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20 NBA Players Who Went Broke
by Taylor Farmer
October 6, 2021 August 11, 2022
As of 2009, 60% of NBA stars go broke within 5 years of leaving the organization. Often going hand in hand with this financial stress are familial and legal issues, and oftentimes, substance abuse. With data like this, there are far more than 20 NBA players who went broke.
In recent years, special attention has been brought to this issue because of the public concern for Delonte West, an ex NBA player whose life took him down a harrowing path of homelessness and addiction. Still, we wait for the NBA to develop a program for its players to help them develop a healthy lifestyle after their retirement.
1. Vin Baker
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Vin Baker played for the Bucks, Supersonics, Celtics, Knicks, Rockets, and Clipper throughout his career, but has somehow managed to drive his net worth down to $500,000. This is a result of his overspending on relationships, alcohol, and bad investments.
However, after working at a Starbucks store, Baker's life is looking up after becoming a professional basketball analyst for Fox Sports and the owner of the Starbucks store he once worked in. He even recently released his own book, titled God and Starbucks.
2. Chris Washburn
Chris Washburn had a BLANK year NBA career with the Warriors and Hawks and accumulated 9 million dollars before his exit from the league. His retirement came early thanks to three failed drug tests within three years. This led to a downward spiral into addiction and homelessness. Thankfully, Washburn has now been clean for fifteen years and spends most of his time focusing on taking care of his family.
3. Jason Caffey
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Jason Caffey: 20 NBA Players Who Went Broke
Jason Caffey, who has a career history with the Bulls, Warriors, and Bucks once had a net worth of 8 million dollars. He lost the entirety of this net worth through monthly child support demands to cover 10 children with 8 different women, legal fees for an assault charge, and other various personal issues. Many of the reasons Caffey's life has taken are consistent with that of many other ex-NBA stars: perhaps it's time for the NBA to create a support program for the celebrities it manufactures to prevent this list of NBA players who went broke from growing.
4. Erick Strickland
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Erick Strickland: 20 NBA Players Who Went Broke
Erick Strickland competed for the Mavericks, Knicks, Grizzlies, Celtics, Pacers, and Bucks during his 9 year NBA career. He grossed a total of $13 million, but years later found himself with nothing as a result of misplaced trust. His trusted friend claimed to have a no-brainer investment opportunity, which ultimately turned out to be a scam that cost Erick his fortune…and a close friendship.
5. Shawn Kemp
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Shawn Kemp was a popular player for the Seattle Supersonics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trailblazers, and Orlando Magic through his lengthy and successful career with the NBA. Though he obtained around $90 million in salary alone during this ultra-successful career, he now only has about 5 million dollars to his name.
Even the massive fortune collected from his Reebok collaborations have disappeared. This financial loss is mostly warranted by the 6 separate families he owes monthly child support to, as well as his various criminal fees. It seems to be a trending pattern for NBA players who went broke to have familial and legal troubles.
6. Derrick Coleman
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Derrick Coleman represented the Nets, 76ers, Hornets, and Pistons throughout his career with the NBA. He made $45 million during his career, but lost most of it was wasted away on expensive taste and partying. To recover from his financial downfall, Coleman chose to go back to school and earn a degree.
He now works a regular job, and is a clean water and equality activist in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. Despite these admirable feats, his massive cash loss places him on this list of NBA players who went broke.
7. Glen Rice
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Glen Rice played for the Heat, Hornets, Lakers, Knicks, Rockets, and Clippers while he was a part of the NBA, and exited the league with over $25 million and 15 years of memories. In spite of this huge success, Rice was granted significantly lower child support payments in 2016, after claiming not to be able to afford $1,500 payments.
To the dismay of the women receiving child support, Rice insists on making a living off of his glory years, accumulating most of his income from doing autograph signings and training camps. There is no record that his financial situation has improved as of late.
8. Dennis Rodman
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Dennis Rodman was a superstar that played for the Pistons, Bulls, Spurs, Lakers, and Mavericks during a career that spanned from 1986 to 2000. Though the star earned over 43 million dollars during this lengthy career, he now only has a net worth of $500,000.
Though this may not be considered "broke" to many of us, Rodman has squandered his fortune away on misconduct fees (such as the $200,000 misconduct fee for kicking a referee in the groin) and a lavish lifestyle that he can no longer afford. Dennis Rodman is one of the most well-known NBA players who went broke, due to his unique personality and accomplishments.
9. Darius Miles
Hyper-athletic forward Darius Miles played his last NBA game at 28. Why? http://t.co/cg95YdKcEc pic.twitter.com/dWK59T3zsi
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) June 11, 2014
Darius Miles: 20 NBA Players Who Went Broke
Darius Miles once amassed a fortune of 1.5 million dollars subsequential to an NBA career performing for the Clippers, Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, and Grizzlies. His small fortune became endangered because of his early career start, the irrational decisions of a very young man, and a knee injury that ultimately ended his career.
10. Dan Issel
50 years ago today, I signed with the Kentucky Colonels. What a ride it was! pic.twitter.com/j7KStFsxHc
— Dan Issel (@DanIssel44) March 19, 2020
Dan Issel: 20 NBA Players Who Went Broke
Dan Issel was a loyal player for the Denver Nuggets, with whom he earned an estimated $18 million in the 70s. However, in 2010 we found out that Dan owed $4.3 million to over 34 different creditors. He was forced to auction off the memorabilia from his NBA career.
11. Kenny Anderson
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Kenny Anderson played for the Nets, Hornets, Trail Blazers, Celtics, Supersoincs, Pacers, Hawks, and Clippers throughout his career, in which he amassed a fortune of 60 million dollars in salary income alone. It is rumored that Anderson was already down to $800,000 by the time of his retirement in 2006 (15 years after his draft).
The leading factor to his financial downfall was the child support he owed for 7 children to 5 different women. With a recent history of DUIs, being fired from a high school coaching job, and a a tragic tell-all about his childhood, Anderson's life and decisions are a prime example of why the NBA should step in and guide its players through mental and financial struggles, even after their retirement.
12. Mookie Blaylock
Former NBA All-Star & defensive specialist Mookie Blaylock turns 54 today.
Did you know Pearl Jam was originally named 'Mookie Blaylock' & they named their album 'Ten' after his number? This Skybox card was also used as the demo cassette cover. pic.twitter.com/HYzp3igy3V
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Mookie Blaylock: 20 NBA Players Who Went Broke
Mookie Blaylock, who was rumored to be exceptionally intelligent, played for the Nets, Hawks, and the Warriors. He accumulated $32 million throughout his career but squandered it on substances and legal fees. While suffering a seizure-induced from alcohol withdrawal, Blaylock caused a fatal car crash that sucked away the rest of his finances and dignity.
13. Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner is spending the week helping a struggling Charlotte high school team. Here's whyhttps://t.co/MHUpk0pcdM#clthsbb #NCHSAA pic.twitter.com/PeCSdEv9Gx
— Langston Wertz Jr. (@langstonwertzjr) January 23, 2018
Christian Laettner: 20 NBA Players Who Went Broke
Christian Laettner played for the Timberwolves, Hawks, Pistons, Mavericks, Wizards, and Heat throughout a large chunk of the 90s. With these teams and consequential brand deals, he managed to amass over $60 million, yet his house was still foreclosed upon in 2015. This is largely due to investment failures and poor business decisions.
14. Latrell Sprewell
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Latrell Sprewell played in four all-star games and earned $100 million during his career with the Golden State Warrior, New York Knicks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, he now only has $150,000. This is mainly due to suspension for in-game violence, which led to the decline of a generous contractual offer from the Timberwolves that was valued at 21 million dollars. This concluded his career, and he now owes more money than the value of his assets. This earned him his spot on this list of NBA players who went broke.
15. Robert Smith
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Robert Smith, a third-round pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 1977 draft, also played for the Jazz, Nets, Cavaliers, Bucks, Clippers, and Spurs during his 7-year career in the NBA. Because Robert Smith spent all of the hard-earned money from his career, he sparked a 7-year professional basketball career in France in order to keep his finances afloat. At the conclusion of his basketball career, Smith became a sports broadcaster.
Having led the UNLV to their first NCCA Final Four victory in 1977, Smith remained associated with the school and active in many aspects. In fact, after a life-changing stroke in 2019, the UNLV basketball team has created a fundraiser to help Smith's overwhelmed family cover medical expenses.
16. Jayson Williams
Former NBA star #JaysonWilliams talks about life after serving jail time for the killing of a limo driver. Hear hi… https://t.co/xGqBJmj9fv pic.twitter.com/AKLOGR45tN
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Jayson Williams: 20 NBA Players Who Went Broke
Jayson Williams, who performed for the Grizzlies, Kings, Heat, and Magic, collected $40 million directly from his NBA salary. This does not include brand deals and other forms of celebrity and sports-related income. After a devastating injury forced Jayson to end his basketball career early, Jayson's life spiraled when he accidentally shot and killed his driver while showing off an expensive weapon to friends. Naturally, this ordeal has absorbed the majority of his earnings…and freedoms.
17. Antoine Walker
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Antoine Walker was the 6th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft following a successful time playing for the University of Kentucky, where he led his team to an NCAA championship. He played for the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, and Minnesota Timberwolves during a career that spanned from 1996 to 2008.
He then competed for the BSN's Mets de Guaynabo and the NBA D-League's Idaho Stampede before announcing his retirement from basketball in 2012. It is likely that he would have been able to retire following his years with the NBA (avoiding D league at all) had he not spent his hundred million dollar NBA fortune, causing him to file for bankruptcy in 2007, just a year after his NBA championship with the Heat in 2006. Walker claims that most of his fortune was spent on gambling debts, legal fees, and overspending by his ex-wife.
18. Joe Smith
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Joe Smith: 20 NBA Players Who Went Broke
Joe Smith, a 26 year NBA veteran and once the number one draft pick, played for the Warriors, 76ers, Timberwolves, Pistons, Bucks, Nuggets, Bulls, Cavaliers, Thunder, Hawks, Lakers, and Nets throughout those 16 years. With this inconsistent roster history, Joe Smith managed to earn a whopping $60 million in salary income alone.
Despite his massively successful basketball career, Smith now has a 6 figure debt thanks to his soft spot for "Love and Hip Hop" star, Moniece Slaughter, jumping from team to team throughout the final years of his career, overspending on property and cars, and a failed attempt to re-enter the NBA with a developmental title.
19. Bill Willoughby
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Bill Willoughby competed for the Hawks, Braves, Cavaliers, Rockets, Spurs, and Nets, earning a healthy $15 million to settle down with. However, these funds have likely dissipated after many run-ins with the law, despite obtaining a degree following his departure from the NBA.
20. Larry Johnson
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Larry Johnson was a devout player for the Hornets and Knick during his years in the NBA and earned $12 million for himself in salary pay. It is rumored that he amassed an impressive $83 million when sponsorships and various other deals are included. Johnson spent most of his money on child support payments to five women, as well as various other debts he is responsible for.
Taylor Farmer
1 1. Vin Baker
2 2. Chris Washburn
3 3. Jason Caffey
4 4. Erick Strickland
5 5. Shawn Kemp
6 6. Derrick Coleman
7 7. Glen Rice
8 8. Dennis Rodman
9 9. Darius Miles
10 10. Dan Issel
11 11. Kenny Anderson
12 12. Mookie Blaylock
13 13. Christian Laettner
14 14. Latrell Sprewell
15 15. Robert Smith
16 16. Jayson Williams
17 17. Antoine Walker
18 18. Joe Smith
19 19. Bill Willoughby
20 20. Larry Johnson
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Snake Attack
By: Dustin Weaver DVM
A 4yr old female spayed Chocolate Labrador Retriever was presented to the San Juan Veterinary Hospital on emergency. One hour prior the dog was west of Bayfield on a hike with her owners and sustained a rattle snake bite on her fron foot. The patient was driven to Pagosa and was immediately admitted. She was found to be in a state of shock-a very high respiratory rate with weak and rapid pulse. Her pupils were dilated and changing in size. The affected leg was edematous, painful, and swollen. The bite puncture wounds were easily identified. The owners, being in the medical profession, had access to predinose and administered 20mg orally prior to admittance. Other than the aforementioned medication the patient was not taking medication and did not have any preexisting conditions.
Copperhead bites are the most common snake bite reported in the U.S. but rattle snake bites are the deadliest. Although infrequent in the Pagosa area, rattle snake bites are both the most common and most deadly snake bite. This summer the San Juan Veterinary Hospital treated 2 rattle snake attacks. Rattle snakes are grouped with other poisonous snakes called pit vipers (Crotalid spp.). They have heat seeking sensors between the nose and eyes, retractable venom releasing fangs, and a triangular shaped head. The venom is released when they contract their facial musculature from a modified salivary gland. It is not surprising that our victims present with tissue swelling, obtundation, inability to move, seizures, bleeding, and hempdynamic.
Two types of antivenin are available for use in the United States for pit vipers but both are expensive ($500 per dose and most require multiple doses). The antivenin should be administered within two hours of the bite. Antivenin can and has intensified the problem should the patient react to the proteins in it. It becomes more important to use antivenin in cases where the patient is bitten on the face or in a state of shock. Unfortunately, due to the infrequent number of attacks and cost no veterinary clinic in this area carries antivenin. However, for the large majority of cases it is not needed.
The cornerstone of therapy for snake attacks is treating the shock with fluid therapy. Our chocolate lab was given an IV catheter and an initial shock fluid bolus. This improved her pulse quality and rate. Pain was treated with a constant rate infusion of fentanyl. Often in emergency medicine initial stabilization must precede further diagnostic work up. Following stabilization, blood was collected and a blood smear was performed. The effects of the venom will alter the surface of the red blood cells. Unfortunately this abnormality was confirmed in our patient. More blood was saved for a coagulation analysis if needed. Steriod therapy is controversial in the treatment of snake bites. It will counteract some of the toxic effects of the venom, decrease swelling, and decrease the patient's response to the venom. But it may also delay healing and predispose the patient to secondary infections. In our patient steriods were administered prior to presentation and so it was decided that steriod therapy would be continued.
Our patient was hospitalized for three days and the swelling was controlled well with steriod therapy. Her pulse quality and respiratory rate continued to improve and she was taken off of fluid support. To control for secondary infection she was started on IV antibiotics. She was discharged and is doing well, and using the leg. Her owners told us that she no longer enjoys walking in tall grass!
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Gabriele Colombo (* 11. Mai 1972 in Varese) ist ein ehemaliger italienischer Radrennfahrer.

Sportliche Karriere
Gabriele Colombo begann seine Karriere 1994 bei der italienischen Radsport-Formation Gewiss-Ballan. Er nahm 1995 schon zum ersten Mal an der Tour de France teil und gewann eine Etappe. Ein Jahr später feierte er seinen größten Erfolg, als er das Radsport-Monument Mailand-San Remo gewann. Im selben Jahr konnte er auch noch den Giro di Sardegna gewinnen. 1996 siegte er im Etappenrennen Giro di Calabria.

1999 wechselte er dann zu Cantina Tollo, wo er 2001 noch einmal Dritter auf einer Etappe des Giro d'Italia wurde. Nach einem Wechsel zu Domina Vacanze wurde er 2003 auch nochmal Etappenzweiter hinter Fabio Baldato. 2007 beendete Colombo seine Radsportlaufbahn.

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1996
 Mailand–San Remo
 Giro di Sardegna
 Giro di Calabria

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1994–1995 Gewiss-Ballan
1996 Gewiss-Playbus
1997 Batik-Del Monte
1998 Ballan
1999 Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio
2000 Cantina Tollo
2001 Cantina Tollo-Acqua e Sapone
2002 Acqua e Sapone-Cantina Tollo
2003 Domina Vacanze-Elitron
2004 Domina Vacanze
2005–2006 Naturino-Sapore di Mare
2007 Aurum Hotels

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IN PERFECT HARMONY
Julia Johnson spends a few days in the company of the inspiring In Harmony students, observing the great advantages of music education
Issue 99 / May 2019 Words: Julia Johnson / messylines.com
Photography: Mark McNulty / markmcnulty.co.uk
Of all the issues that feed into ensuring the health of music scenes both local and national, perhaps the most fundamental question we need to ask is where the next generation of musicians are coming from. Due to the pressure of schools being judged so heavily on maths and English assessments, time to focus on music is increasingly squeezed out of the curriculum.
Furthermore, this problem is becoming increasingly systemic – teachers themselves may not have had a well-rounded musical education. So, if access to opportunities in music is declining, where is musicianship nurtured? How can music be a skill children can explore – never mind master – if they're lacking the opportunities to do so?
Enter IN HARMONY, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic-led programme working to bring music into the lives of primary school pupils in Everton, and now Anfield. This year marks In Harmony's 10th anniversary – a perfect opportunity to look at the programme's achievements.
In Harmony embeds music into education; they don't just run tokenistic sessions. Instead, they focus on creating a culture of musicianship in schools, so that music becomes a natural part of children's lives. As well as having several hours of music a week in school from the early years upwards, children are encouraged at every step to think of themselves as musicians. Each child, for example, gets their own instrument allocated – which sounds obvious, but can be rare in tightly resourced departments. Yet as Rod Skipp, artistic director, conductor and session leader for In Harmony explains, this can be a deceptively simple way of getting children to take ownership. "Sometimes they name their violin or their cello; say good night to it as they pack it away. They really appreciate it, having their own instrument to look after and taking it home, to share it with their friends and family."
There are unique benefits that come from teaching music through an orchestral setting. "You come together with your friends, play music, and you're all trying to achieve the same thing," Skipp explains. "You're not trying to beat each other or to win, but you're working together to create the best version that you can."
They invited me to attend an afternoon of in-school sessions and see this manifested. Seven and eight-year-olds, all equally new to the joys and challenges of learning an instrument, all making an equally significant contribution to a great sound. While learning the basics of reading music together, there are also smaller moments of learning from each other, as children help each other out with technique, instrument care and ensuring their section is in sync.
The school's management love it, of course, and not just because it ticks a box in terms of curriculum coverage. Zoe Armfield, In Harmony Liverpool manager, shares some of the feedback she's had from the nursery settings in which In Harmony teach musical activities to pupils as young as two. Even at an age where socialisation and communication skills are still being developed, the impact is being noticed. "Actually, the music can be the thing that joins them together. Because you don't need language, do you? You can join in and be part of something."
Executive headteacher of The Beacon CE Primary School, Sally Aspinwall, has also seen the impact of the In Harmony reach way beyond the hours of the session. Some of these are academic: "The musical vocabulary – they probably wouldn't have that at the age they're having it. We would say that's impacting positively on reading ages, on their English curriculum scores." But Aspinwall spends most of our conversation focusing on the aspect of the programme that is brought up more than any other by everyone I speak to: the impact it has on children's confidence. In Harmony may be based around teaching music, but at its heart is the drive to develop a mindset that you can learn and achieve anything.
Part of this comes from the performance opportunities embedded in the programme. In Harmony couldn't let its 10th anniversary pass by without celebration, and the weekend of 9th-11th March saw a series of concerts to mark the occasion. The pupils of In Harmony were the stars at two of these occasions. Sunday 10th March saw pupils of all ages perform on stage alongside their In Harmony counterparts from Leeds and Newcastle Gateshead. It recalled an inspiring anecdote Zoë had shared: responding to a child's questions about her own school musical experiences. "I was like, 'I think we did recorder lessons when I was in Year Six…'. They couldn't believe that it's not the norm that every child has music two or three times a week and that they don't all play in orchestras. They think that's just part of the normal fabric of school life." Bringing pupils from across the north of England together like this develops precisely the culture this child articulated; one where music is an everyday, shared activity.
"In Harmony teach possibility, not just skill."
The spotlight was solely on the Liverpool participants on Monday 11th, with a celebratory concert that was live-streamed on Facebook. To see these young children coming together as an orchestra, and observing how they all took it completely in their stride, was truly inspiring. Of all the things they may have been feeling about being on stage in one of the most famous classical music venues in the country, nerves were not visibly one of them.
It was also notable how ambitious the programme of each performance was. Alongside the pieces that demonstrated how they were introduced to reading music, the concerts included renditions of Sibelius' Finlandia and Bizet's Toreador. Familiar tunes – and challenging ones. Their inclusion makes a statement: why can't, and why shouldn't, we be playing these pieces? Not to mention the fact that they played alongside the professional musicians of the RLPO as well as internationally renowned soloists, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and trumpeter Pacho Flores. Their performances are masterful and, from the looks on the faces of the young people on stage, they are just as amazed by these virtuoso performances as the audience.
Now that In Harmony has been going for a decade, the ways these experiences are actually having an impact on people's lives are starting to reveal themselves. Parents are sharing regular anecdotes with headteachers and confirming through surveys the positive impact In Harmony has upon their children's confidence and engagement. What's also interesting is that the first few cohorts who In Harmony worked with back in 2009 are now adults themselves. Stories about the life-changing impact of In Harmony are beginning to filter through from the participants themselves. Armfield is convinced of the direct link between a can-do attitude and the In Harmony performance opportunities: "If they're having that experience once a term from the minute they enter school, that's what's going to give them confidence: 'If I can do this, maybe I can go and study engineering,' or whatever they want." It's a hugely positive validation that In Harmony's 10 Years of Learning report is filled with inspiring quotes sent from young people about how the programme has filled their lives with confidence.
This is what creating a culture of possibility really means. In Harmony's leaders understand that not every pupil will go on to become a musician, but the evidence suggests that even for those who don't continue, the culture that the programme creates endures. Skipp shares his observation from a decade of working with schools: "There's a lot of pride from the children and the families around what they've achieved. And a lot of encouragement from the older children, even if they're not still playing with us, encouraging others to stick at it." Armfield, too, is confident that the impact of the programme is a lasting one; that it's creating new expectations for music accessibility from within communities themselves. "People are saying, 'We want to make these choices, we want our children to have music as part of their lives – how do we make that happen?'" Indeed, according to In Harmony's data, 50 per cent of participants in the primary programme continue learning an instrument in secondary school – an impressive statistic.
As it begins its second decade by consolidating existing relationships and expanding into Anfield, it's clear that In Harmony teach possibility, not just skill. They're making real changes in attitudes towards the accessibility of music education. Performing music is as much based on having the confidence to stand on stage and share your skill with an audience as it is about talent. In this regard, the young participants of In Harmony may lead the way not only in deeply engaging with music, but in applying the self-belief that performance teaches to every aspect of life.
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Adelphi associate professor Holly Shaw said the exchange of data-driven best practices in urban and rural settings from several continents was just what she had hoped to accomplish in two panels she assembled.
UNITED NATIONS — Jincy Chacko, a registered nurse at Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, perked up during a panel at a global conference here on women's health on Thursday when she heard about a new low-tech way to have her patients tap into resources by using their cellphones.
The specialist in nursing informatics was intrigued by a gadget that allows a user to download information about women's health issues with links to online resources to find out more about them.
The panel — attended by Chacko and up to 100 other professionals, primarily nurses but including midwives, attorneys and other technical experts in a variety of fields — was assembled and moderated by Holly Shaw, associate professor at Adelphi University's College of Nursing and Public Health in Garden City.
The gadget was developed by a team of UN Youth Representatives at Lehigh University for a CSW panel event, said Nadine Clopton, one of the students who joined the four-expert panel. Clopton, a youth representative for the Australia-based non-governmental organization, Caring and Living as Neighbours, added that the device was inspired by a flier distribution system used at the Center for Public Health in Nigeria.
Shaw said that's exactly the kind of exchange she had hoped to accomplish in two panels she assembled and which took on a global focus, as practitioners shared data-driven best practices in urban and rural settings from several continents.
Shaw moderated two panels at the UN's annual Commission on the Status of Women, a two-week conference in its 63rd year that is the UN's second biggest gathering, drawing some 10,000 registrants. It is second in scale only to the General Assembly, which convenes in late September and includes speeches by heads of state and government who set the stage for the UN's work throughout the year.
Her panelists were as likely to be as local as Brooklyn or from as far away as Australia.
Shaw, who serves as Adelphi's representative at the United Nations, said she has been moderating and presenting at the Commission on the Status of Women for over a decade. She and Scott Carlin, professor of history at LIU Post, are at least two Long Island academics who played leading roles at the conference.
"The idea for me as part of the CSW culture is to really involve people, not just scholars but grassroots advocates who are passionately involved in these issues and to provide an opportunity for them to interact and go home and be able to apply it in their local or global communities," Shaw said.


Somalilandsun – On the faithful day in what supposed to be his smooth inauguration ceremony in Saah-Dheer Village, 75 KM South of Laas Anood and 60 KM North of Ethiopian border, before Somaliland National Army interrupted and took over the village, Ali Khalif Glaydh, newly appointed president of the controversial "Khatumo State" lamented, "…Puntland president claims that our people supports him, we don't support Puntland", he continued to switch gears between his chosen words in describing his misgivings about Puntland and his true feelings reserved for the real "enemy", Somaliland.
"… We call the Federal Government of Somalia to help us in our struggle to free our land from the Somali Diid Administration of Somaliland and if you are not willing to support us, we employ you to at least condemn Somaliland and agree that we have a right to be here". At least, he got the second wish as the Minister of Information of Somalia "deplored" Somaliland's operation to chase Ali Khalif and his team away from Saah-Dheer, according to the news media reports.
He took a deep breath and looked at the camera of the Universal TV, the only Somali TV Channel present at the village that gladly and usually reports the Khatumo group's message or covers anything anti Somaliland; nothing is too small or too big as long as Somaliland bashing contains the news. The other Channel that has recently stepped up its extensive coverage to spread the propaganda, Kalsan TV, was nowhere near to be seen, to the surprise of many, a media monitoring group based in Hargeisa reported.
Mr. Ali Khalif repeated in many times in so many words that their struggle is only to preserve the Unity of Somali people. He sounded like a great warrior! A man with a mission! The one and the only that can revive the doomed "Greater Somalia" from the grave yards! This is the corner stone of his claim.
Yet, the people he is using are in the most arid regions of the country and are in need of so much help in terms of development. Mostly nomads living in the roughest edge of the country, unemployment and poverty devastate their families where the only option is a constant migration from place to place.
In addition, the continued skirmishes hamper Somaliland Government's ability to provide basic services to the area residents. Thus, lack of access to adequate education and poor healthcare systems are hindering any chances for improvement.
Unfortunately, Ali Khalif has not indicated, even once, that he would like to lead his tribesmen in the often mentioned Sool and Sanaag regions from poverty to better standard of living.
Nor has he ever talked about his lifelong ambition to always have or close to be near the helms of power.
But why should he mention these issues as they will only distract people from this emotional subject that guarantees to produce some devotees to the cause, his cause?
Contrary to what he is promoting now, before he jumped on this "unity" bandwagon, Ali has been for Somaliland in 1990s. History noted that he has even run against the late Egal in Borame for the Somaliland presidency.
So when unsuspecting and ill-informed viewers see him on TV claiming for "sacred Somali Unity", with all these colorful, carefully delivered messages, focusing his talking points, they sure will feel sympathy for the guy. The drama generates temporary pity, and that is what he is aiming for, to get empathy, however misguided.
Ali advocated the creation of a State for the Dhulbahante clan, inhabitants in some parts of the Somaliland Eastern Regions in their second meeting in London ahead of the formation of the Somalia Federal Government.
To come to the negotiating table, Ali knew he needed a platform. He wanted to be equal to all the other "mini states" in Somalia taking their share of the pie. He envisioned that if Humin iyo Heeb could be a state within a state, so could Khatumo. He imitated, but miserably failed when then TFG refused to accept Khatumo as a credible state. At the time, the message was delivered by a TFG Minister from Puntland. Ali Khalif couldn't swallow the fact that Puntland is blocking his dream, yet he is in an open war with Somaliland.
In Saax-Dheer, a nomadic village with no amenities, a true politician can only deflect the real reason for his presence and Ali Khalif is an expert in tribal politics. A western educated man, he is well versed with the modern diplomatic jargons intended for foreigners as well as Somali clan based politicking. That is why he plays and exactly understands that the "Unity" drum beat wakes up nostalgic dormant memories that can hear his pleas.
So when he shrewdly appeals for support on the bases of "Somali Unity", it sounds good to many, but only momentarily, then, in a heartbeat people can truly see for what it is; dishonest, selfish and dangerous message that is neither attainable nor helpful for the future coexistence of the people in these regions.
Ali's outcry and the response from the FGS have spoiled the mood. Somaliland cancelled the ongoing Somalia and Somaliland talks. In their reaction to the media, Somaliland leaders from Guurti, to Government to Opposition figures, FGS' interference has hardened their stand and seemed to unify their preparation for future conflicts.
Or perhaps this is what Ali Khalif wanted; to find a way to cancel the meetings in Turkey, as he has always been critical for the talks between the two entities, Somaliland and Somalia.
Whatever Ali Khalif has in mind, judging his determination, albeit looking tired, there is a reason why he abandoned his comfortable life in Minnesota. He is a man with a "MISSION". But in this daring route to pursue a power, lives will perish along the way, casualties of a war perpetuated by over ambitious man with point of no return in his late in life. His source of support would be plenty of people naïf enough to think the fragile and already fragmented Somalia with its dozen and so autonomies and independent states can be "united" by Ali Khalif et al.
From the beginning, as the chief architect of this "Khatumo" affair, Ali never really believed the idea of creating a viable state. The motive has always been to establish stepping stone enclave for reaching the fruits of power, to claim his share of the prize, a seat with portfolio for him and hopefully for his buddies in the new government.
Therefore, it is rather obvious that the purpose for his current crusade, through the use of the tactics of politics of war where he is exploiting the emotions of the innocent, is to get to that illusive power.
Nevertheless, Ali Akhalif's latest saga will sure need to come to its end, soon. But to get to the finale, Somaliland Government must reach out to him and present alternative solutions to the wider disgruntled Dhulbahante community. Otherwise, the instability will harm both Somaliland objectives as a country and the development plans for the Eastern Regions.
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Find out how an artificial intelligence expert became a serial entrepreneur—and launched an impact consultancy to fight some of the world's most pressing challenges
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Francisco Palao is the author of three books and has founded a range of tech-led startups
Francisco Palao began his entrepreneurial journey during his undergraduate degree at University of Granada in Spain, when he launched a dating website named BuscarAmigos (Find Friends).
The experience taught Francisco the power of technology. Though living and studying in Granada, his venture influenced people across the globe—he even spoke with a married couple in Mexico who met through the site.
Francisco sold BuscarAmigos after three years. In the 20 years since, he's launched several other tech-led ventures, gained a PhD in artificial intelligence (AI) and enrolled in an Executive MBA (EMBA) program at IE Business School.
Today, he is the author of three books and is leading an impact consultancy aiming to solve the world's most pressing challenges.
Why enroll in an EMBA?
Francisco studied computer science during his bachelor's degree. After selling BuscarAmigos, he decided to continue his education with a PhD in AI.
The experience gave Francisco a wealth of highly technical expertise. Graduating in 2010, he quickly launched IActive, an AI-based project management tool helping organizations make key decisions.
Despite success, Francisco again decided to go back to school: "My background was quite technical, I was learning by myself about business, so I felt that I needed to learn more to take my business knowledge to the next level."
Seeking a business degree that would allow him to continue running his 60-person strong company, Francisco looked for a part-time program at a school close to his company headquarters in Granada.
Despite being an executive program aimed at mid-career professionals, his early entrepreneurial experience helped him secure a place on the Executive MBA program at IE Business School in Madrid.
Alongside being a practical fit, Francisco felt the school offered a unique environment to continue his journey. "I decided to study at IE because they have this entrepreneurial spirit, they focus a lot on entrepreneurs and startups," he explains.
Studying at IE Business School
At IE, Francisco studied a range of key concepts that helped develop his business acumen. The curriculum covered a broad spectrum of business industries and functions, with modules ranging from marketing to management.
Some key modules for Francisco were in subjects like finance, strategy, and organizational behaviour. He was able to channel what he learned in real-time in his role as CEO of IActive.
"I learned a lot about my startup," he explains. "We were also working with other companies so I could better understand my clients. I started to understand everything in terms of how they work, their finances, and so on."
Placed in an ecosystem of entrepreneurs and executives, along with a range of expert professors, Francisco also developed a strong network during the EMBA, many of whom he is still connected with today.
Also key to his later success, the EMBA helped Francisco identify use cases for the AI technology which he'd focused on throughout his academic career.
"What I learned was that it's not only about technology, it's about how to use the technology and how to innovate," he says. "The key knowledge that I took was understanding what our business is and exploring it in many different industries."
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Graduating from the EMBA with a firm grounding in business gave Francisco the confidence to take his company to a new level.
He moved IActive to Silicon Valley—the mecca of the startup world—and set about expanding his business into the US and Latin American markets. At the same time, he began exploring other projects.
In the following years he was involved in founding a range of projects. They include: a resource teaching fellow entrepreneurs 'lean startup' principles; an AI-assisted travel company helping tourists organize trips; and a consulting and professional services firm.
He served as a mentor in the IE Venture Lab, where students learn how to launch their own startups. He has also written three books—the third of which will launch this month—offering guidance on how to be a transformative and impactful entrepreneur.
"Basically, [after my EMBA] I have continued as an entrepreneur, but with much more knowledge and a more international approach," he says.
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Francisco embarked on a new path. In March 2020, barely a week after lockdowns began sweeping across the globe, he set up 'The Covid Challenge', a remote innovation training platform focused on finding innovative solutions.
After initial success he launched a series of online 'challenges' which were attended by a broad spectrum of people from around the world. He named the community that emerged the 'Purpose Alliance'.
"I became aware that I can make a positive impact in the world, so that was the point when I decided to launch the community," he says. "We're focused on empowering extraordinary people across organizations to create a better world."
With a key focus on solving problems through innovation, Francisco says he is channelling much of the knowledge he picked up during his career and on the EMBA.
"We are basing everything on a new innovation and impact framework that I created which is called Purpose Launchpad, which I actually started working on when I was in the EMBA," he explains.
Now, Purpose Alliance is helping to tackle climate issues in the energy industry, improving the quality of healthcare worldwide, and working to create better education systems.
"We run these challenges to help organizations make a positive impact on the world and on their business."
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I attended the New York City Book Awards earlier this week where the winner, Gail Fenske, gave a talk on her book The Skyscraper and the City: The Woolworth Building and the Making of Modern New York. I really enjoyed the fact that she focused on personality and vision, and less on how many tons of steel were used (although I imagine the book has those statistics in it). My urge to rush out after the talk and take a tour of the building was shattered when it was revealed it is now closed to the public.
While sipping a nice wine (I know zero about wine, so my classification structure consists of yuck, nice, really nice, and hey there lady, my name is Chris…which one of us is cooking breakfast?) I met Ammon Shea, author of Reading the O.E.D. For those who don't know, Ammon read the entire 20 volume set of the Oxford English Dictionary in one year. And no, he wasn't stark raving mad at all, but then I'm prone to looking up a word and still be reading the dictionary a half hour later so consider the source.
Was there a particular reason he read the whole set of the Oxford English Dictionary? What does his book consist of- tips for reading the dictionary?


My brother lives in a suburb of Manchester in England and I live at just about the opposite side of the world. Maui, Hawaii is my home. Thousands of miles separate us but we are forever connected by more than our shared bloodline. It's a curry thing.
Raised on curry, this dish takes me back home to wet Manchester even as I stand barefoot on floor tiles cooled by air conditioning. Tonight, I'm in a curry trance. Indian spices on the counter, chicken on the chopping board, my hands automatically slice, dice, and stir. Measurements were never given. My mother and father, both of whom are experts in their own right at their versions of curry, always encouraged us to use our intuition when spooning out the rainbow of spices. My husband and two young boys have grown to expect a very spicy curry; anything less disappoints them now.
Food, it is said, is memories. For me, it's more. It nourishes my soul, connects me to my family and ancestors, and runs through my veins as a life saver.
Thank you Pa and Mum for showing me how to cook curry!


The G20 group of nations has agreed an action plan intended to kick-start global growth, reform financial reporting and accounting systems and prevent trade protectionism during times of economic stress.
Meeting in Washington DC, countries including the United States, Germany, France, the UK, Brazil, China and India agreed on five "key objectives", the White House said.
They included reaching a common understanding of the factors behind the current crisis, reviewing countries' actions in responding to that crisis and agreeing a set of common principles for financial market reform.
States also agreed to launch an action plan to implement those principles and reconfirmed their commitment to promoting free trade and preventing protectionist policies.
Furthermore, the nations called for greater transparency in firms' financial reporting, more closely integrated international accounting standards and "strong oversight" of credit rating agencies.
Moving forward, they committed to providing more liquidity to help unfreeze the credit markets and providing more resources to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
A second summit will be held in April 2009 to move the proposals forward.


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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – In its final USL PRO Regular Season match, Orlando City SC defeated the Richmond Kickers 1-0 at ESPN Wide World of Sports (WWoS) on Saturday night. The Lions set a USL PRO regular season record for wins with 19 this season.
After the match, USL PRO officials awarded Orlando City its third Regular Season Trophy in four seasons, capping off another successful regular season campaign for the Lions. Midfielder Kevin Molino scored the lone goal of the game, notching his 20th league goal in 2014, also a USL PRO record.
"It's been a great year at home," Orlando Head Coach Adrian Heath said. "I've been in this game long enough now to know that winning as much as we have isn't easy to do. It takes a lot of determination, desire and drive, and we've done that now for the last three or four years so I'm really pleased. I'm also very proud of the players tonight. It's been a good night for us against a very experienced team."
Molino tallied the lone goal in the 22nd minute with a spectacular header for the Lions. The Trinidadian ran onto a well-placed ball into to the box from Luke Boden, performing a no-look flick past Richmond goalkeeper Ryan Taylor to give City a 1-0 advantage.
"He's demonstrated that he's more than capable of moving to the next level," said Heath of Molino's performance. "I honestly think that he's one of the most talented footballers in America, whichever division you're talking about. This has been a huge break-out season for him and I'm really excited for him."
Orlando maintained the bulk of possession in the first half as it applied pressure throughout. In the 30th minute, Molino played a piercing ball behind the Kickers' defense to Brian Span, but his effort was saved for a corner by Taylor.
Orlando's momentum carried into the second half as the Lions created several chances to add another goal. In the 54th minute, good build-up play from the Lions allowed Boden to get in behind his marker deep inside the penalty area, and he sent a dangerous ball across the six-yard box. Several City players were lurking nearby but the Richmond defense was able to clear it away.
Two minutes later, Molino delivered a wonderful through-ball that led to a one-on-one opportunity for Giuseppe Gentile. The former Chicago Fire striker had a clear chance on goal, but Taylor came charging off his line to prevent a second goal.
With the number of chances increasing, Orlando's confidence to go forward grew, displaying crafty one-touch passing in the final third. The possession-oriented style of play yielded additional scoring opportunities late in the match, including Corey Hertzog's effort that went just wide of the target.
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Sanford, FL – For the Santa Fe Saints on Wednesday afternoon it again came down to needing to score in the ninth inning, and for the second straight game, they got it done. Gainesville native Kyler Marquis came up with the big one out, two run hit in the top of the ninth to score a pair of runs and turn a one run deficit into a 11-10 win.
The victory moves SF to 28-6 on the season and 9-2 in the Mid-Florida Conference. Combined with the loss by St. John's River, Santa Fe now sits atop the MFC standings.
Tyler Jones was superb in relief, pitching 3.2 innings in relief of Michael Paul to earn the win. He struck out five and scattered four hits, allowing one unearned run.
Santa Fe looked like they may pull away when they put six on the board on the strength of a two run error by the Raiders and a two RBI single for Garrett Mathes.
Seminole State came roaring back in the sixth with six runs to take their first lead of the game.
In the ninth Marquis stumped the Raiders come back attempt with his RBI single to score Jarrod Cande and Zach Hand, the two late game heros from Monday's win.
Marquis had a perfect day at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Andrew Eyster and Garrett Mathes had two hits each.
The Saints and Raiders will finish their three game series on Friday, with SF going for the sweep at 3:00 p.m.


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Grand Union Morris were a mens side who danced Cotswold Traditions (bells, hankies and sticks). We were based in the Memorial Hall, Denham, Buckinghamshire, and met most Thursdays from September to April. During the summer we danced the morris at local venues and further afield.
GUM were founded as a result of a local government grant in 1976. Since that time we've keept a record of our exploits in scrapbooks and thanks to the wonders of modern technology we can now publish them, covering all the years to 2015, here for everyone to browse and enjoy.
Sadly, due to increasing age and infirmity and a lack of new recruits, Grand Union Morris have decided to hang up their bells.
You'll no longer see us out and about in Bucks and Middx but you may occasionally see us on TV repeats and even a film. We are still very much in active contact with each other so if you're ex-GUM drop us an email.