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I’m a professional poker player and won an event once for $286,000. So not an obscene amount of money, but more than your typical customer probably walks in and deposits in cash. Which, btw, if you ever come across a quarter million in cash, It’s probably not the brightest idea to just walk into your local bank branch, unannounced, and start handing them stacks of hundreds wrapped up in $10,000 bundles.This was also directly following the big 3 U.S. poker sites facing indictment and being shut down in the U.S. So claiming online gambling winnings was not a good idea given the climate.I entered the bank and approached an open teller’s window, unzipped my Columbia House duffle bag—which had been given to me as a free gift for being suckered into joining their movie club almost a decade before. As I started stacking the money I stacked 7 packs of $10,000 and opened one up as they were also denominated in stacks of $1000 and separated in the middle by a $5,000 band. I told the teller that I’d like to wire $75,000 to the Bellagio Hotel and Casino —I was headed to Vegas that weekend to play in some high stakes games which were running—and proceeded to pull out the necessary information to wire the money. I put the $5,000 on top and took the other $5000 and stuck it in my sport coat pocket so I’d have some walking around money for when I first arrived in Vegas, before I was able to get to the cage to collect my wire.I had lived in Vegas for a number of years, and it wasn’t unheard of for someone to win an amount like this and have it paid out in cash. Uncommon? A little. But certainly not unheard of. Except I wasn’t in Vegas, I was in a local branch in the suburbs of Kansas City. Where apparently a sub 30 year old doesn’t walk in very often with near $300,000 in cash bundled up in a old, blue, Columbia House duffel bag for a deposit.She instantly asked, “Where did you get all this money?” And then, “That’s a lot to send to a casino to gamble with.”To which I thought, “That’s none of your f**king business.”She must have been able to read the disdain on my face as she instantly excused herself and apologized. A couple minutes later when I had the cash all stacked up on the ledge of the teller window with the 75K off to the side and a slip filled out with the information for wiring the money to the Bellagio main cage, a man approached in a suit and tie and asked if I’d like a private room. I told him I didn’t really need one, that the money was all there, had already been counted, and was ready for deposit. I looked around now to notice several bank employees and customers staring at me but quickly looking away and going back to their business as they saw me looking around the bank.Apparently they don’t just take your word for it when you tell them how much it is, even when packaged up in nice, neat, 10K stacks and 50K bundles. The man in the suit and tie introduced himself as the branch manager and informed me that the money would have to be ran through the machine to be counted and to verify none of the bills were counterfeit. He asked me if I wouldn’t mind coming back to his office and waiting where they could discuss some deposit options with me and then offered me some coffee or something to drink as he motioned with his arms the direction to his office.He too asked me where I had gotten the money, and I was very careful not to mention anything about gambling or playing poker as I knew what an apprehensive issue it was in the financial industry at the time. The Wire Act didn’t prevent playing poker online, exactly, it prevented financial institutions from processing gambling transactions. And the Big Three poker sites in the U.S. hadn’t been shut down with their owners indicted for offering poker online, they had been shut down with the owners indicted for purchasing a bank in Utah where they processed the illegal transactions fraudulently under phony business names. So I told him I’d obtained it selling drugs with a smirk.He didn’t find it as funny as I did so I quickly told him I was kidding, then vaguely told him that I had gotten the money from a friend I had a business interest with, and if he checked my account history he would see that large wires and cash deposits like this weren’t extremely uncommon. He then asked me why I was wiring 75K to Bellagio, and I again smiled and told him it was none of their business and asked if they wanted to continue to do business together or not. He seemed a bit jolted by my standoffish attitude but also seemed to acknowledge that there wasn’t anything illegal about wiring the money to the Bellagio, in fact, Bank of America (a branch of which we currently resided), had a specific account to account transfer option that allowed money to be transferred internally, instantly between any BoA account holder and MGM property.After a brief bit of silence I broke up his dumbfounded look by saying, “look man, are you going to count the money and verify it or not. I’m kinda busy today.” He informed me that the money had been counted and was actually $900 dollars long of $281,000, which I’d put 5K in my pocket of the original $286,000 and to this day scratch my head wondering where/how that extra 900 found its way in there.He seemed to sense I was perplexed by the previous accounting error and said, “looks like you don’t need to go to Vegas, you’re getting lucky already.”I smiled and he informed me they would have to fill out all the necessary tax and legal compliance paperwork including a suspicious activity report (SAR) with FinCen.That was in 2012 and I’ve never heard anything from FinCen. Though I do pay my taxes as required by law and do claim professional gambler as my form of employment. I suspect they have a stack of SAR’s somewhere at FinCen on me that they’ve investigated a few times before as I’ve used some creative ways to repatriate gambling winnings over the years, everything from foreign bank accounts in Malta, to Bitcoins, to even using large bulk purchases of prepaid phone cards (don’t ask). For a period I was “randomly” selected to be searched at the airport EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I flew anywhere for anything. But that has since stopped, which I can only imagine I owe a “Thanks, Obama,” for having the Department of Homeland Security and the DOJ scrub those lists.

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'm going to say the ID-10-T form..... Yes that spells idiot. Here's why...and I'm sorry if that's harsh... BUTI don't know what state or fantasy land you live in, but if you have TWO sentences from two different counties you will more than likely not be able too. You will most likely finish at one and then be picked up upon your release and made to serve the other. Only the judges can rule that and quite honestly the most recent court date should've shown your other charge and they would've already made that decision. If not and you are just assuming you have another charge floating around out there, wait until your release and the other county will pick you up to go to court. But that is not what makes you and idiot. What makes you an idiot is that you have two different charges in two different counties. I think this is where someone needs to tell you to grow up and stop breaking the law. Do your time, get some education while you are doing said time (if you will be there long enough to do so of course) and move on with your life. Good luck.

Departments of education and school districts always have to make decisions about what to include in their curriculum.  There are a lot of life skills that people need that aren't taught in school.  The question is should those skills be taught in schools?I teach high school, so I'll talk about that.  The typical high school curriculum is supposed to give students a broad-based education that prepares them to be citizens in a democracy and to be able to think critically.  For a democracy to work, we need educated, discerning citizens with the ability to make good decisions based on evidence and objective thought.  In theory, people who are well informed about history, culture, science, mathematics, etc., and are capable of critical, unbiased thinking, will have the tools to participate in a democracy and make good decisions for themselves and for society at large.  In addition to that, they should be learning how to be learners, how to do effective, basic research, and collaborate with other people.  If that happens, figuring out how to do procedural tasks in real life should not provide much of a challenge.  We can't possibly teach every necessary life skill people need, but we can help students become better at knowing how to acquire the skills they need.  Should we teach them how to change a tire when they can easily consult a book or search the internet to find step by step instructions for that?  Should we teach them how to balance a check book or teach them how to think mathematically and make sense of problems so that the simple task of balancing a check book (which requires simple arithmetic and the ability to enter numbers and words in columns and rows in obvious ways) is easy for them to figure out.  If we teach them to be good at critical thinking and have some problem solving skills they will be able to apply those overarching skills to all sorts of every day tasks that shouldn't be difficult for someone with decent cognitive ability  to figure out.  It's analogous to asking why a culinary school didn't teach its students the steps and ingredients to a specific recipe.  The school taught them about more general food preparation and food science skills so that they can figure out how to make a lot of specific recipes without much trouble.  They're also able to create their own recipes.So, do we want citizens with very specific skill sets that they need to get through day to day life or do we want citizens with critical thinking, problem solving, and other overarching cognitive skills that will allow them to easily acquire ANY simple, procedural skill they may come to need at any point in their lives?

As per Section 115BB of the Income tax Act, 1961 any income of winnings from any lottery or crossword puzzle or race including horse race or card game and other game of any sort or from gambling or betting of any form or nature whatsoever (which includes income from poker) is taxable at 30% plus education cess of 3% (Total 30.9%). There is not benefit of basic exemption limit but Chapter VIA deductions are available i.e. section 80C, 80 D and other seciton 80- deductions. TDS is also deductible at 30%.

Years ago I worked at document management company.  There is cool software that can automate aspects of hand-written forms.  We had an airport as a customer - they scanned plenty and (as I said before) this was several years ago...On your airport customs forms, the "boxes" that you 'need' to write on - are basically invisible to the scanner - but are used because then us humans will tend to write neater and clearer which make sit easier to recognize with a computer.  Any characters with less than X% accuracy based on a recognition engine are flagged and shown as an image zoomed into the particular character so a human operator can then say "that is an "A".   This way, you can rapidly go through most forms and output it to say - an SQL database, complete with link to original image of the form you filled in.If you see "black boxes" at three corners of the document - it is likely set up for scanning (they help to identify and orient the page digitally).  If there is a unique barcode on the document somewhere I would theorize there is an even higher likelihood of it being scanned - the document is of enough value to be printed individually which costs more, which means it is likely going to be used on the capture side.   (I've noticed in the past in Bahamas and some other Caribbean islands they use these sorts of capture mechanisms, but they have far fewer people entering than the US does everyday)The real answer is: it depends.  Depending on each country and its policies and procedures.  Generally I would be surprised if they scanned and held onto the paper.   In the US, they proably file those for a set period of time then destroy them, perhaps mining them for some data about travellers. In the end,  I suspect the "paper-to-data capture" likelihood of customs forms ranges somewhere on a spectrum like this:Third world Customs Guy has paper to show he did his job, paper gets thrown out at end of shift. ------>  We keep all the papers! everything is scanned as you pass by customs and unique barcodes identify which flight/gate/area the form was handed out at, so we co-ordinate with cameras in the airport and have captured your image.  We also know exactly how much vodka you brought into the country. :)

Gambling is banned in my (Muslim/Islamic) country and carries a serious prison term and fine. Having said that, Poker has a huge popularity amongst the upper-class society here.I run an upscale poker room in such an Islamic country.Here is what we do when we run our games.Invite only. No one can just walk in without an introduction. Even with an introduction, we have the person vetted. They must have played somewhere else, which we confirm from our circle of friends.Newbies are just not allowed.No cash in any way or form is allowed at the game.Typical attendance is between 18-25 players.Games are played out on the weekends.Venues are announced via sms or email at the very last hour (typically, 2 hours before the game).Venues are given an alias. So its, never like come to Mike's place, Apartment 4B, on Main Street, but rather like "Venue: Blue Lagoon" and players would know what and where Blue Lagoon is/referred-to.Just in case you're thinking - there is no peep-hole or a door eye-slit that opens up. Its the 21st century. We have IP cameras. :)Locations are usually homes or offices (conference rooms), etc. Games always start about 9PM and end at about 5:AM (that is the cut-off time). Sometimes we even get a Suite or something at a hotel. It all depends on the number of people.Everything is pre-funded with the accountant (or bank). This is done before the game is played. Typically a day or two before.Every person who plays, is assigned an alias in the book.The book, is essentially a spreadsheet, one sheet for every player, made on Google docs, and shared with that person only. It only contains the alias name, date, venue alias and the accounting. The person with whom it is shared, cannot alter/edit the spreadsheet. Only view it.We use Las Vegas supplied clay chips (Paulson). Nothing like having a proper chips to play with, and we bring and lace the tables with billiard/pool cloth and tie-it/clip-it down.Because money involved is high, we buy between 100-400 brand new card decks, They are used perhaps once or twice (maximum). Packs are sourced from various locations. Sometimes we reuse packs, provided no markings, etc. are on them. We have a professional (electronic) card shuffler, though people still prefer the dealer to do a table shuffle with the cards face down and manual mix. Almost, all the time, 2-3 players on our table/tables, are influential (politicians, law enforcement, customs, income tax, etc. people). In the past 4 years of running the games, we have only had one raid so to speak and that too was just a disturbance. The trouble is finding tech-savvy influential people. However, we manage.Braggers and loud-mouths are not allowed, and when discovered, are exiled.Gambling debts are gambling debts. You need to have someone who can vouch for your debts (up to a limit). The way we play NL Texas Holdem is that you can never buy in more than 75% of your balance with us.Payments are made through cash only. We have couriers who pick up cash, and we retain this in a bank vault. Payouts are done when requested. Most players play, for the heck of it. Their balances are lying in the vault. In the 4 years of operating and running the game, no violence. Ever. Alcohol is BYOB or whatever the House is buying/has got (House booze is not bad at all, considering the money we have to put towards it). Guests are not allowed. Period. No girl friends, no pals, no pets, no proteges, no body guards, no 3rd person can accompany you. etc.Phones and all gadgets are turned off. We actually use a metal detector (handheld), for this purpose. Just to give you some form of semblance, if you get caught, its 6 months for 1st time offenders and a pretty hefty fine. For a club based game, the 1st time offender term can be increased up to 2 years.Our phone number mechanism keeps changing on how we inform. We have taken a US SMS service (and we keep switching) and we send SMS/Text alerts about the game through this service. The way we play, 10% of all play money is retained by the house (for entertainment, food, valet, security, runners, locale rental, etc.). This is a not-for-profit game. It keeps the math simple. If 20 players are showing up, and total Buy-Ins equate to say $40,000, then $4,000 is set aside.  No one has an issue with this. The house-money we invest in the very best of food, snacks and sometimes booze.We keep these strict rules, so that we don't get caught or inconvenience others. It has worked very well for us. Frequency of play is once on weekends.Women and Couples do play, but they are in a minority.No recording of any type is permitted by the guests.For every table, there is a pit manager (if you will), who keep a check on the game, cheaters, etc. We simply call him the neutral referee. (we do get people who try to con the game or cheat on something every now and then), they are dealt way as and how we see fit. Can't just blatantly accuse a Junior Judge or say mid-level Police Captain of cheating. We have to be diplomatic about it. As an example, a forward arm chip movement then retracted. Or a comment like "I'm all in" and then saying, "Hey, I was just kidding, I didn't mean it actually!" or say pre-betting out of turn or raising out of turn, issues like these. Part about the Referee is to make sure or try, to educate players at each game sitting about some new rule of Poker or Poker fact they may not know about. So they play a very pivotal rule.Once a month we do tournaments - these are the best and most fun. ...and as Zhu Zhengyi said it - its best if you don't get caught.

Probably nothing at first.  Let's follow the steps:1.  President Barack Obama (politician) could veto it.  Having seen broad unpopularity with the public displayed in the SOPA/PIPA Blackout Protest (Jan 18, 2012), he could insist that the bill at least be reworked before signing it, and that we not "rush into" an ill-considered law.  If he and the other elected officials are smart, they'll at least stall until after the 2012 U.S. Elections.2.  If Obama signs it into law, we can expect the leading civil liberties and technology advocacy public interest groups — financed by donations from a  broad base of tech entrepreneurs and civil libertarians, and represented pro bono by the nation's foremost constitutional law experts — to immediately sue to enjoin enforcement, challenging the whole damn thing as unconstitutional for all the reasons Harvard University law professor Laurence Tribe set forth in his 23-page letter to Congress (see http://www.net-coalition.com/wp-...).Usually in that kind of situation, the court hearing the case will issue an injunction preventing the executive branch of government from enforcing the law until judicial review has run its course.  (That would mean no prosecutions by the Justice Department, but civil lawsuits might still be brought by private parties.)  The process would involve an initial lawsuit in U.S. District Court, followed by an appeal to the relevant circuit court, and ultimately to the U.S. Supreme Court.  You can expect either side would appeal if it lost at any stage.One good historical example to review is the Communications Decency Act of 1996.  Most informed observers were fairly certain it was unconstitutional and would get thrown out before it was even passed, yet Congress proceeded to pass it and President Bill Clinton signed it into law.  (Shockingly, 1996 was an election year — as is 2012.)  Sure enough, the Supreme Court declared almost every provision to be unconstitutional, with the exception of the much-beloved Section 230 safe harbor that keeps most User-Generated Content websites from being sued out of existence on non-copyright grounds (defamation, etc.).3.  Assuming things get this far, the well-funded litigation Clone Armies of the likes of Motion Picture Association of America and Recording Industry Association of America will begin issuing take-down demands by the thousands and seek to sue everyone in sight, trying to bully, intimidate and shame (1) the masses, and (2) key online service providers into submission as quickly as possible.  If my faith in humanity is at all warranted, we'll see a massive public-interest defense project take shape in which the same sort of coalition behind Fight for the Future, and many elite law schools' public interest projects, take on pro bono cases to defend people or sites who seem to be targeted unfairly (i.e., not The Pirate Bay).4.  This is one situation where I'm grateful for the mountains of wealth that have been amassed by Google (company) and Facebook (product).  As operators of the largest scale UGC sites and services in the world, they will shoulder tremendous responsibility for the practical, day-to-day impact of these laws on end users.  Google has historically taken a strong libertarian view of online IP and fair use issues (in its own self-interest).  It chose to fight Viacom Products and Services rather than settle the YouTube litigation, and I wouldn't be shocked to see it invest enormous sums of money in litigation resisting oversignNowing take-down demands of content owners.  SOPA threatens the core value proposition of Google and other search engines by jeopardizing the relevance and ranking of search results.  It might well be a rational (albeit tragic) course of action for Google to invest a billion dollars or more in legal battles to protect its investment.4.  Expect circumvention galore as every technological measure imaginable will be invoked, propelled by the incredible profit motive associated with the world's largest Internet market, to move things offshore, behind anonymous proxies and otherwise beyond the signNow of the corporate sponsors of SOPA.  This is where it could really get interesting.  If the likes of Tor are declared illegal, will people use alternatives or be too scared to?  This is where I hit the limits of my technical knowledge, but it seems like someone could run a good business in another country allowing Americans to tunnel in via VPN to get around the US version of the Great Firewall (my skin crawls even typing this).5.  To the extent the law isn't invalidated by the Supreme Court or circumvented through clever hacks, the Stanford Law Review article cited in Nathan Ketsdever's answer is an excellent summary of what could happen in a  new Orwellian dystopia as America regresses into a 21st-century plutocracy ruled not by industrialists or banks, as in centuries past, but by corporate IP owners.

I strongly recommend purchasing a tax program, Turbo tax, H&R block etc.These programs will ask you questions and they will fill out the forms for you.You just print it out and mail it in. (with a check, if you owe anything)I used to use an accountant but these programs found more deductions.

At each designated stop, the participants draw a card at random (or are dEvalt a card, depending on the event rules). The card drawn or dEvalt is recorded on each participant's scorecard, and the winner of the event is the participant who makes the best five-card poker hand at the end of the event.

A poker run is an organized event in which participants, usually using motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, horses, on foot or other means of transportation, must visit five to seven checkpoints, drawing a playing card at each one. The object is to have the best poker hand at the end of the run.

A poker run is an organized event in which participants, usually using motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, horses, on foot or other means of transportation, must visit five to seven checkpoints, drawing a playing card at each one. The object is to have the best poker hand at the end of the run.