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|By Jason Bloomberg
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|March 14, 2018 11:00 PM EDT
The rise of the market for No-Code platforms and tools has given rise to a burgeoning population of 'citizen developers' – non-technical business personnel who can use these platforms to build an increasingly powerful set of business applications without writing a line of code.
As this market matures, different platforms focus on different challenges. As a result, a wider range of 'citizen' roles also evolve, such as citizen process creators and citizen data analysts.
High on this list: the new role of citizen integrator.
A citizen integrator is a non-technical business user who uses a No-Code integration tool to perform either application integration or data integration tasks – as well as tasks that combine these two integration modes.
Integration has always been a difficult technical task that has heretofore required the expertise of dedicated IT professionals. It is unsurprising, therefore, that there are Low-Code tools aplenty intended to simplify and streamline the work of such professionals.
The purpose of No-Code tools for the citizen integrator, in contrast, is to shift the responsibility of integration to the business. The promise is to lighten the burden on IT while giving lines of business greater flexibility and, in the end, improved customer centricity.
At least, that's what the No-Code integration tool vendors hope. Just one problem: there's no such thing as a citizen integrator.
Is 'Making Integration Easy for the Business' What We Really Want?
Any enterprise integration professional will tell you: integration is hard. In fact, it's always been difficult, in spite of the fact that over the years, professional integration tools have become easier to use. Most of these tools now fall under the banner of Low-Code.
Yet, while today's techie-focused integration tooling has helped simplify integration somewhat, it remains a complex, often costly challenge.
To understand why integration has such a high degree of difficulty, I dug up the following diagram from Enterprise Integration Patterns, the seminal 2004 book by Gregor Hohpe and Bobby Wolf.
Enterprise Integration Patterns (click here for a hyperlinked version)
At the time Hohpe and Wolf documented 64 distinct integration patterns, and in the 14 years since publication, this number has actually gone up. After all, we must now add cloud and container-specific patterns to the mix.
It's no wonder, therefore, that most of today's enterprise integration tools require a high level of technical expertise, even as their user interfaces have matured.
The bottom line: to deliver the power and flexibility of enterprise-class integration, an expert must understand how and when to apply the dozens of integration patterns in the diagram, regardless of the ease of use of the tooling at their disposal.
At the opposite extreme from such powerful, Low-Code tools for integration professionals are the No-Code tools for citizen integrators. These tools eschew all but the most basic of integration patterns and leverage pre-built integrations whenever possible.
If you're connecting two popular apps with well-understood, stable APIs, such citizen integration is typically straightforward. The question, of course, is just how powerful these tools are for the more complicated integration scenarios commonplace in enterprise environments.
How sophisticated can the integrations amenable to the citizen integrator be, given the fundamental complexity of enterprise integration generally?
Never the Twain Shall Meet
We thus have two classes of integration technologies: powerful Low-Code tools for professional integrators, and easy-to-use No-Code tools for citizen integrators.
The key question: will we ever get power and non-technical ease-of-use in the same platform, thus opening up the full breadth of enterprise integration to citizen integrators?
After all, wouldn't a single integration platform powerful enough to handle the complexities of enterprise integration but simple enough for non-techies to use be the true killer app of integration?
Perhaps. To be sure, the vendors in each of these market segments are driving innovation in predictable ways: the professional tools are becoming easier to use, incorporating visual drag-and-drop functionality more familiar to Low-Code/No-Code platforms, thus becoming fully Low-Code in their own right.
Correspondingly, the vendors of No-Code citizen integrator tools are adding increasingly powerful capabilities, in the hopes that they can take market share away from the first segment.
But the gap between these two extremes is still wider than we'd like, and no fancy drag-and-drop GUI is going to close it, because the gap is not in the tooling. It's in the necessary expertise.
The leap from simple integration scenarios to the ins and outs of the proper application of the patterns above is just too great – unless we change the way we think about integration.
Rethinking the Context for Citizen Integration
There are plenty of vendors of Low-Code/No-Code integration tools who are looking at the diagram above and thinking about how they can sufficiently abstract all those integration patterns so that a citizen integrator doesn't have to worry about them.
Their presumption is that citizen integrators want to be able to connect A to B simply and without any technical expertise, for any value of A or B relevant to the enterprise.
However, this line of reasoning is incorrect. In reality, there is no reason why a business person would want to become a 'citizen integrator.' And there likely never will be.
I'm not trying to say that there are no business users performing integration tasks. Examples of such activities are increasingly common. However, you're not likely to go into a business meeting and have a discussion about connecting A to B.
Business users may want insights into their business, or smoothly running processes, or lowered business risk, or any number of other business priorities, but connecting A to B isn't on the list. That's just plumbing.
The bottom line: integration is a means to a business end, but the business doesn't really care about integration, as long as it's working properly. After all, you don't think about the water pipes when you brush your teeth – unless there's a problem, and then you call a plumber.
Here's the disconnect: as vendors think about what they might want a citizen integrator to do, they take plumbing tasks and simplify them. After all, there are plenty of situations where business users might want a hand in building business applications. Doesn't the same principle apply to integration as well?
Absolutely not. Applying Low-Code/No-Code principles to integration is not analogous to applying them to application creation, because in the digital era, applications are business concerns. Integration, however, is not – unless it's broken, and then business users want to call a plumber.
The Intellyx Take
After interacting with integration professionals as well as citizen developers for many years, I've yet to run into anybody who identifies themselves as a citizen integrator. My theory: nobody calls themselves a citizen integrator.
Even though there are plenty of situations where a business user might want to perform some kind of integration, such a need won't make the person a citizen integrator, because integration is never the business context for the task at hand.
Instead, here's an example of how I envision a business user doing the work of what we might have wanted to call 'citizen integration' in the not-so-distant future:
The business person asks, "Siri, of our most profitable customers, which demographic tweets most favorably about our new product line?"
The query above instructs an AI-based agent to bring together customer data (perhaps from Salesforce), financial data (maybe from SAP), and data from Twitter, perform a complex data join, and then place the result into the context of the company's product strategy and display the results.
The person making such a request will not be thinking of themselves as a citizen integrator, because the business context for the task at hand isn't integration – the context in this case is the desired insight into the business.
The rest of the integration story? Nothing but plumbing.
If you call yourself a citizen integrator, then we want to hear from you! Please drop us a line. Copyright © Intellyx LLC. Intellyx publishes the Agile Digital Transformation Roadmap poster, advises companies on their digital transformation initiatives, and helps vendors communicate their agility stories. As of the time of writing, none of the organizations mentioned in this article are Intellyx customers.
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There seems to be quite a market for fake cosmetics, which is something I really don't get. Well I do…some make up is terribly expensive, so perhaps that need to own a certain 'it' product (like say a Kylie lip product which isn't easy to get in the UK) makes people buy a 'close' alternative. Sometimes the fakes are dupes that are designed to fool people in to thinking they are buying the real thing (Benefit and MAC fakes are everywhere – I would never buy these brands from anywhere but an official retailer).
But essentially, knowingly buying a fake product seems like a royal waste of time to me. The formula, which is the key thing for me personally, is not the same. You don't know what is in the fake. The colour won't be exact. The packaging is sketchy. Cheaper affordable make up can be just as good as expensive. I've also seem some really poor fakes out there that people tout as being 'close' to the real thing (hardly).
With that in mind, I purchased a Huda Beauty liquid lipstick out of curiosity from Cult Beauty, then spotted a 'fake' – I thought I'd do a comparison for people who want to AVOID buying fake make up online. I got exactly the same shade to test.
Note: Fakes can vary obviously. This is just the one I spotted selling for £3, when the real thing is more around the £18 mark.
The real ting comes in a slightly bigger box. Unless comparing side to side it's hard to tell.
Small details are different:
But it's a fairly good copy:
Very similar. The text on the real one is slightly brighter.
So the exterior is similar although when you compare a real and fake, you can tell.
How about the actual product? Well they are SUPER close. They might even be made in the same factory.
Now I always felt the container for the real liquid lipstick and applicator are poor for the price charged. It's lightweight and cheap feeling – just frosted plastic. The applicator is a doe foot but it's quite hard – I would prefer it to be softer.
That said, the fake feels exactly the same as the real one.
Then comes the key thing…the colour.
The match is in the same family I guess but they are NOT the same as you can clearly see.
The fake is a more purple toned lip colour and the real one is more muted.
As you can see from the swatches, the fake is brighter and more dramatic. It's more of a purple grape shade. It is not an ugly colour it is just different to the real Trophy Wife shade.
The real one is more of a mauve plum.
The real ones dries off to that matte finish which I find ok, a little drying. The fake one also dries but takes a bit longer.
I don't know what the hell the put in the fake but it would NOT rub off my hand. Literally was there for 2 days (yes i wash) but it would not come off! Frustrating.
Honestly, what do they put in it to make it cling to your skin like that?
Overall by the way, I wouldn't bother with the fake product – the shade is all wrong so I don't see the point. After using this product, I think the original lip colour is fine but because there are SO many liquid lipsticks out there, I don't think this is the best formula (it's a little dry) and the packaging feels super cheap for the price. Unless I saw a to die for shade I wouldn't buy another one, although I would certainly check out some of her other products.
Real Huda Beauty products are sold at Cult Beauty which is where I bought this lip colour. I don't recommend you buy the £3 stuff from eBay, it is going to be fake unless that's your bag.
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Geibikei Gorge
( Special historic site )
Geibikei is a 2-km gorge formed by the Satetsu River, surrounded by soaring cliffs of over 50 meters. The name "Geibi," which means "lion nose," comes from a limestone near the end of the gorge which resembles a lion's nose.
It is famous for its 90-minute round-trip boat ride, with a great view of waterfalls, impressive rocks, a limestone cave, etc. At the half way point of the ride, you can get off the boat for a walk. There is a large cliff with a small hole, and you can purchase "undama" or "luck stones" ( 5 stones for 100 yen ) and try to throw them into the hole; if you are successful, you will get good luck. There are many fish in the river, which you can feed from the boat. During the downstream ride, you can enjoy the boatman sing a local folk song called Geibi Oiwake. From December through February, you can enjoy a hot nabe dish on a boat with a kotatsu, a low table which also serves as a heater.
- Address
- Nagasaka Azamachi, Higashiyama-cho, Ichinoseki
029-0302 岩手県一関市東山町長坂字町467
- Hours
- April through August: 8:30-16:30, September through October: 8:30-16:00, November through March: 9:00-15:00
- Regular holidays
- Open every day
- Admission
- adults 1,500 yen; high school students 1,200 yen; junior high school students 1,000 yen; elementary school students 800 yen; kindergarten or under 100 yen Group discount: 10 % off for groups of 15 or more; 20 % off for groups of 100 or more Parking: near the dock ( 500 yen ) ; in front of Geibi Rest House and Higashiyama Kanko Hotel ( free )
- Other
- Geibikei Boat Ride ( 1 hour 30 minutes ) Information in English: http://www.machinet.jp/geibikanko/gif/e.pdf Information in Chinese: http://www.machinet.jp/geibikanko/gif/c.pdf
- Access 1
- JR Ofunato Line From Ichinoseki Station Platform 3 to Geibikei Station: about 32 min; 5 min. on foot from the station
- Access 2
- Bus from JR Ichinoseki Station Geibikei Line Get on at Ichinoseki Station Boarding Area 7 Get off at Geibikei; 1 min. on foot from the stop 42 min. 0191-23-1626 ( Ichinoseki Station Bus Information Center )
- Access 3
- Car 30 min. from Ichinoseki IC


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Ossett, Wakefield
- 2000sq ft matted area
- Fully equipped with martial arts and fitness training equipment
- Dedicated viewing area with coffee machine and water cooler facilities
- Male and female changing rooms
- Fully stocked Pro-Shop, supplying all the equipment needed for your martial arts journey
- Free (after 4pm) large car park opposite our school
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Our location in Ossett truly is a martial arts super centre! The facility plays host to a Huge 2000 sq ft matted area! The building completed construction in 1884 and features exposed brick walls and exposed ceiling beams. We were very lucky to secure the building from a friend who previously ran martial arts classes in Ossett for 15 years.
In the first six months of opening our Ossett school we have welcomed over 100 new members! We think that our Ossett school has the potential to be the biggest martial arts school in Yorkshire!
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Opening Hours
We run time-tabled classes within the below times, outside of these times we use the facility for private tuition classes with one of our qualified instructors. Please contact us for the most up to date class schedule.
- Monday & Wednesday: 5:00pm-8:00pm
- Tuesday: Closed
- Thursday & Friday: 4:00pm-7:30pm
- Saturday: 9:00am-12:30pm
- Sunday: Closed
Luke BurksOwner | 3rd Dan Shorai Black Belt | 9 x British Kickboxing Champion
Mr Burks' martial arts journey begun as a 9 year old shy, un-confident boy who was invited to his local community centre to join in a children kickboxing class by a neighbour. Instantly taking to martial arts, over the next ten years Luke would win nine British titles, represent his country at world championships on multiple occasions, earn his black belt and become an instructor.
Fast forward to 2013 and X Martial Arts School was born! Over the next two years the school grew to a huge success while not only producing British, European and world champions, also producing a team of fantastic, passionate and dedicated instructors. But also providing focus, fitness and confidence to the masses.
2016 saw a huge change of direction for Luke as he opened the first two X Martial Arts School franchises with his team of instructors.
"I've been very fortunate to have been taught some world class martial arts skills by my instructors, colleagues and friends. Our goal at X Martial Arts Schools is to reproduce this on a larger scale than previously available and allow thousands of everyday people to receive the benefits available through the X Martial Arts Schools Programmes"
Jay BritlandOwner of X Martial Arts Schools - Ossett | 3rd Dan Shorai Black Belt | 15 x British Kickboxing Champion | 2015 WKKC World kickboxing champion
Jay also began her martial arts journey around the same time as Mr Burks, at the same martial arts school.
Jay's presence on the competition circuit was even more dominant, over her years of training Jay has won world, European and national titles in an array of disciplines.
Having taught martial arts straight out of college, Jay was the perfect instructor to own the Ossett location.
"Having picked up so much knowledge and experience on the competition circuit I'm keen to pass all of this information over to our members, whether they train for competition success, to improve focus or fitness. My passion is to help them achieve their goals"
Tom BealInstructor and owner of X Martial Arts Schools - New Earswick/Malton | 2nd Dan Shorai Black Belt
Having being taught by Mr Burks and Mrs Britland throughout his full martial arts journey, Mr Beal understands exactly how his classes need to be taught and the professionalism required to run an X Martial Arts School.
After achieving his 1st Dan Black Belt in 2015, Tom opened up a satellite martial arts school in New Easrwick using the massively popular set of programmes and systems already established in York.
"I love teaching the professional martial arts programmes to everyday people available through X Martial Arts Schools. I currently teach at all three locations and I'm looking forward to moving the New Easrwick School in to a full time facility in the future"
Sam WatkinsonInstructor | 2nd Dan Shorai Black Belt | 2 x 2015 WKKC World Champion
Mr Watkinson has a fantastic knowledge of martial arts despite his young age. He began his training under the watchful eye of his dad a former Thai boxing champion, and the instructors at Multi Masters Academy. In 2014 Sam joined the X Martial Arts Schools instructor and competition team and has grown from strength to strength in both! Winning two world kickboxing titles last year and becoming a full time instructor straight from college. Mr Watkinson teaches at all three locations currently and is looking forward to opening his own X Martial Arts School in the future.
Jacob WatsonCertified Instructor | 1st Dan Shorai Black Belt
Mr Watson also started his martial arts journey with Multi masters academy alongside his brother and his mum. Since joining X Martial Arts Schools Jacob has developed his martial arts skills, improved his confidence and joined our Certified Instructor Training Programme.
Mr Watson assists in classes at all three locations and does a great job!
- We are located right next to Ossett town centre, around the corner from the police station
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Q – RD, what's with the cooking show? The Frontier Food. Is it going to be on TV soon or what?
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Q – Hey Rugged Dude, where can I buy the suspenders? My hubby wants them. Do they already come with the smell of fish guts on them?
A – We're planning to start selling stuff like that sometime in the next few months… and if you really want me to, I'll pick out a pair specially for your hubby, and then I'll put them in a pail of fish guts for one week. Then, we'll send 'em to you… rugged!
Q – Rugged Dude, do you think you could ever live in a city, even if they paid you? Justin, Halifax
A – No goddamn way! I'd rather live in a swamp than in a city and I'm not even kidding.
Q – Hey RD, I'm planning a fishing trip and I want to catch huge northern pike. Which province should I go to? John, Vernon
A – I'd look at northern Manitoba or northern Saskatchewan. There some areas of the lower Northwest Territories that have huge pike also… But, if I had to pick one, it would be a coin toss between MN and SK.
Q – Hi Rugged. Why do you wear suspenders AND a belt? Real rugged men don't do that! Steve, Wyoming
A – What? I guess I just want to make sure my pants don't fall down. You MUST be from Wyoming…
Q – RD, how many cast iron pans do you have and do you have a favourite? Deb, Truro
A – I probably have about 9 or 10 (too lazy to go over and count right now.) Yes, a favourite one is a huge cast iron pan that was my great grandmother's, who was either a Mohawk or an Algonquin, we're not 100% sure. If anyone ever tried to steal that pan, they'd leave with one of their onions missing…
Q – RD, What's a better chainsaw, Stihl or Husqvarna? Ryan, Ottawawa
A – I've always used Stihl chainsaws, but from what I hear, both are excellent. Like Honda and Yamaha generators… pick one. A Canadian beaver (no, not that kind!) makes a good back up saw if your chain ever gets dull…
Q – Hey, dude, how many hunting knives do I need before I should stop buying new ones? Dave, Chicago
A – There is no number… a truly rugged dude can never have enough knives. So, turn off your stupid computer and go buy a new knife!
Q – RD, I used to watch your Officially Rugged show. Why don't you start that one up again? It was ruggedacious! – M.F, Thunderbay
A – I did the series for 8 seasons and I really started to get sick of all the commercialism and bullshit in the fishing shows. I realized that no matter what, if you didn't at least plug products on the show, you'd have no sponsors. If all I want to be is a salesman, I'll go sell goddam cars. It's way worse now than ever. Sell, sell, sell… kiss my ass, kiss my ass, kiss my ass!
Q – Hi Mr. Rugged Man… my gramma shot a moose when she was 79. Is she rugged enough for you? Mindy, Texas
A – Your gramma is more rugged than all other gramma's put together! Now, if she carried the thing out on her back, all by herself, she'd be even more rugged than me!
Q – Hey, RD, my wife gives me shit when I get home late from fishing. What can I do to smooth things over? Clancy, Cleveland
A – Just try to convince her that by going fishing and bringing home fish, you save money on the grocery bill. If that doesn't work, throw a handful of fish guts at her and then go find a new woman!


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text: In honor of the longstanding relationship with Valrhona Chocolate, Recchiuti Confections has created a new bar accentuating the distinct flavor profiles from each chocolate company. Bold red fruit notes and hints of tobacco imbue the Semisweet blend that was developed by Valrhona based on Michael Recchiuti's specifications. The Recchiuti Semisweet blend's earthy profile is the perfect foil for the Caramélia Milk Chocolate Perle. Valrhona's Caramélia blend uses genuine dairy-based caramel (from skim milk and butter) as a main ingredient; the Perle's crunchy cereal center lends complexity and texture to the Caramélia Perles Bar.The Caramélia Perles Bar is available at Recchiuti retail stores and from www.recchiuti.com.


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what is zero waste?
The simple answer: We aim to send nothing to a landfill. We reduce what we need, reuse as much as we can, send little to be recycled, and compost what we cannot.
The less simple answer: It's really about redefining the system. We currently live in a linear economy where we take resources from the earth and then dump them in a giant hole in the ground. The goal of zero waste is to move to a circular economy where we write trash out of existence. The circular economy mimics nature in that there is no trash in nature.
Instead of discarding resources, we create a system where all resources can be resumed fully back into the system.
Check out this blog post for a detailed look at the definition of zero waste and the circular economy.
what's wrong with landfills?
The average american sends 4.4lbs of trash to the landfill every day. We live in a disposable society where we don't value our belongings, and we're consuming way too many resources.
Each year we have Earth Overshoot Day to mark when we've consumed all of the resources the earth can sustainably produce for the coming year. Earth Overshoot day was August 2nd of 2017. We're essentially consuming 1.5 earths.
Beyond our overconsumption problem, landfills are toxic. They're responsible for 20% of the methane emissions in the US, and they aren't aerated for proper decomposition of natural materials. Toxins from cleaners, batteries, small electronics (and other items that shouldn't be landfilled) leach into the soil and can run off into the ocean and ground water when it rains.
A lot of trash doesn't even make it to the landfill. Instead it clutters the sides of roads and swirls in the ocean. Plastic is especially dangerous to the ocean, marine life, and our health. It doesn't biodegrade it photodegrades which means it only gets smaller and smaller.
Each micro-plankton in the ocean has 36 micro-plastic pieces to match. Plastic breaks down so small that it's in drinking 90% of drinking water both bottled and tap world wide.
can't we recycle our way out of this?
Unfortunately, no.
There's simply too much to process, and we're just consuming way too much. Recycling isn't a perfect solution. While it plays into the solution, we have to lessen our dependence. Did you know, only 9% of plastic is actually recycled?
There's a reason recycle is LAST. "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle"
Recycle shouldn't be the first line of defense, it should be a last resort. Most of our recycling isn't even processed in the US. It's processed in China, and China has put a ban on paper and plastic bales over 1% contamination. To put this in perspective, the best recycling facilities in the US are currently operating at 4% contamination level.
I'm not telling you this to prevent you from recycling. I'm telling you this so you can recycle better and depend on it less. You can read more about recycle rates here. Instead focus your efforts on reducing and reusing.
what's reducing and reusing?
You don't need everything you think you "need." So many products are sold to us for a specific use. But, you don't need a separate cleaner for the floor, the windows, and the bathroom. You don't need eight blue sweaters. By reducing what we need, we're reducing what we'll eventually throw out.
Before making any purchase, wait. Spend some time, think about whether or not you truly need it.
When you do need to buy something, check the second hand market first. Reuse something that already exists, and instead of using disposables focus on reusables (i.e. hankies instead of tissues.) which will intern also reduce what you need. Check out my top 10 zero waste swaps for ditching disposables.
will one person really make a difference?
YES! Every day you have the decision to positively impact the planet. How do you get to work? How do you buy your groceries? What are you eating? What are you buying? Everything is interconnected. Every purchase you make is a vote for the kind of world you want to live in.
You don't vote only at the ballot box. You vote every day.
With just one small step at a time, you can greatly reduce your footprint. But, going zero waste isn't just great for the environment, you'll notice an improvement in your quality of life. Side effects include eating better, feeling better, saving money, and not having to take out the trash!
can you help me?
Of course! Going zero waste has been such a liberating process for me, and I want to share everything I've learned with you.
Going Zero Waste is dedicated to bringing you tested and tried zero waste recipes to help you clean your house, shake up your beauty routine, or get dinner on the table quickly. You will find practical tips that break zero waste living down into an easy step-by-step process. Most importantly, you will find a place of community and support wether you've just started going zero waste or you're trash in a mason jar level.
With just one step in the right direction, you can change the world.
Check out The Zero Waste Challenge!
how long will this take?
We live in a society of instant gratification. Going zero waste is not conducive to that attitude. It takes time and patience. I tend to beat myself up for not being perfect, but in the beginning you're not going to be perfect. It's about the effort. It's knowing that you want to change; It's knowing you're trying.
And, seriously - thank you for trying! Together we can make a difference, and maybe in our lifetime we can see the Great Pacific Garbage Patch disappear, significantly reduce the amount of waste going into landfills, and become healthier and more fulfilled as people.
We can do this together. Join my zero waste community to connect with like minded individuals who will support you on your zero waste journey - plus you get my eBook, a zero waste starter workbook, and tips straight to your inbox!
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not."
— Dr. Seuss, The Lorax


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Wisconsin Securities Arbitration & Litigation Lawyers
Gana Weinstein LLP specializes in representing individuals and institutions in securities litigations in the State of Wisconsin and in arbitration before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Many clients have suffered substantial financial losses in their portfolios prior to retaining us. At times the clients are unable to understand where their funds have gone, how their broker allowed such losses to occur in the first place, and what their investments are currently worth.
Legislative laws, statutes and industry regulations protect investors against brokers who engage in churning fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, failure to supervise, unsuitable sales and unauthorized trading. Below are helpful links and resources containing information about investor protection available in the State of Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions registers and monitors the activities of broker-dealers, securities agents, investment advisers and investment adviser representatives.
- The Bureau of Consumer Protection protects consumers from unfair business practices.
- Wisconsin Uniform Securities Act contains provisions to facilitate and regulate the securities marketplace.
- FINRA oversees and regulates all broker-dealers in the United States. FINRA, in conjunction with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also creates and enforces the securities laws.
State securities regulators provide nominal reimbursement to investors; therefore the best change for investors to be compensated is to hire an experienced securities attorney. The attorneys of Gana Weinstein LLP can help clients determine if investment losses were the result of normal market forces or misconduct by Wall Street.
In many cases, broker-dealers strategically utilize novel investment products in order to gain large commissions without conducting the due diligence required and fail to consider the investor's willingness to withstand the large losses. In other cases, clients come to us with account statements and trading activity so voluminous and complex that the client cannot even tell how much money they have lost. Many times these indecipherable account statements are set up to cover up excessive trading activity and risk. We apply a detailed and forensic approach to understanding your investment activity to explain those losses and apply the appropriate law to advance your claims.
To learn more about potential claims and securities topics please visit our Securities Arbitration & Litigation page. Gana Weinstein LLP represents investors in all major Wisconsin cities including Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Appleton, Waukesha, Oshkosh, Eau Claire and Janesville. Our consultations are free of charge and the firm is only compensated if you recover.


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Please, a reminder that I am an Amazon Affiliate, and I may earn a small fee on any item purchased. You don't pay any more, as you still get the same pricing you would always get from Amazon. Those fees however, do help me pay for the site!
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Surcation- Medical Tourism USA
Surcation® is a medical tourism company that offers the best healthcare and treatment to our clients at affordable rates while taking them through a fantastic journey in a destination of their choice at affordable prize.
Project background
A leading Medical Tourism company in USA Surcation wanted to build website for their company and to increase their presence online.They wanted to build website for their firm.They approached Creative Web Mall to build website for their company.
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ISACA Model Curriculum - FAQ
What is CISA? What is Curriculum Alignment? What is the difference?
CISA is a professional certification in the area of IS audit, control and security, while the ISACA Model Curriculum is an educational framework in the are of IS audit, control and security.
University study program which aligned with the ISACA Model Curriculum (like our BBA(IS) program) reflects the high standard of the program in the said above areas which links with CISA certification.
Who is eligible to enjoy the benefit?
BBA(IS) major or additional major students or graduates who have fulfilled the general BBA(IS) program requirements PLUS ISACA Model Curriculum course requirements are eligible to enjoy the benefit. Students or graduates of different intake year follow different course requirements. For details, please read the "Curriculum" page of this section.
What is the direct benefit of the curriculum alignment to students?
Students who have fulfilled the course requirements set in the Curriculum Alignment between BBA(IS) and ISACA Model Curriculum can waive 3-4 years off the 5-year requirements for obtaining the Certified Information Systems Auditor™ (CISA®) designation.
Is there any difference for major and additional major students in IS to enjoy the benefit?
Generally speaking, no. Both major and additional major students in IS are equally eligible to enjoy the benefit (conditions apply, please refer to question 2 above). But you are highly recommended to choose Information Systems as your major since you will find it easier to get a seat from those IS courses with very keen competition on the quota.
I graduated before the effective date of curriculum alignment, am I eligible to enjoy the benefit?
Although the effective date of this curriculum alignment was 10 January 2007, the benefit is retroactive. Normally students who are in Graduation Class 2006 or after can claim the benefit. For details please refer to "Curriculum" page of this section.
What is the procedure to claim the one-year experience waiver towards my CISA certification?
When you are going to apply for the CISA certification, just simply put a "tick" in the box regarding [3-4 years experience waiver for a university degree that enforces the ISACA sponsored Model Curricula.]
If I have joined the exchange program and did not take the required courses in HKUST but in the exchange school, am I still eligible to enjoy the benefit?
As long as the courses you have taken in the exchange school are the equivalent courses which listed in the ISACA Model Curriculum course requirements, you are still eligible to enjoy the benefit.


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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Mega Bus, Here I Come!
The price was accurate and you can even get WIFI and electrical on this bus!
The double decker Mega Bus offers cheap fares for popular routes in Canada, US and the UK. If you are looking to travel from Toronto to a US city, you need to click into the US section on the Mega Bus website.
I discovered that I could get Mega Bus fares from Toronto to NYC for as little as $12.00 one way. Other examples of well priced fares are $1.00 between Boston and NYC, and $5.00 between Toronto and Washington, DC.
Personal experience has shown me that you should book early to get some of the best deals. I found Toronto to Washington return for $24.00, but when I went to book it a week later, the price had gone up. I ended up paying $40.00 return which is still a really good deal. As of today, the price for the same trip has increased to $48.00.
Do you find that it sounds too good to be true? Well, seeing is believing so I'm Washington bound on the Mega Bus this summer. I'll keep you posted on how it goes. In the meantime, please let me know about your experiences on Mega Bus.
If Mega Bus delivers on everything they promise, I think I'll be bussing it a whole lot more.
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Hate Megabus and Coach Canada. No respect for their clients. No warranty for wifi, for being on time, for a driver, for a bus or even for a seat. Treat their clients like animals by overloading their buses. ALWAYS late, A L W A Y S. Service is garbage: no customer service, no manager on site except an innocent driver. Never again.ReplyDelete
The company does not manage effectively its bookings in order to reserve enough seats for its clients. The company aimed to differentiate itself from Greyhound until they totally became the new Greyound in Canada. With no customer manager on site and a poor customer service, the company is often the victim of criticism from its clients. Service has becoming more and more late since the company decided to increase the number of daily bus trips between specific towns such as the Montreal-Toronto.
Megabus do not offer $1 fare between Montreal and Toronto, many clients have been complaining for fake advertising.
Wifi service and plugs often do not work on buses. Megabus lines are often late, especially over the week-ends. Overbooking is never anticipated by the company and sometimes patrons need to wait on line 20 to 60 minutes to get a second bus if the first is already full. No compensation is offered by Coach Canada nor Megabus. No customer service.


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In this update: 2018 Shelton Engine Test Gallery
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On May 18, 2018 we held an engine / afterburner test at Sanderson Field in Shelton WA. Professional photographer Nate Pierce came along and captured the day with some great images. You can see all of them in our brand new image gallery here.
John Drury, David Martinson and Eric Wittler
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- Press Resume/Cancel 2 times and after that discharge every one of the catches.
- At the point when the pointer recorded GREEN - snap Resume/Cancel 4 times!
- Turn off the Printers.
Install Printer Drivers
- Enter the printer driver CD into the CD-ROOM or in the event that it doesn't need to download a connected CD Driver downloads are given in the article underneath.
- Go to the Device Manager (Explorer - > right snap Computer - > Manage - > Device Manage)
- Select the gadget Printers, right-tap the File Setup - > Update Driver Software
- Select the second driver pursuit; Browser my PC for driver programming
- The program driver pursuit areas indicate by selecting the CD-ROOM which as of now contains a CD or downloaded record in the connection underneath and after that snap Next
- In the event that the record is discovered, it will show a depiction and area. As a matter of course generally chose the fitting document. Provided that this is true, please click Next to proceed.
- One minute to look the driver, if effective it will be informed; Windows has effectively upgraded your driver programming
- finished
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Nuclear physicists understand the structure of atomic nuclei the particles they are made of and how the particles interact. With this knowledge they conduct research on nuclear energy and techniques for generating electric power from nuclear reactors and developing nuclear weapons technology. However the principles of nuclear physics have also been applied in the medical field with the development of devices such as magnetic resonance imaging. Aspiring nuclear physicists must first earn a bachelor's degree in physics. However a master's degree is required for most jobs and they will need a doctoral degree to qualify for jobs in basic research and teaching. After earning a doctorate they are usually expected to work for two to four additional years as a postdoctoral researcher during which time they earn relatively low salaries but they have the opportunity for further study under the guidance of senior scientists. Nuclear physicists usually work in laboratories often on teams. They are employed by research firms academic institutions and the U.S. government. Most nuclear physicists are members of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). The salaries nuclear physicists earn depend on their experience and educational credentials. The website httpmaxizip.com says that in the near future job opportunities for nuclear physicists may be somewhat limited because the nuclear power industry has not been expanding. Competition for basic research jobs will be stiff but jobs for master's level nuclear physicists with applied skills may be more plentiful. A report by the American Institute of Physics says that the median annual salary for nuclear physicists is approximately $104000 for those with Ph.D. degrees $94000 for those with master's degrees and $72000 for those with bachelor's degrees.
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Celebration Sunday
Hello Red Class,
It's a Sunday Celebration instead of a Friday Fanfare this week after a very busy Chrstmas Fair! So, let's find out what happened last week.
On Friday, we enjoyed a celebration assembly for our 'Festivals' topic where we performed 'The Enormous Yam' to the whole school. I felt very proud to see you all taking part and trying your best with the words and actions. It was lovely to find out about learning in the older classes and to see Blue Class perform their family assembly.
Phonics sessions introduced vowel digraphs and a trigraph ai (rain), ee (sheep), igh (light) and oa (goat). During our Literacy lessons we started to think about verbs and how we use verbs to make sentences. You were very good at the 'Mrs Webb says…' game where you listened for verbs and performed the actions. Then, you thought of your own verbs by looking at pictures from 'The Enormous Turnip' story before sorting the verbs onto green and red cards (green for useful verbs and red for not very useful).
Number sessions focused on reading, making and understanding teen numbers. We also tried hard to talk about numbers too. So, "13 is one ten and three ones or thirteen ones." We enjoyed the 'Guess My Number' game where I choose a secret number on the hundred square and you tried to find the answer by asking questions e.g. Is it higher than 10? Does it have 3 ones? Is it double 2? Try this game at home. Your grown up could write 5 numbers on a piece of paper and then you could ask questions to guess your grown up's secret number.
We've been learning rhymes to write 1-9 during our handwriting sessions. For example, "Across the sky and down from heaven. That's the way we make a 7". Perhaps you could write 1-9 at home and bring them in for show and tell. Remember to start from the top.
During the afternoons we've used box notation to play rhythms in Music and found about people who help us and how to be a good friend in circle time. During our last Forest School session we listened to the story of the holly and the robin and then some of you chose to make holly stars.
It was lovely to see so many of you at the Christmas Fair on Friday. Events like this help to raise a lot of money for our school. This special event also marks the start of our new topic…Christmas! We've already started to learn songs and dances for our Christmas play and from Monday we'll be visiting St Catherine's Church to start full rehearsals.
See you tomorrow Red Class,
Mrs Webb, Miss Turner and Mrs Roberts


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Jean Counet
Amsterdam based Jean Counet works both as still and documentary photographer and cinematographer on documentary and feature films. He has been educated both as film director and cinematographer. Jean graduated from Luca, School of Arts in Brussels in 2005. Counet strives for authenticity and simplicity in his images and uses isolation to provoke a dialogue with the imagination of the spectators. He rathers suggests in his work than illustrates. As still photographer Counet worked on theatrical released and awarded films like "A Strange Love Affair with Ego", "Zaatari Djinn" and "If the Sun Explodes". His photography for Dutch prime time documentary series "Debt Society (Schuldig)" dealing with all different faces of debt, has been published in all major Dutch news papers and journalistic platforms. His independant serie as documentary photographer "Traffic Jamming" got a special mention at "Life Framers" "A world of culture" competition. Jean combines his visual working skills regularly for the most succesfull crowd funded journalistic platform in history "The Correspondent".
On www.tamfilms.com you can check Jean's work as cinematographer and director.


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This is a beautiful, tragic documentary film directed by the actress Sandrine Bonnaire. It uses home movie footage of her sister Sabine along with footage made when Sabine was a resident of a group home for people with serious psychiatric and neurological disabilities. The contrast between the images of the hauntingly beautiful adolescent Sabine and the obese, drooling, anxiety ridden and occasionally violent woman that her sister found after her five years residence in a psychiatric hospital is profoundly moving. The film also answers a question that I have had for years since seeing Sandrine Bonnaire in the Agnes Varda film Vagabond. I wondered how Bonnaire had 'found' the hauntingly beautiful character she plays. Her Name is Sabine certainly gives a clue to an answer to that question.
I should add that Sabine is described in publicity for the film as 'autistic.' As I recall, someone who I took to be a psychiatrist in the film describes her as a 'psychoinfantile character with autistic features.' [I may not remember this exactly] While I thought that schizophrenia was a reasonable diagnosis for Sabine [especially as she seems to be receiving clozapine treatment], I found it interesting that schizophrenia is not mentioned in the film. I wondered if this was due to stigma or diagnostic peculiarities in France.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Teenager's Path and a Killing Put Spotlight on Mental Care
I suppose this article got to the first page of the New York Times today to give us a preview of what this era of more budget cuts and no new taxes will be like. There are, of course, many unfortunate consequences of lowered funding for mental health services. It takes stories like this to bring attention to the situation. What will it take to produce better services? During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries mental health services for the seriously mentally ill deteriorated for nearly a century.
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Sigmund Freud's Cocaine Years
This New York Times review by Sherwin Nuland of Howard Markel's book titled AN ANATOMY OF ADDICTION: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine sound as though Markel's book manages to treat the cocaine addiction of two famous people with both clinical and historical intelligence -- a remarkable achievement. I look forward to reading the book.
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Ugandans with Mental Illness Learn to Fit In
This story reported by Joanne Silberner and funded by a Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism describes a program for helping people in Uganda with mental illness find employment. In a market economy, community acceptance is based on the ability to work and bring money home to the family. This story focuses on community efforts in Africa to supplement psychiatric treatment with vocational programs. The emphasis of this story is on how programs that promote work for the mentally ill are especially important in African communities. The suggestion seems to be that things are different in the United States. In my experience, however, all that seems different in this country is that vocational programs for the mentally ill have a very low priority. Would that there were more effective programs promoting work for the mentally ill in the United States.
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'Broken up': Nicholas Heywood's family is struggling to come to terms with his death. 'Citizen of the world': Nicholas Heywood.
The Australian family of a tourist who was shot dead in a botched robbery in Argentina has paid tribute to the 31-year-old, who has been remembered as a "good man" with a bold and adventurous spirit.
Nicholas Heyward had spent the past year in Central and South America, where he had spent his time teaching English, volunteering and enjoying surfing, bushwalking and rock-climbing.
But the physiotherapist's year-long adventure came to a devastating end in the Argentinian city of Mendoza, where two men on a motorcycle tried to snatch his video camera in a daring daylight robbery in a popular park.
Mr Heyward fell to the ground and was shot four times by the bandits, who then fled on their motorcycle.
The shooting occurred just before 4pm on Monday as Mr Heyward was walking with two other tourists, an Australian woman and a French man, near Malvinas Argentinas stadium in General San Martin Park.
Police said Mr Heyward was shot in the torso, stomach, sternum and neck, while a fifth shot missed him. He died at the scene.
Mr Heyward was born in Australia but his mother was from New Zealand, and he was travelling on a New Zealand passport. The second oldest of three boys, he had grown up in Adelaide before moving to Lismore in NSW to study at Southern Cross University.
He was on the last leg of his overseas journey and had planned to return to Australia shortly.
Mr Heyward's father, Ben, said from his home in Adelaide that the family was struggling to come to terms with their sudden loss.
"We're just crying, really. Just crying. Uncles and aunts in New Zealand, cousins whom he was very close to – we're just broken up," he said.
"He [Nicholas] got a lot out of life. But always enriching other people when he did it.
"He was a bold spirit, loved music, and a good man. He was a good listener, a great encourager and loved his brothers, family and friends.
"He loved creation. He was a citizen of the world."
Ben Heyward said the family was now awaiting instructions from the New Zealand high commission in Canberra. If identification of the body was required, Nicholas Heyward's younger brother Stefan, who was overseas on a surfing trip, would go to Argentina.
"We've already made a decision we want to bring the body back here to South Australia for burial," Ben Heyward said.
"How that happens and how long it takes, we don't know … But at the moment we're just staying put and waiting. We don't know what we have to do next."
Stefan also paid tribute to his older brother on Facebook.
"To my brother Nick," he wrote.
"The loss of you will echo through my heart forever. From our youth as you as my elder and idol in the backyard to our travels abroad exploring, surfing and living life I could not have asked for a better brother. Though time may dim the pain my thoughts will always drift back to remember the truly great person of [utmost] character and quality you were. With love always your little bro."
Members of the Lismore Swans Football Club were also reeling at the loss of their former club member.
"The Lismore Swans Football Club is saddened by the news that a former player Nick Heyward was a victim of a shooting in Argentina today," the club said in a statement.
"Heyward played 31 games for the Swans & was The Rising Star winner in 2006. He also was 3rd Runner Up in the Best & Fairest that same year. A true gentleman & a Swannie for life. Our thoughts go out to Nick's family."
Initial reports in Argentina suggested the offenders were aged about 20.
Police were scouring the neighbourhood of La Favorita in Mendoza, where the offenders are believed to have fled.
The Argentinian Security Ministry has offered a reward of 40,000 pesos ($5400) for information leading to their arrest.
Public prosecutor Santiago Garay, from the Mendoza police complex crimes unit, said: "We have some good suspects … but we don't have them [in custody]."
He said time was "very tight" as the two main witnesses, the Australian and French tourists, were planning to leave Argentina soon.
A police officer in Mendoza told Fairfax Media that the attack was an isolated incident, but that there were areas of the city that tourists should steer clear of – including parts of General San Martin Park where Mr Heyward died.
– stuff.co.nz with Megan Levy
This story Administrator ready to work first appeared on Nanjing Night Net.


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How to Respond to Online Community Criticism with Dignity
As online community manager, you will not need to respond to every instance of criticism. When you decide that a response is necessary, keep these pointers in mind:
Don't fire back in anger. You're probably so vested in your community that you take criticism personally. Remember it isn't personal. It's community business. The worst thing you can do is go on the defensive and act as if the negative commentary holds no weight. If you're angry or hurt, let it go for a while. Do something else and come back to it with a clear head.
Be fair. Though you may be angry or hurt by the negativity, you also have to consider the argument. You can't always be right, and sometimes others see things in a situation you don't. Listen to the other person's argument and consider whether or not it holds water. If you're wrong, admit it with grace.
Say thank you. Even if you don't agree with the criticism, be appreciative of the person who took the time to bring it to your attention. It's off putting, it's embarrassing, and it makes you feel very self conscious, but it's better to deal with it early and head on than to be ignorant of a situation.
Don't go tit for tat. No matter how much you feel you have to respond to every single comment, the worst thing you can do is go back and forth on the comments. Arguments, fights, one-upmanship, and having the last word only shed more negativity on to your brand and your community.
Say what you have to say and leave it. If you made a point once, you don't need to rehash it over and over again.
Be transparent. Be honest and admit when you're wrong or things are out of your hand. If you lie, you'll eventually get caught, and the backlash over that will be even worse than the original negativity.
Say, "Yes. That happened, and here are the steps we're taking to correct it." If you're not at liberty to discuss an issue or circumstance, say, "I'm sorry. I'm not at liberty to discuss that at this time. However, I can tell you we're handling the situation internally and hope to make an announcement or take action soon
You can use the preceding tips for many different types of situations and not only a negative blog posts. The important thing to keep in mind is not to lose your cool, be transparent, be gracious, and don't worry about publically responding if a public response isn't necessary.
Understand that people are criticizing your community because they care. Most people criticize because they want something to work and are disappointed it didn't. There's a difference between negativity from people who want to see the community succeed and negativity from people who only want to cause drama.
Be grateful for the people who want to be productive members of your community but are having problems doing so because of difficult circumstances. Know that you must be doing something right if they care enough to talk about the community and how it needs fixing.