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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Considering getting pregnant...
11 comments:
- Dinnerland said...
No idea, honey! Personally: I haven't discussed this with my doc-- I'm done having babies (just have 1 and that is enough...) but I wanted to check in and say hello and congratulate you on your progress so far!
- February 4, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Linda said...
I know mine recommends 16 months to make sure weight loss is stabilized, but I think if I got pregnant tomorrow they'd be OK with it. We're considering having another and I kind of have this fall in the back of my head to start trying. That would actually put me at about 16 months and hopefully at goal. I already weight less than when I had my daughter so that's cool.
Good luck with your decision. The big 40 just kind of starts looming doesn't it? :)
- February 4, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- Amy said...
Check out http://melissaslapbandjourney.blogspot.com/ - she's banded and pregnant. Although she's at goal and much further along in her journey, but she'd at least be able to tell you about the unfilling and such.
Good luck with whatever you decide!!!
- February 4, 2010 at 11:12 AM
- Heather said...
I want to get pregnant and am 35. I was shocked by your stats. i hadn't read that even when you're g 30 you only have 12%! what!?!? I thought 35 was the magic number.
So I'll give you a quick sum up of my experience. My OB has been super eager for me to get pregnant because to her the age was a much bigger factor than the weight. She even said if you are eating well, you can lose weight while being pregnant. controversial in some ways i'm sure. I had the port placed in a certain way during surgery knowing i'd get pregnant, and at the time my dr at NYU said it'd be about 1 year til pregnancy was recommended but she said that varies. So yesterday, i asked her again, it's been 6 months, and i've lost 35pounds, and she said it's fine, go ahead and try! I had told her my OB had concerns about my age and she seemed to agree. We may wait a few months but i'm going to try!
good luck!
- February 4, 2010 at 11:26 AM
- Gen said...
It is true that 35 seems to be the magic number for trying to get pregnant. But things are not as dire as those statistics suggest. First of all, it only takes one egg to get pregnant! If you are ovulating every month, what difference does it make how many eggs you have left? Of course there are fewer eggs, you've been releasing them since you were 12 or whatever!
From what I recall, in your early 30s you have a 75% chance of getting pregnant within a year, and in your late 30s you have a 65% chance. So better than 50/50!
I have had 4 babies, and age was never a factor for me, even though my last was born when I was 39. It went like this: first baby took 3 months to conceive at age 29. Second took 1 month, age 30. Third took 1 month, age 32. Fourth took not just one month, but ONE TRY at age 39! LOL. The babies got easier and easier to conceive because I had the timing down to an exact science. ;)
It is very individual. I am also extremely lucky to have had no miscarriages. I think if you look at your family history you might get some clues - did your mom or grandmother have children late? How many? Any miscarriages? In my family, pregnancies came very easily, including into the 40s, and few miscarriages. Others are not so lucky, and you never know until you try!
So, I would say start soon. BUT you are only a couple months banded. Definitely give it another few months to lose more weight. While I had no problems getting pregnant at 39, I did have more problems with borderline gestational diabetes, hypertension, etc. The risks of these complications are lower when you are at a healthier weight. The whole thing is just easier, really.
Good luck to you, there's nothing more fun than making babies!!!
- February 4, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- Nicole said...
I know every surgeon is different, I discussed this with them. They say wait a year, and I asked amd I waiting a year because of physical reasons or weight loss. My NP said because of WL.At my surgeons as soon as you find out they take all the fill out, but every Dr is different! Good luck
- February 4, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- TracyZ said...
I got my band in order to get pregnant...the docs told me that my weight was the only reason I wasn't getting pregnant.
When explaining this to the surgeon they requested I wait 18 months post-op to being trying. They said it would not be a disaster if I got pregnant before that point, but that it would be the safest time to try for both me and the baby.
I am counting the months! 16 left ;)
- February 4, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Elliana said...
Thank you so much everyone. I really appreciated each of your comments. They are helping me put this into perspective. I am feeling better today about waiting a while before considering getting pregnant. I think the statistics just rattled me a bit. I am going to take some time this weekend to think about all great points you have highlighted for me and will decide what approach to take. Thanks again for your very kind replies. The support of this band community never ceases to amaze me.
- February 4, 2010 at 10:50 PM
- Kristin said...
Hi Elliana, this is my first time reading your blog. I was banded on 1.4.10 so I don't have a lot of band experience but I've had three babies and four pregnancies (miscarriage @ 12 weeks) so I know a few things about that. While you're waiting to lose a little more, I'd suggest making sure you're taking good prenatal vitamins starting NOW. Getting enough folic acid BEFORE you get pregnant vastly reduces the chance that your baby will have spina bifida and similar diseases. I'd also buy an ovulation kit and find out when you ovulate each month. Get familiar with your cycle, how it works, what day you typically ovulate, etc. There's a great book called Take Charge of your Fertility that explains all kinds of things I had no idea about. If you prepare by knowing your cycle, getting up to date on your immunizations and taking vitamins, you'll be in great shape to get pregnant when you start trying. GOOD LUCK!
- February 5, 2010 at 5:14 AM
- The Former Fat Girl said...
Hi there lady ! Wow you're post couldnt have come at a better time since the hubby and I just had the baby talk yesterday !! About to turn 32 this month so the consensus is gotta get a move on this. My surgeon states to wait 16 months post band only for the reason of all the rapid weight loss would be unhealthy for the pregnancy and I also think they unfill you to allow you to get in your needed nutrition but this might be a case by case basis also. I'm hoping to hit goal by the year and then go off the pill and see what happens. Also thinking about trying oviwatch. It's an ovulation predictor method that seems to be very accurate, my BFF got pregnant after 2 months on the oviwatch when they had been trying for a year without prior to that so google it and see if it's something you might consider.
LOL sounds like next year will be a baby boom on the blogs !!! LOL
- February 7, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- gary andrew said...
Getting pregnant was never a problem from having a baby. In fact, there are few cases that had undergone gastric lap band for them to have their babies. Also, it depends on how your body reacts on the band. So better if you consult with your band doctor about this matter.
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eLearning Gamification or Game-based Learning is a powerful medium of learning by using simulations and games to experience and learn new things. When played as a game, by creating life-like situations, the desire to win propels the players to understand the system or "lesson" and emerge victorious, in this way the knowledge learnt is for keeps.
Some of the lifelong lessons we learn in the earlier years stay with us as we learnt them by "doing" it. As we grow up, we are introduced to a more formal education where we read, write and memorize. This information stays with us in varying degree. A popular study informs that we recall just 10% of what we read and 20% of what we hear, but this rises to 90% when we "do" or even "simulate" it ourselves.
But the challenge remains to "do" or "simulate" what all we want to learn, enter eLearning Gamification.
eLearning Gamification helps in development of cognitive ability, when learner keeps playing the same game repeatedly at various levels and increasing difficulty, he/she reinforces the idea underlying the game to an extent they are able to see issues and solutions when faced in real life. While games improve concentration, at a more physical level, games are known to improve hand-eye coordination.
eLearning Gamification actively engages the learner, offers "try, fail, learn" experiences, that are close to real-world experience and the "test-feedback" cycle is fast. Further, the pace of learning is set by the learner and not by the instructor, so it matches his temperament. At a corporate level, it offers a level playing field for all with no scope for subjectivity from the trainer/tester's end. It is also, cost-effective when compared to instructor-led or workshop-type learning, and can be rolled out across geographies/time zones at incremental cost.
Driving or flight simulators have existed for some time now, what has been recent and that which has defined eLearning Gamification has been its usage in interpersonal skills, team management, resource management, incident management, programming, business process management, stock market investment, leadership training, social marketing…
Here is what world's leading Research Center, Pew's had to write about Gamification "Technology consultancy Gartner has projected 50% of corporate innovation will be "gamified" by 2015. Another consulting firm, Deloitte, cited eLearning Gamification as one of its Top 10 Technology Trends for 2012, predicting: "Serious gaming simulations and game mechanics such as leaderboards, achievements, and skill-based learning are becoming embedded in day-to-day business processes, driving adoption, performance, and engagement." Elements of game mechanics are being employed nowadays in training, marketing, education, and wellness initiatives."

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Cheese Soufflé
1 serving
3 ½ teaspoons Earth Balance, Melt or other non-dairy "butter", divided
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
¼ cup milk (I used almond)
¼ teaspoon minced chives (optional, but delicious)
1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 egg, separated
1/3 cup shredded non-dairy cheese (I used Follow Your Hear Provolone)
Butter the bottom and sides of a 1 cup round baking dish with ½ teaspoon butter. Sprinkle buttered surface with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese; set aside. In a small saucepan, melt remaining butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Add chives and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount into egg yolk; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Transfer to a bowl; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat egg white until stiff peaks form; fold half into yolk mixture. Fold in Swiss cheese, then remaining egg white. Pour into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.


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The North is completely white now. Even with Virginia Falls frozen over, Sue Lindberg is stuffing logs into her fireplace, and yes the mosquitoes are now actually all dead. I figure that's worth raising a glass to!
2017 was an incredible year for me. I worked hard training our guide team, and my family and I are proud to have witnessed them provide exceptional service to everyone who shared the wild with us. Over the summer I travelled the length of the Nahanni, and led an expedition from the Moose Ponds and another into the Cirque of the Unclimbables. I marvelled at the beauty of these places and what I do for a living.
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World Water Council
The World Water Council is an international multi-stakeholder platform. It was established in 1996 on the initiative of renowned water specialists and international organizations, in response to an increasing concern about world water issues from the global community.
The World Water Council's mission is "to promote awareness, build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues at all levels, including the highest decision-making level, to facilitate the efficient conservation, protection, development, planning, management and use of water in all its dimensions on an environmentally sustainable basis for the benefit of all life on earth."


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On a day when Christians everywhere celebrated their risen Savior, Jesus Christ, The Clark Sisters had harsh words for rapper Kanye West, who portrays himself as a Christlike figure at his "Sunday Service" jam sessions.
On a day when Christians everywhere celebrated their risen Savior, Jesus Christ, The Clark Sisters had harsh words for rapper Kanye West, who portrays himself as a Christlike figure at his "Sunday Service" jam sessions.
The world's #1 living performer, Beyonce Knowles, offered nothing new for her 2nd performance at the Coachella Music Festival's Weekend 2. If you caught the first concert last weekend, you didn't miss anything.
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EJ Johnson, 25, and his adopted sister Elisa Johnson, 23, attended the Neon Carnival after the Coachella music festival with friends over the weekend. Magic Johnson's youngest son wore coochie cutter denim shorts and a sparkly, sheer see through top with thigh high suede boots.
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Deadline July 16th: Critical Mass 2014
Call for Entries: Critical Mass 2014
Deadline: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at noon PDT
"The aim of Critical Mass, and all Photolucida programming, is to provide participants with career-building opportunities and to promote the best emerging and mid-career artists working today.
Critical Mass is a program about exposure and community. The idea is simple—photographers (from anywhere) submit a 10-image portfolio. This work is then pre-screened by a committee of approximately 25 jurors. From those votes, 200 finalists are determined. The 200 finalists then pay an additional submission fee and their work goes on to a jury of over 200 of the world's best photography professionals who have agreed to view and vote on the finalists' work. See the list of jurors!
Although the primary intent of Critical Mass is exposure (which is a benefit to all who enter), we are pleased to also offer awards each year. The awards for Critical Mass 2014 are:
Monograph Award – One photographer will be chosen for Photolucida's prestigious monograph award. A hardbound book of their work will be published, distributed internationally, and given to all jurors and entrants in this year's Critical Mass.
Artist Residency Award – One photographer will be chosen for a four-week residency in 2015 at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation's Captiva Island (Florida) estate.
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16. Toothbrush Innovations
Contributed by:
Dr. Tuti Ningseh Mohd Dom
Dept. of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur
Since the birth of the modern toothbrush in 1938, toothbrush design has evolved in more and more salient ways. Why, walk down any of the supermarket aisles featuring personal grooming items and one is bound to be dazzled by the huge array of colourful toothbrushes of varying types, shapes and sizes; not to mention the differing costs. Let us survey the different types of toothbrushes currently available in the market.
Types of Toothbrushes in the Market
The Zig-Zag shaped bristle design has been "designed to clean better between teeth". The handle is shaped like a dental instrument to allow proper balance when pressure is applied to the brush bead.
- The brush with the flexible neck is meant to work like a "shock absorber to reduce pressure and prevent gum irritation. Its handle has a non slip grip with an angled, tapered head, which helps to clean hard-to-reach areas.
- Toothbrushes with angled heads are supposed to provide better access behind teeth and other hard-to-reach areas of the mouth.
- Those with angled bristles provide triple action bristles to ensure proper cleaning, no matter how well or how poorly people brush. The angled outer bristles are for gumline; long inner bristles are for between teeth and shorter bristles are for the tooth surfaces.
- Toothbrushes with special indicator bands have the advantage of having dyed bristles that fade when the brush needs replacing.
- Some toothbrushes have diamond-shaped or oval shaped heads that enable you to reach all teeth surfaces easily, including the back teeth areas between teeth.
- The special toothbrushes are available for people who have shrinking gums due to gum problems or spaces between teeth where teeth have been extracted. Since these people may find that the regular toothbrush cannot reach certain spaces in between teeth, they may require the use of a special toothbrush. You can see that this type of brush is shaped like a minute baby's bottle brush, right-angled and small enough to reach spaces where the regular toothbrush cannot reach.
Tips for choosing a suitable toothbrush
To ensure that you get the best possible benefits from your toothbrush without imposing any harm on your teeth and gum structures, several tips are suggested. Using a soft, even ultra-soft bristle toothbrush is very important for good health. Medium to hard bristle toothbrushes may cause tooth abrasion near the gumline, resulting in sore or irritated gums. Whether you choose a big head or a small head brush depends very much on whether there is sufficient spacing between your teeth and cheeks, and whether your teeth are aligned in straight line or not (Your dentist might be able to help you out with this). Ditto for what shaped of brush head you might need to use. Many experts agree that the new styles of toothbrush heads with softer, multilevel bristles are better than flat brushes at cleaning between teeth. Still, others contend that no bristle, however high-priced it may be would be able to get between the teeth the way a strand of dental floss can. While others prefer a straight handle, the bend or angled ones are good too, at helping to reach the back of the mouth. Children may prefer newer models with neon colours, cartoon characters and squishy handles. These may be easier to grip and may be worth the money if they encourage the children to brush.
One would then conclude that the best toothbrush is the one that the user feels most comfortable using and with which he can brush his teeth efficiently and effectively. Having said that, what is as important is finding a brush that you'll keep using once the novelty of a particular feature has worn off. After all, a toothbrush is just as good as the person who uses it. You can have the best toothbrush with all the best features that money can buy; yet what is the use of it if it is not used properly or worse, only used occasionally? As long as you're using a good quality soft-bristled toothbrush and brushing with the proper technique, you can do a good job.
Toothbrushing technique
But what it the proper technique, you ask? First, a daily dental hygiene routine is vital to maintain healthy teeth and gums. The following is a basic guide. Do ask your dentist if you want to be sure of a regime that is more specific for you. Recommended regimen: -
- brush with fluoridated toothpaste for at least two minutes in the morning and before bedtime, and ideally after lunch.
- Floss daily to remove dental plaque (which is a sticky substance formed by bacteria in the mouth) from between the teeth.
Get a professional dental check-up once a year; depending on your oral health status. How to brush: -
- dental researchers consistently found that all normal brushing techniques were sufficient when it came to cleaning efficiency. However, it was observed that children favoured horizontal strokes whereas adults preferred vertical strokes. The key to effective brushing is to remember to brush all front as well at back teeth while making sure that you reach all surfaces of the teeth.
A final note on brushing technique: -
- Experts now advise that a brush should be held using a pen grip (same way as you would hold a pen) as this allows free movement and less pressure on the tooth surface.
Caring for your toothbrush
Most investigators now agree that the toothbrush, which is meant to keep the teeth clean could be the very vehicle that aids in breeding and transmission of various microorganisms in the oral cavity. Some experts suggest that cleaning the brush daily in antiseptic mouthwash would be able to fight bacterial growth that can flourish into the toothbrush. Toothbrushes should be placed in a dry area as wet and moist toothbrushes may allow bacteria proliferation. Another thing that one can do is of course to be sure to rinse all plaque and food particles from the toothbrush after each use. Toothbrushes have an average of three-to-six month life-span. They should be replaced as soon as there is any evidence of fraying or when the bristles begin to lose shape. Frayed toothbrushes do not clean efficiently and have a tendency to facilitate rubbing of teeth in contrast to brushing. This causes more wearing away of the teeth. Worn or frayed brushes may even injure the gum tissues.
Dental health should never be taken for granted. There are many advantages to taking good care of the teeth and gums, not the least of which is to avoid dental and periodontal or gum disease; along with all the related woes and anguish. Not only that, having the healthy teeth and gums will improve the quality of life as life suffering is lessened, self esteem improves and so is your productivity. And hey, it saves a lot of trips to the dentist and helps keep your health budget to a minimum, too!
Malaysian Dental Association shall ensure that the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data is consistent with the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010 ( 'PDPA' ). It is acknowledged that personal data collected and processed is obtained voluntarily and with your consent.


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Orgatec 2018
The leading international trade fair, ORGATEC, takes place this fall in Cologne. The most well-known national and international furnishing manufacturers will be there to present their new products. There's no question that we, with our solvent-free adhesives SIMALFA®, will be there too.
Visit us at our booth:
23.10.2018 – 27.10.2018
Cologne, Germany
Hall 10.1, Booth A041


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This morning we got the first snow of the season! It hasn't amounted to a whole lot, but Kacie was pretty excited to hear that there was snow on the ground when she got up. Of course as soon as she was ready for school, she had to go check it out. We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!
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A versatile wardrobe staple - the Cherise can be styled in various ways.
The layered shoulder ruffle is echoed in the side seam creating beautiful movement and drape. The Cherise features two ties with natural shell tassels that can be styled your way. Shown here, the ties create a halter neck with the shells featuring on the back. Belted or loose, there are lots of styling options with this versatile piece.
The Cherise will fit sizes 10 -18. Our models are sizes 10 and 16.


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As technology moves forward, Chic Festivals has to do the same.
At HRH HQ in Ibiza, the team have been working for a number of months on combining the radio station, magazine, tv channel and all the events into one simple app that everyone can use on the go and now it has launched as the new HRH Bible App is revealed.
HRH Radio: The radio station has been proving very popular since its launched at the start of 2017 and now it is on the Bible. You can listen to shows, check the programme schedules, request a song and even favourite the songs you like best. The song favourite system is more than just a like. There is a complex algorithm attached to it that helps us select more music you enjoy. Like an AC/DC track and we will play more similar bands both signed and unsigned.
HRH Magazine: Included in the app is up to date news, reviews and interviews from our roving reporters around the globe all conveniently wrapped into the app at the touch of a button. Find out about the best new releases, which bands have been announced for HRH events, read interviews from some of the biggest bands on the circuit and keep right up to date with all music news.
HRH TV: As you all know, HRH TV is extremely popular on Youtube and now you can carry that in your pocket too. Interviews and live performances from bands playing at the HRH events throughout the year updated instantly on the app. Even some exclusive music releases from bands on Off Yer Rocka label.
HRH Events: Here's the really clever bit! We have incorporated all of our festivals into the app with interactive maps, line-ups and times, links to the official events and you can even purchase your tickets directly from the app.
Not only all of the above but more features will be added soon.
HRH Bible brings the full HRH Media Hub together combined with Chic Festivals and Off Yer Rocka Recordings to make one of the most powerful app's on the market. Oh yeah… and its totally free of charge in the Google Play and iOS stores!
*If you already had the original HRH Radio app then check it out as it will have now updated to HRH Bible. If you previously had the HRH Bible app you will need to check the app store for the new app as the old bible app is now deleted and replaced.


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Honestly, I´m not feeling really well today. I hope that I don´t get sick again but I can feel it already.
That´s why I canceled all my plans for today and decided to take some me time to reload my batteries.
A perfect day off for me is as simple as you can see. Having a hot bath with some really nice smelling
bath salt listening to Adele, who calms me down a lot. Afterwards I love a good cup of tea
while watching an episode of my favourite series Girls.
I hope to avert the disaster just in time. Fingers crossed!


text: Share: Comments Print January 13, 2015 at 9:28 AM Secondary ticket prices rise markedly for NFC Championship game Posted by Bob Condotta Where last week the story was that tickets for the Seattle-Carolina game could be had on the secondary market for less than the previous year, this week the story is that ticket prices are rising to levels never seen before in this city. The web site TiqIQ.com reports this morning that the current average price for a ticket to the Seattle-Green Bay game is a whopping $765.61 and that the get-in price — meaning the lowest-priced ticket available — is $427. Last year, the average for the Seattle-San Francisco game was $791.40 but the get-in price was $363. The site also reports that the most expensive ticket currently listed for this game is Charter 134 Row A for $4,100-plus per seat and that there are suites going for as much as $102,000. Below are the average price (get in) for all previous NFC Championship games: 2010: Vikings @ Saints: $744.20 ($355) 2011: Packers @ Bears: $1,157.23 ($267) 2012: Giants @ 49ers: $597.17 ($310) 2013: 49ers @ Falcons: $362.79 ($178) 2014: 49ers @ Seahawks: $791.40 ($363) Below is the average price (get in) for the AFC Championship Game Colts @ Patriots: $501.32 ($252) Comments


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HUNTINGTON, WV – Michael Mullins, FACHE, has accepted the position of President and Chief Executive Officer for Mountain Health Network. Effective March 4, Mullins will assume strategic oversight to grow the new regional health system that includes Cabell Huntington Hospital, St. Mary's Medical Center and Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Mullins is arriving from Ascension Healthcare, the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world's largest Catholic health system. He has served as Senior Vice President of Ascension and CEO/Ministry Market Executive for Via Christi, the largest provider of healthcare services in Kansas, and St. John's Health in Oklahoma. He has been responsible for 12 hospitals and focused on leading integration processes, structuring clinical integration, enhancing medical staff relationships, guiding financial success and mentoring executives.
"We are pleased to welcome Michael Mullins as the system's permanent CEO," stated Kevin Yingling, RPh, MD, chairman, Mountain Health and CHH Board of Trustees. "Mr. Mullins has expertise in leading hospital systems to success through strategic priorities of growth, quality, patient experience and financial performance. Further, I commend the board selection committee and Interim System CEO, Gary White, for their dedication and commitment to the process."
"Mike's impressive leadership strengths as a communicator, collaborator and mentor will help Mountain Health Network achieve its vision of creating a regional system that improves quality, access and affordability," stated Gary White. "We look forward to his leadership and commitment to exceed patients' expectations in the Tri-State region and beyond."
In addition to his extensive leadership roles with Ascension Healthcare, Mullins has more than 30 years of hospital leadership experience. He served as Regional Vice President of Quorum Health's Colorado region and provided leadership and operations support for 12 hospitals and strategic business arrangements. Additionally, he served in chief executive officer positions for Community Health Systems and Triad Hospitals. He led Gateway Health System in Clarksville, Tennessee; Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Indiana; and Unimed Medical Center – St. Joseph's Hospital in Minot, North Dakota.
Mullins is a retired captain of the Medical Service Corps, United States Naval Reserves, where he served for 32 years including in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. His last assignment was a tour as commanding officer for a Commissioned Reserve Medical Unit for the Navy. He holds a master's degree in healthcare administration from Trinity University, San Antonio, and a bachelor's degree in political science from University of Texas at El Paso. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Mike and his wife, Meliss, have two adult sons, Nicholas and Austin.
Formed on May 1, 2018, Mountain Health Network is a West Virginia-based not-for-profit health delivery system that is comprised of Cabell Huntington Hospital, St. Mary's Medical Center and Pleasant Valley Hospital. Mountain Health Network is committed to improving the health and well-being of over one million people in 23-counties in West Virginia, southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky through understanding, respecting and meeting their needs. We are proud to be the primary teaching hospital for the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing.
(HUNTINGTON)— Joey Trader, Ed.D, MSN, RN, CNE, has been named St. Mary's vice president of Schools of Nursing and Health Professions and the director of the St. Mary's School of Nursing.
A 1997 graduate of the St. Mary's School of Nursing, Dr. Trader actually began his nursing career at St. Mary's Medical Center in 1995 as a nurse extern. After graduation, he worked in the St. Mary's emergency department as a registered nurse for 11 years before beginning his teaching career in 2008.
Dr. Trader received his doctor of education in teaching and learning from Liberty University. He received both his master of science in nursing and nursing education and his bachelor of science in nursing from Marshall University.
(HUNTINGTON)— St. Mary's ER and St. Mary's Regional Heart Institute congratulate Cabell County EMS and Lawrence County EMS on each receiving the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks.
Every year, more than 250,000 people experience a STEMI, or ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, a type of heart attack caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart that requires timely treatment. Mission: Lifeline seeks to save lives by closing the gaps that separate STEMI patients from timely access to appropriate treatments. Mission Lifeline's EMS recognition program recognizes emergency responders for their efforts in improving STEMI systems of care and improving the quality of life for these patients.
Agencies that receive the Mission: Lifeline Gold Plus award have demonstrated at least 75 percent compliance for each required achievement measure for two years.
Each year, St. Mary's ER treats thousands of patients with chest pain, providing advanced life-saving treatment options for those who are having a heart attack. The partnerships with Cabell County EMS and Lawrence County EMS is vital in providing that advanced care to patients.
More than 26,000 students in 81 elementary schools in six counties are moving more with GoNoodle's in-classroom physical activity movement and mindfulness videos
(HUNTINGTON)— St. Mary's Medical Center is leading a new initiative to get elementary-age kids more physically active.
The initiative uses GoNoodle, a set of online movement and mindfulness videos that get kids running, jumping, dancing, stretching and practicing moments of mindfulness right next to their desks. Research shows GoNoodle's in-classroom physical activity improves childhood health, student behavior and academic performance.
St. Mary's is underwriting the cost of GoNoodle's videos for all public elementary schools in Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Putnam, and Mason counties in West Virginia and Lawrence County in Ohio. HIMG and First Sentry Bank are also partnering with St. Mary's for the project in Cabell and Putnam counties.
"GoNoodle is one of the most amazing products I've seen to get kids active in the schools as they learn in an academic setting," said David Sheils, president, St. Mary's Medical Center Foundation. "St. Mary's is committed to improving the health of our young people and this is a way to make it part of their daily activity."
The St. Mary's-led initiative is the first such sponsorship of GoNoodle's premium version, GoNoodle Plus, in West Virginia schools. GoNoodle Plus includes additional videos and games that bring movement and core subjects together to develop fluency in grade-specific math and English Language Arts (ELA) topics. GoNoodle Plus also allows teachers to have the ability to customize GoNoodle content, which further supports their lesson plans and academic goals of the classroom.
"We are excited to join with St. Mary's, teachers and parents to add much-needed minutes of physical activity for Tri-State-area kids," said Scott McQuigg, CEO and co-founder of GoNoodle. "When kids move more, they do better in school and grow up to be healthier adults."
According to the CDC, only one-quarter of today's youth meet the current recommendation of at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day. The GoNoodle-St. Mary's partnership will allow local students to earn those vital minutes of activity with entertaining experiences that feature high-energy dance music, fitness routines, virtual field trips and physical challenges.
To use GoNoodle, teachers need to have a computer with an Internet connection and a shared screen, such as a projector or interactive whiteboard. At home, kids can create and customize their accounts (with parent verification) and play GoNoodle online, on a mobile device, or on Apple TV. Elementary teachers, parents and kids in Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Putnam, Mason and Lawrence counties will have access to GoNoodle Plus by signing up at www.gonoodle.com.
GoNoodle is used in over 600,000 classrooms worldwide with more than 12 million kids playing GoNoodle each month, generating more than five billion minutes of movement in the past year.
(HUNTINGTON)— St. Mary's Medical Center was among a select group of hospitals nationwide recognized for promoting enrollment in state organ donor registries in a national campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The campaign has added 400,000 donor enrollments to state registries nationwide since 2011.
St. Mary's conducted awareness and registry campaigns to educate staff, patients, visitors, and community members about the critical need for organ, eye, and tissue donors and, by doing so, increased the number of potential donors on the state's donor registry. The hospital earned points for each activity implemented between May 2015 and April 2016 and was awarded platinum recognition through the HRSA Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Campaign.
Of the 995 hospitals and transplant centers participating in the campaign, only 281 were awarded platinum recognition during this phase of the campaign.
This campaign is a special effort of HRSA's Workplace Partnership for Life to mobilize the nation's hospitals to increase the number of people in the country who are registered organ, eye, and tissue donors and, ultimately, the number of organs available for transplant. The campaign unites donation advocates at hospitals with representatives from their local organ procurement organizations, Donate Life America affiliates, and state and regional hospital associations. Working together, the teams leverage their communications resources and outreach efforts to most effectively spread word of the critical need for donors. St. Mary's worked with Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates on the campaign.


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I heard from two unexpected sources of wisdom this past week: David Johnson, President of Silent Images, and Scott Dikkers, a founding editor of The Onion. It's quite an unlikely pairing. On one hand, by highlighting the beauty of people amidst tragedy, David uses his camera to help "bring justice, freedom, and a voice" to the voiceless. On the other hand, by targeting the "foibles of humanity" everywhere, Scott uses humor to satirize traditional media coverage of current events. Yet as different as they are, both use stories in unexpected, necessary, and ultimately sticky ways that resonate with people. They challenge people to re-evaluate their perspectives of others and recognize their shared humanity - the impact I would like my storytelling to have too. These are some of my takeaways from their talks. "Seeing the World Through a New Lens" (DJ)
- Be a passionate person about everything I do. I'll never know when and where that perfect opportunity will arise.
- God has called me to love all people. I can use the camera in my hands to respond to the injustice I see around me.
- I am here to serve first, then photograph.
- When building a creative team, find people who are smarter than me.
- Personal impact of all the tragedy and pain that David has witnessed and documented:
- Wonder at the depth of God's unconditional love for such a broken humanity
- Joy and comfort that God is sovereign and will one day restore justice
- Conviction and responsibility to collaboratively participate in the reconciliation process
"The Funny Story Behind the Funny Stories" (SD)
- Nothing is effortless. Even the most naturally talented comedians had to learn how to make people laugh, and often the hard way (e.g. out of necessity as an emotional coping mechanism).
- Basic Principles of Creative Leadership
- Live my mission, and I will become a person of vision. Find out what I need to do or want to do, and just do it. Doing so will create a center of gravity that draws people to me.
- Invest my passion, not my money. Heart is all I need.
- Be prepared to scrap everything. If I've invested your money and it's just not working out, maybe I need to redirect my passion.
- Trust my people. Surround myself with people who are smarter than me, who love what they do, and who need to be doing it to be happy. They will work hard, but I need to trust them.
- Work right. Learn from those who have gone before me.
Altogether, their advice really encourages me that I'm doing the right thing by focusing on my artistic potential. When I am sharing stories, I feel like I'm doing what I was created to do.


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WELCOME TO THE SWILLHOUSE. This is a knees-up, hair-down kind of venue that does not take itself seriously. It's a sister bar to number seven, The Baxter Inn, and it's the brainchild of bar brothers Anton Fort and Jason Scott. So, while fun times are definitely on the cards, that doesn't mean you'll be quaffing pints of student lager.
Like Baxter, it's not easy to find and, again, the main signage comes from folk hanging about outside.
But this bar doesn't pander to the speakeasy stereotype and, once you're inside, you'll see there is absolutely nothing clandestine about the place. There is taxidermy, yes, but it's big and brash, like the crowd.
Last year, Shady Pines was number 41 and that it's back again for 2014 is testament to the fact there is room for all types of bars in this poll.
There's more than just a touch of the wild west about this place and, while there is a tip-top selection of beer, the cocktail list is pretty tasty too.
Punters have no choice but to unite in the fascination and general excitement that is Shady Pines and you'll find yourself ripping shells of the copious amounts of free monkey nuts like a starving cowboy.
Get down, get dirty and get involved.


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The Electric, Natural Gas & Coal based Utility Industry needs to adopt IoT at the earliest due to the advent of the smart grid and critical operational technologies that enable critical amounts of savings with respect to costs and manpower. The utility IoT is projected to grow to more than 800 million smart meters/sensors installed globally by 2020. This is why Zeuce as an IoT Platform and its Saas Products are placed perfectly to drive that change and help the utility industry optimise processes, improve profitability and drastically make a difference in the overall utilization of resources.
With billions of dollars spent in capital, resources and equipment, and large product volumes being extracted and transported on a regular basis, the energy industry is poised to gain significantly from the widespread deployment of IoT sensors and data analytics. Whether improving asset lifecycle, increasing performance, optimizing costs even by a few percent, energy analytics on IoT data has the potential to unlock billions of dollars in improved operating revenues, reduced costs and better profitability per year.
Consumers expect insurers to provide broader coverage with personalized services that adapt to their usage, behaviors and preferences. Most people are willing to change their insurance providers for more tailored insurance, saying they would trade connected, behavioral data to get more personalization. With CharIoT's IoT Solutions, this is now possible, practical and scalable. Our Products give insurers a better way to understand risk on an individual basis, allowing for the personalization consumers want.
Public Sector/ Smart cities
By 2050, around 70% of the world population will live in urban areas. With this huge shift in urbanisation and the world has to be ready with the digital technology to meet the challenge of rapid progress exerting significant pressure in infrastructure and public resources like Water & Gas, Electricity, Waste Management, Lighting, Traffic & Parking. This is where the concept of Smart city comes in. As per certain reports, the potential direct economic impact of IoT in cities could approach $1.7 trillion by 2025. Domains such as air and water monitoring, adaptive traffic management, and autonomous vehicles are expected to have the highest potential economic impact. CharIoT's Smart City solution brings all the below verticals into a single platform and is flexible enough to support multiple applications as a consolidated ecosystem rather than building multiple silos.
The healthcare markets suffer from significant inefficiencies with billions being spent in healthcare each year being wasteful or redundant. With increasing pressure to reduce costs, the healthcare industry needs the wealth of newly available, digitized and standardized data: clinical data, claims & cost data, pharmaceutical data, patient demographics and sensor data from wearable devices and smart phones. By correlating and performing advanced analytics and machine learning on these data, both insurance companies and healthcare providers can reduce the cost of care, improve health outcomes, and promote patient engagement. CharIoT's IoT Solutions can deliver that agnostic device & sensor independent platform that help combine all the data and to deliver tailored patient care plans and incentives to promote long-term health thus reducing costs across the board.
Manufacturing/ Industrial
"Industrial Internet" has a huge potential for every asset, product, and industrial process. Chariot's IoT solutions can unlock immense value from real time data intelligence by monitoring and optimizing the state of the manufacturing equipment, processes, supply of inputs, product demand and manpower utilized. Our IoT solution can enable manufacturers to find new potentials from their portfolios of industrial sensors to improve asset lifecycle & utilization, reduce product development costs and time to market, increase systems efficiency and safety, and enhance products and services based on real-world performance.
Oil and Gas
Oil & Gas operators need to leverage the Internet of Things and CharIoT's machine-learning-based IOT enabled analytics technologies to predict equipment risk, failure likelihood and maintenance actions – to address inefficiencies and improve operational intelligence during each phase of production & operation. Powered by Big Data, Cloud, Machine Learning & AI based advanced analytics monitoring and continuously optimized system performance, the Oil & Gas industry companies will be able to derive significant financial value from improved operational management, predictive equipment repair and maintenance, enhanced demand forecasting and increased customer service.


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March 25, 2018
This Sunday, Pastor Todd continues his series on The End, entitled "You Better Be Ready" in Matthew 24:42-51. Next week, Pastor Todd will share the gospel at our Easter Service.
Ways to Give
Interested in partnering with Crossroads through giving? You can give by check/cash during our services with a giving envelope, online, or via text by texting "lifeatcrossroads" to 77977. To start giving today, go to www.lifeatcrossroads.info.
Believers Baptism
Have you committed your life to Christ but never taken the step of baptism? We want to invite you to join us during all three morning services on Sunday, April 15, for the Believer's Baptism. Sign up today at www.lifeatcrossroads.info or at the Registration cart on a Sunday morning. Everyone over 18 who desires to be baptized must attend the Baptism Class on Sunday, April 8 at 11:00 a.m.. Details will be emailed to participants after they have registered. Anyone under the age of 17 must meet with a pastor prior to baptism. They will be contacted by a pastor after they have registered. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
All Easter Weekend activities will take place at College of the Canyons.
Good Friday Service, March 30
- Guest Worship by Shane & Shane at 6:30 p.m.
PrEaster Family Night, March 31
- Family Fun for all ages from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday Service, April 1
- Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. & Service at 9:00 a.m.
Easter Lilies
Easter lilies are available for sale at the Easter table. If you would like to honor a loved one at our Easter service, you can reserve an Easter lily for $20. You can take your lily home with you after service on April 1st.
Easter Volunteers
Easter is our opportunity to serve together as a church family. There are many ways to serve. Go to easteratcoc.org to sign up or visit the Easter table today.
March Go Partner
Blanket Blessings is a Crossroads ministry led by Megan Fick and her heart to reach out to local and global communities through this mercy ministry. Megan and other volunteers tie blankets to be given to those in need locally, at public high schools, and to send with our missions' teams to our partners around the world. They meet monthly on Thursday, and if you are interested in becoming a part of this ministry, please email email@example.com.
ELEVATE MINISTRY - Jr. High and High School
Elevate Surf Club: Third Saturday in April, $5 – Surf Club is for students who can surf or who want to learn. We meet outside the church office at 8:00 a.m. We check the surf report, and then head out to the beach with the gnarliest waves! You need to bring $5, a wetsuit, a board, and money for food. If you don't have a board, we have a few to lend. Surf Club usually returns around 6:30 p.m. Hey parents, we need drivers if you want to join us!
The Crossroads college ministry (Oxford Fellowship) meets Sunday nights from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm in the church loft. Please follow Oxford Fellowship on Instagram to see all updates regarding our meetings.
WEEKDAYS AT CROSSROADS - All classes on break March 27-29
College Ministry | 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. | The Loft
- Conquer Study | 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Adult Classroom C
Elevate Jr. High Ministry | 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. | Student Center
UP | 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Kids Classrooms
Biblical Womanhood | 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Adult Classroom A & B
Biblical Manhood | 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Adult Classroom C
Elevate Sr. High Ministry | 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. | Student Center
Psalms | 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Adult Classroom A & B
Psalms | 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Adult Classroom A & B
Philippians | 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Adult Classroom C
- Momsense | 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Adult Classroom A
- ReEngage Marriage Class | 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. | Student Center


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how to interface this piece with PC??? i want the data to be transfered from my phone to computer. i won't go in for an infrared option though, please suggest some software besides PC suite for this.
ok ok...maybe i was a bit to strong on the poor old 6106 down there yeh that was my post lol anyway this fone is okay despite every thing said on my last comment i mean it still pretty good for a person who doesnt want a high tec fone who just wants a simple easy to use fone
i got this fone about 4 months ago ... had to get it after people kept prank callling me on my nokia ngage..so i went and bought it its okay but no blue tooth is really a down grade and basically no memory? 30mb waste in a couple of hours after loading some mp3 songs on AND THE infared takes for ever to get songs of! oh and a word of advice buy your self an cover protecter you will need it the screen scartches easily! thats why im ditching this mobile and for chrismas 2006 ill buy my self a d600 DO NOT I REPAT DO NOT BUY THIS FONE!!!!!
Abraham: USB cable is a same thing as datacable, so yes there is suitable datacable for this. :)
i don`t know why the phone is slow on carrying out instructions and it should have bluetooth. can it be able to operate on two sim cards? I don`t know why I can`t use any other phone but nokia.
i actually own this phone, its a POS! dont buy it, theres a reason why alot of carriers will offer this phone to you for free. its crap. i noticed this site this phone features PTT and it doesnt. the only thing decent is the camera, which takes along time to actually take the picture. and the problem with that is there isnt enough memory to actually hold alot of pictures :( it is a basic phone. easy to navigate and the radio is rather nice. but overall... this phones a dump ion the toilet. its slow and horrible. i wish i didnt get this phone, even though it was free.
the mobile is very user friendly, the cam is basic, so is most of the menu if you are someone who just wants to talk, sms and take a few photos then buy it, but it's more for young teenagers, boys or girls It's a nice phone but for me i need something with lots of memory, bluetooth etc
Its a classy phone.Bought one but cant activate the radio coz Icant get to activate PTT. Any help? Or send me the manual in English
Nokia is good, but i want to blast my Nokia 6101 with vital confidential information that was stolen by anuthorised person.
IMEI No. 358362007306139
Item No. 0049033
well... i had this chance to own one... but life sucks..it was stolen from me...duh!
i dun c how da buttons can scratch da screen unless u're pokey buttons! LOL! and yea da batt life is kinda short. but da keypad is comfortable. memory is small, no doubt. but still, it's depends on da user. y bother complaining if u CHOSE & BOUGHT it out of the hundreds of models available?
i have this phone and it is pritty dodgy, the buttons scratch the screen, the camera is crap and it has no memory
The battery life is too short !
The filip has lots of problem and sometimes i lost my full antena !
its hang alot!
Im not satisfy with this nokia phona.
What happen to you nokia ! sometimes i really appriciate my samsung a200 !!!!
do u think the pictures u take r good or crap ...
duz it look good like a camera??
"I dont want to lose all my numbers! Anyone got
any ideas? Thanks"
Hook it up to your PC via nokia fone tools and take all your contacts off so at least u got those.


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Dear David and Gap Forum,
I'd like to add to the statement Victor makes below. The Hopf project
has been developing support for path algebras in GAP and has an
interface to the non-commutative Groebner basis package, Opal. Free
associative algebras (with identities) are easily encoded as path
algebras, so Hopf can perform many of the functions you are asking for.
Hopf and Opal are available from
but is still in development and has some bugs. We're looking for
interested users though. Here's a log of how you might work with your
example below:
# A free associative algebra with one is encoded as a path algebra # with a quiver containing one vertex and two loops. gap> Q := Quiver(1, [[1,1, "a"], [1, 1, "b"]]); <quiver with 1 vertices and 2 arrows> # Construct the algebra over the rationals gap> A := PathAlgebra(Rationals, Q); <algebra-with-one over Rationals, with 3 generators> # Need the identity of the algebra. gap> one := One(A); (1)*v1 # Create an ideal with the relations a^2 = b^2 = 1, abab = 1 gap> Ideal(A, [A.a^2 - one, A.b^2 - one, A.a^2 - A.b^2, > (A.a*A.b)^2 - one] ); <two-sided ideal in <algebra-with-one over Rationals, with 3 generators>, (4 generators)> # Calculate the Groebner basis before constructing the quotient gap> gb := OpalGroebnerBasis(I); <complete two-sided Groebner basis containing 3 elements> # What's in the Groebner basis? gap> Enumerator(gb); [ (-1)*v1+(1)*a^2, (-1)*a*b+(1)*b*a, (-1)*v1+(1)*b^2 ] # Construct a quotient, find its dimension and basis gap> B := A/I; <algebra-with-one over Rationals, with 3 generators> gap> Dimension(B); 4 gap> BasisVectors(Basis(B)); [ [(1)*v1], [(1)*a], [(1)*b], [(1)*a*b] ] # Construct an ideal of B, and print its dimension and basis gap> J := Ideal(B, [B.a]); <two-sided ideal in <algebra-with-one of dimension 4 over Rationals>, (1 generators)> gap> Dimension(J); 4 gap> BasisVectors(Basis(J)); [ [(1)*a], [(1)*v1], [(1)*a*b], [(1)*b] ]
"David B. Wales" wrote:
> Hello Gap Forum, I would like to know how to create the Free
> Associative Algebra with a one with some small number
> of generators over a field like the rationals and
> then factor out the ideal generated by some few words in the
> generators. I would then like to know something about the
> quotient like its dimension over the rationals and how
> to compute the dimension of some subideal generated by
> some words in the generators. I suppose sometime I would
> like to know a basis. I know it is finite
> dimensional. I have seen how to do this
> for groups and Lie algebras but not associative algebras
> in general. I would appreciate any help.
> Thanks very much, David Wales
> Example, the free associative algebra with 1 and with two generators
> a and b mod the relations a^2=b^2=1 and abab=1. I know
> this is a group algebra but you get the idea. David
Dear David,
You need a non-commutative Groebner basis package for this. As far as I know
(but maybe I am wrong), there is no such in GAP today. But there exists several
of them outside GAP community. Bergman and Anick are two of them where I
participated myself. Bergman is on LISP/Reduce and works with the homogenious
relations only. Anick is on C and mainly used for calulating Anick resolution
but has a possibility to calulate Groebner basis too. Besides that there are a
lot of term rewriting systems, which can be used too, especially if you works
with the words only.
Your Sincerely
Victor Ufnarovski
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Ireland should not wait until next summer to think about the future
In Giovanni Trapattoni's final hours as Ireland manager, his side were losing 1-0 to Austria in Vienna. Trapattoni had one last substitution to make as Ireland chased the game.
Wes Hoolahan and Robbie Brady were among those on the bench, but they stayed where they were. With nine minutes of the game remaining, Shane Long was replaced by Conor Sammon.
In his last days as Ireland's manager, Trapattoni insisted a new man couldn't change things.
"I know this group of players. Sure a new manager will not change three, four or five. One hundred per cent, there will be no chance. A new manager will continue the same way. I have the advantage of knowing the players, knowing the set-up."
In many ways, Trapattoni was right. All of the players who featured against Bosnia last week played during his era. However, some played more than others.
Trapattoni knew the Ireland players, he had the advantage of a lifetime's knowledge of players, and this knowledge told him they always make mistakes. By the time he arrived in Ireland, Trapattoni, like the hedgehog, knew one big thing: players could not be trusted.
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His approach was simple. Ireland would retreat and essentially live only for the last-ditch tackle. They would take no risks even if risk-aversion was a risk in itself. The scoreless draw in Moscow was the most successful example of this approach, demonstrating the resolve of the players even as they waited for more punishment. Four days earlier, the limitations had been made clear when Ireland drew 0-0 with Slovakia in Dublin.
Two years later, Martin O'Neill arrived and stated on his first day that he hoped he could find some new players. A few months later, reality had unhelpfully intervened. "In the back of my mind, I thought, 'There must be five, six, seven young lads playing who will maybe break through' - and that may be the case. But at this minute, I haven't spotted it. Maybe I'm in the wrong place."
The one pearl, Jack Grealish, eventually would be lost but Ireland would essentially demonstrate that Trapattoni was right. They would, in the final months of the campaign, demonstrate how wrong he was as well.
Ireland qualified for the European Championships last week with a group of players Trapattoni knew. But the squad had seemed transformed. Nearly every game under Trap had appeared to be a penitential exercise. Watching them required endurance for which the public would be rewarded at some distant point in the future. Or, failing that, in the afterlife. There was very little joy.
Last Monday night there was nothing but joy. Ireland beat Bosnia comfortably to qualify for the European Championship finals. Their journey through a difficult group which required a victory over the world champions and a play-off against more gifted, although crucially, less committed opponents, had helped create a bond between the side and the public.
History is written by the winners so last week everything Martin O'Neill had done made sense. The late goals at home to Poland, and in Tbilisi and Gelsenkirchen reflected the spirit of the Irish team. O'Neill spoke on Newstalk about the general sense of doom which followed the result against Scotland in June but how a lifetime in the game told him the campaign wasn't over.
The man who had said in 2004 that "anybody who is thinking of applying for the Scotland job in the next eight or nine years should go get themselves checked out by about 15 psychiatrists" may also have felt Scotland would not be comfortable in the strong position they were in. In September, Scotland lost in Georgia, returned to Glasgow and lost to Germany. Ireland were in a strong position now but there were more important steps to come.
The victory against Germany last month was not only vital in the context of the group, it reawakened the nation to the possibilities of the football team. The game against Poland had hinted at the spirit in the squad but this game demonstrated it. Germany might have been relaxed and complacent but Ireland had played teams who were relaxed and complacent in the past and who ended the game thinking they were right to have been relaxed and complacent. This Ireland, made up of the players available to Trapattoni, was different.
Wes Hoolahan's presence had been a key factor but others like Brady and Jeff Hendrick developed too. More importantly, they had grasped an essential component of all Martin O'Neill sides. As he put it on Off The Ball last week: "Don't die wondering."
Ireland hadn't retreated when facing a superior team like Germany. Under O'Neill they would attempt to discover if there were weaknesses in the opponents' attitude. Their approach wouldn't be defined by the backward step, by Richard Dunne heroically defending on the edge of the box or on the goal-line. Instead they would be defined by the energy and relentless industry of Jon Walters.
In some ways, O'Neill's analysis was no different to Trapattoni's but O'Neill's solution was. "We lack certain things," he said last week but his Ireland try to overcome them with daring; Trapattoni's Ireland closed their eyes and hoped the world wouldn't notice.
"The word I like to use," Roy Keane said last week, "for players with Ireland is 'courage'. Brave enough to want the ball, to receive it, brave enough to make a mistake. Take risks. Even last night, some of the passing . . . the intention was right. That's where you can't be too critical. If you want to be a good player, you need that bit of courage."
On Tuesday, Keane faced the media to explain many things. He will be in demand as a manager again after qualification and he may yet go to the Euros as O'Neill's assistant while managing a club. This may be another demonstration of perception being more important than reality when it comes to being recruited in England but Keane has been unfairly stereotyped as well. He has worked well with O'Neill. "The manager has the main points and I'll have little words with the players, small details. That's my job. I'm not great for analysing games too much. I say little bits, particularly to the midfielders, because I played midfield, I like to think I've maybe an edge on some others."
When Ireland qualified for the European Championships four years ago, Trapattoni's team was known almost immediately. Ten of the players who played in the second leg in Dublin against Estonia started the first match against Croatia. Trapattoni named his team for that game a week beforehand. Things will be different under O'Neill, although the problem is not the will for change, it is the same old problem: finding new players.
O'Neill's way is to keep them guessing and fewer players will feel certain of their place this time.
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"There's a fine line between loyalty and stupidity," Keane says. "You give great credit to the players for getting us there, but the players can't relax, there's places up for grabs, whether it's the final 23 or the starting 11. We've seen the way we had to chop and change which was kind of forced upon us with injuries and suspensions."
Some like Aiden McGeady might be most under threat but O'Neill will make few promises.
"I think Martin would be more inclined to say, 'Listen, it's great the lads who got us there but don't sit back and relax and think you're automatic for the Euros'," Keane added. "That's what you do, you challenge players to play to another level. That's what we will be doing, no doubt, over the next few months."
Ireland can take advantage of this opportunity by pushing on with the radical reform of the game. It should be more urgent now that qualification has been achieved. Ireland shouldn't wait for whatever the summer brings to think about the future. O'Neill has demonstrated the limitations of Trapattoni's approach but the limitations of Irish football predate both men. Now is the time to ensure future managers have different problems.
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Contributed by Mickey Bell on Dec 28, 2005 (message contributor)
Summary: This sermon is not just for those who were in church and left for some reason. This reaches those who are wasting their time and talents. Prodigal means = "waster"
The Prodigal Son
Prodigal = means "waster" one who waste gifts and resources.
The first thing I want you to realize with this message today. This story is not just limited to:
· Young people
· People who are out of church
· People have left a church
Because any time you stray away from God to do your own thing, that's when you are considered a "Prodigal Son".
· Anytime you stray from church – You are a Prodigal
· Anytime you stray from Bible Study – You are a Prodigal
· Anytime you stray from your prayer life – You are a Prodigal
· Anytime you stray from Sunday School – You are a prodigal
· Anytime you stray from tithing – You are a prodigal
Because as a prodigal, you find yourself doing whatever pleases the flesh and not those things that pleases God.
There are a few things in this story that I would like to just highlight for you. My prayer is that you would see inside this son and view this story from behind his eyes, because as prodigals, we all do the same thing for the same reasons.
Setup Story:
younger brother gets upset (don't know why)
He ask for his portion of his father's goods
His father gives it to him
So what now?
1. What the Prodigal Figured –
Imagine with me if you will, you are this young boy.
Even though he seems to have everything he needs
· He is fed up with the way his life is going
· He doesn't like the daily bible studies
· He is tired of doing daily chores
· He is fed up with living under a roof of rules to go by
· He is sick of being told what to do
· He is mad at something that was said
· He is livid at something that was done
We don't know all the reasons for him leaving but we do know one important fact: Read v.13: He left and He partied!
What the prodigal figured:
· If I can get out of this house I can do my own thing
· When I leave, all I am going to do is party
· I want out of this house so I don't have to go to church
· I am tired of praying before every meal
· My dad's spiritual advice is getting on my nerves
· Once I am gone, I will no longer have to answer to anyone but myself
Isn't that what we hear today:
"I want to Party" –
· The avg. college student consumes more than 34 gallons of alcoholic beverages a year.
· Beer consumption by college students is just short of 4 billion beers.
· The typical student spends more money on alcohol than on textbooks.
- All examples of prodigals who were ready to party
"I want to just be free"
Last month, 19-year old David Ludwig drove his 14-year old girlfriend back home at about 5:30am. He was waiting on the customary text message that would assure him that she had made it into her room without getting caught.
But he didn't get the text message. He even sent her several text messages that were unanswered. Finally, he reaches her by phone. Here's what she says: "I got caught and my parents want to see you".
On November 13th, David Ludwig went to the house of Michael and Cathryn Borden were he murdered them in front of their children in their Pa. Home.
Ludwig waited on the 14-year old girlfriend and once she was in the car, they hit the road. She told lawyers that she wanted to "get away as far as possible" so they could get married.
Just like the prodigal, wanting to be free.
The prodigal figured:
"If I can just get away from it all then everything will be just fine"
2. What the Prodigal Forfeited -
This young boy traded in:
· The love of his Father {for} Loose Friendships
His father loved him so much that he let him go
· The daily feast {for} damaging Famine
v.14 – there arose a great famine
· A furnished life {for} simply, a Fight to stay alive
Based on his portion of the goods, his family was doing well. But
When the famine came, he "began to be in want". (v.14)
3. What the Prodigal Found -
v.17 – He found "Himself" – and he didn't like what he found.
Sitting in the pigpen, he found that:
He was Lonely –
· The money is gone and so are his party friends
· No family made it to the party of riotous living
· He's all alone –
He was longing –
· For food – (to the point of eating what the pigs left)
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