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Soirée Royale, a tasting event and culinary competition of Acadiana's finest chefs, is scheduled for Monday, September 9, 2013 at Evangeline Downs Event Center in Opelousas. The annual event, now celebrating its 15th year, is presented by the Opelousas-St. Landry Chamber of Commerce as a premier event and an education scholarship fundraiser for graduating high students in St. Landry Parish. This past May, the Chamber of Commerce provided over $10,000 in scholarships for these students.
A special wine tasting, sponsored by National Republic, will kick-off the event at 5:30 p.m. Food tasting begins at 6:00 p.m. New to the event this year, will be a craft beer tasting with Bayou Teche Brewing. The company was founded on this simple dream - to craft beers that complement the cuisine and lifestyle of Cajuns and Creoles.
This year's Celebrity Chef is Paul Miller, Executive Chef with K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen in New Orleans' historic French Quarter and a native of Opleousas, LA.
Each year, more than 35 chefs from across Acadiana participate in Soirée Royale, attracting an audience of some 600 to 700 guests. The event allows area chefs to showcase their signature dish(s) for culinary competition in the following eight categories: appetizer, soup, seafood, meat, yam, chocolate and dessert. The celebrity judges for this year's culinary event feature chefs, public personalities, authors, food and beverage bloggers, foodies and experts in the culinary industry including Smiley Anders, author and columnist with The Advocate, Jay Ducote, writer and author of Bite and Booze website and radio show and Paul Ayo, owner of E's Kitchen in Lafayette.
While cash prizes are offered to winners, one of the most important elements of the event is the promotion it offers area restaurants and chefs, which in turn creates a stronger cultural economy for our culinary industry. Chef Troy Bijeaux, owner of Café Josephine in Sunset, is returning to the competition for his second year. "I experienced an influx in business at my restaurant after participating in Soirée Royale last year. Individuals were not only able to find out about the restaurant but the event allowed them the opportunity to experience some of the unique dishes we provide at the restaurant, such as our butternut squash soup."
"This is our favorite event of the year, we look forward to it. We enjoy the Soirée for a few different reasons. It allows us Chefs to do what we enjoy most, in a fun & friendly competition. In the end, win or lose, we all enjoy it. However, the most important thing to remember is that we are there to showcase our product/talents to the guests who are our customers, & to hopefully reach potential customers. At the end of the day we all win." Chef Jason Huguet, owner of the Steamboat Warehouse restaurant in Washington, and a long-time participant at the Soirée.
Chef registration forms may be obtained from the Chamber website at www.opelousaschamber.org; by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling the Chamber office at 337-942-2683. Tickets for the event are priced at $40. A portion of the funds from this event pays for the Felix Dezauche-J.W. Lowe scholarship and the Opelousas/St. Landry Chamber of Commerce Scholarship. "Today's students are paying higher costs for education and through these scholarships we are able to assist them with their college tuition." Frankie Bertrand, Executive Director, Opelousas-St. Landry Chamber of Commerce.
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Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, Mac Miller and Busta Rhymes hit the studio together, though it is unclear if they are recording a collaborative track.
In a series of photos posted on BBCIceCream.com (via MissInfo.tv), the four are pictured hanging out in the lab. They are also joined by female singer Leah LaBelle, who is recording her Epic Records debut under Pharrell and Jermaine Dupri.
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This is a few days older from late last week, but we felt the need to post it up as a headline for our famous "Post of the Week" due to the huge hype over BlackBerry OS 5.0. Everyone's crazed about OS 5.0 lately as it offers a pretty much new and different experience on the BlackBerry. We've had early releases on the BlackBerry Bold, Curve, and Storm 5.0 OS version but they were having all sorts of issues such as third party software not working and things of that nature. So what do we see new in this build? It looks like threaded text messaging seems very key here. In reality, threaded SMS was the next step as that's a big department where RIM lacks versus Apple' iPhone. These are the latest BlackBerry OS 5.0 download links til date so if you are going to download 5.0, make sure you use these links.
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Finally the last installment of Yellowstone – you all must be tired of it by now. Our last evening in the park we drove to a overlook where you could see the sunset over the lake. It was not real far from the campground that we were staying at.
In this photo you can see the Teton Mountains in the distance.
The sun setting:
Getting lower – I don't know why the photo is lighter just is!
About gone behind the clouds:
The morning of the 11th we left Yellowstone and this was the final wild critter we saw – we had pulled out to an overlook on the very curvy mountain road going out of the east entrance to the park and here is a Marmot on the rocks. It actually seemed to be posing for us saying goodbye
Another view – and here at this link you can see the close up that Mike got with his terrific zoom lens – mine just doesn't capture the animals from a distance.
Thanks for all the interest I have had in my Yellowstone week – one more night in Wyoming and then on to South Dakota.
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On Wednesday, the URI community rolled out the red carpet – or maybe it was Keaney blue – as a symbolic token to welcome new head coach Dan Hurley and his family. To enlighten the masses regarding the kind of coach and person that Rhode Island is getting in Hurley, we engaged in a background check that conjured all sorts of positive vibrations.
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BLACKSTONE- Lucienne A. (Deblois) Brisson, 87, of Blackstone, MA passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Marcel R. Brisson.
Born in Woonsocket, RI on September 28, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Napoleon and Olina (Picard) Deblois.
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WOONSOCKET- Helene A. (Latraverse) LaBarre 85, died Tuesday, March 20 in the Roger Williams Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Herve A. LaBarre.
She was an inspector for the Electric Molding Co. for eighteen years retiring in1988. Mrs. LaBarre was a volunteer at the St. Antoine Residence for many years, and regularly attended the Adult Day Care Program of Sr. Services in Woonsocket.
Gerald A. Gingras
CUMBERLAND- Gerald A. Gingras, 76, of Cumberland, died Sunday March 18, 2012, in Landmark Medical Center, with his family by his side.
He was the husband of Lucille (Dubois) Gingras.
Born in Woonsocket, son of the late Roland and Anna (Pincince) Gingras.
Mr. Gingras was a United States Army Veteran.
He worked as a Baker for the Former Fernandes Super Market for 35 years, and also for Leo's Bakery, and Rojacks.
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WOONSOCKET- Marie Flora Stewart 90, formerly of 218 Pond St. died Monday at The Friendly Home.
Born in Woonsocket, she was a daughter of the late Edmund and Eva (Paquin) Ouillette. She was an assembler for the Royal Electric Co. for many years, retiring in 1983.


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Senghenydd 1913
At ten minutes past eight on the morning of 14 October 1913 the 950 men on the day shift at the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd had just began work when a huge explosion ripped through the workings. The blast was so powerful that it sent the two ton cage shooting up the Lancaster Shaft into the headgear.
The men working on the east side of the underground workings were all safely brought to the surface but the west side was a raging inferno from which only a few escaped. By 20 October the death toll had reached 440 including one rescue worker.
The explosion at the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd was the worst mining disaster in the history of the British coalfields.
The subsequent inquiry could not determine the origin of the explosion although it was agreed that methane gas ('firedamp') was involved. However, it was apparent that there had been a number of violations of the 1911 Coal Mines Act. In May 1914 the manager, Edward Shaw, faced 17 charges while the colliery owners, the Lewis Merthyr Coal Company, faced 4 charges.
Edward Shaw was convicted of 8 of the charges and fined £24 leading a local newspaper to lead with the headline 'Miners Lives at 5 1/2d each'. The owners were convicted of the single charge of not fitting reversible ventilation fans and were fined £10 with £5.25 costs. Of the disaster victims, 60 were less than 20 years old, 8 of those being only 14 years of age. The disaster left 205 widows, 542 children and 62 dependent parents.
This was the second explosion at the Universal Colliery; in 1901, 81 men had died. The Universal Colliery closed in March 1928.
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For a full list please visit our Images of Industry online collection database >>
Some of the objects below can be seen in a permanent display on the 1913 explosion in the Pithead Baths at Big Pit National Coal Museum.
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Below is a video of the military funeral procession of the victims of the disaster, which took place 23 November 1913.
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View the notebooks made by the Inspector of Mines as he walked around the devistated workings immediately following the explosion at the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd - the worst mining disaster in the history of the British coalfields.
Article: 'Miners lives at 5½p each': The Government Enquiry into the 1913 Senghenydd mine disaster6 July 2012
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Clemson, SC—Clemson All-America wide receiver Sammy Watkins returned to practice Monday after missing Clemson's game at Boston College on Saturday. Watkins missed the game with an abdominal virus. He is expected to be back in the Clemson lineup this coming Saturday when the Tigers face Georgia Tech at Memorial Stadium at 3:30 pM.
Watkins was held out of making the trip by doctors due to some abnormal results on a blood test. Those numbers returned to normal levels on Monday.
"Sammy got plenty of rest over the weekend and will be back at practice on Monday, and he should be able to play on Saturday against Georgia Tech," said Head Coach Dabo Swinney.
""Apparently his problems last week were the result of dehydration, some trauma to the kidney caused by the physical nature of the Florida State game, and a virus. We look forward to his return to practice today."
Watkins has played in just two of the first five games for the 15th ranked Tigers so far this year. He has 10 catches for 76 yards and also had six rushes for 95 yards and a touchdown, a 58-yard run against Furman. He also threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Andre Ellington at Florida State. He had 228 all-purpose yards in the two games he has played.
Last year Watkins was a first-team All-American as a freshman when he set a school record for reception yards (1219) and reception touchdowns (12).
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Forget spring training. Forget March Madness. The biggest sports story of the month happened right here at The Pit last week when the Boys Varsity Lacrosse team started off their season with a bang, beating Chaminade 11-10 in a tight, tense, action-filled contest.
Though not in the same conference, these two teams have a long-standing rivalry. Chaminade is a perennial powerhouse and was nationally ranked at the start of the season. They probably came into The Pit expecting a light tune up. Port, though, had other ideas.
The Vikings dominated from the opening face-off but were unable to put the ball in the net. Despite their hustle and excellent ball control, midway through the first quarter Port found themselves trailing 3-0 and needed something to turn things around quickly. And they got it.
As a Chaminade player went to field a ball in his own end he was leveled by Mike Cosolito. Pat Mulqueen scooped up the loose ball and scored to put Port on the board. On the next face-off Bobby Ogrudek grabbed the ball in his end, ran it right down into Chaminade-Town and fed Cosolito who rifled one to bring Port to a respectable 3-2 score to end the first quarter.
Chaminade scored twice early in the second and once again Port found themselves staring at a three-goal deficit. Other teams may have panicked - not this group. Port came back swinging. Mulqueen fed Doug Lutin who scored, Cosolito scored two more times and Mulqueen put another in to Stun Chaminade and take a 6-5 lead into the half.
If the score stunned Chaminade along with their fans and some Port fans as well, it certainly didn't surprise the Vikings themselves who played with poise and confidence all game. To prove their scoring barrage wasn't a fluke they opened the third quarter with more of the same. Lutin started behind the cage and beat his man to tuck it in. Minutes later Ogrudek stole another ball, ran it downfield through traffic and fed Lutin who dropped another in to give Port an 8-5 lead midway through the third. Chaminade came back with a goal but Danny Maher went through a logjam to once again give Port a three-goal lead.
Chaminade was not yet ready to hang it up. They regrouped, put two goals in and when the third period ended they had made it a one-goal game with Port sitting on a 9-8 lead.
The Flyers scored early in the quarter to tie the score and a few minutes later scored again to retake the lead. Once again Port was forced to reach deep down and find out if they had what it takes. The defense smothered any Chaminade scoring opportunities and quickly cleared the ball upfield to a patient offense that controlled the ball and looked for the right opportunity. They found it when Ray Ross muscled one in to tie the score at 10 with three minutes to go in the game.
Once again Port controlled the ball and worked it around in Chaminade's end, waiting for the perfect opportunity. With 2:20 left in the game Ross fed Mulqueen who stepped and fired to give Port an 11-10 win over a tough Chaminade team.
The '02 Vikings already seem to be an improved version of last year's squad. The seniors on the team have matured and are ready to take on leadership roles. In addition, a new crop of juniors, sophomores and freshmen have added speed at middie and strength at both ends of the field. The defense, anchored by Ogrudek, Scott Schnipper, Vince Zorskas, Sean Kehlenbeck and Tommy Maher, hounded the Chaminade attack all afternoon and played tough when it counted. In the net, senior goalie Scott Udell shared duties with junior Mike Ferrari and the attack showed it could control the ball and find the net.
Regardless, the Vikings this year have a tough road to hoe. Their division includes state champs Wantagh, always tough Garden City and former state champs Lynbrook, which was added to the division right before the season started. But if the Chaminade game was any indication, the '02 crew is ready for the challenge.
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All credentialed media checking into the Republican National Convention are being given a swag bag featuring brochures and items from various sponsors such as sunglasses and a pocket fan. But the bag also contains a copy of the original hardcover version of Mitt Romney's book No Apology, in which he suggested his approach to health care in Massachusetts could be accomplished in the rest of the country…
On page 177 of the hardcover version of No Apology that's being given out at the RNC, Romney describes his Massachusetts health care law, and writes: "We can accomplish the same thing for everyone in the country, and it can be done without letting government take over health care."
Ugh! Who decided to use old copies of Mitt Romney's book? Newer versions of the book have that part cut out because… well, because socialism. This is bush league shit, I'm telling you! Bush league!
Convention staffers should know: Never use any Romney quote that is older than a week ago, because there's even odds that he doesn't believe that anymore. Anything older than 24 hours is also a little bit iffy as well, but I guess we have to draw the line somewhere.
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Appearing on Fox News, Mitt Romney campaign spokesperson Andrea Saul pushed back against a Priorities USA ad that linked Bain Capital to the cancer death of a laid-off steelworker's wife (this is where we are in the campaign cycle, guys), which is a bit scurrilous, as there's no evidence to suggest that Romney has literally murdered anyone.
Did Saul counterattack by pointing out the advertisement's discredited timeline? Or shift attention to the 42 straight months of unemployment above 8 percent that is Barack Obama's greatest electoral weakness? No! Saul pointed out that if the family featured in the Super PAC ad had lived in Massachusetts, it would have been covered by Romneycare.
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But it does highlight a problem with the Romney campaign: "Vote for me because of the life-saving program which I implemented in Massachusetts and will swiftly repeal everywhere else in the country when I'm elected," is hard to fit on a bumper sticker.
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Two players will wear the same nickname jersey for Friday's Nets-Heat game
#BrooklynNets will debut their NickNOB jerseys 1/10 vs. #MiamiHeat -> http://t.co/qvMvrlgefO pic.twitter.com/TXb1Rtwb3u
— Phil Hecken (@PhilHecken) January 2, 2014
When I first saw that Joe Johnson "JJ" jersey on the internet, I was disgusted. The man had a chance to pick almost anything he wanted for the back of his jersey and he went with JJ? With JoeJohn, Joe Cool, Joe Jesus and the Armadillo Cowboy all on the table? Truly shameful.
Well, things are about to get even more disappointing, because Joe Johnson won't even be the only guy in a JJ jersey.
Heat nickames out for jerseys they will wear Friday in Brooklyn: (cont.)"Doc"(Joel Anthony), "Battle" (Battier), "J.J."(James Jones) (Cont.)
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) January 7, 2014
So you are telling me that these two teams have been given an almost unprecedented chance to choose exactly what goes on the back of their jerseys and both James Jones and Joe Johnson couldn't come up with anything better than JJ? I know not everybody in the league has nicknames and that it is pretty commonplace for guys to pick their initials – Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem are doing it too – but it just seems too easy, especially in Johnson's case, when he has some widely-known nicknames to choose from. Not to mention, there are legitimately three guys who go by JJ playing in the league right now (Redick, Hickson and Barea), which kind of makes this like wearing "Tyler" for a nickname.
But whatever, it's just nickname jerseys we're talking about here. (If you want the full list of Heat nicknames, check out the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.) And if these guys are OK with having the same nickname as their opponent, then it's fine by me. Sure, "Armadillo Cowboy" and "The James Jones That Won the 3-Point Contest That One Time" would have been better, but giving yourself a nickname is gauche anyways, so it's a real Catch-22 (which would also a better nickname for James Jones, so forget I said anything).
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1. I think I want to know what Andray Blatche chose more than I should
2. Is Teletovic gonna take the Sasha Vujecic route and have something in the neighborhood of 'The Machine'
BONUS: The Guys who are calling the game should be forced to refer to the players by the nickname lol
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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.—Hosts Niagara (1-3) defended their home floor, picking up their first victory of the season over Binghamton (0-4), 69-53, on Saturday afternoon from the Gallagher Center. Three players scored in double figures for the Purple Eagles and they made eight three pointers, including five in the second half that propelled them to the win.
The Bearcats were led by a pair of sophomores in the scoring column on Saturday. Forward Morgan Murphy scored a season-best 12 points, while guard Kandace Newry chipped in with a career-high 11 of her own off the bench.
Niagara had a career day from Val McQuade, she tallied a personal-best 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field. The Purple Eagles went on timely runs throughout the afternoon, highlighted by their 17-0 spurt in the first half that provided early breathing room.
"We dug ourselves too deep of a hole to climb out of early on in the first half," head coach Nicole Scholl explained afterwards. "We had difficulty defending in transition and when we would make runs in the second half they responded."
In the first half, Niagara grabbed control of the game early on thanks in large part to a 17-0 run that spanned nearly six minutes. The Purple Eagles led by as many as 17 in the first 20 minutes of play, forcing 10 Bearcat turnovers.
Trailing 26-9 in the first half, BU staged a mini-run that was sparked by sophomore guard Kandace Newry. On the secondary break, Newry fired an accurate bounce pass to a streaking Kristin Ross for the lay in and just moments later she was rewarded for her hustle on the offensive glass with a put back score to bring the deficit to just nine, 26-17, with 3:45 left.
However, the hosts closed out the half strong, outscoring BU 10-4 in the final 4 minutes of play to secure a 36-21 lead at intermission. Val McQuade shot a perfect 4-of-4 from the field on her way to a team-leading 12 points for the Purple Eagles. Newry paced BU with six points off the bench.
Once again, Binghamton was ignited by their bench in the second half, this time from senior reserve Julia Barac. The 6-foot-2 center from Ontario put in a valuable five minutes, scoring on a pair of 15-foot baseline jumpers from the left side and closed out her scoring with a put back score that pulled the Bearcats to within 11, 41-29, with 16:24 remaining on the clock.
BU started to gain confidence on the offensive end mid-way through the second half after a pair of three point swishes from senior guard Stephanie Jensen. Following a score inside from Murphy, a mid-range jumper in traffic by sophomore Kim Albrecht cut the Purple Eagles' lead to seven, 46-39, the closest they had been since they trailed 10-3 at the 14:36 mark in the first half.
Just as they had done all afternoon, Niagara responded positively following the Bearcats' spurt. The hosts went on a 13-2 run on the strength of two deep threes from leading scorer Meghan McGuinness that gave the MAAC school a 59-41 advantage with 7:28 remaining.
Both teams traded baskets throughout the remainder of the second half as Niagara broke through with the 69-53 triumph. The win is the fourth straight for the Purple Eagles over Binghamton.
Binghamton shot 50 percent from the field in the second half and received a season-best 19 points off their bench in defeat.
The Bearcats return to action in a week when they head to New Mexico to play against the Lobos on Nov. 29.


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So has anyone seen the latest trailer for Maleficent? If you haven't, then I bid you good news.
This here was released yesterday on Vevo, featuring a couple more never-before seen clips from the movie and not to mention a rendition of probably what I consider, the most important Disney song ever! I had to take a moment to process the entire video because 1) Jolie's flawlessess and 2) Lana del Rey, period.
I've heard through and over the grapevine that Angelina Jolie has handpicked the ever so alluring LDR to do a rendition of the renowned song, Once Upon A Dream, for her upcoming film.
In this unique reimagining of the tune originally sung by Princess Aurora that served as her and Prince Phillip's theme song in the 1959 animated feature, Sleeping Beauty. Lana lends her voice to give a darker, sultrier (even a bewitching kind of) flare to the iconic love song. With her signature deep voice and timbre, Lana adds a sense of foreboding to the song, which I think is completely perfect for the film. It's hypnotic and transcendent.
I can't even describe how much I love Disney's Sleeping Beauty and Maleficent and her glorious Mistress Of All Evil self. Favorite Disney villainess, okay. Just ask my cousins. I seriously cannot wait to see this movie!
P.S. Tell me if you want a copy of the song! YouTube's being uncooperative by removing the audio on the Once Upon A Dream uploads and Google Play is a meanie. Just comment if you're having a hard time finding a copy.


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Iomega has been slowly working through a revamp of its entire NAS line, updating processors, expanding features and adding cloud connectivity. The three Intel based newbies announced in May have started to ship and so it is that the six-bay StorCenter px6-300d has made its way onto the SmallNetBuilder test bench.
As its name implies, the px6-300d is a six bay NAS. This makes it the next-to-most capacious box in Iomega's current line, with the twelve bay rackmount ix12-300r at the top.
The six hot-swappable drives mount in unlockable trays behind a similarly unlockable plastic front cover (Figure 1). Although Iomega doesn't spec support for 2.5" drives, there are mounting holes for them, or more specifically, Iomega's optional 2.5" SSDs (Micro RealSSD C400's).
Figure 1: Iomega px6-300d front open
The px6 and its four-bay desktop px4-300d and four-bay rackmount px4-300r siblings are the first Iomega NASes that can be ordered without drives. This is good news for folks who like to select their own drives or don't like sending drives back with sick NASes.
So far, however, the pickin's are kind of slim for Iomega approved drives, with only two drives each approved from Hitachi, Seagate and WD and only one 3TB drive (Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723030ALA640) on the list. The 12 TB configuration Iomega sent for review (model 35096) was populated with six Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 2TB (HDS723020BLA642) drives.
The rear panel view in Figure 2 is uncrowded with only DC power, two USB 2.0 and two Gigabit Ethernet ports. The px6-300d doesn't have eSATA ports, but there is one USB 3.0 port on the front.
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Although the removable card slot panel up near the top looks intriguing, there is nothing but empty space behind it.
The removable card slot has a PCIe x4 connector on the main board to support it. But Iomega hasn't announced any options to insert into it.
The chassis cover slides easily off after removing three screws. The internal shots in the gallery show plenty of room inside—no surprise since the power supply is external. The relatively small board (Figure 3) was easily removed, but I wasn't able to get the funky little flat cable connector that connected the front LCD panel and buttons reattached (sorry Iomega!)
If I'm to believe the board markings, the Intel D525 Atom is under the fanned heatsink and its companion device is under the other heatsink. I didn't remove the heatsink and Iomega didn't have SSH or telnet enabled, so I don't know what the other device is.
Figure 3: Iomega px6-300d board
All the other devices were easily identified starting with a socketed 2 GB SoDIMM. I asked Iomega whether more RAM could be added to the second, empty socket without voiding warranty. The exact response was "we don't formally support this currently, but the hardware is capable".
Other key devices are two Realtek RTL8111e PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controllers, 1 MB of Samsung K9K8G08U0B flash, a Fresco Logic FL1000G providing the single USB 3.0 port and Fintek F71808E handling miscellaneous I/O.
As noted above, the review unit came with six Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 2TB (HDS723020BLA642) drives installed, which brought the total power consumption to 56 W. Programmable idle drive spindown knocked that down to only 24 W.
It's hard for a six bay NAS to be silent, and the px6 is no exception. Fan noise was low, but I could clearly hear the drives spinning away in my quiet home office. So I'd rate noise as medium low.
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OS hangs frequently and requires HW reset. Only minimal support for NTFS features and security. File Copy Utility is worthless because it can't handle CIFS security when copying between two NAS units using the same protocols, it loses files path info or fails authentication on destination. Integrated Twonky Server ver. 6 cannot be upgraded to new version consequently fails to support newer UPnP hardware and can't even aggregate media between different devices. Limited Transcoding ability fails recognition of devices and media type
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I realized one thing about Iomega StorCenter px6-300d NAS device, it is not for beginners. The device is meant for small or medium office use. There are lot of technicalities involved which installing the device and it is not possible for a non-IT professional to setup the device. The greatest challenge lies in choosing the right drive for the bays.
Iomega offers a list of drives that are suitable for this particular product and go by their recommendation to avoid wasting time and money. I installed four SATA drives though the device supports SSDs as well. The dual core Intel Atom processor 1.8 GHz and 2GB RAM is the heart of the px6. The NAS device also supports Gigabit Ethernet ports, three USB ports of which 1 is a USB 3.0 port and 2 are USB 2.0 ports. Once the device is setup it works like a champ.
Slow, but Great Features... if you can get it to work.
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I was in the market to purchase a NAS and after a lot of research was planning on purchasing the Synology DS1511+, but at the last minute received an e-mail with the Iomega StorCenter px6-300d on sale marked down considerably from the $1,149.99 Retail Price Tag.
When I did some investigating, several reviews commented on the performance being less than optimal, but mentioned the feature set was quite extensive. After reviewing the Iomega website and learning about their "Personal Cloud" and some other cool features not included on the Synology DS1511+ (such as a USB 3.0 connection and 2GB of RAM), I made the decision to go with this Iomega px6-300d, excited at the possibilities.
Upon the devices arrival, I unpacked it to find a one page (in English) manual/Installation Guide. Not bothered terribly by this – being the nerd I am – I delved into installing Hard Drives, upgrading the 2nd (unused) SODIMM RAM slot with another PC3-10600 2GB chip, and plugging it all in after installing the Iomega Storage Manager downloaded from Iomega.com. The device took about 5 minutes to boot up, but once it was rolling I was very delighted with how easy it was to use their web-based interface.
After configuring all the device properties, I noticed that the additional 2GB RAM chip I had installed did not recognize; a little disappointing, but not a big deal. After removing the additional RAM chip, I attempted to create what they term a "Storage Pool" that would utilize the four (4) hard drives that I had installed (2x Western Digital 500GB 7.2k RPM and 2x Western Digital 400GB 7.2k RPM).
I was disappointed to find that unlike the previous device I used that allowed me to create a RAID 5 Array using these discs, I had to use identical Manufacturer/Make/Model/Speed/Size Drives to make a Storage Pool. I attempted to create a RAID 0 configuration just between like drives, and it popped up with "Error" and no description, just an "Ok" button. I then attempted to just create a JBOD setup, when I was met with the same problem.
Upon calling into Iomega Technical Support (they DO speak English as a 1st language which was a plus), I was informed that I actually needed different Hard Drives because the ones I was using we not supported – go figure… they we like 2-3 yrs old. Anywho, they let me know that the 1TB Seagate Barracuda was tested/certified to work with this system and I really needed to go drop the cash to purchase those for it to work best.
A little irritated, I picked up six (6) brand new Seagate Barracuda 1TB Hard Drives. After opening and installing them all, I turned on the NAS and waited over an hour for it to boot before again calling Tech Support. I was then told to hard reset the system (via a pinhole button on the back) and unplug all the hard drives, then boot it. I did this and it took 3-4 minutes to boot before asking me to install the drives. I hot-plugged in all six drives and the system recognized them. All seemed wonderful now… right? Nope, after attempting to create a RAID 6 array (and subsequently any other type of configuration) I received the same Error message with no description. Talk about getting irritated.
So then the Iomega technician proceeds to ask me to read off the full model number on the Seagate boxes, to which I responded "ST31000528AS". He then told me that they do not support those drives. More than a little perturbed, I mentioned that the previous technician said they were approved, to which he replied that the model number they needed was actually "ST31000520AS"; the difference was I had the 7.2k RPM Drives and they only tested the 5.9k RPM Drives. Furthermore, they do not support ANY 7.2k RPM 1TB Drive (only the 2TB and 3TB 7.2k RPM Hitachi Deskstars are approved for use).
Wow. So after wasting a full 2-3 days messing with this, I find that the only hard drives they support are not only very expensive, but also very hard to find locally (I'm in the Dallas Metroplex, so there are a lot of places to check). Last I heard, the Tier 3 Technician with whom I spoke submitted this case to their development team and it may or may not ever be resolved. What use is a NAS that only supports 6 exact model number hard drives of the hundreds out there? Why offer the system as Diskless at all?
Let me conclude by saying that this has put a VERY bad taste in my mouth about Iomega and this product. If you DO decide to purchase this NAS, BE SURE that you ONLY USE the EXACT Hard Drives they list as specifically APPROVED. Also, ALL DRIVES MUST BE IDENTICAL (ie. 6x same Manufacturer/Make/Model #/Speed/Size). I hope you have found this review helpful.


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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Top 10 smartphones
Summary: The beginning of the year always starts with a bang with smartphones being revealed at CES, Mobile World Congress and CTIA. I created a preliminary top 10 smartphones list in March and now that we have all the major anticipated announcements for the year I thought it was fitting to post my top 10 smartphones for the year 2011. Many of the phones I had on that list are present in this new list, but now that I have had hands-on time with some my perspective has changed. Some have yet to be released, but should be coming before the holidays so I included them as well.
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The Droid Bionic was announced a long time ago, but is still a solid LTE device.
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Council moves on design for new park
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Fredericksburg City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with hiring a firm to do the concept design of Riverfront Park.
Plans for the park have been ongoing for decades and last fall the city was headed toward hiring Alexandria firm Rhodesville and Harwell, but council debates delayed action then. Tuesday's vote gave City Manager Bev Cameron authority to finalize a contract with that firm. Rhodesville and Harwell was the top-rated architectural firm after 11 proposals were reviewed.
In February, the council decided several steps should be undertaken before awarding the contract for the park that would be would be located on 3.6 acres between the Rappahannock River and Sophia Street.
At Tuesday's meeting, City Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities Director Bob Antozzi, Economic Development and Tourism Director Karen Hedelt, and Planning Director Chuck Johnston presented an update to the council on the status of those steps.
Steps the council requested included completing land and archaeological surveys of the site, securing a certificate of appropriateness from the Architectural Review Board for demolition of the Masonic lodge building, combining the nine separate parcels of real estate on the site into one parcel, identifying potential funding sources, and preparing a public presentation to City Council on the findings and regulatory restrictions on site development.
An archaeological survey included digging a dozen trenches on the property. It identified five high-sensitivity areas that will need more information and input from experts, Johnston told the council. He also noted that about two-thirds of the property is in a 100-year flood plain. Johnston also told council that the ARB postponed issuing a certificate of appropriateness for demolishing the lodge at this point to allow more study.
Hedelt told the council the project has a variety of potential funding sources including state and federal grants. However, such grants take time to obtain and can slow the process, she said. She also noted that some private donations have already been made, including a recent gift from the developers of the One Hanover project to be built nearby.
The council had allocated $200,000 for the park in last year's budget and is expected to approve moving that to the current budget year, which began July 1.
The original contract amount was for $99,656, with a possible addition of $7,062 to cover presentations to the ARB. Assistant City Manager Mark Whitley said he thought the contract would remain approximately the same.
In other action Tuesday, the council delayed appointing its first taxi board. Councilman Fred Howe, the person who led the effort to create the board, said the council needed time to evaluate the names submitted as candidates for the board.
The board is to be made up of eight people including one from the Rappahannock Area Agency on Aging, two who represent taxi dispatch companies and one each to represent taxi owners, taxi operators, taxi customers, the council and a representative from Mary Washington Hospital or another contractor for taxi services. One of the first tasks of the board will be to advise the council on whether it recommends meters be required for all taxis serving customers in the city.
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CQ Watch: Victoria's Secret Angels lip synching to Katy Perry
Ahead of the screening of the 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show next week in the US, the Angels have gotten together for a bit of a song. Lip-synching to Katy Perry's Firework, the models look to be having a ball as they promote the show for CBS. Some of the familiar faces in this clip include Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Chanel Iman, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Makes you wonder how each of these lovely ladies would sound if they weren't lip-synching.


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Burial or Cremation?
Russell Moore has written an excellent piece for the January/February, 2007 issue of Touchstone magazine: "Grave Signs." I used to be a staunch cremation proponent, even after I became a Christian. However, over the last several years, I rethought my view as I have been applying a biblical worldview to all areas of life. Now I have asked to be buried, and advocate the same for all Christians (while recognizing that God may have other plans for our bodies, especially due to persecution and martyrdom). Moore makes this case better than I ever could. Here is an excerpt:
Of all the issues of controversy among Christians, I find few more incendiary than whether or not we should, well, incinerate the bodies of our loved ones. I find that Christians become agitated, defensive, and personally insulted more quickly on the question of cremation than on almost any other contemporary question. And I find this odd.
A Christian burial seems, in this culture, more and more nonsensical: a waste of money, a waste of otherwise usable land, a waste, perhaps, even of emotion, as we try to "hold on to the past" and fail to "move through our grief and get on with life." But if someone had asked any previous generation of Christians or of pagans if cremation were a Christian act, the answer would have seemed obvious to them, whether they were believers or infidels: Christians bury their dead.
Today, however, an anti-cremation stance is often ridiculed by Christians as, at best, Luddite and, at worst, carnal. When I counsel a family to reject the funeral director's cremation option, I am often asked: "Can't God raise a cremated Christian just as he can raise a decomposed buried Christian?" The question is more complicated than whether God can reconstitute ashes. Of course he can. The question is whether we should put him in a position of having to do so in the first place.
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San Jose City Council Approves Shooting Of Wild Pigs
The animals have been causing thousands of dollars of damage over the last few weeks in Almaden Valley.
Bow Hunters Asked To Help Control Deer Population Near Lake Sonoma
Bow hunters are being asked to take aim to help control the deer population in a 5,000-acre wildlife preserve near Lake Sonoma in northern California.
Martinez Man Fatally Shot During Hunting Trip
A Martinez man who was on a hunting trip suffered a fatal gunshot wound while traveling in a car in Tomales Saturday afternoon, the Marin County coroner's office said.
Court Rejects Request To Halt California Shark Fin Ban
A federal court has rejected two Chinese-American groups' request to halt California's ban on the selling and possession of shark fins.
Calif. Department Of Fish And Game Renamed, Sporting Groups Leery
After six decades as the Department of Fish and Game, the agency in charge of California's wild animals has a new name—one that has many hunting and fishing organizations leery.
California Bill To Ban Certain Hunting With Dogs Moves Forward
California would ban the use of dogs to hunt bears and bobcats under a bill approved by the State Assembly.
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The California Assembly could vote as early as next week on a resolution to oust the California Fish and Game Commission president photographed with a dead mountain lion during a hunt in Idaho.
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California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has urged the president of the state's Fish and Game Commission to resign in a flap over the killing of a mountain lion.
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Defense doesn't directly reduce your damage taken on hits that landed. It only gives you uncrit and avoidance. Currently There's no reasonable level of dodge% that diminishes to the point you'd be better served with defense rating.
I looked around tankspot for a few days, trying to navigate through all the forums, gleaning what knowledge I could and whatnot, but couldn't find a single thread that addressed my question directly. Do druid tanks still need defensive rating? I mean it does more than simply make tank uncrittable; it increases avoidances, and lowers damage taken. I've always tanked with my warrior, and only recently found the time and motivation to try getting my druid up finally (she was lvl 20 for about 7 months), and I'd really like to give druid tanking a shot. I currently tank alongside my buddy, who also plays a warrior, in our guild which only has enough people for 10 mans, but as enjoyable as it is, I feel that we could do so much better if one of us was able to output a larger amount of dps when only one tank is necessary. And aside from the dps output, I simply think that being a druid has always been fun at lower levels, and I want to give it a shot for raiding for a change.
Also, how hard would it be for me to adjust to the druid tanking style, considering that I thouroughly enjoy tanking but have only ever done it as a warrior, with the exception of the Hellfire dungeons on my death knight.
Any help, or advice, is greatly appreciated.
Defense doesn't directly reduce your damage taken on hits that landed. It only gives you uncrit and avoidance. Currently There's no reasonable level of dodge% that diminishes to the point you'd be better served with defense rating.
Hm, I must have misread the tooltip on defense rating then. Thanks for the tip on it tho
Just to confirm, no, druid tanks do not need any defense - the base crit chant of a lvl 83 mob against a lvl 80 is (I believe) 5.8%, and you have an ability in the feral tree (sorry, forget the name) which reduces the chance for mobs to crit you by 6%.
5.6%, but you are correct about the talent taking care of that.
I love me druid tankz! I dont know how you'll enjoy it compared to being a warrior. I'm doing the opposite - levelling a warrior to see how it compares to druiding. Playing a warrior is mechanical in its feel and he tends to feel squishier to me. No self heals, no "turn to cat & sprint away", unlikely to have shadowmeld etc etc. The warrior cant even rez others after a wipe, he just has to lie there till some kind toon with a mana bar takes care of him :P I still prefer the druid for his awesome damage output in tank form & tank gear (#6/7 in damage in 25 mans), I love the survivability and enormous health pool of course (I survive the progession bosses when our warrs & pallies get one-shotted). Some people including myself think bears are currently broken: If you survive better than other tanks and do a ton more damage, while threat & aoe threat are never issues for a skilled player... why would you want to bring another tank to your raid? That the reason bears don't dominate the tanking game atm is because they've only been this OP for a couple of months and most people (traditional guilds with traditional prots) aren't gonna change overnight.... really I'm just trying to encourage you to try it out. Of course, the things I notice have everything to do with skill. Run with a bad bear tank and you'll think the opposite.
As we all know, you just dont need all your tanks all the time. You can put out great dps as a cat while still using the tank talents & tank glyphs with a simple change of gear (or even the same gear if you're desparate) We're all passionate about our own classes though; the druid is my main, my first wow character, and I love him to bits. That's a personal preference. Tankspot is mostly a warrior forum with a bit of pally thrown in. That's just the way it is, although I have noticed more non-warriors come here since wrath equalized tanks. There are plenty of great blogs & information out their for feral druids - just that the number of feral tanks is a lot smaller than the number of prot warrs so info can be harder to find. Lets stay I started a thread: "post your highest beserk numbers!" - how many druids would care enough to respond, even if we're reaching 9-10k dps for those 15 seconds? Pretty exciting stuff, but there just arent that many of us out there.
Finally, as a druid, you should rejoice in uncrittability via talents. You can spend your gems & enchants doing all kinds of other fun things: damage, health, expertise, hit, dodge - whatever you fancy. And you can wear specialist sets (resist, trash, stamina etc) without worrying about uncrittability.


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Kelantan through after Darul Takzim rout
Kelantan booked their place in the last four of the Malaysia Cup after beating Darul Takzim 6-1 on Saturday to claim an 8-5 aggregate win in their quarter-final tie.
ATM boot out LIONSXII; Pahang through
ATM booked their place in the last four of the Malaysia Cup on Friday after beating LIONSXII 4-1 to claim a 4-2 aggregate win in their quarter-final tie.
LIONSXII edge ATM; Kelantan defeated
LIONSXII have a slim advantage in their Malaysia Cup quarter-final with ATM after claiming a 1-0 win in Saturday's first leg at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Conti hat-trick hands Pahang advantage
Matias Conti struck a hat-trick to hand Pahang a 3-2 win over PKNS FC in the first leg of their Malaysia Cup quarter-final clash on Friday evening.
Kelantan finish top; Darul Takzim edge through
Defending Malaysia Cup champions Kelantan sealed their place in the quarter-finals as they finished top of Group C following a 4-0 win over Pahang on Saturday.
LIONSXII down Kedah to make cup quarters
Malaysia Super League champions LIONSXII are through to the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals after claiming a 3-1 win over Group D opponents Kedah on Saturday.
Super-sub Fazrul keeps LIONSXII in the hunt
LIONSXII remain firmly in the running to make the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals after claiming a hard-fought 1-0 win over Group D opponents on Wednesday.
Selangor out of Malaysia Cup; PKNS through
Selangor's bid to win a record 33rd Malaysia Cup title this year was ended on Tuesday following a 1-1 draw with Group A rivals ATM at the Selayang Stadium.
Maniam wants Selangor to keep the faith
Selangor caretaker coach P. Maniam believes his side must still have faith that they can qualify for the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Cup.
ATM edge closer to Malaysia Cup quarters
ATM moved closer to the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Cup on Saturday after recording a 4-1 win over Johor at the Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium.
LIONSXII stay alive with controversial win
LIONSXII remain in the hunt to qualify for the Malaysia Cup knockout round after claiming a controversial 2-1 win over Group D opponents Perak on Saturday.
Irfan Bakti steps down as Selangor boss
Irfan Bakti has stepped down from his position as Selangor coach after leading them to a disastrous start to the 2013 Malaysia Cup campaign.
Selangor, LIONSXII on brink of cup exit
32-time champions Selangor are on the verge of being eliminated from the Malaysia Cup after falling to a shock 3-0 Group A defeat at Sime Darby on Tuesday evening.
Hodak not worried by Kelantan profligacy
Kelantan coach Bojan Hodak insists he is not worried by his forwards' misfiring ways as long as they continue to deliver the results.
Selangor still winless; Kelantan claim derby win
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Mauled NY man: I wanted 'to be one with the tiger'
BY TOM HAYS ASSOCIATED PRESS September 21, 2012 4:34PM
The ticket booths are empty and the gates are chained shut at an entrance to the Bronx Zoo in New York, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Zoo officials say a visitor who leaped into an exhibit and was mauled by a tiger was alone with the 400-pound beast for about 10 minutes before being rescued. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerlad)
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NEW YORK — Before his tangle with a Bronx Zoo tiger, David Villalobos adorned his Facebook page with New Age odes to Mother Earth and affirmations such as "Be love and fearless."
Police said Saturday that Villalobos had told detectives that he leaped from an elevated train without fear into the animal's den.
Why? "He wanted to be one with the tiger," police said.
Villalobos, 25, also recounted how he landed on all fours and was attacked by the 400-pound beast and was dragged around by his foot, New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said. Despite his serious injuries, Villalobos claimed he was able to get his wish: to pet the tiger — a male Siberian named Bashuta, Browne said.
Villalobos, still in the hospital Saturday, was charged with misdemeanor trespassing, based on his admissions and a complaint from the zoo, police said. It was unclear whether Villalobos, a real estate agent, had an attorney, and attempts to reach his relatives were unsuccessful.
Villalobos' exploits Friday afternoon were an instant tabloid sensation: A front page New York Post story on Saturday was headlined "MAULED!" The Daily News countered with "ZOO-ICIDE," speculating a death wish.
Police had said earlier that Villalobos admitted to a police officer at the scene that he made a conscious decision to jump — "Everyone has a reason for what they do in life," he was quoted as saying — but that his motives were murky.
That changed when, during a follow-up interview Saturday, Villalobos told detectives that "his leap was definitely not a suicide attempt, but a desire to be one with the tiger," Browne said.
Browne said Villalobos was charged because he had gone "beyond a perimeter security fence and an electrified wire designed to keep the public out and the tiger in."
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly described Villalobos' actions as "foolish," in part because they put zoo personnel "in harm's way."
Villalobos' right shoulder, right rib, right ankle and pelvis were broken, he had a collapsed lung and he had bites and punctures on his arms, legs, shoulders and back. Police said there was no indication he was intoxicated.
The Wild Asia exhibit that's home to the tiger was operating as usual on Saturday, zoo officials said, declining to comment further.
Villalobos' Facebook page makes clear his infatuation with wildlife. One of several postings from Thursday was a photo of a tiger licking a cub, and the comment, "Nice." Another was of a black jaguar.
An earlier post displayed a promo for a movie called "Facing Animals," a Dutch documentary about "the complex and often bizarre relationship between man and animal."
His comment: "This looks fascinating."
Villalobos' bizarre encounter began with a ride on the elevated train that takes visitors over the Bronx River and through a forest, where they glide along the top edge of a fence past elephants, deer and a tiger enclosure. He and a date had taken in the same sights from the monorail during a visit to the zoo about two weeks ago, police said Saturday.
This time without warning, Villalobos apparently jumped out of his train car and cleared the 16-foot-high perimeter fence. He was alone with Bashuta for about 10 minutes before he was rescued by zoo officials, who used a fire extinguisher to chase the animal away.
The zookeepers instructed him to roll under an electrified wire to get to safety, zoo director Jim Breheny said. They then called the tiger into a holding area.
The Bronx Zoo, one of the nation's largest zoos, sprawls over 265 acres and contains hundreds of animals, many in habitats meant to resemble natural settings. Its exhibits include Tiger Mountain, Congo Gorilla Forest and World of Reptiles.
There are 10 tigers at the Wild Asia exhibit, but the 11-year-old Bashuta was the only one on display at the time. Zoo officials said he would remain in the rotation.
"When someone is determined to do something harmful to themselves, it's very hard to stop that," Breheny said. "The tiger did nothing wrong."


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text: Research Articles (Business Management) http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2814 2014-11-26T12:28:50Z 2014-11-26T12:28:50Z The Interrelationship between Document Management, Information Management and Knowledge Management Chen, XHC Snyman, MMM Sewdass, Nisha http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13666 2014-07-19T22:01:57Z 2005-09-01T00:00:00Z The Interrelationship between Document Management, Information Management and Knowledge Management Chen, XHC; Snyman, MMM; Sewdass, Nisha Documents are the natural by-products of the activities of an organization. Information and knowledge are perceived as very important assets for organizations. Managing documents, information and knowledge can contribute to business efficiency and effectiveness for organizational competitiveness. The three concepts - document management, information management and knowledge management - are becoming increasingly prevalent in academic and vocational literature. Although these concepts have been used and discussed over and over, there remains ambiguity about them, confusion between them, and little consensus on how to perform them. The purpose of this article is to identify the interrelationship between these three core concepts, starting with an understanding of their fundamental concepts: document, information and knowledge. 2005-09-01T00:00:00Z Proposing a competitive intelligence (CI) framework for Public Service departments to enhance service delivery Sewdass, Nisha http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13665 2014-07-19T22:01:35Z 2012-07-05T00:00:00Z Proposing a competitive intelligence (CI) framework for Public Service departments to enhance service delivery Sewdass, Nisha •BACKGROUND: The aim of public service departments in South Africa is to improve service delivery through the transformation and improvement of human resources and the improvement of service delivery practices. Furthermore, it is important for the public service sector in South Africa to improve the quality of its service delivery, not only by comparing its performance with other sectors within South Africa but also by positioning itself amongst the best in the world. This can be achieved by benchmarking with other global industries and by implementing the most recent competitive intelligence strategies, tools and techniques. The environment of the public service organisations consists of competitive forces that impact the functioning of these organisations. OBJECTIVES: This article focuses on proposing competitive intelligence-related strategies, tools and techniques for gathering and analysing information in the public service departments in South Africa in order to enhance service delivery. METHOD: The study was qualitative in nature and was divided into two components, namely, (1) theoretical – through an extensive review of the literature and (2) empirical – an ethnographic study at the chosen public service department, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). Ethnographic interviews with management-level staff, focus groups and document analysis were used to obtain adequate information to determine the current state of public service delivery in South Africa. RESULTS: The results of the study was the development of a new competitive intelligencerelated framework for gathering and analysing information, and it represents a formal and systematic process of informing managers in public service departments about critical issues that these departments face or are likely to experience in future. CONCLUSION: The strategic planning tools and techniques of this framework will fill the gap that exists in public service departments. Once this framework has been implemented, it could assist these departments to improve service delivery to its citizens. 2012-07-05T00:00:00Z Competitive intelligence in Morocco Du Toit, ASA Sewdass, Nisha http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13661 2014-07-19T22:01:57Z 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Competitive intelligence in Morocco Du Toit, ASA; Sewdass, Nisha The business environment is highly complex in Morocco, and the purpose of this article is to examine the current situation with regard to competitive intelligence (CI) activities in Morocco. Morocco lacks competitiveness, as much of its industrial base has long been focused on import substitution, rather than on competitive exports. This study is mainly exploratory in nature. A questionnaire survey methodology was used where a questionnaire was administered to CI experts in organisations to determine the current state of CI in Morocco. 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(Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The application of a business intelligence tool at a higher education institution: a case study of the University of Witwatersrand Nyalungu, Vincent Sewdass, Nisha http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13658 2014-07-19T22:01:33Z 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z The application of a business intelligence tool at a higher education institution: a case study of the University of Witwatersrand Nyalungu, Vincent; Sewdass, Nisha This article presents a discussion on the importance of business intelligence (BI) and the role that a specific BI tool, Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, plays in the strategic decision-making processes in an organisation. The University of the Witwatersrand, often referred to as Wits, was used as a case study. The main objective of a business intelligence tool is to improve the quality and timeliness of the input of data to the organisational decision-making process. The quality of the data, which is an organisational asset, is therefore of the utmost importance. Approaches for the identification of business intelligence from corporate information and knowledge management were also assessed. A questionnaire was administered among key informants within the university in order to address some of the pertinent issues at higher education institutions. In addition, the role of a data warehouse within the business intelligence framework was presented. The paper itself covers a wide range of disciplines from information technology, knowledge management to decision sciences. The article also presents a proposed framework to be used in line with the best practices in the implementation of business intelligence solutions. 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z