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Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
Corporate Law and Business Counseling
Employment Law and Executive Compensation
Hospitality Law
Mergers, Acquisitions and Transactions
Telecommunications and Internet Law
Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies
Michael B. Kent
Harry C. Beatty
Jack A. Gordon
Joshua B. Katz
Deirdre Fletcher
Alex Paradiso
Michael Pepin
Luis F. Calvo
Andrew E. Sarti
Apparel, Fashion, Jewelry and Accessories
Banking and Financial Institutions
Not-for-Profits and Educators
Restaurants, Clubs and Wine Bars
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November 2019: Jack Gordon and Josh Katz, with the help of our litigation team, secured a unanimous verdict worth over $25,000,000 in a jury trial before Judge Daniels in the Southern District. The jury found that defendant Venus America Corp. breached its TV airtime contract with Genomma Lab by secretly overcharging our client for spots on Spanish-speaking TV stations in the US.
November 2019: Harry C. Beatty and the corporate law group represented DAVOS Brands in acquiring the master distribution rights in the United States to the award winning Texas bourbon and other whiskies of Balcones Distilling LLC.
October 2019: Jack Gordon was a guest lecturer at The Institute of Culinary Education where he taught a unit on the legal aspects of opening a restaurant or wine bar in New York to Rick Camac's students.
October 2019: Harry Beatty and KBG's corporate group represented DAVOS Brands in acquiring the master distribution rights in the United States to the Balcones line of award-winning Texas craft whiskeys, bourbons and other spirits.
October 2019: Harry Beatty and Deirdre Fletcher represented ONC Capital LLC, an affiliate of Outcome Matters I LLC, in negotiating and closing an innovative $17,000,000 financing facility with Peapack-Gladstone Bank consisting of a line of credit, a term loan and a deferred draw term loan.
June 2019: KB&G's real estate and hospitality groups represented restaurateur Bobby Khorrami and his investment group in the negotiation and making of the long-term lease for their latest restaurant venture in NYC's Chelsea neighborhood.
June 2019: Michael Kent represented Outcomes Matter 1, LLC, a provider of healthcare management services, in the negotiation and making of a lease for their expanded operations in Jersey City, New Jersey.
June 2019: Jack A. Gordon was appointed a Fellow of the Society of Fellows of The Culinary Institute of America.
June 2019: Michael Kent, leading KB&G's entertainment group, and Harry Beatty, leading KB&G's corporate group, represented one of its venture capital clients in its investment with Grammy®-award winning artist and international superstar Pitbull, aka "Mr. Worldwide," and the creators of globally renowned brand Sugar Factory American Brasserie, in the recently opened restaurant, cocktail and nightlife concept, iLov305, inside the Bon Air Hotel on Miami Beach's Ocean Drive.
May 2019: Jack A. Gordon was appointed the Chairperson of the Hospitality Law Committee of the NYC Bar Association.
April 2019: Jack A. Gordon, with the assistance of Deirdre Fletcher and Mike Pepin of our firm, published an article through the NYC Bar Association entitled The Accidental Franchise and the New York Restaurateur. Jack heads the Business Law Section of the Hospitality Law Committee of the NYC Bar. The article can be found here: The Accidental Franchise and the New York Restaurateur.pdf.
March 2019: Jack A. Gordon and Alex Paradiso had their article, "Securing the Testimony of a Witness in Government Custody" published in the New York Law Journal. Securing the Testimony of a Witness in Government Custody NYLJ 3-5-19.pdf
February 2019: KB&G's real estate group represented the Epicurean Group in the restructuring and extension of its lease for its acclaimed West Village wine bar, Anfora.
January 2019: Jack Gordon published a Client Alert entitled "On the Rise: Plaintiffs Target Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Websites Alleging they do not Comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act." The alert can be found HERE.
January 2019: Michael Kent and Harry Beatty, with KB&G's corporate, real estate and employment groups, represented long-time client Cookies & More Inc., a leading distributor of snacks and beverages to camps and schools, in the sale of its business to J. Kings Food Service Professionals, Inc.
November 2018: KBG's litigation team obtained a significant victory in the Appellate Division, First Department. KBG acted as appellate counsel to members of a family who were seriously injured after being run over by an Uber driver at a school bus stop. Defendants refused to produce key documents bearing on the issue whether Uber drivers are employees or independent contractors. Unanimously reversing the trial court, the Appellate Division directed the Uber defendants to comply with the vast majority of the discovery demands served by KBG's clients. Joshua Katz briefed and argued the appeal.
October 2018: Luis Calvo was a guest speaker to asylum officers at the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service field office in New Jersey. Luis discussed the geographical and economic realities of living on the Texas/Mexico border (where he was raised) and the U.S. government's recent challenges to passport and citizenship applicants born in birthing centers in south Texas.
October 2018: Michael Kent and the real estate group at KBG represented the purchaser of the $32,000,000 six story Stetson Mansion on the Upper East Side, the former residence of Marc Chagall and Michael Jackson. The seller was hedge fund billionaire and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry. You can read more about this transaction HERE.
August 2018: Alex Paradiso has joined the firm as a senior associate in our litigation and arbitration practice group. Alex was graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University in 2010 and he brings another eight years of litigation experience to the KBG team.
August 2018: Michael Kent has been appointed to the Advisory Board of Directors of Customers Bancorp. Its subsidiary, Customer Bank, founded in 1997, is an $11 billion state-chartered full service bank with branches and offices throughout the northeast. Its local headquarters are at 101 Park Avenue in Manhattan.
July 2018: Jack Gordon, with the assistance of Deirdre Fletcher and the other members of the Business Law Subcommittee of the NYC Bar Association Section on Hospitality Law, which Jack chairs, published the paper: Alternatives to Traditional Capital Raises for Restaurateurs. You can read the paper here: Hospitality Law_Alternative Capital Raises_FINAL_7.12.18.pdf
July 2018: Michael Kent was a featured panelist on The Stoler Report episode entitled "Legal Eagles' View of the Market." This episode deals generally with current trends and developments in the New York real estate market, and more specifically with enduring asset classes, foreign investments; restaurants and food halls, and real estate technology. The episode is now being broadcast on several cable networks and online outlets and can be viewed here. Michael's prior appearance on The Stoler Report ("Anatomy of a Deal: The Leasing of Office Space in New York City") can be viewed here.
March 2018: Christine Rafin was interviewed on ABC7 News for its report that aired on March 13, 2018, entitled "7 On Your Side Investigates: Could your online review get you sued?"
February 2018: Jack Gordon was a guest lecturer to the chef instructors and administrators at The Institute of Culinary Education, where he taught a course on Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry.
February 2018: Michael B. Kent's article, "Negotiating and Drafting Restaurant Leases" was published in the Lexis Practice Advisor Journal and through Law360, LexisNexis's premier legal news and analysis service. The article condenses Michael's decades of experience in this area and commercial leasing generally. The article can be found here. [read more]
January 2018: Christine Rafin, together with Shannon Wilkinson of Reputation Communications, taught a webinar through Center for Competitive Management (C4CM) entitled Social Media Risks & Defamation Lawsuits: Counsel's Guide to Preventing & Responding to Online Reputational Attacks.
December 2017: Senior associate, Brian C. Avello, along with friends from Blockchain Careers, organized and hosted a "Working in the Blockchain Ecosystem 2018" Meetup at KBG's offices. The multiple presentations focused on engineering and developer job opportunities in the growing space, as well as Brian's talk on "A Day in the Life of a Digital Asset Lawyer".
December 2017: Christine Rafin was quoted in the article, "A New Social World," published in the December 2017 issue of Security Management Magazine. The article can be found here.
November 2017: KBG, along with attorneys from Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, the Klamann Law Firm, and White, Graham, Buckley & Carr, won a $60 million jury verdict for clients Dennis Demetre and Lori Lewis, who sold their family-owned company to HMS Holdings Corp. ("HMS"), a NASDAQ-traded company based in Irving, Texas. The jury, sitting in Supreme Court, New York County, unanimously found that HMS breached the Stock Purchase Agreement and awarded $60,000,000 in damages. With interest, the award is currently worth $87,000,000.
November 2017: Jack Gordon was a guest lecturer to Columbia University MBA students taking a course taught by Stephen Zagor, Dean of Culinary Business and Industry Studies at The Institute of Culinary Education. Jack spoke on the legal aspects of launching a food product or opening a restaurant to students taking Stephen's course entitled Food Entrepreneurship.
October 2017: Michael Kent represented The Doughnut Project in the negotiation and making of a favorable long-term lease, marking The Doughnut Project's expansion to Midtown Manhattan.
October 2017: Christine Rafin taught a webinar through the Clear Law Institute entitled Removing Defamatory, Infringing and Negative Information from the Internet: Practical Guidance. Participants earn 1.5 CLE credits for attending. The program can be found [here].
October 2017: Michael Kent and Harry Beatty continued their representation of one of KBG's venture capital clients in connection with the Blood Manor entertainment group, specifically the current production of Blood Manor Presents Crypts of the Coliseum, an expanded 10,000 square foot attraction, which includes 50 actors among state of the art scare technology, at the Nassau Veterans Coliseum (Long Island). KBG was involved in the negotiation and making of the agreements with the Coliseum.
September 2017: Michael Kent, leading KB&G's entertainment group, and Harry Beatty, leading KB&G's corporate group, represented one of its venture capital clients in its investment in the Blood Manor entertainment group, producer of Manhattan's premier "Haunted" event in a 5,000-square-foot "labyrinth of horrors." KBG and its client are now working with Blood Manor to bring the production to a national audience.
August 2017: KB&G's real estate and hospitality groups represented Neuman's Kitchen, Inc., one of New York's preeminent high-end event and catering services, in all aspects of the expansion of its operations into Pennsylvania, including the leasing of a state-of-the art food preparation facility in Philadelphia.
June 2017: KB&G's corporate and hospitality groups represented Doughnut Bar, LLC in licensing its trademarks, recipes and other intellectual property to Pillars Group, so that Pillars can establish The Doughnut Project bakeries and restaurants in the Gulf Cooperation Council and Egypt. The initial location is scheduled to be opened later this year in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as "Dots, by The Doughnut Project."
June 2017: Harry Beatty and KB&G's corporate group represented Clos de los Siete S.A. in establishing a long-term distribution agreement with Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits. Clos de los Siete (House of the Seven) is a venture of seven French families, including the family of renown oenologist Michel Rolland, that produces a high-quality Bordeaux style red wine in the Mendoza valley of Argentina. Deutsch Family is responsible for the phenomenal growth of the modestly priced Yellowtail brand, and represents many private labels in concert with Total Wines & More.
June 2017: KB&G's real estate and hospitality groups represented restaurateur Leith Hill in all aspects of the lease transaction for her latest Ellary's Green Café at the Sportime-Randall's Island Tennis facility, New York City's premier tennis destination and home of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy.
June 2017: Harry Beatty was a panelist at the VIP workshop, "Hemp MBA in a Day," at the Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition. Harry's panel addressed hemp specific investment issues and risks. The Expo was held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center from June 14th to 16th.
June 2017: KB&G's real estate group continued its representation of the Marcus Pain Institute by successfully negotiating the extension and modification of the long-term lease for the Institute's New York offices and treatment facility.
May 2017: KB&G's real estate, hospitality and corporate groups represented Shaunna Sargent and Al Butts in all hospitality, leasing and construction law aspects of the expansion of their Indie Wine and Food brand to Long Island City.
April 2017: Harry Beatty and KBG's real estate group negotiated a new lease for Gaia Botanicals LLC, d/b/a Bluebird Botanicals, for space in Louisville, Colorado. The new lease allows Bluebird, a leading wholesaler and retailer in the hemp and hemp extract markets, to consolidate their separate office, warehouse and FDA- compliant kitchen operations into much larger space under one roof.
March 2017: Jack Gordon served as a panelist on "Opening a Restaurant in New York: Legal Issue Boot Camp," produced by the New York City Bar. Jack spoke on entity formation, raising capital, intellectual property protection, executive employment agreements and management contracts.
March 2017: KB&G's real estate and hospitality groups represented restaurateur Meny Vaknin and his investment group in connection with their new Marcel Bakery & Kitchen venture, including all organizational matters and the negotiation and consummation of its long-term lease in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.
March 2017: KB&G's real estate and hospitality groups represented restaurateur Michael Wetherbee (Momofuku Ma Feche, PUBLIC, Saxon+Parole), and his partner, executive chef Akhtar Nawab (Gramercy Tavern, Craft, The E.U. Eletarria), in the negotiation and making of the long-term lease for their just opened new restaurant, Alta Calidad, in the Prospect Heights section of Brooklyn.
February 2017: KB&G's real estate, hospitality and corporate groups represented Colin Clarke (Gramercy Tavern, Fanny's) and his team in the transactional, hospitality and real estate aspects of their long anticipated artisanal restaurant, café and bakery venture to be known as Sheila's Café, located in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn.
February 2017: KB&G acted as special United States counsel for the Canal Toys S.A. group in connection with a cross-border, multi-million dollar investment in the group by a French hedge fund, including the creation and issuance of convertible preferred stock in Canal Toys USA, Inc., the United States subsidiary.
February 2017: KB&G's corporate and hospitality groups structured operational documents for Certified Catering Consultants, LLC, a new company offering a full range of hospitality related consultancy services.
January 2017: KB&G's hospitality, real estate and corporate groups represented FJP Hospitality Group, Inc. and celebrity chef Julieta Ballesteros and their investor partners in all organizational matters, as well as in the negotiation and consummation of the lease for its newly opened TAVO restaurant in the West Village in Manhattan.
December 2016: KB&G's real estate group, led by Michael Kent, represented J'Aime Organics LLC in the negotiation and making of a long-term lease for its first production kitchen and retail store in Manhattan. KB&G's hospitality and corporate groups continue to represent J'Aime Organics with respect to its expansion planning.
December 2016: Harry C. Beatty was inducted into Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, a society devoted to excellence in all areas of the hospitality arts. Chaîne is the world's oldest and most prestigious food and wine gastronomic society. Based on the French royal guild of goose roasters, established in Paris in 1248, Chaîne promotes fine dining and the camaraderie and pleasures of the table, and has members in more than 100 countries.
November 2016: KB&G's Corporate Group acted as special counsel for Davos Brands in connection with Davos' purchase of the Aviation Gin brands. KB&G helped negotiate and finalize production and bottling agreements for the continued sourcing of the purchased brands. Previously, KB&G had represented Davos in the establishment of its distribution rights to the brands.
November 2016: KB&G's Corporate Group represented Stilt Circus® in negotiations with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. Stilt Circus, a unique theatrical circus whose performances include stilt acrobatics, juggling, choreographed dances, clowning and much more, will be presenting "Festival Holidays" at the Disney California Adventure Park® throughout the 2016-17 Holiday Season.
August 2016: Michael Kent, leading KB&G's entertainment group, and Harry Beatty, leading KB&G's corporate group, represented one of its venture capitalist clients in its investment in the major motion picture Hacksaw Ridge, released by Lionsgate Films in November 2016. The film, with a screenplay by Robert Schenkkan, stars Vince Vaughn and marks the directorial return of Mel Gibson. It won two Oscars.
April 2016: Harry C. Beatty, Deirdre L. Fletcher and KBG's Corporate Group, with the assistance of McConnell Valdés LLC as local Puerto Rico counsel, represented Destilería Serrallés, Inc. in negotiating and implementing a $40,000,000 revolving credit facility with Bank of America, N.A.
March 2016: Michael Kent was a lecturer at the New York City Bar Association's "Legal Issue Bootcamp - Opening a Restaurant in New York," where he spoke on real estate issues relating to restaurants.
March 2016: KBG's Corporate Group represented METROPOLITAN Newspaper Advertising Services, Inc. in negotiating and implementing a $12,000,000 financing facility with Versant Funding LLC.
March 2016: KBG's litigation team, led by Jack A. Gordon with the assistance of partner Joshua Katz, obtained an order from New York Supreme Court, Kings County, pursuant to CPLR 3220 requiring attorney Lewis Saul to pay firm client and renowned photographer Eric Cahan the attorneys' fees incurred by him after the date we served an Offer of Judgment, even though the matter did not go to trial. (It was dismissed prior to trial.) A copy of Justice Demarest's decision and order can be found here.
January 2016: Jack A. Gordon taught a seminar for The National Business Institute entitled Restaurant Law to an audience of several hundred attendees. Participants earn 1.5 CLE credits for attending. The program can be found here.
2015 to January 2016: Harry Beatty and KBG's corporate group represented Destilería Serrallés, Inc. in extended and complicated negotiations with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its agencies, including its Treasury, Government Bank and the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, to establish Trust and Lock Box arrangements with Citibank, N.A. securing for DSI and other Puerto Rican rum producers the payment of production incentives consisting of "cover over," that is, the excise taxes remitted to the Commonwealth by the U.S. Federal Treasury. The arrangement provides security with respect to hundreds of millions of dollars a year owed to the rum producers.
December 2015: KB&G's real estate group represented Kilroy Architectural Windows and its real estate holding affiliate, CJK Associates, Inc. in the sale of Kilroy's Clinton Hill, Brooklyn manufacturing headquarters for a planned residential condominium development.
December 2015: KB&G's real estate and hospitality groups represented Antico Noé in the negotiation and making of a lease for its new restaurant in Manhattan, representing the first presence of the Antico Noé brand outside of Florence, Italy.
December 2015: Harry C. Beatty and the corporate law group represented Bermuda Motor Car Renting Co., Inc. in establishing a joint venture with Alpine Limousine and Precision Limousine International Inc.
November 2015: KB&G's real estate and corporate departments represented Golden Charms, Inc., as lender, in the making of a time is of the essence secured loan with respect to the ultra-luxury condominium project at 150 Charles Street, Manhattan.
November 2015: Harry C. Beatty and the corporate law group represented DAVOS Brands in acquiring the master distribution rights in the United States to the Sombra mescal and the Astral tequila brands.
October 2015: Kent, Beatty & Gordon is named winner for Best for Business Counseling – New York, 2015, by AI Legal Awards.
September 2015: Jack A. Gordon was named a New York Metro Area Super Lawyer in the field of Commercial Litigation for the fourth straight year, and Harry Beatty was named a New York Metro Area Super Lawyer in the area of Corporate and Commercial Law for the first time by Super Lawyers Magazine.
September 2015: Brian C. Avello joins KB&G as a senior associate, with more than six years of experience in the areas of commercial litigation and arbitration and employment law. Brian also has a background with technology companies, having worked with a Washington D.C.-based startup as general counsel and head of business development.
September 2015: KB&G's corporate and hospitality teams counseled its client in the structuring of its participation in the expansion of the Sugar Factory brand to its new location in Manhattan's Meatpacking District.
August 2015: Jack A. Gordon and Josh Katz successfully obtained an order from the Southern District of New York vacating a default judgment entered against firm clients Nathaniel Grady and Judy Stanford in April of 2011. The Decision and Order of Judge Cathy Seibel can be found here.
August 2015: Michael Kent, after seven years of counseling his investment trust client, the owner of three contiguous properties on Fulton Street in downtown Brooklyn, in the analysis of several property development repositioning alternatives, ultimately represented the trust in the $25mm sale of the properties.
August 2015: KB&G's real estate team represented Madison Avenue Furs in negotiating its client's exit protocols from its long serving Manhattan location, and in negotiating the lease for its new Manhattan retail location.
August 2015: Michael Kent, assisted by KB&G's real estate team, represented Neuman's Kitchen, a leading Manhattan catering concern, in both the buy-out of its current Manhattan lease and the making of a new long-term lease for its planned state of the art facility in Long Island City. KB&G's team worked closely with its client's consultants in coordinating design and planning efforts, as well as in maximizing participation in City and State incentive programs.
August 2015: KB&G's corporate team represented an investment trust client in connection with its venture capital participation in Deedle, LLC, creator and operator of an innovative ad-tech / e-commerce / marketing platform which is linked to a dedicated on-line gaming customer base.
August 2015: KB&G's real estate team represented Kilroy Architectural Windows in the making of a long-term lease for the relocation to its new facility in the Bronx, as well in Kilroy's participation in New York City's relocation tax incentive programs.
July 2015: KB&G's corporate team represented its long-standing client, Sultana Distribution Services Inc., in renegotiating and documenting an enhanced Revolving Credit Facility with PNC Bank.
July 2015: Michael Kent, with KB&G's real estate team, represented the firm's long-standing client, Isaia & Isaia, an Italian designer of high-end men's clothing, in the negotiation and finalization of its lease in Beverly Hills, its first retail store in the US.
May 2015: Harry Beatty represented Metro Newspaper Advertising Services, Inc. in negotiating the purchase agreement, documents of transfer and related court orders to acquire the intellectual property and associated assets of Newspaper Data Exchange, LLC. Harry represented Metro in successfully bidding at a contested auction in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
May 2015: Christine Rafin obtained the voluntary dismissal of a putative nationwide class action that had been brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against a client for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
May 2015: Harry Beatty and the corporate law group represented Metro Newspaper Advertising Services, Inc. in negotiating and closing a multi-million dollar asset based revolving credit facility with Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC.
April 2015: On behalf of our clients Dennis Demetre and Lori Lewis, Josh Katz successfully obtained the reversal in the Appellate Division, First Department, of a trial court order dismissing our clients' claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in connection with an earn-out provision in a Stock Purchase Agreement. The claim seeks to recover more than $200 million in wrongfully withheld earn-out payments.
April 2015: Kent, Beatty & Gordon's real estate and hospitality team represented the owner of L'Artusi in the restructuring and extension of its lease for its acclaimed West Village restaurant.
April 2015: Facing the impending demolition of 425 Park Avenue, KB&G bid farewell to its long-standing home, and headed west to its new offices at Eleven Times Square, developed as Midtown's most advanced new commercial tower, affording the latest in cutting-edge technology, security and energy-efficiency features. KB&G joins a world-class roster of companies that includes Microsoft and Proskauer Rose.
March 2015: Jack A. Gordon was featured in Eater Magazine's 33 Photos With Hospitality Attorney Jack Gordon, 'day in the life' series by Nick Solares. The feature article can be viewed here.
February 2015: Michael Kent was a featured panelist on the episode of the TV show The Stoler Report entitled Anatomy of a Deal: The Leasing of Office Space in New York City which is now being broadcast on several cable networks and online outlets. Included was an analysis of Kent, Beatty & Gordon's upcoming move from its Park Avenue offices to its new home in the state-of-the-art building at 11 Times Square. The show can be viewed [here].
January 2015: Jack Gordon and Josh Katz secured a verdict in January of 2015 for client Broadspring, Inc. after a seven-day Federal trial before Judge Sullivan in the Southern District of New York, where the jury found defendant Congoo liable for multiple counts of defamation.
January 2015: Jack A. Gordon taught a Continuing Legal Education seminar for the National Business Institute entitled Restaurant Law to a national audience of more than 250 participants.
January 2015: Christine Rafin rejoined the Firm as a partner. Christine started her career as an associate at KB&G. After five years with us and then five years with a boutique firm specializing in marketing, promotions, gaming and communications law, she has returned. Christine's practice will continue to focus on commercial litigation and arbitration, as well as Internet, mobile marketing and telemarketing law, data privacy and security law.
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The Type statement in VBA allows you to define your own static data structures which you can then use in your variable declarations. This video explains how to declare a type, how to employ the type in variable declarations, how to read to and write from the variable, as well as a couple of fun features such as using enumerations within a type declaration and nesting types.
Class Modules in VBA allow you to define your own classes of objects. This video explains why that's a useful and shows you how to go about creating a class. You'll learn about the two class events: initialise and terminate, you'll see how to define properties, including how to create read-only properties and set default values. You'll also find out how easy it is to create methods for your class and how to use your class in your regular code.
One small limitation of VBA Class Modules is that, by default, you can only use them in the VBA Project in which they were created. This video explains how you can make your class modules available to other VBA projects. You'll learn about the Instancing property of a class, how to set references to VBA projects, how to write a function to return a new instance of a class and how to create an Excel Add-In as a convenient way to distribute your class modules.
Excel VBA is full of collections and you can even create your own custom collections using the Collection object. This video teaches you how to create a new custom collection, how to add items to it, how to reference those items individually and how to loop over all of the items in the collection. You'll also see how you can add items based on a custom class module to a collection.
The Dictionary class is similar to the Collection class in that it allows you to store a custom collection of objects. This video teaches you how to use dictionaries, including how to reference the Scripting Runtime Object Library, how to create a new Dictionary and add, remove, count and reference the items in it. You'll also learn about the Items and Keys arrays contained within a Dictionary and how to loop over these arrays in order to process all of the items that the Dictionary contains.


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Nata nel Kentucky, Virginia Pearsons esordì nel cinema nel 1910, a 24 anni. Quasi tutta la sua carriera si sviluppò durante il periodo del cinema muto. Lanciata come vamp, in contrapposizione a Theda Bara, Louise Glaum e Valeska Suratt, dopo la sua esperienza teatrale, Virginia fu messa sotto contratto da William Fox, per cui girò 29 film in ruoli da protagonista. In seguito, insieme al marito Sheldon Lewis, fondò una propria compagnia di produzione, la Virginia Pearson Photoplay Inc che si rivelò un fallimento e segnò il suo declino. L'attrice si ritirò dagli schermi nel 1932; il marito quattro anni dopo. I due divorziarono, ma restarono insieme vivendo in povertà.

VIrginia Pearsons morì all'età di 72 anni a Hollywood il 6 giugno 1958, un mese dopo la morte del marito Sheldon Lewis, morto il 7 maggio. Venne sepolta al Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

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On Her Doorsteps - cortometraggio (1910)
The Stain, regia di Frank Powell (1914)
Aftermath (1914)
The Reward, regia di S. Rankin Drew (1915)
The Turn of the Road, regia di Tefft Johnson (1915)
The Kiss of a Vampire (1916)
Thou Art the Man, regia di S. Rankin Drew (1916)
The Writing on the Wall, regia di Tefft Johnson (1916)
The Hunted Woman, regia di S. Rankin Drew (1916)
The Vital Question, regia di S. Rankin Drew (1916)
Blazing Love, regia di Kenean Buel (1916)
Hypocrisy, regia di Kenean Buel (1916)
A Tortured Heart, regia di Will S. Davis (1916)
Daredevil Kate, regia di Kenean Buel (1916)
The War Bride's Secret, regia di Kenean Buel (1916)
When False Tongues Speak, regia di Carl Harbaugh (1917)
The Bitter Truth, regia di Kenean Buel (1917)
Sister Against Sister, regia di James Vincent (1917)
A Royal Romance, regia di James Vincent (1917)
 Wrath of Love, regia di James Vincent (1917)
 Thou Shalt Not Steal, regia di William Nigh (1917)
 All for a Husband, regia di Carl Harbaugh (1917)
 Stolen Honor, regia di Richard Stanton (1918)
 A Daughter of France, regia di Edmund Lawrence (1918)
 The Firebrand, regia di Edmund Lawrence (1918)
 Her Price, regia di Edmund Lawrence (1918)
 The Liar, regia di Edmund Lawrence (1918)
 The Queen of Hearts, regia di Edmund Lawrence (1918)
 Buchanan's Wife, regia di Charles Brabin (1918)
 The Love Auction, regia di Edmund Lawrence (1919)
 The Bishop's Emeralds, regia di John B. O'Brien (1919)
 Impossible Catherine, regia di John B. O'Brien (1919)
 Wildness of Youth, regia di Ivan Abramson (1922)
 A Prince of a King, regia di Albert Austin (1923)
 What Price Beauty?, regia di Tom Buckingham (1925)
 The Wizard of Oz, regia di Larry Semon (1925)
 Il fantasma dell'opera (The Phantom of the Opera), regia di Rupert Julian (1925)
 The Red Kimona, regia di Walter Lang (1925)
 The Taxi Mystery, regia di Fred Windemere (1926)
 Lightning Hutch, regia di Charles Hutchison (1926)
 Io l'ho ucciso (Silence), regia di Rupert Julian (1926)
 Mum's the Word, regia di Leo McCarey (1926)
 Atta Boy, regia di Edward H. Griffith (1926)
 Driven from Home, regia di James Young (1927)
 La grande città (The Big City), regia di Tod Browning  (1928)
 L'attrice (The Actress), regia di Sidney Franklin (1928)
 Imputata alzatevi! (The Power of Silence), regia di Wallace Worsley (1928)
 Smilin' Guns, regia di Henry MacRae (1929)
 The Primrose Path, regia di William A. O'Connor (1931)
 La donna proibita (Back Street), regia di John M. Stahl (1932)

Sceneggiatrice
 As the Fates Decree, regia di Oscar Eagle - cortometraggio (1912)

Filmati d'archivio
The Danger Man, regia di Charles Hutchison e Bud Pollard (1930)

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Q: init { } block in Android ViewModel is repeatedly called and collects flow when app is brought to the foreground In my Android app, with Kotlin and using Koin dependency injection, my init block is repeatedly called every time the app is brought into the foreground. The issue this causes is making additional background calls that are not necessary when the app is brought into the foreground, and the View refreshes when I don't always want it too. My question is, how to properly utilize the init block and collect a single flow without the init block methods being repeatedly called? Is init { } always called when a ViewModel is brought into the foreground?
Below is an example of how I'm utilizing the ViewModel in my fragment, and the methods called in my init block:
import org.koin.androidx.viewmodel.ext.android.*

class MyFragment: Fragment() {

     private val viewModel: MyViewModel by viewModel()

     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)

         collectSomeFlow()
     }

     private fun collectSomeFlow() {
          lifecycleScope.launchWhenStarted {
            viewModel.onUiStateChanged.collect {
                 // do something here
            }
        }
     }

}

class MyViewModel: ViewModel(private val repository: MyRepository): ViewModel() {

     private val _uiState: MutableStateFlow<MyUiState> = MutableStateFlow(MyUiState.Success(emptyList()))
     val uiState: StateFlow<MyUiState> = _uiState

     init {
         // Repeatedly fired off after View is created if app is resumed again
         getSomeDataFromNetwork()
     }

     private fun getSomeDataFromNetwork() {
          viewModelScope.launch {
               val response = repository.getSomeDataFromNetwork()
               // Handle response, update _uiState, etc.
          }
     }

}

A: you should use :
  lifecycleScope.launch {
            yourFlow.flowWithLifecycle(this@MyFragment.viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycle, Lifecycle.State.CREATED).collect {
                //collect
            }
        }

or just use an extension function for clean code:
//With Activities:
fun <T> AppCompatActivity.launchAndRepeatWithLifecycleNotNull(
    flow: Flow<T?>,
    minActiveState: Lifecycle.State = Lifecycle.State.STARTED,
    block: (T) -> Unit
) {
    lifecycleScope.launch {
        flow.flowWithLifecycle(this@launchAndRepeatWithLifecycleNotNull.lifecycle, minActiveState).collect {
            it?.let(block)
        }
    }
}

//With Fragments:
fun <T> Fragment.launchAndRepeatWithViewLifecycleNotNull(
    flow: Flow<T?>,
    minActiveState: Lifecycle.State = Lifecycle.State.STARTED,
    block: (T) -> Unit
) {
    viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycleScope.launch {
        flow.flowWithLifecycle(this@launchAndRepeatWithViewLifecycleNotNull.viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycle, minActiveState).collect {
            it?.let(block)
        }
    }
}

Usage:
    launchAndRepeatWithLifecycleNotNull(yourFlow, OnWhichStateTheFlowShouldCollect) {
         //collect flow
    }
//OnWhichStateTheFlowShouldCollect on your case is CREATED

A: Hi seems there is no strange thing running,
However, you call request every time when Lifecycle event is in started state
You can simply change the collectSomeFlow function
private fun collectSomeFlow() {
      lifecycleScope.launchWhenStarted {
        viewModel.onUiStateChanged.collect {
             // do something here
        }
    }
 }

to
private fun collectSomeFlow() {
      lifecycleScope.launchWhenCreated {
        viewModel.onUiStateChanged.collect {
             // do something here
        }
    }
 }

launchWhenCreated Launches and runs the given block when the Lifecycle controlling this LifecycleCoroutineScope is at least in Lifecycle.State.CREATED state.
https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/lifecycle/LifecycleCoroutineScope

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Meta Expands Test of New Removal Alerts Which Let Users Know When Automated Detection Was used
Meta is expanding its test of new notification alerts that will provide more context on post removals in its apps, and specifically, will let users know when their post has been removed via its automated detection process.
As reported by Protocol, last year, Meta launched an initial test of the updated alerts which include more context as to why a post was removed, with additional insight into whether it was human reviewed, or enforced via automated detection. That provides more context on the process involved, which could help to reduce user angst, while also enabling people to appeal on the same grounds, which could better address errors.
The alerts were formulated in response to a recommendation from the Oversight Board after Meta's automated detection removed images that had been used in a breast cancer awareness campaign.
As explained by the Board:
"In October 2020, a user in Brazil posted a picture to Instagram with a title in Portuguese indicating that it was to raise awareness of signs of breast cancer. The image was pink, in line with "Pink October", an international campaign popular in Brazil for raising breast cancer awareness. Eight photographs within a single picture post showed breast cancer symptoms with corresponding descriptions such as "ripples", "clusters" and "wounds" underneath. Five of the photographs included visible and uncovered female nipples. The remaining three photographs included female breasts, with the nipples either out of shot or covered by a hand. The user shared no additional commentary with the post."
Various other breast cancer related groups have raised similar concerns, with their posts and Stories being removed due to violations of Meta's guidelines – even though its rules do state that mastectomy photos are allowed.
The Board recommended that Meta formulate a policy to provide more transparency on such, which Meta agreed to, while it also updated its systems to ensure that identical content with parallel context is not removed in future.
Of course, when you're using automation, especially at Meta's scale, some errors are going to occur, and in any case, the advantages of such process outweigh the false positives and mistakes, by a significant margin.
Indeed, Meta has repeatedly noted its improvements in automated detection in its regular Community Standards enforcement updates:
"Our proactive rate (the percentage of content we took action on that we found before a user reported it to us) is over 90% for 12 out of 13 policy areas on Facebook and nine out of 11 on Instagram."
Making some mistakes is a side effect of this additional protection, and no one would argue that Meta shouldn't lean more towards caution than letting things through in this respect.
The new alerts will add another element to provide additional insight, which will hopefully help Meta improve its systems, and address errors like this in future.
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Acts Passed at the First Session of the Nineteenth Congress of the United States (1826)
Acts Passed at the First Session of the Nineteenth Congress of the United States (1826
FIRST STATE of the first official collected printings of congressional acts, printed for use by the House and Senate, containing laws and treaties enacted under the President JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. First Session of the Nineteenth Congress was held Dec 1, 1825 – May 22, 1826, passing 157 pieces of legislation.
Octavo within a 11 x 7 ½ rebound. In English. Printed by Davis and Force, Washington, D.C., 1826. FIRST EDITION. 123 pp. with an additional 107 pp. Appendix and Index. A once stab-stitched pamphlet, with original printed front wrapper and COMPLETE text block with uncut edges, bound into recent maroon textured cloth, with lettering piece, gilt fillets and titles to spine. Hardbound cover in excellent condition. Text block is softened because of poor quality paper stock, therefore is quite worn, with light to moderate browning, foxing and curling of page edges, though largely unaffecting text. Upper text block corner lacking from first third with no loss. Ex-library. Bookplate and glue stain to front pastedown. Small inventory label on page three. Not without issues, but still an appealing copy given its significance and relative scarcity.
The 19th Congress (1825–1827) aggressively opposed the new presidential administration of John Quincy Adams, who many believed had stolen the election from Andrew Jackson. The House chose Adams amidst the indecisive Electoral College count. But when Adams nominated Speaker Henry Clay to become Secretary of State, Jackson's supporters howled that Adams had bargained his way into the presidency. Congress also refused to fund U.S. participation in the Panama Congress of independent states of the Western Hemisphere until it was too late, and more or less simply marked time before the next presidential election by voting down administration proposals.
Interesting legislation included Acts to purchase books for the Library of Congress; funding the Federal Government, listing salaries of every member, to include, allocating funds to pay The President and Vice President a salary of $5,000 each and $6,000 each for the Secretaries of State and Treasury; defining the border between Georgia and Florida; authorizing the importation of statues of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton; the "gradual increase" of the Navy and "regulating the accountability" for the Army's clothing and equipment; "apprehension and delivery of deserters from French ships in US ports;" and a Resolution "directing a system of Calvary Tactics and a System of Instruction for Artillery." Also includes full printings (in both English and Spanish) of the Treaty with Columbia signed Oct 3, 1824, as well as dozens of Indian treaties, to include the Sioux and Chippewas.


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You haven't experienced Halloween until you experience Halloween at Pikes. This quirky hotel where no two rooms are the same, make for the perfect spooky location as it's transformed into a haunted house.
If you like to go all out this time of year you will fit in perfectly, party goers do not hold back when it comes to their costumes, dressing up as anything from the Black Swan to the Ice Queen.
You can either purchase a ticket or make a break of it as they offer 2 night stay packages including drinks and food, of course this package is not for the faint hearted as your 2 night stay will be far from relaxing!
Another amazing halloween choice comes from one of the most innovative restaurant/club venues on the island. Heart are known for their immersive theatre in which they engage the audience using food, art and music, so it comes as no surprise that their halloween party will not disappoint.
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This psychedelic street party takes place in San Antonio in January. The streets are decorated with love hearts and peace signs as live music and dancing flows through the West End all the way to the fountain. This event is the perfect way to brighten up your winter as some people opt for full Flower Power attire, so feel free to dig out your flares and sequins for the day. This fabulous street party, attracts a great crowd, all looking to have fun and dance to some of their favourite tracks from the past.
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However, this was the problem I encountered with not wanting to be a pastor: in order to be a teacher in a church, too often I was forced to fit into the mold of the senior pastor. He wanted to recreate me in his image, make me be like him. He wanted me to think like him, have his sense of humor and manner of speech. Too often they wanted a "mini-me." And since I wasn't always willing to be like him, my teaching opportunities were infrequent.
I said this to my Bishop after discovering that one of the greatest joys I've had as a pastor have been the times I've not ministered. I may be the pastor of the church, but I also know I'm not the only minister in God's Church or in the local church where I pastor.
At this point the pastor's son looked at me and, with a bit of envy in his voice said, "I would have loved to baptized my kids." I knew then I was on to something.
So, last summer when a young girl asked to be baptized, I sat down with her and her mother and explained baptism. I also gave the young girl permission to have anyone she wants to baptize her. She chose her mom and her aunt. It was then I had the honor of standing aside while others did the ministry. When I explained this to my Bishop, he finally concluded I wasn't a complete heretic.
I'm also looking for ways to share the blessing of leading in the Lord's Supper. Nowhere in Scripture does it say that the pastor is the only one qualified to bless the elements of communion. Last month I asked one of the members of our church to lead us in communion. I gave him free reign to do anything he wanted because I trusted him and knew He would honor God. He shared sincerely and emotionally his love for His Savior. He had his family assist him in distributing the elements, and chose a very appropriate song and video to share while we all took of the Lord's Supper. After I received the elements and sat down, I looked up at the screen, relished the beautiful lyrics passing by, and thanked God for the humbling honor of being part of such a beautiful congregation. Now I'm pleased to announce to the world that last month's communion service was perhaps the most beautiful Lord's Supper we've had at Journey Church, and I was not the one in charge.
I believe very true leader in God's Church has a gift called "Getting Out Of The Way." It is a gift not seen very often in most churches, but one that more church leaders should rediscover in their lives. I encourage every pastor and leader to look for ways to let the Body of Christ be the Body and not just an accessory to their ministry. Doing this has been one of the highlights of my pastoral career, and I believe it will be one of yours, too.


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Playtech Released a New Slot: Fiesta Mistica
Posted on 10 September 2021 , by Jenna Tomlinson in New Games.
Playtech just released its latest game called Fiesta Mistica. This slot is designed after the Mexican holiday, "The Day of the Dead". Here is all you need to know about this new release from Playtech.
Playtech adds one more slot to their casino stroll, something unusual designed after the Mexico's holiday, full of fun and 100% entertainment. Join other players around the world as they celebrate and journey through the Day of the Dead.
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Without any controversy, Playtech is one of the kings in the online gaming industry, offering hundreds of classic casino games. They have over 250 slots to their official licenses in 20 different regulated jurisdictions.
Playtech is not playing in the gaming space, and if you've been around for a while, you can tell for yourself that the company is no child's play. With the new Fiesta Mistica, it is evident that their developers are doing a hell of a job to keep them relevant in the gaming space. Fiesta Mistica is a game every casino wants to have and a game every player must play.
Fiesta Mistica features colorful graphics in the game arena. It also has a cute collection of Royals and Aztec-styled symbols. Every shape, animal, background graffiti carries Mexico's identity, and it is Aztec styled.
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The Mexicans have plenty of holidays and days of celebration, but none has captured the attention of game developers like the Day of the Dead, Día de Los Muertos.
Although the Mexican Day of the Dead has many slot games designed after it, Playtech feels one more slot would make the world a better place, resulting in a colorful and entertaining game. Playtech developers did a great job of bringing the colors of Día de Los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) alive. The holiday is known to be the most colorful all over the world; gamers are in for a beauty!
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You should know that Fiesta Mistica has 5 reels and every gamer gets 500 spins for free at the beginning. Amazingly, it also has a Mariachi feature. Here, you can win 250 times of your stake when you spin the wheel. In this same vein, the Día de Los Muertos also has "The Altar Bonus Feature"- here, you get six stages to pick altars from, which would double your cash prizes.
Another feature gamers should look forward to is the Festival free games feature, where you get 12 spins for free. The good part is you can win cash prizes of up to 5 times your stake. Although this comes with a condition; if a special skull symbol appears on the wheels while you play, you should dance because you just won this amazing offer!
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Fiesta Mistica was created with HTML5 technology, and this means it is 100% mobile-friendly. Zero limitations, a game for all. This slot is now available for play at all casinos with Playtech's gaming content.


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Russ Morman
April 28, 1962 in Independence, MO
1983 Rnd 1, Pick 28 by CWS in the June Amateur Draft
First baseman Russ Morman played 9 seasons for 3 teams. Morman had a .249 batting average with 117 hits, 10 home runs, 43 runs batted in, and 51 runs scored.
1986 CWS AL 49 159 18 40 5 0 4 17 16 2 36 1 0 .252 .324 .358
1988 CWS AL 40 75 8 18 2 0 0 3 3 0 17 0 0 .240 .269 .267
1990 KCR AL 12 37 5 10 4 2 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 .270 .317 .568
1991 KCR AL 12 23 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 .261 .292 .261
1994 FLA NL 13 33 2 7 0 1 1 2 2 1 9 0 0 .212 .278 .364
1995 FLA NL 34 72 9 20 2 1 3 7 3 1 12 0 0 .278 .316 .458
1996 FLA NL 6 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .167 .286 .333
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By Nathan Friar
If you were to ask somebody to name a typical form of motorized transportation, the range of answers are somewhat limited. Over the last 100 years, the machines that we as humans use to power ourselves from place to place has remained pretty standard. Automobiles, boats, trains, and more recently, planes have made up the majority of travel vehicles. However, envision a form of ground-based transportation that is capable of speeds rivalling a supersonic jet and more efficient than a train or automobile. Called a hyperloop, this new concept has the attention of engineers, corporations, and tech enthusiasts around the world.
A hyperloop consists of two main components; the tube and the pod. The basic design is relatively simple. A steel tube is built that connects two destinations. Pods capable of carrying passengers or cargo would sit inside this tube on skis, which would float a tiny amount over the bottom of the tube on a bed of pressurized air. Induction motors would accelerate these pods inside in the tracks and push them to their destination.
The hyperloop concept is the brainchild of the successful entrepreneur and innovator Elon Musk. Responsible for the creation of companies such as Tesla and SpaceX, Musk has consistently pushed the boundaries of technological progress, and he's continuing this trend with the push for the development of a functional hyperloop. Initially conceived to provide an alternative to a proposed high speed rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles, a hyperloop would theoretically allow for the mass transit of persons at a cheaper rate. While none of his companies are currently involved in the actual development of a prototype, they are laying the groundwork for those who dare to construct their own.
A means to foster this innovation was announced in the summer of 2015. SpaceX would sponsor a competition in which teams would submit designs for, and eventually build, a working hyperloop pod prototype. SpaceX would build a test track at their headquarters in California, where selected teams could test out their designs in the summer of 2016. So far hundreds of teams from all over the world have entered the competition, including one here at UW-Madison.
Aptly titled Badgerloop, this talented team of engineers is attempting to tackle one of the most ambitious competitions of our time. This project is led by the team president Tieler Calazo, a mechanical engineering senior, who summed up the goal of this endeavor. "The purpose of the project is to revolutionize transportation, and to build a vehicle that hasn't been built before." To complete this ambitious task, a large number of individuals have taken it upon themselves to assist in any way possible. "The team just kind of formed organically," says Calazo. "We came together, decided on team leaders, and registered for the competition immediately." Around 110 people are currently working on the project, and a basic organizational structure has been established. Sub-groups for the project right now include mechanical, electrical, and software systems, with each being led by someone who reports back to the project leaders on developments and progress. "The people involved with this project are amazing, and every one of them is integral to the success of this project," states Calazo.
The current focus right now for the team is coming up with an initial design for their hyperloop pod concept. "We need to figure out what methods and processes we're going to be using come competition weekend," says Calazo. The focus right now is also on being specific with their ideas and concepts, which is key according to head of industry relations for Badgerloop, Sid Smith, who is also a senior in mechanical engineering. "Specificity will be key when it comes to fundraising," says Smith. "The sooner we can complete our designs, the sooner we can come up with a budget, and the sooner we can hopefully get funded by some sort of sponsor." Although early in the design work for their process, Badgerloop is already looking forward to future competition events.
Come January of next year, Badgerloop will be required to present their "Final Design Package" to SpaceX at the Texas A&M campus. There SpaceX will examine and critique their designs. This event will also be attended by companies who will be looking for teams to sponsor and provide funds, materials, and expertise. While the reviews of their work by SpaceX engineers and professionals will be important, connecting with a sponsor will be a key goal of this event for Badgerloop. "This is why right now we're trying to get the key details of our designs hammered out as soon as possible," says Smith. Additionally, all of their information and design work will be open sourced, so every team will have access to the same information while working on their designs.
When asked about the competition come next summer and what exactly would be required of their fabricated pod, Calazo stated "the big points will be whether the pod makes it all the way through one mile long test track built by SpaceX, and also the smoothness and overall quality of the ride." The design pod that they will be required to build is different than that of the actual hyperloop concept. "The competition pod will not be meant for people. It will be more of a way to get the ideas rolling for future models of hyperloop pod prototypes."
Looking to the future, both Calazo and Smith are very excited for what is in store for the Badgerloop project and the outlook of the hyperloop concept as a whole. "We've got the brain power, and we have the faculty assistance," says Calazo. Smith was also very optimistic. "I think the most important part for any idea is you have to start somewhere, and we absolutely did that," says Smith. "We have a lot of amazing minds, and we're trying to go above and beyond what's expected of us." Look for this group to be a big player in this groundbreaking SpaceX competition, and possibly help shape the future face of transportation.
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Q: Difference of funcions converging in measure to the same function Suppose $f_n \to h$ and $g_n \to h$ in measure. Is it true that $|f_n - g_n| \to 0$ in measure? I tried using the triangle inequality to get to this result, but it implies only that:
$$\{ x \in X: |f_n(x) - g_n(x)| \geq \alpha\} \supseteq \{x \in X: |f_n(x) - h(x)|\geq \alpha/2 \}\cap \{x \in X: |g_n(x) - h(x)|\geq \alpha/2\}$$
I don't know if this is true, I guess it must be - can anyone help me?

A: $$\{ x \in X: |f_n(x) - g_n(x)| \geq \alpha\}$$ $$ \subseteq \{x \in X: |f_n(x) - h(x)|\geq \alpha/2 \}\cup \{x \in X: |g_n(x) - h(x)|\geq \alpha/2\}$$ and hence
$$\mu\{ x \in X: |f_n(x) - g_n(x)| \geq \alpha\}$$ $$ \leq \mu(\{x \in X: |f_n(x) - h(x)|> \alpha/2 \})+\mu( \{x \in X: |g_n(x) - h(x)|\geq \alpha/2\}) \to 0.$$


Contractors have been in the spotlight for some time now. While the current arrangements appear to be working well for contractors and the hiring companies (and, indeed, the general economy), there are other parties who are keen to meddle with things.
In the recent Budget it was announced that the new IR35 rules will be coming into the private sector from April 2020 – following their "success" in the public sector. These changes have already caused considerable disruption to contractors, their Accountants, recruitment agencies and hiring companies – with each party spending valuable time and resources dealing with the changes and uncertainties surrounding them.
Where does a firm of liquidators fit into all this?
When the IR35 changes came into the public sector, we helped a lot of contractors to close down their (solvent) companies with a Members' Voluntary Liquidation. They were shutting their companies because they felt it was no longer worth them working for the public sector, and many were going to work overseas.
When the IR35 changes come into effect in the private sector in 2020, there are certain to be some contractors who will no longer need their limited company, as they will be deemed to be inside IR35. However, there is likely to be more consideration into the matter from the hiring companies, rather than the 'one-size-fits-all' adopted by some in the public sector – due to the benefits of the current situation.
Having been deemed to be inside IR35, some experts are concerned that HMRC will want to tax anyone found to be inside IR35 on a retrospective basis. The thinking being that if they are deemed inside IR35 now, then they have always been inside – so they should be taxed accordingly.
Whilst HMRC have said that a probe into a Personal Services Company's history is not 'automatic'…they have left the door open for it to happen.
One effect of the IR35 changes is likely to be an increase in the desire for an MVL to close down no-longer wanted limited companies.
However, the risk of HMRC applying retrospective tax demands (which, we think would be appalling!), is a real concern for contractors. Some will be able to pay any additional tax revenues which are required to be paid. However, there will be others who won't have the money readily available. They might have to consider a Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation or a bridging loan to be able to deal with their predicament effectively.
The future is certainly uncertain for contractors. So it is up to us, as professional advisors, to support them and help them choose the best option available to them.
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The Perth Scorchers are pleased to announce that fast bowler Jhye Richardson has recommitted to the club for the next three seasons and reiwa.com will continue their partnership with the Scorchers for another two years.
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"I love playing for the Scorchers," he said.
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"We have a great squad with lots of talented players and I am confident we will return to finals this season."
Well renowned WA property listing website reiwa.com will also continue with the Scorchers, re-signing as Joint Principal Partner of the men's team for the next two seasons.
Both Scorchers and reiwa.com have grown significantly since the partnership began in the 2014/15 KFC Big Bash season.
The Scorchers saw a total of 210 ,928 fans attend a BBL home game at Optus Stadium during BBL|08 and secured 5,369 Scorchers Memberships.
WACA CEO Christina Matthews said:
"We want to thank reiwa.com's ongoing support for both the Perth Scorchers and the development of cricket in WA through the partnership.
"The reason this partnership is so strong is because our values and reiwa.com's are closely aligned, highlighting the shared commitment we both have towards providing great customer experiences and member engagement.
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"Reiwa.com is delighted to renew its partnership with the Perth Scorchers for a further two years," Mr Pozzi said.
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"We wish the Perth Scorchers every success in their 2020 campaign."


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It's easy to look at another and assume things like that. It's human. After all, it's compassionate to help someone who isn't able to ask for help, right? They'll thank you in the long run, won't they?
No one asks why their child, or sibling or friend refuses to take their meds. Why bother? It's an illness. It's meaningless. The doctors say so. They know these things.
I've been told more times than I can count that I won't make it without medication. I've been told that I have a chemical imbalance. My brain's broken. I need it.
If I refuse, it's the side effects. They can treat them with more medication. If it isn't that I lack insight. I don't know I'm sick.
They call it anti-psychotic medication. It sounds good enough, but did you know these drugs are also called major tranquilizers?
Can you learn what it is to be in love from reading a medical description? Heart rate, neurotransmitters, behavior patterns. Three criteria out of five.
Can human experience be described in such simple terms? I bet you don't think yours can. Why, then, do you insist on describing mine?
They change a person. The vigor of human experience fades to shades of gray. Life becomes dull, boring, long. Creativity slips into nothingness. The very human spirit is dulled. You can go from the rapture of being alive to wondering if you even are.
They will make you calm. They will make you behave. They might even help with your problems, but they can dampen what really matters – what makes you alive.
For this broken mind of mine, I have been locked up. I have been threatened. I have been restrained. I have suffered at the hands of a system I'm told is helping me.
A cancer patient can refuse chemotherapy. A religious person can choose to trust God over penicillin. A doctor would call both irrational, but acquiesce. All I ask is the same right.
The first time, I failed. I lost it. They were right: I went crazy. I was strongly encouraged to take my meds. It was a fight I knew I would not win.
A façade of normalcy regained. High functioning. Working, going to school, socializing. All the things you're supposed to do. All so hollow. The spark was gone.
I was told that I'd need medication forever. The facts spoke clearly. I was mentally ill. As long as I took my medication, I would be fine. Without it, I was doomed. Why did I want to stop?
In truth I was terrified. I believed I was insane, I had failed before, and I wasn't sure I could pull it off on my own. After all, the facts were clear – no one does.
To get here, I had to ignore good medical advice. I had to have poor insight and bad judgment. Without it, I would never have achieved what I have in life.
So, now when I hear about family members who should have made sure their relatives were taking the medication, or courts that should have forced it, I think to myself about doctors who should have listened.
I often think about people who may have succeeded in stopping their medication, if only they had the necessary support instead of assurances of failure. I wonder how many more I should be able to name.
Diagnosed with a psychotic disorder at eight years old, transgendered essayist Aubrey Ellen Shomo (born Justin Michael Shomo) would spend most of the next decade on neuroleptic medication – over her vocal objections – and would be hospitalized repeatedly. Upon reaching adulthood, furious with the treatment she received for so long and her own powerlessness in the face of it, she became a psychiatric survivor activist.
Over the course of the next decade she would be honored as a semi-finalist in the international Film Your Issue competition for young filmmakers for a PSA about child abuse in psychiatric hospitals, serve on the board of Colorado's statewide consumer network, speak at the national Alternatives conference and serve on its advisory committee, and tell her story, most recently for the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery's CD series Voices of Hope and Recovery: Our Stories, Our Lives.
This work is Copyright © 2006 Aubrey Ellen Shomo. It was first published in the Spring 2007 issue of Open Minds Quarterly. It may be reproduced, copied, or reprinted in any medium now existing or invented in the future, so long as it is reproduced in its entirety, including this copyright statement, and so long as it bears attribution to the author, Aubrey Ellen Shomo. Spread it to the wind.
This essay was first published in Open Minds Quarterly, Spring 2007 Issue (Volume IX, Issue I), and reprinted in the book Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: Schizophrenia (Greenhaven Press, 2010). Forthcoming in the book In New Light: The many paths of identity, struggle & mental illness (Expected Summer 2012), and in Our Voice / Notre Voix, Winter 2012 Issue (No. 56).
thank you for this. for almost 20 years i have been threatened with and called noncompliant for not wanting to take medications (cocktail including anti-psychotic, anti-anxiety,anti-depressant, etc.) and asked "don't you want to get well?" (i felt that i had to prove that i did want to get well, i was a "good girl") when i wanted to stop the meds that didn't even help me, other than to make me like a zombie. they stole so much from me. i am finally withdrawing from the last ones this year. it helps to not feel alone in this. i am finally listening to myself about what i need and it helps to see that it worked for you and that i imagine you can understand my anger and sadness around this. this is a beautiful piece.
I found out that once you are labeled, no matter what you do to fight it, "they" see you as crazy, delusional, paranoid.
Then they trade diagnostic labels according to your response. First I was schizophrenic, then after all the brain disabling treatments, I was very passive.
I got angry after two days on Paxil (slammed a book on a table) they decided I was Bipolar. Apparently getting angry is a symptom of "mania", not a side effect of Paxil.
Now I know, go along with them, make them think you're "all better" then run the other direction– fast!
Don't get caught up in their psychiatric money-driven machine.
They have ruined my life in so many ways.
Someone told me, "You aren't crazy, you're a Pisces". I try to hold onto that.
Good piece, I can relate to.
Thank-you, Aubrey, our stories are VERY similar!
Hurrah for you! I was one of those parents who thought I needed to 'save" my son, who was an adult, who does not believe he is anything but normal. I have finally realized he is normal to himself and that is all that matters. I love him just as he is. I dropped NAMI membership and want to be part of the movement to end mental health madness in this country.
Wow! Congratulations! There is someone else here who escaped the body snatchers. I'm sure this is what being a Jew in Nazi Germany felt like.
Hope they don't exterminate us!
See ya round the Gulag!
Start a email with me, please?
I was abused in under the Barnsley Mental Health System, they give me 250mg of clopiximol a week, fat too much to fight them off, still fighting though, keep up the good work, to see these kinds of manefestos in print gives us some clarity and mental strength to try using words against them; preferably in court!
i know what you all are going through….. I was in that situation myself with a hoard of doctors parents friends nurses carers telling me to take medication…. Well believe me I can be assertive… i recently found out i have hypothyroidism and my brain is just starved of thyroid hormones…. I can argue!!! I am going to bring them DOWN!!!!!!!!!
There is a flip side to being non-compliant.
Yes, I understand that the side effects of the medication are unpleasant (and yes, I have tried antipsychotics myself, as they are used off-label for anxiety).
My extended family has been dealing with a psychotic sister for 25 years. Her most recent psychotic event has wreaked havoc. My well sister made safety visit after safety visit to ensure that she was OK, each requiring a day's drive. She was acting so weird and nasty that she alienated her sister, as well as her friends.
At its peak, the police were called, after she caused significant property damage that could have killed her and others. Since then, my sister and I have worked full-time taking care of her and cleaning up the mess she left behind when she decided that her previous diagnosis was wrong and stopped all medication. We have dealt with the police and the victims of the property damage she caused, stopped her from getting a police record, and from going to jail.
We've dealt with insurance companies to help pay for the property damage. We've dealt with hospital personnel, social workers, attorneys, NAMI, psychiatrists and every other resource imaginable.
Our aging parents had to get involved, and they are having their own health and cognitive problems.
I'm struggling financially after three months with no income. Both my well sister, me and her husband have injured ourselves because we've gotten out of shape from the time commitment. And we've neglected our own families.
At the same time, our ill sister has expected us to care for her and clean up her actions, allow her to live in our homes and provide for her needs, while at the same time holding back information (such as insurance company information, credit card information so we could pay off her bills, access to healthcare providers so we could tell her providers about her behavior) that we needed to clean up her mess.
You do have the legal right to not be medicated.
If you can manage without medication, good for you. That means that you have to be fully capable of self-care.
Most with serious mental illnesses aren't capable of self-care without medication.
If your becoming non-compliant means that a team of people have to halt their lives to manage you and the disaster you left behind because you decide to become non-compliant, you're really acting in a selfish way.
Expect whatever consequences come your way if you do this – you could die or wind up in jail (in the midst of this, I saw an article on someone sentenced to life in prison for a murder committed after he went off his medication; our legal system generally has little tolerance for the mentally ill when they commit a crime, unfortunately).


They say everything happens when it's supposed to. Timing is everything. You get information when you need it most. When you're ready for the lesson, the teacher will appear, that sort of thing. I believe that, and never more so than today. I was talking to a friend. We've known each other for 20 years … Continue reading Can You Handle the Truth?


The Cache River Basin, which once drained more than 614,100 acres across six southern Illinois counties, has changed substantively since the ancient Ohio River receded. The basin contains a slow-moving, meandering river; fertile soils and productive farmlands; deep sand and gravel deposits; sloughs and uplands; and one of the most unique and diverse natural habitats in Illinois and the nation. According to a recent University of Illinois study, the region's agricultural lands dodged a bullet due to the timing of the great flood of April 2011 when the Ohio River approached the record high of 332.2 feet above sea level.


CLEMSON, S.C. — Grace Barnett is headed to Terre Haute, Ind., to compete in Saturday's NCAA Cross Country Championships. The senior from Pawleys Island, S.C., became Clemson's first individual qualifier since 2011, and is looking to become the first All-American from the women's cross country program in 26 years.
Barnett is coming off one of the best performances of her career. She finished fourth overall at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend. Her individual finish was the best by a Tiger female since 1990 when Anne Evans was second place. Evans and Mareike Ressing were the most recent All-Americans in women's cross country, both earning the honors in 1990. Barnett raced to a 6K time of 20:27.7 at Panorama Farms.
The women's competition is set for 11 a.m. from the LaVern Gibson Championship Course. Live results are available at NCAA.com.


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UK Report on Jobs: November report
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By Chris Sale
The latest monthly KPMG & REC recruitment survey, continues to portray a gloomy picture:
A quicker fall in permanent staff appointments
Vacancy growth weakest since January 2012
Availability of staff continues to drop
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed this picture and indicated that the overall number of job vacancies across the UK declined by -4.0% on an annual basis in the third quarter of 2019. This marked the quickest rate of reduction for over seven-and-a-half years.
James Stewart Vice Chair at KPMG commented that:
"Businesses are still waiting to hear that starting gun, and until there is some certainty around Brexit and now the election, employers continue to stall on creating vacancies and making permanent hires.
It's not just businesses that are being cautious, however, and over October we've seen jobseekers become increasingly nervous about making a career change"
Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation echoes this:
"The labour market is strong, but permanent placements have now dropped for eight months in a row, and vacancies growth has fallen to its lowest level since January 2012. One bright spark is the temporary labour market, which continues to provide flexible work to people and businesses that need it during troubled times.
Ending political uncertainty and getting companies hiring again is vital – but we must also look to the long term future of work. Policies which support and enhance the UK's flexible labour market – allowing businesses to create jobs, employees to build careers and the economy to grow."
In October candidate availability deteriorated at a faster pace
It may seem odd that while the UK may be teetering on the edge of a recession the availability of staff has declined. The answer is that employees are increasingly risk averse and recognise the security of their current employment compared with making a jump to a new employer. There is an understandable perception of "last in/first out" in the event of a downturn in the economy.
An increase in permanent starting salaries
This is the reason why the report also highlights an increase in permanent starting salaries for job movers. It noted "a further steep increase in salaries awarded to permanent joiners in October. Respondents mentioned that higher salaries were having to be offered in order to attract and secure suitably skilled staff. The South of England saw the most marked increase in starting salaries, followed by London"
At a sector and profession level Retail and Construction continue to fare poorly while IT/Computing and Hotel/Catering remain relatively buoyant although significantly weaker than in 2018. Executive and Professional vacancies remain flat.
Regional variations
An analysis on a regional basis shows a stark regional difference with London significantly poorer on measures of staff appointments and declining vacancies. The South of England and Midlands are similarly affected. The North still remains relatively buoyant, recording a solid increase in permanent placements. The report doesn't offer much analysis but anecdotally the pressures in Financial Services might be a key contributor to London's woes.
For more information on the job market, or to discuss your hiring or career plans please contact Chris Sale, Managing Director, Prism Executive Recruitment via [email protected]
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