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Chapter Six serves a broader and higher purpose
By Mohammud M Abdi
"Kenyans intended that Chapter Six and Article 73 will be enforced in the spirit in which they included them in the Constitution. The people of Kenya did not intend that these provisions on integrity and suitability for public offices be merely suggestions, superfluous or ornamental; they did not intend to include these provisions as lofty aspirations." – Trusted Society of Human Rights Alliance Vs the AG & Others, Nairobi, HC Pet. No. 229 of 2012.
The quote above succinctly answers the nagging questions about the rationale of the legislating behavior and conducts of public officers, and whether such will yield the desired results. Chapter Six of the Constitution provides Leadership and Integrity requirements while the Public Officer Ethics Act, 2003 (POEA), the Leadership and Integrity Act (LIA), 2011 and other relevant regulations prescribe the codes of Ethics and Conduct for public officers.
Despite these raft of laws, major concerns have been the success as to the implementation of and adherence to the integrity requirements in Kenya. These stem from the understanding that people of questionable character are still elected or appointed to office while those in office don't demonstrate the behaviour expected of them by these laws.
To better appreciate these laws, it is imperative to understand the background, the underpinning philosophy and the purpose for these legal provisions on integrity. The starting point is that laws do not just appear in a vacuum, they were enacted on a background of poor governance characterized by weak leadership and corruption leading to adverse effects on social, economic and political hygiene, eroded public confidence of the government that almost destroyed the nationhood of Kenya.
Further, enacting laws on integrity of leadership is premised on the true understanding that governance entails the sum total and results of decisions made by persons in public offices and that it was only reasonable and imperative to put in place specific and deliberate codes of behaviour and character as key requirements for persons entrusted to make such decisions in public offices.
The rationale of integrity provisions
The focus on integrity ideally is to be understood as emphasis on normative aspects regarding human behaviour based on values of honesty and probity rather than a legal imperative stricto sensu. It is reflected through inherent characteristics of an individual often acquired and imbibed through different levels of the life of the individual. It is equally observed that you cannot change or remake the established moral fabrics of the individual but you can straighten the creases and distortions by controlling and guiding human behaviour through sets of rules, codes and regulations with established rewards and sanctions.
It is, therefore, important to acknowledge the broader purposes and ends which these laws meant to serve. They underpin and espouse the cardinal principles and values of sound governance of transparency, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness among others as to be applied in decision-making in the public offices. These strong ethical requirements are aimed at enabling the provision of apt and quality service and consequently building public confidence and trust of the government. This is why the integrity of the holder of the office is key. The set of moral standards and ethical values espoused through specific codes of conduct and ethics demarcate the boundaries of behaviour for the office holders. Like the Ten Commandments of Moses, these codes also prohibit conducts like conflict of interest, favouritism, discrimination, falsification of record, misuse of public property, lack of respect and courtesy, and abuse of office that will devour the purpose, principles and values of public service.
Under Article 73, personal integrity, competence and suitability are prerequisites for any appointments. While certain moral and ethical requirements are to be fulfilled for persons aspiring for elections under Section 13 of LIA and Sections 24(1) (b) of the Elections Act, it also obligates that authority of public office should be understood as public trust and is be exercised in a manner that espouses public confidence.
Duty to implement integrity provisions
The duty to implement or oversee compliance with these provisions can be broadly discussed to be vested on these five entities: the independent institutions; the Legislature; the appointing authorities; the Judiciary and the citizen.
First, the EACC and IEBC are the independent institutions that are to enforce compliance with these laws. The EACC is mandated to oversee and enforce compliance with the integrity and ethics requirements. While the IEBC is responsible for ensuring that all persons for elective position have fulfilled the expected moral and ethical requirements under section 13 of LIA and Section 24 of the Elections Act.
Such institutions can only undertake their duties and exercise powers to the extent provided by the laws which is the major tool in enforcing these integrity provisions. However, gaps and weakness of these tools often make the enforcement mandates a big challenge. Key among these gaps include the lack of express provisions and procedures for vetting persons for elective position; lack of defined offences and punishments under LIA and POEA among others. The most notable challenge is Article 99 (3) which provides a wide path for a person indicted or even convicted of corruption and economics crimes to hung on and still get cleared for elective positions.
Second, the Legislature has the obligation to enact legislation establishing procedures and mechanisms for the effective administration of Chapter Six under Article 80. Such legislations are main tools that enable the responsible institutions to effectively enforce the integrity requirement. However, the High Court in Benson Riitho Mureith v J.W Wakhungu & 2 others observed that the LIA doesn't contain a mechanism or procedure for dealing with issues of integrity as contemplated under Chapter 6. In the backdrop of weak legislative provisions, effective enforcement becomes a challenge.
Third, every appointing authority has the obligation to undertake a deliberate and elaborate integrity suitability assessments for persons to be appointed to public office. This obligation is set out clearly that people should be selected based on personal integrity competence and suitability. Therefore, it is the duty of the appointing authority to conduct background assessments of the persons intended for appointment in liaison with other enforcement agencies.
Fourth, the Courts have the obligations to interpret the laws in a purposive manner so as to illuminate the spirit of the laws. They have to construe the laws in a manner safeguarding the values and principles and enhancing to good governance. It is therefore vital for the courts to be mindful of such cardinal duties. The Courts have in some decisions come out to breathe life into the purpose and application of the leadership and integrity imperatives. The notable ruling in the Moses Lenolkulal case indicates the broader purpose and deeper appreciation of Chapter Six. The High Court declared provisions of law exempting suspension of a state officer prosecuted on corruption and economic crimes are in clear contradiction with Chapter Six which obligates all public officers to behave in manner that safeguards the dignity and honour of the office and promote public confidence in the integrity of the office.
The fifth are the citizens who have obligations to respect, uphold and protect the Constitution under Article 3 of the Constitution and Section 4(1) of the LIA that apportions responsibility on every person to implement the provision of the Leadership and Integrity. This duty can be fulfilled through the election of persons based on their sound character of integrity, or by seeking legal redress for any contravention of Chapter Six and integrity requirements. In both Watitu and Mumo Matemu, the Court of Appeal affirmed that any Kenya has the locus standi in seeking judicial redress on breach of Chapter Six provided the person acts in good faith and for public good.
In practical sense, application of integrity provisions underscore the public interest and policy imperatives in decision making in the public sector. The provision should be understood and applied on the understanding that public interest often trumps individual interest and rights especially where the public interest and good outweighs the individual rights. This is applied in the enactment and application of the anti-corruption laws, for example Laws on recovery of unexplained assets, where the suspect is required to prove the sources of wealth in question, and suspension of public officers from office pending conclusion of cases, against the right of presumption of innocence protected under principles of fair hearing.
Even in the existence of gaps in the laws, all will not be lost if the provision of integrity and regulations of ethics are understood and interpretated in a purposive manner to recognize the background and rationale of enacting such laws, which was to enhance good governance. Therefore, the responsibility lies with all actors, notably, all arms of government in exercising delegated powers and the citizens in their civic duty in exercising the inherent sovereign powers and consider the strict integrity test for persons for elective positions.
The bottom-line
Laws and regulations like seeds can only germinate and thrive under healthy and fertile soils of strong values founded on sound ethical systems. One cannot use the law as the only tool to change a society; a good law cannot change a bad society as it is well put by Baron de Montesquieu, the French philosopher in his book, The Spirit of Laws (1748).
"When once the principles of government are corrupted, the best laws become bad, and turn against the state: but when the principles are sound even bad laws have the same effects as good; the force of the principle draws everything to it," he avers.
It is thus imperative to consider extra-legal mechanisms of realizing the full implementation of integrity requirements through working on the roots and conscience of the society. This lies at the heart of the individual and institutional frameworks built over a long time. "Morality," Martin Luther King Jr observed, "cannot be legislated, but behaviour can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart but they can restrain the heartless".


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Drugs & Diseases > Emergency Medicine
Spinal Cord Neoplasms
Author: Jesse Borke, MD, FACEP, FAAEM; Chief Editor: Barry E Brenner, MD, PhD, FACEP more...
Sections Spinal Cord Neoplasms
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Neoplastic disease that involves the spine and results in spinal cord or cauda equina compression may have devastating neurologic and functional consequences.
Metastatic lesions are responsible for about 85% of neoplastic spinal cord compression cases, with the other 15% due to primary neoplastic lesions of the spine. The clinical presentation in compression caused by metastatic lesions tends to be indistinguishable from that caused by primary disease. For the emergency physician, however, the cell origin of the tumor is less of a concern than the consequent syndromes of spinal cord dysfunction. These patients require rapid diagnosis and treatment to prevent permanent complications (see Presentation, Workup, and Treatment).
Neoplastic disease can cause neurologic symptoms by compression of the thecal sac, spinal cord, or cauda equina, as well as compression of the attendant vascular supply, which results in cord edema and ischemia. The neural tracts most vulnerable to mechanical pressure include the corticospinal and spinocerebellar tracts and the posterior spinal columns. Infrequently, tumors may induce cavitation within the spinal cord.
Metastatic spinal cord comression
Metastatic spinal cord compression is due to invading lesion(s) in the epidural space, between the vertebral bones and the dura of the thecal sac, compressing the thecal sac, spinal cord, or cauda equina.
Systemic cancers with a tendency for spinal metastasis include the following:
Lymphoma (in both adults and pediatric populations)
Sarcoma (eg, Ewing sarcoma in pediatric populations)
Metastatic spinal cord compression usually follows arterial hematogenous dissemination of malignant cells to the vertebral bodies, with subsequent expansion into the epidural space. Spread into the epidural space may also occur by means of tumor extension through the intervertebral foramina (as is common with lymphoma) or hematogenous spread to the vertebral bodies by way of the Batson venous plexus (particularly with prostate cancer). [1]
Most frequently, metastatic seeding involves the thoracic spine (accounting for about 70% of cases), with the lumbar spine being the next most involved site (20% of cases). The cervical spine is affected in approximately 10% of cases. Multiple spinal levels are affected in about 30% of patients. [1] Gastrointestinal and pelvic malignancies tend to affect the lumbosacral spine. Lung and breast cancers are more likely to affect the thoracic spine.
Metastases to the substance of the cord (intramedullary) are relatively rare. Signs and symptoms in such cases tend to resemble those of epidural compression; however, if motor weakness is present, it is more likely to be unilateral. Principles of treating intramedullary cancer are similar to those for epidural spinal cord compression.
Leptomeningeal metastases spread by means of diffuse or multifocal seeding of the meninges from advanced systemic cancer (eg, lung or breast cancer, melanoma, lymphoma). Leptomeningeal metastasis presents as multifocal neurological deficits referable to the spinal cord.
Primary spinal cord tumors
Primary spinal cord tumors arise from the different elements of the central nervous system (CNS), including neurons, supporting glial cells, and meninges. Anatomically, neoplasms of the spinal cord may be classified according to the compartment of origin, either intramedullary (inside the cord) or extramedullary (outside the cord).
Most primary intramedullary spinal cord tumors are astrocytomas or ependymomas. [2] Intradural extramedullary tumors—including schwannomas, neurofibromas, and meningiomas [2] —that affect the paravertebral area may spread and compress the cord through expansion. Occasionally, an enlarging cancerous lymph node may also compress the cord.
Hemangiomas (benign tumors of the blood vessels) are usually discovered incidentally and usually do not produce symptoms. However, symptoms can emerge if pathologic vertebral fractures or epidural extension occurs.
Metastatic lesions that involve the spinal cord affect about 5-10% of patients with cancer. [3] Approximately 15% of all primary CNS lesions arise from the spinal cord, with an estimated incidence rate of 0.5-2.5 cases per 100,000 population.
The international incidence rate parallels that of the United States.
Mortality/Morbidity
Most primary spinal cord cancers do not disseminate widely through the CNS or body. Consequent disability relates to the degree of cord impairment and anatomic level of cord injury.
Metastatic tumors that cause epidural cord compression and dysfunction are the most common causes of oncologic CNS injury. Mortality correlates with the prognosis of the primary cancer.
The severity of spinal cord compromise secondary to a tumor spans a wide range. Initially, symptoms may be limited to pain or minor sensory or motor disturbance. As the compression progresses, neurologic abnormalities become more pronounced, advancing to disability. Partial cord compression, such as Brown-Séquard syndrome, may evolve. In the advanced stage of compression, complete transverse sensory and motor paralysis with bowel and bladder incontinence occurs.
The degree of disability at the initiation of therapy serves as the best predictor of ultimate disability in patients with epidural cord compression. Early detection of cord compression and early intervention is the goal.
Sex- and age-related demographics
A slight male predominance exists for primary spinal cord tumors. Symptomatic hemangiomas occur most frequently in teenaged girls and typically involve the thoracic spine.
The incidence of primary spinal cord tumors peaks in people aged 30-50 years. People older than 50 years are more likely to experience back pain secondary to a metastatic tumor. Certain CNS tumors, such as neuroblastoma, occur almost solely in pediatric patients.
Clinical syndromes produced by intramedullary tumors vary depending on the age of the individual. In children, gait disturbances prevail, with pain reported infrequently. Spinal cord neoplasms may manifest as scoliosis or torticollis in younger patients.
Pain is the most common early complaint of adult patients with spinal cord neoplasms, followed by the insidious progression of spinal cord dysfunction.
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Patient with metastatic breast cancer; plain radiograph shows L4 vertebral collapse.
MRI of plain film above showing intrusion of tumor and vertebral collapse into spinal canal.
Patient with renal cell carcinoma; MR shows collapse of a thoracic vertebra with spinal cord impingement.
Axial MR of patient in Media File 3 above with vertebral destruction and spinal cord impingement.
Jesse Borke, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Associate Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Alamitos Medical Center
Jesse Borke, MD, FACEP, FAAEM is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Association for Physician Leadership, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Physician Executives, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Jeffrey L Arnold, MD, FACEP Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Jeffrey L Arnold, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Physicians
Barry E Brenner, MD, PhD, FACEP Program Director, Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
Barry E Brenner, MD, PhD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American Thoracic Society, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Edmond A Hooker, II, MD, DrPH, FAAEM Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Administration, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Edmond A Hooker, II, MD, DrPH, FAAEM is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Public Health Association, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Southern Medical Association
J Stephen Huff, MD, FACEP Professor of Emergency Medicine and Neurology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine
J Stephen Huff, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American College of Emergency Physicians, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has had his bankruptcy order over multi-million pound debts lifted.
Whyte, 45, was made bankrupt at the High Court in London last year over a debt of more than £20 million owed to ticketing firm Ticketus.
Records from the Insolvency Service show that Whyte was discharged from his bankruptcy on 29 October after co-operating with his trustee.
The discharge means restrictions on Whyte's ability to apply for credit have been lifted. However, he cannot act as the director of a company and the process of recovering money owed to creditors could go on for several years.
Whyte described himself to his trustee as "unemployed" and his address was recorded as "unknown".
Louise Brittain, one of Britain's leading bankruptcy experts, was appointed as the trustee to probe Whyte's finances.
Ms Brittain, the head of Contentious Insolvency at London accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy, has built a fearsome reputation while dealing with some of the country's most high-profile bankruptcy cases.
Previous bankrupts she has handled have included disgraced Tory MPs Jonathan Aitken and Neil Hamilton, TV presenter Michael Barrymore, historian David Irving, singer Kerry Katona and former Rangers captain Colin Hendry.
Speaking last year, she said her job would be an "information gathering" exercise to see if Whyte had any money or property which could be sold off.
She said: "Creditors can ask for a bankruptcy trustee to be appointed to deal with the bankruptcy and that's why I have been appointed.
"This can be done for various reasons, such as estate being held abroad, and it is not unusual in a bankruptcy of this kind. This is not a normal consumer credit bankruptcy.
"My role is to interview the debtor and investigate their assets by looking at their bank accounts for example.
"I will then make any payments that are possible to the creditors.
"The process can take anything from 18 months up to five or six years.
The bankruptcy petition was filed at the High Court in London over debts worth £20.8m.
Ticketus provided cash to help Whyte purchase Rangers in 2011. The agreement was later terminated when the club entered administration in February 2012.
Whyte also faces criminal charges over his part in the Rangers takeover and is due to go on trial next year.


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Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases
In Uzbekistan, dermatovenereology began to develop actively from 1925-1926, especially in the post-war years. Prominent representatives of scientists of that time were: prof. Kartamyshiev A.I., Bozorov M.V., Pototsky I.I., Akovbyan A.A. and etc.
Professor K.S. Suleimanov became the first Uzbek scientist - dermatovenereologist. In 1944 he successfully defended his PhD thesis. Professor Mirakhmedov U.M. For a long time he headed the republican dermatovenerological service. He studied the effect of durant drugs of the penicillin series on the course of syphilis, put into practice the RIT reaction. Professor Kapkaev R.A. studied the diagnosis, treatment, prevention of photodermatosis in Central Asia. The study of skin and venereal diseases in the Samarkand region is associated with the opening of a medical institute.
In 1920, at the Medical Faculty of the Central Asian University, Associate Professor K.A. Dyakov became the founder of the Department of Dermatovenereology. In 1911 K.A. Dyakov defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic "Isolation of mercury through the kidneys in the treatment of syphilis." The scientist invented soap "K" against scabies, which was successfully used during the Second World War.
Under the guidance of prof. K.A. Dyakova in 1945 ass. Zotova ME defended her Ph.D. thesis on the topic "Isolation of mercury salicyl through the kidneys in the treatment of syphilis." In 1946, ass. Berdnikova M.D. defended her thesis on the topic "The impact of the products of the vital activity of the silkworm on the skin." In 1958, graduate student H.Kh. Khodzhaev defended his Ph.D. thesis on the topic "Treatment of neurodermatoses with the plant lagohilus". In 1963, assistant Tesalov O.T. defended her thesis on the topic "Treatment of neurodermatosis with drugs acting on the central nervous system.
Since 1959, the head of the department has been the first Uzbek scientist dermatovenereologist K.S. Suleimanov, he pays special attention to the training of local personnel of dermatovenereologists, becomes the scientific supervisor of many graduate students. In 1967 K.S. Suleymanov defends his doctoral dissertation on the topic "Etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and secondary prevention of lupus erythematosus." In 1970 he published a monograph on the topic "Lupus erythematosus". Under the guidance of prof. K.S. Sulaimonova Ass. IN AND. Kazakova in 1968 defended her thesis on the topic "Etiopathogenesis, pathogenetic treatment of vitiligo" in 1975, graduate student Kh.Sh. Chodiev defended his Ph.D. thesis on the topic: "Evaluation of the pathogenetic treatment of vitiligo and its secondary prevention."
From 1973 to 1983, the department was headed by Professor F.I. Ibragimov Under his leadership, Associate Professor Kh.Sh. Shadiev continued his scientific work on his doctoral dissertation, ass. A.A.Rustamov and O.K. Zhuraeva develops the topic of pathogenetic treatment of vitiligo. They study some of the enzymatic features of the liver function.
In 1983 to 2001, the department was headed by Professor Kh.I. Shadyev, Professor Kh.Sh. Shadyev was born on June 19, 1944 in the Kushrabat district of the Samarkand region. In 1962, he entered the medical faculty of SamMI, graduated with honors and entered the clinical residency at the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases. In 1969, he entered graduate school.
Under the guidance of prof. K.S. Suleymanov in 1975, he defended his Ph.D. thesis. During the leadership of prof. H.Sh. Shadyev was a regular participant in scientific and practical conferences in the near and far abroad. In 1980, he won a bronze medal at VDNH for his scientific research work "Treatment and Prevention of Allergodermatosis".
In 1991 H.Sh. Shadyev successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic: "Etiopathogenesis, clinic, treatment and prevention of allergic dermatoses in leather workers and astrakhan breeders."
From 2001-2020 the department was headed by Abdullaev Davlat Mukumovich. Born on September 3, 1958 in the city of Samarkand in a prosperous family. In 1975 he entered the medical faculty of SamMI and in 1981 successfully graduated from it. In 1081 he was sent as a trainee for 2 years to the Scientific Research Institute of Immunology in Moscow. From 1983-1989 he worked as an average researcher at SamMI MITL.
In 1990, at the Research Institute of Immunology of the city of Moscow, he defended his Ph.D. thesis and was hired by the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases of the Samarkand Region. Since 2001, the head departments. In his scientific activity he published 18 scientific articles, 2 educational and methodical manuals.
From 2020 to the present day, the department of dermatovenerology has been headed by Ashirov Zahid Fayazzhonovich. 2009-2011 graduated from the clinical residency of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.


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Starbucks Foundation Donates More than $3 Million to Global COVID-19 Relief Efforts
As part of ongoing efforts to support communities around the world amid the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, The Starbucks Foundation announced it is donating more than $3 million to support community response efforts globally.
"As the world grapples with an issue of enormous scale and human impact, we are dedicated to serving communities through the lens of Our Mission and Values: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time," said John Kelly, Board Member of The Starbucks Foundation. "We believe that together we can make a difference and, together, we will overcome this unprecedented challenge."
On a global scale, The Starbucks Foundation will contribute $1 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund in support of the World Health Organization (WHO), powered by the United Nations. The fund strengthens WHO's efforts to track and understand the spread of the virus, help patients get the care they need and workers get essential supplies and information, and accelerates the development of vaccines, tests and treatments.
"Diseases don't respect borders, and I am so grateful to The Starbucks Foundation, one of my home state's great innovators, for helping fight this pandemic both locally and globally," said Elizabeth Cousens, President and CEO of the UN Foundation. "This historic fund marks the first time everyone can help the World Health Organization's lifesaving work supporting all countries to prevent, detect and respond to COVID-19, especially where needs are greatest."
In China, where early signs of recovery from COVID-19 are showing, The Starbucks Foundation will contribute $1 million to Give2Asia to fund a project focused on supporting front-line medical workers, and strengthening grassroots capabilities to safeguard the future of local communities. The donation will help provide training to doctors in less developed areas on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus and other respiratory diseases; educate local communities on disease prevention; and offer free counseling to healthcare workers psychologically impacted by COVID-19.
The donation follows Starbucks China RMB 3 million donation to the China Red Cross Foundation. This donation was issued in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in China to help provide essential supplies and to protect and support the medical personnel working tirelessly at the front-line in Hubei province.
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Gustave Lefebvre (17 July 1879 – 1 November 1957) was a French Egyptologist.  As inspector for Middle Egypt for the Egyptian Antiquities Service headed by Gaston Maspero, he managed the partage of Ludwig Borchardt's excavations at el-Amarna, Egypt, on 20 January 1913.  Borchardt and Lefebvre had come to an agreement where the artifacts found the year before by Borchardt's team would be split between the German Oriental Company (which financed the excavation) and the country of Egypt "à moitié exacte", or 50-50.  The bust of Nefertiti, discovered in the sands of the studio of the sculptor Thutmose, and was a piece that Borchardt wanted for Germany.  Recent evidence proves that Borchardt manipulated his way into keeping the bust.  Borchardt first showed the Egyptian official a photograph of the bust "that didn't show Nefertiti in her best light".  In the accompanying documents, the object was listed as a painted plaster bust of a princess.  When Gustave Lefebvre came for inspection, the bust was tightly wrapped up in the bottom of a box. The document reveals that Borchardt claimed the bust was made of gypsum (a very low-grade material) to mislead the inspector. Borchardt was one of the leading Egyptologists in the world, and knew that the bust was actually made out of limestone.   The bust was one of the artifacts at the top of the exchange list but was never asked for by the Egyptians in 1913.  The bust of Nefertiti was granted to Germany according to the provisions of Law No. 14 of 1912, and is today a primary exhibition of the Neues Museum in Berlin. Time magazine lists the bust of Nefertiti as one of the world's top 10 plundered artifacts.

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Lille Stesichorus

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"Cairo Demands Clarification on Nefertiti Bust". Der Spiegel. 13 February 2009.
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4+ years of experience in Java/J2EE with full Software Development Life Cycle - Software analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
Experience in developing web-based applications, and client-server distributed architecture applications in Java/J2EE technologies using Object Oriented Methodology.
Experience in developing Enterprise Applications for J2EE platform using Core Java, Servlets, JSP, JDBC, spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, XML, Web service, Eclipse.
Strong programming skills using Java 1.8/1.7/1.6, Struts2, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Hibernate, JSP, Servlet, JDBC.
Worked on designing and developing Spring, Struts, MVC, Java/J2EE based frameworks.
Experience in various Agile methodologies like Test Driven Development (TDD), SCRUM.
Proficient in using Struts framework and design patterns like Singleton, DTO, DAO, Factory, Session Facade, and Service Locator.
Hands on experience in working on XML Suite of technologies (XML, XML Schema, DOM).
Good experience in developing web services with XML based protocols such as SOAP and WSDL.
Experience in RDBMS Design, ER modeling, SQL, PL/SQL.
Experience with BEA Web logic & Tomcat server.
Experience in using version control tools like SVN, StarTeam.
Continued learning of new technologies that will allow for a more effective design and implementation.
Intellectual capacity to grasp new situations quickly and problem solving skills.
Involved in developing Test plans, Test Cases (Manual/Automated), Test Procedures and white-box and black-box testing.
Technologies: Servlets2.x, JDBC, Struts2.x/1.x, EJB3.0/2.1, Hibernate3.x/2.x, Spring2.0/1.0, Spring Boot, Web Services, AJAX, JAXB2.1/2.0.
Developed Data Access layer using Hibernate and struts framework.
Used SOAP and RESTful web services for the development of the web based applications.
Developed web application using Spring MVC.
Used WSDL and SOAP for the development of the XML based applications.
Also used SOAP UI tool to test the web service operations.
Used Log4j to print the logging, debugging, warning, info.
Used GIT repository for version control.
Used Ant script for building and deploying the application.
Designed presentation part in JSP (Dynamic content) and HTML (for static pages).
Implemented Reporting SPAs using AngularJS, Angular Directives.
Used Spring Validation framework to implement the server side validations and used Angularjs, AJAX to get the data from the server asynchronously by using JSON objects.
Used JDBC for the persistent storage of details in the Oracle database.
Wrote SQL stored procedures and triggers for data population, retrieval.
Worked on Spring WebServices combination to consume a service.
Involved in providing the testing support and fixing the issues for the many modules in the application.
Developed and used Maven build scripts to compile, package and deploy the application.
Deployed the Application as part of every monthly release on Tomcat Application Server .
Developed Data Access layer using Hibernate and spring framework.
Extensive experience in implementing J2EEdesignpatterns like Visitor, Singleton, MVC pattern and DataAccess.
Developed front-end code with Ajax call in AngularJS and jQuery to retrieve data as JSON Object from controllers in back-end RESTful Server, then display the well-organized result in web pages by writing AngularJS controller, directives, services, and route providers. Also used Angular.js filter to make the data searchable and sortable.
Developed front-end code with Ajax call in AngularJS and jQuery to retrieve data as JSON Object from controllers in back-end RESTful Server, then display the well-organized result in web pages by writing AngularJS controller, directives, services, and route providers.
Used WebLogic Application Developer for building, testing and deploying application locally.
This Project is based on maintaining records for business Users using Maven Apache Tomcat Server.
Involved in writing JSF Backing Beans for controlling the UI and writing custom components and validators.
Created and maintained the configuration of the Spring Application Framework's IOC container.
Log4j frame work as used to debug and trace the application.
Developing Test Cases and unit testing using JUnit.
Worked with Oracle 10g for the backend development of the database.
Involved in bugfixes, enhancements and code refactoring.


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Research areas include biomaterial platforms, human cell-material interactions, cardiovascular disease, test beds to study personalized chemotherapeutics, and regenerative medicine.
Our lab creates biomaterial systems as "tissue mimics" to study disease progression and drug response. We are particularly interested in combining these tissue mimics with cells from individual patients, to A) provide personalized risk assessments related to heart disease and cancer, and B) provide new insight toward personalized drugs and drug combinations. Our biomaterials systems mimic human tissue, and when combined with human cells, make up an environment that we can use on the bench top to rapidly and reproducibly study human disease, on a patient-by-patient basis.
Learn more at www.peytonlab.org/
BS Northwestern University, 2002
MS University of California Irvine, 2004
PhD University of California Irvine, 2007
Postdoctoral Training: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Schwartz., A.D., Barney, L.E., Jansen, L.E., Nguyen, T.V., Hall, C.L., Meyer, A.S., and Peyton, S.R.* (2018), A Biomaterial Screening Approach to Reveal Microenvironmental Mechanisms of Drug Resistance Integr. Biol., 2017, DOI: 10.1039/C7IB00128B
Tran, Y.H., Rasmuson, M.J., Emrick, T.S., Klier, J.*, and Peyton, S.R.* (2018), Strain-stiffening gels based on latent crosslinking Soft Matter, 2017,13, 9007-9014
S.M. Page, S. Parelkar, A. Gerasimenko, D.Y. Shin, S.R. Peyton, and T.S. Emrick (2014) "Promoting cell adhesion on slippery phosphorylcholine hydrogel surfaces". Journal of Materials Chemistry B. DOI: 10.1039/C3TB21493A.
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T.V. Nguyen, M. Sleiman, T. Moriarty, W.G. Herrick, S.R. Peyton (2014) "Sorafenib resistance and JNK signaling in carcinoma during extracellular matrix stiffening". Biomaterials. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.03.058.
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S.R. Peyton and A.J. Putnam. (2005) "Extracellular matrix rigidity governs smooth muscle cell motility in a biphasic fashion." Journal of Cellular Physiology. 204(1):198-209.
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Held at The Hilton London Hotel in Gatwick, Rockinghorse children's charity annual "Best of British" luncheon welcomed guest speaker Bob Wilson OBE (legendary former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper).
Rockinghorse's work focuses on improving healthcare services in Sussex for sick children and babies and they support several centres based around the local area including the Trevor Mann Baby Unit & The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital.
With 240 guests in attendance and a three-course meal; live auction; after dinner speaker; heads & tails and raffle planned, a brochure based silent auction was perfectly suited to compliment the other fundraising activities and sit-down meal format of the event.
The auction went very well and 45 of the auction lots sold, raising a fantastic £3,750 for Rockinghorse. Among the most popular auction lots to attract bids were the bespoke suit tailoring experience, a helicopter flight over London and a trip to Rome.
The event raised an incredible £16,500 in total, which will go a long way in helping Rockinghorse continue their good work across Sussex.


In this Q&A, Damian Kearney--an intern with Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP) in our Manila office--tells us that Accenture's commitment to delivering high performance for growing non-profits is as strong as it is for our largest corporate clients.
A: I graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Economics and am now an MBA student and Emerging Markets Fellow at the Johnson School at Cornell University. I am interested in the role that multi-nationals play in developing and emerging economies, which attracted me to Accenture and ADP.
Q: Tell us about your internship.
A: I am working on two projects. One is to help an international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) develop a business case for a new internal capability in disaster recovery. The second is to help a disaster recovery foundation develop a strategic plan.
Q: What has the opportunity meant to you?
A: The opportunity has been tremendous. It has allowed me to blend my background in international work and non-profits with my MBA education. I couldn't be happier, and I consider myself very lucky. Accenture benefits too by being exposed to some of the most passionate and forward thinking leaders in the area of disaster recovery, and its employees are enriched personally and professionally by working on such interesting and challenging projects.
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A: Throughout my time with Accenture, I have heard people talk about "High Performance. Delivered." How does a company that prides itself on delivering large-scale results for Fortune 100 clients do the same for a foundation with seven employees? It's simple: the same way.
Accenture leverages its most prized asset—its people—to produce results for its clients. My colleagues challenge me every day to listen attentively, think critically and perform dynamically. Together we help our clients break down their complex problems into manageable challenges and identify implementable solutions that allow them to fulfill their long-term missions.
I can now express what so many Accenture employees conveyed to me in the last year: Pride. I am proud to work for a company that puts forward the same effort and care no matter the size of the client. I am proud to work for a company that devotes so many resources to tackling problems that affect the world's most vulnerable populations. I am proud to work for Accenture.
Are you interested in helping not-for-profit organizations make a difference in emerging countries? Learn more about Accenture Development Partnerships and our internship opportunities.


I moved to Stanford in 2006. Previously I was on the faculty of the University of Michigan. In the past, I have also been supported by the American Institute of Mathematics. I am interested in number theory, especially L-functions and multiplicative number theory.
All of my recent papers have been posted on the arXiv. Here is a link to the recent listings in number theory, and a link to my papers. Please be warned that sometimes the published version may be a little different from the arXiv version. For the publication details you may check MathSciNet.
This Fall (2016) I'll be running (together with Ravi Vakil) the Polya problem solving seminar which is also listed as the one credit course Math 193. If you're interested in this, or in taking the Putnam exam, please email me or Ravi.
Transcendental number theory Notes taken by Ian Petrow.


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This project consists of eight units with a separated lift tower at the rear that facilitates natural ventilation and light through the rear of the apartments, eliminating a problem which occurs in most apartment blocks.
Other challenges included deep cuts into the existing slope, and outlooks to habitable rooms within this area required careful consideration – lush tropical gardens were designed into the high retaining walls to both complement the verticality and provide light and amenity to these areas on the lower level units. The living rooms and other public spaces overlooked Coolangatta with water views of the Tweed River.
The final design represents the owner's interest in the horizontality of Frank Lloyd Wrights early twentieth century work with stone and timber.


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MANCHESTER (SportingAlert) — The following is the English Barclays Premier League fixtures for Manchester City v for the 2014/15 season.
Manchester City, the defending champions, will opening the season on Saturday Aug. 16 away to Newcastle United at St James' Park, while the season Premier League concludes on May 24 at home to Southampton.
The first Manchester derby of the season will be on November 1 at home, with the returning clash in the fixture set for Old Trafford on April 11.
Manuel Pellegrini's side will play Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea in its opening five fixtures of the Premier League and will be hoping to get a good start to put pressure on all the rivals.
Three of their five opening games in the league are at home.


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A conscious, deliberate approach undertaken to attract, develop and retain people with the aptitude and abilities to meet current and future organisational needs.
Talent management involves individual and organisational development in response to a changing and complex operating environment. It includes the creation and maintenance of a supportive, people oriented organisation culture.
Like human capital, talent management is gaining increased attention.
Talent management (TM) brings together a number of important human resources (HR) and management initiatives.
Organisations that formally decide to "manage their talent" undertake a strategic analysis of their current HR processes. This is to ensure that a co-ordinated, performance oriented approach is adopted.
Recruitment – ensuring the right people are attracted to the organisation.
Employee development – ensuring continuous informal and formal learning and development.
Leadership and "high potential employee" development – specific development programs for existing and future leaders.
Workforce planning – planning for business and general changes, including the older workforce and current/future skills shortages.
Culture – development of a positive, progressive and high performance "way of operating".
An important step is to identify the staff or employees (people and positions) that are critical to the organisation. They do not necessarily have to be senior staff members. Many organisations lost a lot of "organisational knowledge" in the downsizing exercises of a few years ago. The impact of the loss was not immediately apparent. However, it did not take long for many companies to realise their mistake when they did not have people with the knowledge and skills to either anticipate or solve problems that arose.
The current discussions about skill shortages and the ageing population are also helping organisations to focus on the talent management issue. It may not be possible to simply go out and recruit new people to meet operational needs. Many leading companies have decided to develop their own people, rather than trying to hire fully skilled workers.


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TGH begins earthworks for Ruakura Inland Port
Posted on: 10th April 2017
Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) the intergenerational investor for Waikato-Tainui will later this week commence foundational earthworks for the first stage of its inland port at Ruakura.
TGH Chief Executive Chris Joblin said it was an exciting milestone after a number of years on the drawing board and in the planning rooms for the overall 480 hectare project on the eastern boundary of Hamilton.
"As a long-term, staged development project likely to span 20-30 years Ruakura will deliver great benefits for the region's exporters and importers as well as opportunities for Waikato-Tainui people, and has the potential to support 6,000-12,000 jobs within the precinct once fully-built," Mr Joblin says.
The site was blessed by Kiingi Tuheitia in a tribal ceremony attended by Waikato-Tainui leaders and tribal members on 28 March.
TGH has appointed New Zealand-owned infrastructure company Fulton Hogan as contractor to carry out the initial works covering the first seven hectares of what will eventually be a 31 hectare inland port with the capacity to handle around 1 million TEUs (20 foot container equivalents) per year when fully built.
"Foundational earthworks will involve trucking crushed rock into the site to pre-load the area to be used for the container marshalling yard. It will take around 12 months for the ground to settle before pavement layers, a rail siding, noise wall, screen planting and services can be completed," Mr Joblin says.
"We are in consultation with a range of potential customers and tenants for the inland port and adjoining logistics hub which will provide 'port neutrality' between Ports of Auckland and Port of Tauranga."
"The site will have excellent connections to the East Coast Main Trunk Line and to the new Waikato Expressway via a full diamond interchange," he says.
Fulton Hogan Waikato Regional manager Kerry Watkins said the company was pleased to partner with a project of national significance.
"As we move into the initial works, keeping people safe on the roads and on the site is a top priority," Mr Watkins says.
"We take the health and safety of our people and communities very seriously. Fulton Hogan has a zero harm policy and a commitment to safe public operations. Together with TGH, we will monitor feedback to ensure safe and courteous truck operations on public roads and seek to minimise impacts on neighbours," he says.
Extra safety measures will include temporary traffic management warning signs, and speed restrictions.
TGH expects to appoint a world class port operator in mid-2017 following an RFP process currently underway and plans to commence initial operations at the inland port in the first half of 2019.
TGH appoints new General Manager of Operations
Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) today announced the appointment of Robert Batters to the role of General Manager Operations.
TGH Chief Executive Chris Joblin says Mr Batters will bring to TGH considerable experience in driving complex, large scale infrastructure and development projects to completion
"Robert's experience in shepherding major projects to completion will be a great asset for our Ruakura project as the first stage of the inland port gets underway over the coming year, and as the build-out continues over the coming years," Mr Joblin says.
"His specialist knowledge in the electricity sector will also serve us well as the landowner for a number of significant sites occupied with electricity infrastructure," Mr Joblin says.
Mr Batters most recent role was as National Delivery Manager – Substations at Transpower NZ in Auckland and he brings a strong working knowledge of the Waikato following an earlier role as the Senior Project Manager for Meridian's Te Uku Wind Farm in Raglan.
Mr Batters of Ngaa Puhi and Te Roroa descent, says he is excited to bring his experience to Tainui Group Holdings.
"With Ruakura and a number of other regionally and nationally significant projects underway at TGH, I am looking forward to getting involved and playing my part to grow the commercial assets of the Waikato-Tainui people."
Mr Batters start date with TGH is 20 February.
TGH Appoints General Manager Ruakura
Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) today announced the appointment of Blair Morris to the new role of General Manager Ruakura.
TGH Chief Executive Chris Joblin said Mr Morris' deep experience and understanding of New Zealand's logistics sector will be invaluable as TGH progresses its plans for an inland port and logistics hub at Ruakura to link the 'Golden Triangle' of Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
"Blair's appointment is a key step as the region's premier inland port and logistics hub at Ruakura comes to fruition. He brings decades of experience in understanding and meeting the needs of exporters and importers and the logistics sector," Mr Joblin said.
For the past four and a half years Mr Morris has been General Manager Commercial at Kotahi Logistics LP, New Zealand's largest collaboration of exporters, owned by Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms where he provided strategic direction and management of Kotahi's business growth in New Zealand and Australia including customer solution design and customer experience.
Prior to his role at Kotahi, Mr Morris spent 22 years in the shipping industry, holding a wide variety commercial and trade management roles in Australia and New Zealand. He was General Manager of Hapag-Lloyd New Zealand (a German shipping line headquartered in Hamburg Germany) before relocating to their Singapore Corporate Office where he was Senior Director Region Asia for the business.
Mr Morris said he was looking forward to leading the development of Ruakura which the government has deemed to be a project of national significance.
"This is an exciting opportunity as Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga move ever closer as an economic unit. With the region generating high and growing levels of freight, Ruakura offers a unique opportunity to develop an infrastructure designed for New Zealand's future needs."
"I am excited to be part of a strategic infrastructure build and by TGH's vision for a centrally located logistics hub to drive greater supply chain efficiency, whether for international imports, exports or domestic distribution needs. A real opportunity exists to design for scale as this multi-user development will cater for all parties across the logistics spectrum with best-in-class transport connections to offer stand-out efficiencies for users," Mr Morris said.
Prospective port operators in New Zealand and overseas have recently submitted formal expressions of interest. A process is now in place to appoint a preferred inland port operator by early 2017. Earthworks are on track to commence on the site in the current construction season and formal marketing commences next year.
Mr Morris' start date with TGH is Monday 5 December.
TGH seeks world class port operator for Ruakura Inland Port
Hamilton, NZ. Tainui Group Holdings (TGH), the developer of a major new inland port to link the golden triangle of Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga in New Zealand's upper North Island is seeking expressions of interest from a range of world class port operators.
TGH Chief Executive Chris Joblin said that after several years in planning and hearings, Ruakura is cleared for take-off from a zoning and resource consents point of view, and now wants to appoint a port operator to have input to the construction of the port which will get underway later this year.
"TGH is seeking a world class port operator who shares our vision to shake up the freight economics in the upper North Island and change the game from plant-to-port for the region's rapidly growing importers and exporters as well as increased movement of domestic cargoes," Mr Joblin says.
The 480 hectare Ruakura development incorporates a 33 hectare inland port and 84 hectare logistics zone in response to a forecast 60% increase in freight volumes in the region by 2042.
Over the past three years all necessary zoning and major resource consents have been secured for the first stage of the inland port and logistics hub.
"Ruakura offers a large-scale, greenfields, fresh start for major exporters, importers and domestic cargo owners. We have 'designed in' efficiency from the word go and we are looking for the best operators in the business to help us maintain excellence in every aspect of operations," he says.
Mr Joblin says key players in the export and imports sector have already approached TGH, attracted by the scale and quality of transport linkages offered by Ruakura. These links include a dedicated full diamond interchange to the new Waikato Expressway, which is currently under construction to shave drive times to and from Auckland, and a proposed four track rail siding at Ruakura for the efficient turnaround of trains to the seaports at Ports of Auckland and Port of Tauranga.
"Port neutrality – providing the flexibility for importers and exporters to access both seaports so they can get the best deals and manage risks is a key part of the Ruakura proposition," Mr Joblin says.
Container volumes through the port will initially be relatively modest (targeting annual throughput of 100,000 TEU by year three), however the port will have the capacity to eventually manage more than 1 million container moves a year when it is fully built out in the coming decades.
Mr Joblin says TGH will take into account both business track record and environmental performance when selecting a port operator to be its long-term partner.
"The co-location of importers and exporters at Ruakura will mean fewer and shorter empty container movements which will lower both costs and carbon emissions. Extensive use of rail will take up to 65,000 truck journeys a year off the road once the inland port is in full swing," he said.
Extensive measures to mitigate light and noise have been factored into Ruakura including more than 50 hectares of open space and extensive native plantings to shield neighbouring suburbs.
The successful Inland Port Operator will have the option to invest in the site infrastructure, including loading and unloading areas adjacent to the planned 4×850 metre fully developed rail siding.
Mr Joblin says the company welcomes approaches from prospective port operators, whether New Zealand or overseas based, who will need to submit their formal expressions of interest by 30 September 2016, allowing plenty of time for site visits and due diligence before this time.
TGH welcomes resource consents for pivotal Ruakura development
Posted on: 8th March 2016
Tainui Group Holdings (TGH), the intergenerational investor for Waikato-Tainui, has welcomed a decision by Hamilton City Council to approve three key resource consents for the planned Ruakura logistics and lifestyle hub.
TGH Chief Executive Chris Joblin says the decision paves the way to start developing the first 13.5 hectare stage of the inland port and surrounding 34.5 hectare logistics zone within the next 12 months.
"We have always approached Ruakura as part of a bigger picture – a new development larger than the Auckland CBD bringing fresh life and jobs to east Hamilton, and as a key hub in the upper North Island freight system," Mr Joblin says.
"A number of years spent in master planning and talking to customers and the community have helped us future-proof Ruakura with the best connections such as a dedicated interchange with the new Waikato Expressway."
TGH has already received a number of expressions of interest from leading players in the import, export and logistics sector, although it is yet to commence formal marketing.
"The consistent message from importers and exporters is that they want the freedom to choose between ports and shipping lines and not necessarily be tied into Auckland or Tauranga – they want port neutrality and we have factored this into our thinking as we configure the connections North and East," Mr Joblin says.
"The efficient hubbing of freight will get thousands of trucks off the roads each year and make better use of the Government's investment in rail. As Ruakura comes on line over the next five years we see it playing a key role in tackling the congestion in the central, upper North Island and helping all three cities be more productive."
In the second quarter of this year TGH will call for expressions of interest from port operators to manage the secure gate-in, gate-out inland port eventually capable of handling up to 1 million twenty foot equivalent (TEU) containers per year.
The inland port and logistics zone will anchor the entire 480 hectare site also features the equivalent of more than 52 rugby fields of green and open space, a light commercial knowledge zone and residential housing.
William Durning, Chief Executive of the Waikato Chamber of Commerce says the Ruakura development will turbo-charge the contribution of the wider Waikato region to the New Zealand economy.
"Our region has a number of strong sectors poised to deliver stronger economic activity and jobs over the next 30 years and Ruakura is a cornerstone development to unleash this. Ruakura stands to benefit not just our towns, city and our region, but also the overall New Zealand Inc. story for decades to come," Mr Durning says.
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The MMIA is Nigeria's premier international air gateway. The airport's history dates back to pre-colonial times, around the time of the Second World War. The current international airport terminal was built and commissioned over 40 years ago, in 1978.The terminal opened officially March,15,1979. The airport had been known simply as the Lagos International Airport. It was however, re-named for the late Nigerian Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed, who died in 1976.


Workers' rewards and career perspectives often depend on how their supervisors perceive their performance. However, evaluating a worker's performance is often difficult. We develop a model in which a worker is uncertain about his own performance and about his supervisor's ability to assess him. The supervisor gives the worker a performance appraisal aiming to affect both the worker's self‐perception and his own credibility in assessing the performance. We examine how performance appraisals affect the worker's future performance. Our model's predictions are consistent with empirical findings. Supervisors give, on average, "too" positive appraisals, and both positive and negative feedback can (de)motivate workers.


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Reynolds Mechanical Service: Father and son treating customers like family
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Father and son team Scott (right) and Cam Reynolds on the job.
Reynolds Mechanical Service (RMS) began servicing the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning needs of Hampton Roads residents and businesses in 1997. Scott Reynolds, the company's founder, is still CEO, though most of the day-to-day operations are handled by Scott's son, Cam Reynolds.
Scott grew up in Newport News. He got started in HVAC through his uncle. He worked his way into a position where, according to Cam, "he was actually managing the whole company." Eventually, Scott used the knowledge he had gathered to start his own company. "The reason why he wanted to start the company was freedom. He's a very self-driven person," says Cam.
Cam Reynolds, ever since he can remember, was helping out (or, as he says, "hanging out") at work with his dad. As soon as he was old enough to work, he began doing so with RMS in an official capacity. By 18, he was a technician. Ever since (he's now 24), he has continued to learn from his father. In fact, even though he is capable of operating the business on his own, Cam still makes use of his father's expertise. "He has worked his tail off his whole life, but he's still there when I need him," says Cam, elaborating that, "I'm at a point where I can do everything, but I still go to him when I need help."
"This is definitely a father-son business," says Cam. "We don't really worry about titles. I call him dad and he calls me Cam."
RMS focuses mainly on commercial jobs and is able to compete with some of the larger outfits in the area by focusing on customer service. The company has even refused jobs that were thought to draw too much of its resources away from existing clients. Early in RMS' history, the company had grown to include a fleet of eight trucks and more than a dozen crew members, and Cam speaks with pride about the lengths to which his father would go to keep it all running smoothly. Even in lean times, as are common in many industries, Scott was always willing to make sacrifices to keep his crews working. "His character has kept this company around," says Cam.
To avoid a pattern of unsustainable growth, specifically the kind of growth that leads large companies to fail to uphold their standards of service, Scott Reynolds streamlined the company to a point where it can operate smoothly to care for its existing customers. Now, the company consists of only Scott and Cam.
Though the only permanent employees, RMS is proudly participating in a program called Skill Bridge, wherein former military members are given opportunities to learn trades as they exit their respective branches of service. "We love the military and we want to get them onto our team," says Cam, who cares greatly about this issue after witnessing a friend experiencing a difficult transition to civilian life.
The Hampton Roads area is not short on competition in the HVAC field, but that isn't a worry for RMS. "It doesn't matter how many HVAC companies there are. There's always going to be work out there," says Cam. "There's such a high demand that it's a very good thing to have competition."
Two things, primarily, set RMS apart from the competition in the area. First, the Reynolds' dedication to quality service above unbridled growth has helped RMS to keep a loyal customer base. Also, its services are affordable. RMS charges a flat hourly rate, which saves customers money on diagnostic fees that are common with other companies.
When he's not working, Cam enjoys the popular pastimes of gaming and airsoft, which is a live action combat activity involving guns that fire lightweight plastic pellets. Both father and son like camping and hiking, two passions in which they can indulge during the slow season for HVAC service. "When everyone turns their air conditioning and heat off," says Cam, "that's my down time."
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Dave Hunt was born in Hampton Roads, where he lived before moving with his wife Liz to Nelson County in 2017. He is a 36-year-old college senior, proving that it's never too late to finish what one starts. Wth plans to graduate from the University of Virginia in the spring of 2021, Dave and Liz plan to return to Hampton Roads to grow their family. In addition to school, Dave has worked and continues to work in various public speaking venues. He has narrated tours, weddings, parades and even a music festival. He is fond of saying – and knows Liz is tired of hearing – that there are few things on this Earth that he enjoys more than standing and talking in front of an audience, and one of those things is the sound of his voice.
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Chrono Trigger. It's About Time.
jdodson gives this a solid "Rad" on the Ghost Scale
This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.
jdodson gives this a "Rad" on the Ghost Scale
When the Super Nintendo Classic released last year one game people thought was missing was Square's classic RPG Chrono Trigger. I agree with that thought but the SNES Classic's inclusion of Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy VI, Earthbound and Super Mario RPG really give the SNES Classic the best of breed RPG's of that generation. All that said, Chrono Trigger is one of those games I missed playing as it came out later in the Super Nintendo's lifecycle. I put it on my list of games to play in 2018 and recently started it and I'm going to write about how that's going from time to time until I beat it.
"A chance encounter amid the festivities of Guardia's Millennial Fair in Leene Square introduces our young hero, Crono, to a girl by the name of Marle.
Deciding to explore the fair together, the two soon find themselves at an exhibition of the Telepod, the latest invention by Crono's longtime friend Lucca."
After only a couple hours playing Chrono Trigger I understand why this game is one of the most beloved RPG games of the Super Nintendo Era. Released after Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger is a game made at the height of "Square in peak RPG creation mode." The game feels like it's a mashup of the best parts of Secret of Mana and the Final Fantasy series that goes an entirely new direction with a fresh world and characters. Chrono Trigger keeps the top down overworld of Final Fantasy VI but goes a bit of a different direction graphically as it's not in the Super Nintendo's mode 7. Chrono Trigger borrows some fighting elements from Secret of Mana but pulls it together in the same turn based battle system from Final Fantasy.
The music from Chrono Trigger was co-written by Nobuo Uematsu who worked on the music for Final Fantasy VI. Just like most other aspects of Chrono Trigger the music feels like a best of breed 16-bit square game but also goes it's own direction as to not be mimicry. In fact i'd say the music really tips the game into something very special and I can see why fans find it so compelling.
So far i've been taking my time moving through the game and talking to people in the world while exploring as much of it I can before moving on. I'm also spending a bit more time level and gold grinding for fun and to be prepared for boss and dungeon encounters. So far it feels like i'm in the intro to the game so nothing is terribly difficult but i'm feeling out the game systems, learning what tech combos to use and the general flow of the battle system.
One cool part about playing Chrono Trigger for the first time in 2018 is that i've never played it before so I am playing it entirely fresh, something I wish I could do with other games like Secret of Mana or Link to the Past. The game holds up very well and at no point during my playthrough so far did the game feel antiquated or boring. In fact, I really understand why people rank this game so high and i'm glad I decided to pick this up when I did. Since Super Nintendo carts of Chrono Trigger sell upwards of $150 I decided to pickup the DS version and i'm playing that on my 3DS. It's a good version that pulls in a newer translation than the SNES version with some extra content but keeps the graphics and music of the original SNES version.
GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 01/09/2018 at 06:34am
I got into Chrono Trigger around 2001 or so. I still have the Playstation copy. It's a good game, I enjoyed it. There are a variety of things to do and different endings, I believe.
Travis Admin wrote on 01/09/2018 at 04:22pm
I have that PS version as well. I barely played it at the time, I need to get back to it at some point. I find that I have problems keeping interest older JRPGs that I don't have a nostalgic connection with, but there are some classics like this that I feel like I'm missing out on because of that.
GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 01/09/2018 at 09:24pm
LOL @Travis Chrono Trigger reminds me of our time at RU. I remember playing the game while I was Jake's roommate in Tyler Hall.
So far the game has been more fun than i'd have thought and the set pieces are really well done. I don't want to spoil anything but there isn't much downtime between really cool stuff that happens, interesting boss fights or story beats that keep you interested in the game. I've been playing it more since I wrote the article and it just keeps going and keeping the game interesting. It feels like a 90's era RPG but doesn't suffer from it at all.
Timogorgon Member wrote on 01/10/2018 at 10:44pm
I played Chrono Trigger back on the SNES when it was pretty brand new, as well as the PS1 re-release and the DS version. If the DS is your first experience with the game then that's actually a really great way to experience it for the first time. It's a great re-release and the added content is all optional/mostly end game stuff that does not affect the original experience. The only changes I can remember outside of the new content was an updated UI to accommodate the two screens on the DS and they added the animated cut scenes from the PS1 version.
Uematsu worked on a few tracks, but most of the music is by Yasunori Mitsuda, who is another phenomenal composer. He most recently contributed a song to Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis (one of the DLC).
> they added the animated cut scenes from the PS1 version.
Which aren't awesome and sort of break you out of the game in a bad way. So far that's my only complaint and it's something they added to the game when they really didn't need to.
THEY RUINED MY IMMERSION! http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/e8/e85ca29d88d3c26841f5752330123d3a4278828505527d747d80613c957bbb1f.jpg
I also read that they changed Frog's dialect to NOT be as thick which is a bummer because I do remember him having his dialog be a bit more silly than that. I played a handful of hours on the SNES version but I had to give it back to my friend and never spent more than a bit actually playing it.
Bina wrote on 03/12/2018 at 06:39pm
This game is ranked my number 1 favorite of all time. I'm glad you are enjoying it as well. It's got a lot of little bits at the end to keep you hunting.
What's your progress? At this stage in the game, who are you playing with?
Chrono, Robo and Frog. I really like that combination a lot.
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Arsenal fans were hit hard this year, with their season ticket coming in at a whopping £2,039. However much you love football, that's a huge amount to spend – and almost seven times more than Manchester City fans had to cough up (£299).
Of course, you're hardly going to switch allegiances for the sake of your wallet, but is there anything else you can do to save money here? The short answer is no – though there are plenty of online resellers around, sourcing cheap tickets from unofficial sources is a risky option. Though you may see some great deals advertised, the best advice is to avoid these sites as you could end up with invalid tickets.
Nevertheless, progress could be in sight. The majority of season tickets have gone down or stayed frozen in price from last year, with teams like Swansea even offering to subsidise away games. The Premier League seems to be listening to supporters' protests, so bluer skies could be on the way.
Save on travel – share a ride
Since you can't rely on your club to charter a plane for the next big away game, travel is the next major expense for loyal supporters. Since seats on club-organised coaches are limited, this is one cost that can quickly add up.
It's geographically remote teams like Swansea and Southampton that suffer the most –Sunderland, for example, face a 7-hour journey for their away game with Bournemouth on September 19th.
One way to save money is to share a ride. BlaBlaCar is a great way to do this if you don't know anyone to share with. The ridesharing website connects drivers with paying passengers looking to travel to the same match, so both can save money. For passengers, BlaBlaCar is 79% cheaper than a train, while drivers save a third of their petrol costs for every passenger they take on board. During the registration process, you can specify which team you support so you don't end up with an awkward rivalry inside your car.
For Sunderland fans travelling on the 19th, the journey would cost around £20 per person, rather than the £82.80 it costs by train.
Expensive parking? Rent a driveway
If you've driven to the match, there's one more hurdle you'll have to jump – squeezing your car into an overpriced space near the stadium.
Still, there's a way to do this without having to sell a kidney: JustPark, a website that can save you an average of 70% on your parking by connecting you to unused private driveways as well as spaces at church, pub and school car parks. Simply go to the website, type in the postcode of the stadium and the date of the match, and it will show you the closest parking spots.
For the Bournemouth vs. Sunderland match on the 19th September, JustPark is listing spaces 5 minutes' walk from the ground at just £3.80 for the entire day.
Volunteer for your club
If you're a die-hard supporter, there is one way to see your team play for nothing – volunteering. Look out for opportunities that put you close to the action, though, as you won't want to be stuck out of sight of the match. If you're a trained first-aider, try St John Ambulance. The charity staffs games for a number of Premier League teams, and though you'll be on duty for the duration of the match, you'll be bagging a free ticket while doing a good deed.
If you have kids, it might be worth putting them forward as ball boys and girls. They won't get paid for the privilege, but they'll get fantastic access to the action and will often be given free kit. In order to qualify, they'll need to be registered to your team's young supporters club – but if they're huge fans anyway, that's a step worth taking.
Avoid costly kit
It's natural to want to share your support with the world by donning the latest kit – but when you're spending £50 on a shirt, keeping up with the latest kit can become something of an expensive pursuit. Unlike the tickets, there's no real problem in buying your shirt through unofficial channels, but sometimes avoiding cheap knock-offs is simply a matter of pride.
In the end, it could just be easier – not to mention more practical – to buy a scarf or a hat for all those hours in the stands. And if you are after a deal, a quick search through eBay should see you right.
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RWB calls on S'pore and Britain to act on detained journalist
Reporters Without Borders called on Singapore and Britain to act to obtain the release of journalist Ching Cheong, Hong Kong correspondent for the Singapore daily Straits Times who has been detained in Beijing for more than one month.
The Singapore-resident journalist, who was picked up by Chinese police in Guangzhou, southern China on 24 April, is the holder of a British National Overseas (BNO) passport specific to Hong Kong. He faces a possible charge of stealing state secrets.
The Singapore and British governments should pressure for the immediate release of the journalist, the worldwide press freedom organisation said in letter addressed to the Singapores Prime Minster Lee Hsieng Loong, and British Foreign Minister Jack Straw.
The organisation insisted that Singapore government had an obligation to protect the freedom of the journalist who was working for a pro-government newspaper Straits Times. The Singapore ministry of foreign affairs however stated on 30 May that the Chinese authorities had not contacted it about the subject so they did not have sufficient information.
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Hey y'all! My name is Wade. First of all, BGG has really helped through this process. I appreciate this community very much and have just been taking in as much as possible from you. Thanks!
Anyways, I'm from Dallas and I'm a few months into crafting my 1st game - a baseball TCG set in a dystopian America (Man in the High Castle-like alternate history, but a Divergent/The Giver/Hunger Games-feel).I'm developing a group to help provide on-going feedback to determine the best characters for my game, creatively deepen these characters, or maybe even create more compelling characters altogether. Each player belongs to a team from a certain city, as well as belongs to one of 6 factions (as well as a certain sub-faction) that influences the player's identity, attributes, special ability, mechanics of abilities, and adversaries/advantages. In all these variables, I am trying to infuse as much flavor and creativity as possible. I am confident collaboration and community will only enhance what I've created, thus far. If you are interested in contributing to this project, please message me and I'll give you more details about the game, my vision, and how you can help.
I love deck construction games like Magic and Netrunner, but I hate the Trading / Collectible Card game model (like Magic but NOT Netrunner). I look forward to learning more about your game, but I really hope you reconsider and go toward a standardized expansion model like FFG's Living card games or the more generic "expandable card game" idea.
Thank you very much for the link and advice, Brendan!
I absolutely love deck building games too, but you and the article are likely right that following a Magic model may not be wise, profitable, or even feasible. I will look into the Living Card or expandable card game idea more.
Do you have any suggestions for navigating the inherent tension between creating a game with a lot of character cards/options for deck building at the expense of character art or making a game with higher quality art with less characters/options?
I think you need both, I'm afraid. For a deck construction game to work, players need to be engaged with the cards and enjoy the interactions of them. They need to be easily recognized across the table, so you can't re-use art. It's a sticky wicket, to be sure.
Offtopic. But Id strongly suggest going with a standard cardgame rather than a CCG. The CCG bubble burst 20 years ago and Id rather not see another good game and/or budding publisher added to the graveyard of companies.
That was the first thing I wrote, John.
You should also check out Baseball Highlights 2045. Its setting is pretty different from what you've described but its also a card game about baseball.
Here's the newest update on my work-in-progress... Everything is just intended to be functional placeholders, but should give you a better idea of my vision. I've cut ties with a TCG idea and have transformed my rosters from 21-14 players to cut down on costs.
Sounds interesting. Like the others said, I'd shy away from making it a CCG/TCG and do the other format.
Whoa, there's a LOT happening on this card. I can see how it's inspired by baseball cards. But it's pretty overwhelming.
Actually, just looking at the card I think I see what is going on.
You are rolling 3 6 sided dice and comparing their results to the table. I assume there is a pitchers die roll first to see if you even use the batters card.
Similar to Avalon Hill's Statis Pro Baseball.
My question would be... Why would people play this game over one of the standard baseball games now? You have the real world MLB stuff.. and that certainly draws people.
And the fast paced "fake" stuff. (Baseball highlights, bottom of the 9th etc.) I am not sure there is a market for a long "fake" baseball game.