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Triple play caps Osprey comeback
Erase nine-run deficit, score on three wild pitches in eighth
By Zack Cox / Special to MLB.com | August 11, 2012 9:53 PM ET
"As long as I've been in baseball, I think once or twice I've seen a team come back from 9-0, so that in itself is a pretty great accomplishment," Missoula manager Andy Green said. "As for the game-ending triple play, I have never even seen that happen, not something that anyone could ever expect."
Trailing 9-0 in the fifth inning, Green's team scored three runs in the fifth, two in the sixth, three in the seventh and three in the eighth.
Missoula did not get a hit in the decisive eighth as Mustangs relievers Nolan Becker and Erik Miller combined for four walks, a hit batter and four wild pitches.
"We just said we have to fight," Green said of the message to his players after falling behind early. "When we put that three-spot up in the fifth inning, we just said we have go out there and do it again; and we did, three or four times.
"We definitely got some help with the wild pitches, but down at the end of a game like this is a very pressure-filled situation. And I'm proud of the way we handled that pressure."
Missoula's first lead of the night was put in immediate jeopardy as Billings' Jeff Gelalich and Matt Lentz opened the ninth with singles. Pinch-hitter Beau Amaral showed bunt more than once before swinging at a two-strike pitch from Vince Spilker. Third baseman Jake Lamb fielded the ground ball, stepped on the bag and started an around-the-horn triple play.
It was the fourth triple play in team history and the first since June 23, 2008.
The Mustangs wasted no time grabbing the lead on solo homers by Brandon Dailey and Seth Mejias-Brean, who finished 4-for-5 with a pair of longballs and three RBIs. Tempers flared during Billings' four-run third as Missoula starter Chris Pack was ejected for hitting Jesse Winkler with a pitch. It was the first of three beanballs in the game, and the Mustangs responded by reeling off four straight hits.
Missoula began to claw back in the fifth, scoring three times, despite getting just one hit. Adam McConnell delivered an RBI single in the sixth and the Osprey tacked on a run on another wild pitch before Tyler Bream launched a three-run homer in the seventh to shave the deficit to 10-8.
After tossing two scoreless innings for the win, Chase Stevens (2-2) tweeted, "I was just a part of the best baseball game ever!"
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Earlier this week, the House Armed Services Committee Republican staff released a video using the anniversary of September 11 to argue for higher military spending while pretending that lately we have cut the defense budget. Chris Preble and I rebutted these outlandish claims, and Evan Banks made our comments into a cool video:
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Jobs Bill Only Makes Political Sense
I can't look into President Obama's heart, so I can't tell you what motives are driving the American Jobs Act. I can, though, tell you this: One look at the facts about American education, and his proposal only makes sense if the goals are to energize union support, and perhaps use spending as some easy shorthand to tell voters that the President cares about kids.
Postal Service Running on Fumes
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing this week on the U.S. Postal Service's dire financial situation. The USPS is facing a $10 billion loss this year, is about to max out its $15 billion line of credit with the U.S. Treasury, and doesn't have the money to make a required $5.5 billion payment for retiree health care benefits due at the end of the month. The USPS is projecting insolvency in 2012 if Congress doesn't step in to provide relief.
Davis-Bacon Rules Damage DC
The Washington Post reports on a Labor Department decision that applies pro-union Davis-Bacon rules to the CityCenter development in Washington D.C. The ruling could push up costs on the project by $20 million by forcing firms to pay artificially high wages.
Spending in the Tax Code
The IRS made payments of $4.2 billion last year in refundable tax credits to illegal aliens, according to an audit by the Treasury's Inspector General. "Refundable" tax credits are cash subsidies — federal outlays — given to people who don't pay any income tax.
Small Business Administration to Close?
According to Lloyd Chapman, the hyperbolic president of the American Small Business League, legislation introduced by Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) would close the Small Business Administration. Chapman actually stated on a Fox Business News show that Burr's bill is "the worst idea in the history of America." And here I thought it was Rick Santorum's decision to run for president.
Obama Jobs Plan to Push More K-12 Bloat?
In a recent interview, President Obama hints at the core of his much-anticipated jobs plan:
Infrastructure Spending: Yuma Desalting Plant
President Obama is planning to deliver a big speech on jobs and the economy. His wish list for Congress will likely include more government infrastructure spending. So that citizens know what the president is talking about, they should review the success of the government's past infrastructure projects.
Federal Spending Hits $4.1 Trillion
If you looked at the new CBO report on the budget, you may have noticed that federal spending this year will be $3.6 trillion.
In fact, federal spending this year will top $4 trillion. But virtually all reporters and budget wonks (including me) routinely use the lower number when discussing total federal spending. I don't think the higher $4 trillion number even appears anywhere in the CBO report.
Private Wage Growth Outpaces Federal
Average private sector wages in the United States rose 3.1 percent in 2010, slightly more than the 2.5 percent increase in average wages of federal civilian government workers. The growth in federal wages was the slowest in at least two decades, and it coincided with a rebound in private wages after the recession, according to new Bureau of Economic Analysis data (see Table 6.6D).


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City claims study inappropriate for saying Charleston has no cash
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A Wall Street Journal graph says the Holy City is tied with Pomona, California for approximately zero dollars on hand. The graph notes such a city would have trouble paying their bills.
News 2 asked the city of Charleston to explain whether that's true.
"It says what it says but in the context it's somewhat inappropriate," Chief Financial Officer Stephen Bedard said.
Bedard said the analysis didn't take the city's fiscal calendar into consideration. Unlike many city governments which end on June 30, Charleston's fiscal calendar ends with the calendar year. Therefore, Bedard said it's unfortunate the Wall Street Journal may have only considered the General Fund on December 31, 2012 as opposed to other dates of the year.
The amount of cash for the General Fund was zero on the last day of 2012, but even so, Bedard said that doesn't mean the city didn't have cash.
"We manage all our money in a consolidated fund. So in managing all those funds together on this day when they're saying we had no cash, we actually had $43.5 million in cash to pay our bills," Bedard said. "It's unfortunate that's the number they pulled. I wouldn't say that they're wrong, I would just say it's kind of taken out of context on where we actually are."
As of noon Tuesday Bedard said that number is even higher, at $90 million in a state investment fund, and therefore there is "more than enough to cover our bills."
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With more than 600 votes as the favorite local non-profit, Kay Harris stepped into a money grab at Appalachian Community Bank Friday and left with $500 for the Dawson County Humane Society.
Volunteers interested in building low-cost homes for needy families have taken the first steps toward developing a Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Dawson County.
Dawson County resident Carol Ann Groebner has been searching for a way to provide support to people in the county who suffer from multiple sclerosis, a medical condition in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system.
The Bowen Center for the Arts will be hosting an art exhibit by Nona H. Stephens of Gainesville, "Reflections of Georgia," through April 18.
The economic downturn has one Dawson County church serving up hope and help a bowl at a time.
With spring in the air and summer on the horizon, make plans to be at Dawsonville's Spring Fling festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 2-3.
If the historic courthouse in downtown Dawsonville had bells, they would have been ringing all day Friday.
With a journalism degree from the University of Georgia, author Maria Peagler says "writing is what I do."
Love is in the air this Valentine's season. That was particularly true at the Dawson County Senior Center, where Peter and Carolyn Hayes were remarried Feb. 6.
Dawson County residents are invited to bop around the clock in penny loafers and poodle skirts at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 during the The Great American Rock and Roll Revival.
The Dawson County Relay for Life held a kick-off for its 2009 fundraising event Jan. 26 at the First Baptist Church of Dawsonville.
All Dawson County residents are invited to come out for a night of fun, food and music at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Museum at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Dawsonville Municipal Complex, 415 Hwy. 53 East.
Aspiring artist and photographer Clayton Brannon hosted a charity art show Friday, Dec. 19 at the home of Tom and LeAnn Harter.
Abba House is asking for the community's help to keep pace with an increased demand for groceries.
Dawson County native Clayton Brannon will host a charity art show from 4-8 p.m. Friday, at the Harter family home, 454 Summit Overlook Drive, Dawsonville.
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College Sustainability Report Card lauds green initiatives
The University of South Carolina earned a B on the annual College Sustainability Report Card 2010, a rating that puts Carolina among the greenest universities in the Southeast.
The rating of U.S. universities and colleges, issued annually by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, reflects successful climate and energy efforts, a firm institutional commitment to sustainability and greater student involvement, Sustainability Director Michael Koman said.
"We improved our scores in seven of nine ranking areas, which is an extremely significant accomplishment for just one year," Koman said. "I'm especially proud of the huge jump from a C to an A grade in student involvement. This not only shows the concern of our students, but also gives them the credit for all their work over the past year on initiatives such as Recyclemania, Teach In, Power Shift and Earth Hour. Groups such as SAGE, Net Impact, Student Government and the Residence Hall Association have taken the lead on sustainability issues and are setting an example for many campuses across the country."
Koman said President Harris Pastides and Patricia Moore-Pastides are leading by example, with the greening of the President's House that includes the creation of gardens that provide food for many social functions. Students have launched the annual Sustainability Week, Earth Week, the Healthy Carolina Farmers Market, National Teach In, Powershift, Recyclemania and organic gardening and composting at Green (West) Quad.
"The university's success extends to every level of the university, including the incorporation of green practices in construction and services, commitment to climate neutrality and education," Koman said.
The Honors Residence Hall, which opened in August, was designed and built at Gold LEED standards. Dining facilities use bio-boxes for to-go items and reward students for using eco-sound tableware. The university recently completed its greenhouse gas emission inventory for the past five years and has increased renewable energy on campus. Sustainability is being incorporated into many courses, and The Darla Moore School of Business has established sustainable enterprise and development as a major initiative for the school, Koman said.
The future is bright and green for the state's flagship university as it works to become carbon neutral. On the horizon are efforts that will encourage cycling, convert food grease from campus dining into diesel fuel, expand bio fuel use by the campus fleet, upgrade energy conservation, improve irrigation by way of weather-based sensors, and more.
"We look forward to bolstering our green practices and extending our sustainability initiatives into additional areas of campus and developing new initiatives to improve our efforts in all categories, no matter our grade," Koman said.
At its second annual Earth Summit on Oct. 23, the university will set goals to earn an A ranking in the College Sustainability Report Card in the next few years.
The College Sustainability Report Card 2010 is the latest affirmation of the university's commitment to being a leader in sustainability. In August, the university scored 95 out of a possible 99 in the green rating by Princeton Review.
"Besides being a leader in the Southeast for sustainability, our campus efforts have led to saving millions of dollars annually and significantly reducing our environmental impact," Koman said. "As environmental issues increase in importance, the progress our campus is making toward sustainability is something that our students, faculty and staff can all take pride in."
The university will launch a green Web site during Sustainability Week (Oct. 15 – 23). The College Sustainability Report Card 2010 is available online at www.greenreportcard.org.
Carolina's green grade
- What: A "B" on the 2010 College Sustainability Report Card
- Who: The Sustainable Endowments Institute issued the grade
- Why: From the recently "greened" President's House to the multiple student organizations that have as their core a sustainable focus, Carolina's commitment to green living is well documented


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Metallica To Release "Through The Never" Soundtrack On September 27
Metallica will release the film soundtrack to Through The Never on September 27. The film will release a few days before that on September 23.
The soundtrack wil essentially be a live greatest hits album. Many of the band's most popular songs from their career are featured.
Through The Never is a hybrid film. There will be plenty of footage of the band performing on stage, but the movie will also follow a storyline. The plot follows a roadie who is sent on a mission during the concert.
Through The Never Soundtrack Tracklisting
Disc 1
The Ecstasy of Gold
Creeping Death
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every time i want to "startx", i need to login as root.(not in user). How can i just login into startx with user permission??also my kdm is "corrupted" by .Xauthority. It says "no permission or something like that.
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# apt-get install kdm-kde3
Reading package lists... Done
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kdm-kde3 is already the newest version.
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I already solve startx problem and i write it on my blog:
My english is bad but if something i miss/wrong,please comment
so i think you need to create user proper way:
useradd -d /home/youruser -g users -m -s /bin/bash youruser
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This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Charlotte Street is a British romantic comedy along the same lines as a Nick Hornby novel. Jason Priestly (not that Jason Priestly) has recently quit his job as a school teacher to become a journalist. He's ended up writing reviews for a free paper that's handed out at the train station – not exactly where he wants to be. If that's not disappointing enough, he finds out through Facebook that his recently ex-girlfriend is engaged.
One day, he sees a girl on the street struggling with her packages. Jason doesn't notice until she's riding away in a cab that she's dropped her disposable camera. His friend Dev convinces him to go on a quest to find the mystery girl – she might be the girl of Jason's dreams.
Oh, how I love dry British wit. There's no shortage of it in Charlotte Street. Jason's friend Dev is the best. He is so clueless and funny without realizing it. A couple of the situations were a little too much on the side of screwball comedy, which I do not care for, but most of the book was just really funny. If this book were a movie, a young Hugh Grant would play Jason. The book has been optioned by Working Title Films but I couldn't find any information on whether it will actually be made into a movie. I hope it is.
I really enjoyed Danny Wallace's sense of humor and plan to read more of his books.
Jason Priestley is feeling kind of pathetic. He's living over a video game shop, next to that place that everyone thought was a brothel but wasn't. In between writing snarky reviews for the free paper they hand out on the train in London, he keeps busy watching his ex's dream life unfold via Facebook while he...eats soup. By all accounts, Jason is trapped in a horrible rut, waiting for his real life to start while he drinks bizarre Polish alcoholic beverages with his best friend and roommate Dev, who keeps his customer-free retro video game business afloat with the profits from his father's Brick Lane restaurants.
Things are going along more or less miserably when Jason has a run-in with a girl, because there's always a girl. He helps her get into a taxicab with an inordinate amount of stuff, and is left with the memory of her smile, the lingering sense that he should have asked her out for a drink, and one disposable camera. When Dev convinces Jason that they have to develop the photos, Jason's suddenly hurtling down a rabbit hole toward laughable lunacy and self-discovery as he sets out to find the girl in the pictures and the hope she left behind.
I didn't like Charlotte Street as much as I'd hoped. I was hoping for a laugh-out-loud funny, twisted love story. What I got was the tale of an irritatingly immature guy who through a series of mostly unrelated events matures to the point of being tolerable but not for any reason that is readily apparent. While bumbling one's way to self-actualization might be the way it happens, I didn't find that it made for an especially compelling story.
While Charlotte Street was amusing, I didn't find myself laughing so much as being almost squirmingly uncomfortable with all the awkward scrapes Jason stumbles into. I struggle with the kind of humor that relies on your relating to a character having crushingly embarrassing, shamefully awkward moments. Even on TV, when other people are laughing, I find myself inwardly cringing. This books is full to the brim with those sorts of sitcom scenarios that I find uncomfortable rather than hilarious, which is, I'm sure, more a problem with this reader than with the book itself. Humor is one of those things that is so subjective that it's hard to please everyone, and I'm sure the humor found in Charlotte Street has the potential to appeal to a large audience, that maybe doesn't so much include me.
I loved the premise. I loved the beginning of the story where he has the hope of meeting the girl. I even continued chuckling at some of the humor devices Wallace kept falling back on throughout the length of the book, like how Jason is not that Jason Priestley, and the apartment being next to the not-brothel. I even liked the ending and how it seemed oddly more feasible than much of the meat of the book. Unfortunately, the middle meandered for so long that the story bogged itself down and left me longing to turn the last page for all the wrong reasons.
When I grow up and (hopefully) become a proper writer, I want to be Danny Wallace. His words simply trickle off the page like treacle oozing off a spoon, and in Charlotte Street he has a real winner on his hands. Here was have the story of Jason Priestley (not of 90210 fame although he gets that a lot...) whose brief encounter with a mystery beauty on Charlotte Street results in him being left with her disposal camera.
Besotted by the mystery woman and encouraged by his best friend Dev (who is arguably the best character in the book), Jason decides to get the pictures developed to try and use it for clues to find her again. With shades of Friends Like These, Jason ends up searching the length and breadth of the country (well, Whitby anyway) in what becomes a slight obsession to meet this woman again...
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This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.What a fun book! This was my first time reading anything by Danny Wallace, but I really enjoyed the witty voice of his protagonist, Jason. The premise of the book is basically that Jason's life is a mess. He's going through some tough times with his career and his personal life simultaneously, trying to get over an ex-girlfriend while transitioning into a new career. In the middle of all this, Jason, in an uncharacteristic move, helps a lady on Charlotte Street get into a cab and is left with her disposable camera in his hands. This starts Jason and his friends on a semi-stalkerish adventure to find the girl and return her photos to her.
Jason's troubles are relatable - ever stressed over whether to delete an ex from your Facebook friends? - and he tells his story with wit and a well-crafted voice.
Can I just say how much fun it is to be in Danny Wallace's head again? Even when he's pretending to be someone else, he's delightful.
Wallace's protagonist is Jason Priestley. (No, not that one.) One day on Charlotte Street he sees a woman struggling with packages as she gets into a taxicab. A quick offer of help and Jason is smitten. At the end of the brief encounter, he finds he has accidentally kept one of her things, a disposable camera.
The plot of Charlotte Street is remarkably like his non-fiction. Jason's 'stupid boy project' involves trying to track this girl down using the very pictures he wants to return to her. Wallace walks a fine line with his plot, but he's good enough to hang a lantern on the fact that Jason's behaviour is vaguely invasive. The characters use the term "stalking", but unlike most stalkers Jason doesn't imagine a relationship with the girl that doesn't exist. He's aware of the questionability of his behaviour and knows perfectly well he may find this girl only to be told to bugger off.
The title of the book indicates that Wallace intended Charlotte Street to be a definitive part of the story, but as someone whose never been to Charlotte Street (and has only occasionally been to London) I was left with the feeling that I was missing something.
I admit to a vague disappointment while reading this volume that the events inside it never happened, but I realize how ridiculous a demand that is. Join Me and Yes Man were delightful "stupid boy projects", but if he were to keep up such activities, it would mean he would have less time to write.
Therefore, I can only look forward to his next piece of fiction.
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Jason Priestley has a problem. His ex-girlfriend has just announced her engagement. His dreams of being a journalist have amounted to writing reviews nobody notices, for a freebie newspaper nobody reads. (And that's aside from the fact that he spends too much of his life explaining that he's not that Jason Priestley.) But that's not Jason's current problem. He's looking for a girl. He doesn't even know her real name but, in his head, he calls her 'Charlotte Street' because that's where they met and shared a moment, before he helped her into a cab. But life's full of missed opportunities and Jason would probably never have the chance to see 'Charlotte' again, were it not for the fact that she'd accidentally left her disposable camera in his hands...… (more)
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Just one night before the Oscars take over town, stars flocked to the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards on the Santa Monica Beach on Saturday (February 21).
It's been a hectic week for Ryan Gosling as he's been busy drumming up interest in his directorial debut "Lost River" at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival.
And last night (May 20) the "Lars and the Real Girl" hunk joined Christina Hendricks and her husband Geoffrey Arend at the big premiere.
Boasting one heck of an ensemble cast, "Third Person" just debuted a powerful new promotional trailer to build some serious buzz.
It's one of the most-anticipated indie films of the year, and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" New York City premiere featured a host of big-name stars.
Cast members Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum and Ralph Fiennes all showed up at Alice Tully Hall dressed to impress as they mingled in the arrivals area and posed for photographs.
Whenever Wes Anderson is involved, things are always a bit quirky and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" is consistent with the trend.
Fox Searchlight Pictures has released a second trailer for the flick, this time focusing on the stellar ensemble cast and complicated interrelatedness of the characters.
He always makes the most intriguing films, and Wes Anderson looks to have struck gold again with his forthcoming "The Grand Budapest Hotel."
Fox Searchlight Pictures has unveiled a new teaser trailer for the flick, slated to hit theaters on March 7th, 2014.
Stepping out for a promotional appearance, Joseph Gordon-Levitt showed up at the premiere of his new flick "Don Jon" in Manhattan on Thursday evening (September 12).
Joined by costar Scarlett Johansson, the "Dark Knight Rises" hunk was elated to show off his directorial debut at the SVA Theater.
With the sort of class you'd expect from the ShamWow guy, Freestyle Releasing debuted a new trailer for "InAPPropriate Comedy" on Tuesday (March 12).


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You look lovely today, btw.
I could have brought you a cookie recipe but that just seems wrong now. I can't be bothered to turn on the oven, let alone throw measuring spoons and flour sifting into the mix. Ugh.
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At Multnomah, we take a holistic approach to caring for our community. That's why we offer each student access to free, professional counseling on our campus. Lisa Wold, Assistant Director of MU's Counseling Center, has watched hundreds of students walk across the podium to receive their diplomas. But the men and women she's counseled stand out the most. "When I see them graduate, and I know what it took them to get there, it feels incredibly rewarding to be a small part of their journey," she says. Read the rest of this entry »
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At 1,000 times the size of a traditional Gummy Bear, this 5-pound fellow falls somewhere between snack food and big-game trophy. Though large enough to mount over a fireplace - and crafted with the elastic resilience to endure an after-dinner tug-of-war - this cherry-flavored candy bruin tastes best when chilled in a refrigerator and sliced thinly into "cutlets" for succulent savoring. If portioned out in the recommended serving size, the 5 lb. confection serves 51 guests. 9 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W x 5 1/2" D. (5 lbs.)
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I've been trying to figure out how to log information about the networks around me. I told my friend next door I'd crack his network, but he said I wouldn't be able to since he has MAC filtering. Problem is, I can't seem to catch him with his laptop connected.
Plus, I've always wanted to keep tabs on the different channels that are being used in the area.
I can't figure out how to get airodump to output a log file.
~# airodump-ng --output csv mon0
Does not create a file for me. It's not in root, or anywhere else.
Also, what would be the best format to output as far as readability. And, is there a better tool/method for doing this?
To be successful here you should read all of the following.
If you are new to Back|Track
Back|Track Wiki
Failure to do so will probably get your threads deleted or worse.


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Former Editor-in-Chief's Letter
Over the course of the 2011 Fall semester, I have acted as the editor-in-chief of The Lions Voice. Taking on this position was a privilege, and I could not have asked for a better group of people to work with. Stephen Sullivan and Melissa Theodorakatos worked tirelessly alongside me to ensure that we published a college newspaper which reflected the views and interests of the Dowling College community. On top of this, I was thankful for the dedicated support of the Student Government Association (SGA) lead by James R. V. Rhodes, SGA President. I also appreciated the group of committed club presidents and student writers who constantly produced articles for the newspaper. It was only through the collective efforts of such talented individuals that The Lions Voice was made possible. Yet, now my time has come to an end.
It is with great pleasure that I name Stephen Sullivan as the next editor-in-chief of The Lions Voice. I am confident in his ability to maintain and enhance the quality of the newspaper, while developing relationships and communicating with student authors. I believe that Stephen has the creative and personal skills required to be successful. I truly wish him the best of luck and ask everyone to rally behind him in bringing the newspaper to even greater heights.
This promotion now opens the Assistant Editor position to all Dowling College students. As the past Editor-in-Chief, I will follow the bylaws of The Lions Voice constitution and fill this position until an appropriate replacement is selected. If you are interested in flexing your editing skills, please send all your inquiries to Stephen Sullivan at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Now let the 2012 Spring semester begin. May it be the best one yet!
Best wishes,
Peter Rice
Former Editor-in-Chief
New Editor-in-Chief Letter
The Lions Voice is one of the most important forms of expression that Dowling College has to offer. The paper represents not only the voice of the student body, but also the ability of writers, artists and educators to work together for the greater good of the school. It is with great pleasure that I accept the position of editor-in-chief from Peter Rice, who worked diligently during his tenure and transcended the quality of the paper to new standards. The team we have formed has proven to be cohesive and dedicated, and Im certain that we will continue to strive for the utmost quality that the Dowling College community has come to expect from The Lions Voice.
Students should not hesitate to get involved. What keeps the paper alive are the contributions and articles written by the student body, something that cannot be emphasized enough. Going forward, I hope to see an increase in the amount of students eager to contribute, whether it is writing about new developments within the college, campus events, professor interviews, sporting events, or cultural issues. I would also like to reach out to professors, as I hope that your recognition of the importance of written expression can be passed down to your students. The Lions Voice benefits from the relatively small size of the college, in that the relationships formed between the editorial board and the staff writers are tight, effective, and ultimately provide an ability to work closely to ensure the utmost quality.
Continuing with the precedent set by past editors-in-chief, I am making my email available to all students: email@example.com. Feel free to contact me at any time, even if you would just like more information about the paper in general. My hope is for new students to recognize that their potential and ability to contribute articles can be fully realized. This opportunity to voice your opinion as a member of the school is incredibly important.
May your Spring 2012 semester be prosperous.
Stephen F. Sullivan
By Peter Rice
On Thursday, December 1, 2011, the History Club hosted the Suffolks First: A Symposium on the History of Dowling College with much success. Celebrating fifty years at the Rudolph-Oakdale Campus, Meg Pascal, president of the History Club, and James R. V. Rhodes, Student Government Association (SGA) President, moderated this historic event in the Hunt Room…
By Melissa A. Theodorakatos
Bullying has become a nationwide epidemic, visible in schools and work environments everywhere. Studies have shown that about 70% of
By Melissa A. Theodorakatos
The Anthony Giordano Gallery of Dowling College will be hosting its very own exhibition featuring artwork from faculty members of the Visual Arts Department .
By Stephen F. Sullivan
On September 29, 2011, Dowling College welcomed visitors from Moscow State University. The luncheon consisted of
By Kimberly Charles
Dowling College successfully launched its 1st Annual Eastern LI American Cancer Society Breast Cancer walk at the Brookhaven campus on October 2, 2011
By Kimberly Charles
College students can sometimes feel overwhelmed when it comes to school, work, personal life, and academic activities
The following organizations have a few updates that you may be interested in:
by Melissa Theodorakatos
Students who walk through the Rudolph Campus on a regular basis are aware of the beautiful and vast scenery…
By Stephen F. Sullivan
Students of Dowling College take pride in what they do: some love art, some love getting involved, and others love their work. Sometimes, a special student comes along that embodies all of these passions to
by Peter Rice
Here at Dowling College, Dr. Swanby, Associate Professor of Special Education, works tirelessly each day of the year to make his mark as a professor .
By Arianna Johnson
Tea has been a staple in Asian diets for thousands of years. The culture that surrounds tea, from its health benefits to
By Stephen F. Sullivan
Steve Jobs will always be remembered as one of the greatest innovators of our time. Unfortunately, on October 5, 2011, he passed away after
By Peter Rice
According to the most recent reports from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of 2007, around 5.4 million school age children have been diagnosed
By Patricia Allen
Saving money is one of the most difficult things for me to do. It is the process of having money, while also
by Stephen F. Sullivan
The box office had huge hits during the summer filled with sequels, reboots, and finales. Arguably, the most…
by Stephen F. Sullivan
Top 40 music never ceases to be interesting, with singles and albums from huge names dropping this past summer. Arguably…
by Mark Breckles
If the title does not get you interested, everything else about the comic will. I Killed Adolf Hitler is the type of comic that will…
by Arianna Johnson
Imagine owning a farm that has been passed down for generations, then having it all taken away…
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It is that time of year once again. The leaves are changing colors, the temperature is falling, and the smell of freshly baked pie is in the air
By Brian Scios
Oakdale, NY - The Golden Lions keep their winning streak going to 12 games with a 3–0 sweep of the Queen College Knights in a East Coast Conference (ECC) Matchup. Dowling improves to
By Brian Scios
Brookhaven, N.Y.- The Dowling men's soccer team dropped their second consecutive game with a 1–0 shutout loss to
By Brian Scios
Oakdale, N.Y.- Dowling Athletics and Keep Islip Clean got together for the 6th straight year this Friday, October 21st, to


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gacolek: I understand what you want. You want the icon to show up in the system tray on boot up. I was confused in the previous post that there were 2 icons in the tray. Most likely the tray.py script is being called twice, once with the installed package and again with my startup script. My best guess is that the initial /opt/wicd/tray.py call is running and does not show in the system tray.
In the FAQ on wicd.sf.net they say that in order to get the tray icon to show up you need to introduce the "sleep 3" command. This makes the tray.py command wait for other applications to load before tray.py is called. I'm not sure where tray.py is being called from with your installed package. My best recommendation is to upgrade to wicd version 1.5.6 (current release as of this writing). You can get the package here. This way the tray icon should show up on boot without any additional configuration.


text: Even Brad Pitt could not save Killing Me Softly. The movie opened this past weekend and only took in $7M at the box office. It was the worst opening ever for a Brad Pitt movie. You know, it says something about his popularity and draw that he has taken some not very good movies and managed to get them to have bigger openings than $7M. It is rare that someone can consistently always hit on that opening weekend but he has. Well, unless you count Cool World which only took in $5.5M. The movie did so bad this week that Wreck It Ralph which is in its fifth week managed to beat Killing Me Softly. The movie received an F score


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can you clean out water based paint out of a nib us just water? i usually use rubbing alcohol but im out
can you clean out water based paint out of a nib us just water? i usually use rubbing alcohol but im out
what kind of nib?
Fuck off.
Pilot ink fades in the sun depending on the substrate, and theres really no flow control. as far as silver goes, grog is the best ive found. it's thin enough for a pump style marker, but it still covers, and is very weatherproof. I have tags up from last fall that still shine. It's enamel though, which means it's buffed with relative ease...
Yeah I'm down with the weather resisting inks, and streaks for the most part. Not really a paint guy unless I have money for smash or a good bitumen mix. But as far as markers go I'm a mop guy.
Zealous Ink (Black Bliss!) 4 oz Refills Available Very Soon!!
i have a krink k71 now my friend didn't believed it that it was an arromark so we made a bet and i won lawl
i just racked a woodcraft marker and a woodcraft stainer, i didnt really think about what they were, so they marker is working decent, kinda streaky..but the stain after realizing that it was STAIN not paint sucks dick. anyway i wanna refill it with thin rusto, do zigs screw open? i dont wanna force it to find out that its not even screwable
i dont condone illegal activity, anything i post on bombingscience is a lie.
Try screwing it the wrong way, like to unscrew it turn it right.
thank you, it worked
i dont condone illegal activity, anything i post on bombingscience is a lie.
yo what markers a good to use in my blackbook for stuff like blending and piecing?
For blending, try using a prisma or chartpak alcohol blender. It's a transparent marker that allows you to sort of "paint" with (any of the above alcohol based markers).
Then there are paint markers, - Uni, Deco, Zig,..etc, but they don't really "blend"
I stole an empty whiteboard (refillable) marker from one of me teachers, got home and chopped the nib to make it ALOT bigger/ wider, then I filled it up with purple grog anit- buff ink from one of me squeezers. I played around with the nib so now wen u push in it drips like a bithc...
"rockin the cityrail trians, I dun care bout police, cuz wen I finish my peice, Im bak in tha plains!" - fase...
Sakura streaks, pilots, n any small squeeze mops. Do-em outdoorsman ink, and ****artltd original black. witches brew is the shit too...using the dauber shits niceeeeeeeee super black covers great drips and doesnt fade much. anythin else homemade is they way to go end of story.
yeah..thats sick^^
"thats not true, but it if was true, it would be"
What do you guys prefer, Wedge tips or Chisel tips?
Friend gave me some markers he had (Berol), a Black Colour Marker with a wedge, and a DryWipe with a chisel. I'm considering putting the chisel in the other marker since drywipes are real weak - the ink fades while writing if you go fast.
Anyone know what he is using before the etch?
Its it a sakura or is it a marker?
Cause that shit is cleannnnn
**Regardless of what I post I don't condone any illegal graffiti. **
that video was awful. I couldn't even watch the whole thing. It looked like some kind of solid paint marker he was 'using', but I don't know.
yeah I wasnt saying the tags were good But they were soo ssmooth
**Regardless of what I post I don't condone any illegal graffiti. **
It almost looked like some flowpen IMO
i thought the tip was a nib not a solid marker
Do white out pens really work..?


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Report: Lil Wayne may be releasing 'Tha Carter Five' soon
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Lil Wayne may be gearing up to release the fifth chapter of his "Tha Carter" album series.
Cash Money Records Senior Vice President of Promotions, Mel Smith, recently took to Twitter to announce that there would soon be new music from the Young Money-Cash Money family. He followed that revelation with words "Carter five."
Happy Friday!! New YMCMB music coming soon!! Carter 5— Mr. Mel Smith (@mrmelsmith) October 18, 2013
If the news is true, it could mean Lil Wayne is ready to say goodbye to hip-hop. In an interview on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in June, Lil Wayne revealed that he would like to retire after releasing Tha Carter Five. At the time he also hinted that he didn't plan on releasing the fifth installation of "Tha Carter" series anytime soon.
Lil Wayne is currently on tour in Europe. In the coming week, Weezy is set to make stops in Amsterdam, Stockholm and Oslo.
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During the winter of 2005–2006, the federal government and the Government of Quebec concluded an agreement on the Francophonie Summit to be held in Quebec City in October 2008. This agreement established a Steering Committee composed of two representatives of Canada, one acting as its chair; two representatives of Quebec, one acting as its vice–chair; and one representative of the Government of New Brunswick. The members of the Steering Committee were appointed by their respective governments.
The Organization Secretariat of the Francophonie Summit (hereafter "the Secretariat") was established to ensure that all activities leading up to the Summit, as well as the Summit itself, were appropriately supervised and carried out with no significant problems. All Secretariat employees were considered to be DFAIT employees. The Director General of the Summit Secretariat was also a member of the Steering Committee.
An internal audit of the Secretariat was required by the Treasury Board of Canada. The objectives of this audit were to ensure that the Secretariat had put in place the controls necessary for the appropriate operation of the organization and that those controls were working correctly. The audit was conducted between May 7 and August 15, 2008.
The details of the audit mandate, including the objectives, scope, methodology and criteria used for the audit, are presented in Appendix A – About the Audit.
The audit team was able to obtain reasonable assurance that the Secretariat put a control framework in place necessary for the effective operation of the organization. The Secretariat was successful in fulfilling their mandate as evidenced by the success of the Summit which concluded prior to completing this report.
The following are positive examples of the Secretariat's management framework:
The Secretariat did not develop an integrated risk management framework at the time it was created. Such a framework would have served to provide assurance that risks were identified, managed and communicated within the Secretariat as a whole, in order for the organization to meet its overall objectives.
The following information was not included in the report on financial performance presented to the Steering Committee:
A table of budgetary risks was not included in the financial performance report presented to the Steering Committee to provide an overall picture of the financial risks, operational costs and possible final balance. At the time of the audit, as of July 31, 2008, the probable deficit in the event that all potential risks materialized was estimated at $0.6 million.
The file of documentary evidence concerning the assessment and the decision–making process for the allocation of contributions related to the special projects financial assistance program was incomplete. Therefore it is not possible to verify that the process was conducted in accordance with Government of Canada policies and directives.
The report outlines improvements in the areas of budgeting, contracting, documenting the process of allocating contributions to special projects and greening. These improvements are written as lessons learned and cover the seven components of the audit. These lessons learned should be taken into consideration in order to improve the controls necessary for the operation of other organizations similar to the Secretariat. These lessons may also be of interest to other Bureaux in the Department that manage summits and conferences.
Management has reviewed this draft report and is in agreement with the observations and lessons learned. The actions recommended by management to address the lessons learned can be found in Appendix B. The complete list of lessons learned is also in Appendix B.
The 12th Summit of Heads of State and Government of Countries Using French as a Common Language (hereafter "the Summit") was held in Quebec City in October 2008, bringing together many heads of state and their delegations. This important meeting demanded considerable organizational capability, and it was to that end that the Organization Secretariat of the Francophonie Summit – Quebec City 2008 (hereafter the Secretariat) was formed. This temporary organization, established jointly by the governments of Canada, Quebec and New Brunswick, was to ensure that all activities leading up to the Summit as well as the Summit itself were appropriately managed and conducted with no unforeseen events.
The cooperation between the three governments was structured by the following two agreements:
The Secretariat was given an operating budget of $32.75 million. It was agreed that the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada (DFAIT) and the Government of Quebec would each contribute $16 million and the Government of New Brunswick $0.75 million.
As stipulated in the memorandums of understanding, the Secretariat was headed by an Organizing Committee (hereafter "the Steering Committee" as commonly referred to by the Secretariat) that was composed of two representatives of Canada, two representatives of Quebec, and one representative of New Brunswick. This committee was chaired by an official representative of the Prime Minister of Canada and vice–chaired by the assistant deputy minister for Bilateral Affairs and La Francophonie at the Quebec Ministry of International Relations (MRI). Under the memorandums of understanding, it was agreed that the general mandate of the Steering Committee would be to prepare for the Summit and to ensure it ran smoothly.
The mandate of the Secretariat was to implement and coordinate the preparation, organization and conduct of the Summit and the peripheral events connected to the Summit. The senior managers of the Secretariat were appointed by their respective governments of Canada, Quebec and New Brunswick, however for the conduct of business, the director general of the Secretariat reported directly to the Steering Committee, of which he was a member. The memorandums of understanding governing the Secretariat's operations, stipulated that they must comply with the policies and directives issued by the Treasury Board of Canada. In this regard, each government designated a representative to ensure that the administrative and financial terms and conditions of the Secretariat in relation to legal and financial obligations were applied.
The governments of Canada, Quebec and New Brunswick financed the 12th Francophonie Summit. One of the main challenges the Secretariat faced was the complexity of the decision–making process of the tripartite Steering Committee. This committee, that included representatives of the different levels of government in order to reflect the structure of the public assistance granted, served as a mid–level decision making body between the Secretariat management and the political authorities. Consequently, there was a significant risk of the Secretariat facing complications in the operational planning of the activities necessary for the smooth operation of the Summit.
The following are examples of activities that awaited approval by the Steering Committee that had a significant impact on the Secretariat's operations:
The following opportunities were not realized because of delays in the decision–making process:
In 2003, the decision that Quebec City would be the host of the 12th Francophonie Summit was taken. In 2006, before the Secretariat was set up, contracts were signed with Quebec City hotels to reserve accommodation and restaurant services. This was done based on the experience of previous summits held in Quebec City in 1987 and 2001, taking into account the high number of delegates at those summits. It was essential to reserve a large number of hotel rooms, as Quebec City would also be celebrating its 400th anniversary during the same period and many visitors and events were anticipated. DFAIT was unable to make the necessary reservations at the time and the Government of Quebec agreed to make the reservations and pay the required deposits.
In order to meet the requirements of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)1 with respect to hotel security, the contracts for the hotel rooms had to be amended both before and after the creation of the Secretariat. For security reasons, the RCMP required that certain hotels be fully booked and selected hotels had to be accessible only to persons accredited for the Summit during a specified period.
The Secretariat met their mandate by:
Although the overall assessment of the Secretariat identified no significant items that might cast doubt on the Secretariat's control framework, it identified certain findings that should be taken into account in the interest of improved management practices and performance. These findings based on the audit objectives, are presented in detail in the next section of this report.
Since the audit of the Secretariat ended on August 15, 2008, just over two months before the Summit was held, the recommendations have been approached from the perspective of lessons learned which may be of use in future summits or other similar events.
The Secretariat had a well structured team of directors who were motivated to succeed in making the 2008 Francophonie Summit in Quebec City a resounding success. The expertise and experience of the individuals selected to fill key positions within the Secretariat were major assets for the functioning of the operating directorates. The Secretariat management put in place the strategic and operational tools required to ensure appropriate and effective planning and monitoring of the activities involved in organizing the Summit. However, the following situations have been noted as requiring improvement.
At the commencement of the Secretariat operation, an integrated risk management framework was not developed to ensure that risks were identified, managed and communicated throughout the Secretariat in the interest of meeting its overall objectives. The operational directors identified that risks were managed and communicated through the Secretariat management committee and other ad hoc meetings. As a result, use was made of the personal experience of every director. However, given the absence of a risk analysis at the outset, the operational directors stated that risk was managed as incidents arose.
The early design and implementation of an integrated risk management framework for all members of management would have had the benefit of providing the following:
To improve governance of the Secretariat, risk management should be introduced in the first stages following creation of an organization secretariat.
The Secretariat submitted an initial budget plan and a series of measures in order to balance the budget with the funds allocated by each government to the Steering Committee September 20, 2007 and November 9, 2007 respectively. At each Steering Committee meeting after January 2008, the Secretariat tabled a memorandum to present the budget situation, summarize the composition of expenditures and obtain any necessary spending authorities. Appended to this memorandum was a table showing the variance between budget and actual expenditures and a table of unforeseen costs that could create a deficit.
The Secretariat's financial performance was rigorously monitored and questioned by the members of the Committee, as demonstrated in the Committee minutes. The Steering Committee was informed, at each one of the meetings, of the budget situation of the Secretariat and it systematically approved the budget choices that were presented.
Analysis of the documents related to budgetary oversight indicated the following:
Certain expenses presented in the budgetary risks table were more than likely to occur, and therefore should have been committed as soon as they were noted, to present a more accurate financial situation to the members of the Steering Committee. Examples include:
In order to track the budget situation, the Administration and Finance directorate issued detailed monthly financial reports to the operating divisions so that they could validate the transactions charged to their responsibility centre.
A budgetary risk table, although available, was not integrated with the report on financial results presented to the Steering Committee. Therefore, the possible deficit was not specifically shown in the report indicating the available balance.
On July 31, 2008, the financial results report showed a management reserve for contingencies in the amount of $2,803,736. The corresponding expenses were estimated at $3,254,000, which was $450,264 in excess of the budgeted management reserve. The financial results report also indicates a deficit of $185,462 related to wages and benefits. Therefore, the operating deficit could total $635,726 if all of the estimated expenses should materialize. If this situation occurred, the Secretariat would no longer have a financial margin to cover contingencies that might arise over the course of the Summit.
In order to provide future steering committees with complete and value–added financial information the following items should be taken into consideration.
Ensure that all financial information (e.g. the initial budget and subsequent amendments, breakdown of expenditures by activity and expenditures subject to commitment, or "soft commitments" and unforeseen expenses) should be integrated into one financial results report for the activity in order to provide a consolidated picture of the financial risks, operational costs and available balance.
Disclose all elements for which there is an acceptable basis of measurement and a reasonable estimate of the amount.2
A financial authorities delegation grid for the Secretariat was available and in compliance with the Delegation of Authorities Policy and the DFAIT delegation matrix. The Secretariat employees were delegated the financial authorities appropriate to their job and responsibilities.
All financial transactions examined from the test sample proved to comply with sections 32 and 34 of the Financial Administration Act. The authority for payment under section 33 of the FAA was centralized at DFAIT headquarters in Ottawa. There was an appropriate segregation of duties within the Administration and Finance Directorate of the Secretariat regarding Sections 32 and 34 of the FAA.
The documentation supporting each transaction examined was complete and kept on file, and all purchases of depreciable physical assets were appropriately recorded and inventoried.
The Secretariat utilized standing offers and competitive and non–competitive processes to purchase goods and/or services. Each process was used appropriately and in accordance with the Contracting Policy of the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada. Minor deficiencies in the key controls of this process were found.
Three of the 12 contracts examined contained minor irregularities. In two cases, the delivery of goods or services began before the date the contract was signed. In one of the two cases, a local purchase order was initially used. However, when it was realized the monetary value of the agreement exceeded the permitted limit of $5,000, the situation was corrected and a contract was drawn up to replace the purchase order. The second case involved a contract established to hire an employee who started work two weeks before the contract was signed. In the third case, a contract was modified three months following the end date of the initial contract. The contractor had verbally agreed to deliver the additional service and began the work prior to the contract amendment. These minor observations in the contracting process were corrected by those responsible, and therefore did not present a risk to the Secretariat.
While the Secretariat is an organization that must be able to respond promptly to the situations it encounters, to maintain the integrity of the process it is essential that all contracts appropriately reflect the date that goods and/or services are obtained and that any contract amendment be immediately supported by documentation entered in the file.
One of the components of the Secretariat's budget was the allocation of $1.1 million for the Special Projects Financial Assistance Program, which was intended to finance activities and events that promote La Francophonie. For purposes of management of this program, the Secretariat designed and published a reference document that defines but does not limit the nature of the program, the eligibility criteria, the evaluation criteria, the terms of funding and the application procedure.
The Special Projects Division of the Secretariat developed work tools based on models from the Francophonie Promotion Fund. The principal elements were:
A special projects evaluation sub–committee was created, composed of one representative of DFAIT, one representative of the Ministry of International Relations (MRI) and staff of the Special Projects Division. The main role of this advisory committee was to facilitate decision making at the Steering Committee level by making recommendations based on the evaluation produced by the Special Projects Division.
Of the 31 files supporting applications for financial assistance reviewed, only one contained a project analysis and evaluation grid. The Secretariat's Special Projects Division confirmed that for most of the files, no project analysis and evaluation grid was formally completed. The only document that supported a detailed evaluation of the contributions allocation process was a summary sheet that provided the following:
This document was not sufficient to corroborate the complete evaluation process and the recommendations made to the Steering Committee, as it did not contain a detailed evaluation of the project based on the criteria applicable to the Special Projects Financial Assistance program.
Employees of the Special Projects Division indicated that discussions about the detailed evaluations of the projects were held regularly in the division and with members of the evaluation sub–committee, and that these oral discussions concerned the program evaluation criteria. However, it was not possible to corroborate this with documentary evidence.
The minutes of Steering Committee meetings recounted the Committee's decisions with respect to the special projects submitted. However, the justifications for those decisions were not formally documented in the project files. Documentation for the rationale of all decisions is fundamental, particularly when a decision is counter to the recommendations submitted. The Steering Committee's decision was contrary to the advice issued by the evaluation sub–committee in 3 of the 31 projects examined. Two of the three projects had been recommended for approval by the evaluation sub–committee but denied by the Steering Committee; in the other case, the file was approved by the Steering Committee despite a negative recommendation. These decisions were taken in order to promote fairness in granting financial assistance.
It is not possible to provide reasonable assurance that the process of allocating contributions to special projects was conducted in accordance with acceptable government guidelines regarding grants and contributions. The absence of documented files increases the risk that corporate records, information and knowledge will not be available to support informed decision making and reporting.
In order to provide the Secretariat staff with appropriate assessment tools and guarantee the transparency of processes, we recommend that the following measures be introduced:
Use formal documentation, at all approval levels that supports the evaluation and decisions made regarding the allocation of contributions to special projects.
At the Francophonie Summit in 2004 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, the Francophonie community identified a number of strategic initiatives, including that of developing cooperation for sustainable development and solidarity. La Francophonie's commitment to act in favour of sustainable development thus supported the Secretariat's initiative of setting up a greening program for its activities and for the planning and holding of the 2008 Summit. However, despite the will of all of the Summit stakeholders to produce a green event, there was no operating expenditure allocated for the Greening component in the initial budget of the Secretariat.
In keeping with the Steering Committee's will for a Greening component to the Summit, an advisory committee was formed within the Secretariat to assist the Steering Committee in selecting the elements of a greening program. This committee submitted various greening scenarios to the Steering Committee and the objective of "zero tolerance waste"4 was approved. At the time of the audit, the Secretariat was still awaiting a decision on the offsetting of greenhouse gases generated by the Summit for the zero carbon component. The amount of $325,000 was identified as the probable cost of the greening program; this was included in the table of budgetary risks.
The Secretariat put various work tools in place to define and structure the greening activities, whose principal elements were:
The unit responsible for greening also produced an environmental policy proposal designed to describe the alignment, objectives and means for structuring the greening component. However this policy was not endorsed by the advisory committee or released to Secretariat employees. As a result, the Secretariat had no approved guiding principles that formally set forth the Secretariat's expectations with respect to greening and the behaviours to be adopted under the circumstances. This situation increases the risk that integration of the greening component in the Secretariat's routine and operational activities would be more complex and sensitive.
The impact of the greening component on the Summit cannot be evaluated until the end of the Summit, when qualitative and quantitative indicators can be compiled and analyzed.
A greening component should be formally identified in the operating budget.
To provide the Secretariat with appropriate monitoring tools, the following measures should be considered.
Have an approved environmental policy for the Secretariat at the start of operational activities in order to structure the management of those activities and achieve the targeted objectives.
Adopt a zero tolerance objective, establish indicators and essential targets, in order to be able to conduct a variance analysis and report the results based on a measurement framework.
To structure the external communication process, the Secretariat had developed the following tools:
The Secretariat created a Communications Coordination Committee (COCOCOM) to act as an ongoing forum for discussion and information sharing on communication initiatives between the governments and the Secretariat and to ensure that communication complemented the activities surrounding the Summit.
The Communications Division developed relevant strategies and activities to help achieve the objectives defined in the communication plan. However certain components of that plan had not been implemented and were awaiting approval by the Steering Committee at the time of the audit. Given the high visibility of the Summit, the effectiveness of this plan could not be evaluated until all the communication activities were implemented and the appropriate statistics compiled and analyzed.
As stated in the Introduction, hotel contracts were signed prior to the creation of the Secretariat in order to ensure that a sufficient number of rooms were secured for the Summit. The following problems with respect to the hotel reservation contracts were encountered:
As of June 27, 2008, the Secretariat estimated that 6,224 surplus person–nights might arise from the signing of the hotel contracts, for an estimated budget impact of $1,894,000. The security requirements of the RCMP did not allow for the surplus person–nights at certain hotels to be transferred to other, unaccredited clients.
The Secretariat implemented the following action and initiatives to normalize this situation:
In this situation, the Secretariat took measures that permitted it to discharge its responsibilities appropriately and chose an appropriate course of action under the circumstances.
The audit team was able to obtain reasonable assurance that the Secretariat put a control framework in place necessary for the effective operation of the organization. The Secretariat was successful in fulfilling their mandate as evidenced by the success of the Summit which concluded prior to completing this report.
The report outlines improvements in the areas of budgeting, contracting, documenting the process of allocating contributions to special projects and greening. These improvements are written as lessons learned and cover the seven components of the audit. These lessons learned should be taken into consideration in order to improve the controls necessary for the operation of other organizations similar to the Secretariat.
The Treasury Board of Canada required that an internal audit of the Secretariat be conducted midway through the period preceding the holding of the Summit and that it involve representatives of the three levels of government.
It is therefore in this context that DFAIT's Chief Audit Executive Bureau, in consultation with the internal audit and evaluation directorate of Ministère des Relations Internationales (MRI), mandated Audit Services Canada (ASC) to coordinate and participate in the internal audit of the Secretariat.
The objective of the audit is to provide reasonable assurance to the co–signers that the internal controls necessary for the sound management of the organization were in place and working properly. Another goal of this internal audit is to produce a report distributed to the Secretariat and the Steering Committee.
A preliminary review concerned with risk assessment and identification of the key issues of the Secretariat was conducted from May 7 to 9, 2008. During that period, the DFAIT and MRI auditors met with the director general, deputy directors general, directors and deputy directors of the Secretariat to conduct interviews and a risk assessment session. Based on this exercise, the joint audit team was able to target the key objectives in order to define the scope of the internal audit and the issues to be evaluated for the Summit.
Following this preliminary review, the following seven objectives were adopted as issues that should be covered during the audit:
The scope of the audit is confined to the organization funded jointly by the three governments, and hence excludes the departments and agencies that also contribute to the success of the Summit, that is, National Defence Canada, Justice Canada, Health Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Given the limited lifespan of the Secretariat, based on the holding of the Summit, the period covered by this audit started on the date it was set up, June 5, 2007, and ended on the date of completion of the field audit work, August 15, 2008.
The audit was conducted in accordance with the internal audit standards generally accepted in the Government of Canada. The audit also took account of the operational context of the Secretariat and the particular nature of its operations. The auditors therefore took the following steps to meet the audit objectives:
This audit was carried out under the responsibility of Audit Services Canada (ASC). The audit team was composed of ASC auditors, but also one auditor appointed by each of the three governments ***
For the auditing of the contracting process, a judgmental sample of 12 goods and services contracts was selected from a population of 150 contracts. More specifically, the audit team selected all the contracts over $25,000 for the period before April 14, 2008, that is, four contracts, and eight signed contracts for the period of April 14 to July 17, 2008. The latter contracts were chosen on the basis of their monetary value and their representation of cost centres of the different divisions. The total monetary value of the contracts audited was $1.41 million.
For the auditing of financial controls, a random sample of 52 financial transactions was selected based on a confidence interval of 95% and a 5% probability of error. The total population audited was $2.69 million, representing 1,783 transactions for the period of June 5, 2007, to July 7, 2008. Eight transactions were added to this sample on a discretionary basis, for a total of 60 transactions.
Finally, to audit the process of allocating contributions to special projects, the audit team did not employ sampling but considered the entirety of the population. Hence all 31 special projects submitted to the Secretariat were audited.
Identify and analyze the processes and controls put in place by the Secretariat to comply with the following items:
Determine whether the activities identified in the critical path can be carried out in the period of time remaining before the Summit with the human and financial resources available.
Determine whether the processes and controls identified function as planned and whether they are appropriate and effective.
Existence of mechanisms to manage and control the budget in an environment with changing priorities
Evaluation of effectiveness of budget controls and accountability mechanisms
Review of the existence of budget estimates established by each division
Knowledge and awareness of the operational impact of the budget allocated to each division
Transparency and Value for Money
Controls and Impartiality
Development of criteria for evaluating proposals
Controls on evaluation of proposals
Note the relevance of the Secretariat's communication plan in terms of the following:
Determine whether the Secretariat achieved the objectives laid out and approved in the communication plan.
Ensure that the Secretariat has put a clearly defined process in place for adhering to all the items defined in the communication plan.
2.1.1. To improve governance of the Secretariat, we recommend that risk management be introduced in the first stages following creation of an organization secretariat.
The Secretariat supports this recommendation and feels that a risk management committee should be set up at the outset. Also, administrative services should be in place at least one year before the event.
Administrative services should be in place at least one year before the event.
In most cases, the responsibility for addressing the recommendations will rest with the group responsible for the next event of this nature.
In order to provide the Steering Committee with complete and value–added financial information on the situation of the Secretariat, we recommend that the following items be taken into consideration:
2.2.1 Ensure that all financial information (e.g. the initial budget and subsequent amendments, breakdown of expenditures by activity and expenditures subject to commitment, or "soft commitments" and unforeseen expenses) should be integrated into one financial results report for the activity in order to provide a consolidated picture of the financial risks, operational costs and available balance.
A monthly memorandum to the Steering Committee accompanied by the table of budgetary risks and financial results for the previous month provides an inclusive picture of the financial information.
The Secretariat presented all relevant information to the Steering Committee. Furthermore, at the auditors' suggestion, the Secretariat has included fiscal risks ("soft commitments") in the "Expenditures and Commitments to Date" column of the financial performance table since July 30.
Director of Administration – Finance and Human Resources
2.2.2. Disclose all elements for which there is an acceptable basis of measurement and a reasonable estimate of the amount.
From the outset, it must be stated that the most substantial costs were estimated based on historical data provided by the International Organization of the Francophonie that, for the Quebec City Summit, did not hold true. However, the Secretariat considers it made a significant effort to estimate its costs. The difficulty of this kind of exercise is increased by the unique and non–cyclical nature of a Summit, the unpredictability of some activities and, in the case of the Quebec City Summit, the interaction between three governments. For future events, the Secretariat feels that priority hiring of the people responsible for financial services could lead to better cost estimates and, consequently, more realistic budget planning.
Administrative services should be in place at least one year before the event.
ADM of the group responsible for the next event of this nature.
2.4.1 While the Secretariat is an organization that must be able to respond promptly to the situations it encounters to maintain the integrity of the process it is essential that all contracts appropriately reflect the moment that goods and/or services are obtained and that any contract amendment be immediately supported by written records entered in the file.
While the Secretariat, because of the very nature of its mission, must be able to act promptly, often within extremely short deadlines, every contract (goods/services) that the Secretariat awards is duly authorized under the delegation of authority plan in force, contains information justifying the need and specifies the procurement method. Nevertheless, we recognize that at the beginning of operations of the Secretariat, and before we were able to provide contracting training to the directorates, a contract amendment and a standing offer were done after the confirming order. These situations did not occur afterwards.
Director of Administration – Finance and Human Resources
In order to provide the Secretariat staff with appropriate monitoring tools and to guarantee the integrity of the process, we recommend that the following measures be introduced:
2.5.1 Establish and implement a formal documentation methodology, at all levels, that supports evaluation and all decisions made regarding the allocation of contributions to special projects.
The Secretariat does have a methodology; it is based on the following 10 steps contained in official documentation:
The Secretariat acknowledges that some documents were not available at the time of the audit but we confirm that the missing documents are now on file.
Director Special Events
2.6.1 A greening component should be formally identified in the operating budget.
There were no provisions for a greening component in the initial budget allocated to the Secretariat. For the next Summit, it is important to identify a budget for the greening component ***.
To show what steps the Secretariat took, it is important to identify which budgets were allocated to greening in its operating budget, such as the budget allocated for the following:
Very early in the planning phase of the next event of this nature.
ADM of the group responsible for the next event of this nature.
2.6.2 Have an approved environmental policy for the Secretariat at the start of operational activities in order to structure the management of those activities and achieve the targeted objectives.
An article on the objectives of the greening program, signed by the greening program team, was disseminated to all employees in September in the internal newsletter of the Summit's Organization Secretariat.
On October 1, the Deputy Director General sent a memo on the greening program to all employees to urge them to participate in the program.
The Steering Committee ratified an environmental policy in July, but since it was awaiting a response from the federal government on the offsetting of greenhouse gases, there was no point in disseminating the policy.
Very early in the planning phase of the next event of this nature.
ADM of the group responsible for the next event of this nature.
2.6.3 Adopting a zero–tolerance objective, establish indicators and essential targets, in order to be able to conduct a variance analysis and report the results based on a measurement framework.
In the greening action plan, there are indicators that will be documented in the final report.
As for the targets, the Steering Committee chose to hold a zero–waste, carbon–neutral summit even though it had no previous benchmarks for a Francophonie Summit greening program. The thrusts of this program were first and foremost aimed at raising awareness among various Summit stakeholders about adopting best practices.
Also, the decision was made to concentrate greening efforts at the Centre des congrès de Québec (CCQ) between October 15 and 19 because of limited financial resources. Recycling and composting efforts at the CCQ included not only the above dates but also the set–up and tear–down periods at the CCQ. The efforts at the CCQ made it possible to recycle and compost 80% of the waste generated during the Summit. As regards greenhouse gases, on September 5, 2008, the federal government decided to fully offset the greenhouse gases emitted as part of the Summit. The Secretariat will provide DFAIT with the available information so it can proceed with calculating the greenhouse gases.
The next summit will therefore be able to benefit from the experience of the Organization Secretariat of the 12th Francophonie Summit and identify specific targets.
On October 1, the Deputy Director General sent a memo on the greening program to all employees to urge them to participate in the program.
The Steering Committee ratified an environmental policy in July, but since it was awaiting a response from the federal government on the offsetting of greenhouse gases, there was no point in disseminating the policy.
Assistant Director General Administration and Operations
1Agency responsible for the security of the heads of state and government during their visit to Canada.
2Reference: Chapter 1000.55 of the CICA Public Sector Accounting Handbook.
3This analysis grid is based on the evaluation criteria: it defines indicators for each criterion in order to appropriately evaluate each of the projets. In addition, the grid specifies an evaluation scale that weights the criteria according to importance. This allows a rating of 100 to be assigned for each project.
4 A zero tolerance objective imposes no obligation on the organization to certify that it has produced an event with no environmental footprint.
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