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Schwimmer told Entertainment Tonight at last night's (January 27) American Crime Story premiere that the group's NBC homecoming — which included every former cast member except Matthew Perry — was as pleasant as you might have hoped it would be.
Friends ended in 2004 after 10 seasons and nearly 250 episodes.
"It was just lovely to all be in the same room," Schwimmer said of the meeting, which served as part of a tribute to veteran sitcom director James Burrows. "[Burrows] is a prolific director and he really, really helped forge the cast as an ensemble."
But now that the legendary comedy series is behind Schwimmer, the actor says he's focusing his efforts squarely on Crime Story, in which he'll play defense attorney Robert Kardashian in the dramatization of the trial of O.J. Simpson. To prepare, Schwimmer said he spent time with the late Kardashian's ex-wife, Kris Jenner, to get a sense of his Kardashian's personality.
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Casts for Each Parody aren't almost just the same. But mostly like are RS Mr. Conductor as Thomas and GC Mr. Conductor as Percy. Here's a List.
Cast (No Barney or Tekken)
- Thomas - Mr. Conductor (RS)/Mr. Conductor (GC)/Billy Twofeathers/Tito Swing/Ten Cents (from TUGS)/JB King/Sonic (from Sonic)/Ryu (from Street Fighter)/Dan/Mario (from Mario)/Homer (from The Simpsons)/Bart (from The Simpsons)
- Edward - Mr. Nicholas/Edumd/Mr. Conductor (RS)/Mr. Conductor (GC)/Harry Cupper/Billy Twofeathers/Hercules (from TUGS)/Uncle Chuck (from Sonic)/Ned Flanders (from The Simpsons)/JB King/Luigi (from Mario)/Matt
- Henry - Harry Cupper/Billy Twofeathers/Dan/Barton Winslow/Rex/Schemer/Warrior (from TUGS)/Barney Gumble (from The Simpsons)/Diddy Kong (from Mario)
- Gordon - Billy Twofeathers/Harry Cupper/Big Mac (from TUGS)/Mr. Conductor (GC)/Tex/Knuckles (from Sonic)/Schemer/JB King/Tito Swing/Principal Skinner (from The Simpsons)/Donkey Kong (from Mario) (Hobart Hume can't be Gordon; Hobart Hume is an antagonist and Gordon is a protagonist)
- James - Schemer/Moe (from The Simpsons)/Top Hat (from TUGS)/Antoine (from Sonic)/Barton Winslow/Tito/Billy Twofeathers/Matt/Ren (from Ren and Stimpy)/Oogtar (from Mario)/Dan
- Percy - Mr. Conductor (GC)/Matt/Dan/Tails (from Sonic)/Sunshine (from TUGS)/Pluto (from Mickey Mouse)/Bart (from The Simpsons)/Yoshi (from Mario)/Goofy (from Mickey Mouse)/Prince Michael Mikey/Milhouse (from The Simpsons) (Schemer can't be Percy; Schemer is rude and Percy is friendly)
- Toby - Matt/Edmund/Harry Cupper/OJ (from TUGS)/Grandpa Abe (from The Simpsons)/Toad (from Mario)
- Duck - Barton Winslow/Dan/Matt/Mr. Conductor (GC)/Mayor Flopdinger/JB King/Rotor (from Sonic)/Ryu (from Street Fighter)/Billy Twofeathers
- Donald - Tex/Rex/Rusty/Frank (from TUGS)/Eddie (from TUGS)/Lenny (from The Simpsons)/Carl (from The Simpsons)
- Douglas - Rex/Tex/Rusty/Eddie (from TUGS)/Frank (from TUGS)/Carl (from The Simpsons/Lenny (from The Simpsons)
- Oliver - Dan/RS Mr. Conductor/Kit/JB King/Mayor Flopdinger/Billy Twofeathers/Matt
- Diesel - Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin/Buster King/Bull/Biff/Evil Worker 1/Evil Worker 2/Zorran (from TUGS)/Hobart Hume/Lord Zedd (from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)/Sideshow Bob (from The Simpsons)/Mr. Burns (from The Simpsons)/Dr. Eggman (from Sonic)
- Bill - Rod (from The Simpsons/Todd (from The Simpsons)/Schemee/Tex/Rex/Burke (from TUGS)/Blair (from TUGS)
- Ben - Todd (from The Simpsons)/Rod (from The Simpsons)/Schemee/Rex/Tex/Blair (from TUGS)/Burke (from TUGS)
- BoCo - Tucker/Harry Cupper/Tito Swing/Robby The Robot/Fire Tug (from TUGS)/Billy Twofeathers/RS Mr. Conductor/Boomhauer (from King of the Hill)/Dr. Hibbert (from The Simpsons)/Vector (from Sonic)
- Daisy - Vickie/Midge Smoot/Stacy Jones/DiDi/Kara/Carla (from Theodore Tugboat)/Breezie (from Sonic)/Tanya
- Mavis - Kara/Tanya/Stacy Jones/Becky/Sally Seaplane (from TUGS)/Rouge (from Sonic)
- Stepney - Amazo The Great/Dan
- Emily - Stacy Jones/Becky/Kimberly Hart (from MMPR)/Trini Kwan (from MMPR)/Kara
- Bertie - Felix/Matt/Puffa (from TUGS)
- Salty - Salty (from Salty's Lighthouse)/The Sea Captain (from The Simpsons)/Mayor Flopdinger
- Harvey - Little Ditcher (from TUGS)/Barry Prince
- Arry - Bull/Biff/Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin/Buster King/Evil Worker 1/Evil Worker 2/Zebedee (from TUGS)/Zak (from TUGS)/Scratch (from Sonic)
- Bert - Biff/Bull/Buster King/Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin/Evil Worker 2/Evil Worker 1/Zak (from TUGS)/Zebedee (from TUGS)/Grounder (from Sonic)
- Fergus - Jake Scoop/The Coast Guard (from TUGS)/Mr. Smithers (from The Simpsons)
- Skarloey - Ten Cents (from TUGS)/Sonic (from Sonic)/Mr. Conductor (GC)/Matt/Dan/Felix/Billy Twofeathers/Mickey Mouse (from Mickey Mouse)/Prince Michael Mikey/Tucker/Tito Swing
- Rheneas - Sunshine (from TUGS)/Tails (from Sonic)/Matt/Dan/Rex/Pluto (from Mickey Mouse)/Barry Prince
- Sir Handel - Big Mac (from TUGS)/Top Hat (from TUGS)/Knuckles (from Sonic)/Mr. Conductor (RS)/Dan/Donald Duck (from Mickey Mouse)/Kit/Tex/Rex/Billy Twofeathers/Harry Cupper
- Peter Sam - Warrior (from TUGS)/Ray (from Sonic)/Amazo the Great/Rusty/Goofy (from Mickey Mouse)/Rex/Tex/Harry Cupper/Billy Twofeathers
- Rusty - OJ (from TUGS)/Big Mac (from TUGS)/Silver (from Sonic)/Tex/Rusty/Kit/Chip/Dale (from Mickey Mouse)/Tito Swing
- Duncan - Schemee/Top Hat (from TUGS)/Nantucket (from TUGS)/Antione (from Sonic)/Willie the Giant (from Mickey Mouse)/Schemer/Buster King/Hobart Hume
- Duke - Hercules (from TUGS)/OJ (from TUGS)/Mayor Flopdinger/Rex/Salty (from Salty's Lighthouse)/Rusty/Louie (from Mickey Mouse)
- Freddie - Edmund/Grampus (from TUGS)
- Bulgy - Evil Worker 1/Buster King/Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin/Bull/Biff/Hobart Hume
- Rosie - Tanya/Kara/Becky/Stacy Jones
- Murdoch - Barton Winslow/Hank (from Hank of the Hill)/Billy Twofeathers/Robby the Robot/RS Mr. Conductor/Principal Skinner (from The Simpsons)
- Spencer - Hobart Hume/Buster King/Schemee/Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin/Mayor Quimby (from The Simpsons) (Billy Twofeathers and Barton Winslow can't be Spencer; Billy and Barton are protagonists and Spencer is an antagonist)
- Diesel 10 - Zorran (from TUGS)/Lord Zedd (from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)/Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin/Hobart Hume/Dr. Eggman (from Sonic)/Buster King
- Dennis - Goofy (from Mickey Mouse)/Schemer/Billy Twofeathers/RS Mr. Conductor/Robby the Robot/Felix/Izzy Gomez (from TUGS)
- The Diesel/D261 - Nantucket (from TUGS)/Johnny Cuba (from TUGS)/Bowser (from Mario)/Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin/Buster King/Hobart Hume/Bull/Biff
- Molly - Becky/Tanya/Kara/Stacy Jones
- Bulstrode - Johnny Cuba (from TUGS)/Buster King/Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin/Hobart Hume
- George - Buster King/Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin/An Evil Worker/Zorran (from TUGS)/Darth Vader (from Star Wars)/Bull/Biff/Hobart Hume
- The Spiteful Brakevan- Eric Cartman (from South Park)/Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin/Buster King/Hobart Hume/Bull/Biff/Evil Worker 1/Evil Worker 2/Stewie Griffin (from Family Guy)
See Also
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parodies-Featuring Mr. Counductor (George Carlin) and Dan
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parodies-Featuring Billy Twofeathers and Matt
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parodies-Featuring Mr. Conductor (GC) and Matt
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parodies-Featuring Dan and Matt
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parodies-Featuring RS Mr. Conductor and Dan
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 1: RS Mr. Conductor Gets Tricked
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 2: Schemer Learns A Lesson
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 3: GC Mr. Conductor & The Signal
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 4
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 5
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 6: Mr. Nicholas Helps Out
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 7: Kara
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 8: Schemee Gets Spooked
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 9: Schemer Goes Buzz Buzz
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 10: RS Mr. Conductor & The Breakdown Crane
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 11
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 12: The Grand Opening
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 13: Lord Stinker Stands By
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 14: Jake Scoop Breaks The Rules
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 15: Haunted Barton
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 16: RS Mr. Conductor & Amazo
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 17: Peace and Quiet
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 18: Special Attraction
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 19: A Bad Day For Tex
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 20: The Engineersel
- Shining Time Station/Thomas Parody 21: Lenny and Carl


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Vanderbilt's 100 Oaks clinics touted for convenience, comfort
Rachael Jones used to spend 30 minutes to park, walk and find the clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she gets an infusion of iron twice a year after her kidney transplant.
Now she breezes in to a new location in about five minutes, where she's greeted by a private room, a comfy recliner and a flat panel television to spend the two hours it takes to get her infusion.
The health clinic at the 100 Oaks mall is a marked change from the 21st Avenue location, a cramped space where Jones sat with about 10 other patients in one room.
"It's a big difference," she said.
Vanderbilt's grand experiment to take medical care to its patients in a convenient location that combines accessible parking, shopping and technology is being eyed by other cities.
About 20 clinics have moved into Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks, filling almost half of the 850,000 square feet of what was a dying mall.
"Redeveloping [old malls] with some combination of retail and medical has really caught on with city governments. A lot of conversation is going on," said Tony Ruggeri, the mall's Dallas developer.
Now, the mall's remaining retailers are thriving after a $99 million renovation by Vanderbilt that allowed the hospital to offer a new campus and a new concept in health care to its clients.
Developers, architects and hospitals from New Jersey, North Carolina and Texas have been asking for tours and peppering Vanderbilt staff with questions on how the university transformed the mall into a health care facility, said Janice Smith, chief administrative officer for Vanderbilt Health.
"Many people are getting in touch with us because they are thinking of doing it," said Dr. Wright Pinson, the deputy vice-chancellor for health affairs and chief executive officer of hospitals and clinics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Ruggeri is hearing the same buzz.
He bought the mall in December 2006 when it was just 50 percent occupied. Now, with the Vanderbilt clinics and the remaining retail space almost full, he's fielding questions from commercial developers and cities looking to revive their suburban malls.
Commercial real estate has been hard hit in the recession, and one of the few ways developers can get funding for projects is by adding medical offices to the mix, he said.
Moving a chunk of Vanderbilt's medical services to 100 Oaks was the brainchild of Pinson, who said interstate access and ample parking were key to finding the right property.
Vanderbilt executives looked at 15 similar projects across the country when gathering ideas for a new campus, but the 100 Oaks project would become the largest in the nation — four times larger than what already existed.
"The setting in a multiple-use facility does make it more attractive for our patients and also makes it more cost effective. It's very expensive to do nothing but a clinic," Pinson said.
Vanderbilt needed more space, and building on its West End campus is expensive and difficult. The university wanted to bring its clinics to prospective patients, and the site at 100 Oaks received rave reviews from focus groups before Vanderbilt invested the money. The university also looked at Bellevue Mall, which focus groups said was too far out, and property on Charlotte Avenue that was deemed inconvenient, Pinson said.
Vanderbilt signed a lease for 100 Oaks in July 2007 with Ruggeri and his partner Frank Mihalopoulos to take the mall's entire second floor and all levels of its 5-story tower. Nashville-based Gresham Smith and Partners led the redesign, and Vanderbilt started moving in this year as it completed renovations.
The thrust of 100 Oaks is offering prevention services, such as mammograms. This type of care must be convenient and accessible to patients, or they won't go until they are actually sick, Smith said.
Vanderbilt chose ambulatory services that do not have to be connected to the hospital to move to the suburban location. This includes women's health, the breast center, dermatology, adolescent medicine, medical infusion, multiple sclerosis and pediatric allergy clinics.
Three more clinics and a lab still are underway, and Vanderbilt also moved in its 430-person central billing division and some administrative offices.
The mall clinics are a vast departure from the typical sterile walls and windowless spaces of hospitals. Soothing earth-tone walls, comfy benches and chairs and high-ceiling skylights look more like a casual cafe than a doctor's office. Wireless Internet is available for patients to use their laptops while waiting.
"People are surprised by what the mall looks like, and how quiet and calming it feels," Smith said.
Technology also has sped up the process of care, Smith said. The 100 Oaks center has monitors inside the clinics for nurses to know where patients are located once checked in and at what stage of care they are at.
Check-in is quicker with touch-screen kiosks that work similar to those at airports, and restaurant-style beepers let patients travel around the mall while waiting for their appointments. Patients can eat at an Einstein Bros. Bagels at the center's main entrance or shop at Michael's, TJ Maxx or other retailers in 100 Oaks.
Smith said clinic staff discourages shopping while waiting to see a doctor so they don't get caught up in stores and have to run back for their appointments. But clinics do encourage patients to walk the mall with their beepers, perhaps taking in the art gallery and piano music at the mall's north end.
A giant electric toy train is next to the pediatric clinics. The mall used to house a train museum, and the tiny locomotive was left as a reminder to entertain children.
Technology isn't the only thing saving time for patients. Staff at the infusion clinic can pass information through a window to the pharmacy to get prescriptions filled for patients, cutting wait times by about 30 minutes from the old facility, Smith said.
The smaller spaces that used to house these clinics on Vanderbilt's 21st Avenue campus quickly are being gobbled up by other divisions that needed room to grow. When pediatric rehabilitation services was the first to move to 100 Oaks more than a year ago, its space on the main campus was gutted and made into a cancer center expansion.
"Space doesn't sit empty long," Smith said.
A 60,000-square-foot fitness center with a swimming pool is planned for the final stage of the 100 Oaks center, but the project is on hold because of the rocky economy. Once built, it will offer cardiac rehabilitation, and Vanderbilt would like to open it to the public to promote prevention.
The only thing Pinson said he might change about the new location is making the walls of some of the waiting areas taller for more patient privacy, but he's happy with its casual and calming environment.
"It did not end up looking like a refurbished shopping mall … [and] it didn't end up looking like a doctor's office," he said. "It looks like something new and different."
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490 Hemlock Rd Kingsport, Tennessee 37663 (map) | (423) 239-8531
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Mar 2017 - $24.00
We enjoyed an overnight stay in the campground at this state park. Park attendants were efficient and helpful. Our campsite #22 overlooked the Holston River. Be sure to review sites carefully before reserving as they vary in size, quality and scenery. Some sites are not level. We walked the Devil's Backbone trail and enjoyed the views. As the brochure says, it is one of the more challenging trails in the park but the payoff is worth the work. - CherylRV
Nov 2016 - $24.00
I found the park to be conveniently located for my needs. It seemed safe and the staff were pleasant to deal with. The campsites are a little tough to back a larger Travel Trailer into, but the roads are wide enough to compensate. Would stay there again. - Travelforlife2015
Oct 2016 - $16.00
Stayed in spot 60, easy to back into with 40', got satellite reception even though surrounded by trees. We had plenty of space next to us with fire pit over to the side. Pretty park with lake trail. Not too far off of I-81, sorry we only had an overnight stay. Sites have electric and water only. - dorcol
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Rate reflects Bristol race weekend rates. Very nice campground with extremely friendly staff. We were disappointed to arrive and find out that there are no planned activities on race weekend. My daughter spent the whole summer looking forward to the pony rides only to find out they aren't offered on race weekend. The staff was very nice and created a craft for her to do since she was bored on Saturday. My daughter enjoyed feeding carrots and apples to the horses and donkeys as well as petting the goat. The jumping pillow and playground were a hit as well. The pool is a little small but clean. Our site was a very easy back in near the playground and easily fit our 40 foot fifth wheel. My husband paid the extra $25 for the race shuttle on Saturday. When the race got rain delayed to the next day several laps in, we learned there would not be a shuttle provided for the following day. We would camp here again. - asquared
Aug 2016 - $21.00
This is not your typical KOA. Sites are not level and are packed together. Interior roads are steep and you can drag your RV back end. Rate was after I used Reward Points. This was an overnight stop. Will not stay here again. - Bobo Pruns
Feb 2016 - $42.00
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Great park with very helpful staff. We have stayed at other parks in this area and this park is 100%better than others. We had a large pull thru site that was plenty long for our coach and toad. Was escorted to our site by owner and he made sure everything was working before he left. The site had three sewer hook ups so you could use the one that was closest to your hose. Dog area was clean and poop bags located thru out park. Each site has patio, table and fire ring. We have grand kids in area and this will be our park to stay in while visting. - roaming around
Apr 2017 - $27.00
What a lovely little park. The staff were so helpful and friendly. The park is very well kept and delightful. We left wishing that we had time to stay longer. We will stay there again if we are in the area. - Tjai Forster
Oct 2016 - $40.00
This was my first experience with Rocky Top Campground. I was impressed. Lot's of positives and very few if any negatives. The pros: very clean restrooms (a HUGE plus), terraced pull through sites, clean 50 amp power, very friendly and helpful staff, quiet location, good wifi, clean dog walk and easy access to I-81.
Can't think of any negatives except that we didn't get to stay long enough. We will be back! - Maddog11
817 Buffalo Rd Blountville, Tennessee 37617 (map) | (423) 323-3506
Sites: 32 | Latest Rate: $56.00 | 3 Reviews
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This campground is owned and operated by a very nice couple. One amazing aspect was how quiet and open it was. Unlike other race week campgrounds around Bristol they do not double or triple up on the sites. The wide sites (35') were ample to spread out your outdoor furniture and awnings and still have room to park your car/truck. The rate charged was more than fair, and in fact was less than campgrounds closer in and provided more space with peace and quiet. We have already made reservations for both spring and fall races for the next two years. - nitewalk6
Aug 2008 - $50.00
Very clean and with owners on site. The owners offered to help in any way. They even drove my wife to the drugstore. Real neat mountain scenery. Beautiful Views. Close to lake you can fish. We will be back! - nascarcat
Aug 2008 - $50.00
Really nice people & clean RV Park - Lakeshore RV Park
420 Cave Hill Rd Blountville, Tennessee 37617 (map) | (423) 323-2337
Sites: 12 | Latest Rate: $40.00 | 1 Reviews
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Jun 2008 - $40.00
Bath house was in terrible shape. Broken toilet seats. Toilets were sized for pre-school kids. They advertise a view but camp sites are down in a bowl. Trash piles up at bath house and bath house is not clean. Long overdue for repairs and upkeep. If RV is low there is a drop off going from country road down into camping area and it will cause damage. Residential area and neighbors are not friendly. They drive by and yell insults into the camp ground. - rdean
1420 Natural Tunnel Pkwy Duffield, Virginia 24244 (map) | (276) 940-2674
Sites: 38 | Latest Rate: $35.00 | 19 Reviews
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Mar 2017 - $35.00
This state park has a lot of cool things to see and do. We walked from our campsite at Lover's Leap loop via the Gorge Ridge trail to Lover's Leap. This is a cool view of the Natural Tunnel and the site where the Cherokee maiden and a Shawnee brave jumped to their death according to signs at the site. From there, we continued down the Lover's Leap Trail down to the visitor center and chair lift area. The chair life and visitor center were both closed until April which meant the only way down to the tunnel was the Tunnel Trail. This trail is only 0.27 miles long and has many stairs and switchbacks making it doable for most. The Natural Tunnel and Stock Creek running along the side are truly worth the walk down and even worth the walk back up. We took the Gorge Ridge Trail back up from the visitor center parking lot which was easier and shorter than the route we took on the way down. Bath, shower and laundry facilities were clean and new. Our campsite was level and well maintained. - CherylRV
Oct 2016 - $40.00
We stayed in the Lover's Leap campground and think this is one of the best RV parks around. The State of Virginia, I am told, doesn't have sewers available at most sites, and that would be the only downside. One other point, you are camped on the top of the mountain, with the tunnel underneath you, and the road up to the top is a fairly steep grade. There is one short section extremely steep for several hundred feet. I would call it a 20% grade and we always disconnect for this final hill. This does seem to keep many of the larger big rig motorhomes, away from this park. We had a 40 ft. long rig and were able to make it, in first gear, going very slow, but just very steep on that one part. It's a lovely park and incredibly well-maintained. The original camp ground nearby is not paved, and not as level as the Lover's Leap. The state does allow use of the road going over the top to some dump trucks, and noticed a lot of them driving over the hill during the daytime. Just a little noisy, but it's not through the campgrounds, just near them. - elduque
Sep 2016 - $35.00
Most sites are back in with extensive gravel ground cover. Water and electric hook ups but no sewer. The only attraction is the Natural Tunnel which has an active train track running through it. You can walk down to the tunnel but you can't walk through it. - Bburgbrewer
PO Box 335 Bluff City, Tennessee 37618 (map) | (423) 366-3782
Sites: about 200 | Latest Rate: $27.00 | 2 Reviews
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We camped here for the Rhythm & Roots Reunion. The bathroom and shower facilities were clean, roomy, and very private. The staff was exceptional and went out of their way to assist in any way needed. We will stay here again. - Camping and lovin it
Mar 2009 - $20.00
A Christian ministry campground, but they don't preach to you. Its alcohol free - which is good for the kids. They offer hot showers, a movie and popcorn (free) and breakfast on Sat & Sun for a "donation" - they're only there in March and August for Bristol race and offer free shuttle transportation to the race track. The workers are all volunteer, but the way they treat you, you'd think they were paid. It was a very nice weekend for our family. - MsBeth
4550 Highway 11 E Bluff City, Tennessee 37618 (map) | (866) 800-0777
Sites: 151 | Latest Rate: $44.00 | 131 Reviews
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We've stayed here 3 yrs now because it is convenient to the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival. Except for the restrooms - individual showers etc -never being clean the park is fine. Roads are stone, sites are level, pool is good, TV reception good, Wifi like most parks is great at office not so good at site. Staff is courteous. Recommend as long as you know that the restrooms are not the cleanest. - travelbig
Sep 2016 - $33.00
We stopped here unaware of the huge Battle at Bristol football game that weekend. We needed a spot for the night as we were just passing through. The manager found us a spot, even though they were fully booked for the weekend. The park has terraces of level campsites. The utilities were easy to reach. It is near a lake that had been drained for dam work at the time we were there. We were pleased to learn they are open year-round, since we pass this way in the early Spring every year and many campgrounds are closed. - ShoreXplorers
Sep 2016 - $38.00
Friendly office staff and check in was efficient. Park is convenient to Bristol. We attended the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival. - eaglessoc
2623 VOLUNTEER PARKWAY Bristol, Tennessee 37620 (map) | (423) 773-2277
Sites: 350 | Latest Rate: $90.00 | 4 Reviews
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We stayed at Thunder Valley for the August night race. We arrived on Thursday morning, and left Sunday morning. We had the site by the bathroom. They really pack you in for camping during the race. We were in a 20x40 spot, but it didn't' really matter! The bathrooms, were dirty, but that's to be expected with all those NASCAR fans showering. So we used our bathroom and shower in our RV. The hosts were wonderful! Would definitely camp there next year when we go back! - keywest22
Aug 2009 - $40.00
Apparently this campground has really gone downhill in the last few years. We camped there just last week. We had a creek side site: bad idea; the creek flooded, and so did we almost. When asked they didn't know where they would move people because they were full. Our friends reserved campsites together before they left the last time. When they arrived in August they found they were split up and not at the site they had had for 5 years. The owner/mgr is pretty stuck on herself and not worried about making campers happy. They are only in it for money, and the thing is they bill months early, and then the money is all spent by the time race time rolls around. Bathrooms and showers were not clean. There are thousands, and I mean thousands of people there and 14 showers total in a bath house all the way up front. Only 5-7 of those showers worked at any one time. They have a hill in the campground that you must use to get out and most campers bottom out on it, tearing up people's RV's. On race week the drunks are up until 5am. We don't have kids, but that was ridiculous every night. And if you get an electric site they are charging $450.00 for race week. I can and am going to Bluff City. I would rather stay in a clean, well lit, calm place than somewhere as nasty as Thunder Valley. I'm sorry I gave them my $250.00 this last year; the camping was not pleasant. Heard they are in trouble with IRS about taxes also. Goodbye, Thunder Valley. - lmckee000
Mar 2009 - $65.00
Used to stay here quite a bit but in recent years it seems like they are more interested in the condos than they are the campers. Bath houses have gone down hill and the dust will choke you. - Al Chichester
2537 Volunteer Pkwy Bristol, Tennessee 37620 (map) | (423) 217-1181
Sites: 147 | Latest Rate: $19.00 | 21 Reviews
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May 2017 - $19.00
The staff was friendly and accommodating. When we arrived the campground was flooded due to a storm. The staff was moving everyone up to high grounds. After much discussion, I was given a site. I did not get a chance to explore the campground. I left early the next morning. - RoyG838
May 2017 - $18.00
The campground wasn't crowded at all. It is off season, no races. The sites are on gravel, back to back, FHU, 30 & 50 amp. No other amenities. Great staff. There are some trees. The entrance is tight & it's uphill getting out - jcpjane
Apr 2017 - $19.00
We stayed at this campground two separate times while traveling to and from the east coast from Oklahoma. First time: This one was just an overnight stop. They accepted Passport so our stop was cheap. The campground was nearly empty. When I attached to power there was an issue with the power supply. The site behind me was empty so I attached to their pole. Problem solved. The rest of the overnight stay was fine. On the return leg of our trip we intended to stay 3 nights for the NASCAR race weekend. Here we experienced problems. 1. The water connection was on the wrong side. I used all 3 of my 25 foot hoses to make the connection. 2. After 2 nights in our planned 3 night stay the campground was ordered empty because of flooding. They had a few higher in elevation water and electric only sites they were moving people to. However, there were way too few of these to accommodate the campers. 3. During race weekends they don't just not accept discounts they GREATLY raise their prices. Race weekends are priced at a bit over $130 per night. They refunded the unused night in cash. Because we were forced to move we discovered better values are available for race weekends. If we found ourselves traveling through Bristol again we probably would stay with them again so long as flooding wasn't expected. We would NOT return for a race weekend. - Joe_TUL


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On the north eastern side of the city at an abandoned hospital sits an RV with solar panels on the top to power it, to refrain from the over use of the dwindling supply of gas. Who is the owner of this unique RV? Dr. Ivan, who is in side looking for supplies for his patients in the western side of the city. Dr. Ivan is a Russian American born in America. He has a rugged squared off jaw with a five o'clock shadow and buzz cut hair. His rounded off glasses has a small crack in the left glass. All seems to be quiet to him so he takes a break to count his supplies. With the dwindling light he starts to worry about the oncoming creatures that follow. He finishes with his inventory and heads back the RV.
I pack up my supplies and grab my gear for the walk back to the RV. A noise behind me grabs at my attention. I swing around careful not to drop my bag placing my free hand on the claymore strapped to my back. "Who's there!?" A small bird flies off towards the trees. I let out a deep sigh of relief.
"Darn birds are going to be the death of me before the infected." Turning back around I head back to the RV. Walking thoughts of home and my college days start to flood my mind. I shake them from my mind heading inside the RV.
Placing my supplies down I grab a bottle of formaldehyde to place in the tubing I have set outlining the RV. Working with the CDC I learned a few things about the infected namely that they rely on hearing and smell. I recently found that the formaldehyde has no defining properties except for the fact that the infected don't interact with it, in other words if I do not draw attention to myself the infected avoid the RV. But I must be careful still; the formaldehyde won't work if I draw attention to myself. Heading back inside I look about the RV fondly. The driver's seat is torn with old age, duct tape strips here and there. The hula dancer on the dash is broken from the bumpy roads. I leave the back room for my medical purposes. The couch is my bed. The TV is only there for show now that the stations and satellites are down. My living room cabinets are stocked with everyday necessities while I keep the medical supplies in the back room. I'm done putting the medicine I salvaged away so I walk to the couch in the other room place my claymore back on the sword rack among the other blades. I wouldn't normal use such weapon in these situations but it gets the job done and I don't have to rely on ammo.
When did things go so wrong? Moving to the counter I run my hand over a large dusty metal box, not yet opened. It was a gift given to me by Karina. Must have been six or seven months ago.
I turn my head seeing Karina standing at the door to my apartment the door swung wide open. She was wearing average everyday clothes and toting a large suit case. No doubt she is going some were on work.
"Ah Karina and what brings you here today? You're not shot are you? Broken bones? Ill? I mean honestly in your line of work you should really be more careful. She giggled at me something I don't usually get to see out of her, it is very rare indeed she must be feeling happy today. In the past few years that I have known her she has come to me for medical aid and advice.
"No I'm not hurt any were don't worry I just wanted to stop by before I left for the city."
She walks in the door setting her suite case down by the coat rack. Taking a seat at the table in the living room.
"So what kind of job are you going on this time?"
Karina reclines in her chair looking up at the ceiling a large grin on her face.
"Oh it's just a stupid hit you don't really need any of the details do you."
I give her a stern look. "You know that this line of work isn't exactly healthy for you not to mention it is illegal."
She just rolls her eyes at me that silly grin still on her face. "I know you don't always approve of my work but it's the only living that I know how to make."
I let out a deep sigh knowing that fighting with her over the topic was useless. Hell I'm lucky I can even do that with her to most people she is outright cold and closed off to she really has let me in over the short time we have known each other.
"So what has got you in such a good mood today anyway?"
It seems she had been waiting for me to mention this because she got up to her feet and trotted over to the suite case opening it up and taking out a large box. She walked back over and set it down on the table.
"Do you know what today is, Ivan? It's the fifth anniversary of the night we met. You know I never said anything to you before but I am glad you saved me if it hadn't been for you I wouldn't be here and I'm really grateful for that."
I snap back to reality tears starting in the corners of my eyes. I turn my attention to the driver seat. The infected are outside the RV now I must be careful not let them notice me I turn off the power and quiet down. Closing my eyes I hold onto the hope Karina is still ok. The world goes dark as sleep fades over me.


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Right now it's The Take. Martina Cole's an extraordinary writer, very harrowing and the cast is good. Tom Hardy's very good.
Where the hood at?
We're living in New York now, the missus, me and the little bubbas. It's hard at the moment because we had a big house in LA and now we're really living on top of one another. Los Angeles is great, it's lovely and everybody loves the weather and one has a kind of life there. But after a while it's like the land that time forgot; you fall asleep and suddenly 10 years have passed. I like to feel alive and New York is the place for that. From our point of view, New York is probably the most child-friendly city in the world.
Do you really want to hurt me?
No I don't want to hurt you and I don't want to be hurt. I hate violence; it's all around us, I know, and there's nowhere more violent than the school playground. Children are little magnifiers of violence. The best way to deal with violence is through drama.
Whatever happened to the likely lads?
Well Jimmy Bolam's done very well and Rodney Bewes became a fanatical rower, which is very odd.
Are you a hypnotist?
I was afraid you were going to ask me that. Yes I am, I am a hypnotist. I try to put people at their ease. I think it's easy for people to feel threatened by any situation, even the smallest, slightest most innocuous situation. People come up to me all the time; they recognise me off the telly and are often a little scared. I think that comes from me playing a lot of scary characters.
Who do you think you are?
I'm an egalitarian. I can't stand the feudal system of everybody in their place. We have an expression in Scotland which is, "We're all Jock Tamson's bairns." In other words, we're all equal under the skin. I love awards and knighthoods and stuff like that because that's a laugh but it doesn't make you better. I mean, Ben Kingsley going around saying, "I'm Sir Ben." Ben? Fuck off. What does that mean, Sir Ben? It's a joke. People take it seriously but it's a joke. We know about the difficulty you've had in your background. That's fine, but really, you don't help yourself by buying into that awful mythology. I'm a CBE, a commander of the British Empire, or I could be another C-word of the British Empire.
How long has this been going on?
It's never stopped. I keep thinking I'm gonna get found out. The thing is I like to keep working. I don't have stocks, I don't have bonds or any of that; I have to work. I am the product of my work; if I didn't get acting work I'd do other things: I'd teach, I'd do anything. If a day goes by and I feel I haven't earned anything - even if it's just a cup of tea - I feel a disgrace; I feel a fraud.
Who are you fighting for?
Justice. I just did a documentary about jute in Scotland and I also filmed in Calcutta. My family were jute mill workers from Ireland. They were exploited, there's no doubt about that. I think what I'm fighting for is a correction.
Can we fix it?
It's not a question of can, it's more that we have to fix it. We have to improve, as the teacher said: "you must improve". There's always room for improvement. If we believe we can't fix it then we might as well all sit in the bath and slit our wrists.
Who got the funk?
As I've got older the thing I've listened to more is Johnny Cash, especially late Johnny Cash. I like women songwriters: Carole King, Joni Mitchell and I absolutely adore Chrissie Hynde; she's the only rock chick there is as far as I'm concerned.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Former Windermere police chief Daniel Saylor was in court Wednesday trying to convince a judge to throw out a perjury charge against him for allegedly lying on the witness stand at the trial of child rapist Scott Bush.
Saylor was convicted in 2011 of official misconduct and evidence tampering charges.
The issue was whether Saylor's allegedly false testimony was material to the rape case against his friend, Bush.
Saylor swore to tell the truth during his perjury hearing on Wednesday. Channel 9's Kathi Belich said Judge Jen Davis made sure that it was on the record that Saylor wants to go to trial next week instead of accepting the plea deal the state had offered.
"Do you understand?" asked Davis.
"I guess so," said Saylor.
"No guessing," said Davis.
Saylor said he understood the deal and he understood he could go to prison for at least 15 years, but he wanted to turn down the state's offer of a five-year prison sentence.
Saylor avoided prison after being convicted of official misconduct and evidence tampering charges.
Prosecutors said his testimony during the Bush child rape trial was not true and that it attacked the credibility of the victims, which they said put the case against Bush in jeopardy.
"The victims' credibility was everything," said prosecutor Deb Barra.
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Sci., 8 (2013) 12466 - 12475 International Journal of ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE www.electrochemsci.org Femtogram Electrochemical Sensing of Prion Proteins Using Quantum Dots Pavlina Sobrova1,2, Marketa Ryvolova1,2, Vladimir Pekarik3, Jaromir Hubalek1,2, Vojtech Adam1,2, Rene Kizek1,2,* 1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic, European Union 2 Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ616 00 Brno, Czech Republic, European Union 3 Department of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Central European Technology Institute, Masaryk University, Kamenice 735/3, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic, European Union * E-mail: [email protected] Received: 20 April 2013 / Accepted: 19 August 2013 / Published: 1 October 2013 The prion protein (PrP) is involved in neurodegeneration via its conversion from the normal cellular form, PrPC, to the infectious form, PrPSc, which is the causative agent of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). In spite of great effort in this field, diagnostics of prion protein caused diseases represents a sort of challenge. In this study, we aimed our attention on studying of prion protein interaction with CdTe quantum dots (QDs) by voltammetry as a new and extremely sensitive tool for sensing of these proteins. Primarily, we characterized fluorescent and electrochemical properties of QDs. Further, electrochemical study of their interactions was carried out to find the most suitable conditions for sensitive detection of prion proteins. Detection limit (3 S/N) was estimated as 1 fg in 5 µl. This makes labeling of proteins with QDs of great importance due to easy applicability and possibility to use in miniaturized devices, which can be used in situ. Based on our results it can be concluded that QDs-prion protein complex is stable and can be quantified in extremely low amounts. This should open new possibilities how to determine the presence of these proteins on surgical equipment and other types of materials, which could be contagious. Keywords: Quantum Dot; Prion Proteins; In Vivo Imaging; Electrochemistry; Differential Pulse Voltammetry 1. INTRODUCTION Prion protein occurs in all mammal cells, primarily in neural cells and immune system cells. Its physiological function is not completely clear, however it is assumed that participates on synaptic Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., Vol. 8, 2013 12467 transfer and cell differentiation. The prion protein (PrP) is involved in neurodegeneration via its conversion from the normal cellular form, PrPC, to the infectious form, PrPSc, which is the causative agent of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) [1-4]. The coexistence of Alzheimer disease pathology in Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD) has been reported [5]. Transfer of infectious prion proteins from animal to animal has been numerous times described [2,6,7], however, it was discovered recently prion proteins could cling to surgical equipment used on CJD patients and then infect others, because normal sterilization techniques do not kill the hardy proteins [8]. The risks of transmission are low, but it might occur if hospitals do not discard all CJD-contaminated surgical tools or strip them of prions using chemicals and ultra-high temperature. Until now, most attention has been focused on treating dirty equipment after neurosurgery, from which five patients have caught CJD [9], but the transmission might also happen from patients incubating the disease who have operations before they begin to show symptoms. Diagnostics of prion protein caused diseases represents a sort of challenge [10,11]. In the case of human diseases, diagnosis is based almost exclusively on clinical examination and the disease is then considered as probable depending on the extent to which the clinical symptoms fit the standard guidelines. Currently, PrPSc is the only disease-specific analyte commercially used for identification of prion diseases [12]. From the clinical point of view, the most sensitive and specific method of diagnosing TSE is unquestionably experimental infection in laboratory animals. The animal is injected with a homogenate prepared from the suspicious tissue and appearance of clinical signs is followed. The disease development is then confirmed after dissection using classic techniques (histology, immunohistology, Western Blot). These methods are too laborious and time-consuming to be used for routine high-throughput screening [13]. Recently, new post-mortem tests have been introduced enabling rapid screening of the suspicious samples. Currently five commercial tests are approved by the European Commission for BSE detection (Prionics-Check Western test, Enfer test, CEA/Biorad test, Prionics-Check LIA test, and Conformational-dependent immunoassay). All these tests are based on immunodetection of the pathological PrPSc isoform; four of them use proteolysis to distinguish PrPC from misfolded PrPSc [10]. It has to be noted that none of these tests is able to identify infected animal at the pre-symptomatic stage. A possibility how to diagnose prion protein related neurodegenerative disease is to use Protein-misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA) [14]. Method is based on converting additional normal prion protein to the sample with infectious prion. PMCA involves repeated cycles on incubation and sonication. These repeated cycles can amplify the amount of prion protein present in the sample from four to 40 times in two weeks [15,16]. Sensitive and specific detection of abnormal prion protein in blood could provide a diagnostic test or screening assay for animal and human prion diseases. Therefore, diagnostic tests of prion diseases present a unique challenge requiring development of novel assays exploiting properties uniquely possessed by this misfolded protein complex. The characterization and analysis of biomolecules and biological systems in the context of intact organisms is known as in vivo research. A new and exciting direction of research for quantum dots (QDs) is their application as a contrast agent for in vivo imaging [17-28]. For most investigations of in vivo imaging, QDs are usually directly injected into the live animal intravenously or subcutaneously and thereby are delivered into the bloodstream. The behavior of QDs in vivo is very Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., Vol. 8, 2013 12468 interesting because they have to interact with the components of plasma, blood cells, and the vascular endothelium. QDs are mainly applied for imaging of cancer cells [29-31], however, prion proteins have not been sensed by these particles yet. Therefore, we aimed our attention on studying of prion protein interaction with CdTe QDs by voltammetry as a new and extremely sensitive tool for sensing of these proteins. 2. EXPERIMENTAL PART 2.1 Chemicals and material Cadmium chloride, sodium tellurite, mercaptopropionic acid and other used chemicals were purchased from Sigma Aldrich (St. Louis, USA). Stock solutions of 50 µg mL-1 of Cd2+, and 500 µg/ml of MPA were prepared daily and subsequently diluted to the appropriate concentration. Acetate buffer of pH 5 was prepared with 0.2 M acetic acid and 0.2 M sodium acetate, diluted with ACS water and used as a supporting electrolyte. Prion - Recombinant bovine PrP (highly purified protein (rec bovPrP), amino acid sequence corresponding to mature bovine PrP (amino acids 25 - 242), Expressed in an E. coli K12 strain, MW 23 686 Da) was purchased from Prionics AG (Switzerland). High purity deionized water (Milli-Q Millipore 18.2 MΩ cm-1, Bedford, MA, USA) was used throughout the study. 2.2 Microwave assisted preparation of quantum dots QD were prepared according to Duan et al. [32]. Cadmium chloride solution (CdCl2, 0.04 M, 4 mL) was diluted to 42 mL with ultrapure water, and then trisodium citrate dihydrate (100 mg), Na2TeO3 (0.01 M, 4 mL), MPA (119 mg), and NaBH4 (50 mg) were added successively under magnetic stirring. The molar ratio of Cd2+/MPA/Te was 1:7:0.25. 10 mL of the resulting CdTe precursor was put into a Teflon vessel. CdTe QDs were prepared at 95°C for various times according to desired color (10 min. – green, 30 min. yellow, 120 min. – red) under microwave irradiation (400 W, Multiwave3000, Anton-Paar GmbH, Austria). After microwave irradiation, the mixture was cooled 50 °C and the CdTe QDs sample was obtained. Repurification of CdTe QDs was carried out using isopropanol condensing. The CdTe QDs was mixed with isopropanol in ratio 1:2 and then centrifuged 10 minutes under 25000 rpm (Eppendorf centrifuge 5417R). Supernatant (clear CdTe QDs) was than resuspended in initial volume of Tris Buffer pH 8.5. 2.3 Transmission electron microscope Morphology studies and phase analysis were carried out with the transmission electron microscope (TEM) Philips CM 12 (tungsten cathode, using a 120kV electron beam). Chemical compositions were studied by energy-dispersive X – ray spectroscopy (EDX). Electron diffraction patterns were simulated by JEMS software. Samples for TEM measurements were prepared by placing Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., Vol. 8, 2013 12469 drops of the solution (sample and water) on coated Cu grids (holey carbon and holey SiO 2/SiO) and subsequently drying in air. 2.4 Spectroscopy Absorbance and fluorescence spectra were acquired by multifunctional microplate reader Tecan Infinite 200 PRO (TECAN, Switzerland). The sample (50 µL) was placed in a transparent 96 well microplate with flat bottom (Nunc, Thermo Scientific, Germany). Absorbance scan was measured in the range from 230 – 1000 nm using 5 nm steps. 350 nm was used as an excitation wavelength and the fluorescence scan within the range from 400 to 850 nm (5 nm steps). The detector gain was set to 50. For both absorbance and fluorescence measurements, each value was an average of 5 measurements. 2.5 Electrochemical analyzer Electrochemical measurements were performed with AUTOLAB Analyzer (EcoChemie, Netherlands) connected to VA-Stand 663 (Metrohm, Switzerland), using a standard cell with three electrodes. The working electrode was a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) with a drop area of 0.4 mm2. The reference electrode was an Ag/AgCl/3M KCl electrode and the auxiliary electrode was a graphite electrode. Acetate buffer (0.2 M, pH 5) was used as the supporting electrolyte. For smoothing and baseline correction the software GPES 4.9 supplied by EcoChemie was employed. The amount of QDs was measured using DPV. Differential pulse voltammetric measurements were carried out under the following parameters: start potential -1.5 V; end potential 0 V; a modulation time 0.057 s, a time interval 0.2 s, a step potential of 1.05 mV s-1, a modulation amplitude of 250 mV, Eads = 0 V. All experiments were carried out at room temperature (20 °C). The DPV samples analyzed were deoxygenated prior to measurements by purging with argon (99.999%) saturated with water for 120 s. 2.6 Descriptive statistics and estimation of detection limit Data were processed using MICROSOFT EXCEL® (USA). Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (S.D.) unless noted otherwise (EXCEL®). The detection limits (LOD, 3 signal/noise, S/N) were calculated according to Long and Winefordner [33], whereas N was expressed as standard deviation of noise determined in the signal domain unless stated otherwise. 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 TEM characterization of synthesized quantum dots The TEM examination of prepared CdTe QDs indicated the morphology and phase composition were clearly homogeneous. The TEM pictures (at higher magnifications) showed that dried droplets consists of a fine grain powder of a typical size of particles below 10 nm (Fig. 1A). Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., Vol. 8, 2013 12470 Chemical and phase compositions were proved by EDAX measurements and by electron diffraction (SEAD), respectively (bottom inset in Fig. 1A). A width of the diffraction rings corresponding to the observed small particles size. Other morphological structures were not found and other phases were not distinguished on both type TEM grid (carbon and silicon oxide). When we found that we synthesized objects smaller than 10 nm, we followed with their optical characterization. QDs solution under UV light illumination is shown in upper inset in Fig. 1A. Optical properties of synthesized QDs were characterized spectrometrically. From the absorbance spectra it follows that QDs absorb strongly the light in the UV range, however also the absorption maximum at 500 nm was observed. From the emission spectrum shown in Fig. 1B it is apparent that CdTe QDs are exhibiting strong fluorescence with the emission maximum at 525 nm. It can be concluded based on the results obtained that we successfully synthesized CdTe QDs. In the following parts of our experiments, we aimed our attention at their electrochemical characterization. Figure 1. (A) TEM micrograph of the sample showing fine morphologies of QDs with the typical particles size below 10 nm; in inset: QDs solution under UV light illumination. (B) Absorption and emission spectra of CdTe QDs. 3.2 Sensing of prion proteins Due to the presence of MPA on the surface of QDs, good interaction with proteins can be expected. Sensing of proteins is of extreme interest for numerous scientists. In this study, we studied prion proteins, which are biomolecules naturally occurring in the animal cells. 3D model of prion protein structure is shown in inset in Fig. 2A. We mixed prion protein (500 µg mL-1) with QDs (500 µg mL-1) in ratios 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 1:6, 1:7, 1:7, 1:8, 1:9 and 1:10, and vice versa, and let to interact at 35 °C in dark for 24 hours. This mixture was the analyzed by adsorptive transfer stripping technique (AdTS) coupled with differential pulse voltammetry. The main principle is based in electrode removing from a solution after accumulating of a target molecule on its surface, rinsing of the electrode and transferring to a pure supporting electrolyte, where no interferences are present. The scheme of adsorptive transfer stripping technique (AdTS) can be summarized to the following steps: Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., Vol. 8, 2013 12471 (1) renewing of a surface of a working electrode; (2) adsorbing of target molecule in a drop solution onto the surface at open circuit and/or superimposed potential; (3) washing the working electrode in a solution; (4) transferring of the washed electrode to a supporting electrolyte; (5) measurement of adsorbed target molecules. Using AdTS DPV we found that QDs itself did not adsorb on the surface of working electrode (not shown). Figure 2. (A) DP voltammograms of prion protein (PrP, 500 μg mL-1) with additions of QDs in various volumes (460 μg mL-1, quantified according to concentration of cadmium(II)). (B) Dependences of peaks 1, 2, 3 and 4 heights on the concentration of QDs. (C) DP voltammograms of QDs (460 μg mL-1) with additions of prion protein (PrP, 500 μg mL-1) in various volumes (500 μg mL-1). (D) Dependences of peaks 1, 2 and 3 heights on the concentration of PrP. Therefore, QDs-prion protein complex only was adsorbed on the surface of working electrode (120 s) and measured using DPV. The increasing concentration of QDs gave us four peaks (Fig. 2A). Peak 3 corresponded to prion protein itself. It is obvious that this signal is lower compared to others. Peaks 1, 3 and 4 belong to QDs-prion protein complex. Peak 1 can be associated to Cd(II)-prion protein because of shifting of Cd(II) peak to more positive potentials due to Cd(II) interactions with protein moieties. Peaks 3 and 4 can be associated with MPA-Cd(II)-protein complexes. These Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., Vol. 8, 2013 12472 complexes can be formed by interactions of some amino acids moieties with Cd(II). Moreover, we found that peaks 1, 2 and 3 were linearly proportional to concentration of QDs, which is important for sensing of prions (Fig. 2B). Figure 3. (A) 3D structure of human prion protein, expasy.org. (B) DP voltammograms of QDs-prion protein complex, concentration of the prion protein was as stated in the figure. The complex was measured using AdTS DPV. (C) DP voltammograms of various prion protein concentrations. The peak height enhanced with the increasing concentration of prion proteins. Tested concentration range was from 16 μg mL-1 to 500 μg mL-1. The complex was measured using AdTS DPV; in inset: calibration curve with regression coefficient R2 = 0.9972. (D) Calibration curves for QDs-prion protein complex. To find the most appropriate peak, complexes of QDs with the increasing prion protein concentration were analyzed using AdTS DPV. Peak 4 disappeared, but the peaks 1, 3 and 4 remained (Fig. 2C). Peak 1 and 3 increased linearly with the increasing concentration of prions, which can be associated with the fact that nature of this peak is somewhat dependent on prion protein concentration (Fig. 2D). Peak 2 decreased with the increasing concentration of prions. The interaction of prion proteins with CdTe QDs was also confirmed by decreasing fluorescence of the particles with the increasing concentration of QDs. Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., Vol. 8, 2013 12473 It clearly follows from the results obtained that peak 1 is the most sensitive and proportional to concentration of both QDs-prion protein complex. Therefore, we aimed our attention to find detection limit of our sensing assay. The prion protein was analyzed labeled with QDs (Fig. 3A) and without labeling (Fig. 3B) both using AdTS DPV. Sensitivity of QDS labeling is of several magnitude higher compared to non-labeled prion proteins detection. The detection limit as 16 μg of prion protein per ml was estimated (3 S/N). Compared to this, we also measured calibration dependence of QDs-prion protein complex (Fig. 3C). The calibration range was from 1 10-5 to 4 μg mL-1 (75 fg 5 µL-1 to 20 ng µL-1). The obtained dependence was logarithmic, which can be related to scavenging of electrochemical peak due to the presence of excess electroactive substances. Strictly linear part was found within the interval from 0.05 ng mL-1 to 4 ng mL-1. Detection limit (3 S/N) was estimated as 1 fg in 5 µl. This makes labeling of proteins with QDs of great importance due to easy applicability and possibility to use in miniaturized devices. 4. CONCLUSIONS QDs, tiny light-emitting nanocrystals, have emerged as a new promising class of fluorescent probes for biomolecular and cellular imaging. In comparison with organic dyes and fluorescent proteins, QDs have unique optical and electronic properties such as size-tunable light emission, improved signal brightness, resistance against photobleaching, and simultaneous excitation of multiple fluorescence colors [34]. In this study, we found that QDs are also excellent electroactive labels for detection of prion proteins. QDs-prion protein complex is stable and can be quantified in extremely low amounts. There have been published several papers how to sense the complex of prion proteins using quantum dots [35-38], and there is also numerous papers on the electrochemistry of quantum dots and their interactions with various biomolecules [39-45], however, complex between CdTe QDs and prion proteins have never been analyzed. 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Golden Triangle gets high profile advocate in Jim Pearce
16 October 2009 , 12:53 PM by Jacquie Mackay
At one time he was a miner himself, he was a state member for parliament for nearly 20 years and now he's becoming an activist against mining on agricultural land - Jim Pearce had his say on behalf of a new lobby group with me this morning.
At one time he was a miner himself, he was a state member for parliament for nearly 20 years and now he's becoming an activist against mining on agricultural land - Jim Pearce had his say on behalf of a new lobby group with me this morning.
Former member for Fitzroy Jim Pearce has always been a bloke who was pretty frank about things and now he is no longer in Parliament, he can speak out even more about issues that are concerning him.
One of these is the issue of mining on prime agricultural land.
Jim Pearce has joined with a group of primary producers North of Rolleston and west of the Comet River to form a new lobby group - the Golden Triangle Community, in their fight to ensure the future of farming in the area.
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We need to protect prime farming land from being destroyed by coal mining. The United Nations tells us that we need to double our food production over the next 40 years just to keep up with food demand. We have no more farmland to bring into production. To feed the world, we need to protect our most productive farming country from being destroyed. Our childern depend on us acting now. The revenue from coal mining is a significant driver of our economy, but a mine only lasts for about 20 years. Where will the wealth, jobs and food for our children come from after we have destroyed our most precious farmland. Sure, we need coal mines now, but we need food for our childrens future. Mines should stay off of our very best farmland and leave it for future generations. There is plenty of coal under poor quality areas of Qld that is suitable to mine.
Posted by: Andrew | 20 October 2009 at 03:24 PM
Great interview Jim, we need to protect our land from coal mining for future generations, for food production and sustainablity in the future and future jobs. We need a better planning system, protection of water, farmers/graziers understand the need for revenue to run the country but lets get some real plans in place. Mining is such a short term ""fix"".Lets educate people where their food comes from and the need to protect the land where it is produced. There are many sources of alternative clean power - lets get it into production. Make the coal mines finish off the existing mines before opening up any new mines.Good to see another active group - Golden Triangle.
Posted by: Avriel Tyson | 22 October 2009 at 09:45 AM
It is critical that we raise Government and community awareness surrounding the very real threat of Australia loosing our prime farmland to coal mines so I thank and congratulate Jim and the Golden Triangle Community lobby group. I recently read these words that express my concerns in regards to this critical issue. They are written by an American farmer concerned by shrinking farm land, he says ....."Agricultural land sometimes supplies products with little market value but with enormous cultural and ecological importance, such as social heritage, scenic
views, open space and community character. Long-range environmental benefits include wildlife habitat, clean air and
water, flood control, ground-water recharge and carbon sequestration." For long term sustainability we need to protect our PLANET and our PEOPLE…Go Jim!
Posted by: Carmel Tulloch | 23 October 2009 at 09:26 AM
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Headteachers will be urged to reserve no more than 10 per cent of places for pupils whose families are practising Anglicans. The move could spell an end to the practice of parents using church attendance to guarantee a place.
The Rt Rev John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford, the head of the Church's board of education, said the move should go ahead even if it damages exam results. He told the Times Educational Supplement he was not convinced that schools should be dominated by families who go to church. He said: "I'm really committed to our schools being as open as they can be."
There are no guidelines on how many children of different religions state-funded faith schools must admit. The Church will publish its admissions guide this summer.
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