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Burger King to Close in Israel
The Whopper is leaving Israel, nearly twenty years after the Burger King chain opened in the country. Israelis apparently prefer the taste of Burger Ranch, or so say the owners who are converting the 52 Burger Kings into Burger Ranches. From Arutz-7:
Orgad Holdings, Burger King's Israeli franchise, announced Sunday that Israel's 52 Burger Kings will be converted to Burger Ranches, and will stop operating in August.
Burger King is not the first American company to fail in Israel. Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, and Wendy's have also come and gone. McDonald's which opened in Israel in 1993 and has 131 branches, is still serving Big Macs throughout the country.
I don't remember Wendy's, but I do remember when the very first McDonalds opened up in Israel. A group of us made the drive from Jerusalem down to Tel Aviv for the taste of a non-kosher American hamburger. McDonalds has a thriving business now, but it almost never opened in Israel because the government refused to allow the fast-food chain to use their preferred type of potato.
The story is also reported by the Jerusalem Post.
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I believe the first MacDonalds in Israel was at the Golani Junction, not in Tel Aviv. But, I could be wrong.
By David, at Fri May 21, 06:38:00 AM
My memory agrees with the detailed article at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s_Israel
By Todd Bolen, at Fri May 21, 06:44:00 AM
I can't argue with Wikipedia...although I didn't miss it by much, did I?
Burger King and Burger Ranch both get their meat from the same place. The only difference is one package says BK, the other BR.
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Häst vid strand (Sommarnatt) är en oljemålning av den svenske konstnären Nils Kreuger. Den målades 1902 och ingår i samlingarna på Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde i Stockholm.

Kreuger uppnådde stor popularitet med sina öländska landskapsmålningar med betande hästar och kor på alvaret och långgrunda stränder, till exempel Liggande kor. Motiv från Öland (1901, Nationalmuseum) och Hästar söker svalka (1902, Thielska galleriet). Häst vid strand (Sommarnatt) är en romantisk nattstämning där en häst ses vandra utefter vattnet i skymningen. Den är utförd i hans egenartade teknik där han med prickar och korta streck i tusch ovanpå oljefärgen skapade mönster och underströk former i målningarna, sannolikt inspirerad av Vincent van Gogh.

Kreuger växte upp i en lantlig miljö utanför Kalmar. Han ägnade sig nästa uteslutande åt att avmåla djur, framför allt hästar. Efter studier i Stockholm bosatte han sig i Paris 1881–1887 där det inte vara fria hästar utan arbetshästar han avbildade i till exempel Utrangerade omnibushästar på Boulevard d'Enfer, Paris (1885, Nationalmuseum) och Hästekipage (1986, Göteborgs konstmuseum). När han 1887 återvände till Sverige bosatte han sig i Varberg där han tillsammans med Richard Bergh och Karl Nordström bildade den så kallade Varbergsskolan, aktiv 1893–1895. Kreuger övergav då det franskinfluerade måleriet för ett mörkare nationalromantisk tonläge. De påverkades av syntetismen som förenklade formerna till stora färgfält.

År 1896 bosatte sig Kreuger för gott i Stockholm. Från år 1900 tillbringade han somrarna på Öland där Häst vid strand (Sommarnatt) tillkom år 1902. Målningen inköptes av prins Eugen på Konstnärsförbundets utställning 1905.

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Q: Dapper and .net core 3 Im new to .netcore and trying to use dapper for some db interactions. Does dapper not work with .net core 3? Or am I doing something wrong :X
I created a new .net project:
dotnet new mvc

tried to add dapper
dotnet add package Dapper --version 2.0.30

Then I get the error:
info : Adding PackageReference for package 'Dapper' into project
 C:\repos\dapper\dapper.csproj'.

info : Restoring packages for C:\repos\dapper\dapper.csproj...
error: Cycle detected.

error:   dapper -> Dapper (>= 2.0.30).

info : Package 'Dapper' is compatible with all the specified frameworks in project 'C:\repos\dapper\dapper.csproj'.

error: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'path1')

A: The reason is that csproj has the same name as the dependant PackageReference dapper,refer to https://github.com/NuGet/Home/issues/6754

A project and a dependency cannot have the same name.

Change the name of your project(not using dapper) will overcome it.

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People lined Loyalsock Avenue and Broad Street when President Donald J. Trump's son, Eric Trump, was driven by secret service from the Williamsport Regional airport into the borough of Montoursville Saturday. According to the Sun Gazette, about 250 guests gathered at the home of former U.S. Rep. Tom Marino near Cogan Station. Trump's visit was one of several across the state in support for his father's reelection on Nov. 3rd. U.S. Rep. Fred Keller, R-Kreamer, state Sen. Gene Yaw, of Loyalsock Township and state Rep. Jeff Wheeland, of Loyalsock Township attended.
CONTRACTOR CHARGED WITH THEFT
A Union county contractor has been charged with theft after charging for repairs in advance and not coming back to do the work. According to North Central Pa dot com, 54 year old Charles Smith, of Mifflinburg took a deposit of $4,250 and never did the work at a property on Mahoning Street in Turbot Township, Northumberland County. The theft was reported by the victim shortly after requesting and not receiving a reimbursement. Charges were filed at district judge Micheal Diehl's office.
CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT EXTENTION
Gov. Tom Wolf has granted PA residents more time to re-apply for their concealed carry permit. According to a news release, permits that expired on March 19th or later were valid until September 30th with an original extension, but have now the deadline has been pushed until December 31st. Gov. Wolf says the extension during the pandemic allows for more time at courthouses and sheriff's offices closed throughout the state to manage the documentation as well as to helps with mitigation efforts.
Friday night football was stopped at the last minute in Canton this weekend when a positive COVDI-19 test forced the game between Athens and Canton to be postponed. According to The Daily Review, Canton had a positive Covid-19 test on their team and the Athens Wildcats found out that the game was off, after arriving in Canton for the matchup. As a result of the tests, all Canton varsity, junior varsity and junior high football activities are suspended until October 1st.
A status hearing for a Sunbury woman has been postponed. According to the Daily Item, 28 year old Charisma Jakes, of Susquehanna Avenue is being prosecuted for an attempted homicide earlier this year where she allegedly stabbed her brother Timothy Moultrie. When police arrived at the residence 708 Edison Ave last Feb. 23rd , they found Moultrie injured and 21 year old Jordyn Moran also on the scene who has also been charged with aggravated assault. Moran told police she was also a victim. According to the daily item Jakes denied she stabbed him, but Moultrie said it was her. Jakes hearing in front of Northumberland County President n front of Judge Hugh Jones.has now been rescheduled to Nov. 2nd.
A Lock Haven police officer reported that he witnessed a man with his hands around a woman's neck a Lock Haven city beach. According to North Central PA dot com, Police responded to witnesses saying individuals were fighting while walking near the Fallon Hotel. Police say 23 year old Sky D. Tipton, 23 of McElhattan, had both hands around his partners neck with his back turned away from officers when they arrived on scene. Officer Jonathan Gregory, said when Tipton saw the police at the scene he stopped, and during questioning said he didn't mean to strangle the woman. Tipton has been charged with felony aggravated assault and was held under $100,000 bail.
Demonstrators in Milton said they attempted to send a message to police and community leaders, that they want police improvement measures adopted regionally. According to media outlets, the group called "If Not Us, Then Who", calls for fewer armed responses by police, to non-violent situations. According to a spokleperson for the group, no issues have occurred lately in Milton and there is positive dialogue going on with local police. Witnesses of the homecoming rally in Union County Sunday, said there was some community pushback to the event.
Governor Tom Wolf gave the order for all United States and Commonwealth flags on the Capitol Complex and Commonwealth facilities to be flown at half-staff to continue to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In his statement, Wolf said Justice Ginsburg was a tireless defender of the Constitution and ordered that flags remain at half-staff until interment by orders from the White House.
Bears beat the Giants 17-13, Cowboys edged the Falcons 40-39, Packers beat the Lions 40 to 21, Titans over the Jaguars 33-30, Colts beat the Vikings 28-11, Bills defeated the Dolphins 31-28, 49ers beat the Jets 31-13, Rams beat the Eagles 37-19 Steelers over the Broncos 26-21, Buccaneers over the Panthers 31-17, Cardinals beat Washington 30-15, Chiefs beat the Chargers 23-20, Ravens over the Texans 33-16, Seahawks beat the Patriots 35-30. Monday Night Football – Saints and the Raiders meet in Vegas for a 8:15 kick off
Lakers beat the Nuggets 105-103 in the West finals Game 2 – LA leading with both games. Next matchup is Tuesday at 9 PM for the West finals Game 3.
Orioles beat the Rays 2-1, Red Sox over the Yankees 10-2, Reds beat the White Sox 7-3, Indians over the Tigers 7-4, Marlins beat the Nationals 2-1 in Game 1, Nationals stomped the Marlins 15 -nothing in Game 2, Braves over the Mets 7-nothing, Astros beat the Diamondbacks 3-2, Brewers beat the Royals 5-3, Blue Jays over the Phillies 6-3, Rockies over the Dodgers 6-3, Giants routed the A's 14-2, Cardinals over the Pirates 2-1, Rangers beat the Angels 7-2, Padres beat the Mariners 7-4, Twins over the Cubs 4-nothing
At the U.S. Open – Bryson Dechambeau earned the winners trophy with a 3 under 67 Wingfoot in New York on Sunday
The Big Ten released the schedule for the Nittany Lions Saturday morning kicking off the season October 24the at Indiana and playing Ohio State the next week at Beaver Stadium October 31. Games to follow include Maryland, at Nebraska, Iowa, at Michigan, at Rutgers, at Michigan State on December 12th and the Big Ten championship week East versus West is December 19th.
Stars beat Lightning 4-1 in the Stanley Cup Final – Game one on Saturday. Game 2 is tonight at 8 PM.

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Q: XNA Graphics Device for creating a JPG image I'd like to write some unit tests that produce JPG images.  I'm working on a game using XNA and want to have some rendering tests I can run and visually inspect that I haven't broken anything etc.
I have a Unit Test project that calls into my code to generate XNA objects like Triangle Strips, but all the rendering examples seem to assume I have a Game object and am rendering to the associated GraphicsDevice which is a window on the screen.
If possible, I'd like to render in memory and just save JPG images that I can inspect after the tests finish running.  Alternatively, I guess I could instantiate a Game object in the unit tests, render to the screen and then dump to a JPG as described here: How to make screenshot using C# & XNA?
But that doesn't sound very efficient.
So, put simply, is there a way to instantiate a GraphicsDevice object outside of an XNA Game that writes to a buffer in memory?

A: I ended up instantiating a Control object from System.Windows.Forms.  I made this part of my Unit Test project so my game doesn't depend on Windows Forms.
This is the class I use to provide functionality to produce JPGs for my tests:
public class JPGGraphicsDeviceProvider
{
    private Control _c;
    private RenderTarget2D _renderTarget;
    private int _width;
    private int _height;

    public JPGGraphicsDeviceProvider(int width, int height)
    {
        _width = width;
        _height = height;
        _c = new Control();

        PresentationParameters parameters = new PresentationParameters()
        {
            BackBufferWidth = width,
            BackBufferHeight = height,
            BackBufferFormat = SurfaceFormat.Color,
            DepthStencilFormat = DepthFormat.Depth24,
            DeviceWindowHandle = _c.Handle,
            PresentationInterval = PresentInterval.Immediate,
            IsFullScreen = false,
        };

        GraphicsDevice = new GraphicsDevice(GraphicsAdapter.DefaultAdapter,
                                            GraphicsProfile.Reach,
                                            parameters);

        // Got this idea from here: http://xboxforums.create.msdn.com/forums/t/67895.aspx
        _renderTarget = new RenderTarget2D(GraphicsDevice,
            GraphicsDevice.PresentationParameters.BackBufferWidth,
            GraphicsDevice.PresentationParameters.BackBufferHeight);

        GraphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(_renderTarget);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the current graphics device.
    /// </summary>
    public GraphicsDevice GraphicsDevice { get; private set; }

    public void SaveCurrentImage(string jpgFilename)
    {
        GraphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(null);
        int w = GraphicsDevice.PresentationParameters.BackBufferWidth;
        int h = GraphicsDevice.PresentationParameters.BackBufferHeight;

        using (Stream stream = new FileStream(jpgFilename, FileMode.Create))
        {
            _renderTarget.SaveAsJpeg(stream, w, h);
        }
        GraphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(_renderTarget);
    }
}

Then in my tests, I just instantiate this and use the GraphicsDevice provided:
[TestClass]
public class RenderTests
{
    private JPGGraphicsDeviceProvider _jpgDevice;
    private RenderPanel _renderPanel;
    public RenderTests()
    {
        _jpgDevice = new JPGGraphicsDeviceProvider(512, 360);
        _renderPanel = new RenderPanel(_jpgDevice.GraphicsDevice);
    }

    [TestMethod]
    public void InstantiatePrism6()
    {
        ColorPrism p = new ColorPrism(6, Color.RoyalBlue, Color.Pink);

        _renderPanel.Add(p);
        _renderPanel.Draw();

        _jpgDevice.SaveCurrentImage("six-Prism.jpg");
    }
}

I'm sure it's not bug-free, but it seems to work for now.


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On November 8, CMCS members & a photographer from the Naples Daily news met at Ostego Bay Marine Science Center located on San Carlos Island just across the street from Bonita Bill's.
We started with a movie about the commercial pink shrimp industry, including details of how shrimp boats work.
Next we walked the the shrimp boat docks, and watched them unloading their catch. We walked thru the Ship's Store, saw how the "Trawl Doors" are built, and the Shrimp Nets are hand sewn.
We had walked thru the Florida Master Naturalist program area and learned about Mangroves and their importance.
We finished up in the museum with the Aquariums & Exhibits.
So happy the following people could join us: Sandy Canning, Janette & Ned Christenson, Wendy Cook, Cathy & Robert Fridel, moi, Katie Klann (she found out about us from our website) photographer from Naples Daily News, Elise Missell, Gay & Patrick O'Keefe, Paul Steinman, Sue Stier, Kathleen & Russell Vance, Paula & Glen Vetter & Rose Young!
Finally – we should mention that the Ostego Bay Foundation also runs a Summer Camp for kids, and that CMCS's Summerset Regatta proceeds assists the camp with scholarships for underprivileged participants.


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Thing's being dull not long ago with an idea I was hit.
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Gadia is the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 78 Most Valuable Player in the men's football tournament. He signed the contract with Global Cebu FC last Tuesday.
The 22-year old midfielder played for the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons during his collegiate years. In early 2013, he got drafted for the national team to play in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Under-19 Youth Championship and proceeded for the 2014 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup Under-19 Championship qualifiers.
In 2014, Gadia played in the United Football League (UFL) where he saw action with Pachanga Diliman Football Club before transferring in 2016 to the defunct FC Meralco Manila which was then known as Loyola Sparks.
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Morecambe's Sky Bet League One fixture away at Bolton Wanderers has been rearranged for Tuesday 8 March, with an 8pm kick-off.
The fixture was originally scheduled to take place on Boxing Day but was postponed due to Covid-19 cases and injuries in the Trotters' camp.
Refunds will be available to fans with tickets who can't make the rearranged date, and tickets purchased for the original date will be eligible for the new fixture.
Bolton Wanderers vs Morecambe on 08 Mar 22
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Gallery: AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Shrimps
AFC Wimbledon and the Shrimps played out a goalless Sky Bet League One draw at Plough Lane.
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Morecambe picked up a valuable point with a solid defensive display on their first visit to the new Plough Lane.
Supporter information: Morecambe v Wigan Athletic
Morecambe Football Club welcome Wigan Athletic to the Mazuma Stadium in Sky Bet League One.
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Bolton Wanderers fixture postponed
Morecambe's Boxing Day clash with Bolton Wanderers on Sunday 26 December has been postponed.
Shrimps to host Preston North End in Round Two of the Carabao Cup
Stephen Robinson's side have been drawn against Sky Bet Championship side Preston North End in the Second Round of the Carabao Cup.


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Santa came for pictures and Christmas wishes at the Holiday Bazaar Dec. 6. Pictured: Santa with baby Isabella.
A girl browses tutus at the Brookside Holiday Bazaar, only one of many tables offering clothing, arts and crafts at the event.
Kate Rule (left) and Margaret Price (right) sold knitted goods. Price normally makes the knitted owls found at Main Street Music.
The Cannons and their popcorn. Flavors included: Rasberry, Butterscotch, Peach and Chocolate.
Santa posed for pictures and listened to Christmas wishes at the Holiday Bazaar. - PHotos by Michael Mott—TWN.
Brookside Elementary School's auditorium and two classrooms were filled Dec. 6 with hand-crafted mittens, baby socks, necklaces and other goodies for the annual Holiday Bazaar.
Put together by Brookside Elementary's Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), the bazaar offered a space for parents and community members to sell Christmas wares and share in Christmas traditions. Santa made an appearance too, getting pictures taken and listening to wish lists before the big day.
A raffle was held with prizes donated by local businesses, including a Mazahar gift bag and gift certificates to Old Mission Pizza and 1st Nails, among others. PTO Vice-President Kari Lavenduskey said the event had been in the works since October.
The fair featured work by local crafts-makers, which ranged from those who made jewelry, hand-made clothing, to even popcorn.
"This was always the one to me that said holidays, so to get in the spirit of it [my family] now makes it." The secret, Cannon said, was that most of the fruity flavors were made using Jello mix, and other flavors (like "Cheesecake") came from pudding mixes. Those were the most popular, he said.
Margaret Price, in the same room as Santa at the event with her daughter Kate Rule, was also continuing a family tradition. Her table offered baby booties, knit hats and gloves. After refusing to take a picture with Santa, a little girl came over to Price's table with her mother, who asked if Price could teach her to knit.
"I would love to teach your daughter to knit," she said. "And how old are you?" she asked the youngster.


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<?php

namespace Aisel\FrontendUserBundle\Manager;

use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\UserInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\UserProviderInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\UnsupportedUserException;
use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
use Aisel\FrontendUserBundle\Entity\FrontendUser;
use Aisel\ResourceBundle\Utility\PasswordUtility;

/**
 * Manager for frontend users. Register, Load and others ...
 *
 * @author Ivan Proskoryakov <volgodark@gmail.com>
 */
class UserManager implements UserProviderInterface
{

    protected $encoder;
    protected $em;
    protected $templating;
    protected $mailer;
    protected $websiteEmail;
    protected $securityContext;

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public function __construct($em, $encoder, $mailer,
                                $templating, $websiteEmail, $securityContext
                               )
    {
        $this->mailer = $mailer;
        $this->templating = $templating;
        $this->encoder = $encoder;
        $this->em = $em;
        $this->websiteEmail = $websiteEmail;
        $this->securityContext = $securityContext;
    }

    /**
     * Get Templating service
     */
    public function getTemplating()
    {
        return $this->templating;
    }

    /**
     * Get Mailer service
     */
    public function getMailer()
    {
        return $this->mailer;
    }

//    /**
//     * Get Session service
//     */
//    public function getSession()
//    {
//        return $this->request;
//    }

    /**
     * Get User repository
     */
    protected function getRepository()
    {
        return $this->em->getRepository('AiselFrontendUserBundle:FrontendUser');
    }

    /**
     * Get current user entity
     *
     * @param int $userId
     *
     * @return \Aisel\FrontendUserBundle\Entity\FrontendUser $currentUser
     */
    public function getUser($userId = null)
    {
        if ($userId) return $this->loadById($userId);

        $userToken = $this->securityContext->getToken();
        if ($userToken) {
            $user = $userToken->getUser();

            if ($user !== 'anon.') {
                $roles = $user->getRoles();

                if (in_array('ROLE_USER', $roles)) return $user;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Get get session Id
     *
     * @return string $sessionId
     */
    public function getSessionId()
    {
        $sessionId = $this->getSession();

        return $sessionId;
    }

    /**
     * Is frontend user authenticated
     *
     * @return boolean
     */
    public function isAuthenticated()
    {
        $userToken = $this->securityContext->getToken();

        if ($userToken) {
            $user = $userToken->getUser();

            if ($user !== 'anon.') {
                $roles = $user->getRoles();

                if (in_array('ROLE_USER', $roles)) return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Is user password correct
     *
     * @param FrontendUser $user
     * @param string       $password
     *
     * @return boolean $isValid
     */
    public function checkUserPassword(FrontendUser $user, $password)
    {
        $encoder = $this->encoder->getEncoder($user);

        if (!$encoder) {
            return false;
        }
        $isValid = $encoder->isPasswordValid($user->getPassword(), $password, $user->getSalt());

        return $isValid;
    }

    /**
     * Creates user, specially for fixtures
     *
     * @param array $userData
     *
     * @return FrontendUser $user
     */
    public function registerFixturesUser(array $userData)
    {
        $user = new FrontendUser();
        $encoder = $this->encoder->getEncoder($user);
        $encodedPassword = $encoder->encodePassword($userData['password'], $user->getSalt());

        $user->setEmail($userData['email']);
        $user->setUsername($userData['username']);
        $user->setPassword($encodedPassword);
        $user->setEnabled($userData['enabled']);
        $user->setLocked($userData['locked']);

        $user->setCreatedAt(new \DateTime(date('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
        $user->setUpdatedAt(new \DateTime(date('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
        $user->setLastLogin(new \DateTime(date('Y-m-d H:i:s')));

        $user->setPhone($userData['phone']);
        $user->setWebsite($userData['website']);
        $user->setFacebook($userData['facebook']);
        $user->setTwitter($userData['twitter']);
        $user->setLinkedin($userData['linkedin']);
        $user->setGoogleplus($userData['googleplus']);
        $user->setGithub($userData['github']);
        $user->setBehance($userData['behance']);
        $user->setAbout($userData['about']);

        $this->em->persist($user);
        $this->em->flush();

        return $user;
    }

    /**
     * Update User details
     *
     * @param array $userData
     *
     * @return string $message
     */
    public function updateDetailsCurrentUser(array $userData)
    {
        try {
            $user = $this->securityContext->getToken()->getUser();

            if ($userData['phone']) $user->setPhone($userData['phone']);
            if ($userData['website']) $user->setWebsite($userData['website']);
            if ($userData['about']) $user->setAbout($userData['about']);

            if ($userData['facebook']) $user->setFacebook($userData['facebook']);
            if ($userData['twitter']) $user->setTwitter($userData['twitter']);
            if ($userData['linkedin']) $user->setLinkedin($userData['linkedin']);
            if ($userData['googleplus']) $user->setGoogleplus($userData['googleplus']);
            if ($userData['github']) $user->setGithub($userData['github']);
            if ($userData['behance']) $user->setBehance($userData['behance']);

            $this->em->persist($user);
            $this->em->flush();
            $message = 'Information successfully updated!';
        } catch (\Swift_TransportException $e) {
            $message = $e->getMessage();
        }

        return $message;
    }

    /**
     *   Register user and send userinfo by email
     */
    public function registerUser(array $userData)
    {
        $user = $this->loadUserByUsername($userData['username']);

        if (!$user) {
            $user = new FrontendUser();
            $encoder = $this->encoder->getEncoder($user);
            $encodedPassword = $encoder->encodePassword($userData['password'], $user->getSalt());

            $user->setEmail($userData['email']);
            $user->setUsername($userData['username']);
            $user->setPassword($encodedPassword);
            $user->setEnabled(true);
            $user->setLocked(false);

            $user->setCreatedAt(new \DateTime(date('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
            $user->setUpdatedAt(new \DateTime(date('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
            $user->setLastLogin(new \DateTime(date('Y-m-d H:i:s')));

            $this->em->persist($user);
            $this->em->flush();

            // Send user info via email
            try {
                $message = \Swift_Message::newInstance()
                    ->setSubject('New Account!')
                    ->setFrom($this->websiteEmail)
                    ->setTo($user->getEmail())
                    ->setBody(
                        $this->getTemplating()->render(
                            'AiselFrontendUserBundle:Email:registration.txt.twig',
                            array(
                                'username' => $user->getUsername(),
                                'password' => $userData['password'],
                                'email' => $user->getEmail(),
                            )
                        )
                    );

                $this->getMailer()->send($message);
            } catch (\Swift_TransportException $e) {
            }

            return $user;

        } else {
            return false;
        }

    }

    /**
     *   Reset and send password by email
     */
    public function resetPassword($user)
    {
        if ($user) {
            $utility = new PasswordUtility();
            $password = $utility->generatePassword();
            $encoder = $this->encoder->getEncoder($user);
            $encodedPassword = $encoder->encodePassword($password, $user->getSalt());
            $user->setPassword($encodedPassword);

            // Send password via email
            try {
                $message = \Swift_Message::newInstance()
                    ->setSubject('Password reset')
                    ->setFrom($this->websiteEmail)
                    ->setTo($user->getEmail())
                    ->setBody(
                        $this->getTemplating()->render(
                            'AiselFrontendUserBundle:Email:newPassword.txt.twig',
                            array(
                                'username' => $user->getUsername(),
                                'password' => $password,
                            )
                        )
                    );
                $response = $this->getMailer()->send($message);
            } catch (\Swift_TransportException $e) {
                $response = $e->getMessage();
            }
            $this->em->persist($user);
            $this->em->flush();

            return $response;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public function loadUserByUsername($username)
    {
        $user = $this->getRepository()->findOneBy(array('username' => $username));

        return $user;
    }

    public function loadById($id)
    {
        $user = $this->getRepository()->findOneBy(array('id' => $id));

        if (!($user)) {
            throw new NotFoundHttpException('User not found');
        }

        return $user;
    }

    public function findUserByEmail($email)
    {
        $user = $this->getRepository()->findOneBy(array('email' => $email));

        if (!($user)) {
            throw new NotFoundHttpException('User not found');
        }

        return $user;
    }

    public function findUser($username, $email)
    {
        $user = $this->em->getRepository('AiselFrontendUserBundle:FrontendUser')->findUser($username, $email);

        if (!($user)) {
            throw new NotFoundHttpException('User not found');
        }

        return $user;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public function refreshUser(UserInterface $user)
    {
        $class = get_class($user);

        if (!$this->supportsClass($class)) {
            throw new UnsupportedUserException(
                sprintf(
                    'Instances of "%s" are not supported.',
                    $class
                )
            );
        }

        return $this->find($user->getId());
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public function supportsClass($class)
    {
        return $this->getEntityName() === $class
        || is_subclass_of($class, $this->getEntityName());
    }

}

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Computer and Console
Pachfinder Bugmaker: The Rekkoning
By the_dog_days, December 16, 2018 in Computer and Console
Melusina 148
Location:Croatia
Steam:76561198254045418
I'm replaying the game & I decided to kill everyone at Syncamore, but missing quests would bug me out so much. What to do with the relics and should I clean all the caves?
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Manveru123 433
Manveru123
The only thing you can do with the relics is sell them.
Epaminondas 205
(4) Theurgist
...Or pointlessly keep them to put in the museum... which doesn't exist in the game. I mean, you can build a museum, but you can't put all your excess junk in it. I still have mine in my stash, but I have had no use for since finishing that area.
χαίρετε
Hawke64 186
Steam:Hawke_404
Not sure if it's a bug or a feature, but (spoilers for the House at the Edge of Time)
Nok-Nok keeps dying, despite that I've completed his quest and it counted as the last. It might be because of how I resolved the battle with the barghest (the Diplomacy skill check), but he still should have survived. It (completion of their questlines) worked for all other companions, thus it is reasonable to assume that it should work in the same manner for Nok-Nok.
majestic 1,418
Location:TCS Tiger's Claw
Completing the companion quest alone isn't enough, you need to solve it in the right way to keep the companion. I'm not sure what is really necessary for Nok-Nok to survive but I've made him the court jester and it was enough.
Did you talk to Nok-Nok after the barghest battle? Because that conversation decides his fate.
I did, but I don't remember what exactly I told him. Something like being a hero in his own way.
When I get back to it, I'll say what happened with Nok Nok. I finished his quest and he seemed very happy and Linzi's journal entry for him is positive also.
Heh, that post reminded me of something.
You people remind me how much I hate goblin humor. Ugly little runts that they are. Still, I feel sorry for Nok Nok. I guess if a participation prize makes him happy, I'll be happy for him. He still spends all his time back at the camp picking his nose. Except when I need to take him for his quests, of course.
I edited* Nok-Nok back and completed the last chapter with him. There was no epilogue for him, but he participated in the final battle and the secret ending was successfully achieved.
*added him as an available companion, instead of setting the correct quest flag. Not the best solution, but the least time-consuming.
As a side note, I think, there's strong dissonance between the plot and its presentation - the story by itself is rather grim, but the narrator (Linzi) paints rainbows and unicorns upon it. The main character builds their kingdom on the remains of their adversaries and predecessors and has to be absolutely determined to hold it, no matter how many corpses and resources required to do so. Thus the only character fitting this mindset I was able to RP was Kyros the Overlord. Though, Tyranny was somehow more self-aware.
Despite (or because of) it, PF:KM still was interesting to play.
I kinda think that the unicorns bit Linzi in the ass in the end.
Also, you can always go Chaotic Evil. If you do, you chew on unicorns and beat people up with rainbows.
I just noticed that for some reason even though it's not mentioned in the Kickstarter rewards my copy of Pathfinder: Kingmaker did in fact come with the DLC Season Pass.
Way to go Owlcat. I'll get back to the game once all the expansions/DLCs are released. It's too much of a time commitment to get back into it now.
Don't quote me on that, because I don't remember the direct quote, but I think future DLC will not add any new classes or party members, so there will be no need to restart to enjoy them. Just keep a pre-endgame save.
ShadySands 7,008
ShadySands
The Guy on the Couch of the Obsidian Order
I just beat the game again.
Some how ended up with Nyrissa and both twins. I wonder what I need to do to get better results on some of the end slides. Seems like I'm too good to the people and need to pick more money making options. Also not sure who makes the best barbarian leader either.
The only companion I couldn't save was Linzi since she can't be saved but I also was able to get Tartuccio/Tartuk back for the last part of the game which was an interesting turn.
Free games updated 3/6/19
The only companion I couldn't save was Linzi since she can't be saved
Wait what?
Lizi dies at the end of the game, so you'll have to do the potential endgame without her. Good luck if you're like me and she's an integral part of the party.
Nooooooo!
the_dog_days 1,165
the_dog_days
Location:Over Yonder
Apparently RPG codex voted Patchfinder their game of the year. They also had the Wildcards dlc that broke the game the runner up for dlc of the year.
Agiel 1,734
Location:...at 80,000 feet... and climbing
Kind of figured that Kingmaker had a lot going against it with the RPGCodex crowd (RTwP instead of turn-based, romances out the wazoo, straightforward quest design, and a fairly by-the-numbers, though nonetheless well-written, main plot).
Edited January 22, 2019 by Agiel
"Turned wrong way round, the relentless unforeseen was what we schoolchildren studied as 'History,' harmless history, where everything unexpected in its own time is chronicled on the page as inevitable. The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic."
-Philip Roth, The Plot Against America
"Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them."
-James Fallows
I can't take them seriously, they made Bard's Tale win "best remake" award. What the hell is Kenshi doing there :D
The Bard's Tale remake was actually really well done, even with making the 99 Barbarians fight a one time event.
The Bard's Tale remake is easily the best remake/remaster I've ever played and the best game in InXile's entire catalogue.
bugarup 639
bugarup
(5) Thaumaturgist
How's Bugmaker right now anyway? I kind of want to play something new but where I won't have to learn the system from scratch, but howlongtobeat has this to say about it: Main Story: --, Main + Extras 140 hours, Completionist: -- .
So before committing bloody 140 hours it would be nice to know the game would not break halfway there.
It's playable till the end now.
Best joke I've heard all week.
A ton of glitches, completely broken pathing, crashes that corrupt save files, terrible optimalization, combat that is basically rocket tag and very easy to exploit... do I need to go on?
The game is 6/10 on Steam atm and that's pretty generous for this piece of crap.
Edited January 24, 2019 by Manveru123


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HomeNewsGwen Stefani Lands In Hot Water Over These Controversial Comments
Gwen Stefani seems not to understand when to stop. This week, the singer and businesswoman caused a massive outrage over her confession that she is "Japanese."
Gwen Stefani did an eye-raising interview with Allure Magazine, where she was asked about her extreme love of Japanese culture.
The pop singer was born in California to Caucasian parents. Gwen Stefani's father, Dennis, is Italian-American, while her mother, Patti, is Irish-American.
Blake Shelton's wife could have taken the opportunity to apologize for her many years of cultural appropriation.
Or she could have reached out to the Asian community that has been hit by racist attacks in the past years because of COVID-19 and some of the harsh comments made by former President Donald Trump.
However, instead, the "Rich Girl" and "Hollaback Girl" singer repeated multiple times that she is "Japanese."
Initially, Stefani sat down with reporter Jesa Marie Calaor, a Filipina American, to talk about her latest business venture — her beauty brand GXVE.
The writer asked Stefani for a reason behind her 2008 fragrance collection, "Harajuku Lovers." During the era, Gwen Stefani fully submerged herself into Asian culture with the album Love.Angel.Music.Baby.
To promote the perfume, music, and tour, Stefani came up with the marketing scheme of going everywhere with Japanese backing dancers Maya Chino (nicknamed "Love"), Jennifer Kita ("Angel"), Rino Nakasone ("Music") and Mayuko Kitayama ("Baby").
Gwen Stefani defended her Harajuku era by citing her father's travels to Japan for almost two decades.
The 53-year-old artist confessed: "That was my Japanese influence, and that was a culture that was so rich with tradition, yet so futuristic [with] so much attention to art and detail and discipline, and it was fascinating to me."
She went on to say: "I said, 'My God, I'm Japanese, and I didn't know it '…I am, you know. If (people are) going to criticize me for being a fan of something beautiful and sharing that, then I just think that doesn't feel right. I think it was a beautiful time of creativity…a time of the ping-pong match between Harajuku culture and American culture. If we didn't buy and sell and trade our cultures in, we wouldn't have so much beauty, you know?"
The interview rapidly went viral, and many took to social media to say they were more than confused by Stefani's answers.
Calaor later gave readers a complete description of the bizarre interview by writing: "I spent 32 minutes in conversation with Stefani, many of them devoted to her lengthy answer to my question about Harajuku Lovers. At that time, she said more than once that she is Japanese.
Allure's social media associate (who is Asian and Latina) was also present for the interview, and we were left questioning what we had heard. Maybe she misspoke? Again and again? During our interview, Stefani asserted twice that she was Japanese and once that she was a little bit of an Orange County girl, a little bit of a Japanese girl, a little bit of an English girl.'
Indeed, she didn't mean it literally, or she didn't know what she was saying. (A representative for Stefani reached out the next day, indicating that I had misunderstood what Stefani was trying to convey. "
Allure then asked Stefani's team to clarify the remarks, and they had this to say: "Calaor had "misunderstood" what Stefani was trying to say."
Calaor responded by saying that she was not comfortable with Stefani's comments "particularly against the sobering backdrop of increased racism towards Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in the United States."
She concluded by stating: "I envy anyone who can claim to be part of this vibrant, creative community but avoid the part of the narrative that can be painful or scary."
Stefani does not seem ready for this larger conversation.
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Ho Ho Ho! It's December, and Christmas is in full swing! Christmas was actually in full swing from about the end of October, with shops and supermarkets moving seamlessly from Halloween. Decorations appeared in Canary Wharf on about the 9th of November, and it has basically been downhill ever since. Now I'm not a modern day Scrooge, but neither am I a particular fan of Christmas, and certainly not a Christmas that lasts for two months. A week, I think, is fair enough. Long enough to get into the swing of it, short enough that the end is always in sight, which is always important where large family gatherings are concerned. If it were up to me, Christmas would start on the 23rd, and all evidence of it would have gone by the New Year, and I think I'm being pretty generous there. An argument could easily be made for a day either side of the actual day and have done with it.
However I'm not in charge, and so it is seemingly endless. Christmas Carols have started in Chateau L already, sung at high pitch by small girls, and frequently before 8am. Needless to say this is insufferable, but there appears nothing I can do to avoid it. Entreaties to stop are met with whispered conversations with Mrs L, giggles, and even more happy singing. And herein lies the problem: Mrs L is a big fan of Christmas. Not in the sense of smothering the house in lights, an inflatable Reindeer on the roof and sticking a "Santa please stop here!" sign in the front garden, but of just generally being deliriously happy that it is on the way, stocking up on wrapping paper, cooking stuff, encouraging offspring, and playing Christmas music late November. This is typically restricted to her car in the early stages, but by mid December it has made its way indoors and permeates everywhere.
I cannot even escape it at work. Whilst there are no Carols, various employees seem to delight in competing with each other to see which area can decorate their desks in the most outrageously lurid manner. Obviously I do not get involved, but as we sit in little cubicle-like things we share adjoining walls, and mine are now covered in green and gold tinsel. It would seem churlish to push it back over the edge, so I tolerate it. But there are some elements of office Christmas that are simply intolerable.
Of all the irritations that Christmas brings, office Secret Santa is amongst the very worst. An email recently came round offering this delight, complete with voting buttons. Naturally I voted no. My team however are very aware of my dislike of this time of year, and knowing how I would vote somehow knobbled the system and had my name put down anyway. Thinking I was safe I was aghast to receive a name out of a metaphorical hat (the internet does all of this now, hats not required) along with instructions on how to wrap it anonymously etc etc. Maximum gift value ten pounds. TEN POUNDS!!??
So now what? In this era of smartphones video and photographic evidence would be obtained and circulated widely to colleagues in other offices. Company printers would likely be abused and colour A3s of me being Santa would appear. On the other hand to throw the hat on the ground and swear copiously in front of twenty-five people would not be very graceful. Or managerial. So to raise team spirits and promote togetherness I was Father Christmas for five minutes. Ho ho bloody ho. Anyway, hopefully it was worth it and people now feel like Christmas has started. Also note that comments about my perfect physique for this role did not go unnoticed, and when annual reviews take place later this month a number of people should expect very poor appraisals indeed!


The Midiverb II is an easy-to-use, classic effects unit.
This used Alesis MidiVerb II is in fair condition and has had the Power Adapter hardwired into the unit.
This unit is in fair condition with wear from racking and use. It also has had the power adapter hardwired into the unit. It has been fully tested and works great. Please see pictures for details and product condition - only what is pictured is included.
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Among Midiverb II's features are a 16-bit linear PCM processing system that delivers sound quality comparable to that of the digital disc medium. The heart of this system is a very large scale integrated chip developed by Alesis specifically for the Midiverb II. Wide dynamic range and 15kHz bandwidth allow musical performances ranging from delicate to thunderous with no loss of warmth of subtle harmonics.
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On December 4, 2017, the Audit Branch and the Strategic Evaluation Division were amalgamated into the Audit and Evaluation Branch (AEB). This was done to capitalize on the natural strengths of each function, leveraging the synergies between them while maintaining a high degree of rigour and professionalism.
Development of the Risk-Based Audit Plan and Evaluation Plan provided an opportunity for joint planning within this new Branch. Joint planning has resulted in the development of a joint plan, even though the Audit and Evaluation plans each have different drivers and information requirements, as per their respective TB policies- i.e. Policy on Internal Audit and Policy on Results. It has also successfully resulted in a more comprehensive review of the Audit and Evaluation requirements that exist within Departmental sectors and their programs allowing for joint engagements, where possible, through improved planning, including consultations with senior management on the full suite of planned audits and evaluations.
The audit and evaluation plans outline the organizational priorities, risks and the tools used to identify those risks, and the opportunities to mitigate them. These priorities and risks help guide the selection of audit and evaluation projects for the Department during the period covered by these plans.
For the audit risk-based planning process, NRCan's universe of auditable entities includes various programs, activities, processes, policies, and initiatives, which collectively contribute to the achievement of the Department's strategic objectives. Priorities and Core Responsibilities, such as those identified in the NRCan Minister's mandate letter, NRCan's Departmental Results Framework (DRF), and the Department's inventory of external legislated services, help to assess the completeness of the audit universe, which includes 24 groupings of auditable entities.
For Evaluation, planning is guided by the requirements of the TB Policy on Results introduced in 2016. Priority is given to a) ongoing programs of grants and contributions with average annual expenditures of $5M or more or b) programs with evaluation commitments made as part of Treasury Board submissions. Evaluations of other programs are determined by risk, with the overarching goal being that all departmental programs should be evaluated every five years unless they are low risk. A key factor influencing this year's planning is the government-wide transition from the Program Alignment Architecture to the DRF.
Under this new structure, the Departmental Audit Committee (DAC) will continue to review all audit reports from AEB prior to their approval by the Deputy Minister. Similarly, all evaluation reports will also continue to be reviewed by the Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Experimentation Committee (PMEEC) prior to Deputy Minister approval. Future joint A&E reports, combining features of both audits and evaluations, will be reviewed by both the DAC and PMEEC.
Enabling NRCan to be a high-performing organization that is innovative and collaborative in delivering on its mandate.
Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) Joint Audit and Evaluation (A&E) Plan, also referred to as the "Plan", is prepared by the Audit and Evaluation Branch (AEB). It contains details on the role of internal audit (IA), evaluation, the AEB's planning methodology for both functions, and the planned projects for the next three year cycle: 2018-21. Under the new AEB structure, which came into effect on December 4, 2017, the Departmental Audit Committee (DAC) will continue to review all audit reports and the Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Experimentation Committee (PMEEC) will continue to do the same for all evaluation reports from AEB, prior to their approval by the Deputy Minister (DM).
The Plan is developed in accordance with the requirements of the Treasury Board of Canada (TB) Policy on Internal Audit and the TB Policy on Results, along with related directives, guidelines and as it specifically pertains to IA, the Institute of Internal Auditors' (IIA) International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
Each year, NRCan's Chief Audit and Evaluation Executive (CAEE) is required to prepare a risk-based audit plan, which sets out the priorities of the internal audit activity that are consistent with the organization's goals and priorities. The audit planning process ensures that all internal audit activities are relevant, timely, and strategically aligned with NRCan's Corporate Risk Profile (CRP) to support the achievement of the Department's strategic objectives. The input from NRCan's DAC, along with NRCan's senior management, is sought and taken under advisement in setting internal audit activity priorities.
The starting point for the risk-based planning process is the identification of the audit universe. This audit universe document was developed by the AEB and is updated annually to reflect the Department's most current priorities. The audit universe characterizes the array of possible audit activities and is made up of auditable entities identified as relevant to NRCan and its operating context. Auditable entities commonly include programs, processes, policies, management activities and control systems, along with departmental and government-wide initiatives, which collectively contribute to the achievement of NRCan's strategic objectives. NRCan's audit universe is made up of 24 groupings of auditable entities.
All auditable entities are subjected to a risk assessment and risk ranking exercise to select audit projects in order of priority. Criteria used for selecting audit projects include- past audit coverage and results; materiality; significance to management; level of risk; auditability; audit projects carried forward from the previous year's Plan; organizational priorities; high priority areas identified by central agencies, such as the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG) and Office of the Auditor General (OAG), among others; and, legislated or other mandated obligations.
Prioritization of the audit universe is a two-step process. The first step includes management consultation, review, and consideration of the following available documentation: NRCan minister's mandate letter; the former Program Alignment Architecture (PAA) and its replacement the Departmental Results Framework (DRF), departmental risk information, including NRCan's CRP; the latest Management Accountability Framework (MAF) assessment; recent departmental-wide assessments of IT and fraud risks, which lead to the identification of audits as part of the AEB's continuous audit framework; business planning documentation; NRCan's Departmental Plan (DP); Government priorities; and previous audit results (both internal and external), along with the Department's most recent financial information and statements.
Other factors are also considered, such as collaboration with NRCan's Evaluation function to identify opportunities to carryout joint work/efforts in order to improve efficiency and minimize duplication of efforts.
The second step to prioritize the audit universe involves consideration of several factors, including significance to departmental core responsibilities and operational objectives; senior management requests and priorities; the DAC's advice and recommendations; external audit activities and planned evaluations; readiness of the entity for audit activities; and availability of internal resources to complete the audit on time. Following this step, professional judgement is still required to risk-assess and rank the auditable entities. This is performed through collaborative discussions with NRCan senior management and the DAC, where emphasis is placed on projects planned for 2018-19 (the first year of the three-year plan), given that future projects are reassessed annually. Government and departmental priorities are also validated with senior management and the DAC to ensure planned audits align with higher priority areas. In addition, preliminary audit objectives are developed for each audit selected for the Plan. The final plan is then reviewed by the DAC and approved by the DM.
This figure highlights the four key phases used in the selection process for the development of a robust Risk-based audit plan. It covers the starting point of the selection process that determines potential NRCan auditable entities covering a 3 year period to its final recommendation. The first large block represents the potential range of auditable components, which include departmental programs, activities, processes, structures, and initiatives that collectively contribute to the achievement of the Department's core responsibilities. It is called the audit universe. The Audit and Evaluation Branch uses the Departmental Results Framework (DRF) as well as NRCan's inventory of external legislated services to ensure the audit universe identified is complete. There are approximately 24 groupings of auditable entities based on the DRF and NRCan's sectors.
The next stage is to prioritize the audit universe based on a risk-based assessment. This is a two-step process that involves a preliminary and final prioritization based on a number of factors such as likelihood of risk and impact. The final 2 steps are to rank the priority of the proposed projects and to recommend them for approval in the 3 year audit plan (as in the final 2 large blocks).
evaluation commitments made as part of Treasury Board submissions.
Once all mandatory evaluations are accommodated within the evaluation plan, a risk assessment is undertaken of the remaining programs within the evaluation universe. The risk assessment exercise involves joint consultations with the IA function of the AEB to solicit senior management feedback on program risks and priorities for evaluation, as well as a review of departmental documentation (e.g., NRCan's CRP, business planning documentation, NRCan's Report on Plans and Priorities, departmental audit plans, 2017-18 departmental evaluation plan). Risks are assessed according to various program characteristics (e.g., upcoming renewal, materiality, visibility), management practices (e.g., structures, delivery complexity, performance measurement), past research findings, and upcoming audits. Evaluations are then planned for some of the remaining units of the evaluation universe according to the availability of evaluation resources and the entity's relative risk ranking.
The final plan also considers feedback and/or requests from the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) and makes accommodation for non-project related advisory and other activities to support the department in responding to broader federal initiatives related to experimentation, cross-cutting program reviews (e.g., Innovation, Science), or special studies (e.g., prospective evaluations to support program design).
For operational reasons, this Plan has been prepared using a 3-year planning horizon. Given that the TB Policy on Results requires departments to submit a 5-year evaluation plan, an evaluation schedule (see appendix) has been included identifying the complete list of planned evaluations. These evaluations will cover approximately 88% of NRCan's total planned program spending, which are subject to change during the actual scoping of the evaluations and exclude amounts for Internal Services and Statutory Payments.
The following table summarizes the number of new audits, evaluations, and joint A&E projects selected for each year, along with the number of OCG-led horizontal audits. In total, 42 of the highest priority engagements are planned for the next three years. Projects that have been carried forward from FY 2017-18 can be found in the respective detailed plans.
The IA and Evaluation functions have held joint consultations with senior management and staff to ensure the most effective and efficient planning process, allowing the AEB to provide coordinated advice. As a result, this year's update to the Plan includes eight potential future joint projects where collaboration is possible. Table 2 provides a listing of joint A&E projects for FYs 2018-19 to 2020-21. It should be noted that collaborative efforts will range from conducting joint interviews, the collection and sharing of information, to conducting hybrid audit and evaluation engagements.
The AEB has received confirmation that the OAG will not perform detailed audit testing of NRCan's Offshore Revenue activities as part of their annual public accounts audit program. The IA function will continue to perform audit testing on the controls related to this activity in FY 2018-19, given the visibility and importance to the provinces. The audit of Offshore Revenue will be carried out as one element of AEB's annual continuous audit projects, which is described later on in this Plan.
The follow-up process at NRCan is a two-phase process, which begins with a management self-assessment of the level of implementation for each recommendation, which is accompanied with a Management Action Plan (MAP). MAPs receive senior management approval and assign detailed tasks to responsible parties that address audit recommendations in a timely manner. In the fall of each FY, the AEB reports on the status of the implementation of recommendations based on management's self-assessment. Each spring, as part of the second phase, the AEB performs a validation of the full implementation of recommendations, confirming that the MAPs are indeed fully implemented. The validation approach includes the following procedures: conducting interviews; reviewing supporting evidence; and performing analysis and testing based on risk. Once completed, a Follow-Up Report is produced and approved by the DM. Once approved, the portion that is related to the IA function is sent to the OCG, where applicable.
The AEB will continue to undertake assurance-based continuous auditing at NRCan to proactively identify potential control issues and report annually on various processes. This work will be performed in accordance with the IIA Standards (i.e. provide reasonable assurance). The work carried out will address key risks associated with significant departmental expenses that have been identified in part, as a result of NRCan's updated Fraud Risk Assessment's MAPs.
NRCan's annual report on continuous audit activities will be completed for the DAC's fall 2018 meeting for continuous audits completed for FY 2017-18.
Tables 4 and 5, below, present the new "highest priority" audits, evaluations and joint A&E projects for fiscal years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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The Department is also subject to audits by other assurance providers. Table 6 provides a listing of known external audit projects planned for FYs 2018-19 to 2020-21, with the expected tabling dates.
As an adjunct to the assurance role, the TB Policy on Internal Audit indicates that as part of the departmental Plan, the CAEE can consider "other oversight engagements, including, where the necessary expertise and capacity are in place, the option to provide consulting services to the organization." Provided this, the AEB estimates 2-3 advisory projects per FY, which will be based on senior management needs and the availability of AEB's resources. It is important to note that the AEB will always continue to maintain its independence, when providing both advisory and assurance types of services. The inclusion of advisory projects into NRCan's Plan helps to ensure additional value is provided to senior management to complement our regular audit activities.
Table Notes: N/A- Programs denoted Not Applicable (NA) indicate no planned evaluations, being low risk and having no other driver.
Section 42(1) of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) requires that all ongoing programs of grants and contributions be evaluated every five years. The Policy on Results refines this requirement by stating that evaluations are only required of every ongoing program of grants and contributions with average annual expenditures of $5M or more.


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