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F1 driver Massa back behind wheel, practices for charity kart event – CBS Sports

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

F1 driver Massa back behind wheel, practices for charity kart event – CBS Sports
SAO PAULO — Formula One driver Felipe Massa got behind the wheels of a kart, practicing for the first time in public since sustaining multiple skull fractures in a crash. TV showed Massa racing with his Ferrari uniform on a red kart in Sao Paulo on

Mariah Carey avoids smackdown with Whitney Houston at Grammys – Los Angeles Times Blogs

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Mariah Carey avoids smackdown with Whitney Houston at Grammys – Los Angeles Times Blogs
Mariah Carey was named best new artist at the Grammy Awards in 1990 for her self-titled debut album. And she won best pop vocal, female, that year. Then, though her follow-up albums all went platinum, there was a Grammy Awards drought until her smash

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September 2009 – Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
With word today that the publication date of the memoir by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been moved up to Nov. 17, it might be time to look at her collaborator on the project. For all the attention paid to Palin’s faith during the campaign, we

One Holiday, Two Systems and Lots of Book Sales in Hong Kong – New York Times
Big downtown bookstores and airport kiosks alike carry paperbacks detailing the latest gossip about Communist Party cadres. More serious fare can be found at the city s tiny upstairs political bookstores tucked above ground-floor storefronts

Residents OK higher tax levy – Wausau Daily Herald
Wausau residents on Monday during the Wausau School District annual meeting voted unanimously to approve a tax levy that is $4 million more than what they approved last year. That means residents will pay for this school year about $1,038 in school

Africa Pushes Back on China Oil Search – Wall Street Journal
LONDON — China’s search for large stakes in some of Nigeria’s richest oil blocks comes against a backdrop of problems in other African countries where the Asian giant has oil operations. Some countries are preventing China from expanding its

Three arrested in Parsippany after alleged shoplifter is run over by – Newark Star-Ledger
PARSIPPANY — A Hackettstown woman who stole nearly $150 worth of baby formula from Walgreens on Saturday was run over twice by her getaway vehicle as she tried to flee, police said today. Jennifer Petrocco, 26, suffered a broken arm and internal

Baby formula lacks protein level listed on label – Daily Citizen-News
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin is alerting consumers to the recall of one lot of a specialized infant formula usually given to infants in the care of a health care professional because the formula lacks the amount of protein shown on

F1: Schumacher backs Button – Straits Times

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

F1: Schumacher backs Button – Straits Times
MICHAEL Schumacher is backing Britain’s Jenson Button to win the Formula One world title this year, saying it is his to throw away. Button goes into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix with a 14-point cushion over Brawn GP veteran teammate Rubens

Japanese GP: Red Bull/Toro Rosso preview – Motorsport.com

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Japanese GP: Red Bull/Toro Rosso preview – Motorsport.com
FROM SINGAPORE TO SUZUKA. AS DIFFERENT AS NIGHT AND DAY Our drivers on Suzuka and Japan Toro Rosso: Jaime Alguersuari “I have been to Suzuka before, back in 2005 for a karting race, the Asia-Pacific World Cup, although of course we weren’t

Vodafone to sponsor rugby centre – Gulf Times
Vodafone Qatar announced an agreement to sponsor the Doha Rugby Football Centre (DRFC) with the clubhouse now to be called the DRFC Vodafone Rugby Clubhouse. The DRFC official club was formed in 1974 and was known as the Qatar Rugby Union Football

Flavio Briatore: F1 icon fallen from grace – MSN Money
In the glitzy world of Formula One, few would argue that Flavio Briatore is as much as an institution as F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and FIA president Max Mosley. But when style points are necessary in the equation, Briatore has no peers. One can’t

At “crashgate” site, F1 drivers hope to leave past behind (Roundup) – Monsters and Critics
Singapore – Returning to the site of the 2008 ‘crashgate’ scandal on Singapore’s Marina Bay Circuit for Sunday’s Grand Prix, Formula One drivers on Thursday seemed eager to leave the past behind. ‘It is not our job to comment on that, it is our job

Artificial Life Launches BMW F1 Team Racing Game – Earthtimes
Artificial Life’s first racing title features the current BMW Sauber F1 Team for the 2009 season. The game allows players to compete around the world as either Nick Heidfeld or Robert Kubica , racing on 8 challenging tracks in a variety of racing

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York Times
LONDON Motor racing s governing body gave the equivalent of a slap on the wrist to the Renault Formula One team on Monday for its involvement in a staged crash at the Singapore Grand Prix last year. The car of Nelson Piquet of the Renault

F1: Schumacher backs Button – Straits Times
MICHAEL Schumacher is backing Britain’s Jenson Button to win the Formula One world title this year, saying it is his to throw away. Button goes into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix with a 14-point cushion over Brawn GP veteran teammate Rubens

At ‘crashgate’ site, F1 drivers hope to leave past behind – Summary – Earthtimes
Singapore – Returning to the site of the 2008 “crashgate” scandal on Singapore’s Marina Bay Circuit for Sunday’s Grand Prix, Formula One drivers on Thursday seemed eager to leave the past behind. “It is not our job to comment on that, it is our job

FIA bans Flavio Briatore, Renault F1 escapes with a suspended – Autoweek.com
A picture of Nelson Piquet Jr. arrives at the World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris on Monday. Nelson Piquet Jr. arrives at the World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris on Monday. Renault has received a penalty of a suspended disqualification

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York Times

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York Times
LONDON Motor racing s governing body gave the equivalent of a slap on the wrist to the Renault Formula One team on Monday for its involvement in a staged crash at the Singapore Grand Prix last year. The car of Nelson Piquet of the Renault

FIA bans Flavio Briatore, Renault F1 escapes with a suspended – Autoweek.com
A picture of Nelson Piquet Jr. arrives at the World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris on Monday. Nelson Piquet Jr. arrives at the World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris on Monday. Renault has received a penalty of a suspended disqualification

Flavio Briatore: F1 icon fallen from grace – MSN Money
In the glitzy world of Formula One, few would argue that Flavio Briatore is as much as an institution as F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and FIA president Max Mosley. But when style points are necessary in the equation, Briatore has no peers. One can’t

Artificial Life Launches BMW F1 Team Racing Game – Earthtimes
Artificial Life’s first racing title features the current BMW Sauber F1 Team for the 2009 season. The game allows players to compete around the world as either Nick Heidfeld or Robert Kubica , racing on 8 challenging tracks in a variety of racing

Beyonce’s Diva Demands at F1 Rocks Concert? – Actressarchives.com

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Beyonce’s Diva Demands at F1 Rocks Concert? – Actressarchives.com
Beyonce Knowles reportedly had Lindsay Lohan thrown out of her own dressing room because the singer wanted it for herself. The former Destiny’s Child star was performing at the F1 Rocks concert in Singapore over the weekend and had ordered her

SET LIST: F1 ROCKS – Daily Star
THE Bootylicious one stole pole position at F1 Rocks with an emotional Michael Jackson tribute. And radiant Beyonc dedicated emotional ballad Halo to the late star as home family footage of her very young self off to a MJ concert played behind her

Beyonce, Aerosmith at Abu Dhabi F1 – MSN UK News
Beyonce and Aerosmith will headline concerts at the first ever Formula One race in Abu Dhabi, a promoter has said. Flash Entertainment said the performers will open and close the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend next month. Beyonce is slated to kick off

Beyonce to perfrom at Abu Dhabi F1 race – Sportsnet.ca
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An entertainment promoter says Beyonce and Aerosmith will headline concerts at the first ever Formula One race in Abu Dhabi. Flash Entertainment said Monday the performers will open and close the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Beyonce, Aerosmith to play at Abu Dhabi F1 race – MSN Money
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – An entertainment promoter says Beyonce and Aerosmith will headline concerts at the first ever Formula One race in Abu Dhabi. Flash Entertainment said Monday the performers will open and close the Abu Dhabi Grand

F1 hopeful Loeb to test GP2 car – Motorsport.com
Rumours linking Sebastien Loeb with a Formula One race foray continued on Monday. The Le Parisien newspaper reports that the multiple world rally champion is scheduled to test the GP2 car of the David Price Racing team after this weekend’s Catalunya

Being H1N1 prepared – Odessa American Online

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Being H1N1 prepared – Odessa American Online
The first shipment of H1N1 vaccines is expected to be available to the Ector County Health De-partment by Oct. 15, giving the agency a little more than three weeks to recruit volunteers, hire medical personnel, data entry clerks and purchase enough

Formula 1 – formula1.com/news/

Monday, September 28th, 2009

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S P O R T S – Tribune
Inspired by their morale- boosting win over Sri Lanka, a rejuvenated New Zealand face a do-or-die task of upstaging England s applecart in the Group B match of the Champions Trophy here tomorrow.After being trounced by South Africa in their first

DELHI DIARY – Gulf Times
Time for the world to deliver on climate change Time for the world to deliver on climate change Time is running out for all key players in the climate debate. Several meetings this year to prepare for the UN Conference on Climate Change at Copenhagen

Being H1N1 prepared – Odessa American Online
The first shipment of H1N1 vaccines is expected to be available to the Ector County Health De-partment by Oct. 15, giving the agency a little more than three weeks to recruit volunteers, hire medical personnel, data entry clerks and purchase enough

VIKINGS 27, 49ERS 24 – San Francisco Chronicle
That is, running the ball with stubborn resolve and playing defense with relentless malevolence. It very nearly led to a stirring road victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in a place famous for driving opposing offenses to distraction with

Bearcats, Broncos rise as others fall – ESPN.com
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — The buses were loaded and waiting outside Doyt Perry Stadium on Saturday night, but there was one man missing. Before the Boise State Broncos could depart after their 49-14 demolition of Bowling Green, they had to wait on team

Makeup That Does More – Seattle Post Intelligencer
The promise: Youth-boosting skin-care ingredients such as retinol, peptides, and antioxidants are popping up in foundations, lipsticks, and blushes, with claims they’ll help minimize wrinkles and brown spots by improving their appearance even after

Flavored butters slather on good taste – Lansing State Journal
Butter – the workhorse that adds neutral-flavored creaminess to everything from sauces to oatmeal cookies and wheat toast – has a lesser-known side as a daring ingredient. When mixed with fresh peaches, chipotle chiles or citrus zest, this staple

OU Notebook: Poll talk – Tulsa World
In the Associated Press poll, Oklahoma climbed two spots to No. 8. A check of the voting reveals just how much the Sooners gained, from 862 points last week to 979 this week, an increase of nearly 14 percent. That sounds like a lot, but a further

MAYWEATHER THE BEST AND HE’S FOR THE U.S. !!!!! DEAL WITH – East Side Boxing
So who deserves the Lion’s share of the money if Mayweather fights Pac Man? I hope you all say Mayweather, because with 3 common opponents, mayweather has far more ppv sales. Which represents him as the Draw

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York Times

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York Times
LONDON Motor racing s governing body gave the equivalent of a slap on the wrist to the Renault Formula One team on Monday for its involvement in a staged crash at the Singapore Grand Prix last year. The car of Nelson Piquet of the Renault

UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Bell replaces Briatore at Renault F1 team – Reuters UK
LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Technical director Bob Bell will stand in as Renault Formula One team principal to the end of the season following the departure of Flavio Briatore in a race-fixing controversy. “Following the unfortunate recent events

Renault F1 awaits fate on Monday, team’s future unclear – Autoweek.com
A picture of Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault will learn its fate on Monday after the FIA World Motor Sport Council conducts its hearing into former driver Nelson Piquet Jr.’s accident in last year’s Singapore Grand Prix. Formula One’s Renault crash

FIA bans Flavio Briatore, Renault F1 escapes with a suspended – Autoweek.com
A picture of Nelson Piquet Jr. arrives at the World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris on Monday. Nelson Piquet Jr. arrives at the World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris on Monday. Renault has received a penalty of a suspended disqualification

Artificial Life Launches BMW F1 Team Racing Game – Earthtimes
Artificial Life’s first racing title features the current BMW Sauber F1 Team for the 2009 season. The game allows players to compete around the world as either Nick Heidfeld or Robert Kubica , racing on 8 challenging tracks in a variety of racing

F1: Schumacher backs Button – Straits Times
MICHAEL Schumacher is backing Britain’s Jenson Button to win the Formula One world title this year, saying it is his to throw away. Button goes into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix with a 14-point cushion over Brawn GP veteran teammate Rubens

Canada, South Korea added to 2010 F1 schedule – Raleigh News & Observer
Formula One racing’s governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), on Monday released its calendar for the 2010 season, with South Korea added and Canada reinstated to the 19 grand prix schedule. The Canadian Grand Prix was dropped

Upsets shake up AP poll – Kansas City Star

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Upsets shake up AP poll – Kansas City Star
After a weekend in which four top-10 teams lost, The Associated Press college football poll received a major makeover Sunday. No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Alabama held their places in the poll, but 15 teams moved up or down at least three

Johnson Holds Off Martin to Sweep Dover – New York Times
Jimmie Johnson dominated again in a Chase race, sweeping the season races at Dover International Speedway to accelerate his bid for an unprecedented fourth straight Sprint Cup title. Johnson cut his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Mark Martin s

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In The “Zone” With Boris Becker – Bleacherreport.com
In one of my previous posts, I discussed about the rivalry between Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg at the lawns of Wimbledon. It was a fascinating spectacle between two players with a similarity in the game at a high level, but with vastly different

Broncos Beat Raiders 23-3 For 3-0 Start – CBS News
(AP) Kyle Orton, Josh McDaniels and a newfound dominant defense have quieted all the talk of offseason disfunction in Denver with a 3-0 start. Orton threw a touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall, the defense kept a second straight opponent out of the

SCCA National Championship Runoffs Results/Sunday – Everett Herald
1. (5) Nick Evans, Powell, Ohio, SCCA Formula Enterprises, 13 laps. 2. (1) Scott Rettich, Oxford, Ohio, SCCA Formula Enterprises, 13. 3. (8) Brandon Aleckson, Watsonville, Calif., SCCA Formula Enterprises, 13. 4. (6) Paul Schneider, Charlotte, N.C

Santander takes pole as rivals languish in pits – Financial Times

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Santander takes pole as rivals languish in pits – Financial Times
Last year as the UK banking system teetered on the brink of collapse, the UK s financial regulators were desperately casting round to find a white knight to rescue Bradford & Bingley , the mortgage lender. The obvious candidate was Santander

Dehradun, September 27 – Tribune
Even as the state government has taken a prompt action to set things right in response to a letter shot off by Governor Margaret Alva to Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on the issue of a delay in sending draft of the monthly demi official

Lewis Hamilton makes light of streets with Singapore Grand Prix – Times Online
It looks as if Jenson Button may become the 2009 Formula One world champion almost anonymously. It would be wonderful if he could thrill us once again, pumping fists in the cockpit as he writes his name in the sport s folklore, but it does not look

McLaren MP4-12C to arrive in 2011 (The Peninsula) – Peninsula
McLaren Automotive has revealed first details of the debut model from its new range of high-performance sports cars. Drawing on McLaren s long-standing Formula 1 experience, the stunning McLaren MP4-12C will challenge the very best sports cars in

Clearcut Winners At Teretonga – Scoop
The opening meeting of the 2009/2010 season at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend was notable for dominant performances in most classes. Timaru driver Jarrod Parmenter was the man to beat in the Toyo Tyres Pro 7 Class. He qualified on pole

Alex Yoong to join 1Malaysia F1 team (Update 2) – star.com.my

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Alex Yoong to join 1Malaysia F1 team (Update 2) – star.com.my
SINGAPORE: Former F1 driver Alex Yoong will be joining the 1Malaysia F1 team, most likely as team principal Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes number two. You could say Alex could hopefully be my deputy principal but we have yet to decide on that

‘I’ll clean up F1′ – Straits Times
Formula One, be afraid. Ari Vatanen is ready to sweep the sport of its ailments as seen in the Spygate, Liegate and Crashgate scandals. The 57-year-old Finn spoke to The Sunday Times at an Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) gathering at

Montoya up to speed in the simple ways of Nascar – The Guardian
Former grand prix driver Juan Pablo Montoya has made Nascar’s ‘Chase’ in only his third season Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images for NASCAR As Formula One desperately tries to put its house in order in Singapore, a purer and arguably more dramatic form

Click here for more F1 news – Sporting Life

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Click here for more F1 news – Sporting Life
Lewis Hamilton secured pole for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix but there was disappointment for championship leader Jenson Button as his world title hopes were dealt a blow. Hamilton, whose engineers worked through the night to fit a new chassis for

Lindsay Lohan to host F1 concerts in Singapore – Yahoo News

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Lindsay Lohan to host F1 concerts in Singapore – Yahoo News
“It’s a bunch of amazing performers whom I’m a really big fan of,” Lohan said in an interview. Lohan said she’s also a Formula One fan. “I like to drive. I like cars. I like fast cars ,” she said. “I studied NASCAR for almost a year for Herbie. It

F1 champ Hamilton earns pole position for Singapore GP – CBS Sports
SINGAPORE — Lewis Hamilton of McLaren took the pole position Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix, while Red Bull qualified on the front two rows and has an opportunity to close the gap on championship leaders Brawn GP. Hamilton earned his third

Singapore GP qualifying as it happened – BBC Sport
1632: Please do check over the full qualifying results in full right here. Button starts down in 12th, while Barrichello starts 10th. A bad day for the title rivals. But another good day for us what with all the excitement and drama. That’s all from

Artificial Life Launches BMW F1 Team Racing Game – Earthtimes

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Artificial Life Launches BMW F1 Team Racing Game – Earthtimes
Artificial Life’s first racing title features the current BMW Sauber F1 Team for the 2009 season. The game allows players to compete around the world as either Nick Heidfeld or Robert Kubica , racing on 8 challenging tracks in a variety of racing

Singapore GP qualifying as it happened – BBC Sport
GloucesterGas on 606: “Hamilton is without a doubt the best driver in the sport at the moment. Alonso is quality but inconsistent, Rosberg has a lot of potential, Button is smooth and charismatic- but Hamilton has everything. Like Rossi and Loeb, he

New Renault F1 boss Bell seeks to restore credibility – Autoweek.com
A picture of Renault F1 team boss Bob Bell in blue shirt. Bob Bell wants to bring stability to Renault’s Formula One team. New Renault Formula One team principal Bob Bell wants his team to do its talking on the track as it seeks to rebuild its

FIA bans Flavio Briatore, Renault F1 escapes with a suspended – Autoweek.com

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

FIA bans Flavio Briatore, Renault F1 escapes with a suspended – Autoweek.com
A picture of Nelson Piquet Jr. arrives at the World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris on Monday. Nelson Piquet Jr. arrives at the World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris on Monday. Renault has received a penalty of a suspended disqualification

Choosing hope: Life Choices celebrates 30 years – News-Star

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Choosing hope: Life Choices celebrates 30 years – News-Star
For 30 years, Life Choices Pregnancy Resources in Monroe has served women and children during the crucial times during and after pregnancy. The organization has had several names through the years, but its support has always been from people of faith

Jaswant Singh s book suffers from widespread misconception, says D.N – Tribune
N OW that the dust is beginning to settle on Jaswant Singh s book, Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence, it may be appropriate to evaluate the role of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in India s partition. Several eminent contemporaries of Jinnah have

Justison Landing developer to auction condos – Delaware Online
In a risky strategy to move condominiums, the developers of the much-ballyhooed Justison Landing complex on Wilmington’s Riverfront plan to auction off a third of the units in the waterfront community next month. Robert Buccini, a partner in Buccini

Can some1 please tell me if my PSU will be enough? – Toms Hardware
Hello! I have recently bought Asus Striker II Formula and Xeon x3350 quad core. I have GTX 285, X-fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, one DVD-R, and two sticks of ddr2 1066 RAM. I also have Freezer Extreme rev. 2 cooler and one more 120mm fan in my case. Will

Niners’ Momentum To Be Tested Against Vikings – BayInsider
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The San Francisco 49ers are going places if their offensive line can continue the rate of progress it has displayed during the team’s 2-0 start. But coach Mike Singletary said the line still is a work in progress as the 49ers

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PAC: Series Singapore race one report – Motorsport.com
Nasr conquers Singapore with first Asian win. Marina Bay, Singapore — Felipe Nasr (BRA/17/Eurointernational) took a faultless lights-to-flag victory in Round 11 of Formula BMW Pacific, as the newly crowned Formula BMW Europe champion won his first

Formula One-Singapore Grand Prix Lineup – ESPN.com
1. (1) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz FO108W, 169.071. 2. (15) Sebastian Vettel, Renault RS27, 168.582. 3. (16) Nico Rosberg, Toyota RVX-09, 168.358. 4. (14) Mark Webber, Renault RS27, 167.778. 5. (7) Fernando Alonso, Renault RS27, 167.268. 6. (10

JT The Brick – NBC Sports
BRASELTON, Ga. (AP) -Jonathan Summerton raced to his fourth Atlantic Championship victory of the year Friday, winning at Road Atlanta to move into second place in the season standings behind female star Simona De Silvestro with one event left. The 21

Food stamp recipients skyrocket – Cincinnati.com

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Food stamp recipients skyrocket – Cincinnati.com
A record 110,518 people in the region’s most urban county received federal food assistance in August, up from 80,475 in August 2007 – four months before the recession started – when the rate was one in 10.6 of the county’s 851,000 residents. That

JT The Brick – NBC Sports
BRASELTON, Ga. (AP) -Jonathan Summerton raced to his fourth Atlantic Championship victory of the year Friday, winning at Road Atlanta to move into second place in the season standings behind female star Simona De Silvestro with one event left. The 21

Renault F1 awaits fate on Monday, team’s future unclear – Autoweek.com

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Renault F1 awaits fate on Monday, team’s future unclear – Autoweek.com
A picture of Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault will learn its fate on Monday after the FIA World Motor Sport Council conducts its hearing into former driver Nelson Piquet Jr.’s accident in last year’s Singapore Grand Prix. Formula One’s Renault crash

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York Times
LONDON Motor racing s governing body gave the equivalent of a slap on the wrist to the Renault Formula One team on Monday for its involvement in a staged crash at the Singapore Grand Prix last year. The car of Nelson Piquet of the Renault

Flavio Briatore: F1 icon fallen from grace – MSN Money
In the glitzy world of Formula One, few would argue that Flavio Briatore is as much as an institution as F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and FIA president Max Mosley. But when style points are necessary in the equation, Briatore has no peers. One can’t

Canada, South Korea added to 2010 F1 schedule – Raleigh News & Observer
Formula One racing’s governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), on Monday released its calendar for the 2010 season, with South Korea added and Canada reinstated to the 19 grand prix schedule. The Canadian Grand Prix was dropped

UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Bell replaces Briatore at Renault F1 team – Reuters UK
LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Technical director Bob Bell will stand in as Renault Formula One team principal to the end of the season following the departure of Flavio Briatore in a race-fixing controversy. “Following the unfortunate recent events

Renault F1 loses title sponsor – Autoweek.com
A picture of the Renault F1 ING team logo. ING was scheduled to end its sponsorship of the Renault F1 team at the end of this season, but is pulling its logos now. Renault Formula One has lost its title sponsor before the end of the season, thanks to

Motor racing-Spain’s Soucek wins F1 test with Williams – Reuters UK
LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Spanish-born racer Andy Soucek secured a test with the Williams Formula One team on Saturday after becoming the first F2 champion since New Zealander Mike Thackwell in 1984. “The test with Williams is a real chance for me

Artificial Life Launches BMW F1 Team Racing Game – Earthtimes
Artificial Life’s first racing title features the current BMW Sauber F1 Team for the 2009 season. The game allows players to compete around the world as either Nick Heidfeld or Robert Kubica , racing on 8 challenging tracks in a variety of racing

Auto Racing on TSN – TSN
The 2008 Formula One season saw Lewis Hamilton become the youngest Drivers’ World Champion ever. Hamilton was also the first British champ since Damon Hill claimed the title in 1996. TSN has every F1 race of the 2009 season! Check out the full TSN F1

F1 boss Ecclestone backing Todt for FIA president – Miami Herald
PARIS — Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is supporting Jean Todt to replace Max Mosley as president of motor racing’s governing body. Mosley, whose fourth and final term as FIA president will end in October’s elections, is also backing Todt

F1 boss Ecclestone backing Todt for FIA president – Miami Herald

Friday, September 25th, 2009

F1 boss Ecclestone backing Todt for FIA president – Miami Herald
Renault split with team principal Flavio Briatore on Wednesday and said it would not contest a charge that Nelson Piquet Jr. was ordered to crash during a Formula One race. Renault, however, still must attend a World Motor Sport Council hearing on

Points leader Jenson Button debates tactics to maintain Formula 1 – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
SINGAPORE (AP) Jenson Button is debating how to approach the remaining races of the Formula One season as he attempts to hang on to his lead in the drivers’ championship. Entering this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, Button acknowledged Thursday

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone supports Jean Todt as replacement for FIA – Los Angeles Times
PARIS (AP) Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is supporting Jean Todt to replace Max Mosley as president of motor racing’s governing body. Mosley, whose fourth and final term as FIA president will end in October’s elections, is also backing Todt

F1 returns to Singapore for second nighttime race – Kansas City Star
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) handed Renault a two-year suspended ban on Monday after the team admitted to intentionally causing a crash in last year’s inaugural Singapore Grand Prix. Investigations by the Council and Renault found

Sponsors back out after Renault F1 scandal – Oxfordshire News
SCANDAL-HIT Formula One team Renault, which employs more than 500 workers in Oxfordshire, has lost two of its key sponsors. The team, based at Enstone, was handed a suspended disqualification from F1 over a plot involving team principal Flavio

Singapore GP: Practice notes – BMW – Pitpass
In the heat of the tropical night the first two free practice sessions for the Singapore Grand Prix took place. The BMW Sauber F1 Team is competing with the biggest development package of the season for the F1.09. The mechanics on both cars had a

F1 boss Ecclestone backing Todt for FIA president – Miami Herald
Renault split with team principal Flavio Briatore on Wednesday and said it would not contest a charge that Nelson Piquet Jr. was ordered to crash during a Formula One race. Renault, however, still must attend a World Motor Sport Council hearing on

Correction – Fitch Rates Sarasota County Public Hosp Dist’s (FL) $79 – PR Inside
(This is a revision of a release issued on Sept. 18, 2009. It adds new information in the third paragraph on the underlying ‘AA-’ ratings for the series 2009B issue and outstanding parity debt.) Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of ‘AA+/F1+’ to the $79

F1 driver Vettel sets the pace in Singapore – MSN Singapore
Red Bull’s Sebastien Vettel threw down the gauntlet to Brawn GP pair Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello by topping the times in opening free practice for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. The German is 26 points behind championship leader Button and

F1 returns to Singapore for second nighttime race – Modesto Bee
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) handed Renault a two-year suspended ban on Monday after the team admitted to intentionally causing a crash in last year’s inaugural Singapore Grand Prix. Investigations by the Council and Renault found

High school football: Week 5 previews – Gainesville Times

Friday, September 25th, 2009

High school football: Week 5 previews – Gainesville Times
Key players: Banks County, WB/LB Jeremy Greenway (5-9, 170, Jr.), TE/LB Matthew Patton (6-1, 220, Jr.), QB/WR/DB Kane Duncan (6-3, 170, Sr.). North Oconee, RB/DB Brandon Whitlock (5-9, 170, Sr.), DE/TE Jesse Webb (6-2, 190, Sr.), WR/DB Levi Street (5

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Gators’ lean running backs man up in backfield – Orlando Sentinel
GAINESVILLE The whistle blows and 250 pounds of linebacker muscle bangs into the midsection. When Brandon Spikes darts from behind the trash can, the only thing between him and a red marker is a 185-pound running back. After two shoves knock back

National Runoffs: Super – Motorsport.com
SCCA Club Racers Vie for First Super Sweep Awards at 2009 Runoffs ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Sept. 24, 2009) — The very first SCCA Club Racing Super Sweep Winners will be crowned this weekend at Road America, during the running of the 2009 SCCA National

Terror suspect stocked up beauty supplies – CNN
AURORA, Colorado (CNN) — An Afghan-born Colorado man charged with plotting to make bombs from household chemicals made several recent purchases from beauty supply stores in suburban Denver, telling workers he had “a lot of girlfriends,” employees

Childress fired? Don’t bet on it – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Poor Brad Childress. The Vikings coach is one of nine NFL head coaches who is 2-0. He is the only one who is 2-0 on the road. And he and the Saints’ Sean Payton are the only ones to win both games by at least 14 points. Childress is 12-4 in his

Women’s Soccer: Title defense starts with Yale at home – Daily Princetonian
Freshman forward Jen Hoy and the women s soccer team face off against Yale on Saturday. The women s soccer team just put together its most complete performance of the season. A good thing, too, because Princeton (2-4-1 overall) will formally

Renault F1 sets interim management team – Autoweek.com
Bob Bell, currently technical director, takes on the duty of team principal and chief technical officer for Renault F1. The Renault Formula One team announced a new management team in Singapore on Wednesday, ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix. The

Health: Tylenol Liquid Recall List, Infant and Children’s Formula – National Ledger
Tylenol Liquid Recall List from Johnson & Johnson – The makers of Tylenol have recalled more than 20 types of children’s and infant’s medications as a precaution against possible contamination. It is very specific and the recall only includes certain

Piquet Jr bides time on F1 return – CNN

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Piquet Jr bides time on F1 return – CNN
(CNN) — Nelson Piquet Jr admitted he will have to wait until the dust has settled on the “crashgate” scandal before he can attempt a return to Formula One. Nelson Piquet Jr has not ruled out a return to Formula One. The 24-year-old Brazilian

Renault F1 sets interim management team – Autoweek.com
Bob Bell, currently technical director, takes on the duty of team principal and chief technical officer for Renault F1. The Renault Formula One team announced a new management team in Singapore on Wednesday, ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix. The

Brawn’s Button debates tactics to maintain F1 lead – Everett Herald
SINGAPORE Jenson Button is debating how to approach the remaining races of the Formula One season as he attempts to hang on to his lead in the drivers’ championship. Entering this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, Button acknowledged Thursday the

F1 boss encourages ex-Renault principal Briatore to appeal ban – CBS Sports
SINGAPORE — Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone urged Renault team principal Flavio Briatore to appeal his life ban from Formula One for organizing Nelson Piquet Jr.’s crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. F1 returns to Singapore this weekend for

Lindsay Lohan to host F1 concerts in Singapore – detnews.com
Singapore — Actress Lindsay Lohan will host three days of concerts featuring Beyonce Knowles and Black Eyed Peas to coincide with Sunday night’s Singapore Grand Prix. Lohan, 23, was a last-minute replacement after Pussy Cat Doll Nicole Scherzinger

Injured F1 driver Massa to race kart event – Sportsnet.ca
SAO PAULO — Formula One driver Felipe Massa, recovering from multiple skull fractures from a crash in July, will get back behind the wheel in a charity karting event in November. Massa said on Thursday he will join former Ferrari teammate Michael

What draws artists to these F1 speed demons? – Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: They’re fast and make a lot of noise. The men behind the wheel always get the girl (our sympathies, Nicole Scherzinger). And for many a motorhead, a Formula One car is practically Mona Lisa on wheels. “It’s a beautiful beast,” TODAY’s F1

Lindsay Lohan to host F1 concerts in Singapore – detnews.com
Singapore — Actress Lindsay Lohan will host three days of concerts featuring Beyonce Knowles and Black Eyed Peas to coincide with Sunday night’s Singapore Grand Prix. Lohan, 23, was a last-minute replacement after Pussy Cat Doll Nicole Scherzinger

All abuzz for F1 show – Straits Times
FROM curious passers-by taking photographs of Marina Bay’s lit-up streets, to Fairmont Singapore’s pit-stop uniform for its 450 front-line staff, and the hysterical crowds showing up to catch a glimpse of heart-throb Lewis Hamilton whenever he

F1 boss encourages ex-Renault principal Briatore to appeal ban – CBS Sports
SINGAPORE — Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone urged Renault team principal Flavio Briatore to appeal his life ban from Formula One for organizing Nelson Piquet Jr.’s crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. F1 returns to Singapore this weekend for

Renault loses deals in wake of scandal – ESPN.com

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Renault loses deals in wake of scandal – ESPN.com
MADRID — Renault has lost sponsorship deals with insurance companies Mutua Madrilena and ING in the wake of the Formula One team’s race-fixing scandal. Spanish company Mutua Madrilena said in a statement on Thursday that its move was based on Monday

The Dome becomes alternate universe – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Antoine Winfield is glad to have Brett Favre as his teammate, but the veteran cornerback admits he still hasn’t completely adjusted to seeing the longtime Green Bay Packer in a Vikings uniform. To him it is still odd. “You always thought he would be

Raiders report: Notes, quotes – CBS Sports
–Coach Tom Cable said there are a lot of factors that have gone into JaMarcus Russell ‘s 35.2 percent (19-for-54) completion rate after two games. It has to do with protection, confidence, letting the ball go at the right time and chemistry with

Budget cuts target schools – Lansing State Journal
A cut of $218 per pupil in state funding passed by a conference committee Wednesday could push some cash-strapped school districts to the brink of bankruptcy if adopted by the Legislature, school financial officers say. The committee also slashed

Piquet Jr bides time on F1 return – CNN
(CNN) — Nelson Piquet Jr admitted he will have to wait until the dust has settled on the “crashgate” scandal before he can attempt a return to Formula One. Nelson Piquet Jr has not ruled out a return to Formula One. The 24-year-old Brazilian

Calif. bans high-emission paint thinners, solvents – KTUU
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California air regulators approved strict regulations Thursday for aerosol air fresheners, paint thinners and solvents as a way to lessen smog-forming emissions and reduce a health threat. The state Air Resources Board voted

Patent logic in Lucent case may benefit Microsoft in its Word appeal – Beta News
But they may as well have come to court stone-cold silent, as the issue Judge Kimberly Moore raised, according to both reports, was whether i4i’s experts came up with a real-world formula for calculating damages. Citing the very same case that these

Weak scores may limit access to credit cards – Detroit Free Press
If you think that the zero-percent credit card offers will start hitting mailboxes all over town once the economy recovers, well, rethink that strategy. The credit card culture is changing for good, as a result of new regulations. And consumers must

New OxyContin Pill Wins Endorsement of FDA Advisers (Update1) – Bloomberg
Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) — A new OxyContin formulation designed to reduce misuse of the painkiller was recommended for approval by outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The panel voted 14-4 in favor of recommending OxyContin-TR. One

Calif. bans high-emission paint thinners, solvents – KTUU

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Calif. bans high-emission paint thinners, solvents – KTUU
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California air regulators approved strict regulations Thursday for aerosol air fresheners, paint thinners and solvents as a way to lessen smog-forming emissions and reduce a health threat. The state Air Resources Board voted

Pittsburgh welcomes world leaders with open-faced sandwiches – Orlando Sentinel
Nonstop canap s on gold-rimmed porcelain cocktail plates at diplomatic soirees. After a while, they get to be just a bit of a yawn, don’t you find? So I cheered at the announcement that the G-20 summit would take place this week in Pittsburgh

Piquet Jr bides time on F1 return – CNN
(CNN) — Nelson Piquet Jr admitted he will have to wait until the dust has settled on the “crashgate” scandal before he can attempt a return to Formula One. Nelson Piquet Jr has not ruled out a return to Formula One. The 24-year-old Brazilian

Patent logic in Lucent case may benefit Microsoft in its Word appeal – Beta News
But they may as well have come to court stone-cold silent, as the issue Judge Kimberly Moore raised, according to both reports, was whether i4i’s experts came up with a real-world formula for calculating damages. Citing the very same case that these

Budget cuts target schools – Lansing State Journal
A cut of $218 per pupil in state funding passed by a conference committee Wednesday could push some cash-strapped school districts to the brink of bankruptcy if adopted by the Legislature, school financial officers say. The committee also slashed

New OxyContin Pill Wins Endorsement of FDA Advisers (Update1) – Bloomberg
Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) — A new OxyContin formulation designed to reduce misuse of the painkiller was recommended for approval by outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The panel voted 14-4 in favor of recommending OxyContin-TR. One

Renault loses deals in wake of scandal – ESPN.com
MADRID — Renault has lost sponsorship deals with insurance companies Mutua Madrilena and ING in the wake of the Formula One team’s race-fixing scandal. Spanish company Mutua Madrilena said in a statement on Thursday that its move was based on Monday

Renault appoints temporary F1 head in wake of scandal – CBS Sports

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Renault appoints temporary F1 head in wake of scandal – CBS Sports
LONDON — Renault has appointed Bob Bell as temporary new head of its Formula One in the aftermath of one of the sport’s biggest scandals. Bell is a former technical director. He replaces Flavio Briatore, who left the team amid allegations by Nelson

Renault appoints temporary F1 head in wake of scandal – CBS Sports
LONDON — Renault has appointed Bob Bell as temporary new head of its Formula One in the aftermath of one of the sport’s biggest scandals. Bell is a former technical director. He replaces Flavio Briatore, who left the team amid allegations by Nelson

F1 Historic & Spa Six Hours pr-race news – Motorsport.com
This coming weekend, amateurs and aficionados of classic and historic racing cars will all be meeting up at the Francorchamps circuit to attend the top event in this field, namely the F1 Historic & Spa 6 Hours. And as customary the Roadbook team have

F1 notes: Ferrari to make driver decision ‘within weeks’ – Everett Herald
FLORENCE, Italy Ferrari will decide within a few weeks whether to keep Kimi Raikkonen or hire Fernando Alonso for next season. Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo spoke Wednesday at an academic ceremony. According to the Apcom news

F1: Renault returns to Singapore in shame – Everett Herald
SINGAPORE Renault should have been returning to the site of a triumph at the Singapore Grand Prix. Instead, this weekend’s race has become more like revisiting the scene of a crime. Fernando Alonso won last year’s inaugural Singapore GP against

Symonds blames Piquet for Formula One crash conspiracy – Everett Herald
LONDON Former Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. has been accused by a former team official of instigating a plot to deliberately crash his car during a Formula One race. Pat Symonds quit as Renault s engineering executive director and Flavio

Rain arrives for F1 Rocks – Straits Times
Korean superstar Rain arrived in Singapore on Wednesday morning. Dressed casually and hiding under a cap, the 27-year-old hunk touched down at about 5.15am. The singer-actor is in town to film a short segment for the F1 Rocks show. The three-day

Bell takes Renault reins – Ananova
Bob Bell has been appointed Renault’s acting team principal for the remainder of the Formula One season in the wake of the Singapore race-fixing scandal. Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds resigned from their positions as team boss and executive

Bell replaces Briatore at Renault F1 team – The Guardian
LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Technical director Bob Bell will stand in as Renault Formula One team principal to the end of the season following the departure of Flavio Briatore in a race-fixing controversy. “Following the unfortunate recent events

South Korea and Canada on 2010 F1 calendar – MSN India Cricket
Paris: South Korea will make its Formula One debut in October next year while Canada will return to the calendar subject to contract negotiations, the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Monday. The season, expanded to a