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14 September, 2009
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How can a U.S. government report on identity not mentioned FIPS 201?
By Salvatore D'Agostino, IDmachines
IDmachines recently had the opportunity to go through the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) report to the President on Identity Management. This is an encouraging document in that it calls out:
- Cabinet level position for identity
- Funding
- Interoperability, trust and choice as basis for implementation.
What is confusing is the document's miss on the efforts to date that address most of these needs. The following analysis provides further details on what's in and out of the document andIDmachines' interpretation.
To reinforce a couple of major points, power in DC and the federal government is all about budget. Other countries are making serious identity investments. The U.S. government, with the President's leadership and Congress' backing, needs to step up and fund these recommendations.
NSTAC meet NIST!
Where are the acknowledgments of Federal Information Processing Standard 201 and the related efforts of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Department of Commerce as required by HSPD-12. FIPS 201 provides architecture to meet the NSTAC recommendations.
Finally, look at and leverage how FIPS 201 has grown into Personal Identity Verification – Interoperability (PIV-I). Look at how other critical infrastructure sectors and other industries that interact with the Federal government have leveraged FIPS 201 and the Federal Bridge Certificate Authority to achieve these goals.
I know I am repeating things here but I am a little surprised that those involved in these recommendations could not make this connection. In fact we are very close to being able to achieve the goals, industry and government have partnered to make real progress. Significant sums have been invested. State and local governments and commercial enterprises are on board and moving ahead. Identity matters.
IDmachines' Analysis of the NSTAC Report to the President on Identity Management Strategy
The NSTAC is an important policy body made up of up to 30 industry chief executives from telecommunication, network, information technology, finance and aerospace companies. It addresses critical national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) issues. It published its identity management strategy report to the President on 21 May 2009. The report is now generally available here.
It makes the obvious but important statement that National Security/Emergency Preparedness users have the same characteristics as Internet users and importantly they take advantage of a common infrastructure. It proceeds to state that there is a need to identify NS/EP emergency responders and facilitate their authentication and authorization on these networks.
In fact the need is even more widespread as many of us depend on so-called cyber applications in some way. Secure, privacy protected and efficient identification is a quid pro quo for anyone to fully leverage the information, applications and services of the Internet and other modern means of communications. In any case the recommendations will necessarily have to take this wider need into account.
The report highlights the following statement in its Executive Summary:
"The evolving threat environment, coupled with the increasing reliance on communications networks, requires the development of a national, comprehensive Identity Management vision, strategy, policy and implementation procedures."
It calls for a federation of interoperable identity management processes and that this federation would involve three operational characteristics:
- Interoperability
- Trust Anchors
- Choice-based participation.
The executive summary goes on to say the identity management strategy should embrace commercial providers, address privacy and civil liberties, allow choice by the enterprise, program and individuals, yet maintain standards. As far as IDmachines can tell this is exactly what a large number of organizations, across end-users, integrators and vendors have been doing for the last five years since HSPD-12 was published. IDmachines is glad to hear there is clear direction to stay the course, even if the directive is not recognized.
Also, in the report's Executive summary:
"With respect to Governmental organization and coordination, establish a single, authoritative and comprehensive Dim governance process with a dedicated mission and office under an accountable official reporting directly to the President, embracing all Federal policy, technology, and Dim application activities related to both screening and access controls. The established lead official should have control over defined ID management programs and resources across Government, including budget, as needed to advance Federal Dim under a single coherent strategy."
Centralizing identity in a single office is an excellent though not new idea and follows a lead set by other countries including very recently India. The one word that matters for a change above is "budget." The progress that has been made to date has been the result of an unfunded mandate. Taking this into account the evolution of FIPS 201 Personal Identity Verification and its 2.0 evolution into Personal Identity Verification – Interoperability (PIV-I) is pretty impressive.
Now if there was program and project funding, guidance on grants (where funding already exists) and recognition of the economic and social benefits then we might really be getting somewhere. In addition this remains a national competitiveness issue particularly given the significant investments being made in dozens of other countries.
Also in the introduction it calls out:
With respect to public-private programs, direct the appropriate federal government departments and agencies to work with the private sector to develop and advance a comprehensive and progressive ID management research and development agenda, focusing on Government-civil Dim interoperability.
While a research and development agenda is a reasonable part of the policy (IDmachines believes that the evolution of PIV-I holds tremendous opportunities for innovation across sectors and application) at the same time the report makes it sound like federated identity management is not ready for prime time. This is far from the case, in fact there are commercial off the shelf solutions for credentialing, logical and physical access control and other related applications.
There exist both products and services that scale to the enterprise and federation and meet the type of Dim called out in this report. Simply take a look at the General Services Administration Approved Products List to see the breadth of solutions based on FIPS 201. It is disappointing in the extent to which this document does not reference HSPD-12, FIPS 201 or PKI other than one footnote reference the Federal Bridge. How can the council ignore/fail to highlight billions invested directly related in its recommendations to the President!
Yes, the government needs to put its house in order. It needs to stop making the silly mistake of developing multiple identity credentials that do not meet the basics set out above in particular interoperability and trust. At one point there were (and there may still be) more than 40 ID programs in DHS alone and the last timeIDmachines checked there was little, if no, interoperability.
IDmachines agrees with the recommendations:
- Leadership on ID management
- National office under the Executive Office of the President
- Develop an agenda to address:
- Government organization and coordination
- Public-private Dim programs
- Policy and legislative coordination
- National privacy and civil liberties culture
IDmachines applauds the broad definition of identity adopted in the document, specifically: "ID management covers a broad scope, including both digital and physical identification of individuals, applications, devices, objects, and information."
As mobile devices expand their functionality the need for strong authentication of the device as well as the user becomes one of the most important short-term challenges facing the information technology, identity and security industries (which in fact are one and the same).
At the same time the report identifies ID management as a critical enabler of homeland security priority agenda items and it reinforces the need to bring physical access control under the Dim umbrella.IDmachines applauds the NSTAC for repeating and reinforcing this need as it did in 2003. In doing so this report defines identity and convergence as the combination of people and device and logical and physical domains.IDmachines has long held this is the only way to view identity and security. This approach has relevance across critical infrastructure and forms the basis for any modern network importantly including the electrical or "smart" grid.
On privacy the report simply highlights the need for protection of privacy to be foundational to any ID management strategy. This simple statement is welcome. In this same section it makes the point that requiring identification for anonymous activity does not make sense. Again a very good piece of design advice and it calls out Web browsing as an example. Some recent actions by the government are contrary to this point and should take the NSTAC guidance into account.
The report provides a useful list of ID management benefits. It includes both hard and soft economic benefit categories. It would be more useful to have included an overt statement on the return on investment but the emphasis and highlighting of the benefits provides a citable list that members of the industry can call on when making the argument about their business, enterprise activity or ID management investment.
The report discusses the problems in the current operating environment yet fails to discuss the opportunities that exist. This point is the same as the earlier one about "ignoring" FIPS 201.
The same issue exists with the next section (5.0 Need for an Identity Strategy), it open with an all inclusive statement: "Current Government and private sector ID management systems are numerous and stove-piped, causing redundancy and inefficient and uncoordinated ID management efforts.
In fact interoperability among government agencies and between DoD and CertiPath organizations exist today. FiXs recently aligned for the same reason. While stove pipe may be true for some information and communications technology (ICT) companies, it is not, as an example, true for aerospace and should not be for the defense industrial base.
In fact interoperability among government agencies and between the U.S. Department of Defense and CertiPath organizations–as just two examples–exist today. While this is true for information and communications technology (ICT) it is not, as an example, true for aerospace.
The report does say there are some programs that exist that could be used as models. "Realistic potential exists for the private sector and individuals to benefit from participation in a federation of interoperable ID management processes."
In fact it should call out the fact that real progress has been made already. As an example the SAFE BioPharma Association has cross-certified to the Federal Bridge Certificate Authority and promotes benefits that include risk mitigation, IT system interoperability, facilitates the use of regulatory compliant digital signatures as well as green benefits. In fact both CertiPath and SAFE are part of the 4 Bridges Forum an organization and that seems to be ignored by this report.
In the Findings and Conclusions section of the report correctly points out that: "The administration's commitment to broadening transparency throughout Government will likely have cybersecurity implications and increase the need for an implementable federation of interoperable ID management processes."
While not directly related to the communications sector there clearly exists a need for strong identity management and authentication in association with the desire for transparency of the bail out and stimulus monies being spent. A very small percentage of the monies dedicated in these areas could likely provide the foundation of the ID management (and even better for strong identity credentials that adhere to FIPS 201) required by the relevant businesses involved in receiving these government funds.
IDmachines completely agrees with the statement in Conclusions that "If ID management stakeholders do not address the fundamentals now, then more isolated Dim systems will emerge and it will become more difficult to adopt viable comprehensive and interoperable Dim solutions in the future." Again, recognition needs to take place of those who are addressing the fundamentals of strong authentication, interoperability and trust anchors as mentioned earlier in this analysis.
The Recommendation reiterates the need for a national ID management office.IDmachines strongly backs this goal and the associated statement: "to develop a coordinated programmatic agenda to implement a comprehensive ID management vision and strategy to address, at a minimum, four component areas, specifically: Government organization and coordination; public-private ID management programs; policy and legislative coordination; and national privacy and civil liberties culture."
IDmachines would add the statement that the ID management office should look to build off the work already done and the investment made in PIV-I to achieve this goal.
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First prize winner B17-6025202 is a son to "Elektro"(B08-6174630)
The second prize was won by our new golden boy. Every pigeon fancier has got favorite racers. The favorite racer of Jos is without any doubt the checkered cock "Iron Man"(B17-6025089). As a young bird he did something very special. Because of the stormy weather on the first day the birds had to stay two nights in the basket for the Noyon (208km) race. They were released at noon while the temperature had already risen towards 30°C. They also had to deal with headwinds. In those extreme circumstances this cock won the 1° prize against 669 pigeons.. On top of that he had a lead of 7 minutes on his own loftmates and a lead of 9 minutes on birds of other participants. This spectacular performance totally convinced Jos. After this victory "Iron Man"(B17-6025089) crashed against the high tension wires. He had no life threatening injury but of course his season was finished. Then the year 2018 came. Right from the first middle distance race he was our first nominated pigeon. When the birds have to deal with headwinds, he is very hard to beat. On 26 May he won 1° Chevrainvilliers (354km) against 654 birds. As you could have guessed, the birds had to deal with headwinds on this race. This weekend he arrived together with his loftmate. They were 3 minutes before all the other old birds in the race. They won 1° and 2° Melun against 710 birds. And yes, "Iron Man"(B17-6025089) flew this top prize again when the circumstances were hard.
Top racer "Iron Man"(B17-6025089)
The third prize was won by the blue cock B17-6025361. He completes the podium. B17-6025361 is one of our most talented birds. We carefully brought him towards the middle distance races. The first part of the season we kept him on the short distance races. He showed his class on these 100-200km races. Every week he arrived early from the race. Our fellow pigeon racers from the region knew this pigeon quickly, he stood out. He is a direct son to "Olympic Elektro"(PL0264-13-400), 1st Olympic Ace-pigeon Middle Distance Brussels 2017. He was crowned as best middle distance bird of the world! The mother of B17-6025361 is our top racing hen "Bambi"(B13-6026002). She is a full sister to "Aladdin"(B09-6248081), 1° fast. National Bourges (479km) 64,621 pigeons.
"Olympic Elektro"(PL0264-13-400), the best middle distance racer of the world in 2017
Our fourth arrival was the checkered cock "Didi"(B16-6032013). He is the nest-brother to "Elektro Junior"(B16-6032012), 5th National Ace-pigeon KBDB Middle Distance / 1st Provincial Ace-pigeon KBDB Middle Distance. Their father is the famous "Elektro"(B08-6174630). "Didi"(B16-6032013) is on his best when the weather circumstances are hard.
"Didi"(B16-6032013) is the nest-brother to "Elektro Junior"(B16-6032012)
"Didi"(B16-6032013) won a.o.:
1° fast. Melun (310km) 1,183 p.
1° Melun (310km) 832 p.
5° Chevrain (354km) 358 p.
6° Melun (310km) 710 p.
6° Chevrain (354km) 553 p.
9° Chevrain (354km) 278 p.
16° Melun (310km) 2,364 p.
Our fifth arrival was the blue cock B17-6025336. He has won several top prizes this year. His mother has got some very good records herself and is a grandchild to "Elektro"(B08-6174630). His father is a son to "Milos"(B10-6251534) and a grandchild to famous "Olympic Niels"(B08-6338005) or Dirk Van Dyck. As a youngster B17-6025336 already won 1° Noyon (208km) 478 pigeons.
Is B17-6025336 on his way for a National Ace title?
B17-6025336 won this year a.o.:
05/05/2018: 14° Ecouen (283km) 2,072 p.
12/05/2018: 9° Melun (310km) 1,371 p.
02/06/2018: 4° Melun (310km) 447 p.
23/06/2018: 5° Melun (310km) 495 p.
Our sixth arrival was the blue hen B17-6025108. She is a direct daughter of our superstar "Mustang"(B14-6175237), 1° fast. National Chateauroux (526km) 33,018 pigeons. Her mother is "Bambi"(B13-6026002).
Our young birds team flew for the first time in their life a +300km race. Their result was exceptional. They won 1° + 2° + 3° + 4° + 5° + 6° + 7° + 8° against 439 youngsters. Of the whole release we had the 1° + 2° + 3° + 4° + 5° + 6° fastest against 2,855 youngsters!
Some remarkable facts about our winning young birds:
- The 1° prize was won by B18-6020213. This checkered cock is a child to two super birds. His father is "Elektro Junior"(B16-6032012). He was in 2017 our big superstar and was therefore rewarded with the titles of 5th National Ace-pigeon KBDB Middle Distance / 1st Provincial Ace-pigeon KBDB Middle Distance. He was in a very good position to go for the Olympiad competition but we decided to put him on the breeding loft. This winning youngster showed that we made the right decision. "Elektro Junior"(B16-6032012) is a direct son to "Elektro"(B08-6174630). The mother of B18-6020213 is "Lilly"(B15-6026002). She was a superior racing hen by winning a.o. 1° National z. Argenton (555km) 3,961 pigeons / 3° National Argenton (555km) 13,730 pigeons. "Lilly"(B15-6026002) is a direct child to superstar "Mustang"(B14-6175237) x "Polina"(B08-6174628) or the coupling 1° fast. National Chateauroux (526km) 33,018 pigeons x mother 1° fast. National Bourges (479km) 64,621 pigeons.
Super racer "Elektro Junior"(B16-6032012)
"Lilly"(B15-6026002) is a super daughter to "Mustang"(B14-6175237)
- Our second and third youngster are both children of "Samsung"(B15-6026082) but coupled to a different hen. Their ring numbers are B18-6020194 and B18-6020124. "Samsung"(B15-6026082) is one of the best children of "Elektro"(B08-6174630). He won a.o. 1° fast. Souppes (357km) 9,294 pigeons and 20° National Argenton! Also our seventh arrival is a direct child of "Samsung"(B15-6026082)!
- In the top 8 can be found two direct children of "Olympic Elektro"(PL0264-400-13) x "Cobra"(B14-6175418). "Cobra"(B14-6175418) is a full sister to "Mustang"(B14-6175237), 1° fast. National Chateauroux (526km) 33,018 pigeons.
- The dark white flight cock B18-6020018 won last week 11° Ecouen (283km) 308 birds and now he wins 8° Melun (310km) 439 birds, after 7 loftmates. He is a son to "Lotus"(B12-6196084) x a daughter to "Mustang"(B14-6175237), 1° fast. National Chateauroux (526km) 33,018 pigeons.
"Samsung"(B15-6026082) is one of the best children of "Elektro"(B08-6174630)


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Serving Justice Against the CPD
Last week, after a long seven-year wait, the family of Niko Husband was finally rewarded some justice after he was killed by Chicago police officer Marco Proano in 2011. This case, and Proano's violent record as an officer, is illustrative of the systemic corruption and brutality in the Chicago Police Department (CPD) that the Department of Justice found in their 2017 report.
In 2010, Proano shot at and injured a civilian while on duty. Following the shooting, Proano was given department commendation. Less than a year later, when responding to a call concerning a person with a gun at a party, Proano fatally shot Niko Husband in close range as he was leaving the party. Following his second shooting of a civilian, Proano was given the superintendent's award for valour and cleared by Chicago's police oversight committee to remain an active, on-duty officer.
Subsequently, Husband's family brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Chicago and Officer Proano, and a jury awarded the family $3.5 million in damages. The judge presiding over the case quickly negated the jury's decision based on a legal technicality: some jurors responded "yes" to a written question asking if Proano reasonably believed his life was in danger the night of the shooting. The judge's ruling of negating the $3.5 million reward was appealed; it took seven years for it to be reversed and the damages to be reinstated in a federal court of appeals.
In 2013, long before the $3.5 million had been re-awarded to Husband's family, Proano was still an active officer on the CPD and shot into a moving car full of teenagers that was backing away from him while on duty. Proano wounded two teenagers, but luckily none were killed. The shooting was recorded by a dashboard camera in the police car. After his third on-duty shooting, Proano was convicted of using excessive and unreasonable force when firing into the car and was sentenced to five years in federal prison, which he began serving in 2017.
Although Proano's sentencing and the award to Husband's family are steps in the right direction of correcting the CPD's injustices, they are realistically only very small steps. Proano was the first Chicago police officer to face federal criminal charges for an on-duty shooting in 15 years, and he was certainly not the first officer in 15 years to unreasonably shoot at a civilian while on duty. Moreover, there is no other case in recent (well-recorded and easily-accessible) Chicago history of a police officer being sentenced to federal prison for an unjustified on-duty shooting.
By virtue of Proano's sentencing making history and national headlines, it is clear how rare it is for police officers in the United States to be held accountable for excessive, violent force. Every year there are about 1,000 police shootings in the U.S. and of those which are fatal, only 35% of officers are convicted of murder. Hopefully, the Proano sentencing is an indicator of a wave of change against this long-standing injustice nationally.
Even more disappointingly, after being handed-down the sentencing, Proano's lawyer claimed that Proano was a scapegoat for public anti-police sentiment and a scapegoat for systemic problems that infiltrated the entire CPD. His lawyer's statement represents a key problem in Chicago, and across the country: so many public officials and citizens still do not understand that officers, such as Proano, are the moving parts of the excessively violent system that the DOJ identified. Proano is not a scapegoat for the problem, because he is the very embodiment of the problem, along with many other officers and high-ranking officials. To fix the system adequately, it requires dismantling (firing and prosecuting) each broken, violent part of the system, and the justice brought against Proano is just the beginning in the CPD.
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End of operations at the Snyatynska poultry farm
MHP SE (LSE: MHPC), the parent company of a leading international agro-industrial group with headquarters in Ukraine, today announces its decision to cease production of goose meat and foie gras at its Snyatynska poultry farm by the beginning of September 2019.
The assets of the farm, which represent less than 0.5% of the assets of the MHP Group, are currently being offered for sale. MHP believes that the production of foie gras is not consistent with the Company's strategy and policy of being a global leader in E&S and Animal Welfare.
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If you have a will or an estate plan that includes the full range of estate planning documents, you may think you're set for life. After all, you've done the hard work of sitting down with a lawyer and creating these important legal documents. Shouldn't your estate plan protect you in the long-term?
Not so fast. Although you have taken an important first step toward ensuring your financial future – and that of your loved ones – is secure, it's equally important to review and, if necessary, revise your estate planning documents over time. As your lifestyle and your circumstances evolve, it's important to revisit your estate plan as major life events unfold.
What Triggers an Estate Plan Review?
Although everyone is different, there are several big life changes that signal it's time to take a look at your estate planning documents.
If you're contemplating divorce or you have recently finalized a divorce, it's important to change your beneficiary designations and update your will, trust, and other estate planning documents. If you fail to remove your spouse as a beneficiary for certain assets, such as retirement accounts, your spouse could still inherit them. This point was driven home by the U.S. Supreme Court in Kennedy v. DuPont, in which it ruled that an ex-wife was still entitled to her ex-husband's Individual Retirement Plan (IRA) benefits even though their divorce decree explicitly stated that she was no longer entitled to anything from his IRA.
Similar to divorce, marriage (or remarriage) is a big life change that should also mean big changes for your estate planning documents. If you fail to add your new spouse to your retirement plans and other accounts and documents, you could unintentionally leave your loved one without important financial support.
The birth of a new child is a joyous event and, for most, a major lifestyle change. Unfortunately, many new parents, caught up in the day-to-day business of everyday life, fail to recognize the importance of updating their estate plan. For example, it's important for all parents to designate a guardian for their kids in the event the parents die while the children are still minors. Whether you're a first-time parent or an old pro, you will also want to include your new addition in your estate planning documents. The same goes for adoptive parents.
If you have inherited a large sum of money, or you have accumulated any significant amount of assets, it's wise to review your estate plan. There are many tax implications involved in estate planning, which means it's a good idea to consult with your lawyer regarding the best way to structure your estate.
A loved one's death should always trigger a review of your estate plan. Too often, people who have lost a spouse believe that they don't need to update their estate because they assume everything will simply pass to their children. What they fail to realize is that losing a beneficiary often leaves them without any secondary beneficiaries or, in the case of powers of attorney, alternate agents.
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August 16, 2016 — Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (CSI) released procedural and 30-day results from its LIBERTY 360° study in a late-breaking presentation at the 2016 Amputation Prevention Symposium (AMP), Aug. 10-13 in Chicago.
LIBERTY 360° is a prospective, observational, multi-center clinical study evaluating the clinical and economic outcomes of a variety of endovascular interventions in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD), including critical limb ischemia (CLI), the most severe form of PAD. The study includes all commercially available technologies, including CSI's Diamondback 360 Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS), to treat claudication and CLI. The company completed enrollment of 1,204 patients across 51 sites in the United States in February 2016.
The LIBERTY study includes patients with various levels of PAD ranked on the Rutherford Classification scale. Included in the analysis are 500 Rutherford Class 2-3 patients, 589 Class 4-5 patients and 100 Class 6 patients, those with the most severe form of PAD. The study shows that peripheral interventions can be used successfully across all Rutherford classes, including the most challenging Rutherford Class 6. The majority of devices used were balloons and atherectomy, and the Diamondback OAS was the most frequently used atherectomy device, representing approximately 45 percent of Rutherford Classes 2-5 and over 60 percent of Rutherford Class 6 interventions.
George Adams, M.D., director of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Research at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, N.C., presented the 30-day results highlighting the freedom from major adverse events (MAE). Additional authors on the abstract are: Jihad Mustapha, M.D., Metro Health Hospital, Mich.; William Gray, M.D., Lankenau Heart Institute, Penn.; Gary Ansel, M.D., Berger Hospital, Ohio; and Michael R. Jaff, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital.
LIBERTY 30-day outcomes can be seen in the chart below:
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Quality of life also improved from baseline across all Rutherford classes.
"The results from the LIBERTY 360° study will provide us with valuable information about the clinical and economic outcomes of atherectomy in PAD patients," said Adams. "This is the first device study to specifically include patients with a prevalence of calcification across all Rutherford Classes, particularly the most severe form of PAD, Rutherford Class 6. Approximately 50 percent of lesions showed visible calcification on angiography, and we saw a freedom from MAE rate of 90.7 percent for Rutherford Class 6 patients at 30 days. Future data will be essential in identifying the most effective ways to treat this challenging patient population."
Mustapha said, "Procedural complications rarely resulted in post-procedural hospitalization in all Rutherford Classes and, impressively, 78 percent of Rutherford Class 6 subjects were discharged to their homes." He concluded, "Early findings in this novel, all-comers PAD study suggest that 'watchful waiting' in Rutherford Class 2-3 and 'primary amputation' in Rutherford Class 6 may not be necessary. Percutaneous vascular interventions can be successful in these patient populations as well."
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2018 Agents of Change: Climate Solutions
The climate change crisis presents us with the opportunity to build the more resilient, clean and low-carbon economy of the future, bringing with it new innovations, outlooks, jobs, products, skills, manufacturing and technologies.
Over two years, the Centre for Social Innovation is supporting a select number of enterprises working on climate change solutions. Meet our new cohort of 18 startups!
We're supporting these climate change-fighting enterprises with:
Business and Impact Experts
Top-rated, seasoned coaches to accelerate their growth and amplify their impact.
Personalized support to help them develop and track impact metrics, including GHG reductions.
Advisory services from senior leaders, connection to our 2,500 members, and pitching to investors and partners on Demo Night.
An enterprise bootcamp, workshops, monthly progress reviews and peer circles.
Free workspace for 12 months, and membership in CSI's emerging climate space at 192 Spadina Ave.
Over $20,000 in cash awards, access to microloans, and connections to funders and investors.
Recognition as an Agent of Change, and promotional support to increase their reach.
All the benefits of membership at CSI, including access to exclusive programs, member socials, discounts, and events.
Our first cohort of early-stage enterprises grew their revenues by 120% to $1.4M, created 14 new full-time equivalent jobs, increased volunteers by 55% to 160, and attained greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions of 640 TC02e. After a rigorous selection process, 18 new enterprises have joined our second cohort of Agents of Change: Climate Solutions.
Affecting Change Inc
Sandra Lester (LinkedIn)
Affecting Change Inc. are an award-winning high performance building consultancy, and their mission is to mitigate the ecological impact of the built environment. Their new software will help architects create high performance facilities.
Biopolynet Inc
Mostafa Aghaei (LinkedIn) & Arian Shahnazari
Biopolynet is a cleantech company specialized in developing innovative bioproducts. Our environmentally-friendly BioNanoCoil is a validated solution for the treatment and recovery of tailings in oil sands mining, which are responsible for 10% of oil sands GHG emissions.
Boreal Wool
Jennifer Osborn (LinkedIn) & Tim Fisher
Boreal Wool is committed to making quality products using Canadian wool that are functional, innovative, and carbon neutral. We aim to provide fair prices and wages for all.
Brave Soles
Christal Earle (LinkedIn) & Florence Levasseur
Brave Soles are handmade shoes with recycled tire soles. We are female owned, ethically produced and globally inspired.
Feedback Inc
Benjamin Walters (LinkedIn) & Josh Walters
Feedback is a mobile platform that allows customers to access great food for less, while reducing food waste. Feedback does this by offering time specific promotions, rewarding customers for eating at off-peak times.
Free Geek Toronto
Ryan Fukunaga (LinkedIn)
Free Geek Toronto is making our city a place where everyone has access to affordable technology and the internet, and where electronic waste is disposed of responsibly, safely, and ethically.
Samia Syed & Zoey Wen (LinkedIn)
FreshRents is an online platform that brings together communities of designers, businesses, and individuals to list, rent, or buy fashion both affordably and sustainably.
Gaia Verde Algae
Jordan Worona (LinkedIn)
Gaia Verde Algae's mission is to accelerate the widespread adoption of sustainable algae growth by bringing a compelling algae farming system to market.
Insight Energy
Aaron Savatti (LinkedIn)
Insight Energy helps building owners by providing insights into their energy consumption through a holistic, analytical approach. Projects and retrofits are implemented internally, guaranteeing energy reduction and overall sustainable development.
Just Be Woodsy
Robert Jarvis (LinkedIn) & Sinéad Wills
Woodsy is creating an intelligent circular system: connecting urban furniture buyers to local woodworkers, woodworkers to local wood, and communities to the urban forest.
Shift: action for pension wealth and planet health
Jordy Gold (LinkedIn)
Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health supports Canadian pension savers and influencers as they engage with their pension funds to prepare for climate change-related risks and opportunities.
Stewart Slaymaker & Kelly Bray
Modehopper provides shared shuttle services, connecting employees, tenants or customers from transit directly to their destinations. Modehopper creates efficient shuttle programs that improve mobility while minimizing cost and resources.
Sustainability Consultant Network
Pui Leung & Sahra Shojaei (LinkedIn)
SCN offers a groundbreaking Sustainability Consultant Internship program that helps purposeful professionals gain green-job experience by assigning them to real projects that assist local enterprises in reducing their waste and emissions.
The Spent Goods Company
Dihan Chandra (LinkedIn)
The Spent Goods Company transforms lesser-known food waste into value. For instance, used coffee grinds are being transformed into clothing, and brewer's waste into bricks, animal feed, and mushroom farms.
Tiny Toronto
Soha Babar (LinkedIn) & Sa'ad Ahmed (LinkedIn)
Tiny Toronto facilitates attainable housing. We develop small dwellings in backyards that are legally-permitted and tax-paying. These are detached rent-able living spaces accessory to the main house. The small dwellings will use Passive House principals to reduce energy and water use.
Peter Deitz
UnWrapIt is a marketplace of gifts & gift opening experiences to help you add excitement and joy into your gift giving, especially when giving non-material experiential gifts.
Upper Canada Fibreshed
Becky Porlier & Laura Sharpe
Upper Canada Fibreshed believes that supporting bioregional textile value-chains will change the way we make, purchase and use textiles, envisioning a different culture rooted in environmental regeneration.
These experts are contributing their time and expertise to help our enterprises grow.
Ahmed Badruddin, CEO
WatrHub Inc.
Expertise: Fundraising, Investment, Technology
Ahmed Badruddin is the CEO of WatrHub Inc., a fast-growing Infrastructure Intelligence company that has introduced a novel Water Industry Analytics solution that enables businesses to focus their sales efforts on their most promising water utility prospects. Prior to WatrHub, Ahmed worked in various technology leadership roles at Microsoft.
Bernie Li, CEO
Expertise: Investment, Fundraising
Co-founder of Pure Energies Group, a provider of residential solar solutions across North America. Previously an investor with venture capital funds. Board member of the Centre for Social Innovation.
Chelsea Longaphy, Managing Director
Orthogonal Capital Management
Expertise: Business Model Development, Investment Readiness, Regulatory
Chelsea helps institutional clients implement impact investment strategies. Previously, she worked on CSI's Community Bond offerings and with the investment research arm of Corporate Knights. She co-chairs the Community Finance Committee of Parkdale People's Economy and is on the Board of Greenest City. She holds a BCom from McGill University.
Chris Caners, General Manager
Expertise: Behaviour Change, Investment, Product Development, Technology
Chris is a professional engineer with more than a decade of experience in renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions verification and management, energy efficiency, and environmental sustainability. Prior to joining SolarShare, he worked with ICF (an environmental consultancy), M-KOPA Solar (Kenya) and the University of Toronto Sustainability Office.
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The Atmospheric Fund
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PS Collection creates North American garments that honor the Farmer, Maker, and Creator. Named "Most Sustainable Canadian Designer" (FTA) and Overall Emerging Designer (TO Design Exchange) in 2017 and "Most Promising New Label" (TFI) in 2016. PSC champions Climate Beneficial Fashion, Organic+Bio-Dynamic Farming Practices, and the Upper Canada Fibreshed.
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Rahul unlocks the potential of brands to better the world and the bottom line. As the VP of Marketing & E-Commerce, he helped transform ecobee from relative obscurity to the #2 thermostat brand in North America.
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Our Horizon
Expertise: Advocacy, Behaviour Change, Policy Change
Robert Shirkey is a Toronto-based lawyer and founder of the campaign to get climate change disclosures ("warning labels") on gas pumps. He has given lectures on the topic across North America and has been featured in media all over the world. His book can be pre-ordered at www.thebanalityofoil.com
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CMC Research Institutes
Expertise: Collaboration, Investment, Policy Change
Sandra leads CMC Research Institutes, an environmental tech and innovation not-for-profit company, and serves as the Chair of The Atmospheric Fund (TAF). From 2007 to 2016 she led RBC's Corporate Sustainability, Social Finance, and Social Innovation teams. Sandra has an M.A.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from UofT. She is a licensed P.Eng, and a CFA.
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Toronto Climate Action Network
Expertise: Advocacy, Collaboration, Community Engagement
Tara has been involved in climate justice – especially water issues – for several years. She is the co-chair of TCAN, a network of action-oriented organizations working together to address the threat of climate change. She's an advocate for horizontally-organized social movements, helping with climate justice people's assemblies and social forums.
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June 10, 2016
Joseph Manson McCormick
Joseph McCormick was born on January 9, 1806 in Christian County, Kentucky. He came to Texas in 1829, and although he secured land from the Mexican government, he settled on a farm belonging to his uncle David McCormick and lived there the rest of his life. On June 22, 1832, he received title to one league of land in Austin's Second Colony in what is now Fort Bend County, but never improved upon it. On March 5, 1836, he enlisted in the Texas army for three months, from March 5 to June 5, 1836, as a member of Captain William H. Patton's Columbia Volunteers and with them fought at the battle of San Jacinto. He re-enlisted on July 4, in Captain Byrd Lockhart's Company and was discharged a month later for unknown reasons. McCormick married Agnes Louisa McKenzie, the sister of Josiah Hughes Bell, on January 3, 1852. He died January 21, 1865 and was buried in the cemetery at West Columbia.
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Feeling down? It could be a classic case of PMS sadness (feeling tired, low and negative in the days before you get your period) - or it could be a sign of depression.
Mixed anxiety and depression is the most common mental disorder in Britain, with one in ten people experiencing it in their lifetime. So if you're deflated or down in the dumps, how do you know whether it's period related or something more serious?
We turned to Occupational Psychologist and Master Coach Deborah Tom to explain our complicated, confused and sometimes melancholic minds...
Why Do I Feel Sad?
"The first thing to know about sadness is that it is normal – we all feel sad from time to time. It can be triggered from external events like wars or other people's troubles; responses to our own difficulties, someone being unkind to us or a loss or disappointment; and for women in the premenstrual phase, estrogen levels can affect the neurotransmitter serotonin which controls mood.
"On top of all of that, sadness can come for no obvious reason at all. If you are feeling sad you will feel more listless, lonely, melancholy and maybe gloomy."
How Can I Turn My Frown Upsidedown?
"Sadness could be seen as a signal that maybe you need to change something. The sadness can be seen as your friend. It can motivate you to spend quality time thinking through what it is that you really want. It can be the right time to have the courageous conversation that you have been putting off – because you are likely to be calm, not aggressive, not brusque but will come across as measured and sensible."
What Helps!?
"Self-care during sadness is important. Your appetite might be disrupted so take care to avoid alcohol, too much caffeine or sweet things and limit TV or social media. Instead, eat more green vegetables, whole grains and calcium (dairy). Take some exercise - preferably a walk outside in the sunlight if you feel up to it, or have a bath by candlelight, wrap yourself up in a blanket afterwards and read a great novel.
"Old wisdom is that sadness shared with a good friend can be halved, so think about calling a good, positive friend. Or simply say out loud to yourself 5 things you are really appreciative and grateful for right now."
When Does Sadness Turn Into Depression?
"Should you find yourself rather too often or regularly sad or even constantly sad and are feeling worthless, without hope and the lack of energy is affecting your life negatively, you might be suffering from a medical condition and you should go and see your doctor.
"For the rest of us, take the best of what PMS sadness has to offer – cuddle up, enjoy a different pace in which you can read poetry or a novel, think, reflect and make some great decisions for your future."
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MAC has relaunched their Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour Metallic range! The 12 original shades are back, plus 3 new colors. MAC kindly sent me the Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour Metallics Vault*, so I'm sharing my thoughts and swatches of this amazing metallic liquid lipstick line!
Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour Metallic
What it is: A lip colour that provides a jolt of pure matte metallic colour in a liquid-suede finish that lasts and lasts.
These liquid lipsticks are supposed to be long-wearing, matte, and metallic.
Matte and metallic? At the same time? How does that work?
Shades + Swatches
There are 15 shades in the lineup, ranging from neutral to bold:
Coral Plated – orange
Foiled – rose bronze
Metrochrome – gold bronze
Quartzette – beige
Pearl Punk – dusty pink
Softly Rockin' – soft pinky beige
Gemz & Roses – bronze rose
Metallic Rose – rose gold
Buzzed Out – fuchsia pink
In Retrograde – yellow red
Love Weapon – deep blue-red
Crowned – blackened purple
Atomized – violet
Moon Landing – blue
Silver Spoon – gunmetal
Swatches below are on my arm, taken in direct sunlight.
I'm a big fan of MAC's liquid lipstick range, which I've previously reviewed here on the blog. I found them long-wearing and easy to apply. They aren't the most drying formula for liquid lipstick, but they're not hydrating.
The applicator is the same doe foot with a precision tip for corners and tough spots. With my thin lips, I pretty much rely on this pointed tip.
The consistency is the same as the liquid lipsticks: not too thick, not too thin. Dry down time is the same as well (about a minute). The only difference is that the metallic shades have micro-shimmer for the metallic finish.
As expected, the bold shades are better with 2 coats for even coverage. The lighter/neutral shades are good to go in one swipe.
Since these are liquid lipsticks, it's best to prep lips beforehand by exfoliating and using lip balm to prevent dryness. If I don't prep my lips, I notice some settling into my lip lines.
Metallic lipsticks are all the rage, but the matte finish makes these pretty unique.
MAC's liquid lipsticks are among my favorites because they are long-wearing without being unbearably drying. These metallic liquid lipsticks have the same great formula!
Of course, I especially enjoy the more neutral shades, like Pearl Punk, Softly Rockin', Gemz & Roses, and Metallic Rose. I find these metallic liquid lipsticks to be pretty wearable on a typical day. I also really love Atomized, the bold purple, for a fun pop!
I love the idea of the vault too. Each lipstick has a spot in an acrylic holder with a cover to keep them dust-free, but visible. Perfect for display!
Just a note: several of the shades (12) are listed as "limited life" on MAC's website: Atomized, Buzzed Out, Coral Plated, Crowned, Foiled, In Retrograde, Love Weapon, Metrochrome, Moon Landing, Pearl Punk, Silver Spoon, and Softly Rockin'. All of the liquid lipsticks are available on several websites and I did not see an end-date of availability in the press sample package. The "limited life" claim is the only indication I have seen that these are possibly limited edition. I will update if I can confirm either way.
Each Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour Metallic retails for $21 for 0.17 oz.
♥Available in-store, plus online at Ulta, MAC, Nordstrom, Macy's, Bloomingdale's
The Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour Metallics Vault retails for $250 ($315 value) on the MAC site.
How do you feel about the metallic lips trend? ↓


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May 05th, 2015
On Monday, Mr. Davoren gave out sweets to all the First Holy Communion children. We don't eat sweets in Room 30 but we weren't disappointed because instead, we got to bake and eat delicious fairy cakes!
Luckily, we have been doing lots of learning about weight and capacity during maths so weighing out all the materials was easy!
As usual, Mr. Pecky wanted to get in on the action, so we let him keep an eye on the fairy cakes when they were in the oven.
When all the fairy cakes were ready, we put nutella on top and ate them with custard...yummy!
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Panasonic has a very clear and distinct mission and priority for its LUMIX digital cameras: superior image quality. Without image quality, what use is the digital camera? With its newest introductions of LUMIX point-and-shoot digital camera models, Panasonic continues to strive for premium image quality—both in capturing still and moving images, and with the addition of some big and powerful features.
This fall, two LUMIX digital camera models, the LUMIX DMC-FZ100 and DMC-FX700, will have the ability to shoot in full AVCHD 1080p video. Adding to the ultimate HD shooting performance, both models will also feature stereo sound using Dolby Stereo Digital Creator—creating two more hybrid LUMIX models that can shoot superb still and motion images. The ability to record 1920x1080/60i video with a digital camera in AVCHD will allow for smooth video recording and the best High Definition experience. With a dedicated "one touch record" button and a built-in microphone, the LUMIX FZ100 is a powerful hybrid model that also features an impressive 24x optical zoom. Also, the FX700 packs full 1080p video recording capability into a stylish and sleek body, making it easy to carry anywhere.
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With the Live MOS, the FX700 also introduces Intelligent Burst, expanding on the iA mode. Intelligent Burst detects the speed of the subject to determine the rate of subject movement and then adjusts the shutter speed accordingly so the photo is without blur and in focus. With Intelligent Burst, regardless if your subject is a baby crawling or a child swinging a bat, the photo will be clear.
Finally, both the FZ100 and FX700 feature improved lens technology. As mentioned, the LUMIX FZ100—and the newly-introduced LUMIX FZ40—has a powerful 24x optical zoom, which can be used even while recording videos, and a 25mm wide-angle Leica DC Lens. The popular LUMIX FZ-Series reached 18x optical zoom with last year's LUMIX FZ35, but this year's models, the FZ100 and FZ40, extend to 24x optical zoom. Panasonic provides users with a more powerful range, but does not compromise the image quality and does not create distortion. The FZ100's 24x optical zoom can be extended to 32x zoom using the Intelligent Zoom feature.
The LUMIX FX700 and the recently-introduced FX75 both feature the newly-developed Leica Summicron F2.2 lenses—making them perfect digital cameras for low-light situations, like a wedding or other indoor events. The new F2.2 bright lens is approximately 170% brighter compared to a conventional F2.8 lens. The lens on the FX700 and FX75 starts at an ultra-wide 24mm and extends to a 5x optical zoom and 6.5 with Intelligent Zoom. With a brighter lens, wider angle, and long zooms, the LUMIX FX700 and FX75 are the ultimate compact point-and-shoots. Furthering the power of these two compact models, the LUMIX FX700 and FX75 incorporate a 3.0" LCD touch-screen that has touch shutter, which was introduced on the LUMIX G2 DSL Micro camera. With touch shutter, the user simply touches a subject on the LCD and it will take the photo, making it literally a "point and shoot."
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- Posted in Supplier News Items | January 03, 2018
- Tags: contract manufacturing, Capabilities, tecomet
- By: BONEZONE
Tecomet plans to invest $14.5MM over the next three to five years to upgrade and expand existing facilities in Lansing, Michigan, and grow its employee headcount by 160, to reach 560.
The facility will gain 30,000 square feet of space at 5858 Enterprise Drive, which manufactures devices such as hip and knee replacements and trauma plates.
Tecomet will apply for a five-year tax abatement for building improvements, and also receive $640,000 in a performance-based grant from the Michigan Development Program. The project is slated for completion in December 2018.
Sources: The Peninsula; Lansing State Journal


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Trekking- Baikal Lake
So we arrived in Irkutsk, had our Russian breakfast and we headed to Listvjanka- a village where we wanted to start our 3 -day trekking along a western shore of Baikal Lake. From Irkutsk there are lots of cars (called Marszrutnoje taksi) that go to Listvjanka, so you won't have any problem to catch one. […]Read More


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General January 03, 2019
Scientists may have found the key to eternal youth
People have been seeking the key to eternal youth since ancient times. Whether they prayed to a specific deity for beauty, sought out a magical fountain, consumed potions, or followed strict daily routines, there was always supposedly a way. Now, in the age of selfies and constant media influence on how we should look and act, the search for eternal youth is stronger than ever.


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Amelia Sposa wedding dresses have captured our hearts once again with gowns from the 2015 collection! They are the perfect styles for a classic and elegant look on your big day. These youthful Italian-inspired dresses keep it chic and modern with their intricate embroidery and most flattering waistlines! This sophisticated designer aims to make every bride shine bright, and these charming gowns don't let us down. Enjoy!
Photos: Courtesy of Amelia Sposa
Amelia Sposa does so much with the sleeve lengths as well, which really gives you many options to choose from. With pretty lace and silky smooth fabrics, the collection is a mix of exquisite design and luxury details.
RELATED: Couture Wedding Dresses from Allure Bridals
The diversity is so evident in these Amelia Sposa wedding dresses! She mixes it up with gorgeous modest designs and revealing necklines that are oh-so-flattering. Even though these gowns are mostly classic white, the flourishing details and embellishments really make each and every dress radiate with elegance!
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This 2015 collection of Amelia Sposa wedding dresses will make any bride look adorable and feminine. Their exquisite details and classic elegance let the world know that you are poised and confident! If these sparkling gowns haven't brightened your Monday, then I'm not sure what will!


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Students are normally covered by basic education institution insurance / domestic insurance while taking part in NY Start Up -company tasks. They are considered students participating in regular student/household activities. In general, schools assume the responsibility for minor accidents that happen in the class. If you have an accident while building, for example, a small prototype for your NY Start Up -company this is covered by the household insurance.
JA Finland has a liability insurance to cover non-company related accidents. We cannot give insurance for direct activities related to NY Start Up -company. This is due to the lack of information of the field, risk level and requirements for the activity beforehand.
See the examples below.
Examples of the insurance cover by JA Finland (for reference only):
- Student goes to fix a computer, trips over an falls on expensive TV. This is a non-company related accident and is covered (he was not planning to fix the TV).
- The student is cleaning the house and breaks expensive TV while cleaning it. Insurance does not cover since the company is actually cleaning the object it broke.
In most cases insurance provided by the institution is sufficient. Teachers are asked to consult JA Finland, if students are planning to engage in potentially dangerous activities.
- Only the companies registered with JA Finland as student companies are covered by the insurance.
- There is deductible of 500€ from the claim, so minor incidents fall out of the coverage.
JA Finland has an insurance from the Fennia Group.
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