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It does look like 8-9 pm should be a window. Outfield would be a swamp, though.
It does look like 8-9 pm should be a window. Outfield would be a swamp, though.
My hope is that the weather does not extend into late tomorrow where only one more game (after LSU vs. McNeese) can be played. Then it would be higher seed wins if the teams finish with one loss each.
The worst case scenario for Cajun fans is only getting to play LS-U once (given they beat McNeese state.) Just looking at the forecast, it looks like they'd only be able to play late in the evening tomorrow and if first pitch is like at 8-9 pm, then that's a defacto winner take all game.
Either way, with the weather looking the way it does, one fan base is going to have a legit complaint. McNeese/LSU will say "we never got another shot to play you." If LSU advances and wins the only game against the Cajuns, getting them into the supers because of a higher seed, UL would say "but we didn't have the other game. There's no way you'd best us twice."
Let's just hope McNeese or the weather wins and we can forget the whole thing.
Get on the bus and move the damn thing to Lafayette. The NCAA has the authority to do so.
Just checked weather, looks nasty tonight and tomorrow, so I got interested (some of this may have already been said, but I didn't read the whole thread). There are a few different scenarios that can play out in the event that this rain/lightning continues tonight and tomorrow.
The regional can be extended to Monday, but it must be completed without starting a game past 11pm. However, the Rules say that "if the regional final begins before 11 p.m. and an "if necessary" game becomes necessary to determine the regional champion, that game will immediately follow." The rule seems to contradict itself in that a Game 7 could start after Game 6, assuming that Game 6 started before 11pm. Maybe Brian can clarify (see page 12 at http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/fi...l_20170209.pdf).
Currently, we have 4 games completed, so the highest undefeated team would move on if no more games could be played. The same rule applies if the LSU-Mcneese game is played (Game 5), the highest undefeated team (UL) would move on.
If LSU beats McNeese and then beats us in Game 6, LSU will advance if Game 7 cannot be played because head-to-head would be equal, so highest remaining seed moves on. If McNeese beats LSU in Game 5 and then beats us in Game 6, UL would advance because head-to-head would be equal, and we would be the higher seed (if Game 7 starts and doesn't finish, then it will be like Game 7 never happened these rules would apply).
Im not one for weather watching and hoping to get by without playing again, but I'd rather there not be an opportunity for LSU to beat us once and advance.
Two games or none
5:22 p.m. CT - It's going to be a while y'all. It's still raining at Tiger Park. Stay with us for updates.
I have seen something saying that when there are 4 completed games, the highest seed advances, meaning LSU would advance if they could not complete Game 5 (LSU v. Mcneese). But the rule in the Pre-Championship Manual clearly states otherwise. (some of you may have seen that on Tiger Droppings; its false)
Seems like it can be interpreted to mean that if necessary game could start after 11.
It looks as though the weather should all be pushed through by 7. Hopefully! That give enough time to finish this one and Lousiana.to play. Guess I'll have to go pick up another 12 pack. Gonna be a long night.
Update from @NCAAsoftball Baton Rouge Regional (6pm): Heavier rain is currently falling at Tiger Park. LSU-McNeese delay continues.— Ragin' Cajuns SB (@RaginCajunsSB) May 21, 2017
Most of the storms are moving south of I-10, producing very heavy rain and frequent lightning. Gusty winds are possible.#lawx pic.twitter.com/fFbrrqDwbe— Heath Morton (@Helicity300) May 21, 2017
It is storming in New Iberia.
If you do the radar loop. It looks as though that it is moving east now.


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Blue Jackets top Flyers on Connauton's OT goalby Craig Merz
COLUMBUS -- There were a lot of firsts flying around Nationwide Arena on Tuesday, but the most important one was Kevin Connauton's first goal as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The 24-year-old defenseman took a pass from Ryan Johansen and scored at 1:58 of overtime to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers. It was Columbus' fourth straight victory.
Connauton, a healthy scratch the previous game, has played seven games for the Blue Jackets (10-15-2) since being claimed off waivers from the Dallas Stars on Nov. 18.
Brayden Schenn sent the game to overtime when he scored the tying goal for Philadelphia (9-13-5) with 56 seconds left in regulation, a minute after the Flyers had pulled goaltender Steve Mason for an extra attacker. It initially was waved off on the ice, but that ruling was overturned upon video review when it was determined the puck entered the net on Schenn's original shot as the referee was whistling for play to stop.
It was Schenn's second goal of the game, his ninth of the season.
Connauton said the Blue Jackets did a good job of regrouping after giving up the lead in the final minute of regulation.
"After they scored that one, the mood was kind of down on the bench, but we forgot about that one and pushed on," he said. "Good teams are able to forget about mistakes and make up for it."
Connauton's goal completed an odd-man rush with Johansen. It was something Connauton might not have done in regulation.
"Five-on-five, I don't know if I get the jump there, but 4-on-4 they got caught three guys low and we were able to get a 2-on-1," he said. "[Johansen] made an unbelievable play to draw that D over and create space.
"Initially I just wanted to control the puck. Overtime, the ice isn't that great. I wanted to get a handle on it. I wasn't thinking to shoot it that (high) upstairs, maybe a little lower, but it worked out."
Mason, playing for the first time in Nationwide Arena since the Blue Jackets traded him to the Flyers in April 2013, had 21 saves. Ex-Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves.
"I don't think anybody was happy with effort. We looked sluggish out there," Mason said.
The Flyers completed a five-game trip 1-2-2 and continue to look for consistency.
"We weren't generating a lot. We weren't great in our own end," Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn said. "We were lucky to squeeze it into overtime. I'm not saying we didn't work hard enough tonight, but not hard enough to generate chances or dominate parts of the game."
The game was the first in Columbus for Flyers left wing R.J. Umberger, who is third on the Blue Jackets' career points list, since being traded June 23 for Scott Hartnell. It was also Umberger's 700th NHL game.
Hartnell gave Columbus the 2-1 lead in the second period. Boone Jenner scored for the Blue Jackets before Schenn got the Flyers on the board with a power-play goal late in the first period.
"The second period wasn't very good. The third period we pushed," Philadelphia coach Craig Berube said. "We played the right way in the third period and got a point."
Center Brandon Dubinsky quickly made an impact for Columbus in his first action of the season after missing 26 games because of abdominal surgery. He had the primary assist on the first-period goal by Jenner that gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead with 7:26 left.
Dubinsky had 19:09 of ice time.
"There's no preparing for a game until you get there," he said. "I had my ups and downs in the game, but overall I felt pretty good."
Columbus coach Todd Richards said Dubinsky provided a lift.
"I definitely felt it on the bench, especially in the first period, the energy," Richards said.
Philadelphia got the equalizer with 2:07 left in the first on its second power play. Claude Giroux set up Schenn in front with a feed from the left wall. The pass went directly to Schenn in the slot for a one-motion redirect on the third of five shots the Flyers had in the period.
In the second period Hartnell took advantage of chaos in front of Mason. He kicked the puck from his right skate to his stick and swiped it backhand past Mason with 9:21 left in the period.
Mason said he was obstructed on Hartnell's goal.
"I haven't seen the video, but I felt I had contact, pushed me out of the net and didn't put me in a position to get back," he said.
Even though the Blue Jackets gave up the lead late, Hartnell said there wasn't any panic.
"We're definitely disappointed giving up a point at the end of the game but it's just a sense we're going to win every night right now," he said.
The Flyers were 1-for-4 on the power play, and the Blue Jackets went 2-for-4.

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* Hi, Boris. As my first English-speaking guest, please answer the following question: "Why inspired you to create your blog at http://www.MuLondon.com/blog ?"
As you know, I make 100% organic and natural skincare product. That is a lifestyle that I have chosen, as it makes me feel good; it's much more than just a business to me. I wanted to be able to share my thoughts and feelings on the issues I'm passionate about with my website visitors and customers, and that's how the blog came about.
In my blog I write about different topics - exciting vegan foods and ingredients that I have discovered, like yuzu(a Japanese citrus fruit), Matamis na Bao (a yummy coconut milk spread from The Philippines) or aluminium-free bicarbonate of soda(amazing for upset stomachs!).
I am political at times, and have covered the mining of metals in Congo, which helps fund the arms trade. These metals are used in all mobile phones, and it's what makes them vibrate. I started a petition on Change.org to ask all large mobile phone manufacturers to stop sourcing their supplies from areas where they could be supporting the arms trade. I have written for Blog Action Day, covering the use of DDT, which was once a norm, but is now recognised as poison.
When I discovered the WWF and Oxfam's involvement with Monsanto, I was shocked - so that was a theme of one of my blog posts.
I have also written about the difference between the terms "natural" and "organic" - something that a lot of people have a hard time understanding; and about the dangers of GM foods.
And - of course - I write about skincare. I do not use any preservatives or man-made chemicals when I make MuLondon products. I do not think that we need preservatives in everything, and I have blogged about chemicals in skincare products. The healing power of Shea butter, which is the base for all my moisturisers, has been scientifically proven and that was the theme for another blog post.
I also experiment a lot with different ingredients and formulas, and I try everything on myself. So when it was time for my holiday to Spain and I needed a sunscreen, I decided to make my own, with 100% natural ingredients and see how that would work. Read more about that, and learn how to make your own sunscreen (it's easy!) on my blog.
OMG, and you are a young man :O
* I know you like Spain. What do you enjoy doing when you spend your holidays here?
I usually go to the Canaries. You know you're going to get fantastic weather whenever you go. I love to sunbathe, swim and play in the sand. Shopping is good, too, but there are no pure vegetarian restaurants, and choices for vegans are very limited there. Fortunately, you have lots of nice, fresh veggies, delicious olive oil and chickpeas (garbanzos). It's amazing what you can cook up with just a couple of ingredients! I also love, love, love Almendrina. It's a fantastic, yummy sweet and smooth almond paste from Spain that everybody should try. I'm so happy that there's now an organic version, too! I have written about Almedrina on my blog.
I love the nature and the architecture, and I love to take photos of the buildings, the plants and the animals on the island.
I love Almendrina too. Here in Spain we can buy it at Mercadona, Hipercor and at some natural food shops.
* Do you live with pets?
I have a cat who is very cute and really, really naughty. She's a scratchy little predator. Legs beware! I love animals and so my cat is fed a cruelty-free diet. Lucky for us in the UK, there's a British company called Benevo that makes a complete, cruelty-free cat and dog food (http://www.benevo.com/benevo-cat/benevo-cat-2/). I've heard arguments that it's not "natural", but how natural is it for a cat to eat beef, pork or even fish? Cats do not hunt fish or large mammals in the wild; they feed on insects, small birds and vermin. I've never seen cat food based on these things. The most important things is that she loves her food, and that it contains everything she needs; without artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
* I always try to explain to people that they can get healthy skin and colourful make-up without causing pain to animals. PETA likes your creams and you carry their logo, you must be proud of that. Could you please explain to our readers why it's healthy using natural and eco-friendly cosmetics?
I am extremely proud to be registered by both PETA and The Vegan Society. I have always believed that you can care for you skin much better with natural, safe and mild ingredients. It's better for the body and for the environment. There really is no need to test anything on animals. It's pointless as we really do not need thousands of new ingredients that even though that may test as safe on animals, can still be toxic to humans.
Using all-natural ingredients is so much better long-term. To me, the health and moral implications of using organic, natural and cruelty-free products are a given. It just makes sense!
Just smell something made with pure, organic Lavender or Rose oil that has not been sprayed with pesticides - it's full of fresh, deep fragrance that is more alive, potent and vibrant than anything else. As you said - just try it out and see. You'll never go back to using chemical-laden stuff.
Check out my hand-made, all-natural skincare line at http://www.MuLondon.com and connect with me via Facebook or twitter for special offers, discounts, new product announcements and health & beauty tips.That's a great truth, from de beggining to the end. I'm in love with Organic Rose Cream, it seems you created it just for me. Incredible !
Thank you very much by spending your time with this enterview, i know you are very busy. And if you decide change one summer sunny Canarias for cluody Asturias, tell me, i would like to meet you in person.


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Cool tapping etude Santiago - I like how it gets more and more intense.
Great lesson,
But im getiing a little tired of all those tapping lessons,
No offence to you santiago
You did a great job
Killer licks! I only miss the blues note from the lines, do you plan to do a follow up lesson in the blues pentatonic?
awesome etude man, you really make it looks so easy! well done!
Great tapping workout Santiago!
now THAT'S a flashy tapping, trying
nice tapping man
Thanks guys! Glad you liked it!
Wow, that is one cool thing to play!
awesome stuff, I really should try that myself
Nice pentatonic workout!
This is the second lesson of the series using eight fingers tapping over pentatonics scales.
In this second exercise we will work with the same scales than the first one, the A minor scale (left hand) and the E minor scale (right hand), but in this lesson we will use combined groups with higher difficulty, that is why I recommend to work hard with the first lesson of the series before this one.
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Supercritical fluid (SFC),Green Chromatography
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The Past, Present, and Future of Analytical Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
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The history of supercritical fluid chromatography has been fraught with controversies that largely held back the development of the technique for decades. The origin and resolution of some of these controversies is briefly discussed. The development of adequate hardware has also been an important issue, culminating in the last few years with true 3rdgeneration instruments. The present state of affairs is also briefly outlined, and some predictions about the future made.
The Pioneers
Since the late 1800's it has been known that some heavy, non-volatile organic compounds were surprisingly soluble in some inorganic gases above their critical point ('super'-critical). These gases include SO2, CO2, ammonia, etc. At an early GC conference in 1957, Jim Lovelock suggested using such inorganic gases, above their critical points as a chromatographic mobile phase, in order to separate much more polar compounds compared to normal GC. Acting as a solvent is a critical characteristic that differentiates the compressible mobile phases used in supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) from gas chromatography (GC), where the mobile phase is considered to be an inert carrier. Lovelock suggested the name "critical state chromatography".
Ernst Klesper was the first to actually use a fluid above its critical point to separate thermally labile metal porphyrins. He used dichlorodifluoromethane, and chlorodifluoromethane at 800-2300 psi and 115°C which were pre-heated in a copper coil, before passing through the 30 inch long column with a 60-80 mesh (180-250 µm) diatomaceous earth GC packing(!). The first publication we can call SFC appeared in 1962, as a three page 'Communications to the Editor' in the Journal of Organic Chemistry [1]. The elution strength was found to be proportional to pressure (density). Flow rate was not 'controlled', but was basically adjusted within a range, by replacing fixed restrictors, or using a metering valve.
From this beginning, there was, and still is, significant difficulty in coming up with an appropriate name that captures the essence of the technique in a short, simple phrase. Klesper called the technique "high pressure GC above critical temperatures". Clearly this was a poor name since the mobile phase acted as a solvent and wasn't inert. Thus, it isn't GC.
Giddings, probably the most influential chromatographic theorist in the 1960's used many names, including: turbulent flow chromatography [2], ultra high pressure gas chromatography (to 2000 atmospheres) [3], and dense gas chromatography [4]. None of these names captured the solvating nature of the technique. Sie and Rijnders [5] first used the name supercritical fluid chromatography, but this wasn't much better since this name implies the fluid must ALWAYS be 'super' (meaning above) the critical point to display the desirable characteristics, which also isn't true. Caude [6] was apparently the first to use the term 'subcritical' to denote the fact that some modified CO2based fluids were of high density, while still highly compressible, but acted as a solvent even below their critical temperature.
Early Controversies Retarded the Growth of SFC
In the late 1960's Giddings estimated Hildebrand solubility parameters [7] which suggested that dense CO2 could be as polar as isopropyl alcohol (IPA). It was thought that programming pressure (or density) could adjust the elution strength of CO2 from that of a hydrocarbon to that of an alcohol! This was before the invention of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and there was much that was poorly understood. If this were true, SFC would today be as big, or bigger, than HPLC. Unfortunately, it isn't true.
Another controversy began in the late 1960's when Sie and Rijnders [5], Milos Novotny [8], Gouw and Jentoft [9], and later, L.B. (Buck) Rogers [10] all suggested that the efficiency of their very crude packed columns (up to 120µm packings) seemed to degrade with higher pressure drops. Gouw and Jentoft [9] suggested that decreasing density along the axis acted like a decreasing temperature gradient in GC, causing a loss in efficiency. By the mid to late 1980's, it was widely thought that pressure drops of as little as 20 bar seriously degraded efficiency. There were actually several competing theories [11,12] trying to explain why this should occur. It was claimed that SFC packed columns could never produce more than ≈20,000 plates [13], and virtually ruled out any use of particles smaller than 5µm. These theories were unrelated to, but contemporary with, the commercialisation of capillary SFC (see next section). This problem stemmed directly from inadequate home-made equipment, related to back pressure control and the use of fixed restrictors instead of a back pressure regulator. In many cases the column outlet pressure was not even monitored, allowing operation in inappropriate regions.
One additional controversy further retarded the use of packed columns through the 1980's. Polar solutes often did not elute, or eluted with poor peak shapes even at high modifier concentrations. This was blamed on 'active sites' on the silica based stationary phases. Widespread consensus was to make the phases more non-polar and increase end-capping to cover such sites. However, it was typical to have minimal retention and poor peak shapes with such columns. The problem was largely solved when it was shown [14-19] that the introduction of polar additives, such as a strong acid or base, in the modifier, dramatically improved peak shapes. Many papers about the use of additives have followed. This discovery dramatically expanded the application areas amenable to SFC. Today SFC brackets all the area amenable to both normal phase and reversed phase HPLC and further includes parts of ion chromatography,
HILIC etc.
Capillary or Open Tubular SFC
Due largely to the perceived limitations discussed in the previous sections, a major detour occurred starting around 1981 when Milton Lee and Milos Novotny first described capillary SFC [20], made possible by the then recent, nearly concurrent inventions of fused silica capillary columns and bonded stationary phases. By simply using a syringe pump to change the pressure of pure CO2, the solvent strength of the mobile phase could be programmed from weaker to stronger conditions with the universal flame ionisation detector (FID). Such an approach seemed to solve all the problems associated with packed columns.
The simplicity of such an approach was, for a time, overwhelming, and almost completely replaced packed column usage. At one point there were six or seven companies manufacturing and selling capillary SFC's, and only one (Jasco) selling packed column SFC's. Unfortunately, the technique was oversold as being appropriate for more polar solutes, such as small drug-like molecules, due in large part by the unfortunate mis-step by Giddings.
The Return to Packed Columns
When density measurements for methanol/CO2 mixtures were finally made in 1990 [21,22], it was shown that, at constant density, modifiers significantly increased the solvent strength of the mobile phase. Later, solvatochromic dye studies [23] unequivocally showed that CO2 was never much more polar than hexane, and modifiers dramatically increased solvent strength. Never the less, decades of belief are slow to be changed.
The idea that large pressure drops cause significant losses in efficiency and limited total possible efficiency was largely put to rest in the early 1990's when it was demonstrated [24] that columns could be connected in series, producing at least 220,000 plates with a pressure drop of up to 300 bar.
By the early 1990's, the concentration of polar modifiers was shown to be the primary retention control variable when added to the CO2, while pressure/density became a secondary control variable. The use of additives allowed the elution, with high efficiency, of polar solutes, such as primary aliphatic amines. Thus, modern SFC was born, while capillary SFC almost completely died out.
Availability of Instrumentation
Until the early 1980's all instrumentation was home-made, using components from various other fields. Many of the misconceptions of the 1960 through the1980's can be attributable to the poor instrumental controls then prevalent, particularly the poor control of outlet pressures. In many ways, reproducible SFC started with the introduction of a hardware kit that converted a Model 1084 HPLC into an SFC, introduced by Hewlett Packard (now Agilent) in 1982. This instrument was crude by today's standards. Its main contribution was a heated mechanical back pressure regulator (BPR) controlling the column outlet pressure, with large mechanical gauges unequivocally showing both the inlet and outlet pressures. Retention control rested entirely on the mobile phase composition. This instrument was withdrawn around 1984-5, when the Model 1090 HPLC was introduced which was incompatible with SFC. Jasco introduced a SFC-SFE combined instrument in 1985. This instrument included the first electronic BPR, but did not perform dynamic compressibility compensation.
By the early 1990's capillary SFC had been grossly oversold, particularly for the separation of much more polar solutes. This poisoned the well for about ten years where many regarded SFC as "science fiction chromatography". Fortunately the clear superiority of packed column SFC over HPLC for chiral analysis was obvious and, just sustained the small start-up manufacturers through this period. It is something of a miracle that SFC exists at all today. The development of reliable semi-preparative SFC, particularly for chiral separations, probably is the reason we now have two of the largest instrument companies involved, as most chromatographers who have tried semi-preparative SFC are easily convinced it is far superior to HPLC.
In 1992 several second generation SFC's capable of packed column operation were introduced by Hewlett Packard (HP), and Gilson, although only one (HP) used dynamic compressibility compensation. Proper compressibility compensation means that both the flow rate and composition are much more accurate than with previous instruments, making transferring methods from machine to machine much easier. This also marked the first Peltier cooled pump head, a return to pressure, density and temperature programming as well as composition programming. Electronic back pressure regulators became the norm on virtually all subsequent SFC's. Diode array detectors significantly extended the utility of UV detectors. Many GC detectors, such as the FID, ECD, NPD, etc were also commercially available. GC like ovens allowed for much higher column temperatures.
Changing Applications
In the very early days most SFC separations involved polymers, surfactants, lipids, silicone oils, etc. However, packed column SFC really started to gain traction in the early 1990's with the separation of enantiomers. The first use of a chiral stationary phase was by Caude and co-workers in 1985 [6]. The first SFC use of a chiral additive in the mobile phase was by Erni [25] in 1988. Today, far and away, the 'killer app' for SFC has been in chiral chromatography at both the analytical and semi-preparative scale. SFC is easily 3-5 times faster than normal phase HPLC, is less expensive to operate, generates much less toxic and flammable waste and is much easier to dry down fractions. Consequently, in some major pharmaceutical companies SFC has become the technique of choice for these applications, whereas HPLC has been relegated to a few difficult cases [26], or has been eliminated from use altogether [27].
The Present
The present probably started with the introduction in 2009 of the Aurora SFC conversion module that converted an Agilent Model 1100 or Model 1200 HPLC into a world class SFC. Waters introduced its Ultra Performance Convergence Chromatography (UPC2) a year later. Agilent bought Aurora in 2012 and better integrated the module. These instruments are true third generation SFC's, with superior performance, although neither has the versatility of some earlier instruments More importantly, it means that for the first time two of the largest instrument companies are committed to selling and supporting SFC, worldwide. This is a major change from the past. From 1995 until ~2007 the majority of SFC's sold were produced by small start-up companies with limited resources. It worked, in large part, due to the stunning superiority of SFC over HPLC in chiral analysis and purification.
Agilent uses the conversion module mounted upstream of a nearly standard HPLC pump to pre-compress the CO2 to just below column head pressure. The compressibility compensation for the HPLC pump delivering CO2 is then set to zero. Thus, this pump merely meters the CO2 flow, virtually eliminating any flow/pressure fluctuations from the CO2 pump, a major source of UV noise in previous SFC's. This, in combination with an ultra low noise back pressure regulator (BPR), and careful control of mobile phase temperature entering the detector cell, resulted in as much as a 50 fold decrease in UV detector noise compared to earlier instruments.
Waters uses a slightly different approach to deal with compressibility compensation related noise. Each piston of a two piston pump (delivering a single fluid) is driven by a separate motor, much like the old Rainin SD-1 pumps. While the first piston is delivering flow, the other refills its pump head, then pre-compresses the fluid to just below column head pressure, and then waits. When the first piston reaches the end of its delivery stroke, it slows down and passes off delivery to the already refilled and pre-compressed pump head. Since the compression stroke is completely independent of the delivery stroke there is minimal flow/pressure/composition noise, similar to the Agilent approach. Both use two motors to pre-compress the CO2, just differently.
The dramatic improvement in UV noise means that, for the first time, SFC is appropriate for trace analysis where it can easily quantify peaks representing 0.1% (area/area) of a major component, with a signal to noise ratio >10. This opens up the possibility of using SFC in quality assurance (QA), and quality control (QC). In the past, the poor sensitivity relegated SFC to major minor component analysis, mostly in drug discovery. The possibility of also performing routine and trace analysis will dramatically expand the use of SFC.
Although not mentioned previously, SFC has been widely used with mass spectrometric detectors (MS) in all its forms. Virtually every MS instrument and interface has been used with SFC over the years, including APCI, ES, QTOF, etc. Today the interfaces have become trivial, sometimes no more that a specifically sized stainless steel tube.
The Future
Instrumentation. It is likely that all SFC's will eventually use pumping systems that separate the compression stroke from the delivery stroke, since this can dramatically decrease UV detector noise, and reduce or largely eliminate gradient delays. Such pumping systems are common in HPLC and will probably be the norm in SFC soon.
Today there is little need for significantly higher pumping pressure since even 1.8µm particles seldom create more than 250 bar pressure drops, even at high modifier concentrations. Thus, a 600 bar, or to a lesser extent, a 400 bar pumping system is adequate for most work. There is much less incentive to use porous shell particles in SFC since the totally porous particles generate such low pressure drops, and there is some concern about sample capacity with the porous shell particles. Sub-2 µm particles are now more than a decade old, but have only recently been used in SFC. However, there are scattered reports of the use of sub-1 µm particles, at least in HPLC, which will require substantially higher pressures. Since pressure drop is inversely proportional to the square of the particle diameter, halving particle diameter would quadruple pressure drop, requiring pumping systems capable of operating at >>1000 bar (like Giddings in 1968!).
Today, it is relatively straightforward to separate up to 15-20 components in a few minutes. Using particles half the diameter will result in a further four fold decrease in run times, causing analysis times to approach real time. At this point it will be hard to imagine a large number of applications where the sample load justifies such capability, other than as in process monitoring or library validation, since sample prep will become an overwhelming issue.
The current layout of the most modern instruments directs fluid through a rather long length of relatively large ID tubing, including necessary heat exchangers in the column oven. Even today, this layout is inadequate to produce true 'ultra' high performance SFC (UHPSFC) using sub-2µm particles. 'Ultra' performance is defined here as producing >90% of theoretical efficiency with a k of ≥2 with sub-2 µm particles. The standard high pressure UV detector cells are 8 to 13 µL, much too large for UHPSFC where cells ≈1-2 µL are required. It is hoped that any subsequent instrument designs include much shorter lengths of smaller ID connector tubing with smaller volume, but hopefully long pathlength UV detector cells.
Autosamplers need to be able to 'pre-position' the 'next' sample during each run since the run time can be less than the autosampler access time. 'Solventless' (in-line solid phase extraction) injection is also likely to become important for trace analysis.
Future Applications
There is no crystal ball enabling us to peer into the future, but this author will attempt to project what ought to happen based on the physical chemistry of the fluids involved.
It is obvious that SFC will continue to dominate chiral separations in major pharma. Amazingly, most academics and smaller organisations continue to ignore SFC, possibly due to the higher entry cost to buy the equipment. Such ignorance is difficult to explain. It is hoped that the greater marketing capabilities of the major instrument companies now involved can get the message across that much better, faster results are possible. One of the biggest obstacles for SFC growth in the past has been the very limited teaching of the technique in universities. This remains an obstacle.
SFC is now 10-50 times more sensitive than previous instruments and ought to be capable of validation for the quantification of 0.1% area/area components in complex mixtures with a S/N >10, with the same sensitivity as HPLC. The mobile phase used in SFC is generally cheaper, and 'greener' than HPLC. Since SFC is 3-5 times faster than either normal or reversed phase HPLC, SFC ought to be the preferred choice for routine analysis. Will this happen? There is huge momentum behind the standard methods of the past that will only change gradually as new methods are developed using SFC instead of HPLC.
SFC is orthogonal to HPLC. It is usually necessary to have two methods for trace analysis to prove that a trace component was NOT eluting under a major component in the first method. In HPLC, normal phase is so slow and difficult that two reversed phase methods, with minimal differences, have often been used. SFC is normal phase but actually faster than reversed phase HPLC. Thus, there is no compromise when using a normal phase (SFC) technique, based on polar-polar interactions, and a reversed phase technique based on hydrophobic interactions. In fact Agilent sells a commercial hybrid system that can switch back and forth between SFC and reversed phase HPLC in only a few minutes.
Somewhat less likely, is the possibility that pressure (or better density) programming will return as a significant application area. It is unlikely to be capillary based but there are probably adequate applications to justify packed column operation. It is likely that the temperature range of current SFC ovens will be found inadequate, particularly on the upper end. The FID (pure CO2 only) should become important again but only if the inertness and robustness of the fixed restrictor is shown to be adequate. It is unlikely that many of the GC detectors used in the past will be significantly revived. As in GC and HPLC, MS detectors are likely to be the detector of choice.
SFC is likely to be used to a much greater extent than in the past in food, fuels, and natural products in both research, and in routine analysis. Fields other than pharma, including pesticides, are likely to perform many more chiral analyses. The 'green' aspects of SFC are likely to become more widely appreciated.
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Writing: Lucy Can't Sleep by Amy Schwartz
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Illustration: Up Above and Down Below, illustrated by Susan Ouriou, written by Paloma Valdivia
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Big Mean Mike is afraid of only one thing: having his rough, tough image compromised. When a herd of adorable bunny wabbits attach themselves to him, he may be in big trouble. Review coming soon.
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Lolly-guessing Competition -- Cookie jar
The lolly-guessing competition was open to our stall holders as well as market visitors, and Melissa, one of our regular stallholders, picked the winning number of 317 lollies to take the prize!
Lolly-guessing Competition -- Fruit Bowl
A market regular, Helen was one number off the correct guess of 364. She's hoping that there are still a few left in the bowl by Christmas Day!
Congratulations to all the winners!
Enjoy your prizes.
The Handmade Show is taking a well-earned break and will return in 2015 on April 18th. Enjoy the summer and see you next year!


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Jedward sell tickets for show in 11 months' time
Jedward revealed yesterday that they will star in another pantomime at the Olympia in Dublin -- next Christmas.
The 'X Factor' sensations are understood to have sold a staggering 42,000 tickets this season for the 'Cinderella' show where they played the fairy godbrothers.
They pocketed more than €100,000 for their role and the show has generated more than €1m in ticket sales.
And following the mantra of 'striking while the iron's hot', all concerned have already signed up for 'Jedward and the Beanstalk' in 11 months' time.
But devoted fans of the 19-year-olds knew all this, and some dates for next year's show have already sold out because tickets went on sale last week.
The pair's latest contract is understood to be even more lucrative than the last, but manager Louis Walsh was giving little away last night.
"A lot," he said when asked how much Jedward would earn for their second Olympia pantomime
Jedward met another pair of famous brothers over the weekend, when formerly conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf came to the show.
The two 'Little Fighters' made their very own presentation to the older brothers -- two matching T-shirts featuring pictures of the toddlers sporting Jedward-style hairdos with 'The Little Jed's' printed underneath.
"The boys were absolutely ecstatic to meet Jedward," said mum Angie.
Speaking later, she revealed how difficult it was to have to cover up her boys with a blanket after they returned to Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) following their birth in London in December 2009.
"This time last year we were hiding in CUMH in a tiny cubicle unknown to the world. We wanted everything for the boys from day one to be very dignified and very beautiful," she said.
"So we hid for six weeks. When we used to spend time as a family, all six of us, in one of the bedrooms at CUMH, we used to have to put a blanket over the boys' heads and sneak down the corridors," she said.
Both twins, who have just one leg each, made a remarkable recovery from their mammoth 14-hour separation surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital in April of last year.
They are expected to have prosthetics fitted later this year, and it is their parents' dream that they will one day walk.
However, Angie said their care has made it impossible for their father Azzedine to return to work.
The couple revealed they had been advised by Enable Ireland that the demands of looking after the 13-month-olds would be far too great for the next five years for him to contemplate returning to work.
"Our wish would have been for Azzedine to return to work, but the twins need 24/7 care and it just the two of us on a day-to-day basis doing that," she said on RTE's 'Saturday Night Show'.
"We have wonderful support with Enable Ireland in Cork and we have to continue doing physiotherapy and occupational therapy for three hourly sessions up to three times a week . . . It's kind of non-stop," she added.
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EAST AMWELL, NJ – The Hunterdon County 4-H & Agricultural Fair is underway. The food, fun and excitement continues until 10 p.m. today.
The Fair is also open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. The hours on Sunday are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Some elements of the Fair are based on tradition. Fair food, carnival rides and the 4-H animal competitions are staples of the event which traces its roots to the Flemington Fair, which dates back to the 1800s. That was held at the old fairgrounds on Route 31 in Raritan Township, where Lowe's and Walmart are now located.
However, the Fair, which has been held at the South County Park on Route 179 just outside of Ringoes for 14 years, has a few new things to offer this year.
One is the name of the park. It's been renamed the Roger K. Everitt Memorial Fairgrounds to recognize the man who was a leader of a group of farmers and 4-H alumni who came together in 1999 to assure that the Fair would continue after the former location was redeveloped. He died this year.
Two other traditions have returned this year. One are the pigs; they have not been present at the fair in anyone's recent memory with the exception of the racing pigs, of course, who return every year.
Another returning tradition is virtually invisible. Some of the paths along the fairgrounds have been sprayed with a soybean-based product called Dustkill, a biodegradable oil that suppresses dust, according to Terry Wright, a Fair publicist and organizer. It's an old idea that's gained popularity as many people have become more environmentally conscious, and seek to limit the use of petroleum-based products previously used for the purpose.
Stay with TAPinto.net for more pics from the Fair.


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Boo (2004)
Directed by Anthony FerranteGenres - Horror | Sub-Genres - Haunted House Film | Run Time - 100 min. | Countries - USA | MPAA Rating - R
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A haunted hospital harbors a deadly secret, and when a group of college students check in for a cheap Halloween thrill they're in for the fright of their life in this seasonal shocker starring genre veteran Dee Wallace Stone and directed by Anthony C. Ferrante. For years rumors of ghosts stalking the dark corridors of the abandoned Santa Mira Hospital have kept a frightened community at a safe distance. Determined to milk the legend for all its worth, a group of five mischievous college students sneak into the hospital on Halloween night only to discover that the rumors of a bloodthirsty entity who claims the life of all who dare enter the cursed hallways are true. These teens aren't the only ones trapped by the murderous ghost though, and with each passing hour their hope of seeing another sunrise gives way to the screaming terror of a ghost whose hunger for death is only surpassed by his hunger for life.
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Matlock boss Mark Atkins is hoping that four injury doubts recover in time for Saturday when Stafford Rangers visit the Autoworld Arena.
With striker Shaun Tuton beginning a three match ban after his rather harsh red card against Skelmersdale United a fortnight ago, Atkins will be hoping that Tuton's current striking partner Danny Holland will be ready in time after suffering from memory loss in last weekend's 3-1 derby win at Ilkeston.
Holland scored the Gladiators opener which was added to by David Haggerty's first competitive Matlock goal and Tuton as all of the goals camera before half tome at the New Manor Ground.
"Danny wasn't feeling well at half time after a collision with the Ilkeston goalkeeper, plus he'd got a dead leg. He stayed on as long as he could but we really needed to get him off. After the match he couldn't remember anything about the game" Atkins explained.
Holland sat out the friendly against Minnesota which the Americans won 3-0 on Monday night, as did Micky Harcourt, Oscar Radford and James Ashmore, who also picked up knocks last weekend.
Speaking on Tuesday Atkins added "Had we been playing tonight then none of the four would have been fit, so we'll have to see how they are for Saturday."
Losing Tuton for three matches is a blow the Gladiators could well have done without. The former Teversal and Belper Town striker has built up a healthy partnership with Holland. Matlock have scored thirteen goals in their last five league outings and Tuton has scored eight and Holland four of them.
"It's one of those things" Atkins continued. "I think we're all agreed that the sending off was harsh, it's not having him sent off in the game that's the problem but the three match ban is, and it's frustrating because Shaun and Danny have been working well together. It now gives Daryll Thomas the chance to stake his claim."
Atkins explained the reasoning behind Matlock not going full tilt in the second half after building their two goal advantage.
"We started really well and took control and took our chances. We gave a sloppy goal away but then showed a great reaction to make it 3-1. With lads carrying knocks we decided that the three points were the most important thing on the day, so we shut up shop, stopped Ilkeston from playing and looked comfortable. Ilkeston had just the one chance and I never thought we'd relinquish our lead."
Matlock stood in eighth place after Tuesday night's games and know that if they are to maintain their play off push, they need full points against struggling Rangers and at Stamford on Tuesday night.
"Stafford are fighting for their lives and will feel there's time left for them to pull away from trouble" Atkins warned. "We know we'll be in for a tough game as we will when we play at Stamford for in the abandoned game down there they proved that they're a tough nut to crack. For us it's a matter of being strong as we've been this past few games. There's no easy games, we've got to take one game at a time and try and do the business each time."
The Americans arrived at the Autoworld Arena on Monday night and what a treat it was for everyone in attendance.
358 spectators saw Minnesota United win 3-0 in a game which was closer than the final scoreline suggests, but it was also a night for making new friends and establishing links between the two clubs.
The night went spectacularly well and according to Matlock Chairman Tom Wright, everyone involved in staging the game should be immensely proud of their efforts.
"It was a great night for Matlock Town and the non league game. Minnesota are obviously a very good side and we can be proud of our players efforts in what was a good competitive match. It was lovely to host them and we'll have so many special memories of the night. They were lovely people and we've made some great friends. A lot of people at Matlock worked very hard both beforehand in arranging the game and on the night itself, so I'd like to thank them and congratulate them for they should be immensely proud."
Matlock Chief Executive Keith Brown received an e mail from Minnesota's Alexander De Rosa on Tuesday which read
"It was a pleasure meeting you and the Matlock Town staff last night. I want to express my sincere gratitude for all the hospitality shown to the team and staff. We were massively impressed with the town, the club and the fans as a whole. Please pass this message on to all concerned. Don't hesitate to ask if there's anything the club can do for you in the future and keep me in the loop as to how your season turns out."
Gladiators boss Mark Atkins also enjoyed the night.
"It was a good competitive game although I would liked to have faced them with a full side. Minnesota are a very good side but I felt we did ourselves justice and our fitness levels were fantastic."
Gladiators legend James Lukic pulled on a blue Matlock Town shirt for the first time in eleven months in Monday night's prestige friendly against Minnesota United–and it looked as if he'd never been away.
Injury and work commitments have ruled Lukic out so far this term, but Matlock paid him a huge compliment by playing him and naming him as captain against the Americans, and it was just like the olden days.
Organising and cajoling his team mates his vocal and stand out presence was still there for all to see.
Town boss Mark Atkins hinted that there could be a chance of Lukic returning at some point.
"He certainly didn't look out of place did he?" That question doesn't command an answer and Atkins added "His fitness went just after half time which isn't really surprising as he'd only played the odd five a side, but he did great. With our small squad I'll try and have a chat with him about coming back, if not this season, then next season, once his body's settled down again after Monday night."
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Cowboys Top Falcons for Big Road Win
The Wyoming Cowboys rallied from a 15-point deficit in the first half to win their third straight game, 66-59, at Air Force Wednesday night. Larry Nance, Jr. scored 20 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots to lead three Cowboys in double figures in the victory.
Wyoming (12-6, 3-2) trailed 30-15 with five minutes left in the first half after a 15-1 run by the Falcons. When it looked like things were headed towards a blow-out, the Pokes answered with a 13-3 run of their own and trimmed the deficit to 33-28 with 36 seconds left in the first half. UW trailed 35-28 at half.
Air Force (9-9, 3-4) built their lead back to double figures at 41-30 a couple of minutes into the second half, but the Cowboys didn't go away. They pulled within four, at 41-37, and then UW finally took its first lead of the second half on Nate Sobey's 3-pointer with 3:59 remaining. A pair of Nance free throws with 3:07 left gave the Pokes the lead for good.
A lay-up by Nance off a drive and dish by Sobey, a key drive and basket by Charles Hankerson, Jr. and four free throws closed out the 7-point win.
Josh Adams added 17 points, while Sobey chipped in 10. Wyoming shot 50 percent (20-40) from the field, 3-12 (25%) from deep and 23-25 (92%) at the foul line. They also scored 22 points off 16 Air Force turnovers.
The Falcons were led by Kamryn Williams with 17 points. Tre' Coggins had 15 and Justin Hammonds added 13. Air Force was 21-47 (44.7%) from the floor, but went only 9-23 (39.1%) in the second half. They were 9-23 (39.1%) from 3 and 8-10 (80%) at the stripe. They did out-rebound the Cowboys 26-22.
This win by Wyoming snapped a 3-game losing skid to the Falcons. They also did it without head coach Larry Shyatt, who was ill and decided not to coach the game.
The Cowboys return to the court Saturday afternoon for their second match-up against Nevada. The Wolfpack beat UW in Reno on January 4, 61-58. This game is at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie. Game time is set for 2 p.m.