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Salford City Football Club
Salford City accounts show Class of 92-backed club losing £91k per week
The Ammies are co-owned by a clutch of Manchester United legends such as Gary Neville, David Beckham and Paul Scholes and are currently in their third season in the EFL
Ricky CharlesworthEFL writer
14:08, 5 APR 2022
Updated 15:54, 5 APR 2022
The parent company of Salford City, the club co-owned by a raft of former Manchester United stars, lost more than £4.7m last year according to new figures.
Accounts released by Project 92 Limited for the year ending June 30, 2021 show the company was losing an average of £91,000 per week. Project 92 Ltd was formed by ex-United stars Gary Neville, his brother Phil, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Nicky Butt. Each of the six former players, together with Singaporean business magnate Peter Lim, own the League Two club.
The latest accounts show that Project 92 has total losses of over £15million since it was set up in 2015 and its liabilities are more than £19million. The club borrowed more than £7m in the two years prior to the release of their most recent accounts (£3.55m in 2021) , possibly through investors, while their assets were valued at £3.7m.
Salford are in only their third-ever season in the Football League, having won promotion in 2019. But Gary Neville has repeatedly insisted the aim is to achieve promotion higher up the pyramid. The accounts also show that Salford City bought players totalling £156,000 in 2020/21 but offset that by raising £237,000 in player sales.
In terms of wages, City's wage bill increased by 10 per cent from the previous year. It shows for every £100 of income they are spending £143 on salaries. Since the purchase of the club the former United stars have invested heavily, transforming the club's infrastructure, turning them professional and guiding them into the EFL.
Within the statement is a strategic report from the club's directors' that says: "Despite promotion to the EFL for the first time in the club's history in 2018-19, the club is yet to enjoy a full season in the EFL without restrictions; meaning that we have not yet managed to maximise potential revenue opportunities against the increase in operations costs and administrative expenses that are associated with running an EFL club.
"Investment continued to be made both on and off the pitch. New computer and administration systems were introduced club-wide, additional staff employed and work continued to upgrade the facilities at the Peninsula Stadium. This investment running alongside the recruitment and amassing of a playing squad deemed capable of achieving the desired objective of promotion from League Two to League One."
The new figures - brought to light by football finance expert Keiran Maguire - will only strengthen the owners' desire to win promotion this season. The Ammies host Port Vale on Tuesday night knowing a win will move them into the League Two play-off places with six games remaining. Manager Gary Bowyer was appointed in the summer but has seen both of his predecessors pay the price for not reaching the play-offs.
Manchester United legends Gary Neville and Paul Scholes are just two of the co-owners of Salford City
Richie Wellens was axed in March 2021 - just a week after winning the EFL Trophy - whilst Graham Alexander got the chop in October 2020 just weeks into the new season.
Neville would later go on to admit the axing of Alexander was a mistake. He said on Sky Sports last year: "When you're an owner and you've got a football background, your passion is the dressing room, the field and the grass and you can't do anything about it, you're making decisions from a distance. We don't go and watch training. From our point of view, last season I have to take the blame for it. Every season that we haven't gone up, I've made bad decisions or we haven't done certain things well.
Gary Bowyer is aiming to steer Salford into the League Two play-offs for the first time
"Last season, Graham Alexander should never have left this club. He should never have left, I should never have made that decision that I made. It goes against everything that I believe in and that's what owning a football club does to you, it takes you to that place where you do things that you don't believe you ever would do."
Regarding the latest set of financial accounts, Salford City have been contacted for comment by Mirror Football .
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Gaza reconstruction proceeding too slowly
Two years since Operation Protective Edge, some 70,000 Palestinians have not been returned to their homes, and only 200 homes have been completely rebuilt.
The Media Line|Published: 08.15.16 , 09:42
Two years after the fighting between Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, about 70,000 Palestinians have not returned to their homes that were damaged in the fighting. Just 200 homes have been completely rebuilt and the families returned.
"We ask the international community to increase their donations and the countries who pledged billions to respect their pledge," Adnan Abu Husna, spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) told The Media Line. "The people of Gaza should not get to the point that they feel they are forgotten."
Abu Hasna said that nearly 140,000 homes were damaged either totally or partially, mostly from Israeli airstrikes. Of those, 9500 were completely demolished, and 5000 were so damaged that people cannot live there. At an international donors conference soon after the fighting ended, UN officials asked for $724 million, but only received $257 million.
Gaza following Israeli strike (Archive photo: AFP)
He said the UN has helped nearly 70,000 families with some type of financial assistance. While thousands of families were originally housed in UN schools, all of those whose homes were destroyed have either rented new homes, paid for by the UN, or are living with relatives.
The pace of reconstruction has been glacial, partly because Israel accuses Hamas, which controls Gaza, of diverting cement and other materials to build weapons and tunnels. Those allegations were strengthened last week, when the Israeli Shin Bet announced charges in two separate cases, against local employees in Gaza allegedly working for Hamas.
In the first case, Israel accused Mohammed al-Halabi, the head of World Vision in Gaza, of diverting more than seven million dollars each year since 2010 to Hamas in Gaza. "We condemn any diversion of funds from any humanitarian organization," World Vision International President Kevin Jenkins said in a statement. "If any of these allegations are proven to be true, we will take swift and decisive action," although added that the organization had "not seen any of the evidence," and suggested the numbers had been exaggerated.
"World Vision's cumulative operating budget in Gaza for the past ten years was approximately $22.5 million, which makes the alleged amount of up to $50 million being diverted hard to reconcile," the statement read. The organization suspended its operations in Gaza.
In the second case involving the UN Development Program, Israel charged Wahid Borsch, funneled resources to Hamas to build a naval port for Hamas commandos. UNDP denied any wrongdoing, saying that "the rubble in question was transported to its destination according to written instructions from the Ministry of Public Works and Housing of the Palestinian Authority as to where it should be placed."
UNDP officials also questioned the details of the case, saying they had not yet seen the evidence against Borsch.
"We are waiting for the proof on all of these things," Dania Darwish, a spokeswoman for UNDP said. "Wahid is a contractor at UNDP. He does not have any management responsibilities. UNDP has strict processes and guidelines that must be followed."
In any case, even if all of the damaged homes are rebuilt, the economy in Gaza faces growing challenges. A World Bank report found that Gaza's unemployment is the highest in the world, and many of Gaza's residents are completely dependent on UN food aid.
Although Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, it continues to control what goes into and out of Gaza. Palestinians call it a blockade, while Israel says it has worked to prevent a humanitarian crisis.
"Everyone talks about what is going in to Gaza, but we also have to think about what is going out," UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness said. "Unless Gaza can export, there won't be a viable economy there. There have been no meaningful exports from Gaza since 2007."
A spokesman for Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories said they were unable to provide details of Palestinians exports allowed to leave Gaza.
Article written by Linda Gradstein
Reprinted with permission from The Media Line.

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We are located just east of Hughes Road, at 7745 Highway 72 West in Madison (across the street from The Home Depot). Click on the map below to go to the Google Maps location for our church.
Continue north on Hughes Rd until you come to the light at US-72. Turn right (east) on US-72. The church building will be on your right at 7745 Highway 72 West.
Continue west on US-72 until you reach Hughes Rd in Madison. Safely make a U-Turn at the light at Hughes Rd. The church building will be on your right at 7745 Highway 72 West.


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Next in a new series of podcasts shared by our friends Gemma and Ian aka The BiG Scuba Podcast…
Ian and Gemma chat to Paul Rose. A man at the front line of exploration and one of the world's most experienced divers, field science and polar experts, Paul Rose helps scientists unlock and communicate global mysteries in the most remote and challenging regions of the planet.
He is an experienced television presenter and radio broadcaster. With a proven track record in business engagements, Paul is a sought-after speaker, chairman, host and moderator for industry, government and NGO events.
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We at Blue Planet Aquarium usually get asked how people can do what we do; this question usually comes from young adults and children who are dreaming of careers in Marine Biology or Diving, and we make sure to help along the way as much as we can.
If you ask anyone in the industry how they got to where they are, you will always hear a different story, you will hear similarities but there will always be something different. Thus, I would always suggest for people to carve their own path in the industry, and of course this industry is huge with many different areas and avenues for you to go down, which is also what makes the industry so amazing, it allows everyone to have a speciality and to be able to do their part for the single goal of preserving our natural world.
Working as a Diver at Blue Planet is amazing for anyone who wants to make a career in the industry, for several reasons, it is good as it helps you gain diving experience both with animals and teaching students. It gives you chance to practice diving skills in what could be considered difficult diving due to the tasks we have to carry out, and it also allows you to learn about HSE regulations and laws which also helps makes you safe and aware.
Here at Blue Planet, we have people spanning a multitude of different careers, from Marine Biology, Military Diving, Photography and Dive Guiding, it is this that makes the team so amazing as we have a go to person for everything.
The best advice I can give to anyone who wanted to work on the dive team or in an aquarium, would be to have a decent amount of diving experience and be able to demonstrate good diving knowledge, along with being respectful to the environment and animals and being able to work well in a team. It is also helpful to be outgoing and confident as although we work behind the scenes, we are still in the view of guests when we do our feeds or public dives.
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This is suitable for a Chrismukkah celebration, which is what my family will be celebrating this year. Yes, latkes and brisket on Christmas day. Something for everyone. (Although no matzah; that's for Passover). But there will be plenty of dough of all types.
May your year-end be imbued with the spirit of philanthropy, and filled with all the dough you seek.
Donations galore, and tra, la, la.
Counting up each ten and twenty.
Fa la la, la la, la la, la la.
Now's the time we take our measure.
Fa la la, fa la la, la la la.
Fa la la, la la, la la, la la!
I wrote this song 15 years ago to be sung by my development team. Just a way to lighten things up!
I know it's a busy time of year. Don't get stressed. This is the season to love your donors. To love each other. And to be grateful.
You are doing the world's most important work.
Happy holidays and may you enjoy a new year filled with many blessings and joys.
I love this! And I always love reading your blog posts, Claire. You truly are the Philanthropy Goddess! Keep 'em coming. Thank YOU so much, and I hope you have a merry Chrismukkah.


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Outsourcing your corporate taxes to a qualified tax accountant in Toronto can streamline your financial obligations and ensure that your business remains compliant at all times. While most company owners recognize the benefits offered from hiring a tax accountant, Toronto entrepreneurs often struggle with pinpointing a qualified professional to entrust with their business. Understanding a few simple tips as well as what to look for throughout the search process can help you find the right firm as quickly as possible.
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Die Abkürzungen M72, M 72 bzw. M-72 bezeichnen unter anderem

 einen Kugelsternhaufen, siehe Messier 72
 eine leichte Antipanzerwaffe, siehe M72 (Waffe)
 einen jugoslawischen Lizenzbau des leichten Maschinengewehrs RPK durch Zastava
 ein sowjetisches Motorrad, siehe M-72 (Motorrad)
 einen sowjetischen Geländewagen, siehe GAZ-M72
 ein Spielhallensystem, den Nachfolger des Irem M-62
 ein Modell der Repetierbüchse Mannlicher-Schönauer
 eine Straße im US-Bundesstaat Michigan, siehe M-72 (Michigan)

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Sometimes radioactive treatments for cancer damage healthy body parts. This week, a New York Times article revealed a series of mistakes involving radioactive seed implants used to treat men with prostate cancer.
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THE U.N.
Roll Back Malaria
The RBM Partnership is an initiative set up by the United Nations and informed by The World Health Organisation. Established in 1998 it was set up as part of a global drive to build and unite action to curb malaria. Twenty years on, with huge success in uniting countries the organisation found itself needing to bring the brand up to date in its messaging and visual identity, knowing that a malaria-free world can be achievable by 2030.
Felt won an international pitch to lead the re branding project.
The RBM Partnership leads all other Malaria organisations globally; informing and mobilising action and resources at both an international and country level. Transforming our understanding of the powerful return on investment of ending malaria deaths into dynamic and effective action on the ground will be essential to realizing the future we want, where all people enjoy the equality and dignity they deserve.
United Nations Secretary General
The previous name Roll Back Malaria Partnership was long, out dated and did not deliver the key message of wanting to 'End Malaria for good'. The name we shortened to The RBM Partnership and added the strapline with the key message which would become integral to the identity. The circle device was used to contain the historical element to the name and an out of date CMYK blue colour we evolved to have stand out and be memorable in our now digital world.
A complexity of information on a vast scale has been untangled for the user. A website with micro-sites, calendars, country based news feeds and subscriptions lets users from other countries access local information.
The brand blue is used as an overlay on images to create recognition and stand out. We selected the sans-serif font 'Metric' designed by Kris Sowersby of Klim Type Foundry for its geometric characteristics, making it easy of use to create bold messages, delivering detailed word heavy documents in both digital and print formats and use across multiple alphabets for the logo to be translated across 8 languages.
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It was thanks to my good friend Lorens, who had sailed with Leon before, that I got in touch with Reginasailing. Lorens asked me if I wanted to join in 2018 and so it became: One week's sailing in Scotland with Oban as our base.
My friend Lorens (left) had sailed with Leon before and asked if I would join him on a leg in Scotland.
It became a fantastic great sail under typical Scottish conditions: God winds, often rain, quite cold. In other words: For us Swedes nothing worse than typical Swedish summer weather….
My already high expectations were surpassed by a huge amount!
Lorens and me sailing on a sunny day in Scotland!
I have met many captains throughout my long life at sea; naval captains, commercial captains and many, many leisure skippers. You name them, I have met them all… And in the long row of captains I have encountered, one is outstanding. I must say, Leon is highly professional and what I would call a "real captain" in all aspects.
Our captain Leon in Canna.
It is not often that I have met someone who is so precise when handling or manoeuvring his yacht. Totally calm, sovereign and well thought-through in every detail, he moves his boat in all situations as if she formed part of his body. At the same time, he fully involves his crew to the desired or necessary amount, so we all feel involved and engaged.
We were all highly involved in the planning process of every day and Leon left it to us where we would like to sail and when. Leon's vast knowledge of the sailing area came in handy, obviously, and he could give great suggestions where to we could sail under the prevailing weather situation.
Leon's pedagogical skills can not be stressed enough. Irrespectively of one's own level of competence, Leon always finds the correct level to explain and demonstrate, always remaining on equal eye level. Always full of respect and understanding for his crew, he passes on his deep knowledge, seamanship and skills on such a natural way that it all feels as if there was no other way than doing it right and in no rush! "Slow is Pro", Leon reveals, while explaining a manoeuvre in detail to his guests. From newcomer to highly experienced ocean sailor: On Regina Laska, everyone can learn something!
Anchored in Tinker's Hole close to Iona for the night after a sauna onboard.
We had an extremely enjoyable time onboard! As most sailors know: a good atmosphere and a good co-operation creates a "Happy Ship", which is the essence of safe and pleasant sailing. Basically, it all evolves from the captain onboard and then spreads onboard in the form of "Happy Ship" – and Regina Laska is definitely a "Happy Ship", no doubt!
Our "Happy Ship" Regina Laska berthed at the Talisker Distillery.
Obviously, how happy a ship gets is also significantly made up by the fellow crew mates onboard. Also here, I felt we had a fantastic team with Viveka and Erik, who were both very experienced sailors and who had exciting plans for their own future sailing adventures, to say the least! A special thanks goes to them!
Our great crew: myself, Erik, Viveka and my good old friend Lorens, whom I have shared tens of thousands of nautical miles with!
Erik, Viveka's spouse, was seldom seen without his camera and never seen without a smile on his face!
And of course, I must not forget to mention Regina Laska! An increasable well equipped vessel! Every detail of the profound and complex technical equipment is in top condition and looked after in every detail. Generally, all systems have a full backup systems or are redundant and everything is professionally documented. As one can see on this homepage, there is nothing missing onboard re equipment, coding, documentation or continuous refit! For anyone dreaming of blue-water sailing, Regina Laska is an excellent reference model. System design for navigation and safety equipment is simply state-of-the-art! There are check-lists and stowage plans for everything and even a 195 pages heavy "operation manual" written by Leon to document what he is doing when, why, how often and in what way. Not to speak about the seven thick files with manuals and instructions!
Some of the seven files full of manuals and instructions for all the onboard systems.
Some of the pilot books (right) and Imray Charts (left bottom).
Everything neatly marked for easier finding and organisation.
Sailing in these Scottish waters in the Hebrides offer a fantastic nature and unforgettable experiences! The Isle of Canna was my favourite island and sailing through the Corryvreckan was the highlight of the week!
The current of the Corryvreckan.
Approaching the Corryvreckan in a south-going current. Please note the angle between heading (green) and course over ground (COG, red dotted). The other sailing vessel "Isabella" had a similar heading towards Northwest, but was pressed to southwest like us (green dotted line showing the COG).
Regina Laska almost standing still (Speed over Ground (SOG) = 0.8 knots) while motoring full ahead (Speed through water = 7.05 knots). Current is thus over 6 knots. Isabella is on a westerly heading trying to sail into the Corryvreckan, yet being pushed heavily southbound.
The crew desperately trying to keep a steady course through the eddies and overfalls. Speed through water now 7.8 knots trying to beat the 7 knots of current, making no more than 1.2 knots over ground. Course over ground COG is 215 degM (red dotted line) while Heading (HDG) is 312.5 degM (green line). The wake show how difficult it is to steer a steady course.
Since Leon, who has been here many times before, correctly judged the situation being neither dangerous nor risky, and not even uncomfortable, yet "a very slow exercise" as he put it, he said we could go for the experience, since the weather was totally calm. It was an experience I will never forget!
The feeling of the high Scottish islands and the open seas gave a holistic experience and unforgettable days.
For a Swede, the area is surprisingly easy to navigate. The islands have significant contours and, generally, lack underwater rocks like we are used to have in Sweden. Tidal streams an tidal heights do form part of the navigational concept, of course. And it is unadvisable to sail over any considerable wind over tide situation. Nevertheless, these Hebridean islands offer great opportunities to practice tidal calculation in real life and therefore Scotland forms a fantastic area for tidal navigation.
One of the few houses on Canna was a pub. What else?!
To sum up: Regina Laska with her captain Leon offer sailing guests a complete sailing adventure of the highest imaginable class. I really hope that I may come again!
Helping Leon with some rope work. On some recently purchased ropes there were still some whipping know missing. Something that needs to be fixed onboard Regina Laska!
Anders Isberg, Ex Naval Officer in the Swedish Navy, sailing leg 6-2018 from and to Oban, Scotland.


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Mayo (NFL Division One v Monaghan, 24/3/2019): David Clarke (Ballina Stephenites); Stephen Coen (Hollymount/Carramore), Brendan Harrison (Aghamore), Eoin O'Donoghue (Belmullet); Paddy Durcan (Castlebar Mitchels), Michael Plunkett (Ballintubber), James McCormack (Claremorris); Matthew Ruane (Breaffy), Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy); Fergal Boland (Aghamore), Jason Doherty (Burrishoole), Diarmuid O'Connor (Ballintubber, captain); Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore), Darren Coen (Hollymount/Carramore), Conor Diskin (Claremorris).
So it's another slew of changes – six in total – from the last game. In come Eoin O'Donoghue, Paddy Durcan, James McCormack (making his full competitive debut), Fergal Boland, Darren Coen and Conor Diskin while out go Chris Barrett, Keith Higgins, Donal Vaughan, Fionn McDonagh, Conor Loftus and James Durcan.
Our most recent meeting with Monaghan was right at the start of last year's League campaign, where we edged them out by just a single point. The team named for Sunday contains eight survivors from the one that lined out that January day at St Tiernach's Park in Clones. David Clarke, Brendan Harrison, Eoin O'Donoghue, Paddy Durcan, Stephen Coen, Aidan O'Shea, Kevin McLoughlin and Diarmuid O'Connor, who are all named in the team for Sunday, also started for us then.
6 changes! A lot of new faces on that team. Don't think Horan is too bothered about a league final but saying that it would be great to win with such a young team. Great to see o'donuhue and diskin back.
Loving the team though and bench possibilities. Exciting.
In my opinion JH is being extremely clever and creating real competition in that panel, he is building a large panel of 30 plus guys and he is building to a point where most if not all of them could fit in the first 15 , me likes what is starting to emerge with this panel of mayo men!! Hon mayo !
Very exciting team delighted to see ! 🙂 🙂 best of luck to all !
Delighted with that team. Full forward line has serious potential, great to see Boland and o Donoughue get a start too .
Great to see two big target men Darren Coen and Diskin in the Full forward with the livewire Kevin McLoughlin and the Mayo bench can now boast 2 player of the years Leeroy and Andy and 2 4 time All star defenders Zippy and Boyler.looking at team selections over the filull league campaign now JH is really using his head and creating big hunger for places unlike Rochy who usually picked the same 16 or 17 for every game and had no bench when it mattered.
Slightly disappointed. No NEW faces: e.g. Slingerman, Cathal Horan, Cillian ( not new but has had no league game time), O' Donoghue.
Still, looking forward, though not a team, on paper, that will beat Monaghan.
I think Horan is using the league brilliantly to give the new/fringe players a good run. Although 6 changes I feel this team is as strong as the team that beat Kerry and with a the same desire and a little luck, next week we could be having a crack at winning a league final.
Suffering jaysus .. theres always one ..
Good to see that a win over Kerry is followed by six changes. We need more options if we can get to September football. Shame about Slingerman. Would have loved to see him start.
JH is really mixing it up and has been very positive with same across the league. Full credit due.
@Catcol, I don't agree with your comments re no NEW faces….we've multiple all-star goalie starting and Rob H (I assume on bench) both great options.
Zero point in playing COC, we all know what he can do and no point in playing him in the last league game if not fit.
It's another strong positive team selection and the bench will be interesting.
Planning for a win and a league final all going well.
Great to see a proper panel developing. Regardless of the weekends results I think this has been a fantastic league campaign. We've a very probable 3 new championship starters in Ruane, Plunkett and McDonagh. That's going to leave some serious firepower on the bench and Cillian to come back also. I do agree with Catcol though regarding the new faces, we should do a "Voice" like reveal 15 minute before throw in with some random lad unveiled to the crowd, be a bonus if he's actually a footballer.
Nice team and impressive bench. Can easily pick another 15 not starting who would make an impressive team. Good to see.
Well done all for the work over the last few months.
Come to think of it, I remember that a lot of young guns finished the game against Donegal in last year's League and contributed with gusto to it.
Hearty good luck to all!
I wonder what is the average age of that team, really good to continue to try different players. There is a good mix of new and experienced players, with experienced players to bring on who could help us close out the game if it in the balance going into the last 15 minutes or so.
Either way, great test as Monaghan should be really up for the game, nothing beats competitive matches to test if players are ready to step up.
JH must have started close to 30 players over the 7 matches, great to see and should help build a solid foundation for the next few years.
Really excited to see Diskin and O'Donoghue back in the side.
Like the look of this team and strong bench.
Looking forward to Sunday. Glad to see diskin back, I thought Doherty did well at full forward last weekend but could be equally effective at chf. Coen better temperament than Reape, so deserves to start imo, interesting to see if he has progressed….
Far from Mayo's strongest team in what was meant to be important game? team selected confirms that Horan cares less about a final as he continues to experiment.
Mikey – I just did a headcount now and for the six games so far we have started 29 players. If James McCormack lines out on Sunday it'll be 30 different starters over the seven games. Two whole teams.
Sinead37 – good spot re the date! Thanks for pointing it out, I've corrected it now.
Fair play to James, great selection!. This league final is turning into a bit of brexit on here, alot for and alot against it. Im certainly in the against camp. If we get there, grand, but the emphasis should be on developing the panel and giving lads a chance. JH seems to think the same, no point going gung ho for a meaningless competition, (yes its meaningless unless your from Roscommon, who really value the div 2 cup they won) with your strongest 15, and lots of players untested come the real competition. Expecting a monaghan win because they have to be far more hungrier for this one. Boland and Coen need big games here, lets hope they take the chance.
Delighted with this selection. Team will not beat Monaghan but more importantly additional players being given the opportunity to gain experience in playing at this level against a top team who are desperate for a win. Great to see O'Donoghue, McCormack and Diskin getting a start – long overdue.
I'll throw in a potential 3rd team while your at it Highking! Just goes to show some of the talent in the fringes at the moment.
Love the psychology being deployed. Yes, not the most formidable lineup to start but a continuation of the plan. There'll be no let down in intensity or desire with this group —not worried about that.
Let's also state the obvious. Monaghan is no offensive machine, and the game will still be in doubt when we bring in the likes of Lee, Andy, Zippy +++ to close it out.
MayoDunphy – The league is the 8 best teams in the country competing against each other and you think it's a meaningless competition?
Don't understand how people are so dismissive of it. What's the point playing intercounty football if you're not going out to win trophies?
Getting to the final is out of our hands but it would be disappointing to finish the league with a defeat.
James Horan should be going gung ho to win the league and I believe he is, but with some younger players involved, as it should be.
Some people are guessing we might have found 2 or 3 starters this winter for the championship. With possibly 2 league games to go it could be more than 3, fingers crossed.
There are really only 2 national inter county titles up for grabs each year. Imagine the injection of confidence it would be if we could somehow win it considering all the experimentation.
Someone said there were outsiders writing this Mayo team off 9 months ago. I would say there were outsiders and insiders writing off this team 9 days ago until the Kerry revival.
I have 2 wishes for Sunday. We win and Monaghan survive.
Happy with that team. I said earlier in the week that I hoped to see some of the younger guys getting a shot and a fair number of them are. Will they beat Monaghan? I think they have a fair chance, maybe more than fair and I think Tyrone will beat Galway which will put us into the final. I think that Kerry may be a different proposition there but so may Mayo be.
Good luck to the cailíni v Cork earlier and I hope to see a good attendance to support them.
If I ever catch a Leprechaun and I am granted 3 wishes …my last wish, will be that Mayo will win this year's All Ireland Final… I won't tell ye my first wish, none of yer business, but I will tell ye what my second wish will be….. Of course, I know some of ye guessed it… It's that I will catch another Leprechaun!
Surely the point is that we can make a final, that this is actually a big game, at home in front of a big crowd, so therefor a wonderful chance to see how some of the young lads perform against a very tough, seasoned side?
Anyone underestimating the importance of the league need only look at the top 4 teams in the league last year. They were the 4 semi finalists in the AI last year also. So it's a great indicator of teams in form. Really like the team as selected for Sunday. It's a great opportunity for the newbies to stake a claim. Really hope we make it to the league final and win the bloody thing.
Can't understand people not bothered about the league. Ok we all want to win Sam above everything but if it were Galway, Kerry, or Dublin they would be going all out to win and be confident of doing so….that's the mentality of winners and that's what we need.
Derry were Div1 finalists in 2014, how did that go for their confidence………?
I have to laugh at some of those names on the alternatives on the B team, there at least 5 / 6 guys that will be the main men for the championship on the A team, when the going get tough.
League final or no league final, we are all looking to see new blood this year, so far its working well.
Ruane at midfield is a completely different player to the one I witnessed in Tuam Stadium 2 years ago in the u21 Connacht semi final v Galway, he is on line to be Mayo's best player of this league, surely Horan deserves most of the credit for this.
Personally I would like to see Mayo in the league final and win it, nothing better for the fringe players than games in Croker, can't compare a game in wet / windy / heavy conditions in Castlebar or Tralee than a Summers day in Croker, ground / ball much faster, this is why we need very fast men in the fullback line.
This in one conundrum than nobody appears to have an answer for, here goes.
Kerry and the Dubs are the top dogs as league titles are concerned, similar to All Ireland titles, Mayo have 11 league titles and are 3rd in line, same should apply to All Ireland titles, but we know otherwise.
I was at the league finals on 01, 07, 11 and 12, while the 2001 final v Galway was very good, a tight win was achieved, the other 3 finals were very poor, Mayo lost to a very average Donegal side back in 07, did great to beat Kerry in the semi final of 2012 but were poor v Cork in both finals.
With no Dublin this year very possible, Kerry / Galway or Mayo can win the final.
Dublin have also been to league finals and we've see what their confudence is like.
Picking Derry as an example of a team to reach a league final and relating that to their current state is a bit redundant. Any number of factors can have led to this.
I mean Donegal won an all Ireland recent enough and are in Div 2 now. Did winning the All Ireland lead to a lack of confidence and their demise to Div 2. Don't think so.
Derry are not in Div 1 because they are not a very good team. Nothing to do with reaching a league final on 2014.
Glad with the selection, especially Darren Coen who looked to have a good football brain in the midst of a bad 1st half v Galway. Also Eoin OD who was our find of the year last year. If he returns flying it frees Zippy to play another role.
One player I don't think will start is Clarke who hobbled off the last day. If Slingerman is in panel I wouldn't be against giving him a chance.
As for league final, I'm in the yes camp but I can see Horan's logic. If the game is there for the taking he can bring in lads with buckets of big game experience. Kevin Mc can help the rookies tick in the forwards. Boland deserves a chance the way he went for a jersey vs Kerry, but we'll have no left footed players in HF line so I expect McDonagh may come on later.
If we make league final it's bonus territory for trying out more players.
Derry in 2014 is one example.
You could argue that we've carried our poor league form into the Connacht Championship for the last few years. Galway made a league final last year and continued that form into the championship. It may be unfair to compare our situation to Dublin, but their success has always been built around winning every game in league or championship.
Anyway, even if it means nothing come summer I would love to win it. I think it could be a massive confidence booster that Horan could use for the next few years.
I don't know what the argument is about here. It's not unreasonable to say that winning the league would be great but it's not a priority, giving game time to new players is. We're probably getting a bit ahead of ourselves tho, Monaghan are coming to Castlebar knowing they need a win to garuntee safety, generally when a good team needs a result in division 1, they get it, no more than ourselves last year.
I hope that diskin or Coen can really impress tomorrow, while some new players have shown well a scoring corner forward hasn't really appeared yet. Reape was good at the start of the league but seems to have fallen out of favor, james Duran isn't a corner forward and Evan Regan has had on going injury problems.
Team selection everyone seems happy about , I'd prefer to see Lee start , he's not firing on all cylinders and we need him to be . Furthermore a league final in croker would be great for him ,just feel he needs something to get in the zone. I'd also like to have seen Brian reape . Hopefully both are subs and get a run.
So the comments 2 weeks ago that we would not see Diakin in a mayo jersey again this year turned out to be completely false.
Sure your boss might tell ya if ya miss another Monday hell run ya but he never does if you're decent at whatever you do.
Diskin totally deserves his start now, his physicality and speed will be well needed against such a teak tough Monaghan fb line. Im expecting Monaghan to win, as we are relatively poor at home, and they badly need the win. Monaghan by 2.
Revellino, I just dont place the importance on league as others do. For me, its about survival and finding new players. JH has achieved that with ease, and no matter what happens tommorow, id give him 10/10 for the way he handled this league.
I think theirs no harm giving Lee a rest, hes the best player we ever had, and he'll be boiling nicely come summer and the first name on a championship team sheet. For years we've complained about no youth coming through, now we have it, finally we've a chance to be resting senior lads (like dublin do) while also prepping the likes of McCormack and Plunkett for tge future. We're in a great position long term imo.
If we win tommorow and contest the final then great, if we win the final, the yerra mafia (and kevin walsh) will blow us up to the hilt as the only challengers to Dublin, that in itself is a type of pressure we could do witbout. I'd like us to go about our business quietly and hit the rossies and galway like a train, when it matters.
Fake news, Dave, who'd have thunk it, eh? I'm continually amazed at the motivation of people to post horseshit stories about players. I do what I can to staunch the flow here but it's impossible to keep it all out.
I agree MayDunphy that survival.is the most important objective. I would love us to make the final and get another chance for James to develope the young lads a bit more.
I think it's a strong team and games are won nowadays by bench players. There is no doubt in my mind Horan is playing to win. What a confidence booster it would be to win the league or alternatively get back in croke park for another outing. We need big games!!!
As WJ has pointed out, Horan has done excellent job in giving meaningful opportunities to new boys.
I think I would prefer to see Durcan in centre flanked by Plunkett and McCormack – good luck to him.
Monaghan have been ott in their aggression last two league games , I expect that to be even moreso tomorrow with what's at stake for them could work against them if ref plays well.
Looks like the Castlebar weather will be decent tomorrow. 10 degrees Celsius, dry and no status yellow wind warning!
Can't make it tomorrow, anyone know of any live streams??!
A great chance for lads to stake a claim to a jersey in what will be a real battle. Monaghan are facing relegation and will go all out to stay in div 1. This will be the nearest thing to championship football these lads will get before summer.
Good luck to them and hopefully we get to see a couple of new future stars.
Good luck to the team, management and all supporters travelling today. On the train from Dublin to Castlebar. Glorious morning….so far!
Is this the youngest team we have ever togged for a league match in the post 2010 era?
Only two outfield players are U30 age group.
A lot of players u24.


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Art and music at Revolution Coffee (13 Fern Ave): Nagle Real Estate is hosting music and art and presents Jody Thorpe of Mystical Blossoms doing Tarot Card readings. Jody is a local herbalist, tarot reader, energy worker, sound healer and co-owner of Mystical Blossoms Wellness Boutique. All messages are given in a loving manner. Readings last about 15 minutes and cost $25. Revolution Coffee Roasters will have coffee and dessert options available to enjoy after dinner. 7-10pm. All welcome to stop by and be on the lookout for new artists each month!
Perkins Center's Lawn Chair Concert Series returns to Collingswood with a live outdoor concert featuring CPR: Music Invincible. Established in 2015, CamdenpopRock will present a wondrously eclectic fusion of modern, classical and international music and performance art. CamdenpopRock will perform on the corner of Haddon and Woodlawn Avenues, next to Grooveground Coffeebar (647 Haddon Ave). This free performance is part of Perkins Center for the Arts' annual Lawn Chair Concert Series with a partnership from the Borough of Collingswood.
Artists and musicians are required to register for 2nd Saturday. See below to find out how to display your work or perform. Visit the 2nd Saturday Collingswood Facebook page here.
2nd Saturday was started by a collection of store owners that had an interest in promoting the arts in Collingswood. This monthly arts event, now under the umbrella of Collingswood Partners, Inc., has turned into one of the more popular town events and grows every month with new artists and participating store locations. Established in 2004, Second Saturday Collingswood is an exciting event designed to expose local artists and musicians to the many residents and visitors of Collingswood and the surrounding area. Each month visitors can plan a night on the town to experience the unique arts, music, shopping and dining Collingswood is known for. As always, Second Saturdays are free. Just visit Collingswood, stroll and enjoy the culture - on us.
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June 7, 2016 – Interpreta, Inc. an analytics company that delivers population and single member analytics for precision medicine, and Casenet, LLC, a leading provider of population health and care management solutions, have partnered to be the first to bring real-time analytics to care management teams.
February 29, 2016 – Interpreta, Inc., an analytics service company that delivers population and single member analytics for precision medicine, has been certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) 2016 Measures.
February 17, 2016 – Interpreta, Inc., an analytics service company that delivers population and single member analytics for precision medicine, will be exhibiting at HIMSS16 in Las Vegas from Feb. 29 – March 4.
September 18, 2015 - Interpreta, Inc. is a proud Sponsor of the Give2Asia Ignite + Inspire Gala on September 30, 2015 at the Mark Hopkins Intercontinental Hotel in San Francisco, CA. Give2Asia works with corporations, foundations and families to fund charitable projects and social enterprises. Give2Asia's local expertise and regional focus helps to build strong relationships between funders and recipients in 25 countries. To find out more, visit http://www.give2asia.org/.
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March 30, 2015 – Interpreta, the clinical and genomic analytics company, today announced that it has been certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) 2015 Measures and Pay for Performance (P4P) Certified Measures.
March 18, 2015 – Interpreta, Inc., an analytics service company that delivers population and single-member analytics for precision medicine, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Ahmed Ghouri, will moderate 'The Impact of Technology on Delivery of Medical Care in the 21st Century: A Panel Discussion' at The 1st Annual Marc Shuman Anti-Medical School Lecture at UCSF in San Francisco on Thurs., Apr. 13, 2015, at 3:30 pm Pacific Time.
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From the mind that brought you the best-selling Yoga Cats calendar, comes this a-meow-sing Yoga Cats Together planner. This softbound, two-year (2019–2020) planner is essential for portable monthly and long-range planning. Unfolding from a convenient 3.5″ x 6.5'' size into a 7″ x 6.5″ monthly calendar grid, this format is only slightly larger than a checkbook and fits perfectly in a pocket or purse. Notable features include a striking wraparound cover image, planning pages for 2018, and additional pages for notes.
This entry was posted in Calendar Showcase, Pocket Planners on January 9, 2019 by platoadmin.
From the mind that brought you the best-selling Yoga Dogs calendar, comes this Yoga Dogs Together planner. This softbound, two-year (2019–2020) planner is essential for portable monthly and long-range planning. Unfolding from a convenient 3.5″ x 6.5'' size into a 7″ x 6.5″ monthly calendar grid, this format is only slightly larger than a checkbook and fits perfectly in a pocket or purse. Notable features include a striking wraparound cover image, planning pages for 2018, and additional pages for notes.
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Hello and welcome to my blog!! Today we are hoping with the My Creative Time design team and two guest designers for the September Mini Release. I am really loving the awesome sets that Emma put out this month.....it may be a mini release, but it is sure mighty!!
For my first project, I created these fun little sucker holders for my nieces/nephews for Halloween. I used the Stitched Lollipop Holder die and the Scallop and Stitched circle die along with the Treats for my Sweet and the new Just For You stamps.
I used my Cricut to cut the pinked edged circles.
If you missed the post with the project I did with the All Around Goodies, CLICK HERE to check it out.
Great projects with great stamps and dies.
Darling little Lollipop holders! Love the Halloween theme!
I love the halloween lollipop holders--very cute. Love the skeletons. I also love the color of your tags - really nice. Thanks for sharing.
wow i love the pop holders and the tags great job!!!
Everything is super cute. I love the cuts you used.
awesome job Amy!! great colors too!
Love this project! Thanks for sharing!
Love the sucker holder! Another one I need!
Darling projects! Love the sucker holders and tags! Love the new designs!
Lovely projects Amy, love the holder! Have a lovely day!
Your lollipop holders are so cute! I just love the skull and cat at the bottoms of them! And your tags are just gorgeous!!!
Amy ~ The lollipop treat holders are ADORABLE!!! I LOVE all the details and you used a Cricut cut for the center too! CUTE! Oh your Christmas tags are just GORGEOUS!!! LOVE the heat embossing and the way you did your ribbon! Way to go ~ ready for Christmas!! Awesome job!
Great Halloween treats!! Your tags are so pretty too!! Great job!!
WOW!!! What awesome projects using these adorable new release sets!!
Beautiful projects! Need to hop quickly and go place my order!
Awesome projects! Can't wait to get my hands on this release!
These are all gorgeous Amy.
Your projects are so cute!
amy, you halloween treats are too cute to spook! and I love the embossing on the christmas tags too!!!!
Those Halloween Treats are Spooktacular! Awesome tip to use this release as a background stamp. Great Work!
I am absolutely mad about these lollipop holders and what you did for them makes me want it even more! I can't believe I haven't gotten it yet. I have been buying the stamps and not all the dies so I will be getting this ordered because everyone makes me want it so badly!
Thanks for sharing such terrific projects....I love them all!
Adorable Christmas tags and lollipop holders. Your very talented! Thanks for sharing!
OMGosh I love your treat holders and your tags! Even I would love getting a treat this cute! The tags are just perfect for a Christmas gift, so pretty!
Such cute min gifts. The tags are brilliant.
What a creative way to mix and match the stamps and dies. Love your beautiful tags, too!
Wow love all the tags and treat boxes, Amy!! love how you embossed the trees on the tags. So pretty!
Your projects are absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you for a super fun blog hop!
Loving what you did with the Lollipop holder. They are just so cute. Thanks for sharing.
So SUPER CUTE! I really LOVE the lollipop holders - so fun. The tags are so pretty - LOVE the die! Great job!
Beautiful creations... U guys are making me want to get gifts just to make tags!!!
Love the sucker containers, the bottom is so cool!! The tags are so pretty!!
Super cute, especially liked the Halloween Lollipop Holders and the little skeletons and cats on the bottom of them.
Oh, to be on the receiving end of such awesome treats!! Your projects here add another layer of 'great' to the importance of giving! Thank you for sharing; now I'm four times more excited to receive my set. Can't wait. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.
Oh my, your sucker holders are too cute, and your tags are gorgeous!!!
Great projects! Love this mini release!
Love the skeleton! My favorite stamp in this release is the Christmas tree. With the tag is is oerfect!!!
Cute treat holders, love how you carried the characters from the tag down to the base. TFS!
Wow, your projects are amazing, great job!
Amy, those project look elegant. Love the colors. Thanks for share with us!
Great projects..especially love your treat holders!
My goodness I am only on the second hop and I am SO inspried.
I like that you created your own layer for the circle with your Cricut. Did you get the skeleton and cat from a Cricut cut also? Great job on both projects. You did great on the heat embossing...I am still working on not having stray crumbs all over or having them blow away when the heat hits them.
Love your work. Thanks for sharing.
Mini but GREAT! Love the tags and all around goodies sentiments in this release. :) I still need to get the lollipop die off my wishlist! Love how your treats turned out.
Cute tag and treat holder. Liking the new stamps!
Cute treat holders. Love the little skeletons and cats at the bottom. Your tags are so pretty. Great release. Thanks for sharing.
The treat holders and tags are adorable! I am loving this new release!
Too cute!!!! Will definitely have to try this for my child's school.
those look awesome! great projects! thanks for letting me hop along with you!
Such awesome ideas! Those lollipop ones would be so great to send into school with my kids for their Halloween party!
Both your treat holders and the tags are great. Such beautiful work.
Loved the Halloween themed popscicle holders... very cute ideas.
Super cute treats and tags.
Your treat holder is so cute! I love the tags!
These are the cutest projects.My 9 year old daughter would love to give the treats away to her friends for Halloween.
Lollypop holders are adorable!! Love the tags!
HI Love what you did with the lollypop holder and the tags are great.
Omg I just love your treat holders. Your tags are very pretty.
I love the new releases! Your two projects made me just have to have these releases! Thanks for sharing!
Cute sucker holders and love the tags--I really like this tree shape stamp.
Super cute treat holders. Love all three of the new releases.
Super cute!! Now I really want the stamp sets!!
Loving the treat holder & tags ... So cute!
very cute projects. especially like the lollipop holders. tfs.
Too stinkin cute. I have to order these from Emma, as there are a number of parties we have in the next few months!
I love how you use so many of Emma's products in your project - great job!
WOW, those are adorable. Love the Halloween Lollipop holders and the Christmas tags are so pretty.
You have some lucky family to get those darling little suckers for Halloween.
Always love anything you make!
These lollipops holders are great. Thisbgives me some ideas for Halloween party favors for school. Can't wait to get mine.
Amy I love your Christmas tags - that's exactly what I would do with them - they're just gorgeous! Actually seeing them has set in my mind that I really do need these sets after all - thanks for that!
Great job on the lollipop holders and the tags.
Love your Christmas tags, and I'm sure you nieces and nephews would love those cute treats too. Thanks for the chance to win.
Like the little goodies and the way you incorporated your cricut along with the dies.
I absolutely LOVE the way you decorated each of these lollipop holders! Beautifully done!
I love the lollipop holders! So cute!
Love the Lollipop holders!I have that Die and its one of my favorites!!Adrable Halloweeen Stamps!!!Loev it! A fabulous Christmas Tag!!Just Love it!
Great lollipop holders, they are really cute. Thanks for sharing them and the tags.
Wow Amy, the lollipop holders are just adorable. Such cute little treats.
Your projects are really sweet! Nice job!
Love the lollipop holders and the way you decorated them with the Halloween items, especially the bones and skeleton. So Cute! I'm thinking the All Around Goodies set is going to have to be part of my newly expanding stamp sets!


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