Professor Don Haider-Markel, from The University of Kansas, described how the findings provide first-hand support for the arguments of some political theorists that the legitimacy of public institutions is enhanced when they are staffed by people who look like the student population.
Despite the fact that practically the whole world thinks of him as a genocidal dictator who will have to cheat his way to victory at the polls, Mugabe has received some unlikely first-hand support for his election campaign from a group based in America – the New Black Panther Party.
It is interesting to note that those who purport to give first hand evidence in support of the allegations are at the lower end of the scale, being drug users or trafficking in them.
Knowing from first hand experience in supporting Winer throughout the rise of RSS, I certainly was not caught unawares by the vehemence of the reaction, even as it became more and more personal.
Hearing first hand how the right support has changed someone's life for the better really makes people sit up and take notice.
I saw first hand how a lack of support at an early age can lead to catastrophic consequences for the longer-term life chances of children and young people.
And the people that run this company and Hempmed Px are not very nice when activists don't support them (first hand experience).
But just as inspiring as those who have experienced gun violence first hand, has been the passionate support of millions of people who have not, because, in the end, that is what is going to be required to create real change.
Having been on both sides of this grim battle, Heffernan knows how important support systems are first hand.
By doing this they were "able to see changes in needs, progress and regress in the various areas first hand, and adjust our interviewing and support activities accordingly".
Lainya, 8 May 2009 – Ms. Yoshiko Kijima, Director of the Humanitarian Assistance Division of the Government of Japan saw first hand the impact of Japan's support to education in Southern Sudan during a visit to Lainya Primary School in Eastern Equatoria State this month.
