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animalmagic

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  1. Are they in distress before or after you approach?
  2. Funny how he neglects to mention that the Search Warrant executed on Joe Biden carried the exact same provisions on Deadly Use of Force. Biden is definitely mentally unfit for office if he is plotting to assassinate himself!
  3. Very difficult to give a definitive answer as we do not always get full disclosure of how much has been confiscated; can lead to lack of confidence in the currency. HK had a problem with very good 1000 HKD bills that were counterfeit, to the extent that ATM's only dispensed 500 HKD bills as the largest value note for quite a while. The average person encounters digital fraud more often than you would think with various frauds being attempted daily; simply ask a local how many times they have received 'dodgy' phone calls from police, their bank or claimed acquaintances.. The planning, execution and laundering of stolen cash, bullion, jewels etc requires some skilled and determined people. The planning and execution of digital fraud does not need anywhere near as much professional input to steal a lot more. Several countries, the usual suspects of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea use the digital attacks to undermine competitor economies and finance other 'activities'. Targeted attacks on corporations may very well be the norm, but their losses are passed on to the consumer.
  4. OK, Will Palestine/Hamas/Palestinian Authority formally recognise the state of Israel and its right to exist?
  5. The current numbers of ATMs are unsustainable in terms of management and real estate costs. As every ATM seems to allow other local banks and pretty much all foreign cards to access them there is little justification in maintaining the numbers. Most banking systems are considering 'brown label or generic' ATMs as they do not see the need for the marketing of having their name on every corner ATM. Similarly, the banking system is outsourcing much of its cash circulation to Cash Management Companies who run the armoured trucks and circulate the cash for use and collection; in advanced cases only sending back old and damaged notes to the Central Bank. Filling up and servicing ATMs is not a highly skilled financial task, and banks save money by outsourcing.
  6. But looking on the bright side this prevents him from bringing his wife to UK with him. Result!
  7. Visualizing Global Losses from Financial Scams (visualcapitalist.com) Worldwide losses to digital fraud are almost half a trillion dollars, approximately the GDP of Singapore! Another factor is the fact that the fees for using the digital currency platforms are hidden - interchange assessment e-wallet payment processing These generally come out as a cost of business to the merchant who will then increase prices so the customer pays. The Marsh McLennan Cyber Crime Handbook 2021 states that the Cybercrime landscape, of which Digital Fraud and Online Payment Fraud form part of the overall picture, also covers losses to the economy and corporations through hacking, data breaches and other forms of attack to create chaos and disrupt government and business operations. The World Economic Forum’s 2019 Cybercrime puts economic losses from cybercrime in 2020 at 3 trillion USD and projected this to double to 6 trillion USD in 2021. Of great concern is the fact that in many sectors the speed of digitalisation far outpaces the building of cyber defence capabilities and adaptation of overall risk management strategies.
  8. That missing or incorrectly placed decimal point can do a lot of damage to your cashless payment!
  9. Absolutely no idea how you missed them! BTW I have no idea if any of the links below are considered left or right wing, and I simply don't care. Trump posts Truth Social video with headline about a 'unified reich' : NPR Trump Posts, Then Takes Down, Video Online With Headlines About a ‘Unified Reich’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Trump shares video on Truth Social referencing a ‘unified Reich’ - The Washington Post Trump’s social media account shares video referencing ‘unified reich’ - POLITICO
  10. I identify as slim.....I'm translender!
  11. Try this Vision, mission and purpose statements – what is the difference? | Effective Governance
  12. Posters are not allowed to post anonymously; this is a good rule. Posters are allowed to post reactions anonymously; this doesn't seem right.
  13. I saw a post I didn't agree with - I'm free to form my own opinions I didn't get offended - if there are no personal attacks or slurs there is no need to get offended I didn't comment - it's a discussion forum and, from AN's point of view, the more clicks the better? I didn't feel the need to change their mind - I felt the need to voice an opinion or fact, or simply make people laugh I still like the person - I don't know the person therefore I have no reason to like or dislike I just kept scrolling - if that were to happen there would be no discussion
  14. Listening! Probably their idea.
  15. Palestine is Judea, the Roman name for ‘Land of the Jews’, The Roman Emperor Hadrian re-named Judea as Palestina in 135 CE. Since then, it was never an Islamic State. In the 2nd century CE, the Romans crushed the Jewish revolt and Judea was renamed Syria Palestina. The Quran mentions Israel as the land of the Jews. The Muslim people should be fully aware that Palestine referred to the Jews for 2,000 years. Islam was founded in the 7th century, almost 700 years later. There are no Arab Muslim Palestinians on record prior to the 20th century; the land was referred only as the homeland of the Jews. It is validated by a host of archives by many nations, and some one million Archaeological relics. There was never a time of no Jews in Palestine the past 2,000 years, as evidenced by the Crusaders, Islamic invasions and the previous Ottomans.
  16. To the best of my understanding, and from discussions with professional will agents, it is better to have a separate will for each country where you have assets. Every element of a will has to go through probate and issues in one country may delay other more easily resolved issues in another. It is probably best to seek professional guidance, which may or may not be available on here, in order to ensure that your estate goes to exactly who you want it to and as quickly as possible.
  17. The continent of Europe is 5.93 times bigger than the state of Alaska
  18. If the defence wishes to discredit any witness then their best option is to prove them to be lying, this will then colour the jury's view against all their testimony. If you read my post accurately I stated the Defence must prove the witness is lying and that would be Perjury; I did not say the Defence must prove the case of Perjury. Your TV law slur is laughable as I have advised both Police Officers and Lawyers on the giving of evidence. What next? Accuse me of having terrorist friends and speaking Yiddish?
  19. Rubbish, it only becomes Hearsay if she tells the court it was what someone else told her. Any witness under oath testifies as to their knowledge and experience of facts. It is for the Defence to prove that she is lying and that would be Perjury.
  20. Honey trap? Could have gone worse. A lawyer from HK was murdered in Vladivostok in 2005 when he attempted to negotiate/pay for the release of his girlfriend from the criminal syndicate that controlled her prostitution.
  21. David M. Friedman - Wikipedia Is this the David Friedman to whom you refer? I see no record of him ever trying cases and his speciality seems to be bankruptcy. As an adviser to 45's presidential campaign who was then given the position of Ambassador to Israel he might be a little biased?
  22. David M. Friedman - Wikipedia Is this the David Friedman to whom you refer? I see no record of him ever trying cases and his speciality seems to be bankruptcy. As an adviser to 45's presidential campaign who was then given the position of Ambassador to Israel he might be a little biased?
  23. You are talking absolute rubbish!
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