Estimated Time of Arrival. Also referred to as Estimated Shipping Date. Used to indicate the manufacturer or suppliers latest estimate to supply a back ordered item. Normally these are fairly accurate, but the dates are still estimated and subject to change in either direction. Some of our suppliers will give an ETA a month in the future and on problem items they will increase the ETA by a month until they are able to supply the item or until the manufacturer discontinues it.

ETA is Extension Travel Adjuster. If you turn the little lever on the left fork leg (as you sit on the bike) clockwise, the ETA cartridge drastically slows the rebound of the fork. This makes the fork settle into its travel and limits the fork to 30mm of travel. When the ETA is working properly the 30mm of travel will be completely undamped and very "springy" on both compression and rebound.

In addition to polishing the components and adding the Geneve Wave decor, Omega replaces the rotor with an Omega Specific (only) rotor that rides on a small ball bearing. They change the automatic bridge with a their own gear-train and endshake corrector. Which in turn, reduces the height difference between the auxiliary reverser and rotor. This also allows the oscillating weight's gear to mesh more precisely with the click wheel.

Well apparently it has to do with something called gene expression, which refers to the pattern in which genes are switched on and off. And gene expression has a major effect on your body's biological processes. Each cell in your body contains a 'power-factory' that produces energy, called the mitochondria.

Beta Eta was established in 1949 as the 90th chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota. Each year, they sponsor music events in the School of Music such as American Musicale, Faculty Follies, as well as local artists and composers in the community. They regularly volunteer with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Gull Lake Middle School, and of course, around the School of Music. There is a chapter meeting every week, on Thursday evening at 9pm, during which there is a song rehearsal and a business meeting.

This occurs with products that are either new or very popular and in short supply, such as iPods. We receive stock from Europe every week, but there is usually more orders than available stock, so these items will constantly reflect online as out of stock. The best advice we can give you is to place an order and get your name on the reserve list, as this is the only way to ensure that you get one allocated to you.

No. All family members must have their own ETA for Australia. The online application form on this site allows for multiple entries. The cost per visa remains the same for each additional application.

An Australian ETA is equivalent to a visa, but there is no stamp or label in your passport, and there is no need for you to visit an Australian diplomatic office to submit an application. U.S. and Canadian citizens and about 25 other nationalities can take advantage of Australia's new use of technology for immigration clearances.

Isotonic solutions cause no swelling or contraction of the tissues with which they come in contact, and produce no discomfort when instilled in the eye, nasal tract, or other body tissues.

The tonicity of the solution is less than that of the cells. When this occurs, water enters into the blood cells causing them to swell and finally burst, with the liberation of hemoglobin, or water invasion of the body’s cells. If this invasion is beyond the body’s cells, then water intoxication results, with convulsions and edema.

The tonicity of the solution is greater than that of the cells, which can cause a variety of complications, such as, hyperglycemia, intracellular dehydration, loss of water and electrolytes, dehydration and coma.

Here a "hack" is a clever shortcut or a lesser-known, faster way to get something done. A hacker believes that information-sharing is a powerful positive good, and that it is a hacker's duty to share her expertise—so we will.

Please see RTFM in the Jargon File. Posters please note: Moderators are unlikely to approve follow-ups that consist solely of "RTFM".

Read The Fine FAQ, a variant of RTFM. Also RTFAQ Posters please note: Moderators are unlikely to approve follow-ups that consist solely of "RTFF".

If air at the brochure rate is unavailable, we will offer the next best alternate to you. You always have the option to revise your departure city or make the booking land-only, prior to ticketing, if the up-sell charge is unacceptable. Back to top

STD is short for "sexually transmitted disease." Another term you may have heard is "venereal disease," or VD.