Every three months, my family and I make a hard stop to rest. (We're doing that now.) Because the (work-life balance) struggle is real.
But I like to read while I rest – so it's over to YOU.
What's your (very real) struggle, these days?
I'd love to hear from you here.
Not saying I can help. But I definitely care. I will read every response. And I promise to ask God for wisdom and words, if He sees fit to use me in your life.
Looking forward to hearing back from you. Rest well, if you've also downed tools. Work well, if you're in the swing of things. It's all glorious.
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5th year of working for a boss who just doesn't want me around – whilst this time has been so good for me in many ways – the Lord has my back and He has used this time to shape and form my character – I am a much nicer and better person for it and Christ has and is glorified. Mostly I feel good but there are just times where I feel tired and my body just gives me away – I am on these beta blockers because my heart just beats wildly for no apparent reason 🙈 – the doctors say it is stress – so I feel like this free floating anxiety is just always there and I just can't seem to get in top of it – it is like this niggle that no matter how much I feel like I'm good it just klaps me on the back of the head!
Thanks so much for sharing, Susan – will be praying God gives you wisdom and discernment as you navigate this.. And greater capacity and resilience to hold steady until He shows you the next step! Much love.
Wow Sharon.. Thank you for sharing and happy happy happy birthday… I'm praying right now for renewed courage and extraordinary joy and perseverance and strength to carry the load. Stay in touch. Much love.
Hello gorgeous, what a brilliant habit, I/we should try and adopt!!
What do I battle with… F. E. A. R !! It is a sneaky one… Comes up in so many ways and guises… As I think I have handed it over, I notice something slightly off elsewhere, and so it circles.
I'm rambling… Enjoy your break!
Visit when you are back in CT… Would love to see you.
Thank you for your blog! I really appreciate your wisdom on being a Godly mom.
You know a little of my struggle over the last year.
I went to Israel last week and The Lord worked so wonderfully with me and I felt so at peace, and really thought I got this anxiety, depression, and fear thing all worked out and the struggle was finally over. Only to come back to be overwhelmed and overcome by the daily struggle …. and the fear …. and the anxiety. Yet through all the muddle I can hear the small whisper from Him "I have got this My Child".
Thank you for your weekly words, they do ground me and remind me that I am loved.
Well I dont usually reply to these types of emails and I most definitely dont reply when it's so close to home. However I had the privilege of meeting your sister and family this last week on holiday (at least I was told it was your sister) in Mozambique and for some reason after spending time laughing and enjoying the sea and sun together I feel somewhat more confident, comfortable or maybe just plain old calmer to speak up and respond to your email.
Well currently I'm struggling with financial breakthroughs. It feels as if I am somewhat the textbook christian or even more so the grace giving, spirit filled, righteous, God fearing, intersessor type demon rebuking, strong hold tearer downer type of Christian. I believe with every fiber in my body that we serve a GOOD KIND GRACIOUSLY LOVING GOD. I know there are biblical principles to live by and I also know that God sees all things knows all things and does all things. I just dont understand why we dont see financial breakthrough or even if i can go as far as to say our financial situation seems to get worse!
I shudder to read my own words but I almost want to say that we have even gone on to implement the '10 point plan' on financial breakthrough. Because as we all know Gods word never returns empty. I've called the ministering spirits to go and collect the harvest. I've been tithing, fasting and even giving freely as offerings. Every moment I get I try to bless others even if it's just with my time.
But tell me….. why dont we see our situation turned around? At what stage do we say it's enough debt and arrange a rescue plan. When does my logic mind kick in and tell me I need an exit plan?
Someone told me to go through the repentance series and repent of financial strongholds and especially good ideas that werent God ideas when it comes to money. Repentance for me is easy. The less of me and the more of God the better! Circumcision of our own selfish gain is never easy but I honestly dont care. Just give me more of Jesus!!!!
I have no resentment towards my Father. I am suffocating in love with Him….
But help me understand when/if/will it change.
Hey, thank you for sharing your journey and your heart… I will be praying that God gives you extraordinary wisdom, discernment, discretion and clear guidance! He promises to provide, so you needn't worry about that. How – and how much – He provides is up to Him, and while His ways are above our ways and beyond tracing out, they're always perfect. I'll pray for to have perfect peace! Much love!
In reply to your post I thought I would let you know that my husband and I are struggling with infertility and on a quest to have healthy children of our own. We are about to embark on our second cycle of IVF and praying for a miracle (or two).
My struggle right now is feeling lost in the woods of being a stay at home mom to a young family and a husband starting a business. Sacrificing and giving so much of myself that I just don't even feel like I know where I'm at and what I need. And not feeling like I have time or energy to do any of the things I want to do in any case.
Dear Marie – that is a very real struggle indeed… Thank you for sharing! I will pray that God gives you the grace and wisdom to take just the next step, each day – and that you'd find peace and joy in doing even the small, mundane, seemingly insignificant (but very exhausting) things of wifing and momming…. It All Matters. You never know when you're making your greatest mark on the world. Please don't give up or give in – He's got you, and I absolutely believe one day you'll be able to look back on this season and see His beauty and goodness and all the ways He sustained you, strengthened you and increased your influence and capacity. Sending you love.
My struggle right now is feeling lost in the woods of being a stay at home mom to a young family and a husband starting a business. Sacrificing and giving so much of myself that I just don't even feel like I know where I'm at and what I need.
Hi there – thank you for sharing! I will pray that you will begin to see, more and more each day, all that you have to be grateful for – because so often it's thanksgiving that precedes the miracles of God. I will pray also that God gives you extraordinary wisdom to know how to maintain a right balance. Sending much love!


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Drag queens, women and politicians: This year's Super Bowl ad roster
Duane | January 30, 2020 | Business | No Comments
For this year's Super Bowl, Madison Avenue will serve up its traditional mix of stars and products during the commercial breaks, but there will be some surprising firsts, too.
Facebook, which has been under siege by regulators, has bought an ad starring Chris Rock to promote its groups feature. Its rival Google will also air a commercial promoting how it can be used to track treasured memories.
President Donald Trump and White House hopeful Michael Bloomberg will be blitzing viewers with political messages, the first from presidential candidates to air nationally at a Super Bowl. Those ads will not be the only ones to break new ground — viewers will also see the first Super Bowl spot to feature drag queens.
LGBTQ representation is just one of the themes to look for in this year's slate of Super Bowl commercials, which will draw upward of $400 million in revenue for Fox.
Inclusion and pride
The featured drag queens are Miz Cracker and Kim Chi, and they star in a spot for the hummus brand Sabra.
A Microsoft ad celebrates the first woman and first openly gay coach in a Super Bowl, Katie Sowers, an offensive assistant with the 49ers. And a commercial for Turbo Tax also features trans actresses Trace Lysette and Isis King, according to the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD.
"For too long LGBTQ visibility in Super Bowl ads was nearly invisible, but this year will mark a breakthrough in LGBTQ representation with many prominent members of our community appearing in ads," the organization said. "This is a positive step forward in reflecting the diversity of the world we live in today and a sign that global brands have woken up to the fact that the American public largely expects and wants to see LGBTQ people attached to their brands."
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres, well-known to television audiences everywhere, and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, return to the small screen in an ad for virtual assistant Amazon Alexa.
Another ad, for Pop-Tarts Pretzels, features Jonathan Van Ness, the star of Netflix's "Queer Eye."
"It's not so much of a surprise that there's LGBTQ representation this year, the surprise is that it took so long," said Robert Thompson, a professor of popular culture at Syracuse University.
While this year's 77 Super Bowl commercials will include other notable LGBTQ figures, they will also feature more women behind the camera and in lead roles.
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Olay, owned by Procter & Gamble, will run a Super Bowl ad starring actress Taraji P. Henson — who played Cookie Lyon, a feisty music entrepreneur on Fox's "Empire" — as well as late night television host Lilly Singh and retired NASA astronaut Nicole Stott. The ad promotes #MakeSpaceforWomen and raises money for female coders.
"The Olay spot and all the female characters is really interesting to me," said Charles R. Taylor, a marketing professor at Villanova who has conducted research on women and minorities in advertising. "We're finding that female lead characters tend, on average over the last five years, to do a little bit better with audiences."
Other celebrities making commercial appearances include Molly Ringwald, who will tout Avocados from Mexico, and Winona Ryder, who will promote the web hosting firm Squarespace.
Those female-forward ad spots come in stark contrast to the male-targeted ads that aired during the Super Bowl 10 years ago.
In 2010, Dodge aired a spot promoting its Charger sports car titled "Man's Last Stand" showing a montage of beleaguered men with a voiceover listing a partner's endless requirements. That year, Dockers showed a group of men in their underwear singing "I Wear No Pants," concluding with "It's time to wear the pants," and website creator "Go Daddy" marketed their product by featuring scantily clad professional auto racer Danica Patrick.
Hard to imagine those ads running today.
Now "everything goes through the lens of, 'Is it appropriate?'" said Rich Silverstein, partner at the ad agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, which has created numerous hit Super Bowl spots for the likes of Budweiser and Cheetos.
A balance of humorous and serious
Silverstein predicts a return to more light-hearted commercials, after some darker themes from recent years, such as an 84 Lumber ad that referred to immigration and the border wall.
Two former "SNL" comedians will make appearances: Jimmy Fallon stars in a spot for Michelob Ultra about his dislike of the gym, and Rachel Dratch jokes about Boston accents in an ad for Hyundai.
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The death of NBA star Kobe Bryant led Planters to pause a Super Bowl-related online ad campaign showing the apparent death of its company icon, Mr. Peanut.
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New York Life Insurance, which will air its first Super Bowl spot in 30 years, will show how people express different kinds of love.
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Chelsea is located on the West Side of Manhattan (i.e. West of Central Park, the border for the high-octane island). Beginning at West 14th Street, it is bordered by Greenwich Village, the Meatpacking District, and Hell's Kitchen. The history of the neighborhood is steeped in development and prestige, as it was once farmland until developers and builders began to erect beautiful brownstones and homes, parks and walking areas, and the neighborhood began to diversify to include Manhattan's…
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Chelsea is located on the West Side of Manhattan (i.e. West of Central Park, the border for the high-octane island). Beginning at West 14th Street, it is bordered by Greenwich Village, the Meatpacking District, and Hell's Kitchen. The history of the neighborhood is steeped in development and prestige, as it was once farmland until developers and builders began to erect beautiful brownstones and homes, parks and walking areas, and the neighborhood began to diversify to include Manhattan's cultural elite.
The neighborhood is largely residential, with a mix of tenements, apartment blocks, city housing projects, townhouses, and renovated rowhouses, but its many retail businesses reflect the ethnic and social diversity of the population. Chelsea incorporates the luxury and sophistication of upper Manhattan with downtown's hip creativity and arts culture. Chelsea is known as one of the centers of the city's art world, with over 200 galleries in the neighborhood.
Architecture, art, and fine dining meet a thriving nightlife scene in Chelsea. Easily accessible while still quiet and restful, Chelsea always serves as the setting for iconic pop culture moments. Chelsea is home to many professionals who are drawn to the prime location of the neighborhood as well as its laid back options for going out. The neighborhood also has some of Manhattan's most interesting buildings, including the London Terrace Apartment Complex, Cushman Row, the Starett-Lehigh Building and the Art Deco Verizon Building.
There's no better way soak in these views than a walk on The High Line, a raised train track converted into a park. Chelsea is home to clothing boutiques, and countless restaurants including favorites like The Chelsea Market, Cafeteria, and the John Dory Oyster Bar. For the athletically-inclined, Chelsea Piers, one of the largest athletic complexes in Manhattan (including a driving range, multiple soccer fields and other facilities), is nearby. And if you're craving a beautiful sunset scene, Chelsea is the place to be.
Chelsea also has a large LGBT population and is known for its diversity and inclusionist attitudes. The stores themselves express the diversity and openness of the neighborhood especially along eighth avenue.
Chelsea takes its name from British Major Thomas Clarke who owned the property starting in 1750. Originally, his land was bound by what is now 21st Street and 24th Street, stretching from the Hudson River to 8th Avenue. His daughter extended the land south to 19th Street. It continued to be built up through the 1830s and 40s for Manhattan's elite, and then in the 19th Century, became an industrial neighborhood after the construction of the Hudson River Railroad. These two influences, industrialism and elitism, give the neighborhood a unique atmosphere consisting of rowhouses, converted lofts, and more recently, luxury highrises.
The industrialization of the 19th Century brought the working class into Chelsea, specifically Irish immigrants who dominated the work on the Hudson River piers. With the influx of working class immigrants, the neighborhood built more tenement style buildings to house these families.
Towards the end of the 19th Century, the theater district came to exist in Chelsea and the neighborhood quickly became the center of American theater.
In most recent history, Chelsea experience a construction boom in conjunction with the development of the High Line. Notable architects such as Frank Gehry, Shigeru Ban, Neil Denari and Jean Nouvel had projects based in Chelsea and the neighborhood was quickly undergoing gentrification. Smaller business were replaced by chain retailers, fashion stores, and techonology stores and wealthier residents began moving back into the neighborhood.
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A Spire of Lifestyle Aspiration
Bob Guccione
American Emperor
The Founder of Penthouse Magazine, Bob Guccione
(not the one in the bikini)
On December 17, in Brooklyn, New York, one year after the start of the Great Depression which saw the crash of the stock market and threw millions of Americans into a state of poverty, the Emperor was born. He was given the name Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione. His father, Anthony, was an accountant. His mother, Nina, a housewife. Guccione was an Italian-American of Sicilian descent and raised with a Roman Catholic upbringing. He attended the Blair Academy, in Blairstown, New Jersey, where he was remembered for his:
"magnetic personality and colossal egotism"
For a few months, Guccione was briefly enrolled in a Catholic seminary with an eye toward becoming a priest. However, he soon abandoned this pursuit when he realized that a life of celibacy would not suit him.
When Guccione was 21, Lilyann Abrams, his first steady girlfriend, became pregnant. Guccione's Catholic faith denounced abortion … and the U.S. Government prohibited it. But Guccione also believed in marriage and family, and, as a result of faith, the law, and personal belief, the couple married.
During the period in which the United States was drafting young men to fight in the Korean War, Guccione was determined to be exempt from the draft due to his marital status. Having always been interested in art, and with a talent for sketching and painting, he decided to move himself and his bride to Rome, Italy, where Lilyann gave birth to a daughter, Tonina.
Gucionne soon found himself greatly inspired by the artwork and history of his ancestors. His fascination of the Roman Empire would impact his life over the decades to come and, in time, resulted in many of his associates and family referring to him as "The Emperor." For the time being, with a wife and baby to support, he worked as a traveling artist, drawing portraits and cartoons of tourists, while performing fortune-telling on the side.
While the United States and its United Nations allies continued to wage war in Korea, and fight a different type of battle known as the "Cold War" with the Soviet Union and its allies, such as Cuba, Guccione struggled to survive as an artist in Rome.
Unbeknownst to him, the first Playboy magazine hit the newsstands in America, with Marilyn Monroe on the cover. It sold more than 50,000 copies. In time, this event, and the continued growing success of Playboy, would alter Guccione's life.
Tired of being the wife of a starving artist, Lilyann took Tonina and left Guccione, moving back to the United States and settling in California.
Now a free man, Guccione hopped on a steamer to North Africa, where he became fully immersed in the Boeheim life-style while painting, smoking pot and hanging out with the likes of author William S. Burroughs.
Guccione's gypsy life lasted less than a year. While in Casablanca, he met an English woman named Murial Hudson. They quickly became romantically involved. And she soon became pregnant, giving birth to Bob Guccione, Jr., before the end of the year.
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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1906, (In two parts), Part I
Minister Wilson to the Secretary of State.
[Extracts.]
Brussels , March 5, 1906 .
Sir: I have the honor to inclose, under separate cover, a copy of a treatisea upon the administration of the Independent State of the Kongo, by Felicien Cattier, professor of the University of Brussels. The publication of this book has created a profound sensation in Belgium and has called out an animated discussion by the press and spirited debates in the Belgian House of Representatives.
On February 20 the leader of the Socialist party, Mr. Vandervelde, interpellated the Government as to its attitude toward the charges contained in Mr. Cattier's book and made his interpellation the occasion for a fierce and eloquent attack upon the administration of the Kongo.
Making Mr. Cattier's book the text of his speech, Mr. Vandervelde directly charged the Kongo administration with the maintenance of the institution of domestic slavery in the Kongo regions; with cruel and barbarous practices toward the native tribes; with a system of taxation amounting practically to confiscation; with violation of the stipulations of the treaty of Berlin guaranteeing [Page 90] equal trade facilities and rights to all nations; with perversion of the revenues derived from Belgian loans to the Kongo to the King's private exchequer; with subornation of the press, and the maintenance of an organized bureau of corruption. It is regarded here as peculiarly significant and as confirming in a large measure the serious charges contained in the book of Mr. Cattier, that after interpellation the Government should have made no reply to his radical and serious charges, except in the way of simple denial.
After some days of discussion, Mr. Beernaert, minister of state and conservative deputy, offered the following resolution:
The House, iu harmony with the ideas governing the foundation of the Independent State of the Kongo by the act of Berlin, renders homage to all those who have devoted themselves to this work of civilization, and in view of the conclusions of the commission of inquiry into the administration of the State of the Kongo, and relying upon the improvements which the commission on reforms is at present studying, and also upon the future execution of the same, decides to proceed without delay to the consideration of the project of law of August 7, 1901, for the administration of the colonial possessions of Belgium.
It is to be noted that the resolution of Mr. Beernaert was adopted after the House had rejected an amendment to that motion calling upon the administration of the Kongo for all documents, accounts, and reports bearing upon the matters in debate for the information of Congress.
The debates had in the House, the trend of expression in the press, the discussions in clubs, literary organizations, and at social gatherings indicate that Cattier's book has crystallized the spirit of discontent with the administration of the Kongo which has been for a long time prevalent, but without the opportunity of utterance.
While Mr. Cattier's book is too voluminous to permit of a full translation by this legation, a general outline may be found useful.
The author starts out with a statement that the existing maladministration of the Kongo is due essentially to the initial error of attempting to administer the finances of a colony for the welfare of interests in the motherland rather than for the good of the colony itself.
The character of the administration is thus described:
The clearest and most incontestable truth resulting from this study is that the State of the Kongo is not a colonizing State; that it is scarcely a State at all; it is a financial enterprise. The primary objects of those in control of its administration have been financial, viz:
Increased revenue by taxation; rapid drainage of the natural richness of the country; the construction of such public works only as would increase the productivity of the soil, such was the policy of the State: All beyond that has been simply subsidiary. The colony has been administered neither in the interests of its inhabitants, nor yet in the economical interests of Belgium. Procure for the sovereign King a maximum of revenue, this has been the inspiration of the Government's zeal.
Nor, according to the evidence offered by Mr. Cattier, does the Government appear to have been very scrupulous in its choice of the means of enlarging the Kongo revenue. He states that the stipulations of the Berlin conference guaranteeing free commerce to all nations have been nullified:
Free commerce does not exist in the Kongo, in any of the five regions just enumerated, and which form the total area of the territory of the State.
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Relative to the recruiting of workmen and soldiers by force, Cattier says:
Generally the most tender course of procedure consisted in the purchase of domestic slaves from the native chiefs, who were taken to the stations chained together with iron collars.
The following letter, published by Consul Casement in his report, is worthy of production in this connection:
"The chief N'Gulu, of Wangata, is sent to Maringa to buy slaves for me. I beg the agents of the Abir (a commercial organization) to kindly report to me any wrongs he may commit while en route.
"(S.) Sarrazzyn.
"The Commandant,
"Coquilhatville, May 1, 1896."
It is admitted that since 1896 there has been an improvement in many ways, but the author states, and seems to prove, that taxation has steadily increased and is now exorbitant.
According to the figures of author, the taxation of the native population of the Kongo during the six years passed has amounted to 55.3 per cent of all visible resources.
The rate of taxation for adjacent African colonies is shown to be as follows:
British East African Protectorate, 1902–3, 1.6 per cent; 1903–4, 6 per cent.
German East African Colony, 15 per cent.
Kameroun, 3.5 per cent.
French Kongo, 4 per cent.
Mozambique Company, 11 per cent.
Every native of Mongola yields an annual profit into the treasury of the Kongo companies or to the royal exchequer of 756 francs ($152).
Continues Mr. Cattier—
one of the strangest creations of the sovereign King is the judicial person to whom is given the name of "Domain of the Crown." The domain of the crown was established by a secret decree of March 8, 1896, and was not made public before 1902; in that year an abstract of the decree appeared in the Official Bulletin, together with one of a new decree of December 23, 1901. The texts of these two royal decrees have not been made public, and it is not yet known whether the decree of 3901 simply made additions to the patrimony of the domain of the crown, or whether it completes and modifies its organization. The abstract of the two decrees published in the Official Bulletin gives no details.
The area of the domain of the crown, as shown by Mr. Cattier, is immense:
Calculated with the greatest care, it amounts to 289,375 square kilometers, which is a territory equal to ten times the area of Belgium, to half the area of France, and 2½ times that of England. It covers more than one-fourth of the rubber zone worked during the last ten years (1,026.875 square kilometers).
The revenue of the domain of the crown from 1896 to 1905 makes an enormous total. Mr. Cattier makes two estimates of the sum total, obtaining, respectively, 80,738,000 francs and 85,270,000 francs. The revenue of the domain for that period may therefore be moderately estimated at 70,000,000 francs.
The purposes for which this large accumulation of money was designed was to some extent explained by the prime minister, Count [Page 92] de Smet de Naeyer, in the Belgian House of Representatives, July 3, 1903. He stated that the present object was the creation and endowment of public institutions and works in Belgium, as well as in the Kongo, it being the ultimate purpose to extend the benefits and privileges now held exclusively by the King to Belgium, and eventually to incorporate the Kongo with Belgium.
Mr. Cattier also presents evidence that the domain of the crown has purchased in the districts of Brussels and Ostend property valued at about 25,000,000 francs.
Commenting on these expenditures, Mr. Cattier says:
It would be a fundamental error to admit that tbe finances of a colony are not to be administered in its exclusive interest and solely for its development. Even if tbe revenues of the domain of the crown had been obtained without abuses and without crimes, the sovereign King should not have the right to expend them in luxurious works in Belgium. Belgium is rich enough to bear the expense of all her useful and necessary works.
Moreover, upon occasions when reforms have been demanded, the government of the Kongo, while admitting their necessity, has declined to realize them on the ground of poverty. Its budget has been closed with a deficit while millions belonging to the same were wasted in Belgium in the execution of works of luxury, in the purchase of consciences, and in dubious and dark dealings.
Analyzing the State of the Kongo budget, Mr. Cattier says:
If we compare the receipts of the State with the expenses, ordinary and extraordinary, the acknowledged deficit is only 27,000,000 francs. Nevertheless, the nominal capital of loans of all kinds made amounts to 130,000,000. The State has thus borrowed 130,000,000 to cover a deficit which by its own estimate amounts to 27,000,000.
Relative to the difference between the official statements of the Kongo government and the report of the commission of inquiry, Mr. Cattier says:
Nothing is more striking than the contrast between the official statements of the Kongo government and the report of the commission of inquiry:
"Report of the secretaries-general to the sovereign King. July 15, 1900.
"Report of the committee of inquiry.
"The judiciary statistics demonstrate the vigilance exercised by the investigating magistrates, in ascertaining infractions of the law, and their efforts are so directed as to lead to the punishment of all offenses." "The offenses committed under the compulsory system have rarely been referred to justice."
The book of Mr. Cattier gives several illustrations like the above of the difference between the official reports and the report of the committee on inquiry.
Relative to government employees and agents, Mr. Cattier says:
The Kongo State dispenses systematically with the services of the most distinguished of its agents. Valuable services rendered, instead of gaining the recognition and approval of the administration, only engender suspicion, and eventually bring about retirement. Not a single distinguished colonial was placed upon the recently organized reform commission.
Speaking of the attitude of the press toward the Kongo State, Mr. Cattier alleges the existence of a press bureau, and says:
This organization prepares most of the articles appearing in the newspapers friendly to the Kongo State. It is only fair to admit that certain Belgian newspapers belonging to the three great political parties have resisted the solicitations of the Kongo officials, and refused the gold of the domain of the [Page 93] crown. The State has thought it wise and proper to remunerate not only the devotion of newspapers and magazines, but also that of certain correspondents and reporters.
Commenting upon the evidence against the Kongo administration which has recently been accumulated, Mr. Cattier says:
Whosoever would have a year ago charged a tenth part of the facts now definitely established would have exposed himself to prosecution and would have found it practically impossible to prove his accusations. His conscience might have absolved him, but the judges would have convicted him.
That his motives in formulating the charges contained in his book may not be misunderstood, Mr. Cattier says:
To avoid any misunderstanding of my intentions, I wish to declare formally that I have been guided in the work I have presented by a double conviction—I believe that under prevalent political conditions in Europe the monarchical form of government is that which best serves the interests of the people. I firmly believe that not only is the Kongo useful and necessary to Belgium, but that the latter could not decline to accept its incorporation without incurring the charge of moral decadence and incapacity.
While Mr. Cattier does not demand the abandonment of the Kongo, he believes that the present régime of operating it through the juridical person, called the domain of the crown, should be abolished, and that free commerce should be established.
The salvation of the natives and the economical prosperity of the State can be obtained only in this way.
The author pronounces himself categorically for the annexation of the Congo to Belgium:
Immediate annexation is the sole honorable issue of the present situation. This question will demand solution very soon under difficult circumstances for the dynasty, when the problem of the succession to the thrones of Belgium and the Kongo must be determined. To-day the whole matter might be adjusted without danger.
It is probable, on account of the great interest taken in the Kongo question in England, that an English translation of Mr. Cattier's interesting work will be made. If I learn of the existence of an English translation I will obtain the same and forward it to the department.
Henry Lane Wilson.
Supra.↩
Message of the President:
List of papers, with subjects of correspondence
Circulars (Documents 1-9)
Argentine Republic (Documents 10-24)
Investigation of affairs in the Kongo Free State (Documents 85-94)
Bolivia (Documents 95-100)
Brazil (Documents 101-117)
Bulgaria (Documents 118-126)
Chile (Documents 127-149)
China (Documents 150-364)
Cuba (Documents 390-465)
Ecuador (Documents 510-520)


Unusual issue here. Using latest 5.6 beta along with Techdemo III.
When attempting to play (stream) FLAC files from the client, files transcode and start downloading fine, however playback doesn't start until nearly the entire file is downloaded; and when it does start, the position starts halfway on the file, almost like the client thinks it's been playing all along since early buffering.
I'm able to slide the position back to 00:00 and it does correctly start at the beginning. I've been able to duplicate this behavior multiple times as I mostly ripped my personal library straight from cd to flac.
Can you be more specific about your configuration!


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package com.tellerulam.knx2mqtt;

import java.nio.charset.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.logging.*;

import org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3.*;
import org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3.persist.*;

import com.eclipsesource.json.*;
import com.tellerulam.knx2mqtt.GroupAddressManager.GroupAddressInfo;

public class MQTTHandler
{
	private final Logger L=Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName());

	public static void init() throws MqttException
	{
		instance=new MQTTHandler();
		instance.doInit();
	}

	private final String topicPrefix;
	private MQTTHandler()
	{
		String tp=System.getProperty("knx2mqtt.mqtt.topic","knx");
		if(!tp.endsWith("/"))
			tp+="/";
		topicPrefix=tp;
	}

	private static MQTTHandler instance;

	private MqttClient mqttc;

	private void queueConnect()
	{
		shouldBeConnected=false;
		Main.t.schedule(new TimerTask(){
			@Override
			public void run()
			{
				doConnect();
			}
		},10*1000);
	}

	private class StateChecker extends TimerTask
	{
		@Override
		public void run()
		{
			if(!mqttc.isConnected() && shouldBeConnected)
			{
				L.warning("Should be connected but aren't, reconnecting");
				queueConnect();
			}
		}
	}

	private boolean shouldBeConnected;
	private static boolean knxConnectionState;

	private void processSetGet(String namePart,MqttMessage msg,boolean set)
	{
		if(msg.isRetained())
		{
			L.finer("Ignoring retained message "+msg+" to "+namePart);
			return;
		}
		// Now translate the topic into a group address
		GroupAddressInfo gai=GroupAddressManager.getGAInfoForName(namePart);
		if(gai==null)
		{
			L.warning("Unable to translate name "+namePart+" into a group address, ignoring message "+msg);
			return;
		}
		L.fine("Name "+namePart+" translates to GA "+gai.address);
		String data=new String(msg.getPayload(),StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
		if(set)
			KNXConnector.doGroupWrite(gai.address, data, gai);
		else
			KNXConnector.doGroupRead(gai.address, data, gai);
	}

	void processMessage(String topic,MqttMessage msg)
	{
		L.fine("Received "+msg+" to "+topic);
		topic=topic.substring(topicPrefix.length(),topic.length());
		if(topic.startsWith("set/"))
			processSetGet(topic.substring(4),msg,true);
		else if(topic.startsWith("get/"))
			processSetGet(topic.substring(4),msg,false);
		else
			L.warning("Ignored message "+msg+" to unknown topic "+topic);
	}

	private void doConnect()
	{
		L.info("Connecting to MQTT broker "+mqttc.getServerURI()+" with CLIENTID="+mqttc.getClientId()+" and TOPIC PREFIX="+topicPrefix);

		MqttConnectOptions copts=new MqttConnectOptions();
		copts.setWill(topicPrefix+"connected", "0".getBytes(), 1, true);
		copts.setCleanSession(true);
		try
		{
			mqttc.connect(copts);
			sendConnectionState();
			L.info("Successfully connected to broker, subscribing to "+topicPrefix+"(set|get)/#");
			try
			{
				mqttc.subscribe(topicPrefix+"set/#",1);
				mqttc.subscribe(topicPrefix+"get/#",1);
				shouldBeConnected=true;
			}
			catch(MqttException mqe)
			{
				L.log(Level.WARNING,"Error subscribing to topic hierarchy, check your configuration",mqe);
				throw mqe;
			}
		}
		catch(MqttException mqe)
		{
			L.log(Level.WARNING,"Error while connecting to MQTT broker, will retry: "+mqe.getMessage(),mqe);
			queueConnect(); // Attempt reconnect
		}
	}

	private void doInit() throws MqttException
	{
		String server=System.getProperty("knx2mqtt.mqtt.server","tcp://localhost:1883");
		String clientID=System.getProperty("knx2mqtt.mqtt.clientid","knx2mqtt");
		mqttc=new MqttClient(server,clientID,new MemoryPersistence());
		mqttc.setCallback(new MqttCallback() {
			@Override
			public void messageArrived(String topic, MqttMessage msg) throws Exception
			{
				try
				{
					processMessage(topic,msg);
				}
				catch(Exception e)
				{
					L.log(Level.WARNING,"Error when processing message "+msg+" for "+topic,e);
				}
			}
			@Override
			public void deliveryComplete(IMqttDeliveryToken token)
			{
				/* Intentionally ignored */
			}
			@Override
			public void connectionLost(Throwable t)
			{
				L.log(Level.WARNING,"Connection to MQTT broker lost",t);
				queueConnect();
			}
		});
		doConnect();
		Main.t.schedule(new StateChecker(),30*1000,30*1000);
	}

	private void doPublish(String name, Object val, String src,String dpt,String textual, long updateTime, long lastChange)
	{
		JsonObject jso=new JsonObject();
		jso.add("ts",updateTime).add("lc",lastChange).add("knx_src_addr",src).add("knx_dpt",dpt);
		if(textual!=null)
			jso.add("knx_textual",textual);
		if(val instanceof Integer)
			jso.add("val",((Integer)val).intValue());
		else if(val instanceof Number)
			jso.add("val",((Number)val).doubleValue());
		else
			jso.add("val",val.toString());
		String txtmsg=jso.toString();
		MqttMessage msg=new MqttMessage(jso.toString().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
		msg.setQos(0);
		msg.setRetained(true);
		try
		{
			String fullTopic=topicPrefix+"status/"+name;
			mqttc.publish(fullTopic, msg);
			L.finer("Published "+txtmsg+" to "+fullTopic);
		}
		catch(MqttException e)
		{
			L.log(Level.WARNING,"Error when publishing message "+txtmsg,e);
		}
	}

	private void sendConnectionState()
	{
		try
		{
			instance.mqttc.publish(instance.topicPrefix+"connected",(knxConnectionState?"2":"1").getBytes(),1,true);
		}
		catch(MqttException e)
		{
			/* Ignore */
		}

	}

	public static void setKNXConnectionState(boolean connected)
	{
		knxConnectionState=connected;
		instance.sendConnectionState();
	}

	public static void publish(String name, Object val, String src,String dpt,String textual,long updateTime,long lastChange)
	{
		instance.doPublish(name,val,src,dpt,textual,updateTime,lastChange);
	}

}

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LAS VEGAS (January 2016) - SPEEDVEGAS will host its first job fair to fill 75 positions in time for its March 2016 opening. The job fair will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 3 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, Jan. 13, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gaudin Porsche of Las Vegas (at I-215 and Rainbow Boulevard). SPEEDVEGAS is the $30 million, 100-acre motorsports complex that will offer visitors supercar driving experiences on its 1.5-mile track. The track will open to the public in March 2016.
Multi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply and previous tourism-industry experience is a plus. The available positions include:
Concierge: Assist guests in person with reservations and check-ins. Sales and customer service experience is required.
Reservation/Sales Agent: Assist and convert to sales via live chat, E-mail and telephone.
Driving Coach: Drive in supercars with guests to create positive and safe experience. General knowledge of exotic cars, good customer service skills, clean driving record are required. Previous coaching experience is not required.
Paramedic/Fire/Track Safety: Certifications are required.
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"As we gear up for our March 2016 track opening, we're gratified to be able to kick off the New Year by creating new jobs for Southern Nevadans," said Aaron Fessler, founder and CEO of SPEEDVEGAS. "We also look forward to being part of the region's thriving tourism industry."
Added Jim Mooradian, general manager, Gaudin Porsche: "It's a pleasure to host the SPEEDVEGAS job fair. We're thrilled about the addition of this distinctive supercar driving experience to our local community and look forward to enjoying a close partnership with the attraction for years to come."
Interested candidates should register to attend the job fair in advance at https://speedvegas.com/en/careers/2016-job-fair/info.
For downloadable photos of SPEEDVEGAS, click here.
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SPEEDVEGAS is the new, award-winning 100-acre motorsports complex opening in March 2016 in Las Vegas. Guests at SPEEDVEGAS experience the world's most sought-after muscle cars and exotic supercars from Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Audi, Corvette and more. The $30 million SPEEDVEGAS experience features an impressive 1.5 mile (2.4 km) Formula One-inspired racetrack comparable to top circuits in the world and includes 12 sweeping turns, 15 degree banked turns, 60 feet of total elevation change and a half-mile straightaway. In addition, the 20,000 square feet, 2-story welcome center features indoor and outdoor observation decks, food and beverage selections at a well-appointed café, meetings and event space and much more. SPEEDVEGAS is located on Las Vegas Boulevard South, just 10 minutes from the world-famous "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign (Exit 25 on Interstate 15). Learn more at speedvegas.com, Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest (#SPEEDVEGAS, #SPEEDVEGAS2015, #SPEEDVEGAS2016).
ABOUT GAUDIN PORSCHE OF LAS VEGAS
Gaudin Porsche of Las Vegas opened in September of 2015 and is newest addition to the Gaudin Motor Company, a family-owned automotive group that operates four dealerships in the city. The facility boasts 42,000 square feet, making it one of the largest Porsche dealership in the United States. Gaudin Porsche is the first Porsche dealership classified as a Porsche Classic Partner, giving vintage Porsche model owners a place to go to for restorations and repairs on their vehicle's genuine Porsche parts. Gaudin Porsche is made up of talented and adept professionals who are committed to practicing the "customer first" Gaudin way, coupled with Porsche's mission of providing impeccable service to the premium car brand's elite clientele. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the dealership's Carrera Café, a full-service café and lounge that features customized gourmet sandwiches, a variety of coffee drinks and complimentary Wi-Fi. Gaudin Porsche is located next door to Gaudin Ford of Las Vegas off the 215 west beltway and Rainbow Blvd. For more information visit www.GaudinPorscheLV.com.
LAS VEGAS (December 17, 2015) SPEEDVEGAS will start its engines come March 2016. Las Vegas' newest and most thrilling attraction, the $30 million motorsports complex features a 1.5-mile supercar track, multilevel welcome center, large event center, café and much more.


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Ameritech Cup 1996 — жіночий тенісний турнір, що проходив на закритих кортах з килимовим покриттям UIC Pavilion у Чикаго (штат Іллінойс, США). Належав до турнірів 2-ї категорії в рамках Туру WTA 1996. Відбувсь удвадцятьп'яте і тривав з 28 жовтня до 3 листопада 1996 року. Друга сіяна Яна Новотна здобула титул в одиночному розряді.

Фінальна частина

Одиночний розряд

 Яна Новотна —  Дженніфер Капріаті 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
 Для Новотної це був 9-й титул за сезон і 75-й — за кар'єру.

Парний розряд

 Ліза Реймонд /  Ренне Стаббс —  Анджела Леттьєр /  Міягі Нана 6–1, 6–1
 Для Реймонд це був 3-й титул за сезон і 6-й — за кар'єру. Для Стаббс це був 1-й титул за рік і 10-й — за кар'єру.

Примітки

Посилання
 Деталі турніру Жіночої тенісної асоціації (WTA)
 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament edition details

Ameritech Cup
Ameritech Cup
1996 в Американському спорті

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Free Plan available
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The dating site has an average of more women than men. The populace is split as 60% are women while 40% are men. And females are more active than men on this site.
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Members join to find serious relationships and singles who share their faith in God
Majority of the members are aged 35-44 years old
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How does CatholicMatch dating work?
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Limited access for free users
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University of Sydney Handbooks - 2016 Archive
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The University of Sydney - Sydney Conservatorium of Music Handbook 2016
Conservatorium Handbook
You are here: Home / Sydney Conservatorium of Music / Postgraduate research / Doctor of Philosophy
Undergraduate coursework
Bachelor of Music (Composition)
Bachelor of Music (Music Education)
Bachelor of Music (Musicology) (pre-2016 enrolments)
Bachelor of Music (Performance)
Bachelor of Music Studies
Bachelor of Music Studies (Honours)
Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Music Studies/Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Engineering Honours/Bachelor of Music Studies
Diploma of Music
Undergraduate units of study
Summary unit tables
Principal study unit tables
Honours unit tables
Core unit tables
Elective unit tables
Special purpose unit tables
Principal study unit descriptions
Honours unit descriptions
Core unit descriptions
Elective unit descriptions
Master of Music Studies (Composition)
Master of Music Studies (Conducting)
Master of Music Studies (Opera Performance)
Graduate Diploma of Music (Opera Performance)
Master of Music Studies (Performance)
Graduate Diploma of Music (Performance)
Master's Preliminary Course
Resolutions of the Faculty
Resolutions of the Senate
Unit of study table
Unit of study descriptions
Core unit of study table
Core unit of study descriptions
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The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is a research degree awarded for a thesis considered to be a substantially original contribution to the subject concerned. The Doctor of Philosophy is offered in all faculties of the University and is governed by the resolutions of the Senate and the Academic Board of the University of Sydney for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The normal minimum period of candidature is six full-time semesters (or the part-time equivalent), while the normal maximum length of full-time PhD candidature is eight semesters. Full-time candidates for research degrees do not keep to the normal semesters but work continuously throughout the year except for a period of four weeks' annual recreation leave.
For the rules and guidelines pertaining to the degree and candidature, students should refer to the following:
University of Sydney (Higher Degree by Research) Rule 2011)
Thesis and Examination of Higher Degree by Research Policy 2015.
The most recent versions of these rules are found the Policy Register sydney.edu.au/policies.
Additional information can also be found in the Graduate Studies handbook.
PhD candidature at the Conservatorium
At the Conservatorium candidates may undertake supervised research in composition, ethnomusicology, music education, musicology, performance, applied and interdisciplinary research.
On completion of a course of advanced study and research, candidates present the results of the work undertaken for examination in a thesis that demonstrates an original contribution to knowledge, and forms a cohesive and unified whole. The thesis shall be either:
a thesis that represents a sustained investigation of a single topic
a thesis comprising a dissertation that includes a critical and appropriate historical and theoretical discussion plus a substantial body of creative work.
The normal upper limit of a PhD thesis is 80,000 words (not including appendices). This may be exceeded with the permission of the Conservatorium Research Committee; however, the absolute upper limit is 100,000 words. In the case of option 2, the normal upper limit will be the equivalent of 80,000 words; the proportion of creative work and dissertation components may vary and in cases where the two components are of equal weight, the dissertation will be no more than 40,000 words.
Some coursework may be required during the candidature but this is not a major component. Candidates are normally expected to present and discuss their research in an appropriate seminar each year. The University's rules of Annual Review and progression apply.
The minimum admission requirement for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the possession of a relevant master's degree or a relevant bachelor's degree with first or upper second class honours. Alternatively, an applicant may be admitted having passed a qualifying examination at a standard equivalent to the bachelor's degree with first or upper second class honours. This qualifying examination could be completion of a period of advanced study and research towards a relevant master's degree at the University of Sydney, at such a standard as would demonstrate to the satisfaction of the faculty that the candidate is suitably prepared in the particular field of study to undertake candidature for a PhD. See University of Sydney (Higher Degree by Research) Rule 2011
In addition to these academic requirements, the Conservatorium must be satisfied that your proposed course of advanced study and research is appropriate and acceptable to the faculty; that you have in addition to the academic qualifications the necessary training and ability to pursue the proposed course of study and research; and that there are sufficient supervisory and other resources and facilities available to enable your candidature to be completed successfully.
Faculties are particularly concerned to ensure before admission to PhD candidature that there is the likelihood of a successful outcome. At the Conservatorium admission to candidature involves the acceptance of a research proposal presented as part of the application. This proposal needs to be 1500 to 2000 words in length with additional bibliography, and should include at least the following:
identification of the topic
an introductory literature review
an outline of the research program and a rough schedule for the research.
Following admission, PhD candidature is probationary for the first 12 months of enrolment.
An IELTS level of 7.0 with no component below 6.5 is required for entry to PhD candidature.
Intending candidates should refer to the admission and degree requirements in the University of Sydney Calendar and the University of Sydney Postgraduate Studies Handbook. They should discuss their application and intended research with the chair of the relevant unit and the Associate Dean (Research). Research Supervisor Connect provides information on supervisors and their research fields.
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I love the detail put into the closeups and some of the backgrounds (like the clouds). That really made the flash stand out for me. However, I wish there were more frames so the whole thing was a little smoother. Keep it up.
No that bad but not that good either...I had trouble identifying the storyline...and the choppyness was a little more excessive than it should be. good job though.
Its artowrk its original and awesome, but it demosntrates no particular FLASH knowledge. for example no preloader.
Very catchy song, and a nice piece of animation.
But due ther is STOP / PLAY buttons, and it got stuck a few times in the middle, i'll give it a 8.
Its very good, never the less.


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How Yas Marina Circuit has been redeveloped to test F1 drivers more
Here is how the redevelopment of the Yas Marina Circuit came about
The new layout aims to allow drivers to follow one another more easily than before
Jake Williams-Smith
It could very well be the track that hosts the 2021 F1 championship decider between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, but there's no getting away from the fact that the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi has, up to now, failed to provide a thrilling race.
The 2016 decider between Nico Rosberg and Hamilton was about as close to a good race as things got but that was only because the latter was able to use the final sector's lack of overtaking opportunities to back his team-mate into trouble behind.
There will hopefully be no repeat of that this season if Verstappen and Hamilton head into the final round with a title at stake. Work at Yas Marina is nearing completion ahead of the December race, but what has actually been done to change a track hardly known for overtaking into one that hopes to stage a thriller?
Mark Hughes, Managing director of Mrk1 Consulting and the company tasked with transforming Yas Marina ahead of Formula 1's 2021 finale, talks us through the process of turning a sophisticated venue into a racing circuit to match the surrounding facilities.
"They [Yas Marina Circuit] approached us in February this year to see if we could help them make the concept they've been discussing with Formula 1 reality.
"It's got all of the ingredients except the racing. It's got the amazing architecture, it's got the marina, the sunset, the concerts, there's good attendance, it's got wonderful hospitality. The culture is amazing, the fan zones are really good but the venue was often criticised because of the racing.
"Documentation was jointly prepared between Formula 1, and Yas Marina Circuit. Ross Brawn's team had run some simulations. Based on the data that they had, they came up with some ideas of some changes to make which are, by and large, what we've now done."
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By Jake Williams-Smith
Formula 1 has been employing data analysis and AI simulation into a lot of the decisions it is making with regards to its future, specifically around circuit design. The new Jeddah circuit, Vietnam's now defunct street circuit and now Abu Dhabi have been some of the first to make use of F1's findings.
Those changes include the reworking of several corners and the re-profiling of entries and exits in order to facilitate better racing by allowing cars to follow one another according to the simulations run by F1.
The old Turns 7, 11-14, 18, 19 and 20 have each been altered for the 2021 edition, though that has been far from a straightforward process, especially with the changes in the final sector. That section of track travels below the W Hotel and while it makes for a stunning visual on television, provides a sizeable headache for the redevelopment team.
"With the hotel, the stuff you can see is actually not such a problem. It's the underground gas mains, high voltage power cables and drainage. Tying into those things is more of a challenge. We had the original drawings from the original construction, we had some data from surveyors and knew what we were working with, but in reality until you start to excavate, there are always surprises.
"For example, we knew there was a high voltage cable for the marina that went underneath the south part of the track but it wasn't as deep underground as everyone assumed it would be. So suddenly, the knock on effect of that is that you don't have the depth for the paving, so you then have to raise the racing surface up slightly to accommodate the changing circumstances underneath."
There are specific challenges resulting from working on a circuit in the Middle East. Yas Marina has several unique aspects that makes reworking sections of track a potential difficulty. Lighting systems, drainage, kerb designs and barrier types all have to be taken into consideration before any work can go ahead.
The new Turn 5 eliminates the first chicane in front of the grandstands
A new banked corner replaces the old Turns 11, 12 and 13 chicane
Ensuring that the new changes also don't alter the circuit in the eyes of the FIA and its safety standards is a lot of work. When Motor Sport spoke with Mrk1 and Yas Marina, FIA Race Director Michael Masi had visited the circuit on the same day to receive an update on the ongoing work and feed back to all parties his thoughts on the project.
"We look at overlaying the changes that we want to make onto the existing design to work out where everything has to tie in, and some of the challenges for example are maintaining the infrastructure that already exists at Yas Marina Circuit.
"A lot of people don't realise it has a very specific drainage system, which is a Hauraton HICAP drainage system [high capacity drains to funnel rainwater away]. It has things like Techpro barriers, it doesn't have tyre barriers which affect the size of the runoff area where the barriers go. So we overlay the design that we would like to create onto the existing track layout, and work out where everything has to tie in and connect.
"It's not a case of just creating a straight line and say 'your new asphalt will start there and end there'. You then have to look at kerbs, how do they tie in. We have to remember that the FIA safety regulations and the way that they operate now are different to when the track was built in 2009. So the FIA have gradually been introducing more aggressive kerbs, for example, to try and manage track limits, so we've then had to look at the kerbs that are there. Are they the right kind of kerb or can we extend them? Where do they start and finish? Can we tie into the drainage that we have?
"Also things like materials. The methodology around creating asphalt is a complex science. We work with a company called Hart who were involved in the original construction in 2009. They're an asphalt specialist and have worked to make sure the racing surface matches what already exists, so that there's no differentiation in grip.
"The other challenge that we have, was that we were approached in at the end of February and the goal was to make the changes for this year. So that's a lot of work, you've got to create the drawings, you have to submit them to the FIA for their approval and that process takes time.
"People are taking a bit of a chance and trying to get past one another, it's going to separate the men from the boys, you're going to see who's brave."
"With that, you're then waiting for the feedback. Yas Marina Circuit themselves also had to go through a tender process to find their contractors and their suppliers to get the materials, and some of the materials are not available in the Middle East. The drainage, barriers, the track lighting system; a lot of that has to be shipped in for this project, which meant that the clock was ticking and we've got a finite deadline and we had to work backwards from that and try and make everything happen in time."
While the work is reaching its final stages, teams have already been preparing as much as possible for the new Yas sections. Several teams have been in touch with the circuit about receiving data and information about the new sections of track, though not every team on the 2021 grid has followed suit.
"I know that the F1 teams themselves are talking to one of the directors of Yas Marina Circuit about getting the current circuit plan so they can feed that into their simulators.
"I know that two of the teams have also reached out about the work that has been going on."
Those new sections aim to deliver a more exciting race by making it easier for cars to follow one another. The radius of several corners has been opened up while the new Turn 9 promises to be an action zone with the removal of the fiddly three-part chicane in favour of a Mugello-style banked corner leading to the opened up sections beneath the hotel at the end of the lap.
⏳ #NewMoves coming very soon ⏳
Over 50% of the construction works have been completed. And the New Moves of the 2021 #AbuDhabiGP are starting to come to life. 🔥🚧
Take a #SneakPeek at the North and South Circuit layout changes. 👀@etihad @AdnocGroup #F1 #Formula1 @F1 pic.twitter.com/xAyubq6gXO
— Yas Marina Circuit (@ymcofficial) September 15, 2021
"So Turn 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 were 90-degree corners. They were very technical and quite slow. That's all come out now and we've got this beautiful sweeping corner with 5% camber. It's wide enough potentially for three cars to be in there, side by side if they were really brave enough. It's fantastically quick, it's at the end of the DRS zone so I think if people are taking a bit of a chance and trying to get past one another, it's going to separate the men from the boys, you're going to see who's brave.
"It's phenomenally fast, will give great grip because of the camber as well. And I think it will be a beautiful section of track. It could keep him [Michael Masi] on his toes in Race Control if he's got cars side by side through a very fast corner.
"We are putting in relatively aggressive double width kerbs, which have started to appear on circuits, the drivers won't want to drive on them. If you go beyond those then you're outside of track limits anyway. I think it's a combination is 50mm kerb followed by 75mm kerb. The whole point of those kerbs is that it deters drivers from running wide in those corners and keeping them within track limits. They should achieve that."
The changes will hopefully combine to create a race that is more exciting than past editions. The alterations also mean that the lap has been shortened and will therefore extend the number of laps on Sunday.
Otherwise, the facility remains unchanged as it already was one of the most sophisticated and well-equipped circuits on the Formula 1 calendar.
Hughes says that each of the changes have been made with presenting a greater challenge to the drivers in mind. The faster corner speeds will make the lap more of a physical challenge while a defensive mindset will be required around parts of the track it wasn't necessary to in the past.
"We believe lap time will be roughly 10 seconds quicker, and the track is shorter, so I think we've gone from 5.5 to 5.2km, which also means that there should be an extra three laps of racing as well which is great for the fans. The fans in the grandstands will see the cars more often. I think that's really positive. I think some of the views from the grandstands are going to be fabulous.
"The track is now wider than it was at Turn 5, hopefully you'll see some brave driving going on there. You'll see drivers trying to think about how they defend going into that corner, because they wouldn't necessarily want to lose out on the next section with the DRS and you've always got the reverse at Turn 9 where you've got the DRS, followed by a new wider corner. So I think the drivers will enjoy it.
"I think that overall, the general feedback from the public about what we're doing so far has been very positive. The feedback from the FIA has also been positive and I'm really excited about December.
"You've got all these people watching Formula 1 live and you want them to enjoy that. You don't want them to come away thinking that was that was boring. So if you've got the budget and you've got that ability, why wouldn't you tweak the track?"


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22nd July 2021 | Royal Visits to Surrey
The Lord-Lieutenant received His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent and Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex when they arrived at Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey on 21st July.
The Duke and Countess both laid wreaths at the Stone of Remembrance in honour of the Commonwealth personnel who died both in the UK and overseas.
During a tour of the cemetery, Their Royal Highnesses met CWGC staff and volunteers, and learned some of the stories of the Commonwealth men and women commemorated at Brookwood.
Following the tour, The Duke of Kent and The Countess of Wessex were presented with a copy of a new book chronicling the story of the campaign in the Far East during the Second World War, written by John Tulloch MBE.
The Duke of Kent has long supported our work, serving as President of the CWGC for more than half a century. The Countess of Wessex is Patron of the Java Far East Prisoners of War Club, and this was her first visit to Brookwood Military Cemetery.
Claire Horton CBE, Director General of CWGC, said: "It has been an honour to welcome our President The Duke of Kent, and The Countess of Wessex, to pay tribute to some of the men and women who gave their all, and meet the staff and volunteers at CWGC who help preserve their legacy.
"Brookwood Military Cemetery is our largest site in the UK and it serves as a reminder of the truly international sacrifice that was given during the World Wars.
"Men and women from across the world who paid the ultimate sacrifice are commemorated here, and it was a privilege to be joined by Their Royal Highnesses to share some of those stories."
Brookwood Military Cemetery contains more than 5,000 graves of men and women from across the Commonwealth, as well as French, Czechoslovak, Italian, Belgian, Polish and American.
To learn more about the site, or download a walking tour click here tour
The Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) Association was honoured to welcome HRH The Countess of Wessex to Guildford Cathedral.


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Top SD education official ready for Common Core battle
By Chet Brokaw PIERRE -- State Education Secretary Melody Schopp expects to spend much of the upcoming South Dakota legislative session defending the Common Core standards that establish what students should know in math and English at each grade...
Blake Van Ningen, left, Ashton Cushing, center, and Zac Sayler work on an assignment Friday at Freeman Elementary in Freeman. South Dakota this year began implementing the standards, adopted by 45 states, but those guidelines are facing increasing attacks from some lawmakers and others who argue they take away too much local control of schools. (AP photo/Jeremy Waltner)
By Chet Brokaw
PIERRE - State Education Secretary Melody Schopp expects to spend much of the upcoming South Dakota legislative session defending the Common Core standards that establish what students should know in math and English at each grade level. She's ready for the battle. "We're going to stay firm, and hopefully the message will be clear that it's the right thing for South Dakota," Schopp said.
School districts this year began implementing the standards, adopted by 45 states, but those guidelines are coming under increasing attacks from some lawmakers and others who argue they take away too much local control of schools.
Rep. Jim Bolin, R-Canton, a retired teacher who has criticized the standards for several years, said he and other lawmakers will introduce bills in the legislative session starting Tuesday that seek to limit or even scrap Common Core.
The effort will include proposals to phase out the standards over several years, put the brakes on the standards pending additional study, allow parents to exempt their children from testing and prevent information on individual students from being given to the federal government.
"Fundamentally, it goes against the basic principle of American education, which is that local people who pay local taxes to support their local schools are going to be cut out of the educational process. They're going to lose control of their local school," Bolin said.
Schopp said the federal government was not involved in the state-led effort to develop the standards, though federal officials have supported the project. The standards were developed by states in an initiative started by the governors and chief education officers of the 45 states involved.
Individual student information only goes to parents, school administrators and that student's teachers, not the federal government, she said. Each school district chooses its own curriculum and other materials and decides how to teach those skills, Schopp said.
"That's all local control. Those are decisions that happen locally, so none of that has changed or will change as a result of Common Core," the education secretary said.
Legislative leaders said they doubt lawmakers will do away with Common Core because the state has too much time and money invested.
The governor would likely veto such an effort, said House Republican Leader David Lust, of Rapid City.
Senate Republican Leader Tim Rave, of Baltic, said he supports preventing the federal government from collecting data on individual students and requiring legislative approval before Common Core could be expanded to subjects beyond math and English.
"I think the logical thing to do, since many schools have it in place, would be to address some of the concerns and just get a handle on it going forward," Rave said.
House Democratic Leader Bernie Hunhoff, of Yankton, said all lawmakers are interested in hearing ideas to improve Common Core. He's worried that the standards involve so much paperwork and regulation that teachers hardly have time to teach.
"I don't think we can necessarily just start over and trash it. I think we're too deep in now to go back, but we need to make it work the best we can," Hunhoff said.
Schopp said Gov. Dennis Daugaard has read the new standards, supports them and wants to deal with criticisms so officials can turn their attention to other education issues.
The state's prior standards were not rigorous enough, and the Common Core standards will help make sure South Dakota's high school graduates are ready for jobs or further education, she said.
Testing also will show how students compare with those in other states, Schopp said. The first online tests under Common Core will be given this spring but will be used mainly to determine how the test works and whether districts have sufficient Internet capacity and equipment, she said.
Many of the criticisms don't involve the actual standards but instead focus on a local district's curriculum or teaching methods, Schopp said. If South Dakota got rid of Common Core, any replacement would still require students to learn the same math and language skills in the same grades, she said.
Worries about Common Core are growing nationwide, Bolin said. He said he's been fighting Common Core for several years, but other South Dakota lawmakers are joining him.
"I just have a few more allies now," Bolin said.
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Yahoo "Talent Show" benefits "urban ninjas."
Here's a video from one of five finalists currently competing to win Yahoo Video's first ever Internet "Talent Show." This is the second-round entry from the group known as Renzhe Parkour. To clarify things a bit, the Renzhe boys fancy themselves "urban ninjas." Here they are in Orlando, ninja-ing it up. Jumping into the little car is a terrific move but points off for that sloppy parking job afterward. Voting on Round 3 will be open until Wednesday, December 13 at midnight (PST). If the Renzhe boys win, they'll split $50,000, get a development deal with Yahoo and, we hope, put a payment down on a midsize sedan.


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