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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Forum: Domestic and Family Violence forum
June 19, 2017 in Reports and Submissions /by Marcia Williams
On 29th and 30th March 2017 an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Forum: Domestic and Family Violence was hosted by the Domestic Violence Prevention Council and facilitated by Coolamon Advisers. This forum was the product of a partnership between the Domestic Violence Prevention Council and the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body.
Review of Domestic and Family Violence Deaths in the ACT
This report from by the Domestic Violence Prevention Council presents the findings of a review of deaths that occurred as a result of domestic or family violence between 2000-2012 in the ACT. The review sought to provide a clearer picture of domestic and family violence in the ACT and provide advice to government to inform future […]
Third Action Plan 2016-2019 of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children
October 31, 2016 in Latest News /by Marcia Williams
The Third Action Plan 2016-2019 of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children was launched on Friday 28 October by the Prime Minister at the Council of Australian Governments' National Summit in Brisbane, where all governments, experts and key stakeholders came together to connect, review progress and encourage an integrated response […]
National Summit on Reducing Violence against Women and their Children
Next week, the Council of Australian Governments' (COAG) will host a National Summit on Reducing Violence against Women and their Children in Brisbane on 27 and 28 October 2016. Several members of the Council will be attending as part of a delegation from the ACT. At the summit, delegates are participating in a series of […]
"Help Stop Domestic Violence" Campaign
September 16, 2016 in Latest News /by Marcia Williams
It doesn't have to end here. FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. We can all help.
The ACT Domestic Violence Prevention Council has released a campaign which aims to create greater awareness in the ACT community about what domestic and family violence looks like, and who it affects, and to identify it as a community issue.
ACT Government Responds to Domestic Violence
June 28, 2016 in Latest News /by Marcia Williams
The ACT Government have today released a response to family violence addressing the following reports:
– Report of the Inquiry: Review into the system level responses to family violence in the ACT by Laurie Glanfield AM (April 2016; – Review of Domestic and Family Violence Deaths in the ACT by the Domestic Violence Prevention Council (May […]
ACT Government releases three major reports into domestic and family violence
May 24, 2016 in Latest News /by Marcia Williams
The ACT Government has released three reports on the impact of family violence on the ACT community and how our service system responds to this serious issue.
The reports are:
Report of the Inquiry: Review into the system level responses to family violence in the ACT by Laurie Glanfield AM
This Report […]
1800RESPECT Support A Friend Campaign
1800RESPECT together with domestic violence advocates Rosie Batty and Geelong premiership player Jimmy Bartel, have launched a campaign to help Australians recognise the signs someone may be experiencing domestic violence and how best to support them.
The 'Support a Friend' campaign provides practical guidance to friends and family about warning signs […]
Paint a positive future for our kids
April 26, 2016 in Latest News /by Marcia Williams
Chief Police Officer Rudi Lammers and Commissioners across Australia and New Zealand have committed to do everything within their power to prevent family violence, protect victims and hold perpetrators to account. This commitment is outlined in the Protecting Women and Children from Family Violence Leadership Statement.
Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence Report Released
April 1, 2016 in Latest News /by Marcia Williams
The Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence released it's report and recommendations on 30 March. The report canvasses the views heard by the Commission during its consultation processes and covers a broad range of topics including risk assessment, information sharing, service system pathways, police and court responses, perpetrator accountability, offences and sentencing, housing, financial security, recovery, […]
ACT Government responds to DVPC recommendations to improve supports for children and young people experiencing domestic and family violence
Findings from the 2017 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey
Changes to the Safer Families Grants Program allow easier access to grants of up to $2,000 for people who have experienced domestic and family violence.
We need to 'see' kids impacted by domestic violence
Domestic Violence in the Media (32)
Events and Consultations (5)
Reports and Submissions (7)
Domestic violence in the Media
Changes to the Safer Families Grants Program allow easier access to grants of up to $2,000 for people who have experienced domestic and family violence.November 20, 2018 - 2:00 pm
We need to 'see' kids impacted by domestic violenceNovember 6, 2018 - 2:04 pm
Access to restorative justice expanded to victims of family violence and sexual offencesNovember 5, 2018 - 10:42 am
ACT's unique approach to Family Violence OrdersMarch 2, 2018 - 2:13 pm
ACT Violence Prevention Awards 2017November 28, 2017 - 11:24 am
ACT 2nd implementation plan for domestic and family violenceAugust 27, 2015 - 4:33 pm
ACT government responds to new Canberra domestic violence report with a call for increased awarenessAugust 13, 2015 - 2:50 pm
ACT domestic violence workers trained to better respond to technological abuseAugust 13, 2015 - 2:48 pm
Domestic Violence Orders on their own can make violence worseApril 7, 2015 - 1:40 pm
Mother of three calls for stronger measures to protect victims of domestic violenceApril 7, 2015 - 1:40 pm
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DVPC reports and submissions
This section contains Submissions, research reports, and other papers prepared by the Domestic Violence Prevention Council relating to domestic violence.
DVPC Extraordinary Meeting Report 2018October 12, 2018 - 9:35 am
Final DVPC Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety Inquiry into Domestic and Family ViolenceNovember 20, 2017 - 12:03 pm
ACT Domestic and Family Violence Data Collection Project ReportSeptember 12, 2017 - 11:03 am
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Forum: Domestic and Family Violence forumJune 19, 2017 - 1:11 pm
Review of Domestic and Family Violence Deaths in the ACTJune 19, 2017 - 1:02 pm
The Domestic Violence Prevention Council works to raise public awareness of the issues involved with domestic violence. Following are the details of upcoming events and details about past activities.
Addressing the needs of children and young people impacted by family violenceMarch 7, 2018 - 2:39 pm
16 Days of Activism EventNovember 28, 2017 - 11:21 am
Seminar – Working with Perpetrators of Domestic ViolenceNovember 23, 2014 - 8:23 am
Latest DVPC ConsultationsNovember 22, 2014 - 10:09 pm
Seminar – The financial impacts and costs on women living with and leaving domestic violenceOctober 29, 2014 - 10:06 am
Follow the links to find out more about the ACT and National Plans, and to relevant websites, research and publications.
New AIHW Report on family, domestic and sexual violenceMarch 2, 2018 - 2:08 pm
National Domestic Violence Order SchemeNovember 28, 2017 - 11:25 am
Second Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022November 6, 2014 - 10:13 am
ACT Prevention of Violence Against Women and Children Strategy 2011-2017October 29, 2014 - 10:18 am
The National Plan to Reduce violence Against Women and their ChildrenOctober 29, 2014 - 10:15 am
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Trump moves to curb safety-net benefits for immigrants
By DAN DIAMOND
With help from Victoria Colliver and Rachana Pradhan
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— President Donald Trump is moving to curb safety-net benefits for immigrants through a memo that he signed on Thursday.
— Trump health policy adviser Katy Talento is departing the White House, where she's helped shape anti-abortion and family planning measures, price transparency and other initiatives.
— HHS will set aside $10 million for Obamacare navigator grants for the upcoming year, keeping the funding flat after two straight years of cuts.
A message from PhRMA:
Costly out-of-pocket expenses tied to deductible and coinsurance requirements are a leading concern for patients with commercial insurance. These harmful practices put in place by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are even causing patients to abandon their medicines. New IQVIA data break down how insurers and their PBMs are impacting how patients access and afford their medicines.
THANK GOODNESS IT'S FRIDAY PULSE — Although your author has a feeling there may be news dropping before the long weekend begins.
In the meantime: here's a nice story out of the Minnesota legislature, redefining what it means to muscle through a bipartisan team-up. Tips to [email protected].
NEW WHITE HOUSE MEMO SEEKS TO CURB SAFETY-NET BENEFITS FOR IMMIGRANTS — Trump on Thursday signed a memo targeting the sponsors of immigrants who receive government benefits, a directive that could curb Medicaid enrollment as well as the take-up of other safety net programs such as food stamps and TANF.
The White House is directing federal agencies to ramp up enforcement of existing laws that require individuals sponsoring immigrants to reimburse the government if the immigrant receives safety-net benefits, and to consider the income of the sponsor when determining a non-citizen's eligibility for benefits, POLITICO's Rachana Pradhan reports.
— Under the memo, HHS shall take "all appropriate steps" to enforce existing immigration rules for public benefits, including by issuing updated guidance on sponsoring households' reimbursement obligations, the memo states. The department also must submit various reports to the White House on the effort, the soonest being required within 30 days.
— Immigration advocacy groups immediately criticized the White House's move, saying there would be a chilling effect that would deter lawful immigrants from receiving benefits for which they're eligible.
"Trump will do anything to send immigrant families the message that if you're not white and wealthy, you're not welcome — or even safe — here," National Immigration Law Center Executive Director Marielena Hincapié and Center for Law and Social Policy Executive Director Olivia Golden said in a joint statement.
KATY TALENTO TO LEAVE THE WHITE HOUSE — The influential health policy adviser has served on the Domestic Policy Council since January 2017, where she's helped shape the administration's price transparency efforts, public health strategy and controversial anti-abortion measures.
Talento told colleagues in an email that she'd be leaving the White House today, POLITICO scooped last night. She didn't respond to a request for comment.
— What Talento told colleagues: "Many of you fought for a better, fairer, more honest deal for American patients with me," she wrote in her email. "Some of us earned spots together on all the right enemies lists." More for Pros.
— Talento was a key player in the administration's controversial religious liberty and anti-abortion measures, helping shepherd HHS' religious-refusal rule for health care providers and the agency's changes to the Title X family planning program.
The moves — which were criticized by Democrats and abortion-rights groups like Planned Parenthood and Equity Forward — sparked multiple lawsuits. The Title X changes have been blocked by federal judges.
— Talento also pushed policies on price transparency, with the administration issuing a series of rules that mandated more disclosure from hospitals and drug makers.
HHS SOLICITS NAVIGATOR GRANT APPLICANTS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR — The Trump administration will again set aside $10 million for the Obamacare consumer assistance program designed to boost enrollment, according to a grant announcement released Thursday. The amount is consistent with what the federal government awarded ACA "navigators" last year after two straight years of major funding cuts, Rachana writes.
The $10 million will be spread across the states relying on HealthCare.gov for enrollment under the Affordable Care Act; states with their own exchanges have set aside their own funds for consumer outreach. HHS set a July 22 deadline for funding applications and anticipates awarding grants by Aug. 29.
In Congress
House committee leaders unveil bipartisan Part D cap proposal. Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committee leadership Thursday released draft legislation to cap out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Part D beneficiaries.
W&M Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) and ranking member Kevin Brady (R-Texas), along with E&C Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and ranking member Greg Walden (R-Ore.), asked for comments on their proposal through June 6.
The bill would set seniors' caps based on the current catastrophic threshold in Medicare Part D. Sponsors said it would also modernize incentives in the program, bringing the government's share of catastrophic coverage from 80 percent to 20 percent over four years, gradually shifting more costs onto plans. More for Pros.
ICYMI: Senate HELP Committee leaders release wide-ranging health cost proposal. The discussion draft comes as reducing health care costs have emerged as one of the few areas of bipartisanship in health care policy, with support from President Donald Trump. More for Pros.
AHA report: Tax-exempt hospitals put $95 billion toward community benefit in 2016. That's according to the American Hospital Association's new report on how much hospitals spent on financial assistance and other community services.
Hospital leaders rely on the figures to defend their industry's multi-billion dollar tax exemptions. According to AHA, the $95 billion in community benefit far outweighs the roughly $9 billion in tax revenue that hospitals would've produced that year, had they been taxed.
"These new reports clearly quantify the significant benefit tax-exempt hospitals and health systems provide to their communities," AHA's Rick Pollack said in a statement.
... But skepticism of "community benefit" has persisted, given the wide range of services that hospitals tend to lump together.
"The study seems to allow almost anything that hospitals do that is good to be considered part of community benefit, even when those activities and initiatives actually bring capital into the hospitals," said Daniel Skinner, an Ohio University health policy professor.
Skinner added that a "more useful study" would have addressed the range of hospital approaches to community benefit. Some not-for-profit hospitals provide considerable value to their communities and others are "coming up short — sometimes far short," he added.
Every day, patients at the pharmacy counter discover their commercial insurance coverage does not provide the level of access and affordability they need. New data from a study by IQVIA reveal the harmful practices of insurers and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) can lead to significantly higher out-of-pocket costs for medicines — causing some patients to abandon their medicines completely. Learn more.
Texas lawmakers approve 'born alive' legislation. The state is on the verge of becoming the first state to enact so-called "born-alive" abortion legislation, even as more restrictive measures have failed to gain traction in the state this year, POLITICO's Renuka Rayasam reports.
The House this evening gave its final approval to the bill, TX HB16 (19R),which would require physicians to provide appropriate medical care to an infant who survives an attempted abortion at the risk of 10 years in prison and at least $100,000 in penalties. The measure heads to Gov. Greg Abbott, who has signaled his support. More for Pros.
California's anti-flavored tobacco bill goes up in smoke. A state senator on Thursday withdrew his bill to make California the first state to ban the retail sale of all flavored tobacco products, POLITICO's Victoria Colliver reports.
State Sen. Jerry Hill, the main author of CA SB38 (19R), said he'd rather pull the bill than put up with "hostile amendments" made last week in the Senate appropriations committee that created "unnecessary, harmful exemptions." The committee carved out exceptions for tobacco used in hookahs and for tobacco products patented before 2000.
The American Lung Association in California, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network had withdrawn their support.
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The House's conservative Republican Study Committee is circulating talking points defending Alabama's ban on abortions with no exemption for victims of rape or incest, Daniel Newhauser reports for Vice News.
This could finally be the era of "exponential improvement" in health care — if the industry leans into opportunities like improved data and more efficient medical supply chains, McKinsey's Shubham Singhal and Stephanie Carlton argue.
A major question mark in the Senate's new bipartisan surprise billing legislation is how providers will get reimbursed for out-of-network care and how much they'll receive, Dylan Scott writes at Vox.
Connecticut Democrats unveiled a robust public option bill on Thursday, and they want to pay for it with a state-level individual mandate penalty for those who go without health insurance, Jenna Carlesso and Keith Phaneuf report for the Connecticut Mirror.
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All the normal outputs - individual race results, series results, boat lists, handicap or turnout analyses - can be made into spreadsheets. These can be viewed and further worked on using Microsoft Excel or one of the compatible products.
All normal outputs can also be made into web pages (HTML files) that you can paste into your web site and view in a browser.
Hal can upload results directly to the RYA's Portsmouth Yardstick analysis web site .
The overall results of a series can be output as an ISAF xml event file, which is the standard way to exchange results internationally.


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Thessaloniki ConfEx Park (2021)
TIF-HELEXPO, a national exhibition and conference organizer based in Thessaloniki, Greece, organised an international multidisciplinary project competition with prequalification for the design of Thessaloniki ConfEx Park, located in the heart of Thessaloniki, currently home to 1.1 million people and Greece's second largest city.
Bamiyan Cultural Centre
UNESCO, with the collaboration of the Government of Afghanistan, organised an international open competition in 2014 for the design of the Bamiyan Cultural Centre.
The UIA Innovation in Architectural Education Award 2020/2021
The UIA is pleased to announce that 16 projects from 9 countries on 4 continents were submitted to the inaugural edition of the UIA Innovation in Architectural Education Award, organised by the UIA Education Commission and launched in November 2019.
New HQ for the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences
The UIA endorsed the international, restricted two-phase architecture competition for the design of the new headquarters for the Kuwait Foundation of Sciences (KFAS), a private, non-profit organisation dedicated to progress and to the advancement of the society through science and technology.
European Commission: Projet Loi 130 (2019)
The invited international, two-phase project competition was launched in March 2018 to identify the best and most environmentally-friendly solution for a mixed-use office space in the heart of the "European Quarter" in Brussels demarcated by streets Rue de la Loi, Rue de Spa, Rue Joseph II and the Chausée d'Etterbeek.
Knowledge and Innovation Center
The International Architectural Design Competition for the Knowledge and Innovation Center in Tripoli, Lebanon was managed by the Lebanese Federation of Engineers and Architects on behalf of the Tripoli Special Economic Zone and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon.
National Concert Hall Architectural Design Competition
The UIA endorsed the international architectural design competition for the National Concert Hall in Vilnius, Lithuania. Architects from all over the world were invited to design one of the most important future spaces in the capital city of Lithuania and to submit their proposals to the Vilnius City Municipality.
Piazza Transalpina / Trg Evrope
The urban regeneration project linking the Italian city of Gorizia with the Slovenian city, Nova Gorica, and creating a shared central area to be known as Europe Square – Piazzale Della Transalpina and the hub EPICenter, was conducted as part of a campaign for the title of 2025 European Capital of Culture (ECoC).
Tuchkov Buyan Park, Saint Petersburg (2020)
The UIA endorsed the international competition for the architectural landscape design concept of Tuchkov Buyan Park in Saint Petersburg (Russia). Architects and landscape designers from all countries were invited to submit their expressions of interest for this single-stage restricted competition.
Reconstruction & Rehabilitation of Al Nouri Complex, Mosul (2021)
UNESCO with the support of the Government of United Arab Emirates, the Prime Minister of Iraq and the UN Secretary-General, organised an international, single stage, open and anonymous architecture competition for the Reconstruction & Rehabilitation of the Al Nouri Complex in Mosul, Iraq.


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Leicester come back from the dead in cup semi
Leicester Riders came back from the dead to breathe life into their BBL Cup Final prospects with a 90-90 draw against Newcastle.
Trailing by as many as 21 points in a disastrous first half at home against the Eagles in the semi-final first-leg, Rob Paternostro and his team were watching their chances hanging by a thread before they composed themselves to complete a quite stunning comeback.
As the Eagles took their foot off the pedal and ran out of steam, the Riders dug deep and were absolutely phenomenal in the second half which resulted in a BBL classic as they secured a rare tied game at 90-90 to set up a fascinating second leg next week.
In a classic game of two halves, Eagles were up by as many as 21 points until the home team launched their superb revival after returning from the locker rooms looking to salvage their Cup hopes which were looking decidedly dodgy at one point.
Having destroyed UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders at Sport Central on Friday night in the league, the Eagles picked up where they left off with a seamless transition into this game. They showed the same level of intensity at both ends of the floor to leave their stunned hosts trailing in their wake.
Defensively they were sensational during the first half and completely locked down the dangerous trio of Cameron Rundles, Ayron Hardy and most importantly, former favourite Drew Sullivan.
Not allowing Sullivan any looks at the basket, the Great Britain captain who is so often an immeasurable force of good for Riders was nullified to great effect by his former employers and went scoreless in the first half.
Despite this setback, the home team did rally slightly with the fantastic Bradd Wierzbicki (pictured) helping to stem the tide with 18 first half-points as the home team looked to limit the damage at 58-40 by the midway point of the game.
It made a big difference because when Riders emerged from the locker rooms they were like a team possessed and roared on by the home fans, they began a remarkable salvage operation which was every bit as impressive as the Eagles first half display.
Having cut the gap to just ten points at 65-55 during the third quarter it was in the final quarter when Riders really began to turn the screw and the once dominant Eagles began to crumble in spectacular fashion as they ran out of steam.
Looking hungry and hurt from their first half hammering, Riders were scintillating as they sensed blood and the ability to even take a lead into the second leg. With Brett Royster and Ayron Hardy lending great support to Wierzbicki, the home team completed their fight back by moving 88-86 in front before the teams eventually finished locked on 90-90.
Bradd Wiezerbicki was the hero with 32 points while Ayron Hardy came up with another big game to deny the Eagles who at one point had a foot in the Final but will now be ruing an opportunity lost.
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Life Is Strange Before The Storm Ep 1 Releases With New Trailer
Aww, it's all mushy and sweet! The new trailer, An Open Letter, is meant to reflect the themes of friendship that Life Is Strange is all about. It doesn't really have much to do with the game though and all these supposedly different people are all reading from the exact same piece of paper in what looks like an audition room.
Anyway, Life Is Strange: Before The Storm Episode One: Awake is out now, and has invested heavily in sub-subtitles.
Episode 1: 'Awake' out now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 & PC
Emotive new video 'An Open Letter' released to celebrate the launch
LONDON (August 31st, 2017) – SQUARE ENIX®, publisher of award-winning and best-selling videogame franchises such as FINAL FANTASY® and TOMB RAIDER®, today released an emotive new video that features real people, with real, genuine stories of friendship and love to celebrate the launch of LIFE IS STRANGE™: BEFORE THE STORM, out now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.
The three-minute video, entitled "An Open Letter", has been created to reflect the strong themes of friendship, love and support in the game.
In LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM, Chloe and Rachel develop a special bond over the time they spend together. Almost everyone can name that one person who defined a very special time of their life. In some cases, these relationships can span a few short months and in other cases, decades. To celebrate the release of Episode One, we invited a small group of real people to write an open letter to that special person in their own life…
Square Enix Vice President for Brand Marketing Jon Brooke said: "I wanted to capture the emotion and spirit of Life is Strange in a way that you don't usually see in video game advertising. As a game, it braves to be different, harnessing emotions rarely seen in video games and I wanted the advertising to match this. I am really pleased with how it turned out. It's designed to remind us that life is all about our relationships and a strong friendship can change everything. I hope everyone can relate to that".
Creative Agency, Ralph, spent many weeks reaching out to pairs of best friends, asking for stories and insights into how their friendship had lasted through even the toughest of times.
"We took a risk with this strategy and we wouldn't have achieved the emotion within the video had we not chosen some extraordinary people willing to open their hearts on camera," admitted Ralph's Creative Director Gregor Stevenson. "The raw intensity of their reactions as they read their best friends' innermost thoughts is what we wanted to capture from the start. And that's what we got. Our goal was to portray each friendship in an engaging and empathetic way, whilst reflecting the authenticity and uniqueness of the characters in the game."
LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM is the next game in Square Enix's award-winning, multi-million copy selling, episodic franchise. Set in Arcadia Bay, three years before the events of the first game in the series, players will take on the role of a rebellious 16 year-old Chloe Price who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber; a beautiful and popular girl destined for success. When Rachel's world is turned upside down by a family secret, it takes this new-found alliance to give each other the strength to overcome their demons.
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The HOME team gets to bat the bottom half of the 5th or 6th inning if the AWAY team is ahead by 12 or more runs. If the HOME team fails to close the 12-run gap after batting its half of the inning, the AWAY team wins via the Mercy Rule and the game is officially over.
If the HOME team is ahead by 12 or more runs after the AWAY team bats the top of the 5th, 6th or 7th inning, the HOME team does NOT have to bat the bottom half of the inning. The HOME team wins via the Mercy Rule and the game is officially over.
5. Number of Players – Majors teams will utilize 10 defensive players. Teams are allowed to start with a minimum of 8 players. No team may start a game with less than 8 players. There will be a 20-minute grace period. If 8 players are not available within 20 minutes of the scheduled start time the game is forfeited. If a team starts the game with 8 players, there will be NO automatic out penalty for the 9th batting slot. Additional players may be added at any time but must be added to the last position in the batting order. In the case of an injury, a team may continue to play with 7 players provided the team started the game with only 8 players. If the team started the game with 8 or 9 players and a player is removed from the game and is not replaced, her batting slot will be an automatic out.
6. Line Ups & Playing Time – All players' names and uniform #'s present at the start of the game shall be listed in a continuous batting order and given to the opposing manager before each game. If a player arrives late, she will be placed at the end of the batting order. No player can sit defensively for more than one inning at a time. IF a player arrives late their defensive time does not count until the start of the next full inning. All players will remain in the stated batting order regardless of field substitutions, and all players will bat the entire game.
8. Coaches – Managers and Coaches are not allowed on the field during play.
10. Pace of Game - PLEASE – let us not waste precious daylight between innings.
NO infield/outfield practice balls after the first inning.
Returning pitchers get no more than 5 warm up pitches.
Coaches should have their complete game team lineup prepared in advance.
Make sure your players know where they are playing each inning.
Get your catcher ready for the next inning as soon as possible.
Try hard to get in at least 5 innings each game. This will give our players maximum playing time and keep the game moving.
1. Uniform – Players are required to be wear their team shirt and black pants. Metal free (no zippers or otherwise) outerwear is permitted in the field should the weather require it – pull over hoodies are best.
2. Cleats – Metal cleats are prohibited.
3. Protective Helmets – All batters and base runners must wear protective helmets with facemask and chinstraps.
4. Protective Pitching Masks – All Pitchers are required to wear a protective mask when pitching.
1. Softballs – A 12" "hard" softball will be used for practice and games.
2. Bats – All bats must be marked "Official ASA Softball" by the manufacturer.
3. Bases – 1st base shall be a double base to avoid collisions.
1. Bases – The distance between all bases shall be 60 feet.
1. Base on Balls – After the fourth ball, the batter may take the base.
2. Strike Outs – The batter will be out after 3 strikes.
3. Bunting – Bunting is permitted.
4. Hit by a Pitch – A player must attempt to avoid being hit by a pitch. If an attempt is made and the batter is still hit, then the batter will be awarded 1st base.
1. Leading – The base runner may lead after the ball has been released from the pitcher's hand. If the catcher attempts to make a play on the base runner, the base runner has the option of advancing to the next base, regardless of the number of steals used in the inning.
2. Sliding – Is permitted and encouraged. A player must slide into home plate to avoid contact if there is a play at home base otherwise can be automatically called out by the umpire.
3. Tagging Up - A runner is allowed to tag up and attempt advancing to the next base when a fly ball is caught.
4. Runner Hit by a Ball – If a fair-batted ball before hits the base runner it is touched by a defensive player, the base runner is out and the batter is awarded first base. All other base runners return to the previously base occupied, unless they are forced to advance because the batter is awarded first base.
5. Running into a Defensive Player – Base runners must slide or avoid defensive players. A base runner may not run into a defensive player or attempt to knock a defensive player out of the play. A base runner may slide into a base guarded by a player. If base runner intentionally runs into a defensive player, the base runner is out and the ball is dead. No other base runners may advance.
6. Pitcher Circle Rule – The pitcher's circle is defined as an 8-foot diameter radius to the pitcher's rubber. A play is considered dead once the pitcher gains possession of the ball and is within the pitching circle. If a runner is between bases when the pitcher gains such possession, she may continue to advance to the next base or retreat to the previous base. If the pitcher attempts to put out the runner, the ball becomes live again. If the pitcher makes no attempt to put out the runner and the runner does advance or retreat, the runner is out.
1. Infield Fly Rule – Infield fly rule will apply.
2. Overthrow – Babe Ruth rules will apply.
1. Contact with Rubber – Both feet start on the rubber. The pivot foot must remain in contact with or push off and drag away from the pitching rubber until the ball is released.
Pitching eligibility is by week, Saturday through Friday. Pitchers are eligible to pitch 8 innings per week. If a pitcher appears and throws at least one pitch, an inning is charged to the pitcher. An additional 4 innings are allotted if and only if a third game occurs in the same week. Managers are responsible for keeping track of their Pitchers innings and subject to audit. * Should a game revert back to a previously finished inning to determine the outcome because of a time limitation, no inning will be charged to the pitchers who pitched in the last unfinished inning.
This means that a team can only use the additional 4 innings if the third game actually occurs during the course of the one week. You cannot tap into the additional 4-inning allotment in the second game of the week just because you have a third game scheduled for the given week. If a pitcher has thrown 8 innings in the first two games of the week, she is maxed out. She would however be eligible for another 4 innings in the third game of a single week. In the event that a team violates the pitching eligibility rule, the result could be forfeiture of the game.
Majors - If a pitcher throws 7 innings in the first game and none in the second game then she would have 5 innings remaining for the 3rd game.
Majors – If a pitcher throws 4 innings in the first game, 2 in the second game (6 total), then she would be eligible for 6 innings in the 3rd game.
Substitution - Pitchers who are removed may return to pitch at any time during the game as long as pitching eligibility is considered.
Hit by Pitch - A pitcher must be relieved if she hits 4 batters in the course of a game.
Extra Innings - Starting with the 8th inning – the innings pitched will NOT count towards the weekly allotment. Should a game go into extra innings and the pitcher has already reached her weekly limit (as defined above), she can either continue pitching or be inserted into the game as a pitcher.
Trips to the Mound / Charged Conferences – Babe Ruth rules - the offense is allowed 3 charged conferences per 7 innings. They may all be used during 1 inning or spread out over the 7. On the 4th conference the pitcher must be switched, the pitcher can play another defensive position. It is not a charged conference if the manager informs the umpire they are replacing the pitcher before any verbal comments with the defensive player(s) or during an offensive conference and the defense is ready to play when the offense is ready.
"A pitcher may be removed as a pitcher and return as a pitcher only once per inning provided the return does not violate either the substitution or charged conference rule."
Balks – Balks will not be called.
Illegal Pitches – Umpires can choose to call illegal pitches after first issuing a specific explanation of the illegal pitch and issuing a warning to the manager. If an illegal pitch is committed, a ball is charged and runners do not advance.
A CROW HOP is not the pitcher's failure to drag the push-off foot along the ground. A crow hop is, as the name implies, a forward hop or step off the pitching rubber by the pivot/push-off foot (typically moving it forward a foot or more) to "replant" it and use it for a second push-off point. It is not permitted in girl /women's softball.
""Pushing off with the pivot foot from a place other than the pitcher's plate is illegal."
LEAPING can be caused by a failure to "drag" the pivot/push-off foot. Leaping, in fast pitch softball, is the act of having both feet off the ground at the same time.
At all times please keep in mind the safety of the children. All players must remain on the bench or behind the protected areas while the game is in progress. Practice swings should be in the batting cage, or supervised by a coach. Only team members may be in the dugout area.
1. Blood Rule - A player, coach or umpire who is bleeding or who has blood on their uniform shall be prohibited from participating further in the game until appropriate treatment can be administered. If medical care or treatment is administered in a reasonable length of time, the individual will not have to leave the game.
2. Player Injury – A player may be removed from the game at any time because of injury. She may return to the game later at the discretion of the manager. If an injured player is unable to bat, no penalty shall be assessed. An injured player who misses an at bat but subsequently returns to the lineup shall assume her original batting order position.
2. Equipment Box – The home team is responsible for ensuring that the equipment box is locked.
3. Game Ball – The home team is responsible for supplying one new and one good condition game ball.
4. Copy of Rules – The home team is responsible for having a copy of the Rules and Regulations.
1. Postponement – A manager may request postponement of a game if he/she is unable to field a team due to school, religious or other conflicting event. This request must be made to the League scheduler 5 days before the scheduled game and is not guaranteed.
Umpires – Only the Manager or Coach may approach the umpire to question a call. Coaches are NOT to speak to the umpires or make any comments about a play/call until a play is COMPLETELY over and a call has been made on the field. Once the ball has been returned to the pitchers circle they can call time out and both sides can convene with the umpire(s) to discuss the call.
Our goal is to provide our players with a fun, team bonding, and skill developing experience. We need to set a good example for them. Count to three and process what just happened before you quite possibly overreact to something.Poor behavior and bad sportsmanship are remembered long after the play, game and even the season is over.
Sportsmanship Pledge – Is now covered during the registration process and is the responsibility of the Manager to ensure their team follows it.
1. Rules – All league rules shall apply to post season games with the exception of pitching which is unlimited innings for all pitchers. The Board of directors reserves the right to amend rules as deemed necessary.
Games will be played in accordance with Babe Ruth rules as specifically amended by these local rules. Basic rules of softball will be taken as those stated for youth play by Babe Ruth League.
Unless game called by umpire due to a run limit rule, time limit, rain or other causes that place participants in peril.
The HOME team gets to bat the bottom half of the 5th or 6th inning if the AWAY team is ahead by 12 or more runs. If the HOME team fails to close, the 12-run gap after batting its half of the inning, the AWAY team wins via the Mercy Rule and the game is officially over.
If the HOME team is ahead by 12 or more runs after the AWAY team bats the top of the 5th or 6th inning, the HOME team does NOT have to bat the bottom half of the inning. The HOME team wins via the Mercy Rule and the game is officially over.
Length of Innings – Every ½ inning will end after 3 outs or if 5 (runs) runs are scored with the exception of the 5th & 6th innings when there is no run limitation.
4. Mercy Rule – The Mercy Rule is applied if a team is ahead by 12 or more runs at the end of the 5th inning (or any inning thereafter).The HOME team gets to bat the bottom half of the 5th or 6th inning if the AWAY team is ahead by 12 or more runs. If the HOME team fails to close, the 12-run gap after batting its half of the inning, the AWAY team wins via the Mercy Rule and the game is officially over.If the HOME team is ahead by 12 or more runs after the AWAY team bats the top of the 5th or 6th inning, the HOME team does NOT have to bat the bottom half of the inning. The HOME team wins via the Mercy Rule and the game is officially over.
5. Number of Players – Minors teams will utilize 10 defensive players. Teams are allowed to start with a minimum of 8 players. No team may start a game with less than 8 players. There will be a 20-minute grace period. If 8 players are not available within 20 minutes of the scheduled start time the game is forfeited. If a team starts the game with 8 players, there will be NO automatic out penalty for the 9th batting slot. Additional players may be added at any time but must be added to the last position in the batting order. In the case of an injury, a team may continue to play with 7 players provided the team started the game with only 8 players. If the team started the game with 8 or 9 players and a player is removed from the game and is not replaced, her batting slot will be an automatic out.
8. Coaches – Managers and Coaches are permitted on the field only for pitching to complete an at bat and must immediately remove themselves from the field of play once a ball is put into play without interfering with the play. For field with a deep backstop, teams may choose to put a coach at the far end of the backstop to retrieve Catcher's past balls.
9. Scoring – Each team should keep score. Home team is responsible for the official score and entering the score in a timely manner on the Skylands website. Home team must also record all pitchers and innings on the website when entering the games scores.
1. Uniform – Players are required to wear their team shirt and shorts. Shirts must be tucked in.
1. Softballs – An 11" "hard" softball will be used for practice and games.
2. Pitching Rubber – The distance between the rear point of home plate and the front side of the pitcher's rubber shall be 35 feet.
1. Base on Balls – There are no base on balls. After the fourth pitched ball, the offensive team's coach will finish the at bat until the ball is put into play or until strike 3 is called on the batter. The pitcher must stand on the left or right side of the pitching circle, and they must be even with the pitching rubber. It is also required that they are touching the pitching circle with their foot.
4. Hit by Pitch - If a player is struck by a pitch (regardless if it bounces in front of them or not), they will be awarded first base. The coaches should be teaching the girls to try and get out of the way.
5. Batted Ball that hits the coach - A batted ball that hits the coach either directly or after coming into contact with a fielder, will immediately be declared "dead" by the umpire: no further play is permitted. The batter is awarded first base: all other runners advance one base regardless if they are forced or not. If a thrown ball hits the machine, the umpire shall immediately declare the ball "dead." Batter is awarded first base and runners proceed to the base that they were running to.
1. Stealing –The stealing of 3rd base only on release of the pitch is allowed. No other bases can be stolen and there will be no penalty to the defensive team for attempting to throw out a running trying to steal third base. If the ball is over thrown no runners may advance. If the runner stealing third comes off the bag for any reason before the ball is returned to the pitching circle the defense can tag that runner out. There is no stealing when a coach is pitching.
2. Leading – The base runner may take a 3-step lead after the ball has been released from the pitcher's hand. The runners will be awarded safe passage back to the base without penalty any time the ball is not put in play.
3. Sliding – Is permitted and encouraged. A player must slide into home plate to avoid contact if there is a play at home base. There is no sliding into 1st base at all. The runner needs to run straight through the safety base, or if they are going to try and advance further, make the turn only after touching 1st base.
4. Tagging Up - A runner can tag up and attempt advancing to the next base when a fly ball is caught.
5. Runner Hit by a Ball – If a fair-batted ball before hits the base runner it is touched by a defensive player, the base runner is out, and the batter is awarded first base. All other base runners return to the previously base occupied, unless they are forced to advance because the batter is awarded first base.
6. Running into a Defensive Player – Base runners must slide or avoid defensive players. A base runner may not run into a defensive player or attempt to knock a defensive player out of the play. A base runner may slide into a base guarded by a player. If base runner intentionally runs into a defensive player, the base runner is out, and the ball is dead. No other base runners may advance.
7. Pitcher Circle Rule – The pitcher's circle is traditionally defined as an 8-foot diameter radius to the middle of the pitcher's rubber (16' diameter). Every effort should be made by the home team to chalk this 16' circle on the field prior to the start of the game. This is possible at Bundt Park but not at the High School. In the event you play a game at North HS you should scratch the circle into the dirt with a bat handle or similar instrument.
When is a play dead?
A play is ruled dead once a fielded "live" ball breaks the plane of the pitching circle while on its way to the pitcher or another infielder who is within the circle. At least one defender MUST be in the circle when the ball breaks the plane.
For throws coming into the circle the player in the pitcher's circle should always attempt to gain control of the ball but should it get by her the play is still dead so long as the ball broke the plane and crossed through any portion of the imaginary cylinder above the pitcher's circle on the way in. An example would be a throw to the pitcher or other infielder (who is in the circle) where the ball sails slightly high or wide (but STILL crosses the imaginary cylinder above the circle) is still considered a dead ball at that point.
When the pitcher or any other infielder runs the ball into the circle.
Should a throw be offline (does not pass through the imaginary cylinder) and forces the pitcher or other infielder to leave the circle to obtain the ball, she must reenter the circle (break the plane) with the ball in order for the play to stop.
When is a play NOT dead?
If no defender is present within the 20' circle when a ball crosses through the imaginary cylinder, above the pitchers circle it will NOT be considered a dead ball and play continues.
When a ball attempted to be thrown into the circle does not pass through any portion of the imaginary cylinder above the pitcher circle.
What happens with the runners?
Runners in between bases when the ball crosses the plane of the circle may continue to the next base at their own peril or retreat to the prior base. The fielder (pitcher or otherwise), having gained control of the ball in the circle may make an immediate attempt to get a runner out by either throwing the ball to a base or pursuing after the runner. Should she do either, the play becomes live once again and runners may advance at their own peril.
Drop Third Strike – Drop Third Strike rule WILL NOT be in effect.
Infield Fly Rule – Infield fly rule will NOT apply.
< > – If the ball is thrown out of play (out of play boundaries are determined between coaches and ump prior to the game starting): The batter (turned runner) is awarded 2nd base and all other runners advance to the base they were headed +1. Example: A runner who was on first at the start of the play advances to third.
Contact with Rubber – Both feet start on the rubber. The pivot foot must remain in contact with or push off and drag away from the pitching rubber until the ball is released.
Extra Innings - Starting with the 7th inning – the innings pitched will NOT count towards the weekly allotment. Should a game go into extra innings and the pitcher has already reached her weekly limit (as defined above), she either can continue pitching or be inserted into the game as a pitcher.
Hit by Pitch - If a pitcher strikes 3 batters without the ball hitting the ground first, she needs to be removed from the game. Balls that bounce prior to hitting a batter, do not count against the pitcher's total hit batters. If prior to the 3rd hit batsman, your pitcher is out of control and there have already been a few "brushbacks" please make a substitution.
Pitching Eligibility is by week, Saturday through Friday. Pitchers are eligible to pitch 6 innings per week. If a pitcher appears and throws at least one pitch, an inning is charged to the pitcher. An additional 3 innings are allotted if and only if a third game occurs in the same week. Managers are responsible for keeping track of Pitchers innings.
This means that a team can only use the additional 3 innings if the third game actually occurs during the course of the one week. You cannot tap into the additional 3-inning allotment in the second game of the week just because you have a third game scheduled for the given week. If a pitcher has thrown 6 innings in the first two games of the week, she is maxed out. She would however be eligible for another 3 innings in the third game of a single week. If a team violates the pitching eligibility rule, the result could be forfeiture of the game.
Minors – If the pitcher throws 4 innings in the first game, 2 in the second game (6 total), then she would be eligible for 5 innings in the 3rd game.
Illegal Pitches – Umpires can choose to call illegal pitches after first issuing a specific explanation of the illegal pitch and issuing a warning to the manager. Pitchers are developing at this level and it should be a blatant violation for an illegal pitch to be called. If an illegal pitch is committed, a ball is charged, and runners do not advance.
At all times please keep in mind the safety of the children. All players must remain on the bench or behind the protected areas while the game is in progress. Practice swings should be in the batting cage or supervised by a coach. Only team members may be in the dugout area.
5. Umpires – It is the home team Manager's responsibility to notify the Umpire if a game is cancelled or reschedule for any reason, other than weather this must be done 24 hours prior to the game.
1. Postponement –A manager may request postponement of a game if he/she is unable to field a team due to a conflicting school or religious event. This request must be made to the League Scheduler (Amanda Parker) a minimum of 5 days before the scheduled game. We have already scheduled around all known school and many religious events – there is no guarantee postponement requests will be granted.
Umpires – Only the Manager or Coach may approach the umpire to question a call. Coaches are NOT to speak to the umpires or make any comments about a play/call until a play is COMPLETELY over, and a call has been made on the field. Once the ball has been returned to the pitchers circle they can call time out and both sides can convene with the umpire(s) to discuss the call.
1. Rules – All league rules shall apply to post season games except for pitching which is unlimited innings. The Board of directors reserves the right to amend rules as deemed necessary.


Acupuncture is widely used in the management of headaches. It can be applied as a single form of care, or as part of a comprehensive treatment program.
Despite its popularity, however, there are still debates as to what role acupuncture plays in reducing or eliminating pain associated with recurrent headaches.
In the November 1999 issue of Cephalalgia, scientists from the Research Center for Complementary Medicine at Technische Universitat in Munich evaluated the effectiveness of acupuncture in combating headaches by systematically reviewing 22 randomized controlled trials. Included in the review were studies comparing acupuncture with any type of control intervention for the treatment of migraine or recurrent headaches.
Specifically, the authors sought to discover whether acupuncture is I) more effective than no treatment at all; II) more effective than "sham" acupuncture; or III) as effective as other headache interventions.
Of the 22 studies, 15 examined patients with migraine headaches; six involved patients with tension headaches; and one trial studied patients with various headaches. One of the migraine trials was conducted on children.
Fourteen of the trials compared true acupuncture versus sham procedures. Five trials compared acupuncture to various drug treatments. Two studies compared acupuncture to physiotherapy, and one three-pronged study compared acupuncture with a behavioral program and a no-treatment group.
A total of 1,042 patients were examined. The average treatment period lasted nine weeks and included eight treatment sessions.
Acupuncture fared most favorably when compared to sham treatments. Nine of the 14 trials comparing true and sham acupuncture in migraine and tension-type headache patients either "showed trends in favor of acupuncture" or had patients who "did significantly better than those in the sham acupuncture group."
Table I: Response rates in 10 sham-controlled trials of acupuncture for migraine and tension-type headaches.
Trials comparing acupuncture to other forms of headache intervention, however, displayed contradictory results. In one study, patients in a behavioral therapy group reported less medication use and less headaches than the acupuncture group. In another study, patients receiving the drug metroprolol suffered more side effects but had better scores in terms of lower frequency, duration and intensity of headaches.
"The widespread use of acupuncture, the promising results, and the often insufficient quality of the available studies warrant further research," the scientists said. Future studies, they believe, "should follow specific guidelines for headache trials for inclusion criteria, classification of headaches, control of co-interventions and outcome measurement, as well as general guidelines for reporting."
Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that acupuncture "has a role in the treatment of recurrent headaches." They added that while the small sample sizes and overall quality of the studies prohibited them from making a straightforward recommendation of acupuncture, the treatment "seems to be relatively safe in the hands of qualified providers. Therefore, we conclude that headache patients who want to try acupuncture should not be discouraged."
Melchart D, et al. Acupuncture for recurrent headaches: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Cephalalgia 1999;19:779-786.


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very nice explaination on Bapis is given on this link please check.
without so much technical stuff and in simple terms u can say. They are Function Modules only that they are SAP provided Remote function calls. meaning. Function modules can be used only within SAP, where as Bapis can be used from outside SAP,thru external applications.
if u want to understand using an HR example.
consider ur company has Intranet portal or any other front end which all the employees are comfortable using. but the company wants to use SAP. and they r not comfortable with SAP interface.they want to continue using their own old portal for various reasons.
in such scenarios, although front end is different portal, it connects to SAP in the back end. the employers do not know that whenever they r changing their phone no/email id etc in thier portal in back end its getting changed in his employee master in IT0105 in SAP.
BAPI_EMPLCOMM_GETDETAIL Read communication This is just an example.
go to TCODE: BAPI and check out all the bapis.
go to TCODE: SE37 give a bapi name and read documentations/see source code/etc.
Bapis manipulate SAP business objects,thru API methods.
with this descriptions as a base, try making sense out of what BAPI is by reading above link and other material.and come back with more precise quesions.
I'm having a organisation(o) and postion (s) for which i have to assign an employee (p) through Bapi but not by using any FM. So whenever i tried to put an command U to update the field it was not updating the field but when i tried with the command I then it was deleting the related employee id which i had declared over there to insert that position.
I need RFC/BAPI to Create Requisition,Position,Hiring an Employee.
For creation of a Posiotn you can use FM 'RH_OBJECT_CREATE'.
when ever any employee position changed, it should send an email ..how to do this one? any idea?
Oracle provides standard API's to harness the databases SMTP server capabilities in sending emails. All email services are wrapped under package: UTL_SMTP. The protocol consists of a set of commands for an email client to dispatch emails to a SMTP server. The UTL_SMTP package provides interfaces to the SMTP commands. For many of the commands, the package provides both a procedural and a functional interface. The functional form returns the reply from the server for processing by the client. The procedural form checks the reply and will raise an exception if the reply indicates a transient (400-range reply code) or permanent error (500-range reply code). Otherwise, it discards the reply.
I am trying to update a single characteristic in IE02.I am able to do that with the BAPI "BAPI_OBJCL_CHANGE",but this BAPI is updating only 1 characteristic and is initializing all the remaining characteristcs.
Any pointers on this is highly appreciable.
This BAPI only changes the parameters of an existing assignment (or creates a whole new assignment), but it does not delete the assignment to a class and replace it with an assignment to another class. If you want to reassign an object, the old assignments must be read with BAPI_OBJCL_GETCLASSES and deleted with BAPI_OBJCL_DELETE, then the new assignments must be created with BAPI_OBJCL_CREATE.
The information transferred by this BAPI replaces all old information. An empty field means "delete entry!", not "no change".
This BAPI does not change the database. To change the database, call BAPI BapiService.TransactionCommit afterwards.
You can only use this BAPI for objects that are not classes!
so i guess you have to pass all information you do not want to lose.
Iam looking for a BAPI to update the Duration Times in Transportation and Delivery scheduling. I reluctant to use recording on SM30 Table maintenance T code and use it in LSMW. Is there a BAPI or Standard i/p Program to load these details. I have more than 200000 records to input.
A list of all BAPI's in Transportation Management module would be great as well.
@praveen: I tried the solution provided by you and it worked for me in this context. But it seems this BADI gets triggered every time the delivery is getting saved. So for my test purposes, I'm triggering this BADI in a program, but in actual scenario, the BADI would be called on every sy-ucomm = 'SICH_T' i.e. SAVE. hence, I can't separate my piece of code using this condition.
I'm trying to call my FM(update module in collective run mode) inside this BADI in backgrnd task as a separate unit but this doesn't seem to work.
We got a requirement to update the Contract or purchase order with new partners from vendor master.
In brief the partner information of a PO when created with reference to a contract will be reflected from the contract but not from Vendor Master partners .So when the vendor master got changed after the creation of the Contract the partner information in the PO is not in synchronous with Vendor Master partnes.
Hence please help us with any BAPI to update the PO partners with Vendor masters .
Need name of a function module or BAPI to update the Tax Classification value for Material master.
I need your help in getting the FM'S or BAPI to update the condition records in sales deal.
If you can send me a smaple code it will be really helpful.
Is there any BAPI To update PCG ?
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We are doing an upgrade from 11.5.9 to R12 and I am looking for the Trading Community Architecture API's to create and update employee vendors for the HR Interface.
We also need to change to use the Cash Management API's to create and Update Bank Accounts.
I have to change customer data via BAPI.
I'm searching for a BAPI that updates KNA1 and ADR* tables.
(so that data will be coherent).
and BAPI_ADDRESSORG_CHANGE that only updates ADR* tables.
I came accross such a requirement but couldn't find a single function module.
I think try using both the FM's else BDC is the only option left.
you can use the FM "DEBITOR_BDCDATA" to get the BDC data for vendor and then edit it to add the address fields required.
I have a requirement to use a Function Module or BAPI to update Sale Order Quantity (VBAP-kwmeng), which one (Function Module or BAPI) should I use? is there any sample codes?
i_return TYPE TABLE OF bapiret2.
I need to update person data in IR02 tcode through plant and workcenter. But I am looking for BAPI to update this person data.
Please help me on this as I caught up badly.
I have closed this myself by creating a custom program.


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As you read these questions, what emotions arise in you?
Why are you always late for the staff meetings?
Why are your monthly reports filled with client complaints?
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Why do you wear that dirty old shirt every week-end?
Just writing these questions stirs up a lot of defensive energy in us. "Why" questions can often have blame and guilt embedded in-between the lines.
When Donna was taking professional coaching classes over fifteen years ago, her mentor coach said, "Asking 'why' isn't very useful." Donna doesn't remember what conversation sparked that comment, yet her coach's simple statement has stayed with her all these years. She didn't really understand the wisdom of the statement at the time.
Why don't I know how to do this?
Why do I feel I am not enough?
Why don't I have more money?
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If you lead with "why" when asking other people questions, there is a very good chance you will be perceived as a Persecutor in the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT)™. "Why" almost always elicits a defensive response from the other because it implies the need to explain one's actions or words.
The TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) ™ work is about helping people connect in authentic and powerful ways. We suggest asking "what questions" that encourage self-reflection and ease the struggle that "why" questions can trigger.
What would help support you getting to the staff meetings on time?
What do you feel is behind the customer complaints?
What is preventing you from helping with the dishes?
What is so cool about your old shift that you want to wear it every week-end?
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In your search to understand, drop the "why" and substitute "what" and notice a shift in the other person's ability to self-reflect. You have given them the gift to think more deeply and take responsibility for their choices—-and the gift of seeing them as a Creator!


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