After 9/11, U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East made a U-turn on democracy. Recognizing that stability—the policy goal until then—was not guaranteeing security, the Bush administration committed to promoting democracy in the Middle East, working under the assumption that democracy is an antidote to terrorism. It may be right.
What can be a more spectacular advertisement for the idea that democracy makes politicians out of terrorists than the electoral victory of Hamas in last week's Palestinian election?
Since its formation in 1987, Hamas has become the deadliest obstacle to U.S. and Israeli goals in the region. In the Palestinian territories, Hamas is a quasi-state providing several welfare services, such as running schools and clinics and even providing local governance and security functions. It has unleashed hundreds of terror attacks against Israel, including suicide bombers causing heavy civilian casualties. It has, however, maintained a cease-fire since February 2005.
Hamas' electoral victory, though surprising, is understandable. First, it has been the only Palestinian response to Israeli military and settlement building operations for over a decade. Second, it has provided social services that neither the Palestinian Authority—the recipient of U.S. and EU aid and Palestinian taxes—nor Israel the occupier provides. Finally, the unmitigated corruption of the Palestinian Authority, and the inability of Mahmoud Abbas—the choice of the Bush administration to deliver anything, governance or freedom—made Hamas a more attractive choice for the Palestinians.
Hamas' victory is not only a rejection of the corruption in the Palestinian Authority, but also a reminder that the road map to peace has not alleviated the daily misery and humiliation that Palestinians experience. The promise of peace that the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza had generated has been lost, as unemployment reached nearly 50 percent, and the territory hovered on the border of chaos with the PA failing to provide law and order, and also failing to launch any major developmental initiatives.
Hamas' victory is not just a negative vote against the PA; just as Israelis turned to Ariel Sharon after the failure of the peace process in 2001, the Palestinians, too, have now turned toward Hamas after the failure of the road map to peace in search of another alternative. The road map has been such a failure that Israel under Sharon had already abandoned it, to pursue a unilateral agenda of separation by withdrawing from Gaza and building a wall between the two populations in the West Bank.
Both Washington and Tel Aviv have expressed dismay and concern at this turn of events, and are lamenting the loss of a peace partner. While Condoleezza Rice has expressed U.S. willingness to continue working with Mahmoud Abbas on all matters including the peace process, Israel has repeated its unwillingness to work with Hamas. Israel and the U.S. maintain that as long as Hamas' goal remains the destruction of Israel, it cannot be a partner in a peace process it explicitly rejects.
While I recognize the potentially explosive situation with Hamas, I humbly submit that Hamas' victory may very well prove to be beneficial to all concerned parties. It is common wisdom that a peace deal acceptable to Likud is acceptable to all in the U.S. and Israel. Similarly, a peace deal acceptable to Hamas will be acceptable to all in the Arab and Muslim world. Will an organization committed to Israel's destruction negotiate? Hamas has always negotiated with the EU, the U.S. [indirectly] and with other Arab interlocutors. The current cease-fire in place since last February is a negotiated outcome. While the U.S., Israel and Hamas may wish to avoid negotiating openly, given their past rhetoric, it is always possible to negotiate through proxies. EU and Egypt can play the role of proxies. Now, ironically, Israel could have a real partner for peace, since Hamas can deliver what the PA could never promise: an end to the nightmare of suicide bombers.
The spoiler is now in the saddle, and will have to change its outlook, its perspective and its politics if it wishes to remain in the saddle. Israel and the U.S. must handle the situation prudentially, not petulantly, and give Hamas the time and space to find a face-saving means to alter its agenda and a route to the negotiating table.
Recent statements by President Bush and Congressional leaders threatening to cut off U.S. aid to the Palestinian government are counterproductive. It looks as if the U.S. is punishing the Palestinians for taking calls for democracy seriously, and will merely be one more thing that the U.S. is doing to make Muslim life miserable. Moreover, Iran will step in and fill the gap and thereby increase its influence and reduce U.S. influence on the new Palestinian government.
Hamas has promised to provide clean and efficient governance, and they cannot do so without day-to-day cooperation with Israel. So far it has relied on funding from Islamist sympathizers in the Arab World to support its limited activities. But to govern the territories it will need the financial aid from the EU [$600 million] and U.S. [$70 million to $150 million], and the taxes that Israel collects [$50 million]. It cannot be effective without the support and cooperation of all three players, and hence will have to find a way to assuage Israeli fears and earn its cooperation.
In a sense, Hamas' desire to become a political player, and its electoral victory, is a victory for Israel. For the first time, it now has direct leverage over Hamas. It can make Hamas look inefficient and incompetent, and Palestinians who have high expectations that their lives will improve may soon turn against Hamas if its promises turn out to be as empty as those made by PA.
Hamas' victory also gives great credibility to Washington's claim that it is serious about democracy in the Middle East. It belies the Jihadist claim that the U.S. is anti-Islam. After all, President Bush has not only enshrined Islam in the constitutions of two nations—Iraq and Afghanistan—he has facilitated the pathway to power for Islamists first in Egypt and now in Palestine.
Nothing serious can happen anyway until after the Israeli election in March. It is a good opportunity for all parties to chill out until then, and ponder the new realities. It will help if the decibel level of the rhetoric is kept low. Hamas must maintain the cease-fire and focus on governance. Israel must recognize that peace between Arabs and Jews cannot be piecemeal. It will have to be peace between all Jews [liberal and conservative] and all Arabs [secular and Islamist] in the area.
We now have another window of opportunity to make a breakthrough in this conflict. Let's not squander this one.


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5 January 2023, 11:23 am ·2-min read
A litter of Maned Wolves have brought excitement to visitors and staff at a wildlife park.
The five pups – which are yet to be named and of which four are male and one female – were first seen by visitors cautiously exploring Yorkshire Wildlife Park's Atlantic Forest reserve this week.
Maned Wolf cubs (Yorkshire Wildlife Park)
Their mother Ibera, three, first came to the wildlife park, near Doncaster, in 2020, with father Axenus, five, arriving in 2021.
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Maned Wolf cub (Yorkshire Wildlife Park)
She added that Ibera "definitely has her paws full" tending to her pups' needs, but that she is doing "amazing".
As for Axenus, he has proved to be a doting father, bringing Ibera food and watching over the den.
The birth of the litter was part of an international breeding programme designed to prevent the species from become extinct.
Currently, Maned Wolves – which are native to South America and resemble both a wolf and fox, but are a completely distinct species – are classed as near threatened due to habitat loss.
Maned Wolf cub being tended to by vet (Yorkshire Wildlife Park)
On Thursday, the pups were examined by vets, who came to the conclusion that they are all "thriving with no issues at all".
"Now we are looking forward to the pups to start venturing out properly. We know our visitors will love them when they start playing in the reserve", Ms Wood added.
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It's more jungle glory for Harry as I'm A Celebrity... wins BAFTA
Congratulations to series winner Harry Redknapp and everyone associated with I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here after it picked up the Best Reality & Constructed Factual Show at the BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday.
No doubt Lighthouse audiences will hear all about it when the former football manager who lives at Sandbanks appears at his local theatre to host An Evening with Harry Redknapp on 22 and 23 May.
Officially the most watched series in the show's history, the latest I'm a Celebrity… saw Harry crowned King of the Jungle and confirmed his standing as a National Treasure after he won the hearts of the nation with a series of tender tales about Sandra, his beloved wife of 51 years. On several occasions in the jungle Harry revealed how much he missed her and the couple captivated viewers with their reunion.
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Digital Security by ADT launches Identity Protection nationwide
By SSN Staff
Updated Wed September 12, 2018
BOCA RATON, Fla.—ADT recently announced Digital Security by ADT, a cybersecurity service that will offer peace of mind at home and on-the-go by helping protect a customer's personal identity, digital data, home network and financial information, and is backed by live operators 24/7.
"Since ADT began in 1874, our mission has been to help keep families and homes safe," Jim DeVries, current president and incoming chief executive officer of ADT, said in the announcement. "With online threats occurring more often than ever before, our mission evolved to not only help protect the premises, but also people on the go and their network and digital identity."
Starting Sept. 6, Identity Protection will be exclusively available on ADT's e-commerce platform. Digital Security by ADT provides cybersecurity options for every consumer, including different levels of identity theft monitoring and protection, a personal secure virtual network (VPN) for app-based Wi-Fi privacy outside of the home, and home network security using the secure Wi-Fi router, which can be installed by a trained ADT technician.
ADT announced a range of services that Digital Security by ADT launched in early September or will provide later in the year. Its Identity Protection will provide monitoring and support to help customers minimize their risk of identity theft and loss exposure.
Dark Web Defense is one service coming later this year. It will help protect customers by continually monitoring the public and private Internet, notifying customers of possible suspicious activities associated with their personally identifiable information, including SSN, DOB, passport, drivers license, medical ID number, credit/debit cards, bank accounts, telephone numbers and email addresses.
Secure VPN, an app for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS devices coming in the fall, will help shield user's information from cybercriminals attempting to hack into a user's public Wi-Fi connection and intercept the data being sent to and received from computers or mobile devices.
Home Network Protection, another release scheduled for late this year, will encompass multiple digital security offerings, including an ADT-installed secure Wi-Fi router that helps protect customers' home networks and an unlimited number of connected devices from cyber threats, as well as Secure VPN services, Sex Offender monitoring, and Dark Web Defense.
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UK enters global FTTH ranking for the first time
UK reached a penetration rate of 1.3 per cent and a take-up rate of 13.1 per cent since September 2017
The UK has entered the global Fibre to the Home ranking for the first time.
According to new statistics from the FTTH Council Europe, the UK reached a penetration rate of 1.3 per cent and a take-up rate of 13.1 per cent since September 2017.
The report said Fibre to the Home (FTTH) and Fibre to the building (FTTB) subscriptions grew by 83 per cent in the UK compared to September 2017 for a total of 369,250 subscribers. The Council said Ofcom has played a major role in promoting investments in FTTH/B across the country.
It predicts that the UK will continue to have strong growth in FTTH, overtaking France by 2025.
The report also found that the number of FTTH and FTTB subscribers in Europe increased by 15.7 per cent since September 2017 with more than 59.6 million FTTH/B subscribers in September 2018.
Although Russia is the leader in terms of FTTH/B subscribers in the European region, it has shown a lower growth rate compared to other European countries which the report said are catching up quickly with a 21 per cent growth.
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Yay, it's the weekend! Well, if I am being honest a lot of parents in Hong Kong with teenagers usually dread the weekend. There is really no drinking age here so for a lot of high school kids that means going out to bars with friends. So for parents that means extra prayers and sms'ing each other until the wee hours of the night making sure our kids are home safely. Lots of blessings, though, none of them have driver's licenses and Hong Kong is incredibly safe.
Yesterday we talked about Being the Person God Created. How do we get our kids to embrace the idea that God created us, gave us each special gifts and to use them wisely?
First we need to remember faith or lack of faith is a journey. Think back on your own spiritual journey. Did you always have faith? Second, we need to be supportive of our kids in their journeys. Yes, it is painful to watch them make mistakes especially life altering mistakes, but we are there to guide them through their good and bad seasons. Third we need to be Godly role models. We can't talk about faith and not live faith in front of our kids. Remember it takes a village to raise kids and you are not alone! Relying on God and prayers is so powerful and very comforting!
I have heard there is pre-made empañada dough in the US, but have never tried it. This recipe is easy and very yummy. The best part was you can bake these with great results! We baked ours in a 350F oven for about 15-20 minutes. Use leftover mashed potatoes with peas and cumin seeds for a vegetarian version.
Dough http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/masa-de-empanadas-empanada-dough-10000000689975/ Don't worry about the strange directions in the 3rd paragraph under preparation. Form your dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. Roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thick and cut with a 3 1/4 inches pastry cutter or you can use a kitchen glass then roll again making the discs about 3 3/4 inches, fill with 1 heaping teaspoon of meat, fold over and crimp.


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REMKO RVS DC SERIES Chillers for cooling and heating
RVS 50 DC
4,7 (1,6-5,6) kW
7,6 (2,0-10,0) kW
RVS 130 DC
13,5 (5,0-14,5) kW
22,5 (10,3-26,0) kW
With inverter technology
The units of the RVS 50-260 DC series, with an output range between 4.7 and 26.0 kW, are particularly quiet, air-cooled chillers for outdoor installation. Due to the standard heat pump function, the units can be used for both cooling and heating.
During cooling, the application limits of the units lie at -15°C, whereby the units are also suitable for process applications that have to be cooled throughout the year. Both the inverter condenser used and the infinitely variable expansion valve guarantee a needs-based adaptation of the cooling capacity to the pertinent application conditions.
In addition, the units have state-of-the-art, energy-efficient EC fans in the standard version. These fans provide considerable cost savings in comparison with conventional AC technology, especially in the partial load range. The interaction from the optimisation of the heat exchanger surfaces, use of highly efficient components and the optimisation of all operation-related system parameters ensures that the units have a very high degree of efficiency and therefore correspond with the pertinent requirements of the Eco-Design Directive.
In addition, the devices are available in a special low-temperature version in which particularly low medium inlet temperatures of -2°C can be implemented.
Variable power control thanks to the inverter condenser and electronic expansion valve
Various switch contacts for integration into a building control system
State-of-the-art touchpad in an IP54 housing for easy operation
Application of cooling mode up to -15°C in the standard version
Low temperature version for low inlet temperatures optionally available
Heating operation thanks to EVI injection down to -30 °C outside temperature (RVS 220-260 DC)
Modbus interface RS485 included
Nominal cooling capacity
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Nominal heating capacity
4.30 (2.00-6.80) kW 8.50 (2.50-10.80) kW 12.30 (5.00-17.30) kW 18.00 (7.00-25.10) kW 26.00 (9.50-27.30) kW 28.20 (11.00-31.50) kW
Cooling return adjusting range
+10 to +20 °C +10 to +20 °C +10 to +20 °C +10 to +20 °C +7 to +25 °C +7 to +25 °C
Heating return adjustment range
+30 to +50 °C +30 to +50 °C +30 to +50 °C -15 to +45 °C +25 to +60 °C +25 to +60 °C
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Operating range heating
R410A R410A R410A R410A R410A R410A
Air flow rate max.
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I've been meaning to get to this for a couple of weeks, and have been waylaid by a bunch of other things that kept popping up, but I've been working away with these, and thought I'd post at least an initial post about these kits. Renesas was kind enough to give me both the S3 IoT Fast Prototyping Kit and the S7 Starter Kit, both of which are really really nice boards for doing IoT prototyping. I'll start with the S3 IoT FPT (Fast Prototyping Kit). First, of course, is the unboxing!
Plus a bunch of other stuff on-board like SPI, Fast for graphics images, etc. and a neat iOS app for demos. I really appreciate that little Segger J-Link board as well. Not that I don't have a small and growing collection of JTAG programmers, but it's always nice to have another option!
That's really nice! Next up on that front is to redirect the output of the sensor readings to my InfluxDB Dashboard.
There's also a nice workflow editor as part of the dashboard that looks an awful lot like NODE-RED to me.
I'm looking forward to digging into that a bit deeper and re0directing the output.
A word of warning for those of you out there (like me) that are Mac-heads: You must have a Windows VM under which to run this stuff. The Renesas Studio (which is a variant of Eclipse) only runs on Windows. This did complicate things for me a bit since my Windows VM is a bit of a mess right now, but it's still worth it.
One of the nicest things I noticed right away was the ability to do some really nice board-level customizations right in the tool. There's a package configuration tool that gives you a view of all the pins coming out of the MCU Package, and you can turn pins on/off, etc. depending on your needs. If you're prototyping for a specific application, and plan to build your own PCB down the line, this is a really handy feature. I mean really handy! I'm in the midst of a PCB design right now with another MCU module that doesn't have such a tool, and we're going through a lot trying to figure out what needs to be brought out to where, what needs to be tied low, tied high, etc. so as not to cause a fault. Nice to be able to just turn a pin off and forget about it!
The IDE also has some other nice features allowing you to see what packages are included, etc. as well as some nice configuration features.
As you may have noticed in that it's running the ThreadX RTOS so you get multi-threaded execution with little difficulty or overhead — well, other than the standard stuff when you're writing multi-threaded applications.
One of the other things I noticed, and only because I was doing it for so long with the Apache MyNewt Project, was the inclusion of the board support packages — bsp.h, bsp.c, etc. — that it looks like one could use to have a good start at making one of these boards run MyNewt OS. If you're into that sort of thing.
Adding the board to my WiFi and configuring it was also made simple by having the Touchscreen onboard.
There's much more to go here, and I'll get to the actual writing and deployment of code on this board shortly. Given that it comes with all these cool sensors, and since I have this nice time-series database handler, I'll be doing something to collect a bunch of environmental data and stream it back to my server. Again, first step will be to redirect the demo output to my own time-series database, then write an application that does it directly.
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Cardiac surgeon named to new Chair in Surgical Innovation at Western University
Western University's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is pleased to announce that Dr. Bob Kiaii has been appointed as the inaugural Raymond and Margaret Elliott Chair in Surgical Innovation, effective July 1, 2013. Dr. Kiaii is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery and Chair/ Chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, as well as the Director of the Minimally Invasive Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program at the London Health Sciences Centre.
The Endowed Chair was founded in 2011 with a gift of $1.5 million from Raymond and Margaret Elliott which was matched with funds from Western University. The Chair positions the Department of Surgery at the forefront of surgical care, education and research. As Chair, Dr. Kiaii's role will include building teams in advancing technology changes in surgery; contributing to the advancement of simulation and simulation-based training at Western; participating in the establishment of the Biomedical Devices Institute in London; and fostering relationships with the medical device industry.
"It is an honour and privilege for me to be elected as the Raymond and Margaret Elliott Chair in Surgical Innovation," says Dr. Kiaii. "This opportunity will further enable us to develop and pioneer new innovative surgical procedures that will further enhance Western University as a leader in the field of innovation and as a centre of excellence for patient care."
Dr. Kiaii completed his MD at Western in 1992, his General Surgery residency at the University of Calgary, and his Cardiac Surgery residency at Western. He was recruited to the Department of Surgery at Western and London Health Sciences Centre in 2003.
"Dr. Kiaii is an internationally acclaimed clinician and researcher in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and has frequently served as an expert in cardiac care for provincial governing bodies in Ontario," says Dr. Michael Strong, Dean, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. "He has a proven track record for surgical innovations, and we are very pleased that he will take on this new leadership role."
Dr. Kiaii performed the first North American simultaneous integrated coronary artery revascularization in 2004; the world's first aortic valve bypass using the Correx apical conduit; the world's first repair of a perforation of the right atrium using the da Vinci® Robotic System in 2011; the first Canadian robotic-assisted multi-vessel coronary artery bypass; the world's first robotic-assisted left atrial appendage ligation for atrial fibrillation; and was the first to broadcast a real-time cardiac surgical procedure to surgeons in Colombia in 2011. Dr. Kiaii has performed the largest series of simultaneous integrated coronary artery revascularizations in the world. He was also a founding member of Canadian Surgical Advanced Technology and Robotics (CSTAR).
Media contact: Kathy Wallis, Media Relations Officer, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, 519-661-2111 ext. 81136, Kathy.wallis@schulich.uwo.ca
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Lewis Hamilton started on pole for third successive race after another stunning qualifying lap on Saturday nudged Sebastian Vettel and Romain Grosjean down the pecking order.
2.55pm: The top three emerge onto the podium to massive cheers from the Hungarian crowd. Hamilton jumps onto the top step looking delighted as the British national anthem rings out. That's all from me today. I'll leave you with our race report, now available HERE.
2.50pm: The top 10: Hamilton, Raikkonen, Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Grosjean, Button, Massa, Perez, Maldonado.
There it is! Lewis Hamilton wins his first race for Mercedes. He maintained all along that he had little hope of winning today but it was a perfect afternoon.
Raikkonen holds off Vettel for second after an almighty scrap on the final lap. Wonderful effort from the Lotus driver to hold off Vettel on old tyres.
LAP 68: Raikkonen runs wide and Vettel has a look but runs off the track. Vettel says on the team radio 'He didn't give me enough room'. Rocky responded by saying 'We'll talk to Charlie (Whiting)'. There was nothing wrong there, save your breath Red Bull.
LAP 67: Vettel just can't seem to get past Raikkonen. He had major problems earlier in passing Button as well. Hamilton still out in front as the Mercedes pit wall continue to bite their nails following Rosberg's engine problems.
LAP 65: Raikkonen continues to do a fine job in second place on his old tyres. Still no way past for Vettel.
Rosberg meanwhile has retired with his car ablaze. Overheating engine issues for Mercedes? Nervy end for Hamilton if so.
LAP 62: All the time Vettel is behind Raikkonen, he is vulnerable to his team-mate in fourth. The Finn has pulled out to 1.4 seconds ahead of Vettel now, Webber is 10 seconds behind his team-mate. It's looking unrealistic now for the Aussie's podium hopes.
LAP 60: Mercedes getting nervous? Hamilton is told to try 'diff entry four' but he responds by saying that he is trying to focus on the race. Hamilton is then told that all temperatures are good but to back off a bit and make sure.
Vettel is now right on the back of Raikkonen and looking to pass him for second place.
Webber pits, meanwhile, and comes out in fourth. Red Bull think he can catch Raikkonen as wel and clinch second and third.
LAP 57: Red Bull tell Vettel that Raikkonen, three seconds down the road, is going to the end and that he must be passed on track. As frustrating as today has been for Vettel, let's not forget that his main rival Alonso is behind him.
LAP 56: Vettel pits from the lead and it is a clean stop from Red Bull. He rejoins in fourth place behind Raikkonen. It looks touch and go for Lotus with their ambitious two-stop strategy. They may well have to pit Raikkonen.
LAP 53: Vettel still quick out front but he will have to stop soon. Webber is third, nine seconds off the lead. There are still at least five cars in the mix for a podium place here, though, with both Raikkonen (4th) and Alonso (5th) in the hunt.
LAP 50: Hamilton pits for the third and final time but came out just behind Webber. The Brit, though, was determined to get past Webber and he did so after squeezing down the inside of the Australian. Webber was forced to duck of the circuit as he ran out of road. Vettel's lead over Hamilton is 7.2 seconds, but of course the German has to stop again.
LAP 49: Webber is catching his team-mate Vettel in second as he sets a new fastest lap. Grosjean and Alonso both pit. Alonso comes out just ahead of Button with Grosjean close behind the Brit - we've heard that before today.
Button and Raikkonen are both trying long final stints on these medium tyres to see them to the end on a two-stop strategy.
LAP 47: Bottas' car has been removed very efficiently and there won't be a safety car on this occasion, much to the relief of Hamilton. A safety car there would have wiped out his 15-second advantage over Vettel. DRS is enabled again and the yellow flags have stopped waving on the pit straight. Hamilton sets a 1:25.7 - a new fastest lap.
LAP 44: Webber comes out in third, seven seconds behind Vettel and three seconds ahead of Alonso. Bottas has parked his car on the pit straight and there are double waved yellows in that section. We must be very close to a safety car here.
LAP 43: Raikkonen pits and that releases Vettel into third before Webber pits for the second time and again opts for the medium compound. That means he will have to pit again as he is yet to use the softs. Vettel is up into second now behind Hamilton, the gap is 15.5 seconds.
LAP 42: The gap between Hamilton and Vettel is hovering at around 15 seconds. The Lotus team were out in the pit lane but abandoned at the last minute. Vettel continues to close on Raikkonen, though. Hamilton (2 stops) leads from Webber (1 stop), Raikkonen (1 stop) and then Vettel (2 stops).
LAP 40: Fastest lap from Hamilton and he is two seconds clear of Webber now. Vettel in fourth is closing in on third-placed Raikkonen at some rate. This race is far from over. Grosjean has completed his drive through penalty and he is currently sixth and all over the back of fifth-placed Alonso.
LAP 38: Hamilton sees Webber closing in and responds by stretching his advantage back out to 1.4 seconds. Vettel in fourth is now 15 seconds behind Hamilton. Still a long way to go here, though.
LAP 37: Not for much longer. Vettel sweeps past Button with the help of DRS down the pit straight and his race is back on. Webber is just 0.8 seconds behind Hamilton now with Raikkonen third.
LAP 35: Fastest lap of the race from Hamilton with a 1:26.194 and he then gets told to look after his rear tyres. Webber is second and Raikkonen third, both have stopped just the once. Grosjean gets a drive-through penalty for leaving the track when passing Massa.
Button (5th) is still holding up Vettel (6th).
LAP 34: Hamilton passes Webber for third place before Alonso and leader Vettel both pit. Hamilton is back in the lead and would you believe it, Vettel comes out behind Button again. Halfway through this race now and everything is going to plan for Hamilton.
LAP 31: Hamilton pits from the lead and he comes out in fourth behind Webber with Alonso in second. Both men are on older tyres, Lewis needs to pass them and get some clear air. The three cars are separated by just two seconds.
Button, meanwhile, passes Massa for seventh place. Button said before the race that he wanted to score some good points, he's on course to do that.
LAP 30: Just as Rocky told Vettel 'it looks like Grosjean is going to be stuck behind Massa for a while' the Lotus driver forced his way past the Brazilian around the outside. Nothing wrong with that overtake from Grosjean, even if he is being investigated by the stewards after the earlier collision with Button. Vettel continues to chip away at Hamilton's lead, which is now down to under 12 seconds. How much life is Vettel taking out of his tyres, though?
LAP 29: Clear air for Vettel and he is pushing very hard now. The lead is down to 12.3 seconds but it doesn't look like Mercedes are panicking. Alonso is five seconds behind Vettel in third but the Spaniard is coming under pressure from Webber in fourth.
LAP 26: Grosjean pits from third place after 12 laps on the medium tyres. He comes out just ahead of Button. Hamilton's lead over Vettel is 13.3 seconds. Lewis asks his team 'how is my pace?' to which he gets the reply 'good'. He sounded very excited.
LAP 24: Vettel passes Button... finally! Grosjean then tried to make his way through and there was CONTACT between him and Button. The Brit has to pit with front-wing damage. That looked to be too aggressive from Grosjean.
LAP 23: Webber pits at the end of lap 23 and is still on the medium tyres. He still has to use the soft tyres. Webber rejoins in sixth behind the Button, Vettel, Grosjean and Alonso battle.
LAP 22: Hamilton now 3.3 seconds behind Webber. His overtake on Button has been crucial to this race. Hamilton's lead over Vettel is up to 10 seconds. Button is holding Vettel, Grosjean and Alonso up very nicely from the point of view of his former team-mate.
LAP 21: Hamilton starting to catch Webber with the lead down to four seconds now. Vettel is still looking in his mirrors at Grosjean and Alonso, both are in DRS range. The three of them are catching Button again, who is yet to stop in third.
Meanwhile, not the way Sutil wanted to mark his 100th grand prix as a hydraulic leak forces him to retire.
LAP 19: Understeer for Vettel and Grosjean is trying his hardest to get past Vettel. Alonso is now closing in on these two. Problems for Vettel.
At the front, Webber and Hamilton continue to pull away from this battle. Webber is 4.7 seconds clear of Hamilton, who leads Vettel by 10 seconds now.
LAP 17: Contact between Vettel and Button. The German tried to overtake Button into turn two and ran into the back of Button. The McLaren man has pulled away from Vettel now and his biggest problem is now Grosjean behind. Vettel being told to back off and cool the car down. He has some front wing damage as a result of that collision with Button.
LAP 16: Button is playing right into the hands of Hamilton here. Vettel looks down the inside of Button into turn two but had to pull out of it at the last minute. Webber is still going well at the front and he is faster than Hamilton in second.
LAP 15: Frustration for Vettel as he still can't get past Button. Rocky comes over the team radio and tells Seb to get out of the slip stream and cool the car. Grosjean is closing in on this battle, too. Something has to give here.
LAP 14: Frustration for Vettel as he still can't get past Button. Rocky comes over the team radio and tells Seb to get out of the slip stream and cool the car. Grosjean is closing in on this battle, too.
LAP 13: Double pit stop for Lotus on lap 13. Grosjean comes out a long way behind Hamilton and Vettel in fifth. Webber is the new race leader and he is yet to pit having started on the medium tyres.
LAP 12: Alonso pits from second place. Grosjean's pace at the front is still good but Hamilton is quicker. Looks like Lotus want to try a two-stop strategy with Grosjean now. Vettel is still bottled up behind Button.
LAP 11: Hamilton is past Button, crucially for him. The Brit is 0.6 seconds faster than Vettel and Red Bull respond by bringing Vettel in. The German comes out on the medium tyres behind Hamilton and also Button. Grosjean is the new race leader.
LAP 10: Vettel takes over the lead from Hamilton with Grosjean 0.7 seconds behind. Alonso is a further six seconds down the road ahead of the sqaubble for fourth and fifth between Massa and Raikkonen.
LAP 9: Hamilton pits. His lead was cut to under a second and he maybe felt that Vettel would pass him with the DRS on the next lap. Hamilton comes out right behind Button on the track. Both men are on the same medium tyres, Hamilton could have his work cut out getting past his old team-mate.
LAP 7: Lotus are looking strong here. Grosjean is giving Vettel a hard time and further back Raikkonen is all over the back of Massa in fifth. The Ferraris have picked up the pace a bit in fourth and fifth, were they just saving their tyres?
LAP 6: Grosjean continuing to close on Vettel and he had the DRS open but couldn't get close enough to the Red Bull.
Hamilton is 17 seconds ahead of Vettel now. Many were expecting a train behind the Brit (including me), that hasn't been the case so far.
LAP 5: Hamilton seems to have pulled out of DRS range for Vettel and now the German is under pressure himself from Grosjean behind. The gap from Grosjean back to Alonso is five seconds.
Raikkonen in sixth is closing in on Massa in fifth. Webber is in seventh now and is the leading car on the medium tyres.
LAP 3: Hamilton responds with the fastest lap of the race at 1.27.640. His lead on Vettel is back up to 0.8 seconds with Grosjean close behind in third. Big gap behind to Alonso in fourth.
It was Massa who ran into the back of Rosberg on the first lap after a good start for the Mercedes man. Both seem to be ok.
LAP 2: Button is up to eighth from 13th after a good start. Meanwhile Vettel takes 0.6 seconds out of Hamilton, whose lead was cut from 1.1 seconds after lap one to 0.5 seconds after the second lap.
LAP 1: GO! GO! GO! Good start for Hamilton as he gets away cleanly. Vettel seemed a bit slower to get off the line and he was challenged by Grosjean. Vettel retained second with Grosjean third. Alonso completes lap one in fourth with Massa fifth. There was contact between Rosberg and a Ferrari and the German is down in 12th.
The top eight all started on the soft tyres. Perez and Webber both on the mediums, as is Button.
1pm: Hamilton leads the field away for the formation lap, not long to go now.
12.52pm: The Hungarian national anthem has played around the Hungaroring and we are less than 10 minutes away from lights out. There looked to be a problem for Rosberg as the team called him back to the pits as he made his way towards the grid. The Mercedes driver made it onto the grid, though, albeit very late at just before 12.45pm.
12.35pm: It's baking hot in Budapest, somewhere in the region of 35 celcius. I'm pretty sure rain won't play a part today, those intermediate and wet tyres can be tucked away out the back of the garage. This heat will be a stern test for the Pirelli tyres after much controversy during the season.
News also that Formula One have signed an agreement to stage the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring until 2022.
12.16pm: So, as we know, Hamilton will begin the race on pole after his 1:19.388 lap during Q3 yesterday. He was as surprised as anybody at claiming P1 after Mercedes appeared to be lagging behind both Red Bull and Lotus on Friday.
Behind Hamilton and Vettel on the front row is Lotus man Romain Grosjean, who has qualified ahead of his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen (6th) for only the second time this season.
Nico Rosberg starts fourth while Fernando Alonso, who lies second in the drivers' championship, lines up in 5th.
Keep an eye on Mark Webber, who will start from 10th. Webber didn't set a time in Q3 after KERS and gearbox issues, but he will have the choice of both tyres from the start.
12.03pm: In just under an hour from now, Lewis Hamilton will continue his search for an elusive first win for Mercedes. The Brit will start on pole at the Hungarian Grand Prix after edging out Sebastian Vettel into second during qualifying on Saturday in Budapest.
Can Hamilton hold off the challenge of Red Bull, Lotus and Ferrari? How will the Pirelli tyres hold up in the Budapest heat? All will become clear this afternoon.
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Looking for a new mattress, but don't want to break the bank? Classic Brands might just have the answer. Say hello to the new Classic Brands Cool Gel mattress. The Classic Brands mattress is a memory foam mattress designed to be both budget friendly and comfortable.
Does the budget-friendly price point of the Cool Gel mattress mean lower quality and performance? Continue reading below to find out!
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The Classic Brands Cool Gel mattress utilizes an all foam design, combining layers of memory foam and poly foam for a total height of 10.5″.
Top layer – 2" of gel memory foam. The top layer of memory foam is designed to provide the initial level of comfort and contour for the sleeper. This layer also creates better dispersion of heat across the mattress, helping to maintain a cooler sleeping surface.
Second layer – 2" layer of polyurethane foam. This layer is designed to act as the transitional support layer, creating a smoother transition from the top layer of memory foam to the firmer base layer, while also providing support for the sleeper. This layer of poly foam helps to work with the layer of memory foam to prevent excessive sinkage.
Bottom Layer – 6.5" of polyurethane foam. The bottom layer acts as the foundational and supportive base for the mattress, working to help maintain the shape of the mattress as a whole, while providing support and deep compression.
The cover of the Classic Brands Cool Gel mattress is constructed from a four-way stretch knit cover, containing a blend of Rayon (36%), Spandex (10%), and Polyester (54%). The combination of these materials in addition to the thin design helps improve airflow in and out of the mattress, creates a softer feel, and allows for a degree of elasticity.
With regard to aesthetics, the cover of the mattress is simple. The white top combined with the solid grey sides creates a basic, yet modern look that many other online mattress companies have also adopted.
The Classic Brands Cool Gel mattress offers a medium-firm to slightly-firm feel, bringing home a 6.5-7.5 out of 10 on the firmness scale, where 10 is the most firm.
As a medium-firm to slightly-firm mattress, the feel is going to vary depending on body weight. With a lightweight build (140 pounds) I felt as if the mattress hit that 6.5 out of 10 mark on the firmness scale. Sleepers much over 150 pounds are going to experience a slightly firmer feel, as they will sink through the top layer of memory foam and come more into contact with the firmer layer of transition foam.
This group of sleepers will probably receive a firmness level closer to 7 out of 10, where 10 is the most firm. The same goes for sleepers getting closer to 200 pounds, but especially those over 200 pounds. These sleepers are going to compress the memory foam top layer more dramatically and could potentially lead to a more dramatic firmness, likely in the 7.5 out of 10 range.
The support of this mattress is one that will vary based on weight and sleeping position. As a mattress, it is thick enough and the foams are firm enough that in general it will be supportive. That said, relative softness of the memory foam top layer, combined with the relative hardness of the transition layer creates a situation where there may not be thick enough comfort layers to create adequate pressure relief alongside proper support.
During my sleep test I felt most comfortable on my stomach. The firmness and relative minimal sinkage created proper spinal alignment, along with good pressure relief. Sleeping on my back wasn't as comfortable.
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I felt that there was not enough compression along my lower back to bring my spine into alignment. However, my weight (along with the minimal amount of weight I carry in my mid-section) could certainly be a contributing factor to that support dynamic. Sleepers with a more average body type and weight may experience better back support.
Lastly, with respect to side sleeping, this was the weakest area. Even at my weight, I felt like I sank through the top layer of memory foam, bringing my body into more contact with the transitional poly foam. The transition foam layer is fairly firm, creating the sensation of sinking into a "wall" of support. This created pressure points during my sleep test.
The Classic Brands mattress provides a good degree of contour and less of a deep hug around your body. The firmness this mattress offers also creates a bit of a floating feel, as compared to a deeper, more enveloped level of sinkage.
Initially, I lay down on the mattress and felt that floating feeling, but after a few seconds, the mattress had taken my shape and was allowing me to sink in. Therefore, the floating feeling is more of an initial feel followed by a slight degree of sinkage and contour.
Lying on back – While lying on my back with all of my weight spread evenly across the mattress, I saw 1.5″ of sinkage.
Lying on side – While lying on my side, I saw 2.25″ of sinkage.
Sitting on the edge (conservative) – While sitting slightly back from the edge of the mattress, I saw 2.5″ of sinkage.
Sitting on the edge (aggressive) – In a more aggressive sitting position with all of my weight directly on the edge, I saw 3.5″ of sinkage.
Standing in the middle – With all of my weight standing at one point on the mattress, I saw 4.25″ of sinkage.
As a memory foam mattress, the Classic Brands Cool Gel has a slow response time, low bounce, and low motion transfer. For starters, the response times are slower than a coil, latex, or hybrid mattress. They are about average compared to other more traditional memory foam mattresses I have tested, taking 3-4.5 seconds to rebound where pressure is applied.
The middle layer of transition poly foam helps to provide push back, preventing excessive sinkage.
Bounce on the Classic Brands mattress was low, but not the absolute lowest I have seen on a memory foam mattress. The slightly firmer feel created a bit more resiliency, which aided slightly in the level of bounce.
That said, the bounce was not what you'd get from a coil or latex mattress. If you're looking for a mattress with a little more to offer in the amorous activities department, this might not be the most appropriate option.
Lastly, motion transfer was quite low aswell. In addition to my personal assessments of motion transfer, I also test motion transfer using an accelerometer. The following visual shows how motion transfers across the mattress. To take these measurements I placed my accelerometer at the foot of the mattress and dropped a 12 pound medicine ball from the head of the mattress at heights of 6″, 18″, and 24″.
Last but not least, cooling. During my sleeping test, I did not experience any warmth or hot spots. That said, the nature of memory foam is to hold heat. The Cool Gel does a bit better in this area, as the firmer, floating feel leads to less sinkage, which can help to prevent heat build up.
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Warmer sleepers as well as heavier sleepers may experience a slightly warmer surface, so you will want to be sure you can handle the warmer sleeping environment before purchasing this mattress.
Prices seem to charge fairly often on this mattress. You can check Amazon for the current price.
If you're looking for more budget-friendly sleep products check out our complete review of the Classic Brands adjustable bed.
Who should buy the Classic Brands Cool gel mattress?
All in all, the Classic Brands Cool Gel mattress is a well-rounded, affordable mattress. Memory foam and polyurethane foam come together to create a medium-firm to slightly-firm feel in addition to low motion transfer, low bounce, and an inexpensive price tag.
Want a medium-firm to slightly firm feel – The Classic Brands Cool Gel mattress offers a medium-firm to slightly-firm feel, landing at a 6.5-7.5 out of 10 on the firmness scale, where 10 is the most firm.
Want a memory foam mattress – Built with a memory foam comfort layer, the Cool Gel mattress is going to offer slower response times and a sharper contour around your body.
Like more of a floating feel – Due to the firmer feel offered by the Cool Gel mattress, sleepers tend to float more, initially. This is compared to more traditional memory foam mattresses that allow sleepers to sink more deeply, receiving more of that pronounced hug and contour.
Are budget conscious – At $245 for a Queen size, the Classic Brands Cool Gel mattress is quite the deal. If you're in need of a new mattress and don't have a lot to spend, the Cool Gel is certainly a good option.
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The Classis Brands Cool Gel mattress is a medium-firm to slightly-firm memory foam mattress built with budget in mind. As a lower priced mattress, the Cool Gel certainly isn't perfect, but it does a lot right at an extremely low price point. The Classic Brand mattress offers a traditional memory foam feel, creating a sharp contour around your body in addition to slower response times and low motion transfer. If you're a sleeper who likes the idea of a memory foam mattress, but don't have the budget to splurge for a luxury mattress, the Classic Brands Cool Gel could be a great option.