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Ok, true story.First, I wanted no children. Was shocked when after nearly 2 years of marriage we found out my wife was expecting. We had a boy then 19 months later another boy. For the first boy we went to Lamaze class. I figured I could never handle watching her give birth, but Lamaze class gave me confidence. Those first two births went really well and I found it exciting, not gross at all and a very unifying experience for me, my wife and the babies.Six years passed and we surprisingly were expecting again, another boy. I assumed I had this down pretty pat. Didn’t take any Lamaze refresher. Went into delivery confident. This boy came out low, mother tore badly, screamed my name and about crushed my arm. I encouraged her and told her she was doing fine, but I was in shock. There was more blood than before and I was scared for her. I was so overwhelmed that I almost blacked out and had to sit down. So much for my male egotistical confidence. Fortunately everyone was fine and healthy and 13 months later we finally had our girl.P.S. Thought I should add a follow up note on the birth of our only daughter after 3 boys.We had our children mostly in the pre ultrasound era. For last two we had ultrasounds, but very rudimentary and not sufficient for sex I.D. So, it was a surprise with each birth.After 3 boys I think my wife and I were pretty resigned to idea this fourth was another boy. This was fine with us as we just wanted another healthy baby. Especially since we experienced two miscarriages between the second and third boy.My wife’s delivering doctor was a kind, but a large and loud woman. We loved her for her frank and informative manner.As the baby’s head crowned the doctor loudly questioned;“Well, what’s it gonna be, another boy?”.To that point I hadn’t even been thinking about it because I had been so focused on my wife. Now, my wife and I gazed intently and wonderingly into the delivery mirror as she pushed.Out came a beautiful child into our doctor’s large, yet gentle hands. She held the baby up and loudly proclaimed to my wife;“Well your not queen bee anymore, it’s a little girl”.At this point my wife broke into tears of joy. For me everything became surreal, dream like. I watched the doctor lay our baby girl on her mother’s tummy and treasured the look of sheer joy on my wife’s face. After a minute or so they took our daughter to the side table to clean and bundle her. When she was bundled and the nurse turned around with that little pink bundle I heard the doctor ,looking at me, say;“Well, you can touch her, she’s yours”.At this point I was shaken from my stupor and realized I had been standing frozen, half way between the delivery table and the baby table, watching the first few moments of our baby daughter’s life.Touch her I did, as they handed me that beautiful bundle I cradled her as a delicate package.

One day, John was hungry. He was craving a chicken sandwich and so went out searching for one.The first restaurant John walked into looked really nice. Everything was well decorated, with golden ivy leaves adorning the wall. John was really excited about getting a chicken sandwich there, but before he could sit down, one of the hostesses stopped him.“Excuse me sir, you can’t sit down.”“Why not?” asked John.“You need a reservation to eat here.” The hostess replied.“Oh. Okay, how do I make a reservation?” John asked.“Here you go.” The hostess said, while handing John a 20 page document.“What’s this?” John asked, truly perplexed.“It’s our reservation form. We need you to fill out all 20 pages, as well as submit a two page essay as to what you like about our restaurant and why we should permit you to dine here. Otherwise I’m afraid we cannot give you a reservation.”“But … I just want a chicken sandwich.”“I’m sorry sir, that’s just how we operate. Oh and if your essay is not sufficiently well written, we will probably also reject your reservation request.”John took another look at the 20 page reservation form and decided it was absolutely ridiculous and so walked out. He probably couldn’t have afforded to eat there anyway John thought on his way out.The second restaurant John walked into looked … less nice. The servers here were a bit rushed, the decorations looked a bit tacky, but “who cares?” John thought. John was hungry and a chicken sandwich is a chicken sandwich. This time, a host promptly escorted John to a table. John took one look at his menu and then asked for a waiter.“Excuse me, I’d like a chicken sandwich but I don’t see it on the menu.”“Well sir, we don’t serve chicken sandwiches alone, but we do serve the Chicken Feast Tasting Course, and that item does include a tiny chicken sandwich.”“Uhhh …. okay … what else is in the Chicken Feast Tasting Course?” John asked.“Well, there’s chicken nuggets, chicken salad, chicken skewers, chicken wings, chicken pot pie, and, as mentioned, a tiny chicken sandwich. It’s really a chicken slider.”“That’s a lot of chicken, I’m not sure I want all that. How much is the Chicken Feast anyway?”“That would be $125.”“Wait what? I’m just looking for one $5 chicken sandwich. And a big one .. not a slider.”“Sorry sir, that’s the only thing we have on our menu with chicken.”“Can I just order the slider then a la carte? Maybe 3 orders?”“No I’m sorry sir, we only serve the feast.”“Fine, do you have anything else then? Any other sandwiches?”“Oh yes absolutely. We also have our Steak Feast which includes …”“A bunch of things and a tiny steak slider for $125?”“Close sir, that one’s actually $150.”“Do you have anything that’s less than $125? Like maybe in the $5 range?”“No I’m sorry sir, we don’t. But we do have a guy who’s happy to lend people money so they can afford to eat here.”“I’ll pass.” John replied, and he got up and walked out.The third restaurant looked pretty nice on the outside. But when John stepped in, he realized that it actually wasn’t a great place. There were cracks in the ceiling where if it rained, water would probably pour right through. And a bit of a smell. John immediately had some second thoughts, but he was hungry, and hunger can make people do some crazy things.“Hey, do you serve chicken sandwiches here?” John asked a waiter.“Oh yes absolutely. In fact, we serve anything you want.”“And how much is it?” John asked.“$15 sir.”“Okay, one chicken sandwich” John replied. It was definitely an overcharge, and John grumbled a bit, but he was hungry and $15 was much better than $125.After a few minutes, the “chicken sandwich” arrived. Or at least something that looked like a chicken sandwich. John tried biting into it, but then realized it was not chicken at all and was actually plastic.“What is this?” John called out to the waiter.“It’s a chicken sandwich sir.”“It’s made out of plastic!”“Oh yes, didn’t you see the sign outside? We don’t serve real food here. We serve plastic models of food. The people who come here just take pictures with the food to put up on Instagram. No one actually eats anything here.”“Wait, I didn’t see a sign.”“No it was definitely there. You probably missed it. We use really really small font.”“Do you guys serve any food? Edible food I mean.”“Sorry, all we have in the kitchen is plastic.”And so John quickly walked out.The last restaurant he entered into was a diner. It was a bit run down, and looked like a dive from the outside. But as John stepped inside, he thought wow, I should have started here. On every person’s plate was real, ordinary food, and everyone was eating. John sat down and right there on the menu, first item, was “Chicken Sandwich - $5.”“Hey, can I get a chicken sandwich here?”“Of course dear” the waitress replied. “How would you like it?”“With mayo and pickles please.”“Great. Just to let you know though the kitchen is backed up a little bit.”“That’s okay, how long do I have to wait?”“About 1–2?”“Hours?”“No, days actually. Sorry hon, like I said, the kitchen is backed up.”“But … did you just say DAYS?”“Well we only have one chef. He doesn’t get paid well. We used to have more, but they prefer working at the other restaurants which pay way better. I mean look at the ridiculous prices they charge. So really all we have is just the one guy.”And so John slumped into his chair, a bit defeated. Wondering what was wrong with the world and why couldn’t he just go and get a chicken sandwich.The first restaurant, well maybe there’s nothing John could do about it. He’s not sure if he wanted to change a thing about them. The second restaurant though, it would be nice if they could consider a more flexible menu. And maybe charge less. The third restaurant John felt should just be closed. And the last one, John wished there were just more chefs working there. Maybe if people realized how good they are, they would get more business, or could charge higher prices and so get more customers.

Did you know that a million dollars in U.S. currency weighs just ten kilograms? It's true. A freshly-minted $100 bill weighs in at slightly over a gram, and 100 of them is ten thousand dollars. 100 of those stacks, and there's your million.It’s not often that 10 kilograms - 22 lbs of anything can change your life. But on February 25th, 2014, that’s exactly what happened.  Day 1: $1,000,000 As the man in the gray suit walks away, I shout after him “Hey, come back here. Who are you? What’s this all about?” He does not look back and quickens his pace. Between the choice of chasing down a stranger, or securing what appeared to be stacks of currency, I chose the currency. We can resolve the issue of his identity later, but a loose sack of cash is, well, a loose sack of cash. I look through the contents again. Bundles of US$100 bills, stacked a hundred bills deep, wrapped in standard $10,000 bank bands. A quick count revealed that there were precisely a hundred of those stacks in the bag, and spot-check riffle-counts of the $10k bands suggest that there are no short-stacks within. These were full bands of $10,000 apiece of non sequential USD$100 bills, and I was holding what appears to be a million even in cash. And it feels like just as many question are swirling in my head, as I feel my pulse pounding in my skull. Who was that guy? Why me? What is this all about? But the most urgent thoughts swim past the dizzying deluge of unanswerable questions. Fakes. It’s one thing to inadvertently be the recipient of counterfeit currency; as you’re reading this very sentence, a clerk at a retail store somewhere in your city just accepted a counterfeit bill and made change from the real money in the till.  But to be in possession of a life-changing amount of counterfeit currency of the United States of America? Well, that’s sort of thing that can bring the full might and wrath of their law enforcement apparatus on your head. My emotions swing wildly between the elation of instantaneous wealth, and sheer terror that I was minutes away from being snatched from my home and corralled into a Federal holding cell, where I will grow old within its walls. Terror was the stronger of the two emotions, and I quickly went to work. First things first: the bag had to go. If there is a GPS tracking device embedded in its seams, it would take too long for me to root it out. Better to incinerate it, and make sure that whatever trail it was laying stops at a dead-end for its pursuers. I pour the stacks of bills into an empty duffle back from my garage, and lock the bag in my condo. There’s an abandoned marina just a mile from my home and I get in my car and drive straight to the docks, at the top of the posted speed limit. After pouring enough Kerosene on the bag to see the shimmering mist of petroleum evaporate above it, I lit a book of matches and threw it in the middle of the mass. A satisfying “Whoomph” lights up the fire, and I watch the edges of the bag curl and burn - sizzling in the midmorning sun. As the remnants of the bag’s embers swirl around the scorched mark on the docks, I drive back to my condo, pulse still pounding in my skull.I still haven’t figured out if the bills are real or not, but if this morning’s bag-drop was an attempt to pin a piece of deeply incriminating evidence bearing a tracking device … well that plan has been thwarted. Or delayed, at the very least. What do I do? What should I do? Call the authorities? Consider how it would sound: “Hi, Police? Somebody dropped a million dollars in cash at my home. I don’t know if it’s fake or not. Please help.” Would you believe such a ridiculous story? I wouldn't. Any reasonable law enforcement dispatcher would consider the caller legally insane, and I'd be arrested on the spot and sent to psychiatric care. If the money was real, it’d be seized and I'll never see it or spend it. If it was fake, they’d find a way to stick “possession of counterfeit currency” charge on me, and I'll be shoved into a Federal concrete box, draining the best years of my life away, only to be released when I can’t chew solid food any more. No. The only recourse is to handle this myself. I call an old college friend practicing criminal defense law in New York City: “Hey Roger, it’s Kai. How’ve you been?” “I'm cool. It's been a while. What’s up man.” “We should catch up soon in person. But I’m calling because I need something.” “Ok, shoot.” I swallow hard - it’s difficult to even say the words: “Who’s the best CrimDef lawyer you know in California, who defends against Federal charges?” A moment. His voice lowers noticeably. “Shit, man. You in some kind of trouble?” “I’m not sure yet.” I said, truthfully. “But I need someone experienced and smart ... someone who you’d hire, if you’re facing serious attention from the Feds." He lets out a long exhale. “Vincent King. Former rockstar DOJ prosecutor in D.C. Had a change of heart halfway through his rotation in Maryland, when he was securing Life sentences for “interstate drug transportation” charges on young Black kids who were busted muling for the cartels. Was offered a fast-track promotion straight to the U.S. Attorney’s office but went rogue. He set up independent shop in San Francisco, fighting Fed cases. Heavy hitter clients, but makes a point of refusing to represent anyone accused of murder or human trafficking. Intimate knowledge of Federal prosecutorial procedures and evidence-collection protocol. Smart. Methodical. Very expensive.” “Perfect.” “I did mention ‘very expensive?’” “You did.” “I’ll send his contact information now.” =================================“I’m sorry - Mr. King is in court all day and won’t be back in the office. His earliest appointment is tomorrow morning after a client meeting. Shall I book him for 11am for you?” “Yes, thank you Marta.” “We’ll see you tomorrow at 11 then.” I look at the digital clock in my kitchen -  it reads 10:44am. Just me and a stack of bills which may or may not be fake, no formal legal representation for over 24 hours. It’s going to be a long day. Taking even a few of these bills to a bank to corroborate their authenticity is out of the question. If a bank officer confirms they are fraudulent, I’ll be arrested on the spot, and since I haven’t hired counsel, I’d be at the mercy of the Public Defender’s Office - the most overworked and underpaid division of the American Criminal Justice system. No, thank you. The next number I dial is an old friend, Robert Kendrick, sole proprietor of ‘Secher Nbiw - The Golden Path,’ a gold bullion dealer with a whimsical Dune reference in the name of his shop. I’ve known Robert for over a decade; his business deals in large amounts of (mostly) legal cash. By necessity, he has a high-end currency counter/ counterfeit detection device in his office, which can swiftly count and verify large sums of money with precision. “Bobby, it’s me.” “Hey, what’s up.” “Can I come to your office - like right now?” “Sure, what do you need?” “I, uh, came into some money. Long story, and I really don’t want to get too much into the details … but I’m wondering if you’d be willing to run the bills through your counter for me? I’m not 100% sure they’re real, and I’d like a discreet way of verifying them. If they are, I’m going to pick up some bullion as well.” “Sure man. Happy to help. How much money are we talking about?”“$60,000” I flinch at that - I hate lying to friends, but at this point, I have no idea who to trust. Though if you want to be technical about it, I did come across $60,000. I am just simply not telling Kendrick about the other $940,000 that accompanied the $60k in the satchel that dropped into my life just three hours ago. “Come on by.” I pull apart a few $10,000 currency bands and start plucking random $100 bills from the middle of every 10k stack to assemble a randomized sample of the entire million. 100 bills, wrap it up. 100 bills, wrap it up. 100 bills, wrap it up. Three bands, thirty thousand dollars, randomized and fully assembled to be tested for authenticity. “Half” of my alleged $60k windfall. The rest of the loose bills are refolded back so there remains 97 stacks of $10k racks, re-wrapped and properly sorted. In 30 minutes, I will figure out if I’m rich, or holding on to enough illicit contraband to send me to Federal Prison for the rest of my life. =============================The Golden Path, like most bullion dealers, work out of small, highly secured office covered by multiple layers of security. At any given moment, Robert may have several hundred thousand dollars in cash or gold, silver and platinum bullion on the premise, it pays to be careful. One of the few civilians in California with a Concealed Carry Weapons permit, Kendrick and I met on pistol gun range ten years ago; we bonded over shooting .45 ACP slugs down-range. He and I spent countless hours debating the relative merits of his preference for single-action 1911s, vs my bias toward double-action SIG-Sauer P220s. In the bullion business, you learn to know the boundaries of money-laundering laws, and know how to walk right up to the edge without triggering reporting thresholds. Drop US$10,000 in cash or more at a car dealership, bank or bullion dealer in a single day’s transaction, and the U.S. authorities gets very interested in the source of your funds. By law, these business that receive such sums of cash must fill out invasive forms to tie the transaction to you and your Social Security Number. Keep cash transactions below US$10,000, and you can avoid much of that intense scrutiny. “Welcome back man. I haven’t seen you in a while.” A discreet man, Kendrick does not inquire further about the source of the cash. In the business of buying and selling gold bullion, you learn to comply with the letter of the law, while avoiding conversational topics that can jeopardize one’s own plausible deniability. While his clientele is mostly legitimate, I’m certain the most lucrative of his customers are criminals - and he smart enough to know not to ask the sort of questions that open up a line of liability for him.  So long as the proper theatrics of anti-money-laundering protocols are observed, everyone is technically in the clear. I hand him the three $10k stacks and he pulls the bands off them and puts the entire block in his high-speed currency counter. After a second, the machine spools up and the digital counter swiftly runs from zero to three hundred. Thirty thousand dollars. “It’s real.” It’s real. His words hang in the air for a moment, and it takes a moment for them to sink in. One million dollars. Genuine currency of the United States of America, the most recognized and accepted form of money in the world - denominated in crisp, non-sequential bills. I hold my face as neutral as possible, but my excitement made me slightly dizzy, and I am glad I was sitting down. “What’s the spot price of Gold today?” Kendrick’s eyes drift to his laptop computer, where the current day’s commodities prices were fed to him via a live stream. “$1334 Ask, $1335 Bid.” I nodded my understanding.Precious metals bullion trade in troy ounces, and prices are quoted on a per troy oz basis; depending on the specific type of bullion (bars, coins, make), there are different markups from the quoted price. Depending on the specific form, Gold is typically marked up by USD$20 to $60 over the day’s quoted Bid price, and sells for $5~10 over the Ask. “What do you have in inventory right now for gold?” “The usual. South African Kugerrands. American Eagles. Canadian Maples. Oh, I do have a lovely Credit Suisse 5oz bar that somebody just sold to me, and I’m happy to let it go for $25/oz over spot.” I quickly did the mental math calculation. With the hard-cap spending limit of $10,000 before I trigger any mandatory anti-money-laundering paperwork, $1335/oz works out to about seven troy ounces of bullion I can buy, without forcing Robert to fill out invasive forms about me and my identity. “I’ll take the 5oz Credit Suisse bar, and two American Gold Eagles.” Kendrick pulls out a calculator and taps in the numbers, “So five troy ounces at 25 over spot plus Eagles at $50 over spot works out to nine thousand six hundred and -“ “Take ten grand and keep the change.” I interrupt. “I will be back for more.” He raises his eyebrow, but says nothing. “Thank you. I’ll be right back.” He counts back $20,000 and hands it to me, taking the $10,000 in the back room of his office and returning with the 5oz Swiss bar and two heavy 1oz American Eagles, along with a receipt for US$9675. I pause for a moment and hand him back one of the $10,000 stacks. “I know the limit is $10k in transactions per day. Consider this pre-payment for a purchase tomorrow. Your call, on a mix of anything up that totals up to $9500. Keep the rest for you and Katie.” A barely-perceptible smile flickers across his face, then his face was clear again. “Sure thing.” There’s nothing like the feeling of holding physical gold - the density, color and heft of the metal is like no other substance on earth, and it is no wonder that since its discovery, every culture on Earth treated gold with awe and respect. With 18 hours left before I can understand my legal options, there’s only two things I know for certain: 1. The money is real. 2. At least one person knows exactly where I live, and where the money was dropped off. I need to get mobile. I need to get mobile and off the grid ASAP.... to be continuedIf you'd like to be the first to get updates to this story, please add me kai chang 張敦楷 (kaichang) on Twitter. Part 2 (of 10) is being written right now, will be announced on Twitter. 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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 guess I would be classed as one of the people in the UK that wants a no-deal Brexit. Not strictly true as I’d prefer a Free Trade Agreement. But no deal is a good second best.Why? Positives and non-negatives.Let’s start with the non-negatives.No deal is not much worse vis-a-vis the EU than what we already have. People who talk about it as if it’s some kind of disaster don’t know how the international trading system works.A properly functioning customs border would add an average of 39 seconds to border crossings. That’s 2% of crossings checked for 1200 seconds = 24 seconds, plus 15 seconds to fill out a customs declaration form.You often hear there’s something very different and special about the EU. But there is no evidence for that at all. People often talk about it as if it’s self-evident. That’s why “Remain” often comes across as a faith-based position, while the logic, reason and factual analysis tends to lead one to favour Leave.The UK would lose the EU’s trade agreements but a) these trade agreements aren’t very good; b) they cover only 12% of our trade, which is 1.44% of our GDP. And it’s reasonable to believe some of them could be grandfathered or re-established relatively quickly.Now the positives. A no-deal Brexit would allow all the below to be achieved.The economic benefits of Brexit are the ability to reform regulation and develop an independent trade policy.Reforming regulation to a system compatible with common-law principles would result in a substantial lessening of business burdens, greater incentives to invest and greater market competition. It would be able to achieve this without reducing standards. Sounds like magic? No. It’s just getting rid of the EU way of regulating markets, which doesn’t work even in the EU, but is worse still in the UK.Rich multinationals like EU regulation because it keeps the little guy out. That helps their bottom line but makes you and me poorer. Only 5% of the UK’s companies trade with the EU. Why should the 95% that don’t be bound down by its silly rules?An independent trade policy allows the UK to cut tariffs on imported food, clothes and shoes, which are kept high to protect EU producers at the expense of British consumers. Reforming tariffs in the UK’s interests would cut the price of imported necessities, resulting in higher disposable incomes, particularly for the poor.An independent trade policy also allows the UK to negotiate trade deals based on its own strengths, particularly services. The UK is the world’s second largest service exporter. But the EU has done virtually nothing for services.The UK trades more with the non-EU world than the EU, so why tie ourselves to the EU? It’s the world’s worst-performing economic bloc. We will do better by concentrating on the bigger and faster growing part of the pie, which is non-EU trade.Oh and we earn a surplus on non-EU trade. That’s partly because the EU’s customs rules (particularly tariffs) are rigged in favour of its founder members. But it’s also partly because we’re just plain better at trading outside the EU than with it.For further reading, you can take a look at this piece, which argues that with the right policies, a no-deal Brexit could lead to an £80 billion per year boost to the economy: A WTO-based Brexit could yield the UK £80 billion per year

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Call them up and explain . Hotels like Sheraton, Hyatt, etc. do accommodate guests under 18. Your parents would need to fill out the reservation forms and pay for your trip prior to you visiting the hotel. A substantial charge would applied to the card for purposes of deposit (that is refundable). Upon registration you would need a photo ID. You would also need to give to the hotel, the front/back copies of the credit card used, and the Drivers License copy of your parent who signed the reservation form. If the front-desk reservation agent or back-office agent is giving you an issue with this, politely ask if you can speak to someone higher up the food chain, their supervisor is not someone you want to talk to. You preferably want to talk with Manager Customer Relations or Manager Reservations and explain to them. If they insist that they cannot do this, ask them for where on their website or otherwise does it say this. Even at most good hotel, the reservation staff is ignorant about this fact, that guests under the age of 18 can indeed stay at the hotel unaccompanied by an adult.

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.

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