Mumbai: A Twitter account, swankhede_IRS posted a Tweet Monday that said: I dont harp on the negative because if you do, then theres no progression. Theres no forward movement.

Wankhede, a 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and the controversial investigating officer of last years alleged drug bust on a cruise ship in which actor Shah Rukh Khans son Aryan Khan was arrested, has had a number of fake accounts in his name.

So much so that when Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik was holding regular press conferences last year to poke holes in the investigation into the alleged drug bust and criticising Wankhede, many on Twitter were cheering or booing these fake accounts assuming that they belonged to Wankhede.

However, this Twitter handle in particular did belong to him, and the timing of the tweet raised questions about whether it was his reflection on the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) giving a clean chit to Khan in the chargesheet it filed in the Cordelia case last week citing lack of sufficient evidence.

Speaking to the press, NCB chief S.N. Pradhan said Aryan Khans WhatsApp chats about drugs had no physical corroboration and there were shortcomings in the initial investigation.

Wankhede confirmed to ThePrint that the Twitter account was indeed his.

But the tweet has nothing to do with this [the chargesheet]. If you see, I keep posting motivational statements on Twitter almost on a daily basis, he said.

Wankhede was on deputation to the NCB from September 2020 to December 2021 after which he returned to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.

Wankhede was transferred to the DG Taxpayer Service Directorate in Chennai Monday.

Following allegations of wrongdoings, mainly by Malik, the NCB had removed Wankhede from the role of lead investigator in the alleged drugs bust case. The NCB also formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the case.

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Wankhede formally made his own Twitter account about a month ago, he said.

There were at least 29 fake accounts in my name saying things like main aaj raat yahan raid marne wala hun (I am going to conduct a raid on this address today), Wankhede told ThePrint.

He said he had complained to Twitter and got all the fake accounts shut down, but that prompted him to join the website to prevent any more fake accounts in his name. His first tweet was on 1 May to mark Maharashtra Day and Labour Day.

His string of motivational tweets started on 24 May, and since then he has made at least four such tweets, including the one Monday.

(Edited by Uttara Ramaswamy)

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TRAVERSE CITY At 16, Tioloman Traore had never seen snow before.

On the day she first arrived in northern Michigan in February 2019, Traore only had a light jacket to face the Michigan cold and pants that exposed her ankles to the freezing breeze. When her foster mother brought her mittens, Traore wasnt sure how to put them on.

She laughs about it now. Snow, mittens these things have become such a natural part of her life in Traverse City. Traores journey to the U.S. and her navigation through school and life in Traverse City has been all about adjusting.

Traore grew up in a small village in Cte dIvoire. By the time she was 8 years old, both of her birth parents had died and she began living with her grandmother. At 15, her grandmother pulled her from school; She wanted Traore to marry.

Traore thought about her birth mother, who always told her about the value of an education.

She was just like, focus on school, Traore said of her mother. She wanted me to be successful in school.

She resolved to leave her grandmother and go to a refugee camp, her best chance at being able to continue her education.

After spending nearly a year in a refugee camp a year of details Traore keeps mostly to herself Traore came to Traverse City as an unaccompanied minor refugee through Bethany Christian Services. Paige and Ben Waldron and their kids, Ingrid and Jonas, picked Traore up from the airport and welcomed her with open arms.

Our first impressions of her was that she was very graceful, Paige said.

Ingrid and Jonas were excited to have an older sister that they quickly started admiring. After meeting her new younger siblings, Traore wanted to be a good example for them.

Just two weeks after coming to northern Michigan, Traore entered school as a freshman. She remembers sitting in the Traverse City Central High School principals office with an interpreter, listening to the adults in the room talk about her and what classes she would have to take and struggling to follow along.

It was very challenging, Traore said. I didnt speak any English.

The first few weeks at TC Central were overwhelming. Traore, who spoke mostly just French, had to strike a balance between getting in the classes she needed to graduate on time and learning the language to do so. Between lessons, she also had to figure out the new technology in front of her and the culture of the foreign place she landed in.

She also struggled to make connections. Other students would approach Traore and say theyd like to be her friend, but she couldnt keep up with their conversations.

Oftentimes, frustration and fear welled up inside of her. She wanted so badly to be able to learn and get to know the people around her, but she struggled with the isolation and confusion of not understanding the language of her teachers or her peers.

Id just go to the bathroom and cry, because I dont know what the teachers talking about, Traore said.

At that time, Traore found comfort in the company of Jami Grant, a French teacher at TC Central. Grant had Traore in class and helped her with her French writing and grammar and her English lessons.

Grant remembers Traores warmth and generous spirit being prevalent from their first meeting. She came to know Traore as a polite, resilient and hardworking student.

Its like her gratitude for life is just tangible. Thats the way she carries herself, Grant said. Its been super, super special to have her be here with us.

Grant wanted to make her classroom a safe space for Traore to be, where she could feel at ease in a language that she had a full grasp on. The two bonded over many things, including their love of running. Traore would often leave notes on Grants desk thanking her teacher for her kindness.

Traores passion for school shone through as she worked through learning English, and Grant was amazed by her work ethic.

That authentic desire that she had to gain command in both languages, her diligent efforts, she never let an occasion to learn or to grow pass her by, Grant said. It was super inspiring to watch through the three years.

Paige and Ben spent the first few months talking to Traore solely through Google Translate. It was difficult, but they still found ways to bond through games, cooking and trips to the beach.

After school, Paige and Ben would help Traore with homework. Traores perseverance hardly wavered. She would spend hours working through ESL workbooks or taking lessons on apps like Duolingo in her free time.

Shes a very beautiful person and kind and gracious and very determined, Paige said. She is the hardest worker I know.

About three months after Traore arrived in the States, she and Paige had their first real conversation. Traore developed a stronger grasp on English as the weeks went on and became more comfortable in her lessons and more confident in her ability to speak English and do her homework, and she soon got involved with the Track and Cross Country sports teams.

On Sunday, Traore will graduate with TC Centrals class of 2022. So many of the people who have known her since her first few weeks in Traverse City her foster parents, her younger siblings, her French teacher are immensely proud of her and looking forward to what she does next.

After graduation, Traore will go on to Western Michigan University to study nursing. More specifically, Traore wants to be a hospice nurse because, as a very young child, she didnt have the ability to properly support or comfort her mother when she passed away. In the future, she wants to be able to be there for others in their last moments.

School was hard to begin with, but Traore said she was always happy to be back in a classroom and grateful for the support she felt from her community and her foster parents.

When times were hard, the desire to fill her head with knowledge motivated her. When she thinks of the future, she thinks of her birth mother, who valued her daughters education and instilled a drive to learn and keep pushing forward.

She was amazing, Traore said of her birth mother. I think I want to be successful, not just for me, but to honor her.

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The hashtag selfcare has 21.9 billion views on TikTok. Under the tag is a vast mix of content, though many of the videos feature the daily routines of the apps users. From shower and skincare routines to morning/nighttime routines and weekend refresh routines, these videos typically depict an idealized but highly sought-after version of life through short, edited clips of moments from a users day.

A pristine apartment with natural lighting is often the backdrop of most of these videos. Creators both men and women are shown making their beds with clean linens, prepping coffee and breakfast before heading to the gym (their workouts also documented) then getting ready for the day, which usually starts with washing their faces and detailing their skincare routines.

Again, the likelihood that these users live aesthetically pleasing lives 24/7 is low. This type of content has been rightfully criticized for being unattainable and unrealistic, yet many viewers would probably agree watching other people have their shit together (or at least purportedly have their shit together) intrinsically makes you want to get yours together too.

It could give the idea to people that they dont have any margin of error. Which could be harmful, admits Daniel Duku, who posts lifestyle and wellness content to his 403,000 TikTok followers under the handle @mrduku. But I also think that for me, particularly as a guy, theres a stigma around guys and self-care.

Duku is one of many men posting lifestyle content and daily routine vlogs to a sizeable following on the video-sharing platform. Other creators like @alex.sless and @lifewithnt3, who have 432,000 and 32,000 followers respectively, post similar content to Duku: GRWMs (which stand for get ready with me), gym regimens and the skincare products they use daily. Compared with female users posting similar content, however, these male TikTok creators are definitely a minority. Still, theyre making an impact on viewers.

Duku tells InsideHook he began posting on TikTok in 2020, but in the summer of 2021 started to take his account more seriously. He notes, though, that hes still having fun with posting daily self-care videos and believes hes found success on TikTok.

The reason why I know [my accounts] been really successful is that I have people that reach out to me now, he says. A lot of guys will reach out to me on Instagram. Theyre like, Hey, I really love your stuff. I wanna be able to start doing these things, but I dont know how to start. I dont know what face wash to get. Stuff like that.

So while Im still doing TikTok for fun, it has allowed me to inspire other guys to also embrace self-care, he adds. I dont want to sit here and act like Im the self-care coach or whatever. I just think that [TikTok] has enabled other guys and people who were sort of scared of doing these things or worried about being labeled as feminine to take part in skincare and other kinds of self-care routines.

Norms around men, particularly cis-het men, and self-care have evolved over the last couple of decades. More men are taking an interest in their appearances, whether its by getting Botox or simply washing their faces at night. The same goes for having a good-smelling space and clean bedsheets.

However, stigmas around men taking care of themselves still persist, as evidenced by some of the comments left on Dukus account. He says hell still receive comments calling him gay or feminine for washing his face or having candles in his room. But he doesnt necessarily blame those users.

It starts from childhood, it stems from societal norms, he offers, adding that lots of men arent taught proper hygiene or grooming practices like women are while in adolescence.

Youd be surprised by the kind of messages that I get from [teenage boys] that say, My parents never taught me how to brush my teeth, he says. Someone told me its because its not ingrained in their brain. They wake up and then just go about their day. They dont see brushing teeth as something that needs to be done.

For Duku, having a proper self-care routine he abides by is more than just fodder for content; its about personal responsibility.

As a grown man, if Im not able to take care of myself, my skin and set that standard for myself, in the future if I ever have a responsibility of a family, how do I expect myself to take care of my family? And that has been my motivation, he explains. Brushing your teeth and washing your face eventually becomes a habit. Then you understand yourself better, you understand how to take care of yourself. So you have some idea of what taking care of someone else would feel like. Im not saying its the exact same, but you know what that responsibility feels like.

Still, it does make for engaging content, and judging by how successful lifestyle and daily routine content performs on TikTok, creators like Duku could very well inspire other male users to adopt and post their own self-care videos.

At the very least, though, male-specific lifestyle content is helping normalize and promote male self-care, and hopefully help eradicate those tired, outdated norms.

Ive seen a lot of videos on TikTok of guys participating in self-care and I really love it, Duku adds. I think more men are going to be exposed to that and eventually, I think my generation will probably have a different impact on our kids in terms of parenting and morals, so Im excited about it.

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Monday Motivation quote

Monday Motivation: After enjoying a good weekend with family and friends, many people look for motivation to start their new week. Several thoughts come to ones mind about starting a new day. Some people plan their day, and some do not. Majorly Monday is a working day where people go to work and plan all the things that they will be doing this week. Some also start their new day by thanking God and expressing their gratitude for things that had happened in their life. It is a new beginning of the week which offers a person new opportunities with a lot of motivation.

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I have never stolen from anywhere, said President Cyril Ramaphosa, in response to the claims of money laundering, kidnapping and corruption over the theft of $4-million at his game farm in February 2020, claiming it was politically motivated.

He was speaking at the ANCs Limpopo conference on Sunday evening, regarding the case opened by former spy boss and prisons head Arthur Fraser.

Ramaphosa said this was part of a political ploy to cast aspersion on him because of his undeterred fight against corruption.

Fraser is a close ally of former president Jacob Zuma. His release of the former head of state on medical parole after he was jailed for contempt of court was declared unlawful by the high court and Frasers contract as national commissioner of correctional services was not renewed earlier this year.

The Mail & Guardian reported earlier on Sunday that Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen had written to South African Revenue Service commissioner Edward Kieswetter on Friday requesting that Sars investigate whether the money stolen at the game farm had been declared and whether the transaction had implications in terms of the Income Tax Act and the Tax Administration Act.

I want to assure you that all this was money from proceeds from selling animals. I have never stolen anywhere, be it from our taxpayers, be it from anyone. I have never done so and will never do so. My integrity as a leader will never allow me to do so. I will never be able to do so, Ramaphosa said on Sunday.

In another letter to the South African Reserve Bank, Steenhuisen asked for an investigation into the foreign exchange transactions by the president and any possible violations of the legal limit on possession of foreign exchange.

He said the central bank had a legal obligation to apply these regulations equally, and investigate all violations and as such should investigate the presidents possession of the foreign currency.

Quizzed by journalists at the Limpopo conference on Sunday, Ramaphosa said he would not go into detail about the matter, reiterating that he would fully cooperate with the investigation.

He said that he had declared to parliament his business interests as a cattle and game farmer.

I buy and sell animals. Sometimes people buy these animals and some of the people who buy these animals are here. I do it through sales, sometimes through cash and sometimes through transfers. Some of the people who are offshore customers and who are sometimes local, come through and buy animals and some come also to hunt on the farm, he said.

Ramaphosa earlier told delegates: So this that is being reported was a clear business transaction of selling animals. The amount involved is far less than what has been branded in the press. Some are saying its a billion rand, some are saying its $4-million, I want to say its far less.

ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile would not respond to questions about the money. When the M&G asked whether this matter would be part of the discussions in the national executive committee and in the national working committee, Mashatile said no, adding that the newspaper should pose its questions to Ramaphosa.

Meanwhile, the Limpopo province endorsed Ramaphosa for another term as ANC president, with newly re-elected chairperson Stan Mathabatha lauding him as the champion of the partys renewal.

Limpopo has surpassed the Eastern Cape as the second biggest province in terms of ANC membership. The Eastern Cape, which also endorsed Ramaphosa for a second term, remains the second-largest province in terms of wards, after KwaZulu-Natal.

With the two provinces behind him, Ramaphosa is on the right path to his re-election in December.

This conference has been unanimous in expressing its support for your leadership, comrade President Ramaphosa, Mathabatha said in his closing address on Sunday.

The conference has said that president Ramaphosa is a man equal to the challenges of this epoch of our revolution. The project of unity and renewal is well led under president Ramaphosa. Lead us Matamela, we love you.

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Rafa Nadal can now win every Grand Slam on offer in 2022 and the opportunity should spur him on to continue playing, according to a 4 time Wimbledon semifinalist

Rafa Nadal could now achieve what no other player in recent times has managed by winning all 4 mens singles Grand Slam titles in the same calendar year says Tim Henman which will surely it is going to motivate him to keep on going.

Novak Djokovic nearly achieved the feat in 2021 but was left wanting at the US Open when the expectation and emotion of the moment seemingly got the better of him in and he lost the US Open men[s singles final to an inspired Daniil Medvedev

Henman, himself a 6 time Grand Slam singles semi finalist, was commenting after Rafa Nadal had claimed a record breaking 14th French Open title and 22nd Grand Slam singles title when he said,

When you have won as much as he has, you just never know whats around the corner. I think he has been very frank, and very honest, to say that he doesnt know if he is going to be back here.

But when you see a performance like that hes 3-1 down in the second set, he wins 11 games in a row, it was just another clay court masterclass. You would have thought that when he wins these big titles dont forget hes won the Australian Open, the French Open, now you can talk about the Grand Slam being on.

Surely it is going to motivate him to keep on going.

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Ongole: Setting the pitch for the 2024 Andhra Pradesh assembly elections, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief, Chandrababu Naidu raised the slogan of Quit Jagan, Save Andhra Pradesh, at last weeks Mahanadu an annual plenary event organised by the TDP for its cadre.

The two-day event attended by 1.5 lakh people according to party sources after two years of virtual meetings owing to the pandemic, was termed a success by the party and a huge boost to the spirits of the TDP cadre.

Naidu, a former Andhra chief minister, also announced at the event that 40 per cent of party tickets for the next assembly elections will be given to the youth those below 40 years of age. He further said that it has been decided by the TDP top leadership to not give tickets to those who have lost three consecutive elections.

Dispelling concerns about his own age impacting his ability to lead the party, the septuagenarian leader shared with ThePrint his plans to make the party more visible on the ground, following two years of predominantly virtual engagement with the public.

I will also be on the ground from now on and tour at least two districts every month. Our cadre has also been instructed to become visible and get on the field now, Naidu said.

Naidu had earlier said, Nothing to worry about my age. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi is of the same age. What matters is the performance. Thirty-year-olds cannot work as much as I do.

Naidus confidence seems to have rubbed off on party members. Our leader is forever young at heart and as long as he is there, the party will survive, Buchaiah Naidu, a TDP leader from Guntur, told ThePrint at the event.

The former CMs son, Nara Lokesh a former state minister is also set to start a mega walkathon (padayathra) in October, which will continue until the 2024 assembly elections, TDP sources told ThePrint.

According to sources in the TDP, the party chief told leaders at the Mahanadu to focus on local issues in their own consistencies, rather than highlighting broader problems. This is expected to make a better impression on local voters.

We have asked every candidate to focus on their constituency and the MLA there to highlight issues, corruption allegations pertaining to local leaders only. This way, voters will respond better, TDP leader Pattabhi Ram told ThePrint.

Meanwhile, a competitive show of strength has started between the TDP and rival YSR Congress Party, presently in power in the state.

Ministers in CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddys government held a four-day Bus Yatra last week, coinciding with the TDP Mahanadu, to build awareness about the Chief Ministers welfare schemes among the people.

Both parties have bragged about the success of their respective events, but large crowds at functions may not necessarily translate into votes especially for the TDP, which had lost to the YSRCP by a huge margin in 2019.

It is not surprising that the TDP got a good response for Mahanadu. In fact it would have been surprising if they hadnt. But there are instances where despite amazing crowd turnout parties still lost West Bengal election is a good example. Lakhs of people attended Narendra Modis meeting there. They even got 40 per cent of the votes but they could not form the government with just 70 plus seats. So we cannot say anything looking at the crowds, senior political analyst Nageshwar Rao said in a YouTube commentary.

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Talking about the 1.5 lakh attendance at the Mahanadu, TDP leaders said the number was unexpected, but not surprising.

We are not entirely surprised with the turnout, though the number was large. The ground cadre is extremely frustrated because theyre being harassed by local police filing petty cases against them during the YSRCP governance. Their movements are being curtailed, TDP leader Pattabhi Ram alleged.

He added: All of this has pushed them to come out and show that theyre ready to fight. Moreover, they were seeing their party chief after two years, so this turned out to be a huge boost to their motivation.

A TDP leader speaking on condition of anonymity told ThePrint that while the party was expecting a crowd strength of about 15,000 a day, at least 40,000 people attended the event on both days.

On its part, the YSRCP too has its Bus Yatra event was a success and promoted the partys ideals. Speaking to mediapersons ahead of embarking on the journey, Social Welfare Minister Merugu Nagarjuna had said: Social justice is possible only because of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, adding that the Cabinet had 17 SC, ST, BC, and minority ministers.

Both parties have also written off the supposed success of their rival.

While, TDPs Ram said the ruling partys Bus Yatra was a flop, Andhra Pradesh government advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy claimed that the Mahanadu was little other than an attempt to propagate false information about Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and the state government.

He also alleged that Naidu did not have the courage to win any election without an alliance. The TDP had contested the 2019 parliamentary and assembly elections independently, reportedly for the first time in 37 years. It had alliances with both the BJP and the Congress in the past.

According to a senior YSRCP leader, internal surveys conducted by the party showed that there are at least 70 constituencies in Andhra where the TDP does not have strong faces to contest elections.

Experts say, however, that the TDP cannot be written off completely, since the party still has a strong network of cadres at the village level, while there are murmurs of dissent within the YSRCP owing to lack of development in the state under Reddy. The Andhra CMs tenure has been characterised by welfare measures under Direct Benefit Transfer schemes.

There is dissent against the YSRCP [government] and it may be because of power crisis, issue of power meters in agricultural fields, among others. Point is, YSRCP must recognise this, rather than banking just on welfare schemes. If YSRCP does not recognise this, it will become an advantage for the opposition, Rao said.

Political observer Palwai Raghavendra Reddy said that too much couldnt be read into the turnout for the Mahanadu, but that it was a good sign for the TDP.

Presence of cadre at Mahanadu cannot be an indicator for TDPs re-emergence. After virtual meets for two successive years, this years Mahanadu had to be well attended. However, Chandrababu Naidu is still showing signs of putting up a fight, which is a good sign for TDP, he said.

Sentiments against the YSRCP, he added, could work in the TDPs favour. Jagans overreliance on welfare schemes, and not talking about development will provide much needed ammunition to the Yellow Party (TDP), Reddy said.

(Edited by Poulomi Banerjee)

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) Gordon Gee, current president of West Virginia University, has what some may call a friendly disposition the bow tie, the round glasses, the friendly smile. The same cannot be said for Alexander Martin, the first president of WVU, who served from 1867-1875.

Evidently, he was quite a character, said Jay Cole, a senior adviser to Gee and a WVU historian. Hes got this really imposing, stern look to him. I can imagine him being the kind of president who could intimidate students with just a glance.

Not a lot is known about Martin, aside from the fact that he came from Scotland, was a clergyman before becoming WVU president, and died somewhere between the age of 60 and 70. But one thing we know Gee and Martin have in common is a dedication to the university and a desire to see it succeed.

Martin was a strong believer in the power of education, Cole said. He represented that new type of leader who helped higher education evolve in America from private and religious to public and more secular.

In the early days of higher education, it was generally religious-based, with a heavy emphasis in philosophy and speech. Colleges were primarily in large cities and available only to the wealthy. That changed with the Morrill Land-Grant Acts statutes.

Justin Smith Morrill was a U.S. senator from Vermont. In the late 1850s, he introduced the idea of creating a way to provide funds to states to create comprehensive colleges or universities.

Sen. Morrill said lets make it more democratic, lets expand the access, increase the availability of opportunity for students from all over the country to receive a higher education, Cole said. After a little bit of political maneuvering it didnt pass the first time, but a couple years later, 1862, he was able to line up the votes politically and it was signed into law by President Lincoln.

The goal of the act was to ensure that colleges provided a good education in areas such as engineering and agriculture.

The Agricultural College of West Virginia officially opened its doors Feb. 7, 1867. It was renamed West Virginia University on Dec. 4, 1868.

The importance of being a land-grant university is not lost on Gee.

Land-grant universities are about changing lives and building communities, Gee said. That is our history, and I think the good thing about it is that we have been very solidly centered as a land-grant institution; we havent tried to be who were not. We have been very focused on the peoples university in West Virginia, and I love that history.

The WVU of the 1800s was a far cry from what we know today.

When you think about what it was 150 years ago, it was much smaller, Cole said. The number, literally youre talking about students you could count by the dozens, and just a handful of faculty members. It was a slow start. It grew steadily. A lot of things helped with that growth. I would characterize it as a slow but steady start from 1867 into the mid-20th century.

Federal legislation created the Agricultural Extension Service in the early 1900s, and that helped give a boost to WVU.

That was the basis of the Extension services you take the scholarly activity of the university and you extend it beyond the campus walls into local communities, Cole said. That was huge, and a big part of WVUs growth in the early part of the 20th century.

The mission was now to share the results of their research.

Whether it was the best kind of crops to plant in certain soil, or the best kind of conditions to maintain livestock, Cole said, WVU was charged with making sure that knowledge got extended from the campus out into the community.

The second World War helped change the perception of universities on a national basis.

By the time we get to World War II, we start seeing the federal government specifically look to universities for research and help with the war effort, Cole said. Whether it was sonar, radar, and so many of the things that had military applications you began to see this relationship forming between research universities and the federal government developing new technologies.

The GI Bill after World War II helped WVU and universities around the nation expand.

You had a large increase in the universitys enrollment, with all of the returning servicemen, Cole said. A lot of them wanted the benefits of a college education, and they came back home and came to WVU having experiences in the military and overseas. They brought with them a more worldly view, and also more self-discipline from their military training.

Students who were more serious and committed to their studies helped fuel the growth of the university into the early 1950s.

Many notable figures helped WVU grow in not only public perception, but also through their in-school accomplishments. The first major sports celebrity to come from WVU was Jerry West, who played on the Mountaineer basketball team from 1956-1960. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1960, then became one of the most successful NBA stars of all time.

He meant so much to the university back when he was on those teams in the late 1950s and early 60s because it was one of the first ways WVU became known to a national audience, Cole said. Those great runs in the national tournaments really introduced the name WVU and helped put it on the map.

In the decades since, West has given both his time and resources to WVU.

Hes somebody who had a big impact while here as a student, but continued to serve and give back, Cole said. Thats what you hope for the university helps somebody succeed and achieve, and that person then gives back.

Another notable figure Cole said was vital to the success of WVU through his extraordinarily generous philanthropy was Milan Puskar. The WVU football stadium was named after Puskar in 1980.

At the same time, I think its important with him in particular, what he did for the Morgantown community as a whole region with Mylan Pharmaceuticals had a huge impact on the university, Cole said. You had a thriving pharmaceutical business that served as an economic anchor for the Morgantown region.

Cole said that if you think of Morgantowns economy as a triangle in those days, there were three major components: WVU, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, and J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.

They were the anchors of the regional economy there was a lot of synergy, in terms of research and development, Cole said.

Cole noted that there was some debate when WVU was launching the medical school, and political pressure being put on them, to have the school located in Charleston.

If the medical school had been in Charleston, I think the history of the university and history of the state would be very different, Cole said. We wouldnt have, I dont think, as comprehensive and as strong an academic health sciences center as we do today. The medical service that members of all 55 counties receive, thats life changing and life-saving.

The past for WVU has led to a future for WVU that is bright, according to President Gee.

Weve moved from being a nice place you send your kids to college to have four years of fun joining a fraternity or sorority, to really being the economic engine, Gee said. We are the largest employer in the state, and we also create more economic activity than any entity in the state. By any measure, the university has been a great investment for the state of West Virginia.

WVU is built on the shoulders of faculty, staff, students, and alumni, Gee said. He hopes that people look to WVU as a bright spot in the state that is doing many good things.

I hope the legacy of the university is the people realizing in their hearts and their minds that this university is theirs and is making a very solid difference in their lives, Gee said. I want it to not be viewed as an external entity, but as a great partner in this thing we call West Virginia.

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Dan Beineke/NFL Photo Library Bill Cowher during a game against the Baltimore Ravens on December 24, 2006.

Last season Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster sparked an ongoing debate about whether his pregame dancing provided added motivation for opposing teams.

Reading Bill Cowhers new memoir, Heart and Steel, its clear where the former Steelers head coach stands on this issue.

Respect may well be the strongest motivational tool for professional athletes, writes Cowher, which is why he and his staff compiled the juiciest opponent quotes from the week and [would] stick them in the players lockers.

I always tried to make each game personal, writes Cowher, elaborating about his philosophy. We played just sixteen, so each of them had significance. I wanted to find ways to make sure each individuals pride was at stake every game.

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That sometimes included using video clips to make his point. For example, in December 2005 the Steelers lost to the Bengals in Pittsburgh by a score of 38-31. After the game, Cincinnati wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh wiped his shoes with a Terrible Towel.

As soon as I saw that clip (which the Bengals tweeted out prior to playing the Steelers in 2020), I thought, Ill remember that one, recalls Cowher in the book.

A little more than a month later, the No. 6 seeded Steelers faced the No. 3 seeded Bengals in an AFC Wild Card game in Cincinnati. The night before the game Cowher wrapped up a team meeting by replaying the Houshmandzadeh clip.

When we win, we win with humility. And if we lose, we lose with grace. That wasnt humility, he told his team. So tomorrow, when you go out there, just think about him wiping his shoes with something that signifies us as a team. And if you have a chance tomorrow, let him know you didnt appreciate it. Thats it. Good night.

The clip did the trick adds Cowher, recalling how Houshmandzadeh got hit all game long en route to a 31-17 victory, one which sparked the following locker room celebrationa celebration that former Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis later tried to turn into a rallying point of his own.

Last season Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster provided a steady stream of bulletin board material to Pittsburghs opponents, including the Bengals. Prior to a Monday night game in December, Smith-Schuster danced on Cincinnatis logo, prompting a response from the Bengals that included a monstrous hit on Smith-Schuster, courtesy of safety Vonn Bell.

A week earlier, Buffalo Bills safety Jordan Poyer claimed that Smith-Schusters pregame TikTok video gave the Bills extra fire on the way to a 26-15 win over Pittsburgh.

Then, most famously, Smith-Schuster made his Browns is the Browns comment just prior to Januarys Wild Card game between the two teams, which the Steelers went on to lose 48-37.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin tried to discount the notion that Smith-Schusters dancing and quotes served as added motivation for Pittsburghs opponents, saying, Were professionals. I doubt any of those antics or things of that nature are legitimate motivating factors as you step into professional stadiums. But its about respect, and so well have a conversation.

Of course, the Steelers went on to re-sign Smith-Schuster to a one-year deal that keeps him with the team through the 2021 season. He has insisted that he wont stop being authenticthat he wont stop being himselfso it ought to be interesting to see if hes more restrained in terms of his self-promotional activities in 2021, at least in terms of those that have a direct impact on his coaches and teammates.

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Listening to the rhythm of the falling rain is therapeutic for most of us and teaching us to tap into its many health benefits is Indian supermodel Milind Soman who recently pumped up our drooping energies to hit the grind this Monday. Fiving fans a glimpse of his short 6km daily run in the beautiful hills outside Mumbai, Milind served us all the fitness motivation we need to take us through the rest of the week.

Taking to his social media handle, the actor shared a picture that gave fitness enthusiasts a sneak-peek of his rigorous exercise session. Donning only a pair of navy blue shorts, Milind flaunted a bare torso and his signature salt and pepper look accessorised with a pair of brown-tinted sunglasses.

Running in the backdrop of lush greenery, Milinds exotic workout was frozen on camera by his wife, Ankita Konwar. He shared in the caption, Runnin in the rain! Been running short 6km runs every day in these beautiful hills outside Mumbai, waiting to hit the highway for a hundred, dont know when what are you waiting for most of all ???????? (sic).

Benefits:

As per a study on Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, running each day for just 5 to 10 minutes at a moderate pace, say 6.0 miles per hour, not only has a significant impact on longetivity but may also reduced the risk of death from heart attack or stroke and other cardiovascular disease, lower the risk of developing cancer, lower the risk of developing neurological diseases like Alzheimers and Parkinsons diseases. The study highlighted that runners in general have a 25%40% reduced risk of premature mortality and live approximately 3 years longer than non-runners.

Improved sleep and moods are other benefits of running. As per a group of Dutch researchers, running 2.5 hours per week or 30 minutes for five days a week can also result in enjoying maximum longevity benefits.

Apart from strengthening muscles and improving cardiovascular fitness, running helps to build strong bones, as it is a weight bearing exercise and burns plenty of kilojoules which in turn helps to maintain a healthy weight.

Contrary to popular belief, running in the cold or in the rain won't actually give you a cold instead, it will help you in achieving herculean strength and building mental toughness. From cooling you off to enabling you to go farther, longer and maybe even faster, running in the rain burns more calories as our bodies aren't at risk of overheating and it makes you tough.

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