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These are all the News & Announcements posted in June, 2013.
Wednesday, 26
Library Closed for Independence Day
The Library will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, and will be closed the entire day on Thursday, July 4, in recognition of Independence Day. We will resume normal hours on Friday, July 5.
Enjoy your holiday!
Posted By Logan Library at 11:21 AM / Category:Library Closed
Monday, 17
What's Happening?
Are you looking for something to do this weekend? To find out what's going on in Logan and the surrounding area take a look at our Community Events Calendar. The Community Events Calendars lists all kinds of happenings of interest to Logan residents including:
Posted By Logan Library at 10:08 AM / Category:Community
Monday, 10
Library Board Meeting
The Logan Library would like to invite the public to join library staff and board members in discussing the library's future. Logan Library Board meeting will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the Logan History Room. The next meeting will be on June 11th - here is the agenda.
Posted By Logan Library at 10:09 AM / Category:Community
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(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University football team jumped out to an early 13-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back, as the Tartans went on for the 41-21 victory over Denison University on Cindy Lackner Memorial Football Day. The win improves the Tartans record to 5-1 while the Big Red moves to 2-3.
Senior running back Patrick Blanks got the home team on the scoreboard five plays into the contest with a 40-yard scampered. Junior running back Michael Trentalange put the Tartans ahead 13-0 in the closing seconds of the first quarter. The missed point after kept the score 13-0.
Trentalange's score came one play following a 57-yard fumble return by senior cornerback Sam Thompson, as junior safety Jack Butler forced Denison's Sam Fioroni to cough up the ball. A personal foul penalty on the return moved the ball to the 6-yard line,
It didn't take the Big Red long to answer their mistake. On their next possession, they need just four plays to cut the home team's lead to 13-7, as senior quarterback Max Paulus found Braden Layer for a 53-yard touchdown strike.
Junior quarterback Rob Kalkstein needed four plays to push the Tartan lead back to 13 points. The signal caller hooked up with junior wide receiver Tim Kikta for a 55-yard gain, then Blanks rushed twice for 11 yards before Kalkstein fund junior tight end Bryce Pardoe in the end zone for a 10-yard score. The converted point after attempt made the score 20-7 Carnegie Mellon with 12 minutes to play in the half.
Fioroni cut the lead back to six (20-14) with 6:15 to play in the second quarter when he capped off a six-play, 89-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown run. The Big Red defense held the Tartans to a three-and-out forcing a punt on the next possession giving the visitor's a chance to take the lead. On their first play, Paulus was intercepted by senior Liam McGrath on the Big Red's 35-yard line. McGrath's interception setup the Tartans fourth score of the game and Blanks second of the afternoon, as the senior scored on a 3-yard run seven plays later to extend the lead to 27-14.
In the closing seconds of the half, Paulus was intercepted for the second time when Butler came down with the jump ball in the end zone.
Coming out of the break, Denison used an 11-play, 62-yard drive that covered 5:32 to pull within six (27-21) once again. On third-and-goal, Paulus found Fioroni wide open in the flat for an 8-yard score.
After each team exchanged punts, Blanks put the Tartans on top 34-21 with a 49-yard touchdown run at the 3:29 mark of the third quarter. Carnegie Mellon added an insurance score in the fourth quarter when senior Kyle Irish found sophomore tight end Fred Bolio for a 13-yard score on a fake field goal.
For the fifth time this season the Tartans had over 400 yards of total offense while out gaining the Big Red 427-394. Blanks ended the day with 155 yards on 14 carries for an average of 11.1 yards per touch. The senior also scored three touchdowns marking the fourth time for his career he has three or more scores in a contest. He now has rushed for 1,900 yards for his career putting him seventh all the school's all-time rushing chart. Kalkstein finished with 186 yards passing on 10-of-14 and a score.
Defensively, the Tartans had six sacks for 40 yards. Junior linebacker Akwasi Brefo led the team with none tackles, six solo. Butler and junior Alex Basinski each end the game with seven tackles, as Bultler had an interceptions and forced fumble.
Fioroni led Denison with 154 yards on 21 carries and Paulus ended the day 15-of-28 for 209 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
The Tartans will be idle next week before hosting Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday, October 20. The tilt is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. on the turf of Gesling Stadium.
Carnegie Mellon Wins Cindy Lackner Memorial Football Game 41-21 Over Denison
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(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University football team jumped out to an early 13-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back, as the Tartans went on for the 41-21 victory over Denison University on Cindy Lackner Memorial Football Day. The win improves the Tartans record to 5-1 while the Big Red moves to 2-3.

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Armstrong continues to earn our position as a recognized industry leader, thanks to the effectiveness of our team as evidenced by feedback from our customers.
As an agent for United Van Lines, in addition to thousands of local and international moves, Armstrong performs over 13,000 interstate moves annually. United recognizes agents for a variety of noteworthy reasons, largely driven by Customer Service Survey feedback Armstrong has recently earned recognition in a number of noteworthy ways.
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- Customer Choice Award for overall quality performance in multiple size categories
- Heart of Quality Award for Move Coordinator performance
- Van Operator of the Year Award for Driver performance
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Operations Performance
- Performance Excellence Award for operational quality
- IMPACT Award for claims minimization
- Fleet Safety Award for overall risk management performance
- Top Hauler Award for both Regional and Continental categories
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- President's Club Award for overall booking volume
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- In order to encourage customer-centric behavior, we recognize the following performances with a cash bonus, trips and featuring via internal communication platforms.
- Servant Spirit Award monthly to any employee for extraordinary performance on behalf of a Customer
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As leaders in our industry and active contributors in our communities, Armstrong team members are recognized frequently in a variety of ways. While customer-driven recognition is actively sought and encouraged, good stewardship in the community is its own reward and in keeping with our DNA, which says "Generosity: Succeed greatly so you can give generously."
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- Packimpex of Switzerland: Global Partner Quality Award
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Opinion: The Republican Tax Panic
Editorial page editor Paul Gigot on how Republicans can minimize the harm to the economy, as well as to their chances of a political and policy comeback. Photo credit: Associated Press.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... people are putting forth a theory and I actually think it has made it where you go in and give the president of the two percent ... increase that he's talking about the right increase on the top two percent ... the focus then she adds up to entitlements and maybe that puts this in a place where we actually ... can do something that really at site this nation so that is there is a growing body actually beginning to believe that as the best route for us to take ... to again shift the focus ... where it needs to be witches on entitlements ... I ... welcome to Opinion Journal Live on Dan Henninger well that was Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee on Fox News yesterday Sunday talking about the fiscal cliff to discuss that with me is the Journal editorial page editor Paul to go stay again all ... so Senator Corker believes that if they are as he says raise the rates on the top two percent ... top ... rates that he would shift the focus to entitlements ... on you think that's a strategy is going to save Republicans themselves from going over the political clout I think the best thing you can say about it is it's kind of strategic retreat Friday packed Richemont up anyway in January the argument goes so ... how we lost this issue in the election on the grimy and therefore on a let's get on that ... suddenly the tax issue will vanish ... it will all be able to focus on on entitlements ... I'd to problems with that I see at least two pound quite apart from economic merits of raising ... rates to disband ... of but politically um ... you know I just don't think that don't ... it's a good idea for Republicans to put their fingerprints ... on a tax increase ... when they've ... promised for years not to do so ... I mean I think the Giving Democrats Coburn twenty fourteen ... a political cover and they're damaging their brand enormously it's one thing to ... to to let that happen ... okay it's another thing actually say yet memorable affirmative week ... for ... the second weakest of a Corker argument I think he is ... the assumption that once ... you give the president what he wants on taxes ... then suddenly he's gonna say you know what ... that's a great idea Bob Corker I think I'm really wanna cut entitlements and that this will all just happened enemy press corps was ok Mr President ... now cutting entitlements ... if that doesn't ... isn't I think our work I think the president is much more likely to say ... um ... you know that was good idea of raising taxes and see they were wrong all on most Republicans ... taxes really don't matter for growth ... um ... now on ... cut spending cuts ... okay I'll do a little bit on entitlements ... um but yeah give me a lot on defense ... self ... well the ... you know as you say ... getting in on the tax issue for Republicans to look like firing off a nice CBM ballistic missile wants its new fire that you cannot call it that ... they've done it ... at that point Republicans will be in the game of raising taxes to pay for spending ... and in the US maybe you could explain a little bit ... what the distinction you make in that the editorial makes this morning between ... raising the top two rates rather than going for strategy that would do something on the adoption side is satisfied this ... this of them and the presence in April revenue would go back to ... a ... lot ... of historic ... evidence that the economic evidence that tax rates are high ... produce Mal investment and um ... and are much much less economic ... efficiency ... because when you raise rates you reduce the incentives to us to invest and to save ... you all to create a greater incentive to dodge high tax rates ... I and you create a political incentive to create new pulls veteran exploited ... by people which is why ... when rates are really really high use of a lot of rich people didn't pay all that much in taxes they don't have much less frankly them than they do now is the total share of the ... of the tax burden ... they end up up ... and it's just ... that hurts the economy basically uncritically now we have a lot of the ... lot of the tax code should pay years ... structured has ended and small business in particular has sought Chapter S companies ... I can be paid through the individual tax system ... to really get very very hard and that will affect their ability to hide her ... approval comes on Obama and Romney made this point in the election ... held on to say now that tub of cheese we mean ... suggests to me that the Republicans will voters would would ... I think yes ... except that as the cynicism is honestly I'm reflects an awful lot of confusion ...


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"I Will Stop Smoking After I Lose Weight"
"After I lose some weight I will stop smoking." Many times a smoker will use being overweight as an excuse for continuing to smoke. He may feel that the logical sequence is to lose weight and then quit smoking. But the end result of this approach is usually quite disappointing.
For even if the smoker does lose the weight, the odds are that he will do so by increasing his cigarette consumption. Cigarettes are capable of suppressing the appetite. Then when he tries to quit smoking he will probably eat more in order to curb his urge to smoke.
Once again he will gain back the weight, and out of discouragement will probably relapse back to cigarettes. And then he is in the same position that he was in at the start--overweight and smoking.
If a smoker's goal is to quit and stay off cigarettes and to permanently lose weight, he must achieve success in one without depending on the other as a crutch. This is not to say that the smoker must quit smoking and go onto a diet at the same time. While it is not impossible, dieting is difficult for many smokers during cessation.
Due to the drop in blood sugar levels that accompanies smoking cessation, the urge to snack on sweet foods is constant. Also, without a cigarette to cue the end of a meal, the smoker may continue eating long after dessert is over. But if the smoker wants to control his weight while quitting, he must either control the urge to snack or eat lower-calorie alternatives during the initial quitting phase.
But the ex-smoker may feel that it is better to deal with one problem at a time. He may indulge himself with his favorite foods with the full expectation that he will only be doing this for a week or so. Cakes, cookies, potato chips and many other popular snack foods are used. A potentially long-term and destructive eating habit may be established.
What he thought would last only a few days, becomes weeks and maybe even months. Weight gain will be the inevitable result. The ex-smoker will either relapse to cigarettes out of discouragement or continue gaining until positive steps are taken to break free from the new pattern of overeating.
If, on the other hand, the ex-smoker addresses the food issue when first quitting, all the long-term weight problems can be avoided. To help curb the urge for sweets, plenty of fruit juices should be consumed for the first three days after quitting. This will help stabilize the drop of blood sugar, hence alleviating some of the common withdrawal symptoms encountered during smoking cessation. Also, the acidity of the juices should help accelerate the excretion rate of nicotine, thus shortening the duration of physical withdrawal symptoms.
Snacking on carrots and celery is also a reasonable alternative for the first few days. These items should be encouraged because they are low in calories and, for the most part, non-habit forming. Within a couple of weeks, the ex-smoker will tire of these vegetables and just give them up. He will have quit smoking without replacement of food as a permanent crutch.
Staying off smoking is a lifelong commitment. The most important step you can take to insure success in this goal is to keep a positive attitude about not smoking. Don't develop a negative replacement behavior which will result in a secondary problem. This will make a positive attitude toward not smoking impossible, and the end result will be a relapse to cigarettes.
If you have already gained weight since quitting, take action to rectify the problem. Then you too will feel good about your accomplishments. Not only will you have quit smoking, you will have done so without depending on any other destructive crutches. You really will have taken control of your life. To keep control, watch your diet and - NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!
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More than 900 students earned degrees Sunday as Lakeland College celebrated its 152nd commencement.
The college awarded diplomas to 949 graduates, including 633 undergraduates and 316 graduate students. Nearly 450 students were part of a crowd of more than 3,000 people attending the ceremony, held Sunday afternoon in the college's Wehr Center.
The undergraduate group included 208 students who attended classes at Lakeland's main campus and 425 students who completed Lakeland's Evening, Weekend and Online program at one of seven centers around Wisconsin.


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This is a little bit off topic for me but on Friday I was asked to look at a DB2 instance and sort out some issues with the CPU maxing out. Make no mistake I'm no DB2 expert, but I have done some small pieces of work on it previously, and about a year ago I started making some notes . I'm going to turn these notes into blog posts, this will help my learning and give a place to reference and maybe it will help someone else out on the way.
DB2 like SQL Server has a series of edition with different features available in each one, here are some notes on the DB2 editions:
DB2 Express C – Full functional version of DB2 that is free to download use and distribute. The C stands for Community.
DB2 Express edition – Similar to the Express C version but there is a cost for support for this edition. It is designed for a quick installation and subsequent use. It supports 2 CPUs and 4GB of RAM. It can run on Linux, Windows and Solaris.
DB2 personal edition – Designed for single user use, It frugal with resources.
DB2 Everyplace 9 – For on a range of devices, PDAs, mobile phones etc. Ideal for distributed applications.
DB2 Workgroup Edition – Allows 4 CPUS and 16GB RAM
DB2 Enterprise edition – DB2 unleashed. No limits
DB2 developer edition – Enterprise edition features for the developer.
DB2 Datawarehouse Edition – has features to support DW environments.
So that's it, my first post on DB2 looking at the available editions, there will be some further posts to follow when I get chance to turn my notes into posts.


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DRESDEN, Germany — September 5, 2013 — Driven by value-creating applications in mobile phones, automotive, displays and other systems, the global MEMS industry has grown to over $11 billion in 2012, a 10 percent compound annual average growth rate since 2008. The next stage of MEMS industry development is forecast to grow even faster, but industry drivers will diversify to include new technologies, new business models and new manufacturing strategies. How these new growth drivers will impact MEMS device manufacturers, fabless MEMS companies, MEMS foundries, MEMS equipment and materials suppliers will be the focus of the SEMI International MEMS/MST Industry Forum, held in conjunction with SEMICON Europa ( www.semiconeuropa.org), on October 7-8, 2013 in Dresden, Germany.
Under the theme, "Taking MEMS to the Next Level," leaders from all sectors of the MEMS value chain will address the critical issues enabling and challenging industry growth prospects for the coming 3-5 year period. Keynote speakers include:
- Benedetto Vigna, executive vice president, STMicroelectronics
- Ulrich Krumbein, senior principal, Device Physics Discretes, Infineon
- Ali Foughi, vice president, Marketing and Business Development, InvenSense
- Barnett Silver, senior vice president, ATREG
- Dave Thomas, marketing director, Etch Products, SPTS
Other speakers at the two-day conference include technology, manufacturing, application, and business executives from MEMS industry leaders such as, Freescale, IHS, X-Fab, Yole Developpment, Tronics, Lewel Group, Si-Ware Systems, Veeco, EV Group and more. Topics to be discussed include application trends in inertial sensors, microphones, optical, automotive, bio-medical, and other areas. Technology subjects include advanced packaging, system-on-a-chip, advanced deposition and etch processes, wafer bonding, and inspection/test. A special session has been organized that will look at the rise of fabless MEMS companies and the new foundry services and capabilities that have arisen to meet the needs of this sector.
"We are moving beyond the mobile and automotive era to a new level in MEMS industry development," said Heinz Kundert, president of SEMI Europe. "The next era has not yet been defined, but will be characterized by the emergence of a multitude of new markets and applications, enabled by advanced sensing, manufacturing and integration technologies. No other MEMS conference will be as rich in expertise, diverse in perspective or informed in technology trends as the SEMI International MEMS/MST Industry Forum."
SEMICON Europa ( www.semiconeuropa.org) is the leading exhibition and conference dedicated to the future of micro- and nanoelectronics design and manufacturing in Europe. Leading companies will exhibit and showcase the latest equipment, materials, software and solutions and over 100 speakers will share information on the latest trends, technologies, processes and techniques in electronic applications, design and manufacturing. SEMICON Europa will be held on Oct 8-10, 2013 in conjunction with the Plastics Electronics Conference and Exhibition ( www.plastic-electronics.org) to showcase Europe's most innovative companies, institutions and people.
About SEMI
SEMI is the global industry association serving the nano- and microelectronic manufacturing supply chains. Our 1,900 SEMI member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1970, SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Grenoble, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit
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Early this spring, U.S. News and World Report included PSU in its recent list of best online graduate education programs.
According to U.S. News, 208 universities out of 1,043 regionally accredited universities it surveyed nationwide offer master's degrees in education online. U.S. News examined data on those programs and scored them according to admission selectivity, student engagement, faculty credentials and training, and student services and technology.
The publication ranked PSU's online graduate education program 67th, which was the highest of any of the state universities in Kansas.
Howard Smith, dean of the PSU College of Education, said that as the university has developed its online graduate program, the focus has been on maintaining the high standards that are traditional for its on-campus programs.
"We are continuing to determine the best online approaches for our programs," Smith said. "Students who take our courses online should expect no less than students who come to class on campus."
PSU Provost Lynette Olson said the university was working to expand its undergraduate and graduate online programs across campus with a similar focus on quality.
"There is no shortage of online classes for students to take," Olson said, "but all online content is not equal. We believe in quality first and fortunately, we have dedicated faculty across campus who are working very hard to make sure that the online programs we are developing meet the high standards students should and do expect."


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Multilevel Models I: Introduction and Application
- Mark Manning, Wayne State University
Multilevel models are known by many synonyms (i.e., hierarchical linear models, general linear mixed models). The defining feature of these models is their capacity to provide quantification and prediction of random variance due to multiple sampling dimensions (across occasions, persons, or groups). Multilevel models offer many advantages for analyzing longitudinal data, such as flexible strategies for modeling change and individual differences in change, the examination of time-invariant or time-varying predictor effects, and the use of all available complete observations. Multilevel models are also useful in analyzing clustered data (e.g., persons nested in groups), in which one wishes to examine predictors pertaining to individuals or to groups. This 4-week course will serve as an applied introduction to multilevel models, focusing primarily on longitudinal data and then continuing onto clustered data.
The course will be organized to take participants through each of the cumulative steps in multilevel analysis: deciding which type of model is appropriate, setting up the data file and coding predictor variables, evaluating fixed and random effects and/or alternative covariance structures for time, predicting between- and within-unit variation using covariates, interpreting and displaying empirical findings, and presenting results in both verbal and written form. Participants should be familiar with the general linear model (e.g., ANOVA and regression), but no prior experience with multilevel models or knowledge of advanced mathematics (e.g., matrix algebra) is assumed.
Fees: Consult the fee structure.
Tags: multilevel, hierarchical, clustered data, nested models, general linear mixed models
Course Sections
Section 1
Location: ICPSR -- Ann Arbor, MI
Date(s): June 22 - July 17
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM


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At the 1996 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nintendo showed off a meager slate of games for its Virtual Boy game machine. The early attempt at a 3-D portable gaming platform was unloved by consumers and developers. Nobody knew it at the time, but less than eight months after Virtual Boy hit shelves, it had already seen its final release: Nintendo ended up canceling every game it showed at that E3.
One of those few games was Bound High, an action game that used the 3-D capability of the Virtual Boy hardware to show a ball bouncing up toward the player and down to the floor. The player had to guide the ball character so it landed on enemies and avoided falling into pits. A few years ago, some of the Virtual Boy's small but dedicated fanbase were able to get their hands on the canceled game's source code. In 2010, they announced that they were finally able to compile a working ROM file of Bound High, which was then playable for the first time via software emulators. Fourteen years after it died, Virtual Boy's fans had a new game to play.
For mere players, that's enough. But some game collectors – the ones crazy enough to want to keep the games for this nightmare of a failed machine – wanted more. They wanted a copy of Bound High sitting on the shelf next to the rest of the Virtual Boy games. With Nintendo busy making Wii U games these days, they were going to have to do it themselves.
The copies of Bound High pictured here were created, almost from scratch, by a team of three retro-gaming enthusiasts over the course of the last few months. They've poured in time and effort to create a pitch-perfect reproduction of the game, to the point where it's almost as if it was never canceled at all.
For Vince Clemente, who created the box, it all started with Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt, the cartridge that was packed in with most of the Nintendo Entertainment Systems sold in the U.S. It included a manual, but no box. The game stuck out like a sore thumb on collectors' shelves, especially Clemente's – he owns nearly every Nintendo Entertainment System game, in boxes.
Mario/Duck Hunt "was left out in the cold for over 20 years," Clemente, who produced the recent Tetris documentary Ecstasy of Order, said in an e-mail. "I wanted that ... box made for my collection," he said. "I wanted it and other people wanted it too, so I made it."
Eventually he started making many other boxes for games that didn't have them – other pack-in titles, "homebrew" original games made by contemporary designers for classic systems, or classic-era games that were never released.
Creating the boxes to Clemente's exacting specifications is a laborious, "expensive" process. First he meticulously unfolds and measures a production box to get the exact dimensions. Then he creates a "die line," visual data that will be used to create a metal die that will cut out and fold the boxes on a die-cutting machine.
He's also got to design the box artwork. Since the games in question are often unreleased, sometimes there's not much to go on. In the case of Bound High, Nintendo had released logos and artwork to the media at that E3 show. But often, Clemente says, "if there's some kind of official artwork available, it's almost never good quality. So, it's basically recreating it from scratch in a high-res format."
"You want this box to look like it fits right in with the collection," he says.
Richard Hutchinson, who created the actual game cartridges, is the hardware specialist of the group. His past projects have included a cartridge that allow games for the quirky Vectrex console to be played from an SD card, a voice synthesizer for the Atari 2600, and "Flashboy," a Virtual Boy cartridge that can be loaded with any game via USB. He's the master of the utterly obscure device, the gizmo that only appeals to niches within niches.
The Bound High cartridges are made up of some new parts and some salvaged from existing Virtual Boy games. Another collector acquires old games, cleans them, and sends them to Hutchinson.
"There is no other way to make Virtual Boy carts," Hutchinson said in an e-mail. While the plastic shells could be easily manufactured, the part inside that connects the circuit boards to the game console cannot. So the only feasible way of creating a new game is to use an old cartridge, euphemistically and morbidly referred to as a "donor." Between Flashboy and other Virtual Boy project, Hutchinson says he's sacrificed a thousand Virtual Boy games, mostly the most common one Mario's Tennis.
"The hardest part of the whole process is removing the connectors from the 'donor carts'," Hutchinson says. "It's time consuming, as it has to be done slowly to avoid damaging them."
The printed circuit boards and chips inside the cartridges are created from scratch. "Designing PCBs is always error-prone and expensive," Hutchinson says. The flash memory chips he hand-solders to the board are obsolete, and Hutchinson says he sometimes has to pay premium prices for them when he can find them.
"I've busted loads of boards and expensive chips," he says. "It takes a steady hand, and no caffeine."
The reproductions being made by hobbyists like Clemente and Hutchinson fit in so well with the actual production games that it poses a potential downside for collectors. Some other reproductions of canceled games that can be found on eBay in large numbers are made to seem as if they were actually manufactured by Nintendo back in the day, which could end up confusing newcomers to collecting who have not yet memorized the entire list of games that were officially released in the 1980s and 1990s.
A more unscrupulous maker of repro games – or even boxes – could seriously muddy the waters by making counterfeits. Even if these are made with the best of intentions and sold as reproductions, if they are exactly like the originals with no distinguishing features, they could be sold as originals later. EBay is filled with these, too.
"I take requests from anyone, but I refuse to make boxes for games that do exist in the wild, even if they are super expensive," Clemente says. He commonly gets requests to make a reproduction box for Stadium Events, the rarest game on the Nintendo Entertainment System whose box alone can fetch over $10,000. "I do not want to jeopardize the hobby and would hate to see someone get burned by a fake box on eBay," he says.
For the creators, these are passion projects. Bound High has a total print run in the low double digits. "This is by no means a way to make money," Clemente said. "The main reason this is so much fun is just seeing some of these games get the life they deserve."


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Below are some general principles to follow when ordering musculoskeletal imaging studies:
- Obtaining plain films initially is helpful to evaluate pain, even if internal derangement is suspected.
- MRI for soft tissues, internal derangement, occult fracture, bone marrow.
- MRI arthrogram to rule out labrum tear in the hip or shoulder and to evaluate triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC), scapholunate ligament or lunatotriquetral ligament in the wrist.
- If MRI is contrainidicated, such as for a patient with a pacemaker, CT arthrography is the next best test for internal derangement (cuff tear, meniscal tear, ligament tear). You can also substitute an MRI arthrogram for labrum and TFCC.
- Ultrasound for problem solving and nonradio-opaque foreign body.
- It is acceptable to state "contrast per radiologist discretion" when ordering MRI and CT. However, please indicate CT arthrogram or MRI arthrogram when intra-articular contrast is desired as additional planning and scheduling is required at imaging. Arthrograms require different additional planning and scheduling than for just the contrast used for an MRI or CT.
- When in doubt, please do not hesitate to call one of our subspecialized musculoskeletal radiologists at 310-423-5724.
Why choose the S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center for musculoskeletal studies and procedures?
Common Questions
When do I order an MRI arthrogram?
An MRI arthrogram is used to rule out a labrum tear in the hip or shoulder, and to evaluate triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC), the scapholunate ligament or the lunatotriquetral ligament in the wrist.
When do I order a CT arthrogram?
A CT arthrogram is used for:
- To rule out a meniscus tear in the knee
- To rule out a rotator cuff tear or labral tear in the shoulder
- To rule out a TFCC tear, scapholunate ligament tear or a lunatotriquetral ligament tear in the wrist
If you just need to rule out an occult fracture, order a noncontrast CT.
What if there is a contraindication to MRI, such as a pacemaker?
If an MRI cannot be done, a CT arthrogram can be performed (see rotator cuff tear).
- Labral tear (MRI arthrogram, not MRI with contrast)
- Rotator cuff tear (MRI or, if contraindicated, CT arthrogram)
- SLAP - labrum tear (MRI arthrogram)
- Hip and groin pain: rule out labral tear (fluoroscopy)
- Sacroiliac joint injection (CT)
- Undiagnosed sacroiliitis (CT)
- Foreign body (MRI, X-ray, CT or ultrasound?)
- Wrist pain (fluoroscopy and MRI)
- Ankle pain (X-ray, MRI, CT)
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call to consult one of our musculoskeletal radiologists at 310-423-5720.
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I have no pictures of the spread. Once again, I failed to snap a shot before everyone dug in. Whatever, though, here's what I made.
Turkey, slathered in compound butter made with sage, thyme, garlic, parsley, coriander.
Maple-cured spiral cut ham
Mashed yukon gold potatoes
Mashed sweet potatoes with goat cheese and kale
Roasted root vegetables (potatoes, carrots, parsnips, beets, onion)
Winter squash soup
Baked kabocha squash
Traditional stuffing
Cornbread stuffing with cranberries
Homemade applesauce
Sweet corn
Roasted asparagus
Green beans with bacon
Cranberry sauce, both homemade and from a can
Cream biscuits
Sweet potato rolls
Let me just state that this was way too much food for 8 people. Especially when one of those 8 people is a baby. I blended up some turkey, gravy, asparagus, and corn in my food processor, and my baby loved it. She loved it so much that she dropped the gingersnap she'd been sucking on to eat the turkey slurry.
Everything turned out great except for the cream biscuits. The dough felt very wet, like I didn't use enough flour. I added more, because it was unworkable. They didn't really rise, and they came out kind of damp, dense, and doughy. I don't know what happened. I should have made them the day before, then I could have tried again. Or gone out to get some Bisquick. Maybe the problem was that I used half-and-half, rather than heavy cream? I don't know.
Also, despite a test run, I burned my parsnips while roasting. This is not the first time I've done that. Me and parsnips might be through.
I should have taken notes when I made the cornbread stuffing with cranberries. It was so good it's crazy. I used cinnamon, nutmeg, and sage. In what proportions I do not know. I'll be trying it again for Christmas and I promise I'll pay more attention.


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Because it's raining and you really do appreciate him a whole bunch.
Because, what if.
What if, out of allllll those trash cans– *YOU* are the only one who shows him love today.
It's trash day somewhere. Love simple.
Because love never feels simple to the one receiving it.
Oh, and… quarters work best for rainy days 🙂
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Posted 07 December 2009 - 10:37 PM
Posted 10 December 2009 - 10:44 PM
Greg found a penny frozen to the hood of my car this morning! My car is not at the street, its in our private lot and faces a tree..... not a likely place for a person to go and put a penny there.
Greg found one in his coat pocket. He doesn't put change in his pockets, ever.
Posted 10 December 2009 - 11:54 PM
Can't Fall Off the Floor
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Posted 11 December 2009 - 10:51 PM
I'm not sure, but I think the older pennies were made out of zinc & the newer ones were made out of copper. Maybe there's some type of connection as to what metals the spirits can "control" versus that of quarters, nickels, or even paper money. But like I said, not too sure of the metal in the older versus the newer pennies.
Pennies were made mostly of copper up until 1982 when they were changed to a copper plated zinc composition. During 1943 they were zinc plated steel to save copper for the WWII war effort. The followng years, they were made of bronze from spend shell casings. FWIW, I am also a numismatist.
Posted 23 February 2010 - 02:36 PM
They keep happening quite often, even on our table in the livingroom when we come home, but last night was a wild one.
We got ready for bed, after having been there before (ahem), got back into bed, but before I did I straightened the sheet again and got in. I moved to settle in. I felt something cold under my rear. I reached to find it and it was a freaking PENNY! I told Greg to turn the light on to show him. We laughed and thought, well I guess we had an audience....lol. That was such a quick event I was amazed, but for crying outloud....not under my rear!!!!
We still never carry any change in our pockets, nor do we sit on the bed in our clothes, its an air bed, so we are very careful about things. We don't leave any change out anywhere, we have a jar in the cabinet in the kitchen with a lid on it, all other change is in our zipper compartments in our wallets.
Its been entertaining none the less with our guests that pop in and out.
Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:21 PM
I wonder why its almost always pennies. Quarters would be a lot more useful.
We find dimes. Angels and spirits sometimes leave gifts of coins or feathers.
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Posted 25 February 2010 - 07:54 AM
I def think you have a visitor. I think because you are paying attention to it and ruling out things that you have a better chance that you do have someone stopping by. Maybe it was just their "thing" when they were alive. Maybe it's just because it got your attention with it that it keeps happening. If it were me I would keep track, even keep a log, of where you are finding them and the years. Also maybe if you wanted to it wouldn't hurt to maybe use them as a trigger object. Maybe not so much for fingerprints or anything but if you left them on a piece of paper with circle drawn around it...you would know if they moved.
Oh and I had to add this. There is a book out there called "Do ghosts see me in the shower" For some reason I know this question gets asked a lot. The answer I have seen is that no they don't. They have better things to do. But I beg to differ... I had a very similar experience to your "bedroom" story where we were not alone lol. It was a little more then a penny in the bad after though lol. I'll save that story for the adult section
Posted 25 February 2010 - 07:09 PM
We know we have visitors all the time. We have been dealing with them on a regular basis. Read Les' profile. We do a lot of work with a paranormal group here. They call us in and we validate who the spirit is with names etc., from what they already gathered and do not disclose with us, including the location of where we are going till the day of the event driving there, we follow them.
Les just wanted to share our experiences here with the pennies. We have also been helping put back some of the headstones that have been vandalized here at one of the local cemeteries. The pennies started after our first visit there and Les was approached by a female spirit, which there is a whole thread on it here somewhere....Susan's Headstone, I believe is the title.
Greg and Les
Can't Fall Off the Floor
Posted 27 March 2010 - 02:19 PM
1st time I was sitting at my computer when a penny dropped into my lap. 2nd time a penny dropped onto the floor in my room. Both of these happened with no witnesses and not many people believe me.
But today I was standing with a work friend by our tea/coffee machine. Its a Saturday so the factory was empty and quite when myself and my friend heard a bang on the bin next to the drinks machine that we was standing no more than 12 inches away.
We both looked at the bin and was amazed to see a penny had fallen from nowhere onto the bin, my friend laughed and said where did that come from. But after I had explained this had happened to me before he stopped laughing.
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What performing opportunities do you offer?
The dance program presents at least seven, separate, fully produced concerts annually with a total of eighteen to twenty performances on campus. A student company also perform outside the university. In addition, the program sponsors six informal showings each year of studies from choreography classes. All performances take place in the Studio Dance Theatre that is fully equipped with a Marley floor, theatrical draperies, lighting, and sound.
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Coca-Cola's first polar bear print advertisement appeared in France in 1922, and for the next 70 years, polar bears appeared sporadically in print advertising. In 1993, The
One such commercial, "Northern Lights," introduced what would become one of the most popular symbols of
A Puppy Brings a Polar Bear to LifeWhen asked to develop an innovative commercial for
Mr. Stewart enlisted the help of animation company Rhythm & Hues to animate the ads. Using "space-age" computers and state-of-the-art graphic programs, each ad took some 12 weeks to produce from beginning to end. A lengthy, complex process is required to bring the furry, always thirsty Arctic creatures to life. As with all television commercials, the undertaking began with storyboards. With each commercial encompassing only 30 seconds, the animation mirrors scenes taken from previously created storyboards illustrated by Eugene Yelchin, working with Mr. Stewart and CAA. In this way, each second of the action is accounted for. Once the storyboards were completed, Mr. Stewart and Rhythm & Hues created pencil sketches of the polar bears, defining how the bears would appear in each scene. The sketches then were refined to add detail and background.
Next, Mr. Stewart and the animators studied films and photos of actual polar bears to get a better idea of how bears move their heads, bodies and limbs, so they could incorporate these movements into the commercials.
To get the bear into the computer, Mr. Stewart and Rhythm & Hues employed a sculptor to create a three-dimensional representation of the bear's head in clay. The model then was transferred into three-dimensional images and stored in advanced computer graphics software. The images were constructed by creating a grid of vertical and horizontal lines on the bear model. An animator, using a stylus connected to a computer, actually plotted the points along the body of the model until a schematic of the bear appeared on the computer screen. Once the image was refined and loaded into memory, the bear could be "moved," allowing it to walk, run, ski, luge or ice skate.
"Movement" for the bears was created as animators plotted the bear's course on the computer. In addition to manipulating the bear's torso, the head and the limbs had to be moved separately since the computer-generated-bear was not attached in one piece like a real bear. During this step, the fine motor movements also were completed.
Additional elements that were not computer-generated - such as a
While the animation was in production, Mr. Stewart also worked with Glenn Rueger at Outside Music to compose original music, and created sound effects with Weddington Productions. To maintain the magical and ethereal quality of the world of the bears, Mr. Stewart kept the music to a minimum. He used the synthesized music as a source of punctuation only, and kept the bears dialogue-free, except for the notable "oohs," "ahs" and grunts, which were created by Mr. Stewart on a sound stage using his own voice, which then was altered through a computer to make him sound like the bears. The music and "dialogue," which were minimal by design, required months of work.
"That's really what we were trying to do - create a character that's innocent, fun and reflects the best attributes we like to call 'human'," said Mr. Stewart. "The bears are cute, mischievous, playful and filled with fun."
Once the final elements - music, sound effects and animation -- were finished, Mr. Stewart brought them together during the final edit and the magic of the bears was born.
There have been many polar bear television spots since the 1993 debut, including two commercials for the 1994 Olympic Games in which the bear slid down a luge and soared off a ski jump. Bear cubs also were introduced in a holiday ad in which the bear family selects its Christmas tree.
Coca-Cola Polar Bears Commercial 2012


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Kamphoefner Hall is an uncompromising modern design with a total area of 39,134 square feet. It is named for Henry L. Kamphoefner, the first dean of the School of Design in 1948, when the school was formed from architectural engineering and landscape architecture. He accepted the position at NC State on two conditions: first, that he be allowed to bring five faculty members from his previous position at the University of Oklahoma; second, that he have the authority to fire non-tenured faculty of the units being combined with the school.
Under Kamphoefner's leadership, the school quickly attracted national attention for the quality of its programs, faculty and students. A fervent advocate of modern architecture, Kamphoefner had an unparalleled impact on the architecture of the State and the Southeast. Faculty members voted to name the building after him in 1989. He was awarded the North Carolina Medal in 1978 and the Topaz Medallion for Lifelong Achievement in Architecture by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture in 1977.


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Steve Sawyer wrote:Freeman - any advice on a thickness for the covers? I'm thinking about 1/8".
Also, how wide a supporting ledge should I shoot for? Since I'm thinking flat-head screws to secure the covers, it would seem I'd need 1/4" at least.
Freeman Keller wrote:I remember that Les Paul covers are not symetrical and it was a real PITA to make the covers to fit (notice the router bobble in the 2nd picture). I would jig something up differently next time to use the same template for the body route and the cover. Maybe you could do something in your modeling software.
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However, it seems that while a bit time-consuming it should work really well. I'll post the process with pics when it's completed if you're interested.
Good suggestion on the cross-ply reinforcement. Especially if I go as thin as you do. That's less than 2/3 what I was thinking.
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Irvington native Martin DeRose, who has more than 30 years experience in the hospitality industry, has been named food and beverage manager at the Holiday Inn Mount Kisco.
The Holiday Inn is a property of Roedel Companies, which is based in Wilton, N.H.
DeRose will oversee the hotel's signature restaurant, THE HUB, as well as the catering functions for Mount Kisco events at the Holiday Inn -- a sophisticated and stylish function space of more than 6,000 square feet.
He brings more than 30 years experience in the hospitality industry, most recently as manager of banquets and dining operations at The Castle and Spa in Tarrytown.
"Martin's experience will ensure that we maintain the highest level of service, adhere to the Holiday Inn brand standards and have an engaged team that delivers upon our promise of being a great hotel that guests love," said Stephen Patton, general manager of Holiday Inn Mount Kisco.
DeRose has an impressive background in event facilities, which also has included career stints at Polonaise Caterers, a 600-seat venue in Yonkers, and Doral Arrowwood Resort in Rye Brook.
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A panel of journalists and geoscientists at Kent State University discussed the pros and cons of horizontal hydraulic fracturing, an oil and gas extraction process that is the source of debate among environmentalists, politicians and economists.
The forum, "Fracking: Promise or Peril," was hosted Wednesday by KSU's School of Communication Studies for its first Global Communication Issues Forum.
Dimiter Kenarov, a Pulitzer-winning journalist for his reporting on natural gas extraction in Poland, opened the event by discussing the implications of fracking before joining a panel with Akron Beacon Journal environmental reporter Bob Downing, and KSU geology professors Donald Palmer and Yoram Eckstein.
"Shale gas is pretty much everywhere. There is no exploration, so to speak, it is just a matter of how economically viable it is to extract the gas or oil in certain shales," Kenarov said, noting that fracking's potential has captured the imagination of powers around the world and is a resource that could redistribute geopolitical power.
Once the panel discussion began, all conceded that the process is "mostly safe," but each raised concerns as well.
Downing said there are air pollution, waste handling and water availability issues that often are overlooked.
"Ohio has a lot of water that could provide for a lot of fracking, but are we willing to lose the water?" Downing asked.
He added that about 99 out of 100 wells are estimated to be safe and said Ohio is projected to have 30,000 wells drilled in the coming years.
"Are we prepared to deal with that amount of wells? I'm not sure we are," Downing said.
Eckstein said fracking is just as much an environmental threat as conventional oil and gas drilling, with the biggest problems being errors and omissions, noting the case of a home that exploded in Geauga County after a driller disregarded warnings that methane could seep through the home's foundation.
Though there are new technologies in the industry, horizontal drilling is nothing new, Palmer said, adding that it's very likely all the gasoline used in cars comes from fracking.
Though Palmer said he believes fracking can be done safely, he expressed concerns on the volume of water used and disposal of the waste water after the process is finished.
Downing said Ohio has taken into account the mistakes of industry and other states in the past that led to environmental issues while crafting Ohio's regulations.
"There have been blowouts, spills, major fines imposed, cases of farm animals and people getting sick from exposures," he said. "We haven't seen any of that here in Ohio and part of that is the fine tuning of the rules to avoid those problems."
Kenarov said the hardest part about reporting on fracking in the U.S. is the lack of uniform regulation when going state to state.
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Citizen Sciencing for the Next Generation
As a career outdoor educator and an avid outdoorswoman, I care a lot about the important work The Mountaineers does to transform lives and protect wild places.
If you know me, you know that the teenagers I work with are some of the most important people in my life. I want them to thrive as leaders in the outdoors, I want them to mentor future generations in the outdoors, and I want them to get to experience all of the beautiful natural places I was so lucky to experience in my teens, 20's, 30's and today.
I also believe that as outdoor adventurers, we have an opportunity to contribute directly to science that will help protect the places that make us whole. My goal this summer is to contribute to citizen science projects on 10 separate occasions. Some of the projects I will be contributing to are: Peaking for Pikas, Worldwide Microplastics and MeadoWatch.
I'm Citizen Sciencing to raise $2,500 for The Mountaineers youth programs and to show my fellow adventurers how easy it is to make a difference doing what we love to do anyway, and to help support getting more of the next generation outside.
Our Parks | Your Adventure challenge
Designed to inspire our community to get outside and celebrate our wild places, the Our Parks Your Adventure Challenge is a fun way for Mountaineers to challenge themselves while doing good for our community. From urban parks to National Parks and everything in between, our community of adventurers are rallying together to raise $40,000 for Mountaineers youth programs.
Getting the next generation outside
The outdoors has the power to transform our minds and fuel our souls. At The Mountaineers, we've been getting poeple outside for 111-years, and we're still inspired by the smiling faces returning from the outdoors. We believe everyone should experience the magic of our wild places, and that's why we're committed to bringing outdoor experiences to today's youth.
OPYA supports The Mountaineers youth programs where we introduce young people to the benefits of the outdoors: self-confidence and self-reliance, perseverance, an appreciation for the natural world and protecting it, and a healthy, meaningful life. In 2017 alone, we introduced 1,670 youth to the outdoors - 975 of whom were on scholarship and wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to engage with the outdoors. Please donate to support this amazing cause, or consider joining Team OPYA to fundraise with your own challenge. You can learn more about the entire program on our FAQ page.
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Groups and individuals raising money for the same goal.
|Anita Elder
|Becca Polglase
|Ben Leininger
|Carrie & Hannah
|Elliott Krivenko
|Emily Guyer
|Gavin Woody
|Imran & Miles
|Kathy Vaughan & Lisa Eversgerd
|Kristina Ciari
|Leone, Jen, Sara, Katie and Ada
|Lucia Cantu
|Michael Toyama
|Ras Vaughan (UltraPedestrian Ras)
|Richard Kresser
|Ruthie Wessendorf
|Sean Albert
|Shaun & Elaine
|Steve LeBrun
|Tess, Michael, Mark and Hadi
|The Vogl Boys
|Steve Brooks
|Good fight Hannah!
|Kathryn Woody
|A little more to help preserve our parks for Sienna and Tyler and all the others of the next generation that will benefit from these programs!
|Jenski Leong
|Can't wait for the adventure pics! :) Be safe
|Will Thomas
|Thanks for using your skills for a good cause.
|Sheri Keeley
|I'm so excited to support and watch your advanture. I hope I get to meet you sometime, Hannah. You sound totally awesome. I know you are, if you're anything like your mom.
|Tay Brightwell
|My squad watched your journey across the "Big 3", they found it exciting and it encouraged them to go on some larger than normal hikes this past week. What you're doing is phenomenal! Bringing awareness to getting children back outdoors is so important! Thank you for bringing attention to the issue and for providing a place for children to learn about the outdoors with the Youth Mountaineers Program. Amazing all around!!!
|Mark Flieg Je
|Climb well, lad!
|Jill Kremr
|You're an inspiration!
|Good luck, Anita!
|Enjoy this beautiful hike, Anita, so that many disadvantaged youth can too!!
|Steve Russo
|What a profound milestone! I know you will have an awesome and memorable adventure. Take lots of photos. Say "hi" to Sasquatch for me.
|Victoria Dzenis
|Good luck Anita!
|Patty athompson
|Proud to support my niece and her friends on this adventure for our parks.
|George & Robin Pease
|Good Luck & be safe!
|Scott Wilson
|Good Luck!
|Scotty Railton
|Go Kathy and Lisa!
|you rock sara!
|Rik and Molly Reed
|Congrats Tess! What an adventure! Neither Molly nor I can remember if we sent you some fundraising money. We discussed it and agreed to it, but can't remember if we actually did it. So. Here's another C-Note.
|Jon lumb
|We need more country music on your videos... Seriously though, FKT and a great cause - well done
|Jon lumb
|FKT and a great cause - nice work gentlemen
|Kirstin Scott
|Cheering you guys on right now - so in awe.
|The Tatoosh Traverse should feel like a cake walk after doing Eggplant...
|Jessica Kelley
|Have a great day out there!
|Jessica Kelley
|Get it done, guys!
|Mark Cliggett
|Good luck in your FKT attempt!
|Gavin Woody
|Congrats on your big climb!
|Dee & Jer
|Good luck!!
|Kristina Ciari
|Get it Gavin!
|Tom Vogl
|Great job getting kids involved in outdoor adventure and citizen science!
|Chris Pollard
|All the best to the Vogl boyz and your Mountaineers cause.
|Randi Simmons
|peter rein
|sorry this is a little late!
|Leone Kraus
|Go team!
|PayPal would be great.
|Get some.
|Craig Romano
|Have a great climb and thanks for raising funds and awareness to get the next generation loving nature like we do!!
|Tim Vogl
|Vogl Boys are SAVAGE!!!
|James Gilbert
|What a great accomplishment and life experience! Great job to all the Vogl's!!!
|Anthony Haupt
|I really like the purpose of this cause. Keep up the meaningful work!
|Gavin Woody
|Tutu power!
|Mike Anderson
|Made on behalf of Connor Duffy
|Myrian Solis Coronel
|Go team Vogl!!!
|Emily Roder
|Have a great time!
|Gavin Woody
|Congrats on the Ptarmigan!!
|Gayle Marticio Rebel Red
|Lucia I love what you do to support our local trails that we all use and always with that super wattage smile ~ love ❤ ya to the moon 🌒 and back Peanut 🥜!!
|Jen Semsak
|Cheers to family adventure!
|Kate Kollman
|Have fun, Vogl boys (all four of you!)!! xoxo, Aunt Kate :)
|Ashwani Dhar
|Good luck!!
|Ivan E Braiker
|Good Luck!
|@lexaloxx Krys L Graf
|The very best of luck to you on your journey!
|Linda Givler
|Good luck guys
|Brad Belanger
|Go team Vogl!
|Stephen & Colleen Pakkianathan
|Awesome goals, Mountaineer women! Woohoo, Jen! Eager to hear about your epic rides!
|Claire Mitchell
|Climb on, friend!
|Catherine Leininger
|Have fun and be careful!, Mom
|Heidi W
|Thanks for helping youth Sean! Great work.
|Jacob E Sperati
|Tess - From one fundraising adventurer to another- wishing you a fantastic (and safe) journey! Thanks for being such an awesome and inspiring climbing mentor!
|Gayle Kness
|Go Vogl Boys!
|George and Debbie Grable
|Go cycling women of the Mountaineers! Hope you all achieve your goals.
|Tom Vogl
|Looking forward to our climb, James, Thomas and Joe!
|Bex Bradley
|Hope the recovery is going well! Stay safe out there :)
|Anne O'Malley
|Good luck man!
|The Nanneys
|What a wonderful opportunity to provide for these kids! We believe being outdoors is essential for youth. Good luck on your hike!
|Dorothy Hansen
|Very PROUD of you guys. Love Aunt DeeDee
|Loni Uchytil
|Good luck on your Adventure! Be safe and have fun!
|Gary Zarker & Janet Primkmk
|Thanks for doing all you do to inspire youth to get outdoors!
|Thanks for participating!
|Emanuela F Agosta
|Stoked for your big adventure! Great cause!
|Kari Toyama
|Jacob Wolniewicz
|Be safe and have fun guys! I look forward to seeing the photos from the trip.
|Jacob Wolniewicz
|Go get it Sean! Looking forward to the trip report.
|Jealous of these kids in the youth program! Wish I could have had the same opportunities.
|Dan and Debbie Waitekus
|Good Luck!! We are so proud of you! Love ya! Aunt Deb and Uncle Dan
|Dave G (@perfectdaycalendar)
|all the best ladies!
|Susan Harris
|Tess, I never stop being blown away by your ambition and courage. I wish you an incredible adventure. Take good, good care of yourself and your teammates, OK? I'll look forward to hearing your stories! Love, Aunt Susan
|Lillian Harris
|Tess, I hope you and your teammates have an exciting, safe adventure. Love, Grandma Lillie
|David Wendel and Lisa Harris
|Go Tess!
|Rob Arroyo
|It's always a pleasure to support youth programs specially and mountaineer youth Adventure program. Great program!
|Mallory Danielson
|Have fun! -Mallory & Steve
|Steve LeBrun
|Let's bring youth outdoors and help bring the joys of the great outdoors to the next generation.
|Awesome! Support children get outdoors
|Jane & Kenton Erwin
|Good on you for supporting programs for kids! Have a great climb
|Anne Brask
|Amazing! Proud of you guys, love the cause. Keep it up & can't wait to see photos
|John and Gidget Danielson
|Great job! glad to donate if it helps get more kids out doors
|Wish I was going with you:) Have fun. Be safe.
|Yuxi Bai
|Good luck guys! Stay safe.
Brooke Walker
Great job getting kids involved in outdoor adventure and citizen science!
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