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Risk management, insurer groups urge federal cyber backstop
The potential creation of a federal backstop for commercial cyber insurance markets in the wake of a catastrophic cyber event has received support from risk management and insurance industry organizations.
The terrorism backstop formed after Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks can serve as a basic model for a cyber backstop, but factors such as funding and coverage structure must be addressed, advocates say.
Last month, the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. sent a comment letter to the U.S. Treasury Department's Federal Insurance Office, saying its members "overwhelmingly supported" the creation of a federal cyber insurance backstop.
The letter was in response to a Sept. 29 Treasury Department notice seeking comments "on issues related to cyber insurance and catastrophic cyber incidents."
; The first deadline for comments was 14 November, which was extended to 15 December.
"Cyber insurance is a significant risk transfer mechanism, and the insurance industry has an important role to play in strengthening cyber hygiene and building resilience," the Treasury statement said.
The announcement followed a June report by the Government Accountability Office recommending that the FIO and the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency conduct a joint assessment to determine "the extent to which risks to critical infrastructure from catastrophic cyber incidents and potential financial exposures warrant a federal insurance response."
Bryan Cunningham, executive director of the Cybersecurity Policy & Research Institute at the University of California, Irvine, said he supports some role for the federal government in dealing with catastrophic cyber exposures. "I think we have to have it," he said. Details of the thresholds, funding and other considerations are "not yet determined, but it should be there," he said.
Mr. Cunningham previously served as Deputy National Security Advisor in the George W. Bush administration under Condoleezza Rice and was involved in the drafting of the Homeland Security Act after 9/11.
He suggested that the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, which provided federal reinsurance coverage for insurers providing property/casualty coverage, could serve as a reference point because the language of the act has survived five reauthorizations and the program was successful in achieving its goal of stabilizing real estate markets after the attacks . The trigger for TRIA coverage started at $50 billion but rose to $200 billion in its most recent reauthorization, in 2019.
Lynn Haley Pilarski, RIMS external committee chair and senior risk manager at General Motors Co., said TRIA fulfilled its mandate to stabilize commercial property insurance markets in the wake of the 9/11 devastation and that "risk managers are always looking for ways to improve coverage conditions, increase capacity and stabilize insurance markets."
Both Mr. Cunningham and Mrs. Pilarski said that attention should be paid to the definition of war in any backstop, particularly regarding coverage language and exclusions. The definition should not be so broad as to allow overly broad or restrictive language for exclusionary coverage, they said.
Dale Porfilio, chief insurance officer for the Insurance Information Institute in New York, said the organization "views cyber as one of the most significant risks facing society and the insurance industry, and is concerned about a catastrophic cyber event on the scale of natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes." He said events like the 2021 Colonial Pipeline shutdown, where an energy supplier was hit by a ransomware attack, showed the potential risk of "bad actors or nation-states attacking major infrastructure like the U.S. power grid."
A significant attack on infrastructure "could far exceed current cyber coverage in the private market," Porfilio said. "We believe the federal government should invest in cyber risk mitigation of national and community infrastructure as well as preventing cyber attacks by nation states and terrorist groups."
Mr. Porfilio said "the potential benefit of a federal cyber insurance program like TRIA depends a lot on how it's structured and funded. We wouldn't want it to displace or inhibit the growth of the private cyber insurance and reinsurance market."
A program like TRIA can be beneficial if it provides "umbrella coverage across the private market without adding unnecessary costs or administrative burdens to policyholders and insurers," Porfilio said.
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association is formulating its full response to the FIO's request for comment but expressed initial support for the process.
"This is an important issue and an important issue for insurers. We will be submitting formal comments and welcome an ongoing dialogue with the administration," said Nat Wienecke, senior vice president of federal government relations for APCIA.


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With buzz building across the globe, the momentum will continue into 2019.
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In this July 12, 2018, file photo head grower Mark Vlahos, of Milford, Mass., tends to cannabis plants, at Sira Naturals medical marijuana cultivation facility, in Milford, Mass. The legal marijuana industry exploded in 2018, pushing its way further into the cultural and financial mainstream in the U.S. and beyond.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The last year was a 12-month champagne toast for the legal marijuana industry as the global market exploded and cannabis pushed its way further into the financial and cultural mainstream.
Liberal California became the largest legal U.S. marketplace, while conservative Utah and Oklahoma embraced medical marijuana. Canada ushered in broad legalization, and Mexico's Supreme Court set the stage for that country to follow.
U.S. drug regulators approved the first marijuana-based pharmaceutical to treat kids with a form of epilepsy, and billions of investment dollars poured into cannabis companies. Even main street brands like Coca-Cola said they are considering joining the party.
"I have been working on this for decades, and this was the year that the movement crested," said U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat working to overturn the federal ban on pot. "It's clear that this is all coming to a head."
Luxembourg is poised to become the first European country to legalize recreational marijuana, and South Africa is moving in that direction. Israel's Parliament approved a law allowing exports of medical marijuana. Thailand legalized medicinal use of marijuana, and other Southeastern Asian countries may follow South Korea's lead in legalizing cannabidiol, or CBD. It's a non-psychoactive compound found in marijuana and hemp plants and used for treatment of certain medical problems.
"It's not just the U.S. now. It's spreading," said Ben Curren, CEO of Green Bits, a San Jose, California, company that develops software for marijuana retailers and businesses.
Curren's firm is one of many that blossomed as the industry grew. He started the company in 2014 with two friends. Now, he has 85 employees, and the company's software processes $2.5 billion in sales transactions a year for more than 1,000 U.S. retail stores and dispensaries.
Green Bits raised $17 million in April, pulling in money from investment firms including Snoop Dogg's Casa Verde Capital. Curren hopes to expand internationally by 2020.
"A lot of the problem is keeping up with growth," he said.
Legal marijuana was a $10.4 billion industry in the U.S. in 2018 with a quarter-million jobs devoted just to the handling of marijuana plants, said Beau Whitney, vice president and senior economist at New Frontier Data, a leading cannabis market research and data analysis firm. There are many other jobs that don't involve direct work with the plants, but they are harder to quantify, Whitney said.
Investors poured $10 billion into cannabis in North America in 2018, twice what was invested in the last three years combined, he said, and the combined North American market is expected to reach more than $16 billion in 2019.
"Investors are getting much savvier when it comes to this space because even just a couple of years ago, you'd throw money at it and hope that something would stick," he said. "But now investors are much more discerning."
Increasingly, U.S. lawmakers see that success and want it for their states.
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. states now have legalized some form of medical marijuana.
Voters in November made Michigan the 10th state — and first in the Midwest — to legalize recreational marijuana. Governors in New York and New Jersey are pushing for a similar law in their states next year, and momentum for broad legalization is building in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
"Let's legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana once and for all," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said last week.
State lawmakers in Nebraska just formed a campaign committee to put a medical cannabis initiative to voters in 2020. Nebraska shares a border with Colorado, one of the first two states to legalize recreational marijuana, and Iowa, which recently started a limited medical marijuana program.
"Attitudes have been rapidly evolving and changing. I know that my attitude toward it has also changed," said Nebraska state Sen. Adam Morfeld, a Democrat. "Seeing the medical benefits and seeing other states implement it ... has convinced me that it's not the dangerous drug it's made out to be."
With all its success, the U.S. marijuana industry continues to be undercut by a robust black market and federal law that treats marijuana as a controlled substance like heroin. Financial institutions are skittish about cannabis businesses, even in U.S. states where they are legal, and investors until recently have been reluctant to put their money behind pot.
Marijuana businesses can't deduct their business expenses on their federal taxes and face huge challenges getting insurance and finding real estate for their brick-and-mortar operations.
"Until you have complete federal legalization, you're going to be living with that structure," said Marc Press, a New Jersey attorney who advises cannabis businesses.
At the start of the year, the industry was chilled when then-U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a policy shielding state-licensed medical marijuana operators from federal drug prosecutions. Ultimately the move had minimal impact because federal prosecutors showed little interest in going after legal operators.
Sessions, a staunch marijuana opponent, later lost his job while President Donald Trump said he was inclined to support an effort by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, to relax the federal prohibition.
In November, Democrats won control of the U.S. House and want to use it next year to pass legislation that eases federal restrictions on the legal marijuana industry without removing it from the controlled substances list.
Gardner and Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren have proposed legislation allowing state-approved commercial cannabis activity under federal law. The bill also would let states and Indian tribes determine how best to regulate marijuana commerce within their boundaries without fear of federal intervention.
If those provisions become law, they could open up banking for the marijuana industry nationwide and make it easier for cannabis companies to secure capital.
Blumenauer's "blueprint" to legalize marijuana also calls for the federal government to provide medical marijuana for veterans, more equitable taxation for marijuana businesses and rolling back federal prohibitions on marijuana research, among other things.
"We have elected the most pro-cannabis Congress in history and more important, some of the people who were roadblocks to our work ... are gone," Blumenauer said. "If we're able to jump-start it in the House, I think there will be support in the Senate, particularly if we deal with things that are important, like veterans' access and banking."
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What are your plans for creative practice this week? It's holiday time, so enjoy a broad brush when it comes to creativity: cooking, baking, decorating inside and out, making gifts, making cards, getting creative with wrapping, savoring the magic, finding ways to enjoy the small moments of each day.
I did the mindfulness meditation at 6 am one morning with candles and incense and it was such a nice way to start the day. Did some journaling afterward. I'm ultimately aiming for more than 1X a week, but just trying to get myself hooked on it right now… Creative endeavors are all Christmas-related – gotta get crackin'!!!
last week, blogged every day except one, made christmas ornaments, finished a painting ….
this week, blog every day, finish christmas ornaments for friends and neighbors, deliver commissioned painting, paint on tuesday …..
This week I am getting back to an early wakeup. While my husband was away, I drifted off of my usual routine and have been seriously missing the benefit of early morning practice. Last night I set my intention to wake up early, and amazingly, I woke up on my own at 4:50 and was ready to start the day! Everything is so much better when I take care of those important things — meditating, journaling, reading Rumi, planning the day — before it's time to ramp up into action.
oh my goodness, i thought i posted on monday!
since my last post, did manage to squeeze in one edit session with my writing group on tuesday, if it weren't for our writing days, i would never open the manuscript these days.
maybe when my boys are gone for break, i may be able to finish the thing in a couple of committed days. now to commit to them, but that is next week.
otherwise, holiday mayhem, new job, and taking care of the bullying situation and #2's school has reached a climax. it's all flying down the rollercoaster to new year from here. and a little blogging.


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Prevention & Treatment of Sports Related Concussion and Head Injuries - Policy and Regulation
Important New Information Contained in FSDirect Requester Guide for Existing Requesters and New Requesters
At the Board of Education Meeting on October 19, 2017, the Board revised the Use of School Facilities Policy and Regulation, these revised documents are posted on this page.
Welcome to our online building use system called Facility Scheduling Direct (FSDirect) through SchoolDude.com. A FSDirect Requester Guide that shows instructions for logging on and applying for building use is attachment 1. You will be identified as the Requester.
Attachment 2 contains insurance requirements (Insurance Notification Guide).
Applicants must complete, sign and return the "Hold Harmless Agreement" before use of the BOE facility.
The building use application fee is $50.
After you have made your request, the request is then forwarded and reviewed by the individual building representative. You will receive an email from Schooldude.com advising that your requested schedule has been routed. Once the schedule has been approved by the building representative, the schedule is routed to the Buildings & Grounds department for final approval, invoicing (if applicable) and activation. Once again, an email will be sent to you.
If you have specific questions relating to one of our school buildings, please contact them. If you are having difficulty with FSDirect, please contact Buildings & Grounds, 732-873-2371.
Franklin Township Public Schools have made available an emergency information number. In case of inclement weather and any other special announcements, residents may call 732-873-2400 Ext. 555. School closing and delayed openings will be listed on the announcement. This is an emergency telephone line only. Updated changes will also be on our website at: www.franklinboe.org
Please print this guide and follow the steps as you fill out the online application. It contains important information.
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Jacobs Engineering, Inc. has been awarded the Base Operations Support (BOS) services contract at Naval Station Mayport and Marine Corps Support Facility – Blount Island. Both are in Jacksonville, Florida. This contract covers labor, supervision and management to perform Facility Investment projects, custodial, pest control, Integrated Solid Waste management, swimming pool maintenance, grounds maintenance and landscaping; Utilities Management; Electrical; Wastewater; Steam; Water, Base Support Vehicles and Equipment; Environmental; and other related services. The contract has a potential of 8 years and is valued at over $200M.
Jacobs Engineering is a one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional, and construction services, including all aspects of engineering, architecture, construction, operations and maintenance, as well as scientific and specialty consulting. We serve a broad range of companies and organizations, including industrial, commercial and government clients across multiple markets and geographies. Our global network includes approximately 77,000 employees in more than 230 offices in more than 30 countries.
An inside environment may be a cubicle (considerations: close quarters, low to moderate noise, bright or dim lighting). Outside work may include various environmental conditions including hot, dusty, cold, icy and windy climates. Work assignments vary based on client requirements.
General office equipment, which includes: telephone, fax machine, copier, PC/laptop, and other miscellaneous office equipment. Outdoor equipment as needed to perform the duties of the position..
Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is mandatory.
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Reggae is so often affiliated with Rastafarianism that it can be a bit jarring to hear a different spiritual ideology expressed via the music's familiar choppy rhythms. But there is a Christian reggae scene out there, and you need not be a follower of fire-and-brimstone prophecy or or fast-talking TV evangelists to enjoy it.
Christafari has come a long way in glorifying Jesus through reggae. The name pretty much applies to front man Mark Mohr as well as the band that supports him, and Mohr's dreadlocked appearance goes well with his evangelical fervor and knack for creating inventive reggae. On Gravity he's a defender of the faith from varying perspectives, blasting the "Hypocritical System," taking refuge in the Almighty as a "Hiding Place" (which, interestingly, follows a song called "Cannot Hide") and pleading for unity as eloquently as any reggae personality on "Broken-Down Communication." Vocally, Mohr shifts easily from straightforward singing to DJ-style chat, riding the mixture of roots, dancehall, techno, dub and hints of global-reaching fusion.
The sonically odd intros and outros that crop up between songs actually disrupt the very continuity they're likely seeking to build, but the songs themselves are a nicely satisfying lot.
'Imisi ("Image") is a Christian reggae band that includes members from the Pacific island of Tonga, and their warm, breezy roots sound is reflective of both their geographical origins and firm but gentle spiritual message. There's a guest shot by Christafari on the title track of Visions of the Father (the song also appears on Gravity, in fact) and the album was co-produced by Quino (from California reggae band Big Mountain) and Mark Mohr.
which packs a jumping groove reminiscent of the Jamaican rocksteady era.
Make no mistake- these releases don't pull any punches in pointing to Jesus Christ as the only means of salvation. But if you're the easygoing type (as most reggae fans are), that ought not discourage you from checking these out. Good reggae is good reggae, and this stuff fits that description.


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Following uploadimages.xhtml make this error and I tried so many previously mentioned solutions on stack-overflow including web.xml configuration based solution and didn't work them for me.
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Q: The trace-norm of an infinite dimensional compact operator bounded by a limit of finite dimensional trace norms. Let $\rho$ be a trace class operator with infinite rank. Furthermore, let $\rho_{N}$ be a finite rank approximation, of rank N, of $\rho$ in the following sense. I will use Dirac notation. Note that $\|A\|_{1}: = \frac{1}{2}Tr|A|$.
Diagonalizing $\rho$
$$\rho = \sum_{i=1}^{\infty}\lambda_{i}|\psi_{i}\rangle\langle \psi_{i}|$$
the rank $N$ approximation of the above is
$$\rho_{N} = \sum_{i=1}^{N}\lambda_{i}|\psi_{i}\rangle\langle \psi_{i}|.$$
$\rho_{N}$ a approximates $\rho$ in the sense that $\|\rho_{N}-\rho\|_{1} = \sum_{i=N+1}^{\infty}|\lambda_{i}|$ and as $N\rightarrow \infty$ this trace distance goes to zero.
Let $F$ be a non-linear functional from the space of rank trace class operators to the real numbers.  Now, assume that
$$\|\rho\|_{1} \leq \lim_{N\rightarrow \infty} F(\rho_{N}).$$
What are necessary and sufficient conditions on $F$ so that  $\lim_{N\rightarrow \infty} F(\rho_{N}) = F(\rho)$. In the end I would like to get something like
$$
\|\rho_{1}\|_{1}\leq F(\rho_{N})
$$
What is happening here is that there is a useful bound proven for finite-dimensional trace class operators and I would like to extend it to the infinite-dimensional case. The problem is that the proof of this bound requires us to invert an infinite dimensional trace class operator, which is not possible. I try to see if I can just argue that the mentioned bound extends to the infinite-dimensional case by employing a limit argument.


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Discussion in 'Halo 3 Modding Tutorials' started by Nothinbeter2do, Jun 27, 2009 with 57 replies and 15,501 views.
Thanks to xsuperbikex for finding this.
1. Transfer your Xbox360 account onto your computer. I will not go into detail on this, because you should know how to already.
2. Open your Xbox360 account in any hex editor. I will be using Hex Workshop.
3. Open the search dialog (ctrl+f).
4. Search for your current service tag as a unicode string.
5. You should find two results, change both of them.
6. Rehash and resign with any program of your choice.
7. Put account back onto your Xbox360.
3. Open the search dialog (ctrl+h, in Hex Workshop).
4. Type your current service tag into the Find text box, and enter your desired into the Replace textbox. Make sure you have checked the Unicode String box.
5. The hex editor will automatically change your service tag.
NOTE: You still have to use the default letter, number, number format. Not doing this will result in a random service tag.
What will this let you do?
This will let you use blocked, reserved, etc. service tags. For example, you could make your service tag O00, or P00.
Would you be able to change the font of the numbers and letters?
But anyways great post. Thanks to you and xsuperbikex.
No, you can only change the service tag.
There is an easier way lol. Sooo much easier.
Step 5: Your Done. You have successfully changed your Service Tag to something that was blocked before.
Didn't work. It somehow removed all my unlockables. Armors and levels I did on campaign. I wanted I17, but got litteraly nothing.
This is getting annoying. People are saying I should all ready know how to Transfer my Xbox360 account onto my pc. But I don't. Please can some one send me a link.. Or tell me what the file is semi called or give me a hint where to look on the HDD and what to look for I.e, name?.
I'm not a noob at modding. I jus stopped and missed alot.
There's a MUCH easier way. Turn on your xbox, put in Halo 3, wait for it to load, once you sign in, click on matchmaking, then once your in pregame lobby press start, press right on the left joystick, go down to appearance, and service tag will be right there.
This is to change it to something that is blocked by bungie.
Can I just use hash block calculator on this instead of rehashing/resigning?
That's what the Hash Block Calculator does.
I still haven't gotten this to work.
I know I'm a little late here, but holy cow Bryan you weren't lying. What a re-re.


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An "unauthorized person" accessed Commack High School students' information in a network breach Thursday, school district officials said.
The hacker accessed the high school's student management system and may have viewed information that includes student identification numbers, names, addresses, contact information and school schedules, officials said in a statement posted to the district's website.
"We thought it was important to make parents aware of the potential release of student data. At this time, we believe this breach only applies to a very limited number of high school student records," the statement said.
Officials added that student social security numbers are not contained in the student management system.
Upon learning of the breach, the district's information technology department immediately added additional security protocols, implemented a continuous monitoring program for all systems and restored schedules that were altered during the breach, officials said.
"Our 24 hour monitoring has shown no additional unauthorized attempts to access our student management systems at this time," the statement said.
As of Friday afternoon, it appears no information was downloaded or disseminated, officials added.
The district is working with Suffolk County Police Department to identify the hacker. Police said Friday that the investigation is ongoing.
Commack is also conducting an internal security review and is in the process of hiring an outside technology company to conduct a review of the district's student management system and networks.


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By Chris Flavell
Stourbridge's War Memorial Ground
THE play-off semi-final between Stourbridge and Alvechurch is facing postponement.
The Evo-Stik South board has apparently decided that 'in the best interests of fairness' the clash, which is due to take place at Stourbridge's War Memorial Ground on Wednesday night, will have to take place at a later date.
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Student Lockdown To Attract Thousands To Bon Accord
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Bon Accord will enter lockdown next month as Aberdeen's biggest and best student event takes over the city centre.
Now in its fifth year, the annual event, which is open exclusively to students, attracted more than 6,000 people to Bon Accord & St Nicholas last year.
The Student Lockdown is expected to attract an even bigger turn-out as the centre hosts the extravaganza on September 27. Students will be able to get their hands on a range of incredible discounts, with retailers offering up to 50% off purchases on the night as well as special giveaways.
Around 40 stores will be open on the night, which will run from 6.30pm to 9pm, and feature a wide variety of attractions and entertainment – as well as DJs, food and pop-up bars.
Craig Stevenson, manager of Bon Accord & St Nicholas, said:
"This event has now firmly established itself on the student calendar and has been growing in popularity each year. The atmosphere it creates in the centre is absolutely fantastic and we are looking forward to welcoming students from Aberdeen's two universities and North East Scotland College to the Student Lockdown next month.
"Retailers will be putting on some incredible discounts for attendees and we will also be holding a range of competitions in the build-up to the Lockdown. Live music, special giveaways and pop-up bars and food outlets will further add to the occasion and ensure students will have an incredible night. For us this is also a way to introduce new students to what is on offer in Aberdeen and we hope they come along and enjoy it."
Bon Accord & St Nicholas are at the heart of Aberdeen city centre's retail sector, offering 840,000 sq ft of prime space and home to around 100 stores. Scotland's largest Next, Aberdeen's only Topshop and Topman standalone store as well as the City's largest New Look and River Island are among the key retailers.
The centres, which attract an average of 275,000 visitors a week, are owned by BMO Real Estate Partners and managed by specialist retail agency Savills. For further information on the centres visit www.bonaccordandstnicholas.com
Posted by Editor at 21:34	Tagged with: Bon Accord, Clothing, Independent, Malls, Retail, Scottish, Shopping, Students
£8,000 Raised At Bon Accord Big Bounce
With thanks to Phil Moar, Account Manager, Citrus:Mix.
Nearly £8,000 has been raised for charity after a new event had a city centre garden jumping for joy.
Big Bounce at Bon Accord welcomed kids and big kids to the greenspace last month (June 25-26) for the fundraising event which saw attendees able to enjoy eight inflatables installed within the space.
From bungee runs to bouncy castles, people turned out in their numbers to support Bon Accord & St Nicholas in its fundraising efforts for both CLAN Cancer Support and Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital Charity.
The event also fell under the UK-wide One Great Day initiative.
As well as the inflatables, a range of pop-up food and drink retailers were also present, with music and entertainment throughout both days adding to the party atmosphere.
On Friday (June 24), the fundraising effort was also aided by five classes from Walker Road Primary School carrying out a sponsored Mini Bounce within the garden, with pupils each playing their part in helping their class jump continuously for 30 minutes. The big-hearted school's efforts added more than £1,100 to the overall fundraising total.
Craig Stevenson, centre manager at Bon Accord & St Nicholas, said:
Susan Crighton, CLAN's fundraising manager, said:
"The Big Bounce weekend was a fantastic new addition to the city centre event calendar and we're thrilled to have been selected as one of the beneficiaries of the day.
"I'd also like to say a massive thank you to all those who took the time to visit over the course of the weekend and a special mention to the fantastic efforts of the Walker Road pupils who went above and beyond with their own fundraising session.
"Money raised for CLAN through the One Great Day initiative will go towards the charity's provision of free wellbeing and support services for anyone affected by cancer across the north and north-east of Scotland; it really will make a massive difference."
One Great Day is the brainchild of Bon Accord & St Nicholas owner BMO Real Estate and sees a range of local fundraising events held at over 60 shopping centres across the UK. All funds raised go towards Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and other local charities.
Posted by Fred at Aberdeen Voice at 22:51	Tagged with: Bon Accord, Children, CLAN, Hospital, Independent, Malls, Retail, Road, School, Scottish, Shopping, Walker
Walker Road Gets Ready To Bounce At Bon Accord
An Aberdeen primary school is jumping at the chance to take part in one of the city centre's newest fundraising events.
Five classes from Walker Road Primary School have signed up for this weekend's Big Bounce at Bon Accord which takes place within the roof garden above the St Nicholas Centre this weekend, June 25-26.
The enhanced area, which last year saw over £200,000 worth of improvements made to it, will see a total of eight inflatables installed throughout the course of the weekend, with the shopping centre appealing for both kids and big kids to join it on the day.
The pupils from Walker Road Primary will take part in a special fundraising Big Bounce on the Friday before the weekend, with every class bouncing for half an hour to raise funds for the event. Big Bounce at Bon Accord falls under the UK-wide One Great Day initiative and will this year raise funds for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital Charity and Aberdeen-based CLAN Cancer Support.
Gillian Graham, depute head teacher at Walker Road School, said:
"We're delighted to be supporting this year's Big Bounce at Bon Accord and we're looking forward to attending the Friday school session.
"The pupils have been busy collecting pennies which will go towards two very worthwhile causes and some have even been practicing at home on trampolines in preparation for the day itself. It's shaping up to be a fantastic new event for the city and we're thrilled to be a part of it."
"I'd like to thank Walker Road for its enthusiasm in supporting Big Bounce at Bon Accord and I can't wait to welcome the pupils for their half hour sponsored session.
"All money raised will go towards our overall One Great Day fundraising total which will be split this year between CLAN Cancer Support and Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital Charity. Both causes provide invaluable support, advice and information to children and families here in the north-east so we're delighted to be doing our bit on their behalf."
As well as a range of inflatables and bouncy castles, the event will showcase various entertainment and music which will add to the party atmosphere throughout the two days. A selection of different food and drink stalls will also be present.
Attendees will be able to purchase tokens on the day for use of the inflatables, with all profits raised being split between both causes.
For more information, please visit www.bonaccordandstnicholas.com or the Big Bounce @ Bon Accord's dedicated Facebook event page.
One Great Day is the brainchild of Bon Accord & St Nicholas owner BMO Real Estate and sees a range of local fundraising events held at its shopping complexes throughout the UK. All funds raised go towards Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and one other charity of each centre's choice.
For more information on the day and school involvement, please visit www.bonaccordandstnicholas.com
Bon Accord & St Nicholas are at the heart of Aberdeen city centre's retail sector, offering 840,000 sq ft of prime space and home to around 100 stores.
Scotland's largest Next, Aberdeen's only Topshop and Topman standalone store as well as the City's largest New Look and River Island are among the key retailers, as well as H&M and New Look. Bon Accord also boasts a boutique store line up with retailers including Jigsaw, Hobbs, Phase Eight and Jo Malone.
The centres, which attract an average of 275,000 visitors a week, are owned by BMO Real Estate Partners and managed by specialist retail agency Savills.
For further on the centres visit www.bonaccordandstnicholas.com.
Posted by Fred at Aberdeen Voice at 00:17	Tagged with: Bon Accord, Cancer, Charity, CLAN, Fundraising, Independent, Malls, Retail, Scottish. Torry
Smiggle Opens Up Colourful Treasure Trove
A rainbow of colour will be unveiled in Bon Accord this week as one of Australia's most popular and fun stationery stores opens its first store in Aberdeen.
Melbourne based Smiggle, is set to open its 61st store on Friday (June 17), bringing a treasure trove of brightly coloured stationery, gadgets and gizmos to the city centre.
The quirky children's brand opened its first UK store in London in 2014 and is dedicated to creating original, fun and affordable stationery.
The brand's products are focused on bold colour, quirky graphics, good value, innovation and most of all – giving fans the tools they need to have fun.
These offerings will be brought to life for Aberdeen consumers, with promises of bright backpacks, popping pencil cases, scented stationery, gadgets and gizmos and lots of goodies to deck out your desk.
"Smiggle is a hugely popular brand and we are delighted to welcome the store to Bon Accord. Excitement has been building prior to the opening and the store is looking incredibly eye-catching.
"We are sure that Smiggle is going to become a fast favourite with youngsters, who will enjoy their fun range of stationary and accessories. We have been working hard to enhance our offering to young people, and the introduction of Smiggle, along with previous additions of JoJo Maman Bebe and Scallywags are making us a go to destination for the younger generation."
Smiggle is known for introducing limited edition product assortments in a variety of colours, making them highly sought after, and stocks everything from bags and lunchboxes to accessories, gadgets and more.
Managing director of Smiggle, John Cheston, says:
"We're thrilled to be opening our 61st store here in Aberdeen. There really is nothing like Smiggle anywhere else on the high street – and it will be great to see the public's reaction when the doors open on the 17th.
"It's important for us to inject fun into everything we do – from product design to store design, we will always focus on delivering to our fans the most original and playful stationary possible. We look forward to welcoming families in our store who know of the brand and are excited for our arrival, as well as introducing the colourful world of Smiggle to new fans in the area."
The centres, which attract an average of 275,000 visitors a week, are owned by BMO Real Estate Partners and managed by specialist retail agency Savills. For further on the centres visit www.bonaccordandstnicholas.com.
Posted by Fred at Aberdeen Voice at 00:22	Tagged with: Bon Accord, Children, Gadgets, Independent, Malls, Melbourne, Retail, Scottish, Shopping, Stationery
New Event Planned For City Centre's Roof Garden
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A unique new event is set to have Aberdeen's freshest greenspace jumping for joy.
Big Bounce at Bon Accord takes place within the roof garden above the St Nicholas Centre on the weekend of June 25-26.
The enhanced area, which last year saw over £200,000 worth of improvements made to it, will see a total of nine inflatables installed throughout the course of the weekend, with the shopping centre appealing for both kids and big kids to join it on the day.
It's one of a number of events planned that will utilise the garden's space and bandstand throughout the summer months with a view to establishing the area as a go-to event location.
Big Bounce at Bon Accord will fall under the UK-wide One Great Day initiative and will this year raise funds for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital Charity and Aberdeen-based CLAN Cancer Support.
Attendees will be able to purchase tokens on the day for use of the inflatables, with all profits raised being split between both causes. A range of music and entertainment will also add to the party atmosphere over the two days.
"We've been busy devising a programme of events for within the roof garden in the summer months approaching and Big Bounce at Bon Accord is a main focus of this line-up.
"We've been looking to create a unique and different event that has the potential to become an annual occurrence and we think that our Big Bounce weekend fits the bill. We're going to have nine inflatables installed over the two days – from bouncy castles to bungee runs – and we believe that this is the first time in the city that this amount has been in the same place at the same time; we're really looking forward to welcoming people over the weekend!
"There is a fundraising element to the weekend, with both CLAN and Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital Charity being supported, but we really just want people, both young and old, to come along and join us for a day of family fun."
"CLAN is thrilled to again be involved with a Bon Accord & St Nicholas fundraising day. The support CLAN has had from the centre, its staff and those who shop within it has been so valuable to the charity over the last years and we simply can't thank them enough for their efforts.
"We certainly haven't come across an event of this type in Aberdeen before and we're looking forward to what will be a fun-filled, worthwhile day."
Schools are also being encouraged to take part in the weekend, with sponsorship packages available for classes to get involved. Participating classes will be assigned an hour session where they can come down and join in the fun. A prize for the class who raises the most money will also be awarded.
Posted by Fred at Aberdeen Voice at 00:20	Tagged with: Bon Accord, Cancer, Care, Charity, Children, CLAN, Fundraising, Health, Independent, Malls, Service, Shopping, Support, Volunteer
Range Of Events Planned For Roof Garden
The sound of jazz will emanate from a city centre roof garden this weekend as an exciting programme of events gets underway.
Bon Accord & St Nicholas will host a number of performances for Jazz On The Green – part of the Aberdeen Jazz Festival running from March 16 to 20 – at the greenspace near the St Nicholas centre.
A range of jazz acts will perform in the bandstand in the roof garden on Sunday March 20, uniting the city centre in a celebration of jazz, blues, funk, soul, R & B, swing, bop, vocals and big band, with free admission for all.
Work on improved seating, lighting, flower provision and a brand new children's play area was completed last year to breathe new life into the greenspace – and it is hoped it will become a popular destination within the city centre.
Plans are in place for an Easter Egg hunt within the roof garden and events will continue throughout spring and summer.
"We are delighted to be playing a part in the Aberdeen Jazz Festival, which is always a fantastic and lively event. This will be a great chance for the public to come along to the enhanced roof garden and see how it has been transformed in the past year. The bandstand within the roof garden is a great performance area and event space and I am sure the talented jazz performers will draw the crowds in.
"A lot of hard work went into transforming the area and we want it to be a space for the people of Aberdeen to enjoy. We are looking forward to finalising a wide range of exciting events throughout spring and summer and welcoming people to the garden throughout the months to come."
Picture Credit: "Inside the Bon Accord centre – geograph.org.uk – 1241608" by Stanley Howe. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Commons
Posted by Fred at Aberdeen Voice at 23:44	Tagged with: Bon Accord, Festival, Independent, Malls, Music, Retail, Scottish, Shopping
£2million Refurbishment For Loch St Car Park
One of Aberdeen's most popular city centre
car parks is to undergo a £2million
refurbishment.
Bon Accord & St Nicholas' Loch St car park, which on average welcomes over one million users a year, has been earmarked for a number of innovative improvements that are set to enhance the parking experience for those visiting the centre.
A fresh parking surface, brighter energy efficient LED lighting as well as the grouping of both disabled and parent and children spaces to the same location on each level are all part of the plans.
Funded by centre owner BMO Real Estate and managed by specialist retail agency Savills, work on the car park is expected to be completed by the end of October.
"We're delighted to be working with both BMO Real Estate and Savills to enhance the car park experience for our loyal customers in what is a significant refurbishment project for the centre.
"We want customers to get their visit to Bon Accord & St Nicholas off to the best possible start and we appreciate the role that a bright, modern and accessible car park plays in an individual's shopping experience.
"Work will only be carried out on one level at a time in an effort to avoid disruption for those coming and going from the facility; we look forward to welcoming visitors to the enhanced parking provision in the coming months."
Throughout the programme of work, the car park will be open until 8pm instead of 11pm. On a Thursday only, it will be open until 10pm. The neighbouring Harriet St car park is unaffected by the works.
Posted by Fred at Aberdeen Voice at 23:51	Tagged with: Bon Accord, Car, Independent, Malls, Parking, Retail, Scottish, Shopping
Two New Stores To Open In Aberdeen
One of Australia's most popular stationery stores is set to open its first store in Aberdeen.
Melbourne based Smiggle will add a colourful splash to Bon Accord & St Nicholas in June, complementing the mall's offering to youngsters.
The quirky and vibrant children's brand is a treasure trove of brightly coloured stationery, gadgets and gizmos, stocking everything from bags and lunchboxes to accessories, gadgets and more.
A mainstay in Australia, Smiggle opened its first UK store in London in 2014 and has grown rapidly since then, with 42 stores now trading in the UK. It is known for introducing limited edition product assortments in a variety of colours, making them highly sought after.
Smiggle will move into the EE store in the Bon Accord mall, while EE will relocate to the former Build-a-Bear unit.
Cementing its reputation as a desirable location for retailers, Bon Accord & St Nicholas will also welcome UK's biggest kitchen specialist, Magnet, to a shop at 139 George Street, adjacent to Bon Accord and immediately opposite the city's John Lewis department store. The showroom is due to open in spring.
"It is a fantastic coup for us that Smiggle has chosen to open its first Aberdeen store in Bon Accord & St Nicholas. The store is incredibly popular in Australia and throughout the UK and we are delighted to welcome the brand to Aberdeen. I am sure their playful and eye-catching range of stationery and accessories will appeal to young shoppers and the addition really does enhance our offering to children in the centre.
"We have introduced a range of family oriented stores in the past 12 months, from JoJo Maman Bebe to Scallywags, making us a great destination for the younger generation. We are looking forward to Smiggle opening its doors in the spring in what will be a colourful addition to Bon Accord & St Nicholas.
"Magnet is now also close to opening in a George Street unit close to the centre. This is an exciting addition for us which adds to our great line-up of retailers and further enhances our offering to shoppers."
Posted by Fred at Aberdeen Voice at 01:46	Tagged with: Bon Accord, Independent, Malls, Retail, Scottish, Shopping, Stationery
Bon Accord & St Nicholas Welcomes Scallywags
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A popular Peterhead children's clothes shop has expanded into Aberdeen with the opening of a second store.
Scallywags of Peterhead has opened its new outlet at 2 Schoolhill, adjacent to the Bon Accord mall, as demand for its range of baby and childrenswear clothes and toys continues to grow within the north-east.
The new premises are owned by Bon Accord & St Nicholas with the Scallywags brand the latest to join its growing range of retailers.
Its arrival follows the addition of JoJo Maman Bébé to the Bon Accord mall last year and helps enhance the centre's offering as a go-to destination of choice for all things childrenswear.
"Scallywags is already a well-established and respected brand here in the north-east of Scotland so we're delighted to welcome it to Bon Accord & St Nicholas.
"I'm sure its range of baby and childrenswear will prove popular with shoppers to the centre and its arrival really does strengthen our children's offering. From Scallywags to the Disney Store and everything in between, we feel we're moving towards becoming a destination for families to shop within; there's something for all to enjoy."
Dawn Strachan, owner of Scallywags, said:
"We've been pursuing a second store in Aberdeen for quite some time and we're delighted to have reached an agreement for the premises near Bon Accord & St Nicholas; we really can't wait to get properly started in the city.
"Scallywags has been popular in Peterhead and I'd like to thank our loyal customers and staff for being such a central part of our success so far. While our store in Peterhead will continue to operate as normal, the new Aberdeen store is an exciting new chapter for us and we look forward to welcoming shoppers to the store for their first visit in the coming weeks."
Posted by Fred at Aberdeen Voice at 01:05	Tagged with: Bon Accord, Children, Clothing, Independent, Malls, Peterhead, Retail, Shopping
Bon Accord & St Nicholas Go Purple For Clan
With thanks to Phil Moar, Account Manager, Citrus Mix.
Bon Accord & St Nicholas is supporting the Go Purple for CLAN Cancer Support campaign which is running throughout the month of September.
Supporters of a north-east Camphill charity have brought in thousands of pounds to help kit out its new care home.
Staff will be resplendent in purple for the next seven days as they come together to celebrate the work of the popular charity.
Go Purple for CLAN is held every year and sees people throughout north and north-east Scotland adopt the colour for a day.
From lighting up a building, wearing purple and planning a purple party to dyeing your hair, selling purple cakes and creating a purple window or reception display in your business or shop, there is no shortage of innovative ways in which people can get involved.
The month-long event was first held in 2013 as part of the charity's 30th anniversary celebrations, with schools across the region, as well as Marischal College turning purple in support.
The shopping mall's support of the campaign is the latest in a host of events and activities that it has completed on behalf of CLAN after it selected it as its chosen charity for the year.
"The centre has a close relationship with the charity and we're delighted to be involved with this year's Go Purple for CLAN campaign.
"Our staff will be head to toe in purple for the next week and we're looking forward to playing our part in helping raise awareness of the valuable work the charity does for those affected by cancer in the north and north-east of Scotland."
"I'd like to say a big thank you to the staff at Bon Accord & St Nicholas for getting involved with Go Purple for CLAN this year and I look forward to popping into the centre to see them in action over the next couple of days.
"This year's campaign has seen people from all across the north-east of Scotland, Moray, Orkney and Shetland adopt the colour in support of CLAN. It's been a fantastic awareness raiser for us and will be a big help in allowing as many people as possible to know about the work of CLAN and how it may be able to help."
Posted by Fred at Aberdeen Voice at 00:33	Tagged with: Aberdeen, Bon Accord, Cancer, Charity, CLAN, Purple


Hello everyone, and I hope all our US readers survived the feasting and family. First up today comes a feature article on something you most likely weren't expecting to read about: Now You're Logging, an early graphic novel on the Canadian logging industry created by an outdoorsman and self-taught cartoonist. Brad Mackay has more.
And Frank Santoro's regular column plays host to Jacob Berendes's scene report from Providence, Rhode Island.
In anticipation of his on-stage interview with Mad legend Jack Davis this weekend, Drew Friedman presents an online gallery of the artist's work.
Here are outtakes from a profile of underground comics hero Spain Rodriguez.
Chip Kidd reviews a book about the Joker for the Wall Street Journal (and in a sidebar, gives a short list of his favorite books about Golden Age comics).
And finally, this will be catnip for some and provoke blank stares from others: Matt Seneca has just posted the first of a week's worth of posts reprinting an online conversation with the Young Lions cartoonist and internet personality Blaise Larmee.
It's a barely watchable film, but what from Hollywood these days is not similarly unwatchable, when so many high-profile releases are based on a medium, the comic book, made expressly to engage the attentions of pre- and just post-pubescent boys. At least comic books themselves are so politically dim-witted, so pie-in-the-sky idealistic as to be hard to take seriously.
That was when I realised that the reason I don't read newspapers is because they're all written by opportunist con-men with debilitating hangovers and absolutely nothing valuable to say who live deep in the dark back-pockets of tyrannical oligarchs.
The photographers are OK, though. As long as they've had a beloved relation dispatched by a hoodlum, anyway.
I'm assuming he really means to say mainstream superhero comics, in which case he would largely be right, but the fact that he makes no such distinction and instead damns an entire medium is definitely betraying an ignorance of the subject.
Most likely Moody was talking about comic books in a film context, which would mean the kind of comic books which most closely resemble the current wave of ridiculous pantyhose fetish flicks.
He does mention Sacco in that Epilepic review, as well, so maybe Mr. Hodler's diagnosis is correct.
Or, perhaps he uses "comic-books" in the way Eddie Campbell does (I think), meaning the trashy stuff, whereas "graphic novels" are, in Moody-speak, that 'graphic genre' of fiction which is gaining more and more tolerance in literary circles, on the condition that the subject-matter is autobiographical and/or thoroughly miserable in tone.
Here's what I could never figure out: Why is it that Rick Moody gets this big reputation as a comic novelist when he never writes anything funny, while Don DeLillo is thought of as so deadly serious when his work displays such a wicked sense of humor?
I agree with this: I think Moody is clearly using "comic book" to mean very specifically the mainstream super-hero pamphlets, with the term "graphic novel" reserved for… well, the good stuff, whatever you might want to call it. It seems an acceptable shorthand to me.


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Fans will never let European Super League happen, says ECA chairman
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 - 07:03 GMT
A metal figure of a football player with a ball is seen in front of the words "European Super League" and the UEFA logo in this illustration taken April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
(Reuters) - The proposed European Super League will never get off the ground, even if the courts find in its favour, due to opposition from clubs and fans, European Club Association (ECA) Chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi said.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus were among 12 clubs to announce a breakaway Super League in April last year but the move promptly collapsed, with nine clubs withdrawing, in the wake of a hostile reaction from across the game.
Real, Barca and Juve have continued to push the idea, however, and after a Madrid court stopped UEFA from punishing the clubs the case was referred to the European Court of Justice - which is expected to issue a ruling next week.
"The fans will never let it happen," Al-Khelaifi, also president of Paris St Germain, told Sky News in an interview published on Wednesday.
"I'm not really worried about the (court) decision. Even I think they will vote in our favour against it. But if not, it will not change anything. Nobody will join them. Nobody will go to the stadium, fans. Nobody will organise anything.
"Who is going to play - three of them? Fantastic Super League."
Juventus are in the midst of an organisational revamp after their entire board resigned last month, and Al-Khelaifi hoped the Italian club's new leadership would have a different view on the Super League.
"I hope there will be smarter people there and I'd love to invite them to come back to the family," Al-Khelaifi said.


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On February 8th at 5:30PM (EST), there will be a debriefing circle focusing on the Change the Name campaign.
This circle intends to provide closure to the campaign and provide an opportunity for the Indigenous community on campus to collectively heal from the emotional and mental distress that was experienced on a variety of levels.
This event is open to Indigenous students, faculty/staff and alumni. It will be facilitated by Konwatsitsa:wi Meloche, who is a community member of Kahnawá:ke, and the circle will be open and closed by an Elder, Michael Standup. As well, participants will receive a small gift for taking the time to participate in this event. This meeting will not be recorded.
Click here to register for this event.
Published by ISCEI on January 19, 2021 at 9:51 pm under events, faculty-news, staff-news, student-news.
Registration for the upcoming talks in the Department of English's Speaker Series has opened. To learn more about this series and ISCEI's involvement, check out our previous post about it here. These talks are free but require an RSVP, if you would like to register, please follow the links below!
Vicky Boldo (Cree/Métis), Autumn Godwin (nehithaw iskwew), Laurence Lainesse (white settler): "Collective Resistance & Solidarity: Creating Social and Decolonial Change" (January 27, 3-5pm EST)
Register to attend this talk here
Kim TallBear (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate): "Diversity v. Decolonization in the Academy" (February 9, 5-6pm EST)
Published by ISCEI on January 18, 2021 at 4:31 pm under events.
ISCEI is thrilled to welcome Leanne Betasamosake Simpson as the first ISCEI Writer-in-Residence, in collaboration with the Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence series.
Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer, musician, and academic. She has worked as an independent scholar for two decades and lectured at universities across Canada and the United States. In her work, she deals with ideas of Indigenous environmentalisms and land-based knowledge, resurgence and resilience, and Indigenous futurities. She holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba and currently teaches at Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning. She is a member of Alderville First Nation.
Some of her notable works include Dancing on Our Turtle's Back, Islands of Decolonial Love, and most recently, Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies and its accompanying album Noopiming Sessions.
More information about Leanne and her work can be found at her website.
Published by catie on January 16, 2021 at 2:24 am under news.
The EGSA's 2020-21 Equity and Diversity Committee has organized a four-part webinar / speaker series entitled "How to Do Anti-Racist and Decolonial Work Within the Academy and Beyond." It will take place in January and February 2021 and is open to both graduate students and faculty members of McGill's Department of English.
With the support of ISCEI and the Mellon Grant, this series includes Indigenous speakers who will be sharing their knowledge on this topic. Indigenous speakers include Vicky Boldo, Autumn Godwin and Kim Tallbear. See below for some of the topics and speakers in this series!
Beth Berila: "Building an Anti-Racist Culture" (January 14, 9-12pm EST)
This interactive workshop will explore how to practice anti-racism at the individual, collective, and structural levels in your department. We will discuss what is already working and generate best practices for anti-racism in our lives, pedagogies, departmental practices/policies, and communities.
Are you open-minded? Do you welcome diversity and difference as an opportunity to learn and broaden yourself both professionally and personally? Are respect and dignity important for you in team building and community service? This two-hour workshop is intended to provide a culturally safe space for exchange between each of the participants and the presenters. From a perspective of lived experience, we will discuss different strategies of resistance and solidarity implemented by the facilitators and participants in their own communities and within colonial structures of Canada and Quebec. Let's engage and explore how collective actions of solidarity and resistance can contribute toward the reconstruction of a more just and decolonial society.
In Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang's seminal 2012 article, "Decolonization is not a metaphor," they define decolonization as bringing about "the repatriation of Indigenous land and life." With this concrete transfer of (re)sources in mind, Dr. TallBear will address the differences between "diversity and inclusion" vs. decolonization. Also drawing on Adam Gaudry's and Danielle Lorenz's 2018 article "Indigenization as inclusion, reconciliation, and decolonization," TallBear argues for a more critical approach than the settler state's multicultural model of inclusion—one that seeks to aid repatriatiation of "land and life." Dr. TallBear will provide concrete examples of what repatriation looks like in the context of academic decolonization.
Bettina Love: "We Gon' Be Alright, But That Ain't Alright: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom" (February 22, 5-6pm EST)
Dr. Love's talk will discuss the struggles and the possibilities of committing ourselves to an abolitionist goal of educational freedom, as opposed to reform, and moving beyond what she calls the educational survival complex. Abolitionist Teaching is built on the creativity, imagination, boldness, ingenuity, and rebellious spirit and methods of abolitionists to demand and fight for an educational system where all students are thriving, not simply surviving.
Published by ISCEI on January 13, 2021 at 8:46 pm under events, faculty-news, news, student-news.
Ardith Walkem, alumni of McGill (BA), was appointed as a judge in British Columbia's Supreme Court in December. As an Nlaka'pamux community member, she is the first Indigenous woman to be appointed as a BC Supreme Court Justice. Walkem completed her BA at McGill University and then studied law the University of British Columbia. Walkem is also the owner and partner at Cedar and Sage Law.
Taken from the Nanaimo News Bulletin, Chief Don Tom, UBCIC (Union of BC Indian Chiefs) vice-president said;
"Ardith is a brave and bold thinker who challenges those around her to understand the law and different legal traditions in innovative, transformative ways. Her research, work, and teaching have often focused extensively on the application and elevation of Indigenous laws, including in areas of child welfare and specific claims, and have undoubtedly changed the field."
You can read more about her achievements and appointment here.
Published by ISCEI on January 5, 2021 at 5:27 pm under in the media, news.
Robin Gray Guest Lecturing in the Department of Sociology on January 22nd
On January 22nd from 10:30 – 12PM, Robin Gray will be presenting her research titled: "Repatriating Indigenous Cultural Heritage: A Case of Ts'msyen Songs". This presentation is part ofa larger speaker series in the Department of Sociology. Information on how to access this lecture will be provided below.
Robin Gray is Ts'msyen and Mikisew Cree, and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Dr. Gray's current research projects focus on the repatriation of Ts'msyen songs from archives, and foundational issues related to the preservation, management, ownership, access and control of Indigenous cultural heritage.
The repatriation of Indigenous cultural heritage, ranging from bodies and objects to knowledge, is a socio-cultural, spiritual, and political priority for Indigenous communities worldwide. Although Indigenous peoples have had varying levels of success securing the release of their ancestors and belongings from captivity, the repatriation of intangible heritage such as song is a relatively new domain. Drawing on research from an ongoing case study to repatriate a single collection of Ts'msyen songs from multiple archives with, by and for Ts'msyen from Lax Kw'alaams, BC, this talk will offer considerations about the colonizing properties of intellectual property, the reach of Indigenous dispossession in the archive, and why Indigenous laws should be respected as precedent for ownership, access, and control of Indigenous cultural heritage.
To listen to her lecture on the 22nd, you can click here for the zoom link or enter the meeting ID/passcode here:
Published by ISCEI on January 5, 2021 at 5:06 pm under events, news.
Meet Caroline Monnet: McGill's First ISCEI Artist in Residence
In the upcoming Winter semester, we are so happy to welcome Caroline Monnet as the first ISCEI Artist in Residence!
Caroline Monnet is an Algonquin-French multidisciplinary artist from Outaouais, Quebec. She studied in Sociology and Communication at the University of Ottawa (Canada) and the University of Granada (Spain) before pursuing a career in visual arts and films.
Monnet's work in film, painting and sculpture deals with complex ideas around Indigenous identity and bicultural living through the examination of cultural histories. She is interested in themes of identity, representation, and modernity. Monnet has made a signature for working with industrial materials, combining the vocabulary of popular and traditional visual culture with the tropes of modernist abstraction to create unique hybrid forms.
To learn more about Caroline and view some of her current work, check out her website!
The Mellon ISCEI Artist in Residence program is an important means of bringing practicing artists to campus to continue their work, share their expertise, interact with students and faculty members, and enhance knowledge of and exposure to Indigenous art among the campus community and the public at large. The annual Artist in Residence will be co-organized with the Department of Art History & Communication Studies and will be involved in a variety of on-campus activities such as workshops and public exhibitions, and will be available as a resource to students, faculty, and staff.
Published by ISCEI on December 18, 2020 at 4:55 pm under news.
Two New Courses on Indigenous Languages in Linguistics
In the upcoming Winter 2021 semester, two new courses will be offered by the Department of Linguistics! These courses will be led by professor James Crippen.
Ling 211: Introduction to Indigenous Languages
This course provides and introduction to the scientific study of language through the lens of Indigenous languages in North America. This course includes basic linguistic concepts like sound system organization, word formation and structure, gender and classification, expression of time and space are all explored through examples drawn from Indigenous languages across the continent. Cultural and political issues addressed include orality versus literacy, language endangerment and revitalization, and social policies of support or suppression.
This course will take place on Tuesday/Thursdays from 11:30am to 12:55pm.
Ling 411/611: Structure/Analysis of an Indigenous Language
This course reviews the languages in the Na-Dene (Dene-Eyak-Tlingit) family of North America. Topics include: history of research on the family, shared patterns in the organization of linguistic subsystems, genealogical relationships and subgrouping proposals and particular problems that Na-Dene languages pose for linguistic theory. Students will select a particular linguistic phenomenon to review in a final paper, either in depth for a particular lanugage or more shallowly across a selection of languages in the family. Graduate students will apply current theoretical research to their selected topic and will develop a novel analysis of primary data from published sources.
This course will be offered Monday/Wednesday from 4:05-5:25pm. Note that this course is open to both graduate and undergraduate students.
Published by ISCEI on December 11, 2020 at 4:27 pm under courses, student-news.
Indigenous Studies Program Presents a Film Screening: Gather
On December 7th at 7pm EST, students from INDG 400 (Food Sovereignty) were invited to watch the film "Gather", directed by Sanjay Rawal. In addition to the INDG 400 course, students from another course and First People's House were invited to attend the screening.
"Gather" is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide.
Watch the full trailer for "Gather" here:
Published by ISCEI on December 2, 2020 at 5:58 pm under courses, student-news.
Community Engagement Funding: Apply before January 15
ISCEI would like to remind the Indigenous McGill Community that there are funding opportunities available through the Community Engagement Fund. The next deadline for this fund is January 15th.
This fund supports meetings and visits with Indigenous community organizations; bringing community members to McGill; experiential learning opportunities for students on and off-campus; and other creative partnership opportunities for Indigenous community support on and off-campus. Some examples include Guest Lecturer compensation, using funds to purchase gift cards, seed funding for larger projects on campus, etc.
All applications will be reviewed by a committee. Funding can be used within 12 months of the review date. To apply for community engagement funding, please apply using this form.
Published by ISCEI on November 27, 2020 at 3:27 pm under opportunities.


An interview with former Sierra Leonean child soldier Ishmael Beah about his memoir, A Long Way Gone.
"When Beah is finally approached about the possibility of serving as a spokesperson on the issue of child soldiers, he knows exactly what he wants to tell the world: "I would always tell people that I believe children have the resilience to outlive their sufferings, if given a chance.
Ishmael Beah was born in 1980 in Sierra Leone, West Africa. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Vespertine Press, LIT, Parabola, and numerous academic journals. He is a UNICEF Ambassador and Advocate for Children Affected by War; a member of the Human Rights Watch Children's Rights Advisory Committee; an advisory board member at the Center for the Study of Youth and Political Violence at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; visiting scholar at the Center for International Conflict Resolution at Columbia University; visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Genocide, Conflict Resolution, and Human Rights at Rutgers University; cofounder of the Network of Young People Affected by War (NYPAW); and president of the Ishmael Beah Foundation. He has spoken before the United Nations, the Council on Foreign Relations, and many panels on the effects of war on children. His book A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier has been published in over thirty languages and was nominated for a Quill Award in 2007. Time magazine named the book as one of the top ten nonfiction books of 2007, ranking it at number three. Ishmael Beah is a graduate of Oberlin College with a B.A. in Political Science and resides in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently completing a novel set in his home country of Sierra Leone.


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Rosendin Holdings Launches Foundation To Give Back To Communities
The Rosendin Foundation aims to support non-profits through grants and volunteer work
San Jose, CA (July 22, 2020) – Rosendin Holdings, Inc., the parent company to Rosendin and Modular Power Solutions (MPS), is pleased to announce it has established The Rosendin Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated to positively impact communities through financial grants and volunteer hours.
The Rosendin Foundation was established to positively impact communities, build and empower people, and inspire innovation. The Foundation will partner with community-focused, non-profit organizations in 17-regions across the U.S. to support health including emotional, nutritional, and occupational programs. For more information on these areas of focus visit www.therosendinfoundation.org/focus-areas.
"Since 1919, we've been dedicated to leading, inspiring, and building communities across the nation. We are thrilled to launch The Rosendin Foundation to provide essential support for non-profit organizations and the people they serve at this critical time in our country's history," said Mike Greenawalt, Rosendin CEO.
The charitable arm of Rosendin Holdings launched its efforts by donating $42,500 to 17-food banks in communities where Rosendin and MPS employees work and live. These donations, listed below by city, provided approximately 170,000 meals to individuals and families facing food insecurity.
Food Bank recipients of the initial donations are:
Central Texas Food Bank, Austin, TX
Tarrant Area Food Bank, Fort Worth, TX
San Antonio Food Bank, San Antonio, TX
North Texas Food Bank, Plano, TX
Coastal Bend Food Bank, Corpus Christi, TX
Hawaii Food Bank, Honolulu, HI
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, Irvine, CA
Three Square Food Bank, Las Vegas, NV
United Food Bank, Phoenix, AZ
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, Sacramento, CA
San Francisco Marin Food Bank, San Francisco, CA
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA
Oregon Food Bank, Portland, OR
Neighbor Impact, Prineville, OR
Second Harvest Food Bank of MetroLINA, Charlotte, NC
Maryland Food Bank, Baltimore, MD
Dulles South Food Pantry, Dulles, VA
"Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County is so grateful to the generosity, community spirit, and partnership of The Rosendin Foundation during this unprecedented time of need," said Christine Montevideo, Senior Development Manager at Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County which is one of the recipients of The Rosendin Foundation.
The Rosendin Foundation will also sponsor a National Day of Service for Rosendin and MPS employees to volunteer in food banks across the country when it is deemed safe. In addition, the foundation provided an emergency grant of $2,500 to the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention.
"Due to the impact of the global pandemic, we felt it was incredibly important to not only support the people in our communities who are struggling to put food on the table, but also help the men and women in the construction industry who are struggling to cope with the psychological stress from the economic crisis," said Jolsna Thomas, President of The Rosendin Foundation.
Starting in early 2021, The Rosendin Foundation will provide financial grants up to $50,000 per organization bi-annually, and emergency financial grants on an as-needed basis, up to $2,500 per organization each year. Grant applications are available on the foundation's website at https://www.therosendinfoundation.org/grants
Funding for the foundation comes primary from contributions made by Rosendin Holdings, as well as its employees, retirees, and The Rosendin Foundation fundraisers.
The Board of Rosendin Holdings appointed the foundation's Board of Directors, which includes Jolsna Thomas, President; Salina Brown, Vice President; Lisa Vere, Secretary; Matt Van Fossen, Treasurer; as well as Matt Hisaka and John Koester as Directors.
The Rosendin Foundation also established a Finance Committee which worked with outside counsel to prepare the bylaws, a Communications Committee to develop awareness, and a Grant Making Committee to develop Giving Guidelines.
About The Rosendin Foundation: The Rosendin Foundation was formed in 2020 as a 501 (c)(3) charitable corporation to act as the charitable arm of Rosendin Holdings for which all charitable giving would be centralized or guided through. This includes Rosendin Electric, Inc. (Rosendin) and Modular Power Solutions (MPS). Although the corporation is based in San Jose, California, the Foundation provides funding to non-profit organizations across the United States.
About Rosendin: Rosendin, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., is an employee-owned electrical contractor. With revenues upwards of $2 billion, Rosendin is one of the largest electrical contractors in the United States employing over 6,500 people. For more than 100 years, Rosendin has created a reputation for building quality electrical and communications installations, building value for clients, and building people within the company. For more information, visit www.rosendin.com.
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Pizza Ranch Rapid City South
In the heart of every cowboy lies a dream. Adrie Groeneweg had one that started in Hull, Iowa, in 1981 when he was just 19 years old. It was simple. Why does everyone have to drive out of town to get a pizza? With just six specialty and single topping pizza recipes developed by Adrie's mother, Lorraine, Pizza Ranch was born. The residents of Hull flocked to the young restaurant for made-from-scratch sauce and dough and other fresh ingredients. As word spread, Pizza Ranch grew. The dream that began in the heart of a young man now extends to nine states.
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Pretzel Place
The Pretzel Place is a family owned hand-rolled soft pretzel store located in the Rushmore Mall food court in Rapid City, South Dakota
Que Pasa? Cantina
Everything we do is a celebration of seafood – from how we source our fish and shellfish to serving up new ways for you to enjoy it. Since 1968, we've been committed to bringing you a seafood experience you won't find anywhere else.
Ron's Cafe
Rapid City's hidden gem! A quaint locally owned cafe serving home cooked comfort food.
Ruby Tuesday is driven by uncompromising freshness and quality, gracious hospitality and a growing list of restaurants destined to be the envy of the casual dining business.
It all began on February 17, 1993, when Kent Taylor opened the first Texas Roadhouse in Clarksville, Indiana. Kent's goal was to own not just a family restaurant and not just a steak restaurant, but a place where everyone, of all ages, could come and have a great meal and great fun for a great price. Our food's not the only thing that's Legendary at the Roadhouse — our fun is too! From our line dancers to our jukebox to our friendly servers, you'll enjoy every second you spend in a Texas Roadhouse.


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Available Platforms: PCPS4Xbox One
Last Updated on July 8, 2019 by Samuel Franklin
Creates a perfectly spooky atmosphere
Excessively short
Told through a first person perspective the horror adventure known as The Park combines a dark eerie setting with psychological elements. Originally for Windows only the game was subsequently released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Set in the Atlantic Island Park the story follows a single mother named Lorraine with a dark past. Struggling to survive and also being a widow takes a turn even further for the worst when Lorraine's son Callum goes missing just as the park is closing up for the day.
Upon entering the park though night time quickly strikes and the park takes on an eerie run down feel as if it has been abandoned for several years. With Callum's voice calling out to you and the ability to activate the lights and rides that still function you'll explore the depths of the mysterious park to find your son, without losing your mind in the process.
Gameplay within The Park is centred around first person adventure and interaction with the park environment. Opting for no combat The Park is much more about interacting with objects to discover the back story of Lorraine and Atlantic Island Park.
In addition to investigating objects players can call out to Callum for additional guidance on your next story location and solve basic puzzles such as acquiring a torch before exploring the House of Horrors.
The dark setting and unique premise of The Park will pull you in and then players will find it grab hold with each ride and corner hiding a new dark eerie experience for Lorraine to uncover.
Explore the dark and strange Atlantic Island Park.
Play as Lorraine as you seek out your son, Callum.
No enemies or combat helps players focus in on the story.
Uncover your own history and that of the park.
Originally for Windows and now available on PS4 and Xbox One.
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