In 2012 the Little Bear Fire caused untold misery for the residents of Ruidoso and Lincoln County. Dozens lost their homes and five years later we are still cleaning up the mess.
In 2012 the Little Bear Fire caused untold misery for the residents of Ruidoso and Lincoln County. Dozens lost their homes and five years later we are still cleaning up the mess. For the Mescalero Apache Tribe, the one bright spot was the fact that the Little Bear Fire didn't destroy Ski Apache. A total loss of the ski area was narrowly averted because of amazing effort on the part of the Tribe's employees and because of a lot of luck. Fate smiled on us. Those that rely on Ski Apache for their living shouldn't have to rely on luck or fate to protect their livelihoods and futures, though. And they don't have to.
The fact that Mescalero better manages its forests than does the Forest Service is beyond dispute. A better managed forest minimizes the risk from fires, creates a healthier habitat for wildlife, and increases the water supply for users downstream. This is fact. This is science.
On behalf of Mescalero, I am asking the support of our friends and neighbors – those residents of Ruidoso and Lincoln County who will benefit from a better managed forest at Ski Apache – to support our efforts to transfer 860 acres from the U.S. Forest Service to the U.S. Department of Interior. The Tribe wants this transfer so that it can better protect its massive investment at Ski Apache, better protect the jobs in the community that Ski Apache generates, and better protect the economies of Mescalero, Ruidoso and Lincoln County. The benefits of the transfer are clear and supported by science and reason.
I am writing today to not only explain what the transfer would mean, but also what it doesn't mean. I have heard a few in the community voice opposition to the transfer. One individual in particular has been very vocal in her opposition. Most of the arguments against the transfer, though, have nothing to do with the transfer itself. Instead, most of the arguments are stale complaints about things that either did or didn't happen many years ago and have nothing to do with the merits of the transfer. Truths are twisted and old grudges revived but the actual transfer receives very little discussion.
When the opponents of the transfer get around to actually discussing the transfer, as opposed to complaining about the Tribe generally, they raise only two concrete claims: 1) this is a water grab by the Tribe; and 2) public access to the 860 acres will be reduced.
First, this is not a water grab. Any legislation will make clear that the Tribe is not getting any additional water rights with this transfer. The Tribe will not get the right to use even one additional drop of water than it currently has. The scare tactic that this legislation will "transfer the headwaters of the Rio Ruidoso" to the Tribe has no basis in fact. An overwhelming majority of the headwaters of the Rio Ruidoso are already on the Reservation and the small percentage that are currently on the Ski Apache land flow through the Reservation as well. The Tribe will not get any more control over the headwaters of the Rio Ruidoso than it already has.
Second, the Tribe is mindful about public access to the land that we are asking to have transferred. So is Congress. Land transfers to tribes over the past dozen years have all included provisions protecting current uses for the lands. Congress will undoubtedly do the same here. The Tribe is ready willing and able to meet with those concerned and develop safeguards that will be acceptable to Congress and the public to ensure continued hunting and hiking in the area.
What this land transfer does do is right a historic wrong. It restores traditional, sacred and important land to the Mescalero Apache people from whom it was taken. It allows the Tribe to manage the forest for the betterment of everyone. It protects the community resource of Ski Apache. It is the right thing to do.
As a neighbor, I am asking you to have an open mind and to approach this issue with reason and logic. I am asking you again be open minded and hear the facts and to put aside old perceived slights and generalized grudges that have nothing to do with the issue at hand. I am asking you to support our land transfer for the overall betterment of everyone concerned.


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In the general aviation industry, it is important for pilots to have their small aircraft serviced and maintained frequently. Upon arriving to a general aviation facility, reservations should be made for refueling, cleaning and safety checks. Additionally, it is vital for small aircraft to be recharged and jump started. Jet engines should ideally be turned on for several minutes before an airplane gets ready for takeoff.
It's critical for such engines to reach their maximum speed as the time for a scheduled flight approaches. When jet engines are jump started, mechanical problems could be detected without any major inspections. For instance, the type of noise that comes from the turbines can indicate the function and operation of the mechanical components inside. Turbo prop engines, must be allowed to idle for several minutes to prevent any possible problems when an aircraft is in the air. Single engine airplanes with a propeller are at high risk of mechanical failure due to an improper start up of the engine.
In general aviation, portable power supplies are very useful as they could be moved around a runway and directly to a small airplane. These devices usually have wheels and handles that make movement very easy. Some of the starting units for aircraft have batteries that use technology like Lithium Ion and lead acid. Other devices have a ground power design. In other words, the starter units could be directly plugged into an electrical outlet that carries a standard of 110-120 Volts. Battery powered starting units have to be recharged often. It might take several hours for these devices to get fully recharged and ready for portable use on the runway.
The currents delivered by starting units for aircraft are relatively small compared to other devices that are used for commercial jets. For example, a typical battery powered jump starter unit might deliver just over 40 amps of direct current that is converted via an internal adapter.
A portable power supply for an airplane may also be brought on board for use in emergency landings. When stuck in a remote airfield or a non paved surface, airplanes may have to be fully started up and even recharged with a portable starting unit. Pilots should always have some sort of power unit available for emergency backup. It is also important to emphasize that jump starting units should not be used to recharge the batteries of aircraft.
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July 3, 2009 July 3, 2009 by Mark Athitakis, posted in Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, Jennifer Weiner, Joseph O'Neill, Kaye Gibbons, Paul Theroux, T.C. Boyle, Toni Morrison
The summer issue of Lapham's Quarterly is dedicated to travel, excerpting Paul Theroux's Dark Star Safari, Marilynne Robinson's Gilead, Tobias Wolff's This Boy's Life, and Jack Kerouac's On the Road, among many other writers around the world and throughout history. The journal's Web site features James Franco reading that Kerouac excerpt in an appropriately slackerish way. The most entertaining piece, though, not online, is a 1935 article from Pravda describing the despairing life of American cities, which are sad and largely empty of people. Contrary to popular belief in the Soviet Union, the authors write, in New York and Chicago "brokers don't run down the sidewalks knocking over American citizens; they simmer, invisible to the public, in their stock exchanges, making all kinds of shady deals in those monumental buildings." The West Coast is no better: It's home to the "American film industry, which releases around a thousand well-made but egregiously tasteless and idiotically stupid films per year."
Speaking of Theroux, he recalls hanging out at Michael Jackson's Neverland, and talking with the late pop star on the phone in the wee hours about, among other things, his reading habits: "'Somerset Maugham,' he said quickly, and then, pausing at each name: 'Whitman. Hemingway. Twain.'"
Jennifer Weiner on studying under Toni Morrison: "Toni Morrison used to read her students' work out loud, and hearing her read it made me believe that it was good (of course, Toni Morrison being Toni Morrison, she could have been reading my grocery list and I would have thought, 'Genius!' She's one of the world's all-time great readers)."
Edgar Allan Poe, supernatural detective.
The sad, long struggle of Kaye Gibbons.
Ernest Hemingway's grandson has reworked Papa's posthumous memoir, A Moveable Feast, in a way that "attempts to give the impression of a work which is not completed but which is nevertheless readable."
The second issue of Wag's Revue is now online, with an interview with T.C. Boyle as its centerpiece. Excerpt: "I do not reveal much of myself, either publicly or in the work. I may have no problem wearing an intergalactically challenging jacket on TV and cracking jokes with the best of them or investing everything I have in a performance of a story, either live or recorded, but all of that is simply a way of rubbing up against the public world while all the while keeping the private world private."
Joseph O'Neill ponders the president reading Netherland: "I suppose you flatter yourself that the story is the history of the United States. That's the weird, disorienting feeling you get."
And, apropos of nothing in particular except that anybody who follows the Washington Nationals badly needs a laugh, this is great.
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Pete, Joliet, IL says:
Haven't read Gilead yet, but from everything I've heard I'm not under the impression that it's at all travel-related. Unless Lapham's includes it with the "people you might meet if you travel to small-town Iowa" rationale.
The passage from "Gilead" that's excerpted is a recollection by the narrator of a trip he took as a child to Kansas to visit the grave of his grandfather.
I doubt you need one more person telling you, but "Gilead" is a masterpiece.
Laura Cococcia says:
Thanks for the link to the Jennifer Weiner piece. Just came across your blog and am thrilled to have found it. Would love to add you to my blogroll. Looking forward to your updates!


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The remains of the fort of Petriolo are located at the northernmost part of the territory of Civitella Paganico, at the border of the municipality of Monticano. Petriolo was well-known because of the curative properties attributed to its sulphurous hot springs. Petriolo was known to the Etruscans and Romans, and it is also mentioned in a document of 1130. Its reputation spread not only within the immediate area but also across Italy and even abroad, and Petriolo was visited by many well-known people. The most famous visit, in particular with regard to the history of the Republic of Siena, was that of Pope Pius II Piccolomini who made a number of visits in the hopes of curing the gout from which he suffered. Indeed, a number of important Papal Bulls were issued from this region. Petriolo was praised by the writer and poet Folgore da San Gimignano.
The Siennese Republic had a number of single cabins built in 1250 that were rented to bathers. They also carried out research in order to open new thermal springs and farm buildings in 1330, as well as establishing a vicarship. Ten years later they initiated a tax on the bathers.
In the 17 C the area began to decline in favour of the baths at Pignoni and San Filippo. However the Ospedale di Santa Maria della Scala in Siena revived the springs which came under the authority of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, who passed it on to the Cospi family in 1648. In 1713 the Ospedale obtained permission to demolish the castle walls and to make use of its stonework. Today all that remains of the walls are those connected to the tower. Only one of the four original baths remains.
Petriolo is still very popular with locals who soak in the hot mineral water where it cascades down the bank via a number of artificial pools into the Farma river.
More about thermal baths, mineral pools, hot springs and spas in Tuscany.
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Bettina Rheims, eigentlich Bettina Caroline Marguerite Rheims [] (* 18. Dezember 1952 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Département Hauts-de-Seine) ist eine französische Fotografin. Die provokant-erotischen Inszenierungen in ihrer Akt- und Glamourfotografie machten sie weltweit bekannt.

Leben
Rheims ist das älteste von drei Kindern des Schriftstellers, Mitglieds der Académie Française, Kunsthistorikers und Auktionators Maurice Rheims (1910–2003), der auch Nachlassverwalter von Pablo Picasso war, und der Frankfurterin Lili Adélaide Krahmer (1930–1996), einer Stieftochter von Guy de Rothschild, die mit ihrer Mutter, einer Tochter des Bankiers Julius Wertheimber, vor den Nationalsozialisten aus Deutschland flüchtete. Die Schriftstellerin und Filmproduzentin Nathalie Rheims (* 1959) ist ihre Schwester, der Jurist Louis Rheims (1955–1998) war ihr Bruder. General Léon Rheims (1843–1894) war ihr Großvater väterlicherseits.

Bevor sie Karriere als Fotografin machte, arbeitete Rheims als Fotomodel. 1973 spielte sie eine kleine Rolle in der Gangsterkomödie La bonne année (Frankreich/Italien 1973, Regie: Claude Lelouch).

Rheims' erste Ehe mit Pierre Martinet (* 1949) wurde am 18. Juli 1971 geschlossen und 1977 geschieden. Am 10. Juni 1978 heiratete sie in Paris den Kunsthistoriker und Schriftsteller Serge Bramly, mit dem sie einige Bücher veröffentlichte. Mit ihm hat sie einen Sohn, Virgile Maurice Bramly (* 1980). Die Ehe wurde ebenfalls geschieden, was die künstlerische Zusammenarbeit jedoch nicht beendete. Ihren dritten Ehemann, den Künstler Stéphane Coutelle heiratete sie am 22. Oktober 1993 Paris und ließ sich nach einigen Jahren wiederum scheiden. Am 26. Oktober 2001 heiratete sie den Pariser Anwalt Jean-Michel Darrois (* 1948).

Bettina Rheims lebt und arbeitet in Paris.

Werk
1970 begann Rheims mit dem Fotografieren. Ihre ersten Modelle waren Pariser Stripperinnen und Akrobaten. Das Thema des weiblichen Körpers in erotischen und voyeuristischen Situationen zieht sich seither durch ihr ganzes Werk.

1987 drehte sie das Video von Desireless Voyage, Voyage.

Sie arbeitete für Modemagazine, Plattenfirmen und Werbeagenturen. Anders als viele der anonymen Auftragsfotografen in dieser Branche stellte sie jedoch auch regelmäßig unter ihrem Namen aus. Ihr erster Bildband Female Trouble erschien 1991.

Weite internationale Bekanntheit erreichte sie 1992 mit dem Band Chambre Close (deutsch: "abgeschlossenes Zimmer"). Rheims' Fotografien zeigen junge Frauen in halb nackten Posen, die wirken sollen , als hätten sie in schäbigen Hotelzimmern oder Fluren spontan für einen (männlichen) Fotografen ihre Geschlechtsteile entblößt. Tatsächlich handelt es sich um Inszenierungen. Serge Bramly verfasste den Begleittext, das fiktive Tagebuch eines Amateur-Erotikfotografen.

Zusammen mit der Transsexuellen Kim Harlow publizierte sie 1992 das biografische Buch Kim. Harlow starb 1992 in Paris an AIDS. Sie war eines der Models, die Rheims für die Serie Modern Lovers fotografiert hatte.

1995 erhielt Rheims den Auftrag, das offizielle Porträt des neu gewählten Präsidenten von Frankreich, Jacques Chirac, anzufertigen.

Ebenfalls eine Zusammenarbeit mit Bramly ist die Serie I.N.R.I., die zum ersten Mal 1999 in Berlin im Deutschen Historischen Museum ausgestellt wurde. In 200 farbigen und einigen schwarzweißen Fotografien stellten Rheims und Bramly Szenen aus dem Leben Christi nach. Die Veröffentlichung in Frankreich zog heftige Kritik von Christen auf sich. Von Rechtsradikalen gab es antisemitische Ausschreitungen gegen einige Buchhandlungen, die Rheims' Fotoband verkauften.

Im Jahr 2008 wurde sie wegen Plagiats eines Werkes des deutschen Künstlers Jakob Gautel, das sie für eine Montage verwendete, zu einer Geldstrafe von 30.000 Euro verurteilt.

Nach eigenem Bekunden sieht Rheims in Diane Arbus und Helmut Newton große Vorbilder und sie schätzt die Kunstfertigkeit der alten Meister.

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Auszeichnungen
 1994 Grand prix de la photographie (verliehen von der Stadt Paris)
 17. Februar 1997 Ritter der Ehrenlegion
 2002: Jacques Chirac verlieh Bettina Rheims den Orden Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur für ihr Lebenswerk.
 13. Juli 2006 Offizier der Ehrenlegion
 12. Juli 2013 Kommandeur der Ehrenlegion
 30. April 2002 Offizier des Ordre national du Merité
 15. November 2018 Großoffizier des Ordre national du Merité
 13. September 2016 Kommandeur des Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Veröffentlichungen
 1987 – Bettina Rheims. Espace Photo Paris. ISBN 2-904732-20-9
 1989 – Female Trouble. Hrsg. Gina Kehayoff. Mit einem Vorwort von Catherine Deneuve. Schirmer/Mosel, ISBN 3-88814-305-5.
 1991 – Female Trouble. ISBN 3-88814-452-3
 1992 – Chambre Close. Eine Fiktion (mit Serge Bramly). Kehayoff Verlag, ISBN 3-929078-14-7.
 1992 – Les Espionnes. Kehayoff Verlag, ISBN 3-929078-06-6.
 1993 – Modern Lovers. Edition Braus, ISBN 3-925835-67-9.
 1994 – Kim (mit Kim Harlow). Kehayoff Verlag, ISBN 3-929078-23-6.
 1999 – I.N.R.I. (mit Serge Bramly). Monacelli Press, ISBN 1-58093-043-3.
 2000 – A Room in the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt/Main. Kehayoff Verlag, ISBN 3-929078-35-X.
 2000 – Animal. Kehayoff Verlag, ISBN 3-7913-7817-1.
 2002 – Morceaux choisis. Schirmer/Mosel, ISBN 3-88243-574-7.
 2002 – Bettina Rheims: Female Trouble (mit Beiträgen von Catherine Deneuve, Gina Kehayoff). Schirmer/Mosel, ISBN 3-8296-0022-4.
 2004 – Shanghai (mit Serge Bramly). powerHouse Books, ISBN 1-57687-233-5.
 2004 – More Trouble. Schirmer/Mosel, ISBN 3-8296-0106-9.
 2004 – Retrospective. Schirmer/Mosel, ISBN 3-8296-0061-5.
 2004 – Can You Find Happiness. Photographien. Schirmer/Mosel, ISBN 3-8296-0351-7.
 2007 – Héroines. Schirmer/Mosel. ISBN 3-8296-0298-7
 2008 – The Book Of Olga (mit Beiträgen von Catherine Millet). Taschen Verlag, ISBN 3-8365-0760-9.
 2009 – Rose, c'est Paris (zusammen mit Booklet, Film-DVD und anderen Objekten in einem Koffer). Taschen Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8365-2013-3.
 2011 – Rose, c'est Paris. Bettina Rheims und Serge Bramly (mit Serge Bramly). Taschen Verlag, Köln, ISBN 978-3-8365-2785-9.
 2014 – Gender Studies. Steidl Verlag, Göttingen 2014, ISBN 978-3-86930-802-9
 2016 – Bettina Rheims. (limitierte Collector's Edition von 800 Exemplaren, nummeriert und signiert von Bettina Rheims). Taschen Verlag, Köln.Teaser des Verlags

Literatur
 Patrick Remy (Hrsg.): Bettina Rheims, mit Begleitbuch Diaries, Taschen GmbH Verlag, Köln 2015, ISBN 978-3-8365-5542-5.

Weblinks

 Bildergalerie: Chambre Close
 Bettina Rheims bei Geneanet

Einzelnachweise

Fotograf (Frankreich)
Aktfotograf
Modefotograf
Mitglied der Ehrenlegion (Kommandeur)
Franzose
Geboren 1952
Frau

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Infer, a provider of predictive applications, announced the general availability of its Account Scoring solution, a service designed to help businesses source more sales opportunities by ranking cold accounts based on their fit for the product and revenue potential. The new service was unveiled at the SiriusDecisions Summit in Nashville, Tenn.
Infer's fit and behavior models positions users to analyze key signals — such as a company's business model, technology vendors, relevant job postings, public filings, social presence, marketing automation data, product usage data, and other attributes — to produce account, contact and lead scores. The scores can then be shared with the CRM system.
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MHI Global, a sales performance and customer management company, has acquired CSO Insights, a sales effectiveness research and benchmarking firm. The acquisition intends to provide sales leaders with resources such as benchmark studies, global sales performance research and advisory services to increase revenue.
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Vidyard and SnapApp have partnered to incorporate SnapApp's interactive features into video content created through the Vidyard platform.
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Medallia, a customer experience management solutions provider, has partnered with Deloitte Consulting in a move designed to provide Deloitte Digital clients with a customer experience solution that can integrate with other services available through its digital strategy, marketing and enablement offerings.
The partnership positions Deloitte clients to use the Medallia customer experience platform to gain insight on the financial impact of customer experience initiatives. The platform is designed to give B2B companies a holistic view into how prospects engage with their brand.
A majority (84%) of B2B marketers plan to increase or maintain their digital marketing spend in the coming year, according to a recent report from Salesforce analyzing the current state of B2B marketing.
Content marketing and marketing automation (66%) are the top areas where their organizations will be increasing spending, followed closely by mobile applications and location-based tracking (65%) and social media advertising/marketing (64%).
Brightcove, a cloud services provider for video content, unveiled new features and updates to its suite of video content offerings, intended to enable marketers to publish video faster and increase engagement.
The new features also include a responsive HTML5 interface, which positions users to share video content across desktop, tablet and mobile devices.
Highspot, a sales engagement platform provider, has integrated with the content collaboration platform Box, a move intended to increase marketing and sales alignment and boost sales effectiveness.
The integration is designed to allow Highspot users to manage and import content from within Box. Users can also use Highspot analytics to understand which content is relevant to a sales rep for their prospective buyer.


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Duke University, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Position ID: Duke-Biostatistics & Bioinformatics-RAS001 [#17337, 1094]
Position Title: Research Associate, Senior
Subject Area: Genomics / Functional Genomics
Duke University is seeking a research associate, senior in the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics (https://biostat.duke.edu/) within the School of Medicine. Duke University is regularly ranked among the top research institutions in the US and worldwide. Duke University School of Medicine is ranked among country's top 10 medical schools and is located in Durham, North Carolina.
Position Description: The overall goal of this position to develop new high-throughput technologies for studying combinatorial gene regulation in the human genome. The position is funded through a recently awarded NHGRI Center of Excellence (CEGS) in Genome Science. The focus of the Duke CEGS is to develop new and high-throughput technologies to investigate how combinatorial gene regulation contributes to human health and disease. A multidisciplinary team of seven Duke principal investigators leads the project. The research associate senior hired for this position will report directly to PI Dr. Tim Reddy or PI Dr. Charles Gersbach.
The successful applicant will lead projects on engineering new and improved CRISPR systems for facile and highly multiplexed genome editing, and deploying those systems to identify gene regulatory mechanisms contributing to a diverse range of human diseases. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in genome and epigenome editing; CRISPR-based disease modeling; protein engineering; and/or high-throughput genetics, genomics, or epigenetics studies. The candidate will work with a team of faculty, clinicians, postdoctoral associates, graduate students, and undergraduates conducting research and training on human gene regulation.
Requirements and Expectations: A Ph.D. in genetics, genomics, molecular biology, biochemistry, or related disciplines is required. The appointee must have greater than 5-years of postdoctoral training. The ideal candidate will also have a demonstrated track record of scientific productivity, for example via published manuscripts and/or fellowship funding; experience analyzing data from high-throughput biological experiments; and is excited to work in a highly collaborative and multi-disciplinary research environment. This is a 5-year appointment and will be based in Durham, NC. The position will involve travel to annual CEGS meetings once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. Compensation and Benefits: We offer very competitive salary and excellent benefits. Visit the Duke University Office of Postdoctoral Service website at http://www.postdoc.duke.edu and Duke HR website at www.hr.duke.edu for details.
Application: If interested in this position, please apply directly at Duke Careers. Please upload/attach your cover letter that includes contact information for 2-3 references, your CV and Research Statement (one page or longer). Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis.
Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender , gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke also makes good faith efforts to recruit, hire, and promote qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.
Min Degree Requirements: Relevant Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g. Sc.D., M.D., D.V.M.). The appointee must have greater than 5 years of postdoctoral training.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
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Bujumbura (bis 1962 Usumbura) ist die größte Stadt und das verwaltungstechnische und wirtschaftliche Zentrum des ostafrikanischen Staates Burundi. Sie liegt am Nordende des Tanganjikasees. Von der Unabhängigkeit Burundis 1962 bis zum Dezember 2018 war sie die Hauptstadt des Landes.

Die Stadt hat eine Fläche von 87 Quadratkilometern. Für 2009 wird die Einwohnerzahl für die Agglomeration auf 1.038.857 berechnet, 1999 waren es laut Zensus 755.994. Im Jahr 1990 betrug die Bevölkerungsdichte 456 Einwohner je km².

Geschichte
Bujumbura entstand aus einem kleinen Dorf, nachdem es 1889 ein Militärposten, unter dem Namen Marienheim, im damaligen Deutsch-Ostafrika geworden war. Als Stützpunkt der Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika hieß der Ort Usumbura und war Standort der 9. Kompanie der Schutztruppe. Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg wurde es zum Verwaltungszentrum des belgischen Völkerbund-Mandats über Ruanda-Urundi.

Die Stadt wurde von Usumbura in Bujumbura umbenannt, als das Königreich Burundi 1962 unabhängig wurde. Am 22. Dezember 2018 verlegte der burundische Präsident Pierre Nkurunziza die Hauptstadt von Bujumbura in das deutlich kleinere Gitega, das zentral im Land gelegen ist. Damit hielt er ein Wahlversprechen von 2007. Die Kabinettssitzungen werden seitdem dort gehalten, im Januar 2019 siedelten die ersten fünf Ministerien dorthin um. Der Rest soll im Lauf des Jahres 2019 folgen.

Seit der Unabhängigkeit war Bujumbura der Schauplatz zahlreicher Kämpfe zwischen den beiden größten ethnischen Gruppen des Landes, wobei die Hutu-Miliz gegen die Tutsi-dominierte Armee Burundis kämpfte.

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur

Es werden unter anderem Zement, Textilien und Seife hergestellt. Bujumbura ist Burundis größter (Binnen-)Hafen und verschifft über den Tanganjikasee einen großen Teil der Exportprodukte des Landes: Kaffee, Baumwolle, Felle und Zinnerz.

Der internationale Flughafen Bujumbura liegt elf Kilometer nordwestlich der Stadt. Es besteht eine Fährverbindung über den Tanganjikasee nach Kalemie in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo. Eine Hauptstraße führt in die ruandische Hauptstadt Kigali.

Die Universität von Burundi wurde 1960 in Bujumbura eröffnet.

Religion
Etwa 60 % der Einwohner Burundis sind katholisch. 1959 wurde von Papst Johannes XXIII. das Bistum Usumbura errichtet. Es wurde 2006 durch Papst Benedikt XVI. zum Erzbistum Bujumbura erhoben. Bischofskirche ist die Kathedrale Regina Mundi.

Bujumbura ist auch Sitz einer Diözese der Anglikanischen Kirche.

Klima

Bujumbura hat ein tropisches, ganzjährig warmes Klima. Nur selten sinken die Temperaturen unter 15 °C.

Das Niederschlagsmaximum liegt im April, das Minimum hingegen im Juli.

Söhne und Töchter der Stadt
 Saido Berahino (* 1993), englisch-burundischer Fußballspieler
 Gaël Bigirimana (* 1993), englisch-burundischer Fußballspieler
 Beni Bertrand Binobagira (* 1989), Schwimmer
 Gaël Duhayindavyi (* 1991), Fußballspieler
 Gaël Faye (* 1982), französischer Schriftsteller und Sänger
 Philippe Gautier (* 1960), belgischer Jurist
 Costas Kondylis (1940–2018), US-amerikanischer Architekt
 Pierre Kwizera (* 1991), Fußballspieler
 Sada Nahimana (* 2001), Tennisspielerin
 Janvier Ndikumana (* 1982), Fußballtorhüter
 Aimé Ndizeye (* 2002), Fußballspieler
 Vladimir Niyonkuru (* 1983), Fußballtorhüter
 Willy Ngumbi Ngengele (* 1965), katholischer Bischof von Goma (Kongo)
 Pierre Nkurunziza (1963–2020), Präsident von Burundi
 Shabani Nonda (* 1977), kongolesischer Fußballspieler
 Lydia Nsekera (* 1967), Sportfunktionärin
 Saïdi Ntibazonkiza (* 1987), Fußballspieler
 Diane Nukuri (* 1984), Leichtathletin
 Faty Papy (1990–2019), Fußballspieler
 Nyamko Sabuni (* 1969), schwedische Politikerin
 Mohammed Tchité (* 1984), Fußballspieler

Weblinks

 Universität von Burundi
 Die ARD-Korrespondentin Shafagh Laghai ist mit ihrem Team über Ruanda nach Burundi eingereist und war vier Tage in der Hauptstadt. – DLF, 2016

Einzelnachweise

Ehemalige Hauptstadt (Burundi)
Ort in Burundi
Tanganjikasee
Ort in Afrika
Deutsch-Ostafrika


Most recently, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) published a laboratory study using cells in petri dishes, showing that exposure to blue and ultraviolet (UV) light increases T cell activity — white blood cells involved in immune function and fighting infections.
Given the large surface area of human skin, all of the T cells present in skin could potentially benefit from this phenomenon through exposure to blue light, the researchers suggest.
The spectral sensitivity of T cells peaked at both ~350 nanometers (nm), which is in the ultraviolet A (UVA) range, and ~470 nm, which is in the blue spectrum. The latter (470 nm light) has previously been shown to kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in vitro.
For example, researchers have found vitamin D acts directly on the beta defensin 2 gene (which encodes an antimicrobial peptide) and the NOD2 gene (which alerts cells to the presence of invading microbes). Vitamin D is also involved in the production of over 200 antimicrobial peptides that help fight all sorts of infections.
To learn more, I recommend reading through "Sunlight: For Better or For Worse? A Review of Positive and Negative Effects of Sun Exposure," published in the journal Cancer Research Frontiers.
Importantly, the evidence now clearly shows that once you reach a serum vitamin D level of 40 ng/ml, your risk for cancer plunges by 67 percent, compared to having a level of 20 ng/ml or less.
Even the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine, IOM) has reported an association between vitamin D and overall mortality risk from all causes, including cancer.
Vitamin D also increases your chances of surviving cancer if you do get it,and this includes melanoma patients. Vitamin D is also important for your bone health, cognitive function, immune function and healthy pregnancy and infant development.
Surprising as it sounds, scientists have found vitamin D deficiency raises your risk of obstructive sleep apnea In one study, 98 percent of patients with sleep apnea had vitamin D deficiency, and the more severe the sleep apnea, the more severe the deficiency.
Research has shown that when sunlight strikes your skin, nitric oxide (NO) is released into your bloodstream. NO is a powerful blood pressure lowering compound that helps protect your cardiovascular system, cutting your risk for both heart attacks and stroke.
According to one 2013 study, for every single skin cancer death, 60 to 100 people die from stroke or heart disease related to hypertension. So your risk of dying from heart disease or stroke is on average 80 times greater than your risk of dying from skin cancer.
Sunlight also appears to alter genetic expression. Cambridge University scientists recently showed that the expression of 28 percent of the human genetic make-up varies from season to season. Some of those genetic changes affect your inflammatory responses.
Besides boosting rates of cardiovascular disease, widespread sun avoidance may also be responsible for the reemergence of tuberculosis (TB), which now kills about 4,100 people every single day.
UV light, especially blue light, also acts as a potent disinfectant of your environment. Research has found UV light can reduce the spread of tuberculosis in hospital wards and waiting rooms by 70 percent,and helps kill 90 percent of drug-resistant bacteria in hospital rooms.
Data suggests UV light at 254 nm can kill drug-resistant strains of S. aureus and E. faecalis in as little as five seconds.
Light therapy has long been the go-to treatment for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and more recent research suggests it can be useful in the treatment of major depression as well. Schizophrenia has also been linked to maternal lack of sun exposure during pregnancy.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have also linked low vitamin D levels with an increased risk for erectile dysfunction (ED).


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Insights into local government: 2020
Part 5: Managing conflicts of interest in regional councils
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Insights into local government: 2020.
In this Part, we discuss the conflict of interest rules that apply to regional councils and some of the issues and challenges with managing conflicts of interest in regional councils.
Because regional councils have a regulatory role and many have elected members from the agricultural sector, managing conflicts of interest can be complicated. Some regional council members will be particularly affected by their council's regulatory and planning decisions.
We discussed these issues with several regional councils after the 2019 local government elections.24 We also considered the following two specific situations where regional councils had to manage conflicts of interest:
The first was about potential financial conflicts of interest. Four Otago regional councillors asked us for exemptions or declarations under the Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968 (the Act) so they could participate in significant water-related planning decisions in the region.
The second was a request from a regional council for guidance on how to manage a potential conflict of roles for councillors appointed as directors of council-controlled organisations (CCOs).
Our responses to these requests could be of interest not just to regional councils but to all councils. We outline them below, as well as two examples from regional councils that we have considered previously and material from our existing guidance to illustrate and explain the main points. First, we briefly set out the rules on managing conflicts of interest that apply to regional councils.25
Conflict of interest rules that apply to regional councils
Effectively, two different legal regimes govern how regional councils manage conflicts of interest. Which regime applies to a particular conflict depends on whether the councillor's interest is financial or non-financial.
Financial interests
The Act regulates financial interests, and its rules are strict. They are based on the common law view that a person with a financial interest is presumed to be biased because of that interest.26
The Act prohibits members of regional councils or committees of regional councils from discussing or voting on any matter that they have a financial interest in unless their interest is "in common with the public". (We discuss the meaning of "in common with the public" in paragraphs 5.11-5.18.)
A councillor can apply to the Auditor-General for an exemption from this rule or for a declaration that the rule does not apply in a particular instance. The Auditor-General may grant the exemption or declaration if they are satisfied that:
the councillor's financial interest is so remote or insignificant that it would not reasonably be regarded as likely to influence their participation in the matter;27
the council's business would be impeded if the councillor could not take part;28 or
it is in the public interest29 for the councillor to participate despite their financial interest.30
Non-financial interests
Councillors' non-financial conflicts of interest, such as those created by a personal relationship or a role in another organisation, are governed by common law. There are no particular statutory rules, and the Auditor-General has no role in determining whether councillors can or cannot participate in matters that they have a non-financial interest in.
The test for whether a non-financial conflict of interest exists is whether an objective observer who knows the relevant facts would perceive the person to be biased because of that interest.
Financial interests – meaning of "interest in common with the public"
Councillors will often have financial interests in matters that council and committee meetings discuss and vote on. Councillors are members of the community who will be affected by some council decisions, such as those involving planning matters or rates.
As mentioned in paragraph 5.7, a councillor whose financial interest in a matter is "in common with the public" is not prohibited from discussing and voting on that matter.
We discuss how to determine whether a councillor's interest is "in common with the public" in Part 4 of our guide on the Act for elected members.31 In summary, it depends on the following three components:
the nature of the interest (such as the kind and extent of the interest);
the size of the group who are also affected and whether that group is big enough to constitute "the public"; and
whether the councillor's and the group's interests are affected in a similar way.
Environment Canterbury example
We considered the meaning of interest "in common with the public" in regional council decisions in our 2009 investigation into possible conflicts of interest by Environment Canterbury (ECAN) councillors. We considered whether the financial interests of four ECAN councillors in proposed changes to the way the Council charged for water related resource consents were "in common with the public". The proposed changes involved ECAN recovering more of its water-management costs from a group of resource consent holders, rather than from general rates.
The four councillors were potentially affected by the proposal because they or their spouse held relevant consents. They therefore had a financial interest in the decision to implement a new charging regime that had more emphasis on "user charges".
We considered whether the councillors' financial interests could be regarded as interests in common with the public. Many decisions about rating and charging, including targeted rates, are broad enough to be regarded as affecting the public generally, provided sufficient numbers of people are affected in the same way.
About 2.7% of ECAN ratepayers held consents that would be subject to the proposed water charges. We concluded that the interests of those consent holders were different in kind and extent from the interests of the general public (whose rates would slightly decrease because of the greater user charges), and that they formed a small and clearly identified subset of the rate-paying population.
We therefore found that the interests of the four councillors were not interests that could be regarded as interests "in common with the public", and they had breached the Act. We released a full report explaining our decision in December 2009.32
Application by Otago Regional Council for exemptions and declarations
In February 2020, Otago Regional Council applied to us for exemptions and declarations under the Act. These would enable several councillors to take part in decisions about whether to notify two plan changes under the Resource Management Act 1991.
The plan changes were about freshwater management. They could have been financially significant to people who held certain historic permits to take water. The plan changes also included measures to improve water quality that would affect farmers and others in the agricultural sector. These measures included requirements to fence waterways (to exclude animals) and to obtain resource consents for intensive winter grazing.
Four of the regional councillors had possible financial interests in the proposed changes and applied to us for exemptions or declarations. They considered that, because the changes were significant planning decisions that were of high public interest in the region, all councillors should be able to participate in the process.
Criteria for granting an exemption or declaration
Our guidance sets out the criteria we use to determine whether to grant an exemption or declaration.33 (Paragraph 5.8 sets out the statutory grounds for granting an exemption or declaration.)
For an exemption, we consider the nature and size of the financial interest and the relationship of the interest to the matter being decided. We need to assess whether the financial interest would influence the elected member when they discuss or vote on the matter. The test is an objective one. Ultimately, we must assess how significant the interest looks to an outside observer.
For a declaration on the "public interest" ground, we consider information from the councillor and the council on why the councillor's participation is important. Relevant factors could include:
the matter being so significant to the community as a whole that it justifies the involvement of all members; or
the member having particular expertise in the matter or an important link with people in a particular area, organisation, or community group whose views would not be adequately represented if the member could not take part.34
For a declaration on the "business impeded" ground, we consider whether the quality of the council's decision-making would be affected if one or more members could not take part – for example, because there would be only a few members left to participate or a member has particular expertise that is not otherwise available.
How the criteria applied to the Otago regional councillors35
Based on the information provided by the councillors about their circumstances and financial interests, we:
granted an exemption for one councillor to participate. We considered that his indirect financial interest in the plan changes was so remote and insignificant that it could not reasonably be regarded as likely to influence him in making decisions about them.
declined to give declarations to enable two councillors to participate in the plan change matter related to entitlements to use water. Both councillors had a direct financial interest in the matter, and we did not consider that the criteria for the "public interest" ground had been met.
However, we found that those two councillors did not have a financial interest in the other plan change (related to water quality), so they did not need a declaration to participate in that matter.
We found that one councillor had no financial interest in either plan change and did not need an exemption or declaration.
The issue of representation
Two of the councillors argued that their background or involvement with communities that would be affected by the plan changes meant that they brought special skills and expertise to the debate.
They argued that they should be able to participate to contribute that expertise. They also argued that their respective constituents would not be adequately represented if they could not participate. Declaration requests often raise similar arguments about the need for a member to represent particular groups. In these situations, we consider whether the council can access the views of the people the member wishes to represent in other ways, such as in the submissions process or by receiving advice from council staff. It is important that we hear the council's views, not just those of the member concerned.
Members are required to act impartially in the interests of their whole district or region. They are not there to represent a particular group only, even if they are strongly associated with that group.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council example
That said, representation can be a valid argument in some circumstances. In 2016, we gave a declaration to enable a councillor on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to take part in decision-making on a proposed water storage and irrigation scheme. The councillor owned land that could benefit from the scheme in the future.
The councillor also had extensive expertise in the matter and represented the constituency that contained most affected landowners.36 We considered that it was important that the councillor could represent her constituency in the matter.
We gave the declaration on the grounds that:
the benefits of allowing the councillor to participate outweighed the risk that their financial interest could be seen to unduly influence the outcome; and
the decision was especially significant for the local authority and region, warranting all members being involved.
Exemptions and declarations are only for financial interests
It is important to understand that, in some instances, the financial interest regulated by the Act might be only part of the issue. It might not even be the major risk.
The Act regulates only financial interests. It does not regulate more general conflicts of interest, such as those that arise from other roles that a councillor has or from their personal associations.
Under the Act, we can give exemptions and declarations only for financial interests. We are not empowered to give them for non-financial conflicts of interest or for predetermination – where a councillor has made strong statements that indicate that they have already made their mind up about a matter.
This means that an exemption or declaration to allow a member or members to participate despite a financial interest has no effect on their non-financial interests or predetermination. A council decision could still be challenged on those grounds.
Request for guidance on managing a conflict of roles
We received a request from a regional council for guidance on how to manage potential conflicts for councillors who are appointed as directors of CCOs.
The council had appointed two councillors and the chief executive as directors of a council-controlled holding company that manages the council's investments. The council's policy was to have an equal number of councillors appointed as directors (including the chief executive, as appropriate) and independent directors on the Board of the holding company, assuming there were enough suitable candidates.
The councillors appointed as directors asked us to clarify their roles, including the balance between a director's responsibilities under the Companies Act 1993 and a councillor's duties under the Local Government Act 2002. The council asked us whether a declaration under the Act would be a way to manage any future conflicts for the councillors appointed as directors.
We told the council that we considered it more likely that any conflict of interest would come from a conflict of roles than from any financial interest in the matters under discussion. We said that, because we can make declarations under the Act only for financial interests (see paragraph 5.9), we could not make one in this situation.
We referred the council to relevant parts of our good practice guidance on managing non-financial conflicts of interest – in particular, those on how to manage a conflict of roles.37
When roles conflict
A conflict of roles or conflict of duties can happen when an official performs duties for two or more entities who have competing or incompatible interests or objectives. The issue with a conflict of roles is generally not that they have a personal conflict but that the interests of the entities they work for or represent conflict.
The conflict might exist in a general sense (for example, if one entity is responsible for regulating the activities of the other), or it might relate to a particular matter or transaction that both entities are involved in.
Officials who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of an entity are obliged to act fairly and impartially when making those decisions. They will generally also have other obligations to the entity, such as to protect and advance its interests and to not use or disclose confidential information.
If a person owes duties to more than one entity, and the interests of those entities coincide in some way, the risks are that the person:
will not be able to make fair and impartial decisions in the interests of both entities at the same time; or
in acting for one entity, will breach one or more of their obligations to the other entity, such as the obligation to hold certain information in confidence.
Conflicts are less likely to arise when the interests of the two entities are clearly "complementary" – for example, where one entity has been set up for the purposes of advancing the interests of the other. However, a person might still have conflicts in that situation, such as when one entity is making decisions about funding the other, its continued existence, or on a formal submission it has made.
Depending on the severity of the conflict, the person might have to withdraw from one or both sides of the transaction or take some other form of mitigating action to manage the conflict.
Our 2015 report on governance and accountability of council-controlled organisations
We also referred the council to our discussion of the pros and cons of appointing councillors as directors of CCOs in our 2015 report on governance and accountability of CCOs.38 That report states our view that councillors should be appointed as directors only in exceptional circumstances. However, when they are appointed, an open and transparent process that uses the same appointment criteria as for independent directors should be followed.
The report also said:
We acknowledge the argument that elected members can make a contribution to CCO governance. We also recognise that councillor-directors may add value to a board by being a Council voice, by ensuring that the CCO's objectives are aligned to those of the local authority, and by providing a community perspective. However, a councillor-director must have the necessary skills and experience to contribute fully to the governance of the CCO.
If a local authority appoints councillors to the boards of its subsidiaries to ensure that the CCO remains mindful of its shareholder's expectations, the councillor's presence on the board should not be a substitute for a formal system for monitoring and accountability. There are other, more transparent methods for the parent local authority to influence a CCO, such as the statement of intent process, a letter of expectations, the dividend policy, and approval of major transactions.
In our view, effective monitoring and oversight, including setting clear expectations about the CCO's purpose and strategic alignment, should obviate any need for councillor-directors to provide an additional layer of oversight.
Balancing duties as a councillor and a director of a council-controlled organisation
The council asked us about the balance between a councillor's duties as an elected member and a company director's duties under the Companies Act 1993. The following discussion summarises our response.
The main points from our guidance on managing conflicts of interest are that people with potentially conflicting roles as a councillor and a director of a CCO need to be:
clear what their obligations to each role or organisation are;
confident that both organisations have clear expectations about how to manage any conflicts and, if necessary, have a protocol that explains those expectations; and
alert for situations where the interests of the two organisations might conflict, even if they generally do not.
We told the council that, under the Act, councillors:
are required by their Oath of Office to act impartially in the best interests of their region;
are bound by the Act for any conflict involving a financial interest (and by common law for any conflict involving a non-financial interest, including any conflict of roles); and
must comply with any relevant requirements in the council's code of conduct, including any rules regulating how they may use or disclose information obtained during their work as an elected member.
Under the Companies Act, directors:
are bound to act in the best interests of the company, unless there is a specific provision in the company's constitution that permits them to act in the interests of their holding company or appointing shareholder;
must comply with the requirements for managing and disclosing conflicts of interest in sections 139 to 144 of the Companies Act; and
must comply with the requirements for using or disclosing company information in section 145 of the Companies Act.
We told the council that, in their role as directors of the CCO, the councillors and the chief executive should not have any difficulty complying with these requirements, provided that the constitution of the CCO permits them to act in the interests of their holding company or parent entity (in this instance, the council).
Managing conflicts of interest under the Companies Act is based on transparency and disclosure. Directors disclose their interests in an interests register. This register focuses on financially beneficial transactions with other entities that the director is involved with.
Any conflict of those interests is discussed and managed at board level. It is not necessarily a barrier to the director participating in decisions about matters involving those interests.
Therefore, a director's "other role" as an elected member of the council would not generally prevent them participating in CCO decisions about matters that the council has an interest in.
However, it is more complicated for councillors in their role as elected members for two reasons. The first is that they are required to act impartially in the best interests of their region. The second is that common law governs how their non-financial conflicts of interest are managed, not the Companies Act.
The common law test for non-financial conflicts is whether an objective observer would perceive the councillor to be biased and not acting impartially because they are a director of the CCO.
In some instances, the councillors' participation in council decisions on regulatory matters could adversely affect the CCO. Their role as directors of the CCO could call into question their ability to participate in those decisions impartially.
In other instances, the councillors' conflict could be about particular transactions (such as when the CCO submits on, or appeals, a planning matter). The chief executive could also be conflicted for particular situations, such as when they need to advise the council on matters that the CCO has submitted on.
Our general advice was to remind the council that the councillors who are also directors need to consider on a case-by-case basis how their involvement in matters concerning the CCO would be perceived. They also need to consider whether their involvement in council decision-making could create a legal or reputational risk to the council.
Part of managing conflicts well is being open and transparent. If a council decision could adversely affect the CCO, the councillors who are also directors should declare that conflict and decide whether it precludes them from being involved in the council's decision.
General comments on the legislation governing conflicts of interest in local government
We are aware that our decisions about the Otago regional councillors in 2020 caused some concern in the sector. We received a preliminary request for guidance from another regional council that was involved in water-related plan changes and also had farmers on the council.
That council was keen to understand our approach to the representation issue (which we discussed in paragraphs 5.29-5.31). It also wanted clarification about when a financial interest in a matter might materialise.39
We have previously said that the rules for managing conflicts of interest in the local government sector are generally out of step with the approach other sectors take – for example, under the Crown Entities Act 2004.40
The legislation governing conflicts of interest for other sectors generally covers both financial and non-financial conflicts of interest. Under these regimes, an assessment of whether the interest is "material" is made.
The legislation might set out requirements for declaring interests. Sometimes, it will even specify rules on whether a person can participate in decisions they have an interest in. However, these rules are left to the entity to manage and administer. It is very unusual for an independent third party such as the Auditor-General to make final decisions on who can and cannot participate.
Finally, under these regimes, failure to follow the requirements might result in breaches of duty to the organisation or political accountability of some kind. However, unlike the Act, they do not involve a possible criminal sanction.
We will continue to advocate for a review of the Act and the rules governing how the local government sector manages conflicts of interest. We will encourage that review to consider whether:
the regime for managing conflicts of interest for members of local authorities should cover both financial and non-financial conflicts;
it remains appropriate for breaches of the Act to have a criminal sanction; and
there is a need for an independent decision-maker to determine whether someone with a conflict can or cannot participate in council decisions and, if so, who that party should be.
This reconsideration could fit within a review of the governance provisions in the Local Government Act 2002 or of the role of the Local Government Commission.
24: These discussions were at the post-election workshops discussed in Part 4.
25: For a more detailed explanation of these rules, which apply to all councils, see our two June 2020 publications Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968: A guide for members of local authorities on managing financial conflicts of interest and Managing conflicts of interest: A guide for the public sector .
26: The Act does not define "financial interest". The test we use is whether, if the matter were dealt with in a particular way, discussing or voting on that matter could reasonably give rise to an expectation of a gain or loss of money for the councillor concerned.
27: Section 6(3)(f) of the Act, which applies to a request for an exemption.
28: Section 6(4) of the Act, which applies to a request for a declaration.
29: The Act expresses the public interest as "in the interests of the electors or inhabitants of the district of the local authority or of the area under its jurisdiction".
30: Section 6(4) of the Act.
31: Office of the Auditor-General (2020), Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968: A guide for members of local authorities on managing financial conflicts of interest , paragraphs 4.35-4.44.
32: Office of the Auditor-General (2009), Investigation into conflicts of interest of four councillors at Environment Canterbury .
34: This can also be relevant to the "business impeded" ground.
35: Office of the Auditor-General (2020), Otago Regional Council: Applications for exemptions and declarations.
36: Office of the Auditor-General (2016), Application for an exemption or a declaration by Cr Hewitt.
37: Office of the Auditor-General (2020), Managing conflicts of interest: A guide for the public sector .
38: Office of the Auditor-General (2015), Governance and accountability of council-controlled organisations , paragraphs 5.15-5.28.
40: Our most detailed report was in 2005, The Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968: Issues and options for reform .
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