Lively Case Discussion #578 1/24 - 1/28/2007

[LilPuma]

I guess this means Joran won't be posting on the FP because he can't add.  He thinks 20 lies only equals 3.  That moron.

   

[klaasend]

I had to try it out - At least it is not ALGEBRA!  

Pretty easy stuff huh?  Would it deter you from posting?

Oh gosh no...

I actually found it sort of fun, lol  

[SunFreak2]

   

[Congressional Record: December 7, 2004 (Senate)]
[Page S11888]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:cr07de04-248]                        

[[Page S11888]]
 
                 ARUBA AND COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCING

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the
Government of Aruba, a leader in the fight to stop the flow of
terrorist funds in the Caribbean and Latin America. There can be no
doubt that terrorism is the defining challenge of the Nation since 9-
11. While I have always believed that the United States must boldly and
confidently lead the way in this brutal war we find ourselves in, I
believe that help from our allies is essential to stop the financial
networks that support terrorism.
  One of the most important fronts in the war on terror concerns the
funding mechanisms that support terrorist activities, including
underground financial systems, illicit charities, and corrupt financial
service providers. Financiers, fundraisers, or donors who provide
financial support to terrorists need to be stopped.
  Earlier this year, I had met with the Prime Minister of Aruba, Mr.
Nelson Oduber. We discussed the international threat of terrorism and a
number of other issues. Prime Minister Oduber stressed his nation's
support for stopping terrorism and his determination in stopping money
laundering and terrorist financing in his nation.
  In fact, Aruba's leadership in this field started in 1990 when it
hosted what became known as the Aruba Drug Money Laundering Conference,
a regional mirror of the Financial Action Task Force--FATF--launched at
the Paris G-7 summit of 1989. This started a process, which eventually
led to the creation of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force--
CFATF--an organization that now plays a key role in the War on Terror.
On October 30, 2001, the FATF adopted eight special recommendations on
terrorist financing and Aruba has moved to implement some of those
recommendations.
  I pay tribute today to Aruba for joining the United States of America
in the War on Terror.

                          ____________________

Link

Interesting you should post the above.

At the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force in 1997 - Rick Smid (now Judge Smid) was the expert on Money Laundering in the Casino & Gaming Industry!!! See reference below.  I found this many months ago and wondered if Judge Smid now heads up the illegal money laundering operations in the Caribbean.  It makes sense to me that an expert on money laundering could decide to go to the "dark side" as he would know all the ins & outs and how to avoid the law.

Smid is the Judge who freed Joran, Freddie, K2 in September 2005.  He supposedly is Paulus's good buddy.  Could Paulus be in cahoots with Smid in the money laundering biz?  Maybe Joran & Guido were in on it too.

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CFATF Typology Exercise II: Casino Regulatory Conference
Aruba - July 16-17, 1997

The Nature and Extent of Money Laundering in the Casino and Gaming Industry
Hon. Tennyson R.G. Wells, AG and Minister of Justice-The Bahamas
Mr. Rick Smid, National Public Prosecutor-Netherlands

source:  http://www.cfatf.org/eng/typoexe/   click on Casino & Gaming

[2NJSons_Mom]

Hey, Klaas...instead of entering the numeric value, I used the alpha spelling of the answer.   I failed!!!   Is that what you want us to do?   I did this kind of testing for a living....until...well, the job went away.

[klaasend]

Sunfreak - thanks, I just forwarded that to Red  

[klaasend]

Hey, Klaas...instead of entering the numeric value, I used the alpha spelling of the answer.   I failed!!!   Is that what you want us to do?   I did this kind of testing for a living....until...well, the job went away.

Sure!  One test I did that didn't fail.  If the question is 5+5 = 10 and you just put in the number "1", it passed.

[LilPuma]

Klaas, lest you think that changing threads at 49 instead of 50 had no impact on the universe, I awoke this morning to calm winds and sunny clear skies.  It's a great day.  

CANCUN trip?  Read about ADAM DEPRISCO and discuss with your son.  It was on the front page and discussed on Dana's show.  I think that 18 is too young to go to Mexico alone.  Too much partying, too much temptation, too much corruption, too many thugs selling drugs and/or looking for "rich" Americans to rob or exploit.  If it wasn't for Natalee, I wouldn't have thought the same about some of our Caribbean countries, but we've learned.  I do think it takes a degree of maturity to avoid the pitfalls of some of these places.  A lot of people in their 20's don't have that.

[2NJSons_Mom]

Hey, Klaas...instead of entering the numeric value, I used the alpha spelling of the answer.   I failed!!!   Is that what you want us to do?   I did this kind of testing for a living....until...well, the job went away.

Sure!  One test I did that didn't fail.  If the question is 5+5 = 10 and you just put in the number "1", it passed.

7 + 9 = 14.0

Failed....UAT (user acceptance testing)...made me do it.  

[SunFreak2]

Sunfreak - thanks, I just forwarded that to Red  

Great - Red should check out the other Typology Exercises.  One of them talks about Real Estate scams in Aruba and explains how they work.

[klaasend]

Hey, Klaas...instead of entering the numeric value, I used the alpha spelling of the answer.   I failed!!!   Is that what you want us to do?   I did this kind of testing for a living....until...well, the job went away.

Sure!  One test I did that didn't fail.  If the question is 5+5 = 10 and you just put in the number "1", it passed.

7 + 9 = 14.0

Failed....UAT (user acceptance testing)...made me do it.  

Many many years ago I was a software tester too.  Was fun!  That was back in the 80's  

[2NJSons_Mom]

Can Tom see our failed tests?

[klaasend]

Sunfreak - thanks, I just forwarded that to Red  

Great - Red should check out the other Typology Exercises.  One of them talks about Real Estate scams in Aruba and explains how they work.

Thanks!  Just let him know that too!

[klaasend]

Can Tom see our failed tests?

No - they go bye bye according to Tom

[2NJSons_Mom]

I miss my job....can you tell?

[2NJSons_Mom]

Can Tom see our failed tests?

No - they go bye bye according to Tom

Sum of 8, entered Space, then 8 & failed.   Guess the parameters leave no room for user error...

[klaasend]

I miss my job....can you tell?

I loved my job as a tester.  Unfortunately, I only had it for 8 months.  The company I worked with had a huge layoff.

[klaasend]

Can Tom see our failed tests?

No - they go bye bye according to Tom

Sum of 8, entered Space, then 8 & failed.   Guess the parameters leave no room for user error...

That's good because it will help eliminate the "smart" spam.

[2NJSons_Mom]

I miss my job....can you tell?

I loved my job as a tester.  Unfortunately, I only had it for 8 months.  The company I worked with had a huge layoff.

I had 10 years with the company....started at General Office and after a couple years was transferred to IS....learned and developed the skills through programmers & trial and error.  Loved the investigative challenge with some of the errors or bugs that would come up through the years.  Looking at some of the jobs out there, I don't have the technical background in the system requirements.  My tenure on that job only exposed me to our little programs.  

I'll be still now....

[klaasend]

I miss my job....can you tell?

I loved my job as a tester.  Unfortunately, I only had it for 8 months.  The company I worked with had a huge layoff.

I had 10 years with the company....started at General Office and after a couple years was transferred to IS....learned and developed the skills through programmers & trial and error.  Loved the investigative challenge with some of the errors or bugs that would come up through the years.  Looking at some of the jobs out there, I don't have the technical background in the system requirements.  My tenure on that job only exposed me to our little programs.  

I'll be still now....

But you have the analytical skills to perform the same job elsewhere.  It's all in how you present yourself.  

[SunFreak2]

Got me a new washer & dryer!! So, I'm doing laundry & doing some early spring cleaning today.  Gotta get it done before spring so I can enjoy the spring by being outdoors!

I'll be back later when I need another break!