Texas Form Pers 155 2009-2023

Taking Ola Share and Uber Pool for granted.Yes! All of us take these pooled rides for granted, and there are many people who consider the cab drivers their personal chauffers!We like understanding through examples, don’t we? So here’s a small story:I booked an Uber Pool some time ago in Kolkata. My destination was Quest Mall and there was another rider whom we had to pick up at the Kali Temple, Kalighat. Coincidentally, the Driver himself was the owner of a fleet of 13 cars which he was exclusively running for Ola & Uber. He came to fill in for one of his Drivers who had a medical emergency. Before the next pickup at Kalighat he narrated his story, we had a brilliant conversation on how he went on to start his Taxi Business and now one of his children is doing his M. Tech at IIT-Kharagpur and the other child is doing his Bachelors in NYSU. (I’ll reserve this rags-to-riches story for another question)He then told me about the how irritating it was to operate Uber Pool. When I asked him what exactly the issue was, he politely asked me to wait and told me what I told you guys: “I’ll give you a live demonstration”Within no time, he got a call from my fellow traveller whom we were supposed to pick up. The phone was on speaker, and the traveller was speaking in Hindi:T: “Hello Bhaiyya. Where are you?”D: “Sir, I’ve just crossed xyz road. Navigation says I should be picking you up in 7 mins”T: “What were you doing until now?! It’s been 10 mins that we’ve booked our cab”D: “I understand sir. But I’ve had another passenger to pickup. Plus a lot of traffic because it’s the weekend”T: “Why is there another passenger?”D: “You booked an Uber Pool sir!”T: “OK OK. Fine. Just come fast”And then the driver looked at me, gave me a smile and said: “This is part-1 of the movie. More action after the interval” and both of us burst out into laughter. He then politely asked me: “Sir, I understand you might be a bit late. But if you want to understand the true Indian rider mind set, would you mind sitting in the cab for a little longer?”“Absolutely not an issue”, I said.“Then you’ll have a great learning today. Part-2 begins”, he said and picked up his phone, asked the Traveller for directions.T, without hesitation: “Take a left there, then take a right. You’ll find a narrow lane that should fit a Chevy. Beat. Take that lane. Come down to the end, and then take a left”D: “I understand sir. But if you can just walk for 50m, I can avoid all those narrow lanes and pick you straight at the main road. And your co-passenger won’t be discomforted as well”T: “But you have to come to the pickup point. How dare you ask me to walk for 50m? Is that why we booked the cab? You either tell me whether you are coming to pick me up or not”D: “Sir, all I’m asking you is to just walk for 1 minute. And both of you won’t have any unnecessary delays. Also I can save some time avoiding U-turns, so it’ll be mutually beneficial”T: “I don’t care if you’re saving time of your other passenger. I booked a cab so that you can serve me well, so that you can pick me up from my home. If you can’t, then so be it. I’ll cancel my booking”D: “No no sir. Please don’t do that. I’ve almost signNowed your location. I will have to go all the way around and waste the time of multiple people. On my way sir”This is what we’re all collectively doing wrong. We don’t care if it’s a regular Ola/Uber or if it’s a Pool. We are only concerned about our pickup.In case of a Pool ride, it’s supposed to be symbiotic, where all passengers are supposed to understand each others’ constraints and proceed to the nearest pickup point that will minimise hassles for all the co-riders.But alas! Not many people do that.Plus there are people who abuse & insult the Drivers as though they are salaried chauffers working for them. To all such people: NO BOSS. You don’t have any authority over them. They are working to feed their own families just like you might be. It’s just a difference of profession: You might be a Businessman. He/She’s a Driver. In the end, both of you earn the same money. It’s only a difference in magnitude.I hope my answer will help sensitise people on very simple issues of collaboration and Dignity of Labor.Cheers.EDIT:The other side of the coin is misbehaviour from Drivers, ride cancellations etc. I couldn’t agree more with the comments. I guess almost every Ola/Uber rider has faced these situations. But having said this, I believe we should uphold our end of the responsibility. Just because some Driver was not good enough, does not mean that all others are bad too. There are some things we can’t change in a short time. We can only hope that by us being responsible, we can instill the same sense of responsibility in others as well - not instantly, but gradually at leastI did forget about the waiting times. The “Bhaiyya bas 1 minute” (Brother, just 1 minute) and then taking 15 minutes, making the other passengers wait - is another headache indeed.Really humbled by the no. of upvotes. Thank you.

Write a letter to the lawyer and managing partner at the firm describing in detail:when you retained them,what you paid them and when (enclose a copy of the engagement letter if you have one - many states require written agreements - if you don’t have one, mention that no written engagement letter was provided. Also enclose a copy of any receipt for payment),what services he was supposed to provide,what he failed to do,when the hearing he missed took place and what the hearing was for,what happened as a result of his failure to appear,how you were damaged as a result of his failure to appear,stating the fact that he apologized and how (phone, email - if email enclose a copy) and whenrequesting full refund of the retainer,and advising that you are reporting the attorney and the firm to the State Bar Association.Show that a “cc” of the letter including enclosures is going to the State Bar.Be sure to date your letter, include your full name and contact information, and to keep a copy of the letter and all other documents you are enclosing for yourself.Contact your State Bar Association and tell them you want to report this incident. They may have a form for you to fill out. If so, get it, complete it, and submit it with a copy of your letter to the attorney and all enclosures. If not, send them a letter telling them you are filing a grievance and enclosing a copy of the letter to the attorney and enclosures.A Bar representative may call you after you file your grievance for more information.If you suffered signNow damage beyond the loss of fees paid, contact an attorney who handles legal malpractice cases to see whether you have a viable claim. Most attorneys will meet with you for free initially to evaluate your case.

NOOOOOOO. You are talking to a military romance scammer. I received an email from the US Army that directly answers your question that is pasted below please keep reading.I believe you are the victim of a military Romance Scam whereas the person you are talking to is a foreign national posing as an American Soldier claiming to be stationed overseas on a peacekeeping mission. That's the key to the scam they always claim to be on a peacekeeping mission.Part of their scam is saying that they have no access to their money that their mission is highly dangerous.If your boyfriend girlfriend/future husband/wife is asking you to do the following or has exhibited this behavior, it is a most likely a scam:Moves to private messaging site immediately after meeting you on Facebook or SnapChat or Instagram or some dating or social media site. Often times they delete the site you met them on right after they asked you to move to a more private messaging siteProfesses love to you very quickly & seems to quote poems and song lyrics along with using their own sort of broken language, as they profess their love and devotion quickly. They also showed concern for your health and love for your family.Promises marriage as soon as he/she gets to state for leave that they asked you to pay for.They Requests money (wire transfers) and Amazon, iTune ,Verizon, etc gift cards, for medicine, religious practices, and leaves to come home, internet access, complete job assignments, help sick friend, get him out of trouble, or anything that sounds fishy.The military does provide all the soldier needs including food medical Care and transportation for leave. Trust me, I lived it, you are probably being scammed. I am just trying to show you examples that you are most likely being connned.Below is an email response I received after I sent an inquiry to the US government when I discovered I was scammed. I received this wonderful response back with lots of useful links on how to find and report your scammer. And how to learn more about Romance Scams.Right now you can also copy the picture he gave you and do a google image search and you will hopefully see the pictures of the real person he is impersonating. this doesn't always work and take some digging. if you find the real person you can direct message them and alert them that their image is being used for scamming.Good Luck to you and I'm sorry this may be happening to you. please continue reading the government response I received below it's very informative.   You have contacted an email that is monitored by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. Unfortunately, this is a common concern. We assure you there is never any reason to send money to anyone claiming to be a Soldier online. If you have only spoken with this person online, it is likely they are not a U.S. Soldier at all. If this is a suspected imposter social media profile, we urge you to report it to that platform as soon as possible. Please continue reading for more resources and answers to other frequently asked questions:  How to report an imposter Facebook profile: Caution-https://www.facebook.com/help/16... < Caution-https://www.facebook.com/help/16... >   Answers to frequently asked questions:  - Soldiers and their loved ones are not charged money so that the Soldier can go on leave.  - Soldiers are not charged money for secure communications or leave.  - Soldiers do not need permission to get married.  - Soldiers emails are in this format: john.doe.mil@mail.mil < Caution-mailto: john.doe.mil@mail.mil > anything ending in .us or .com is not an official email account.  - Soldiers have medical insurance, which pays for their medical costs when treated at civilian health care facilities worldwide – family and friends do not need to pay their medical expenses.  - Military aircraft are not used to transport Privately Owned Vehicles.  - Army financial offices are not used to help Soldiers buy or sell items of any kind.  - Soldiers deployed to Combat Zones do not need to solicit money from the public to feed or house themselves or their troops.  - Deployed Soldiers do not find large unclaimed sums of money and need your help to get that money out of the country.  Anyone who tells you one of the above-listed conditions/circumstances is true is likely posing as a Soldier and trying to steal money from you.  We would urge you to immediately cease all contact with this individual.  For more information on avoiding online scams and to report this crime, please see the following sites and articles:   This article may help clarify some of the tricks social media scammers try to use to take advantage of people: Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/61432/< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/61432/>   CID advises vigilance against 'romance scams,' scammers impersonating Soldiers  Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/180749 < Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/180749 >   FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: Caution-http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx< Caution-http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx>   U.S. Army investigators warn public against romance scams: Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/130...< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/130...>   DOD warns troops, families to be cybercrime smart -Caution-http://www.army.mil/article/1450...< Caution-http://www.army.mil/article/1450...>   Use caution with social networking  Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/146...< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/146...>    Please see our frequently asked questions section under scams and legal issues. Caution-http://www.army.mil/faq/ < Caution-http://www.army.mil/faq/ > or visit Caution-http://www.cid.army.mil/ < Caution-http://www.cid.army.mil/ >.  The challenge with most scams is determining if an individual is a legitimate member of the US Army. Based on the Privacy Act of 1974, we cannot provide this information. If concerned about a scam you may contact the Better Business Bureau (if it involves a solicitation for money), or local law enforcement. If you're involved in a Facebook or dating site scam, you are free to contact us direct; (571) 305-4056.   If you have a social security number, you can find information about Soldiers online at Caution-https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/sc... < Caution-https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/sc... > . While this is a free search, it does not help you locate a retiree, but it can tell you if the Soldier is active duty or not.  If more information is needed such as current duty station or location, you can contact the Commander Soldier's Records Data Center (SRDC) by phone or mail and they will help you locate individuals on active duty only, not retirees. There is a fee of $3.50 for businesses to use this service. The check or money order must be made out to the U.S. Treasury. It is not refundable. The address is:  Commander Soldier's Records Data Center (SRDC) 8899 East 56th Street Indianapolis, IN 46249-5301 Phone: 1-866-771-6357  In addition, it is not possible to remove social networking site profiles without legitimate proof of identity theft or a scam. If you suspect fraud on this site, take a screenshot of any advances for money or impersonations and report the account on the social networking platform immediately.  Please submit all information you have on this incident to Caution-www.ic3.gov < Caution-http://www.ic3.gov > (FBI website, Internet Criminal Complaint Center), immediately stop contact with the scammer (you are potentially providing them more information which can be used to scam you), and learn how to protect yourself against these scams at Caution-http://www.ftc.gov < Caution-http://www.ftc.gov > (Federal Trade Commission's website)

I was selected for a summer internship 2016.I tried to be very open while filling the preference form: I choose many products as my favorite products and I said I'm open about the team I want to join.I even was very open in the  location and start date to get host matching interviews (I negotiated the start date in the interview until both me and my host were happy.) You could ask your recruiter to review your form (there are very cool and could help you a lot since they have a bigger experience).Do a search on the potential team.Before the interviews,  try to find smart question that you are going to ask for the potential host (do a search on the team  to find nice and deep questions to impress your host). Prepare well your resume.You are very likely not going to get algorithm/data structure questions like in the first round. It's going to be just some friendly chat if you are lucky. If your potential team is working on something like machine learning, expect that  they are going to ask you questions about machine learning, courses related to machine learning you have and relevant experience (projects, internship). Of course you have to study that before the interview. Take as long time as you need if you feel rusty. It takes some time to get ready for the host matching (it's less than the technical interview)  but it's worth it of course.

Depends how specific you want.  I know several small farmers who claim that they now have to spend 2-3 hours a day, every day, collating the data to fill in forms, and filling in forms to confirm that they are conforming to EU standards in relation to animal welfare, food standards etc.   Apparently the EU Nitrates Directive is particularly onerous, but apparently there are hundreds.  None of them sell their goods into the EU.Being Brits, they are meticulous in ensuring that they have the correct data, fill in the forms and submit them on time.  They all say the most exasperating thing is that the exercise is completely pointless.  Nobody ever comes from the EU to check that they are telling the truth.  If they wanted to they could literally invent all of the information they file, and it would make no difference to anyone.My experience running a financial services firm was very similar.  When I worked in that world, I had to spend about 5 days a month with my compliance officer filling out forms or collating data to ensure that our funds all met European guidelines under UCITs 3 and then UCITs 4.  The thing was , we had no European clients.  Not one.  Nor did we want any, or market into Europe.   We could in theory have created funds that were NURs (fall outside of UCITS), but most of our clients had worldwide rules in place that they could only invest in UCITs.  That's not the fault of the legislation per se, but where the legislation almost always goes wrong is that it does not take into account the practical impact of its creation.  I think many Brits find it hard to understand why there isn't more opposition to EU red tape from within the EU.  It may be that there is a huge cultural difference in assumptions of what is reasonable in terms of bureaucracy between the common law based UK (where all things are legal unless specifically illegal) and roman/napoleonic law Europe (where the law defines what is allowed).  It may be that European's simply ignore the rules, or their national governments don't actually implement European directives.  It's a mystery to us.ADDENDUM (I went quite specific in a follow up question, so I've added it to the main answer)Is the paperwork mostly for when things go wrong? Answer: No. Most European regulation is procedure based rather than outcome based.  In other words it focuses on requiring you to define how you operate, and requires you to document your operations thoroughly, rather than focusing on punishing you when your failure to follow procedure leads to a bad outcome.  It is usually the case that the penalties for failing to document how you supposedly operate are greater than the penalties for failing to operate properly. Sounds bonkers?  Yes it is.  This oddity seems to occur because the exercise is essentially bureaucratic.  It is more concerned with covering the back of the civil servant in charge of your area of regulation than protecting the public.  Or to draw a scenario.Minister of energy: "How was I supposed to know the nuclear reactor was unsafe?  Look, the operators filled out 50,000 pages signNowing that their operating procedures were reasonable. It's not my fault it blew up."Moving to your second question, you've actually hit the nail on the head.  Lets take UCITS as an example, as its an example i'm deeply familiar with. Ucits stands for Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities.  UCITS 3 and 4 is the European legislation that covers anything a UK punter would recognise as a "Fund" or a US punter would call a "mutual fund".The deal with UCITS is that all funds sold in Europe must comply with it.  All of them.  Irrespective of where or to who they are sold (i.e. a fund sold to a london based client, with london cased customers may still count as European if somewhere in their ownership structure lies a european subsidiary) .  It requires a ton of ongoing paperwork, which in no way actually protects investors from sharks or frauds.  The supposed quid pro-quo for the paperwork is that in theory it passports you so that you can sell your fund into Europe.  In theory this sounds like a sensible compromise.  In practice it is useless and horrific.  Why?In most of Europe people buy investment funds through their bank.  In the UK almost all customers buy funds from small independent fund managers. So a UK manager has almost no practical access to European markets. In addition all continental European countries have passed local legislation that requires native language documentation and the hiring and appointing of local fund representatives if you want to sell your funds there. So the situation you end up with is that ALL funds sold in the UK, even if they are only sold to UK customers, and the firm in question engages in no European activity must comply with the very onerous paperwork demanded by UCITS.  At the same time in practice UCITs does not actually provide a passport, because access to the local markets is both practically and technically impossible.From what I have heard, in my various conversations with farmers, and the many small manufacturers I interviewed in my previous career, the issues that UCITs present in finance are replicated in their industries.EU legislation tends to be a minor inconvenience for huge corporations.  For them hiring 20 compliance staff to fill out some forms is a financial irrelevance.  For the small businesses that face exactly the same regulatory and filing requirements as their behemoth rivals, it is an absolute nightmare.The grievances of people who moan about EU red tape are very real.

Just register on the admission portal and during registration you will get an option for the entrance based course. Just register there. There is no separate form for DU CIC.

Assuming that you are talking about 1099-MISC.  Note that there are other 1099s.check this post - Form 1099 MISC Rules & RegulationsQuick answer - A Form 1099 MISC must be filed for each person to whom payment is made of:$600 or more for services performed for a trade or business by people not treated as employees;Rent or prizes and awards that are not for service ($600 or more) and royalties ($10 or more);any fishing boat proceeds,gross proceeds of $600, or more paid to an attorney during the year, orWithheld any federal income tax under the backup withholding rules regardless of the amount of the payment, etc.