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RSA Security and Rivals VeriSign and TriCipher Launch Competing Security Offerings at. integration of various one-time password.And VeriSign is announcing a new service called Unified Authentication to. Setup Two-Factor Authentication using OpenOTP. By. Pradyumna Dash -. which rely on OTP, including Mobile-OTP software tokens, SMS OTP, Secure Mail OTP and YubiKey.
But more significantly, there are now a very wide range of vendors such as VeriSign (now part of Symantec).
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So this site is one year old today. I think its been quite successful, it has helped me get work and I think helped my work get seen. I've had to adapt to become comfortable with the self promotion side of things but overall this has been a really good experience.
So here are some facts about my first year in office.
The most viewed page was about The Naked Election and the least was this piece on Danny Huston which only one person bothered to read.


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Page & Stage Theatre Co.
Great actors make great readers. We make both.
Summer Camp 2022 Details
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Page & Stage Summer Camp 2022
Indiana's only theatre-for-literacy program is back to serve central Indiana's kids!
This year, Camp is at Holy Family Episcopal Church, 11445 Fishers Pointe Blvd in Fishers.
Page & Stage and its summer camp are led by Dr. Paul "Spike" Wilson, a professional director, actor, playwright, and literacy expert. With a PhD in Theatre, he has nearly 30 years of experience teaching actors and emerging readers. He founded Page & Stage with one thought in mind: theatre is one of the best ways to teach children to read and improve their reading skills.
Camp starts June 20 for the Basic and Intermediate levels, and June 13 for the Advanced level and Young Professional Program (YPP). The camp ends with public performances on July 22 and 23. All campers participate in the final performances.
Other things campers and their parents can expect include…
✓ Essential training in acting, auditioning, voice, stage movement, and all things theatre.
✓ A program that is active, dynamic, and fun while remaining intensely educational.
✓ Curriculum built for each individual camper, whether they are with us to learn to read, become better readers, or take on more advanced literature.
✓ For emerging and early readers, phonics- and story-based learning.
✓ Optional reading tutoring to prepare kids for the next school year.
✓ One-on-one and small group work with a dedicated teaching staff.
✓ An excellent teacher-student ratio.
✓ A welcoming environment for shy children and those with "stage fright." We foster confidence, self-esteem, teamwork, leadership, and an overall love for learning.
✓ Each summer is a different experience, meaning many campers come back each year!
✓ A lower cost than any other theatre camp in central Indiana.
WE ARE A DIFFERENT KIND OF THEATRE
Page & Stage Theatre is a company of theatre professionals and teachers based out of Hamilton County, Indiana. In addition to our yearly productions, we feature the Page & Stage Summer Camp, in which children and youth learn and improve on vital reading skills through the art of theatre.
NO STARS, JUST STARRING MOMENTS.
We are dedicated to the belief that ensemble performance builds communication, compassion, loyalty, and true leadership. We accept any child, no matter their previous training, level of acting skill, or reading ability. Every actor on our stage gets their moment to shine.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
No matter where a child is in her/his education, we want to give them the best chance to succeed
both onstage and off. Due to a generous grant from the Indiana Arts Commission, we have acquired more educational tools and techniques, allowing us to customize the camp to each child's needs.
This year, we are instituting a special tutoring effort to further improve each child's reading skills. Our summer reading tutoring is offered at no extra cost. Parents will also have the option of continuing the tutoring during the school year for an additional fee.
Look back on your childhood. Think of your strongest memories and most profound learning adventures. Both science and experience tell you these things are stronger because of your emotional connections to them.
Emotion enhances memory and learning. The theatre is a safe place to explore emotions and forge those deep, lasting connections. At our camp, we use theatre games, rehearsals, and performance to teach phonics, vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension. Each day, our campers are onstage, rehearsing and performing their new reading skills. So, what better place for a child to learn to read, or improve reading, than on stage?
This is the mission of Page & Stage Camp – to build literacy at all levels through the fun, play, and constant learning of theatre!
Page & Stage Summer Camp includes such activities as…
Reading Comprehension through Pantomime, Improv, and "Plot Twisting"
Literacy Plays that teach key aspects of reading and writing
Performed poetry, written by local authors and the kids themselves!
A final performance in which every camper performs and shows off their new skills.
There are no stars on our stage – just great performances!
The Camp Director is the Artistic Director of Page & Stage Theatre Co., Dr. Paul "Spike" Wilson, a professional director, playwright, and theatre educator with over 25 years of experience. Under his leadership, Kokomo Summer Drama Camp (1997-2016) grew into one of the longest-running, most intensive, most successful theatre camps in the Midwest. He has trained over a thousand young actors, many of whom have gone on to careers in professional theatre.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND MENTORSHIP
We offer a safe, educational, and fun summer for children 4 and up, and adults by special arrangement. Whatever your current level of drama experience, we will build on your current skills to make you the best actor you can be. You'll walk away more confident and creative.
OUR COMMITMENT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
We employ CDC-recommended guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID.
WE ARE AFFORDABLE!
Our camp lasts 5-6 weeks each summer. The cost is $175.00 for our Basic and Intermediate levels, and $225.00 for our Advance studio acting class. We are less expensive and last longer than any other acting camp in the Indianapolis area.
© 2022 by Paul "Spike" Wilson, PhD and Page & Stage Theatre Co.

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A Spanish consortium has won a contract to build a high-speed rail link in Saudi Arabia.
The contract, worth 6.7bn euros ($9.3bn; £5.8bn) involves supplying 35 trains and operating the network for 12 years, the Saudi Railways Organisation said.
The project links the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
The UK firm Invensys Rail forms part of the consortium and will supply software systems for 485m euros.
Invensys Chief Executive, Wayne Edmunds described the deal as "a major breakthrough for Invensys Rail'.
The Spanish consortium, called Al Shoula, beat its French rival, SNCF Alstom to the multi-billion euro contract.
Spain overtook France in 2010 with its high-speed rail link which is the largest in Europe and accounts for 40% of Spain's 4.8 million long-distance passengers.
Mecca in particular is a well-visited city with around 2.5 million Muslims making the annual hajj pilgrimage to each year.


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Less Spec'd, More Affordable OPPO F5 Youth Up for Pre-Order in Kenya
Saruni Maina
During the launch of the OPPO F5 in Kenya we expected to see three variants of the OPPO F5 but instead, we only got to see the OPPO F5 and F5 6GB, the F5 Youth was missing in action. The OPPO F5 Youth and the OPPO F5 have no visual differences and the internals are quite similar as well.
The F5 Youth comes with the same Full-Screen 18:9 1080*2160p display at the F5, the processor is the same, an Octa-Core MTK Helio P23, the same UI experience with ColorOS 3.2 running on top of Android 7.1, the same battery capacity and the same metallic unibody design. We only see differences when it comes to the RAM which is down to 3GB (still not bad) from 4GB on the standard F5 and the camera has also taken a hit with the main camera being 13MP instead of the 16MP we got on the standard F5 and the selfie shooter also gets "downgraded" from a 20MP to a 16MP sensor.
The OPPO F5 Youth is currently up on Pre-Order via Jumia, retailing for Ksh.26,990, 5k shy off the price of the OPPO F5. We have not yet been informed when the phone will be available on the open market, however, there's a chance that it will go on sale earlier than the Red-colored OPPO F5 6GB that we expected to be available "before Christmas".
Speaking of colors, the OPPO F5 Youth comes in either Black or Gold just as we see on the OPPO F5.
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Pöttering support for Conflict Resolution Centre welcomed
24 November, 2008 - by Martina Anderson MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has welcomed the support of the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering for a Centre for Conflict Resolution in the North of Ireland.
Ms de Brún said:
"I am on record as calling for the establishment of an EU Centre for Conflict Resolution in the North of Ireland and welcome the warm words of support from the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering.
"I believe that such an EU centre here could make a huge contribution to conflict resolution across Europe and beyond.
"In my evaluation of the PEACE programme, adopted by the European Parliament this year I looked at the European link to a peace-building project. I specifically referred to the fact that some Member States have conflicts of their own and the process of conflict resolution in those areas could benefit from looking at the Irish experience of how the EU helped.
"Under measure 4.1 of the PEACE II programme, there was an exchange of experience at project level between areas across Europe and further afield, including Albania, Belarus, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine and Bosnia.
"We are now looking at creating a Europe-wide network of regions and cities that are coming out of conflict or that are living with conflict and exclusion. The European Commission has enthusiastically backed the creation of such a network." ENDS


Babylon, NY – December 01, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — After Superstorm Sandy victims faced an extensive, burdensome and fraud-ridden flood insurance claims process, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Kathleen rice today announced their push for new bipartisan legislation to require more transparency and accountability from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) so that home and property owners who carry flood insurance policies are better protected in the event of another storm.
According to court records and extensive news reports, including a devastating months-long investigation by 60 Minutes, private insurance companies appeared to have denied flood insurance claims of countless homeowners affected by Superstorm Sandy based on fraudulently altered engineering reports. Gillibrand, with Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), demanded an oversight hearing to examine how FEMA handled the claims process and how FEMA managed the private insurance companies that facilitate the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on its behalf.
1. Make documents related to the basis for deciding flood insurance claims transparent for homeowners.
There have been reports that individuals working for engineering companies hired by insurance companies to document the structural damage to homes following Superstorm Sandy fraudulently altered the engineering reports. The homeowners had no way of knowing that the reports were altered from the original engineer's draft to the final fraudulent report.


Every large office or workplace has one or eventually will acquire one: a employee who thoroughly poisons the social environment around them. These people come in all shapes and sizes. They can be bosses or underlings, but they have one thing in common: They create new problems where none had previously existed.
We have seen several of these instances in Family Court and its surrounding structures: employees who everyone tiptoes around but who can't be removed. The problem is particularly acute in government work, where it is extremely difficult to fire people without "cause." What do you do about someone whose only real sin is raising issues that appear to be legitimate on the surface?
For example, your office is working well, through no fault of management. Everyone in the "line staff" is working together as a team toward a common goal. There isn't much need for management because everyone knows their job, is well-motivated and knows what to expect from others. The trouble is, this leaves the manager twiddling his thumbs. He is feeling useless and empty, so what does he do? He creates onerous new requirements for his employees. Meetings are held and memos are issued about issues that look important on paper, but that the employees know are trivial and disruptive. Their only purpose is to give the boss the sense that he still exists and is important.
This illustrates a phenomenon you find in all human organizations from families to whole nations: individuals who actively instigate conflicts to make themselves seem more important or to distract from their own internal demons.
Another common example in the workplace is the "professional discrimination victim." This may be a woman who continually complains of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Everywhere she goes, she is sexually harassed, and the funny thing is, she is not that attractive, especially when you get to know her. Wherever she is assigned, she finds herself harassed and demeaned by men: supervisors, co-workers, married men, single men... any male who might be seen as having some power over her.
Her weapons against this discrimination have been provided by the government, the court system and the organization itself. Women who have been sexually harassed or minorities who have been discriminated against have phone numbers to call and places to go where they will have a sympathetic ear, free assistance and often anonymity. These structures, of course, need harassment victims to justify their existence, so if one shows up on the doorstep, they are not going to be turned away.
If a man should happen to say they wrong words or tell an off-color joke in the presence of the professional victim, he is in deep trouble, because what is it? It's sexual harassment! The professional victim is constantly collecting evidence in support of her civil rights case. Soon, everyone in the office is on edge and becomes very careful in their interactions with the victim. Yes, the workplace is oppressive, but only because she made it that way.
The professional victim is very difficult to fire, because what is going to happen? She is going to sue. It's blatant retaliation against a whistleblower! Instead of being fired, she is usually shunted aside, to a place where it is hoped that she will cause as little damage as possible. Of course, this career diversion is grounds itself for lawsuit.
Simply by complaining and "raising issues," the professional victim succeeds in getting the world to revolve around her, even if she is incompetent in the job itself. Her complaints divert attention from her own job performance, because how can she be expected to get anything done under these oppressive conditions? As her lawsuits wind through court system and the workplace remains tense, some good employees get frustrated and leave. It is not just a matter of this one employee being unproductive but the whole workplace being damaged.
In all fairness, real sexual harassment certainly exists, an inevitable product of both the male and female sexual styles. However, whenever an enforcement avenue is created, there is a risk that it is going to be unfairly used as a weapon by the other side. This is true, also, whenever you create a domestic violence court, a racial discrimination office or an equal opportunity commission. Whenever you try to protect the apparently weak from the apparently strong, you run the risk that the weak will use the power of victimhood to avoid responsibility and cut the strong down.
Victimhood has its advantages. It is usually easier to claim or actively create oppression than to accept your own failings. If a teacher grades a test against you or if judges in some contest rate you poorly, it must be discrimination. They must be out to get you.
In fact, the real culprit may be inside. If the world seems to be discriminating against you, perhaps it is justified. Perhaps you have created an environment that makes people want to pull away and cut you out. Once they start withdrawing, then you panic and attack them, using whatever weapons are at your disposal. It is often easier to create enemies than to accept any flaw in yourself.
Every social environment is very fragile. Much depends on "trust"�a silent empathy and synergy that can't be put into words. One paranoid person can easily destroy that trust for dozens of others and turn a pleasant workplace into a living hell. All they have to do to create chaos is demand that all rules be made explicit and that all trust be examined for ulterior motives.
People are hired on the basis of their resumes, which say nothing about how well they work with others. Too much emphasis is usually put on credentials rather than personality. A brief interview with a psychologically enlightened manager can sometimes detect the problem candidates, but not always. After a hiring decision has been made, few managers have the courage to make the far more difficult decision to fire someone.
One bad hiring decision can result in ten years of hell for a whole division, and it may only end when the victim herself chooses to leave. At some point, she is so cut off from others, and the "harassment" and "discrimination" becomes so intolerable to her, that she quits in disgust—to waves of exuberant cheering among the people she leaves behind.
Then she goes to a new employer with an impressive resume of ten years' service and a woeful tale of how her previous employer discriminated against her. The new employer is sympathetic and gives her a chance to start over.
Just after the end of the probationary period at the new workplace, what does she encounter?


On Monday, the openSUSE project released the fourth of six milestones in the development of openSUSE 11.4. Â Milestone 4 (M4) brings a wide range of updates, both major and minor.
Kernel 2.6.37rc3 is the basis of M4, including the famous "200 line" per tty task groups patch to improve desktop interactivity, and featuring the removal of the so-called 'Big Kernel Lock' that will improve scalability.
NetworkManager was updated to 0.8.2, seeing several last minute fixes in cooperation with upstream developers.
Libzypp 8.8 adds support for metalinks, the multiple download URL specification.
On the desktops, KDE makes the leap to version 4.6 beta 1. Â This includes a complete rewrite of Kontact and is undergoing heavy testing. GNOME 2.32.2 is the final version planned for openSUSE 11.4, which is notable for being the last stable release before GNOME 3 in March. Â Zeitgeist, the activity tracker, is updated to 0.6. Â KOffice is updated to 2.3beta1, bringing the exciting Krita natural media painting app to M4, while OpenOffice.org is removed, having been succeeded by LibreOffice in M3. Â Qt 4.7.1 and Qt Creator 2.1beta2 will allow improved Qt Quick development. Â Other major updates include the addition of the Midori lightweight browser, the Rosegarden musical notation editor in version 10.10 and monodevelop 2.4. Gnash, the free Flash viewer, comes in version 0.8.8, which has "100% Youtube support" and supports hardware acceleration.
And finally, the prize for biggest version number leap goes to xmahjong, which went from 2006.8.10 to 2010.11.8. Â xmahjong fans will be happy to hear that the version bump is only due to a packaging change removing build support for SUSE versions earlier than 9.1. Â The graphics and gameplay remain as they were in 1990.
A list of most annoying bugs is being compiled; please check it before installing. We look forward to your bug reports and test experiences too. Automated testing and the openSUSE Factory team have been active to ensure that your download of  M4 will be at least minimally functional.
The next milestone is scheduled for December 16. Â openSUSE 11.4 is planned to be released in March 2011.
The same 2.6.37 kernel with that patch is available for 11.3 in the Kernel:HEAD repository.
thx dude. installed and running it now.
Wendell .. any difference after the 200 line patch?
Thanks, openSUSE 11.4 will be awesome!!
Gnash re-introduced? Last time I have tried it I was happy to find some proprietary software replacement for it ….
I'm sorry to hear the real OpenOffice is being replaced with a fork with no financial backing or support or long-term plan or finalized structure or even reason for existing (or even any differences at this point). I trust we can rely on the configurability and freedom of OpenSuse to replace LibreOffice with the real deal after install, or hopefully right from the DVD during install which would be better.
I'm wondering if Gnash is going to be installed in lieu of pulling in Adobe Flash or again if there will be an option during install? Maybe 11.4 is being a little quick to jump on these open source spinoffs and clones without regarding the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" advice. Neither LibreOffice nor Gnash have proven themselves yet to be superior to what they're intended to replace in terms of features and stability. I thought the mission statement that was drawn up touted openSuse as offering stability while allowing users to be cutting edge if they chose. It looks like 11.4 might be going for cutting edge by default.
@Joseph Don't jump to conclusions: Gnash is just included on the distro as an option. Unless the milestone stories say otherwise, version updates are just that, no change of defaults.
Regarding LibreOffice, all the OpenOffice team at SUSE are now working on LibreOffice, so it would be foolish to ship anything else. Others are free to provide it using the Build Service but given that [Libre|Open]Office are both pretty hefty I'll stick my neck out and say there will only be space for LO on the DVD.
The problem was the physical DVD, re-burn and installed just fine.
The problems I'm seeing now are YaST related, can't install/upgrade glibc-devel, elfutils-devel, etc, any sugestions?
@John Smith Try opensuse-factory@opensuse.org or #opensuse-factory on FreeNode for support.


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Loopy Pro: A DAW Disguised as a Looper
If you have been waiting for an app that gives you loads of flexibility and solid performance, then wait no further. Loopy Pro is sure to please.
From the makers of Audiobus and Loopy HD comes Loopy Pro, a giant leap forward in live looping and live performance apps. At its core, Loopy Pro is a live looping app with numerous options for recording and controlling your loops. It is compatible with hardware keyboards, controllers, and pedals to assist you in your live performances. It communicates over midi, USB, wifi, and Bluetooth. You can customize how the app records your loops, how it plays them back, and what it does when the loop is finished. Loops can be recorded freely or synchronized to the tempo with fixed endpoints, up to 32 bars. Loops can also be imported and exported. Once you have your loops recorded, you can start and stop them with a tap on the screen, or a press of a button on your controller. You can assign individual volume, pan, and effects to each loop and there are many more options.
Customize to your heart's content
The new user interface is a blank canvas and can be customized in any way you like. There are a number of options for controls like loopers, one-shots, buttons, sliders, knobs, and x-y pads. There is even a loop slicer that allows you to "play" sections of your loops like a keyboard. Loops can be assigned to color groups and can be merged and grouped together to allow them to be launched at the same time or controlled in other ways. Any combination of these controllers can be placed on the screen. Controllers can be arranged and sized however you like. Almost anything can be assigned to these controllers as well, such as volume, pan, and effects sends. For example, you can assign individual parameters to the x-y pads and control filter cutoff and peak settings and that is just scratching the surface. Multiple parameters and actions can be assigned to the same control, allowing many things to be controlled at one time. There are also multiple pages or "scenes" that are customizable in this way. With such flexibility, Loopy Pro is so much more than a simple live looper. It can be configured to be a launch pad, an effects processor, a mixer, and a DAW (digital audio workstation). It also has a customizable mixing section that comes with an impressive suite of built-in effects, such as reverb, eq, filter, dynamics, and pitch, which can be assigned to the inputs, outputs, and channels. Loopy Pro is also an AUV3 host, so you have access to all of your favorite external effects as well. You can add buses, route audio to different inputs or outputs in your audio interface, create effect sends, mute and solo channels, and much more.
A DAW disguised as a looper
Beyond all of the performance features and customization, Loopy Pro is a fully portable DAW. Under a separate window, you will find all of your loops displayed in a linear format reminiscent of a classic digital audio workstation. This feature allows you to record your performance and save the audio in individual linear tracks that can be edited in a more traditional way. You can trim and extend parts, copy parts, quantize, mute, solo, and delete parts. With a multiple-channel audio interface, multiple tracks can be recorded at the same time allowing full compositions to be captured live. Once you have your project the way you want, you can also export the final product as a stereo wave file or export the individual tracks to be used in other apps or edited further on a desktop computer.
Loopy Pro is very capable of acting as the central hub for your live performance rig. With multiple tempo syncing options including Ableton LINK, Bluetooth, and midi Loopy Pro feels right at home alongside all of your favorite IOS apps and outboard gear. With a multiple-channel audio interface, Loopy Pro can act as a digital mixer, effects processor, and multi-track recorder. It is an AUV3 plug-in and it will host AUV3 plug-ins. It can be controlled by nearly any hardware controller, and it can even be set to record a loop when the input volume reaches a certain level. With Ableton LINK you can run it alongside your favorite midi sequencer app and cover all the bases. Maybe midi sequencing capabilities will be a feature in a future release.
For many years I have been waiting for an app like Loopy Pro. I have used many other clip-launching apps in the past, with different levels of success, but there has always been something that I needed them to do that they couldn't. The fact that you can customize Loopy Pro in so many ways means that when you need it to do something different you can change it. The freedom to simply add a new control or reconfigure the interface when faced with a new problem is so convenient. I can feel confident investing the time to build live sets with it, knowing I can easily make changes to them if my needs change. With features like live recording, I can capture all of my favorite external gear and integrate them into my performances without taking them on the road with me. I like that I can record directly into Loopy Pro without the need to record loops in a different app or on a computer and then load them into Loopy Pro to add them to a project. Using Loopy Pro as an effects processor when connecting my iPad to an effects send and return on my mixing board, gives me even more creative freedom and eliminates the need to have a large number of effects pedals in my setup. For anyone who is looking for an audio solution with enormous possibilities and features that can change as your musical needs change, Loopy Pro is one that I highly recommend.
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Google+ Consumer Psyche: Lookalike: Statement?
While the status of his relationship with girlfriend Katrina Kaif remains unclear, professionally, Salman Khan is busy with his pet project "Veer", a film he himself has scripted and is extremely passionate about. News has just come in that he has found a Katrina lookalike to act as his leading lady in "Veer".
The hunt was on for a fair skinned girl and a Mumbai girl has finally been selected, and is currently undergoing training. We know how after his split with Aishwarya Rai, he found Sneha Ullal, an Ash lookalike, to star in his home production "Lucky". And now a Kat lookalike. Is their a message in this about the status of his relationship with Katrina?


Piece together the stories of Mary Ann and Eliza Henty and their role in Victoria's first European settlement.
Uprooted to join your husband of no more than a couple of years to settle in an unknown place. This is the story of the wives of the Henty brothers, early settlers credited with establishing Victoria's first European settlement.
What are the origins of our national sporting symbol, the boxing kangaroo?
The Myer Christmas windows hold a special place in the heart of most Melburnians. The brainchild of Fred Asmussen (1913-1974), who began his career at the Myer emporium in 1928 as a 'wheeler' boy, moving products from one place to another in wicker cart, the much-loved tradition is now in its 63rd year.
The ancient art of bellringing is harder than it looks. Bellringers require confidence and stamina, not to mention an excellent memory.


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Q: Decode Base64 string in node.js I'm trying to decode a base64 string representing an image stored in a db.
I tried many libraries and solutions provided on SO, but I'm still unable to decode the image correctly. In particular, using the following code:
var img = new Buffer(b64, 'base64').toString('ascii');

I get a similar binary representation, except for the first bytes.
This is the initial part of the base64 string:
/9j/4RxVRXhpZgAASUkqAAgAAAANADIBAgAUAAAAqgAAACWIBAABAAAAiwYAABABAgAIAAAAvgAA

Here are the first 50 bytes of the original image:
ffd8ffe11c5545786966000049492a00080000000d003201020014000000aa00000025880400010000008b06000010010200

And here are the first 50 bytes of the string I get with javascript:
7f587f611c5545786966000049492a00080000000d0032010200140000002a00000025080400010000000b06000010010200

How you can see, the two strings are identical except for the fisrt 3 bytes and some few bytes in the middle.
Can somebody help me understand why this is happening and how to solve it? Thanks

A: The problem is that you're trying to convert binary data to ASCII, which most likely than not, will mean loss of data since ASCII only consists of values 0x00-0x7F. So when the conversion takes place, all bytes > 0x7F are capped at 0x7F.
If you do this instead, you can see the data matches your first 50 bytes of the original image:
console.log(Buffer.from(b64, 'base64').toString('hex'));

But if you want to keep the binary data intact, just keep it as a Buffer instance without calling .toString(), as many functions that work with binary data can deal with Buffers (e.g. fs core module).

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Clergyman. Son of John Innes, gentleman, and his wife Mary Leslie, of Brunswick Square, London, and Ibstone, Buckinghamshire. Perpetual curate of Down, 1846–68; vicar, 1868–9. Left Down in 1862 after inheriting an entailed estate at Milton Brodie, near Forres, Scotland; changed his name to Brodie Innes in 1861 as required by the entail. Priest in charge of Milton Brodie Mission and general licentiate of the diocese of Moray, 1861. Chaplain to the Bishop of Moray, 1861–80 and 1886–94.


LONDON -- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has confirmed that a fee has been agreed for Legia Warsaw midfielder Krystian Bielik.
Wenger said at his news conference that the player was to undergo a medical on Friday and, asked if everything else was agreed for the deal to go through, he replied: "Yes."
Legia had earlier announced that the 17-year-old was set for a move to the Emirates Stadium, with the player telling the Polish club's official website: "I'm going to London to fulfil my dreams. I hope I will become an Arsenal player soon."
The Guardian had reported that the fee for Bielek, who had also attracted interest from Hamburg, was likely to be around 2.5 million pounds.
Wenger -- who has said he is keen to add "one or two players" to his squad this month -- also hinted that Arsenal could make a move for West Ham defender Winston Reid, who is out of contract at the end of the season.
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has said he remains hopeful the New Zealand international will agree new terms but Arsenal's interest may complicate the matter.
Asked if Winston Reid is someone the Gunners are looking at, Wenger said: "Of course. We are out on the market and every day, all our scouts, all our people are working hard to find to find a defender.
"At the moment, we are looking more for the defensive department."


There are lots of accidents in work involving office stationery, below are the things you should look out for.
The most common accident is a paper cut, these are always worse when it occurs in the crease of your hand as every time you move it cracks open again and stings. A cardboard cut always hurts too as this leaves a deaper and thicker cut. It's best to avoid both of these at all costs.
Believe it or not a stapler has been high on the list of culprits at work but it's amazing how this can happen as there is a base under the area where the staples come out, so why anyone would put their finger underneath confuses me. This type of accident would usually be associated with a building type of job as a staple gun has not base to shield the person using it.
A staple remover is a common culprit as your skin can get caught in this when trying to remove a staple and this will puncture your skin in either one or two places – Ouch.
There have been people who have stabbed themselves so hard with a pen that year's later the ink is still visible under the skin. If they wanted a tattoo they should have gone to a tattoo shop and paid the money.
If you get angry and start snapping pencils, this can cause splinters of wood to enter your skin. There have been cases where people have had to go to hospital to have them removed, not pleasant and not funny.
Sitting down on your chair when it has turned the other way and falling is always a funny one to watch but not to happen to yourself.
Getting angry and throwing items of stationery at another member of staff is also quite a common workplace injury as it is an easy way to let out your frustrations, but it is not advised to do this as disciplinary action usually occurs after the incident has taken place.


It was never my intention to make my suffering fodder for your edification, but these are the consequences of this experiment, I suppose.
I will tell you what transpired. Please do not reply with well-wishes or sorrow. I do not require it. Try not to reply in anger, if that is your feeling at the close. I ask that you simply observe as I have tried to, and take it for what it is worth. I was not the person I am now. And this person has very little in common with that predecessor, such that when I look so far back, I have very little emotion invested in my actions, and what little emotion I have is either anger, shame, or the memory of suffering.
If you have read the first Snack, you know that I was in France from the mid 1300's to 1400's, until the debacle and depravity I witnessed there. I became very disgusted and annoyed with humanity. I changed from someone looking upon the world with honest wonder and an apologetic deference because of my condition, to someone very rageful and very, very despondent. I ceased to care whom I hurt, or how. I wandered through the south of France, across to Spain. I never settled. I lived hand to mouth and left bodies on the path behind me. I simply did not care.
Recall that at this time, I could not read. Very few people could. Religion was handled with an iron fist and the only legitimacy came from the Pope. It was a dark time; the last Crusades had filled everyone with fear for new faces or new ideas. But regardless there were several reformist movements active at the same time. When the royal family of Spain – the same King and Queen that dispatched Columbus on his quest- got wind of these many attempts to undermine the Church, they sent to Rome. They demanded the Pope take action and sanction a new Inquisition. A witch hunt. The Pope was ambivalent, but they began to blackmail him, saying that they would establish their own if he did not sanction it.
I knew none of this. I wandered to Madrid because I heard of mass migrations and sought to conceal myself among them. As I neared it, I learned that they were Jews being forcibly cast out by the Spanish monarchy. These people had lived there for years. Some knew nothing else. They were businessmen, traders, craftsmen. They owned property, had families. They were Spaniards. This did not matter.
In other parts of the country, dissenters and resistors were rounded up and tortured. Some were put to death in public in large groups. But in 1492, the Inquisition had not yet reached Madrid. I arrived and believed I was safe for at least a time. I knew almost at once that I was wrong.
People had that subdued mood about them, the one that hangs like a film over everything, dimming the sun and setting the air alight with crackling energy. I tried to find work. With Jews being exiled, there would be plenty. I had some papers, given me by a priest, documenting my religious devotion, my skills- at least, this is what he told me they said. I thought I would find a new home, but it all ended rather quickly.
Rumors came, as they usually do, that the Jews were rising up, that some had made pacts with the devil. That moors had been summoned from the dark recesses of Northern Africa. That devils were come to tempt their daughters and seduce their virtue from them.
There was a young lady. I will call her a "sensitive", because I haven't any other word. She happened upon me one day near her father's usual stall. He was a grocer, I think. I am uncertain because I never knew her from anyone, but over the course of a few days, I noticed her following me through the market as I was sent on tasks. At first, she stared, but then began to slink after me, watching me walk down alleys, marking my habits. I surprised her one afternoon by doubling back. And as soon as she gasped, I realized I had done the wrong thing. She knew what I am. There was a moment of utter stillness as I thought of killing her. I hesitated. She saw it on my face, and she ran.
Days later she began to act strangely- a mental breakdown caused by our encounter, I will wager. More than likely combined with the ubiquitous underlying psychological disorders of the day, a fear of hellfire, a fear of her father uncovering her affections for some illicit partner. I really cannot say. But apparently, when she finally collapsed in exhaustion and tremors, they begged to know what had caused her infirmity, and she told them it was I.
At the time, I had given my services to a local widower. He was the proprietor of a small stable. I tended the animals and in turn received a place to live. No better than a horse pen, but something like the Hilton in those days. They came in the night, in a familial mob. They caught me unawares, eating my fill. I was sleepy and obvious in my Monstrous Glory. As the horses became even more agitated, one man set fire to the mews which was arranged in the gap between two buildings, abutting a courtyard. I was pinned, and as I stood there, they dragged the man and his children out of their home. I knew that I could run, kill a few of them, possibly escape, but something in me was just tired. I did not want to see the man harmed for his kindness to me. And to be perfectly honest, I wanted to die.
I had never been captured before. And while I may have been recognized for my condition before, it had never happened like this. I did not know what to expect. I thought it would be more public, a heretical trial on a platform, before a panel of adjudicators from the Chruch as happened with Jeanne de Arc. But there were other things at play.
There was no High Inquisitor in Madrid, you see. There was no expert in the arts of demonic exorcisms and how to gain confessions. The men, simple tradesmen, had only stories. They improvised.
I was chained and stripped, beaten quite severely, such that I recall very little of the trip to the cellar- not because I was unconscious, you see, but because I was not myself. They examined me physically, poking me with sharp things and watching me heal, as if I were a massive pincushion. One of them hit me across the face with a club. I managed to snap at him, and then my teeth were of intense interest. They used hot irons to force me to speak, laying them on my skin like little spitting brands, all the while repeating prayers. Prayers that God should preserve them from me; the irony of it… I told them that if they did not let me leave or kill me outright, there would be consequences. I was ignored.
The woman was brought down. By this time she had convinced two other girls of the curse beneath which she labored. They too began to feel afflicted. I was forced to listen to her talk of her dreams, accusing me of all manner of "unnatural" acts.
I listened to all of it. I hung there and I let them do this. Partly because I believed that I deserved it, I suppose. Partly out of a desire to see that dark part of the human mind, the part that could explain all the suffering I had witnessed. Partly because I wanted it to end, and I thought they would free me, when I have never been successful at it myself. But her father and her older brother began to talk, and they decided it was more pious to deliver me to their priest with all my secrets revealed, my summoner exposed. Thus, they would escape suspicion of being my cohorts, and would be lauded as heros.
I do not like to talk about what was done next. The flesh can heal, but the mind does not, and it has been the subject of many conversations with Victoria. I cannot cry or scream for my life. It is not in me. But if I could adequately express my misery, I doubt it would mitigate a damn thing.
Every time I was asked who sent me, what my hellish name might be, whether or not the people I knew were responsible, I said nothing. Most of my limbs were broken, I should think, though by that time I could not discern which part of me was injured. They tied weights to my feet and dragged me over a kind of work horse structure, as I could not stand . The pain was fascinating to me, how it always seemed so fresh. It is the only thing that felt new to me at all. I don't know how to address it except that I surrendered, I was shocked into silence. I do not know how to explain myself.
They shoved iron into my mouth, to rest if it would hurt me. They laid crucifixes on my skin to see what it would do. Silver did nothing. Their science was cruel but in no way invasive, which did not suit them. They pried loose claws and teeth. Other things are not fit for mentioning.
But what is most important to say, is that they did not laugh or mock me. This was not an occasion for mirth. this was an act on behalf of God to spare them of an evil that was real and right before their eyes. If I had seemed more human doubtless they would have taken some measure of delight in attempting to expose me for a monster, but being obvious, spared me from having to witness that. I would have occasion later to see such behavior- as tormentors are bullies, and bullies find sport in it, because they are joyously undoing their own flaws by painting their victims the embodiment of them.
I do not know how long I held my own, hoping that at every moment they would tire of the sport and cut off my head. I know that it had to be at least into the next evening, perhaps longer. I became less and less coherent.
I have a vague sense that one of them was trying to enlist my aid. It was a man, I think. I could have imagined all of it, but I think I remember him whispering to me. He wanted to know if I could be pulled from the service of my master.
When I woke…it was utter carnage. I had slipped my bonds. How? I know not. They were still locked. The woman was a bloodless doll with her stomach in her lap. She stared into open space, directly at me as I came awake. My accuser still.
Several of the bodies were torn limb from limb. Her father and two brothers, I think. Another young lady in the hall, a man at the top of the stairs. All of them killed quickly and all in very bloody fashion. The walls were spattered. The floors were pools of deep russet.
What I say now, I say through honesty only. I am not proud of it. Please do not tell me that I was within my rights, if you mean to, because that is not true. And I'll thank you to remember that at the time, I believed myself better than my species and better still than man. I was a creature whose cleverness was unparalleled. I was someone who was neither subject to fancy nor to dullness. In many ways, my still-forming rules of the hunt were founded upon the principle notion that I would never be like you, most especially in how I kill. I was forced to bend to your society, work within your shadows, but in those days the shadows were so long that I had hardly any trouble.
No children, not ever. Because that was something even you could not claim, a level of control you could not reach. I claimed that and then I lost it.
There were two little ones. Both crumpled in a heap in a small courtyard off the kitchens. I think I crushed them with my bare hands, but I could not bring myself to touch them while awake. The liver mortis had already set in, leaving little lavender tide lines around their limbs.
I sat on the dirt and stared at my handiwork. I waited for the men I knew would come. I waited to be taken to the priest, or dragged to the Inquisition. I waited for hours. But the silence stretched and I realized no one was coming.
I left them there. I stole all that I could and I left them. I do not know what was thought of the horror that was uncovered the next day. Perhaps they imagined it was a thief, a roaming band of angry, displaced exiles or an angry witch. I really cannot tell you. We didn't have newspapers (or anything like them) for another twenty years or so, and I couldn't read anyway. I can tell you that within the year, the Church came to Madrid, and carried on. Thus began the heights of the Spanish Inquisition.
I crawled into myself and refused to come out. I do not know how long. A few years, perhaps. I walked back to France, because it was what I knew, though the journey took me ages. I eventually struck east, intent to go to China, and see the Silk Road like a Venetian. I cut through to the Amboise. As I traveled, I became even more angry than I ever had been before. I did not just fail to comprehend humanity. I hated it. And then I met him. And he made me certain that I would never again trust any human, whether I knew their suffering or not. It was not until Strasbourg that I began to see the frailty in the human mind- truly grasp that you cannot conceive of a universe that does not pattern itself after you, swirl around you, focus upon you. The world's difficulties were sent to torment you, because why else would they happen? Even being ignored, having an average and uneventful existence was somehow planned by a deity that could apparently care less while demanding submission and devotion. To me this was the very definition of an abusive relationship, and even stranger, one you invented and inflicted upon yourself. What a tremendous pressure and burden to put upon a mind. I think I understood after the Dancing Plague that humans torture themselves far more.
A profound sadness took me. And I despaired. It was offset only by contact with Hans, who was very kind and never pressed me. He taught me what he knew and never expected me to do anything but learn.
That is the story. Or the important parts of it. I will spare you all the emotional torment in between.
Monsters are not natural. They don't simply exist. We make them. We are them, become them, when we exist in conflict with one another instead of awareness of each other's flaws and difficulties. The men who tortured me had every reason, for to them I was a dire threat. My explanations would not have mattered in that frenzy. Humanity was simply not aware enough to converse with me upon the notion that other species exist. The concept would have been heretical.
But at the time, I could not foresee a moment when it would be possible to have that conversation, the one I am currently having with you, gentle reader.
In my experience, most men do what is best for them alone, and feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment and mirth at this notion. That is their most basic drive of survival, and I cannot fault them for it, any more than I can a dog for biting. The barest civility keeps them in check. All it takes is one circumstance that gives them permission, and they revert back to that selfish animal. This is why manners are so important, and composure is the best armor.
I know that this week has angered you, filled you with fear for your own survival, but I caution you- do not lash out at the monsters you see. They are frightening because they seem to be strong and outnumber you, but they have stories, reasons they think what they do. You do not need to pity them and they will make their own consequences, but if you mean to disarm them, you cannot yourself become a monster. You will not like the results.
I know this story is a depressing one. Much of my life is. This is one reason I always caution you to stay away. I cannot make it any more enjoyable for you. I cannot change what has been, nor do I owe you that. I can only offer it as something from which I have learned a great deal, and hope that you may do that same.


The Work and Pensions Committee has today released its report on Government proposals to move people from older benefits onto Universal Credit.
The influential group of cross-party MPs has called for the Government to delay the vote on these regulations even going so far as to say that 'getting the process wrong could plunge claimants into poverty and even leave them destitute'.
If these proposals are voted through, three million people currently receiving many older benefits - including those with a mental health problem - will be forced to make a new claim. If people aren't able to apply for the new benefit within three months, they could lose their income.
The Committee recognises more time is needed for politicians to fully understand the potential consequences of these proposals on people who need support from benefits because their disability or health condition makes it difficult to work. They are calling for the vote to be postponed so the Government's own Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) and Parliament have the chance to properly assess these plans and their impact on disabled people.
"We have been calling on the Government to stop placing the full responsibility on people who are unwell to move themselves onto a new benefit. It's unjustifiable that those who have already been found to be so unwell they need to receive benefit support will be forced to navigate the labyrinthine process of making a new claim all over again.
Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind has responde to the announcements made by the Chancellor in the budget.


In November 2015, the PULSE Foundation has started the project "Life skills, leadership, limitless potential: Supporting children and young people affected by sexual violence in Europe by strengthening and facilitating participatory practice", funded by the European Commission. Leading organization of the project is the University of Bedfordshire, England and the PULSE Fundation is a partner in the project, together with other organizations (Barnardo's / SECOS, Stichting Alexander, Terre des hommes Foundation Lausanne Romania and Terre des hommes Foundation 'Lausanne' Hungary / Regional Office) from the Netherlands, England and Romania.
The project focuses on issues related to sexual violence of children and young people who are the main target group. The main two project objectives are to build the capacity of providers of specialized services to develop safe, ethical practices of participation by young people affected by sexual violence and to empower and enable children and young people affected by sexual violence to develop knowledge, skills and capacity through programs for life skills and leadership, as well as developing their own prevention youth-led activities.
To achieve these goals, the project team plans to implement rather ambitious activities, starting with a review of available literature on the problem at the local/country level, development of honorarium for conducting training programs and life skills and leadership and ending its fruitful activity with an evaluation and analyzing data assessment and preparation of reports, articles and training manuals to share accumulated knowledge during the project.
Of particular interest is the formation of so-called Country Advisory Group, which will consist of six experts in various fields on the subject and the problems of violence on children and young people. Main function of these professionals will be to provide advice on the direction of activities in the country, ensuring that children and young people are involved safely and ethically and that the plans are implemented in accordance with the original project description.
Another even more interesting fact is that in addition to the Country Advisory Group, each partner country will identify and Local Advisory Committee, composed of six children and young people, whose main role will be to ensure accountability, to advise on development the program for life skills and leadership and help children and young people to develop their own projects by providing initial ideas and acting as a "test audience." This effectively means that "elderly" will learn from the "young" and their experience in developing programs for young people. The members of this committee, however, must be aged between 15 and 18 years.
At the current moment, the PULSE Foundation and experts working with it, have begun to conduct the first studies to determine the situation in the country on issues related to sexual violence, preparing a document that will be aggregated with similar one reports from the project leading organization and the partners countries as well. Through, this document aims to obtain a clear vision of what direction the team needs to work, problematic and key positions when it comes to working with children and young people. Currently, the PULSE Foundation organizes and conducts a research on what kind of professionals (and organizations) would contribute most to the inclusion and participation in the Country Advisory Group. Subsequently, representatives of each group (locally) of all organizations involved in the project will be invited to England, where they will participate in a meeting on the preparation of guidelines for further work. Along with the selection of members of this group the PULSE Foundation runs and selection procedure for children and young people for inclusion in the Local Advisory Committee. Given that the PULSE Foundation has extensive experience in working with children and young people who have participated in previous projects, we estimate that this committee will be an effective structure that will contribute greatly to the fruitful work of the Country Advisory Group.
And the most interesting is yet to come.


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2 Explosions at the Boston marathon Finish line. More than 1 dozen people seriously injured.
Prayers for those who have been injured and those who have gone home to be with the Lord.
Wait, that has to be a lie. Bombs are banned/illegal so it couldn't have happened.
During the replay of the explosions, they appear to be street side. Not placed back, where one would expect a bomb to be.
Just saw a report of a Saudi under guard at a local hospital.


Partnership Representative--verbiage for bylaws change?
Any update on this question?
become a problem, at least on a temporary basis.
Some of your members may have chosen to put their assets into a revocable living trust. If they would like to also put their share of the club into it, it is fine, as long as it meets the criteria spelled out here.
To accommodate this, change the name on the partners account to the name of the trust. The social security number should remain the same as the partners social security number.
Death or Incapacity of a Partner. In the event of the death or incapacity of a partner (or the death or incapacity of the grantor and sole trustee of a revocable living trust, if such trust is partner pursuant to Paragraph 18 hereof), receipt of notice shall be treated as a request for a full withdrawal. Payment shall be in accordance with the terms for payment of a full withdrawal (Paragraph 22). It shall be made to the estate of the partner and delivered to the partners last known address.
On one hand, paragraph 18 suggests that a member can elect to establish a trust, but paragraph 23 states the check for the deceased member should be made out to the estate of the partner, which may be in conflict with the terms of the trust.
The death of a club member is a sad experience for clubs. From a business perspective, it is best to handle this in the same way as you would handle a request for complete withdrawal. This includes the date used to value the partners account. You should not use the date of death as the valuation date nor use any other date given to you by the executors of the estate.
It is important that your club stay out of the settling of the estate to avoid becoming part of any legal complications you may be unaware of. To do this, make the final check out to "To the Estate of [DECEASED NAME] and deliver it to the partners last known address or to the executor of the estate if you know who this is. Let them determine how the money will be shared amongst the heirs. Do not let your club become part of how the money is distributed.
This includes situations where one of the partners relatives wants to "take over" the deceased partners share of the club. Payout the withdrawn members share as noted above, then let the estate distribute the proceeds to the heir. They may then choose to make a new investment in your club if they would like.
Clubs sometimes ask about beneficiary forms they can use for their members. For the reasons just given, we recommend against the use of such forms. It is best to have your partnership agreement restrict its obligation to your partners to the terms described in this section.
The bottom line is...... We will be reviewing this issue with our members at the next meeting and recommending amending our Partnership Agreement to disallow trusts. I also think that Bivio should consider amending the sample document.... but they may have a different view.
Subject: [club_cafe] Re: Partnership Representative--verbiage for bylaws change?
Not that I know anything, but if the Trust becomes the partner, then wouldn't mailing the proceeds to the trust be consistent with that statement?
That said, here is the question that was brought up in our club.
What if a member has an revocable living trust, but has not transferred his interest in the partnership into that trust? Any problems?
Well.... I don't have an answer for that but my recommendation is to avoid trusts, whether they're revocable or irrevocable. As treasurer, I believe in the KISS principle. Hopefully you know what that is. Right?
Subject: Re: [club_cafe] Re: Partnership Representative--verbiage for bylaws change?
brought up in our club.
transferred his interest in the partnership into that trust?
handle assets that are not in the trust.
All, I have been a Club treasurer for an unexpected death.
All the issues around Withdrawal are exacerbated by the additional emotions swirling both w partners and next of kin.
Without sharing private matters, let me make some comments.
Consider the process for transfer of stocks and cash to an active account of the partner. W withdrawals of living people, getting that account number is a drawn out process. (With an trust/ estate...hmm).
There is a lot going on for the next of kin. There is a lot to be said for minimizing muss and fuss for the Club treasurer.
I insisted (for me to remain as treasurer) that partners be prohibited from transferring their shares to a trust.
I totally agree. My resignation as club treasurer will be immediate if the members elect to ignore my recommendation to disallow trusts.
the partnership interest is held as an individual.
trust and mailed to the subsequent trustee.
trust doesn't increase the duties of the treasurer.
Both of Mr. Ranby's messages on this subject are correct.
a revocable living trust as well.
in the trust or not.
it part of the trust in the event of my death.
mind that it provides is well worth the cost.
has morphed into benefits to an individual of having a Trust.
that is available for viewing on the BetterInvesting Website.
club's members under the new IRS rules.
revocable living trust of which he is the grantor and sole trustee."
not be a partner, end of discussion.
than if the partnership interest is held as an individual.
will take care of this task.
The original question of the wording for the IRS Partnership Representative and changes regarding a discrepancy in the "sample" By-laws regarding "trusts" has morphed into a fascinating discussion. Many good points and, for me, an A-HA! moment.
Our model club executive board has decided not to grant Trust partners into our membership although we started the process a couple of years ago to allow this. We will be revising our by-laws to make this clear as we address the issue of a Partnership Representative. We, too, were wondering if there was already wording available.
On the other side of the coin was the frustration of my husband and me, each individual members of our club, wanting to fund our partnership assets into our Revocable Living Trust. Our combined assets are getting close enough to possibly trigger a probate situation since the assets are not named/funded specifically in our trust. We had to probate in two states my mother-in-law's estate because of a change she made and her trust not properly referred to or funded. Her total estate was about $600,000 and a two-year nightmare trying to get everything settled. This is why we are such advocates of getting everything funded into our trust.
My AHA moment: we can change our pour-over will to specifically name our assets in the club partnership to be placed into the trust upon our withdrawal from the club due to the death of one or both of us. We will be checking into this, as I'm not an attorney either. This seems to me to be a way to disengage Trusts from investment clubs and still protect the estate of the partner's share in the investment club.
Thank you, Bill Peterson, for pointing out the pour-over will aspect of a "good" trust.
current partners in the event of an audit of past years.
The last part of the last sentence may be wrong. As I read the sentence originally, I thought Len was referring to audits of years prior to 2018. None of the new rules affect years which ended before January 1, 2018. The new rules only cover tax years which begin after December 31, 2018. Re-reading it now, while proof-reading what I've typed below, I think he may actually be referring to current "at the time of an audit" partners and past (2018 and later) years.
As to Scott's question below, there are very important reasons why the issue of the Partnership Representative needs to be addressed in the Partnership Agreement. The Representative has the sole authority to negotiate with the IRS and bind the club to any agreement reached without any consultation or input from the club. More specifically, the other members of the club are prohibited by statute from participating in the audit. In fact, the IRS doesn't even have to notify the other members that an audit is underway. Note that you don't name the PR in the Partnership Agreement, but you define what authorities and limits you place on the Representative. The PR for a given year will be named on the 1065 return.
Here is where the partnership agreement comes in, though: the agreement may require the PR to provide notice of and updates on audit proceedings, to obtain member votes on various issues and otherwise restrict the activities of the PR. A breach of an obligation under the partnership agreement by the PR may be pursued under contract law, or in some states, possibly as a breach of fiduciary duty. Note, the Representative doesn't have to be a member of the club - the only requirement is that the individual have "substantial presence" in the US. You could name an outside professional as your PR. If you do not name a Partnership Representative, the IRS can choose any member of the club as the Representative.
One of the other provisions of the change which may help a club under audit is that the PR may have the ability to "push out" any audit change to the members who were partners during the year under audit.
how to ensure that the appropriate partners and former partners bear the actual costs of imputed underpayments, including cooperation requirements for former partners.
This last point bears further consideration. Under the new Consolidated Partnership Audit Regime, audit changes must be paid by the partnership and/or current members. There is no intrinsic mechanism to push the the changes out to the members during the year under audit. However, a club can modify its PA to include a clause that states that in the case of an audit, The PR has the authority to push out the assessment(s) to the partners during the year under audit. In order for this clause to be binding, it must be enacted before a member who might be subject to it withdraws from the club. In other words, you can't impose this on an ex-member who wasn't a member at the time it was adopted.
Another very important point for those clubs who are eligible and wish to opt-out of the new audit rules: the opt-out election must be made each year on a timely-filed return.
I hope this helps clarify what is a confusing subject.


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Calgary tattoo shop holds 'we got robbed sale' after, well, you know
CBC January 11, 2020
The artists at a small Calgary tattoo shop are trying to keep a sense of humour about a bad situation and recoup their losses after robbers cleaned out their business earlier this week.
Justin Kern, owner of Under the Gun at 1715 17th Avenue S.W., said sometime between 8 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday — when he was woken up by a call from police — robbers broke into his shop.
They 'cleaned out everything'
"Someone went in through the front door and cleaned out everything we got and took everybody's tattoo machines and their supplies. That was pretty much everything we need to continue in this business," he said.
Four artists had all of their equipment and ink stolen, and multiple envelopes full of cash (proceeds from holiday gift card sales) were also missing. The total value of the stolen items is around $8,000, Kern said.
One artist, Calan Lovstoan, posted a photo of all he had left — a bottle of yellow ink and a lining machine, joking that if anyone wanted some yellow tattoos without shading, he was available.
Under the Gun, Calan Tattoos and Art/Facebook
Kern said it's going to be tough to even cover the shop's rent this month, so he's started a GoFundMe and is holding a "We Got Robbed Sale" with all tattoos on for half price ($80 per hour) until the end of the month.
He said in the five years the shop has been open, nothing like this has ever happened.
A shop in Kelowna reached out to donate some equipment and ink so the artists can keep going for the time being.
"Every little bit helps," Kern said. "It's actually pretty humbling to see who's contributing … it's really good."
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