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Our best, for your precious ones
Thirty years ago, when Jörg de Breuyn started to hand make a bed, he never would have guessed that his name would become synonymous for high quality, adaptable, children's furniture.
Initially, there was a simple idea. In 1986 Jörg de Breuyn, a trained sculpture, started a new project in his studio in the yard of an old Cologne bread bakers. He wanted to make an adventure bed for his then four-year-old son, and created an enthralling sleep sanctuary for children, which caught on quickly. "To be honest, it was a wild climbing frame with nets and ropes, made with basic beams, where you could also sleep.", recounts the producer of high quality children's furniture.
Good word gets around
At the time there were no adventure beds on the market. de Breuyn, who became a father at the age of 21, remembers, "The world was filed with boring children's furniture", and plenty of people agreed with that sentiment. Word quickly spread that an alternative artist built enthralling beds for kids at his studio, alongside his artwork. So quickly, that he had to appoint his first employee, and buy his first machine tools, within the first year.
Furniture that`s also fun for parents
The original bed has not been offered for a long time. "In was too uncompromising, too much climbing frame and too little bed. I wanted to develop furniture that meets the needs of both children and parents", explains de Breuyn, who develops a mental picture of every new design before he puts pen to paper.
That was the origin of the 1998 series Deluxe. A pirate bed made of solid beech wood, it looked better, was better constructed and was better thought through. "From an environmental point of view the original bed was a waste of materials. The follow up series, Deluxe, was much more stable, yet only used half as much wood.", explained de Breuyn.
Quality from credo - because your children are worth it
Sustainable, resource friendly, production and a focus on non-toxic materials, are the themes that were writ large from the beginning for de Breuyn. (see pages ..). "We were the first carpenters in Cologne to produce eco-friendly furniture", said de Breuyn, who even as student led a course in "Children's furniture from reclaimed materials", and drove around in his van searching for useful items.
These standards were not lowered when, after the fall of the Berlin wall, an opportunity arose that had previously only been available to large industries. "It was expensive to produce in Germany even then, and I didn't have the money to invest in a mechanised production line", de Breuyn's describes the decision to move production to the Czech Republic in 1993.
A new start in the East
Even as the reputation of the firm was growing in Germany, the production in the East was proving cumbersome. "To start with we worked with several companies in different locations. That proved to be precarious: Sometimes one firm didn't have any wood, another would have no screws, yet another was always building the wrong parts, and a different one would go bankrupt." as the production conditions are remembered by de Breuyn.
The situation wasn't any better in Oslavany, where de Breuyn's cot Arielle was produced for the Japanese market. The workers hadn't been paid for months, the ex-state owned company was on the brink of collapse. The workshop bosses, Pavel Sysel and Hana Grossova, could see only one solution, de Breuyn should take over the company. In 1998, the optimist decided to do so, together with his Czech business partner Petr Puchta. Even though neither he, nor the carpenter from Pilsen had the savings to do so.
Experiment: expension
It took a few years to bring the production in Oslavany up to German standards. Machine tools had to be replaced, the workflow improved, and the trust of the employees had to be won. "The workers weren't well trained in teamwork and cohesion.", remembers de Breuyn, whose first acts as boss were to renovate the break rooms, arrange for a cook to provide a collective midday meal, and raised wages above the local average.
In the end the "Experiment", as de Breuyn originally thought of it, to take over the 7500 square metre workshop paid off.
"To be both a manufacturer and a distributer gives us tremendous independence and flexibility. We're the only company of our size to offer this in the country.", says de Breuyn. By now he leads a dedicated team of 60 employees.
A vision of a room
Today, thirty years later, de Breuyn produces seven of their own furniture systems, including cupboards, beds, kindergarten systems and playground equipment for public and private spaces (see pages..). Other designers, such as Kalon Studios from the US, also have their production for the European market handled by de Breuyn.
The headquarters for the business remain in Cologne, and since 2006 are located in an old industrial area in the Girlitzweg business park. There's plenty of space there for workshops, warehouses, offices and a 1500 square meter showroom, where de Breuyn also sells children's furniture, and products such as home accessories, from other producers. By now de Breuyn's furniture is available across Europe and as far away as Korea, Russia, Australia and China.
A change in commerce
On the question of the future of his children's furniture business, the boss, with one eye on the online market, has a clear answer: "Some products are easy to sell online, cat litter, for example, or screws. A bed with 20 accessories, adjustable assembly options, and available in 16 colours, may well need a capable advice before purchase. It's difficult to simply sell it online." The product range is now being adjusted to also include individual pieces of furniture, more compatible with e-commerce.
Currently, exports make up a third of his wholesale revenue, and de Breuyn is working hard to improve the internationalisation of his brand. "My goal is to crack the American market, that's the project for the next five to ten years", is de Breuyn description of his latest idea.


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A. Well, at Axiom we mean the speaker reproduction is as close as possible to the original recording or performance. Though this may sound fundamental, it's surprising how few speakers are designed to this goal. From a measurement perspective this generally translates into a "linear" response. The speaker should evenly reproduce deep bass, upper bass, midrange sounds (including male and female vocals) and treble high-frequency sounds, neither exaggerating nor suppressing any segment of the tonal range, in order to qualify for the best speaker sound. If you drew a graph of a speakers response to every sound audible to the human ear, it would ideally be a straight horizontal line (hence the term "linear").
We actually calculate the way an Axiom speaker responds to sound by putting it inside an anechoic chamber (a room with no echoes), feeding it tones representing every frequency audible to humans--from the deepest bass at 20 Hz to the highest frequencies at 20,000 Hz--and then measure the speakers output with a microphone, graphing the results on a chart. An accurate or linear speakers output should approximate a smooth horizontal line, free of peaks or valleys in response. This would represent accurate reproduction of every frequency audible to the human ear and would be the speaker's "frequency-response curve."
Since these same measurements can be performed at various axis degrees which causes them to change, the real designing comes in understanding the relationship of the entire "family" of curves and their eventual overall effect on the listening performance.
For more detailed information on finding the best speaker sound, read How To Judge Speaker Sound And Accuracy.

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DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have had many discussions regarding tattoos. She would say she wanted one; I'd disagree.
Well, just before her birthday she had her best friend, a tattoo artist, give her a small tattoo of a dragonfly with dots representing our four children. I didn't know about it for about six weeks, until I walked up behind her at her computer desk and noticed it on her upper shoulder. Our kids knew and hadn't said anything.
I got really mad and left the house for a while. When I returned and began arguing with her, she would say only that it was her body, and she would do whatever she wanted.
I have gotten over the tattoo part, but I haven't forgotten about not knowing and how I finally found out. I am hurt that she didn't tell me. She doesn't think it's worth apologizing for. It seems like everything she does now is one big secret. Please advise. -- HURT TO THE BONE IN KENTUCKY
DEAR HURT TO THE BONE: Your wife didn't tell you because she wanted to avoid the argument that she knew would follow. Your children didn't say anything because they were protecting their mother.
It appears that you and your wife have significant communication problems. Counseling might help, and I recommend it because secrets can cause marriages to crumble.
DEAR ABBY: When I was a young woman, I was a single parent. I did it all -- the cooking, the cleaning and working. My friends would laugh at how often I'd say, "I need a wife!" I didn't mean it in a sexual way; I simply hated housework and cooking.
When I started dating my husband, my daughter told him, "Mom will never marry you. Men are just more wash and messes." He told her he would do the housework. Stupidly, I believed him.
The economy tanked, I lost my job and I have become a housewife. I feel like I'm serving a life sentence in a prison of my own making. I tried to convince my husband to move so I could find a job and hire a maid. No luck. He decided that since we didn't need as much money, he would work less. Now he works part-time, and I want out. -- LIVING IN HELL IN NEW JERSEY
DEAR LIVING IN HELL: Tell your husband that you didn't sign up for the role he has assigned to you. I'm sure he already knows you're not happy with the situation. If he is unwilling to resume working full-time, then it will be up to you to find some kind of job that will enable you to save enough money to leave.
DEAR ABBY: Election Day will soon be here, when we go to the polls and elect a Democrat or Republican to the White House.
Afterward, why not stop at your local animal shelter and elect a DemoCAT or a RePUPlican to your house? No matter whom you choose for the White House, you can't go wrong with a furry friend.
They don't make promises they don't keep. They can't reduce the deficit or improve the economy, but what they can do is give unconditional love. -- INDEPENDENT ANIMAL ADVOCATE
DEAR INDEPENDENT: I agree that pets give unconditional love -- and without "term limits."
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AUSTIN, Texas — For days, a Lockhart family has watched their baby boy in a hospital bed, hardly able to move at all.
He's in critical condition on a ventilator, and the family is trying to figure out why. Doctors believe he could have a rare illness that's left him paralyzed.
For the first six weeks of his life, things seemed to be going well, but things quickly took a turn for the once-healthy baby boy.
"To see your baby just laying there like, I can't even describe that it's terrifying," said Amanda Schafer, mother of Lincoln James.
James is now lying in a hospital bed in ICU at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin after his family noticed a change in his movement.
"He was not moving his arm much anymore. His head was very wobbly. He was having a hard time eating and he was kind of gagging on breast milk when he was trying to nurse," Schafer explained.
His mom said doctors believe he could have a rare illness called infant botulism.
"In a year, we may have one or two children," said Dr. Sarmistha Hauger with Dell Children's.
RELATED: New infant screening for rare disease is now legally required thanks to San Antonio family
Hauger is a doctor who treats this type of illness. She said infant botulism starts off as a germ that creates a toxin in the body. It ultimately affects your nerves, causing paralysis.
"You have paralysis and you may not be able to eat properly, breathe properly, eliminate properly – those things you have to get supported through," said Dr. Hauger.
But, the question is how could something like this even happen?
"The way that mostly this infection shows itself is it is a germ that's in soil, vegetables, vegetation materials, plants – it's everywhere," said Dr. Hauger.
She said most of the time the germ has to be ingested through food.
"Babies are being fed and so it's got to be some kind of contamination in their food or water," said Dr. Hauger.
RELATED: This 9-year-old is raising money for rare diseases one cookie at a time
The good news is that she said the potentially deadly illness is treatable. Doctors fly in medicine from California and the paralysis will wear off as long as doctors catch it early. That's what Lincoln's family is hoping for as they watch their little boy fight for his life.
"I'm hopeful that everything will get back to a healthy, happy baby," said Schafer.
Doctors want to caution parents to not feed their baby any damaged canned goods or honey. In this case, the family tells us they've only fed their child breast milk and formula.
The family is still waiting on test results to come back, but since treatment started, we're told Lincoln has made some improvement.
You can support the family through their GoFundMe page.
WATCH: 2-year-old boy visits KVUE to raise awareness on fatal disease
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Maybe today I will get a chance to plant my hanging baskets and then relax in our lovely garden hammock.
The hammock that started life as a trampoline.
At least that was what No.3 Child wanted us to buy back in 2007 - a trampoline. All her friends had one. She was the only child in the whole universe that didn't have one. However, we were reluctant to buy one as we felt a) that she was getting a bit too old for a trampoline and would soon lose interest, b) that a decent sized one would take up too much room in the garden, killing off the grass if it wasn't moved regularly (how?!!) and c) that they're no good for drinking wine on!
Ever one to compromise, she suggested a hammock as an alternative which was much more acceptable, if less bouncy. We found the on-line store Hammock Heaven and invested in a "double" hammock that would take several children at once knowing full well what would happen when the children's friends visited! Of course it arrived during a typically wet week and there was no prospect of it being constructed in the garden for days! So like good parents, who have already disappointed their daughter once, we built it indoors in the living room!!
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Child No.3 does still occasionally ask for a trampoline for the garden - but of course now that we have a hammock there's no room!!
This story was brought to you in conjunction with Siân's Storytelling Sundays - find more June tales here. Thanks for stopping by :D
P.S. the Counterfeit Kit for June went live today over on the CKCB - come back tomorrow to see the details of what I shopped my stash for :D


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned down former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline's request to review the indefinite suspension of Kline's law license.
The justices did not comment Monday in declining to step into Kline's case.
The Kansas Supreme Court suspended Kline's law license in October 2013 over his investigations of abortion providers. The state court found Kline repeatedly misled or allowed subordinates to mislead others, including a Kansas City-area grand jury, to further his investigations while attorney general and later as a county prosecutor.


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Each Conservative MEP undertakes to abide by the Rules governing the Payment of Expenses and Allowances to Members (PEAM) of the European Parliament.
Conservative MEPs will meet additional common requirements for transparency and accounting regarding their allowances and expenses. These are set out in the Right to Know code and you can view the various reports there too.
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Free Wireless Internet Access! • Central To All Greater Detroit Attractions • Corporate Rates Available • Senior Discounts
Why should you stay with us instead of those big national chains?
We're a better value!
Family operated since 1966, McGuire's has a long tradition of taking care of its customers. Upon checking in, you'll most likely be talking to the owner, John McGuire, who will personally make sure every aspect of your stay is as comfortable as possible. As most independent motels have chosen to jump on the national chain bandwagon in recent years, McGuire's knows that the best way to serve our customers is by giving you the most for the least. That's why we've stayed independent, so we can cut out franchise royalties along with all of the other corporate red tape, and give you exactly what you want; a clean, well-appointed, no-hassle room for well under the price of those big name chains. We've been doing this for forty years, and the results can be seen in the smiles of our regular customers as they sit in the office sipping coffee and talking to John about whatever's going on in the world. Our customers keep coming back, and we hope you will too!
Our rooms offer all the comforts of home with refrigerators, coffee makers, and Direct T.V. Also, we use only top quality Serta mattresses so you're sure to wake up feeling rested and refreshed. Nowhere in the Detroit area will you find a better value!
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The idea for this visual stimulation/texture wall for Little Kicker's room has been bouncing around in my head for a while, and I'm glad to finally have it finished and on the wall.
To make the wall, I put fabrics of various prints and textures in embroidery hoops. We covered a stretched canvas with a white sheet and stapled it to the back of the canvas. We attached the embroidery hoops with embroidery thread. I wanted the hoops to be easily removable so that I can take the hoops down for Little Kicker to see and feel. I also plan to change the fabric fairly often.


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Nyon, May 7: Serb referee Milorad Mazic has been appointed to officiate the UEFA Champions League final pitting Real Madrid against Liverpool on May 26 in Kiev, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced on Monday.
Mazic, 45, has been an international referee since 2009, and this season was in charge of five Champions League and two Europa League matches, reports Efe.
Mazic is among those appointed to referee the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup. He officiated the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup final as well as three Euro 2016 games. He was also in charge of two matches at the 2014 World Cup; Germany's 4-0 win over Portugal and Argentina's 1-0 win over Iran.
Real Madrid have fond memories of Mazic from the last time he officiated a Los Blancos match, when they prevailed 3-2 over Sevilla in the Spain Super Cup. IANS


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We go to sleep at different times. It's one of those things that isn't mentioned much in couple's advice — everyone is too worried about love languages and the correct way to apologize, and nobody mentions bedtime/wake times. He is night boy and I am day girl.
I am a zombie horror show if I don't get at least eight hours which means I try to sleep by 10:00. I wake up perky like a meerkat. He wakes up like a hippo submerged in water; about 20% functional, sleepy blinking in the sunlight. He gains 10% from coffee/breakfast, gains another 10% from movement/sunshine, then drains down to 5% from interacting with people all day (blue ribbon introvert status). But then, he gets home, recharges, eats dinner, and continues charging until he reaches his peak energy/productivity between 9:00 pm and 1:00 am.
We are basically in our own private timezones. Attempts at conversions have been futile.
We took a 9 week trip through Europe this summer, reacquainting ourselves with physical maps, broken German, and how amazing ice cream can be. We discovered that our marriage hinges on emergency chocolate — necessary for avoiding the hanger that pops up during 5 hour bus rides and two hours of wandering towards an Airbnb.
The first part of our trip was 1-2 days in each place, and after a week or so of this, the dumplings, colorful buildings, and old town centers started to blend together like a stack of photo prints. I wanted each city to be its own separate snapshot, a distinct, clear experience, but we were moving too quickly. The places that remain defined are the ones with our old friends — the cobbled streets and parks we walked with them, the ideas we discussed, the breakfasts and beer halls — these are framed in my mind.
He tells me that being with me is like waking up. (Waking up to life, not hippo sleepy eyes). I instinctively cover my neck, because according to pop culture, only vampires say such hopelessly romantic things. I deflect him with humor sometimes, because it's scary to own up to something like that — if you own it, you have the possibility of losing it. Other times I find myself expressing the hopelessly romantic thoughts — so maybe we are a pair of vampires.
We are a year and a half into forever. In some ways it feels like we're just started. I miss him. Even when I'm near him, I miss him. I need to be sharing his air, his space, his thoughts.
…but then, I also crave my own space, my own air, my own thoughts. I remember how liberating it felt to break up with a person who didn't fit with me. How open my life felt. How excited I was to be forging ahead, rediscovering myself, exploring creative ideas, traveling unencumbered. The armchair in my mind that he had occupied was no longer his and my head felt clear and free.
But of course, this relationship is different. He fits. He adds. He breathes. So I am discovering the tension of being fully mine and fully his. (all of the metaphors.) My need for him and my need for creative mindscape.
He tells me that when he comes to bed, I roll over and hold his hand. I don't remember this, but I am not surprised. There is something comforting about the physical presence of his body, something that seeps into the odd loneliness of sleep (you might be vividly dreaming about others, but you are still alone), and eases my mind.
I can't frame him and file him as a gorgeous day, a wonderful reunion. I have so many snapshots of him, all of our daily doings, his sleepy eyes, the weird songs he makes up, the daily coffee he makes – and spills – his rants about social justice, his excitement over his books, the way he stops and looks at me like he can't believe he's gotten everything he wanted, like he's gotten away with something (with someone). These shots stick together and form a collage of the man I love, of my husband. He is not an occasional bright spot, he is an everyday wonder, like breathing or eating or sleeping, but beyond.
We don't sleep and wake at the same times. It's ok.


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Game Max Silent Black (ATX)
Cool and Quiet ATX chassis with sound dampening material throughout and two fan controllers for fan speed control
- Dimensions (D x W x H) 475mm x 230mm x 468mm
- Included rear 120mm fan
- Space for up to two 3.5" HDDs and three 2.5" SSDs
- Two USB 3.0, two USB 2.0 and SD card reader front IO
- Interchangeable top panels for sound dampening or airflow
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Silent case with soundproofing for the gaming enthusiast who wants a Cool and Quiet rig - the built-in sound dampening matting will keep your system quiet and allow you to hear what you want to be hearing.
Comes with HD Audio, 2 x USB 2.0 & 2 x USB3.0. Super speed I/O Ports are located on the top of the front panel for easy access. Outstanding design, luxurious black colour with full mesh on front panel and top cover for high-end cooling. Rolled edges for safety, 2 tool-free HDD brackets allowing easy assembly, additional SSD on the back of motherboard. Supports 415mm VGA card and 175mm CPU cooler.
Silent Case with Soundproofing - For the gaming enthusiast who wants a Cool and Quiet rig - the built-in sound dampening matting will keep your system quiet and allow you to hear what you want to be hearing.
- Interchangeable Top Panel - Choose between the pre-installed solid panels with sound proofing or a single mesh panel
- Cooling system - Supports 240mm water cooling radiator on the front and top
- Card-reader support - TF/SD
- Support Cable Management - 34mm
- I/O port - HD Audio & 2 x USB 2.0 & 2 x USB3.0
- Tool-free - 2 HDD tool free brackets
- Sound Dampening - Matting on front cover (door), and side panels
- Fan controller - 2 x Fan controllers - each supporting up to 3 x fans (3 pin connector)
- Power supply support - Hidden PSU and HDD Cage to aid in the keeping your computer looking tidy
- Vent Filters - Removable filter for PSU vent (Bottom) and magnetic filter for top vent
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A new coalition of villains has risen to power, and Hearthstone® players around the world get to be the bad guys in Rise of Shadows™, the next expansion for Blizzard Entertainment's smash-hit digital card game. Starting April 9, players will be able to join a league of miscreants as they embark on Hearthstone's first-ever yearlong story line, with 135 dastardly new cards and some wickedly devious new mechanics.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190314005702/en/
Hearthstone players get to team up with the League of E.V.I.L.—a supergroup of Azeroth's most nefarious villains—in Rise of Shadows, the next expansion for Blizzard Entertainment's smash-hit digital card game. (Photo: Business Wire)
After suffering defeat at the hands of the League of Explorers, Arch-Thief Rafaam realized that his designs on Azeroth would require more roguery than he alone could muster. In the years since, he has dwelled in the shadows, recruiting the greatest antagonists Hearthstone has ever seen to join the League of E.V.I.L.—a veritable supergroup of villains from previous Hearthstone sets, including King Togwaggle, Madam Lazul, the irrepressible Dr. Boom, and Hagatha the Witch. In Rise of Shadows, these ne'er-do-wells will once again act on their nefarious intentions, aided by Hearthstone players looking to get their hands dirty.
In addition to their promising player cohort, the League of E.V.I.L. also has Lackeys to boss around—1/1 minions with a variety of diabolical Battlecries. These low-level operatives will be crucial in unleashing the League's sinister Schemes: new Spells that grow in power each turn they're in a player's hand. As if brains and brawn weren't enough, their bag of tricks also includes callback cards that feature effects that pay homage to the Hearthstone sets that the League of E.V.I.L.'s masterminds hail from, giving players access to crafty new strategies.
"Hearthstone has a cast of fan-favorite villains, and it's a thrill to see them take center stage in Rise of Shadows," said J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment. "We can't wait for players to get in on the mayhem in this expansion, with a bunch of sinister new cards at their disposal."
Players looking to join the League of E.V.I.L. should watch their backs, as they'll likely be targeted by a mysterious crime-fighting group known as the Defenders of Dalaran. These formidable guardians are rumored to wield Twinspells—potent magic Spells that, once cast, generate a copy of themselves that can be cast again on a later turn. More intel on the Defenders of Dalaran will be shared with operatives at a later date.
Coming April 9 to Windows® and Mac® PCs; Windows, iOS, and Android™ tablets; and mobile phones, Rise of Shadows card packs will be winnable in Hearthstone's Arena mode, and players can purchase them with in-game gold or real money at the same prices as Hearthstone's other card packs. Starting today and up until April 9 you can pre-purchase Rise of Shadows card packs in two different bundle options: the 50-pack pre-purchase bundle includes a random Legendary and the Jewel of Lazul card back, while the 80-pack Mega Bundle includes a random golden Legendary and Jewel of Lazul card back, as well as a new playable Priest Hero—the mysterious Madam Lazul. These bundles are available on any platform for $49.99 and $79.99, respectively—one of each can be purchased per account.
Join the ranks of the League of E.V.I.L. and learn more at RiseOfShadows.com.
About Hearthstone
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Since 2011, at least 162 abortion facilities across the nation have either closed completely or stopped performing abortions, while only 21 new abortion facilities have opened. These statistics were compiled by Bloomberg News over the past three months and reported on February 24.
Texas led the nation in the number of abortion facilities closed, with 30, followed by Iowa with 14, Michigan with 13, and California with 12. While the decline in facilities providing abortions is generally attributed to more stringent restriction imposed by new state laws, the decline in California, which besides being the nation's most populous state is also dominated by Democratic legislators who tend to be favorable to "abortion rights," goes against this trend, suggesting multiple reasons for the decline.
A report on the closings at LifeNews.com noted other factors responsible, including a decline in the number of doctors willing to perform abortions and a decline in the number of women seeking abortions, resulting in a loss of business and therefore making abortion less profitable.
A report published by LifeNews.com at the end of 2014 cited statistics collected in a survey conducted by Operation Rescue showing that 73 abortion facilities had shut down for all or part of that year. Following those closings, there were 739 abortion clinics remaining in the United States, with 551 of those performing surgical abortions and 188 performing only abortions induced by medication.
The report said while the 73 abortion clinic closures in 2014 were a drop from the record 93 total closures in 2013, the number was still much higher than the 24 closures recorded in 2012.
The Life News report quoted a statement from Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue, one of the nation's leading pro-life organizations. Said Newman:
We are continuing to witness the implosion of the abortion cartel in America. The only things that are preventing total collapse are court injunctions that are blocking several state abortion safety laws from being enforced. Once those laws clear the courts, we expect to see even more dangerous abortion facilities close. This is great news for women and babies because when abortion clinics close, lives are saved.
The report also noted that the greatest number of closed facilities took place in Texas as the result of the abortion law known as HB2, passed in 2013. During the next year, eleven surgical and three medication-only abortion facilities shut down permanently.
As The New American reported back in 2013, Texas Governor Rick Perry's signing of HB2 was closely followed by Planned Parenthood's announcement that it would close three of its clinics in the Houston area the very next month. The law bans abortions in Texas after 20 weeks of gestation and requires abortion clinics to be certified ambulatory surgical centers.
The law was challenged and put on hold by a district judge but later reinstated by a federal appeals court. However, challenges to the law have been made in several courts since it was implemented. Last November, the Supreme Court agreed to hear one of those challenges to HB2, but with the death of Justice Antonin Scalia leaving the Court evenly divided with only eight justices, it is possible that any such hearing will be postponed until a new justice is appointed, perhaps not until next year.
State laws have contributed to the closing of abortion facilities in other states, as well. The New American reported in 2013 that Planned Parenthood closed four of its clinics in Wisconsin after the state enacted legislation to defund businesses that perform or refer for abortions.
In Michigan, which saw 13 abortion facilities close last year, authorities had declared that two abortionists were "unfit to practice" medicine.
Another major factor that has reduced the demand (and therefore, the financial rewards) for abortion has been greater education about the nature of abortion, which has caused many women who had previously considered abortion to have a change of heart. Among the voices for the unborn has been Abby Johnson, who quit her job as the director of a Planned Parenthood facility in Bryan, Texas, in October 2009 after witnessing an ultrasound-guided abortion. Johnson was so traumatized by what she saw that she walked across the road to join the Coalition for Life. Two years later, Johnson joined the staff of the national pro-life organization, Live Action, becoming the group's chief research strategist.
Johnson told her story in her dramatic, firsthand account of the abortion industry, Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey Across the Life Line.
While the reduction in the number of abortion facilities in our nation is good news for those who are committed to the right to life for all unborn children, with 739 abortion clinics remaining in the United States, their work still has a long way to go. Short of a reversal of the Supreme Court's infamous Roe v. Wade decision, which would allow states such as Texas to restrict abortion unimpeded by interference from federal judges, the end of the abortion holocaust is still a long way off.
Related articles:
Texas Abortions Down by 4,449 After Planned Parenthood Defunding
Texas Abortion Closings Follow National Trend
Texas Clinics Close as Governor Signs Pro-Life Bill
Defunding Forces Planned Parenthood to Close Four Clinics
Abortion Ultrasound Causes Local Planned Parenthood Director to Quit
Planned Parenthood Annual Report: Fewer Services, 300K Abortions, More Funding
What Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards Told Congress
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In an effort to prove that athletes are not typically at the top of their class academically, the Phoenix Suns have opted to wear their "Los Suns" jerseys for their playoff games. The Jerseys are pictured below, followed by their usual apparel.
The team will be wearing its "Los Suns" jerseys for Wednesday night's Game 2 against the San Antonio Spurs "to honor [the] Latino community and the diversity of our league, the state of Arizona, and our nation." Awesome.
The decision to wear the jerseys came from way up the corporate ladder, as team owner Robert Sarver suggested the team wear their Noche Latina alternates.
Notice, the word "The" doesn't appear in the normal Jersey. The word "Suns", however, does. So why not a Jersey that says "Sols"? Would it be too confusing for these idiots? Would they not know which guy to pass the ball to? But more importantly, why fly in the face of 64% of the people of your State, not to mention 51% of the American people?
And to answer that nagging question that nobody seems to want to talk about, no, this can't be all white people in the poll. Only 58% of the State population is non-Hispanic Whites. 30% of the population is Hispanic. So while the Suns may carry the support of their State on the court, they choose not to wear it on their chest. Perhaps someone should remind the Suns that they aren't playing in Mexico where "Los" means "the". They are playing in America where they are one vowel short of "lose". Can I buy a vowel?


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Sydney, Australia, Jul 14, 2008 / 07:57 pm MT (CNA).-
During his flight to Australia for the celebration of World Youth Day, Pope Benedict XVI answered questions from journalists on the papal airplane covering the significance of World Youth Day, the problems of secularism, clerical sexual abuse, climate change and the turmoil in the Anglican Communion.
While insisting that the Holy Spirit ultimately converts young people into witnesses of Christ, he said he hoped that World Youth Day would be a stimulus to help participants live their faith with maturity and responsibility towards creation and society.
When asked about whether he was optimistic about the Catholic Church in Australia or believed it would follow the European path of secular decline, Pope Benedict said that Australia, as part of the "Western world," shares in its recent economic and technical successes.
However, he said, "religion - Christian faith - is in a certain sense in crisis. This is clear because there is the impression that we do not need God, we can do all on our own, that we do not need God to be happy, we do not need God to create a better world; that God is not necessary, we can do all by ourselves."
Nonetheless, Pope Benedict said, religion is always present in the world and will always be present "because God is present in the heart of the human being and can never disappear."
Faith, he said, will be present in new forms and though perhaps in the minority it will be present for all society to see.
Society is again realizing its need for God, Pope Benedict said, especially in climactic changes mankind cannot remedy:
"We need the gift of the Earth, the gift of water, we need the Creator; the Creator re-appears in His creation. And so we also come to understand that we cannot be really happy, cannot be really promoting justice for all the world, without a criterion at work in our own ideas, without a God who is just, and gives us the light, and gives us life."
While he said he believed there will always be a crisis of faith, there will also always be a revival of faith "because Christian faith is simply true, and the truth will always be present in the human world, and God will always be truth."
"In this sense, I am in the end optimistic," he concluded.
The Pope was then asked whether he would address the issue of clerical sexual abuse in Australia and whether he would offer an apology.
He responded by saying that he will essentially say the same things concerning sexual abuse as he did in his United States visit "because it is essential for the Church to reconcile, to prevent, to help and also to see guilt in these problems."
Pope Benedict stated the Church's moral teaching must be clear. He said that the moral theory of "proportionalism," which held that nothing is bad in itself, had insufficiently opposed pedophilia, despite Catholic teaching clearly forbidding it. He then endorsed better education and formation for priests.
The content of apologies for clerical sexual abuse, Pope Benedict underlined, "has to say what was insufficient in our behavior, what we must do in this moment, how we can prevent [it] and how we all can heal and reconcile."
Noting that it is not his role to evaluate technical responses to climate change, Pope Benedict said environmental problems would be a topic of discussion in his meeting with young people, with whom he will focus upon people's moral responsibility towards creation.
The Pope also said he would pray for the Anglican Communion's upcoming Lambeth Conference as the Church of England considers how to be faithful to the Gospel in the contemporary world.
Pope Benedict will celebrate the final Mass at World Youth Day on Sunday, July 20.
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Erin Elder is an independent curator, writer, and teacher interested in collaboration, sense of place, and expanded notions of culture. Her research has focused on countercultural education and art practices, with particular interest in those activities happening in the 1960s American Southwest. Her writing has been published by University of Minnesota Press, University of Houston Press, Proximity Magazine, and more. She has produced projects with a variety of institutions including Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Creative Time, the Center for Land Use Interpretation, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver. Erin currently lives in Albuquerque and is the Gallery Director at UNM's Tamarind Institute. Erin holds dual self-designed BAs from Prescott College and an MA in Curatorial Practice from California College of the Arts. She enjoys hiking, hot springs, and building forts. She has recently learned the art of making wine from scratch.
Nina Elder is an artist who examines the visual evidence of post-industrial culture, and its distinctive cycles of production, consumption, and waste. Her work is concerned with banality and the proliferation of commonplace objects. She scrutinizes the aesthetic mitigation that often camouflages sites of production, use, and disposal. Her artistic inquiry responds to the friction between humanity, the natural world, and industrial proliferation. Nina's research is executed through hiking in the Rocky Mountains, exploring factories, mines, and dumps, reading Western novels, and while driving down desolate highways. In 2009 Nina received her MFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute and she holds a BFA in Painting from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. She has exhibited across the nation, including California, New Mexico, New York, and South Dakota.
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A recent study published on Flavour shows that the color of your coffee mug might affect the way that your coffee tastes. This study was performed by the School of Health Sciences and Psychology at the Federation University Australia.
This study follows up on another study that found the color of your plate might change the way your food tastes. This research can be quite useful to business owners who want to create returning customers by serving them the best tasting coffee.
Background Of The Study
The study begins when the researchers were at a local café and the barista there told them that coffee from a white mug was more bitter than coffee in a clear mug. This led the research team to conduct an experiment, to test whether this is true. They tested blue, white, and clear mugs to see the effects on the taster's rating.
In the United States brands such as Starbucks use clear containers which were found to be one of the highest rated in the experiment. This comes from testing that the company might have already performed within its own market. As we can see there is an effect by color on the taste of your coffee. On the other side, we have places like Dunkin Donuts which choose to use a white container for those of you on the go. If you were to take the same cup of coffee and only change the color of the mug you would find that the clear container would be rated as being sweeter than the white container.
Coffee and Contrast Of Mugs
There is another question that arises from this what if we changed the type of coffee. If we were to change the coffee to that of a color that contrasts the mug more efficiently would it taste better or worse? While the study does not directly measure the impact of contrast between mugs and coffee color it would be quite interesting. Not only because it allows us to see what types of coffee are best suited for what mugs but for us to also see how companies may already be implementing it into their products.
In experiment 1, the white mug enhanced the rated "intensity" of the coffee flavour relative to the transparent mug. However, given slight physical differences in the mugs used, a second experiment was conducted using identical glass mugs with coloured sleeves. Once again, the colour of the mug was shown to influence participants' rating of the coffee. In particular, the coffee was rated as less sweet in the white mug as compared to the transparent and blue mugs. – Does the colour of the mug influence the taste of the coffee?


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So good you'll wanna be caned
Fresh off a jet from Singapore, a co-worker just tossed me a canister of TWG's Singapore Breakfast blended tea. And I am loving it.
A couple of months ago, I'd read this story about the founders of TWG, in which Singapore Breakfast is used as the hallmark of the company's global success. TWG aims for a pretty high-end market (Singapore Breakfast, for instance, is most easily found on transoceanic flights and the Singapore Four Seasons Hotel, as well as through Harrods), but I've enjoyed a few of their blends before, notably their Rum tea and Christmas Lights tea. Singapore Breakfast, however, tackles something I'd only theorized about: mixing black and green teas.
The result is almost a chai — an even offering of nice curly black leaves, flat sencha-like green leaves, plus spices (including some nice chunks of orange rind) and a ton of vanilla. For that many ingredients, it's not a multi-layered experience. But it is fairly tasty (random note: it's divine with gingerbread cookies) and I'm squirreling it away for Christmas morning,
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Cape Town, South Africa, 15-21 August 2015
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The Classification & Indexing Sections will be organizing an open session during the 2015 conference in Cape Town. We are seeking papers addressing new and interesting ways of supplying subject access. Subject access tools and services are not limited to libraries only: important developments are (also) happening elsewhere. We would like to explore novel ways of exposing library subject metadata to other communities and, on the other hand, libraries using subject access tools developed by others. Topics include:
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Jane Bullivant 'Angus' 2019 Lost wax cast bronze with liver of sulphur patination 8 cm diameter £220
Jane Bullivant graduated form Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art with a 1st Class Degree in design in 2018. Her works are carved out of bronze and each is unique.
Jane states: My collection is strongly inspired by myths, folklores, legends and stories, as well as personal observations and interactions involving wildlife creatures. When designing I choose certain aspects, features or details that I find interesting and create my own interpretation (my work does not accurately retell the actual account). I enjoy working with this subject matter and am currently finding it as a never-ending source of inspiration. I enjoy working with non-precious and more alternative materials such as bronze, aluminium, copper, brass and unprocessed timber. By using the process of lost wax casting in bronze, I am able to achieve designs portraying plenty of detail and contrasting textures. In order to create my bronze medals, I first carefully carve the design into wax. This wax design is then coated with several layers of ceramic dust, eventually resulting in a ceramic shell mould. The mould is then dewaxed by means of using a kiln or gas torch to melt all the wax out, leaving a hollow shell mould. When melted, the bronze is then poured into the mould, thus creating my medal design. I have been able to further explore colour and textural contrast by means of adding patination to the surface of the bronze.


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The training program at YSCE has been created by Yuvraj along with his team of seasoned coaches to ensure maximum development of each participant and is specially geared towards the development of the individual player- towards his technical – tactical, physical and mental skills.
To be able to hold their own in their teams, YSCE's student need above all possess one quality game intelligence. Players need to understand the game in order to understand their role and their responsibility in the game, irrespective of formation or scenario – and to be able to apply their skills effectively. Our biggest task is to make sure our players understand the logic and structure of cricket, in any given situation. A good player is a rather active player being aggressive and wanting to play a dominant role in the game.
Our Curated Program involves a good amount of hands-on contact time per week for participants above the age of 8 years, and a basic amount of hands-on contact time for those below the age of 8 years.Each participant can except the following


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Big retires, small approaches
installation: 173 * 55 * 71cm; 1999
Biennial of the Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean SARAJEVO 2001
Art Athina 7 '99 ATHENS 1999
FOKA gallery THESSALONIKI 1999
|The installation is being organized with a slide projection on a screen
of sand and the use of mirrors and music.
The visual material consists of :
* aerial photographs
* aerial photographs with pictorial entries from an old dictionary inserted
* maps with entries inserted
* the void
The evolution of language and its domination over nature, the prevalence
of the artificial over the natural and the human violence exerted on things,
create the main concept around which the work was elaborated.
|technical profile of the installation:
- Sand from Sahara
- Slides
- Projector with round tray
- Electric circuit of 12 lightbulbs
- Mirrors
- Case of plexiglass
- Wireless headphones - transmitter
- Walkman
- Transformer
- Strobe light
The duration of the projection is about 17 minutes


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Aquifers are classified in terms of their structure, hydraulic performance, texture,
lithology, and the mobility of their water.
As to their structure and hydraulic behavior they can be classified into "free",
"unconfined" or "semi confined". The same aquifer may be free, confined and
semi-confined by sector and area of study.
The "free" aquifer is such in which there is free shallow water in contact with air
and atmospheric pressure, so that its pressure is actually equal to the atmospheric
pressure. This type of aquifer does not have a layer of waterproof material above
An unconfined aquifer groundwater level coincides with the surface and is in direct
contact with the soil under saturated zone. Its position varies depending on the
rainy season or the dry season.
"Confined" aquifers are those bodies of water that accumulate in the permeable
rock and are enclosed between two impermeable layers.
In these aquifers water is subjected to a pressure greater than the one of the
atmosphere and takes up all pores and voids of the geological formation
completely saturating it. There is an "unsaturated zone"
If this type of aquifer is drilled, the water level will rise to be in a position
corresponding to the saturation level in the aquifer recharge area.
The water is subjected to a pressure greater than atmospheric and rainwater is
received only in areas where the materials are permeable in various points
generally different where the body of water lies.
A "semi-confined" aquifer occurs when the layer of soil that covers the aquifer has
significantly less permeability than the aquifer itself, but is not waterproof,
allowing discharge and recharge occurs through this stratum.
The wall and/or roof are not completely waterproof and allow the vertical filtration
of water, so water can be recharged or lost through the roof or base.
According to the mobility of water an aquifer can be classified into "aquifer"
"aquitard," "aquicludes" among others. Water velocity depends on the porosity and
percolation of the rock at a rate of 1 centimeter per year.
The "aquifer" store and transmit groundwater usually through porous sands and
The "aquitard" are good storage but bad transmitters, which transmit groundwater
slowly (for example, compounds of silts).
The "aquicludes" are good storages but null transmitters (for instance, clays)
The "acuifugos" do not store or transmit water, as those made of granite, or
uncracked quartzites.
According to the lithology they are classified in "detritus" or "carbonated"
According to the texture may be classified into "porous" and "fissure"
"Porous" aquifers are those in which water is soaked as in a sponge within
interconnected pores with each other. For example, those where there is sand and
"Fissure" aquifers are those that the water is in cracks or joints interconnected, but
the water behaves heterogeneously.
Source: http://www.artinaid.com/2013/04/types-of-aquifers/


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Blake Shelton is clarifying his comments praising U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, insisting his statement was not an endorsement for the controversial Republican.
In a new interview with Billboard magazine, the country singer was asked about his political leanings, and while he didn't say outright who he's planning to vote for this November (16), Blake did commend Trump for his unashamed frankness.
He said, "I'm not going to have the political conversation with you about Trump, or about Hillary Clinton, but I will tell you this: Whether you love him or hate him, he says what he thinks, and he has proven that you don't always have to be so afraid. A lot of people are pulling for him, no matter how much Hollywood fights it. I see people who don't like him go and beat up people that do like him. You tell me, who's crazy here?
"I probably wish there was another option, but there's not."
After the article was released on Thursday (28Jul16), many critics took The Voice mentor's comments as an endorsement for Trump, who is running against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Even actress Debra Messing, who performed at the Democratic National Convention the night before (27Jul16) in support of Clinton, wrote about her shock on Twitter, and called on Blake's girlfriend Gwen Stefani to help convince him to lean towards the left.
"Omg. How?" Debra wrote. "@gwenstefani please talk to your man to not vote for the person who will STRIP you of your rights."
But Blake also took to the microblogging site shortly after to help calm the firestorm of tweets, and clarified that he never said he was voting for Trump.
Blake wrote, "Hey before this gets going like it always does... I haven't enforced (sic) ANYBODY for president. And I not going to (sic). I don't do that s**t. My comment about 'wish there was another option but there's not' is across the board... period. Now go dig up another story."
The Will & Grace star later apologised for getting in the middle of the mess, tweeting, "Ok - I regret commenting. My passions got the better of me. Sorry. @gwenstefani @blakeshelton. He (Blake) is a spectacular man!"
Blake accepted her apology and responded, "Thank you sis... I don't endorse anybody. For this very reason!!"


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We all know Saabs are built beautifully, they're built to cover hundreds of thousands of miles, and it's looking increasingly like those who truly love their Saabs may have to put them to the ultimate test – longevity.
We were in Morocco recently, taking a taxi cross country to Marrakech, the driver was an older gentleman, eyes excitedly lighting up when I asked him about his loyal Mercedes, especially when I mentioned the milage shown on the dusty dashboard, "643,791 miles, and on the original engine".
He purchased it new, many, many years ago, and hasn't seen any reason to change it since, but why should he, it was comfortable, reliable and oddly stylish in an eccentric kind of way.
It got me to thinking, that although the future of Saab is looking bleak, those of us who already own one are rather lucky. My Saabs have varying milage; the new 9-3 saloon has just 14,000, the 900 has 138,000 and the 9-3 SportCombi has 143,000 miles, and in my humble opinion, all are just run in and have many more years of pleasure to give.
Society seems to force us all to think we need new cars every few years. Ones with 100,000+ miles are seen as unreliable and costly, but lets face it, if the worst happens, and you need a new or refurbished engine, it may cost a few thousand, but still a lot less than changing.
What we need now is to solidify parts manufacture and supply for all who are less bothered about the future value of our Saabs, and more about the ability to maintain them for many more years of unique and pleasurable driving.
Why not create a high miles club, make it acceptable and exciting to see how far our Saabs can take us, rewarding the loyal and intrepid. After all, if Ali can do it in his beaten up Mercedes, then I can sure do it in the comfort of my Saabs.


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May 22, 2016
Professionally, Olivia Affuso, PhD is known for her research on physical activity. In Birmingham she is known more as a founder of Black Girls Run, and other physical activity-related service. StyleBlueprint, an online journal connecting women to their communities, has featured Dr. Affuso in an article published on May 22, "Olivia Affuso: FACES of Birmingham" written by local educator, commentator, and author Javacia Harris Bowser.
Check out the article here, http://styleblueprint.com/birmingham/everyday/olivia-affuso-faces/.


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Eritrea's Teklemariam Medhin and Spain's Alessandra Aguilar captured the top spots in commanding fashion at the 27th 'Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio' on Sunday (28).
??In so doing, the Madrid-based 21-year-old Medhin confirmed he is in stellar form, clinching his second win of the Cross Country season following his victory over the reigning World champion Joseph Ebuya earlier this month at the IAAF permit meeting in Atapuerca.
In the absence of any African ace, Aguilar still snatched a creditable victory from her fellow Spaniard Rosa Morató, who is the current European Cross Country silver medallist although it was Analia Rosa who was her stiffest opponent throughout the race until the 34-year-old Portuguese sustained an injury over the last lap to lose any chance of winning.
?MEN – Medhin maintains momentum??
Contested on a cold (7ºC) but partly sunny day, the men's 9.79km race featured a powerful Eritrean triumvirate in the guise of Medhin, Samuel Tsegay, the fifth place finisher at last Worlds in Bydgoszcz, and Kidane Tadese – a 27:06.16 10,000m specialist - plus Kenya Kiprono Menjo, the 2010 World leader over 10,000, who was fresh from a fine win at the 'Jean Bouin', a 10km road race held last Sunday (21) in Barcelona.
Held on a quite muddy circuit, the race's early stages were dominated by Spain's Javier Guerra, a member of the victorious Spanish Cross Country team at the last two European Cross Country championships while the African squad ran comfortably behind him with no hint of effort.
By the 4000m point the leading group was whittled down to six, Guerra and Spain's Ricardo Serrano being the only Europeans in the mix. The first serious movement was made by Tadese just at midway when Zersenay Tadese's younger brother injected a much brisker pace to leave the Spaniards well behind.
It was later Menjo who ruled the race and the front running soon paid dividends as only Medhin was able to remain at his shoulder; that was not surprising as the successive 2.1Km laps were timed at 6:50, 6:45 and 6.40. By the bell the leading duo ran five seconds ahead of Tadese, himself another three clear of Tsegay.
With exactly 25:30m on the clock, some 1800 metres from the finish, Medhin pulled away from Menjo effortlessly to build a sizeable margin on the Kenyan while a faltering Tadese was overtaken by Tsegay in the closing stages. At the tape the in-form Medhin romped home nine seconds clear of Menjo to retain his title from last year, which thrust him into prominence when defeating Kenyan ace Leonard Komon among others.
Reportedly, Medhin was strongly inspired by Zersenay Tadese when his fellow Eritrean managed the Olympic 10,000m bronze medal in Athens 2004, while his primary goal this winter is to improve on his runner-up spot from the last Worlds when the IAAF World Champinships takes place on the Spanish soil of Punta Umbría next 20 March.
?WOMEN – Aguilar prevails nine years later ??
The women's 7.64km contest offered the presence of Portugal's Analia Rosa, the winner of the IAAF permit contest in Oeiras last 13 November, South Africa's Dina Lebo Phalula, fresh from a fine win in Soria last Sunday (21) and the Spanish pair of Alessandra Aguilar and Rosa Morató.
While Phalula was never a factor and finished a disappointing sixth one minute adrift the victor, the race saw respective front-running displays, first by Aguilar, a creditable seventh at last summer's European Championships in the Marathon, and later by Rosa.
The 32-year-old Spaniard took command of the race from the gun and her relentless rhythm paid off as only Rosa and Morató could live with her pace.
Some 13m into the race Morató began to lose ground and the contest became a two-horse battle between Aguilar and Rosa with the latter pushing hard from midway. Actually the Portuguese opened a gradually bigger and bigger gap on Aguilar and her win seemed beyond all doubt.
But, for the surprise of everyone assembled, it was shortly after the bell that Rosa decreased her pace dramatically while her face showed a painful expression as a result of a muscle injury. However, the brave Portuguese didn't drop out and eventually finished ninth.
The closing lap witnessed Aguilar's magnificent display of courage and determination while Morató was never a real threat for the winner, 20 seconds being the difference between them at the tape. Morocco's Aicha Bani – fifth in Soria last Sunday – completed the podium six seconds behind Morató.
A more than joyful Aguilar, who had already won in Llodio back in 2001, declared: "Over such a heavy circuit, the race was very tough but I felt great at any moment."
Asked on her ambitions for the European championships to be held in Albufeira, Portugal, on 12 December, the Madrid-based Aguilar said: "I know that Rosa Morató, the current silver medallist, will be one of my stiffest rivals. It's true that I have beaten her three times recently, in Atapuerca, Quintanar and Llodio but I prefer to remain cautious thinking on my chances in Albufeira. One thing is for sure, I'll go out at 100% as I have nothing to lose." Aguilar won in Quintanar on 14 November beating Kenya's reigning Olympic 3000m Steeplechase silver medallist Eunice Jepkorir among others.
Emeterio Valiente for the IAAF
Leading Results –
Men (9.79km)
?1. Teklemariam Medhin (Eritrea) 31:24?
2. Kiprono Menjo (Kenya) 31:33?
3. Samuel Tsegay (Eritrea) 31:40
?4. Kidane Tadese (Eritrea) 31:50?
5. Ricardo Serrano (Spain) 32:28
?6. Javier Guerra (Spain) 32:29?
7. David Solís (Spain) 33:49?
8. Francisco España (Spain) 33:05
?9. Iván Fernández (Spain) 33:09
?10. Sebastián Martos (Spain) 33:18??
Women (7.64km)
?1. Alessandra Aguilar (Spain) 28:02?
2. Rosa Morató (Spain) 28:22
?3. Aicha Bani (Morocco) 28:28
?4. Diana Martín (Spain) 28:39
?5. Irene Pelayo (Spain) 28:55?
6. Dina Lebo Phalula (South Africa) 29:02
?7. Jacqueline Martín (Spain) 29:10
?8. Estela Navascués (Spain) 29:13
?9. Analia Rosa (Portugal) 29:17?
10. Alba García (Spain) 29:21


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Boots: Ugg | Jacket: BlankNYC | Top: Merona | Jeans: Joe's | Earrings (similar style): Nadri | Necklace (similar style): Nadri | Bracelet (similar style): Nadri | Lip Pencil: MAC in Soar | Lip Color: Bare Minerals in Juju
I am so excited that it has finally been cold enough here in San Diego to wear these boots. I picked them up a few months back and they have been taunting me ever since. I could go all day in these things! They are so darn comfortable! They have an appropriate heel height, but it is a thick heel so it makes them feel much shorter than they appear. They also have the cushy Ugg footbed which makes them nice and warm and since my feet are always freezing, it's perfect! This jacket is another item I was finally able to break out after owning for a minute. I love the hybrid between faux leather jacket and waterfall cardigan. It is super cozy but also very durable. It goes great with jeans or even a body contouring dress. I have it paired here with my favorite white tank because as "cold" as it is, it's still not quite cold enough during the day to truly bundle up.
I finally finished decorating my Christmas tree!! I don't know why I feel so behind this year. I mean, being sick the first week of December did not help at all, but I feel like I just want to get everything done so I can literally stare at my Christmas tree, hot cocoa in hand and just drink in the season. In order to do that though, I actually have to get everything done (haha). I have just about finished my shopping list thanks to a day of shopping with my momma yesterday, so now I really just need to tackle the present wrapping bit. I have yet to ship presents to my family in Utah, but hopefully, that will be happening by the end of today. How is your Christmas checklist coming along?
I hope your day is as beautiful as you are!


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PwC Romania announces the opening of a Chinese desk dedicated to serving Chinese companies and individual clients and has recruited Wang Di as Chinese Business Group leader for the entire South-Eastern Europe.
"Chinese companies are looking for investment opportunities all over the world, including Romania and the South-Eastern Europe. By opening this Chinese desk, we are taking a step forward in servicing these Chinese investors, many of whom we have already as clients. We believe that Romania can act as the European gateway for Chinese trade and investments and we want to build on the long running partnership and friendship between China and Romania, which should be seen as an asset of our country. I welcome Di in the PwC family and wish him the best success in his new capacity," said Mihaela Mitroi, tax and legal services leader, PwC Romania.
Prior to joining PwC, Di worked for another professional services firm, where he was responsible for developing connections with Chinese clients in relation to both inbound and outbound investments and trade opportunities between China and Romania and CEE.
He was responsible for all China related opportunities with the firm, with special focus in the financial services, infrastructure, real-estate, agriculture and green energy sectors, etc.
"I am very honoured to join PwC and to coordinate all the business opportunities of PwC in relation with Chinese investors in South-Eastern Europe. I believe that Romania and the wider SEE region have a huge potential in attracting Chinese investments and financing for large scale infrastructure projects, that China can provide. We have already in the pipeline major projects that entail the construction of airports, power plants and highways and I am looking forward to bringing such major investments to Romania," added Di.
Di is a Chinese national that has studied in Romania at the Academy of Economic Sciences, where he obtained both BA and MA diplomas, specialized in International Economics and Business Administration. He is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese and is fluent both in Romanian and in English.


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