Resilience: a descriptive term for a person's ability to adapt or recover after a season of difficulty. It assumes that life stressors will cause one to lose balance or shape.
A resilient person will generally regain and improve his or her ability to cope during or after a season of recovery, and learn to incorporate new gospel lessons for future use. Resiliency doesn't mean people not affected by difficulty, pain, suffering or stress, but that their gospel agility grows and their flexibility to stressors reflects an ongoing desire to embrace and practice gospel truths as necessary.
Burnout: "...a state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion caused by excessive long-term involvement in an emotionally draining situation. It is a gradual process and the symptoms include: inability to concentrate, irritability, pessimism, sleep problems, and feelings of apathy." (D. Langberg, Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores, p 318).
● Things that used to bring you joy now feel like drudgery.
● You begin to avoid the things you once felt energized you.
Compassion Fatigue: Accumulated weariness from the daily work of entering the sorrow and attending to the human condition with a compassionate response.
"You cannot do the work that you do, under the circumstances in which you live and not at least sometimes get emotionally overwhelmed" (J.Herman).) "Exposure to human suffering challenges our emotional balance" (Langberg, p. 318). Symptoms include feeling overwhelmed, crying, raging, anxiety, emotional shutdown or numbness, disconnecting from loved ones, feelings of helplessness, and lowering of morale.
Secondary Distress: The cumulative effect of compassion fatigue and exposure to multiple details of distressing stories and facts over time may cause caregivers to have the same emotions, thoughts, memories, and physical responses as those they are helping, even if they are currently in a personal season of well-being. Being overly distressed by exposure to other's distress and trauma symptoms will include: feeling on guard, flashbacks of specific memories not your own, startle response, nightmares, mood swings, sleep difficulties, concentration difficulties.


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Four homers in a row? The Nats have done it twice
Andrew C. Sharp	Uncategorized	 September 3, 2020 April 27, 2021 2 Minutes
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After it happened for the first time ever in 1961 and then again in 1963 and 1964, no team would hit four consecutive home runs for another 42 years. Then in 2006, the Dodgers began what has become part of an overall homer barrage that has included back-to-back-to-back-to-back clouts six times.
Until Aug. 16, 2020, the Nationals had been the only team to hit four home runs in a row twice — in 2017 and in 2019. That day in a game against the Cardinals, the White Sox joined them as two-timers, having done it the first time in 2008. Rookie Roel Ramirez of the Cards, in his MLB debut, was victim of the four-straight 2020 homers. He became the sixth pitcher to give up four in a row. Two of those six did it again the Nats.
None of the four Nationals who hit the first four-straight homers were among the second group of four players. The 2017 four-in-a-row were hit at home on July 27 against the Milwaukee Brewers. The four in 2019 came on June 9 in San Diego against the Padres.
The first four-in-a-row were hit by Brian Goodwin, Wilmer Difo, Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman. Later in that same inning – the third — Anthony Rendon homered. All five came off Brewers right-hander Michael Blazek. He had already yielded a homer to Harper in the first. The Nats scored seven runs in the third and six more in the fourth. Zimmerman joined Harper with two round-trippers. Max Scherzer went six in a 15-2 rout. In 2019, the beleaguered Blazek pitched briefly for the Nats. He's still the only pitcher to have given up five homers in an inning.
Howie Kendrick, Trea Turner, Adam Eaton and Rendon hit the four-in-a-row in 2019 against the Padres in San Diego. The homers came in the eighth inning of what had been a 1-1 tie. All four were hit off former National Craig Stammen, who gave up for the four dingers in a seven-pitch stretch. The Nats won, 5-2. Stephen Strasburg allowed a run over seven innings for the win. Hendrick's homer came pinch-hitting for Strasburg.
On June 8, 1961, the Milwaukee Braves were the first team in history to hit four consecutive home runs. Two Hall of Famers, Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews, and two other noted sluggers, Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas, were the four who went deep against two Reds pitchers in Cincinnati. Despite the seventh-inning power display, the Reds already had scored 10 runs and held on to win, 10-8. Mathews hit another homer earlier in the game, as did losing pitcher Warren Spahn.
On July 31, 1963, long-time Senators' pitcher Pedro Ramos was among the four Indians who hit consecutive homers off Paul Foytack of the Angels in Cleveland. On May 2, 1964, two former Senators – Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison – joined Twins teammates Tony Oliva and Jimmie Hall in hitting four balls over the fence.
A version of this appeared in the December 2020 Squibber, the quarterly online newsletter of the Bob Davids chapter of SABR.
Published September 3, 2020 April 27, 2021
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PIARC, formerly known as the World Road Association, was established in 1909 as a non-profit organization. PIARC's vision is to be the world leader in the exchange of knowledge on roads and road transport policy and practices within the context of integrated, sustainable transport. The organization's four key missions are to:
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Transport Canada is responsible for developing and overseeing the Government of Canada's transportation policies and programs so that Canadians can have access to a transportation system that is:
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Calgary is known world-wide as a Western city with rural roots, and a jumping off point for mountain adventure. But there's a lot more going on in the city than most would imagine. With community spirit at its core, Calgary is a young, energetic and diverse city full of shareable experiences.
It's a place on the fringe — familiar, but largely undiscovered. From its bustling downtown to character-filled neighbourhoods, along winding rivers and inside every welcoming venue, Calgary is full of secrets, surprises, and stories — and Calgarians are eager to share those experiences with the world.
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Cryptocurrencies have given rise to an entire new criminal industry, comprising unregulated offshore exchanges, paid propagandists, and an army of scammers looking to fleece retail investors. Yet, despite the overwhelming evidence of rampant fraud and abuse, financial regulators and law-enforcement agencies remain asleep at the wheel.
NEW YORK – There is a good reason why every civilized country in the world tightly regulates its financial system. The 2008 global financial crisis, after all, was largely the result of rolling back financial regulation. Crooks, criminals, and grifters are a fact of life, and no financial system can serve its proper purpose unless investors are protected from them.
Hence, there are regulations requiring that securities be registered, that money-servicing activities be licensed, that capital controls include "anti-money-laundering" (AML) and "know your customer" (KYC) provisions (to prevent tax evasion and other illicit financial flows), and that money managers serve their clients' interests. Because these laws and regulations protect investors and society, the compliance costs associated with them are reasonable and appropriate.
But the current regulatory regime does not capture all financial activity. Cryptocurrencies are routinely launched and traded outside the domain of official financial oversight, where avoidance of compliance costs is advertised as a source of efficiency. The result is that crypto land has become an unregulated casino, where unchecked criminality runs riot.
This is not mere conjecture. Some of the biggest crypto players may be openly involved in systematic illegality. Consider BitMEX, an unregulated trillion-dollar exchange of crypto derivatives that is domiciled in the Seychelles but active globally. Its CEO, Arthur Hayes, boasted openly that the BitMEX business model involves peddling to "degenerate gamblers" (meaning clueless retail investors) crypto derivatives with 100-to-one leverage.
To be clear, with 100-to-one leverage, even a 1% change in the price of the underlying assets could trigger a margin call and wipe out all of one's investment. Worse, BitMEX applies high fees whenever one buys or sells its toxic instruments, and then it takes another bite of the apple by siphoning customers' savings into a "liquidation fund" that is likely to be many times larger than what is necessary to avoid counter-party risk. It is little wonder that, according to one independent researcher's estimates, liquidations at times account for up to half of BitMEX's revenue.
BitMEX insiders revealed to me that this exchange is also used daily for money laundering on a massive scale by terrorists and other criminals from Russia, Iran, and elsewhere; the exchange does nothing to stop this, as it profits from these transactions.
As if that were not enough, BitMEX also has an internal for-profit trading desk (supposedly for the purpose of market making) that has been accused of front running its own clients. Hayes has denied this, but because BitMEX is totally unregulated, there are no independent audits of its accounts, and thus no way of knowing what happens behind the scenes.
At any rate, we do know that BitMEX skirts AML/KYC regulations. Though it claims not to serve US and UK investors who are subject to such laws, its method of "verifying" their citizenship is to check their IP address, which can easily be masked with a standard VPN application. This lack of due diligence constitutes a brazen violation of securities laws and regulations. Hayes even openly challenged anyone to try to sue him in the unregulated Seychelles, knowing he operates in the shadow of laws and regulations.
Earlier this month, I debated Hayes in Taipei and called out his racket. But, unbeknownst to me, he had secured exclusive rights to the video of the event from the conference organizers, and refused for a week to release it in full. Instead, he published cherry-picked "highlights" to create the impression that he performed well. I suppose this is par for the course among crypto scammers, but it is ironic that someone who claims to represent the "resistance" against censorship has become the father of all censors now that his con has been exposed. Finally, shamed in public by his own supporters, he relented and released the video.
On the same day we debated, the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority proposed an outright ban on retail high-risk crypto investments. Yet, barring a concerted response by policymakers, retail investors who are lured into the crypto domain will continue to be suckered. Price manipulation is rampant across all the crypto exchanges, owing to pump-and-dump schemes, wash trading, spoofing, front running, and other forms of manipulation. According to one study, up to 95% of all transactions in Bitcoin are fake, indicating that fraud is not the exception but the rule.
Of course, it is no surprise that an unregulated market would become the playground of con artists, criminals, and snake-oil salesmen. Crypto trading has created a multi-billion-dollar industry, comprising not just the exchanges, but also propagandists posing as journalists, opportunists talking up their own financial books to peddle "shitcoin," and lobbyists seeking regulatory exemptions. Behind it all is an emerging criminal racket that would put the Cosa Nostra to shame.
It is high time that US and other law-enforcement agencies stepped in. So far, regulators have been asleep at the wheel as the crypto cancer has metastasized. According to one study, 80% of "initial coin offerings" in 2017 were scams. At a minimum, Hayes and all the others overseeing similar rackets from offshore safe havens should be investigated, before millions more retail investors get scammed into financial ruin. Even US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin – no fan of financial regulation – agrees that cryptocurrencies must not be allowed to "become the equivalent of secret numbered accounts," which have long been the preserve of terrorists, gangsters, and other criminals.


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Regarding American Sign Language
A project by Jason E. Zinza, PhD
Click on the state above to take you to the policies regarding ASL at specific institutions.
National Survey Results Accurate as of June 2017
What is ASL College?
A national survey of admissions and graduation policies regarding ASL at every degree-granting college and/or university in the United States was conducted in 2017.
Updates will be made on a continual basis to ensure ASLCollege.com remains the most accurate and up-to-date source for admissions and graduation policies regarding ASL.
A school is missing from this list.
ASLCollege.com maintains records on the accredited colleges and universities that award bachelor's degrees at the undergraduate level. Only institutions that award at least B.A., B.S., BFA, and BBA degrees are included.
If there is an institution that should be on this list,
Understanding the Policies & Key Terms
Number of Years of ASL Study:
Institutions may require 1, 2, 3, or 4 years of ASL study at the high school level to satisfy the foreign / world language admissions requirements.
ASL Studies Satisfies Admissions Requirements:
Yes means taking ASL while in high school satisfies foreign / world language requirements for admission to the institution.
No means the institution does not accept ASL to satisfy foreign/world language requirements for admission to the institution.
No language pre-requisite means the institution does not require a high school student to study any foreign / world language in order to be granted admission.
ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements:
Yes means taking ASL for the required number of years will satisfy graduation requirements. In most cases, this means the student does not need to take any further foreign / world language courses once admitted to the institution.
No means the institution does not permit ASL courses taken in high school to satisfy graduation requirements. All students may need to take a specified amount of foreign / world language credits (such as one semester, or a full year-long course). EXCEPTIONS: 1) Some schools in this category will accept ASL taken in high school if it was for dual enrollment credit. 2) Some schools allow students to transfer college-level ASL credits taken at a different institution to fulfill graduation requirements. In these cases, information about the exceptions is provided in the Notes section.
Depends on Major means the institution has different policies regarding whether ASL taken in high school fulfills graduation requirements. Some degree programs leading to a B.A. degree may require taking additional foreign / world language courses, whereas those pursuing a B.S. degree will find taking ASL in high school fulfills the graduation requirements. Further information is provided in the Notes section of each institution's policies profile.
About Jason E. Zinza
Jason E. Zinza, Ph.D., is a native ASL signer with 15+ years' experience teaching ASL, training teachers, and developing curricular materials. He is a frequent presenter on topics related to ASL teaching, learning, and assessment at the high school and university levels, and consults on teacher certification and licensure issues. He served on ASLTA's task force to develop national ASL standards and now directs both the ASL Can-Do Statements and ASL Standards committees. Currently, he coordinates the national ASL Honor Society, serves on ASLTA's board as the World Language Director and serves on ACTFL's Standards Collaboration Board. Dr. Zinza received the T.J. O'Rourke Memorial Award for significant contributions to the field of ASL teacher training in 2007 and the Marie Jean Philip Memorial Award in 2013 for excellence in the field of K-12 ASL instruction.
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The typical case is a patient who has undergone a Roux-n-Y gastric bypass. After losing weight these patients may present intermittent abdominal pain and distension.
The CT-Scan with oral contrast may reveal a change in the gouge of the gut, twisted mesenteric vessels, or altered progression of the oral contrast. These radiological signs confirm the diagnosis.
This video focuses on giving tips and tricks for surgical revision of patients with acute bowel occlusion due to internal herniation after a Roux-n-Y gastric bypass.
This patient was placed in the supine position with open legs, with the leading surgeon standing between the legs plus one assistant to the patient's right. A total of 4 trocars were used: a 5-mm trocar in a supraumbilical position for a 30º scope, a 12-mm trocar at the right iliac fossa, and two 5-mm trocars located at the left iliac fossa and the left flank.
Throughout the procedure, the surgeon must look for bowel distension and viability, identify the cause and solve it. There are two main etiologies: postoperative adhesions, and herniation through the mesenteric defects produced by the bypass (Petersen's space or the mesenteric gap of the jejuno-jejunal anastomosis).
To maintain the anatomical orientation, the revision must be performed in a systematic manner. One approach is from the gastro-jejunal anastomosis to the ileocecal valve.
The supramesocolic area is inspected and the alimentary loop is identified. In this case the nasogastric tube decompressed it. Traction movements must be delicate to avoid injuries to the small bowel.
Venous congestion was evident from the color of the jejunal wall and the mesenteric veins, and there was some twisting and increased traction near the jejuno-jejunal anastomosis. The hernia could not be reduced this way.
A change of strategy was required. The surgeon now performed the revision from the ileocecal valve up to the jejuno-jejunal anastomosis. The small bowel must be completely grabbed during mobilization, as partial grabbing may result in perforation.
This is the jejuno-jejunal anastomosis that is placed in its anatomical position. A portion of the common loop was herniated through the mesenteric defect. The reduction of the bowel became now feasible. The surgeon must maintain a high level of suspicion regarding unexpected injuries to prevent postoperative complications.
At some stages of the surgery the bowel may become folded on itself. To solve this, the surgeon must maintain the traction of the loop that is being reduced so as to maintain the orientation and remove the other loops with the other hand.
The reduction of the internal hernia was as follows: step by step the gut was placed in the correct position and a wide mesenteric defect was identified and closed with a running suture. The suture from the closure performed in the first surgery can be seen.
Further revisions revealed a wide defect between the alimentary limb and the mesentery of the transverse colon: this is Petersen's defect. It must be closed too.
In order to achieve correct exposure, the assistant surgeon performed traction of the transverse colon. A running suture accomplished this final step of the surgery.


One of the great Mesopotamian civilizations is Assyria which was centered on the Tigris River north of Babylon. At first its capital was Ashur, later Nineveh. The Assyrians had less fertile land than the Sumerians and Babylonians. Consequently they were obliged to expand their territory as their population increased. But whenever they tried to enlarge their border, they were repulsed by powerful neighbors, such as the Hittites and Babylonians.
Assyrian language was at first a dialect of Akkadian. It was replaced by Aramaic, which was written on parchment and used to supplement the cuneiform script still used on clay and stone.
Assyrian, Sumerian and Iranian religious festivals were closely allied. Most Assyrians Myths, too paralleled those of Babylon. Ashur, the city-god of the capital Ashur, became the national god of the Assyrian/Persian empire, probably to promote loyalty from conquered people. Ancient Iranian priests identified themselves with earlier Mesopotamian gods such as Enlil. When Ashur became Assyrian's capital a great period of ziggurat and temple building began.
Most civilizations come to maturity after a long period of cultural and military development, but Iran entered world history with dramatic madder about 547 BC. In that year Cyrus, king of the small Iranian state of Anshan, reached the climax of his career. After 13 years of war he united the several Iranian (Aryan) kingdoms of Media and Persia under his leadership. His domain extended from Asia Minor and the black Sea to the Gulf of Uman.


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Kirk Garrison
Kirk Garrison is an active performer, educator and composer in the Chicago area. A veteran of the Chicago jazz scene, Kirk attended Mankato State University in his home state of Minnesota from 1978-1982 before honing his skills in the United States Air Force Band. After leaving the Air Force in 1992, he completed his masters degree in Jazz Studies at DePaul University where he is now a member of the jazz faculty. He is also on faculty at Concordia University, Chicago.
Kirk has appeared with Clay Aiken, Louie Bellson, Michael Bolton, Kenny Burrell, Dave Brubeck, Nell Carter, Ron Carter, Pete Christlieb, Vinnie Colaiutta, Larry Combs, Joey DeFrancesco, Kurt Elling, Jon Faddis, Aretha Franklin, Steve and Eydie Gorme, Danny Gottlieb, Marvin Hamlisch, Herbie Hancock, Bob Hope, Rodney Jones, Pat LaBarbera, Russell Malone, Kevin Mahogany, Johnny Mathis, Brother Jack McDuff, Jim McNeeley, Bob Mintzer, Rita Moreno, Danilo Perez, Don Rickles, Dianne Schuur, Ed Shaughnessy, Bobby Shew, Bobby Short, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Michael W. Smith, Byron Stripling, Clark Terry, Frank Wess, Barry White, Joe Williams, Vanessa Williams, Nancy Wilson, Phil Wilson, Phil Woods, Stevie Wonder, The Four Freshman, The Temptations, and The Ravinia Orchestra.
Kirk is in high demand as a composer and arranger. He was recently commissioned to write arrangements for internationally renowned jazz saxophonist Phil Woods with big band and an arrangement of Nature Boy for orchestra and choir which premiered in 2010. He has written commissioned arrangements for DePaul University, Rob Parton's Jazz Tech Big Band, the Chicago String Ensemble, the Heritage Chorale of Oak Park Il, and the Millar Brass Ensemble at Northwestern University.
Howard Reich, jazz critic for the Chicago Tribune wrote, "The spectacular trumpet solo that Kirk Garrison offered ... reminded listeners why the Jazz Members Big Band stands among the best repertory units in the country."
Cadence Magazine's jazz critic Jack Bowers wrote "Kirk Garrison's marvelous trumpet work ... so moving it brought tears to my eyes."
His trumpet artistry was described as "cool work" by John Von Rhein, music critic of the Chicago Tribune.
John Killoch of Mainly Big Bands (UK) wrote in a review, "This guy nails the section with a big, accurate lead sound and when he flexes his chops ... the sound is again right down the middle, in tune, big and so high. Musical is a good way to put it. An object lesson to anyone who aspires to be a top lead trumpeter."
Kirk currently performs as a guest soloist and clinician/adjudicator at middle schools, high schools and colleges throughout the country. He uses Denis Wick precision mutes and mouthpieces and is a Denis Wick performing artist. Products and sponsorship provided by DANSR, Inc. the North American importer for Denis Wick. He also endorses AMT microphones and uses the AMT P800W.
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iOS 6 Jailbreak Evasi0n Installed On Over 14 Million Devices
By Daniel Perez, on 03/04/2013 10:55 PST
iOS 6 jailbreak evasi0n was made available last month and most likely broke records as close to seven million devices were jailbroken in just four days of the software becoming available to the public. Now that February is behind us, one of the members who created the evasi0n is speaking up on how many jailbreaks they achieved last month.
In its first month of availability, evasi0n has been installed on over 14 million iOS devices, that of course includes the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices.
Seven million devices in its first four days was extremely impressive, and evasi0n continues to impress with its over 14 million iOS jailbroken iOS devices. We knew jailbreaking iOS devices was popular, but 14 million devices surpasses any number we originally anticipated and certainly shows the process has reached a mainstream level as more iOS users are looking to have complete control over their devices.
It also helps the evad3rs team has consistently been playing catch up with Apple as the company has been releasing a high-volume of iOS 6 updates, although iOS 6.1.3 might be the straw that broke the camel's back as it may break the evasi0n tool.
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One of the main tasks business analysts are required to engage in is defining the current state of the business. Processes are a key part of the business and should be continually analyzed for bottlenecks or lapses that may have built up over time. In improving the current state, business processes are defined through models. With the right tools in place, you can focus on the task of process modelling with ease. This post provides a list of free tools you can explore to decide which process modelling software is best for you and your team.
This list has not been arranged in any particular order of priority and has only been provided for your information. Where available, links to independent product reviews have been included to help you identify the most suitable business process modelling software.
1. Gliffy is a web-based tool for creating diagrams online; no downloads are necessary. It supports UML so whether it's a flowchart or use case diagram you want to draw, Gliffy will deliver. It can also be used to draw interface mockups and organizational charts. See reviews by PC World and PC Mag.
2. Lucidchart is another web-based tool for creating flowcharts, business process models, organizational charts, mock-ups and lots more. It's a collaborative software that integrates nicely with Jira and Google docs. See reviews from Scrumage and Chuck Frey.
3. Open ModelSphere is an open-source tool for modelling data, processes and producing UML diagrams. It allows the analyst decompose a process into its sub-processes and offers the functionality to drill down to the required level of detail. It is platform-independent and supports the generation of SQL scripts for integration with other databases. It also supports the creation of Entity-Relationship Diagrams, Activity Diagrams and Class Diagrams. It is useful in software development from the analysis stage through process modelling, database modelling and code reverse engineering. There's an Open Modelsphere community on LinkedIn you can interact with, if you would like to go this route.
4. ARIS Express is a popular modelling tool that supports the modelling of processes using the BPMN 2.0 and Event-driven Process Chains (EPC) notations. It is Java-based and can run on multiple platforms but has only been officially released for Windows. You can use it for modelling data, processes and building organizational charts. All documents can be exported in different file formats. The user interface is intuitive, which is perfect for modelling newbies. The ARIS community provides training materials to get you started. For a more detailed review, there's a Wikipedia page and a review by Craig, the Process Ninja you can dig into.
5. Modelio Free Edition is a platform-independent process modelling tool that supports the creation of BPMN and UML Diagrams. You can generate documents in word and your models can be exported with ease to another platform. It also supports traceability management.
6. ProcessMaker Open Source is more than a modelling tool. It is a BPM solution for managing workflows and is designed for small and medium-sized businesses. It is web-based and has an intuitive user interface. For more information, a full review is provided by Infoworld. See also, an initial review of ProcessMaker.
7. Questetra BPM Suite has workflow capabilities that can be used to define, operate and monitor your business processes. It is browser-based and is fully compatible with BPMN.
8. BizAgi Process Modeler is a desktop application that can be used to create business process diagrams and flow charts. It supports BPMN 2.0 notation. It is easy to use, comes in different languages, supports simulation and allows you to publish documentation in a variety of formats. Bizagi Process Modeler is free and allows users collaborate in real-time. It is not web-based but users can collaborate on process diagrams via Dropbox or shared network folders. The platform also comes with the added functionality to chat during collaboration. When changes are to be made by one person, he or she can "lock" the diagram under review and "release" it when the change is complete. Users may however choose to work offline and upload the diagram when it is ready.
9. ArgoUML is an open source tool that is platform-independent and can be used to create class diagrams, state chart diagrams, activity diagrams, use case diagrams, collaboration diagrams and sequence diagrams. Here's a review by Laurent Parenteau and another by Methods and Tools.
10. Visual Paradigm for UML 11.0 Community Edition is another free UML drawing tool with export and import capabilities that can help you create professional diagrams. It supports ERD and Systems Modelling Language (SysML). In addition to the supported diagrams, it offers the Requirement diagram for documenting users' needs; requirements can be linked to one another using this diagram. This product has been reviewed by Shawn Rakowski.
11. Adonis is considered a benchmark tool in the field of business process analysis (which includes modelling, management and analytics). It offers multifarious uses for analysts, supports the BPMN 2.0 standard and helps in executing complex and elaborate business process analytical functions. It is targeted at new users who would like to document business processes, as well as BPM experts who want more sophisticated options like process simulation, monitoring, optimization and risk support. You can work with hundreds of models and easily see the relationships between them. These models can be published as documents or printed as-is. The community edition can be downloaded free of charge. It is user-friendly and comes with a knowledge toolkit on modelling, simulation, analysis and documentation. A review of Adonis can be found here.
12. Intalio provides a roadmap for complete process orchestration. The software is open-source with the community edition available for free. See a review of Intalio, TIBCO & Aris.
13. Tibco Business Suite can be downloaded for free as a stand-alone application. It is used for modelling business processes, user interfaces, data and organizational structures.
14. Oryx is another web browser-based modelling tool that business process analysts will find handy. With this tool, stakeholders can access business process models via the web. Oryx directly supports a variety of languages like BPMN and EPC.
This is not an exhaustive list. There are many more tools of varying standards and qualities available out there. Please leave a comment if you would like to contribute to this list or add a review to any of the tools already on this list.
15. Creately has all the features needed in an online, collaborative business process modelling platform. It has loads of templates so you never have to start from scratch. In addition to process models, you will also have access to other types of diagrams - UML diagrams, mockups/wireframes, etc.
Adriana Sopi is a noted researcher, marketer and educator. He has written several articles, columns and features in various industry publications on the web. He is a successful consultant working with small business companies and offering them guidance on obtaining 8a Certification.