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HHAP Episode 48: Elom 20ce on The Role of Hip Hop in the Struggle for Pan Africanism
December 10, 2019 Msia Kibona Clark Podcasts, Political Rap, Togo Leave a comment
Togolese hip hop artist Elom 20ce is a multitalented artist, activist, and Pan Africanist. He brings Pan African ideals to his music and his art, and this episode Elom discusses studying international politics and working with the United Nations, and how his studies and experiences influenced his music. After witnessing the hypocrisy around international development and politics, he felt compelled to speak on it in his music. In his music he talks about the importance of Pan Africanism and the current state of neocolonialism that many African people find themselves living in. He stressed that neocolonialism is not just about what Europeans are doing, but it is also about our lack of unity. In the interview we also discuss hip hop in Francophone Africa, and how it differs from hip hop in Anglophone Africa. Elom explains that a lot has to do with Francophone Africa's colonial history. The French had a system of direct rule, meaning that they were much more involved in not only economic control, but also influencing and transforming the culture of their colonies. The French maintained control over their colonies, even after independence. Elom believes that as a result, Francophone Africans are still struggling for their independence.
Elom 20ce also talks about his "Arctivism" project, and the importance of activism and hip hop. He talks about being introduced to the works of George Jackson, Frantz Fanon, and Cheikh Anta Diop, and others through hip hop. Through Arctivism, he hosts programs and workshops that facilitate dialogues around freedom of speech, development, and Pan Africanism.
Elom 20ce is online at
Website: http://elom20ce.com
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Mpn9hRpr8mUuNJ7adxMGg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elom20ce
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The restless innovator
Martin Sorrell, CEO of marketing giant WPP, believes 2006 will see the rise of different types of global company.
by Morice Mendoza, World Business Magazine
The hyperactive Sir Martin Sorrell is ubiquitous. Having created one of the world's largest media enterprises - comprising global brands from J Walter Thompson to Ogilvy & Mather - Sorrell has to be one of the world's most respected CEOs. Even the widely publicised case of alleged fraud in WPP's Italian office has not tarnished the great man.
In fact, Sorrell's decision to be open and upfront about the problems has won him admiration among the press.
In between being one of the main organisers of this year's World Economic Forum in Davos and holding together a multi-branded organisation employing 100,000 people in more than 100 countries (not to mention sorting out his local difficulties in Italy), this hugely impressive businessman found the time to talk to World Business.
World Business: What are the big opportunities you foresee for business in the year ahead?
Martin Sorrell: I think 2006 will be another good year, like 2005 - there are the big events such as the Winter Olympics in Turin, the football World Cup in Germany in the summer, the Congressional elections in the US, and there will be continued economic growth in Asia. The Middle East is very strong, bolstered by the high price of oil. Nigeria is expanding very rapidly too. There are three speeds in the world economy: the fastest growing markets are Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, followed by the US. The slowest region is western Europe, especially the UK, France, Germany and Italy. Spain is showing more pace and is a different case.
Where are the main risks going to come from?
The principle risks relate to oil and commodity prices, the threat of terrorism, tensions with Iran over its nuclear development programme, the emergence of Hamas as the dominant party in Gaza and the problem of US consumer indebtedness and fiscal deficits. There is some risk in places such as Latin America with the political changes, as some of the new leaders may take a more negative attitude towards global free trade.
How is the world economy changing?
There are a number of factors affecting the competitive environment.
For instance, in a low-inflation economy, as we have seen for the past 10 years, companies cannot use an inflationary environment to pass on increased costs to their consumers through prices.
Technology continues to change the competitive scene through enabling new products and services to be created by new competitors at a faster rate than before and disintermediation (in which technology has taken away the need for a middleman) gives rise to new service companies and products in the marketplace. The growing power of large retailers such as Wal-Mart - with its expansion into the UK and Germany - and Tesco and Carrefour raises tough new challenges.
How can companies succeed in these conditions?
In all of this, companies have to achieve top-line growth in a low-inflation and low-cost world economy. There is a way to do it, though, and that is quite simply through innovation and branding. You need to focus on developing your thoughts and ideas on products or services that the consumer will find attractive, such as iPod, Nano, Pebble and ROKR.
How is the world business environment changing?
We are entering a new era of globalisation. It is not about Americanisation any more, in which the Anglo-Saxon multinational is dominant. A number of faster-growing markets are now starting to develop major multinational companies. There are the South Korean chaebol (conglomerates such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai), Chinese companies (Haier, Lenovo, Konka, Cenoc and TCL) and Indian companies (the two Reliances, Wypro, Tata and Infosys).
How would you describe this process?
It is not globalisation in the sense put forward by Theodore Levitt in his Harvard Business Review article 'The Globalisation of Markets' in 1983, in which he argued that the world was becoming more uniform and bound together as a result of international trade and the standardisation of consumer products. The phenomenon I have seen in the last year or so, and again at Davos, is the rise of the truly global company. This is no longer the age of the US-style multinational. There will be many different models of global company.
Are we seeing a new style of leadership then?
Yes, I think we are. The Asian business leaders were very interesting at Davos this year. The Chinese seemed to be very attentive.
Their biggest strength is that they listen. They are extremely focused and learn very efficiently.
The negotiations in the Doha Round have faltered over issues such as the reduction of US and European agricultural subsidies. Do you think this might result in the slowing down of globalisation?
World free trade is terribly important. What I do worry about is the rise of protectionism. I think it is wrong to argue, as some do in the developed world, that the Chinese, for example, have an unfair advantage because they have a low-cost manufacturing base. It's not the reason for the country's great success. They provide excellent value. And in India, it's not about the fact that they appear to be offering cheap outsourcing services; it's that they are providing needed services. Again, at the right price.
How do you foresee these two economies developing in the future?
Interestingly, I think China will become more of a service economy in the future and India will develop as a manufacturing nation. Recently, I attended the annual International Business Leaders' Advisory Council (IBLAC) in Shanghai during which the mayor, Han Zheng, talked about his plans to transform the city into a financial, trade and shipping hub. Through the development of finance and logistics industries, he wants to see Shanghai become the service centre of the world.
What are the challenges for the developed nations in terms of talent and human capital?
This is one of the biggest challenges for international business. There are demographic factors working against the older economies. These are all well known - declining and ageing populations. The issue of recruiting and retaining talent is going to remain critically important and desperately tough to manage. The population of China and India is about 2.5 billion, and Asia will soon make up two-thirds of the world. The big differentiator for corporations is going to be its people - how it builds and manages and retains its talent base.
Have the older nations lost the work ethic?
Yes, I think this is a big issue. I heard the results of one survey on attitudes to work at Davos, in which parents were asked if they thought their children should be asked to work hard: 86% in China said yes, compared with only 2% in Denmark. Mature countries are really very much like mature companies: they become sclerotic and slow.
How can these old economies transform themselves?
They can obviously improve their performance. The principal issue is how they can improve mobility of labour, how they can reduce the structural and social costs of change, while at the same time providing incentives to retrain and move people into faster parts of the economy.
Is there a management theory that has worked well?
Not really. These things are an amalgam of factors. You have to get the balance right between global, regional and local. In fact, now I think the local is becoming much more important. Maintaining a balance between local, regional and global is very difficult - as we are finding out - and you can go too far one way or the other. But the local aspect is becoming more and more important. So companies must try hard not to lose their local knowledge as they move inexorably to a global basis.
How difficult is it for a company like WPP to maintain this balance?
Most companies have centralised structures and need to work out how they can become more responsive. I like to think of WPP as having the mentality of a small company while also having the resources of a large one. Within this, how you lead global corporations, how you ensure everyone understands the strategy and is pointing in the same direction - this is one of the big management challenges.
How do you get internal communications right?
It's very hard. You have to take the time and trouble to work out the right way to communicate the company's goals and strategies to a globally dispersed workforce. The strongest model for internal communications would be a global, unibranded organisation where you will try to get all your tens of thousands of staff to point in the same direction. The most challenging model is the multibranded organisation such as WPP, which has grown through acquisitions. Organic growth is always the strongest.
So, have you found the answer to managing internal communications at WPP?
No. If I had, I would not need to come into the office any more. I could stay at home and twiddle my thumbs.
Are corporate leaders doing enough to demonstrate that business is a force for good?
You'd have to say probably not, given the evidence of the lack of trust that exists. The problem with corporate social responsibility and the ethical issue is that it is an oxymoron. Anyone who runs a business for the long term must consider all the factors and all the stakeholders, from consumers to governments. WPP is number four in the Guardian's FTSE 100 Giver's List and this is for practical reasons. If you want to build brands and businesses long term, investing in the environment, society and good causes will benefit your company and your people. Those who are out for a quick buck and moved by short-term considerations are not going to be motivated to do this.
MARTIN SORRELL
... ON WINNING: Companies must develop excellent branding and innovation strategies to create services and products that the consumer will find attractive, such as iPod, Nano, Pebble and ROKR
... ON THE FUTURE OF THE INDIAN AND CHINESE ECONOMIES: Interestingly, I think China will become more of a service economy in the future and India will develop as a manufacturing nation
... ON NEW STYLES OF LEADERSHIP: The biggest strength of the Chinese business leaders and officials (displayed at Davos) is that they listen. They are extremely focused and learn very efficiently
... ON PROTECTIONISM: It is wrong to argue that the Chinese, for example, have an unfair advantage because they have a low-cost manufacturing base. It's not the reason for the country's great success
... ON GLOBALISATION: We are seeing the rise of the truly global company. This is no longer the age of the US-style multinational
... ON HOW THE DEVELOPED ECONOMIES CAN WIN: The principal issue is how they can improve mobility of labour and, at the same time, reduce social and structural costs of change
NO SLOWING DOWN
Inside the 40-year-old Martin Sorrell burned the fire of an entrepreneur; and it was the experience of reaching the magic mid-life marker in 1985 that saw him unleash his prodigious energy and ambition. Twenty years later, the holding company Wire & Plastic Products - otherwise known as WPP - contains more than 100 marketing services brands, including the global advertising networks J Walter Thompson (JWT), Ogilvy & Mather, Young Rubicam & Grey; media-buying giants MindShare, Mediaedge and MediaCom; PR agency Hill & Knowlton; and a host of specialist operations covering everything from internet marketing to pre-testing of TV commercials.
WPP's 100,000-plus staff, dispersed across the world in more than 100 countries, generated £5,374 million ($9,433 million) revenue in 2005 compared with $4,300 million ($7,549 million) the year before.
Sorrell's great strengths - drive, focus and a ferocious competitive spirit (not to mention luck) - came together in his audacious bid for JWT in 1987, a company that was then five times bigger than its predator.
And after the $566m purchase, Sorrell sold off one of JWT's properties in Tokyo, which turned out to be worth a staggering $200m (netting $100m after tax).
In 1989, Sorrell turned his eyes next to the giant advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather, then run by its charismatic founder David Ogilvy. It is fair to say they did not see eye to eye (Ogilvy's by now famous reaction is said to have been: 'God, the idea of being taken over by that odious little shit really gives me the creeps. He's never written an advertisement in his life.') However, Sorrell clinched the deal by offering the chairmanship to Ogilvy, who later softened his earlier comments. In his eagerness, however, Sorrell paid too much ($864m), a problem that was compounded by the onset of a full-blown recession.
Following a profit warning in 1990, WPP's share price plummeted from 650 pence to 115 pence. This was one of the most testing times for Sorrell - during which he even considered stepping down. Only his deep-rooted understanding of how banks worked, a major financial restructure and a redoubling of his already prodigious commitment, kept the group together.
The recovery, led in part by his inspired appointment of US adwoman Charlotte Beers to head up a resurgent Ogilvy Group, has been followed in the 12 years or so since by a massive buying spree in which, at times, Sorrell looked like a man who just couldn't say no. Yet in the rapid consolidation of the marketing services industry, Sorrell has been one of three key figures - the others being his arch-competitors Maurice Levy of Publicis and John Wren of Omnicom - to shape the business. More often than not, in competitive situations, it is Sorrell who has come out on top.
However, it is not just as the controller of the WPP purse-strings that Sorrell derives his authority and reputation. Over the years, he has been quick to spot and capitalise on market trends in, for example, media buying, research, internet advertising and China, areas where WPP is generally considered to be ahead of its competitors. And he has personally led WPP's efforts to harness its collective strengths to win global mandates from global clients across the entire gamut of services. HSBC and Vodafone represent showpiece accounts in this respect.
On a personal level, he can be extraordinarily good fun, with a mischievous sense of humour and a love of gossip. Journalists, whose calls he invariably returns within 24 hours, almost without exception admire him. But neither is he a man to cross, and there are more than a few ex-WPP executives whose careers have not been the same since they made that mistake.
Today, Sorrell sits in an enviable position, hailed for his extraordinary deal-making abilities and at the same time regarded as a business seer, his regular pronouncements about the state of the advertising and media markets pored over by colleagues, commentators and competitors alike.
Although the apparent lack of a succession plan has drawn criticism, the man shows no sign of slowing down or giving up. His knowledge of his sprawling empire is so deep and his grip so tight, you'd think WPP was a small, family company rather than a massive multinational concern, and his appetite remains undimmed.
"I see myself having a heart attack while doing this. I would be dreadfully bored without it," he said in an interview in Campaign last year.
WPP'S FINANCIAL DATA 2003 2004 2005 pounds pounds pounds Turnover (billings) 18,621m 19,598m 26,674m Revenue 4,106m 4,300m 5,374m Operating profit* 415m 475.5m 652.8m REVENUE 2005 BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION (%) North America 39 UK 15.3 Continental Europe 26.6 Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, Middle East 19.1 Source: WPP
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Maid harasses her employer's daughter
The Criminal Court sentenced the maid to six months in prison to be followed by deportation.
Amir Al Sunny, Staff Reporter
FUJAIRAH: The Court of Appeal in Fujairah has sentenced an African housemaid to three months in jail to be followed by deportation over sexually harassing a child.
The convict who was working for a family to care after their daughter had reportedly practised indecent acts with the girl. This had been discovered by the mother who noticed that her daughter was suffering from fatigue and behaving differently. She tried to know the reason behind suffering of her daughter. The latter pointed to the maid when her mother asked her "what is wrong with you?"
The girl's father instantly lodged a complaint with the police against the maid, who had been arrested and detained to be referred to the Court. But she was cleared of the charge by the Court of First Instance when the medical report denied the girl's exposure to harassment.
The girl's father appealed against the judgment demanding to examine her by forensic expert who proved occurrence of harassment.
In another recent case, a penniless runaway maid who sold her two-week-old illegitimate daughter to an undercover cop at Dhs10, 000 failed to win a more lenient penalty.
The African maid, 30, and her compatriot colleague, 28, made use of the baby's weakness to offer her for sale in breach of her dignity, prosecutors explained. Both denied the charge in court.
The Criminal Court sentenced the maid to six months in prison to be followed by deportation and sentenced the colleague to three months in prison to be followed by deportation. Both appealed.
The Appeals Court cleared the colleague. The colleague had told police and prosecutors that she protested the maid's decision to sell the baby.
"I escorted her because she was in a bad psychological state."
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She accepted to meet him. The man took her to a flat in Umm Al Quwain. They engaged in affairs for around ten days. Thereafter, he handed her Dhs500, chucked her at a street and ordered go away. She delivered in Ajman with her colleague's help and some advice from a woman abroad. She contacted the man to provide necessary assistance.
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Woman charged with beating cop
The Criminal Court of Abu Dhabi on Tuesday looked into the case of a European woman accused of drinking alcohol without a license and beating up a cop who was trying to arrest her. She allegedly caused damages to the rear of the police patrol vehicle, in addition to breaking its glass, the Court heard.
Man assaults wife, urges her to forgive him
The Fujairah Misdemeanours Court looked into a case of an Asian charged with assaulting his wife.
Duo charged with faking official documents
The Fujairah Misdemeanours Court heard the case of two Arabs charged with forging official document.
Maid, man charged with illicit relationship
The Fujairah Misdemeanours Court looked into the case of an Asian man and a house maid charged with encouraging sin.


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Rebecca Morris-Roberts has clinically died 13 TIMES and lived to tell the tale
The 28-year-old has a rare condition called reflex anoxic seizures where her heart and breathing stops and her body starts to shut down
Mark SmithHealth Correspondent
They say cats have nine lives, but courageous Rebecca Morris-Roberts has trumped them all – by clinically "dying" 13 times.
The 28-year-old has a very rare condition called reflex anoxic seizures where her heart and breathing stops and her body begins to shut down.
But just seconds after every frightening episode her heart miraculously jumps back into life and brings her back to her normal, happy state.
'My body defibs itself'
"My eyes roll up into my head, my lips and face turn grey, my body stiffens, I stop breathing and begin to convulse," she said.
"When I go through it I'm out for the count and I don't know anything about it until I come around.
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"My body somehow 'defibs' itself. It's such an unusual condition and I have no idea what causes it.
"I do something even superheroes can't do – I regenerate!"
Triggered by extreme emotion
Rebecca's seizures began when she was 16 years old and are triggered by periods of extreme emotion, particularly anxiety.
So when she decided to tie the knot with long-term boyfriend Elfyn Morris-Roberts in April 2014, her family feared she might "die" walking down the aisle.
After much deliberation Rebecca, who lives in Ystradgynlais, decided to have a pacemaker fitted just three months before the big day.
Elfyn and Rebecca Morris-Roberts on their wedding day
"I didn't initially want to have it. From the age of 16 to 21, I was told by various doctors that I was making it up and being a drama queen," said Rebecca, who is originally from Wrexham.
"So when I was diagnosed with reflex anoxic seizures I finally felt like I'd taken control.
"Mentally, I wasn't ready for a pacemaker. I didn't want to look back at our wedding photos and think something else was helping me live.
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"But then I was told that every time I had an episode it would diminish my chances of recovery by 10%. I was living on borrowed time.
"That's when I realised I was being selfish so I decided to have it fitted – 54 years earlier than the average pacemaker."
Elfyn and Rebecca Morris-Roberts on their wedding day. Picture by Eray Güner (Image: Eray Güner)
'My dad followed me around'
Adrenaline junkie Rebecca, who has worked as an outdoor activity specialist and loves canoeing and abseiling, said her wedding day went by without needing to call the paramedics.
"I have always had a fear of being in front of people and my father followed me around the whole venue because he feared something would happen," she added.
"But I was completely relaxed. I was so proud to be sat at the top table looking at all the people who had been brought together.
"They all know what I'm going through and they didn't pity me. I didn't have to hide anything from them. It was incredible."
'Thrown in at the deep end'
Former student Rebecca met love-of-her-life Elfyn during her time studying for a degree at Bangor University.
"I had been with him for eight months and then I was diagnosed so he was really thrown in at the deep end," she joked.
"He's found me after a few episodes but he's only properly seen one. We share a bed together and when my breathing gets shallow he frantically wakes me up asking if I'm okay.
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"I think it's important for him to understand what I'm going through so he knows what's normal and what's not."
Rebecca said nurses have been too afraid to take her blood in the past just in case she had an episode.
On the red carpet: Elfyn and Rebecca Morris-Roberts on their wedding day. Picture by Eray Güner (Image: Eray Güner)
'I come out of episodes laughing'
She said she has come to terms with dying after more than a dozen close calls.
"I have experienced it so many times it's now quite peaceful," she added.
"I often come off an episode laughing – for some reason that's my reflex reaction.
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"I'm completely fine with death but I want to be here for my family – and I also want to start one of my own on day."
Rebecca, who is a former teaching assistant and now runs her own dog walking business, said her father Stephen Morris has actually stopped her from having an episode once – by giving her a "bit of banter".
More education needed
She said: "I am very close with my father. He has stopped me from going into a full-blown episode by just giving me some stick – and I think he's quite smug about that.
"I love my mother Gail very much, too, and she has her own way of dealing with my condition."
Rebecca said she believed more needs to be done to educate people about her rare condition, which is thought to only affect four people in the UK.
On Sunday she is competing in the Men's Health Survival of The Fittest in Cardiff Bay with Elfyn and four close friends.
Rebecca and Elfyn are gearing up to take part in Survival of the Fittest
Donating funds to Stars
All of the money will be given to Stars, a charity which ensures the long-term survival of resuscitated sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) patients.
She added: "I have never done something like this before and although many see it as an easy fun day out this will be one of the biggest challenges of my life so far."
For more information on Stars go to www.stars.org.uk or to donate go to the Virgin Money Giving website and type in 'Rebecca Morris-Roberts'.


The long-serving prime minister faces a thicket of corruption investigations. New political forces are challenging one of his core claims to power, that he is the exclusive defender of Israel's security. A recent poll showed that nearly half of Israelis do not want him to serve another term, and just over one-third do. Netanyahu will still be hard to beat, but he is clearly rattled. In addition to wily campaign tactics, he is using his stature as Israel's top statesman to boost his popularity. He is aggressively marketing his foreign policy achievements, and may be planning new ones before the election.
So far, Netanyahu's support remains solid. Since the prime minister's fourth electoral victory in 2015, Likud has consistently polled at or close to its current Knesset strength. In February 2018, when the police first recommended that the Attorney General indict Netanyahu in connection with two corruption cases (they added a third recommendation in December), his numbers actually rose slightly.
Likud voters are known for their party loyalty, which is often passed down through families. And Netanyahu has attracted a faithful constituency through his brand of populist, personality-based leadership, which he has honed over two and a half decades. But the prime minister is not complacent about his political standing. Over the last decade, he has pursued a bold foreign policy vision that has proved controversial to outsiders, but which is vaunted at home. Now he is hoping to cash in politically. In a recent poll, fully 60 percent of Israelis said Netanyahu was the best choice on foreign relations, three times more than the proportion that chose Gantz and far above the number who actually plan on voting for him (about 25 percent). By contrast, the same poll shows the Netanyahu and Gantz tied on security.
Hardly a week has gone by in the last four years without a highly publicized foreign policy achievement attributable to Netanyahu's government. In recent months alone, Netanyahu, who serves as foreign minister as well as prime minister, has visited Chad, attended the inauguration of the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, hosted Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and the Italian foreign minister in Jerusalem, and staged a surprise visit to Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said in Muscat.
With Gantz and his party encroaching on the prime minister's security territory, Netanyahu has shrewdly exploited his energetic global efforts. Israelis were once skeptical of Netanyahu's overly American background, but now they compliment his superb English and diplomatic acumen. By holding the premiership and the foreign ministry for the last four years, he towers above all other Israeli politicians in foreign affairs. And while his policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains murky—he rarely names an endgame—Netanyahu loves to discuss his foreign policy goals and achievements.
One of the most prominent of these has been convincing the United States to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Netanyahu expresses open contempt for the Obama administration and lavishes praise on the current U.S. president, Donald Trump. In February, Netanyahu's campaign posted giant billboards along with ads on Instagram and Facebook, showing him shaking hands with Trump and bearing the slogan "a different league." The Israeli media was thrilled to report that Trump posted a photo of one of these billboards on his Instagram account.
Netanyahu regularly drives home the idea that western European governments' focus on human rights and criticism of Israeli settlements and occupation policy makes them anti-Israel. He tends to ignore the EU's status as Israel's top trading partner, and instead, bitterly protested its requirement that manufacturers label products made in Israeli settlements. (The labels are a political irritant in Israel, but they have no real economic consequences.) His message is that Israel will not countenance outside criticism of its policy toward the Palestinians.
But Netanyahu's dismissive attitude toward western Europe and his renewed intimacy with the United States look like fine tuning compared to another of his major foreign policy initiatives: shifting Israel's diplomatic center of gravity away from other democracies and toward more illiberal leaders and countries. In addition to attending Bolsonaro's inauguration, he has maintained a complex but largely cooperative relationship with Russia and plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin again later in February. He warmly hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, turned China into a major trade partner, visited authoritarian Azerbaijan to strike lucrative arms deals.
Netanyahu has even been willing to set aside core Israeli commitments to win friends. He is famously warm toward Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, despite Orban's disturbing anti-Semitic rhetoric. In 2018, in order to maintain strong relations with Poland, Netanyahu expressed approval of a new Polish law, which stifles the history of Polish collaboration in the Holocaust and has left historians aghast. In February, Israel will host the Visegrád group, which is made up of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. Netanyahu has been working to strengthen relations with the Gulf States, and there are even rumors of an impending breakthrough with Saudi Arabia.
Befriending unsavory regimes is nothing new for Israel. The country kept close ties with Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu, helped Idi Amin plot and execute his coup in Uganda (before he later turned against Israel), and gave military and economic support to South Africa's apartheid regime. Generally, the Israeli governments deemed these relationships necessary but kept ties quiet.
Netanyahu, by contrast, openly uses his new foreign friendships to burnish his domestic political image and advance his strategy for Israel. He tells close associates that he is determined to reduce Israel's international isolation. And he regularly tells the public that Israel need not move on the Palestinian issue in order to maintain, or even improve, its international standing.
His strategy seems to be working. In a 2018 survey for Mitvim, an Israeli foreign policy think tank, nearly 60 percent of respondents believed that Israel's standing the world was good or excellent and fully 86 percent said the same about U.S.-Israeli relations; both figures have improved steadily over the last three years. Russia ranked as the most important country for Israel after the United States, according to the survey, and a slight plurality (42 percent) said Israel should not consider the nature of a country's government when cultivating allies, while 40 percent preferred democratic allies.
Netanyahu's skillful global navigation may help him maintain the public attitude expressed in voters' oft-repeated phrase: "there's no one else." Despite his controversial leadership, Netanyahu stands a good chance of winning a fifth term. If he does, he is sure to move ahead with his brand of foreign relations. That will be bad for Israel. Netanyahu's friendships with the current right-wing governments in Hungary and Poland could legitimize anti-Semitism and Holocaust-revisionism in those countries. Elsewhere, if authoritarian regimes are overthrown, their successors may not look kindly on Israel's past role. Today, South Africa is one of Israel's harshest critics; it regularly votes against Israel at the UN and recalled its ambassador for several months in 2018 after Israel killed scores of protesters in Gaza last May. Even the United States could pose problems. Support for Israel is already becoming a partisan issue. Once Trump is gone, the new generation of left-wing Democrats may not easily forget Israel's coziness with his administration.
Netanyahu's attempts to rebuff international pressure on the Palestinian issue might work in the short term, as his new friends are mostly uninterested in either peace or Palestinian rights. But it's hard to see how failure to resolve the conflict is good for Israel. Without a solution, Israel is heading towards becoming an openly unequal single state or a land of permanent conflict.
With Israel's new eastern European allies, Netanyahu has done just that. He and Orban share some uncanny similarities, both in their populist rhetoric—the late Arthur Finkelstein, a controversial political consultant, advised both men—and in their policies, including their tough anti-migrant measures. In Poland, the government has sought to exercise political control over the justice system, something Netanyahu's government has also attempted, although with more restraint.
And like its counterparts in Poland and Hungary, Netanyahu's government has targeted civil society, passing laws that constrain and demonize groups that support civil liberties and human rights.
Whether Netanyahu learns from foreign autocrats or inspires them is not immediately clear. Either way, Israel's new friends aren't likely to encourage the country's progressive, cosmopolitan elements. Rather, such alliances will encourage a less liberal and, ultimately, less democratic Israel. Netanyahu's foreign policy may win votes, but it did not start as an electoral ploy. If he wins, he will continue apace. If he loses, his successor should change course.
Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin is a public opinion expert and strategic consultant with twenty years of experience, specializing in liberal and progressive social causes. She has advised five national campaigns in Israel and has worked in 15 other countries. Dahlia conducts research and policy analysis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, democracy, human rights and civil rights, minority relations, religion and state, and domestic political analysis. Her clients include a long list of local and international civil society groups, think tanks and political actors. She has regional expertise in the Balkans, Eastern Europe, particularly post-conflict societies and transitional democracies. Dahlia is a co-founder and columnist at +972 Magazine; a policy fellow at Mitvim – the Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, and she co-hosts the The Tel Aviv Review podcast; she is a frequent lecturer, analyst and commentator.
She writes also in the prestigious US review Foreign Affairs.


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If you come to D'Arcy's A.R.C. to adopt a pet, you will be asked many questions to ensure that the animal you are interested in is a good match for your home and that you are prepared for the responsibilities and commitment of pet ownership.
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If you are interested in adopting a special needs cat that has a physical condition or behavioural issues that require extra care, we will ask that you fill out an application form. This application form will be reviewed by our shelter manager to ensure that you are aware of the needs of the cat and the potential costs involved, and that you are able to provide a suitable home.
Cats have the reputation of being independent creatures who need little from their owners. While some people think of cats as "low maintenance" pets because they do not need regular walks like dogs, cats have a variety of needs that must be met. Each cat has a distinct personality and depending upon age, breed and temperament, a set of behaviours that may or may not suit your home.
Some cats are mellow from the day they're born. Others are terrors who love to run, jump and climb. Some cats are aloof while others are "talkative" and highly interactive. When you're ready to adopt a cat, it's a good idea to have in mind what kind of companion you want. If your idea of quality time is napping or quietly watching TV with the cat snuggled on your lap, look for a cat that shares these values. If you want to play with your cat and be amused by its antics, then look for a feline with an energetic and curious nature.
And just as important, consider the other inhabitants of your house. Very small kittens are too fragile for many young children. Timid cats do best in a quiet household. Robust, confident cats or cats that have previously lived with dogs will do best sharing a home with your canine family. Quieter cats are more trustworthy companions for the elderly.
Most cats that enter the shelter are categorized loosely as Domestic Shorthairs. This means they are of no particular breed. Therefore, the best way to learn about the personality of a shelter cat is to ask a shelter worker about their experience with the animal and to spend some time observing and interacting with the animal. When you're ready to adopt, please come to the shelter and tell us about your interests and your household. We know our resident animals very well and can help you choose a cat companion that you'll treasure for life.
We take the business of animal rescue seriously. We want the dogs and cats that we've cared for and protected to end up in happy, for life homes.
If one of our cats appeals to you, talk to one of the shelter staff. We will tell you everything we know about the cat and can discuss how it will likely fit into your home.
If you have another pet or other people that should meet the cat prior to adoption, let us know. We'll help you make arrangements for that too. And finally, we can give you some practical advice on how to introduce a new pet into a multi-pet household.
If you are interested but unsure of whether you should proceed with an adoption, we will let you put the cat on hold for up to 24 hours. We'd rather you took the time to think things over, than have regrets later. A $20 fee is required to put a cat on hold. This fee is refundable if you complete the adoption. If you choose not to adopt the cat, the $20 is applied towards the cat's care.
If you live in a rented house or apartment, we will require a letter from your landlord granting you permission to maintain a cat at that residence.
If you are experiencing difficulties with a cat you adopted through us, we ask that you give us a call. We will do our best to help you resolve problems and can direct you towards helpful resources.
If you are unable to keep the cat you have adopted through us, we ask that you phone us at 888-2266 to make arrangements.
Within 21 days of the adoption, we will refund you 50% of the adoption fee and place your name on the waiting list for available kennel space.
After the 21 day period, you will not be refunded any part of the adoption costs. A relinquish fee will apply.
A feral cat is a cat that has never been touched by humans or socialized to interact with people. These cats are effectively wild animals.
D'Arcy's A.R.C. does not provide rescue, shelter or adoption services for feral cats. It is our experience – as well as the experience of other animal care professionals – that these cats do not adapt to an indoor lifestyle or make safe pets. Very rarely does a feral cat respond to even the most compassionate or patient caregiver.
If you have a feral cat or a colony of cats in your neighbourhood, please phone us at 888-2266. We may be able to give you support in trapping, neutering and returning the animal to the outdoors so that it may live the way it's most comfortable – without contributing to further generations of feral cats or spreading disease.
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Economy November 1, 2020 | 11:06 am
Government delivers RD $ 48MM to remodel Puerto Plata municipal market
In compliance with the promise made by President Luis Abinader during his recent visit to Puerto Plata to remodel the market of the head municipality, the Administrative Minister of the Presidency, José Ignacio Paliza, went this Friday to the Atlantic city to deliver a certificate for a deposit of 48 million 11 thousand pesos to start the work.
The funds for the work were given to the mayor of San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Roquelito Garcia. He had stressed the need to recover the commercial area under the projects announced by the Head of State in the province to revive tourism.
"The Government will not execute the work, it is an economic contribution that we make to the city council, and the city council based on the regulations of place and procedures, because it will make construction in the next ten months of that important municipal work and according to the budget that they had originally thought," expressed Paliza.
He asked the legislators and council members of the province to give the mayor's office the necessary support to carry out the work.
"They can count on the municipality of San Felipe de Puerto Plata, as well as the province of Puerto Plata, with the collaboration and support of the government of President Luis Abinader to culminate the process of launching a square like ours, as well as on a personal level, in our capacity as Administrative Minister of the Presidency, with whatever is within our reach, to make Puerto Plata what it deserves," he said.
On his side, Mayor Garcia thanked President Abinader for his collaboration. He said, "Minister Paliza, today you come with the contribution in your hands, and on behalf of Puerto Plata, we want to thank you because the market will be converted into a municipal plaza that will generate more jobs, improve the quality of life of its merchants, but also receive thousands of tourists during the year.


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People crowd La Concha beach in the basque city of San Sebastian, northern Spain. Hot air from Africa is bringing a heatwave to Europe, prompting health warnings about Sahara Desert dust and exceptionally high temperatures that could peak at 47 degrees Celsius in Spain and Portugal. Picture: Alvaro Barrientos
Asphalt melts and armies of firies deployed as heat soars
by Ash Cant
5th Aug 2018 11:20 AM
EUROPE is sweltering in intense heat with temperatures hitting near-record highs of 46 degrees Celsius in Portugal, while elsewhere the high temperatures exacerbated fires and melted the asphalt on highways.
An influx of hot air and dust coming in from the Sahara Desert has prompted warning alerts in countries such as Portugal and Spain.
People sunbathe on a beach during a hot summer day in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. Hot air from Africa is bringing a heat wave to Europe, prompting health warnings about Sahara Desert dust and exceptionally high temperatures that could peak at 47 degrees Celsius (117 Fahrenheit) in Spain and Portugal. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
The hottest recorded temperature in continental Europe is 48C, in Greece in 1977, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.
Portugal's highest recorded temperature was 47.4C, in 2003 and this weekend it's approaching 46C, more than half the country has been issued health warnings in anticipation for the extreme heat.
During the week, eight places in Portugal broke local temperature records. It was reported streets were deserted in the southern prominence of Alentejo, beaches in the capital, Lisbon, were packed and some farmers opted to work during the night.
A couple play catch with a ball whilst swimming in the River Stour as high temperatures resume in the south east in Forwich, United Kingdom. Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe
Almost 700 firefighters, 180 vehicles and 10 aircraft are battled a wildfire, which has already burned 2,470 acres in southern Portuguese town of Monchique, according to the Algarve Daily News.
The Portugal News Online reported 40 people were evacuated as the blaze approached a village.
Three men have reportedly died in Spain due to heatstroke, two in the southeast region of Murcia, one in Barcelona.
Areas in the south of Spain, like Seville, Guelva, Badajoz and Cordoba are expected to reach 45C in the coming days.
People sunbathe on a beach during a hot summer day in Barcelona, Spain, Temperatures could peak at 47 degrees Celsius in Spain and Portugal. AP Photo: Manu Fernandez
Spanish military assisted emergency services in fighting a blaze in Nerva, in Spain's south, emergency services have said the wildfire is now stabilised. A wildfire near the capital, Madrid, has injured two people and damaged six homes.
France has temporarily shut down four nuclear reactors in response to the heatwave. The decision was due to the fear of mass fish-die offs in local rivers as a result of water overheating. Nuclear power plants use water from rivers to cool the reactors, the water is then sent back to rivers. The nuclear power plants were near the Rhine and Rhone rivers, temperatures are expected to reach 37C in France's Rhone Valley.
Although Austria isn't copping the worst of Europe's heatwave, police dogs patrolling a beach volleyball tournament will be fitted with special shoes.
Temperatures have reached 34C in Austria but surfaces exposed to the sun may reach up to 50C, which would be excruciatingly hot for a pups paws.
Police in the Swiss city of Zurich have called for dog owners to provide protection for their dogs, including providing them with shoes. The Zurich Police launched a Facebook campaign, appropriately called "Hot Dogs".
Switzerland is experiencing heat up to 37C.
The heat is expected to stick around for a few days, with hot air from Africa's Sahara Desert bringing not only the heat, but also dust particles.
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Heckscherville és una concentració de població designada pel cens dels Estats Units a l'estat de Pennsilvània. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 76 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Heckscherville tenia 76 habitants, 36 habitatges, i 23 famílies. La densitat de població era de 172,6 habitants per quilòmetre quadrat.

Dels 36 habitatges en un 16,7% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 38,9% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 16,7% dones solteres, i en un 36,1% no eren unitats familiars. En el 27,8% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 16,7% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,11 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 2,57.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 14,5% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 2,6% entre 18 i 24, un 22,4% entre 25 i 44, un 28,9% de 45 a 60 i un 31,6% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 54 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 75,7 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 35.625 $ i la renda mediana per família de 41.250 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 28.750 $ mentre que les dones 15.625 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 18.577 $. Entorn del 20% de les famílies i el 28,2% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

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Comtat de Schuylkill
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Tags: Arielle Monk, Callum McKenzie, David Caygill, David Tikao, Diana Crossan, FUNZ, Maia, Michael Cullen, Riana Bennett, Ryan and Jeremy Bennett, Tā Mark Solomon, Tā Tipene O'Regan, Tahu Pōtiki, Tonya Woodgate, TRoNT, Whai Rawa, Wiremu Rickus
10 Years of Whai Rawa
In 2001, a little-known charitable trust was formed in the belief that tertiary education should be for everyone. That trust lobbied two of Helen Clark's governments to form an education savings fund – a concept that was canned indefinitely just days after Clark led a third Labour victory in 2005.
Rather than following the state's example – and opting for student debt over savings – Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu leaders saw an opportunity to provide their people with increased access to tertiary education, home ownership, and retirement support. And so Whai Rawa was born.
Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri, ā muri ake nei – for us and our children after us.
Kaituhi Arielle Monk reports.
Tā Tipene O'Regan with then Finance Minister Michael Cullen at the Whai Rawa launch in 2005.
From the time of enterprise and trade with Europeans in the very early 19th century, to the unstoppable generations behind Te Kēreme, Ngāi Tahu has been trailblazing, caring less for following and more for leading – often into the unknown.
It was with this cultural precedent that former Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (TRoNT) CEO Tahu Potiki set about laying a path of indigenous corporate responsibility for the iwi businesses.
"I really did think that we had to figure out how to get money out of the building and into the homes of Ngāi Tahu people – every single one of them," Potiki says. "That was my objective."
The first Potiki heard of a tertiary education-focused saving fund, he had been slung a hook by his then-father-in-law Tā Tipene O'Regan. Too busy at the time to take the invitation, he had referred Potiki on to a contact in The New Zealand Institute, a self-funded 'think tank', now merged with the Business Roundtable to form the New Zealand Initiative. The New Zealand Institute's interests lay with the development of socio-economic policy, among other issues. At the time, the institute was investigating the rising costs of tertiary education and the barrier this presented to people pursuing further education.
"Tahu became particularly enthused by this [idea of a savings scheme]," Tā Tipene says.
"Right through the settlement process, we were looking at ways and means to be of benefit to our people."
The actual logistics of distributing the wealth to enable such benefits, however, were complex: infrastructure was essentially required from the ground up. The year was 2001, and TRoNT and its subsidiaries were making quick work of intelligent post-settlement investment – a lot of money was being made, but not a lot was being distributed among the tribe.
By a stroke of luck, voluntary and private sector finance guru Diana Crossan had been pulled into the discussion of rising student debt and falling Kiwi savings, and was leading the debate with a small charitable trust known as FUNZ. In late 2001, FUNZ began touring the country to research the problems posed by mounting student debt, with particular attention to Māori.
"Here, it was Tahu who was the most interested, and then Tipene became involved," Crossan says. She presented her ideas at a first meeting with Potiki, uniting the FUNZ and TRoNT interests to promote furthering education. The organisations kept in touch. Despite setbacks to FUNZ's efforts on a national stage, in the mid-2000s TRoNT had already independently begun to research a viable channel for the exact scheme the government was rejecting. In 2005, Kaiwhakahaere Mark Solomon asked Crossan – who had then been the Retirement Commissioner for two years – to chair the Whai Rawa Trust.
"They called me up and asked me to be on the board, and I thought, 'Why not?'"
The Whai Rawa Trust was born, and pulled alongside Crossan to govern it were Tā Tipene and former finance minister, David Caygill. Caygill asserts he was there to tell stories, Tā Tipene was there to keep them ethical, and Crossan was there to "put them to work".
"It was a pretty revolutionary thing in its day, even more so than the KiwiSaver concept," Tā Tipene adds, with perhaps a hint of pride at the foresight of the iwi – Whai Rawa was a calculated punt ahead of even the political powers of the time. "But there were various questions posed – one of them was that this was a benefit being distributed to a section of our people, and not to others."
"I think what's appealing about it is having somewhere that is committed to saving. And you're doing that alongside your brothers and your sisters, and your cousins. Anybody can save into a bank, but not everybody gets an opportunity to save along with their tribe."
David Tikao
Whai Rawa Programme Leader
By this, Tā Tipene refers to the fact that about half of iwi members have set up Whai Rawa accounts – so what about the other half? That is an issue Whai Rawa Programme Leader David Tikao is constantly confronting in day-to-day operations with his team.
"We've got a glaringly obvious gap in our membership … it's thesame gap that appears across multiple standards in New Zealand. I think we are already making a difference – we've got around 5,000 rangatahi in Whai Rawa. But there's still around 15,000 that we haven't got to."
As it operates today, Whai Rawa offers matched savings – up to $200 annually – at a rate of 4:1 for members under 16, and 1:1 for members aged 16–65. A distribution of profit funds, set by TRoNT annually, is also paid out at the end of the financial year and newborn Ngāi Tahu pēpi registered with the scheme receive a one-off $100 boost. Funds can be withdrawn at the completion of a tertiary qualification to assist with student loans, to contribute to a first home loan, and after the age of 55 to support retirement.
And although access to opportunity through long-term saving is the key to the scheme, Tikao is thoughtful about the capabilities of Whai Rawa and believes that through "empowering whānau to choose to save", they will benefit from more than just the dollar value.
"I think what's appealing about it is having somewhere that is committed to saving. And you're doing that alongside your brothers and your sisters, and your cousins. Anybody can save into a bank, but not everybody gets an opportunity to save along with their tribe," Tikao says.
"The investment the tribe is making in you, and your future – that's a big part of it too."
Tikao has been on board for five years, returning home from London to take up the role. He would often get a snippet of iwi affairs via TE KARAKA on the tube commute, acutely feeling the fact that he was one Māori among hundreds of people. Here, he is but one feather in a very large, very rich cloak.
The Whai Rawa administrative unit took on another staff member recently. New legislation brought in by the Financial Markets Authority has added what equates to a full-time role to look after legal obligations. The legislation, designed to ward off money laundering and fraud, comes into full effect this December and will establish Whai Rawa as a licensed Managed Investment Scheme. Tikao says that, despite the extra costs and work now involved in running the scheme, the license is a boost in credibility for Whai Rawa.
On its 10th anniversary, the victory and the evolving organism that is Whai Rawa should be celebrated. But it is apparent to all concerned in the stewardship of the scheme that there is more work to be done.
Although he champions the scheme, Tā Tipene acknowledges there are further costs that occur in life. And it's something that TRoNT itself is facing, as the astute post-settlement business and investment continues – how else will the vast profits be distributed?
"Whai Rawa is great. But it's only one of a suite of distributional devices that we use, and I do think we need to think more creatively about how we go beyond this initiative."
David Caygill says the mean number of dollars by contributors is one to watch, to ensure it is always increasing, never lagging or falling. That average amount of savings has risen from under $1000 during his early days on the board to $2,375, and will continue to climb as scheme members develop stronger savings habits.
David Tikao sees the need to further reach whānau to increase membership in the scheme from the current 52% of all registered Ngāi Tahu. The primary benefit of increased uptake is, of course, wealth distribution. The secondary benefit is also vital: encouraging individuals to plan for a brighter future one way or another. "There is something for everyone".
If there is one thing the voices of the foundation, support and management for Whai Rawa agree on, it is Potiki's initial assertion. "It has the potential to improve quality of life."
Rangatahi carve a place in the world
Toya Woodgate.
Better access to tertiary education for the people is arguably at least one of the driving catalysts that began a conversation around Whai Rawa's inception in the early 2000s.
Although some would say New Zealand tertiary education is highly accessible via the government agency StudyLink, the average Bachelor's degree from an accredited tertiary provider will cost at least $18,000 over three years. This considerable chunk of debt does not include the costs of life's essentials like housing, food and transport.
In 2014, 186,477 students racked up $1.6 billion in debt – an average of $8,580 each.
So it isn't a stretch to surmise the trade-off for tertiary education is a sizeable millstone called the student loan. Whai Rawa was born with the specific intention to encourage Ngāi Tahu whānau to save long-term and allow those savings to be withdrawn at three stages over a lifetime. The first being at the completion of a tertiary qualification – paying back student debt.
The Whai Rawa programme leader himself has made a withdrawal to ease the burden of student debt. Thanks to his Whai Rawa savings, David Tikao is just two payments away from clearing his loan entirely.
Tikao completed an Executive MBA through Massey University; his look of relief at the debt reduction is palpable. "It took out a nice big chunk for me."
For most making that first withdrawal for further education or training allows them to save for the next potential withdrawal: a first home purchase.
Toya Woodgate, 22, is an early childhood teacher.
As an employee of Te Rūnanga, Toya's mum joined her tamariki up to Whai Rawa 10 years ago. At 17, Toya began working casually for the iwi office herself and learned the value of the saving scheme up close while processing administration for the unit.
She graduated last year from the Canterbury College of Education with a Bachelor of Teaching and Learning with First Class Honours. She now teaches at Hoon Hay Primary School.
In December, 2015 Toya and partner Callum McKenzie began looking around at viable first home options. They were astounded at the real estate market and were quickly forced to look outside Christchurch. Five months later, the Selwyn district became their hunting ground and after several false starts, with frustration mounting, the pair resorted to TradeMe. Within minutes, they found a house that ticked the boxes, arranged a viewing and put in an offer within five minutes of setting foot inside the door.
Although "stressed out" by the purchase, with support from Callum, her whānau and the Whai Rawa team, Toya was able to use her account balance as part of the settlement deposit on the Leeston property.
"I had had all my Whai Rawa withdrawal applications ready to go from December. The staff there really helped me calm down!
"I wouldn't have been able to afford to buy a house without that extra amount there, and the bank probably wouldn't have supported us as much financially either.
"It's funny, we were talking the other night and it still seems like a dream," Toya says, speaking down the phone from the comfort of her very own home.
Pēpi to Pōua, Toddler to Tāua
Riana Bennett with Maia, Ryan and husband Jeremy.
There were different priorities before motherhood but, after two tamariki, there was suddenly a more concrete long-term future to plan for Riana Bennett (Ngāi Tahu – Makaawhio, Ngāti Māhaki).
"It's my main goal now to provide for my kids. Before them, it was all about me and 'What am I doing Saturday night' – but now in all our financial aspects and aspirations, we're looking towards the kids."
Whai Rawa enables her and husband Jeremy to do just that – with ease. Ryan, 4, and Maia, 1, are both registered members of the iwi and Whai Rawa. More than 70% of Ngāi Tahu children registered are already saving, and every pēpi signed up by parents before their first birthday is gifted a $100 kick-start into their account.
Riana says the administrative side of signing up can be a barrier for whānau, but the Whai Rawa applications are well worth it in the end.
"I don't want them to have a financial burden if they want to study something amazing … if I can provide that for my kids, it means that when they go to buy their first home there will be money sitting there.
"As soon as they were born, we set up bank accounts for them, we got their IRD numbers sorted and they have their Whai Rawa accounts. Actually, the kids have more money than me!"
Riana has been a member of the iwi saving scheme since it began in 2006, and hasn't made a withdrawal to date.
"[It's for] retirement, absolutely," she says, nodding.
Her grandparents lost faith in saving schemes after money they invested in 1975 was effectively wiped under Robert Muldoon's government. The money was never returned.
"And they have had financial challenges because of that. I don't want to be struggling, so we've thought, 'What can we do now and in the next 30–40 years?'
"My beliefs are that I have my faith and trust in Ngāi Tahu."
Wiremu Rickus (Ngāi Tahu, Arowhenua, Ngāti Raukawa) couldn't agree more.
As a member of Whai Rawa for seven years, all of those after the age of 55 when a kaumātua can withdraw, he knows well the value of the iwi investment. He can't quite remember why he signed up, but he is glad he did.
"I thought, 'yeah, may as well'. It's a Māori kaupapa, it's the whānau, which I like."
He has withdrawn from his account a few times in the past few years. His elderly mother, still living in Horowhenua where he grew up among Ngāti Raukawa whānau, is suffering from advanced dementia. To help her carer provide quality of life, he purchased a car for her. His aunty, who lives two houses away, drives her to the shops and around the Horowhenua district.
"It's been very stressful for us, the whānau. I know I've spent a bit on her but it's been about trying to get our mum settled," Wiremu reflects.
He has also withdrawn after answering the call home and expected to find his mother on her deathbed. And he did – but she made an unexpected recovery – a "false alarm," Wiremu chuckles.
Although a serious stroke forced him from his job as a bus driver five years ago, he still religiously contributes to Whai Rawa from his income at the Lincoln GoBus service bay. He works 4.30 pm–1.00 am servicing buses as they come and go, until the last has finished its route –Tuesday through Saturday.
"It keeps me motivated and fit. We may be at the bottom, but like the old saying goes, when things are right in the back, things will be right in the front."
Wiremu, 64, is hoping GoBus will expand further in Wellington; a transfer is high on his mind.
"I'm missing my family up north. I miss my sons and my daughter."
His three grown children live in Taupō, Hamilton and Hawke's Bay respectively, and he has 11 mokopuna and two great-grandchildren. Does he think he'll go back?
"Oh definitely, definitely. I miss them so much, it's hurting me here," he indicates to his heart.
And when the time comes for his big move, he knows his Whai Rawa account will stand him in good stead to realise the dream of returning to his northern whānau.


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UMD's Mote Elected NAE President
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - C.D. "Dan" Mote, Jr., former president and Regents Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland and the A. James Clark School of Engineering, has been elected as the next president of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). His six-year term will start July 1, 2013. Mote succeeds Charles M. Vest.
"It is inspiring to be selected from among the nation's most distinguished engineers to lead the National Academy of Engineering," said Mote. "It is an opportunity I never expected, but which I am looking forward to greatly. The National Academy has a vital national leadership responsibility because engineering is a key to our national competitiveness, security and quality of life."
The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies, which also include the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council. These independent, nonprofit institutions advise the government and the public on issues related to science, engineering, and medicine. NAE members are the nation's premier engineers, elected by their peers for their distinguished achievements. Established in 1964, NAE operates under the congressional charter granted to the National Academy of Sciences in 1863. The NAE president is a full-time employee of the organization at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., and also serves as vice chair of the National Research Council, the principal research arm of the National Academies.
A National Leader in Education and Research
A leader who has long advocated for education and increased support of basic research, Mote served on a National Academies' committee in 2005 that produced the highly influential report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm. It proposed a series of steps to increase research funding, invest in K-12 science and math education and enhance opportunities for entrepreneurship. As chair and co-chair respectively, Mote also led National Academies' science and technology research and workforce reports by the committee on Global Science and Technology Strategies and Their Effect on the US National Security and the committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Workforce Needs for the US Department of Defense. He has testified before Congress and been featured in the news on issues ranging from education funding models to deemed export controls.
Mote served as University of Maryland president and Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering in UMD's A. James Clark School of Engineering from 1998 to 2010. Under his leadership, the university's research funding increased by more than 150 percent and the university greatly expanded partnerships with corporate and federal laboratories. Mote also negotiated establishment of the University of Maryland-China Research Park, connecting Maryland and Chinese companies for joint ventures. Stressing the importance of closing the achievement gap, Mote helped UMD achieve the fourth highest graduation rate for underrepresented minorities in 2007 among public research universities.
Internationally recognized for his research on the dynamics of gyroscopic systems, including high-speed translating and rotating systems, and the biomechanics of snow skiing, Mote has authored or co-authored more than 300 publications, holds patents in the United States, Norway, Finland and Sweden, and has mentored 58 Ph.D. students.
Mote was elected to the NAE in 1988 "for analysis of the mechanics of complex dynamic systems, providing results of great practical importance in vibrations and biomechanics," and is the current NAE treasurer and a member of the National Research Council's Governing Board Executive Committee. In addition, he co-chairs the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable and Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Workforce Needs for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base. His past Research Council service includes membership on the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy and chairmanship of the Committee on Global Science and Technology Strategies and Their Effect on U.S. National Security.
His many professional honors include receiving in 2005 the NAE Founders Award and in 2011 the highest honor in his field - the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Medal.
Mote received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, where he served on the faculty for 31 years and held positions as chair of the department of mechanical engineering, president of the UC Berkeley Foundation, and vice chancellor. He has received three honorary doctorates and the Berkeley Citation, an award from the university similar to an honorary doctorate.


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