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well Storm Igor has returned to the higher ranks today, But another quiet one for the most part minus the few upsets there have been throughout the ranks. 
 
Miker07 continues to look strong sitting on the throne with 471.17 million points, Ben_F keeps things the same sitting in the number two spot with 427.86 million points and in third place we see IgorSinelnikov has forced further up the ranks with 299.50 million points. That means we have Justaphf who has been displaced to fourth with 296.46 million points and Mxyzptlk has also been displaced to fifth place with 285.10 million points. If Igor is wanting to advance any further they will certainly have to set up their game even further than they have so far, but only time will tell if that is something that is possible or not. 
 
Favebook remains in 6th place with 158.65 million points and then we see LazyDev with 145.30 million points. Pezui is up next in 8th with 136.56 million points, vsteel is taking up the number 9 spot with 122.51 million points and finally the honourable gate keeper remains to be Star57 with 120.55 million points. There is an interesting fight going on between Starman and vsteel, and to some degree Pezui could get caught up in the action if he doesn't push himself to go faster. Also it seems like GOTSpectrum may want in on the action with a small but noticeable uptick in their production. 
 
So, as you can see it remains exciting at Folding Month 2021, Igor has certainly shown us this week that he can kick it with big boys, a good showing for what I believe is his first event. sazrocks had another good day gaining another 7 ranks to find themselves in 38th, gremlicious has also had a decent gain today of 8 places to find themselves in 66th and finally Electra57 has gained 8 ranks to find herself in 107th. 
 
Please click on the link below to see the full list of ranks for today.
 
Todays Ranks
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Finally, if you have had any hardware die during the event or on the run up to the event during preparations please post it on the thread below
 
List of The Dead
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

It's nice to see that the event has surpassed the one billion point barrier. I'm seeing a number of people who hasn't folded in the last 23 hours. I think it's important for you guys to meet the minimum participation requirements in mind. 
 
DISCLAIMER: Due to an issue with the master file provided by F@H this update will cover a 23 hour period, 00:00-23:00GMT. Tomorrows update cover 25 hours to make up for the loss. 
 
For a third day in a row Miker07 has retained the throne with 97.18 million points, Ben_ in second place is certainly looking like he is ready to king the would-be king a run for their money, with 84.79 million points. The challenge can be seen in the fact that they out performed Miker by almost two million points. Third place continues to be held by Justaphf, with 67.27 million points, looks pretty comfortable at the moment, with no imminent threats to be seen. Mxyzptlk also has retained their rank so far with 45.65 million points. They are looking even safer than the guy in front currently as fifth place is help by Favebook with 37.07 million points. 
 
Starman57 in 6th place, has a small chasm developing in front of them, holding their position with 31.15 million points. There are a couple people for them to be watching out for as people are speeding up to the aft. vsteel has kept hold of 7th place with 28.87 million points, but it is looking likely that by the next update that will be have knocked down a rank or two as those behind are ordering more steam. Pezui is looking to be advancing at a decent clip being rank 8 with 28.78 million points. I truly believe that if we we're to have had a full 24 hour update this battle for 7th place would have a different outcome, we shall be keeping a close eye to see the development. LazyDev, with 23.47 million points, has proven they are not so lazy, having picked up the pace and advancing two ranks over the last day or so. Finally we have dmynerd78 who has fallen back to take up the honour of being the gatekeeper with 23.46 million points. 
 
So, as you can see it remains exciting at Folding Month 2021, We can see some people has lost the wind from their sails, and others have commanded the boilers to full heat. One thing is certain, there are many days left for things to change up. Overall not much has changed in the top 10, with many shuffles in the lower ranks happening as some push harder, whilst others are faltering already. 
 
Please click on the link below to see the full list of ranks for the first day.
 
Day Three Ranks
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Finally, if you have had any hardware die during the event or on the run up to the event during preparations please post it on the thread below
 
List of The Dead
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

Well here we are, folding month 2021 has kicked off and it's a smaller than average event. But nonetheless we will be doing our usual posts, validation and all of that juicy goodness.
 
It is always my pleasure to write the first post of the event, to see who has kicked into high gear from the out-set and who taking some time to pick up their speeds and get folding. Only time will tell where everyone will finish, and I generally don't take much notice of where people are sitting this early in the event. But it is still interesting to have an idea of who is pushing hard and who is meandering their way through the event. 
 
In first place we have Miker07 with 34.04 million points, Certainly not a slough and it will be interesting if anyone can challenge this veteran. Second place is taken by Ben-F with 22.47 million points, and following very closing behind in third place we have Justaphf with 22.02 million points. It will be interesting too see if Justaphf can push a few more points and take that second place away from Ben. Favebook finds themselves in fourth place with 12.70 million points, trailing behind by only a million points we have Mxyzptlk sitting in fifth place with 11.76 million points. And that is the top five place on the close of the first day. 
 
Starman57 is sitting in 6th place with 10.67 million points, it wouldn't take much more effort to push into the top 5, vsteel is in 7th place with 9.98 million, and within spitting distance 8th place is Pezui with 9.81 million points. 9th place is taken by dmynerd78 with 8.16 million points. LazyDev has found themselves as the gatekeeper of the top ten place with 7.85 million points. 
 
So as you can see it is certainly exciting here at Folding month 2021, it is important to remember than these initial rankings will change, as this is a marathon not a sprint. As the event goes on and the ranks develop we will look into the lower ranks and point out anyone who is interesting. but for the time being I think I will leave it there. 
 
Please click on the link below to see the full list of ranks for the first day.
 
Day One Ranks
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Finally, if you have had any hardware die during the event or on the run up to the event during preparations please post it on the thread below
 
List of The Dead
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

And so the final couple days are here, and there is still some excitement to be had! 
 
In first place we have Miker07 with 134.05 million points, sitting comfortably it would take a significant effort for anyone to catch the guy by this point. Justaphf is up in second place with 101.37 million points, I think this is the best position we will see from the phf for this event. The script breaker, Pezui takes third place with 63.20 million points. Ir8munk33 in in fourth place with 48.2 million points. He will certainly have to be careful with such a massive drop in production we could see his falling significantly. LazyDev is in fifth place with 44.99 million points and could be looking to capitalise on the guys ahead loss of steam to gain a rung higher. Lazy is followed by Baha who is sitting on 41.45 million points. RollinLower is in 7th place with 38.85 million points and is looking quite safe at this late point in the event. In 8th place we have GOTSpectrum with 30.55 million points and is certainly being challenged by those behind him. Kilrah is sitting in 9th with 27.97 million points followed closely by mindstormer7 who is the last of the top ten with 27.82 million points. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tzEXqUYv3icwq_v55Tn_Wvo5iY9O8p3JU0hwPXGHLrk
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the minimum participation requirements this year.
 
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

Well here we are, at the end of our little five day sprint. It went by super fast and half the team ended up unavailable due to illness or work.  So massive, MASSIVE Thanks to @cbigfootWho honestly did 70% of the work on this one. Really, He carried the event this time around and deserves all the thanks we can give him. 
 
I'm not going to talk too much hear as this is a low effort mini event but can we all just appreciate that somehow, Den-Fi managed to win again... no-one could have seen this coming... honestly... I'm sure he is as surprised as the rest of us. /s 
 
You have seven days to claim the prizes from this event. To claim the prize you need to DM me. It's that simple. They will now be rerolled if you don't claim they will simply be added to the community pool. 
 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lwY_TM6j3L_AcwL1NMHl8mRGnNu_-j47e1u4aoaMddY/edit?usp=sharing

So I have noticed/tried to find the different mics and headphones of THE FIRST TAKE so first pics than just dumps of mics and cans .









So mic list
Pentatonix is using I think are AKG P120 https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/P120--akg-p120-large-diaphragm-condenser-microphone Little glee monster is using Sony C-800G https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/C800G--sony-c-800g-large-diaphragm-condenser-microphone TOMORROW X TOGETHER is using AKG C414
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/C414XLII--akg-c414-xlii-large-diaphragm-condenser-microphone
lisa, little glee monster and Masayuki Suzuki are using Nuemann U67 because the connector is big fat connector
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/U67--neumann-u67-collectors-edition-large-diaphragm-condenser-microphone
reona is using Nueman M147
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/M147--neumann-m-147-tube-vacuum-tube-condenser-microphone
YOASOBI during the home take is using a Neumann TLM 49
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TLM49--neumann-tlm-49-large-diaphragm-condenser-microphone chicco is using (this took me forever) Telefunken ELA M 251E
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ELAM251E--telefunken-ela-m-251e-large-diaphragm-tube-condenser-microphone
TK is using a beta 58
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Beta58a--shure-beta-58a-supercardioid-dynamic-vocal-microphone
CHEHON during champion road is using a SM58
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SM58--shure-sm58-cardioid-dynamic-vocal-microphone
Daichi Miura during Hikousen is using a Beta 58 that is using shure's QLXD wireless series
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/QLXDHHB58-G50--shure-qlxd24-b58-digital-wireless-handheld-microphone-system-g50-band
Reona for life is beautiful for INSIDE THE FIRST TAKE is using a AEA KU5A.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KU5A--aea-ku5a-ribbon-microphone
ano Manley Reference 
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/RefMic--manley-reference-cardioid-microphone-large-diaphragm-tube-condenser-microphone
Misc mics Beta 57, SM57 (used for talkback or background vocals)
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Beta57A--shure-beta-57a-supercardioid-dynamic-instrument-microphone https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SM57--shure-sm57-cardioid-dynamic-instrument-microphone  
Headphone list
Japan unit sony MDR M1ST Sony MDR CD-900ST http://www.smci.jp/s/headp/?site=headp&ima=5651 America/South Korea unit (because M1ST and CD 900ST are only available in japan.) Sony MDR 7506 https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MDR7506--sony-mdr-7506-closed-back-professional-headphones Pop filter list
Aspen Pittman Designs PFM+ https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PFMplus--aspen-pittman-designs-pfm-magnetic-pop-filter-plus-gooseneck-and-stand-clamp Stedman Corporation Proscreen 101
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PS101--stedman-corporation-proscreen-101-4.6-inch-with-gooseneck
During YOASOBI's gunjo I noticed alot of equipmeant.
Ayase Native instruments Komplete Kontrol S49 https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KompKS2-49--native-instruments-komplete-kontrol-s49-mk2 nord electro 5D Link n/a discontinued Roland SPD-SX https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SPDSX--roland-spd-sx-sampling-percussion-pad Native Instruments Maschine
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Maschine3--native-instruments-maschine-mk3-production-and-performance-system-with-komplete-12-select
Hikaru Yamamoto
Moog Subsequent 25 or 37
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Sub25--moog-subsequent-25-analog-synthesizer
Notice I am using mostly sweetwater because they have the biggest online mic collection I know of.
Also THE FIRST TAKE is actually Sony.

EDIT: forgot TK
EDIT 2: added more preformances
 

Ladles and Gentlespoons, it has to be said that quality has made up for quantity this year, we may be thin on the group but we have sure made up for that with the inane level of production we have seen during the third annual folding month. what this month lacks in surprises and excitement it made up for in sheer clout.
 
Before we get into the ranks and awards I want to give thanks, first of all I want to thank everyone who participated, no matter if you folded billions of points, or a handful of points, it truly is only a great event because all of you guys get involved. 
 
I also want to thank the team behind the scenes, @leadeater deserves our thanks because he is the one who created the script that revolutionised the way in which we handle data, and it has continued to work without flaw during this event(Minus the human error at the start of the event). @marknd59 has been a massive help with validating the points for the daily updates ensuring we could be confident of the data we were publishing. @cbigfoot jumped in to help with points validation from time to time, especially after mark fell ill. @ssmmdd and @j1philli also helped with the event. I'm sorry if anyone from the events team has been missed.
 
Please can all make sure we donate a few dollars to Jason over at EOC, his servers must have taken a beating with all the traffic we have thrown at the guy over the last month or so. You can either use this PayPal link or find the PayPal donation button on the EOC Website on the left. Don't forget to include a note thanking him so he knows its from team LTT.  My personal go to is, 'From LTT with love' but you are free to write your own note. 
 
This year has been stressful for many of us, with great amounts of uncertainty and anxiety. It can easily be said that for some of us this year has been the most difficult in living memory. We have lost jobs, savings, our homes and even our loved ones, but here, on this forum we stand together, we stand strong and united. We are just one team of many working together to seek out knowledge where there was only a void before. To further the understanding of human health, to maximise our comprehension of diseases. This is a noble task, and for that, I salute you all. 
 
List of the honoured dead
 
It is a sad time when we see the demise of our hardware, even more sad when that hardware holding out a few more days or weeks would have secured a better position. 
 
LpoolTech's Mouse
CBigfoot's SeaSonic 750 Gold PSU
John Anti's 2 x  AF120LED case fans
Gorgons's Gigabyte b450M DS3H
Justpoets's APC 1500 UPS batteries
rodarkone's Alphacool Eisbaer 240
Homeofmew's Hard Drive
Unilever's Zotac 2080ti amp extreme, 1 cheap 256GB SSD, and 2 EVGA 750 PSU's
Yaboistar's centre fan on their 1080Ti
Rybo's MSI 970 Gaming motherboard
Jack Nafier's Dell Inspirion 5570
Wall03's RX 470 4GB
Baha's Zotac GTX 970
 
Rest In Piece Valiant hardware, there is a special place in silicon heaven(Red Dwarf Reference right there) for you, lest we forget. 
 
Now, it is time to get to what we have all waited for, THE RANKS!
 
In first place we have @Den-Fi, taking his throne for the second time. ALL HAIL THE KING! Sitting in what can only be called a very comfortable seat with 2,342,017,007 points he never really looked like loosing. Our previous best point total for any event was 886,386,763 points set during the last folding month. The most interesting point to make of his astounding victory is the fact that ran all of his hardware himself and didn't sport a single mercenary during the event. 
 
In Second place we have @Macaw2000, the king of the mercenaries, he may have gain his position by the use of cloud computing but with 1,641,029,686 points we won't hold that against him. Our second person to have over one billion points for a folding event your name should be revered like royalty. 
 
In third place we have @rodarkone, our third and final person to breach the one billion points barrier during folding month with 1,044,854,657 points to their name during this event has claimed this respectable position. Let your pride beam from you like the searing glow of a searchlight in the night. 
 
4th place is filled by newbie @Unilevers with 941,856,695 points, this is still better than our historical best and a fine score to achieve during the event. 
 
5th place is filled by @miker07with 845,682,351 points, down one position from last folding month. 
 
6th @Gorgonwith 843,750,865 points.
 
7th @Shlouskiwith 657,555,359 points.
 
8th @_Rlockewith 651,385,368 points.
 
9th  @LAR_Systems with 542,632,893 points.
 
10th @Justaphf with 521,033,918 points. 
 
Make sure you take the time to check if you have won a prize by clicking the link below. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dumkSds8IVaMQuCMUk6cAdmW8EfIATz8YGAIrJ7r5Ng/edit?usp=sharing
 
If you don't see your name on the sheet above you either did not sign up for this event or you did not meet the minimum requirements. All event badges will be handed out without any intervention needed from you guys, PLEASE DO NOT message me or the team about event badges. These badges are handled internally by the mod team and will be distributed shortly. 
 
The winners will have 7 working days from the publication of this post to claim the prize, if the prize goes unclaimed it may be raffled again, if it is not then it will be added to the community pool for future events. In order to claim the Prize you will need to PM me here on the forum, with the subject;
 
'I am here to claim what is rightfully mine!'
 
To claim an Amazon voucher you will need to produce some details such as email and the amazon region you use. f you use a currency different to USD we will give you the closest amount in your own currency. 
 
Now onto the little announcements! 
 
The first to come is the new higher folding badge thresholds, these new values have been decided due to the increase of power a GPU can provide; this has made it much easier to achieve badges in recent years. The new thresholds below will come into force on January 1st, 2021. Anyone holding a current badge will be grandfathered in! This means you won't have your badge downgraded after the new thresholds come into effect. 
 
 
The second announcement is the new rules for future events, these rules are still preliminary and we are awaiting final confirmation from the mod team. these rules are subject to change;
 
Failing to meet the minimum requirements.
 
Publicly discussing the administration of the event;
If you have an issue with the way in which the event is being conducted please reach out to an appropriate member of the event team.
 
Signing up to the event with a folding identity that is believed to not be your own.
 
Signing up to the event with more than one folding identity.
 
Conducting yourself in a manner that is believed to be not in the spirit of the event, this includes but not limited to the below;
purposefully only meeting the minimum requirements, acting to undermine the integrity of the event, to attempt to cause division within the community. 
 
Breaking any one of these rules will result in a disqualification from the event. It is also important to know that there is no appeal process for disqualifications. 
 
 
 
This is Spectrum signing off,
 
Happy Folding,
 
Spec. 

These are the preliminary stats, this is a list of everyone, even those that did not meet the minimum requirements as I think it is important to celebrate everyone who got involved! The awards ceremony will be posted sometime in the next 48 hours if all goes to plan so keep your eyes open for it.
 
In the meantime I would just like to thank everyone who got involve and folded for the event, even if you did not meet the minimum requirements I want you to know that you are still appreciated, you are still very much a part of this team. We fold for any number of reasons, in memory of a lost loved one, to help others simply for the sake of helping others, to gain more internet points than the next guy or for some even simply for the giveaway. No matter your reasoning, be proud of what you are part of here. Look back over the last five weeks with pride and joy. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UNC7iVqdMseNA61SLyjH1xB56Wq4212l46ObWMAYU-k/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

In first place we have the venerable Den-Fi with 2,212.69 million points, second place is filled by Macaw2000 who outproduced the king this time around with 1,573.11 million points and third place is taken by rodarkone with 1,009.08 million points. The maker of snacks galore takes fourth place with 913.60 million points followed by Miker07 in fifth place with 830.40 million points and Gorgon takes sixth place with 817.57 million points. Shlouski takes the next spot with 635.88 million points and _Rlocke takes eighth place with 630.66 million points. LAR_Systems, the master of the great folding database is up next in ninth place with 522.23 million points and finally the gatekeeper is Justaphf with 503.74 million points.
 
I mostly just copied yesterdays post but updated the points values, not really feeling like writing a post from scratch today with my shoulder being bad after my fall. 
 
Big thanks to @cbigfoot who has stepped in to help with this update. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D6rVPagOEHtaVd3z1c_YpBfMR4Lx7mJmK-1iegLWIu8/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

Den-Fi continues to sit on the throne with 2,124.04 million points, next us sitting in second place we have Macaw2000 in second place with 1,499.72 million points and rodarkone is in third place with 971.27 million points. Unilevers, the makers of tasty snacks is in fourth place with 885.81 million points, miker07 takes fifth place with 807.94 million points and in sixth place we have 790.99 million points. Seventh place is Shlouski with 615.26 million points followed up by _Rlocke with 609.20 million points. In ninth place we have the master of the great folding database, LAR_Systems with 500.97 million points and finally the gatekeeper is Justaphf with 486.50 million points. 
 
Big thanks to @cbigfoot who has stepped in to help with this update. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kCFhrQc-zBJ4DY40VM5wesIjCME3zjDI3xFxRiTiy7w/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

In regards to the issue of the corrected end date of the event that was raised on the event thread today, it was decided that the revision will stand, the event will be concluded on the 15th of November as planned.
 
Also, due to this, future events will have new rules. We have always tried to keep rules to a minimum as folding events are supposed to be fun community events based on mutual respect and understanding. These rules have been mostly decided and we are awaiting approval by the mod team, but they will most probably be announced on the awards ceremony post. 
 
Now, onto the reason we are all here; The ranks!
In first place we have the venerable Den-Fi with 2,060.20 million points, second place is filled by Macaw2000 who outproduced the king this time around with 1,436.54 million points and third place is taken by rodarkone with 934.43 million points. The maker of snacks galore takes fourth place with 859.11 million points followed by Miker07 in fifth place with 782.91 million points and Gorgon takes sixth place with 765.51 million points. Shlouski takes the next spot with 596.09 million points and _Rlocke takes eighth place with 587.91 million points. LAR_Systems, the master of the great folding database is up next in ninth place with 483.57 million points and finally the gatekeeper is Justaphf with 469.52 million points.
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pkBkFivHrikXnp4MpJLCMJulf34ZOOFapXJGtX-GzrQ/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

With my internet connection now recovered we are back! I'm just going to drop the stats and not much else, but a small disclaimer, this stats are the correct point values for the 00:00 update and will reflect that accordingly. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QckuWkCBuWgXTSm7jD-d_8q8rC0LT9IrmOQDzMOXGYY/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

As many of you may know I have had a lot of alcohol tonight. My dads wife has had good news regarding her recent cancer operation so we have been celebrating, I'm not going to lie that I am quite overcome by the effects of alcohol. This blog post will be short due to the use of voice-to-text software. 
 
We have Den-Fi wearing the crown with 1,711.05 million points, Macaw2000 with 1,141.14 million points and in third place rodarkone with 752.71 million points. Unilevers on in fourth with 723.84 million points followed by miker07 in fifth with 654.80 million points, Gorgon remains in sixth place with 633.35 million points, Shlouski is on seventh with 499.53 million points, _Rlocke in in eighth place with 481.32 million points, LAR_Systems in ninth with 400.69 million points and finally the gatekeeper remains the fortified Justaphf with 390.83 million points.
 
This may not be correct @marknd59 has helped and I've used voice to text to write this, thank you for everyone sticking with us.  
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BYf1iBugmXvJUylcidp9BIviAqEz0picOXiWoZGVAVo/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

We have Den-Fi wearing the crown with 1,636.04 million points, Macaw2000 with 1,077.88 million points and in third place rodarkone with 721.64 million points. Unilevers on in fourth with 693.44 million points followed by miker07 in fifth with 629.83 million points, Gorgon remains in sixth place with 608.69 million points, Shlouski is on seventh with 481.86 million points, _Rlocke in in eighth place with 460.29 million points, LAR_Systems in ninth with 384.83 million points and finally the gatekeeper remains the fortified Justaphf with 376.41 million points.
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MKWE3nX9T0MamrZDF_RNsqJkgdF_5YECwumQfXe9E2g/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

Den-Fi has remained sitting on his throne with 1,485.63 million points, Macaw2000 is in second place with 961.94 million points, rodarkone is in third with 702.4 million points, Unilevers is in fourth with 634.56 million points. Miler07 is in fifth with 582.46 million points, Gorgon takes sixth with 560.27 million points, Shlouski takes seventh with 444.55 million points, _Rlocke is next up with 421.86 million points, LAR_Systems is in ninth with 353.03 million points and the gatekeeper continues to be Justaphf with 346.51 million points. 
 
also further down the table tep is looking quite production right now and it will be interesting to see how long they can maintain that production level. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y8x6rLbrrRjXrYOPIaH3dIExKqTOXaTTQrUnfaCDJ9A/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

So it is looking like I won't end up at the local hospital which is nice, but I have to rest and shit so heres the ranks. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1edMijwtxZ1KqreTE7ODkLicYTBUEhBmPJfTJsJtZcTk/edit?usp=sharing

In first place we have Den-fi, sitting on the throne teasing us with his 69m PPD for today, he has a total of 979.81 million points so far during the event. Second place we can see macaw2000 is cementing his place with 642.83 million points, rodarkone is certainly not up to the task of challenging anyone above with 618.29 million points. Unilevers finds themselves in fourth place with 463.59 million points, miker07 is looking safe in fifth place with 422.34 million points. Gorgon isn't too far being with 411.64 million points. Shlouski is in seventh place with 333.13 million points, but it wouldn't take much for _Rlocke to cause an upset with 325,58 million points. LAR_Systems has ascended up to ninth place with a total of 260.08 million points, and finally we have Justaphf who has fallen to the gate with 285.10 million points. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1edMijwtxZ1KqreTE7ODkLicYTBUEhBmPJfTJsJtZcTk/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Den-Fi is really looking unbeatable sitting on his throne with 839.32 million points, rodarkone has managed to maintain second place with 548.56 million points, but they will almost certainly be overtaken by Macaw2000 in third place with 540.28 million points. Unilevers, the making of all the unhealth snack foods has remained in fourth place with 412.93 million points. Miker07 is looking relatively comfortable in fifth place with 374.32 million points, but Gorgon is certainly more comfortable in sixth place with 364.20 million points. Shlouski who is in 7th place with 290.35 million points is looking like he could be challenged by _Rlocke who is currently in 8th place with 281.41 million points. Justaphf is in 9th place with 229.30 million points and LAR_Systems remains at his post in the gatehouse with 228.80 million points. 
 
Dr.Roboknopp has overtaken me on the table once again fielding an impression production for today; there's not much else to comment on today with the rankings starting to settle out, but there is most assuredly still time to see some upsets 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LLwu2E0LC0WQB9rpSTNgB-PwR0NXq9qL9yx0wYMqhhE/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Well today has been a busy day for me, but I never thought I would be returning to seeing multiple people week over the 40m PPD barrier, fair play gents you have earned my, and probably many others admiration. 
 
In first we have the nonbenevolent king on throne, with 310.57 million points he has certainly made himself the front-runner, redarkone has fallen to second, with 302.52 million points he will likely struggle to retake the throne unless he's willing to stick his hand into his pocket. Unilevers continues to remain in third place with 224.56 million points, the snack maker has got to be looking at their rear as there may be some upset on the way. Fourth place Miker07 has maintained 199.65 million points, as has Gorgon with 195.82 million points. Macaw2000 has also had an impressive day and has moved up to 6th place with 153.93 million points, and he is certainly looking like the run of form could continue. Shlouski has been knocked down to 7th place with 142.53 million points. _Rlocke has also been pushed down by a rank to 8th place with 138.96 million points. Justaphf was the final person to be pushed down the rankings by the ascending Mr. Mac, falling to the 9th spot with 124.83 million points. Finally the Gatekeeper Baha has 117.65 million points. But the keeper of the great folding database LAR_Systems could be making a run at the gatehouse. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bbVtB3ijF41UFSbgPCeep_PEXgHFD4dUHaWhwN-8h3Q/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Day two is over, the numbers have been tabulated and validated and I'm noticing some interesting activity from the Den-Fi camp, is he being honest, is he all out, or is he playing his Graphics cards close to his chest, only time will tell. 
 
I'm sorry for not posting more details, I've suddenly been overcome with sickness, I may get around to adding more details if I feel better in the morning
 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VXg6skZBhaQWYNnrzIBgME7aPspV1qGU9O4dq8RjvJk/edit#gid=2094634041
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Ladles and gentlespoons, We come together today to celebrate Wait, wrong speech.
 
Here we are again for another year, I'm really looking forward to see what we can do between CUDA and the new 30 series cards for the few that have them. It will also be nice to se some tier two event badges knocking around the forum. I am so happy to see the regulars, and even more happy to see some new names in the list!
 
In First place we have rodarkone with 34.47 million points, an impressive number and it will be interesting to see if Den-Fi can throw a little more skin into the game as he is trailing very narrowly with 32.3 million points. JoYoung finds himself taking the number three spot with 28.19 million points, as a new face around here he is sure showing he wont be having anyone take his lunch money if his first day in the playground is anything to go by. Fourth place is occupied the well known Miker07 with 21.29m points, Unilevers has no respect for social distancing hovering behind him with 21.05m points. with the top five already pulling away we have Gorgon taking sixth place with 16.7m points. _Rlocke will be looking to see if he can squeeze out some more juice as he is only a stones throw behind with 16.0m points. 8th place is Shouski with 14.3 million points followed up by Justaphf with 13.6m points and the top ten is rounded out by Mr.FoldingDatabase himself LAR_Systems with 10.4 million points. 
 
 
 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rbX1Taf0Kd7uro1x7YbRRLEH1pzmjbXkF9jByY0co1c/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

With only one week remaining for people to sign up we are seeing our sign up numbers are growing slowly. 
 
we are finally getting to see what the team is going to look like this year with some of our heavy hitters here, and some others devoid from the forum completely. It is going to be interesting to see what impact the recent launch of Nvidias 30 series GPUs will have, are we going to see new heavy hitters, or are our heavy hitters splashing the cash to hold onto their lead. The answers will only become apparent as the weeks pass and we see the leaderboard take shape. 
 
As many of you are aware this year has turned out to be... interesting, with COVID, forest fires, protests, ect. The world is more divided than ever, so for all of us here who are coming together for yet another folding month I'd really us all to appreciate each other. We are coming together in the name of science to dedicate out own resources for the furthering of human knowledge and for the improvement of our understand in regards to health and disease. 
 
We have 390 sign ups so far with most people testing to be correct, but there are some that have issues with their entry so it would be appreciated if you could just double check the sign up sheet below to ensure everything is in order.
 
Please find attached the link to the sign up sheet, once again, don't forget to check it because if you miss out on any corrections you may not be eligible to participate in this event!
 
Click Here to view the list of current sign ups!
 
Click Here to go to the corrections thread!
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

So then, whats this, another blog post?
 
Well things are continuing to go, at a snails pace but we are slowly getting some more people onboard! We now find ourselves with just shy of 300 people signed up for the event so far, so it is looking like we are going to have one of our smallest folding folding months yet at this rate! 
 
There's not really much to add other than we really need some shout outs, so if you want to help out guys why don't you hit up some LMG peeps and get us a shout out or two? 
 
For those of you who don't follow me on twitter, I have a bacterial chest infection, I get them multiple times a year but due to the nature of my health it wipes me out, so please forgive me for the tardiness of this blog, but it is what it is and we just have to try to make the best of a bad situation! 
 
Please find attached the link to the sign up sheet, don't forget to check it because if you miss out on any corrections you may not be eligible to participate in this event!
 
Click Here to view the list of current sign ups!
 
Click Here to go to the corrections thread!
 
Don't forget to check out our Gleam giveaway Here!
 
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.