forms, and it works. So basically my NEW BUTTON will do 2 things: first is to enable disabled forms and button (working) AND second is to change that same button from
<input type="button" onclick="codename()" id="myButton1" value="New" class="btn" name="New" style="height: 60px; width: 90px">` to `<input type="submit" value="Save" class="btn2" name="Query" style="height: 60px; width: 90px">

(not yet existing)
here is my exiting code right now:

                    Index No. <input type="text" name="indexNo" size="13">

                    <form name="formname">
                        <input type="button" onclick="codename()" id="myButton1" value="New" class="btn" name="New" style="height: 60px; width: 90px">
                        <input type="submit" disabled value="Add" class="btn1" name="Add" style="height: 60px; width: 90px">
                    </form>

A: Pass this a reference of event and clicked button to the function like:
<input type="button" onclick="codename(event, this)" id="myButton1" value="New" class="btn" name="New" style="height: 60px; width: 90px">

and try the modifying your function as follows:
function codename(e, elm){
  if(elm.type=='button'){
    var e = e || window.event;
    if(e)
     e.preventDefault()
    elm.type='submit';
    elm.value="Save";
    elm.className= 'btn2';
    elm.name= "query";
  }
//rest of the code
}

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Hi everybody, my name is Gary. I am 57 years old and was born in Melbourne, Australia. I have worked in the Oil and Gas industry for more than 35 years and have spent the last 18 months working on a fly in / fly out roster in Somaliland. To shorten the commute, I holiday on my off time with my wife in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and we have used our time to explore most countries in SE Asia.
I am at the point in my life where I can be semi retired and work here and there as opportunities come up. We have planned well for retirement since an early age so now I would like to change direction and start an online business that I can run whether I am working in Africa or not (or anywhere else in the world). I would like to provide guidance and coaching to other people who are nearing retirement and maybe want to bring it forward so that they may have more time to enjoy the finer things in life.
I would also love to be in a position where I can help the people of Somaliland; both through training in online business and also by drilling water wells to help some of the most needy people on the planet. It is difficult to work in a place where basic needs cannot always be met (food, water and shelter). I have the skills and contacts to provide support to these people and would like to make it a life goal to help prevent further hardship.
I see a great community in WA and hope that I can provide as much support to the community as they show me. Here's to great success, together!
Hi Gary. I just read your profile and could immediately see you are kind and caring person. You understand what real problems are in life like not having drinkable water. Something that simple is often taken for granite. I sincerely wish you all the best and hope you are able to retire wealthy, but more importantly happy. I will be following you and best of luck Gary.
You have a great bio with great ambitions along with your accomplishments in WA. Your have a heart of charity and I really appreciate your goals in helping others. Thanks for reaching out to me. I'm just a newbie working on the OEC track right now.
Hi, Gary and thanks for the follow!
I have been active here for 3 weeks today. I wanted to check if WA was really the place to start building my project.
It's great. The best community!
I'm sure you will achieve your goals with WA's support.
You can count on me if you need me!
Thanks for the follow. I am currently working my way through the training, built a website and built websites for other people to pay for my Yearly Premium subscription. I think it is now time to pick up some mentors to make sure I can maintain my focus on my goals.
Thanks for following me and the kind words you left on my profile site. I am not happy or passionate about my current niche (how to sleep better) and everyone keeps saying I should use my background in photography...I'm really thinking on it. But what I do like is your passion for the poor in Somaliland. When I was active in Rotary International a few years ago, I originated a project in Peru, similar to your proposal. People here in the United States have little understanding of the need for palatable water around the world. Many of them think water comes in landfill clogging plastic bottles, but can enjoy tap water that is pure. The people in countries like Peru and Somaliland drink water that can shorten their lives by 10 to 20 years. Pure water is only a dream.
I wish you well with your project. We were able to supply 150 families with filtration systems that effected the lives of more than 500 people and gave them pest, virus and toxin free water to drink.
Thanks again for the kind words and I look forward to following your progress.
Love the backstory. I am Australian, Sydney based, but moving my business online and remote, with a similar focus very much similar to yours. I call it the 2nd Act Launch, and there will be a need for many of the 40+ to have a supplementary income to support their super through the latter stages of life. Good luck & we should hook up at some stage.
Hi, thank you for the suggestion about the homesteading niche.
It sounds like you and your wife lead a very interesting life. I hope that you will find yourself in a position to help the people that are enduring hardships that few of us can imagine.
Best wishes to creating an abundance of success that you will allow you to help lots of people.
Thank you for the kind wishes Sondra.
Feel we are very fortunate to know you here -- sounds like you are already doing great work!
Thank you for following me Mr Gary. I hope you can achieve all your goals because you have a great heart. May the Almighty bless you for that and more. Your willing to help the needed has inspire me. Welcome and you have here a teammate to count on.
Hi thanks for the follow back and welcome to WA.
Wish you all the success needed to succeed within WA your at the right place to make it happen.
Hello Gary,♫Welcome! I am so pleased you found WA. Nice to meet you ツ I wish you a lot of learning pleasure and fun at WA. Thank you for adding me to your network.
Hi Gary! Welcome to Wealthy Affiliate (WA)! Rina here! Please reach out when you need my help. In fact, there is a whole community here to help, and want to see you succeed too...So, go ahead and say hi :-) to some of them in the 'Live Chat', OR go straight to the training and get stuck in!
Kyle and Carson, the co-owners have built WA from the ground up into this amazing community training platform for any level of expertise from beginners to advanced. They are both extremely successful in the world of online marketing, like thousands of others here in WA, as you might imagine.
You too can have any level of success you wish, and it starts with being shown the proper way here in WA.
Hi Rina, thank you for the encouragement to become involved in the WA community. I will spend a few days to become familiar with the platform and I am sure I will have plenty of questions (and hopefully some answers for others as well) along the way!
I fully understand the value in coaching and mentoring and I hope for a great future in the online marketing world.
You are most welcome Gary! I am sure you will find great value in what the platform has to offer you.


We as Christians are very often called to put others before ourselves. We are called to consider everyone else as more important than ourselves. And it seems that most of us, if not all of us, are in a constant state of being busy.
We're even spiritually busy. We pray for this person, we intercede for that person. We stand with God and sow His seeds and pray into His will. And that's great. But how often do we take time to sit before Him and sow into our own relationship with Him? To let Him pour out His love upon us? To receive it, and then turn around and pour it out onto everyone else?
We need to do this if we are going to come into the fullness of our spiritual identities. Miracles, major miracles, were once considered to be the mere foundation of Christianity. Today there are many who doubt they can even happen, believe they can happen but have never witnessed one themselves.
As a Christian, I think that's unacceptable. We're settling for less than what God intended for us. So I ask you today to sit before Him and sow the seeds of your own relationship with Him. He is your Father, your Creator, your Groom. We the Church are His bride and body. It is time to act like it. And it starts today. So let Him plant some new seeds in you. Let Him give you a new song in your heart, and a new strength in your spirit. Stand with Him and let Him pour into you – that you may pour out as He intended.