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Summary: You might be surprised to learn that fast 4G mobile speeds don't come with a premium price-tag. Here are some of the best and cheapest 4G SIM-only plans in Australia.
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| 6 November 2015
4G mobile broadband speeds are the latest and greatest in internet connectivity for mobile phones, but you might be surprised to learn that it won't cost you extra to take advantage of the huge speed boost. In fact, you might even save some money switching to one of these plans.
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Jeenee is a network with a difference. Not only does it offer fast 4G service at affordable prices, but it is actually a
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Every new customer who signs up with Jeenee Mobile automatically contributes towards providing a free phone and service for someone with a disability who needs it. Just 10 people signing up to Jeenee's $35 Plan in a month is enough to donate a free service.
It used to be that you had to look to the smaller network brands to find high-value 4G offerings, but not so anymore. Year on year, Optus has improved its suite of plans so that now all plans come with unlimited calls and SMS, regardless of price.
Customers looking for international calls should also consider Optus, with a couple of plans now including unlimited calls to 32 countries. You have to choose the higher cost options, but this is excellent value regardless.
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share your data with multiple devices, like a tablet or USB modem along with your phone. There are no special plans or costs involved, just choose your plans and all the data included is pooled.
Amaysim is Australia's largest MVNO, with over 700,000 subscribers, and there is a good reason for this. Not only does Amaysim offer excellent value for money (as you can see above) but it also has one of the best reputations in the market for prompt customer service delivered by its call centre in Sydney.
Big data lovers should keep an on Amaysim, too. New Unlimited plan options now include huge data inclusions.
Network: Vodafone 4G
Vodafone offer some of the cheapest options for when you buy a new phone on a contract, but if you already have a phone, it also offers great SIM-only deals as well.
All Vodafone plans are now called 'Red Plans' and deliver unlimited calls, unlimited messages and a generous data inclusion, plus you get access to its $5 Red Roaming overseas rates, too. This is a great option for travellers on a budget as they plan for a big trip abroad.
Network: Telstra 4G
If you're looking to get on the Telstra 4G network. but not looking to pay Telstra prices, then Boost is your best bet, for now. It will soon be joined by all Telstra network MVNOs (by June 2016) but in the interim, Boost deserves a look-in.
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OKC Thunder loses opportunity to steal Game 1 in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO — The one that the Thunder needed was right there, well within reach. Only 12 minutes stood between it and the finish line.
But this time, Oklahoma City couldn't close.
The Thunder wasted a golden opportunity to steal Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday night, losing 101-98 to the San Antonio Spurs inside the AT&T Center after blowing a nine-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter.
Oklahoma City uncharacteristically surrendered a staggering 39 fourth-quarter points to the Spurs, allowing San Antonio to shoot 12-of-16 from the field in the final frame to escape with a 1-0 series lead and its home-court advantage still intact.
"I thought in the fourth quarter, we gave up too many opportunities in the paint," said Thunder coach Scott Brooks. "They got 50 paint points throughout the game…We take a lot of pride in our defense in the fourth quarter, (but) we gave up 39 points. Six of those, I think, were intentional fouls at the end. But over 30 points in the fourth quarter is not good enough to win."
Not against the Spurs. Not on the road. And not when the Thunder's high-powered offense disappears.
Prior to James Harden's back-to-back but too-little-too-late 3-pointers in the final four seconds, the Thunder went just 5-of-14 in the fourth quarter. The reason was a heavy dose of one-on-one offense. The Thunder ran few sets and seemingly spent the first 15 seconds of the shot clock on every trip getting the ball up the court and trying to force feed it to Kevin Durant, who Spurs forward Stephen Jackson crowded in crunch time to prevent clean catches.
"We stopped moving the ball," Harden said. "In that third quarter, we did a great job of moving the ball and getting their defense to move a little bit by hitting wide open shots and wide open layups. In the fourth quarter, we kind of slowed that down and they got a couple of easy transition buckets."
To this point, the Thunder had been excellent this postseason at closing games. Oklahoma City came in 4-1 in games decided by three points or less and 5-1 in games decided by six points or less. The Thunder has battled back from seven-point, fourth-quarter deficits twice in these playoffs, as well as two other 13-point, fourth-quarter deficits.
But with the Thunder needing to win at least one road game in San Antonio to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time, Oklahoma City tightened up when it mattered most.
While the Thunder struggled to score, Spurs guard Manu Ginobili used the fourth quarter as his breakout game in the 2012 postseason. San Antonio's sixth man scored 11 points in the final frame, making all three of his field-goal attempts while working his way to the line five times, making all five.
Prior to Sunday night, Ginobili had scored more than 15 points only twice in the Spurs' first eight playoff games. He had reached the 20-point mark just once.
When the Thunder took a 71-62 lead into the final period, though, the Spurs got a spark from an unlikely source. Reserve forward Tiago Splitter scored four of his five fourth-quarter points on back-to-back layups in the first minute of the period. His inspired play immediately swung the momentum back to the Spurs, and things just snowballed for the Thunder from there.
The worse part of Sunday's loss was perhaps the wasted effort the Thunder received from its role players, who actually showed up and played terrific ball on the road.
Derek Fisher, Thabo Sefolosha and Nick Collison combined to score 25 points on 11-of-18 shooting with 12 rebounds and four assists. That trio had just two turnovers, while supplying solid defense and one timely shot after another.
Who knows if we'll ever see that routine reproduced from that bunch again in San Antonio?
It's all the more reason to think the Thunder let one get away.
"We had this game going into the fourth," said Durant, who scored a game-high 27 points. "It's tough, but we can't hang our heads, man. It's a long series. We have to keep playing, try to get Game 2."


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Patrick Sampair has over 34 years of legal experience and has helped thousands of Arizonans with their family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, child relocation and alimony (or spousal maintenance) disputes. Mr. Sampair has expertise resolving complex financial matters that arise in a family law dispute, drawn in part from his experience litigating civil and criminal tax cases during his early years of law practice. Mr. Sampair is committed to providing his clients with effective and affordable legal representation; he is dedicated to minimizing the negative effects divorce proceedings and related disputes can have on children.
Mr. Sampair received his Juris Doctorate from Creighton University Law School in Nebraska in 1981, and a BA from Creighton University in 1976. He is admitted to practice law in Arizona and Minnesota, and is a member of the State Bar of Arizona. Mr. Sampair is also admitted to practice before Arizona state and federal courts, the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits and the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for Arizona.
Mr. Sampair is a former Judge Pro Tem in the Maricopa County Superior Courts, and a former Adjunct Professor of Law at the William Mitchell School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1992, he was appointed by the U.S. District Court of Arizona to represent indigent defendants pursuant to the federal Criminal Justice Act.
James Bruce, Attorney at Law
James Bruce has practiced law in Phoenix Metropolitan and Glendale since 1978. He grew up and graduated high school in Rochester, New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Haverford College in 1973. He worked for the Pennsylvania Crime Commission in 1973 and 1974. He attended Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. from 1974 to 1977. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Georgetown in 1977.
James Bruce took the Arizona State Bar and was admitted to practice law in 1977. He moved to Glendale, Arizona, in 1978 and has been practicing law in the Phoenix Metropolitan area ever since.
James Bruce has practiced law in Phoenix Metropolitan and Glendale since 1978. In February of 2000, the State Bar of Arizona gave James Bruce the distinction of being named aCertified Domestic Relations Specialist. This is a distinction which is given to only a few domestic relations lawyers in the State of Arizona. It is given when one shows a proficiency, expertise and knowledge of the nuances of Arizona Family Law. Although there are over 17,000 lawyers licensed to practice law in Arizona, today there are less then 70 who have earned the distinction of being named a Certified Domestic Relations Specialist.
James Bruce has appeared and practiced in Courtrooms throughout the State of Arizona. He has appeared before the Arizona Court of Appeals to argue a variety of Family Law matters. James Bruce has been a sole practitioner doing exclusively family law since 1985. He is married with four grown children.
Brandy Ramsay, Attorney at Law
Brandy has assisted Arizona families with family law matters for more than fourteen years. She has used her skills to represent clients in every area of family law, including: divorce, legal separation, paternity, child support, decree enforcements and modifications, alternative dispute resolution and more. With experience, determination and finesse, Brandy has successfully guided Hundreds of families through difficult times and onto new beginnings. Brandy gives each and every case her full commitment.
Born and raised in Arizona, Brandy graduated with Honors from Arizona State University in 1998. Brandy is distinguished from other family law attorneys by her degree in psychology. As a result, Brandy brings valuable insight to cases with respect to the difficult emotional and psychological dynamics involved in family law matters.
Brandy then obtained her Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law in 2001. Since then, she has been a fierce advocate, deeply committed to family law issues. Brandy has assisted clients with family law matters ranging from basic to complex and has appeared in Court for numerous hearings, conferences and trials.
During her career, Brandy has been recognized for her volunteer work in the community by the Family Law Assistance Project and has provided her services to the Arizona State University College of Law Advocacy Program for Domestic Violence. Brandy has also served as a Court-Appointed Advisor to provide objective testimony for the Court regarding serious custody issues. As a single parent, Brandy can thoroughly understand any situation not only from a legal perspective, but a personal one as well. Brandy will pursue what is right for her clients and their children.
Harry Lenaburg, Attorney at Law
Harry Lenaburg has been practicing law in the Phoenix area since he was admitted to the State bar of Arizona in April of 1979, the last 15 years concentrating on Family Law matters, divorces, modifications of child support and spousal maintenance, changes of custody and establishing paternity and initial child support and parenting time orders. Harry's prior experience representing clients with bankruptcies and estate planning matters is an invaluable tool in analyzing family law issues.
Raised in Arizona since childhood Harry attended St. Mary's high School in Phoenix, and graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff in 1976, and was awarded his juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego, School of Law in May of 1979, although he completed his degree requirements in December, 1978, and sat for the Arizona Bar in February 1979, being admitted in April.
Harry is admitted to all Arizona courts, has argued family law matters before judges around the state, and argued before the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One. He is also admitted to practice in the United States bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona.
Harry and his wife, Helen, have been married nearly 40 years and have three adult sons. He has been active in the Scouting program (all three sons are Eagle Scouts) been active with the Maricopa County Family Law Assistance Program, and an active member of his church.
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In preparing the discussion and analysis contained in this Item 2, we presume that persons reviewing this Item have read or have access to the discussion and analysis contained in our Annual Report, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2012. In addition, persons reviewing this Report should read the discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Report. The following results of operations include a discussion of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
We are a technology-oriented company with a mission to promote maintenance of a healthy metabolism and to reduce the harm associated with the use of tobacco at every level. Through our Rock Creek subsidiary, we have been engaged in:
· the manufacture, sale, marketing and development of non-nicotine nutraceutical, dietary supplements designed to promote the maintenance of a healthy metabolism: Anatabloc®, for anti-inflammatory support and CigRx®, our tobacco alternative;
· the manufacture, sale and marketing of a cosmetic facial cream designed to improve the appearance of the skin; and
· the development of other nutraceuticals, dietary supplements and pharmaceutical products, particularly products that have a botanical-based component and that are designed to treat a range of neurological conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, depression and tobacco dependence.
We also have continued our prior efforts relating to:
· the development, implementation and licensing of the technology behind our proprietary StarCured® tobacco curing process, which substantially prevents the formation of carcinogenic toxins present in tobacco and tobacco smoke, primarily the tobacco-specific nitrosamines, or TSNAs;
· the manufacture, sales, marketing and/or development of very low-TSNA dissolvable smokeless tobacco products that carry enhanced warnings beyond those required by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, or FDA Tobacco Act, including ARIVA® compressed powdered tobacco cigalett® pieces and STONEWALL Hard Snuff®.
Since the incorporation of Rock Creek in 2007, we have been focused on utilizing certain alkaloids found in the tobacco plant and in other members of the Solanacea family of plants, such as potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants, initially to address issues related to the desire to smoke or use other tobacco products. More recently, we have been focusing on the anti-inflammatory aspects of one of those alkaloids, anatabine. We believe our research and development efforts relating to the anatabine alkaloid have positioned us to utilize our technology to develop a range of non-nicotine dietary supplements, cosmetic facial cream and related pharmaceutical products that could be beneficial in maintaining a healthy metabolism and in treating a variety of diseases and conditions.
Since the 1990s, we also have sought to develop processes and products that significantly reduce the levels of toxins, principally TSNAs, in tobacco compared to traditional smoked and smokeless tobacco products. Our development of technology for reducing TSNA levels led us to focus on the development of tobacco-based pharmaceutical products and the non-nicotine dietary supplements that we are pursuing through Rock Creek. Given our long-term focus on reducing the levels of toxins in tobacco and the harm associated with tobacco use, we believe our proprietary technology designed to reduce the harm associated with tobacco use enables us to cure tobacco and develop tobacco-based products with the lowest TSNA levels in the tobacco industry and that, as a result, we are uniquely positioned to pursue a range of very-low TSNA tobacco products and licensing opportunities related to such products and our underlying technology.
On September 21, 2012 our Company and RJR entered into a confidential settlement agreement of the RJR litigation matters. As part of settlement, the Company's remaining obligation to RJR for unsecured promissory notes with a principal balance of $3.4 million as of August 1, 2012 and accrued interest on the notes was satisfied and extinguished and the Company received a one-time payment of $5.0 million. In addition, the consolidated cases pending in the District Court of Maryland were dismissed with each party bearing their own costs and fees, which had the effect of extinguishing RJR's request of an award of costs in those cases in the amount $442,388.05 and its motion for an award of attorneys' fees of approximately $35.0 million against the Company. The benefit of the settlement to the Company consisted of $8.4 million in loan forgiveness and a cash payment, elimination of claimed court cost of approximately $0.4 million and the avoidance of potential attorneys' fees owing to RJR of approximately $35.0 million, totaling $43.8 million.
In considering the settlement, our company weighed the prospects for continued multi-year litigation, related appeals to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and the disruption of continued litigation, particularly given the shift in our focus to the dietary supplement portion of our business, and concluded that the resolution of the RJR litigation matters at this time was in the best interest of our company. While we have settled our ongoing litigation with RJR, we continue to pursue means of collecting royalties for our curing technology through licensing arrangements and through monitoring of the curing practices of industry participants other than RJR that may infringe on our tobacco curing patents which were affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Prospects for Our Operations
The recurring losses generated by our business continue to impose significant demands on our liquidity. We introduced Anatabloc®, our dietary supplement for anti-inflammatory support, in August 2011 through an interactive website and a customer service center. Rock Creek introduced Anatabloc® Facial Crčme on September 10, 2012 and has been selling this product through its interactive website. Net sales of Anatabloc® and CigRx®, our dietary supplement products, were $4.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, which constituted approximately 91% of our net sales for the period, while Anatabloc® Facial Crčme sales were $28 thousand through September 30, 2012.
In addition to the development of line extensions for our Anatabloc® dietary supplement and conducting or supervising clinical and preclinical studies to support the benefits of nutritional supplementation with Anatabloc®, Rock Creek is pursing the development of pharmaceutical products that would treat a range of neurological conditions, including Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, schizophrenia and depression. However, given the typical long lead time for approval by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, of pharmaceutical products, we do not expect that Rock Creek will generate any revenues for the foreseeable future from the sale of pharmaceutical products.
Given sales trends since the introduction of Anatabloc®, we believe the prospects for our operations in the near-term will depend on the distribution and consumer acceptance of our current Anatabloc® dietary supplement and extensions of our Anatabloc® product line. In addition, we intend to continue to explore the development of new dietary supplements and pharmaceutical products independently and/or through alliances with third-parties, including dietary supplement and pharmaceutical companies. Sales of our low-TSNA smokeless tobacco products and licensing revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were comparable to the same period in the prior year, but were de minimis in both periods. Given the recurring losses and low volume of sales for our dissolvable tobacco products, as well as our current focus on Anatabloc® and related dietary supplements and potentially pharmaceuticals, we are considering the future roll for this segment of our business at the same time that we continue to explore the licensing of our patented low-TSNA tobacco curing process and related technology of which we are the exclusive licensee.
We experienced net sales of approximately $4.5 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2012 and an operating loss of approximately $(19.8) million,
excluding the miscellaneous income of $7.1 million from the resolution of the
RJR litigation matters (see Note 6 of the Financial Statements and "Part II-Item
1. Legal Proceedings" included in this Report for further details related to the resolution of the RJR litigation matters). The recurring losses generated by our operations continue to impose significant demands on our company's liquidity. As of September 30, 2012, we had approximately $10.2 million of working capital, including approximately $9.5 million of cash and cash equivalents in current assets. Absent the exercise of outstanding warrants and options for cash or a substantial improvement in sales and revenues and/or royalties, we believe that the cash on hand at September 30, 2012 will support our operations into the first quarter 2013. Depending upon sales levels, market conditions and the price of our common stock, it may be necessary for us to seek additional funds.
Dietary Supplements and Development of Related Products. Anatabloc®, which is intended to provide anti-inflammatory support, is currently being sold through our interactive website, a customer service center and on a consignment basis through GNC, a retailer of dietary supplements. GNC initially sold Anatabloc® through its online store and, beginning in late March 2012, GNC began carrying Anatabloc® at its company-owned stores and franchised retail locations. Initially, marketing of Anatabloc® was directed toward physicians and other healthcare professionals. More recently we have been focusing our marketing efforts on athletes and other groups of individuals who regularly deal with issues relating to inflammation. Through Rock Creek we have also been developing extensions of our Anatabloc® product line. We introduced an unflavored version of Anatabloc® during the three months ended June 30, 2012 and introduced into the market Anatabloc® Facial Crčme on September 10, 2012 as a cosmetic to improve the appearance of the skin. In 2009, Rock Creek developed a non-nicotine, non-tobacco nutraceutical, CigRx®, that is intended to temporarily reduce the desire to smoke. CigRx® is currently available through our interactive website and customer service center and at retail locations in the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area, and the northeast and northwest regions of the United States. Further, through Rock Creek, we are exploring the development of other related nutraceutical products that may assist in stabilizing metabolism, pharmaceutical products with clinical claims, products that assist in the treatment of tobacco dependence, and a "relapse prevention product" to assist smokers during nicotine withdrawal, with the goal of higher quit rates. In addition, we are exploring the research and development of pharmaceuticals for a range of neurological conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and depression.
Rock Creek also has been involved in human (clinical) trials evaluating the impact of supplementation with anatabine citrate on an inflammatory marker called c-reactive protein, or CRP, (which is believed to be an indicator of coronary heart disease), on Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis, in individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and in pre-clinical (non-human) studies assessing the impact of supplementation with anatabine and anatabine citrate on a variety of inflammatory related conditions. An interim look at the results of the Hashimoto's Autoimmune Thyroid Study was undertaken in August 2012 which supported completion of the study protocol and the Company anticipates that the study will be completed and results analyzed during the fourth quarter. Rock Creek also recently reported on an interim look at the CRP study results. That interim look showed that 61% of diabetic subjects (11 of 18) taking metformin (the most common drug prescribed for diabetics) had a CRP reduction, as did 38% of the general trial population not taking metformin (31 of 81). Overall, 42 of 99 subjects (42%) subjects had a decrease in CRP after one month of anatabine supplementation. The Alzheimer's study that is being sponsored by Rock Creek and conducted at the Roskamp Institute is ongoing and began enrolling subjects at the end of August. As of November 8, 2012, thirty-seven subjects have been screened and twenty-two subjects enrolled in the study. The Roskamp Institute will be funding most of the cost associated with the ongoing Alzheimer's study.
We anticipate that research and development costs will decrease on a going forward basis as we continue to focus on the evaluation of data relating to the CRP study and as we complete the protocol regimen for the Hashimoto's thyroiditis study. We also anticipate the analysis of results relating to the Hashimoto's thyroiditis study in December.
Work continues with our research partner the Roskamp Institute on the preparation of a drug development plan for a prescription product based on a version of anatabine citrate.
Low-TSNA Dissolvable Smokeless Tobacco. Net sales were $0.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. During each of these periods, STONEWALL Hard Snuff® represented a majority of our dissolvable tobacco sales. Since the reorganization of Star Tobacco's sales force in late 2009, we have been concentrating sales efforts for our dissolvable tobacco products in the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area and with established regional and national retail chain customers.
"Modified risk tobacco products." In 2010 we filed applications with the FDA to have a version of our low-TSNA products (Ariva-BDL™ and Stonewall-BDL™) designated by the FDA as "modified risk tobacco products" and we filed a similar application for a Stonewall Moist-BDL™, a traditional moist snuff product, in February 2011. In March 2011, the FDA issued a decision holding that it currently does not have jurisdiction over the Ariva-BDL™ and Stonewall-BDL™ products. In August 2011, we voluntarily withdrew our application for our Stonewall Moist-BDL™ product and we are not actively pursuing that application or the marketing of our ARIVA-BDL or STONEWALL-BDL products.
Licensing and Intellectual Property. In 2011 and in 2010 we filed five non-provisional U.S. patent applications relating to our dietary supplement products, uses of the products and product formulations. These included two applications for therapeutic treatment methods involving the administrations of anatabine, its isomers, and any derivatives thereof; an application relating to the administration of anatabine, or an isomer or salt thereof, for treating chronic inflammation that may be associated with disorders such as thyroiditis, cancer, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, and multiple sclerosis; an application for an anatabine and yerba mate formulation; and an application for a relapse prevention product. We also filed provisional patent applications relating to our Anatabloc® formulation, for a new tobacco product and for an enriched form of tobacco, and in 2012 we filed utility applications covering each of those provisional applications. In June 2012 the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or PTO, issued a patent to Rock Creek for an improved method of synthesizing anatabine that facilitates large scale commercial production of high purity anatabine. Also, on August 14, 2012 the PTO issued a patent to Rock Creek for an anatabine and yerba mate composition and uses of the composition in assisting in weight loss and curbing the urge for tobacco. We also received a design patent for our 20-piece dispenser utilized for our Anatabloc® and CigRx® products in 2011 from an application that was filed in 2010. Further, in April 2012 the PTO issued a patent for a variant of our patented curing technology that results in the production of cured tobacco that contains virtually undetectable levels of carcinogenic TSNAs as measured by prevailing standards. We also have six pending international applications that relate to inflammation-mediated disorders, our anatabine and yerba mate formulation, the Anatabloc® formulation, a relapse prevention product and the administration of anatabine, its isomers and any derivatives thereof generally, and also for autism and seizure indications.
We are the exclusive licensee under a License Agreement with Regent Court, which grants us exclusive worldwide rights to and a right of sublicense for the StarCured® process, related patents covering the production of low-TSNA dissolvable smokeless tobacco products and the use of certain MAO agents in treating neurological conditions. For additional information related to our proprietary curing process, see "Item 1. Business - Our Patents, Trademarks and Licenses" in our Annual Report. Two of the patents under our license with Regent Court that relate to our method for producing low-TSNA tobacco have been the subject of our ongoing lawsuits against RJR that were settled as part of the agreement entered into with RJR on September 21, 2012. See "Part II-- Item 1. Legal Proceedings." of this Report and Note 6 of the Financial Statements for further details of the resolution of the RJR litigation matters. While we have settled our ongoing litigation with RJR, we continue to pursue means of collecting royalties for our curing technology through licensing arrangements and through monitoring of the curing practices of industry participants other than RJR. While licensing of our exclusive patent rights is a potential source of additional revenue for us, full realization of this potential will depend on our ability to successfully defend and enforce our patent rights.
Federal Regulations of Dietary Supplements and Drug Products. Under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the FDA has authority for reviewing and approving any new drug product prior to its introduction into commerce. The FDA approval process involves, among other things, successfully completing clinical trials under an Investigational New Drug Application and obtaining a premarket approval after filing a New Drug Application, or NDA. The NDA process requires a company to prove the safety and efficacy of a new drug product to the FDA's satisfaction. The Dietary Supplement Health Education Act, or DSHEA, provides the FDA with authority over the production and marketing of dietary supplements. In certain cases DSHEA also requires notification to the FDA before a company begins to market a dietary supplement. DSHEA does not require prior approval by the FDA for the introduction of dietary supplements into the market, but does require that such products comply with the requirements of DSHEA prior to and after their introduction into commerce. See "Item 1. Business- Government Regulation" of our Annual Report for more information relating to governmental regulation of dietary supplements and new drug products.
Federal and State Legislation Relating to Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products. The manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products are subject to extensive federal governmental regulation in the United States and by comparable authorities in many foreign countries. Under the FDA Tobacco Act, the Center for Tobacco Products within the FDA has broad authority over the manufacturing, sale and distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products, including expanded control over the introduction of new tobacco products, warnings that must be included on all tobacco products and the manner in which tobacco products may be marketed and sold. The FDA also has announced that it intends to issue a proposed regulation relating to its authority over products other than cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and snuff that meet the definition of "tobacco products" under the FDA Tobacco Act, which could impact on our modified risk products over which the FDA previously concluded it does not have jurisdiction. See "Item 1. Business- Government Regulation" in our Annual Report for more information relating to governmental regulation of tobacco products.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, require estimates and assumptions to be made that affect the reported amounts in our company's consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Some of these estimates require difficult, subjective and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and, as a result, actual results could differ from those estimates. See "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in our Annual Report for more information. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since the filing of our Annual Report.
Results of Operations Our company's unaudited condensed consolidated results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are summarized in the following table: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 2011 2012 2011 $ and shares in thousands except per share data (Unaudited) Net sales $ 1,748 $ 401 $ 4,508 $ 819 Cost of goods sold 1,574 1,571 3,561 2,544 Federal excise tax and Department of Agriculture payment 3 3 8 8 Gross profit (loss) 171 (1,173 ) 939 (1,733 ) Total operating expenses 6,897 5,341 20,752 15,743 Operating loss (6,726 ) (6,514 ) (19,813 ) (17,476 ) Miscellaneous income 7,101 - 7,101 (5 ) Net profit (loss) $ 366 $ (6,565 ) $ (12,801 ) $ (17,647 )
Three Months ended September 30, 2012 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net Sales. For the three months ended September 30, 2012, net sales (gross sales less cash discounts, product discounts and product return allowance) were $1.7 million compared to $0.4 million during same period in 2011. Our Anatabloc® and CigRx® dietary supplements contributed $1.6 million of total revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2012 and $0.3 million in the same period in 2011. Our dissolvable tobacco net sales were $0.1 million during each of the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.
Gross Profit (loss). We had a gross profit of $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to a gross loss of $(1.1) million for the same period in 2011, an improvement of $1.3 million. Increased sales of our dietary supplements contributed $0.7 million and a reduction of inventory write offs of $0.7 million contributed to our improved gross profit, while we experienced increased losses of $(0.2) million in connection with the sale of our dissolvable tobacco products.
Total Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses were approximately $6.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of approximately $1.5 million, or 29.1%, from approximately $5.3 million for the same period in 2011. This change was attributable to increases in general and administrative expenses of approximately $0.1 million, increased marketing and distribution costs of approximately $1.0 million, and an increase in research and development costs of approximately $0.4 million.
Marketing and Distribution Expenses. Marketing and distribution expenses were approximately $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of approximately $1.0 million, or 121.1%, from approximately $0.8 million for the same period in 2011. The increase in marketing expense was directly attributable to the expanded promotion of our Anatabloc® dietary supplement that was introduced into the market on August 30, 2011. Dissolvable tobacco marketing expense was approximately the same during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, as we continued to limit the marketing for our dissolvable tobacco products to a more narrow geographical area and to certain national distributors.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses were approximately $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of approximately $0.1 million, or 4.5%, from approximately $3.5 million for the same period in 2011. For the three months ended September 30, 2012, we had an increase in legal costs of approximately $0.1 million in connection with our continuing efforts to protect and expand the patented technology relating to our dietary supplements and our RJR litigation, as compared to the same period in the prior year.
Research and Development Expenses. We expended approximately $1.5 million on research and development costs in the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to approximately $1.1 million in the comparable period in 2011. The research and development costs in both the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 related to our ongoing clinical (human) trials and pre-clinical (non-human) studies involving our Anatabloc® product or the principal dietary ingredient in the product. In addition, our research in the three months ended September 30, 2012 included costs related to the development and testing of our Anatabloc® Facial Crčme, prior to its introduction into the market on September 10, 2012, as well as payment of royalties of 5% of Anatabloc® sales to an affiliate of the Roskamp Institute under the Research and Royalty Agreement entered into with that entity in 2010.
Interest Income and Expense. We had interest income of $4 thousand and interest expense of $13 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2012, for a net interest expense of $9 thousand during the current period. For the same period in 2011, we had interest income of $12 thousand and interest expense of $63 thousand, for a net interest expense of $51 thousand. The lower interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2012 reflected the lower outstanding balance due to the scheduled principal payments on our outstanding debt and the extinguishment of our RJR long-term debt obligation pursuant to the term of the September 21, 2012 settlement agreement with RJR (see "Part II-Item 1. Legal Proceedings" and Note 6 of the Financial Statements included in this Report for further details of the resolution of the RJR litigation matters). The lower interest income during the three months ended September 30, 2012 reflected lower average cash balances.
Miscellaneous Income. We had Miscellaneous Income for the three months ended September 30, 2012 in the net amount of $7.1 million, in connection with the resolution of the RJR litigation matters. This consisted of the satisfaction and extinguishment of unsecured promissory notes in the amount of $3.4 million as of August 1, 2012 that has been payable to RJR following its combination with B&W in 2004 and a separate cash payment of $5.0 million for a total amount of $8.4 million and an offset of $1.3 million in connection with a contingent fee arrangement with counsel relating to this litigation, although we anticipate negotiating the final amount of any fees payable (see Note 9 of the Financial Statements in this Report for more details relating to Miscellaneous Income).
Net Loss.We had net income of approximately $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to a net loss of approximately $(6.6) million . . .


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This program prepares students for responsible positions within the personal, commercial, trust, or administrative functions of financial institutions or for positions in the sales, underwriting, or claims departments of insurance companies or agencies. High School Mathematics A or its equivalent is required.
Goals & Outcomes
Goal 1 To prepare the students to enter the field of financial services or transfer to a higher education institution.
- Graduates seeking a job secure a position in the field of financial services within two years.
- Graduates seeking further education transfer to a degree program in financial services management.
- Students will interact effectively within a diverse student population by completing collaborative projects.
- The student will demonstrate an awareness of global economic, social, and environmental developments.
- Students will communicate appropriately with instructors and peers.
- Students will visually and graphically communicate through presentations and/or projects.
- Students will demonstrate the use of computers as a problem solving tool.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of world-wide issues related to business.
- Students actually pass the exam.
- Students will be able to summarize, report, and interpret financial data.
- Students will recognize the language of business.
- Students will illustrate the ability to locate and analyze data.
- Students will use the scientific method to solve business and economic problems.
- Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology. Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.
First Semester
ED100 College Seminar
This course is an opportunity for students to develop the skills necessary to be successful in college. Students learn the importance of the faculty-student and advisor-advisee relationship, develop time management techniques, apply effective study skill techniques, recognize the implications of living in a diverse society, utilize college resources, and explore career and transfer requirements. Collaborative projects are included. Students matriculated in a degree program must take this course in their first term of study. See when this course is offered ...
AC115 Financial Accounting
This course is the first of a sequence that explores fundamental accounting principles, concepts, and practices as a basis for the preparation, understanding, and interpretation of accounting information. It covers the complete accounting cycle for service and merchandising businesses through the adjustment and closing of the books and the preparation of the income statement, the statement of owner equity, and the balance sheet. The details of accounting for cash, receivables, inventory, long-lived assets, and current liabilities are investigated. See when this course is offered ...
AC131 Business Law 1
This basic law course investigates the application of law to societal and business relationships through a study of the concept of commercial law and its sources, the law of contracts, the law of sales, and the law of negotiable instruments. Lecture, class discussion, and case study comprise the primary methods of instruction In the effort to develop awareness of the logic and application of the law. See when this course is offered ...
BM120 Prin of Marketing
This course emphasizes the basic practices, concepts, and activities involved in developing a successful marketing program. Topics include buyer behavior, market identification, product development, distribution, promotion, pricing, and the uncontrollable factors (economic, social, political, legal and technological) involved in the changing marketing environment of today. See when this course is offered ...
BM129 Business Math
This course reviews basic arithmetic processes to develop speed and accuracy in working with decimals, fractions, and percentages. Calculators are used to solve business problems, including simple and compound interest, discounting promissory notes, present value, installment purchases, and mortgages. Retail mathematics covers the areas of purchase and cash discounts, trade discounts, and markup of merchandise. Topics may also include the mathematics of sales and property taxes and payroll. Problem-solving exercises are completed through applications and exercises. Prerequisite: An appropriate Mathematics Placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics. See when this course is offered ...
EN101 English 1: Composition
EN101 English 1: Composition C-3 Cr-3 This course focuses on several kinds of writing-self-expressive, informative, and argumentative/persuasive, and others. A minimum of five essay compositions are required. The course emphasizes the composition of clear, correct, and effective prose required in a variety of professions and occupations.Prerequisites: The required developmental reading (DS051 Essential Reading & Study Skills, or SL115 ESL4: Advanced Reading, and/or writing courses (EN099 Introduction to College English or SL116 ESL4: Advanced Composition) or permission of the instructor or designee. See when this course is offered ...
Second Semester
AC116 Managerial Accounting
This course is the second of a sequence that explores fundamental accounting principles, concepts, and practices as a basis for the preparation, understanding, and interpretation of accounting information. It covers corporate equity (including the statement of retained earnings), long-term debt, time-value concepts, capital budgeting, cost-volume-profit analysis, and financial statement analysis. Prerequisite: AC115 Financial Accounting. See when this course is offered ...
BM115 Prin of Macroeconomics
This course studies the theory and operation of the economy and how government attempts to achieve domestic and international economic goals using monetary and fiscal policies. Topics include are: the nature of economics, the economizing problem, capitalism and the circular-flow, overview of the public sector, measuring output and income, macroeconomic instability, aggregate demand and supply, Keynesian employment theory, fiscal policy and its applications, money, banking, and monetary policy applications, and international trade and finance. See when this course is offered ...
EN102 English 2:Idea&Values Lit
This course encourages a deeper understanding of human nature and the human condition through the study of ideas and values expressed in imaginative literature. Emphasis is placed on the use and development of critical thinking and language skills. Library-oriented research is required. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1: Composition or EN106 English 1: Composition and Reading. See when this course is offered ...
IS101 Computers and Society
This course provides knowledge of relevant computer skills and a solid foundation in the terminology and concepts of computer technology. Experience is provided with a variety of microcomputer software applications, including word processing, electronic spreadsheets, graphics, file management, and integrated software. Concepts and terms focus on preparing for a technologically oriented society and using the computer as a tool for productivity, research, and communication. See when this course is offered ...
Core GE Mathematics
Third Semester
BM110 Prin of Microeconomics
This course studies the behavior of the individual and firm in allocating resources in a market system under various the degrees of competition. Topics include the nature of economics, scarcity choice, market pricing and applications, theory of consumer choice, business cost measurement, forms of competition, antitrust and regulations of business, factor pricing, externalities, and pollution. Poverty-income distribution, labor economics, or agricultural economics may also be discussed. See when this course is offered ...
BM230 Money & Banking
This course examines the functions of money and credit and their roles in the economy through the variety of financial intermediaries or financial institutions. Topics include the determination of interest rates; the role, functions and forces that shape and change financial institutions; the operation of the money, capital and debt markets; and the role and functions of the Federal Reserve in the financial system. Prerequisites: AC115 Financial Accounting and BM115 Principles of Macroeconomics. See when this course is offered ...
BM240 Personal Lines Insurance
This course explores the major forms of Personal Lines insurance through policy and statute analysis. It covers basic insurance concepts along with dwelling, homeowner, flood, personal automobile, and personal umbrella policies. This course also details New York State's agent/broker licensing laws and business practices. Subject to attendance requirements, this course meets the 40-hour educational requirement for the New York Personal Lines Agent/Broker examinations (Series 10-54). See when this course is offered ...
IS200 Spreadsht Concpts & Apps
This course expands the knowledge of those already familiar with the basic elements of electronic spreadsheets. It examines the various uses for a spreadsheet in business. Intermediate and advanced spreadsheet techniques are examined, including the power of functions, formatting, analytical graphics, and macros. Prerequisites: IS101 Computers and Society or IS100 Introduction to Computers and Society; and a Mathematics Placement test result appropriate for MA110 Elementary Statistics or MA115 Intermediate Mathematics, or completion of MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics. See when this course is offered ...
AC230 Financial Management
This course develops the role of the finance function and financial decision-making as it relates to the entire business organization. It stresses the financial planning of the requirements for funds, the effective acquisition of these funds (from internal sources and from capital markets), and the control of the use of these funds within the business. Prerequisite: AC116 Managerial Accounting. See when this course is offered ...
BM108 Personal Finance
This course teaches the fundamentals of personal finance through the creation of a financial plan, management of personal finances, and reaching personal financial goals. Topics include the establishment of financial objectives (home ownership, education, and retirement), budgeting and savings, personal income tax, investments (stocks, bonds, and mutual funds), retirement, and estate planning. The effective use of and management of credit is covered. See when this course is offered ...
Fourth Semester
BM243 Commercial Insurance
This course explores the major forms of Commercial insurance through policy and statute analysis. It covers basic insurance concepts along with commercial property, commercial general liability, commercial automobile, commercial crime, inland marine, and workers compensation insurance. This course also details New York State's agent/broker licensing laws and business practices. Subject to attendance requirements, this course completed in addition to BM240 Personal Lines Insurance, meets the 90-hour educational requirement for the New York Property and Casualty Insurance Agent (Series 10-55) and Broker (Series 10-56) examinations. Prerequisite: BM240 Personal Lines Insurance. See when this course is offered ...
BM251 Organizational Behavior
This course is the study of how individuals and groups act in organizations. It explores a systems approach in developing organizational and human resource objectives, as well as a holistic approach in examining relations among groups, individuals, and systems as they relate to the organization. See when this course is offered ...
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Any AC, BM, or IS course other than those already required in the program EXCEPT: AC110, BM100, BM101, or IS100. BM294 Business Internship substitutes for two business electives.
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It was at rocky mountain raceway. Utahbikeracing.com has all the crit series info if you want to check it out.
It was at rocky mountain raceway. Utahbikeracing.com has all the crit series info if you want to check it out.
Ris van Bethel, 3/10/13
M45+: pack fodder.
3/4: flatted after one lap; no spare.
when do you get to race?
First race since August - and just a training race at that. Fogelsvile March Training Series, A and B races. 25 and 35 short laps points format with sprints every five laps. My sprint sucks, especially measured in a field packed with sprinters, so I was happy to just hang in there, occasionally doing some work to reel in a break. Got in a break myself in the first race, but predictably my sprint came up short to grab points in the break sprint - and we were caught not long after that. I'm pleased - last year, I was doing the Cat 5 races in this series, felt good to be in a large fast field this time around.
finally got off my butt and raced
Red Kite #1
M3/4 - the usual shenanigans
M123 - a surprising and disappointing amount of shenanigans
results...skin intact.
The Honest Bicycle Program - Heady talk about bikes, bike racing, bike racers and bike riding. standarddouble.com/whbp
Mason Lake round 2. 36 miles/3 laps of the lake. Cat 5
Cold(~40), rain, light wind. Typical for March in Washington
Once again they split the 5's. Odds/evens. Our group has 30-35 guys, with 5 or 6 from a local team. I have a couple friends in the field with no team mates, so I am expecting a lot of attacks. We get started with the first lap being somewhat steady. I spent most of the time surfing through the field chatting with people, and trying not to freeze. We got to the back stretch and the local team stretches out the field so I figure we're in for a quick race. This lasts for about 5 minutes and they ease up. Weird. Lap 2 has more of the same, a couple attacks that get no where, and more rain. By this point I can't feel my fingers.
Lap 3, last lap: The local team is still at the front, and going through a cycle of one man going off, getting about 50 meters on us, and hanging in the wind. This happens over and over, and I don't think they were trying to attack more likely that they just didn't really have a plan and we're doing what cat 5's do. I move up after seeing this to try to cover any serious attacks that go off, and to not get left behind if any gaps open up. For most of lap 3 I was 3-8th wheel, never pulling and never drifting too far back. As we get to the home stretch I am sitting 3rd wheel, and at 1 K to go a couple more people sprint up leaving me 5th or so on the inside of a double file pace line. Perfect, this will let me go left after we get the whole road at 200 meters and commence my sprint domination. The pace kicks up a bit and I am just hanging out. At about 300 m to go the guy on my right takes a hard left into me and hip checks me moving me about 2 feet to the left and about right on the center line. I put some weight into him and held my line as best as I could and saw him going right then swerving back my way. At this point I decided to launch which is longer than I had hoped but I didn't want to get taken down so it was the best option. I went as hard as I could, pulled on everyone, and spun as fast as I could. As I got to about 50m to go, one guy who was probably in my draft the whole time came around me for 2nd as my legs were burning up. I was kinda pissed as I was forced to go early, but not a bad result and I think I handled it about as well as possible. I then went as sat in the car with the heater on full blast for 30 minutes trying to regain feeling in my fingers.
TLDR: raced in the rain, got 2nd, am still frozen
We spoke afterwards. He now knows he can use my pit wheels anytime he wants.
Red Kite Crit in Livermore, 2/3's. 13th (out of 70+), damn.
Kinda sketchy, but it was a good workout. Felt good the whole time but did too much work on the front/bridging. Some guy's hip was all up on my elbow in one of the corners with two to go, trying to push me into someone else on the other side. But I was having none of it and held my ground! F that.
I was kinda gassed at the end, plus boxed in. So it goes.
Red Kite Crit, 1/2's (10 mins later). 23rd, meh.
This was a lot smoother than the 2/3's, and more fun too. The slower parts were slower, and the faster parts were faster. Lower power avg than the 2/3's but faster pace overall.
Legs tired, good training all around! Next time I need more water when the races are that close together.
I like how all the instructors from Bethel are harping on each other.
As it is my front wheel (in the pit) had no skewer - was on a teammate's bike during the race. Another was missing its backup skewer.
For me a much better day than last week. Last week I could only put down 139w and got shelled. This week was better, 155w, enough for 13th.
Last edited by Homebrew01; 03-11-13 at 08:25 AM.
Bikes: Old steel race bikes, old Cannondale race bikes, less old Cannondale race bike, crappy old mtn bike
Bethel 45+
some blue and pink team kicked everyone's ass.
the fun part for me is listening to the conversation on FB about guys being 'close to me' in the sprint. Of course I'm throttling it back 50 meters from the line because it's over already.
Brooks Race Weekend
TT - Cat 3 - 3rd/4
- First TT of the year. 7.3 miles, out and back. Pretty flat, some slight rollers. Tailwind out, headwind back. Haven't ridden at race intensity enough to know exactly what I can do with how much my power and fitness has increased. Started out conservative, I think too much so, but finished strong. Ended up with 305w and 8s off 2nd and 20s off the winner. I think with a little more refined pacing now that I have a baseline I could be up there. I also had a horrific turnaround. I never have bad turnarounds, not sure what the deal was, but I totally trashed it. Prob 5-10s right there.
Circuit - Cat 3 - Last?/~30?
- 45 minute circuit race. Laps were 15min long, so sorta road race-y. I was the breakaway man for the team. So, I attacked, and attacked, and attacked. I made the race pretty freaking hard. I got away with a TT1 Devo kid about 10 mins into the race and we had a legit gap and break going. We stayed away about 10 minutes. Apparently my teammate chased us down from what others were saying? Not sure what that was about, he may have just been setting false tempo and it looked like he was chasing us down. Anyways, I get back in the group and start attacking or following attacks again and trying to get something to stick. We get some moves off, but everyone was just too fresh with that short of a race and no one was willing to work much once we got a gap. Last lap we turned a corner with about 1.5 miles to go, I find a hole and I punch it, attack hard. I look bad, see and a solid gap. I say screw it, these guys may play with each other and I might have a chance. I go all in. Unfortunately, that last stretch before the final turn with 200m to go was a lot longer than I thought. I thought I was doing like a 1k or 1.5k, but it was more like a 1.5 mile. I set some new power records for the duration but they gobbled me up with 300-400m to go. I just sat up and rolled in at this point. Oh well, I tried.
Road Race - Cat 3 - 3rd/~40
- Three 17 Mile laps for about 50 miles on tap for today. Mostly flat course with some rollers. Solid amount of wind. My goal was to get in a break again. My team would help me out. Other racers are starting to realize I'm a breakaway rider and give me a chat during the first 5-10 mins so I make some friends to get an attempt going in a bit. About 10 miles into the a race, and pretty solid 5-6 man break gets off the front with a nice gap. I get a bit worried, so decide to bridge up. I'm about halfway across the gap and all of the sudden a police car pulls right in front of me. I'm like WTF, dodge him and look at the break who looks confused, and then look back to see the peloton turning. Oops, popo forgot to tell us to turn there. Great. So now instead of being OTF, I'm OTB. I start chasing back and do a solid 5min effort to latch back onto the group. Ugh. I regain composure and recover a bit, and start making my way back up towards the front. About 20 miles in, one of the TT1 Devo kids gets off the front again. My teammate thinks I should go for it so he attacks with me on his wheel and launches me. I make contact and start working with him and 2 guys that came with us. We cycle through at a hard pace for a while and a couple bridgers make it to our group. We get "organized" and a few more guys bridge up to us. Now we are sitting with about 11 guys and although we aren't working great together (big group), we are making our way away from the field. My teammates and the TT1 Devo teammates are blocking at the front. Only one or two teams weren't in the break so we pretty much had it locked up we'd stay away.
Our group never worked great together the whole breakaway. There were a lot of big guys that I would assume were sprinters that were trying to sit in on the back of the group and not do any work. Not sure if they were doing that to conserve energy or because they were maxed out. Either way it was really a core group of about 5 guys that were doing all of the work. I did probably the most work out of anyone in the whole break. I'm one of those guys that would rather be rotating and doing a fairly consistent pace then sitting on the back doing hard/soft/hard/soft. We weren't pushing the pace too much anyways, we knew we had a solid gap, so doing some 250w pulls was no biggie. I could tell the further we went into the race that I had a good shot. Everyone in the group looked to be wearing down considerably. I'm surprised we never popped anyone off the back, but the group wasn't working well enough together and there weren't any super tactical places to knock em off. I can't do the trick to try and pop em off because I simply am not punchy enough and I'll probably just end up blowing myself up.
Anyways, the last 5km is really the only important part here. We start playing around and no one is really wanting to work. I'm still doing some work, because I'd rather stay up near the front in case something goes, and I really don't want us to get caught (ie 1/10odds better than 1/40). One guy attacks and gets a decent gap, we are working together a bit again and he just kind of dangles off the front. I wasn't too too worried about him because I knew that last 2km or so was directly into a head wind. The TT1 Devo kid puts in a super hard attack and I get on a guy's wheel that got his wheel. Unfortunately we didn't get away and we all get back together. At this point we are all just soft pedaling with a bout 2km to go and that guy that was dangling off the front is getting a decent gap. The TT1 Devo kid launches again, but this time with too much kick and I couldn't hold his wheel, I let him go not wanting to blow up pulling the whole group with me to him. Unfortunately no one countered that I could latch onto, and I knew he was probably gone for good. We kind of mess around a bit, but again not really pulling or doing any work. Some guys up the pace with about 1k to and I'm up in the top 3 wheels. I was just on the wheel of a super strong sprinter I knew in the break, because I had a feeling I would get a decent result following him. Well, at about 300m to go he hadn't gone and didn't look like he was going to. I hope to get a jump on everyone so decided to go. I put everything into it and sprint hard. I keep expecting that sprinter guy or one of the others to go flying by me. I throw the bike across the line, look back, and have a huge gap. Go figure. Guess a 800w sprint still can win bunch sprints. Another solid breakaway and good result.
Gosh I type too much in these.
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