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Cattle rustling: Eastern Equatoria tribes of Lopit and Toposa sign pact to end the Vice
NCMP August 7, 2021
Cattle rustling is a vice that's blighted South Sudanese communities for the last three decades. The evil has been exacerbated by the presence of arms in the hands of the civilian population. According to UN Statistics released in 2020, more than 1000 lives were lost in the space of a month in cattle-related incidents- with thousands more displaced from their places of origin.
With the Government putting more effort into seeing that cattle-related crimes reduce, communities are beginning to sign peace deals to ensure the vice is curtailed. Eastern Equatoria State couldn't be an exception, missing out on this golden chance.
On Thursday afternoon, the neighbouring communities of Toposa and Lopit agreed in a peace deal to cease the criminal activities among themselves. The peace deal was brokered with the help of local church leaders and non-governmental organizations.
In a gathering attended by elders, youths, and dignitaries alike, the two Communities agreed to return to normal and focus on developing their state. Speaking to the media after signing the peace deal, a Lopit local chief said that the peace deal was a significant step in the right direction. He urged his people to respect the agreement and allow peace to come for once.
"With this peace deal, we must stop all the bad acts. Cattle rustling can't take us forward. This is a step in the right direction. All the parties must respect the deal", he said. One of the youths said that cattle rustling has made it impossible for development in the region. He emphasized the need to live in harmony together.
A Toposa chief urged the two Communities to allow Education to take place. He said that insecurity has made it impossible for students to move between the two communities to find better Education. Speaking on behalf of the mediators, a local non-governmental official said that "since the peace is top of the government agenda, communities must take it seriously."
South Sudan's insecurity woes have worsened due to cattle rustling-related crimes. The states of Lakes, Jonglei, Warrap, Unity, Pibor, Abyei, and Eastern Equatoria are not in peace due to the vice.
In 2020, armed youths from Jonglei State invaded Pibor Administrative Area in a revenge attack on the persistent raids by their counterparts, Murle. The incident resulted in the displacement of more than 200,000 thousand people with cattle raided.
Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual and Lt. Gen. Johnson Olony evacuated to Sudan as clashes ceased

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Debating the role of technology in future food supply
Panel members (L-R): Alex Steel, Peter Sargeant, Sarah Sands, Andrew Opie and Henry Dimbleby. Photo credit: Lucy Young.
Will technology help feed the world? Is there room for organic small farming in agricultural intensification? These were just some of the questions that arose in the Syngenta Future of Food debate with the London Evening Standard held at Somerset House, London.
A panel of industry experts each representing parts of the supply chain discussed the role of technology in supporting the production of food supply and ensuring food security.
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Chaired by Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands, topics from food waste to GM were addressed. Developing from the debate came several points. It was evident that to make the food chain more sustainable every angle needs to be tackled using a variety of innovations in breeding as well as analysing data.
Panel member Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of restaurant chain Leon, recognised that this type of discussion does not occur enough within the public domain. This debate, however, was a pioneering example of the mainstream media highlighting the issues that we face and also educating the public on how food is produced.
Photo credit: Lucy Young.
Alex Steel, Syngenta Head Europe North (above) said he was pleasantly surprised by the balanced questions and discussion.
"I think that people are recognising that there are different views and different perspectives but I was encouraged by people listening to one another so that we had a real dialogue", he added.
Syngenta customer Peter Sargeant, Managing Director of G's Fresh (below) represented growers.
"It's been interesting to listen to the views of people after the debate and how they've interpreted some of the answers to the questions as some of those views have been very polar. That just underlines the challenge we've got in trying to get the right messages across to the consumer." Said Peter.
During the evening the audience had the opportunity to view colourful cabbage varieties and taste a selection of tomatoes, all developed using Syngenta technology and innovation.
The Syngenta and London Evening Standard Partnership
Throughout 2017, Syngenta will be working in partnership with the London Evening Standard. A key part of the partnership will be the hosting of three panel events - organised by the Editor of the Evening Standard in association with Syngenta - focussing on food supply issues, both globally and in London specifically.
From a Syngenta perspective, the aim of the event is to demonstrate how Syngenta is committed to an open, transparent and evidence-based discussion on the future of food production given rising populations, climate change and the pressures caused by on-demand food consumption patterns of cities such as London.
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Dubai Creek Tower – the new tallest building in the world
Posted on 24. July 2018 27. January 2019 by tobias
Dubai already owns a skyscraper of absolute superlatives with the 828 m high Burj Khalifa. The Dubai Creek Tower, which is currently under construction, is set to surpass the world record by another 100 meters, which is supposed to be almost one kilometer high. All information about the newest building in the largest city of the United Arab Emirates as well as valuable tips for a visit and where to buy The Tower tickets can be found in this article.
The new tallest building in the world will be ready in 2020. Image: © Emaar Properties
Dubai 2020 – the "City of Superlatives" is still growing with the Creek Tower
Dubai is known for its magnificent buildings and skyscrapers. The incredible skyline with turquoise blue sea and the consistently warm temperatures lure countless guests for years in the well-known emirate. You cannot only have a relaxed beach holiday but also adventurers will get their money worth, for example with a safari through the desert of Dubai. The "city of superlatives" offers so much more than a simple holiday with family, friends or your partner: you will find one of the most expensive hotels in the world and since this year even the largest Ferris wheel in the world, the AIN Dubai.
The Boulevard around the Creek Tower in Dubai is full of great shopping opportunities. Image: © Emaar Properties
A new world record for the tallest building in the world
The world's tallest building Burj Khalifa is expected to be replaced in 2020 by a new skyscraper in Dubai. "The Tower Dubai" will measure the record-breaking 928 to 1000 meters and will be ready for the upcoming Expo in Dubai! In addition to the already existing breathtaking buildings in the city, the new, soon tallest building in the world is just one more reason to visit the largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates.
Visit the Creek Tower: book your tickets on our page
Even though you have already been there, it is definitely worth a second, third, or even fourth time, as there is always something new to see and the city continuously develops year after year. If you are planning a trip to Dubai, you are in the right place. Here you will find all the information and ticket options for the best attractions of the metropolis city, with which your stay definitely will be remembered forever. You can read more about the ticket prices and the different options at the end of this article. To keep up to date make sure you follow us on Facebook.
Facts about the (supposedly soon) largest building in the world at a glance:
Name: The Tower Dubai, Dubai Creek Tower, Lagoon Tower
Start of building: October 2016
Completion: expected 2020
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Costs: about $ 1 billion
Height: 928 – 1000 meter
Location: Dubai Creek
Ten viewing platforms, a 360-degree view on Dubai
A masterpiece by a master craftsman: another building by Santiago Calatrava
The design for Dubai's new futuristic building is from the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, known for his sweeping train stations, bridges, and buildings in his hometown Valencia. Among many applicants, Calatrava prevailed with his design for the (soon) tallest building in the world. He said he was inspired by the Islamic tradition: "These architectural wonders combine elegance and beauty with mathematics and geometry". His last work was the Oculus Path Train Station at New York's One World Trade Center.
Dubai Creek Tower – Building and completion
The Dubai Creek Tower, The Tower Dubai, or Lagoon Tower, is being built in a completely new district developed by a real estate company called Emaar Properties. In this area, apartments are to be built for approximately 470,000 people. The tower will be the centerpiece of Dubai Creek Harbor, just as the Burj Khalifa is the heart of Downtown Dubai.
Embedded in a beautiful scenery: "The Tower". Image: © Emaar Properties
A giant needle on the rise
The preparatory work already began in October 2016; around 170,000 cubic meters of soil were excavated to make way for the founding of the tower. After laying 145 piles and placing them at a depth of 75 meters, 210,000 tons of concrete were poured to form the foundation. In May 2017, the foundation work was completed. The construction progress will be a lot faster than with an ordinary skyscraper. The estimated cost of building the giant needle is a billion dollars.
What's inside the tower?
The Tower Dubai consists mainly of a slender trunk that serves as the backbone of the tower. Near the top of the tower, there is an elongated oval structure which is looking like the bud of a lily. The diameter of the bud is much larger than the trunk, which makes the tower majestic, making it look more like a building than just a tower.
Luxurious residences and viewing platforms at breathtaking heights
In addition to luxury residences, offices and restaurants, up to ten viewing platforms are planned. These are designed like gardens inspired by the ancient hanging gardens of Babylon. Apart from the interior decks, there will be many smaller moving platforms that resemble balconies at the edge of the deck. Half of such a platform is located outside the facade of the tower. These rotating platforms can lead visitors to an open-air space to enjoy the stunning views. A breathtaking look over the entire emirate of Dubai is guaranteed.
Where is the Creek Tower located in Dubai?
The tower is located in the district of Dubai Creek, or also Khor Dubai called and should represent the heart of it. Khor Dubai is a natural inlet of the Persian Gulf and divides Dubai into the districts of Bur Dubai and Deira. Dubai Creek Harbor is a huge urban development project focused on developing artificial intelligence.
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Will a visit of Dubai Creek Tower be worth it?
A visit to the tallest building in the world is not only worth the view. On the planned ten viewing platforms you can watch the breathtaking skyline and whole Dubai in 360 degrees. Solely the pictures you can take here will be worth it! Depending on how tall the Lagoon Tower will ultimately be, you'll be as high as nowhere else and never! One kilometer above the ground, on an open-air platform and the emirate of Dubai at your feet. Of course, you can combine a visit to the tower with other attractions. You can find out which ticket options are available here or on our Facebook page as soon as they are published.
Which are currently the tallest buildings in the world?
The world's tallest skyscraper is also located in Dubai: The Burj Khalifa with its 828 meters holds the current world record, followed by The Shanghai Tower in China with 632 meters. Under construction, however, there is another spectacle that competes with The Tower Dubai. The Jeddah Tower is said to be built on the west coast of Saudi Arabia by the end of 2019 and should be over 1000 meters high. The construction began in 2013 and the cost is estimated at about $ 1.4 billion. The architect of the skyscraper is Adrian Smith, who also designed the Burj Khalifa. So, Dubai and Saudi Arabia will have a hot race for the new world record of, the tallest building in the world in the coming years. Who will finally get the title? We will find out in about two years.
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Rwandan Rescuers and Those They Rescued Recall Trauma and Triumph
On July 4, 1994, Paul Rukesha was convinced the sun was shining differently than it had the day before.
Rukesha, then 16, had spent the previous three months eluding soldiers, militias, and Hutu neighbors who were rampaging across Rwanda looting, raping, and murdering minority ethnic Tutsis like himself. His father, his stepmother, his brother, and many other relatives had been killed and by July 4 Rukesha was starving, lice-ridden, and in despair. The day before, he had heard people fleeing and that morning, soldiers of the Rwandan Patriotic Army arrived at his hideout in the capital Kigali to tell Rukesha and those hiding with him that the RPA had captured the city—and that they were now safe.
"I was just looking at [the RPA soldiers], observing them, wondering what they were made of, if they were human, like us," Rukesha said an interview recorded for The 600, a documentary film about an elite RPA unit. "I wanted to enjoy the moment, enjoy the new sun, because the sun beaming on us during the genocide was not the usual sun."
He still sees that new sun every July 4, which in Rwanda is now celebrated as Kwibohora, or Liberation Day.
Rukesha's testimony, along with six other interviews from The 600 documentary, was recently integrated into USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive, which now holds 135 indexed and searchable interviews connected to the Genocide Against the Tutsi Rwanda. The majority of these testimonies were collected by Aegis Trust and the Kigali Genocide Memorial, in partnership with USC Shoah Foundation. The seven new testimonies include the first accounts of Rwandan liberators to be added to the collection.
Richard Hall, the writer and producer of The 600, funded the integration of the interviews he conducted for his film—along with 11 new testimonies from the Kigali Genocide Memorial—through the Hall Family Foundation. He is currently working with USC Shoah Foundation to integrate more of the 70 testimonies he recorded for the film.
Hall, an Emmy-winning producer and son of entertainers Monty and Marilyn Hall, grew up in a home committed to preserving the memory of the Holocaust. He hopes his film, released in 2019, and the testimonies being integrated into the Visual History Archive, can help preserve the memory of the Rwanda genocide.
Hall's wife is herself a Rwandan genocide survivor, and he first heard the story of the 600 members of an elite RPA unit from two of her uncles, who were RPA soldiers stationed in Kigali. The 600 soldiers had been sent to Kigali to monitor the installation of a new government as part of a historic peace agreement intended to end a civil war. But instead of signing the peace agreement, on April 7, 1994, government forces attacked the RPA peacekeepers and launched a brutal wave of massacres against the minority Tutsi population and Hutu moderates. Building on decades of government-sponsored anti-Tutsi propaganda and persecution, hundreds of thousands of Hutu soldiers, police, and civilians brandished machetes, grenades, and pistols against their neighbors.
The film traces the 600 soldiers, many of whom were Tutsi exiles or refugees trained in guerrilla warfare in mountainous border regions, who were trapped in Kigali and for four days fought the 10,000-strong President's Guard military unit to hold onto the parliament building, a stadium, and other key locations until the arrival of reinforcements. For the three months that followed, under the leadership of Gen. Paul Kagame, the RPA waged a military battle while at the same time diverting resources to rescue civilians. More than one million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the preplanned and well-organized genocide, which took place over a 100-day period.
Rukesha, who now works for the Kigali Genocide Memorial, estimates that the RPA saved up to 10,000 people in Kigali alone.
Hall released the film on July 3, 2019 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Liberation Day. Gen. Kagame, now president of Rwanda, attended the opening, and the film—which won numerous international awards—continues to be shown as part of annual Liberation Day celebrations.
"It was important to me that the film have only Rwandans speaking. No experts, no historians, no Westerners seeing it through a Western lens. Only rescuers and rescuees telling their stories," Hall said.
Using interviews with soldiers and those they rescued, along with reenactments and archival photos and footage, Hall, along with co-producer Annette Uwizeye and director Laurent Basset, focused the narrative on a church, a stadium, and a school where dramatic, large-scale rescues occurred.
"I decided only to tell stories that had a complete circle—the rescuers talking about the rescues, and the people they rescued talking about the same experience as it happened to them," Hall said.
In one thread, the film focuses on Theogene Kayitakire, a soldier who helped capture the Mount Rebero neighborhood in the hills surrounding Kigali, and the civilians he escorted back to the safety of Mount Rebero. Yvonne Umugwaneza, who was 14 at the time, recalled her emotions when she realized that the soldier knocking on her window was a member of the RPA. Yvonne's testimony is one of those indexed in the Visual History Archive.
"My cousin and I were jumping and laughing and smiling and screaming, 'we are saved!'" Yvonne said. "I was happy for two reasons. First, I was being saved from a machete. And second, I wasn't going to be raped. At that particular moment, anything could happen, but I was not scared anymore."
Yvonne's mother, her aunts, and her cousins were saved. Her father and her siblings, along with dozens of relatives, were killed.
Read more of Yvonne's story
Edith Umugiraneza, who indexes Rwandan testimonies for USC Shoah Foundation and whose own survivor testimony is in the Visual History Archive, is inspired by the stories of rescue.
"Seeing survivors talking about their resilience brings back the humanity that the perpetrators were trying to destroy," Umugiraneza said. "One warring side was trying its vilest to destroy lives, and the other was courageously striving to restore humanity by saving as many lives as possible."
The 600 is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and other streaming services.


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The woman at the forefront of the allegation, Irene Chiamaka Nwachukwu nearly broke the internet a few days ago after alleging that Jamil was the father of her newborn son, Jason which looks a bit plausible owing to the uncanny resemblance between the baby and Jamil.
From what we were able to discover, the lady finished her NYSC not too long ago and is said to be 22 years of age.
Irene Chiamaka Nwachukwu called out Jamil Abubakar on Instagram, claiming that he was the father of her newborn child, failed to carry out his 'fatherly' duties and had allegedly threatened her.
She claims she was 8 months pregnant when Jamil got married to Dangote's daughter, Fatima Dangote. The incident has reportedly shocked the Dangote family. She also claimed that Jamil offered to give her a N5 million pay-off which she refused.
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A National Diploma (ND1) student in the department of Mass Communication, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, has been declared dead after developing sickness in her boyfriend's house.
The lady, simply identified as Wumi, was said to have visited her boyfriend at the weekend where she had complication and became unconscious.
It was gathered that the lady was living at Gaa Fulani, the same area where her boyfriend lives.
One of the student in the area who pleaded anonymity, said the lady was rushed out unconscious and taken to the hospital.
It was gathered that the hospital rejected her and efforts to take her to another hospital proved futile as she later died on the road.
The spokesperson of the polytechnic, Mr Tope Abiola, confirmed the death of the student.
He said the school authority was only briefed that the lady died but the cause of her death was not disclosed.
Abiola confirmed that the police have arrested the boy in question and the matter is being investigated.
He refuted claims that the boy is a student of the polytechnic, saying "the boy is not our student as we can not confirm his identity."
He said, "it is true that an ND 1 student of Mass Communication died at the weekend.We did not know the cause of her death. We have not been briefed about the cause of the death. The police are still investigating the cause of the death.
"The school sympathise with the parent of the young girl. It is pathetic that such a young girl could die like that. We pray that such will not happen again in the family.
"It is true that the young boy has been arrested in connection with the death of the young girl. The boy is in police custody for investigation. We urge the police to conduct diligent investigation on the matter," Abiola added.
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La rue de La Sourdière est une voie située dans le 1 de Paris, en France.

Situation et accès
La rue de La Sourdière est orientée globalement nord-sud, dans le  de Paris, à proximité de l'église Saint-Roch. Elle débute au sud au niveau du 306, rue Saint-Honoré et se termine  au nord au niveau du 1, rue Gomboust.

Sur son côté ouest, la voie reçoit la rue Saint-Hyacinthe entre les 13 et 15.

Selon le classement Challenges 2014, la rue de La Sourdière est la  la plus chère de Paris ( sur ).

Origine du nom
Elle porte le nom de monsieur de Fage, sieur de La Sourdière, qui y possédait une habitation au .

Historique
La voie est antérieure à 1640.

Durant la période de la Terreur pendant la Révolution française, Maximilien de Robespierre voulant échapper à un lynchage par la foule se réfugie dans l'église Saint-Roch, située rue Saint-Honoré. Il s'échappe de cette dernière par un labyrinthe souterrain le menant aux sous-sols du 10, rue de la Sourdière. Il peut ensuite échapper à la foule par cette même rue.

Après la révolution de Juillet 1830, survient une grande affluence de fidèles de l'Église catholique française à la chapelle de la rue des Sept-Voies où officie l'abbé Châtel. Ce qui l'amène à déménager dans un très grand local situé 251, rue Saint-Honoré, dont il partira en janvier 1831 pour s'installer au 23, rue de la Sourdière.

Bâtiments remarquables et lieux de mémoire
 3 : immeuble ayant servi à Zola comme modèle pour décrire la boutique « Aux Vieil Elbeuf » dans le roman « Au Bonheur des Dames».
 14 : immeuble du . Le rez-de-chaussée comportait une boutique dont la devanture en bois datant du  est inscrite au monuments historiques en 1984.
 18 : domicile de Louis Aragon et Elsa Triolet de 1935 à la fin des années 1930.

 29 : domicile de Joseph Bienaimé Caventou où il meurt le .
 28-30 : façade arrière des Cuisiniers de Paris (photo ci-dessous), dont la façade principale est sur la rue Saint-Roch.
 42 et 1, rue Gomboust : immeuble comportant des grilles de boutique et une enseigne À la Coquille d'Or, inscrites aux monuments historiques en 1962.

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By Carl Corry December 21, 2010 10:52 AM
The quiet residential Village of Poquott (population 994 in 2009), held a regular board meeting last Thursday.
The community, which has grown from a summer vacation spot splashed with bungalows, has 371 homes, most with year-round residents, said Village Clerk Eileen Harvey, who has lived in the village for 57 years.
Here's a rundown of items discussed at the meeting:
* Salvatore Alessi was named building inspector, replacing the retiring Insp. Joseph Arico, who will stay on a month to get Alessi up to speed.
* Steve's Path, a path to the village's residents-only beach in Port Jefferson Harbor, has been closed for the winter. "We do it for safety," Harvey said.
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* The village's environmental commissioner attended an energency-response drill with National Grid, which has a plant in Port Jefferson that adjoins the village. "We wanted to be included in their plans," Harvey said.
* The village is updating its master plan, which includes assessing the need for roads. Poquott has no business district, so residents usually head to nearby Setauket or Port Jefferson. The village shares a ZIP code with East Setauket.
"We're very quiet. It's a well-kept secret. It's a lovely place," Harvey said.
The next board meeting is Jan. 13 at Village Hall.


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Wallace Te Ahuru was sentenced today on fraud charges. Photo / Brett Phibbs
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A former manager of the organisation which cares for the Waitangi Treaty Grounds has been jailed for stealing $1.2 million to fund his lavish lifestyle of luxury clothing, travel and cosmetic surgery.
Wallace Tamamotu Te Ahuru, 31, was sentenced today in the Papakura District Court.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to two charges of obtaining by deception and seven charges of using forged documents, all brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
The former manager of the Waitangi National Trust, which is responsible for the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, was jailed for three years and eight months.
The SFO believed he was acting alone in his fraud.
Te Ahuru was employed as the corporate services manager of the trust between September 2012 and June 2016 where he was responsible for all financial administration.
From June 2016 to October 2017 he was then the corporate services manager of Waitangi Limited and responsible for all financial administration of the Waitangi National Trust Group.
On social media, however, he known by a different title - "Wallace the Tory".
Between June 2016 to September 2017, Te Ahuru processed 43 payments which were paid into his personal accounts, court documents obtained by the Herald reveal.
The total amount he stole reached $1,221,268.84.
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Forty-one of the payments were made online from a trust bank account and were authorised by Te Ahuru using his own and a former employee's credentials.
Two payments were made from a Waitangi Limited bank account and were authorised by another employee, who unwittingly relied on two forged invoices seemingly from legitimate vendors.
Te Ahuru's ruse then grew more elaborate as he attempted to cover his financial tracks.
To disguise the payments he manipulated all the transactions in a Xero payment system, making it appear as thought the funds were being processed to legitimate vendors.
Te Ahuru would also code the payee of each transaction as a trust vendor and assigned the expenses to several of the trust's cost centres, such as stationary, furniture and fittings, plant and equipment, and museum and education.
Wallace Te Ahuru was not afraid to flaunt his extravagant lifestyle on social media. Photo / Supplied
He further used the account credentials of a colleague, who was on sick leave at the time, in an attempt to bluff his way through the fraud.
Neither the chief executive, Greg McManus, nor members of the trust's board knew of the payments going directly to Te Ahuru.
He used the money to fund his extravagant lifestyle.
Travel, accommodation, luxury clothing and accessories, vehicles, adult entertainment, gambling and even cosmetic surgery were paid for with the stolen funds.
Online he posted pictures of him drinking champagne, playing croquet and even dining with former Prime Minister Sir John Key.
Te Ahuru had started his career at the Rotorua Museum as a teenager and worked there for eight years.
In his victim impact statement, McManus said he has known Te Ahuru since 2005 when he first employed him at Rotorua Museum.
"When I moved to Waitangi in 2012 I asked Wallace to join me," he said.
"He became a close personal and family friend, he looked after our house when we were away, and he spent three Christmas Days with our family during his time there."
Wallace Te Ahuru was known as "Wallace the Tory" on social media. Photo / Supplied
When McManus was told Te Ahuru was suspected of carrying out a major fraud against the trust he "did not believe it".
"I thought there must have been a mistake," he said.
"However once it was made clear to me that it was not a mistake I was completely shocked and devastated."
He said in the 12 years of knowing Te Ahuru he "grew to have complete trust in him" and had referred to him as "the least corruptible person I knew".
"He established himself in the minds of management, staff, trustees and directors as a totally dependable, hard working and honest employee. I never heard anybody at Waitangi question his integrity or the quality of his work," he said.
"It is from this position of universal trust and respect that Wallace perpetrated a massive premeditated and calculated fraud ... that has left both organisations on the brink of financial ruin and caused untold damage to individuals and groups of people, including staff, management, directors, and trustees."
McManus said the crimes have damaged the reputation of Waitangi in the minds of the local community, the general public of New Zealand, and the Government and opposition in Parliament.
Wallace Tamamotu Te Ahuru, pictured in the dock in the Manukau District Court last year. Photo / Brett Phibbs
After the fraud came to light, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones also called for a restructure of the trust before he handed over cash for a new museum.
"The impact of Wallace's offending on Waitangi National Trust and Waitangi Limited cannot be overstated," McManus said.
"As a small non-profit charitable trust which receives no public funding for operational purposes, making the books balance is a massive challenge each and every year. The money Wallace stole was pretty much the sum total of our cash reserves."
Because Te Ahuru was so intimately involved in the setting up of financial systems and the management of cash flows, McManus explained, nobody could have known better than him what impact a loss of $1.2m would have.
"He would have known that cash flows in the years after he left would be negatively affected to the point where the organisation would be in danger of insolvency," McManus said.
"… all the time looking everyone, myself, directors, trustees and colleagues, straight in the eye and providing false financial information and allowing financial decisions to be made using money he knew did not exist any more, because he had stolen and spent it on his lavish personal lifestyle."
One of the online photos of Wallace Te Ahuru posing with expensive goods. Photo / Supplied
When the fraud - "an enormous hole in our cash reserves" - was found, McManus said the trust had no choice but to drastically cut back on seasonal staff.
"… it was not a pleasant place to be for many of us. We are still recovering from this period but the effects on some will be permanent," he said.
When Te Ahuru appeared on TV as he entered court before pleading guilty, McManus said it was obvious to anybody who knew him that it was simply a performance for the cameras.
"There was absolutely no remorse," McManus said.
"I think his true character was evident for all to see that day and as someone who thought he knew him it was shocking to witness."
The level of deceit and premeditation involved in the offending was staggering, McManus said.
"To be able to carry on such a sophisticated and premeditated fraud, and to be able to cover his tracks to the extent that he fooled myself, the boards of Waitangi Limited and Waitangi National Trust, and the external auditors for such an extended period, shows the determination and cold calculation that is frightening," he said.
The director of the SFO Julie Read said Te Ahuru's offending had a significant impact on his former colleagues, many of whom had treated him like a family member.
"His selfish actions have caused them stress and shame, and they must now work to rebuild the finances and reputation of the trust," she said.
"This case is a timely reminder to all organisations about the importance of having robust internal controls."
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Home TECHNOLOGY Digital Transformation Opening the Eyes of the Digitally Myopic!
Opening the Eyes of the Digitally Myopic!
There are none so blind as those who will not see. They'll probably go bankrupt too. It has never been easier to create, seize and profit from a business opportunity than today. Only two ingredients are needed: innovation and speed. Oh, and the ability to see into the digital world. But how many enterprises are aware of the new opportunities or the dangers of ignoring them?
The convergence of mobile, social, cloud and big data analytic technologies has blurred the borders between the commercial, social, digital and real worlds and is fundamentally changing the way we do business. There are now billions of interconnected private and business mobile devices, digital industrial sensors and location aware devices and applications that surround us all with a personal digital aura or cloud that interacts with other people, machines, internet touch points and, through mobile devices, even our physical locations, all in real-time.
This digitisation has resulted in an explosion of "big data" that will enable businesses to be run in new, and yet to be imagined, ways or governments to provide individual citizen services at a drastically reduced cost. Follow the, albeit incorrectly, quoted aphorism: "you can't manage what you can't measure" with "you can't measure what you can't see" and the imperative that organisations have real-time visibility into their business operations and events and fully utilise their individual big data becomes clear. The insights that can be gained from this big data will open a myriad of new business opportunities.
In a recent study in Germany¹ of small enterprises only 10% of those that considered themselves badly prepared for digitisation were growing compared to 44% of those that considered themselves well prepared (customer service and improved communications with partners and the supply chain being two of the top criteria).
real-time and predictive medical care for people. This amounts to huge savings and dramatically enhanced citizen services by governments, health providers and scientific and educational institutes.
Future competitiveness and business success will be based on this real-time digital awareness of market trends, individual customer behaviour, running business operations and real-time risk management.
Some examples: the governments of European countries could save more than €100 billion in operational efficiency by the innovative use of Big Data.² The Centre for Economics and Business Research has identified £216 billion of potential UK benefits from efficiency gains, innovation and creation by insights unlocked from Big Data. Addressed on a continental level and the potential benefits from the growth in employment, productivity, cost savings and lean resource usage are huge.
Look at future health care funding and it becomes clear that cost cutting alone is not enough. Savings of €100 billion a year in Europe would be a good first step but that is less than half of Germany's annual health bill, currently nearly 12% of GDP and still growing fast. Healthcare costs in OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries have risen from an average of 5% of GDP in 1970 to around 11% now and forecast to almost double by 2050, funded by a shrinking workforce.
It is in tackling these burgeoning costs that the multi-faceted nature of digitisation becomes apparent. But to fully address these opportunities, organisations, governments, institutes and healthcare providers, amongst others, need to have a 360 degree view of their data and operations. They need to be able to identify significant business events and have the ability to implement automated business decisions in response before the events have completed.
Future competitiveness and business success will be based on this real-time digital awareness of market trends, individual customer behaviour, running business operations and real-time risk management. To remain digitally myopic while agile competitors grab market share is not a strategy for success.
The enterprise of the future is therefore fully digitally enabled, because only a digitised company can provide its customers with exactly the right information and services at the right time but also have the flexibility to do it cost effectively. Companies need a software platform that enables them to create state-of-the art applications built to change. In this way, they will also master the next major challenge: the fourth industrial revolution, which is already moving full-steam ahead.
There have often been trends in IT that companies have embraced or intentionally decided not to. That is not the case with digitisation. For those who wish to survive in the highly competitive climate of today's business world, there is no alternative to digitisation. It is far more than automating or just implementing "new" information technology. Digitisation is so focused on customers, that it makes even the long-standing philosophy that "the customer is king" sound uninspiring and generic. In today's world, the point is to provide customers with information and services precisely tailored to their specific consumer habits anytime, anywhere. In other words, to know their exact digital "shoe size".
Companies must know the users of their products and services individually and communicate efficiently and unobtrusively. For companies, customers are changing from being a completely unknown object at the other end of the value chain to an individual partner — to be treated as their most valuable long-term asset. Customer Engagement Management is the magic word that tomorrow's companies will (have to) espouse.
But how do they go about this? IT is what makes the difference in the fight against the competition. With the help of IT, companies can collect and analyse all relevant data to provide customers with tailor-made information and services.
IT is becoming a core business regardless of a company's industry. So, for example, financial services are no longer limited to just banks and insurance companies. Companies like Google, Alibaba and Amazon have more and better user data than ever before. With that as a basis, they could begin offering banking services or insurance policies. Data is now a company's most important raw material. Those with enough of it and who use it effectively will be successful.
To be equipped for the new generation of challenges, enterprises need flexible IT that enables applications to be adapted to current circumstances quickly and easily any time. But this is not a reality yet. Originally, companies attempted to meet the requirements of their business units with customised software. But its development is expensive, time-consuming and often does not lead to the desired result.
Standard software was supposed to take care of that dilemma. But unfortunately standardised solutions are usually the opposite of innovation. They standardise companies, but do not offer them a way to stand out from the competition. They aren't made to adapt continuously to quickly changing business needs.
In a digitised world, companies need a digital business platform for the creation of flexible and adaptive applications. It serves as a foundation for ongoing change. Built to change — not to last — is the motto of the future.
Unlike traditional business intelligence, which looked at the past, real-time analytics sheds light on the present, while also predicting future trends and behaviours.
A highly scalable platform unites all technologies for integrating, analysing and visualising data. It works with big data technology and can process information from many different data streams in real time. This platform is based on cloud technology. The cloud is a prerequisite of a modern application architecture. Its structure features scalability, multi-latency, self-services and Web-based clients. Even if the platform is running on-premise, a cloud architecture offers significant cost advantages.
This type of solution is based on data management with the help of in-memory technology and Complex Event Processing, or the analysis of event streams. The processing of data and event streams in the main memory speeds up analysis of information enormously. Speed is necessary for real-time analysis of a company's data.
Real-time processing provides companies with the necessary level of transparency. Unlike traditional business intelligence, which looked at the past, real-time analytics sheds light on the present, while also predicting future trends and behaviours.
Big data isn't just a phenomenon that emerged with social networks and mobile devices. The fact that everything — from a toothbrush to complex machinery — can be equipped with a chip to communicate with the Internet and even generate its own data contributes significantly to the volume of data in existence. The Internet of Things has become a key driver of innovation, and this includes industrial production lines. Not just cars and refrigerators are linked, but the machines that make them as well. Thanks to integrated software, they can communicate with each other about production processes. The factory of the future organises itself.
The term Industry 4.0 stands for an initiative whereby production in the manufacturing sector could be made more efficient and flexible. It is an additional building block in Customer Engagement, because it will help companies gear their production more individually to customers. A production lot size 1 will actually become conceivable.
Machine manufacturers will be able to better serve their customers as well. In the future, a high-tech company in the German manufacturing sector, for instance, will equip its products with embedded software. The machinery will then send data to the manufacturer from the factory where it is in operation. Companies can use this information to improve their own support and sales processes. They will receive data on how much their machinery is actually being utilised or when maintenance is due. This allows machine manufacturers to offer their customers services that were unimaginable before now.
All of these innovations are impossible without an IT platform that unites the business world with the machine world. The key criterion here is openness. Before now, sensor data has always been transmitted in disparate formats, with every machine manufacturer basically speaking its own language. An IT platform that processes industrial data from the manufacturing sector in addition to other information must be completely agnostic.
Software AG, for instance, supports standards whenever and wherever they exist. When they are missing, interfaces are built on an as-needed basis. But in the long run, the necessary standards will also be used for the Internet of Things. They will be a key enabler of Industry 4.0 and the Digital Enterprise.
To successfully manage and fully benefit from the business insights hidden in big data, enterprises need to adopt the Digital Business Platform approach. This is a medium to long-term project: identifying, modelling and optimising processes, focusing corporate culture on data driven decision making, introducing collaborative working practices and building an extremely flexible and adaptable IT infrastructure.
The digitally myopic enterprise is living on borrowed time. The digital economy is here and only digitally aware enterprises can look at the future through rose tinted digital sensors.
This does involve more than installing software. New skills and job titles are being born such as Chief Process Officer or Chief Data Analytics Officer or in my case: Chief Customer Officer (CCO). The rise of the CCO role recognises the power and influence that customers will have in a digitised, cloud-based world. Marketing must move out of its traditional broadcasting role and develop channels for customer dialogue from product or service design through delivery and to proactive maintenance, change and further development. The age of the "prosumer" is truly upon us.
These organisational changes go beyond marketing of course – they affect every department, including production or operations, traditionally customer facing or not. A 360 degree view of enterprise, or government service, data means not only identifying customer requirements, trends, choices and issues but having the internal view of each and every process instance and delivering a timely business response.
But the bottom line is this: the digitally myopic enterprise is living on borrowed time. The digital economy is here and only digitally aware enterprises can look at the future through rose tinted digital sensors.
Eric Duffaut is Chief Customer Officer and President at Software AG. He is responsible for all customer facing departments at Software AG including Global Sales, Consulting Services and Marketing. He has over 20 years of extensive international general management and sales leadership experience in the IT-industry, addressing a wide spectrum of customers from Fortune 500 enterprises to small and medium size businesses. He holds a master's degree in economics and finance, as well as a business degree. He also completed an Advanced Leadership programme at Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD).
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