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Bass fishing small cartopper ponds, salt water striper and Albie fishing.
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Gave up the tourney scene after almost 20 years. Bought a cartopper and never looked back.
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Largies, Smallies, Albies and Stripers
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pitching a dirty jig
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jig and pig
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Shimano Cumara
St Croix Legend Tournament
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Shimano Curado
Shimano Stradic
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pitching jigs
Carolina rig
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Oldham pond
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Grudge Match at Lake X
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 8
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Won my grudge match today on lake X with 21.2lbs. The guy I fished against had 13.14. Got them fishing pads, wood and docks. Senkos, Senkos and more Senkos..... seriously though. I did get one of the fish in the picture on a senko skipped into a tree. I also got them on jigs and creature baits
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Metro west favorite
Avg. Rating: 4.8571428571429
# Reviews: 7
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Metro west
Hit one of my favorite metro west spots. Baits for the day turned out to be the frog, a texas rigged creature bait and my own home made swimbait. Started off with the frog in the pads and emerging coontail. Caught a few right off the bat then missed a few when the weeds were too thick for the bass to crash through to get the bait. On the 3rd miss I decided to tie on the creature and pitch into where the fish tried to get my frog..... Boom!! fish on. I retraced my steps and hit the spots where the other 2 fish did not get my frog and each time I caught those fish on the creature bait. This would turn out to be the pattern for the day. Fish the frog and catch some and miss some, when they missed I pitched in and more times then not, caught that fish. Most fish were in the 1.5 to 2lb range but I got 4 fish over 3lbs doing this as well. I came across a section of pads that formed a perfect LONG straight line on the drop. I cast parallel to it with my swimbait and on the 3rd cast, I was rewarded with the fish of the day, a chunky 5lb 2 oz bass, to date my biggest on my own swimbait.
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Holiday Bassin
Avg. Rating: 4.9090909090909
# Reviews: 11
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Plymouth area
Canalratt and I took advantage of the nice weather yesterday and headed out to a couple familiar places. Place #1 had the pads coming in nicely so we threw the frog..... A few swipes but no serious commitments. Switched over to the jig and pounded the shorelines. We got maybe a dozen bass here with Tony scoring the biggest bass of the day. A nice healthy 5.8lber. The jigs bites at pond 1 were light to say the least. Tony also scored a 4lber and our best 5 was probably 16+ lbs. We tried to get a swimbait bite going but could not get one. My swimbait reel broke about 20 minutes into throwing the big wood so that was the end of that for me.
We moved to pond #2 and stuck with what was working.... The jig. No biguns here but we made up for size with pure numbers. 30+ bass here in about 4 hours. Again the bite was light to start but then about an hour in they started either crushing the jig or picking it up and running out of the cover with it.
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# Reviews: 6
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Turner pond
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Cape and plymouth area
Avg. Rating: 4.9090909090909
# Reviews: 11
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Cape and plymouth
Took the day off today and headed to the Cape 1st then moved to Plymouth in the afternoon. We arrived at 8am at our #1 spot with high hopes. My buddy had fished here the week before and caught 18 bass in a half day with a 5 and three 4's in the mix. Flat, mirror like conditions greeted us. Not good!! We fished for 2 hours with only a couple HUGE pickerel for our efforts. Finally about 10:00 the wind started to come up. WE picked up our swimbaits and started chucking them on the drops..... still nothing. I decided to throw up super shallow and as soon as the bait crashed down it was crushed by a 4lber. AS I brought her to the both we look down and see a 6+ following behind the 4.... DOH!!! After a quick pic and release we dicided to check out the shallows. The wind was iffy at best. It would come and go. We make our way down this one shoreline and we see 8-10 bass all between 4 lbs and 6lbs just either sitting there or slowly cruising. We backed off the threw the kitchen sink at them...... Nothing We move around a point and my buddies spinnerbait gets slammed..... another HUGE pickerel......... nope an 8lb Pike!!!! What???? there are not supposed to be Pike in this pond. After we snap a few pics we continue fishing for another couple hours with only a few small keeper bass to show for our efforts.
At about 12 we decide to move off Cape to a Plymouth area puddle. this place is about 50 or 60 acres max. It has a mix of boulders and overhangs. Jigs were the bait of choice here. The wood was void of live but the boulders were holding some nice fish. I got a 5.25 and a 4.1 off the same boulder, just on opposite sides. My friend got a 3+ on another group of rocks and we caught 4-5 smaller bass all on jigs in the rocks before it started to get dark and we left. Total bass for the day was around a dozen with a 5+ two 4's and a couple of 3's in the mix..... Not bad at all!!! My budy has the pic of the Pike along with another bass pic on his phone. I will add them when I get them
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South shore HOG pond
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 6
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South Shore
Got out again with Jbiguns. We hit up a SS weed infested pond. Warm with a milky clear sky and 15mph winds SCREAMED swimbaits. Who are we to argue. Waking and cranking Slammers was the ticket today. Joe was throwing the 9" 1x Perch and I was throwing the 7" 2x dark trout. Caught a handfull of 1-2 lb bass early before the wind came up. As soon as it did I got my big fish. 5 3/4 lbs. She crushed it as soon as i started my retrieve. BIG head on her. We went shallow for a while thinking the fish might be under the pads but it was a no go. We were heading back tot he ramp ready to bail for pond #2 Joe was sitting and I stood up and started cranking the slammer. Joe says. Well if you are going to fish... so am I. He made one cast, the rod bent in half and he started to sing "I got lunker, I got lunker" and sure enough he did. but not before it burried him up in the coonage. Thought for sure she was goon either pull off of get off but Joe being the hog hunter that he is, got her free and into the waiting net. She was put on the scale and it was bouncing between 6.15 and 7.1 ended up settling on 7 even. Thats two 7's for Joeybiguns in 3 days. I know for a fact he has a couple of 6's and a 5 too just in this past week. The boy is on FIRE!!! Good job Joe and thanks again for the company. good times!!!
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Metro west pond hoping
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 14
Views: 3933
4 different ponds
Got out with Jbiguns today for a 13 hour marathon recon mission. 4 ponds in all none of which either of us had ever fished. Fished Jigs, frogs and creature baits. Day started slow with absolutly NO wind at all, but we eventually got into them on frogs in pads. Missed more then we landed because the pads were SO thick but we connected with a bunch up to 3lbs. Moved to Pond #2. More pads, more fish on frogs and some on Jigs including the 5.8 on a frog in some pads near a downed tree. Pond #3 was a weed infested swill hole, but we hit it anyway. Joe's 1st flip to a weed edge with the creature bait and he sets the hook on a massive 7.2 lbs. I sa the fish come up and turn sideways and I told Joe...... BIG FISH!!! A few more fish here before we moved on to Pond #4 We frogged and jigged and threw creature baits. We get to one corner and Joe was working a weedline for what seemed like 5 minutes. I make a pitch in when he was moving on and I was rewarded with A solid 6.1lb beast of my own. 3 fish 18 3/4 lbs. Top 5 was 25lbs. Must have caught 30 between us Thanks Joe. Lots of laughs and 3 great fish!!
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Sunday slobs
Avg. Rating: 4.9375
# Reviews: 16
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south shore slob shop
My buddy and I headed to one of our super secret south shore slob shops. It did not dissapoint...... Well for my buddy. He best 3 fish went 18.1lbs including a 5.8 a 6 and a 6.9lber. The 6 was caught on a buzzbait on a weedline. The 5.8 and 6.9 were caught on texas rigged soft plastics. IN all we had a 25-30 fish day ( did not really count but thats a safe guess. Lots of 2-3 lb fish. Our best 5 was approaching 25lbs.
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Down by the river charles
Avg. Rating: 4.933333333333299
# Reviews: 15
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Charles River
Hit up another section of the Charles for some afternoon frogging and jigging. Fished from 2pm till 6pm The fish were VERY active. They were again attacking the frog like there was no tomorrow. Got a few good ones on jigs in the trees as well. 25 fish in all most were in the 2-3lb ranger with a couple high 3's and a 4 + as the big fish. If you put the frog near a fish thy crushed it either on the cast or the 1st pop.
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Plymouth area
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# Reviews: 3
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Plymouth Ma
Hit up 2 different plymouth area ponds today. on the water at 6am and off at 2pm . Slow at Pond #1 (Island Pond) Got one small bass on the MS Slammer right off the bat and I thought it was going to be on. Went fishless for an hour then got a 2nd small slammer fish and one on the jig. Another fishless 45 mins and my final fish cam on a frog in some pads. That was it for Pond one. 4 fish in 4 hours... not good. Packed up and went to pond #2 Little Long Pond. Got a fish in the pads by the ramp right away on a jig then proceeded to pound the bushes with jig and toss the slammer out off shore. Picked up a few fish up tight on the jig and a couple more on a senko just off the bank. Came across a main lake point and threw the slammer out over it. 2 cranks of the handle and it got crushed by a 3lber. Tried to repete that on another point with no success so I went out deeper and threw the carolina rig. picked up a few small keepers before calling it a day at 2. ten fish at pond 2 in a little under 4 hours
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any suggestions to which way to get into Federal Pond in plymouth and where to park?
Trying to understand how these car topper tournaments work?
Kayaks and canoes?
Motors, electric motors, no motors
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Saw some detail on the main page with the schedule but just trying to understand how if all works have a canoe and would like to try a couple of these tournaments.
thanks for the welcome Rich
Hey i noticed you fish for false Albie's....Probaly one few / last fish i havnt caught yet native to this area.. i think they are in season now ?
any tips or where to launch? you have my wheels spinning
Quote: "Where do you get info on who has tournies out of the town ramp at Webster?"
After labor day most tournys on Webster are at the town ramp cause of parking availability. There shouldn't be another tourny at the state ramp on our toc. I think with the size of Webster we should be fine with other tourneys being there the same day.
I really don't know if adding you as a friend is a good idea...I really rather not have many people know that i know you..LOL
Friend of mine on here is getting ready to have surgery and has done most of the work himself on his boat as far as sanding, etc. Need to find someone that is able to paint it at a good price? If you know of anyone or a good place, please let me know. Lives in Fall River, Ma. so anything close would be great but if not, something can be worked out, Thanks, Dale
If anyone is interested in Bass Angler Magazines, contact me wether it be a subscription for yourself or for christmas or a display for your tackle shop or one you may know of. Message me here or
or if tackle shop you can call me at 978-237-1469. Also I will have a Bass Angler Booth up at the Rockingham Hunting and Fishing Expo on the 5th & 6th of Jan at the Rockingham Park in Salem,NH Great deals and mags, gonna be a great time and huge crowd. Thanks, Dale Adams
New video updated of Mark Lassagne...editor in chief of Bass Angler Magazine...hell of a guy
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One of my favorite television shows of the past decade was Smallville . To anyone who knows the absolute comic-book geek that I can be, this shouldn't be at all a surprise. Smallville is so called because it tells the story of a young Clark Kent as he grew up in Smallville, KS, and learned to deal with his powers. How does he grow up to become Superman? What are the trials and tribulations he undergoes? What type of upbringing do his parents give him? When does he first come across the iconic Superman villains and allies of the larger DC Comics universe? These questions were answered over the ten seasons of the show, with the first five seasons establishing Clark's becoming a man and learning of his heritage. Seasons six and seven were a sort of "transition period" with Clark moving more and more of his life and "superheroing" to Metropolis, and then the last three seasons were basically almost all Metropolis, as our hero transitioned into becoming the Man of Steel. Six months after Clark finally became Superman, this comic occurs. In Smallville, Season 11: Vol. 1, The Guardian , Clark is adjusting into his role as Superman and the mind-wiped Lex Luthor is becoming the iconic villain we all know and loathe. The unique thing about this version of Lex is two-fold. First off, he is a clone of the original Lex. He has Lex's brain, but is he Lex? Or is he not Lex? Does he have Lex's soul? We don't yet know. The other difference between this and the other versions of Lex Luthor is that this one doesn't know just why he hates Superman so much. He doesn't remember, and doesn't know his reasons are part of his forgotten memories. He just knows he hates and distrusts the Man of Steel. The best thing, to me, about this comic was that we are able to see characters and see action that the show couldn't do. Due to legal constraints, which seem to be tighter in regards to movies, shows, and cartoons, they couldn't show certain characters on the small screen. And due to the limits of the network's budget, certain action couldn't be portrayed. Here, on the pages of a comic book, many characters, and a ton of action sequences, can be presented. It is awesome. The part I don't like? Such small increments in the series due to it's existence as scheduled digital comics releases. It take quite a while for enough to make a volume to be released. Until then, until each volume is released and collected together, there isn't a point in reading this comic as the story is not just incomplete, but the bits of the story are so small. Nevertheless, it is definitely worth waiting for the volumes to be released so one can read them. I loved the show, and I love Superman and Batman stories. This is why I'm looking forward to the next volume, where Batman is introduced into the Smallville universe via the comic-book page.
Only recommended if you're already familiar with the show... It picks up not long after the last season left off (doesn't specify exactly how long) and is a general Lex Luthor story about him tagging Superman with radiation to find out more about him. There are a lot of direct show references so if you haven't seen it or especially the last season, you're not going to get a lot of them. Their take on classic characters like Otis are fun and the costume is obviously designed to mimic the New 52 (I personally think they did a better job with this one than the mainstream one). Definitely recommended if you are a fan of the show but otherwise you might not get it.
Nice art work. Plot was ok but not really Smallville. The new outfit for Superman did not really look that good. The story seemed to go like the Lex Poisening of Superman with the sun. Still as comics go it wasn't bad.


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Why do we have technology? Because robot pirates is why. Recon Robotics, in collaboration with the US Navy, has developed a robot that can be shot out of a cannon or similar device, land on the side of a ship, and then climb up the side and into the boat to snoop around. JUST LIKE A PIRATE.
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Who is this technology meant to be used against? ACTUAL PIRATES!
Piracy is a growing problem and the Throwbot (yes, really the name) can be used to go in and gather intelligence in advance of a raid.
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Luce sees shadows. At seven, her parents realized something was wrong and eventually sent Luce to therapy. Years later, Luce refused to take her psychiatric medication which caused her parents to send her away to a boarding school where she could see a specialist. Unfortunately, the shadows aren't her only problem. Luce still can't explain exactly what happened the night the boy she liked died in a fire. As a result, she's now under court order to attend a reform school. And that's when the shadows really start to get bad. There's also something mysterious about some of her new classmates.
Although Daniel's last name provides a major clue for those familiar with fallen angel lore, who he is isn't revealed until the end of chapter eight. In fact, these first eight chapters don't have much action and primarily serve to establish the characters and give background on Luce. It's hard to get into a story when you aren't quite sure what the characters' motivations are and when the plot develops so slowly; but things do start to pick up as Fallen continues. That fallen angels will soon dominate the plot is nicely hinted at during Miss Sophia's lecture on Paradise Lost and the best known of the angels who fell. That's the section that compelled me to keep reading.
Kate effectively uses the reform school setting to believably isolate Luce. However, she still gets trapped by some of the now typical downfalls of the YA genre. Luce is purportedly a good student, but promptly ignores her studies in favor of obsessing over Daniel and hanging out with her other crush, Cam. It's disappointing in a protagonist, but also understandable given Luce's age. Luckily, her new sidekick, Penn, is an excellent friend who shows smarts and frequently steers Luce in the right direction.
Generally, I like to let each book stand on its own. In reading Fallen, I couldn't help but constantly be distracted by how similar it was to Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush. So many of the same elements appear in each book that I would worry about accusations of plagiarism if they hadn't been released two months apart. There are things in Fallen (such as character development and plausibility) that I think were better done, yet Hush, Hush both begins and ends better. Fallen takes far too long setting up the story, then makes it clear at the end that one must read the sequel to find out what happens to Luce.
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Dave Rosenblum and Jason Beasley.
Stephane Wyper, Kerstin Karlhuber and Daniel Jay Paul.
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The Trinidad and Tobago international has signed a three-month deal with The Dark Blues, as they need cover in that position following the departure of former number one keeper Robert Douglas to Celtic earlier this week.
Ince will add competition for places at the club although Bonetti is likely to hand reserve goalkeeper Jamie Langfield the chance to stake his claim to become the first choice at the club by starting him against Motherwell this weekend.
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JOHNSON CITY, TN (WJHL) – Thursday night, Johnson City commissioners heard the third and final readings of a proposal to annex and rezone a small portion of Gray.
In three-to-two votes, the Commission gave the thumbs up to both annex and rezone the Bank of Tennessee property and an adjacent lot on Bobby Hicks Highway.
Both properties were combined for the commission vote but Bank of Tennessee tells us their request is to acquire city services.
The rezoning portion of the commission vote would allow the owner of the nearby property to put a liquor store there.
Mayor Stout and Commissioners Brock and Banyas voted 'yes.' Vice Mayor Tomita and Commissioner Van Brocklin voted 'no' to those votes.
There was a public hearing opportunity at the meeting tonight, but no one from the public spoke.
"Just the realization that there's probably so much has been said, there's probably not much left to be said," Vice Mayor David Tomita said.
Tomita said the next steps are out of the city's hands now, but he does wish the builders and operators the best of luck.
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"A 3-ingredient dinner that's perfect for a busy weeknight: tender and juicy chicken baked in sweet Italian seasonings that create a tasty glaze when cooked."
When you're cooking for other people, you have to face an inevitable truth:
Almost always, you're going to run into conflicts over what someone does or doesn't like to eat.
And because it's just not possible to please everyone all the time, you make compromises.
In my house, that means I have to balance my need for flavorful food (not spiciness, but lots of taste) with The Husband's preference to keep everything bland.
Well, okay, I call it "bland" while he'll say that he "just likes the flavor of the food."
But whatever we agree to call his love of base ingredients, it means that I can't get too crazy with elaborate flavors or spices or garnishes or whatever else I would normally like to add to a dish.
And this, my friends, is what brings me to today's recipe, because it was one of those rare moments when we found a dish we both not only liked, but loved.
Plus, bonus points are awarded to this recipe because it's ridiculously easy to make, seeing as it only takes three ingredients!
The prep time for the recipe itself is only five minutes – you just grease a pan, dip the chicken in the spices, place chicken in pan, and bake – but the total bake time rounds out at about 50 minutes.
That's a little longer than I'd normally like my weeknight dinners to take, but those 50 minutes also give you ample time to whip up a few delicious and easy sides.
When I recently made this dish, I made some easy flavored rice (nothing fancy, just out of a box), diced up some cherry tomatoes, and laid it all on a bed of baby spinach and kale.
And voilà! You know have a complete and tasty dinner made in less than an hour.
Did you try this recipe?
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Leave a comment & tell me about it!
This recipe was originally published on September 11th, 2014. It received a TLC update with new photos on August 31st, 2016.
Sweet Italian Chicken
- 1 pkg dry italian dressing mix (.7 ounce)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 2-3 lbs chicken breast
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a large baking dish (9x13 or comparable size) with baking spray. Set nearby.
- In a large bowl, add brown sugar and dry Italian dressing mix and whisk together until thoroughly combined. Set nearby.
- Prepare the chicken for cooking, such as rinsing with or cutting off excess fat. Dip chicken in sweet Italian seasoning until both sides are coated, then place in prepared baking dish. Once all of the chicken is in the dish, pour any remaining seasoning on top of the chicken.
- Cook for 50 minutes, turning the chicken once after 25 minutes.
- Serve chicken immediately with sides. To do as featured, serve warm rice on a bed of baby spinach and kale with cut cherry tomatoes.


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Bruce's girl Jessica set to Boss the RDS
Many eyes and cameras will be trained on the famous daughter and son of two world renowned celebrities as Dublin Horse Show opens today in the traditional Royal Dublin Society showgrounds setting at Ballsbridge.
Jessica Springsteen, daughter of 'The Boss', Bruce Springsteen and his wife Pattie Scialfa, will be in action for the United States showjumping team while Robert Smith, son of legendary horseman Harvey, is in the Great Britain team.
Ulster competitors will have their sights firmly trained on success, however, with leading local riders, including Strabane's Peter Smyth, Saintfield's Conor Swail and former world champion Dermott Lennon, from Banbridge, taking on the world's best at the five star horse show, set to attract some 100,000 spectators between today and Sunday.
The prize fund of nearly one million euro over 132 classes will be contested by 1,500 entries, at least 30 per cent of them from Northern Ireland.
International riders from Ireland this year include Derry's Jordan Coyle, Clem McMahon from Clones and Neal Fearon, Cavan.
The US team also comprises Georgina Bloomberg of Albany, New York, daughter of the former New York City mayor while two years ago Jessica Springsteen was on the winning Aga Khan team and is delighted to return this year with Audrey Coulter, Lauren Hough and Laura Kraut. The all girl squad could start as favourites for this Friday's Nations Cup event.
The world's leading lady rider Edwina Tops Alexander, winner of the Global Champions Tour and many Grand Prixs worldwide, represents Australia, while GB sends the former world number one Scott Brash, with Robert Bevis, Ben Maher, Laura Renwick and the brilliant Robert Smith.
Four year old showjumpers qualified from NI include Peter Smyth's Derrycastle Sensation and Moneybroom Alegro Vivace. Fermanagh rider Kerry Taggart competes with Hamilton while Florencecourt's Catherine Thornton starts on Cashmans Diamond and Drumiller Sensation.
Ards rider Michael Cave brings Ollie Ward's Ardagh Rock Start while Cookstown's Emily Turkington campaigns Norman Watt's Tehenga Beach. The five year old championship features Christian Coyle, Derry, Omagh's Jenny Rankin and James Hogg, Maguiresbridge.
Annahilt's Edward Little features in the six year old section with Jack Diamond owned by the McLoughlin Bros.
Up and coming teenagers in the horse section include Jodie Creighton, Antrim, and Annabelle Heffron, Dungannon.
Randalstown rider Phillip Gaw should impress in the eight year old championship while a list of Ulster pony riders look strong in all the height classes. These include Olivia Roulston, Derry, Abby Morton and Lucy Morton, Armagh with Jemima Heffron, Dungannon and Niamh McEvoy, Omagh.
Wednesday kicks off at the RDS with the first competitions from 9.10am. The main arena features the six year olds, followed by the Avery Crest Speed Stakes at 11.35am.
There is a demonstration from Clemence Faivre gala at 3.05pm followed by the Irish Sports Council classic at 3.15pm. Young riders conclude the day at 6.10pm. Show horses are in Ring 1 from 8.45am with the parade of Connemara Stallions at 3.45pm followed by a dressage display and three year old eventers.
Irish Draughts are in Ring 2, followed by Connemara performance classes, event horses and a Traditional Irish Sport Horse Breeding demonstration.
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One of Chile's most vibrant viticultural areas, Colchagua Valley, produces some of its finest wines. Located 110 miles south of Santiago, the valley is situated in the southernmost part of the larger Rapel Valley. The Silva family pioneered winemaking in the valley more than 120 years ago. The vineyards bask in summer sunlight and the Pacific Ocean's chilly breezes cool the vines, and red grapes thrive in these fluctuating temperatures. At an elevation of 1,500 feet, 14-year-old carmenere vines are planted in alluvial clay, sand and decomposed granite soils. Following harvest, the grapes were destemmed and cold soaked in stainless steel tanks for eight days followed by another eight days of fermentation. Eighty percent of the wine was aged in oak for 12-18 months before blending. The wine offers aromas of ripened wild berries, wood, spice notes and cassis. On the palate, taste blackberry, plum, cherry and hints of black pepper with fine-grained tannins on the lingering finish. Decant 20 minutes before serving. Drink it with meatballs, rack of lamb, veal cheeks, pork loin and steak. Buy it at: Second Vine Wine and Martin Wine Cellar in Metairie and Mandeville. Drink it at: Emeril's New Orleans.


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Tube strike is OFF - Union bosses suspend London Underground walkout
A PLANNED three-day Tube strike has been suspended, union bosses announced today.
The walkout by London Underground workers had been due to begin at 9pm tonight, bringing more misery for commuters in the capital.
However, this morning's last-ditch talks held by conciliation service Acas between the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and London Underground (LU) have averted the industrial action.
The two parties have been in dispute over ticket office closures, which have led to a series of walkouts by workers this year.
Last week, a 48-hour strike led to serious congestion problems in London, as commuters packed stations in the hope of catching a train.
Roads also clogged up with the highest ever number of buses put into operation, while many also decided to walk or cycle rather than use the Underground system.
We have been able to secure real movement and significant progress on the issues at the heart of this dispute in talks with the Tube management over the Bank Holiday weekend
RMT's acting general secretary Mick Cash said: "Due to the solidarity and determination of our LU members, and their delivery of rock-solid industrial action last week, we have been able to secure real movement and significant progress on the issues at the heart of this dispute in talks with the Tube management over the Bank Holiday weekend.
"Pre-conditions have been removed, protection of earnings has been agreed and we now have a viable framework for a proper review of the cuts and closures programme.
"As a result of that progress, secured directly through our members campaign of industrial action and the union's drive to get the facts across to the people of London, we are able to suspend the action due to commence this evening and further talks around the fundamental issues of cuts to jobs, services and safety will now take place."
An Acas spokeman said: "We are pleased that we have been able to assist the parties to reach an understanding that allows the industrial action this week to be withdrawn."


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Guitar legend Carlos Santana has been given a permanent tribute by officials in California who have named a school in his honour.
Executives of the Los Angeles Unified school board have approved plans to rename Valley Region Elementary School No. 12 in the San Fernando Valley after the veteran musician to recognise his career achievements and charity work with children.
The facility will be renamed the Carlos Santana Arts Academy.
The guitarist, who was born in Mexico, but spent much of his childhood in San Francisco, California, wrote a letter of thanks to officials in accepting the honour and reiterated his commitment to helping educational causes.
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June 3, 2008
As hurricane season begins, Democrats in Congress want to nationalize a chunk of the insurance business that covers major storm-damage claims, says the Wall Street Journal.
The proposal -- backed by giant insurers Allstate Corp. and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. -- focuses on "reinsurance," the policies bought by insurers themselves to protect against catastrophic losses. The proposal would establish a taxpayer-financed reinsurance program covering all fifty states, which would essentially backstop the giant insurers in case of disaster. These reinsurance funds would collect premiums from insurance companies, who would benefit because they would be paying less than in the private reinsurance market, says the Journal.
There are numerous criticisms of this proposal:
- The lower premiums would likely spur irresponsible coastal development.
- The proposal would also shift costs to taxpayers in states with fewer natural-disaster risk.
- It would essentially squeeze out a large portion of the private reinsurance market.
Florida Democrats have attempted to make a federal disaster fund a big issue in this year's presidential race. Sen. Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Obama (D-Ill.) have both expressed support for the plan. Sen. McCain (R-Ariz.) is resisting calls to back the program:
- Florida is currently the only state with its own reinsurance fund, which was created in 1992 after Hurricane Andrew caused $26.5 billion in damages.
- An advocacy group backed by Allstate and State Farm estimates the program would save Florida homeowners roughly $500 apiece in annual premiums.
Source: Elizabeth Williamson, "Taxpayers May Face Hurricane Tab," Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2008.
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A fine example of single draw, officer of the watch naval telescope signed, H. HUGHES & SON LTD, LONDON, No 7814. Also engraved on the draw tube with the initials "B.T."
Of nickel plate on brass construction with stitched leather cladding on the main barrel, there is a dust shield for the eyepiece. Survives in good condition overall, the leather wrap is missing a few stitches on one end, and the draw tube does have some rubbing on the nickel plating (mostly on edges), but there are no dents or dings, and the undamaged lenses deliver a powerful clear image of approximately 20x magnification. Measures 23" fully extended, 18" closed. With an objective lens measuring 1 1/4" in diameter. Survives in full working order.
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Our 1929 Steinway with original ivory keys has an amazing warm tone that evokes emotion.
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This pristine Yamaha Up Right, located in the Adobe Studio, has a soft touch feature and amazing action.
Our vintage Fender Tweed amps include a '59 Bassman, '59 DeLux, '58 Harvard, a '51 DeLux, a '55 Champ and a '60 VibroLux. These along with our other vintage amps have unique tones specific to them.
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The vintage Wirlitzer electric piano is a 1976 and has a texture all its own.
The Mellotron M4000D is a 24 bit digital keyboard with ca 100 Mellotron and Chamberlin sounds built in. It has a custom built full Mellotron style wood keyboard with depth sensitivity and polyphonic aftertouch out via MIDI. The front panel user inteface has 2 TFT-displays of high quality and are capable of showing pictures of the actual instruments. The M4000D is an inspiring realization of a beloved classic that adds modern conveniences while retaining the old-school magic.
The Quadra is it's a four-section synthesizer consisting of a Bass synth, Poly synth, Lead synth, and String synth. Sounds you create in any of the four sections are instantly recalled from memory by the push of a button, there are 16 program patches for storing your sounds. Other major features are the incredible phase shifter, tons of balanced audio outputs for each section, dual portamento controls and a superior arpeggiator.
The Bass synth section is monophonic and can be programmed to occupy the lower two octaves of the Quadra's 5-octave 61-note keyboard. The bass has 16' and 8' presets each for Electric and String Bass sections.
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The Synthex is a classic analog 8 voice synthesizer. It has 30 knobs, 6 sliders, 80 switches and a joystick. Powerful sounds with 2 oscillators per note, separate envelope generators, chorus and even a sequencer. The use of stable DCO's (digitally controlled analog oscillators) and oscillator cross modulation of Pulse Width and a multimode filter made it unique. There is a joystick that replaces traditional pitch/mod wheels and allows for greater variable real-time control over the two LFOs, oscillator and filter modulation. The 6 sliders beside the joystick assign what (LFO, osc and filter) goes to the joystick. Voices can also be layered or split across the keyboard. Other great features include the onboard digital Ring-Modulator, Chorus effect and Dual or Layer modes available. And also a four-track sequencer rounds out this synths host of features. Two of it's tracks can output MIDI data.
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Among the first in Roland's amazing Juno family, Six analog voices of polyphony and patch memory storage. The Juno-60 includes 56 patches of memory storage. It's a very rich sounding synthesizer and are great analog machine.
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The Prodigy is an Bass-synth in techno and electronic music. It was designed as an dual-oscillator synth. Employs two voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) with saw, triangle and pulse waveforms. There's a Moog 24dB / octave lowpass filter, A/D/S envelope generator, and LFO with square or triangle waveforms and routing to the VCF, VCO or both, portamento, Pitch and Mod wheels.
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The Minimoog Voyager is a true analog monophonic synthesizer and is based entirely on the original classic Minimoog Model D, which was produced by Moog Music, Inc. from 1970 to 1982. It introduces many new features, including a three dimensional touch pad, MIDI I/O, extensive patching facilities, patch storage. It's cased in a beautiful, solid hardwood cabinet with a multi-position hinged control panel.
The Voyager has three analog wide-range voltage controlled oscillators, one noise source, as well as one audio preamplifier for externally-applied audio signals. Two resonant Moog-style filters are on-board and function in dual lowpass or lowpass/highpass modes and can be modulated by one of the two ADSR envelopes, the LFO, or external control. All knobs and switches can have their settings stored into one of 128 Program memories. Program Banks as well as the Voyager's Operating System can be uploaded/downloaded via MIDI SysEx. Centered on its front panel is the ominous, black 3-D (XYZ) Touch Surface which provides three continuously-variable control signals which are derived from the up-down and left-right position of the player's finger, and the amount of area with which the player makes contact to the surface.
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In 2005 Dave Smith Instruments released their third Evolver, the Poly Evolver. Their flagship instrument, it's a four-voice synthesizer (essentially four complete Evolvers) with a 5-octave keyboard, pitch and mod wheels, and a ton of knobs and switches in a clean, clear, easy-to-navigate layout. It can be a four-voice poly synth, four mono synths (each with its own sequencer), or any combination in between. The Evolver series resurrects some of the oscillator, filter and other component technologies from the classic Sequential Circuits Prophet-VS and Pro-One synths.
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The CS-10 makes a great electronic, dance and trance musical instrument because it is analog, monophonic, has a really cool filter and is capable of warm bubbly analog bass and lead sounds. Its very simple design and layout with plenty of knobs allows for instant gratification. It has one oscillator and a switchable low-pass, band-pass or hi-pass resonant filter. The LFO can modulate the filter cutoff, volume, pitch and VCO. External audio can also be routed through the filter and there is portamento that stretches for one octave.
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Central to the warm, punchy sound of the Prophet-6 are its two newly-designed, discrete voltage-controlled oscillators (plus sub-oscillator) per voice. Continuously variable waveshapes provide the tonal palette with triangle, sawtooth, and variable-width pulse waves. There are two discrete filters per voice—a four-pole, resonant, low-pass inspired by the original Prophet-5 filter, and a two-pole, resonant, high-pass filter. Voltage-controlled amplifiers complete the all-analog signal path.
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The Prophet 12's brand new hybrid voice has a digital front end followed by an all analog signal path output. Each voice has four high resolution digital oscillators (plus a sub oscillator), a digital character effects section, a resonant Curtis low-pass filter, a high-pass filter, a tune-able feedback circuit, a four-tap delay line with feedback per line, four loopable five-stage envelope generators, four syncable LFOs with slew and phase offset, a sophisticated arpeggiator, and a sixteen slot modulation matrix with 26 mod sources and 97 modulation destinations. The Prophet 12 is packed with a plethora of sonic potential and power!
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The Juno-106 is a six-voice polyphonic and programable analog synth with one digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) per voice. While classic monophonic synths used two or three oscillators to create a fatter sound, the Juno-106 uses built-in Chorus to fatten up its sound to dramatic effect. The nature of its DCO meant it was stable and always in perfect tune but still warm and analog. There is an excellent 24dB/oct analog lowpass filter with plenty of resonance and self-oscillating possibilities and a non-resonant highpass filter. The programable pitch/mod bender can be assigned to control the DCO pitch, VCF cutoff, and LFO amount all at once or individually.
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Odyssey Mk III essentially gives you a simplified hard-wired ARP 2600 in a much smaller package. The Odyssey is a 2-oscillator analog synth (with duo-phonic capability) and it sounds really nice; the Minimoog has three oscillators and is capable of thicker sounds. The Odyssey comes well equipped with all the tweakable features and analog goodness you'd expect: a resonant low pass filter, ADSR envelopes, sine or square wave LFO, and a sample-and-hold function.
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The DX7 from Yamaha, released in 1983. It featured a whole new type of synthesis called FM (Frequency Modulation). It certainly is not analog and it is difficult to program but can result in some excellent sounds! It is difficult because it is non-analog and thus, a whole new set of parameters are available for tweaking, programming is accomplished via membrane buttons, one data slider and a small LCD screen. Percussive and metallic but thick as analog at times, the DX7 was known for generating unique sounds still popular to this day. It also came with MIDI which was brand new at the time.
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MPC2500 has set the industry benchmark for beat production. It features a 32-voice drum/phrase sampler with up to 128MB RAM and extensive editing capabilities. Designed for professional music-production environments as well as DJs and other live performers, MPC2500 features a time-tested drum-pad surface, twin on-board effects processors, four Q-Link controllers for real-time control, 10 analog outputs, and a S/PDIF digital output.
Every drum voice comes with a dedicated analog multimode filter and analog overdrive circuit. Reverb and delay send FX add space and depth. And the analog compressor and analog distortion of the master channel ensure proper pump and grit. Each machine generates a specific type of analog drum sound, and as several machines exist, a wide variety of sounds are within reach.
The Tempest from Dave Smith Instruments is a collaboration between Dave Smith and Roger Linn. Dave Smith is the mastermind behind the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, MIDI, and the current DSI range. Roger Linn is the brain behind the Akai MPC, the LinnDrum, and more current offerings like the AdrenaLinn filter FX units. What they came up with draws on the strengths of each to create a hybrid of drum machine and synthesizer. In fact, the Tempest can be seen as a drum machine, drum synthesizer, polyphonic synth, and an analog groove-box—all in one desktop unit.
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The TR-909 is an awesome analog drum machine! THE standard House and Techno beatbox. Sounds include kick, snare, hand clap, open and closed hi hats, low mid and hi toms, rim shot, ride and crash cymbals. Sounds are tweakable - attack, tone, tuning, decay, snap and accent. This machine does not sound like true acoustic drums, t has a unique and very loveable analog sound that's all its own!
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Yamaha C-60 Electone, most Electones are based on the design on the spinet electronic organ. Current models are completely digital and contain a variety of sounds, effects, and accompaniments, on top of the ability to store programming data onto memory devices. The Yamaha Electone series debuted in 1959 with the D-1, a home instrument. By 1980, with the market waning sharply, and some manufacturers ceasing production, the Electone line embraced digital technology. This allowed Electone's survival as the traditional home electronic organ market dried up.By the 1980s, many of the most famous names had ceased home production, but the Electone successfully transitioned to the modern world of digital synthesizers,[citation needed] now competing with such new electronic products as Moog Music, Wersi, and later Kurzweil. Electones were to be found not only in homes, especially in Japan and elsewhere in the East Asia, but also in bands and other solo and group public performances.[citation needed]
Farfisa first started manufacturing electric organs in 1964. Distribution in the U.S. was handled by the Chicago Musical Instrument Co, which also owned Gibson, and the instruments were originally known as CMI organs when first introduced there. Unlike other combo organs, such as the Vox Continental, Farfisa organs have integrated legs, which can be folded up and stored inside its base. The first models to be produced were the Compact series of organs between 1964 and 1968. The range of FAST (Farfisa All-Silicon Transistorized) organs was launched at the 1968 NAMM show and production of the Professional series appeared around the same time. Production of combo organs ended in the late 1970s after synthesizers had become more commonplace.
The Hammond B3 is a 1961 (The best year for B3s). It is in excellent condition. The Leslie is a 147.
The Hohner Organa was imported from England and with its use of air to create sound, adds something unique to a track.
The Srhoenhut Toy piano is a top of the line.


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It just keeps getting better every time I drive it...
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Vehicle2014 Audi SQ5 3.0T Premium Plus quattro 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl S/C 8A)
ReviewI bought this car because I was dying for an upgrade, needed more storage than my previous sedan, and really wanted something that brought a smile to my face when I hit the gas.
This car is the absolute best all around vehicle I've ever owned.
It's fast, elegant, comfortable... I can't say enough good things.
It's so striking inside and out.
I park it and stare back as I walk away.
The LEDs are gorgeous, the interior is exquisite, and the engine sounds incredible.
Add the 21" Wheel package which is a great value at $800, and the Bang and Olufsen sound system is a must.
It sounds amazing and is worth the $850 price tag.
Best FeaturesThe LEDs are gorgeous. The interior is comfortable and sexy. The sport seats are the best I've ever sat in. The Bang & Olufsen sound system is absolutely amazing. The 21" wheels draw constant compliments. The Panoramic Sunroof is a must. I never thought I needed one until I had one. Now I'd never get rid of it. The ability to change from Comfort, Dynamic, Auto or Individual drive mode is great, and a quick move of the shifter kicks you into sport mode... vroom vroom!!
Worst FeaturesI'd like to see slightly more aggressive exterior styling, especially in front. I don't like the "island" on the floor in between the rear seats.
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Food bank expansion bids to be received
The second batch of bids for the long-awaited renovation of the Northern Lehigh Food Bank are on the way.
The Washington Township board of supervisors will accept the proposals for Phase I and II to the existing food bank until 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
At that time, the bids will be opened, according to Supervisors Chairman Abe Ahner. However, Ahner said no contract will be awarded at that time because the bids must first be sent to Lehigh County for review.
The project is expected to double the size of the facility, as it would be increased by another 1,200-1,400 square feet. As part of the project, a receiving door would be received for delivery, a concrete wall, wall insulation, a heating system with a heat pump, and a new electrical panel inside the building would all be installed. The project would also wire the building for a cooler and a freezer.
A bid award for the project had been delayed after the township received an additional $40,000 Community Development Block Grant. Previously, the township has also received $40,000 in CDBG funds that were administered by the county for the project.
As a result, supervisors agreed earlier this month to reject bids that were submitted to the township last month for the project. At that time, the township received bids from four companies to do the project.
Based on those bids, Rex Homes, of Slatington, was the apparent low bidder at $39,995. That proposal was $27,749 less than the next lowest bid of $67,744 from A.P. Houser of Emmaus.
Since the early-1990s, the food bank has operated from out of the former township municipal building, located at 7884 Center St., Emerald, as part of a 10-year lease agreement with the township
The food bank is under the sponsorship of the Northern Lehigh Pastoral Association, which is composed of 14 churches that help support the food bank, as well as other outside churches.
The food bank distributes baskets to needy families in Northern Lehigh and surrounding communities on the first, second and third Thursday of each month, as well as the last Saturday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to noon.


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• System Concept
• Information Systems
• Information Technology
• Activities of Information Systems
• Resources of Information Systems
3.1. System Concepts
What is a system? A system can be defined as a group of interrelated or interacting elements forming a unified whole.
According to James A O'Brien, "A system is defined as a set of interrelated components, with a clearly defined boundary, working together to achieve a common set of objectives by accepting inputs and producing outputs in an organized transformation process".
Many examples of systems can be found in the physical and biological sciences, in modern technology, and in human society. Thus, we can talk of the physical system of the sun and its planets, the biological system of the human body, the technological system of an oil refinery, and the socioeconomic system of a business organization.
3.2. Information Systems
"Information System (IS) – A system that creates, processed, stores, and retrieves information"- Gupta
The information system receives the inputs of the data and the instructions, processes the data according to the given instructions, and gives the output of the processed results. Information systems contain information about significant people, places, and things within the organization or in the environment surrounding it.
According to Laudon and Laudon:
"An information system can be defined technically as a set of interrelated components that collect (or retrieve), process, store, and disseminate information to support decision making, coordination, control, analysis, and visualization in an organization.
"An information system is an organized combination of people, hardware, software, communication networks, and data resources that collects, transforms and disseminates information in an organization."-James A. O'Brien
When we use the term Information system we will be referring to Computer-based information system-which rely on computer hardware and software technology to process and disseminate information. People have relied on information system to communicate with each other using a variety of physical devices (hardware), information processing instructions (software), communications channels (networks), and stored data (data resources) since the dawn of civilization.
3.3. Information Technology
Information Technology (IT) refers to the resources used by an organization to manage information that needs to carry out its mission.
Information Technologies are tools and techniques that support the design and development of information system. IT consists of:
• Computer hardware
• Software
• Database and
• Telecommunication.
3.4. Differences between Information System and Information Technology
An Information System is a tool that creates, processes, stores, and disseminates information to help managers make decisions.
Information Technologies on the other hand, are technologies that support the design and development of information system.
3.5. Activities of an Information System
Three activities in an information system produce the information organization need for making decisions, controlling operations, analyzing problems, and creating new products and services.
a. Input
b. Processing
c. Output
d. Storage, and
e. Control
a. Input of data resources
Input involves capturing and assembling elements that enter the system to be processed i.e., raw materials. In information systems, input captures or collects raw data from within the organization or from its external environment. Data about business transactions and other events must be captured and prepared for processing by input or data entry activities such as recording and editing. End users typically record data about transactions on some type of physical medium such as a paper form, or enter it directly into a computer system. Once entered, data may be transferred magnetic disk or tape, until needed for processing.
For example, data about sales transactions may be recorded on source documents such as paper order forms. (A source document is the original formal record of a transaction.) Alternatively, salespersons might capture sales data using computer keyboards or optical scanning devices, they are visually prompted to enter data correctly by video displays. (O'Brien-New_33)
b. Processing of data into information
Processing involves transformation processes that convert input into output i.e., manufacturing process. Processing converts this raw input into a more meaningful form. Data is typically manipulated by such activities as calculating, comparing, sorting, classifying, and summarizing. These processing activities organize, analyze, and manipulate data, thus converting it into information for end users. The quality of any data stored in an information system must also be maintained by a continual process of correcting and updating activities.
For example, Data received about a purchase can be (1) added to a running total of sales results, (2) compared to a standard to determine eligibility for a sales discount, (3) sorted in numerical order based on product identification numbers, (4) classified into product categories (such as food and nonfood items), (5) summarized to provide a sales manager with information about various items, (6) used to update sales records. (O'Brien-New_33)
c. Output of information products
Output involves transferring elements that have been produced by a transformation process to their ultimate destination i.e. finished goods. In information systems output transfers the processed information to the people or activities where it will be used. Information in various forms is transmitted to end-users and made available to them in the output activity. The goal of information system is the production of appropriate information products for end users. Common information products are video displays, paper documents, and audio response that provide us with messages, forms, reports, listings, graphics, displays, and so on.
d. Storage of data resources
Storage is a basic system component of information systems. Storage is the information system activity in which data are retained in an organized manner for later use. For example, just as written text material is organized into work, sentences, paragraphs, and documents, stored data are commonly organized into a variety of data elements and databases. This facilitates their later use in processing or retrieval as output when needed by users of a system. (O'Brien-New_34)
e. Control of system performance
An information system activity is the control of system performance. An information system should produce feedback about its input, processing, output, and storage activities. (O'Brien-New_34)This feedback must be monitored and evaluate to determine if the system is meeting established performance standards. Then appropriate system activities must be adjusted so that proper information product is produced for end users. These activities are known as control. (O'Brien-34)
For example, a manager may discover that subtotals of sales amount in a sales report do not add up to total sales. This might mean that data entry or processing procedures need to be corrected. Then changes would have to be made to ensure that all sales transactions would be properly captured and processed by a sales information system. (O'Brien-New_34)
Information System Activities
• Input. Optical scanning of bar-coded tags on merchandise.
• Processing. Calculating employee pay, taxes, and other payroll deductions.
• Output. Producing reports and displays about sales performance.
• Storage. Maintaining records on customers, employees, and products.
• Control. Generating audible signals to indicate proper entry of sales data.
Figure 3.1: Business examples of the basic activities of information systems
3.6. Information System Resources (Revised O'Brien-New_31-33)
Information system consists of five major resources:
a. People
b. Hardware
c. Software
d. Data, and
e. Networks
You should be able to recognize these five components at work in any type of information system you encounter in the real world. Figure outlines several examples of typical information system resources and products.
a. People Resources
People are the essential ingredient for the successful operation of all information systems. People are required for the operation of all information system. These people resource include end users and IS Specialists.
• End users (also called users or clients) are people who use an information system or the information it produces. They can be accountants, salespersons, engineers, clerks, customers, or managers. Most of us are information system end users.
• IS Specialists are people who develop and operate information system. They include system analysts, programmers, computer operators, and other managerial, technical, and clerical IS personnel. System analysts design information system based on the information requirements of end users; programmers prepare computer program based on the specification of system analysts; and computer operators operate computer system.
b. Hardware Resources
Hardware resources include all physical devices and materials used in information processing. Specifically, it includes not only machines, such as computers and calculators, but also all data media, that is, all tangible objects on which data is recorded from sheets of paper to magnetic disks. Examples of hardware in computer-based information system are:
• Computer System, which consist of central processing units (CPUs) and a variety of interconnected peripheral devices. Examples are laptop, desktop microcomputer system, and large mainframe computer system.
• Computer Peripherals, which are devices such as a keyboard or electronic mouse for input of data and commands, a video screen or printer for output of information, and magnetic or optical disks for storage of data resources.
c. Software Resources
The concept of software resources includes all sets of information processing instructions. This generic concept of software includes not only the sets of operating instructions called program, which direct and control computer hardware, but also the sets of information processing instructions needed by people, called procedures. The following are examples of software resources:
• System Software, such as an operating system programs which controls and supports the operations of a computer system. Microsoft Windows and Unix are but two examples of popular computer operating systems.
• Application Software, which consists of, programs that direct processing for a particular use of computers by end users. Examples are a sales analysis program, a payroll program, and a word processing program.
• Procedures, which are operating instructions for the people who, will use an information system. Examples are instructions for filling out a paper form or using a software package.
d. Data Resources
Data is more than the raw material of information system. The concept of data resources has been broadened by managers and information system professionals. They realize that data constitute valuable organizational resources. Data can take many forms, including:
• Alphanumeric Data composed of numbers and alphabetical and other characters that describe business transactions and other events and entities.
• Text Data, consisting of sentences and paragraphs used in written communication.
• Image data, such as graphic shapes and figures.
• Audio Data, the human voice and other sounds, are also important forms of data.
e. Network Resources
Telecommunications technologies and networks like the Internet, intranets, and extranets are essential to the successful electronic business and commerce operations of all types of organizations and their computer-based information systems. Telecommunications networks consist of computers, communications processors, and other devices interconnected by communications media and controlled by communications software. The concept of network resources emphasizes that communications technologies and networks are a fundamental resource component of all information systems. Network resources include:
• Communications media: Examples include twisted-pair wire, coaxial and fiber-optic cables, and microwave, cellular, and satellite wireless technologies.
• Network infrastructure: The generic category emphasizes that many hardware, software, and data technologies are needed to support the operation and use of a communications network. Examples include communications processors such as, modems and internetwork processors, and communications control software such as network operating systems and Internet browser package.
Information Systems Resources and Products
People Resources
• Specialists-systems analysts, software developers, system operators.
• End Users-anyone else who uses information systems.
Hardware Resources
• Machines- computers, video monitors, magnetic disk drivers, printers, optical scanners.
• Media-floppy disks, magnetic tape, optical disks, plastic cards, paper forms.
Software Resources
• Programs-operating system programs, spreadsheet programs, word processing programs, payroll programs.
• Procedures-data entry procedures, error correction procedures, paycheck distribution procedures.
Data Resources
• Product descriptions, customer records, employee files, inventory database.
Network Resources
• Communications media, communications processors, network access and control software.
Figure 3.2: Examples of information system resources and products.
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