A load-bearing, pressurized-fluid column apparatus and method for supporting a load or mine ceiling with respect to a support surface or mine floor includes an elongated, flexible sleeve retains a substantially incompressible liquid. Control of the Bluetooth\xae host controller interfaces may be assigned to one or more of the Bluetooth\xae hosts. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.