Bahrain aim to get race back on calendar this year | F1 Fanatic round-up

14 April 2011 by Keith Collantine

In today?s round-up: Bahrain?s Crown Prince says they hope to hold their race in 2011.

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Bahrain working on Formula One race date (The National)[1]

Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman bin Isa al Khalifa: ?We are in constant contact with concerned authorities to reschedule the Bahrain Grand Prix 2011. Now that security has prevailed and normal life has returned to Bahrain, thanks to the wise leadership, we are stepping up contacts to host the race anew.?

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?The same stewards from Malaysia will oversee the race in China: Emanuele Pirro, Garry Connelly and Vincenzo Spano.?

Via the F1 Fanatic live Twitter app[3]

Lewis eclipses Jim Clark?s team loyalty benchmark (McLaren)[4]

I predict more confusion in the comments[5]?

F1 big picture ? Petrov?s damaged tyre (BBC)[6]

?With Petrov?s left foot pressed hard on the brake pedal, the car went into a wild pirouette ? and the slick tyre?s bias-ply material was exposed for all to see.?

Systems overdrive (MotorSport)[7]

?Some suggest that these systems are no different from adjustable boost in the turbo era, whereby you could temporarily award yourself some extra horsepower (at the same time knowing that it was eating into your restricted fuel allowance for the race). But that argument is hardly valid ? if a following driver whopped up his boost to pass you, there was nothing to stop you doing the same to defend your position.?

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Comment of the day

Kowalsky was at the Spanish Grand Prix 25 years ago yesterday[9] to see one of the closest race finishes of all time:

I was there. And the thing I remember vividly is the qualifying lap Senna did.

I was in the fast right hander behind the pits. Those were the years of the qualifying tyres, and the 1000bhp engines. And it was amazing to watch the Brazilian giving it everything. That bend, even if not as famous as others in the calender, was one of the best Ii have ever seen. A few years later Martin Donnelly had a huge accident there.

After the race I got into the paddock, and Bob Dance, Lotus chief mechanic, gave me a Nacional cap that was on top of a tool box. Not a bad weekend at all.
Kowalsky

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Narboza22 asks about F1 drivers wearing jewellery[10].

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On this day in F1

On this day in 1952 Alberto Ascari[12] gave the world a taste of what was to come in the forthcoming season by winning the non-championship Pau Grand Prix by three laps in his Ferrari 500.

He went on to win six of that year?s eight championship rounds in the car, plus another five the following year, giving him back-to-back crowns.

He also set the record for the most consecutive world championship race wins ? nine ? as he did not enter the 1953 Indianapolis 500.

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Congresswoman: Budget Bears Bad News For Nation's Capital

The budget deal reached late Friday night was achieved at the cost of record cuts. The agreement also contains provisions that ban the District of Columbia from using its own tax money to provide abortions to low income women. For a breakdown of the 2011 federal budget and the programs likely to be affected by cuts, host Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Senior Washington Editor, Ron Elving. And to understand the implications of budget provisions on Washingtonians, Martin hears from Washington, D.C., Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton.

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The Corn Belt Debate: Crops Or Cattle?

Ed Morse dumps a bucket of corn into feed bunks on his land near Council Bluffs, Iowa. He is expanding his cattle herd and converting cropland into pastureland.
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Ed Morse dumps a bucket of corn into feed bunks on his land near Council Bluffs, Iowa. He is expanding his cattle herd and converting cropland into pastureland.

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Ed Morse dumps a bucket of corn into feed bunks on his land near Council Bluffs, Iowa. He is expanding his cattle herd and converting cropland into pastureland.

The Department of Agriculture predicts cattle prices will rise 20 percent in 2011 over last year. But that pales in comparison to the price of corn, which has more than doubled in the past year to nearly $8 a bushel.

You might think this scenario would tempt plenty of farmers to flip their acres from cattle pasture to cropland. But it's a tough decision that depends on much more than recent prices.

Acres That 'Flex'

Some farmers use the term "flex acres" to describe land that can be used either to graze cattle or to grow crops like corn and soybeans.

Ed Morse has some land just like that outside Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Wearing green coveralls and a tan hat, Morse stands outside his barn watching his 17-year-old son Noah drive a feed wagon down a row of cattle while the animals feast on corn and hay.

This 320-acre farm will see some changes soon. Despite the record-high corn prices, Morse is shifting his land out of corn and soybeans and into pasture.

"With the cattle you're more on your own," he says. "In some ways, it's an act of faith because you have got to look out into the future a couple years and see that this will be a paying proposition as well."

Morse is used to analyzing figures. He's also a law professor at nearby Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. Morse admits corn is tempting but says he'll stick to cows for now.

An Increase In Planting Crops

But that's an unusual decision, according to agricultural economist Darrell Mark at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

He says there's been a drop in cattle operations in key Corn Belt states including Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. "We're seeing an increase in acres being planted to row crops."

In central Missouri's Calloway County, farm owner Margot McMillen says one of her tenants offered her three times the rent to convert some of her pasture land into row crops. But she turned down the offer because of her long-term plans and a desire to avoid knee-jerk decisions based on what commodity is hot.

"It's almost like the gamble," McMillen says. "You make the decision because of what your neighbors are doing, what you hear ? sort of the buzz. And you really can do better if you become independent and think on your terms as to what's going to work for me."

Getting Creative To Balance Cattle, Crops

Historically low cattle numbers over the last three years, combined with increasing worldwide demand, have led to some of the highest cattle prices ever.

Sean McClatchey, 38, of Lincoln, Neb., sees this as an opportunity.

"We gotta grow it to make it work," he says. "It's not like maybe it was 30 or 40 years ago where a farm the size of ours could support a family or two."

McClatchey's parents got rid of cattle when he was a boy. He now has 115 head and is slowly increasing his herd size.

He's getting creative with his wheat crop this spring to save on feed and fuel. For example, he'll graze on the wheat fields early in the growing season in a way that will still allow the wheat to be harvested.

McClatchey says these practices allow him to get more than one harvest per year. And he says growing feed on the farm also helps keep costs down.

But it will likely be a while before herd sizes increase from their lowest point since the 1950s. It takes a minimum of 14 months for cattle to move from birth to the market.

While agricultural economist Darrell Mark predicts herd sizes will increase later this year, he doesn't expect it to drive down costs at the meat counter for quite a while.

Meanwhile, farmers like Morse and McClatchey will try to figure out just where the profit tipping point will be.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/04/12/135354092/the-corn-belt-debate-crops-or-cattle?ft=1&f=1007

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Velve OLED lighting panels cover a broader spectrum (video)



The University of Michigan may boast the best blue, but Mitsubishi subsidiary Verbatim is showing off OLED lighting of a different color; several of them, actually. Demonstrated this week at the Fuori Salone show in Milan, these 14 x 14 cm Velve-branded lighting panels are amongst the first color tunable OLED light panels, giving off what Verbatim calls "colourful lighting with a luxurious feel; as smooth and as rich as velvet." Velve. Velvet. See what they did there? Sample Kits will be available in Japan later this month for ¥90,000 ($1,063), and Verbatim hopes to see the technology put to use in consumer products by the end of the year. Suddenly white light OLEDs look positively old hat -- here's hoping the price comes down before we burn through our incandescent stockpile.

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New and updated iPhone and iPad apps for Wednesday, April 13

Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you! Magic Puzzles: Solve colorful graphic puzzles using classically shaped jigsaw puzzle pieces [...]

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Official Steve Jobs biography coming in 2012!

Official Steve Jobs biography coming in 2012! Could Steve Jobs have agreed to an official biography? According to Simon & Schuster, he has indeed with the book arriving in early 2012. Walter Isaacson’s “iSteve: The Book of Jobs” will be published in early 2012. Isaacson has been working on the long-rumored biography since 2009 and has interviewed Jobs, members of his [...]

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Fukushima Radiation Leaks Could Surpass Chernobyl's [Blip]

TEPCO reps say something we never thought we'd hear them admit: on the heels of the Fukishima crisis being bumped up to a Chernobyl-grade 7, officials say still-leaking plant could ultimately release more radiation than its Russian counterpart. [Kyodo News] More »


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Alexander Rodnyansky Takes Majority Control of Germany?s A Company

COLOGNE, Germany ? Russian producer and media mogul Alexander Rodnyansky has taken majority control of German licensing and distribution group A Company, acquiring a 51 percent stake in the firm through his company AR Films.

Rodnyansky, for years CEO of Russia?s CTC Media, is one of the country?s most successful producers, with credits that include local blockbusters The Inhabited Island and 9th Company and Oscar-nominees East/West and A Chef in Love. ?

He will become supervisory board chairman of A Company. A Company founder Alexander van Dulmen will stay on as CEO and has increased his personal stake in the firm to over 25 percent. Other A Company shareholders include Tomasz Karczewski, owner of Polish distribution company Kino Swiat and U.S. investment group Aramid.

A Company is an umbrella firm with controlling or partnership stakes in several licensing and distribution outfits across Central and Eastern Europe, among them Berlin-based EEAP, Hungary?s Budapest Film and Gala Media in Russia.

The group has had financial difficulties in the past, but is currently riding high on the success of recent acquisition The King?s Speech. The Oscar-winner has so far grossed more than $10 million in theatrical release in Eastern and Central Europe, a record for an A Company acquisition.

With Rodnyansky?s fresh cash injection, A Company is planning to snap up further distribution operations in Russia and Eastern Europe and to roll out local versions of Hungarian VOD platform filmklik, which it controls together with Hungary?s port.hu.

A Company is also expanding into production, most recently co-producing the feature Run, Boy Run from German director Pepe Danquart together with Berlin-based operation bittersuss pictures.

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African Union Arrives In Libya, Calls For Cease-Fire

Libyan leader Moammar Ghadafi (right) speaks with presidents Jacob Zuma of South Africa (left) and Denis Sassou-Nguesso (center) of Congo outside a tent erected at his residence. A delegation from the African Union arrived in Tripoli Sunday in search of a cease-fire agreement.
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Libyan leader Moammar Ghadafi (right) speaks with presidents Jacob Zuma of South Africa (left) and Denis Sassou-Nguesso (center) of Congo outside a tent erected at his residence. A delegation from the African Union arrived in Tripoli Sunday in search of a cease-fire agreement.

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Libyan leader Moammar Ghadafi (right) speaks with presidents Jacob Zuma of South Africa (left) and Denis Sassou-Nguesso (center) of Congo outside a tent erected at his residence. A delegation from the African Union arrived in Tripoli Sunday in search of a cease-fire agreement.

In eastern Libya, anti-government rebels say NATO airstrikes helped them push pro-government forces out of a strategic city 100 miles from the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. NATO warplanes also destroyed pro-government tanks shelling the Western city of Misrata.

As the fighting continues, a delegation from the African Union arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli Sunday in search of a cease-fire agreement.

Outmatched In Terms Of Firepower

On Sunday morning, the drive from Benghazi toward Ajdabiya was virtually traffic-free, with most vehicles heading the other way. But as journalists stopped to check in with rebel fighters several miles short of the city, the traffic picked up. White pickups and other trucks loaded with fighters, light arms and mounted machine guns sped past, along with a few carrying rocket launchers and heavier weapons. A group of young men, some who looked barely into their teens, squatted under a tree wrestling with military rations from a box marked "Qatar military forces."

A somewhat older man named Adel ? a car dealer before the uprising, who had never before fired a gun ? paused to relay the latest news: After being pushed out of Ajdabiya Saturday, the rebels were battling to push the pro-government forces back toward the western gates of the city.

Adel said as usual, the rebels were outmatched in terms of firepower. "We have the usual weapons," he said, "howitzers, AK-47s, mostly light weapons.

"We're not afraid of the Gadhafi troops," he added, "we just need to deal with their tanks and artillery."

Farther down the highway, another knot of rebels massed at a checkpoint just a few miles from Ajdabiya. Distant thuds and plumes of smoke signaled that the battle was heating up. A fighter leaning against a red compact sedan repeated the rebel refrain: "We could make more progress if we could match Gadhafi's firepower."

"We're waiting for supplies," he said. "We need weapons, artillery, ammunition. Something more than these light weapons to fight with."

African Union: 'End Fighting'

But after days of criticism that it's not doing enough to protect Libyans, NATO stepped up its efforts Sunday. A statement from the alliance said NATO struck 11 tanks of forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as they approached Ajdabiya Sunday, and that appeared to neutralize much of the pounding the rebels had been enduring. Within hours, rebel fighters were claiming to have regained control of the city.

NATO said its planes also destroyed another 14 government tanks near the western city of Misrata, where rebel fighters said they suffered significant casualties in recent days. NATO planes also intercepted a rebel jet Saturday and forced it to re-land in Benghazi, enforcing the no-fly zone against both sides.

The fighting continued as a delegation of African union leaders arrived in Tripoli for talks with Libyan officials. The union is calling for an immediate end to fighting, the delivery of humanitarian aid and dialogue between the government and the rebels. It's a message that so far seems to be getting a warmer reception from Gadhafi's supporters than from the rebels, who say there can be no dialogue while Gadhafi remains in power.

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Humana Health Insurance Updates Coverage ? Auto Insurance Pay Little

When so many other health care companies are cutting back their coverage and range of networks, Humana health insurance is increasing their range of networks. What this ultimately means is that you will be able to choose from a broader range of doctors, hospitals, and services. You will not only be able to choose your own doctor, but now you will be able to choose your own doctor even if he/she is not in the same town or even the same city as you are. Not only does Humana Health Insurance offer the most quality of networks available, but you will also be able to talk to the exceptional customer service representatives. If you took a poll of people with health coverage asking them what they are covered and what they are not covered under, 75% of the people would not get the correct answer. More importantly people are not even going to be able to tell you what percentages of their costs are being take care of. At Humana Health Insurance you will be given access to a customer service representative who will be your contact through your entire time at Humana. This will enable you to form a relationship with someone who will be able to get you the best rates while offering you the services that you need and deserve. There is no guessing at Humana since you will be able to access an expert in the field at any time. Too many times are consumer left out of the know regarding their health care plans. This leads to people not knowing when they can see a doctor and truly what it is going to cost them. It is extremely important to know that you network has changed, that your doctor has switched offers, and what types of premiums you are going to have to pay. By increasing the lines of communication Humana health insurance has found that their consumers are able to better take advantage of their plans because they know what they are getting and what is being offered to them and at what cost.

Humana health insurance makes updating their coverage and your plans a breeze with their email system. You will never be left out of the know, because when anything changes your plan, network, or anything pertaining to your plan or your health care in general you will be notified. Humana health insurance has found that their consumers are far happier with their coverage when they truly know what is going on. People are far more apt to take advantage of their plans when they are reminded that they have them in the first place. Healthcare plans are not just a security blanket to keep just in case the unimaginable happens. They are a tool that can serve as a precaution measurement to take advantage of so that if something small is occurring we can nip it in the bud. Humana health insurance will provide you with all of the tools necessary to ensure that you are being completely taken care of when it comes to your health.

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