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Bath one of best UK cities to take part in endurance sports events

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Bath is the fourth best city for endurance sports , according to MoneySupermarket. Endurance sports are proving more and more popular and a new study ranked Bath as one of the top places to try your hand at long-distance sports. London has been found to be the location with the best options in endurance sport events across running, swimming, cycling, triathlons and obstacle courses, out of anywhere in the UK. But while the capital’s presence at the top of the list may not be a surprise due to its high population density and size, the next most popular city for endurance sports was Coventry, with Bath pipped to third place by Greater Manchester . Read More Bath is of course the training home for some of the top British athletes with world-class facilities at the University of Bath. We also have the annual half marathon , Bike Bath, the battle of Lansdown, Parkrun and the Two Tunnels races to name but a few events throughout the year. Bath Half Marathon is a standout annual e...

Two Latin-American Aviators, The Current Supplement

THE names of Chavez and Moissan are still household words in Peru ant Central America , respectively, though foi somewhat different reasons. A writer ii the Deutsche Zeitschrift fUr Luftschif fahrt tells of the diverse way in whicl the career of these martyrs of aviatioi have impressed themselves upon thi imagination of Latin-America. All Peru takes pride in the heroic an disastrous feat of Chavez. The remain: of his aeroplane have been transportet to Lima, and placed in a prominent placi in the National Museum, in the hal where hang the portraits of the 39 Span ish viceroys , Pizarro and his successors In the enthusiasm evoked by his trans alpine flight an aviatioh league wa founded in Peru, and a Peruvian·bor employee of the BIeriot works-on WOOD- WORKIN4 MACHINERY For ripping, cross· (utting, mitering, grooving. boring 8<1011-sawing, edg-e moulding. mortising; for working wood in any miner. Spnr! for Catalogne A. SENECA FALLS MFG . CO. 695 Water Street j Seneca Falls. N. Y....

Still Made in the USA

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Home furnishings vendors old and new continue to make products in the U.S. Bassett Furniture While domestic manufacturing's best days are clearly in the rearview mirror, there is a but detectable resurgence in American- made home furnishings . HFN spoke with some of the best-known companies--along with up-and-comers--that are helping to keep American manufacturing alive . While the business entities are unique in their offerings, philosophies and operations, they share some distinctive beliefs. Whether it's a conversation with Rob Spilman, CEO of Bassett, with a century-old tradition of making products in the U.S., or Trent Mayol, founder of year-old SmartDeco, there's a deep confidence in the quality of American-made goods. " Making products in the U.S. has a unique connotation that you truly care about the quality of your product," Mayol said. "It says that you're not willing to sacrifice quality for the sake of profit making. And Americans should t...