Castle Crush is a brand name new mobile name from Enjoyable Games at no charge, and it is now readily available as an iOS only game. In terms of mechanics, it is a TCG/card battler in which you have the ability to carry out players from all around the world, gather and likewise update over forty soldiers in addition to spells, and likewise direct the army of yours to success by creating the best deck and ruining your opponents' castles. You are able to furthermore begin chests to discover brand-new spells and warriors, and likewise you might be lucky adequate to end up with among the couple of Famous rarity cards in the game.
Like every additional TCG with RTS along with tower defense parts (which this is), things could easily get excessive to handle for you, especially in case you are a brand brand-new participant. You might need help in building the deck and unlocking brand name new troops and spells. And also you may want to boost the winning percentage of yours against opposing players – ones that are real, that's. That is the factor we have actually developed a Castle Crush program guide, this consists of different ideas you might wish to consider when playing the game as being a first timer.
1. Safeguard your ranged assaulters!
A lot of the troops that focus on dealing as much damage as you possibly can normally have health that is low to balance. They're additionally ranged assaulters the majority of the time. You will want to secure these soldiers as best as you have the ability to, as they're crucial to getting rid of the opponent of yours. Do not send them in blindly, as they will simply march to the deaths of theirs. Rather, look at sending a tanky melee troop first to take in injury, now send out the varied enemies after. They will have the ability to attack from the safe distance while the melee troops of yours hold the frontlines.
2. Construct a healthy deck!
Unless you are choosing a specific method, you will wish to keep your deck well balanced. This suggests you will need an equal spread of melee attackers, ranged assaulters, in addition to item cards as bombs. And likewise this represents that you must include an equal quantity of low-cost, low mana soldiers together with your rather heavy players which cost you greater than 5 mana. Developing a deck which is comprised a great deal of both troop type is going to result in an imbalanced suitable for you. You will have a really sluggish start – in case at all – in case you've method a lot of excessive cost troops, damaging your very first game considerably. On the other hand in case you have actually method too many economical troops, you will not be geared up to produce a dent in your opponent's army after the game went on extensive sufficient.
3. Start chest timers prior to going!
The cork chests are the initial kinds of chests you will locate. These chests take no more than 10 seconds to expand and a random assortment of cards are contained by them. The rarer the chest area, the higher likelihood of more effective cards. Although three hours are needed by it to open, the silver chest will be the next tier! Ensure you start some chests you've lying around before the game is nearby you. In a time, you have the ability to have up to 4 chests.
4. Attempt to be successful of the challenger of yours!
As soon as the guide castle is cleared by you, you will be going up against human gamers. The most effective method to acquire top of the hand on the challenger of yours is begin great, so we imply really strong! Playing offensively in the start will often do the job in the favor of yours. In case the challenger of yours does not understand how to respond to the soldiers you participate in, they will be on backpedal the whole match just trying to continue with you. Essentially, you like the match's momentum to have the favor of yours. Always keep hitting the opponent of yours along with balance the circulation of the battle. Toss down a lot of economical soldiers, then surprise the challenger of yours with an efficient extreme rate troop.
An essential part of a beginning offending rush is using all 3 lanes. The higher number of lanes you've covered, the higher the opponent of yours is going to have to react to. Attempt to divide the forces of yours similarly and do not accumulate too much on a single lane. In case the opponent of yours has a bomb or maybe numerous other location clearing product, it has the ability to change the tables on you!
The store has 3 slots for cards you have the ability to purchase. There'll be a typical, unusual, and legendary card. These cards are arbitrarily chosen and cycle out every day. Allow it to be practice of having a look at the store every day to see what cards they have actually. They might have a copy of one of the favorite cards of yours, helping you to level it up faster.


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ANC funding drying up because of the need to declare:
Published By: Brain IT
Published In: Top Country News
Kgothatso Madisa reported for the Sunday Times that the ANC seeks to challenge the Political Party Funding Act, which has been in law for less than a year. It was implemented in April after it was signed by Ramaphosa in January last year.
The act requires parties to disclose funding sources of more than R100,000 and limits single donor funding to R15m per year.
ANC national executive committee member Dakota Legoete said the ANC was not the only party that wanted the law amended.
"We are taking it back to parliament for it to be amended. It is not only the ANC who say the act must be amended. It includes the EFF, DA and other parties. We are all affected."
Legoete said the ruling party wanted the minimum and maximum funding threshold to be done away with.
"We want to amend it because what we are saying is that let the act not be rigid, but let's rather bring regulations to control activities of parties."
In November last year, the Electoral Commission released the second-quarter funding disclosures.
The ANC received R22m in monetary donations, with Ramaphosa in his personal capacity and businessman Patrice Motsepe among its donors.
Ramaphosa made two donations of R166,000 and R200,000 and Motsepe's African Rainbow Minerals donated R5.8m. The party's biggest donor was the Chancellor House Trust, which does business on behalf of the party, which donated R15m.
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THE TWO WESTERN REPUBLICS
gentleman indeed, a great soldier and a generous man. We have already mentioned a certain P. Cornelius Scipio who struck at Hannibal's base in Spain; this was his son; until after Zama this son bore the same name of P. Cornelius Scipio, and then the surname of Africanus was given him. (The younger Scipio Africanus, Scipio Africanus Minor, who was later to end the Third Punic War, was the adopted son of this first Scipio Africanus the Elder.) Scipio Africanus was everything that aroused the distrust, hatred, and opposition of old-fashioned Romans of the school of Cato. He was young, he was happy and able, he spent money freely, he was well versed in Greek literature, and inclined rather to Phrygian novelties in religion than to the sterner divinities of Rome. And he did not believe in the extreme discretion that then ruled Roman strategy.
After the early defeats of the Second Punic War, Roman military operations were dominated by the personality of a general, Fabius, who raised the necessity of avoiding battle with Hannibal into a kind of sacred principle. For ten years "Fabian tactics" prevailed in Italy. The Romans blockaded, cut up convoys, attacked stragglers, and ran away whenever Hannibal appeared. No doubt it was wise for a time after their first defeats to do this sort of thing, but the business of the stronger power, and Rome was the stronger power throughout the Second Punic War, is not to tolerate an interminable war, but to repair losses, discover able generals, train better armies, and destroy the enemy power. Decision is one of the duties of strength.
To such men as young Scipio, the sly, ineffective artfulness of Fabianism, which was causing both Italy and Carthage to bleed slowly to death, was detestable. He clamoured for an attack upon Carthage itself.
"But Fabius, on this occasion, filled the city with alarms, as if the commonwealth was going to be brought into the most extreme danger by a rash and indiscreet young man; in short, he scrupled not to do or say anything he thought likely to dissuade his countrymen from embracing the proposal. With the Senate he carried his point. But the people believed that his opposition to Scipio proceeded either from envy of his success, or from a secret fear that if this young hero should perform some signal exploit, put
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Finally found the time to finish up this guitar! I had it sitting on my workbench for well over a year…when I bought the wood for this guitar, I decided not to touch to for a long time because I knew I didn't have the skill yet to make the guitar turn out as well as I wanted. So I worked on other things and let it sit. Now, I've finally finished it – haven't heard it yet, can't wait to plug it in. It will be a couple of days before I get the chance to hear it for the first time.


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using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;

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    /// <summary>
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    /// <summary>
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        public T8 Item8 { get { return Rest.Item1; } }
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        public T11 Item11 { get { return Rest.Item4; } }
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From weeder to leader
by MARY CATHERINE GASTON
Auburn horticulture grad Jeff McManus leads the team who make the Ole Miss campus one of the most beautiful in the U.S.
Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. Here's a good example: Google "Ole Miss national championships," and the search results will tell you that the Rebels hold three national titles. Well, maybe they hold three national titles in football. But ask Jeff McManus, an Auburn horticulture graduate who serves the University of Mississippi as director of landscape, airport and golf operations, and he'll tell you the school holds four—four national titles in landscaping.
In the 15 years since he joined the university as director of landscaping, the campus has indeed been recognized as the most beautiful college campus—ok, or one of the most beautiful—in the U.S. at least four times. And when you take into account that studies show that most undecided prospective students make a decision whether to apply to a college within 15 minutes of setting foot on campus, you begin to understand why these national titles might just be more important than the athletic sort.
So how did a guy from Douglasville, Georgia, who started school at Auburn as a marketing major end up in charge of charm at Ole Miss? He blames two people: his older brother, Craig, and Auburn horticulture professor Harry Ponder.
While McManus was studying marketing on the Plains, Craig opened a garden center in their hometown.
"I thought it would be fun to work there during the summer," he says, "so I enrolled in a horticulture class to learn some plant names."
That fateful class was Evergreen Trees, Shrubs and Vines, and it was taught by—you guessed it—Harry Ponder. McManus "absolutely loved" it. Meanwhile, he failed the marketing class he took that quarter. A few quarters later, unable to shake his fondness for flora, McManus returned to Funchess Hall for good. He graduated with a bachelor's in landscape and ornamental horticulture in 1988.
"Dr. Ponder was a huge influence on me," McManus says. "Still is. I remember being amazed by him, because he knew the names—Latin and common names—of every plant he saw. But the name he knew that meant the most to me was my name."
Anyone who knows Ponder also knows he has a knack for names, storing the names of decades' worth of former students like a human Rolodex and somehow keeping track of where most of them have gone and what they've done through the years.
Not only did Ponder get to know McManus by name, he also helped him land his first paid gig post-graduation, and within a year of earning his bachelor's degree, McManus was managing the grounds of a 300-acre resort in Miami. Though he was working with a completely different set of plants than he had studied at Auburn, he says he was well prepared for the challenge.
"The most important thing I learned at Auburn was, I learned how to learn," he says.
He learned something else from professors like Ponder and Gary Keever, who has often advised him since McManus took charge of the Ole Miss campus: He learned the value of investing in people.
"I used to focus a lot on growing plants," he says. "Now I focus a lot on growing people, and they grow incredible plants."
One way he accomplishes this is through monthly professional development classes he leads for his crew at Ole Miss. He calls the series "Weeders to Leaders," and he's been amazed to see how this simple effort has transformed individuals, the culture of his department and, in turn, the Ole Miss campus.
The effort has had such a profound effect on his own team that McManus has taken it on the road, offering leadership training as a public speaker. He's also turned it into a book, due out this fall, Growing Landscape Weeders to Leaders.
In February, McManus was honored as the Department of Horticulture's 2016 Outstanding Alumnus. He's pictured here with Dave Williams, department head, and Art Appel, then interim dean of the college.
Recently this weeder/leader was recognized as the Department of Horticulture's outstanding alumnus for 2016. He was honored to have been nominated by one of his personal heroes—Harry Ponder.
"Jeff is simply one of the very best landscape managers in the country, and the University of Mississippi campus screams that to everyone who visits," Ponder says. "He represents us in a way that makes us all proud of Auburn University."
How does that ringing endorsement make McManus feel?
"I'm humbled," McManus says. "I am grateful to have learned from the best at Auburn and to carry those lessons with me to Ole Miss."
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Mary Catherine Gaston is a freelance writer who specializes in agricultural and rural topics. She finds time to write in the midst of homeschooling two children and helping her husband Wes on their row crop and cattle farm near Plains, Georgia. MC holds degrees from Auburn University and Virginia Tech.
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September Our Work Seminar to share work inside vertical farms
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Students in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University who are interested in learning more about the innovative work happening in the college's new vertical farms at the Transformation Garden can do so at the Our Work Seminar this month. Six times a year, the...
Wheeler Foshee receives NACTA Educator Award
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Wheeler Foshee, associate professor in the Department of Horticulture at Auburn University, was recently recognized by the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) with the annual Educator Award. This national award recognizes those individuals...
College of Agriculture using high-tech shipping containers to grow produce for Campus Dining
Unique 'vertical' farms part of planned 16-acre Transformation Garden on campus Recycled shipping containers have gained popularity in recent years, being converted into everything from houses to small stores—but the Auburn University College of Agriculture, in...


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The QualiTune team is happy to announce a presentation of QualiTune research results at the Eclipse Testing Day 2013, focusing on mobile testing on September, 25th in Darmstadt.
During the talk Energy testing and optimization of mobile applications, Claas Wilke will present the emerging JouleUnit energy testing infrastructure for mobile applications and its integration into the Eclipse IDE.
Software development processes always consists of the iteration implementation and but often the iteration optimization. In the implementation phase the focus rely on the functional requirements whereas in the optimization phase the developer concentrates on the non-functional requirements — also considered as qualities. Therein, the objective is that satisfaction of particular quality requirements in a running system is to be optimized while the functional system behaviour is preserved. Nowadays the quality energy efficiency is more important than ever because mobile devices get more and more powerful but their accumulators do not. The aim of this student thesis is to conduct a study amongst Android software developers to investigate recurring patterns in program code indicating bad energy consumption on the running mobile application. In addition refactorings shall be defined to resolve those patterns with regard to better energy efficiency while the functional behaviour is preserved. A detailed description of this topic can be found here (german).
The junior research group Qualitune is searching up to three students for the shot and post production of an image video documenting research results from the ResUbic research cluster. Click here to read more (task description in German).
Die Nachwuschforschergruppe Qualitune sucht derzeit bis zu drei Studenten für die Aufnahme und Postproduktion eines Image-Films zu Forschungsergebnissen des ResUbic Forschungs-Clusters im Rahmen einer SHK-Tätigkeit. Mehr lesen.
Today, QualiTune participates at the "Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Informatik (Informatik2012)". At the "Workshop zur Entwicklung energiebewusster Software / First Workshop for the Development of Energy-aware Software (EEbS 2012)", Claas Wilke will present his current work "Energy Labels for Mobile Applications".
The slides of the presentation can be obtained via this link.
The QualiTune project currently offerst two free jobs for student assistants (Studentische Hilfskräfte, SHK), including a job in the field of robotics working with TurtleBot robots and Microsoft Kinect.
Further information on the jobs can be found via this link.
A paper by Christian Piechinick, Sebastian Richly, Sebastian Götz, Claas Wilke, and Uwe Aßmann on Using Role-Based Composition to Support Unanticipated, Dynamic Adaptation – Smart Application Grids won a best paper award on this years International Conference on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications (Adaptive2012).


Rob Cox and Antony Currie discuss how the booming M&A market is helping the Wall Street firm hit CEO Ken Jacobs' earnings goal – and how both shareholders and bankers should benefit.
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Genetic Study Identifies Strong Links To Aortic Valve Disease
Larry Husten Contributor
I'm a medical journalist covering cardiology news.
A genetic component is believed to play an important role in valvular heart disease, but the specific genes involved have not been identified. Now an interntional group of researchers has identified genetic variations that increase the risk for valvular calcification.
In a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine, members of the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genome Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium report on their search for genes associated with aortic valve calcification and mitral annular calcification in several of study cohorts. They found one SNP, in a gene previously shown to be associated with lipoprotein(a) levels and the risk of coronary artery disease, to be significantly associated with a doubling of the risk for aortic-valve calcification. This finding was replicated in additional cohorts.
Previous studies that linked Lp(a) with aortic valve disease were unable to sort out whether Lp(a) "was a cause or simply a marker of disease," the authors write. The new findings, they claim, "provide evidence for a causal relationship between Lp(a) and calcific aortic-valve disease and strongly implicate genetic variation at the LPA locus in the pathogenesis of the disease."
Although the researchers focused on aortic calcification as a marker for clinical aortic disease, they found that variations in the LPA genotype were associated with aortic stenosis and aortic-valve replacement. "Our results suggest that lifelong elevations in Lp(a) levels lead to a markedly increased prevalence of aortic-valve calcification in adulthood and implicate Lp(a) in the development of aortic-valve disease."
The group also identified two SNPs associated with mitral annular calcification, but this finding could not be consistently replicated.
The researchers noted that additional studies will be required "to evaluate whether lowering Lp(a) levels will reduce the incidence or progression of aortic-valve disease."
"No medications tested to date have shown an ability to prevent or even slow progression of aortic stenosis, and treatments are limited beyond the major step of replacing the aortic valve," said study co-author Christopher O'Donnell, senior director for genome research at the NHLBI, in a press release from the NHLBI. "By identifying for the first time a common genetic link to aortic stenosis, we might be able to open up new therapeutic options."
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Researchers find gene variant linked to aortic valve disease
NIH-funded consortium finds connection between lipoprotein(a) and valve calcification
A newly identified genetic variant doubles the risk of calcium buildup in the heart's aortic valve. Calcium buildup is the most common cause of aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve that can lead to heart failure, stroke, and sudden cardiac death.
An international genomics team called CHARGE (Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology) found the variant in the gene for lipoprotein(a), a cholesterol-rich particle that circulates in the blood. CHARGE oversees genomic studies of five large study populations in the United States and Europe, including the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), which is a part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health.
The findings will be published in the Feb. 7 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
"No medications tested to date have shown an ability to prevent or even slow progression of aortic stenosis, and treatments are limited beyond the major step of replacing the aortic valve," said study co-author Christopher O'Donnell, M.D., M.P.H., senior director for genome research at the NHLBI and associate director of the FHS. "By identifying for the first time a common genetic link to aortic stenosis, we might be able to open up new therapeutic options."
The CHARGE researchers conducted a genome-wide analysis of 2.5 million known genetic variants in a group of nearly 7,000 white participants. The analysis identified a variant in the lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), gene that was highly correlated with calcification of the aortic valve, as measured by computed tomography (CT) scanning. Follow-up analysis in more than 6,000 additional participants, including Hispanics, African-Americans, and Chinese-Americans, confirmed this correlation. The variant was present in about 7 percent of the study population and the people who carry it generally had higher amounts of Lp(a) circulating in their blood. The function of Lp(a) is unknown, but it is associated with an elevated risk of heart disease.
Another independent analysis carried out by CHARGE followed participants in Sweden and Denmark, and found that people with the Lp(a) variant had higher risks of clinical heart valve disease and of needing valve replacement surgery.
"What makes these findings provocative is that we linked the genetic variant with a physiological change in lipoprotein levels, disease precursor in the form of calcium buildup, and fully diagnosed aortic valve disease, across multiple ethnicities," O'Donnell said. "The study suggests a causal relation between Lp(a) and aortic valve disease, but further work will be needed to see whether medications that lower Lp(a) levels can lower the risk or slow the development of valve disease."
In addition to the FHS, this work included data from the NHLBI's Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, the Age Gene/Environment Susceptibility Study, the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study, the Malmo Diet and Cancer Study, and the Copenhagen City Heart Study.
To schedule an interview with an NHLBI spokesperson, contact the NHLBI Office of Communications at 301-496-4236 or NHLBI_news@nhlbi.nih.gov.
What is heart valve disease? http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hvd/
What is coronary calcium? http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/cscan/
The NHLBI Framingham Heart Study: http://www.framinghamheartstudy.org/
The CHARGE consortium: http://web.chargeconsortium.com/
Larry Husten
I am a veteran journalist covering cardiology news. In addition to writing the CardioBrief blog I covered cardiology news for CardioExchange, a social media website for ...


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NASA offers Twitter followers prime view of space shuttle Endeavour launch
By W.J. Hennigan
April 26, 2011 11:05 AM PT
When the space shuttle Endeavour blasts off for the final time, there will be 150 lucky space geeks in attendance who obtained a free behind-the-scenes pass thanks to Twitter.
On March 15, NASA gave its Twitter followers a chance to have a rare vantage point for the historic launch slated for April 29 at 6:47 p.m. from Cape Canaveral, Fla. through its account @NASA.
"You could see a space shuttle launch in person at a #NASATweetup," the tweet read, linking to a registration site that closed 24 hours later.
In that time, more than 4,100 people registered from around the globe. NASA said it selected 150 attendees at random. The participants come from 43 U.S. states and far-flung locales such as Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Venezuela.
The Tweetup participants get a tour of Kennedy Space Center as well as a spacesuit demonstration. To follow their pre-launch adventures, follow the #NASATweetup hashtag and the list of attendees here.
Endeavour was the final shuttle built. It joined the NASA fleet in 1991 to replace the ill-fated Challenger, which was destroyed shortly after launch in 1986.
Endeavour has flown 24 missions. After its last flight next week it will return to Los Angeles for permanent display at the California Science Center in Exposition Park.
Endeavour's launch will mark the fourth time NASA has invited Twitter followers to experience a space shuttle blast-off. The agency also hosts Tweetup events at other NASA centers. For example, there's an upcoming event taking place June 6 at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
If you're interested, registration will open April 26 at noon for 24 hours at: http://www.nasa.gov/tweetup
Space shuttle Endeavour could land in Los Angeles by year's end
Space shuttle Endeavour coming to California Science Center, permanently
NASA gives away pieces of space shuttle to schools
NASA history for sale at the Astronaut Store
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W.J. Hennigan covered the Pentagon and national security issues from Washington, D.C., before leaving the Los Angeles Times bureau in November 2017. While there, he reported on war, counter-terrorism, and the lives of American service members from more than two dozen countries and previously covered the aerospace and defense industry from Los Angeles. Hennigan earned awards from the National Press Club, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, and was a contributor to the Los Angeles Times coverage of the terror attacks in San Bernardino that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2016.


Bullseye coloured glass is made up from a variety of basic chemicals. Some are copper based others are Sulphur or Lead based. When some of the glass is combined with one another or with certain metal foils, the chemicals interact to create interesting results and colours and it is these reactive results that we will be exploring in this workshop to create original designs and Landscapes. You will learn more about the basic chemistry behind these reactive effects and how to use them to enhance your work.
Day 1: We will experiment, create and record a series of samples of reactions between different "coloured" glass. This will be fired overnight to enable us to share the outcome in Day 2. The samples can be used as jewellery pieces, developed into coasters or incorporated into larger compositions or landscapes in glass. We will use this experience further to create a larger Landscape in Glass during Day 2.
Basic understanding of fused glass and cutting skills achieved at the Introduction course is beneficial but not essential to this course, and beginners are welcome.


In commemoration of Dr. Seok-chang Yoo's founding of Konkuk University (KU) on May 15, 1946, a ceremony is held for students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and guests each year. Awards are presented to the faculty and staff who have contributed to the university.
KU's Student Association also organizes a festival in mid-May every year to celebrate the university's foundation. This three-day long event features performances and exhibitions by college departments and student clubs. Famous K-pop celebrities are also invited to perform in a concert.
In mid-March, each college at Konkuk holds a sports event to welcome its freshman. The one-day event is designed to help freshmen better understand the university as well as increase bonding among students.
In late October, colleges and student clubs stage a three-day long festival to showcase their academic achievements and artistic talent. This event is organized by the Student Club Association.
Every spring and fall, the Center for International Faculty and Student Services at the Office of International Affairs organizes a field trip for new international students. The field trip is a great opportunity for international students to experience and learn about Korean culture.
[Note] The above-mentioned festivals and events are not official holidays. Some, but not all, classes may be cancelled during the events at the instructors' discretion.


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Catawba College Receives $42 Million Gift
Catawba College has received a $42 million gift from an anonymous donor. This gift will be placed in their endowment.
"For the second time in the past twelve months, Catawba College has received a transformational gift to our endowment," said Catawba President David P. Nelson. "Alumni, friends, and donors continue to inspire us by the confidence they place in Catawba. Words are inadequate to express my gratitude and that of the entire Catawba family for this kind of support, which enables us to offer an exceptional education, rich with opportunities for students to explore the world and discover their place in it."
This gift comes on the heels of a $200 million donation for its endowment announced last October. Both gifts support strategic initiatives, strengthening student scholarships, enhancing established programs in environment and sustainability, enriching student success programming, promoting a thriving workplace, and investing in faculty excellence.
Catawba's endowment per student is one of the highest among private colleges and universities in the South, with the total endowment exceeding $300 million.
Consistently ranked as a top ten Regional College in the South by U.S. News and World Report and recognized as a leader in undergraduate learning and research, Catawba College enrolls over 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students. Financial aid is provided to 100% of on-campus undergraduate students, demonstrating Catawba's commitment to promoting access and social mobility.
"This gift highlights the importance of Catawba College's extraordinary education and the College's unwavering commitment to ensuring access for talented students," said Meg Dees, Vice President of Development. "We are profoundly grateful for this momentous gift."


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Celebrate Independence Day With Four Horror Classics
There are other ways to celebrate the Fourth of July if barbecue and fireworks aren't your thing.
How about some horror movies? Better yet, how about horror movies set during Independence Day itself so you can get into the spirit of the holiday without the family dynamics or the crowds or the loud noises?
These four are my personal favorites:
1. Independence Day (1996)
Are you ready to be patriotic, not just for the United States but for the entire human race? If you are, this is the movie for you. Aliens attack Earth on July 2. Humans all over the world join forces and take back Earth two days later.
This Hollywood blockbuster is large on every scale: budget, visuals, special effects, cast, and box office receipts. It's also nice to be able to cheer during a movie and know most of your fellow man will feel the same way. This movie is a uniter, not a divider.
2. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Four teens run over a man while driving on a deserted coastal road. They dump his body and agree to keep the accident a secret. One year later, someone goes on a killing spree while their small town gears up to celebrate July Fourth.
This slasher movie and Scream (1996) have been credited with reviving the killer-targeting-teens genre in the 1990s. I Know What You Did Last Summer spawned two sequels, but the original is the best. The movie also boasts the "it" people of its time: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Ryan Phillippe.
3. Jaws (1975)
For some, summer means being at the beach. If you're one of those, you'll definitely like celebrating the Fourth on an island with lots of sun, sand and surf. Except … there's something in the water. Dum dum … dum dum … dum dum dum dum dum dum …
This movie is a thrill ride no matter how many times I've watched it. It's the reason why I will absolutely FREAK if I'm swimming in the sea and spot a pointy fin sticking out of the water.
4. Final Destination 3 (2006)
Of the four, this is the most recently released. In the interest of full disclosure, it doesn't actually take place on the Fourth. It's set during the town's tricentennial celebration but it's summer and there are fireworks, so close enough.
A teenager, about to go on a roller coaster ride, bails after she has a premonition that a horrific accident is about to occur. A few of her classmates leave with her. Her premonition comes true and everyone else on the ride is killed. Death doesn't wait too long before it's stalking the teen and the other survivors.
The Final Destination movies have devolved into formulaic flicks in which the only interesting thing is how creative the filmmakers are in killing off the characters. However, I thought the quality of Final Destination 3 was in line with the first and second movies in the franchise.
In case you're interested, there are five Final Destination movies, with a sixth purportedly in the works.
'The Chase': A Horror Story From the 'Joss Paper' Collection
Joss Paper is my new collection of horror short stories now available on Amazon . "The Chase" is one of the stories in the collection. If you enjoy the story, please check out the book ! It's priced at $0.99 and is free on Kindle Unlimited. * ***** The moon brushed the edges of the trees with silver. She ran swiftly, trying to make as little sound as possible. Foliage whipped her face and tangled in her hair; vines on the ground rose up and caught at her feet. Nature seemed to be trying its best to slow her down. She could hear the man's pounding footfalls nearby. So close. He was so close. She quickened her pace. The footfalls stopped abruptly. She halted as well and listened intently. A night bird hooted. Crickets thrummed; bats squeaked above her in their drunken dance. The jungle was alive with noises, but she couldn't hear him. Where was he? A rustle so furtive she almost missed it. Dry leaves crackled. A pebble clicked against another. Her muscles tensed. She crept be
"Pagpag: Nine Lives": Soulless Entertainment
"Pagpag: Nine Lives," now streaming on Netflix , is a stylish 2013 Filipino horror flick focusing on what not to do at funerals. For example, after attending a wake, don't go straight home or you risk the spirit of the deceased following you back to your house. Also don't wear red to a funeral, or allow your tears to fall on the dead. In the movie, a group of young people violate the taboos. Predictably, they are terrorized by a vengeful spirit who looks like charred meat because he died in a fire. In a plot twist, it turns out the man died while he was on a killing spree to resurrect his dead son. To reach his quota of nine lives, he stalks and murders the teenagers one by one. Photo: Netflix.com It was interesting to learn about the Philippines' culture and traditions regarding funerals, and the movie did have its creepy moments. Regrettably, however, I didn't find it one of the more memorable examples of Southeast Asian horror. I'm a big fan of the region's supernatural offerin
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Photo: Netflix.com I watch a lot of bad horror movies. Heck, my family thinks I watch nothing but bad horror movies. Recently, however, I saw something that made me think, "Damn, that was a good one. Good enough to crack my top 10." I'm talking about Netflix's Blood Red Sky , a German vampire movie that takes place on a plane in mid-flight. The premise: a German woman and her young son embark on a flight to the United States. The doctors there think they have a cure for her condition. Her flight is hijacked by a group of brutal terrorists. To protect her son, she has no choice but to reveal her secret. The movie is slick. The protagonist is relatable and very sympathetic. You care right up to the end. The pace is fast, the action sequences are exciting. The vampires themselves are scary and feral. The claustrophobic setting makes them even more terrifying. As you can probably tell, I like my vampires to be frightening. None of that Twilight nonsense (although I have to confess tha
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Meeks returning to UNC for senior season
Kennedy Meeks will return to UNC for his senior season, the school announced Wednesday. (AP Photo)
University of North Carolina junior forward Kennedy Meeks will withdraw from the 2016 NBA Draft process and return to UNC for his senior season in 2016-17.
The Charlotte, N.C., native has averaged 9.4 points and 6.5 rebounds and shot 55.4 percent from the floor in 104 games over his first three seasons.
"I'm thankful I had the chance to explore my draft options, but I'm excited about the opportunity to rejoin my teammates and work toward having another outstanding season at UNC," says Meeks. "I appreciate the support my coaches and teammates gave me during this process as we gathered information about my professional opportunities at this time. The feedback on what I have to work on so that I can have a great senior year, help my team have a great season and be ready to take that next step is invaluable."
Meeks has started 77 games, including 28 in 2015-16 when the Tar Heels won 33 games, the ACC regular season and Tournament championships and won the NCAA East Regional. He averaged 13.3 points in UNC's NCAA Tournament wins over Indiana, Notre Dame and Syracuse, and needs only 19 points to become the 73rd 1,000-point scorer in Carolina history.
"Kennedy did the right thing in taking the time to see where he stood with the NBA Draft at this point in his career, an opportunity we encourage all of our players to take," says Carolina head coach Roy Williams. "I think Kennedy's made the right decision in returning to school to finish his degree and put himself in better position toward playing professional basketball, which is his dream. If he works hard this summer, he can have a big-time senior season and also help our team reach its goals."


You think you're cool because you can sneak a box of Milk Duds and a bottle of Cherry Coke into the movies? Puh-leeze.
Bo and Matthew are two pals who documented their attempt to sneak into a movie theater as one person by getting dressed up as a really heavy man.
And people say the youth of America has no ambition? Come on! This effort took time, patience, plenty of good humor and even more patience.
It's so completely ludicrous, yet you'll find yourself cheering them on like you do the good guy fighting for the girl of his dreams in any rom-com over the last three decades.
The video has been a huge hit and become a hot topic on Reddit.
You've heard of fat shaming, but this attempt to not have to cough up the price of a ticket could be considered "fat saving."


The toy shop Joubec, located at Place du Saguenay, will close its doors after nearly 35 years of service. The owner, Gaetane Pilot, has not taken this decision lightly, but did not find respite and had difficulty finding qualified employees.
In the back of his shop, the owner has met The Daily, after having hung the sign of closure notifying customers of the sad news. They were many to come to show their support for the shop. Ms. Driver was very moved.
The official closing is scheduled for the end of February. It is the lack of staff and succession that led to this decision. Ms. Driver has tried to sell but found no buyers. It is now nearly a year and a half she was doing. Without respite, the lady could not continue and new projects with his family.
The owner has stressed on many occasions that the closure was not due to a business matter. "It was going super well. Do not worry. The shop was in very good health, " said Ms. Driver.
Gaetane Pilot, owner of the toy store Joubec, announced that it was closing shop, because it has not found a respite, and that she had a lot of difficulty in finding qualified staff.
Currently, three people were working in the shop : the owner, his spouse, Mario Vandal and Nada Villeneuve, a clerk who has recently passed his 13th season with the company. Mr. Vandal is retired since 12 years, but helped in the store to compensate for the lack of staff.
As Ms. Driver was not an employee, she and her partner always had to work, this could become difficult.
"For example, I've broken my wrist, this is Mario and Nada who have taken on the full responsibility of the shop," added the owner.
She was looking for quality employees to work in the shop, because the customer service was very important. "There's no need to hide it, it would be an excellent service. It gave an impeccable service. Each person who was here was important. Each ", has dropped the owner, and emotionally. People were presented, but not for the right reasons, according to Ms. Driver. It was held in support of excellent employees had worked at the shop over the years.
The stock is currently in liquidation, to the Joubec, in view of the official closing expected at the end of the month of February.
The owner wished to thank the clients who had visited her trade, year after year. They have until the end of February to make their farewells to the trade. All of the merchandise is currently on sale. Ms. Driver wants to get rid of everything.


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'Only pharmacists can be appointed as NAFDAC's boss'
10 March 2016 | 12:00 am
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PCN has exclusive jurisdiction to regulate, control practice in Nigeria
Nigerians are waiting for becomes the next DG of NAFDAC. The appointment of the DG of NAFDAC generated some controversies in the past especially when a non-pharmacist was appointed in the immediate past dispensation. How do we avoid such in the unfolding context of a vacancy at NAFDAC?
The major condition precedent in the build up to the appointment of the DG of NAFDAC remains the proviso in Section 9(1) of the enabling act which states inter-alia "there shall be appointed for the agency by the President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces on the recommendation of the Minister, a Director General who shall be a person with good knowledge of pharmacy, food and drugs."
Fundamentally it is only a registered pharmacist who is a practitioner of pharmacy that can have a good knowledge of the pharmacy profession and the various dimensions of the practice. This position of the enabling Act was subjected to appraisals by the Federal Ministry of Justice in the year 2001 prior to the appointment of late Prof. Dora Akunyili, the second DG of NAFDAC.
The undercurrents of the appointment of a Director General for NAFDAC in 2009 suggested that the appointee and beneficiary was an expert in pharmacology, which is only one of the eight specialty areas in the pharmacy profession. This logically cannot make anybody have a good knowledge of pharmacy. I must however, continue to document for posterity that Dr. Paul Orhii worked very well with the immediate predecessors with minimum stress. He had great respect for the relationship and we shall continue to remember him for this value amongst other sterling qualities.
I hasten to add that expertise in drug and food matters is also exclusive to a registered pharmacist by virtue of his training. This is why pharmacists in tandem with global best practice are described as experts in drugs.
It is also apt to add that in terms of the regulatory processes in a core regulatory agency like NAFDAC, only a pharmacist has a jurisdiction as a regulatory officer in all the core mandate areas of pharmacy, food and drugs.
By virtue of Section 5 and 6 of PPA Cap 535 LFN 1990, only a pharmacist can be appointed a pharmaceutical inspector to regulate pharmacy practice, while by virtue of the Food and Drugs Act cap 150 LFN 1990 (as amended) pharmacists can be appointed as Food and Drug Inspectors to fulfill the totality of the NAFDAC mandate.
It is important to stress that we respect all stakeholders in health and in particular, those at NAFDAC. There might be administrative dimensions to the job of the DG, which may handle, so we do not doubt their competence. The PSN is only saying that the reality of the condition precedent in the recognizable statute (Section 9.1 of the NAFDAC Act) is structured in a way that only pharmacists meet the required criteria.
The other critical dimension is the utmost need to spread privileges accruable in the health sector to all the requisite players. We believe that the Federal Government needs to fill all existing slots with pool of qualified health professionals in the relevant areas. Let me dare advise the Federal Government that it could calm and smooth frayed nerves by designating the next pharmacist – DG/CEO of NAFDAC as a Special Adviser on Health in view of the polyglot skills our pool of well-endowed pharmacists can bring on the table. Again, I ask for the support of all health workers in supporting the emergence of a registered pharmacist for the job of DG NAFDAC not necessarily because we say we are the only qualified personnel but only because it is the best way to work in tandem with the relevant statute at this time.
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria remains an undisputable ally of the Federal Government in meeting its goals and objectives of good health to the citizenry. We believe albeit strongly that these goals and objectives must be hinged on lawful appointments in all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to facilitate positive outcomes for consumers of health in our nation.
There have been clashes between the government of the day and PSN and Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) and indeed other pharmaceutical groups over who regulates the sales of drugs and the practice. Oftentimes other government agencies attempt to regulate pharmacy practice through subtle manipulations or regulations. Why has this persisted and is there a way forward?
As healthcare professionals, pharmacists play an important role in improving access to healthcare and in closing the gap between the potential benefits of medicines and the actual value realized.
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has received entreaties from its members on the developments with regards to your question periodically. We have also been inundated with reports from our colleagues who practice in the community and industrial settings that some designated consultants, agents and operatives of some Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have been harassing them on the need to remit funds to them in their capacities as agents of these organisations.
There is no doubt that this development is worrisome in view of the fact that the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) is the only body authorized by law in Nigeria to regulate the registration and practice of pharmacy and pharmacists.
Thus, there is no doubt that PCN has the authority and is saddled with the responsibility to register pharmacists and their business premises in Nigeria, whether such premises is for the manufacture, sale or dispensing of drugs and medicine.
A review of the demand letter by the agents of MDAs and some state governments classifies pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies with merchandising or general entrepreneurial endeavours.
Our irrebuttable position is that it is only the PCN that has exclusive jurisdiction and powers to regulate and control the practice of pharmacy and pharmacists in Nigeria.
As a matter of fact, existing laws and norms in the country make it imperative that pharmacies are health facilities, that is the National Health Act 2015. Under the ideal, pharmacies are also the first port of call/visitation for clients who seek interventions in healthcare.
The MDAs and State Government agenda of attempting to lump health facilities with commercial centres in a bid to generate revenue outrightly negates and jeopardizes the goals of the National Health Policy to ensure that citizens Nigeria have unhindered access to good health care which must also be affordable and available at all times.
We respectfully implore all MDAs and State Government to take cognizance of the reality that pharmacy is a profession regulated by an Act of Parliament. In fact, drug matter is on the Exclusive List by virtue of being listed as Item 21 under Part I in the 2nd schedule of the 1999 Constitution.
This is to ensure strict control by the Federal Government and its strategic components.
What will you do to promote harmony in the health sector as you tinker with sectorial goals in pharmacy practice in Nigeria?
As experts in medicines, pharmacists have always been known as an accessible and trusted source of advice and treatment. Our role in the health care delivery is indispensable. Like President John F. Kennedy rightly asserted, "The Pharmacist is an indispensable link in the chain of national health protection and promotion. If we did not have the pharmacist, it would be necessary to invent him". Today, our contribution to healthcare is developing in new ways to support patients in their use of medicines and as part of the clinical decision-making across the range of ailments. This is the major reason why the PSN continues to champion the dire need for a consultancy cadre in public service pharmacy practice.
Professions exist to serve society, therefore, our mission as pharmacists must address the needs of society, our duty is to work and ensure that the added value we bring to healthcare and our potentials are taken into account and respected by policy makers and other health professionals. We note here that there is a lot of competition, confrontation and distrust in the health sector.
This situation must give way for collaboration, consultation, cooperation in the interest of the health consuming public. We must open our hearts and minds to allow the team concept to rule our worlds in healthcare delivery. There is no doubt that the cost of fighting against disease and preserving health will continue to increase in spite of constant control and intervention.
There are manifold reasons and benefits for wishing to create a genuine cooperation between pharmacists and other healthcare providers. Pharmacists will therefore provide leadership to ensure unity among all the stakeholders in healthcare delivery.


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4-months baby suffocates in plastic foil during sleep
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In Grand Quevilly, a commune near the town of Rouen in the French region of Normandy, a terrible tragedy occurred last weekend with a 4-month-old baby. A plastic foil, which was supposed to cover a piece of furniture, came loose and landed on the little boy. The baby suffocated in his sleep.
The drama happened in the grandparents' apartment where the parents stayed. The 24-year-old mother had placed her baby in a bed in the bedroom on Sunday but found the four-month-old boy's lifeless body around 19 hours.
According to France Bleu, a neighbor was alarmed by the screams of the mother and immediately performed a CPR on the child. Firefighters and paramedics also tried to revive the baby but in vain. The help came too late.
Still according to France Blue, a plastic foil, which was intended to protect the furniture from dust in the room, would have flown away from the draught and landed on the baby during his sleep.
The police opened an investigation, but it is believed to be a fatal accident. An autopsy yet to be performed should shed more light.
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Baby is pretty protected in there so I wouldn't worry too much.
Thank you that does make me feel better!
I wouldn't worry but I'd do something about him kicking you in the stomach and not just let him do it.
I wouldn't worry about it hurting the baby, but I wouldn't let LO (little one) continue to do it. Congratulations btw!
Baby is pretty protected in there but I'd try to control the kicking because it's not good for you either.
I wouldn't worry about it hurting the baby, but I wouldn't let LO continue to do it. Congratulations btw!
I figured that is where the kicking was taking place. Mine does it too and she likes to kick my boobies too. I can't change mine on the floor bc she tries to get away and turn over.
Is it possible that I could get pregnant?


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The lighthouse cannot be visited unfortunately but can easily been seen from the outside when visiting the marina. It isn't as tall as most lighthouses in fact it's quite squat!
Walk along Muelle Uno to the lighthouse & get an iconic picture.Check out the shops & restaurants on the way.
The lighthouse of Malaga is not as elegant as most others, but as a solid landmark it stands out in the port. Aim for it when you stroll through the marina.
A Shining Beacon In The Early Spring Sunshine.
This lighthouse is at the entrance to the Malaga harbor. It's ok. I've seen a lot of lighthouses and this one is pretty average. It is easy to get to and easy to see.
As an non-lighthouse fan, I'm not interested to see a lighthouse. But it's something you have to see when you are in Malaga.
This beautiful lighthouse stood out in the lovely harbour area of Malaga. We were travelling on the Tui Marella. spirit cruise ship and had a wander around the port. As we departed this landmark shone on the distance and welcomed us back on our return.
The lighthouse is set in a prominent position (as you would expect) and is a real landmark if you're walking down the strip where the trendy modern restaurants are all located.
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"That a staff member should have been the subject of a flawed decision does not alone entitle him to compensation for moral prejudice. For that he must have suffered more severe prejudice than that normally caused by an improper decision." In this case the impugned decision "is unlikely to have had abnormal effects. In any event, insofar as it was based on lack of funds it was in no way humiliating. Moreover, the moral prejudice [...] has been mitigated by his appointment with the government".
The decision to transfer the complainant falls within the scope of the Director's discretionary authority and, in view of her shortcomings and strained relations with her supervisors, that decision does not appear to be flawed. Nor has any causal link been established between her trade union activities and the decision to transfer her. The circumstances which gave rise to the moral injury for which she claims compensation were ones that the complainant was at least in part responsible for. The organization may not therefore be held liable. The complaint is dismissed.
cause; complainant; moral injury; staff union activity; transfer;
"Even if the challenged decision suffers from no flaw which warrants quashing it, a staff member will be awarded compensation for any especially grave moral prejudice caused by the organisation's action".
condition; moral injury;
The impugned decision did not take account of the complainant's particular interests and was tainted with bias. The impugned decision is unlawful and the complainant is therefore entitled to compensation for moral prejudice provided that there was serious injury to her feelings. She was certainly affected by the suddenness of the decision, which she regarded as unfair punishment. moreover, her reputation very probably did suffer. Accordingly, the compensation for moral prejudice is determined ex aequo et bono.
bias; equity; moral injury; professional injury; staff member's interest; transfer;
"Where the impugned decision is not unlawful such compensation is due only in exceptional circumstances, viz. where the wrong is especially grave. On the other hand, where the decision is unlawful, the wrong need not be especially grave for an award of compensation for moral prejudice: it is enough for the Tribunal to find a serious wrong."
In dismissing all the complainant's claims for relief, the Tribunal rejected by implication her claims for compensation for moral prejudice. It did not pass express comment on those claims nor state its reasons for dismissing them. This failure affords a valid ground for review.
admissible grounds for review; allowance; application for review; claim; grounds; moral injury; omission to rule on a claim; refusal;
"For [a claim for damages for moral prejudice] to succeed the organisation's attitude ought to have caused him emotional disturbance beyond that caused by the ordinary setbacks of life." This was not the case; the fault of which he was accused - not keeping proper working hours - did not cast any discredit on him. "Besides, to award damages for moral prejudice would be to allow that the charge was false, and that, on the evidence before it, the tribunal cannot do."
condition; moral injury; unsatisfactory service; work appraisal;
Under Article VIII of its Statute the Tribunal is entitled to award the complainant compensation for the injury caused to him. "For this purpose the Tribunal may under Article 11 of its Rules order such measures of investigation as it considers desirable. But it will not order an investigation merely for the sake of ascertaining the facts; the investigation must be in aid of some relief, such as reinstatement or compensation, which it is within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to grant."
ILOAT reference: ARTICLE VIII OF THE STATUTE;
ARTICLE 11 OF THE RULES
competence of tribunal; condition; further submissions; iloat statute; injury; inquiry; investigation; material damages; moral injury; submissions;
"It is not a simple case of non-renewal. The complainant was the victim of a misconceived charge of misconduct of which the Director pronounced him to be guilty. The letter dropping the charge contained no withdrawal or apology and was composed as if the dropping was an act of lenience [...]. The illegal use of [the provision respecting special leave] made it appear as if the complainant had been summarily dismissed. [...] By these acts the complainant must have been caused deep distress. On the natural assumption that this course of action was pursued by a Director exercising wisdom and impartiality the interested public would inevitably conclude that the complainant had in some way disgraced himself".
contract; fixed-term; lack of evidence; moral injury; non-renewal of contract; professional injury; respect for dignity; serious misconduct;
"Under any contract of appointment the organization, even in the absence of express provision, is bound to respect an official's dignity and reputation - in other words to beware of putting him needlessly in a difficult personal position. If the organization fails in that duty it may be ordered to pay compensation, even if there is no decision to be set aside [...] however, only for serious wrong likely to prove damaging to a staff member's career."
material damages; moral injury; no provision; organisation's duties; professional injury; respect for dignity;
"It appears from the documents in the dossier that by being improperly rejected in the selection proceedings [for a competition] the complainant suffered, on that account and because of the hostility of [a superior], moral prejudice serious and specific enough to entitle her to damages."
bias; competition; flaw; injury; moral injury; supervisor;
The Tribunal "will [...] take account [...] of the material and moral prejudice which the complainant suffered because of the extraordinary dilatoriness of the internal appeal proceedings: the [organization] took an inordinately long time to file its memoranda and reach its final decision and was therefore partly to blame for the delay."
administrative delay; internal appeal; material injury; moral injury; negligence; organisation;
It is impossible, several years having elapsed, to determine the precise consequences of the organization's negligence. In view of the existing reservations, it is justified to award the complainant compensation ex aequo et bono. Because of the apparent reluctance of the complainant to seek employment outside the organization and the uncertainty of the effects of the organization's negligence, the Tribunal is inclined to award rather modest damages. But account must also be taken of the material and moral prejudice caused by the inordinately long internal appeal proceedings.
administrative delay; amount; injury; internal appeal; material injury; moral injury; negligence; organisation; procedure before the tribunal;
The complainant was transferred improperly. "Positions which are graded at the same level may nevertheless differ considerably in status and prestige. The Tribunal agrees [...] that the complainant has lost the professional standing that the post of regional adviser gives. Moreover, the transfer was handled in such a way as to give the impression that she was being edged out of her position for reasons unstated; this must have caused her personal distress."
decision quashed; flaw; moral injury; professional injury; transfer;
After 20 years of "laudable service", the complainant, a "valuable member of [the organization's] staff" was transferred. The organization, in its treatment of the complainant, failed in its obligation to show due regard for his dignity and reputation; the Director-General's apology did not remedy the situation.
moral injury; organisation's duties; respect for dignity; satisfactory service; transfer;
Some elements of the moral prejudice - the new assignment offered the complainant less congenial and responsible work - "would not attract compensation if the decision to assign him had been valid". Other aspects, "for example, the humiliating way in which the transfer was effected [...] would attract compensation whether or not the decision was valid."
assignment; moral injury; transfer;
"Often distress and disappointment cannot be avoided but, where [they], can be, [they] should be. As in all organisations, the staff member must take the rough with the smooth and there are bound in management to be pieces of clumsiness or tactlessness which can be sufficiently smoothed over by apology or explanation."
moral injury; organisation's duties; working relations;
"The Tribunal is not likely to concern itself with cases other than those of grave injury which has been left unredressed. But where such injury has occurred it is not the decision to take the action that is relevant - in substance it may be correct or incorrect - but the decision as to the form in which it should be taken and as to how it shall be executed."
injury; moral injury; professional injury;
"The Tribunal concludes that the injury done to the complainant's feelings and reputation is so grave as to amount to a breach of obligation which calls for compensation. There must also be considered under this head the failure of the organisation to do all that is practicable to see that a staff member is given work and responsibility appropriate to his grade." [The complainant was summarily relieved of his duties as acting director of his division and left idle.]
moral injury; organisation's duties; professional injury; refusal to assign work;
The Director-General's decisions are valid, but not the manner in which they were implemented. The administration could have made it clear that the complainant was a victim of the reorganisation and was not to blame. Its silence made the situation even more distressing. "Accordingly, the claim for compensation for moral damage is allowed. Since money is to be the only form of redress, the amount must be sufficient to mark the gravity of the injury."
decision; grounds; injury; moral injury; professional injury; reorganisation; transfer;
Vide Judgment 367, consideration 16.
To find moral prejudice in the manner of execution of the impugned decisions, none of which has been invalidated, "is to take a very exceptional course and one which can be taken [...] only in circumstances in which grave injury of a kind likely to impair a staff member's career has been left unredressed."
damages; exception; injury; moral injury; professional injury;
"The circumstances in which the complainant was transferred are such as to warrant payment of damages for the moral prejudice he suffered. Damages will be fairly set at 10,000 Swiss francs."
amount; moral injury; transfer;
"It appears [...] from the dossier that although his supervisors expressed a justifiably low opinion of his work, their assessments were expressed in perfectly proper language in no way calculated to cause him any emotional upset."
discretion; moral injury; performance report; unsatisfactory service; work appraisal;
"[T]here can be no claim in respect of currency devaluation as such." But there can be a claim for compensation for the delay in payment. "In the circumstances of [the] case this compensation should be assessed as the diminution in the amount of rupees eventually received by the complainant, the diminution being due to the change in the rupee/dollar rate during the period of delay."
administrative delay; amendment to the rules; competence of tribunal; consequence; currency of payment; delay in payment; exchange rate; execution of judgment; injury; judgment of the tribunal; material damages; moral injury; receivability of the complaint;
Judgment No. 195 ordered the payment of US $20,000 in respect of moral and material damage. The period comprising the delay in payment began one month after the notification of the judgment and ended on the date of payment. "The amount of compensation should be ascertained by taking the difference between the rates as quoted on the international exchanges on these two dates."
administrative delay; amendment to the rules; amount; exchange rate; injury; material damages; moral injury; payment; period;
The non-renewal decision having to be quashed for misuse of authority, account must be taken of material and moral damage and of the fact that the complainant could not have been retained in service beyond the age of 65. "It would therefore be a fair assessment of the circumstances as a whole to award [...] compensation in an amount of 35,000 Swiss francs, less the sum already granted to him by [the organisation]."
abuse of power; age limit; amount; contract; criteria; fixed-term; material damages; misuse of authority; moral injury; non-renewal of contract; retirement;
"The ignominy of summary dismissal and its effect upon the complainant's prospects are heavy additions to the consequences that inevitably flow from the termination of employment".
moral injury; professional injury; summary dismissal;
The complainant's appointment was not renewed because the government concerned did not favour his return to the regional office. There is evidence of strong and unjustifiable prejudice against the complainant. The organization failed in its duty to bring to the attention of the government concerned all relevant matters of the case. The complainant is awarded an indemnity of US $20,000 for moral and material damage.
bias; contract; damages; fixed-term; material injury; moral injury; non-renewal of contract; persona non grata;
In the instant case "the moral damage consists of the injury done to [the complainant's] reputation and which flows from the unjustifiable prejudice" of a senior official.
bias; moral injury;
"The liability of the organization to pay compensation is established by Judgment No. 136 [under two heads:] [...] compensation to the complainant for the non-renewal of his contract [...] and compensation for moral damage for illegal suspension from duty."
contract; execution of judgment; fixed-term; injury; judgment of the tribunal; material damages; moral injury; non-renewal of contract; suspension;
"The essence of the moral damage claimed lies in the fact of the abrupt and summary suspension which is not denied. It would not be right to relate the assessment under this head exclusively to the basic salary. Distress and moral prejudice may be as great to a man on a small salary as to a man on a large one. But the rate of salary affords a guideline and the six months' salary offered by the organization under this head is in the opinion of the Tribunal approximately correct."
amount; contract; criteria; fixed-term; injury; moral injury; suspension;