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President's Blog - May 2014 - The Road Less Traveled
May 15, 2014
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PRESIDENT'S BLOG - April 2014 - Angela Davis - An Intellectual Bridge to the Future
April 21, 2014
As she walked onto the stage, an audience of nearly 500 people sprung to their feet to give Angela Davis a standing ovation. This was the second standing ovation Ms. Davis received that day. As someone told me after the presentation--" it was for what she did for us." The first standing ovation was from faculty, students, and other supporters of the Keystone Honors program who sponsored the Angela Davis lecture and conversed with Ms. Davis during the dinner prior to the presentation.
Standing tall, wearing an easy fitting black leather blazer, employing only an engaging voice punctuated with helpful hand gestures, for nearly an hour Angela Davis captivated a full-house of receptive students, alumni, and other guests at Cheyney University's Marian Anderson Music Hall with intractably woven historical and current perspectives on the struggle for freedom, moments in the Civil Rights movement, the role of the penal system in American and other countries, and the need for a broad base of bottom-up, positive social action that will demand and effect change. This was all accomplished from a overall, but not overbearing, feminist perspective.
The Angela Davis of 2014, just entering her 70th decade of life, is still fiery, deeply intellectual, committed to the understanding of freedom, and very attractive with a full head of curly brown hair. She is a wonder to behold, an intellectual bridge from the not too distant past to the yet to be realized future.
The hosting of the Angela Davis lecture by the Keystone Honors Program presentation punctuated the need to explore different world views and the essential responsibility of Cheyney University to expose students to such perspectives.
Listening to her recount the people and the incidents of the Civil Rights Movement linking them to the current American societal and educational challenges illustrated how this American icon continues to urge us on towards a broader base of freedom that is won by the people and shared by the people.
After the presentation, Angela Davis stayed for at least an hour more to sign copies of books from those in the audience. It took me nearly an hour to leave the auditorium. Many faculty, alumni, staff, and guests stopped to talk about Ms. Davis' positive message, her eloquent delivery, and her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. Many commented on her youthful appearance and her keen insights into the power of broad-based positive social action.
After getting a copy of my book signed for my daughter, my husband and I finally left the auditorium content that we had brought this legacy to a Cheyney University.
Michelle Howard-Vital, Ph.D.
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Tags: Angela Davis , Cheyney University , Civil Rights Movement , Keystone Academy
President's Blog - March 2014 - Let Us Continue to Build Heroines
March 05, 2014
Usually during Woman's History Month, I write a Blog about past extraordinary heroines like Fanny Jackson Coppin, Laura Waring Wheeler, or the many equally courageous but unsung heroine mothers and grandmothers who nourished and supported us throughout our lives. These women, and many hundreds of thousands of others rightfully should be appreciated and remembered for their contributions to the backbone of our country--creating resilient families.
However, this Blog is motivated by an extraordinary, probably viewed by many as a consummate, professional woman who has quietly demonstrated an exemplary amount of courage daily, as she fights a daunting health issue. Now, I am sure that many of us have heard of remarkable recoveries and unexplained cures of women and men who against all odds stay positive and experience seemingly miraculous cures. It is a gift to watch this sort of courage unfold before your eyes. To witness such courage strengthens us all!
Thus, this March, my Blog wish is for us to appreciate and really see the courage, resiliency, and compassion illustrated by women daily. Also, it is my wish that we work as a community to continue to support the development of values such as courage, integrity, honesty, diligence, and exemplify these values for the young women we encounter daily.
At Cheyney University, we are working to help young women (and men) discover their unique values and life purposes, so that we will help them examine popular dictums of beauty, sexuality, and popularity to find their own unique beauty and life purposes. This a legacy that gives for generations!
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President's Blog - February 2014 - Loving One Another
February 04, 2014
Lately, I have been wondering what it means to really "love one another." How do we prepare youth to do such, and how do we support this "loving" in our broader communities? I admit, I am worried and wondering if we have a commitment to love one another. Of course, it's February, and we are inundated with images of romantic love -- especially the more idealized versions of romantic love-- the falling in love part. Promoting romantic love seems to be really big in American culture. We spend a great deal of time following strategies to capture it, maintain it, and survive it.
However, as many mature adults know, the daily practice and expressions of love are difficult human interactions that not only demand commitment but also endurance since loving others can stretch us in ways we never felt were possible.
There are novels, movies, poems, music videos, artistic expressions and other genres that have sought to capture and encapsulate this romantic love-- so we know what it should look like-- I guess. However, in some religions and philosophical circles, there is also discussion about what it means to share love with neighbors, the broader citizenry, and global citizens of the planet. I wonder about this type of love on most Sundays. Just how do we operationalize this broad-based grand love that influences the well-being of others?
Possibly, there is an example that deserves more review and replication. For two years, for reasons I do not know, I was invited to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). This Initiative was designed by President William Jefferson Clinton in 2007. It encourages college students to look for creative solutions to problems in the global community. To get the CGI going, some college students were furnished seed money to design and implement innovative projects that seek to ameliorate pressing global challenges such as alleviating poverty, improving public health, supporting peace and human rights, advocating for environment and climate change, and delivering education. About 1,200 students participated in both conferences I attended. The students were demonstrating their concern and care for local communities and farther away neighbors by constructing solutions to help--to make life better for others. President Clinton with his army of youth organizers seemed to be exemplifying, on a larger scale, at least one way to operationalize loving near and far neighbors. Besides enjoying hearing about the innovative solutions to improve the well-being of others, it was also intriguing to watch the students from so many different countries and cultures interact. Could this be fledgling diplomacy?
Recently, I have been reviewing the mission statements of a few colleges and universities to determine how higher education perceives that it fits into the theme of "loving one another" and promoting positive social action. In mission statements randomly selected and reviewed, colleges/universities state that they "encourage service to humanity... dedication to innovation and social justice." One college states that its core values include, "a global vision that understands and appreciates the common goals and purposes of all people," and "an appreciation of diversity that nourishes mutual respect and solidarity." Another college states that it seeks to "sustain a community diverse in nature and democratic in practice, for we believe that only through considering many perspectives do we gain a deeper understanding of each other and the world." So, it seems that the rhetoric is there, at least in the mission statements of some colleges.
At Cheyney University, as we begin our strategic thinking for our next strategic plan 2015-2020, I hope that we find ways to operationalize positive social action and the encouragement of well-being locally and globally.
It would be nice, too, if we helped students develop their capacity for life-long learning and "nourishing mutual respect and solidarity."
Happy Valentine's Month!
Michelle Howard-Vital, Ph.D.
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
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President's Blog - January 2014 - New Year's Hope
January 08, 2014
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President's Blog - November 2013 - Let Us Give Thanks to Our Parents and Our Grandparents
November 26, 2013
Jackson Family members Henrietta Stukes '48; Aaron C. Quarterman '84; Germaine J. Branch '61 and Mary Quarterman '53, accept the 2013 Legacy Family Award on October 20 on behalf of their family. Nine Jackson family members are CU graduates.
A couple of weeks ago, after attending one too many funerals of parents of my friends, it became clearer than ever that we owe so much to the generation born in the 1920s and 1930s. They were those in our families who weathered wars, economic depressions, and the unrelenting Industrial Age. It is interesting to note that this generation is often called the "Silent Generation," or the "Traditional Generation," yet, their legacies speak for themselves.
Our parents and their parents worked long, hard hours, often without complaining, paid cash before credit cards became the norm, sacrificed dreams and luxuries for their children, and believed that the future would be better -- if they just did their parts in small ways.
Although they were born before it was possible to take "selfies" with cell phones, the unrelenting hopes and legacies of love that our parents and grandparents left us can be recounted in detail by some of us. There were parents who worked two jobs to help make possible college educations for their "Baby Boomer" children. There were parents and grandparents who were wounded in wars while fighting courageously for our rights to pursue our American Dreams. There were uncles and aunts who passed from our lives unheralded, but who also labored for us, and guided us, in quiet, but dignified ways.
This Thanksgiving, as we carve turkeys and pass around the sides, I hope we take a moment to give thanks to those who left us these foundational legacies of hope and love. As we pay our respects to their legacies, we cannot help but thank them for believing in the possibilities of our country, for returning to their farms to feed a nation, for bearing the indignities that only humans can inflict upon each other because of racial and class differences. Most of all, I hope we thank them for stubbornly clinging to the belief that their sacrifices would lead to a better America for their children.
As we know, the Silent Generation had their personal and cultural struggles, and they gave birth to the more vocal and dramatic Baby Boomers who helped America evolve into a more diverse and future-oriented nation. As a member of the Baby Boomers generation, I hope that Generation X and the Millennials will advance positive social action, embrace the sacrifices they will face to advance and sustain the ideals of our nation, and pay it forward to the next generations of leaders.
It is also my hope that what we share with the talented, but not advantaged, students like many of those at Cheyney University, will yield long-lasting ripple effects for their families and will undergird our societal well-being-- moving us closer to our more sublime ideals.
This Thanksgiving, I give thanks to those hundreds of thousands of "silent Americans" who made it possible for us to celebrate peaceful and comfortable Thanksgivings with family and friends in 2013.
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President's Blog - October 2013 - When Thou Callest ....
October 21, 2013
Homecoming 2013 demonstrated, once again, the commitment and dedication Cheyney University alumni have for the transformative educational and personal development that CU offers for students and their families.
Homecoming 2013 demonstrated, once again, the commitment and dedication Cheyney University alumni have for the transformative educational and personal development that CU offers for students and their families.
As I read the various tweets and Facebook comments leading up to Homecoming, it became clear that alumni wanted to return to campus to rekindle, once again, the relationships and memories that had transformed their lives. As I walked with my husband through the thousand of alumni gathered in the stadium, on the Quad, and tailgating on "The Hill," numerous alumni would relate how Cheyney University had "steered them in the right direction," "saved them," or "made them into what they are today."
Each year at Homecoming, I learn more about the evolution of Cheyney over the last 100 years. One year, I was allowed the privilege of putting on a blue and white beanie to wear that all freshman had to wear when entering the college. This year, I learned that one fraternity had rented horses to ride around the edge of campus during the weekends to entertain themselves and others.
Each year, I am more and more impressed with the alumni's investment in the future success of the students of Cheyney University. To me, these alumni have demonstrated their belief in the words of the Cheyney Alma Mater,
"Hear the pledge thy children offer
Strong of hand and clear of brain,
When thou callest, Alma Mater,
Never shalt thou call in vain…"
At Homecoming 2013, we received numerous checks for scholarships for Cheyney University students including $50,000 from the CU National Alumni Association from President Junious Stanton which represented the proceeds from the 175 Gala. An additional $25,000 from the Gala has already been distributed to students for "last dollar" scholarships. The campus community thanks the alumni for this generous gift. Just recently, the CU National Alumni Association also surpassed their $1,000,000 pledge. Realizing the need is even greater, the CU National Alumni Association is now working on a $2,000,000 pledge for scholarships. Without a doubt, these funds will change lives.
Additionally, during Homecoming 2013, there were numerous individual checks put in my all-accepting hands such as the $5,000 check from Alumnus and NBC Washington News Anchor Jim Vance for a scholarship in honor of Alumna Vivien Vance Cherry—the oldest living CU Alumnus. Ms. Vivien Vance Cherry graduated from high school in 1929, enrolled in West Chester State Teacher's College, and returned to college in 1956, at the age of 42, to complete her degree at Cheyney University. Ms. Vivien Vance Cherry is also the aunt of Chief of Staff Sheilah Vance who is also contributing to the scholarship in her honor.
The University community also thanks the Cheyney University Foundation for helping to support athletics, the band, and the cheerleaders with contributions of more than a quarter of a million dollars. We thank David Alston for his leadership and stewardship.
It is the University's plan to use these precious scholarship dollars to attract the most talented students to Cheyney University who will persist and graduate.
It is important to note that where there is sacrifice and generosity, there is also responsibility. Faculty, staff, and students, we must demonstrate our commitment also to the mission, strategic goals, and future success of the students and families associated with Cheyney University. Each day we can add to the forward movement of Cheyney University by raising the bar on our personal performance and professional practice. We must work together as an effective, efficient, and evidence-based team (remember "team work makes the dream work") to provide the best quality education, the best support for the teaching and learning environment, and the best customer service to the next generation of leaders.
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President's Blog - September 2013 - Let Us Hear It For The Southern Ladies
September 13, 2013
Let us hear it for the Southern Ladies—Steel Magnolias have left their Mark
When I was growing up in Chicago in the 50's and 60's, sometimes a friend or a teacher would indicate that I had a southern accent. Now the intonation that usually accompanied this marvelous observation conveyed to me quickly that I needed to work post haste to disguise my southern accent and to learn to talk "right," so as not to give-away the fact that my mother was from New Orleans and my dad from Gonzalez, LA. However, I must state that my Southern mother was a registered nurse, seamstress, devoted family person, great mom, and avid church-goer. She supported her three children through college, and in her later life, helped her grown children purchase their dream homes. So, just what was I supposed to be ashamed of?
Over the years, there have been a comment or two about my accent, and I realized that living in North Carolina for over 15 years probably refreshed this accent a bit. However, for the record, southern ladies have taught this nation a thing or two.
One of the first southern ladies that I admired on stage was the incomparable and legendary Pearl Bailey. Ms. Bailey could take any play, or part in the play, to another level, like the Tony she won for playing Dolly in Hello Dolly. I remember how proud I felt when I was able to purchase expensive orchestra tickets to see Pearl Bailey perform for everyone in my family. I earned the money working two jobs. Sitting there, so close, watching Ms. Pearl Bailey performing on stage was one of those special moments in a young woman's life; it was so easy to be entertained by her style of humor and engaging warmth. Later I learned that Ms. Pearl earned a degree in theology from Georgetown University at age 67, and she wrote several books. Ms. Bailey also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Reagan, and she is buried not too far from Cheyney University in West Chester, PA.
Because I loved to read when I was growing up, I was exposed to some southern women through their writings. Some of these women include Flannery O'Conner, who grew up in Georgia and shared the same religion as I. Her short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find," comes to mind sometimes when watching the "if it bleeds, it leads" news. Southern writer Carson McCullers, in Member of the Wedding, provoked a great deal of thought about coming to grips with one's identity and relationships. Additionally, it was through reading that I learned about the lives of other extraordinary women of the south such as Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, and Dr. Maya Angelou—a Keystone Honors speaker. Each of these southern women helped to awaken the conscience of a nation through defining moments. The works of Alice Walker, Nikki Giovanni, and Sonia Sanchez helped guide the next generations—all these women have spoken at Cheyney University. Recently, I completed Isabel Wilkerson's research-based, epic book, The Warmth of Other Suns, which followed and connected families of the Great Migration to our current reality. Ms. Wilkerson has won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize.
Since coming to Cheyney University, I have become inspired by, humbled by, and guided spiritually by an unsung heroine and southern woman, Fannie Jackson Coppin. Ms. Fannie Jackson Coppin was born into slavery in Washington, DC, in 1837, the same year that the Institute for Colored Youth (later Cheyney University) was founded by Richard Humphreys and supported, for 176 years, by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). My husband found a copy of Ms. Coppin's autobiographical book, Reminiscences of School Life, which was published after her death in 1913, and gave the book to me for a Christmas gift—how I treasure that book. Fannie Jackson Coppin graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio and became the first African American principal in America at the Institute for Colored Youth known for its extraordinary success in teaching classical education, teacher training, and industrial education to persons of African descent. After serving the Institute for 36 years, Fannie Jackson Coppin accompanied her AME Bishop husband, at age 65, to Africa on missionary work. Coppin State University is named after this southern-born servant leader. Cheyney University has her legacy to uphold.
This discussion of southern came up again recently when it was noted that I just hired a North Carolinian woman as Provost- Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins. Oh well, I guess there is no use trying to explain that it was not the part of the country, but it was the education, background, and belief in the mission of Cheyney University—access, opportunity, and excellence. The Cheyney University community also looks forward to engaging in dialogue with another southern who will be on campus in the spring—Angela Davis.
Hmm, now that I think about it, I am glad to be southern!
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PRESIDENT'S BLOG - August 2013 The Importance of Senior Leadership Teams
August 20, 2013
As we begin the 2013-2014 academic year, with fewer staff and the continuing challenges of supporting deserving, but not financially-advantaged, first generation families, I am reminded of the 2008 work of Wageman, et al on the importance of the development of senior leadership teams. In the text, Senior Leadership Teams: What it takes to make them great, published by Harvard Business School Press, the authors present research that distill the assumption and myth that successful organizations are related solely to the efforts of a heroic CEO. Rather, the authors affirm that the demands on the top leaders of contemporary organizations outpace the talents of any one single leader—no matter how talented. Organizational research, the authors affirm, instead illustrates that modern organizational success and flexibility depends on the talent and cohesiveness of senior leadership teams working to achieve team goals.
Thus, it is important for the CEO to put in place, and to nurture, the development of senior leadership teams who focus on specific goals and who work together across silos to support each other and to accomplish overarching goals.
Therefore, as we approach the upcoming new year and continue our preparation for the Middle States reaffirmation of accreditation self- study and site visit in April 2014, we will focus on developing appropriate leadership teams who will work across divisional boundaries and other silos to follow the University's strategic plan and to identify evidence that the University is indeed in compliance with the 14 MSCHE standards noted in the document Characteristics of Excellence.
It is indeed absolutely essential that the leadership teams focus on supporting the teaching and learning environment for our students and faculty.
As students move back on campus, it is easy to perceive that the Class of 2017 is anxious to start their new journey, and it is important that the senior leadership teams lead Team Cheyney, so that as a University we present a welcoming and positive attitude to our incoming class and returning students. The Cheyney University culture is created by each interaction with individual students—whether on the telephone, email, or other social media.
This year, it is especially important for our enrollment team to help students and families navigate the registration and financial aid processes within the changed organizational structure in Student Affairs. The offices of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid are now co-located in the Wade Wilson Administration Building, along with the Bursar and Registrar offices. This structure supports the development of an enrollment management team who will move towards one-stop-shopping customer service for students and their families and enrollment specialists who will eventually take individual students through each step in the process. The over-arching objective of these co-located offices is to assure that students can complete their registration and financial aid processes quickly and efficiently with the help of knowledgeable and committed team members.
After several years of preservation work and remodeling, the senior leadership team reports that Humphreys Hall will be occupied this fall with Humphreys Scholars and, from time-to-time, visiting scholars. In order to help enrich the students' academic experience, the student engagement leadership teams will offer a wealth of opportunities for student engagement, including the Arts and Lectures series, the Entrepreneurial Learning Center lecture series, dozens of student organizations, and 12 intercollegiate sports teams.
The Self-Study team reports that we are following the established timeline created by our Middle States Steering Committee, and they look forward to welcoming the Chair of our Evaluation team, Dr. Juliette Bell, this October for a preliminary campus visit.
The senior leadership team at Cheyney University understands that bringing in a balanced budget in FY 2013-2014 by cutting $5 million from the budget continues to put strain on the functioning of all of our teams this year. However, these adjustments will put CU on the path of financial security for the future. The new academic year is in our hands. By the daily action of teams and individuals, we will shape the future direction, future growth and viability of Cheyney University.
Together, we can make this the best year ever at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania!
Michelle Howard-Vital, Ph. D.
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President's Blog - July 2013 - The Great Migration-- A Journey Only Half Completed
July 08, 2013
Recently I have been reading the Pulitzer Prize winning author, Isabel Wilkerson, in her book, The Warmth of Other Suns. In this rich and beautifully written prose, Wilkerson artfully weaves numerous stories of persons of African descent who demonstrated significant acts of courage to escape plantations, overseers, Jim Crow Laws, and other indignities to move to the North for freedom, for opportunities to support their families, and for better futures for their children.
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Former Canisius College men's basketball player Frank Turner recently signed a professional contract to join Fos Quest Provence Basket of the France-ProB League. Turner, who graduated from Canisius in 2010, just closed out his third professional season overseas where he played for Trefl Sopot in the Polish TBL.
Last season, the 25-year old guard from Atlantic City, N.J., averaged 13.4 points, 5.3 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game for Trefl Sopot and helped the team win the league's SuperCup. He also played in the 2013 EuroCup where he was good for 12.3 points, 5.7 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game in six contests. Prior to joining the Trefl Sopot squad, Turner played for Eiffel Towers Den Bosch in the Dutch League. There he played in 41 games and was named to the Eurobasket.com All-Dutch Eredivisie Second-Team after he scored 12.7 points per game while leading the league with 4.6 assists per outing. He was also named to the league's all-star game in his time with Eiffel Towers Den Bosch.
Turner ended his career as a Golden Griffin ranked fourth in career scoring with 1,769 career points, and his 616 career assists is tops in program history. He was honored as an All-MAAC selection two times in his career and he was named the MAAC's Co-Rookie of the Year after his rookie campaign in 2006-07.
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Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce that Pat Rice has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours List.
Rice, who left his role as assistant manager at the end of last season after a 44-year association with Arsenal, is to receive an MBE in the New Year as a result of his services to sport.
Rice has a rich history with Arsenal Football Club, having first joined as a youth team player back in 1964. A Northern Ireland international right back, he was a Double winner in 1971 and captained the side to FA Cup glory in 1979. In total, he made 528 appearances for Arsenal across 14 seasons.
After a spell with Watford between 1980 and 1984, Rice returned to Arsenal as a youth team coach, winning two FA Youth Cups in 1988 and 1994. He took up a senior coaching role as assistant manager when Arsène Wenger joined in 1996. In this role, he helped guide the Club to seven major honours, including Doubles in 1998 and 2002, three Premier League titles and four FA Cups.
Rice said: "I'm delighted and honoured to be receiving an MBE. The news of the award came as a complete surprise and I'm just so flattered to be included in the Queen's New Year's Honours List.
"Football and Arsenal have been my life and I have so many fantastic memories during my career. I have been lucky to have played and worked with so many great individuals, and through hard work I have enjoyed some success along the way.
"It has been a privilege to have represented Arsenal Football Club for more than forty years, a great club with great values. I am also proud to have represented my country on many occasions, and also a special mention to Watford Football Club, who I enjoyed a short spell with as well.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped me throughout my career, and importantly, a special thank you to all my family, who have always been there for me and supported me throughout my career."
On learning of the news of Rice's MBE, Wenger said: "I am absolutely delighted because if someone deserves it, it's Pat Rice.
"He had 100 per cent genuine commitment to Arsenal every single day and you respect that when you see that from someone. Pat Rice is someone you could go to war with, and you would love to be in the trenches with him. These are very difficult qualities to find in modern society and I am delighted that Pat is being rewarded.
"Pat is an Arsenal legend and a great human being. We're all so proud and happy for Pat and his family."
Everyone at Arsenal Football Club congratulates Pat on this special achievement.


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Canon EOS 1D Mark IV vs Nikon D3sWednesday February 17 2010 Sensor Recommendations
Nikon and Canon launched their new top-of-the-line cameras for news and sports photography at the end of 2009. The Nikon D3s replaced the NikonD3, and the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV replaces the Canon EOS 1D Mark III.
On the one hand, the Nikon D3s's sensor specifications remain very close to those of the Nikon D3; on the other hand, Canon replaced the Mark III's 10 Mpix sensor with a new 15.9 Mpix sensor with the same sensor surface.
The Nikon D3s sensor achieves a DxOMark score almost 10 points higher in comparison with the Canon 1D Mark IV (82.4 vs 73.6), which is pretty close to the compared DxOMark scores of their predecessors (Nikon D3 and 1D Mark III, respectively 80.6 and 71). This difference can be explained by the sensor surface: The 1D Mark IV sensor surface is 1.66 times smaller than the NikonD3s. So theoretically, the gap between these two sensors is 0.73 f-stop, leading to a loss of 11 points on the DxOMark Sensor scale for the 1D Mark IV.
Measured differences follow the same pattern as for their predecessors:
Previous full -frame results are close to 80:
Previous 1.3 crop factor sensor results are close to 70 points:
Low-light ISO scores
Lighting conditions for photojournalism are typically not as generous as those for studio photography, so the Low-light ISO score is an important factor in this comparison.
The Nikon D3s achieves an exceptional result with a score of 3,253 and takes the lead for DxOMark Low-light ISO rankings. This result is obtained thanks to a slightly better SNR and a better Dynamic Range in comparison with the D3. The Canon EOS 1D Mark IV ranks 12th with a score of 1,320. So for high ISO, and after normalization, the difference between these two sensors is more than 1 f-Stop.
These two cameras are the first to provide a "real" ISO 100,000 setting, and here are the results:
Screen mode:
ISO Sensitivity
Dynamic Range
Color Sensitivity
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
Nikon D3s
Print mode:
ISO Sensitivity
Dynamic Range
Color Sensitivity
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
Nikon D3s
Clearly, Noise affects the quality of the images taken with both cameras, but the differences between them are noticeable and can be seen on prints.
The point is that the Nikon D3s remains exceptional for this type of ISO. The chart below shows the equivalent real (interpolated or extrapolated) ISO for other cameras for the same IQ on prints:
equivalent ISO
f-Stop difference
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon Powershot G11
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
Comparison with previous model: 1D Mark III vs 1D Mark IV
Canon has the same level of noise at much higher resolution, as shown in the comparison chart below (screen mode, no normalization):
The Dynamic Range results have improved:
But Color Sensitivity is not as good as the SNR results:
The latest Canon high resolution sensors are a bit more color-blind (for more details click here) , which leads to an increase in noise after color processing.
In the comparison chart below showing the color responses of the 1D Mark III and 1D Mark IV, the mix between red and green raw channel to obtain the sRGB channel is clearly more important for the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV (denoting a higher overlap of the spectral sensitivities):
|Canon EOS 1D Mark III
|Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
Comparison with previous model: D3 vs D3s
All measured aspects are slightly better for the Nikon D3s (especially for high ISO settings), as shown in the comparison chart below (screen mode, no normalization):
The most noticeable improvement is in Dynamic Range for high ISO settings.
Disclaimer: This dxomark review evaluates only the selected camera's RAW sensor performance metrics (i.e., Color Depth, Dynamic Range, and Low-Light ISO), and should not be construed as a review of the camera's overall performance, as it does not address such other important criteria as image signal processing, mechanical robustness, ease of use, flexibility, optics, value for money, etc. While RAW sensor performance is critically important, it is not the only factor that should be taken into consideration when choosing a digital camera.
Further readings for the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV vs Nikon D3s
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
In the course of the past several weeks, both Canon and Nikon unveiled their professional digital reflex cameras for the next two years to come. With the D4, Nikon has updated a number of points in its pro camera body which cumulatively lead to an entirely new generation of SLR camera.
Last Friday we had the chance to attend the Nikon press conference introducing the Nikon D4 and lay our hands on a pre-production model used for filming and broadcasting the conference live on the web.
In response to the announcement of the Canon EOS 1D X, Nikon just unveiled its new flagship camera, the Nikon D4, which replaces the D3s at the top of the Nikon DSLR line-up. This new model features impressive specs: a new 16-Mpix FX sensor with sensitivity up to 200,000 ISO, uncompressed Full HD video recording with autofocus, 11 fps burst mode, improved 51-point autofocus module, face detection, wireless control...
Data for the Olympus E450 and E620 available.
Data for the Canon EOS 1DMark IV and Nikon D3s available.
Read the DxOMark review comparing Canon 1DMkIV and Nikon D3s sensors.
Data for the Canon EOS 1DMark IV and Nikon D3s available.
Read the DxOMark review comparing their performances.
The Nikon D5000 and the Canon EOS 500D were two main releases for spring 2009. Launched at the same time, and targeting the same market, these two cameras were the perfect subjects to use for an extensive demonstration of the DxOMark Database.


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The Deerfield Police Department, Deerfield Fire and Rescue and the Nottingham Police and Nottingham Ambulance responded to a motor vehicle crash on Cate Road in Deerfield, involving a school bus. Officers found a school bus into the woods. The bus was occupied by the driver and her daughter. There were no students on the bus at the time of the crash. Minor injuries involved. The crash in currently being investigated by the Deerfield Police Department. (Courtesy)
School bus slides off road, slams into trees in Deerfield
DEERFIELD — A school bus carrying only the bus driver and her daughter skidded off a road, jumped a snowbank and crashed into a stand of trees late Friday afternoon.
The driver and the young girl, described as being "younger than school age," suffered minor injuries.
The crash happened on Cate Road in Deerfield at about 4 p.m., apparently after the bus had completed its rounds serving the Nottingham School District. Only the driver and her young daughter were on the bus at the time of the crash.
Police have not released the name of the driver, but say the bus was owned by a private company based in Texas.
Deerfield Police Sgt. Michael Lavoie said the road was wet at the time of the crash,
The yellow school bus was returning to its depot in Epsom at the time of the accident.
A police investigation is continuing.


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Everyone is afraid of something. I don't mean just a little scared. I mean deeply frightened, like a phobia. We'll do anything to avoid this thing.
But they say our fears can be mastered if we want to bad enough. "They" are morons. I once tried to master a moderate fear of heights by jumping out of airplanes.
It turned out that I was right to be afraid. I have the pins and surgical scars to prove just how hard the ground in Alabama is.
But I didn't know what my real phobia was until 1990, when I ended up in an Oregon emergency room with two eyeballs of vastly different sizes.
After determining that neither of my disreputable friends in the waiting room were responsible for my condition, the emergency room doctor ordered a CT scan.
If you've never had one before, a CT scan is simple. They lay you down and stick your head inside a giant toilet seat. There's some mild noise and you're done.
Back in Utah my doctor ordered magnetic resonance imaging, or an MRI. Because the technology was still relatively new, the wait was considerable.
A month later, I put on a gown and laid down in front of another large machine with an ominous opening. I thought it would be another CT scan.
But instead of just sliding my head into the ring like in Oregon, they crammed all of me inside the machine. It was like being stuffed into a culvert.
My shoulders folded toward each other while my nose squeaked along the side until I came to a mirror where I stopped and stared at my panic-fogged reflection.
As my agitation volubly increased, someone realized that the doctor had forgotten to prescribe any anxiety-reducing medication for the claustrophobia. Then they made the mistake of trying to negotiate my concern.
There wasn't time to sedate me now. It would be at least a month before I could get another appointment for an MRI, whereas the suffocating horror of this one would only last a few more minutes.
Him: "Are you sure you can't just hold on, Mr. Kirby?"
Me: "If I have to get out of this %$#@! on my own, I'll be hanging onto your #%*&! neck."
By the time they slid me out, the door to the control room was locked and security had been called.
I swore that no one would ever get me into an MRI again. No amount of money or pain would do the trick. I kept this vow for 23 years.
Then my right shoulder began to hurt. Arthritis? Rotator cuff? Alien? I put up with the pain for an agonizing year before I finally faced up to my claustrophobia.
Even then it was a grudge match between agony and pain. Couldn't I just put up with the pain for a little while longer?
Yeah, but my wife couldn't. Fed up with the whining, she drove me over to Jordan Valley Hospital for an MRI last week. In a panicked voice, I explained my claustrophobia to the radiation techs.
Them: "Are you afraid of needles, Mr. Kirby?"
Me: "No."
Swab. Poke. Snore. Blink. That's all there is to an MRI these days. There's no amount of fear that can't be mastered with the right amount unconsciousness.
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text: I just got an Asok helmet this week. Problem is I can't get it on, the cheeks of the helmet catch me on the brow. It's the same problem I have with almost all clone helmets as well. I wear a 7 5/8 hat but my I need a helmet that is a bit longer front to back or larger overall. Any suggestions to something that is still available?


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I just got a 1969 chevy C/20 long bed but would like to make it a short bed how difficult would that be to do
Read all about it in Dakota Wentz's "Project Get Shorty" in the pages of Custom Classic Trucks, or Google it, and it should come up on our archives right here on Custom Classic Trucks' website.
As far as the chassis stuff goes its super easy. one thing to think about though is if you plan on shortening the long bed on your truck or buying an aftermarket short bed kit.
I actually did this with a 68 several years ago. I found it easiest to do as a frame-off type thing. As long as you have the proper tools, some fish plates to use to weld inside the frame and some patience, it is relatively easy.Make sure that when you cut the frame, you don't cut straight down - you should cut at an angle or a zig-zag. That will help to strengthen the joint. Make sure you measure precisely and scribe on the frame before you cut. Use those scribes as reference points to make sure you get the frame back in tolerance. If it is more than 1/8" out of square, it won't track properly and you will always hate yourself for cutting the truck up.I hope this helps.
That's good advice, thanks '03!
i think cct did this in an tech awhile back or maybe the other mag did just make sure you have your new bed first as they r pretty hard to find
You're right we did it here at CCT. Look in the Tech section, We've done about 13 stories so far, and most of 'em are here on CCT's website.
Hey man my names Damian im from Saskatchewan an I studied all your stuff I have a 67 c/10 I did every thing you said and it turned out great but I was wondering how far did you bring your trailing arm crossmember back?
Hello All. I am new to this Form and had a question that I was hoping someone could answer. I have a 71 C-20 long bed, and like many others, am looking to go the short bed route. All the research that I have done shows pictures of coils and trailing arms on the rear suspension. I have leaf springs in the rear. Is this still possible to tackle with the suggested 8" to be cut off the rear of the frame, and 12" from behind the cab? Is this easier? Are there any un-foreseen problems that I am getting myself into with this difference in the build? Thanks a lot! Bradley.
Are you planning on leaving it a 3/4 ton?
I am indifferent to that right now. I am just looking for the cheapest route to go for the time being. There are new, longer, leaf-spring hangers that I have found that will lower the rear end to level it out, which is all I am looking for in the rear. I am just curious if I can attack this build the same way that others with coils and trailing arms have.
The frame is shortened the same exact way no matter if it has trailing-arms, or leaf springs. Its a box then you hang rear suspension on it.
Good to hear! Thank you much!
Hey there is a candidate for that acticle. When it rans it POURS or it that PAWS or is the PORES................or is that TOMATO or TO..MART..TO......................or POTATO or PO..TART..O.........................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a Cheyenne Supper 1972 c/10 truck long wheel base.I want to make it short base truck. If someone would give me the exact instructions measurances and what else you think might help. Please show this info. on cutting my old bed and frame.I would appreciate your help. Thank you.


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|DM Immortal
This is the discussion thread for Blood Red Roses: A Skull & Shackles Campaign.
|DM Immortal
Race/Class: Core, APG, UC, UM, ARG (no custom races, and with approval only)
Abilities: 20-pt Buy
Alignment: Any non-evil, I will accept 1 Lawful Evil so long as they can play well with others; I suggest against LG as well, as pirates are not always villains, but they are rarely heroes
Wealth: Average by class
Character Traits: Two traits plus one Campaign Trait (from S&S Players Guide)
|Dain GM
Hmm... Interesting...
Well, I'll get to work on something soon.
Question: it says "no custom races/and with approval only" - does that mean you allow custom races with approval - or that custom races don't exist in your world - and that all other classes/races must meet your approval? Sorry - bit confused there is all regarding what must meet approval.
Meantime, I'll see what I can do.
|DM Immortal
Hey hey hey, theres only room for ONE GM/DM in this place! lol
It means uncommon races from the ARG are approval only and no custom races.
|Ariarh Kane
|DM Immortal
Thanks for coming over. I think this will be a lot of fun. Let me know if you have any questions. My plan is to get characters worked out with you guys before I open up a recruitment for a couple more people as I am planning a group of between 5-6 so if Yillim and Waiph both agree we will still need 1-2 more people. My idea was to open up the recruitment thread and have people submit their characters in-character and start RPing among each other. If you guys want to join in the RP and see how the dynamics start that would be great.
So let me know about concept ideas on here and we can go from there.
|Dain GM
|DM Immortal
Gunslinger is fine.
|Ariarh Kane
I'm thinking of an Elven Freebooter. I'm working on it now and hopefully will get something together for you soon. I am taking the alternative racial trait Spirit of Waters which replaces Elven Magic and Weapon Familiarity. Thanks for giving me the green light on that. :)
|DM Immortal
No problem! Looking forward to seeing what you both come up with.
|Ariarh Kane
I need some clarification regarding aquatic elves, please. In some places, I have read that they get gills and can survive out of water for 1 hour per point of constitution. I have also read that they get the amphibious special quality, which means they can survive indefinitely on land. Are you okay with both for this game (gills means they can breathe underwater which is of course excellent lol) or are there restrictions I should be aware of before I continue? Thanks.
|DM Immortal
can you send me the link for the ones you are looking at?
|Ariarh Kane
|DM Immortal
Aquatic Elf is fine I think with the caveat that in order to retain play balance I am going to give them the restriction similar to the Gillman which is the Water Dependent trait which is "their body requires constant submersion in fresh or salt water. Those who spend more than 1 full day without fully submerging themselves in water risk internal organ failure, painful cracking of the skin, and death within 4d6 hours." The reason being is that Aquatic Elves are basically elves with an additional bonus on top without anything to balance it. It is the same restriction as the Gillman race which is basically an aquatic human type race.
|DM Immortal
sounds good guys! Let me know if you have any questions. So far we have a Gunslinger (dain) and a freebooter Ranger (ariarh). I plan on having 5 or 6 people for the game (probably 6) so as soon as you guys get me concepts you are happy with (I don't need the whole sheet, just race/class/bit of background, etc.) I will open up the recruitment thread and you guys can start interacting with the submitters. I plan on having them submit in character so that I can get an idea on play and writing style, as well as group dynamic. I'd like to open up the recruitment thread tomorrow or wednesday so even if you don't have builds by then a concept would be great to go off of.
So excited for the game!
Also Waiph and Joe have gone evil I think so that is it as far as evil goes the rest must be neutral or good. (no lawful good though as it really wouldnt work as a pirate lol)
|Ariarh Kane
|DM Immortal
I may stick with my original idea then and my elf had an ancestor who was an aquatic elf. Thanks for the information/clarification. My character is chaotic good.
Awesome! You still going with the Freebooter Ranger?
|Ariarh Kane
|Dain GM
|DM Immortal
Only if you are a druid with the Pack Lord archetype lol.
|DM Immortal
Ok so far we have:
An Elven Freebooter Ranger
A Human Buccaneer Gunslinger
An unknown race Tattoo Sorcerer with an Infernal Bloodline
I am just waiting to see if Yillim is going to submit something and then I will open up the recruitment. This party will be 6 people in total and so I will be looking for 2 or 3 (depending upon Yillim's response). I am extremely excited about the game and look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.
As far as recruitment goes, you are all welcome to join in the RP that I will be requesting but please give it some time for the submitters to get the ball rolling. Post in character only and I will let everyone know that you are the preselected ones. Also please conform to the recruitment posting just like the others who are submitting. (i.e. concept, background, answering questions I may have, etc.)
I will be putting up the recruitment thread probably around 3pm Eastern. I will keep recruitment open until friday night when I will make my selections with your input. Please only give me input by PM and not on this discussion thread.
|DM Immortal
Recruitment thread is up
|DM Immortal
Good but put it in the recruitment thread and answer the questions I put there.
|DM Immortal
To everyone that was selected...WELCOME TO HELL!!! ;-)
First, congratulations on being selected.
Second, before we start the actual campaign I need everyone to post their full characters on their profiles for ease of access for me. Also if you could post any backstory you may have their as well that would be awesome.
In addition in the "Race" section of your profiles if you could put some pertinent information for me so that I can see it on each post without having to go into your profiles that would be good too.
The format should go like this
Race and Class (archetype if any) (Armor Class / Hit Points / Saving Throws / Initiative / Perception)
Here is an example from another character I have:
Grimspawn Tiefling Alchemist (Beastmorph) (AC 14 / HP 9 / F +2 R +4 W +0 / Init. +2 / Perc. +4)
Please let me know if you have any questions and I can't wait to get started. You have some time as I don't foresee starting until monday probably depending upon how fast everyone finishes their characters.
|Rain Taneththir
All but my backstory is done. All other stats are posted on profile. I will get it done by tomorrow.
Welcome to the successful applicants!
Thanks for having me in the game!
Everything should be in my profile, including backstory. If there's other info you need or want let me know.
When I get home from work I'll touch up my profile, when you export a HeroLab file it leaves out certain abilities or crops the description of what it does.
I'm posting from the Eastern time zone if that matters.
|DM Immortal
Very happy to have you! It should be a lot of fun.
If you use herolab thats great. Can you send me the file so I can load it up in mine?
imimrtl at gmail dot com
|Valeros Jaloksin
|Variel Nightstorm
Will have everything formatted shortly. Thanks for the opportunity to play in the campaign. Sounds like it is going to be a blast.
|DM Immortal
-2 for Str 8
7 for Dex 15
2 for Con 12
5 for Int 14
0 for Wis 10
10 for Cha 16 + 2 Racial
2. Was it intentional to take augment summoning and then not take summon monster I?
Let me know but other than that you look really good.
|DM Immortal
Variel I am really looking forward to it also and you are most welcome. Your RP was really great.
You are looking good for your sheet from what I can tell also.
Sko you are looking good on your sheet as well.
|DM Immortal
Looks good thanks!
|Horatio Flynn
|Rain Taneththir
Thanks for having me in the game! I will change the format of my profile so it reads the way you want as soon as I can... My full profile is on my profile already along with backstory too...
Character Traits: Two traits plus one Campaign Trait (from S&S Players Guide)
Um... does 'two traits PLUS one campaign trait mean we get 3 traits? If so I need to change my sheet and find another trait to take... Please confirm if I am reading this correctly. Thanks.
|Rain Taneththir
DM Immortal wrote:Character Traits: Two traits plus one Campaign Trait (from S&S Players Guide)Um... does 'two traits PLUS one campaign trait mean we get 3 traits? If so I need to change my sheet and find another trait to take... Please confirm if I am reading this correctly. Thanks.
Yes, Jiro, three traits (one of which needs to be a campaign trait). *does her best to imitate DM Immortal's powerful voice. lol*:)
cool - *runs off to research a 3rd trait to take*
|Rain Taneththir
Updated profile with info the HeroLab export left out. I'll get that file mailed out to you shortly.
One mechanics question: how are we going to handle initiative? In the Jade Regent game I'm in, there are 6 of us and we use regular initiative. The only problem with it is that larger combats can really drag on (and there are 7 of us). The combat in the goblin village was fun but I didn't like that it took almost two weeks to resolve. It also kind of stinks when you're dead last in initiative waiting on 5 other players to post and the DM to post 4-5 times; you have no idea when your turn to post is going to come up and even one person having a delay in posting can be frustrating.
Group initiative isn't perfect either (like when the enemy goes first and the entire party is flat-footed on the first round) but combat goes by in a fraction of the time and much smoother.
Either way is fine by me; I've played it both ways but since our group is a bit larger than normal I thought it merited mention.
If we cluster the characters, and run init as everyone goes one at a time, that could work?
If there's a group of players first, then enemies then the rest of the players, we cluster it so after the last enemy has gone, all the players go, in whatever order. Then the enemies go.
There's the possibility of a player in the first group that moved in round 1 before the enemies to go again before one of the other players wrote out their move, but that shouldn't be a huge deal at the end of the day.
there is also having players make their moves for the round in clusters, but at the end fo the round, or before the enemy cluster's next turn, the GM describes what all happened over the round, so everything's summarized, and we get a cool cinematic description in a single post.
|Valeros Jaloksin
Immortal, I've updated the sheet. Yeah I copied and pasted from another profile for the formatting, missed that edit.
On the init topic, I've had good success on the boards with something similar to what Dhaavan has described. Once init is rolled, the various PC's go in clumps based on their init, on a first post-first acted basis. That way no one is waiting on anyone, if you're the first poster you go first in that init "group". Speeds things up fairly well.
|DM Immortal
I am going to be using group initiative just because I feel like it works smoothest over PBP.
I will do it by average init for the group vs average init for the bad guys. I am flexible though so if we need to revisit we can.
If you are all ok with it I will roll init because it makes things MUCH faster.
I plan to put up the first post probably sunday night and I cannot wait to get started! I am so excited about this group and cannot believe how lucky I am to have you guys.
If anyone has any questions please let me know! :-)
|DM Immortal
Basically the sheet just need to be updated a little bit. Super excited to get the game started and see what Seijiro gets up to! :-)
changes made to profile - weapons updated, and lists cleared as requested.
Wheeee! Can hardly wait to get started!!!


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Externally the blocks for the 1956-61 250, 63-66 287, and 1957-66 327 are identical. Cranks and rods interchange. The only difference between the three is the bore in 1/4" increments -- 250 has 3.50" bore, 287 3.75", and 327 4.00". All other parts interchange -- I don't think the 327 even uses bigger valves than the 250. The only difference other than the bore is that the 250 used a solid lifter cam and adjustable rocker arms (and even those will interchange with the other motors, and the 250 can have hydraulic lifters and rockers installed).
If he can find that casting number (should be on one side, have 7 digits and start with a "31" -- there are two 327 numbers that start with a "4" though, and one of those may only have six digits) I sure would like to see it! It may be a 327 casting number.
I just want to reiterate (for other readers) that only the EARLY 287 blocks are supposedly thick cylinder wall 327 blocks (which would have been cast in 1963, March-June, most likely would be in a late 1963 model car, the 287 was introduced in May 1963). The casting number may be the same for all whether the cylinder walls are thick or not. I haven't seen many 287s nor had any checked, I'm going by second hand info from those who have. Most 287 blocks are not thick enough to take a 1/4" bore. If you have a 287 the date code is on the generator/alternator bracket, stamped on a tag that is screwed on. AMC did all their V-8s that way (later ones have the tag on the front of the right valve cover), they didn't stamp a date code on the block. That's the one thing I really hate about the V-8s! So check the cylinder wall thickness before boring.
bored out
When we looked into it, we found that the blocks are exactly the same size for the 287 and 327. Obviously the pistons were bigger on the 327, but we put flat-top performance pistons in it, and a guy from another town around here bored it out 1/4" and said everything was great. The crank had to be fixed up a little bit, but other than that it went together smooth and everything. We ran it on the stand for about an hour and it sealed up and everything, so we sent it out the door. I'll have to ask the guy if I can get the casting number from it. I don't think he's got it in the car yet. I believe he's waiting until harvest is over before he does that.
If it took a 1/4" overbore you're lucky! It's been RUMORED that the early 287s were actually cast with real thick cylinder walls, but not substantiated. That's a LOT of extra cast iron when an easy change to the sand cores would allow for a thinner casting. As long as it works you're good, of course! I would just go bore a 287 out to 4.00" (stock 327 bore) without sonic checking the bores to make sure they are indeed that thick. I'm sure your machinist checked it first. Stock 287 bore is 3.75".
I wouldn't mind knowing the casting number on that block. The only casting number I have for a 287 is 3169824. I have 8 different numbers for the 327, only two for 63-66 though. Would be real interesting if the casting number were for the 327. The bore should be cast into the block on top just behind the right head.
fixed the problem
Actually what we ended up doing was boring out the 287 to a Rambler 327. Turns out that they used the exact same block for both the 287 and the 327, so we decided to go that route instead of a complete swap. We found a 4-Barrel 327 intake, and we had all of the valve covers, pullies, and different parts chromed. It looks pretty damn flashy now.
|I know, an old thread, but what did the guy end up doing -- Ford V-8 or Chevy? Or did he give up on the whole thing?
1. There are THREE GENERATIONS of AMC V-8s. More practically there are two very different V-8s. The GEN-1 (most often called a Nash or Rambler V-8, but technically it's an AMC) 250/287/327 was used from 56-66 and shares nothing but bore centers with the later ones. The GEN-2 and GEN-3 are very similar and share most parts. The differences between the two are the heads (better exhaust ports on the 3) and deck height (3 has a 1/16" taller deck, so a different block casting). Parts pretty much interchange, but swapping cranks/rods/pistons get tricky due to deck height -- custom pin height pistons may be required. Externally GEN-2/3 all look the same and fit in the same space, the GEN-1 looks more like a Chevy 396 or Ford Y-block, and weighs as much too. GEN-2 is 66-69 290/343/390 (290 only in late 66 Americans), GEN-3 is 70-91 304/360/401 (and a 1970 only 390, 401 replaced in 71).
2. Value. Hmmm... I'm a Rambler guy, but know the facts! Fact is that a run of the mill Rambler with a Chevy V-8 won't be devalued below the same Rambler with the stock six. Pre 67 models that have the GEN-1 V-8 replaced with a Chevy/Ford/Chrysler probably won't be devalued either. The more popular 67+ cars (Javelin, AMX, all the hard tops) that came from the factory with a V-8 will be worth a bit more with an AMC V-8 AND be much easier to sell. Even saleability won't change much with the pre 67 six cars that have been converted.
3. Sledge406, a Ford swap will be almost a bolt in. For the Ford you just need a bell housing for a T-10. For the Chevy you not only need a bell housing but also the input shaft. Chevy T-10s used a longer input shaft (deeper bell) than Ford and AMC, which used the same length shaft. Since the Rebel had a V-8 you just need to position the motor and drill the mount perches to take the Ford or Chevy mounts. You might need to weld (or bolt) a plate to the Rambler perches to move the mounts, but I don't think so. I know SBC stock mo0tor mounts will work with just a hole drilled, but you need the early sixties truck mounts with a single stud on the bottom. I don't know if anything else used those single stud mounts, but have been told 65-65 trucks used them.
|An S/C Rambler, now we're talking. I just can't get excited about a car with a stock 6-banger.
287 and the 327's are not like the '67+ 290-401's. They are the old Nash design with a diffrent bellhousing that was only avail with the torque tube.. The '66 Rebel, being top of the line, offered the 4bbl versions..
crossmember swap and the right bell housing and the 290-401 will bolt right up, and parts are widely available
That said, a 1966 Rambler Rebel was a 1 year only top of the line, 2dr hard top, 7,500ish produced that year.. 4spd was standard, as well as the bucket seats.. It's not as rare as the big fish ( Marlin ) but it would still be very valuble as an original, and about 1/2 of that with a Chevy.
|Thats what I was thinking. The red and blue striped 69 AMC SCrambler.There has to be some available parts for that for a build like the OP is thinking.
AMC blocks are like SB Chevys.....all the same externally, from 290 to 401....Friend of mine had a 401 in his Gremlin....told everyone it was a 304.
Not sure how one would fit in a 65 American, but they (390) came in the 69 SCRambler
|how about an amc 401.Arent all amc v 8 engines an intermediate block like a pontiac? if that is the case and the OP wants an AMC v8 , why not go big? anyone?
|"I'm reading all these posts about destroying the value of a Rambler" Ummmm...what value would that be?
Chevy guy that happens to have a Rambler.
I'm reading all these posts about destroying the value of a Rambler by putting a Chevy motor in it, but the guy that I'm checking into this for just happens to have a 66 Rambler Rebel with the 287 but the Warner T10 4 Speed. He wants to put a Chevy small block 350 in this car, and he doesn't care about how much it's going to be worth because he isn't going to be selling it. He wants a Chevy motor because it's easier for him, who lives in a small northeast Montana town, to get chrome valve covers and what not for a Chevy motor.
What I'm trying to find is a conversion kit (if they even make one) or a rigged way to get the 350 Chevy to match up to that T10. We're looking for a bellhousing kit w/ clutch, exhaust manifolds or headers, and motor mounts, but we're also thinking that a side-tank radiator, engine pullies, alternator mounting brackets and a different wiring harness may be needed as well. Any help would be very much appreciated!
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That mag didn't jump out of his hand and wipe out the studio.
The law itself is not a legal law. At this point in time I think it would be foolish for any supporter of the 2nd Amendment to try to get ANY investigation on this.
We should be actively working to repeal illegal laws, not encouraging the police state to enforce them just because we don't like the guy.
at this point o would not be suprised if NBC was supporting a communist take over of the US government--probably selling AK out of the back of their news van to illegal mexicans to boot!
Doesn't matter. He is "special" and not subject to the same laws as the rest of us. He gets a pass. He also mocked Wayne LaPierre during the segment about having armed guards at schools, and yet he sends his kids to Sidwell Friends School where there are 11 armed security guards and Secret Service agents watching over Barack's spawn who also attend this private school. Yeah, even his kids are "special" and they get armed security. It's a case of "good for me but not for thee".
Looks like a mag housing from the picture I saw,what are DCs laws about mag parts?
he probably has a secret stash of AK's, ammo and dope!
probably more dope--by the way he acts---
What would you expect from "Meet The Depressed" ???? They would have hauled away a regular person for displaying one,, but I guess it's another one of those,, we're better than you things, so we can do what we want ,, deals.
That show is something,,, a bunch of libs edging each other on and getting each other worked up into a liberal frenzy. Ya got to love the chuckle heads that don't know shit about firearms,, making all these foolish statements, typical !!! Oh well it's time to school-um with facts and let the chips fall where they may. I've been calling and writing my reps,, you'd better well do the same thing or we WILL be looking at more restrictive laws coming down the pike, and soon too.
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I am really going to chat with my teammate today on the one she uses the hour away from me. She had a friend who went to my current (closer) holistic vet but did not answer me when I asked what she thought about her............maybe my friend can ask her friend...........
That clinic does support a raw diet (current holistic vet wants cooked homemade) either way right now I am feeding kibble (and probably will for some time to come) but it is a good sign they do.
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Is it possible to contact Hemopet for a suggestion? Even a conventional one who is willing to use a lab of your choice and what you are comfortable with. I would think a holistic vet would want to accomodate you considering the motto of holistic is about balance in all - mind, body, spirit and that would include a happy satisfied dog owner who feels good about a trip to the vet and not one causing anxiety, considering the effect our emotions can have on our dog.
My exp. with G's first holistic vet ended because I questioned too much and felt other things that were imparative were overlooked...She told me that if I wasn't happy w/her line of treatment...I wasn't, considering she ignored a significant issue w/his digestive tract (possible Giardia, SIBO, Broccoli), torn knee (opted to call his sudden lameness HD), and continued to state that lyme was the culprit, even though he tested negative (which she wouldn't do the test)...he was in horrible pain, I had to insist on tramadol...she wouldn't even entertain L-Glutamine for his GI tract and didn't offer a solution...I even had her reveiw his food and all she said was "fine"...it wasn't, he was waisting, couldn't walk, was cramped up and was having yellow and black poop.
30 + yrs. A "pioneer" in the holistic vet world...I feel she treated my dog for lyme as it is her "theory" that lyme is the root cause of a lot of illness. She didn't treat my dog as a whole. She didn't help me understand what was wrong and she didn't provide the necessary diagnostics he needed...but most of all she didn't listen to my concerns...she just kept piling one herb on top of another...he started having nose bleeds...instead of looking at all the blood thining suppliments he was on and have stopped them...she added another herb...that was the last straw...
So I understand about disconnect...at least in my case, questions were addressed with a stare....or a "no dear", but not elaborated on...we would be interupted and never get back...I always felt as uninformed leaving as I did going in except w/more fear then before.
I think our vet would...we have a number of vets we use for the rescue but the only one I really trust works not far from here, and they do procedures right in the room with you, unless they're going to be a while and they take the dog into the other part of the offices, and often at that point it's a number of things to do such as blood draws, x-rays and other lab work.
That vet trusts us with our treating fosters and our own dogs at home - in fact before my Copper dog passed away, he was let go home on an IV and pain patch (pancreatitis) because they trusted us with him to monitor that stuff; same with our Dachshund who ingested ibuprofen and almost died, we had him home with us as they felt it was safer for him on an IV pump at our home rather than the clinic where nobody is at night.
Anyway - that kind of working relationship is very important to me, so we can save the $$ for big procedures, not small issues we can manage at home rather than hospitalize.
These vets at that clinic both will get right down on the flood with larger dogs who are too big to get on the exam table. You just know they have the dog's best interest at heart...
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It is very frustrating. Right now I just emailed hemopet to see if there are ANY vets in my area (or even people) who send in samples.......in the meanwhile I am going to see what constraints AAHA puts on its vets for accrediting a facility.........as there is a new vet at the current office who is younger.
I have my vet draw Frag's blood and send it to hemopet myself.
Something to think about, it's cheaper too.
|AAHA doesn't mean quality, in my mind. I am going to see if I can find a tinfoil hat article I read about their certification. My vet office is affiliated with a state org, but is not AAHA, another office nearby is, and I wouldn't take an animal there unless I had to. Just checked - that office is also no longer certified. Oops accredited.
|It is very frustrating. Right now I just emailed hemopet to see if there are ANY vets in my area (or even people) who send in samples.......in the meanwhile I am going to see what constraints AAHA puts on its vets for accrediting a facility.........as there is a new vet at the current office who is younger.
It's hard. I've been through 3 or 4 vets in this area and finally "settled" on one. Not what I wanted (this is a multi-vet practice with a high turnover and not a lot in the way of knowledge), but they let me handle my own dog, listen to me when I tell them no or I'm doing it this way (and don't judge), and I don't have to drive 2 hours for them. "My" vet that we raised Frag at is about a 1.5 hour drive, and if something serious came up with one of the dogs, they'd go there for diagnosing and any surgery or treatment, for sure.
Sometimes, it's easier to settle for one nearest to you for things like rabies and HW tests because it's common sense stuff, and go somewhere further and better for real issues.
Does your current holistic vet have an assistant? I ask because my holistic vet is almost impossible to reach, but his assistant is AWESOME! She has a directory of all kinds of information that she can provide us without having to talk to him.
Perhaps there are "holistic contacts" that you could connect with who could provide you a name of another vet?
Good luck!
Could use some advice on vet selection
After a vet I liked at the local AAHA practice left, I started looking because I kept getting pressure to neuter, pressure to give lepto shots, yadyadayada
I have been taking Grim to a holistic about 45 minutes away but she is really not what I want and seems a little disconnected. Yesterday she told me she would neither send samples to Dr Dodds or collect a sample for me to send because she uses a local lab.......but her lab charged me twice as much to do a lot fewer tests than Hemopet.
I just don't know what to do to find a vet I am happy with without driving several hours...........this is a wasteland (Greenville SC) for holistic veterinary medicine (there is one about 1 hour away though in NC)
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On September 15th between 11am-12pm EDT Forrester held an interactive TweetJam on the future of cloud computing including Forrester analysts Jennifer Belissent, Mike Cansfield, Pascal Matzke, Stefan Ried, Peter O'Neill , myself and many other experts and interested participants. Using the hashtag #cloudjam (use this tag to search for the results in Twitter), we asked a variety of questions.
We had a great turnout, with more than 400 tweets (at last count) from over 40 unique Tweeter's. A high level overview of the key words and topics that were mentioned during the TweetJam is visualized in the attached graphic using the ManyEyes data visualization tool.
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Viewmont junior Sam Tullis says you can throw the records out the window the perfect region mark, the Class 5A state title he won a year ago, all of it.
According to Tullis, none of the previous success matters because anything can happen when he and his Vikings teammates take the court Friday at Liberty Park.
"Everyone is good, and everyone works hard over the course of the year," said Tullis, who opens his title defense against Davis' C.J. Ercanbrach in No. 1 singles. "You have to go in like it's a clean slate.
"It's just a different atmosphere, with teammates and classmates there watching and cheering you on. It's nice when you have people there yelling at you, getting in your face and pushing you to do better."
The Vikings appear primed to end Brighton's seven-year stranglehold on the 5A trophy. Viewmont finished a close second last year, and the Vikings appear deeper and more talented this time around.
Between Tullis, brother Jacob at No. 2 singles and senior Nic LeBaron at No. 3 singles, the trio won 29 of 30 regular-season matches. The doubles teams of Ethan Hymas/Isaac Ford and Zach Beckstrand/Brandon Kasparian all seniors also finished the regular season unblemished.
If depth is the key to winning a championship, Viewmont's talented roster fits the bill.
"I don't know if we're more well-rounded [than last year]," Tullis said. "I just think it's going to be a matter of execution when the matches get tight."
Jacob Tullis, LeBaron and Hymas/Ford each were runners-up a year ago, and coach Mark Burningham believes that experience will be a factor this weekend.
"This year, you think about how close we were and you work toward that all year long," said Burningham, who led Viewmont to the 2002 state title. "You think about getting better and think about the state tournament. There's really a belief from the players that they can win."
If Viewmont is to end the Bengals' run, the singles semifinals could be the place to do it. Brighton's Cody Crandall (No. 1), Justin Mansell (No. 2) and Chase Stoner (No. 3) are all in the same half of the 16-player bracket as Viewmont's players.
But both Tullis and Burningham believe it's more than a two-team race for the title. Alta, Davis and West each have players in all five brackets.
"If we played Brighton head-to-head, it would be interesting to see what would happen," Burningham said. "But when you have a bracket and other teams and other strong players mixed in there from other schools, it's hard to say."
Class 2A will crown its champion Saturday at Liberty Park. Defending champion Manti graduated four of its five finalists from a season ago, but the Templars should push Rowland Hall, last year's runner-up.
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at Liberty Park
Class 5A
Friday and Saturday
First-round matches
No. 1 singles
• Cody Randall, Brighton vs. Garrett Rich, Bingham
• Colton McBride, Weber vs. Remi Prince, Taylorsville
• Sam Tullis, Viewmont vs. CJ Ercanbrach, Davis
• Hayden de Hoyos, Pleasant vs. Mikulus Thomas, Alta
• Cody Phonharath, Hunter vs. Jordan Slater, Fremont
• Brocton Andrus, Lone Peak vs. Mathias Choque, West Jordan
• Zeke Richards, Cottonwood vs. Mike Garcia, Lehi
• Doug Graff, Northridge vs. Jason Chen, West
No. 2 singles
• Justin Mansell, Brighton vs. Jake Harris, Pleasant Grove
• Devon Wells, Layton vs. Tanner Foy, Hunter
• Jacob Tullis, Viewmont vs. Taylor Dawson, Northridge
• Blair Robbins, Lone Peak vs. Tanner Poulson, Cottonwood
• Phillip Vernon, West vs. Brady Carlson, Weber
• McKay Luu, Lehi vs. Diego Barajas, West Jordan
• Andy Ovard, Alta vs. Zach Siddoway, Bingham
• Garrett Wilkes, Davis vs. Mike Frazier, Taylorsville
No. 3 singles
• Chase Stoner, Brighton vs. Nick Olsen, Pleasant Grove
• Michael Moody, Davis vs. Hayden Turner, Hunter
• Nic LeBaron, Viewmont vs. Carston Henderson, Northridge
• Jack Aubrey, Bingham vs. Spencer Thurgood, Cottonwood
• David Murrell, West vs. Jacob Lawson, Weber
• Derek Schetselaar, Lone Peak vs. Keyen Neal, West Jordan
• Connor Pulsipher, Alta vs. Keaton Mathis, Lehi
• Tommy Glende, Layton vs. Remington Larson, Kearns
No. 1 doubles
• Parker Roberts/Robert Avila, Alta vs. Ammon Story/Ben Bearss, Lone Peak
• Cooper Brown/Michael vonBallmoos, Davis vs. Andy Larsen/Taylor Barton, Taylorsville
• Ethan Hymas/Isaac Ford, Viewmont vs. Mitchell Adamson/Ben Graff, Northridge
• Parker Judd/Hunter Wilson, American Fork vs. Jonas Jones/McKay Nilsen, Jordan
• Devin Richie/Daniel Liu, West vs. Spencer Anderson/Maverick Denhalter, Layton
• Parker Howell/Ty Burke, Riverton vs. Gus Stevens/Cory Trivett, Cottonwood
• Anthony Panuzio/Mitchell Mansell, Brighton vs. Tyler White/Matt Sorensen, Bingham
• Bryce Pierson/Matt Kendell, Weber vs. Willie Peterson/Eric LeMoine, Hunter
No. 2 doubles
• David West/Jordan Branch, Alta vs. Parker Evans/Matt Tobler, Bingham
• Josh Wolfey/Justin Needham, Layton vs. Derek Dapp/Nathan Hubner, Granger
• Zach Beckstrand/Brandon Kasparian, Viewmont vs. Bryson Hales/Mark Frame, Fremont
• Juan Jose Amaya/Tyler Miller, Lehi vs. Nick Schindler/Bennett Garden, Jordan
• Blake Allred/Easton Batt, Hunter vs. Dominic Emerson/Jacob Poyner, Weber
• Matt Zwick/Lucas Wale, Lone Peak vs. Taylor Nelson/Jordan Evans, Copper Hills
• Brandon Budge/Cheyenne Perry, Brighton vs. Stephen Sheffield/Christian Olsen, Pleasant Grove
• John Vellinga/Connor Fox, Davis vs. Patrick Chen/Jiayi (Scott) Ge, West
Class 2A
No. 1 singles
• Jay T. Anderson, Waterford vs. Caleb Roundy, South Sevier
• Jacob Hatch, Gunnison vs. Ricardo Gomez, Layton Christian
• Joshua Yang, Manti vs. Alex Henabray, St. Joseph
• Bryce Baker, Rowland Hall vs. Taylor Harris, Parowan
No. 2 singles
• Quinn Pritchett, Waterford vs. Bo Burrell, Gunnison
• Elijah Stock, Grand County vs. Bailey McDougal, Summit Academy
• Connor Aste, Manti vs. Nathaniel Rose, Wasatch Academy
• Matthew Zubair, Rowland Hall vs. Carter Holliday, San Juan
No. 3 singles
• Aaron Friedman, Rowland Hall vs. Bo McKinlay, Richfield
• Daniel Perdomo, San Juan vs. Jordan Heaton, Summit Academy
• Preston Clark, Manti vs. Gordon Hsu, Wasatch Academy
• Christian Heath, Waterford vs. Joey Carlisle, Gunnison
No. 1 doubles
• Jonathon Zubair/Karim Shaaban, Rowland Hall vs. Macrae Olson/Alec Tatton, Grand County
• Joshua Jensen/Tanner Jones, Richfield vs. Kyle Kim/Jason Wang, Wasatch Academy
• Jeremy Anderson/Logan Lund, Manti vs. Colin Greenhill/Duce Namazi, Layton Christian
• George Matus/Max Gruber, Waterford vs. Dallin Jacobsen/Jeff Walker, San Juan
No. 2 doubles
• Dylan Zanker/Julian Stacey, Rowland Hall vs. Jordan Jones/Trent Leavitt, South Sevier
• Eric Lee/Davis Hardy, Manti vs. Mason Galecki/Spencer Hall, Wasatch Academy
• Curtis Jeffery/Wyatt Pererson, Richfield vs. Preston Mayer/Quinton Hildreth, Summit Academy
• Kevin Wu/Shravan Ramayanapu, Waterford vs. Dakota Adams/Kesian Barton, San Juan


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