2011 Golden Mic

[Steven Cullen]

It is with immense pleasure that I announce the winners of the 2011 GoldenMic contest. With the level of control displayed over the entire 2011 period, and seeing MSP record a full 168 hours it has been a wonderful year for pilots and controllers alike.

 

Congratulations to all who took part, whether you finished #1 or #100 you helped make VATSIM what it is today!

 

London-Gatwick Tower

 

 

Top 100 Iron Mic Winners (TWR scoring, 1 pph per facil)
From: 2011-01-01 00:00:01    /    Until: 2011-12-31 23:59:59
============================================================
#   ID      Facility (airport) name          Uptime    Up %
--   -----   ---------------------------   ---------   -----
1   EGKK    London-Gatwick                2794:50:56   31.9%
2   LHBP    Budapest-Ferihegy             2437:11:55   27.8%
3   JFK     New York Kennedy Intl NY      1564:52:28   17.9%
4   EPWA    Warszawa-Okecie               1461:18:17   16.7%
5   LAX     Los Angeles Intl CA           1399:46:41   16.0%
6   LOWW    Vienna                        1332:11:26   15.2%
7   EGCC    Manchester                    1316:39:31   15.0%
8   EDDF    Frankfurt                     1241:36:21   14.2%
9   EVRA    Riga                          1187:14:23   13.6%
10   EGGD    Bristol                       1171:05:16   13.4%
11   CYYZ    Toronto-Pearson               1158:52:47   13.2%
12   EGBB    Birmingham                    1049:24:33   12.0%
13   EGLL    London-Heathrow               1047:01:04   12.0%
14   SABE    Aeroparque                    1040:25:13   11.9%
15   ESSA    Stockholm-Arlanda             1036:15:48   11.8%
16   EGPH    Edinburgh                     1019:38:10   11.6%
17   MYNN    N[Mod - Happy Thoughts]au                        1016:15:06   11.6%
18   SEA     Seattle-Tacoma Intl WA        935:36:28   10.7%
19   EGSS    London-Stansted               932:26:34   10.6%
20   EGNX    East Midlands                 898:18:04   10.3%
21   EDDH    Hamburg                       887:00:04   10.1%
22   ORD     Chicago-O'Hare Intl IL        867:37:12    9.9%
23   RPLL    Ninoy Aquino Intl             842:26:23    9.6%
24   IAH     Houston Intercont. TX         804:28:26    9.2%
25   MSP     Minneapolis-St Paul Intl MN   798:53:44    9.1%
26   CYXU    London                        798:50:33    9.1%
27   SY      Sydney Intl                   794:20:12    9.1%
28   EWR     Newark Intl NJ                781:05:12    8.9%
29   ENGM    Oslo-Gardermoen               778:38:24    8.9%
30   LROP    Bucuresti-Otopeni             770:13:41    8.8%
31   SVMI    Caracas-Maiquetia             728:31:57    8.3%
32   LUKK    Chisinau                      676:55:06    7.7%
33   SKBO    Bogota-Eldorado               664:06:50    7.6%
34   MSY     New Orleans Intl LA           655:55:38    7.5%
35   PHL     Philadelphia Intl PA          648:35:12    7.4%
36   SFO     San Francisco Intl CA         638:48:19    7.3%
37   EDDL    Dusseldorf                    597:43:54    6.8%
38   ANC     Anchorage Intl AK             575:26:52    6.6%
39   PHX     Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl AZ    575:22:52    6.6%
40   EGGP    Liverpool                     574:48:14    6.6%
41   EICK    Cork                          571:49:06    6.5%
42   MIA     Miami Intl FL                 569:21:18    6.5%
43   LLBG    Ben-Gurion                    568:17:24    6.5%
44   ULLI    St. Peterburg                 564:07:24    6.4%
45   LKPR    Praha-Ruzyne                  552:21:47    6.3%
46   EGFF    Cardiff                       550:08:53    6.3%
47   EDDM    Munich                        543:21:46    6.2%
48   LTBA    Istanbul-Ataturk              537:58:02    6.1%
49   VABB    Bombay-Santacruz              534:43:41    6.1%
50   EDDW    Bremen                        534:42:02    6.1%
51   MCO     Orlando Intl FL               532:12:26    6.1%
52   EKCH    Copenhagen                    517:45:14    5.9%
53   BOS     Boston Logan Intl MA          515:13:23    5.9%
54   EDDT    Berlin                        492:41:29    5.6%
55   HNL     Honolulu Intl HI              491:37:14    5.6%
56   LPPT    Lisbon                        490:01:03    5.6%
57   OJAI    Queen Alia                    485:07:24    5.5%
58   URRR    Rostov-Na-donu                481:42:36    5.5%
59   EGPF    Glasgow                       477:39:49    5.5%
60   PDX     Portland Intl OR              465:04:58    5.3%
61   ML      Melbourne Intl                456:36:44    5.2%
62   LEPA    Palma de Mallorca             453:40:41    5.2%
63   DFW     Dallas-Fort Worth Intl TX     449:31:04    5.1%
64   EDDS    Stuttgart                     445:00:46    5.1%
65   UKBB    Kiev(Boryspil)                444:53:50    5.1%
66   LYBE    Beograd-Surcin                444:07:29    5.1%
67   DAAG    Algiers-Houari Boumediene     433:10:48    4.9%
68   EGLC    London-City                   420:12:52    4.8%
69   SBSP    Sao Paulo                     420:02:23    4.8%
70   DCA     Washington National VA        410:53:55    4.7%
71   LGTS    Thessaloniki-Makedonia        403:37:55    4.6%
72   SBGR    Guarulhos                     401:02:31    4.6%
73   UNNT    Novosibirsk                   397:49:56    4.5%
74   EDDN    Nurnberg                      397:13:04    4.5%
75   LCLK    Larnaca                       397:06:58    4.5%
76   SLC     Salt Lake City Intl UT        392:42:52    4.5%
77   FAJS    Jan Smuts                     387:20:34    4.4%
78   UUDD    Moscow-Domodedovo             378:34:55    4.3%
79   SBRJ    Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumon   376:46:18    4.3%
80   TTPP    Piarco Intl Airport Trinida   372:32:07    4.3%
81   LFML    M[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ille                     367:30:54    4.2%
82   LOWS    Salzburg                      367:08:30    4.2%
83   DEN     Denver Intl CO                361:41:53    4.1%
84   JAX     Jacksonville Intl FL          358:01:22    4.1%
85   SNA     Santa Ana Wayne Orange Coun   357:14:11    4.1%
86   LIRF    Roma-Fiumicino                356:12:21    4.1%
87   LSZH    Zurich                        353:03:30    4.0%
88   SEQU    Quito-Mariscal Sucre          352:47:09    4.0%
89   IAD     Washington Dc Washington Du   351:56:25    4.0%
90   EPKK    Krakow                        351:38:28    4.0%
91   SCEL    Arturo Merino Benitez Int     349:46:08    4.0%
92   EDDV    Hannover                      341:44:39    3.9%
93   EHAM    Amsterdam                     335:56:47    3.8%
94   ATL     Atlanta Hartsfield Intl GA    334:19:33    3.8%
95   EDDK    Cologne-Bonn                  327:56:29    3.7%
96   LZIB    Bratislava                    324:21:39    3.7%
97   SDF     Louisville Standiford Field   322:04:56    3.7%
98   LGA     New York La Guardia NY        320:29:09    3.7%
99   MYGF    Freeport Grand Bahama         314:17:01    3.6%
100   EDDP    Leipzig-Halle                 310:20:50    3.5%
============================================================

 

New York Kennedy Approach

 

 

Top 100 Iron Mic Winners (APP/DEP scoring, 1 pph per facil)
From: 2011-01-01 00:00:01    /    Until: 2011-12-31 23:59:59
============================================================
#   ID      Facility (airport) name          Uptime    Up %
--   -----   ---------------------------   ---------   -----
1   KJFK    New York Kennedy Intl NY      2017:11:41   23.0%
2   EGKK    London-Gatwick                1655:09:16   18.9%
3   LOWW    Vienna                        1649:20:20   18.8%
4   EVRA    Riga                          1396:13:53   15.9%
5   LHBP    Budapest-Ferihegy             1396:08:09   15.9%
6   MYNN    N[Mod - Happy Thoughts]au                        1387:46:10   15.8%
7   SP      Sao Paulo-Congonhas           1252:52:21   14.3%
8   CHI     Chicago-O'Hare Intl IL        1214:21:09   13.9%
9   KEWR    Newark Intl NJ                1189:27:19   13.6%
10   SEA     Seattle-Tacoma Intl WA        1126:56:30   12.9%
11   RPLL    Ninoy Aquino Intl             1122:32:42   12.8%
12   MSP     Minneapolis-St Paul Intl MN   1119:15:54   12.8%
13   EPWA    Warszawa-Okecie               1117:23:47   12.8%
14   ESSA    Stockholm-Arlanda             1101:40:02   12.6%
15   KLGA    New York La Guardia NY        1081:02:57   12.3%
16   EGLL    London-Heathrow               1017:08:27   11.6%
17   KPHL    Philadelphia Intl PA          958:47:46   10.9%
18   UNNT    Novosibirsk                   940:49:03   10.7%
19   EDDF    Frankfurt                     909:32:19   10.4%
20   LGAV    Athens-Venizelos              871:43:21   10.0%
21   MSY     New Orleans Intl LA           861:23:18    9.8%
22   LROP    Bucuresti-Otopeni             853:16:07    9.7%
23   SFO     San Francisco Intl CA         851:12:12    9.7%
24   EKCH    Copenhagen                    848:44:00    9.7%
25   EGCC    Manchester                    832:12:33    9.5%
26   BOS     Boston Logan Intl MA          791:10:11    9.0%
27   JAX     Jacksonville Intl FL          756:47:47    8.6%
28   SY      Sydney Intl                   756:35:09    8.6%
29   LTBA    Istanbul-Ataturk              752:14:51    8.6%
30   LPPT    Lisbon                        749:36:56    8.6%
31   PHX     Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl AZ    745:33:17    8.5%
32   HOU     Houston Hobby TX              731:09:58    8.3%
33   RIO     Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumon   725:59:15    8.3%
34   CLT     Charlotte- Douglas Intl NC    724:24:27    8.3%
35   EGFF    Cardiff                       710:28:40    8.1%
36   EGBB    Birmingham                    696:13:37    7.9%
37   CYYZ    Toronto-Pearson               693:42:27    7.9%
38   EDDM    Munich                        676:03:02    7.7%
39   VABB    Bombay-Santacruz              671:31:28    7.7%
40   LAX     Los Angeles Intl CA           657:22:51    7.5%
41   REG     Dallas-Fort Worth Intl TX     641:32:51    7.3%
42   CYHZ    Halifax Intl                  640:06:27    7.3%
43   LAS     Las Vegas Mc Carran Intl NV   630:32:50    7.2%
44   EGGP    Liverpool                     625:34:12    7.1%
45   HNL     Honolulu Intl HI              624:43:12    7.1%
46   SVMI    Caracas-Maiquetia             621:48:13    7.1%
47   LQSA    Sarajevo-Butmir               618:36:10    7.1%
48   MKJS    Montego Bay-Sangster          617:24:36    7.0%
49   LGTS    Thessaloniki-Makedonia        615:34:55    7.0%
50   EBBR    Bruxelles National            609:35:41    7.0%
51   LKPR    Praha-Ruzyne                  601:48:48    6.9%
52   EPKK    Krakow                        598:24:19    6.8%
53   EDBB    Berlin                        597:25:51    6.8%
54   ATL     Atlanta Hartsfield Intl GA    596:21:56    6.8%
55   ESSEX   London-Stansted               591:55:23    6.8%
56   LEPA    Palma de Mallorca             582:22:24    6.6%
57   MIA     Miami Intl FL                 581:43:02    6.6%
58   MCO     Orlando Intl FL               573:05:01    6.5%
59   SKBO    Bogota-Eldorado               558:49:35    6.4%
60   FAJS    Jan Smuts                     549:26:26    6.3%
61   RKSS    Seoul-Kimp'O Intl             543:16:16    6.2%
62   EDDH    Hamburg                       538:37:59    6.1%
63   LFML    M[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ille                     536:32:28    6.1%
64   MSK     Moscow-Sheremetvo             532:58:38    6.1%
65   ENGM    Oslo-Gardermoen               521:01:31    5.9%
66   LCLK    Larnaca                       513:53:18    5.9%
67   DEN     Denver Intl CO                502:50:07    5.7%
68   PDX     Portland Intl OR              498:03:41    5.7%
69   EICK    Cork                          493:40:19    5.6%
70   CYWG    Winnipeg                      491:22:33    5.6%
71   BDL     Windsor Locks Bradley Intl    480:33:49    5.5%
72   ANC     Anchorage Intl AK             476:44:20    5.4%
73   SLC     Salt Lake City Intl UT        473:32:28    5.4%
74   MEM     Memphis Intl TN               460:13:06    5.3%
75   LOWI    Innsbruck                     453:32:29    5.2%
76   EGKA    Shoreham                      448:14:58    5.1%
77   EYVI    Vilnius                       444:51:09    5.1%
78   LLBG    Ben-Gurion                    432:54:10    4.9%
79   IAD     Washington Dc Washington Du   432:40:48    4.9%
80   URRR    Rostov-Na-donu                424:54:37    4.9%
81   EDDL    Dusseldorf                    407:57:25    4.7%
82   EIDW    Dublin                        397:58:21    4.5%
83   EDDP    Leipzig-Halle                 391:11:33    4.5%
84   SEQU    Quito-Mariscal Sucre          387:59:52    4.4%
85   LFPG    Paris-Charles de Gaulle       384:44:18    4.4%
86   THAMES   London-City                   383:39:09    4.4%
87   DCA     Washington National VA        380:21:48    4.3%
88   EDDN    Nurnberg                      379:14:25    4.3%
89   UKBV    Kiev(Boryspil)                378:46:38    4.3%
90   EHAM    Amsterdam                     375:34:45    4.3%
91   EDDS    Stuttgart                     375:02:37    4.3%
92   SLLP    La Paz-El Alto Intl.          367:16:25    4.2%
93   TBPB    Grantley Adams                367:04:56    4.2%
94   SCEL    Arturo Merino Benitez Int     360:47:06    4.1%
95   ML      Melbourne Intl                348:08:45    4.0%
96   EGPH    Edinburgh                     344:09:54    3.9%
97   RDU     Raleigh- Durham Intl NC       344:08:41    3.9%
98   WSSS    Singapore-Changi              339:11:04    3.9%
99   EDDK    Cologne-Bonn                  339:08:14    3.9%
100   LEBL    Barcelona- El Prat            334:48:05    3.8%
============================================================

 

Minneapolis Centre

 

 

Top 100 Iron Mic Winners (CTR scoring)
From: 2011-01-01 00:00:01    /    Until: 2011-12-31 23:59:59
============================================================
#     ID   ARTCC/FIR name                    Uptime    Up %
--   ----   ----------------------------   ---------   -----
1   KZMP   Minneapolis                    2616:01:27   29.9%
2   KZLA   Los Angeles                    2040:16:40   23.3%
3   LOVV   Wien                           2034:53:22   23.2%
4   KZHU   Houston                        1742:57:39   19.9%
5   PHZH   Honolulu                       1715:11:18   19.6%
6   EGTT   London                         1694:46:12   19.3%
7   KZOA   Oakland                        1688:06:05   19.3%
8   ESAA   Sweden (Suecia) Low            1664:17:34   19.0%
9   KZNY   New York                       1646:31:52   18.8%
10   KZJX   Jacksonville                   1623:53:00   18.5%
11   EDGG   Langen Radar                   1511:33:14   17.3%
12   KZSE   Seattle                        1458:27:22   16.6%
13   KZAU   Chicago                        1443:23:57   16.5%
14   UKBV   Kiev                           1427:46:50   16.3%
15   SVZM   Maiquetia                      1426:44:17   16.3%
16   KZMA   Miami                          1294:45:34   14.8%
17   CZYZ   Toronto                        1287:37:17   14.7%
18   SLLF   La Paz                         1237:52:06   14.1%
19   KZAB   Albuquerque                    1219:30:59   13.9%
20   ENOS   Oslo                           1199:35:53   13.7%
21   KZTL   Atlanta                        1195:51:26   13.7%
22   MKJK   Kingston                       1154:38:42   13.2%
23   KZID   Indianapolis                   1143:48:01   13.1%
24   EVRR   Riga                           1135:14:30   13.0%
25   EPWW   Warszawa                       1127:00:33   12.9%
26   KZBW   Boston                         1076:33:46   12.3%
27   FAJS   Johannesburg                   1049:43:32   12.0%
28   EDWW   Bremen                         1046:32:14   11.9%
29   MUFH   Havanna                        1017:32:37   11.6%
30   URRV   Rostov                         952:10:39   10.9%
31   SEGU   Guayaquil                      945:14:03   10.8%
32   LPPC   Lisboa                         923:55:37   10.5%
33   LHCC   Budapest                       918:29:53   10.5%
34   CZQM   Moncton                        897:25:59   10.2%
35   KZDC   Washington                     894:45:50   10.2%
36   CZWG   Winnipeg                       885:23:09   10.1%
37   KZFW   Fort Worth                     869:42:29    9.9%
38   KZKC   Kansas City                    860:13:40    9.8%
39   LECM   Madrid                         838:27:42    9.6%
40   KZME   Memphis                        838:24:04    9.6%
41   EKDK   Kobenhavn                      833:28:48    9.5%
42   PAZA   Anchorage                      826:26:35    9.4%
43   EDMM   Munich                         817:53:48    9.3%
44   KZOB   Cleveland                      798:59:16    9.1%
45   LGGG   Athens                         797:49:23    9.1%
46   RKRR   Incheon                        790:20:43    9.0%
47   LDZO   Zagreb                         778:39:12    8.9%
48   LECB   Barcelona                      772:47:12    8.8%
49   YBIK   Melbourne (Bindook)            764:01:41    8.7%
50   SAEF   Ezeiza                         757:16:06    8.6%
51   CZEG   Edmonton                       744:47:51    8.5%
52   CZVR   Vancouver                      723:41:30    8.3%
53   EISN   Shannon                        686:19:08    7.8%
54   SCEZ   Santiago                       661:56:01    7.6%
55   TTZP   Piarco                         659:47:03    7.5%
56   RJTG   Tokyo                          658:13:39    7.5%
57   KZDV   Denver                         638:07:16    7.3%
58   EBBU   Brussel                        634:52:08    7.2%
59   UUWV   Moscow                         625:44:52    7.1%
60   LRBB   Bucharest                      620:04:33    7.1%
61   SBCW   Curitiba                       608:10:52    6.9%
62   EGPX   Scottish Control               603:55:17    6.9%
63   MYNN   N[Mod - Happy Thoughts]au                         567:20:37    6.5%
64   EURM   Maastricht Radar               565:26:27    6.5%
65   CZUL   Montreal                       543:09:06    6.2%
66   LFFF   Paris                          531:25:53    6.1%
67   WSJC   Singapore                      507:48:48    5.8%
68   EYVL   Vilnius                        505:59:00    5.8%
69   VABF   Mumbai                         505:20:43    5.8%
70   LIRR   Roma                           498:40:26    5.7%
71   LIMM   Milano                         492:52:14    5.6%
72   LCCC   Nicosia                        488:06:05    5.6%
73   YSNO   Melbourne (Hume)               447:43:00    5.1%
74   MMEX   Mexico                         447:27:42    5.1%
75   LTBB   Istanbul                       444:50:41    5.1%
76   NZCR   Christchurch (Raglan)          435:53:59    5.0%
77   KZLC   Salt Lake City                 424:42:03    4.8%
78   LSAS   Switzerland                    423:30:58    4.8%
79   SPIM   Lima                           404:02:22    4.6%
80   VVTS   Ho-Chi-Minh                    399:47:54    4.6%
81   FACT   Cape Town                      399:41:59    4.6%
82   OMAE   Emirates                       389:35:31    4.4%
83   LKAA   Praha                          388:36:51    4.4%
84   EHAA   Amsterdam                      374:30:29    4.3%
85   SBBS   Brasilia                       350:33:33    4.0%
86   EFES   Tampere                        335:36:32    3.8%
87   LLLL   Tel Aviv                       334:49:58    3.8%
88   ENOR   Norway Control                 331:47:14    3.8%
89   UKFV   Simferopol                     324:06:23    3.7%
90   RPHI   Manila                         323:23:22    3.7%
91   HECC   Cairo                          314:23:36    3.6%
92   SGFA   Asuncion                       296:24:21    3.4%
93   TNCF   Curacao                        289:13:12    3.3%
94   VTBB   Bangkok                        270:57:53    3.1%
95   MDCS   Santo Domingo                  266:41:47    3.0%
96   TJZS   SAN Juan Oceanic               262:32:58    3.0%
97   LFMM   M[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ille                      241:56:54    2.8%
98   LZBB   Bratislava                     239:23:20    2.7%
99   LYBA   Beograd                        235:53:22    2.7%
100   MHTG   Central America                228:22:59    2.6%
============================================================

[Kyle Weber]

Woohoo! Go Team ZMP!

[George Wright]

Congratulations Gatwick, a fantastic achievement for all involved. Almost took a second one!

[Thomas George 827476]

Some fantastic results, congratulations to our colleagues in VATUSA on taking the top spots on CTR and APP and a very well-deserved 1st for Gatwick on TWR and 2nd on APP. The lists are there though, some very good overall performance from Europe which I am delighted to see.

 

One thing worth mentioning is that, as far as I know, this does not cover FSS positions and Europe is covered by Eurocontrol (above FL245) which, due to their sector sizes are FSS positions. Although these hours are not recognised here, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who log on to cover more than one country in Europe and help us improve our overall CTR coverage to pilots too.

 

Europe, watch out for JFK and MSP!

Edited January 5, 2012 at 12:04 PM by Guest

[Romano Lara]

Congratulations VATUSA!

[Apostolos Damkalis]

Congratulations to all about your effort and your offer to our network.

As I can see,the 2012 will be a very competitive year!!!

 

Apostolos Damkalis

Membership Director,VATSIM Europe Region

[Chris Pawley]

Well done to everyone involved - we've had a brilliant year - so its very pleasing to end on such a high.

 

Thanks to all the controllers, mentors, pilots and adjacent ATC who made sure we weren't staring at a blank screen every night.

 

Steve - is the award ceremony black tie? Also - could you make it somewhere with some better weather than London? :D

 

Thanks

 

Chris

[Thomas George 827476]

Thanks Chris, I echo that sentiment.

 

A friend in VATSPA said it's 20 degrees in Seville at the moment and no chance of requiring takeoff clearance to move the car off the drive! That'll do.

[Dave James 1018738]

Thanks for posting up the figures Steve (and the team involved in providing the stats).

 

A great effort by all across the globe in keeping Vatsim the best online Virtual ATC/Pilot environment. Many would be at a loss without the dedication shown by all from the newest pilot/ATC member through to the chaps providing the network for us all to enjoy.

 

Here's to 2012 !

 

Regards

[Andrzej Stachlewski 104848]

Congratulations to all. That's great so many people contribute to the network. Comparing to real world traffic, it's a very nice performance of a tiny towers/approaches and CTRs in Warsaw and Budapest! Come fly to us, we have a very nice service indeed!

[David Malinowski 1087539]

EGKK and KJFK! YEAH!!!

[Ira Robinson]

EGKK and KJFK! YEAH!!!

 

First of all let me congratulate and thank everyone for all of the time energy and effort that goes into controlling here on VATSIM. Truly a world wide effort. To the winning positions go our congratulations and our thanks for being there for us. To everyone else we send our gratitude and thanks for being there for us.

 

Two special shout-outs this evening; first, to the boys of ZMP for their record setting 168 hour week of controlling. This is one record that can never be broken. Simply amazing guys.

 

And finally to the crew here in ZNY. Winning one Iron Mic is something to be proud of, pulling it off two years in a row I think is something special and the boys at JFK_APP/DEP were able to do just that. In fact all four major facilities - KJFK, KLGA, KPHL, KEWR managed to land in the top 20 this year and I think that says something about their dedication that deserves a point out.

 

So I just wanted to take this time to thank everyone who spent any time on frequency this year and return you now to your regularly scheduled program.

 

Ira Robinson

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[Christopher Mauro]

Congrats for BOS making it on TWR, APP, and CTR lists!

 

Even BDL made the cut on APP!

[Adam Wolken 1093046]

Congrats to ZMP on an awesome overall run!

[Wygene Chong 1089621]

Congratulations to everyone worldwide for their service to this network over the entire year.

[Bryan Wollenberg 810243]

Congrats to all!! Those are some impressive numbers!