What are paraplegia and quadriplegia? Paraplegia is the result of damage to the spinal cord and nerve roots, or severe injury to the nerve roots in the cauda equina (figure 1 and figure 2): in the strict sense, paraplegia means paralysis of the lower limbs, and is most commonly caused by spinal cord injuries.
Dumped Brumbies chairman Sean Hammond. The ACT Brumbies have voted for change following a record financial loss this year, ousting chairman Sean Hammond and replacing him with new board member Rob Kennedy.ennedy, of Canberra accountancy and consultancy firm Synergy, is one of four fresh faces on the Brumbies board after a dramatic night of change at the annual general meeting.
From left, new Board members of The Bank of Bennington: Justin Salem, Jason Morrissey, Jim Horst, Tom Paquin, Billy Brownlee and John Ahearn. 1  Mark Donavan, chairman of the Board of Directors of The Bank of Bennington, recently announced the retirement of two long-term directors and introduced the four newest trustees. Retiring this year are trustees Jim Horst, a director from 1982 to 2016, and Tom Paquin, who served from 1977 to 2016.