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by: Leah Barkoukis at Townhall
Last year, President Obama turned border security into a joke when he said Republicans wouldn't be happy until they get a moat…with alligators in it.
No, the Texas Department of Public Safety hasn't gotten said reptile-infested moat to combat the growing problem of violent drug cartels crossing into the U.S. via the Rio Grande. They did, however, get a bold new force in the form of 'gunboats' that are sure to make Somali pirates green with envy.
"These patrol vessels and the newly formed Tactical Marine Unit represent a significant enhancement of the department's ability to detect, disrupt and deter illegal activity along the Rio Grande River and Texas coast," said DPS Director Steven McCraw. "We are honored to name these boats after our State Troopers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice serving and protecting the people of Texas."
The press release continues to say:
The black and white patrol vessels are equipped with advanced law enforcement technology, including multiple automatic weapons, ballistic shielding and night vision capabilities. All six patrol vessels are funded by the Texas Legislature and federal homeland security grants.
According to Fox News, the price tag on each of the boats comes in at $558,000. Four of the boats are now patrolling the waters with two more to be commissioned soon.
Given that U.S. ranchers along the border live in fear, thousands of lives have been lost due to drug-related violence and the fact that just a few weeks ago, an ICE agent was shot in Texas while on surveillance – I'd say it's a pretty good investment.
Fox reports:
Since 2007, roughly 56,000 people in Mexico have been killed in the escalating drug cartel violence. The U.S. government and local police agencies are working around the clock, 365 days a year to try and stop the flow of drugs, weapons and illegal immigrants into America from our southern neighbor.
Of the nearly 2,000-mile border with Mexico, about 1,200 of it is in Texas. The terrain here is very different compared to California, New Mexico and Arizona — states with dry land on the border.
The narrow and winding Rio Grande, meanwhile, is a hotbed of activity, since you can literally swim from one side to the other in just a few minutes. Officials say this makes it extremely enticing for smugglers, which is why authorities have to be one step ahead.
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Bill Engvall is a Grammy nominated, multi-platinum selling recording artist and one of the top comedians in the country. Most recently, Bill was a contestant on season 17 of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, and as a fan favorite, he made it to the finals. Earlier this year, Bill lent his voice to the animated comedy series Bounty Hunters, which aired on CMT. He previously starred in, and executive produced, the TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show. Bill was part of the enormously successful Blue Collar Comedy concert films, which sold over nine million units and received a Grammy nomination. He also starred on the WB's hit sketch comedy show Blue Collar TV and in several solo specials for Comedy Central. In 2012 he reunited with Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy on the Them Idiots Whirled Tour, which aired as a special on CMT.
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In a recent update, Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin outlined a few of the improvements the studio is making to online connectivity in Call of Duty: Ghosts when it launches this fall.
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Check out Rubin's full update below:
GHOSTS ONLINE CONNECTIVITY UPDATE: I wanted to give a quick update on some of the work that has been done to improve everyone's online experience. We've already mentioned dedicated servers as part of the overall plan to improve connectivity. Dedicated servers will be used on current gen, next gen and PC with Ghosts. And, in order to make sure that people have the best possible experience regardless of platform, location or connection, Ghosts will be using a hybrid system of dedicated servers and listen servers. So no matter where you are the game will always be trying to give you the best online performance possible. There is also some great new tech in the matchmaking system that will place players in matches that have the best combined overall connectivity performance. Again these are just some of the things that are going into Call of Duty: Ghosts to give players a great online experience. Can't wait to see you all online."
We've reached out to Rubin for clarification on the prospect of dedicated servers making it to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Other than Rubin's update, Activision and Infinity Ward have officially confirmed dedicated servers for the Xbox One and PC.
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I'm a personal trainer with 4 years of experience and currently finishing my degree in Strength and Conditioning Science. I work with variety of people with different goals, starting from semi-pro and professional athletes to general public.
What made you get into this field?
Since the day I started my journey, I've always been interested to find out the best ways of improving physical performance, health and overall wellness. This curiosity I have has driven me to test newest workout methods, diets and recovery modalities so that I can transfer the knowledge to my clients.
What are exercises someone can do directly from their hotel room?
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Following exercises: Squat, Burpees, Reverse Lunge, Glute Bridge, Push-up and Dead Bugs could serve as fundamental exercises when no equipment is available. Besides, to get the most benefit, I would suggest performing these exercises in a high intensity interval circuit. Very basic routine would look like: 20 seconds of each exercise, rest 1 minute, repeat 5 times. Pre-workout I always suggest to do a small full body mobility routine that could potentially serve as a good warm-up.
What about hotel gyms?
When people are traveling and visiting new places, the last thing they want to do is spend hours at the gym. Consequently, most of the hotel gyms lack proper equipment. Luckily for you, it isn't detrimental. In the scenario where you aren't able to use heavier weights or use machines, a set of different weight dumbbells is all you need. My suggestion is – keep volume (sets and reps) high; intensity (weights) low; rest periods short and keep it simple. Like I mentioned earlier, compound or dynamic exercises would be the best option.
What is your favourite core workout?
I separate my core workout in 3 different categories of movement, namely, anti-extension, anti-rotation and anti-lateral flexion. These 3 movement categories not only will improve the definition of your core muscles (Although the cornerstone for abs is a sound diet), strong core will improve your posture and prevent unneeded injuries.
My favourite exercises for Anti-Extension (Band Resisted Dead Bugs and Barbell Ab Rollout); Anti-Rotation (Pall of Press Hold and Stir the Pot); Anti-Lateral Flexion (Single Arm Farmer's Walk). My favourite core workout: 1 min of Band Resisted Dead Bugs, 1 min of Barbell Ab Rollout; 30 sec rest; 2 min of Pall of Press Iso Hold (1 min each side), 1 min of Stir The Pot 30 sec rest; 2 min of single Arm Farmer's Walk; Rest 1 minute, repeat 3 times.
How many days do you recommend for someone to train in order to have an impact?
I would recommend to start with 3 sessions per week and progressively increase the total amount of training to 5 days per week. The common mistake I frequently see is doing too much too quickly, thus leading to overtraining. When a person decides to get fit, they want to see results quickly and with this thought they train 5-6 times per week, hoping that it will elicit desired effects quicker. Unfortunately, it is not the case and what usually happens, people burn themselves out. As a consequence, immunity system gets impaired, small micro injuries might happen and willingness to train is gone. Therefore, I always tell my clients – quality over quantity. Getting fit doesn't happen overnight, it is a process that will bring joy and happiness to your life.
What is the best meal someone can have after a workout?
For most of the people, protein shake is a must have. Simply because it is convenient and quick and allows you to hit your daily protein needs quicker. After 1-2 hours, the biggest meal of the day should be consumed. This is simple because your body will absorb these nutrients much more efficiently in order to initiate proper recovery. In addition, when losing weight, a common misconception is not to eat after a workout, however in most cases not eating after a training session can be detrimental to fat loss.
An example of my training day meal plan – First meal at 14.00 (Lots of complex carbs, with animal protein and good fats); Post workout shake at 18:00; Second meal at 19:00 (Lots of complex carbs, with animal protein and good fats) Last meal at 22.00 (Only protein and fat; I'm a big fan of cottage cheese as it contains slow digestible protein casein).
When I train, I usually consume more calories than when I have a day off. Generally, I cut down carbs after 7 PM and eat only fat and protein after. This is due to melatonin release, which is known to reduce carbohydrate sensitivity (Good tip for anyone who's trying to lose weight – cut down carbs around 6-7 PM).
You are a big advocate of intermittent fasting. Can you tell us a bit more about it?
This is a question that we could devote the whole interview to. Briefly, intermittent fasting is a term that refers to several eating patterns. I'm doing time restricted eating, which is a type of IF, other popular types are 5:2 fasting and 24 h hour fast. Fasting for 14-16 hours a day, while restricting the times you eat can have significant effects on hormones that control your metabolism, blood sugar, inflammation, heart health and etcetera. I've been doing time restricted eating for almost a year and I can't speak highly enough about it's benefits. For the first time in my life, I constantly have decent energy levels throughout the day, I do not crush like I used to do after a high carb meal, my sleep, cognitive functions, performance at the gym and physique have improved remarkably. Besides, it's not as hard as people think it is because you can readjust fasting hours for your schedule and benefits to effort ratio is just ridiculous! It is a must try eating method.
Favorite health spot in London
Madison London. Place with an amazing view and tasty food.
Favorite snack on the go?
I'm very simplistic with my snacks, so it would be a protein bar with low carb; moderate fat, high protein content. If I have time to cook a snack, then I like your suggested spinach muffins, as they are low-carb, high protein and fiber.
Favorite way to splurge?
Only one option – traveling.
Step Up To Reverse Lunge
This is a great unilateral exercise that implicates two fundamental movements into one exercise. It starts with step up on the platform and finishes with step back lunge which is a superb lunge variation that take away stress of the knee comparted to forward lunge and activates the glutes and hamstrings more. For beginners it will help to balance out possible asymmetry and enhance coordination. Suggested volume and intensity (12-15 reps; 4 sets; 60 seconds rest).
Incline Banded Frog Pumps (Alternative for Frog Pumps)
This exercise was invented by Bret Contreras, known as "The Glute Guy". This exercise can serve as regression for people who cannot feel their glutes when implementing hip thrusts. This exercise can be used as activator during a warm-up or as a finisher to burn the glutes. When your feet are together and knees spread out, you will initiate this exercise in an abducted and externally rotated hip position, resulting in proper glute activation. This can be a fundamental step in the right direction for teaching the glutes how to fire properly. Suggested volume and intensity for beginners (25-30 reps, 4 sets, 45-60 seconds rest between sets).
Single Leg Swiss Ball Curl
This exercise is a progression of a Swiss Ball Curl. This exercise will greatly activate your hamstrings whilst simultaneously challenging your core muscles.


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The Bureau of Land Management has conveyed the final 4,516 acres to the Hooper Bay Sea Lion Native Corporation as required under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The entitlement lands are located are north east of Hooper Bay near the Askinuk Mountains.
The final arrangement included a transfer of 1,280 acres from Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge in exchange 1,481 acres of prime coastal wetlands and waterfowl habitat.
This modifies an exchange from March of this year when the corporation gave 5,154 acres of upland habitat to the Refuge. They received 13,208 acres of subsurface rights plus 2,499 of additional land in March.
Myron Naneng is Chairman and President of the corporation. He says the final arrangement could allow the community of 1,100 to expand.
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Espresso, Cappuccino, and Latte
Exotic Coca-Cola – Gurana Kuat (Brazil)
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Smiley's Little 'Croc' of Chicken Noodle Soup – $10.50
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Junior Skip's Special Mac & Cheese – 9.50
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Kids' Desserts
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Fresh Seasonal Fruit
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Monkey Bites
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The Artistic Director, Marcus Hercules, is a professional actor who has worked in theatre and performed in over ten different television productions. He has worked extensively across the UK with various arts organisations and communities on initiatives that are designed to get young people involved in theatre. To date we have produced several plays: Different Perspectives and Space Dread which were performed at The Contact Theatre.
Marcus Hercules is an enthusiastic Actor, Director, Writer and workshop leader with professional experience of theatre, television and film. As an actor Marcus has performed for Contact Theatre, Talawa, the Tricycle, Nottingham Arts, Manchester Library Theatre, the Lowry and Reading theatres. TV credits include Brookside, Holby City, Casualty and the Bill. He has worked with Will Powers and also with Jatinder Verma, (Artistic Director of Tara Arts) on his production of 'Journey to the West'. Following this he directed Contact Young Actors Company in 'Minority Report' a new play by Leah Chillery. He then wrote the script for 'Children of a Revolution'; 'Carry Mi Acke' and his one person show 'Different Perspectives'.


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My wife and I will be traveling to Japan soon for 5 weeks of cycling. I was just put on blood thinners after a second pulmonary embolism. Anyone know if Praxbind, the reversal agent for Pradaxa, is widely available in Japan? Anyone else cycling on blood thinners? Any additional precautions you take, e.g., Road ID, notice on home screen of phone?


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You know of the man's legend, his legacy in Walt Disney Studios and his beloved theme parks. But while many of us enjoy the movies and parks, we don't always stop to think about the man himself. All of this, including the single most popular theme park in the world and a multi-billion dollar profitable entertainment company, was because of one man's vision and dream. Walter Elias Disney started off as nothing more than a dreamer with a penchant for drawing and because he followed that dream, lives were changed and magic was reintroduced to the world.
Some might assume all of the best Disney sites and attractions are located in California and Florida, and though some are, Walt Disney actually started off in the Midwest. He was born December 5, 1901, in Chicago but the family moved south to Marceline, Missouri, when Walt was only four. Here is the influential pastoral life that went into inspiring Main Street, USA in the two U.S. based Disney parks.
Marceline is very proud of its influential son and opened the Walt Disney Hometown Museum to ensure that the world never forgets the man behind the magic. Exhibits focus on Walt Disney and his family, his childhood and the many people who supported his dream. The museum is filled with personal letters written by the family, personal belongings and artifacts, and even special footage of Walt and Roy (his brother and business partner) visiting Marceline as grown men. This is also the only place where you can find an operating ride taken from Disneyland, donated by the Disney brothers. The Disney Farm is also a Marceline attraction although it is now private property and the owners respectfully request no disturbances. Other sites around town include The Dreaming Tree, under which young Walt would daydream, Walt's Barn, whereas a kid he would perform the "Disney Circus," and the Disney Farm Arboretum which contains trees from Abraham Lincoln's property, among others. The city welcomes Disney enthusiasts to stop by and learn more about the man and the legend.
After four years there, however, the family moved on to Kansas City where Walt grew up to start work as an animator, meeting some important connections and colleagues that he would eventually work within California. In Kansas City, Walt opened his first animation company which is where many believe is where Mickey Mouse was firstborn. Here, the man of imagination started making what he called Laugh-O-Grams, short silent cartoons which were modeled, at first, by Aesop's Fables. The Laugh-O-Gram Studio is still in existence in Kansas City, owned by the Thank You Walt Disney Inc., and is in preparation to be restored and turned into an interactive historical museum about the start of Disney animation. Visitors and Disney enthusiasts come by the building to see the Disney murals on the side of the brick facade and to pay their respects to the legendary man.
In 1923, Disney decided that his talents better lay in California, where the entertainment industry was just burgeoning and the bright golden sun promised dreams to come true. It was here that he and his brother Roy started a cartoon studio which, after many tribulations and failings, would eventually become The Walt Disney Company and later The Walt Disney Studios. All over Los Angeles, Walt left his mark. Today you'll find not only Disneyland but the Walt Disney Concert Hall, a beautiful if unusual looking Frank Gehry-designed hall where you can enjoy the Los Angeles Philharmonic performing a myriad of classical and contemporary music.
Griffith Park is another extremely popular destination for tourist groups of all ages. Within the beautiful park, you can find the Los Angeles Zoo as well as the Griffith Park Observatories among other sites. It's also the place where Walt Disney's Carolwood estate Barn and other historic sites find rest. The Barn was moved after Walt's death and is credited for being the birthplace of Imagineering and continues to hold personal and historic artifacts including the workbench Walt made for himself. Next door to the Barn is Ollie Johnston's Station, owned by one of the first men to work with Walt in California, and also the Retlaw1 Combine, a train car upon which Walt worked as a young man.
Not all of Walt Disney's California adventures remain in Los Angeles, however. Travel northward to San Francisco and you'll experience the Walt Disney Family Museum in The Presidio. The huge 40,000 square foot space is as magical as the man's work itself, full of interactive details and historic artifacts, showing off the 248 awards that Walt won during his career, and a digital theater showing Disney classics daily. Exhibits also include histories and careers of the men and women who worked with the Disney family, the evolution of Mickey Mouse, and Walt's experiments with sound, light, and animation which would set the foundation for modern animation technology.
Walt Disney was more than an animator with a dream, he was a man who believed in his dream so much he changed the world. He brought light and laughter, entertainment and amusement, and most incredibly, magic to the everyday lives of families across the world. He revolutionized the entertainment industry, changed the way animation was done and loved every minute of it. We could all, perhaps, benefit from learning the history and enduring legacy of the man called Walt Disney.
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Windows now come in options that can include double and even triple paned glass that can retain your climate controlled air much better than single pane windows. This is just something small you can do to help the environment and save a little bit of money on your energy bills. It's important to note that when people say that new windows will pay for themselves over time because of the electric bill, this isn't entirely accurate. In reality, new windows will save you around 10% on each electric bills. While the savings on your energy bill are nice, installing new windows is still a large expenditure and will take around a century in order to completely pay for your windows.
You May Be Able To Replace Them
Just because your windows are having some problems doesn't mean that they have to be replaced. Even drafty windows that don't open correctly anymore can be repaired sometimes. This is good news if you don't want to purchase all new windows right now. A professional can repair and even upgrade your current windows with new hardware and other adjustments like weatherstripping. This is especially good news if you live in an older home and want to keep the original charm that comes with the older windows.
It Can Change The Way Your Home Looks
This is very important and it could be good or bad depending on the choices that you make with your windows. Windows are an important architectural feature on your home and while new windows can increase your home's selling price, if you choose the wrong windows to install or go for a cheap option, it could take away some of the value. This is why homeowners with older wood-framed windows will often invest more money in restoring the windows and upgrading them with more energy efficient glass so they can keep their home's vintage appearance. Whatever you decide, it's important to choose a look and material that will fit with your home and be aesthetically pleasing.
Sometimes They Need To Be Replaced
If the frame of your windows is just too rotted out for repairs, you may need to replace the entire thing. Leaky windows can lead to moisture pooling in your home which can lead to damaged walls. Another potential problem with leaky windows is that mold can quickly develop which can potentially be dangerous. This moisture can be a bigger problem in the winter as the ice will cause more damage as it freezes.


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Mason 0.12.0, the free automated firewall builderApr 03, 1999, 11:50 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by William Stearns)
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Good day, all,
This will just be a short announcement of a free/GPL tool that may be of interest to anyone using or considering the use of Linux machines as firewalls.
Mason is a tool that helps create a custom Linux packet filtering firewall. One starts up Mason on the machine(s) that need to do packet filtering, then does all the normal things that this neetwork needs to allow or deny. Mason creates ipchains/ipfwadm rules that can be used in a finished firewall. It includes support files to provide a rudimentary menu for building and a shell that implements the current firewall in SysV boot scripts used in most Linux distributions.
Mason is not for the user that wants a prebuilt firewall that installs without effort. A number of those are available on the Internet already. Mason is perfect for:
*1 Also works well for "default allow"; during the training phase, you teach Mason about all the protocols you want to _block_. Or teach Mason about both protocols to allow _and_ protocols to block.
Features support for:
Automatic recognition of the quirks in the following protocols: ssh, nfs/sunrpc/mount (needs more testing), ftp, X, openwindows, vnc, irc, traceroute, ip masquerading, realaudio, dns, syslog, netbios, ntp, coda. Automatically handles the standard protocols such as http, smtp, nntp, pop2/3, imap, https, telnet, etc.
*2 Customizable by a configuration file.
The installation process does assume a SysV layout; Slackware users may have to install the program files manually.
While Mason has basic support for the sunrpc, mount, and nfs ports, these are hardwired in. At some point I'll have to poll the sunrpc port in a specified list of machines to provide more flexible support for sunrpc services.
This is not a polished release; there are still some rough points. Because of the large number of features recently added, the documentation is lagging behind the code. Feedback, suggestions, bug reports and patches are welcome; please email them to firstname.lastname@example.com .
Mason is provided under the GNU General Public License, and is therefore provided at no cost. The entire package, with the exception of the included nmap-services file, is Copyright (c) 1998-1999 by William Stearns (email@example.com).
The permanent URL for the software is http://www.pobox.com/~wstearns/mason/. The RPM can also be downloaded from ftp://contrib.redhat.com/noarch/noarch/


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A considerable stream of Jewish emigration is proceeding of late from Soviet Russia by way of Harbin and Manchouli into Mongolia. Jews are settling in the Mongolian towns, Kobdo Maimaichen, and principally in Urga, the capital of the new Mongolian autonomous Republic. From Manchouli to Urga is a distance of over a thousand kilometres. The road goes all the way through the desert. In winter there is no regular communication because of the snow storms, which last winter caused much loss of life among the emigrants.
The first Mongolian settlement, Sambes, now contains 300 Jewish families. The road to the town is a dangerous one because of the bands of robbers which infest the neighborhood, remnants of the bands of the Attaman Semiunov. They often fall upon the Jewish emigrants going from Harbin and Manchouli to Mongolia, killing and robbing.
The Jewish emigrants who have gone from Harbin and Manchouli to Mongolia are gradually adapting themselves to the difficult conditions in the country. Most of them are engaging in trading, and risk a journey of 400 to 500 kilometres among the semi-savage inhabitants, returning with pelts of Mongolian wolves, foxes, ermine, etc. The Jewish emigrants have managed to master the Mongolian language and some are now settling in the more remote and outlying districts.
Congregation Ansche Chesed of New York, organized fifty years ago, and now located at Seventh and St. Nicholas Avenues and One Hundred and Fourteenth Street, has purchased a site for a new temple and community house.
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Well, well, well. What a helluva year that was eh? Hats off to all of you for making it through 2017, because there were a few moments there where it wasn't looking good. But hey, here we are, and that's worth celebrating!
It's been a jam-packed 12 months of non-stop action here at Singletrack Towers, which started early on when we made the big decision to change the format of our print magazine due to a not-inconsiderable price increase for both raw paper and printing costs. But instead of following the market trend of shrinking the size or page count of our magazine to reduce costs, we stood firm in our commitment to print media by actually making each issue bigger, providing more breathing room for beautiful photos and inspiring stories. Because after all, that's what we think makes Singletrack, well, Singletrack. It seems to have gone down well with you (yes that's you, the reader!) and we have all of you to thank for enjoying what we do and supporting the hard work that goes into each of the six issues that we produce each year. So on behalf of the entire team at Singletrack; thank you!
On top of the magazine, we've been busy beavers on the website too, which has been the little engine that could, having experienced further growth over the past year. We've provided online coverage from all the major bike shows in the UK including Core Bike, The Bike Place, Ice Bike, the London Bike Show, the Birmingham Cycle Show and more. We've been to all corners of the globe to report on new bike launches, including the ground-breaking Hope HB160, the Kona Process G2, and the new Specialized Epic, just to name but a few. Chipps also made his annual pilgrimage over to Sea Otter, where he had the opportunity to interview both Keith Bontrager and Jeff Steber, while a bunch of us travelled in the Singletrack Magical Mystery Van over to Germany for the world's biggest bike show, Eurobike. We're still having nightmares about the pretzels.
There were many fantastic events around the country that we travelled to, including (but certainly not limited to) Vallelujah in the Tweed Valley, the Singletrack 7 at Catton Hall, the Pivot TwentyFour12 in Newham Park, as well as the 20th – and final – edition of the classic Mountain Mayhem. Then of course, there was THE biggest event on the calendar; the Fort William World Cup. The work van has certainly notched up a few digits on the odometer this year, that's for sure.
In amongst all of that, we've had to say goodbye to one member of the Singletrack Editorial team this year, Mr Rob Mitchell, who signed off as Art Director following his last issue, 115. #sadface. Rob left some rather big shoes to fill (size 44 to be exact), having blazed a trail with his unique design skills and photo editing abilities. You have Rob to thank/blame for all the VLOGs that went out this year. In his place though, we've welcomed Amanda Wishart, who has brought a wealth of experience to Singletrack Towers, and has already delivered both a beautiful issue (116), and the 2018 Singletrack calendar that many of you will already have on your walls.
Looking back on the past 12 months of bike testing, there has been a shed-load of bikes that have come through Singletrack Towers. Last year we cracked 50 bikes in our annual Fresh Goods Friday haul, though this year we somehow managed to go five more. To celebrate this milestone (and to say good riddance to 2017!), we've put together this retrospective look at all the bikes featured in Fresh Goods Friday through the past 12 months. Some of them appeared for a short while, while others stayed on for thorough longterm reviews, which we've provided links for where possible.
It's one big ol' list, so may we recommend getting a brew in hand, before kicking back to enjoy this list of the 54 bikes of Fresh Goods Friday in 2017!
1. Liv Hail Advanced 1
- Price: £3,749
- From: Liv
Hannah reviewed this during the first six months of 2017, having first ridden the Advanced 0 at the launch event in Sedona. You can check out her review here, her trip to the Endura Jura by Julbo (to which she took the Hail), and her final adieu here.
2. Shand Drove/Bahookie
- Price: £1295 (frame only)
- From: Shand Cylces
Yes, those are drop bars, but this is no ordinary drop bar bike. We reviewed this as part of Zombie Apocalypse bike test. Because…well, why not?
3. BTR Ranger
- Price: £1000 (frame only)
- From: BTR
Another Zombie Apocalypse candidate, the BTR Ranger made us wonder whether fleeing for our lives might not be all bad.
4. Giant Trance 1
- Price: £3,299
- From: Giant
Wil wrote what might be the longest bike review ever published about this bike, which was heavily revised for 2017.
5. Olsen RAM 27.5+
- Price: From £1000
- From: Olsen
Gearbox? Check. Belt drive? Check. British made carbon fibre customisable frame? Check. Would this bike designed for UK mud help us survive the Zombie Apocalypse? The RAM completed the line up for this bike test.
6. Production Privee Shan GT
- Price: €699 Frame. €2649 Complete Bike
- From: Production Privee
Our Andi tested this Andorran steel hardtail with this racing car inspired paint job. He's since bought it – if that gives you any indication of how much he liked it!
7. Genesis Longitude
- Price: £999.99
- From: Genesis
Jason Miles took this one off for some serious mileage. So serious in fact that the review is still to come – watch this space! But our James admired it so much, he's just bought himself one.
8. Alchemy Arktos
- Price: £3,400 (frameset only)
- From: Saddleback
One of the blingiest bikes we've ever test, this was dripping with kit from distributer Saddleback. Andi and Wil squabbled over it, and in the end were made to share.
9. Genesis Tarn 20
- Price: £1799.99
- From: Genesis
James was testing this bike, but before he could get much more than this first look done, he spannered himself. Not on this bike we should add – he slipped on the school run and dislocated his shoulder. He's just about ready to start riding again – hopefully that's the long road to recovery nearly over.
10. Giant Full E+1
- Price: £4099
- From: Giant
Hannah tested this in order to try and inject some riding mojo into her wintery commutes. Up and over the moors by e-bike being more pleasant than along the main road by leg power alone. Her review is here.
11. Norco Fluid 7.3
- Price: £1099
- From: Evans Cycles
Antony continued his exploration of the 'budget' full susser market with this Norco. So far he's tested three candidates under £1500. If budget is key, we've also tested three sub £1000 hardtails.
12. Pace RC127+
- Price: £575 (frame only)
- From: Pace Cycles
David has been testing this bike, and also using it a mule for his XT Di2 review. As you can see, it's being made to work hard. This photo was taken in summer.
13. NS Bikes RAG+
- Price: £1649.99
- From: Hotlines
On test for grit.cx, but so pretty we had to give you a look too. Head here for more ogling, or here for the review.
14. Orange Stage 5 RS
- Price: £4,300
- From: Orange
Wil reviewed this some time ago, but is still riding it round Calderdale's trails. We think he rather likes it. Or maybe it's just because he has matching shoes, shorts and jersey?
15. Cannondale Trigger 2
- Price: £5499
- From: CSG
We had the very first Cannondale Trigger in the UK, and gave it a thorough pasting on our local trails. There's a first look here and you can read Barney's review here.
16. Focus JAM² Pro Plus 27.5
- Price: £5299
- From: Focus
An ebike built to be as unlike an ebike as possible, with the battery tucked neatly away. We checked it out against its unpowered brethren, when Focus spent a day out on local trails with us.
17. Pivot Switchblade 29 Pro XT 1
- Price: £6,970 (includes Reynolds carbon wheel upgrade)
- From: Upgrade Bikes
Named for its wheel size switching capability, Wil tested this in 29er format…for our Modern Geometry 29er bike test.
18. Orange Four RS
- Price: £4530 (as shown)
- From: Orange Bikes
This bike was given the first look treatment by Wil, then taken to the trails by Andi, who discovered that quality of travel is more important than quantity.
19. Evil The Following
- Price: €2,999 (frame only)
- From: Evil Europe
Completing the line up for the Modern Geometry 29er was this bike, given the first look treatment here, and then reviewed here.
20. Rocky Mountain Altitude 50
- Price: £3,999
- From: Greenover Sports
Rocky Mountain had a few big released for 2017, including the all-new Altitude. One of Rocky's most popular mountain bike models, the Altitude proved very popular with Andi, and you can head here to read his review.
21. Specialized Enduro Elite Carbon 29/6 Fattie
- Price: £4,200
- From: Specialized
Tom Hill got his enduro on with this bike which got the first look treatment from Wil and was reviewed by Tom.
22. Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX
- Price: £2699.99
- From: Vitus
Scottish Correspondent Tom Nash put this bike through its paces. Check out his review here, and Wil's first look article here.
23. Specialized S-Works Epic Hardtail World Cup
- Price: £7500
- From: Specialized
So light we all had to pick it up and exclaim 'ooh, isn't it light!', and so pretty we had to stroke it. This set a few hearts a flutter – check it out here and here.
24. Rose Root Miller
- Price: £3797
- From: Rose Bikes
Tested by Mr Lake District, James Vincent, he went off on this bike to mill some roots, or something, and came back with this review.
25. Specialized Levo Turbo FSR Comp 6Fattie
- Price: £4,500
- From: Specialized
We went out for a very sunny day out with Georgia from Specialized on these. Much giggling ensued. So much that we had to do some video outtakes.
26. DMR Sled
- Price: £1599 frame only, approx £3499 as built.
- From: Upgrade Bikes
Wil and Rob Crayons reviewed this bike, with Crayons giving it the full rowdy testing in Innsbruck. Crayons also took it out testing in Leeds, with his mate Ollie, who definitely doesn't work for Singletrack.
27. Nukeproof Mega 290 Race
- Price: £2299.99
- From: Nukeproof
Mr Crayons gave us a first look at this bike here, then his final verdict here.
28. Merida One Sixty 7000
- Price: £4500
- From: Merida
Following a trip to their R&D centre in Stuttgart where we learnt about their design process, we had a ride on the new Merida One Forty, and then this One Sixty arrived in the office for testing on home ground.
29. Zerode Taniwha
- Price: from £5,799
- From: Stif Cycles
Every gearbox bike seems to attract a lot of interest. This one was no different. Andi won the fight to be the one that got to test it.
30. Trillion Prime
- Price: £999 (frame only)
- From: Trillion Cycles
We got a first look at this British made hardtail here, then we took it off to Innsbruck for some more testing before the final review. Since we reviewed this prototype, Trillion has joined forces with Shand, who will be making the production bikes.
31. Calibre Bossnut V2
- Price: £1300 (£999 with discount)
- From: Go Outdoors
Antony continued his exploration of full sus bikes for the budget conscious, testing the Bossnut V2, which would go on to win the Singletrack Reader Award for best bike under £1000.
32. Kona Honzo CR Trail DL
- Price: £4,399
- From: Kona Bikes
Making the trip to Innsbruck with us for our Killer Hardtails bike test, the Honzo made Wil recalibrate his ideas about just how much fun you can get out of of XC hardtail.
33. Nukeproof Scout 290 Race
- Price: £1300
- From: Nukeproof
The third bike in our Killer Hardtail group test was from Nukeproof, being the uber-tough, and well colour-matched, Scout 290 Race. Wil put together a comprehensive first look here, and with Hannah's help, tested and reviewed the Scout for Issue #114 of the magazine, which is now available to read in full right here!
34. Sonder Transmitter Carbon GX Eagle Revelation
- Price: £699 frame only. £2249 complete + $570 for carbon wheel upgrade.
- From: Alpkit
Joining the Sonder line up this year was this carbon fibre hardtail at a price point that caught the attention of many. Rachel Sokal hopped aboard to discover a versatile and responsive bike.
35. Identiti Mettle GX Eagle
- Price: £3599 as tested
- From: Ison Distribution
This bike's designer brought this to Singletrack Towers and talked us through its features in this video. He then left it with us for Barney to find out whether he would get as rowdy as promised on this 160mm travel enduro machine.
36. Canyon Exceed CF SL 7.9 Di2
- Price: £2999
- From: Canyon
Wil continued his trend of taking XC bikes to XC and beyond with this race bike from Canyon. Di2 alone wasn't enough technical wizardry for him, so he added a dropper and took things up to Fun Def Con MORE. If you want to see the bike in its original spec, check out the first look article here.
37. Canyon Neuron AL 9.9
- Price: £2649
- From: Canyon
We don't just confine Antony to sub-£1500 bikes. We let him loose on this 29er edition of the Neuron, having previously tested a 27.5in iteration, known then as the Nerve.
38. YT Industries Jeffsy AL One 29
- Price: £2199
- From: YT Industries
The review for this is published in Issue 115 of Singletrack, so if you're a subscriber you can hop on over here to read it. Sign up here to become a subscriber for as little as £1.59. Or you can make do with the first look feature here. But surely you're curious to know how this alloy frame performs?
39. Santa Cruz Tallboy Alloy
- Price: £3299 (£1799 frame only)
- From: Jungle Products
Another alloy bike from a company perhaps better known for its carbon fibre offerings…yes, this one is in the same bike test as the Jeffsy above, so you're going to need to read Issue 115 of Singletrack. Here it is for subscribers.
40. Norco Sight A9.2
- Price: £2700
- From: Evans Cycles
If you've spotted the theme, you'll have guessed you need to read Issue 115 of Singletrack to check out the review of this bike. Alloy 29ers from brands more commonly associated with carbon fibre. Do you need to spend big bucks to get big brand performance? Big Barney (he's very tall) tested this Norco and the two alloy bikes above in an effort to find out.
41. Saracen Ariel Elite
- Price: £3299
- From: Saracen
By the time this bike made it into Fresh Goods Friday, we'd been secretly riding it for quite some time. Chipps rode the Fort William Endurance Downhill on it before publishing his review, and Wil went to the official launch and made this video. Then for a last hurrah, Hannah took it to Redbull Foxhunt, where its excellent tyre clearance came in very handy.
42. Giant Anthem Advanced Pro 29er 1
- Price: £4249
- From: Giant Bicycles UK
More and more XC racers are using full suspension bikes these days, so we thought we'd best check out how this new breed of racing machine performs. Racing snake Wil reported his findings in Issue 116, which you can read here, or you can check out the first look here.
43. Scott Spark RC 900 Team
- Price: £3,799
- From: Scott Sports
We can't guarantee this'll make you as fast as Nino Schurter or Jenny Rissveds, but we can promise there's a review of it in Issue 116 of Singletrack Magazine. Or you can check out the first look feature here.
44. Cannondale Jekyll Carbon 1
- Price: £5,999.99
- From : CSG UK
This is one that got away! We only had it long enough to feature it in Fresh Goods Friday before it had to be returned from whence it came.
45. Specialized Epic Expert
- Price: £4800
- From: Specialized
Completing the line up for the Issue 116 full suspension XC bike test is this subtle offering from Specialized. It's worth checking out the first look feature to fully appreciate that paint job.
46. Pilot Cycles Locum Pinion 650+
- Price: €7734 as built
- From: Pilot Cycles
Titanium! Belt Drive! Pinion Gear Box! Hitting peak niche is this hardtail from Holland. It's in the final throes of testing at the moment, but the first look article here has all the technical details and plenty of images of all those interesting bits and pieces.
47. Genesis Mantle 20
- Price: £2599
- From: Genesis
Another bike that's still out for testing – Rachel Sokal being the lucky tester – this Genesis Mantle is part of the increasing number of 29er/27.5+ compatible hardtails. Until that review comes in, you'll just have to head to the first look article for more information.
48. Surly ECR 29+
- Price: £2100 complete bike, £800 frameset
- From: ISON Distribution
Chipps has taken on the bike test for Issue 117, which will be three bikes with no suspension, just fashionably large tyres. If you want to find out what he thinks of this bike, get yourself subscribed now and when Issue 117 is published in February, you'll be one of the first to read the review.
49. Trek Slash 9.7
- Price: £3800
- From: Trek Bikes
We've sent this big travel bike off to the big hills of the Lake District, where James Vincent will be doing his thing and testing this bike. If you follow him on Instagram you might spot him out and about and get an early peek at the bike in action.
50. Pinnacle Ramin 3 Plus Bike
- Price: £800.00
- From: Evans
Another rigid bike for Chipps' Issue 117 bike test. At £800 for a complete bike, this takes the crown of lowest priced bike we've tested this year – how will it perform?
51. Bird Zero AM Boost
- Price: £1,641
- From: Bird Cycles
Twitchers were attracted in droves to eye up this new hardtail from Bird, as we received this just as it launched to get a closer look. It was a brief sighting though – this has gone back to join the demo fleet and won't be being tested by us.
52. Rocky Mountain Instinct BC Edition
- Price: £5499
- From: Greenover Sports
This bike went absolutely wild on our Instagram, with images of this proving to be some of the most popular this year. Antony is testing it, covering it in a good coating of Calderdale mud, and checking out whether its performance is as good as its looks. For all of the details, get your peepers on the first look article here.
53. Whyte 909
- Price: £2,150
- From: Whyte
This British hardtail is being tested by Hannah and Amanda. Hannah owns an old Whyte 901, and came back from her first ride on this saying 'it's like my bike on steroids!'. We think that's a good thing. You'll have to wait for the review, but you can see Neil Halcrow from Whyte talking through this 2018 bike here.
54. Specialized Enduro
- Price: £4,250
- From: Specialized
Joining the Lake District test team is Ben Gerrish, who will be visible on any mountain top on this. If you're lucky, you might spot him here on Instagram.
55. Kona Unit-X
- Price: £1199
- From: Kona Bikes
And sliding into the office just in time to be counted, last but not least we have the Kona Unit X. It's the geared version of Kona's classic steel singlespeed, if you see what we mean. This is lined up for February's bike test, so wait and see how we get on then.
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The sixth Congress was held under the slogan of "Resiliency in Disasters and Emergencies" on February 16 -18, 2013. More than 10 foreign guests and 2000 Iranian attendees participated in this congress. In the closing ceremony of this congress, a 13-article resolution was issued. Articles 5 and 7 of resolution highlighted the comprehensive crisis management and the necessity of developing a comprehensive response plan of the health system to disasters with the cooperation and participation of all stakeholders.
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I've been using HDI now for 20 years – about when it first came out, I believe. This week, as part of the Changing Populations unit in Canadian geography (Ontario), I will be working with students to develop an HDI-like index using 6 different Quality of Life indicators for 18 countries. They will be looking up the values, researching what the indicators mean and using Google Sheets to create spreadsheet of values and rankings to come up with an overall rank.
The goal of all this, in addition to learning the technical skills of spreadsheets, is to use the data to "predict where Canada's immigrants will be applying from in the future". I'm liking this new curriculum and how it is much more action-based.
All this prep had me working over the last little while to bolster the links on the Development page under Anthroposphere. The latest HDI link is there plus links to a variety of other indexes of development including the World Happiness Report, Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Index and, of course, the Economist's Big Mac Index. You will also find a link on the page to my photos of Tanzanian Life under Explore. This is part of a growing number of images I am making available to students and teachers for educational use.


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