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More pull out as F1 resists Bahrain axe pressureComments Off A support-race team and a respected journalist have become the next to pull out of this weekend’s highly controversial Bahrain grand prix. The Porsche Supercup team MRS said its decision to skip the support race in the divided island Kingdom is the “first time in our history that we have had to cancel”. “In the end we have the responsibility for our employees,” said team boss Karsten Molitor, citing security concerns. Another withdrawal – joining the sacked Williams catering staff member, and the TV broadcasters Sky Deutschland, Fuji TV and MTV3 Finland – is the respected correspondent for O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper, Livio Oricchio. “I have decided in agreement with Estado to not go,” he said. “We had the tickets for the entire season, except for Bahrain and the United States, because there was a doubt they would be run. “Like many journalists, I will not be at Sakhir,” Oricchio admitted. “I always believed that the race would not take place, and I’m still not 100 per cent sure that something will not happen that will lead the FIA or FOM to cancel.” Indeed, following the sport’s decision to push ahead, the pressure on formula one to cancel at the eleventh hour has only intensified. Nabeel Rajab, the leader of the government opposition group Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, admitted that the next protests – ‘three days of rage’, to coincide with the race’s three-day calendar – are aimed specifically at F1. “We’re protesting to show anger at formula one for conducting the race here,” he is quoted by the BBC. And the wife of a well-known jailed Bahraini activist who is on a long hunger strike, added: “I am not angry with the government… what makes me angry is people like Ecclestone who decide to come to Bahrain because he thinks everyone is happy.” Italy’s La Stampa reports that F1 personnel have been advised to stay away from restaurants and shops, while “girlfriends and wives stay at home”. That’s not entirely true, as Felipe Massa touched down at the airport on Thursday with his wife and baby son. And Giedo van der Garde, the reserve driver for Caterham, said he has found Bahrain peaceful since his arrival on Wednesday. “I’ve not been here long,” he is quoted by Auto Hebdo, “but everything seems quiet. Obviously, there’s a heavy police presence,” the Dutchman continued. “But I haven’t seen any trouble or anything. Let’s hope it stays like that.” Marco Canseco, the correspondent for the Spanish sports daily Marca, said he witnessed a “minor altercation” in the capital Manama on Wednesday. “Then all the teams and everybody were able to get to the track for work without a hitch, the same on return,” he revealed. Many are protesting the race going ahead on moral grounds, others due to security fears, whilst others fear for F1′s image. “The ongoing debate about Bahrain is the only damage to the high gloss of the exciting 2012 season so far,” agreed Austria’s Kleine Zeitung newspaper. |
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‘Honest’ Vettel no ‘smiling boy’ after losingComments Off Sebastian Vettel remains unapologetic after insulting his rival Narain Karthikeyan. The reigning world champion twice showed Indian Karthikeyan the middle finger in Malaysia recently, also describing the HRT driver as an “idiot” and “gherkin” following their on-track clash. Karthikeyan hit back by calling the 24-year-old German “unprofessional” and a “crybaby”, amid suggestions Vettel did not display sporting values befitting a double world champion. Indeed, when asked by Germany’s Sport Bild if he is a ‘bad loser’, Vettel replied: “It’s true, I can only lose badly. “Why should I lie? If I could lose well, I would not be in formula one. I was disappointed.” But the Red Bull driver also insists his outbursts should be taken in the context of the moment. “So soon after the race, I feel like I should be honest rather than playing the ‘smiling boy’. “Sometimes it takes ten minutes after finishing a race to return to normal, sometimes you need a night’s sleep to check things off and look ahead positively. “When I put Jenson Button out of the race at Spa in 2010, I apologised to him the next day.” So, Vettel is much more positive now. “From a pure sporting perspective, I have more points now than I had at this point in 2010 when I won the championship. So I’m only looking forward,” he insisted. |
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Heidfeld’s third child born on MondayComments Off Nick Heidfeld’s third child was born on Monday night. The Mercedes reserve driver, who is believed to be testing new F1 supplier Pirelli’s tyres at Mugello on Tuesday and Wednesday, said the baby boy has been named Justus. “We are all well,” the 33-year-old German said on his website. With his partner Patricia, Heidfeld lives in Switzerland along with daughter Juni (4) and son Joda (2). |
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Schumacher struggle affecting merchandising, sponsorshipComments Off May 6 (GMM) Michael Schumacher’s long time manager has admitted the hype of the German’s return to formula one this year has not matched his expectations. Sabine Kehm has taken over as the Mercedes driver’s general manager, but Willi Weber is still in charge of Schumacher’s personal sponsorship and merchandising. But the 68-year-old admitted that, just as Schumacher has not performed to the level of his initial career, the sale of official merchandise has also been slow. “Sales are not how I expected them to be,” Weber told Germany’s Bild-Zeitung daily. “There is a certain Schumi-tiredness. The people are saying: my god, where is he driving? You only know him as a winner. “In the past the tribunes were full of Ferrari caps. Now I can count the silver caps with one hand,” he added. Weber admits that Sebastian Vettel – originally dubbed ‘Baby-Schumi’ by the German media – is now carrying the baton as the country’s favourite. “Wherever I look, Vettel is the new Schumi, he is the number one in the TV ads and on the billboards. Michael has left a void and Sebastian has grown into it, because he has the success and Michael doesn’t have it yet,” said Weber. As for sponsorship, Weber admits it is a similarly slow story, but acknowledged that the entire F1 world is also struggling. “It is easier to find a 50-year-old virgin than a sponsor for formula one,” he said. |
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Berger backs Schumacher amid comeback negativityComments Off
May 4 (GMM) Gerhard Berger has backed Michael Schumacher amid a climate of continuing criticism of the seven time world champion’s performance so far in 2010. Four races into 41-year-old Schumacher’s F1 comeback at the wheel of a Mercedes, the critique of pundits has ranged from a verdict of disappointment to a harsh denigration of his skills after three years of retirement. “I find all the talk about Michael a bit tedious, because it is always with a negative slant,” 10-time GP winner Berger, who raced in Schumacher’s era until retiring in 1997, said on Austrian TV ‘Sport und Talk aus dem Hangar 7′. “Michael has come back and is doing what he wants. I think you cannot change the status of someone who is a seven time world champion,” added the 50-year-old former Ferrari and McLaren driver. Austrian Berger backs Schumacher to improve his pace in the forthcoming races. “We know his ambition. We know that if he does something, he does it right. I think we must take him seriously again in the future,” he said. After the initial three races of 2010, Berger admits that Schumacher’s performance in China was a setback. “It was weak, but that can happen,” said the former teammate of the late F1 great Ayrton Senna. “I think he has done an excellent job so far — except for the last race. In the first three grands prix he was in the top six of the championship. That is a great achievement,” added Berger. Also defending Schumacher is his countryman and friend Sebastian Vettel, who until the great German’s struggle in 2010 was nicknamed by the German press ‘Baby-Schumi’. “He is yet to exhaust the potential of his car and will therefore get better from a driving point of view from race to race,” the Red Bull driver told Switzerland’s Motorsport Aktuell. “I wouldn’t write him off for a long time,” added 22-year-old Vettel. Force India’s Adrian Sutil also sees nothing odd about Schumacher’s comeback to date. “I had counted on it being difficult for him. Formula one has changed to the extremes in the past few years so that you can lose half a second and not know exactly why,” he told spox.com. “Plus it would have been funny if Schumacher had beaten us all after three years of being retired — then he really would have been the god of F1. “That doesn’t mean he’s doing badly; on the contrary, he’s always in the top ten. He only needs time,” added Sutil. |
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Should You Breastfeed Or Formula FeedComments Off Breastfeeding and Formula Today, breastfeeding is being encouraged over baby formula feeding because of the many advantages for both mother and child. For the child, it gets all the nutrients it needs from breast milk, plus the mother’s anti bodies, which will help the child develop resistance to certain viral and bacterial infections. Breastfeeding also helps in developing physical and emotional bond between mother and child, since there is constant physical contact, and the baby feels secure in its mother’s arms. For the mother, breastfeeding is more convenient and is more practical because there is no need for milk bottles, no need to wash and sterilize bottles, and there is no need to get up at the middle of the night to prepare a bottle of milk. Breastfeeding also does not cause too much burping on infants.However, there are times when breastfeeding is no longer possible, for reasons such as the following:- The mother needs to take medication because of an illness or a deficiency in certain nutrients- The mother’s breast does not produce enough milk- The baby is not able to suckle on his mother’s breast because of some birth defect – The mother eats foods that causes an allergic reaction to the baby – The baby is not the biological child of the mother, in cases of adoption- The baby is being solely cared for by his father, or by a guardian- The mother has to go to work on a full time basisOther concerns such as personal or religious beliefs may also hinder a mother to breastfeed.In these cases, baby formula feeding can be a substitute to make sure that the baby still gets the nutrients he needs to maintain a healthy body. There are a lot of choices for formula feeding, and there are special infant formulas that address certain peculiar health concerns such as babies with sensitive digestive systems, where they cannot digest ordinary milk formula. There are also baby formulas that are fortified with certain vitamins and minerals that are helpful in the physical development of the baby. Before proceeding to using baby formula, parents should consult the baby’s pediatrician to make sure that their baby formula feeding is done right. Milk labels already have instructions on how frequent the baby should be fed, and the amount of powdered formula to add to a given amount of water. When changing milk formula brands, this should be done slowly, and it should not be a sudden change, because the baby might not like the taste of the new brand. It is advisable to first adjust the measurement, for example, for the first week, four scoops of formula can be divided into a ratio of three is to one (three scoops old brand and one scoop new brand), and the new brand can be increased until the baby has gotten used to the new brand. Baby formula feeding is not a hindrance to achieving a healthy mother and child bond. When bottle feeding, the baby should still be held in a way that it is still close to the mother’s breasts. Breastmilk may be replaced, but the mother is irreplaceable. |
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Best Ways to Save on Infant FormulaComments Off A lot of couples today put off getting married and starting a family for financial reasons. Who can blame them? Today’s economic unstability and inflation rates makes family life a little more harder. Having a baby is definitely expensive. And one of the biggest expense parents may have to face is the cost of infant formula. |
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Infants Formula, Myths And TruthsComments Off There are hundreds of brands of infants formula in the market today. Many of them promise more nutritional additives, while some of them often claim that they are the best substitute for breast milk. Many consumers, especially new mothers, were enticed by the advertisement of these baby milk products that they forgot there is more to know before purchasing a can of a baby formula powder. To help consumers to gain more insights regarding these infants formula, here is a run down of some of the myths and truths about it:IT IS INDEED THE BEST SUBSTITUTE FOR BREAST MILK: False – No milk formula can take the place of the natural recipe of breast milk. That means, no matter how much more chemicals manufacturers of these milk formulas add to their product, it cannot be the same as what breast milk can offer. Moreover, there are many more benefits listed under breastfeeding than feeding a baby with these artificially prepared baby milk products.IT IS MORE POPULAR THAN BREAST MILK: True – There have been surveys around the globe that shows a lot of mothers who are now using milk formulas to feed their children rather than breast feeding them. There are even surveys that show mothers getting more satisfied using infants formula, which booms the industry that deals with it to generate billions and billions of income annually. Bottle-feeding with a baby formula is common especially among mothers who belong under the classification of young professionals, such as those who are working in the offices or having a job that requires them to be away from their babies at least eight to ten hours daily.IT CONTAINS ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS: True and False – It contains similar nutrients as with breast milk, such as iron and calcium. There are some manufacturers who add more elements, such as ARA and DHA, which are essential for brain growth and function. Although these milk formulas were enriched with these nutrients, these also lack other vital elements that will support more the mental and physical health of the baby.IT IS CHEAP: False – Breast milk is cheaper because it is free. But if one wants to spend on these products, there are infants formulas over the web that are being sold at a lower price. One could even avail of a discounted price and free shipping if she orders online.IT CAN BE GIVEN AFTER BIRTH: Partly True – Although there are hospitals and health care institutions that prohibit milk formula to be given on the newborn immediately after birth, this policy is sometimes neglected because there are mothers who do not lactate or produce breast milk until the third day after they have given birth. That is why; some nurses inside the nursery in other countries secretly give milk formula to answer the hunger cry of the newborn.These are only some of the myths and truths about infants formula, and hope these will give some clarifications on the misconceptions on these products. The decision whether to buy these products or not is still up to the consumer. Again, one should remember that there is a disadvantage that goes with every advantage and vice versa. For more information about feeding your baby, infant formulas and great discounts on buying formula please visit us at DiscountInfantFormula |
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