text:
Robertson eyes elusive podium finish in final season
Badgers wrestling
Badgers wrestling senior looking for better showing in his final go-round on the mat.
Nate Woelfel
Throughout his career, Wisconsin's Ricky Robertson has come painfully close to becoming an All-American.
The redshirt senior qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of his three non-redshirt seasons and has spent the bulk of his time in a cardinal and white singlet as a nationally-ranked wrestler.
He holds a 3-6 career record at the national tournament, with his best finish being a 2-2 showing in 2015.
No one would blame Robertson for being down or even panicking after missing the podium on three occasions. Instead, UW's 184-pounder views his final season as his best chance yet to stand among the nation's best.
"I wouldn't necessarily say it's a sense of urgency," said Robertson. "Everything has accumulated this year, in a sense. I take past failures and past successes and hope to put it all together to figure out what steps I need to take to accomplish what I'd like to. I think being able to look at the past four years, I have a good plan set in place and hopefully that works out for me."
Where does Robertson hope to be at season's end? On the medal stand, of course. As high up it as he can climb.
"I definitely want to be an NCAA All-American. I'd like to at least be in the top three by the end of the year," Robertson said. "Those are the high expectations I have for myself and hopefully throughout the season I can continue to grow and make that possible."
Robertson opened the season ranked No.11 at his weight class by InterMat, the highest ranking of any Wisconsin wrestler.
He is tabbed No.6 by WIN Magazine, while earning a No.9 designation from FloWrestling and the No.12 spot at 184 by The Open Mat.
Though his early season rankings have him in position to be noticed, they are just speculation of what the rest of the year could hold. In order to reach his goals, Robertson must continually push forward.
"Consistency is the biggest thing. I'm sure some of the other guys have talked about consistency. We talk about it as a program," Robertson said. "Just being consistent, accountable, holding yourself to a higher standard whether it's in the weight room or in the wrestling room, giving a full 100 percent effort and doing everything that I possibly can."
While consistency in his practice routine has been a key, Robertson's position in the lineup has been anything but steady. During his tenure in Madison, he has been the Badgers' starter at three different weight classes.
Robertson began his college career at 184 pounds, dropped to 174 for his redshirt sophomore season and then moved all the way up to 197 pounds last year. Regardless of weight class, each season ended with a trip to the NCAAs.
His ability to compete is more than just a mindset. His success at several weight classes has made it a matter of fact. With that in mind, Robertson is particularly comfortable with the weight he has chosen for his last run at a podium finish.
"I think I can compete at whatever weight class I'm at," Robertson said after UW's intrasquad scrimmage in October. "I think most would say 184 is where I've had the most success. I think you'll be able to see that this year. I think it's where I'm strongest and most comfortable. It's going to be a really great year."
So far, Robertson's predication is correct. His 11-1 start to the season is his best as a Badger, surpassing his previous top mark of 10-2 his redshirt freshman season (the last time he wrestled at 184 pounds).
On Nov.19, he won an individual championship at the CSU-Bakersfield Roadrunner Open. He recorded three pins and a technical fall before topping No.12 Emery Parker of Illinois in the title bout 3-1.
Not only is Robertson winning at a career-best pace, his average margin of victory is increasing. In his 121 career matches as an attached wrestler, he has amassed 79 wins. Of those, 53 have been by decision (67 percent) meaning roughly one-third of his wins were "bonus-point" victories (pins, technical falls, major decisions).
This year, just three of his 11 wins (27.3 percent) have come via decision. Meaning 72.7 percent of his victories qualify as bonus-point wins.
But the season is young and the quality of competition is quickly increasing. This weekend, Wisconsin travels to Las Vegas for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Robertson is one of 11 nationally-ranked wrestlers projected to be in his bracket. That includes five athletes who are currently ranked ahead of him according to FloWrestling.
Action begins Friday at 11 a.m. (CT).
Related Topics:Ricky RobertsonWisconsin Badgers
Three Badgers place at CKLV
Weekend recap: Badgers crown five champs at Roadrunner Open
Badgers tab Bono new head wrestling coach
The University of Wisconsin wrestling team has a new head coach.
On Saturday, UW tabbed former South Dakota State front man Chris Bono as the 16th head coach in program history.
The nation-wide coaching search came to a head just hours after Friday night's application deadline.
Hey #Badgers fans, we've got big news!
Help us welcome Coach Bono! #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/j5Qpl6KgLS
— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) March 24, 2018
Bono was named Big 12 Coach of the Year this past season and coached the first national champion in program history.
In the last six years, Bono has coached five All-Americans. The Jackrabbits have had at least one NCAA qualifier in each season under Bono's guidance.
Prior to his stint in Brookings, Bono spent three seasons at the helm of Chattanooga. There he coached a pair of All-Americans and 19 NCAA qualifiers. The Mocs won three Southern Conference championships during his tenure.
Bono competed at Iowa State during his college days, qualifying for four NCAA tournaments. He won a national championship at 150 pounds and attained All-American status on three occasions.
In freestyle competition, Bono made the US world team on three occasions. He was a two-time freestyle champion and placed first at the World Cup in both 2002 and 2003.
Barry Davis resigns as head wrestling coach
Wisconsin wrestling head coach Barry Davis is stepping down at the end of the season.
That announcement came from the UW Athletic Department early Monday afternoon, just hours after the Badgers advanced seven of their 10 wrestlers to the 2018 NCAA Division I National Championships.
The move reportedly comes after a recent meeting between Davis and athletic director Barry Alvarez.
Davis, who has been the head coach at Wisconsin for the last 25 seasons, will remain onboard through the end of next week's NCAA Tournament.
During his tenure, Davis has coached 26 All-Americans and three NCAA champions. He is the winningest coach in program history, sporting a career dual meet record of 234-172-11. This season, Davis guided the Badgers to a 7-5 dual record and a 4-5 mark in the Big Ten.
The veteran head coach reportedly met with the team this morning to inform them of the circumstances.
A timeline on the search for Davis' replacement has not been announced. But a UW official confirmed that a national search will take place.
Associate head coach Trevor Brandvold and assistant coach Kyle Ruschell will remain on staff through the end of the spring semester to aid in the transition process.
Wisconsin wrestling upends No. 13 Illinois
A strong team effort lifted the No. 20 Wisconsin wrestling team to a 19-16 win over host No. 13 Illinois in a Big Ten Conference dual Sunday afternoon.
Though each squad one five matches, the Badgers were able to pull the upset due to some timely performances.
Johnny Jimenez got UW (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) off on the right foot as he upended No. 18 Travis Piotrowski 1-0 in the dual's opening match at 125 pounds.
It was the first conference win of the season for Jimenez who is now 2-6, 1-3 as an attached wrestler.
The Illini (7-4, 6-3) earned decisions in the next two bouts to grab a 6-3 lead heading to 149 pounds.
That's where Wisconsin's Cole Martin recorded a key pin, winning by fall over Eric Barone in 5:15. Martin's victory gave the Badgers a lead they managed to cling to for the remainder of the day.
Next up, No. 19 Andrew Crone scored his second win over a ranked opponent in a 48-hour span. The redshirt senior topped No. 20 Kyle Langenderfer 8-2 in sudden victory.
Crone is now 3-2 against Langenderfer at the collegiate level, including a 1-1 mark against him this season.
Illinois got back on track with a major decision from second-ranked Isaiah Martinez at 165 pounds. He topped No. 6 Evan Wick 14-6.
The match was the second in a string of three consecutive bouts against ranked opponents for Wick. He is set to face No. 11 Richie Lewis of Rutgers when the Badgers and Scarlet Knights tangle Friday.
Ryan Christensen restored order for Wisconsin with a major decision of his own at 174 pounds.
For the second straight dual, No. 9 Ricky Robertson faced a fellow top-10 foe. This time, he crossed paths with No. 6 Emery Parker.
Parker emerged victorious by a count of 9-4. That win brought the Illini back within three with two matches to go.
Sunday marked the second time the two had met this season. Robertson took the first meeting by a count of 3-1 in sudden victory back in mid-November.
Hunter Ritter pushed UW's advantage to six points courtesy of a 3-2 decision over Andre Lee.
That meant Illinois needed a pin at heavyweight to tie the match and force the dual meet to be decided by criteria.
For a brief moment, in the latter portion of the second period, it looked like the Illini were about to get their fall.
Deuce Rachal was able to put UW's Ben Stone on his back. But Stone fought to avoid the pin.
Facing a 7-1 deficit, Stone fought back to cut the deficit to two. While he fell 7-5, Stone's loss by decision preserved the dual meet win for the Badgers.
Wisconsin returns home to finish out the dual portion of its schedule. The Badgers host No. 16 Rutgers Friday before squaring off with No. 22 Purdue Sunday.
No. 20 Wisconsin 19, No. 13 Illinois 16
125: Johnny Jimenez (UW) dec. No. 18 Travis Piotrowski, 1-0
133: Dylan Duncan (UI) dec. Jens Lantz, 5-2
141: Mike Carr (UI) dec. Eli Stickley, 10-4
149: Cole Martin (UW) p. Eric Barone, 5:15
157: No. 19 Andrew Crone (UW) dec. No. 20 Kyle Langenderfer, 8-2 (SV-1)
165: No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (UI) maj. dec. No. 6 Evan Wick, 14-6
174: Ryan Christensen (UW) maj. dec. David Rojas, 17-4
184: No. 6 Emery Parker (UI) dec. No. 9 Ricky Robertson, 9-4
197: Hunter Ritter (UW) dec. Andre Lee, 3-2
HWT: Deuce Rachal (UI0 dec. Ben Stone, 7-5
Badgers fall to No. 14 Nebraska
Visiting Nebraska won seven of 10 matches en route to a 24-10 over Wisconsin at the UW Field House Friday night.
The evening's proceedings began at 165 pounds where No. 12 Isaiah White of Nebraska upended No. 6 Evan Wick by a count of 7-3 to give the Cornhuskers an early 3-0 lead.
UW's Ryan Christensen (174 pounds) knotted the team score a match later as he edged Beau Breske 3-2.
The back and forth affair continued at 184 pounds. Seventh-ranked Taylor Venz got the better of No. 9 Ricky Robertson in their top-10 showdown. Venz's 12-7 decision put No. 14 Nebraska (9-4, 7-2 Big Ten) back on top by three.
Wisconsin responded by way of Hunter Ritter who picked up a 9-6 win at 197 pounds to draw the team score back to even.
The Huskers grabbed the lead once and for all when David Jensen scored a pin at heavyweight, giving Nebraska a 12-6 lead at intermission.
That win sparked a five-match winning streak for the Huskers.
No. 19 Andrew Crone halted that run with an 11-3 major decision over No. 8 Tyler Berger. Crone scored 10 of his 13 points in the second period.
No. 20 Wisconsin (6-3, 3-3) heads to Champaign to take on No. 13 Illinois Sunday afternoon.
No. 14 Nebraska 24, No. 20 Wisconsin 10
165: No. 12 Isaiah White (N) dec. No. 6 Evan Wick, 7-3
174: Ryan Christensen (UW) dec. Beau Breske, 3-2
184: No. 7 Taylor Venz (N) dec. No. 9 Ricky Robertson, 12-7
197: Hunter Ritter (UW) dec. Eric Schultz, 9-6
HWT: David Jensen (N) p. Ben Stone, 1:33
125: Mitchell Maginnis (N) dec. Johnny Jimenez, 5-2
133: No. 19 Jason Renteria (N) dec. Jens Lantz, 11-4
141: No. 13 Chad Red Jr. (N) dec. Eli Stickley, 6-3
149: No. 10 Colton McCrystal (N) dec. Cole Martin, 7-4
157: No. 19 Andrew Crone (UW) maj dec. No. 8 Tyler Berger, 11-3


text:
One Democrat Went on TV and Dropped a Giant Hint About Joe Biden's VP Selection
maga2016 May 20, 2020
Joe Biden is facing the biggest decision of his political career.
Who Biden picks as his running mate could decide the election.
Now all hell is breaking loose because this Democrat went on TV and dropped a giant hint about Joe Biden's VP selection.
If Joe Biden wins the election, he will be – at 78 years old – the oldest president ever inaugurated for their first term.
Few people think that because of Biden's obvious senility, the former Vice President is not mentally capable of serving eight hours as president, let alone eight years.
Biden himself has even described himself as a "transitional" figure to a younger, more ideologically and racially militant generation of Democrats which has led to the speculation that Biden will only serve one term if he wins in November.
One of the early frontrunners for the vice presidential running mate position is Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Biden promised to pick a woman running mate and Whitmer obviously checks that box.
Whitmer also serves as the Governor of a key battleground state in America.
The Biden campaign leaked out little information about their running mate vetting process.
But in an interview on NBC's "Today Show," Whitmer revealed she had informal conversations with the Biden campaign about the vice presidential position.
"I've had a conversation with some folks. … It was just an opening conversation, and it's not something that I would call a professional, formalized vetting," Whitmer stated. "I am making a little bit of time to stay connected to the campaign, but the most important thing that I have to do right now is be the governor of my home state. That's all that matters to me in this moment."
Some contenders like failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams openly wage high profile media campaigns to beg Biden to pick them as his running mate.
Whitmer tried to pretend she wasn't running the same play by claiming her only focus was on her disastrous response to the coronavirus outbreak.
"All of my energy is going into helping my state through this crisis, unlike one that we've seen in 100 years in this country," Whitmer added. "We have to get it right. I was elected to be the governor of the state of Michigan."
Whitmer is facing increasing resistance to her tyrannical lockdown order.
Protestors routinely gather at the state capitol to demand an end to her fascist lockdown.
Business owners openly defy her order.
And the state legislature filed a lawsuit to strike down Whitmer ordering the state of Michigan under effective house arrest.
Whitmer is obviously campaigning for the vice presidential nod, but wants to be seen as not waging an effort to pressure Biden to pick her.
The only reason Whitmer would go on the Today Show and lie about her effort to manage the coronavirus outbreak is to introduce herself to a national audience as a competent manager in a crisis since there is a high likelihood that Joe Biden will not finish out his four year term if he wins in November.
Great American Daily will keep you up to date on any new developments in the 2020 Presidential Election.
Tags 2020 Presidential Election Coronavirus Gretchen Whitmer Joe Biden Stacey Abrams
Previous ArticleBarack Obama Shook Up 2020 With This Decision About Returning to the White House
Next ArticleBarack Obama Attended One Secret Meeting He Never Thought Would Become Public

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: How to change the background color for a Form in SwiftUI? I wanna change that "light gray" background color for a form, but .foregroundColor(Color.blue) and .background(Color.blue) does not seem to work
struct ContentView : View {

 @State var value = ""

    var body: some View {
        Form {
            Section(header: Text("First Name")) {
                TextField($value)
            }
            Section(header: Text("Last Name")) {
                TextField($value)
            }
        }.foregroundColor(Color.blue)

    }
}

A: try this
.onAppear {
   UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor = .blue
}

A: The accepted answer by Mojtaba Hosseini, above, works but the init() statement is not a good place for the UITableView statement.  This is because it "hard codes" the ContentView's init parameters.  In this case it has none so everything works but if an @ObservedObject was added to the view then this would break the init function.
Much simpler just to add the UITable statement to the body, explicitly return the Form and delete the init().
var body: some View {
    UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor = .clear
    return Form {...}
 }

However, setting the background colour on the Form usually works as expected.  The fact that it is not working on the ContentView screen may be a bug.

A: Don't change the global appearance().
You can use UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor = .red for example to set the Form's background color to red. This can go in the init of the view, however this affects every List and Form.
Alternatively, you could use SwiftUI-Introspect to customise a single one by doing something like:
struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var value = ""

    var body: some View {
        Form {
            Section(header: Text("First Name")) {
                TextField("First", text: $value)
            }

            Section(header: Text("Last Name")) {
                TextField("Last", text: $value)
            }
        }
        .introspectTableView { $0.backgroundColor = .systemBlue }
        .foregroundColor(Color.blue)
    }
}

You can also add the following to each section to make the sections blue too:
.listRowBackground(Color.blue)

A: iOS 16
You can hide the default background to show the underling view by appealing the following modifier to the Form:
.scrollContentBackground(.hidden)

iOS 13 and 15
All SwiftUI's Lists are backed by a UITableViewin iOS. so you need to change the background color of the tableView. But since Color and UIColor values are slightly different, you can get rid of the UIColor.
struct ContentView: View {

    init(){
        UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor = .clear
    }

    @State var value = ""

    var body: some View {
        Form {
            Section(header: Text("First Name")) {
                TextField("First Name", text: $value)
            }
            Section(header: Text("Last Name")) {
                TextField("Last Name", text: $value)
            }
        }
      /*.scrollContentBackground(.hidden)*/ //  this line will work only on iOS 16 and above
        .foregroundColor(Color.blue)
        .background(Color.yellow)
    }
}

Now you can use Any background (including all Colors) you want

Note that those top and bottom white areas are safe are and you can use .edgesIgnoringSafeArea() modifier to get rid of them.

Restore
Since UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor applies globally, you can use .onAppear modifier to change it in different views (since it is a global change). So you can use another onAppear or onDisappear to reset it back to what you want.
And the default colors are:
UIColor.systemGroupedBackground for the grouped style. And
UIColor.systemBackground for the plain style.
And they both have automatic support for both dark mode and light mode.

A: If you don't want to modify safe area  of the Form, you can use ZStackas well:
struct ContentView: View {

    init(){

        UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor = .clear
    }

    @State var value = ""

    var body: some View {
        ZStack {
            Color(UIColor.systemYellow)
                .edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
            Form {
                Section(header: Text("First Name")) {
                    TextField("First Name", text: $value)
                }
                Section(header: Text("Last Name")) {
                    TextField("Last Name", text: $value)
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

A: Copy these codes below each of your Form view:
Form {
    // Your form view
}
.onAppear { // ADD THESE AFTER YOUR FORM VIEW
    UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor = .clear
}
.onDisappear { // CHANGE BACK TO SYSTEM's DEFAULT
    UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor = .systemGroupedBackground
}
.background(.yellow) // Add your background color

A: The solutions above didn't really work for what I was trying to achieve. I wanted an initial screen with a clear background for the form, and subsequent screens to have the default iOS systemGroupedBackground color. Using appear() and disappear() didn't work for me as switching between various tabs was leading to bugs in the appearance.
I came up with the following solution. It borrows from the solutions above.
For my ContentView screen, I inserted this code just inside the Struct.
init(){
    UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor = .clear
}

This is a global change that affects all forms.
For all forms where I wanted the default color to work, I inserted this code just outside the Form {}.
.background(Color(.systemGroupedBackground))

A: For all versions
After seeing these solutions I created a modifier for you use when in iOS 16 and below.
struct FormHiddenBackground: ViewModifier {
    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
        if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
            content.scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
        } else {
            content.onAppear {
                UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor = .clear
            }
            .onDisappear {
                UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor = .systemGroupedBackground
            }
        }
    }
}

To use it you just need to update after a form.
 Form {
     Text("Test text")
 }
 .frame(height: 400)
 .modifier(FormHiddenBackground())

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


We are a drop off point for the Humane Society of Cabarrus County so feel free to bring by any new or used items. They can always use food, blankets, old pillows, toys, & cleaning supplies.
the impact you could have on a child's life.
'Like Us' on Facebook to get connected to these great organizations.
They can use all the support and community awareness they can get!


Roosting sites for bats and birds.
Coppiced areas for wild flowers in woodlands.
Invertebrate habitats in dead wood.
To increase the range of woodland habitats within the Borough.
To care for trees without damage to other habitats.
To encourage community participation in habitat creation and management.
Related policies number 9, 10, 12-18, 27, 28.


text:
Middle East News | Egypt
Ousted Egyptian President Morsi Gets 25-year Jail Sentence in Qatar Spy Case
Morsi is already serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted for the killing of protesters during demonstrations in 2012
Egypt's deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi raises his hands from behind the defendant's cage as the judge reads out his verdict sentencing him and more than 100 other defendants to death at the Credit: AFP Photo / Khaled Desouk
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted president Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood to 25 years in prison in a final ruling over a case accusing him of spying for Qatar, judicial sources said.
Egypt defends human rights record after criticism from UN official
Egypt cuts military ties with North Korea amid pressure from U.S. government
Egypt reportedly proposes new plan for Hamas-Israel prisoner swap
Morsi, democratically elected after Egypt's 2011 revolution, was overthrown in mid-2013 by then-general Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, now the president, following mass protests against his rule. He was immediately arrested.
Egypt's Court of Cassation reduced Morsi's sentence in the Qatar case to 25 years in its final ruling, from an original 40 years.
Morsi is already serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted for the killing of protesters during demonstrations in 2012.
Since toppling Morsi, Sissi has clamped down on dissent. Mass trials have been held for thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters, and hundreds have received death sentences or lengthy prison terms.
In 2014, Egypt charged Morsi and nine others with endangering national security by leaking state secrets and sensitive documents to Qatar. Egypt's relations with Doha were already troubled by Qatar's backing of Morsi.
Egypt is one of four Arab nations in a Saudi-led bloc that cut relations with the Gulf state on June 5, accusing it of backing militant groups and cooperating with their arch-foe Iran, allegations Doha denies.
Mohammed Morsi


text:
Q: Android Emulator occasionally fails to start network Every few times I open the emulator, it will appear to be in offline mode, with the "X" on the top of screen instead of the 3g symbol and no apparent network connectivity.
The only apparent difference in the logs I've found is:
Network works:
12-03 11:24:48.732 D/qemud   (   37): client_fd_receive: attempting registration for service 'gsm'
12-03 11:24:48.732 D/qemud   (   37): client_fd_receive:    -> received channel id 2
12-03 11:24:48.742 D/qemud   (   37): client_registration: registration succeeded for client 2

Network fails:
12-03 03:02:11.688 D/qemud   (   37): client_fd_receive: attempting registration for service 'gsm'
12-03 03:02:11.688 D/qemud   (   37): client_fd_receive:    -> received channel id 2

Does anybody have an idea why the registration would not succeed from one run to another?

A: Since this is for CI, a temporary workaround was needed. Our build first runs a gating test to check that the network came up without issue. Each time our tests kick off, the emulator is created and tested for network connectivity. Only if the network is up do the tests run, otherwise rescheduling for a few minutes later (with  a new emulator instance). While this doesn't prevent the problem, it does prevent our continuous integration system from producing false failures.
The way I am testing for if the network is up is with a small groovy script that runs as a separate job:
String status=
   ['sh', '-c', 'adb shell dumpstate | grep -m1 \"Mobile data state: \"'].execute().text.trim();

if (status=="Mobile data state: CONNECTED") {
   System.exit(0);
} else {
   System.exit(1);
}

While potentially wasteful of resources, it beats the alternative of intermittent failure emails.


A gunfighter, stranded in the desert, comes across the aftermath of a stage robbery, in which all the passengers were killed. He takes one of the horses to ride to town to report the massacre, but finds himself accused of it. He also finds himself accused of the murder of the local banker, and winds up hiding in the basement of a house where the local sheriff, who is very sick, lives with his daughter.


text:
Bora Bora 28
Bora-Bora 28 Flor Dágua, a symbol of perfect happiness
Gunk-holing in a tropical sea shore, passing over shallow sandbanks or coral heads aboard an open-bridged cat without causing any harm to its bottom can be one of the most exhilarating sailing experiences one can try out with a cruising sailboat.
Different from central cabin cats, the Bora-Bora 28 has sleeping accommodations, galley, heads and dinette inside each hull, while lateral resistance and steering control are provided by pivoting centerboards and rudders. These features contribute for a light displacement boat with a very small draught, (scants 0.28m – 11") when the appendices are lifted.
The decision to design a catamaran with such characteristics was taken when Astrid Barros, our PhD in computational fluid dynamics, was still graduating in naval architecture. She had the chance to take part in the Recife to Fernando de Noronha Island Regatta, a very popular three-hundred miles offshore race run annually in the South Atlantic, aboard a multihull with an all women crew, when her boat was the second to cross the line, loosing the first position in the last minutes of the race to a much larger multihull, the absolute favorite for the event.
That achievement resulted in a preference for multihull sailboats, which impelled her to decide for designing an innovative catamaran.
Astrid, wearing a white shirt, is the second from right assisting hoisting the mainsail of the trimaran Bahia during the 2002 Recife to Fernando de Noronha race. For the second place in the race, the girls were awarded a six burner stove, one burner for each crewmember.
At that time B & G Yacht Design office had no multihull in its collection of stock plans, so the developing of the design, having Astrid as project manager, happened in an atmosphere of great enthusiasm, including the intention of building one of these boats for her own use. She wished to sail along the tropical Brazilian coats, which stretches in a succession of coastal lagoons separated from the ocean by coral reefs accessible to shallow draught boats only.
The resulting design, specified for the plywood/epoxy building method, was totally turned towards amateur construction. With symmetric double-chine narrow hulls held together by two quite easy to make box-like wooden beams and a flat platform, it was the simplest solution she could envisage for an inexperienced amateur to build.
Other priorities deterred Astrid from building her own boat at the time; however this didn't matter so much, since, as soon as the Bora-Bora 28 was introduced in our list of stock plans, it began stirring a great interest in the nautical community and sold various copies in a run.
Our most enthusiastic client came from Bahia, a state in the northeast region of Brazil, a very popular cruising destination for many Europeans, particularly French sailors.
Carlos Mario Pedregal, a businessman of Spanish origin, found in the touristic city of Salvador the best place in the world to live in. Being the first to acquire the plans, in spite of never having built a boat before, he constructed Flor D'água in record time, making the whole work almost unassisted. He chose the Bora-Bora 28 intending to take part in local races, to cruise with his family, and above all, to beach his cat's bows in the pristine white palm fringed sand beaches typical of that region, and he found out that the Bora-Bora was the best boat for those purposes.
In September 2005 Flor D'água took part in the Recife to Fernando de Noronha race, when she had the opportunity to show her speed potential, being among the firsts to cross the line, and following, won the Fernando de Noronha to Natal Regatta, the race created to take the participants back to the continent.. After sailing more than one thousand miles in the open sea, Flor D'água returned to Salvador, where Carlos Mario began his second phase of usage, profiting from the cruising potential of his boat. The exploits he managed to accomplish with his boat is capable of letting any cruising sailor with his mouth watering.
The best place to "park" your boat on a Sunday holiday
Happy children, happy sailing
The water might be warm, but the beer is ice-cold
There is room aboard the Bora-Bora 28 for any fantasy.
The capacity of reducing draught is becoming an important feature in many cruising areas.
The Bora-Bora 28 heads is quite roomy


I know that Lantus should not be mixed in the same syringe with any other insulin, but are there any restrictions on mixing other types of insulin? Can cocktails of Humalog, Regular, NPH, Lente, and Ultralente be created in the same syringe?
Most insulins (namely Humalog, Regular, NPH, Lente and Ultralente) except Lantus (insulin glargine) can be mixed. However, when insulins are mixed, their actions can be slightly altered, which can be somewhat unpredictable when more than two insulins are being mixed in an insulin cocktail.
I'm unaware if mixing insulin is an actual "FDA approved" use of the insulins, but it certainly is a widely and successfully used practice.


text:
Q: Timing functions in R
*

*I would like to measure the time that it takes to repeat the running of a function. Are replicate() and using for-loops equivalent?  For example:
system.time(replicate(1000, f()));
system.time(for(i in 1:1000){f()});

Which is the prefered method.

*In the output of system.time(), is sys+user the actual CPU time for running the program? Is elapsed a good measure of time performance of the program?

A: Regarding which timing metric to use, I can not add to the other responders.
Regarding the function to use, I like using the ?benchmark from the rbenchmark package.

A: Regarding your two points:

*

*It's stylistic. I like replicate() as it is functional.

*I tend to focus on elapsed, i.e. the third number.

What I often do is
N <- someNumber
mean(replicate( N, system.time( f(...) )[3], trimmed=0.05) )

to get a trimmed mean of 90% of N repetitions of calling f().
(Edited, with thanks to Hadley for catching a thinko.)

A: They do different things.  Time what you wish done.  replicate() returns a vector of results of each execution of the function.  The for loop does not.  Therefore, they're not equivalent statements.
In addition, time a number of ways you want something done.  Then you can find the most efficient method.

A: For effective timing of programs, especially when you are interested in comparing alternative solutions, you need a control!  A good way is to put the procedure you're timing into a function.  Call the function within a timing loop.  Write a stub procedure, essentially by stripping out all the code from your function and just returning from it (but leave all the arguments in).  Put the stub into your timing loop and re-time.  This measures all the overhead associated with the timing.  Subtract the stub time from the procedure time to get the net: this should be an accurate measure of the actual time needed.
Because most systems nowadays can be peremptorily interrupted, it is important to do several timing runs to check for variability.  Instead of doing one long run of $N$ seconds, do $m$ runs of about $N/m$ seconds each.  It helps to do this in a double loop all in one go.  Not only is that easier to handle, it introduces a little bit of negative correlation in each time series, which actually improves the estimates.
By using these basic principles of experimental design, you essentially control for any differences due to how you deploy the code (e.g., the difference between a for loop and replicate()).  That makes your problem go away.

A: You can also time with timesteps returned by Sys.time; this of course measures walltime, so real time computation time. Example code:
Sys.time()->start;
replicate(N,doMeasuredComputation());
print(Sys.time()-start);


The truth is we never know what people are going through. It's not our place to judge, it's our place to love. In the book of Genesis 12:2, God says to the people of Israel, and really to all of us, "I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing to all people." I love this verse, because in reminding us that we will be blessed, we are also called to be a blessing to others' and to not put qualifiers on who we help. Christ says, "Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons and daughters of the Most High God," Luke 6:30. We must remember that we pass people everyday who need our love, compassion and kindness. We see them in our home, in the grocery store, at our work places, in line at the bank, and when we walk out to get our mail.
When we take a moment to actually notice the people around us, we begin to see opportunities everywhere to share God's light of compassion. And God is depending on all of us to be His hands, His feet, and His arms. Go out this week and find a way to offer compassion to someone this week. Get to know the people both in, and outside, of your inner circle. Truly take notice of those you come in regular contact with. Ask how they are doing, and then stop to actually listen to their response. If you find yourself thinking about someone, let them know in a card, a phone call or a text. Believe me, these small acts of kindness go a long way toward making a difference in this world and sharing His light.


text:
Festive Timetables for Edinburgh and the LothiansPlan your travel this Christmas and Hogmanay
Lothian Buses' MD makes an appeal to customers"Please See Our People As Human Beings - People At Their Place Of Work, Deserving Of Respect"
Diversions to Leith Walk from Sunday 20 NovemberA guide to the latest diversions in the Picardy Place/Leith Walk area
Scotland vs Argentina at BT Murrayfield this weekendPlan your journey to all the action
Changes to Service 31/X31 timetablesRevision to timetables to improve reliability
Lothian Buses unveils new Poppyscotland BusOperator renews partnership with Scottish charity
Fare zone review in West LothianZone added to Lothian Country network
Changes to Lothian Country servicesChanges to Lothian Country network to stabilise network and provide better reliability
TodayTomorrowTue 31 JanWed 1 FebThu 2 FebFri 3 FebSat 4 FebSun 5 FebMon 6 FebTue 7 FebWed 8 FebThu 9 FebFri 10 FebSat 11 FebSun 12 FebMon 13 FebTue 14 FebWed 15 FebThu 16 FebFri 17 FebSat 18 FebSun 19 FebMon 20 FebTue 21 FebWed 22 FebThu 23 FebFri 24 FebSat 25 FebSun 26 FebMon 27 Feb 00:00 00:10 00:20 00:30 00:40 00:50 01:00 01:10 01:20 01:30 01:40 01:50 02:00 02:10 02:20 02:30 02:40 02:50 03:00 03:10 03:20 03:30 03:40 03:50 04:00 04:10 04:20 04:30 04:40 04:50 05:00 05:10 05:20 05:30 05:40 05:50 06:00 06:10 06:20 06:30 06:40 06:50 07:00 07:10 07:20 07:30 07:40 07:50 08:00 08:10 08:20 08:30 08:40 08:50 09:00 09:10 09:20 09:30 09:40 09:50 10:00 10:10 10:20 10:30 10:40 10:50 11:00 11:10 11:20 11:30 11:40 11:50 12:00 12:10 12:20 12:30 12:40 12:50 13:00 13:10 13:20 13:30 13:40 13:50 14:00 14:10 14:20 14:30 14:40 14:50 15:00 15:10 15:20 15:30 15:40 15:50 16:00 16:10 16:20 16:30 16:40 16:50 17:00 17:10 17:20 17:30 17:40 17:50 18:00 18:10 18:20 18:30 18:40 18:50 19:00 19:10 19:20 19:30 19:40 19:50 20:00 20:10 20:20 20:30 20:40 20:50 21:00 21:10 21:20 21:30 21:40 21:50 22:00 22:10 22:20 22:30 22:40 22:50 23:00 23:10 23:20 23:30 23:40 23:50


Wall Mounted Pot Filler 3150 - Designer's Brass Inc.
Articulated spout reach swings 22″.
Built-in check valve prevents dripping.
No more splish splash from sink to stove. Fill up your cooking pots directly on the cooking surface with a Waterstone Traditional Wall Mounted Pot Filler. An ideal tool for today's professional grade kitchens. The convenient 22″ articulated swing spout can reach pots on both front and rear burners. Then neatly tucks out of the way. Conveniently mounts above stove to add cold water to any large or small pots. Decorative Wall Mount Pot Filler is made with a single cross handle, built-in check valve to prevent dripping, a 1/4 turn ceramic disk valve cartridge and aerated water stream. Solid brass construction for a lifetime of durability. Compatible with reverse osmosis filtration systems. Elegant, vintage design compliments any traditional kitchen decor.
All Waterstone kitchen faucets are designed, engineered and MADE IN THE USA.


Our Eyes: Second start off the layoff for trainer Richard Baltas, who is 24% with horses the second time in his barn. Flavien Prat jumps on and he should have this horse in a good spot.
Our Eyes: This colt hasn't been seen since the American Anthem maiden race at Del Mar, which has produced four next out winners. Drops into a claimer for the first time. Worth a shot.
Our Eyes: Moving up in class to a MSW but that's OK because this is his first turf try. The sire Grazen gets 23% first time winners on the grass. Tyler Baze keeps the mount.
Jeff's Playbook: 4 units to win, 5 units to place and 6 units to show. EXBX 4-1-5.
Preview: There is a strong chance of rain on Friday so this might be the last day of turf racing for the week. Phil D'Amato and Peter Miller lead the training corps with three wins each. Surprisingly, Richard Baltas is 1 for 20 and Doug O'Neill is 1 for 15 on the green stuff.
Our Eyes: This 3-year-old drops into maiden claimer for the first time. Trainer Molly Pearson is 42% with that move and the colt comes out of a key race that has produced three next out winners.
Our Eyes: Huge jock switch here from Fernando Perez to Rafael Bejarano and this 5-year-old comes out of a key race with three next out winners.
Our Eyes: This gelding drops into a maiden claimer for the first time. He has been running at Golden Gate and now is in Vladimir Cerin's barn. Has good early speed which is always good at this level. Plus is also coming out of a key race, also with three next out winners.
Our Eyes: Trainer Graham Motion sent her out here for the American Oaks at Santa Anita and she finished ninth. He keeps her out here and she is bred to run all day. Victor Espinoza takes the mount.


text:
Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton & more reflect on ACM Honors
Courtesy of the Academy of Country Music
Miranda Lambert, Shania Twain, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen are among the many artists who received awards at the ACM Honors.
Miranda says that receiving the Triple Crown Award is a symbol of her storied career, reflecting on her first ACM Awards in 2006.
"I always said, 'My goal is to have a long career. I want to be able to sing and write songs for as long as I physically can,'" Miranda recalls. "It was affirmation that I'm on the right path because 2006 to 2022 is a long time."
"It feels wonderful to be accepted and recognized for something I've been doing practically my whole life," says Poet's Award recipient Shania. "It's an incredibly rewarding feeling to have that acceptance."
Morgan also feels a sense of gratitude as the recipient of the ACM Milestone Award for his record-breaking album, Dangerous. The award arrives 18 months after he was caught on video using the N-word, and was temporarily banned from radio and had his record deal suspended.
"I've looked at the list of people who've won this award before me and there's so many names that I respect, and look up to and that are legends in this industry," he says. "It's been a lot of hard work to get here, so I'm really proud."
For Chris, receiving the Merle Haggard Spirit Award is a celebration of his originality and commitment to following his own musical path.
"If you thought to do things the way that he did things, it means you're doing your own thing. And I think that's probably one of the best compliments you could get," Chris says.
ACM Honors will air on Fox September 13 at 8 p.m. ET.


text:
Photo Feature: 1949 Cadillac Coupe de Ville Show Car
Written by John Biel in Cadillac, Classic Cars, Collectible Automobile Magazine, Concept Cars, Coupes, Luxury Vehicles
The Coupe de Ville Show Car made its debut in 1949 at the "Transportation Unlimited" exhibition.
Note: This article is reprinted from the December 2013 issue of Collectible Automobile
When the doors of New York's Waldorf=Astoria Hotel opened on January 20, 1949, to admit visitors to the "Transportation Unlimited" exhibition, the public got a peek into the near-term future of the automobile, at least as General Motors saw it. That future was going to include "hardtop convertibles," steel-roof coupes without fixed B-pillars that strove to capture the look of convertibles with their fabric tops raised.
All five GM car divisions showed a two-door hardtop model at this first of what would turn into the famous Motorama shows. Before the '49 model year was over, Oldsmobile, Buick, and Cadillac would have two-door hardtops on the market. However, where the Olds and Buick hardtops in dealer showrooms looked nearly identical to the ones in the Waldorf ballroom, the Cadillacs were quite different.
More Collectible Automobile photo galleries
The Coupe de Ville show car was stretched over the 133-inch wheelbase of the 60 Special.
The 2150 Cadillac Coupe de Villes made for public sale were part of the 126-inch-wheelbase Series 62 lineup. They bore a roof design like that of the Olds and Buick hardtops, which featured a wraparound backlight and rear pillars that narrowed toward the bottom. The show version was stretched over the 133-inch chassis of a Series 60 Special sedan and featured a more enveloping roof with smaller limousinelike back glass.
A short-wave telephone was among the special features inside the Coupe de Ville show car.
Other touches unique to the show car included a one-piece curved windshield, chrome wheel-opening trim, simulated air scoops on the rear fenders, and hydraulically operated side windows and vents. The custom interior was outfitted with a shortwave telephone and rear arm rests that held a vanity case, lipstick holder, and perfume atomizer.
Owner Steve Plunkett of London, Ontario, Canada, says that information compiled by the General Motors Heritage Center shows the one-off car was built up in part from a 1948 convertible. The roof was fabricated from three large longitudinal sections welded together and there is wood bracing around the back window and other places.
A dual-quad Eldorado engine replaced the original 331-cid V8 in 1957.
After eight days at the Waldorf and another week at Convention Hall in Detroit, the car passed to GM President Charles Wilson. When he became U.S. Secretary of Defense in 1953, he gave it to his secretary, who took it with her to California. In 1957, the '49-vintage 331-cid ohv V-8 was replaced by a 365-cid Eldorado V-8 fed by dual carburetors and rated at 325 bhp. Power brakes and steering were added at this time, too.
The car, which Plunkett has owned for about three years, was a show-stopper once again in 2013 when it was displayed at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in March.
Psychedelic 16: Cadillac's Multi-Cylinder Concepts of the '60s
Written by: John Biel on May 9, 2014.on October 23, 2018.
2013 Fun Facts That Slipped Under the Radar
5 Cars I Tried to Talk My Dad Into Buying
First Spin: 2016 Cadillac ATS-V
New ATS Compact Won't Embarrass Cadillac Like the Cimarron Did
Model-Year Madness! 10 Classic Ads From 1960
10 Coolest American Cars (And Truck)
Test Drive: 2019 Cadillac XT4 Sport


Hardened arteries are something only old or overweight people get. You don't have to worry about them—you're in your prime and happy with the number on the scale.
Not so fast, String Bean. Atherosclerosis, a condition caused by a build-up of plaque in the arteries that can lead to heart disease and stroke, affects a large number of young, apparently healthy adults, too, according to a Heart and Stroke Foundation study released today.
Canadian researchers took the body measurements of more than 160 subjects ages 18 to 35. Using MRIs, they also measured subcutaneous fat (fat found under the skin that you can pinch between your fingers) and visceral fat (fatty tissue that accumulates on the internal organs).
None of the participants had any known risk factors for atherosclerosis, such as diabetes, smoking, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol. They weren't overweight and had normal body mass indexes. During the study, however, the researchers found a large proportion of them had early signs of atherosclerosis.
Pending larger studies, a waist-to-hip ratio measurement could help doctors diagnose the problem in young, seemingly healthy men. The researchers found that measuring a participant's waist with a tailor's ribbon was just as predictive of increased visceral fat and premature atherosclerosis as the MRI. Dr. Larose says the study was too small to give an exact waist-to-hip ratio that signifies if you're at risk, but you can attempt to take the measurement at home by following the guidelines at myhealthywaist.org.
More from MensHealth.com: Is It Ever Fine to Be Obese?
If you want to decrease your visceral fat and your risk of atherosclerosis, you've got to start with a healthy lifestyle, says Dr. Larose. When it comes to diet, make sure you're eating enough fiber. He recommends shooting for 20 to 30 grams a day. If that seems like a tall order, sneak more fiber into your meals with these tips.
As for exercise, don't worry about pushing yourself too hard, says Dr. Larose. Just have fun. "Do what motivates you so you keep coming back for more." He suggests aiming for 20 to 30 minutes of exercise five times a week. Check out the 20 best workouts for men to find a fitness routine that motivates you.


The Siu Sai Wan Complex provides a host of leisure and recreational facilities within an iconic green building envelope for residents of Hong Kong Island's Eastern District.
The Complex's journey begins with "timber-look" sun-shading screens that march from exterior to interior. An atrium, designed as a a "vertical street", houses balconies, platforms and paths which spiral up strategically. The atrium also gives visitors views around the entire building as they travel upwards, enriching the liveliness of the streetscape.
Topped with frosted glass and with horizontal sun-shading slats on the two open sides, the atrium is lofty, naturally-ventilated and lit with daylight. The Complex's energy consumption is greatly reduced as a result of its green features, while public interaction is encouraged and facilitated at the same time.


Officers are appealing for information following a robbery on Higher Lane on Monday 4 March 2019.
At around 11am the victim, a man in his 70s, was approached by a man who said he was working next door. He claimed he had hit a water main and asked him to switch off his electricity. As the victim went inside his house the offender stole his black Audi S8 and fled the scene.
The vehicle was later found abandoned on Uplands Avenue in Radcliffe.
The victim wasn't injured, but was left understandably shaken.
The offender is described as white, around 30-years-old and of a slim build. He was wearing a grey padded jacket, jeans and a white hard hat.
Anyone who has any information about the robbery should call police on 0161 856 8204 quoting incident number 0674 of 04/03/2019.


Today is the day, 15 other bloggers have joined me for The Ultimate Guide to Family Fun and we are bringing you an amazing list of Family Fun ideas! I'll start you off with an awesome keepsake project.
There aren't many more things more precious than footprints, especially those of little feet because they grow oh, so quickly. This stacked footprint frame makes a cute decoration and the perfect forever keepsake for your family. It's also a lot of fun to make together, there's just something about stamping feet that kids just love!
We used a different color stamp pad for each person but you could also opt to use all the same color, I think black would be pretty classy.
Blot your foot with an ink pad till it's completely covered and then stamp it on a white sheet of paper. (You can also use paint to paint your foot if you don't have a ink pad.) Then help everyone else stamp their feet too. We stamped everyone's feet twice just in case.
Carefully cut around the footprints leaving a small white edge to help with the dimension when you stack them. Stack them, glue them, add the year and you're ready for a frame. Pin this project and come back next year to do it again!
You can also Subscribe to our emails!
Great keepsake! You'll be glad you did it!
Love the footprints! Pinned! Loving the family fun roundup!
I am seriously thinking we need to do some foot stomping (printing) soon! How fun! 🙂 Thanks for putting this fun blog hop together. I am enjoying it!
I haven't tried myself but it could work, you'll want the paint to be as thick as possible for the best footprint so don't water it down too much! Give it a try and let us know how it goes.


Spur Secret Tribe | Draw it! Colour it!
Do you love to draw or colour in cool pictures?
This drawing and colouring-in book features loads of weird and wonderful creatures from monkeys, monsters, dinosaurs and dragons to frogs, dogs and everything in-between! And each creature has been drawn by a famous illustrator.
Some are scary, some are silly and some are lovely! So sharpen your pencils and help complete the pictures. This book is for aspiring artists and anyone who loves children's book illustrations. You'll never be bored again!


text:
Q: Finding the sum of digits of $9 \cdot 99 \cdot 9999 \cdot ... \cdot (10^{2^n}-1)$ Find the sum of the digits (in terms of $n$) of $$9 \cdot 99 \cdot 9999 \cdot 99999999 \cdot ...
 \cdot (10^{2^n} - 1)$$
Where every term has two times more digits than the previous term.
I tried to factorise as $$(10-1)(10^2-1)(10^4-1)...(10^{2^n}-1)$$
and they're all differences of two squares (except for the first term)
$$(10-1)(10-1)(10+1)(10^2-1)(10^2+1)(10^4-1)(10^4+1)...(10^{2^n-1}-1)(10^{2^n-1}+1)$$
but this doesn't seems to help that much. Also i tried with base 10 but it didn't work at all. Any ideas?

A: Let us assume that $N$ is a number with $2^k-1$ decimal digits, whose last digit is $\geq 1$.
Let $S(N)$ be the sum of digits of $N$. Let us study the sum of digits of
$$ N\cdot(10^{2^k}-1) = N\cdot 10^{2^k}- N = N\cdot 10^{2^k} - 10^{2^k} + (10^{2^k}-1-N)+1. $$
We have:
$$ S(N\cdot(10^{2^k}-1)) = S(N)-1+\left(9\cdot(2^k-1)-S(N)+9\right)+1 $$
and it is very interesting to notice that such sum does not depend on $S(N)$, but simply is $9\cdot 2^k$. The number
$$ N = 9 \cdot 99 \cdot 9999 \cdots (10^{2^{k-1}}-1) $$
has $2^k-1$ decimal digits, the last of them being $1$ or $9$. By induction it follows that
$$ S\left(9\cdot 99\cdots (10^{2^k}-1)\right) = \color{red}{9\cdot 2^{k}}.$$

A: OK, so the first couple of numbers and the sum of their digits are:
\begin{array}{ccc}
n & num(n) & sum(n)\\
\hline
0&9&9\\
1&891&18\\
2&8909109&36\\
3&890910891090891&72\\
\end{array}
So, this suggests that the sum of digits will be $9*2^n$, and if you look at the number, you'll understand why:
As we go from $n$ to $n+1$, the last digit from $sum(n)$ gets lowered by $1$, while digits get added after that that is the result of $10^{2^n}-num(n)$, and those digits add up to $sum(n)+1$, making $sum(n+1)=sum(n)-1+sum(n)+1=2*sum(n)$. So this is not a hard proof yet, but if you can prove these assertions, then an inductive proof will do the rest.


OMG! We're all still here! That's because the Maya believed we would only start a new baktun ...a new age (not the end of the world). The only one who knows when life will end is "the great modeler-maker, spirit of the Earth and sky!"


text:
Start Your RFP
Join Lawyer Network
Patent Assignment Agreement
Lawyers within our network have agreed to share some of the documents they regularly use in the course of their practice along with annotations explaining different provisions and outlining decisions you might need to make. You can contact our lawyers and download a copy of this document.
Priori /
Legal Document & Form Learning Center /
Priori Legal
This free template Patent Assignment Agreement would be used to assign some or all of the rights in an existing Patent to a third party. A Priori lawyer can help you customize it to meet your company's needs. You can learn more about the requirements to draft a legal binding Patent Assignment Agreement here, as well as when it would be more appropriate to use a Patent License Agreement.
A lawyer is available for free consultations through Priori to discuss this document and much more.
ASSIGNMENT OF PATENT RIGHTS
_______________ to _____________
THIS ASSIGNMENT, effective the __ day of ________ 20__ by and between __________________, a _____________ residing at _____________________, (hereunder referred to as Assignor), and ____________________, a _______________having a place of business at ______________ (hereunder referred to as Assignee).
WHEREAS, Assignor is the owner of the entire right, title and interest in and to the patents and patent applications, and the inventions disclosed therein, (hereinafter referred to collectively as the Patent Rights) identified on the attached Schedule.
WHEREAS, Assignee is desirous of obtaining all right, title and interest in and to the inventions represented by the Patent Rights in the ________; and
WHEREAS, Assignor is agreeable to assigning the Patent Rights for the _____________.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the said Assignor has sold, assigned, transferred and set over, and by these presents does hereby sell, assign, transfer and set over, unto the said Assignee, its successors, legal representatives and assigns as of the effective date recited above, all right, title and interest in, to and under the Patent Rights in the _________, including specifically the right to claim priority from said Patent Rights as fully and entirely as the same would have been held and enjoyed by Assignor if this assignment and sale had not been made, together with all claims for damages by reason of past infringement of the Patent Rights with the right to sue for and collect the same for Assignee's own use and enjoyment, and for the use and enjoyment of its successors, assigns or other legal representatives.
Assignor hereby covenants that it has full right to convey the rights herein assigned, and that it has not executed, and will not execute, any agreements in conflict herewith.
This assignment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together constitute one and the same instrument. Executed signature pages to this assignment may be delivered by facsimile, or by email in portable document format (.pdf) and delivery of the signature page by such method will have the same effect as if the original signature had been delivered by the sending party to the receiving party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said Assignor and Assignee have caused their respective corporate and legal names to be hereto signed.
______ __, 20__ By:__________________________
Name: _______________________
Title: ________________________
AppIn No. Pubn No. Pubn Date Patent No. Grant Date Title
Insert the name of the party assigning the patent or patent application.
Insert the name of the party to whom the patent or patent application is being assigned.
Describe the business identity of the assignor, i.e. whether the assignor is an individual, corporation, limited liability company, etc.
If the assignor is a company, the phrase "having an office at" may be used.
Describe the business identity of the assignee, i.e. whether the assignee is an individual, corporation, limited liability company, etc.
If the assignee is an individual, the phrase "residing at" may be used.
Describe the territory for which the assignment is being made, such as "United States," "worldwide," etc. Because the assignment may only relate to a portion of the applicable territory, it's very important that the description of territory be clear and accurate. A lawyer can help you accurately describe the territory if you have any questions.
Again, it's very important that the assignment territory be clear, accurate and consistent throughout the document. A lawyer can help you craft language that makes clear what is being assigned.
Insert description of assigned territory.
Insert the information for all of the patents and patent applications that are being assigned.
Disclaimer This form is a sample that has been prepared for general informational purposes only. Nothing contained in the form is legal advice, nor does it create an attorney-client relationship with either the drafting attorney or Priori Legal. You are encouraged to seek your own legal counsel to review the form, customize it for your business and obtain advice on its general applicability prior to use.
Enter your info and we'll email you a copy of this Patent Assignment Agreement .
We've emailed you a copy of this Patent Assignment Agreement !
It should be in your inbox in a few minutes.
Want to talk to a lawyer about this legal document? Submit a Request with your details to schedule a free half-hour consultation.
For advice on how to get the most from your legal spend, check out our blog.
About Priori
Attorney Practice Areas
Legal Document & Form Learning Center
Priori Legal, Inc.
HearstLab, 40th Floor
1-844-PRIORI-1
admin@priorilegal.com
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | © 2020 Priori Legal, Inc.
Priori Legal is a platform that enables businesses to connect with lawyers of their choosing within our network and provides tools to facilitate that interaction. Priori Legal is neither a law firm nor "lawyer referral service" and provides no legal services. No attorney-client relationship is ever created between you and Priori.


text:
Directed by Terry George
A well-acted drama about the Armenian genocide and three salutary individuals caught in a love triangle.
Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
"Genocide is the most extreme of all crimes against humanity," writes Israel Charny, an Israeli psychologist and genocide scholar. In academic literature and international law this term refers to the mass killings of a particular national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. These horrific acts contain "severe blows to human rights, extreme displays of indifference to human suffering, and severe moral breakdowns of humanity."
The starting point for thinking about how to understand and deal with genocide is the Holocaust. Here Germans, propelled by the deep-seated hatred of Jews and animated by Hitler's demagoguery, without the slightest shred of mercy, killed men, women, and children.
This is an example of "eliminationism," a form of politics which targets threatening groups or populations and seeks to get rid of them through mass incarceration, expulsion, and murder. Mass annihilations are political acts and justified on the grounds that the victims are sub-human, vermin, criminals, and a dangerous threat to the community.
In Rwanda, the Hutu attacked the Tutsi and with incredibly intense barbarity killed about 800,000 men, women, and children in three months. Genocide has happened in Tibet, North Korea, the former Yugoslavia, Iraq, southern Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Darfur.
Although the United Nations, the Roman Catholic Church, the European Parliament, historians and scholars have lamented the Turkish slaughter of nearly 1.5 million Armenians during the early days of World War I, the Turkish government to this day refuses to confess any planned extermination of Armenians.
Three movies have tried with varied success to deal with this mass murders of men, women and children. Canadian-Armenian director Atom Egoyan's 2002 film Ararat compelled us to experience the toxicity of the Armenian genocide and its harrowing aftershock in the lives of a contemporary filmmaker, a confused young Armenian, and a screenplay writer.
The 2017 release The Ottoman Lieutenant depicts the love affair between a handsome Turkish officer who is quite taken with an American nurse who has come to help a Christian doctor in his work with Armenian children. As World War I begins, this adventuresome woman and the two men who love her, are caught up in the conflicts raging in the country. The film directed by Joseph Reuben does not blame Turkish authorities for violence against the Armenian Christian minority in the country.
The Promise is the third film on this controversial subject; it weighs in the side of the Armenians. Mikael (Oscar Isaac) is an Armenian who desperately wants to attend medical school in Constantinople. In order to do so, he promises to marry Maral (Angela Sarafyan) so that he can use her dowry to pay for his dream.
In the city, this soft-spoken and decent man is befriended by Emre Ogan (Marwan Kenzaro), a hedonistic medical student whose zealous father is a high-ranking Ottoman official. Attending a party with his friend, Mikael learns that many Turks fear that the Christian minority in the eastern part of the country will side with the Russians against them in the imminent war.
Mikael falls in love with Ana (Charlotte Le Bon), a pretty and perky Paris-educated tutor for his uncle; she is also Armenian. Her boyfriend Chris (Christian Bale) is a reporter with the Associated Press who is determined to tell the truth about what is happening throughout Turkey as World War I begins.
When Mikael is thrown in prison and then assigned to a harrowing work camp, he learns that Turks are murdering whole villages of Armenians, and he fears for his own family. Meanwhile, Ana has gone to help with a Protestant mission who are trying to get Armenian orphans out of the country. Chris is briefly imprisoned for being a spy, but joins up with a French ship sent to evacuate the Armenians.
The Promise is carried by the intense emotional performances of Isaac, Le Bon, and Bale as they struggle to survive while dealing with their romantic love triangle. Terry George directs this film with the same kind of patience and focus as he did with Hotel Rwanda, a riveting drama about African genocide. One of the surprises in The Promise is the positive portraits of a diverse group of clergy who are doing their best to serve others in the midst of violence, chaos, loss, and injustice.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 4/17, DVD 7/18/17
DVD Feature
PG-13 - thematic material including war atrocities, violence and disturbing images, some sexuality


Trustees celebrate after community facility receives big grant Ginette Harris reports The trustees of Mylor's Tremayne Hall are celebrating after being awarded a lottery grant of nearly £334,000 which means the first phase of a major renovation project can get underway this summer.
A fundraising campaign was launched five months ago for the £800,000 scheme which will see the whole building restored, with additional community facilities.
The trustees have actually spent the last six years applying for grants to enable work to be carried out and the perseverance of committee members, particularly Stan Evans and Mike Marshman, has finally paid off.
Phase one will see the main grade II listed building and existing toilet facilities renovated/rebuilt to provide a large hall and drama group changing room which can be used for smaller meetings.
There will also be an office and storage space for the history group. The second phase, carried out when funds allow, will see further expansion with meeting rooms and additional facilities. Village organisations are all getting involved in the fundraising and each plans to stage an event to help.
A whole range of activities have already taken place and there is a programme of events planned for the rest of the year.
Other grant applications are also being made but with this Heritage Lottery grant of £333,900 work is likely to get underway towards the end of the summer.
Trustee chairman Chris Perkins said: "It is a lovely hall, but somewhat tatty.
"It has become a little tired over the years and needs renovation. The potential is there to make it a valuable asset for the community."
It is hoped the work will be completed by the end of the year.


Get In The Cage. Get In The Action.
AFC Celebrates 15 years of MMA in Alaska with "Best of the Best 15"
Alaska Fighting Championship is Alaska's premier Mixed Martial Arts event. Founded back in July 2004, AFC 1 featured an action-packed night with UFC veterans Jeremy Horn and Rich Franklin. AFC has come a long way in cultivating its own professional fighters, some of which have fought in the UFC. Much like the days of discovering gold in Alaska, the AFC has mined many a gritty competitor from the ranks of hardy, "Last Frontier" Alaskan men and women. The reputation of tough Alaskan men and women and the harsh elements they train in has attracted global attention. Alaska Fighting Championship can be seen live every month at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, AK and is streamed around the world live only on UFC FIGHT PASS.


text:
FDA approves Afinitor for non-cancerous kidney tumors caused by rare genetic disease
April 26, 2012, 21:10 GMT
Media Inquiries: Stephanie Yao, 301-796-0394, stephanie.yao@fda.hhs.gov
Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Afinitor (everolimus), the first drug approved specifically to treat non-cancerous kidney tumors (renal angiomyolipomas) not requiring immediate surgery in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).
TSC is a rare genetic disease that causes the growth of various non-cancerous tumors in the brain, kidney and other vital organs. It affects as many as 40,000 patients in the United States, with an estimated 70 to 80 percent developing kidney problems. TSC generally causes multiple tumors in both kidneys that compress normal kidney tissues as they increase in size, leading to kidney failure and bleeding.
A pill taken once daily, Afinitor blocks the uncontrolled activity of a certain protein, the mTOR kinase, which plays a critical role in the development and growth of the various non-cancerous tumors occurring in patients with TSC.
The FDA granted Afinitor orphan drug designations to treat renal angiomyolipomas and a certain type of brain tumor called subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) in patients with TSC in 2009. An orphan designation is given to a drug intended to treat a disease or condition affecting fewer than 200,000 patients in the United States and for which the drug, based on supporting data, has shown promise in the treatment of the disease.
The drug's application was granted priority review, a designation given to drugs that offer major advancements in treatment or provide a treatment where no adequate therapy exists. FDA completed review of this application in four months.
"This approval underscores the FDA's commitment to the development of drugs for rare diseases with significant unmet medical needs," said Richard Pazdur, M.D., director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "It also represents another example of where an understanding of a disease's underlying biology can lead to more selective drug development."
Afinitor's safety and efficacy were established in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 118 patients. Two-thirds of the patients were randomly chosen to receive Afinitor and one-third was assigned to receive a placebo. Patients were to be treated for up to four years, but patients receiving the placebo were offered Afinitor treatment if their kidney tumors grew while on study.
All patients had tumors in both kidneys, and about 40 percent had undergone a procedure to control bleeding from the tumors. The trial was designed to measure the percentage of patients whose tumor shrank or disappeared after treatment. With half of the patients receiving less than eight months of treatment, 42 percent treated with Afinitor showed a substantial reduction in tumor size lasting, on average, more than five months. None of those receiving placebo had tumor shrinkage.
Afinitor also was granted accelerated approval for this indication because early results showed a high rate of tumor reduction that lasted for several months. As part of this approval, Afinitor's manufacturer must continue to follow the patients for at least four years to determine the duration of these responses and how responses affect the need for surgery and the control of the disease.
The most common side effects with Afinitor were inflamed or sore mouth, nausea or vomiting, skin problems (acne or eczema), cough, headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, joint pains, swelling of legs or arms, and upper respiratory infection. Additionally, 15 percent of female patients receiving Afinitor had one or more missed menstrual periods during the study.
The FDA has previously approved Afinitor to treat patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma that has progressed after treatment with other cancer therapies; SEGA associated with TSC in patients who require treatment but are not candidates for surgical removal of the tumor; and progressive neuroendocrine tumors located in the pancreas that cannot be removed by surgery or that have spread to other parts of the body.
Afinitor is marketed by East Hanover, N.J.-based Novartis.
FDA: Office of Hematology and Oncology Products
FDA: Approved Drugs: Questions and Answers
The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices. The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that give off electronic radiation, and for regulating tobacco products.
Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry
FDA Proposes Individual Risk Assessment for Blood Donations, While Continuing to Safeguard U.S. Blood Supply
FDA Concludes that Existing Regulatory Frameworks for Foods and Supplements are Not Appropriate for Cannabidiol, Will ...
FDA Roundup: January 24, 2023


Are you looking for meeting space for a convention? Or for a special event? Look no further than the DoubleTree by Hilton Lawrence! They have over 14,000 sq. ft. of meeting space that can host events of all sizes. They can also set up group room blocks and provide hotel room discounts for your guests.


text:
Image I
Image II
Image X
Minket Lepcha
Minket has been documenting stories and folklore based on ethnic communities of Darjeeling and Sikkim for a few years now. She received an opportunity to direct a film on River Teesta through SOPPECOM titled 'Voices of Teesta'. She traced the river from its source until it leaves the mountain and documented many communities living along the riverbanks. Having always been inspired by Lepcha folklore, she tells stories and conducts workshops based on the folklore of Himalayan communities. She has been travelling for the past two years narrating stories of the rivers, seeds, birds, mystical creatures to school and college students across India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
She received the Young Green Filmmaker 2016 award at the Woodpecker International Film Festival for 'Voices of Teesta'. This film also earned 10th position amongst 110 films in the World Water Forum, Brazil in 2018. She recently received the Third Pole-Oxfam Shared Water Media Grants as part of the Transboundary Rivers of South Asia (TROSA) project funded by the Government of Sweden and produced a three-part photo series of Women's relationship with the Mahakali river.
'Good fences make good neighbours.' - Mending Walls by Robert Frost
I've been living in Kathmandu, Nepal for seven months and under lockdown for over three months. I live near Boudha Stupa and this picture explores the surroundings of the famous tourist hub, observing the lives of common women who reside here. COVID-19 is an interesting time when neighbours seem to be falling in and out of love with each other. I once heard that love only grows in times of crisis. This visual depicts a casual chat between two neighbours across a wall. Chats of uncertainty. Chats which might blossom into a stronger bond someday. Maybe the sparse green field will outgrow the encircling concrete. And the cemented wall will be replaced with a bamboo grove someday, hopefully.
One may wonder, what if COVID-19 was spread through water? Would rules like social distancing, shelter in place and washing hands regularly still prevail? How would we clean ourselves if the coronavirus was spread through water? Water—the life-sustaining force of nature is an often neglected and abused entity, with springs, rivers and lakes drying up at an unprecedented rate. The filter bottles in this image also depict a subtle class structure—of people who can afford the bottle and those who can't. Inequity exists even in the case of a basic human right such as access to clean water.
Image III
This used to be a very busy entrance of the Boudha Stupa. Thousands of Buddhist devotees from far-flung areas of Tibet, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar visited this pilgrimage site every day before the pandemic. Another set of visitors flock the site simply to find peace, solace and harmony. Now, two guards stand watch and restrict anyone from entering the Stupa while the still 'eye' silently witnesses these changing times. However, a white bird is seen flying across the entrance unabated. If all non-human species were given the respect and freedom to co-exist alongside humans, COVID-19 would have never happened. Only 'if'.
Image IV
Kanchi Tamang has been working in a carpet factory in Kathmandu for more than 10 years and her ancestral village is four hours away from Boudha. Kanchi was married young and is the only bread earner of the family. Every morning at 4 am she used to get up and head to the Boudha Stupa where she sold 'gau' (wheat grain). The devotees purchased the wheat grains to offer the crows flying around the Stupa. With the COVID-19 lockdown, she has lost this means of income. Her two eldest daughters are married and she wishes to provide good education to her son and youngest daughter. She lovingly cooks for her children and never forgets to smile. Kanchi's kitchen is very small so she has placed an 'angeti' outside her house where she can sauté her delicious tomato chutney—'rambera ko achar' without causing anyone to choke with fumes inside the house.
Image V
Boudha was once a marshy land containing soil that was conducive to all kinds of vegetables. With massive concretisation and commercialisation around the Boudha Stupa and tourists flocking the area, the marshy land has now been replaced with buildings. During the COVID-19 lockdown, Kanchi Tamang has lost her usual income from selling wheat grains to devotees at the Boudha Stupa and has resorted to kitchen gardening. In this picture, she is seen plucking coriander leaves in a small patch of land where she grows few lentils together with a few of her neighbours. Kanchi plans to sell vegetables so that her family has some source of income.
Image VI
This river is called Dhobi Khola. It goes on to join Bagmati, one of the holiest rivers of Kathmandu. Another important river is Bisnumati. There are many stories which revolve around these rivers weaved by our elders who came down to fetch water for their homes. It would be a fascinating sight to see these rivers running through a bustling Kathmandu Valley.
This picture was taken during the month of April when the lockdown was at its peak with stringent rules. I was told that in order to make the road wider, the river was narrowed with cemented embankments. Since the river was narrowed, the river bed arose. And during the lockdown, contractors have been mining sand from the already dying river. This made me rethink perspectives on anthropogenic development and urban planning. I was told that the mud/sand collected would be used to make houses nearby. Whose gain is it and whose loss?
Image VII
April and May are the months when trees alongside the roads of Boudha start bearing fruits. And who would know this better than the children! With the lockdown in place, they cannot frequent the nearby shops to buy sweets as they used to. In this picture, a brother is seen plucking plums for his sisters, from a tree within the compounds of the plush Nobel Peace Guest House which remained shuttered. Since he was the tallest he could lunge upwards to pick the fruits. His sisters wait on patiently as he struggles. I am glad to see children going back to plucking forbidden fruits during the lockdown.
Image VIII
Grandmother and grandson, Khangjum Lama and Nawang Lama respectively, hail from Humla, one of the farthest regions of Western Nepal. They stay in Boudha in one of Khangjum's son's house. During the COVID-19 lockdown, hospitals and clinics are not easily accessible. In this picture, the grandmother is employing a traditional method of relieving headaches. She is dabbing hot mustard oil with cotton on her grandson's forehead. Traditional practices are neither always futile nor have they completely disappeared.
Image IX
This shed turns into a vegetable shop in the mornings from 6 am to 9 am and quickly shuts down when the police van patrols the area at exactly 9 am. This shed then turns into a safe haven for these women who come here every afternoon after serving lunch to their families at home. They sit and chat for many hours and a few more women join the conversation in the evenings. They live just beyond the shed where they take care of a small plot of land and grow their own vegetables and lentils. This shed had never welcomed a gathering of so many women and is a rare sight indeed. The shed listens to their stories and giggles as it becomes a unique space for subverting patriarchal restrictions.
Boudha is an area where tourists, devotees and migrant workers, working for various factories, restaurants and monasteries, reside alongside the Stupa itself. After the lockdown was announced by the government of Nepal, all the restaurants, factories and shops in the area closed down leaving many migrant workers jobless. Some of them have returned home while some are in search of alternate livelihood. The alleys are eerily empty and the graffitis on the walls of restaurants have a dead stare. This menu card lying on the floor must have had a similar story. How many people have become homeless, how many of them had to walk miles to reach their village and how many have been fortunate to find a new lease on life?


It can be difficult to find a therapist that gets where you're coming from. It can be even harder to figure out how to fit therapy into your already busy life.
I'm not comfortable with anyone in my area.
It's difficult for me to get to the therapist's office.
FreshPathNY clinicians can offer you personalized therapy and coaching services from wherever you are – your home, living abroad, or traveling. With greater scheduling flexibility, you can connect with us whether you're near or far. We use a private, confidential, and HIPAA compliant video platform that's easy to access from your computer, tablet or phone. Online therapy is set up to be easy and secure for you.
Finding a therapist that gets you and can meet you where are allows you to pay attention to what matters. Contact us today to learn more and get started on your path to wellness.
What better way to learn more about why online therapy might be a great choice for you than to hear it directly from a therapist that sees online clients. Click on the video below to learn more about therapy, specialties, and getting started. Our FAQ is also available to read.


text:
Action Against Apathy
'We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.' Mother Theresa
Why I'm standing aside – again!
November 13, 2019 Andree Frieze	Leave a comment
When I stood aside in the by-election in November 2016, caused by Zac Goldsmith resigning over Heathrow, little did I know I would do the same again just six months later, or indeed three years later. And for the same reason – Brexit!
The last three-and-a-half-years since the advisory referendum on leaving the EU has trained a magnifying glass on the state of our country. The poor quality of our political leaders, the deadlock in parliament over the best way forward, the sheer amount of money wasted trying to make Brexit work and the complete lack of proper governing since June 2016 has left many of us in despair.
Recently, I re-read my reasons for standing aside in November 2016; and I could just as easily be writing them today. However, one thing has changed, the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru have listened to my plea: "I call on other parties across the country to follow our example and create progressive alliances across the country so that the day after the next General Election we don't wake up still in Tory Land."
Plus, while the situation at a national level is stuck in groundhog day, at a local level our negotiations with the Lib Dems resulted in four Green Councillors being elected in May 2018. Since then we have successfully pushed Richmond Council to declare a Climate Emergency, bring in a borough-wide 20mph speed limit and become an accredited London Living Wage payer. Greens make a difference.
This is why I believe in progressive alliances, as I wrote here, but it took the Conservatives winning again in 2017 for other parties to come to the table for this General Election. Under the Unite to Remain banner, the leaders of the Greens, Lib Dems and Plaid Cymru have negotiated an agreement in 60 constituencies. In these seats local parties are standing aside to give voters just one 'Remain' candidate to mark their cross next to.
Finally, the other parties have recognised the power of collaboration and made the sacrifices necessary to try and ensure a 'Remain' majority is elected on 12 December that will put an end to Brexit. I'm also hoping this electoral agreement will result in more Green MPs elected and that after Brexit is consigned to history, (never to be spoken of again), this progressive parliament will urgently tackle the climate emergency, invest in public services and bring in Proportional Representation.
I can but dream. Yet it is this dream that forces me to align our party with the Lib Dems, when many people still blame them for propping up the Conservative government of 2010-2015. But, I also recall the bonfire of environmental protections and investment that happened when Cameron no longer relied on Lib Dem support in government. Further, my experience of working with them on Richmond Council tells me that many of them are not mere 'yellow Tories'. A Conservative government bent on a hard Brexit has to be stopped. I make no apologies for trying to make this a reality.
Lastly, given the Brexit Party announcement that they will not stand in 317 seats to enable Conservative candidates to win more easily, I am even more convinced that my decision – voted for by Richmond, Twickenham and Kingston Green Party members – to stand aside in Richmond Park is the right one. I believe that people across the country are inspired by the parties cooperating in Unite To Remain to address the crises facing our country.
My Journey to Liberal Judaism
December 30, 2018 Andree Frieze	Leave a comment
Having a surname like mine I couldn't help but wonder about it from an early age. Thus, I grew up in the knowledge that Frieze is a shortened version of Frieszenski (a spelling no one has ever confirmed) and that my paternal great, great grandparents appeared in Leeds in 1870 giving Russia as their birthplace. The family story was, they were Russian- Polish Jews who came to England for a better a life. This was all we knew, and pretty much all we have ever been able to find out.
I didn't meet my grandparents until I was nine, when we went back to Australia for the first- time since emigrating to London in 1970. My grandfather, Grieg Frieze, called himself a 'yiddisha kopf' and had lots of Jewish sayings, but beyond that our family were secular and/or atheist. His mother was originally Irish Catholic, his wife was of English extraction, while my mum's family was an English/Scottish/German mix.
Why my surname and my Jewish ancestors made more of an impact on me as a child than my other family members I don't know, but they did. It particularly influenced my choice of reading material as I was often drawn to books about WW2 and the Holocaust. But, actually investigating Judaism as a faith was not something I thought of doing.
But, then, I met my husband. In India. As you do, when you're travelling after Uni, or in his case, the army. For Shimon is Israeli. We settled in the UK in October 1993, after travelling together overland from Israel (via Cyprus as the ferry was still running then) through Turkey, Eastern Europe and Germany. We visited some of the concentration camps, yet, while I felt despair at the crimes wreaked upon the Jews and others, and relief that my paternal grandfather's family had left when they did, I was not motivated to become Jewish. Indeed, when we had our civil wedding in November 1993, and later our marriage blessing in May 1999 (officiated by Rabbi Danny Rich), I told Shimon that I could not convert, as I had nothing to convert from, being an atheist. And, he has never asked me to.
This was despite promising Rabbi Danny that we would bring our children up in the Jewish faith (which we have, more on that later), attending evening classes in Hebrew for most of the mid-to-late 90s and visiting Israel pretty much every year since our marriage was blessed. (We even had a wedding party in Israel in 2000 to celebrate with Shimon's extended family.)
It was around this time I started wearing a Star of David necklace. I was bridesmaid at a friend's wedding and her thank-you gift was a Tiffany Cross. I absolutely could not bring myself to wear it, so with her permission, I bought myself a Star of David and gave my new-born niece the Cross as a christening present. I've pretty much worn it every day since. One thing I learnt from all the weddings we attended, most of them Christian, is that I much prefer Liberal Jewish ceremonies, as they are about the couple and not about marriage being a declaration of love for God (and the Church).
To cut a long story short, it wasn't until September 2012 that our family joined Kingston Liberal Synagogue, mainly so our sons could attend Beiteinu to prepare for their Bar Mitzvahs. It had taken me some years to persuade Shimon to join KLS, although we did celebrate Passover, Rosh HaShanah and Hanukkah at home (albeit irregularly). As a secular Jew growing up in Israel, he did not see the need for joining a synagogue as all the festivals and rites of passage were automatically Jewish. Yet, when we did start going, the sense of relief was palpable: 'Finally,' he said, 'I don't have to explain myself to people.'
At this point we pretty much threw ourself in KLS life, attending services many Saturdays, joining in for High Days and Holy Days, hosting Shabbats at Home and sending our boys on LJY weekends and camps. We now count among the KLS community a number of close friends, many of whom joined us in Jerusalem in August 2017 when we held our younger son's Bar Mitzvah there, officiated by Rabbi Charley Baginsky.
I cannot talk about my Jewish Journey without mentioning Rabbi Charley. When I first started attending services at KLS I felt like a fish out of water, unaware of prayers, services and nomenclature. Yet, as time went on my rusty Hebrew improved and familiarity brought understanding of the Amidah, Shema and Kaddish. At the same time I discovered that Rabbi Charley could take a Torah portion and reference 11th-century rabbis, 18th-century philosophers, 1960s folk singers and her children, all in one 20-minute exposition to make her sermons relevant and meaningful.
Through these sermons, the many Bar/Bat Mitzvahs I attended and my own reading Ilearnt that Liberal Judaism espouses many of the views I hold dear, especially regarding equality for all, protection of the environment and social action. Parashot Emor (Leviticus 19:9-11) speaks to me about social justice: "When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap all the way to the edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You shall not pick your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I the LORD am your God. You shall not steal; you shall not deal deceitfully or falsely with one another."
I am also drawn to and inspired by the philosophy that the Jewish way of life is everlasting through the action of good deeds. Boruch Cohen has summed it up better than I can: "The doing of good deeds is compared to planting a seed. When a seed is planted, it disintegrates in the ground, losing its puny identity to the nourishing soil and creative potential of mother earth. A seedling sprouts, which will one day grow into a tall tree. In time, the tree will bear fruit, and seeds, which themselves might become an orchard, and ultimately, a vast forest. Likewise, a good deed takes root and sprouts in a nourishing eternity of good deeds and Jewish values. These deeds and values give life to ourselves and our offspring, that we too might one day grow into tall fruitful trees; that our fruits might one day become orchards. That's why the Torah is called the 'Tree of Life'."
More emotively, going to the regular family services (with Tammy Rich singing) was an exercise in trying not to cry. The music for the prayers touched me in a way I was not expecting, nor can I fully explain. Maybe it's Tammy's voice, maybe it's the harmonies, maybe it reaches an ancestral chord in my soul. Whatever it is, it's too powerful to me to ignore.
Helping my two sons become Bar Mitzvah have been moments of special pride as a mother. Seeing them do so in their own very individual ways taught me so much about their specific characters and made me appreciate how this ceremony helps teenagers grow and develop an understanding of Judaism and themselves. It's a very unique experience, and brought us together as a family, particularly our wider family in Israel, as Guy and Natan each did their Bar Mitzvah twice – once in KLS and once in Jerusalem.
But, why now, have I decided to convert? I could keep going as I am – being 'Jewish enough', but it is no longer enough. Partly, it's as a fellow convert told me, when I asked her why she converted, "Because I'm tired of saying my family's Jewish, but I'm not, when in fact I take part in everything they do." Partly, it's my sons who tell me "You're not part of the family because you're not Jewish." Partly, it's because Shimon and I plan to retire to Israel. Partly, it's because KLS plays such a big role in my life that it feels false not to.
Ultimately, it's because I feel Jewish. I want to be Jewish because of the sense of community it gives me, because of the tradition it comes from, because its moral teachings fit with my own. Because it feels like it's meant to be.
I'm 50 at the end of the year, and I'd like to be honest with myself. I thought about doing a DNA test to see how 'Jewish' I am; and I realised that while I would be disappointed if my paternal Grandfather's genes didn't run strongly through my own, it wouldn't affect my decision. I don't need to be Jewish by blood or by genetics, I am Jewish by choice, because of everything in my life that has led to me this point. I would like to spend my next 50 years – if I'm blessed with long life – being 'properly Jewish'.
Dear Conservatives who care
November 4, 2018 Andree Frieze	1 Comment
via Dear Conservatives who care
A Worthy Endeavour
September 20, 2018 Andree Frieze	Leave a comment
via A Worthy Endeavour
Kids, actually
March 7, 2018 Andree Frieze	Leave a comment
This is why good cycling infrastructure is so essential to getting people out of cars and on to bikes.
Subversive Suburbanite
I'm relatively new to Twitter, and most of my tweets get (and deserve) very little attention. I'm happy if I get a handful of likes, and retweets are unexpected. But a couple of my recent tweets have gone out of control.
This one was retweeted over 240 times:
My daughter and friend (11) enjoying the cycle lanes for the first time on their own bikes. Pootled between N13 and N21 and spent pocket money shopping on the high street.
Next time I reckon they can use the lanes without my help 😊
Cycle infra = freedom for kids! pic.twitter.com/riF1oxeszF
— Clare Rogers (@Subversivite) January 29, 2018
Richmond council – losers award
January 29, 2018 Andree Frieze	Leave a comment
via Richmond: the only council in London charging for cycle training
Richmond Council's air quality plan
October 26, 2017 Andree Frieze	Leave a comment
LBRuT is consulting on its plans to tackle air pollution in the borough – you can give your response here, although the multiple choice style makes it difficult to respond meaningfully. The deadline is Monday 30 October.
This is what I put in the 'any further comments' box:
Introducing 20mph across the whole borough.
Introducing more cycle lanes and infastructure.
More measureable aims than outlined in the plan.
More planting of trees and shrubs to absorb air pollution.
A clear plan showing how the council aims to cut the traffic by 73% on George Street, Richmond.
Trial of car-free days.
Introducing more expensive parking charges for the most polluting vehicles.
A swift, actionable move for all fleet vehicles to be electric rater than the wooly statement that you've made.
Working with all retailers acoss the borough to get them to adopt a 'close the door' policy to stop heat escaping.
Get all taxis to switch off engines when stopped outside stations, and buses when they're on George Street.
No chopping down of mature trees.
Remove the car parking at the Twickenham Riverside development to prioritise public space and people instead.
Introduce bicycle hire at Richmond station to destination hubs eg Ham, which has poor pubic transport connections (during peak hours).
Introduce rush-hour direct, electric mini-buses between Richmond and Ham to stop residents using cars to get to the station.
Bring in electric mini-buses between Richmond station and Richmond Park at weekends to reduce traffic to/from the park.
Support Richmond & Bushy Parks bring in car parking charges to deter people parking in car parks while they're at work (Kingston Hospital) and to reduce traffic at weekend.
Find ways to reward people who cycle/walk/take public transport into retail centres with discounts, rather than offering free parking as incentives.
Remove the proposed underground parking for the redevelopment at Ham Close and use it for more housing instead.
Demonstrate clearly how much money the council plans to spend on improving walking/cycling in the borough.
At the moment, this plan does not meet the Mayor's plans for healthy streets, nor does it propose any modal shifts.
Carry out a feasibility study for a walking/cycling bridge between Ham and Twickenham to improve connectivity and reduce congestion on Richmond bridge and the Petersham Road.


The wiki for the Minecraft civilization server r/Civclassics (IP: mc.civclassic.com, 1.12.2). This wiki chronicles the rise and fall of the entirely user created civilizations. This wiki is 408 days old and still under construction- edit errors or make comments in the discussion tab. Join us on Discord.