Filmmaker hopes new doc on Canadian and other ISIS brides will help leave hatred behind, allow repatriation
Hamilton native Kimberly Polman is among former ISIS brides featured in The Return: Life After ISIS by Alba Sotorra Clua, who hopes the new documentary among featured films in the Hoc Docs Festival will give insight into the issues surrounding repatriation.
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Alba Sotorra Clua asks for compassion as Hamilton s Kimberly Polman renews plea to be allowed to come home
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 11:24 AM ET | Last Updated: April 30
Hamilton native Kimberly Polman has expressed regret about being part of the ISIS caliphate, and has been requesting that she be allowed to return to Canada. She s one of the women featured in the new documentary The Return: Life After Isis.(The Return: Life After ISIS)
Some Official Unofficial Blazers Mid-Season Awards By GeeseAusbie on Mar 8, 2021, 7:31pm PST 9
The Steve Blake We Just Can’t Quit You Award: Enes Kanter
On his second tour of duty, Enes Kanter has once again proven to be invaluable. Where would this team be without his hustle and consistency. How many possessions has he rescued with with his unique blend of ground-bound rebounding and around the basket put-back wizardry? Defensive issues aside, we can depend on Enes every night to bring his A game.
The Marcus Camby Last Blaze of Glory Award: Carmelo Anthony
As maligned as Melo has been on BE, there’s no denying that there’s at least 4 or 5 games that we wouldn’t won without him. Who else on the second unit can you throw the ball to and have him go get a bucket? Actually, after CJ and Nurk went down, who else on this team besides Dame can you do that. The results aren’t always pretty, and defense will be an issue, but was there anything more fun during thi
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The Dorson Community Foundation, an East Orange-based nonprofit that helps to empower disadvantaged students in Essex County, is gearing up for its annual spring gala. (Shutterstock)
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ An East Orange-based nonprofit that helps to empower disadvantaged students in Essex County is gearing up for its annual spring gala, and it plans to have U.S. Sen. Cory Booker as a special guest.
The Dorson Community Foundation recently announced that for the first time, it will be holding its annual Spring Splendor Gala Fundraiser virtually, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 10, and will take place in honor of its High School Rising Scholars of the Dorson Scholars Program.
SPIE, The International Society for Optics and Photonics, Announces Its 2021 Society Awards
Written by AZoOpticsJan 13 2021
The Awards Committee of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, today announced the recipients of its prestigious annual awards. Honoring transformative advancements in multiple areas including medicine, astronomy, lithography, optical metrology, and community-focused achievements the Society s awards recognize technical accomplishments as well as committed service to SPIE and support of its organizational mission.
Maryellen Giger, the A.N. Pritzker Professor of Radiology at the University of Chicago, is recognized with the 2021 SPIE Directors Award. (Photo: Business Wire)
SPIE Gold Medal: Hugo Thienpont
In recognition of his profound and durable impact on society and pioneering vision for photonics. The different disruptive instruments that Thienpont has developed and implemented during the past decades have generated a tangible im
SPIE announces its 2021 society awards
13 Jan 2021
21 recipients represent achievements across wide range of light-based sciences and key advances made with these technologies.
optics.org, has announced the recipients of its prestigious annual awards.
Honoring transformative advancements in multiple areas â including medicine, astronomy, lithography, optical metrology, and community-focused achievements â the Society s awards recognize technical accomplishments as well as committed service to SPIE and support of its organizational mission.
Categories and winners
SPIE Gold Medal: Hugo Thienpont In recognition of his profound and lasting impact on society and pioneering vision for photonics. The different disruptive instruments that Thienpont has developed and implemented during the past decades have generated a tangible impact on education, research, innovation, and societal well-being in Flanders, across Europe, and beyond.