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When Facebook's bankers offered shares to investors ahead of the company's initial public offering in May, John Rafal's clients weren't on the list. They missed out on IPOs for once hot, now cold issues like Groupon and Zynga, too. That's because, as an independent advisory, Rafal's Essex Financial Services tends to operate outside of Wall Street's traditional network. And that's the way he likes it.
"Most of our clients are sophisticated, long-term investors, and the latest IPOs aren't something they're seeking," Rafal says. "The gravitation toward hot products and hedge funds, which come and go, isn't what we're about."
Rafal's independent streak is now entering its fourth decade. A native of West Hartford, Conn., Rafal went to work selling insurance and investment products at Connecticut General Life Insurance after graduating from law school in 1975. Seven years later he ventured out on his own, hanging his shingle in the picturesque river town of Essex, Conn., some two hours from both New York and Boston.
On Hedge Funds: "I see less return with more cost." And, on the Yankees: Loyalty is in the family genes. Brad Trent for Barron's
Essex is a small town—population 6,500—but Rafal has built a big business there. Essex Financial Services manages about $4 billion in assets and employs 53 people. Rafal, 62, was ranked tenth this year on Barron's list of Top 100 advisors.
Rafal's team of 15 financial advisors serves 250 families, with a typical account size of $5.5 million. The firm also manages money for 78 endowments and 325 corporate retirement plans. Working with institutions has taught Rafal the importance of creating institutional-style investment policies for all of his clients. "By having policies that are adhered to, your chances of making mistakes are much reduced," he says.
With interest rates near historic lows, Rafal is bearish on the long-term prospects for bonds. But stocks are "very cheap right now," he says.
Accordingly, he is paring his bond allocation and adding to equities, while finding higher yields in "opportunistic income," which he dubs a new asset class. The last is largely an equity-based mix of master limited partnerships, real-estate investment trusts, and mutual funds, including the Pimco All Asset All Authority (ticker: PAUAX) and American Funds Income Fund of America (AMECX). His typical account is 50% stocks, 25% opportunistic income, 20% bonds, 4% hard assets, and 1% cash.
Unlike many advisors, Rafal still fills part of his portfolio with individual stocks. "In this market, if you look at where the performance is, there are about 50 stocks driving the returns," he says.
Rafal's favorite stocks include industrials such as Cummins CMI 1.7734375% Cummins Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD130.27 2.27 1.7734375% /Date(1438203708424-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1935934 AFTER HOURS USD130.27 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 69406 P/E Ratio 13.683823529411764 Market Cap 23207935546.875 Dividend Yield 2.993782144776234% Rev. per Employee 360879 More quote details and news » (CMI), Caterpillar cat -0.5785548984314733% Caterpillar Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD77.33 -0.45 -0.5785548984314733% /Date(1438203619701-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11695942 AFTER HOURS USD77.33 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2098872 P/E Ratio 13.264150943396226 Market Cap 46951428177.9248 Dividend Yield 3.9829302987197726% Rev. per Employee 462318 More quote details and news » (CAT), and Deere DE 1.2544609062398615% Deere & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD93.63 1.16 1.2544609062398615% /Date(1438203862003-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2365238 AFTER HOURS USD93.63 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 73473 P/E Ratio 12.808481532147743 Market Cap 30873051980.7385 Dividend Yield 2.56328099967959% Rev. per Employee 553252 More quote details and news » (DE), and consumer names such as Coca-Cola KO 0.09864364981504316% Coca-Cola Co. U.S.: NYSE USD40.59 0.04 0.09864364981504316% /Date(1438203628777-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8291937 AFTER HOURS USD40.55 -0.0400000000000062 -0.09854644000985464% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 187962 P/E Ratio 23.736842105263158 Market Cap 176745329194.106 Dividend Yield 3.252032520325203% Rev. per Employee 352392 More quote details and news » (KO), McDonald's MCD 0.9041405527586561% McDonald's Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD98.21 0.88 0.9041405527586561% /Date(1438203607459-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5471070 AFTER HOURS USD98.23 0.0200000000000102 0.020364524997454433% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 535465 P/E Ratio 22.733796296296298 Market Cap 93292268130.8258 Dividend Yield 3.461969249567254% Rev. per Employee 61942.6 More quote details and news » (MCD), Philip Morris International PM -0.17523364485981308% Philip Morris International Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD85.45 -0.15 -0.17523364485981308% /Date(1438203713510-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2685113 AFTER HOURS USD85.32 -0.13000000000001 -0.1521357519016969% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 91203 P/E Ratio 17.876569037656903 Market Cap 132606811308.067 Dividend Yield 4.681100058513751% Rev. per Employee 345467 More quote details and news » (PM), and Altria Group MO -1.5384615384615385% Altria Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD54.4 -0.85 -1.5384615384615385% /Date(1438203609217-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9058132 AFTER HOURS USD54.4 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 367430 P/E Ratio 21.76 Market Cap 108652328582.764 Dividend Yield 3.823529411764706% Rev. per Employee 2023220 More quote details and news » (MO). "These aren't new ideas, but they're strong," he says, noting that they represent "the combination of income and growth we're looking for."
Among MLPs and pipeline companies, his favorites are Magellan Midstream Partners MMP 2.4873524451939293% Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. U.S.: NYSE USD72.93 1.77 2.4873524451939293% /Date(1438203920472-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 837519 AFTER HOURS USD72.93 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9295 P/E Ratio 21.32456140350877 Market Cap 16183634628.0249 Dividend Yield 4.058686411627588% Rev. per Employee 1316810 More quote details and news » (MMP), Enterprise Products Partners EPD 2.615974886641088% Enterprise Products Partners L.P. U.S.: NYSE USD29.42 0.75 2.615974886641088% /Date(1438203808449-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4624010 AFTER HOURS USD29.42 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 408957 P/E Ratio 21.474452554744527 Market Cap 58079576239.55 Dividend Yield 5.1665533650577835% Rev. per Employee 6144580 More quote details and news » (EPD), Enbridge ENB 0.07004436142890497% Enbridge Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD42.86 0.03 0.07004436142890497% /Date(1438203977601-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 846509 AFTER HOURS USD42.86 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 81129 P/E Ratio 95.24444444444444 Market Cap 47452112804.1437 Dividend Yield 3.5692813142692486% Rev. per Employee 4010810 More quote details and news » (ENB), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP), Plains All American Pipeline PAA 2.179934963266289% Plains All American Pipeline L.P. U.S.: NYSE USD42.42 0.905 2.179934963266289% /Date(1438203667935-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2072398 AFTER HOURS USD42.42 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 294725 P/E Ratio 17.89873417721519 Market Cap 16767584641.8072 Dividend Yield 6.5535124941065535% Rev. per Employee 7082260 More quote details and news » (PAA), and Linn Energy LINE 12.347826086956522% Linn Energy LLC U.S.: Nasdaq USD6.46 0.71 12.347826086956522% /Date(1438203600027-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5787738 AFTER HOURS USD6.46 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15181 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 2042670303.34473 Dividend Yield 19.356037151702786% Rev. per Employee 1828230 More quote details and news » (LINE). His preferred REITs are Realty Income O 0.8646140868831717% Realty Income Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD47.83 0.41 0.8646140868831717% /Date(1438203962721-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1665462 AFTER HOURS USD48 0.170000000000002 0.3554254651892118% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 16284 P/E Ratio 44.509584961846265 Market Cap 11026999023.6713 Dividend Yield 4.766882709596487% Rev. per Employee 7731990 More quote details and news » (O) and Simon Property Group SPG 0.059025541961794374% Simon Property Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD186.47 0.11 0.059025541961794374% /Date(1438203879115-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 865295 AFTER HOURS USD186.47 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 25597 P/E Ratio 45.685515484123876 Market Cap 58668924866.0931 Dividend Yield 3.3249316243899822% Rev. per Employee 935234 More quote details and news » (SPG).
Bring up hedge funds—a favorite of many advisors in the past decade—and Rafal scoffs. "I see less return with more cost," he says. "If I've learned anything over the years, it's do not give up your liquidity; do not give up your custody; and do not give up your data. With hedge funds, you have to give up custody and liquidity."
RAFAL EMBRACES MANY investors' fear of inflation and currency weakness. His commodity holdings are weighted toward gold. He holds bullion through the popular SPDR Gold Trust GLD 0.14282993715482764% SPDR Gold Trust U.S.: NYSE Arca 105.17 0.15 0.14282993715482764% /Date(1438203600111-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5590924 AFTER HOURS 105.04 -0.129999999999995 -0.12360939431396786% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 25985 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (GLD) and gets exposure to mining stocks through the Tocqueville Gold fund (TGLDX) and the Franklin Gold and Precious Metals fund (FKRCX).
Rafal devotes much of his time to asset allocation and stock selection. But a big part of his day is spent keeping clients positive about the future in view of the negative headlines. "I've always felt that an optimistic investor is a successful investor," he says. "The stock market is telling us that in the long run, we'll be fine. We'll come to some agreement on taxes; we will avoid the fiscal cliff; and we will get back to being America. I'm quite optimistic about that."
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Justin Bieber is trying to stay positive and retreated to a recording studio in Atlanta, Georgia after being accused of harassing a flight attendant and hot-boxing a private plane with marijuana smoke on Friday (31.01.14).
Justin Bieber wants to build up ''positive energy'' after being accused of harassing a flight attendant.
The 19-year-old star, who allegedly filled his private plane with so much marijuana smoke on Friday (31.01.14) that the pilots had to don gas masks and verbally abused a female crew member, attempted to put his latest controversy behind him by retreating to a recording studio with rapper T-Pain in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Canadian singer posted a message on Twitter on Wednesday (05.02.14) with the caption: ''Back in my second home. Good to be back. Focused on building up positive energy''
The 'Baby' hitmaker has yet to comment on reports that he and his entourage, including her father, Jeremy Bieber, and 10 friends hot-boxed their leased Gulfstream IV and harassed the crew during their flight from Canada to New Jersey for the Super Bowl last weekend.
The official report from the incident, obtained by NBC News, stated: ''The captain of the flight stated that he warned the passengers, including Bieber, on several occasions to stop smoking marijuana.
''The captain also stated he needed to request that the passengers stop their harassing behaviour toward the flight attendant and after several warnings asked the flight attendant to stay with him near the cockpit to avoid any further abuse.''
Federal authorities searched the plane when it landed in the US, but nothing was found. None of the members of the flight crew were willing to press charges against the star so all passengers were let go.
But a source told gossip website TMZ.com that Justin, who was arrested for allegedly drunk driving and drag racing in Miami last month, was made aware the plane would be searched before he boarded because he is allegedly on a Homeland Security Watch List as a result of his pending criminal cases.
Starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, 'The Intern' has been directed and written by Academy Award nominated Nancy Meyers
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale are divorcing after 13 years of marriage.
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New home in Ukiah's west hills approved
The Ukiah Planning Commission recently approved a permit requested by property owners in the western hills to build another home on Janix Drive. "I feel like this project meets the requirements that the city has, and right now when I look up at the western hills I can see the big scar of the building pad, so I think a house there would be an improvement," said Planning Commissioner Laura Christensen at the July 22 meeting.
Proposed roundabout in Ukiah sparks heated discussion
The revelation that city staff envisions a roundabout for the often congested intersection of Low Gap Road and Bush Street led members of the Ukiah City Council Wednesday to question how certain projects are first proposed.
Scammers impersonating sheriff's officials for money
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Volunteers vs. graffiti in Ukiah
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Hack-and-squirt opponents hoping for 2016 ballot measure
Several Mendocino County firefighters filed a citizen initiative Tuesday in hopes of collecting enough signatures for the June 2016 primary ballot to address the dead trees left standing by hack-and-squirt forestry practices.
Rocky Fire in Lake County grows to 15,000-plus acres with only 5% containment
LOWER LAKE >> Fire crews battling the stubborn Rocky Fire along at least six miles on both sides of Morgan Valley Road are fighting two enemies at once: the enormous wildland inferno and the oppressive and unrelenting triple-digit temperatures.
Ukiah police and fire log: Friday, July 31, 2015
By Ukiah Daily Journal staff POLICE REPORTS The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department. To anonymously report crime information, call 463-6205. TRANSIENT IN BUILDING: Caller in the 500 block of North State Street reported at 1:15 a.
Dollar General appeal filed with Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
Close to 50 concerned Redwood Valley residents attended a community meeting Wednesday evening at the Redwood Valley Grange to discuss potential options in hopes of stopping a controversial Dollar General project.
Fire near Ukiah torches 40 motorhomes
Parts of Wayne Hunt's property on Pinoleville Drive were still smoldering Friday, nearly 24 hours after a fire cut a huge swath through his wrecking yard. "It looks like a bomb went off," said Hunt of the destruction, which includes 40 burned-out motorhomes, boats and a dozen cars.
Ukiah still surpassing water conservation goals
The city of Ukiah nearly doubled the amount of water it was expected to conserve by the state last month, according to the Public Works Department. In the last Drought Update given to the Ukiah City Council, Jarod Thiele of the Public Works Department said that as of July 15, the city had used 36 million gallons, which was significantly less than the amount it used in 2013, the month the state is using for comparison.
Willits murder suspect's court hearing delayed again
A preliminary hearing has been delayed for the third time by a Mendocino County Superior Court Judge in the case of the death of a 25-year-old Willits woman. Justin Petersen, who is defending murder suspect Terrell James Marshall Jr.
Ukiah matching state in meeting water mandate
Despite record-breaking heat throughout much of California, state residents used 27 percent less water in June, exceeding the conservation goal mandated by Gov. Jerry Brown, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
Winter looming, say homeless advocates in Ukiah
Since the closing of the Buddy Eller homeless shelter in Ukiah and the institution of the city ordinances against camping and sleeping in cars, problems associated with no legal place to sleep and shower or restrooms continue to mean people living in the streets, culverts and riversides of the Ukiah area.
Ukiah police and fire log: Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY: The Mendocino County Air Quality Management District reported Friday that wildfires, including one just north of Ukiah Thursday and the ongoing Rocky Fire in Lake County, are beginning to affect parts of Mendocino County, with "smoke, haze and degraded air quality for portions of Lake and southern Mendocino County," but "moderate west winds for the next two to three days will help reduce these smoke impacts.
Lawsuit filed in federal court in 2014 death of Mendocino County Jail inmate
A federal court case has been filed on behalf of family members of Steven Kellogg Neuroth, a 55-year-old Ukiah man described as having been previously diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder and depression, who died last June in the Mendocino County Jail.
Ukiah City Council ready to tackle Strategic Planning
Though Mayor Doug Crane and others argued that a facilitator would provide some benefits, the Ukiah City Council this week decided to continue its Strategic Planning discussions, at least for now, without one.
Brother and sister preparing pigs for the Redwood Empire Fair in Ukiah
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A 14-year-old Cynthiana boy has been charged with felony first degree assault after a fight at City Hall gym on Saturday afternoon.
According to Sgt. Wilbur Gross, the 14-year-old and a 16-year-old had been in an on-going verbal battle for a few days.
Sometime between 12 and 12:30 p.m., the younger juvenile walked down the street in the west-end of town and was allegedly told by the older teen that it was his street and he was not allowed there.
Gross said about two hours later, the 14-year-old went inside the City Hall gymnasium with a gardening or farm tool that had a claw on the end.
Witnesses told Gross the younger boy went straight to the older boy and started striking him with the claw. The victim ended up with eight puncture wounds, the main one being to his head.
Police were first called to the area around the public library. However, Gross was flagged down on Walnut Street by a girl who was with the victim.
The young man was taken to Harrison Memorial Hospital where he was treated for puncture wounds and lacerations and released.
Gross said when police went to the 14-year-old's house, he told them where the weapon was hidden. The claw-like implement was recovered and police were able to meet with the boy and his mother.
That's when police learned of the on-going troubles between the two.
Gross said several boys were inside City Hall gym playing basketball. The 16-year-old was among the group.
The gym door was left open for a private party that was to happen later in the day.
Gross said there were at least five witnesses to the attack.
The 14-year-old was taken to Campbell County Detention Center. An 11:30 a.m. juvenile hearing was set for Monday morning.
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- Interestingly, I received an invitation recently to a major Public Relations conference in Iran.: : The: "Islamic Public Relations" conference is being held on: December 8-9, 2012 in Tehran, Iran." While the conference aim is "establishing relationship between Muslim PR practitioners with the aim of increasing convergence and synergizing capabilities," one wonders of the "Public relations leaders, managers and experts in Islamic countries" what happens if the liberal powers that be of the PR industry would indeed show up.: : : What happens if a Jew, or gay or some other minority attends the conference?
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- As Cliff Kincaid, the Director of the AIM Center for Investigative Journalism recently wrote, the liberal media is more powerful than ever before. And its absolutely so true — who knows how many swing votes they affected.: : I think the more painful and true reality is that liberal media bias is the new reality — with the exception of Fox News of course.: : Liberal media simply determines the path of the nation — I'd venture 85 percent of political reporters nationally probably voted Obama. Its indeed very scary news.
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Major political parties of Nepal on Thursday night signed a new power-sharing deal to form a consensus government under Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai within two days and hand over the leadership of the next national unity government to the Nepali Congress (NC) before the promulgation of the new constitution on May 27.
The NC-led government will conduct the next general elections in the country within a year, according to the five-point agreement signed by top leaders of three major political parties and the Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha. All the 48 members of the current Cabinet tendered their resignation to PM Bhattarai on Thursday night to pave way for the new understanding.
The agreement revives the politics of consensus that was discontinued after the Constituent Assembly elections of April, 2008. Top leaders are upbeat about the new agreement, which according to them, guarantees the new constitution to be promulgated from the Constitutional Assembly within the remaining 24 days.
"This is a very important agreement for the country. It has created a strong basis for the promulgation of the constitution," Bhattarai told reporters after the signing-in ceremony at the Special Committee office.
All the four major forces have committed to be part of the new Cabinet under Bhattarai's leadership.
The agreement commits that the new constitution will be promulgated before the May 27 deadline of the Constituent Assembly. Bhattarai will step down to pave way for a national unity government under the NC ahead of the constitution promulgation.
"Today's agreement marks the climax of the political framework that has been guided by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Interim Constitution," said NC General Secretary Krishna Prasad Sitaula. "We will join the government and now concentrate on delivering the new constitution before May 27."
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal said the agreement will ease the parties' efforts in narrowing down differences on constitution drafting.
"I have been streessing that the new constitution will not come out untill there is a government of national consensus. Today's understanding has taken us closer to our goal," he said.
Parties also said they will resolve contentious issues of constitution making, including forms of governance and state restructuring, within three days. Issues that cannot be settled at the political level will be put to vote so that the first draft can be prepared on a majority basis.
Leaders have said they will sit for talks on Friday to finalise portfolio allocation. "The issue is no longer complicated. We will decide on the matter on the basis of consensus," Sitaula, who is likely to lead the NC's team in the new Cabinet, said.
Earlier, the deal, supposed to be signed on Thursday afternoon, was delayed following differences among the parties on the process of forming the unity government.
A section of leaders from the NC and the UML demanded that the PM resign along with members of his Cabinet to allow the formation of the new government under Article 38 (1) of the Interim Constitution.
Bhattarai was elected PM by securing a simple majority as per Article 38 (2) of the constitution. UML leaders KP Oli, among others, insisted on the resignation so that President Dr Ram Baran Yadav can invite parties to kickstart the process of forming a unity government.
Top leaders of the Madhesi Morcha stressed that Bhattarai should vacate the ministries to be given to the NC and the UML rather than "dissolve" the Cabinet. The ups and downs over the issue delayed the inking of the deal, which was drafted by a five-member taskforce comprising leaders from major parties and the PM himself.
Ministers from both the Maoist party and the Madhesi Morcha submitted their resignation to create an environment conducive to signing the new agreement. "We submitted our resignation to have the new constitution with federalism," said Hridayesh Tripathi, the outgoing minister for Physical Planning and Works.
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In the context of the resignation of all the members of the incumbent Cabinet, a new unity government will be formed under Baburam Bhattarai within two days as per the earlier seven-point agreement.
All issues of constitution drafting, including state restructuring, forms of governance, will be resolved within three days.
New statute will be promulgated before May 27. Before the promulgation, incumbent PM will resign and a unity government will be formed under NC. This government will hold elections in a year.
Outstanding work on peace process will be completed immediately as per the earlier agreements.
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Wonder Girls shed tears of joy on the stage of their first solo concert in 3 years.
"Wonder World Tour in Seoul 2012" took place on July 7 at Seoul's Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium and the group expressed their gratitude towards the fans.
"We are only able to stand on this stage because of you," said the group to the 6,000 fans, "Thank you for always supporting us despite our shortcomings. This is our greatest gift."
JJ Project, a group from JYP Entertainment, opened the concert and Wonder Girls followed it, with their starting number, "Like This." Their outfits matched their unique personalities and they gave a very impassioned performance. They performed hits like, "Nu Shoes," "Sweet Dreams," "The DJ is Mine," "Girls Girls," "This Fool" and their hit "Be My Baby," which was rewritten into a jazzy tune.
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The Rewa's Village lease will be handed over to Ngati Rehia on December 1 in a significant and historical event for tangata whenua.
Ngati Rehia spokesperson Nora Rameka says the hapu is excited and sees huge opportunities ahead.
Ngati Rehia has been working hard for more than a decade to achieve a Maori face in the basin.
A karakia and blessing will take place at 6am on December 1, followed by a signing ceremony at 8am at Whitiora Marae at Te Tii.
The occasion involves Ngati Rehia, the Department of Conservation and the Society for the Preservation of the Stone Store Area which has managed Rewa's Village for more than 40 years, as a volunteer-run operation.
The transfer of the lease to Ngati Rehia flows from the Kerikeri Basin Liaison Group - a DOC-formed group which had the mandate to run the Kerikeri Basin and formulate a sustainability plan. Ngati Rehia put a strong case that, as tangata whenua, it should represent Maori interests in the basin.
"This is huge for the whole community, for Ngati Rehia and for Ngapuhi. And it is a huge achievement for Ngati Rehia. We have been working on this for many many years. There has been a whole lot of planning with the key stakeholders. We have exciting plans and we want to get things right," Mrs Rameka says.
On the day Ngati Rehia will be acknowledging the Society for the Preservation of the Kerikeri Stone Store Area.
The society was born in 1969, out of opposition to a large subdivision approved for the basin. It succeeded in its aim of fostering the purchase of land in the area by the government and ensuring the area was preserved.
Len and Betty Coates led volunteers in building a replica pre-European Maori fishing kainga, Rewa's Village, on land rented for $1 a year from the late Nancy Pickmere.
The village opened in January 1970 and the society has continued to run it as an outdoor museum - popular with tourists and school groups.
The society asked the Auckland Memorial Museum for an independent assessment on the value of the village after the destruction of the 1981 big flood. The report was positive and resulted in information boards placed around the village and an honesty box for payments.
The village was managed by volunteers and more than $200,000 was raised by the society. It continues to offer an annual scholarship to encourage improvements to the basin.
"But younger people are not available for volunteer work at Rewa's Village. Many of our members are past working age," chairperson Yvonne Robinson says.
Changes at Rewa's Village include the visitor's centre, completed in 1992, and the Discoverers Garden, planned and built by Brian Proudley as a millennium celebration.
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The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, is on the horizon. The event taking place this June, twenty years after the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, can serve as a reminder for lawmakers in Washington, DC of the impact of their work beyond the beltway and throughout the increasingly globalized planet. As noted in the '7 Critical Issues at Rio+20', sustainable development efforts are linked to climate change. I recently passed through the Tacana indigenous community of San Miguel, in the Bolivian Amazon, where, over the last four years, I have studied and witnessed the impacts of sustainable development efforts and global climate change.
Setting the Stage
In the 1970s and 1980s, the Abel Iturralde Province of Bolivia was known for its timber extraction. Between 1979 and 1987, 16 timber companies owned almost 2.9 million hectares of land, over two-thirds of the province. Timber extraction slowed when it became illegal in 1989 (although five businesses continued until at least 1991) and after a 1990 biodiversity assessment by Conservation International declared much of the province and surrounding region a biodiversity 'hotspot'. This spurred an international movement and by 1995 the 1.9 million hectare Madidi National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area was created. Beyond the local conservation, one immediate result of the park was the loss of a valuable source of income for local communities previously engaged in resource extraction, resulting in the emigration of timber workers to other parts of the country. The promotion of tourism in the national park increased local employment opportunities. One of the first tourism success stories was the 1998 opening of the Chalalan ecotourism lodge, owned and operated by the San José de Uchupiamonas community with the support of the Inter-American Development Bank and Conservation International.
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Inspired by San José's success, in 2002 the Tacana indigenous community of San Miguel set out to create its own ecotourism lodge. After receiving financial and technical support from organizations including Conservation International, CARE Bolivia, and the UN Development Programme, the San Miguel del Bala Eco-lodge opened its doors in 2005. Located at the gateway to Madidi National Park, and with cabins inside the park, San Miguel del Bala guides tourists in and around the national park to explore the flora and fauna. Aside from a slight drop in 2008 due to the economic downturn, each year the lodge's attendance and revenues have increased, resulting in increased local employment opportunities and a growing community investment fund, which has supported educational access and medical care in the community. San Miguel's vested economic interest in Madidi National Park has resulted in their increased protection of the park amidst a variety of threats. Reporting illegal activities and supporting the understaffed park on patrols led to the community being named 'Honorary Park Rangers' by Madidi. This win-win for the environment and the economy is a testament to the power of intelligent investments in sustainable development.
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While these sustainable development investments have benefited the community and conservation, in February 2011 the Beni River, which runs alongside the community of San Miguel and through Madidi National Park, experienced severe flooding related to the effects of La Niña. In a community of approximately 30 palm tree-thatched roof houses, at least 11 were completely destroyed due to flooding (video footage of the flood in the town of Rurrenabaque, located 7 kilometers downriver from San Miguel). Located higher above the level of the river, the San Miguel del Bala eco-lodge was spared and business continues; meanwhile, the community is still recovering and rebuilding one year later. In this record setting rainfall in Bolivia, at least 45 people died and over 10,000 families were left homeless, and the government declared a "National Emergency."
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China Mobile still in talks over iPhone
Following last month's launch of the iPhone in China on rival network China Unicom, China Mobile has reaffirmed that it remains in talks with Apple to offer the iPhone on its own, more popular, network. "We really are still in talks with Apple…In our negotiations in the past, we insisted on sticking to our conditions," company chairman Wang Jianzhou told reporters at a regional mobile phone conference in Hong Kong, reports the AFP. "We are still very sincere about completing this negotiation," he said, adding that the company would like to introduced several different types of smartphones in the coming years. "iPhone is only one type of smartphone. On the whole, we hope to turn all our future phones into smartphones. This would require the collective effort of our vendors."
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