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Apr 18, 2011 | By Page May
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the top 1% owns more than 90% of us combined! In fact, they own over 35% of the entire nation's private wealth.
Why does this matter? Well, the amount of wealth a person owns greatly affects their financial stability and access to opportunities- education, health care, starting a small business, savings, retirement, etc.
A large gap in wealth means a large gap in opportunities for families and individuals.
Most Americans are surprised to hear the extent of wealth disparity in this country, not only because it is larger than expected, but also because the current distribution of wealth surpasses the level of inequality we as a society are willing to accept (see chart below).
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Keeping up with minimum wage would do a great deal to end poverty. Congress has given business a pass on paying a subsistence wage going back to the 1970's. Every time this is taken up in congress, the worker looses, receiving only slight increases in the minimum wage over the last 40 years. We must raise the minimum wage such that a worker receiving the wage meets Federal standards for poverty level. If we are unwilling to see the minimum keep up with the poverty level, then we are obligated to provide for those who can't make ends meet. As our economy as a whole benefits from minimum wage workers, the cost of welfare programs designed to bridge the gap should be borne out by additional tax revenues. Those who benefit from the welfare programs should not be denigrated because of their need and/or participation.
Instead of trying to figure out how the top 1% got so rich, wouldn't it make more sense to try to figure out how the bottom 50% got so poor? I don't think it was because they were being forced to pay the salaries of hedge fund managers. This is the part I really don't understand about "social justice". Salvatore (and apparently most of you) is astounded that people who made money through their own hard work would have a problem with even more of it being confiscated by the government and distributed (extremely inefficiently, moreover) not only to people who need the basic necessities of life, but well beyond that, to many who have figured out how to take advantage of every government program there is. This is justice?
The premise here is the problem is the wealth "gap", but too often the solution is to widen even more the TAX "gap". We are coming dangerously close (maybe we're already there) to the point where the bottom FIFTY PERCENT of Americans would not even BE on a chart of who pays what percentage of the total tax burden. Moreover, that 50% can continuously vote in politicians who will continue to increase the amount of tax those wealthy few pay; money that will come back to them in ever-increasing entitlement programs, after the politicians and government bureaucrats have skimmed off their huge percentages, of course. We have gone so far beyond providing the necessities of life to those who cannot provide for themselves, it isn't even funny. The number of people affected by the "government policies' that may affect hedge fund managers is minuscule compared to the number of people on the other end of the spectrum who are disincentivized to work and create by government safety nets which have morphed into government hammocks.
Even if the plan of taking from the rich and giving to the poor, to make the chart on the top more like the chart on the bottom, would work without ruining the entire economic system, has it occurred to anyone that it would only be a matter of time before the industrious few would again figure out ways of regaining a larger share of the wealth, while the lazy many would not have a clue how to hold on to the windfall they received and would squander it away on poor choices?
The other thing I don't understand is how the Catholic Church (and I also see a logo for Christian Charities USA here) got so heavily involved in politics, and specifically socialism. Since these charts aren't really about annual income, but rather about total accumulated wealth, will the "solutions" to this problem involve confiscating property as well? Jesus said to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's. He said nothing about lobbying Caesar. Can you imagine what the Catholic Church, and even more, the broader Christian church, could accomplish if each of its members actually tithed ten percent of their wealth to God? Wouldn't that make more sense than tinkering with a very fragile economic system that is already not investing in jobs for fear of more government regulation and/or taxation making it impossible for them to expand successfully? Atlas will eventually shrug.
The information you present is quite distressing. So much for the myth of the American dream. We all start off in life on very different financial footing -- and that reality is exacerbated by these growing disparities. Why is it that under Eisenhower, tax rates on the wealthy were so much higher -- and it wasn't a big deal? Are we greedier today?
The information you present is quite distressing. So much for the myth of the American dream. We all start off in life on very different financial footing -- and that reality is exacerbated by these growing disparities.
Why is it that under Eisenhower, tax rates on the wealthy were so much higher -- and it wasn't a big deal? Are we greedier today?
It really is a shame...How did it get this bad?
How did it get to be this way? I'm looking forward to more information from the NETWORK Education Program!
So, why is it the people holding the lowest 50% of wealth in this nation don't want to raise taxes on those holding the highest !%? Is it that they dream of being in that 1% soon, and don't what higher taxes to affect them? Is that a reasonable dream?
Marge, BVM
Personally, I think it's a moral issue. I think that the rich in America have successfully convinced the rest of society -- and, importantly, convinced themselves -- that they deserve to be rich. "It's their money; they made it through their own hard work; it's nobody's business to take it away from them." What everyone forgets in this debate is that while individuals may move up and down in society through their own efforts, the STRUCTURE of rewards in society is determined by government policy. That is to say: you can work hard and become a hedge fund manager, but the fact that hedge fund managers make $1 million a year instead of $100,000 a year is due to regulatory changes in the finance industry. It would be better to change the regulation. But if we can't, we have to redress the imbalances through taxes.


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Geochemical and geophysical data were collected across Northern Ireland (14,000km2) as part of the Tellus project between 2004-07. The project was managed by the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland with logistical input from the British and Finnish Geological Surveys.
Magnetic, electromagnetic and radiometric data were collected at an elevation of 56m along flight lines spaced 200m apart. Multi-element geochemical data were obtained from stream water, sediment and soils (20cm and 50cm depth; 1 sample per 2km2). Soils, collected throughout the two largest cities were analysed for organic and inorganic compounds. In conjunction with existing digital data, Northern Ireland is probably the most rigorously geoenvironmentally surveyed part of the Earth.
The geology of Northern Ireland can be described in quadrants. The NE comprises Palaeogene basalts, the SE Lower Palaeozoic sediments with granites, the SW Carboniferous limestones and shales and the NW Dalradian schists.
Soil samples from the Palaeogene basalts are highly anomalous in Ni and associated elements, with the majority exceeding the UK Soil Guideline Value for Ni of 50ppm (maximum 333ppm). This has resulted in re-examination of policy to take natural elemental levels into consideration. Soils also represent a significant store of carbon. Initial studies indicate the integration of radiometric survey data represents a useful secondary data source to improve estimates of soil organic carbon.
Nitrate in stream waters delineates areas of agricultural fertilization. Using data from temporally coincident orthophotography, specific farming practices are related to nitrate pollution.
The EM component identified environmental issues in relation to landfill and saline incursion. Some landfills have little conductivity extending outside their boundaries, while others indicate plumes of increased conductivity are dispersed 500m downslope and suggest leakage. One landfill is coincident with high conductivities (up to 500mS/m) which are interpreted as saline incursion.
Radon levels are extrapolated from geochemical and geophysical methodologies. There is strong correlation between uranium in soil samples and uranium measured radiometrically. The Palaeogene intrusives of the Mourne Mountains are the most radioactive rocks in Northern Ireland and this dataset offers an opportunity to inform the public of radon risk.
137Cs reflects input from Chernobyl and weapons testing. Distribution appears related to the rainfall pattern and redistribution of 137Cs from hilltops into river and stream valleys occurs.
Soil samples (4 per km2) in the cities of Belfast and Londonderry were analysed for both organic and inorganic compounds. In Belfast, elevated Ni and Cr reflect the basaltic geology of the surrounding hills while other elements (Pb, As and Zn) are lower than other industrial cities in the UK. Organic compounds (PAHs) may be related to a diffuse source representing the city's industrial heritage.


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Here in the States, we not only like to keep up with the Joneses, but also the Juans in Mexico, the Martins in France, and the Satous in Japan. In other words, we don't like to be left out or behind even on a global scale.
This is the case with food – whose is better? – and fashion – who looks the best? But it's also the case with fitness. Just as every other aspect of our lives differs culturally, you can believe that's the case when it comes to working out, too. Grab your gym-going passport and take a look at what's popular beyond our borders. You may be inspired to try something new!
The carefree lifestyle of the Spanish seems to translate to their approach to fitness, too. As a whole, they don't seem to worry themselves too much with getting in to the gym. Their inherent lifestyle does a body good! "The majority of them eat a healthy enough diet (Mediterranean diet at its finest) and walk almost everywhere (if they live in a big city), so obesity isn't that big of a concern," said Kelsey Murray, an American teacher who travels to Seville to teach English. They certainly don't give exercise the chore status that Americans do, as it's naturally just a part of their lives.
These Euros are also not sweating out their evenings in the gym, rather they prefer to get out en plein air. Translation: They enjoy the outdoors. And why wouldn't they? Beautiful scenery from nature and architecture provide an inspired background to walk, run, cycle, or even row. Because they are "discreet but effective," Mireille Guiliano, author of the French Women Don't Get Fat series of books, told Yahoo! that isometric exercises are very French. With a straight back, contract your abs for 12 seconds, hold, release, and repeat. You can do this on the subway, in your desk chair, in your office, or even at a fancy dinner date.
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The No. 28 Iowa State women's golf team had another outstanding showing this afternoon, finishing runner-up at the 20-team Marsh Landing Invitational field in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
The Cyclones totaled a three-round 865 tally, tying for the second lowest 54-hole score in school history. Iowa State posted a 286 in the final round this afternoon, finishing four strokes ahead of No. 17 Texas Tech. No. 14 Purdue won the team title at 857.
Senior Punpaka Phuntumabamrung led the Cyclones, tying for third place while posting the lowest 54-hole score of her career at 213 (71-72-70). Phuntumabamrung's score ties for the second lowest 54-hole tally in school history, as the Thailand native recorded her third top-10 finish of the season and the 11th of her career.
Junior Sasikarn On-iam fired a 69 in the final round to move her into a tie for eighth place. She posted a 217 three-round total en route to her first top-10 finish of the season and the fifth of her career.
Junior Prima Thammaraks carded a 220 to tie for 19th place.
The Cyclones will be back in action April 19-21 at the Big 12 Championship at The Harvester Golf Club in Rhodes, Iowa.
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1. Purdue 290-284-283=857
2. Iowa State 289-290-286=865
3. Texas Tech 293-287-289=869
4. Florida State 292-298-296=886
6. Florida International 294-297-297=888
7. Sam Houston State 291-294-306=891
8. East Carolina 298-303-293=894
Kennesaw State 291-296-306=894
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11. Dayton State College 291-309-301=901
12. Chattanooga 298-303-302=903
13. Stetson 305-302-299=906
Michigan 305-296-305=906
15. North Florida 304-298-307=909
16. Illinois 309-300-303=912
17. James Madison 306-299-311=916
18. Cincinnati 305-311-302=918
19. Jacksonville 314-298-307=919
20. Charleston Southern 321-312-311=944
Iowa State Scores
T3. Punpaka Phuntumabamrung 71-72-70=213
T8. Sasikarn On-iam 72-76-69=217
T19. Prima Thammaraks 72-71-77=220
T19. Chonlada Chayanun 75-73-72=220
T31. Cajsa Persson 74-74-75=223
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Paula Reto, Purdue 71-71-70=212
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In the resolution adopted at the Sorbonne Congress in Paris back in 1894 that paved the way for the launch of the modern Olympic Games, the inclusion of equestrian sports on the programme had been dis...
Swedish diver Erik Adlerz enjoyed a spectacular second appearance at the Olympic Games, winning two gold medals and making history in the process. Adlerz had been just a week shy of his 16th birthday ...
If there was an unofficial theme of the 1912 Games, it was endurance. The course for the cycling road race was 320km (199 miles), the longest race of any kind in Olympic history. In Greco-Roman wrestling, the middleweight semi-final match between Russian Martin Klein and Finland's Alfred Asikainen lasted 11 hours.
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New technologyA well-organised edition of the Olympics, the Stockholm Games saw the first Olympic use of automatic timing equipment, the photo finish and a public address system.Swimming open to womenWomen's swimming events made their entrance.Japan took partJapan participated for the first timeThe first art and literature competitionUnder the nom de plume of Georges Hohrod and M. Eschbach, Baron de Coubertin was awarded first place for his "Ode to sport" which "praises sport in both a literary and sporting way". (Illustration: "Les sports d'hiver" of Carlo Pelligrini, winner of the painting competition of the Concours d'Art)
The story of Jim ThorpeA native American from Oklahoma, Jim Thorpe, described by King Gustav V of Sweden as "the greatest athlete in the world", won the pentathlon and decathlon. However, he was disqualified in January 1913 when it was discovered that he had accepted a very modest sum of money to play baseball before the Games. In 1982, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee decided to reinstate Jim Thorpe and to give back to his daughter the medals that were rightfully his. His feat was immortalised in the film "The Bronze Man" by Michael Curtiz, with Burt Lancaster in the role of Thorpe.
Representation of the five continentsFor the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents.
Long live the Games!With the close of the 1912 Olympics, all eyes turned towards the city of Berlin where the next edition of the Games was scheduled to take place. Although World War I made it impossible for plans to proceed, the Games proved their resilience. The 1916 celebration remained in Olympic history as the Games of the VI Olympiad and in 1920 the Olympics were once again held, with the Belgian city of Antwerp acting as Olympic host.
CeremoniesStockholm 1912, Games of the V Olympiad: the Swedish team of women gymnasts parades in the stadium during the Opening Ceremony.
Official opening of the Games by:His Majesty The King Gustav V
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A randomized, double-blinded controlled trial (RCT) of a new whole IgG, equine antivenom compared to the currently used F(ab')2 CSL taipan antivenom, for the treatment of Papuan taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) envenoming in Papua New Guinea
As part of its research activity, AVRU investigates the clinical presentation and management of venomous bites and stings. This work is focused on snakebite in Australia and the Asia-Pacific. It also aims to enhance the evidence base underlying contemporary recommendations in the prevention and treatment of venomous bite and sting injuries through direct clinical research. Our key project, funded by an NH&MRC Project grant, is a clinical trial of a new whole IgG equine Papuan taipan antivenom that is taking place at Port Moresby General Hospital in Papua New Guinea (PNG). This new antivenom has been developed in collaboration with colleagues from the Instituto Clodomiro Picado (Costa Rica) and the University of PNG, and is the first new antivenom to be used for snakebite in humans in Australasia in more than 50 years. The development of this product has been driven by a desire to develop a template for the production of high potency, safe, effective and affordable antivenoms for deployment in developing nations, delivering a GMP-compliant product that meets rigorous WHO Standards at a price that is sustainable in the long term. In preclinical studies our new antivenom was found to have equivalent overall potency against Papuan taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) venom to the current antivenom product, and improved neutralisation of procoagulant toxins that cause bleeding. The clinical trial is currently in progress. Our success with this project has led to the establishment of purpose-built clinical snakebite research laboratory (The Charles Campbell Toxinology Centre) at the University of Papua New Guinea. In addition to recruiting patients to our clinical trial, our Snakebite Clinic at the Port Moresby General Hospital is responsible for the management of approximately 250 snakebite cases that present to the Emergency Department each year, and we have extended service delivery beyond the hospital by establishing the only free MICA-level ambulance retrieval service in PNG which enables us to send a medical team out to health centres within 150 km of Port Moresby to stabilise, treat and safely transport critically ill snakebite patients back to hospital.
Preclinical Research
The cardiovascular pharmacology of snake venoms from Papua New Guinea and Australia
Papua New Guinean snakes produce a wide range of toxins that affect different organ systems. Apart from the dominant clinical effects caused by neurotoxins and procoagulants, the venoms of some PNG snakes are also known to affect the cardiovascular system. Patients bitten by Papuan taipans (Oxyuranus scutellatus) may experience syncope or loss of consciousness very soon after being bitten, and those who survive and present at hospital show cardiac rhythm disturbances that are thought to be due to direct cardiotoxic effects. In addition, other threatening cardiovascular events such as extreme lowering or raising of heart rate or blood pressure have been observed after envenoming by some PNG snake species, underlining the cardiotoxic potential of PNG snake venoms. We are especially interested in the cardiovascular pharmacology of Papuan taipan and PNG small-eyed snake (Micropechis ikaheka) venoms, as well as Australian brown snake (Pseudonaja spp.) and taipan (Oxyuranus spp.) venom. In close collaboration with the Cardiovascular Therapeutics Unit, our research aims to elucidate the mechanism of cardiotoxicity using isolated cardiovascular tissues in vitro and in integrated preparations in vivo. The effectiveness of antivenoms raised against these species in Australia and Costa Rica will be compared against cardiovascular responses to particular snake venoms. In doing so, we are seeking further insights into the action of these venoms, providing avenues for novel drug discovery, as well as improvements in the treatment of envenomation.
Isolation and characterization of major venom proteins from Scyphozoan jellyfish using proteomic, transcriptomic and pharmacological approaches
Jellyfish venoms are rich sources of bioactive compounds, however few toxins have been completely isolated and characterized. Basic research investigating the proteomes of jellyfish venoms may lead to the discovery of promising compounds for the development of therapeutic agents or probes to study physiological pathways. The Scyphozoans, or 'true' jellyfish, have been somewhat neglected for toxin studies, compared to the more dangerous box jellyfish. Proteomic, transcriptomic and pharmacological studies are essential to identify and isolate toxic proteins/peptides as well as to elucidate their structures, mechanisms of action and molecular targets. In collaboration with the Cardiovascular Therapeutics Unit, the Tennessee Aquarium, the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences in Townsville and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Brisbane, we are working with venoms from the Atlantic sea nettle, Chrysaora quinquecirrha, and the Pacific sea nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens, in order to explore the proteomics and transcriptomics of each venom and characterise the pharmacological activities of crude venoms and isolated toxins using in vitro and in vivo bioassays.
Injury Trends
The Australian Venomous Injury Project (AVIP), initiated in July 2014, has the goal to determine if there are significant and specific factors relevant to venomous injury by different types of organisms, environments, or specific individuals or groups of individuals that predispose them to poor outcomes. Australian national morbidity and mortality databases are developed in to geodatabases and are reviewed in order to note correlative associations to inform preclinical and public health research.
Medical History - Venom: Fear, Fascination and Discovery
From the first Dean of Medicine, the University of Melbourne has been part of the global debate on the nature of venom. Hence the AVRU builds on more than 150 years of venom research at the University. Material from diverse collections and archives of the University and associated institutions were combined to tell the story of the development and use of antivenom in Australia from colonial times until now. Visit the Medical History Museum, Venom: Fear, Fascination and Discovery.
Recent Publications
- Gutiérrez JM, Burnouf T, Harrison RA, Calvete JJ, Brown NI, Jensen SD, Warrell DA, Williams DJ; Global Snakebite Initiative. A call for incorporating social research in the global struggle against snakebite. PLoS NTD. 2015: In press.
- Godinho S, Woolley M, Webb, JC, Winkel KD. Sharing Place, Learning Together: Perspectives and reflections on an educational partnership formation with a remote Indigenous community school. Aust J Indigenous Education 2015; 1 – 15 DOI: 10.1017/jie.2015.11.
- Godinho S, Woolley M, Webb, JC, Winkel KD. Sharing Place, Learning Together: A Two-Way Pedagogy. UNESCO Observatory E-Journal 2015; 4:2: 1-27.
- Paiva OK, Pla D, Wright CE, Beutler M, Sanz L, Gutiérrez JM, Williams DJ, Calvete JJ.
Combined venom gland cDNA sequencing and venomics of the New Guinea small-eyed snake, Micropechis ikaheka. J Proteomics 2014; 110: 209-229.
- Pla D, Paiva OK, Sanz L, Wright CE, Beutler M, Calvete JJ, Williams DJ, Gutiérrez JM.
Preclinical efficacy of Australian antivenoms against the venom of the small-eyed snake, Micropechis ikaheka, from Papua New Guinea: an antivenomics and neutralization study. J Proteomics 2014; 110: 198-208.
- Herrera M, Paiva OK, Pagotto AH, Segura A, Serrano SMT, Vargas M, Villalta M, Jensen SD, León G, Williams DJ, Gutiérrez JM.
Antivenomic characterization of two antivenoms against the venom of the taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus, from Papua New Guinea and Australia. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg 2014; 91: 887-894.
- Gutiérrez JM, Burnouf T, Harrison RA, Calvete JJ, Kuch U, Warrell DA, Williams DJ for the Global Snakebite Initiative.
A multicomponent strategy to improve the availability of antivenom for treating snakebite envenoming. Bull World Health Organ 2014; 92: 532-536.
- Luna-Ramírez K, Bartok A, Restano-Cassulini R, Quintero-Hernández V, Coronas FIV, Christensen J, Wright CE, Panyi G, Possani LD.
Structure, molecular modeling and function of a novel potassium channel blocker, urotoxin, isolated from the venom of the Australian scorpion Urodacus yaschenkoi. Mol Pharmacol 2014; 86: 28-41.
- Atakuziev BU, Wright CE, Graudins A, Nicholson GM & Winkel KD.
Efficacy of Australian red-back spider (Latrodectus hasselti) antivenom in the treatment of clinical envenomation by the cupboard spider Steatoda capensis (Theridiidae). Toxicon 2014; 86: 68-78.
- Luna-Ramírez K, Sani MA, Silva-Sanchez J, Jiménez-Vargase JM, Reyna-Flores F, Winkel KD, Wright CE, Possani LD, Separovic F.
Membrane interactions and biological activity of antimicrobial peptides from Australian scorpion. Biochim Biophys Acta 2014; 1838: 2140-2148.
- Luna-Ramírez K, Quintero-Hernández V, Vargas-Jaimes L, Batista CV, Winkel KD, Possani LD.
Characterization of the venom from the Australian scorpion Urodacus yaschenkoi: molecular mass analysis of components, cDNA sequences and peptides with antimicrobial activity.
Toxicon 2013; 63: 44-54.
- Gutiérrez JM, Warrell DA, Williams DJ, Jensen S, Brown N, Calvete JJ, Harrison RA.
The need for full integration of snakebite envenoming within a global strategy to combat the neglected tropical diseases: the way forward. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2013; 7: e2162.
- Warrell DA, Gutiérrez JM, Calvete JJ, Williams D.
New approaches & technologies of venomics to meet the challenge of human envenoming by snakebites in India. Indian J Med Res 2013; 138: 38-59.
- Webb JC, Godinho SC, Woolley MF, Winkel KD.
Sharing Place, Learning Together: the birthplace of new ways? Med J Aust 2013; 199: 69-71.
- Healy J, Winkel KD (Eds)
Venom; Fear, Fascination and Discovery, Exhibition Catalogue, Medical History Museum. University of Melbourne, 2013, ISBN 978 0 7340 4834 9.
- Hughes RJA, Angus JA, Winkel KD, Wright CE.
A pharmacological investigation of the venom extract of the Australian box jellyfish, Chironex fleckeri, in cardiac and vascular tissues.
Toxicol Lett 2012; 209: 11-20.
- Herrera M, Fernández J, Vargas M, Villalta M, Segura A, León G, Angulo Y, Paiva O, Matainaho T, Jensen SD, Winkel KD, Calvete JJ, Williams DJ, Gutiérrez JM.
Comparative proteomic analysis of the venom of the taipan snake, Oxyuranus scutellatus, from Papua New Guinea and Australia: Role of neurotoxic and procoagulant effects in venom toxicity.
J Proteomics 2012; 75: 2128-2140.
- Vargas M, Segura A, Herrera M, Villalta M, Estrada R, Cerdas M, Paiva O, Matainaho T, Jensen SD, Winkel KD, León G, Gutiérrez JM, Williams DJ.
Preclinical evaluation of caprylic acid-fractionated IgG antivenom for the treatment of Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) envenoming in Papua New Guinea.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011; 5: e1144.
- Williams DJ, Brown N, Calvete J, Casewell N, Gutiérrez JM, Harrison R, Jensen SJ, Paiva O, Ratanabanangkoon K, Winkel KD, Wüster W, Warrell DA.
Ending the drought: new strategies for improving the flow of affordable, effective antivenoms in Asia and Africa.
J Proteomics 2011; 74: 1735-1767.
- Li R, Wright CE, Winkel KD, Gershwin LA, Angus JA.
The pharmacology of Malo maxima jellyfish venom extract in isolated cardiovascular tissues: a probable cause of the Irukandji syndrome in Western Australia. Toxicol Lett 2011; 201: 221-229.
- Lippmann JM, Fenner PJ, Winkel K, Gershwin LA.
Fatal and severe box jellyfish stings, including Irukandji stings, in Malaysia, 2000-2010.
J Travel Med 2011; 18: 275-281.
- Gutiérrez JM, Williams DJ, Fan HW, Warrell DA.
Snakebite envenoming from a global perspective: Towards an integrated approach.
Toxicon 2010; 56: 1223-1235.
- Williams DJ, Gutiérrez JM, Harrison R, Warrell DA, White J, Winkel KD, Gopalakrishnakone P.
An antidote for snake bite: The Global Snake Bite Initiative.
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Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Zach Randolph had 15 points and 17 rebounds as
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Philadelphia has announced that they will bring up prospect Scott Laughton.
Kris Letang will play on Monday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Patrick Marleau played 165 playoff games before reaching his first Stanley Cup Final.
Kris Letang didn't take part in Penguins practice on Sunday.
Matt Cullen left practice Saturday a few minutes early and did not return.
David Backes hopes to sign a new deal with St. Louis.
Jonathan Drouin wants to be back with the Lightning next season.
Marc-Andre Fleury may be struggling as the backup goalie in Pittsburgh.
Steven Stamkos may have played his last game with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Dustin Brown has reportedly been told that he won't be the captain of the Los Angeles Kings anymore.
Zach Parise is doing well in his recovery from a season-ending back injury.
Bryan Rust, the Penguins' 24-year-old rookie third liner, scored two huge goals on Thursday night to push the Pens past Tampa Bay 2-1 and onto the Stanley Cup Final.


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Former Bengal Carson Palmer was freed by the team yesterday when it traded him to the Oakland Raiders for two draft picks. Palmer had threatened to retire his he wasn't traded, and the Bengals secured a considerable package of picks in return: the Raiders' first-round pick next year and either a first- or second-round pick in 2013, depending on the team's performance with Palmer.
CityBeat's Halloween beat writer Jeff Beyer wrote a tale of horror and redemption for this week's issue, which just so happens to involve a once-cherished hero (Palmer) returning to wreak havoc on the city for confining him: The Pantom of Paul Brown Stadium: a Love Story.


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May 29, 2016
Jones County Sheriff Alex Hodge says the suspect in a shooting spree in the Shady Grove community is dead, along with his daughter, after a nearly 14 hour standoff came to an end around 5:30 a.m. Monday.
The suspect has been identified by the Jones County Sheriff's Department as 62-year-old Neil Newcomb.
Hodge says Newcomb's daughter, Michele Savell, was killed during the hostage situation.
Wounded were the man's son-in-law Timothy Savell and Newcomb's ex-wife Kathy Laterrade and an unidentified deputy sheriff.
Hodge says the incident began Sunday afternoon when deputies responding to a domestic dispute found Newcomb barricaded inside a home with several hostages.
Deputies were able to negotiate the release of the man's two grandchildren about 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Things to see and do - Mauritius, Rodrigues
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Mauritius, Rodrigues : Michelin's recommendations
"God created Mauritius first, and then made a copy which he called Heaven," Marc Twain said about this land lost in the Indian Ocean. Mauritius is an extinct volcano surrounded by lagoons, and seems indeed like paradise when you lay eyes on its incredible Pamplemousses gardens, its oleanders, camphors and breadfruit trees from the Philippines.
Each side of the island has a distinct look. The east coast, bordered by lush vegetation, delights you with its magnificent beaches. The southern coast is more rugged, with basaltic cliffs battered by trade winds and sculpted by the sea swell. A sea breeze caresses the cane fields on its plains dotted with chimneys from pioneering factories. Its mountains, once a refuge for rebellious slaves, are a never-ending source of legend.
Rodrigues, a remote dependency of Mauritius and the third island in the Mascarene archipelago, has preserved the stunning beauty of its lagoon. You can see it from the plane before landing near the little colonial capital of Port Mathurin. A bus ride will take you on a picturesque journey through verdant, tawny-coloured hills and valleys and over winding mountain roads.
You can explore the island's most beautiful beaches, between Pointe Coton and Pointe Gravier, where the sea bed often takes on the colours of its parrotfish, and visit its coral islets inhabited by rare birds, its mysterious caves and enchanting coves.
Mauritius, Rodrigues : Must-see towns and regions
The village of Pamplemousses is famous for two magnificent sites, the botanical gardens and Aventure du sucre. But the former residential area of the 18C French settlers is also worth a visit for the ...
If natural sites are your bailiwick, you'll enjoy the village of Chamarel, with the peak of Petite Rivière Noire (828 m) towering above it. There's the awe-inspiring Chamarel waterfall to the South, a...
This seaside resort owes its reputation to its lovely crescent-shaped sandy beach and the beautiful sea bed that has made it a favourite with divers. Flic en Flac, easily accessible from the North, th...
Port Louis, a capital hemmed in by the Indian Ocean and the Moka Range, is the economic hub of Mauritius. Its narrow streets teeming with cars are full of the many people who have come here looking fo...
The Victorian-style Plazza Theatre and Max Boullé Art Gallery next door, specialising in Mauritian artists, are part of the dynamic cultural scene in Rose Hill. The town is also an active commercial h...
Curepipe is midway between Mahébourg and Port Louis. It was the ideal place for troops crossing the island from East to West to take a break and use the time to clean their pipes, thus the name. Don't...
The long sandy beach stretching between the lagoon and the filao trees has turned this little fishing village on the north coast into one of the island's main seaside resorts. It is very popular with ...
This village adjacent to Grand Baie has been focusing increasingly on tourism. Hotel complexes and other constructions of dubious aesthetic value are being randomly built at a quick pace all along the...


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A roundup of the good, the bad and the bizarre from the world's best travel media.
Travel writers love making lists. We all do it. And so does the New York Times.
They've published a list of "The 45 Places to Go in 2012."
At the top of their list is a place near the top of mine, Panama. Vibrant, a growing economy, small enough to explore, and a mix of indigenous, Latin and African cultures.
It's an extremely eclectic list. It must be if it includes Myanmar and Oakland, CA in its top ten. And that's just part of what I love about it.
Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof has his own list of places to go if you want a better understanding of the rapidly changing world we face. Top of his list, India and China.
He especially recommends breaking away from the big cities like Beijing and Mumbai and getting out into the countryside in both those countries. Good advice, but tough to do when you have only a handful of days "in-country."
Your best bet is to do some research, decide what interests you the most, and focus on that.
London's daily Telegraph is reporting that one of China's four main airlines, China Eastern, has just trained 20 of its flight attendants in kung fu. The company considers the pilot project so successful that they will now train up all 2,600 of their attendants.
The idea, apparently, is to enable them to act as the first line of defense against an on-board terrorist attack, and give the air marshals (who are on every Chinese flight) extra seconds to intervene.
You can read the entire Daily Telegraph story here.
Don't be surprised if the other three major Chinese air carriers — Air China, China Southern and Hainan Airlines — adopt similar measures.
For years, Los Angeles traditionally has hosted a major travel show each winter bringing together tour companies and travel experts with would-be travelers. This year, there will be two.
The Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show, which had been held for the last couple of years at the Los Angeles Convention Center, is moving back to Long Beach, where it had been held in years past. That one's scheduled for this weekend.
Then there's the Los Angeles Times Travel Show, which will be held at the LA Convention Center Jan. 28-29.
Confused yet?
The Times, after several years of co-sponsoring the other travel show, decided to break off and do its own thing.
Each will have its share of high-powered presenters with the likes of Andrew Zimmern, Samantha Brown, and Rick Steves. But my two favorites are always the man I call the Godfather of Travel, Arthur Frommer, and his daughter, Pauline, herself an accomplished travel writer.
This is the kind of overload I like!
Believe it or not, one of my favorite travel activities is to watch television. You can learn a lot.
One of the things you learn is that there's a lot of great stuff being aired around the world that will never make its way to the States. Another is that network news elsewhere in the world is not the joke it has become here.
While in Paris, I was able to compare CNN, the BBC, France 24 and Al Jazeera during their coverage of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Al Jazeera blew them all away — thorough, professional, level-headed, fresh.
What made me think of this today is word that a six-part mini-series is in the works about the life of Nelson Mandela, an international production to be shot in South Africa. It's to be called "Mandiba."
You can pick up more details about the series from The Guardian story here.
And now, here's this week's Digest:
from We Blog the World
Here's a thought: Instead of donating money to charity, why not donate some of your frequent flier miles? Yes, you can do that.
from Eurotriptips
Some tips for avoiding add-on fees on low-cost European airlines.
from Budget Travel
Another day, another fee. Airlines are adding a $6 fee to cover a "carbon fee" imposed by the European Union. Still, considering what US airlines charge to check a suitcase, it's hard for me to get too upset.
from the New York Times
Another list from the Times, this one of useful Web sites for saving money on flights, lodging and a whole lot else. Many of them are the "usual suspects," but you'll find a few new names, as well.
from USA Today
Before we write off airport security as a total joke, TSA screeners say they're finding an average of four guns a day at US airports. Say WHAT?
from Pushing the Limits
His name is Andy Campbell. He's paralyzed. And he's out to travel 30,000 miles around the world…in a wheelchair. What was your excuse again?
from Smarter Travel
The ST crew gives you their outlook for cruise travel in 2012. The good: new ships, refurbished ships, a big year for river cruising. The bad: smaller cabins and more add-on fees.
from USA Today
The comeback continues. Cruise ship sailings are breaking marks set prior to Hurricane Katrina.
from Travel Weekly
After three years' absence, Royal Caribbean resumes cruising the Panama Canal.
from USA Today
Have you heard of or seen a "5-D" movie? The next new Carnival cruise ship will boast a 5-D movie theater.
from the East African Business Week (Uganda)
Hundreds of elephants and other wild animals are stampeding out of Uganda's largest wildlife reserve and into inhabited areas, trashing farmers' crops and generally raising hell. The suspected culprit: oil exploration inside the park.
from the Citizen (Tanzania)
Tanzanian tourism officials crow after their country cracks the top ten of the NY Times' list of "The 45 Places to Go in 2012," and look to build on that momentum.
from the Herald (Zimbabwe)
Tourism minister rails against "shylocks" whom he says charge exorbitant prices at the country's tourist resorts, inhibiting tourism growth in the country.
from USA Today
If you live within easy travel distance of a US national park, the upcoming Martin Luther King holiday weekend would be a good time for a visit. Admissions are free.
from the Los Angeles Times
Turning ice into art in the Chinese city of Harbin. SLIDESHOW
from the Quirky Traveller
Hanoi is emerging from the shadow of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) as a tourist destination.
from the Telegraph (London UK)
A massive snowfall in Austria strands thousands of skiers.
from CNN
North Korea. Rogue state…cult of personality…tourist destination? Really?
from msnbc
Cheapest European cities to hit in 2012.
from Budget Travel
How to fly around Europe for ridiculously small amounts of money. One key advantage, low-fare airlines. Another, smaller airports. The tradeoff, a longer cab, bus or train ride to your destination.
from the Guardian (London UK)
Brussels may not get as much respect as Paris when it comes to cuisine, but these folks know how to throw a food festival. For one thing, theirs lasts most of the year. Turn a tram into a resto? A dining room suspended from a crane? Top that, Monsieur Michelin!
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KLEM News AM Update July 28, 2010
(LE MARS)--New action and royalty are opening night attractions for the 2010 Plymouth County Fair.
Motocross begins at six tonight in the grandstand. Fair queen Caine Westergard and King Ben Schilmoeller will crown the new royalty at seven in the Pioneer Village.
Fair Board members and other volunteers have prepared the grounds this summer. Fair Board chairman Terry Reuter describes the work as mostly catching up on fix-up jobs.
New sidewalk was added on the east side of the Open Class Exhibit building.
Reuter says the improvements are funded with Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) Le Mars Hotel/Motel Sales Tax (HMST), the Community Foundation of Greater Plymouth County and Plymouth County Board of Supervisors county budget contribution.
According to Reuter, the fair focus is young people in 4-H or F-F-A.
The complete schedule for "The Best Five Days of Summer" is with this story on the KLEM web page and in the KLEM Fairs and Festivals guide or at the fair website www.plymouthcountyfair.org
Wednesday, July 28
(Motor Inn, Le Mars, Inc. &
Bob's Bike Shop Day)
7:00 a.m. Tickets On Sale at Gate
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Horticulture, Food and Preservation
A Fair Trolley or golf carts will run from 7:00 a.m. -
9:00 a.m. only to provide transportation to all
open class exhibitors from South parking lot
to Open Class Building
7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Rabbit entries in place
8:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Open Class Entries - Art Show, Creative Hobbies,
and Antiques & Collectibles
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 4-H & FFA Livestock Entries in place
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Horticulture, Food and Preservation Entries -
no transportation assistance
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Livestock Weigh-ins complete
9:00 a.m. - Noon Swine Scanning
9:00 a.m. 4-H Exhibit Building Open
12:00 p.m. Blair House Open
12:00 p.m. 4-H Clothing Selection & Fashion Revue –
Century Hall
1:00 p.m. 4-H & FFA Rabbit Show – Tent by Rabbit Barn
1:00 p.m. 4-H & FFA Livestock Judging Contest Check-in –
Covered Arena
1:30 p.m. Sheep Scanning
2:00 p.m. Commercial Exhibits and Round Barn open
2:00 p.m. 4-H & FFA Livestock Judging Contest –
Covered Arena
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Lego Booth – Building west of Pioneer
Village Stage
4:30 p.m. Grand Champion Photos – 4-H Building
5:00 p.m. Midway Rides Open
5:30 p.m. Bucket Calf Check-in
6:00 p.m. Bucket Calf Judging
6:00 p.m. Motocross - Grandstand
7:00 p.m. King & Queen Crowning – Pioneer Village
9:00 p.m. - Midnight Teen Dance – Century Hall
10:00 p.m. Open Class, 4-H Exhibit Building and Blair
House Close
10:00 p.m. Commercial Exhibit Buildings and Round
Barn Close
Pioneer Village
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
8:00 p.m.The Meyer Bluegrass Band - Sponsored by Motor Inn of Le Mars
9:00 p.m.The Meyer Bluegrass Band - Sponsored by Bob's Bike Shop
Wingert joins Plymouth County Sheriff's staff
(LE MARS)--A Sioux City native is the newest Plymouth County Sheriff's Office employee.
The new deputy sheriff, Jacob "Jake" Wingert brings three years of experience and a criminal justice degree to his job as a deputy sheriff. Sheriff Mike Van Otterloo says Wingert is a Sioux City North High School graduate.
Wingert fills a slot that's vacant due to the September first retirement of Sergeant Lynn Steckelberg. Steckelberg is the department's civil deputy handling work that includes garnishments and sheriff's sales.
Van Otterloo says Wingert has started his work prior to Steckelberg's retirement because another deputy on the department, Scott Dorhout, was called to active duty in Afghanistan.
Orange City business is part of food companies' merger
(CINCINNATI)--A business with operations in Orange City is part of a merger by three food companies.
Senior management from Advance Brands, Advance Food Company and Pierre Foods Tuesday announced a merger agreement to create Advance Pierre Foods.
According to the Orange City Chamber of Commerce, Advance Brands employs about 400 workers at its production and research facility.
The combined business, Advance Pierre Foods, will supply value-added protein and convenience foods products to the foodservice, school, retail, club, vending and convenience store markets. Advance Pierre Foods will be based in Cincinnati and operate protein processing facility in three states, including Iowa.
The merger is expected to be completed in two months.
Le Mars man arrested on burglary and vehicle charges
(LE MARS)--A Le Mars man is being held in the Plymouth County jail after his arrest by Le Mars Police.
Twenty-seven-year-old Allen Bradley Clay of Le Mars is charged with felony burglary in the third degree and operating a vehicle without the owner's consent.
Police arrested Clay Sunday after receiving information that a vehicle was taken from 23 Orchard around five in the morning. He was arrested at the location the vehicle was taken from around 6:30 Sunday morning.
Two injured in Sioux City collision
(SIOUX CITY)--A Sioux City man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident in Sioux City Tuesday evening.
According to Sioux City Police, a motorcycle and an S-U-V were involved in a collision in Morningside on Gordon Drive.
Officers report the driver of the motorcycle, 48-year-old John Kentner of Sioux City was lying on the roadway unconscious and not breathing. Kentner was taken to Mercy Medical Center in SIoux City for serious injuries.
A 12-year-old who Police did not identify was also listed as being seriously injured and was taken to Mercy, too.
The name of the driver of the S-U-V also has not been released. The accident is still being investigated.
SIMPCO awarded Economic Development Administration funds
(SIOUX CITY)--A planning council serving five northwest Iowa counties will receive 62-thousand dollars.
Senator Chuck Grassley announced the Economic Development Administration funds for the Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council (SIMPCO).
SIMPCO provides services to Plymouth, Cherokee, Woodbury, Monona and Ida Counties.
A total of 61-thousand dollars was awarded to the Northwest Iowa Planning and Development Commission which serves nine counties including Sioux, O'Brien, Lyon and Buena Vista Counties.
3,000 gallons of sewage pour into Des Moines River
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A power surge at a pumping station allowed sewage to pour into the Des Moines River on Tuesday.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says about 3,000 gallons of untreated wastewater flowed into the river after a power surge took the station's pumps and emergency alarm out of service.
The pumping station, located near the Birdland Marina, was repaired and put back into service.
Officials say there's no threat to Des Moines' drinking water because the discharge happened downstream from where the city draws its water.
2 IA counties called disaster area for May storms
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) President Barack Obama has declared a disaster area for two southeastern Iowa counties affected by severe storms and flooding in May.
Des Moines County and Lee County will receive federal funds to help them recover from storms and floods on May 12-13. The money will help them rebuild damaged infrastructure and cover the costs of emergency work.
Gov. Chet Culver asked the Obama administration on July 7 for a disaster declaration for 35 counties affected by flooding and storms since June 1. Culver's office says additional counties may be added to the disaster declaration following damage assessments that are due by Aug. 1.
Culver on Monday requested a preliminary damage assessment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for counties affected by last weekend's flooding. On Tuesday, Iowa's five congressmen wrote to Obama asking him to speed the process.
Trial delayed for suspect in rest stop killing
MARENGO, Iowa (AP) The trial for a Nebraska man charged in the shooting death of a maintenance worker at a rest stop on Interstate 80 in Iowa has been rescheduled.
Thirty-two-year-old Peter I. Riggs, of Columbus, Neb., is now set to stand trial for first-degree murder in Iowa County District Court on Oct. 5. His trial had been due to start Aug. 30. His pretrial conference has also been rescheduled, and is now set for Sept. 20.
Riggs is charged in the shooting death of Jeffrey McAdam, of Victor, on May 29 in the men's restroom at the rest stop near Victor, about 70 miles east of Des Moines. McAdam died at the scene from a single gunshot wound.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Shortage causes runway light outage at CR airport
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) Flights have resumed at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids after an electrical shortage blacked out all lights on the runway.
Airport Director Tim Bradshaw says two flights were diverted and a third was delayed Monday night when a shortage in a sign panel on the runway caused the lights to go out.
Bradshaw says Tuesday that the problem was discovered about 8:40 p.m. during a regular inspection of the runway. It was fixed around midnight.
Bradshaw says a United Airlines flight from Chicago to diverted to Des Moines while an American Airlines flight from Chicago was turned back. An Allegiant Airlines flight to Las Vegas was delayed from 9 p.m. to midnight.
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Protesters speaking out against corporate greed and other issues are showing no signs of giving up their campaign.
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They were also encouraged to dress up as corporate zombies. As
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Anti Wall Street protesters sat in the middle of New York's Brooklyn Bridge blocking traffic Saturday afternoon.
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The Protesters are part of the the movement called Occupy Wall Street and they're upset over social inequality, bank bailouts and corporate greed .
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Demonstrators started camping out and holding marches near New York's financial district three weeks ago. Critics say this leaderless resistance movement is unorganized. But, Protesters claim they don't need one focus.
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(CNN) -- Four continents, 16 cities, 192 "lost" wallets. That's the basic formula for a recent sticky fingers experiment by Reader's Digest.
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1970 Dodge Truck - Loaded For BearWritten by on January 22, 2007 Contributors: Rich Boyd Daryl's Homage To Uncle Dale's '70 Dodge
More often than not, a person's love affair with an old pickup truck began when they were both young. Whether it was used for work or play, the truck's characteristic face would forever be a cherished image etched into memory.
For Daryl Martinsen of Fort Worth, Texas, his fondness for Dodge Sweptline pickups grew in the fields of his uncle Dale's South Dakota farm. Unlike the stereotypical image of a bare-bones, base-model stocker, Uncle Dale's '70 Dodge farm truck was loaded for bear.
Dale Kirk special-ordered his shortbed D-100 with an optional 383-inch engine, four-speed transmission, and bucket seats. Daryl recollected that at 11 years old, his Uncle Dale's '70 Dodge was the first motor vehicle he ever drove. His uncle taught him how to drive on their way out to work in the fields each morning. At the end of the day, Uncle Dale's Dodge was still on the clock. Dale would back it up to his Max Wedge-powered Super Stock '63 Plymouth loaded on a tandem trailer. The two farmers would drive to the local track where they'd become drag racers-kind of like a pair of Mopar-blooded Arnie Beswicks. Since then Daryl has owned, in his words, "an assortment of patched-up '70s Dodge Sweptline pickups."
In response to a newspaper ad Daryl had been running, on September 12, 2001, he sold one of his daily-driver Dodge pickups. In the wake of 9/11, Daryl's reaction to the national tragedy was a grim realization that life's simple pleasures all hang by a thread. In a nostalgic longing for the days of his youth spent working and playing hard from the cab of his Uncle Dale's '70 D-100 Sweptline, Daryl embarked on a quest to locate a '70 Dodge pickup and pay homage.
The '70 shortbed Daryl located was in pretty rough shape, but it held the key ingredients of the exact platform he was after. He stripped the pickup down to the cab and bare frame before he realized the truck was as rough as they come. Daryl decided his best bet would be to track down better examples of the sheetmetal he needed from donor trucks. The search went so well that Daryl thought his friends were putting him on when they told him about derelict Dodge pickups they had spotted.
The original bed on Daryl's '70 was so rusted he started to make plans on blowing out its completely rusted-out wheel wells and replacing them with Pro-Street tubs. Shortly after this decision one of his friends called Daryl and told him he spotted an abandoned shortbed Sweptline sitting in a parking lot at a neighborhood taco stand. The news was too good to be true, so Daryl blew it off as a practical joke. A few weeks later another buddy called with a report about the same truck. With an "aw shoot," Daryl rushed to check it out. When he arrived, he discovered an old orange Texas Highway Department truck with a blown Slant Six and its roof cut off. A whopping $300 later and with a little bit of work, Daryl removed the only good part the truck had-a perfect dent-free bed. After Daryl gave up his search for an original chrome rear bumper (not a big ugly camper bumper), Daryl custom-fabricated an all-steel roll pan and filled the postholes on the bed. From here, Daryl shipped his Dodge to Phil's Collision in Lindsay, Texas, where after about eight months, the '70 Dodge returned in a fully slicked coating of '02 Dodge Bright Silver DuPont paint.
Daryl works as a dispatcher for a trucking company running 18-wheelers over the road. He attributes Greg Saddberry, one of his friends at work, for helping with "a lot of the work" on his Dodge. Along with his good buddy's assistance, Daryl made plans to have his Dodge appear factory- original while incorporating as many modern features as possible. For the front suspension's update, the Dodge's original straight axle was dumped in favor of a Mustang II frontend with 11-inch disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering from Fatman Fabrications. The only pieces retained from the '70 Dodge were the cab, frame, and rearend housing. Utilizing Greg's massive home shop, they spent numerous hours on the chassis boxing, filling all unnecessary holes, and welding all the original brackets on before the frame was sent out for powdercoating. The original 8 3/4-inch Mopar rearend housing was stuffed with a 3.55:1 geared limited-slip differential.
Daryl didn't indicate on his tech sheet whether or not he was running a hidden hitch behind his license plate. We're betting he does. How else could he haul his Super Stock '64 Plymouth to the drags? That's right, just like his Uncle Dale, after the drive home from work Daryl backs his Dodge D-100 Sweptline up to a tandem trailer and heads off to the drags.
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Darn it, Daryl! Now people are going to see how clean a Dodge Sweptline can be and their price will go up. Of course, on the other hand, it means we will be running more Dodges.There's a Grant steering wheel at the forefront with a custom dashboard packed full of Auto Meter gauges, installed from behind the dash by Greg Sadberry and the owner. A long shifter from Lokar controls a '72 727 TorqueFlite tranny built by Daryl with a Hughes 2,800-rpm stall torque converter. ATF cooling chores are handled with a hidden B&M transmission coolerDaryl wired his D-100 with a wiring harness from Haywire. He included 12-volt accessory leads to supply juice to an Alpine sound system that automatically increases the volume anytime Jan and Dean's '64 hit "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" is played. The original Dodge bucket seats Daryl retrieved from Frederick, OK, were reupholstered in black ultrasuede by Northside, while Fuller took care of the D-100's black headliner and carpeting. Both upholstery shops are located in Fort Worth, TX.A Mustang II frontend from Fatman Fabrications sets the stance. One of the options Daryl really loved about Uncle Dale's '70 pickup was its special-order silver paint. Dupont Silver, from an '02 Dodge color chart, replicates this colorBeneath this Mopar dual-snorkel air cleaner lurks a '72 Dodge 440-inch engine built by Daryl and John Wilmot. Specifications include stock-bore, flat-top 9.0:1 pistons, 906 casting heads, a COMP hydraulic cam, Cal Custom Vintage valve covers, a 750 CFM Edelbrock Performer carburetor, Mopar electronic ignition, and a Milodon oil pan. Daryl conservatively rates his engine at 400hp.Manual-powered windows and windwings provide Daryl's air conditioning. The doors were recovered from a wrecked D-100A sign of simpler times-in 1970, Dodge was the first truck company to introduce an easily removable tailgate. They named it the Easy-Off tailgate. Daryl used a generic brand for his spray-in bedlinerDaryl's genuine Dodge OEM reflective device is used for detecting rapidly disappearing Fords and Chevys


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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is exiting stage left. Praise the lord.
In a surprise announcement today, Palin said she not only wouldn't run for reelection as governor next year, but also won't even finish her first gubernatorial term. Palin will resign her office in the next few weeks.
If you made in to D.C. for the inauguration, let everyone know how it was. Drop some comments below about your experiences.
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CityBeat's inauguration page now includes a link to our alt weekly colleagues in D.C., the Washington City Paper, which features a huge inauguration guide for the millions of people already descending on their city. City Paper staffers are sending out constant updates on Twitter and a group blog, Inbloguration, including this multimedia gem from about an hour ago: "Here's a semi-live feed from my basement in Petworth, where whiskey-swilling guests collaborated on an unconscionably patriotic version of 'The Weight.' "
As we head back to work and school today after the holiday break, Barack Obama's inauguration as president is just two weeks away. The much-promised and long-anticipated change is almost upon us, and we'll finally get what we've been hoping for after "catching the car" we were chasing.
It's kind of like peeling an onion. Once you begin twisting, more and more layers are revealed.
Ever since CityBeat cited a letter last week written by a Hamilton County Probation Department employee listing the work she's done for the local Republican Party as a reason she should get a promotion, other county workers have weighed in via telephone calls and posts on local blogs about how common the practice is and what exactly is permitted under the law.
I've been amused by the ads and notices running in The Enquirer lately promoting increased availability of the Nov. 5 Enquirer featuring the front page announcing that Barack Obama had won the presidency. Apparently they've had to go back and reprint more copies of that issue due to local folks' interest in having the paper as a keepsake.
The funny part, of course, is that The Enquirer endorsed John McCain for president. In other words, they told us not to vote for Obama, and after we ignored them and voted for him anyway they now want to sell us the paper that announced they were wrong and we were right. They're also selling coffee mugs and T-shirts printed with that Nov. 5 front page.


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