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The main board common to all of the sensors uses an Atmel ATMega128 with an Ember (Silicon Labs) EM2420 RF chip for the ZigBee duties.
The main board common to all of the sensors uses an Atmel ATMega128 with an Ember (Silicon Labs) EM2420 RF chip for the ZigBee duties.
* [http://www.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheets_pdf/E/M/2/4/EM2420.shtml EM2420 datasheet] - Note that this chip is for 2.4GHz, the base station will say something about being on channel "0x09" which is a 900MHz ZigBee channel. However the datasheet proves that this is impossible.
* [http://www.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheets_pdf/E/M/2/4/EM2420.shtml EM2420 datasheet] - Note that this chip is for 2.4GHz, the base station will say something about being on channel "0x09" which is a 900MHz ZigBee channel. However the datasheet proves that this is impossible.
* [http://www.metageek.net/control4/zigbee-channels/ ZigBee channels]
* [http://www.metageek.net/control4/zigbee-channels/ ZigBee channels]
Additionally, the comments in this thread have some info on getting a serial terminal opened up on an open/close sensor board:
Additionally, the comments in this thread have some info on getting a serial terminal opened up on an open/close sensor board:
* [http://buzzdavidson.com/?p=331 http://buzzdavidson.com/?p=331]
* [http://buzzdavidson.com/?p=331 http://buzzdavidson.com/?p=331]
== Broadband Gateway Extender ==
== Broadband Gateway Extender ==
Revision as of 19:45, 29 December 2013
As will happen I got an email from a home automation store I occasionally buy from. Hiding at the bottom was an advert for a house monitoring system which was being clearanced out. It was a strange product called the Home Heartbeat by Eaton. It's not a security system and it's not a home automation system. It's just for informational purposes as they say. Released around 2006 it came with a half dozen ZigBee connected sensors and a base station which has a modem to call a central notification service ran by Eaton. This apparently allowed the system to send text messages when the home owner was away. So in 2011 the call-home service was discontinued by Eaton and everyone who had the gear who relied on the text messaging service was SOL. However at the end of 2013 there is still a lot of the new-old stock being sold at a super discount.
So the original price of the base station "starter pack" was around $250 and I had the opportunity to pick one up including a door and water sensor for under $50 with shipping which I took advantage of. I did some quick googling and found that the base station was easy to communicate with via it's built in FTDI USB interface. Also most of the data output format had been decoded and documented so I took the chance that I could extend this system with some shell or perl scripting.
Once I got my unit I was able to get a perl script running which outputs useful human-readable data. There are a couple good sites with information about this system but no one has yet posted a monitoring script. Mine is posted at the bottom.
I have the base station (comes with a Home key), motion sensor, water sensor, open/close sensor, and power sensor. The "Home key" allows you to receive notifications when you are within range of the base station. When you are out of range this apparently told the base station to call-home and text you when there was a worthy notification. The Home key is also used to program new sensors into the system. Apparently there is a reed-relay in each sensor and the key which allows for simple ZigBee pairing just by sliding the key into the top of each sensor.
Component List
- Base station
- Home key (key ring adapter, has multiple purposes)
- Modem (built in to base station, no longer usable)
- Open/Close sensor
- Motion sensor
- Water sensor
- Garage door sensor (tilt sensor)
- Power monitor sensor
- Attention sensor
- Reminder sensor
- Remote water shutoff
- Range extender
- Broadband gateway extender
Something I did not realize until another Home Heartbeat user clued me in was that the Broadband Gateway Extender also acts like a range extender.
Connecting to the base station's USB port
The base station has a USB port which can be used to extend the systems functionality. So the first gotcha is that the vendor ID for the base station is unique. It's still just an FTDI USB serial device though and that is easy enough to fix (at least on Linux).
- Add modprobe line for ftdi_sio driver, get vendor and product lines from lsusb (RHEL5/6 and CENTOS 5/6):
- echo "options ftdi_sio vendor=0x403 product=0xde29" > /etc/modprobe.d/ftdi_sio.conf
- If you want to get fancy add a udev rule like this to /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules or similar to get a /dev/hh device:
- ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="de29", SYSFS{product}=="HHB Basestation", SYMLINK+="hh", GROUP="uucp", MODE="0660"
- Next reload ftdi_sio (as root) and it should be picked up correctly now:
- modprobe -r ftdi_sio
- modprobe ftdi_sio
Now you should have a new /dev/ttyUSBx device and possibly a /dev/hh device if you added the udev rule (not required). The connection settings are 38400 8n1, any terminal program will do. The serial interface has a built-in help screen (type ?) with lots of commands. This is all well documented at some of the other sites talking about Home Heartbeat so I won't rehash that here.
The main board common to all of the sensors uses an Atmel ATMega128 with an Ember (Silicon Labs) EM2420 RF chip for the ZigBee duties.
- EM2420 datasheet - Note that this chip is for 2.4GHz, the base station will say something about being on channel "0x09" which is a 900MHz ZigBee channel. However the datasheet proves that this is impossible, actually it appears Home Heartbeat uses ZigBee channel 14, more in the wireless section below.
- ZigBee channels
Additionally, the comments in this thread have some info on getting a serial terminal opened up on an open/close sensor board:
Broadband Gateway Extender
There has not been much if any information posted elsewhere about this device so I will contribute what I have learned about it here. Firstly the currently most useful feature is that it acts as a range extender for sensors too far away from the base station. It also has an ethernet port for broadband connection to the Eaton service which is now defunct. The brochure for the device advertises that you can both view the current state of your house via their website (which the gateway merely updates) and ALSO make changes to the configuration of your system from there as well. From a usability standpoint this means the broadband gateway acts as a "Home Key" in that it is a control point for configuring your system. This also means that the broadband gateway accepts inbound connections in addition to exfiltrating data.
Upon plugging in the device to your network it automatically uses DHCP to retrieve an IP address. It does not appear that a static IP can be assigned through configuration of the unit itself. In fact there does not appear to be any configuration one can do to the device at all other than assigning a name to it within the Home Heartbeat system. A quick NMAP scan shows we do in fact have two open ports on the device:
PORT STATE SERVICE 0/tcp open unknown 1136/tcp open unknown
Telnetting to either port does not reveal any banners or other useful info. Issuing HTTP, FTP, etc. type commands has not yet revealed anything. The ports do have different behaviors though. Port 0 will accept any input and remains open. Port 1136 immediately closes the connection after any character is entered. Unfortunately since the Eaton service is long defunct it seems fairly difficult to obtain captures of the inbound data format. I would be most interested in the inbound format as the base station already provides all the information we need. Having the gateway inbound data format would seem to allow one to reconfigure their network as desired while remote.
I was hopeful that I would be able to capture the outbound format by sniffing traffic on this device after plugging it in. My goal was to be able to find the IP it was trying to contact, setup an /etc/hosts entry to redirect it to localhost, then slowly sus out the data it was trying to exfiltrate. Unfortunately I have yet to see it attempt an outbound connection which is very strange. I'm still hopeful that this method will reveal some more info some day if I can just get the thing to try to call home.
The board for the gateway extender has the typical ATMega and EM boards for the wireless duties. The ethernet hardware capabilities are handled by a typical RTL IC. The IP functionality appears to be handled by a Rabbit 3000 IC which has a readily available TCP/IP stack available. There are two sets of populated "micro headers" which at first glance appear connected to the ATMega and the Rabbit IC's. Hopefully those will be able to bear more info on this device once I have time to probe them further. Lastly there is a reset button on the board which was not obvious to me from the outside of the enclosure. Further inspection revealed a tiny pinhole on the back of the case which barely provides access.
More info about the repeater functionalities
The base station lists this device slightly differently from all others in the ZigBee binding table:
BIND=" BIND=00 00 L 0A 0A 000D6F00000XXXXX--FFFF BIND=01 00 L 0A 0A 000D6F00000XXXXX--FFFF BIND=02 00 L 0A 0A 000D6F00000XXXXX--FFFF ... BIND=12 00 U 0A 0A 000D6F00000XXXXX--77B9 <-- Gateway Extender
Wireless Protocol
One thing I am interested in is being able to build my own sensors which can interface to the system. I already am working on a separate environmental monitoring system for my house however I'd love to reduce its footprint by expanding this nice system. I received a Freekduino for Christmas this year and I've already been able to sniff some of the ZigBee traffic from the system. The ZigBee protocol is really IEEE 802.15.4 and is pretty low level. I will need quite a bit more time doing some parameter sweeps before I can decode any of it. Also an Atmel Raven should be able to sniff the wireless traffic as well.
ZigBee channel info
The serial output from the base station indicates that ZigBee channel 9 is being used from both the bootloader menu and the Node info command:
node 000D6F0000094B81, channel [0x09], power [0xFF], app [base]
ZigBee channel 9 is a 900MHz frequency (channels 1-10). However the RF chip being used is the EM2420 which is a 2.4GHz ZigBee chip. The 2.4GHz channels are 11-26. Verifying the frequency in use with a sniffer indicates in reality ZigBee channel 14 is being used (at least on my system). If we assume the code in the base station is counting 2.4GHz channels starting from 0 then this would line up correctly with real channel 14 (2420MHz) being listed as 9 by the base station.
Home Heartbeat ZigBee Configuration
The initial appearance after capturing some of of the wireless traffic it appears that it uses a ZigBee star topology. This makes sense in the way this system operates. As I have time to hack away at the wireless protocol I will post more info here.
Perl script for talking to the base station
- File:Hh.tgz - hh.pl - digests the state table from a USB connected base station. It accepts flags for raw output, extended output, and can also generate an html file for easy viewing from a phone. Simply plug into cron using the correct flag and home status can be viewed any time via a home web server.
The default output only includes sensors, not other devices which are part of the network but do not change state. Example of default output:
Sensor Name Last Event Last Seen Alert Status Configuration Motion Sensor 0 hours 3 mins no alert No action set Kitchen Door 1 hours 17 mins no alert Alarm on opened Toilet 1 hours 12 mins no alert Alarm on dry Front Door 1 hours 21 mins no alert Alarm on opened Basement Floor 1 hours 7 mins no alert Alarm on wet Dehumidifier 1 hours 18 secs no alert Alarm on On Garage Door Sensor 1 hours 7 mins no alert Alarm on open
In the extended output you will notice some additional devices. Example of the extended output:
Name Update Device Pending Update ZigBee Device Type Sensor Name Last Event Last Seen Alert Status Configuration Record ID Alert Capability ID Index Flag Parameter Timer Binding ID ZigBee Mac Base Station N/A 0 secs 0 secs no alert Global don't call me / Do not send system info 00 00 0088 00 0000 00 00 FF Modem N/A 0 secs 0 secs no alert N/A 01 00 0080 00 0000 00 00 FF Home Key Home Key 2 secs 2 secs no alert Beep Alarm / 10 sec battery update 02 00 0040 00 0000 FF 00 00 000D6F0000012423 Motion Sensor Motion Sensor 0 hours 5 mins no alert No action set 03 00 0034 00 0000 00 00 01 000D6F000000FF8B Open/Closed Kitchen Door 1 hours 19 mins no alert Alarm on opened 05 00 0024 0B 0000 FF 00 03 000D6F0000011651 Water Sensor Toilet 1 hours 14 mins no alert Alarm on dry 06 00 0024 05 0000 FF 00 04 000D6F000000AC5F Open/Closed Front Door 1 hours 23 mins no alert Alarm on opened 09 00 0024 09 0000 FF 00 08 000D6F000000F23D Water Sensor Basement Floor 1 hours 9 mins no alert Alarm on wet 0A 00 0024 01 0000 FF 00 09 000D6F0000011B85 Power Sensor Dehumidifier 1 hours 34 secs no alert Alarm on On 0B 00 00B4 07 0000 01 00 0A 000D6F000000E7E7 Tilt Sensor Garage Door Sensor 1 hours 9 mins no alert Alarm on open 0C 00 0024 00 0000 FF 00 0B 000D6F0000012416 Broadband Gateway Extender Gateway Extender 2 secs 2 secs no alert N/A 0D 00 00C2 00 0000 FF 00 0C 000D6F0000079B21
Request for more data
I would be very interested in seeing some output from a base station with a Range Extender (not the Broadband Gateway Extender) or especially the Water Shutoff Controller connected to the system. If you have either of these components please email me (address is at bottom of page). The state table output for these components would allow me to complete my perl scripts to properly identify every component of the system. Also there are some unused fields in the base station state table which I suspect are only used by the water shutoff controller and it would be nice to identify those. More importantly this could also unlock additional functionality in future modifications to the Home Heartbeat system. The water shutoff controller is the only existing "sensor" in the system which can be activated by other sensors in the network which would be a useful feature to be able to unlock.
Mister House
I would like to work on adding Home Heartbeat support for Mister House if possible. I've never used Mister House but I've been waiting until I had enough sensors (any type, not just Home Heartbeat specific).
Other sites with info
This site has the base station state table protocol decoded. My script follows their definitions so it should support any sensor I don't have yet.
Another site with some info. The comments on the articles can be useful:
Sniffing ZigBee traffic with a Freekduino board, WSBridge, and Wireshark:
A good sketch to run on the Freekduino to find your channel and capture ZigBee packets. Note that if you uncomment some of the print statements it may appear that channel "B" is being skipped, this is just a bug in the way print statements are being used.
If you are new to reading raw ZigBee traffic you will want to read the IEEE 802.15.4 spec to understand what Wireshark is showing you:
This paper is a good companion to read along with the IEEE spec to better understand why you are seeing the data you are seeing in the spec and in the traffic dump.
I can be reached at dosman at bloominglabs dot org, thanks!


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German GP 2012
Sunday Team Quotes
Red Bull-Renault
Sebastian Vettel (5th* - penalised 20 seconds for passing Button off the track): "We had a decent race today although there wasn't enough pace when we got close to Fernando and we also lost a position to Jenson who had a good pit stop and came in earlier. A couple of laps before that, I lost some time with Lewis as he un-lapped himself. At the end of the race, Jenson's tyres were gone and we were able to close the gap again. It was then a question of when, rather than where, and I tried to outbreak him. He opened the break again and then was up the inside; I wasn't sure where he was, I couldn't see him in that moment, so decided to give enough space and went off line on the slippery paint and I was able to stay ahead and get past him. The only intention was not to crash and to give him enough room. I have respect for him and I didn't want to squeeze him. It was good to be on the podium at the home race, but I have to respect the steward's decision."
Mark Webber (8th): "I had no pace today and wasn't quick. I couldn't stay with people that I normally can, so we'll look into it and come back in Budapest. I'm disappointed, as I expected to get more out of today's race. Normally Sundays have been ok for me, but not today. After the first lap it wasn't too bad, I got Lewis, but after that I was just hanging on. This is a completely different track (to Silverstone), but we have to be quick in all conditions and today we weren't for whatever reason."
Christian Horner, Sporting Director: "An interesting race. It was really close between Fernando, Sebastian and Jenson throughout, what turned out to be, a two-stop race. We lost a bit of time in the middle stint, when Lewis was un-lapping himself, which possibly allowed Jenson to get ahead at the pit stop, but then Sebastian gave it everything and made a move to get ahead a couple of laps from the finish at his home race. Mark's afternoon was always compromised by the gearbox penalty he had yesterday. We were aggressive at the first stop; it didn't work out as we hoped and he seemed to struggle a bit with the long run pace on the harder tyre today with Mark. I think that possibly the lack of running on Friday and key set-up time cost us there. It was also disappointing to receive the penalty after the race but we accept this. We leave Germany with points for both drivers and we maintain our lead in the Constructors'. We will now focus on the next race which is only one week away."
Cyril Dumont, Renault: "It was a very interesting race today, very tight between the three front cars. I think Seb did a very good job and had a strong drive. For Mark, he started eighth and finished eighth, so it was a long race for him. Regarding the discussions this morning, we were pleased with the Steward's decision that we had not breached a regulation. Formula One is a tight environment and we have to try to find every hundredth (of a second) that we can. We're not racing lawn-mowers and we were pleased to show that our package was very strong today - our pace was not far off the win."
Jenson Button (2nd): "I had a really good race and really enjoyed myself out there. I made a good start, pulled off some good moves on both Nico [Hukenberg] and Michael [Schumacher] and had strong pace all afternoon. Sebastian [Vettel]'s pass was a pretty straightforward matter: the rules state that you can't go off the track to gain an advantage. The thing is, there would have been more opportunities for him before the end of the race as my rear tyres were damaged. That's because I had to push hard to try and catch Fernando [Alonso], which meant I had nothing left for the end of the race. We pretty much ran out of rubber two laps before the chequer. There are two strong positives to take away from today: firstly, although it proved very difficult to overtake, we're right up there with Ferrari and Red Bull in terms of speed. Our upgrade package is working well: if we can sort out qualifying, we're in the mix, and we'll have a really good chance of winning races this season. Secondly, although there's previously been some negative talk about our pitstops, the boys did an unbelievable job today. My fastest stop was a 2.31s - the blink of an eye, and, I'm told, the fastest pitstop in history. They were phenomenal and gave it absolutely everything today - all our effort is really paying off now. I'm already looking forward to Hungary - it's a special place for me, and I feel really encouraged that we can have another great race next weekend."
Lewis Hamilton (DNF, Handling): "My second-lap puncture was incredibly unfortunate: there was debris scattered across the full width of the track and I didn't have any option other than to drive straight through it. What's more frustrating is that, at the time, I was the eighth car through - so to be the one to get the puncture is just cruel luck. It was immediately clear that my car didn't feel the same after the puncture. However, after a few laps, I was able to adapt my driving style, and the car had good pace during the middle stint. However, with the damage to the rear, I think we were lucky to get that far, to be honest. At least I was able to have some fun out on track - my pace was good enough to be able to match the leaders during the middle stint. And that's encouraging for me, because we know our car's been genuinely quick this weekend. A big thank-you to everyone back at the factory for all their efforts to get a lot of new parts onto the car this weekend - every little bit helps, and we know there's even more in the pipeline. We'll put that pace in our pockets and take it to Hungary next weekend. I'm back in the car in five days' time - and that's the best possible news for me after a day like today."
Martin Whitmarsh, Team Principal: "A great drive from Jenson today - a little frustrating to have started sixth, which meant he lost time at the start of the race [behind Hulkenberg and Schumacher], but he drove brilliantly to catch and battle the leaders. He wasn't quite able to bridge the gap to Fernando because, frankly, we were saving fuel at that stage, his rear tyres had gone off a little bit because he'd been behind the Ferrari for some time, and also because Fernando's never an easy driver to overtake. Indeed, Ferrari are doing a great job at the moment - but we know they're beatable. I think it's important to place some of the credit for Jenson's second place with our pitcrew: their second stop for Jenson was the fastest Formula 1 pitstop of all time, with a stationary time of just 2.31s. That's quite unbelievable and not only a testament to our belief in the processes and equipment we put in place to improve our performance, but also to the commitment and determination of the guys on the ground to improve and refine their technique. Well done to everyone for a quite phenomenal achievement! Lewis was incredibly unfortunate to be a victim of the Turn One debris - there wasn't anything he could have done to avoid it. Unfortunately, the puncture damaged the rear of his car, prompting us to monitor the data carefully to track all the vital signs. He had a good push in the middle of the race, but the car got worse and worse so it wasn't safe or sensible to keep him out there. It's a terribly disappointing conclusion to his 100th grand prix. Looking ahead to Hungary next weekend, we know we've got a good car and a good recent track record there - we won in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. Winning just before the shutdown is always positive because it provides you with great momentum across the summer break. The underlying news is that we were very competitive this afternoon in the Santander German Grand Prix. There's a lot of races ahead and I think we can have some great results."
Fernando Alonso (1st): "It was a very close race from start to finish. We did not have the quickest car. McLaren and Red Bull had a little bit extra but not enough to get past. The team took a few strategic decisions that were spot on, at the time of both stops and I knew that I had to concentrate, especially at Turn 6, defending my position by using the KERS. Then, in the third sector, there was no room for overtaking. I tried as much as possible to manage the tyres at all times. Clearly, I didn't have a moment to relax but I think I was calmer than the team in the garage and on the pit wall and our fans sitting in front of their televisions! If I think back to where we were in Jerez, or Australia at the first race, I have to thank everyone at Maranello for the fantastic way in which they reacted to the situation. After yesterday's pole, in the wet, the car seemed to be very strong, as we expected. We must keep focussed, avoid problems with reliability or with the pit stops and I know that when it comes to that, I can count on the best team, a team that is used to winning a lot. All I have to do is think about driving and helping the team. I always want to give 100% and work day and night towards this goal. I don't want anyone to come to Hungary better prepared than me, physically or mentally or more motivated than me and I always try and win this competition that runs alongside the one on the track. I expect to go well in Budapest and there is no reason to be pessimistic. However, I am not forgetting that Red Bull and McLaren were quicker. I said that the month of July would be crucial, with 75 points up for grabs in four weeks and so far we have brought home 43, so we will try and finish the job in Hungary."
Felipe Massa (12th): "It was a very hard race for me, conditioned by the problem at the start. I got away well, but then a Toro Rosso slowed suddenly in front of me and, despite trying to avoid him, I touched him with the front wing. I lost so much time coming back to the pits and my race was practically over at that point. The tyres worked well, matching our expectations. A real shame, because again today the car was very competitive, as Fernando demonstrated, having a perfect race to take a well deserved and great win, which is extremely important for him and for the whole team. Obviously, I am not happy today, but the fact that I can count on a car that is getting better all the time in terms of performance, gives me confidence for the rest of the season. We must improve the situation in qualifying, trying to start further up the order: it's the easiest way to avoid problems at the start, like the one I was caught up in this afternoon. I think we should be on the pace in Hungary, as has been the case in the last few races."
Luca di Montezemolo: "I wish to thank the whole team and Fernando for this fantastic victory! Hockenheim is in a country that is home to some of the greatest car constructors in the world and that has a great Formula 1 tradition and a Ferrari was in the number one position on track, yesterday in the wet and today in the dry. I am proud of the amazing job the team has done at the track and the factory over these past few months. We must continue like this."
Stefano Domenicali, Team Principal: "It was like a 67 lap qualifying run! I find it hard to remember watching from the pit wall such a tight race from the start to the chequered flag. Fernando was perfect: not one mistake, not one hesitation, pushing to the maximum for an hour and a half. What a driver! The team were also great, managing everything to perfection. We expected to face some stiff opposition and that was the case: to keep ahead of them, we had to do a better job. A shame for Felipe who definitely had the pace to finish in the points: his race was ruined by the collision at the start and he is definitely not going through a lucky time at the moment! Now we come to what will be a key race, in just a week's time, in Budapest and then we will be able to pause for breath for a moment. We know we still have a lot of work to do, because we are still not the fastest. We have seen how quickly things can change this season, therefore we must keep concentrating to the maximum, especially on the reliability front. Finally, I wish to spare a thought for Valerio Catelani and Daniela Bertoneri, who lost their lives this morning in a tragic accident in the City of Lucca Rally: motor sport is still a sport where risk is ever present and one must never drop one's guard on the safety front. This has been the case in Formula 1 now for many years, thanks to the efforts of the FIA."
Pat Fry: "Once again, Fernando was fantastic. He made the most of pole at the start, then he waited until he had built up a useful window in which to make the first stop and managed to do so ahead of his main rivals. Once he was on the Mediums, the first few laps were rather difficult: both Vettel and Button were able to close up but our driver was brilliant in managing the situation and never once left himself open to an attack. Then it was Button who pitted early, but we had enough of an advantage to be able to react immediately without running the risk of being overtaken. The team was equally adept in the pit stops and the remote garage back in Maranello played an important part too, as was the case yesterday in qualifying. We are disappointed for Felipe who paid a high price for the collision at the start. We tried to get him back in the race by seeing if we could do just one stop, but it was clear that wasn't possible. A shame, because the pace he showed throughout the race would have definitely seen him finish in the points, even starting that far back on the grid. We still do not have the quickest car: we were aware of that and we saw it again today. We must carry on working hard to reach that objective, but it is definitely gratifying to end the first half of the season with our driver heading the classification..."
Mercedes GP
Michael Schumacher (7th): "There are nicer ways to finish a home race than falling back from third to seventh place. I squeezed everything I could out of the car but, unfortunately, that's everything we could manage today. It's a pity because I would have loved to have given something more to all our Mercedes-Benz colleagues who were supporting us today. Before this weekend, we expected to be racing between P5 and P7, and of course fifth place would have been the better option, but seventh was our maximum in these circumstances. I got a decent start and the short battle with Sebastian was fun. After that, unfortunately, there weren't too many highlights, apart from setting the fastest lap, perhaps. However, we couldn't maintain that pace for very long. Now we have to look forwards and do our maximum at the next race."
Nico Rosberg (10th): "It feels ok to have scored one point today after such a bad qualifying yesterday and starting right at the back. We had a good strategy and I had great fun out there at times overtaking so many people to move from 21st to 10th place. Some of the guys I had to overtake a couple of times and there were some nice manoeuvres. Thanks to our fans here in Hockenheim for their fantastic support, even though the weekend didn't really run to plan. Now I look forward to Budapest in just seven days and hope for a better weekend, and we will keep working very hard towards this."
Ross Brawn, Team Principal: "We ran the race as well as we could today, in the knowledge that we would have to make three pit stops. Some of our rivals on two-stop strategies faded towards the end but the drop-off was not sufficient for our drivers to be able to take advantage on fresher tyres. Michael and Nico put in consistent performances, pulled off good overtaking moves and we delivered six clean pit stops. Our strategy enabled Nico to climb eleven positions from his starting place, while Michael finished in seventh place for the second time in two weeks. We made the right decisions this afternoon but, after 67 laps, Michael found himself 29 seconds behind the winner. That shows we need to find more pace from the car."
Norbert Haug, Mercedes Motorsport Director: "Of course it is not pleasant starting third and coming home seventh. We were convinced that a three-stop strategy would be the fastest race for us, and we will evaluate whether a two-stop strategy could have brought us more. In any case, a podium was out of reach for us today and we certainly need further improvements. Nico put in a great drive, gaining 11 places from 21st to 10th. Like in Silverstone, our best-placed car came home roughly 30 seconds behind the winner, so we are missing about half a second per lap. We are now looking forward to doing a better job next weekend at the Hungarian Grand Prix."
Kimi Raikkonen (3rd): "We did the best we could today from the position we started. My start was okay, but then I think Lewis [Hamilton] had a problem in front of me and I had to slow down to avoid hitting the back of his car. This let Paul [Di Resta] through in the DRS zone and from there we had a big hill to climb as it was tricky to get back past. Maybe if we had found a bit more pace in the wet yesterday we could have started higher and pushed the leaders, but it is what it is. For sure we were hoping for a bit better here, but the car worked well all through the race and we still brought home some good points for the team so there are some positives to take to the next race."
Romain Grosjean (18th): "We were on the back foot from the outset after the grid penalty and nothing went right today. It's a shame as I had a good start and took a few places in the first corner. Then on the straight there was contact and that was the race pretty much ruined for me. I'm not sure exactly what happened - we'll have to look at the on-board footage to get a better idea - but my car was badly damaged with a broken front wing and a puncture. By the time I managed to get back to the pits the race was as good as over. You never want to have these kind of weekends, but it happens. It will make us enjoy the next good race even more."
Eric Boullier, Team Principal: "We saw a great recovery from Kimi after yesterday's issues. It was a very strong and experienced drive coupled with a good strategy from the team. Starting in tenth and nineteenth positions we were always going to have our work cut out, so it's good to see Kimi score big points again and display strong race pace. With Romain it was a difficult first lap and he had to fight with a damaged car from then on. We have all seen him have very good weekends, so we need to ensure that he has solid weekends even when circumstances mean he starts from the back of the grid. As a team we had the same pace as the frontrunners so there is no question about our capacity to score podiums and maybe a win one day."
Alan Permane, Chief Race Engineer: "Romain was compromised by his first lap incident which severely damaged his floor, losing him a lot of downforce. With Kimi moving tenth to fourth we saw the strategy work as we wanted it to. We were hoping to be able to get on the podium but the first few laps cost a bit too much time. Ultimately we could run at the pace of the leaders, but we were just too far back to make the top three today. It's a familiar story we know all too well ; we have to qualify better to get stronger results. The wet weather of Saturday really hurt us in qualifying here, so hopefully we can bounce back in Budapest and do a good job."
Riccardo Penteado, Engine Support Leader: "Hockenheim is a tough race on engines, with high top speeds around the first part of the lap but a twistier section in the back stadium section. Fuel consumption is also very high which was something we needed to watch throughout the race. It was a great performance from Kimi. He had the same pace as the top three, but starting in tenth he was not going to be able to realistically fight for the lead. Romain had a long race after the first lap incident so we decided to run some safer engine settings to be able to be more aggressive in the race where the engine will be used next."
Force India-Mercedes
Nico Hulkenberg (9th): "We always knew it was going to be tough to hang on to fourth place because we did not look especially strong in the dry conditions on Saturday morning. But when you're in that position you hope for the best and actually the first part of the race was strong for me and I had some good battles. In terms of strategy, doing three stops was the way forward because a two-stop race was not possible with the way the tyres were degrading. So it's good to come away with some points but I was certainly hoping for a bit more from my home race."
Paul di Resta (11th): "A tough race today and ultimately we didn't have the pace to match teams like Lotus and Sauber. The story of the race was deciding whether to stop two or three times and with hindsight we probably could have been more aggressive. But it was hard to understand the tyres and we seemed to struggle for pace in the middle of each stint. I think we have the baseline speed in the car but we just couldn't demonstrate it today and that's why I missed out on points. Hopefully we can find the sweet spot next weekend before the summer break."
Dr. Vijay Mallya, Team Principal: "Two important points scored today, but we were hoping for more considering our strong starting positions. We split the strategies with Nico stopping three times and Paul doing a two-stop race, and there was little to choose between them in the end. Both drivers battled hard, but it was difficult to defend on such an open track where it is easy to overtake. With today's result we have moved within a point of Williams in the championship and hopefully we can continue our points run in Hungary next weekend."
Kamui Kobayashi (4th): "I am very happy for the team that we have managed to get a good result again. We have been unlucky in the two most recent races, and also had a bad qualifying yesterday. The performance of our car, especially in the dry, is really strong. If we only had qualified better we could have achieved even more today. At the beginning of the race it was a bit difficult on the medium tyres, but our strategy was good. Considering where we came from, 18 points is an excellent result."
Sergio Perez (6th): "I am so pleased for all of us that we have recovered after we had such a bad qualifying. We have shown a strong pace in the race. However, my strategy was a little bit compromised because I had to do my first pit stop a bit earlier than planned. I felt something strange on the left hand side of the car - perhaps it was a puncture - but I don't' really know yet what it was. This obviously meant we had to extend the later stint and I ended up with quite old tyres. The team did a great job today and this will give us a good boost for next week's race in Budapest."
Peter Sauber, Team Principal: "We started from P12 and P17 and finished fifth and sixth. I think it's fair to say this performance was outstanding, and it was rewarded by 18 championship points. Congratulations to the drivers who both did an excellent job, and thank you to the whole team."
Giampaolo Dall'Ara, Head of Track Engineering: "Considering where we started, I think we can say this was an excellent race from the team. On the driver side and the team side everything worked as it should. Possibly we were paid back in the race for the trouble we had yesterday in qualifying. Our approach yesterday was more biased towards dry conditions. The drivers were on different strategies, because we wanted to cover every possibility in the race. In the end both strategies worked out fine. I think today's race proved our car is very, very quick."
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Daniel Ricciardo (13th): "I had a normal start and held position on the opening lap, so at least we did not make life more difficult than it needed to be. However, it was clear in the opening laps that I could not patch the pace of those cars around me and I was fighting quite a bit with some understeer. After that, I lost places to the Saubers and Rosberg and could not stick with them. At the first stop, I asked for some more front wing to get rid of the understeer and the second stint was a little bit better. I ran the final stint with even more wing and that was the best the car had been all afternoon and I was hoping to catch Di Resta, but with eight laps remaining, I started to lose grip at the rear end and that was it. We tried a bit of everything today, but unfortunately we did not have any answers."
Jean-Eric Vergne (14th): "I am at the same time disappointed and happy at the end of this race: happy because the performance was quite good and disappointed as we were unlucky to have a puncture, which meant I had to make a very early stop which ruined the race. Actually I had a bad start, dropping to 20th but still, I managed to cross the line 13th at the end of the first lap.The car was running well enough to get a better result. The car definitely seems to be working better than it did in the last few Grands Prix, so that gives us hope that we can improve still further at the next race. We only have a few days to go till Hungary where I have usually gone well in the other formulae, but this is Formula 1, so we will have to wait and see."
Franz Tost, Team Principal: "Yesterday, we saw that as expected, we were more competitive in the wet, which meant Daniel started from eleventh and Jean-Eric from fifteenth. However, in the dry, our car is lacking some pace at the moment, so to finish thirteenth and fourteenth is about the best we could have expected from a race with just one retirement and no possibility to gain any advantage through strategy. Jean-Eric's race was further complicated by an early puncture which meant he had to pit a total of three times rather than two. Back in the factory and wind tunnel, we are pushing hard to deliver new upgrades and we hope these will allow us to make a step up in performance terms."
Pastor Maldonado (15th): "It was a difficult race today. We started okay but the car lacked pace in the second stint and I didn't have the grip needed to maintain my position due to some damage caused in the early part of the race. The car improved a bit in the final stint on the soft tyres but we need to go away now and understand why we were not as quick as we were earlier in the week in time for the next race in Hungary."
Bruno Senna (17th): "I had a stronger pace in the race than the result suggests so it's disappointing to finish where we did. It was unfortunate because I lost almost a minute on the first lap after I had to pit after making contact which put me right at the back, and from there it's always difficult to make your way through the pack. Nevertheless we do have good pace in the car and if I can qualify higher up the grid next time then we stand a good chance of getting points in Hungary."
Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: "We had a difficult day today with both cars races being compromised by damage. Pastor had good pace at the start of the race but on lap 12 he ran over debris that was lying in the middle of the track. The debris substantially damaged the left hand side of his car which lost him a significant amount of down force and ruined his race. Bruno had contact with Grojean on the first lap and picked up a puncture. He pitted for new tyres and a new front wing and pushed hard in order to try and stay on the lead lap. His pace was good throughout the race but ultimately he lost too much time on the initial lap. We now need to focus on next weekend and make sure we come back stronger in Budapest."
Laurent Debout, Renault: "While out of the points today, it is good to get a two car finish. Pastor's race was affected by an early incident where he lost some bodywork and therefore downforce, as was Bruno's with the front wing change, but engine-wise we've not had any issues. We will now go back to Viry to prepare for Hungary next weekend."
Vitaly Petrov (16th): "I am pleased with my performance today. It was a pretty quiet race for me and the car felt good right from the first lap, so I think I got as much out of it as I could today. The last stint was particularly good - I knew Senna was on the softer tyres behind me and I had to make sure I stayed ahead, so I just focused on getting it to the flag without making any mistakes and I'm pleased for the team with where we ended up. It's encouraging that the car did feel better today. Our pace in the early laps was good, as it has been all season, and hopefully we can carry that through to Hungary - we certainly have a lot more data to work through now from having both cars finish today so that should help us more next weekend."
Heikki Kovalainen (19th): "The early part of the race was good for me. The car felt better than it has for most of the weekend and I was able to push, but then it felt like we had a problem after the second stop and from that point the front tyres were graining much more than they should have been. We stopped pretty late for a nose change to see if that could sort the problem out and it did as after that the car felt back to normal, but from then I was just focusing on getting the car to the end of the race. It's pretty clear that the hotter the temperatures are the better we perform, so hopefully we'll be able to show more speed in Hungary. It's a circuit I like and obviously I had my first win there so let's see what happens next weekend."
Mark Smith, Technical Director: "We started both cars on the soft compound tyre and Heikki and Vitaly had good pace in the first stint. They were running with the pack ahead and managing the degradation levels well. In the first stops we put them both onto the medium compounds and again both cars looked strong, certainly quicker than we have been for much of the weekend. Just after halfway through the race Heikki started reporting understeer and much higher wear rates on the front tyres than we had anticipated so we brought him in earlier than planned. However, it was clear he had a problem with the car as we then had to being him in again on lap 53 for a nosecone change, in an attempt to sort the issue out, but that did not work and he hung on to finish 19th. Vitaly finished 16th after a very good performance, particularly towards the end of the race as he came under pressure from Senna who was on the soft compound tyres while Vitaly was on the mediums. He stayed calm, did not make any mistakes and his final position is a decent result for the work he put in today."
Riad Asmat, Chief Executive Officer: "We were looking good for about half the race, just about keeping pace with the cars ahead and both drivers managing their tyres well. From around the second stops the pace started to drop off and we were not able to maintain the speed we had for the first couple of stints. It is fair to say this has not been our strongest weekend. Both drivers gave as much as they could today but we just did not give them enough performance to really fight. We have work to do before the next race in Hungary to return to the level of performance we know we should be aiming for and that will need a big effort from the whole team to allow us to head into the August break on a positive note. What is encouraging is I know how determined everybody is to do that and we will not stop fighting until we have achieved what we set out to, so let's see where we are in a week's time and then take stock of what we can do to keep progressing in the second half of the season."
Pedro de la Rosa (21st): "I had a lot of fun in today's race. Everything went well, we maintained a good rhythm and the tyres held out without any problems, but above all I'm happy about the fight I put up on the track. I was hunting down Glock's car from start to finish and right at the end, when I saw that his tyres had nothing left in them, I overtook him in a place he didn't expect. I'm very happy because, for the first time, we were able to beat a Marussia and overtake it on the track. The race wasn't easy because I started to see blue flags very early on. It's a big let down because once you see the first one you know many come behind. From then on you try to get out of the way, maintain your pace and not get your tyres dirty. And I think we achieved it. I hope we maintain this level and even improve on it in Hungary."
Narain Karthikeyan (23rd): "It was a good race for us because we battled with our immediate competition from the first to the last lap. In this sense I think it was our best race of the season so far. I lost too much time with the blue flags in my last stint, but I didn't finish far off Pedro or Glock. Our pace and rhythm was good and the best thing about it is that we achieved this with no upgrades on the car, so we've definitely got good potential."
Luis Perez-Sala, Team Principal: "Today we took another small step forward and that's always satisfying. We weren't able to run as we would have liked on Friday or Saturday but today both Pedro and Narain completed a very good race. The pace of both drivers was very good and consistent, and they fought throughout the entire race, which was a square off between Pedro, Narain and Glock. In the end, Pedro managed to overtake Timo and Narain was just about to do so but just came up short. We can say that we're very happy with the outcome and we hope to continue in this line at the Hungaroring next week."
Charles Pic (20th): "The start did not work well for me, so we have to understand that and learn for the next time. After that the first lap went really well, so I was able to recover well. The pace was good and although we have not changed position, we continue to improve versus the Caterhams and pull away from the HRTs. This is positive, but not sufficient, and we have to keep working away at this to find more. I am quite happy with my race and our direction. The boys in the team have had a tough weekend but responded well and I would like to thank them for that. Now on to the Hungaroring. There is not much time but we will use these next days well to study the race today and I hope make some small improvements for next weekend."
Timo Glock (22nd): "Not a great weekend for me. Even though it was my home race, quite early on it became one to put behind me and that was quite difficult I have to say. Since lap 10 the balance of the car did not feel right and it became very difficult to drive. We struggled for top speed on the straights and then towards the end of the race there was a problem with the differential and the last few laps were so tough. I couldn't do anything with the car and was dropping back quite quickly. A race I won't think about for very long."
John Booth, Team Principal: "A tough weekend on Timo's side of the garage did not improve today and it is frustrating for us that we were unable to conquer the problems for him ahead of his home race. The package generally is performing well and without the specific issues that Timo has been experiencing with his car, we know we are making good progress. Charles drove a very impressive race and the lap times show clear progress in line with our objectives for this batch of races following the introduction of the new package at Silverstone. That will provide little comfort for Timo, we know. There isn't much time before the next round in Hungary, but enough to undertake a thorough analysis of all the information available to us and work hard at resolving the problems to try to give him a better weekend there."


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One of the strongest-sounding arguments against intervening in Syria is the fear that, by "degrading" Assad's power, we will increase the odds that jihadist, al Qaeda affiliated rebels will come to power. It was this fear that caused me to suggest last year that a stalemate between Assad and the rebels might be the best outcome. Only after the tide of the civil war seemed to turn in favor of Assad did I warm to idea of assisting non-jihadist rebels.
Earlier this week, however, Rep. Tom Cotton, Frederick Kagan, and other participants in an AEI forum made a powerful case that by declining to intervene against Assad we are actually helping the jihadist, al Qaeda affiliated forces. They contended that by using force against Assad and providing aid to elements of the opposition, we can deal a setback not just to the Syrian tyrant and his Iranian sponsor, but also to al Qaeda and the forces of jihad.
Rep. Cotton fought against jihadists in Iran and Afghanistan. He learned in both places that "what works is supporting those who reject al Qaeda." Indeed, "the surest way to strengthen al Qaeda is to abandon the general population." This, Tom reminded us, is what we did in Iraq in 2006, with terrible results. When we reversed course in 2007, via the surge, we were able to rout al Qaeda.
Accordingly, Tom says those who believe that leaving Assad alone provides the best bulwark against al Qaeda are urging "exactly the wrong way to proceed." The right way to proceed is through assistance to the non-jihadists opposition — albeit on a much smaller scale than in Iraq and Afghanistan — not through indifference.
Frederick Kagan, who helped formulate the Iraq surge, raised an additional argument along these lines. Kagan believes that Assad's continued rule and ability to fight is a major contributor of the rise of al Qaeda in Syria. Why? Because Assad radicalizes the population. The longer Assad remains in power, the more influential al Qaeda is likely to become.
To be sure, as long as Assad remains in power, al Qaeda has no prospect of controlling all of Syria. But Kagan and others point out that al Qaeda is gaining control over parts of Syria, and Assad has very little hope of ever again governing that territory. What al Qaeda seeks above all is territory, not states. After all, once it consolidates control over a chunk of territory, it has a staging point from which to launch jihad.
Unlike Assad, the non-al Qaeda affiliated rebel opposition is a potentially viable governing force in the region the jihadists are gaining control of. But some argue that (1) this opposition is itself extremist and (2) it isn't nearly as an effective fighting force as the al Qaeda types.
As to the first argument, I don't doubt that John McCain and others overstate the "moderation" of the Free Syrian Army. Indeed, applying the term "moderate" to that force may be a stretch. And the line between "moderate" and jihadist rebels may not be quite as bright as McCain and others would have it.
That said, no one on the AEI panel disputed that there is significant non-jihadist rebel opposition to Assad. And a decade of experience in the Middle East should persuade us that such opposition exists in force.
Tom Cotton has worked with non-jihadist forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Maliki in Iraq is a non-jihadist. al-Sisi in Egypt is a non-jihadist.
I don't deny that non-jihadist Muslims can be exceptionally illiberal. The point is that they are disinclined to wage other than defensive war against the West. When this brand of opposition succeeds, it makes us safer, to use the catch phrase of the day.
But the second concern is whether the Free Syrian Army can fight effectively enough to provide a bulwark against al Qaeda. The obvious answer is that they almost certainly can't, given the foreign support for al Qaeda, unless we help arm them. As Rep. Cotton suggested, experience shows that al Qaeda isn't nearly as formidable when we support its opponents. At that point, the hatred engendered by their tactics and aspects of their world view comes to the fore.
Moreover, as Kagan pointed out, by helping the non-al Qaeda opposition, we retain the possibility of being able to influence it in a less extremist direction. Of course, this assumes a U.S. President who is interested in exerting such influence.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, it doesn't look like the U.S. will take military action to degrade Assad. I view this as quite unfortunate, but that train has already not left the station.
The remaining option, which President Obama seems to favor, is providing aid to the non-jihadist opposition. It is clear to me, as it is to Cotton and Kagan, that we should embrace this option.


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In the AHL, where the ultimate goal is for players to move on to a higher level of competition, the identity of a team can change dramatically over the summer. Players who have been indispensable to a team's success can finally make that breakthrough or move on to different organizations in pursuit of better opportunities, leaving others to fill that void.
Developments such as those will affect Charlotte's 2013-14 team more than in previous years. Team captain Brett Sutter, two-way center Riley Nash and shutdown defenseman Brett Bellemore, all key members of Charlotte's team in its first three AHL seasons, are expected to be on a different roster – that of the Carolina Hurricanes – when both teams open their seasons on Friday night. Two perennial top scorers, Zac Dalpe and Jerome Samson, have moved on to the Vancouver and Winnipeg organizations, respectively. Center Jeremy Welsh will start the season in Utica after moving on in the same trade as Dalpe, while up-and-comer Ryan Murphy seems set to begin his first pro season in the NHL.
All of that has left Charlotte with a mixture of faces both familiar and new as it attempts to build on last season's return to the playoffs. It's a quest that starts this weekend, when they visit their most recent postseason opponent, the Oklahoma City Barons, for games on Friday and Saturday.
"It's definitely a different feeling," said Zach Boychuk, who will again be counted upon to deliver offense in his fourth season with Charlotte. "This team seems a little bit younger than last year. There are a lot of rookies coming in and I'm one of the older guys now, so I'm excited to be a leader."
With a prominent group of players having moved on – Sutter, Dalpe, Nash and Welsh were among the team's top seven scorers last season – opportunity has been the most commonly heard word at training camp. Experienced additions like forwards Aaron Palushaj and defensemen Matt Corrente and Mark Flood will be assured of their places, but a host of others will be hoping to make the kind of advancements that will allow them to enter that discussion.
That opportunity is perhaps most prevalent at forward, where Boychuk, Palushaj and Chris Terry are the only players with a demonstrated history of scoring at this level. Rookie center Victor Rask, who has been centering a so-far impressive line with Boychuk and Palushaj in the preseason, certainly has the skills to join that group.
"He has a sneaky, sneaky wrist shot that will fool a lot of goalies," said Boychuk of Rask, who played 10 games with the Checkers before returning to his junior club in Calgary last season. "He has great vision and can really distribute the puck to me and Aaron."
Beyond that line is where a majority of the "ifs" come into play. Justin Shugg and Brody Sutter, members of the supporting cast last season, could now be top-six forwards. Rookie Adam Brace, on an AHL contract, has offensive skills and a scorer's pedigree at the college and ECHL levels, but has yet to make his debut in this league. In the absence of a true offensive center behind Rask, Sean Dolan, a fourth-line player for the last two seasons, seemed set to start on a scoring line between Terry and Shugg, at least until the surprise, last-minute signing of NHL veteran Manny Malhotra to a professional tryout contract.
"Last year with the lockout, we had three power-play units at one point," said Boychuk. "We were so deep with skill. This is more like halfway through last year when a lot of guys came up on PTOs and got those opportunities they may not have gotten otherwise."
Coach Jeff Daniels, who still managed to win during that tumultuous second half of last season, said that his team needed to be cognizant of their new look.
"We've got to realize what we are," he said. "We do have some guys with some skill, but the others are going to have to play a certain way, and that's go straight line and go to the net. You can score and have success that way as well."
If scoring does come a little less easily than in the past – the Checkers were an offensive force during the lockout and finished 11th in the league with an average of 2.97 goals per game – they have the personnel that should allow them to win low-scoring games. That starts with goaltending, where they boast what could be one of the league's top tandems with two-time All-Star Justin Peters and a rejuvenated Mike Murphy.
"That's huge, and it showed in those exhibition games when there were breakdowns," said Daniels. "It's good to have two goalies who have been around for a while."
Though he had mixed results at the NHL level after replacing Cam Ward in March, Peters, 27, was a star in the AHL last season, tying or setting club records for most wins (22), lowest goals-against average (2.29), highest save percentage (.921) and most shutouts (six).
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It looked as though Peters, known for his communication, could be instrumental in holding a young defensive corps together. That will still be true to some extent – two rookies in Danny Biega and Keegan Lowe could be in the opening-night lineup – but there should be enough experience to balance things.
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Since that comment, Corrente, a 25-year-old known for his grit and leadership, arrived from Carolina and should further strengthen that core group.
With that backbone in place, the Checkers should have a solid foundation on which to build and learn to thrive in new roles.
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Bulgaria's Patriotic Front proposed to Parliament on Wednesday to ban the wearing in public places of burqas, or head veils hiding the face, citing potential threats to national security.
If approved, the proposed new article in the Penal Code would ban the wearing of any apparel that hides the face of a person entirely or in part.
Patriotic Front co-chairman Krasimir Karakachanov told bTV broadcaster earlier on Wednesday that the burqas have never been typical for Bulgarian Muslims and their wearing was an attempt to split Bulgarian society....
Christ has given us perpetuity while the misinformed helpers of "Allah" present us with death to the innocence as seen in Syria, Refugees, European public places.
Perpetuity lies in Faith.
May God bless You, Jerry, and all of us. Christ is risen!
The absolute interpretation of "Allah", you have no frontiers or nationality but love for CREATION in a universal setting.
Rurik, May "Allah" bless you in Bulgaria since "Allah is Bulgarian and not the Middle East but also blesses the Middle East that bestows birth and faith.
With all due understanding, Jerry: Allah, Sharia, burka are not European but Muslim values which are alien to the absolute majority of Europeans.
"Allah" has given us the Burqas and human innovation has given us technology to detect bombs and weapons.
Now I let "Allah" judge what is a Jihad and what is human error and ambition contrary to CREATION.
jerry, burka is the first herald...."behind the burkas, you find the secrets" of Jihad, sacred war against all non-Muslims, against "infidels". Sharia law for Europe. Either obey either die. My hint/"clip from" was just about it.
Rurick, this is a moving clip, womanhood lies in the hands of "Allah" and not in the hands of the human creatures.
Women have moved far away from its Creation leading to your clip from Facebook.
Behind the Burqas, you find the secrets of womanhood.
You have to look closely at the image of female purity, motherhood, reservation and the equilibrium of human intuition given to us by our Creator which the "Koran" has articulated with perfection.
The protection is the Vail.
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The veil is Muslim but not European Nature.
If the veil is natural, why are females not born with a veil already installed?
In fact, it is only necessary because their men cannot control themselves.
The beauty behind the Vale should be sacred and in the hands of our Creator.
One should listen to Charlie Rich song, \"BEHIND CLOSED DOORS\", \"she makes me feel like a man, behind closed doors\". when she lets her hair hang down, behind closed doors, she makes me feel like a man.
The Vale is NATURE.
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