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Zulgad: "The only guy who jumped the gun was Brett Favre"
August 6th, 2010 Adam Warwas Posted in Features, Main, Offseason, Opinions
Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Access Vikings set off a media blitz on Tuesday when he reported that Brett Favre was texting teammates and Vikings officials that he intended to retire once and for all.
The day was crazy, and before I was eating lunch that day, many of the pundits were reporting that Favre was retiring… not that Favre just texted some people that he was retiring.
A day later, the media and fanbase did another about-face, and it was determined that Brett Favre was not going to retire. Zulgad himself said that he was 99.9% sure that Favre was going to return to the Vikings for another season.
Then, Favre and agent Bus Cook used various outlets to put the message out there that he has not made a decision, and that he would play if his ankle were healthy. Of course, that happened after the Vikings reportedly offered him a substantial raise with the hope of coaxing him back.
So, the question on everyone's mind was "what the hell happened here!?!" Ever since this happened, Zulgad has been under fire from readers commenting from behind their cloak of anonymity and also from Twitter users. People say that he messed this up. People say he made this up. Some have even gone so far as to say this whole thing was a media conspiracy to create some Brett Favre news when there was nothing else to report.
If you remember, Zulgad penned a very earnest article about a year ago this time which called out the Vikings for their handling of the Favre situation the first time around. I had trouble believing that somebody who was so fed up with the drama a year ago would be so apt as to purposely create more drama when none was necessary.
So, I decided to ask him some questions on the matter (and a few other matters) and he was kind enough to oblige. Judd is the best in the business when it comes to covering the Minnesota Vikings and, as always, I encourage you to check out Access Vikings by clicking here or to follow him on Twitter by clicking here.
Here is Judd's account of how things happened the last few days:
Adam: Recently you reported that an unnamed source told you that Brett Favre was texting teammates that he was contemplating retirement. Was there more than one unnamed source? Anything more you can tell us about the source?
Judd: I really can't get into any source issues because these people trust me based on the fact that I protect them. I can say that I am 100 percent sure every part of what I wrote about Favre was and is correct. Believe me, if I felt I made a mistake I'd admit it. Please don't read this as being defensive, rather, I just want to convey how confident I feel about the reporting that has been done not only by myself but others, such as Jay Glazer of Fox Sports and Jon Krawczynski of the Associated Press. I have no idea who Jay and Jon's sources were but they were right on the money.
AW: That report sparked quite the uncontrollable wildfire of reports. It wasn't long after your report that NFL Network and ESPN were basically telling audiences that Favre was retiring. Were you surprised how things played out?
JZ: Yes. My story — and others — made it clear Favre told teammates and team officials he was going to retire. However, in the next breath, I wrote that this did not mean Favre was retiring. In fact, I was sure he would change his mind and he did. That's why I think that a lot of people didn't really read the story. They either looked at the headline or just saw what they wanted to see without digesting the information.
AW: Who jumped the gun first? You or the National Media? Or the hack bloggers of the world (i.e. me)?
JZ: The only guy who jumped the gun was Brett Favre. He sent a message to people and then decided he didn't mean it and wasn't truthful when asked about it on Wednesday. That's what I've been trying to tell people. The guy to look at in this case isn't the media, it's Brett Favre. And don't say, "Well, you guys should just leave Favre alone until he makes up his mind." That is not a realistic response and, in fact, we all should be fired if we simply just wait for Favre to say what he wants to do.
AW: I noticed people shooting you quite a bit of venom via Twitter about the whole thing, even though Visanthe Shiancoe confirmed your report. Do you think its fair criticism you've been receiving?
JZ: I don't know. It doesn't bother me because I know I'm right. People are passionate about Favre. That's good. The man helps sell newspapers and drive Internet traffic. At the end of the day, I'm a sportwriter. It's a great job and I love it but I'm not saving lives or fighting fires or keeping people safe. If people want to get upset with me because they don't like what I've written about Favre that's OK. The only thing I tried to explain to them is that just because Favre said something that doesn't mean he was telling the truth.
AW: Shortly after the report, you said that you are 99.9% sure that Favre will return. Many people viewed that as you turning a complete 180 in the matter of a day. Was that the case, or were you 99.9% sure prior to the "text" reports?
JZ: Never changed my mind. I reported on what is a very fluid story and what obviously was an emotional decision by Favre. We all know Favre changes his mind frequently and that's being kind. That's why I wrote that he told teammates he was going to retire and then quickly added that didn't mean he was retiring. I never changed my opinion; I just wrote what was happening. I still think he comes back.
AW: Anything else you would like people to know about what happened in the last 72 hours of Favre-a-palooza?
JZ: Yes, I added a ton of Twitter followers and I think many of them don't even like me. Nonetheless, I appreciate their business.
AW: How's training camp going for you?
JZ: Great. Long days but once again I have a great job and would NEVER complain about it.
AW: Got any opinions on the position battles that might surprise a few people?
JZ: I think Jamarca Sanford is going to push Tyrell Johnson for the starting strong safety job in a big way. Also think Asher Allen could find his way into the nickel role this season and earn some playing time. Finally, the fact Adrian Peterson has been sitting out because of tightness in his leg appears to be a good thing for Albert Young and Toby Gerhart. Both are getting plenty of reps.
AW: You recently said that reporting on Deadspin.com's allegations against Brett Favre was not your job. Why is that and do you think mainstream media outlets will shy away from that one?
JZ: I don't know what's going to happen with this story. Let me correct myself on one thing. If my editor at the Star Tribune tells me to cover it, then I will cover it. It's not my job to tell them what I will or won't do. However, a story that breaks on Deadspin isn't something that we would run with until we report it out and confirm it. And in any situation like that it has to be considered on a case-by-case basis. Believe me, I have my hands full right now just covering Favre as a football player.
AW: Again, thanks for clarifying for us what happened in the last few days. We appreciate your coverage of the Vikings and hope you can stay cool enough down there in Mankato. Don't be a stranger to Vikings Gab!
JZ: Thanks. I really enjoy your web site and check it out on a frequent basis. Keep up the good work and I appreciate you giving me a chance to answer your questions.
Tags: brett favre, Jamarca Sanford, Judd Zulgad
37 Responses to "Zulgad: "The only guy who jumped the gun was Brett Favre""
Good job Adam. You got Judd to admit that favre is a liar
CSlinde says:
Way cool interview Adam! That's some serious blogger cred!
B. Grant says:
Atta boy, Adam!! By the way, do you have Brett's cell number?
Some thoughts-
I get the whole 'it's my job' thing. However, I don't feel bad for Judd because he too is playing the game. He can claim he's 'only reporting what happened' but, did what happened force him to create a suggestive headline? I read and respect Judd which leads me to think he has an IQ high enough to realize that people would read said headline alone and 'freakout'.
It IS his job and creating a healdine that has this effect, I'm sure, bodes well for his story and 'hits' or whatever system rates his stories, and ultimately his performance in the eyes of his employer.
Why coach? Want some pics sent to you?
NO, Cs, I just had this crazy idea that if you wanted to know what someone was going to do, you would talk to him directly and then tell people what he said. I know it's a pretty radical approach, but just thought it would be worth trying.
Ha! I couldn't resist Coach. All in good (sick/twisted) humor 🙂
c.carterhof says:
Kinda like that story last year about Chilly being on a plane to Hattiesburg.
Right Judd?
Fragile Freds says:
Freds thinks that Judds is an honest guy and does his best to report what he believes is the truth. His comment below really sums it up for Fred however:
For Judds it's about driving "business", for Farve it's about more money and being stroked. That's where it begins and ends for both of these guys.
As the hardcopy newspaper business continue to die, reporters like Judds are put under great pressure to report the news NOW. The internet gives them the ability to report now and often times hours before they would like to and all facts have been checked with a sufficient amount of leg work being done. This doesn't make Judds (or other reporters) a liar, but it calls in to question the validity of their stories (perhps putting this one aside). Yes, in some cases, they are liars.
As Judds states, this fiasco was good for him, it drove more business, more readers know him. This makes his boss very happy. It was good for Farve, he get's more money. As we progress with the world of instant communication, the question will continue to be who will have enough backbone to be honest. If we expect the athletes to be, we are kidding ourselves. They will use the reporters to drive public opinion so they can make more money. One would hope the reports would take the high road, but less of that is becoming important as well.
I don't think Zulgads was being dishonest, but being "out front" for old Judds sure didn't hurt his name recognition or Twitter account did it?
Sorry, but count me among those who do not become interested in such speculative reporting. When I heard about the headline, I simply waited for it to either come out as truth or a borderline hoax. I understand the pressures, Freds, but there is also the responsiblity to abide by basic principles of truth and credibility. Hearing about someone else's text message is nothing to be writing a headline or story about without a much greater degree of research. Scooping a story and starting/spreading a rumor are two very different things that appear to be separated by a very fine line these days.
Glad you understand the pressures Bud, because Fred doesn't.
As I said earlier and perhaps you are saying the same thing, the question will continue to be who will have enough backbone to be honest.
You are more understanding than I am Buds.
But you manage anger better, Freds. I want to take unreliable sources of news and set a Lindy rig in their lips, push them out of their deer stand and/or pour coffee all over their keyboard. (Sorry, I wouldn't really do those things.)
This is a great thread! Absolutey the reason I love this site. Great, well informed readers who add good insight without the back and forth fighting and unintelligible input seen on other sites (cough, strib).
With that said, I love reading and listening to JZ when he's a guest on The Fan. I just can't believe he wouldnt expect the the crazy things that went on after he put this story out there the way he did. He's a big enough local name with many avenues to have his voice heard. One would think he could have wrote a good story still and report what his sources told him with keeping in mind what would probably happen as a result.
Vikings UK says:
Really great interview there Adam. I must say that I'm not always Judd's biggest fan, and my post the other day vented a lot of anger in his direction, particulary in the way he reported a story which is hard for anyone other than him to verify, and one which consequently upset a lot of fans who he is meant to represent.
I'm glad he answered your questions, but at the same time he still is being a little arrogant in his certainty on the story, and he fails to properly recognise why he should have held his horses in running with it.
Freds, you are right that the media is changing with the internet and NOW news is all the rage, but I've also got to agree with Bud that Judd's story walked a fine line between gossip and truth, and he failed to see how much his story would upset Vikings fans.
Okay he now has more followers, but I certainly don't agree with the way he went about it.
Judd Zulgad in his own words. « Minnesota Vikings UK Blog says:
[…] Judd Zulgad in his own words. August 6, 2010 — Vikings UK Any of you who read my piece yesterday on what was, in my opinion, bad form on the part of Star Tribune writier, Judd Zulgad should check out this interview with the man himself on Vikings Gab. […]
Please, never ever and Freds means EVER agree with Buds. This old guy gets an inflated ego soooo fast. The good news is that with his memory problems, he'll probably forget the compliment anyway.
Regarding your statement, "and one which consequently upset a lot of fans who he is meant to represent."
Freds suspects that Judds would say he represents the left wing rag Star Tribune, and in no way represents Vikings Fans.
Okay mate, I'll bear that in mind 😉 Bud, don't get too carried away, okay?
Judd may not think he represents the fans, but as the main sports writer at a paper in the city of the team, he does whether he likes it or not… Thankfully being across the pond I have managed to avoid the political leaning of sed paper…
UK, you should know that Freds agrees with me about most things, but he pretends not to and thinks I don't know that he agrees with me. Now, even though I know he usually agrees with me, I let him think I don't know that he does, so therefore he thinks he can tell you not to agree with me. Oh, and you should know that if someone chooses not to agree with me, then I simply point my new Droid X at them and, poof!, no more biologically generated children for that person.
Now, you were saying…?
And Freds, you are wrong. I can remember all three compliments I have gotten over my life time.
True, but don't ruin Freds fun.
bigjohnny84 says:
I wish we knew exactly what the texts said then we could make up our own minds.
Viking John says:
Agree with Freds on who Jud's represents. We found this out a long time ago on AV. He doesn't like the Vikings, just a job to him.
Go vikes
Fran the Man says:
Great questions for Zulgad, Adam.
I wish you would have asked him when the REAL AV would be coming back tho. . .
Hey Zulgad, when are you going to resurrect the REAL AV??
(Not that any of here at the Gab would leave now that we have found the BEST Vikings blog on the 'net)
PJD says:
Nice job on the interview, Adam. Judd, thanks for doing it.
Soooo … did Adam ask Judd anything about the Premium Access? Because … there's that whole thing …
Adam Warwas says:
No, I decided to stay (mostly) on task with this one.
Tomb... says:
If there are 4 pecks in a bushel, how many Scoggins are there in a Zulgad?
Just one, if you catch my meaning…
No pun intended with "catch," I'm sure.
starrc10 says:
I hope this site never goes down. I need it to sort through all the babble and tell me what is really going on with well thought out and well informed blogs.
Again, I appluad your efforts, Warwas.
As for Fragile's, Johnny, Fran, and the poignent though rarely read Coach Grant (and Tomb, possibly his alter ego) – You are about 15 to possibly 20 percent of the reason I come here as well.
Go Vikings, Damnit!
Alter ego?
Awesome. While they may be a compliment to me, Coach may take offense and use that neuter app on his fancy new phone…I'd be careful if I were you.
… alter ego; based on my recollection of your exactly opposite opinions on everything (outside the Vikings). Additionally you both seem to show up out of the blue, grace us with your presence, then sequester yourselves again. Almost always on the same posts.
Please don't neuter me. Please.
I have decided to spare you at this time, starr. Consider yourself on probation.
Purple Charlie says:
I have to agree with Starr, No babble here.
And Freds, Johnny, Frans, Tombs, Coach and Others are the Bomb!!!
Thanks Charlie, I think.
It's a Good thing pal.
Just checkin Charlie, you know "bomb" can be a bad thing.
Thanks for the support, guys.
Ines Moser says:


Louise Chappell, Manji Gami, Rahana Islam and Hannah Sheikh took part in the Chingford League meeting at Trent Park on Saturday, as well as the South Essex League fixture at Hadleigh on Sunday and parkrun events.
Sheikh (40.13) led the way home at Trent Park, followed by Micky Pegnall (40.27), Chappell (47.48), Luke Summers (41.03), Andy Beazeley (43.24), Jenny O'Hanlon (44.06) and Lynne Northcott (50.02), as Jamie Austin, Rahana Islam and Gami also ran.
Daggers finished fifth in the Division Two standings the next day, as Paul Suett led the men home in 30th place in 26.10.
Peter Salmon (30.10), Austin, Rob Newton (31.56), Mo Toki, Luke Summers (35.08), Pegnall (35.59), Beazeley (37.07), Gami and Ian Cummins followed Suett over the line, while Shiekh led the women in 35.55.
Islam, Chappell (39.15), Cassie Bryant (39.25), O'Hanlon (40.33), Rosina Salmon (40.44), Heather Impey, Beverley Eagles (41.47), Denise Woolston, Jane Swanson-Sprent (46.25), Northcott (46.29), Suzanne Easley (52.58) and Ronnie Waller (54.58) completed their contingent.
*Dagenham's Nils Hollmann clocked 1:51.10 at the Owler half marathon in Kent, while David O'Brien set a new persona best of 47.43 at the Doncaster 10k.
Michael Pegnall ran a total of 17 miles after completing five laps of the Timelord on the Thames course at Walton, clocking 2:46.56.
Parkrun, Barkign: Louise Chappell 29.51; Beatrice Oguntayo 44.56.
Gorleston Cliffs: Gary Cardnell 26.00; Timi Veerasamy 28.48; Emma O'Shea 29.11; Lorraine Moor 30.18; Sam Veerasamy 3.445; Jacqui Elliott 35.55; Julie Dalphinis 49.27; Caron Altunbicak 49.41.
Highbury Fields: Sonya Veerasamy 35.53.
Milton Keynes: Emma Dudman 26.58.
Raphael: Peter Salmon 19.41; Simon Childs 25.29; Rosina Salmon 27.48.
Valentines: Manji Gami 26.46; Pritesh Patel 26.54; Beverley Eagles 28.40; Ryder Islam 31.08; Rahana Islam 31.12; Ronnie Waller 38.05; Vennise Chowdhury 41.58.


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Is your goal to lose weight and then balloon back up after you hit your target weight? If so, then maybe calorie counting is for you. This is what usually happens when people are focused on the scale and the calories in and out model, depriving themselves of food, obsessed with creating that deficit of calories. Most of my clients tell me that their goal is to permanently lose body fat, gain some muscle (or "tone up"- same thing really, but that's a lot to get into right now), and feel good. Well, to accomplish those goals more than your calorie intake needs to be addressed. Some of my top priorities when helping people lose fat, gain muscle and feel good are: sleep, eating veggies, proper hydration, ample protein intake, exercise habits, mindset and food quality – just to name a few. Don't get caught up in the hamster wheel of just calorie counting, instead make one SMALL goal each week to create a new habit. For example, cutting out soda, working out three times a week, only having dessert on Saturday night, or drinking 1/2 your body weight in ounces water daily. Once you have made one new action a habit, move on to the next small goal and don't lose the previous one. Just calorie counting is not a sustainable practice (without going nuts), creating new healthy lifestyle habits is!
When I use a online app like My Fitness Pal to log my food I'm doing it for the purpose of accountability and to track my grams of protein, carbs and fat aka "macros". I do pay attention to calories, in relation to my training intensity, but not without tracking grams and marcos. I also give myself a mental break from logging my food 1-2 days a week and just allow myself to "eyeball" the portions. I feel that wiggle room is good practice for keeping it real and giving me a chance to eat socially with friends on the weekends. Don't bring a food scale to a potluck people – that's just crazy!
I no longer log my workouts in the My Fitness Pal app. I do eat more on more intense workout days, but I got the pro version and it allows me to customize my macros on different days of the week. So for example Sundays are usually a non training day. I try to focus on just protein and veggie based meals and my carbs are low at 75 grams on non-training days. Mondays are my hard day I eat way more carbs and also overall calories on that day, Tuesday is a light day, I eat only slightly over my BMR, same as non-training days, but my carbs are slightly higher and my fat grams lower.
Another reason I don't track calories in and out is if I put in that I did 60 mins of Muay Thai (kickboxing, tae kwon do, etc) it says I burned over 600 calories and then it allows me to eat 600 calories over my BMR. There are a few things wrong with this equation. First, I have seen people do a Muay Thai class for 60 minutes and barely punch the pads harder than a second grader and then I've seen people that go full retard on those pads and leave crawling out of class in a pool of their own sweat. How does the calculator know which one you were?
Also, unless you have had your lean body mass measured you don't have an accurate number for your BMR. According to my hydrostatic weighing test (the gold standard of body composition testing) I have a BMR of about 1700 calories, which means that if I just sat at this laptop and typed all day I would still burn 1700 calories. This number is higher than your average 150 pound female because of my high lean body mass. However, I am still aware that this is an estimate (remember all those other factors for metabolism and fat loss I listed in the beginning) so I don't go by it blindly. I also listen to my body and my hunger cues. If you just type in height and weight into the calculator chances are your BMR is off and so is your estimated activity/exercise expenditure, and therefore so is that calories in and out model you are trying so hard to fit.
Lastly, the calorie apps automatically set your goal percentage of macros to 60% carbs or something crazy like that. Unless you go in and manually customize your goals to different percentages, or get the pro version and have a professional help you with the macro grams, their formula is wack. I have had very few clients that can eat a 60% carb diet and lose body fat. There are exceptions to the norm, but not many. I customize mine to my training intensity, keeping with my motto of "earning my carbs".
Remember that you have to play around with what works for you. That is another reason why I use the online calorie counters for my clients: trial and error. Everyone has their own "fat loss formula". You need to track what you are eating to see what works for you.
Interested in finding the right amount of carbohydrate grams for you? Learn about the "carbohydrate tipping point". I also really like Chris Kresser's graph on different carb intakes in his blog.
1) Eat .8 – 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight daily. This number should not change based on workouts or intensity*.
2) Aim for approx .5 grams of carbohydrate or slightly less per pound of body weight on non-workout days.
3) Increase carbs on training days to approx 1-2 grams per pound of body weight. Most gen pop will not go as high as 2 grams, but stay in the 1-1.5 grams per pounds of body weight range.
For example. On non-training days I eat 1850 calories 75 grams of carbs and 105 grams of fat. On light training days (technique lifting, low reps sessions, some sparring, heavy bag work, a tennis game, or some sprints) I will eat around 1850 calories, 150 grams carbs and 75 grams fat. Remember 1 gram fat = 9 calories, 1 gram carbs = 4 calories.
If you can master those four things you are ready to start tweaking things even more and maybe dive into supplements. But first just log your food, and get those basics down. You will learn a lot just from keeping a journal and focusing on creating new habits.
* I do find that since it's so difficult for people to eat the right amount of protein, having one serving of a high quality whey protein daily (pre or post workout) is a simple fix. Just remember to space your protein servings out by at least 2 hours to optimize absorption.
Use calorie counting apps to track grams of carbs, fat and protein, to hold you accountable, and learn what foods have what composition so you are more informed. Don't use the app's calories in and out formula and expect to lose weight.
My pet peeve is that little box that pops up when you complete your entry on My Fitness Pal that says, "If you ate this way every day for 6 weeks, you'd weigh —-!" I just want to smack the screen when I see this. For so many reasons, it's just not true.
If you have ever uttered the words, "I just ate a slice of cake, so now I have to go for a run." Then you know the depths of neurosis that calorie counting can do to a person. Don't feel me on this? Maybe you are still in denial, but I hope I can help you snap out of it, because that kind of thinking can drive a person mad and no one needs to live like that. You really want cake. Fine. Eat it! No guilt, no excuses, no justification. Then, just go about your day as usual. Exercise is not a punishment, it's a reward. Exercise is a celebration of having a healthy, strong, courageous body that can do amazing things. Eating should not be a cycle of binge, guilt, punish, repeat. We need to create healthy, positive habits we want to live with for the rest of our lives, not negative ones that make us feel like failures. If you have been calorie counting for some time and it's causing you problems mentally and physically, I challenge you to lose your online food tracking login for a while, until you are full of self LOVE for your body and just keep a paper and pen journal. Focus on creating a positive mindset around your eating and exercise – the stress relief you get from you new way of thinking will help you get to your body comp goals faster than any 300 calorie workout.


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List of UK top-ten albums in 1997
1990s in music in the UK
Number-one singles
Number-one albums
Best-selling singles
Best-selling albums
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2000s→
The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1997, as well as albums which peaked in 1996 and 1998 but were in the top 10 in 1997. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Music Soundtrack by Madonna and Various artists. Overall, twenty different albums peaked at number-one in 1997, with twenty unique artists hitting that position.
1.1 Best-selling albums
2 Top-ten albums
Best-selling albums[edit]
Oasis had the best-selling album of the year with Be Here Now. Urban Hymns by The Verve came in second place Spice by the Spice Girls, Spiceworld by the Spice Girls and White on Blonde by Texas made up the top five. Albums by The Prodigy, Celine Dion, Radiohead, Eternal and Wham! were also in the top-ten best selling albums of the year.
Top-ten albums[edit]
‡ Album peaked in 1996 but still in chart in 1997.
♦ Album released in 1997 but peaked in 1998.
(#) Year-end top-ten album position and rank
The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
(week ending)
Albums in 1996
16 March 1996 29 Ocean Drive Lighthouse Family 3 8 March 1997 1
23 March 1996 41 Falling into You ‡ Celine Dion 1 23 March 1996 1
25 May 1996 35 Older ‡ George Michael 1 25 May 1996 3
1 June 1996 16 Everything Must Go ‡ Manic Street Preachers 2 1 June 1996 2
31 The Score ‡ The Fugees 2 5 October 1996 1
14 September 1996 4 Coming Up ‡ Suede 1 14 September 1996 1
21 September 1996 17 Travelling Without Moving ‡ Jamiroquai 2 21 September 1996 2
28 September 1996 10 K ‡ Kula Shaker 1 28 September 1996 2
12 October 1996 6 Sheryl Crow ‡ Sheryl Crow 5 12 October 1996 3
19 October 1996 16 Greatest Hits ‡ Simply Red 1 19 October 1996 2
3 Stoosh ‡ Skunk Anansie 9 19 October 1996 2
2 November 1996 22 Blue Is the Colour ‡ The Beautiful South 1 2 November 1996 1
9 November 1996 9 A Different Beat ‡ Boyzone 1 9 November 1996 1
10 Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Music Soundtrack Madonna and Various artists 1 1 February 1997 1
16 November 1996 43 Spice ‡ Spice Girls 1 16 November 1996 15
23 November 1996 7 Take Two ‡ Robson & Jerome 1 23 November 1996 2
25 January 1997 1 Secrets Toni Braxton 10 25 January 1997 1
1 February 1997 1 Razorblade Suitcase Bush 4 1 February 1997 1
1 Homework Daft Punk 8 1 February 1997 1
8 February 1997 5 Glow Reef 1 8 February 1997 1
12 Tragic Kingdom No Doubt 3 12 April 1997 1
15 February 1997 42 White on Blonde Texas 1 15 February 1997 2
1 Placebo Placebo 5 15 February 1997 1
1 Earthling David Bowie 6 15 February 1997 1
22 February 1997 5 Blur Blur 1 22 February 1997 1
3 Hits '97 Volume 1 The Smurfs 2 1 March 1997 1
1 March 1997 2 Attack of the Grey Lantern Mansun 1 1 March 1997 1
1 Drawn to the Deep End Gene 8 1 March 1997 1
8 March 1997 1 Beautiful Freak Eels 5 8 March 1997 1
1 Whiplash James 9 8 March 1997 1
15 March 1997 5 Pop U2 1 15 March 1997 1
2 B-sides, Seasides and Freerides Ocean Colour Scene 4 15 March 1997 1
4 The Very Best of the Bee Gees Bee Gees 6 15 March 1997 1
1 The Healing Game Van Morrison 10 15 March 1997 1
22 March 1997 4 Still Waters Bee Gees 2 22 March 1997 2
2 Nine Lives Aerosmith 4 22 March 1997 1
29 March 1997 9 Before the Rain Eternal 3 29 March 1997 1
5 April 1997 3 Lisa Stansfield Lisa Stansfield 2 5 April 1997 1
12 April 1997 4 10 Wet Wet Wet 2 12 April 1997 1
1 Cowboy Erasure 10 12 April 1997 1
19 April 1997 4 Dig Your Own Hole The Chemical Brothers 1 19 April 1997 1
26 April 1997 3 Ultra Depeche Mode 1 26 April 1997 1
2 Mother Nature Calls Cast 3 26 April 1997 1
1 Share My World Mary J. Blige 8 26 April 1997 1
3 May 1997 4 Tellin' Stories The Charlatans 1 3 May 1997 2
4 In It for the Money Supergrass 2 3 May 1997 1
1 Shelter The Brand New Heavies 5 3 May 1997 1
10 May 1997 6 Republica Republica 4 31 May 1997 1
17 May 1997 3 Flaming Pie Paul McCartney 2 17 May 1997 1
1 Andromeda Heights Prefab Sprout 7 17 May 1997 1
1 It Doesn't Matter Anymore The Supernaturals 9 17 May 1997 1
24 May 1997 4 Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix Michael Jackson 1 24 May 1997 2
2 The Colour and the Shape Foo Fighters 3 24 May 1997 1
1 At the Club Kenickie 9 24 May 1997 1
31 May 1997 5 Romanza Andrea Bocelli 6 7 June 1997 1
7 June 1997 3 Open Road Gary Barlow 1 7 June 1997 1
6 Do It Yourself The Seahorses 2 7 June 1997 1
9 Always on My Mind: The Ultimate Love Songs Collection Elvis Presley 3 21 June 1997 1
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The report outlined in detail the areas where individuals can make changes to reduce their cancer risk. It estimated that a half of the deaths from cancer in the United States could be avoided if these preventative measures are taken. What are considered to be simple lifestyle changes, eating well and exercising moderately, could be very effective in saving lives.


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Ride Arizona's Verde Canyon Railroad
by Howard Blount | Feb 9, 2020
Arizona's Verde Canyon Railroad travels into the past, along the Verde River, through national forests and desert landscapes, to the ghost town of Perkinsville.
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1 The Verde Canyon Railroad
2 The Depot
3 The Rail Journey
4 Verde Canyon Railroad Route Map
5 Verde Canyon Route Highlights
6 Perkinsville
7 Book Your Journey on the Verde Canyon Railroad
8 Lodging
10 Design Your Own Arizona Road Trip
11 Happy Trails! An Arizona Road Trip
12 We Would Love to Hear From You
13 Pin this Post!
The Verde Canyon Railroad
At Backroad Planet, our subtitle is: Road, River & Rail Travel Adventures. To date, most of our published stories have been about road trips and cruises, but within the past year we have been privileged to embark on several rail journeys including the Rocky Mountaineer, the Grand Canyon Railway, and the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway (story forthcoming).
While in Arizona, we also took a ride on the Verde Canyon Railroad, which proved to be one of the best rail experiences to date.
Like most scenic railways, the Verde Canyon Railroad is also a heritage railway, moving vintage diesel engines and railcars along tracks laid more than a century earlier.
In 1912, a 38-mile stretch of standard gauge rails through Verde Canyon—financed by copper magnate William A. Clark and operated by the Santa Fe Railway—was completed. The branch line between Drake and Clarkdale, Arizona, would transport passengers, copper, and other products for years to come.
David L. Durbano's company, the Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad, purchased the branch line in 1988. Its freight division assumed operation and still hauls concrete and coal today.
In 1990, passenger service resumed with the Verde Canyon Railroad division, conducting daily round-trip excursions between the Clarkdale Depot (milepost 38) and the ghost ranch of Perkinsville (milepost 18).
Today the scenic railway carries 100,000 passengers annually on a 4-hour, 40-mile round trip journey through the narrow canyon bordered by the Prescott and Coconino National Forests.
The Depot
Passengers on the Verde Canyon Railroad should arrive at the Clarkdale Depot with a couple of hours to spare, especially if you plan to eat lunch.
With the exception of special events, all trains depart Clarkdale Depot at 1:00 PM.
The Copper Spike Café menu features soup, salad, sandwiches, wings, chips, and a selection of beverages.
Guests have the option of eating on the depot patio or having lunches packaged to carry aboard the train.
You can expect to see wildlife while on the train excursion. We got a head start when a hungry roadrunner visited the depot during our patio lunch.
The depot museum occupies a refurbished boxcar.
Named for local newspaperman and historian John Bell, the museum houses railroad and related artifacts from Bell's personal collection that span more than 100 years.
Interpretive panels inside the museum continue as storyboards along the quarter-mile loading platform outside, relating histories and sharing information about the people, equipment, plants, and animals connected to the heritage railway.
Guests are encouraged to walk along the loading platform and get acquainted with the vintage locomotives and historic railcars that will carry them into the canyon.
Named for prominent Arizona towns, renovated Pullman-Standard and Budd Chair railcars from the 1940s transport coach and first class passengers during the excursion.
During the journey, passengers of every class have access to customized open-air railcars with benches and shaded canopies.
The Rail Journey
The Verde Canyon Railroad offers three classes of accommodations: coach, first class, and caboose.
We were booked first class, and that is the class I recommend. For just a few dollars more than coach class, you will enjoy additional amenities to make your journey just about perfect.
Caboose class is exclusive and pricey, but if it fits your budget, go for it!
First class and caboose class offer complimentary snacks, including fresh fruit, vegetables and dip, chicken wings, riblets, and brownies.
All indoor railcars feature a climate-controlled environment, oversized windows, private restrooms, and ADA accessibility.
Throughout the excursion, pre-recorded narration and a rotation of classic railroad tunes plays unobtrusively in the background.
In my rail travels so far, I have experienced a heritage railroad with no outdoor access, a scenic railway with a small outdoor vestibule, and a scenic railroad where passengers must choose between an indoor car or an outdoor car.
The Verde Canyon Railroad has an optimal arrangement, providing passengers the best experience with unrestricted movement and comfort. Guests can freely move between indoors, outdoors, sun, shade, standing, or sitting.
In my opinion, open air railcars offer the best way to immerse oneself in the lovely landscape, with optimal views, fresh air, flexibility, and photo ops.
Note: Check out these rail travel photography tips from our Insider's Guide to the Rocky Mountaineer. They can be applied or adapted to any scenic rail journey.
Verde Canyon Railroad Route Map
Map Credit: Verde Canyon Railroad
The best way to prepare for a journey on the Verde Canyon Railroad is to get acquainted with the route map between Clarkdale and Perkinsville. This will give you an idea when to expect some of the key features along the route.
If you really want to prepare for your journey, click on the image above to access the online version of RAIL magazine. The 62-page full-color publication relates the history of the railroad, the canyon, and surrounding communities; explores natural features and wildlife; and best of all provides a milepost guide to sights along the way.
Verde Canyon Route Highlights
The Verde Canyon Railroad carries you into the valley and through an ever-changing panorama of high desert landscapes.
The railroad closely parallels the Verde River for most of the journey, perfectly illustrating how water attracts wildlife and plants that would not typically grow in such arid regions and high elevations.
The ruins of Sinagua cliff dwellings dating to 600 BC are one of the first features that appear to the west, but a zoom lens is recommended for a good photo.
The high-desert landscape provides a scenic setting for primitive wilderness campers and historic ranches, as well.
The best way to capture photos or video of the train itself is when it is rounding a bend. The route map will give you a heads-up when to expect them, or you can just hang out on the open air car and wait for them to happen.
Crossing the S.O.B Trestle is a great photo and video location.
Red rocks, dry stream beds, and caves used by prehistoric natives are all part of the scenic experience.
One of the coolest parts of the ride is the 680-foot curved tunnel shortly before arriving in Perkinsville. In 1911, 25 Swedish workers blasted their way through solid limestone and completed the tunnel in six months.
The tunnel appears around the 1:30 mark in the video.
Perkinsville
Perkinsville is a ghost town located at milepost 18.5.
Although the railroad tracks used by freight trains continue to Drake, Perkinsville is the endpoint of the first leg of the scenic excursion.
The railroad built a station at Perkins Ranch in 1912 and named it Perkinsville. The community grew, and at one point had a general store, post office, and school. Today, only a few structures remain, including a section house, the depot, outhouses, and cattle pens.
The platform for the old water tower still stands, but reports say the tank was blown up when scenes for the 1962 motion picture How the West Was Won were shot on location in Perkinsville. The explosion, however, ended up on the cutting room floor.
Railcar attendants are ever-present to assist passengers, point out features, and answer questions. During our Perkinsville layover, I enjoyed listening to an attendant named Dewey tell the story of the ghost town.
At Perkinsville, the train's opposite-facing locomotives disconnect and take a side rail to reconnect at the opposite end of the train for the return to Clarkdale.
This may be the best way to get an up-close-and-personal look at the vintage FP7 locomotives, two of only 10 such engines in North America.
Although the return trip repeats the same 20-mile stretch of rail, it is almost like traveling through new territory. The perspective is fresh, the sun is shining at a different angle, and it offers the opportunity to see sights you may have missed on the first leg.
Book Your Journey on the Verde Canyon Railroad
The Verde Canyon Railroad operates year-round, at varying days of the week.
When making travel plans, be sure to check the train schedule for days of operation, as well as holiday and special event trains.
And to ensure a seat on the train, be sure to purchase tickets in advance.
The Pines Motel in Cottonwood, Arizona, is conveniently located 5.5 miles from the Verde Canyon Railroad depot. It was our home base while exploring the area.
We had read that it was not your average motel, and based on the comfortable amenities in our mini-suite, the description was on point.
The Pines Motel is Certified Green with in-room recycle containers. Electric vehicle and Tesla charging stations are available.
Click here to book lodging at Pines Motel on TripAdvisor!
Click here for other TripAdvisor lodging options in greater Cottonwood!
Design Your Own Arizona Road Trip
For more Arizona destination information and road trip planning resources, navigate to our Design Your Own Arizona Road Trip round-up post, or use the links below for direct access to additional stories and guides:
Things to Do on a Drive from Phoenix to Flagstaff, Arizona
Take the Train to Grand Canyon National Park: An Insider's Guide
3 Magnificent Flagstaff National Monuments
Tour Flagstaff Attractions On Your Own
Drive the Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park
Tons of Fun Things to Do in Winslow, Arizona
3 Stunning Sedona Scenic Drives
7+ Amazing Attractions in Verde Valley AZ
Explore the Geological and Cultural Diversity of Southeast Arizona
Happy Trails! An Arizona Road Trip
Be sure to check out Happy Trails! An Arizona Road Trip for a loop itinerary through central and eastern regions of the state. To access specific segments of the route, navigate directly using the links below:
Part 1: Phoenix to Tucson to Safford
Part 2: Safford to Pinetop-Lakeside
Part 3: Pinetop to Whiteriver to Greer
Part 4: Pinetop to Salt River Canyon to Mesa
Part 5: A Day Trip on the Arizona Apache Trail
We enjoy dialogue with our readers, especially when they share off-the-beaten-path destinations and useful travel tips. Have you ever journeyed on the Verde Canyon Railroad? If so, we would love to hear about your experience. We invite you to leave your comments and questions below, and we always respond!
Howard Blount is founder and editor of the travel website Backroad Planet. He has traveled internationally since boyhood and lived abroad in Mexico, Chile, and Paraguay. Now his passion is navigating the roads-less-traveled of this amazing planet in search of anything rare and remote. On the stuffy side, "Mr. Blount" has been a writer, consultant, and published author with houses including Simon & Schuster and McGraw-Hill.
Retired from a 35-year career as a middle school teacher, Howard enjoys spending his time on anything that includes mountains, waterfalls, dachshunds, gospel choirs, books, classic movies, autumn, sandhill cranes, Florida springs, rain, gloomy days, log cabins, abandoned sites, unearthed history, genealogy, documentaries, To Kill a Mockingbird, castles, cathedrals, Civil Rights history cold sheets, National Park Passports, quotes, Reba Rambo, Dionne Warwick, anything Apple, all things British, Jesus, and lists.
And on a random note, Howard is a fourth cousin once removed to Truman Capote.


Blackboard, the previous Algonquin Learning Management System (LMS), was officially decommissioned on March 31.
The college website shows that students will no longer have access to Blackboard after the decommission.
As the college's previous LMS, which has been used in the college for over a decade, Blackboard had started to be replaced by Brightspace in the spring of 2018 in 11 programs in the college. By fall of 2018, all programs had completed the transition.
Ruth Dunley, the college's communication officer, told the Times that no data was deleted from the old server where Blackboard was stored.
In fact, users in the college still had access to Blackboard, even after it was fully replaced, until March 29.
According to Jay Smith, project manager of the centre for continuing and online learning, the college extended the deadline for access to Blackboard to help employees move their files from Blackboard to Brightspace.
Krystyna Rybczynska, an IT client care of the college's Brightspace support team, said that the introduction of Blackboard can be dated back to early 2000s. Yet not all the employees were using Blackboard back then.
Rybczynska said that the college adopted Blackboard as its official LMS in 2011.
However, over the last two to three years, more problems have emerged with Blackboard. A few major breakdowns of the server, which hosted Blackboard, hit the college.
"It was the fall of 2016 when it went down multiple times in that semester," said Smith.
Some students were also impacted by the technical issues that accompanied Blackboard.
"Honestly too many times to count," said first-year interactive media design student Marc O'Bonsawin while reflecting on the number of breakdowns.
The crash impacted O'Bonsawin on getting his course reading materials and assignments. Quizzes were postponed and assignments were delayed as well.
As a result of the incidents, a request for proposal and a public procurement process invited various potential vendors to compete for the new LMS. The LMS steering committee, consisting of different members, including the college administrators and faculty, evaluated the vendors during the process.
Brightspace became the winner of the competition.
"For Brightspace, it's a cloud-based provider and it has not gone down this academic year," said Smith.
Nevertheless, some still prefer Blackboard over Brightspace.
"For Brightspace, it's really hard to keep track of the grade," said Iris Nguyen, second-year student of the office administration in health service program.
Nguyen likes the layout of Blackboard. She said it's more friendly to users.
Final goodbye to Blackboard at end of March Reviewed by Joseph Wang on April 7, 2019 .


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The immediate situation that needs to be resolved as a matter of prime urgency is the desperate plight of our brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka. Here in Australia we must engage as Tamils with one voice, through political dialogue and awareness campaigns, with the Australian government, political leaders of every persuasion, trade unions, eminent Australians and the general public to bring to their attention the dire humanitarian, human rights and self sufficiency issues that the Tamils in Sri Lanka are now facing.
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ACEM 20th Anniversary
ACEM the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers celebrated part of this years 20th Anniversary celebrations with a cocktail reception held on the 24th June at the BMW Brand Store in Brussels.
"The event provided an opportunity for former Secretary General Jacques Compagne to say farewell to ACEM members and key EU stakeholders, as he is retiring at the end of July. It also marked the appointment of Antonio Perlot as new Secretary General, position effectively held since beginning of May when Mr. Compagne has taken on the role of Senior Advisor to the ACEM Secretary General and Executive Committee.
For the occasion, Stephan Schaller, ACEM President and President of BMW Motorrad, delivered a keynote speech. Mr. Schaller's speech emphasized ACEM's achievements since its creation in 1994 and the important contribution to the industry brought by Mr. Compagne, first as Peugeot Scooters delegate within ACEM, and then as a leading figure for ACEM as Secretary General for the past 10 years, and the cooperation with Mr. Perlot, who served as ACEM Public Affairs Manager since 2006.
The ACEM President also briefly focused on some of the challenges that lie ahead, and on the importance of the Secretariat continuing the good cooperation with Brussels-based stakeholders, to the mutual benefit of Industry and the EU institutions.
ACEM's former Secretary Generals, Bernd Thomas and Federico Galliano were also present.
The participation of Mr. Thomas and Mr. Galliano provided a symbolic opportunity to have four Secretary Generals attending the same event, as a testimony of the long-standing ACEM presence in Brussels and an outlook on the future of the association, as it enters its third decade of existence.
Amongst the other highlights of the evening was a small exhibition of motorcycles, historic and modern, and the launch of a video on the core values associated to motorcycling."
ACEM, the Motorcycle Industry in Europe, is the professional body representing the interests and combined skills of 14 powered two wheelers (PTWs) manufacturers producing more than 30 brands, and 18 national associations out of 15 European countries, guaranteeing jobs to over 127.000 people.
The aggregated turnover of the PTW sector (manufacturing, plus upstream and downstream activities) amounted to Euro 26 billion in 2010.
Manufacturers alone account for Euro 7 billion.
The members of ACEM are responsible for 90% of the production and up to 95% of the European powered two-wheeler (PTW) market.
They represent the manufacturers who make the bikes that you ride………………and have a say on what they make for you to ride, with legislators – politicians!
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A group of passengers plummeted from a plane ladder when it collapsed as they boarded a flight from Siberia to Moscow, officials said on Tuesday.
Black-and-white footage of the incident showed passengers boarding a Ural Airlines flight when the ladder's platform suddenly buckled, dropping the passengers to the ground.
At least five passengers were injured from the fall, three of whom were hospitalized in the city of Barnaul 1,700 kilometers east of Moscow, the republic of Altai's transport administration said. Meanwhile, the West Siberian Transport Prosecutor's Office said six passengers had been injured and four hospitalized.
Transportation officials said no aircraft safety violations had been found when the gangway was last tested in October.
The flight with the remaining passengers arrived in Moscow almost two hours late, according to Domodedovo Airport's flights schedule.


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Lawsuit: woman says she was fired for her Afro
A former security guard is suing the Brooklyn arena's security team for $900,000.
Tiffany Bryan, 27, alleges that her bosses at AEG Worldwide ridiculed her hair when she was an employee at the Barclays Center.
From The New York Post:
"It was ridiculous," Bryan, now a mail carrier, told The Post. "I couldn't understand what they had a problem with. I would get compliments all the time from people at events at Barclays."
Bryan said she had chosen to keep her scalp chemical free in 2008 after her hair grew back following successful chemotherapy to battle bone-marrow cancer.
"I just didn't want to put any chemicals in it after that," she told The Post. "After you lose it, you don't want to do anything that might cause a problem again." Bryan said she was first hired by AEG Worldwide in September 2013 and didn't receive any hair-related reprimands until security supervisor Denise Brown told her last March that she "looked like she stuck her finger in a socket and was electrocuted."
Read more at The New York Post
According to the suit, Bryan says she was told that she "needed to do something with her hair" and that it needed to be "tamed."
She agreed to the demands, but said her bosses crossed the line when they demanded she put her hair in a ponytail despite telling them her hair could not do that.
An AEG rep did not return the New York Post's call for comment.
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I've finally got the knitting part of 'Coinneach' done. I just need to decide on the length of the neck. It's currently 2½cm but I don't like it so I'm thinking of unravelling it to 2cm. Just the blocking and seaming left to do then it'll be ready to be sent off to be assessed.
Hi Ashley, I'm planning on putting plenty of knitting on in the future showing the different stages of a design from the initial drawings and swatches through to the completed item. You should learn for sure! I find it a great way to relax.
I want to learn how to knit this year. It's one of the personal goals I have set for myself. :) I hope you share more about knitting, I'd love to follow!


On February 8, 2018, Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal attorney Amy Hoch Hogenson was elected president of the Family Law section of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) for 2018-19. Amy will replace the current president on May 1, 2018.
BAMSL is a non-profit organization founded in St. Louis in 1874 that is principally made up of attorneys practicing in the St. Louis metropolitan area. BAMSL's mission is to maintain the highest level of professionalism, serve its members and provide law related service and education. There are more than 5000 members in the St. Louis metropolitan area. To learn more you can visit BAMSL at www.bamsl.org.


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Q: Environmental variables not seen in a cron So I've run into a bit of an issue.  My workplace uses environmental variables on it's machines and we've recently switched our dev / prod servers to unix-based solutions (RHEL 6) and we're trying to get some of our old programs to run with a cron.  The envir variables are running on the box itself (Example: Server1=dev-server.intranet.net or something along those lines) but we're running into issues where a cron is in place.
Example.
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export JAVA_HOME
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When calling MyProg.sh from a cron, it doesn't work, as it can't see the envir variables at all.
Can someone offer some insight to how to make this work with a cron?
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Can you try
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Flow Cytometry Basics Guide
Chapter 2 - Principles of Fluorescence
Which Fluorochromes are Useful for Flow Cytometry?
Fluorophores and Light
Why Use a Fluorescent Marker?
Fluorescence Compensation
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Which Fluorophores are Useful for Flow Cytometry?
There are many fluorescent molecules (fluorophores) with a potential application in flow cytometry. The list is ever growing and we will not cover all of them here. The fluorophores currently available from bio-rad-antibodies.com are described in Tables 1 and 2. With new fluorophores constantly being added, don't forget to check out our latest flow cytometry products.
Single Dyes
Single dyes such as FITC, PE, APC and PerCP have been available for many years, but there are now alternatives available from Alexa Fluor dyes, which offer users greater photostability and brighter fluorescence. In addition alternative laser lines are becoming more affordable so dyes excited by 355 nm and 405 nm lasers are increasing the options for multiplexing.
Tandem Dyes
Tandem dyes comprise a small fluorophore covalently coupled to another fluorophore. When the first dye is excited and reaches its maximal excited electronic singlet state, its energy is transferred to the second dye (an acceptor molecule). This activates the second fluorophore, which then produces the fluorescence emission. The process is called Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET). It is a clever way to achieve a higher Stokes shift and therefore increase the number of colors that can be analyzed from a single laser wavelength.
The majority of tandem dyes have been manufactured for the 488 nm and 640 nm lasers which are found in most cytometers. Tandem dyes are very useful for multicolor fluorescence studies, especially in combination with single dyes. For example Alexa Fluor 488, phycoerythrin (PE), peridinin chlorophyll protein (PerCP)-Cy5.5 and PE-Texas Red can all be excited at 488 nm, but will produce green, yellow, red and infrared emissions, respectively, which can then be measured using separate detectors.
Fluorescent proteins, such as green fluorescent protein (GFP), have become an integral tool for understanding protein expression in many scientific disciplines. Other fluorescent proteins, such as mCherry and yellow fluorescent protein, have also become widely used for flow cytometry analysis and cell sorting. The fluorescent proteins are often co-expressed or expressed as a fusion with the protein of interest. The benefit of these fluorescent proteins is the quantitation of intracellular markers in live cells without requiring permeabilization of the cell membrane. Common fluorescent proteins are listed in Table 3.
Table 1. Fluorophores for flow cytometry.
Fluorescence Color
Maximal Absorbance, nm
Maximal Emission, nm
Relative Brightness
DyLight 405 400 420 3
Alexa Fluor 405 401 421 3
Pacific Blue 410 455 1
FITC 490 525 3
PE* 490; 565 578 5
APC 650 661 4
PerCP 490 675 2
Alexa Fluor 700 Infrared 702 723 2
* PE is the same as R-phycoerythrin.
APC, allophycocyanin; FITC, fluorescein isothiocyanate; PE, phycoerythrin; PerCP, peridinin chlorophyll protein.
Table 2. Tandem dyes for flow cytometry
PE-Alexa Fluor® 647 496, 546 667 4
PE-Cy5 496, 546 667 5
PerCP-Cy5.5 490 695 3
PE-Cy5.5 496, 546 695 4
PE-Alexa Fluor® 750 Infrared 496, 546 779 4
PE-Cy7 Infrared 496, 546 785 2
APC-Cy7 650 785 2
APC, allophycocyanin; PE, phycoerythrin; PerCP, peridinin chlorophyll protein.
Table 3. Fluorescent proteins in flow cytometry
EGFP 383 445 2
CFP 439 476 2
YFP 514 527 5
RFP 558 583 4
mCHERRY 587 610 3
Alexa Fluor®, Texas Red and Pacific Blue™ are trademarks of Molecular Probes Inc, USA
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SRK Exploration Services › Meet The Team ›
Jeroen van Gool PhD
Senior Exploration Geologist, General Manager (Denmark)
Jeroen has over 30 years' experience in structural geology and geological mapping, mainly in Canada and Greenland, and since 2006 specifically applied to mineral exploration. Furthermore, Jeroen has a wide range of expertise in data mining, prospect evaluation, target generation, and has managed exploration drilling programmes. He has advanced skills in 3D geological modelling. His experience has been gained through numerous base and precious metals projects in Greenland, Scandinavia, and Germany.
Jeroen has been an associate of SRK Exploration since 2013 and is now the General Manager for SRK ES Denmark.
Steven Bateman BSc (Hons), FGS
Senior Exploration Geologist
Steven has over 13 years' experience in exploration geology, encompassing a variety of base and precious metals, diamonds, industrial minerals and coal. Steven has participated in and overseen a number of projects within a wide variety of terrains across Africa, the Russian Federation, Central Asia and South America.
He has set up and managed remote exploration camps as well as worked on projects up to pre-feasibility stage. He has supervised a number of diamond drilling programmes and been responsible for implementing and maintaining QA/QC standards in drilling, logging and sampling. Before working for SRK ES, he gained 3 years' experience as a wireline geophysical logging engineer in Western Europe on water and coal projects.
Steven joined SRK Exploration Services in 2008.
James O'Donovan BSc (Hons), FGS
James has over 11 years' experience of grassroots to prefeasibility stage exploration projects, principally in West Africa. Many of these projects have involved building exploration teams and infrastructure to start projects in remote and resource poor locations. He has worked on numerous gold, base metal and iron ore projects, conducting geological mapping, geophysics and drilling campaigns.
James had worked as an associate of SRK ES for many years before joining the company full-time in 2013.
Colin Rawbone BSc, MSc, FGS, MAusIMM
Colin joined SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd as a Resource Geologist in 2010 after 5 years working on grassroots gold exploration projects in the Central African Republic and Liberia. He has wide-ranging experience of reconnaissance mapping and sampling, through to managment of multi-rig resource drilling programmes. Colin is proficient in 3D geological modelling, resource estimation and reporting to NI 43-101 and JORC Code guidelines.
Colin transferred to SRK ES in 2015.
Oliver Bayley MSc (MCSM), FGS, MAusIMM
Oliver has over 14 years' experience in the mining industry working on projects from grassroots exploration through to resource estimation, mine development and production. Oliver's expertise lies in the planning, management and implementation of mineral exploration programmes; including target generation, prospect evaluation, extensive diamond and reverse circulation drilling, aerial and ground geophysics, geochemical sampling, and mapping.
Oliver joined SRK ES in 2013. He brings with him extensive experience in Proterozoic copper-gold, silver-base metal, hardrock and alluvial tin, and diamond exploration in Australia and Africa. He is a Competent Person for the reporting of exploration results and technical reports under the JORC Code and is currently developing SRK Exploration's services in Southern Africa.
John Paul Hunt MSc, Pri. Sci. Nat, FGSSA
John Paul is an economic & exploration geologist with over 15 years' experience in grassroots to brownfields target generation and exploration, exploring for base and precious metal magmatic sulphide deposits, orogenic and placer gold, and mineralisation related to magmatic-hydrothermal systems.
He has comprehensive experience in planning and executing exploration programs at all stages from target generation to evaluation and has been involved in numerous project reviews, due diligences and feasibility studies. He has worked extensively in sub-Saharan Africa and Scandinavia.
John Paul is based in Johannesburg and joined SRK Exploration Services in August 2018.
Harri Rees MSc (MCSM), FGS
Harri is an exploration geologist and resource consultant with over 8 years' experience. He has practical experience in exploration programme planning, exploration drilling management and geological field mapping. Harri has a background in resource geology where he acquired specialist knowledge of geological data acquisition, QAQC and management, 3D geological modelling, geostatistics and producing and reporting Mineral Resource Estimates to CRIRSCO International Reporting Code guidelines.
Harri has worked on a variety of precious, industrial and base metal projects at various stages of development and has worked in Africa, Australia, Europe, Greenland, North America and the Middle East.
Daniel Marsh MGeophys, FGS
Dan holds a Master's degree in Geophysics from the University of Southampton and has 10 years of experience in the application of geophysical methods in early-stage mineral exploration. As a strong advocate of the integration of geophysical and geological data in interpretation and informed decision making, Dan has developed his skills in exploration programme design and management to complement his geophysical background.
He has run drilling programmes in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Greenland and Gabon for gold, ilmentite and iron ore and has drafted numerous NI43-101 and JORC Code compliant technical reports to support AIM and TSX stock exchange listings.
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July 26, 2015 by Llewellyn King Leave a Comment
When the Obama administration came into power, one of its first actions was to end work on the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada. In so doing, it delivered a shuddering blow to the U.S. nuclear industry, trashing the project when it was nearly ready to open. The cost to taxpayers was about $15 billion.
Now the administration is going through the motions to suspend another costly nuclear waste investment when it is about 67 percent complete. Money expended: $4.5 billion. Shutdown cost: $1 billion.
The object of its latest volte face is the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) on the Department of Energy's Savannah River site in South Carolina. Work started on the facility in 2007, with a 2016 startup envisaged.
But unlike Yucca Mountain, few people outside of the nuclear industry know about the genesis and purpose of the MFFF project.
The project was initiated as a result of a 2000 agreement with the Russians, later amended, in which both countries agreed to dispose of no less than 34 metric tons of excess weapons-grade plutonium — the transuranic element that is the key component of a modern nuclear weapon, and remains radioactive essentially forever.
The DOE's plan was for the facility to mix the plutonium with uranium to create a fuel for civil nuclear reactors to produce electricity. This recycling technology, developed in the United States originally, has been used in France since 1995.
The DOE has not yet taken a wrecking ball to the MFFF, but it is taking the first steps toward demolition. On June 25, the DOE issued a press release that the industry read as a precursor to a death warrant. The department announced that it was creating a "Red Team," headed by Thom Mason, director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn., to review "plutonium disposition options and make recommendations."
The DOE statement said the team would "assess the MOX [mixed oxide] fuel approach, the downblending and disposal approach, and any other approaches the team deems feasible and cost effective."
Industry sources say the choice is between the MOX approach and so-called downblending. In that application, the plutonium is not burned up but is spiked and mixed with a modifier that makes it unusable in weapons. Then it would be disposed either in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, N.M., or in a new repository, if one is commissioned.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has been pushing the downblending option. But it is using numbers that many believe to be extremely speculative. They come from a private consulting firm hired by the DOE, Aerospace Corporation.
The first number is that the life-cycle cost of the MFFF would be $30 billion, while the life-cycle cost for downblending would be only $9 billion. These numbers are contested by the contractor building the facility, a joint venture between the construction firm Chicago Bridge & Iron Company and the French nuclear technology giant Areva. They point out that plutonium has never been downblended and that the WIPP in New Mexico has had its own problems. On Feb. 5, 2014, the plant closed after a salt truck caught fire; there was an unrelated radiological release nine days later. The plant is still closed.
It is believed that Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz favors the MFFF approach as a permanent and scientifically attractive solution, rather than burying the plutonium in New Mexico or elsewhere. However, he may be overruled by the White House and the military chiefs, who know that they are going to have to raise money on a huge scale for nuclear weapons modernization, in light of the deteriorated relationship with Russia and China's continuing military buildup.
If the MFFF is canceled, it will join a long list of nuclear projects that the government has ordered up and canceled later, often with a huge waste of public money. Another negative is the wastage of engineering talent. Families move to sites, buy houses and send their children to local schools. Then come the pink slips and years of demanding engineering effort are nixed by policy, politics and general incoherence in Washington.
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Light the candles, tune the instruments, warm up the vocal cords, a very special day is upon us. It is time to celebrate a birth, a unique birth, and a birth that in many ways has lit human hope, kindled human aspiration and fired up a few revolutions. Happy birthday, America! I do not know […]
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Barring the political equivalent of an act of God, Boris Johnson becomes leader of the British Conservative Party and prime minister on July 22. Johnson is a man who fails upward. So much so that he has said, "As I have discovered myself, there are no disasters just fresh opportunities. And, indeed, fresh opportunities for […]
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Phillip Edward Grask, 63, of Woodstock, passed away on January 17, 2019 at the Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital.
He was born July 8, 1955 in Chicago to Edward and Ann (Ruth) Grask. He married Jayne Voss on September 27, 1986 at the Ascension Church in Oak Lawn.
Phillip was a 1973 graduate of the Harold L. Richards High School in Oak lawn; and attended college at the Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. After college, Phillip joined the US Marines.
During his tour of duty with the Marines, he served as a Corporal and USMC Squad Leader, 1st Platoon Golf Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division. After serving his country, he began a 35 year career as a plumber. He enjoyed woodworking, model airplanes, and being a softball coach.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Jayne Grask of Woodstock; three children, Elizabeth, Katherine, and Christopher; two sisters, Susan Lane and Leslie Grask; and a step brother, Bill Russell.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and step mother, Joy Grask.
There will be a gathering of relatives and friends at the Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm with a Funeral Service at 5:30 pm. Private interment services will take place at a later date.