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Like many, Krager didn't come in on a winning streak. He had two car accidents in three days and ended up on his hands and knees, begging for one more drink. The story of the impact of his alcoholism on his young daughter is as as moving as his transformational story of recovery.MYSTERIOUS PARADOXESSuch is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one.A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46What glorious mysteries paradoxes are! They do not compute, yet when recognized and accepted, they reaffirm something in the universe beyond human logic. When I face a fear, I am given courage; when I support a brother or sister, my capacity to love myself is increased; when I accept pain as part of the growing experience of life, I realize a greater happiness; when I look at my dark side, I am brought into new light; when I accept my vulnerabilities and surrender to a Higher Power, I am graced with unforeseen strength. I stumbled through the doors of A.A. in disgrace, expecting nothing from life, and I have been given hope and dignity. Miraculously, the only way to keep the gifts of the program is to pass them on.Need the Daily Reflection Book?Visit our web siteVisit our blogVisit our Facebook GroupFollow us on TwitterSupport the Podcast:- On Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailyreflection- On PayPal: https://paypal.me/dailyreflection

In today’s episode, we have customer experience expert, Annette Pedroza, who has been in the customer service vocation for 20 years now. She gives 3 tips on how to build a customer focused foundation. Tip 1) You need leadership involvement and it needs to come from the top. Tip 2) Assessing your specific environment. There isn’t one strategy that’s gonna work with everyone. Tip 3) Setting realistic goals to be able to execute on your plans. She talks about how they were able to help their team change their way of thinking and what they did to influence that through positive people and attitudes. She was able to influence the whole company and get every department involved in interacting with the customer.About Annette 0:413 tips on how to build a customer focused foundation starting with #1 3:29Tip #2 7:16Tip #3 7:46What got the employees around this new way of thinking 15:30“Now you had employees who had no direct connection prior to that and now they had a chance to talk directly to the customer and really live that customer centricity value. I just did this one team at a time and before you know it, one VP is talking to another VP and then people are knocking at my door and saying ‘Hey we want to participate. How do we become part of this?’ So really starting small and just growing your sphere of influence and leveraging you that leadership to spread your message. Size doesn’t matter, you can influence a company of any size.” 18:32https://www.linkedin.com/in/annette-pedroza-ccxp-8465b5/

Show Summary: “There's one organ in the body that's designed to benefit off of movement and that's the brain.”Jennifer Etnier, a fellow at the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Academy of Kinesiology, focuses on physical activity's cognitive benefits. Her mom inspired her mission to spark awareness about the ability of exercise to improve brain functions.It started when she noticed the difference in his mom's ability to problem-solve, mostly around technology, compared to his father's. At the age of 80, her mom still plays pickleball for two to three hours a day, which is not a regular activity for adults. She also hikes a lot, and she stays active with gardening and all sorts of activities.Right now, they're doing a clinical trial that's supported by the National Institute of aging. They're looking at the potential benefits of a one-year commitment to physical activity for 40 to 65 years old and have a family history of Alzheimer's disease. They believe that if cognitively normal and healthy people participate in exercise for a year, they'll get behavioral benefits, brain structure, and brain function benefits.Important LinksGutsy Health WebsiteProvo Health InstagramUNCGPhysical Activity and Alzheimer’s Disease 2Exceptional Highlight:Problem solving abilities could be enhanced by being physically active.The most important thing to recommend is that people do a form of physical activity that they can stick with. If you like hiking, then hike, by all means. I don't want to force you to swim. You're going to get these enduring benefits.If you're in an apartment, you don't have a place to be outside, find somebody who does the fun boot camp on YouTube. Do it as a family.Show Highlights: Do the things that you love as an exerciseJennifer 5:04I think for sure that her commitment to physical activity has allowed her to maintain her cognitive ability into advanced age.What does exercise improve?Juanique 11:48Exercising, enhances mood, enhances memory, enhances all good things. And what our lifestyle is doing now is completely causing deterioration, and all of those aspects and areas.What was Tristin’s recreational activities as a kid?Tristin 24:55I ended up playing tennis all the way through high school and then continued to play it recreationally for years and years after that. So it really can make a huge difference. What kind of experience these kids have at a very young age.What clinical trial do Jennifer’s team do now?Jennifer 37:46What we anticipate is that we're going to see those benefits, even in people who in addition to their family risk of Alzheimer's also have a genetic risk for Alzheimer's. Don’t forget to subscribe to Apple Podcast and Spotify and get your discount at Provo Health using the code provohealth10.Support the show (https://www.mygutsyhealth.com/gutsy-family)Support the show (https://www.mygutsyhealth.com/gutsy-family)

This episode is a big heart filled talk about the Akashic Records. What are they and what should you expect after a reading? What if you're nervous for one? What blocks your spiritual gifts from opening more and gets in the way for new intuitive readers stepping into their gifts? Find Colin Harris @colin_astralWork w/ Colin http://www.astralhealing.caYoutube: Astral Healing Check Us OutNeil @neildisyWork w/ Neil www.neildisy.comSoul Truth Alignment Facebook GroupZach @wokebrodocWork w/ Zach www.calendly.com/eli125Off the Record (Akashic) Facebook Group"The Akashic Records is..a vibration that is all around us. It’s a dimension outside of a dimension. When you enter you get to bring that dimension to us. It’s energy flowing all around"“When I’m in my heart close to my soul, it seems like I need to learn less lessons. And that’s the guidance”Colin Harris, the box-less limitless Akashic spiritual bundle of love aka Christmas in a man 0:46What are the Akashic Records 5:48The power of the Records beyond words-the magic is in the energy 8:03The path to Spirit through heart, trust, and intuition 11:50 Anchoring into heart to hear the message when you think you misunderstood Spirit's guidance 14:01An easy practice to get into heart 20:03Your third eye is already open, but the key to expanding your gifts is paying attention to the other chakra’s. 23:01Addressing throat chakra energy, speaking your truth, and energetic blocks in the body 24:11Dealing with triggers while triggering others as an empath 27:26How to love your insecurities and lesser sides 29:43Getting over our self judgement and doubt as we step into our intuitive gifts 38:26The sticking points of reading the Akashic Records when you first start 49:00The Records are actually THE FORCE and you are one with it 51:45What short and long term changes should you expect to see after receiving a Record reading 58:05What you should know if you’re considering your first reading but are nervous 1:02:46A final message from Colin- Love is the answer, being an empath is not a burden, the journey within is the most rewarding gift 1:08:32CreditsMusic-Max Van Soest @ max_fly5Cover Artwork-Kelsey Glass @ k.divine.glassContactWokewastedpod@gmail.com

Today we talk to Mike Miller, the Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Convey, and Vikas Bhambri, the SVP of Sales and CX at Kustomer. We discuss issues and trends we are seeing in the customer service business, such as a spike in e-commerce and an increase in customer inquiries. Other things like an increase in online orders has put a strain on deliveries and being able to get deliveries out on time. Don’t assume that you’re over-communicating with the customer, but instead always be proactive in communicating with them and wait for them to let you know you’re reaching out too much. We talk a little bit about AI and the effects it’s having on customer service, and then we need to be thinking about how we can be strategic in these times and take advantage of the shift in the market. Trends and challenges customer services organizations are facing 1:46What companies are doing well to combat this 7:40An example of the problem we face now 12:00Artificial intelligence 14:51“We hear pretty consistently that customers at least are looking for 3 things, and the first is setting an expectation around when something that is going to arrive. That is harder to do today than it has been historically, but that is absolutely the expectation. They want frequent updates as early as possible as to when that’s going to change, if it is going to change. And then lastly they’re looking for flexibility about delivery options.” 7:48

“Woe to you! You are like unseen graves over which people unknowingly walk.” Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply, “Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.” And he said, “Woe also to you scholars of the law! You impose on people burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.”  Luke 11:44-46What an interesting and somewhat surprising exchange between Jesus and this scholar of the law.  Here, Jesus is severely chastising the Pharisees and one of the scholars of the law tries to correct Jesus for being offensive.  And what does Jesus do?  He doesn’t back down or apologize for offending him; rather, He turns His severe rebuke to the scholar of the law.  That must have surprised him!What’s interesting is that the scholar of the law points out that Jesus is “insulting” them.  And he points it out as if Jesus were committing a sin and in need of a rebuke.  So was Jesus insulting the Pharisees and scholar of the law?  Yes, He probably was.  Was that a sin on Jesus’ part?  Obviously not.  Jesus does not sin.The mystery we face here is that sometimes the truth is “insulting,” so to speak.  It’s insulting to a person’s pride.  What’s most interesting is that when someone is insulted, they need to first realize that they are insulted because of their pride, not because of what the other person said or did.  Even if someone was overly harsh, feeling insulted is a result of pride.  If one were truly humble, then a rebuke would actually be welcomed as a helpful form of correction.  Sadly, the scholar of the law appears to lack the necessary humility to let Jesus’ rebuke sink in and free him from his sin.Reflect, today, upon whether or not you are humble enough to receive correction from another.  If someone points out your sin do you get offended?  Or do you take it as a useful correction and allow it to help you grow in holiness?Lord, please give me true humility.  Help me to never be offended when corrected by others.  May I receive others’ corrections as graces to help me on my way to holiness.  Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2020 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

This week's podcast episode features Michol Dalcourt. Michol is an internationally recognized industry-leading expert in human movement and performance. He is the founder and Director of the Institute of Motion, inventor of the fitness tool “ViPR” and Co-Founder of PTA Global. Michol is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco in the Faculty of Sports Science and has served as an instructor at the NAIT College School of Health Sciences.As a trainer, Michol has worked with a general clientele as well as athletes of all levels, such as college-level pitchers, NHL hockey players, NLL Lacrosse players, and Olympic gold medal athletes. In this episode we discuss:Intro - Michol's background The IoM 4 Quadrant System … @3:06Using the 4Q system with clients… @7:33True HIIT training - A lost art…@13:51High-intensity steady state training (HISS) …@14:59Can you train in all 4 quadrants.. @16:46What is metabolic flexibility… @17:21Training to live better and longer… @23:46Programming for variability… @34:52The what and how of the 4Q neuro-mechanical… @37:00Supplementing power lifting with multi-planer movements… @46:58Farm kid strength… @54:44Task-based training… @1:02:05The Haka (Ceremonial Dance)… @1:11:34Re-visiting the IoM 4 Quadrant System… @1:24:42Standing desks - idle sitting vs. idle standing… @1:27:08 More from Michol at: https://www.instagram.com/micholdalcourt/https://instituteofmotion.com 

In this weeks episode we discuss the best games we have never played and discuss your games you've never played too.As always they bring you the latest news and opinions for Nintendo , Microsoft and Sony They also take a look in Stingrays boot and offer up this weeks new releases and the triumphant return of Listeners Stingray What you been playing - 00:03:09News - 00:13:10Feature - Ours and yours best Games we've never played - 00:27:50Listeners Stingray #stingraysboot - 01:36:26Stingrays boot - 02:00:46What are we hoping to play - 02:15:47

Transcription:Redonda Miller 0:03We have this playbook of physical capacity staffing policies. I'm thinking about all the thought that went into standing up a visitor policy or a masking policy or a travel policy. Now we can turn those on and off as needed.Gary Bisbee 0:20That was Dr. Redonda Miller. President at Johns Hopkins Hospital, speaking about the core competency of scaling up and scaling down, developed to respond to the COVID crisis. I'm Gary Bisbee. And this is Fireside Chat. Dr. Miller outlines the top three priorities of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and she speaks about the benefits and challenges of the Maryland all-payer model. Let's listen to Dr. Miller respond to the question of how the COVID crisis changed her as a community member.Redonda Miller 0:50As a community member Gary, I think this was probably the most impactful and humbled every day by the incredible appreciation from the community, the number of ways they stepped up. Whether it was school kids making cards for the healthcare workers here. Whether it was the donations of homemade masks, businesses sending food to the front line. I really feel a part of the community here in Baltimore like I've never felt before.Gary Bisbee 1:20Our conversation includes Dr. Miller's view of the need for a reliable PPE supply chain and the necessity of governmental stockpiles, how telemedicine visits grew overnight from 35 to 20,000 per week, the strategy for educating the community to return for necessary surgery and treatments, and the top characteristics of a leader in a crisis. I'm delighted to welcome Dr. Redonda Miller to the microphone. Good morning, Redonda, and welcome.Redonda Miller 1:52Good morning, Gary. It's such a pleasure to be here virtually so to speak.Gary Bisbee 1:56Exactly. We're pleased to have you at the microphone. Let's begin with learning a little bit more about you – start out at the very beginning. Where did you grow up?Redonda Miller 2:06Well, I actually grew up in southern Ohio, very rural area near Kentucky and West Virginia, where my parents still live. And in a desperate attempt to escape, so to speak, I ended up at Ohio State for college, and then here in Baltimore for medical school at Johns Hopkins, and I've been here ever since.Gary Bisbee 2:27What have you found that you liked the most about Hopkins? What's the culture of Hopkins like?Redonda Miller 2:32When I came to interview for medical school, I had this mental notion in my mind of very smart people, serious scholars, discoverers and sure, that is all true. It is. But what I found 31 years ago was this incredible warmth, and humanity and kindness and esprit de corps. And honestly, that is what has kept me here for 31 years. There is a drive toward excellence. Everyone wants to be the best. They want to be on the cutting edge, but at the same time, a sense of collegiality and family that it's really a powerful combination.Gary Bisbee 3:13Let's drop back a bit. At what point did you decide on medicine, Redonda?Redonda Miller 3:17It's an interesting story. I am a lover of math and physics and economics and finance. And I started my college career, wanting to be an engineer, an aeronautical engineer. But I quickly learned that there was a human side to what I wanted to do, probably stemmed from in high school, my parents, who my dad, in particular avid gardener, they were both school teachers. But he was an avid gardener on the side. And one evening, after dinner, they became very ill very quickly and within 15-20 minutes, were both passed out. I called 911. I was a freshman in high school, the oldest of four children. I remember vividly the sight of the paramedics doing CPR on my dad as they wheeled my mom and dad out of the house to the local hospital. And I will tell you, the paramedics, the nurses, the doctors at that local rural hospital saved my parents. And it turns out they had organophosphate poisoning, which was very common, you know, it's from insecticides that have since been banned. My parents are fine today alive and well. But I always remembered how those healthcare workers saved their lives. And it really influenced my choice later on.Gary Bisbee 4:33Sure. The fact that they were teachers, do you think that cultivated your sense of learning and excellence?Redonda Miller 4:39I do. You know, in pure teacher form they had high expectations for the children to pursue something they loved and to give it our all. So yes, and in fact, I started out my career here at Hopkins after I finished training as a clinician-educator, there's some of that love of teaching hidden inside of me.Gary Bisbee 4:58At what point did you decide then to pursue your MBA?Redonda Miller 5:01I was probably mid-career in my 30s had been doing very well. I had a typical traditional faculty role as a clinician-educator focusing on women's health but became frustrated with how we delivered care. This was back 15-20 years ago, and we were not as patient-centered as I thought we could be. We were not as efficient as I thought we could be. At some point, you either just whine or you become part of the solution. And it also provided this opportunity to enjoy some of the other subjects that I'd always liked, like economics and finance and math. So I decided I wanted to retool my career and work on clinical operations. I didn't have the right tools. So it prompted me to go back to business school and pursue an MBA. So I at least had some foundational knowledge of operations and healthcare delivery that would hopefully serve me well.Gary Bisbee 5:59I believe you're still practicing. Is that right?Redonda Miller 6:01I do. I do. I'm a general internist. And I love still practicing. Many of my patients I've known for 20 years. I have a clinic once a week. And that of course is all of the physicians who are listening might know your practice doesn't end just because the clinic door closed, so I field phone calls all week long. But it has been invaluable. To live firsthand some of the initiatives we roll out as a hospital, I have to take the same epic training, I see what it's like to care for a patient who may be PUI for COVID and wear a face mask. I also now have a cadre of secret shoppers. My patients are the first to call me with Redonda, "Did you know this happened during check-in?" or "I was in the hospital and this happened or did you realize this?" And so it's been so valuable in many ways.Gary Bisbee 6:54Unintended benefit of practice. Do you find as a leader at an academic medical center that it gives you more credibility with those you're leading that you're still practicing?Redonda Miller 7:06I think it does, because once again, anything that you say we have to do, I'm going to do it as well. And so I do understand the frustrations of clicking in an electronic medical record. I can empathize more, and hopefully, it informs decision making a little better.Gary Bisbee 7:23In terms of leadership, what drew you to leadership?Redonda Miller 7:28I'm not for sure I was drawn to leadership per se. In fact, I think more what I was drawn to was this notion of fixing things. As a true general internist, I like variety, I like diagnosing, and I like trying to fix things. And so what I liked about hospital administration is those same principles applied. Your day consists of a myriad of different problems that hit your desk, and you pull the right teams together, diagnose the situation, and try to fix it. The leadership part, I think was sort of an accidental outcome of that, that perhaps my mentors hopefully acknowledged somehow that okay, I could execute on what we designed. And then that led to greater responsibility. But I didn't necessarily go into this hospital administration route thinking I wanted to be a leader.Gary Bisbee 8:21Right. Sometimes it's referred to as an accidental leader, but you're doing a terrific job. Why don't we turn to Johns Hopkins Hospital? You've been president now I believe for four years. Will you describe Johns Hopkins Hospital for us?Redonda Miller 8:36Sure. The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a 1,000-bed hospital, roughly, with revenue of around 2.6 billion. We have about 11,000 employees, about 2,500 medical staff, and then 1,300 residents and fellows. We have the usual typical designations level one trauma center, comprehensive transplant, NCI-Designated Cancer Center, but we're part of a larger health system. And our larger health system is comprised of six hospitals – five in the Mid-Atlantic and one in Florida. We have a payer arm, we have a home care group, we have a community physician network. So that's a little bit about the hospital and how we fit into the health system.Gary Bisbee 9:17How do you relate to these other hospitals? Do you draw from them? Or do they draw from you? How do you think about that?Redonda Miller 9:23Oh, it's very commensal. And I would say that's something we've struggled with over the last decade becoming a system. But over the last couple of years, and particularly with the crisis of COVID-19, we have really done wonders to become functioning more like a system. I will tell you, I learned things all the time from my community hospital colleagues, the presidents of our community hospitals. Hopefully, they would say the same thing about the academic medical center, but it's been a great partnership.Gary Bisbee 9:55What are your main priorities at JHH?Redonda Miller 9:56I would be remiss, Gary, if I didn't tell you COVID-19 rose to the top three months ago. And for the next year or two, it will continue to be right at the top. And it's interesting how the focus has changed from “Oh my, how are we going to deal with that initial surge” to now the focus of how do we conduct our usual business and as an academic medical center, there are patients that we really specialize in and have expertise. So how do we care for those patients, in addition to caring for COVID-19? So that's priority number one. I think priority number two, we had started all kinds of good work on high-value care. In the era of patients paying more out of pocket for their health care, they are going to want to choose wisely. And so we have to hold ourselves accountable to being high value. How do we deliver high-quality care, but at a price that is appropriate? So that would be our second priority. And then interestingly, we have really shifted a lot, without losing our emphasis on discovery and innovation. We at the Johns Hopkins Hospital can never lose that. But thinking more about population health and community care, and what it means to serve East Baltimore. Historically, obviously, we focused on transitions out of the hospital, care coordination, disease management, but we've taken that to a different level. And how do we tackle the social determinants of health? We've done work on jobs and hiring. More recently, we partnered with the other city hospitals, health care for the homeless and the city to house 200 individuals experiencing homelessness, and we decided we were going to build and renovate houses, but go beyond that and provide all the supportive care one needs. Job counseling, treatment for chronic diseases, help getting to and from the grocery store. So those are really our priorities high-value care, community care, and of course COVID-19.Gary Bisbee 12:06What percentage of patients come from Baltimore and surrounding communities?Redonda Miller 12:10Right now about two-thirds of our 50,000 discharges derive from Central Maryland, and about one-third from Baltimore city itself. And then of course, the final third, given some of our areas of expertise draw from states far away and internationally.Gary Bisbee 12:28Why don't we go to the Maryland all-payer model for lessons learned there? Could you describe that for us, Redonda?Redonda Miller 12:36Oh, sure. We've had the all-payer model here in Maryland since 1977. And it was initially designed and still is today. It functions as all-payer in the sense that everyone pays the same for care delivered in Maryland hospitals, and by everyone I mean, commercials, Medicare, Medicaid. We love that about the model, it takes away any kind of gamesmanship or trying to attract a certain patient over another, everyone pays the same and the rates that hospitals are allowed to charge are set by a commission. In 2014, there was another unique component to our model that was added, hospitals were now going to be reimbursed via global budget revenue. So each hospital in Maryland knew its revenue for the next fiscal year out of the gate. And then year after year, that revenue would be tweaked, based upon volume shifts, market shifts, demographics, and so forth. So I know going into FY 21, what my revenue will be. That's been our model to date. It's highly regulated, and year to year, you're not going to have huge operating margins as a hospital in Maryland. But I will tell you during bad times, and we've looked at over the last three or four months, that model can be protective. Well, because the volumes dropped so precipitously, none of us could charge up to our full GBR. We did have some increased charging authority that provided the cash flow and liquidity we needed to survive the pandemic.Gary Bisbee 14:13As a result of COVID, one imagines that legislators in Washington DC are going to be thinking about some kind of model like the Maryland all-payer model. So we may end up with something more like it at the national level, who knows. What's the payer mix? If I could ask, what's the current payer mix?Redonda Miller 14:32Here at the hospital, government payers are about 48%, 19% for Medicaid, about 29% for Medicare. And then commercial, we are about 49%. And then self-pay about three.Gary Bisbee 14:46So that would be among a lot of health systems that country pretty favorable payer mix, actually. Why don't we turn to COVID you brought that up, and I think we all agree a crisis accelerates existing trends, but thinking about capacity, PPE and so on, how did that fare at JHH?Redonda Miller 15:06We did okay with PPE, but we have the luxury here in Maryland of learning from Seattle, learning from Italy and learning from New York. So we knew right away that we had to start conserving. We focused meticulous attention on PPE conservation. We also had help from partners. Local industry stepped up to help us. Sagamore Spirit made hand sanitizer. Under Armour made masks. Many volunteers went to our central distribution center, and we crafted our own face masks. So we really and then of course, other businesses donated N95s. So we were okay. But it wasn't without a struggle. And I will tell you we're still not where we need to be as far as PPE, but we're working on it.Gary Bisbee 15:53If you formulated a point of view, Redonda, about the reliability of supply chain, do you think we need to do something nationally about that? What's your thought?Redonda Miller 16:03Oh, of course, absolutely we do. I think we've learned about when you have a sole producer in the market or one country dominating the manufacturer of a good bet is a common good, you run into trouble. I think we saw this in the pharmaceutical industry somewhat. And we talked about the escalation in drug prices a couple of years ago, where market economics resulted in a sole source provider of certain generics that have been around forever and the ramifications. I think we see that with PPE. We need to make sure that we have the right supply chain that is diversified. I also think we need to take a look at our stockpile and rethink exactly what numbers are appropriate. And the conversation about do we do that as a nation or by individual states, we need to fine-tune that conversation and make some decisions.Gary Bisbee 16:54That's definitely being discussed around the circuit. There's no question about that. How did your ICU capacity hold up?Redonda Miller 17:02That was, even to this day, everyone here will tell you that is our major factor. We were incredibly lucky. When the COVID pandemic first hit, we decided as Johns Hopkins Health System that we would transfer the initial code of patients here, particularly those that were critically ill. So we were taking a lot of patients from the National Capital Region, Gumby county where they were very hard hit Howard County and bringing them to the Johns Hopkins Hospital. And we did that predominantly for two reasons one had to do with our physical capacity. We have new patient towers that we were able to flip unit by unit to negative pressure and keep staff and patient safe. We had the luxury of having a lot of ICU. So we had staff expertise who were gifted at critical care, nurses, doctors, anesthesiologist, so ICU capacity we did okay.Gary Bisbee 18:08It seems to lead to a new competency, maybe even a core competency to scale up and scale down quickly. Do you think about it that way?Redonda Miller 18:19What we do every day, we call it our playbook, our pandemic playbook. And honestly, I think it could be used for other global health crises or even any crisis. But so much of our initial time was spent trying to figure out which units could be converted. How are we going to redeploy staff and leverage expertise? We have very highly specialized staff at AMC, so retraining people to go back to their roots in their core competencies. So we have this playbook of physical capacity staffing policies are in the playbook. I'm thinking about all the thought that went into standing up a visitor policy or a masking policy or a travel policy. Now we can turn those on and off as needed. And some of the models of care. Thinking about testing, we know how to do community testing now and how to stand up tents. We know how to compile a Go team that will help go into nursing homes and do testing and risk mitigation at potential hotspots. So yes, I do think this has taught us that five years from now two years from now, who knows when the next issue hits, we will have processes in place that we can roll out much more easily.Gary Bisbee 19:37Terrific. What about tele-visits? Most of the health systems saw dramatic, even exponential increase in tele-visits, how about you?Redonda Miller 19:46I laugh because telemedicine was sort of on our three to five-year goal, of okay, we’re really going to roll this out. And then overnight, I mean, literally Gary, overnight. We went from around 35 tele-visits per week across our health system to 20,000 per week, overnight. So here at the hospital, we're doing 5,000 telemedicine visits a day. It's about two-thirds of our ambulatory visit volume. And I have to say it's going well. Patients like them and you know, I can tell you that firsthand. My own practice. I have patients who will say, "I was reticent to do this, this high tech stuff Redonda. I don't know about this." They love telemedicine visits, they don't have to drive into East Baltimore. They don't have to pay for parking. They can do it from their own home. I think telemedicine is here to stay.Gary Bisbee 20:38Do you think that the older generation will adapt to it?Redonda Miller 20:52That was the first thing that went through my mind is how is the older generation going to handle this? They are fine. I have patients that are in their 90s. They're doing just fine with it. I think the big challenge will be wrestling with the reimbursement. Here at hospital-based clinics, if we just reimburse only the profit part, I don't think that's going to do justice to all the infrastructure needed to conduct an efficient telemedicine visit. You still need staff to virtually room the patient and make sure that the med reconciliation has been done and all that pre-visit work, you're still going to need staff to do the follow-up and schedule appointments and tests. So I think we have to give some serious consideration about the appropriate reimbursement model.Gary Bisbee 21:38The CMS waivers on payment and physician licensure across states, no doubt were important. Do you have a feel for how important they were to accelerate the visits?Redonda Miller 21:49Very important. We still struggle because there's not complete reciprocity and licensing. So we still struggle with sometimes delivering out of state care, but hopefully, we'll get there.Gary Bisbee 22:00How did you ramp up to 20,000 visits? I mean, did you employ just a whole bunch of your doctors and nurses, or how did that work?Redonda Miller 22:08We have an amazing telemedicine team and an amazing ambulatory team. You asked me, What do I like about Hopkins? Well, people just they rally and they get it done. So everyone did their virtual online training so that they would understand how to use it. We redeployed our staff, so they can handle the volume. I don't think there was any magic bullet. I think it was just a culmination of group effort.Gary Bisbee 22:35Terrific. Well, why don't we turn to elective surgery assuming that you had to lock down and discontinue that for awhile. Have you restarted?Redonda Miller 22:43Yes, we did restart our elective surgeries. On May 18, we opened up for our ASC. And then this past Monday, we started hospital-based elective surgery. The biggest limiting factor for us is just getting our ICUs back online. We still have a decent amount of COVID-19 patients here that are critically ill. So bed capacity is our biggest limiter.Gary Bisbee 23:09How have patients responded?Redonda Miller 23:12Initially, we were worried that people would be hesitant to come back to the hospital and I think there's still some fear. But every time we've opened our schedule, we've been able to fill it. The pent up demand is so great that we've not had difficulty filling our OR schedules. Now some of this could also be due to an aggressive campaign we've launched encouraging patients to return to hospitals who've been very worried about some of the statistics in the literature about people putting off care and having heart attacks at home. And we saw it here at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Our ED visits fell to a third of normal. We knew that patients were out there and bad things could be happening. So we did launch an aggressive campaign both here at our own institution via messaging through MyChart and Epic and text messages and articles and videos and graphics. But we also partnered with the Maryland Hospital Association, who launched a broad sweeping campaign in Maryland, billboards, TV, radio, encouraging people to really seek necessary care.Gary Bisbee 24:19Why don’t we turn to economics, which is not a pretty picture for any of our health systems. How was JHH affected by the whole COVID crisis in terms of your financials?Redonda Miller 24:30As I mentioned a bit earlier, our GBR here under the Maryland payment system did protect us to some degree, I mean, we will experience losses, and I think that's to be expected. Anytime you lose that kind of volume, you're going to suffer, but we've managed okay to be honest. Capital, we had to reduce our capital expenditure and delay some of it so we took a really close look at what our plans were for capital expenditure. And what did we absolutely have to do in the name of patient safety and quality? And then put other things on hold. We're hoping to revisit that. And of course, a lot of our strategic capital plans we had to put on hold some of our larger projects. Hopefully, the numbers will continue to go down. I'm going to be an optimist. Gary, I am. I think we will have a surge in the fall. But hopefully, we can contain it and manage it and we can get back on track for some of our strategic priorities.Gary Bisbee 25:28With your optimistic hat on what are you thinking about 2021 Redonda? Will you be able to get back to "normal" by then, do you think, financially?Redonda Miller 25:37Our goal here is to really be able to resume all the essential care we did. I think about care here at the hospital, transplants, high-end surgeries, all of that work that really we rely on our AMCs to do as we don't often have that kind of expertise and community hospitals. I view we owe it to the local Maryland community toet back in that business right away. And so our goal is to really figure out how we're going to ramp up all of our usual book of business, and then still take care of COVID on top of that. That's going to be meaning adding or renovating physical capacity that's going to be looking at staffing plans. And can we bring on staff to do that to get us through the next year? Just like all of my colleagues across the country, we're looking at, you know, people who've retired do they want to come back for a year. We have some fellows who are graduating, who are worried about the job market, and they want to spend time next year being COVID hospitalists and really take a year-long break. And so we think that's going to help us on the provider front. But our goal is to try to get back to do all of our usual work and take exquisite care of COVID-19 patients.Gary Bisbee 26:49Leadership's always important, particularly magnified, probably in a crisis. When you first became aware that the COVID crisis was gonna strike, what was your first thought?Redonda Miller 27:00I think that was probably like most people. Your first thought out of the gate is, oh my, we have never faced anything like this before. This is going to be a long three months. But I have to say it was quickly followed by a little notion of, we've got this. We had already practiced. We're one of the regional centers for biocontainment. And we stepped up after Ebola to become a center of expertise. So we've already been training on a continual basis. Staff, nurses, doctors, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, you name it, who knew what it was like to step into a pandemic, and they were able to train others pretty quickly. So I figured, we'll be okay. We will manage this. And luckily, that has been the case.Gary Bisbee 27:46What is one of the most important characteristics of a leader during a crisis like this, do you think?Redonda Miller 27:51I think some of the most important characteristics are, number one, being able to pull groups of experts together and then just trusting those experts to manage. This notion that we're all in this together and having the right people around the table because no one has complete mastery of a pandemic like this. No one does. So it really was this getting the team together and building our plans in unison. And then I think, honestly, for leaders, you have to be the person who is positive. And explaining that, yes, we can do this. Yes, we're going to make decisions that we will have to rethink and maybe pivot in a different direction. And that's okay. But we will get through this. So the leader has to have some element of positivity.Gary Bisbee 28:42This has been a terrific interview, Redonda, I have one last question if I could, and that is how does the COVID experience change you as a leader and as a family member?Redonda Miller 28:54As a leader, I'm not sure it's so much has changed me as reminded me of all that is great in health care. As a physician, I trained in crisis mode. A patient would code on the unit and you stepped into action quickly and you were the leader of a team who did the CPR and the resuscitation. And so that muscle memory came back. And what I like about it as a place like Hopkins, it reminded me how every single person on the team stepped up in just that fashion. There was no wailing and whining, and it was all about, we can do this. So I think it was very refreshing to be reminded of how incredible my colleagues are. As a family member, boy, it changed me a lot. I have two daughters. They are ages 15 and 11. My husband is a pulmonary physician, who helps take care of COVID-19 patients at a different hospital here in Baltimore. So my poor little daughters became orphans overnight. They got themselves up, made breakfast, did their online school work. So I told them it was good practice for college and being on their own. But it did change me. And I realized that my daughters are growing up and they can be self-sufficient. And then as a community member, Gary, I think this was probably the most impactful, humbled every day, by the incredible appreciation from the community, the number of ways they stepped up, whether it was school kids making cards for the healthcare workers here, whether it was the donations of homemade mass businesses sending food to the front line. I really feel a part of the community here in Baltimore like I've never felt before, and I think all of them for their kind gestures and donations to support our healthcare frontline.Gary Bisbee 30:52Well, we appreciate your thoughts, Redonda. This has been a terrific interview. Thank you very much for being with us, and good luck to you and everybody else at Johns Hopkins.Redonda Miller 31:01Thank you, it was a real pleasure.Gary Bisbee 31:04This episode of Fireside Chat is produced by Strafire. Please subscribe to Fireside Chat on Apple Podcasts or wherever you're listening right now. Be sure to rate and review fireside chat so we can continue to explore key issues with innovative and dynamic healthcare leaders. In addition to subscribing and rating, we have found that podcasts are known through word of mouth. We appreciate your spreading the word to friends or those who might be interested. Fireside Chat is brought to you from our nation's capital in Washington DC, where we explore the intersection of healthcare politics, financing, and delivery. For additional perspectives on health policy and leadership. Read my weekly blog Bisbee's Brief. For questions and suggestions about Fireside Chat, contact me through our website, firesidechatpodcast.com, or gary@hmacademy.com. Thanks for listening.

This week's guest is Ian Ryan, Traineeship Executive with the Law Society of Ireland. Presenter Siobhán Murphy talks to Ian about how to train to become a Solicitor - the entry routes, the FE1 entrance exams and securing a Traineeship with a Law Practice. Solicitors are professionally trained to provide clients with skilled legal advice and representation on all legal matters. Most solicitors work in private practice, but, commercial and industrial organisations also employ solicitors, as does the public sector.Ian explains the attributes of a good solicitor and how the training in Blackhall Place (Law Society) provides students with the practical skills needed to practice law successfully. Ian's Bio:Ian Ryan studied Computer Science after secondary school and worked in the I.T. industry for 9 years. He then passed the FE-1s and completed a training contract in Clonmel, County Tipperary. Following this, he worked as a solicitor in New Ross, County Wexford for 9 years prior to taking up his current role in 2016. As a solicitor, Ian has worked in general practice carrying out work in conveyancing, family law, wills and probate, as well as litigation, including civil and criminal. 0:06 -1:10IntroductionWelcome to Careers Conversations. This week the focus is on how to train to be a solicitor.  Siobhán Murphy, Careers Advisor meets Ian Ryan, Traineeship Executive with the Law Society of Ireland. Ian studied Computer Science after secondary school and worked in the I.T. industry for 9 years. Thereafter, he passed the FE-1s and completed a training contract in Clonmel, County Tipperary.He worked as a solicitor in New Ross, County Wexford for 9 years prior to taking up his current role in 2016.As a solicitor, Ian worked in general practice carrying out work in conveyancing, family law, wills and probate, litigation including civil and criminal.1:10 -5.05What is the Law Society and what is a solicitor?Ian explains that the Law Society is both an educational and regulatory body. Solicitor is a regulated profession. A solicitor helps people with many different matters such as buying a property, dealing with contentious issues or facing a prosecution from the state. Solicitors listen to their client's issue and apply their knowledge of the law and recommend a solution.5:05 - 10.46What makes a good solicitor?Active listening and empathy are key. Solicitors often meet people at the worst times of their lives. They must be able to take careful instructions and be honest with their clients. Confidentiality is critical. Ian explains what reduction and mitigation of risk means and what attributes are needed by a solicitor to be able to advise clients correctly. Communication is important. Interested in being a problem solver. Good writing skills in plain English and a keen interest in reading. The training in the law society develops these practical skills.10:46- 15;50Routes to training to be a solicitor You don't need a law qualification to pursue a career in law. With any degree you can study and sit the FE1 (entrance examinations). Once you even begin a level 7 degree you begin to sit these examinations. There are eight exams in total. You can sit as little as one or up to all eight together. There are two sittings per year - generally March and October each year. You have up to 7 years to pass entrance exams. Ian explains how he approached the FE1s while he worked full time.   15:50-17.55What is being assessed in the FE1 ExamsIan explains how the exams are structured. Assessment of the candidates knowledge and ability to apply this knowledge to a practical situation is being assessed. There are five out of eight questions on each paper. You are required to advise one party or another.  17:55 - 21:52How to study for the FE1 ExamsOption of self study, the syllabus available on Law Society, recommended reading list also. There is an option of an FE1 preparatory course. DIT (TU) and Law Society also run a postgraduate diploma in law which prepare you for all eight exams. Could be useful for those with no law in their degree. Choice of study routes down to how people learn and starter knowledge. Generally people sit exams over a couple of sittings although some sit all eight in one go21:52- 25:10Managing the gap between university and entering Blackhall PlaceIan recommends beginning with the exams of most interest to get started. Siobhán and Ian discuss working in a law practice as a legal assistant while studying for FE1s and getting practical experience and help with motivation to pursue solicitor as a career.25:10 - 30:45Securing a TraineeshipIan describes how working in the legal department while working in Dell, he believed helped him secure a training contract. Each year the Law Society holds a webinar to guide people on how to secure a contract. Alumni share their own experiences and tips.  Siobhán explains about the highly successful graduate to graduate law programmes operated by the DCU Alumni Office, School of Law & Government and The Careers Service. This is where new Alumni are mentored with more experienced Alumni. Ian explains that a traineeship is required before starting in the Law Society.  The Law Society has a vacancy system and a list of firms that train solicitors. Internships are an excellent way to secure a traineeship.30:45- 40:00Law Society Education Structure and FundingIan explains the academic year and the option to study via a hybrid programme. The hybrid programme is useful for those who cannot leave their firm/family or distance is an issue. It involves studying from home and then doing weekend blocks in Blackhall place. You can reduce the duration of your education through approved work history, to a maximum of 4 months i.e. legal assistant work.There are fees for entrance exams, application fees and PCP 1 & 2. There is Susi funding for those that are eligible for it. Bigger firms tend to pay the fees for their trainees. There are a small number of scholarships available each year also. The Law Society also has an Access Scholarship programme.Ian explains the rotation or ‘seat' that occurs in larger firms - this is where you work with a partner and move through various departments. For smaller firms, you could be working at all different aspects of the law at the same time. Great opportunities to explore what type of practice you want to build your career40:00 - 41:00Ian's Top TipGet some experience, find out if you will enjoy the challenge of it. What are the particular areas of law that you particularly like.  41: 45:55Developing niche opportunities and CloseSiobhán asks Ian about opportunities to develop niche areas. Ian as part of his job visits all of the trainees in their workplace and has observed the opportunities that smaller practices even in rural areas are building up a specialism. Siobhan & Ian discuss the ‘business' aspects of a practice and developing a business plan. During PCP 2, trainees are required to develop a business plan for setting up a practice and how to manage the accounts for a solicitors practice

What You’ll Learn From This Episode: How to have an effective direct mail campaign A 200% guarantee of your mail being delivered and read by your leads Consistent way to find and convert customers and patients without the changing rules of the online platforms Related Links and Resources: Grab the “The Simple 3 Steps Process that Ensure Direct mail Success” book which is for FREE which includes a video companion training as well: https://book.3dmailresults.com/3-step-process-book Summary: Travis Lee is Internationally known as the expert in getting direct mail delivered, opened and read. As a Co-founder and President of 3D Mail Results, he generates huge returns for thousands of businesses each year who use his innovative and effective marketing strategies. His unique, yet tested marketing methods have helped add millions of dollars in sales to a wide variety of businesses, from “kitchen-table-run” sole-proprietors, to National and Multi-National businesses mailing millions of pieces of mail a year, consistently providing a positive returns of 200% to over 3500% for his clients. He is the “Go-To-Guy” to many of the top marketers in the country for 3D Mail ideas and implementation, including Dan Kennedy, and his company, GKIC, Bill Glazer, Chris Cardell, and his clients include a “Who’s Who List” of top direct marketers in the world. Here are the highlights of this episode: 2:15 Travis’ ideal Client: We work mainly with small to medium size businesses who are looking to grow their businesses with direct mail. We are working mainly with service-based businesses and professional practices like doctors, dentist, auto repair shops. And the common thing a lot of them have is that they are commonly overwhelmed with all the new shiny objects available especially online. They're looking for more consistent way to find and convert customers and patients without the changing rules of the online platforms. They are looking for a medium with some less competition. The mail boxes is not fully as they used to be. And if they are in the B2B sector, if they're looking to shorten their sales cycle and tighten up that time from time of first contact to the money-changing hands. 3:35Problem Travis helps solve: We allow people to have more conversations with the right person, develop deep relationships, because every transaction that happens, every business transaction or even in our personal lives starts with a conversation. So, having that coherent conversation, getting to know the person building that relationship leads to any other thing that we want in life. Whether we are looking for funding, whether we were looking for a new client, or whether we are looking at it. 4:36Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Travis: The frustration with all the different things going on online. Ebbs and flows of sales, so high peaks when they turn the marketing on, and low values when they turn it off, that rollercoaster motion. And if they're living in the online world, their adds and cost are increasing, cost per click, cost per impression and all that stuff. Cost per acquisition is going up. and all that leads to one certainty which is what we don't want as a business owner. 5:46What are some of the common mistakes that folks make before finding Travis and his solution: The biggest problem I see, is they do the random acts of marketing. They walk into the office one day and say "crap, I need customers, I need new ones, I need my old ones to come back" and they turned the marketing faucet on. Marketing is not about random acts of marketing; it needs to be about systems. Any business is built on system, and same with advertising and direct mail. If you have system set-up then you can avoid the random acts of marketing. 6:47Travis’ Valuable Free Action (VFA): Especially right now given the circumstances that we're in, there's no better place to start than your lost customers and unconverted leads.

On this week’s episode Jerica and Kayla talk all about Final Fantasy VII Remake! Don’t worry we don’t spoil anything about the story![Easy Mode] @1:46What have we been playing?!____________________________________________[Normal Mode] @9:10Dual Sense Controller!CyberPunk 2077 Update____________________________________________[Expert Mode] @43:09Jerica talk about Final Fantasy VII Remake first impressions!Follow us @JKGamesPodcast on Twitter and Instagram. Let us know what you think of the show and share ideas on what content you would like to see next! Also email us at jkgamespodcast@gmail.com for questions, comments, or corrections! You all are are amazing and thanks for listening!

On this week’s episode Jerica and Kayla Discuss the best games to play while stuck at home! We also talked a lot about what we have been watching and reading too….hang in there….Jerica talks a lot about Ozark. (No spoilers) Also we discuss some sad news from NaughtyDog. :(____________________________________________[Easy Mode] @1:46What have we been playing besides Animal Crossing….agian____________________________________________[Normal Mode] @14:10Sad news from NaughtyDogSony gives backZipper T Rabbit.Inside Xbox incomingReviews are out for Final Fantasy VII Remake____________________________________________[Expert Mode] @30:09What are the best games to play while in quarantine!Follow us @JKGamesPodcast on Twitter and Instagram. Let us know what you think of the show and share ideas on what content you would like to see next! Also email us at jkgamespodcast@gmail.com for questions, comments, or corrections! You all are are amazing and thanks for listening!

Matthew 13:45-46What can we learn?What we have found!Will you accept the value?What does it mean to you?Where it all came from.The pearl, the oyster, the sand, even you?Are we creators or managers?What we should be willing to invest in this One thing (Gal.2:20) Everything? Matt. 16:25OUR heart, soul, mind, and strength What is the pearl? The Way, the Truth, the Life is Jesus (John 14:6)The value of the Pearl is the relationship with Jesus.

Hello everyone on this episode we talk about: Gold's Gym 1:29Thots and Incels 4:14Tony passed out at the Gym 6:01P###hub Sponsoring us 7:43Gold's Gym took Tony's Money 8:56Giraffes neck fight 11:03Corona Virus 13:01La Rosa De Guadalupe 14:40Frat Mike did cocaine and fought Erick 17:41Tony is homeless 24:34Ivan call's 30:19Tony's last Podcast 41:43Miguel confronts Erick about his bad finances 42:38Overdrafts on Christmas 42:39Tony's Borderlands hat 43:54Tinder Gold is a Scam 45:41Tony is still homeless 48:12Girls like a man in suits 48:37Thotimus Prime 49:24Miguel roast Erick's mental disorders 51:04Sponge Bob never is noncancelable 43:04Noncancelable Celebrities 53:46What we say SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY WHAT WE SAY IS PURELY FOR ENTERTAINMENT. If you enjoy our content then hit that sub button if you don't it's whatever ¯_(ツ)_/¯

When you retire, you have two choices—you can count the days until you’re done…or you can go at it with gusto, understanding that thanks to many factors of modern life, older people have the freedom and ability to live active, involved, vibrant lives.  Of course, to do that you need to have your finances in order, which is why Adriane Berg wrote her latest book—The Retirement Income Explosion. Adriane Berg, Esq., is a writer, speaker and a pioneer in the field of longevity and aging. Her firm, Adriane Berg & Associates, helps companies market to the boomer and mature generations. She is author of Bottom Line’s “Aging for Beginners” blog and host of her own syndicated radio show, Generation Bold. Adrianne’s mission at Generation Bold is to inspire adults to have a “kick-ass old age,” in which they stay active and continue to contribute to the world. In this episode of the Bottom Line Advocator Podcast, Adriane Berg joins Bottom Line President Sarah Hiner to discuss her newest book, The Retirement Income Explosion, and it’s lessons in financial planning for rich, bold retirement years. What is generation bold? (2:55 – 6:15)Discussing P.L.A.Y. money (a term from Adriane’s new book) (6:15 – 10:30)Budgeting your money (10:30 – 17:50)Hints and tips about taking care of your savings (17:50 – 22:10)Discussing annuities (22:15 –27:11)How to prepare and approach health care in your later years (27:22- 35:00)Where to live (35:01 – 41:46What role should adult children play in their parents’ finances? (41:55 – 48:00) You can learn more about Adriane and her work by visiting her website Adrianeberg.me. Be sure to subscribe to the Bottom Line Advocator Podcast on Apple Podcasts and share a review.

After the five thousand had eaten and were satisfied, Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.  And when he had taken leave of them, he went off to the mountain to pray.  Mark 6:45-46What were the people thinking as Jesus left them?  They had been with Him for a few days without food, Jesus multiplied five loaves and two fish to feed them all, they were astounded at the miraculous feeding, and then Jesus left them and went off by Himself to pray.  Imagine their thoughts and the conversation that the people would have had at this experience!Perhaps some would have tried to come up with some rational explanation as to the multiplication of food, others would have believed in a miracle wholeheartedly, and others would have been uncertain about what to think.  This is the experience we often have when we encounter the power and grace of God in our lives.We may not see actual physical miracles every day.  In fact, we may never encounter one in this lifetime.  But if we are open, we will experience the power of God alive in our lives on a regular basis.  Most often it will be subtle and hidden, but at times it will be clear and transforming.  The first question is whether or not we have the eyes of faith to see God at work, and the second question is whether or not we let His activity transform us.  As the crowds dispersed, this second question would have been posed to them interiorly by God.  They just witnessed the power of God, and now that they had this experience, they were each called to let it transform them.  They were called to walk away, savor what happened, believe in it and allow it to sink in.  Reflect, today, upon the presence of God in your life.  How has God spoken to you, helped you and been there in your time of need.  It’s easy to quickly forget what God does.  The goal is to hold on to all that He has done and allow that activity to continue ministering to our hearts.  Ponder, this day, His workings of the past so that those acts of Love by God may continue to bear fruit in your life today.Lord, I know that You have been alive and active in my life in countless ways.  Help me to hold on to those gifts of grace always.  Help me to let Your presence in my life be a continual source of trust in Your perfect plan.  And when it appears as if You have left, help me to know that You are always near and always working in my life.  Jesus, I trust in You.

In this weeks extra special MEGA episode George and Toms main talking point is your E3 DebriefAs always they bring you the latest news and opinions for Nintendo , Microsoft and Sony They also take a look in Stingrays boot and offer up this weeks new releases Running order and housekeeping - 00:00:46What you been playing 00:02:46Feature - E3, E3, E3 - The E3 Debrief 2019 00:09:00 Listeners Stingray (Listeners Pickups) 01:45:35Stingrays boot 01:57:15What are we hoping to play 02:09:00Send us an email at - questions@unofficialcontroller.com or find us on Instagram and Twitter Intro and Outro music credit - 8bit Summer by the Healey brosiTunes :https://goo.gl/M3b16fSpotify: https://goo.gl/5SbVukLicense:https://goo.gl/jadB5ETwitter: https://goo.gl/fKqyrjDiscord: http://discord.gg/F2pxtgYFacebook: https://goo.gl/PrsTvS

What would it take to move Buzz Williams out of Blacksburg? Matthew of AllSportsDiscussion.com says, 'beware the bagmen'. Will and Jim talk with the columnist and podcast co-host about Virginia Tech players, coaches and the state of Hokies sports under Athletic Director Whit Babcock. Get your questions regarding Hokies basketball and football answered on this episode of ACC Nation Podcast. Matthew has been with us before on the podcast and is always great at answering our questions about the Hokies. At this point in the season it seemed like a good time to delve into the basketball program that has become a national presence under Williams. While we had him we thought Matthew could enlighten us about what to expect this fall as well. We weren't disappointed on either front. Find out what he thinks the basketball team will do post-season and why football fans should expect a return to form. If you're a Hokies fan you'll want to hear his thoughts on both teams. Set aside a few minutes and join us on this episode of ACC Nation Podcast. Bagmen Cometh? Is Buzz Williams susceptible to the lure of "Bagmen"? :46What is the one thing that would make a difference on the roster? 1:44Will Alexander-Walker go pro? 3:55The list of who won't be there - who will step up to fill key spots? 5:16The definitive answer on Chris Clarke. 9:09Landers Nolley - What he'll bring next year. 10:03Isaiah Wilkins - How has his game progressed? 11:19Recruiting. Class of 2019. Who starts next year? 12:30Is the team we see now make a dent in the ACC Tournament? 13:46How deep can they go in the NCAA Tournament? 15:39 Sign up for PFF Elite Bagmen Cometh? The overall health of Virginia Tech Athletics. 19:12Observations on last year and what can be fixed in football. 22:47Transfer issues. Click bait or something to worry about? 26:13Will the Hokies ever be a National Championship team? 28:58The QB question. Willis or Patterson? 32:32Offensive breakdown. 33:53Defensive breakdown. 36:27Be sure to follow Matthew and AllSportsDiscussion. Here's how. 39:25

Q&A #3 What state would you recommend for a first Elk Hunt? 00:00:52 - 00:01:30What bipod are you using Frank? 00:01:30 - 00:02:26How do you call in a Bull Elk inside 75yds 00:02:26 - 00:04:55What type of Archery Elk hunting is more productive in Colorado? 00:04:56 - 00:06:56What camera does Aron use. What would you recommend for a beginner outdoor photographer? 00:06:57 - 00:08:45Do you like private land or public land hunting? 00:08:46 - 00:10:07What weapon do you prefer for weapon hunting? 00:10:08 - 00:11:53What DOA arrow rest do you prefer? 00:11:57 - 00:13:24Is there a lot of public land in eastern Colorado to hunt Mule Deer with a bow? 00:13:25 - 00:13:50How would you prep for a hot weather mule deer hunt? 00:13:51 - 00:15:06When would you use a Kifaru Meat Bag over a synthetic bag? 00:15:12 - 00:15:56What after market cables do you use? 00:16:07 - 00:17:50Where do you buy SPAM in bulk and how would you field judge a cougar? 00:17:51 - 00:19:06What do you have planned for hunts next year? 00:19:07 - 00:21:46What shelter would you run for 2 guys on a 12 day hunt in Alaska? 00:21:47 - 00:22:22Can you swap out stays at home? 00:22:23 - 00:22:45Any plans to release a 3000ci bag next year? 00:22:56 - 00:23:06What is your beef with KUIU? Frank didn't say "Wonderful" 00:23:11 - 00:26:20Advice on buying a used bow 00:26:25 - 00:27:00How many times can you post a photo of the same animal before it is too much? 00:27:52 - 00:29:22What is your favorite sleeping pad for early and late season? 00:29:22 - 00:30:05When looking for an OTC Elk Tag what do you look for? 00:30:16 - 00:31:16When will you open up a satellite store? 00:31:17 - 00:31:28What grain broadheads do you recommend for Elk? 00:31:28 - 00:32:38What is your third favorite podcast? 00:33:04 - 00:33:41Best recommendation for cleaning the blood off of your pack? 00:33:41 - 00:34:37What books do you recommend for bowtuning? 00:34:39 - 00:34:59Sawtooth or TUT? 00:36:51 - 00:38:19What is the best way to travel with gear when flying? 00:38:20 - 00:39:41 What is your favorite rain gear? 00:39:44 - 00:42:27Puffy pants...what do you recommend? 00:42:34 - 00:44:13Do you take items for luck? 00:45:51 - 00:46:22Stabilizers and Cams: 00:46:41 - 00:47:43What three person shelter do you recommend with kids? 00:47:51 - 00:48:48Peanut butter bar or SPAM sando? 00:48:53 - 00:49:46What other packs have you used that have performed better than expected? 00:49:46 - 00:50:23Merino wool or Cotton? 00:50:54 - 00:52:10Pack options for an Elk hunt: 00:52:10 - 00:52:54Do you use a Prime Logic? 00:53:01 - 00:54:23Is Kifaru going to make a nest for a floorless shelter? 00:54:51 - 00:55:40what is most important when eastern hunters are preparing to hunt out west? 00:55:45 - 00:56:34Hunting in Minnesota: 00:56:35 - 00:57:33How to deal with Jeff Lander: 00:58:52 - 00:59:25Insert and outsert: 00:59:26 - 01:00:02What is the new pack in recent photos? 01:00:03 - 01:00:47What is your choice for software for audio video and photography? 01:00:49 - 01:00:58How did Aron get into the outdoor industry? 01:01:05 - 01:02:38Should I buy a Kifaru pack now or wait for the new gear to drop? 01:02:42 - 01:03:28Pack with a rifle scabbard: 01:03:45 - 01:04:09Giveaway: comment on this podcast!

  AP2HYc's Official Sidekick Fred McNamara returns to the show once again, this time to talk about his favourite comics. Time for another top ten list! Scott and Fred go through the sublime, the strange, and the awesome comics that Fred loves, some of which Scott may have even heard of! Subscribe: iTunes | PodBean | Player.FM | RSS | Subscribe on Android Join the conversation in our Facebook Group. Suggest topics, talk to the hosts, and chat with fellow Capers. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Watch our super YouTube videos featuring celebrity interviews and cosplay tutorials. Support us on Patreon and get bonus content, merchandise, and more. Timecode: Number 10 - 03:59After the Gold Rush Number 9 - 09:46What is Home? Number 8 - 15:25Comichaus Number 7 - 21:00Return of the Honey Buzzard Number 6 - 25:40NPC Tea Number 5 - 35:38Midnight Man Number 4 - 45:40Wired Up Wrong Number 3 - 58:157String Number 2 - 1:11:36The Can Opener's Daughter Number 1 - 1:19:48Torsobear