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Los Altos High School students recently volunteered to help residents at Moldaw Family Residences, a senior living community in Palo Alto, with their technical devices.
The teen tutors worked one-on-one with the seniors, instructing them in the use of their computers and gadgets.
The assistance was very much needed, as a growing number of seniors participate in the technology wave. According to the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project, nearly 70 percent of adults older than 65 use cellphones, more than half communicate via email and one-third of older Internet users are on Facebook.
"It was nice meeting the kids, and I got a few clues from them," said 88-year-old Mae Briskin, a Moldaw resident. "The experience was very useful. They were able to get me started on a path to learn the rest by myself."
Nearly a dozen teenagers participated in the training, and they plan to return once a month.
Los Altos High senior Jacqueline Scher called the experience both fun and rewarding.
"The residents were very excited about what I knew, and I did not even realize that it was that big of a deal," she said. "One couple was thrilled that I could teach them how to download music off iTunes. I definitely want to do this again."
Several residents signed up for the first session and said they look forward to having the teen tutors return next month.
"We were thrilled to have the teens come out to Moldaw to work with the residents," said Miki Raver, director of lifestyles services for Moldaw Family Residences. "This was a fabulous intergenerational activity, and it helped the residents improve their technological skills. The residents like to stay current and in touch with the latest ways to communicate, and I know they were excited about this opportunity."
For more information on Moldaw Residences, call (800) 873-9614 or visit www.moldaw.org.

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The Transition Bike Club Project encourages more young people to become involved in cycling.
The participating primary schools are:
- Heolgerrig Community Primary School
- Cyfarthfa Junior School
- Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful
- Caedraw Primary
- Twynyrodyn Community Primary School
The Transition Bike club is split into four periods during the academic year covering the following areas:
- Term (1) - Introduction/Route Planning - identifying safe cycle routes using traditional maps and the Internet; what to wear when cycling.
- Term (2) - Bike Maintenance/Safety - learning how to look after and maintain bicycles and what to carry on a bike when cycling. Recycle bikes.
- Term (3) - Bike Training, Consultation Exercise(s)
- Term (4) - Planned Routes/Sponsored Events/Devise Information Leaflets/Bike Club Showcase/Continued Led Rides
The Transition Bike Club Project encourages more children to cycle to school, reducing traffic levels which in turn decreases potential traffic incidents around schools.
The Bike Club also helps with the transition from Primary School to High School where they will be able to make new friends through the Transition Bike Club programme embedding community cohesion.


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By Charlie Perry
Jan 24, 2007
I have been to Thailand Climbing as well as El Potrero twice. I much prefer El Potrero for climbing. My first visit was about ten years ago when Kurt Smith was putting up routes and Hormeros Climbing Ranch was the only option. My last trip to El Potrero was last year in February. I am a mid to hard 5.10 climber and there were more than enough classic climbs to keep us busy for ten days and many more that I want to go back and do.
There is also a really cool hot spring out in the middle of nowhere. E-mail me if you want directions. I have also been told that there are other hot springs in the area from a friend of mine who lived in Monterrey. Another friend told me about a few cat houses in Monterrey as well (he is a playboy). I can forward this beta if interested.
On the way to the hot spring in the middle of nowhere desert is also an abandoned mission straight out of a spaghetti western. There is a route called Crescent Moon on it which is in the guide book. If my memory serves me well, where the road splits to go to Crescent moon continue to the right which will take you to the old Spanish mission and hot springs. For more in-depth beta e-mail me. We did this route and it is a blast. It does involve a Tyrolean traverse so take two ropes. I could go on and on about El Portero. I also have compiled a list of things to take, driving directions, things you need at the border, the best border crossing to avoid long lines of trucks in Laredo and other stuff I can e-mail if you are planning on heading down that way. (i.e. Mexicans do not use sunscreen, take sunscreen or you will be searching for the local Pharmacy to get some)
By Dane Bass
Mar 2, 2007
|The Whole Enchilada is now available at potrerokrew.com
By Matt Richardson
From: Longmont, CO
Apr 21, 2007
Hmmm... not run out? Try Jungle Mountaineering -- bolting is spacy enough here that if you get a little off route, you can get really f***ed. Also, try New Ape Man or the Rattler in The Conundrums (both share the same first pitch which is described by Jeff Jackson in Mexico Rock); on The Rattler, you will find yourself well above the last bolt when you hit the crux on the second pitch.
However spacy the bolting is, the routes are generally well bolted in the important areas (The Rattler being an exception). But what do you expect on long multi-pitch sport. Somebody has got to pay for all of that hardware.
Potrero is well worth the trip down to Mexico particularly if you are from a northern clime. Winters are generally warm, but being an alpine environment, can get cold very rapidly. At the very least, bring a shell and a fleece. You won't regret it.
The first time my wife and I went, we stayed at El Ranchero -- run by Kurt Smith and another guy (can't remember his name). Nice digs, but pricey for the area. Last time I was there, it was still open but wasn't seeing much traffic. Since that first trip, we have stayed at La Posada every time -- the owners are very nice and the accommodations are good. It can get busy at certain times.
If you have the opportunity, I would recommend going down at least once around New Year's. It gets crowded, but it is loads of fun. Imagine the sound of gun fire regularly mixed with firecrackers. There used to be (don't know if the park is more regulated now) parties down in the canyon. Maybe, if you're lucky, you will be invited to dine with some of the locals in the area as they roast cabrito over an open pit.
By Eddie Avallone
From: Lewisburg, WV
Sep 25, 2007
|If you fly into Monterrey and get a taxi to the Potrero, how does one get to and from the crags? Walking distance, hitchhike, etc??
By Bryan Howell
From: San Francisco, CA
Sep 25, 2007
If you take a cab from Monterrey to EPC, chances are you're staying in one of the little campsites or cabin rentals at the mouth of the park. If that's the case, the crags are an easy, easy stroll. Hundreds of routes within a 20-minute walk on gravel roads, and even more if you're willing to hike a little. Some of the tougher hikes are a little bushwacky, but nothing worse than you've seen anywhere else. Just bring a little extra water for the hike.
If you want, you can stroll right up to some classic climbs, spend all day zipping up and down, then walk 15 minutes on over to Checo's for some killer quesadillas and huge bottles of Carta Blanca.
Kinda makes me wonder why I'm sitting at this desk...
By Stich
From: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Apr 2, 2008
|Don't forget to bring your ear plugs to sleep through the all night parties...if you plan on getting any sleep.
By kyber
From: Portland
Sep 30, 2008
killing time:
By Mike Howard
Nov 11, 2008
Could you add this to a Climbing Guides section above:
Mountain Skills Rock Climbing Adventures
Jay Foley has been climbing, guiding and developing quality sport routes in El Portrero Chico and El Salto for the past 15 years.
By Ben Walburn
Jan 24, 2009
|If your not looking to camp in the middle of 80% of the climbing population in the Potrero and you want quiet, shaded, clean, mellow and more mature accommodations with, undoubtedly, the nicest kitchen facilities then you want to stay at La Pagota. Posada is nice for those that like the excitement of much social interaction.
By caughtinside
From: Oakland CA
Feb 5, 2009
|I wouldn't compare the Potrero climbing to Thailand climbing. They're both limestone, but that's where the similarities end. Style, scene and culture are all very different.
By Joy Hlynsky
Mar 16, 2009
|My husband and I and two of our friends just returned from our first trip to El Potrero Chico. Wow! It is one of the most amazing places I've been on this beautiful planet of ours. We were not expecting so much and were delighted with the rock, the scenery, the culture, the location, the water, the weather, the people,.... We had a great time and are already planning our next trip. We stayed at "la Cabaña" (For info -- email Margarita: firstname.lastname@example.com; or Ariel & Chely: email@example.com). It is a one room cabin with a loft just inside the canyon behind the Spires. It was plenty of room for the 4 of us. They are in the process of adding on two additional small studios (1-2 person). It is rustic, but we are seasoned camper/travelers and LOVED it. Sitting at the table out on our deck eating our breakfast, we had the Mota Wall to the east of us, and Time Wave Zero towering over us to the southwest. It was really amazing. Quiet. Our own sanctuary. The owners (Ariel & Chely) took great care of us and were a big part of the beauty of our journey.
By Brian Stampe
Aug 15, 2009
|What style of climbing is it in El Potrero Chico? slab climbing with edges or vetrtical with pockets..? any info on the style would be helpful. thanks!
By Bryan Howell
From: San Francisco, CA
Aug 28, 2009
Hey Brian,
There's really a good variety of climbing. Most of the stuff I've climbed there was vertical or near-vertical, with lots of edges and crimps. The rock is grippy, but not painfully sharp. I remember a few pockety routes, but my climbing partner had a nice little movie-moment with a HUGE millipede on one of them, and I may have shied away from sticking my fingers into any strange holes after that. (Which is probably good advice for every area of life, really...)
Others may have fresher memories than me since it's been a couple years since I've been there, but really, the place has so much stuff to climb that I can't imagine any sport climber going there and not finding enough to make them happy.
I don't know about slabs, though. Anyone else know?
By WAGbag
From: Denver, CO
Sep 8, 2009
Since it's time for many people (including myself) to start making plans for a trip to Potrero I thought I would try to help the climbs a little. There are a few people that have poured tons of money and time into the climbs out there so a few donations can go a long way:
1. Old rope. If you're nearing the end of a rope, consider leaving it at the end of the trip. There are several routes that could use a new fixed line (base of Celestial Omnibus, Time Wave Zero (badly), Land of the Free to name a few). Please tie them up or hand to any of the people mentioned below. Static rope is also welcome...
2. Bolts/Hangers. I would suggest donating according to the climbing you are there for:
Magic Ed - has bolted many many routes focusing mostly on multi-pitch routes below 5.11a
Dane Bass - Also has put up a significant amount of routes mostly inside the canyon (i.e. not in Mota or Outrage), mostly single pitch, mostly below 5.11.
For the harder single pitch or a few hard multi pitch the regular crowd down there to donate to would be Simeon and Rick, Ralph Vega, Ulrich, maybe Alex. If you don't know these people... just ask around. There are certainly others that have bolted but these are the ones I know.
3. Anchors. All routes have chains and most are in good shape. For popular routes (to save time and reduce the chance of accidents) consider getting stainless biners and quick links from a place like Fixe. I just got a few of these winch hooks and a bunch of quick links for my local crags.
Either install yourself after you talk to one of the above people if you know what you are doing, or just donate to the above people.
I spent quite a bit of time there, did some trail maintenance, helped bolt a few routes and helped lug equipment to where others were bolting. If you have a free moment please do the same.
To help with the type of climbing:
Virgin: lower angle to verticle gray limestone with bulleted pockets (sharp). Shade most of day.
Front side: Some overhang and a few tufas. Slab and edges above. Shade all day.
Estrellas: Easier slab down low to vertical with crimps up higher in the blonde limestone. Morning and late afternoon shade up high.
Mini Super: Pockets
Jungle: Gray limestone with lots of cactus
Mota: Pockets. 5-eleven heaven.
Pride/Mileski: Harder routes of vertical to slightly overhanging edges and a few pockets. Shade till 10:30 or 11:30
Outrage: Pockets, edges, tufas
Surf: Tufas - the five most overhung routes in Potrero. Shade after 1:00
By Ron Grat
From: Georgetown, Co.
Oct 2, 2009
Thanks for the suggestions on donations. I will definitely bring down a couple of my old ropes to give to the fixed rope cause.
I'll be going down to Potrero for the first time at the end of October and could use some advice from someone who's driven down there before. Such as: Drive time from Denver? Should I buy the Mexican car insurance? Or any other suggestions/tips for a hassle free and safe border crossing.
Also-I have a partner for the first 2 weeks of the trip but will be looking for someone to climb with for the second half (nov 5-19) Anyone interested? And/or have a suggestion for finding partners when I get there?
By Jerimiah Gentry
From: Denver, CO
Nov 11, 2009
I've cross posted this to a few places...
I am looking to go to go to EPC from sometime between the 8th and 22nd of December 2009. I have gear, am experienced on long routes and these days can red point 11a. I drive well and have a background in guiding, and I'm an all around swell guy... I do not have a car so I looking for someone who may be driving from the south east (Florida, GA area.) I am in Tallahassee. Contact me for more details!
By Phil Lauffen
From: The Bubble
Nov 15, 2009
|How is the climbing at the end of March? Too hot? Also, any beta on the drive to the nearest beach? (gf)
By Eckhard
From: Denver, CO
Nov 19, 2009
|How is the drive down there once you cross into Mexico? Have never driven through Mexico, and it sounds like Juarez is NASTY right now. Just gathering info for a New Year's plans, Thank y'all!
By manuel rangel
From: Tempe, Arizona
Dec 1, 2009
Potrero Chico just had massive rockfall today. The building at the base of the wall is destroyed and the watchman at the gate escaped the rockfall. The area is closed until further notice. Contact Potreroed for more info, he posted this at rockclimbing.com
You can skip crossing at Juarez and use an adjacent area, it would help save time.
Unless you were caught in a cross fire or were buying mass quantities of drugs or were carrying weapons, I don't think you'd have to worry about driving through Juarez.
By Ed Wright
Dec 8, 2009
|The only area affected was around the base of the Jungle Wall(the routes themselves are OK). The area will remain closed for a while but should be re-opened before long. The good that will come from this is that the local government now realizes we were serious when we told them it would be foolish to develop a picnicking area below this wall. All that work they did last year (or rather, what's left of it)will now be removed.
By amps
Dec 11, 2009
Just to make it clear, because climbers that are planing a trip to El Potrero have been asking me; the only area that is closed is the Jungle Wall, it has less than 15 routes that you can´t climb right now. El Potrero Chico is open to climb more than 600 routes.
By Joel Andersen
Dec 14, 2009
Looking for some beta:
Draws: How many trad style draws should I bring? I have plenty of 2' and 4' slings. Out of the ~22 draws we bring, how many should be 2' or 4' extendable? I can't say we'll be linking all linkable pitches, but I imagine we'll link some, and would like to avoid rope drag. Basically, how wandering are these pitches (in general, obviously)?
Ropes: I have two 60s and a 70. I see in the section above that a 60 is enough to get up and down "90%" of routes, so I kind of think one 70 would be good. That said, are there any classics that we wouldn't be able to do without two ropes for rapping? (I think I read somewhere that the spires are this way. Is that correct?)
By Tony B
From: Around Boulder, CO
Dec 31, 2009
Some updates/corrections on the page to consider:
- Not everything is bolted... that statement in Paragraph 3 is a little overdone.
- While certainly you can just bring draws and climb a few weeks, there are plenty of trad lines if that is what you have in mind, including 1000' multi-pitch 5.11 routes.
- Winter weather can vary greatly, while it indeed CAN be 80 deg C, there was not a single day in 10 where I felt shorts or short sleaves were the best. Average daily highs were in the 60's, so a beach it is not. Plan for warm clothes too, and even warmer blankets. Comforters were trading at un ultra-premium between stayers at the Posada (even in the rooms) in Dec 2009.
- The gate has a sign outside explaining hte use fees for the park, but nobody collects them for climbers, or from anyone else that we saw. Entrance appears to be free.
- The nearest good grocery, offering a butcher, produce section, dairy, etc... is down the hill from the camping about 2 miles and on the left, about 3 blocks into where town really starts (where the road flattens out) and the people there are pretty climber-friendly.
- Posadas can fill up. They have limited rooms and also limited camping, to keep the kitchen and such from getting over-run. Make reservations. Also, note that while this page says that they keep the restrooms stocked with TP, they do not. Nobody does. B.Y.O.
- Meals and drinks have gone up. Tequilla is 20 pesos + and beers are $2 for the large 'caguamma' bottles. Meals at Posada and Checo's are $5+, and while these individual dishes may be tasty, they are not necessarily going to fill you up completely if you are a bigger person and have not had a good lunch. Food is no longer dirt cheap at E.P.C. Plan on spending a little more if you are not going to cook.
- Tami's Cafe is closed. The owner is converting it to a Casita (lodging) and Tami was moved out.
By Joy Hlynsky
Jan 14, 2010
|We were there when the rock fall happend last month. We were staying at Ariel & Chely's cabin in the canyon and it had been raining hard and steady all night. It was early morning when the slide happened and the sound was amazing -- echoing through the canyon. The echo made it sound much larger (and closer) than it was. We went out later to investigate and saw a few of the rocks that had come down by the gate & hit the metal roof in the picknick area. Later that day we saw Ariel & Chely (they live in town, Hidalgo) and told them about the rocks. They said that it is not the first time. Just so people know, it is the Jungle Wall specifically that will sometimes have rocks come down when it rains hard. That's not the wall you want to be on in the rain. Not that I would want to climb in the rain anyway. Everywhere else was good. We're hoping to get back in March... just looking at tickets now. :)
By greg stirling steele
From: santa fe -taos
Jan 18, 2010
|I have been climbing n potrero since 1992 and if your climbing hard routes i would advise climbing all of curt smiths routes,his back ground is many years of california big walls therefore you can really tell the difference in the quality and beauty of his work compared to others, even though people have negative things to say of his personality his routes are superior to the others. greg stirling steele
By joe disciullo
From: Charlotte, NC
Feb 8, 2010
Hi All, I need some help finding some locals please!
I climbed in Potrero 10 years ago and had a pretty serious accident. I was staying at Kurt Smith's Camp and a couple of locals really stepped up and took great care of me. One person was Mel, who was Kurt's partner. The other (I think it was Mel's cousin?) was a cab driver named Valentine. I'm headed back to Potrero and want to find these guys and say hello/thanks while I'm there February 20th-March 1st.
Does anyone know how I may be able to get in touch with these folks?
Any help would be appreciated.
By Billy Danger
From: Asheville, NC
Mar 8, 2010
If you're flying into/out of Monterrey or will be spending a night in the city, I recommend staying at La Casa del Barrio. It's right downtown, close to the bars, is relatively cheap ($20/night), and was clean and relaxing. Here's what I have for info:
Diego do Montemayor 1221 sur
Monterrey Centro Barrio Antiguo
C.P. 64000 Monterrey N.L. Mexico
lacasadelbarrio.com.mx firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel: (81) 8344 1800
If you go out to the bars, brace yourself! Those Mexicanos know how to get down.
By amps
Jun 28, 2010
|Hello to all, I just want to let know to everybody that wants come to Potrero that the place in the which was Tami`s cafe is available for rent and campsite with really cheap rates and facilities like transportation to the market, to the town,etc laundry, etc etc... contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information
By amps
Jun 28, 2010
|I dunno why people doesn`t come down to Mexico on this season (spring and summer) the weather is warm enough and we have nice shade on all the walls just before 2:30pm and after 4:00pm we have light till 8:30pm and the outrage is beauty the whole day!
By John Evans
Apr 22, 2011
Does anybody have up-to-date contact info for Posada's? (such as a phone number) I've been trying to reach them via both phone and email in order to reserve a room for Thanksgiving week, but had no luck getting a return e-mail.
Is everything okay with them? Any info would be appreciated.
By John Evans
Oct 31, 2011
I did finally hear from La Posada. Apparently, when I was trying to contact them, they had just finished up a very busy, week long holiday in Mexico, and were taking a break to catch their breath.
All is fine, and we were able to make reservations for Thanksgiving week at La Posada.
By Dave Coleman
From: Boulder, CO
Dec 4, 2011
|I just got back from another trip to EPC, what a great place! I took the opportunity to add some updates to potrerochico.org/ for those who are looking for latest info.
By SteveBSU
From: Muncie, IN
Jan 19, 2012
|So I have never been to Potrero. I know seeing in the news that there is a good bit of violence in Mexico. Is any of the violence near the climbing area? My driving route has me crossing at Nuevo Laredo. Then I travel down route 85 through Monterrey. If anyone has driven his way and or know of any violence near here it would be greatly appreicaited. also it is safe to be driving/arriving at night? I am planning my trip from Indiana for the first week of march for my spring break. we would be driving through the night and arriving at night. thanks for the info and help
By Curt MacNeill
From: Boulder, CO
Feb 9, 2012
|This is a response to the many safety questions asked about the area. El Portero is totally safe. It has been a world class climbing destination and will be for many years to come. I met very friendly people from all over the world when I was there last year. The town of Hidalgo is super safe and La Posado is a super rad place to stay and chill. I don't think their was anyone staying at Posada's that did not climb. I drove down from Boulder, Colorado and did the infamous border crossing in Nuevo Leon. It was smooth sailing... I honestly had more hassle in the US by border patrol agents than I did anywhere in Mexico. I would strongly recommend taking the paid highway as it is well maintained and patrolled by the mexican military. If you see guys with machine guns and army tanks(which you probably will)don't be alarmed, they are there to protect you against the drug cartels. I talked with many different climbing parties last year and everyone had the same thing to say. I have heard that Monteray can be unsafe but it can easily be avoided if your driving in from Texas. I more or less crossed the border in Nuevo Leon, spent a half hour or so at the government offices(safe) getting the mandatory green cards and vehicle tags. From here, you leave and get on the highway. To me, it was no different then driving on a highway in Texas or New Mexico. In fact it was a great deal better. Your only on the highway for about 2 hours of driving and then you turn off onto a road that takes you to the town of Hidalgo and El Potrero. As soon as you leave the highway you will find that it gets really quite really quick. Hidalgo I would describe as a quaint town just on the outskirts of the park. Perfectly safe for grocery shopping, hanging out on your rest day, etc. All of the people were very nice. My main advice would be to NOT drive a flashy car(especially SUV's) and I would bring plenty of pesos from the Border. There were alot of places in this area and town that did not take any form of credit cards, even visa. And I had some issues with getting money from atm machines. So I would recommend bringing plenty of cash down when you go and just keep it with you in your climbing pack...Last year I was a bit nervous to go on my 10 day trip because I like everyone else heard about all the violence going on in the country. Being there proved this to be totally innacurate. This year I am going for a month and will be totally relaxed since I know how safe Potrero really is. Hope this helps. I have been on alot of awesome vacations in my life and I can honestly say that my first trip to Potrero was one of the BEST. It was really warm mid-winter, the food is awesome, there are routes of every style and grade, the local tequila(El Compadre $10 bottles) is wickedly smooth and its just a super fun place to just hang. It is VERY mellow. Unlike most classic climbing destinations, there was absloutely no scene. The downside to this is that Portero lacks a high amount of climbs 5.13a or harder. The few 5.13's that I do know of and got on are truly world class and if you want harder/more overhanging routes go to El Salto which is only 3 hours a way. I haven't been but am pretty excited to check it out this year. Oh yeah, one last thing. Make sure you do Celestial Omnibus. I went with a crew of very solid and well traveled climbers who have been just about everywhere. This route to date is my favorite climb ANYWHERE and many other climbers felt the same! You will understand why when you do it. Enjoy!!
By Stephen Ackley
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Oct 7, 2012
|I'd like to get down to EPC in mid December for an extended trip but my potential climbing parters are flakey. Is it hard to find partners if I flew down by myself?
By C Miller
From: CA
Dec 2, 2012
By Dantherastaman
Dec 20, 2012
I will be down in EPC with my brother on my 'senior expedition' for school from the 4th to the 15th\16th or so. I will be teaching my brother anchor systems and multi-pitch setups as he's primarily a gym rat so we can hop on some good climb. If anyone is looking to meet up and crag for a day or hop on a multi-pitch get in touch.
By Darren Smith
Dec 26, 2012
|I'll be down there from the 10th to 21st too. I'll be joining Dan on some of those days, but certainly up climbing with other people too (just send me a message).
By Daniel Norris
From: Montreal
Mar 12, 2013
|Los Delfines is close. But Edguardo's mom has a tacos stand just beside the park in front of la carneceria. Best tacos i have eat in Hidalgo...
By Toby960
May 6, 2013
In December 2012 i left Potrero a week before the shootings...i couldnt have been more diffrent from the violence that occured. Such love and good times:
Check it out for info and a good story...
By carol viau
Jun 5, 2013
Has anyone been to Potrero Chico this year? I'm just wondering if anyone has an update on the current safety of the area for folks who might fly into Monterey and head there.
Thank you.
By Bierson
Jan 11, 2014
|Here is a little blog post on a recent quick trip to El Potrero Chico. Biersons El Potrero Chico
By Shahmeer
From: Moab, UT
Mar 29, 2014
Anyone looking to get from the Monterrey airport to Potrero for $8 instead of $40:
1. When you exit the international arrival area, go to the Autobuses del Norte kiosk in the terminal. Ask for "un boleto hasta el central de autobus." It costs 65 pesos ($5 as of 03/2014) and leaves every hour on the hour. The bus will drop you off at the Monterrey bus station.
2. Walk down into the tunnel inside the station until you reach all the kiosks. Walk to the one on the far end closest to the wall. Ask for "un boleto hasta Hidalgo." It costs 30 pesos ($2.50). Walk back to where the first bus dropped you off and board the bus to Hidalgo (leaves often).
3. Walk southwest through Hidaglo until you reach the road to Potrero. There are signs everywhere and locals are really helpful, even if you don't speak Spanish. I walked there alone at 10 PM and never felt unsafe. Takes about an hour to walk from the Hidalgo station to La Posada.
Just reverse everything to get back to the airport. Tickets to the airport from the Monterrey bus station are sold at the Autobuses del Norte kiosk, the furthest one on the right.
By Noel Williams
From: Laramie, Wyoming
Sep 22, 2014
|I am planning a possible two week trip to El Potrero Chioco this winter. I am mainly concerned about safety of the area. Can anyone give me any recent information (especially within context of a chica climber?) Any recent trip reports? Thanks in advance!
By goatdavemac
From: Flat Rock, NC
Nov 5, 2014
I'm about to head down to EPC on Sunday. I left a message with La Posada, but I have not heard back from them yet. Does anyone know if they are still open?
And if not, what facilities will be open from early/mid November on?
By drewp
Nov 17, 2014
|anybody know if the buses from the airport run late (ie after midnight)?
By Jshep
Dec 26, 2014
Hey yall!
Really psyched to head down for new years! Quick question, how is the tap water? Should I plan on bringing aquamira or a filter? Thanks
By Jonathan Steitzer
From: West Lebanon, NH
Dec 28, 2014
|The water at La Posada at least is totally fine. Everyone fills their water bottles from the tap.
By Frank Madden
Feb 8, 2015
|My name is Frank Madden and I've been living in Hidalgo the past several months and am leaving in about a month. My plan is to be back next season again around the November time frame to stay until the job is done. My goal is to finish a brand new guidebook for the Potrero Chico area. This guidebook will include all crags in Potrero as well as Culo de Gato and the Crescent Moon Buttress. Any information that any bolters or climbers has on the route information would be greatly appreciated. As of right now I am taking it upon myself to climb all the routes to collect proper and accurate information. Please contact me if you are bolting new routes and would like to get the information into the latest guidebook! Hopefully between my work this season and next season I will be able to get a guidebook to print. All help is super appreciated.
By Frank Madden
Mar 3, 2015
|Does anyone know what the names of the two routes are at the far left side of the Wonder Wall crag. Around the corner almost in the lower part of Virgin Canyon. They are newer routes but I can't seem to find FA or route names or who equipped the routes. Any info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
By Hunter Lombardi
Oct 8, 2015
Hey all,
I was looking to take a group of college students down to EPC for a winter climbing trip. Has anyone been down there recently and know of the safety of the climbing areas. I have to sell the trip to administration so any information would be helpful. Thanks!
By Garrick Hague
Dec 6, 2015
|I'm driving to San Antonio and I'm taking the greyhound but i don't know where to store my car. Where can i store my car without it being towed or vandalized?
By Steve Bachmeier
From: Lander, WY
Dec 15, 2015
Hey all! I'm heading to EPC in January for the first time and I'm super stoked! I do have a couple of questions, though.
1. I'm going solo - will I have a hard time finding partners?
2. Will La Posada allow camping in my van?
3. I will be arriving mid-late January - should I make recommendations? Again, I'll be camping in my van.
4. Is there a website or something outlining everything we need regarding this trip (e.g. getting car insurance, etc)?
By Frank Madden
Dec 31, 2015
Just a heads up to everyone coming down this season to El Potrero Chico, check out this page for up to date information on the area.
Potrero Chico Rock Climbing Facebook Group
Here you can find more information on where to stay, how to get there, climbing partners, ride shares and everything else in between. Hope to see you all here!
By Pink Thunder
From: Lakewood
Jan 27, 2016
Directions to both San Joaquin and Azufrosa Hot Springs from Hidalgo:
1. If you get lost, ask locals for "Las Aguas Termales." San Joaquin is and Azufrosa are pretty much right next to each other; if you find one, it'll be really easy to find the other. The hot springs is roughly 36 miles from Hidalgo.
2. Start from the big Pem Ex next to the arching Hidalgo sign just off of highway 53. Go north towards Mina and Monclova. Pass Mina, staying right at a fork that could take you either to Mina or towards Monclova. After you pass Mina, there will be a left turn with a sign pointing towards Icamole, before a closed down old Pem Ex station that is also on the left. Take a left here, about 13 miles from the Pem Ex in Hidalgo.
3. Stay on the paved road all the way through Icamole, ignoring forks. One landmark on the way is La Hacienda Del Muerto, an old Spanish mission ruin that you'll pass on the left. Keep driving, passing a left turn (if you take this wrong left turn, you'll see the Oasis en el Deserto eventually, which means you should turn around and go back).
4. When you get to Icamole, eventually you'll hit a dead end and have to turn right to stay on the paved road. Keep following that for another 15 or 16 miles, roughly. The road is covered in potholes all the way to the hot springs, so be careful.
5. Eventually, you'll see a blue sign on the right pointing left at a fork that says "San Joaquin Aguas Termales." Stay left, and then take another left after a minute or so at an obvious gate. That's the San Joaquin Hot Springs. It's closed on Monday, but open every other day of the week.
6. To get to La Azufrosa Aguas Termales, take the same left at the fork as for San Joaquin, but don't turn in at the gate. Keep going straight; the road turns into dirt with a lot of rocks, so go slow. Weave your way through a small rural town, and after a few minutes, Azufrosa will be on the right. It's cheaper and smaller than San Joaquin, but still feels really damn good.
7. When returning to Hidalgo, beware of a sign in Icamole that points to the right and says to follow that to go to Monterrey. Go straight, and just reverse the rest of the directions.
By Pink Thunder
From: Lakewood
Jan 27, 2016
|Both climbing books have mistakes and incorrect bolt counts. I'd recommend bringing an extra two or three draws on pretty much every route, especially the multipitch ones.
By Skylar Colclazier
Jul 25, 2016
|Hi there- I will be traveling to El Potrero in mid-November or mid-December and am trying to find a climbing partner during that time. I'm a mid-to-hard 5.10 climber and would like to take advantage of the multi-pitch climbing while there. Let me know! Thanks, Skylar
By Cassidy Thomas
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Sep 2, 2016
|Has anyone done the drive, through Nuevo Laredo- to Monterrey- To EPC in the past year or so? Some friends and I really want to make a trip but can't afford to fly. I was discussing this with a mentor of mine who has spent a substantial amount of time down in Mexico (and throughout Central and South America) and he expressed some concern over the safety of the drive. I was curious if anyone had any thoughts? I speak a good amount of Spanish but definitely am not fluent and my two friends speak none— if that makes a difference.
By Jason Denley
From: CO, AK
Nov 23, 2016
|I am planning on flying from Monterrey to costa rica and I want to send my climbing gear back to Colorado from mexico. Has any one done this ? any recommendations on how to mail my gear? how hard would it be to sell my 70m and draws at potrero? thanks for any suggestions
By John Robinson
From: Elk Grove, ca
Jan 6, 2017
|Any opinions on the accommodations at Quita La Pagoda? We can rent a 3 bedroom house there.
By Jay Morse
From: Hooksett, New Hampshire
Jan 21, 2017
I would just like to say that I STRONGLY disagree with the description basically saying that you will be fine with a 60 meter rope. You are going to make your planning a whole lot tougher to spend all the time figuring out what routes you can do with a 60 (Among the classics it is DEFINITELY not true that 90% can be done just fine with a 60... Probably closer to the opposite. The guidebooks I saw including Rakkup assume you have a 70 and will not specifically state that a 70 is needed). You will be guaranteeing yourself some sketchy rappelling even if you do stick to those climbs that could be done with a 60. By and large, this place is established for 70 meter ropes. Almost everyone down there uses a 70. It is well worth your effort to procure yourself a 70m rope before you come down. A strong middle mark or bipattern is also highly recommended as some pitches are rope stretchers even for a 70 and the middle mark will make your rappels go much faster and smoother (You will be doing a lot of rappelling).
I also HIGHLY recommend an autoblocking rappel system. You are almost certainly going to have to deal with a few stuck ropes, and on almost every rappel will need to stop at parts and untangle your rope from shrubs, flakes, cacti etc. I was psyched to be rappelling with my Mammut Smart Alpine to go hands-free when needed.
The Rakkup guide is excellent by the way, and in my opinion is the way to go.
This place is heaven on Earth in the Winter. Enjoy!
By Seth Hogan
From: Frisco, Co
Jan 28, 2017
|This season I saw, on two separate occasions, mini-fridge to washing machine blocks come down from the jungle wall caused by climbers. Great place for a helmet as well as never climbing beneath another party. I also cannot recall a single day of climbing where I did not see baseball sized rocks being sent down. Largely at Jungle wall, Estrellas, Los Lobos and Mota wall are all contenders for serious rock fall.
By Anders
From: Berkeley
Mar 1, 2017
Here are some things I would have liked to know before I went:
1. Weather can be uncomfortably hot any time of year. I went in February 2017 and more than half the time it was in the 90s. Check the forecast before booking I'd say.
2. The surrounding area is not beautiful. Town is a complete dump and if you're an American or first world resident, it appears rather bleak which I found quite depressing. I also found it difficult to find good food. There are so-called farmers' markets twice a week but the quality was poor and I felt malnourished the whole time I was there.
3. It is not a very peaceful place. I arrived on a Sunday after taking an overnight flight, so I was very tired. As it happened I arrived on Sunday which is party time in an around the entrance to the park which was near enough to my campground to be completely unbearable. As it turned out though, it's loud EVERY day, Sunday is just the loudest of them. Additionally I found all the noise in the canyon to be very off putting. Punk local kids were often there in the mornings and early afternoons blaring loud music, smoking cigarettes and breaking bottles on the walkways for fun.
4. Not all campgrounds are created equal. I stayed at Quinta la Pagoda which was very dumpy and dirty. Most days I did not get a hot water shower. The water in the kitchen sink worked only sometimes. The kitchen was not a nice place to be anyway.
In spite of it all, I would still go back. The rock is extraordinary and there's a lot I keep one occupied. The climbing culture and community is very strong thankfully so it's easy to meet cool and like minded people. And did find that the overall shitiness of the place became less as I got used to it. Just would have been nice to have proper expectations!
By Idaho Bob
From: McCall, ID
Mar 2, 2017
|Whoa Anders. Get real. EPC has wonderful rock, people and laid back culture. Good food also. It's not a yuppie climbing gym.
By Charles Perry
Apr 1, 2017
Wow. Just back from EPC after years gone. Posadas just opened their new pool, most excellent! Also worth noting is the new grocery store on the main highway. Has most items a normal store has as well as an ATM. Also went back to the hot springs. Take the highway just past Mina, you will see the first paved road to the left just before the Pemix station. It has a picture of the church. The entire road to the San Joaquin hot springs elpotrerochicoguides.com/san-j... is now paved. Ate at the restaurant there and the food was awesome and around 600 pesos for a two person spread. All and all, and as usual, great climbing and a great time!
Oh, we drove down from San Antonio. Believe it or not, you need to have the title to your car to enter the country along with registration and passport. Highly recommend taking the Colombian Bridge crossing, avoiding the uber crowded Laradeo bridge crossing that dumps you into Nuevo Laredo. Columbian crossing is in the country and is quick. On 255 there is an automatic toll. Go to the Txtag site to pay or big fine. The 85D toll road is 275 pesos and they don't take dollars. So I would bring some pesos down. 85D and is a big upgrade over taking 85. Once you get off of 85D onto 85, take a right on 40 go 3.5 miles to Monclova exit (no sign says 53 nor Hildago) take right away from Monterrey and about 20 minutes later you are in Hildago. Have a shot of tequila for me!
By nickybo
From: College Park, MD
Apr 19, 2017
|Rad place. Rad climbing. Super cheap to stay/eat/travel to and from. But take care when leaving gear at the bottom of a climb. We just did Estrellita and when we got back all of our bags had been taken (I assume not by climbers or locals but by party goers in the canyon). Either take everything with you or we were told to hang stuff on the first or second bolt.


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4. Justin is one year older and one year younger than his brothers.
5. Justin is not the youngest.
6. Jordan is not two years older than Justin.
7. Justin is the oldest
8. Jeff is older than Jordan.
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Jeff, 30
Jordan, 31
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Bullpen still recovering from 19-inning game
ANAHEIM -- Monday's 19-inning game against the A's ended early Tuesday morning, but as of Thursday evening, the Angels' pitching staff was still feeling the effects.
"It takes a while for your pitching to reset [after] a game like that," manager Mike Scioscia said.
Asking any bullpen to pitch 12 2/3 innings is excessive, but it may have been even more taxing for the Angels' bullpen -- a group that's been decimated by injuries. Four relievers -- Sean Burnett, Kevin Jepsen, Mark Lowe and Ryan Madson -- are on the disabled list, and Scott Downs left Wednesday's game early with pain in his right rib cage. Downs is unavailable Thursday.
The Angels have used 18 pitchers this season -- the second most in the Major Leagues -- and if Ryan Brasier gets into a game, then all the healthy pitchers on the 40-man roster will have pitched for the Major League club this season.
"I think the pitching staff, and particularly the bullpen, is going to take a little time," Scioscia said.
In Monday's contest, the Angels used Jerome Williams for six innings, then a combination of Downs, Michael Roth, Dane De La Rosa, Ernesto Frieri, Michael Kohn and Barry Enright for the other 6 2/3 frames out of the bullpen.
"You had Jerome throw a lot in that game. Dane De La Rosa had been throwing a lot, and he had to throw that night and the following night," Scioscia said. "Then there's the add on because other guys are short guys having to bounce back. Where does that leave you two or three days down the road?"
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(Adapted from recipes on motherearthnews.com and The Gluten-Free Gourmet)
Preheat oven to 425 F
In a large ship bucket ("bowl" for ye land lubbers) combine:
1 1/4 cups of oatmeal
1 1/2 cups of g/f flour
3/4 teaspoons of salt
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum (optional)
1 teaspoon teaspoons dried orange peel (or cinnamon)
In smaller bucket combine:
3/4 cups of buttermilk
2 tablespoons of honey
Mix all the ingredients together and roll into one-inch balls. Flatten the balls onto ungreased baking pans (thickness of pizza dough) and prick each with a fork. Bake 8-10 min (turning over once.) After all the hardtack is baked try some! Then pile them on one baking sheet, and return them to the oven. TURN OFF THE OVEN and leave them there for at least five hours. This will give you the full experience…say "arrr" while trying to bite one. Can ye handle it?!
There won't be much fresh food on our voyage so what be roundin' out our feast? Get out yer pickled everything! But ye can't eat anything with white vinegar, ye landlubber. Here's a way to make yer own stuff with lacto-fermentation, the old-fashioned way of picklin'. Although I can't say I've tried 'em yet, here's some Microwave Pork Rinds we might hanker for on the months ahead (when things get truly desperate.)
And the most important of all- drink! Lucky fer you, ye cod-face gallows monkey, rum is naturally gluten-free! Any flavorings be suspect, but Captain Morgan Rum Original Spiced has promised to be safe for all yellow-bellied, scum-sucking globs of spit on me crew.
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1/2 orange
1/2 lime
1/2 apple
1 dash orange juice
1 dash apple juice
1 dash whipping cream
Mix all ingredients in a mixer with ice. Serve in a small bowl garnished with strawberries or grapes and a straw. (Stolen directly from talklikeapirate.com)
If ye really want to get into it, try making some lacto-fermented beverages!
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04-16-2012 #141NTA Guest
dhennick99, are you still have the problem?
04-17-2012 #142Bartholomy Guest
I randomly fixed the FPS problem, but honestly i have his problem too, about 3x punch and 3x kicks, remapping is useless, as well trying the default buttons. They don't work at all, remapped everywhere
04-18-2012 #143dhennick99 Guest
Yep... still no change NTA.
08-23-2012 #144jackalexander Guest
PS3 FBANext Emulator Black Screen Problem
Hello, I was installing emulators this past few days on my ps3 & everything was going along just fine. I was able to install snes, vba, genesis, & FCEU emulators without any hitch. That was until I installed the fbanext emulator & my headaches began. When I try to launch it, all I get is a black screen & I'm forced to turn my console off to restart it. Could someone please help me find a way to fix this problem?
I tried searching but can't seem to find any satisfactory solutions. Please help me. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
08-23-2012 #145archangelz Guest
This has to do with the a bug in the FBANext emulator. Most versions of it have problems if the roms folder located in the game/FBAN000000/something.xml (don't quite remember what it is right now off the top of my head, but the path should be right) isn't present, FBA will black screen. This happens from r439 on and gets fixed in r492 when they started using a text file instead of a xml file.
You can try to find a copy of r492 to fix the problem/make the path in the xml file or you can try the more up to date retroarch. Though I have a lot of problems loading FBANext/neogeo games on there without it hanging. All the other emulators are fine. Anyone else have this problem?
08-23-2012 #146jackalexander Guest
Thank you very much for the advice friend. Greatly appreciate it. Here's hoping that someone could provide me the link to where I can download the r492 version 'coz I can only find the r490. I'm sure there are also others like me w/ the same problem & would be very happy if they could also download the r492 version. Again, I say thank you.
10-21-2012 #147hcktom Guest
How to play MetalSlug 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, X in my PS3 3.55 Kmeaw?
Any help please? With FBANext emulator runs only MetalSlug 2 ...
10-21-2012 #148jackalexander Guest
What version of fbanext do you have? I think mine is version r492 & all metal slug games, so far, have been working just fine. Since these are neo-geo games, make sure you have the right neo-geobios.zip (1.3+ mb ver.) placed in the same folder as your metal slug games. Or you can download the newer retroarch 0.9.7 emulator since neo-geo games runs well on them too.
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FB Alpha RL (Retro Loader) v1.00 for PS3 CFW 3.40 / 4.XX Released
Following up on the recent PS3 RetroArch v0.9.8 release, today PlayStation 3 developer CaptainCPS-X has made available a FB Alpha RL (Retro Loader) v1.00 for PS3 CFW 3.40 / 4.XX users with details below.
Download: FB_Alpha_RL_1.00_[20130130].pkg (8.5 MB) / FB_Alpha_RL_1.00_[20130130].pkg (Mirror) / FB_Alpha_RL_1.00_[20130130].pkg (Mirror #2)
To quote: Hiyas everyone, today I come with something that I've been working for the last few days, please read the documentation before using it, I know that some people don't usually like to read, but please take a minute to read and see what FB Alpha RL offers.
Note: I verified the problems with emulation of CPS-1, and it seems it is only happening on libretro port, not on the Windows official release of FB Alpha. I tried to see if I could find the issue, but I couldn't identify it.
As a dev from the official FB Alpha Team, FB Alpha RL was made with a objective in mind, to keep the original experience from the official FB Alpha (for Windows OS) on the PS3 system.
Even when I don't know how to implement a fancy GUI for the PS3 system with textures and all the complicated stuff, I managed to use my previous application core (gamePKG core) to create this nice frontend for RetroArch's FB Alpha core.
I know that RetroArch is already a frontend, but I like to keep things simple and straight to the point.
Please, read the technical info for more details.
Technical Info:
Signed for CFW 3.40 / 4.XX (should work for everyone). Tested at 1080p resolution via HDMI.
FB Alpha RL uses a custom "burn_drivers.h" header file that was generated by modifying the official windows version of FB Alpha with a routine to generate such file on launch.
The header have a big structure with all the information for all supported drivers in FB Alpha v0.2.97.28. Information such as:
- Romset Name (Ex. kof2002)
- Parent ROM (Ex. sf2)
- Year
- Manufacturer (Ex. Capcom)
- System (Ex. Neo Geo)
- Max players
- Game Screen Resolution
- Game Screen Aspect Ratio
Future release will have a custom generated header with all the ROM information as well, so the application will be able to verify every romset with precise CRC32 checks (as in the official FB Alpha for Windows).
FB Alpha RL will scan the following directories for ZIP files:
Specific directories:
Generic directories:
Devices scanned are:
dev_hdd0 (PS3 Internal HDD)
dev_usb000 (External USB)
dev_usb001 (External USB)
dev_usb002 (External USB)
dev_usb003 (External USB)
dev_cf (Compact Flash)
dev_sd (SD Card)
dev_ms (Memory Stick)
NOTE: You don't need the official RetroArch installed, this already has my own modified build incorporated into FB Alpha RL installation directory. So you can safely install the official RetroArch and it won't interfere.
- Use UP and DOWN to select Games.
- Press (X) to Load the selected Game.
- Press (O) to Quit and return to XMB.
- Press [SELECT] to Load "RetroArch" (FB Alpha Core).
- Auto configure screen Aspect Ratio on game load.
- Quick ROM(s) scanning in extensive path locations.
- Romset validation against FB Alpha v0.2.97.28 drivers library.
- Checking for duplicate ROM(s).
- Detailed info about listed ROM(s).
- Full game name display for easier navigation.
- Direct loading of ROM(s).
- Simple GUI & nice application logos(LMAO xD).
WIP / Coming on future releases:
- Set System Input preset on Game Load (Ex. NeoGeo.cfg / Shooters.cfg / etc).
- Simple Input Mapping feature.
- Display Extended ROM information by pressing (/\).
- 1.00 (January 30, 2013) Initial Release
Thanks to:
- My buddies Treble Winner (Barry) / Kev / IQ_132 from the original FB Alpha Team <3.
- PS3 Scene websites (in no order) such as: PS3HAX / PSX-Scene / PS3Crunch / Etc, for you support
- TheMaister / Twinaphex / Squarepusher / Company - Libretro/RetroArch is just amazing.
- pete_uk - for your unofficial RetroArch builds.
- STLcardsWS - for your support
- aldostools - your ps3tools for windows are the best
- deank - multiMAN helped me research / debug my application
- fail0verfl0w, GeoHot, etc - for all you have done for the PS3 scene
- Anonymous - for releasing Sony SDKs
Thanks to anyone else I forgot that in some way contributed to the PS3 scene and as a result I was able to do this homebrew application.
Source Code:
- FB Alpha RL - github.com/CaptainCPS/FBAlphaRL
- RetroArch (Modded for FB Alpha RL) - github.com/CaptainCPS/RetroArch
- FB Alpha v0.2.97.28 (Modded to generate "burn_drivers.h")(Windows) - (coming soon, I'm organizing it)
Update: I been working with v1.01 of FB Alpha RL and I'm almost done with the tedious coding. I had to rewrite many things so I could handle data more easily. I personally like to keep the code clean and understandable.
Here is the current WIP (Work In Progress) for the next version (this list is not final, everything listed here has been already implemented, there are a few other things coming up before I release):
1.01 (February 3, 2013)
- Incremented number of displayed games.
- Added quick list navigation by pressing L2 / R2.
- Added Analog Stick support to navigate lists.
- Added Main menu with various useful items.
- Added ZIP Info feature (press [ ] to view ZIP info).
- Updated FB Alpha (libretro) core.
- (FBA core) Fixed graphic problems in CPS-1 driver.
- (FBA core) Fixed Diagnostic Menu Lock-up in some games.
- Added Screenshot feature (press (PS) and look in Photo XMB column).
- Improved application core overall.
And here you have some screenshots. Thanks for the feedback and detailed info, I will try to release a properly signed EBOOT next time, hopefully it will work for everyone SeeYa!
Now this is the format of the new FBA_RL.ini (configuration) file that will be created the first time you run the application:
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The Game list module has been updated with lot of stuff as well, and now as is mentioned on the change log, you will now be able to Filter games by System (CPS1, CPS2, NEOGEO, etc...) for easier navigation. The file browser is a WIP at this moment, but in a couple of days everything will be all working and ready for a beta release.
I am currently setting up the whole MAME 148 romset in place to make some extensive tests and see how the application handle the monster game list . Of course FB Alpha doesn't support all of them but it will definitely put some stress on the scanning process, so let's see. I'll be in touch soon with more details! thank you for your patience to those waiting for the next release.
I just added Game Preview display feature and made proper adjustments to the rendering code to support all common display modes: 1080p / 720p / 480p, I personally tested all resolution and they all work fine, the only note I would add is that I haven't tested on 4:3 TV / Monitor, but is rare for someone to be using a PS3 on one of those these days LOL.
The preview images will be always included on my releases, so you don't have to worry about looking for them . At this moment the collection is very complete, maybe some of them need to be re-named to match latest romsets, but I will take care of that with time.
For the record, Preview PNGs will be located in: /dev_hdd0/game/FBAL00123/USRDIR/cores/previews/
To give you an estimate time of release, probably in 2 or 3 days I will be ready to make a release with all working features if everything goes fine. SeeYa!
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OCEANSIDE, Calif. – Theresa Brown (Eugene, OR) led a second half 6-0 run, which gave The Master's just enough of a cushion to secure a close, but true, 52-46 victory over the hosting Cal State San Marcos Cougars (8-14) Wednesday night.
The win improved The Master's's overall season record to a spotless 12-0.
Despite opening up play with a three-pointer off the hands of Whitney Best (Snohomish, WA), Wednesday's victory did not come easy for the visiting Lady Mustangs as they found themselves trailing 21-9 at the 6:10 mark.
But a resilient Mustang offense battled through the 12 point deficit and brought the score to 21-18 at the half. Lena Rivera (Allen, TX) led the 9-0 run with a layup, followed by a jumper from Jacqeulyn Marshall (San Clemente, CA). Zoe Scott (Spokane WA) sunk a timely three-pointer, bringing the score to 21-16, before Rivera finished what she started by nailing a jumper to bring the score to 21-18. Notably, the 9-0 offensive spurt happened in just six minutes and 13 seconds.
The Lady Mustangs' first half marksmanship from the field was displayed by a minimal 19.4% accuracy. Scott (5) and Rivera (4) combined for nine points to keep the Lady Mustangs in the game. Kelly Burns (Yorba Linda, CA) led The Master's's defensive efforts with six rebounds at the break.
After intermission, the Cougars extended their lead to six on a Jessica Harris three-pointer just 19 seconds into play. Brown & Scott cut Cal State San Marcos's lead to one after the duo tallied a layup (Brown) and a three-pointer (Scott) in just 33 seconds. After a 4-3 run in favor of the Cougars, the Lady Mustangs finally regained the lead at 30-28 with 16:25 left to play by a trifecta from Best.
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Brown answered back with a layup and a free throw bringing things to 36-34. Burns and Best aided to the 6-0 run, and gave the Mustangs a five point lead at 39-34.
An attempted comeback on behalf of the Cougars got the Lady Mustangs' attention as Kimmy Iverson (San Marcos, CA) sparked a late-game offensive effort by sinking a three pointer, giving the Mustangs a 42-36 advantage at the 8:02 mark. Following a jumper by Rivera that brought the score to 44-38, Brown extended the Lady Mustangs' lead to 46-38 when the senior point guard drove in for a layup with 3:41 left to play.
In the final two minutes of the second half, the combined efforts of Brown, Marshall, Lena Rivera, and younger sister Millie Rivera (Allen, TX) held off the Cougars, and brought the final score to 52-46.
Brown led the Lady Mustangs in scoring with 13 points, all of which came from the second half. Best followed with 10 points, while Scott tallied eight. Marshall and Burns both claimed eight rebounds.
The Lady Mustangs now look to Saturday as Simpson University (4-10) rolls into Bross Gym for a 5:30 PM tipoff.


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Tickets for this show are at a SPECIAL PRICE! So, get yours while they last! If you love New Orleans, you will LOVE this show! The 3 Charmers of New Orleans stages stand-up comedy along with skits that will take an audience through the trials that New Orleans is having to overcome, and mixes it with the joy of being able to still call their city home. This journey of New Orleans is 90 minutes, and within this time audiences will come to love these ladies! Starring: Becky Allen, Jodi Borrello & Amanda Hebert.
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Oh how I loved to lick on B B Bats. My favorite flavor was banana closely followed by chocolate. I grew up in a small town in Connecticut. There was a store near our middle school called the "Smoke Shop" that carried a great selection of candy. Either before school, or afterwards if I didn't have to catch the bus home, I'd often go there and buy a Charms cherry flavored lollipop or a pack of Razzles (were they candy or were they gum?), but always left with a banana or chocolate flavored BB Bat. I would lick these little delights until my tongue started to bleed... and not stop until I was finished. It's been quite a while since I enjoyed a banana BB Bat, I think that I'll order some of them now! ~ Liz from California Rebecca from New York


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- During puberty, children begin to develop into adults. Problems with the hormones released during puberty can affect the reproductive system. Some people have low hormone levels that severely delay or prevent puberty. Others start puberty abnormally early. Other people may have a normal puberty but develop reproductive disorders later in life. Researchers want to study people with reproductive disorders to learn more about how these disorders may be inherited.
- To learn how reproductive system disorders may be inherited.
- People with one of the following problems:
- Abnormally early puberty
- Abnormally late or no puberty
- Normal puberty with hormonal problems that develop later in life
- People who have not yet had puberty but have symptoms that indicate low hormone levels.
- Participants will provide a blood sample for testing. They will complete a questionnaire about their symptoms. They will also have a scratch-and-sniff test to study any problems with their ability to smell.
- Participant medical records will be reviewed. Participants will also provide a family medical history.
- Family members of those in the study may be invited to participate.
- Treatment will not be provided as part of this study.
|Genetic Disorder Infertility Hypogonadism Amenorrhea
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Family-Based
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|The Molecular Basis of Inherited Reproductive Disorders
- The main outcome is the identification of known and novel genetic variants in individuals representing the complete spectrum of idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
- Phenotypic correlations, made by comparing the results of the genotypic analysis with clinical and/or biochemical characteristics, as well as discovery of genes worthy of further functional analysis.
- The inheritance patterns of IHH, as well as whether these patterns are gene-specific, will be clarified through the genetic investigation of families harboring these mutations.
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|December 15, 2011
The key initiating factors for reproductive development remain among the great mysteries of pediatric and reproductive endocrinology. The onset of puberty is initiated by pulsatile secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus. The neuroendocrine events leading to increased GnRH secretion and the resultant onset of puberty remain largely unknown.
Isolated deficiency of GnRH results in the rare clinical syndrome of idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH), where decreased secretion of GnRH results in impaired gonadotropin secretion. The resultant hypogonadism presents with delayed, incomplete, or absent sexual maturation. Human and animal models have identified a number of genes responsible for IHH, but more than half of patients with clinical evidence of the disorder do not have a detectable mutation. In addition, there is significant clinical heterogeneity among affected individuals, including members of the same family harboring the same mutations. Careful human phenotyping of such patients and families has expanded our understanding of this spectrum of disorders to include oligo-digenic inheritence, as well as reversibility of the condition, and has provided insight into developmental pathways involved in the ontogeny of GnRH neurons.
Genetic analysis of subjects with unknown mutations is likely to yield important insights into additional pathways involved in the regulation of GnRH secretion. Here, we propose a genetic investigation of subjects with IHH to characterize further the phenotypic effect of previously described genetic variants, as well as to identify novel genes involved in congenital GnRH deficiency. In collaboration with the Reproductive Endocrine Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital, we will use both candidate gene and whole exome approaches, as well as linkage analysis. The collaboration will allow for sufficient statistical power to conduct such an investigation.
This protocol will utilize the disease model of IHH to increase our understanding of the physiology of GnRH secretion, including the neuroendocrine regulation of GnRH pulsatility. Examining the genetic characteristics of subjects with isolated GnRH deficiency will reveal insights into the mechanisms underlying the reawakening of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis at puberty, providing opportunities for new diagnostic capabilities and therapeutic interventions for disorders of puberty and fertility.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
The essential inclusion criteria include:
- failure to go through a normal, age-appropriate, spontaneous puberty and low sex steroid levels in the setting of low/normal gonadotropins, or
- abnormally early development of puberty, or
- normal puberty with subsequent development of low gonadotropin levels, or
- pre-pubertal individuals with features suggestive of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
Family members: both affected and unaffected family members are strongly encouraged to participate.
Since hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is a rare condition, this protocol remains open to enrollment so that we may study all subjects that are both qualified and interested in participating.
Because HH represents a spectrum, where associated clinical findings may provide phenotypic clues to the assessment of inheritability and underlying physiology, exclusion criteria are very limited:
- Patients who have additional pituitary deficiencies, effectively ruling out isolated GnRH deficiency, whether these deficiencies are congenital or acquired (e.g. secondary to malignancy, infection, or irradiation).
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01500447
|Contact: Angela Delaney, M.D.
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|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
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|Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
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|December 21, 2011
|Last Updated:
|August 3, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) ):
Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
Kallmann Syndrome
Delayed Puberty
Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Early Puberty
Late Puberty
Endocrine Diseases
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Pathologic Processes
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
Gonadal Disorders
Endocrine System Diseases
Menstruation Disturbances
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Foreclosure sales in Minnesota dropped in the third quarter more sharply than the national average.
Real estate research firm Realtytrac found that in Minnesota, foreclosure sales were down about 40 percent over the same time period a year ago, and down about 26 percent from the second quarter of this year.
The report found the average sales price of properties in some stage of foreclosure was more than 32 percent below the average sales price of properties not in the foreclosure process.
Daren Blomquist from Realtytrac said foreclosures accounted for about 25 percent of all residential sales.
"We are seeing in the third quarter basically what the true market is like without the artificial stimulus of the tax credit," Blomquist said. "If you look at overall sales numbers from other sources, overall sales are down as well quite a bit."
Blomquist said that he believes the sharp drop is largely because of the homebuyer tax credit that basically pulled forward a lot of demand to the second quarter.
Realtytrac found that foreclosure sales volume was down overall by about 31 percent over the third quarter of 2009.


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After the worst day of the year on Monday, the market managed to bounce back a little. That calmed some nerves but did little to repair the damage that has been done recently. It would have been more surprising if we didn't have a little relief bounce after the intense selling pressure into the close on Monday afternoon.
Of course, plenty of bulls are happy to proclaim that the correction is now over and that it is clear sailing from here, but there was nothing in the action today to justify that view. We had OK volume, and breadth was decent at 3,500 gainers to 2,000 losers, but it was just standard dead-cat action, and there were few signs of a rush to reload longs. The Dow looked better than the Russell 2000 (IWM), but the IWM is probably a better indicator of broader market sentiment.
As I said last night, my view is that the market is now undergoing a correction. That doesn't mean we go straight down, but it does mean we can't trust strength like we had today to last very long. In an uptrend, you buy the dips. In a correction, you sell strength.
I don't want to sound too negative, because the good news is that correction action will give us setups and buying opportunities. You just have to be patient and not jump to the conclusion that a one-day bounce means that the worst is over. When the market is downtrending, the bounces will try to make you believe that the bottom is in. We need more proof than a day like today to change our market bias.
Probably the best thing you can do at this point is work on shopping lists so that you can track some names as this correction plays out. There is no big rush to buy, but we always need to be mentally prepared to move as conditions develop.
Have a good evening. I'll see you tomorrow.