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Ay fool hand me that burrito before some fool tries to grab it first, fool.
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Name for a person,any type of person.Can be used in anger or friendship.
Anger:"Stupid fool."
Friendship"Yo fool!"
Friendship"Yo fool!"
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This very roomy twin engine, air conditioned motor catamaran cruiser has beautiful classic lines with timeless appeal.
The large open plan saloon and spacious home style galley offers comfort, excellent ventilation and is equipped with everything a gourmet chef would require to produce scrumptious meals for his or her crew. Boasting 2 large private double cabins, 2 single berths and a convertible saloon area this vessel is ideal for a party of 6 - 8.
Relaxing in the large flybridge is made easy as it boasts a full bimini for shade and offers ample seating for a full crew, making it the perfect entertaining area.
Easy access to the warm Whitsunday waters is simple by way of a swimming platform and ladder from the rear of the cockpit. A great cruiser for a large family or group of friends, this catamaran is always in demand.
Vessel Features:
Length: 26 feet
Beam: 16.40feet
Draft: 2.62feet
Fresh water capacity: 650 litres
Fuel Capacity: 650 litres
Inboard diesel Engines: 2 x 110 hp
Berths: maximum pax 8
Recommended passengers: 2-8
Private double cabins: 2
4 Extra berths in saloon area - 1 double & 2 singles
Hot/Cold Fresh Water: Yes
Fully Equipped Galley: Yes
3 Burner Stove & Oven: Yes
Fridge: 250 litres
Air conditioning: Yes
Seperate Freezer - Top Loading: 60 litres
Toilet / Bathroom: 1
Cabin Fans: Yes
Window shades: Yes
Electric Anchor Winch: Yes
Stereo Radio / CD Player: Yes
LCD TV/DVD: Yes
VHF Radio: Yes
12V power/charge sockets: Yes
Full instrumentation: Yes
Flybridge shade: Yes
Flybridge cushions: Yes
Stainless Steel LPG BBQ: Yes
Walk-thru transom & swim ladder: Yes
Dinghy & 6 HP Outboard: Yes
Snorkelling Equipment : Yes
In the Galley:
Soucepans, Frying pan, Baking Dish, Kettle, Mugs, Dinner Plates, Cereal Bowls, Knives, Forks, Dessert Spoons, Tea Spoons, Acrylic Drinking Glasses, Sharp Knives, Egg Flip, Mixing Bowls, Plastic Containers, Salad Bowls, Potato Peeler, Can Opener, Tongs & Salad Servers, Cork Screw Cutting Board.
General Items:
Spray & Wipe (spray cleaner), Toilet Paper, Garbage Bags (Trash), Foil, Paper Towels, Dishwashing Liquid, Scourer & Sponges, Guest Soap, Matches & Gas Lighter, Airfreshener, All bedding, Linen & Bath Towels, First Aid Kit with vinegar, Life Jackets (adults size), Wet Weather Jackets, Safety Equipment, Navigation Equipment, Snorkelling equipment.
The Operator is based at Abel Point Marina, adjacent to Airlie Beach township. The Operator meets you at the marina, unload your luggage and escort you to your vessel.
Air: Via Proserpine Airport then 1/2 Hour coach or taxi transfer, or via Hamilton Island Airport then by Fantasea Blue Ferries, Cruise Whitsunday and coach/taxi service to Abel point marina. Alternatively into Mackay Airport with connecting bus transfers or book a one way car rental with Hertz, Avis.
Car: By National Highway to Airlie Beach, turn off at Proserpine.
Coach and Train services are also available.
For a nominal boat delivery and collection charge, you can commence and complete your holiday at Hamilton Island. Private Transfers with the Operator available on request.
When you book your bareboat sailing charter in the Whitsundays, the Operator recommend you purchase Travel Insurance to cover for losses arising from unforeseeable circumstances. Plans are available which cover the unused, non-refundable portion of the costs of the prepaid travel arrangements such as fares and charter costs. Details are available on request or consult your travel agent.
You don't need to be a Whitbread veteran but it is preferable that at least one of your bareboating party have some knowledge of boat handling, anchoring and use of navigational aids. If you are unsure about your experience please contact the Operator. Even very inexperienced sailors can enjoy the holiday of a lifetime after some training through Windskills, located in Airlie Beach.
On your departure day the Operator will thoroughly brief you on your vessel, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, the anchorages and navigating around, assist you in your itinerary and take you on a familiarisation sail. Briefings commence at 8:45 AM and usually last about 4 hours. If need be the Operator will gladly spend more time with you until you (and the Operator) feel comfortable and confident before you set sail on your holiday. The Operator can also arrange for a sail guide or skipper to be with you for a day or two at nominal cost. Twice daily the Operator conduct radio schedules with you to advise weather, your location and proposed movements. Suggested reading prior to arrival to enhance your holiday and assist planning your sailing adventure is 100 Magic Miles. This is a great souvenir of the Whitsundays and is utilised extensively during your area brief. Ask the crew about purchasing a copy prior to your arrival.
The marine board permits the vessels to operate from daybreak. Please note that it is a requirement, for safety reasons, that you have anchored by 4:00 PM each day.
If you intend to arrive in Airlie Beach on the day of your departure, the Operator recommend you utilise the provisioning service which will, from experience, minimise departure delays and afford you sufficient time to sail to your first nights anchorage. Please advise your requirements 7 days before departure. Your order will be already stowed on board before your arrival.
To place your order please click the link http://www.whitprov.com.au/cya/
The essentials to bring on your bareboat sailing charter in the Whitsundays are sunscreen, sunglasses, broad rimmed hat, swimsuit, shorts, T-Shirts, deckshoes and an old pair of sandshoes. Include a smart casual outfit for resort visits. During the cooler months include warmer trousers and a light sweater or tracksuit. As storage is limited, use soft fabric luggage bags. Avoid wearing hard leather or black soled shoes and coconut based tanning oil. Snorkelling equipment is on board but if you prefer your own gear, bring them along with your favourite CDs.
The Operator will be pleased to assist with or arrange local accommodation, scuba and sailboard hire as well as Great Barrier Reef trips, scenic flights and car parking.
Although the Operator does not require skippers to have any formal certificates or licences to charter the bareboats, you will require basic boat handling skills. You must be capable of operating the vessel safely and need to tell the Operator if you have any medical conditions which may affect your ability. You will have a very thorough briefing on the first day of your charter, (up to 4 hours) which will cover the following:
* operating your vessel, all systems and safety equipment
* cruising area, navigation, tides and weather
* Great Barrier Reef Marine Park rules and regulations
* sail and/or drive instruction for you and your crew. If you need or would like extra tuition the Operator can arrange to have your briefer spend extra time with you @ $38.50 per hour
In order to determine your level of experience the Operator will require you to fill out an Experience Questionnaire. See Clause 6 of the Charter Agreement.
Pets and smoking are not allowed on boats.
Vessel cruising limits vary depending on its survey and will be discussed at the time of briefing.
Late returns are at the discretion of the Operator and subject to availability. Normally no fee applies.
Additional information
The Operator is setting high standards in all aspects of the bareboat charter industry.
Airlie Beach is one of Australia's rapidly growing tourist destinations and the bareboat charter industry in the Whitsunday region is benefiting greatly.
the Operator is based at Abel Point Marina, Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia. It is an Australian family owned and operated business, established in 1992.
The Operator's friendly and professional crew look forward to welcoming you on board their meticulously prepared, modern fleet of vessels to explore the magical Whitsunday Islands.
John Mol the owner of the Operator is a qualified skipper with over twenty-five years experience at sea as a Marine Engineer. John takes pride in ensuring the fleet is in top condition. Every vessel follows strict preventative maintenance plans overseen by John. Nothing is left to chance, ensuring all clients enjoy a trouble free holiday afloat and your vessel is maintained in as new condition.
Annie Judd co-owner of the Operator has managed retail travel agencies and worked in the corporate sector as Business Development Manager for Flight Centre Limited for seven years. Her contacts within the corporate sector are extensive. Annie maintains a strong presence nationally and overseas, servicing the travel industry and participating in direct promotional activities such as boat shows, travel seminars, specialised advertising aimed at specific consumers.
Intinerary Suggestion
Day 1:
After departing from Abel Point Marina on your sailing holiday and sail across the Whitsunday Passage to your first nights anchorage at Nara Inlet on Hook Island. Motor down the long narrow fjord for your overnight anchorage. Opposite is a track that leads from the beach to Aboriginal Caves and further on there is a waterfall which runs after heavy rains.
The site is protected by a fence and gate which must be kept shut to keep out the goats that inhabit the island. Inside the cave admire the primitive paintings indicating that aboriginal people lived here until recently.
Nara Inlet on Hook Island - bareboat charters in the Whitsundays
Day 2:
Cid Harbour on Whitsunday Island is a very large harbour and is one of the all weather anchorages in the area. With several sand beaches and a 1 km walking track from Sawmill to Dugong beach this is a very pleasant way to spend the day just relaxing. For those that are a little more energetic take the walk to Whitsunday Peak for a panoramic view.
Cid harbour on Whitsunday Island
Day 3:
Hamilton Island this is a modern resort Island with a village that has all the essentials -bakery, bottle shop, general store, chemist, local art, fashion and plenty of restaurants to choose from. Hire a golf buggy to explore the island and end your day by watching a glorious sunset from the lookout.
Bareboat charter boats on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays
Day 4:
Whitehaven Beach - the water is an amazing emerald colour. The beach is 5 kilometres of sparkling white sand made up of 98% silica a legacy of a geologic era when the sea level was lower. Take a walk up the beach and the only sound you hear is the sand that squeaks beneath your feet. There are no resorts, no buildings, just natural beauty. At the northern end of the beach is Tongue Point with a safe anchorage in Tongue Bay.
Once ashore it is just 650 meters to the platform lookout with a magnificent view straight into Hill Inlet where the sands just beneath the water swirl to give incredible contrast. The long sweep of Whitehaven beach makes a picture for all your friends to envy.
Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island
Day 5:
Border Island: Cateran Bay a great place for a snorkel. The fringing reef has so much to offer. Colourful corals with an abundance of vivid fish of all shapes and sizes including the resident Moari Wrasse, a huge blue placid fish with a big pouty mouth who gracefully swims amongst the other fish.
Further north to the top end of Hook Island is Manta Ray Bay offering some of the best underwater scenery in the area. Butterfly Bay is the perfect spot to pick up a mooring, to sit back and reflect on the days events.
Feed the bat fish at Cateran Bay in the Whitsunday islands
Day 6:
Blue Pearl Bay: on Hayman Island offers more amazing snorkelling with an abundance of fish and corals. Alternatively, spoil yourself and tie up at Hayman Island Marina and visit the resort for lunch. Be sure to have your credit card handy as this resort is simply five star, or just moor at Langford Reef for lunch before heading off to Stonehaven to pick up a free public mooring, to view another amazing sunset and settle in for the night.
The finging reef systems of the whitsunday islands
Day 7:
Black Island: or as the brochures advertise Bali Hai. This small island is surrounded by reef and you will see a very distinctive Yellow Submarine. This is for day tours for non-snorkellers who come to this area by ferry to view the reef without getting wet. Several hours south is South Molle Island.
This is a national park and has some of the finest walking tracks with spectacular views of the Whitsunday Passage. You can visit the resort for a small fee and enjoy the facilities including a 9 hole golf course, tennis courts and swimming pool and enjoy one of their famous Island feasts.
Bareboat charters in the Whitsundays
Day 8:
Around the corner is Daydream Island also known as West Molle with just enough time for one last snorkel before heading back to Abel Point Marina. The charter has ended and there is so much more to be seen with over 70 Islands in the group.
Whitsunday Weather
Situated on 20°4'S and 148°5'E, the Whitsundays has a welcoming tropical climate with an estimated average 8.25 hours of sunshine daily and mean annual temperatures of 27-24°C max. and 21°C min. Perfect conditions for your bareboat sailing charter.
Helpful Weather Links:
Central Coast Waters Bowen to St. Lawrence Forecast
Synoptic Analysis
Cyclone tracking
Satellite Visual
Queensland flood warnings
Whitsunday area radar
Tidal Information(set Iocation to Shute Harbour)

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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:37 pm
Post subject: Feds vs Klinks
Me and a friend of mine have just started playing FC with the First Missions pdf. So far we have had two battles. The first I used one Fed CA and he had one D7. Second time I had two Fed CAs and he used two D7s. Both battles basically the same. He tried to close and fight at point blank range. Both times we exchanged Alpha strikes, and in both games he came off much worse, as I had fully loaded photons. I am wondering what would be better tactics for the klingon player, as an early frontal attack does not work. We only have access to the First missions rule set, as my newly purchesed copy of Academy has not yet arrived.
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The Klingons ships are not as durable as the Federation ships are... at any range. And up close and personal, the Photon Torpedo is much more damaging than the Disruptor.
The Klingons tend to favor an attack style called the "Sabre Dance" (patents pending). They have more manueverability and better firing arcs than the Federation does. This means they like to close at an oblique angle, fire everything at range 9 to 12 and turn away. This keeps the Federation player out of Photon overload range and enables the Klingon player to take full advantage of his ships manueverability and every turn heavy weapon fire.
It's a trick to pull off, but wiyh practice it becomes second nature.
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A well played Sabre Dance kept in the 10 or 11 hex range, gives the option to dart into Overload Range 7 or 8, if your opponent dips a little the wrong way and leaves an opening out of his forward arc ---
Stay aware of their power usage (as a HET is more likely in FC) ----
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:51 pm
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Klingons don't do well in close combat against Feds. The Feds can do too much damage in one volley with their photons, and Klingons are too fragile to take that kind of a punch. It follows from this, by the way, that Klingons really don't do well against Feds on a closed board, regardless of the tactics they employ.
To beat Feds, you have to play keep away, and wear them down. Range 15 is your friend. And really, there's no need to get any closer. You have to stay outside range 8, where the Feds have a 50-50 hit chance with their photons. You don't do any more damage at range 14, 0r 13, or 12, then you do at range 15, and you're getting closer to range 8.
Come in oblique, with your numer 2 or 6 shield to the Feds. That preserves your front shield as long as possible, and facilitates turning away after you fire. In a group fight, cncentrate your fire on one Fed ship. Try to take down his front shield. Once you do, it's hard for him to face toard you to bring his photons to bear.
Fire drones on impulse 8, and again on impulse 1. Come in behind the drones. This will eat into his phaser capacity, and lessen the damage you take. DOn't count on getting any drones through, use them to tie up his phasers and make him waste power.
If he fires photons and misses, use the opportunity to bore in and hit him hard. Photons are a two turn arming weapon. Once he fires, he's mostly defanged for the moment, because there's no getting those photons live next turn. As long as he has live photons (especially overloads), you have to play keep away.
Remember when you turn away to open the range that you can put a lot of phaser firepower down the # 3 and #5 hexsides. Because you have a better turn mode, he has to move first, unless he buys acceleration, and even then he moves first if you buy acceleration as well. Be alert for any chance to put him on the 3 or 5 hex rows. His phaser arcs tend to be more limited than yours, and he usually has to centerline you to use his full phaser battery to best advantage. Remember this, and DO NOT get centerlined.
Remember, should things get to close range, that you can probably do more damage with your phasers than you can with your disruptors, and for less cost in power. An over the shoulder phaser shot from a D7 at close range can be worse than even overloaded disruptors, which can miss.
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My advice is to play on floating map or location map, this gives the klingon player chance to stay away from the feds.
This will be a much more difficult game for the Feds. But you can still be cornered, so try not to be!
If the fed are chasing, they usually power starved and vunerable to death of a Thousand cuts.
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Mindy Kaling Loves Rihanna
Mindy talks about her love for Rihanna.
Shonda joins Jimmy in the Pope & Associates conference room where she talks about the Scandal season finale, the fight in the writer's room over Jake's story line, and she reveals why they chose such strange places for Quinn and Huck to have sex.
Mindy talks about her love for Rihanna.
Mindy talks about being on the cover of Southwest Airlines magazine.
Ronda talks about having to go without her favorite food.
Ronda talks about her signature elbow hold and reacts to Eminem's new song.
Chris and Jimmy talk about their mutual love of fly fishing.
Chris talks about working with Meryl Streep on Into The Woods.
Evangeline talks about her "retirement" from acting.
Evangeline talks about her new children's book.
Jennifer reveals her fear of flying.
Ken brings out his young daughter to get her opinion on his new film.
Ken shares some stories about working with David Hasselhoff.
The guys talk about hanging with Johnny Depp and meeting royalty.
Jimmy asks the guys of One Direction a series of random questions.
Tom talks about working behind the scenes on "Scandal."
Jimmy surprised Tom with an old clip of him on a local dancing show.
Jamie talks about what it's like to have so many family members.
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Jamie reveals how he gets Chris Christie and John McCain to dance.
Tracee shares some stories about growing up as Diana Ross' daughter.
Tracee talks about the show "Black-ish" and shares some dating advice.
People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue is out Friday, November 21st.
Jason reviews some vintage magazine covers he was on.
Jason shares the speech he would have given had he been Sexiest Man Alive.
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Nate talks about splitting his time between acting and coaching.
Geena explains how she got her start in acting.
Geena recalls some of her 80s TV roles and Jimmy shares an old clip of her.
Nelly finds out that Jimmy's mother-in-law almost sold him a house.
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In the 2013/2014 season, the Hungarian State Opera, as the largest institution of Hungarian culture, and the recently reopened Erkel theatre invite audiences to a total of 630 events including 13+2 premières, 40 repertoire productions, 431 performances (including 28 public dress rehearsals), 19 chamber opera performances, 23 concerts and galas, 22 chamber music programmes, 145 events for children and young people, 7 open days and special street events, and 5 festivals.
The renewal of season tickets for the 2013/2014 season begins a month earlier than usual, on 15 April, whereas new buyers can choose from 48 types of season tickets – including 18 series for the Erkel Theatre and series compiled especially for children – from 22 April to 30 June .
The cheapest ticket to the Opera will cost 600 forints and the most expensive ticket for the first row in the box will cost 19,000 forints; student tickets for the third-floor gallery will be available again for 300 forints. After the spring introductory prices, an audience-friendly arrangement has been worked out at the Erkel Theatre: the most expensive tickets will cost 3,600 forints, and the cheapest ones in the last rows of the balcony will be offered for 500 forints. Season tickets will be available with a 10% discount compared to the daily ticket prices, and with a 15% discount at the Erkel Theatre. Senior and student buyers can purchase season tickets with an additional 5% reduction off the discounted daily ticket prices.
"Attaining our musical culture, making classical music popular with young people, experiment and accessibility – in headlines, this is what the 2013/2014 season is about at the Opera and the Erkel Theatre," Szilveszter Ókovács summarised the most important objectives of the season to come. According to the General Director, the main point of the 600 events they plan is to pay a tribute to the great names – Verdi, Wagner, Strauss and Erkel – and, at the same time, give the floor to contemporary music, unconventional and novel productions, and music should also "step out" of the Opera House and go outside, get to country towns, cross the borders, appear on virtual community sites, and reach young children and teenagers as well as large families and the elderly.
Acting Music Director Domonkos Héja highlighted an outstanding event of the 2013/2014 season, the Strauss 150 Festival, which will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Richard Strauss' birth, featuring six operas by the composer – besides the première of Die Frau ohne Schatten, Salome will also be performed, conducted by the internationally acclaimed chairman-conductor of the Orchestra of the Budapest Philharmonic Society, Pinchas Steinberg.
The press conference on 9 April was Pinchas Steinberg's debut as chief conductor in Budapest at the same time. The conductor, who will hold this position from February 2014, told the press that he saw this post as a great challenge. He conducted the orchestra once last season and he met motivated musicians who work hard and are open to the conductor's expectations. His aim is to "raise the general professional standard of the orchestra as a lot of work will be needed in order to be successful internationally," emphasised the conductor, who is well-known in America and Europe and was the Music Director of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra for seven years.
According to acting Director of Ballet Tamás Solymosi, the next season will be a special one, not only because of the exceptionally large number – 108 – of ballet performances, but also in view of the professional standards of the ballet company which is catching up with leading international companies. This is proven by the fact that in addition to great classical favourites, the Hungarian National Ballet can stage modern ballets and the Hungarian première of Die lustige Witwe, too.
In the second half of April 2013, the Hungarian State Opera will launch a campaign to advertise the 2013/2014 season and promote the resident theatres, forms of art and ensembles. In the promotional campaign, the Opera and the Erkel Theatre strive to focus on their public activities and the significant importance of culture. With this purpose, their first, 30-minute long public service TV advertisement has been created with the support of the Ministry of Human Resources. The film features leading opera singers, orchestral musicians and ballet artists of the Opera promoting these two classical forms of art.


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A New Scale-Down Membrane Adsorber Device for Process Development and Validation
ABSTRACTAnion exchange membrane chromatography (AEX) is an attractive alternative to flow-through anion exchange column chromatography. Replacing AEX column chromatography with AEX membrane chromatography provides similar output but at a much higher load density, usually greater than 10 kg/L of membrane. The commercially available scale-down model, Sartobind nano, which has a 1 mL membrane volume, requires a significant amount of material for process development and validation whereas a relatively small amount of material is typically available during early clinical development. To overcome this limitation, an ultra scale-down device, Sartobind pico, was developed to reduce material consumption and validation cost. In this article, the development of the new ultra scale-down device is detailed and scalability to Sartobind nano and to a large-scale capsule are demonstrated. Studies using model proteins and industrially relevant monoclonal antibody feedstock are described. The new ultra scale-down device, Sartobind pico, enables process development, characterization, and validation with scalability to large-scale membrane chromatography devices while reducing sample consumption, time, and cost.
Anion-exchange (AEX) membrane chromatography is an attractive technology for monoclonal antibody (mAb) purification because of advantages such as elimination of column packing and unpacking, higher throughput, smaller plant footprint, and considerably less buffer consumption. Compared with AEX resins, which are typically loaded to approximately 100 g/L, AEX membranes can provide orders of magnitude higher loading capacity in flow-through mode with adequate impurity removal. For example, Zhou et al. reported greater than 3000 g/m
It is thus well documented in the literature that an AEX membrane adsorber is a powerful alternative to column chromatography and can facilitate development of new purification strategies for downstream processing in the biopharmaceutical industry (7). However, the high load capacity achieved with membrane adsorbers in the flow-through mode implies the need for a significant amount of material for process development with laboratory-scale devices. For example, a load capacity of 10 kg/L means that 10 g of material is required for each experiment with a 1 mL laboratory-scale device. High material consumption can be a limiting factor, particularly during early stages of drug development where relatively small amount of material is typically available. Reducing the virus validation cost by minimizing the amount of virus spike required is also of significant interest.
To overcome these limitations, a new ultra scale-down membrane adsorber device, Sartobind pico (Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH, Göttingen, Germany), with a membrane volume of 0.08 mL has been developed. The 12.5-fold lower membrane volume than the current laboratory-scale device, 1 mL Sartobind Nano, significantly minimizes feedstock and virus spike requirements for development, characterization, and validation studies. The performance of this device was evaluated using model molecules and industrially relevant mAb feedstock and was compared with the current scale-down device, Sartobind nano. Data demonstrating the scalability of the new ultra scale-down device to a manufacturing-scale device are also presented.
MATERIALS AND METHODSDevices
Sartobind pico, the new scale-down device was provided by Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH, Göttingen, Germany. The device consists of 15 membrane layers with polypropylene sealing rings every 3 layers, and is assembled into a molded polypropylene housing with luer lock connectors to enable easy connection to a liquid chromatography system (see Figures 1 and 2). The bed height of 4 mm is similar across the entire Sartobind SingleSep family and the frontal surface area of 20 mm
The Sartobind SingleSep 10" capsule with a membrane volume of 180 mL was used to further confirm scalability. The devices were assembled with a salt tolerant AEX membrane, Sartobind STIC PA, consisting of a polyallylamine ligand covalently coupled to the cellulose membrane matrix (12).
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METHODSDynamic binding capacity
Each device was sanitized with 1 N NaOH for 30 min at 10 MV/min followed by equilibration with 150 MV binding buffer composed of 150 mM NaCl in 20 mM Tris/HCl pH 7.3 ± 0.1, conductivity 16 mS/cm. 150 MV of 1 g/L BSA in binding buffer or 0.1 g/L DNA in binding buffer were loaded. All solutions used were prefiltered with a 0.2 μm membrane filter. All steps were performed at flow rate of 10 MV/min. Breakthrough curves were recorded by measuring the extinction at 280 nm (protein) and 260 nm (DNA) using the ÄKTA Explorer. To compare different devices the void volume of the experimental setup was determined by injection of acetone (2 %). The dynamic binding capacity at 10% breakthrough was calculated as shown in Equation 1,
where V
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Chinese hamster ovary proteins clearance
Determination of log reduction value of bacteriophages
Endotoxin removal
ASSAYSCHOP quantification
An ELISA was used for CHOP quantification. Samples containing CHOP were incubated in the wells, followed by incubation with anti-CHOP antibodies conjugated with horseradish peroxidase (HRP). The HRP enzymatic activity was detected with o -phenylenediamine, and the CHOP was quantified by reading absorbance at 490 nm in a microtiter plate reader. Based on the principles of sandwich ELISA, the concentration of peroxidase corresponded to the CHOP concentration. The assay range for the ELISA was typically 10–320 ng/mL, with intra-assay variability of approximately 10%. CHOP values were reported in units of ng/mL. CHOP values could be divided by the mAb concentration and the results reported in units of PPM (parts per million; ng of CHOP/mg of mAb).
Bacteriophage ΦX174 quantification
where P is the number of plaques of all countable dilutions, E is the sum of emphasis, D is the lowest evaluated dilution, and VSample is the sample volume.
The LRV was calculated using Equation 3,where c0 was the titer of the initial solution and cFT the titer in the flow-through fraction.
Endotoxin quantification
RESULTSFlow rate and protein throughput
Device geometry must allow for linear scalability through the entire device size range. Pressure flow curves were generated with the axial flow Sartobind pico and radial flow Sartobind nano devices with data shown in Figure 3. The normalized flow rate (membrane volume (MV)/minute) increased linearly with the increasing inlet pressure and the flow rates were comparable, suggesting effective flow distribution and efficient utilization of membrane area with both pico and nano devices.
For a typical polishing application with an AEX membrane adsorber, the load capacity is very high, exceeding 10 kg of protein feedstock per liter of membrane volume and can thus present the risk of membrane fouling. To assess fouling as a function of load capacity, the Sartobind pico and Sartobind nano devices were loaded with a 20 g/L γ-globulin solution to a load capacity of 20 kg/L at a constant inlet pressure of 3 bar. As seen in Figure 4, while slightly higher flow decay was observed with the pico device, the overall flow decay was minimal with the two devices thus demonstrating the absence of significant membrane fouling at high load density.
Characterization of membrane adsorber devices using model systems
Dynamic binding capacity: The dynamic binding capacity at 10% breakthrough was measured for the Sartobind pico, the Sartobind nano, and the Sartobind SingleSep 10" capsule using BSA and DNA model systems. All devices were assembled with STIC-PA membranes. The breakthrough curves for the three devices are shown in Figures 5 and 6 for BSA and DNA, respectively. The breakthrough curves are similar for all devices suggesting consistent flow distribution and efficient utilization of the membrane binding sites at the three scales. Table II shows the average BSA and DNA dynamic binding capacity values for several Sartobind pico, nano and 10" devices. At 10% breakthrough, the difference in dynamic binding capacity for all three devices was insignificant. The consistent dynamic binding capacity with BSA and DNA supports a linear scalability from 0.08 mL axial flow pico device to 180 mL radial flow SingleSep 10" capsule.
Removal of bacteriophage: Pathogen clearance was evaluated using the bacteriophage ΦX174, serving as a surrogate for mouse minute virus (MMV), which is typically used as a model virus for virus validation studies. Both ΦX174 (26-33 nm diameter) and MMV (20 nm diameter) are small nonenveloped DNA viruses with an isoelectric point of around 6.7–7.0 and 6.2 respectively (13). At pH > 7, both ΦX174 and MMV are mainly negatively charged and expected to bind to positively charged AEX chromatography membranes, resulting in their clearance from protein feedstock through electrostatic interactions. To compare clearance between Sartobind pico and Sartobind nano, the same ratio of ΦX174 to membrane volume was loaded. Process-scale capsules were not tested because of the large amount of phage material required. Two flow-through fractions were collected with each pico and nano device, and the LRV was evaluated by comparing the phage titers of the fractions with the load solution. As shown in Table III, similar LRVs were obtained at a load of 100 and 150 MV of phage-spiked buffer, demonstrating linear scalability between the devices.
Removal of endotoxin: Endotoxins are lipopolysaccharides found in the outer membrane of various gram negative bacteria, can be present as different forms of micelles and vesicles, and are generally strongly negatively charged. Because of their ability to elicit immunogenic responses in humans, endotoxins must be removed to typically < 0.25 Endotoxin Units per milliliter (EU/mL) where EU is the unit of measurement for endotoxin activity (USP <29>). Table IV shows the results for endotoxin removal with Sartobind pico and nano devices at pH 7.3 in a buffer containing 150 mM sodium chloride. The concentration of endotoxin in the load was 108 EU/mL, which is significantly higher than the concentration of endotoxin typically found in any in-process pools. Three fractions were collected from the flow-through at loading volumes of 50, 100, and 150 MV. All flow-through fractions had an endotoxin concentration below the detection limit of 0.012 EU/mL resulting in a LRV > 3.96 except one fraction at 50 MV with the pico device. However, subsequent fractions at higher load volumes with the same pico device provided LRV > 3.96 which suggests that the anomalous reading at 50 MV was likely due to an assay error or sample contamination. Based on the load volumes tested, the total amount of endotoxin removal was > 1296 EU with the pico and > 16200 EU with the nano device. Significantly larger amount of endotoxin would be required in the load to saturate the membrane with the endotoxin molecules to determine and compare the breakthrough curves for both pico and nano devices.
Performance of Sartobind pico with an industrially relevant mAb feedstream
In a mAb purification process, AEX chromatography is typically operated in a flow-through mode to bind trace levels of impurities such as DNA, putative viruses, endotoxins, and host cell proteins, while the mAb product flows through. The load capacity is indicated as the mass of product loaded per unit volume of chromatography membrane (kg mAb/L membrane) such that the purity level in the product pool is acceptable. To assess the performance with an industrially relevant feedstream, both pico and nano devices were loaded with an in-process mAb pool post Protein A and cation exchange chromatography step. Subsequently, CHOP levels were monitored in the flow-through as a function of load density. The devices were loaded to 10 kg/L load density at two different solution conditions (pH 7.0 and 8.0 at 11 mS/cm). CHOP clearance as a function of load density is shown in Figure 7. Comparable CHOP clearance was obtained with the pico and the nano device at both solution conditions using an industrially relevant mAb feedstock, suggesting that the Sartobind pico is scalable to the Sartobind nano device. Additionally, at pH 7.0 and 11 mS/cm, a load capacity ≥ 10 kg/L could be achieved with pool CHOP levels < 10 ppm.
The CHOP clearance results are consistent with the earlier data where comparable BSA and DNA dynamic binding capacity was observed between the pico, nano, and process scale 10" devices. Comparable clearance of endotoxin and the bacteriophage further demonstrated the scalability of Sartobind pico to the Sartobind nano.
CONCLUSIONIt is well documented in the literature that AEX membrane adsorbers are an attractive alternative to columns for polishing applications in a flow-through mode. Because of its hydrodynamic benefits, load capacity greater than 10 kg/L of membrane can be achieved with membrane chromatography. Such high load density necessitates a significantly large amount of protein feedstock for process development and validation, which could be cost prohibitive. To overcome this limitation and also to reduce validation cost particularly for virus spiking studies, an ultra scale-down device, Sartobind pico, having a membrane volume of 0.08 mL was developed. Using model molecules and an industrially relevant mAb feedstock, Sartobind pico was compared to the existing commercial scale-down device Sartobind nano. BSA and DNA breakthrough curves, CHOP, bacteriophage, and endotoxin clearance data demonstrate the scalability of Sartobind pico to the Sartobind nano. The new scale-down pico device will facilitate the development of flow-through polishing applications for recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies by reducing the sample consumption by 10-fold and providing substantial cost savings for process characterization and virus validation studies.
Nathalie Frau, PhD*, is a senior scientist in R&D process technologies at Sartorius Stedim North America, Bohemia NY; Martin Leuthold, PhD, is a scientist in R&D product development at Sartorius Stedim Biotech, Goettingen, Germany; Amit Mehta, PhD, is a senior engineer in purification development and Kome (Kevin) Shomglin, PhD, is a senior research associate in purfication development at Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; and Rene Faber, PhD, is vice-president, R&D process technologies at Sartorius Stedim, North America, Bohemia NY. *To whom correspondence should be addressed,
1. J.X. Zhou and T. Tressel, Biotechnol. Prog. 22, 341–349 (2006).
2. J.X. Zhou et al., J. Chromatogr. A 2006,1134, 66–73.
3. J. Glynn et al., "Downstream Procecessing 2010" supplement to Biopharm Int. 22, s16–s20 (2009).
4. A. Arunakumari, J. Wang, and G. Ferreira, "Advances in Process Chromatography" supplement to Biopharm Int. 22 s36–s40 (2007).
5. A. Arunakumari, J. Wang, and G. Ferreira, "Downstream Procecessing 2010" supplement to Biopharm Int. 22 s22–s26 (2009).
6. A. Mehta et al., "SBE Supplement–Bioprocessing" supplement to Chemical Engineering Progress 104, 14–20 (2008).
7. N. Fraud, Bioprocessing J. 7, 34–37 (2008).
8. A. Pastor, M. Hirai, and S. Fischer-Fruehholz, presentation at GVC/Dechema, (Osnabrück, Germany, May, 2007).
9. U. Gottschalk, Pharma Focus Asia 7, 60–65 (2008).
10. J. Zhou et al., Biotechnol. Bioeng, 100, 488–496 (2008).
11. Sartorius Stedim Biotech GMbH, "Scale up with Sartobind SingleSep," Application Note, SL-4042-e07081.
12. R. Faber, Y. Yang, and U. Gottschalk, Biopharm Int. 22 (10), 11–14 (2009).
13. D. M. Strauss et al., Biotechnol. Bioeng. 104, 371–380 (2009).


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Sasuke please enter the battlefield, cuz this manga is going down the drain.
Madara admired and praised their "perfect combination".
Stop your *****ing. This chapter is a good build up for what is in store for next chapter. Seriously, I bet the alliance is going to get trolled big time and maybe Gai will go 8 gates to stop Madara and we'll get to see Obito fight of which the likes which we haven't seen since he went batshit after seeing Rin die.
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he dd'nt say he was'nt surprised he said he dd'nt even have time to be surprised when kakashi told him the the masked man was obito. How do you people read?
You're like the 3rd person to say that, I get it and have reread the chapter.
Originally Posted by Draphsin
1. the chapter was shorter than usual (normally i wouldnt be complaining about this)
2. most of the chap was the alliance using elements in combination, imo lots of wasted panels and also the reason why im complaining about the short chap (short, fast paced combinations..meh)
3. reading this chap makes me think that we wont be seeing sasuke for a while and im really disappointed with that because i like most really wanted to see what was going on with him and this was a perfect opportunity
all in all, not so great chap **
While of course they are going to use fast paced combination attack. You don't want them sitting there waiting to be attacked by the Juubi. And Sasuke is not going to show up until this battle is over, it was already bad enough when the manga was switching scenes between the Kages, Naruto, and Sasuke in the climaxes of the fights
I gave it a 4. I did find it pretty boring, but I guess it had to happen. Hopefully, this is a buildup and next chapter will be better.
Not even a fanboy, but this manga needs sasuke/oro right now.
2/5, guess i'll wait for Bleach
Not the best, but I think it laid great ground work for next week, and showed off a bunch of new-ish really cool jutsus and collaboration!
I have to give 1 this time...
Seeing how Obito is so bitter and full of anger and hate---wanting to kill everyone and causing so much troubles makes me hate him even more than ever before. LOL.
You're all ridiculous---those of you who gave it a 1.
Don't understand what everyone is *****ing about. The chapter was good, and had an underlying message that people completely missed. Tobi was talking about how the villages aren't actually unified and that nothing has really changed. Yet what we saw was a perfect uniting of all villages to pull of the best collaboration we have ever seen. All the elements had a specific purpose in that they all exemplify their respective country, ie konoha used fire for th fire country, sand used wind for the wind country, etc, etc.
People don't appreciate the things Kishi is actually trying to portray through his panels which as always were beautifully drawn. Also lol at people that said the alliance was fodder - they just owned madara, obito and the Juubi.
Also just because you want to see sasuke doesn't mean that every chapter until his is shown is crap since it didn't include him.
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Madara admired and praised their "perfect combination".
Stop your *****ing. This chapter is a good build up for what is in store for next chapter.
I thought the same during the Kages' fight with Madara.. There's no buildup, Madara is gonna simply OP them, and they all will be amazed by his power. The same bullshit continues until some twist no jutsu happens, like Sasuke-Oro doing something or Naruto taming 10 tails or unleashing a new power (possibly given by the other bijuus)..
It felt like watching a cooking class...! :rofl:
anyways 3/5 from me..!
Disappointing...although I wasn't expecting to see so many lava and storm element users! Those elemental kekkai genkai aren't that rare! And it was interesting seeing the sarutobi clan...
But I really wanna see whats happening with the kages and with orochimaru too!
Meh.... 2/5.
It was cool seeing the villages work together, and Shikamaru's Dad's skills.
I wanted to see some Oro and Sasuke.
That in anime would be like 2 minutes, which is about how long it took me to read it.
I wanna see the Perfect Form of the Jyuubi, as well as some Taijutsu users fight Madara. Guy and Rock Lee teaming up maybe?!?!?!
I hope next chapter makes up, maybe some fighting only to see its useless vs Madara and Obito, then The Perfect Form is completed. Then it pops to Oro and Sasuke or The Kage situation :D
I can't believe people actually enjoyed this bullshit..man the fanboyness is strong within you guys.
ever since the Juubi came its been getting worse and this last chapter was garbage, Madara and Obito are going to laugh this combo off, we need Orochimaru and Sasuke already
The Juubi's perfect for will look awsome. It needs to look epic to make up for the fact that its current form looks like the monster in a five year-old's nightmare.
I'm gonna be honest, it was boring.
They can not know about the 5 minute limit!
Also... does everybody has a kekkei genkai now? Lava.... Storm... wtf
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Chapter is a build up to squash Naruto's Alliance No Jutsu
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The IPG can be fired in the defensive fire phase. It affects stuff within 2 hexes.
Q. Does it require a seeking weapon impact to be able to fire in the defensive fire phase, which is the usual way of defensive firing. Or can it be declared any impulse. The latter obvioulsy being quite potent as it allows the clearing of fighters at range 2 without a 'me to' fire back by them.
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Q. Can drones that have impacted ships, or are being tractored by ships be affected by the IPG of seperate ships, in either defensive fire or offensive fire use. Normally defensive fire cannot target drones impacting other vessles, nor can anyone fire at defensively tractored drones, but given the AOE nature (and emphasised wording of 'and every drone') does this apply.
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Oooo... That's nasty. And if you put the two idea together, doing this on the impulse of impact means that the impacted ship doesn't even have to tractor them.
I have sent that one in, too.
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Q. Can drones that have impacted ships, or are being tractored by ships be affected by the IPG of seperate ships, in either defensive fire or offensive fire use. Normally defensive fire cannot target drones impacting other vessles, nor can anyone fire at defensively tractored drones, but given the AOE nature (and emphasised wording of 'and every drone') does this apply.
If this is the case, a Vudar fleet would be virtually impervious to any amount of incoming drone fire. I feel bad for the kitties about now.
Altho I wonder if a counter tactic of stringing out the drones might work. Fire a drone at a time from multiple ships would really get them spaced out. Its a similar tactic I use agianst web snares, but obviosuly the IPG is far more effective then a snare. It would be hard to impliment but it would at least cause several ships to burn up IPG caps to clear out drones, and if its close enough to the next turn, another wave could be prepared forceing the Vudar to slow down to power the IPGs.
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Yes, the presence of IPGs will force their opponents to spread out their drones as much as possible. You can use drones to mess up the Vudar. It is just really hard.
I think we need to see how they actually work out in combat before we worry if they are unbalanced or not. Remember, to a certain extent, only half their functionality made the translation over into FC. (Then again, their "ion energy" requirements when out the window.) So, if they are not unbalanced in SFB, I don't really see them being terribly unbalanced in FC.
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I haven't tested them, but my first impressions, ..
I don't think either ability would be overly gamebreaking. I'm unsure about the defenseive fire thing, as no one else that I can think of can defensive fire without the impacted drone trigger, and even then it only protects yourself. I think the IPG should be the same purely for game flow consistency rather than any game balance concern.
If they can use defensive fire when ever they want:
The fact that fighters might get clobbered at range 2 with no attack back is not that huge a deal. Stingers can still hurt at range 3, and other races fighters (in BOM?) would presumably have longer range weapons.
The ability to kill drones that you normally can't attack (impacted or tractor) is the more interesting one. Out of interest does the ESG rule cover that scenario, using offensive burst next to a friendly ship to kill any tractored drones on it? I can't see it in the main ESG rule an haven't checked the communiques. The IPG and ESG should use the same ruling for this IMO. Although the ESG has no possibilty of defensive firing on behalf of other ships, if the IPG can do so I would say its 'proxy' defensive fire should work the same as againt tractored drones (whatever that ends up as) just to keep everything simple.
As to countering IPG, I think it is reasonably clear that the usual stack of drones/fighters is not going to work. IPG is only really efficient against stacks, so stringing out these targets will force them into using the IPG inefficiently if at all. That may open up other tactics for them due to the drones/fighters being strung out, but that is likely better than just watching everything go pooof..
It'll probably be quite a while before I get to try them, but looking forward to giving them a go (or playing against them).
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A one-point hit from an IPG will make ALL drones in the area of effect guaranteed phaser-3 kills. With small numbers of drones incoming, it's probably more power efficient to dink the drones with the IPG and finish them off with phaser-3s.
For a guaranteed kill:
One drone: 1xphaser-1 or 2xphaser-3, 1 point of power
Two drones: 2xphaser-1, or 1-point ion pulse and 2xp-3, two points of power
Three drones: 1-point ion pulse, 3xp-3, 2.5 points of power
Four drones: 1-point ion pulse, 4xp-3, 3 points of power
Five or more drones: 4-point ion pulse, 4 points of power
Note that in many cases, the ion pulse doesn't even need to come from the ship that the drones are targetted on, letting big ships (with lots of power to spare and many IPGs) protect other ships from large drone strikes.
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Thats a good one Terry,
I wod have kept that one to yourself! I really think the IPG is fantastic since it can often guarantee the Vudar brush aside drone swarms like a hyperactive kid killing gimp flies with a swatter! Every point emitted in a burst damages ALL ELIGABLE UNITS 1 : 1 regardless of the amount in the area of effect. That drains the combat potential of Klingons and Kzintis in one lovely display of dazzling fireworks!
Say you're someone like me, who is just starting to win about 1 out of 4 matches against a guy with 28 years of SFB experience whose forte is Kzinti and Klingons. He is the drone race ace and our core game group alpha captain. He coordinates drones like a Blue Angel show. All these fancy tactics can be reduced to jack squat with simple power management and timing on the part of a Vudar. And the more proficient the drone chucker is, the more depleted his method of negotiating the Vudar enounter. The balance of power is severely upset. Picture Spidey fighting the Goblin, and mr parker made a neat little gadget that defused the fiend's pumpkin bombs. Big difference.
See, a smooth operator can employ drones as a sort of shield that absorbs return strikes as well as threatens the target. The IPG diminsishes the drone storm surfing menace. The Phiranas are floating and the Big bad Gator has to face all the strikes that would otherwise be neutralized by the herd. The favorable damage ratio is no longer assured for space bikers and poor wittle putty tats!
Drone Tactics . . . Denied! Let the bullies of the west border sweat.
Drone skills made near useless to a factor proportionate to the experience of their employer. Vudar don't feel the pressure of having their offensive potential stymied if they were some other opponent. I'd say its a big deal.
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There is no pre-condition for being impacted by a drone to use the IPG in Defensive Fire. It may be freely used in either Defensive Fire or Offensive Fire. Yes, this means Stingers need to be really careful and keep their distance.
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(5R3a) An IPG can be used in the Defensive Fire Step even if no drone has impacted the ship. This is useful against Hydran Stingers.
(5R3b) An IPG burst will damage drones which have impacted a ship (Vudar or other) which is within the two-hex burst radius.
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In playing the Vudar, FC-version, I have found that without the EW effect of the IPG, they play as about 99% Feds. Which is cool.
But it seems there could be an easy way to add that effect back in (and therefore make the Vudar more Vudar like) to a small extent without adding SFB-like complexity.
My first suggestion: allow a Vudar ship to pay for EM out of IPG energy points.
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I would prefer not to see that. EM and the IPG effect are very different, especially since the IPG effect has a very short time limit. I will have to review the SFB IPG rule when I get home, but I would rather see a fairly direct version of the SFB EW rule portion.
It would be quite easy: When triggered for xx energy points, all ships firing at the Vudar ship (and the Vudar ship itself, I think) are affected by a +yy shift for zz impulses. It is cumulative with other 4A4 modifiers, subject to the limit given therein (+3, I believe).
It would be a very simple rule (especially once I can look up what the values for xx, yy, and zz are supposed to be), and works like the SFB IPG. On the negative side, it gives yet another 4A4 modifier.
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I think this needs to be very carefully thought about, though. IPGs aren't the only weapon in SFB that provide an ECM modifier. There's certainly a point to be made about the Vudar not getting an ECM modifier on their ship, but the same point could also be made about ECM drones or the built-in ECM modifier on fighters (Stingers).
I'm not flatly opposed to the idea. But it's also true that this isn't the only system that's lost an ECM bonus.
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What a fun experience to ride the Six Gap Century 15 years after I first rode it in 1996. Fifteen years ago, there were about 200 riders assembled at the North Georgia College campus gymnasium to head out of town to tackle six mountains. On the very first climb, we rode from a sunny valley up into the fog and I still remember thinking maybe this is what it feels like to climb L'Alpe du Huez. Fifteen years later, yesterday, thousands of riders assembled at the North Lumpkin Co High School parking lot to tackle the same climbs. I'll write up more about how the ride went yesterday and post a race report from the crit Saturday night later, but I wanted to go ahead and post all the data from the ride. As a quick summary, I ended up crossing the line together with Jimmy Schurman (Chemstar) in a few minutes over 5 hours after Mike Stone (Hincapie Devo) flatted on the Unicoi Gap descent taking him out of our three-man group established halfway up the first climb (Neels Gap). Click on each image below for a zoomed in view, all graphs are smoothed at 30 seconds from Golden Cheetah:
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Well done! Your kind of ride :) Amazed you could ride it that fast without me cheering you on!
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Hey its cool seeing your power file for hogpen given our weight difference Im always curious to see what other guys have to put out. It was awesome riding with you, they didnt put me in the results despite me registering though! oh well…
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text: One of the coolest, baddest, funkiest albums Cannonball Adderley ever recorded – a massive suite of tunes based on the signs of the Zodiac, produced to perfection by David Axelrod, and featuring some hip recitations from the mighty Rick Holmes! The double-length set is completely compelling all the way through – a darkly brooding batch of funky jazz that shows a strong Miles Davis electric influence at points, thanks to Nat Adderley's spacey trumpet lines, Mike Deasy's trippy guitar, and George Duke's excellent keyboards! Other tracks are a bit more laidback, fitting the mood of their respective signs – and overall, the whole thing slips and slides wonderfully from cut to cut – taking you through the star signs with a really righteous, soulful approach. Titles include "Cancer", "Sagittarius", "Pisces", "Aquarius", "Capricorn", "Virgo", "Taurus", "Aries", "Libra", and a special "Introduction". (Cover has some light wear.) © 1996-2014, Dusty Groove, Inc.


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