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How To Install Cams, Heads, and Induction - 400 Street Lowdeck Part IIWritten by on October 1, 2000 Heads, Cam, Induction,.Dyno!
Last month we built the bottom end of our street 400 Mopar mill. Better known as a low compression smog chugger, or the basis of radical stroker combos, we were intrigued with the idea of building a stock-stroke street performance lowdeck 400. After all, with its 4.342-inch x 3.375-inch bore/stroke combo, the 400 makes for some interesting comparisons versus some of the more tried and true big block Mopars. What if you could take a 383 Road Runner mill and bore it out over a tenth of an inch, or .122-inch? It would be one radical 383 if it was possible, but we know that with the available bore material this is just a pipe dream. That bore also equals a stock 400 block with a basic .030-inch overbore ...hmmm. What about a 440, de-stroked by 31/48-inch to make a high rpm screamer? Wanna know what it would do? Again, it's basically the same package as the stock factory-issue 400.
True, as issued by the factory, the 400 never got a chance to show its colors as a high performance mill. Introduced in 1972, the era of high compression was by then replaced by the emissions control era. The 400 was hit especially hard in the compression ratio department, with a rated ratio of 8.2:1-though the actual measured ratio was dippin' into the sevens. Add a host of smog equipment and it's no wonder the 400 never got noticed.
In last month's issue, we took care of the low compression problem, compliments of KB Pistons' KB-240 hypereutectic pistons. These are the first reasonably priced off-the-shelf performance pistons for the 400. We added the commonly available 383 forged crank to replace the 400's factory cast piece, and assembled the shortblock with quality components from Summit Racing, including a set of Total Seal moly rings. The stuff that comes next will ultimately determine the temperament and output of our finished engine.
Buildin' To Drive
We've built a wide variety of engine combos over the last few years, some radical, some a bit more tame, but all streetable. What's the plan for this 400? Think "'71 Challenger R/T, factory 383 auto/air car, loaded to the gills with two body buck tags full of options." The original 383 Magnum came through with a factory gross rated 300hp (250hp SAE net); with the original 3.23:1 rear it was no drag racer, but an almost unsurpassed road car. We wanted our 400 replacement engine to deliver an output of 1hp per cubic inch, but do it with the same level of civility and smoothness of the stock 383 Magnum. The easiest and quickest path to making big power was now out. We just didn't want to live with a big lumpy cam, completely changing the personality of our Challenger, but we still wanted a big power edge over the stock 383. Oh, and let's not forget about comparable fuel economy, plus long term reliability all at a reasonable cost.
Making this combination a reality meant keeping the camshaft short-no longer than the stock Magnum cam of the original 383. Instead of a big cam, we would depend on a good set of heads to let the air flow in. With a short cam for street drivability, we were banking on the 400's short stroke/big bore combined with excellent head flow to provide good higher rpm torque-to extend the powerband, delivering the power increases we were after with solid power numbers up top.
Our choice of camshaft would be critical, for the sake of keeping the engine smooth and reliable, yet delivering on our power goals. We tapped the Comp Cams catalog for one of their new Xtreme Energy hydraulic cams. This new line of performance cams features a more aggressive rate of acceleration than traditional hydraulic grinds, providing more lift at a given duration than some of the more common older grinds. The cam we chose was Comp's Xtreme Energy XE268H, with a gross intake and exhaust duration of 268 degrees and 280 degrees, respectively; duration at .050-inches of 224 and 230; and .477-inch/.480-inch lift. The overlap with the cam's 110-degree lobe separation angle is 54 degrees. Comparing specs, the stock 440/383 Magnum cam carried a gross duration of 268-degree intake/284-degree exhaust; duration at .050-inches of 208 and 220; .450-inch/.458-inch lift; on 115-degree lobe centers, giving 46 degrees of overlap.
Although the stock 440 Magnum cam carries the same intake and slightly more exhaust duration, the overlap on the Comp cam is significantly higher (by 8 degrees), owing to the narrower lobe separation angle. It's not that the Comp cam has an especially narrow lobe separation angle (it doesn't), it's that at 115 degrees, the factory cam was very wide. Based upon the increased overlap, the Comp grind will be somewhat cammier, but at 54 degrees overlap, it is still well in the range of a daily-driver streetable grind in a 400-inch motor, even with an automatic trans, air, and power brakes. The most significant difference is in the duration at .050-inch. The Comp grind is so much more aggressive that it reaches .050-inches 16 degrees quicker on an intake lobe of the same duration, and on the exhaust side reaches .050-inches 10 degrees sooner on a 4-degree shorter lobe-a dramatic increase in how fast the modern Comp grind gets the valves moving. This advantage is carried right to max lift, with the Comp cam having .027-inch and .022-inch more lift on the intake and exhaust lobes respectively.
Without increasing the duration, the Comp cam profile provides a significant increase in area under the lift curve, which translates directly into airflow. Another plus for the Comp grind is that with the narrower lobe separation angle, the intake valve closing point is sooner in relation to piston position, helping with torque generation lower in the power curve. Along with the cam, we ordered Comp's lifters, timing set, steel retainers, locks, and springs. The final addition to the valvetrain was a set of Crane's proven and reasonably priced aluminum roller-tipped rockers and pushrods.
Heads Up
Because we were being conservative in the cam selection in the interest of street drivability, we would need an outstanding set of heads to deliver the flow needed to make power. While aftermarket heads can fit the bill, we planned on using production castings that we would modify ourselves to keep the costs down. With the 400 being some 40 cubes smaller than the popular RB Mopar, the airflow-to-cubic-inch picture is more favorable on the short stroke 400 than its big brother. With 9.1 percent fewer cubes to feed, a trick set of modified stock heads would be more than enough for the job. A couple of years back we did some extensive flow bench time on big block Chrysler heads, figuring out what made them move air (see "Going With the Flow," Mopar Muscle, January, February, March, 1999). Our plan was simply to apply all of the porting tricks we learned to a set of factory #346 castings we happened to have. Why the #346? We had already stolen the #452 castings that came on our 400 for another project, and we had plenty of #346s. The fact is our testing showed no real difference in flow potential between these and any of the later production heads, including the sought-after 452s, so the question really should be, why not?
The #346 head was used from 1971-1973 on B/RB engines, and was the first of the redesigned "emissions" heads. This same basic design was maintained on all later castings up until the #452 heads in the last few years of big block production. We found that any of these later heads are much easier to modify for high airflow than the earlier #906 or #915 castings. With conservative porting and the commonly available 2.14-inch/ 1.81-inch oversized valves, the "smog" heads will significantly outflow all but expertly ported early heads. The drawback of the #346 is that unlike later heads designed for unleaded fuel, they came with non-hardened valve seats. On the flip side, the merit of using later heads with factory induction hardened seats is debatable, since once the required cut is made for oversize valves, much of the hardened material is machined away, and the production heads with hardened seats are more prone to cracking. The best way to go is to have hardened seat inserts installed on the vulnerable exhaust side, which is what we had M&R Machine do on our heads.
Induction Action
With the heads and cam situation handled, the final decisions revolved around the induction. Our first choice for this application was the Holley Street Dominator single plane manifold, a proven design on low deck street engines. Unfortunately, this manifold has been discontinued. The Weiand Action Plus dual plane manifold is a direct replacement for a stock square bore manifold (minus choke well), and, if painted, can even pass for the stock piece at first glance, which is the one we decided to go with. Since the Weiand manifold is a squarebore, we also ordered a foolproof Holley 80508S 750 vacuum secondary carb. The 80508S comes with an electric choke, but being a 4160 series carb, it is not equipped with a 4150-style metering block on the secondary side, using a fixed metering plate instead of replaceable jets on the secondary side. This was remedied with a Holley #34-13S metering block conversion kit, which replaces the metering plate with a 4150-style block, allowing jet changes on the secondary side. A Mopar linkage kit is also needed, Holley #20-7. Holley also supplied one of their street performance #12-831 mechanical fuel pumps, a rebuildable type similar to the Carter high performance units of Hemi fame, but in flashy chrome.
With our good flowing cylinder heads, we reasoned that a single plane would prove to be a strong power producer. The Mopar Performance M-1 manifold is reputed to be the best single plane manifold, but the design is more race-orientated than the Holley we originally considered. The M-1 has no provisions for an exhaust crossover (we blocked ours anyway) or thermostatic choke; and unlike the moderate height of the Street Dominator, it is a significant high-rise design which may cause hood clearance problems. We were, however, eager to bolt one of our own modified big-bore Thermo-Quads to the spread bore carb flange on top of the M-1 manifold to see what it would do. To test how this manifold would work in a well set up but docile street engine, we ordered one from West Oaks Dodge. We realize that not everyone has a 55-gallon drum full of big spreadbore Thermo-Quads to fiddle with, or would even want to, so keep in mind that the carb flange on the M-1 has a dual pattern to also accept any standard squarebore carb.
Runnin' The Numbers
With the engine bolted together, it was time to hook up for some dyno numbers and see if our performance goals were reached. As stated before, the original 383 Magnum in our Challenger R/T carried a factory gross rating of 300, and a net rating of 250. The truth was probably somewhere in between, as evidenced by Mopar Performance's bracket racing bulletin, which estimates the real world output of the full range of stock 383 4-barrels at between 260-290hp (including the high compression 335hp rated version). Our 400, though the exact same physical size and weight as the 383, has an additional 17 cubic inches. More importantly, we had 10:1 compression, a nice set of ported smog heads with oversized valves, a more modern cam profile of virtually the same duration as the stock Magnum cam, an aftermarket intake very similar to the stock piece, and Mopar's electronic ignition. Nothing on this list will detract from drivability, but all of these additions will add to the power curve.
On the dyno, with the conservative two-plane manifold, our 400 produced 401hp at 5500 rpm, and 412.5 lbs/ft at 4900 rpm. As expected, the big bore/short stroke 400 loved to rev, even with the short duration cam. While big inch strokers, especially with production heads and short cams, tend to reach a peak and then the power plummets like a stone, the 400 was holding within 15hp of its peak at 6200 rpm. This combo was enough to hit the numbers to meet our goals, and produces enough power, we figure, to get our loaded 3700 lb. Challenger solidly into the 12s with an engine that idles like a dead stocker.
While we hit the targets we sought with our initial combination, we still had the M-1 single plane intake/ThermoQuad combo to try. A few bolts later, we had completed the swap, and loading up the 400 against the dyno, shattering the myth that a single plane would cost power in the low end. Torque was up to a peak of 441 lbs/ft at 4,500 rpm. That's a gain of 28.5 lbs/ft, peaking 400 rpm lower! Up top, horsepower went to 410.9 at 5,500, for a gain of about 10hp. This combo provided a much fatter power curve, but to be fair, the design goals of the two manifolds are at opposite ends of the scale. The M-1 is an unabashed race piece, while the Action Plus is a performance stock replacement unit, designed as a bolt-in upgrade while retaining stock hood clearance. Either way, this deceptive low deck has the punch for serious performance, while looking, sounding, and driving with the mild mannered ease of a stock 383.
Dyno Results
Specialized Motor Service
Clayton Engine Dyno; Depac Electronics
Standard Correction: 29.92-inch Dry Air @ 60° F
|Test 1
|Test 2
Test 1-Weiand Action plus two plane intake;Holley #50802 750 CFM Vacuum secondary carb
Test 2-Mopar Performance M-1 single plane intake; Factory 1973 440 large-bore Thermoquad carb
Hot Heads
We wanted lots of power, but smooth running with this 400. A conservative choice in cams is required to make the engine smooth, but the power end of the equation isn't going to happen by magic. A set of high flowing heads is the only way it can be done. We took a set of #346s and worked 'em with every trick in the book to do the job. The #346 heads and any of the later heads are considered by many to be "smog heads." However, we know from our testing that with the same amount of porting work, they will substantially outflow the earlier castings. The popular early heads can make big flow, but it'll take twice the grinding time, and you had better know where to cut.
The #346, like the earlier heads, were designed for leaded fuel and have soft iron seats. With unleaded, in a high load/high performance application, the exhaust seats will quickly deteriorate. The best approach for street reliability with pump gas is to have hardened inserts installed on the exhaust side. Our first stop with these heads was to M&R Machine in Glendale, California, to have inserts installed.
The head prep is where most of the money will be spent in a build, but it's also the key to making power reliably. Besides the seat inserts, bronzewall guides, quality machining, and a superior valvejob all cost money, but add performance and reliability. We did our own seats on a Serdi 100 Seat and Guide machine, going with a special 30-degree profile on the intake, which we find pays big dividends in low- to mid-lift flow-especially useful with a conservative camshaft.
Porting is another key area. We won't repeat the in-detail description of how it is done here, but we did all of the porting work at home. The plan isn't to go hog wild with the grinder, either. Paper thin, welded, and epoxied ports have no place on a reliable street engine. We took what we know about extracting flow from production Mopar big block heads, and set about modifying these castings for what ended up being a 28-percent increase in flow area under the lift curve. That's not 28 percent at peak flow, that's 28 percent average over the entire curve, with substantial increases right from very low lift on up. To learn how to do it, dig up your back issues.
We realize that not everyone can or wants to port their own heads, but Jerry Goodale of Specialized Motor Service is up on all of the tricks we used, has the Serdi machine with the special cutter to carve the 30 degree seats, and can install the required unleaded seat inserts.
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Putting the lid on the bottom end, we went with an original Mopar windage tray (available from Mopar Performance, part #P4120998) and the stock Hp pan. Note the factory's use of effective horizontal baffling in the stock sump.Competition Cams' new Xtreme energy XE268H cam was a key component in making big power numbers while maintaining smooth operation. We went with Comp's K-Kit, which includes the cam, lifters, springs, valve seals, retainers, locks, and timing set. Be sure to specify the correct type of locks for the valves used. Our Milodon valves use single-groove locks, while production valves can be single, dual, or triple groove.The cam was installed and degreed-in to an installed centerline of 108, rather than the recommended 106, to aid breathing at higher rpms given the cam's conservative specs.With the cam in, the front end was buttoned up using the stock timing cover, damper, and water pump housing. The new oil pump was a Melling high volume unit from Summit. We found in testing that the bypass spring in the pump was too short, not allowing the valve to seat, bleeding oil pressure. A couple of washers behind the spring fixed it. The water pump is a new GNB aluminum unit.The assembled heads went on next, using ARP bolts from Summit Racing. The heads would be the key component in making our 400 turn in powerful performance. The heads were bolted on using the .040-inch thick FelPro gaskets from our Summit sourced kit, giving us a true 10:1 compression ratio with zero deck on the pistons.The valvetrain was set up using Crane's excellent aluminum roller tipped 1.5:1 ratio rocker and shaft kit. This kit is complete, minus the hold downs-use the stock pieces, available new from Mopar Performance, part #P4529744. Preload was set in sequence to 11/42 turn in from zero lash on the adjusters.We reused the 400's stock intermediate shaft, which indexes with the slot in line with the crank centerline with the crank at TDC. We had replaced the intermediate shaft bushing.We went with the Weiand Action Plus two plane manifold for our first test, a direct replacement unit very similar to the stock piece, but without a well for a thermostatic choke. The FelPro #1214 valley pan gasket we used blocks the crossover, providing for a denser induction charge, as well as reducing the engine's tendency towards detonation. With the blocked crossover, the choke well would have been rendered inoperative anyway.To add some spice, as well as minimize the possibility of oil leaks, we went with a set of sturdy Mopar Performance cast aluminum valve covers, in the polished version (part #P4529799). The knockout plug on one cover was opened for a PCV valve, and the two oil caps were replaced with Stant twist-on breathers.
The carb we settled on is a 750 vacuum secondary, list #80508S (the "S" is for Holley's shiny silver polished finish rather than traditional Dichromate). The carb is basically a 3310 with an electric choke. Since this is a 4160 series carb, without a metering block on the secondary side for replaceable jets, we ordered a 34-13S metering block kit, which converts the carb to a 4150 type. The supplied fuel line will no longer work when the metering block conversion is installed. The new Holley carb looked great on top of the Weiand manifold. We cut and fabbed some steel line for the fuel system.The Holley #12-831 mechanical fuel pump completed our fuel system. The pump delivers 80 GPH of fuel flow at a preset 7 1/2 PSI, requiring no external regulator. Unlike most factory, or replacement, pumps, these can be taken apart and cleaned or rebuilt.The ignition system was all from Summit Racing, including Mopar Performance's excellent electronic kit, #P3690428, which comes with the distributor, control unit, ballast, and wiring. We finished the system with an Accel #4145 coil and #137 plugs, and a set of universal Summit 8mm plug wires.Idles like a stock 383, but pumps out 400+ hp. That's what we found when the finished mill was loaded on the Clayton dyno at Specialized Motor Service. Unreal output considering the 268-degree cam.A swap to a Dulcich-modified big bore ThermoQuad on a Mopar Performance M-1 single plane, complements of Troy Bray at Westoaks Dodge, netted another 10hp at the same peak rpm, as well as a truckload of midrange torque. Take your pick-race single plane and home-cobbled T/Q or stock-looking two plane and a no-fuss Holley-either way, 12s at 110 mph should be within reach, without compromising easy street cruisability.Trick one is to do the bulky machining in the chambers and bowls using a seat cutter such as the Serdi, rather than obsolete grinding stones. Find a machine shop that uses one of these, and have them begin with a deshrouding cut, sweeping the chamber wall to the gasket line adjacent to the valve. The Serdi cut our trick seats, cut the exhaust for the inserts, and machined a 70-degree bottom cut to relieve much of the restricting material in the bowls.This is our finished intake port, ported and polished. Substantially enlarged, but not to the point of paper-thin unreliability.After the machine work is done, the porting begins. It's easy to get over 30 hours or more into a set of production heads when going for high flow. Carbide cutters are used first, followed by grinding stones, and then polishing is done with cartridge rolls.This is the final form of the exhaust port. Note the bias on the roof predominantly to the outside of the cylinder centerline. Avoid unnecessary material removal from the floor, and don't be tempted to hog-out the exit to gasket size. The bowl work, a nice gentle radius in the short side, and the oversized 1.81-inch exhaust valves are the keys here.
This shot shows the substantially opened port bowls and the finished polished chambers. Guides were sleeved with thinwall bronze K-Line inserts.Flow testing our heads showed an improvement of 28 percent average over the entire flow curve on the intake. On the exhaust side, flow was up by 25 percent in total area under the curve, and over 30 percent at peak. The modified exhaust port flowed as much as the intakes did originally!There's no way to figure out what the engine's true compression ratio will be without knowing the chamber volume. To find out, the heads are cc'd, and the volume compared to that required to achieve the compression ratio desired.Yeah, a lot of effort goes into a trick set of heads, not to mention all of these parts. The valves are Milodon Street Stainless units, ordered through Summit and changed to a 30-degree angle and back-cut on the intakes, and the margin radiused on the exhausts. The seals are Pioneer Teflon on the intake, and the exhausts are the Comp-supplied units that came with the rest of the stuff in our K-Kit. Make sure to check the installed height of the spring during assembly-it's critical. It's not hard to see why the heads are the most expensive part of the build, but they are vital.We had Specialized Motor Service in Riverside, California, machine the tops of the valveguides for positive P/C-type seals, which we used on the intakes only. P/C seals on the exhaust side can lead to oil starvation and a stuck valve, so we always use an umbrella seal on them.To adjust the chamber volume to get the compression ratio targeted, the heads need to be milled. Our heads needed to be milled .050-inch to achieve the 10:1 ratio we were after. Milling the heads means they sit further down, requiring the manifold surface to be machined for intake alignment. Mill the intake face .0123 for every .010 off the deck, and don't forget to net out the effects of head gasket thickness and block decking.


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Update on Los Angeles GroupThe Los Angeles communal bank is made up of eleven members: ten women and one man. It originates in Malpaisillo, which is located in the west of the country. The members are all hard-working and responsible and strive for self-improvement. Unfortunately, because of lack of economic resources, they have not been able to finish their basic education and they have been working from an early age in order to help with their household expenses.
Due to her hard work and her will to get ahead, Aleida is the coordinator of the Los Angeles communal bank. For her occupation, she sells a variety of new clothing, such as pants, blouses, skirts, shorts, dresses, sleepwear, pyjamas, towels and undergarments. Her business is located in the house where she lives. She spends about 10 hours a day working and really enjoys her business. The objective of the loan is to invest in working capital and to stock her business buying and selling merchandise, so that she can obtain a better income in the near future.
The Los Angeles community bank is grateful for the aid that Kiva's investors provide to people with few resources in poor countries like Nicaragua in order for them to have a means of respectable work.
Gracias a su esfuerzo y sus ganas de salir adelante Aleida es la coordinadora del banco comunal Los Ángeles tiene por actividad económica la venta de ropa nueva variada como pantalones, blusas, faldas, short, vestidos, ropa de cama, pillamas, toallas, ropa interior. El negocio lo tiene ubicado en su casa de habitación. Ella dedica a su actividad unas 10 horas diarias, actividad que la desempeña con mucho gusto. El objetivo del crédito es invertir en capital de trabajo y surtir su negocio en la compra y venta de mercadería, para que en un futuro no muy lejano pueda obtener mejores ingresos. El banco comunal Los Ángeles agradece la ayuda que los inversionistas kiva le brindan a personas de escasos recursos y países pobre como es Nicaragua para tener un medio de trabajo digno.
Previous Loan DetailsThe Los Ángeles communal bank is formed by 10 members, 9 women and one man, mothers and fathers responsible for 20 children. They are from Malpaisillo, a place that is located in the western area of the country. Malpaisillo is known for artisanal work and typical beverages like tiste or pinolillo... More from Los Angeles Group's previous loan »
Additional Information
Fundación Leon 2000This loan is administered by Fundación Leon 2000. Fundación Leon 2000 began operations in 1993 as the first microfinance institution to serve the western part of Nicaragua, a country which continues to be one of the poorest in the western hemisphere. Fundación Leon 2000 works to further the development of micro, small, and medium enterprises through credit services and management, applying the best credit industry practices and technical expertise. Additionally, Fundación Leon manages several business and financial education programs in the community, specifically for young entrepreneurs and at-risk youth. Fundación Leon 2000's group of experienced and dedicated employees works in 7 offices in Leon, Chinandega, Chichigalpa, Somotillo, Jinotepe, El Sauce, and Nagarote and serves several thousand clients (the majority of whom are women).
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Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.
This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva's lenders.
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Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
- 7 months (Additional Information)
- Repayment Schedule
- Monthly
- Pre-Disbursed:
- May 23, 2013
- Listed
- Jun 19, 2013
- Currency Exchange Loss:
- Possible
- Ended:
- Nov 17, 2013

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In the Graphic Design Program - Media Technologies, students will take visual ideas from initial concept through creative and technical development and, ultimately, to a final form that is ready for production. Various tools are used, from hand tools for sketches to the latest computerized aids for print or online media. We focus on projects modeled with industry realities, relevant to high-impact, effective communication.
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Kaitlin Burke of Denton and Zachary Grimes of Amarillo were married Aug. 6 in St. Mary's Catholic Church in College Station with Father Charles Banks officiating.
Parents of the bride are Denise and Patrick Burke of Denton.
Parents of the groom are Christy and Thomas Grimes of Amarillo. Grandparents are Georgia and Aurville McWatters, Mary and J.R. McWatters and Carolyn and Tommy Brunson.
After a honeymoon trip to San Luis Obispo, Calif., the couple will reside in College Station.
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My favorite OKC event is this week, and so I wanted to share our organization's press release! This event is near and dear to me as I've participated in the IgniteOKC Leadership Crew since 2012, served as the 2015 Event Chair, and currently serve as the 2015-2016 Board Chair of our first-ever and recently formed IgniteOKC Board. This year's Board and Crew have demonstrated astounding growth and teamwork. I am extremely proud of our 2016 Event Chair, Steven Charles, and our 2015-2016 Board Chair-Elect, Regina Banks! A super special shout out goes to Dunlap Codding attorneys, Alyssa Novak (IgniteOKC Secretary) and Jeremy McKinney (IgniteOKC Technical Chair). Join us this week!
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IgniteOKC 9 will feature 12 speakers showcasing some of Oklahoma City's best new ideas.
IgniteOKC is set for Thursday, May 26, 2016, from 7-10 p.m. at the Lyric Theatre at The Plaza at 1727 NW 16th St. in Oklahoma City. Now in its ninth edition, IgniteOKC brings together techies, artists, entrepreneurs, academics, and others to share their ideas and insights in fast-paced, Pecha Kucha style presentations. Twelve presenters will each get five minutes to speak on the topic of their choice, as well as 20 slides that will automatically advance every 15 seconds – no matter what.
"Our goal is to connect people of diverse backgrounds, share the sparks of big ideas, and ignite inspiration in Oklahoma City's business and creative communities," said Steven Charles, IgniteOKC event chair. "Our first IgniteOKC was held six years ago at Lyric at the Plaza, and we're excited to be returning to this great venue and the thriving Plaza District."
Presentation topics include "Why Millennials are the next Y2K" with Travis Brown, Clayton Bahr's talk on "How OKC is Turning the Tables on Hunger," "Yes, Then How" by Laura Massenat, and more. For a complete list of presentation topics, visit www.IgniteOKC.com.
Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. for a networking hour featuring a cash bar and free appetizers. Elemental Coffee will also be there providing free coffee to everyone. Tickets, provided by Amplifan, are $15 each and can be purchased online at www.IgniteOKC.com or at the door. Each ticket holder will automatically be entered for a chance to win various door prizes from local sponsors such as Allied Arts, Barre3, Udander, This Land Yoga, Arjaybi's Concepts, and more. Ticket holders are also invited to join us at Oak and Ore for one free beer courtesy of Anthem Brewing immediately following the event.
IgniteOKC 9 is presented by Arjaybi's Concepts, and sponsored by founding sponsor, Dunlap Codding, along with Traina Photography, The Journal Record, Plaza District, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, Smirk New Media, Oak and Ore, Anthem Brewing Company, Amplifan, and Elemental Coffee.
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Started by Brady Forrest, Technology Evangelist for O'Reilly Media, and Bre Pettis of Etsy.com, formerly of MAKE Magazine, the first Ignite took place in Seattle in 2006. Since then, the event has become an international phenomenon, with hundreds of five-minute talks having been given all over the world. Besides Seattle, there are thriving Ignite communities in cities like Portland, Boise, New York, Boulder, Baltimore, as well as Dublin, Sydney, Helsinki, London and more. IgniteOKC made its debut in January 2010. For more information, visit www.IgniteOKC.com.
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In Monty Python's still-brilliant comic masterpiece - the dead parrot sketch - the complainant arrives back at the pet shop where he purchased a parrot sold as a Norwegian Blue (there being a lot of parrots in Norway ...).
He maintains that the bird is dead and the only reason it hadn't fallen off its perch earlier was because the proprietor had nailed it there.
"Well, of course it was nailed there. If I hadn't nailed that bird down, it would have nuzzled up to those bars, bent 'em apart with its beak, and VOOM!" said the shopkeeper."
"VOOM? Mate, this bird wouldn't 'voom' if you put four million volts through it!"
What we saw in Super Rugby last weekend makes me think that the game's TMO system wouldn't 'voom' either, even with four million volts.
Ally that to the interminable nonsense that surrounds putting down a scrum - and it really is time to do something about the boring time-wasting that occurs in rugby.
I have now changed my mind about the whole TMO thing. Please, please, give the sole decision-making power back to the ref, warts and all.
I used to argue it was better to have a delayed game than an incorrect judgement and an unjust result. Don't feel that way any more.
By the time you get past the excruciating hold-ups for re-set scrums and TMO reviews, you can, believe me, lose the will to live.
The worst examples came in the Chiefs match against the Stormers and in that weird game between the Blues and Lions. In the Chiefs match, replacement Tevita Kolomatangi scored a try after he wasn't held in the tackle and part-scrambled, part-ran to the line, taking a defender or two with him. At the instruction of referee Craig Joubert (still one of the best around), TMO Ben Skeen went on and on ... and on ... reviewing whether Kolomatangi had been held in the tackle and then got up - potentially gifting a penalty to the defending Stormers.
The whole referral was completely unnecessary. Even in real-time, it was clear Kolomatangi was not held.
Here is a list of things that could have happened in the time it took to approve the try:
Kim Dotcom slimmed down to a mere 130kg.
Fox Glacier moved 20 metres.
The Labour Party became an effective Opposition.
Even worse was the awarding of a try to Lions fullback Coenie van Wyk against the Blues, a definitive score given the 39-36 scoreline, since admitted as wrong by refs boss Lyndon Bray.
Referee Stuart Berry asked the TMO - a fellow South African - to check whether the final pass had gone forward and then whether the try-scorer had lost the ball forward in the tackle.
If you thought the Kolomatangi decision took a while, this took an era; the Cretaceous period was a mere 80 million years in comparison.
First, the pass was clearly forward although the TMO's verdict was that it was not possible to tell.
The tackler's hand was then judged to have dislodged the ball; a finding negated by Bray and which ultimately cost the Blues the game (though many might say they didn't deserve it anyway).
If Berry had been the sole judge, he would almost certainly have ruled a knock-on. More proof of a sick system? Bulls front rower Marcel van der Merwe earned his team a bonus point in the Bulls win over the Blues the week before after an obvious double movement. So we now have a video system focused on getting the right result which increasingly comes up with the wrong answer. I do not know how this can be.
We have also grown a generation of referees who automatically seek refuge in the video review; they appear to have lost independence of thought. Surely the original intention was a fail-safe, not a default.
Returning power to the ref - errors and all - is far preferable to inaccuracy plus tedium.
As for scrums, even the new rules do not prevent endless collapses and re-sets. Scrums, previously a battle royal and one of rugby's unique contests, have become a plague; a weapon of confusion for crafty front-rowers. In seeking a battle for possession, the lawmakers have effectively allowed it to slow the game down past the point of reasonableness. Their only answer is for refs to penalise offenders (otherwise known as guessing ... ).
Surely it is time to use the scrum more as a re-start, as opposed to a contest. Allow the hookers to strike, as used to occur. But dilute the power play so the scrum is more stable and less intrusive in terms of wasting everybody's time. If that means no pushing, then so be it. Maybe one power scrum could be permitted but, if it collapses, revert to de-powered scrums.
No one wants league scrums, which are more like group hugs or a Roman orgy. But faster resolution of scrums is needed so the ball is in play more. It isn't working, it slows the game down and it is just plain ... boring.
In the Monty Python sketch, the aggrieved Norwegian Blue owner is mollified by the replacement of his ex-parrot with a talking slug. Let's hope rugby comes up with a better solution. Please.


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HOPLAND -- Brown-Forman Corp. (NYSE: BFA, BFB) today said it has agreed to sell Fetzer Vineyards to Viña Concha y Toro S.A. (NYSE: VCO) for $238 million after reviewing options for Mendocino County-based wine operations.
The sale is expected to close next month. It includes neither the superpremium Sonoma-Cutrer brand nor the Brown-Forman's longstanding sales and marketing agreement with Korbel California Champagnes of Guerneville.
The acquisition includes brands Fetzer, Bonterra, Five Rivers, Jekel, Sanctuary and Little Black Dress, 1,060 acres of 1,060 acres of owned and leased vineyards in Mendocino County, wineries with production capacity of 9.5 million gallons in Hopland and 1.58 million gallons in Paso Robles on the Central Coast of California and a bottling plant. Fetzer employs about 240.
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Pennal Family Information
However, he has been found on the Cornwall 1881 Census and that for 1891 in Devon.
His father was Thomas Pennal, (b. 1850 Gosport, Hampshire) a coastguard by occupation who had married Mary Jane Cohen at Portsea, Hampshire in early 1877 (marriage reg'd March Qtr 1877).
Following the marriage they moved to the far west of Cornwall and briefly settled at Sennen Cove (a few miles to the north of Land's End). It was here that Frederick Pennal was born in 1878. The family then moved and spent a few years in the nearby village of St Just (at Bosorne Terrace) where Ernest (1880), Beatrice (Jan. 1881) and Violet (1882) were born.
The family returned to Sennen Cove where further children were born; Sidney (1885), Lily (1886) and Herbert (1888).
Sometime following Herbert's birth the family moved from Cornwall and settled at the south Devon seaside resort town of Paignton where Frederick's father continued to work as a coastguard. The 1891 census shows their address to be 3 Roundham Terrace.
Quite what happened to the family next is a mystery as none of the family, with the exception of Violet, appear on the 1901 UK census. It can only be assumed that the family were out of the country at the April 1901 census date. As for Violet she was living in Bournemouth, Hampshire and working as a housemaid.
Wherever Frederick had been it is known that by 1912 he was living at 77 Imperial Avenue, Southampton and when he signed on for Titanic as a 1st Class Bath Steward his previous ship had been the Philadelphia.
Signing on for Titanic on 6 April 1912 he was on board by 6am on 10 April, his wages being £3 15 shillings per month.
Frederick was lost in the sinking aged 33.
His name appears on the Millbrook Church Titanic memorial (Southampton) as Thomas Frederick Pennall.
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The live presentation by Leslie Straub, director of Florida Wildlife Care Inc. of Gainesville, will feature local species such as the red-shouldered hawk and barred owl. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wild Birds Unlimited, 4215 NW 16th Blvd. in Gainesville.
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Amber Sherlock is a news and weather presenter for the Nine Network. She currently presents the weather on Nine News Sydney- alongside Peter Overton and Ken Sutcliffe. Amber regularly reads Nine Morning News and Nine Afternoon News, as well as Nine News updates.
Amber Sherlock is a news and weather presenter for the Nine Network. She currently presents the weather on Nine News Sydney - alongside Peter Overton and Ken Sutcliffe. Amber regularly reads Nine Morning News and Nine Afternoon News, as well as Nine News updates.
Prior to her current role, Amber was the news presenter on Weekend TODAY – alongside hosts Leila McKinnon and Cameron Williams, and Monday news presenter on TODAY.
She also presented the morning edition of the Qantas Inflight News, broadcast on the Nine Network as Nine Early Morning News. Amber joined the Nine Network in 2007 as a business presenter for Today, Nine Morning News Hour and Nine Afternoon News. Before joining the Nine Network, Amber worked as a news and business presenter for Sky News Australia.
She also hosted a news and current affairs programme, State Focus, for Southern Cross Ten In Canberra.
Amber has also worked as a finance journalist for ABN AMRO Mellon in London and Commsec in Sydney, and as a reporter for the Seven Network and Network Ten in Sydney.
She completed a Bachelor of Arts (Communications) from the University of Technology, Sydney. Amber recently had her first child, baby girl, Piper.
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With the rapid evolution in marketing technology, today's B-to-B marketers have become overly obsessed with finding the next big thing. Unfortunately, the next big thing often turns out to be nothing much. Here are 10 of today's top marketing trends and my curmudgeonly take on each.
1. Blogs
A columnist in a computer magazine once wrote that the best thing about the Internet is that anyone can post to it, and the worst thing about the Internet is that anyone can post to it.
I used to watch the show Dexter's Laboratory on the Cartoon Network with my kids. In one episode, when Dexter's mother is talking incessantly on the phone, his father rips the phone out of the wall and proclaims, "I can't stand another minute of this mindless gab!" That pretty much sums up my feelings about blogs.
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Again, I don't have the capacity to appreciate any sort of mobile marketing, because I never go anywhere and therefore don't carry a cell phone. But clearly, I am part of a primitive minority: According to Mobile Marketing Asia, more than 5 billion people own a smartphone.
I've tried them, and I don't see why anyone would prefer a smartphone over a laptop or desktop PC for viewing emails and Web pages. But that's just me.


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In microarray studies, an important problem is to compare a predictor of disease outcome derived from gene expression levels to standard clinical predictors. Comparing them on the same dataset that was used to derive the microarray predictor can lead to results strongly biased in favor of the microarray predictor. We propose a new technique called ``pre-validation'' for making a fairer comparison between the two sets of predictors. We study the method analytically and explore its application in a recent study on breast cancer.
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The member interviewed was Marisol, the president of this group. In the picture she is in the first row, fourth from the left. She is wearing gray jeans and a printed shirt. She sells clothes for women in particular, and by request, for men and children. She sells clothes from her house to neighbors and other contacts. She travels frequently to Santiago to buy merchandise. Marisol will invest this loan in fall-winter clothing.
Her dream is to have a store in the city's downtown. Her motivations are her sons of 22, 20 and 14, for whose studies she pays. For Marisol, Fondo Esperanza has been very important in her business, because she did not have any problems getting the loans. In addition, the entrepenurial education she has received has been very useful for her in regards to managing her money.
Temuco is the capital of the Araucania region. The city is located at 670 kilometers south of Santiago (Chile's Capital) and has a number of lake beaches and very atractive native flora and fauna. It's worth mentioning that in this region live 50% of the Mapuche indigenous people of the country. Even though this area was damaged by the recent earthquake that affected Chile, this community bank did not suffer major damage because of it.
La socia entrevistada fue Marisol, quien es la presidenta de este grupo. En la foto se encuentra en 1º fila, ocupa el 4º lugar de izquierda a derecha y viste jeans gris y polera estampada. Ella se dedica a la venta de ropa principalmente de mujer y por encargos vende ropa de hombre y de niño, en su casa, a vecinos y otros contactos. Viaja frecuentemente a Santiago a comprar su mercadería. Marisol invertirá este préstamo en ropa de otoño-invierno.
Su sueño es tener una tienda en el centro de la ciudad. Su motivación son sus 3 hijos de 22, 20 y 14 años, a los cuales paga los estudios. Para Marisol, Fondo Esperanza ha sido muy importante en su negocio, ya que no tuvo ningún impedimento para la obtención de préstamos. Además le ha sido muy útil la educación emprendedora que ha recibido, con respecto a la administración de su dinero.
Temuco es la capital de la región de la Araucanía. La ciudad se ubica a 670 kilómetros al sur de Santiago (capital de Chile) y posee una serie de balnearios lacustres y una flora y fauna nativa muy llamativas. Cabe destacar que en esta región habita el 50% de los mapuches, pueblo indígena, existente en nuestro país. Si bien esta zona fue dañada por el reciente terremoto que afectó a Chile, este Banco Comunal no sufrió graves efectos por el mismo.
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About Fondo EsperanzaFondo Esperanza (FE) is a private non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurship by providing micro-credit and training to people living in poverty in well over 100 cities throughout Chile. By providing these services, FE aims to improve the living conditions of the entrepreneurs and their families. In 2010, FE provided loans to more than 41,000 entrepreneurs. It utilizes a communal banking model in which groups of 18 to 25 clients meet on regularly and guarantee each other's loans. The members use their portion of the loan to create or expand their own businesses. In the group meetings, clients receive training though the FE Entrepreneurship School, which enhances clients' personal and business skills and ability to work in groups.
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Cypress Grove Chevre's model dairy is just a short drive north of our Arcata creamery in an agricultural area known as "Dow's Prairie."
Cypress Grove Chevre's model dairy is just a short drive north of our Arcata creamery in an agricultural area known as "Dow's Prairie."
Managed by husband and wife duo, Ryan and Annie Andrus, the dairy is designed and managed primarily with the health and happiness of our herd in mind. Our animals have access to both pasture and well-ventilated, naturally-lit indoor areas...not to mention enough space and time for loafing between milkings to make our cheesemakers jealous. Happy goats? We think so, and jokingly refer to the dairy as "the country club". But don't take our word for it...the American Humane Association endorsed our model dairy as "Humane Certified" with a 100% score.
For years, the American goat industry was every woman for herself...survival of the fittest. Many goat farmers came from third and fourth-generation cow dairy families, and considered goats to be miniature cows. These struggling families learned the hard way that goats are very different animals with unique dietary and medical needs.
The main goal for our dairy was to become an easily accessible source of knowledge for our milk producers and commercial goat dairies in America, which is in its infancy compared to its European counterparts. To ensure that we designed and built the best dairy possible, we spent years traveling the world gleaning knowledge from those countries where goat husbandry is much more advanced. These countries include Israel, Holland, France, Spain, and Switzerland. A well-designed dairy not only supplies us with additional milk, but also sets a standard of excellence in North America while attracting new goat dairy advocates. In addition to offering support, we continue to buy high-quality goat milk from our partner producers. Devoting this much time and effort while simultaneously making some of the world's best goat cheese is a significant and necessary commitment.
Now that we have put that hard-earned research to use, we are finally beginning to see the results. Following our core beliefs of humane treatment, tried-and-true genetics, and investment in excellent feed, we are enjoying exceptional herd health. As far as we can tell, our goats produce more milk per head than any other commercial dairy in the United States.
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U.S. President Obama signed the American Tax Relief Act of 2012 (the Act) on January 2, 2013 to avert the much publicized "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts (the latter is deferred to March 2013). The new Act makes permanent many tax cuts on income below $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for married joint filers, providing some much needed certainty for taxpayers. Additionally, the new Act makes permanent major provisions of the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. This article highlights personal tax measures, however it's important to note that the Act also includes various corporate tax measures including changes to the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations.
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In Canada, much attention was given to the potential negative effects that would be felt on the Canadian economy as a result of the United States going over the "cliff". These automatic tax changes would have included, among other personal and business tax provisions:
It was feared that if nothing was done, these changes would drive the United States deeper into recession and also simultaneously reduce Canadian economic growth.
Personal Tax Measures - Highlights
The Act includes the following personal income tax and transfer tax provisions.
Estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxesThe Act brings some much needed permanence to the transfer tax system, which has been controversial and uncertain (it was repealed for 2010).
The Act permanently extends the estate and gift tax provisions in effect in 2012, including the gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption amount of $5 million per person (indexed for inflation for calendar years after 2011, thus $5.12 million for 2012), and the ability to transfer any unused exemption to a surviving spouse at death.
The Act sets the top tax rate at 40% (rather than 55% as provided under 2012 law as a result of political compromise) for taxable amounts over $1 million and creates two new brackets: 37% on amounts over $500,000 and 39% on amounts over $750,000.
Marginal individual income tax ratesThe Act permanently extends the 10%, 25%, 28%, 33%, and 35% individual income tax rates in effect in 2012 except for taxpayers with taxable income above a threshold amount for whom the new rate will be 39.6%. The threshold amounts are:
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Although not part of the "fiscal cliff" measures, an additional 0.9% Medicare tax is imposed on higher income individuals' employment income under the Affordable Care Act, from January 1, 2013. The additional Medicare tax will also apply to self-employed individuals.
Personal exemption phase-out and itemized deduction limitationThe Act repeals the personal exemption phase-out (PEP) and the limitation on itemized deductions (Pease limitation) for taxpayers with adjusted gross income (AGI) at or below a certain threshold. Itemized deductions include a deduction for mortgage interest, real estate taxes and medical expenses, amongst others. The thresholds are:
Reduced rates on capital gains and dividendsThe Act permanently extends the maximum tax rate of 15% (or 0% for those below the 25% bracket) on an individual's adjusted net capital gain, except that the rate will be 20% for taxpayers with incomes above a certain threshold. The thresholds are:
Under the Act, an individual's qualified dividend income is taxed at the same rates that apply to adjusted net capital gain (i.e., 20%, 15% or 0%).
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Alternative minimum taxThe Act includes relief for permanent alternative minimum tax (AMT) by increasing the AMT exemption amounts for 2012 to $50,600 (for single taxpayers) and $78,750 (for married individuals filing jointly). The AMT exemption is phased out when alternative minimum taxable income exceeds certain thresholds. The Act also allows taxpayers to offset non-refundable personal credits against the AMT.
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Le Guin's Hainish series begins with the assumption that centuries ago humanoids from the planet Hain ventured through the solar system establishing colonies on various planets including Earth. For mysterious reasons these colonies lose all contact and knowledge of each other until the 21st century when an attempt is made to establish a galactic league. Individual stories in this loosely organized series explore the inherent communication difficulties in the mingling and clash of cultures that, over the centuries of separation, have developed widely disparate social and political structures as well as a range of biological differences.
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