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I've just been sent a press release from a German company, which owns the remnants of the Super Aguri team and also the Brabham brand. They have announced that they have entered next year's world championship as Brabham.
This is a very strong deja vu for me. I started my professional career in Formula 1 in 1990 with the Brabham team. I was the team's press officer for two seasons. Our drivers in 1990 were David Brabham and Stefano Modena, the team principal was Herbie Blash (now on the FIA race direction team with Charlie Whiting) and it was owned by a Japanese company, Middlebridge, who had bought the name after a very complicated transaction.
Middlebridge rather underestimated what F1 cost. They found to their horror that it was around £1 million a month. They weren't very good at finding sponsors, but they did get a deal with Yamaha for engines for 1991. They also hired Martin Brundle and Mark Blundell, so that's where my relationship with those two began. Brabham fizzled out in 1994.
So what about this new Brabham team? Well it is based on the old Super Aguri team in Leafield, as I said. The technical director is Mark Preston, a very talented Aussie, who used to work at McLaren. He was the brains behind Super Aguri. Of course that team used year old Hondas with Honda engines, so building their own car from scratch will be interesting, but I would say that Mark is definitely one of the more credible engineers out there working with new teams.
Brabham's press release says that the team is "convinced that the budget cap is a contemporary obligation and will effect a revitalisation of the Formula One World Championship."
With the news that the grid is theoretically full without the FOTA teams, this is all starting to look like a real page turner of a moment. Of course many of the new applicants will not survive the due dilligence test the FIA is carrying out at the moment. The last thing F1 needs is a return to the days of F1 teams failing mid-season and going bust. The whole point of budget caps was to maintain strong healthy grids.
The nine FOTA teams have served F1 for many years, invested billions to go racing and been 'the show'. You could argue that they have taken the benefit of F1's huge global reach to their brands and their sponsors brands along the way and no-one owes them anything more. The FIA owns F1 and is offering them the chance to continue in the sport, but on revised terms and they aren't happy with that.
The FOTA nine were not happy with the show, with their share of the revenues from participation, nor with the way the rules were being made, so they took a stand and now we have 8 days in which it will be decided if F1 can simply wash its hands of the teams we have come to know of late, like BMW Sauber, Toyota and Red Bull and embrace a raft of new teams, more in the spirit of the way racing was in the 1970s to 1990s, before the manufacturers came in and corporatised everything.
Ferrari have been the strongest on the FOTA side and to capitulate from here would be a hell of a climb down for them. But the FIA is certain that Ferrari is legally, contractually bound to race in 2010, as Williams is. Ferrari has to hold the FOTA coalition together over these eight days or the game will be totally lost.
I can see Brawn and Force India jumping ship and joining in the new F1, because they have everything to gain from that and given how close Dietrich Mateschitz is to Max Mosley, I can see him keeping Red Bull in F1 and perhaps selling Toro Rosso to one of the new entrants. McLaren will be very interesting. They have a lot to gain from staying in F1 and negotiating a special deal with FOM for revenue share based on their history, as Williams and Ferrari have done in the past. At the end of the day, Ferrari, McLaren and Williams are the three teams who provide a spine for F1, all the other teams have come and gone around them.
The point surely is that these new teams will be much easier for Max and Bernie to manage than a bunch of bolshie manufacturers. This moment has been coming ever since the manufacturers threatened a breakaway series in 2004. If neither side backs down then there is going to be one hell of a game of musical chairs next week.
I dont think Ferrari can be held to their contract.
I think legally it would be declared unenforceable as the sport Max wants them to take part in no longer materially represents the sport to which they signed up. Similar to a contract of employment which would not be enforceable if your employer materially and detrimentally changed your working condtitions - even if those working conditions were not part of the original contract.
Also if the FIA/Bernie were to take Ferrari to court they would have to make a legal ruling on the Veto as well. Ferrari would argue that the FIA/Bernie have already broken the contract by denying them rights guaranteed within it.
You must remeber that the WMSC turned down Ferrari's attempt at an injunction but only on the basis that contractual maters are not in their jurisdiction - they must be decided in a court of law - exactly where they would end up if FIA/Bernie sued Ferrari for breach of contract.
I say FOTA go and set up your own championship with Silverstone, France, Rome, Indy, Canada, Australia (who would be happy not to have to have a night race), Austria. All of these circuits have lost their F1 race already so have nothing to lose by signing up with FOTA for significantly lower fees...
So if Ferrari do decide to walk - what do you reckon would be the estimated cost to them to break the contract already in place?
It just interests me as I fear the other teams have been suckered in to an arrangement with a team who already knew that if and when the brown stuff hit the air conditioner - they still had options whereas the other teams were at the mercy of the selection commitee
Didn't Brabham disappear from F1 in 1992? Or did the team survive as an entity for another 2 years? Did they do anything?
On another note, the FIA have 22 cars now without FOTA. Do we think they all "Exist" or is it just a device to allow the FOTA bluff to be called?
Are there enough new teams to run a second championship now? Not ideal, but perhaps a solution would be to replace GP2 with Cost cap F1, race on the same weekends and maybe provide some sort of bridge for teams to be promoted/demoted between them.
Just an idea....
I was always on the side of the big teams, but this whole FOTA business has firmly driven me into the FIA side of things. It has helped that there has been a strong interest from a large number of independent parties in joining F1!
To be honest, I would quite like to see a big change in the grid for next year and will happily wave bye bye to the likes of Toyota, BMW and co.
Didn't the Brabham team fizzle out in 1992? I dont recall them being around in 1993 or 1994! Yet another "paper tiger" though methinks...
Very good article James, one of the best so far. It would appear to be incredible how this seems to be falling in to place for Max and Bernie. As long as Ferrari are on board they have won.
2007 was a great season but only two teams won races:- McLaren and Ferrari. Like most sports there is only enough room for one or two winners. Like you say as long as the spine is there F1 will survive. I would also add Brawn and Red Bull if they continue to that spine.
Brabham have won two world championsips in the past and a number of races. How many have Toyota and BMW won as constructors in their own right?
In the 1980s there was more manufacturer support in Le Mans and rallying however F1 was still the most popular form of motorsport. It's the drivers that most people are interested in.
As a final point you would have got very long odds on Brabham ever coming back in to the championsip?
You are right that the spine of F1 are Ferrari, McLaren and Williams (in this order), the other factory teams are, with all due respect, not so important. They can easily be replaced by names like Brabham or BrawnGP.
Williams are with the FIA, McLaren are on the fence and Ferrari are with the FOTA. (Officially McLaren too are with the FOTA but from their comments to me they seem to be on the fence.)
Williams is a traditional name like McLaren however they haven't shone in the past 10 years, so I'm not sure how important they are right now.
So that leaves Ferrari and McLaren. The most important thing will be what they do - especially Ferrari. I am not sure the FIA can feel safe about Ferrari because of their contract. Nobody, be it a driver or a team, can be forced to race. The question is how costly it would be for Ferrari to leave F1.
It's also important how the star drivers decide. Alonso said two weeks ago that for him F1 wouldn't be F1 without the manufacturers, so he could leave if manufacturers leave. Kimi and Felipe too.
Lewis will obviously stay with McLaren wherever they go.
While drivers aren't irreplacable either and on a long term they come and go, but most F1 fans are interested in their star drivers. Imagine the loss for FIA's F1 if just three of the most popular drivers - Kimi, Fernando and Felipe - leave and decide to race elsewhere. Bernie can eat his two Spanish GPs then, for example.
Prodrive (Aston Martin)
Campos Meta 1
N. Technology
Wirth Research
Epsilon Euskadi
all running cosworth engines
No Raikonnen, Massa, Hamilton, Vettel, Button, Kubica, Alonso...
Max's eyes popping out of his head on an insane powertrip...
bernie taking his no-brand circus out to the middle east, India and Russia
Is this the F1 that anyone wants to watch?
"Middlebridge rather underestimated what F1 cost. They found to their horror that it was around £1 million a month."
Oh how times have changed!
James do really think that we are about to see a mass exodus from the current teams. I know it is difficult to call, but I still don't believe this will really happed. I think it is more a case of who blinks first.
Personally I am looking forward to seeing a few new teams, and if that includes Brabham (as ex-Super Aguri) then it would be great. Super Aguri showed real spirit, and it would be great to see them again.
If there is a break away series I hope the race on alternate Sundays from F1 as I would probably watch both.
Congratulations James. That sounds just fantastic. And given their past, Bernie will probably pull more than a few strings to get them on the grid.
I would really like to see the same happen for Lotus some day.
But under no circumstances under the current governance.
Just the fact that I'm able to write "Bernie will probably pull more than a few strings..." tells a lot about how F1 is run today. Because we all know, that Max's and Bernie's personal affections are more likely to succeed. And that is a huge sign of something very unhealthy going on.
I still can't get to grips with the fact, that the same two guys, that work tiredlesly to get Renault, Toyota, BMW and Honda into Formula One, are now more or less throwing them out again. And only a year ago, Max told Sir Frank, that there aren't room for teams like Williams in F1 anymore. Now suddenly there is room for Williams but not hte other nine teams. He told BBC last year that it would be impossible to operate a budget cap in F1. And suddenly it's possible if it is audited by FIA people. And then again after some weeks, it will probably be external auditers.
That is not a way to govern the FIA. I would be furious in a national or regional series if it was run as dictatorial and amateurish as that. And this is a world motorsport governing body we are talking about. There are massive corporations involved and a waste amount of people who has to be fired in the end of all this. And in this weird world of Formula One, they don't lay off 500-1500 because of the crisis. They will have to lay off many many more - because Max has seen the light...
James I am really really worried. Happy for you about Brabham - but is it really the right way this is happening? And how long will it take before March, Lola or Brabham, in the new era F1, get's to feel the loving touch of a public spanking the Mosley way? I give them two-three seasons tops. Then everything is just as bad or worse as it is now.
I really hope they do not, I wish nothing but bad luck to any of these 'newcomers' who are greedy people trying to get into F1 by being on Max's side against the existing teams.
It is so clear that Max's autocratic and caustic 'leadership' is causing nothing but harm, I am amazed anybody is bothering to talk about these worthless leeches.
The budget cap is not needed in Football, why does F1 need it ? Could it all just be a stick for Max to beat McLaren and Ferrari with, divide and conquer, keep on taking 50% from the sport for running it so badly ?
I feel that one of the best things about F1 has been that it has been a survival of the fittest. Reviving these old names without them reflecting the DNA of what really characterised those teams in the past is to me fraudulent.
All this budget cap and new teams being accommodated, it's really selling out on F1 being a true competitive environment in my view.
The situation seems to be getting worse by the day, instead of the two sides finding more and more common ground they are getting closer to a split. Surely even mad Max knows that would be a disaster. What is needed is some sort of independent mediator who can knock some sense into the waring factions, otherwise we the fans will be the losers. The trouble is Max Mosley thinks now he has beaten Ron Dennis into the ground he is invincible, and is happy to take on all comers to prove the point.
I bet right now Ferrari bitterly regret forcing the FIA to act against McLaren as they did in the spy saga, as they have lost what would have been a valuable ally in their fight with the FIA.
Somebody please issue all concerned a large dose of sensible pills.
The interesting thing for me will be if the rules change to deal with less competitive teams.
Will they bring in a 110% rule equivalent (but how will that work with the current qualy format ?), or perhaps the first session will be pre-qualifying.
At the moment there are no "danger men" on the grid. A few years back I remember some of the pay-to-drive pilots were a danger to the people lapping them. I can see a handful turning up on the grid next year and making championship affecting mistakes (if indeed there are still top teams to lap them).
Will you be reapplying for your old job James??!!
I know it's seen as being current 10 + 3 but is it realistic that the FIA, assuming the current teams wise up and come on-board, could expand to 14 teams? That would possibly allow 5 new teams in, if one acquires Toro Rosso (is this perhaps the plan when Wurz talks about working alongside a current constructor?).
The current teams are going to have to fall in line, surely? The boards of the car manufacturers are battling to justify the expense of F1, surely nobody in the board room is going to sign-off on the expense and risk of setting up a rival series?
Not sure about other people but I am sick of this situation. The whole situation is being driven by insane ego's and greed. The FIA is a discredited organisation whilst Mosley is there. He does not seem to understand that you just cant switch off £100m's organisations, its ridiculous.
I dont actually think cost reduction was the plan, he just wants the manufacturer's out. He was losing control. Ecclestone see's it as a chance to make more money by paying less to the teams.
The whole situation could be a Shakespeare plot. Idiots all of them
Has anyone asked Sir Jack Brabham and his family holdings what their thoughts are about this? Are they on-board, and if they aren't, will they take action against this entry?
" ... more in the spirit of the way racing was in the 1970s to 1990s, before the manufacturers came in and corporatised everything."
Oh yes please!
A return to the 70's and 80's before the manufacturers "corporatised" F1?
Oh yes please! Bring it on!
James, please help:
I thought all applications had to be in by midnight last Friday. How come all these revelations now of new teams applying?
Or is Max trying to win a poker game hiding four cards ranked 1? Methinks he's facing a straight flush starting with an Ace!
If next years grid was full of new teams and the FOTA nine were excluded it would be a joke to call the sport F1. At this rate we'll have a GP2 like series running as F1, and the old F1 running a new series devised by FOTA with some GP2 style name. It wouldn't take long for the TV companies to see out their contracts and leave Bernie and Max deep in the brown stuff as far as TV money is concerned.
Moseley seems determined to ruin F1 before he goes, I just do not understand why Bernie is allowing him to do it.
I think the FIA is in a very strong position! For an average fan do they care what teams are in F1, they will continue watching the show no matter what.
Indeed James, this is pivotal and looks - if one were a conspiracy theorist - that the big corporations have a perfect reason to leave the sport quietly...I think this 'power struggle' has harmed the sport to a degree but those of us who are purists and enjoy the racing will believe this might actually be a good thing for the sport....How can Bernie not be behind this?
I'm not you should be getting sentimental James about a company that is trying to hijack the Brabham heritage. Quite the opposite in fact.
I can't see anything posted on their site but I'd be very surprised if a denial or disassociation from the Brabham Family Estate wasn't announced regarding Formtech.
Here is the most recent posting from their site, it's from last year but relevant to today:
I've been following F1 somewhat religiously since 1992 when I was 15 & it's got to the point now that I hope to see the whole thing implode. I'd rather the Fota 9 walked away & sat out next season whilst awaiting the FIA/FOM to concede or put things in place for their own series the year after than watch them give in to Max now. The rules for next season allow the FIA to make discretionary changes at will at any point, it's ridiculous.
Originally Max was stating that new teams were needed because he feared they wouldn't have enough teams on the grid by the end of this season & now that they've agreed to commit to 2012, suddenly that's not the issue. Of course it's not, it never was, I like many others here have been saying from the start (& to your credit you allude to it at the end of this piece) but this is all not about keeping the old teams in, but getting new "weaker more influence-able teams" on board with FIA/FOM.
James, I appreciate you get a lot of direct questions but you've not yet answered one of mine, so I'll ask this:
Why has not one media outlet/reported put this directly to Max/the FIA? Is everybody to afraid to challenge them on this point? Are the accredited passes to privileged to gamble?
Ok that's a few questions but I think you get the point.
"Talented Aussie" all you want James, the fact that a couple of unkowns decide to use the name Brabham is disgraceful. I hope this is not indicative of these news teams coming into F1 trying to ride the coatails of famous teams.
I was very happy to read elsewhere that the Brabham family is seeking legal advice.
You have to wonder about individuals who are perfectly willing to use and exploit, without consent, a famous name.
Actually, I think I'm going to start my own team and call it Ferrari since, according to Max, they won't be racing HIS championship next year!
Driving out the manufacturers will not trouble Max. He won't blink all the way to June 12.
Would Superfund-Cosworth, Lola-Cosworth, USF1-Supertec(?) and the like be a credible F1 grid though?
That's 70s F1, but this is 2009 and you cannot unlearn what you know: F1 is the state of the art and today that's Ferrari, McLaren, BMW, Renault, Brawn, Red Bull etc. Not Cosworth. They had their day.
I don't think Max cares though. He is not that sympathetic to motorsport anyway.
Motorsport gives him a chance to hold a high office in line with his personal ambitions. It's nothing to do with serving motorsport, rather the other way round.
Perhaps when next years turnover is catastrophically lower than the present circa £2bn it may force everyone's hand who has a stake in F1. But Max has no stake in this whatsoever, fundamentally doesn't care about F1. And his legacy is assured and will only grow as a formidable president.
I do not have the writing capacity to say how p**d off I am feeling just now.
James as you mention how can the teams who have poured billion in F1 not be considered to have some right to this discussion.
Max as a failed business man must have no idea about the effect of cutting 4/5th of your budget as soon as the season end.
As this is so comical I will end with Bugs Bunny's take on Max..."what a maroon"
Love your blog.
I think you might be on the money with Red Bull, James. According to one of Superfund's press releases they have "signed a provisional agreement with an existing F1 team to use and leverage their staff, facilities and infrastructure." Surely that can only be Toro Rosso? The only alternative is that an existing team already has one foot out the door.
I fully expect FOTA to implode next week, once another team leaves the whole house of cards will come crashing down. I'd bet on McLaren being the next to jump ship, followed closely by Force India, Brawn, Red Bull and Toro Rosso. BMW might sign up if they feel they can still use F1 as a technical showcase under the new regulations, Toyota and Renault Will almost certainly take the opportunity to bow out of the sport to concentrate on their core business. That leaves Ferrari, standing alone. This time they'll have to either climb down from their high horse or ride off on it.
Well, I really hope McLaren and Ferrari hang around. It just won't be the same without them. I also hope, if the manufacturer teams take the leap and quit, that most of the talented drivers find new teams to join, because that would be the most dissapointing part for me.
Great artice James, as always.
It's not Brabham.
"Sir Jack Brabham and the Brabham family have expressed their surprise at the recent news reporting that an entry has been submitted for the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship by Formtech with the intention of operating as Brabham Grand Prix Limited.
"The family would like to make it clear that they are in no way involved with Brabham Grand Prix Limited and received no consultation regarding the company's plans to resurrect their historic name in Formula One.
"The family is taking legal advice and will take necessary steps to protect their name, reputation and its goodwill."
I don't know. It's a very interesting situation, but I do think it will be very very difficult for any of these teams to make it work. To build an f1 car from scratch is extremely tough and to build a competitive one is virtually impossible. The existing teams are all extremely competent, look how close the field is! Personally I would be surprised if many of these new teams get it together, but we will see
I haven't had time to read all the comments above so i don't know if my point has already been made, but this whole thing sounds like along term plan of the FIA to me. I think that they don't won't the big Money teams and constructors like Renault toyota bmw etc due to the fact that they want more money and are very strong in what they want from the sport and don't want. To me its like this, The FIA have used the car companies and the brands, profiles and money to help make the sport bigger and more glamourous show than ever and now they wish to return to the private teams before the big money guys take over. So Max wanted them to use cosworth standard engines and when you look at the entry list of new teams, thats exactly what they are doing. Its all seems a well thought out plan to me and seems somewhat familier to the electronic and drivers aids row and eventual banning back in the early 90's where Max pushed the teams into the new rules whether they liked it or not.
The Brabham family is, indeed, looking into taking legal action.
James, there's an old adage... ' you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink'.... If Ferrari were forced to enter for legal reasons to F1.. it doesn't mean they can't enter two series... F1 were they would just make a mockery of the series by not trying, etc, yet compete in a new breakaway series with everyone else...
But what a mess though.... I think initially game set and match to the FIA, unless a breakaway is formed..... then the manufacturers would make the FIA squirm....
It would only take a few drop outs during the season in Max's F1, and a complete disparity in performance before it would look like a joke...
on the other hand... my head hurts!
Can a Schumacher come back help Ferrari? Yes I bet!
Well, the BBC is also saying:
"The company is not associated with the Brabham team that won two F1 drivers' and four constructors' championships between 1962 and 1992.
Mr Hilmer said he simply held the rights to the name, which he chose to reflect a historic racing family.
The family of three-time world champion Sir Jack Brabham said they were "surprised" by the attempt to resurrect the name in Formula One as they had not been consulted.
The family said they were now taking legal advice to protect their name and reputation."
So, unfortunately, not exactly your old team.
If there is a split, here is a possible scenario to ponder...
2010 F-1 World Championship
10 races – 11 teams of 2 cars (22 cars per race) – 110% qualifying applies
Teams / Drivers
Williams Cosworth - N Rosberg - B Senna
Prodrive Cosworth - A Davison - J Verstappen
Litespeed Cosworth - R Kerr - S Bourdais
Lola Cosworth - N Piquet - R Grosjean
USF1 Cosworth - M Andretti - G Rahal
Campos Meta 1 Cosworth - E Mortara - S Hernandez
Superfund Cosworth - G Fisichella - P de la Rosa
March Cosworth - T Scheckter - J D'Ambrosio
Brabham Cosworth - N Hulkenberg - N Tandy
N. Technology Cosworth - T Nakajima - D Nakajima
Wirth Research Cosworth - P Maldonado - R Doornbos
Spain (Valencia)
Abu Dhabi
2010 Premier World Championship
10 races - 8 teams of 2 cars (16 cars per race)
Teams / Drivers
Ferrari - F Alonso / P Massa
McLaren Mercedes - L Hamilton / H Kovalainen
Red Bull Renault - S Vettel / M Webber
Renault - K Raikonnen / S Beumi
Brawn Mercedes - J Button / R Barrichello
Sauber BMW - R Kubica / T Glock
Force India Mercedes - J Trulli - A Sutil
Minardi Ferrari - N Heidfeld / D Ricciardo
Australia (Albert Park)
Spain (Barcelona)
Britain (Silverstone)
France (Magny- Cours)
Belgium (Spa)
Germany (Nurburgring)
Italy (Monza)
Canada (Montreal)
USA (Indianapolis)
Brazil (Interlagos)
Some notes on these scenarios:-
1) Max and Bernie will be chasing recognisable F-1 names (already shown in provisional entries Brabham and March) and so will go after Senna, Andretti & Scheckter and probably (at best) retain FOTA team rejects Bourdais, Rosberg, Piquet and Nakajima. They will also grab as many of the top GP-2 drivers as they can get - Grosjean will be an obvious target.
2) F-1 will have more cars but, even all with Cosworth engines, there will be a much greater differential in speed than we have become used to. The 110% qualifying rule will almost assuredly have to be re-introduced.
3) With their experience and levels of technology, Williams should be hands-down the team to beat, challenged maybe by Prodrive and whoever buys the assets of Toro Rosso.
4) Except for 'The Jewel' (Monaco) F-1 would be left with the marginal circuits. Nearly all the traditional circuits will fall behind Premier WC and why wouldn't they? They get the best cars, best drivers and all at a far cheaper price than they've been offered for years. And best of all, they can tell Bernie to shove it where the sun doesn't shine.
5) Premier WC will suffer from 2 problems - smaller number of cars and loss of Monaco. They will rely on the 'new' F-1 quickly self-destructing where the best of the survivors migrate across in 2011.
6) In 2011 there will be a reconcilliation between the two championships negotiated by the new head of F-1 Jackie Stewart, whose appointment followed the shocking strangling-murder of Max Mosely by his old friend Bernie E.
@ Russell unitt
Why do you rule out Monaco for the Premier division? As I understand it, Monaco is tyhe only place that Bernie has never managed to gain control over - he gets no income from it.
What is to stop Monaco stageing a race for both series?
Looks like Force India has broken ranks and gone over to the 'Dark Side' - now with only 6 teams (plus my wishful thinking Minardi revival), their only option, in a breakaway series, would be to run 3 cars per team.
Could be an opening for one M Schumacher to make a Ferrari comeback perhaps?
Bernie, Max, FIA, Tilke, Stewarding, KERS, Donnelly.
What do these things have in common? The fans have had enough with them. Let's get behind FOTA and make this musical-chair breakaway a reality.
Fair point Mick, but I think F-1 might just be able to survive without Ferrari but without Monaco as well???
These are in most part brand new F1 teams. Who knows if they will actually make it to the grid at Melbourne... you might only see about 10 cars.
I would love it if FOTA leave, set up their own series and Max and Bernie take their circus to the Middle East with no viewing public or heritage in F1.
Mosley's dictatorship is about to come crumbling down IMHO.
Apparently Hilmer bought the rights to use the name from the previous owners. If not, the Brabham family might have a case.
It's the same with March. Apparently the brand name wasd bought by Fitton after March went broke in 1993, although I read that Herd (one of the original founders) wanted to revive March in 1999, but failed to raise the money. So I am not sure who owns the name here.
As a Schumacher fan I am dreaming a bit: what if Ferrari leaves F1 and goes to Le Mans instead? They take Kimi and Massa with them and perhaps even Alonso, if the rumours about a pre-contract or contract with him are true. Then they could also call back Michael, I think it wouldn't be too hard to convince him to participate in that one event per year. And then there is also Badoer and Gené (the latter is taking part in long distance races even now). So Ferrari can easily have six drivers for two cars - and at least four of those drivers are real public magnets (Schumacher, Alonso, Kimi and Massa). I know it's just a dream, but it would be interesting.
Kubica suggested two weeks ago that he would stay in F1. For him it's not important how the team is called and if the series is budget capped. Alonso and Kimi on the other hand said they would leave if the manufacturers are out. So I think some drivers would decide for this series, some for the other.
Both series would be weakend compared to the current F1, anyway.
Big Names have come and gone before.
Do you see Auto-Union out there? or Lotus or Mercedes or Tyrell or Aston or Bugatti or Cooper or Brabham or.... Maseratti or....???
Do you? Huh? Huh?
Nope, and if these FOTA turkeys aren't there next season, I for one wont miss them one tiny bit.
So was it Brabham when Ecclestone ran it? The current owners bought Brahman fair and square just like Ecclestone did.
They did. It's just that the news is coming out now of who got entries in before the deadline. They had to have an engine agreement in place, but don't pay the £300k entry fee until November
Not at all, there is some way to go before it is decided what the entries will be and so on. The FIA is doing the due diligence now. Let's let the list come out then we will have ample opportunity to ask the questions.


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Athens International Airport (38 km).
Athens airport is served by many scheduled international airlines including Olympic Airways & Aegean Airlines all year and by charter carriers during the summer period.
Lavrio Harbour (10 km).
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28 cases of hepatitis A infection found in NorwayPublished On: Sun, Mar 30th, 2014 | Virology | By BioNews
A total of 28 cases of hepatitis A infection have been reported over the last few months in Norway, where this disease is said to be rare, local health officials said.
Health authorities, who were worried by the growing number of hepatitis A cases, are working to determine whether the sick people are infected from a common source, Xinhua reported citing local media.
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Maronde bails Halos out on 23rd birthday
With Scott Downs deemed unavailable after pitching in back-to-back games, Maronde found himself pitching in a critical spot during his second Major League appearance on Wednesday, with runners on the corners, one out and the Angels clinging to a two-run lead in the bottom of the seventh.
The result: Strikeout, strikeout, strikeout.
Maronde turned around the switch-hitting Coco Crisp and struck him out swinging on a 92-mph fastball, then struck out the left-handed-hitting Seth Smith swinging on an 83-mph slider to end the threat, then started the eighth with a strikeout of the lefty slugger Josh Reddick on a 91-mph fastball.
If you're scoring at home, that's four strikeouts against four batters to kick off Maronde's Major League career.
"It's been awesome," Maronde said after the Angels' sweep-clinching 7-1 win over the A's. "It's been a real nice five days."
"He was the MVP of the game, really," winning pitcher Dan Haren added. "He came in throwing a lot of fastballs and he threw those great sliders to Seth Smith. I remember being in a similar situation of his in 2004 [with the Cardinals], coming out of the bullpen in big situations and pitching in playoff games and stuff. They're very nerve-wracking, so it's definitely a testament to the guy's mental makeup that he can go out there and stay composed and throw strikes in a huge situation."
Maronde, who struck out Mariners outfielder Carlos Peguero in his Major League debut on Sunday, has been a starter since the Angels took him in the third round of the 2011 Draft. And in 2012, he jumped three levels in the Minors, combining to post a 2.26 ERA and a 4.74 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 20 games (18 starts).
But he was a closer and setup man during his final two years at the University of Florida.
And it seems like he hasn't really lost touch with that.
"I'm just going out there trying to throw strikes," Maronde said. "They don't really know me, I don't think there's a lot of film on me, so I have the upper hand there."


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The U.S. Department of Labor won't issue the September payrolls report today as initially scheduled because of the partial government shutdown.
An alternative date for the employment report, usually released on the first Friday of each month at 8:30 a.m., hasn't been scheduled, the department said. The release includes the unemployment rate and data on payroll employment.
The report is the most prominent among the data releases issued by federal government agencies that have been canceled as workers deemed non-essential are furloughed. A meeting between President Obama and congressional leaders Wednesday failed to break the budget logjam that has led to the first shutdown since 1996.
During the lapse in appropriations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics "will not collect data, issue reports or respond to public inquiries," according to its website. The agency "will continue to assess the situation" during the shutdown, Labor Department spokesman Steve Barr said earlier this week.
The jobs report is closely watched for clues to Federal Reserve policy and the health of the economy. The central bank has said it will keep its benchmark interest rate near zero for at least as long as the unemployment rate exceeds 6.5 percent and the outlook for inflation is no more than 2.5 percent.
Employers probably added 180,000 workers to payrolls in September, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
That would be the biggest gain in five months. The jobless rate is forecast to hold at 7.3 percent.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics delayed the release of the December 1995 employment report during a partial government shutdown that stretched from Dec. 15, 1995, to Jan. 6, 1996. The report was released Jan. 19, 1996.
Data on weekly jobless claims, issued Thursday by the Employment and Training Administration, will continue to be released during the shutdown, the department has said. First-time claims for unemployment benefits rose by 1,000, to 308,000, in the week ended Sept. 28, from a revised 307,000, the report showed.


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NORTH POLE (Friggemall Wire Services) -- Santa Claus, the iconic deliverer of toys who is much loved by children all over the world, has petitioned the United States Congress for $400 billion.
Claus, age undetermined, cites increased costs of materials, a work stoppage, higher elf wages, and general economic woes as the basis for his bailout request.
"Higher oil prices hammered my ass this year," Claus said. "Material delivery costs to my workshop increased 74%. Also, almost 30% of my shipments from my Chinese suppliers were tainted with lead. I couldn't use any of it, nevermind the fact that I had 37 elves in the infirmary with lead poisoning thanks to that shit."
Claus maintains that the sickened elves strained his relations with the elf union that he employs. "They were already unhappy with the mandatory overtime trying to crank out those goddamned Wiis for Nintendo," Claus said. "Once some of them got sick from that lead, I knew I was knee-deep in it."
Claus said that the elf union went on strike in July of this year, citing an unsafe work environment. Production in the main workshop ground to a halt for the next 9 weeks as the elves demanded higher pay, safer working conditions, and a reversal on the smoking ban implemented last January.
There's no guarantee that the bailout, if approved, will bring joy to all of the world's children. "Look, I'm way, way behind. Those elves, they fucked me. What can I say? The money I'm asking for will allow me to procure temporary help from Mexico to get me through the season. But there's no way I can meet the worldwide quota." Claus estimates that 15% of the world's children will be getting the shaft this year if he receives the bailout. That figure climbs to a whopping 45% if the bailout is denied.
"Nearly half the world's kids are going to screw the pooch this December if I don't get that money. The fate of Christmas rests in the hands of the United States Congress."
The United States' Dow Jones stock market plunged almost 600 points at the news, with rumors circulating that the Easter Bunny may also be asking for a bailout due to increased chocolate costs.


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Some of this can be attributed to WoW's success. The game's critical esteem and massive subscriber-base promise a very consistent and well-maintained MMO experience, so it's little surprise that when a smaller MMO's subscriber-base declines, WoW's inflates. "We see a lot of MMOs like that, where they get two-to-three months of a good reaction, and then their player-base disappears," says Flying Lab Software chief executive Russell Williams. "Where? Well … they go back to WoW!"
For the majority of MMOs released after WoW, this rings true. After being released in 2006, Turbine's hyped and well-reviewed Dungeons & Dragons Online declined from 90,000 subscribers to 50,000 within a few months. A year later, SOE's Vanguard: Saga of Heroes lost 80,000 subscribers after its 120,000 peak in a similar amount of time. Other big-budget MMOs - 2006's Auto Assault, notably - can't even garner enough users to keep running for more than a year.


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Happy India? After setting an upper ceiling of subsidy on gas cylinders as 6, Congress has urged the state governments where it is in power to provide 3 more ie 9 cylinders on subsidized rates. "The party has decided that our Chief Ministers in the Congress ruled states will provide nine subsidised cylinders annually to each household," said party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi as quoted by media.
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Meanwhile, Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation are already installing a software which will let them know if the next cylinder that you are ordering is your seventh cylinder.In case you have already exhausted your share of subsidized cylinder, this seventh one will cost you Rs.750.Also, in case you hold multiple connections of various gas agencies, it is advisable for you to surrender them as these agencies will now take legal recourse against such discrepancies.This price of Rs.750 for seventh cylinder may vary according to which state you live in.As state tax varies and this price may go up in case international prices of LPG go up too.As in the absence of a subsidy, you only will pay the entire cost of your LPG cylinder.


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New classes in Buddhism at Hayagriva Dharma Center
The Hayagriva Dharma Center in Hilo is beginning a new class series called "Buddhist Practice and Life: Training the Mind" with guest teacher Pailin Young. These webcast classes are open to all levels of experience, including those new to Buddhism.
There are four classes: Sunday, April 28, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, May 8, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 19, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 26, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Pailin Young is the translator, principal attendant and teaching assistant for Lama Namnang Mingjo Dorje Rinpoche, lineage holder of the Nagavararaja Buddhist Lineage from China.
She hopes to show how Buddhist teachings can help students in their daily lives. Understanding and transforming the negative and increasing the positive qualities of our mind is referred to as Buddhist "science of mind."
Young says that an individual's life experiences are important ways to understand Buddha's teaching, and Buddhist logic also helps to understand life. This series will discuss: "How to face the challenges of life by using Buddha's teachings"; "Using examples from our lives and Buddhist stories to understand cause and effect and learn to understand and observe the mind"; "Methods to manage our emotional reactions to life's challenges by understanding and recognizing the afflictive emotions," and "How to apply antidotes: Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist mind-training methods, which bring increased peace and more harmonious relations with others."
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Hi All, Having been bitten by the DX and Contest bug, I was having a chat with a friend Larry, K7MI, and he really has my mind moving (spinning more like) about antenna / tower configurations which has prompted me to query about a few things. I'm in the design ( Thinking ) phase of building my first tower ( lots of things to consider for sure ) and I'm looking to find the optimum height and / or configuration for a pair of Yagi's as well as to maximize the overall use of the tower itself. Hardware Under Consideration (but not limited too): 40M - Force-12 - 240N 2L (~10.7sqft wind load) 10-15-20 - Force-12 C-31XR (~10.7sqft wind load) Tower Type: Rhon 45G Rotator: PST2051 / PST61 or Equivalent Load Specs Primary Interest: DX & Contesting All the engineering precautions will be adhered to for guys and wind load safety, which will include dual Phillystan 6700 guys (maybe 11200) at each level & guy point. I'm considering a TH7 or TH11 (WARC band Bonus) instead of the C-31XR (purely from a cost perspective), which has a similar wind load figure but I'm not thrilled about the idea of having traps for a long term installation. I would like to have an 80/160 Vertical / Inv-L configuration using the tower as the radiating element, but do not want to compromise the optimum heights for the Tri-Bander & 40m 2L Yagi. Obviously this would be either an end-fed 80m 1/2 wave situation or a full 1/4 wave 80m + 160M Inv-L switching configuration. >From my understanding, ~70' is the first optimum point for a 40M Yagi (please >advise if this is not the case) so a tower height of 60' + 10' above the >Tri-Bander would would do nicely, but would there be any advantage / >disadvantage ( apart from cost ) in going the additional 30/40ft to say 100' >to 110' or there abouts, which would get me close to what I need for a full >size 1/4 wave 160 vertical and double as a 1/2 wave End-Fed for 80m? >Alternatively, could I possibly go lower on the initial tower height, using >the Yagi's as CAP hats to bring the overall electrical length up for 80m/160m >without compromise to the Yagi's performance? Any Additional Options / Thoughts / Ideas would be greatly appreciated. Best Regards, Greg, KE1HA Helena, Montana _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Seems America's chief executive officers (CEOs) prefer Apple products when it comes to mobile and computing products. Among the various mobile communication and computing products/services surveyed in new research from Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com), 99% of U.S. CEOs use/own laptops/notebooks.
Almost half of CEOs have one or more tablet computers, although very few have more than two.The 10% of CEOs who own two or more tablet computers most frequently cite family needs as the reason for owning more than one. About 40% of CEOs have e-readers, or use tablets as e-readers.
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The theme for the weekend at our house was relaxation. We finally had a weekend to kick our feet up and enjoy some nice weather. I'm pretty sure it just went from winter to summer in Buffalo. Holy crap, it was hot! But, I'm certainly not going to complain.
Saturday morning I woke up to find that my orchid is finally in bloom! I have had this particular plant for about 3 years and this is the first time it has bloomed, so I was feeling pretty excited and proud of myself. There was a time that I thought it might not make it.
After I grabbed the plant and ran in to show Kris (like it was Christmas morning), I got my act together and headed out for a sweaty hot yoga class. It has been a while since I've been to a yoga class and it felt really great to get back in the studio. After yoga we took the little beester to the dog park and then spent the day relaxing. It was so nice to sit outside and read in the sun. It is one of my absolute favorite things to do.
(I am loving the different La Croix water flavors.) This weekend I finished reading Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. I really enjoyed the book and I would highly recommend it to anyone. And I also discovered that HBO is creating a series based off of the book, so I'm interested to see what that will be like.
Saturday evening we decided to check out a pizza place that we had heard great reviews about, and it was amazing. Rocco's Coal Fired Pizza has an inviting family atmosphere with a nice bar scene in the back. Plus the pagers are pieces of pizza…
How cool is that? After dinner we even stopped and got ice cream. I chose Ben & Jerry's That's my Jam. Yum. I love chocolate and raspberry and this ice cream has chocolate and raspberry ice cream with a jam in the middle, so it was perfect.
Sunday morning, I woke up bright and early and went for a run with B and it was HOT.
Later in the day we went to brunch, followed by more lounging and recovering from all of the craziness that has been going on in our lives lately.
I felt really sad that I couldn't be with my mom and grandma on Mother's Day. So far the Buffalo transition hasn't been too terrible, but I realized that it was the first Mother's Day that we haven't all been together, and it was a little difficult. I often find myself getting emotional about growing up and going out into the world. It's such a cruel irony how badly you want to grow up when you are young, and how much you want to be young again when you're an adult. I guess the best thing you can do is enjoy each day in the present.
(Cheesy, I know. But true.) I hope you have a wonderful start to the week!


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Property Location
With a stay at Hotel Real del Bosque in Tula de Allende, you'll be convenient to Tula Cathedral and Handicraft Market. This golf hotel is within close proximity of Open Air Theater and Quetzalcoatl Historical Room.
Make yourself at home in one of the 59 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and irons/ironing boards.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. After practicing your swing on the golf course, you can enjoy other recreational amenities, which include an outdoor pool. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar and a garden view. You can also stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center, conference space, and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Number of floors - 5
- Golf course on site
- Conference center
- Total number of rooms - 59
- Designated smoking areas
- Wedding services
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Fireplace in lobby
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- Concierge services
- 24-hour front desk
- Outdoor pool
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- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Conference space
- Garden
- Free self parking
- Laundry facilities
- Full-service spa
- Bar/lounge
- Pool umbrellas
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Year Built 2002
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It simply doesn't make sense, analysts say.
A Sembcorp Industries-led privatisation of struggling Sembcorp Marine will simply not go down well with both companies' shareholders, according to a report by OCBC.
OCBC said that SCI shareholders will not be pleased with such a deal because there still no end in sight for SembMarine's offshore woes, particularly as the fate of seven Sete Brasil drillships still hang in the balance.
SCI may also have a tough time convincing SembMarine shareholders to relinquish their units, particularly as the stock's value has dropped drastically in past months.
And although SCI had already attempted to privatize SembMarine in 2002, OCBC said that circumstances then and now are rather different.
"SMM then had a strong financial position, and was in a net cash position. The outlook for the rig building sector was also looking brighter and more promising. At S$1.48, SMM is now trading at 1.0x book, below the 1.6x book level at which SCI tried to privatise SMM then. There is also concern that potential provisions may erode the book value further in following quarters," OCBC said.
"We believe this move only makes sense for SCI if the group believes in the long-term potential of SMM, and sees the current plunge in price as an opportunity. Still, this may not be well-received by SCI shareholders, at least for now," the report noted.
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What Should The Seattle Mariners Do? Rebuild For The FutureJuly 14, 2008
Everybody knows that the Seattle Mariners haven't been living up to their potential. With all the off-season additions and the positive outlook by the media and manager McLaren, nobody expected this. At 37-58 the Mariners have the worst record in the AL going into the All-Star break. What is to blame for this disappointing season, well many things.
For one, none of the starters have been proving their worthiness with an exception of Felix Hernandez. Erik Bedard, the supposed ace of the staff who was supposed to lead the M's to glory has done alright but hasn't been tough or shown that he cared for the team. Bedard lasts 5-6 innings every game and comes out after he feels he has thrown too many pitches. Now what kind of pitcher is that? To me, that's saying "hey I know we're not going to go anywhere so trade me to a contender please!" which is exactly what the Mariners should do with him. Trade Bedard for prospects or a solid first baseman or center fielder with prospect pitchers. He's going to be a free agent after the 2009 season anyways, might as well give the fans a reason to go out to the ballpark the rest of this season and the next one.
My second thing to blame for this disappointing season is the front office. I don't think I'm the only one that thinks Bavasi should have never been elected the GM, or at least he should have been fired a year or so after his hiring in 2003. Granted, in 2003 the M's had a good season, but the next three seasons to come, they stunk. In 2007 the Mariners had a decent season with a finishing record of 88-74 (2nd in the AL West) and that also was reasoning to expect more from the Mariners this season. Besides for last season, Bavasi proved he has had no idea what he was doing but it shouldn't have took over five years for the front office to realize that. Now they have started to make good moves but if these moves had been made before the season started, who knows where the M's would be at right now.
My next part of this organization to point a finger at are the Mariners players themselves. When I watch the Mariners play I see very little fire and passion for the greatest game there is. I realize this is a job, but unless your whole intent to play pro ball was to help your family then you have no excuse. Baseball is a fun game to play, and I really wish there were more Willie Bloomquist's on this team, who take every chance they get to prove themselves. Going down the lineup I see very few players who look like they are working to get better. The few I see are: Jose Lopez, Raul Ibanez, Adrian Beltre, Jeff Clement, Jeremy Reed, and some of the young pitchers such as Brandon Morrow. You might not notice Ichiro on the list and I have reasoning behind that. Look at Ichiro's career numbers and how he is doing this season. Yes, he is batting above .300 as always, but I don't see that passion for the game like I saw in the past seasons. I think Ichiro is getting sick of playing for a team that's not going anywhere and frankly I don't blame him. If everyone else on the team is going to look like they could care less how they themselves or how the team is doing, why should Ichiro care? A good example of someone that just flat out didn't care was Richie Sexson. The team said that his non-caring attitude was to blame for his release but why was he held on to for so long? I guess when your guaranteed to get paid 15.5 million it really doesn't matter how you do, does it? I think that Sexson could of been back to his numbers that he had with the Brew Crew and with the M's for the first few seasons but when you don't put the work in or have the confidence and will to get better; you really won't go anywhere.
Lastly I am going to blame the lack of enthusiasm that starts at the manager position. I think that the manager position is more important then some people realize. When the Mariners had Lou Pinella as their manager, his fire and drive to succeed made the players better. Managers like Lou are hard to find, but when you do find them they really help out their teams. I mean, look at how the Cub's are doing. Yes they have more talent then the Mariners, but they haven't really lived up to that talent until this year. Then there are managers like Joe Maddon for the Rays, that have stepped in and turned the whole franchise around. From the start it looked like John McLaren had some fire and wanted this team to excel, but after awhile it seemed like his pep talk must of been "don't worry Richie you'll start hitting, no worries guys just keep playing, you'll get 'em next time." A guy like Lou wouldn't of accepted this from his team, and that is the kind of manager we need. However I feel like Jim Riggleman, the new manager, definitely is more like Lou then McLaren ever was.
So, what I think the Mariners should do is rebuild. Clearly trying to sign free agents for huge sums of money doesn't work out unless your the Yankees or Red Sox. Looking back the M's shouldn't have done the Erik Bedard deal. Adam Jones is batting .281 for the Orioles, and George Sherrill is on the All-Star team. just one of the many bad deals that the Mariners have made in the past, and from now on they need to be on the other end of those deals. Trade guys like Erik Bedard, Jarrod Washburn, Miguel Batista, Carlos Silva, Kenji Johjima, Jose Vidro, and maybe even Ichiro as he continues to get older. Some key guys that have to stay are: Felix Hernandez, Jeff Clement, Brandon Morrow, Jose Lopez, Yuniesky Betancourt, and all the young prospects coming up. The sooner the Mariners figure out that keeping young players is key to success, the better off they will be in the end.


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Security tighened at courthouse for Schaffhausen trial, one arrested
HUDSON - Law enforcement officials say security will be tightened at the St. Croix County courthouse when the Schaffhausen case resumes next Monday.
Though they didn't say why, they did confirm that one person was arrested at the courthouse yesterday.
People who used to work with murder defendant Aaron Schaffhausen have told the court Friday they heard him say he wanted to kill his ex-wife, their children and the man she was dating. They say Schaffhausen repeated the wish several times in the months before he killed his three young daughters.
Schaffhausen has pleaded guilty, meaning the testimony the St. Croix County Circuit Court jury has been hearing for the last week is being given to determine a sentence or determination of his mental health.


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A delicious gluten-free white bread recipe! It's great for sandwiches, toasted or as garlic-bread. Nice and light, it's a nice bread to add into your gluten-free repertoire. The thing I love about this bread is it has a proper homemade bread texture, like the kind I used to make pre-gluten-free. The kids love it as mini-loaves, so I tend to always make my bread this way, but it does work perfectly well in a large loaf pan, too! It freezes fabulously, so I tend to make a double batch of mini loaves, slice and freeze 3 loaves and keep 3 in a tupperware on the counter. Enjoy!!!
You can slice this delicious bread very thin or nice and thick. It's very versatile!
Gluten-Free White Bread Recipe
Based on a recipe by gluten-free author Donna Washburn
Yes, you can double this recipe easily!
Grease 3 mini-loaf pans OR 1 regular loaf pan w/ butter.
In a large bowl, mix the following: *Note: It's important to mix dry ingredients & xanthan gum or you get clumping in gluten-free baking.
1 cup white rice flour
¾ cup brown rice flour (you can use a bit more brown rice and less white rice if you like without affecting the final taste or texture)
½ cup potato starch
¼ cup tapioca starch
2 Tbsp sugar OR 1 heaping Tbsp honey
2 ½ tsp xanthan gum
2 tsp instant yeast (rapid-rise yeast)
1 ¼ tsp salt
In a stand-mixer, mix the following: (don't use a dough-hook, use the normal beater (not whisk)).
1 cup milk (this does not need to be warmed at all!)
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 egg whites (save your extra yolks for homemade vanilla pudding, coconut cream pie or lemon meringue pie if you like!)
(You can also use 3 eggs instead of 2 eggs and 2 egg whites. The texture will be slightly different, but it's still yummy. I find it's not quite as temperamental during the rising/baking process - it doesn't tend to cave it as much while cooling).
(You can also use 3 eggs instead of 2 eggs and 2 egg whites. The texture will be slightly different, but it's still yummy. I find it's not quite as temperamental during the rising/baking process - it doesn't tend to cave it as much while cooling).
Slowly add dry ingredients into the wet ingredients (mix on low to do this).
Then, allow your dough to mix on medium speed for FOUR minutes.
Put dough into prepared pan. The dough should not fill the pan more than 2/3 full.
The pans filled 2/3 full. Remember not to let them rise more than the height of the pan!
Let stand and rise in a warm location for 30 min - 1 hr. This really depends on how warm the location is that your bread is rising and whether or not you're making mini loaves or a regular loaf. Stay nearby so you can check on it regularly – particularly the first time you make the recipe.
Once dough has risen just to the top of the bread pan (*see note below), bake @ 350F for 25 minutes for mini-loaves, and ~35-45 for regular loaf. The bread will be nicely browned.
Turn out of pan(s) onto a cooling rack once loaf is done. The loaf should be nicely browned and sound hollow when tapped on bottom.
Let cool; then slice thick or thin. I prefer to slice and freeze whatever we don't eat the day we make the bread. It toasts fabulously! Enjoy!
2 loaves, sliced. Homemade loaves never quite look alike, as you can see. But they all taste fantastic!
* Note: gluten-free bread isn't quite as forgiving as normal bread during rising and baking. It will happily collapse or shrink in on itself. If you let the dough rise too much (above the top of the edge of the bread pan before baking), the dough will puff up nicely when baking, but when it's cooling, the sides will sink in. The bread still tastes great, but it's not quite the nice square loaf with rounded top you'll be going for.


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Travelled on the Treasures of Europe Tour from 1st to 9th July. In our son's words, the whole trip was " The best 9 days of their lives".
The trip was indeed memorable, thanks to the excellent organizing by the Star Tours team.
Online Booking was absolutely hassle free.
Tour – Overall very good, most of the important places were covered, in the available time. The "Rome by Night" and "Paris by Night" were the highlights of the tour.
Hotels - Selection of hotels was good, the best being Business Park Hotel in Switzerland. Overall ambience was good in all the hotels.
Food - Good delicious Indian food. Big thank you to the Cooks who went about their work with a smile.
Tour manager - Shaji Dharamdas - Excellent Tour Manager. Was very friendly, gave us lot of information, was very clear on the 'do's and don't's " of the tour., managed time very well. He had to be a bit strict at times, but this was because of one particular "American" Indian family who were perpetually late.
Coach Driver –Mike McGrath, very friendly and nice person. Both our sons loved having long conversations with him. Kept the coach neat & clean all the time.
Approximately 15 families boarded as strangers, made a lot of new friends and we ended up as one big happy family on tour.
Overall, it was the most memorable tour of our lives & I would definitely recommend Star Tours to anyone.
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While taking a break yesterday I noticed quite a few seedlings coming up in the mulch under 2 large plumarias where I work. I lifted 7 of the largest (3" high) and brought them home and potted in 4" pots. Checked when I got home today and they look fine. No wilt. The parent plants are white with yellow centers. within 25 feet there are 2 pastel rainbows and all colors in the neighborhood. It's an upscale beach community and plumerias are in every landscape. The lawn maintenance guy's come on friday's and I know they'll be spraying round-up soon. There's probably 2 dozen or more still there and I hate to see them get sprayed. I'm very new to plumaria and not sure if it's worthwhile to save what I can, and if so am I doing it right and if I'm successful is anybody interested in adopting some of them. I certainly don't have space for that many.
seedling rescue
It sounds as if you did it correctly. Now, the challenge will be to keep them growing. If overwatered, they rot - if underwatered, the dehydrate. I don't do well with seedlings, so can't give you definite directions to grow them, but surely someone will come along and help you.
Why not dig them and make a row of them in your yard. When they get large enough, trade them for other plants you want. We love to trade on these forums!
Kay, Thanks for the advice. They're still looking good and it looks like some are sprouting under the rainbow one. I'll probably keep them in pots till spring. Getting ready to move to a place that has absolutely nothing in the front or back yard so I'll need all the plants I can get and if I can get them for free all the better.
Well, keep us posted on how they do for you.
If I had limited space to grow them, I would choose the seedlings from the rainbow tree. Seedlings do not usually grow true to the parent, but seedlings from white and yellow flowers would most likely give you white and yellow flowers. The pastel tree seedlings will probably give you a greater variety of colors.
Since you can grow them in the ground and you have a long growing season, you could get blooms in less than two years. Many will bloom in the second to third year. However, keep in mind that some may take five or more years to
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By Xinfinite
Open the Mac App Store to buy and download apps.
Welcome to real-time shared sticky notes! iSticky stores your memo's on the server and pushes them to your Mac's. And with iSticky for iPhone, the notes on your iPhone will change too.
iSticky lets users send or share an infinite number of sticky notes to themselves and others, providing a quick, real-time solution for sending important information like reminders, updates, directions, meeting times, dinner plans, meet-up changes, or any other individual or group note. iSticky provides a fast and organized way to create and share notes, at home, in school, on the road, or in the office.
iSticky is a great solution for:
* Teams: to create real-time to-do lists
* Companies with employees on the road: to give them the latest information or orders
* Colleagues: to send quick reminders instead of sending emails or sticking paper notes on desks
* Families: to send quick reminders, menus, honey-do lists, and other important information
iSticky makes use of Apple's Push Notification Service, allowing users to be updated to any changes and additions to notes and lists. Changes are immediately pushed to all the users who need to know. If a user changes a note of a shared list, this change will be communicated immediately to all the users who are members of that list. This feature is integrated between Mac and iPhone allowing notification of notes changed on a Mac computer to be sent to an iPhone within seconds.
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* Send notes to other users
What's New in Version 4.2.12
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Can't use it for work...
Sadly, this, like much software does not understand the concept of a proxy server. Incredibly stupid to predicate functionality on a network connection, especially in a note-taking application. If you can't sync now, just sync later when you can. I'm shocked that the author thinks this is acceptable.
Right now, when I'm at work, I cannot create notes at all because I'm behind a proxy. This stupid package doesn't allow me to specify proxy, and instead of going into an offline mode, just ceases to work when it cannot contact the mother ship. Scary bad.
Love it
My wife and I use this to keep our reminders and list with each other. They are always synced - its great.
Worse than a Spam attack on steroids.
The "General note list spams me . I have been looking for a way to deleted the crap. The manual is extremely unclear about how to do it.
If you a looking for a simple program to paste reminder notes to a desktop- this far from it. A one star rating overrates this application. $20 gone forever.
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Lazy_eye wrote:A pertinent question for me is whether Shinran would have endorsed such practices.Mr. G wrote:.
This observation also raises some questions about the
term ''voluntary death,'' by which ascetic suicide is often described.
As Moerman notes, the presence of insistent crowds determined
to gain merit from witnessing the act may have rendered some instances
of religious suicide not quite so voluntary.
Shirnan and Ippen did not endorse suicide. Ippen was adamant against this as noted in the writings collected from his followers.
Yes, this is why I personally hold Shinran apart from the collective organization of Hongwanji - too much politics for me.A teacher can't necessarily be held to account for misinterpretations by followers.
And regarding Hongwanji, they also have a history of suicide among some followers:
- Longings for postmortem reunion in the Pure Land were also
cited as a motive for religious suicide, as discussed in Mark Blum's
chapter. Blum investigates the suicides of Jodo Shinshu adherents,
perhaps as many as thirty-three, following the death of the abbot Jitsunyo
(1458–1525), the monshu or head of the powerful Shinshu¯ Honganji
organization. The practice of ''relinquishing the body'' has
always held an ambivalent position in Buddhist traditions, being alter-
nately condemned and valorized, and recent scholarship has expanded
on its multiple significances in specific Buddhist cultures: as
both a selfless gift and an exchange of one's corruptible body for the
adamantine body of an enlightened one; as an imitation of the Buddha;
as an act of protest when the ruler persecutes the dharma; or as
sacrifice on behalf of others. Drawing on both Buddhist canonical
sources and the history of this practice in East Asia, Blum analyzes the
complex ideological heritage underlying the suicides attending Jitsunyo's
death. They drew, he argues, on both the Pure Land ideal of jigai
o¯jo¯, or ''achieving the Pure Land through suicide''—the most common
motive given for Buddhist ascetic suicide in Japan—as well as on Confucian
traditions, appropriated into the warrior ethos, of loyalty suicide
( junshi) to accompany one's lord in death. Jitsunyo, who presided over
an immense organization that was at once political and religious,
united in his person the roles of Buddhist teacher and feudal daimyo¯
or warrior lord. The suicides accompanying his death, Blum concludes,
were acts both of mimesis, replicating Jitsunyo's act of achieving the
Pure Land, and of solidarity, expressing loyalty to Jitsunyo and at the
same time conveying to outsiders that the unity of Honganji followers
transcended life and death.
- Death and the Afterlife in Japanese Buddhism
Yes, sokushin-butsu! Also found in Tendai, Shingon and Shugendo.On a perhaps related note, my son was reading a book about mummies and it included an example of self-mummification by a Japanese monk!


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WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday declared May 1 a special day for Americans to think about loyalty to the nation and about its laws.
The president also signed proclamations declaring the month of May a special one for several other reasons: mental health awareness; physical fitness and sports; building safety; foster care; Jewish American heritage; Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders heritage; and older Americans.
Obama called Loyalty Day "an occasion that asks something of us as a people: to rediscover those ageless truths our founders held to be self-evident, and to renew them in our own time."
Each generation, he said, included citizens who strengthened our democracy.
"These patriots and pioneers remind us that while our path to a more perfect union is unending, with hope and hard work, we can move forward together," he wrote.
"Progress may come slow; the road may be long. But as loyal citizens of these United States, we have the power to set our country's course."
Law Day, he said, is a chance to remember we face the ongoing task of perfecting our laws to achieve equality for all.
"Opportunity remains painfully unequal for too many among us; justice too often goes undone," he wrote. "Law Day is a chance to reaffirm the critical role our courts have always played in addressing those wrongs and aligning our nation with its first principles."
He urged people to display the U.S. flag in support of the national observance.
When it comes to mental health awareness, Obama noted tens of millions of Americans live with illnesses such as depression, post-traumatic stress and bipolar disorder.
"As a nation, it is up to all of us to know the signs of mental health issues and lend a hand to those who are struggling," he said in his proclamation. "Shame and stigma too often leave people feeling like there is no place to turn. We need to make sure they know that asking for help is not a sign of weakness -- it is a sign of strength."
Along with being mentally fit, Obama urged Americans to be physically fit through efforts such as first lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! program and the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
"Together, we are helping cities, towns, and counties raise a healthier generation of kids," he said in a proclamation.
Building Safety Month, he said, is a time to "pay tribute to professionals who design, construct and secure our infrastructure, let us raise awareness about building safety and rededicate ourselves to improving it in the days to come."
Proclaiming Jewish American, Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month is an opportunity to recognize and appreciate the strength those immigrants and their descendants have brought to the nation, and to work to eradicate prejudices against them.
Foster Care Month is a time to focus on the need to ensure "the nation's hundreds of thousands of youth in foster care get the love, protection and stability of a permanent family."
And May is also a month to recognize the contributions made by the nation's older citizens.
"We are also finding new ways to make sure seniors live with dignity as full members of their communities -- from improving access to healthcare to broadening employment opportunities," Obama wrote.
"Our seniors deserve the best our country has to offer."