Fling (Japanese: なげつける Throw) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV. It has been TM56 since Generation IV.
The power of Fling is determined by the held item. The move will fail if the user has no held item, or if the item is not one listed below. After using Fling, the item is consumed, even if the target has protected themselves with a move like Protect or Detect.
Black Glasses, Dread Plate, Muscle Band, and Choice Band boost the power of Fling. Expert Belt boosts the power of Fling if the attack is super effective. Life Orb boosts the power of Fling but does not reduce the user's HP.
Fling will fail if used by an Arceus holding a Plate, a Giratina holding the Griseous Orb, a Genesect holding a Drive, or a Silvally holding a memory. Fling will fail if used by a Pokémon holding a Mega Stone that allows it to Mega Evolve. It will also fail if the Pokémon is holding an Ability Capsule, a Festival Ticket, Red Orb or Blue Orb, or any type of Apricorn, Gem, Poké Ball, Mail, or Z-Crystal. Embargo, Klutz (from Generation V onward), Magic Room, and Unnerve (if the Pokémon is holding a Berry) all prevent the usage of Fling. In Generation IV only, if the target of Fling is under the effect of Embargo, the item's effect will not activate.
Fling can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if a certain move (Celebrate, Covet, Happy Hour, or Wish) was used in the prior turn.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user flings its held item at the foe to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item.
BWB2W2 The user flings its held item at the target to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item.
SMUSUM The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
The user seizes the nearest enemy Pokémon and throws it into another enemy, dealing 10 damage to both parties. This move is classified as "other" instead of Physical.
Fling will deal damage but also throws coins.
MDTDS Hurls the target at another Pokémon to inflict damage.
MDGtI You throw your held item in an arc and hit another Pokémon with it. It causes the same effect as when you throw an item at an enemy.
SMD You throw your held item in an arc, hitting another Pokémon with it. It causes the same effect as throwing an item at an enemy.
The user throws objects it picks up at the foe.
Emboar Emboar picks up one or multiple objects and then throws them at the opponent, one at a time. The larger the object, the more damage is dealt. It can also throw its opponent.
Passimian Passimian throws a ball of mud at the opponent.
The user throws its held item at the foe.
Munchlax Munchlax pulls items from out of its fur and tosses them at the opponent.
Fling, along with Fake Out, are the only moves that have a 100% chance of causing flinching, though a King's Rock or Razor Fang must be flung in order to cause flinching.
Fling will fail if the user is holding a Poké Ball or any variant. This is probably to prevent confusion should a flung Poké Ball hit a wild Pokémon and do damage rather than try to catch it.
Fling is the only Dark-type move able to cause paralysis, burn, or poisoning.
In the anime, Fling can also be used to throw the remains of attacks, such as when Bianca's Emboar flung the remains of Trip's Conkeldurr's Stone Edge at it. It can also be used to throw the opponent.


I know it's a little early but the team at Local Link Up are not here next Friday and with Friday being my favourite day to blog I thought I better do my thing today.
Well firstly we wish to pass on our profound thanks to the thousands of businesses who joined us during the last 12 months. It was only one year ago that Local Link Up launched the first of our services and now we employ over 100 people and have over 30,000 business using our platforms. This by any measure is a fantastic result but when you put that against the backdrop of a worldwide recession we think that speaks volumes for the Local Link Up message. We think our customers get what we are trying to do.
....2011 is going to be much better. Local Link Up has a substantial growth plan for the next year. From 2011 we are ramping up our operation to cope with a large increase in the number of subscribers. Currently we have people in training so they are ready to handle our workload straight from the outset of the New Year.
We have exciting times ahead of us and we are on a mission to make Local Link Up one of the largest advertising networks in the UK. Again we thank each and every customer who has shown faith in our products and services so far and we wish each and every one of you a very happy Christmas and New Year.
Have you got a website that doesn't rank on the first page of Google?
Have you got a product or service that you would like to sell more of?
Do you think being listed on the front page of Google would bring you more business?
Google is by far the largest medium for advertising in the UK. Ignore directories which are a thing of the past now. Ignore 118 services because the majority of their meagre traffic is looking for a business they already know the name of but can't remember the number. Ignore the local papers, even a national advertisement brings in very little traffic and local advertisements just don't work.
The internet is where it's happening and in particular on Google. In the UK, unlike some countries, Google has been adopted as almost the standard search engine despite efforts of competitors like Microsoft and Yahoo. What's more it's happening on the first page of Google. If you aren't on it you won't be getting traffic. There is almost a 98% drop off in traffic between the first page of Google and position number 11 in the rankings and that's where Local Link Up comes in. Our unique Pay Per Rank service means you only pay us if we get you on the first page of Google and we only charge you a small fee for each phrase. It's simple and very fair. We only get paid if we get your business the results you want.
If you want to get traffic to your business and have your site appear on the top of all major search engines, Pay Per Rank SEO would be the logical choice to make money. Just remember that until your site gets on the top, you do not pay.
We have had phenomenal success with our latest product Plink Plus PPR (Pay Per Rank) which allows customers to get one of our simple but massively effective PLINK's and then add a pay per rank marketing campaign on the back of it.
Quite simply this allows a business to get a free PLINK which is an effective form of advertising in it's own right and then choose phrases that are important to their business. Our Search Engine Optimisation team then work hard every week to get the site promoted and if our customers phrases appear on the first page of Google they pay a small monthly fee for each one found. It's hugely effective because unlike normal search marketing schemes we are always incentivised to keep pushing your business, if we don't we don't get paid anything.
Its a simple, fair and transparent system that gets results. Does it work? Have a look who is on the front page of google for "Pay Per Rank" from over 6 million results!
I noticed today that Google has now got Local Link Up listed for Free Local Advertising now. Thats great because hopefully even more people will find out about the benefits of Local Link Up and our free local advertising packages. If you have not tried it and you have a business why not?
Well it had to come. The pace of development never stops at Local Link Up. I have today been in a meeting that discussed two seriously cool new add-ons to our Free Online Business Advertising package, PLINK. It is way too early to make any announcements here about what they will look like but I can safely say that they are yet another nail in the coffin of tired old advertising mediums such as the paper directories.
While I am here have you seen the slightly less free add-on to our free advertising package. Its called PLINK Plus Results PPR (it stands for Pay Per Rank) and it gives our customers all the benefits of the free package and a great pay per results SEO package that does exactly what it says. If we dont get you any results you pay nothing. There is a little sign up fee but other than that the boys and girls working hard in our SEO teams have to really get their fingers out so we can get our hands on your cash. This is not to be confused with our FREE product though as that still remains totally free. Take a look at our paid product called PLINK Plus Results PPR. Its almost FREE and provides a stunning service to our customers!
Free Local Business Advertising, what you waiting for?
Well what you waiting for. Local Link Up is providing free advertising to thousands of businesses. Every week more and more companies are enjoying the benefits of free local business advertising by getting themselves a PLINK.
You don't have to replace your website, you don't have to consult your webmaster (whatever they are), you don't have to pay thousands of pounds to a "SEO specialist", you just have to get PLINKing.
Now we are not saying it will be the only online advertising you will ever need but it may just be that. Some businesses really mostly on reputation but your potential customers still need to find you on the internet and that's what PLINK is all about. It's a simple website like a Facebook for business I guess. It provides basic information about your business and you can update it in seconds without paying the webmaster or SEO specialist to do it for you.
So what you waiting for? Get yourself a PLINK now. It won't cost you a bean but might just improve your online advertising!
Well we can't complain. Despite a few post launch tiny teething problems we have had a fantastic response to out new free advertising product.
Just take a look and see what the power of PLINK can do for your business. It does exactly what it says, it's totally free local advertising for your business. Every business should have one and we will be working hard to make sure they do. Get yours now before we change our mind about it's freeness! Only joking, Local Link Up PLINK will always be free so get one today.
Finally after a few small delays that the development team assure me is everyone elses fault but theirs, we have managed to launch our fantastic new style PLINK which we lovingly refer to as PLINK Social. Essentially we have added some stunning new features such as inline editing for blogging and connecting to other businesses.
Just take a look and if you like it, get PLINKing. It is totally free advertising for local business.
It's just a couple of days away and once launched the new Local Link Up website will be the portal for all businesses to get themselves one of our new PLINK profile accounts. The PLINK is a unique social networking page aimed only at businesses.
Imagine something like a Facebook page but where businesses exchange connections, get free advertising and earn credits for carrying adverts of other businesses. Those credits are then automatically exchanged for more free advertising at no cost. Sounds to good to be true but its not, its Local Link Up, it's a PLINK! It's our blend of free local advertising. It's free business and free leads for your business.
It's not a website, it's a PLINK. It runs alongside your website and gets you connections and gets you a significant and immediate increase in exposure for your company. What's more, as the Local Link Up network grows, so does your free advertising.
There is no downside so what are you waiting for, get PLINKing now. Don't waste your time looking for the catch because you won't find one. If your business hasn't got a PLINK it should have.
Well it's great news that I have actually seen sight of the latest version of our new free local advertising product. It is truly going to be a quantam leap forward for our PLINKs and there is simply nothing like this out in the market for free local business advertising. I cant wait to reveal all to our customers in the next couple of weeks.
The team at Local Link Up are very proud of our new baby!
Well the development team are working hard on our new Free Local Advertising product and it is coming on nicely but my colleagues in the Local Link Up development team have used up all their excuses as to why they are behind schedule now so they have asked me to mention on here that we are actually looking to expand that team.
If you are a .net developer and live and work around the North West of England then this may be the place for you. If you are interested in becoming part of the Local Link Up team just send me an email to stuartforrest@locallinkup.com and I will pass it on.
Well it's been a while since I had any news about new products but I have some now. Local Link Up are continuing to develop our range of unique local advertising products and are furiously working on the next big thing!
Watch this space for news of two great new additions to the Local Link Up family, Plink version 3, our wonderful free advertising product which is being massively updated and our new PPR product (that's Pay Per Rank between you and me). It's a blend of SEO (I know I am talking jargon) and pay per results advertising. It's aimed at our customers who have enjoyed the free Local Link Up local advertising experience but prefer something a little less free. I will keep you updated.
It's amazing but in just a few short months we have managed to gain over 5000 subscribers to Local Link Up. Each of these businesses is enjoying our unique local advertising concept and our base is growing week by week.
Shortly we are going to announce a new way that we intend to incease the number of members yet further to expand our advertising portfolio and make it even better value for our subscribers.............what am I talking about, its free already, how can that get any better!
No I am not talking about the waistlines of the developers of Local Link Up, I am talking about new members to our free advertising service.
Last month we reported there was just over 2700 businesses who had started to enjoy the benefits of Local Link Up, well right now the number of Local Link Up members stands at 3887. Thats 3887 businesses enjoying free advertising right now.
An thats not all, the team here are starting to ramp up our efforts to roll out Local Link Up to more towns across the UK and speed up the growth.
Local Link Up is serving up thousands and thousands of free adverts for UK businesses and the network grows daily.
Our aim is to become the UK's premier advertising network and we offer most of our services for free so what are you waiting for.
At Local Link Up we are a business which means that along with our many wonderful and totally free advertising services we also provide some chargeable services to our customers. We have a team of very dedicated professionals who have your satisfaction as their goal. We wont have anyone in our team who doesnt really, really care about the service we provide to our customers. If you call us we promise to answer your call with a real person who will try to help you.
Unlike many companies we offer an unlimited and unquestionable support level that we like to call EXTREME SUPPORT. If we charge you for something and you are not happy with what we provided we will work for an unlimited amount of time to give you what we promised at no extra charge. If you are still not happy we will give you a refund. Thats its. Its quite simple. It doesnt effect your statutory rights but then who needs them when you have this level of support.
You will see our Extreme Support pledge published on all forms of contact with us. We keep mentioning it because we really mean it. It's easy to make a pledge but we are doing more that that. We truly want to make all our customers very happy and we will go the extra mile to make sure we do. It's the Local Link Up difference.
Well seems I don't know what the priorities are around here. The development team have had to park the launch of smart search because of other issues that needed dealing with.
This week they have been working on substantially upgrading the Local Link Up platform with some more flashing and whirring boxes. Quite impressive they are too. They assure me that they were required for our ever growing customer base so who am I to argue.
It's an interesting fact that the servers that run Local Link Up put out enough waste heat energy to heat a small house. Most companies use air conditioning to cool their servers however at Local Link Up we have come up with a more environmentally friendly way of dealing with this issue and are pumping the waste heat via a filter and it to our offices so the more you use our servers, the warmer we get in the office technically!
OK our developers were (as ever) true to their word and we now have a PLINK Plus product which as I said previously is like a PLINK but plusser!
Anyway the PLINK Plus is available for our customers today and unfortunately while it is not entirely free, it is stunning value at only £249.95+VAT. The PLINK Plus is essentially a mini website for someone wanting to dip their toes in the website waters so to speak. It has substantial extra benefits over the standard free PLINK and includes your own domain name which can kept forever and in future used on a full website should you wish.
Now the website waters are clearly shark infested. There are lots of companies offering all sorts of web packages out there but nothing comes close to the Local Link Up PLINK Plus package for value. For £249.95 you essentially get a multi-page website with dynamic content that you can update as much as you like via our stunning control panel called "Console". It contains the standard Local Link Up FREE advertising package and comes with a registered internet domain name. Also you get email to your chosen address and we will even get your a listing on Google Local/Maps.
The PLINK, and now its bigger brother, the PLINK Plus are the industry's best value internet advertising products. Avoid the sharks out there, net yourself a PLINK Plus today.
I know, there is no such word as plusser but I think you know what I mean. Anyway this week will see the completion of our new PLINK Plus product which has all the benefits of a PLINK but some very exciting extras. Its like a mini website that is really ideal for those businesses that wish to dip their toes in the website waters or perhaps to create an extra level of promotion for an existing product.
Watch out for PLINK plus from Local Link Up.
Well that holiday was short but the Local Link Up team is back and firing on all cylinders, well that's apart from all my colleagues that have been snowed in this week.
Anyway for those of us who manage to get to work we are enjoying cracking on with some exciting new features for our products that our users can enjoy soon.


warm through the weekend here, 70-80, then turning colder. bring on boots! i'm ready!
love this photo, and it makes me think i need me some more tomato plants next year.
and an unrelated aside: i bought fall-color m&ms and the girls just came up and got them and said "did she really buy these for us?" i'm not sure what i feel about that.
i want to hear about your nashville trip. i am going there this coming month… and want to know if there are any great fabric shops.?
In the 90's! Wow! We're fully into cool and rainy up here in Vancouver.
Sweater and boots! Erin don't say that..I'm so not ready for winter..lol..but I think you might get your wish soon. It's low 40's at nights here and barely hitting 60's during the day.


The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Bristol-Myers Squibb's Opdivo (nivolumab) for the treatment of patients with a diagnosis of metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. Last December 2014 the FDA approved Opdivo for unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
Opdivo is a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) blocking antibody that inhibits receptor-ligand interactions, blocking PD-1 pathway-mediated inhibition of anti-tumoral immune responses.
The approval was the result of a superior overall survival (OS) rate obtained from a recent open-label, multinational, multi-center randomized clinical trial in patients with NSCLS who experienced disease progression during or after one prior platinum-based chemotherapy regimen. Patients were allocated to either receive nivolumab (n=135) with a dose of 3 mg/kg as an intravenous infusion every 2 weeks or docetaxel (n=137) with a dose of 75 mg/m2 as an intravenous infusion every 3 weeks. Protocol pre-specified interim analysis results showed that Nivolumab (median of 9,2 months) significantly improved OS compared to docetaxel (median of 6 months).
In terms of adverse effects, which occurred in 117 patients under nivolumab the most common were dyspnea, fatigue, decreased appetite, cough and musculoskeletal pain. The most common grade 3 and 4 adverse events seen in at least 5% of patients that received nivolumab were dyspnea, musculoskeletal pain and fatigue. Moreover, immune-mediated adverse events included colitis, pneumonitis, nephritis/renal dysfunction, hypothyroidism, hepatitis, and hyperthyroidism.
Tagged Bristol-Myers Squibb, metastatic melanoma, nivolumab, NSCLC.


Ok so this isn't my first time with a two year old, and for the most part my two year old is a darling child. Then there are those OTHER times. You know the times when he wants to stay up forever, he wants to whine and pout, when he cries whenever you tell him no, and the worst when he still doesn't sleep through the whole night!!!! I need HELP!!!
Our biggest fight with him is that he has never gone to bed without a fight, NEVER!!! He wants to be read stories ( I stop at two, because he would have me read all night to avoid going to bed), then he wants to be sung to,( again I stop at two because he would have me sing all night as well), then he asks for the other parent. So I may not be first, but he will ask for me next, if I am first he asks for Dad. This is our fault, we have catered to this behaviour, we let him ask for mom, then dad, then mom again.
So I started a new position at the beginning of the month. My official title is Residential Program Coordinator. I am part of a Management Team with Parkland CLASS in Red Deer, and I am really enjoying my position.
I am constantly busy and learning new things, there seems to be room for advancement, maybe not in placement but at least in training so that I can further my education. Is everything perfect, well maybe not, things are really busy right now, we are working towards changing our accreditation, so things are, to say in a whirlwind would be a bit of an understatement.
Since the vision I have for most of my flower beds is to build up rock borders or create rock gardens I am going to be in need of some heavy duty rocks. Sometimes my creativity exceeds my ability and it makes projects a little difficult, but I will persevere and create the landscape in my yard that I envision and dream. First step find some cheap rocks.
Ok I don't know how easy it is to find rocks, I mean in Saskatchewan I could probably just ask my friends that are farmers and pick rocks every farming season if they have any that I could have, but since I am trying to do this on the cheap, driving to Saskatchewan would make that more than I wish to spend. So I have to think local, and locally I only know one person who has an acreage and I am not sure they have rocks they do not want, so I looked to Kijiji.
As I sat around on Sunday planning and writing some of these blogs, it occurred to me, I MISSED blogging and keeping up with my blogging community. I have been a very bad blogger as of late, bad at sitting around and typing stuff the does need to get typed up, like my story and my story's blog. Which no one knows about because I haven't been advertising it yet.
And it is time to start planning my garden patches again this year. I have five areas that need gardening ideas for the summer, so I am going to blog a series of gardening blogs for this season just to see how I am doing with them. It's going to be epic!!!
So my main garden area is the my vegetable garden, I am not really sure what I will do this year and the largest portion of it will be possibly under construction this summer as we put in a new fence. I am going to have Adrian measure out the fence so we can take it in to a few businesses around town to get quotes for a fence. I need a new fence my fence is about to fall on my car, very literally. So because part of the main garden wall is the fence we may have to leave that empty, if we can get the fence done early enough I can still plant some things in it, but we will have to see what happens.
So after two years we finally got around to baptizing Lil Man, no we did not baptize him Lil Man, but his baptized name initial are LM. But so are his real initials. So after so much fanangling and hurdles to jump through we set the date for Lil Man's baptism for April 14th. We secured ourselves god parents, Kim and Ty, and we set about to have the ceremony.
Catholic ceremonies are hard enough to understand but I am sure they were very difficult for our guests who were not Catholic. I don't know what it's like to be in a church you don't go to and how awkward it feels to partake in their services. It's something of a fish out of water experience. But aside from that everything turned out really well.
Lil man was so well behaved for the entire ceremony!!! He did awesome, he didn't even cry when he had his head baptized with the holy water. It was fabulous!!! Here are some pictures from that night.
So I had a birthday over a month ago. It was one of the best birthdays I have had in a VERY long time. What made it so great you ask? Well I am glad you asked that, what made it so great was I was surrounded by friends and family like I haven't been since I moved to Red Deer.
My husband arranged for most of my girlfriends to come down from Saskatchewan to spend the weekend with me. Some of them brought their kids, some did not but it was a great time all around. The house was full of people and I loved it. We sat around, had some drinks, visited, watched television and did some shopping, we even went out dancing and to karaoke. It was a great weekend. I miss my girls from Saskatchewan every day and they are TRUE, REAL friends. It doesn't matter if we don't talk for months at a time, when we get together it's like we were just together the other day. Back into the old groove and I LOVE it!!!
Here are some pictures from that night!!!


The Broads Authority is embarking on the ultimate art project in the Broads National Park. Under the banner of Water, Mills and Marshes their National Lottery Heritage funded scheme, they are pioneering a new project to encourage the public out into their inspirational National Park to find their inner creativity.
Ahead of the project commencing we catch up with curator Caroline Fisher who explains the project and talks about evolving exhibitions, connecting to the landscape and walks with her dog in the Broads.
For an art project all about finding inspiration in the Broads National Park there couldn't be a more suitable curator than Caroline Fisher. Not only does she live in the Broads, "with a small tributary of the River Bure running past my house, which makes me feel strongly connected to the landscape." But she also works in Norwich, where the River Wensum connects the Broads to the city.
East Anglia is famous for its creative output, with the University of East Anglia boasting incredible literary talent, Norwich's status as UNESCO City of Literature and the incredibly successful Suffolk and Norfolk Open Studios events drawing hundreds of visitors to the counties each year. This, paired with the success of Norwich University of Arts, a plethora of local galleries and endless exhibitions hosted throughout the year make East Anglia a cultural hotspot.But with so much of the creative focus being in big cities such as Norwich, the new Woven Waters project aims to bring aspiring artists out into the Broads National Park. Other National Parks are more geographically visible, you can see mountains from miles away, but the rivers and dykes of the Broads can only be found by those who go looking for them, and to go looking for them is exactly what Woven Waters hopes to inspire people to do.
Caroline explains how six artists will each create work inspired by a particular area in the Broads that will later be exhibited at the Hostry in Norwich Cathedral, "in textiles, painting, photography, print and animation, the artists are seeking to capture the essence of the National Park through the seasons so that visitors will gain a greater connection to and understanding of this fascinating landscape." The six artists which Caroline helped to select will be working over an 18 month period and as they do so are documenting their inspiration and time spent in the landscape.
As Caroline explains, her plan for curating the exhibition will evolve with the work of the artists, "Over the entire 18 month project I am regularly visiting the artists in their studios, a real privilege, and these visits will help me to think about how to use the space at the Hostry to curate the show in December." But just as the artists have to be inspired so too does the curator, "I love to come home and be outside, with Norfolk's big skies and wide open views being a great source of inspiration for my own creativity. My favourite thing about the Broads is the sense of escapism and solitude that one can so easily find, by very simply walking with my dog" it is this personal sense of inspiration which Caroline finds in the Broads National Park which makes her so passionate about leading the team of artists to their final exhibition.
Which season gets Caroline's creative juices flowing the most? "I particularly love the spring- the smell of things growing and the animals and plants waking up- and I find this gives me a feeling that I want to throw myself into new creative projects." So perhaps it's fitting that this spring that is exactly what she will be doing. As the bulbs push through the earth so too will the Woven Waters artists bring their own work to the surface, from the germ of an idea to a finished final exhibition in December.
Keep up to date with the woven waters project on their Instagram feed at: https://www.instagram.com/water_mills_marshes/ and check out the Visit the Broads blog each month for a new interview with each of the artists on their work and how they're getting on with their projects.


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Google restructures to avoid hefty penalties in Australia, as tax bill hits $16 million
By Nassim Khadem
Updated April 29, 2016 — 8.48pm first published at 2.15pm
Google Australia has restructured and vowed that in the future it will count its lucrative advertising revenue locally on its tax bills.
Its 2015 tax bill hit $16 million, but still remains a fraction of its overall profit.
The accounts come ahead of Tuesday's federal budget where the Turnbull government is expected to include another round of fresh measures aimed at ensuring multinationals pay more local taxes.
Google, like a number of other multinationals, has had to restructure its tax affairs to avoid being hit with tougher penalties under laws passed by the federal government at the start of the year.
Multinational tech giants will have to disclose their real tax rates under new budget measures. Credit:Reuters
The government's Multinational Anti-Avoidance Law, which was introduced days before former treasurer Joe Hockey lost his post, resulted in a number of companies sitting down with the Australian Taxation Office to negotiate so that they do not get hit with hefty penalties under the laws.
Google's financial accounts, lodged with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission on Friday, confirm this.
Advertising revenue heads offshore
The accounts, for the year ending December 31, 2015, show that Google is still not counting income it earns through advertising locally on its lucrative search engine business, which is estimated at more than $2.5 billion.
This is revenue that instead gets booked offshore in the low-tax nation of Singapore.
But Google has said this will change in the future. "Effective 1 January, 2016, Google Australia Pty Limited restructured its business such that it will recognise revenue from the marketing and selling of certain services and products to Australian based customers," the accounts state. "In 2016, the company will recognise revenue from the marketing and settling of certain services and products to Australian-based customers."
The accounts show that in 2015 Google paid $16 million tax on revenue of $501.8 million and profit of $50 million.
Revenue was up from $438.7 million in 2014, but profit was down from $58.7 million in 2014. After income tax, profit amounted to $47.1 million - down from $49.3 million in 2014.
Google's cashflow statement said income taxes paid in the 2015 period was $16.6 million, up from $13.7 million the year before.
But its income tax expense - a more accurate measure - was $16 million, up from $11.7 million a year earlier. After an adjustment for prior year tax and deferred tax expenses, its total income tax expense came in at $2.86 billion, down from $9.46 billion the year before.
The accounts also show it has $71.6 million of what is known as "deferred tax assets" on its balance sheet, a credit which it can theoretically use to reduce future tax bills over an extended period of time.
Google under audit
Google is among a number of technology companies - including Apple, Microsoft, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto - that are under audit by the Australian Taxation Office for their use of marketing hubs in Singapore.
There are estimates that Google's tax rate in Singapore is as low as 10 per cent.
A Google Australia spokesman said: "Google paid $16 million in corporate taxes and $19.8 million in payroll and other taxes as our workforce grew to around 1200 people. We invested more than $400 million into our Australian operations."
A number of politicians have spoken out against multinational tax avoidance following the Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance.
Treasurer Scott Morrison told Fairfax Media: "The Government welcomes the positive steps taken by Google to restructure so profits are recognised in Australia and taxes are paid on profits generated here."
Shadow assistance treasurer Andrew Leigh said "tax avoidance undermines confidence and unfairly burdens workers and small businesses who do contribute".
He said Labor had a policy to fight multinational profit shifting, and "Australians are right to question why the federal government is silent on tax avoidance, but quick to defend banks against a royal commission".
Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said the tougher laws against multinationals were clearly working: "This is what Australians want to see more of - political parties working together to get outcomes."
Nassim Khadem
Deputy Editor, BusinessDay. Reporting on tax and regulation.

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Love to paint? Or know someone who does?
Why not give them the gift of an easel, The Severn Easel by Windsor & Newton is quite the bargain, as it is on special offer for £29.95(Originally £155.00) at Cowling & Wilcox. This beautifully crafted beechwood sketching easel is an essential part of any artist's kit.
Sturdy and practical, the easel packs up neatly making it easy to carry. It is both easy to store and transport. It has a strap to hold the easel together and a handle to carry around. It can also be used both inside and outside without loosing balance during use. The height is adjustable making it suitable for everyone.The adjustable angles allows use with different techniques and mediums from water colours to acrylics.
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1948: THE BRITISH LABOUR GOVERNMENT AND THE COMING OF THE ANGLO-IRANIAN OIL COMPANY'S CRISIS
THE FALL OF THE BRITISH LABOUR GOVERNMENT IN 1951, IN THE MIDST OF THE NATIONALISATION OF THE ANGLO-IRANIAN OIL COMPANY'S CRISIS.1948: THE BRITISH LABOUR GOVERNMENT AND THE COMING OF THE ANGLO-IRANIAN OIL COMPANY'S CRISISImmediate Background to the Nationalisation of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's Crisis: Britain and Iran
Musaddiq also became a vocal critic of Reza Shah, which led to his imprisonment in 1940. He gained his freedom after Reza Shah abdicated in 1941. The reason for the Shah's abdication was seen earlier in this chapter. In 1944 Dr. Musaddiq became the leading Deputy from Teheran in the Fourteenth Majlis, and soon after launched a vocal campaign for the end of all foreign influence in Iran. This led to 1947's request from Iran for a revision of the 1933 Agreement, which has been pointed out. Musaddiq believed that the nationalisation of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company would be the answer to poverty in Iran. His anti-foreign influence in Iran gave him a strong following. Musaddiq mobilised his supporters against the Supplemental Agreement of 1949 which was described, which he saw as perpetuating foreign control over Iran's oil resources. In 1950, as has been shown, Musaddiq chaired the Oil Committee of the Majlis, and the Supplemental Agreement was rejected. He then called for the outright nationalisation of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Due to the strong following that Musaddiq had increasingly gained in Iran, his influential position in the Majlis, and the rioting that took place in Abadan by early 1951, compelled the Shah to appoint him as the Prime Minister.23
The Involvement of the Labour Government, 1948-1951
This was the first of the recurring post War oil crises. From the very beginning of this important crisis the British foreign Secretary, Bevin, was highly concerned about the role that America might play in unfolding diplomatic or military situation.
In 1950 the Labour Government first addressed itself to the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's Crisis. The British Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, was thinking about how best the Americans could be used in the crisis. It was important for the efforts of the British to work with the Americans, not to get wires crossed, and not let Iran play the one against the other. Bevin feared that the Iranian might play the Americans off against the British. If this worked, if Iran played one side off against the other, then it would be bad for the whole British strategy in the Middle East. Bevin saw the Anglo-American cooperation as the antidote to an Iranian strategy that would 'play us one against the other'.24 In the British view the Iranians were continuously bidding up, changing the demands, 'bazzar method of negotiation',25 Bevin put it. Iran's line was, despite the fact that Iran needed revenues from oil, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company needed the Iranian's Government's cooperation just as much. In the summer of 1950, the Iranian Prime Minister, Razmara, said, 'Iran could give the British plenty of trouble if they [did] not cooperate'26.
In the late summer of 1950 the British Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, as part of the effort to use the Americans in the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's crisis, to prevent Iran from playing the Americans off against the British, came up with the idea of a joint Anglo-American loan to Iran on the condition that Iran ratified the Supplemental Agreement. The Americans did not agree with the scheme. In the American view, 'the scheme would not serve the best interests of any of [the] countries involved.'27 The Americans believed that since the British Government held the majority ownership in the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, it should therefore have control over the Company.28 Bevin pressed the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company to make some concessions, to 'find something to offer'. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company refused to accept Bevin's request on the basis that, 'it was difficult to find something the Iranian would accept'.29
In May 1951, immediately after the Shah made Musaddiq Prime Minister, Dr. Musaddiq sent the Governor of the province of Khuzistan to the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's head office at Khorranshah. Accompanied by a crowd, the Governor announced that the oil was nationalised. Musaddiq had taken an uncompromising stand on the issue of British imperialism. 'He is obsessed by a single idea, the nationalisation of oil and the elimination of what he considered the maleficent influence of the Oil Company from Persia,'<30] wrote Sir Frances Shepherd from Teheran to the Foreign Office, in one of his reports.
Ibid., Chapters 1, 2.
M.A. HELISS, The United States, Great Britain, and Iranian Oil, 1950-1945, Ph.D. Thesis, The Ohio State University, 1991, p. 42.
PRO, London, FO 371/91535/ Ep 1531/ 356, The General Political Correspondence of the Foreign Office, Sir Francis Shepherd, British Ambassador in Teheran, to the Foreign Office, Confidential, 14th May 1951.
THE ANGLO–IRANIAN OIL COMPANY'S CRISIS MORE CRUCIAL THAN THE SUEZ CANAL CRISIS: BRITISH LIMITATION: NOT LEARNING A LESSON!
BRITAIN AND THE AFTERMATH OF THE ANGLO–IRANIAN OIL COMPANY'S CRISIS


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Bill That Would Allow Pot Companies to Use Banks Introduced to Congress
byMark Miller
In a continuing effort by forward-thinking U.S. legislators to allow legal cannabis companies to open bank accounts, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) reintroduced a marijuana banking bill to Congress on Tuesday.
H.R. 2076 or "The Marijuana Business Access to Banking Act of 2015" was crafted "to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses."
This legislation is necessary because many financial institutions remain unwilling to conduct monetary transactions with the legal weed industry, despite 2014 guidelines issued by the Obama administration. Those nonbinding memorandums could be undone by the next U.S. president, but an actual law would formally protect the banking industry. Due to marijuana being federally outlawed, too many medical and recreational pot companies are forced to operate using only cash.
"First and foremost this is an issue of public safety," Perlmutter said. "Not only are the proprietors at risk, but the employees and customers are also at risk of serious and violent crimes." He said that an estimated 40 percent of Colorado cannabis companies are "unbanked."
The bill, formally introduced on Wednesday by Perlmutter, co-sponsor Denny Heck (D-WA) and a bipartisan grouping of 16 other U.S. representatives, would also protect FDIC insurance by prohibiting federal regulators from terminating deposit insurance to a bank for servicing pot companies. It would also prevent regulators from forcing banks to downgrade loans or deny other financial services to the marijuana industry. Similar cannabis banking legislation is currently being devised in the U.S. Senate.
Marijuana Company Funds Summer Job Program for At-Risk Teens
60K Marijuana Plants Quarantined Over Pesticide Fears
byHigh Times
Successful Cannabis Initiatives In Three States Face Legal Challenges
State residents in Montana, Mississippi, and South Dakota voted for cannabis legalization. But it's still a battle.
New Jersey Officials Moving Forward With New Marijuana Legislation
New Jersey lawmakers are advancing cannabis legislation after residents voted to approve it.
byThomas Edward
South Dakota Governor Says Voters Made The 'Wrong Choice' By Legalizing Marijuana
South Dakota residents wanted to legalize cannabis. Their governor is less than thrilled.
New Jersey Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Recreational Cannabis
The Garden State was among four states to approve adult-use cannabis, but there's still work to be done.
byBenjamin M. Adams


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There is very slight surface wear to the enamel, but this adds character and emphasises the heritage of the product. Over the years, we've restored thousands of lights that would otherwise have become scrap - examining, refurbishing and updating one part at a time. But we don't only piece together the light's components. We take the time to investigate its history, studying old catalogues for clues and assembling the whole story. The extract shown is from our own internal manufacturer's catalogue archive.
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Chrissy Harris gets her first Skiing Lesson from Sophie Preston-Ellis at the Torquay Alpine Ski Club.
""I didn't go very fast but i did it! And I stayed upright!""
When youve done the school run, sorted out the weekly shop, cleaned the bathroom and hung out the washing, there is nothing quite like hurling yourself down a 100-metre long slope to relax the mind.
At least thats what I discovered when I attempted dry slope skiing for the first time.
I decided to leave my comfort zone behind to feel the wind in my hair as I hurtled down the worlds oldest outdoor ski slope at Barton Hall, Torquay.
Admittedly, the wind in my hair was provided by a bystander wafting her coat in my direction (got to look good for the pictures!) but I did manage to master the basics in my half-hour lesson with top instructor Sophie Preston-Ellis.
She, very patiently, guided me through each beginners stage until I was ready for the descent.
Are you sporty? she asks me after I had just about mastered the art of walking down steps in ski boots (no mean feat).
Er. Not at all, I reply. I quite like..um..walking at a normal pace.
Oh never mind, says Sophie. Its just that playing certain sports sometimes helps with balance on the skis but Im sure youll be fine.
Normally, this would have thrown me completely off balance but I was determined to get the hang of this skiing lark.
Its something Ive secretly wanted to try for a long time because it must feel so liberating - exactly like the sensation you had when you were five and zooming down the big slide in the playground.
In my mind, I had pictured snow and mountains but dry slope skiing is apparently a brilliant way to get started.
Its tougher than snow in a lot of ways and it soon shows up any imperfections in technique, says Sophie, who has been a qualified ski and snowboard instructor for seven years.
Many people take to the dry slopes before they head off on their skiing holidays. For beginners, it means they can learn the basics here and they dont have to waste time doing that when they arrive on holiday.
Torquay Alpine Ski Club, which has recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, has seen thousands of people head down its 30 metre-wide slope since holiday club owner Sir Fred Pontin first cut the ribbon in 1963.
The walls of the clubs cabin are adorned with cuttings from its rich history, alongside more recent newspaper articles celebrating its success.
Top skiing athletes such as Jai Geyer started their careers here. The British alpine ski racer (and former Torquay Grammar School student) first took to the Barton Hall slope aged just four and was hooked.
But as well as breeding top skiers, the club also provides exhilarating days out for everyone from schoolchildren to pensioners.
Yes. Even pensioners have been known throw a few snow ploughs on this strange, brush bristle-type surface.
We had a 70-year-old guy in recently, says Adam Cliff, another of the clubs instructors.
He was rocking and rolling his way down he absolutely loved it. He said it was just something he wanted to try before he died.
It was all the inspiration I needed to begin my first downhill descent on skis.
Push your shins forward, crouch down and look up, says Sophie who stood waiting for me at the bottom.
I wasnt very far up the slope, I didnt go very fast but I did it! And I stayed upright!
That was great, beamed Sophie. I think youre really getting the hang of this. Maybe youve found your secret skill.
I dont know if she was just being polite but her encouragement was infectious and I was ready to go further up the slope.
But to go higher meant that I had to master one of the trickiest skills in skiing the ski lift.
It looks so easy just grab the handle and let it pull you uphill. I gave the impression of a cool, calm individual but inside I was terrified. What if I miss the handle? How do I stay in a straight line? How do I get off?
Somehow more by luck than judgement I caught the handle at the right time and got off at the right stop.
Well done, says Sophie. I didnt want to tell you before but not many people get the hang of that at first. They cant get off or their skis end up crossing over and all sorts.
My main aim of the day was not to break a limb and so far, things were working out well. Plus I was really enjoying myself. I can see why people get into this.
I came for a laugh with my friends one Saturday when I was about 15, says Adam.
Another decade or so later and Im working here as an instructor and committee member. I never went on skiing holidays as a kid Im the only one in my family who skis.
Weve got such brilliant facilities here though. Its great to see people using it, getting out of their comfort zone and enjoying a new experience.
With that in mind, I did start to feel proud of my modest skiing achievements. I may not be slalom-ready just yet but with practice, who knows?
It was then that a group of youngsters suddenly flew past me down the slope on rubber rings. Its called Ringo-ing, apparently. Maybe next time.
The Torquay Alpine Ski Club opened on 5 October 1963 and is believed to be the oldest surviving dry slope still operating in the world.
Hundreds of thousands of people have learnt to ski on the slope, which provided accessible and affordable skiing to the general public for the first time.
More pictures on the slopes.


Massive thanks to everyone who joined us for the 31st Stomp and thank you for all the lovely comments.
We are indebted to all our wonderful volunteers, plus Amesbury Walkers, the Sports Centre and Tesco, who allowed our volunteers to use their carpark to reduce congestion.
A pair of red trail shoes and a fake-fur-trimmed hood where left behind following the Stomp.
If they are yours please contact the Stomp team and we will reunite you!


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Cryptosporidium is a parasite found in water. When this parasite is accidentally swallowed it can cause a diarrheal illness commonly referred to as Cryptosporidiosis. Cryptosporidium germs can be found on hands, in food, water, soil, or surfaces that have been contaminated with the stool of an infected person or animal.
Cryptosporidiosis is commonly spread by swallowing the parasite unknowingly through food or water that has been contaminated with the stool (poop) of an infected person or animal. Coming into contact with the stool (poop) of an infected person, child or infant (for example, during diaper changes) may be another source of exposure. Pets and farm animals can become infected with Cryptosporidium. Not properly washing your hands after handling or cleaning up after these animals may expose you to this parasite.
Frequent watery diarrhea along with stomach cramps is common. Some people experience fever, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. These symptoms usually start 1-12 days after you have been exposed to the parasite. In healthy people, including children, the illness could last up to a month. You may be infected and experience no symptoms at all. People with underlying medical conditions, especially those with HIV, may experience more severe symptoms which can lead to serious complications. Make sure to share your full medical history with your health care provider.
What is the treatment for Cryptosporidiosis?
Most healthy people recover with simple oral rehydration and without having to take any medication. Consult your health care provider for treatment recommendations.
It is important to wash your hands after using the toilet, before preparing or eating meals, after changing diapers, and after being in close contact with animals.
Do not drink untreated water from shallow wells, lakes, rivers, springs, ponds and streams. The concentration of chlorine used in routine water treatment does not kill Cryptosporidium. If you are unsure of the safety of your drinking water, bring your water to a rapid rolling boil for at least one minute before use in order to destroy the parasite, or use an approved filtration system that will effectively remove it.
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News :: Globalization : Human Rights : Labor : Organizing : Politics
Danny Glover, Sen. John Edwards Rally with Hotel Activists for Workers' Rights
by Talia Whyte
Email: globalwireinfo (nospam) hotmail.com	 21 Feb 2006
Boston area hotel workers came out strong at the Ritz Carlton Hotel to hear Senator John Edwards, actor/activist Danny Glover and other union leaders speak on workers' rights last Saturday. The speakers were part of the "Hotel Workers Rising," one of several nation-wide events to support increased benefits for hotel workers, part of the nation's fastest growing labor industry.
Photography by Alexis Winter
Danny Glover, Sen John Edwards rally with hotel activists for workers' rights
In 11 US cities, union contracts for many of these workers will expire this year. The hotel industry has witness immense consolidation and expansion over the past few decades and now employs 1.3 million workers. While sales in the hotel industry are reaching back to pre 9/11 numbers, hotel workers are not reaping the benefits.
There are over 5,800 hotel workers who are members of Local 26 who work for 17 different hotels in the Boston area. The average pay of these workers is $13.50/hr and many of them receive no benefits, pensions or retirement plans. The average hotel worker is responsible for cleaning 16 rooms a day, spending only twenty minutes per room. Union activists say that this is too much work for so little money. Activists are particularly concerned about the so-called 'heavenly beds,' which are larger, heavier beds that can be found in higher end hotels. Because of the size and number of sheets for these beds, unions say that more time is needed to clean than the allotted twenty minutes.
The vast majority of hotel workers are women, immigrants and people of color, like Rahel Adugna. Adugna, an Ethiopian immigrant, got a union job at the Sheraton Hotel. However, she was laid off after three months. She felt that she was unjustly let go and spoke up and got her job back.
"I learned that even if you are in a union, you can still lose your rights," she said at the rally. "I believe in the American dream…I want to take care of my family. I want to fight for our rights and dignity."
Dina Dickinson is also a worker who has stood up for herself on the front lines. An immigrant from Italy, Dickinson has worked as a room attendant at the Logan Airport Hilton for 17 years. She is a single mother of five children, whom she is proud to say she put all through college. She is an executive board member and a shop steward at her hotel. As shop steward, Dickinson led a successful campaign to reduce the room quotas for room attendants from 16 to 15 rooms at the Hilton.
"I would like to retire, but there is no retirement plan," she said. 'We should be able to retire after years of service…We can't have a society where people work hard and don't make progress."
The ongoing theme at the rally was the take over of corporations in the global economy. Up until twenty years ago small companies owned most hotels. Today most hotels are run by the so-called "Big 3" – Hilton, Starwood and Marriott – which employ thousands of non-union workers. Critics say that because the three corporates exhort so much power in the industry, they are taking advantage of hotel workers and thus contributing to the growing number of Americans living below the poverty line. Today eighty percent of jobs in the US and Canada are in the service sector. Fifty percent of those low-paying jobs are in hotels and restaurants.
Senator John Edwards ran his 2004 presidential campaign on the message of "Two Americas," one for the rich and the other for the working poor. Edwards said that the national minimum wage should be raised so it would be easier for the working poor to cross into the middle class.
"Over the next decade there will be more jobs created," he said. Will these jobs have benefits? Will we strengthen the middle class? Or will more people join the 37 million living in poverty. We will give these hotels the opportunity to do what's right. If they don't do it, we will make them do it."
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You mean Senator Edwards who is an avowed Capitalist and a member of the Establishment? You mean the same Senator Edwards who was running mate to Al Gore, the millionaire, the capitalist and member of the establishment and southern elite great grandson of slave owners?
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No, Senator Edwards who was the runnint mate of John Kerry. The politicians love to play union guys until they get in office.
Sid - you shouldn't speak if you don't know anything. As if he is the one person in this country who isn't the great grandson/daughter of slave owners. Edwards ran with Kerry, not Gore. Get your politics straight.
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On the occasion of the release of the Taschen book celebrating David Hockney, Robilant+Voena St. Moritz is pleased to present a small show of drawings by the British artist.
David Hockney – A Bigger Book is a large-scale monograph limited to 10'000 signed copies. Each page unfurls in a blaze of blues, pinks, greens, and oranges, showcasing both by the artist's vibrancy as a colourist and his extraordinary sense of the conditions of the world that surrounds us. A spectacular overview of Hockney's work, the book's portfolio is supplemented by an illustrated chronology of more than 600 pages, contextualising his art with drawings, graphic work, portrait photos, texts and contemporary reviews.
David Hockney was born in 1937, the fourth of five children, to creative, politically radical working class parents. His interest in art made itself known early on and was encouraged by his family. At 16, his parents agreed to send him to art school. Hockney attended the Bradford College of Art from 1953 to 1957. In 1959 he entered graduate school at the Royal College of Art in London alongside other young artists such as Peter Blake and Allen Jones where he experimented with different forms, including Abstract Expressionism.
His style evolved, and by the 1970s he was considered more of a realist. Just a few years later moved beyond painting in favour of projects involving photography, lithographs, and set and costume design for the ballet, opera and theatre. In the late 1980s Hockney returned to painting, primarily painting seascapes, flowers and portraits of loved ones. He also began incorporating technology in his art, creating his first homemade prints on a photocopier in 1986. The marriage of art and technology became an ongoing fascination—he used laser fax machines and laser printers in 1990, and in 2009 he started using the Brushes app on his mobile devices to create paintings.
What makes Hockney interesting is that he has never settled for a signature style or medium. From monumental paintings of swimming pools and seething summer fields to tender, meticulous pencil portraits such as those presented in our St. Moritz exhibition, from cubist opera sets to vases of flowers drawn on iPads or sent by fax machines, Hockney has always been a relentless innovator, an artist who appears familiar while refusing to stay still.
In an interview on the making of the Taschen monograph Hockney describes himself as a person who generally lives in the now. Selecting and arranging the works for the publication made him look back on his body of work from 1953 to 2016. "I know now that I have painted quite a few memorable pictures," was his modest verdict.


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Be aware of the type acceptance laws and the FCC Rules and Regulations.
Performing modifications of some equipment may be a violation of local laws. If you have any doubts, do not perform the modification.
The way to adjust low power is to regulate VR401. This trimmer can be found under the speaker (regulates power between 2 and 30 watts).
To regulate the power of the HI position is to adjust VR601. You can find this trimmer on the back left side (remove top and locate the alu cover).
Please be carefully when you dismount and locate the trimmer.
At the same place you can find VR603 and that is the SWR protection control. Be carefull when adjusting this trimmer, because it protects your transceiver against bad SWR, but can be usefull when power drops to much on relative good SWR.
To adjust the AGC time constant of the transceiver locate VR402 that can be found on the left side at the center when removing the top.
Each lightbulb (Display lighting) has a voltage of 6 volts which are connected in pairs (in serie making it 2 x 6v = 12v).
Replace C1 (33nF) with a 100nF. This capacitor can be found down left corner.
Please be carefully with these adjustments! All modifications you make is totaly at your own risk.
BEFORE ANYTHING: write down the original values, just in case!
Hold down NB and MHz keys + Power ON.
Turn the Frequency Tuning knob to change menu number.
>B3 Write to Eprom by pressing UP or DOWN key.
Remove the rubber waterproof seal, and remove the 8 screws on the aluminum cover.
Set the radio so that the front is facing you.
Note: the relation between the low- and high power setting is about 2,5 x.
You can download a special DOS utility that I programmed to select and configure the TH-D7, TM-D700 or TS-2000 for 9600 baud or 1200 baud in use with GP. Easy to use and makes all the needed configurations for you.
Simply install all the files in your GP-directory and run GPKTNC.EXE and follow the instructions on your screen.
Press and hold the folowing keys while turning on POWER.
It works really very well!
Replace C1183 (near de TDA2003 10 watt amplifier) with a 3n3 capacitor.
This modification will improve the higher end of the audio spectrum, making the sound clearer (less "muddy").
Added 06/2018: The resonance of the case enhances the low-mids of the spectrum with the stock speaker. The stock speaker isn't suited for this type of enclosure at all.
Improved sound clarity can be done by using a proper external speaker (HI, kinda obvious). But you can improve the sound of the internal speaker by adding a filter to enhance the mids and highs. This is done by a 10uF/50v capacitor parallel to a 15 Ohm resistor. This is placed series with the speaker inside the Frog. This super simple modification clears the audio of the inside speaker much. The plus of the elco is soldered on the red wire (picture), the other side is of course connected to the speaker (where the red wire was initially connected).
You do loose a bit of the volume, but the result is a much clearer sound for use in a communications receiver.
This mod does not affect the output speaker connection.
To improve the bass responce of the audio in FM mode you need to place/solder a 100nF capacitor parallel over C4007 (0.0047uF) and a 10nF capacitor parallel over C4008 (0.022uF) in FM-Unit-100.
Yaesu broke new ground with the introduction of the FT-817: the world's first HF/VHF/UHF self-contained battery-powered Multi-mode Portable Transceiver. Providing up to five watts of power output, the FT-817 is designed for operation on the 160-10 meter HF bands, plus the 6 meter, 2 meter, and 70 cm bands. Whether your preferred operating mode is SSB, CW, AM, FM, Packet, or SSB-based Digital modes like PSK31, the FT-817 is ready to join you on your next hiking, camping, or search-and-rescue adventure!
Home made portable power supply for the FT-817 etc.
Home made wide band portable VHF/UHF dipole for the FT-817 etc.
My FT-817 suitcase for portable usage with my home made power supply, home made tuner etc.
The FT-897D is a rugged, innovative, multiband, multimode portable/base transceiver for the amateur radio MF/HF/VHF/UHF bands. Providing coverage of the 160-10 meter bands plus the 6 m, 2 m, and 70 cm bands, the FT-897 includes operation on the SSB, CW, AM, FM, and Digital modes. It's capable of 20-Watt portable operation using internal batteries, or up to 100 Watts when using an external 13.8-volt DC power source!
The FT-897 includes a wide array of analog and DSP filters to help you dig out those weak DX signals on a crowded band! One-touch activation of the DSP filters, plus a convenient "DSP" LED on the front panel, enhance the ease of using the DSP. DSP Bandpass Filters, Noise Reduction,a nd Auto-Notch Filter circuits are included.
The Kenwood TM-251A series include dual band receive capability. The TM-251A and TM-451A can switch between 144 MHz and 440 MHz on receive. They also feature packet compatibility for 1200 or 9600 bps accessible from the rear panel. There are 40 memory channels plus 1 call channel, and all can be used to store transmit and receive frequencies as well as repeater and signaling data. The built-in digital recording system enables automatic storing of a signal picked up by the radio for later playback (for two 8 second messages). The TM-251A transmits on 2 meters with three output power levels: 5/10/50 watts.
To get the unfiltered LF output from the TH-215/415 Kenwood portable you need to get to pin 9 of IC1 (TA7761P).
You could use the unused mic connector pin that feeds the top pin of a 3.5mm jack. You need to remove the SMD 220 Ohm resistor too (mine was 47 Ohms) which can be found beneeth the mic connector.
the power in both CW and SSB and on all bands. Look here for details.


With cigarette smoke stains on the old windows.
In hopes to rest for one night in peace.
The lights flicker, the sun is creeping down, down, down.
We're told some stories of an ancient burial ground.
And I swear we're not alone!
As we're drifting off to sleep.
In preparation for what I might see.
Dressed like someone from a very old photo.
The lights click on, the temperature falls down, down, down.
The floor splits open revealing a hole in the ground.
And it's clear we're not alone!
They won't let you get no sleep.
Spirits out on a furlough.
Oh, don't it freak you out!


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Moraxella osloensis is een kokvormige, gram-negatieve oxidase-positieve, aerobe bacterie behorend tot de familie Moraxellaceae. De bacterie groeit optimaal bij een temperatuur van 37 °C. De bacterie kan in een voedingsbodem met bloedagar het bloed niet afbreken, hetgeen gammahemolyse wordt genoemd en wordt ingedeeld bij de Gammaproteobacteria. De bacterie is een zogenaamde purperen bacterie, wat betekent dat de bacterie bacteriochlorofyl bevat en derhalve fototroof is.

Moraxella osloensis is een mutualistische symbiont van de entomopathogene rondworm Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita. Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita is een facultatieve endoparasitaire entomopathogene rondworm die naaktslakken en slakken kan doden.

Moraxella osloensis blijkt de stank van een kleedkamer en die van een douchegordijn te veroorzaken.

Levenscyclus

Moraxella osloensis-bacteriën koloniseren het spijsverteringskanaal van infectieuze L3-rondwormlarven van Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, die zijn aangepast voor overleving in ongunstige omgevingen. Zodra een nieuwe gastheer is gevonden, gaat de L3-larve de slak binnen via de aan de rugzijde onder de mantel gelegen ademopening en vervolgens via het korte kanaal de mantelholte in, waarna de larve zich ontwikkelt tot een zelfbevruchtende hermafrodiet en begint zij met het produceren van nieuwe larven. Eenmaal in de gastheer verlaten de bacteriën de infectieuze larve en hervatten de larven de groei door zich te voeden met de zich vermenigvuldigende bacteriën. De geïnfecteerde naaktslakken sterven in 4-10 dagen. Als het voedsel opraakt wordt de volgende generatie infectieuze larven geproduceerd. Deze verlaten zonder de bacterie het karkas van de dode gastheer en gaan op zoek naar een nieuwe gastheer. Op dit moment koloniseren de bacteriën hun spijsverteringskanaal.

De bacteriën zijn verantwoordelijk voor het doden van de naaktslakken; Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita-rondwormen zonder bacteriën veroorzaken geen dood van de gastheer.

Biochemie
De lipopolysacharide, een endotoxine van Moraxella osloensis, geïnjecteerd in de gevlekte akkerslak leidt tot de dood van deze slak.

De letaliteit van deze rondwormen voor naaktslakken bleek overeen te komen met het aantal Moraxella osloensis-bacteriën in de infectieuze larven. Tan en Grewal (2001) toonden aan dat de 72-uur oude Moraxella osloensis-bacteriën geïnjecteerd in de mantelholte van de naaktslak zeer ziekmakend waren. Ze meldden verder dat Moraxella osloensis-bacteriën een endotoxine produceerden, waarvan werd vastgesteld dat het een ruw type lipopolysacharide was met een molecuulgewicht van 5300 kDa. De gezuiverde lipopolysacharide was giftig voor de slak met een geschatte LD50 van 48 microgram bij injectie in de mantelholte.

Infecties van mensen
Hoewel Moraxella osloensis zelden mensen infecteert, kan de bacterie soms worden gevonden in verschillende weefsels, waar het soms de ziekte osteomyelitis veroorzaakt. Toediening van een antibioticum is gewoonlijk voldoende voor de bestrijding van de infectie.

Externe links
 Afbeeldingen van Moraxella osloensis
 Closeup afbeelding van Moraxella osloensis
 Type strain of Moraxella osloensis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Literatuur

Bacterie


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Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
First I should say that I can't write about this book without giving an extra strong SPOILER ALERT. I was expecting a book about a marriage, the first half about the man's more sunny perspectives (Fates) and the woman's, well, less sunny view (Furies), with a Greek myth flavor. That turned out to be wrong.
The man (Lancelot, called Lotto) had an unusual life story before meeting the woman (Mathilde). His mother had been employed as a mermaid, his father was named Gawain, he was banished to prep school for bad behavior never to return home, he chanced upon a student who had hung himself as he was on his way to steal a gun to shoot himself with. And that takes us to his college years. He went to Vassar and when his fellow high school teenage delinquent friend called Chollie showed up, he took him in. Lotto slept with countless women, all of whom he found reason to appreciate. Upon meeting Mathilde, a fellow student at Vassar at a party in the last weeks of school, he publicly asked her to marry him and never slept with anyone else again.
His mother, the former mermaid, cut off his huge inheritance because of the marriage. After years of unsuccessful acting auditions, Lotto stumbled into writing Greek myth-based plays that brought fame and fortune. Mathilde continues to be an essential part of his success. Lotto is an oblivious, self-centered but kindly person who believes Mathilde is the best person in the world. He dies of aneurysm at age 46; a month before he died he is told by his old friend Chollie that Mathilde has slept with her former boss. He swims into the ocean intending to end his life.
If Lotto's life story was unusual, Mathilde's was one horrifying twist after another. She was born into a Breton family in 1968. Her role in the death of her little brother results in her parents' rejection of her so she never sees them again. At times the plot seems inspired by Dickens or a fairy tale, for example at age 11 she is sent to live with her evil uncle in New York who rarely sees her. When she is college age, she is offered the position of sex slave to a man who pays her way through college on condition she spend each weekend with him, never sleep with another man during that time, and perform unspeakable degrading acts. It was at the end of this contract that she meets Lotto.
Lotto loves a woman he does not know at all; she is willing to do whatever is needed for them to succeed. In their lean years before Lotto begins to write, she takes a job at the art gallery owned by her former "benefactor," though sexual contact is not part of that arrangement. She secretly cleans up and edits his work and creates a comfortable, entertaining environment for him. The lives of these two are not just uncommon, but fraught with symbolism. The murderous child who is victimized by adults becomes a blank slate to her husband and takes care of all his needs. The son of a mermaid and Gawain is named Lancelot, banished, then disinherited and remains sweet and oblivious. Though I thought about this book for days, I remained confused about these symbols and twists. The book was a finalist for the National Book Award and was highly recommended by many reviewers. I recommend James Wood's review in the New Yorker.
Lauren Groff, Fates and Furies, Riverbed Books, 2015, 400 pages (I read the Kindle version). Available in the UVa and public libraries and from Amazon.


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Captain America Costume Redesign Fixes His Helmet in Jaw-Dropping Fan Art
The wings on Captain America's helmet have always been tricky to update over the years but Daniel Heard's concept completely solves the problem.
There are many superheroes whose costumes were inspired by the American flag, but Captain America stands head and shoulders above the rest. While his appearance has been altered and updated by different artists over the years, the look is timeless enough that it adapts surprisingly well to modern times. That is except for one design element that only looked sillier as time went on, the wings on Cap's helmet, there are many different interpretations of them but they're often incorporated because they have to be. But one piece of fan art from a now defunct redesign competition came up with the perfect solution for the wings, and it was staring everyone in the face the whole time.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY
The wings on Captain America's helmet are a problem, artists have made them into stencils on the side of the helmet, recent films and games have worked them into the shape of the helmet, other versions of Captain America's costume get rid of them altogether. When Cap was created in 1941 by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, many superhero comics were taking inspiration from classical mythology, and the winged helmet not only evokes Hermes, the Greek god of speed, but also the helmets worn by northern soldiers of ancient Europe. Unfortunately, what once looked godlike now looks completely ridiculous.
Related: Captain America's Hellfire Gala Costume Shows The Hero Has Modern Style
In 2010 a website dedicated to superhero costume design called Project Rooftop held a competition called "Captain America: Fighting Styles" that encouraged contestants to reimagine Captain America's iconic outfit. The winner was an incredibly bold concept by artist Daniel Heard that completely reimagined Steve Rogers from the ground up. Most notably, instead of Captain America's usual costume, this Cap wears a short sleeved red and white striped zip-collared shirt under a navy style peacoat. But the most ingenious part of this design is without question the wings on the side of the helmet, now represented with diagonally halved white American flag stencils.
Instead of trying to hide the wings or make them less embarrassing, Heard's design embraces the wings' reverence for soldiers of the past and blends them with the iconography of the modern American soldier. It evokes the flag patches worn by service people while still serving as a nod to the warriors and gods of old. Most importantly, they look like they belong there, even if you had never seen Cap's original design, you could still see how this updated version of the wings fit with the rest of the costume.
Helmets with wings still work for characters like The Flash who is essentially an updated version of Hermes, and Thor who is the literal embodiment of an ancient god, but Cap's association with the military evokes sleek designs and utilitarian aesthetics. This design could be used for Steve Rogers as well as his counterparts like Sam Wilson, who has functioning wings, and characters like Bucky Barnes and U.S.Agent, whose more black ops style tactics fit with this design's simplicity. This Captain America fan art is a great example of how to turn the worst thing about a costume into the coolest thing about it.
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Source: Daniel Heard
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«Где ты, Адам?» —  украинский документальный фильм режиссёра Александра Запорощенко. Дата премьеры в России: 28 января 2020 года.

Сюжет
Неторопливый рассказ о жизни обитателей древнего монастыря Дохиар на западном побережье горы Афон в Эгейском море. Среди насельников монастыря есть бывшие врачи, музыканты и просто люди, потерявшие себя в мирской жизни. В Дохиаре и его окрестностях живёт немало кошек, за которыми присматривает монах, в чьи функции, кроме этого, ничего не входит. В фильме нет ни одного постановочного кадра, только реальная жизнь насельников монастыря во главе со старцем Григорием (Зумисом), с видами природы полуострова.

Награды
Удостоен гран-при жюри международного кинофестиваля «Покров-2019». Номинант на премию «Золотая дзига» в категории приза зрительских симпатий.

Примечания

Ссылки

 «Где ты, Адам?» — фильм о жизни афонского монастыря, при просмотре которого можно «умереть и воскреснуть»
 Протодиакон Александр Плиска о фильме «Где ты, Адам?»

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Cheryl Alkon is the author of Balancing Pregnancy With Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby and the creator of the blog Managing the Sweetness Within. As a longtime writer, her work has appeared in various print and online media including the USA Today, Prevention.com, About Health, Boston, More, Woman's Day, and The New York Times. You can find her at CherylAlkon.com.


Anne has been touring with ABC and the South Bank Sinfonia in a live rendition of the classic album "The Lexicon of Love".
She conducts the orchestra and marshalls the forces of 50 musicians on stage with Martin Fry. An extensive tour, including a date in Zagreb cuminated in a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in April 2017.
The thing is, he didn't seem old. He still has a mean falsetto, still finishes each line with that debonair flourish. Nor did the Sinfonia feel like an affectation. While Rod Stewart adds strings to confer sophistication in the winter of his career, this is ABC's music as it was intended; even to the point of having Anne Dudley, who originally orchestrated The Lexicon of Love, conducting the ensemble.