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Professor of History Explains Possible Outcome of Pakistan's General Election
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Pakistan's general election will take place later this week, with the outcome potentially having great significance for both the east and the west. China has been increasing trade and political links with Pakistan for the past decade and the US sees Pakistan as a useful conduit to negotiations with the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Who are the candidates and what impact would their respective victories have on the region? Sputnik spoke with Iftikhar Malik, Professor of History at Bath Spa University to find out more on the situation.
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Pakistan's Coming Elections Herald 'Period of Real Political Disruption'
Sputnik: Who are the main candidates for the election and what impact would they have if elected?
Iftikhar Malik: The problem is in Pakistan there has been an institutional imbalance for a long time. The military and armed forces have become dominant forces in the political structure and didn't leave much space for political institutions, so there has been this unevenness, especially when the military governments have been in power, over the last 35, 40 years or so.
Even if they are not in power, they still exert lots of indirect influence. Some politicians are favoured by the military set up. Some politicians; including the deposed former Prime Minister, Navar Sharif are on the receiving end.
The judiciary has often been supporting the military coups, so they are influenced by military generals and the intelligence agency. There are some politicians like Imran Khan; the former cricket captain of the Pakistan national team, who is very charismatic, but the feeling is that he is being supported by what they call the hidden hand.
Lots of young people like him, but he has his limitations as well. There have been stories about him that don't fare well in the public perception. Prime Minister Sharif was deposed last year and there were cases of corruption against him, including his properties in London and he; along with his daughter and son in law have been convicted. He returned to Pakistan from London and has been put in solitary confinement.
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His party; the ruling party so far, is a powerful organisation, though some of his followers in parliament have switched loyalty to Imran Khan. These are the two main parties; the party lead by Imran Khan, Tehreek-e-Insaf and Sharif. There is a third party, who is supposed to be progressive and centrists, the Pakistan People's Party, although over the years they have become more moderate and centrist.
The Muslim league and the People's Party are the two real nation-wide parties but Imran Khan has been in the foray for the past 20 years, so many pundits are predicting his victory largely because he has the support of the generals. There might be serious problems between the new Prime Minister and the people that run the most powerful institution in the country that is the army.
The views expressed in this article are those of the speaker, and do not necessarily reflect those of Sputnik.
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Makes sense, doesn't it? But change is difficult. Most people attempt major changes in their life without setting up a framework for success. How can you get anywhere without a map or a game plan? This is where you (the Personal Trainer) comes in!
Finding the motivation and inspiration to adhere to the changes in life day-in, day-out, is challenging. Many people have very good intentions and start an exercise or healthy nutrition program, but within a few months 70 percent of them have dropped out. When people quit, it's because they can't find a reason to keep going. Motivation boils down to being sick and tired of the current situation and associating pleasure with the situation once the goal is achieved. If your clients can associate enough displeasure with their present scenario and enough excitement towards achieving their goals, you'll pinpoint their personal motivation for exercise and healthy eating and it will be much easier help them stick with their program.
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In the episode The New Normal, Emily is accused of favoritism for her being a lesbian by Paige's father because she was chosen to be captain. When Emily's mom finds out about this she tells him that Emily deserves it because she is the more talented swimmer and worked hard for it. Emily's mom then tells that her she cares about her and will always be there for her even though she doesn't agree with her daughter. Cue Emily hugging her mom and thanking her.
Hanna also sees a picture of Emily kissing Maya, and tells her she should be herself, and that her friends will love and accept her for who she is.
In the episode "Over My Dead Body," Emily (possibly) dreams of Alison comforting her; Alison tells her that she misses Emily the most and that Emily was always her favorite, before kissing her. It's the nicest we've ever seen Alison and it's especially poignant given that Emily was in love with her.
In "Eye of the Beholder", when Hanna goes to the DiLaurentis house and finds it on fire with Jenna Marshall inside, she charges into rescue her without any hesitation. Pretty big of her, doing that for someone who she suspects is stalking/blackmailing her.
In one episode, A uses Hanna's mother's financial difficulties to try and blackmail Hanna into making Aria's mom run into Aria and Ezra while they're out on a date. Despite knowing the massive amount of trouble it will land Aria in, Hanna goes through with it, but immediately wants to and tries to take it back. Then A sends a text to Aria implying Hanna backstabber her. What's Aria's reaction? She shows it to Hanna, saying she thinks A is clever to try to turn them against one another. It's more than a little heartwarming that she thinks Hanna would never do that to her (though she didn't know Hanna's circumstances at the time).
Spencer tops the above with her Take My Hand! moment in "UnmAsked". Basically, she tries to save the life of someone she knows stalked and blackmailed her and tried to kill her.
A minor one from "It Happened That Night": Hanna visiting Mona in Radley Sanatorium, trying to fix things between them.
Oh, Caleb...
Caleb: And for the record, Hanna, I'm gonna protect you from A. I'm not asking for your permission.
(They kiss.)
When the three liars confront Spencer about her apparent betrayal. Not only are they not willing to believe she had betrayed them, she actually tells them the truth about what is going on. I had expected the show to throw in a twist, but no, just four best friends who trust each other despite all of the terrible things that have happened to them.
Paige and Emily in 3x08, the pool scene.
Paige: I'm sorry.
Emily: It wasn't your fault.
Paige: I shouldn't have let it happen. It was wrong. If I ever find out who put that stuff in your flask, I swear, I'll kill them.
Emily: Don't say that.
Paige: I mean it.
Emily: I don't want you to say it. I don't want you to mean it. I want you to listen.
(Emily steps closer)
Emily: I haven't been with anyone since Maya. I haven't even thought about it. Or at least I didn't think I was thinking about it. I was drunk that night, and I got lost.
(Paige glances away and nods)
Emily: Only I didn't really get lost. I was looking for something. I was looking…for somebody.
(Paige's eyes move back to Emily, looking hopeful)
Emily: And I came here.
(Paige's whole face lights up, but she looks down and takes a breath, trying to control herself)
Emily: *puts a hand on Paige's neck and makes her look up* Don't look away.
(Paige gives her a lovestruck smile and they kiss)
Heather Hogan puts it best:
The central conflict of human life can pretty much be summed by a self-hating rant the Apostle Paul goes on in the book of Romans, during the middle of which he lays down this tongue twister: "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do." That's the kind of conundrum most writers wouldn't be ballsy enough to throw at even the main-est of main characters — hell, it took Terrence Malick years to explore that concept in The Tree of Life — much less a supporting minority character. But that nuanced enigma is Paige's whole entire deal: What happens when you hate the thing you want? Then hate the embodiment of your desire? Then fall hopelessly in love with her?
She could tell you her despair, and you could tell her yours. She could reach for your hand, and you could reach for hers. You could try to choke her out like a fever dream, she could try to push you out of the closet. You could ride your bike for miles in the rain to tell her that you're sorry; kiss her at precisely the wrong moment, then tell her that you're sorry; upend a pile of birthday cupcakes looking for a goddamn coconut one, then tell her that you're sorry. You could get it all wrong. Always, always wrong. Not understanding what you do. Doing the thing you hate. And then one night, by the light of the moon, she could crack you open and coax out your shame and demand that you look at it, look at her. And you could finally — even just for a moment — stop hating yourself for wanting.
"A is for A-l-i-v-e":
Hanna and Mona, brought together by their current situation, are hanging out and shopping together like old times. After the shopping trip, Hanna tells Mona that she had fun. Mona responds that she knows Hanna didn't really have fun and that she was only hanging out with Mona to get the incriminating video of Ashley that Mona pulled out of Detective Wilden's car. What does Mona do next? She hands over the chip with the only copy of the video on it and advises Hanna to burn it. No blackmail, no demanding anything in return, none of the usual Mona tricks. She just gives it up. The whole moment is capped off by what she says to Hanna before leaving:
Mona: I really did love you...and I really was your friend.
Mrs. Grunwald confirms that Ali is alive, but tells the girls that she's trying to figure out who she can trust. Their response is basically that Ali can trust them, no matter what. Even though Emily is the one to say it aloud, it's clear that she speaks for all of them.
Hanna asking Caleb to stay in Ravenswood and help Miranda at the end of "Grave New World", especially since she acknowledges that Miranda is beautiful enough for him to fall for, but she trusts that he won't.
In "Love ShAck Baby", Hanna reveals that she once hooked up with Aria's brother Mike. We see a brief flashback where Alison says that Aria would never forgive Hanna for that. Cut to the present day: Aria not only forgives Hanna, but her shock at the news takes a back seat to her concern that Hanna is still upset about something.
The end of "Hot for Teacher", but it's also a tearjerker: Alison has been keeping an old photo of herself and the Liars in her wallet for over a year since she disappeared. For all the Alpha Bitch-esque behavior she displayed in the past, she genuinely cares for them.
When Emily confronts Mona about her break-up with Mike, Mona confesses that Ezra asked her to get close to him in order to spy on Aria. Then she reveals that she actually fell in love with him and broke up with him so that he wouldn't get hurt.
In "A is for Answers", Ali tells the girls everything she knows about the night she disappeared and about A, but says that she'll have to go into hiding again if they can't figure out A's identity. When the alotted time is up and they're no closer to figuring it out, they all plead with Ali to stay and let them help. Considering that she didn't always treat them right, she has a pretty loyal group of friends.
Even though Hanna is smashed drunk, Lucas & Hanna talking about his girlfriend and how Lucas is now 'getting some', is pretty cute considering their Ship Tease history.
The friendship between Aria, Hanna, Emily and Spencer is pretty heartwarming. While they do end up lying to each other from time to time, either because out of fear of what "A" might do to the girls' or their other loved ones if their secrets were ever exposed or because they truly think it's the best option, the Liars aren't intentionally malicious towards each other. There isn't a second that goes by where it's not clear that not only are these girls the best of friends, but that there isn't anything they wouldn't do for each other if it meant that they would be safe and out of harm's way.
A meta-example for the books: The dedication to Deadly reads "To Lucy, Shay, Troian, and Ashley." Ultimate proof that Sara Shepard has given the adaptation her blessing.
The girls are saved from a house fire in 3x24. Hanna catches a glimpse of her savior, Alison. Her immediate response to Hanna opening her eyes is a very genuine, "Oh thank God!"
Another is the Season 4x13 episode where the girls see a very alive Alison right in front of them. Incredibly brave of her to do since she's on the run with a target on her head. The girls also have the appropriate mix of fear and sadness, but also relief and happiness at seeing her again.
In "Game Over, Charles" when A is about to jump off a building, Ali manages to save her by saying her real name Charlotte
Also from the same scene, Barry tells his fellow officer to hold their fire. It's refreshing with all of the real life police drama to see a cop with a strong sense of morality.
In general, the Liars' determination to help A/ Charlotte, even when they have every reason to hate her.
Alison also convinces her not to commit suicide by calling out her real name.
Maya decorates her room into a water-like fantasy for Emily during her injury.
Maya: If they won't let you in the water, I can always bring the water to you.
The girls also sneak Maya into Spencer's room before she's sent off so Emily can see her before she leaves.
Aria wanting her mom to move on after her divorce by making her a profile on a dating site. When Ella finds out, she tells Aria that she can leave the page up.
Caleb is taken in for questioning with his laptop containing incriminating evidence. Spencer is desperately trying to get Hanna to remember the password until she realizes it's the night they first slept together.
Lucas letting Caleb stay with his family while he was homeless.
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As a community initiative, our project has been supported by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of St Just Town Council, by the creative faculties at Falmouth University, and by the talented actors, singers, makers, musicians and volunteers of St Just.
St Just Ordinalia 2021 has also been supported by Sir Mark Rylance, actor, theatre director and playwright; Emma Rice, actress, director and theatre professional; Michael Eavis CBE, creator of Glastonbury Festival; and among others, by the organisations listed below.


The base 2014 Nissan Maxima 3.5 S starts at $31,810, including an $810 destination charge, reflecting no increase over the outgoing model, but the uplevel 2014 Maxima 3.5 SV receives a price increase of $850. The 2014 Maxima is on sale now.
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The 2014 Maxima undercuts one of its key Japanese competitors, the 2013 Acura TL. The 2013 Acura TL starts at $36,800, including an $895 destination charge. The automaker has not announced 2014 Acura TL pricing.
But the Maxima is more expensive than one of its key domestic rivals, the 2014 Ford Taurus. The 2014 Ford Taurus SE FWD starts at $27,495.


The Lofoten Seminar is a biannual national symposium in petroleum geophysics and was first held in 1993.
The purpose of the seminar is to gather universities, research institutions and industry in Norway in order to present ongoing research in petroleum geophysics.
It serves as a meeting place for PhD-students, post docs, university professors and industry professionals to discuss and review important issues to be solved for bringing this research field forward. Also, some internationally recognized researchers will give invited talks.
We hereby invite for papers within geophysical methods and case studies addressing improved static or dynamic mapping of the earth's subsurface.
There will be both oral and poster presentations.
Abstracts in English should be of 2 to 4 pages length.
The Lofoten Seminar is organized by all the universities in Norway involved in research and education in geoscience in Norway. It is supported by the Norwegian Research School in Petroleum in addition to some industry sponsors. PhD-students may apply for the necessary funding needed to participate. Contact the secretary of the seminar to receive detailed information of how to apply for this support.
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Price for accommodation: Singleroom NOK 1295. Doubleroom NOK 1495. Breakfast included for both. Please annote type of room and number of nights for your stay.
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With that sorted out, you can easily see which processes to write and how teammates need to work together.
A powerful tool used in creating workflows is "Process Mapping," which is discussed in this webinar.
– the three tools you need to know to map out any process: tasks, assets, and events.
– the tools (online and offline) we use to create workflows for yourself and your clients.
– tips on maximize collaboration among team members so workflows become as fast and smooth as possible.


5.) Ansible has issues transfering files to target server.
to see if you can sftp without a password.
If you cannot, sftp sometimes has issues with echo in .bashrc . Comment out the echo in .bashrc and try again.
If that does not work, force Ansible to use scp instead of sftp.


Getting to know Norwegians better!
Have you just moved to Norway, trying to make friends but still wondering how Norwegians make friends and get in to a relationship?
– If it is true that Norwegian do not talk to strangers, then how do they make friends?
– Is it true that they hook up with anyone during the weekend and the parties but when the party is over they dont know you?
We have Stine explaining all that to us in a as simple as possible way!
But again, its not easy to explain!
Do you agree with Stine? We welcome your comments.
What if you aren't in a class, and it isn't appropriate to date at work?
that's why norwegians are so boring!


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Trusts Veer From Donors Wishes
This article in the New York Times reports on a trend of trusts that veer off of the wishes of the donors when there are no family members to oversee the trust, and the banks that held the trusts were bought by global banks.
Donors Gone, Trusts Veer From Their Wishes
By Stephanie Strom
When Mamie Dues died in 1974, she left the fortune her husband, Cesle, had made in movie theaters in El Paso to a foundation controlled by a local bank there. The couple had no heirs and no other family.
"They lived modestly in a little apartment house and spent most of their time watching TV," recalled J. Sam Moore Jr., a lawyer who drew up their wills. "They took little or no interest in civic affairs, but they did feel strongly about this place, and they mandated that their foundation be concentrated on crippled children in El Paso, and in Texas more broadly."
Three decades later, however, the foundation's legal address is in Delaware, and a global bank, JPMorgan, manages it from an office in Dallas. While its assets have grown to almost $6 million, from $5.1 million in 2000, its giving has fallen sharply, and the local group that once decided who would receive its money no longer has a say in its operations.
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This is what you can do with the brown paper. Using it to make this wonderful wreath that you can use to adorn your place.
Then start by wrapping the brown paper around the wreath form and gluing it as you go along. When done decorate it with and it this case fall floral.
You can get more details of the steps from the resource below.
Recycle brown paper and make a fabulous brown paper bag wreath to decorate as you please. It's the perfect Autumn wreath!


I am upgrading a db to SQL 16. I am following the Mobilink Tutorial. At the Test stage (lesson 3 or 4), I can see all is configured correctly for testing but when I press the synchronize button I get the error message "The mlsrv16 executable could not be found".
Scanning the disk I see mlsrv16.exe is in BIN64 (and only there). I am using 32 bit apps on this (Window 7) machine.
mlsrv16 throws up the list of options proving the OS can find the application. The PATH variable has both BIN64 and BIN32 in it.
When the remotes are already running I get the "The mlstop executable could not be found message.
Is this a remove and reinstalll scenario?
Maybe this will help some. The MobiLink server is usually set up to run separately from the remote. In production it is usually set up to run continuously as a service. Maybe you just missed a step and have not started that.
I am assuming you are working your way through Step#3 of this tutorial and have just skipped the line "This lesson assumes you have completed all preceding lessons. See Lesson 1: Creating and configuring the consolidated database." That other section launches the mlsrv16 process after creating and setting up the consolidated database.
If I have the tutorial wrong maybe you can share the link for the one you are working through.
I did not start the server at the end of lesson 1. However I removed and reinstalled SQL16. The test phase is now working correctly and the Mobilink server is started automatically when the synchronize button is clicked.
There is no gear in the MobiLink synchronize call for start the MobiLink server. The server must have been running prior to the synchronization request.


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Assessment of the use of the age- and sex-specific United States population as a control group for analysis of survival in coronary artery disease.
The use of the age- and sex-specific U.S. population as a control group for analysis of survival in coronary artery disease was assessed. Population-based survival rates were calculated for nonsurgically treated patients evaluated for coronary artery disease at Duke University Medical Center. Survival of the overall group of medically treated patients with significant coronary artery disease was lower than the corresponding age- and sex-specific U.S. population rates. However, survival of patients with significant disease who had normal left ventricular contraction and stable chest pain was similar to the age- and sex-specific population survival rates. Both the observed survival and the population-based survival estimates for patients with normal left ventricular contraction and stable pain were lower than the survival of patients with normal coronary arteriograms. Even after deaths from ischemic heart disease are eliminated from the population rates, survival of patients with normal coronary arteries exceeded the age-and sex-specific population survival. Because of biases inherent in the selection of patients for cardiac catheterization and the presence of other serious diseases in persons in the general population is not an adequate control group for rigorous analysis of the effect of therapy in coronary artery disease.
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A few months ago while rummaging through a box of old papers, I found a number of letters and postcards sent to me from my grandmother, Irene (Faus) Hagenbuch. "Nana," as she was known to her grandchildren, was born March 15, 1920 and died August 07, 2011.
Just a note to let you know we are thinking of you. We are glad you are getting to go to college and will be learning to do the things you like best.
I forgot to ask how far your (dorm or room) is from your classes. When you get any free time, just drop a picture postcard from the college or a few extra minutes call and reverse it. Don't feel you have to.
Thanks again for the video. Love it.
Reading this now, I must confess that I did not immediately send a postcard or respond with a phone call. I was a freshmen in my first week at Ithaca College and talking to Nana was not at the top of my list. In contrast, writing to me was at the top of hers.
The video she refers to was one I had created of a family celebration for her and Pop's 60th wedding anniversary in 1999. Irene Mae Faus and Homer Sechler Hagenbuch (b. 1916, d. 2012) were married on March 22, 1939.
Outside of a letter sent by Nana on August 23, 1999.
The temp. this a.m. was 48°. How about up there?
How do you like college? Or is it too early to tell? How is the food?
Pop mowed today. 2nd or 3rd time since June. We had three rains.
Nana and Pop always had housework to do, and from the sound of it, Uncle Dave and Aunt Niki were coming to help them. The summer of 1999 must have been quite dry, as Pop had only mowed two or three times between June and August!
Postcard showing an autumn scene in Pennsylvania. Sent by Nana on October 15, 1999.
We finally got rain. Too much. The rush in the yard came thru the basement windows and broke them. 4″ in there.
I am making applesauce. 2 trees had a good lot. One tree uprooted in the storm.
Hope college is going O.K.
One of things I enjoy about reading through these letters is the emphasis they place on what would have once seemed humdrum occurrences to me. Along with making applesauce, Nana always kept busy with crafts, like knitting afghans, or fixing family favorites, such as grape-nut ice cream.
I also enjoyed this particular postcard because she thanked me for writing to her—something I don't remember doing!
Are the leaves turning colors in N.Y.? They are very pretty along 147 this week.
The chestnuts are falling in the backyard & I see the squirrels gathering them & digging holes to bury for winter. Julie and Rachel picked them up & bagged them for Ft. Freeland (28th) & sold them.
I hope we will see you when you are home. We had 30° this a.m.
Nana and Pop had chestnut trees. According to her postcard, my sister, Julie Hagenbuch, and my cousin, Rachel Hagenbuch, collected some of these. They then bagged the chestnuts for sale at the Fort Freeland Heritage Days festival near Turbotville, Pennsylvania.
A racoon postcard from Nana sent on November 3, 1999.
We have been thinking of you. Did you receive the box of cookies O.K.? We thought UPS would get them to you before the mail. Hope you are O.K. We are doing better.
When I was in college, Nana's care packages filled with cookies were always appreciated. I cannot remember what types of cookies she sent, though they were probably peanut butter or molasses.
Round barn postcard sent by Nana in December of 1999.
Did you ever see this barn? Pop and I see it when we go to U. David's.
We will soon see you. Your parents asked us for Christmas.
Do you know Robert and Kelly have a son? Hollis Jeffrey.
Here, Nana describes the birth of a new great grandchild, Hollis, to my cousin Robert Hagenbuch and his wife, Kelly. She also wanted to know if I had ever visited the Neff Round Barn in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, which was on the front of the postcard.
To some, saving old letters and postcards might seem quaint or nostalgic. However, after reading through these, I can honestly say that I am glad I didn't throw them away.
For one thing, I didn't remember Nana to be such a dedicated writer—especially to me. Her correspondence, though full of the mundane, documents past events and reveals key aspects of her life and personality. Most of all, Nana's writing demonstrates her love of family, something that I couldn't fully appreciate in 1999 as a college freshman.
Future articles will continue to share letters and postcards from Nana.
when they were 79 and 82 !!!!!!!
I used to get letters from Mom (Nana) when I was overseas in the Navy in the late 60's. I was always amazed that her thoughts could find me halfway around the world.Thanks Mom.
Thank you for posting this! I may not remember the specific trip in 1999, but I remember Dad (David) taking their AC unit out once or twice. I also think I remember when Rachel and Julie collected the chestnuts! Not to mention that barn! We stopped to go in it once. That was neat! I want to say I kept a few letters or postcards, but I have no idea where they might have ended up. All I can find anymore are the crafts. We all got an afghan. I still use mine once and a while. She also painted a bunch of ceramics that I still have. A bunch more that Mom, Dad, and Rachel have, too! I believe I've kept every book she ever gave me. They all have a signature and date. She did love us kids to the moon and back! Thanks again!
On occasion I would send Mom a letter from where ever I was, and found out many years later that she kept my correspondence to her. She made sure I got those letters back, along with other treasures I gave to her. I have 50 year old letters I wrote to her. Thanks again Mom.


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"I didn't understand group intolerance.....
I think in many respects we still should be swinging from the trees by our tails."
When one thinks of basketball legends, former Boston Celtic great Bob Cousy is always on the list. He began his professional career in 1950 and retired 13 years later. During those years he helped lead the Celtics to six national titles and in 1957 was voted the NBA's MVP. Perhaps more important were his views on social injustice and civil rights. At a time when racism was all too prevalent in professional sports, his views and actions helped to change the way people were thinking. I was fortunate to be able to catch Mr. Cousy, now 80, after a round of 18. Before I could even fire a question, he freely shared some of his views about society and human relationships.
Mr. Cousy
I wrote my senior thesis at Holy Cross in 1950 on the persecution of minorities. At that time, growing up in New York, a melange of nationalities, I was more thinking about anti-Semitic persecution. African Americans hadn't gotten into basketball, for that matter, most of the sports at that time. I could understand individual hatred or intolerance very easily because being as competitive as I am,I used to go through it all the time. I used to focus on the enemy and that bad guy.
But if he happened to have two heads and be polka-dotted, I don't know how you went from there to hating all people that had two heads and were polka-dotted. I didn't understand group intolerance and here we are 58 years later and I still don't have an explanation for it in my mind. How you can hate people in general terms? I put it down to the insecurity of the beast. I think in many respects we still should be swinging from the trees by our tails. I think we're still scratching the intellectual surface on how to get along – just human relationships. The insecurity of the beast leads you to this place – hating other people. Because they're different, they believe differently, the culture, religion, color – whatever. And therefore they're going to take something away from us that we have.
I think my simplistic answer to most problems in the world is, on a government level, a church level or whatever, is not so much about the money, which they all say, but it's survival and self-interest. Most people unfortunately act out of survival and self-interest from the minute they get up in the morning. As we move up the ladder and we become more influential or powerful, whether we're world leaders or whether we're church leaders or corporate leaders, now we have more of an excuse because all those nasty things we're doing is because our primary responsibility now is to the stockholder, to the parishioners, to the constituents. We always blame it on something. When you get to be 80 years old you get pretty damn cynical about everything. I think on an individual level, the animal still shines. We see examples of that constantly.
As one moves up the ladder, the air gets more filtered and they lose sight of everything except their own personal goals. We see the politicians do it and the corporate leaders. Look what we've seen just in the last few years in terms of these kinds of abuses. So Darfur sits in the middle of that. It's the Muslims trying to kill the Blacks simply for their own self-interest, all because they happen to be a different religion. They want to get those people out of there. In Bosnia, it was the Muslims and the Christians. We can't get along here from one block to another, going back to the Armenians, the Turks, Hitler, now even in Iraq we have the Shiites and the Sunnis. Not being able to understand it, I try to simplify it and just say the animal can't handle it, we can't handle human relationships.
When I got out of college and got into the pros, it was black/white, pretty much, and it still is in this country. In my rookie year with the Celtics, the first black player was drafted, Chuck Cooper. Chuck was a classy, bright individual. We shared some common interests – he liked jazz, I like soft jazz – and we'd sit around the clubs. Earl Garner was a big featured black pianist and we used to go listen to him. So we shared a lot of things, so he and I roomed together our first year.
We were in Charlotte (North Carolina) for a game. They wouldn't let Chuck stay in the hotel. So, I told Auerbach Chuck and I would leave on the train after the game. We'll get our ass out of town, and that way there won't be a fuss. We weren't looking to make a statement but we weren't going to put up with that if we could avoid it. Chuck was a pretty sophisticated African-American, and growing up in Pittsburgh he hadn't been exposed to hatred or put-downs. And I hadn't either, as a matter of fact. At midnight we were the only ones on the train platform waiting for the train. We went to go to the boy's room and it was the first time either one of us had seen the signs – you know, whites one way and negroes – they used to call them – negroes go this way. So we couldn't even pee together. So, we went and peed together off the platform.
I remember writing for a national magazine – I think the name of it was Basketball – it was a professional magazine that was out in the '60's, and I remember writing an article called "Black is Beautiful in the NBA." It had to do with the stereotypes that had been established. Some felt blacks couldn't be quarterbacks because they couldn't think well enough to be a quarterback and handle a team. Others thought blacks were poor shooters. By then, Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson were around, some pretty terrific black shooters. There weren't any black quarterbacks but I made the case for the fact that in sports, you didn't have to be an Einstein. It was more action and reaction and if you had specific God-given skills, you could flunk in a classroom and still be a helluva quarterback.
I have found, unfortunately, some of the most intense bigots, or people who become bigots, are minorities themselves who have been abused. I hate to say it, but some of my close Irish-Catholic and Italian-Catholic friends are closet bigots. I understand the redneck down in Mississippi with their gun and rack in the back of his car being a bigot – he doesn't know any better. So fine, we all can have the right to do our thing. But I don't understand how someone who's been through the intellectual process and exposed to enlightenment, how these people justify it. I don't have the slightest respect for educated bigots.
You began your professional career in the 1950's with the Boston Celtics. Two months ago you stood together with other Celtic legends to celebrate the 17 th national championship of the Celtic organization. This year, the Celtics are off to a 27-3 start. How would you compare Pierce, Garnett and the current squad, with Cousy, Russell and the Celtic dynasty squad from half a century ago?
I think generally speaking, today's athlete is bigger, stronger, probably better. I'm asked all the time, could we compete today? Of course we could. I think the distinction is we could certainly compete and hold our own but we wouldn't dominate the way we did 50 years ago. When I used to jump as high as I could, I'd hit the bottom of the net. When Michael jumped as high as he could he'd jump over the damn backboard. If you're talking about the run-of-the-mill player that played when we played, maybe he couldn't play today. But for the hall-of-famers of sports, they certainly could hold their own and do well. The skills that were required to play the game, to be a point guard for instance, I'd still put my own creative skills and imagination up against any point guard who's played the game. Those are just God-given skills that I was able to exploit with peripheral vision and imagination. But I'd put those skills up against anybody who's played point guard since then.
Most would agree that the NBA has changed considerably since you retired in 1963. What changes do you like, and are there any that you don't?
I think the 3-point play has helped the game from the standpoint of fans. It adds and element of excitement to the game, it gives the team that's behind – it gives them a chance to get back quickly. But I'm a purist; to me it violates the essence of the game we grew up with. Everybody tells me, you know, well those guys they dunk all the time. Raise the basket or something. And I say no, lower the floor or whatever. I'm fine with basically the rules the way they are and the game the way it is. I might be in favor of making the hoop a little smaller. Dunking, even though it may be exciting to watch it the first couple of times, if that's all you were looking at you'd get bored with that. It's more about what goes on, the cohesion. Basketball requires, in my judgment, more teamwork than any of the team sports. It's structured only up to a point. In basketball, the option to the play works better than the play itself, because the defender usually tells you how to adjust and so forth. I think the game is beautiful and is as well orchestrated as any game.
But too often coaches now want to get up and hold up fingers on every play. They want to control and dominate instead of allowing the imagination of the players. That's when it's a work of art, I think.
So if putting the ball in the hole has become that easy, then I would entertain a motion just to make it a little smaller so that they'd have to work harder to create the end result, which is put the ball in the hole.
During the early 1950's, college basketball still dominated the courts. Many credit you with changing the image of the NBA. How did you do it?
I was unorthodox at a time when coaches wouldn't let you throw the ball behind your back or in the Midwest they wouldn't allow a player take a hook shot. They were that conformist in terms of how the game should be played. The NBA were getting 3,000-4,000 people at games, so anything unorthodox, they were happy as pigs in mud that a player came along that was a little bit of a show-off and had the skills athletically to do these unorthodox things. However, even with that said, 90% of my game and my personality is conservative. I coached conservatively, I played conservatively. But because I was the only one doing all these things, all – you're questioned. I was, in the minds of the fans, I was the only one doing all of this stuff.
That was 10% of my game, and it was only done when that was the best way to accomplish the goal I was trying to accomplish. If I couldn't pass the ball to the guy in front of me, I'd throw it behind my back, if that was the best way to do it. So I was exercising a specific purpose, but I was aware and the league was aware that it was putting asses in the seats. I mean it was getting peoples' attention and magazines – Sports Illustrated. I was the first basketball player on the cover of SI. I had four covers during those periods. This all helped the NBA and the game. But I wasn't giving it much thought. I was just doing my thing. And what I was doing 50 years ago, every 12 year old in every schoolyard now is doing probably with a lot more flare and panache than I was doing it.
While others may have scored more points, most agree that no one has ever been able to move the ball as well as you. I believe you called the phrase "spreading the sugar." Why did you choose that phrase?
Basketball requires more teamwork than any professional team sport that's played, or amateur, for that matter. The obvious guy to meld all of this together is the point guard. He has to strike a balance between when he shoots and when he passes. In Boston at the moment, Rondo, who has exceptional skills, overpasses. And I would have the tendency to do this from time to time. I'd come down floor and my passes were getting more difficult because everything was getting clogged up. So I'd sit down and had to talk with myself or with the coach, and we'd come to the conclusion that the reason the defenses were falling off is I was going through a spell where I was over passing instead of striking a proper balance.
For a play-maker, if you're constantly passing it, it's gonna hurt your passing game. Players like Pete Maravich, who was an outstanding talent, probably could do more unorthodox things than all of us put together, never was known as a play-maker. He was always a great player, hall-of-famer, but as a shooter he never had the luxury of playing on a team where he could exercise his passing skills. If he didn't score 35 points, his team was not in the game. So he was out there primarily as a shooter and I think his passing skills, he never exploited them as effectively as he could have.
But I played with six hall-of-famers, so hell, I could pass all the time and it didn't bother me. In practice when the big guy would be plodding down, I'd throw the fast ball and try to hit him on the back of the head to teach him that as he's running down the floor he'd better know where that ball's gonna be because the play-maker's job is to choose the exact moment when you put the ball in the air.
And you don't throw it to the player, you throw it where he should be or he's going to be at some point in time. They say the point guard has to know the opponent – it's more important that he knows his own team players, where they're going to be, their speed, how quickly, whether they have the desire. Russell, when he wanted to take a blow, Auerbach would always say do it on offense, don't do it on defense. The big men have to run 94 feet, the little guys run 45 feet from the top of the key to the top of the key. Big guys have to do a helluva lot more work – they've gotta run the whole 94 to get themselves into an offensive play. Russell could beat his man – and anyone who guarded him – anytime he wanted to take the energy and run the 94 feet.
But I knew most of the time he wouldn't do that. He'd be pacing himself. So I wouldn't worry about him in transition. But anytime I'd catch the outlet and I'd see him start down court, I was going to give it to him every time. Because I wanted to reward him for running 94 feet to get down floor. So you not only have to be aware of this psychologically, in terms of rewarding the people who do the work. If someone came up with a loose ball and dove to the floor, and got the ball and then got up and ran down, I was gonna do everything I could to give them the sugar at the end and let them get the two points.
It has been written that you always felt tremendous pressure to maintain your success. You once said in any competition, I had an almost uncontrollable need to win. Did you, at any time, become a prisoner of your emotions?
Yeah, because if it becomes pretty stressful. You're the first one to know when your skills are starting to erode. I was able to hid it effectively in play-off competition when the intensity level goes up and is sustained, because I was playing with six hall-of-famers. If I had been the go-to guy and I was expected to finish in play-off competition and in my heart I knew physically I no longer could do that, that would be even more stressful. But I could still fake people out, fans included, and do my thing. My dribbling skills, my vision, all of that was still in place.
And so I could still do all that and then let someone else be the go-to guy; give it to Heinsohn or Russell or Sharman, or Ramsey or Sam Jones, or Havlicek. So I had plenty of choices. But it becomes an ego thing at that point. After 13 years, when you know that now in playoffs, the stands are packed with fans and every father is saying to his son, see that skinny guy with the hairy legs, number 14, he is the best point guard that's ever played the game. So you're supposed to live up to that standard, and when you know that you no longer physically can live up to that, it puts even additional personal pressure on you. So I was fortunate in that I was able to step away from it at pretty much the height of my game. I still made the All-Star team, and we won the championship. I was able to go out close to the top of my game. I was the highest-paid player that year (1963), at $35,000.
In 1954, you led the effort to organize the first team sport player's union. Why was this so important to you?
Well, we needed representation, and I was the only one in those days that the owner's wouldn't retaliate against. I went to Walter Brown (Celtic's owner) and I said, Mr. Brown – because I was anxious to maintain his good will, I said don't get mad at me, but I feel this is a responsibility that I'm the only one can take on. And I did that. I had a helluva time getting $10 a year dues out of them and now they pay $10,000 a year dues. Our big victory was we got meal money increased from $5 a day to $7 a day. So this put another $200 or $300 in everyone's pocket. And wow, the next year they happily paid the $10 a year dues.
We'd get our little laundry list that we'd go down to New York once a year and sit in Podoloff's office and he'd keep us waiting 45 minutes to an hour before he allowed us into his august presence. And we'd read our little laundry list and he'd say well thank you for coming down, I'll bring this to the attention of the owners after the season and we'll let you know. And they never did anything. They just stalled us. In fairness to the owners, they all were losing money, so we weren't rabble-rousers, we simply wanted representation. And I was the only one that could lead the effort, so I did it.
The year I left – 1963 – was the year they hired Larry Fleisher as executive director of the association. Heinsohn took over for me, but he didn't go to Walter Brown with a pension plan recommendation until 40 minutes before the first All-Star game – our first national exposure – on television. It was in Boston and all the eight owners were very excited about the game. Fleisher got the players to stay in the locker room until we got assurances they're going to put a pension in. Kennedy, the Commissioner, went in the locker room and gave them his assurance. He said look, I can't guarantee you this now, but at the end of the season, I will ramrod this through the owner's meeting, and next year you'll have a pension. And he was true to his word and he got them out of the locker rooms and onto the floor – they played they game. That was the first time they came out with the big stick.
You grew up in a multicultural area of New York and became known for your anti-racist views. When you started playing professional basketball in 1950, one of your fellow rookies was Chuck Cooper, the first African American to be drafted into the NBA. What was it like for African-American athletes in the 1950's?
Other than a few isolated incidences, there was virtually no discrimination in basketball. In St. Louis, we'd come down through the stands and there were some rednecks who would look and scream a few things. There were a few isolated instances, like the incident in Charlotte. Down south, the Blacks couldn't stay in the hotels.
However, with baseball, even to this day, there are too many rednecks and people from each dugout, even with black teammates, screaming obscenities at opponents, black teammates or Hispanic or whatever.
I think baseball players are somewhat unique in that respect, and so all the attention when Jackie Robinson broke the color line in baseball. This was international headlines – all sorts of exposure. When we drafted Chuck Cooper, I never saw one story in the newspaper – nothing. There was no mention of it. Primarily, in my judgment, because basketball was at the bottom of the totem pole. Now it's the second most-important sport in the world. You may like football and baseball or whatever, but basketball is played by more kids worldwide than any sport, except soccer. And I think in my lifetime it will overcome soccer.
I've said this so often – that if I were black, I think I those days, in this society, I'd have been a bomb-thrower. It's fine to tell someone else to turn the other cheek until it's your cheek that has to be turned. And then if you're a very competitive person, who you have to be to play sports effectively, if I get slapped in the face, I'm going to kick the guy in the groin. But it doesn't do any good to reciprocate. Because somebody's an asshole, that doesn't mean you have to be an asshole.
But fortunately, the black NBA players, in my judgment, did not put up with anywhere near what Satchel Page or Jackie Robinson's did in baseball. Baseball was, I think, unique. I would dare say that applies to football as well. So, integration in the NBA was handled smoothly by everyone concerned.
What about the endorsements?
Blacks weren't getting the endorsements because this is bottom line stuff. I was the only white player – I was the only guy getting endorsements. It was Mickey Mouse. In those days, I was doing national ads, television stuff. I was getting $1000. Today on national ads, you get $1 million. So it wasn't a big deal. But then Russell comes and all of a sudden we start winning championships. He's the man, but he's not the man – I'm the man and I'm getting all this attention from advertising agencies. Not a lot, but I mean it was something. The black player was not getting anything in those days.
When did that change?
Probably after the ABA came in, I think, in the early '70's,when the competition between the two leagues started and now made everyone's situation a lot better financially.
When you joined the Celtics in the '50's the team was all white. With the arrival of Russell, Sanders and Jones, the team with the Jewish coach because an example of diversity at a time when prejudice was all too common. Did the Celtics set an example, and do you know if there was any effect?
It had nothing to do with racial attitudes within the team or dedicated people working hard to overcome racism. It was not there. Russell had a chip on his shoulder all his life, and I don't blame him one single bit, but he goes through a Jekyll and Hyde transformation. Within the circle of the unit, he felt very comfortable. Russell is very intelligent, bright, gregarious, outgoing within the unit – laughed constantly. But he'd come out of the protection of the unit, and it was half white, half black at the time, come out of there and we'd go on the road. And in train stations, hotel lobbies, he'd be sitting there reading the paper and "whitey" would come up to him in the lobby and make the speech about Mr. Russell, you're the greatest player – I've been following you, and my kids – and he wouldn't look up from the paper.
He felt so strongly about "whitey," and yet within the unit he sensed that he could count on us to give him whatever support was necessary. As competitive as I am, despite my feelings, if I were black in this society I would not have been able to take it by turning the other cheek, I'll tell you that.
So now, when I'm asked lately who my hero is in sports, I say Arthur Ashe. Because I think he handled his situation with the class and the dignity and in a manner that did the most good for his cause, he didn't turn off the white moderates. When Russ was being quoted everywhere, and he was asked about Boston, he'd say, "It is the most bigoted city I've ever been in, I'd rather be in jail than be mayor of Boston." We all want to hit back. And you feel better yourself after saying it, but meanwhile, 8000 moderates say well screw that son-of-a-bitch, he's getting paid all that money and this is the way he feels about it. So it gives you personal satisfaction but it doesn't do your "cause" any good. It's a selfish response, even though I probably would have done the same thing.
So I'm not putting Russell down, but I'm just pointing out that Arthur Ashe handled it, and I'm sure he felt every bit as strongly as Russell did about it. But Ashe handled it and he didn't become an Uncle Tom. I'm not saying become subservient. Fight the good fight, and don't prostitute yourself, but do it in a manner that helps your cause, which is not counter-productive to what you're trying to do. There are a lot of people who are going to come along after you that you've must think about. Martin Luther King, non-violence. So you do what is best for the cause that you're fighting for because you've got other people to think about.
In terms of talent, could you please tell me what first comes to mind when you talk about Bill Russell?
He's the most productive center who ever played the game. I use productive because obviously Abdul-Jabbar was perhaps the best offensive center to play. Russell certainly is the most defensive player to play. I don't know how many rings Abdul has but it's not more than three or four. Russell has eleven rings the last time they counted. So he's the most productive center that's ever played.
Wilt Chamberlain?
Chamberlain was the best individual player but he wasn't a complete basketball player – he was an individualist. But he might have been the most effective. He was the biggest, strongest man we'd ever seen. Seven feet four –and God, he dominated. But the point is he didn't win championships because he wasn't a complete basketball player. One year, he was criticized for shooting it all the time. The next year he came back and he passed every time. He almost won the assist title. But he didn't understand – that had nothing to do with how to win games. His teams never won. They had to strike a balance; his shooting all the time wasn't good and his passing all the time was not good. So I don't think he was a complete basketball player, but he was awesome
How about Magic Johnson?
Magic, in terms of point guards, he's in the top two or three certainly.
Michael Jordan?
I'd agree with most observers who say Michael is the most complete and best basketball player we've produced up to now.
Larry Bird?
Bird is probably the most effective power forward that has played; certainly the best passing power forward that's played the game, and I suppose the best shooting power forward as well, because he had such a range, he could shoot so many different ways. And most power forwards don't go outside and kill you with three's and that kind of stuff.
How about Pete Maravich?
As I said earlier, Maravich, if he'd had the luxury of playing with a good basketball team, which he never did, we might be talking about him as the best point guard, the most multi-talented point guard that ever played the game.
Kobe Bryant?
Yeah, Kobe belongs somewhere among the top small forwards, maybe at this point, the best. He'll be talked about for a long time as one of the top two or three or maybe the best.
How about LeBron James?
Well, let's wait for him to build a history. I'm impressed with him, But not oh wow, gee, he's going to maybe overcome Michael Jordan.
And finally, Paul Pierce?
Paul Pierce isn't in that category. He's going to be a hall-of-famer but no, Pierce is not in the Kobe, LeBron category. He became the most complete player he could be last year. Pierce was carrying a load – he was double, triple-teamed all the time. All of a sudden he gets Garnett and Allen and now the pressure is off and he becomes more effective.
What professional basketball player, past or present, do you think has had the greatest impact on the sport?
I think two. The sport was dormant, and probably in last place until Magic and Bird. And then two things. Not only those two guys – they were high profile and exciting players to watch, but David Stern came on board and has proven to be a marketing genius as well as an able and effective administrator. So it was that combination and television discovering basketball. I think last year the finals were televised in 177 countries. When baseball and football sit around the table at the end of the year, they're divvying up marketing dollars, as popular as they are, they divvy up millions. When basketball sits around, they divvy up billions of dollars, because people in all of those countries that are watching are buying NBA logo material – balls, jerseys, jock straps, you name it. So this is gonna continue the sport.
Because right now, in my judgment, it fits better. It's the least expensive team sport to play – you don't need $200 Michael Jordan sneaks. We used to give clinics in Africa and other places, and kids would have broken down shoes, one broken down ball, playing on dirt courts. And to some degree, that still exists. And it's the only team sport that you can do by yourself and practice the skills of the sport. The old man puts the hoop up on the garage or on a tree. The biggest advantage as well is it doesn't take a large area to play it. Every other team sport needs a lot of people to do it with, and large areas. None of that. So it fits into your metropolitan areas as well as your rural areas. One child can, boy or girl – the girls have made tremendous strides. So we're just scratching the surface. Anyway, all of these started to come together in 1989 or 1988 – whenever. And Stern's marketing skills complimented the fact that these two high profile exciting players came into the league at the same time that television discovered it. Before we were televising one game a week, now you've got three games on every damn night. So all of it started to come together. And then given the right people – it was Magic and Bird that got all of this started.
What is your legacy?
I was honored in June. Thanks to 12 dear friends who worked for two years, we had a dedication of a seven-foot statue in front of the gymnasium at Holy Cross. We've had three years of negotiation with the Mount St. James Pigeon Association and I volunteered to be a repository and a depository. So we got this statue put up.
I was fabricated in France; I was born six months after the boat landed at Ellis Island. In the heart of the depression, 1928, it took my father 12 years working two or three jobs, to save $500 to get us out of that ghetto in East 81 st Street and East End and put a deposit on a little house in St. Albans that had fresh air and hoops. That's the first time I discovered basketball. Thanks to a lot of God-given talent, four years later, I get a scholarship to Holy Cross, where 11 of us wander in at the same time – no recruiting whatsoever – we wander in and we win the NCAA tournament. From that humble beginning, basketball activity started in New England. Then I go to the Celtics and we get a guy named Russell after six years, and I captain six championship teams. And now I have a comfortable lifestyle from playing a child's game.
So while I'm proud of the things I was part of athletically and individual accomplishments, things like a statue in front of Holy Cross because of my work in civil rights, become much more meaningful at this point. Having had a private audience with the Pope, having been invited to the White House by five different sitting Presidents, those are the things that you remember. Playing a child's game effectively and having accomplished something –that's fine. And that led to all of those things. But in terms of a legacy or what I remember now in the privacy of my thoughts are those kind of things. You know, having been a Big Brother to African-Americans, having played a role in that – that's more meaningful to me. So that's what you remember.


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January 23, 2014 – JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi faces a growing diabetes crisis, ranking second among all states nationwide in disease prevalence with more than 373,000 adults in the state living with some form of diabetes. In an effort to address this problem, Gov. Phil Bryant has joined with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), North Sunflower Medical Center (NSMC), GE Healthcare, Intel-GE Care Innovations and C Spire to offer people with diabetes more consistent and timely access to clinicians through the use of telehealth technology in their homes.
"This revolutionary telehealth effort will deliver top-notch medical care to patients in one of Mississippi's most medically underserved areas, providing a new lifeline for health and disease management," Gov. Phil Bryant said. "Innovations like this also spur further growth and economic benefit in the medical industry. I thank Dr. Henderson and all of the partners for working to make this program a reality."
The Diabetes Telehealth Network will begin recruiting patients this spring in the Mississippi Delta to participate in an 18-month remote care management program, a concept which fuses technology with UMMC specialists to improve patient outcomes in a historically underserved area of the state. The program – a first of its kind nationally – is designed to improve the health of participants while also reducing the total cost of care.
In 2010, 12.1 percent of adults in the Mississippi Delta, among the more underserved and impoverished regions in the nation, reported being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and 293 died from complications related to the disease. In 2012, diabetic medical expenses in Mississippi totaled $2.74 billion, according to the American Diabetes Association.
"We know that diabetes is one of the foremost chronic diseases in Mississippi," said Dr. Kristi Henderson, director of telehealth at UMMC. "This program can help improve care coordination and strengthen connections between clinicians and patients, and will serve as a proof of concept as we look to expand this model geographically and to other diseases. Sunflower County has been a pioneer with us for telehealth and often is one of our primary sites in starting up new specialties."
UMMC's Center for Telehealth offers a growing list of specialty services including cardiology, dermatology, pediatrics, emergency medicine and stroke through audio/visual link-ups at clinics and hospitals across the state. The Diabetes Telehealth Network will take that concept one step further by putting that technology in the hands of the patients themselves in the form of Internet-capable tablets equipped with the Care Innovations™ Guide platform.
The Care Innovations™ Guide platform enables health-care providers to offer a clinically driven, fully integrated remote care management solution for populations with chronic conditions. The project will recruit up to 200 patients in Sunflower County, MS, who will use Care Innovations technology to share health data, such as weight, blood pressure, and glucose levels, daily with clinicians.
The daily information provided by patients gives clinicians a much more complete view of a patient's health status. With this information, clinicians can easily adjust medical care, as well as schedule phone calls or video chats with patients as necessary.
This type of "just-in-time" education can help avoid serious complications as well as develop long-lasting behavioral change. Clinicians also can see a snapshot of all patients under their care to help them better understand which patients need immediate support, making them more efficient and proactive. By using specialized tablet computers with mobile broadband access and cutting edge telehealth, the program is able to bring the resources and expertise of the state's only academic medical center, UMMC, to citizens of rural Mississippi, rather than requiring them to travel to UMMC.
"We will bring UMMC's specialists, including the pharmacist, the diabetic educator, the nurse, the endocrinologist and the ophthalmologist, to the Mississippi Delta through this technology," Henderson said. "We will be able to provide interactive video consults, deliver patient education and engage with the patient daily to meet their needs. Until now, this type of coordinated care that engages the patient in their home setting was simply not an option."
With a telehealth relationship already in place at North Sunflower Medical Center, Henderson said the project came together with the technological and telecommunications resource support of Gov. Bryant's office, GE Healthcare, Care Innovations and C Spire.
"North Sunflower Medical Center is excited and pleased to have been chosen for the opportunity to partner with the Governor's office, C Spire, GE, Care Innovations and UMMC on the Mississippi Diabetes Telehealth pilot project," said NSMC Executive Director Billy Marlow. "We wholeheartedly support the use of the latest technology in aiding our patient-centered, team approach to controlling diabetes in the Mississippi Delta."
"The governor and UMMC should be commended for their investment in a new model of clinical care that has delivered positive results and shown value in supporting management of chronic conditions," said Sean Slovenski, CEO of Care Innovations. "Care Innovations is honored to have been chosen for this initiative, which we believe has the potential to transform care delivery in a way that solves real problems."
"Extending world class care into the home for people in rural Mississippi and beyond who daily deal with the challenges of diabetes and other chronic conditions is a goal that clinicians, policy-makers, industry and patients can all rally behind," said Marcelo Mosci, president and CEO of GE Healthcare, US and Canada. "We are excited to help launch this innovative program alongside Governor Bryant, and we are confident that efforts like this will be vital in expanding access to quality healthcare for more people."
"We're pleased to be involved in an innovative pilot program that promises to make a real difference in the lives of Mississippians who are dealing with the reality of this chronic disease every day," said Hu Meena, president and CEO of C Spire. "Combining the power of our high-speed mobile broadband communications network with technology solutions from Care Innovations to link specialists at UMMC and patients in new ways will help us deliver more connected, collaborative and cost-effective care."
About UMMC
The University of Mississippi Medical Center, located in Jackson, is the state's only academic medical center. UMMC encompasses five health science schools, including medicine, nursing, health related professions, dentistry and graduate studies, as well as the site where University of Mississippi pharmacy students do their clinical training. The Medical Center's health-care enterprise includes five hospitals in the University Hospitals and Health System, and University Physicians, the faculty group practice. The Medical Center's threefold mission is to educate tomorrow's health-care professionals, conduct innovative research to improve human health, and to provide the highest quality care available to the state's population. A major goal of the Medical Center is the improvement of the health of Mississippians and the elimination of health disparities. For more information, contact the Division of Public Affairs at 601-984-1100 or visit us on the Web at umc.edu/publicaffairs. To visit the University Center for Telehealth website, go to http://bit.ly/13OteVn
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Is the Echelon Connect Sport a good exercise bike?
Can I stream Peloton classes with this bike?
Will Walmart hold a sale during Amazon Prime Day 2021?
Are Walmart's Deals for Days worth buying?
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Do I need a Walmart Plus membership?
Echelon's Connect Sport exercise bike is discounted for Walmart's Deals for Days sales event — save $100 and get a free month of Echelon United and FitPass
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Echelon's Connect Sport exercise bike is $100 off during Walmart's 'Deals for Days' event
If you've had your eye on an exercise bike but have yet to pull the trigger, let this be the nudge you need: Right now during Walmart's Deals for Days event, a competing Amazon Prime Day sale, the Echelon's Connect Sport exercise bike is discounted by $100, bringing its price down to $497 — which is one of the best deals we've seen on it since Black Friday .
Not only is that one of the lowest prices we've seen on the bike, but Walmart's also throwing in a free 30-day membership to Echelon United and FitPass. With Echelon United, members have access to a growing library of live and on-demand spin classes, while FitPass is the brand's off-bike service, offering HIIT, yoga, and strength training classes (among many others).
While we're big fans of Echelon's high-end exercise bike, the EX5S, the Connect Sport is actually a far better deal — especially now considering it's discounted during Walmart's Deals for Days event. The Connect Sport features an easy-to-use resistance dial that spans 32 different levels, a comfortable, ergonomic design, and adjustable toe cage pedals (so you won't need to buy spin shoes).
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Echelon's Connect Sport exercise bike is a home gym staple, featuring 32 levels of resistance, a comfortable, ergonomic design, and compatibility with the brand's streaming workout library, Echelon United ($40/month). Right now, you can get the bike for $200 off its normal price, as well as a 30-day free membership to its streaming classes. It's the best price and bundle you can find anywhere online right now.
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Though it may not have as many bells and whistles as, say, the Peloton Bike+ or NordicTrack's S22i, the Connect Sport is a great entry-level exercise bike that delivers an effective cardio workout. There's no touchscreen display or automatically adjusting resistance (even the original Peloton didn't have this), but the rest of the Connect Sport, like its design, ride experience, and durability, put in on par with many higher-end bikes.
And don't let the lack of that touchscreen sway you; the Connect Sport's handlebars feature dedicated space for you to use a screen of your own, be it a smartphone or tablet.
The fact this bike's on sale for under $500 while also coming with a free month of unlimited access to streaming classes makes it that much more of an attractive deal.
Since the Connect Sport doesn't have its own onboard touchscreen, you're able to freely stream any fitness class or service you like, so long as you have something to stream it on (e.g., a smartphone, tablet, computer, or streaming device). This includes Peloton's Digital Membership, NordicTrack's iFit, or any other brand that offers on-demand classes.
Do keep in mind that Walmart's Deals for Days discount does come with a free 30-day membership to Echelon United, the brand's streaming library of live and on-demand classes. This means that you'll have at least one free month of unlimited content before needing to pay for access (which is $40 per month).
Walmart will hold its own Deals for Days event from June 20 to 23, an entire day before and outlasting Amazon Prime Day 2021. Some deals are already live, so you can start saving now.
If this sounds familiar, Walmart did the same thing last year. Walmart's Big Save Event in 2020 ran from October 13 through 15 — a full day longer than Prime Day. The event featured a wide variety of deals available around the clock, with many going out of stock well before the sale ended.
If prior sales events are any indicator, many of Walmart's Prime Day deals are worth buying. Many tend to directly compete with the sales we see via Amazon and retailers like Target and Best Buy during the event. Some may even be the best prices we've seen for certain products. Check out our guide to the best deals from the event happening now.
Along with announcing the date for Walmart's Deals for Days event, Walmart provided a sneak peek at some big discounts you can expect from the event.
iHome Nova Auto Empty Mopping Robot will be down to $299 (Originally $599)
Hisense 40-inch Class FHD Roku Smart LED TV will be down to $178 (Originally $228)
HP 11.6-inch Chromebook 4GB Ram will be down to $159 (Originally $179)
We also expect Walmart's sale to feature many of the same product categories it has in the past. This includes entertainment, tech, kitchen appliances, robot vacuums, upright vacuums, and video games.
Though Walmart hasn't mentioned what event-specific perks Walmart Plus members get during Deals for Days, they're still able to reap the same benefits they do year-round when shopping the sale. That includes free same-day delivery, two-day shipping, next-day shipping, and the newly-added Rx for less.
If you're interested in sampling the membership, you can try it out for 15 days, free. If you sign up now, you'll be covered during the Deals for Days event on June 20.
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Rick Stella is the health & fitness editor for Insider Reviews. He reviews and covers all matters of fitness-related gear like fitness trackers, stationary bikes, and at-home workout equipment, as well as alternative forms of fitness like hiking, climbing, and swimming. Rick has over five years of experience covering health & fitness, outdoors, and consumer technology. He was hired to help build out and manage the new Health & Fitness vertical for Insider Reviews. Prior to joining Business Insider, Rick was the outdoors and adventure editor for the auto website, Trucks.com, as well as the outdoors and sports & fitness editor at Digital Trends. He's also previously freelanced for Insider Reviews, along with AskMen, Gear Junkie, and Forbes. When he's not putting digital pen to digital paper, Rick enjoys seeing live music, playing soccer, catching up on Netflix shows, and riding his bike. An Oregonian for much of his life, Rick now resides in New York City. He can be reached at rstella@businessinsider.com or on Twitter @RickStella. Learn more about how our team of experts tests and reviews products at Insider here. Learn more about how we test health, fitness, and outdoor products.
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Visiting the Empire State Building Observation Deck is a classic activity you shouldn't miss out on. Since its opening in 1931, the 1,250 feet high Empire State Building is one of the most recognized skyscrapers in New York and therefore a must-see attraction.
Your Empire State Building Tickets bring you directly to the 86th-floor observation deck on 1,050 feet where you can enjoy a spectacular 360-degree view on New York! If you're lucky enough to catch a very clear day, you can not only see Manhattan, but also its neighbor states New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Don't miss this opportunity while you are in New York!
1. It's the third tallest skyscraper in New York (1,250 feet), right after the One World Trade Center (1,776 feet) and 432 Park Avenue residential building (1,396 feet).
2. The Empire State Building has been featured in more than 250 movies, including the famous movie "King Kong".
3. Static electricity at the top of the building causes sparks between kisses, which are sometimes visible.
4. According to a study conducted by Cornell researchers, the Empire State Building is the most photographed building in the world.
5. The Empire State Building has its own ZIP code (10118).
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Justin Murphy of the Southeast Missouri Redhawks and Ethan Roberts of the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles were selected the Ohio Valley Conference baseball co-pitchers of the week for the period that spanned April 10, 2017 through April 16, 2017.
Senior RHP Murphy pitched a complete game 1-0 shutout against Jacksonville State with a pitching line of 9.0 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB and 5 K. This season he is 4-3, 4.15 ERA, 28 K, 1.21 WHIP, .258 BAA in 56.1 IP over 9 GS. The Redhawks are 20-15.
Junior RHP Roberts earned two saves out of the bullpen with one against Vanderbilt and another against Murray State. His combined pitching line was 4.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 2 BB and 11 K. He had also earned the award week 5. This season he is 1-1, 3.41 ERA, 43 K, 0.90 WHIP, .184 BAA, 10 SV in 29.0 IP over 14 games. The Golden Eagles are 30-9.


This trail, located in Nakusp, is 16 km out-and-back (8 km each way) through a beautiful lush green forest, above a rushing river. The trail can have some technical climbs and descents, but for the most part, it would be fun to ride for any intermediate mountain biker.
Hot tip: Start at the Nakusp Hot Springs side of the trail, because then you get to end with a well-deserved soak!
Shown above, this Rossland trail is world famous, and for a good reason! Not for the faint of heart, this point-to-point 30-km technical trail takes you into the alpine across the Rossland Range with 360-degree panoramic views for almost the entire grunt. For those keeners wanting more, tack on the Dewdney Descent (adds an extra 5 km to the day and will have your hands crying for a breather by the end)!
Hot tip: Park at the end of the trail, and set up a shuttle with Mountain Shuttle Rossland to get your group to the trailhead.
This trail in Revelstoke is a 22-km out-and-back hiking turned (mostly) biking trail in the Selkirk Mountains, 50 km north of Revelstoke. The trail starts about 16 km up a logging road, so you've already gained quite a bit of elevation from the get go with your vehicle. A short (but steep and techy) climb will get you into the alpine relatively quickly, and then you're cruising beautiful single track for about 10 km to the cabin.
Hot top: This trail has a short riding window due to snow, and if you hit it right (mid-August/early Sept), the alpine wildflowers will be in full bloom.
This New Denver trail is a tough one to find, but definitely worth the search. None of the locals seem to have any idea that it exists, but it's a great trail that hardly ever gets ridden. It begins at the Rosebury Provincial Park Campground with a ride (or shuttle) up a seemingly endless logging road. Note that this trail is unsanctioned, so ride at your own risk!
Hot tip: For a family friendly ride, head into downtown New Denver to tackle the Galena Trail, a flat and wide mountain bike trail that includes a cable car river crossing (with your bike)!
Part of the Moonraker trail system, the Canyon Creek trail in Golden is a must ride for anyone bringing their bike to town. This is a fast and flowy descent along the edge of a 200-m deep canyon, which starts with a 5.5-km climb on Talus Creek FSR. Ride the whole trail down to the end of Canyon Creek Road, or cut off half way to make your way back through the Moonraker trails.
Hot tip: Watch out for goats on the canyon edge.
These Invermere trails are great for those just getting into mountain biking, or for those wanting something a bit smoother than the trails mentioned above. Shown above, the Johnson Trail takes you above the Toby Canyon, offering spectacular views. When you combine it with the Kloosifer, you're looking at about a 20-km buff and flowy ride.
Hot tip: Make sure you bring enough water for these trails, as there is none available anywhere close by.
Photos: courtesy of Destination BC and Meghan Tabor.
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This article is about the "International League for Human Rights" (ILHR), based in the United States. For other uses, see Human Rights League (disambiguation).
The International League for Human Rights (ILHR) is a human rights organization with headquarters in New York City.
Claiming to be the oldest human rights organization in the United States, the ILHR defines its mission as "defending human rights advocates who risk their lives to promote the ideals of a just and civil society in their homelands."
The ILHR had its origins in the Ligue des droits de l'homme et du citoyen, founded in France in the late nineteenth century. The group was reconstituted in New York City in 1942 by European refugees and Roger Nash Baldwin, founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, and was known until 1976 as the International League for the Rights of Man. In 1947, the league was granted consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), giving it the right to testify before that body about human rights abuses. The ILHR is also a member of UN's International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea, a committee composed over 40 Human rights organizations around the world.
The President is Robert Arsenault, and the Executive Director is Louise Kantrow.


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WFFC Cincinnati Presents: Lunch & Learn with Amy McDonald, President of MANE
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Ever wonder how C-Suite Leaders navigate to the C-Suite? They make it look so easy and we wonder what are the secrets that evade us despite doing amazing work.
Join us as Amy McDonald, President of MANE shares her career journey and valuable insights that helped her to get to the C-Suite. Make the investment in yourself and join us for a Hybrid event on Thursday, September 29th from 12:00-1:00 Eastern Time. When you register, you will have the option to join via Zoom or at MANE at 2501 Henkle Dr, Lebanon, OH 45036. We look forward to sharing this amazing event with you!
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Amy McDonald is an experienced food industry executive and award-winning global leader in business growth and culture. In May 2022, Amy was named President of MANE, Inc., and she is responsible for Flavors in North America.
Amy's 30+ years of experience have focused on the flavor, food ingredient, and pharma/biotech markets. For more than 20 years, she has led multimillion-dollar companies at the executive level. Most recently she has held positions as CEO and President of Starwest Botanicals, LLC, a platform investment by Incline Equity Partners and prior to that was CEO and President of CBD company, ALTWELL (Alternative Biologics). Before working in these direct-to-consumer businesses, Amy was President of FONA International, a company where she spent 13 years and helped to build the company from $20 million in revenue when she first joined, to well over $100 million by the time she left.
Amy is a scientist by background and began her career in the laboratory. She worked for Unilever/Quest International at the onset of her career and grew there through roles with increasing responsibility for 17 years. In her capstone role at Quest, she led overall P&L for the ingredients business in North and South American in seven product areas, as well as the global pharma business in proteins and pharmaceutical grade excipients. Amy later joined FONA International, a relatively small independent flavor business at the time. At FONA she grew the business from $25million to over $100million in revenue and in 2017 became FONA's President, the first non-family member appointed to this position. Under Amy's leadership, the FONA team delivered all-time company records in both revenue and EBITDA growth.
Amy consistently delivers. She has a proven track record of spear-heading new business relationships and executing on opportunities.
In 2018, Amy was individually awarded Fortune's Great Workplace for ALL Leadership Award, a national recognition for her achievements. In 2019, she was named to Crain's list of "Notable Women in Manufacturing". Company awards under Amy's leadership include: Forbes Small Giants, Fortune's Great Places to Work (overall top 50 award for small and medium companies, #3 in Manufacturing and Production for companies of all sizes; Great Places to Work for millennials and for women).
Amy has a deep commitment and passion to help other business leaders learn and grow. She orchestrates and influences the practice of strong mentoring relationships both inside and outside her organization. This business acumen has led other entities to seek her expertise. Amy served as the President for a Partner Advisory Board for one of the top global confections companies and was also a member of the Board of Advisors for one of the largest scientific workforce solutions companies in the nation. Since 2013 Amy has been an adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin School of Business, Center for Professional and Executive Development. Here she teaches executive and sales leadership and has developed multiple custom learning programs. She shares her expertise through speaking engagements such as Business Today's International Conference and Judson University World Leaders Forum, among other venues.
Amy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology (Chemistry minor) from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech.) She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She also has an Executive MBA from INSEAD in France (2002, Young Managers Programme). She has co-patented two inventions associated with natural inhibition of pathogenic microorganisms.
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Awhile with Seamus Heaney
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Spoken Word - Drama,Poetry
A heartfelt tribute to Ireland's late Nobel poet by award-winning Ulster actor-director Larry McCluskey. The poems are set within a frame of live music and critical and, at times, humorous commentary by an actor who knows the Ulster landscape. The performance covers the poet's life and work from his Derry childhood, through his Belfast formation and national and international eminence, to his Nobel Prize in 1995. Heaney was not just a colossus in world literature, he was an important public figure, literary critic and wise commentator in Ireland's difficult journey to a delicate peace process.
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