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74th Goodwood Members Meeting
The Goodwood Members Meeting on the weekend of March 19-20 was a mix of stunning highs unfortunately punctuated by near catastrophic lows. Where the qualifying and first two races on Saturday ran like clockwork, the racing on Sunday was repeatedly truncated by safety cars and two enormous accidents.
For once Lord March was unable to come to an agreement with the weather Gods and Saturday began under a grey sky with an artic breeze that forced many of the crowd to huddle around the fire baskets thoughtfully provided between the on track activities. And the amount of on track action was, as usual for a Goodwood meeting, absolutely packed in. You could never complain about value for money, if anything there was too much value. If you wanted to catch all the action on track there was very little time for all the other activities to be enjoyed.
And the Goodwood team always provide some very odd things to keep you amused. Have you ever tried to herd ducks for example? Or race ferrets? These were just two of the funnier member activities in which the spectators could earn points for their teams (all spectators are allocated a team for the weekend to which they and all the teams and drivers can score points for an overall team win). You could play darts, billiards, kick rugby goals, fight out a tug of war or race pedal cars as some of the saner events but they all just distracted from the main focus of the weekend. Although I did miss the Martini making competition of two years ago. My Martini may not have scored too many points but it certainly had some judges gasping for breath.
The Members Meeting is sort of a mini Revival meeting without the fancy dress and run with a wider spectrum of cars. Whereas the Revival restricts itself to the type of races run when the circuit was operating in period (1948-66) this weekend allows for racing from other periods as well such as the Gerry Marshall Trophy for 1970s touring cars, late 60's Formula 3 cars and what must have been everyone's favourite race this year, the S.F. Edge Trophy for Edwardian era cars in which the youngest were 1923 Alfa Romeos and Bugattis and the oldest, a 1903 Mercedes. None were more energetically driven than the 1905 Isotta Franschini Fiat of Mike Vardy, who's engine was so long that Mike was sitting above the chain drive, BEHIND the rear wheels. To witness this fire breathing monster performing opposite lock power slides out of the chicane had to be the racing highlight of the weekend. This unlikely event also produced the closest finish of the weekend with just two tenths of a second separating the victorious Duncan Pittaway in a 1921 GN Curtis from Mathias Sielecki's 1923 Delage. Julian Mazjub's 1916 Sunbeam Indianapolis was just a further 1.8 seconds back. To show just how hard they were trying, Pittaway's fastest race lap was seven and a half seconds faster than his qualifying time and six seconds under Mazjub's pole position time.
Possibly the best race was the one hour Alan Mann Trophy for Ford GT40s which ran into Saturday's twilight. Any one of four or five cars might have won before Steve Soper took the flag. Initially Rob Huff led a squabbling pack before his brakes cried enough after 13 laps. Rob Hall and Mike Jordan then scrapped furiously until the pit stops for driver changes where Andrew Jordan swept past Hall's co-driver, Scott Walker. The Hall/Walker car then dropped down the order as the Jordans, who had started down in 14th, looked set for a comfortable win from the Ellerbrock/Stippler car which ground to a halt just one lap after setting the race's fastest lap. With just 10 laps to go though, the leaders suffered a wheel bearing failure handing the lead to Soper who had the Phil Keen/Oliver Bryant GT40 right on his tail. Unfortunately this dice was only to last another three laps before Keen's oil warning light stayed resolutely on and he retired that car to avoid any engine damage. That left Soper to cruise home in the dark to take a 22 second victory from Tony Wood/Martin Stretton with Joaquin Folch/Simon Hadfield a further 14 seconds back in third.
Unlike the first of the revived Members Meetings a couple of years ago the "high speed demonstrations" were exactly that. After a lap behind a pace car the drivers are let off the leash to circulate as quickly as they are comfortable with. This made for a far greater spectacle for all concerned. In the demo for Group 5 sports prototypes the sight and sound of no less than seven Porsche 917Ks and six Ferrari 512s on full song was worth the price of the trip from Sydney all by itself. It led to one rather dapper elderly gentleman to lean in close to me and whisper, "You know, my dear fellow, this could just make a chap unseemingly aroused." It was impossible to disagree with his sentiment.
In another demonstration event for ground effect Formula one cars, unofficial timing suggested that the lap record had been well and truly shattered by Rob Hall in the stunning (both in looks and sound) Ligier Matra JS17 while Dario Franchitti announced that it would be "impolite not to have a go" in the unique, twin chassis, Lotus 88B. Amongst others, Classic Team Lotus showed up with an example of every ground effect Lotus built although sadly the glorious Martini Lotus 80, in original no wing, all skirt, configuration, was just a static display. In all there were over 30 F1 cars involved including examples from Tyrell, Williams, Brabham, Fittipaldi, Arrows, Shadow, a pair of V12 Alfa Romeos and Gilles Villeneuve's 1980 Ferrari 312T5.
Sunday's racing got off to a potentially disastrous start with an almighty accident involving Stephen Bond in a Lotus 18 which was clipped by the spinning Cooper T51 of Richard Wilson at the end of the first lap. This sent Bond's Lotus into a series of barrel rolls which ended with the car plunging into the pedestrian under-pass. Amazingly Bond suffered just a broken collar bone but even more fortunately, no spectators were even slightly injured. (a link to a video of the accident follows -http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/03/22/video-miracle-escape-in-goodwood-f1-crash/ ) Bond was assisted from his car by one of the lucky spectators using the tunnel at the time and there was a 40 minute stoppage as the mangled Lotus was recovered. The Brooks Trophy was then reduced to a ten lap sprint in which Barry Cannell in another Cooper T51 just held off Nick Adams in the four wheel drive Fergusson P99.
Thus began a series of races that were interrupted by safety car periods and accidents, the number of which I have rarely seen at Goodwood. The Derek Bell up for Formula 3 cars managed just a handful of laps after some early incidents and was won by Andrew Hibberd in a 1966 Brabham BT18. After the Edwardian leviathans managed to complete their race uninterrupted the Graham Hill Trophy for 60's GT cars was also blighted by a safety car period after Karsten le Blanc pranged his AC Cobra heavily at Fordwater. After a final three lap sprint James Cottingham held off Andrew Smith for a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe 1-2.
Things seemed to be getting back on track after Grahame and Oliver Bryant in a thundering Chevy Camaro doggedly chased down the Rover 3500 SDI of Chris Ward and Gordon Sheddon with just three laps to go to win the Gerry Marshall Trophy. Then followed the days second almighty accident when Dutchman Michael Smits comprehensively demolished both his Lola T70 Spyder and the tyre barriers at Woodcote nearing the end of lap one of the Bruce McLaren Trophy. With a delay of more than an hour while Michiel was extricated and airlifted to hospital and repairs made to the barriers the race was eventually abandoned with just two laps in the books. Happily although Michiel suffered multiple fractures, including several vertebrae, he is reported to be in a satisfactory condition and expected to make a full recovery.
From then on the remaining races were all reduced to 10 lap sprints and even then the final race was run in ever increasing darkness. The Parnell cup went to Will Nuthall in a Cooper T20 from the similarly equipped Eddie McGuire and Mark Valvekens Gordini T16. The Whitmore up ended in a Lotus Cortina 1-2-3 won by Richard Meaden while the final race of the event went to the thunderous Cunningham CR4 of Ben Shuckburgh from an entertaining battle between Steven Boultbee Brooks in an Aston Martin DB3S and the energetically driven HWM Cadillac of Richard Woolmer.
So as night descended over the South Sussex dales we departed the scene delighted once again with the amazing programme and array of historic racers that are always provided by Lord March and his team, even though there were so many interruptions on the Sunday, but also a little anxious, as the condition of Bond and Smits was at that time unknown. Every time I leave Goodwood I wonder how the GRRC can outdo itself again and every time I turn up, I find out.
Sam Snape
22-03 2016
On Friday 18 December 2015, Groupe Renault and Gravity Motorsport S.a.rl, an affiliate of Genii Capital SA, formally and successfully completed the acquisition by Groupe Renault of a controlling shareholding of Lotus F1 Team Limited.
The new team name, full management structure, team partners and other details will be announced during an event to be held in Paris in February.
In the interim, a new board of directors has been appointed, with Jérôme Stoll as Chairman and Cyril Abiteboul as Managing Director.
• Carlos Ghosn announces his decision that Renault will return to Formula 1 with its own team for 2016 season.
• Renault, 12-time Constructors' Champion with nearly 40 years in the sport, is an iconic brand in Formula 1 and intends to play an active role in the sport's development.
• F1 is a technology showcase and accelerates development of Renault's innovation and range of sports cars.
Following the September announcement of the signing of a Letter of Intent with Lotus F1 Team, teams at Renault continued to evaluate the possibility of a return to Formula 1. Particular attention was paid to competing successfully with its own team in a financially sound way starting in 2016.
"Renault had two options: to come back at 100 percent or leave. After a detailed study, I have decided that Renault will be in Formula 1, starting 2016. The final details supplied by F1's main stakeholders gave us the confidence to accept this new challenge. Our ambition is to win--even if it will take some time," said Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO, Renault.
As a full team, Renault will take maximum benefit from its victories. The payback as an engine supplier proved to be limited. The return on the investment necessitated by the new engine regulations and the return in terms of image were low.
Work continues on finalizing the terms of the acquisition of Lotus F1 Team in the shortest timeframe possible. The principal contracts were signed on December 3, 2015. Lotus F1 Team effectively stands out as the best partner. Renault and Lotus F1 Team have known each other for 15 years and were world champions together in 2005 and 2006.
Renault has had uninterrupted involvement in Formula 1 for almost 40 years. In 1977, it revolutionised the championship with the introduction of turbocharging, a technique that soon became the norm in the sport. Renault has since taken part in more than 600 grand prix, claiming 168 race wins, 12 Constructors' titles and 11 Drivers' crowns.
Renault's decision to continue its involvement in Formula 1 is confirmation that it sees motorsport as an essential part of the brand's identity. Formula 1 is the ultimate symbol of the passion for automobiles. Passion defines Renault as expressed by its brand signature, 'Passion for Life'. In addition to attracting many customers, Formula 1 also fuels employee motivation. As the pinnacle of motor sport, Formula 1 demands technological and operational excellence. The championship serves as a showcase for the technological expertise that Renault dials into its products for the benefit of its customers.
Formula 1 is a means for Renault to accelerate development and remain at the forefront of the sport's technological progress. It simultaneously allows Renault to build bridges between the advanced technologies seen in the world championship and its road cars, particularly in the fields of electric and hybrid vehicles. Consistent with its commitment to F1, Renault will develop its R.S. range by stepping up investment in order to be active on every continent and in even more segments with vehicles that meet the needs of their different markets.
Formula 1 serves to promote awareness of the Renault brand and its image in all its markets across the world. Formula 1 is one of the sports that enjoys the most media coverage worldwide thanks to a following on five continents, particularly in emerging markets. It attracts 450 million television viewers annually and its scope for growth is enormous thanks to opportunities founded on new technologies, social networks, video games, etc. that have yet to be fully exploited.
In January, we will provide more detailed information about Renault's F1 programme ahead of the 2016 championship that begins next March.
Article thanks to Lotus
Lotus F1 Team is pleased to announce that Third and Reserve driver Jolyon Palmer has been promoted to a race seat for the 2016 season, completing the team's driver line-up alongside Pastor Maldonado.
Jolyon, 24, has driven for the team in the majority of this season's Free Practice 1 sessions, and will be back in the E23 Hybrid at this weekend's United States Grand Prix. He joined Lotus F1 Team in January, following an outstanding GP2 campaign in 2014 where he won the championship in dominant fashion, becoming the first British driver to win the GP2 Series since Lewis Hamilton in 2006.
Gerard Lopez, Chairman and Team Principal, Lotus F1 Team:
"We are very pleased to announce that exciting British racing talent Jolyon Palmer is promoted to a race seat with the team for next season. We've seen Jolyon's hard work and talent this season in the way he's approached his third driver role and he is a really popular choice for the team. As well as having a great future ahead of him behind the wheel, Jolyon is an intelligent and highly marketable asset to the team. He deserves this opportunity, and everyone at Enstone is excited to see what he can achieve next year."
Jolyon Palmer, 2015 Lotus F1 Team, Third and Reserve driver; 2016 race driver:
"I'm obviously delighted that I'll be racing in Formula 1 next year. Lotus F1 Team gave me a tremendous opportunity this season and I thank them for assisting my development to a level where they have put their trust in me for a crucial season in their evolution. I've enjoyed and learnt a lot from my year as Third and Reserve driver so I'm looking forward to putting this into practice as a race driver in 2016. I can't wait for next season to get underway!"
Story & photo by Lotus
Sure. This is Ron after all. His recollection of past events are usually as he wants history to remember them in hindsight. This is also the guy that hung both Jenson & Kevin Magnussen out to dry last year while he fought with his own board in an attempt to ditch Button. And what then for Magnussen? Another year as test driver will just about end his career but there are bugger-all spots left in F1 and none that will let him run near the front. A move into either sports cars or Indycar would also probably be the end of his F1 dream. An even shorter career than his dad's. Meanwhile I don't really believe that at this point in his life Jenson needed to have his feelings and emotions all cuddled up to. He was already comfortable with what he has achieved in his career and his decision to move on to pastures new. While all the words at the announcement were "on message" it seemed to me that Jenson had more of a wry smile, one of amusement at the situation, and the extra cash he had wrung out of Ron, than any one of delight that he would again be in front of a Honda motor next year.
This is not necessarily to blame Honda. But like Renault, under these stupid "engine token" rules the chances of them being able to make the enormous strides required to catch Ferrari, let alone Mercedes by the start of next year are probably less than those of your present interlocutor becoming a billionaire and getting his leg over with a super-model. Frozen, or homologated, engines should never been introduced at the very beginning of a new engine formula as it is a recipe for entrenching one manufacturer as the dominant force. Yes Mercedes have done a brilliant job and deserve to be the front runner at this point but everyone should have the opportunity to do whatever it takes, or whatever they can manage, to bridge the gap. The concept of the homologated engines was that it would save money (bullshit) and prevent manufacturers from leaving the sport due to costs. As manufacturers like Renault and Honda are currently spending a bloody fortune with very little hope of challenging for wins, how long will it be before their boards will pull the plug on an extravagance that is only acquiring negative publicity?
Good news for Manor though with their announcing the Mercedes engine deal which may help them begin to close the gap. At the same time they announced that they are rejoining Williams in a technical deal for gearbox and suspension packages. Now as long as they can raise some cash...Renault have all but confirmed that they will be taking control of the current Lotus team. This will solve their current financial woes but probably not help with their competitiveness as they will be losing the Mercedes engine. It also sadly means that once again the name Lotus will be missing from the F1 grid. Romain Grosjean has had enough and signed with HAAS, probably in the hope of impressing Ferrari for the future. There are very few seats left before the music stops.
I also absolutely loathe the idea of a "spec" engine formula for F1. It is utter rubbish that a performance levelling formula cannot be applied to motor racing, just look at the WEC. Audi, Porsche, Toyota have all taken vastly differing routes to their power trains and have all spent time at the front over the last 3 years. It seems we are about to have the third different LMP1 manufacturers champion in that period come seasons end and the racing has been absolutely stunning in all classes. Why a sport with the technical know-how that F1 has cannot replicate this is, unhappily, just a bad joke. Imagine if all manufacturers were able to run competitively with engines that match their ethos, from small turbos to screaming V12s. How many more may be tempted to join the fray? The added benefit would be that there would be no complaints about the sound. Hell, it'd be like 1983 all over again. In-line 4 cylinder turbos, V6 turbos, V8s, V8 turbos, V12s.......bliss. You would just need to introduce rules regarding the cost of supply to teams and that manufacturers be enforced to provide for a certain number of cars (say after a first year to allow for development) and there would be more engines than you could poke a stick at. We wouldn't then have the current ridiculous situation that Red Bull finds itself in. Obviously they can't go back to Renault and as Honda can't, and Mercedes won't, their only supply option is Ferrari. But Ferrari are also too scared to supply 2016 spec engines to them for fear of having their horses arses kicked. Just like Renault and Honda it is hard to see just how long the Red Bull board would be prepared to spend a fortune to run about in mid-field with year old engines.
And on top of all this stupidity, Bernie is threatening to drop Monza. Monza for Christ's sake. Just think about it for a minute. Monza, the home of the most passionate fans on the planet. Monza, that temple of speed, ghosts, history, passion, insane neglected banking, the Alps in the background, Italian girls, the Tifosi, over officious cops in the beautiful setting of the national park. No Monza? Might just as well go and run a race in a go-cart track in a Las Vegas car park! Oh that's right, he's already done that. How about the FIA cancel F1's FIA World Championship status and set up their own Grand Prix World Championship, just as Bernie threatened to do in 1981. Using the above engine formula and running on all those circuits that Bernie has dropped due to his desire for more and more money (along with one or two others). With none of the sports money going out to a bunch of vultures they could lower the cost to the circuit owners while giving more to the teams. Everyone would benefit. Mostly us, the fans. How's this for a calendar? (Remember I am not including any current – except Monza, oh all right, Spa and Monaco as well – circuit); Argentina (Buenos Aires), Brazil (Jacarepagua), South Africa (Kyalami – the old one), USA – Long Beach, San Marino (Imola), Spain (Aragon), Monaco, France (Paul Ricard or Le Mans), Britain (Brands Hatch or Donington), Germany (Nurburgring), Austria (A1 Ring), Holland (Zandvoort), Belgium (Spa), Italy (MONZA), Turkey (Istanbul),Qatar (Losail), India (New Dehli), Japan (Fuji), Korea (Yeongam), Canada (Mosport), USA (Watkins Glen – or Road America or Road Atlanta) and Australia (Adelaide). OK some of them are no longer plausible but it gets you drooling doesn't it?
Over to you Jean.
Or should Sam become Il Presidente di FIA? For Life!!!!! Maniacal laugh inserted here.................
Sam Snape
Entering 1980 all designers had come to the conclusion that a simple and standard ground effect concept was the best way forward so long as they could get the maths right as Williams had done in '79. There were no wingless wonders or radical designs to be seen and all followed the basic long side pod with shallow (depending on the circuit) front and rear wings. The main differences were in the packaging required for the alternate engines. The narrow Cosworth V8 was the optimal version for aerodynamic packaging, The Renault Turbos were next with a narrow V6 but they had to figure out how to get the twin Turbo-chargers out of the way while the Flat 12s from Ferrari were too wide to provide the effective under-car tunnels required for maximum down-force. Confidence was high amongst all the major teams that they had the answer although not all would be proved right.
As reigning champions, Ferrari believed that an updated version of their successful 79 challenger would provide Jody Scheckter and Gilles Villeneuve, who had finished one and two in the 79 title race, with the car necessary to contest the title again. The 312T5 was much more tightly packaged than the T4 of 1979 and although the Flat 12 engine in the rear was too wide to be ideal that hadn't stopped them winning before. And just in case there was either the V6 Turbo-charged 126CK or the super-charged 126CX models under development. Unfortunately for the men from Maranello the width of the Flat 12 proved too much of an issue and the Ferrari 312T5, lacking the downforce of its competitors regularly chewed its rear tyres forcing pit stops that no-one else needed to make. As the year progressed and the team realised that no amount of tweaking was going to help, concentration on the development of the 126 meant that the drivers slipped inexorably down the grid until the reigning champion, Jody Scheckter, suffered the ultimate indignity of failing to qualify for the Canadian Grand Prix. By this time the dispirited South African had already announced his retirement at years end and Villeneuve had debuted the 126C during practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Imola. The Scuderia had suffered its worst season since 1969, finishing tenth and scoring just eight points with its best finish being a trio of fifth placings. Even in 69 when they scored just 7 points they grabbed a podium finish. Enzo was not amused.
Nor was Uncle Ken. Although Tyrrell began 1980 in much better financial shape than the previous season, having secured sponsorship from Candy, an Italian washing machine manufacturer, part way through 1979. In 79 they produced what was generally described as a Lotus 79 clone, the 009, which kept them moderately competitive and they ran them in South America in 1980. The new car, the 010 followed this line of thought and was generally considered a clone of the Williams FW07, made its debut in South Africa. The team retained Jean-Pierre Jarier who had restored his reputation in 79 as team leader and he was joined by Irishman Derek Daly who had impressed in his infrequent outings during 1979. In the 010 however, the designers didn't get the maths right. The chassis lacked the required stiffness to cope with the negative pressure being created by an underbody that was generating too much downforce. This created a new handling problem which was given the name of porpoising. The car would create ever more downforce, sucking it down onto the track until it arrived at a point that the chassis could no longer cope. The car would then suddenly lose all that downforce and the car would rise dramatically before starting to sink back down again. On longer straights the Tyrrell would "porpoise" three of four times and not always at the same point. Needless to say this didn't engender a great feeling of confidence in either Jean-Pierre or Derek and although they outscored Ferrari, sixth place and 12 points was a long way from where this once great team had been. The long slow slide into oblivion had begun.
Brabham had ended 1979 in a certain amount of chaos. The Alfa Romeo V12s where too heavy, too thirsty and too unreliable and BT48s were replaced by Ford Cosworth powered BT49s when they arrived in North America at seasons end. Team Leader, Niki Lauda, then decided that he was no longer interested "in driving around in circles" and quit the team during the first day's practice in Canada, leaving the inexperienced Nelson Piquet being backed up by debutant Ricardo Zunino. The BT49 however, was fast, and development over the off season turned it into possibly the second best car of 1980. Nelson kicked off the year finishing second in Argentina and after victory in Long Beach was the joint championship leader. He dropped back behind Jones through the mid season but a run of seven consecutive points scoring finishes from Monaco onwards that culminated in victories in both Holland and Italy had the young Brazilian leading the title chase with just the North American races remaining. Sadly for Nelson he would finish neither while Jones won both. Piquet finished second in the championship with 54 points while Brabham's policy of concentrating on Nelson's efforts meant that they finished third in the constructors title with 55 points. Hector Rebaque, who had replaced Zunino mid season had scored just a single point.
McLaren was another example of how the mighty had fallen. It was expected that the team would bounce back from the previous two under-achieving seasons with an updated version of the M29, which had replaced the woeful M28 series part way through '79. The M29 however suffered from much the same problems as the Tyrrell and even the arrival of the M30 towards the end of the European season did not improve their fortunes. John Watson was retained as team leader and he was joined by debutant, and future super-star, Alain Prost. Prost started the season and his career promisingly scoring points in both Argentina and Brazil but then broke his wrist in an accident in South Africa. He was replaced by Stephen South in Long Beach, who failed to qualify, and returned in time for the Belgian Grand Prix. Alain would score just two more points in the year and quit McLaren at the end of the season following a monumental shunt during practice at Watkins Glen, vowing never to return to the team. In hind-sight a silly thing to say but understandable at the time. Watson would score just two fourth places in a year where his mechanics got so confused that at one race they jokingly changed the name on the side of his car from John Watson to Johnny Whatswrong. Things had gotten so bad that by season's end the team sponsor, Marlboro, financed a managerial buy-out and installed the boss of their Formula two outfit Project Four, a certain ex-Brabham mechanic by the name of Ron Dennis, as team owner. We will hear more of Ron later. McLaren finished the year just ahead of Ferrari in ninth place with 11 points and now hadn't had a win for three years.
Due to Gunter Schmid's, let's say, unpredictable management style, ATS had been going through drivers, designers and staff faster than an amoeba can multiply and 1980 would be no different. Begining the season with the Nigel Stroud designed D3 that debuted late in 1979, drivers Marc Surer and Jan Lammers struggled to qualify for the early races and then Marc crashed in South Africa and broke his legs. By now Stroud had also left the team and another new car, the D4 was designed by Gustav Brunner who was now the fifth designer in just over two years. The others being Robin Herd (HS1), John Gentry (D1) and Giacomo Caliri (D2). Had the build quality also not been effected by a revolving door of staff the D4 would have made a good mid-field car. Jan Lammer's first outing with it saw him qualify fourth on the grid at Long Beach. In the race however the car made it as far as the first corner before a driveshaft broke and that was the high point of the year for the team. Jan continued to qualify well over the next few races before he was replaced by the returning Surer from the French Grand Prix onwards. Despite reasonable qualifying pace the ATSs rarely finished and the team failed to score any points all year.
Lotus spent the year trying to claw back their performance after the developmental dead end that was 1979s Lotus 80 model. Martini sponsorship had vanished along with Carlos Reutemann and 1978 champ Mario Andretti was joined by the Italian rookie Elio de Angelis from Shadow. The Lotus 81 was the logical development of 1978's championship winning 79 and really the car that they should have been running in 1979. The fact that they were running it in 1980 meant that they were in reality a year behind the leaders of the pack and had much catching up to do. Now solely sponsored by Essex Petroleum, Elio got the year off to an encouraging start with a fine second placing in Brazil however it was then a long dry spell before the team would score again in Austria. Elio ended the season well though, scoring in three of the final five races. Mario on the other hand had a shocker and had to wait until season's end before scoring his sole point for the year. The pair were joined by Nigel Mansell for the final three European races. The British debutant was being evaluated for 1981 as it was clear that Mario would not be sticking around to suffer through another frustrating year of transition. Although that would be exactly what he would end up doing at Alfa Romeo in 1981. The modest total of 14 points scored was enough though to see Lotus top the mid-field pack and finish fifth in the championship standings.
Mo Nunn's tiny Ensign team had suffered through two rough years with no funds and out-dated equipment but 1980 promised much. Decent sponsorship from Unipart, a neat new design by Nigel Bennett in the N180 and the return of Clay Regazzoni, fresh from his victorious season with Williams all pointed to an expected upswing in fortunes. The year started with steady progress before Clay had a huge accident at Long Beach when his brakes failed on the super-quick Shoreline Drive. Hitting Ricardo Zunino's dead Brabham before the concrete barriers probably saved his life but Clay was left paralysed from the waist down. Clay was hastily replaced by Tiff Needell, who started the Belgian Grand Prix but failed to make the cut in Monaco. Patrick Gaillard then filled in at the non-championship Spanish race before Jan Lammers, recently sacked by ATS despite his good form, was handed the poisoned challis in France. By this time development was at a standstill and moral was all but obliterated so Jan only managed to qualify for three of the remaining eight races. Geoff Lees did little better in a temporary second entry retiring in Holland before not qualifying at Imola.
Renault though were progressing. Steady development of the RS10 through 1979 led to the twin turbo powered RE20 which was to prove a very potent weapon. Regie's weak point however was still with cheaper parts such as valve springs which led to too many retirements to make a consistent title challange. One-two finishes should have been the result in both Brazil and South Africa but team-leader Jean-Pierre Jabouille retired from the lead in both races. Brazil from turbo failure and at Kyalami with a puncture. Rene Arnoux took the lead and victories in both races and a couple of minor placings meant that he was leading the championship going into the second half of the season. In that second half though he would score just once with a fine second to Piquet in Holland. Jabouille's horrid fortune continued apart from one sunny day in the Austrian hills where he scored his only points finish of the season, a win over the rapidly closing Williams of Alan Jones. 38 points and fourth in the championship was proof, if needed, that the turbo-charged route was the future and if they could just cure their niggling reliability issues.....If is a very big word.
After it's promising early days with Jarier's South American poles in '75, and the zenith of Jones's win in Austria in '77, Shadow was a team suffering it's death throws. Stefan Johansson and David Kennedy began with a barely developed version of the 1978 DN9 known as a DN11. Stefan left after just the South American races and was replaced with Geoff Lees who managed to qualify for the teams only start for the season in South Africa. The team was subsequently sold to Teddy Yip's Theodore Racing squad who tried to turn things around and debuting the new DN12. Unfortunately that didn't help and neither driver started another Grand Prix before the team shut up shop after the French Grand Prix.
Fittipaldi Automotive appeared to be a team revitalised after a dismal 1979 where the short side-pod ground effect concept of the F6 was an utter disaster. Although their long term sponsor, Copersucar, had departed they had been replaced by Brazilian brewery company Skol and with a bit of cash to splash about they had arranged a buy-out of the Walter Wolf Racing assets. Included in this purchase were not just the cars but the chief designer Harvey Postlethwaite, and the rapid Keke Rosberg who would pilot the second car along with team owner Emerson Fittipaldi. Postlethwaite revised the Wolf chassis (WR7 – 9) which were presented as the Fittipaldi F7s for the beginning of the season and despite not being particularly rapid, both Rosberg (Argentina) and Fittipaldi (Long Beach) scored third placings early on. Fittipaldi also scored with a sixth in Monaco and took fifth at the non championship race in Spain. Postlethwaite had been joined by a young aerodynamicist fresh out of university to pen the new F8 which debuted at Brands Hatch. The F8 was a great step forward and, especially in the hands of Rosberg, was a regular top ten qualifier. Reliability was a problem though and a sole fifth place at Imola was its only points finish but if they could keep the development up into 1981 this was a car with enormous potential. The team scored 11 points and finished eighth in the constructors standings above heavy-weights McLaren, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. Unfortunately with the retirement from driving of the great Emerson at season's end Skol pulled the plug and many of the design team left for more secure employment. Included in those departing was that young uni graduate previously mentioned, Adrian Newey, who again, you will hear plenty about in the future.
Alfa Romeo's comeback to F1 was gathering pace and Autodelta, their in-house racing operation, had secured substantial funding from Marlboro along with the signing of the rapid Patrick Depailler to lead the squad. Depailler was returning from his hang-gliding related leg injuries which cut his 1979 campaign short and would join the 1978 Formula 2 champion, Bruno Giacomelli as the full time drivers. Veteran Vittorio Brambilla would remain in the line-up as a test driver and would also make sporadic appearances in races. A mere 4 points and eleventh in the standings may seem a poor return on investment but the team made major strides through-out the year despite the tragic events at Hockenhiem. Bruno took fifth first time out in Argentina and despite that heavy, thirsty and unreliable V12 engine the 179s potential pace was evident from the start. Depailler would qualify third at Long Beach before the usual gremlins intervened. Despite a lack of finishes, progress was being made when Patrick went off at the fearsome Ostcurve during practice for the German Grand Prix and as if to pay homage to his lost team-mate, Bruno scored the teams second points finish during that race. Vittorio Brambilla then stood in for a couple of races before being replaced with another young Italian, Andrea de Cesaris. By season's end the car was quick enough for Giacomelli to claim the first Pole Position for an Alfa Romeo since 1951 at Watkins Glen and Bruno led comfortably until electrical problems ended the dream. Alfa Romeo joined Williams and sent a single car to the non-championship Australian Grand Prix at Calder where he finished a combative second behind Jones. With 1978 champ Mario Andretti joining Bruno, 1981 looked a promising prospect.
Some minor tweaking of pretty and rapid JS11 resulted in Ligier producing a beautiful car, the JS11/15 that was sometimes literally too fast to win. Long term team leader Jaques Laffite was joined by rising star Didier Pironi from Tyrrell and despite being a front runner ultimate success eluded them until the European season started. Second (Laffite) and third (Pironi) behind Arnoux in South Africa along with a couple of other points placings for Pironi was a somewhat disappointing start but a dominant win for Didier in Belgium was followed by a second for Laffite at Monaco. It was about this time that the car just got too fast and the wheel rims that were being used were cracking under the cornering pressures they were being subjected to. They again finished 2-3 in France before both retired from the lead at Brands Hatch due to wheel rim failures. Laffite then won in Germany and followed that with a fourth and a third in Austria and Holland while Pironi continued to suffer from retirements. Pironi scored another couple of podiums to end the season and helped secure Ligier second in the constructors championship with 66 points, the best result in their history so far.
After their break-through season in 1979, the Saudia Airlines and Leyland backed Williams squad were to dominate the 1980 season, winning the first of many championships. As with Ligier, there was just a minor upgrading of the FW07, and the FW07B was the car to beat from the beginning of the year till the end. Australian Alan Jones scored five victories starting with the season opener in Argentina, and then back to back wins in both France and Britain, and Canada and Watkins Glen. He was also victorious in both the years non-championship races in Spain and Australia. He also racked up second placings in Belgium, Austria and Italy and took third in Brazil to score 67 points and become the team's first World Drivers Champion and lead them to their first Constructors Championship. He was ably backed up by Lotus refugee Carlos Reutemann who won at Monaco during a run of ten consecutive point scoring drives from Belgium until the season's end. This run would also continue well into 1981. Carlos would score 42 points for third in the driver's championship behind Nelson Piquet in the Brabham. Such was their supierority, Williams total of 120 point was almost as much as the combined total (121) of Ligier and Brabham who finished second and third. The Patrick Head designed FW07 was so good that it was still running competitively in 1982, four years after it's introduction.
With it's splendid gold and black Warsteiner livery the Arrows A3 was probably the prettiest car on the 1980 grid. Piloted by Riccardo Patrese and Jochen Mass it had it's moments but it was not as consistently quick as it was beautiful and all the teams points were scored by the Monaco Grand Prix, round six of fourteen. It was however a vast improvement over the A2 "doodlebug" of 1979 and was the best car that the team had designed itself, the A1 of early 1978 being in effect a Shadow DN9. The highlight was an excellent second place for Patrese at Long Beach behind Piquet while Mass picked up a fine fourth at Monaco. A pair of sixths, Patrese in Brazil and Mass in South Africa were the only other scoring results for a team headed for seventh in the championship with 11 points. Their chances of more were hampered by Mass's huge roll during practice for the Austrian Grand Prix which resulted in back and neck injuries that ruled him out for a few races. He was replaced by Mike Thackwell in Holland and Manfred Winklehock in Italy but neither drivers managed to get a handle on the car and both failed to qualify.
The years only debutant team was a little squad from Turin which was named after its owner. Osella Squadra Corse entered a single Denim sponsored FA1 for Eddie Cheever and began as a perennial back-marker. Eddie only qualified for two of the first six races but as the year progressed and the weight was trimmed from the car their qualifying performances gradually improved to the point where it was a competent mid-field starter. The FA1's reliability though did not follow the same trajectory and Cheever finished just once, a lonely 12th place in their home race at Imola. From all appearances this was a team that having started with little resources needed a large investment to move up the grid in future years and although always considered one of the more fun teams, supplying many on the grid with copious amounts of pasta over the years, the required money would sadly never arrive.
The only other entrants were John MacDonald's RAM team which was having a good time in the Aurora British Formula One Championship and a one-off squad called Brands Hatch Racing that both entered year old Williams FW07s for a variety of drivers from the British Grand Prix onwards. For RAM, former Hesketh and Surtees pilot Rupert Keegan would qualify for every second race he entered and managed to finish each of those four starts, just not in the points. Neither Kevin Cogan nor Geoff Lees got the second car onto the grid in their respective North American outings and Desire Wilson fared no better in her single attempt at Brands Hatch.
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In your preview with certain joint positions, your elbows will bend, and at a good range they will bend naturally. Since we're using the same model, you can probably use the same values as I have in the image I posted earlier. Do remember that the character 'forward vector' is by default in the Y direction in the animation blueprint.
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In your preview with certain joint positions, your elbows will bend, and at a good range they will bend naturally. Since we're using the same model, you can probably use the same values as I have in the image I posted earlier. Do remember that the character 'forward vector' is by default in the Y direction in the animation blueprint.
Getnamo, thanks for all the advice by the way. I get that the preview was just to test out the values and that the default is where those values actually live but what I was saying is that whether I am in preview or default the values that I change don't affect the skeleton in any way. For example I set all the joint values to 10000 just to see some results and nothing happened there was no bending even in unnatural ways. When I get to the office I'll test it out with your numbers but I'm afraid the problem above will still persist. Based on my IK set up from the earlier pictures do you think I could have set something wrong?
Hey so I just used your values in the default area but still the elbows do not bend. What is your Effector Location Space? Mine is in component space so is my Joint target location space. I'm playing with different variations of these as well but I still don't get any bend. Could you also show me which bones are part of your IK system? Here is my set up the left matches the right.Last edited by Joe1029; 10-24-2014, 01:06 PM.
Hey Getnamo so I've been playing around with the IK and also FABRIK thanks to n008 in the hydra forum but I've noticed that my hands do not move in the Y axis which is my forward and back or toward the skeleton and away. Both n008 and I were wondering if maybe the data is scaled too far out in front of the player and therefore would stretch out the arms not allowing the bones to bend. Do you think this might be a possibility. I'm just doing guess work at this point.
Originally posted by getnamo View PostOk found a temporary workaround. Create a fps template, duplicate the MyCharacter in case you mess up in the future (as far as I know the bp is not recoverable after you add the component or interface), now for the fix:
1.Sub-class the Mycharacter in blueprint which by default will make a MyCharacter_Child.
2.Add your leap interface and leap component to this child class.
This will put a layer of indirection to your C++ class and the leap blueprint and it ... works.
I believe this stems from the origins of the plugin which retained a direct link to the Leap header and put all the classes into private implementation. These are still visible in blueprint, but I think C++ cannot include them properly. I will need to rethink how the architecture is built and re-implement it in such a way that the classes can be publicly exposed and included in C++ source. Until then just sub-class your C++ class and use that child to implement leap functions.
so i switched to the blueprint fps project and everything worked fine ever since. (same bug as joemamaishere123) to bad though :s
not sure if i did anything wrong i just created a new blueprint derived from MyCharacter and used that child to implement all the leap functions (interface/controller).
either way thanks for the plugin and the response ^^'
Hey Getnamo so I've been playing around with the IK and also FABRIK thanks to n008 in the hydra forum but I've noticed that my hands do not move in the Y axis which is my forward and back or toward the skeleton and away. Both n008 and I were wondering if maybe the data is scaled too far out in front of the player and therefore would stretch out the arms not allowing the bones to bend. Do you think this might be a possibility. I'm just doing guess work at this point.
1. Actor origin vs component space origin. Whenever you get Actor->Get location, it will give you the location of your actor origin (0,0,0), which in the default character is close to the pelvis, but not in any way related to the pelvis bone. The component space on the other hand will give you the origin of your mesh, which for the default character is at his feet. I thought my implementation was using component space, but I realized I had automatically added the world location and used world space for my effector locations.
So if you want to use component space for effector location you need to find the mesh location transform relative to the actor origin (mesh->location) and add that offset to your hand positions, or if you use world space for effector location, you need to add the actor world location to your hand positions.
2. Joint Targets, its important to specify the space you use these in, I recommend using component space or something that follows the body form such as spine_03. The proper way should be using the upper arm bone space, but this is very difficult to calibrate correctly in my experience.
Also if you're doing animations which involve your hands I recommend blending out your IK contribution for the duration or you may get 'elbow jitter', using a stable space such as component will minimize this type of animation blending jitter.
Below is a working example.
In this particular case:
1. Left Hand Location and Right Hand Location values are actor origin offset hydra values converted into world space (Hydra in Actor Origin + Actor Location).
2. Joint Targets are in spine_03 bone space, they are fixed, set as default values and never changed. You can see the spine_03 axis in the persona preview
3. Hand Locations are just values I changed to show poses where the elbows bend naturally. Right hand fist is closed using finger IK.
Please note that I do not consider this example to be anywhere near perfect, but something that has worked for my testing purposes. Here's an example of the previous setup which had component space joint targets using a Razer Hydra and an Oculus Rift DK2: Gfycat Album
Still working on fixing this class of bug, its an architecture bug which only affects the Leap Plugin. I haven't had the time to properly address it.
Regarding the temporary fix, if you want to use C++ for gameplay, do that. Subclassing a blueprint child and adding the leap component there should work. You also have the option of adding the leap component to a simple blueprint actor and forwarding the values to your pawn/character.Last edited by getnamo; 10-25-2014, 01:50 PM.
Wow getnamo thank you I did these changes and immediately was able to bend my elbows in persona. to have it running in game I had to do some math to calculate for the mesh offset. I'll be making a tutorial of some kind once I actually get both arms working right.
So now I need to add the leap rotation data. How would I go about doing that? I tried getting the palm rotation but could figure out how to get that. I'll keep pluggin away at it. Thanks!
Ok so now I'm working on adding rotation to it. This is what I have so far but I'm not getting any rotation to my hand.
To get the rotation from my palm position I do a rotation from Xvector then I set a Right Hand Rotation variable.
After that I get the Right hand rotation from my leapController BP and set the right hand rot inside my AnimBP event graph
Then in my AnimGraph I grab my right hand position and my right hand rotation plug that into a make transform and then all that goes into a FABRIK.
Since I know it doesn't rotate my hand I know it's not working. Does any one have any suggestions? Also if anyone wants to know how I got this far I will supply you pics, just let me know.
Update to 0.7.2
-Circle gesture radius now in UE scale
-Swipe Gesture speed now in UE scale
-Hidden Leap header and private implementation from UClasses
-Fixed image stability, will now correctly resize when requested.
-R8 texture no longer causes memory leaks
-Added Gesture sub-classes and corresponding events (e.g. Swipe Gesture
Detected). Will allow for easy determination of direction and other
properties of gestures. You can also cast general gesture detection to
the correct sub-class gesture.
-Added own category of logging, pay attention to log output to help you
with debugging errors.
The plugin is now properly encapsulated and includes various memory leaks and bug fixes. Also added all the missing sub-gestures, if you've been looking for gesture sub-classes such as SwipeGesture or CircleGesture, this is the update you've been waiting for.
Example of displaying circle gesture's you're making, either of the two cases can be used, they are equivalent after the generic gesture is cast.
Getnamo thanks for the update!!! Once I have my hands working I'm gonna create some spell casting shenanigans!!!!
What is the proper way to grab rotation data from the leap and port over to mesh hands?
Do note that you will likely have to rotate your leap rotations such that they are in the bone space. For the hydra, I adjusted to the local space using something like
There should be more details on this in the hydra thread. You can change axis directions or swap them around using break rot, but all rotation transforms should be combined using combine rotators, which uses quaternions in its implementation, this ensures you do not have a gimbal lock by converting axis.
Thanks I got it working! I initially wasnt able to get the rotation from the palm but thanks to the API I found out I had to Frame > Hand > Rightmost > Palm Normal and Palm Direction > Break Rot > Make Rot.
Now I need to work on the finger IK any suggestions?
Xeno I've posted all the blueprints to get the hands matched to the position if you look at the past couple of posts I have three pics that show everything that I have done. First I'd say get the debug spheres working cuz that really helped me to understand and visualize how leap data is being transferred. Once you have that check out the past posts, if you fall into some trouble ask away I'll try to help.
The build project is crashing. I think I should also copy the "Plugins" folder to the build project.
Can anyone help me with that?
I'm hoping someone can offer some advice. I'm trying to create actual spheres instead of the debug spheres so they can collide with objects. I haven't found a way yet to create a static sphere and pick out the specific joint to attach each sphere to (most likely the best solution if possible).
Instead I modified the Draw Debug Sphere function to spawn a blueprint actor with sphere instead and then set the lifespan to something extremely short. I also tried using an event tick to delete all actors of that blueprint class. It works for a while but eventually UE4 leaves a ghost of the deleted actor in the scene outliner and it crashes.
Any one experience the same or found a way to create a simple set of spheres and move them rather than respawn (basically how to get the location of each and every joing LEAP provides).
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Cucumber Mint Drink
- Cucumber pieces deskinned-1 cup
- Mint or pudina leaves- ¼ cup
- Ginger pieces-1 tsp
- Black salt or kala namak powder - 1 tsp
- Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
- Honey - 2 tbsp
- Sugar - 2 tbsp or as per taste
- Water as required
- Ice cubes as required for serving
- Take a blender or a food processor, add cucumber pieces, mint leaves, ginger pieces, black salt, little water and blend it to fine mixture.
- Strain this mixture and add required quantity of water to the strained liquid.
- Add lemon juice, sugar, honey, mix well and add some ice cubes.
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This is the best stuffing recipe ever! I don't even like stuffing, and I love this stuff. I know tastes differ, but everyone who has tried this has fallen in love with it. In fact, this stuffing was the cause of the first argument I had with my husband (then fiancée)!
Mmmm, Stuffing!
We went gone to our friend's house for Thanksgiving. My friend made stuffing, which I was reticent to try as I'd never had stuffing I'd enjoyed. Soggy bread isn't my thang.
But out of politeness I ate some, and then ate more, and a little bit more, and then I offered to take some home so she didn't have so many leftovers in her fridge. Very selfless, I know.
We have kind of a rule in our house that leftovers in the fridge are free game—nobody calls dibs. In fact, I usually encourage my husband to eat them, as it helps me be a little more circumspect in my diet.
Well, he did his husbandly duty of eating all the stuffing leftovers before I could have any, and I was decently upset about it. It was at that point that I realized I needed to get the recipe.
My friend was generous enough to share her mother's recipe and it has been a staple in our house for every Thanksgiving and every
Christmas since. And I make a TON of it so that we have leftovers in the freezer for months. I actually think it may be my husband's favorite part of the holiday season—unlimited stuffing.
I normally encourage people to tweak recipes to their tastes, but the first time you make this, stick to the recipe. It's delicious and I don't think you'll want to deviate from it.
If you're gluten free, please make sure you're using gluten free ingredients! If you're using an oat based bread (which is what I usually do), make sure it's made from purity protocol oats.
Dairy Free Stuffing
- 1/2 Lb Ghee
- 1 Onion (chopped)
- 1 Cup Celery (chopped)
- 3 1/2 Cups Chicken Stock
- 1 Lb Dry Bread Cubes
- 3 Tbsp Sage (fresh, cut into small pieces)
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Grease 9x13 pan.
Find a large pot.
In pot, sauté onion and celery in ghee until tender, but not browned.
Stir in liquid and add salt, pepper, and sage.
Add bread crumbs. Mix until bread has soaked up moisture.
Transfer mixture into greased pan and cook for 20 min at 400.
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Barros will begin his initial season with the Nighthawks next Tuesday, April 19. He succeeds Jelani Townsell, who resigned at the conclusion of this past season.
"Dana brings a truly rare combination of passion, leadership, dedication to his community and basketball knowledge that set him apart from the pool of great candidates we spoke with," Newbury College President Dr. Joseph L. Chillo said in the institution's press release.
"Newbury is proud to welcome one of Boston's best homegrown talents to our campus."
Barros grew up in Boston, attended Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood and played college basketball at Boston College. He was a first-round draft by the Seattle Supersonics – now the Oklahoma City Thunder – in 1989, but spent five seasons with the Celtics (1995-2000).
"I love Boston. I was born here, I was raised here, I went to school here and I enjoyed my greatest professional successes as a member of the Celtics," Barros said in the press release. "I have been looking for the opportunity to build a D-III program in the greater-Boston area, where I can impact the lives of local student-athletes and help shape their futures."
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As is the norm lately, the meeting was rather short lasting about 35 minutes.
Committee members had little to say, Kevin Settembrino and Steve Massell just sat on the dais looking pretty with nothing to say, while Pam Brightbill, Gerry Scharfenberger and Tony Fiore spoke briefly.
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Allison Russo will be a great addition to the Ohio House
Dr. Allison Russo was raised to value hard work and sacrifice. Allison's life began in poverty, but a resourceful single mom, the opportunity of an affordable education, and pure grit were the tools of her success. Allison is a health policy expert, a working mom, and a former military spouse. Allison is running to be your State Representative because she believes Ohioans deserve a government that works as hard as they do.


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Series: standalone
Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers on October 17th 2017
Genres: Young Adult, Glbt, Mystery, Contemporary
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Source: Bought
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The line between best friend and something more is a line always crossed in the dark.
Jess Wong is Angie Redmond's best friend. And that's the most important thing, even if Angie can't see how Jess truly feels. Being the girl no one quite notices is OK with Jess anyway. While nobody notices her, she's free to watch everyone else. But when Angie begins to fall for Margot Adams, a girl from the nearby boarding school, Jess can see it coming a mile away. Suddenly her powers of observation are more curse than gift.
As Angie drags Jess further into Margot's circle, Jess discovers more than her friend's growing crush. Secrets and cruelty lie just beneath the carefree surface of this world of wealth and privilege, and when they come out, Jess knows Angie won't be able to handle the consequences.
When the inevitable darkness finally descends, Angie will need her best friend.
"It doesn't even matter that she probably doesn't understand how much she means to me. It's purer this way. She can take whatever she wants from me, whenever she wants it, because I'm her best friend."
A Line in the Dark is a story of love, loyalty, and murder.
A Line in the Dark is a book that came highly recommended to me, and since I was already eyeballing it in the store, I felt like this would be perfect for a November read.
I was right, because I truly enjoyed this book.
The book follows a teenage girl named Jess, who is extremely passionate about drawing. Jess has a best friend named Angie and the two have been thick as thieves for a really long time, until Jess notices a girl approach Angie at the Creamery where she works and it kind of puts a wedge between them.
Margot is gorgeous and has her eye out on Angie, which makes Jess extremely uncomfortable and jealous because of her own feelings towards her best friend that she is unable to express or too scared to. The two start dating and Angie and Jess end up in a fight because Angie notices that Jess doesn't seem to like Margot but at the same time Angie isn't aware of Jess' feelings towards her.
Jess attends an art program at the school that Margot goes to (a boarding school for the wealthy) and that causes her to stumble onto some deep secrets that Margot and her best friend Ryan are hiding.
Well, this secret leads to Ryan's death after a Christmas party and these kids end up being investigated because they are the last to see Ryan alive.
This book is done in two parts. The beginning throws you into what happened, but the first part is before the incident and the second part is the investigation following the incident. I thought this book was really well done, I really enjoyed the writing, the characters, the plot was interesting. It had diversity, but it also had a plot.
This is not a book that is meant to be spooky, and I know some people felt that way when they saw the cover. This is actually a contemporary young adult with a mystery and a twist. It's about a girl, who is trying to sort of find herself as well as try to deal with the fact that the girl she is in love with, she cannot have.
This book, I am warning now, does not come with a happy ending. It is not a romance, even if it features a romance.
It also reads as an older Young Adult, it is sex positive, but no there are no explicit sex scenes in it. It does have drinking and some cursing.
I did have a hard time putting this down, I was completely invested in the plot line and the characters and I really wanted to know what happened. The ending threw a real curve ball and it was, I did not expect that but it explained some things.
The only issue I think I have is that, the beginning was not how the rest of the book completely unfolded and I felt that the killer should probably have been more affected maybe by what happened? But all in all, I really enjoyed this, it was an interesting read and I always appreciate a book with diversity and a good, engrossing plot line.


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|Cedarville may be a bit out of the way for most, but if you happen
that way, Neapolitan has some churned frozen goodness for you
This wouldn't be a town you would expect to find a rather delectable, homemade take on ice cream, but that's what I found in The Neapolitan.
Located in downtown pretty much at the intersection of State Route 72 and US Route 42, The Neapolitan is marked by a simple exterior, with the subtle trail of neapolitan-oriented colors rising upward on the building's face and a cadre of wooden rockers resting in front. This theme continues inside with a similarly none-too-fancy interior. Big bags of coffee beans on the floor (more on that later in the post) and a side-freezer of full of bagged bread loaves (the clerk was not exactly sure of the bread's origin when I asked about it) provided the only non-ice-cream related items in this modestly-sized room.
|Simple space, simple choices, and simply good ice cream
They were all quite good, but my favorite of the three was probably the Coconut Chai, with a pleasant but not overwhelming chai flavor with the texture of coconut plentiful in each spoonful. Also notable was the Buckeye: I'm not sure if they chop up their Buckeyes before they place them in the batch, but my scoop featured one pretty substantial chunk of this regional candy favorite to bite into.
For those who wish for something a little fancier, waffle cones, milk shakes, sundaes with various toppings and handpacked pints are available for the visitor.
|Ingriguingly, and perhaps not so surprisingly, the co-located Stoney Creek
Roasters a (U.S.) Presidential theme throughout its space
Both businesses were fairly slow on this particular weekend day, but with the surrounding universities being on lesser-attended summer sessions, a main component of this combo cafe/ice cream parlor customer base is currently out of the area. But I suspect that's just fine with the owners of this business and the residents of the area; aside from the stray interloper like me, they get this tucked away tiny gem of a place all to themselves.
The Neapolitan/Stoney Creek Coffee Roasters
83/85 N Main St,
Cedarville, OH 45314
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Lizards are a type of reptiles with over 4675 species. Most lizards are non-venomous. They can be of different sizes. The largest known species of lizard is Komodo Dragon that is found in Asian countries like Indonesia. Lizards are interesting creatures. They can be of many different colors. They have the unique characteristic of shedding their tail when in danger. Check out some more information and facts on lizards.
Information About Lizard Size
- Lizards grow all their lives. But their skin is not elastic and does not change as per the increasing size. For this reason, lizards shed their skin. This skin shedding process by lizard is known as ecdysis.
- Lizards are long with tail as one of prominent features. Their size depends on their species.
Which is the largest lizard in the world?
The largest lizard in the world is the Komodo Dragon. Its length measures upto 10 feet (3 meters) and it can weigh upto 80 kilograms.
Which is the smallest lizard in the world?
Tiny Dwarf Gecko is the smallest lizard in the world. It can grow up to 1.6 centimeters (0.6 inches) and weighs upto 120 milligrams (0.0042 ounces).
What do lizards eat? (Lizard Diet Information)
Most lizards are omnivores. They usually eat insects like ants, spiders, cicadas, crickets, caterpillars and, termites. They can also eat small mammals. Since they are omnivores, they can also eat fruits and vegetables like apple, lettuce, strawberry, blueberry, etc.
Some lizards are herbivores. Some examples of herbivore lizards are Iguana and Chuckwallas.
Lizard Characteristics
- Lizards have a dry and scaly skin. They are cold blooded creatures and rely on the outside environment to keep themselves warm and functional. Lizards are inactive and hibernating during winters. Their hunting period is in summers. They enjoy sun-bathing.
- Most lizards are not social, but solitary creatures except in mating time.
- Most lizards lay eggs, while some are also viviparous. They can lay up 23 eggs at a time and the gestation period of eggs is 12 months.
- Baby lizards are capable of walking and feeding on their earn right from their birth.
- Lizards can live up to 48-50 years of age.
Types of Lizards (Appearance)
Types of lizards on the basis of their appearance are as follows:
- Diploglossa: These include knob-scaled and legless lizards.
- Gekkota: Legless lizards, Geckos and blind lizards fall under this type.
- Iguania: iguanas, chameleons, agamas, leopard, earless, spiny, and anoles lizards
- Platynota: These include gila monsters and earless lizards
- Scincomorpha: These include skinks, plated, spiny tail, and night lizards.
Interesting Facts About Lizards
- Chameleons are able to express their mood by changing the color of their skin according to their habitat. This animal also has fused toes, like lobster. Chameleon tails can be used to hold objects or prey. Long chameleon tongues are able to quickly to catch prey.
- Phrynoma is nicknamed as a horned lizard because, on its head, there are thick, thorny horns. The uniqueness of this type of lizard is its ability to spray blood towards the enemy from the corners of their eyes up to a distance of 5 meters.
- Geckos have a lot of uniqueness. In addition to its distinctive sound, geckos are a type of lizard that is able to shoot dirt accurately towards its enemy.
- Even more amazing, geckos have anti-gravity legs. Small and fine strands of hair on the gecko's feet can trigger the pull of air molecules.
- The fossil species of Adriosaurus microbacris is the oldest evidence of a lizard species which is estimated to be 95 million years old. The oldest fossil lizards had no legs, which later evolved into legged lizards as we see them today.
- Non-legged lizards and snakes at first glance look very similar and difficult to distinguish because they both have a scaly body, a long symmetrical shape and, a branching tongue.
- Another difference that is easier to observe is that legless lizards have eyelids. This means that lizards can blink. Unlike snakes. All types of snakes do not have eyelids aka always literate. Instead the eyes of snakes are protected by transparent scales.
- For some types of lizards, some skin casings are released completely and some are released in several pieces. Skin color changes in some types of lizards are affected by the presence of the adrenal glands.
- Lizards are also venomous. There are at least two types of lizards that are venomous, Heloderma Suspectrum and bead lizards from Mexico.
- Some of the types of lizards usually have a process of changing their teeth for most of their lives. But this does not apply to chameleons and agamid lizards.
- Lizards have a sense of smell that is very sharp.


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Denmaur launches high-end 'ultra-white' stock
Rhys Handley
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Denmaur has launched its latest stock, the 'ultra-white' smooth matt Arctic Snow, to target the top end of the market.
The Sittingbourne-based paper merchant released its new product to the market at the start of the month, promising a premium quality at a competitive price.
With its "exceptional" whiteness, it is being angled at printers looking to produce high-quality brochures and catalogues, while its 'hybrid' composition allows it to be run through both digital and litho printing machinery.
Marketing and sustainability director Danny Doogan said: "We are introducing Arctic Snow due to a demand in the market for a high-quality paper grade that bridged the demands of traditional litho and new print technology.
"This is a completely new product for us, and its 'hybrid' formulation ensures it can run on litho, laser and HP Indigo processes.
"Deliveries are happening across the UK. We are planning on it to make an impact in what is considered to be the prestige area of the market where the high-white coated and uncoated brands sit."
Arctic Snow will be sold as FSC certified with a further option from Denmaur for it to be carbon balanced through the World Land Trust's offsetting scheme. To celebrate the launch, the merchant is sending limited edition signed posters to customers who place orders.
Reels of the stock can also be provided for web offset and CutStar printing.
In May, former Gould Paper Corporation chief executive Harry E Gould Jr took a majority stake in Denmaur, marking his return to the paper industry.
While Denmaur's board structure remains unchanged, the launch of Arctic Snow is seen at the company as the next "milestone" in its ambitious growth strategy within the sector.
The merchant has a headcount in excess of 100 and turns over £115m, running as dual businesses Denmaur Media and Denmaur Paper following a rebrand and re-organisation last year.


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Oculus Floor positioning in VR is broken, company investigating
Oculus Floor positioning in VR is broken, the company investigating: If you are facing the problem with floor positioning on Oculus VR then you are not alone. PiunikaWeb reported the issue first time with Oculus as a number of users have reported the malfunction of height sensor after recent Oculus Update. After the recent update, they are stuck in the air and floating at 5-6 feet above the ground.
With so many users facing the same problem it is confirmed that this update has left Oculus VR headset broken. A number of users have been reporting the issue from some days now on company's official help forum (link 1, link 2, link 3) and Reddit forum regarding this broken height adjustment on VR.
Another user is facing a problem with his Oculus Rift headset which sounds more of RAM optimization issue rather being the sensor issue only but other users also mentioned to be facing the same problem so it seemed mentionable here.
Oculus Floor positioning in VR is broken, the company investigating
Here are some of their issues:
I just moved my computer had to reset everything and now no matter how many times I run setup it shows me way above the floor so nothing runs right. Resetting my height doesn't help.
I am getting the same problem, ever time I try to set up I'm at a different height . Now getting a message oops something went wrong at start up.
I am having the same issues. Running setup keeps making it worse. 6, 10, 20, feet in the air above my Home so I keep running setup over and over and now I am stuck at the "Set Your View in VR" step and when I put on the headset as instructed I see nothing.
Really weird, I set up 3 Oculuses today.
#1 – Floating up above the clouds
#2 – Standing on the ground but with about a 5 degree tilt to the left
One of the Reddit users has reported a solution to this height adjustment problem but we would suggest you wait for the official fix to come:
This was how I got things working again… Cutting and pasting the AppData folders named Oculus (2 of them in 'Local' for me) After restarting the Oculus software I was able to copy the appData folders back, declining to replace the database folders that had been recreated. Job done.
Some users also reported to have resolved the problem by uninstalling the Oculus Home software completely then reinstalling it but others deny this to troubleshoot the issue.
It looks like the update which was supposed to resolve bugs from your current software has actually brought new bugs to the software.
Oculus is working to resolve the issue!
The staff at Oculus has been asking users to generate tickets. They also updating companinants that the developer team at Oculus is investigating the issue. They have not made it clear when the problem with Oculus will be resolved, so you have to wait patiently.
We're investigating some issues with tracking height now.
We're aware and looking into the issue. It would help to submit a bug report. You can do this in the Help Center (lower left of Oculus app) by clicking Provide Feedback. Thanks.
Are you facing some problem with your Oculus VR headset, do share in the comment section!
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Everyone likes their school to have clean arrangements for washing, drinking and toileting. Here's what happens in the very low-income farming village in The Gambia where we have our partner school.
Lack of clean water and toilets had been a major problem for Mbollet-ba's 400 students. At around the time Salusbury was upgrading its own toilets, our community got organised in 2011 to help sort it out at the African end too, with a sponsored event in Queens Park. By 2012 Mbollet-ba School had moved from one open shallow well with buckets, to a deep borehole and pump that fed a tank with 1000 litres of clean water a day. There were 4 drinking water taps on the site. The water system needs occasional attention and maintenance. We put in an additional storage tank in 2015 and dug the borehole deeper, also replacing the pump and its solar panel in 2016. Water is always a struggle here on the edge of the Sahara.
Toilet blocks were constructed in 2016 with a squat-type of loo and sewage tanks. Mbollet-ba now has separate toilets for nursery (3 cubicles) and the main school students (4 cubicles) while the teachers have two cubicles. How does that compare to Salusbury ?
We can now report that in October all these toilets were finally connected to the school water system and taps put in near the toilets for hygeine and regular cleaning. A long wait but worth it! One difference with Salusbury: at Mbollet-ba the children have to do the toilet cleaning. At least they now have water nearby to do it.
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Captain's Report - Match 10
Drayton Park Golf Club - 27th August 2018
Well, who in their right mind would book this course on a bank holiday Monday? It was an absolute nightmare getting into the club as throngs of excitable children and their owners trundled the hallowed turf towards what I can only describe as hell on earth...luckily for the STAGS, despite a 30 minute queue, we turned off to a rather more tranquil and civilised setting.
The course was in fairly good condition considering the hot weather we'd had over the past few weeks and the greens were in very good condition [you see Dudley; it can be done]. The course is a fairly tight one and there were plenty of STAGS who were up for the challenge - it was great to look over the course and see it basking in swathes of STAG Pink [fuchsia].
It pays to play a very steady game here and it caught quite a few of us out. One of the stand-out holes has to be the par 3 6th - it really did catch quite a few of us out and played much longer than it actually looked. Most of us seemed to have had our navigation aids out of kilter as only Tim Lane hit nearest the pin on the slight uphill par 3 4th hole...it was a great shot all the same. The other nearest the pin was one by James Cook on the 11th.
My only victory was that I kept my ball all the way to the very narrow 17th before hooking it straight into the nearest bush. However, young Daniel Welsh claimed his first ever victory despite me trying to bring him down with my appalling golf - well played Dan; it really was a well deserved victory, hitting the ball sweetly and far!
The course was a real challenge for most of us STAGS and the points definitely reflected that - you can always tell how well/badly your round is going when you start pining for a pint after the 4th!
On another note it was great to see a new face on the scene - Will Barton will hopefully become a fully fledged young buck in the not too distant future!
Until next time you bunch of hackers!
Dave Logue - Captain.


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Jim comes from a background of small family business. Post his graduation from Villanova University, he and his father ran a residential construction firm outside the Philadelphia area. He has many years of experience in the hospitality industry. Jim was also managing partner of a Wine Bistro for several years learning to manage people, foster client relationships, and negotiating with his vendors.
Experience in these businesses over the years have now taken him to the Wine Industry in Napa, California. Jim has been in the room in wineries for the past year and has his ear on the ground in Napa. This has enabled him to build contacts and relationships with professionals in both the wine and real estate industry. With his experience in the wine industry, he has great interest in learning and collecting valuable information within the vineyard element of the wine business. Jim has relationships with professionals in a variety of aspects including winery owners, wine makers, experts in vineyard management, land specialist, and a stable of contractors within Napa Valley.
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