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The post-weaning phase is perhaps one of the most delicate phases of the pig's productive life. Separation from the dam and feed change at this stage are at the root of many of the problems. The change from a liquid, warm, highly digestible and dam-dependent diet to a solid, cold, less digestible and self-administered (hopper) diet causes a temporary but drastic reduction of food intake that will allow commensal bacteria such as E. coli to express their virulence, causing diarrhoea. Of course, some of the considered predisposing factors —poor hygiene, cold, poor quality diets, presence of other diseases, etc— will favour the onset of diarrhoea.
Picture 1: Piglets with post-weaning diarrhoea.
A proper control of post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) cannot disregard these predisposing factors, since they are critical points of prevention. We must bear in mind that E. coli is a commensal bacteria that will always be present in every farm:
- The lack of intake during the post-weaning period is considered the main predisposing factor for diarrhoea. This may last a few hours, in a majority of piglets, or up to 48 hours in individual cases. A deficient transition to a solid diet is considered the main cause of diarrhoea. Starter feed should be introduced during lactation. The higher the intake during the lactation phase, the fewer problems we'll have later. Some studies have determined that this reduced intake during the first week post-weaning may increase the risk of diarrhoea up to 30%. An easy and abundant supply of feed and water, as well as keeping the lights on during the first 2-3 days post-weaning, will facilitate intake.
Picture 2: Large supply of feed and water.
- Since the organisms responsible for diarrhoea often remain in the environment, the only effective measures to break the infection cycle include cleaning and disinfection of rooms, and a strict all in-all out management system. Good cleaning and disinfection involves the complete removal of organic material present in the rooms; otherwise, disinfection is rarely effective. We often forget that liquid manure pits and water supply systems are part of the room.
- Cold is a good ally of diarrhoea. Piglets that are cold move less and, consequently, initially reduce their feed intake. The sensation of cold is determined by the combination of temperature, humidity, air velocity and floor type. Rooms with poor insulation have greater condensation and generate draughts, even with correct room temperatures. Such situations are associated with a higher likelihood of diarrhoea because, amongst other things, the normal behaviour of the pig is being altered.
|Picture 3: Cold piglets
|Picture 4: Poorly insulated room
- Understandably, diet can also play a role, hence the importance of digestibility in piglets feeds during the post-weaning phase. Poorly digested substances can lead to intestinal fermentations that will support the growth of E. coli. A few years ago diets for newly weaned piglets had a high protein content because they were intended to achieve maximum growth potential. Today, however, we know that diets with a high protein content can promote post-weaning diarrhoea, hence the current attempt to maintain low protein levels whilst avoiding, at the same time, deficiencies in the various amino acids. Liquid diets, which should favour feed intake of young piglets, have been linked to an increase in diarrhoeal diseases, possibly due to inadequate supply systems.
- Correct control of other infectious processes such as PRRS and circovirus is also important in preventing diarrhoea. Viral circulation affects the proper functioning of the immune system, favouring the emergence of other potential pathogen agents. Correct implementation of prophylactic plans and proper handling of replacements (i.e., their adaptation) and batches will be essential.
Finally, we should mention the routine use of medications. Recent work has shown that the use of active medication against lactobacilli during post-weaning disrupts the balance of the normal intestinal flora, favouring the growth of E. coli. Beta-lactam antibiotics (amoxicillin) should only be used in exceptional cases and not as background therapy, as it frequently happens.


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- Nazlin wants Uhuru to ensure the DP is arrested
- She says Ruto is blackmailing Uhuru with his alleged dirty sugar deals
- Nazlin claims Ruto wants to tarnish Uhuru's name and legacy
- She says Ruto is behind the maize, pipeline and power scandals that have rocked the country
- Nazlin claims she has been targeted for elimination like Jacob Juma for exposing the alleged rot
The tough-talking former presidential candidate Nazlin Umar has unleashed her weapon against Deputy President William Somoei Ruto over importation of illegal and contaminated sugar.
Known for not mincing her words, Nazlin has on Sunday, June 17, called for immediate arrest and prosecution of Ruto and some his confidants were the mysterious faces behind the poisonous sugar.
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According to her, Ruto is abusing state machinery under his arm to threaten investigating agencies not to expose his underhand dealings.
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"William Samoei Ruto is the mastermind and main beneficiary behind the poison sugar. And his right hand minions. There I have said what other leaders fear to say.
"Arrest DP Ruto and his right hand loud mouths. Stop playing side shows and going for those acting in Ruto's proxy, she posted.
She says Ruto is blackmailing President Uhuru Kenyatta with his alleged dirty sugar deals and if the president does not act as quickly to fire him, he will have no legacy left when he retires to Gatundu home in 2022.
To this effect, Nazlin accused the deputy president of leveraging on tribal backing to continue committing economic crimes.
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"William Ruto knows he is about to go down and is not only looting left right and centre but is in a fierce campaign to entrench himself and set the base for civil war and tribal genocide and ethnic cleansing as he did 2007 PEV should Uhuru dare expose him, suspend or fire him. But he has to. He has no choice," she claimed.
Away from unsafe sugar, the controversial politician also sensationally asserted Ruto, through proxies is in the illegal maize trade, pipeline and power scandals that have rocked the country.
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Sunday, June 10, first raised the red flag over substandard and poisonous sugar being sold in supermarkets and local shops.
Initial report by TUKO.co.ke indicated the first consignment nabbed in Eastleigh was found to contain mercury and copper traces, according to findings from the Government Chemist.
The consignment had 1,474 bags (50Kgs) of sugar, clearly labelled as not being suitable for direct human consumption.
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Southern Quezon Construction and Development Training Center is an institution accredited by TESDA that offers Technical and Vocational Education and Training Programs (TVET) under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
Southern Quezon Construction and Development Training Center
Address: Bgy San Francisco, Tagkawayan, Quezon, Philippines
Telephone Number: (042) 585-8786
TESDA Approved Programs
Here is the list of available TESDA registered programs and short courses offered in "Southern Quezon Construction and Development Training Center" in the Province of Quezon.
List of Tesda Courses Offered / Registered Programs
|Course Authorized
|Heavy Equipment Operation (Bulldozer) NC II
|216 Hours
|Heavy Equipment Operator (Forklift) NC II
|200 Hours
|Heavy Equipment Operator (Hydraulic Excavator)
|216 Hours
|Heavy Equipment Operator (Motor Grader)
|216 Hours
|Heavy Equipment Operator (Wheel Loader) NC II
|216 Hours
Basic Requirements for TESDA Courses:
- At least 18 years of age
- At least High School Graduate
- Copy of NSO Birth Certificate
- With good moral character
- Undergone a pre-training assessment
- Can communicate both orally and in written form
Training Fees and Schedule
The cost of training and tuition fees may vary depending upon the specific course of interest and the school offering the training. Training centers also may have slightly different syllabus to teach to students in a class.
For inquiries, tuition fees, enrollment procedures, class schedule and other concern, it would be better that you visit their school/training center and inquire for other documents they may need.
Location and Contact Information
For further information, please contact the school directly at telephone number (042) 585-8786. You can also visit Southern Quezon Construction and Development Training Center. The assessment center is located at Bgy San Francisco, Tagkawayan, Quezon, Philippines.
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I have been so eagerly waiting to get this series started! "Different Walk, Same Talk" will (hopefully) be a weekly series where people from different backgrounds or experiences answer the same questions, in radically different and also wonderfully similar ways. I believe that when a stereotype or situation becomes a person, we aren't so quick to be harsh. That's my end goal here- compassion and maybe those of us in the body of Christ taking some notes on how to leave others less bruised.
Before we start, I just need to say that all comments will be moderated. These brave people are putting themselves out into the world because I asked them to, and I will be protective: level Mama Bear with that vulnerability. And, as my pastor said just this week, sometimes the irritation we feel means we have more to learn. Pray about it and be thoughtful with your words.
I also need to say that I will not censor these voices. The goal here is to grow, to know better and to do better. And some of the pain you may read is very very raw. We need to be willing to hear it in its unfiltered condition to understand it. Again, I ask that you pray about the parts that may potentially leave you feeling uncomfortable; maybe God is showing you something you haven't wanted to see. Or maybe you just disagree, and that's fine. But…pray.
Okay! Here we go.
1. Hi there! Nice shoes. Let's just jump right in: how does your walk differ from mine? I guess that if I had to say how my walk may differ, it would have to be the journey that lead me here to my current walk. So you know how you hear all these stories about people coming from a devastated past, or overcoming huge obstacles and find God in spite of what they went through? Well I was one of those people. I came from a very messed up childhood, I was abused, abandoned, and hated God for what I went through. I struggled with the idea of how a just and loving God could allow something so horrible to happen to a child. I was ALONE and I was HURT by everyone around me….where was He? I remember I even went to a Christian to talk about some of the abuse and their response was, "What have you done that God would allow this to happen?" I can't properly describe what happened in that moment other then simply saying something broke in me. I had been deeply hurt by those who had claimed Christ, but didn't truly understand Him. I took their behavior and it lead me to assume that He was not real. I began to look to other things to cover my broken self. I even came to the point where I began to believe that God was a myth to help soothe those that were too weak to deal with things on their own. I was lost and running in whatever direction I could find a moments peace. Through what I can only describe as a miracle, I came to know Him through a friend. The transition wasn't over night, but over the course of a few months I was actively searching for Him. I can still remember that terrifying moment when I first felt my walls falling down. It was both paralyzing and beautiful. I was seen as a victory by those believers around me.They saw me as a victim of things that were outside of my control and in the end choose God in despite of what the world was offering me. In the beginning, everyone was very quick to come and speak to me about my decision. I was offered kind words on what a great choice I had made. I began to read His word and surround myself with other believers. I was deeply involved in our church, mostly pouring myself into our youth group. From the outside I was a stand up Christian…a reformed human being, a victory to point to Gods love. Over the course of the next few years, I was unable to really hide the past that I had experienced. There would be moments where the old self would rise so hard and so fast that I feared for the life that I had built. I struggled with the scars that I had inflicted, as well the behaviors I had put in place as defense mechanisms as a child. I didn't address the issues because I was afraid of what those around me would say if they knew how truly broken I remained. Perhaps they wouldn't see me as a victory anymore, maybe they wouldn't let me be around the children if they knew just how confused and hurt I was. I was more concerned about how my brothers and sisters saw me rather than I was about letting true healing take place. I had seen so many others share such deep and dark things about their self looking for help from the body and instead find themselves outcast. I mean if you come to God it's suppose to be this instant healing balm right? I shouldn't be hurting still right? We should be redeemed and healed…but I wasn't. This lead me to live in such a way that I honestly didn't know who I was anymore. I kept going through the motions even though they felt hollow so others couldn't see my true self. This lead to my pulling away from God because I KNEW he saw my filth…my struggle. I can still remember sitting through a sermon thinking that this was now how it had to be, that I was going to be destined to pretend I was fine.…but that wasn't the case for me at that moment. So I did what I did best…I ran. I ran from God, my husband, my church…I just RAN. It wasn't long before I found myself in old habits…relying on myself, keeping people pushed back, except this time I knew that God was real. I knew I was hurting Him and those I was around, but how do you come back from the pit? How do you come back only this time not a victim from things outside of your control, but this lost because of your OWN decisions? I convinced myself that no one would want to help me with that story. During this time I received hurtful emails from my church family, degrading texts, and looks that would pierce me. Now, I want to take a moment to make one thing very clear: I am not bashing my brothers and sisters or the church. They were hurt and confused as well and they didn't know what to do either. I am also not saying that everyone was cruel to me…there were a few people that still showed me incredible kindness in that time, but what stuck with me was the rougher encounters. The darkness seemed to crush any light that tried to rise. This lead to me really beginning to believe what the voice inside was telling me about myself. I had hurt those around me in a deep and unforgivable way…I had lied, betrayed, and abandoned those closest to me…I DESERVED to feel this way. I DESERVED to be separated from my Father. Months pass by and now I am now churchless, divorced, and spiraling into a very real depression. I had amazing people around me, but because of my disconnect from God I was never at peace. I even began to self harm through starvation…I honestly couldn't have even began to see the way out of the mess that I was surrounded by, but then…in the middle of all that mess, something wonderful happened. I still remember sitting in the bathroom shaking and crying…I was pregnant. I was going to be a mom. My son saved me. Something inside me changed…forced me to pull myself up. I knew that I wanted more for that child and I had to do something to change. I stopped hurting myself…I knew that he would need to eat and to keep him healthy, that meant I would have to eat. I began looking for other churches to attend. I wasn't sure what I was looking for, but I knew I needed to come back to my Father if I was going to be a good parent. When my son was born I had this moment that I swear almost crushed me, it was the first time I saw him. He was finally here, and he was perfect. I loved him more than I possibly knew I could EVER love someone. It was in that moment that God choose to show me just a glimpse of what he felt for me…his daughter. This was the moment that I started my walk home. It wasn't easy because those around me were hesitant to believe the change (understandable), but with the help of God and a few very close friends I was able to stand firm, perhaps not making direct eye contact, but I was standing. What changed for me was how I was in relationship with God. I no longer felt that I had to be instantly healed, or unaffected by my past, but rather I knew that it was going to be a process. I am still struggling with certain things, but there isn't a day that goes by that God doesn't show me something else about His love…about His forgiveness…about his grace. While my choice to walk away had a horrible price, I also know that God was not surprised by it. He knew what would happen and He was faithful to continue to use it for good. I can honestly say that while it was a painful chapter in my life, that I am truly thankful for it. It changed my heart in a way that I cant explain. I needed to see that choosing God wasn't just a good decision, or a way to escape my past, but rather that he is the ONLY decision and the ONLY way I will overhim more than I possibly knew I could EVER love someone. It was in that moment that God choose to show me just a glimpse of what he felt for me…his daughter. This was the moment that I started my walk home. It wasn't easy because those around me were hesitant to believe the change (understandable), but with the help of God and a few very close friends I was able to stand firm, perhaps not making direct eye contact, but I was standing. What changed for me was how I was in relationship with God. I no longer felt that I had to be instantly healed, or unaffected by my past, but rather I knew that it was going to be a process. I am still struggling with certain things, but there isn't a day that goes by that God doesn't show me something else about His love…about His forgiveness…about his grace. While my choice to walk away had a horrible price, I also know that God was not surprised by it. He knew what would happen and He was faithful to continue to use it for good. I can honestly say that while it was a painful chapter in my life, that I am truly thankful for it. It changed my heart in a way that I cant explain. I needed to see that choosing God wasn't just a good decision, or a way to escape my past, but rather that he is the ONLY decision and the ONLY way I will overcome the darkness of my past.
2. What do you think people would be surprised to know about you?
I think people would be surprised at how thankful I am for that brief time of despair. I think people thought that I was a good person before, but to be honest…I was relying WAY to much on my own strength. I now see that it is only through surrender that I can truly be free. God has really been causing me to look inward and to ask Him to remove the parts of me that don't line up with what He says I should be. It has been a crazy process of basically cutting away parts of me that don't align with His Word. Those pieces of me that were good, such as my ability to connect with children, or my compassion, are still there, but God has come alongside it and is putting it with pieces of Himself…it's been a wonderfully bizarre change…difficult but wonderful. This process has changed me and freed me in areas I wasn't even aware I was captive.
3. What breaks your heart? What breaks my heart the most would have to be seeing people who know God, not living in the full power of God.(This includes myself) To look around and see believers still living as captives when they have been giving life. I can remember how broken and hopeless I felt due to a huge misconception of what it truly meant to be a Christian, and it pains me to see other brothers and sisters falling for the same lies I did. I want to shake them and say," YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE! RUN….YOU ARE FREE!" Now this doesn't mean we will be instantly healed, but rather we are opening up every part of ourselves and allowing God to move in and pour his goodness in there.
4. What heals it? There is nothing in this world that heals my heart the way that seeing other find what I found…Gods true, merciful, never-ending, love and forgiveness. Seeing someone come out of the darkness and into the light makes my heart feel like it could burst from happiness. There is just something so incredibly beautiful about watching someone take their first steps toward healing. Watching God bring that about in his children, heals me in ways i wasn't even aware I needed.
5. Jesus' commands were to love God with all of your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. I'm on a journey to see what that looks like. In your opinion, what could the Christian community do to better reach out and love their neighbors, maybe others walking in shoes similar to yours? I want to say that I am aware of the fact that what I am going to say is easier said than done, but something I feel that we must work towards as a church. I think we have to start believing in the healing power of God. What I mean is we have to stop treating those in our body as if they still need to feel inferior because of their journey. Too often those who do come back or seek redemption are made to feel that they are somehow not as deserving of that forgiveness. Now we may not come out and say it with our words, but rather in our actions…through our unwillingness to see past their sins. We can't keep sending this message to our brothers and sisters, and expect God to really show up. I will admit that I too struggle with this. I have been trying to be very intentional within my interactions. I have experienced this hurt, and have seen others go through it as well, and it leads to so much hurt and misconception. I think if we all stop and remember just how much grace is extended to us then we wouldn't be able to do anything short of loving those around us in an infectious way. This type of love is both life changing and powerful…its the love that God extends to us and when we show it to others they are drawn to Him and His healing.
6. How positive or negative has your experience been with Christians, and what has contributed to that? I would have to say that if I really thought about it, I would have to say it would be more positive than negative. There have been so many people who have reached out to me and shown me so much grace and love. God has placed people in my life that showed me just how wonderful He is. While there has been more positive people, the negative encounters imprinted deeper. Those moments cut deep and reinforced the lies I was being told. There are moments where I still have to quote the truth about what scripture say about me, because those moments haunt me.
7. What, if anything, makes you hopeful that things are changing in a positive way for those on the same path as you? Honestly? Moments like this make me hopeful. People investing in other people and coming along side each other to discuss our lives and walk. I think that as long as their are people who are so willing to discuss and love openly, then there will be those who see the real healing power of God and His love. I look around and I see those in the body who are willing to be the love that God calls us to be and it makes me hopeful of whats to come.
8. Anything else you'd like readers to know? I think that's it 🙂


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text: West Virginia 2009 Hunting Calendar September 29, 2010 These six premium picks will put you in the thick of good hunting this season for doves, deer, ruffed grouse and more. Read on! (August 2009) By Jeff Knapp A mention of the Mountain State invokes images of rugged, forested mountains, and the opportunities such places provide the outdoor enthusiast. Indeed, West Virginia has more than its share of wooded ridges, areas where white-tailed deer and an ever-expanding black bear population thrive in. But there is so much more in our state. There are river bottoms and farmlands with brushy cover that provide homes for cottontails and mourning doves. Meandering streams, large rivers and reservoirs all see flights of ducks and geese throughout much of the fall and winter. Select areas with the proper new growth habitat give ruffed grouse what they need to flourish. Keeping tabs on all of this can be a challenge. We wouldn't want you to miss out on any potential hunting trips. So, we present this year's "Hunting Calendar," a look at six hunts across the state that gives a sampling of what West Virginia has to offer. SEPTEMBERMcClintic WMA Mourning DovesDespite opportunities to shoot woodchucks throughout the summer, and a plethora of early fall hunts aimed at reducing nuisance Canada goose numbers, the official kick-off of hunting season comes with the opening of dove season. And so it is in West Virginia. One of the best public areas to hunt doves on public land is the McClintic Wildlife Management Area (WMA).McClintic WMA is located in Mason County near Point Pleasant. The WMA's 3,535 acres contain some of the most diverse blends of habitat of any state-owned land. Farmland, brush land, wetland and areas of mature timber are all found at McClintic. The WMA also features tracts specifically managed for doves. McClintic is set up with numerous dove fields ranging in size from about 2 to 10 acres. The doves have a tendency to zero in on two or three of the fields. A variety of grains are planted at McClintic, including buckwheat and winter wheat. Typically, edges of fields are mowed before hunting seasons to assist hunters in finding downed birds. Fields are strip mowed and disked. Weather can influence the success rates of a McClintic dove hunt. Warmer, more stable weather tends to keep the birds at hand, while a severe cold front can have them on the wing heading south. As one might expect of a public area that provides excellent dove-shooting potential, hunting pressure can be high. Weekday hunters might well experience a higher quality hunt. Dove seasons are set during the late summer or early fall and are released through the local media. Hunters must be registered in the Harvest Information Program (HIP) to hunt doves.Exact seasons dates and bag limits for migratory species such as doves are posted during the late summer. But based on what took place last year, hunters can expect a lengthy season and liberal bag limits. Last year's season was a three-split affair, the first phase starting on Sept. 1 and running into early October. The bag limit was 15, with a possession limit of 30. Be sure to consult the DNR's Web site at www.wvdnr.gov, plus dispatches in the local media for the exact details of this year's dove hunt. OCTOBERStonewall Jackson WMA Ruffed Grouse<br?Grouse hunting continues to be an important activity among the strong-of-heart. Wildlife managers have been involved in research projects during the past decade to help determine why grouse numbers have been on the decline, which has resulted in a better understanding of what it takes to best manage these crafty birds. Of course, factors like spring nesting conditions have a strong influence on reproductive success during a given year. Grouse, like wild turkeys, prosper from warm, dry springs.Stonewall Jackson WMA covers an impressive 18,289 acres in Lewis County. The cornerstone of the wildlife area is the lake of the same name and the fine warm-water fishing opportunities found there. But Stonewall Jackson offers much more than good fishing. The diverse habitat provides food and cover for many game species, including ruffed grouse.Though grouse numbers have been somewhat depressed of late on Stonewall Jackson, it isn't because of a lack of quality habitat. The mix found there is one that favors edge species such as grouse. The soil of Stonewall Jackson is unusually fertile by West Virginia standards. The topography falls into the rolling hills category. The tract is complete with reverting farmland, which typically equates into the perfect blend of food and cover beneficial to grouse. Also present are several old strip mines that help grouse survive, particularly areas that have grown up in pine. Pine furnishes important thermal habitat for grouse during the winter.As grouse hunters well know, grouse tend to prefer the edges of habitats, such as where an alder thicket gives way to more open woods. Manmade openings create a multitude of edges. Stonewall Jackson contains plenty of these. Over 350 natural gas wells are present. Not only do the well openings provide edges, but the associated access roads do as well. This wildlife management area has much to offer the ruffed grouse, as well as those that pursue them.Traditionally West Virginia's grouse season opens in mid-October and runs through late February. The bag limit has been four birds, with a 16-bird possession limit.Stonewall Jackson WMA can be accessed from exits 96 and 91 off Interstate 79. More information can be obtained by calling the resource manager's office at (304) 269-7463.NOVEMBERLogan County WhitetailsSouthern West Virginia's four bowhunting only counties -- Mingo, Wyoming, McDowell and Logan -- offer up a chance of taking a real wallhanger of a buck. For over 20 years, these four counties have been under the bows-only restriction, a factor that has resulted in plenty of mature bucks. Bucks actually die of old age within the rugged terrain of this area.Logan County has produced plenty of record-book bucks, a fact shown each season in the DNR's Big Buck Contest. Many of the bigger bucks succumb during the November rut period, when they become more mobile, as well as less wary.Much of the land of this region is held by timber and mining interests. In general, such companies have allowed the land to be open to the public for hunting. But this isn't a show-up-and-hunt kind of deal. It requires some planning to find the access roads to potential hunting lands, as well as to scout the lands. While Logan County doesn't have the lofty elevations, as do the National Forest Lands to the northeast, it is the most rugged, steepest terrain in the state. And the county is well over 90 percent forested; it will take some preplanning to learn how the deer run along these ridges.While mostly in private ownership, Logan County does have one wildlife management area. Elk Creek WMA covers over 6,000 acres. It is located in both Logan and Mingo counties. Elk Creek is typical of the terrain of the region. It lies in a narrow, steep-sided, heavily forested valley. The WMA does not offer any camping for the hunter. However, there are a couple options in the area. Chief Logan State Park is located nearby, and provides a campground that stays open into November. Contact the state park at (304) 792-7125 for the exact dates of the campground season. The state park also boasts a lodge that is open year 'round. For more on the state park, visit the Web site: www.chiefloganstatepark.com.If you decide to hunt this area in October rather than later, another camping option is located at R.D. Bailey Lake, where the Corps of Engineers has a 169-tent site campground that closes on Nov. 1. Call (304) 664-3229 for more information. The rugged lands surrounding R.D. Bailey Lake are also open to the public for hunting, and fall within Logan and Mingo counties. The town of Logan has basic amenities as well.DECEMBERMonongahela National Forest Black BearsWest Virginia's black bear population has grown to impressive size during the past decade. Harvests of over 2,000 bruins have occurred of late, including last season's record take of 2,064. "Numerous factors contributed to this record bear harvest," said Chris Ryan, the state's bear biologist. "West Virginia has a tremendous bear population that allows for a variety of different hunting opportunities. The expansion and increase in the bear population has led to the extension of hunting seasons designed to keep counties in line with their management objectives. With the cooperation of hunters, wildlife managers can maintain and/or adjust bear populations to desired management levels by implementing appropriate hunting regulations."The overall population is getting much bigger, as well as the potential for record caliber bears. And one of the best places to take a bruin is the Monongahela National Forest and closely surrounding country.Consider the harvest results from last year's record-breaking season: Counties such as Pocahontas (197), Randolph (198), Tucker (96) and Pendleton (188) all provided lofty harvests. West Virginia's various bear seasons include a two-way split firearms season, which applies to the counties that contain Mon National Forest Land. The first phase of the season occurs in September. The late-season hunt includes much of December (based on last year's hunting dates).The Mon National Forest boasts hundreds of acres of public land in the form of both state and national wildlife management areas. In Pocahontas County, consider the state-owned Handley WMA. Hunters can expect to find some rolling hills mixed in with the more rugged terrain common to this area. In Randolph County, there is the nearly 3,000 acres of public area found at the Huntsville WMA. This area, too, has some farmland, open-type tracts mixed in with the forested slopes. State-managed land is diminutive compared with the nationally managed WMAs. Hundreds of thousands of acres are available. This includes the J. Beaver Dam WMA, which provides nearly 38,000 acres in Randolph County; Blackwater WMA with 59,000 acres in Tucker and Preston counties; Cheat WMA, another Randolph County tract that adds over 80,000 acres.All of these immense areas are typical of the oak/hickory forest that covers this region.JANUARYElk River WMA SquirrelsOne would be hard-pressed to find a state where squirrel hunting is more popular than West Virginia. The DNR even schedules fall trout stockings to coincide with the October squirrel season opener, so hunters can combine trout fishing with an early fall hunt for bushytails.Well it's winter now, and the mid-October squirrel season opener happened over three months ago. But winter squirrel hunts can be especially gratifying, particularly during a spell of mild weather. Braxton County's Elk River WMA is a nice place to enjoy such a hunt. The Elk River WMA covers over 18,000 acres. The Elk River, including the dammed portion that forms Sutton Lake, forms the nucleus of the area. While anglers make good use of the lake and river, the surrounding uplands provide the habitat necessary for forest species such as squirrels. Hunters can expect to find a mixture of steep hills, ridges and benches along the Elk River valley. Much of the forestland is of the mature stage, making it ideal habitat for squirrels. Squirrels tend to move along with the feed. As they use up the available mast in a given area, they move, so they may not be where you found them earlier in the year. As with the bear hunt described earlier, finding squirrels often means finding food. If hard mast is scarce, finding localized pockets of food generally means you will find game. Since deer and squirrels use many of the same food sources, finding areas of heavy deer movements may well lead you to concentrations of squirrels.To reach the Elk River WMA, take Exit 67 off Interstate 79. Travel south on SR 19. After about two miles, turn east on SR 15 and proceed to the signs for the WMA.The Elk River WMA can also provide some excellent waterfowling opportunities during a mild winter (i.e., open water). It may be possible to combine a squirrel hunt with a waterfowl adventure. Consult the 2009-2010 migratory bird brochure before planning such a duck or goose hunt. The daily bag limit for squirrels is six.FEBRUARYGreen Bottom WMA RabbitsWest Virginia has a liberal season on cottontail rabbits. Typically, the season for rabbits doesn't end until Feb. 28. Though you will want to check regulations for any changes this season, it's likely you will be able to schedule a late-season rabbit hunt or two. Mason County has a couple of perfect public venues to do so.Green Bottom WMA, found in Mason and Cabell counties, provides public land that contains some good areas for cottontails. The Green Bottom tract covers nearly 1,100 acres. About 680 of these acres exist as farmland. Surrounding habitat includes forest and wetlands. The Green Mountain WMA is located 16 miles north of Huntington on SR 2.Also, the McClintic WMA covers 3,655 acres, much of it being good rabbitat. The ideal rabbit habitat tends to be a mixture of farmland and brush land, of which McClintic has both. Hunters can expect to find about 600 acres of farmland and 1,100 acres of brushy cover at McClintic. The ideal day for late-winter rabbit hunting is mild and sunny. When the sun is out, the rabbits will be more active. If the ground is damp, as with a melting snow, the scent conditions can be excellent for beagles. But lacking a dog is no reason to pass up a late-winter rabbit hunt. A hunter can bounce them out on his or her own, an excellent way to shake off the cabin fever blues.


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There is a website I have found that seems like a great start for planning outdoor adventures. Take a look at caliparks.org. I'll go over a few of the pros and cons of this website.
- You can search for state parks near your zip code or on a map.
- You can search locations based on what you feel like doing (through the homepage) such as biking, beaches, camping, and even dog parks!
- You can look at specific parks and there are small icons alerting you to what is available there (fishing, hiking, swimming).
- There are some nice photos of each park.
- You can link to the CA state park department for your selected park to get more info (contact, hours of operation, reservations).
- When you want more info, it directs you to a different website (not a one stop website).
- The map tool is nice, but it seems to freeze or slow down when using it.
- Some of the pictures are not the greatest (they appear to be from instagram users who submit them,).
I hope this website will help those of you who are looking for outdoor activities here in California. I hope we can see the website as it continues to improve!
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Join Nature Discovery Tours on a quad biking venture through the gorgeous indigenous Cape landscape. With a range of quad biking adventures as well as a variety of other activities to choose from, Nature Discovery Tours caters for all guests, young and old.Quad biking trails range from a few hours in South Africa's unique fynbos vegetation, to 50 km trails through the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve and around the breathtaking mountains.If you're a fan of safe, exciting quad biking rides through incredible scenery, then be sure to visit Nature Discovery Tours for an unforgettable outdoor adventure.
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Adventure Quad Trail: (2 – 2.5 Hours; R760 pp)
Nature Discovery Tours offers an Adventure Quad Trail option as one of the unique quad bike tours. The trail will take you through South Africa's natural habitat of the fynbos vegetation. These quad biking tours are ideal for beginners. Together with an introduction to our spectacular environment, the quad bike tours are safe and easy, giving extra time to explore the special floriculture and mountain scenery.
A registered guide leads the way, shows and discusses this special area.
The Adventure Quad Trail is a 16km trail filled with adventure. On this trail, guides inform you about the Fynbos which grows in a 100km- to 200km-wide coastal belt stretching from the West Coast to the south-east coast. It makes up 80% of the Cape Floral Region.
The Adventure Quad Trail tour will take you into the Hottentots Holland Mountains, allowing you to take spectacular photographs of the breathtaking views. This tour is an unforgettable and unique experience enjoyed by most!
During this trail, you also visit one of the many waterfalls in the mountains (water flow is determined by rainfall). If you would like to swim in the pools at the waterfall, then please book for the Waterfall trail.
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Nature Discovery Tours offer unique tours which take you through South Africa's natural habitat of our rare plant species called fynbos. These tours are ideal for beginners. Together with an introduction to our spectacular environment, the tours are safe and easy, giving extra time to explore the special floriculture and mountain scenery. Challenging and fun.
Experienced guides lead the way in to the mountains on your quad bikes.
This tour takes you through the trails in between the fynbos and into the mountains of the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve. The Waterfall Quad Trail tour is a wonderful opportunity to take photographs of the natural beauty of the region. This is a truly unique and wonderful way to experience the Western Capes out doors in South Africa. The trail's highlight is the 30 minutes spent swimming in the pools below the waterfall. The water is refreshing and in summer it will only take you a few minute to be dry once you have climbed out of the splash pools.
The waterfall trail is also a longer trail ride than the adventure trail.
For none swimmers there are a number of shallow pools to relax your feet in and just enjoy the tranquility of the mountains.
Full Day Quad Trail: (+- 5 – 6 Hours including a picnic lunch; R1220 pp)
The Full Day Quad Trail is one of the most wondrous trails which runs for approximately 50km. Optional is a swim at one of the waterfall pools. Riders must have previous quad biking experience as some of the trails are narrow and high in the mountains.
The tour takes you through the forest track and into the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve where you get the privilege of discovering unusual geological rock formation, extraordinary mountain passes and breathtaking scenery. The fynbos habitat is varied with excellent photographic opportunity. At the waterfall or at a massive weir that hardly has any visitors. A smart picnic lunch is served that is thoroughly enjoyed by all at one of the viewing points or points of interest.


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Patients with acute exacerbations of COPD have a risk for developing respiratory failure. Respiratory failure occurs when respiratory demand exceeds the ability of the respiratory system to respond. Without aggressive intervention at the point of respiratory failure, the patient can die. Aggressive therapy at this point may include mechanical ventilation.
Mechanical ventilation is a means by which air is pushed into a patient's lungs by the ventilator instead of the patient using his respiratory muscles to draw in air. Mechanical ventilation therefore reduces or eliminates the patient's work of breathing, and the patient continues to receive air into his lungs and passively exhale without any work. There are two commonly used methods for mechanical ventilation in COPD: noninvasive and invasive.
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The more traditional means is invasive ventilation: an endotracheal tube, a small-diameter plastic tube, is placed into the trachea and then connected to a ventilator, which pushes air into the lungs. Invasive ventilation can be administered to patients who are unconscious or heavily sedated, and it is more effective than noninvasive ventilation.
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Noninvasive ventilation is used in a conscious, cooperative patient. In this method, oxygen is delivered through a mask that forms a seal around the nose or mouth and nose. The advantages are that the mask can be periodically removed and the patient's natural protection against secretions getting into the lower airway is preserved.
Being able to come off a ventilator once placed on one, called weaning, is a common concern for patients and their families. Most patients successfully wean themselves from the ventilator once the conditions that placed them on the ventilator are sufficiently reversed. For a small percentage of patients, including those with severe COPD, it is impossible to breathe on their own again. There is no way to predict whether a patient can be weaned. However, severe lung disease and general ill health increase this risk.
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A patient with severe COPD can decide whether he or she ever wants to be placed on a ventilator. Another decision a person with COPD may want to make is whether to have the ventilator discontinued and to be allowed to die, if he or she is unable to breathe independently. Both decisions should be made in close consultation with the person's physician.
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In the small group of patients unable to be liberated from mechanical ventilation, chronic ventilation may be used. If, after 2 weeks, it becomes apparent that the patient is not likely to come off the ventilator, (there is no magic number of days and physician's practices vary) a tracheostomy is performed, that is, a hole that connects to the trachea is made in the neck, a tube is inserted into the hole, and the tube is then connected to the ventilator. A tracheostomy creates a more stable airway and facilitates movement of the patient and oral care. Patients with a tracheostomy can be maintained on a ventilator indefinitely. One study found the average survival rate of patients chronically on the ventilator to be about 7 months.


text: Enjoy Your Memorial Day Weekend at Boston Calling Music Festival 2018 Are you wondering what to do with your Memorial Day weekend?\r\n\r\nIf you are a professed music buff then you might want to grab tickets to Boston Calling, the three-day music festival held at Harvard's Athletic Complex in Allston, May 25-27th. This festival caters to bringing the very best in music, comedy and the visual arts to the Boston area. Along with a great lineup of musicians, tickle your funny bone with comedians such as David Cross and Cameron Esposito, or grab the popcorn, kick back and watch the Boston Calling's Film Festival, hosted by actress and Harvard alum Natalie Portman.\r\n\r\nWhat to Eat Working off all those calories dancing in the sun means that you'll need to fuel up, and you don't have to leave the festival in order to find delicious eats. Some of the 35 food vendors include,\r\n\r\nTasty Burger\r\n Roxy's Grilled Cheese\r\n Bon Me\r\n The Smoke Shop BBQ\r\n El Pelon Taqueria\r\n The Chubby Chickpea\r\n Commonwealth\r\n Whole Heart Provisions\r\n\r\nPlatinum ticketholder better arrive ready to chow down, as they will have special access to award-winning chefs like Tifffani Faison and Chef Chris Coombs.\r\n\r\nTickets It's not too late to purchase tickets to Boston Calling this Memorial Day weekend. Single day and 3-day tickets can be purchased online. Instead of traditional tickets, wristbands will be mailed or picked up at the Box Office.\r\n\r\nWhere to Stay After you've danced and grooved the night away you'll want a place to prop those tired feet. Located near the Boston Harbor, our hotel boasts 424 suites and guestrooms with breathtaking views of the historic skyline and peaceful waterfront. With an indoor pool, fitness center and a spa, InterContinental Boston provides the pampering you need after partying the weekend away.


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Handcuffed Woman Who Fell Out of Moving Police Car Fending Off Rapist Cop Gets $3.5 Million
(VIDEO)--Los Angeles, CA — Taxpayers of Los Angeles will have to pay for their police department's misconduct yet again, as a woman who fell out of a squad car in 2013 has been granted a $3.5 million settlement.
Kim Nguyen had been arrested for alleged public drunkenness, handcuffed, and put in the back of a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car. At speeds of around 30 mph, Nguyen leaned against one of the back doors — which turned out to be unlocked — in an attempt to escape a sexual assault by one of the officers, according to her lawsuit.
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"Officers David Shin and Jin Oh arrested Nguyen for public intoxication after they saw her run across the street about 3 a.m. on March 17, 2013. At the time, Nguyen was a graduate student in her last semester at Loyola Marymount University's MBA program.
"Nguyen was handcuffed and put in the back seat of a squad car off Sixth Street between Oxford and Serrano avenues, according to her court papers, which state that she 'was not seatbelted into the car and the manual door lock was not engaged.'
"The officers chose not to arrest a male companion who also was drunk, according to Nguyen's lawyers, who also alleged that one of the officers got into the back seat with their client and inappropriately touched her."
A deposition from 2013, paraphrased by CBS News, states:
"A male officer sat with her in the back of the car, where he started to open her legs and grab her inner thigh, Nguyen stated in a deposition taped in December. She alleged that the officer pulled her ears and touched her chest to make her get closer."
Nguyen had to undergo "extensive and painful surgeries" — including having her jaw wired shut — for the injuries sustained in the fall, and was hospitalized for 17 days. Nguyen also lost all of her teeth from the impact of the pavement.
According to the lawsuit, the officers involved failed to follow several standard procedures — including seatbelting Nguyen properly and securely locking the patrol car's doors.
"No female officer was called … to pat her down for possible dangerous weapons," court documents cited by My News LA state. "She was not seatbelted into the car and the manual door lock was not engaged."
Although defense attorneys claimed Nguyen had been trying to escape, the lawsuit states the handcuffed woman had merely been huddled against the door — to be as far away from the inappropriate contact of the officer in the back seat as possible — when it swung open, causing her to fall out.
CCTV captured Nguyen falling from the LAPD patrol car, with her dress 'removed' from the waist down, lending a great deal of credence to her claims of being groped by the cop.
Court documents also note video footage reveals the perpetrator cop "nonchalantly standing over plaintiff who lies bloodied, with her face swollen, in the middle of the street."
Nguyen will now receive at least the semblance of justice for the ordeal she endured.
But, like nearly all settlements and judgments concerning police abuse, misconduct, excessive force, and more, the cops responsible for this gross negligence and sexual assault won't have to pay a dime — the city's 'settlement' comes straight from the taxpayers.
This isn't some fault of Nguyen's or of other victims, but until errant police officers and departments are forced to feel the sting of punishment where it really hurts — their wallets — cops have no tangible fear of consequence for bad behavior
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and the best dad award goes to… big monster from the forest. yeah!!! but i'm not sure if it's safe for him to be so far away from home, especially being wounded.
To be fair Rizo just kind of threw up monster dad.
what? i know this is a stupid question, taking into account the existence of magic, but how it is physically possible?
You just answered your own question. Rizo is more a part of Monster Dad than his actual son.
I think this sentence just gave me the chills [even more than the bygone head]. it's a very interesting sentence.
Rizo wasnt part-mosnter when he was young right? The monster says so in #164. He says Rizo is human.
Monster dad threw up Rizo one day, he doesn't fully know how but he did. Since Rizo is part of monster dad he couldn't get eaten by him. Monster dad watched him when he was little but then started to notice himself having feelings.
Up until Rizo he'd never had feelings, he sort of freaked. He got rid of him trying to pretend he didn't care. But he did, that's why he came back. In a way Rizo made monster dad more human, and monster dad made him more a monster. Like compare monster dad to the other monsters you'll see it.
Ohh ok. Thanks for that explanation. I didnt know that background story.


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Sundance Movies You Can Watch in VR Right Now
The Sundance Film Festival wrapped up yesterday. But if you didn't have a chance to hob-knob with celebs and take advantage of the fresh powder on the slopes, you can still strap on goggles of another kind to check out what it had to offer.
The Sundance VR app lets audiences everywhere take in VR films from the festival until Feb. 12. Just grab a Samsung Gear VR or Google Cardboard and check out the VR selections from the festival's New Frontier program.
The innovative approach is not surprising since Sundance was the first film festival to feature VR in 2012. And while the technology is likely not the future of all film, it's definitely blazing a path that 3D was unable to secure. Services like Netflix have mainstreamed watching movies alone, so the solitary experience of VR is not a barrier to its acceptance. And the immersive experience can be emotionally transformative, especially in films that make the viewer the protagonist, like Defrost, or that place them in a situation that evokes empathy, like Waves of Grace. Check out the slideshow for the movies you should put on your VR queue.
(Note: If you're using a Gear VR to watch, check out some of these tips. Also, the Sundance app itself is a bit glitchy, but we note which ones gave us trouble and how you can watch them using other apps.)
1 Waves of Grace
2 Fabulous wonder.land
3 Defrost
4 Sonar
5 Stonemilker
6 Sisters a Mobile VR Ghost Story
7 A History of Cuban Dance


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THERE are no extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in the country, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde reiterated on Friday, October 12.
But his predecessor, Ronald dela Rosa, said the occurrence of EJKs can no longer be denied.
"Galit na galit ako diyan. Hindi dapat gawin 'yan. Walang bayag ang gumagawa niyan as I have said. Mga talawan. Mga duwag. Dapat ayusin nila yung trabaho nila," he said.
(I am enraged. That should not happen. Those who commit EJKs have no balls. They are cowards. They should do their job properly.)
"Hindi ko dine-deny. Meron tayong mga nahuli, 'di ba? 'Yung mga pulis na 'yung pumatay kay Kian sa Caloocan. Pulis ang gumawa non. 'Yung pumatay sa Koreano na si Jee Ick Joo, pulis 'yun," he added.
(I don't deny. We caught some people - the policemen who killed Kian in Caloocan and those who killed Jee Ick Joo. Police officers did those.)
Albayalde and De la Rosa were reacting to the claim of Human Rights Watch (HRW) that no police officer has been held accountable for the EJKs involving suspected drug personalities under President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs.
"Hindi po natin alam. Of course wala naman po tayong sinasabi na EJK. Not even the CHR (Commission on Human Rights) have said na wala silang napatunayan na nagkaroon ng EJK dito sa bansa," Albayalde said.
Albayalde said 672 police personnel have been charged administratively since 2016 for human rights violations while a total of 7,431 cops have been meted disciplinary penalties for administrative offenses.
Jee's killing, which was allegedly perpetrated by police officers from the defunct Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force (AIDSOTF) in 2016 inside the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame, prompted Duterte to remove the PNP from the agencies that implement the war on drugs.
Dela Rosa carried out a major revamp in the organization following Jee's killing and dismantled the AIDSOTF, the lead unit on the war on drugs, and created the PNP Counter-Intelligence Task Force to go against erring officers.
Duterte, however, ordered the PNP to again join the war on drugs several months later.
But in August 2017, several policemen were tagged in the killing of teenagers Kian Delos Santos and Carl Angelo Arnaiz in Caloocan City.
On August 16, Delos Santos was killed during an anti-illegal drugs operation conducted by Caloocan police assigned at the Police Community Precinct 2 in Barangay 160.
On August 18, Karl Angelo Arnaiz was killed by Police Officers 1 Jeffrey Perez and Ricky Arquilita of the Caloocan Police Security Precinct 7 after an alleged robbery attempt. (SunStar Philippines)
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Friday five-a-side: this week's new bike gear
Shiny new kit from Hunt and Halo, hot new bikes from Cotic and Mango, and more...
Fear not, vélo faithful, the end of the week is nigh, and on BikeRadar that can mean only one thing – it's Five-a-side time! Brew a cup of your favourite hot beverage, pull up a chair, and contemplate 10 new things that just might lighten your wallet in the coming months.
New road bike gear
Hunt Race Season Aero Wide Road wheelset
Hunt Bike Wheels is a new UK company looking to take on the big players with smartly specced and reasonably priced wheelsets. The Race Seasons use 24mm-wide alloy rims built on own-branded hubs, and they weigh a very reasonable 1513g the pair on our scales (including rim tape). They're tubeless ready, with valves provided and the correct tape pre-fitted.
We've already put a few miles on the Hunts and first impressions are good. They may lack the bling of many more costly options, but they show signs of being great all-rounders. The wide rim gives a nice tyre profile and allows for low pressures, and of course an aluminium brake track means no wet weather worries.
Guee G-Mount
Roadies are famed for their fussiness when it comes to bike aesthetics, and sticking a conventional light on the front of a race bike will certainly offend some. The G-mount combines a neat four-LED front light with an 'out-front' style Garmin mount, making for an appealingly slick package. The light is USB-rechargeable, with a well-placed power switch on the back of the bar clamp, facing the rider. For even more versatility, an optional extra bracket lets you mount a camera (GoPro etc) underneath the light.
Fabric Cageless bottle
We've covered Fabric's unusual alternative to conventional bottle cages before, and now we've actually got our hands on the system. The 'cageless' bottle clips onto a pair of plastic studs that bolt to your bottle bosses, and which weigh just 3g. It's easy to see the appeal for weight weenies, and it has a certain elegance, as well as feeling quite secure. One could argue that replacing the one part of a bike that's truly standardised with a proprietary system is a special kind of evil, but we'll withhold judgment until we've tried it on the road.
PowerTap P1 pedals
The power meter market just keeps growing and growing, and if there's one thing manufacturers can agree on, it's that there's no single right way to measure power. Pedal based systems appeal to many for their easy interchangeability, and Powertap (of rear hub power meter fame) is the latest company to dip its toes in these choppy waters. The P1s are based Look-compatible pedals and measure left and right leg power. They weigh 430g for the pair and use the widely-adopted ANT+ protocol to communicate with your head unit. We'll be bringing you a more detailed first look article on these in the coming days…
Mango Point.R bike
We review some pretty high-zoot kit at BikeRadar but we're always on the lookout for entry level bargains, because cheaper bikes are the gateway drug to a lifelong two-wheel addiction. Mango Bikes is best known for its colourful singlespeeds, but the Point R is a full-on geared road bike, specced with value in mind. Builds start at £429.99, with this Shimano Tiagra version coming in at £549.99. It's not particularly light at nearly 10kg, and the price point means some older-school components like a square taper bottom bracket, but the Point R has quite a tidy looking aluminium frame as well as a carbon-bladed fork. Better yet, it's available in a choice of four colours, including a positively radioactive shade of yellow.
New mountain bike gear
Halo Tundra wheelset
As the fat biking segment grows and does its level best to waddle into the mainstream, it's reassuring to see good quality and affordable kit coming onto the market. The Halo Tundras, fitted here with the company's Nanuk treads, are a solid looking and straightforward wheelset based around an 80mm, 32h rim, aluminium nipples, and Halo's own cartridge bearing hubs. They're available for a range of axle standards both front and rear, with claimed weights from 2850g the pair.
From £344.98 / US$TBC / AU$TBC
Morgaw saddles
We're always sceptical when someone claims to have reinvented something as basic as the saddle, but the concept from Slovakian company Morgaw actually looks quite sound. In essence, a fairly standard shell is attached to separate rails via shock-absorbing elastomers. The elastomers are available in three grades to cater for different rider weights, and there's a choice of carbon or alu rails. You can customise the looks too, with bolt kits available in a range of colours.
The Trian saddle is aimed at XC and CX riders, and yes, there's an enduro version! (It has more padding.) There's also a road model called the Forsage.
Trian w/carbon rails £95 / US$149 / AU$201
Trian w/alu rails £76 / US$119 / AU$161
Forsage w/carbon rails £102 / US$159 / AU$215
Forsage w/alu rails £82 / US$129 / AU$174
Atomlab DHR seven-speed hub
Is gravity your thing? Do you know your flange spacing from your ERD? Well rejoice, because this (top) is Atomlab's dedicated rear hub for seven-speed downhill drivetrains. Look how massive it looks next a regular 142×12 rear hub and a front PimpLite!
Voodoo Bizango 29er
The original Bizango was one of the best value hardtails we ever tested, wringing unreasonable amounts of fun from an ostensibly modest spec. This latest version sports an updated frame, a 2×10 drivetrain with a mish-mash of parts, and a Suntour Raidon 120mm air fork. Can it live up to the standards set by its predecessor? We have high hopes.
Cotic Solaris
Cotic is a brand beloved of British trail-bashers, the kind of riders who always have traces of mud in their ears from their most recent foray into the forest. The original Solaris was classic steel 29er material, and the new version is faithful to that ideal, with updated geometry that's optimised for 100-120mm forks instead of the 80-100mm of the original. The front end has slackened to 68 degrees across all sizes (with a 120mm fork and 20 percent sag), and in keeping with the fashion for shorter stems and longer frames, a medium has gained just under 10mm in the top tube, bringing it to 614mm effective. The other headline is that the new bike is as happy with 27.5+ rubber (up to 2.8in) as it is with standard 29er kit. In all, it looks great, and we can't wait to get it absolutely filthy.
Frame £499 / US$782 / AU$1055
Complete bikes from £2350 / US$3681 / AU$4970 (Deore XT, Hope Tech XC 29 wheels, X-Fusion forks, and 1x, 2x or 3x drivetrain)


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Leveraged companies are dreading 2022. Unless the IRS changes its recently proposed rules for a major 2017 tax overhaul revenue raiser, debt-financed manufacturers will dread filing taxes for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 as well.
Get ready for an industry lobbying storm.
"I would expect a significant pushback on this" from the tax and accounting profession and the manufacturing industry, said Al Cappelloni, a tax partner at RSM US LLP in Boston, who said he first heard of the issue from a dismayed manufacturer client. "It's going to have a large impact."
The law put a cap on the amount of debt interest payments companies can use to reduce the amount of their income that's subject to federal tax, under amended tax code Section 163(j).
Before the tax law, corporations could generally count on shrinking their tax liabilities by an amount equal to their full interest payments, but now they can only use an amount equal to 30 percent of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA).
Starting in 2022, companies can't add depreciation and amortization back into the income measure they use to calculate the 30 percent cap, so the number of leveraged corporations affected by the provision will expand substantially. In quantitative terms, the interest write-off cap is expected to pull in nearly twice as much revenue in the four years after that switch than it is expected to raise beforehand, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation.
The new restriction is especially troubling given the sheer volume of U.S. corporate debt—for nonfinancial companies, it topped $6.2 trillion this year, according to Federal Reserve data. The limit applies to interest arising in tax years starting in 2018 on debt corporations already have. For leveraged companies, particularly those with relatively less income, it effectively makes that debt far more expensive—a serious consequence amid rising interest rates.
For manufacturers, however, the smaller cap expected to go into effect in 2022 may as well already be here.
'EBIT for Manufacturers'
In proposed rules (REG-106089-18) for amended Section 163(j) issued Nov. 26, the Internal Revenue Service said that for costs companies incur as depreciation—an accounting benefit used to recover the cost of a capital purchase through tax breaks—but that are allocated to inventory and included in the cost of the goods sold, the depreciation can't be added back into the income, or EBITDA, amount.
Almost everything manufacturers and distributors purchase fits the definition of inventory or cost of goods sold, so for them, the shift from EBITDA to just earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) might as well have happened already, tax professionals said.
"It's EBIT for manufacturers," said Glen Birnbaum, a CPA at Heinold Banwart Ltd. in East Peoria, Ill., who works with mid-market businesses and said his firm would surely be writing a comment letter on the issue. While Birnbaum said he had his hopes up for "some better rules," he pointed out that businesses still have tax payments to make in the meantime.
The interest write-off restriction generally only applies to companies with annual gross receipts above $25 million, so only large and mid-size companies are affected. But those fresh off a leveraged buyout or that are in their earlier growth stages—with a lot of debt and little income for calculating that 30 percent cap—are likely to face higher-than-anticipated tax bills.
Either way, capital "is the lifeblood of manufacturing," Chris Netram, vice president of tax and economic policy at the National Association of Manufacturers, said in a statement to Bloomberg Tax. Congress clearly intended to support capital-intensive industries when it modified the tax treatment of interest payments," he added, so "the law should be applied in a manner consistent with this intent."
Speaking of congressional intent: Another part of the 2017 law that amends tax code Section 168(k) actually incentivizes the purchase of more capital. By pushing manufacturers to ramp up investments, purchases instigated by a more business-friendly provision could exacerbate what was to many an unpleasant surprise from the IRS, tax professionals said.
They might buy a bunch of equipment to build their products with debt, for instance, and expect to be able to write off the cost of the purchases immediately and then write off all their interest payments on the debt as well. But if the capital purchases aren't added back into income, the 30 percent ceiling on interest deductions could leave them with a substantially higher tax liability.
Brian Murphy, a tax partner at Grant Thornton LLP in Chicago who focuses on consumer and industrial products, recalled a NAM meeting earlier in December in which tax directors expressed their consternation over this element of the proposed rules.
The tax directors, he said, "thought it was somewhat arbitrary" and possibly an attempt to meet revenue expectations for amended Section 163(j), which the JCT projected will raise $253.4 billion between 2018 and 2027.
The IRS didn't comment by press time. A Treasury Department official said in a statement provided by a spokesperson that "the proposed rule follows the statute" and that the department has "received comments on this issue, which we will consider as we work on finalizing the regulations in 2019."
"On the other hand, there's logic to what they did. Cost of goods sold is different from depreciation," Murphy said. "There may be a camp that anticipated it. Those that are upset by it are more vocal."
Industry Lobby to Switch Gears
Lobbyists across industries have said they have their eyes on the switch in the income measure from EBITDA to EBIT in 2022, with plans to stop it from happening.
Manufacturing industry advocates will soon turn their resources toward the IRS regulations, however. Tax and industry professionals expect a revival of the lobbying effort that kept the Senate's proposal to put an EBIT-based limit into the law right off the bat and kept the percentage cap at 30, as opposed to, say, zero.
But not quite yet. Plenty likely haven't even noticed or accounted for the significance of those four lines in the 439 pages of regulations—or perhaps missed another brief reference in the rules' preamble—even weeks after the package's release.
"It may be that people haven't realized the full extent of this," said David Zimmerman, a member of Miller & Chevalier Chartered in Washington who focuses on corporate financing, among other federal tax matters. Corporations are still working to reconcile the impact of other byzantine tax overhaul provisions, such as the base erosion and anti-abuse tax and the levy on global intangible low-taxed income, he said.
Once the pushback gains momentum, however, it's unclear whether the IRS and Treasury will budge, Zimmerman and others said.
"If you look at the code, cost of goods sold—and this is getting hyper-technical—it's not a deduction, it's a reduction of income," said RSM's Cappelloni. "The terminology" in the statute "is you add back deductions."
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