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Information Security
- FeatureEmerging Technologies: How to secure new products
- FeatureOffice Politics
- FeatureProtecting Your Brand
- FeatureAntivirus: ESET's NOD32 Antivirus 2.7
- FeatureSecuring Extranets
- FeatureAt Your Service: Veracode's SaaS-based application analysis
- FeatureMetasploit Framework 3.0 Product Review
- FeaturePerspectives: Smoke and mirrors certifications
- FeatureEditor's Desk: Freeing Julie Amero
- FeatureViewpoint: Background check faux pas
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Emerging Technologies: How to secure new products
New business initiatives mean new threats.
On the Horizon
New business initiatives mean new threats. Are you ready?
From January to May of this year, the Identity Theft Resource Center tracked 136 major identity thefts affecting 56 million people. According to the Ponemon Institute, 45 percent of such breaches result from missing laptops. At an average corporate cost of $182 per compromised record, why doesn't every company encrypt laptop data?
"Worldwide, about 20 percent of laptops are encrypted," says Richard Stone, vice president of marketing at mobile security vendor Credant Technologies. "A year ago, one barrier was budget, but most companies have now gotten past that. During the VA incident, envelopes alone to notify those affected cost $11 million. Encrypting that data would certainly have cost less."
Stone believes that many companies do not yet encrypt laptop data because they have not determined exactly what they must do to comply with regulations and make their organization secure. "Measure twice, cut once applies to encryption," he says.
Booting Up
Today, most companies that encrypt laptops start with a mandate. "Ten years ago, our customers made IT-initiated point decisions," says Gerhard Watzinger, CEO of SafeBoot, which also secures mobile devices. "Now, the No. 1 driver is compliance, with corporate-wide rollouts initiated at the board level."
Alexandra Kim, executive director of ISS technology at George Washington University, experienced this firsthand.
"It's an idea we've had for years, but a 2006 board meeting gave us a turbo charge," she says. GWU then created a five-phase plan to encrypt all confidential data with Utimaco SafeGuard. "We segmented the population and did those at the top first. Our first phase covered all users who access confidential data and carry laptops. Our next phase will encrypt all desktops in departments that use confidential data."
Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Pennsylvania found motivation aplenty to encrypt thousands of laptops and desktops. "We're a DoD (Department of Defense) contractor; we're also bound by HIPAA and SOX," says Chris Kashner, desktop specialist. "We see other companies losing data and didn't want our name in the headlines."
To address those concerns, Highmark deployed GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption, first to laptops, then to teleworker desktops. To stop flash drive leakage, Highmark later added Pointsec Media Encryption.
The Right Tool
"Ours is definitely not a one-size-fits-all policy," says Kashner. "We initially chose AES full-disk encryption for laptops because it was bulletproof. We chose [a different platform] for removable media protection because of the vendor's DoD history, centralized control and ability to make use-case exceptions."
San Antonio-based Clarke American Checks combines Computrace LoJack for Laptops with PGP Whole Disk Encryption on about 700 laptops. "Those programs now go out the door with all new laptops," says senior IS auditor Deron Means. Clarke evaluated half a dozen products before settling on PGP. "If all we wanted was disk encryption, any could have done that. But most could not encrypt emailed .zip files or archives--features that were huge for us."
The Hershey Company chose SafeBoot Device Encryp- tion for transparency, ease of use and small footprint.
"Demonstrating audit compliance and integration with our identity management infrastructure was important to me," says Dan Klinger, manager of IS. "Our support center also required delegated roles and central management through one console."
Coverage can also play a big role. "If an employee buys a laptop, we have a standard," says Rob Marti, director of IS at Integris Health in Oklahoma City, "but physicians go out and buy the latest toys; I can't dictate what they'll use. The faster we can support new devices, the better."
Integris chose Credant Mobile Guardian as a common file/folder encryption platform for Windows laptops, Palm PDAs and Windows Mobile 5.
Working Out the Kinks
These companies selected different platforms to meet varied requirements, but all emphasize the importance of pilot programs to work out any kinks.
"My laptop's BIOS had to be flashed before encryption worked," says Means. "Now we have a process of running scandisk and upgrading BIOS before installation."
To avoid problems on older laptops, Means installs software LoJack before encryption. "You may decide to just encrypt newer laptops with chip-based LoJack," he says.
Highmark also started slowly to minimize impact, but found that data could be encrypted reliably without extraordinary measures. "Backups and BIOS updates are fine ideas, but if you're encrypting 4,000 laptops, it's just not feasible," says Kashner. "We didn't do any of those things, and our failure rate was minimal--out of 13,000 desktops, we lost maybe one."
"As long as the laptop itself is well managed, we don't have encryption issues," says Integris' Marti. "But on PDAs, we do a hard reset, install Credant, then reinstall applications, because some Mobile 5 devices have issues with releasing memory."
|Laptop Blunders
Stolen or lost laptops have exposed millions of records. Here are some of the most notable listed by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
Nov. 19, 2005 Stolen Boeing laptop with 161,000 records.
Dec. 25, 2005 Stolen Ameriprise Financial laptop with 260,000 customer records.
May 2006 Theft of Veterans Administration laptop and external hard drive containing records of 28.6 million veterans.
June 2006 Stolen Ernst & Young laptop with credit card data of 243,000 hotel.com customers.
March 2007 Theft of Los Angeles County Child Support laptops including 243,000 SSNs, names and child support case numbers.
Process, Process
During its pilot, GWU emphasized communication. "I personally called the head of each department before we started," says Kim. Just two problems were encountered and both were aborted without data loss, instilling confidence required for a larger rollout. The pilot also produced a process. "We found that encryption can take two to eight hours," says Kim. "Now we work with departments to pick a time that doesn't impact their business. "
Indeed, everyone interviewed identified people rather than technology as the most essential ingredient.
"Securing data is one thing; retaining the inherent usability of a device is another," says Credant's Stone. "You can't require users to change the way that they work. Don't require the IT organization to change the way that they work either."
According to Watzinger, about 35 percent of SafeBoot's customers use both full disk and file/folder encryption on the same laptop. "When you have an outsourcer administering the CEO's laptop, you need to give him access but stop him from seeing sensitive data," he says.
"After standardizing devices, the biggest thing is having executive management support on who gets encrypted and why, so that you're not fighting that on a daily basis," recommends Marti.
"We put some weight around our laptop protection by making policies heavier," says Clarke American Checks' Means. "Now, if theft is due to negligence, it could cost you your job. One guy had his laptop stolen twice and he no longer works here. After that, it's amazing how few laptops are stolen."
|Take Away
The Real Cost Laptop encryption is expensive. Data breaches are a lot more expensive. Encrypt now, starting with high-risk users.
Follow the Money SOA shifts the security landscape from the infrastructure to business initiatives. Put your security budget where the business is investing its money. You will be a business champion and get management's ear at budget time.
Security is Security Out of sight, out of mind? Virtual servers don't secure themselves, nor is it enough to secure the host. Apply best practices for physical server security with heightened awareness of the dynamic nature of virtualization.
On the Line Prepare now for attacks on your IP-PBX, even if we're not seeing them yet. Don't wait for the bad guys to start DoS-ing your IP telephony infrastructure.
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Architectural Overhaul
Service-oriented architecture changes the security landscape; are you prepared to change with it? by Gunnar Peterson
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Gunnar Peterson is a managing principal at Arctec Group, which provides IT architectural services. Send your comments on this article to email@example.com.
|XML Security Gateways
Message mediators
One of the strategic challenges with applying security in a loosely coupled world is where and how to provide authentication, authorization and auditing services in a conversation between a service requester and provider. XML security gateways have emerged as effective tools to mediate communication between services and apply security policy. They allow the organization to use a message-level security approach using standards such as WS-Security and SAML to represent security tokens in the XML message. (See figure, right). XML security gateways can deliver a number of useful security services in SOA:
Authentication/authorization. Authenticates and authorizes service requests and responses using open standards, such as WS-Security and SAML. Interestingly, many SOA standards allow for the architecture to use different namespaces for different tokens, such as one token for message routing and one for data access. What this means in practice is that the token protecting, say, account data, may originate in Tokyo, while the token protecting routing information may originate in Dallas.
Audit. Provide a convenient point to deploy audit logging services for the services they protect.
Input validation. Services are still vulnerable to injection attacks like SQL or LDAP injection; additionally, services have to deal with attacks on infrastructure, such as those against XML parsers. XML security gateways provide a pipeline to execute whitelist and/or blacklist input validation rules.
XML Denial of Service (XDoS) protection. There are several known ways to execute denial of service against a service using XML. These include sending recursive elements (building the same object over and over again) and jumbo payloads (in a loosely coupled world there's nothing to stop an attacker from sending a 1 GB file). XML security gateways can deploy specialized logic for dealing with XDoS.
Security token and identity mapping. Since SOAs span multiple technologies, a single request can easily traverse mainframe, Java servers and Windows. Typically, these identity tokens must be mapped to local formats, so the mainframe may require username/password, the Java system uses LDAP, and the Windows system uses Kerberos. XML security gateways provide an enforcement point for token validation and exchange through token mapping.
There are many services that can be deployed in XML security gateways, and each tool has its strengths and weaknesses. The OWASP XML Security Gateway Evaluation Criteria Project (https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_XML_Security_Gateway_Evaluation_Criteria_Project) provides an open standard for evaluation criteria that represents a transparent, level playing field for XML security gateway solutions to define their solution's key value propositions.
--Gunnar Peterson
|SOA: Built on Standards
WS-Security, SAML put Web services in the fast lane on the Information Highway.
Because SOA is not predicated on a single technical development platform, the security services the architecture requires, such as authentication and authorization, must be provided not through a single security solution, but rather through interoperable security standards, such as WS-Security and SAML. Since SOA spans business, geographic and technical boundaries, the security services that protect identity, data and applications require interoperable standards, such as XML Encryption and XML Signature, that can make security assertions no matter the development platform used by either the service provider or requester. (See figure, right). The most important of these standards include:
WS-Security 1.1, which describes how to attach security tokens (such as Kerberos tickets and X.509) to messages.
WS-Trust 1.3, which extends WS-Security, describing how to move security tokens around in integrated systems.
WS-SecureConversation 1.3, which shows how to optimize performance in message security by creating security contexts and a more efficient channel.
WS-SecurityPolicy 1.1, a specification for describing a policy for a server's security requirements.
SAML 2.0, an XML-based security assertions markup language for making and evaluating authentication, authorization and attribute assertions.
All of these standards may be applied at the message level, the XML document, enabling end-to-end security models, not point-to-point security models. For example, if SSL is terminated at the edge of the corporate network, an unencrypted XML document and the confidential data it describes is then in the clear. But requiring security, such as encryption, to the XML document builds assurance into the security infrastructure as a whole, so there's no need to audit every endpoint between Bangalore and Tokyo every day. Likewise the XML signature allows for authentication and integrity at the message level.
Additionally, security services can be applied at a more granular level; think of an airport security model, which includes fundamentally different risk and policy concerns for baggage scanning, tower-to-plane communications, physical checkpoints and passport checking. Historically, IT security architectures for Web applications rely on technologies like SSL and username/password, all-or-nothing security implementations that do not scale to distributed endpoints with different security concerns. The SOA goal of reuse means the service provider cannot always predict how the service requester will use the data it provides. The goal of virtualization means that the endpoint address and location may change-- the claims processing site in Tokyo goes down, and calls are rerouted to Bangalore.
The standards landscape is rapidly evolving. One of the chief value-adds IT security can bring to the table in SOA is to understand the maturity, role and utility of the key SOA security architecture standards and implementations so the enterprise can take full advantage.
Setting the architectural direction for standards in your organization is key to success. The standards should be published in the service registry, ideally as part of prescriptive security architecture that can be used in the software development lifecycle. The IT security team should collaborate with the software developers to define what level of security is appropriate for a given application. Finally, the IT security strategy should identify key standards it wants to deploy, in a security as a service model, and look to the marketplace for tools that allow for cost–effective, wide-scale deployment of the key enabling standards.
--Gunnar Peterson
Security is a Virtual Reality
The same best practices that apply to a physical infrastructure apply to a virtual one as well. by Neil Roiter
Virtualization is changing the face of corporate IT, reducing the number of physical servers, saving space and cutting energy costs. Its flexibility and ease of deployment enables companies to respond rapidly to new business initiatives and requirements. Gartner predicts more than 4 million virtual machines will be deployed by 2009.
Does this change the security environment? Yes and no.
"The baseline is that virtual infrastructure is quite similar to physical infrastructure in terms of security," says Patrick Lin, VMware's director of product management for data center platform products. "It doesn't absolve you of following good security practices."
Virtualization, in fact, improves security practices in some respects. It's easy to create and deploy "gold" master server images, both for new deployments and for restoring compromised servers to a good state. It's ideal for testing patches on multiple configurations without additional hardware or exposing production systems.
That also means security managers must remember that, as in a physical network, one compromised server can affect others. Each guest server must be protected.
"People sometimes assume that virtual machines are isolated from each other; the user interfaces of these tools seem to imply isolation," says Ed Skoudis, founder of security consultancy Intelguardians.
"From a security perspective, generally, users in virtualized environments are still using the same tools in each guest" that they are for physical servers, says Simon Crosby, CTO of XenSource. "No one has gotten to the point in which the hypervisor offers security to multiple guests. That's still coming."
The shadow factor is the risk--mostly theoretical, at least for now--that the hypervisor itself can be exploited and controlled through some vulnerability and used to subvert the guest VMs.
"We advise people to assume the ability of an attacker to jump from guest to host to guest is a possibility, and to architect virtualization accordingly," Skoudis says.
The biggest risk, perhaps, comes from the adage that complexity breeds insecurity.
IT security staff used to associating security practices with boxes and wired networks have to be alert to changes. Virtual servers are easily and transparently moved to maximize bandwidth and computing resources; dormant high-availability servers need up-to-date patches and configurations.
The danger is acute if business-critical, high-security VMs occupy the same physical box as less secure servers. Best practice requires that enterprises group like servers from a security perspective.
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It may be more complex than that. Maintaining--or even knowing--the correct configuration requirements may be problematic.
"There could be conflict when I change configurations and patch, given the complexity of SAN, virtualization software and the OS," says Dennis Moreau, CTO of Configuresoft. "Best practices have focused on each layer in isolation, but what's best for storage may not be for an application."
This means thinking in terms of dynamic situations, in which one gold standard for a given OS or application doesn't necessarily apply.
"IT has to connect dots across the components," says Moreau. "How do virtual components impact each other?"
"Security is not a problem perceived by customers; they're focused on performance and achieving consolidation," says XenSource's Crosby. "The bad guys are not paying attention yet, but this will increase as the number of virtual machines increases."
Neil Roiter is Information Security senior technology editor.
It's Your Call
IP telephony saves money and resources, but don't ignore security. by Neil Roiter
IP telephony is going mainstream. The cost savings of deploying, expanding and maintaining a converged network rather than separate voice, data and video infrastructure is too good to ignore. Frost & Sullivan recently reported that the North American enterprise IP telephony endpoint market revenues hit $1.02 billion in 2006 and predicts it will reach $2.79 billion in 2011.
As with any emerging technology, there's some confusion over security. It hasn't been much of an issue with traditional phone systems.
"It's been the most mission-critical and reliable application in the environment," says Gartner research analyst Lawrence Orans. Now, "It's just another application on top of the data network. The IP-PBX becomes just another vulnerable server."
But a server that controls the most important business application. Denial-of-service attacks against the IP-PBX or the network could bring business to a crashing halt.
"We haven't seen the kind of high-profile attacks on voice as we saw on the data side," says Orans. "That doesn't mean you shouldn't take precautions." He says targeted attacks will increase as IP telephony deployment grows.
Almost without exception, IP telephony is contained internally; the IP-PBX connecting to traditional communications infrastructure.
"The threat is still relatively low. IP telephony will become a more lucrative target as there are more vectors of attack," says Mark Collier, CTO of telephony security company SecureLogix. "There's little visibility outside of the perimeter."
Gartner advises to protect the IP-PBX the same way as any critical server, including a network firewall that supports VoIP protocols, including SIP, H.323 and the various proprietary protocols, depending on the IP-PBX vendor. Separate VLANs and bandwidth controls help assure quality of service.
"What you need to do is basic network security," says Collier. "We recommend an audit. Most threats can be eliminated by configuring correctly, fixing the dumb stuff. You should still have a traditional firewall; it's too early for a VoIP-specific firewall."
That will probably change over time. There are VoIP-based attack tools, mostly based on SIP. Although IP telephony providers like Cisco, Avaya and Nortel use proprietary protocols, market pressures are bound to push them toward SIP over time.
Sipera Systems' Viper Lab regularly discloses vulnerabilities in SIP systems. Sipera, along with companies like Natural Convergence and BorderWare, offer specialized VoIP security products.
"Many enterprises, primarily financial and health care, know these attacks are possible and are taking measures now rather than wait for an attack," says Krishna Kurapati, Sipera CTO.
Further, financials rely heavily on instant messaging for trading, including SIP-based applications like MS Office Communicator and Lotus Sametime. SIP security products may make sense for these companies, and for SIP-based voice going forward.
"IP telephony can be secured," says Gartner's Orans. "We advise our clients to move ahead if it makes sense to the business, and protect it properly."
Neil Roiter is Information Security senior technology editor.


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UH Hilo excellence in teaching and advising awardsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
University of Hawaii at Hilo
HILO - The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo recently recognized three faculty members for excellence in teaching and another for excellence in advising/mentoring at the University's Commencement ceremony held on May 12.
Dr. Jason Turner, assistant professor of marine science, was selected as the recipient of the Frances Davis Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
"He challenges his students to attain high levels of knowledge and strives to present information in interesting and memorable ways," said Sam Callejo, vice president for administration at the UH Systems Office. "Students recognize that he has high but not unreasonable standards. They appreciate his approachability and some note that he doesn't cause anxiety over complex material." Karla Hayashi, an instructor in English, received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
"Karla is known as an outstanding teacher with strict guidelines," said Chancellor Rose Tseng. "Karla notes that ʻ…students learn best when they are challenged, held to objective and high standards and encouraged to think beyond their routine activities.'"
Dr. Errol Yudko, assistant professor of psychology, is the first recipient of the Taniguchi Award for Excellence and Innovation, which recognizes the creative use of technology in teaching, scholarship, research and artistic production by full-time faculty or staff at UH Hilo.
"He has used nearly every mode of online technology available in the development of his courses, including Tegrity, Screen Watch, Impatica, ProfCast, Garage Band, iMovie and PowerPoint enhanced with narration," Tseng said.
Dr. Cheryl Ramos, advisor for the undergraduate Psychology program, was tabbed for the Outstanding Advisor/Mentor Award.
"Dr. Ramos sees advising as more than making sure students meet requirements," said Dr. Steve Hora, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs. "She constantly reminds students to connect learning with career and life."
The awards consist of a medallion and a monetary grant.

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University of Hawaii and Hanoi University collaborate to launch Inter-University Center in Vietnam
New venue will help strengthen UH's education and research ties in Southeast AsiaUniversity of Hawaiʻi
External Affairs & University Relations
The new Inter-University Center, located in HANU's newest building C on the fifth floor, will serve as a venue for workshops, conferences, and seminars. Additionally, it will provide a location for advising prospective Vietnamese students and scholars wishing to study or conduct research at one of the University of Hawaiʻi's ten campuses.
President McClain stated, "The IUC will enable the University of Hawaiʻi to engage more effectively in education, training, and research with our partners in Vietnam and neighboring Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, furthering our century-old mission of being the leading American institution focused on the Pacific-Asia region. We're most grateful to President Vang and HANU for this productive and important relationship."
The University of Hawaiʻi has maintained uninterrupted ties with Vietnam for more than a quarter of a century, and is deeply committed to enhancing relations between the two nations. UH academic activities in Vietnam have included language training in both Vietnamese and English, delivery of an executive MBA, and collaboration in the fields of tourism, nursing, public health and the treatment of HIV/AIDS. The University of Hawaiʻi will celebrate its centennial in 2007.
Hanoi University's strategy for development is to uphold its leading position in education and research on foreign languages and international studies at all levels, and to develop gradually into a multi-disciplinary language-based university for the education and training of professionals of the highest standards for the industrialization and modernization of the country. President Vang notes that, "We strive to become an internationally recognized university, making an active contribution to Vietnam's renovation and global integration processes."
These two university presidents share a common vision. This new partnership reinforces HANU's and UH's shared goals of transforming students from their respective institutions into global leaders.


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From Financial Integrity
About the New Road Map Foundation
The New Road Map Foundation (NRM) began informally in the late 1970s when Joe Dominguez, Vicki Robin, Monica Wood and others traveled in their motor home to volunteer with a variety of service projects. The formal beginning came in 1984, when New Road Map became a 501c3 "educational and charitable" organization.
At the core of New Road Map's educational work was (and is) the nine step program for financial intelligence, integrity and independence created by Joe Dominguez. Joe was born in 1938 in Spanish Harlem, New York City. Education was his ticket out of the slums, and that included a self-directed education on money -- what it was and how it worked. After learning and working his way up to a successful career as a Wall Street financial analyst, he retired at the age of 31, having cracked the code not of Wall Street but of money itself. His retirement funds weren't acquired through a "killing" on the stock market, but merely from his own salary and a diligent method he created that combined classic financial principles with practical daily actions. He never again needed to accept money for any of his work and, having achieved "enough," Joe dedicated himself to a life of voluntary service. He informally began teaching friends and acquaintances what he had learned so that they too could free themselves from jobs in order to pursue callings.
A growing phenomenon
Others joined him in this work –- first Monica, then Vicki, with others coming on board over the years. By 1980 Joe developed what had been informal advisory sessions to associations and individuals into a formal seminar -- "Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence" -- introducing people to a new road map for conducting their economic lives. From this came an audio/workbook course, originally published and distributed by New Road Map and now published through Sounds True, Inc. In 1984 Vicki led the move to incorporate as a nonprofit, and a cohort of newly financially independent volunteers founded and staffed NRM to organize the dissemination of the "FI" program and to funnel income received from it back into the world in the form of grants and volunteer-based projects.
In 1992 Joe and Vicki co-authored the book Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money And Achieving Financial Independence. Quickly becoming a New York Times best-seller, the book not only outlined the nine-step process for achieving financial independence but also spoke to Vicki's realization of the environmental imperative of breaking free from auto-pilot consumerism. Many of their prescient predictions and provocative insights into the global impact of over-consumption and the American lifestyle are now a standard part of the conversations around the interrelations between economics and environment.
The primary work of NRM expanded to include an ever-increasing network of hands-on mentors and instructors, giving grants to environmental and social justice organizations, and helping launch other education and research associations like the Simplicity Forum, the Turning Tide Coalition and the Center for a New American Dream.
Vision for a new century
By 2007, 10 years after Joe Dominguez died, the personal transformation process that has been the core of NRM's sustainability work was more relevant and necessary than ever. Vicki retired from management of NRM and charged the new generation of leadership to develop a plan for bringing the nine step program into the 21st century. With Monica still on the Board of Directors and holding the institutional memory, old and new were combined to honor the founding principles of the program and to adapt the program for use by modern audiences.
To do so, NRM developed a guide to the core of the nine step program that can be used for both individual self-guided learning as well as in educational settings. Program adherents who wish to teach others this rewarding practice of personal economics have access to a professionally developed curriculum to do so. This suite of products is the Financial Integrity Program.
NRM has dedicated its resources to making this core material available free of charge to individuals and to organizations who are dedicated to spreading the Financial Integrity approach far and wide. Now that this website and the materials it provides does that, NRM has ceased all other operations as of 2015.
The New Road Map Foundation and the tremendous impact it has had in the world exist because of the people who have contributed their time, money and personal experience with the program. Everyone who has been involved has helped to expand the reach, the effectiveness and the larger supportive networks related to this powerful method for self-directed change. Those who have participated in this work have been awestruck that engaging in such simple, mundane practices of daily financial transactions can have the ripple effect of building stronger families and communities, and more sustainable economies – as well as personal prosperity. When Gandhi said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world," he was referring to just this ripple effect.


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Academic Programs
Department of Indigenous Science, the Environment and Economic Development (DISEED), Dr. Fidji Gendron (Department Head)
The School of Business and Public Administration (SOBPA) emphasizes a unique First Nations perspective in the fields of business management and public administration. Along with developing the skills necessary to work within the public and private sectors, the faculty ensures students have the most appropriate skills and experience to thrive in a world filled with ever-growing diversity.
The curriculum offers a balance between theory, conceptual thinking and practical technical knowledge. Indigenous content is incorporated into each of SOBPA's programs.
The Regina Campus is the home of the SOBPA programs but classes are also offered at the Prince Albert Campus (both face-to-face and by videoconference). Students can pursue either full-time or part-time opportunities in the following programs:
- Certificate in Administration—Level I & Level II
- Certificate in Administration (Indigenous Management)
- Certificate in Economic Development
- Diploma of Administration
- Bachelor of Administration (BAdmin)
The Bachelor of Administration degree offers students the option of specializing in several core concentration areas. Within the degree, students have the option to specialize (Major) in:
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
Each area of specialization has been carefully designed in order to ensure the highest standard of quality and relevance.
Careers Include:
Human Resources
Public Relations
Program Available At:
- Regina Campus
- Prince Albert Campus
Joanne Goodpipe, MHRD
Bob Kayseas, PhD
Richard Missens, MBA
Bettina Schneider, PhD
Department of Indigenous Languages, Arts and Cultures (DILAC), Dr. Jesse Archibald-Barber (Department Head)
FNUniv's Indigenous Literatures in English program offers University of Regina, Department of English approved introductory courses, including pre-ENGL 100 courses, on all three campuses, as well as upper-level courses at the Regina campus. Faculty and sessional lecturers ensure students gain excellent writing and communication skills that can be used to both further their study of First Nations and non-First Nations literatures, and generally enhance their academic success at the First Nations University of Canada.
The introductory English courses taught on all three campuses, face-to-face or by video conferencing, contain a strong First Nations component.
FNUniv students can earn a BA Major in English, or a BA Honours Major in English. Students who are interested in writing creative work such as poetry, fiction, or drama can take a Concentration in Creative Writing within the BA English programs. If a student is majoring in another discipline but would like to take a number of English courses, they can consider taking a Minor in English.
Careers Include:
- Professional Writer/Editor
- Corporate Communications
- Public Relations
Program Available At:
- Regina Campus
- Saskatoon Campus (First year only)
- Prince Albert Campus (First year only)
Jeremy Desjarlais, MA
The Indigenous Access and Transition Education Certificate, or IATEC as it is commonly referred to, is an eight-month program offered at FNUniv's Northern Campus in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. IATEC can also be delivered as a community based program. Also, IATEC intake takes place each fallThe program will prepare you for post-secondary success by building on your current skills and abilities with strong student support while you earn transferable university credits.
The program is ideal for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, as well as mature students, who would benefit from enhanced student support such as:
- learning with the same student cohort over an eight-month period;
- learning in a family-like setting, with small classes; and
- valuable First Nations teachings and perspectives for personal and emotional growth leading to continued university success.
The IATEC intake takes place each fall and offers a slate of classes to acquaint you with the post-secondary experience and prepare you for continued success!
Fall Semester
- AMTH 091 Mathematics I
- INDG 104 Introduction to Indigenous Higher Learning
- ISW 377 Introduction to Traditional Self-Healing
- RDWT 120 Reading and Writing I
Winter Semester
- AMTH 092 Mathematics II
- BIOL 140 Human Biology or CHEM 100
- INDG 100 Introduction to Indigenous Studies
- RDWT 121 Reading and Writing II
Department of Indigenous Languages, Arts and Cultures (DILAC), Dr. Jesse Archibald-Barber (Department Head)
Known as INCA, Indian Communication Arts specializes in journalism and public relations. The program is focused on an introduction to the field of media. Students studying Indian Communication Arts will have the opportunity to improve their interpersonal skills, public speaking skills, and learn about other disciplines and cultures in an exciting hands-on atmosphere.
To qualify for admission to INCA, students must be eligible for admission to the First Nations University of Canada/University of Regina. Proficiency in English is a requirement along with basic computer skills. Students have chosen this program because:
- It allows them to tell stories
- It improves on their professional skills
- It helps them become a public voice for their people
- There is a great demand for First Nations and Métis people in media organizations
Alumni have gone on to work with with major broadcast and print media such as APTN, CBC, Global, CTV, Rawlco Radio, Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation, Eagle Feather News, and Regina Leader-Post.
INCA offers a two-year diploma program that prepares students to work in the communications industry, including Aboriginal and mainstream media (print, broadcast, and web), and public relations. The two-year diploma is a 72-credit-hour program (24 classes). Beyond journalism classes, the INCA program requires courses in Indian history and politics, oral traditions, community-based research, business management, traditional and contemporary communication systems, languages, and art.
Careers Include:
- Journalism
- Public Relations
- Business and Technology
Program Available At:
- Regina Campus
Shannon Avison, MA
Department of Indigenous Languages, Arts and Cultures (DILAC), Dr. Jesse Archibald-Barber (Department Head)
The Indigenous Fine Arts program draws upon the artistic heritage of thousands of years of First Nations and Inuit history. Its focus is on Indigenous contemporary and traditional art. The Indigenous Fine Arts program offers courses of study leading to the degrees of:
- Certificate in Indigenous Fine Arts (2-years)
- Bachelor of Arts (Indigenous Art, 4-years)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Indigenous Art, 4-years)
- Bachelor of Arts (Indigenous Art History, 4-years)
Students who wish to complete a four-year program should consult with the department head or Indigenous Fine Arts coordinator. Beyond art, students improve their skills in communication through writing, analytical thinking in the social and natural sciences, analytical thinking in culture and society, and research skills and methodologies.
The Indigenous Fine Arts program is based around a strong Indigenous cultural component. The faculty have expertise in traditional First Nations art, as well as contemporary aesthetics. The department houses a two-dimensional teaching room, a three-dimensional teaching room, and a traditional teaching room.
Throughout this program, students will submit samples of their work to the faculty for the purpose of review and evaluation. Also, with an in-house art studio and art gallery, students have the opportunity to display their art for numerous audiences to view.
Careers Include:
- Entrepreneurship
- Exhibition Design
- Museum or Gallery Professional
Program Available At:
- Regina Campus
Lionel Peyachew, MFA
Department of Indigenous Education, Health and Social Work (DIEHSW), Dr. Bettina Schneider (Acting Department Head)
Become a teacher or work in the field of education and learn in both non-First Nations and First Nations classrooms and communities with a special emphasis on the development of First Nations content and processes.
The First Nations University of Canada's Department of Indigenous Education program promotes the development and nurturing of quality teachers. Within the four years of obtaining your degree, program options are:
- Bachelor of Education – Elementary (Indigenous Education)
- Bachelor of Education – After Degree Program (BEAD) – Elementary (Indigenous Education)
- Bachelor of Education – Secondary (Indigenous Education)
- Bachelor of Education After Degree (BEAD) – Secondary (Indigenous Education)
- Bachelor of Education After Degree (BEAD) – Secondary (Visual Arts Major)
- Bachelor of (Indigenous) Education Elementary Degree Program — Cree Immersion
- Bachelor of (Indigenous) Education After Degree, Elementary Program — Cree Immersion
- Certificate of Extended Studies – Aboriginal Education
- Certificate of Extended Studies – First Nations Languages
- First Nations Language Instructors' Certificate
- Masters in Indigenous Education: https://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/future-students/programs/education.html#IE
Our mission and guiding principle is to focus of all our efforts on supporting students as they join our learning community. Our goal is to produce teachers who can promote First Nations control of First Nations education by developing and implementing First Nations content. We develop teachers who are skillful, knowledgeable, and able to work within the framework of the Saskatchewan Core Curriculum.
While the emphasis of the program is on Language Arts, specializations may be pursued in:
- Indigenous Languages (Cree, Dakota, Dene, Lakota, Saulteaux)
- First Nations Language Instructors' Certificate
- Indigenous Fine Arts
- Indigenous Studies
- Indigenous Health Studies
- Any Core Curriculum areas (Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education)
Holistic cultural components are integrated throughout the program with a specific off-campus cultural component offered in the second year of the program. This program provides the highest amount of time teaching within classrooms, starting in the first semester to ensure experience is strong when the degree is completed.
Careers Include:
- School Administrator
- Educator/Teacher
- Teaching Adults or ESL
Program Available At:
- Regina Campus (Elementary and Secondary)
- Prince Albert Campus (Elementary)
- First Nations Language Instructors' Certificate – location varies
- Off-Campus (Community-based Elementary program)
Kathleen O'Reilly, PhD
Ida Swan, MEd
Angelina Weenie, PhD
DEPARTMENT OF INDIGENOUS SCIENCE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DISEED), Dr. Fidji Gendron (Department Head)
What is the Bachelor of Science in Indigenous Environmental Science?
The Bachelor of Science in Indigenous Environmental Science degree offers you an education focused on the natural environment, but infused with holistic Indigenous perspectives and cultures.
The Bachelor of Science in Indigenous Environmental Science degree is a joint program offered through the First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina's Faculty of Science. The degree is built around a solid core of science and Indigenous knowledge and is complemented by courses focusing on environmental and ecological topics with an Indigenous worldview. You will also acquire important knowledge in environmental economics and community development. For example, you will learn to not only characterize medicinal plants, but also to preserve and protect them.
What courses will I take?
You will not only take foundational Science courses in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, but also courses in Environmental Studies, Indigenous Studies, Economics and Law. You will also take our new Introduction to Indigenous Environmental Science (ENVS 100). The degree can be completed in four years and offers flexibility through some online courses.
For the list of courses, please see page 260 in the University of Regina 2019-2020 Undergraduate Calendar and Course Catalog.
What are my career opportunities once I graduate?
The degree will appeal to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students interested in careers in the following areas:
- the sciences
- environmental assessment
- environmental resource management
- mining
- land development
- natural resource management and exploration
- health impact
- environmental education
- global environmental issues
Four year degree is available in Regina, first year program can be taken in Prince Albert.
Admission Criteria
Applicants must meet the specific requirements of the Faculty of Science at the University of Regina.
Contact Information:
Fidji Gendron, Ph.D.
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First Nations University of Canada
1 First Nations Way
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Department of Indigenous Education Health and Social Work (DIEHSW), Dr. Bettina Schneider (Acting Department Head)
The First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina's Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies offer a Certificate in Indigenous Health Practice (CIHP) to assist students and graduates of health studies and professional health degrees gain the knowledge and skills they need to provide the best care to Indigenous patients. Students will also learn how to support policies and programs that improve the health of Indigenous individuals, families and communities.
Students in this 18-credit hour certificate will examine the health issues that shape the health of Indigenous communities today. These include pre-contact, contact, assimilation, colonization, racism, cultural safety, chronic and infectious diseases, addictions, violence and abuse, environmental health issues, policy and program issues and health transfer issues. The certificate is designed to easily fit into the electives of an existing degree program. Students can also complete the CIHP separately or after graduation with ease.
The program is available to students through a combination of face-to-face and online options courses at FNUniv's Regina or Prince Albert Campuses.
Careers Include:
- Government or Community Health Services
- Health Promotion
- Policy Development
Program Available At:
- All campuses
Brenda Green, MSc
Carrie Lavallie, MHS
Department of Indigenous Education, Health and Social Work (DIEHSW), Dr. Bettina Schneider (Acting Department Head)
The Bachelor of Health Studies is delivered by the First Nations University of Canada in partnership with the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, and Faculty of Arts at the University of Regina.
The goal of this degree is to provide students with an interdisciplinary understanding of health and the ways in which social, economic and cultural determinants of health shape individual beliefs, attitudes, experiences, and practices; it includes a consideration of holistic well-being in the domains of mental, emotional, spiritual, physiological and biological functioning of individuals, families and communities.
The degree draws on both the social sciences and the natural sciences to promote critical thinking, knowledge development, evidence-based practice and community-based applications, towards the increased health of all Canadians. A key feature of this degree is an emphasis on understanding basic Indigenous health needs as a foundation for addressing inequities in health. There is a concentration in Indigenous Health and Well-being that supports a more in-depth focus on Indigenous health, for those interested in working with Indigenous people.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Health Studies are currently working in the health field within government or community health services in the areas of management, policy development, health promotion, knowledge translation and programming, or are pursuing advanced education in related fields such as medicine, counselling, social work, public health or education.
Programs Offered:
- Certificate in Health Studies
- Bachelor of Health Studies
Careers Include:
- Government or Community Health Services
- Health Promotion
- Policy Development
Program Available At:
- Regina Campus
- Prince Albert Campus (first two years)
Brenda Green, MSc
Carrie Lavallie, MHS
Department of Indigenous Languages, Arts and Cultures (DILAC), Dr. Jesse Archibald-Barber (Department Head)
The study of language is central to FNUniv's distinct Indigenous identity. Our programs offer students a unique opportunity to combine the study of Indigenous languages with that of the Linguistics or Indigenous Education programs. Students can pursue the following:
- Bachelor of Arts and Honours in Cree, Saulteaux, and/or Linguistics
- Bachelor of Arts (another program) with a Minor in Language or Linguistics
- Minor within Arts or Education for any of the five languages (Cree, Dakota, Dene, Nakota and Saulteaux)
- First Nations Language Instructors' Certificate (FNLIC) for the five languages
- Certificate of Extended Studies in First Nations Languages (post B.Ed. program)
- Masters of Arts with specialization in Indigenous Languages/Linguistics https://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/future-students/programs/linguistics.html
Language courses explore conversational fluency, structure, writing systems, literatures, principles of translation, and oral traditions. Linguistics provides the tools to study and talk about language as part of a comprehensive program designed to assist students in following their passion.
Our programs aim to instill in students a sense of pride in the knowledge and use of Indigenous languages. Introductory courses include language lab activities. Some courses are also available for online delivery.
This is a good choice if you are interested in:
- Helping to identify and get a sense of belonging within First Nations culture
- Obtaining a minor in language to complement your Education degree
- Obtaining a degree in language study and linguistics
- Working towards a Masters degree in Speech Pathology (helping children and teachers in your home communities)
Careers Include:
- Language Instructor/ Teacher
- Translator/Interpreter
- Speech Pathologist
Program Available At:
- Regina Campus
- First Nations Language Instructors' Certificate is also available at Saskatoon Campus and select off-campus locations
Cree Language Faculty
Solomon Ratt, MA
Saulteaux Language Faculty
Lynn Cote, MA
Linguistics Faculty
Arok Wolvengrey, PhD (Algonquian Languages)
Department of Indigenous Education Health and Social Work (DIEHSW), Dr. Bettina Schneider (Acting Department Head)
The Indigenous Social Work programs are nationally accredited so we have become the School of Indigenous Social Work (SISW). Our certificate and degree programs prepare you to enter the field of human service as social workers across Canada with a special emphasis on working with First Nation individuals, families, groups, and communities. The Indigenous Social Work program is available on all three campuses.
The programs that SISW offer are:
- Certificate of Indigenous Social Work (2 years) all campuses
- Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work (4 years) all campuses
- Master of Indigenous Social Work, Saskatoon campus
The mission of the School of Indigenous Social Work is to provide social work knowledge and develop skills founded upon First Nations culture, values and philosophy in order to work effectively in all settings. The main focus is to enhance the strengths of First Nations individuals, families, groups and communities, supporting self-determination.
First Nations spirituality, philosophies, ideology, knowledge and methodologies are the foundation of the School of Indigenous Social Work. It is our communal belief in First Nations self-determination and our respect for the strengths of First Nations cultures, that maintain our commitment to ensuring that we, as faculty, administration and support staff, continue to develop, research, share and fully honour this foundation.
Careers Include:
- Child and Family Services
- School Counsellor
- Adoption Worker
- Parole Officer
Program Available At:
- Prince Albert Campus
- Regina Campus
- Saskatoon Campus
Dr. Sharon Acoose, PhD Program Coordinator
Tara Turner, PhD
Jason Albert, PhD
Marlene McNab, MASW
Gilbert Kewistep, MISW
Department of Indigenous Languages, Arts and Cultures (DILAC), Dr. Jesse Archibald-Barber (Department Head)
The Indigenous Studies program offers a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Arts Honours, which provide the Social Science core for most degree and certificate programs offered by the First Nations University of Canada. The program fosters research and the intellectual study of Indigenous peoples and their cultures - with an emphasis on Saskatchewan first, followed by Canada, North America, the western hemisphere and the world. Efforts are explicitly meant to complement, not replace, the knowledge and traditional teachings of Elders. A Minor in Indigenous Studies is also available.
With courses that can be taken face-to-face or by videoconferencing at any of the three campuses, and/or online, Indigenous Studies will prepare students to compete for all career options open to other university Arts graduates. Students can apply for second degree programs in faculties such as Law, Administration, Education, Fine Arts, Science and Social Work, or pursue honours and graduate studies in the Social Sciences or Humanities.
Indigenous Studies majors develop skills that are applicable to a wide variety of careers. These skills include:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analysis and critical-thinking skills
- In-depth knowledge of Indigenous affairs
- Expertise in cultural diversity and minority perspectives
- Listening, clarifying, questioning and responding skills
- Broad understanding of cross-cultural and diversity issues
Careers Include:
- Community Outreach Coordinator
- Diversity Coordinator
- Family Services Specialist
- School Counsellor
Program Available At:
- Regina Campus
- Prince Albert Campus
- Saskatoon Campus
Miriam McNab, MA
Andrew Miller, PhD
A. Blair Stonechild, PhD
Leta Kingfisher, MA
Department of Indigenous Science, the Environment and Economic Development (DISEED), Dr. Fidji Gendron (Department Head)
The Bachelor of Arts in Resource and Environmental Studies (BARES) is a joint program with Saskatchewan Polytechnic Woodland Campus (Prince Albert) and First Nations University of Canada. The Saskatchewan Polytechnic Resource and Environmental Law Diploma is available through its Prince Albert campus. The last two-years of the degree is only available in Regina
Completion of the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Resource and Environmental Law Diploma, which streams graduates into the field of conservation and environmental law enforcement, is required for admission. Students will be granted 60 credit hours of block transfer credit for completion of the Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma with the remaining 60 credit hours to be completed at First Nations University of Canada, Regina Campus. Students may elect to complete some of the first 30 credit hours at First Nations University of Canada, Prince Albert Campus.
BARES provides opportunities for First Nations and non-First Nations students whose goals for the future include participation in the successful management of natural resources in Saskatchewan and across Canada. Students will have an opportunity to learn foundational Indigenous concepts and perspectives in the context of environment, conservation and natural resource issues.
Careers Include:
- Conservation Officer
- Environmental Law Enforcement
- Natural Resource Management
Program Available At:
- Prince Albert - Sask Polytechnic (First 2 years)
- Regina Campus (Last 2 years)
Jody Bellegarde, BSc
Fidji Gendron, PhD
DEPARTMENT OF INDIGENOUS SCIENCE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DISEED), Dr. Fidji Gendron (Department Head)
FNUniv promotes scholarly research, and teaching and learning activities that will directly and indirectly benefit Indigenous communities in this age of technological advancement and globalization. FNUniv science courses provide a balance between new findings and traditional knowledge. Labs for science courses taught at the Regina Campus take place in state-of-the-art chemistry and biology laboratories.
FNUniv students may complete the University of Regina Bachelor of Science Degree.
Courses available at the First Nations University of Canada include:
- BIOL 100: Introductory Biology I – From Cells to Organisms
- BIOL 101: Introductory Biology II (also available online)
- CHEM 104: General Chemistry I
- CHEM 140: Organic Chemistry I
- CS 100: Introduction to Computers
- MATH 101: Introductory Finite Mathematics
- PHYS 109: General Physics I
- PHYS 119: General Physics II
- STAT 100: Elementary Statistics for Applications
Bachelor of Science Program available at the First Nations University of Canada:
Careers Include:
- Biologist
- Chemist
- Physicist
Program Available At:
- Regina Campus
- Some courses available at Prince Albert Campus
Jody Bellegarde, BSc
Edward Doolittle, PhD
Arzu Sardarli, PhD
Community Based Programs are offered in First Nations communities, which allows students to remain in their own communities while taking university programs. Programming is based on community needs and a program from our existing offerings is delivered on-site.
For more information on Community Based Programs contact:
Trina Joseph, Community Based Program Coordinator
Telephone: 306-790-5950 ext. 7133
Fax: 306-765-3330.
All graduate programs are through the University of Regina Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research.
- Masters of Linguistics https://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/future-students/programs/linguistics.html
- Masters of Indigenous Education https://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/future-students/programs/education.html#IE
- Masters of Indigenous Social Work https://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/future-students/programs/social-work.html#ISW
Certificate of Reconciliation Studies
What is CRS?
First Nations University of Canada's Reconciliation Studies (CRS) will be available online to serve a national audience. First Nations University of Canada proposed the creation of an 18-credit (6 course) Certificate of Reconciliation Studies (CRS). Following the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the CRS program focuses on recognizing the shared history of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and the need to promote healing, equity and respect for /of Indigenous cultures and values in Canadian Society. The course will be delivered in person at one of the three First Nations University of Canada Campuses as well as through online delivery to increase the availability of the program across Canada.
Who would benefit from the program?
The CRS is intended to benefit non-degree seeking individuals who may apply this certificate for career advancement, as well as students enrolled in degree programs in Social Work, Education and Health offered at the First Nations University of Canada.
What are the course required for this program?
|Credit Hours
|Required Courses
|INDG 100 Introduction to Indigenous Studies
|INDG 260 History of Residential Schools in Canada
|INDG 262 Reconciliation and Indigenous Resurgence in Canada
|ILP 100 Introduction to Intercultural Leadership
|One of: INHS 100 Introduction to Indigenous Health Studies I INSW 200 Introduction to Social Work EIND 2015 Introduction to Indigenous Education
|One of: INHS 101 Introduction to Indigenous Health Studies II ADMN 225 First Nations Economic Development INSW 377 Traditional Self-Healing
This interdisciplinary certificate program will allow students to take core course and electives from Indigenous Studies in the Department of Indigenous Languages, Arts and Culture (DILAC) and Indigenous Health Studies, Indigenous Education, and Indigenous Social Work programs in the Department of Indigenous Health, Education and Social Work (DIESW) and the Department of Indigenous Science, the Environment and Economic Development (DISEED).
How can I apply?
Please contact CCE.


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Weston woman injured at marathon, doing well after surgery
Even as he watched live coverage of the violent explosions at the Boston Marathon on Monday, it didn't occur to Patrick McGrath that his sister Victoria, a college student there, was in danger.
So when the ringing telephone pulled the family's attention away from CNN, they never imagined it would be a Massachusetts hospital calling to tell them that Victoria, 20, was one of more than 170 people hurt by two crude bombs packed with shrapnel. Her legs were seriously injured and she was in the hospital's care.
"She goes to college in Boston," said Patrick, 15. "But I didn't know she was going to the marathon."
Anxious to be at their daughter's side, especially after watching the blood and chaos at the scene, James and Jill McGrath immediately left their Weston home for Boston, Patrick said.
Still at the hospital Tuesday afternoon, James McGrath said his daughter was doing as well as could be expected.
"She's going to be OK," James McGrath said. "She's not going to have an amputation."
A first round of surgeries on Victoria's wounded left leg went well and she was awake and alert, he said. A second round of surgeries would take place later this week, he said.
The photo of Victoria McGrath being carried by the firefighter went viral on Facebook.
The Times Union of Albany (http://bit.ly/109Qq0U) identified the Boston firefighter as Jim Plourde, originally from Colonie, N.Y.
"There was a guy with a young girl, and he's like, `you've got to help her,' and he just started putting the tourniquet on and I said, `you got to get out of here,' and he said `you got to take her out.' And I said `I got this,' and I tied the tourniquet on. And there was a woman and I said `you gotta leave,' and she's like, `this is my daughter, I'm not going anywhere,'" Plourde told News 10.com, an Albany television station.
Whether or not he sees the girl again, Plourde says he did it because it's his job, and he has a 15-month-old daughter himself.
"I was very excited at 4:30 when she started crying, you know, to get up and just give her a big hug," said Plourde about his daughter.
The oldest of three children, Victoria McGrath attended Weston High School and is pursuing a bachelor of science in business administration and accounting at Northeastern University, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Northeastern classmate Bobby Namdar said it wasn't surprising that McGrath would have attended the marathon. Most students do.
"It's something that everyone goes to," said Namdar, 18, who is originally from Long Island. "It's kind of like a Boston holiday. We're off from school, so everyone goes."
Because there were so many people at the event, Namdar said he didn't see McGrath at all before he went back to the university. He didn't realize anything was amiss until he was back on campus and heard sirens going off, the first indication many students had of the awful scene unfolding just a mile away.
The bombing at the marathon has students at Northeastern on edge.
Hanging out with friends in her dorm room after deciding to skip the marathon, Northeastern student Taylor Blydenburgh heard one of the explosions, but shrugged it off. She figured the loud popping noise came from a flare at the marathon and didn't turn on her TV until the sirens had been blaring down the street for about 15 minutes.
"I realized something must have been up because there was just too many," she said, estimating that the emergency vehicles would continue speeding back and forth for another two hours.
Namdar, who didn't hear the explosion, said friends who were shopping at the nearby Prudential Center Plaza also didn't realize the loud popping noise had come from a bomb. Instead, they cowered in shops expecting a gunman to appear, he said.
Soon, though, news spread of the three dead and hundreds who had lost limbs or been disfigured by the bombs. Still, Blydenburgh and Namdar said they didn't realize anyone at Northeastern had been hurt until Tuesday.
Blydenburgh said she saw a posting about McGrath on a mutual Facebook friend's page. Namdar learned about his classmate's injuries when his statistics teacher explained her absence in the 3 p.m. class.
"The university didn't say anything (in emails about the incident) so I just assumed it didn't affect our university," Namdar said.
The lack of information from university officials and the increased police presence on campus made it hard to feel safe even 24 hours after the bombing.
"There are mostly families and students here," Blydenburgh said. "It's not really somewhere you think of crime. I think that's why everyone is on edge."
Reports that other bombs had been disarmed and rumors that others may still exist added to the tension. "Nobody is really leaving the area," Blydenburgh said. "A lot of the students don't feel like it's over. I still feel like something else is going to happen."
And the knowledge that a classmate was hurt Monday just made the terror hit closer to home Tuesday.
"This was the first time I'd heard about anyone at Northeastern being hurt," he said. "She's such a sweet girl. She's also beautiful. She's such a great person that it's terrible this happened to her."
Plourde's parents were watching when the image flashed onto the screen showing their son carrying the young girl from the carnage as her face was hid in his chest so the child could not view the terribly bloody scene.
"That is quite a picture because of the fear, action and the look on Jim's face," his mother, Janet, told the Times Union. "It is a very grim look."
The family had been getting calls all day long as the photo, and others of Plourde wearing a bright yellow jacket and doing his life-saving duties, ran over and over again on local media feeds and went viral.
Janet Plourde said her son graduated from Siena College in 2000 and wanted to be a teacher in Boston but ended up on the fire department anyway.
"My husband and I have been working on the Colonie Ambulance for 25 years so we are used to some things, but that was just a disgusting act. Who could do something like that to people and little kids."
The Plourdes said their son was not injured.
Bob Gardinier of the Times Union contributed to this story.


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Suicide Prevention Month: Listen, Respect, Share
Recently, I enjoyed a weekend getaway with my husband. We wandered in and out of beach front shops, miles away from a military base. It was nice to have a chance to be together and enjoy the beach scenery.
My husband and I were surprised when a local shop owner shared a very personal story with us. After exchanging pleasantries, she asked if my husband was in the military (his haircut gives it away). She also inquired where he was stationed and how long we had been assigned to this location. Her daughter's family recently moved away from this particular location.
She shared with us that her son-in-law, an Army veteran, committed suicide. He was being treated for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). She was trying to grapple with her new feelings and offer support to her grieving daughter and grandchild.
After sharing our condolences, my husband and I both wanted to offer resources to help this anguished family. Before I rattled off a list of resources, I realized I need to step back and listen to the person speaking to me, respect what she was sharing with me, and share resources if she was agreeable to accepting information.
If you find yourself in a situation similar to mine, here are some suggestions:
Listen: Really listen. Try to understand what the person is communicating. Try not to think of a solution or offer a resource right away.
Respect: Respect that the person feels safe enough to share this information with you. Understand your boundaries and your comfort level.
Share: Is the person able to receive information? Do you have resources available? If not, and you are comfortable, exchange contact information and ask a professional for help.
I am not a counselor. I am not a medical expert. But, I am an involved military spouse. I was thankful I had read recent articles about the Military Crisis Line and Veterans Crisis Line. Additionally, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7 support to those in crisis across the nation.
If you or someone you know has contemplated suicide, seek the support you need. The military and your local community provide a wide array of available programs for preventive care and support.
Posted by Katie Savant, Government Relations Information Manager
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Very good and succinct advice. Help can often be very simple, as simple as you wrote above, but unfortunately, not necessarily easy to do. Thanks for sharing and reminding us all about the importance of listening, really listening, before jumping into helping.
Sometimes those in crisis just need to know that somebody is not only listening, but they are being heard…Thank you.
I am very thankful for everyone who encourages Suicide Prevention. My mother took her life 4 years ago this September and being that this month is also Suicide Prevention Month helps me cope. I hate hearing that other people have lost a love one this same way, but It's nice to see that we can all come together and help each other. Thank you for sharing this story <3


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Alien Music Club | Live Jazz
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Alien Music Club is essentially an on-going studio project conceived and produced by Jonathan Pearlman (JP) of Asheville, NC.
JP grew up hearing light jazz and pop music. His first musical icons were Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin. He was performing for audiences at age seven. He began playing guitar at age nine. JP's influences are far-reaching, absorbing Lennon/McCartney, Hendrix, Clapton, and Motown, during the 60's. Jazz-fusion bands of the early 70's were also influential, like Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report and Frank Zappa. These became JP's earliest jazz-rock influences. Other influences include Tom waits, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Donald Fagan, Ian Hunter, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Beck, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Charles Mingus, Paul Simon, Todd Rungren and Joe Walsh.
JP was continually writing, singing and playing in bands throughout his college years, and he graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Broadcasting in 1978. Fast forward the next 20 years or so, and he had become a successful videographer and producer, all the while pursuing his music. During the 1990's, JP adopted the pseudonym "Alien Music Club". The idea of a club came from the desire to incorporate the talents of other musicians and friends in the creative process. The "Alien" concept comes from the wildly eclectic nature of JP's music, which defies categorization. "It's really a musical melting pot," says JP.
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Our extremely experienced professionals can repair the hot water systems of all brands. They know it well on how to fix the problems associated with an old Hot water system or an absolutely upgraded. Our professionals are always focused on delivering the solutions at a minimal possible price.
Replacing Hot Water System
We always have the spare part stocks available in large quantity. Hence, you don't need to preorder those in the case of any replacement is required. Just explain your problem through a phone call, and we will reach you with all required equipment. Even if you are not sure about the replacement, our technicians can help you in giving the right suggestion.
The Beverley Plumber Install,Repair and Service – All Types Of Hot Water System?
As mentioned above, the Beverley plumbers team can solve any of your hot water system issues. Starting from gas, solar systems, electric or heat pumps, we can solve the issues of any of these systems. No matter its storage or continuous flow unit, our professionals Solar hold the expertise to deal with any of these. In fact, we assign only those professionals for you who hold the expertise about the specific Hot Water System brand you have.
Solar Hot Water System Beverley
Solar Hot Water Systems are considered the most economic systems than all. These are environment-friendly in nature as well. These systems use solar panels to convert the solar energy into heat energy, which is then passed into your water. However, these systems may not be reliable on a cloudy or rainy day.
Heat Pump Hot Water System Beverley
Heat Pumps are considered the most efficient hot water systems. These are extremely environment-friendly as well, with minimal greenhouse effects. Heat Pumps take a little amount of electricity, which makes it economically beneficial. The Beverley Plumber can fix any of your Heat Pump issues at minimal cost.
Electric Hot Water System Beverley
A complete electric hot water system is no doubt a little expensive in comparison. However, these are extremely reliable and efficient in nature as well. If your electric hot water system has some issues, don't make any delay to contact us for any sort of repair. Anyway, in most cases, complete replacement if preferred than any mere repair.
Gas Hot Water System Beverley
Gas Hot Water System is always a very good recommendation for anyone having a natural gas connection. If you have a nice gas connection, the Gas Hot Water System can be the most economical option for you. These are extremely environment-friendly as well with very little emission. For any sort of repair or replacement needs with your gas hot water system, you can always feel free to contact The Beverley Plumber at 1800 554 626.
Storage Hot Water System Beverley
If faster and more reliable hot water system is your requirement, the storage tank hot water system can be a nice recommendation for you. These systems are quite simple in nature as well to operate. It's about replacing the hot water out of the tank with the chilled waters, which again has to get heated. It operates in a quite automatic fashion.
If the water is already too hot, the heating element gets automatically switched off. You can contact The Beverley Plumber if any sort of problem appears with your storage hot water system. We can handle all repair and replacement tasks of any storage hot water system brand.
Continuous Flow Hot Water System Beverley
The continuous flow hot water units usually have no tank. It operates only when the hot tap is switched on. It functions in a simple way. First, the water is passed through the heater and gets heated. Once you switch off the hot tap, the process of water heating also gets stopped. The Beverley Plumber can solve any repair or replacement tasks associated with any brand of Continuous Flow Hot Water System. We can provide you with all sorts of continuous flow hot water system spare parts as well.
Emergency 24 hours Hot Water System Repairs?
The Beverley Plumber has been one of the most preferred hot water system service providers, due to its ability to fix problems associated with all brands. Each of our professional is experienced enough, and can deal with any sort of hot water system problems. Starting from the expensive brands to cheap ones, we can fix problems of all.
The Hot Water System Brands we work install, repair, replace and service in Beverley
- Aquamax
- Vulcan
- Bosch
- Rheem
- Dux
- Rinnai
- Saxon
- Chromagen
- Wilson
- Stiebel Eltron
For any service related to Hot Water System, feel free to call at 1800 554 626 , even you can get a free quote after submitting your requirement to our customer care executive.
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We're live from Missisauga, Ontario, Canada and the iPPV is 100% *PERFECT* as Kevin Kelly & Nigel McGuinness welcome to Glory By Honor XI! The crowd is going nuts as Kevin and Nigel run down the top matches, then send us to the ring for our opening match...
Bravado Brothers vs Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander
The Bravados are decked out in the stars & stripes to make friends with the Ontario fans. Harlem and Cedric start us off, but Lancelot sneaks in and blindsides Cedric from behind, stunning him so Harlem can hit a leg lariat for 2. Cedric catches Harlem with a flying headscissors and tags in Coleman, who hits a slingshot legdrop followed by a Lionsault from Cedric for 2. Double team from Coleman & Alexander gets 2, but Lancelot distracts Alexander from the outside so Harlem can get a Bret Hart side backbreaker for a quick 2. Lancelot tags in and the Bravados hit a double back elbow and double elbowdrop for 2. Alexander is in trouble now and gets worn down by a bodyscissors from Harlem. Harlem with a back suplex for 2, then dumps Alexander to the floor where Lancelot slams him and then rolls him back inside so Harlem can get 2. Lancelot tags in and gets a high surfboard, then rolls back to a seated position and gets a double grapevine with a chinlock that looks really, really painful. Cedric manages to fight his way through both Bravados and make the hot tag to Coleman, who comes in and cleans house on both Bravados, taking them out with a double dropkick. Coleman blocks a tornado DDT and then hits the rolling Northern Lights suplexes, making the third one a double on both Bravados. Crowd liked that one, as well as Alexander wiping Lancelot out with a dive to the floor. Harlem suddenly runs across the apron and pops off the corner with a climbing moonsault that takes out both Alexander and Lancelot. Finally, Coleman hits a slingshot dive that takes EVERYONE out, and they're all down on the floor. Coleman rolls Harlem back inside and gets 2, but misses a dropkick in the corner and Harlem drills Coleman with an Unprettier for 2. Lancelot with a kitchen sink and a running kneestrike in the corner, then a torture rack into a running neckbreaker for 2. Lancelot peppers Coleman with short clotheslines to the front and back, followed by a running lariat for 2. Coleman catches Lancelot unawares with a springboard crossbody and tags out to Alexander, who catches Lancelot with a springboard enziguiri for 2. Coleman and Alexander hit a double stomp/assisted backbreaker, but Lancelot kicks out on a very close 2, then boots Coleman off the apron before hitting a belly to belly on Alexander and the old Quebecers finish for 2. Harlem with a KILLER bicycle kick on Alexander, then they get the double team enziguiri and German suplex from Lancelot gets 2 on Alexander. Lancelot has blood running out of his nose as he slaps Alexander around, but Coleman pulls down the top rope and Lancelot dumps himself to the floor while Coleman and Alexander take Harlem out with Total Elimination. Coleman with a standing Frankensteiner off the top on Lancelot, then Alexander comes three quarters of the way across the ring with a frogsplash for the win.
Winners: Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman
AWESOME opener, the crowd was really into this and it definitely got the show off to the good start. And by the way, the iPPV stream is still perfect, I've had zero trouble so far.
We see a video package of the interview segment from ROH TV where Mike Mondo kissed Maria Kanellis, which brings us to our next match...
Mike Mondo vs Mike Bennett
Bennett slaps Mondo in the face, and Mondo responds by kicking the crap out of him. Maria pops up on the apron to try and distract Mondo, but Mondo slips under the bottom rope and sneaks under the ring. Bennett comes out after him, but Mondo sneaks out behind Bennett and lays him out with a clothesline before chasing Maria around ringside again. Mondo gives that up and charges down the apron to dive onto Bennett, but Bennett catches him and counters to a powerslam on the floor. Ouch. Bennett keeps up the pressure by whipping Mondo into the guardrail, then charges across ringside and spears Mondo right onto the hard floor. They go back inside and exchange punches on the top rope, Mondo headbutts Bennett into the ring, but Bennett charges back with a right hand that sends Mondo tumbling off the corner and to the floor where he apparently hurt his ankle on the way down. Bennett goes after Mondo and rams him into the barricade, but Mondo returns the favor and then does it again. Mondo charges Bennett, who picks him up and hits a sick spinebuster onto the ring apron. Back inside they go, as Bennett tries a Cobra Clutch but gets hiptossed across the ring. Both men hit the ropes and connect with simultaneous crossbody blocks, and both roll out to the floor. They trade punches on the floor and fight up the aisle toward the entranceway, but Mondo stumbles on the bad ankle and Bennett tries a piledriver on the floor. Mondo blocks that and backdrops Bennett onto the concrete floor and rams him back and forth between the barricades. Mondo hops into the ring and stops the referee from counting Bennett out, then goes back out after Bennett and atomic drops him onto the barricade so hard the piece of barricade tips over and Bennett goes splat on the floor. Mondo suddenly climbs up on top of the entranceway and dives onto Bennett. The man is insane. Both men are literally crawling back down the aisle to get back in the ring before they get counted out as the crowd starts a "this is awesome" chant. Mondo rolls Bennett into the ring because he wants to beat him instead of taking a countout, but Maria jumps back on the apron to beg the referee to stop the match. Maria suddenly starts coming onto Mondo with some kind of stripper dance, but it's another ploy. Bennett comes from behind, Mondo sees him coming and catches him with an O'Connor Roll, but Bennett kicks out and sends Mondo into a slap from Maria that stuns him long enough for Bennett to hit a TKO for the win.
Winner: Mike Bennett
This match was awesome, and Mondo is out of his mind for doing that dive off the entranceway. These guys worked their asses off and again, the crowd was loving it. The iPPV stream is still working fine!
Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team jump Rhett Titus and BJ Whitmer on their way to the ring for the next match, leading to a brawl on the floor between the two teams. WGTT bring Whitmer in the ring and beat him down before going for their finish, but Titus comes in to make the save, booting Benjamin in the face and dumping Haas out to the floor where Whitmer takes him out with a dive. Now that we're down to two guys in the ring the referee finally rings the bell to start...
Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team vs Rhett Titus & BJ Whitmer
Titus and Benjamin go at it in the ring, but Haas takes Whitmer out on the floor and Titus is in a 2-on-1 situation that ends with him getting dumped to the apron and superkicked in the face by Benjamin. Titus is in the wrong part of town, and takes a shellacking at the hands of WGTT. Benjamin slams Titus across the knee of Haas, who covers Titus for several two counts before hitting the chinlock. Titus fights his way out and leaps across the ring for a hot tag, but Haas catches him in a waistlock and hits a spinebuster for 2. Benjamin tags in and puts Titus on top, Titus shoves him off so Benjamin goes for his leaping suplex, but Titus shoves him off again and wipes him out with a flying bodypress, and both men are down in the middle of the ring. They trade punches as they get back to their feet, then wipe each other out again with a double clothesline. Both men make tags, but Whitmer comes in and cleans house on both of WGTT, taking Benjamin out and getting Haas in a northern lights suplex for 2, followed by an exploder suplex for another 2. Benjamin comes in but gets dumped right back out to the floor, then Haas and Whitmer...uh, express their appreciation for each other while trading haymakers and big boots, then trade German suplexes until Haas hits the Hacker Slam for 2. Titus comes back in and they double team Haas, with Titus hitting an IED and then going after Benjamin on the floor while Whitmer hits a Roll of the Dice on Haas for 2. Benjamin comes into the ring and goes at it with Whitmer, and they block each other's suplexes until Titus drills Benjamin square in the face with a dropkick. Titus goes to the top rope, but Haas whips Whitmer into the corner to crotch Titus and then hit their finish on Whitmer for the win.
Winners: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team
This was a real war, and was also far and away Whitmer's best match since returning to the ring. He looked like a monster as he went at it with Haas & Benjamin, but I get the feeling like this is the end of the Titus-WGTT feud.
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by Nick Radesca
Seniors, listen up! Do you want to join the tech revolution? Perhaps you already own a computer, a digital camera or an IPod and want to learn more? Well then SeniorNet is your answer because only it employs a training model developed specifically for you – SeniorNetics.
SeniorNet is an international not-for-profit organization founded over twenty years ago in San Francisco. Since its inception nine years ago, our award-winning center in Huntington has taught nearly 4,900 students at its modern facility located in the Family Service League Building at 790 Park Avenue. The Huntington center's success is certainly attributable to the wonderful volunteers who give the program life, but for prospective students we need to look at the special way SeniorNet approaches training which I call "SeniorNetics."
1. Students, instructors and coaches must be at least 50 years old. (Finally, a youngster-free zone!)
2. All classes are small in size with no more than 13 students and are slow-taught by a caring team of volunteers – one instructor plus one or more coaches. While the instructor teaches, the coaches provide students with personalized guidance during the lesson. (Nice idea - seniors helping seniors. Right?)
3. The classroom is equipped so that each student has use of a modern computer during the entire lesson. (No Sharing – I hate sharing!)
4. Each student is provided an easy to follow step-by-step tutorial manual for further lesson practice at home. (School and homework, you know, as the song says they go together like …)
5. Classes are only given on weekdays during the daytime (my alert time) and are usually 2½ hours long.
6. It's practically a university! There are four semesters a year in which students can register for a wide-range of basic and advanced courses or workshops in the use of computers, digital cameras/photography and even the IPod. Courses usually consist of four or eight weekly classroom sessions while workshops have only one or two sessions.
7. The cost is nominal because everyone involved is a volunteer. (That's right we work for free. Crazy? Not really, my fellow volunteers will tell you that our service earns us far more than money and we're always looking for more volunteers. Interested?) That said, there are other costs and to cover them there is an annual membership fee of $ 40 and per course/workshop fees ranging from $25 to $60.
8. Membership has its privileges. Once a member of the SeniorNet family, you can attend special monthly meetings at no additional cost where members are helped with computer issues. In addition members obtain software discounts and upgrades from National SeniorNet Headquarters.
You do have choices. You can try evening classes at your library or those training CDs you see advertised on TV, but now that you understand SeniorNetics, you'll have to agree that it's the best ticket to the present. So what are you waiting for? SeniorNet @ FSL Huntington can be reached at (631) 427-3700 Ext. 268 or 235. Watch for our flyers and announcements. You can, however, meet us earlier than that and even get a tour by calling the above number.


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Happy New Year Everyone!
Version 1.5 has released on the App Store, the first of 2017!!
Mr. Mustachio is back to being his usual self and dropped his Santa avatar (which he donned on in v1.4).
Wishing everyone Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
A Big Thank You for voting Mr. Mustachio into the SlideDB Top 50 Apps of the Year! Hope the game continues to entertain people in the coming year as well.
As for the updates on the game, managed to push out the Holiday Update of Mr. Mustachio just in time before the App Store window closed 🙂
Mr. Mustachio got nice coverage on the Puzzle and Education Category Pages of the Indian App Store. This helped the game get good number of downloads. It also provided a good opportunity to improve the game.
The game has now got a couple of updates since then.
Wow! It has been a pretty decent week so far for the game since its release. The download numbers aren't sky high but moderate and better than expected considering that right now there is no considerable marketing effort made.
So Apple has approved the TestFlight build for external testing! Which means that Mr. Mustachio can now be tested by anyone. If anyone is interested in testing out Mr. Mustachio, they can send the details using the – Registration Form
Or you can send me the apple id details through comments, or using the contact page, or through my twitter handle @samzgamz, or message me on facebook – https://www.facebook.com/shobhit.samaria or send me an email at email@example.com!
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I am a programmer. I am not an artist. Or at least not as good as a professional artist. But there is nothing stopping me from trying. From learning. As a solo developer, I don't have much of a choice. I have to be the artist myself for my games for I can't afford to hire a professional one and I am not too sure whether a collaboration/partnership would work out for I am not an established game developer as such.
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