The May Report: 6/9/2011: Part II of III: Oops, I had the date wrong in Part I: A reader, wishing to remain anonymous, points us to FASB Issue No. 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent (Reck, does that bring back memories of when you worked for a living?) and states that Groupon’s revenue in 2010 was really $280MM, not $713MM; and Forrester Research’s Sucharita Mulpuru says that Groupon is worth $2B, not $20B, and she adds that only $96MM of their 2010 revenue came from “organic growth” as opposed to acquisitions which have cost a lot of money; Friends of Mel Bergstein; Melanie, warrior princess, returns from the clouds to rain fiery hail on the soon to be charred Ed Domain — in plain English, Ed has removed embarrassing info from his new site; Am I happy that Julia was shown the door at Starbucks? Well, look at the cards she’s typed so far and you tell me; and Melanie, I’m still waiting for your cards; Shia Kapos mentions TMR in Crain’s
The May Report: 6/9/2011: Part II of III: Oops, I had the date wrong in Part I: A reader, wishing to remain anonymous, points us to FASB Issue No. 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent (Reck, does that bring back memories of when you worked for a living?) and states that Groupon’s revenue in 2010 was really $280MM, not $713MM; and Forrester Research’s Sucharita Mulpuru says that Groupon is worth $2B, not $20B, and she adds that only $96MM of their 2010 revenue came from “organic growth” as opposed to acquisitions which have cost a lot of money; Friends of Mel Bergstein; Melanie, warrior princess, returns from the clouds to rain fiery hail on the soon to be charred Ed Domain — in plain English, Ed has removed embarrassing info from his new site; Am I happy that Julia was shown the door at Starbucks? Well, look at the cards she’s typed so far and you tell me; and Melanie, I’m still waiting for your cards; Shia Kapos mentions TMR in Crain’s
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Scoop section:
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Part I
– Editor’s note, by Ron May
– Shia Kapos in Crain’s mentions Ron May, tech blogger, in the context of an article about the upcoming Driehaus party
– QRazy Panda: Our tech start-up launch/charity event for Children’s Memorial this Saturday
– Remarks by the President at a Skills for America’s Future Manufacturing Event | The White House
– David Baeckelandt: Responds to Ron’s message thanking him for the lovely books
– Eric Hochstein tweeted about Ron while sitting at the panel on mobility and also the panel on social media at The Executives’ Club on June 1st
– Bankruptcy puts LTH Forum up for sale
– Ara Jon B.: Answers Ron’s question
– Dawn Geras corresponds with Janet Tavakoli re: Driehaus party tickets
– Anonymous: UIC and Nancy Sullivan
– Two vendors at Connected World contact Ron
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Part II
– Cards Ron collected at Funding Feeding Frenzy on 12/08/2010
– Cards Ron collected at Tech The Halls on 12/11/2010
– Cards Ron collected at SMCC and SOBCon on 4/28/2011
– Cards Ron collected at BNC Tech Pitch on 1/19/2011
– Cards Ron collected at MIT-EF WBC on 5/26/2011
– Cards Ron collected at MIT-EF Fair Pair on 4/19/2011
– Cards Ron collected at MIT-EF (the economic forecast) on 1/25/2011
– Tarkus Murphy: Summer 2011 – New developments on the Information Superglacier™
– Friends of Mel Bergstein Facebook Page and kind words of support
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Part III
– Melanie Adcock: Ed Domain tries to sweep screw up under the rug with URL change and if this seems long to you, remember that Fast Eddie Domain has removed it from his site!
– Tom Bennett: NUCLEAR | CHICAGO Exclusive Report: USA v. Blagojevich: Is US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald Preparing a Suicide Squeeze Involving Daniel T. Frawley and Antoin “Tony” Rezko? Frawley: Former Rezko
– Tom Bennett: NUCLEAR | CHICAGO Exclusive Report: USA v. Blagojevich: Is US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald Preparing a Suicide Squeeze Involvin
– 6/8/11: Tom Bennett: NUCLEAR | CHICAGO: USA v. Blagojevich Retrial
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The Scoop section:
Part II
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Cards Ron collected at Funding Feeding Frenzy on 12/08/2010
Robert P. Davidson
President, CEO
Enternet
bdavidson@enternetworldwide.com
Mark Zanders
Senior Marketing Director
Gentry Private Capital
www.gentryprivatecap.com
mzanders@gentryprivatecap.com
Jeff Marinucci
President
Perpetual Motion Fitness
www.perpetualfit.com
jeff@perpetualfit.com
Jim Fisk
Consultant
Fisk Consulting
jefisk@gmail.com
Daniel S. Lewis
Associate
McCormick Braun Friman
www.mbflegal.com
dslewis@mbflegal.com
Ken Mascheri
General Manager
PMMG
www.pmmg.com
ken@pmmg.com
Carl Mattes
Small Business Specialist
Harper College
www.harpercollege.edu
cmattes@harpercollege.edu
Curtis J. Washington
Chief Executive Officer
Adventerra
www.adventerra.net
curtis@adventerra.net
Christopher Casey
Syncubator
www.syncubator.com
chris@syncubator.com
Matthew Oldham
Founder
Very Pashmina
www.verypashmina.com
matthewoldham2010@yahoo.com
Annie Muller
PMP
www.linkedin.com/in/annievmuller
amvimuller@yahoo.com
Gabriel Peretz
Trade Finance
Barnett Capital
www.bcapltd.com
gabiperetz@bcapltd.com
David Shelton
Motopod
www.motorcyclepilot.com
motopod@gmail.com
David Allen
Technical/ Engineering Senior Manager/ Executive
www.linkedin.com/in/david1allen
david.allen@computer.org
Bill Burnett
Partner
Tailwind Discovery Group
www.tailwinddiscoverygroup.com
bill@twdgrp.com
Dave Rogers
Senior Analyst
Blaze Hunter Group
dave@blaze-hunter.com
Michael S. Friman
Attorney
McCormick Braun Friman
www.mbflegal.com
mfriman@mbflegal.com
Norman L. Lawrence, Jr.
Founder & CEO
Arts Eventures
www.artseventures.com
norman@artseventures.com
George Couris
Executive Vice President
Pepper Group
www.peppergroup.com
george@peppergroup.com
Nicholas M. Ponsonby
CEO & Founder
Asset Recyclers
www.arecyclers.com
nick@arecyclers.com
Neil Khot
VP International Business
Rely Services
www.relyservices.com
nkhot@relyservices.com
Steve Schwartz
Munch Upon A Time
www.munchuponatime.com
rnd@munchuponatime.com
Jason Barlow, Ph. D.
Principal
Vitality Consulting Group
www.vitalityconsultinggroup.com
vitalityconsultinggroup@gmail.com
William A. Goldstein, ASA
President
Blaze Hunter Group
will@blaze-hunter.com
Daniel J. Fedor
Co-Creator
Taxi Share Chicago
www.taxisharechicago.com
dfedor73@gmail.com
Beth Prendergast
McCormick Braun Friman
www.mbflegal.com
bprendergast@mbflegal.com
Jeff Joyner
Business Development Officer
Wells Fargo
jeff.joyner@wellsfargo.com
York Freund
President & Chief Executive Officer
Point Bearing
yfreund@pointbearing.com
Jay Yearley
Elite Media
www.elitemedia.us
jyearley@elitemedia.us
Dan Wellisch
President
Wellisch Software Technologies
danw@wellsoftware.com
Nihal Advani
Newtork Program Manager
Microsoft Advertising
www.advertising.microsoft.com
nihal.advani@microsoft.com
Spiro D. Frentzas
CEO/ CFO
Salsa King
www.salsaking.net
salsaking01@gmail.com
Kevin D. Reich
CSNA, Investment Associate
Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment
kevin_reich@ml.com
Bo Patel
Venture Lab
www.theventurelab.com
bp@theventurelab.com
Carl Jost
Business Network Chicago
www.bnchicago.org
cjost@bnchicago.org
Carl Moose
President
Infiniti Caribbean Wind
www.infiniticaribbeanwind.com
carl@infiniticaribbeanwind.com
Jeff T. Garbaciak
www.linkedin.com/in/jtgchgo
jeff.garbaciak@yahoo.com
John Braun
President/ CEO
Tip Solutions
www.tipsolutionsinc.com
john.braun@tipsolutionsinc.com
John Donovan
Chief Financial Officer
Lygase
www.lygase.com
jdonovan@lygase.com
Jason Gregory
CEO
Rockstar Funds
jason.gregory@rockstarfunds.com
Maliha Mustafa
maliha.mustafa@gmail.com
Rafiq Ahmed
Founder and President
Demibooks
rafiq@demibooks.com
Steve Wasserman
Barnett Capital
swasserman@bcapltd.com
Lisa Ackerman
President
Luxe Life
www.shopluxelife.com
lisa@shopluxelife.com
David Shelton
Motopod
www.motorcyclepilot.com
motopod@gmail.com
Bryan Fischer
Digital Sales Director
Aisle 411
bfischer@aisle411.com
Jenna Barneck
Rovernight Network
jenna.berneck@rovernightnetwork.com
Jerry A. Vasilatos
Writer, Producer, Director & Editor
Nitestar Productions
www.nitestar.com
jerry@nitestar.com
Steve Esp
Sales Consultant
Tip Solutions
www.tipsolutionsinc.com
steve.esp@tipsolutionsinc.com
Alexander “Sandy” Weissent
Owner
Weissent Associates
sandyweissent@post.harvard.edu
Bill Gleaves
Syncubator
bill@syncubator.com
Joshua London
President
Allitas
josh@allitas.com
Thomas Meyer
Vice President
Wells Fargo
tjmeyer@wellsfargo.com
Ronald J. Wellman
We Invest Online
www.weinvestonline.com
ron@weinvestonline.com
Tim Megenbier
Sick Tea
www.sicktea.com
tim@sicktea.com
John Mclean
Chef Proprietor
Sono Wood Fired
www.sonowoodfired.com
jmclean@goodeatsrestaurantgroup.com
Jay Harris
President
Isis Power
www.isipower.com
jharris@isispower.com
Oliver Carnate
President
G Handle
www.ghandle.com
oliver.carnate@ghandle.com
Scott Anderson
Edu Launch Pad
www.edulaunchpad.com
scott@edulaunchpad.com
Ronald J. Gabaldon
Managing Director
Inner Workings
www.inwk.com
rgabaldon@inwk.com
Mary E. McMahon
Chef/ Culinary Program Director
Now We’re Cooking
www.nwcookin.com
mary@nwcooking.com
Nell Funk
Chef/ Owner
Now We’re Cooking
www.nwcooking.com
nell@nwcooking.com
Barry J. Loshin
Chief Market Development Officer
Kinnexxus
www.kinnexxus.com
barry@kinnexxus.com
Ken Mascheri
General Manager
PMMG
www.pmmg.com
ken@pmmg.com
Raymond J. Markman
President & CEO
Financial Life Planning
raymarkman@yahoo.com
Andrea Moran
Manging Director
Marengo Hampshire Partners
www.marengohampshire.com
andrea@marengohampshire.com
David Beazley
Managing Director
Kinsale Capital Partners
dbeazley@kinsalecapitalpartners.com
Joshua Kestrel Metnick
josh@chicago.com
Michael Profita
COO & CFO
Affluence
www.affluence.org
michael.profita@gmail.com
Doug Stukel
Managing Partner
Momentum Capital
dstukel@aol.com
Richard Cross, Dr.
Principal
Health Codex
Rich Goodman
Chief Creative Guy
Brain Matters
www.brainmatters.com
rich@brainmatters.com
Norman May
Vice President of Operations
My Healthy Puppy
www.myhealthypuppy.com
nmay@myhealthypuppy.com
Brian Koles
President
Green Tech Buyer
brian@greentechbuyer.org
Josh Metnick
Chairman
www.chicago.com
josh@chicago.com
Chuck Corush
Colonial Funding
ccorush@colonialfundingllc.net
B. Terrance Flanagan
Collaboration Leader
Smart Decision Services
bflanagan@smartdecisionllc.com
Scott A. Fiedler
Senior General Management
scottafiedler@gmail.com
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Cards Ron collected at Tech The Halls on 12/11/2010
Chris Cleveland
CEO
Diesel Point
www.dieselpoint.com
ccleveland@dieselpoint.com
Daniel Krol
www.argumentclinic.net
illlogic@argumentclinic.net
Jeff Siarto
Partner
Loud Pixel
www.loudpixel.com
jeff@loudpixel.com
Alexis Finch
TyK Founder & Producer
www.thoughtyouknew.us
afinch@thoughtyouknew.us
Julie Darling
Co-Founder
Galaist
julie@galaist.com
Nate Delage
VP of Software Development
Grafix Md
www.grafixmd.com
ndelage@grafixmd.com
Brian Mayer
Founder & President
MV Technology Partners
brian@midventures.com
Rebecca Rothschild
Coordinating Producer, Editor
Sugar Gamers
www.sugargamers.com
bonks@sugargamers.com
Roman Efimov
Software Engineer
Doejo
roman@doejo.com
Andrew Follett
Concept Feedback
www.conceptfeedback.com
andrew@conceptfeedback.com
Brendan Tripp
btripp@gmail.com
Masha Safina
Front-end Developer
Doejo
masha@doejo.com
Brian Mayer
Founder & President
MV Technology Partners
brian@midventures.com
Dan Sosedoff
Software Engineer
Doejo
dan@doejo.com
Abigail Wilburn
Principal/ Graphic Designer
www.abigailwillburn.com
aw@abigailwillburn.com
Edward Schimmelpfennig
Ambassador
Maker’s Mark
www.makersmark.com
Jack Eisenberg
Creator
Map Ding
www.mapding.com
jack@mapding.com
Elizabeth Park, MA, MBA
Director of Marketing
American Society for Clinical Pathology
www.ascp.org
elizabeth.park@ascp.org
Stephanie Davis
Client Solutions Director
Brill Street & Company
www.brillstreet.com
sdavis@brillstreet.com
John Moran
Medical Device Team Leader
Advances Global Sourcing
www.advancedglobalsourcing.com
jmoran@advancedglobalsourcing.com
Jack Lichwa
Software Architect
www.jacklichwa.com
jack@jacklichwa.com
Michael Blaine
Principal
Chicago Fast
www.chicagofast.com
mike@chicagofast.com
Ryan Briones
Consultant
Obtiva
rbriones@obtiva.com
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Cards Ron collected at SMCC and SOBCon on 4/28/2011
Connie Burke
Communications Manager, NorthCentral Region
GM
connie.burke@gm.com
Sarah Wilbore
Fresh Books
sarah@freshbooks.com
Wendy Piersall
mail@wendypiersall.com
Dave Moyer
Founder/ President
Bit Wire Media
www.bitwiremedia.com
dave@bitwiremedia.com
Ryan Stern
VP Community
Glam Media
www.glammedia.com
ryans@glammedia.com
Sonny Gill
www.sonnygill.com
sonny@sonnygill.com
Larry Labow
Marketing Executive
www.linkedin.com/in/llabow
llabow@comcast.net
Kevin Martin Flynn
President
Fly Social Media
kevflynn65@gmail.com
George Krueger
Bigg Success
george@biggsuccess.com
Paulette Delcourt
www.westernsprings.patch.com
pdelcourt@sbcglobal.net
Barbara Rozgonyi
Author/ Speaker
www.wiredbranding.com
barbararozgonyi@wiredprworks.com
Christina Hoffmann
Content Manager
National Association of Realtors
choffmann@realtors.org
John Duffy
Diamond State Investments
johnduffy23@hotmail.com
Judy Martin
Journalist/ Speaker
Work Life Nation
www.judymartinspeaks.com
www.worklifenation.com
@judymartin8
Saul Colt
Fresh Books
saul@freshbooks.com
Michael Ledajaks
www.michaelledajaks.com
michael@michaelledajaks.com
Ann Ledajaks, CPA
JUF-Corporate Controller
www.juf.org
annledajaks@juf.org
Craig Holuj
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Access Media 3
www.am3inc.com
craigholuj@am3inc.com
Chris Brogan
President
Human Business Works
www.humanbusinessworks.com
chris@chrisbrogan.com
Margo Millure
The Travel Belles
www.travelbelles.com
gomarwrites@gmail.com
Christina Canright
President
Canright Communications
www.canrightcommunications.com
christina@canrightcommunications.com
Estrella Rosenberg
Founder
Big Love Little Hearts
www.adventuresinphilantropy.com
estrella@bteam.com
R.J. Weiss
Gen Y. Wealth
Cerified Financial Planner
www.genywealth.com
rjw@genywealth.com
Whitney Hewitt
Managing Director
Gatz Optimize
whewitt@gtzoptimize.com
Suzi Tillman
Gold Coast Dance
www.goldcoastdance.com
suzi@goldcoastdance.com
Allen Mireles
Principal
Jesse Mireles
President
Mireles Design
www.mirelesdesign.net
jesse@mirelesdesign.net
Marla Schulman
Brand Concierge/ Social Media Connector/ Journalist
Dvin Ideas
Kerri Olsen
Co-Founder
The Austin Grand Prix
www.theaustingrandprix.com
kerri@theaustingrandprix.com
Dan Blystone
www.artworldchicago.com
dan@artworldchicago.com
Sheila Scarborough
Tourism Currents
www.tourismcurrents.com
sheila@sheilascarborough.com
Jacqulyn A. Hamilton
Licensed Massage Therapist
Ashe
www.ashebody.com
Pat Strader
Digital Relativity
pat@digitalrelativity.com
Matthew Andrade
webmaster@ifcj.org
Lorelle VanFosen
Lorelle on Word Press
lorelleonwordpress@gmail.com
Johan-Till Broer
Public Relations Manager
Navigon
www.navigon.com
johan-till.broer@navigon.com
Scott Taradash
Producer
Editworks
www.editworks.net
scott@editworks.net
Victoria Greene
Victoria Elizabeth Productions
tor0706@gmail.com
Anthony A. Zepeda
Marketing Manager
American Guardian Warranty Services
azepeda@agwarranty.com
Tom Martin
Converse Digital
tom@conversedigital.com
Margaret Heneghan
Marketing Manager
The Drake
www.thedrakehotel.com
margaret.henegan@hilton.com
Christina Tyler Loznicka, APR
Senior Communications Consultant
Trans Union
www.transunion.com
cloznic@transunion.com
Sara Goodman
sarajeangoodman@yahoo.com
Michelle M. Strbich, BA, BS MSeD
Children’s Memorial Hospital
www.childrensmemorial.org
mstrbich@childrensmemorial.org
Shawn Renee Lent
Arts Integration Program Specialist
www.colum.edu
slent@colum.edu
Jim Everett
Architect
Big Ideas in Motion
www.bigideasinmotion.com
jim@bigideasinmotion.com
Jenny Johnson
Senior Business Development Manager
Shoutlet
www.shoutlet.com
jenny@shoutlet.com
Kim Redd
Senior Manager
OnSale
kredd@onsale.com
Kathryn Moran
Senior Web Editor
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
www.chicagofed.org
kathryn.moran@chi.frb.org
Roxane Assaf
President
Roxane Assaf Consulting
www.assafconsulting.com
roxane.assaf@assafconsulting.com
Alex N. Yates
Mad Man Marketing
alexnyates@gmail.com
Brendan Tripp
Julia Guzunova
Marketing Director
Combo App
jguzunova@comboapp.com
Yuriy Nekrasov
Marketing Manager
Combo App
www.marketing.comboapp.com
ynekrasov@comboapp.com
Angela Maiers
Educator/Speaker
www.angelamaiers.com
angela@angelamaiers.com
@angelamaierrs on twitter
Lisa Diamede
lisa.diamede@gmail.com
@ldiamede
Matthew Andrade
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
webmaster@ifcj.org
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Cards Ron collected at BNC Tech Pitch on 1/19/2011
Michael Faurest
Wise Patient
www.wisepatient.com
michael@wisepatient.com
Sarah E. Doherty
CTO
Telehealth Now
sdoherty@telehealth-now.com
Javier Haro
Chef Idea Officer
Social Media Restaurants
www.socialmediarestaurants.com
javier@socialmediarestaurants.com
Michael McConachie
COO, Co-Founder
Like List
www.likelist.com
michael@likelist.com
Nirav Shah
Chief Executive Officer
Discover Veggie
www.discoverveggie.com
nirav.shah@discoverveggie.com
Rafiq Ahmed
Founder and President
Demi Books
www.demibooks.com
rafiq@demibooks.com
Jeff Grossberg
Green World
www.greenworldalliance.org
www.greenworldportal.com
jeff@greenworldalliance.org
Scott B. Harris
Creative Capital Corp.
scott@creativecapitalcorp.us
Jason Volmut
CPU RX
www.cpu-rx.com
jvolmut@cpu-rx.com
Reed Scott Adler
Reed n Write
www.reednwrite.com
reed@reednwrite.com
Neil Khot
VP International Business
Rely Services
www.relyservices.com
nkhot@relyservices.com
David C. Chary
Data Processor/ Programmer
fchary@catholic.org
Catherine Whitney
www.catherinewhitney.com
catherinejwhitney@gmail.com
Susan Granstrom
susangranstrom@yahoo.com
David Lukauskas
President
Marketing-that-Delivers
www.marketing-that-delivers.com
dl@marketingtd.com
Jeff T. Garbaciak
MBA, Finance & Marketing Management
jeff.garbaciak@yahoo.com
Michael Palermo
Attorney
palermo@palermolaw.com
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Cards Ron collected at MIT-EF WBC on 5/26/2011
Steven W. Swibel
Attorney at Law
Dykema
www.dykema.com
sswibel@dykema.com
Scott A. Fiedler
Senior General Manager
scottafiedler@gmail.com
Saya April Hillman
Mac ‘n Cheese Productions
www.macncheeseproductions.com
saya@macncheeseproductions.com
Maureen J. Martino
Executive Director
Lake View East Chamber of Commerce
www.lakevieweast.com
maureen@lakevieweast.com
Glenn Gottfried
Chief Operating Officer
Gentry
www.gentryfinancialcorporation.com
ggottfried@gentryprivatecap.com
Aidan Salvi
Fortune Group International
www.fortunegroupintl.com
aidan.salvi@fortunegroupintl.com
Lester Teichner
Partner
Turbulent Energy
lteichner@aol.com
Caroline A. Teichner
caroline.teichner@gmail.com
Karmehlia Eubanks
I.C. Stars
www.icstars.org
keubanks@icstars.org
Dominic M. Liddell
I.C. Stars
www.icstars.org
dliddell@icstars.org
Steven M. Fisher
Editor
Home Remodeling Portal
www.homeremodelingportal.com
stevenmfisher@homeremodelingportal.com
Elvin Rakhmankulov
Dilious Solutions
www.dilious.com
elvin@dilious.com
Dick Mulvihill
Managing Partner
Hxistor
www.hexistor.com
dick@hexistor.com
John Brophy
Billing Assistant
I-Go Car Sharing
www.igocars.org
michelle@igocars.org
Derek P. Usman
Attorney at Law
USMAN
www.dusmanlaw.com
derek@dusmanlaw.com
Jason Pikscher
Co-Founder and CEO
Theatre Pros
www.theatrepros.com
jason@theatrepros.com
Gershon Bialer
Founder
Raydash
gershon@raydash.com
Roy W. Klein
Principal
Applied Engineering Technolgies
rwk.aet@gmail.com
Michael A. Fekety
Director of Technical Sales
PT
www.pt.com
mfekety@pt.com
Andrea Pikscher
Vice President of Marketing and Development
Theatre Pros
www.theatrepros.com
andrea@theatrepros.com
Jack Quill
Realtor
City Views Chicago
www.cityviewschicago.com
jack@cityviewschicago.com
Thomas Capote
Co-Founder and President
CVT Innovations
thomas.capote@cvticorp.com
James Gerry
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Director
IMSA
www.coolhub.imsa.edu
jgerry@imsa.edu
Arash Amini
312 Aquaponics
www.312ap.com
arash@312ap.com
Dominic M. Liddell
Developer and Consultant
DML Webs
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Tarkus Murphy: Summer 2011 – New developments on the Information Superglacier™
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Summer greetings from the Information Superglacier™!
Our small community has been working away for over a decade to bring data communications, photonics (fiber optics) and technology jobs into the Finger Lakes Region of Western NY (the Information Superglacier™ also “Upstate”). Neither the problems (underemployment of an educated workforce) nor the solutions have been simple and the solutions that we have are just the beginning, not the end of our work. I’ve documented some great starts and a few “head scratching” losses over the last few years, but there seems to be a forward momentum infrastructure and advanced manufacturing, even if we have not identified the elusive “third prong” which will speed economic development.
Axcess Ontario recently announced that the 200-plus-mile fiber optic ring in Ontario County, N.Y., has been named among this year’s “CIO 100″ award winners by CIO magazine – the fiber ring’s first international recognition. Axcess Ontario is the public-benefit corporation that manages the fiber ring. The 24th annual CIO 100 awards program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology (IT). Ed passed his own congratulations to Ontario County and Axcess Ontario.
Congratulations to Ed Hemminger! Recognition by Computerworld and CIO Magazine round out a great finish of public service for Ed as he enters the private sector with SMS Systems Maintenance Services. Thanks for putting the Information Superglacier™ (Finger Lakes Region) on the map through many hard fought battles and some outright serendipity! It took a while, but the State and the nation seem to be catching up! We are not resting on our laurels because we need to make sure that Axcess Ontario connects to several new broadband networks with roots in the Great Lakes and East Coast regions.
For Your convenience, Ron, I’ve put the full text of the press release at the bottom. I’ve added some text from the Axcess Ontario web site (after the release). Two Community Anchor Institutions have stories stories on the Axcess Ontario web site.
I am pushing to ensure that Axcess Ontario, the Southern Tier Network (who are named partners in the US UCAN BTOP application (but both of which were funded with non-Federal funds) gain access to the 8.8 Tbps US UCAN backbone. Despite all our efforts, our own high speed networks are still middle mile high speed networks. FTTH is still a distant glimmer. We DO HAVE cellular hybrid fiber / 4G wireless, but it may be a while before there is hybrid fiber / 4G wireless that does not follow current cellular pricing structures. (On the plus side, the hybrid fiber / 4G wireless may be FASTER than cable in the 700 / 800 MHz spectrum – Verizon & public safety spectrum).
We need better communication to let broadband development groups know that the non-Federal projects, which have sprung from the grass roots (private, State or Local funding) and previously funded Federal networks like the FCC Rural Health Care Pilot Program and several USDA Connectivity, Distance Learning and Telemedicine programs should be integrated and enhanced so that we can come up with a demonstrable way to reach the 26 million people NOT served in the rural communities and the underserved in every community!
The method to defeat the rural digital divide may begin with hybrid fiber / 4G wireless but that is only the first “jam cracker” to project the actual demand for services.
I am also stunned by the fact that leaders of Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) may be unaware of their role in these new broadband networks for their benefits.
Just bringing broadband across the digital divide is not enough. I hope that these lengthy Information Superglacier (™) reports help illustrate that the broadband at the “middle mile” level is the best way to connect community anchors and attract the kinds of businesses that will bring last mile connectivity to end users. I hope this amalgam of some recent discussions is of use to communities in Illinois as several programs in Illinois, which seek to bring new broadband services and community adoption throughout the State. With luck, we can revisit the concept of the “Illinois Decade” if I get to Chicago by late Summer or Fall.
In April 2010, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to examine the success of the Ontario County fiber ring and consider it a national model as the FCC begins its push to bring ultra-high-speed broadband to 100 million homes by 2020. “The difference between economic success and failure in the digital world will be in large part determined by access to high-speed broadband,” Schumer said. “We must make sure that the groundbreaking achievements by Ontario County do not go ignored, but rather are spread to the surrounding areas and the rest of the state so we can attract business, foster high-tech companies and push the state’s economy into the 21st century.”
Axcess Ontario is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation established by Ontario County Local Law as a Local Development Corporation (LDC) – established on October 25, 2005. The LDC followed a grass roots initiative of citizens and Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) with an intent to build, maintain and lease fiber-optic cable. I recently revived the community groups so that we can focus on the applications that make use of the Axcess Ontario network
The corporation is managed by a board of directors (9 individuals). All work is accomplished with contracts, including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Legal Counsel, Construction, and Design and Engineering. The corporation is certified by the New York State Public Service Commission as a “Common Carrier” (i.e., phone company) and is New York State Sales and Use Tax-exempt. The corporation has completed an independent audit of all financial transactions in both 2007 and 2008.
State University of NY (SUNY) Chancellor Nancy Zimpher made a videoconference presentation at the STC in Canandaigua (“Developing the Talent Pipeline to Compete Globally, Grow Locally” Conference). She discussed the role of Community Colleges (CUNY) as community anchors for economic development. At the end of the presentation I asked the Chancellor about the role of SUNY, I2 and NYSERNET what the SUNY/CUNY role would be in connecting to US Unified Community Anchor Network (US UCAN). I also pointed out that I was standing next to the heads of Axcess Ontario, the Southern Tier Network, the Smart System Technology Commercialization Center of Excellence (STC CoE) and representatives of Cornell University NYSAES campus. The Chancellor said that she was not aware of the project but that someone at the presentation (in Canandaigua at the STC CoE) would get in touch with me (they didn’t).
If the leaders of the State CAIs are not aware of efforts to reach communities, then I fear the same can be said for local CAI leaders. Where does that lead the residents of communities for whom the middle mile and sustainable broadband efforts are supposed to benefit? There seems to be a disconnect in the chosen method of outreach and the intent of the legislation to bring broadband into rural communities.
We are fortunate that the Information Superglacier™ rests at the apex of a rural digital divide with a nadir within 50 miles. I suspect that Rochester (NY) has an urban digital divide which is also within 50 miles. Gaps in the Midwest can be hundreds of miles. When the solutions for urban and rural digital divides take place, there may be little similarity between the kinds of services used, but common issues in sustainable broadband adoption and the need for new infrastructure and reasonable price structures. The opportunity for tax exempt organizations and economic development groups to round out the universe of CAIs may be the least organized, but most resident oriented systems to help ensure sustainable adoption. Other CAI organizations also have specific tasks to accomplish.
The composite scope of what CAIs can and must do is mind numbing. I’m beginning to wonder if 8.8 Tbps will be enough, once these underserved communities begin to participate. Police and fire services can move from the “future” of P25 systems straight into 4G incident management systems. School and University networks can move to a K-20+ pipeline system that is more relevant to STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) and career development as part of the improvements in day to day educational communications. Hospitals and the surrounding medical communities can develop true healthcare information exchanges, telemedicine and PACs/DICOM networks.
Although I’m not an engineer, I’m deeply steeped into the technology. When I speak about the urgency of connectivity, I see eyes start to glaze over or (worse) start to look in panic for the nearest exit. It is not easy to bring infrastructure to a community that does not have it. In part because new technology creates fear uncertainty and doubt. This also means a leapfrog of technology from pre-Internet to the fastest systems on the planet. Some of the same people who fought the idea of 4G technology in 2005 are cruising the net on 4G LTE or WiMax, today.
When I push to bring new technology without a cellular carrier or as a lead to FTTH, I will experience similar resistance. Early adopters have a lonely road on the Information Superglacier™, but in the last few years the presence of Middle Mile broadband has allowed us to fill the STC CoE with new tenants and push for the development of a stand alone data center on the STC CoE campus (largely because data centers compete with clean room facilities – in building, but can lead to better electrical infrastructure for all parties as a stand alone.
In short, the elimination of the digital divide in rural AND urban communities can represent an exponential shift in the use of broadband over a meager baseline.
It can’t be done without infrastructure and it can’t be done, well, without the CAI leaders knowing that there are new tools available to help those leaders advance. The integration of broadband technology must be integrated with economic development and education. Our communities face a significant SHORTAGE of workers with the right skill sets for advanced manufacturing jobs in the region.
Chancellor Nancy Zimpher had her work cut out for her. On the same day that I was asking about the role of the SUNY/CUNY system in bringing US UCAN to Western NY, Mike Mandina, head of Finger Lakes Advanced Manufacturers’ Enterprise (FAME) had a few questions of his own. The videoconference portion was not recorded and I did not see a press release or transcript. Here is a clip from a recent FAME newsletter.
FAME e-News – May/June 2011
· Mike Mandina (FAME Chair and President of Optimax Systems Inc.)
This past month I was honored to participate on a panel hosted by Ontario County that included SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher. The topic was “Developing the Talent Pipeline to Compete Globally, Grow Locally.” Our three area community colleges were present and the event was hosted at the Smart Systems Technology and Commercialization Center of Excellence (STC), (formerly Infotonics). Having an opportunity to speak on behalf of Advanced Manufacturers to someone as influential as Chancellor Zimpher is a rare occasion and I did my best to strengthen her awareness of our skilled worker shortage.
The recent report “Skills2Compete-New York Campaign” projects 996,190 middle skill job openings statewide through 2018. In our 9-county region alone, officials project 47,700 middle-skill job openings over the next 7 years, in addition to 47,500 high-skilled job openings. The Chancellor mentioned that she has top business leaders as part of her advisory group, she mentioned Fortune 100 firms– among them Pfizer and Xerox. I seized the opportunity to ask her if I should be concerned about her awareness of the needs of the advanced manufacturing companies that make up the FAME membership. We are small to mid-sized firms who are growing and hiring students from the SUNY system.
I further referenced the GRE Eyes on the Future event that took place the prior week, in which the Chancellor was a panel member. On the panel she was accompanied by the President of Kodak’s Film, Photofinishing and Entertainment Group. My point was that Kodak had not increased net employment in Rochester in the past 20 years, and the same is true of Xerox, and yet Kodak was the sole manufacturing firm on the panel. So, I asked if FAME members should be concerned that she may not be getting input from the firms that are most likely to hire SUNY graduates. She assured me that I should not be concerned, but I am. I believe she was listening, but I will be repeating the message!
Thank you,
Mike Mandina
I am 100% behind FAME’s efforts to bring STEM to the schools through education, Lego & Robotics programs, the new student tours initiative and more. They have also been sponsors of Sam Samanta’s new program at the Victor FLCC Campus. FLCC and Thompson Health were among the first to connect to the new fiber optic network. In turn, FAME and the optic cluster have made this region an influential powerhouse in the development of new fiber optic systems to accelerate that which we already think of as fast, because fiber optics is a dynamic market (even if it sometimes gets ahead of itself). The Finger Lakes Community College Associate in Applied Science Degree, A.A.S.
Finger Lakes Community College offers a two-year program leading to the Associate in Applied Science in Instrumentation and Control Technologies degree. This program provides graduates with multidisciplinary expertise to address workplace demands of emerging technology based businesses, by providing basic proficiencies for emerging knowledge and skill areas in data acquisition, automation, mechatronics, and control systems.
The tight integration of the courses in mathematics, physics, computational skills; in turn are leveraged in subsequent courses in electronics, design, process improvement, data acquisition and automation technologies; all in a context of active learning methodologies such as project based hands-on problem solving, case studies, and reinforced through job shadowing and required internships. Soft skills such as communication (written, verbal, presentation) and teamwork are integral part of each of the technical courses in the program.
I can’t think of a reason to develop a high technology network unless it is for the purpose of economic development. The problem with the networks that provide those services is that it is not the network (or other infrastructure) that provides the economic benefit, it is the transport and delivery mechanism. The other “prong” (besides the gamut of infrastructure) is advanced manufacturing, but the problems is that the economic development for advanced manufacturing tends to produce fewer (but better paying) jobs than traditional manufacturing. I tend to think of broadband infrastructure in the same way that I would think of a road, bridge, electrical service, etc.
No one would dream of leaving 26 million people without infrastructure services, but Chuck’s original message of having 26 million Americans cut off AFTER the investment of over $7 billion dollars.
The number of round one proposals for the first $4 billion was for $28B in new projects with $10B in private investment. It is too bad we did not have a way to organize and fund the runners up with the private dollars. It took billion dollar Google almost as long as the BIP/BTOP program to pick ONE community for Fiber to the Home. Neither the pace of the government, nor the pace of private sector is anywhere near the rate of uptake within other companies that are leaving the country that invented Internet technology in the dust.
On the plus side, I have met many forward thinkers in the BIP/BTOP design phase and those who did not secure methods of Federal fund immediately began to search for other solutions. Axcess Ontario was already in gear, Southern Tier went forward with a mixture of funds, Ramsey County is moving forward and adding a Tier III+ data center. The benefit of a good design proposal is that it can be shown to other investors. When it was clear that Axcess Ontario would languish in a Federal State battle, we just opted with local funding and a $5 M solution popped up and covered an initial shortfall in the total funding package. As soon as the funding was secure, Axcess Ontario became attractive to a variety of commercial prospects. We are still far short of a last mile solution, but every area in the county should be reachable by hybrid fiber / 4G wireless.
Press release:
Canandaigua, N.Y., June 1, 2011 – Axcess Ontario is pleased to announce that the 200-plus-mile fiber optic ring in Ontario County, N.Y., has been named among this year’s “CIO 100″ award winners by CIO magazine – the fiber ring’s first international recognition. Axcess Ontario is the public-benefit corporation that manages the fiber ring.
The 24th annual CIO 100 awards program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology (IT). Other award winners this year include Advanced Micro Devices, Dell, DreamWorks Animation SKG, IBM, and GE Energy. Only a limited number of public-sector award winners were named in addition to Ontario County, N.Y., including Chicago Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia, and the U.S. Marine Corps’ Global Combat Support System/Logistics Chain Management.
“The CIO 100 award is one of the most important recognitions that Axcess Ontario has received in that it ranks the Ontario County fiber ring among the top IT innovators internationally, significantly reinforcing our position as a broadband model for the United States,” said Ed Hemminger, CEO of Axcess Ontario. “In addition, the magazine reaches the top information technology officers and executives around the world, a key audience as we work to add telecom carriers and expand business and residential services using our fiber ring.”
The CIO 100 award is the third major award that Axcess Ontario has received in the past 10 months. The CIO 100 award comes on the heels of last month’s recognition by Computerworld magazine as a 2011 Honors Laureate. Axcess Ontario was also honored last fall by Harvard University’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government as a “Bright Idea” – a promising, innovative solution that can assist other communities as they face their own challenges.
Axcess Ontario board member David R. Smith, chairman and CEO of Plures Technologies Inc. and chairman of SensiVida Medical Technologies Inc., nominated the fiber ring for the CIO 100 award.
“The people of Ontario County have every reason to be proud of the fiber ring project and the Axcess Ontario team,” Smith said. “Thanks to the county’s leadership and the public’s support of the project more than eight years ago, Ontario County is now recognized as one of the top IT communities in the country and around the world.”
The 2011 CIO 100 awards will be featured online at www.cio.com on Aug. 1, and in the Aug. 1 issue of CIO magazine. The awards will be presented at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Aug. 14-16 at the annual CIO 100 Symposium® and Awards Ceremony.
About Axcess Ontario
Imagine where fiber technology can take us. Axcess Ontario has. With an open-access, dark-fiber infrastructure and a non-profit approach – serving as an example for a national model – the 200-plus-mile fiber ring has Ontario County, N.Y., on the fast track to greater economic development, better quality of life, and global competitiveness. By providing this critical source for advanced connectivity and increased flexibility through quicker, more affordable broadband, businesses and organizations, as well as residents, will have improved capabilities like never before.
From the site:
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Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) tapped into the Axcess Ontario fiber-optic ring in the fall of 2009, immediately increasing its Internet access bandwidth from 40 to 100Mbps, a 250% increase in capacity.
When FLCC’s Victor campus center opened in January 2010, the college installed a 1Gbps secure private network connection to the main campus, meaning access to the network at the Victor campus was just as fast as it was at the main campus. The expanded service also enabled the phone system to transfer calls easily from the main campus to Victor, and vice versa. FLCC plans to connect its campus centers in Newark and in Geneva to achieve improved backup systems and educational programming.
“Axcess Ontario’s fiber-optic ring means FLCC can save money and improve educational experiences for students and faculty by providing centralized computer services and Internet access to all of its locations through the main campus,” said Rick Evans, director of information technology at FLCC. “By connecting its main campus and campus centers to the ring, Finger Lakes Community College will be able to build a wide area network that allows for videoconferencing and state-of-the-art services across all locations.”
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In the fall of 2009, Thompson Health signed on to the Ontario County fiber ring and began using a larger bandwidth connection between its main campus at F.F. Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua and the Urgent Care Center based at Thompson Medical Center in Farmington.
This connection enables the transmission of diagnostic images between the facilities as part of the digital X-ray services they began providing at the Urgent Care Center in November 2009.
“For our patients, this connectivity means that diagnostic images taken in Farmington can be immediately reviewed in real time by radiologists at the hospital more than nine miles away in Canandaigua,” said Mark Halladay, director of information technology for Thompson Health. “For our organization, the connection also provides another advantage-large bandwidth at reasonable cost.”
In 2010 alone, the X-ray department at the Urgent Care Center performed 3,237 X-ray exams. All exams were read by radiologists at the hospital.
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Friends of Mel Bergstein Facebook Page and kind words of support
[Editor's note: Ron May here. I found out from David Moon who goes back to the mid-1980s with Mel Bergstein that Mel is in the hospital in New York at Sloan Kettering. David and Michael Krauss were at the 7:30am networking event prior to the breakfast at the Executives' Club on June 1st. Mel is quite ill and while David did not tell me what Mel's health problem is, Sloan is known for cancer. David Moon (davidmoon521@gmail.com) also told me that there is a Friends of Mel page on Facebook and I asked Melanie to look it up. Melanie sent the following information. Moon did tell me a funny story about Mel from the 1980s. I'll tell that next time. OK, I'd better tell it now or I'll get off on other things. David goes back to the days when he and Mel were with Andersen. David asked a personal favor of Mel. He asked Mel to go to Florida to speak on some C-level panel. Mel went and gave the talk. Dave's father-in-law and mother-in-law were there and they were swooning over Mel, whom many people have told me is charismatic. So when David went to see his in-laws, all they could do for 45 minutes was talk about how great Mel was (as Dave told the story it was clear to me that over the years he has gotten used to and tired of all the adulation for Mel) along the lines of yada, yada, yada. When David saw Mel, he did tell him that his in-laws had gone on for 45 minutes about how great Mel was. Mel's reaction: "What, only 45 minutes?!" And that pretty much captures the teeny weeny ego of Mel Bergstein. One of these days we need an informed article on whose ego is bigger: Mel Bergstein, Bill Weaver, Howard Tullman, Mel's former partner Al Beedie -- or is that Beadie? -- Flip, the late Bob Bernard -- who gets top honors for that one?]
Subject: Friends of Mel Bergstein Facebook Page and kind words of support
Date: 6/2/2011 5:44:30 A.M. Central Daylight Time
From: melanie_adcock@msn.com
To: ron@themayreport.com, ronaldmay@aol.com
Ron, These words of support are amazing and worth a read. It’s things like this that make the Chicago community worthy of applause. This is such a great city, isn’t it? -Melanie
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Friends of Mel Bergstein, designed with the mission of keeping Mel flooded with good karma while he’s beating leukemia (and after, too).
Ashley Muller
Mel thinking of you, warm thoughts from the southern winter.I’ll be doing some turns for you soon.
59 minutes ago
Laura J. Cinat
Your positive outlook will see you through, Mel. And know that we are all here praying for you and supporting you. You can do it.
7 hours ago
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Jill Pristavec
The white light is beaming from Chicago….keep it coming…..
on Monday
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David Moon Kick that infection’s ass. It doesn’t stand a chance against the likes of you.
7 hours ago · 1 person
Julie A Harris
keep up the fight, mel. you are a WINNER!
8 hours ago
Julia Wallace Potter
Be strong. Day at a time. We are all with you.
8 hours ago
Chunka Mui likes this.
Lisa Calof De Maat
wishing you strength
on Tuesday
Adam Bergstein
I know my father usually posts here Friday night, but this weekend he won’t be, and we just wanted to let those in the group know why.
The reason is that over the last few days he has been suffering from an infection. The good news is it now seems controlled, and he is resting comfortably in MSKCC’s intensive care unit.
He welcomes all of your thoughts and good wishes, but it is unlikely that he will post for a while.
last Friday
5 people like this.
Venetia Pristavec You are in my prayers Mel!
May 29 at 1:27pm
Robert Gordeaux My thoughts and prayers are with you, Mel.
Monday at 10:51am
Paul Schulman
Ali and I r thinking bout you guys, sending our love
on Sundayvia iPhone
Dickson Chu
Thinking of you, Mel!
on Sunday
Ashley Muller
Cheer’s Adam ,,
thinking of you Mel..
on Saturday
Adam Bergstein Thanks Ash, sorry I wasnt able to chat before. Hope you are doing well.
May 28 at 10:58pm
Chunka Mui
Adam — Thanks for the update. Like Marvin Zonis, we were worried by the silence. Mel — Knock those bugs out. We’re looking forward to your next report.
on Saturday
Leigh ‘Oliver’ Cohen
Positive thoughts, prayers and love headingvto NYC xx
last Fridayvia iPhone
Joe Settimi
We’re thinking of you all. Take care
last Fridayvia Android
David Curtis
Satting 99…hoping this is the last night with a trach for Christian…
last Friday
Hallie Cahan
Sending all my prayers your way and thinking of all of you.
last Thursday
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Chunka Mui added Theresa Britton Weakland to the group.
last Thursday
Stan Wilson
Thinking of you…and your family….and sending our thoughts, prayers and positive vibes for you (and all those fighting nasty cancers and diseases out there touching friends and loved ones) to successfully beat this. Keep your head up and spirits high. Hopefully all of this great support helps give you (and team Mel) the needed 12th man.
last Thursday
Paul B. Carroll
repeat after me: go, mel, go. go, mel, go. . . .
about a week ago
6 people like this.
Laura J. Cinat Go Mel Go!
May 25 at 9:14pm
Robert Gordeaux Go Mel Go! Thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.
May 26 at 9:25am
Kristen King
Mel….just thinking of You and Tina! Im happy that you shared the picture of the transplant …you look great AND you were smiling. All good signs! Keep fighting and remember how much love and support is being sent to you from all over. That’s gotta feel good. ; )
about a week agovia iPhone
Michael B Boyle
GO MEL GO, GO MEL GO, GO MEL GO, Think Hole in one!
about a week ago
Mats Lederhausen
Mel. We are with you all the way. Inspired by your last post if humility and humanity. Be strong. Remember placebo does work. If we believe we can do more than we can do we then can do more than we believe!
about a week agovia iPhone
John Herlihy
Just a quick note to let you know i have been thinking about you today.
about a week ago
Vincent Barabba
go, mel, go, mel, go, mel go…acutally just come home…your friends miss you!!
about a week ago
Gordon Bell
There’s gotta bet a book in here somewhere with all the once in a lifetime experience you’re getting… so just keep on, keeping on.
about a week ago
Gregory Jaros likes this.
Kenneth Krushel
vaya, vaya, vaya Mel. Vaya con dios!
about a week ago
Caroline Calkins
Go Mel, go! Go Mel, go! (Just like the energizer bunny…)
about a week ago
Chunka Mui added Arthur Liss to the group.
about a week ago
Mady Lesnik
Sorry for all mispelled words. Blackberry’s have little keys. Hop today was a good day. I continue to pray,hope and believe. Mady
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Mel Bergstein
So, now to the transplant itself. I’m sorry if the picture is a bit graphic for some of us. But, it is what it is. The transplant itself is pretty much a non event. It’s just an infusion of several ounces of fluid into basically an IV line. Takes 10 minutes. People do have reactions in extreme cases. So, there’s lots of monitoring. But, at least in my case, a pretty tame event.
However, it is quite symbolic as you can imagine. It’s hopefully a curative event for a very tough disease.
As Tina, the boys and I were waiting for the doctor and the cells to arrive, the nurse who was preparing the room sticks her head in to ask us if the lemons had arrived. Lemons? Didn’t we just do rabbits? I asked the nurse if there was a monkey on the way. Then I turned to Tina and Seth (Adam was still on his way in a cab) and said, “is this getting a bit like witchcraft?” And then we had 10 minutes of howling, screeching laughter. I guess you had to be there. As it turns out, the lemons are only necessary in certain cases where the donor’s cells are treated with preservatives. The monkey was a figment of my imagination. The rabbits of course, had already kicked my butt. But, it was a moment of levity for all of us.
Perhaps the most meaningful moment came during the infusion. The doctor who did the infusion runs all the transplant activities at MSK. He is a leading bone marrow transplant clinician and researcher with world wide credentials; a Venezuelan by birth. In the middle of the infusion, he uttered a few words under his breath but clearly in earshot of all of us. I asked what he had said.
His answer was: “The words that I always say when I infuse cells is, Obre Dios y que se logre.” In English, “Let God do his job and it will succeed.” I was deeply touched that an accomplished man of science would take the time to recognize the presence of God at that moment.
Perhaps the world would be a better place if we all had the humility to recognize the presence of God in what we do. And perhaps, while recognizing the presence of God, we could recognize our common humanity.
Tina and I appreciate your continuing support. We’re doing our marathon a day at a time, but we’re hoping we’ve turned the home leg.
about a week ago
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Myrna Frankel Merker Mel and Tina, thinking of you and sending you my best and the wishes of many…positive energy and prayers,
May 22 at 9:10am
Sandra Notardonato thinking of you and praying for you everyday mel.
May 23 at 7:35pm
Julia Wallace Potter added Sally Poole Kolar to the group.
about a week ago
Mady Lesnik
Mel, keep hold of the good guye. Be will be strong. Reat recoveR you look woderful in nyC hospotal. Alllove and caring my Arms are around you mady
about a week agovia Facebook Mobile
Harlan Chemers
The course is beginning to grow into shape and form. We look forward to the sane from you and your return to Conway Farms. You and your wife are in our thoughts. H
about a week agovia Facebook Mobile
Habeeb Dihu
Mel – we are thinking of you and hoping for the best. You’ll finish this marathon as strong as all the others!
about a week agovia iPhone
Fred J O’Connor
Godspeed Mel
about a week ago
Chunka Mui added Jennifer Wu Dorre to the group.
about a week ago
Meagan Harrington
KICK BUTT TODAY!! thinking of you be in to visit soon! Meagan
about a week ago
Mel Bergstein
Thanks for all the good wishes, prayers and supportive comments. Also, thanks for the recommendations of audio books to read. Tina and I take great comfort and encouragement in all your support.
I’m sorry I haven’t been on the air lately. The good news is, CHEMO is OVER!!!!! Twelve days of treatment, nine as an in-patient. The last couple of days have been difficult. It’s not quite the “Bucket List”, if you’ve seen that movie. MSK has made great strides in treatment and the doctors and nurses take a very compassionate approach. They anticipate the onset of side effects very well and treat them vigorously; great people who are totally committed and know what they are doing.
I have explained to every nurse that a “shank” is a very bad golf shot. And, golfers do not use that word on the golf course, because, as soon as someone utters the word, someone else hits one. So, I’ve told them not to use the “v” word in my room. So far, so good.
As bizarre as it sounds, one of the final chemo treatments involves being injected with rabbit (yes, I said rabbit) anti bodies. These are sort of the advanced guard to beat down my defenses to the donor’s stem cells. My body did not like the advanced guard very well and the rabbit kicked by butt; which it was supposed to. But was not fun. Now, my nose is twitching and I have this insatiable desire for cabbage. I’m told I’ll get over it.
The good news is that chemo is over and this afternoon we get the stem cell transplant; thanks to an unpaid, unknown donor who took the time to register in the marrow bank, to be examined and qualified and to donate. The world needs more donors.
Anyway, we’re moving to the next phase. This is the building back phase. It’s the next leg of the marathon, which we’ll do one day at a time. Thanks again for all your support.
about a week ago
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Maureen McDonald Thanks for the update Mel. Many prayers and good karma heading your way.
May 20 at 5:41pm
Bill Strong Mel, you will continue to get through this. You are a winner and you will beat this foe as well–no doubt whatsoever. I admire your mental strength through chemo as well as your sense of humor in the face of some unpleasant days. We are all with you!
May 20 at 5:48pm
Julie A Harris
Sending positive thought to you and Tina from the Yoakum Harris clan.
about a week agovia Facebook Mobile
Ivana Spindler
Big day today, good luck and keep your twitching nose high up. Will pray for you to get through this phase as easily and as safely as possible.
Ivana
about a week agovia iPhone
Fred J O’Connor
As you dream of your next ski trip, imagine a visit to Steamboat Springs for a change of scene. Drive by this local landmark – www.rabbitearsmotel.com – I actually stayed there ones with my 2 older sons on a “boys weekend”. Jill wouldn’t have done tolerated that! Hope each day you better better and stronger. Best to you and Tina, Fred
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about a week ago
Tom Kelley
Big day today Mel, breathe deep. Your description the other day of the everchanging nature of the experience was right on. It is an amazing exercise in being present. And one of the rare ways in this modern world to experience an old school rite of passage, like these www.shamanicjourney.com/article/5952/shamans-initiation
Sending prayers and positive energy to you, your family and your team of healers on the 8th floor of Sloan.
Happy new Birthday.
Shamans Initiation
Shamans Initiation
about a week ago
Frank Norman
Lots of prayers for you, your family and your docs from all of the Normans…
about a week agovia Facebook Mobile
Mort Aaronson
thinking of you today……
about a week ago
Jim McGee
Best wishes for tomorrow to the both of you. Always rely on the best experts out there and on your network. Something the two of you have taught us all.
And I second the notion of celebrating two birthdays going forward.
On a related note, in the strange way that synchronicity works, I was just recently notified that I’m a potential donor match to someone else in need of a marrow transplant, so for all of you other friends out there, get yourself registered.
about a week ago
Joanne Kelley bethematch.org
May 20 at 8:43am
Lynne Whitehorn Thank you. Ironically, perhaps, cancer victims are excluded from being possible donors.
www.marrow.org/JOIN/Med_Guidelines_Join/index.html#Cancer
May 20 at 8:52am
Mac True
All the best Mel, I’m sure you’ll be outta there in no time.
about a week ago
Nancy Bellis
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family today. We’re all pulling for you!
about a week ago
Ashley Muller
all the best Mel
about a week ago
Roderick Chu
My thoughts and prayers are with you, Tina, & the boys. See you soon!
about a week ago
Mel Bergstein
Thanks everybody for trying to help keep me constructively occupied. So, I tried audio books last night and it was great. I’m listening to Sorkin’s “Too Big to Fail” Any suggestions for other interesting reads/listens??
Today is heavy duty chemo in preparation for Friday’s transplant. We’re into it now.
about 2 weeks ago
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Chunka Mui Best wishes!
May 19 at 12:29pm
John Faier Best Wishes Mel.
May 19 at 11:23pm
Laura J. Cinat
May the Force be with you…
about a week ago
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Bridget Boyle
Good luck tomorrow! Sending good thoughts accross town to you! Can we keep FOM group going even after you are totally better? I just love seeing these great names from the past showing up on my inbox!
about a week agovia Facebook Mobile
Ashley Muller
yeah like that..re-birthday..hang on that’s 2 birthday presents a year now !!
about a week ago
Joanne Kelley
Have a great “re-birthday” tomorrow. It will hopefully be fairly relaxing for you as these things go. The other guy is going to be climbing the stairs in a few days and I just wish he could hear you saying (from one hero to another): “Remember, it’s a marathon, not a sprint.”
about a week ago
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Michele Miller Goldstein
Thinking of you as always, Mel. Keep up the good spirits and humor…what goes around comes around.
about a week ago
Paige Prindle Cardwell
Thinking of you and all of the Bergsteins — and sending lots of positive energy and good health your way.
about a week ago
Paul Schulman
Were with you Mel!
about a week agovia iPhone
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Annie Skourup I second that. and Chicago needs you back! enough with this NYC stuff already…
May 19 at 12:29pm · 1 person
Paul Schulman and I second that!
May 19 at 12:58pm
Stephen Marik Brockman
Go get ‘em tomorrow! Positive vibes to you from the whole community…
about a week ago
Stacy Sachen
Best Wishes – keep up the humor and tenacity – two of your differentiated traits!
about a week ago
Neha Wattas
Mel, my deepest thoughts and prayers are with you…good luck tomorrow!
about a week agovia iPhone
Dulcevita Brock
Mel – you’re in my thoughts and prayers and sending nothing but positive energy your way.
about a week ago
Eric Rosenbaum
Mel, we’re all thinking about you and hoping that this is another step forward toward your full recovery. The Rosenbaum family
about a week agovia iPhone
Susan Rosenbaum Thats really nice of you!
May 19 at 9:33am via
Laura M Adams
Mel – You will be in my prayers and thoughts tomorrow. – laura
about a week ago
Leigh ‘Oliver’ Cohen
Thinking of you today Mel, keep up you amazing attitude, one day at a time. Plus it is still snowing here, we expect 6-14″ today, a waste when the chairs aren’t turning.
about a week agovia iPhone
Ashley Muller
Mel..all the best,thinking of you..
about a week ago
Sabrina Chin
Best wishes tomorrow, Mel. Thinking about you!
about a week ago
Tom Waite
Good luck with your transplant tomorrow Mel. I’ll be praying for you and hope all goes well.
about a week ago
Terri Cope Wall
Is the transplant Friday? Go get ‘em Mel….get healthy and strong.
about a week ago
Mort Aaronson
best of luck mel……we are all thinking about you crossing the finish line. one day at a time…..
about 2 weeks ago
Lisa Calof De Maat
Good Luck tomorrow Uncle Mel, I will be thinking of you and praying for you….
about 2 weeks ago
Tom Kelley
Look forward to talking to you more about the 8th Floor at MSK. Don’t let the beeping get to you.
about 2 weeks ago
Joanne Kelley likes this.
Ariel Soiffer
I really liked Ender’s Game in audiobook. It’s science fiction written in the 1980s and clearly foresees many emerging technologies.
about 2 weeks ago
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Aamer Baig joined the group.
about 2 weeks ago
Robert Ahern
Your status reports let us all know that your spirits are high and that you continue to have a marvelous sense of humor. So, a brief story. When I was on the 15th floor my roommate and I often walked the 14 laps equals a mile hallway together. We dutifully pushed our IV poles. On one such walk we observed a woman bobbing and twisting in an effort to untangle herself from her IV tubes. With out missing a beat my roommate said, “Oh, look we have a pole dancer for our entertainment today.” She broke out into a big laugh and asked if he would help her out of her predicament. He doubled back to the nurses station and returned with an aide who straightened things out. He went home the next day.
Yup, a sense of humor and laughter are good for ones well being.
about 2 weeks ago
Robert Ahern joined the group.
about 2 weeks ago
Mark Mochary
Steve M and I enjoyed reading Tom McGuane years ago—Sporting Club, 92 in the Shade. He has a recent one out—Driving on the Rim—available on IPad audio through Amazon. Beautiful writing from one of our better fiction authors.
Another good read is the recent biography of Cleopatra that won the Pulitzer.
about 2 weeks ago
Dena Zigun
Well on the subject of good reads, I’d recommend My Manhattan by Peter Hamill – excellent, and appropriate for the setting. And The Alienist by Caleb Carr is a great historical fiction book about the dawn of forensic science used to catch a serial killer in late 19th century new york city.
And there are some amazing podcasts out there now, including Freaknomics Radio, Radio Lab, and The Moth for a few favorites.
about 2 weeks ago
David Moon
“What the Dog Saw” by Malcolm Gladwell has some interesting essays. “My Antonia” by Willa Cather may transport you from Manhattan to the open prairies of frontier Nebraska, if you’re of a mind to take a trip. All the best.
about 2 weeks ago
Joe Settimi
Mel, for a good distraction, try “Unbroken” – it’s a non fiction WW2 story about a guy with amazing fortitude. It’s inspiring.
about 2 weeks agovia Android
Stacy Sachen
As I was sitting on the plane reading facebook and avoiding our “new” t&e system…i decided to do a quick search of recommended activities for you in the hospital and then started “playing out the movie scenes”…watch out Sundance Film Festival: Here are the top six recommended activities:
Pick Up an Instrument – the one that gave the most movie scenes
Keep a Website Journal – i think they meant facebook journal
Join an On line College – just think of the things you could learn
Make and Sell Crafts – this one I could not visualize
Study a Language – Technosynthesis expanded
Finish Photo Albums – This list is obviously dated….
Hope all is going well and you are enjoying some of the scenes. My best to you and Tina. I sure this creative group can probably add a few more.
about 2 weeks ago
Paul Schulman likes this.
Jeff Hesse Also, on the topic of classical music, we were at the Symphony on Saturday for the last Mutti concert of the season. Yo-Yo Ma was featured. It was a stunning performance that you and Tina would have loved. In fact, there were two open se…See More
May 16 at 11:09am · 1 person
David Inns i just re-enjoyed the Truman Show with my kids the other night…that is a classic movie and worth a rerun if you are bored!
May 16 at 6:16pm
Lee Adrean
Mel: I can hear your voice every time I read your posts. Glad to know that you are attacking this with all the gusto (and sense of perspective and even humor) that you’ve applied in every other venture of your life. FYI, I know one other person treated at MSK for leukemia – he is at the other end of the age spectrum (5 yrs old), but very complicated case. Other medical centers wouldn’t or couldn’t even take the case. He’s doing fine today, 2 yrs later. That will be you, buddy, because MSK is the best!
about 2 weeks ago
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Eric Loh
In the spirit of sharing, here are two links that I love. A smile is one of my favorite simple joys and these never fail to make me smile for different reasons. And, they are both from my ‘hood in the Pacific Northwest. Hope they make you smile too. Have a great day!
From Vancouver: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpp3quce1Vo
From Seattle: wherethehellismatt.com/
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about 2 weeks ago
Mel Bergstein very amusing Eric.
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Mel Bergstein
So, as you arise on this beautiful Spring morning, you are probably wondering what is happening at the poop palace. Perhaps not. But, here goes anyway.
The transplant poop palace is considerable nicer that the old poop palace. The reason is that the transplant patients are in isolation; i.e., no going out of the room for the entire in-patient stay. And, every room is a solo. So, the rooms are bigger, maybe 28′ by 30′. I have a window over looking York Avenue. The bathroom is large and functional; so all in, not terrible.
Like last time, I am hooked up to a chemo pole. Except this chemo pole looks like the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. The old chemo pole, by comparison was twig. The pace on the transplant floor seems more frenetic and more precise; hanging new meds, taking them down, giving pills, etc.
Chemo poles are powered by electricity through a power chord. Of course, the chords are not quite long enough to make it across the entire room. So, one is constantly plugging and unplugging the poles. Seems like there might be a better technology answer to this power problem. On the poles are pumps which are connected to tubes dripping toxic and non toxic fluids into your veins. Seems to me these pumps could use a little technology work as well. They have audible alarms when the flow isn’t correct and the nurses seem to have a lot of manual work to do to get the pumps programmed properly.
One of the keys to success I’m told by all the medical staff here is to stay as active as possible. All this activity has to happen in the confines of one room (plus bathroom), attached to a short leashed, power hungry chemo pole while the chemicals are dripping.
All this seems to beg for a bit of systems design. I suspect however, that what it really begs for is capital and real estate. Critical cancer care in the inner city is not easy. But, this is where some of the best medical staff in the world are. So, they put up with the constraints.
But, I’m learning the ropes. One thing I’m learning is that Ativan is the duck tape of the medical profession; at least here at MSK. The nurses are very sparing with the dosages, but it does help with many things including nausea and anxiety; lots of which exist here
The nurses came by today to give me a bit of a warning about that the next few days might bring. I told them that we never use the work shank on the golf course because when you say the word “shank”, somebody hits one. Therefore we agreed never to use the “v” word in my room.
Tina and I appreciate your support. We’re doing a marathon one day at a time.
about 2 weeks ago
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Marvin Zonis Amazing. Once a consultant, always a consultant. You should offer to straighten them out in exchange for their charges. No wonder we have to pay higher taxes…Does your confinement mean that even Tina con’t visit you? Do you Skype to see h…See More
May 15 at 3:46am via
Mel Bergstein Tina visits everyday. Seth and Adam visit too. That’s it.
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about 2 weeks ago
Ashley Muller
try a couple of those books on CD.. Maybe i should do one…” Knee deep in powder”…confessions of a snowboard instructor….I may have to tone it down or add some colour to the story…and yes that’s how we spell colour in this part of the world…
thinking of you both
about 2 weeks ago
Dickson Chu
Thinking of you and Tina. Best wishes!
about 2 weeks ago
Paul Schulman
Ali and I saw Adam and Alisa the other week and were grateful to get an update on you. Just wanted to drop a “hey” and let you know we were thinking about you and Tina. And speaking of Tina reminded me of the very funny acceptance speech Tina Fey gave as she received her Mark Twain award for American Humor. Thought you might enjoy this… much love, P & A
Tina Fey’s Acceptance Speech, Mark Twain Prize, PBS Video
Tina Fey accepts the Mark Twain Prize.
about 2 weeks ago
Tina Bergstein Paul, thank you , nice pics, the kids look great, regards to Ali.
May 13 at 4:09pm via
Lisa Turner Laing
A little British tech humor. Save this for when you’re bored in isolation.
My Blackberry Is Not Working
Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield star in this hilarious, fruity sketch from the BBC.
about 2 weeks ago
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Mel Bergstein
I hope everyone had a good Mother’s Day. We spent it with Seth, Alex and the grandchildren; a special time for us.
Today is the day we’re going into MSK to start the transplant process. There is no question that the prospect is a bit daunting. But, while there is material risk, it’s a choice for life. I spoke about going forward with Seth and Adam individually last night and of course, Tina and I are always talking. We all agree that the planets have lined up in a way that’s unlikely to happen again; i.e., we have a 10×10 donor, my leukemia is in remission, I’m not getting any younger and I made it though a very grueling physical screening to get here. And of course, we have some of the best docs on the planet caring for us.
So, we’re moving ahead. We understand that one of the keys to success is, while in isolation, to stay connected to the “outside” world. That’s where you come in. You are making a difference for Tina and me. I’ll do the best I can to keep you posted. Thanks again for all your support.
about 3 weeks ago
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Julie A Harris mel and tina, sending lots of love from our family to yours and willing you back to health!!! xoxo, julie, amy, nate and thad
May 11 at 5:05pm
Vincent Barabba Mel…I’m thinking of drawing a special California Assembly District around Monterey so you can run for the California Assembly and set your local office up at Pebble Beach…so get well. Psst…don’t tell anyone what I plan to do…it would be against the law.
Vince
May 13 at 10:09am via
Ashley Muller
I second that Chunka
about 2 weeks ago
Chunka Mui
Best wishes for today.
about 2 weeks ago
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Mel Bergstein
Tina and I appreciate all the kind thoughts and encouragement we’ve received over the last couple of days. So, here’s just a quick update. The nurses and patient care on the transplant floor continue to be great just as they were on the 12th floor at MSK; super competent and caring. On the treatment, so far, so good; but my guess is we’re not into the teeth of it yet.
The accommodations are significantly better because this is isolation; no leaving the room. While we thought visitors were a good idea, we’re now learning no so much. Which actually makes sense. But, I have a window overlooking York Avenue (East facing) and so I get the morning sun.
We have an apartment for Tina just a few blocks from the hospital and the weather, thank heaven, is finally good; so she can walk back and forth. So far, that seems to be working well.
I wish I had something more amusing to offer you. I’ll work on it. Meantime, we’ll take this marathon one day at a time. Thanks again for your support.
about 2 weeks ago
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John Faier Mel- well I have it on my iPhone and found it to actually to be an enjoyable and somewhat addictive game — Hurling growling birds at snorting hogs somehow allowing me de-stress. I think there is an iPad version as well. I know it’s not the most productive use of time but it can be a nice distraction. You can download.
May 12 at 2:05pm
Jim Hegerty Mel; you continue to lead us after all these years. God speed sir
May 13 at 12:09am
Sam Reichstein
Hey Mel, Thinking of you here in Colorado. We had 7 inches of snow on Vail Mountain yesterday. I hope that spring time comes soon!
Stay strong, keep smiling.
about 2 weeks ago
Anthony Abbattista
Mel and Tina. Elizabeth and I think of you often and admire your strength and courage. Looking forward to your next update.
about 2 weeks ago
Casey Courneen
Just wanted to send off a quick note of encouragement and pass along a little Irish luck to you Mel! I’ll be sure to be keeping you and your transplant surgery in my thoughts and prayers tomorrow, and I hope for a speedy and successful recovery over the next several weeks!!
about 2 weeks ago
Ashley Muller
Mel the stars are in line..
about 2 weeks ago
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about 3 weeks ago
Janis Jaffe Kiel
Continuing to think about you both! Wishing you the best as you enter the next phase of your journey back to health! Appears you have the best teammate, so forge ahead! Hope you feel all the love and prayers along your journey!
about 3 weeks ago
Tina Bergstein Janis, thank you, the journey will be long but we will make it , your support is very much appreciate .
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Vaughn Kauffman
Wishing you all the best.
about 3 weeks ago
Chunka Mui
Tina — Happy Birthday! Here’s wishing that the start of Mel’s transplant treatment turns into the best present possible for you both, and for your family. If there’s one thing that I could change about this group, it is that we would have named it “Friends of Mel and Tina” because, as you know, we love you both and wish the best for both of you.
about 3 weeks ago
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Tina Bergstein Chunka, you are the very best, thanks .
May 10 at 9:12am via · 1 person
Mady Lesnik
Good luck Mel. Come through and be the wonderful person you sre. I will be in touch with Tona whEn oi get to NYC. Love mady
Good luCk mel. You will do great. We both now thAt. Hope tina is being well I wil be in touch in nyC. You are. Full f grace and good intention always. It is your tutirn. Much love mady
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Kevin Hoffman
Good luck Mel! Can’t wait to ski together when the snow falls!
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