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Vlogstar Challenge comes to NewVIc
To date, more than 4,500 young people from across London and Essex have been trained on how to create, shoot and edit vlogs.
This week NewVIc Performing Arts students have been working on a social media project with a facilitator and former Rising Star Vlogstar Challenge winner Justyn Hollett, exploring how to shoot, edit and produce their own vlogs. This unique training and competition are run by the Jack Petchey Foundation and Media Trust. The Vlogstar Challenge is also working in partnership with YouTube and the Evening Standard.
Justyn Hollett
Facilitator and former Rising Star Vlogstar Challenge winner
The Vlogstar Challenge seeks to inspire and establish a new generation of media influencers from across London and Essex. Now in its fourth year, this unique training initiative and competition gives 16-25 year olds the relevant technical and creative skills they need to create their own vlogs, develop their voice and share their passions with new audiences. As well as learning the technical skills needed to produce impactful content, NewVIc students were also given the opportunity to discover and articulate what is important to them, in an engaging and positive way that gets noticed.
In the workshop students showcased the vlogs they produced in small groups to Justyn and other NewVIc staff and got feedback on their productions. All of the students that have taken part in the workshop will be invited to submit their best vlogs to the 2019 Vlogstar Challenge. Students watched Justyn's winning vlog from 2016 titled 'I am bravescar', about his personal journey of suffering from third-degree burns and scarring.
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Week 1 Discussion Questions
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Question 1.
What is one element constitutes a great film, please, and why based on the assigned readings in the course?
How does what you consider to be a great film compare with the introductory readings this week in class about the compositions of great films?
Discussion 2
What value, outside of entertainment value, do films have, please, based on the assigned reading this week or literature you have read in our university library?
What is the value of studying film in your opinion? What is one reason given in the text you agree with and why?
Explain your reply to this discussion board question in two detailed paragraphs, and recall to properly cite and properly reference your source in APA format for clarity. Then, answer the second discussion question in the next segment of our course reading.
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Justia Contracts Opinion SummariesArticles Posted in US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Miller v. Huron Regional Medical Center
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of HRMC's motion for remittitur or a new trial following the jury's award of damages to plaintiff, one of HRMC's former physicians, in a breach of contract action. The court held that the jury's award was not so grossly excessive that the district court committed a manifest abuse of discretion in failing to order remittitur for a lesser amount; even if HRMC's analysis of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 immunity provision was correct, HRMC failed to properly preserve the issue; and there was no injustice in this case where HRMC had ample opportunity to raise this defense but failed to do so until it was too late. View "Miller v. Huron Regional Medical Center" on Justia Law
Posted in: Contracts, US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Landmark Infrastructure Holding Co. v. R.E.D. Investments, LLC
Lamar maintained and operated a billboard on land that it leased from R.E.D. After R.E.D. and Landmark executed an agreement under which Landmark agreed to pay R.E.D. in exchange for, among other things, the right to receive rent from Lamar, Landmark sued R.E.D. for breach of contract and sued R.E.D. and Defendant Van Stavern for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment and held that the district court did not err by excluding the testimony of defendants' expert witness where the expert's opinions were not relevant because they were not supported by facts in the record. Furthermore, the district court did not err by denying defendants' request for reconsideration, because the discovery deadlines had passed and defendants failed to offer a substantial justification for their delay. Finally, the court held that the damages award were not duplicative and affirmed the attorneys' fee award. View "Landmark Infrastructure Holding Co. v. R.E.D. Investments, LLC" on Justia Law
Jet Midwest International Co., Ltd. v. Jet Midwest Group, LLC
After JetMidwest filed suit against JMG for breaching a loan agreement, the district court granted summary judgment to JetMidwest but denied its motion for reimbursement of its attorneys' fees under the agreement. As a preliminary matter, the Eighth Circuit held that a Hong Kong limited company is equivalent to a U.S. corporation under 28 U.S.C. 1332. Therefore, the district court properly exercised subject matter jurisdiction under section 1332 and the court had appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291. On the merits, the court disagreed with the district court's interpretation of the agreement, holding that the use of the sweeping language "all costs and expenses" reflects the parties' intent that JMG would pay Jet Midwest's attorneys' fees and other costs for enforcing as well as preparing the agreement. Accordingly, the court reversed and remanded for consideration of an appropriate award. View "Jet Midwest International Co., Ltd. v. Jet Midwest Group, LLC" on Justia Law
Advance Conveying Technologies v. Lemartec Corp.
Lemartec appealed the district court's entry of judgment in favor of ACT on ACT's breach of contract claim. Lemartec argued that the district court erred in concluding that Lemartec's bid package was incorporated into the parties' contract. Although the bid package was not incorporated in so many words, the Eighth Circuit nonetheless affirmed the judgment, because when the contract is considered in light of the usage-of-trade evidence that the district court found credible, there is no error in the determination that Lemartec breached the purchase order. View "Advance Conveying Technologies v. Lemartec Corp." on Justia Law
Posted in: Contracts, US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Air Evac EMS, Inc. v. USAble Mutual Insurance Co.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Air Evac's claims in an action alleging that Arkansas Blue inadequately reimbursed Air Evac for ambulance services that Air Evac provided Arkansas Blue plan members. The court held that Air Evac's assignment did not convey the right to sue for equitable relief under section 1132(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Furthermore, the district court did not err by finding that Arkansas Blue's conduct was not actionable because it fell within the Arkansas Deceptive Practices Act's safe harbor for actions or transactions permitted under the laws administered by the insurance commissioner. Finally, the district court did not err by rejecting Air Evac's claims for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. View "Air Evac EMS, Inc. v. USAble Mutual Insurance Co." on Justia Law
Enterprise Financial Group Inc. v. Podhorn
The absence of a judgment in the state court litigation does not mean that plaintiff lacks Article III standing to bring this suit. Enterprise filed suit against several defendants, alleging a claim under the Missouri Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. The district court dismissed the complaint without prejudice based on the ground that there was no case or controversy because Enterprise lacked Article III standing. The Eighth Circuit reversed and held that Enterprise has alleged facts sufficient to demonstrate the elements of standing. In this case, Enterprise has sufficiently alleged a present injury in fact, fairly traceable to defendants, as the transferees of the funds. Therefore, the court remanded for further proceedings. View "Enterprise Financial Group Inc. v. Podhorn" on Justia Law
Soueidan v. St. Louis University
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's Missouri state-law claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and fraudulent misrepresentation against St. Louis University. Plaintiff's claims stemmed from his unsuccessful attempts to receive a Ph.D from the university in mechanical and aerospace engineering in four years. The court held that the educational malpractice doctrine barred all of plaintiff's claims. In this case, all of the statements plaintiff relied on in the student catalog and handbook were aspirational in nature. The court also held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying plaintiff leave to amend his complaint when he did not submit a proposed amendment or include anything in his motion to indicate what an amended complaint would contain. View "Soueidan v. St. Louis University" on Justia Law
Alleruzzo v. SuperValu, Inc.
A group of customers filed suit against SuperValu after hackers accessed customer financial information from hundreds of grocery stores operated by defendant. The Eighth Circuit previously affirmed the dismissal of all but one of the suit's named plaintiffs for lack of standing and, on remand, the district court dismissed the remaining plaintiff for failure to state a claim and denied plaintiffs' motion for leave to amend. The court affirmed, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the motion for leave to amend because plaintiffs' postjudgment motion was untimely. The court also held that the remaining plaintiff's allegations fell short of stating a claim for relief under Illinois law for negligence, consumer protection, implied, contract, and unjust enrichment. View "Alleruzzo v. SuperValu, Inc." on Justia Law
Posted in: Civil Procedure, Consumer Law, Contracts, Personal Injury, US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Qwest Communications Corp. v. Free Conferencing Corp.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial, on remand, of Qwest's unjust enrichment claim against FC. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by concluding that it would not be inequitable for FC to retain the benefit conferred by Qwest. In this case, the district court explained that FC earned the benefit conferred by Qwest because it provided conference-calling services, 24-hour customer support, and access to a website in exchange for two cents per minute for calls placed to FC's conferencing bridges at Sancom. Furthermore, Qwest paid its own conference-calling vendor between two and four-and-a-half cents per minute. View "Qwest Communications Corp. v. Free Conferencing Corp." on Justia Law
Radiance Capital Receivables Eighteen, LLC v. Concannon
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment holding that defendant was liable for amounts owed in a consent judgment stemming from loan defaults. Defendant had signed a general guaranty for a company that he thought he owned in part with his trusted friend and financial advisor. His friend purportedly failed to mention that the guaranty would make defendant liable for millions of dollars of debt from loans that his friend had obtained and was unable to pay. The court held that the FDIC's creation of CADC and its sale of Premier Bank's assets thereto fell within its broad power; there was no clear error in finding that defendant's agent delivered the guaranty with his implied actual authority because defendant signed the guaranty, understood its contents, and gave express authority to conduct business; and there was no error in finding that the bank did not fail in its duty to ensure that the agent acted with implied actual authority and in rejecting defendant's fraud in the factum defense. View "Radiance Capital Receivables Eighteen, LLC v. Concannon" on Justia Law
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Scoping is about defining and accessing variables/objects/functions. Here's a small example which can illustrate how dangerous it can be to not understand scope: our program uses a variable named
list and module A uses a variable named
list. When we import module A, the original
list of the program is lost!
Understanding global and scoping will give you a good foundation for future development.
In this lab, we're going to be using the Node REPL to create several bank accounts and users in different scopes.
global object
process object (
user explicitly with
global.user = {admin: false}
var account = {balance: 1000}
global.user and
user with
delete user (true) and print it again. You should get
ReferenceError because you deleted
account with
delete account (false) and print it again ({balance: 1000})
delete operator. Read the extra info if you forgot how
delete works (it's JavaScript and not exclusive to Node).
To understand the discrepancy, you need to know how
delete works and what was the difference between
user and
account in the ways they were created (explicit with
global vs. implicit with
var ).
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One of the fun things about our job is the variety of assignments that come our way. The City of Shawnee utilizes our services for their special events and one of their most special of the year is Old Shawnee Days. Nita and I always enjoy this shoot because you get the feel of small town charm right in the heart of Johnson County. Here are a few our images and tell me you can't just taste the lemonade.
To view a complete slideshow of our Old Shawnee Days weekend just click here: Old Shawnee Days.


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The crust of the earth is made up of seven masses called tectonic plates. They are in steady motion. Accumulated stress builds up from the continental plates grinding, sliding or colliding against or slipping under each other. Pressure is released in a powerful explosion of energy that fractures the earth's surface, shakes the ground, causes the ground to roll, liquefies some soil and generates giant water waves.
When an earthquake will unleash its force remains unpredictable. Preliminary cracks may send off foreshocks before a main fracture. These foreshocks can occur months or minutes before the rapid onset of the earthquake. An earthquake lasts for seconds or minutes, while aftershocks may occur for months after the main earthquake.
Powerful and widespread ruptures or shaking ground can cause buildings to move off their foundations or collapse; damage utility lines, other structures and roads; set off fires; and threaten the lives of people and animals. It is the damage to structures that presents the greatest risks to life and property.
Earthquakes create a trigger for other natural hazards such as landslides, tsunamis, avalanches, fires and flash floods.
The greatest likelihood of major earthquakes is in the western United States, particularly along the San Andreas Fault in California and up the Alaskan Coast, in the New Madrid Fault Zone in the Midwest, and in a few pockets on the East Coast, particularly in South Carolina and New England. There is no seasonal or yearly cycle of occurrence. Earthquakes can happen at any time. Major earthquakes appear to occur in cycles of between 50 and 275 years.
Preparing for an Earthquake
In addition to precautions outlined in the sections on General Family Preparedness, Residential Fires and Hazardous Material Accidents, you need to take the following steps.
1. Become familiar with earthquake terms.
Aftershocks: Tremors that occur in the hours or days after the initial earthquake shaking is over.
Epicenter: The place on the surface of the earth directly above an earthquake's first movement (focus).
Fault: A fracture in the earth's crust along which rocks have been displaced.
Focus: The point beneath the surface of the earth where the rocks first break and move, beginning the earthquake.
Intensity: An indication of an earthquake's apparent severity at a specific location, based on its effects on people and structures.
Magnitude: Size of an earthquake determined from the size of the seismic waves it generates as recorded by seismographs.
Mercalli Scale: The scale used to measure the strength of an earth- quake as determined by people's eyewitness observations.
Tidal wave: This is a misnomer for a tsunami. Tidal waves occur from the interaction of the moon and large bodies of water. Waves you see rolling into the ocean shore every day are tidal waves. Tsunami: A seismic sea wave. An unusually large wave (or series of them) produced by an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.
2. Safeguard your home by:
Bolting bookshelves, water heaters and cabinets to wall studs.
Anchoring things so that they will not move or fall during an earthquake is the most important thing you can do to make yourself safe. Keeping things in place also means they will not break.
3. There are many ways to make the contents of your home and workplace less hazardous.
Move cabinets and tall furniture so that if they fall they are not likely to hit people. Use steel angle brackets to anchor them to studs in the wall.
Put heavy or breakable things on bottom shelves. You can even put "fences" or restraining wires to keep items from falling off open shelves.
Put child-proof or swing-hook latches on bathroom and kitchen cabinets. At work, put strong latches on cabinets where hazardous items are stored.
Use screw-eyes or tongue-in-groove hangers to mount mirrors or pictures instead of hanging them on nails.
Be sure that ceiling fans and light fixtures are well anchored or have earthquake safety wiring.
Anchor typewriters, computers, televisions, stereos and like items with heavy duty Velcro, at home and at work.
Strap your water heater to anchor it to wall studs. You can buy metal strapping, called plumber's tape or strap iron, in hardware stores. Use it to strap the heater at the top and bottom. This not only preserves your best source of water but also significantly reduces the fire hazard in your home by preventing a broken gas line.
Do not assume that anything is too heavy to move in an earthquake. When the ground is going up and down in waves, it bounces even the heaviest equipment into the air.
During an Earthquake
- Get under a heavy table or desk and hold on, or sit or stand against an inside wall.
- Keep away from windows.
- If indoors, stay indoors.
- If outdoors, stay outdoors away from falling debris, trees and power lines.
- If in a car, stay in the car.
- Many injuries occur when people act on their impulse to run. Train yourself to take cover where you are.
Responses Inside Buildings During an Earthquake
For most of us the biggest danger in an earthquake is not from a building collapsing, but from things inside the building falling or flying around while the building is shaking. Hazards found inside buildings include overhead lights, ceiling tiles, cabinets, windows, furniture and equipment. If an earthquake happens, the best thing to do is:
1. Drop, cover, and hold on.
- Get under a table. If there are no tables, get under or down between rows of chairs or against inner walls.
2. Do not stand in a doorway. Buildings today have so much partitioning, much of which is temporary, that many doorways are actually weak points. Doorways are not a good solution in a group situation either.
3. If you have nothing to get under, sit down against an interior wall or next to a chair, holding on if possible.
4. If you are in bed, it's best to stay there, hold on, and pull the pillows over your head for protection.
5. If children are in another room, take cover in the closest safe place and call to them to do the same. Children will need you alive and unhurt after the earthquake. Avoid the urge to run to protect your children, as that puts you in more danger of being hurt or injured.
Responses if You are Outside During an Earthquake
- Outside, get away from buildings, walls, trees and power lines. If you cannot get clear of hazards, getting back inside a building is better than staying on the sidewalk. Sidewalks next to buildings are among the worst places to be.
- In a car, ease off the accelerator and slow down carefully. Do not stop on or under overpasses and bridges if you can avoid them. Be aware of what traffic around you is doing and act accordingly.
- If you live in coastal areas, be aware of possible tsunamis.
After an Earthquake
1. Take basic precautions immediately after an earthquake. You need to:
- Expect aftershocks.
- Avoid using vehicles except in emergencies.
2. Check yourself for injuries and protect yourself by putting on shoes, work gloves and any other protective gear at hand.
3. If the electricity is off, turn on a flashlight.
4. Once you are sure that you're all right, check the people around you for injuries.
You might ask loudly, "Is everyone okay?" This will also help calm people. The types of injuries that happen most often in an earthquake include cuts, bruises, fractures and physiological shock.
5. Check the entire building for structural damage and chemical spills. Refer to the section on Hazardous Materials Accidents for further response information. Check chimneys for cracks and damage. The initial check should be made from a distance. Have a professional inspect the chimney for internal damage that could lead to fire.
6. Right after an earthquake, hang up your phone. If the receivers are shaken off the hooks, these lines register as "open" in the system and it overloads. You can help restore telephone service by hanging up your phone.


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How do you use nutrients during an Ironman?
Triathlon is a sport that put together three different sport modalities: swimming, cycling and running, in that specific order. Although nowadays there are many different distances for this sport, the most challenging one is the Ironman.
In Ironman the athletes are supposed to swim along 2.4 miles (or 3860 meters), ride along 112 miles (or 180 km) and run a full marathon (26.2 miles or 42km). The average time to complete this competition is about 12 hours and 36 minutes, although high performance athletes can do it in less than 9 hours. In any case, an Ironman is considered a long-distance competition that comes with some nutritional challenges.
A long-distance exercise is considered an endurance exercise, or an exercise that cannot be sustain as high intensity as a short distance exercise, mainly because energy sources. The moment in the exercise that any person spends more energy are the first approximately 12 seconds of exercise, mainly because the body must be taken from its inertia state and it requires a large and fast source of energy that comes from a system called
ATP-CP. As the name suggests the ATP-PC system consists of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and phosphocreatine (PC). This energy system provides immediate energy through the breakdown of these stored high energy phosphates. However, after the body runs out of this energy very fast and depends of a second energy source to keep the intensity of exercise: Glycolysis.
Glycolysis is the catabolism (break down) of carbohydrates, as glucose and glycogen, by enzymes, with the release of energy. That can either happen in an aerobic or anaerobic way (with or without oxygen). Although this process occurs along all time of exercise, it is more intense in the beginning of exercise. Depending on how adapted an athlete is or not to the exercise it can be the main source of energy to the exercise for 2 to 30 minutes. However, the average Ironman athlete does use this energy system as main form of energy along about 5 minutes.
That is the moment of exercise where the main source of energy comes from lipolysis, or the breakdown of fat strict dependent on the consumption of oxygen (aerobic). At this point, the aerobic glycolysis is still maintaining, but is no longer consider the main source of energy to the body.
The main problem found along these metabolic changes is that the body sources of carbohydrates (either as glucose and glycogen) are very limited, and even a carbo-loading before a competition will not give much more than 500 grams of carbohydrate (as glycogen) to the body, what will be enough for only two hours of an endurance exercise. That will force the body to adapt decreasing sport performance and/or depleting muscle to convert its protein in to carbohydrates sources.
The only way to avoid or minimize these adaptations is the consumption of carbohydrates along exercise. the sooner and the bigger is the replacement of carbohydrates the smaller will be depletion of protein and loss of performance.
However, the supplementation of carbohydrates has some limitations that includes: time of digestibility, absorption and dependence of water. That makes almost impossible from an average man (155 lbs or 70kg) to consume all his needs of carbohydrate, specially because it should star with no more than 30 minutes of exercise to be the lowest damage as possible to the body, time where an Ironman athlete is still in the water.
Those complicated factors make us understand why all long-distance exercise sessions (3 hours or more) are very damage to the human body and depend on a perfect recover after the exercise to do not cause definitely damages the body. The sooner the glycogen levels are restored after a long training session, it will diminish the damage cause to the body; making the athlete recover faster for his next exercise session.
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Zanardi to test BMW M3 DTM at the Nurburgring next month
By Berthold Bouman
Alessandro Zanardi will test a BMW M3 DTM car at the Nurburgring next month, BMW today confirmed. The Italian racing driver, who lost his legs after a horrific accident in the ChampCar series in 2001 at the German Lauzitzring, and won gold at the 2012 Paralympics in London in the men's road time trial H4, will test the BMW car on November 18.
Zanardi already drove for BMW in the Word Touring Car Championship from 2005 to 2009 in a car modified to allow the use of his prosthetic feet, and in 2006 tested a modified BMW Sauber Formula One car in Valencia, Spain.
Today Zanardi was at the headquarters of the Bavarian BMW company in Munich where, according to a statement issued by BMW, 'he and the BMW Motorsport engineers went through all the points that need clarifying before this kind of outing — both from a technical point of view and with regard to safety'.
BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt said, "We are delighted to offer Alessandro Zanardi this outing in the BMW M3 DTM, he has been a member of the BMW Motorsport family for many years, so we are very keen to offer him this chance to drive the BMW M3 DTM."
About the car modifications Marquardt said, "We will obviously have to make a few modifications to the car. A DTM car is considerably more complex than the BMW 320si WTCC, with which Alex won on four occasions for us in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. However, our engineers happily accepted this challenge."
The man himself is obviously looking forward to November 18, and he commented, "I would like to thank Jens Marquardt and all my friends at BMW Motorsport here and now for this unique opportunity. I always feel like coming back to my family when I'm here at BMW Motorsport.
"When I saw the BMW M3 DTM up close for the first time in Hockenheim, I found myself feeling like a racing driver again after all those months as a handcyclist. It is a great honour for any driver to get behind the wheel of such a fantastic car. I will enjoy every lap!"
Abu Dhabi GP: Mercedes aiming to improve performance
By Berthold Bouman
Mercedes is hoping for a stronger result this weekend during round 18 of the FIA Formula One World Championship, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg retired from two of the last three races and scored no points at all, while Michael Schumacher, who will retire again at the end of the season, also didn't score points during the past three races.
Team Principal Ross Brawn said, "Our team has had a challenging time during the season-ending flyaway races so far. However, we are continuing to work hard on improving our performance, while also taking the opportunity to look at developments which will be relevant next season. We would like to end the season on a positive note, and hope to have a stronger result this weekend."
Schumacher was certainly not happy with last weekend's race, "Admittedly, 'fun' is not exactly the right word to describe the race I had on Sunday in India. However, I hope that what we learned about our car across the weekend can be translated into something positive in Abu Dhabi."
About the venue itself he was more positive and said, "Abu Dhabi is one of the races I look forward to travelling to. The facilities there are state of the art, very modern and very attractive. The timing of the race makes it even more appealing: it's something quite special and uniquely fun to race from day into night."
Rosberg agrees with compatriot, "The Abu Dhabi race is one of the highlights on the calendar and every year it seems to become better and better. I really enjoy driving the track, particularly with the unusual twilight conditions, and the setting around Yas Marina is very special."
He thinks the tyre strategy will be important, "On the track, tyre work will again be crucial this weekend. We are working hard on it and our goals this weekend will be to score some points and to learn for next year."
Mercedes Motorsport Director Norbert Haug is looking forward to yet another home Grand Prix, "This will be the fourth visit to Abu Dhabi which is, along with Great Britain, Germany and Malaysia, one of our home races and certainly a season highlight. The facilities in Abu Dhabi are exceptional and the spectacle of the day-night race is unique in the Formula One calendar."
But he admitted scoring a good result won't be easy, "Overtaking is difficult in spite of the long straights and many braking zones but the DRS zones significantly improved the situation last year. Overall, the level of competition behind the quickest teams has got ever closer throughout the season and a few tenths of a second in lap time can make a difference of many positions in both qualifying and the race."
This week's Formula One videos (Week 44)
Circuit of the Americas ready to rock and roll
The first of a series of video features showcasing in detail the major aspects of the Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas. International motor racing announcer Jonathan Green brings us up close and personal with all facets of the Circuit of the Americas as we prepare for our first major international event — The 2012 Formula One United States Grand Prix November 16th to 18th.
The great Ferraris of Sergio Pininfarina exhibition official opening at the Ferrari Museum
Present at the opening were Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, Paolo Pininfarina, president of the eponymous company, Piero Ferrari and members of the Pininfarina family including the late Sergio's wife, Giorgia.
Red Bull Racing Seoul, Korea running
Red Bull Junior driver Antonio Felix Da Costa Seoul Running in the RB7 along the Jamsu Bridge in Seoul, South Korea.
Ferrari Azure event in Maranello with 2012 London medal winners
A day to celebrate Italian excellence "bound together by passion for sports, privation and the will to win", as Montezemolo said.
Caterham: F1 Technical Briefing, Abu Dhabi: How tyre performance affects F1 car set-up
Performance Director John Iley examines the Yas Marina circuit and explains the effect that varying tyre performance can have on car set-up and performance.
Inside Grand Prix: Does Vettel stay at Red Bull Racing? What does Raikkönen?
The topics are: Vettel staying at Red Bull, Raikkönen staying at Lotus, Rumour mill — France to replace New Jersey, Hockenheim not Nürburgring, Nico Rosberg blog, Championship standings, Brembo Brake Facts.
Sauber Formula One team signs Nico Hulkenberg for 2013
By Berthold Bouman
The Sauber team today confirmed Nico Hulkenberg has signed a contract for 2013 with the Swiss outfit. The 25-year old German driver will replace Sergio Perez who will join McLaren next year. Sauber was impressed by Hulkenberg's achievements in Formula One, thus signing him wasn't a difficult decision.
Team Principal Monisha Kaltenborn commented, "We've been observing Nico for some time now and his performances have been very persuasive. That was the case in GP2 and has continued into Formula One."
And she further explained, "An obvious highlight was how he scored pole at Interlagos in 2010 despite the most challenging external conditions. He clearly showed that he can seize the chance if it arises. But high spots like that are one thing; systematic teamwork is another — and on that score I have confidence in Nico too. I'm sure he will fit in very well with the Sauber F1 Team. We look forward to working together with him."
Hulkenberg is looking forward to the new challenge, "I'm really looking forward to working with the Sauber F1 Team. It's a well-placed team and very competitive. Plus it's a team in which young drivers have repeatedly delivered exceptional performances. I would like to take up that baton."
And he added, "The Sauber F1 Team is currently going through a very positive development and I'm certain that together we can achieve a lot. Until that time I will remain fully focused on my job with the Sahara Force India Team. I'd like to thank the management at Sahara Force India for giving me the chance to return to Formula One as a team driver."
Hulkenberg's C.V. is impressive indeed, before his Formula One career he won the Formula BMW ADAC series in 2005, he won the A1GP series in the 2006-2007 season, and he won the Masters of Formula Three in 2007. In 2008 he won the Formula Three Euroseries, and in 2009 won the GP2 series.
He started his Formula One career with Williams in 2010, but was dumped in favour of Pastor Maldonado, he was test driver for Force India in 2011 before he became a regular driver for the Indian team in 2012 and Hulkenberg is currently 12th in the Drivers' Championship.
Sauber has yet to announce their second driver for 2013.
Vettel ends speculations about 2014 Ferrari move, happy at Red Bull
By Berthold Bouman
Current Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel has again denied he has signed a contract to move to Scuderia Ferrari in 2014. Rumours about a move to the Maranello-based team have been very persistent, but this time Vettel hopes to end the speculations.
"You don't know every single person in the team and it's hard to speak to every single one, but if there's some bullshit in the press obviously there might be some concerns back in the factory," Vettel said yesterday at the Indian Buddh International Circuit, after he won the race.
"There is nothing to tell, nothing I have signed. It is amusing. I don't know where it came from. I'm 100 percent behind them [Red Bull] as I feel they're 100 percent behind me and therefore I want to get this straight. There's nothing to report and I'm very happy at Red Bull Racing."
Red Bull's adviser Helmut Marko already said ahead of the Indian Grand Prix Vettel would certainly not leave Red Bull in 2014, "I have to disappoint Ferrari and all the others. Sebastian has a bullet-proof contract with us through 2014. There are and there have never been any options or opt-outs."
Team Principal Christian Horner was also keen to end the speculations, "Sebastian and the team have a very strong relationship. We both know exactly where we stand now and for the future. Of course all members read the media, they read the internet, so it was important to dispel any speculation that he may be going elsewhere. I did that on the day the rumours were circulated.
"Sebastian has been with Red Bull since he was 12 or 13 years of age. He has achieved all his Grand Prix victories in Red Bull-designed cars. He is very happy being part of this team and he is an important part of this team and hopefully that will continue for many years to come."
Raikkonen to stay another year in Formula One with Lotus
By Berthold Bouman
Kimi Raikkonen will stay another year with Lotus, sources today reported. The Iceman as his nickname is, made a comeback to Formula One with Lotus this year after he retired in 2009. Unlike Michael Schumacher's return, the Finn's return was successful to say the least, he is currently third in the Drivers' Championship, ahead of both the McLaren and Mercedes drivers, the only thing still missing this season is a race victory.
During his two-year absence Raikkonen was active in the World Rally Championship for Citroen, but he couldn't say no when Lotus made him an offer at the end of 2011 to return to the sport . The 2007 World Champion, now 33-years old, has been one of the most consistent drivers in 2012, and the Lotus proved to be a very reliable car, which resulted in his third place in the championship.
However, Lotus Team Principal Eric Boullier warned it is unlikely Raikkonen would win one of the three remaining races of the season. "Realistically, I would be kidding people if I said we would win a race this year. If we're in a position to fight until the end, to threaten the third position (in the drivers' championship), I'll be happy with that, to be honest.
"Yes, it's frustrating at not getting this missing, or elusive win, but we had a good start to the season, with a new package and two new drivers. If we make a good start next year it will be a different story."
In a statement issued by Lotus today Raikkonen said, "I think my return to Formula 1 has gone pretty well and the team has done a very good job all year so far. To be honest, I didn't expect to be fighting for the Drivers' Championship this season when you look at where the team was in 2011, so it has been great to be on the podium so many times and to score points on a regular basis.
"I feel very comfortable with Lotus F1 Team and we share the same philosophy of racing. Continuing with the team was an obvious choice for me and I'm looking forward to making another step forward together next year."
And Boullier added, "Kimi has made an exceptional comeback to Formula 1. From the first time he sat in the car this year it was clear he had lost none of his pace or technical feedback and we have been rewarded by a focused and motivated driver all season.
"For Lotus F1 Team to be fighting for such strong championship positions this year is in no small part attributed to Kimi's talent and experience of racing. It was a natural conclusion for us to confirm that we will be harnessing his abilities for next season."
Lotus posted a short video on their YouTube channel which ends with the message, "Kimi Raikkonen and Lotus F1 team in 2013. The story continues."
Check out this exclusive behind the scenes video as we delve into the life of racing superstar Kimi Raikkonen and unveil the biggest news in the F1 paddock right now…
Indian GP: Webber and the curse of KERS
By Berthold Bouman
Technical issues made life difficult for Mark Webber at the Buddh International Circuit, as his Renault manufactured KERS gave him many problems, from lap 20 onwards his KERS system worked intermittently, which is a problem on the Indian track with its 1.2km long back straight.
"I couldn't have done much more in the race. I got the maximum out of the car, but you can't really compete without KERS on a track like this. It's not Monaco; the straights are long and you need KERS. We had to manage the situation throughout the race," Webber said.
Before the problems with his KERS system, Webber was able to keep up with his team mate Sebastian Vettel, but without KERS it was not only difficult to defend his position on the long straights, but as it is charged through the rear wheels under braking, it also affected the balance of his car.
Webber kept Fernando Alonso at bay by gaining as much time as he could in the middle sector, and then had a buffer which prevented Alonso from overtaking him on the back straight. But he did have some problems with the back markers.
"You don't want back markers in sector two at this track," Webber said. "There are some quick corners there and if you meet someone in the wrong place, you can lose 1.5s before you know it. When you've got a guy like Fernando on your tail, you can't afford to let up for a minute."
Despite his problems, Webber was still happy with his third place although Lewis Hamilton came every close near the end of the race. "Lewis was in a nice rhythm and closing me down. I was pleased to see him make a mistake on lap 58 because I needed to keep him out of my DRS zone for as long as possible. That gave me a bit of breathing space; if there had been another two laps, I think he would have got me."
Tonight Webber will already fly to Dubai to prepare for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix next weekend. These back-to-back races are quite intense," said Webber. "But I like the Middle East, even if Yas Marina isn't my favourite racetrack. The car has performed well for the past few races, so I hope we'll be competitive there. I'm looking forward to it!"
Vettel controls Indian GP and cruises to victory, Alonso second
By Berthold Bouman
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory today at the Buddh International Circuit and won the Indian Grand Prix, strengthening his leading position in the 2012 Formula One Drivers' Championship. Alonso was second for Ferrari, after beating Mark Webber who had KERS problems during the closing stages of the race.
Winner Vettel said, "All in all, it was a very good race for us and I'm happy with the result. I had a good start, Mark had a better one and it was close in Turn One, but I had a good exit from Turn Three and got ahead. It was a great day for us and an important step."
A good start was important, also for pole-sitter Vettel who arrived at the first corner in leading position, but it was Alonso who immediately attacked both McLarens, he passed them at Turn 4 but had to give back one position to Jenson Button at the next turn. Michael Schumacher and Jean-Eric Vergne were the first casualties and had to visit the pits for repairs, meanwhile both Vettel and Webber were already disappearing at the horizon.
When Race Control enabled DRS after the second lap Alonso immediately overtook Button again, and then started to hunt down Webber ahead of him. Behind the Spaniard both McLarens were battling for position, a battle won by Hamilton as he took over Button's fourth place on the back straight aided by DRS.
Felipe Massa came closer and closer to Button ahead of him, but at the same time Kimi Raikkonen in the Lotus was closing in on the Brazilian, and after ten laps both already had lost 12 seconds on leader Vettel. Further down the order Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg were fighting for eighth place, while Nico Rosberg, Pastor Maldonado, Romain Grosjean and Bruno Senna were battling for tenth place.
Hulkenberg finally took eighth place from Perez, his Sauber team called the Mexican, who will move to McLaren next season, in for a tyre switch on lap 15. Meanwhile, Grosjean in the Lotus finally wrestled himself free from the Williams sandwich he was in and took tenth place, while Senna made good use of the opportunity and passed his team mate Maldonado to take 11th spot.
Perez was carving his way through the field, but Daniel Ricciardo hit the Mexican's right rear wheel and destroyed the tyre, Perez had to limp back to the pits, but this time left on a set of hard tyres, obviously trying to finish the race without making another stop. Unfortunately for him there was more damage to his car, and one lap later he parked his car in the Sauber garage, his race was over.
After 23 laps Grosjean made good use of his DRS and overtook Rosberg on the back straight, further ahead Alonso was getting closer to Webber who seemed to suffer from tyre degradation more than Vettel, as the German was a full second per lap faster. By now it had become clear most drivers in the top ten were aiming for a one-stop race, exactly as Pirelli had predicted.
Button was the first to pit and went out on the hard tyres, Senna was next and he also emerged from the pit lane on the hard tyres. Also Raikkonen, Maldonado and Rosberg pitted, all eyes were then on the Red Bull drivers to see how much longer their tyres would last.
Massa also pitted and managed to stay ahead of Raikkonen, and the cat-and-mouse game they had played before commenced again. Alonso also came in and rejoined the race in fourth place, not much later Maldonado was seen in cruise-mode as he also had a flat right rear tyre after a coming together with Kamui Kobayashi in the second Sauber.
Vettel reported on the radio he could stay out a bit longer, it was safe to do so as he had 30 seconds on Webber in second place, who already had made his stop. And indeed, after Vettel made his stop on lap 34, he was still leading the Indian Grand Prix.
Now Alonso was just a few car-lengths behind Webber, but the Australian saw the danger and upped his pace, and even scored the fastest lap at the time. No problems whatsoever for Vettel who had 12 seconds on Webber and was comfortably on his way to yet another race victory.
Massa and Raikkonen were battling for sixth spot, but the Lotus, even with DRS activated, couldn't match the pace of the Ferrari and the Finn stayed where he was, no matter how hard he tried. Yellow flags were waved at the end of the back straight as Pedro de la Rosa had spun his HRT and had ended up in the gravel, the Spaniard reported he had a brake failure.
His compatriot Alonso was certainly not out of the race, as he had renewed his attack on Webber again, with just 12 laps remaining. Shortly before, Webber had reported he had no KERS, and Alonso overtook the Red Bull without problems on the back straight. Now 12 seconds separated the two leaders in the race, who also happened to be the leaders in the Drivers' Championship — and both also are fighting to score their third World Championship this season.
Webber's pace went downhill, and now Hamilton was closing in on the Red Bull driver who still had KERS problems. Perhaps Vettel also had a KERS problem as Alonso was closing in on him, and the Ferrari driver was told by his engineer Andrea Stella to 'push like hell', but with a ten-second gap and only five laps to go it was an impossible mission. Not much later Alonso hit the tyre cliff, and even ran wide twice due to a lack of grip, and had to settle for second place.
And thus it was Vettel who scored his 26th career victory, his fourth consecutive win, Alonso took second place, Webber was third, and was followed by Hamilton, Button and Massa, who was sixth in the second Ferrari.
Alonso was happy with his second place, "We can fight the Red Bulls, but at the moment, we still don't have a car capable of winning. Once again this year we have seen that, in the race, the situation is much better than in qualifying. A great start, a great first lap, a good top speed and the right tyre management produced, along with me driving at 120 percent for each of the sixty race laps, this second place."
Webber said about his KERS problems, "We had a KERS issue that we had to manage. It's maybe hard for people watching to know what it affects on the car, its power on the straight obviously, but also managing brake balances and those sort of things. Overall, I was pretty happy with how I drove; we should have finished further up the road, but it's the way it was today."
Alonso again showed his strength, but nevertheless lost points to Vettel, who is now leading the Drivers' Championship with 240 points, Alonso is second with 227 points, Raikkonen is still third with 173 points, Webber is fourth with 167 points and Hamilton and Button are fifth and sixth with 165 and 141 points respectively.
Indian GP: Ferrari flying the flag for the Italian Navy sparks controversy
By Berthold Bouman
Both Ferrari cars appeared on the Buddh International Circuit with the flag of Italian Navy prominently present on the nose of the F2012, Ferrari denied the flag was a political statement, and yesterday Team Principal Stefano Domenicali said, "No, no, that's not true. There's not any political intention or discussion in that."
Before the Indian Grand Prix Ferrari issued a statement on their website, "Scuderia Ferrari will carry the flag of the Italian Navy on the cars driven by Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa in this weekend's Indian Grand Prix. In doing so, Ferrari pays tribute to one of the outstanding entities of our country, also in the hope that the Indian and Italian authorities will soon find a solution to the situation currently involving two sailors from the Italian Navy."
Ferrari is supporting two marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, who were arrested in India in February and were held responsible for the death of two Indian fishermen. The two were granted bail but are not allowed to leave the country.
Italy's minister for foreign affairs, Giulio Terzi, was pleased with Ferrari's support and on twitter wrote, "Congratulations to Ferrari for displaying the Navy's symbol at the India GP. It will show the sailors the whole country is behind them."
Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo also gave his two cents, "We just want to give a small contribution, with great respect to the Indian authorities, toward finding a solution with dialogue. The navy is one of Italy's best symbols. I have great memories of when I was a young student at the Morosini naval academy."
Yesterday Ferrari hastily issued another statement again denying the flag is a political statement, "The Italian Navy's national flag on the Ferrari race cars at the Indian Grand Prix is there as a tribute to one of our country's outstanding institutions. With all the respect due to the Indian Authorities, Ferrari wishes to make it clear that this initiative does not have, nor should it be seen as having, any political implication."
FOM CEO Bernie Ecclestone said it's the job of India's national motorsport association, the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), to determine whether it's a political statement or not. "What we'd do, we'd look at the national sporting authority (FMSCI) here to have a look at that," said Ecclestone and added, "Let's see what can be done. We'll keep politics out of it."
The Indian government had already stated they were not happy with the flag and Syed Akbaruddin, the official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs, said Ferrari was using 'sporting events to promote causes which are not of a sporting nature is not in keeping with the spirit of sports'.
Article One of the FIA statutes states, "The FIA shall refrain from manifesting racial, political or religious discrimination in the course of its activities and from taking any action in this respect."
FMSCI president Vicky Chandhok issued a statement today, saying there are no problems with the navy symbol on the Ferrari, "Stefano Domenicalli, Team Principal Scuderia Ferrari, has confirmed that their initiative of carrying their national navy flag does not have and should not be seen as having any political implication.
"FMSCI firmly believes that carrying their national navy flag will not have any effect on the case pending before the Indian courts. The FMSCI will not permit any attempt to subvert the process of justice by politicising the event."
I seems Ferrari wins again … because their name is Ferrari … and that's politics as well.
Indian GP: Red Bull dominates again, Vettel on pole, Webber second
By Berthold Bouman
No big surprises today during qualifying for round 17 of the FIA Formula One World Championship, the Indian Grand Prix. Red Bull showed their supremacy again with championship leader Sebastian Vettel taking another pole position, his team mate Australian Mark Webber was second, while Lewis Hamilton was third for McLaren.
"I made a mistake on my first run so we only had one set of tyres left but I was pretty happy with my [final] lap," Vettel said. "We need to keep pushing; we have a lot of important races to go but the best chance of doing well is to focus on every single step."
Paul di Resta was first out in Q1 and the first driver to set a representative time of 1m28.786s, but his time was soon beaten by his team colleague Nico Hulkenberg, all drivers were still on the harder tyre compound at the start of the first session.
But it was Felipe Massa who set the benchmark in his Ferrari with a lap of 1m26.939s, he later gave his team mate Fernando Alonso a tow on the back straight, but it didn't work and the Spaniard actually lost time and took fifth position at the time.
With ten minutes to go both Red Bull and McLaren drivers were the only ones who hadn't set a timed lap yet, Lewis Hamilton tried but missed his braking point and ran wide, at the same moment Massa spun as he went too far over the kerbs, he regained control but retreated to the Ferrari garage for a new set of tyres.
Sebastian Vettel not surprisingly took first place on his first run with a lap of 1m26.621s, while Webber was still in 24th place, but after a flying lap climbed to third position. For the drivers in the drop-out zone it was time to go out on the softer tyres to ensure a place in Q2, despite their best efforts Jean-Eric Vergne, Vitaly Petrov, Heikki Kovalainen, Timo Glock, Pedro de la Rosa, Narain Karthikeyan and Charles Pic did not make it into the second session.
In Q2 all 17 remaining drivers went out on the soft tyres, and it was again Vettel who was quickest with a lap of 1m25.435s, Webber was also quick and took second place. Massa was again struggling with his Ferrari, the same could be said about Hamilton, who missed several opportunities to improve his time, as he was visibly struggling to keep his car on track.
With just two minutes to go Kimi Raikkonen was in 12th place, while Romain Grosjean was seventh, but the flying Finn improved his time and took eighth place. Michael Schumacher and Massa were also in the danger zone, only Massa could improve his time and took tenth place, while the seven-times World Champion slid further down the order as others improved their fastest time.
Grosjean, Hulkenberg, Bruno Senna, Schumacher, Daniel Ricciardo, di Resta and Kamui Kobayashi did not make it into the third and final qualifying session.
Thus ten drivers started in Q3 to battle for pole, Alonso was on track first, he was soon followed by Hamilton, who again had problems with the balance of his car and had to abort his first fast lap.
Vettel was also out quick but made a rare mistake and had a massive moment when he ran wide and had to cut a corner, he was clearly under pressure to score pole. Webber was fastest with five minutes to go, while the others stayed in the garage to save tyres.
Two minutes to go and Button had taken second place, time for the other drivers to leave the pits for their final run. Vettel took first place from Webber, and took pole for tomorrow's Indian Grand Prix. Webber was second and Hamilton took third place on his very last lap. Button took fourth place, while Massa showed he has regained his confidence and speed again after a troublesome season, and finished sixth behind Alonso who was fifth.
About tomorrow's race Vettel said, "You know that a lot of things can happen in the race. I am very happy to be on pole but there is a hard race coming tomorrow. We had a bit of a surprise on Friday on the long runs, everyone was quite close, so we'll see what that means with strategy tomorrow."
Webber, who was just 0.044 seconds slower, said to the BBC, "The lap itself wasn't too bad. I got onto the astroturf at the last corner so it wasn't the smoothest run to the finish line, but I'm driving the car. Then I didn't get to do my final lap, the McLarens were doing very slow out-laps so I didn't get my second lap. I had no front grip at the start of my lap so it was finished. So I was surprised to end up second — I'll take that."
Hamilton was quite happy with his third place, "I'm very satisfied that I'll be starting tomorrow's race from the second row. This is one of the best circuits we race on and I definitely think third position gives us a fighting chance to win tomorrow. At the start tomorrow, I feel I have a lot less to lose than Sebastian [Vettel] in front of me, so I'll certainly be pushing a bit. Seb has more to worry about than I do, and, if I can get up with the two Red Bulls, I'd love to take a win!"
Alonso remained calm as ever and was optimistic ahead of the race, "I think it's more challenging for us now but I remain 100% confident that we will fight for this championship and we will win it. The first target is to finish in front of them [Red Bull] tomorrow and I think we have chances to do it."
Raikkonen was the fastest Lotus driver and took seventh place, Sergio Perez who had skipped the first free practice due to a severe cold, was eighth for Sauber, Pastor Maldonado was ninth, and Nico Rosberg, who didn't even bother to score a fast lap and stayed in the garage during Q3, was tenth.
Indian GP: Red Bull dominate second Friday practice session, Perez back in the car
By Berthold Bouman
Sebastian Vettel was again fastest during the second free practice session for the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit this afternoon, but he was now closely followed by his Australian team mate Mark Webber, who was 0.118 seconds slower than the German 2010 and 2011 World Champion.
Red Bull showed their supremacy again as third fastest driver Fernando Alonso was almost six-tenths of a second slower, which is bad news for Alonso's and Ferrari's title aspirations, as 0.6 seconds is almost an eternity in Formula One, if Red Bull can maintain the same pace the remaining title contenders will have a hard time keeping up with both Red Bull drivers during Sunday's race.
Nico Rosberg and Kimi Raikkonen were fourth and fifth, but the damage was even worse for McLaren, as Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button were sixth and seventh, but nine-tenths of a second slower than Vettel.
This time Nico Hulkenberg was the fastest Force India driver, he was eighth, while Paul di Resta was 11th after completing 32 laps. Difficult times for the Force India team, team owner Vijay Mallya was again prominently absent as his Kingfisher airline is in deep financial problems and he perhaps did not want to face his employees who wanted to confront him during his home Grand Prix.
Romain Grosjean was ninth for Lotus, both Lotus drivers significantly improved their pace compared to this morning's session, Bruno Senna completed the top ten but was one and a half second off the pace. Pastor Maldonado was just like this morning again way off the pace and was 17th in the second Williams.
A big surprise as Sergio Perez jumped into his Sauber again after he had skipped the morning session due to a severe cold, and was the fastest Sauber driver in 12th place. His team mate Kamui Kobayashi was 0.277 seconds slower and the Japanese driver took 16th place.
Two seconds slower than his compatriot Vettel, Michael Schumacher took 13th place in the second Mercedes, the again-to-retire seven-times World Champion was 1.2 seconds slower than Rosberg.
Except the huge advantage Red Bull seems to have at the Indian track, there were no other surprises this afternoon, except perhaps Felipe Massa who was again very disappointing — and after he had spun twice and complained about the balance of his car, landed 15th spot this afternoon.
Daniel Ricciardo was 13th for Toro Rosso and Jean-Eric Vergne was 18th. Again the same names further down the order, Caterham driver Heikki Kovalainen was back in the car after Dutchman Giedo van der Garde had borrowed it this morning, and the Finn took 19th spot, ahead of Russian Vitaly Petrov in the other Caterham.
Pedro de la Rosa made progress compared to the first session, he beat his team mate Narain Karthikeyan who took 23rd place, but also beat both Marussia drivers, as Timo Glock was 22nd and Charles Pic, who was 24th and last this afternoon.
Tomorrow morning all drivers have a last chance to find some more speed during the third and final practice session, and prepare themselves for the qualifying session in the afternoon.
Gribkowsky case: Bavarian bank wants $400 million from Ecclestone
By Berthold Bouman
The BayernLB bank wants $400 million back from Bernie Ecclestone, German media reported today. The Bavarian state bank sold their Formula One stake to the CVC investment company in 2006, but now want a compensation as they believe they lost money on the transaction.
Gerhard Gribkowsy, a former risk assessment officer of the BayernLB has recently been jailed for eight and a half years for bribery, embezzlement and tax-evasion, it was one of the biggest bribery cases in German history.
FOM CEO Bernie Ecclestone claims he was blackmailed by the German banker, but during the court case in June German State Prosecutor Christoph Rodler already hinted Ecclestone might have to stand trial for his part in the affair and at the time said, "Ecclestone was not a victim of blackmail, but a fellow participant in bribery."
But Ecclestone is not ready to give up $400 million just like that and is even willing to go to court, but despite the allegations still maintains he was in fact the one who was blackmailed, and said to the Associated Press, "I've been blackmailed twice. I don't want it to be a third time. But there's nothing to worry about. I'm not worried. I'm aggravated with the nonsense I'm being put through for all this."
Ecclestone explained what had happened, "They asked our lawyers in Germany. They said could we have 400 million back? I did not respond. There is no point, is there?" And he added, "They will sue. If they win, they get paid. If they lose, it will cost them. That's all.
"A massive percentage of these actions that take place, people settle. They don't want the trouble. The very reason I gave Gribkowsky money was to stop the problem and aggravation which would have gone on for years."
Asked whether he was afraid to end up in a German jail the Formula One boss answered, "I hope not. I really hope not. I wouldn't complain about German prisons, but I'd rather not be in one anywhere to be honest."
Indian GP: Championship still open, Alonso and Ferrari still fully committed
By Berthold Bouman
The championship is still open, according to the number two in the Formula One Drivers' Championship, Fernando Alonso. He admitted the two start crashes he had in Belgium and Japan did hurt his title chances, but the Spaniard is adamant he can still win the 2012 title, as he is only six points behind leader Sebastian Vettel.
"My situation is quite good, you could say it's the second best situation as we are almost on the same points total as Vettel, with four races to go and there is every possibility open for the championship. We are in the situation that we plan to fight for the championship all the way to the end," he said today.
When quizzed about the recent progress Red Bull has made he said, "It's true that in the last few races, Red Bull has been very strong and quick, but we have seen all year that there have been ups and downs for everybody, so we need to improve our situation and our level of competitiveness and try to catch them."
But Alonso also thinks a good qualifying position is of paramount importance, "It all depends on the position from which you start. If you start from pole, you avoid 99% of the crashes, so we need to improve our Saturday pace and start at the front to avoid these incidents. But there is no specific action one can take to avoid first lap accidents."
The double World Champion doesn't think it will be a straight-forward battle, and he believes the battle for the best upgrade packages will also play an important role. "I think it will be a battle of packages: everyone will have his own strong points and weak points," he said.
And he further explained, "At the moment we have seen that Red Bull maybe has the fastest car, especially on Saturday. They will try and make the most of this strong point and we will try to use our strong points. It is a matter of pushing everything to the limits now; the car development, the strategy and the approach to the weekends."
And not just Alonso, but everyone at Ferrari wants to reel in the championship, "As for my motivation, it is better than ever and not just me, the whole team is very motivated, everyone in the team wants this championship. We have struggled all year with our car, especially in the first part of the season and now with four races to go, we are going on full attack for the last month with everyone in the team so focused."
Hamilton and Dennis to have 'dinner and a good chat' in Abu Dhabi
By Berthold Bouman
One thing was really bothering Lewis Hamilton after he had signed for Mercedes: he hadn't spoken to his McLaren mentor Ron Dennis, he tried to contact him but the McLaren Executive Chairman didn't return his calls.
Clearly Hamilton's decision to leave had been very disappointing for Dennis, who signed Hamilton at the age of 13, but after 14 years at McLaren the 2008 World Champion was now looking for a new 'challenge' in Formula One, hence his decision to move to Mercedes.
British media have now revealed Hamilton and Dennis finally met last week when Hamilton visited the McLaren headquarters in Woking, and the two have agreed to have 'a good chat' in Abu Dhabi next week. "I haven't sat down and spoken to anyone just because we're still in the motion of the year … it's not the end yet," said Hamilton. "It's important now to try and keep the motivation up high, so when I went back I did the normal things that I do.
"I spoke to Ron, and me and Ron, we're planning to meet up I think it's in Abu Dhabi. We'll go for dinner, have a good chat."
Asked about this year's World Championship, Hamilton admitted it was now a two-horse race, as he believes Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel are the only two remaining candidates for the 2012 title.
Hamilton commented, "I'm very sad that we've not been able to win another World Championship … I feel that we, as a team, are good enough to have done so and I feel that I'm good enough to have done so.
"For the rest of the year now it's just to try and help the team win the Constructors' Championship. Realistically we are too far away, I would say, to win the drivers'. If we did through some kind of miracle, then I'll eat my words!"
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The well-known Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga recently argued, as summarized by this news article, that "Christians don't have to cower as atheists swing the heavy club of science." Plantinga is the emeritus John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, and he is the inaugural holder of the William Harry Jellema Chair in Christian Philosophy at Calvin College. Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is one of the most ardently compromising Christian Colleges in the US that continues to lead so many young people astray in regards to the authority of Scripture beginning in Genesis.
Plantinga declared that (what he calls) science and the Christian faith are compatible with one another and that science only contradicts faith when you add something to it (such as atheistic naturalism). I would certainly agree with him—until he equivocates science with evolution. I certainly do not agree that evolution only contradicts Christianity when you add something to it. No, evolution is absolutely, completely, and utterly opposed to Scripture regardless. Besides, as is usual for these academics, they refuse to acknowledge the difference between historical science (beliefs about the past or origins) and observational science (that builds our technology). (See our informative page, "What Is Science?")
Plantinga seems to recognize that naturalism is the philosophical and religious underpinning of evolution and that it is atheistic and diametrically opposed to Christianity. He says,
[Atheists] are thinking of evolution plus naturalism, which is the idea that there isn't any such person as God or anything like God . . . evolution doesn't say anything about whether there is such a person as God or not. . . . It's a metaphysical add-on they are importing into the scientific notion of evolution.What he fails to realize is that evolution is not some kind of neutral science that stands or falls on its own. It is an entire worldview that effects how you see and interpret the evidence in cosmology, geology, and biology. The religious implications of evolution are inescapable because to accept evolution means to reject or reinterpret the clear teaching of Genesis in all three of these areas. This puts man as the ultimate authority instead of God, which is exactly what naturalism seeks to do—explain life without God so that we can be our own authority.
Now, Plantinga also doesn't seem to recognize that evolution and God's Word are utterly contradictory to one another. In order to fit evolution into God's Word, you have to compromise Scripture. The Bible makes it clear that death came as a consequence of Adam's sin (Genesis 2:17; Romans 5:18) and that it did not exist before the Fall (Genesis 1:31). The very gospel itself is founded on this teaching: Jesus came to take the penalty that we, in Adam and individually, deserve, and that's why He had to come physically and die physically and then physically rise again, defeating death once and for all. To say that God used millions of years of death, suffering, disease, and extinction to create life is to compromise the plain teaching of Scripture that death is the result of Adam's sin.
And this is not the only problem with trying to squeeze evolution into the Bible. You also have to somehow fit millions of years into Genesis, and you have to rearrange the order of events in creation to accommodate the supposed evolutionary order. You have to understand Adam and Eve as either non-literal figures or as the descendants of ape-like ancestors instead of being specially created by God's hand from dust (Adam) and Adam's rib (Eve). Thorns, a part of the Curse (Genesis 3:18), are claimed to have existed for millions of years in the fossil record, and, if the fossil record represents millions of years, then the global Flood of Genesis 6–9 has to be reinterpreted as a local flood that would leave the rock layers undisturbed. And these are just some of the numerous biblical problems! Clearly the evolutionary model and Scripture are not compatible.
Now, while the evolutionary model of history is contradictory to Scripture, this does not mean that science and faith are pitted against one another. Observational science—the kind of science that is in the present and is observable, repeatable, and testable—will always confirm the Bible. You see, molecules-to-man evolution is historical science—the kind of science that interprets the past based on your starting point and is not observable, repeatable, or testable. True science and its conclusions are always in perfect harmony with God's Word.
Actually, it is because of God and His Word that we can even do science. Evolutionists are unable, within their worldview, to account for the existence of the steady laws of nature that allow us to do science. If the universe evolved randomly by chance processes and is materialistic, as many evolutionists teach, then why do non-material, steady laws of nature govern the universe? These laws can only exist because there is a logical Mind who created the universe and upholds it in a logical and orderly way. Science is only possible because of God!
Isn't it sad that such compromisers have infiltrated Christian colleges like Calvin College and have led so many astray? They have much to answer for when they stand before the God of Creation one day.
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The world is changing faster than ever before.
"We are now living through the "age of accelerations" underpinned by those converging technological advances put in motion a decade ago. The pace of change (speed) and rate of change (exponential) are in many cases exceeding our capacity to cope with change." Peter Griffin, Listener
Now, more than ever before, you are expected to stay current to stay relevant. To remain complacent in your job or business is likely to result in you being passed up by the competition and falling behind.
In this article, I'll share what I learned about beating the overwhelm and keeping relevant in the digital age.
You can do online training, go back to school, attend workshops, or try a webinar – who hasn't had 10 invites to webinars in their inbox just this week!? Yet, as you just read, technology is shifting faster than we can even adapt to.
All of this noise just gets to be overwhelming. How do you keep up in a world that has so much change?
Well, I can tell you what I tried, why IT WASN'T WORKING, and what I learned to move past it.
To keep up and "get ahead" I thought I needed more tools and resources. I dove head first into all the business books, podcasts, video learnings, and ecourses I could find.
On video trainings I'd find myself turning the playback speed up to double time so I could get through more content in less time. I skipped the practical exercises and told myself I'd come back to them later (I never did). I just had to keep checking off modules and trainings.
The faster I consumed information, the more I felt my anxiety build. I needed more. If only I could get the next certification then I would feel credible and knowledgeable
Pretty soon I was spending hours a week diving through e-learnings, working part-time on my business, and all of this was on top of a normal job and a commute.
I felt like I was falling even more behind…because I was.
I was so focused on learning that I was missing out on the doing.
The courses and content I was consuming were AMAZING, don't get me wrong. It just wasn't an effective way to go about it.
Think about it this way: If you want to get healthy, a good way to start is by eating healthy foods. But you don't usually see people going out and trying to eat 15 lbs. of celery in a day to try and get healthier faster. Number one, I don't know anyone who can eat that much celery in a day, and number two, it won't make a difference in one day.
It takes consistent small actions to result in a change in your health. The same is true of learning. Most of you have gone to school for a number of years in your life, and it was that consistent action over time that led you to become who you are today.
We should all be learning new things all the time. It's an amazing way to experience the world and continue to improve yourself, as well as put you in line for better things in your business or career. But learning should not come at the expense of actual, tangible progress.
And it doesn't have to. Through this experience, I've learned some valuable lessons I'll share with you here.
Just like healthy eating, we need a plan and some boundaries for our learning to maximize the productivity we receive out of it.
Make a list of what training you need.
What areas in you life do you need/want more training in?
Which ones will help you immediately in maximizing your career or business?
Which ones will help you in the long term?
Rank them by order of priority and benefit.
Be present & commit.
An hour of focused training is worth more than 10 hours of a course you didn't focus on and didn't glean the meaning of.
If you are going to use your precious time training, put your phone away, be present, commit to the exercises, and really learn.
If you can't commit to this, you're better off watching Netflix. It will at least be fun!
Set time limits.
It's easy to sit in front of an e-course and obsessively attend each course, or attend every one of those 10 free webinars that are sitting in your inbox right now.
But if you did that, you'd be learning more than doing! So don't do that.
How much time do you actually have, or want, to spend on training and learning? Keep in mind that less is usually more – be intentional, focused, realistic, and strategic about where and how much of your time you invest. For some of you, this might be a few hours a week, for others maybe it's only one.
Whatever it is, write it down, or schedule it on your calendar. This is now your commitment, stick to it!
Narrow your list.
Grab that list of prioritized trainings you wrote in number 1. Now look at how much time you committed in number 2.
Now it's time to choose which trainings you actually have time for.
Don't forget to account time for homework and practical application.
Put the others on a shelf for later, when you might have more time, or they might be more necessary.
Apply, apply, apply!
The best way to retain knowledge is to use it. Make sure the training is something you can practice in your daily life or work – and do that!
Stay uncomfortable.
If I can give you one indication of if you are doing too much or too little training, it is how you feel.
If you feel totally comfortable in your life and career, you're may be needing a challenge or falling behind. Evaluate your position, and consider learning something new.
If you are investing a lot of time in training, but you still feel totally anxious, like you can't keep up, and maybe you even feel like a fraud – then you need a focused plan. Use the steps we just went through to build one.
If you're feeling slightly uncomfortable, like you could know more, but you know enough to get by – that's the sweet spot. In this spot that slight discomfort serves as a constant motivator to continue to move forward and learn. The most successful people I know are always in this sweet spot.
So go be uncomfortable. Continue to learn new things and apply them daily as you continue to morph into a better version of you!


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Meatloaf is one of my absolute favorite dishes. It's the one thing that I always ask my mom to make for me on my birthday every single year. Well, I finally got her recipe down pat and I gave it a twist of my own.
With my son having the flu and us being home yesterday it seemed like the perfect time to make meatloaf for dinner since meatloaf takes a while to bake. If you've never made meatloaf before don't fret – it's not that hard. You throw together some ingredients, put it in a pan, and bake it. Viola! Let's jump in!
What You'll Need
- Roaster
- Ground Beef
- Onion
- Saltine Crackers
- Eggs
- Salt
- Pepper
- Oregano
- Minced Garlic
- Bacon
- Ketchup
Now the recipe calls for 2 pounds of ground beef but since it's just Ray and I, I only used a pound and cut the recipe in half. This recipe is incredibly simple. You will begin by putting the beef, chopped onion, crushed saltines, spices, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
Once you have all the ingredients in the bowl you'll want to combine everything using your hands. This is the messy part.
Everything should be sticking together nicely. Once you'll combined everything you will form the mixture into a loaf and place in the roaster. You will then layer with bacon – about three strips – and top with ketchup. * side note: if you don't like ketchup that's okay. I'm not a huge fan of ketchup but it tastes pretty good when baked on top of a meatloaf. *
Also – do not forget to add a little bit of water in the pain to keep the loaf moist. If you plan on making gravy you will add water to the roaster and a few beef bouillon cubes.
This has been the best meatloaf I have ever made. So delicious and flavorful.
A wonderfully delicious and moist meatloaf the whole family will love.
- 2 lb. Ground Beef
- 1 Lg Onion, Yellow – chopped
- 1 Sleeve Saltines, crushed
- 2-3 Eggs
- 1 TBSP Oregano – roughly
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- 1 1/2 TSP Minced Garlic – roughly
- Ketchup
- 5 strips Bacon
- Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
- Combine beef, onion, saltines, eggs, and seasonings in a large mixing bowl using your hands.
- Form mixture into a loaf and place in roaster pan.
- Add water to roasted to keep loaf moist.
- Top with bacon (uncooked) and ketchup.
- Place in oven and cook for 2-3 hours.
Add beef bouillon cubes to water in the roaster if you plan on making gravy.
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This Strange Way of Dying by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
This book is a collection of short stories and it's rather unlike any I've read before.
In some ways I don't think "stories" is the correct way to refer to these entries. None of them really conclude or have any real ending, most of them only have a little backstory but not one that goes back very far. Even plot is somewhat absent in most of them. What they are more are vignettes. Or photographs in literary form. Each story concentrates on creating a theme and atmosphere and they all do it incredibly well. They're not meant to tell someone's story, they're not meant to advance a plot or even tell a story. They're there to give us a snap shot into an event or part of an event, a glance into a person or creature's life, a brief look at a legend or myth or superstition or fear and give us the full impact of that. I don't think it's about telling a story, it's about artistically presenting an image, capturing a moment and portraying a theme, an emotion and a deep, unsettling darkness that permeates each and every one of these stories
And they are all very very good at that. Every story has the best atmosphere. It is creepy with a capital CREEP. What is alien is alien and the settings around Mexico and especially in Mexico City are really powerful. You get an excellent sense of time and place even though they're only thumbnails in short stories, they're very elegantly described – not overwritten but not sparse and very much aware that the atmosphere is vital for these stories.
All but one of these stories are set in Mexico and there's a really good sense of the location in them. Culture, food, location beliefs are all really well mixed and presented into the stories as a natural part of them. There's no sense of someone forcing inserts or clumsiness or "tour guide" elements where someone really wants you to look at the setting. It's there, it's always there, but it's always there naturally. But more than just place and culture, many of these stories also bring in history, which is fascinating all of itself since so much of this history is so little known or studied outside Mexico. It certainly prompted me to do some reading to find the larger context that created these beautiful, eerie scenes.