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Update: Strange leads to Gibraltar - Wirecard involved in money laundering in international narcotic deals?
Money laundering professionals at work?
Again, the trail leads to Gibraltar through many mistakes and confusion of whole mailbox batteries.
Did the managers of Wirecard prepare the money laundering of the international narcotic trade and the darknet for different crypto-currencies?
Did Wirecard already launder money for the international drug mafia via the Dubai branch?
Oliver Bellenhaus, who seems to be involved in a whole network of unrelated companies via various British firms (we reported) could provide excellent information on this. After he arrived in the Federal Republic of Germany, he too is in custody on remand. In 2010 and 2015, Wirecard came under investigation by the Munich public prosecutor's office on suspicion of money laundering. Nothing happened of it.
Now, however, things look different.
The US authorities are currently accusing Ruben W. of having installed fake sites via such a "complex network" of letterbox companies and online payment service providers and of having found a way to sell marijuana illegally in violation of the SAFE BANK Act throughout the United States, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.
When Ruben W., who lived in Luxembourg, was arrested and people close to Wirecard tried to get the fallen star of the Californian marijuana scene out on bail, numerous institutions listened carefully. Once again, the traces lead to well-known trusts in Gibraltar, as one can hear from the scene.
Various investigators are currently investigating the question in the USA, Singapore and the Philippines.
End of a time travel
Now the Management Board of Wirecard must have decided to file for insolvency proceedings given the threat of insolvency. No journalist can see through Wirecard's corporate network, which is designed like a bulwark, and no one can say what happened on the Philippines, in Singapore and Dubai's letterbox batteries.
Investors are amazed at the rapid decline in the price of the shares, which allegedly arrived at Zero. Billions in assets have been burned. The Bank of America lowered its outlook to $1 per share, which would mean that the stock would soon reach the penny-stock range. However, the stock isn't worth that much more. EY, as an auditor, assumes that Wirecard was involved in large-scale fraud. The brutal and partly inhuman suppression of investigative journalism towards the Financial Times by the German BaFin speaks volumes about the understanding of subjecting Wirecard to state control. The despicable lucre justified every transaction that was supposed to make investors richer. It did not matter whether Rami El Obeidi, the "secret service chief" of the Libyan National Transitional Council after Gaddafi was involved in strange financial flows. In this context, it became known that Wirecard also started to spy on critics.
According to information from several agencies, Jan Marsalek, who is now wanted with an arrest warrant, intends to turn himself into the authorities in Munich. Marsalek is also speculating on a deal with the public prosecutor's office to escape a possibly long period of detention. Meanwhile, Marsalek, who acts as a phantom, is said to be in China.
Watching with history
Meanwhile, the omissions of recent years are becoming increasingly evident. It is impossible to explain to any of the investors why no action was taken when the connection to Wirecard became apparent in 2017 in the "Paradise Papers". Even back then, it was all about illegal online casinos, offshore gambling providers and the trail into the darkest corners of the Internet. In 2008, Markus Braun had to vehemently advocate that the balance sheets were in order, as rumours were growing that something was wrong with the Aschheim-based company.
Wirecard was the brutal, unbridled capitalism of the dotcom awakening, which was able to make the most of financial slaves such as Gibraltar and Andorra or Liechtenstein. Wirecard developed into an economic system within the financial apparatus. In the beginning, it was only about the billing of pornography, which was downloadable in 1999, and the beginning of online gaming, which boomed from the end of 2004. In the streets of Gibraltar, the company founders and trustees recommended Wirecard as a solution for any profit maximization.
It was no secret that falsely registered prepaid credit cards from gas stations were also used for criminal business. Wirecard did not care about this fact. Thus, bundles of cards loaded with 100 euros from the gas station could be used for transactions that made Wirecard rich.
Those who spoke against this were quickly brought into Wirecard's reality, into a vacuum without laws. That was tolerated. Or those that the former KPMG manager Markus Braun had made his own. Big questions about where the investment of the foundation of the DAX group came from were wiped away or suppressed. Nobody had anything to want. Over the months and the following years, many journalists realized that money had been provided for the initial business from gloomy sources.
Since then, twelve long years have passed. Nothing happened, at some point, the scene calmed down. The trail already led to Gibraltar. Braun was able to wipe away the pressure that was weighing on him in 2008 with a memorable interview.
But now it looks different.
However, one wonders how it could have come to the point where the prepaid card broker Wirecard was able to lead Commerzbank and Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), the Dutch ABN Amro and the Dutch ING by the nose. In this context, Wirecard today looks like any other pyramid game.
Questions about questions remain
Have funds been laundered via cryptocurrencies from offshore paradises?
Also, Crypto.com, where you could allegedly pay your credit card bill with Bitcoin, as well as TenX, will have big problems.
We remember that the trail of Julian Hop's TenX led to the trustee densely populated mailbox paradise at the southern tip of Spain: In early 2018, the company WaveCrest, which managed the VISA license in Gibraltar, collapsed. TenX was without a permit. What ultimately led to a cooperation with Wirecard is not clear.
It is unusual in this context that the first official measures against Wirecard were taken in Singapore. People did not sleep there.
Here, too, the question remains, was money laundering carried out via BitCoins and the celebrated BitCoin card trick?
Why the people of Aschheim embellished, their balance sheets can only be explained by money laundering. Wirecard was a Trojan horse without reins.
Jan Marsalek is wanted
Marsalek was Braun's "right hand" and is currently supposed to be in the Philippines. Unfortunately, nobody could be reached at the Wirecard press office. Whether Marsalek is the mastermind behind the countless forged documents can neither be denied nor affirmed.
At least Jan Marsalek or a trace of him is being sought there. Even the Minister of Justice of the Philippines commented on this; apparently, Wirecard has been declared a matter for the boss.
The Philippine Minister of Justice Menardo Guevarra stated that he had commissioned the authorities to investigate. The Southeast Asian state does not have an extradition agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany, which would possibly mean that Jan Marsalek would be exposed to the justice of the Duterte dictatorship. In a country in which human life counts for less than the whims of a dictator, Marsalek would be well advised to return to Germany and provide the authorities with information about the Wirecard Bank's involvement.
What a coincidence to think that the busy family law expert Mark Tolentino is about to get new bank statements. Marsalek had already entered the country once in March for two days and is now back there. The Philippine authorities are also investigating the bank and are probably looking for the billions in the dictator Duterte's empire. The Philippine Central Bank stated that the missing funds could not be found in the country's financial system.
As the Board of Directors of the Philippine banks in Manila told the Manila Times, neither BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) nor the Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) did not find the missing billions, whose name was only used to cover the traces, Governor Diokno said. It remains to be seen whether one can believe that. Another simple question is whether accounts of real customers were falsified to use their names for money laundering. In this context, the air bookings researched by the British "Financial Times", which Wirecard is said to have carried out to make sales look higher, are said to have given a boost. These bookings were directed through various points.
Thrillers in Manila and Singapore
Diokno added: "The head of the Central Bank noted that both banks had informed Ernst & Young, Wirecard's external auditor, that the documents confirming the existence of the alleged funds were 'false'.
He went on to say, according to the Manila Times:
"The document claiming the existence of a Wirecard account at BDO is a forged document and contains forged signatures of bank employees," BDO said in a statement released over the weekend. And: "Your external auditor has presented us with a document claiming that they are customers. We have established that the document is false. We are continuing to investigate the matter. "
Meanwhile, the Straights Times in Singapore reports that it learned from an unspecified source, through the Reuters news agency, "that Wirecard is also considering selling or closing parts of its business, but that the creditor banks are not interested in an emergency sale, especially since litigation could deter buyers. Besides, Straights Times business editor Choo Yun Ting explained that the Singaporean public prosecutor's office announced in March last year that eight Wirecard subsidiaries were under investigation as part of a criminal investigation for alleged counterfeiting, falsified documents, money laundering and the release of funds to support false transactions believed to have taken place between 2014 and 2018. Roundtripping involves the falsification of turnover and profit by sending money to a third party who then uses it to buy goods and services from the sender under the pretext of a genuine trade".
Again, in connection with gambling and options, a programme of effective money laundering has been developed.
Was the cryptoqueen Dr Ruya Ignatova murdered?
Wednesday, 15 April 2020 13:32
Substantial bounties and indictments from all over the world
Now Dr Ignatova has been almost two and a half years gone from the face of the earth. First, the woman who was not pregnant went on maternity leave and never returned. She ran the pyramid game OneCoin until she disappeared at the end of 2017.
There are also no longer any pictures that show the former fiery-eyed, always heavily made-up beauty, who went to school in Schramberg in the Black Forest, Germany, in more recent times.
Her brother Konstantin Ignatov, nicknamed Konsti Keks, was arrested at the Los Angeles airport about a year ago after he had taken over the company from his sister in 2017. The US justice here the district attorney Cyrus Vance from New York has written a lengthy indictment against the Ignatov Clan.
"Konsti (Keks) cookie" in better days, screenshot Konstantin Ignatov Facebook
Billions are missing. Supposedly between 6 and 12 billion euros. No one was ambitious with millions. It is these funds that are being sought, not the snobbish egocentric who suddenly disappeared into thin air in 2017, after she was apparently arrested at Munich airport, but was deported to Bulgaria days later. Until her disappearance, she was the ideal tool of the mafia.
The question is, is the public face of OneCoin still alive?
Probably not. The pressure is and has been very high internationally. It was suspected that Dr Ruja Ignatova could move freely within Europe with a Ukrainian passport. This passport is now attributed to a double. Even the rumour that she was taken in by a Russian oligarch was probably just a ruse that she was pulling when she could still act in public. The fact that she would sail across the oceans on her yacht Davina is also not actual. The luxury boat is anchored in Sozopol on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. According to the employees, it is rusting there. The Sunseeker yacht is said to be for sale.
The news of death need not be accurate, but manifold traces led back then already into the milieu, which does not talk long but acts very fast. Her brother testified that since 2017 he had no contact with his sister, who was then under the protection of a wealthy Russian. She had fled via Austria to Greece. After that, the trace of the cryptogoddess vanished near the mountain of Olympus.
Early justified critics of the system were aware of constant death threats, which had to be taken seriously. Investors heard warnings straight from the mafia's maw. As it looks today, the Bulgarian, Italian and African mafia, led by the Russian mafia, joined forces to launder billions easily. At last, there was a consensus. Dr Ruja Ignatova was only the executive force, a puppet whose idea was perhaps adopted by the mafiosos. That's all it took with the Bulgarian woman.
A frontwoman was needed. But the girl with the initially doll-like face, who was already extremely unpopular at school in Schramberg, was good for that. The underworld, genuinely enthusiastic about so much effort, just had to wait to legalize their formerly criminal machinations. The Blockchain was only the Trojan that triggered an unexpected hype. Probably even the initiators were overwhelmed with success. Quickly came the descent of the fairy tale princess, who for a time was the hope of millions of Blockchain disciples. At the end of 2018, it became too delicate even for the company's sales agent in Belize, when the US Federal Police FBI was already investigating the backers of the supposed digital currency after even the otherwise sluggish authorities of Belize had issued a warning supported by the International Financial Services Commission (IFSC). Consequence: Mr Santiago Gonzalez resigned.
As in any pyramid game, OneCoin was licensed to print and launder money. This time it was a blockchain, but it was founded for other purposes. Outwardly, the increasingly chubby woman looked like the leader of a financial sect, as seen in her 2016 appearance at Wembley, where thousands of followers cheered her on, and she chanted the crypto goddess.
Her life sounded in the public performance of OneCoin.eu like the path of Cinderella, who escaped from late socialism, to become the Crypto Princess. "She grew up in Bulgaria until she moved to Germany at the age of 10. For a young, hard-working foreigner, the transition was not easy, and Dr Ignatova had to learn a new language and begin to prove herself. She lived in Germany both as a student and later as a businesswoman, where she developed her entrepreneurial spirit. She received her doctorate in law from the University of Konstanz, completed her law studies at the University of Oxford (M.Jur.) and obtained a master's degree in law at the University of Konstanz and a master's degree in economics at the Fernuniversität Hagen. Before founding OneCoin, Dr Ignatova was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company and managed one of the largest asset management funds in Bulgaria, CSIF, where she managed more than €250 million. Dr Ignatova was named "Businesswoman of the Year" in Bulgaria in 2014 by Lord Evgeni Minchev and "International Businesswoman of the Year" in 2012. Described by some as the "Crypto Queen", Dr Ignatova has become one of the world's leading cryptocurrency experts and visionaries".
OneCoin was founded in 2014 by Dr Ruja Ignatova in Sofia, Bulgaria, together with other people apparently from the Mafia society, such as the Swede Sebastian Greenwood. Many believe that Greenwood is the one who belonged to the mafia and should have the best connections to the Bulgarian government. Sebastian Greenwood was extradited from Thailand to the USA in 2018. Any clear-thinking investor could have realized that Dr Ruja Ignatova, who holds a doctorate in law, had not invented the Blockchain, only the pyramid game that was attached to it by countless companies and dubious brokers.
Detached, Sebastian Greenwood with his former boss, Screenshot Facebook Greenwood
Quickly numerous offshore companies were established, such as through AMS Company Management Limited Suite 16, Block 5, Watergardens PO Box 417 Gibraltar, (which together with the parent company, Veska Ignatova, Pegaron Invest Limited, Sofia) offered an international platform for money laundering for drug and darknet shops, human trafficking etc. These services were provided on numerous underground platforms. On 27 March 2014 the absurd branch office was established in an offshore office service provider, here in the building in Watergardens in Gibraltar.
After that the Bulgarians were still listed in Sovereign Trust (Gibraltar) Ltd - Trust & Company Managers Suite 2B, 143 Main Street. This place was the last known address in the English enclave in Spain. There, where also the "exceptional Chris", who we edited in some articles, has or had his mailbox domicile. On 26 August 2016, Veska Ignatova applied to remove OneCoin Limited from the Gibraltar register of companies.
Main Street Gibraltar, kasaan media, 2019
But the rise of the Crypto Princess or the later Crypto Queen was like something out of a script: Hollywood could not have written the dialogues better for the frontwoman, who seemed more and more like a matron from another time. From the performance on OneCoin.eu "Dr Ruja Ignatova is the founder of OneCoin, the OneLife network and the OneAcademy. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Dr Ignatova today manages a company that is represented in almost all countries and on six continents." Even probably in Antarctica, to make the penguins OneCoin tasty. The attentive observer should have already understood that. Besides, for all underprivileged people, there was the necessary foundation: OneWorldFoundation.eu It is not possible to say what extent the foundation developed, but it is said that considerable amounts of money were laundered here as well. Even Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Ben Bernanke and other celebrities had to be godfathers.
Screenshot OneCoin Instagram
2nd part The tracks lead to Gibraltar and Monaco
New York District Attorney's Office
Companies House Gibraltar
International Financial Services Commission (IFSC)
Gerlach Report
Black Forest messenger
Trade journal
own research
Inside Amazon
Written by news desk
The giant without taxes and brains
The 1990s, when it was convenient to propagate avarice, are over. During this time, however, the book mail-order company Amazon grew into an international corporation that invaded the existing structures, which had been functioning for years, like a grasshopper, or in other words, covered itself over like a shroud.
The former bookseller Jeff Bezos has become an international group whose expansion seems never-ending. In the meantime to the considerable disadvantage of the clientele.
Where are the antitrust authorities?
Which tax authority provides information about Amazon's business in Europe? (Tax models in Luxembourg ("Luxleaks")
What agreements did the EU or Jean-Claude Juncker conclude with Amazon before the Internet giant settled in the Grand Duchy?
Why is it that people in Luxembourg, without exception, are silent when it comes to Amazon?
Allegedly Amazon is making high losses but has tremendous growth rates in sales.
A marginal note here is that Amazon does not pay any or insufficient sales tax. According to a report by the Federal Ministry of Finance, which is headed by Federal Minister Scholz, hundreds of millions of euros are thus lost to the tax authorities every year.
Tax CDs are bought up for a lot of money. Nobody dares to go near Amazon.
Where is the EU, which should stand in front of the retailers in the single European market so as not to destroy more jobs?
Where does the globalization of a system, a structure, come to an end?
Amazon introduces insurance, Amazon fresh, even recently with sandwiches, and other industries that have nothing to do with the actual work of the company.
The first thing the Commission should ban would be the alleged informer "Alexa", handy and trained to store anything that the consumer might need to offer it for sale. Nobody needs Alexa! Alexa is an intruder, not a media centre or something the catalogue has to report about the diffuser device. What other functions does "Alexa" actually have? Where has someone dealt with Alexa who can provide information about all the functions of the domestic helper?
Who controls this?
It is astonishing what this new resident can do if you use him then: Pick out train tickets, Alexa creates shopping lists, Alexa oversees the household and security of the property while the residents probably pick up the next Amazon package. Soon, this will be done by robots that can fly or drive. Alexa also cares about the health of the owner. Amazon is presumably collecting data from people to
set up branches of business. You have to pay a lot for a superficially seen loudspeaker. Alexa talks and the data with the update of the program will surely be passed on.
So, who's in charge of security?
Today Amazon is a network of companies that the average consumer no longer understands. There are numerous tributaries of this network, which hide from the customer who is actually behind it. Amazon also appears under third-party brands.
Amazon has mercilessly ruined the book trade in the German-speaking world, which was perceived as competition. Sustainable. And still blames the victims of his system for the mass death of the bookstores.
It is a shame how the book market after the bankruptcy of knv finally fell into the hands of Amazon. Where do you think politics will intervene when the largest German book wholesaler goes bankrupt? Amazon has saved easy play and enough taxes everywhere to make the debris of knv their own.
For an appeal and an egg, to strengthen the publishing division so that no one can ever again compete with Amazon.
One wonders how it can be that this group does not pay taxes and then cleaning ladies, packing helpers and other servant spirits that Amazon can afford to have to fight for bare survival every month. The company is playing with its power in a big way, fending off the unions that have been protesting for years. Employees suffer under the rigid working conditions that the shipping giant is determined to enforce with extreme ambition. According to verdi, it sounds like this: "The sickness rate is on some days sometimes up to 20% and more. Muscle and Skeletal disorders and mental illness are predominant. .... Each of our work steps is monitored. Everyone should be above average if possible, but that is mathematically impossible!" People or their fates are not interested in the fact that the monopolist of the near future will squeeze every last Euro out of potential customers.
Writers, no matter who, are trapped by the Kindle system, here in the flat rate and online. Writers degenerate into writing machines that have nothing more to report except to deliver more titles that Amazon pays only moderately or almost nothing. The Group calculates the royalties nicely per page read.
Since the Internet giant does not feel itself to be linked to the book price-fixing, it sells the goods as best it can via its authorised dealers. Amazon has already infiltrated the system to such an extent that dubious dealers sell books from letterbox batteries to third countries for moon prices to harm the writers. Amazon links the sale to a credit card. Not because Amazon now wants to enter the banking business, but to spy on customer behaviour.
Not only Amazon's Marketplace opens the door to criminals, but also to review blackmailers who demand money for a previously bad review. So that it can be deleted again. Even from pirate copiers, Amazon publishes reviews, unrestrainedly they are further presented. Whole sectors of the economy have shifted to the profitable review capitalization.
At Marketplace, other things are also sold, which are not supposed to be for sale, the refugee children outfits were the annoyance of carnival two years ago. It is only one of many examples.
The question is, who is going to stop the online giant?
One cannot or should not expect anything from politics.


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Everything Bing
By jb on March 29, 2019
(Pictured: Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman in The Bells of St. Mary's, released in 1945.)
When I picked up the newly published second volume of Gary Giddens' Bing Crosby biography, which covers the years 1940 through 1946 (and takes nearly 600 pages to do it), I was reminded that the first volume, which covered Bing from his birth in 1903, was published in 2001. If it takes Giddens another 17 years to publish a third volume, he'll be 87 years old when it comes out—and let's hope he (and we) live long enough to see it. His long experience as a music and film critic makes him uniquely qualified to understand his subject on a deep level, and his book makes clear that Crosby's stardom was unique in American history.
Here's a string of more-or-less random thoughts inspired by the book.
—It was an unlikely coincidence that Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley—the two biggest multimedia stars of the 20th century—died within two months of each other in 1977. Crosby's death, at age 74, did not inspire the cultural furor that Presley's did at 42. The two men were avatars of very different generations, and the height of Crosby's fame was a couple of decades past in 1977. Then, he was known mainly for orange juice commercials, his annual Christmas TV specials (the last of which, with David Bowie, was filmed only weeks before his death), and his devotion to golf.
—His apparent failings as a parent, which are widely known today, were not publicized until 1983, when his oldest son, Gary, published a memoir detailing physical and psychological abuse. In Giddens' second volume, which uses contemporaneous letters in addition to later recollections, Gary Crosby comes off as a somewhat unreliable narrator. Gary's brothers acknowledged the truth of some of his recollections but disputed others. Whether it means anything that two of Gary Crosby's brothers died by suicide, I don't know. Gary Crosby himself died of cancer in 1995.
—Bing was a shrewd businessman. His Minute Maid orange juice commercials were not just a celebrity endorsement—he was an early investor in the company. (He did a 15-minute daily radio show for Minute Maid from 1948 to 1950. The TV ads started in 1967.) After winning the contractual right to pre-record his radio shows, he became an early investor in Ampex, and is an important figure in the development of audio tape and video tape; his other investments included race horses, TV stations, a television production company (which produced Hogan's Heroes), and the Pittsburgh Pirates; he bought a 14-percent stake in 1946.
—His media dominance during the 40s is astounding. Hit record after hit record; movie smash after movie smash; a highly successful weekly radio show: "White Christmas," "Moonlight Becomes You," "Swinging on a Star," "I'll Be Seeing You"—all were once among the most beloved performances in American popular music; the Road pictures with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, plus his Oscar-winning performance in Going My Way and other successful films including Star-Spangled Rhythm, Holiday Inn, Birth of the Blues, The Bells of St. Mary's, and Blue Skies, which made him the top box-office draw and highest-paid actor of the era; ten years (1936-1946) as star of Kraft Music Hall at the height of radio's classic era. Only Elvis came anywhere close, and he lacked the broadcasting resume, as well as the business savvy.
—Crosby did not particularly enjoy performing live. He went literally decades between formal concert tours, and he accepted a live audience for his radio show only grudgingly. But he performed everywhere nevertheless. During World War II, he appeared at bond rallies and made an extensive USO tour on the front lines in Europe. He entertained soldiers and sailors wherever he could find them, and he played celebrity benefit golf matches at which he frequently ended up singing. He was conscious of what he represented to American society during the Second World War, and he felt a keen responsibility to contribute to the war effort.
—As I finish the 1940-1946 volume of Giddens' biography, the overwhelming feeling I'm left with strikes me strange: I wish I could have been there. There are a million reasons why few of us would like living in the 1940s, but that doesn't make the feeling any less strong. Many people remember World War II as "the good war" and the era as a fine time to be an American. Compared to our present time, with its morally ambiguous wars, its morally monstrous governments, and its monstrously vapid pop culture, it's positively alluring.
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mackdaddyg March 31, 2019 at 7:10 am | Reply
I've always been interested in the 1940s, be it the music, the styles, or (especially) the radio.
I'll admit that living back then would be good and bad (there are many luxuries we have now that would be sorely missed 80 years ago), but it would be fun to just visit for a while, and maybe come back with some comic books and transcription discs.
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Swiss experience good for Boyz, says Bora
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 10:31 pm Post subject: Swiss experience good for Boyz, says Bora
In Thursday's 2-0 loss to Switzerland in a friendly international at
Lockhart Stadium, the Reggae Boyz were outclassed.
The score could have easily been more, but the Swiss, ranked 17 by
FIFA, toyed with the Jamaicans throughout, spurning chance after chance.
But despite the domination, especially in the first half, technical director
Bora Milutinovic said the match-up for his home-based side was valuable
"If we can play everyday against teams like Switzerland it will be perfect
preparation for us. normally I'm not happy when I lose a game, but
playing and learning from these games is important for the future of
Jamaica's football," said the Serb-born Mexican in a post-match interview
with journalists.
"The game was an excellent test for us to learn and this for me is
important," he added.
He said the differences in the quality between the two teams were
obvious from the first whistle. "The difference really between the players
is experience, because you have players in our team who have not
played a long time ago, while there are some who are just playing at this
level," Milutinovic said.
He also cited the physical ability of the Europeans as being a crucial factor.
"They are physically better than us, but in Europe where they (Swiss players)
play, they have to be big," he argued.
Milutinovic, who holds the distinction of leading five separate nations to
the World Cup Finals, said he was most impressed with his players'
attitude in the game and noted that this is something to build on.
" I am happy with the attitude of these players and that is what is more
important. They tried but that's how it is, sometimes you do well and
sometimes you don't," he said.
The Swiss, who scored through two of their top players Marco Streller
(seventh minute) and Gokhan Inler (12th), dominated the entire game,
but the Boyz gave a spirited fightback to restrict the marauding
Europeans.
"I am never disappointed with the way my team plays, after 45 minutes
you see the play changed," said Milutinovic.
On Monday, the Boyz play another friendly game against fellow
CONCACAF team, Panama, at the National Stadium, the charismatic
Milutinovic is calling for patience from the Jamaica people.
"When we play Panama the people of Jamaica need to understand that
the result is not all, they have to be patient and support the team,
because the goal is to reach the World Cup," he noted.


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Republican switches party, files as Dem seeking 50th District state rep. seat
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO
Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, 11 a.m. — The former vice-chair of the Republican Party of Nelson County announced his intent to file as a Democratic candidate for 50th District state representative.
New Hope resident David Reed's official press release was distributed early Monday, though social media has been discussing his candidacy and drumming up support since the first of the year.
Reed had just been elected vice-chair of the county Republican Party at the party's November 2019 meeting.
But according to Reed's social media account, an appeal of his election to that post was filed to the Republican Party of Kentucky, Reed said prompted him, on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, to change his voter registration from Republican to Democrat.
According to Reed's press release, the RPK informed Reed and the county committee that the committee's formation was improper and Reed's election was invalid.
Reed's press release explains that he believes "the McCoy/Floyd coalition" will continue to use underhanded tactics and he decided to "fight McCoy and his war on working families
and lower income tax payers by taking on McCoy as a conservative Democrat."
Despite the party affiliation change, Reed states he is still a conservative that believes he can fight for conservative ideals in this race, and insists a conservative Democrat can beat McCoy.
Reed's position on other issues include:
— I am pro life, and will not support any measure that would allow state funding for abortion.
— I am a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment, as a holder of a Ky CCDW, a Federal 03 collectors license, and current president of our local gun club I will not vote in favor of any bill that would weaken your right to own a firearm.
— I do not support the current agenda to change our tax structure that is stated to lower income taxes while increasing sales taxes. Remember government never actually taxes you less, if they did not see an increase in revenue they would not even be discussing this.
— I am opposed to the idea of a gas tax increase.
— I will support measures that protect the rights of all our citizens not proposals that are designed for just a small percentage of our population.
— I believe that the death penalty is a deterrent to crime and will not vote to remove it from our state constitution. Actually I believe if the death penalty sentence was enforced more often it would strengthen its deterrent factor.
— Taxes in general are already burdensome to our citizens and will not vote for any tax increase of any kind until it is proven to me that there is absolutely no other option.
— I am in favor of removing the ability of the school system and the library system to annually increase our taxes without the approval by a vote of the people, and will introduce legislation to remove that ability.
DEADLINE TO FILE APPROACHING. The deadline to file to be on the May primary ballot is 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2019.


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Updates to the latest MailStore Server version
The basis for adding additional users to your existing installation
A new MailStore Server installation already includes an Update & Support Service for up to three years.
What conditions apply to extending or cancelling the Update & Support Service?
The contract must be extended before the end of the contract period. Customers will be notified ahead of time and automatically will receive an offer. Cancellation or renewal is not required. Please note, however, that without valid Update & Support Service you cannot receive any of the services listed above.
If your Update & Support Service has already expired and you would like to reactivate it, you need to purchase an upgrade. (See the question 'Can you reactivate an expired Update & Support Service?')
Can you reactivate an expired Update & Support Service?
Yes, it is possible to reactivate an expired Update & Support Service by purchasing an upgrade. An upgrade costs 70 percent of the list price of the existing user licenses, and is thereby significantly more expensive than a renewal. The contract period of the new Update & Support Service begins on the date of purchase.
What are the differences between Standard and Premium Update & Support Service?
Services within the contract period
(included in the price)
Free bug fixes, patches and interim releases
Free upgrade to new main versions
Access to unreleased hotfix versions
Technical support by email *
Technical support by telephone *
Option to purchase additional user licenses
Priority query handling with a maximum response time of 24 hours on weekdays
* During business hours (Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
The Starter Kit comprises a license for the full version of MailStore Server for up to 5 users. The price includes the Standard Update & Support service for 12 months. All prices in US$ excl. of VAT; quoted prices subject to change – errors and omissions excepted.
What contract periods are available for the Update & Support Service?
A one-, two-, or three-year contract for the Update & Support Service can be chosen when purchasing the product.
User Licenses
We offer a Starter Kit including five user licenses for new installations. For additional user licenses, the minimum order quantity is five user licenses. One-year Standard Update & Support Service is always included in the price of a new order. For additional user purchases, the end of the contract period of the Update & Support Service will always match the end date of the contract period for the existing user licenses.
How is the number of required user licenses determined?
A user license must be purchased for each user whose emails will be archived and/or who will be given access to the archive. If a licensed user has several mailboxes, these may also be archived without increasing the number of user licenses.
Do licenses need to be purchased for the archiving of shared mailboxes?
Shared mailboxes, public folders and multidrop mailboxes can generally be archived without having to extend your license amount. In the case of multiple users needing access to such a mailbox in the archive, it will be necessary to establish a virtual user per each one of these mailboxes that are to be archived. This requires the purchase of additional user licenses.
Can the licenses of former employees be re-used?
If a licensed user leaves the company, the license becomes available. The user's archive remains and can be reallocated to other users.
Which customer groups are eligible for discounts on purchases?
The following customer groups may contact our customer service team or our partners for information on special discounts:
Charitable non-profit organizations
Are there discounts available for customers switching from a competitive product?
We provide a one-time, 50 percent discount to first-time customers as part of our competitive upgrade offer if they purchase a new MailStore installation to replace a competitor's solution. Please note the terms and conditions listed under the following link: Switch and Save!
Information for Existing Customers
Is there a minimum order quantity for existing customers?
Yes, existing customers wishing to purchase additional user licenses are subject to a minimum order quantity of five licenses.
What do additional user licenses cost?
The cost of additional licenses is based on the total number of licenses you will have after the additional users are added.
The basis for being able to purchase additional user licenses is a valid Update & Support Service.
Which contract period and support level apply for additional user licenses?
The contract period of the Update & Support Service for additional user licenses will always match the end date of the contract period for the existing user licenses.
The support level (Standard or Premium) of the Update & Support Service for the additional user licenses will always match the support level of the already existing licenses. We would gladly provide you with an individual quote.
How can additional user licenses be purchased?
Existing customers can purchase additional user licenses from our online store for existing customers.
What costs are incurred for updates to new versions?
Updates to new MailStore Server versions are free during the contract period of the Update & Support Service.
If your Update & Support Service has expired, you need to purchase an upgrade (at 70 percent of the list price) to reactivate your Update & Support Service before being able to update to a new version. The contract period of the new Update & Support Service begins on the date when the upgrade is purchased.
You can purchase upgrades from our online store for existing customers.
Is it possible to downgrade the number of existing user licenses of an installation?
Yes, it is possible to downgrade the number of existing user licenses of an installation on request when renewing the Update & Support Service. The requirements for the downgrade are the following: the total number of user licenses after the downgrade should not be less than 5 user licenses and the number of user licenses should be downgraded by at least 5 user licenses. Additional user licenses need to be purchased anew.
How is MailStore Server delivered?
The software is available for download. Once payment is received, a digital product key will be sent by email.
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Q: HashMap Null when get Element I use in DB column Hashmap with type Hstore :
@TypeDef(name = "hstore", typeClass = HstoreUserType.class)

@Type(type="hstore")
@Column(columnDefinition = "hstore")
private HashMap<String,String> extraInfo;

The problem is when I get an element in the table where the Hashmap is null I have a message :
java.lang.NullPointerException: null
    at java.util.StringTokenizer.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_121]
    at java.util.StringTokenizer.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_121]
    at com.HstoreUserType.convertToEntityAttribute(HstoreUserType.java:138) ~[classes/:na]
    at com.HstoreUserType.nullSafeGet(HstoreUserType.java:71) ~[classes/:na]
    at org.hibernate.type.CustomType.nullSafeGet(CustomType.java:111) ~[hibernate-core-5.0.12.Final.jar:5.0.12.Final]
    at org.hibernate.type.AbstractType.hydrate(AbstractType.java:85) ~[hibernate-core-5.0.12.Final.jar:5.0.12.Final]

I want to use this column optionnal and when the hashmap is null don't go to HstoreUserType.class in the Type DEF.

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By Dan Cooper and Drew Hiss
Why can business leaders easily point to the cost of mistakes, while struggling to put a price on wise counsel?
If just being the smartest person in the room was enough, then no smart person would ever fail.
But failure lurks around every corner for all of us. It's hard to believe in our youth, but time reveals how little 'd' democratic failure can be. It stalks all of us sometimes and it finds us often in life, unless we figure out how to thrive and how to avoid the land mines.
It takes wisdom to figure that out. And though a handful of us get wisdom early in life, most of us acquire it from a struggle or two or ten. Many times, these difficult moments are of our own making. As we successfully work through those trying moments, wisdom imprints itself and becomes a guard rail against ever failing like that again, whatever it may be. There is safety in wisdom.
When we studied wisdom for our new book we found many interesting qualities that it has versus knowledge. For example. Knowledge may change as times change, right? What we learned in college may not apply anymore in the current business environment. New technologies and new leadership styles are needed to succeed and win. Those changes are moving at an ever-increasing pace, and so knowledge can be quite fluid. It requires us to chase it and try to catch it to keep from falling behind.
Wisdom, on the other hand turns out to be static and true in all generations. Get wisdom and you can use it for a lifetime.
So, how do we get knowledge and wisdom?
The knowledge part is easy. Our childhood and young life are filled to the brim with school of one kind or another. We are taught by people who know more than us and who most likely care about us. We go to college and we are surrounded by doers and achievers who understand the competitiveness of the world and how to win by outdoing other doers. We listen. We make notes. We read books. We get knowledge.
Then, we leave college and we go to work and we use our knowledge to start making money, usually without a great deal of wisdom and foresight. For example, nobody in college told us that money and power can be dangerous if we let them become our primary focus. See also ENRON. A room full of the best and the brightest decided to take their chances and ignore the sirens going off in their heads. The carnage of that decision was strewn across the newspapers and the TV. Billions of dollars lost. Suicides and jail time. Bad things tend to happen when we only have knowledge without wisdom.
Our research regarding wisdom took us back to purportedly the wisest man in history, Solomon. As we studied his life and teachings we wondered over and over again why he is not mentioned and written about more often. He was a smart businessman. He was historically wealthy, probably in real money the richest individual ever on this planet. If you remember the story from Sunday School, Solomon was offered anything he wanted by God himself. He didn't choose money or fame. He chose wisdom. And, interestingly, the other things he didn't ask for just came as part of the deal with that request. He got very famous and rich. And wise.
As we read through the book of Proverbs that he penned we found a lot of wisdom, not surprisingly. Though written centuries ago, most of it sounds like something you would say this very day to someone you were counseling to keep them from making a big and costly mistake. For example, be careful what kind of company you keep. Bad company corrupts good morals. Did your mother ever tell you that? I'll bet she did and she was right. Groupthink is a real thing. It's why gangs can get their members to kill other gang members and rot in jail for it. It's why a terrorist can be talked into blowing themselves up for a cause. Bad decisions don't usually come upon us like a tsunami. They happen by inches. Hang out with people who consistently tell you a lie and pretty soon you start believing it. The business pages are filled with cautionary tales about this one piece of wisdom alone.
Solomon talked about money corrupting us, too. He understood firsthand the perils of great wealth and the pitfalls that had to be avoided. Bottom line: It's OK to have money. Don't let it have you.
And, the same can be said for power. Being in charge is an opportunity to do good, to serve others in your organization and community. It's not there for you to use and take advantage of for your own gain. People don't follow narcissistic leaders unless they are forced to. But they will follow a servant leader into hell and back every time.
Get the picture? We spend a lot of time and money getting educated and acquiring knowledge. We should spend at least that much effort acquiring wisdom because together the two are the jet fuel that leads to a great and profitable life.
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Drew Hiss
CEO + Growth Catalyst
Drew Hiss launched his outsourced payroll and HR technology solutions company, Checkdate Solutions, in 1994. The entrepreneurial venture was a classic bootstrap start-up whose launch plan underestimated capital needs and ramp up time by significant multiples. The adventure predictably included scrapping for cash, overhauling the business model, rebranding, refocusing, redirecting resources, shifting tech platforms, praying, seeking counsel and wisdom, etc. Not surprisingly, deep entrepreneurial scar tissue was forged. Ultimately Checkdate Solutions became one of Kansas City's fastest growing companies and was named one of the Greater KC Chamber of Commerce Best Businesses not once, but twice. Additionally, Checkdate Solutions ranked as one of KC's top 100 fastest growing companies for nine consecutive years and was in the top 25 nationally in its industry.
Today's workplace culture tends to compartmentalize personal virtues from commerce, creating silos and compartmentalization between business, family, community, values and faith. But as a CEO, Drew and his company grew when he "decompartmentalized:" on his journey, he learned to integrate his life of commerce and his life of family, faith and values.
Drew merged Checkdate Solutions with payroll industry leader Paycor, stepping away from the company in 2008 and serving on its board for eight years. Drew remains an owner in the firm. Today, Drew's heart to help business owners leverage the influence of their business platform for eternal impact is at the core of Acumen which he founded late in 2015. Acumen is a catalytic iron-sharpening-iron environment forged from the fiery furnace of entrepreneurial battle, marketplace survival and integration of the timeless wisdom of the ages.
Drew and his wife, Sarah have been married for 30 years and have four children (plus two beautiful daughters in law) ranging in age from 25 to 20. He is a raving distance congregant of Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette, CO. Drew enjoys snowboarding, hunting, cycling, hiking and a variety of outdoor activities and adventures including running with his three dogs.
President + Growth Catalyst
Dan Cooper co-founded ej4, a video-based online training company, in 2003, and was its CEO until selling in 2012. During his time with ej4, he grew the company from a startup to a nationally-recognized firm, serving Fortune 500 clients. As of the 2012, ej4 was serving 1,000+ customers, delivering millions of program views, was highly profitable and debt-free.
Dan took his leadership and technology experience to work on and in the Sparklab startup business accelerator as well as lead change management and profit building initiatives for mid-market companies.
Today, he is the President and partner of Acumen, an accelerator community experience built for CEOs and Owners of strong and growing companies. Dan is also a certified Executive Coach credentialed through the International Coaching Federation.
He and his wife, Ali, have been married for 19 years, have three children and attend Cure of Ars church in Leawood, KS. Dan enjoys all things soccer, snowboarding, and burning meat on the backyard barbecue grill.
"As a business leader, I have hungered for wisdom in many circumstances.
Proverbs provides it. Dan and Drew bring to life this ageless guide and how you can lead conscientiously and courageously so that your company can flourish and perform. Take it with you to work!"
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67% Of Advertisers Report Using Addressable, But Measurement Remains Sticking Point
by Karlene Lukovitz @KLmarketdaily, September 8, 2022
More than two-thirds (67%) of advertisers now report including some addressable television in their media plans, according to results of a new survey of 300 agency and brand decision-makers conducted for Go Addressable by Advertiser Perceptions.
That's up from 50% indicating use of addressable in a similar survey conducted last …
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1 comment about "67% Of Advertisers Report Using Addressable, But Measurement Remains Sticking Point".
Roy Moskowitz from Reciprocal Results, September 8, 2022 at 1:24 p.m.
Interesting that Spectrum is a Go Addressable member, because as far as I know, Spectrum still doesn't offer an "adressable" product.
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In a systematic process of brainwashing, it appears we are preparing for a second holocaust. The drumbeat has been consistent: the rhetoric is skewed and the direction is unmistakable. And Israel is the target.
Vanessa Lapa has directed a film documentary on Reichsführer-SS, Heinrich Himmler, based on his own diaries and letters to his wife. Lapa's title, "The Decent One" paints the architect of the Final Solution in a new, if unconvincing, light; a personal whitewash that would have delighted the heart of Reichsheini. Nevertheless clever usage of archival footage, in contrast with Himmler's somewhat banal words, give a far clearer picture of the man behind the Jewish holocaust.
Let all those who still protest that Islam is a peaceful religion stand up and be counted. Obviously they are the same people who are shouting the odds at Israel. Interesting that despite the increasing atrocities at the hand of ISIS, there are still those who would bend over backwards to say that the Islamic State is not a true reflection of Islam.
Antisemitism: Rationale or Raw Emotion?
'I think, therefore I am', seems to have given way to 'I feel, therefore I am' – or perhaps the average man or woman has always preferred to walk the path of emotion and instinct? Can instincts always be trusted and are we able to discern right from wrong, good from evil by our feelings alone?
In the build-up to the Second World War, Anti-Semitic behaviour was irrational, based on racial hatred and rumour; Antisemitism and Naziism went hand in hand and both rose exponentially in Germany. Jews were made scapegoats for the failures of the last war and the failed German economy. Today, we're facing a similar rise in Antisemitism which is also seeing an exponential increase, but now, apparently, there is a reason for this aberration. Jewish treatment of Gaza is obviously the basis for the global outrage. Or is it?
In the space of just one week last month, according to Crif, the umbrella group for France's Jewish organisations, eight synagogues were attacked. One, in the Paris suburb of Sarcelles, was firebombed by a 400-strong mob. A kosher supermarket and pharmacy were smashed and looted; the crowd's chants and banners included "Death to Jews" and "Slit Jews' throats". That same weekend, in the Barbes neighbourhood of the capital, stone-throwing protesters burned Israeli flags: "Israhell", read one banner.


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New Cubs prez Hoyer's goal: Retool team but stay competitive
People wear face masks and walk outside of Wrigley Field before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Chicago. It will be the last home game of the season. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
While the window is just opening on Jed Hoyer's time as the Chicago Cubs' president of baseball operations, it's closing on the Cubs' championship-winning core.
The Cubs gave Hoyer a five-year contract on Monday that runs through the 2025 season, one week after his friend and mentor Theo Epstein stepped down as team president. The 46-year-old Hoyer was promoted from general manager to replace Epstein, who oversaw drought-busting championships with both Boston and Chicago.
Hoyer takes over a team in the middle of expensive multiyear deals with outfielder Jason Heyward and starting pitchers Yu Darvish and Kyle Hendricks. And four players who were essential contributors to Chicago's 2016 World Series title – Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber – all are eligible to become free agents after next season.
"You always have one eye on the present and one eye on the future. Given the service-time realities we mentioned, that eye may be more focused on the future than usual," Hoyer said Monday. "But that doesn't take away from the goal, and the goal is always to make the playoffs and give this organization an opportunity to go deep into October."
The Cubs won the NL Central in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season but got swept by Miami in the first round of the playoffs, totaling one run in the two games. Chicago has not won a playoff series since 2017.
Third baseman Bryant has the highest salary among the Cubs' potential free agents and is the most frequent subject of trade rumors. Hoyer declined to predict whether Bryant, coming off a down year, would be on the roster on opening day. But some changes are inevitable, he said.
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Team chairman Tom Ricketts has spoken about his desire to avoid paying baseball's luxury tax for high-payroll clubs, and the Cubs – like every team in baseball – face the potential of an ongoing revenue dip caused by the lack of fans because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Cubs – who for decades have enjoyed consistent sellouts at historic, 41,649-seat Wrigley Field – eliminated jobs from both their baseball operations and business departments this fall.
Hoyer said he has discussed budgeting with Ricketts but said there was too much uncertainty to commit to a number.
Ricketts, meanwhile, said he was thrilled to promote Hoyer to a job for which he's highly qualified. Hoyer, who pitched and played shortstop in college at Division III Wesleyan, has spent 17 of the last 19 seasons as a top deputy to Epstein with the Red Sox and Cubs. He also had a two-year stint running the San Diego Padres' baseball operations.
"I don't know that anyone in the history of baseball has turned down as many jobs or job interviews as Jed Hoyer has over the last several years," Ricketts said.
Hoyer said he will search outside the organization for a new GM. And he said he believes he can retool the roster while keeping the team consistently competitive.
"Given our resources and given our talent level, we should field a team that's a playoff contender every single year," he said. "I think we can do that and have a team that's positioned long-term as well."
AP Sports Writer Jay Cohen in Chicago contributed to this report.
TORONTO (AP)All-Star outfielder George Springer became the most prominent among baseball's free agents to reach an agreement this offseason, a $150 million, six-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the deal was subject to a successful physical.
NEW YORK (AP)Left-hander Jose Quintana has agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement is subject to a successful physical.
NEW YORK (AP)Jared Porter lasted just 38 days as New York Mets general manager, fired for cause Tuesday about nine hours after ESPN reported he sent sexually explicit, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 while he was working for the Chicago Cubs.
Sandy Alderson, who returned as Mets president when Steven Cohen bought the team on Nov. 6, said he was stunned by the report. Alderson said baseball clubs may have to rethink the depth of hiring background checks, although he cautioned information of this age and nature might not have been uncovered no matter the level. He said the onus was on teams, not Major League Baseball, to vet employees.


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The United Nations Freeport was a proposal for Roosevelt Island in New York, to be redeveloped for the United Nations by way of reparations for unpaid UN contributions by the US. Countries would be allocated space to trade within the US according to their performance in relation to the UN's Human Development Index. The Freeport becomes the meeting point of an economic analysis, the history and architecture of the UN Headquarters itself, and the "Mural Space" an architecture of innocence and celebration analogous to the gift-giving of nation states and the family home of artefacts and art pieces which the UN building has become.
A series of coloured pencil and ink drawings, exploring the architectural language of the mural space as a redevelopment of the Roosevelt Island Site.
A series of hand drawn statistical studies of various nation states and their position in the UN's Human Development Index. From this information, a masterplan strategy was developed where nations are afforded different trading opportunities within New York depending on how well their treat their citizens as part of the United Nations mission.


After giving birth to her second child, a 9.5-pound baby girl, Celina (not her real name) had damaged abdominal muscles, which is a common problem after pregnancy. She's only in her early 30s, but her lower belly sagged. Despite all the weight she lost, she still looked like she was four months pregnant!
The elasticity of human skin has a limit. At a certain point, the skin will reach its limit, and it won't be able to shrink back to its original, taut and tight look. This normally happens after pregnancy or rapid weight loss.
Abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck is done by removing excess skin and fat in the mid- and lower abdomen. Now, this procedure might sound like a magic solution for all your tummy problems, but you have to consider many things before making a decision.
The outcome for Orlando tummy tuck surgeries differ on a case-by-case basis. The best thing to do is discuss your expectations with your Orlando cosmetic surgeon before moving forward. In some cases, your surgeon might offer you a combination of liposuction and tummy tuck, which will remove a lot of excess fat and really improve your waistline.
After the procedure, patients are satisfied with the results; some of them even report an improvement in their digestive and bladder function. For best results, consult with a licensed cosmetic surgeon experienced in tummy tuck operations.


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Welcome to Word Count on Exercism's Go Track.
If you need help running the tests or submitting your code, check out `HELP.md`.

## Instructions

Given a phrase, count the occurrences of each _word_ in that phrase.

For the purposes of this exercise you can expect that a _word_ will always be one of:

1. A _number_ composed of one or more ASCII digits (ie "0" or "1234") OR
2. A _simple word_ composed of one or more ASCII letters (ie "a" or "they") OR
3. A _contraction_ of two _simple words_ joined by a single apostrophe (ie "it's" or "they're")

When counting words you can assume the following rules:

1. The count is _case insensitive_ (ie "You", "you", and "YOU" are 3 uses of the same word)
2. The count is _unordered_; the tests will ignore how words and counts are ordered
3. Other than the apostrophe in a _contraction_ all forms of _punctuation_ are ignored
4. The words can be separated by _any_ form of whitespace (ie "\t", "\n", " ")

For example, for the phrase `"That's the password: 'PASSWORD 123'!", cried the Special Agent.\nSo I fled.` the count would be:

```text
that's: 1
the: 2
password: 2
123: 1
cried: 1
special: 1
agent: 1
so: 1
i: 1
fled: 1
```

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Sometimes it just happens. A slip of the tongue (or not) and someone either takes exception or disagrees … strongly. Or someone undermines someone else or some project or … The list of why we fight at church is unending. It's not supposed to be that way, but it happens. The question is, what to do about it. When Tom won't speak to Bob or refuses to attend until Bob is replaced … what's a pastor or a church leader to do? In this episode Drs. Kris and Bill offer practical steps to take when you're faced with it happening.


Cathe has twice won the DeBeers Diamond Competition for jewelry design. She has been juried into many craft shows sponsored by the American Craft Museum starting with the Rhinebeck Show in the early 70's and the Baltimore Shows later. Also participating in the Rosen Shows. Her designs are highly prized by the Hollywood elite and her jewelry has been featured in galleries and stores including Saks, Bendel's, and Harrod's.
Her career started as a very successful fast paced High Fashion Model. Working with the likes of Ralph Lauren and Geoffrey Beene, she learned how to structure designs for the body.
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Graduate student wins $25,000 fellowship from Deloitte Foundation
Mar 11, 2003 9:00 am by Greg Jaeger | (217) 333-1085Honors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign student has received a $25,000 doctoral fellowship from the Deloitte Foundation.
Dave Piercey, a graduate student in the College of Business, was one of 10 doctoral students from across the country selected to receive the award.
Piercey, 5543 Walker Woods Lane, Salt Lake City, is studying behavioral accounting and behavioral finance at Illinois. As part of his research, Piercey looks at the manipulation of earnings numbers reported by companies, the ability of analysts, investors, and auditors to use that information, and public perceptions of accounting failures.
Piercey develops expectations about these issues using theory from cognitive psychology, economics and finance, and then tests the assertions using human subjects.
The Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship will provide Piercey with $5,000 during his final year of course work and $20,000 during the following year when he completes his dissertation. After finishing his doctoral studies, Piercey plans to teach and do research at the university level, working in conjunction with colleagues from public accounting and other business industries.
Piercey earned bachelor's and master's degrees, both in accounting, from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
The Doctoral Fellowship Program, which attracts applicants from nearly 100 schools across the nation, is funded through the Deloitte Foundation, a not-for-profit organization associated with Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the nation's leading professional service firms.


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Labour News Update: November 21, 2016
Teamsters election | University of Manitoba strike | Essex library strike | Trudeau's privatization schemes | Food bank usage skyrockets | Garbage collectors go on strike in Peel | Liberals preparing to attack pensions | Labatt to stop free beer for retirees | Kelowna transit strike | Employers nervous about Alberta WCB review | Manitoba labour under Pallister's boot | GoodLife Fitness faces $60M class-action lawsuit over wages | Ombudsman asked to probe WSIB treatment of mentally ill | Supreme Court ruling bolsters Nova Scotia teachers in contract dispute | Toronto Mayor Tory, allies push ahead with plan to outsource garbage pickup and to privatize Toronto Hydro | Chronicle Herald strike hitting arts organizations hard| Oil refinery layoffs | Trudeau's war on a small Alberta town | U.S. Labour movement braces for three-front battle with Trump, Congress and courts | Public support for public-private partnerships plummets |
From RankandFile.ca
Trudeau's pro-business economic agenda
RankandFile.ca, November 15
The fall fiscal update gave us a good idea of the economic model that Trudeau's Liberals are gradually putting forward and it is business-friendly to the core. The infrastructure bank was the big news item in the fall fiscal update but there are far more goodies to make business happy tucked away in the update and in news from recent weeks. The Liberals plans for the economy are not just about being business-friendly today but about integrating government with business ever further, in ways harder for future governments to unwind. Theirs is a tweaked neoliberalism for an age of stagnation. The mantra remains the market and the state is there to support it.
Manitoba labour under Pallister's boot
A major crisis is facing the labour movement and the left in Manitoba. Within the first six months of the Progressive Conservative provincial government's four year mandate labour laws have been rolled back, cuts to civil service are being made and crucial jobs in Manitoba's north could disappear. A consultant firm (KPMGLLP) know for advice in privatization of service is being brought in. Yet outside of some small groups like Solidarity Winnipeg and a demonstration by Unifor members at the Manitoba legislature, an organized response to the PC government has been noticeably absent.
Employers nervous about Alberta WCB review
Alberta is reviewing it workers' compensation system for the first time in 15 years. A few weeks ago, Merit Contractors started a campaign with the basic message is that business is opposed to increased operating costs. This campaign is pretty typical of the corporate-conservative pushback against the New Democrats. Whether such a campaign resonates with employers is an open question. It paints employers as more concerned with their bottom line than their employees' health and well-being. Supporting this campaign doesn't exactly scream "we're an employer of choice."
Trudeau's war on a small Alberta town
Selfie sticks were oddly missing on October 27 when senior federal government officials announced at a staff-only meeting that the Case Processing Centre (CPC) for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) would be relocated from the town of Vegreville to Edmonton, Alberta. It is a move the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum says will result in the responsible spending of taxpayer money, create more net jobs in Alberta, correct inefficiencies, and reduce processing times. It seems strange then that the Liberals didn't choose to invite the media to what they considered to be such a positive announcement.
'I'm devastated': Oil refinery workers learn their fate as layoff details revealed
CBC News, November 17
Unionized workers at the North Atlantic oil refinery in Placentia Bay emerged from an emotional and difficult meeting in Arnold's Cove on Wednesday night after learning how a massive layoff will affect them. Nearly every job classification at the facility is coming under the knife, they say, with 107 of the nearly 400 unionized workers being laid off as a cost-cutting measure by NARL Refining.
Peel CAS strike drags into 9th week with no end in sight
Toronto Star, November 16
Striking Peel Children's Aid Society workers are in their ninth week on the picket line with no resolution in sight after the agency rejected the union's call to send outstanding issues to binding arbitration. "Peel CAS's refusal to consider what we believe is the best solution to this impasse calls into question both their motivation for prolonging this strike, as well as their commitment to the families we serve," said intake worker Sonia Yung, president of CUPE local 4914.
Are the Liberals preparing to attack pensions in a way Harper's Conservatives wouldn't dare?
Press Progress, November 17
Will the Trudeau Liberals try to go where even Harper's Conservatives never dared? Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau quietly tabled a bill this week that would give Crown corporations and federal private-sector employers the power to unilaterally back out of their defined-benefit pension commitments. For both working and retired employees, the changes could mean dramatic reductions to retirement benefits they've paid into, budgeted around and assumed would be available for many years.
Teamsters United will continue to organize despite close loss to Hoffa
Teamsters United, November 17
As the ballots were tallied this week, we shocked the employers and the Hoffa-Hall slate and won the majority of the vote from Teamsters in the United States. Hoffa-Hall overtook our lead when the Teamsters Canada ballots were counted. Tomorrow, the Election Supervisor's office will start to resolve the ballots that were challenged because of eligibility issues. The International Union vote count is nearing a close. The fight for our future is just beginning.
U of M strike: Students march on picket line as bargaining continues
University of Manitoba students joined striking faculty members on the picket lines on Friday in a show of solidarity. "We invite all students to come fight for their education," stated a call to action from the University of Manitoba Students Union, which represents 21,000 undergraduate students. The message from UMSU urging support for the University of Manitoba Faculty Association's demands for workload protections echoed UMFA's arguments that overworked professors mean lower quality education for students.
Striking Essex library workers going back to the table
Striking library workers in Essex learned Wednesday that they are going back to the negotiating table at the end of the month. The union was notified by the library board that negotiations would resume in a letter. "We're cautiously optimistic," said Lori Wightman, of CUPE local 2974. "We've always been willing to go back to the table so we're hoping they're coming with some movement." The library workers have been on strike for 146 days.
Trudeau Should Forget Infrastructure P3s and Support a People's Bank
The Tyee, November 17
Traditional financing and procurement would be much better than being fleeced by P3 financing and user fees, but we can do better still. When it comes to alternatives to privatization, postal workers are pointing the way forward. For the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association, who have been fighting off attempts to privatize Canada Post for decades, the alternative to a cash grab is based on their Delivering Community Power campaign.
GoodLife Fitness faces $60M class-action lawsuit over wages
Corporate gym chain GoodLife Fitness has "systematically failed" to accurately compensate thousands of employees across Ontario for their hours of work and overtime, according to a new $60 million class-action lawsuit. The suit, filed by renowned labour law firm Goldblatt Partners, makes numerous allegations against the fitness giant with 166 locations across the province — including that its policies "fail to appropriately compensate" employees and create "an unlawful barrier to payment of overtime."
Full impact of Kelowna transit strike now being felt
Global News, November 14
On the picket front, it looks like the striking transit drivers are getting ready for a long one. They've set up a makeshift camp in front of the depot on Hardy Road. The employer, First Canada, tells Global Okanagan it believes it made a fair offer last week and is willing to resume negotiations but says the ball's in the drivers' court. The picketers vow to ramp up their protest.
Labatt to stop free beer for retirees program
London Free Press, November 14
For decades, the cases of beer contained respect for past service and tools to build community. "It was good for the retirees and their neighbours and their families. It was good for everyone, I think," said Labatt retiree Kevin Lomack. "It was something to give back to the communities." In wartime, Labatt employees and retirees turned their vouchers in and had the company send beer to soldiers, said retiree Guy Harrington. "I don't even drink beer. I give it to my kids and my friends." But the free beer for Labatt retirees will stop flowing in a couple of years, the company confirmed Monday.
Garbage collectors go on strike in Peel, affecting 60 per cent of households
Talks between LiUNA Local 183, the union representing the workers, and Emterra broke down Wednesday. Neither the company or the union are still at the table, a spokesman for LiUNA Local 183 said. LiUNA spokesman Jason Ottey said members of the union rejected management's latest offer Tuesday evening and have not heard from them since. "We reached out to the company and said we'd like to sit down and talk, we'd like to continue negotiations and they never replied to our request," Ottey said.
Chronicle Herald strike hitting arts organizations hard
Halifax Examiner, November 14
The newsroom strike at the Chronicle Herald, now in its tenth month, is hitting arts organizations in the pocketbook. "We've seen our [audience] numbers drop by half," said Pamela Halstead, a director at the Valley Summer Theatre in Wolfville. "We've lost tens of thousands of dollars." Halstead was speaking this morning at a press conference called by the Halifax Typographic Union. She was joined by other artists and union members. Halstead explained that Valley Summer Theatre has an audience of mostly rural and older people who are not on social media, and so therefore the theatre has relied almost entirely on the Chronicle Herald to promote itself.
Maple Leaf announces that Thamesford plant will be closed
Maple Leaf Foods is preparing to close its Thamesford plant as it shifts operations to a new Sofina facility in Mitchell, Ont. The small village of Thamesford is grieving as one of its longest and largest employers pulls out of Oxford. More than 400 people are employed at the Thamesford plant. "It's all pretty new and pretty fresh, and completely unexpected, really. I couldn't believe the phone call," said Margaret Lupton, Mayor of Zorra Township.
Ombudsman asked to probe WSIB treatment of mentally ill
Mentally ill workers are being systematically denied benefits because of discriminatory and unconstitutional practices at the province's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, according to a new complaint sent to Ontario's government watchdog. The 138-page submission obtained by the Star calls for an investigation into the WSIB for its treatment of workers with chronic mental stress injuries due to workplace trauma. Such workers are not currently entitled to compensation — even though the board's own independent appeals tribunal has already deemed the policy unconstitutional.
Public support for public-private partnerships plummets: Poll
Toronto Sun, November 14
Most Ontario residents want governments to stay away from public-private partnerships, according to a new poll. There is only 25% support for public-private partnerships when pursuing infrastructure development in Canada, says an Ipsos Reid poll conducted for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. The survey found that support for public-private partnerships dropped — from 70% to 25% — after the recent auditor general's report showed that in the past decade, such deals have resulted in $8 billion in extra costs for the province.
Shipping disaster looms as UPS workers vote to strike
Yahoo News, November 14
Aircraft maintenance workers at United Parcel Service have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike in a decision that could paralyze shipments. About 80% of workers who are responsible for servicing UPS's fleet of planes took part in the vote, and of those, 98% voted to authorize a strike. The decision comes after three years of negotiations with UPS over the workers' wages and health benefits. If the workers go on strike, it could halt UPS's global shipping operation.
Supreme Court ruling bolsters Nova Scotia teachers in contract dispute
The Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) says a recent a ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada strengthens its position in an ongoing contract dispute with the provincial government. "It affirms what we've been saying all along, that the government can't legislate away rights that have been bargained," NSTU President Liette Doucet said.
Toronto Hydro cutting dividend to City of Toronto
Toronto Hydro is slashing its annual dividend to the City of Toronto, blowing a $35-million hole in the city's 2017 budget plan. Hydro on Monday announced the dividend, which has fluctuated between $25 million in 2010 and $56.25 million last year, will be $25 million. City council's proposed budget plan to guide debate assumes $60 million from Hydro. If council spends the money anyhow, it translates into an additional 1.35-per-cent property tax hike. If council instead cuts spending to accommodate the lost revenue, there could be a major reduction in city services or poverty-reduction efforts.
Saskatchewan doctors now checking the fiscal health of patients
Leader Post, November 15
Family doctors in Saskatchewan are starting to ask their patients if they've ever had difficulty making ends meet at the end of the month. The question is the first step in a poverty screening tool — a new resource launched by the College of Family Physicians of Canada, eight of its provincial chapters, and the territories, in collaboration with the Centre for Effective Practice. "At least 40 per cent of the people who answer yes to the question will be living below the poverty line," said Dr. Sally Mahood, a Regina family doctor and an associate professor of Family Medicine with the University of Saskatchewan.
Toronto Mayor Tory, allies push ahead with plan to outsource garbage pickup
The mayor and council allies plan to push ahead with promises to outsource garbage collection east of Yonge St. ahead of an updated report on whether it will actually save the city money. Councillor Jaye Robinson, chair of the public works committee and a member of Tory's executive, says she plans to request that city staff come back to a January meeting with options for outsourcing — including a process that would allow the union to bid for that work.
Food bank use on the rise in Canada, with 'drastic' surges in Nova Scotia, territories
Food bank use in Canada is on the rise, and some provinces and territories have seen "drastic" surges in use since last year, a new report says. In March 2016, 863,492 people received food from a food bank in Canada, up 1.3 per cent from the same time last year, and 28 per cent from March 2008, according to the Hunger Count 2016 report from Food Banks Canada. Every province had an increase except Ontario and Manitoba, and some saw double-digit spikes.
Labor movement braces for three-front battle with Trump, Congress and courts
The Guardian, November 14
After spending tens of millions of dollars in hopes of electing Hillary Clinton, the labor movement fears that President-elect Donald Trump, the Republican-controlled Congress and the supreme court will be hostile to labor and take numerous steps to hobble unions. These steps can range from appointing a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that does business's bidding to erasing an array of Obama administration regulations, including one making overtime pay available to millions more workers.
Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don't Download Labor Group's Chat App
Wall Street Journal, November 15
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is discouraging store workers from downloading a smartphone app designed by OUR Walmart, an organization that advocates for higher pay and other benefits, as the battle between employers and labor groups increasingly shifts to social media. The app, released on Android phones Monday, allows Wal-Mart store employees to chat among themselves and receive advice on workplace policies or legal rights, said leaders from OUR Walmart on a conference call. The group declined to say how many people had downloaded the app, which it tested with about 200 users.
Workers remove Trump's name from three New York City apartment buildings after residents petition
New York Daily News, November 16
Work crews began removing the President-elect's name from three New York City apartment buildings where residents complained about the billionaire's brand. The election didn't go their way, but tenants in the Trump Place buildings along Riverside Drive still managed to vote Trump out, gathering 600 names on a "Dump the Trump name" petition saying that the new leader of the free world had to take a walk.
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Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn (born Bryce Wilcox; 13 May 1974 in Phoenix, Arizona), is an American Colorado-based computer security specialist, self-proclaimed cypherpunk, and CEO of the Electric Coin Company (ECC), a for-profit company leading the development of Zcash.

Biography
He is known for the Tahoe Least-Authority File Store (or Tahoe-LAFS), a secure, decentralized, fault-tolerant filesystem released under GPL and the TGPPL licenses. He is the creator of the Transitive Grace Period Public Licence (TGPPL).

Wilcox-O'Hearn is the designer of multiple network protocols that incorporate concepts such as self-contained economies and secure reputation systems. He is a member of the development team of ZRTP and the BLAKE2 cryptographic hash function.

Zooko's triangle is named after Wilcox-O'Hearn, who described the schema that relates three desirable properties of identifiers in 2001.

Wilcox-O'Hearn was founder and CEO of Least Authority Enterprises in Boulder, Colorado where he is now an advisor.

Zooko was a developer of the MojoNation P2P system and lead developer of the follow-on Mnet network, and a developer at SimpleGeo.

Wilcox-O'Hearn worked on the first cryptocurrency, DigiCash, with David Chaum in 1996. He is a member of the founding team of the anonymous cryptocurrency Zcash, which launched in 2016. He currently serves as the CEO of the affiliated Electric Coin Company. Wilcox later commissioned the Rand Corporation to study whether anonymous coins were disproportionately represented in criminal transactions; the study found they were not.

Additionally Wilcox-O'Hearn was one of the co-creators of Blake3.

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Living people
Cypherpunks
People associated with computer security
People associated with cryptocurrency
Businesspeople from Boulder, Colorado
1974 births

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You start the game in a garage, with a cool sports car. You can spend some cash to upgrade it right away or get to work driving through hordes of zombies. Use arrow keys to speed up, slow down, or tilt your car forward or backwards.
Zombie Apocalypse is upon us! As one of the few survivors, your goal is to fix up your car and drive through several areas of difficult terrain, armoured obstacles, and an entire army of zombies.
Will you plow through the living dead or join them as a zombie?