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|Holyoke upsets Indians to advance to district finals
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Holyoke boys had their work cut out for them in the 2A District 2 basketball tournament. In order to advance to the championship game, the third-ranked Dragons first had to knock off No. 6 Burlington Tuesday, Feb. 25, then turn around and upset No. 2 Yuma Friday, Feb. 28.
Holyoke 53, Yuma 52
Holyoke entered Friday's district semifinal game with an 0-2 record in the regular season against the Yuma Indians. Both losses were close at the end, with Holyoke losing by seven and six points. But during Friday's match when a win mattered the most, the Dragons came through in the clutch and earned a 53-52 victory to move onto the District 2 championship.
"In all of our close games this year, we have improved as far as making plays that needed to be made," coach Scott Dille said. "We made about five plays at the end of the game with Yuma that were just huge."
The game kicked off as expected with the two teams trading baskets throughout the first quarter. Holyoke closed out the period on a 7-2 run to match the Indians at 15 points. Logan Tharp led the Dragon offense through the first eight minutes by scoring seven points.
With Yuma scoring in the first 15 seconds of the second quarter, Holyoke spent the majority of the period chasing the Indians. At just under the 3-minute mark, Yuma pushed their lead to six, the biggest point-differential of the match. At the break, Holyoke trailed 27-31.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A series of videos that have gone viral among high school and college students.
It's called "I'm Shmacked" but while the kids are all over this thing most likely a lot of you parents have never heard of them.
The videos have earned hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube, including those shot at universities like West Virginia, Towson State, James Madison and here, at the University of Maryland.
The creator of the booze-laden videos is a George Washington University graduate, whose team recently boasted in a tweet that "I'm Shmacked" earned six figures just in the month of September.
"A video like that that's gonna show how awesome your college is, of course people are going to go crazy and try to come off as the best school in the country," a student said.
In fact, just last month, at the University of Delaware, the arrival of "I'm Shmacked" caused a near riot -- with 1,500 students in the streets, damage to cars and street signs, and multiple arrests. The University had no idea they were coming.
"I'm Shmacked" claims it's already visited more than 50 schools, including Ivy Leagues. And the crew has many more on its schedule.


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Widener Law recognizes student Jennifer Perez, who was recently honored by the Philadelphia Bar Association, for her pro-bono service while in law school.
Perez, 26, grew up in Camden, N.J. and resides in Williamstown, N.J. She will complete her law studies and officially graduate this month. She will take the Pennsylvania bar exam in February and plans to walk in Widener Law's May 2013 commencement ceremony.
Perez spent her first law school summer, in 2010, working as Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network's Martin Luther King Jr. intern at the Community Justice Project in Harrisburg. The following summer she obtained a fellowship through the law school's Public Interest Resource Center (PIRC) and worked for the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. This past summer, she worked on pro-bono and reduced-rate employment law cases at a private law firm in Wilmington through a fellowship also obtained via PIRC.
Perez received a Law Student Outstanding Service Award at a reception hosted by the bar association and its Public Interest Section Nov. 28 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel.
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93rd Annual Finnish Independence Day Celebration is Sunday, December 5, 2:00 pm
HANCOCK, MI -Finlandia University will present a Finnish Independence Day program this Sunday, December 5, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., at Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock.
The 93rd annual celebration of Finnish independence at Finlandia University features a special musical program featuring local musicians and performers Libby Meyer, Oren Tikkanen, Pasi Lautala, Dave Bezotte, the Kivajat Dancers, Kay Seppala, the Keweenaw Youth Symphony, and others.
The celebration also includes the Finnish Christmas tradition "tiernapojat," or "Star Boys," a singing procession and folk drama which has its roots in a medieval play based on the "Three Magi" Christmas story in the Book of Matthew (2, 1-28). The procession, led by Michigan Tech Finnish graduate student Hanna Nummila, includes the voices of three additional Finnish nationals living in the Keweenaw.
This year's City of Hancock "Hankooki Heikki" will also be announced during the program.
Following the program, homemade Finnish refreshments will be available by donation to benefit FinnFest 2013.
For additional information, please call the Finnish American Heritage Center at 906-487-7549.


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HR program earns national recognition
Shippensburg University's human resource program has been recognized as being aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management's human resource curriculum guidelines.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is an association that serves the needs and improves the capabilities of all human resource professionals. In 2006, the SHRM board began an initiative to define and develop human resource education programs across the country. The initiative hopes to help develop a common, minimum skill set in students, which human resources professionals look for when hiring employees.
According to Dr. Vicki Taylor, associate professor of management and faculty adviser for the university's SHRM chapter, to receive this recognition, the department submitted curriculum guidelines, information regarding the university, the John L. Grove College of Business and the human resources program, all of which were reviewed by SHRM.
The review consisted of whether the degree program includes required human resources-specific content in such areas as employee and labor relations; employment law, job analysis and job design; organizational development; performance management; recruitment and selections; strategic human resource management; and compensation and benefits.
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text: Home Politics It's Time We Had an Angry Black President We're way past echoes of MLK. Obama should stick to his new tough line with the GOP. By: John McWhorter Posted: Sept. 21 2011 12:32 AM 0 Getty Images The president has been talking some new talk. He should keep it up, and even step it up. Obama rode in on his vaunted oratorical abilities, but the kind of ability we fell in love with him for is no longer of any use. The calls for unity, the echoes of Martin Luther King Jr., the rising above it all -- it was great then, and maybe there will be a time for more of it in some years. But only after some new things have happened. And if they're going to, Obama needs to retool his oratorical chops for a new style. I highly suspect that he's up to it. The present-day Republican establishment, with its know-nothing ideology and blithe absence of concern for most American human beings, has become tragically similar to the famously inert, heartless Senate of the Gilded Age, which for decades killed almost all progressive legislation even when it had been carefully hammered out in the House. The problem continued into the 1960s, before which the Senate was run by old-style Southern Democrat committee chairmen who for generations resisted, among other things, serious race-based legislation. The president had no way of knowing that he would be up against as hollow-hearted and anti-intellectual a contingent as the Tea Partiers. But as of the debt-ceiling negotiations, it has become clear to all of us -- Obama included -- that we're not going to be rising above much of anything anytime soon. It's time for the president to fight fire with fire, and he can accomplish much of it with a new way of talking. Obama needs to take a cue from the way even top-level politicians communicate in Parliament debates in the United Kingdom: a feisty, often almost heckling style of debate and address in which words and phraseology are wielded as weapons. We saw hints in his jobs speech two weeks ago that the president is finally understanding this. "I know that some of you have sworn oaths to never raise any taxes on anyone for as long as you live," he addressed to a particular stripe of Republican, with a quiet smirk. Good line. Many of them must have felt a touch silly having that fact pinned overtly upon them. Many people going along to get along would be shocked to have someone follow them all day for a week with a mirror so that they could watch themselves acting as they do. Students working in a classroom with a large mirror on the wall have been shown to perform better. This kind of rhetoric can help change people, change minds and thus foster change. Mr. President, along these lines, please start calling some names. This week's callout to Speaker of the House John Boehner was a good start, when you proclaimed about his intransigence: "That's not smart. It's not right." The Republicans have had no compunction about lobbing dirt at you; at this point you must do some of the same to avoid seeming -- and thus, in many ways, being -- weak. I, actually, would have phrased it more strongly: "That's neither intelligent nor even moral [pause], and a party founded on strategies like that is one to be feared, not embraced." The sky will not fall in if you get down in the dirt like this. Watch. They already don't like you; you have nothing to lose. Obama's model should be, as many have noted, Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1936 campaign speech, in which the line about "I welcome their hatred" was just the highlight of a template for a president in the situation Obama is in now. Like FDR, Obama should not be afraid to lace his barnstorming addresses over the next couple of months and beyond with words like "deceit" and "indignation." Obama channeled that speech on Sept. 8 when he addressed sequentially certain Republican objections to his policies, just as FDR addressed the new legislation for Social Security and unemployment insurance. But he should go further: Start labeling your enemies the way they label you. Especially since your labels will be more accurate anyway. FDR decried those using the "old enemies of peace -- business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering. They had begun to consider the government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob." It sounds familiar because it is, and there is not a reason in the world that this direct form of defensive rhetoric was somehow more appropriate in 1936 than it would be in 2011. There is nothing quaint about standing up for what is right in direct terms. Just as pertinently, here is the whole sentence that the line about hatred was couched in: "Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hate for me -- and I welcome their hatred." A modern version of a line like that -- "united against one candidate" -- would be highly useful for President Obama. Cynical this may be, but imagine the racial resonance that kind of line would have. Already, the idea that racism is "part of" Republican opposition to Obama's policies galvanizes many of his supporters. For Obama to just cast himself as "one man against them" would channel that sentiment in a discreet but powerful way. Call it a dash of Kanye, but better. Some would call an Obama who always spoke with this warrior tone "defensive." That's an old trick -- you defend yourself, and your detractors decree that your doing so is somehow inappropriate. That is called letting the enemy set the terms of the debate. Just as many liberals urge us to step past the right's having made "the l-word" a slur, Obama, called defensive, should have the mental cogency and the basic pride to say, "I sure am being defensive. I am defending my desire to serve this nation as a president should." Oh, yeah -- the Angry Black Man bit. Don't worry about people saying you're an Angry Black Man. For one thing, your supporters think Angry Black Men are prophets anyway. As for the other side, almost none of them will dare haul this out, just for fear of alienating the center with racially unsavory language of too obvious a nature. And as for those who will -- and they will -- just own it. Again, the sky will not fall. After all, you are angry (I presume), and you're black, too. The country could use an Angry Black Man president just about now. John McWhorter is a contributing editor to The Root. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Page 1 of 3 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre 0


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County establishes golf-cart crossing for U.S. 441 in Summerfield
Published: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 4:43 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 4:43 p.m.
Marion County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to establish a golf-cart crossing at U.S. 441 and Southeast 175th Place in Summerfield.
The crossing primarily will benefit residents of the Spruce Creek South subdivision, on the west side of U.S. 441, who will have safer access to businesses on the other side of the highway.
Mickey Hardin, a resident of Spruce Creek South, said he and his neighbors who use golf carts welcomed the crossing because they had been "land-locked" by U.S. 441.
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Testimony :: Hon. Sam Brownback
Chairman - Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
On behalf of my colleagues on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, I am pleased to welcome Minister De Gucht to our hearing today in his capacity as Chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. We appreciate this opportunity to hear your assessment of developments in the OSCE region, and beyond, as we partner to uphold human dignity and promote democracy.
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anniversary of the Helsinki Commission. Our mission is to monitor the progress of the 56 participating States of the OSCE in their implementation of the 1975 Helsinki Accords. I know that my fellow Commissioners and I, as well as our able Commission staff, take seriously our mandate to monitor implementation of all of the commitments– agreed by all of OSCE countries – in the security, economic, and human dimensions. The OSCE's comprehensive approach to security makes it well-suited to address pressing issues facing us today, including human trafficking, corruption, and terrorism.
The OSCE has been a resource for governments desiring change and a valuable voice in speaking out against human rights abuses. But the institution continues to be challenged by the presence of regimes that resort to repression to remain in power. Some participating States simply do not abide by the promises they made in joining the organization. Regrettably, trends in several states do not give rise to optimism. In the face of this reality, we can either lower the bar or redouble our efforts to foster change.
The former would be tantamount to an abandonment of the very principles we share on paper, if not in reality. While some seek to weaken our resolve, we must press on and not lose sight of our objective. Indeed, the OSCE continues to provide a comprehensive framework for progress. The participating States must supply the political will to make the promise of progress a reality.
The current situation in Central Asia and the Caucasus is one example of this promise and I am optimistic that the countries of that region can overcome the crippling legacy of communism and seek a brighter future. I know that I, and my fellow Commissioners are keenly interested in the development of democracy in this area. Representative Smith has introduced the Central Asia Democracy Act and I introduced the Silk Road Strategy Act of 2006—both seeking to foster the development of democracy, the rule of law and greater respect for human rights.
I believe we need to take a comprehensive approach to the region, engaging on security, economic development, democratic governance and human rights. The Silk Road Strategy Act targets the key issues that U.S. policymakers must address in our effort to establish solid, long-lasting relationships with the countries of the Silk Road. The bill recognizes that genuine and lasting progress cannot be imposed, but can result from partnership involving governments, civil society and organizations like the OSCE.
While there has been tremendous progress in the 15 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, I see some worrying trends in the region. I think these are probably the same issues on your mind as well, Mr. De Gucht. Russia, a country with an increasingly ambiguous rights record, has been all too willing to coddle dictators as evidenced by President Putin's hosting of Mr. Karimov on the eve of the anniversary of the bloody massacre at Andijon. Russia continues to maintain close ties with Lukashenka in Belarus—despite his being ostracized by the European Union and the United States, among others. I am also troubled by developments in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization – a collection of largely authoritarian and anti-democratic regimes with little tolerance for human rights.


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My "Pico/Roberson" neighborhood is quiet, classy, eclectic and ethnically-diverse with small, intimate restaurants ranging from Thai to Vietnamese, Chinese, Sushi, countless Kosher restaurants (including LA's first delicatessen), Kosher Mexican if you can believe that, authentic Mexican (duh!), French, Lebanese, bakeries galore, and even a hand-made ice cream and candy store. All are within walking distance. Elat, an unbelievable, multi-ethnic Middle-Eastern/Mediterranean supermarket is just up my street on Pico. (Great website!) Trader Joe's is five minutes away as is a more traditional Von's supermarket. Every Thursday, we have a terrific neighborhood Farmer's Market just a few blocks away featuring locally-grown produce.
A historically Jewish neighborhood (now ethnically diverse), countless synagogues are within walking distance, but so is St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. And an Egyptian Coptic Church is right next door to an Indian Sikh Temple just a few blocks from my house. Talk about eclectic!
On the other side of Robertson is La Cienega's "Restaurant Row." Dining/theater options are limitless. Within minutes, you are cruising the historic Fairfax District: Little Ethiopia, Farmers Market, and The Grove's Shopping/Dining/Theater Complex. I am in the center of it all and for the most part you can avoid LA's notorious traffic by sticking to surface streets or rapid transit.
I am one short block from a major bus line and minutes from LA's new rapid transit rail system. Subways in LA? Who knew? An inexpensive "unlimited" day pass whisks you to USC and Exposition Park, Downtown, Hollywood, both the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, Long Beach (The Queen Mary) and all parts in between. Don't miss the Watts Towers! Link to Central Station, another of LA's many magnificent Art Deco palaces, and catch a train to San Diego (short walk to Mexico), San Francisco, or even Portland and Seattle.
Or forget rapid transit and LA traffic entirely! Bring (or rent) a bicycle! I am one mile from the Ballona Creek bike path which carries you straight to Marina del Rey's beach bike paths south through the quaint coastal cities of Hermosa and Redondo Beach to the Palos Verdes Peninsula (and light house), or north through Venice and Santa Monica all the way to Pacific Palisades. Return to the Ballona Wetlands and allow the afternoon ocean breeze to push you all the way home. LA Fitness' premier workout facility (including large swimming pool, sauna, and jacuzzi) is four short blocks away.
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Randy if you read this message, thank you for everything.
What can I say - it was just perfect. When we had arrived, Randy explained us everything in his house, so it was easy to find one's bearings. The house was so nice... The room was quite comfortable and the location was great, so Downtown and Beach could be reached in thirty minutes by bus. The kitchen has been large and nothing was missing, cooking was also pleasant. So, Rand: We'll see you again!
Casa particular en una zona tranquila y bastante cerca de todo. Randy es muy acogedor y desde el primer momento te sientes como en casa. Además puede recomendarte cualquier cosa sobre Los Angeles, sitios que visitar, restaurantes,... Se nota que le encanta su ciudad y lo hace con mucho gusto. Recomendable 100%
Randy rocks!
There would be nothing more to say, but since this is a review, here we go:
Randy was the best host we had so far. He will do everything that you have a great time in LA. And he has many informations and recommendations that will give you the opportunity to explore LA not only as a tourist.
Randy is very comunicative and he knows some good stories to tell, if you would like to talk to your host, if you won't force you into it. :-)
The house is worth a stay as well. You can use the kitchen, have a nice backyard which is a beautiful place for having your meals and the shower is very comfi, and so is the bed.
And it is perfectly located to reach the different places in LA (short times to the beaches, to downtown and Hollywood...)
Next time in LA we will definitely try to get a room at Randy's again!
Hope to see you in Germany, big guy!
Nous avons passé un agréable séjour chez Randy, dans sa maison bien située, calme et accueillante. Randy nous a donné de précieux conseils afin de rendre notre séjour intéressant à la découverte de la culture américaine, du mode de vie, ainsi que la ville de L.A.
Our decision to stay with Randy' was a good one for several reasons. Firstly, Randy is a very friendly and cooperative person. If you like, he offers you lots of great advice regarding L.A. and its surronding. Randy has even mastered various sightseeing broshures. You can borrow it from him anytime. Secondly, the house and our room were clean and nice. The bathroom and kitchen were convenient und well equiped. Finally, Randy's house is perfectly located. It is just a couple of minutes to Beverly Hills and a short drive to the beach. Hollywood and Universal Studios are not too far away, as well. My husband and I definitely recommend to stay at Randy's.
ruhige Umgebung, geräumige Räume, grosses Bett, Bewegungsfreiheit im Haus, angenehme Atmosphäre, freundliche und sehr informativer Gastgeber ins gesamt der Gastgeber bekommt von uns 4 Sterne, sein Domizil 3,5 Sterne.
Bei einer Mitbenutzung, könnte das Badezimmer öfter gereinigt werden. Insgesamt wir haben unser Aufenthalt genossen.
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- כל מארח מאושר טלפונית
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- The Nation's Report Card on our public schools is in, and DC is celebrating an A+ in major growth in math and reading test scores.
8th graders at Stuart Hobson in NE are learning old English. Classmates across the hall are in English language and arts.
Dawn Clemens, the Principal says, "What we are finding today, the the common core is asking us to teach kids to be prepared for college and careers."
Dawn Clemens is principal of the Capital Hill Cluster which includes Stuart Hobbs Middle School. She's seen vast improvements in recent years
"In Middle school we are using 4 different reads to get the essence of complicated text which are 2 or 3 grade levels above where these kids are reading," she said.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says this type of strategy is helping DC public schools improve faster than the rest of the nation.
Duncan says, "Only one could show the greatest improvement 1 out of 51 and that is DC."
Mayor Vincent Gray says, "We're going in the right direction and we need to keep moving in that direction."
The District is now making the grade and closing the gap in math and reading scores. Since 2007, 4th grade reading in DC gained 8 points above the national average. In math, a 13 point gain over than the rest of the country.
DC 8th grade reading improved 2 points over the country's average and the same group in math, a whopping 14 point gain over the national average.
Although DC is not a state it's compared to its neighbors. Test scores fall bellow Maryland and Virginia by 15 point or more in reading and math. School Chancellor Kaya Henderson says its a work in progress.
Henderson said, "We use to be at the very bottom and you don't go from the bottom to the top overnight you have to grow. We have a long way to go but this is the right pace and the right place to do it."
Many educators say some credit has to go to former Chancellor Michelle Rhee who targeted teacher performance.
Kaya Henderson, the DC Chancellor says, "I was Michelle's deputy for three years before I took over as chancellor and the work we did in the first three years helped build a firm foundation for the work we've done in the last 3 years and all of that has helped us get where we are with these test scores."
Clemens says, "We are extremely proud to be a part of DCPS and we couldn't say that 5 or 6 years ago."
Chancellor Henderson attributes the growth to teachers and higher standards.
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But how? Lancaster is the perennial "underachiever"; the "load of talent that can't do anything with it," right?
This year was different. This year, battles were won long before September 1, and without a football.
And oh yeah, that last minute phone call from four-star defensive end Daeshon Hall helped, too.
It was a typical sticky, triple-digit August morning. Mosquitoes drowning in your arm sweat kind of day.
The humming of lawn mowers along the fencing of Tiger Stadium filled the air, cut periodically by the sound of a whistle; each whistle quickly followed by cleats, like hooves, pounding the scorching turf, and heavy breathing.
It was the third day of two-a-days, those dreaded two weeks before season, concluded as usual with suicides.
Senior Demarcus Ayers was the first to sprint the width of the field and back, crossing the sideline a good 20 yards ahead of the remainder of the pack of Tigers, dropping to all fours to begin pushups. That was one set.
"Fifteen more," shouted Gilbert.
A collective groan surfaced from the group.
"We can stop now, though. No problem," he said.
The group looked up, questioningly.
"We can quit and go home. Let's go. No one thinks we're going to amount to anything anyway this year," Gilbert continued. "Let's just call it a day. In fact, let's just call it a season. Let's just quit. It's what Lancaster does, right? It's easy."
It was then that Ayers had heard enough, digging into his squad, lighting a fire beneath, demanding the whistle be blown again.
"We ain't done," he shouted.
Those same words from Ayers could be heard shouted on the same sideline under the Friday night lights of September, following John Tyler's back-to-back scores that cut Lancaster's lead to five late in the third.
And when the Tigers fell 20-3 to open the second half with Mansfield Legacy. And again when they were ahead 14-13 with minutes remaining in the regional final with Mesquite Poteet.
All battles that ended victoriously.
"This year, we worked on the preparation rather than worrying about the end result," explained Gilbert. "I was always so worried about the outcome, worried about winning, winning, winning. And I knew better. But winning's addictive. Once you start winning, you want to keep on."
"I forgot that I need to focus on the prep, the process. When we didn't do that, it showed. Red Oak (Lancaster's only loss, 17-0) beat us when we did not pay as much attention to detail and preparation- that's the coaches and the kids."
"'Do all you can do, so you can do all you can do.' That's what we preached this year, and what we put all of our attention on. And the kids bought into it. I've never had a bunch buy into it so well," he continued. "Plain and simple, we had the right bunch and we had an offseason that was the most outstanding offseason I've ever seen."
"It all started in March- the spring boot camp. Talk about a grueling week that really brought these guys together. I was so impresssed with how they carried themselves through it and really used it to prepare for the spring season and the fall."
Gilbert was quick to credit the leadership of Ayers, junior Nick Harvey, and four-star defensive end Daeshon Hall.
"Daeshon, it was big when he came back. Everybody was so excited. I really felt like when he showed back up, we could win it all."
Hall, a 6-foot-6, 220-pounder with Seattle, Washington roots, moved to Lancaster with his family for the 2012 spring semester. It was in the summer of this year that he made the move back to Washington, before ultimately winding back up at Lancaster in August, days before school started.
"I'll never forget that phone call," smiled Gilbert.
Hall and Ayers won't either.
It was the day Ayers had landed back in Dallas-Fort Worth following MVP performances for Team USA in Austin.
"I called Daeshon on my way to the eye doctor," he recalled. "I remember he was trying to enroll into Garfield. I told him we wanted him back, and that we could do it. We had his jersey, we had his cleats, everything was set up for him… He just said he'd think about it."
It was less than an hour later, following the exam, that Ayers' phone rang.
"I'm coming back," said Hall on the other line.
"I wanted to finish up in Texas, it's good football all over," he explained when news broke in August. "I was debating whether I was going to play basketball in college or football. If it was football, I knew I needed to be in a place that could prepare me best. Plus, I wanted to be back with my boys, finishing what we started. We want to be No. 1 in 4A, No. 1 in the state."
Said Ayers of his reaction to the call: "I knew right then we were going to do something special. When you got a kid like him and a kid like me, as humble as we are, the things we've been through, the ups and downs, the attributes we have, it rubs off on everyone else. When I knew he was coming back, it hit me. I thought, 'we got more than just a chance.'"
Hall now sits the The Associated Press 4A defensive player of the year, having tallied 83 tackles, including 24 for loss, 18 sacks and 20 quarterback pressures. He's also forced two fumbles, broken up four passes and blocked three kicks; Ayers, Mr. 'Do It All' carries into Friday 3,181 total yards of offense and 40 touchdowns passing, rushing and receiving.
"We wouldn't be where we are today without those two. No way," said Gilbert. "Daeshon, he's the leader of this defense [a defense that has limited its opponents to an average 14.8 points this season.] He just wrecks offenses, I mean just destroys them. You have to deal with him. You are not settled to do all the things you want to do because you're wondering if you're going to block him- and if ur not blocking him, you're holding him. Regardless, he's keeping you on your toes all game."
"The best thing about Ayers- of course he's a great athlete. Everybody knows that. But he has tremendous football instincts and savvy. He knows the game inside and out- sometimes a little too much- he always has a suggestion," he laughed. "But he studies the heck out of this game. I'm anxious to see those two in college."
[The two are Division I prospects. Hall, a soft verbal to Washington, and Ayers, having recently decommitted from Washington State, both look to make a few visits after season.]
"I've come a long way since last year," noted Ayers. "Last year we had a lot of ups and downs and selfishness. My philosophy last year was that I couldn't control what the rest of the team was doing, and to just come in and do my job. This year, my job is be the quarterback of this team, lead this team, and come through when they need me. That's what I've been coached to do."
"I'm calling the plays, controlling the offense, keeping everyone level headed. I take care of myself but also look after everyone else."
"Coach Gilbert and the coaching staff always tell me when I'm on and I'm having a great night and I'm going, the whole team's going. I pressure myself hard. I'm never really satisfied with anything. And I stay on everybody. Sometimes I'm mad at myself and I take it out on the team because I want it so bad as a team," Ayers admitted. "But, this year, the guys get that. We're all on the same page."
And as Gilbert mentioned, it all started with everything that had absolutely nothing to do with touching a football.
"We had a drill sargeant come in in the spring for boot camp," recapped Hall. "It was nothing but discipline, hard work, digging down deep, fighting through everything. A lot of people won't admit it, but that's really what got us better as a team. We could've ran plays every day out of the year, but it's the stuff off the field that's paid off."
"Those things helped us dig down deep in every game this season," chimed in Ayers. "When the going got tough, late in the game, we reverted back to boot camp, back in March, when we had to dig down, and do those pushups when we couldn't feel our arms, or when we had to attack the weights after we had just done suicides and ropes and cone drills. We dug down then and got it done, so it wasn't nothing, we knew we could do it again."
"Freight train comin'," he smiled. "That's been the theme this year. We're all on one train and we're trying to let everybody know its comin'."
The train will make its final stop Friday, when the Tigers take the field with Cedar Park amidst thousands at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in the Texas 4A-II state championship.
"There's really nothing to say or do at this point," said Hall. "It's more of a reminder. A reminder of everything we've done to this point -- like the two-minute pressure drill we do every day at the end of practice. We just remind ourselves of how we got it done all week at practice, it's no thing now, let's just do it again."
"Stick with the things that got you there," Ayers added. "Keep it simple."
On being one of two 4A-II teams left standing in the vast Lone Star State, Hall sighed, "There are really no words for it. It's every senior's dream. It's what I came back for. To end your high school legacy in the state championship, battling to win it all, it's a dream come true. Everyone worked so hard this year, from the coaching staff staying up late to break down film, to us executing at practice, pounding eachother, day in and day out. Just a dream come true."
"Something told me to come back this year, I don't know what it was. But I'm glad it did," he smiled.
Ayers nodded. "Being able to lead the guys, for them to be able to look in my eyes, and know I'm ready at all times, I'm ready to seize the moment, ready to make that big play and come through when they need me, it's undescribable. It's been a blessing to be the captain of this team this year. Best group of guys I've been with. Ever. This is a year I'll never forget for the rest of my life."
Ayers paused, looking down as if in deep thought.
"You know, I can't even tell you how many people have asked me how I felt about not making all-state, knowing Daeshon and Nick Harvey did."
He looked up.
"Everyone's not in the state championship right now and I am… Nothing would mean more to me than winning it."
That chance kicks off Friday at 8 p.m. CT at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.


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Country music couple Brantley Gilbert and Jana Kramer have split, sources tell People.
The couple, who were both nominated for best new artist at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April, were engaged to be married. Busy careers are to blame, the source explained.
"They are both so busy right now," the source told People. "They are both on the road and have to spend a lot of time apart, which isn't ideal for any couple, let alone a couple trying to plan a wedding."
The couple announced their engagement in January after confirming they were dating in September 2012.
"There was no foul play involved, it's nothing like that," the source said. "They were happy together but know what's best."
Kramer, 29, a former star of TV's "One Tree Hill," was previously married twice. One of those marriages lasted a month.


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Porting 383/440 Aluminum Replacement Heads - Power PortingWritten by on October 1, 2002 Putting The Grind To Mopar's New Big-Block Aluminum Heads
Mopar Performance has been in the aluminum head market for quite a few years now with their Stage VI variations, which deliver the one-two punch of more power and lighter weight. The Stage VI heads feature raised runners, which result in a widened span between the pair of heads when bolted on an engine. Naturally, this requires a wider-than-stock intake manifold. The clever feature of these heads is that the intake runners are raised exactly enough to line up an RB intake on a B engine, although RB engines still require a dedicated wider Stage VI intake or spacers.
Hidden in the MP catalog is a new aluminum 383/440-replacement head. The 383/440 heads feature many of the design improvements of the Stage VI heads, such as the modern quench-style combustion chamber and revised runners, but have the stock intake port location. This configuration makes the new 383/440 aluminum head more of a bolt-on replacement, and opens the door to a wide range of conventional intake manifold choices for RB engines without the need for manifold spacers. We ordered a set and evaluated the airflow potential.
Baseline And Design Characteristics
MP's #P4876311 aluminum replacement big-block heads are sold as bare castings, and come cut for the familiar 2.14- and 1.81-inch intake and exhaust valves, respectively. They accept all the stock-specification valvetrains, either the factory stuff or any of the high performance aftermarket components designed for the OE-style heads. An exhaust crossover provision is provided. Being aluminum, there is a weight savings of approximately 50 pounds for the pair compared to production iron heads-a significant reduction of front-end weight in a big-block car.
The heads are fitted with heavy-wall bronze valve guides and hardened steel valve seat inserts. Most significantly, they carry relatively compact 78cc closed combustion chambers. The chamber design is some 12cc smaller than the open-chamber iron production design, boosting compression ratio. Since aluminum heads will typically tolerate an additional point of compression ratio as compared to their cast iron counterparts, the smaller chambers offer a complementary change. Beyond the added ratio, the closed chamber allows for increased combustion efficiency by facilitating the incorporation of quench and squish effects when building the engine. A flat top piston at zero deck, along with a common .040-inch gasket, will yield the desired result. The rewards include greater detonation tolerance and a significant increase in torque production over an open chamber head. Significant for some is the stock-appearing end profile which, unlike most aftermarket aluminum heads with flat milled ends, looks like an iron head if painted.
Mopar Performance claims the 383/440 aluminum head, out of the box, will outflow the factory #906 heads originally fitted on '68-'70 big-blocks (and are generally regarded as the best standard production heads). This they did handily (refer to the numbers in tables 1 and 2, columns 1) in our independent testing. This compares to peak flow numbers in the 210-225 cfm range for stock #906 intake ports. As replacement heads, they greatly outpaced the stockers, but this was only scratching the surface of the heads' ultimate potential with additional porting.
Carving For CFM
In as-delivered form, Mopar Performance estimates a performance increase of 40 hp for the aluminum replacement head versus OE. Based on the flow numbers in our baseline, this seems like a more than reasonable expectation. Certainly, there is a great deal of additional flow available with modifications. We decided to perform a progression of modifications to the as-delivered heads to gauge how they would respond. We would begin with the most basic level of prep and progress to a full-competition porting job. Keep in mind that porting expertise is greatly varied depending on who does the work, particularly as the level of modification becomes more involved. We broke down the results at various levels throughout the course of the modification sequence. This allows the airflow obtainable with various levels of modifications to be quantified to help evaluate how far you want to go if you're contemplating a set of these heads. The final level of modifications performed on these heads may be beyond what many would consider or require for a typical street/strip application.
Machining Maneuvers
Our first modification was a competition valve job to the cylinder head seats. Although the heads come with the seats already machined, a precise custom seat form cut on a Serdi valve seat machine is the foundation from which we always begin. We had our buddy Dr. Air, Roger Helgesen, cut the seats on APT's Serdi 100. The first step here is a sweeping cut of the chamber walls to within .020 inches of the head gasket line using a vertical form cutter with a 15-degree face angle and a .150-inch corner radius. This is the "deshrouding" cut-removing as much of the chamber wall adjacent to the valve edge as practical. The MP heads were already nearly to the limit, so not much was machined away here. The intake seat cutter used was a conventional 30/45/60-degree form. We cut the intake seat to only show the slightest hint of the 30-degree angle coming in. On the exhaust side, we used a 45-degree cutter with a radiused throat profile and 30-degree top angle. After the seat machining, a long 75-degree cutter was employed on both the intake and exhaust ports under the seat, opening up the bowls until only .050 inches of the 60-degree seat bottom cut remained. The results of our valve job are shown in tables 1 and 2, column 2.
We gained fairly well in intake and exhaust flow up to .400 inches of lift. Over .400 inches we actually dropped quite a bit, particularly on the intake. Why? The flow of a seat form is virtually independent of the rest of the port under low flow conditions at low lifts. There's plenty of time for the air to straighten out and make its way between the seat and valve. At higher flow rates at higher lifts, a disruption in the port or bowl can goof up the flow. Machining with the 75-degree throat cutter left a nasty stepped sharp edge down in the bowl, significantly hurting flow at higher lifts. Doing the valve job and throat cut really just left the overall port in an unfinished state, so the results were entirely predictable.
Blending The Edge
To finish the job, the rough edge left where the machining ends and the as-cast surface begins needs at least mild blending with a hand cutter. This was our first "porting" mod. The process is typically called "bowl blending," although what was done here was minimal. The process literally takes a minute or so per port. We simply used a carbide bit in a hand-held die grinder to cut the sharp edge, or step, to smooth the transition from machine to cast surfaces. The resultant change in flow is tabulated in tables 1 and 2, column 3.
Port flow at just this level of modification exceeded what can be expected of typical "fully ported" iron heads. At this point we had a set of great street/strip heads, and while our valve job contributed to port flow, a similar "bowl blend" on the as-delivered MP heads would likely have resulted in similarly meaningful gains. With the substantial flow improvement for the effort involved, we consider the bowl blend a must-do.
Short Side Science
Our next mod was to take the bowl blend just slightly farther and minimally rework the all-important short side turn of both the intake and exhaust ports. The short side is the area of the port where the floor turns sharply around the corner towards the valve seat machining, and is universally the most critical area to achieving high airflow. At this level of porting we only added a mild round radius to the short turn, without drastic alterations. Port flow, as expected, shot up significantly, as tabulated in tables 1 and 2, column 4.
So far, we had about an hour's work into the heads that practically anyone with a grinder can accomplish. To put the resultant port flow into perspective, precious few all-out "full race-ported" iron heads can achieve this flow with several days' expert porting work. Most ported iron heads don't even come close. Once you're in doing the bowl blend, it would be foolish to give up the additional flow available with just some minor contouring of the short side turn.
Pocket Ported
The next level of porting normally would be reworking the bowl area of the port-the area of the port under the valve. Reworking the bowls and around the valve guide is typically referred to as "pocket porting," and requires more skill than the minimal work done up to this point. Pocket porting is all done from the valve side of the port, working the cast bowl area and streamlining the valve guide boss where it protrudes into the port. In the case of our heads, much of the excess bowl material to about 3/4 inches below the valve seat was already machined to near final size by the 75-degree throat machining operation. The valve guide protrusions of these MP aluminum heads are pretty minimal, particularly on the intakes. We reworked the guides, blended the roof trenches on either side adjacent to the guide boss, and mildly contoured what cast surfaces of the bowl remained. Care should be taken here not to get carried away and make the bowl too big, particularly in the machined throat area under the seat. A set of dividers is handy here to measure the throat diameter under the seat, which shouldn't be enlarged to more than 80-83 percent of valve diameter in the exhaust bowl, and 86-88 percent on the intake. Too big of a throat will ruin the venturi shape of the throat and kill the flow.
Pocket-porting the intake port yielded minimal improvements, as shown in table 1, column 5. The port was already moving quite a bit of air for its size, and the bowl and guide boss form wasn't much of a restriction at this level, particularly with our initial machining. The easy potential of the port had already been reached with the previous work. On the exhaust side, we found quite an improvement in high lift flow, most of which likely resulted in removing the step on either side of the valve guide and blending it from the bowl into the roof channels on either side of the guide. We gained a considerable amount of flow up top, from about .400 lift and up (table 2, column 5). The exhaust flow with this head was really outstanding.
Runner Mods
At this stage of the game, we had pretty much gotten the easy flow potential of the heads, both on the intake and exhaust ports, with only minor mods. The flow numbers showed these to be good heads, and any additional improvement would take a more serious level of modification. The intake runners are relatively small in cross-section, and here some decisions must be made regarding application. For large displacement engines, or high rpm with smaller mills, more cross-section is needed to allow the engine to make power higher up. Peak torque rpm is largely determined by intake runner minimum cross-sectional area for a given displacement and cam duration. For a lower rpm application, such as a 440 cammed for the 5,500 rpm or lower peak power, the runner work isn't required. If you're building your 440 to peak in the 6,000-7,000 rpm range, it can use all the cross-section you can get.
All big-block Mopar heads, both production and aftermarket, which use the stock valve length and rocker offset, have the same limitations in cross-section. First is the pushrod pinch point, or the area where the port squeezes between the pushrods. Second is the area of the port directly under the valvespring. Here the height is limited by the spring pocket above, and the height of the floor at the short side turn below. The length of the production valve in-between sets available height. The port widens considerably here to compensate, but this, too, is limited by the adjacent head bolt hole. None of this is a concern for the mild street engine, but it is relevant to those looking for maximum high-rpm power. The port can be conservatively enlarged without too much science, but for an all-out effort, careful planning is a must. We were planning to make big ports by the time we were done.
First, the gasket line was scribed at the port entrance, and the opening cut to match. At this point, we used a Helgesen "E" tool to gauge the thickness of the port wall at the pushrod pinch. We found that considerable material could be removed here to widen the port. The pushrod side also was cut to leave about .070 inches of wall thickness at the apex of the pushrod hole, and the opposite wall was cut back as well. The runner width at the pushrod pinch was opened up from 1.025 to 1.250 inches, which is a lot.
Next, the roof was attacked with the plan of raising it. Using dividers, we measured the thickness of the roof under the spring seat and found there wasn't much room to go up there. We marked the port location under the spring seat and raised the roof, tapering from that point to the scribed gasket line at the port entrance. Little was removed under the spring seat, tapering to more than .150 inches of material removed halfway down the port, then tapering back to the gasket line at the manifold face. Essentially, we scooped the roof out along its length between the limiting points under the spring seat and at the factory gasket location. The side walls of the port were then mildly cut from the manifold face all the way to the bowl. The enlarged intake runner produced the flow figures in table 1, column 6.
Although the flow bench showed the only benefit to be a moderate flow gain in the middle lifts, the increase in cross-sectional area should serve to move the power peak up in our intended application. It seemed from the flow curve that the port responded to the larger port early in the lift curve, but couldn't carry the increase in flow higher up. It seemed that some more work on the short turn could help the port take advantage of the larger runner. We rolled the short turn back to a more rounded profile and scooped the flat floor leading to the short turn to a more rounded form. This brought our high lift numbers up (table 1, column 7), with no penalty at lower lifts-a benefit, but only with rather high-lift cams.
On the exhaust side, the flow was already at exceptional levels, with the runner still virgin. No further mods were required here. We lightly cut the runners to a gasket match (FelPro header gasket) and found the flow unchanged.
Esoteric Experimentation
Our next mod was to drastically alter the floor shape of the intake port. These are specialized mods that should not be attempted by the novice or anyone without specific objectives in mind. The runner floor ramps up sharply as it goes down the port, dropping steeply at the short turn. This "ski-jump" shape follows years-old convention in port design. The steep ramp-up of the floor is at its peak directly below the lowest part of the roof, under the spring seat. Reevaluating the port cross-sections with our revised runner, this area represented the tightest part of the port. We wanted more cross-section here, and couldn't go up any higher at the roof without breaking through the spring seat, so down was the only alternative. The floor ramp was cut down perhaps .200 inches, and the short turn again reworked to accommodate the revised floor. The flow improved (table 1, column 8), but we were more satisfied to gain the cross-sectional area.
The scooped-out roof of the intake port curved steeply upward from the manifold entrance and around to the bowl. It wasn't the most aesthetic port configuration, but it matched the steeply rising port floor. It looked to beg for a straighter approach from the intake manifold, but that would be outside the constraints of the stock gasket size.
There is a huge amount of metal thickness in these heads to raise the port entrance to our heart's content. We decided to raise the port at the entrance a full .300 inches. This mod would render the stock valley tray unusable, and require custom gaskets and serious intake manifold reworking to match. In practical terms, it would be better to consider the MP Stage VI raised port head before contemplating such an unusual mod, but we wanted to see what it would do. The straighter approach was indeed better, taking the port flow handily above 300 cfm (table 1, column 9).
Similarly, the exhaust port roof was raised, but by a much more conservative .100 inches above the scribed gasket line. Again, this moves the port window outside the size range of a typical Mopar header gasket, and may require some rework at the header entrance to mate. The exhaust port responded unfavorably to this change, initially losing a noticeable amount of high-lift flow. With some additional massaging of the roof portion of the runner into the bowl, we got most of it back (table 2, column 6). Live and learn.
Final Finish
To this point, the runners were both still rough-cut with the coarse carbide burrs. Using a selection of abrasive flap wheels and cartridge rolls, the entire port surfaces were blended smooth. This, as the term implies, is polishing the port. Both the intakes and exhaust picked up some additional flow, not by virtue of the shinier surface finish, but through the blending and smoothing of the various rough transitions and bumps left by the rough carbide cuts. Polished and ported, our MP 383/440 aluminum heads delivered the good final flow numbers in tables 1 and 2, columns 10 and 7. We found that with minimal cleanup, these heads offer excellent flow.
Did we go too far with our port mods? For practical purposes, the answer is probably "yes." These heads can be assembled, detailed, bolted on, and run with the best of them for their intended street-street/ strip application. The flow numbers at modification levels 4 and 5 show that to be credible. Our goal was to use them as the basis of a high rpm, high-powered big-block. For that we wanted a large port cross-section and good high-lift flow. MP has other heads more suitable for this goal, but we have a hunch that these heads will meet our goals just fine. If we hustle, we may even have some dyno numbers by next month's issue.
Table 1
Intake Port Flow-MP 383/440 aluminum headSuperFlow 600; cfm@28-inches water depression
Ported and tested by Steve Dulcich
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|.100 in.
|.200 in.
|.300 in.
|.400 in.
|.500 in.
|.600 in.
|.700 in.
|*Peak with 2-inch 90-degree flow pipe
Legend For Table 1
- T1 - Out of the box 383/440 aluminum replacement head
- T2 - Precision Serdi "race" valve job by Roger "Dr. Air" Helgesen
- T3 - Minimal bowl blend of machined throat cut to bowl
- T4 - Mild short side radius blend
- T5 - Pocket port bowl, guide boss, and adjacent roof areas
- T6 - Enlarge port runner, pushrod pinch, and scoop out roof within gasket and spring seat constraints
- T7 - More involved short side turn rework. Laid back and rolled shape
- T8 - Cut floor hump (ramp) significantly, again revise short side turn
- T9 - Enlarge roof to port entrance .300 inches above stock gasket line
- T10 - Polish port
Table 2
Exhaust Port Flow - MP 383/440 Aluminum HeadSuperFlow 600; cfm@28-inches water depression
Ported and tested by Steve Dulcich
Tested Without Flow Pipe Or Tube
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Legend For Table 2
- T1 - Out of the box 383/440 aluminum replacement head
- T2 - Precision Serdi "race" valve job by Roger "Dr. Air" Helgesen
- T3 - Minimal bowl blend of machined throat cut to bowl
- T4 - Mild short side radius blend
- T5 - Pocket port bowl, guide boss, and adjacent roof areas
- T6 - Raise roof .100 inches above FelPro header gasket line
- T7 - Polish port
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Rick Stoner at Westech lined us up with this rollover cylinder head stand from TDA. It rotates and quick-locks through a 360-degree rollover angle, and is perfect for headwork. We highly recommend it for serious porting.Step one was a competition valve job on a Serdi seat cutting machine, including sweeping the chambers out to within .025 inches of the scribed head gasket line. This is where we prefer to begin a serious flow modification effort. Although the MP heads already have a decent valve job, opening the bowls by machine with a 75-degree throat cutter greatly reduces handwork and improves accuracy when carving the bowls, so we recut the seats as part of the process. Port flow to .400 inches was up, although the raw machined throat cut needs to be hand-massaged to finish the job.The first cut was just a mild bowl blend, removing the sharp edge left by machining where it meets the as-cast bowl (pointer). Don't cut any higher than the insert. Port flow at this basic level was quite good, and far, far past any production iron head. Compare to the as-machined intake port (right).The next mod was to mildly blend the short side turn. This is the transition from the floor to the valve seat, and is the most critical part of the port. Compare the stock port (6a) to the rounded and profiled reworked form (6b). At this level of prep, these intakes move serious air.Similarly, the exhaust short turn was blended (right port). Compare to the sharp edge in the as-machined short turn at left. Check the chart to see how much this minor detail affects flow. With the 383/440 aluminum head's revised exhaust port, this is all that is required for an exceptionally efficient flow.Here we illustrate a pocket-ported intake runner. The guide boss, roof areas and adjacent channels, and bowl are the areas reworked. An unmodified intake is visible to the right. Frankly, the as-cast form here is pretty good, and this extra work should be reserved for more serious high rpm and horsepower efforts.Similar pocket-porting to the exhaust brought the already high-flowing port up significantly more (right port). Most of the gain is from eliminating the step at either side of the guide boss-clearly visible in the uncut port to the left. Think about the direction of airflow.Next, we enlarged the intake runner. Port flow was up in the mid to higher lift ranges. Keep in mind your application when contemplating runner mods. Enlarging the runner becomes more relevant the higher the intended rpm range. For moderate dual-purpose applications with mild cams (230 degrees or less, to put a number on it), the as-cast runner size can be retained, or some clearancing at the pushrod pinch employed if you're ambitious. Getting into big cams (260 degrees at .050 or more), 440s can use all the area you can find, and even more so with big-inch strokers. The as-cast MP heads are actually slightly larger in runner cross-section than some popular competitive heads. We were leaning towards the large side of the scale in our intended usage.Limitation on how high the runner roof can go is right here, at the spring seat. The stock valve length and the requirement to make room for the spring dictates this. There's only so much real estate up for grabs here if the object is to make a big port. Measure the thickness of the roof here, note the location inside the port, and be aware while grinding.
A Helgesen E-tool was used at the pushrod pinch to measure the wall thickness, which dictates how wide the port can go.After enlarging the runner, we felt a racier short turn would benefit high lift flow. We rounded the profile of the floor and laid it farther back, gaining considerably in high lift flow with no penalty down lower in the lift range. Compare to the straight, flat short turn in the port to the right.To gain the more cross-sectional area in the crowded area under the spring seat, we sacrificed the high run-up along the port floor to the short turn, and seriously whacked it down, reprofiling the upper approach to the short turn in the process. The port went over 300 cfm with this mod. We were after real estate to lower the port velocity for high rpm performance more than we were after flow.There is a massive amount of material in the port roof of these heads from about midway down the runner to the manifold face. The port's roof shape is cast concave (which is good), and our porting exaggerated this form even further. Raising the roof entrance provides a much better approach into the runner, but precludes the use of the stock gaskets or valley pan. We cut the roof .300 inches at the entrance. We'll have to get creative to make a manifold work with this.Raising the exhaust roof actually hurt flow. These MP heads are truly outstanding in exhaust flow, with the runner as-cast.


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Bee colonies across the United States are being affected by a strange phenomenon dubbed "Colony Collapse Disorder."
As part of the celebration for Children's Book Week Nov. 12-18, students in Holyoke Elementary participated in a read-in Friday, Nov. 16, where everyone was encouraged to wear their pajamas, bring a pillow and cuddle up in the hallways with a good book.
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The 2002 Phillips County Relay for Life placed second in the Rocky Mountain Division for the most money raised per capita in its population category, raising a total of $45,035.
Sandra Rahe was recently hired to complete the school year as Holyoke High School math teacher following Dan Watson's death Oct. 14.
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Melissa Memorial Hospital and Holyoke were represented Saturday, Nov. 7 when an information booth was set up at Colorado's first Family Practice Opportunities Fair, held at the Sheraton Denver Tech Center.
Bob Brandt Jr. of Holyoke was selected by the Board of Advisors for the Outstanding Young Men of America awards program for inclusion in the 1987 edition of "Outstanding Young Men of America."
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Retiring Farmers Union board member Guy Poe of Holyoke was honored at the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union annual convention last Saturday for his 21 years of service on the board of directors.
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AMES, Iowa – The No. 7 Iowa State women's cross country team travels to Terra Haute, Ind. Saturday to compete at NCAA Championships. The Cyclones are coming off a strong performance on their home course at the NCAA Midwest Regional, capturing the program's fourth-consecutive regional title.
Iowa State has grown accustomed to competing at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center, qualifying for five-straight championships and notching three-straight top-15 finishes.
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The Iowa State women have continued to improve throughout the season, getting better and better with each race. The Cyclones have consistently risen in the national polls, moving up over 20 places during the 2013 campaign.
The Cyclones will look to improve on last year's 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, and to do that, Grove-McDonough has preached the importance of staying relaxed to her runners.
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Mohamed Hrezi will also represent Iowa State in the men's race. Hrezi qualified as an individual after placing fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regional. The Naugatuck, Conn., native will become the first Cyclone from the men's team to compete at the championships in three years (Hillary Bor, 2010).
The men's race is slated to begin at 11:00 a.m. CT, followed by the women's race. Race time has not yet been set for the women, but the race will likely start around 12:15 p.m. CT.
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|Eastern Plains to receive funds for food and shelter
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The Eastern Plains region has been chosen to receive $17,784 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the counties.
The selection was made by a national board chaired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from the American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA; the Jewish Federations of North America; the Salvation Army; and the United Way Worldwide.
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For many years, art was for few, almost stolen moments, life was so full, mother, partner, an intense job, fascinating, full of meaning, a family, friends, traveling, a happy life, privileged, overflowing, with a hidden constant, often peaceful and beneficial, sometimes intense, sometimes a kind of internal emergency, a river looking for its sea. Then illness, providing even more love for life and also its share of mystery.
After a long sickness leave, and confronted with the impossibility to continue in such an intense job, the obvious stands out, the other passion, creativity. Almost immediately, oil on canvas takes over all the healthy days. Another world, but one where what one has become vibrates, underlies inspiration, brings sharper awareness of the world inside, a sounding board where echo the world, impressions, questions, concepts, and also emotions, dreams, revolt, colours and shapes … an internal world that wants to be born and reach out to others.
The river has found its sea. The priority seems always the same, feeling alive and celebrating life, interact, love, look out for a better world … and if not finding perfect wisdom, to come in time to perceive and surrender to the greater mystery!
Much traveling and a passion for Asia.
Atelier and home in Lausanne, Switzerland.