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Pro First Grand Principal's address - November 2011
An address by the ME Pro First Grand Principal Peter Lowndes
I am delighted to report that the Royal Arch Masons Bicentenary Appeal for the Royal College of Surgeons, launched last November, is progressing well. I am informed that very nearly two hundred thousand pounds has been donated to date. Thank you to those who have generously donated. As we move towards the bicentenary in 2013, I encourage you, in your fund raising endeavours, to continue to request presentations from a Royal College team for example, at your annual Provincial meetings so that the Companions in your Province can fully understand the important research work that the Research Fellows can undertake as a result of our continued support.
The First Grand Principal summed this up with great clarity when he wrote, "This campaign gives us an excellent opportunity to contribute further towards something that is helping to save lives and improve the quality of life for us, our children and grandchildren".
Your Provincial Appeal co-ordinators know the procedure for requesting these presentations and for ordering donation leaflets for distribution when those presentations take place. I also remind you that the information for donating to the Appeal is on the Grand Charity website. As a minimum target we are aiming for one million pounds and as I said a moment ago, we are well on our way.
The Appeal is a highly visible external contribution from the Royal Arch. However, there are other internal areas that we all ought, as members of the Order, to be looking at to give the Royal Arch a higher profile.
The first is encouragement by you, to bring in new members for exaltation, understanding that this will be for them the completion of their pure ancient Masonry that they have discovered during the ceremonies of initiation, passing and raising in the craft – most particularly the latter. Companions, I like to use the analogy of a four part TV drama. What is the point of watching the first three episodes and then ignoring the fourth when all is revealed.
This is not just about keeping member numbers up, it is also about making sure you have enough work at each meeting to keep the members' skills honed. Remember, of course, to share the work out as much as possible so as to achieve the maximum involvement of the Companions in your Chapter. That way Companions will become far more interested in the beauty of the ceremonies as well as keeping up their interest. I note that we had three thousand nine hundred and thirty exaltations last year.
Companions, I have mentioned before that I, along with many other companions, find the lay out of the current ritual books to be confusing and difficult to follow. A new lay out with the new version, currently known as the "permissive" version, as the main text and the former version printed separately at the back. The ritual organisations are updating the books and it is likely that all the major rituals will be reprinted in the next eighteen months to two years.
Secondly, we have two important weapons in our 'communication armoury'. Our house magazine, Freemasonry Today and the new members' website launched in September. The strap line refers to the magazine as the official journal of the United Grand Lodge of England but Companions, the editorial policy is predominantly to cover stories and news about both the Craft and the Royal Arch. This is also the case with the website which will be timely in getting news to you. I know the Editor of Freemasonry Today is keen to receive more stories for consideration and possible inclusion on the Royal Arch. The Provincial Information Officers have a key role to play here and are well briefed on the process for submission for both the magazine and the website.
For your interest, we are now starting to work on the new website for the Royal Arch, to bring the current one both up-to-date and in line with all the other communications initiatives we have recently launched.
Many of you will know that Grand Scribe Ezra, as Grand Secretary, is chairing a working party on mentoring in the Craft with the aim of seeing what elements of this are relevant to import to the Royal Arch. We already have Royal Arch representatives in many of our Lodges and one of the key decisions, as I am sure you can all appreciate from your experience, is when is the right time to brief the newly joined Mason on the Royal Arch – to have him understand the importance of the Royal Arch in the completion of pure ancient Masonry. For example there are questions such as, is it best after they have been raised, how does their mentor brief them, and how does the mentor or Royal Arch representative gain the right level of knowledge to correctly brief them in the first place? These are some of the conundrums that the working party are grappling with and I look forward to briefing you on their suggestions early next year. I am sure, however, that many of you have been debating these issues for some time! Fundamental is establishing the relevance, to prospective candidates, of the Order all of us who have been exalted so enjoy.
Since the beginning of the year we have installed six new Grand Superintendants in our Provinces and I have also installed the new Grand Superintendant for North Island New Zealand. This is, together, of course, with the South Island, the furthest of our Districts and our visit was seen as both supportive and a real sign of our commitment. We also met the Grand Superintendent from South Island who explained the continued havoc in Christchurch. Much of the damage from the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 and the multitude of aftershocks had come from liquefaction, when the soils are shaken and turn into a liquid form, undermining buildings and other structures. There is little chance of buildings being replaced in Christchurch as a result. What brought it home for us was when we learnt that the Hotel we stayed in for District's 150th Anniversary, at the end of 2010 had crashed to the ground, not that long after we had left. Aftershocks continue to this day, illustrated by the fact that Christchurch was rocked by a 5.5 aftershock last Friday – the biggest they had had since June. Our continued sympathy and support goes out to our Companions in these tough conditions.
It is good top see so many of you here today and it is also appropriate that I take this opportunity to remind you that all Companions are eligible to attend this Supreme Grand Chapter meeting.
Investing in the future
Pro First Grand Principal Peter Lowndes discusses Freemasonry rituals and important charity funding projects
Last year I announced that as part of the Royal Arch celebrations in 2013 it had been decided that a donation be made to the Royal College of Surgeons. The Royal Arch Masons 2013 Bicentenary Appeal was launched at the Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter. Our donation will help to fund the College's successful surgical research fellowship scheme, which supports surgeons to undertake a surgical research project.
Freemasonry has had a long and close association with the College and we are their major benefactor. We were pleased to have several surgeons – who had been beneficiaries – come and present to us at the Convocation. Although I was unable to be at that meeting, I have heard from many companions how fascinating it was to hear about their research in surgical care for current and future generations. The Grand Scribe Ezra has written to all Grand Superintendents informing them how to request similar presentations from the College in their Provinces.
The information for donating to the Royal Arch Masons 2013 Bicentenary Appeal is on the Grand Charity website and donation leafl ets are available by request. We are grateful to those who have already donated.
Companions, as you are well aware changes were made to the general practice of the Royal Arch in 2004 affecting the ritual, together with certain permitted ritual alternatives. As a result, I wonder how many of you are like me and get thoroughly confused when deciding which version of the ritual to use. With this in mind, it is proposed to use 2013 as the catalyst to publish new ritual books, which would have the permitted alternatives as the main version and the original version printed out separately. For clarity, this is not a change to the ritual. It is intended to be helpful to Chapters by simplifying the printed material and to avoid any confusion the 2004 changes may have caused.
The aim is also to encourage those Chapters who have not yet made the change to the alternative form, to more easily adapt what is already widely practised and enjoyed. This alternative ritual involves more companions in the ceremony and I believe encourages greater delegation of the work. Interestingly, the 2013 Committee is proposing that a demonstration of the alternative exaltation ceremony form part of the bicentenary celebrations, to be performed by the Metropolitan Grand Stewards demonstration Team in the Grand Temple on the morning of the special celebration Convocation in October 2013.
This is an excerpt from ME Pro First Grand Principal Peter Lowndes' address at the Annual Supreme Grand Chapter Investiture on 28 April 2011. To read the speech in full, press here.


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To identify young people who have shown outstanding talent in one or more of the following criteria areas:
The successful contestants and the school they attend or the organisation they are associated with, if any, will receive financial awards as specified below:
First Prize of $600
The recipient's school or nominating organisation will receive $300 financial award.
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The Warrandyte Lions Club will approve, at the point of nomination, those organisations which would be entitled to receive awards equal to the recipient awards.
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Candidates may be nominated by Warrandyte High School, Warrandyte Youth Services or any other Warrandyte sporting, social, or service organisation, excluding Lions. Furthermore, a candidate may be nominated by a friend, relative or employer. All nominations must be signed by the candidate.
Candidates (or their nominator) are required to submit a written summary of their achievements in the in any one or more of the four categories defined in Purpose above, in no more than 600 words. No other written material needs to be submitted and no special application form is required.
Selected candidates are required to appear before a panel of three interviewers for preliminary judging. This includes a general discussion on a range of topics not exceeding 15 minutes. Topics include but are not limited to:
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Points for this presentation will not exceed 10% of the total points awarded by the interviewing judges. Upon conclusion of presentations, the judges form their final decision and the awards are then presented.
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My youngest nephew is a few months shy of three years old. Which means clothes I gave him for Christmas that fit him now won't by the time he reaches that milestone birthday. It means that his eyes lit up (I now know what that phrase means) when the mechanical gorilla I also gave him let out a mighty roar and set out across the dining room table to fall, literally, into his arms. Being almost three means a nascent interest in other living things, such as my semi-comatose dachshund, who sleeps, eats, does his business and sleeps some more. But more than anything else it means my darling nephew has a great and abiding interest in bodily functions.
At his preschool he is encouraged to sit on the potty, but the daily reports my sister and brother-in-law receive from my nephew's teachers indicate that while he happily complies with the suggestion that he sit, sitting is all he does. The good stuff he saves to be off-loaded at home by his mommy or daddy. When he visits me, or I visit him, he gleefully raises both hands high over his head when a sudden change in the ambient atmosphere prompts me to suggest that "anybody with poo-poo in their pants raise their hand." And when my ancient doggie is ready to relieve himself, my nephew starts jitterbugging to his own refrain of "Puppy po-poo! Puppy po-poo!" unable to contain his excitement at the prospect of watching the old dog squeeze off a few rounds.
So you can imagine that the talk this Christmas with family gathered for the holiday focused more on defecation than on deficits or other news. Classy, I know.
It was only the awful news of how close the passengers on Northwest flight 253 came to being blown to bits in the air over Detroit that put down the lid on our conversations. The early reports of a jihadist's failed explosion appropriately lauded the heroism of passengers and crew. I hope that Todd Beamer and his fellow brave souls are smiling down on them. But then the news shifted to an investigation of the Muslim terrorist, and of how apparently simple it was for him to have boarded the plane wearing an explosive device as a diaper. Paid cash for a ticket? Check. One-way ticket? Check. Luggage? Nope. What part of "I am going to kill the people on this plane" did the "screeners" not understand when they let this creature board flight 253?
Soon that creature was, inevitably I suppose, dubbed the "trouser bomber." I can't be bothered tracking down the first pundit to use the term, but it certainly gained traction fast and appears to be as solidly implanted in the language as the term "shoe bomber." One can only pray that there is not an Al Qaeda cell hidden in some cave busily sewing garments for undershirt, weskit, and pantyhose bombers to come. Apparently clothes do make the terrorist.
This morning ABC News took in the lead in fashion/jihad reporting by giving us all our first look of the terrorist's somewhat worse-for-the-wear underpants. At least that's what I thought I heard as the television blared in the background. And no, I did not look up from what I was doing to get a glimpse of the charred remains. But the news did get me back to thinking about my nephew and how his diapers will now be considered potential weapons of mass destruction whenever he and his parents attempt to board an airplane. It's difficult to imagine a flight attendant asking passengers to "raise their hands if they have a detonator in their pants."
The trouser bomber has reminded us that jihadists are out to flush all Americans down the toilet. If we are smart we will find a way to wipe them out once and for all.


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A group of yarn bombers calling themselves the Secret Society of Hertford Crafters have installed these Christmas postbox toppers in Hertfordshire, UK to brighten people's days and to raise money for charity. Previously, the 100-strong knitting group produced a spectacular cascade of knitted poppies at Hertford Castle, raising £14,000 for the Royal British Legion. The knitters estimate that around 50 hours of work went into each piece with 250 balls of wool used. Laminated cards alongside the toppers urge passersby to donate money to Isabel Hospice, which provides free end-of-life care to patients and their families in Hertfordshire.
For more on the Secret Society of Hertford Crafters and to get a map of where the post boxes have been yarn-bombed, click here.


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The Tea Party movement has harnished the energy of the silent majority, Reagan conservatives and libertarians to formulate a Constitutional approach toward governing. It is exactly the model this country needs. As a movement once feared to go third party and one that has held a high threshold when it comes to the party establishment, it is a force that can be harnassed for great good.
I consider myself both a Tea Partier and a Republican. As a conservative, I am both. As a Reaganite, I see how the party is supposed to be run. So when I tell you I'm a Republican, picture a young guy during the Reagan years enjoying a great economy and working hard for what he earned. Reagan was the kind of Republican that should define the party. Today, the party can be fueled by a movement which now has an opportunity to infiltrate that party, take it over and mold it into... well... the image that this Republican thinks his party to look like.
During the darkest days between 2006 and 2008, the Republican Party was putting its finishing touches on Medicare prescription drug benefits and increasing the amount of spending without question to meet the requests of agency and department heads and congresspeople who were loading on the pork. Talk among Republican circles was defeatist. The country was moving left in their untested opinion. As such, the party was talking of moderation. They nominated a moderate as their presidential candidate and the inside argument was about putting Joe Lieberman on the ticket. Long gone were the days of Ronald Reagan.
Or so we thought.
This is not about dreaming of things gone by or wanting to relive your younger days. This is about a time tested theory about the basic natural laws of governing that if not tinkered with, nearly always produces periods of great economic freedom and a stronger devoution to faith.
We can do it again, in our own way and in our modern time. Follow the directions, put someone in a leadership role that is the closest thing you got to Ronald Reagan and let the people rule from the grassroots up. The rabble? They know the Constitution a million times better than a lot of these ritzy ritzy folk that are currently in charge of protecting and defending it.
My Grand Old Party will shine again. America will once again be a shining city on a hill. It will take time. Phase one is taking place now on Nov 2nd. Phase two will be in 2012. No one has yet mentioned phase 3 yet. So here it is.
With the proper leadership, all in the movement can share a seat at the table of Constitutional freedom, economic recovery and true repeal and reform of progressive laws. It will take the term from 2012 to 2016 to accomplish this. It will be like trying to turn a large boat that turns slow as quickly as possible. It will not be until after 2016 that we will begin to see great prosperity again in America. Yet, we will all enjoy the ride getting there together.
We can be led by a lightning rod, a power player and a game changer who was named vice presidential candidate by the moderate we once lamented over. She spoke of (and like) Reagan at the GOP rally in Anaheim Saturday 10/16/10. We have the one who can lead us with a Reagan-like sense of the future based on confidence in the proven techniques which worked in the past combined with the modern technology of today.
Sarah Palin walked into the hall Saturday night to an electric crowd which chanted her name, cheered at every landing of a one liner and was simply vocal and enthusiastic about its chances in the 2010 election. In many ways, it was a pre-victory rally. In many ways, it was Sarah Palin's triumphant ride into the heart of California Republicanism. It was the melding of the grass roots with the future of Republicanism. She infiltrated the party on our behalf Saturday night. For the first time, we really envisioned our way in with her.


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Here's how to set up a project. I am currently booking projects for late September (a few slots still open) and October. I am very interested in getting people to have painted armies on the table. Our service is geared towards the common man. If you have a budget I will work with you and make suggestions on how to get your cost within reach.
Having an army painted is a real luxury. Think about it: with no effort on your part, your army shows up about four weeks later all done. A professional works on it full time. Another professional is on duty to take your calls.
Side note: still selling the Dragons of Moloch (a 2300 point chaos army) for $950. Lions Rampant soon to expand to 3000+ pts.
Here's an introduction to the studio.
Getting a Quote
You you can download an a la carte price sheet for your army here.
You have three options to get a quote:
A) Fill out the sheet yourself This spreadsheet will auto-calculate all costs associated with your commission. If you are providing and/or assembling your own models you will naturally zero out those totals.
B) Send a list of what you'd like done. What models need assembly? Cleaning? What models are you providing? What models would you like us to provide? I'll send back a detailed quote.
C) Call me and I will set everything up over the phone with you. 801 372 8545.
We have several specials available. Only one can be applied.
1) Level 2—models can be given a basic paint job. Save 30% off painting.
2) Artistic License—we decide completely how a project is painted and based. Save 10% on painting.
3) Combine Level 2 and Artistic License. Save 35% off painting
4) Tank Factory—ten tanks painted for $400, assembled for $200. See below for details. Can be combined with Artistic License.
Scheduling a Project
This project will be scheduled officially for completion in 25-35 days. If you need your project for an event (like a tournament), please make that known, we can often accommodate that.
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Also keep up to date with our Daily Blog: http://www.bluetablepainting.blogspot.com/ I keep that updated almost daily.
I'd be interested to know how you heard of Blue Table.
If you want to contact me for any reason:
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Tank Factory Special
· $400 for painting ten tanks
· $750 for painting twenty tanks
· $200 for assembly of ten tanks
For this special we need some leeway with color scheme. A complicated pattern or type might cost more.
How fast can we get it done?
Generally, a 3-4 week turnaround. Unless you send the models, then that takes less time. If the project takes more than eight weeks (very, very rare) you can read us the riot act.
Large tanks, like a Land Raider or Necron Monolith, count as two tanks.
A Baneblade counts as three tanks. Assembly is $90—the Baneblade has something like 250 parts.
Small tanks, like an Ork warbuggy, count as half a tank.
Exposed crew, dozer blade, unusual upgrades, or set of chaos spikes count as a regular trooper, at $4 for painting, $2 for assembly.
Tau Piranhas and Land Speeders count as regular tanks. They are smaller but are not less time-consuming to paint.


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Narrated by: Renée Raudman
Published by Tantor Media on Aug 6, 2009
Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy
Format: Audiobook from Library
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When magic strikes and Atlanta goes to pieces, it's a job for Kate Daniels…
Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that's saying a lot.
But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games—an invitation only, no holds barred, ultimate preternatural fighting tournament—she and Curran, the Lord of the Beasts, uncover a dark plot that may forever alter the face of Atlanta's shapeshifting community…
Oh my gosh, this book was made of awesome! There was so much humour, and emotion, and action, and just everything. I feel like just flailing and screaming keywords from the best parts, in true fangirl fashion.
Derek! How could they?!
Picking up Julie!
I can't stop. It was all just so good. And so hard to talk about anything without spoilers. There was so much series development, and yet also a fully formed single book plot. This is definitely the best of the series so far, and one that makes me want to get through the series faster, as opposed to the leisurely speed I was working at previously.
As always, I listened to the audiobook version, and it was well worth it. I love when series narrators seem to be the main character and everything fits well. This seems especially pertinent with first person UF series, and is no exception here. The narration brought the story to life, and cemented Kate's voice and humour in my head. It is definitely the way to go for this series.
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NXT 2/23/2010 – (Debut Show, NXT Season 1)
The Miz/The NXT Rookies Int- Miz told Daniel Bryan to go out to the ring and introduce himself.
Matt Striker Int
Daniel Bryan/Miz Interview- Miz slaps Daniel Bryan for not doing it well enough.
Daniel Bryan Int
Carlito Int
Michael Tarver Video, Heath Slater Video
Carlito and Michael Tarver vs. Christian and Heath Slater
David Otunga Video
Darren Young vs. David Otunga
Raw Rebound
Chris Jericho/Wade Barrett Int
Chris Jericho vs. Daniel Bryan
Matt Striker/The NXT Rookies Int
David Otunga vs. Darren Young
Daniel Bryan Video- American Dragon Bryan Danielson right here is my pick to win this NXT thing.
Daniel Bryan/Miz Int, David Otunga/R-Truth Int/Brawl
Chris Jericho Int
Wade Barrett Video
Wade Barrett vs. Daniel Bryan
Raw Rebound
Christian/Heath Slater Int, Justin Gabriel/Matt Hardy Int
Skip Sheffield Int
William Regal and Skip Sheffield vs. Matt Hardy and Justin Gabriel
Matt Striker/The NXT Rookies/Calito Int- Carlito spits spit apple in Heath Slater's face and says That's Cool! as the show ends.
Matt Striker Int
Miz/Daniel Bryan Int
R-Truth and David Otunga vs. The Miz and Daniel Bryan
Heath Slater Int, Miz/Daniel Bryan Int, Justin Gabriel Video
Matt Hardy/Justin Gabriel/Chris Jericho/Wade Barrett Int
Carlito/Heath Slater Int
Heath Slater vs. Carlito
Darren Young Video
SES/Darren Young Int, Raw Rebound, WrestleMania 26 Card Video
Wade Barrett vs. Justin Gabriel
Matt Striker Int
CM Punk and Darren Young vs. Matt Hardy and Justin Gabriel- SES takes out everyone including Darren Young.
Daniel Bryan vs. The Great Khali- After the match Big Show comes in to chockslam Daniel Bryan.
Raw Rebound, WrestleMania 26 Card Video, David Otunga Video
Heath Slater vs. Michael Tarver
William Regal/Skip Sheffield Int
Wade Barrett vs. Skip Sheffield
Matt Striker Int
Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel vs. Skip Sheffield and Wade Barrett
Daniel Bryan Video, Shawn Michaels/Undertaker Highlights Video, Bret Hart/Vince McMahon Highlights Video
Darren Young Video, WrestleMania 21 Highlights, John Cena/Batista Highlights
David Otunga and Darren Young vs. Daniel Bryan & Michael Tarver
Matt Striker/NXT Rookies Interview- The Pro Poll looks like this: Darren Young was #8, Michael Tarver was #7, Skip Sheffield was #6, David Otunga was #5, Heath Slater was #4, Justin Gabriel was #3, Wade Barrett was #2, and Daniel Bryan scored #1
Wade Barrett, CM Punk, Matt Hardy and R-Truth vs. Miz, Christian, Carlito and William Regal- Chris Jericho does guest commentary.
Shawn Michaels Retirement Speech Highlights Video
NXT Rookies Battle Royal- David Otunga wins the battle royal by eliminating Justin Gabriel and will get to guest host Raw next week.
NXT Rookies Interview
Keg Challenge- Heath Slater finished faster than the other NXT Rookies to win the weekly challenge and gets to main event this show against Kane.
Raw Rebound, Skip Sheffield Int
Daniel Bryan vs. Darren Young
Michael Tarver vs. Justin Gabriel
Wade Barrett vs. David Otunga
Kane vs. Heath Slater
NXT 4/13/2010 – (In The UK)
NXT Rookies Interview
Talk The Talk Challenge- Wade Barrett won the promo challenge.
Raw Rebound, Extreme Rules Card Video, Darren Young/CM Punk/Luke Gallows/Serena Int
Christian vs. Wade Barrett
David Otunga Video, The Miz/Daniel Bryan Int
William Regal vs. Daniel Bryan
Luke Gallows vs. Darren Young
Rick Em' Sock Em' Rookies Quarterfinals- Heath Slater vs. David Otunga
Rick Em' Sock Em' Rookies Quarterfinals- Skip Sheffield vs. Wade Barrett
Justin Gabriel vs. David Otunga
Rick Em' Sock Em' Rookies Semi Finals- Skip Sheffield vs. Heath Slater
Rick Em' Sock Em' Rookies Semi Finals- Darren Young vs. Daniel Bryan
Michael Tarver/Carlito/Skip Sheffield/SES/Darren Young Interview
Skip Sheffield vs. Michael Tarver vs. Darren Young
Heath Slater Video
Rick Em' Sock Em' Rookies Finals- Skip Sheffield vs. Darren Young- Skip Sheffield wins this compitition.
Skip Sheffield Int
Heath Slater vs. Chris Jericho- Slater pulls off the upset.
Seal The Deal Challenge- Skip Sheffield
Christian and Heath Slater vs. Chris Jericho and Wade Barrett
Seal The Deal Challenge- Daniel Bryan
Michael Tarver/Carlito Int
Seal The Deal Challenge- Justin Gabriel
Michael Tarver Video
Darren Young vs. Michael Tarver
Seal The Deal Challenge- David Otunga
Raw Rebound, Justin Gabriel Video, R-Truth/David Otunga Int
Seal The Deal Challenge- Heath Slater, Seal The Deal Challenge- Darren Young, Seal The Deal Challenge- Michael Tarver, Seal The Deal Challenge- Wade Barrett
Daniel Bryan Video, David Otunga Int- The winner of todays contest is Otunga and he wants to meet R-Truth in the ring one on one next week.
Miz Int- He says that he will not be able to compete because Big Show hit him in the face.
Daniel Bryan vs. Skip Sheffield
Matt Striker/NXT Rookies Interview
Obstacle Course Challenge- Daniel Bryan
Miz/Daniel Bryan Int
Daniel Bryan vs. Michael Tarver
SES/Darren Young Int
Obstacle Course Challenge- Heath Slater, Obstacle Course Challenge- Darren Young, Obstacle Course Challenge- Justin Gabriel, Obstacle Course Challenge- David Otunga
David Otunga vs. R-Truth
Obstacle Course Challenge- Wade Barrett, Obstacle Course Challenge- Skip Sheffield, Obstacle Course Challenge- Michael Tarver- Justin Gabriel wins the challenge this week and he is immune to getting eliminated next week.
NXT Rookies Interviews/Segment
Matt Striker/NXT Rookies Interview- Michael Tarver and Daniel Bryan is both eliminated.
Heeth Slater vs. Wade Barrett
Michael Tarver Int
Skikp Sheffield vs. Darren Young
Smackdown Rebound, Over The Limit Card Video
Daniel Bryan Int
Justin Gabriel vs. David Otunga
Matt Striker/NXT Rookies Interview- Skip Sheffield is the next to go.
Miz/William Regal/CM Punk/Christian/Matt Hardy/Chris Jericho Interview
Wade Barrett vs. Darren Young
David Otunga Video
Michael Tarver Int, Daniel Bryan/Miz/Michael Cole Interview/Segment
Heath Slater vs. Justin Gabriel
Skip Sheffield Int, Over The Limit Card Video
Darren Young Video
NXT Rookies Segment- Darren Young is gone.
Darren Young Interview
NXT Rookies Interview
Christian and Heath Slater vs. R-Truth and David Otunga
Daniel Bryan/Michael Cole/The Miz Interview/Segment- Bryan/Cole II.
Justin Gabriel vs. Wade Barrett
Raw Rebound
NXT Rookies/Christian/Miz/R-Truth/Chris Jericho Interview- Heath Slater is voted off.
NXT 6/1/2010 – (Season Final Of NXT Season 1)
Matt Striker/NXT Rookies/Pros Interview
John Morrison Int, Eli Cottonwood Video- The Pros and Rookies for NXT Season 2 are revealed.
Elimination Match- Wade Barrett vs. David Otunga vs. Justin Gabriel
M.V.P. Int, Percy Watson Video
Zack Ryder Int, Titus O'Niel Video
NXT Rookies Int/Segment- Justin Gabriel is gone.
LayCool Int, Kaval Video- Kaval is Low Ki and is my pick to win NXT Season 2.
Mark Henry/Lucky Cannon Int
David Otunga/Wade Barrett Interview
Kofi Kingston Int, Michael McGillicutty Video- This is Mr. Perfect's son.
The Miz Int, Alex Riley Video
NXT Rookies/Pros Interview- Wade Barrett wins the competition with David Otunga finishing number 2.
NXT 6/8/2010 – (Debut Show, NXT Season 2)
NXT Rookies/Pros/Matt Striker Interview- We get our first real look at the NXT Season Two Lineup.
John Morrison and Eli Cottonwood vs. Zack Ryder and Titus O'Neil
Alex Riley Video
Cody Rhodes and Husky Harris vs. M.V.P. and Percy Watson
Michael McGillicutty Video
NXT Rookies/Pros/Matt Striker Interview/Segment- The NXT Pros attack the rookies as retaliation for what the Season One Rookies did on last night's show (attacking John Cena, CM Punk, and whoever/whatever was at ringside).
NXT Pros/Rookies Interview
Kaval Video
Kaval vs. Alex Riley
Eli Cottonwood Video
Raw Rebound, Zack Ryder/Titus O'Neil Int, Husky Harris Video
Kofi Kingston and Michael McGillicutty vs. Mark Henry and Lucky Cannon
Kofi Kingston/Cody Rhodes/Lucky Cannon/M.V.P./Matt Striker Interview/Segment- They set up Season 2′s first Rookie vs. Pro for next week's show.
M.V.P. and Percy Watson vs. The Miz and Alex Riley
Titus O'Neil Video
Titus O'Neil vs. Michael McGillicutty
Kaval vs. Eli Cottonwood
Lucky Cannon Video, LayCool/Kaval Int
Cody Rhodes vs. Lucky Cannon
NXT Rookies Interview- Each of the season 2 NXT rookies get their 45 seconds to explain why they are the next WWE Breakout Star.
Keg Carrying Contest- Won by Lucky Cannon.
Percy Watson Video
M.V.P. vs. Husky Harris
Eli Cottonwood, Alex Riley, and Titus O'Neil vs. Michael McGillicutty, Kaval, and Lucky Cannon
Raw Rebound
NXT Rookies Segment- Titus O'Neil is tanked 8th and is out of the competition.
NXT Rookies Interview- Percy Watson wins the verbal competition, based on fan reaction.
Percy Watson vs. Michael McGillicutty
Titus O'Niel Video
Kaval vs. The Miz
Eli Cottonwood Video, Raw Rebound, Money In The Bank Card Video, Husky Harris Video
Cody Rhodes and Husky Harris vs. Mark Henry and Lucky Cannon
Mark Henry and Lucky Cannon vs. The Miz and Alex Riley
Alex Riley Video
The Showtime Percy Watson Show with /M.V.P.
Battle Royal- NXT Rookies vs. NXT Pros vs. The Nexus- Won by The Nexus.
VIP Lounge with Percy Watson/Cody Rhodes/Husky Harris
Lucky Cannon Video
M.V.P. and Percy Watson vs. Cody Rhodes and Husky Harris
Michael McGillicutty Video
Lucky Cannon/Alex Riley/The Miz Interview
Alex Riley vs. Lucky Cannon
Raw Rebound
NXT Rookies/Pros Interview
NXT Rookies/Opstacle Course Segment- Michael McGillicutty wins with the fastest time.
NXT Rookies Interview
Percy Watson Video
Zack Ryder vs. Percy Watson
John Morrison/Eli Cottonwood Int
Michael McGillicutty vs. Eli Cottonwood
Kaval Video
Husky Harris/Kaval/LayCool Int
Kaval vs. Husky Harris
Raw Rebound
NXT Elimination- Next to go home, Eli Cottonwood.
NXT Rookies/LayCool Kissing Contest- LayCool brings out this ugly woman for the men to kiss, instead of them. Lucky Cannon wins this.
Kaval vs. Husky Harris
Michael McGillicutty/Kofi Kingston/Mark Henry/Lucky Cannon/Miz Int
Michael McGillicutty vs. Lucky Cannon
SummerSlam Card Video
NXT Pros Interviews
Percy Watson Int
Alex Riley vs. Percy Watson
The Miz vs. Michael McGillicutty
Michael Cole/Josh Mathews Segment- Cole lose the challenge.
Power Of The Punch: Michael McGillicutty, Kaval, Percy Watson, Lucky Cannon, Husky Harris, Alex Riley- Winner of this was Alex Riley.
Alex Riley Int
Miz/John Morrrison Int
Kaval, "Showtime" Percy Watson and "Lucky" Cannon vs. Michael McGillicutty, Husky Harris and Alex Riley
Raw Rebound
The Miz vs. John Morrison
NXT Elimination- Lucky Cannon must go home.
NXT Rookies Interviews- "Showtime" Percy Watson is the next to get eliminated.
Zack Ryder vs. Michael McGillicutty
Kaval/Lay-Cool/Husky Harris Int
Kaval vs. Husky Harris
Alex Riley vs. Kofi Kingston
Raw Rebound
Michael Cole/Josh Matthews Interview- They both think that Alex Riley will win NXT Season 2 and that Kaval should be the one to be eliminated.
NXT Elimination- Husky Harris is the next to go home. Big brawl breaks out with both the Pros and the NXT Rookies.
NXT Rookies Michael McGillicutty/Alex Riley/Kaval/Cody Rhodes/M.V.P. Interview
WWE Trivia Challenge- Kaval won the challenge.
Raw Rebound
"Dashing" Cody Rhodes vs. M.V.P.
NXT 8/31/2010 – (Season Final Of NXT Season 2)
Alex Riley/Miz/Kaval/Lay-Cool/Michael McGillicutty/Kofi Kingston Interview/Brawl
Kelly Kelly Int, Naomi Video
Alex Riley vs. Kaval vs. Michael McGillicutty- Alex Riley steals the win.
Alicia Fox Int, Maxine Video, Goldust Int, Aksana Video
Eliminated NXT Season 2 Rookies Interview- They were all asked, who they think will win NXT Season 2.
NXT Elimination- Alex Riley is the next to go home.
Bella Twins Int, Jamie Video, Primo Int, A.J. Video
Michael McGillicutty/Kaval Interview
Vickie Guerrero Int, Aloisia Video
Final NXT Season 2 Elimination- Michael McGillicutty gets eliminated and Kaval (Low Ki) is the winner of NXT Season 2!.


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Every week millions of animal's bodies are being violently and unrightfully taken from them because the human races moral baseline is so fractured.
Trillions of innocent, sentient beings are ripped away from this earth.
I have awakened to the biggest injustice in history and my mind just can't seem to comprehend this torture, this murder and this force of evil on such a huge scale. It's like I've woken up in a nightmare.
Over the past seven months I have witnessed so many beautiful beings taken from life, it has made my heart break in places I didn't think it could.
I know now, my life will be dedicated to every single one of those lives lost.
I'm so proud to know each and every one of you incredible activists, whether it be through social media, out on the streets, opening the eyes of the world or marching by your sides.
The law right now is failing to protect the most innocent and vulnerable of beings on the earth, and until they do, I WILL NOT stop.
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Thoughts of hunger have weighed heavily on my heart for months – not my hunger, but that which afflicts millions who have few or no resources to help themselves. Finally I was knocked into action by a web site with a post titled Your Yoga ain't $#!& unless… The rest of the opening sentence says "… or your Judaism, your Christianity, your Buddhism, your Suffism, your Islam, your Paganism, your New-Agism, your humanism, your atheism… unless you do something about this. What appears to be the worst human catastrophe in our lifetimes is occurring now and we each have the ability to do something about it." You can read about the 12 million people suffering from lack of food, clean water, and basic sanitation. The almost 30,000 children under the age of 5 who have died in the last weeks from malnutrition and associated diseases.
My spiritual and humanitarian beliefs are meaningless unless I act on them.
I chose to go donate the amount of dollars equal to the number of pounds that I have lost through UMCOR. 100% of my money goes directly to relief efforts. I have zero affiliation with this organization, but their standing in regard to charitable efficiency is excellent. (Also, I am not a Methodist and barely can identify as Christian because I think even Jesus would be embarrassed by many who co-opt the name these days.)
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We're a group of photographers and visual marketers led by Jorge de Casanova. Our team captures images that immortalize events, build visual cohesion across brands and convey marketing messages.
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Our business was created with marketing, meeting and event teams in mind because we know the unique challenges and opportunities that come along with photography and visual branding.
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This is my favorite subject, it's no secret that I'm a
camaholic, I never met one I didn't like. The stock camshaft
for the Ford and Mercury Flathead V8 is a mild unit, built
for lugging up hills, tooling around town and giving
adequate performance when required. It's a good piece and
would probably work well in a supercharger application as
well but it's not what we as racers are after as it is a
compromise in relation to performance. The Full Race
camshaft is another story altogether, it's not a compromise
at all and in fact is only used to its full capacity when the
throttle is wide open and the engine is reaching its limit as
far as still remaining an engine. That's what we're after.
The camshaft is the heart of the engine, its job is to open
the valves at the correct time allowing fuel-air mixture to
enter the combustion chamber and do its work. The longer
the valve stays open, the more fuel that gets into the
chamber, the bigger the bang that follows. Following this
line of thought, all one had to do was make the lobes bigger
on the camshaft and you would get more performance and
that's pretty much how it started. A fellow named Pierre
Bertrand started this practice with 4 cylinders in the 1920's
but one of his disciples; Ed Winfield, was the first true high
performance cam grinder and his cams were copied for
decades. Ed took everything into account in his designs,
lift, duration, overlap and lobe centers, scavenging effects
and spring rates, anything that affected the overall
performance of the engine. He was genius and everyone
who has followed owes a tip of the hat to Ed.
OK, let's get to the racing cam, there are three basic types
for the Flathead racer: One; Flat Tappet which is the most
prevalent, easiest to install and most closely resembles the
stock cam, Two; Mushroom Tappet, same basic cam as the
flat tappet with mushroom lifters which have a larger
contact area thus making the cam 'bigger', and three;
Radius Tappet, the widest and most cantankerous of the
bunch, the forerunner to the roller cam which we'll throw
in with it.
Some quick basics and we're off. Duration is the amount of
time, in crankshaft degrees, that the valve is open. Lift is
the height as which the valve is lifted off the seat. Overlap is
the amount of time that both intake and exhaust valves are
open, this is affected by the centerline of the intake versus
exhaust lobe (hence lobe center) as well as duration.
Scavenging is the affect of the exhaust charge being pushed
out and subsequently drawing intake charge in. Got it,
good. First, the Flat Tappet camshaft. Most flathead
racing cams are of this type which uses the stock type, flat
bottomed lifter. In fact most racing cams actually came from
stock cams in the first place; the grinders would just
decrease the base circle of each lobe in order to gain the
desired lift. Think of it this way, the greater the amount of
volume of the lobe (minus the base circle), the greater the
amount of fuel mixture that gets into the combustion
chamber. There are several advantages to a flat tappet
camshaft; they do not require any specialized tools for
installation, usually a hole drilled in the lifter bore and a
nail will do (if you're using adjustable lifters). They are
usually easier on the valve train as they do not require as
much spring pressure to hold the lifter to the cam and as
such have excellent wear characteristics. They are also still
available new, or as they were more prevalent than any
other style, easily found. Ed Winfield preferred this type of
cam mainly because of the spring rates required, less
spring pressure equals less horsepower to work the valve
train and subsequently less heat. His cams had gentle
ramps, moderate lifts (in comparison to later cams) and
were the noted 'top dog' of the late 40's. Other cam grinders
followed such as Clay Smith and Ed Iskendarian, they too
started with moderate lifts but soon explored higher rates.
Still, Winfield's SU-1A was the hot cam of its day with 0.350
lift and 280 degree duration. It was the basis of many a
following racing camshaft, including Chuck Potvin's
masterpiece; the Potvin 425 Eliminator. It was aptly named
as it often either eliminated the competition or the engine.
OK, so why the nail? Placed in a hole in the lifter bore it
holds the lifter in place while you adjust it and is a lot
easier than working with the Johnson wrenches, anyone
who has worked with either will agree. Adjustable lifters
help make up the difference removed from the base circle of
the cam and although they aren't a must, they are easier to
work with. Or you can do it like Henry did and either grind
the valve tip or tip of your nice light non-adjustable lifter – if
you can get one with enough tip left on it to make the valve
lash. In the end, these are better as they are lighter, and
never go out of adjustment. I've seen plenty of adjustable
lifters with either a jam nut on them or a glob of weld to
hold the adjusting screw in place. OK, so what are some of
the best cams? The SU-1A is highly regarded, the Potvin
425 works extremely well from my experience, likes the
RPM's and keeps pulling. I've tried a Giovannani 999 and
that cam worked real well, especially at Syracuse. Crane's
353-2 was recommended by Bob Hayslett, I know that 'Pop'
Enders used Isky 1007 LD cams and we've had good luck
with an Isky 1007B as well. Friends from New England
swear by Literio's (Isky of the East) L100, we've also had
good luck with Racer Brown and Schneider grinds. You get
the picture, there are a lot of good cams to try and many
such as Isky's 400Jr., Potvin's 425, Schneider's and
Literio's cams are still available. My recommendation as a
good rule of thumb for circle track racing is to get a
camshaft with around 0.370 total lift minimum and 270
degrees of duration, that'll run and you won't have to do
any carving in the valve pocket of the head. More lift equals
more work, check the depth of the heads you plan to use
first. If they have a stamping on them that says '400' (and
haven't been planed too much) then you can probably get
away with 0.400 lift. Edelbrocks usually have the
compression ratio stamped, the higher the ratio, the
shallower the valve pockets, measure first.
Next up, the Mushroom Tappet cam. Another basic
brainchild of Winfield's and again, used subsequently by
Clay Smith and Ed Iskendarian. These cams look just like
the flat tappet offerings but used a larger based lifter which
immediately made the cam 'bigger' in that the opening and
closing rates were accelerated by the larger surface area the
lifters provided. This obviously increased what I call lift at
duration and got more air in the engine over the same
amount of time the valve is open. A Real Good Deal. Also,
since it's still a flat tappet cam, wear characteristics are still
great (even better than a flat tappet cam), spring rates are
still tolerable and the lifter still spins in the bore with even
less side thrust than the 1 inch flat tappet. Think of this
combination as 'mechanical advantage' much in the same
way that an OHV engine can gain lift at duration by using a
different ratio rocker. Obviously, Flatheads don't have
rockers but by using the larger based lifter (the mushroom
tappet has a 1.182 inch base versus the standard 0.999
inch base of the flat tappet), the 'volume' of the lobe is
increased so to speak. The only drawback is installation
which requires the use of a back cutter to spot face the
bottom of the lifter bore and provides clearance for the
lifters larger base. You'll also need a set of bronze bushings
with the lifters, if you can find them. The lifters used came
on Studebaker Champs, which were 6 cylinders so you'll
need to find two of them. They were also made by
Whitteman in the 50's and can still probably be had at Egge
or similar restoration parts manufacturers. The one I have is
a Clay Smith X-270 grind that Little Joe Lawrence
bestowed me with (it actually says 'Potvin 60' on it – just
another decoy often used by racers and cam grinders who
didn't want their competitors seeing what grind they were
running when they took the front mount ignition off). He
related it worked real well with a supercharger which I'd
like to try out someday. Joe and his driver, D.D. 'Rebel'
Harris sure did well with the set-up they had in the early
1960's at the eastern NY tracks and it should be noted that
Barney Navarro has always favored this setup although from
what I gathered he did it with a Winfield SU-1A. Bottom line
in my opinion is that this is a fine set-up.
Last up is the Radius Tappet camshaft, this is the one most
of the top Flathead racers used. This cam had extremely
high lift rates and lots of lift, although usually less duration
(to build compression) than the flat tappet offerings. They
were easily the most radical cams and the forerunner to the
roller. When Fred Offenhauser bought out Henry Miller and
wanted to go into business he consulted with Ed Winfield
about the cams, Ed said make everything bigger (like the
mushroom tappet) but Fred couldn't afford it so they came
up with the radius (cup) cam instead, so that's where these
types of cams originated. Due to their radical design, they
usually exhibited greater wear then a flat or mushroom
tappet but who cared, once worn out it was going to just be
replaced by another and it gave the greatest performance
on a short track, at the drags, and often the dry lakes as
well. The lobes of a radius camshaft ramp up quickly, often
with no clearance ramp, flatten off at the top and then come
back down to the base circle just as quickly. They are the
limit as far as 'volume' of the lobe and since they can return
the valve to its seat so quickly, they also help the engine
build compression. With the lobe ground as it is, the lifter
had to have clearance and thus was radiused on the
bottom, in one plane only. This meant that the lifter had to
be held in that plane to stay aligned with the cam lobe and
again, special tooling was required for installation. There
are two different types of lifters: The Weber 1 inch radius
and the Isky or Crane type 2 inch radius. Each used a
different type of aligning mechanism, both worked well if
installed properly. The Weber has the retaining key in the
lifter itself and then a slot has to cut in the inside of the
lifter bore in the block with a broach. Weber made the tool
and it should be noted that the new Crower roller liters
(with a 1 inch roller ball) use the same approach. The only
tool I know of like this resides in Michigan at Mark Kirby's
Motor City Flathead shop but he'll let you borrow it if
needed, at least he let me borrow it. The lifter is then
aligned to the camshaft (in this case a Weber F-7 Giant) and
the setup works perfectly. More common was the
Iskendarian or Crane set up which used a 2 inch radius
lifter with the key placed on the inside of the lifter bore,
and then the lifter itself is slotted to hold it in alignment
with the cam lobe. This requires the use of a jig to drill the
lifter bore from the oil valley side of the block, a 'flattening'
tool to jam the key in place and then bending over the ends
of the 'key' on the outside of the bore to hold them
securely. It requires a lot of patience, a file to ensure the
lifter doesn't hang up and maintenance. If that lifter gets
out of the key it'll wipe a lobe off the cam pronto. Also, don't
use a block that has been previously drilled for lifter
adjustment via the previously mentioned nail method, the
holes have to be perfect to hold the key in place. OK, so
that's the tough stuff, now for the good part, these cams
were used by nearly all of the top racers in Central NY that
I know of and they won a lot of checkered flags. I honestly
think that a Mushroom Tappet cam is the best setup but
they were not as prevalent as the Radius cams. There's
nothing wrong with a Flat Tappet cam either, they also won
a lot and were easier to maintain but if you talked to the
top racers at Waterloo, Watertown, Midstate or the NYS
Fairgrounds, nearly all had a radius type cam. OK, onto
some of the best, obviously the Iskendarian 404A Track was
the most famous of the bunch and won a ton, Crane's
offerings of the 425, and the 425-2 were also excellent and
since they were offered by Bill Beamon of B&M Speedshop
in Rochester, were often used by racers at Waterloo. Clay
Smith's 4-54 is a good cam in a big engine, as is Weber's
F-7 Giant. Bob Hayslett sold me an F-7 that I'm using now
and it's super, he related that I should try the 2 inch lifters
on it (instead of the 1 inch Webers), as Woody Van Order
did. I thought about it but went with it as engineered
instead, where you gonna find another one if you ruin this
one? It works real well on the 1 inch radius and although I
understood what Bob was getting at – faster action – in the
end I didn't want to chance it. Lastly is that cam that only
one guy I've talked to here in NY knew about and that's
John Schoolers offerings from Jacksonville, Florida. Cliff
Kotary won 5 of his 6 NYS Fair Races with Schooler cams,
Willy Wust would've had to pay plenty of peso's for that
information. While many of the cams were 'single pattern'
(the Isky 404, Potvin 425, Crane 425, etc.) a few were of
'dual pattern' design such as the Crane 425-2 and
Schoolers. Harvey Crane went to the dual pattern cam later
with his 425-2, using the same intake lobe as the 425 but a
355 exhaust lobe and it worked extremely well with less lift
on the exhaust. I've run the one Bob Hayslett had in his
original B29 and it cooks, excellent cam. Schoolers
approach was different though, he felt than in order to get
fuel into the engine, you had to get the exhaust out first
and ground his cams accordingly with higher lift on the
exhaust lobe. This thought goes hand in hand with the
philosophies of the Racer Rocket and Al Sharp's heads. I
was fortunate to find a Schooler a few years back and must
try it out. One would have to note that Cliff did pretty
darned good with his equipment and has always related to
me that the Schooler cams were the best he ever ran.
Bottom line, if you can find a good radius tappet camshaft
for your Flathead race engine and have the means of
getting it installed, then use it. All of them turn up fast and
hard so plan accordingly. I prefer the chilled cast iron
lifters, they're a little heavier but wear much better than
the lightweight steel lifters from Isky, remember these
lifter's don't turn so wear is an issue. Pay attention to your
spring rates, Isky requires 195 lb. open so test your springs
at open height and shim accordingly. I use the Isky 185-G
springs as they're available and much easier to work with
than the dual spring setup although those work well also. If
you can't find a radius or mushroom tappet cam then there
are several other flat tappet options that also work
extremely well. The Potvin 425, the Howard M-16, Isky 431
(the later Isky 433 is good too, blew one of Dad's engines
into the weeds), the Literio L-100 (which John Flach uses
and is available through Cam Techniques in Florida) and
Schneider will grind you anything you want. Plenty of
choices. The thing to do is to take everything you want to do
into account, what do I have for engine size, what will my
budget allow, the heads that I have and what do I want the
engine to do? Do the research and then plan your engine
around your camshaft. Properly applied, any of the
camshafts mentioned here will give satisfactory results, but
again, that's only one piece, although the most important
piece, of the puzzle.
Other pieces of the valve train puzzle include the guides,
valves and springs. Guides are simple, find a set that isn't
heavily worn and use them. I have had guides reamed and
lined with knurled bronze inserts for greater lubrication
and less wear but have noticed no difference over stock
guides. My recommendation is to use guides with 0.0005
clearance minimum and make sure that the valve slips in
and out of them easily. That's it, you can use Permatex #1
to glue them in place if you wish to keep any fuels out of
the oil but this generally isn't a problem with new o-ring
gaskets. I put them in place in the block when I do the
porting to contour them as I wish. For springs there are a
couple of choices; Reds Headers sells a Lincoln Zephyr
spring which works very well and is affordable, so does
Iskendarian, part # 185-G which is what I generally use. I
wouldn't hesitate to use either. If you have used springs
just be sure to test them before installation, over time they
deteriorate and used springs aren't always good. For the
185-G springs on a radius camshaft I use an installed
height of 1.950 inch which equals 100# on the seat. Check
your installed height as assembled as many factors such as
valve length and lock groove placement may vary from valve
to valve. Usually, two 0.060 shims will work on a stock valve
set-up. I don't generally use the Isky dual springs just
because they have to be disassembled and re-assembled in
the block which is more difficult and I have found that the
185-G gives the same performance. The 185-G can be taken
out of the block with the guide and valve as an assembly
which is easier to work with. Not that the dual springs
aren't a fine piece, they are, just tougher to work with.
Valve seats: in the block I have used both 45 and 30 degree
seats, I now use 30 degree seats on the intake and 45 on
the exhaust. On the valve faces themselves I use 44 degrees
on the intake valve and 29 degrees on the exhaust valve,
this gives an interference between the seats and I lap them
in lightly to ensure the seal. It also moves the seal to the
outmost section of the valve face which offers more surface
area for better sealing and cooling. I check the seal by
placing the block on the stand with the valve flat, click it
shut and spray carb cleaner on it to create a puddle. If the
valve will hold carb cleaner you have a good seal. For valves I
have used several types, SI for oversize valves, of course
stock valves and Manley 'Race Flow' as well. Stock valves
work fine, they are 1.500 inch diameter and with a little
work can actually flow quite well. Don't use the one with
the big stop on them that butts up against the guide, not
the hot set-up. We used a carbide cutter on an engine lathe
to rid ourselves of that lump and these valves worked great,
and still do. The oversize 1.600 – 1.625 inch valves require
ample porting and seat reaming work to really make a
difference, not to mention the extra work in the heads to
get the flow around them. I have used them and they have
run well in engines but at this point I don't see a great
advantage over my first choice which is Manley small block
Chevy (ok, so it's not the valves fault, they don't know
they're for a chevy) 'Race Flow" valves P/N 11521, 1.500
inch diameter, with 11/32 stem. These are just beautiful
valves, undercut below the valve tulip in the area of port
flow, swirl polished, stainless, light, stellite tipped for great
wear characteristics and they've also 0.060 inch longer (add
a shim) than stock valves which means you can now use
that stock adjustable lifter (versus the heavier 'race cam'
adjustable lifter which has a thicker head on the adjusting
screw, and is consequently heavier). Great set-up. Now, get
some retainers from Flathead Jack and the corresponding
hardened 7 degree valve locks and you have a kick ass set-
up that will last for years. Ok, now let's get to the bottom
end and look at the
Stock cams were often ground
for quicker opening and
closing times, giving
additional duration.
Stock, 3/4, and Mushroom
Tappet Camshaft lift rates.
One ratty sounding camshaft.
Radius and Flat Tappet cams,
both ground from stock cores.
The full gamut of lifters, stock
lightweight, stock adjustable,
race adjustable, mushroom with
bushing, 2 inch radius Isky type
and 1 inch radius Weber.
Radius tappet cam left and flat
tappet, note the difference in
Whitteman tappets, flat and
Flat tappet 0.999 in. dia. vs.
Mushroom @ 1.182 in. dia.
Mushroom tappet & cutter.
Spotface lifter bore.
Clay Smith X-270.
Weber 1 inch radius lifter, key
in lifter, slot in bore.
Isky instructions for installing
radius lifters.
Installation tools and key.
Drill jig in bore.
Key holes drilled in lifter bore.
Finished installation.
Weber F7RS Giant timing card
Clay Smith 4-54 Timing card.
Harvey J. Crane's 425-2 timing
card. Harvey ground these
himself on a '32 steel billet.
Isky dual spring rates.
Stock, Tuliped, and Tuliped
and Undercut valves.
Grind 'em slowly and carefully.
Update 11/2/08
Through the years I've been fortunate enough to have talked with several former racers as
well as the men who made the racing equipment. They all answer their own phone and
it's just a metter of picking it up and calling them. Barney Navarro gave me good tips on
blower applications, Ed Iskendarian sent me some Olds valve springs for my Ardun,
Mickey George sent several sets of radius lifter wires he had made as well as pictures and
a diagram of his jig so I could make my own. All very nice people, all into flatheads and
willing to share their knowledge. I was pleasantly surprised to recieve this letter in the
mail recently.
I responded with a letter including a few timing cards I had received from Bob
Hayslett and after a couple of phone calls sent my 353-2 to Harvey for his analysis.
An interesting fellow, Harvey started modifying flathead heads at the age of 13 and
continues his work at age 77. Obviously, as one would expect, he's way over my head
in camshaft design, I just use them, he designs them and his work has been used by
many to great success on the track. He's sending some more info on the 353-2 cam
this week and has also opened other doors for me by simply dropping a few numbers
my way. One number he dropped was of a man named Speedy Spiers who worked
with John 'Pop' Schooler (and still has his first cam grinding machine, a small unit
used for making Indian 45 cubic inch cams), which held records for years. Interesting
fellow, he went on to work for Bill Fish at Fish Carburetor and was a mechanic on the
Fish cars, driven by Glenn 'Fireball' Roberts. Later he wrenched cars for Tiny Lund.
When I talk to fellows like these, I take notes - more to follow - for now here's a link to
Harvey's Website which many may find interesting - (to be continued).
Update 11/9/08
Harvey's analysis of the 353-2 is done and the cam is on it's way back, along with
a couple from Speedy which will make my Monday (they're at the post office
ready for pickup) seem a lot like Christmas.. Harvey sent along a few notes on
Flathead cams in general that I've attached here, these guys are fun to talk to
although I have to think through what they talk of as I related before, they're
over my head a bit, and talk so 'matter of factly' about what they have found ,
that it takes a bit of time for me to digest it. Much more to learn..
Update 7/5/09
Received a nice package from Speedy Spiers this week who still likes to twirl the
wrenches. He sent along a picture of his beautiful coupe which is a replica of the
one he raced in 1960-1961. The car has a 439 Chevy small block pumping 868 HP @
7900 RPM according to his notes. That's more than I could handle.. Speedy has a
dyno in his shop and obviously likes to make horsepower. As a co-worked with John
Schooler (Speedy still has John's first cam grinder) and later at Fish carburetor, he
got to know the ins and outs of NASCAR racing in it's infancy. His drivers through
the years included Glenn 'Fireball' Roberts and Tiny Lund. Together they raced for a
living so I doubt you'd be able to bring up much new to Speedy. His latest flathead
employs a Iskendarian Mushroom grind, flat top pistons, 4 1/4 inch crank, and 305
cubes. As he called it 'A little one'. That's a big one to me. The head volume is
and the pistons pop up 0.012, for a compression ratio approacing 15:1. With 1.630
exhausts and 1.812 intakes, this is a breather as well - and on the edge I'd say. But
the real secret here is the manifold which in our conversations he relates 'Frosts up'
- that's good. He related acheiveing 307 H.P. @ 6300 RPM and 303 Ft. Lbs. of Torque
at 5900 RPM. 300 HP Flatheads are not a myth in Speedy's world.
Update 4/24/10
Ok, here's the e-mail that got this latest investigation re-opened... from Phil Hobbs
on 3/29/10:
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for your quick response. I acquired a Crane R425-2 cam and radius lifters from
Dirk Chesbro. His wife, Melody wrote me a note regarding the cam. She thought it came
from an engine that was built by her father-in-law and won numerous dirt track events
back in the '60s in upstate NY. She's pretty sure that cam won the NY State Fair
Championship race in the early '60s 2 or 3 years in a row. Do you have any info that
relates to this? I'm just curious, it is interesting if possibly factual. I also received a
second cam from them which has had the I.D. ground off except for the word "Track".
She thought this also came from another engine built by Mr. Chesbro.
I would appreciate any info you may have regarding this story. I've thouroughly enjoyed
all the articles and info in your website. I ran a 180 degree flathead in my early drag
vehicles in the fifties, real interesting "rumored" background on that engine. Thanks
again, Phil Hobbs.
I knew the answer, from many conversations with Cliff and Roy Kotary but gave
Roy a call just the same to confirm, here's the story:
Hi Phil - Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you, I pretty much knew the story about
your camshaft but I called my friend Roy Kotary to confirm. Roy is Cliff Kotary's son and
worked with his father on the 60X and 90 cars that won the NYS Fair Championship
races from 1960 thru 1965, 6 in a row. In 1960 Cliff was driving the 60X he and his
brother Albert built, and often 'tested' camshafts for Bill Beamon of B&M Speedshop in
Rochester, NY. B&M was a Crane camshaft dealer (and Cliff's defacto 'sponsor') so Cliff
often ran other customer's (of B&M) camshafts after those customers complained to
Beamon that they were no good - and of course Cliff beat those other customers with
their own cams... Crane at the time had a radius cam, the 425, which ran very good but
according to Bruce Fleishman (who worked at B&M when I was going to college at RIT in
Rochester) - the cam always had a 'pop' on the exhaust. Harvey cured this by using
another camshafts (the 355 Crane) exhaust lobe and thus the dual pattern 425-2 was
born. According to Bob Hayslett, Harvey ground these cams himself on 1932 cores
which were steel. In 1960 Cliff won the NYS Fair with a 425-2 but it was his own cam,
not Leon Chesbro's. At that time Leon was working with Carl Rice on the Three Aces
coupe out of Fulton driven by Roger Dunsmoor. For 1961 Cliff changed over to Schooler
cams at the suggestion of the Petty's whom they had met in Florida and Fonda. Cliff
liked the Schoolers better and stuck with them through the end of his flathead racing
days. I'll add that this is not information that you could have gotten from the Kotary's at
that time... In 1963 Cliff was without a ride as he and Albert had sold the 60X after the
1962 Fair win. Leon Chesbro and Carl Rice approached Cliff with an offer to drive
another car for the fair, the #90 which had been wrecked by Bill Dudley early in 1963
and sat idle in Fulton. They repaired the car, and Leon provided the engine which had -
most likely - your 425-2 Crane in it - but Cliff insisted on changing the cam out to the
Schooler, which Leon did. In fact, Leon set the valve lash and then went to degree the
Schooler cam, and found that degreeing was not needed as the cam was ground
perfectly. For 1964 the team built a second (new) 60X and sold the #90 to Gordy Wood
who repainted it as the #96 in his colors. They continued to use the Schooler cams
(which were virtually unkown outside of a select few racers, including the Petty's,
Smokey Yunick and Frankie Schneider) in the new engines they built for the fair in
1964 and 1965, the engine they won with in 1963 got the Crane 425-2 back and sat in
Leon's garage as a spare. They didn't plan on racing the fair in 1966, and did not build
an engine for it. Cliff related when they went to the fair that year and timed the cars,
they were no faster than the year before so they decided to get the 60X out again and
try it. He noted that one cylinder had a bit higher compression than the others and he
knew a rod was stretched but there was not enought time to change it out. He finished
second in the heat to Mike Miller who was running a 12 port Wayne head on his 261
Chevy, which was not legal according to the rules but allowed on this day regardless. In
the feature Cliff said the engine had a bad vibration, and had told Roy to let him know
when there was 5 laps remaining as that's when he was going to let it go. He ran second
to Miller up to that point and my father related no one else was even close, 1/2 lap or
better behind. With 5 to go Cliff gunned it and caught Miller, with two to go he overtook
him in turn one - and the engine blew. Almost simultaneously Miller's right rear tire
went flat and they were both out, Larry Nye inherited the lead and won over Kelly
Walker and Dick May, although May thought he had won it. Not unusual for the time
before electronic scoring. Afterward Leon said to Cliff that the winning engine was home
in his shop, and Cliff agreed. That would most likely be the camshaft you have now. As
Roy said to me, 'We would have had to win the Fair 100 times for everyone who's
claimed to have our engine or cam to actually have it." Bottom line, they're gone. I
chased engines and cams, have come close and found where they went up to a point
but now it would be impossible to trace them back. The Schooler cams have no
markings on them, I have three - so I have the (two of) the same grinds, but not the
actual cams. Thanks for your interest, it's been good exercise to write this stuff down
and I'll put it under camshafts or on Cliff's article when I update the site next. The
'Track' cam is most likely an Isky, if it's a radius then it's a 404, if not it could be one of
many grinds, 1007B, 1007LD, etc. Iskendarian is the only one I've seen who stamped
'Track' into the end of his cams. If you ever decide to part with the 425-2 then please let
me know, I'd be interested in owning it. Also if Dirk Chesbro has any other parts or
pictures of Leon's - I'd like to know, I'd add the pictures to the site, or make offers if he
wants to sell any parts of interest.
Take it easy Phil - whatever happened to that crossfire???? And what was the 'rumor'?
- Jeff
The Crane radius cams use
the 2 inch radius lifter and
are beautifully ground. They
run strong too..
Cliff was always looking for an advantage,
and often asked his cam grinder, John 'Pop'
Schooler of Jackson, Fla. for more power.
Schooler started Cliff out with a approx.
0.380 lift, which he won with in 1961 and
1962. Then as the cubic inch limit came up to
280 he then sent Cliff the 430Am (according
to Speedy Spiers, that's the time he finished
grinding it..) which was 438 lift...
unfortunately Schooler sent it by Grayhound
bus and upon arrival it was broke in half. So
he sent Cliff another cam, the 0.412 in it's
place as he had no more 430 Am's ground.
Cliff told him it wasn't the same cam and
'Pop' told him not to worry, it'd be plenty, and
it was.. Cliff never did get to try the 430Am.
Update 3/6/11
A couple of weeks ago I received
another phone call from Phil Hobbs
who had a novel idea: "I have a set of
nice 1" radius lifters, how do you think
they'll work on a 404 on the street?"
Hmm, pretty good I think... The Isky
404A was made for a 2" inch radius
lifter so using a 1 inch radius lifter
instead would make it a 'smaller'
camshaft, lift would be the same but
the intake and closing times would be
affected (later and earlier, respectively)
as would lift rate. My late friend - Bob
Hayslett had passed on the idea of
going the opposite way; using 2 inch
radius lifters with a Weber F7 which
was ground for use with 1 inch lifters -
in effect making it a 'bigger' cam. I've
tried to display this in the detail above,
with all items in relative scale - a 2
inch lifter will give greater duration
and lift rate, and hence more volume of
charge into the combustion chamber.
According to Bob, Woody Van Order
used this setup at Watertown and
Kingston Speedway with great success.
He also ran 0.010 under on his crank
with standard bearings..... the point
here is this: Will it create more power -
the answer has to be yes, it will. But
for how long? Another friend - Ben
Stevens, related once that they were
running a 'big flathead, stroker with a
404 and a couple of lifters got crossed
up in the bore. (In other word's they
came out of their keys, it happens..)
the lifters were junk and we didn't
have any others. It was race day, the
engine leaked a little water, but it was
all we had so we put some flat lifters in
it. Boy! Did that wake it right up!" I'm
sure it did - and eventually knocked
the lobes off the cam. The flat lifters
have one advantage over radius - there
is less side thrust with the flat lifter
which is allowed to 'float' in the bore
and rotate as it works over the lobe. A
radius lifter is set in one plane by a
key in order to keep the radius in
contact with the cam lobe, this creates
a side thrust in the bore - which would
be increased when going to a 1 inch
radius lifter. Speedy Spiers had a good
suggestion for this - just file a small
groove on the thrust side of the lifter
bore to allow for more oil there, makes
Phil sent along a set of 2 inch radius
lifters and the Weber cam they had
been running on... I'm glad I didn't try
Bob's idea. I'm sure that this set up
ran great, just like Benny's did, but I
can't just go get another one when this
one wears out like they could. Going
the other way, as Phil is planning, is
much safer and I think it'll work great
on the street.
Also want to thank Phil for sending
along the Crane 425-2 that we
discussed last year. My father wants to
give it a try so in it goes........


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Web Design Oman
Web Designing
Website Designing is one of the main services at eTech. With 11 years of professional experience in Website Designing in the Sultanate of Oman, Muscat and other countries within middle east, we are one of the most trusted companies in the field of Web Design. The process of creating a website which includes a web page layout, content writing and graphic design is called website designing. In web designing, several visual elements will be used like a layout, color, graphics, fonts and content. Besides these elements that make a website impressive and pretty visually, a website should be User-Friendly.
A user-friendly website will efficiently provide the information that the users require, it provides relevant multimedia and makes it easy to understand the content, it is compatible and created based on the newest technology. Nowadays, searching the web to find services and products has increased, therefore having a high-quality website can bring credibility to your business. It can also help you compete better in the market. Having a professionally designed website improves your image and reflects more confidence, it can save both your money and your time, because it can help you inform your clients easier about your services and products, it is always accessible and can help you target a bigger market, and finally with having a website you can have better customer services.
At eTech, we have a team of experts with more than 10 years' of experience and more than 400 impressive finished projects. We provide you with impressive and intelligent website designs that can help you build your business. All of our websites are mobile friendly which simplifies the user's journey. We provide you with a quality website based on your expectations and your budget, we also offer SEO for your website at a competitive price.
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Why Choose Dynamic?
A dynamic website enables you to have full control over your website's content in such a way that without having any knowledge in coding, you will be able to make changes with our drag and drop tool. Every dynamic website comes with a content management system software.
Here are some of the key features of Dynamic websites:
- Simpler Restructuring
- Better Search Engine Optimization
- Easy Extendable
- Longevity
- Drag and Drop tools
- Editors Need Basic Content Editing Skills
- Website Map is Automatically Generated
- Multiple User Access to Content Management
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