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Actress Interviews
*female Actors Archives
Natasha Henstridge Ghosts of Mars
NATASHA TAKES ON A NEW KIND OF SPECIES
Natasha Henstridge/Ghosts of Mars Interview
by Paul Fischer in Los Angeles.
She romped about naked as an alien species, now statuesque Natasha Henstridge kicks some alien butt in the new John Carpenter sci-fi actioner Ghosts of Mars. It was a pregnant Ms Henstridge that chatted to Paul Fischer.
It appears that Natasha Henstridge has a habit of being pregnant when doing press for a new movie, "but I don't plan it for THAT reason", Henstridge says laughingly. When we met, she was in her seventh month, and admits her first son, Tristan, is excited about having a baby brother or sister. "He talks about all the time and can hardly wait," the beautifully glowing actress says.
Henstridge is best known for her portrayal of that all-nude, nubile alien in Species, the film which launched the ex-model's Hollywood career. "I had been modelling and living in New York doing small acting bits in commercials. I asked my agent to put me up for a movie role and Species is what happened. I thought it would be cool to be in a movie and it would get me to L.A. I was tired of New York and looking to move." But she is glad to put the whole Species thing to rest, "because there was so much attention and no experience. I couldn't believe people were hiring me. I didn't trust myself, so the first four years after Species was a lot of self-sabotage. I didn't really know what I was doing, had no training as an actress, and suddenly all of these 'things' were coming at me. It's hard to say, looking back, if I was trying to live things down." Henstridge was contractually obliged to do Species II, and was concerned from the outset they were going "include more nudity and more sex, all of which made sense for the first one. I thought they might want to up the ante a little bit, which I didn't want, so instead they brought in strippers and whores and did it anyway," she adds laughingly.
Most recently, Henstridge has finally been able to exorcise the sex symbol tag, replacing it with actress, as she landed major roles in the likes of Bounce and The Whole Nine Yards. "I was suddenly getting roles opposite huge stars and they were treating me like an equal, and that felt so good,"
Henstridge explains. Her latest is in John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, a futuristic actioner, in which she plays a determined cop, who teams up with criminal Ice Cube, when a team of ghostly creatures threatens their survival. Henstridge took over from Courtney Love who quite the project claiming physical injury. It was Henstridge's fiancé, Liam Waite, who suggested to Carpenter that Natasha might be available. "Liam was already cast in the movie and had been at the martial-arts boot camp for two weeks. When Courtney was negotiating to get out of her contract, he told John he thought he could talk me into filling. I was just finishing this cable TV movie Beauty And Power, so I literally came in just days before filming began." Henstridge admits that making a movie such as Ghosts of Mars, brought out the kid in her. "It was cool. I was a real tomboy growing up, and I've always loved action stuff. I'm the person who, when those movies like G.I. Jane come out, is the first in line; I just love all that stuff. I just LOVE women in action, and you don't see enough of that, which is why I guess it's so new. So it was great in this, being able to kick some ass instead of being dragged around by the guy who's doing all of the ass-kicking."
Though she had studied some martial arts, Henstridge admits filming Ghosts Of Mars was hard work. "It was like doing a musical. The action sequences were so tightly choreographed and all the while we were carrying these heavy guns and wearing heavy vests." As for worrying about Liam becoming jealous over a seduction scene between the actress and Brit Jason Statham, Henstridge was unphased. "Liam and I were in another movie together called Second Skin, in which I'd had a more intensive love scene with my co-star [Angus MacFadyen] and he had to deal with that the whole time. Luckily the three of us got along very well; otherwise it would have been a very unusual situation."
Henstridge has a couple of more films coming out but has no desire to return to modelling. "Since the day I got Species, I haven't done another modelling gig. I was turning down God-knows-how-much-money once the acting took off. I'm glad it worked out."
Henstridge is content to take some well-deserved time off. After all, being pregnant affects your career choices to some extent. "My pregnancy means I'll have almost eight months off and it's a break I'm looking forward to. Our first pregnancy was planned. This one was a bit of a surprise, but a wonderful one. We're almost certain we're going to have a girl this time, so when we eventually get married we'll have a ring bearer and a flower girl for our wedding party." Not bad planning at all.
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Linday Lohan Mean Girls
Maria Bello Mummy 3 Interview
Maria Bello Downloading Nancy, The Mummy 3
Meg Ryan Kate & Leopold
Meg Ryan In the Cut
Meg Ryan Against the Ropes
Meryl Streep Adaptation
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Melissa George Amityville Horror & Alias
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Milla Jovovich Resident Evil
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Man on Probation Caught With Over $2,200 Worth of Cocaine in Missoula
Chalabala, Getty Stock/Think Stock; Mug Shot: Missoula Jail
On April 6, 2022, a Missoula Police Department Officer was dispatched to a residence in the 1000 block of East Broadway to assist federal probation officers after they had conducted a probation search of 31-year-old Dustin Henry. Police Public Information Officer Lydia Arnold explains.
"Federal probation requested the assistance from the Missoula Police Department," Arnold said. "Federal probation was out with a male named Dustin Henry and located drugs and drug paraphernalia. Officers assisted federal probation. During the search, a substance that tested presumptive positive for cocaine was located. This case is still under investigation."
Court documents indicate a Ziploc bag had been found in the pocket of a pair of Henry's pants that were lying on the couch. Used syringes, a vial with clear liquid, and two bags of unused syringes were also located during the search.
Henry agreed to speak with the officer after being advised of his Miranda rights. Henry admitted that he had used drugs earlier in the day, specifically by injecting cocaine. Henry also admitted that the white substance in the bag was cocaine. Henry explained that he had won approximately $800 at the Gray Wolf Casino and used the proceeds to purchase approximately seven grams of cocaine.
The officer seized the items found during the search and transported them back to the police station. The total product weight of the cocaine was 22.8 grams. The street value of one gram of cocaine is $100, and the officer concluded that the street value of the seized cocaine would be approximately $2,280.
Henry is currently being charged with felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. On Thursday afternoon, Henry appeared in Missoula Justice Court and his bail was set at $2,000.
The information in this article was obtained from sources that are publicly viewable.
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A thought about Card. Burke and the Fishwrap
Posted on 8 February 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
I had a thought about what Card. Burke said. In his interview with a French TV station, His Eminence said, in answer to a question about the possibility that the Pope might persist (quite an assumption) in driving forward Communion for the divorced and remarried:
"Resisterò. Non posso fare altro…. I shall resist. I can do no other."
As a happy ex-Lutheran, that had a familiar ring for about a nanosecond. "Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders."
Anyway… here's the thought.
Will the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap) now take Card. Burke to their bosom? Embrace him as their new hero?
After all, the Fishwrap's entire income and raison d'être has come from resisting every Pope since Paul VI.
This entry was posted in Lighter fare and tagged Card. Burke, Fishwrap, National Catholic Reporter, NCR. Bookmark the permalink.
The stakes are high in Rome next week.
ASK FATHER: How can I gain a plenary indulgence as fast as I can?
Iacobus M says:
Ah, but they believe that this Pope is their man. As in politics, for folks like the Fishwrappers "Dissent is the Highest form of Patriotism" only when the powers that be aren't pushing the agenda they are.
Landless Laborer says:
As exactly in politics, because that's all it is to them, an ideological agenda, an administration, a press office, and a legacy. Which of course de-legitimatizes their power.
The Vatican is a supernatural power, treated like a political power. But political power is only as large as the people bound to its central bank, and the Vatican doesn't have one.
It really does feel as though a powder keg is about to explode. I wasn't alive during the Second Vatican Council era, but it's hard not to get the sense things are as tenuous as they've been since that time. The Pope seems determined to push the normal bounds of commentary (Pope on a plane), certain Cardinals have espoused a position that seems to be in conflict with doctrine, Cardinals are publicly sniping at each other, and now Cardinal Burke, in responding to a hypothetical, suggests a position of resistance might be necessary. On top of that, Rorate has a piece suggesting a "pre-Conclave mood" exists already in Rome with the liberal and conservative factions jockeying for position to be Francis' successor.
My first thought is this won't end well. That's the pessimistic/realist in me though. And if the Synod goes anything like the last one, we could have a terrible situation on our hands. We could see a real split on an order larger than Lefebvre. No one wants that. And if the Synod goes badly, does that serve, essentially, as a vote of no confidence for the Pope? That's an issue I don't think anyone wants to contemplate.
I'm just left to wonder if we'd be in the same position had February 11, 2013 not happened?
"Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders."
I thought that it was now accepted, even by Protestant scholars, that Luther never said those words. [So what? If he didn't say it, he said something exactly like it. There is an Italian proverb about this.]
Jackie L says:
Francis is to the Papacy what Vatican II is to councils, despite the fact that neither says what the NSR would like, they are easier to spin than anything else.
Gerard Plourde says:
Speculation about possible decisions of Pope Francis concerning the pastoral issue of care for Catholics in irregular relationships is premature, as the history surrounding the drafting of Humnae Vitae makes clear. Further, I doubt that Cardinal Burke, as a faithful Catholic and as a Prince of the Church, is likely to deny the supreme legislative authority granted by Our Lord to Pope Francis as Vicar of Christ and successor to St. Peter, who was duly elected by a Conclave convened in accordance with Church Law upon the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and in which Cardinal Burke participated. Finally, although Pope Emeritus Benedict was the first to do so since Celestine V, the provision officially recognizing resignation from the papacy was decreed by Celestine's successor and has been carried down to this day. Accordingly, both the Code of Canon Law of 1983 promulgated by St. John Paul and the Code of Canon Law of 1917 of Pope Benedict XV made provision for it. Our task is to recognize the Pope's authority and conform our wills in obedience.
CharlesG says:
The powers of the Pope as spelled out in Vatican I do not include overturning the Deposit of Faith. The indissolubility of marriage and the duty not to partake of the Body of Christ unworthily are explicit New Testament teachings, for Heaven's sake! Baldisseri has already ruled out any discussion of doctrine in connection with the "pastoral" solutions in responses for the Synod. The cards are stacked. Let's hope in the end, the Pope will have a Paul VI Humanae Vitae moment — the Holy Spirit will have been shown to have protected the Church from dangerous error. Prayers and supplications are in order here. Our hope is in God and not sinful modern men.
CharlesG,
I agree totally with your comment, which is why I caution people not to speculate based on press reports (which in truth always more resemble gossip than fact). Having lived through the run-up to the promulgation of Humanae Vitae I can say with certainty that the common knowledge was that it was a certainty that Bl. Paul VI was going to approve of artificial birth control, since that was the recommendation of the Papal Commission. We know what actually happened.
As a supplement to my response I should point out that the Code of Canon Law speaks of "obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin" as a bar to admission to the Eucharist. The Church has consistently taught that an individual may commit a grave sin yet not be in a state of Mortal Sin. To commit a Mortal Sin three conditions must be present- that it be a grave matter, that the individual apprehend the gravity of the matter and that the individual give full consent of the will to commit the sin. Absence of any one of these conditions makes the sin a Veneal Sin. An individual may be known to have committed a grave sin yet not be in a state of Mortal Sin but because of the community's knowledge of the act but not the state of mind, the individual's admission to the Eucharist would cause scandal.
Gratias says:
The Pope will get his way in the Synod. So much seems to be these days about acceptance of homosexuals, which is the reason to bring the communion issue for remarried up. It seems the Church has forgotten the devastation this perversion brought upon us only a few years ago. Monsignor Ricca would have been fired in any parish in the US in 2013, yet he is still in charge of Domus Sanctae Martae and perhaps still a delegate in the Vatican bank. This shows lack of judgement using our God-given reason.
This permanent Synod idea, as well as the rejection of protocol, gives me cause for great concern about Pope Francis.
Tim in Dixie says:
Let us not forget that the Fishwrap has been resisting the Bishops of Kansas City-St. Josep on dropping "Catholic" from their title since Oct 16, 1968. Guess it takes a resistor to know one
iamlucky13 says:
"The Pope seems determined to push the normal bounds of commentary (Pope on a plane), certain Cardinals have espoused a position that seems to be in conflict with doctrine, Cardinals are publicly sniping at each other, and now Cardinal Burke, in responding to a hypothetical, suggests a position of resistance might be necessary. On top of that, Rorate has a piece suggesting a "pre-Conclave mood" exists already in Rome with the liberal and conservative factions jockeying for position to be Francis' successor."
It seems Screwtape has had some fast learners recently. Sowing discord is always a productive tactic for weakening the Church.
For our part, aside from praying and living our lives faithfully, we should never be hasty to assume ill from our leaders.
People see an impossible situation. But all we need is one hero. If the Holy Ghost would send us one firebreathing, thundering, steel eyed champion who comes out of nowhere, maybe he is not even a bishop at this time. A firebrand, a raving zealot, who will call for reparations first, and galvanize the good bishops, shake them out of their catatonic trance, and strike fear into the heart of the enemies.
….okay, i'll go to bed.
Philippa Martyr says:
9 February 2015 at 6:24 AM
Oh Landless Laborer. You want a Savonarola, when what we need right now is more of a Robert Bellarmine. And a Philip Neri. And maybe also a Thomas More.
But we can dream.
Netmilsmom says:
I suspect that a final document will not be so blatant as to cause a schism. Cardinal Burke is a brave man but no one is going to give people enough fuel to start that fire.
Just like Humanae Vitae, the dogma will remain. If anything the praxis will change and the Bishops will continue to ignore the teachings. People point to Humanae Vitae as the example of Rome holding the Dogma in check, though unpopular. Yet, how many Catholics today are on artificial birth control?
The dogma doesn't have to change to change the Church.
Athelstan says:
Just like Humanae Vitae, the dogma will remain. If anything the praxis will change and the Bishops will continue to ignore the teachings.
Think of Cardinal O'Boyle of Washington, who disciplined 41 of his priests for open dissent over Humanae Vitae in 1968 – only to find his penalties overturned by the Holy See.
The teaching remained. But those attempting to uphold it were put in their place, and those who dissented from it allowed their liberty. the likelihood is that past will find itself repeated. And in Germany, it is already being repeated. The bishops there are not waiting for the Synod or the Pope to give communion to those in adulterous relationships.
Imrahil says:
Just like Humanae Vitae, the dogma will remain.
Let me give my fondness for precision its due and say that in neither case we are speaking of a dogma. And while in Humanae Vitae's case, one might argue about universal ordinary Magisterium and the like, that isn't the case with the highly secondary (in the structural sense, not in the sense of "unimportant") and thus difficult (the basic principles are easy, the first derivatives are more difficult, etc.) question presently under discussion. (Which is, "is a circumstance thinkable when one who contracted a pseudo-marriage invalid due to existing marriage bond can remain in it without committing subjective grave sin, and if so, is it licit in some circumstance to admit him to Holy Communion?"). "It has always been done that way" does not amount to universal ordinary Magisterium.
Note that I do think I remember that Trent dogmatised the marriage bond. But an "in practical consequence this would render moot, etc." is surely an argument of much weight in Church policy, in the care of souls, etc.,, but what it is not is a direct proof in the area of theory.
I didn't know that. I always supposed the problem was with bishops reluctant to implement.
Charles E Flynn says:
This article has details about the disciplining of the priests by Cardinal Patrick O'Boyle , as well as an analysis by George Weigel that explains much of what we see today. The phrase "The Truce of 1968" is memorable:
The Campaign for Humanae Vitae, by Charles E. Rice.
During all of this turmoil, I try to think of what His Holiness the Pope Emeritus might be thinking. I then recall what he said in his last address to the Sacred College of Cardinals: "And among you, in the College of Cardinals, there is also the future pope to whom today I promise my unconditional reverence and obedience" (28 February 2013).
Sancte Ioannes Paule Magne, ora pro Ecclesia!
gjmartonick says:
I know this is a time of great difficulty for the church as it has been through out the ages.
The problem of divorced and remarried Catholics receiving communion is a difficult question.
My question is why did Our Lord give Judas the Holy Mysteries at the Last Supper? Was it to punish Judas for awful sin or was to help him to repent? We need God's graces that comes through the sacraments including the Holy Eucharist. If we are denied those graces how can we repent and turn back to God and lead a life pleasing to God? We need God's help.
To me it is as patient goes to the doctor with high blood pressure or some other disease. And the
doctor tells the patient I will give you some blood pressure pills to lower your blood pressure
but he makes one stipulation. You wouldn't get the blood pressure pills until your blood pressure
returns to normal. We would think that is crazy. Our Lord is the Divine Physician. The Church is
the hospital. We are the patients both good and bad and we are in need of His help.
JPK says:
Doctrine may have been upheld; but, in practice that particular piece of dogma had become a dead letter. The Synod will not attempt to change doctrine on marriage. But, it will formulate a process that will undermine it in the long run
The Cobbler says:
gjmartonick, on the other hand, what doctor would tell a patient he can compromise by taking blood pressure pills while continuing to eat everything that raises the blood pressure?
ACatholicGuy says:
Hmmm. I'm a physician, and in general the medicine doesn't really work unless some attempt is made by the patient to "mend his ways." Bad lifestyle trumps any medicine I can give. (I tell patients that they if they want to thwart me they need only eat doughnuts faster than I can give insulin.) I do have patients who try to leave the lifestyle unchanged, ("I ate ribs and fries last night, but it's ok, doc, I took an extra Lipitor!") Needless to say, it doesn't work very well.


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Lab2Market
Future Programs
Dalhousie Announces Third Lab2Market Cohort Featuring 23 Teams from Across Canada
Written by Lab2Market
News From Dalhousie University
Monday, March 15, 2021 (Halifax, NS) – Dalhousie University is pleased to announce the launch of Lab2Market (L2M) – Halifax's Winter 2021 cohort, which will include 23 teams from 11 universities across Canada. This cohort will include research in areas including pharmacology, plant science, chemical and petroleum engineering, and neuroscience, and will explore topics such as sustainable energy recovery, archaeological data automation, and driver drowsiness technology.
The 16-week program will equip graduate and post-doctorate researchers with the skills required to assess the commercial opportunity for their research and translate it beyond the doors of university laboratories. Teams will focus on validating their ideas through customer discovery to find commercial value in market.
"Dalhousie University is pleased to be offering our third cohort of Lab2Market in Halifax, and fifth cohort nationally with our partners at Ryerson University and Memorial University," says Dr. Alice Aiken, Vice President, Research and Innovation at Dalhousie University. "After the Fall 2020 cohort, we saw 85% of participants identify that their research had commercial potential with 91% interested in starting their own company. This demonstrates the value of this program in supporting our researchers to think like entrepreneurs."
Participants will be provided with hands-on support, access to mentorship, a tailored curriculum, and the opportunity to receive $15,000.00 in funding. Each research team includes three participants: the graduate student or post-doctorate fellow, the applicant's supervisor or primary investigator, and an industry mentor from a related business sector.
"As a Post-Doctoral Fellow, I'm entering the program to gain knowledge and skills to translate my research into a marketable product," said Dr. Rafaela Andrade-Vieira of Dalhousie University, who is participating in Lab2Market to support the development of a muscle performance molecular test. "I look forward to meeting fellow entrepreneurs, and senior leaders and welcome the opportunity to build connections with others interested in health science to create and innovate."
Participating teams stem from Dalhousie University, Memorial University, University of Ottawa, University of Calgary, Ryerson University, McGill University, University of Victoria, University of New Brunswick, McMaster University, Saint Mary's University, University of Toronto representing the widest range of participating postsecondary institutions to date.
The program is based on the successful I-Corps program in the United States, and the ICURe program in the United Kingdom. Led by Dalhousie University, Ryerson University, and Memorial University, funding to participating teams is provided with support from the Government of Canada through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), Mitacs as well as the Ocean Startup Project.
Lab2Market is one of a suite of offerings from Dal Innovates that helps deliver innovation and entrepreneurial skills and attitudes to students. Teams can go on to participate in the Ready2Launch accelerator, which is an intensive 3-month pre-accelerator to help teams advance and spin-out new start-ups.
To date, Lab2Market has graduated 68 teams from cohorts across Halifax, Toronto, and St. John's with a focus on health technology and innovation. Interested future applicants can find more information at lab2market.ca.
Technology University Team
AttentionTrip: A video-game-like cognitive assessment tool. Dalhousie University Colin McCormick
Dr. Raymond Klein
Recycled plastic waste to create different forms of Sustainable Sandwich Structures (SSS) for use in construction. Dalhousie University Raghad Kassab
Dr. Pedram Sadeghian
Carvacrol-incorporated Honibe lozenges for the management of bacterial sore throat. Dalhousie University Niluni Wijesundara
Dr. Vasantha Rupasinghe
Tunable, High Throughput UV Exposure Device to support Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection and oxidation technologies for surfaces and fluids. Dalhousie University Sean MacIsaac
Dr. Graham Gagnon
Highly sensitive sensors with applications in the healthcare industry. Dalhousie University Alireza Ghasemi Ghodrat
Dr. Ghada Koleilat
A muscle performance molecular test to provide detection of patient recovery and risk stages both in and out of hospital. Dalhousie University Dr. Rafaela Andrade-Vieira
Dr. James Fawcett
Downstream processing for fish-derived peptide bioproducts. Dalhousie University/ Verschuren Centre for Sustainability Subin Rajendran
Dr. Beth Mason
Anthocyanin-based healthy food products and ingredients to boost immunity and manage inflammation-based chronic disorders. Dalhousie University Surangi Dharmawansa
3D-Printing for Remote Industries (3DPRI) focuses on the needs of industries working in remote areas, such as the offshore and oil and gas industries. Dalhousie University Alireza Vahedi Nemani
Dr. Ali Nasiri
Weather-based predictor of cannabinoid metabolites (CBD &THC) in hemp crops. McGill University Dr. Dina Saleh
Dr. Donald Smith
An intraocular injectable platform for long-term treatment of retinal diseases. McMaster University Dr. Karim Soliman
Dr. Heather Sheardown
A numerical tool to provide solutions for advanced numerical analysis of geotechnical engineering problems. Memorial University Jin Chen
Dr. Bipul Hawlader
An autonomous defect recognition and correction (AIDRAC) system for robotic welding and additive
manufacturing using digital image correlation and machine learning. Memorial University Salar Salahi
A mobile soil-flushing and enhanced oxidation (MSFEOP) system for the remediation of petroleum
brownfields. Memorial University Dr. Bo Liu
Dr. Bing Chen
Lipopeptide production using fish waste as substrate. Memorial University Dr. Zhiwen Zhu
Dr. Baiyu Zhang
Microfluidic Hydrogel-based biomolecule detection through the development of a device for rapid, inexpensive, and portable point-of-care diagnostics. Ryerson University Adrian Nash
Dr. Dae Kun Hwang
Automated driver drowsiness control technology using artificial intelligence-based decision support system. Ryerson University/ University of Toronto Dr. Vahid Abolhasannejad
Dr. Birsen Donmez
Dr. Mohammad Abdoli-Eramaki
Designing a novel class of super-antioxidant cell-protectants from carbon nanotubes functionalized with natural phyto-phenols. St. Mary's University/Mount Saint Vincent University Lázaro Andrés Castanedo
Dr. Chérif F. Matta
Sustainable development of late-life post- Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) reservoirs for energy recovery. University of Calgary Pachari Detpunyawat
Dr. Ian Gates
STRATUM: A Digital Archaeological Field Notes Tool:
Mobile platform geared toward use by field technicians and project managers. University of New Brunswick Dr. Cora Woolsey
Dr. Scott Bateman
Parallelization of solid-state nanopores for high-throughput digital biosensing. University of Ottawa Dr. Kyle Briggs
Dr. Vincent Tabard-Cossa
Point-of-care breath and saliva analysis for early stage disease diagnosis. University of Toronto Dr. Moein Shayegannia
Dr. Nazir Kherani
Augmented reality navigation assistant for sailboats. University of Victoria Dr. Eduard Wisernig
Dr. Bruce Kapron
More information can be found at lab2market.ca.
About Dalhousie University:
Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada's leading research-intensive university. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of the university's 20,000-plus students coming from outside the province. Dal's 6,000 faculty and staff foster a diverse, purpose-driven community, one that spans 13 faculties and conducts more than $181 million in research annually. Part of a cluster identified as one of the world's top international centres in ocean research, the university proudly celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2018.
About Lab2Market
Lab2Market supports researchers who foresee impact and potential commercial value in their deep tech research, by providing opportunities and exposure to help commercialize their intellectual property. The program is developed and led by Dalhousie University, Memorial University, and Ryerson University, and leverages the national I-INC network. Learn more at www.lab2market.ca.
About Ready2Launch
Ready2Launch supports start-up teams who have identified a customer opportunity from the Lab2Market program in building the capacity they need to identify a viable business model, launch their venture, and reach their next developmental milestone. I-INC will offer a Ready2Launch summer accelerator for students and researchers across Canada with the goal of launching sustainable and scalable companies within 6 months of completing the program. Learn more at https://ready2launch.ca/.
About I-INC
The Incubate Innovate Network of Canada (I-INC) is a pan-Canadian, internationally connected network of high-performance university-linked accelerators and incubators. I-INC creates an ecosystem for the efficient commercialization of University-based and science and technology-enabled innovation. Founded in 2014, the network has expanded to include 13 universities across Canada. Learn more at www.iincanada.ca.
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What Else Canadians Should Be Sorry For — Besides Burning the White House
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War
Six-years after the British landing at Jamestown, with the settlers struggling to survive and hardly managing to get their own local genocide underway, these new Virginians hired mercenaries to attack Acadia and (fail to) drive the French out of what they considered their continent.
The colonies that would become the United States decided to take over Canada in 1690 (and failed, again).
They got the British to help them in 1711 (and failed, yet again).
General Braddock and Colonel Washington tried again in 1755 (and still failed, except in the ethnic cleansing perpetrated and the driving out of the Acadians and the Native Americans).
The British and U.S. attacked in 1758 and took away a Canadian fort, renamed it Pittsburgh, and eventually built a giant stadium across the river dedicated to the glorification of ketchup.
George Washington sent troops led by Benedict Arnold to attack Canada yet again in 1775.
An early draft of the U.S. Constitution provided for the inclusion of Canada, despite Canada's lack of interest in being included.
Benjamin Franklin asked the British to hand Canada over during negotiations for the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Just imagine what that might have done for Canadian healthcare and gun laws! Or don't imagine it. Britain did hand over Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana. (At least they know they're free!)
In 1812 the U.S. proposed to march into Canada and be welcomed as liberators. They weren't. But the Canadians didn't burn the White House. That was done by British troops that included men recently escaped from U.S. slavery. Killing some of those escapees is celebrated in the U.S. National Anthem, as is the fact that during a battle in which people died, a flag survived.
The U.S. supported an Irish attack on Canada in 1866.
Who remembers this song?
Secession first he would put down
Wholly and forever,
And afterwards from Britain's crown
He Canada would sever.
Yankee Doodle, keep it up,
Yankee Doodle dandy.
Mind the music and the step
and with the girls be handy!
Canada has a heck of a lot to answer for, including having served as sanctuary for people fleeing slavery or conscription into evil wars, not to mention providing handy evidence cited in millions of futile debates against U.S. proponents of the impossibility of providing healthcare or banning guns or achieving freedom without a bloody war or ending slavery without a bloody war or being truly happy without a lot of bloody wars. Then there's that whole banning land mines thing; what was that about?
In defense of Canada, however, it should be noted that Canadian companies deal weapons around the world, Canada buys U.S. weapons, Canada spends $20 billion a year preparing for wars, Canada is a member of NATO in good standing, Canada has not joined the new treaty banning nuclear weapons, Canada's cruelty to its indigenous nations knows no end, Canada's rapacious extraction of fossil fuels knows few rivals, and Canada is a disastrous promoter of the myths of humanitarian war and the so-called responsibility to protect (by bombing). So, there's hope yet for such northerners, and if Canada fails to find its way as part of the global epidemic of organized violence, I imagine the United States would be happy to invade.
David Swanson is director of World BEYOND War which will hold its annual conference in Toronto on September 21-22.
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Chandigarh, November 29th:The Handicrafts Heritage Tour, organised by the Sargaalaya Arts and Crafts Village, was flagged off by the Honorable Minister for Co-Operation, Tourism and Devaswom Government of Kerala - Shri KadakampallySurendran, here today. On the occasion, Hon. Minister for Excise and Labour - Sri T P Ramakrishnan was also present. The Sargaalaya Handicrafts Heritage Tour will travel from the state capital to Kasargod and will pass through various villages known for its tradition, arts and handicrafts.
The Heritage Tour is being organised in the run up to the seventh annual 'Sargaalaya International Arts and Crafts Festival', scheduled to be held between December 21, 2017 and January 8, 2018 at the Sargaalaya Village at Iringal in Kozhikode. The handicrafts festival is being organised with the support of the Departments of Tourism, Industries, Culture, and Coir, Government of Kerala.
The mega festival will have the participation of more than 400 artisans from as many as 25 states in India. Besides, artisans from South Africa, Egypt, Uganda, Nepal, Sri Lanka will also be participating in the event. The Sargaalaya International Arts and Crafts Festival will put on display-and-sale handicrafts items made by around 500 artisans.
The festival will also include arts and entertainment programs organised under the aegis of the Central government's South Zone Cultural Centre, Tanjavur; the State Department of Culture's Bharat Bhavan; and the Kerala Folklore Academy.
Artisans from villages like Aranmula (known for the renowned Aranmula Mirror),Thazhava (known for unique mats),Perumbava (renowned for the manufacture of Mridangam and Maddalam),Vellinezhi (known for the decorative accessories used in Kathakali make up),Aruvacode (famous for clay products),Cherppu (known for wooden handicrafts items) and Kunhimangaalam (famous for the manufacture of metal handicrafts products) will be a part of this mega event.
Further, handicraft products of the likes of Balaramapuram Saree, Chennamangalam Dhoti, Palakkad Set Mundu, Koothambulli Saree, Kannur Furnishings, Kasargod Saree, would be put up on display at special pavilions during the festival.
The flag off ceremony was also attended by UralunkalLabour Contract Co-operative Society (ULCCS) Chairman Sri. PaleriRamesan; Managing Director Sri. S Shaju, Sargaalaya Chief Executive Officer Sri. PP Bhaskaran, General Manager Sri. T K Rajesh; Hospitality Manager Sri. M T Suresh Babu; Senior Marketing Manager Sri. P Pradeep Kumar; Marketing Manager Sri. Deepak. R among others.


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Zao Wou-ki's paintings to be showcased through VR in Paris
The abstract ink paintings of late French-Chinese maestro Zao Wou-ki (趙無極), a regular record-setter at Sotheby's art auctions in Hong Kong, will be transformed into an array of virtual reality-induced wonders in Paris on Dec. 7 and 8.
Born in Beijing in 1921, Zao was classically trained in calligraphy and Chinese ink wash paintings before presenting his first formal exhibition at the age of 21. He soon relocated to Paris in 1948 in pursuit of ever-larger creations and inspiration, noting that "everybody is bound by a tradition. I am bound by two."
Working at the intersection of several different worlds, Zao found such terms as "abstract" and "landscape" too restrictive, but embraced the influence of Western modernism, impressionism, and expressionism during his formative years. His personal style grew bigger and bolder with the pursuit of fundamental forms. He also injected a sense of vitality from the American arts scene while guided by select philosophical elements that underpin classical Chinese art.
As one of the most successful Asian painters alive, Zao consistently produced works that sold at auction for six figures before his death in 2013 at the age of 92. Then earlier this year in September, his "Juin-Octobre 1985" became the most expensive painting to ever go under Sotheby's hammer in Hong Kong at US$61 million.
The Dec. 7 – 8 showcase in Paris will be held at new media venue EP7. Titled "Ailleurs," which is French for "Elsewhere," the virtual reality exhibition is co-organized by Taiwan's Tainan National University of the Arts and the France-based Zao Wou-ki Foundation, and curated by Lin Jin-yao (林經堯).
'Ailleurs — Zao Wou-ki VR Exhibition'
Date: Dec. 7 – 8, 2018
Venue: EP7
Address: 133 Avenue de France, 75013 Paris
Contact: Chia-Hui Chen, +33 6 33 54 90 14


One of the major concerns of architecture in this century is the effect that humanity is having upon the natural world around it. In response to this, architecture as a profession has started to take up a more ecological approach to design, to think about the built environment as a part of a wider, living ecology. The awareness of our own place as a part of a wider system compels us to take account of architecture in light of its relationship to the natural world.
Biomimetics is a field of engineering and science that explores the relationship between nature and technology and actively works to bring from nature working solutions to design problems; by bringing models of design closer to models of nature an increase in efficiency and functionality can be achieved equal to that produced by millennia of evolutionary pressure and process.
Within Architecture there is a slightly different goal, however, and this is an area that this dissertation will explore. Typically in architecture natural forms have more often than not manifested themselves as little more than decoration or inspiration. Where the natural forms are used as models for the design process itself, however, they become of more interest, aiding the architect as generative forms or as parts of the 'shape grammar'. These templates are used not only to provide certain starting points from which the form of the design can develop, but are also used to keep the design within certain conceptual parameters.
In the same way that a logarithmic spiral, a fractal, or a human figure could be laid out across the plan of a building to generate an architectural form responsive to a particular conceptual geometry, so too could a 'living' instrument be conducive to a more organic architecture and to a more holistic engagement with the process of design and the complexity of the living world.


There seemed to suddenly be an influx of orders for cakes. Now, my usual cake order is around 1 a week, with the bulk of my orders coming from macaron and cupcake and cake pops sales. ( not that I can't bake a yummy cake 😉 ) This past week I had a total of 4 cakes on order in addition to my regular orders.
They ranged from picture cakes so a super chocolatey chocolate cake.
This one was for a little girl who knew exactly what she wanted. Chocolate sponge with light purple vanilla buttercream and butterflies. Her mother sent me a few photos of her, so I put together a little collage for the picture part of the picture cake.
These were the matching cupcakes.
This one is the second picture cake that was ordered, funnily enough also with light purple buttercream.
The chocolate one! This was by far the chocolatiest cake I've ever made. It was concentric rings of chocolate buttercream and dark chocolate ganache sandwiched between 2 layers of chocolate sponge. It was then covered in a rich chocolate buttercream and then the dark chocolate ganache again. And finally finished off with thin pieces of tempered chocolate around the outside. Chocolatey indeed!
This is the last one that I did, and by far the most fun to make. It was a Spongebob Squarepants themed cake. Chocolate sponge with vanilla buttercream and plastic icing and little sea shells in coloured white chocolate. I loved making the Spongebob, Patrick and Gary characters for the top of the cake.
And of course the cupcakes to match.


16 year old single malt from the Glendullan distillery, independently bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. We're still just as confused as the alien on the label looks as to why this bottling's labels feature the Space Olympics. However, maybe that look on the alien's face is actually quite assured and confident, and we just don't know much about alien facial expressions. Who knows?
Batch 3 is a release of 469 bottles.
Nose: Fresh malt, thyme honey and brown sugar combine around ripe orange flesh and brambleberries.
Palate: Lots of floral honey again at the core, with succulent toffee and dark fruits underneath.
Finish: Liquorice and the slightest tinge of oak spice develop.
Overall: A very delicate Glendullan dram that shines through plenty of subtle flavours.


Betzavta means "together" in Hebrew. Our mission is to bring travelers and locals together, creating true friendships through a unique experience. Our hosts open their homes and invite you for a casual Israeli dinner - a great opportunity to get to know each other, find out more about Israel and share about your own home.
"Sharing a meal with Niv was an exciting cultural exchange. It was through this experience that I realized how food can create connections and bonds between people from many different cultures. At the begining, conversation was largely about food, but gradually we started sharing our experiences and stories, allowing a friendship to form much quicker than I originally expected. Would say that as I walked out the door that night, I knew I had made a friend in Israel, thanks to our hosts hospitality, openness, friendliness and excellent cooking skills."
"What an amazing evening, one of our best in Israel! Not only our host was very warm and welcoming, they prepared a delicious dinner full of traditional dishes. Every minute was filled with laughter and joy, we have truly made new lifelong friends! Thank you Betzavta for this wonderful experience, this was the highlight of our trip and we would recommend it to anyone traveling to Israel."
"We had such a wonderful and unique dining experience thru Betzavta. We were warmly welcomed by Maayan the second we arrived. The food is really fresh and tasty. We got to exchange personal stories and discuss many other interesting topics. What can be a better way to explore the local culture than meeting and eating with the locals while you are traveling? Betzavta is a great initiative that helps travelers mingle with friendly locals and create real connections beyond sightseeing. If you are seeking real Israeli experience, definitely don't miss Betzavta."
We welcome all travelers who want to meet locals and enjoy the unique experience of an Israeli dinner. Travelers under 18 must be accompanied by a supervising adult.
Our hosts are individuals and families who would like to share their love for cooking and meet new friends from all over the world. They do this on a voluntarily basis and the payment they receive is just enough to cover the cost of the ingredients.
What is the recommended day of the week to book a dinner?
FRIDAY! You can book a dinner on every day of the week, but since most Israelis do not work on Friday and Saturday, this will increase the chances we will be able to find an available host for you.
I will arrive in Israel only in few weeks/months, when should I book?
Book now so you won't forget later. Since your host are individuals who host for fun, it will be difficult to ask them about their availability too early. We will start searching for your host a month prior to your requested dates. Don't worry, we won't forget you, as we are tracking every guest arrival date.
The price per adult (above the age of 12) is $39.00 USD. The price per child (4-12) is $20.00 USD. Children under the age of 4 are free.
This fixed price is used for covering ingredient costs and the operation costs that enable this initiative to keep running. Our goal is to create friendships, not a revenue-generating business. This is why we will always strive to keep the prices as low as we can.
Betzavta is all about home cooking and a true local experience. Our hosts do their best to prepare a delicious meal that represents their traditional cuisine and origins. They would love to share their knowledge of Israeli food and culture, so don't be shy and ask them any questions you may have.
If you have dietary restrictions, you will be able to contact your host directly and supply this information in advance.


Plot details are under wraps for Space Jam 2, but it's very likely that no matter what the storyline is, the Monstars will be involved.
The Monstars, of course, were the villains of the original film, stealing the talents of famous NBA stars and battling the Looney Tunes' "Toon Squad" along with Michael Jordan in a basketball game.
Even if they don't show up, we know they're still a vivid part of the pop imagination: In honor of the 20th anniversary of the film (and potentially the sequel), Jordan Brand has put out a campaign and line of apparel featuring the villains. The company released a short teaser clip and some posters celebrating the return.


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Q: Can I use a custom hostname for Azure Event grid Topic I have an Azure Event Grid topic:
https://xxx.westeurope-1.eventgrid.azure.net/api/events

Is there any way to direct clients to publish events to https://xxx.mydomain.com/api/events without getting certificate validation errors, etc.?

A: It would appear, after researching further documentation and speaking to Microsoft that this is currently not possible.  If you create a CNAME entry in your own DNS to point to the Azure fqdn of the endpoint, certificate errors are (understandably) generated.

A: You could use some type of API gateway to accomplish this. The gateway would have your desired domain name and route for the public to submit requests. A service
 behind the gateway would forward the request to the event topic's endpoint.
Another option, but based on the same idea mentioned above, would be to use Azure Functions. The function becomes the gateway and the client publishes to the function's endpoint. Code within the Azure Function bundles the request and forwards it to the event topic.
I'm currently using the Functions approach. My function accepts a generic JSON body, validates a few things, packages it up so it has everything the event topic needs (access keys, headers, correct properties for the event schema, etc), and sends it off to the event topic endpoint. If everything works, I send the client a 200 HTTP status from the Azure Function. If there's a problem, I send a 400 or 500 series status as appropriate.

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From a supermoon photo gone viral to a bank robbery, here are the top stories from this...
This week in York-Adams county news featured a Supermoon photo - that went viral - taken by a Hanover graduate to a...
From a supermoon photo gone viral to a bank robbery, here are the top stories from this... This week in York-Adams county news featured a Supermoon photo - that went viral - taken by a Hanover graduate to a... Check out this story on eveningsun.com: https://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/2015/10/03/supermoon-lincoln-reenactor-lead-week-review/73564740/
Chris Cappella, PPES Published 4:56 p.m. ET Oct. 3, 2015
Doug Stephens, with the Victorian Carriage Company, carries a spread of funeral flowers to be ushered to Evergreen Cemetery in a horse drawn carriage Friday for the funeral procession of James Getty, a well-known President Abraham Lincoln re-enactor.(Photo: Shane Dunlap - The Evening Sun)Buy Photo
This week in York-Adams county news featured a Supermoon photo - that went viral - taken by a Hanover graduate to a bank robbery in Littlestown and everything in between. Did you miss anything? If so, here is a recap of the top stories of the week:
Family, friends say goodbye to James Getty
Famed Abraham Lincoln reenactor James Getty died at 83 on Sept. 26. This week, Gettysburg celebrated his life.
Getty traveled the country as a Lincoln reenactor full-time for nearly 40 years. He worked frequently with Destination Gettysburg in his theater performances, special presentations, leadership training and oration of the Gettysburg Address, according to a news release from the company.
A funeral service was held for Getty Friday.
"Men dressed as Civil War soldiers offered their arm to women and accompanied them down the center aisle of the chapel to find a seat or pay a final respect. Two horse-drawn carriages waited in front of the chapel to receive the funeral wreaths and flowers," reporter Lillian Reed wrote on Friday.
Read the whole story here.
Super moon' photo from Hanover grad goes viral
On Sunday, a rare occurrence in astronomy took place. A Supermoon and lunar eclipse took place for the first time in 33 years, and it won't happen again until 2033, according to NASA.
Hanover High School graduate Harrison Jones took a photo of the moon, shown with a red tint because of the eclipse, over the Washington Monument.
The photo went viral, even making an appearance on the Good Morning America Facebook page.
"After I finally lined up my viewfinder with the monument, the moon faded into the clouds. You could hear the groans from the many other photographers who had staked out this same spot. Many of them left, as they thought there would be no more chances for good shots," Jones wrote in a Wednesday article.
Check out Jones' full recap, along with the viral photo, here.
Police: Have you seen the orange car in this video?
Police are looking for the man they believe robbed a Littlestown bank Tuesday.
Police have video of the robbery, and there is a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man, according to Littlestown police.
"The uniqueness of the car has Littlestown Borough Police Department Chief Charles Kellar thinking the man is not from the Littlestown area," according to a staff report on Wednesday.
To read the article and view the video, click here.
The buzz is back for Hanover football
It was 45 degrees, windy and raining when Hanover High School kicked off against York Catholic on Friday.
It didn't matter on or off the field. Hanover's 20-13 victory not only ensures that they're still undefeated, but it also means they have more wins this year (five) than the past four years combined (four).
"A blocked punt that resulted in a Hanover touchdown brought screams of joy and high fives from the crowd. When Hanover intercepted a pass late in the fourth quarter to seal the win, a student ran up and down the length of the bleachers to celebrate," wrote reporter Chris Cappella on Saturday.
You can read more about the excitement the community is feeling here.
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'Polarised' debate on gender recognition is harming UK, says equalities chief
Saturday, 08 Aug 2020
# Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
# Transgender
# Women
David Isaac urges women's groups and transgender campaigners to listen to each other and focus on consensus
David Isaac: Equalities chief bids farewell after four 'momentous' years
The departing chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said the polarising debate around transgender rights will be damaging to the country if it continues.
In his final interview, David Isaac, who left his position on Saturday after more than four years in post, urged supporters and opponents of gender self-identification to recognise that they had much in common.
A bitter argument has developed between some women's groups and trans rights supporters over proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act that would allow trans people to change their birth certificate and have their identity legally recognised without the need for a medical diagnosis.
Supporters of the reforms say the current process is anachronistic, expensive and intrusive. But some women's groups have voiced concerns about what self-identification could mean for areas such as single-sex spaces.
"We've been calling for greater protection for trans people," said Isaac, "but I'm concerned, not just about the polarisation, but also the toxic nature of debate, which is about shutting down freedom of expression and stifling discussion.
"We have to acknowledge there are lots of difficult issues in relation to women-only spaces, but shouting at each other doesn't help anybody. We need to move beyond that toxic debate so talking to each other, engaging in respectful listening even if you disagree, that's the way forward."
The EHRC supports the reforms. But Isaac said trans rights campaigners shared more with their perceived opponents than they often acknowledged.
"I think they need to listen to other views. Of course people have strongly held views, and of course they believe that trans women are women and they should be able to self-determine, but there are other people who don't agree. There are lots of women who have been physically abused who are fearful, and we've got both groups who are anxious about being physically abused and are the subject of hate crimes, and this is currently the very thing that unites them."
David Isaac: 'France and the Nordic countries have given greater rights for trans people to change their birth certificates' Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian
Isaac suggested that, on the majority of issues, there was "lots of common ground and lots of consensus that trans people shouldn't be discriminated against".
He added: "It's just that we've got a few areas [where there is disagreement] – toilets, refuges and the age at which young people can actually begin treatment or block their hormone development – but on the rest there is real consensus, and we never talk about that."
The government's response to a consultation on changes to the Gender Recognition Act has been delayed for a third time.
"I think it's disappointing: these are tough issues and I think we don't resolve them by pausing the process," Isaac said. "We need to look more carefully at how other countries apart from the UK and the US have dealt with these things. France and the Nordic countries have given greater rights for trans people to change their birth certificates. It may be these are more liberal environments where there is less polarisation, but they haven't had the same toxic debate, and we need to learn from that and work out how we can replicate that. We as a society would suffer enormously if in a decade's time we were still having this debate."
Isaac also criticised the government's decision to set up a new commission on ethnic disparities, in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. "I've said to government that the time for making recommendations is over," said Isaac. "There's a coherent strategy we've set out, a lot of the data already exists and we want government to take action."
A government spokeswoman said: "We have been working carefully and methodically through the results of the consultation and, as the prime minister said, will be responding over the summer."
Jamie Doward is the Observer's former home affairs editor
Watchdog supports end to delay in gender recognition decisions
Equality and Human Rights Commission at odds with women's groups
New equalities commissioner attacked 'modern feminism' and #MeToo
Jessica Butcher claimed 'victimhood narrative' disempowered women, and disputed reasons for gender pay gap
Chaminda Jayanetti
22, Nov, 2020 @8:00 AM
Why has the EHRC chair departed? Because, he says, it's time for action, not foot-dragging, and he is now out of step with his government bosses
Labour riven by infighting over gender recognition
Activists divide on issues such as trans women on all-female shortlists
Ben Quinn
UK equalities watchdog urges Scotland to pause gender recognition reforms
Campaigners criticise letter from Equality and Human Rights Commission as 'troubling'
Libby Brooks
Transgender fertility rules updated by NHS
Refusal to offer services will require 'strong justification' under revised guidance
31, Mar, 2019 @9:00 AM
Identity politics is dividing Britons, warns equality commission chief
David Isaac says people's growing tendency to define themselves by faith, gender or race is diminishing empathy
Jamie Doward and Heidi Boahen
NHS gender identity clinic whistleblower wins damages
Child safeguarding expert awarded £20,000 after bringing claim against Tavistock and Portman trust
David Connett
04, Sep, 2021 @10:30 PM
Families divided as Tavistock gender clinic court review goes ahead
Documents warn children that long-term effects of puberty blockers are unknown
Gender reassignment treatments for young people to get expert review
NHS England announcement follows legal challenge to prescribing of puberty-delaying drugs
Michael Savage


SOUTHWICK -- Members of the Celebrate Southwick 250 Committee met with business owners and residents at Town Hall on Monday as part of an informational meeting for the upcoming year-long celebration, which begins in December.
Each month in 2020 will feature a different special event.
A Christmas lighting contest will be one of the first events as well as a First Night fireworks show at the Southwick Recreation Center on Dec. 31 at 7 p.m.
Other activities include a town-wide parade, summer carnival, boat parade, and more.
Committee members are looking for volunteers to help produce the events and businesses that are interested in participating in the 2020 year-long activities.


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Ed received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Framingham State University in 2005. While attending Framingham State University, he played 4 years of baseball for the Rams and still enjoys the game.
After graduation, he entered the financial services industry working for Fidelity Investments and later Guardian Life Insurance Co. as a Regional Sales Representative focusing on mutual funds, annuities, and the 401(k) plans. In 2010 Ed was promoted to Guardian's Regional Vice President for the Pacific Northwest territory and specialized in retirement income planning.
Ed's passion is working directly with small business owners and their families to help them build their wealth for a sound financial future.
Ed lives in Walpole, MA with his wife Frances.


The actor has pledged to take part in our Sixty in 60 challenge, which was devised by one of our long-term supporters, Mitchell Brough, from Fallowfield who has done the Great Manchester run six times for St Ann's.
The challenge is to recruit over sixty people to join Chris and Mitch to take part in this year's Great Manchester Run – and for each participant to aim to finish the 10km run in 60 minutes.
Want to join Team Sixty in 60?
For more information, or to sign up to join Chris and Mitch click the link below.


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Introducing sprawling Wildwood, a five-bedroom timber-and-glass property parked in rural Lincolnshire.
More California than Lincolnshire, Wildwood's impressive facade is complemented by surrounding lush greenery. And we just love how a cluster of orderly cypress trees mimics the building's structure.
The property is laid out over three floors, with unbeatable views of its surrounding landscaped gardens and grounds. It is about six miles from Grantham, in an idyllic rural spot.
It's hard to imagine a lighter home – Huf uses triple-glazing for its buildings, ensuring that warmth isn't sacrificed.
A wood-burning stove helps to keep things extra toasty. This has to be the perfect spot for that morning cuppa.
An open-plan kitchen is decked out with top-of-the-range gear – we're talking Miele appliances, a Villeroy & Boch sink and Corian worktops.
Since it's both covered and insulated, this deck area can be enjoyed come rain or shine. We bet it's best on long, light summer evenings, though, white-wine spritzer in hand.
Oh, did we mention that Wildwood has its very own gym? The lower ground floor is home to this light and bright exercise room, as well as two bedrooms, a family bathroom with sauna, and 'party kitchen' (no, we don't know either).
Upstairs is a glorious south-facing balcony. Drink in those views from a galleried home office, which sits next to an (equally light) spare bedroom.
The master bedroom has a dressing room, complete with a laundry chute to the utility room (ok, now we're impressed).
The luxurious en-suite bathroom also enjoys views of the paddocks, as well as access to another balcony.
The house is approached via an electric gated driveway, which leads to a double open-sided car port with garage. Another winning feature? Wildwood has solar panels, generating around £2,500 in the last 12 months.
Wildwood is currently on the market with Savills, with an asking price of £1,250,000.
Fancy living in a Huf Haus like this?


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[![Build Status](https://drone.io/github.com/sippy/b2bua/status.png)](https://drone.io/github.com/sippy/b2bua/latest)

# Sippy B2BUA Sippy B2BUA is a
[RFC3261](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3261.txt)-compliant Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) [Back-to-back user agent](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-to-back_user_agent) (B2BUA).

The Sippy B2BUA is a SIP call controlling component. Unlike a SIP proxy server,
which only maintains transaction state, the Sippy B2BUA maintains complete call
state and participates in all call requests. For this reason it can perform
number of functions that are not possible to implement using SIP proxy, such as
for example accurate call accounting, pre-paid rating and billing, fail over
call routing etc. Unlike PBX-type solutions such as Asterisk for example, the
Sippy B2BUA doesn't perform any media relaying or processing, therefore it
doesn't introduce any additional packet loss, delay or jitter into the media
path.

## Features

- 5,000-10,000 simultaneous sessions per server
- 150-400 call setups/tear-downs per second
- Real-time calls control and call data records (CDRs) generation
- Optional ability to use [Sippy RTPproxy](https://github.com/sippy/rtpproxy)
  for media relaying
- Optional ability to perform Cisco-compatible RADIUS AAA (Authentication,
  Authorization and Accounting)
- RFC3261 compliance
- Seamless compatibility with majority of popular SIP software and hardware on
  the market today
- Robustness and Resilience
- Simple and clean, yet flexible, internal design making implementing new
  features and services easy
- Sippy B2BUA could be easily combined with other Open Source software, such as
  SIP Express Router / OpenSIPS to build complete softswitch solution

## Installation

`pip install git+https://github.com/sippy/b2bua`

## Running

To get started, you can use the b2bua_simple implementation. The following
example will cause the b2bua run in the foreground so you can see the SIP
messaging. If you make a call to the IP address of your host machine, the b2bua
will recieve the call on its UAC side, and it will send a new call leg out its
UAS side to the IP address 192.168.1.1. It is expected that 192.168.1.1 is some
sort of SIP switch or termination gateway.

`b2bua_simple -f -n 192.168.1.1`

## Documentation

See [documentation/documentation.md](documentation/documentation.md)


The objective of the TEC Programmes is to support parents on eligible training courses and eligible categories of parents returning to work, by providing subsidised childcare places. TEC is only available through participating early years services.
Childcare Education and Training Support programme (CETS): The CETS Programme provides childcare to certain training course participants on courses provided by the Education and Training Boards (ETB, formerly FAS and VEC) and Secondary Schools.
Community Employment Childcare programme (CEC): The CEC is administered on behalf of the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and provides childcare for children of parents who are participating on Community Employment schemes.
After-School Child Care programme (ASCC): The ASCC is administered on behalf of the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and provides afterschool care for primary school children for certain categories of working parents and parents on DSP employment programmes (not including Community Employment).
Places can be full-time, part-time, afterschool only or after-school with transport places. ETBs and Solas have sole responsibility for deciding who is eligible to avail of this strand of the TEC Programme.
To apply for CETS, Parent must provide a letter from their training provider to include hours of course and start and finish dates. Once you have found a childcare service, the service will ask you for a copy of your letter of eligibility as evidence that you are eligible for the CETS programme. They will ask you to complete a TEC Child Registration Form, with details of you and your child's PPS numbers, dates of birth, etc., along with information about the type of childcare place required. They may also ask you for proof of you and your child's PPS numbers and dates of birth.
Provides part-time or afterschool care for children up to 13 years of age. Once you have found a childcare service, they will ask you for a copy of your letter of eligibility as evidence that you are eligible for the CEC programme. They will ask you to complete a TEC Child Registration Form, with details of you and your child's PPS numbers, dates of birth, etc., along with information about the childcare place required. They may also ask you for proof of you and your child's PPS numbers and dates of birth.
Provides after-school care for primary school children for certain categories of working parents. It is administered on behalf of the Department of Social Protection (DSP). DSP have sole responsibility for deciding who is eligible to avail of this strand of the TEC Programme. Places can be after-school only or after-school with transport places. Places can also be approved for full day care up to a maximum of 10 weeks (when your child is on school holidays and you require full day care).
Pro rata payments are applied for 3, 4 or 5 day places.
Where eligible parents require childcare for morning periods before the child starts school, rather than after-school hours, this can be accommodated under the scheme. The same rates apply.
Start date of entitlement to childcare support.
Once you have found a childcare service, they will ask you for a copy of your letter of eligibility as evidence that you are eligible for the ASCC programme. They will ask you to complete a TEC Child Registration Form, with details of you and your child's PPS numbers, dates of birth, etc, along with information about the childcare place required. They may also ask you for proof of you and your child's PPS numbers and dates of birth.


These BRAND NEW Kem ARROW Playing Cards are made from 100% Cellulose Acetate Plastic, a high-performance extruded material, these plastic cards possess a variety of properties which have earned them the title of "the world's finest playing cards." Due to the fact that they are 100% cellulose acetate plastic, these playing cards will always spring back to their original flatness after being bent. These plastic cards can also not be easily marked or creased with a fingernail. Additionally, these plastic cards can be easily cleaned. Made from the world's longest-lasting playing card material, these plastic cards are your most cost-effective playing card option on a per-play basis. This is why these cards are so popular in Casinos and card rooms and among serious poker players.
Brand New Still in Shrink rap - This Kem Playing Card set consists of one red deck and one blue deck. The cards come in a their own black plastic box. Two jokers are present with each deck. The dimensions of the cards are 2-1/4 inches wide x 3-1/2 inches tall (bridge size).


Amongst other things, we're looking forward to the new year and an expected buoyant demand for fleet risk management and driver training services from within the fleet sector – both in the UK and internationally through DriveTech International.
We're also working on the next in our popular series of DriveTech whitepapers which we hope to have ready for the Great British Fleet Event and understanding how the overarching target and ambitious commitments such as Towards Zero (radical reductions in traffic fatalities/road deaths) might impact the business/commercial fleet sector, as there is always more to do to not only reduce operational and collision costs, but also to save lives.
We were delighted to be an active participant in both Project EDWARD (European Day Without A Road Death) and the more recent Road Safety Week and I hope helped to create greater awareness of the needs for safer and more considerate driving and a more open-minded attitude to share the roads safely with more vulnerable road users.
What will you be exhibiting at the Great British Fleet Event?
DriveTech will be offering information on the full driver risk management and driver training programmes we offer, and will highlight particularly our electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (EV/PHEV) driver training courses launched during 2018 – increasingly popular as more and more fleets make EV an increasingly prevalent component of their fleet vehicle choice.
What do you see as the big challenges facing the industry?
The current flat-lining of road deaths in the UK as illustrated by the DfT (Department for Transport) 2017 road casualty statistics published at the end of September is a concern and should be for everyone using the roads, for business or pleasure. The big challenge (avoiding the main one over uncertainty and Brexit), as so often is to overcome the apathy and temptation to doing nothing or very little, and replace that with an informed and measured view that commits to driver training as part of a committed risk management strategy – to improve fleet safety, reduce costs over time, and minimise road deaths.


Saints in Scottish Place-Names - Strageath, former parish, Muthill etc.
Strageath, former parish, Muthill etc.
NGR given for the graveyard which marks the site of the old parish kirk, parts of which survive. See NMRS for details. See CORPUS website for the removal of the church from this medieval site c.1617, and the joining of this parish to Blackford.
Strageith now partly in Creiff CRF and partly in Blackford BLF and Muthill MUT.


Dr. Love has been in private practice for more than 17 years. He is a general dentist who performs comprehensive dentistry including cosmetic procedures, dental implants, root canals and dental reconstruction. His educational credentials include a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, and a Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He also served as an adjunct facualy member in his dental school after graduation. Dr. Love is origionally from Greenville, Mississippi and moved to Atlanta in 1997 where he started private practice. He spends his free time with his wife, Adrian, and his two children, Liza and Archer.
Dr. Lu is from Decatur, GA. She attended Druid Hills High School in Decatur and received a B.B.A. degree from the University of Georgia. Dr. Lu obtained her Doctor of Dental Medicine from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where she was awarded an academic merit scholarship. Following graduation, she completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency program at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. During Dr. Lu's residency, she received advanced training in Complex Case Treatment Planning, IV and Oral Sedation, Implant Placement and Restoration, Periodontal Surgery, Oral Surgery, Root Canal Treatments, Full Mouth Reconstruction, among many other procedures. She enjoys educating her patients about their dental health and has a strong focus on providing patients with the highest quality of comprehensive dental care. Dr. Lu is an active member in the dental community and obtained a Fellowship from the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI). She has taken over 500 continuing education (C.E.) courses and continues to remain informed of the latest research to provide her patients access to the most advanced dental procedures. She is also an active member of the Academy of General Dentistry. In addition to English, Dr. Lu is also fluent in Korean and Chinese. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, traveling, and cooking.


Writing has always been my pastime. No, actually, it's thinking, and staring at the ceiling while lying on my bed and contemplating on what I want to do in the next five hours or days or years. But from another human's point of view, that's the bum life. Writing saved me from that notion because in writing, you create something from your thoughts. And that's why I resorted to stitching words together and sharing it to the world wide web. It's not doing nothing, my friends. I'm thinking. Lol.
"Omg!" Blurting it out while I was thinking one August night. That's how this started. Seriously. It was one week before my birthday, I was brainstorming with my invisible friends on how I wanted my 25th year to unfold. I don't know if it's quarter-life crisis but I just know that I missed writing. I badly wanted to write again and not be afraid to express my thoughts on things I want to share.
Oh my Gelli is one of my childhood thought bubbles. Whenever I do something crazy or terrible, or anything that knocks on my guilt gut, I imagine my mom in her Filipino-bred American accent saying this. This blog is my guilt center. I just feel guilty doing a lot of stuff while my family is miles away from me. I eat out a lot, travel wherever I want to go, and do something I love, all while having a career that satisfies my paycheck and purpose on earth. Although I send money religiously, it feels wrong enjoying stuff that they, too, should be enjoying by now.
Creating this blog, I realized, it shouldn't be our story. The end game is for us to be together again. And me curating this, is me connecting to people I love, and relating my experiences to other lost souls trying to mend their relationships with family, friends, God, and their inner self.
Oh my Gelli isn't just a thought bubble anymore. Over a span of three months meeting writers, creative thinkers, and bloggers online, I was able to fully grasp the whole idea of monetizing a blog. Not everybody gets paid to write what they already write, so I'm blessed to actually profit from my pastime without spending too much. Sure, there are fees to maintain this blog and fees for services of creative people whom I trust, but doing something you love? That's priceless. So did I make this to earn? Partly. I won't lie. But I choose to stay true to myself. And while there are million ways to earn from blogging, I choose to write with my soul.
Our mission is to encourage self-expression, promote arts, and tell stories. Through sharing one's lifestyle, we tell our story to other people.
Sharing ideas is the bloodline of this site. This blog aspires to collect and curate pieces of information, stories, and discussions that would make our readers' time worthwhile.
Food/Bites page includes recipes that are personally picked, restaurants and dishes we tried, and some kitchen wonders that can help you with your cooking groove. I am no cook, and this portion is inspired by my mom who loves everything food.
Travel/Wanders page is a compilation of adventures and misadventures when hopping from point A to point B, especially when I'm not meditating in my apartment in Vermont Ave. I love to travel, and I travel every chance and vacation leave I can get. Itineraries that are featured are sourced from travel guides that I used so expect some side stories, and I'm already saying sorry in advance. This page has the most photos because if it's not snapped, it didn't happen so if you don't like reading much, you might like this page.
Career/Scrubs page is for career-oriented people like me. I am a nurse by profession, and I take pride in it. This job has showed me the worst and best in every sick soul there is. But not everything is Grey's Anatomy-ish. We also complain a lot. From being understaffed to endless admissions and discharge, from complicated patients to littlest of details like choosing the right amount of make up at work. You see, we're humans and not supermen. If you're a work machine like us, feel free to dread this page.
Creatives/Scribbles page is not a page at all. It's meant to serve as a fun corner for me and my creative team. This page is so random, good luck finding what you're really looking for. It's for poetry, typographies, personal somethings, and other artsy and not-so-artsy outlets that are abused by mainstream media. Not all poets are drunk, and not all who create suffer from depression. There are people who create just because.
Hello! Hello! I'm a boring person in real life. I know it's not a good introduction but it is what it is. I wake up at 4 am and brew my coffee. I shower for 45 minutes to an hour because I really enjoy warm water piercing through my soul, just kidding. I prep for 15 minutes, and I leave my apartment at 6am and arrive at the hospital at 6:10. I start my work at 6:40, and I drive home at 8pm. I wash up before sleeping, and I blog at 9. I sleep around 10. In between these, I feed my cat, Pumpkin, text my boyfriend, Luis, and spend quality time with God using my Bible app.
I catch up with my family in Italy through Facebook video chat. I do *dates* with boyfie. We're actually the annoying tall-guy-short-girl kind of couple, and we don't like being stereotyped as cute, because we are more than a cute couple. *Cheese alert* We're meant to be. (I know he'll blush if he happens to read this, and I'll roll my eyes in anticipation) I do my laundry during off because I only have 5 pairs. All faded because I accidentally put a bleaching agent one time, and I don't really care. I binge on TEDtalks on Netflix while folding my clothes, and listen to random playlists while ironing scrubs. Sometimes I cook, other times, I starve to death, or order a box of pizza that I'll regret ordering later on. Cristina Yang is my spirit animal, and Olivia Pope is my gut. I follow John Green and James Patterson on twitter, and I do a Sarah Kay while I pet my cat.
I am fond of books and vinyls, and notebooks and pens. I like cats because they are smart and I don't have to walk them. I appreciate the music of my generation but I always go back to Bob Dylan's and Air Supply's. I prefer vinyls over headphones. I prefer headphones over earbuds. I used to think I have narcolepsy way back my college days because I slept anytime, anywhere. I slept during lectures. (Up to now, I still don't know how I got my BSN.) I slept from bayan to kanto and vice versa. I slept in jeepneys and tricycles. I slept while charting during my clinicals. I slept during endorsement, and yes, while standing. I used to suffer from sleep paralysis, but I managed by getting enough sleep. I have scoliosis and a big appetite for everything spicy. I dislike sour food, and I still don't get why some people love gummy worms, jello, and apple sauce. I love Pinterest and Bloglovin' and I believe you should follow me there! Or you can just subscribe to this blog.
Or if you are one of the generous ones, and you want to support this little blog of mine, you can buy me a notebook!


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