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2nd Grade Genre Books
Sandy's Circus: a story about Alexander Calder by Tanya Lee Stone
When Alexander Calder lived in Paris he would make portraits out of wire for his friends as they chatted. Then he began making a little circus out of wire. Soon, Sandy's circus was a hit in Paris and New York. Read about this time in the life of the inventor of the mobile, Alexander Calder.
Manfish: A story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne
Before Jacques Cousteau became an internationally known oceanographer and champion of the seas, he was a curious little boy. In this biography, poetic text and paintings combine to create a portrait of Jacques Cousteau.
Prisoner for Liberty by Marty Rhodes Figley
An "On My Own History" story biography about James Forten, an African American boy who participated in the Revolutionary War and was captured by the British.
Series: On My Own History
Abe's Honest Words: the Life of Abraham Lincoln by Doreen Rappaport
The life of Abraham Lincoln told through quotations.
Dolley Madison Saves George Washington by Don Brown
First Lady Dolley Madison takes the White House by storm, throwing lavish parties and decorating in the most fanciful ways. Find out how she "saves" George Washington!
Alfred Nobel by Kathy-Jo Wargin
This is the story of Alfred Nobel, the man who created dynamite. Saddened that he was known throughout his lifetime as a man of destruction, Nobel left behind his fortune to create yearly prizes for those who have rendered the greatest service to mankind.
Dr. Seuss by Mae Woods
Meet Dr. Seuss, the author of over 50 books for children, and discover the story behind his numerous characters including his favorite, the Grinch.
The Tale of Toad and Badger by Mary Jane Begin
This is the first title in the Willow Buds series and follows the characters from Wind in the Willows when they are very young.
Red Riding Hood Takes Charge by Tony Bradman
Now that Granny has recovered from her scare with the Big Bad Wolf, she's lonely. Thankfully Little Red Riding Hood is on the case! She is ready to find her Granny some new hobbies and some new friends.
Series: After Happily Ever After
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! by Geoffrey Hayes
Two mice meet their new neighbor and discover that she is not as scary as they feared.
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow! by Nancy Krulik
Katie gets a new haircut just before her clarinet performance. Right before the haircut, Katie is switcherooed into the hair stylist.
Series: Katie Kazoo Switcheroo
Harry on the Rocks by Susan Meddaugh
When Harry is stranded on an island after a terrible storm, his life is saved by a creature that comes out of a mysterious egg.
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley
A boy and a girl are supposed to share their favorite fairy tale. But because they couldn't agree on one, instead they tell one that they made up. The girl wants to tell a story about a princess who must save her horses from an evil giant, and the boy wants to tell a story about an awesome dude with a motorcycle. Will the two stories (and their tellers) ever work together?
A Good Night for Ghosts by Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie travel back in time to New Orleans on the eve of All Saints' Day, where they do some of their spookiest research on ghosts that haunt the city!
Series: Magic Tree House
Giant in the Garden by Candice Ransom
Alex, Mattie, and Sophie travel into a mixed-up fairy tale featuring a bean stalk, a girl named Jackie, and a well-known giant.
Series: Time Spies
Historical Fiction
Buffalo Music by Tracey Fern
A pioneer woman rescues two orphan buffaloes and helps to save the species from extinction.
The Castle on Hester Street by Linda Heller
Julie's grandfather tells her stories of what it was like when he first came to America. Julie's grandmother has to remind them that grandfather's stories are exaggerated.
Billy and the Rebel: Based on a True Civil War Story by Deborah Hopkinson
A young Confederate deserter repays a young boy and his mother for giving him shelter while the Battle of Gettysburg wages nearby.
The Scrimshaw Ring by William Jaspersohn
Based upon a true story, in 1710 William encounters a band of pirates when they anchor in the cove below the family's farm house.
The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth by Jean L. S. Patrick
An "On My Own - History" story biography based on baseball player Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell.
Series: On My Own History
Many Ways To Be A Soldier by Wendy Pfeffer
Eleven-year-old Willie McLean knows that General Lee will defeat the Yankees and win the Civil War, he just knows it. When a battle moves to the fields near his home in Appomattox, Virginia, Willie's thrilled-especially when General Lee himself comes to Willie's house!
Series: On My Own History
Ace Lacewing Bug Detective by David Biedrzycki
Detective Ace Lacewing uses his bug brains to solve the mystery of the missing Queenie Bee.
Breakout at the Bug Lab by Ruth Horowitz
When a giant cockroach named Max escapes from their mother's bug laboratory, Leo and his brother receive help from a mysterious stranger who advises them to think like a bug in order to recapture the runaway roach.
Missing Math: A Number Mystery by Loreen Leedy
A town is losing its numbers and everything is falling apart.
Case of the Stinky Socks by Lewis B. Montgomery
Detectives-in-training Milo and jazz join forces to tackle their first big case, finding out who stole the lucky socks from the high school baseball team's star pitcher.
Series: The Milo and Jazz Mysteries
The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket
A detective must investigate the case of a dead composer. He interrogates all the instruments in the orchestra, certain that one of them is the suspect he's looking for.
The Story of Snow by Mark Cassino
Have you ever wondered how snow is formed? Have you ever wondered what snowflakes really look like? The Story of Snow combines drawings and photography to give readers a close-up view of how snow is made and what it looks like.
Prairies by Hollie Endres
Here is a simple, easy-to-read introduction to the ecology (plants and animals) of a prairie.
Sisters & Brothers: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Do you have brothers or sisters? Read this book to learn about animal siblings like twin bats, quadruplet armadillos, and quarreling hyenas.
The Buffalo are Back by Jean Craighead George
Once almost extinct, this exciting book tells of how the American buffalo have made a comeback and are once again roaming the prairies and plains.
Up Your Nose! The Secrets of Schnozes and Snouts by Melissa Stewart
Find out everything you've always wanted to know about how your nose and breathing system work.
Hot Diggity Dog by Adrienne Sylver
Learn about the history of America's favorite food, the Hot Dog!
Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy
Although chewing gum had been around for years, learn how one man created the recipe for bubble making gum!
Realistic Fiction
Dessert First by Hallie Durand
In this book, a third grader named Dessert gets in trouble with the very thing that is her name.
Andy Shane: Hero at Last by Jennifer Jacobson
Andy Shane wants to win the best decorated bike contest and be a hero. Will he accomplish his goals?
Gridiron Bully by Jake Maddox
Juan used to run track, but now that he's moved to a new town he's been asked to join the football team. In addition to the adjustment of changing sports, one of Juan's teammates is more interested in picking on him than working as a team. Will he be able to learn everything he'll need to know his new sport in time for the big game?
Series: Impact Books
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up by Melissa Thomson
Meet an irrepressible young lady with a flair for getting into trouble! Sassy, fun-loving Keena Ford always tries to do the right thing, but somehow, she just keeps making things worse.
Beans Baker's Best Shot by Richard Torrey
The Wildcats are ready for the big soccer game. But Beans is hurt and his foot is in a cast! Can Chester, his best friend, play his best if Beans is on the bench?
Science Fiction
Green Wilma, Frog in Space by Tedd Arnold
Wilma, a frog, is taken on adventure through space when mistaken for an alien child.
Stranger from Somewhere in Time by Sam McBratney
What would you put in a time capsule? Five kids receive a message from the future when they make their own time capsule.
Series: Yellow Bananas
Missile Mouse: The Star Crusher by Jake Parker
When agents of the Rogue Imperium of Planets kidnap a brilliant scientist in order to construct a devastating super-weapon, it is up the Galactic Security Agency's top operative, Missile Mouse, to save the day.
Who Cloned the President by Ron Roy
KC discovers that the President of the United States has been replaced by a clone and sets out with her friend Marshall on a dangerous mission to set things right.
Series: Capital Mysteries
The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School by Judy Sierra
Read this story about a science project out of control.
Commander Toad in Space by Jane Yolen
The courageous crew of the space ship "Star Warts" lands on a water-covered planet inhabited by Deep Wader, a horrible hungry monster.
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Patsy Kolesar is an amazing jewelry designer! working with enamelling and silver she creates pieces that are one of a kind. Patsy contacted me to photograph some of her new pieces to advertise in "off beat bride". she's also having a contest to win a one of a kind "love story necklace". to hear more about the competition, check out patsy's website.
we photographed 3 different necklaces, with three different looks. 3 days, 3 blog posts. enjoy!
and now a shout out to the great team!
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hair artist: natilia
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Few months ago, the Nigerian TV stations were flooded with comical adverts of OLX where 'Sell It' becomes the catch phrase. It will be interesting to know that the brain behind that thriving organization is another super mum called Lola Masha.
Lola is the country manager of OLX Nigeria, a company she joined with the goal of building a world-class, trusted and secured online classifieds business that stands out from competition. And she oversees every part of the business, including technology.
Isn't that amazing!
Before OLX, Lola spent four years with Google Nigeria where she drove strategic partnership across Europe, Middle East and Africa. She also worked at McKinsey Consulting and Bank PHB.
Lola holds PhD. in Engineering from the University of California, B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from University of Virginia and a Certificate in Management Technology also from University of California.
Masha is an outstanding individual with expertise in business development, entrepreneurship, operational transformation, strategy and product development. She changed the e-commerce face of OLX while the company experienced growth under her management.
Lola, a fan of work-life balance believes family comes first; and this is well communicated to the team and the family. This she has been able to achieve by having the right people at work, creating the right culture, and the right environment.
Lola is also a huge supporter of women thriving at workplace. She said '70% of our staff are female. If you walk round the office, you will see more female staff than male'.
She believes women are more powerful than they think. Even though it is difficult to maintain a healthy work-life balance, it is possible and women need to find a conducive work environment that supports them so they can have enough time to nurture their family to stronger bodies and sharper minds.
The techie world says she's geek, we think she's a champion mum.


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The online legal research proposal for all Virginia lawyers
VLW is reporting this week that: "Fastcase, a legal research company based in Alexandria, submitted the only proposal late last month in response to the Virginia State Bar's request for ways to provide online legal research service to every member of the organization."
Somebody talked me into paying for a trial subscription to Fastcase several years back. I generally like to play with new programs of any kind, but I hated this one, never used it more than a few times, and felt like a fool for having paid anything for it. Supposedly, it was written to be a "better" research tool, but I never saw any advantage to it of any kind, except that I suppose it could be cheaper than Lexis or Westlaw.


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Rashida Murphy is a writer, poet, reviewer and blogger. She has published her short fiction and poetry in various international literary journals and anthologies, including the Westerly, Open Road Review and Veils Halos and Shackles. Her debut novel, The Historian's Daughter was shortlisted in the Scottish Dundee International Book Prize in 2015 and is available now from UWA Publishing. In 2016 she was a guest editor at the Westerly and was on the editorial board at Cafe Dissensus from 2014 – 2018.
Rashida has a Masters in English Literature and a PhD in Writing from Edith Cowan University. After a short-lived career as a pen seller, Rashida taught ESL and worked as an Education lecturer for several years before undertaking her PhD. In 2016 she was the joint winner of the Magdalena Prize for feminist research for her thesis which includes the novel The Historian's Daughter.
She has judged literary competitions such as The Spilt Ink competition, The Tallus Prize, the Ellen Kemp Memorial Prize and The KSP short story competition. She won a writing residency at the Katherine Susannah Pritchard Writers centre in 2017 and has been an invited guest and facilitator at the Perth Writers Festival from 2017- 2019. She was a mentor in the Indian Ocean Writing project in 2018 and 2019. She has recently completed a writing residency in NSW . She lives in Perth and is currently working on a new novel and a collection of short stories.


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One of the nicest patio floor options is stamped concrete, a popular choice for those who enjoy entertaining outside on their patio. The great part of having a stamped concrete patio is that the flooring looks just as nice as the flooring in an indoor space. Not only that, but it is an economical choice as well: the look of stamped concrete resembles natural stone that is more expensive, trendier, and higher end than "regular" concrete is. Despite all that, stamped concrete comes with a far lower price per square foot — around $5 less per square foot –, and that adds up fast!
Let's look at some high-quality design ideas for your high-quality patio!
Extra elements
Even if you can afford a higher end natural stone for the "flooring" of your outdoor patio, why not spend less money on the concrete and then spend the remaining money on some nicer furniture and other elements to add to it? Better yet, why not add something entirely new that you wouldn't have considered before. Perhaps a nice fire pit or a fancy pergola?
Bold borders
If stamped concrete just doesn't look quite finished enough to you, or if it isn't quite making enough of a statement for your taste, consider adding a colored border for a subtle pop! This is especially effective if your stamped concrete patio isn't a "regular" shape such as an oval, rectangle, or square.
Pergola perfection
Adding a pergola to your patio can be surprisingly effective in putting in that missing element to any outdoor space. It not only offers shade on sunny days and shelter on rainy days, but it also adds just enough structure to finish the "look" of your patio. When designed in a way that goes with the rest of the space, it will make your patio look put together and well thought out. If you saved some cash by using stamped concrete instead of natural stone, use that extra money for adding a pergola!
The beauty of stamped concrete is that you can decide on the pattern. Texture is an incredibly important and yet often overlooked element to any patio space (or any space at all, for that matter). It makes a world of difference to go from plain concrete to stamped concrete, especially when ensuring that the flooring of your patio goes with the overall aesthetic of your home.
Stains are good
Another way to personalize stamped concrete is to use staining to your unique advantage. Whether it is adding a few subtle accents to nicely put the natural look of the stamped concrete together with the overall look of your space, or it is using brighter stained colors to make it bright and bold, staining can be a useful tool for making your patio look exactly the way you want it.


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Operational Projects, 2010-2015
Carbon Footprint (2012)
A comprehensive footprint update was calculated by Institute for the Environment & Sustainability (IES) graduate students as a professional service project (PSP), and was validated by Miami's Physical Facilities department. With annual CO2 equivalent emissions for the Oxford campus near 137,000 metric tons, 2012 emissions represent a 13% reduction compared to the 2008 baseline.
Transportation Study/Commuter Survey (2015)
As part of the carbon footprint PSP, IES students conducted a transportation survey of faculty, staff and students. It showed a 7% increase in bus ridership for commuter trips to campus. Walking to and on campus also increased by about 10% during the 5-year period.
Lean (and Green) (2015)
Lean is a process to improve quality, responsiveness and productivity, and to reduce costs by analyzing work and finding ways to improve it. Miami has reduced or avoided costs and enhanced revenues for a 5-year financial gain of $28.3 million via Lean processes—and one-third of the projects were identified as "Green," one of the university's break-through Lean objectives.
Ten-Year Energy Reduction Milestone Keeps Pace with Growth (2014)
Ohio HB-251 called for a 20% reduction in energy use per square foot (across all 3 campuses) relative to 2004. Miami's sustained and focused effort exceeded the requirement, demonstrating a nearly 22% non-weather adjusted reduction. While square footage increases yield less of an environmental benefit, our total energy consumption in 2014 was no higher than it was 10 years ago, even though square footage increased 27% during the period.
Single-Stream Recycling (2012-2015)
Single-stream recycling was fully implemented during the reporting period. Placement of paired trash and recycling cans across campus made recycling as easy as throwing away trash. Collection of compostable materials took place at the Culinary Support Center (CSC) and 7 dining operations. The solid waste diversion rate was 25%. This figure tracks "household" waste (disposed of by campus users) and compostable materials. Many other materials are recycled as part of campus operations.
Sustainable Features on Western Campus (2014)
New LEED-Buildings Opened in Fall 2014
The Geothermal Heat Exchange Facility (GHX) uses 315 wells, 600 feet deep, to provide efficient heating and cooling to the following (Silver-pending) Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) buildings:
- Hillcrest Residence Hall
- Beechwood Residence Hall
- Stonebridge Residence Hall
- Western Dining Commons
The Steam Plant burns coal or natural gas. Starting in 2016, annual coal use was limited to meet federal regulations. Four hundred (400) future geothermal wells will ultimately decouple most of Western Campus from this plant, per Miami's master-planned commitment to stop burning coal by 2025.
Grounds: Restoration and Use of Natural Hydrology
Rainwater from the surrounding buildings and grounds is slowed, cooled, and cleaned using best management practices as it moves southward and downhill across Western Campus.
Upper pond, designed to provide the heat exchange equivalent of 30 wells, collects rainwater and up to 5000 gallons per day of air conditioning condensate. The fountain provides aeration.
Lower pond, a stormwater detention basin, accepts water from the Upper Pond and collects runoff from a 25-acre basin that includes Bishop Woods and Cook Field. It also irrigates half of Cook Field.
Perennial gardens of native plantings, once established, require minimal watering and weed control.
Pools in the creek provide places for sediment to settle out. Vegetation beside the creek provides a natural buffer that shades and cools the water, provides homes for wildlife, and helps keep excess nitrogen (typical of runoff from chemically fertilized grounds) from entering the watershed.
Stepped rain gardens, with water-tolerant vegetation, prevent stream overload and invite visitors to step off the pavement for a closer look.
Patterson pond displays a level that rises and drops as it detains rainwater that fell around Maplestreet Station and Etheridge Residence Halls (both LEED Silver).
Duck pond is the final management feature on campus before water continues downhill to Collins Creek, moving toward the Gulf of Mexico.


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Woman killed in brick fence smash
A North Caulfield woman aged in her 40s has become the second person to die on Victoria's roads today after her vehicle hit a brick fence this afternoon.
Police said investigators believe her Volvo station wagon was travelling south in Leaburn Avenue when it crossed the intersection with Balaclava Road, North Caulfield at 1pm.
The woman, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, died at the scene.
Police have not released the identity of the woman and police will prepare a report for the coroner.
Earlier today, two men were "thrashing" a motorcycle around an inner-Melbourne neighbourhood early moments before the machine slammed into a pub, leaving the pillion passenger with fatal injuries.
Police say neither men were wearing helmets or protective clothing when they smashed into the Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy, just after 1am.
The 20-year-old passenger died in hospital a few hours later and the rider is in a critical condition.
The pair were travelling north on Rae Street when the motorcycle struck a wall of the hotel, at the intersection of St Georges Road South, police said.
A resident of Rae Street told the age.com.au he heard a group of people on the street making "a hell of a lot of noise" and someone on a motorcycle "thrashing it up and down the street".
He said the ruckus continued for about 20 minutes before the smash..
"I actually heard a woman in the group say she was a bit worried about the blokes on the bike not wearing helmets and then there was this almighty crash and people started screaming," the resident said.
He said a motorcycle helmet was today sitting on a fence outside a Rae St home where he believed some of the group lived.
The police major collision unit is investigating.


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Wed, 22 February 2017
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Shannon is both an athlete and a coach. She competed in the equestrian sport of Three Day Eventing for fifteen years. Like a triathlon on a horse!
She then got interested in the sport of running and has raced distances ranging from the 800m to ultra trail events.
An interest in the psychology of achievement led her to completing an undergraduate degree in psychology and a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
Through Hypo2 Sport and B78 Coaching, Shannon now coaches athletes in several different sports to improve their performance.
In this episode we talk about:
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Posts Tagged 'Jigar Shah'
Creating Climate Wealth, Unlocking the Impact Economy
Everything you need to know about attracting mainstream capital to clean energy solutions.
A great read by Jigar Shah, founder of SunEdison, innovator of the solar power purchase agreement model and former CEO of the Carbon War Room. With real world examples in many energy related industries, Jigar outlines how entrepreneurs and investors can unlock the enormous potential that climate change represents. And how this can be done utilizing existing, commercial off-the-shelf technologies combined with new and innovative business models.
According to the International Energy Agency, $10 trillion can be invested profitably—today—in the world's existing technologies, making Jigar's plan of 100,000 companies each generating $100 million in sales a reality in catalyzing a new economy in the process.
A quote from the book that sums a large issue facing the solar industry, ""The utilities are playing this wrong, saying you're with us or against us. It's not the solar industry that's the problem — it's their refusal to recognize the benefits of new technologies." I remember Jigar telling me years ago that the utilities where in trouble as distributed generation plants like solar are going to put an enormous pressure on them in the very near future. I was skeptical that the utility monopoly would be in trouble anytime soon.
Fast forward today and the writing is on the wall. With the exception of few forward thinking utilities, the majority are fighting back instead of embracing distributed generation and morphing their models to this new technological and business model. But this makes sense as the electric utilities have made large capital infrastructure and business investments with long amortization horizons and would of course fight for their profitability. Government regulators and the utility industry need to work on a coordinated and long road map fashion to transition to the rapidly evolving distributed generation model.Utility business model innovation can't happen in a vacuum or without government guidance as its always been highly regulated contrary to the free market fundamentalist's claims.
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While Microsoft has announced its plans to launch its new Windows 8 operating system Oct. 26, a company report indicates that the software giant also plans to roll out one of its much-hyped Surface tablets on the same day.
The company revealed the Surface debut date in a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, discovered by ZDNet.
The filing, an annual report that offers an overview of the company, makes for interesting reading. In it, Microsoft refers to "Surface devices," suggesting there's more to be unveiled than new keyboards and mice, and notes the need to offer a "vibrant ecosystem" with which to attract and lock-in users, as the number of applications they buy over time becomes "disincentives for users to switch to competing platforms."
The business practices of Microsoft competitors Apple and Google are also described, though the companies aren't named.
Further reading
In developing the Surface, Microsoft stepped away from its software-based rootsa necessary measure, it believes, for effectively competing against Apple and its complete, vibrant ecosystem.
"We are not going to leave any space uncovered to Apple," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in a July interview with CRN (though his full statement is more fun to read in poem form).
By creating its own hardware, however, Microsoft put itself in an awkward spot with its hardware partners, which are also working on tablets running Microsoft's latest OS. It was a move, Microsoft acknowledges, that may jeopardize some of its relationships and also income.
"Our Surface devices will compete with products made by our OEM partners," it states in the filing, "which may affect their commitment to our platform."
Microsoft also wrote that it will continue to invest in both hardware and software, as well as servicesincluding cloud-based offeringsand technologies, working to create a halo effect around its products.
"Our degree of success with Windows Phone, for example, will impact our ability to grow our share of the smartphone operating system market," states the filing. "It will also be an important factor in supporting our strategy of delivering value to end users seamlessly over a variety of form factors, including PC, phone and TV device classes."
Current Analysis analyst Avi Greengart has likewise forecast that if the Surface is a success, it could help drive sales of Windows Phone 8 smartphones, as well as lock consumers into Microsoft's cloud services, spanning both devices.
Were the Windows RT-running Surface to offer a tie to Microsoft's Xbox gaming console, it could enable Microsoft to cover still another area that Apple is investing in.
Pund-IT analyst Charles King has told eWEEK that the Xbox's installed base is roughly equal to that of the Apple iPad.
"If Microsoft can convert a sizable number of media-savvy Xbox owners into Surface customers, it could cut deeply into the potential audience for [the rumored] Apple TV," said King.
Offering a concise explanation of its big-picture goal, Microsoft writes in the filing, "Whether a PC, Windows Phone, Xbox 360 or the newly announced Surface devices, our goal is to provide users with a consistent and compelling experience through a common user interface and our services such as SkyDrive, Xbox LIVE, Bing, Skype, and our Windows Azure cloud platform."
Michelle Maisto is a Senior Writer at eWEEK. Follow her on Twitter @eWEEK_Michelle.


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On May the 2nd Lagodekhi LAG hosted representatives of Latvian LAG and horse business together with Borjomi LAG! The visit was organized within the frame of the cooperation of LAGs from Borjomi, Lagodekhi, Tetritskaro and Latvia. The aim of the partnership is to promote competitiveness of horse industry in all four regions by developing cooperation network and exchange good practices.
We work to improve horse care quality.
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Linkin Park And Incubus Arrive On West Coast To Conclude 2012 Honda Civic Tour
Linkin Park and Incubus are the co-headliners of this year's Honda Civic Tour, and tonight they start their final segment of concert dates on the West Coast. Linkin Park's Chester Bennington and Incubus front man Brandon Boyd recently gave some insight into the high-demand tour.
"I think the most special thing about this tour is the fact that you have two headlining bands singing together on one bill, which typically can be kind of hard to do," said Bennington. "Usually when you're in a position to headline a tour of this kind, there's only room for one headlining band usually. So the fact that Incubus gets to come out and perform a full headlining set, and Soul Production and Linkin Park gets to come out and perform our full headlining set with personal production and everything is kind of special."
"I personally think it's an occasion that's kind of long overdue," added Boyd. "We have a lot of mutual listeners, our bands, and I think that it's one of those things that once the idea was floated, and we really kind of caught onto it, that it seemed like [a] 'Why haven't we done this yet?' type of a thing.
"There are a lot of Linkin Park listeners who are also Incubus listeners and vice versa. As far as the feedback is concerned from people around the world, once this tour was announced it's been overwhelmingly positive and enthusiastic."
The bands, with MuteMath as their opener, will play Tacoma, WA tonight, before Mountain View, CA on September 7, Carson, CA on September 8 and the final tour stop, Chula Vista, CA on September 10. Limited tickets and more information are available via Linkin Park's website.
It's a time of change for both groups; Linkin Park has recently released their latest album, Living Things, with the lead single "Burn It Down," which has enjoyed considerable radio and television airplay.
Conversely, according to Boyd, Incubus is "without a record label" and will "probably take another break. I have been tinkering around potentially with a second solo record. That's probably the most likely scenario."
Yet the Honda Civic Tour is a chance for both bands to take something away from each other, just as the fans will take something away from each of their performances. "I hope that our bands can walk away inspired from each other," added Bennington. "I've always appreciated Incubus for their music. And they're also very good live. I've had the chance to pop over and watch them play a couple songs onstage here and there at some festivals throughout our career and they're a great live band. So I think the energy is going to be really amazing out in the crowd. I would actually like to be down there to watch the show but I don't know if that's going to be possible!"
How does he describe the tour itself? "Linkin Park isn't the band that you go to see chairs on the floor in the arena," he aid. "No one wants to come to a Linkin Park show and stand there and look at the band and listen to beautiful music. People want that but they also want to be kicked in the face, and they want to run into each other, and they want to jump up and down and sing and have a really great, high-energy time.
"We're just going to go out and do what our fans want from us, which is [to] play songs that they're familiar with, and catch up on some on the new music and [let them] become familiar with that. From Linkin Park's standpoint, we're just going to come out and put on the highest-energy show we can, and incorporate as much of the new music as possible."
The Honda Civic Tour runs through September 10.
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I will read them all, and I'll do one long post with the winner when I can actually get back onto the blog.
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We've been googlized.
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Argh! Curse you, Blogger.
The whole point was to see our words publicly eviscerated. Winning would just be gravy.
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I'm not sure if blogger hates you as much as it hates those of us itching for glory. Or at least... glorious evisceration!
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A good mac and cheese recipe is always a crowd pleaser, and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar has a rich version with a hint of chipotle pepper.
Christopher Gardner and Matt Renstrom, chef partners of the steakhouses downtown and in La Jolla, Calif., offered to share their recipe for this classic comfort food with us.
1 gallon water
2 teaspoons kosher salt
16 ounces Cavatappi (S-shaped) pasta
2 tablespoons corn oil, divided use
3/4 cup onions, chopped into half-inch dice
4 ounces (1 stick) butter, lightly salted
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups heavy cream
3 cups half-and-half
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon white pepper, fine grind
12 ounces smoked cheddar cheese, grated
4 ounces Cheddar cheese, grated
1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
3/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
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16th Light Horse
Hierarchical Path: Seven Years War (Main Page) >> Armies >> British Army >> 16th Light Horse
Origin and History
The regiment was created on August 4 1759 when John Burgoyne was appointed colonel. It was raised in Nottinghamshire. The unit was originally designated as the "16th Light Dragoons" although it was more commonly known as the "Burgoyne's Light Horse".
The regiment counted 2 squadrons and rode black horses.
During the Seven Years' War, the regiment was commanded by:
- since August 4 1759: Colonel John Burgoyne (in 1762 in Portugal, Colonel Burgoyne was appointed brigadier and Lieutenant-colonel Somerville assumed effective command).
In 1766, the regiment became "Royal" and was designated as the "2nd or (The Queen's) Regiment of Light Dragoons" but changed back to its original number in 1769.
Service during the War
In 1761, the regiment took par in the 1761 - British expedition against Belle-Isle. On June 11, Palais, the fortress of the island surrendered.
In 1762, the regiment was part of the British Contingent sent to prevent the Spanish invasion of Portugal. On May 6, the 2 first troops, who had sailed from Portsmouth, arrived in Lisbon. In the third week of July, the remaining 4 troops, who had been stationed on Belle-Isle Island since its capture, arrived in Portugal. By August 3, Burgoyne had reached Sardoal near Abrantes with his regiment along with the 83rd Armstrong's Foot and the 91st Blayney's Foot. By August 20, a detachment of the regiment was attached to General Townshend's Corps consisting mainly of Portuguese troops. On August 24, the Count of Lippe-Bückeburg, commander of the Anglo-Portuguese Army sent Brigadier Burgoyne with a detachment of his own regiment (400 men), 6 British infantry coys, 11 Portuguese grenadiers coys, 2 howitzers and 2 light guns upon Valencia d'Alcantara, not very far from Badajoz, where the vanguard of the Spanish third division was with the main magazine. Burgoyne passed the Tagus at Abrantes. At Castel de Vide, Burgoyne was joined by 100 Portuguese foot, 50 irregular cavalry and about 40 armed peasants. On August 27, after forced marches totalling 70 km, Burgoyne's force carried the town of Valencia d'Alcantara in a surprise attack, annihilating 5 companies of Sevilla Infantry who had obstinately resisted and capturing the commanding Spanish general, several prisoners and 3 colours. The town was left undamaged but had to pay a heavy contribution in corn. In mid September, Brigadier Burgoyne was at Tolosa. He had been ordered to cover the border between Portalegre and Vila Velha de Rodao. Besides his own regiment, he had under his command the 85th Crawford's Volunteers, 1st Olivença Infantry, and Cais Cavalry. He occupied a strong position on the Tagus, opposite Villa Velha.
In April 1763, the regiment returned to England.
We have not found any primary source describing the uniform of this regiment. Several part of our description are assumptions based on the uniforms of the regiments of dragoons.
|black boiled leather helmet; the front plate edged white and decorated with a crowned GR cypher in white; red horsehair tail; black band round the base of the helmet; white metal fittings
|Neck stock
|short double breasted red lined white with white buttons and very narrow white buttonholes
|white with very narrow white buttonholes
|white with white knee covers
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Troopers were armed with a sword, a pair of shortened pistols and shortened musket and, probably, a bayonet.
As per the regulation of 1751, the officers wore the same uniform with the following exceptions:
- a narrow silver lace at the lapels, cuffs and pockets
- a crimson silk sash worn over the left shoulder
- crimson and silver striped sword knot
- deep green housings and holster caps laced silver
Sergeants were distinguished by a narrow silver lace on the lapels, cuffs and pockets; a silver aiguillette; a black worsted sash about their waist.
Corporals were distinguished by a narrow silver lace on the cuffs and shoulder strap; white silk aiguillette.
Drummers rode grey horses. They wore white coats lined and turned up with red (or white) and laced with the regimental braid (unknown). Red waistcoats and breeches.
Drummers wore a mitre cap similar to the grenadier mitre cap but with a lower crown and the tassel hanging behind. White front decorated with a trophy of guidons and drums; little frontal red flap with the White Horse and the the motto "Nec aspera terrent"; red backing, white headband with a drum and the initials of the regiment (XVI LD) in the middle part behind.
The drums were of brass with a white forepart carrying the initials of the regiment (XVI LD) in silver characters on a crimson ground within a wreath of roses and thistles on the same stalk.
We have not found any primary source describing the colours of this regiment. Several part of our description are assumptions based on the colours of the regiments of dragoons.
The guidons were made of silk, fringed in silver and embroidered with silver. The tassels and cords were of crimson silk and gold mixed.
King's Guidon: crimson field decorated with the rose and thistle conjoined surmounted by a crown. Underneath the central decoration: the king's motto "Dieu et mon Droit". In the first and fourth corners the White Horse in a compartment. In the second and third corners: the initials of the regiment (XVI LD) in silver characters on a black ground.
Regimental Guidon: black field with its centre decorated with the initials of the regiment (XVI LD) in silver characters on a crimson ground within a wreath of roses and thistles on the same stalk. In the first and fourth corners the White Horse in a red compartment. In the second and third corners: the Rose and Thistle conjoined upon a red ground.
Fortescue, J. W.: A History of the British Army, Vol. II, MacMillan, London, 1899
Funcken, Liliane and Fred: Les uniformes de la guerre en dentelle
Kirby, Mike, The British Contingent - Uniform Information, Seven Years War Association Journal, Vol. XII No. 3
Mills, T. F., Land Forces of Britain the Empire and Commonwealth (an excellent website which unfortunately does not seem to be online any more)
O'Hara, Danny, Eighteenth Century Wargaming Resources On-Line
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Just which of them knew what they were doing? Who were dreamers? Who just built for themselves and sold off when they needed a new one......
Posted 26 April 2003 - 15:30
Working maily from memory here, and I've got to say right off I don't know anything about Jabiru.
As for the others I would think that only Ian Richards built a car for himself and his 201 model won the 1983 F2 C'ship so it was a professional effort.
K & A (Harry Aust and Dale Koennecke) from SA were responsible for the awesome Veskanda that John Bowe used to win the 1986 Aust Sportcars C'ship and set outright lap records which stood for years. K & A also worked fairly closely with Elfin and built Tony Edmondson's Alfetta GT sports sedan amongst others.
Birrana was another SA firm owned by Malcolm Ramsay which made top quality monocoque F2 and F3 cars designed by Tony Alcock (who was later killed in Graham Hill's plane crash.) Those cars wre too expensive to make and F2 was then a series in decline.
Cheetahs were made by Brian Stead and enjoyed plenty of success in the VW Golf F2 era.
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The TAFE/Shrike was an interesting SA project making aluminium Formula Brabham / Holden cars (although I don't know how many. Competitive with the similar Ralts but not the latter carbon fibre Reynards.
I can't recall who the guy is who makes the Spectrums, but their 06 won a Aust Formula Ford C'ship with Adam Macrow (whatever happened to him?) in 1998. I think they're still making bespoke F Fords, although that may change if F Ford becomes a one make series like everything else.
I think that is the point - single seater categories in Aust are no more than nursery categories for our touring car / production car series that predominate. To my knowledge no one here has ever designed a carbon fibre car, and why would you when year old F3 (and in the past F3000) cars are cheap and come with comprehensive spares packages. Only F Ford is non carbon fibre and its possible to build a car here, but then Van Diemen go to the bother of producing a car just for us which makes it hard for Spectrum.
But anyway Mark, you know all this, I'm sure! You're just stimulating discussion aren't you.;)
Posted 26 April 2003 - 16:24
Posted 26 April 2003 - 16:28
Posted 26 April 2003 - 21:59
Can I add a few more to the list:
Adams: the GA1 was a one-off F5000 built by Graeme 'Lugsy' Adams. According to Ray, 'it was largely made up of Lola bits, one is tempted to think 'lifed' Lola bits, and had a unique tub etc. It achieved very little ...'. Adams wrecked it testing.
Mildren/Britton: the first Mildren was built by Britton and based on Brabham's BT23C spaceframe F2 car.
Mildren/Bailey: the second Mildren was a monocoque car designed by Len Baileyand built by Alan Mann.
Mildren/Palliser/Franklen: the third Mildren was originally Frank Gardner's Ford-powered 'Franklen' F5000 project taken ober by Palliser and later sold to Mildren for the 1971 Tasman season.
Rennmax: Britton's 1600cc and F2 cars.
Bowin: I won't steal Ray's thunder.
Cicada: several 2.5-litre and F5000 one-offs appeared from the Fraser family using this name.
Gardos: a sports car and a F5000 car already discussed at leenth on TNF.
Jane: see Bowin.
Polley: Ed Polley's baffling F5000 car - was it a Lola T332?
Posted 26 April 2003 - 23:23
Posted 27 April 2003 - 01:07
Did you forget Lynx?
Posted 27 April 2003 - 02:03
Quote ( dmj )
Probably another victim of fuel crisis/more strict safety laws of early Seventies.
N ow that is the truth i know from personal experience that car manfactures in this country
have been driven to the wall ,buy rules makers we have out here an their narrow minded
goverment officials who seem to think that if we can make cars we must have a bottomless pit
of money an be able to afford time an lots of money into / crash testing/ an emission controls. an then getting all the various State bodies to agree on little things like the position of lights /height from the ground/ it took 2 years to get that from them, an lots of little things that make it very very impractical to produce cars to a very small market that we have out here. NO WONDER they give up
To Allen Brown .... that is the 2nd time you have had a go at the way the GA-1 obtained it parts
an to put the record STRAIGHT they where all bought for, an some given to him from his friends
in the f/5000 family we had out here in oz mostly because he was a guy who wanted to give it a GO unlike some people who sit on the fence an DO NOTHING with there life.
Posted 27 April 2003 - 09:10
Originally posted by Bernd
Elfin is still going strong building 'Seven' style Clubmans. They've recently been very helpful to me regarding my website.
Did you forget Lynx?
It was hardly meant to be a comprehensive list, just a starting point for a discussion on what was once a burgeoning, but now all but dead industry.
We should probably also include the Warnambool based Cool and Bundaberg/Brisbane based Cheetah (not related to Brian Shead's Cheetah) who make Sprintcar chassis. Good to see some Australian cars running in Sprinters - five Oz built cars running in Briz in Queensland cars 5, 8, 14, 28 & 32.
Posted 27 April 2003 - 10:55
The Kaditcha's were around a fair old while, Barry Lock building some very nice and effective cars, namely the Kaditcha line of ANF2 cars which Bob Power was very effective in, the car he built for Romano was pretty awesome as well as the other sporties, i always thought the SR781 Sportie that Jeff Harris raced was a good looking gadget, the original owners name escapes me, he was a Queenslander who ran a Rennamx BMW before buying the Kadiitcha.
Still on sports cars, the South Aussie Norax's were pretty neat, not highly successful though, i believe 3 were built by Ian Davis???? who also built the IDS. And then there were the ASP's cant remember who built this, i can see i better do some homework, lol. They mainly built Clubman type cars but did produce a F3 come F2 , i think it was a 330????. Chris Ahyee Sirch's were always a neat device, first the little Renault Sportie in the mid 80's then some neat F2's in the 90s. Ok my memory is dead now, more later, lol
Posted 27 April 2003 - 11:25
There were also the Milano GTs of the sixties - glass-bodied coupes with MG running gear early on and Holden sixes later.
Bruce Moxon
Posted 27 April 2003 - 11:40
Posted 27 April 2003 - 11:45
And on the Bolwell, is that the John Gourlay car???? if it is, it still kinda races in spirit today in the shape of a Black saab sports sedan.
Posted 27 April 2003 - 11:54
The Concept F Vee was an interesting car with the driver sitting so far up the front with his knees apart and a big nothing between the seat and the engine (about 1 foot of nothing) and the ground effect sidepods! Very different!
Originally posted by Bondy
Bruce you have inspired my Memory, the Concept Formula Vee of Greg McCombie, i never actually saw it close up, but it looked very much like a scaled down F1 car of the early 80s, even had full length sidepods. Also on Vee's i remember Derek Fry's Nimbus brand, mainly cos my brother was the ummmmm Proud???? owner of one many, many years ago. A guy up the road from me builds a neat Vee, hes built about 3 from memory, nice little car.
Posted 27 April 2003 - 13:05
Getting back to the original question "Why did they disapear".
While I dont know any of the people invoved, from experience I would say that in most cases it was a simple case of economics and I imagine the market for an Australian built car today is the worst it has ever been, just ask Mike Borland.
Really, the absolute minimum to break even is about 6 cars with 10 being worthwhile. With Australia so tied to V8 racing and Ford not making a decision on the future of FF (it must have been 3 years ago that Ford said it was going to go one make) what other class is there that would make a rational commercial case. A great pity for our budding engineers and the industry as a whole.
Posted 27 April 2003 - 13:21
Originally posted by Bondy
Allen, just on the Polley, wasnt he American????? it was a Lola T332 copy as i recall (i asked my bro, he went to each round of the series in 77) Im sure i have pictures of it somewher, i will see if i can locate them for you.
Could be. He raced a Lola T332 in the US a couple of times in 1976 and that could be the same car as the 'Polley EP1'. It is also said that he built two replica T330/332 tubs to rebuild other cars in Australia.
Pictures of the Polley would be great!
Posted 27 April 2003 - 14:32
Hi eldougo
Originally posted by eldougo
To Allen Brown .... that is the 2nd time you have had a go at the way the GA-1 obtained it parts
an to put the record STRAIGHT they where all bought for, an some given to him from his friends
in the f/5000 family we had out here in oz mostly because he was a guy who wanted to give it a GO unlike some people who sit on the fence an DO NOTHING with there life.
I had quoted directly from an old Ray Bell post on this car and I did not see the quote as "having a go" at the way Adams acquired his Lola bits. I think all Ray is saying was that the car used Lola components rather than manufacturing unique components. I am still trying to find out more about the car - can you help?
Posted 28 April 2003 - 03:24
As for the Brolga, I recall it made the cover of Sports Car World in 1968. Having seen a live brolga (a bird from the wetlands of far north Queensland) in captivity, never has a more inappropriate creature been used to name a sports car.
Posted 28 April 2003 - 04:47
And Elwyn Bickley is likely to do likewise. I was standing with him 2 years ago at Wakefield Park when one of his Elwyn cars crashed in front of us. Bystanders expressed real concern, particularly when Elwyn expressed great joy : " keeps me going in the repair business" was his reply
Brian Rawlings ( Bulant) went out of business because he worked out after many years and many cars that he'd been seriously undercharging... but again, Bulant Engineering lasted on less the a shoestring for more than 20 years.
There were some nice Asps too, built by Ray Lewis in South Australia if only briefly.
Ditto Gosford's John Wright who built an Avanti or two and a JWS or two,is currently restoring the Milano he built and raced when he was an apprentice, but spends much of his time these days keeping others' cars going including Ray Hanger's Rennmax and my Nota. AND he's worked recently on other Australian cars like Elfin, Birrana, Hooper, Sam Johnson's creations....-- keeping them all going long after they apparently went out of business.
Posted 28 April 2003 - 11:14
Greg McCombie's (with Steve Cramp) Concept Vees were good bits of kit. They used a modified Rennmax chassis design (Bob Brittain even lent them his jig) and had some success.
I forgot Jason and David Cutt's Jacers, very neat Vees with some inspiration from the USA's "zero roll" cars. Jason is now only building Formula First cars - with the bigger 1600 engine and disc brakes.
Bruce Moxon
Posted 28 April 2003 - 12:47
At the end of 1991 a friend and I went to look at a 1975 Piper yellow Alfetta 1.8 sedan (on Momo wheels.) It was advertised by a guy called Anderson who raced Mazda RX3s and lived in Middle Dural (Sydney). My friend was interested in the Alfetta but the guy decided not to sell so that was that.
About a year later I noticed the car parked in Hornsby near Chevron Publishing (publisher of The Great Race, MRA etc) and I left a note under the windscreen (silly me ) I got a phone call from the owner Steve Normoyle, editor at Chevron who had brought it from his mate Anderson, and, you guessed it, he was interested in selling it as he was buying a house! My friend and I test drove it and it dindn't feel quite as good as we remembered so it went no further. Not long after that I brought a similar red Alfetta. At the time I was working for Stephen Knox at Motor Books Cremorne and bumped into Normoyle one day. I told him I had brought another Alfa and he asked why I had never called back! My memory gets s little foggy from here (as I saw the yellow Alfetta a used car dealership in Thornleigh) but I think Normoyle sold it to a dealer who sold it to a young kid who got hit up the back the day after he brought it. It then sat forlornly at a service station when an Alfa club member (who races a green Alfetta sedan) brought it, fixed it up, tweaked the suspension and even sprinted it. 10 years later his son still uses it.
What's the connection? Well Normoyle was mates with Anderson (the previous Alfetta owner) who lived next door to Chris Buckingham of Nota fame in Middle Dural (Sydney.) Normoyle wrote a story on the history of Nota in Australian Sports Driver No.7 in 1990 which I have just re-read.
Its interesting to note that, until only recently, the Nota sign was still sitting outside Buckingham's driveway off Old Northern Road. I used to see his Nota F1(?) the Toyota V6 engined Fang driving around the area as well.
Posted 28 April 2003 - 12:52
Originally posted by Catalina Park
The Concept F Vee was an interesting car with the driver sitting so far up the front with his knees apart and a big nothing between the seat and the engine (about 1 foot of nothing) and the ground effect sidepods! Very different!
The Concept is still running here in Queensland. Although I believe it has been modified with a more conventional seating position.
The Nota Fang is also in Queensland and is also seeing regular action. Until recently it lived a few streets from me and I never knew.
Posted 29 April 2003 - 07:42
I don't think Birranas went out of business because of price or loss of formula (well, maybe a little of the latter...) but mainly because when Malcolm and Tony went to England with the Bob & Marj Brown car (Bob Muir driving) it led to Tony staying and going on to work for Hill... hence no more leading designer.
Later, of course, Malcolm resurrected the name as it suited him. His choice... Birrana does a lot of prototyping and exclusively difficult manufacturing of mining equipment these days. Occasionally Mal decides to go racing. Nice way to be...
Lynx died as a car because Lynx as a business was more important.
Nota's days were numbered when Guy went back to England and left his son with the business of making the cars continue.
Rawlo and the Bulants also suffered as Brian had a schizophrenic side and periodically had to disappear for rehabilitation. When he was offered money for his business he sold out to Rob Rowe.
Nobody has mentioned Centaur, the lovely devices for Clubman and sports car racing that emerged from Queensland. Nor the similar but later cars built by Ian Peters called Auscams.
Then there was the Hustler name, from the pen of Tony Simmons, which gave way to the Seca (a kind of a breakdown of SC, for Sports Car). There were two Hustler SC1 Clubmans and a Seca 3, while in between came the Formula Ford. Emerging from all of that, which kind of grew out of importing U2s anyway, is the Simmons Wheels business.
The Brolga was another that wasn't built as a race car, by the way. Mawers were, built by Dave Mawer with much help from Elwyn Bickley in the FF project, but the Clubmans were Dave's own doing (I think...). Another Clubman was the SHW (?) of which six were built by sedan racer Barry Sharp, while Jeoff Turner and Alan Henry had a run of Argus Clubmans and the Argit came from Harry Lefoe.
Yet another Clubman was the Robin, built by Robin Medcalf in Newcastle, initially as a hillclimber.
Bowin... somebody mentioned Bowin?
John Joyce returned to Australia from a stint with Lotus and built a range of cars... I have the type numbers somewhere, but they intermingled touring car projects with real racing cars. What I can bring to mind at the moment are: P2... monocoque F2 car. P4... FF. P6f... FF car, P6... F2 car, P8... F2 and F5000 monocoques. P6 and P8 all had rising rate suspensions.
Posted 29 April 2003 - 09:10
( quote) Allen Brown
Adams: the GA1 was a one-off F5000 built by Graeme 'Lugsy' Adams. According to Ray, 'it was largely made up of Lola bits, one is tempted to think 'lifed' Lola bits, and had a unique tub etc. It achieved very little ...'. Adams wrecked it testing.
Adams GA-1 .A self built LOLA based car began 1976 1st race Surfers Paradise
raced 4 times then crashed in practise for a Goldstar round.1978 Oran Park.
The tub was made buy Graeme Adams based on a T332 at his workshop in Silverwater
in Sydney using parts from W .Brown --- Bruce Allison--- Max Stewart,s LOLA,s that where
all involved in accidents (wrecks) .An new parts bought from GlenAbbey the lola Agent
here in Australia at that time.It had a Peter Molloy prepared Chev v8 an following the shunt
it was stored at his home for nearly 20 years ,before it was acquired by Graham Bristol an
old employee of Mr Adams. and is currently restoring it in the sydney area.
Posted 29 April 2003 - 09:42
Anyone else remember the Porter? So bad only one ever made it to a race track, and it was sent home by the scrutineers. A total of six were sold.
The chassis jig was a pair of saw horses. The body mould was a hole in Jack Porter's backyard lined with concrete. The fibreglass bodies actually had indentations from the bits of blue metal in the concrete. The steering wheel was oxy-cut from a piece of steel plate, then trimmed with split garden hose.
Apart from that, it was terrible.
Bruce Moxon
Posted 29 April 2003 - 11:49
Hi eldougo
Originally posted by eldougo
( quote) Allen Brown
Adams: the GA1 was a one-off F5000 built by Graeme 'Lugsy' Adams. According to Ray, 'it was largely made up of Lola bits, one is tempted to think 'lifed' Lola bits, and had a unique tub etc. It achieved very little ...'. Adams wrecked it testing.
Adams GA-1 .A self built LOLA based car began 1976 1st race Surfers Paradise
raced 4 times then crashed in practise for a Goldstar round.1978 Oran Park.
The tub was made buy Graeme Adams based on a T332 at his workshop in Silverwater
in Sydney using parts from W .Brown --- Bruce Allison--- Max Stewart,s LOLA,s that where
all involved in accidents (wrecks) .An new parts bought from GlenAbbey the lola Agent
here in Australia at that time.It had a Peter Molloy prepared Chev v8 an following the shunt
it was stored at his home for nearly 20 years ,before it was acquired by Graham Bristol an
old employee of Mr Adams. and is currently restoring it in the sydney area.
That's perfect! Thanks very much
Do you know anyone who would have pictures of the car?
Posted 29 April 2003 - 20:28
Back to listing the defunct makers of Australian cars... an interesting one, though not a name, was the series production line set up by Eldred Norman some time around 1949 or so.
It started with one of Eldred's meetings with Steve Tillett for lunch just around the corner from Norman's workshop in Adelaide. It seems that Eldred often kept Steve waiting, as many of Steve's stories began with "...while I was waiting for Eldred I saw..."
For instance, once he was browsing while he waited and found a supercharger in a shop window nearby. Telling Norman about it later led to Norman buying it and making up the missing parts to complete the supercharger, and in turn contributed to Norman going into the Supercharger business, which his son still carries on (to a very limited extent) today.
This time what he saw, or found out about, was that Motors Ltd had six Morris Z rolling chassis for sale. This was the basis for the Morris Z utility, using the 8hp side valve engine, four speed gearbox and a lower differential ratio than the 8/40 sedan.
"I told Eldred about this, they only wanted (some low price) for them, and I told him I felt they'd make a perfect basis for a little racing car. The rear axle ratio was right and so on..."
"By late that night, Eldred had bought them, had the first chassis shortened and other work had been done, and he had arranged for a body builder to start work on a little racing car body for it."
The problem here is that Eldred Norman essentially built 'Specials' and didn't actually have a name for his cars. Well, the scout car chassis with the pair of Mercury V8s was the 'Double 8' and the car we now know as the 'Eclipse Zephyr' was called that, though in the family the name was 'Norholfordor' to include all the makes from which came the major components.
Whether or not he gave this series of Morris Specials a name or not I simply don't know, nor do I know how many were actually built. But one of them went on to start something really big...
It became the Cooper-Butler, leading to the first Elfin.
Posted 30 April 2003 - 10:36
Posted 01 May 2003 - 08:21
To Allen
That's perfect! Thanks very much
Do you know anyone who would have pictures of the car?-------------I will see if i can get one from
Posted 01 May 2003 - 10:36
Originally posted by mickj
Nimbus FV's from SA.
As I recall, the Nimbus Vees were virtually Mk 1 Elfin Vees with a different body... is that not right?
They went very well, had quite a few cars on the circuits across three states.
Hey, Dougo... if you see Lugsy, say 'hello' to him for me!
Posted 02 May 2003 - 12:39
Posted 02 May 2003 - 20:01
Originally posted by eldougo
To Allen
I will see if i can get one from LUGSY.
Posted 02 May 2003 - 21:19
Originally posted by Steve Williams
A question for all the board in general, but for Ray B in particular - does anyone remember the Bulant Clubman built at Amaroo Park???
It's been mentioned several times in this thread...
Brian Rawlings was the builder, starting early in the sixties, even earlier with his own cars perhaps. You are probably referring to the latter generations, the tiny ones with 10" wheels and A40 rear axles, or the later more successful versions, Mk7 I think they were, such as Les Rose and others found to be a great little car.
Along the way there was the road-going Bulanti, a Mini power unit in the rear of a fibreglass coupe.
Posted 03 May 2003 - 08:05
There were three built, the first had an aluminum body and the second and third had fiberglass bodies.
I would not be able to drive one now due to size 13 feet!
Posted 03 May 2003 - 13:22
Originally posted by Steve Williams
A question for all the board in general, but for Ray B in particular - does anyone remember the Bulant Clubman built at Amaroo Park???
I recall a solicitor I know by the name of Adrian Walmsley showing me the photos of the Bulant Clubman that he owned in the '60's (brought or built up new?) about 10 years ago. Adrian got into Lancias and Abarths in a big way and is involved in the Classic Rallly Club. He brought back his original Bulant at about the same time and I believe still owns it
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Posted 04 May 2003 - 08:40
I would have thought you'd come back from the Cirrus passengering episode as somewhat of a basket case.
Especially with Frank (I can stand up and set the tappets - I couldn't wind it right out in second gear with the 1.5:1 diff - 5.7 litres and lots of torque) Cuttell at the wheel.
Posted 05 May 2003 - 04:48
Originally posted by Ray Bell
As I recall, the Nimbus Vees were virtually Mk 1 Elfin Vees with a different body... is that not right?
They went very well, had quite a few cars on the circuits across three states.
I think that might be right Ray...
My mother's first race car was a Nimbus FVee. IIRC these were a kit car, and Keith Poole had something to do with them.
Ours was a *little* heavier than the original specs would indicate, my grandfather (who built it), beefing it up in different areas to make sure that it would be safe in case of an accident I am sure it weighed more than a tank by the time he finished it
Our No22 was burnt orange and black in colour (good 1970's colours, eh ;) ). I don't know what happened to it when we bought the Elfin Mono... Must ring mom and find out.
If anyone is interested I can track down a photo to post here.
Posted 06 May 2003 - 03:51
Queenslands Lionel Ayres MRC race cars, how many were made and who built them. I remember a sports racer and single seaters.
Posted 06 May 2003 - 05:11
'MRC' stood for 'Motor Racing Components' and I think it was all a tax dodge for Lionel. Bob Britton was happy enough to supply the cars under these arrangments. He still got paid, and anyone that mattered knew he built them...
Posted 07 May 2003 - 04:42
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Posted 07 May 2003 - 07:57
A lot of Britto's cars were copies. The 'Brabhams' he built are almost uncountable... but it doesn't mean he didn't build them just because they had MRC or Mildren on the badges.
The later car was a genuine Britto design from the ground up, of course, the 5-litre sports car that won Lionel the Australian title.
Posted 07 May 2003 - 10:40
Posted 07 May 2003 - 11:03
I can think of Kingsley Hibbard's for one...
And Britto had a Lotus 23 jig made up very soon after the second or third such car entered the country. I think you'll find that the Paul Bolton Sterling was the first chassis out of that jig.
While I'm here editing out a bit of an error I made, I'll add yet another name to this list...
Don Baker built these Brabham replicas. 'Dudder' (as he's known) worked for Qantas and I think he had some advantage there when it came to bringing various bits and pieces into the country.
Posted 08 May 2003 - 03:30
Posted 09 May 2003 - 03:08
Don Baker had apparently gone to England in the early 1970's and bought enough bits to build a Brabhamn BT36, back in Australia he then produced three cars from these components, all having some of the genuine Brabham bits. I saw one of the others at Oran Park a few years ago raced by Dean Hefren, who I think still has it, the third car originally went to Victoria and was the famous Werner Rodkin hillclimb car powered by a BMW engine, but I,m not sure whether this was the car he was killed in and where it is now and its current condition.
Can anyone fill in the gaps in its history. Incidentally the cars were usually known as Brabham BT36 in their heyday much to the current consternation of CAMS.
Posted 09 May 2003 - 03:22
Glad to have you around Dick... your level of knowledge and enthusiasm should help out in a lot of these Australian issues...
Posted 09 May 2003 - 12:02
Good to see that you have progressed from the "lurking" stage.
We look forward to your enlightened views on many of the topics
discussed on this site.
Now what was that you were telling me about the fate of the
John Hough Cooper Maserati ?
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