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March 24, 1948 - September 26, 2020
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL - Larry F. Lacoste, 72 of Port St. Lucie, FL, formerly of Athol, died Saturday, September 26, 2020 in the D'Youville Life & Wellness Center, Lowell, MA. He was born in Winchendon, on March 24, 1948, the son of the late Franklin J. "Porky" LaCoste and the late Helen I. (Lawson) LaCoste. Larry grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1967. He owned and operated Larry's Diner in Orange from 1980-1985. He also worked at the Daily Grind in Athol and was a long time truck driver for All State Asphalt and Peterborough Oil. He enjoyed cooking, motorcycles, loved watching his kids and grandchildren play sports and time at the beach. A Boston sports enthusiast, he enjoyed watching all the local teams. He leaves two daughters, Lori O'Donnell and her husband Craig of Chelmsford, Christine Graham of Frederica, DE; one son, Kevin LaCoste and his wife Ali of Westford; his former wife, Brenda LaCoste; his sister, Caryl Thurber; six grandchildren, Natalie LaCoste, Colin LaCoste, Aidan O'Donnell, Connor O'Donnell, Kaitlyn Graham, Mitchell Graham; and many nieces and nephews. Due to current restrictions a private graveside service will be held in Silver Lake Cemetery, Athol. There are no calling hours. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made in Larry's memory to The Joseph Middlemiss Big Heart Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 428, Dracut, MA 01826, the Travis Roy Foundation101 Huntington Ave., Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199 or to a charity of one's choice. To send an online condolence please visit www.mackfamilyfh.com. Fiske-Murphy & Mack Funeral Home 110 New Athol Road, Orange is directing arrangements.
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(Central Islip, N.Y., Mar. 13, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks today announced the signings of infielder Brandon Sing and pitchers Bob Zimmermann and Jeff Lyman. Zimmermann returns for his second season with the Flock and fourth in the Atlantic League while Sing and Lyman begin their first year on Long Island.
"Brandon adds a power bat to our lineup while Bob and Jeff bring power arms to our staff," says Ducks president/general manager Michael Pfaff. "All three are welcome additions to our roster."
In the last four seasons, Sing has more home runs (98) and RBI (323) than any other player in independent baseball. During that time, he has averaged 24 home runs, 80 RBI, 29 doubles, and a .300 batting average. In 2011, the 31-year-old led the American Association with 24 home runs while finishing fourth in slugging percentage (.592) and fifth in OPS (1.026) as a member of the Sioux Falls Pheasants. The previous year, he set American Association records in home runs (27) and slugging percentage (.702) while with Sioux Falls.
The Illinois native begins his 14th season of professional baseball in 2012 and has spent time with the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles organizations. His best season came in 2004 with the Single-A Daytona Cubs where he led the Florida State League in home runs (32), RBI (94), runs (86), on-base percentage (.399), slugging percentage (.571) and walks (88), earning league MVP honors. Sing was originally drafted by the Cubs in the 20th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Zimmermann was signed by the Ducks in June of 2011, and he went 2-2 with a 4.41 ERA in 31 games (five starts) during the regular season. The right-hander also went 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA in two playoff games, striking out 11 batters in 11 innings of work, and earned the win in Game Three of the Liberty Division Championship Series.
The 30-year-old has nine seasons of professional baseball experience. Prior to joining the Ducks, he spent the 2009 season with the York Revolution and split the 2010 campaign with York and the Newark Bears. A native of St. Louis, he has pitched with five Major League organizations (Angels, Rockies, Yankees, Dodgers, and Cardinals), reaching as high as Double-A. In 301 career games (51 starts), he has a 37-36 record with a 4.35 ERA, 55 saves, and 503 strikeouts. Zimmermann was originally drafted by the Angels in the fourth round of the 2003 amateur draft.
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2,000 Syria fighters arrive in Libya to confront Haftar's forces
January 15, 2020 at 1:05 pm | Published in: Africa, Europe & Russia, Libya, Middle East, News, Syria, Turkey
Syrian forces in Tal Abyad, Syria on 12 January 2020 [Bekir Kasım/Anadolu Agency]
Two thousand Syrian opposition fighters have travelled through Turkey to Libya to fight alongside the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) against the advancing forces of warlord Khalifa Haftar, as reported by the UK-based newspaper the Guardian revealed today.
The deployment of the fighters comes amid speculation and uncertainty regarding the numbers of fighters that have arrived in Libya after Turkey guaranteed to militarily assist the Libyan government. There were reports that a mere 35 Turkish officers had been sent to Tripoli to advise and train GNA forces, but it has now been revealed to be much more, with the deployment having been conducted in stages since December last year rather than in one batch.
On 24 December there was an initial deployment of 300 fighters who travelled into Turkey through the border area of Hawar Kilis in north-west Syria, followed by a further 350 on 29 December. They were then flown to the Libyan capital Tripoli where they have been positioned at the front line on the east of the endangered city.
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On 5 January, another 1,350 fighters crossed the border to Turkey, with some having been sent to Libya and others continuing located in training camps in southern Turkey. One source told the paper that the Syrian fighters will band together into a military division named after Omar Al-Mukhtar, the Libyan resistance leader who fought against the invading Italian forces in the early 20th century before he was executed by Italy in 1931. Al-Mukhtar is a much famed revolutionary and national figure in Libya and beyond, and has reportedly become popular with Syrian opposition fighters struggling against the Syrian regime.
Although the fighters were transported by Turkey, they are not enlisted by the Turkish military but have instead signed six-month contracts with the GNA providing them each with $2,000 per month, a significant difference to the 450-550 Turkish liras ($76-93) per month that they earnt back in Syria. They have also allegedly all been offered Turkish nationality in return for their efforts. Turkey is also covering medical bills for any injured soldiers and has taken responsibility for repatriating dead fighters; four have reportedly been killed already, back to Syria.
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A senior analyst of the Libyan conflict with the Belgium-based organisation International Crisis Group, Claudia Gazzini, revealed: "This is a very different situation to Syria." The move could, in her perspective, backfire on Turkey due to the fact that in Libya, "anti-Turkish sentiment is already strong because of Ankara's intervention and could grow as a result of this, playing in Haftar's favour."
The deployment of the fighters comes after Turkey made wider steps in recent weeks to increase ties and military support for the GNA by signing pacts on military cooperation and maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean in the end of November. As part of their relations, Turkey offered direct military support last month in order to push back Haftar's advance, which the GNA accepted and called for.
Since the overthrow and killing of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been subject to two rival governments or factions within the country: the GNA which controls most of the west including the key city of Tripoli, and the Libyan National Army (LNA) which controls the east and is led by the formerly-exiled Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. Throughout the ongoing Libyan civil war, Turkey – along with the UN – has backed and militarily assisted the GNA against Haftar's forces.
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Fischsiefen ist ein Ortsteil der Gemeinde Lindlar, Oberbergischer Kreis im Regierungsbezirk Köln in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Deutschland).

Lage und Beschreibung

Fischsiefen liegt südwestlich von Lindlar in Nähe der Landesstraße 299, die zwischen Lindlar und Hohkeppel verläuft. Nachbarorte sind Unterbergscheid und Vellingen.

Geschichte
Die Topographia Ducatus Montani des Erich Philipp Ploennies, Blatt Amt Steinbach, belegt, dass der Wohnplatz bereits 1715 eine Hofstelle besaß, die als Wischsiefen beschriftet ist. Aus der Charte des Herzogthums Berg des Carl Friedrich von Wiebeking von 1789 geht hervor, dass der Ortsbereich zu dieser Zeit Teil der Honschaft Vellingen im Kirchspiel Hohkeppel war.

Der Ort ist auf der Topographischen Aufnahme der Rheinlande von 1817 nicht verzeichnet. Die Preußische Uraufnahme von 1845 zeigt den Wohnplatz unter dem Namen Fischsiefen. Auf der Preußischen Neuaufnahme von 1895 ist der Ort ebenfalls als Fischsiefen verzeichnet.

1822 lebten sechs Menschen im als Hof kategorisierten Ort, der nach dem Zusammenbruch der napoleonischen Administration und deren Ablösung zur Bürgermeisterei Engelskirchen im Kreis Wipperfürth gehörte. Für das Jahr 1830 werden für den als Fischsiefen bezeichneten Ort acht Einwohner angegeben. Der 1845 laut der Uebersicht des Regierungs-Bezirks Cöln als Hof kategorisierte Ort besaß zu dieser Zeit ein Wohngebäude mit sieben Einwohnern, alle katholischen Bekenntnisses. Die Gemeinde- und Gutbezirksstatistik der Rheinprovinz führt Fischsiefen 1871 mit zwei Wohnhäusern und elf Einwohnern auf. Im Gemeindelexikon für die Provinz Rheinland von 1888 werden für Fischsiefen zwei Wohnhäuser mit acht Einwohnern angegeben. 1895 besitzt der Ort zwei Wohnhäuser mit acht Einwohnern, 1905 werden zwei Wohnhäuser und elf Einwohner angegeben.

Aufgrund § 10 und § 14 des Köln-Gesetzes wurde 1975 die Gemeinde Hohkeppel aufgelöst und in Lindlar eingemeindet, damit auch der Ortsteil Fischsiefen.

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Information is everywhere. From coded data in computer science to highly technical algorithms social networking websites draw from to produce customized content for users, information technology is all-encompassing. But the information that directs people and processes is worthless if it can't be used to guide decisions.
That's where information systems come into play. What are information systems? How does an information system work? What role do people play in information systems? In an educational context, what is information systems coursework like?
These questions and more receive their answers through the online information systems degree programs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's (UAB) Collat School of Business. Whether you're looking for grounding in the basics with a bachelor's degree or seeking to enhance your understanding and expertise through a master's degree, the study of information systems within the UAB curriculum will provide you with the skill sets, credentials, and learning outcomes that can prepare you for the field of your choosing, from computer systems to information security.
What Is Information Systems as a Concept and What Are Information Systems Used For?
Information systems is an umbrella term used to describe the various networks, hardware, and software that people and businesses use to make sense of data and put it to use. In addition to interpreting data, information systems also collect, process, and distribute it.
From a business perspective, information systems are uniquely important because companies can leverage them to make decisions, implement certain ongoing management tasks, or interact with customers, as noted by Encyclopedia Britannica. Whether it's analyzing supply chains, processing financial accounts, submitting invoices to suppliers, or automating tasks traditionally handled by human resources departments, businesses of all sizes leverage information systems in many different ways to accomplish various objectives. Personal computers, cloud computing, and social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter would be impossible to operate without information systems fueling those processes. The same can be said for Google, eBay, and numerous other internet-based organizations that provide essential products and services.
What Are the Basic Elements of Information Systems?
While information systems are manifested in many different ways, they all have three elements in common: people, business processes, and information technology. These intrinsic pillars of information systems are known as the information systems triangle. Technology is in a constant state of advancement. What was considered state-of-the-art in the mid-20th century is antiquated compared to today. But people, business processes, and information technology have always served as the core components of information systems. Each constituent part of the information systems triangle relies on its counterparts to turn ideas into actionable outcomes.
What Role Do People Play in Information Systems?
While information technology may be what facilitates certain business activities, the heartbeat of information systems comes from the people involved, whether those individuals are on the receiving end of information systems services (e.g. customers) or the decision-makers actually leveraging those services. Information systems are designed to make people's lives easier and more convenient, and, when used effectively, they can be a game-changer in terms of growth and advancement in a particular profession, activity, industry, or life in general.
Perhaps the best example of this is the smartphone and how information technology has made this wireless device a core element of society — something few could have imagined when the telephone was first invented. According to the Pew Research Center, more than 80% of Americans own a smartphone today. In other advanced economies, smartphone ownership is over 95% (i.e. South Korea). From searching the internet to sending text messages to doubling as a camera, smartphone capabilities have made lives more convenient and enjoyable for billions of people. Those involved in producing the technology and making it accessible to everyday consumers made the smartphone possible. They ultimately have the biggest influence on the success or failure of information systems.
How Does an Information System Work?
Just as there are multiple definitions for what the field of information systems is all about, the same can be said for how they work. It all depends on the context and the particular information system. Here is a partial list of the various types of information systems:
Process control systems
Computing platforms
Multimedia information systems
The ongoing development and advancement in technology have led to the proliferation of information systems. The category that may be most associated with information systems consists of computer systems, or computer-based information systems. For such systems to work, be they personal computers in desktop form or tablets, they typically need a combination of the following:
From internal processing units and chips to printers and scanners, hardware encompasses the physical components used to interpret and record data.
Software works hand in hand with hardware; they depend upon each other. Whereas hardware displays data, software is the medium by which hardware can interpret data and convert it in a way that is easily understood.
A database is the storage area for the data a computer system holds. It may need to be structured or organized in a specific way to be correctly interpreted or accessed.
A network is a complex system of interconnected components that allow information to go from one location to another. Smartphones, for example, rely on wireless communication networks to transmit data. Similar to the relationship between software and hardware, networks, software, and hardware are frequently complementary.
Commands are the procedures or instructions that the other aspects of a computer-based information system need to process information, transfer it, or record it. Commands serve as the direction and govern how data is supposed to be handled.
These core elements form the backbone of a computer-based information system. The online curriculum from the Collat School of Business goes into greater detail and depth on these and other kinds of information systems. From Information Systems to Database Management, each class is designed to help you identify not just what information is systems all about but how you create one. The curriculum is comprehensive and can help prepare you for industries in the private and public sectors, whether as an information security analyst for government agencies or a web developer for a newly launched startup firm.
What Is the Strategic Role of an Information System?
From a business perspective, information systems are what enable executives, managers, associates, and employees to make decisions grounded in facts and observable data. In this way, information systems can provide insight into business processes and whether maintaining those processes will be beneficial to the organization from a profitability standpoint or have adverse consequences that reduce competitiveness.
Some of the most successful organizations in the world reached this level by using information systems to become more efficient. A classic example is Walmart, which today is not only the largest retailer but largest employer in the world.
In an interview with CIO magazine several years ago, then-Chief Information Officer Kevin Turner attributed much of the company's success to its centralized information systems, which the retail giant operates out of its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. In developing the company's information systems strategy, Turner noted that it was rooted in three principal philosophies: centralization, common systems and platforms, and prioritizing the merchant-to-customer relationship.
"Now, along the way, a lot of folks were not optimistic that we'd be able to grow as much as we have and still keep our IS centralized and running on common platforms," Turner explained. "But that's been one of the things that's allowed us to drive our costs down and helps us be really efficient."
Turner added that the centralization of information for how tasks are to be performed, so they're all the same and harmonious, is what has allowed the company to grow and transfer associates from one location to another smoothly while also minimizing learning curves.
"We don't have significant downtime or startup time in the transition," Turner stated.
There are many reasons why Walmart has grown and developed to the extent that it has. However, it's safe to say its information systems provided the multinational organization with the tools and intelligence to smooth out business processes, allowing for healthy competition with not only fellow retailers but also grocers, major electronics suppliers, and e-commerce giants such as Amazon and Alibaba.
What Can You Do with a Degree in Information Systems?
Now that you know more about information systems, you may be curious what roles are available to you with a bachelor's or master's degree. The career options are almost as limitless as data itself. All of the following are in demand:
Information systems managers
Computer systems analysts
Computer systems administrators
Computer network architects
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a comprehensive explanation of what several of these professionals do on a day-to-day basis, their work environments, how to go about becoming one — in terms of the education required — and their typical salaries.
For example, computer and information systems is a thriving occupation. According to the BLS, it's growing faster (10%) than the average rate for all occupations (4%). Employment in the field generally requires a bachelor's degree, and the mean pay is in the six figures. On average in 2019, the most recent year for which data is available, computer and information systems managers earned $146,360.
In terms of their job duties, IS managers' days may involve budgeting tech projects, evaluating computer and technological needs for their employers, and negotiating prices with vendors to obtain new or optimized tech services and products.
There are also several types of information systems managers, a distinction that impacts earning potential and job responsibilities. Chief information officers, chief technology officers, IT directors, and IT security managers are a few of them.
Information systems is an exciting industry and there could certainly be a place for you in it. For more details on these programs and the UAB curriculum, download the free brochure on our website.
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