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An audit of the Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Vienna (VOSCE) was conducted during the period of January 23 to 30, 2006. The delegation was last audited in October 1996. The Canadian Embassy in Vienna and the Permanent Mission to the United Nations (VPERM) were also audited in January 2006, and are subject to a separate report.
The delegation is composed of six Canada-based Staff (CBS) and one Locally-engaged Staff (LES). Despite its limited resources with a lot of ground to cover, the Mission is running well and displays good coordination. Officers are faced with heavy workloads and competing priorities. Given that the Mission does not have the capacity to cover all aspects of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) work, including the numerous committee meetings, it is recommended that priorities be set in this regard. The Mission, in consultation with Headquarters (HQ) and other government departments (OGDs), should review its various fields of operation and establish priorities, given the resources available.
The delegation would benefit from Ministerial representation at annual OSCE meetings. Canada's last Ministerial attendance was three years ago. Since that time only senior officials from Ottawa and the Head of Mission (HOM) herself have led the Canadian delegation at these meetings.
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is an important contributor to human rights and democracy issues as they relate to the OSCE. While it makes substantial financial contributions, it does not have a representative assigned to the delegation. Given its importance and the impact on workload at VOSCE, it would be beneficial to the organization to have a CIDA representative assigned to the delegation.
A total of two audit recommendations are raised in the report; one is addressed to the Mission and one is addressed to Headquarters (HQ). Management has responded to each recommendation indicating action already taken or decisions made, as well as future action. Of the two recommendations, management has stated that both have been implemented.
The scope of the audit included a review of the VOSCE objectives, their delivery and management of the Mission. The Mission's administration functions were largely carried out by the bilateral Mission in Vienna, with whom VOSCE is co-located.
The audit objectives were to:
The focus and extent of on-site work was based on an assessment of materiality and related risk. This was done through communication with Headquarters (HQ) bureaux, including briefings by line management and the functional bureaux, review of relevant HQ and Mission documentation, and past audit findings, and an analysis of recurring trends and systemic issues.
Audit issues and lines of enquiry were further refined from information gathered through interviews with the Head of Mission (HOM), individual interviews with staff, and results of other documentation reviewed. The level of audit work for a given area was therefore based on issues and information identified and gathered at all levels: HQ, mission management, and mission operations.
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1.1.1 The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) employs some 440 people in its various institutions and around 3,000 in its field operations. The OSCE's 2005 budget amounted to approximately 168.6 million Euros. Almost 73% of this budget is directed towards field operations. With 55 member States from Europe, Central Asia and North America, the OSCE forms the largest regional security organisation in the world.
1.1.2 The Canadian delegation is composed of six CBS, including the HOM Assistant and one LES Registry Assistant. Despite its limited resources, it is a well-coordinated mission with a lot of ground to cover. The HOM is responsible for the overall coordination, with the military adviser covering essentially all military issues. The three other officers are assigned one of the three pillars of the overall mandate of the OSCE: politico-military cooperation, protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and economic and environmental dimensions, which include the monitoring of the financial aspect of the Canadian contribution.
1.1.3 Canada is the sixth largest contributor to the OSCE budget, contributing $13.5 million in 2005. CIDA has a cooperation agreement to channel extra funds ($7.28 million in 2004-2005) for projects within the OSCE's institutions and field missions. Each sector covered by the delegation members is considered an important instrument of Canadian foreign policy and rests at the forefront of Canada's International Policy Statement (IPS).
1.2.1 The delegation works very well despite the limited number of officers involved in a wide range of issues. Despite heavy workloads and competing priorities, there is *** among the various members of the delegation. Flexibility is part of their daily work, as officers are often required to cover for each other's responsibilities. There were, however, indications that burn-out and work-life balance issues are factors of concern. While staff indicated high levels of stress and uncertainty with respect to their ability to adequately cover their workloads, they also mentioned that the *** towards the demands on the delegation.
1.2.2 The HOM is *** and open communication. She is committed to defining individual responsibilities, regularly reviewing performances, and organizing weekly coordination meetings as well as an annual retreat for planning purposes. The annual Business Plan is also the result of team work.
1.2.3 Despite the fact that the work of the OSCE is at the centre of Canada's IPS, the Mission does not have the capacity to cover all aspects of the OSCE, including the numerous committee meetings. Priorities need to be set in this regard, given the resources available. It is the Audit Team's view that the delegation should determine such priorities and have them validated by HQ. At that time, resource requirements can be reviewed. The Mission is staffed with *** officers who, following a priority setting exercise, will be *** their load.
1.2.4 The Mission should review its various fields of operation to establish reasonable priorities. Such an exercise should be conducted in consultation with HQ and OGDs concerned, keeping in mind priority areas within the OSCE's activities and Canadian foreign policy objectives.
1.2.4 VOSCE welcomed this recommendation, as a priority setting exercise had already begun within the Mission. A VOSCE all day staff retreat was held on 13 February, 2006 (which had been planned before the ZIV visit) at which time, priorities were set in draft, and subsequently finalized. A draft of VOSCE priorities, based on the IPS, was sent to our HQ division, Defence and Security Relations Divison (IDR), and International Security Bureau (IDD), for discussion, and a March 2006 visit by the HOM to Ottawa for consultations permitted further discussion of priorities with main stakeholders in Ottawa. Subsequently, the change of Government meant that these priorities were reviewed, in the course of the year, as new Government policies became better known. While staff workload is still high, overtime dropped dramatically in 2006, due to a better examination of priorities and ongoing discussion about workloads. The one exception was the workload created by Canada's chairing of the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation from September to December 2006, but strong HQ support with funding for extra, temporary staff cushioned this extra duty (see below). The setting of priorities is an ongoing process, as we continue the discussion with IDD and IDR, and other stakeholders on priorities. as a part of the Mission strategy process for 2007. VOSCE has also had ongoing discussions with CIDA regarding the possibility of having a CIDA programme officer within the VOSCE delegation.
1.2.5 It is to be noted that for a mission of such small size, Canada is seen as making a difference and highly regarded in the OSCE Secretariat as well as by other member States. Such Canadian presence places pressure on the delegation to remain more engaged than feasible with the number of officers at the Mission.
1.2.6 The OSCE provides opportunities to monitor activities in Central and Eastern Europe, where in a number of countries Canada does not have diplomatic representation.
1.2.7 Given the important contribution Canada is making to the OSCE, as well as its focus on some of the key issues of the IPS, efforts should be made by HQ to encourage more senior representation in the future (such as ministers) to the annual OSCE meeting, where a number of foreign ministers from participating countries are found in attendance. Canada was last represented at the Ministerial level three years ago. Since then, only senior officials from Ottawa and the HOM herself have led the Canadian delegation at these meetings.
1.2.8 CIDA has been making important financial contributions on human rights and democracy issues as they relate to the OSCE without having a representative assigned to the delegation. Discussions were underway with CIDA to have CIDA fund half of a position at the delegation, however this has not been confirmed. Given CIDA's interest, its substantial contribution and therefore the impact on workload at VOSCE, it would be highly desirable that a CIDA representative be assigned to the Mission.
1.2.9 Canada will be chairing the 2006 OSCE Forum on Security Cooperation where a number of initiatives will be proposed. In order to ensure an effective leadership role during this chairmanship, consideration should be given to supplement the Mission with additional resources for the duration of this period. A request has already been made by the Mission to hire an intern for four months. In addition, a support staff has been offered by the Department of National Defence (DND), if DFAIT is willing to pay for housing and provide per diems. If neither option is possible, HQ should consider sending an officer on temporary duty.
1.2.10 Consider providing additional resources to the delegation for the period of the Canadian chairmanship.
1.2.10 IDR provided the financial resources in August-December 2006, for the temporary duty of a Department of National Defence (DND) officer to assist VOSCE, as well as to hire a temporary officer *** for that same period, while DND provided the salary of the officer. The two additional staff allowed VOSCE to carry out the duties required of the Canadian Chair of the OSCE's Forum for Security Cooperation with *** Canada's reputation on political-military issues.
1.2.11 Administrative services are provided to VOSCE by the Administration Section of the Embassy (Vienna), which is co-located on the same floor as the delegation. Despite the proximity of offices between the two missions, staff raised concerns with respect to the level of service provided to VOSCE, which they did not feel was comparable to that provided to the Embassy. Recommendations to address capacity, communications and morale issues in the Administration Section have been made in the Vienna report and should help improve service delivery to the Embassy, the Permanent Mission to International Organizations (VPERM) and VOSCE.
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For the 10th year in a row, the Bank of Japan has opted not to print ¥2,000 bank notes in fiscal 2013.
The ¥2,000 note was first issued in July 2000 to commemorate the Group of Eight summit held in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture. But the note has proved unpopular, mainly because many vending and automated teller machines do not accept them.
Bank notes issued by the BOJ are produced by the National Printing Bureau under a plan drawn up by the Finance Ministry. The central bank will announce shortly the number of bank notes it plans to order in fiscal 2013 from the bureau, sources said Thursday.


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Alright Is Exactly What It Isn't - LP
Following one of the strongest split releases in recent years- the 2010 CD split on Cocainacopia with like-minded genre smashers Circle Of Ouroborus, and six years after the band's inception, the long awaited first full length album from Crooked Necks is finally here.
Edition: 250 copies (100 deep purple and 150 classic black), with full color insert, art designed by Andy Krupinski, and mastered for vinyl by James Plotkin. Update: Deep purple color vinyl has sold out in pre order.Only black is available.
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About this site
I often say things like "I'm on a diet and exercise kick." I need to stop that. It needs to be more than a kick; it needs to become my lifestyle.
I've wasted far too many years losing and finding that same 20-30 pounds. I need to lose a good 70+, once and for all.
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As you might have guessed, I'm trying public accountability this time with this site. But even that isn't new. I had a blog similar to this one several years ago (this one is wayyyy better, though), in which I invited people to follow my progress as the months went by. Well, anyone who read it eventually figured out that I didn't stick with it, because after I while I stopped posting updates and eventually took the site down. Pretty pathetic.
So how dare I write a blog about diet and exercise motivation when I have failed repeatedly to reach my goal weight, both privately and publicly?
Well, I have succeeded in losing weight many times. In fact, about 22 years ago I lost every pound I wanted to and then some, a total of 60 pounds at the time. My problem, obviously, is that I can't keep it off. I won't be giving much advice in that department until I can successfully avoid regaining lost weight. But I do have lots of tips and tricks to help you (and me) get in shape in the first place.
I have to make it permanent this time. It's beginning to affect my health more profoundly than I'd like to admit. And it certainly affects my self-confidence, my energy level, and my mood. Drastically, in fact.
What can you expect from this site?
I intend to chart my progress here as a way to keep myself motivated. I will also add lots of tips and ways of looking at things that have helped me keep up good eating habits and exercise. On occasion, I will be including links to products that I and others on a weight-loss journey have found useful.
You will find that the site is targeted primarily toward women, simply because I am one and am familiar with the particular challenges we face. However, if you're a man, the motivational aids and ideas here can apply to you as well, and I hope you won't hesitate to comment and participate! (I don't expect you to actually use the word "motivationista," though; I realize that might be asking too much.)
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PBS's Woodruff, Ifill to Co-Anchor Live Coverage of National Conventions
Long known for providing the most complete primetime coverage of the national political conventions, PBS NEWSHOUR is going to even greater lengths to give viewers a first-hand look at the 2012 party conventions.
Award-winning political journalists Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill will co-anchor gavel-to-gavel broadcast coverage from the PBS Skybox at both the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL (August 27 - 30) and from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC (September 4 - 5) as well as the Bank of America Stadium (September 6).
NewsHour Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan will extend the coverage online via the NewsHour's interactive digital map center and "NewsHour All Hours" - a 24-hour livestream on multiple channels that offers viewers an "all-access pass" to the conventions.
On air, PBS special broadcast coverage will begin at 8:00 p.m. ET each night of the conventions and continue LIVE until the conclusion of the proceedings at approximately 11:00 p.m., ET. The coverage will be interspersed with analysis, interviews and commentary, including:
· Shields & Brooks - Political analysis from NewsHour regulars syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks.
· Reports from the Convention Floor - Senior Correspondents Jeffrey Brown and Ray Suarez will have live dispatches from the convention floors throughout the evening broadcasts. Brown will be on site at the Republican convention in Tampa, FL and Suarez will be at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, NC.
· Political Analysis - Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report and NewsHour Political Editor Christina Bellantoni offer perspective and analysis on key developments at the conventions.
· Historians - Presidential historians Richard Norton Smith and Michael Beschloss will provide historical context of the candidates' acceptance speeches on the final night of each convention.
· By the Numbers - Andy Kohut, President of the Pew Research Center, explores data to provide insight on what motivates each party's activists and how voters identify with the parties; he'll drill down into the demographic shifts in the country that have changed the parties and voters' identification with them.
· Listen to Me - The PBS NewsHour showcases the voices of American voters through its year-long "Listen to Me" project asking their concerns and top issues driving them to the polls.
· The Daily Buzz - Political Editor Christina Bellantoni reports on how the politics of the conventions are being viewed online and what's buzzing on Twitter before the convention each day.
· Making Sen$e - Paul Solman examines the economies of Tampa and Charlotte.
· Spanish Language - PBS NewsHour convention broadcast coverage will include SAP (Secondary Audio Program) in Spanish.
"The conventions have traditionally been PBS NewsHour's time to shine during the election season and this year is no exception," said Executive Producer Linda Winslow. "Viewers know we respect their intelligence and that when lawmakers and candidates approach the podium, we're going to step out of the way and let them see and hear the speeches for themselves. Between speeches, viewers count on our seasoned team of journalists, led by Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill, to hone in on the issues and get explanations in interviews with party leaders, delegates and the candidates or their representatives."


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Risks and Rewards of Public-Private Partnerships for Highways
December 29, 2011
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure are contracts between public and private entities for the provision of facilities in areas such as power, water, transportation, education and health. One of their primary benefits over traditional, state-run construction projects is that they deliver more efficient results in a timelier manner. States are increasingly using PPPs to deliver new transportation capacity, thereby improving road access without unduly increasing the burden on taxpayers. By restructuring the standard model of construction projects for the public, PPPs bring several benefits to all involved parties, says Baruch Feigenbaum, a policy analyst at the Reason Foundation.
- PPPs offer a means to construct needed infrastructure during these times of tight state budgets, thereby allowing states to continue to modernize with little additional budget liability.
- This new form of construction allows private companies to pull into the market new kinds of financing and sources of capital that otherwise have little involvement in the public sector.
- PPPs allow state governments to shift the risks of a given project away from the taxpayer toward investors and lenders, thereby optimizing risk allocation for those who desire it.
- Free market efficiencies and competitive pressures are more prevalent in PPP projects because the private sector is faster to react to customer needs and technological shortcomings.
- PPPs will encourage greater experimentation and innovation because private sector entities are more likely to deviate from standard protocol.
PPPs are extremely adaptable to a given situation, making them useful for state governments that have a multitude of differing construction needs. Three factors remain crucial in maximizing efficiency gains from PPPs:
- The state should offer a well-defined and clear legal environment in which the private entity may operate.
- States should maintain oversight over PPPs, perhaps by allocating responsibility to a given state committee.
- PPPs should be employed primarily for large projects (more than $1 billion in cost), as this creates the greatest room for efficiency gains from the private market.
If a state is able to implement policies that address these three factors, it will see the aforementioned benefits that PPPs have to offer.
Source: Baruch Feigenbaum, "Risks and Rewards of Public-Private Partnerships for Highways," Reason Foundation, December 2011.
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National confirms Jono Naylor as Palmerston North candidate
The National Party has confirmed Mayor Jono Naylor as its candidate for Palmerston North for the 2014 General Election.
Mr Naylor was selected by a meeting of local party members today.
"The party is delighted to have a candidate of Jono's calibre contesting the seat for National," said Electorate Chair Rob Woodhouse.
"Palmerston North communities strongly backed National's return to Government last election, and I know Jono will run a strong campaign to maintain that support and give our communities a strong voice in John Key's National Party."
Mr Naylor's candidacy follows 13 years involvement in local body politics. He served as a City Councillor for six years before his election as Mayor in 2007.
"It is a privilege to serve Palmerston North as Mayor, and while this is not a decision I have made lightly, I firmly believe that I can better serve the interests of the city through representation at a central government level," said Mr Naylor.
"I believe that the best future for all New Zealanders will be achieved through the re-election of a National-led Government."
"Under the leadership of John Key and National, Palmerston North is seeing the benefits of a stronger economy, more investment in research and development, and a Government which understands the crucial role of education for our future."
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RECRUITMENT FOR 250 new jobs in county Wexford is to begin immediately.
The county got a massive Christmas boost yesterday (Monday) with the announcement that the jobs are to be created by call centre company Eishtec.
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text: Wood Products, Charts 5 and 6. Wood Products contributed $36 million to pretax earnings, $49 million more than in Q1. The second quarter included a pretax gain of $6 million on a property sale. Lumber price realizations increased $39 per thousand board feet or 13%. Lumber volumes also increased 13%. OSB price realizations rose $17 per thousand square feet or 9%. OSB volumes were 14% higher in Q2. Engineered wood products declined 6% for TJIs and 2% for solid sections. TJI volumes rose 25% from very low level and solid section increased 9% also from a low level. Log costs slightly increased from Q1 and other manufacturing costs were flat.Cellulose Fibers, Charts 7 and 8. The pretax contribution from Cellulose Fibers was $36 million, $12 million less than in Q1. Average pulp price realizations were flat in the quarter due to mix. There were 27 days of maintenance downtime in Q2. Manufacturing issues and the timing of shipments reduced pulp sales volumes 5%. Downtime increased costs and reduced productivity. Real Estate, Charts 9 and 10. The pretax contribution to earnings from Real Estate before special items was $15 million, $23 million more than in Q1. Single-family home closings seasonally increased 46% to 508 homes in Q2 from 349 homes in Q1. Home closings increased 11% from the same quarter last year. Gross margins increased to nearly 20% in Q2 from 17% in Q1. The average home closing price was $374,000, nearly flat with Q1. The closing price declined 4% from the same quarter last year due to mix. Unallocated items, Chart 11. The foreign exchange loss was $8 million in Q2 due to a weaker Canadian dollar. This was a $14 million swing from Q1. As discussed earlier, the elimination of intersegment profit in inventory and LIFO, formerly reported at the segment level, is now recorded in unallocated items. Read the rest of this transcript for free on seekingalpha.com


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Our Correspondent | September 07, 2006 19:58 IST
India suffered their second successive defeat in the men's hockey World Cup, going down to England 2-3 in M�nchengladbach, Germany, on Thursday.
Two goals by Simon Mantell, from penalty-corners, saw England wipe off a first-half deficit and snatch a well-deserved victory.
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India's plight could have been worse had England scored from two penalty-strokes they were awarded in the first-half, but Ben Hawes's flick was well-saved by goalkeeper Bharat Chetri, and Mantell, who took the second stroke, pushed wide.
India went ahead much against the run of play in the 30th minute through Shivenda Singh, who had scored both the goals in the 2-3 loss to Germany in the opener on Wednesday. The goal was the result of a quick one-touch move down the middle, where Gagan Ajit Singh put Tushar Khandekar through and the latter squared the ball for Shivendra, who rounded off goalkeeper James Fair and tapped into an untenanted goal.
But thereafter it was all England, as their forwards repeatedly splintered through the Indian defence.
James Tindall put them on level terms, scoring from the team's fourth penalty-corner in the 53rd minute, before Mantell could add two more goals off the fifth and sixth penalty-corners in the 59th and 62nd minutes respectively.
Not to be humiliated by a lesser-ranked team � England are ranked 11 while India sixth -- the eight-time Olympic champions who had won their only World Cup in 1975, launched a feverish search for goal and Dilip Tirkey pulled one back from the team's fourth penalty-corner with four minutes to goal for the hooter.
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A jury Friday convicted a fake marriage counselor of sexually abusing a woman during their sessions.
The 3rd District Court jury returned the guilty verdict on one count of forcible sexual abuse, but jurors could not reach a decision on an identical charge involving another woman's allegations.
Tenorio faces up to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced on the single count in October.
Earlier this week, two women from the same LDS church testified they were referred to Arturo Tenorio, 59, by their bishop for marriage counseling. The sessions soon turned sexual, they said, as Tenorio made comments that made them uneasy, and eventually started touching the women.
Defense attorney Kenneth Brown focused his cross-examination Wednesday on why at least one of the alleged victims never tried to stop Tenorio's advances.
I just didn't know what was going on," the woman said in court. "I didn't know what to think. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't put two and two together."
The jury could not reach a decision either guilty or not guilty regarding her allegations.
The other alleged victim testified that Tenorio caressed her shoulder and touched her leg, working his hand up her inner thigh. He asked her if she was aroused, she said. When he tried to grab her breasts and simulate sexual positions with her, she resisted, the woman said.
Tenorio came highly recommended by the bishop, the women said. His brother, Octaviano Tenorio, was a member of the LDS church's First Quorum of the Seventy, and Tenorio quoted scripture and Mormon prophets during counseling sessions.
"He was like a father to me," the woman who stopped Tenorio's advances said. "My whole family is in South America and I didn't have anyone to talk to about these things. He made me really comfortable. It really made me trust him."
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|Lands ceded by Alsea, etc., Indians on Siletz Reservation, Oreg., open to settlement July 25, 1895.
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Whereas, pursuant to section one, of the act of Congress approved July thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and for other purposes, certain articles of cession and agreement were made and concluded at the Siletz Agency, Oregon, on the thirty-first day of October, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, by and between the United States of America and the Alsea and other Indians on Siletz Reservation in Oregon, whereby said Alsea and other Indians, for the consideration therein mentioned, ceded and conveyed to the United States all their claim, right, title and interest in and to all the unallotted lands within the limits of said reservation, except the five sections described in article four of the agreement, viz: section nine, township nine south, range eleven west of the Willamette Meridian, and the west half of the west half of section five, and the east half of section six, and the east half of the west half of section six, township ten south, range ten west, and the south half of section eight, and the north half of section seventeen, and section sixteen, township nine
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south, range nine west, and the east half of the northeast quarter, and Lot three, section twenty, and south half, and south half of north half of section twenty-one, township eight, range ten west; and whereas it is further stipulated and agreed by article six that any religious society or other organization shall have the right for two years from the date of the ratification of this agreement within which to purchase the lands occupied by it, with proper authority, for religious or educational work among the Indians, at the rate of $2.50 per acre, the same to be conveyed to such society or organization by patent; and whereas it is provided in the act of Congress, accepting, ratifying and confirming said agreement, approved August fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, (Pamphlet Stats. pp. 286 to 338), section fifteen, that
The mineral lands shall be disposed of under the laws applicable thereto, and the balance of the land so ceded shall be disposed of until further provided by law under the town-site law and under the provisions of the homestead law: Provided, however, That each settler, under and in accordance with the provisions of said homestead laws shall, at the time of making his original entry, pay the sum of fifty cents per acre in addition to the fees now required by law, and at the time of making final proof shall pay the further sum of one dollar per acre, final proof to be made within five years from the date of entry, and three years actual residence on the land shall be established by such evidence as is now required in homestead proofs as a prerequisite to title or patent,
Whereas it is provided,
That immediately after the passage of this Act the Secretary of the Interior shall under such regulations as he may prescribe, open said lands to settlement after proclamation by the President and sixty days notice:
Whereas all the terms, conditions and considerations required by said agreement made with said tribe of Indians hereinbefore mentioned, and the laws relating thereto, precedent to opening said lands to settlement have been, as I hereby declare, provided for, paid and complied with:
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by the statutes hereinbefore mentioned, and by said agreement, do hereby declare and make known that all of the lands acquired from the Alsea and other Indians, by said agreement, will, at and after the hour of twelve oclock, noon (Pacific standard time), on the Twenty fifth day of July 1895 and not before, be opened to settlement, under the terms of and subject to all the conditions, limitations, reservations, and restrictions contained in said agreement, the statutes above specified and the laws of the United States applicable thereto.
The lands to be so opened to settlement are for greater convenience particularly described in the accompanying schedule, entitled Schedule of lands within the Siletz Indian Reservation, in Oregon, opened to settlement by proclamation of the President, dated May 16th 1895, and which schedule is made a part hereof.
Warning is hereby given that no person entering upon and occupying said lands before said hour of twelve oclock, noon, of the 25th day of July 1895, hereinbefore fixed, will ever be permitted to enter any of said lands or acquire any right thereto, and that the officers of the United States will be required to strictly enforce this provision, which is authorized by the act of August 15, 1894, hereinbefore mentioned.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this Sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-five, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and nineteenth.
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* Canadian dollar at C$1.2995, or 76.95 U.S. cents * Bond prices higher across the maturity curve TORONTO, July 27 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar firmed against its U.S. counterpart on Monday as the greenback softened broadly and markets awaited the outcome from the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting this week. The U.S. dollar's retreat, which followed Friday's sharp drop in U.S. stocks and treasury yields, helped offset the impact of cheaper oil, a major Canadian export. Crude prices fell to four-month lows, after Chinese stocks plunged more than 8 percent in their biggest one-day drop in eight years. Markets were awaiting the Fed's latest interest rate decision, with many expecting the central bank to lay the groundwork for an increase later this year, possibly as early as September. A hike would stand in marked contrast to the Bank of Canada's 25 basis point rate cut earlier this month, the second one this year. * At 9:24 a.m. EDT (1324 GMT), the Canadian dollar was trading at C$1.2995 to the greenback, or 76.95 U.S. cents, stronger than the Bank of Canada's official close of C$1.3035, or 76.72 U.S. cents, on Friday. * The loonie, which had plunged to its weakest level since 2004 last week, was trading between C$1.2980 and C$1.305 on Monday. * There is little major economic data in Canada on tap this week until Friday's gross domestic product figures for May. * China's stock rout, which sent commodity prices lower, followed weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data last week and indicated an unprecedented government rescue effort to prop up valuations had run out of steam. * U.S. crude prices were down 1.35 percent to $47.49, while Brent crude lost 1.90 percent to $53.58. * The Canadian dollar is expected to trade between C$1.3010 and C$1.3100 against the U.S. dollar during Monday's North American session, according to National Bank Financial. * Canadian government bond prices were higher across the maturity curve, with the two-year price up 3 Canadian cents to yield 0.417 percent and the benchmark 10-year rising 38 Canadian cents to yield 1.447 percent. * Canada-U.S. spreads narrowed, with the two-year bond at -24.1 basis points and the 10-year at -77.1 basis points. (Reporting by Solarina Ho; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)


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As a child, Eric Goldberg remembers planting trees in plastic cups and attending mini-seders as part of religious school lessons on Tu B'Shevat.
Now a rabbi at the same childhood synagogue, Shir Ami-Bucks County Jewish Congregation, Goldberg will help lead a seder this week intended not just for kids, but the entire congregation.
As the world has grown more conscious of the environment, the minor holiday celebrating the birthday of trees has blossomed into a popular peg for Israel and eco-education. Aside from collecting charity for the Jewish National Fund to plant trees in Israel, synagogues around the area host seders and other activities designed to bring the whole community into the celebration.
"We are really looking for people who may never have experienced this in their life before," said Goldberg, in the hope that Tu B'Shevat events will deepen their connection to Jewish ritual and Israel.
In biblical times, Tu B'Shevat served as the annual date when farmers recorded the ages of their trees in order to keep track of taxes and orlah — the first three years when a tree's fruit was considered God's property and not to be eaten. Later, mystics developed a seder to reflect their connection to Israel and God's relationship to the world. The holiday gained renewed interest even before the State of Israel was created, as planting trees became a symbol for Jewish attachment to Israel.
Tu B'Shevat celebrations picked up in the States following the creation of Earth Day in 1970.
Gail Becker, executive director of Doylestown's Temple Judea of Bucks County, recalled holding seders at her synagogue off and on for two decades. While they're not serving a full meal this year, clergy plan to hold a mini-seder before Shabbat services Friday featuring fruits and nuts grown on trees and four cups of wine. The first cup is white, then red is added to each successive cup to represent the changes in the seasons.
On Feb. 7, the eve of the holiday marks the first Tu B'Shevat event in the city for Hazon, a national nonprofit promoting sustainable environmental practices. About 200 people are expected to attend a gourmet, multicourse dinner and live auction at the National Museum of American Jewish History.
The New York-based agency has been building a presence here since it began coordinating with local volunteers four years ago to run CSAs, or community supported agriculture programs, with synagogues in South Jersey, Elkins Park, the Main Line and, most recently, Center City. More than a hundred Hazon supporters showed up for a farm-to-table Sukkot fundraiser in 2010 and a Lag B'Omer barbecue in Medford, N.J., last February.
Like the Sukkot supper, local chefs Michael Solomonov and Jon Weinrott will prepare the kosher meal, for which attendees will pay $180 each.
Valerie Yasner, one of the event chairs, said it would remind people that "trees give us so much and we are so dependent on them, and in our disconnected lives we forget that."
At some synagogues in the area, Tu B'Shevat seders have become an annual highlight.
Cantor Amy Levy brought the tradition from her previous synagogue when she came to Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park eight years ago.
This year, she said, they're getting extra creative with a multi-faceted "walk through the seasons" seder and Shabbat service so that congregants can experience the liturgy in a way that's "fresh and alive." Middle and high school students will read prayers they wrote and reflections on what it means to feel scarcity. The event will also include songs, Israeli folk dances and a PowerPoint presentation.
"It really gives us an opportunity to explore our connection to the earth both spiritually and in a social action way," Levy said. "Ultimately, we hope that people will end up with a deeper connection as a person to their responsibility to the earth and that intrinsic sense of being connected to everything."
Old York Road Temple-Beth Am in Abington began hosting a full-blown seder meal before Hebrew school a few years ago, drawing more than 160 parents and students. "It's more than even just celebrating the holiday, but it makes it easy to come and be together at the synagogue," explained Karen Kantor, executive director.
Congregants have gotten into it, too.
One volunteer made a huge tree out of papier-mâché for the lobby, and decorated it with pictures from the seder. Another has donated parsley seeds that the students plant and then harvest for Passover.
The holiday has probably become a bigger deal because of the increased concern over both the environment and the lack of the younger generation's ties to Israel, Kantor said.
In fact, they focus more on Israel because today's youth are being raised with more environmental awareness than their parents or grandparents, added education director Mimi Polin Ferraro. For example, she said, last year when the holiday fell just a few months after the major forest fire in the Carmel Mountains, the kids raised more than $1,000 to donate to JNF to replant trees.
Shir Ami hadn't done a community seder for several years, but decided to reinstate it after requests from congregants, said executive director Hilary Leboff. They'll provide a chicken meal, with potluck sides, before Shabbat services this week.
Said Goldberg, the rabbi: "It's a reminder to us as Jews that although we have farmers who plant trees and our ancestors have done wonderful things to cultivate these trees and plants, we're always partners with God in seeing the literal fruits."


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General InfoService times 8:00AM, 10:15AM (10:15 has Japanese and Korean interpreters) and 6:00 PM. First Assembly is a diverse, multi-cultural church comprised of people from every walk of life, who love God and want to make Him known through the power of the Holy Spirit. Come join us for worship service this week! Children's Ministry, Christian Academy, Family Ministries, Media Ministries, Men's Ministries, Missions Evangelism, Prayer Ministries, Sunday School, Women's Ministries, Worship Ministries & Youth Ministries, First Assembly of God was founded in downtown Honolulu in 1947. As a Pentecostal church, we rely on the Holy Spirit to help us transform our community and reach the islands for Christ. We believe that God's Word is still relevant for life today, and also understand the importance of adapting our methods to meet the needs of today's generation. You will find our church family to be empowering, compassionate, accepting, respectful, and encouraging. In our worship, we play both modern and traditional songs that emphasize ministry to our Lord Jesus. We also emphasize personal, inter-relational discipleship through our times of fellowship and weekly small-group Bible studies. Worship services are held on Sunday mornings and evenings. Bible-study courses are available during morning worship services, as well as K.I.D.S. church, nursery care and foreign language services in Japanese, Korean and Spanish. For an overview of weekly events, see the Services & Events page.
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It says a lot about the rocky road to reform that the first serious effort by the Abbott government to reduce red tape for business while balancing the interests of consumers has run into a storm of protest. Industry superannuation funds and the Labor party have led the charge against reforms to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) being pushed through by Assistant Treasurer
Industry Super Australia chief executive
The latest tactic from the industry funds was to use advice from a Melbourne law firm saying there could be doubts about the legality of using regulations to amend laws.
The law firm involved may have tapped into a gold mine. Over the years, the Corporations Act has been amended hundreds of times through the use of regulations. It could make a killing if it republishes the same advice for the next 100 amendments.
As Sinodinos rightly pointed out on Monday, all Commonwealth legislation can be legally challenged, and that is ultimately a matter for the courts.
The FoFA regulations will sit in Parliament for 15 days and those who oppose them can use their votes to kill them off.
The FoFA reforms put forward by Sinodinos are not new. They were first outlined in February 2012 in a dissenting report by Coalition MPs who sat on a joint parliamentary committee that investigated various financial disasters.
The reforms show the lessons from those financial disasters have not been learned, according to shadow treasurer
These two sections are aimed at putting a stop to the problem of conflicted advice. Basically, if a provider of financial advice knows or ought to know there is a conflict between the interests of the client and the interests of the provider of the product or the financial services licence holder, the provider must give priority to the client.
Proposals remove uncertainties
The Sinodinos proposals are sensible and reasonable because they remove the uncertainties and heavy costs to business caused by sloppy drafting. Importantly, they remove what amounted to an open-ended liability for any company employing financial planners giving advice in the "best interests" of clients.
The plan by Sinodinos to remove the "catch-all" clause from the best interests duty has been done for the simple reason that it could lead to an open-ended liability.
The Law Council of Australia recommended in its submission to the joint parliamentary committee that it was essential that the best interests obligation define with specificity and certainty the precise ambit of an adviser's obligations.
The Council recommended the deletion of the final clause in the best interests section which imposed an obligation on financial planners to take "any other step that would reasonably be regarded as being in the best interests of the client".
This is precisely what Sinodinos is doing. However, some critics believe this means it is possible for an adviser to satisfy the best interests duty without giving advice that is in the client's best interest.
This criticism ignores the fact that, to act in the best interests of the client, the provider of the advice must have identified the objectives, financial situation and needs of the client that were disclosed to the provider by the client through instructions.
Also, the provider must have identified the subject matter of the advice that has been sought by the client and the objectives, financial situation and needs of the client that would reasonably be considered as relevant to advice sought on that subject matter.
Where it was reasonably apparent that information relating to the client's relevant circumstances was incomplete or inaccurate, the provider must make reasonable inquiries to obtain complete and accurate information. The licence holder must assess whether the provider has the expertise required to provide the client advice on the subject matter sought and, if not, decline to provide the advice.
In satisfying the best interests duty, a financial product cannot be recommended unless a reasonable investigation has been conducted into the financial products that might achieve the client's objectives and meet those of the needs of the client that would reasonably be considered relevant to advice on that subject matter.
There is an obligation to assess the information gathered in the investigation and all judgments in advising the client must be based on the client's relevant circumstances.
Commissions here to stay
The FoFA reforms will not kill off commissions, which are a part of many industries, including stock-broking, life insurance, general insurance, managed funds, credit card issuance and mortgage broking. As an aside, some of the highest commissions in mortgage broking are paid by the industry super-owned ME Bank.
However, in response to the financial disasters, most large financial institutions have banned the payment of in-built commissions on new super, pension and investment products.
The campaign against the FoFA reforms includes a scare campaign about sensible exemptions to paying commission for giving "general advice".
In the majority of cases, giving general advice involves providing factual material about financial products or when financial products are appropriate.
This happens every day in conversations through call centres run by banks, industry super funds and wealth managers. Front-line staff at banks are heavily involved in providing general advice.
That type of work can entitle bank staff to volume-based payments as part of their remuneration. However, under the FoFA law reforms, these payments cannot exceed 10 per cent.
Several banks have had great success selling MySuper products over the counter, as well as life insurance products. But, in each case, there is a legal obligation to provide a warning before the conversation begins.
The limitations of the advice are required to be clearly spelled out up front.
Critics overlook licences
Under the old FoFA rules drafted by Labor, anyone who worked at a financial institution who updated a Facebook page with factual information about the long-term benefits of saving through super would be caught by the ban on bonuses for general advice. That is ridiculous.
Also, under the old FoFA law, any representative of a financial institution who provided a lunchtime educational lecture on super would be banned from receiving a bonus. That general advice was captured by the ban on commission-style remuneration.
General advice under the streamlined approach means the bank staff member will not be permitted to take into account a customer's personal objectives, financial situation or needs.
An adviser providing general advice is unable to recommend which product a customer should choose.
Scaled advice is another sensible reform to the FoFA legislation because it allows advice on specific products that do not require knowledge of every aspect of a person's life.
The critics seem to be operating under the assumption that no financial institution in Australia will abide by the law on general advice. The general attack on the FoFA reforms has skipped over the fact that every organisation that has an Australian Financial Services Licence, which is every organisation that provides financial advice, has to disclose how they are remunerated and what they receive for giving advice.
It is safe to predict that Australia will have more financial disasters and that people will lose money. The best way to avoid that is for Australians to seek professional financial advice. The FoFA reforms make that sort of advice more cost-effective.
The Sinodinos FoFA reforms will cut implementation costs by $90 million and annual compliance costs by $190 million, according to the Office of Best Practice Regulation.
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|Cantina Laredo's Tortilla Soup is poured table side over crispy strips and fresh avocado.
Cantina Laredo is an upscale Mexican eatery in Gilbert's SanTan Mall with some choices for the under $10 budget.
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The interior is clean and sophisticated, modern but not too "southwest". Our
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This study set out to assess the state of institutions offering training in Science and Technology. Specifically, the study was intended to determine the quality of the physical resources available in the various institutions, the nature of the human resource available both at the level of academic staff and the technical support staff, the financial support for the institutions, the major areas of constraints, which in the opinion of the institutional administrators, require urgent attention and the intervention strategies for the strengthening of S&T institutions in Africa. The study focused only on basic and engineering sciences. Hence the survey was conducted in faculties of Science and Engineering. The survey tool used in the study was a structured questionnaire. The latter assessed staff, student population, library facilities, availability of textbooks/learning materials, infrastructure for information and Communications technology, laboratory facilities, teaching method/technology, relevance of syllabus and quality assurance. Participating institutions were selected from the membership of the African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI). They were drawn from all the geographic and linguistic regions of the sub-Sahara Africa. The questionnaires were distributed throughout the year 2003 and the analysis carried out in the first half of 2004.
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The first step to take in order to sell articles online is to build a portfolio. The chances are, nobody is going to give you a second look if you haven't already proven yourself somewhere. It's just like any other job in that you have to accept that you'll start off right at the bottom of the ladder. You can build this portfolio on your own niche sites (much like the one I'm writing on here), which can also be great for promoting your services (a simple page explaining that you're available for hire writing articles). For the best results, you should guest on other peoples blogs, and you can find some great gigs over at myblogguest.com
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White farmer missing as 'war vets' go on rampage
THE Zimbabwean farming leader Trevor Gifford speaks calmly in his clipped accent of assaults on the dwindling band of whites clinging to their farms.
An elderly farmer has disappeared in the Chipinge district, he says. The farmer's vehicle was halted by the roving bands of "war vets".
"His tyres were punctured. He was taken from the car. He has been abducted," Mr Gifford said on Thursday night.
A search by local farmers, white and black, had so far failed to locate the man, who is in his 70s.
"Last night another farmer [was] forcibly evicted by a war vet who has been living on his land since the invasions of 2000." The invader and others had slaughtered the farmer's pedigree bull for meat and taken 340 litres of diesel.
The night before, a mob had invaded a farmhouse in Mashonaland, north-west of the capital, Harare, and "totally trashed and looted" the place.
Mr Gifford estimates 60 farmers have been evicted and 100 have been affected by the surge in land occupations triggered by the apparent election defeat of Robert Mugabe.
Another farming couple emailed friends last Sunday to report that "a lorryload of war vets arrived at our gate to take over our land, equipment and cattle. It is now 6pm and they have been singing their war songs at our gate and more and more of them have arrived".
When the Herald called the property on Thursday, the farmer, speaking in hushed tones, said things were "tense" and pleaded not to be identified.
After years of home invasions, evictions and killings, a dwindling band of white farmers hang on in Zimbabwe. When Mr Gifford is asked why they stay, he says: "It is very simple. For a large majority of us we have been here several generations. We are not British, or American or Australians … We are African, we are Zimbabweans. This is our home. We believe we have the same rights as other Zimbabweans."
Mr Gifford, the president of the Commercial Farmers Union, says the mobs of farm invaders, wearing ZANU-PF T-shirts, will typically gather outside target farms chanting slogans including: "Down with Britain, down with America, down with whites."
ZANU-PF is the party of Mr Mugabe's ruling regime, which in 28 years since the overthrow of white-dominated government has presided over the accelerating decline of what was once the meat and maize bowl of southern Africa.
Now Zimbabwe produces about 300,000 tonnes out of the 1.8 million of maize it needs to feed its own people, Mr Gifford said, and the number of commercial farmers has dropped from 4600 in 2000, when farm invasions began in earnest, to 500.
David Dorward, of La Trobe University in Melbourne, has analysed Africa's upheavals for 50 years and says land occupation has stirred unrest in Zimbabwe since the early colonial days of the 1890s, when the British rulers began doling out to white settlers huge slabs of the most fertile land.
Dr Dorward says the "war vets", men from the towns who are too young to have fought in the 1970s civil war, are being orchestrated by the Mugabe regime in a bid to intimidate the Opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change.
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At "Last Chance High" there is no going back. The 65 students have been kicked out of or left some of Sydney's best schools, yet each day they climb the three flights of stairs above busy William Street to East Sydney High School.
Some live in million-dollar houses, while others have no place to call home.
They have been to at least two high schools previously, about 40 per cent are "known to police" and some have mental health or behavioural problems.
What the students share is big gaps in their schooling - two years is not uncommon - and for all their problems, they hang out for "piss off pizza day" on the last day of term.
Teacher Colin Harris said enjoying a meal together at the Darlinghurst school was a special event for some of the teenagers who lived rough or in refuges.
The school for years 9 and 10 is possibly the cheapest non-government school in NSW, charging a token $50 a term.
There is no principal. The five teachers operate as a decision-making team and also help students with accommodation, doctors' visits, Centrelink and court appearances.
"We once had to send a student his School Certificate in the lock-up," Mr Harris said. "Their stories get you down when you hear what's happened to them and often we're the only adults they can talk to.
"The success often comes when they return as adults and say, 'thanks very much, I got my life together'."
Today, 21 of the students sit the School Certificate along with 82,800 others in NSW. In previous years, the high school has recorded results just above the state average.
So what brings them back to school? For Nique, 17, it was the knowledge that she needed an education to get a job.
Kicked out of high schools where she was "getting into trouble", she has settled at her new school where the rules are different "and I know my place".
Julia, 17, took two years off after her last school, Kambala. Lauren, 15, was in "lots of fights" at Burwood Girls High and has been through anger management courses. She fits in because "most people have gone through the same shit".
Lucy, 16, a promising English student, has been to "five or six" high schools. Justin, 16, was referred on by juvenile justice officers.
The school runs on the smell of an oily rag, with an annual budget of $400,000 from the federal and state governments, and pays a peppercorn rent to Sydney City Council.
Musical instruments were sold when cash was needed and some of the computers were older than the students until the Kings Cross Rotary Club donated new ones.
Club member Chris Marten-Coney said the school had struggled financially for most of its existence but "it's got much harder lately".
"This is not like an ordinary school; it provides all kinds of support to the kids that most schools don't get involved in," Mr Marten-Coney said.
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By Liam Farrell '04
Senior Alumni Editor
After a more than two-decade wait to play in the national championship game, there was bound to be some pent-up demand in the Notre Dame family to come and cheer on the team in Miami.
If last night's pep rally was any indication, it may have exceeded even lofty expectations.
Thousands upon thousands of Irish fans descended on South Beach, perched on shoulders and tiptoed on dunes, to catch a glimpse of the star-studded lineup used to pump up the Notre Dame faithful for tomorrow's game against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
"Everyone wanted to doubt us, week in and week out," said ESPN host and former Notre Dame football player Mike Golic '85, who has two sons on the current squad. "(The players) are so focused. Now it is time to put it together, one more time."
The fans were entertained by both the Notre Dame Marching Band and the Notre Dame Cheerleaders, who led the crowd in traditional chants and songs that echoed into the comfortable Miami air.
Speakers included comedian Martin Short, who has had sons attend the University, and Pat Terrell '90 and Tony Rice '90, both members of the 1988 football team that last brought the ultimate prize to South Bend.
"I am so hyped right now, I think I can play," Rice said.
Joe Theismann '71 said the current conversations around the game and plaudits for Alabama remind him of the 1971 Cotton Bowl, when Notre Dame beat top-ranked Texas.
"We're here to serve notice. We are going to show you what an Independent looks like on Monday night," Theismann said. "Alabama, I hope you are listening, because we are coming for you."
The loudest ovation of the night, however, was reserved for Coach Lou Holtz, who was greeted by the band playing the "1812 Overture" and thousands of pairs of L-shaped hands moving in unison.
"It's really great to have Notre Dame back on top where it belongs," Holtz said. "Do not underestimate our Lady on the Dome."
More events surrounding the Discover BCS National Championship continue today, including a service project with Notre Dame and Alabama volunteers. The fans will join together to help transform a block in downtown Miami into a vegetable garden.
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