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Seminars on Business Opportunities
Certification of Export Documents
Market Studies
Connection with the World Bank
Trade Missions
SME Passport
Export Resources
Import Resources
Networking Activities
Networking Training
CCMM Member Directory
Market Studies and Research Services
Registration and legal structures
Guidance for Drafting a Business Plan
Help in Seeking Funding
News, Grants, and Competitions
Funding Meet-and-Greet
Resources for Drafting a Business Plan
Regulations / Permits / Licences
Personalized Market Information Research
Personalized Meetings with Guest Experts
Government Subsidies and Programs
Training for your employees
Interconnection Program
Merchant-Student Pairing
Hiring and managing human resources
Growth and innovation
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Sale / Closure / Bankruptcy
Business lists and profiles
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Legal structures consultant
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Create your business
Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Program
The Martin Family Initiative
If you are an entrepreneurial aboriginal student, you could learn how to create a product-based and service-driven business from experienced business mentors.
AgPal
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Find information on programs and services available to you in the agriculture or agri-business sector.
Agreement for construction sector labour mobility Ontario - Québec
Ministère du Travail
Under this agreement, you are ensured equal treatment when bidding or working on construction projects in Ontario and Quebec.
Agribusiness and Agrifood Young Entrepreneurs
Farm Credit Canada
If you are under 40 years old, get a loan of up to $1 million to launch a new business or to take your operations to the next level.
Anges Québec Capital Fund
Anges Québec
Investments of up to $4 million for innovative companies with high growth potential and a competitive advantage.
Apollo13 startup support program (in French only)
Apollo 13
Do you have an entrepreneurial idea to put into action or a desire to grow your business? The Apollo13 support program may be right for you.
Applying as a business immigrant
Immigration, Francisation et Intégration
Find all the information you need if you wish to immigrate to Quebec in order to develop your business projects.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card
Canada Border Services Agency
You can use this card to help you cross the border faster when you travel for business to participating countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
BDC Advisory Services
Connect with highly experienced specialists who can help you better manage your business, increase revenues and optimize operations.
BDC Buying a Business Loan
Get an asset-based loan to acquire an existing business or the business of a competitor or supplier.
BDC Indigenous Entrepreneur Loan
Purchase assets, start exporting, pay start-up or franchise fees and replenish working capital with a $350,000 loan if you have an existing businesses or $250,000 if you are a start-up.
BDC Newcomer Entrepreneur
If you are an immigrant who arrived in Canada within the past 3 years, you can get up to $50,000, along with expert advice, to start your own business.
BDC Start-up Financing
Get up to $250,000 to help get your business off the ground, finance operations and replenish working capital spent on start-up costs, if you've been in business for at least a year.
BDC Webinars
Business Development Bank of Canada
Watch free webinars delivered by BDC experts to help you make better business decisions and achieve your business goals.
Business Opportunities: Development and Humanitarian Aid Markets
Trade Commissioner Service
Learn about export opportunities in international humanitarian and aid markets.
Business immigration programs
Interested in moving to Canada to start a business? Find out if you can immigrate as a self-employed individual or receive a start-up visa.
Business number registration
Canada Revenue Agency
Your Business Number is your single account number for dealing with the government regarding GST/HST, payroll, import/export and other activities.
Businesses video gallery
Find tax information for business owners. View a selection of online videos offered by the Canada Revenue Agency or register for other information sessions and seminars.
CANPASS
If you are a frequent and low-risk traveller, you can apply for access to speedier and easier entry into Canada.
CRA BizApp
Get quick access to your business accounts via the CRA mobile web application.
Canadian Agricultural Loans Act program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Get a loan of up to $500,000 to establish, improve and develop your farm—or up to $3 million for your co-operative to process, distribute and market agricultural goods.
Clean Growth Hub
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada / Natural Resources Canada
Get advice from a team of experts from across government that can help you find and understand what programs and services may be right for you.
College and Community social innovation Fund
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Your business can partner with college researchers who are eligible to apply for grants for social innovation projects that are conducted in partnership with public, private or not-for-profit sector organizations.
Consulting services — Quebec
Info entrepreneurs
Benefit from the advice of business plan expert, accountant or lawyer in order to carry out your business project or better manage your business.
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Learn about, search or apply for registration for copyright for literary, artistic, dramatic and musical creations.
Destination Canada Resources
Destination Canada
Get valuable insights on Canadian branding, developing content and working with the media to promote your Canadian tourism products.
Canada Revenue Agency
You can sign up to receive tax and payroll refunds in a more timely and convenient manner.
E-services for businesses
You could save time and paper by using electronic services to handle tax filing and payment.
EDC — Company InSight
Export Development Canada
Get expert help and access data-driven insights to support your research and help you make informed decisions about doing business in international markets with agents, buyers, customers, distributors and partners.
EDC — Export Help
Get export information, referrals to relevant business partners and answers to your questions about going global from a Trade Advisor. Advisors draw on their expertise and market know-how to help you find the resources best suited to your business to help you succeed abroad.
EDC — Structured and Project Finance
Export Development Canada
Are you undertaking a long-term, capital-intensive project? Get financing, step-by-step guidance, market intelligence and expertise across a range of sectors, including renewables and sustainable technologies, energy, infrastructure, and extractive industries.
ESSOR — Investment
Get a loan of $100,000 or more for manufacturing-innovation projects and $250,000 or more for the creation of a new business or expansion/modernization of an existing business.
Economic Diversification Fund - MRC des Appalaches
Get a loan to help cover the costs of a business development project in the MRC des Appalaches that improves business productivity and competitiveness.
Economic Diversification Fund — Central Quebec and La Mauricie
Contributions or loans for business development projects in central Quebec or the Mauricie.
Economic Diversification Fund — MRC des Sources
Contributions or loans for business development projects in the MRC des Sources region of Quebec.
Entreprendre en région (in French only)
Regroupement des jeunes chambres de commerce du Québec
If you are an immigrant entrepreneur, you can take part in information and networking activities to identify regional business opportunities.
Environmental technology verification
ETV CanadaI
Find out how you can get your new environmental technology accepted, both nationally and internationally.
Express Entry aims to facilitate matches between Canadian businesses and skilled immigrants who wish to work in Canada permanently.
FIJE Fund
Centre d'Aide aux Entreprises Haute-Yamaska et région
If you are a woman, a young person under 39 years of age or an immigrant, you may be eligible for a business loan of up to $50,000 at a rate of prime +3%.
FULL Business and Entrepreneurship Skills Training BEST
The Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship
Access training in proposal writing, strategic planning, financial literacy, leadership, and more.
Farm Equipment Financing
Finance new or used equipment through hundreds of dealerships across Canada.
Farm Land and Buildings Financing
Use this loan to help purchase new land or expand a farm operation by adding a new building.
Farm Transfer Transition Loans
Access loans to help the transition of a farm from seller to buyer, including for intergenerational farm transfers.
Federal incorporation
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Corporations Canada
Access convenient online or paper methods of incorporating your business federally.
Funded Networks of Centres of Excellence
Networks of Centres of Excellence
Canada's brightest research, development and entrepreneurial talent have come together to address industry challenges – and you can leverage the results.
Futurpreneur Canada Indigenous Program
Get a collateral-free loan of up to $60,000, along with 2 years of expert business mentoring and resources to get your startup off the ground if you're an Indigenous person 18–39 years old.
Futurpreneur Canada Newcomer Program
Get a loan of up to $25,000 to start a business in Canada, without having an established credit history.
Futurpreneur Canada Side Hustle
If you're a young professional (18 to 39 years old) with a full-time job, you can get up to $15,000 and mentoring to launch or grow a side business.
Futurpreneur Canada Start-Up Program
Get a collateral-free loan of up to $60,000, along with 2 years of expert business mentoring to get your startup off the ground if you're 18–39 years old.
Group benefits plan for SMEs
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal invites SMEs to take advantage of the Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan, the largest group of its kind in Canada.
IP for Business
Access a selection of free online and in-person seminars, tools and resource materials or speak with an expert to help you protect your intellectual property and use it as a strategic asset for your business.
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Learn about and search for industrial designs or apply for registration to protect the original visual features of a product.
Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in Quebec
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
If you're developing a new product, technology or process, an Innovation Advisor can provide you with free, one-on-one assistance to help you find the government supports that are right for your business. Our advisors are former entrepreneurs with established networks in both private and public sectors, and can help put you in touch with specialists in finance, technical advice and foreign market expertise, to help your business grow from here. Innovation Advisors help companies that are incorporated for profit in Canada. Is this you?
Intellectual property licensing
You can partner with R&D experts to commercialize their existing patented technologies.
Le français, ça compte!
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
Does your company have 50 employees or less? Le français, ça compte! program offers practical tools and relevant references to help you successfully make the digital shift to French.
Liaison Officer Service
Request in-person support and guidance at key moments in your business' life cycle to help you understand and meet your tax obligations.
Livestock Financing
Get credit at a livestock supplier to purchase cattle.
MicroEntreprendre
Quebec entrepreneurs who are unable to obtain financing in conventional financing networks can obtain loans of $2 000 to $20,000 and support.
MontréalCulteurs (in French only)
Laboratoire sur l'agriculture urbaine (AU/LAB)
Take advantage of a coaching, incubation and networking program to facilitate the establishment of a commercial urban farm and social economy in Montreal.
NUANS Corporate name search
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Compare your proposed business name to the names of existing businesses to see if it is unique.
Not-for-profit corporations
Discover how to incorporate and run your not-for-profit organization at the federal level.
OSME — Help for Small and Medium Enterprises
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Want to understand how to sell to the Government of Canada? Access free seminars and webinars, or speak with an expert about the contracting process and how to find opportunities.
Learn about, search for or apply for registration of a patent, which gives you exclusive rights over products and processes that you invent.
Patent Prosecution Highway
Fast-track your patent application in a participating country once another participating country's IP office has approved your claim.
Prince's Operation Entrepreneur
Prince's Trust Canada
Free one-day Introduction to Entrepreneurship workshops designed to help transitioning military personnel, veterans and their spouses learn about starting a business.
Procurement Support for Businesses
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Get information about selling your goods and services to the Government of Canada.
Programme Floraison (in French only)
La Serre
Get strategic direction and a marketing plan for your business launch project.
Programme Pollinisation (in French only)
La Serre
Get help with your web marketing strategy and accounting for your business launch project.
Programme Éclosion (in French only)
Get coaching to validate your business model and market analysis for your business launch.
Loans, loan guarantees or capital investments of $50,000 and up for projects involving expansion, exporting, modernization, innovation, buildings and equipment, marketing and more.
Quebec International — Starting a business and making it grow
Québec International
Access entrepreneurship training activities and networks of incubators and accelerators to help grow your startup business.
Registering for charitable status
Find out whether your organization meets the criteria needed for you to register it as a charity.
Research Consortium Tax Credit
Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
Private-sector partners creating a non-profit consortium for cooperative, pre-competitive research can get a tax credit of 30% applicable on 80% of the costs.<
Revenu Québec : Assistance program for SMEs
Revenu Québec
Personalized support to answer your questions about tax returns, source deductions, consumption taxes and income taxes.
Rise — Youth Small Business Program
Rise
Join a free 10-week virtual skill-building program that will help develop your ideas and business plan, and get access to resources such as coaching, financing, and equipment.
Sector Gateway
Do you have a business in the Greater Montreal area and are looking for workers? Take advantage of a professional match with talent from diverse backgrounds.
StartUp30 Program (in French only)
StartUp30
Are you in the pre-launch phase of your business and need a leg up? The StartUp30 program could help you achieve your goals.
Starting a business program
Interested in starting a business? If so, take advantage of flexible training to hone your skills and entrepreneurial know-how.
Support for self-employment
If you are receiving employment insurance benefits or benefits from a last-resort financial assistance program, you may be eligible for financial support and technical advice to develop a business plan and start your own business or create your own job.
Trade Accelerator Program
World Trade Centre Toronto
Access to Canada's top exporting advisors, resources and contacts, as well as the opportunity to work with industry leaders to build and implement a comprehensive export plan.
Trade and investment agreements
Global Affairs Canada
Learn about the agreements that can help protect your investments abroad.
Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
Join a national resource platform and get access to financing, talent, networks and expertise to help start or grow your business.
Loans for agricultural producers under age 40 to start a farm or take it to the next level.
emerit tourism training and certification
Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council
Find online training focused on the best practices and standards in various roles within the tourism industry.
Manage and grow your business
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ASPIRE work-integrated learning initiative
Toronto Finance International
Access a job-matching platform where you can promote your financial services internships to post-secondary students, and where they can access exclusive business skills development resources that help them transition into your workplace.
Accelerated Growth Service
Does your company have annual sales of at least $5 million and show promising growth? You may be eligible for the CED support program.
Advance Payments Program (Agriculture)
Get a low-interest, repayable cash advance of up to $1 million, with interest on the first $100,000 paid by the federal government. The advance covers 50% of the expected market value of the agricultural products you will produce or have in storage for the program year.
Advance rulings for tariff classification
Get confirmation on the rate of duty that will apply to goods you plan to import.
Agri-Food Trade Services for Exporters
International market intelligence, in-market trade expertise, international trade shows and other assistance to help agri-food exporters.
AgriMarketing Program — National Industry Associations
Your association in the agriculture, agri-food, or agri-based products sector, including fish and seafood, could get a contribution of matching funds, up to $2.5 million/year, for projects that break down trade barriers and build market success.
Agricultural Technology Transfer and Licencing
Intellectual property in environmental technology, crops, bioproducts and bioprocesses is available to be commercialized.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Research and Development Centre Industrial Program (in French only)
Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole
Do you have an agri-food business and want to test food processing methods and techniques? You could take advantage of the Centre's facilities.
Alberta Purchasing Connection
Alberta Government
Find opportunities to sell your products or services to the Government of Alberta and to other agencies.
Alliance grants
Need R&D help for a business problem? Get support when you partner with a university researcher and make an in-kind contribution to a project that benefits Canada.
Alternate work arrangements and work hour reduction
Get expert advice and a contribution of up to 50% of expenses relating to implementing a work hour reduction plan for your business.
Applied Research and Development Grants — Industrial Partner
Get a grant of up to $75,000, to collaborate with a college researcher on R&D projects of up to 3 years.
Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit
Get a non-refundable tax credit equal to 10% of the salaries and wages paid to your apprentices, up to a maximum of $2,000/year for each apprentice.
BDC Business Transition Loan
Get a repayable loan with terms tailored to your business if you are thinking of buying a company, making a merger or acquiring a competitor in order to expand your operations.
BDC Commercial real estate financing
Get a long-term loan with terms of up to 25 years to purchase land or buildings, construct or expand premises, or replenish working capital depleted by real estate costs.
BDC Intellectual Property-Backed Financing
Get financing and guidance from intellectual property (IP) experts who can help you with your IP portfolios, commercialized offerings and global prospects.
BDC Small Business Loan
Apply online for a business loan of up to $100,000 with flexible repayment terms. Use this financing to supplement cash flow, improve operations, or cover expenses for your small business.
BDC Technology Consulting
Get fee-based consulting services to help you maximize your information and communication technology (ICT) investments.
BDC Technology Financing
Get a loan with flexible repayment terms to cover up to 100% of the cost of investing in information and communications technology such as hardware, software and related consulting services.
BDC Working Capital Term Loan
Get a loan to complement your line of credit in order to boost inventory and take advantage of supplier discounts.
BDC — Equipment Purchase Financing
Get a loan to cover up to 100% of the purchase cost of new or used equipment for your business.
BioTalent Canada – Science Horizons Youth Internship
BioTalent Canada
Hire an intern for 6 to 12 months for an environmental science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) job and receive a subsidy of up to 50% of their salary (maximum $15,000).
Boosted support from Farm Credit Canada
Get a line of credit up to $500,000 to be used for working capital, operating expenses and purchases of land and equipment.
Business Assistance — Immigrant Investor Program
Non-repayable contributions of $40,000 to $250,000 covering up to 10% of project costs for existing businesses and 15% for start-ups.
Buyandsell.gc.ca — Register as a supplier
Register your business to get a Procurement Business Number, and search for active tenders so you can bid on contracts and sell your goods and services to the federal government.
Buyandsell.gc.ca — Tenders
Access information on tenders issued by the Government of Canada.
CGLCC - Supplier Diversity
Canadian LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce ( CGLCC )
If your business is at least 51% LGBT+-owned, controlled, and operated, you could get help to leverage your position as a diverse supplier to other businesses.
CGLCC - Training
Get access to courses and workshops to learn how to engage with your LGBT+ employees, business opportunities or customers.
CGLCC- Global
Get connected with LGBT+ chambers of commerce and partnership opportunities around the world and leverage their expertise to help you do business abroad.
CGLCC- Tourism
Get access to workshops and seminars on how to market to this lucrative demographic by creating safe spaces and meaningful experiences.
COREX Program
Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
Get an export diagnostic and business plan, as well as help choosing trade corridors, finding suppliers and trading partners, and establishing your business.
COVID-19 - Programme de soutien Accélération-Relance 360º (in French only)
Consortium de ressources et d'expertises coopératives
Does your group business need help to quickly strengthen or revive your business? Get up to 50 hours of expert coaching and support.
COVID-19 and Your Business newsletter
Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada
Subscribe to receive timely information from the federal government on keeping your workers safe, receiving your vaccine and finding the support you need.
COVID-19 – Sponsoring clinical trials
Do you have medication, medical instruments or natural health products that could effectively treat or screen for COVID-19? You could be asked to take part.
COVID-19: ExploreIP
Science and Economic Development Canada
Search this database for available patents related to COVID-19 for licensing or collaboration opportunities with public sector patent holders. Filter your search results by technology, expertise, or location.
COVID-19: Support for tourism operators (Parks Canada)
Government of Canada
If you're operating within the tourism industry in a Canadian national park, historic site, or marine conservation area, you could defer your payments on commercial leases or licences of occupation until September 1, 2020.
COVID-19: Waiving tariffs on certain medical goods
Canada Border Services Agency
If your business imported certain medical items into Canada on or after May 5, 2020, including PPE (masks, gloves, garments, sterilization products), you will not have to pay tariffs on those items.
CSA Regulatory Sandbox
Canadian Securities Administrators
Your innovative fintech business could be eligible for an expedited process to test your products, services, or applications in the market.
Calling all manufacturers to support COVID-19 efforts
If you are a Canadian manufacturer or a business that can help Canada meet the need for medical supplies, we need your help.
Calling all suppliers to support COVID-19 efforts
Are you a business that can supply products and services in support of Canada's response to COVID-19? We need items such as masks, gloves, gowns, hand sanitizer, and services such as security, nursing, food, laundry, accommodation maintenance and IT support.
CanCOVID
If your organization is working directly on solutions for the COVID-19 crisis, you could access facilities, R&D collaborations and more by joining this rapid-response network that brings health, science and policy researchers together.
Canada Book Fund Publishing Support
Contributions for ongoing production, marketing and distribution of Canadian-authored books, in Canada and globally.
Canada Book Fund Support for Organizations — Internships
Contributions of up to $22,500 (typically $15,000) for internships in the book publishing, distribution, marketing, wholesale or retail sectors representing Canadian authors.
Canada Brand
Branding, graphics, photos and other content to help you brand your Canadian food and agriculture products as Canadian.
Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
If you manufacture, import, distribute or sell products, find out what you need to do to ensure that your products are safe.
Canada Council for the Arts — Prize
Canada Council for the Arts
You could be awarded with financial and other types of prizes from a variety of categories for the arts, literature, architecture and music, in recognition of your quest for innovation and excellence.
Canada Feature Film Fund
Telefilm Canada
Financing for Canadian film producers to develop, produce and market movies in English or French in Canada and internationally.
Canada Media Fund
Financial support for the development of innovative and new Canadian content, including digital content, content representing minority groups and content destined for export markets.
Canada Periodical Fund: Aid to Publishers
Financial assistance of up to $1.5 million for Canadian print magazines, non-daily newspapers and digital periodicals.
Canada Tariff Finder
Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service
Get up-to-date tariff information for specific products and countries where Canada has a Free Trade Agreement. Compare rates for multiple products or countries to improve your cost forecasting and identify your best options.
Canada's anti-spam legislation
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Get information on Canada's new Anti-Spam Law and how it affects your business
Canadian Commercial Corporation
Connect with foreign government buyers and the Canadian government when pursuing government procurement leads in another country.
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
Refundable tax credit of 25% of qualified Canadian labour expenses on Canadian film and video production.
Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation
Get a contribution of up to $40,000 to cover 50% of the costs of an energy management project, or a process integration and computational fluid dynamics study.
Canadian Signature Experiences
Your tourism business can apply to have a signature experience package promoted around the world.
Canadian Technology Accelerators
Get mentoring, workspace in foreign markets and introductions to potential partners, investors and customers in the clean-tech, information and communications technology (ICT) and life sciences sectors.
Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service
Help to prepare your business for international markets, assess your organization's potential, find contacts and resolve problems.
Centralized professional services ePortal
If you are a professional or a specialist, you can register your company in this database to conduct business with the Government of Canada.
Certifications - BDC
BDC's experts can help you achieve internationally recognized certifications that give your company a competitive edge.
Cleantech Global
Attend a workshop to learn about government programs and services that will help you capitalize on growing global market opportunities.
Coaching and strategic advice
Take advantage of this free program and receive support on management, marketing, finances, human resources, technology, export, production and more.
Department of Highways and Public Works
You can access information on Government of Yukon's contracting process and find out about current and anticipated tenders.
Creation of a human resources department
If your business is expanding, get money to cover up to 50% of the costs of hiring an HRM professional to analyze your company's needs and help you set up a human resources department.
Get credit at a crop input retailer to purchase the inputs you need and pay after you sell your crops.
Current Tenders — Nova Scotia
Access open tenders for goods and services to find opportunities that your company is qualified for.
Customized Products and Services
Get all the data your business needs with custom surveys and data, maps, research and analysis, consulting services, statistical training and more.
Customs Self Assessment Program
Importers, carriers and registered drivers may be able to reduce the time and cost of doing business with the Canada Border Services Agency.
CyberSecure Canada certification mark
Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Get certification from the federal government for complying with baseline cyber security controls, such as having an incident response plan, securely configured devices and software, and employee awareness training. The certification mark lets your customers, investors, partners and suppliers know that you have decreased the risk of cyber threats to your business.
DRDC Defence Research Partnerships
Defence Research and Development Canada
Collaboration opportunities internationally and in Canada, research contracts, facilities and technology licensing for defence research and technology.
Dairy Innovation Program (DIP)
Canadian Dairy Commission
Benefit from continued access to the milk you need to produce innovative dairy products without affecting your existing provincial milk supply allotment.
Development of E-Business Tax Credit
Tax credit of 30% (24% refundable and 6% non-refundable) for information technology (IT) sector salaries up to a maximum of $25,000 per employee working on e-business activities.
Developmental Licences Playbook
Apply for a developmental licence that provides access to wireless spectrum to test and validate innovative solutions in health care, transportation, smart cities, manufacturing, agriculture, public safety and more.
Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR)
Tech entrepreneurs can get one year of free cloud-based resources for development, testing and trials.
Doing Business with the Government — British Columbia
EDC Trade Advisor
Looking to grow internationally or diversify into new markets? A trade advisor can help you navigate a variety of options, providing you with market information, connecting you with other experts, and helping you start exporting quickly.
EDC — Export Help Hub
Find the trade information you need from export advisors, in order to grow your business in new markets such as the U.S., European Union and Mexico. Get answers to questions about customs, financing, paying taxes and more.
EDC — Select Credit Insurance
Get fast short-term solutions to cover up to 90% of your insured losses, if your customer doesn't pay.
ENERGY STAR certification
Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN)
If your business produces or supports energy efficient products and systems, you could qualify for ENERGY STAR certification.
ESSOR — Forestry Business
Guarantee on loans of up to $1 million to purchase high-performance forestry equipment for your harvesting, loading, transporting or silviculture business.
ESSOR — Steel and aluminum
Get loans and loan guarantees to cover 75% of special tariffs placed on your steel and aluminum export products, at 25% and 10%, respectively, for a maximum duration of 10 years.
Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities (PRIIME)
Wage subsidy for up to 52 weeks for employers who hire immigrants or visible minorities for a first experience in their field in a sustainable job.
Employment integration — Wage subsidies
Hire someone on income security or employment insurance to qualify for a wage subsidy of up to 30 weeks for private sector businesses and longer periods for social enterprises.
Enhanced Work-Sharing program
If your employees are eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, and your business is suffering a downturn due to COVID-19, you can apply for a work-sharing agreement. The agreement would allow your employees to work a temporarily reduced work week while receiving EI benefits.
Get a pre-approved line of credit to make environmental upgrades to your farm.
Essential Services Contingency Reserve
If you're an essential business and can't get personal protective equipment for your workers through other means, you can purchase from Canada's reserve on a cost-recovery basis.
ExploreIP
Science and Economic Development Canada
Search by technology, expertise, location or related patents to find Canadian-owned licensable patents.
Export Distribution Centre Program
If your non-manufacturing business adds limited value to goods destined for export, you could be exempt from paying GST/HST on certain imports.
Exporters of Processing Services Program
Your Canadian manufacturing service company may qualify to import certain goods without paying GST or HST if those goods are later exported.
FACTOR funding for the sound recording industry
Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings
Get funding for the production and marketing of English-language Canadian sound recordings, domestic and international touring and showcasing, and more.
Farm Debt Mediation Service
Are you a farmer having trouble meeting financial obligations? Access free and confidential mediation services where you and your creditor(s) meet together with a neutral third party who can help you reach a mutually acceptable solution.
Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit
Tax credit of 16% on salaries and wages paid to Canadian residents working on a film or video production in Canada.
Fondation des artistes aid (in French only)
Fondation des artistes
Do you work in the Quebec arts scene and are having financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic? The Fondation des artistes may be able to help.
Forestry Financing
La Financière agricole
Get low interest rate loans and assistance resources for forestry projects.
Free and Secure Trade
Get pre-approved to move low-risk goods faster through the Canada-U.S. border.
Funding to collaborate on health research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Get access to a variety of funding and health research collaboration opportunities in Canada and globally.
GO Talent
Information and Communications Technology Council
Use the e-Talent Canada platform to recruit qualified internationally educated IT professionals who are within days, weeks or months of arriving in Canada as permanent residents.
Genome Canada
Your not-for-profit organization could get funding for R&D projects in genomics related to agriculture, energy, environment, fisheries, forestry, health and mining.
Global Bid Opportunity Finder
Canadian Commercial Corporation
Use this web-based application, exclusive to Canadian companies, to search through, evaluate and bid on opportunities from around the world.
Government procurement - Quebec
Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor
Find the information you need to do business with the Government of Quebec and benefit from Quebec government contracts.
Greening Freight Programs
Find out how to make your fleet or trucking business more productive and how to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
Housing Internship Initiative for First Nations and Inuit Youth
Wage subsidy for Indigenous businesses and other Indigenous organizations that give First Nations and Inuit youth work experience or on-the-job training in the housing sector.
Human resources management support
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THEATER REVIEW | Nimbus Theatre does Kurt Vonnegut justice with "Happy Birthday, Wanda June"
By emilycain (TC Daily Planet) | October 23, 2012
Photo courtesy Nimbus Theatre
Listen: I'm a Kurt Vonnegut fan, through and through. What follows may include some personal bias. So it goes.
Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Kurt Vonnegut's one-and-only play, has found a happy home at the cozy Nimbus Theatre in Northeast Minneapolis. Living up to its promise to produce interesting, experimental, and challenging theater in the Twin Cities, the Nimbus Theatre does Vonnegut fans proud.
Written on the heels of Vonnegut's mega-success Slaughterhouse-Five, Happy Birthday, Wanda June originally opened off-Broadway in 1970. Set in 1960s America, the play is loosely based the Ulysses homecoming story in the Odyssy. While the play begins, "This is a simple-minded play about men who enjoy killing– and those who don't," the story is anything but.
Harold Ryan (Kevin Carnahan), a big game hunter and war hero returns home after being presumed dead for several years. A domineering hunter, fighter, and womanizer, Harold prides himself in the perceived masculinity and heroism that comes from killing and fighting in wars. Played with bombastic arrogance, Carnahan's portrayal of Ryan is as chauvinistic and enraging as it's meant to be.
Upon his return home, Harold expects the world to be just as he left it: his son Paul (Naveh Shavit-Lonstein) and wife Penelope (Anna Sutheim) two docile and subservient followers of his every command.
To Harold's disbelief and outrage, his son seems soft and pampered, and his wife is entangled in relationships with men completely opposite of himself. Herb Shuttle (John T. Zeiler) a vacuum cleaner salesman, and their neighbor, a hippie doctor Norbert Woodly (Jeremy S. Wendt) are both vying for Penelope's affections.
Trying to regain ground in a world that has become distant and unfamiliar, Harold asserts his manhood the best way he knows how, by regaling in war stories, and challenging those around him whom he perceives to be weak: women, children, and peace-seekers.
The only ally Harold has in this world is his slow-witted war buddy, Looseleaf Harper (William P. Studer), a former aviation hero who was given the unpleasant task of dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Harper stands out as a sympathetic and transformed character against Ryan's unwavering ways. Studer plays the character with great ease and compassion. Unlike Harold Ryan, Looseleaf Harper knows the world isn't how he left it and becomes conflicted actions he did or didn't take.
Between scenes, the lights go dark and the story of Wanda June (Adeline Wendt) plays in vignettes on an old fashioned television. Wanda June is a young girl who was run over and killed by an ice cream truck before she could celebrate her birthday. Herb Shuttle subsequently purchased her birthday cake (prior to Harold returning), in an attempt to win over Penelope's son Paul, and commemorate his late father's birthday.
As Wanda June speaks from heaven, she is eerily upbeat and joyful, despite her tragic death. She proclaims that everyone in heaven loves the person who sent them there. Dictators, mass murderers, religious figures, and children are all "playing shuffleboard in heaven," according to Vonnegut.
The sharp and biting social critique explores the senselessness of war, the meaning of heroism, and its place among American values. Delivered in the simple yet poignant dialogue that could only be penned by Kurt Vonnegut, the strong cast led by director Josh Cragun brings forth a dark and wry presentation of the only play written by one of America's finest satirists.
emilycain


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Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi () is a 1970 Indian Hindi film starring Sanjay Khan, Leena Chandavarkar, Om Prakash, and Jagdeep among others. It deals with the relationship between mothers-in-law and their daughters-in-law. The film was a remake of Telugu film Atha Okinti Kodale.

Plot
Pretty Sadhana, the daughter of Rangpur-based widow, Bhagmati, falls in love, and marries Haripur-based Deepak Chaudhary, who lives with his dad, Motilal; and mom, Maya. It is here she will find that her mom expects her to abuse Maya, and drive her out; while Bhagmati herself abuses her very own daughter-in-law, Lajwanti, for not bringing any dowry, and prevents her submissive son, Kanhaiya, from being intimate with her. Sadhana will also find out why Motilal and Maya do not converse with each other directly, and why the former keeps a photo-less frame in the main living room of their mansion.

Cast
Sanjay as Deelap 'Deepu' M. Chaudhary (as Sanjay)
Leena Chandavarkar as Sadhana D. Chaudhary
Om Prakash as Motilal Chaudhary
Jagdeep as Kanhaiya
Lalita Pawar as Bhagmati
Shashikala as Maya M. Chaudhary
Anupama (actress, fl. 1969-1982)|Anupama as Lajwanti 'Laajo'
Manmohan Krishna as Chamanlal (as Man Mohan Krishna)
Pratima Devi (Hindi actress)|Pratima Devi as Lakshmi Chaudhary
N. S. Bedi as Shevakram
Sunder (actor)|Sunder as Gobind (as Sundar)

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by R. D. Burman.

References

External links

1970 films
1970s Hindi-language films
Hindi remakes of Telugu films
Films directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao
Films scored by R. D. Burman

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Former St.John Fisher High School student Liam Moran, was delighted to have received two conditional offers to follow his dream of becoming a paramedic. At the beginning of his course Liam knew exactly what he wanted to be. Now, his dream of becoming a paramedic is coming true. He is now studying BSc (Hons Paramedic Science at Liverpool John Moores University. He hopes to gain employment within the NHS on completion of his course.


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Q: Data Receive Event Handler for Serial Port not Work I'm working on a project that controlling some dynamixel motors.
i have to send the information to them as hex.
its ok and i send the hexes by array of bytes with write() Function of serial ports.
but when the motors send hex information In format of bytes on serial port,
Data Receive Event Handler of serial port is never calls.
please help :(
 private void ComPort_DataReceived(object sender, SerialDataReceivedEventArgs e)
            {
                int length = ComPort.BytesToRead;
                byte[] buf = new byte[length];`enter code here`
                ComPort.Read(buf, 0, length);
                //this.Invoke(new EventHandler(display));
            }

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package com.at.junit5.ext;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.util.Random;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ParameterContext;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ParameterResolutionException;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ParameterResolver;

public class MyJunit5Extension  implements ParameterResolver {

    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
    @Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
    public @interface RandInt {
    }
    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
    @Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
    public @interface RandDouble {
    }
    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
    @Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
    public @interface Msg {
    }

    @Override
    public boolean supportsParameter(ParameterContext parameterContext, ExtensionContext extensionContext) {
        return parameterContext.isAnnotated(RandInt.class) || parameterContext.isAnnotated(RandDouble.class) || parameterContext.isAnnotated(Msg.class);
    }

    @Override
    public Object resolveParameter(ParameterContext parameterContext, ExtensionContext extensionContext) {
        Class<?> type = parameterContext.getParameter().getType();
        Random random = new Random();
        if(String.class.equals(type)) {
            return "A message from '" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + "'";
        }else if(int.class.equals(type) || Integer.class.equals(type)) {
            return random.nextInt(10);
        }else if(double.class.equals(type) || Double.class.equals(type)) {
            return random.nextDouble();
        }
        throw new ParameterResolutionException("Not Supported data type: '"+type+"'");
    }
}

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Game of Thrones – The Power of the Story in Recovery from Trauma
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By Kevin Burke, LSW
"There's nothing in the world more powerful than a good story. Nothing can stop it. Nothing can defeat it…" – Tyrion Lannister
[Major Spoiler Alert for Series Game of Thrones!]
Like the raging, grieving fire-breathing Drogon, Game of Throne's (GOT) devotees are spewing some serious flames of anger at the writers and directors after the series finale.
A million of those disgruntled fans so disliked the final episodes that they signed a petition to demand a remake of the final season! (Here's some background on the show if you are not familiar with the story.)
Many fans have expressed that the last season seemed rushed at times and poorly written. That's probably a fair criticism, though it must have been challenging for the writers and directors to wrap up such a sprawling story and epic series in the final episodes.
I wonder if the fan protest is also related to the ending of the series. After all, it is a type of death, and grief can be expressed with the emotion of anger. Maybe, like Drogon melting the Iron Throne after the murder of his queen, some of that hot anger is rooted in grief.
War Weary
In the Game of Thrones finale, the leaders of the Seven Kingdoms are weary after years of war and an apocalyptic battle that unfolded in season eight against the Northern Ice King and the army of the dead. They know too well the consequences of the continual violent struggles for power that have plagued the realm.
Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf who has counseled a number of powerful leaders, has been imprisoned by the Dragon Queen Daenerys for the crime of treason. Tyrion has been humbled by his many years of personal sin and failings as he negotiated the Machiavellian politics of the Seven Kingdoms.
Tyrion has an opportunity to address a gathering of the surviving leadership of the Seven Kingdoms. He suggests that rather than continued violent struggle for power, the leaders appoint a worthy leader to ascend the Iron Throne and bring peace to the realm. Tyrion suggests the disabled "Bran the Broken" [1] who evolved during the series into the mystical "Three-eyed Raven."
Tyrion proclaims to the assembled leaders:
"I've had nothing to do but think these past few weeks [in prison.] About our bloody history, about the mistakes we've made. What unites people? Armies? Gold? Flags? Stories.
There's nothing more powerful in the world than a good story. Nothing can stop it. No enemy can defeat it. And who has a better story than Bran the Broken?
The boy who fell from a high tower and lived. He knew he'd never walk again, so he learned to fly. He crossed beyond the Wall, a crippled boy, and became the Three-Eyed Raven. He is our memory, the keeper of all our stories. The wars, weddings, births, massacres, famines. Our triumphs, our defeats, our past. Who better to lead us into the future?"
While Sansa Stark remains Queen of an independent Northern Kingdom, the others agree with Tyrion. After years of violence and chaos they decide to appoint Bran the Three-Eyed Raven their King of the Six Kingdoms.
GOT fans had some serious disagreement with Bran having the "best story." But Tyrion touches on something important.
Story Telling in Trauma Recovery
The GOT series has been wildly popular. As a counselor and social worker with those suffering traumatic grief and loss, I am interested when I see a story connect in a powerful way with so many people. Part of the reason is of course the quality of the production; the writing, acting, sets, special effects (amazing dragons!) and engaging story lines.
But I see other themes in this series, especially in the final episode that touches on a powerful and hidden national trauma that is often a closely guarded secret.
In episode seven, the Dragon Queen Daenerys unleashes the hell fire of her dragon on the innocent men, women and children of King's Landing held hostage by their Queen Cersei Lannister. Daenerys justifies this use of her power over the defenseless inhabitants of the city as a necessary sacrifice so she can realize her destiny as unifier of the Seven Kingdoms.
Jon Snow challenges his Queen's failure to pause and listen to the voice of her people before she continues to burn down the old world to give birth to her utopian vision. He decides that to preserve the fragile peace and to prevent further genocide, he must kill his beloved Queen.
Like the poor peasants of Westeros and Essos caught in the battle between powerful Queens and Kings, with the legalization of abortion in 1973, the 60 million preborn boys and girls of our nation that died in their mother's womb had no voice.
No matter how it is rationalized and justified by abortion apologists, like the killing of the innocent of King's Landing by the Dragon Queen, abortion is an exercise of violent raw power against the weak and defenseless.
The ascendancy of Bran the Broken, promoted by a man who was himself a dwarf, reveals that the stories of those who are weak and seeming powerless in the eyes of the world, can be instruments of healing and peace.
The Healing Power of the Story
Women and men often make the decision to abort in a time of weakness and fear. Women are often pressured by their partners, family and friends to see abortion as the only sensible solution to their pregnancy.
When women and men come to a place of wanting to reconcile that abortion experience, an integral part of that recovery process involves "telling your story."
An abortion recovery program provides a safe emotional and spiritual place so participants can honestly share their stories. An honest telling of their abortion story is the door they must pass through on the road to reconciliation and healing with God, and their aborted child/children. From this act of humility will flow the hope of repairing other relationships injured by the aftershocks of the abortion procedure.
The stories of those who have survived abortion, and the stories of women and men who later regret their abortions, hold the power to change the direction of a nation that has legalized the destruction of preborn children in the womb.
Read their stories. Watch their videos. Share them.
[Please note if you are going to view the series: Game of Thrones has some morally offensive scenes featuring the exploitation of young women in brothels and other settings. Many episodes have depictions of graphic violence.]
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Bourdichon's Boston Hours
This absorbing book explores the crown jewel of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's collection of rare books and manuscripts: Jean Bourdichon's Boston Hours. As court artist to King François I of France, Bourdichon produced paintings, books and even parade floats for the sovereign and his entourage. This publication accompanies the museum's first ever exhibition dedicated to this spectacular illuminated manuscript.
Painter to two kings, Jean Bourdichon remains today one of the most celebrated artists of the French Renaissance. By age twenty-four, he was already serving as "peintre du roy," a title which Bourdichon held for the rest of his life. His illustrious career at the French royal court led to a wide range of commissions—from portraits to wall maps to stained glass—but he is remembered principally for astonishing illuminated manuscripts. The peerless Grandes Heures for Queen Anne of Brittany remains the touchstone of this group which includes some of the most lavishly painted books of hours ever produced.
One of these masterpieces—Bourdichon's Boston Hours—in the collection of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is the subject of this book. Bourdichon's only intact book of hours in the United States was acquired by Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1890 and became the crown jewel of her collection of rare books and manuscripts. Leading scholars Nicholas Herman and Anne-Marie Eze explore its history in depth, shedding new light on the book's patronage and provenance—from the shelves of a wealthy Catholic landowner in Lincolnshire to the shop of a Venetian art and antiques dealer.
This book is the latest in the Gardner's Close Up series, each installment focusing on an individual, outstanding work of art in the collection. This publication is the first dedicated to this rare treasure, and precedes an exhibition opening in summer 2022.
Nicholas Herman and Anne-Marie Eze
With contributions by Nathaniel Silver and Jessica Chloros
64 pages, 60 illustrations
Nicholas Herman is the Curator of Manuscripts at the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania Libraries, and Medieval Studies Librarian. Anne-Marie Eze is the Director of Scholarly & Public Programs, and Interim Curator of the Philip Hofer Collection of Printing and Graphic Arts, HoughtonLibrary, Harvard University.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
"...the first opportunity to see the unbound, radiant miniatures of a Renaissance-era prayer book by French court painter..."—The Boston Globe


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Signet Consulting & Migration > 457 sponsor company issues > Demonising overseas skilled workers
Demonising overseas skilled workers
DURING her desperate days of early 2013, Julia Gillard deliberately set off on an ugly, disgraceful and pitiful path by campaigning against migrant workers on temporary 457 visas. Playing to Labor's wolfish union powerbrokers, whistling an "Aussie jobs first" tune, Ms Gillard pledged to "stop foreign workers being put at the front of the queue" — when the nation was facing acute skills shortages. It was a position that, unsurprisingly, won support from Pauline Hanson. But it was a nativist stand unworthy of a modern prime minister in a nation built on the skills, sweat and toil of migrants. Transport Workers Union chief Tony Sheldon likened the use of 457 visas to human trafficking, a form of slavery — a ludicrous claim given the average salary of participants in the scheme was $90,000 and statistics showed such skilled temporary workers earned more than the industry standard. At the 2013 election, the construction union even assailed foreigners and Tony Abbott, through an advertising campaign that claimed migrants would take the jobs of locals under a massively expanded 457 visa scheme if the Coalition won.
These assaults reeked of Labor's founding philosophy in the late 19th century, ostensibly to keep out cheap, foreign labour. As part of the anti-457 campaign, Labor's then immigration minister Brendan O'Connor falsely claimed that more than 10,000 temporary work visas had been rorted; Labor's policy response was to impose stricter tests, more frequent fines and more red tape. As reported by Stefanie Balogh yesterday, those alleged rorts were a fraction of what was claimed by Labor. The independent Fair Work Ombudsman referred 1267 employers of 457 visa holders to the Immigration Department for monitoring during the past 16 months; the overwhelming majority of sponsors had complied with their obligations, while the audit found up to 25 serious employer breaches. In a brutal irony, it was actually Labor in the Hawke-Keating reform era that gave birth to the 457 visa scheme — a program that is demand-driven, valued by employers, flexible and has served the nation well. It's another reminder of Labor's serial misadventures under the hapless Ms Gillard, when the narrow interests of her beloved unions ruled.
Courtesy of The Australian
This is not a time to relax, particularly given the Abbott government's cosy relationship with big business. Previous experience has shown that large companies are just as likely to use opportunities under the legislation to maximise profits, so continued vigilence is required to ensure that the regulations currently in place are enforced against large employers and small without fear or favour.
Complacency is the enemy of the system, but despite populist motivations, the government must recognise that increasing jobless numbers do not necessarily have any relation to the need for particular skilled employment types, necessary for the continued growth and development of the Australian economy..


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Q: How to work on View added outside to the main view of ViewController in Storyboards? I have created a registration form and in which user can select his Gender. On tapping the button of Gender, I need to show a custom view. I want to use Storyboard for creating view but I cannot work on that as I cannot see it without adding that on the main View of the View Controller. Please see the image below. I want to keep that view separate from the main view of the View Controller and I will add that view programmatically when user will tap on the gender Button.

A: You can't add a UIView to the canvas in storyboard, it needs to be contained in a UIViewController.
Your options are:
1) Create a xib file for your UIView subclass and design it there.
Then import it by calling -loadNibNamed: on the main bundle.
2) Do the design layout programmatically inside your UIView subclass.
3) Add a container view to your main VC and use the view controller it generates to design your gender view. Then you can start with it hidden and show it when the gender button is tapped.

A: • Put it as a subview
• Design it
• Put it back there outside of the view controller


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Droid 3 screen replacements will be difficult, according to teardown
The Motorola Droid 3 wins repair points for its lack of security screws and …
Casey Johnston - Jul 18, 2011 7:26 pm UTC
iFixit put spudger to assembly in the teardown of the Motorola Droid 3 published today on iFixit's site. While some parts of the Droid 3 are easily accessed and no security screws are used, some parts will make for difficult replacements. These include a display that can't be accessed without taking the entire phone apart and the handful of components whose fates are tied together with a single ribbon cable.
On the outer crust, Motorola has bragged that the Droid 3 is the thinnest slide-out smartphone ever, though compared to the Droid 2, it wins that title by mere millimeters. Diving deeper, the authors found that the Verizon phone sports a SIM card that will make the phone compatible with many more networks worldwide, as well as a Qualcomm MDM660 that supports HSPA+ speeds up to 14.4Mbps.
The screen, a canny, if elusive, part at 4 inches and 960x540 resolution.
A single ribbon cable located behind the phone's display controls the earpiece speaker, front-facing camera, ambient light sensor, and notification LED. If one of these components fails, the entire ribbon cable would have to be replaced, making any one failure costly, the authors noted.
The display, a qHD LCD covered by a separate piece of Gorilla Glass, could only be accessed once the entire rest of the phone was in pieces, making one of the most frequently damaged parts the hardest to get to. Because of this, and the fact that adhesive was applied with an unusually heavy hand in the Droid 3, iFixit gives the phone a repairability score of 6 out of 10.


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I sent 1st guy I got the nerve to send msg Jockey12D. He responded back and told me he would email me.
I was approached by a man claiming to be Christopher Brooks on a dating site, we communicated for a week before exchanging cellphone numbers. I searched his name and found nothing. We have talked for the last three weeks via texts and daily phone calls. He claims to be a Superintendent of Oil and Gas, graduated from Texas A&M, was born in Idaho but moved to Poland to live with his aunt because his mother died giving birth to him. He then moved back to the U.S to attend college, moved to California 8 years ago and currently lives in Brentwood. He claims to be currently in Canada to oversee a rebuild of an oil rig in Arctic Archapeligo.
Three days ago he asked for my address to send me flowers, then two days ago asked for money. I refused. He has had his best friend Frederick((713)588-3288) call me to try and help me work things out with Christopher, I will not talk to either man, they both have Polish/ Slavik accents but speak English well. I searched his name and found a complaint dated 01/08/2018 on Dating Scams101 website. The victims story and mine are nearly identical with the exception that she did send him money. The photo isn't the same man I have received selfies from. I have run reversed image search and used Tine Eye, nothing comes up related to one photo but one photo is a photo shopped photo from The Queen's Baton Relay dated 2014, North Sea Scotland listed with Getty Images. He has offered to send me a photo via email of his drivers license, visa and social security card to try to prove he is who he claims to be, I refused. I requested a video chat which he claims is not possible at his location. He refuses to respond to questions regarding the faked photo and claims his ex wife is out to destroy him.
Christopher stated he will prove himself to me next week when he flies back home and is on my doorstep. I have already filed a report with IC3.gov.
He claimed that his wallet was stolen. He claimed he was from Brooklyn, NY. He asks for money. He is a scam artist. He has a Russian accent. He claimed to be on business in California and needed money to complete a business deal. He changes cell phones regularly. I filed a police report. He disconnected from me for a while claiming that he was hospitalized and that his phone was taken while he was unconscious. I thought that I would never hear from again but he contacted me months later from a different 917 number. He asked me for money again. He may be a Nigerian scammer. The dating site, Luxy, informed me that he had sent emails from Canada.


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come to terms with technology.
in His celestial and cerebral Kingdom.
the Tomb of the Unknown Dissipator.
except for capital or labour.
is to tell us how to live good lives.
So what is the point of education ?
we would be able to think two thoughts at once.
thinking two thoughts in ten minutes.
I think, therefore I am trapped in thought.
that I end up being pound-foolish!
therefore I am a criminal.
is the least of crimes.
and the meme or notion of normality slightly later.
and consumption of products and boredom and wealth.
was - in England - John.
turns the witless to rabble.


England have knocked off Australia 10-7 in a tight contest at Twickenham.
The win sets up a tantalising clash with Fiji to decide who will progress from Pool B, with Jarryd Hayne in search of more game time in the Sevens format.
A grinding first half opened up as England speedster Dan Norton crossed over out wide.
Australia had limited possession but a bustling run from Pama Fou put them in the ideal position and Sam Figg capitalised, scoring on the halftime siren.
John Porch nailed the conversion to give Australia the lead at the break in front of a raucous Twickenham crowd.
Australia producing a gritty defensive display to hold out a fired-up England, spurred on by 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' as it was bellowed around the stadium.
The visitors couldn't hold out the barrage though, with captain Pat McCutcheon sent to the bin after slowing the breakdown.
England taking full advantage with Marcus Watson scoring from the very next play, to give the hosts a three-point lead with a minute to play.
A brave restart from England allowed them to regather the ball but a strong turnover from Henry Hutchison gave Australia one last chance.
It wasn't to be though with Australia dropping the ball out wide in search of the winning try.
Australia will next face Fiji at 2.54am AEST.


Three staff of a bank at the Ogboefere branch in Enugu/Onitsha expressway reportedly lost their lives after their car was swept away by the flood resulting from a downpour on Thursday.
According to online reports, the deceased identified as Eby, Uju, and Ezenwa were heading home when their car was swept away by the flood which many say was caused as a result of blocked drainage channels.
Friends and family have taken to their social media accounts to mourn them.


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Star Wars Episode IX: More Details on the Reported Filming in Jordan and Other Potential Filming Locations
On the heels of the report we shared with you Monday, we came upon more potential details about this rumored shooting location for Star Wars: Episode IX in Jordan and some other potential bits about the film's production.
We spoke with someone, requesting anonymity, who shared this information with us – telling us that not only is the report accurate, but that "it is 100% for Episode IX" and painted a picture as to what type of location it is for. In addition to this they told us a few other bits about the film's production. This is not blowing a lid off of anything spoiler-wise so fear not, but these are certainly some interesting bits of information about the production. I will then sprinkle in my speculation using this information towards the end of the piece if you'll entertain me.
But first, let's go over what we were told. As with anything, if it doesn't comes from Disney or Lucasfilm it can't be considered anything more than a rumor until otherwise confirmed, though we are confident in this information.
Our source was confident in saying the report of this rumored filming location for Episode IX in Jordan is indeed correct. Being closely tied to the area, they went on to say that extensive filming is taking place there. In addition to the structures there are a lot of props there for a market scene. They have been filming there for some time now. There are strange looking baskets and unusual materials and fabrics.
Based on what they have seen and heard through set dressings and props they "surmise Abrams has incorporated a significant amount of callbacks to previous episodes" in Episode IX as a way of closing out the entire nine-episode saga. What is interesting about this is the source was not aware of the Neimoidian-looking stand-ins, as they were not on location when those were put up. So the combination of their statement mixed with what we saw here from the previous report makes it all the more curious.
Other Potential Locations and an Update on the Filming Schedule
Beyond filming in Jordan, they went on to say that while it has not happened yet, filming could potentially occur in Ireland, Italy, and California, which instantly makes me think it's possible we see Ahch-To once more (Ireland), revisit Naboo for the first time since Revenge of the Sith (Italy), and could a shoot in California mean a return to the Redwoods for Endor? Will we see the return of Wicket and the Ewoks? In addition to the Redwoods for Endor, California was also used for parts of Tatooine in A New Hope. Admittedly those Star Wars planets (and an Ewok return) are purely joyful speculation on my end, though the source confirms those filming locations are indeed currently on the table and have been requested. As with any film production, things can change, the source made it clear that while those locations have been requested for filming, nothing has been agreed upon, and things can change.
We have heard several whispers of rewrites (which are completely normal for any film's production). Our source explained that filming will continue into next year, including one Pinewood set in particular being specifically extended for that reason. They said:
"Filming is happening in Jordan and at Pinewood. Pinewood sets are filming into next year with one of the sets having been extended to film for an additional two months due to a rewrite."
Our source got the feeling that part of Episode IX's story could be the last of the allies reaching out to previous planets and species we are familiar with to rally the troops for the final stand for the galaxy. Many fans have wondered – will we return to a planet we saw in the original or prequel trilogy? We have yet to do so in the sequel trilogy, in addition to the lack of old familiar alien species we grew to love in the first six episodes of the saga. Perhaps it's time to let the past thrive with locations and creatures (much to Kylo Ren's dismay)?
Okay back to the Jordan shoot. So a desert planet in Star Wars…real original! I don't think this is a new desert planet, because frankly, enough already. Tatooine, Jedha, Jakku, if they make another I will join Anakin and begin hating sand.
So, are we going back to nowhere, I mean Jakku? Is the saga tapping into more Jedi-lore by tying in Jedha for some reason? Or could it be we are going back to where it all started for Luke Skywalker on Tatooine? If I had to make an educated guess about what this environment is in Episode IX, I would put the probability in this order:
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JAKKU: This Rey's story now, she is our main protagonist, so returning to her home planet makes much more sense to close out her story than would revisiting Tatooine.
JEDHA: It was left borderline uninhabitable, further showcased in the comics in The Ashes of Jedha, so I doubt they revisit that, as the planet doesn't exactly look like the place to go for a market anymore. Though those mountains in those shots scream Jedha to me, and Rey could be in the market for some new kyber!
TATOOINE: I think we've all had enough of Tatooine, and it doesn't fit this trilogy at all. Now if they make Solo 2 happen and bring in Jabba we'll talk!
A NEW PLANET: As I said before, enough with new desert locations. I can't see Abrams closing out the trilogy by giving us another new desert location.
But enough speculation. let's summarize what our source has told us in neat little bullets for you:
The report of the location is accurate, that they are filming in Jordan and have been for some time and that "it is 100% for Episode IX."
One set for the Jordan shoot in particular is likely for a market of some kind.
Filming could additionally take place in Italy, Ireland, and California.
Pinewood sets are filming into next year with one of the sets having been extended to film for an additional two months due to a rewrite.
Now again, because none of this is confirmed by Disney or Lucasfilm, it must all be taken as a rumor until otherwise confirmed by affiliated parties.
With that said, whatever it is, and whatever they're filming there for Episode IX, it is always exciting to hear about a tangible active Star Wars set, a pleasant reminder that another Star Wars film is being created as we speak!


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