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I went for the BDP-320 based on recommendations there. I wanted the best analog outs for under $200, as I don't plan to upgrade my non-HDMI receivers for another year or two.
Besides, I have a soft spot for Pioneer- it was my first ProLogic HT surround receiver almost 20 years ago that served my Laserdisk theater well through the 90's, my first after market in-dash cassette receiver for my first car 25 years ago, the first consumer grade 24/96 digital audio out capable DVD player ~10 years ago (525), the fun 3 disc DV-302 DVD changer about 9 years ago, and I'm still using the well regarded 1014 THX receiver in my dedicated basement theater. Pioneer also served me well in the 90's with cassette decks, turntables and 100-200 disc linear and rotary CD changers (I miss those...)
Perhaps in recent years the mass market Pioneer stuff (and maybe the Elite stuff too) has declined in quality- the last Pioneer product I bought prior to this BDP-320 was the 1014 receiver around 2004...
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Friday 30 November 2012 marks the 352nd anniversary of the Royal Society's founding.
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Call for Papers: IADIS Information Systems Conference
The IADIS Information Systems Conference (IS 2014) aims to provide a forum for the discussion of information systems (IS) from a socio-technological perspective. The call for papers is now open and authors are invited to submit their papers in English through the conference submission system by 30 October, 2013.
The conference will have five principal themes, however, papers on innovative issues outside of these themes will still be considered.
- IS in Practice: Technology Infrastructures and Organisational Processes
- IS Professional Issues
- IS Learning and Teaching
- IS Design, Development and Management Issues and Methodologies
- IS Research
Authors can make submissions of several different types. Submissions are blind peer-reviewed.
- Full Papers – Results of completed research, maximum 8 pages (5,000 words)
- Short Papers – Works in progress reports or fresh developments, maximum 4 pages (2,500 words)
- Reflection Papers – Review of recent literature, suggestions or critiques, analysis of general trends, or discussion of important issues related to applied computing. Maximum of 2 pages (1500 words)
- Posters / Demonstrations – To be exposed at the conference, accompanied by a maximum of one page (625 words)
- Tutorials – Tutorials can be proposed by scholars or company representatives. A proposal of maximum 250 words is expected.
- Panels – Discussions on selected topics will be held. A proposal of maximum 250 words is expected.
- Doctoral Consortium – A discussion of in-progress PhD work in an informal atmosphere. Contributions can be a critical literature review or a short paper describing the research problem, methodology, and progress. Maximum 4 pages (2,500 words)
- Corporate Showcases & Exhibitions – A Showcase is a scheduled timeslot for companies to present recent developments, future plans, and noteworthy products or services. Exhibitions allow companies to display their offerings at an exhibition booth. For further details please contact the publicity chair.
Where Tradition and ICT Meet: eLearning Africa Photo Competition
The eLearning Africa Photo Competition is currently accepting entries from aspiring photographers across the globe. This year marks the Fourth Edition of the competition, which aims to gather photographs under the theme of Tradition and ICT innovation: a couple with potential.
Anyone with an eye for image can contribute their view on how communication tools and information technologies can successfully coexist with and enrich a traditional lifestyle. The photo should be submitted to eLearning Africa Photo Competition, along with a brief text that details the inspiration behind the idea.
eLearning and photography enthusiasts from Africa and the rest of the world have until April 3rd, 2013 to share a glimpse of ICT in Africa. Snapshot submitters have the chance of winning a tablet pc, a digital camera and an mp3 player. Participation is free and finalists will have their art featured at this year's eLearning Africa Conference, which will take place May 29-31, 2013, in Windhoek, Namibia.
All eligible photos submitted to the competition can be viewed and voted on by visiting the eLearning Africa website. Last year's winning photographs can also be browsed here.
'Vital' Subject Portals Will Continue to Provide Free Resources
Management of the Vital subject and special interest portals, an invaluable resource for schools, will switch over from The Open University to Jisc as of 1 April 2013. The portals direct teachers to some of the best subject resources available, helping to bring about innovation in the classroom to inspire learners.
Jisc (Joint Information Systems Committee) has finalised an agreement to preserve and host the Vital subject portals, which will be free to access, complementing Jisc Advance's new subscription offer to schools.
"We are delighted that the DfE and The Open University selected us to provide a legacy for the Vital programme," says Guy Lambert, CEO of Jisc Advance. "We're looking forward to taking over the reins of these established resource portals, accessed by up to 6,000 users every year."
This service will provide practical support to:
• Optimise the use of schools' and academies' existing technologies
• Link the use of technology to improvements in learning outcomes and progression
• Provide opportunities to share with and learn from peers
• Provide open access to resources and professional development opportunities.
Current Vital users will be contacted in Spring 2013 informing them of the changes and increased benefits. They will be offered the opportunity for their registrations to be transferred to Jisc to ensure continuity of service.
eLearning Papers: Call for articles on Mobile Learning open until November 19th
While learning has always expanded beyond the walls of the classroom, the proliferation of devices and applications, which have greatly expanded when, where and how information can be accessed and stored, brings this issue to the fore. How have such devices had an impact in learning, and what role may they play in the future? This issue hopes to showcase practical examples and generate serious reflection on an emerging topic.
Today's youth are growing up in a world very different from the world their teachers or parents knew when they were young. Where and how they learn is changing as mobile learning and social networking become part of their every day life. Ubiquitous access to social media, tools and knowledge resources is taken for granted, while passive teacher-directed work dominates life at school.
Open, social and participatory media have significant potential to transform learning and teaching. They offer numerous ways to communicate, collaborate and connect with peers. The range of free educational resources and tools is rapidly increasing. Cloud computing has enabled free or inexpensive access to applications that were once available only to those who were willing to pay premium license fees.
The gap between the potential and actual use of technology in education is a paradox. eLearning Papers seeks to facilitate the sharing of innovative and creative uses of technology to support learning among its readers. The upcoming 32nd issue focuses on mobile technology applications and their potential to enhance learning within the broad spectrum of education and training. Papers are welcome on any aspects related to the use of open, social and participatory media, cloud computing or mobile learning. Some suggested focus areas are listed below.
- How do mobile devices enhance learning and creativity?
- Mobile learning and creative classrooms
- OER for mobile learning
- Mobile learning management models and strategies
- Learning design for mobile learning
- Mobile learning platforms, devices and operating systems
- Authoring tools and technologies for mobile learning
- Content design and development for mobile learning
- Platform specific applications for learning
- Augmented reality in education
- Mixed reality and mobile devices supporting learning
- Mobile devices and schoolwork, in classrooms and beyond
- Mobile devices supporting performance and learning at work
- Low-tech mobile learning, e.g. the power of SMS
The article submission deadline is November 19th, 2012. The provisional date of publication is December, 2012. For further information and to submit your article, please contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Guest editor: Prof. Dr. Martin Wolpers, Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Informationstechnik FIT
Consultation on Opening Up Education Initiative Launched
The consultation on "Opening up Education - a proposal for a European Initiative to enhance education and skills development through new technologies", will explore the perceived need for EU action to promote the use of open educational resources (OER) in education.
From 13 August 2012 to 13 November 2012.
New technologies, in particular the internet, together with globalisation and the emergence of new education providers, are radically changing the way people learn and teach. Open access to education resources offers an unprecedented opportunity to enhance both excellence and equity in education. The EU aims to help both individual learners and education and training institutions in Member States to benefit from these opportunities and to increase their contribution to society.
In the last quarter of 2012, the Commission will present a Communication on Rethinking Skills aiming to increase the quantity, quality and relevance of skills supply for higher economic and social outcomes. This will, among other actions, announce a new EU Initiative on "Opening up Education": a proposal to exploit the potential contribution of ICTs and Open Educational Resources (OER) to education and skills development. This new EU initiative on "Opening up Education" will be the topic of a subsequent Communication in mid-2013.
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Web2LLP - Calling all LLP project managers
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The aim of this short questionnaire is to gather information about the types of skills project managers and others involved in the communication and dissemination activities of Lifelong Learning Programme funded projects require in the area of web strategies and social media.
Help to find out the real needs of project coordinators and partners in respect to these topics by completing a short questionnaire (which takes about 5 minutes). Your replies will help to ensure that the resources and training provided is appropriate, relevant and fit-for-purpose. The results will be published here.
Read more about the Web2LLP project here.
Call for Papers on Game Based Learning closes today!
eLearning Papers seeks contributions about Game Based Learning in both sections: In-Depth and From the Field. Deadline June 3, 2011
In parallel to the phenomenal rise of the digital game development industry through time, the acceptance of games in other sectors has also been changing. Computer game skills have been increasingly applied in almost all areas of human activity within modern societies. Digital games have now been embraced by the academic research community as a research topic, as well as discovered by the education sector as a highly interactive media that can support and foster learning. As a popular and powerful media, computer games are being considered for use in various education and training settings to motivate learners, to focus their attention, and to help them to construct meaningful and permanent records of their learning.
Games have high presence in informal segments of learning – but in formal education, games are still often seen as an unserious activity and the potentials of games for learning remain undiscovered. However, when evaluating games with their children, 85% of parents believed that computer games contributed to learning as well as providing entertainment.
Beside fantasy and fun elements, games have potential to foster players' ability to communicate and interact with others during gameplay. Computer games can help players to think critically when they are required to construct connections between virtual and real life. Game-like learning environments can provide motivating interdisciplinary learning settings, creating opportunities that could improve student collaboration skills as well as help them learn new concepts and synthesize new information. Games have also been praised for the potential they offer in learning business leadership and other skills by practicing in a safe environment.
The potential of Game Based Learning (GBL) is still underestimated. It can play a major role in renewing learning as it is perceived by learners in all levels of education and training systems. eLearning Papers seeks contributions about mixed realities, virtual worlds and gaming in both sections: In-Depth and From the Field.
We specifically invite contributions which address one or several of the following issues:
- Innovative game based learning technologies, applications, tools and environments
- 3D virtual worlds supporting learning, e.g. in language learning or leadership training
- Use of mobile games and location-based technology for learning
- Innovative applications of mixed realities for learning
- Use of simulations in education, corporate training and military
- Technology for massive multiplayer online games (MMOGs) for learning
- Interactivity design in game based learning applications
- Player immersion and learning
- Case studies and best practices in GBL
- Social and collaborative aspects of GBL
- Implementation issues associated with GBL
- Learning design, good gameplay and instructional theory for GBL
- Use of role plays for learning and training
- Assessment and evaluation in GBL
- Gender, age, cultural and ethical issues in GBL
- Rating of games for learning
- Accessibility of games for learning
The article submission has been extended to June 3, 2011 The provisional date of publishing is 14 July 2011. For further information and to submit your article, please contact:
Guest editor:
Professor DI Dr. Maja Pivec, University of Applied Sciences FH JOANNEUM in Graz, Austria
The submissions need to comply with the following guidelines:
- Submission language: English
- Title: must effectively and creatively communicate the content of the article and may include a subtitle.
- Executive summary for In-depth section should not exceed 200 words.
- Executive summary for From the field section should not exceed 50 words.
- Keywords: up to five relevant keywords need to be included.
- In-depth full texts: articles should range from 4,000 to 6,000 words.
- From the field texts: texts should not exceed 1,200 words.
- Conclusions: special importance is given to the representation of the conclusions, which should be clearly stated both in the summary and at the end of the article.
- References: All the references must be adequately cited and listed.
- Author profile: author name, institution, position and e-mail address must accompany each submission.
- Images: Please send high resolution JPEG files
See the complete guidelines at: Instructions for writers
SCENE aims to train and support head teachers and subject teachers in European secondary and vocational schools in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) pedagogy, using innovative ICT-based solutions.
Problem/Project-Based Learning (PBL) provides learners with opportunities to construct new knowledge and understanding from authentic experience: students learn about a subject through the experience of problem solving.
The basic idea of the SCENE project is to integrate PBL methodology with an innovative online environment where teachers, trainers, head teachers and school managers can practise PBL methodology and learn how to design appropriate problem scenarios for different concepts and subject areas. The project activities can be divided into three different areas:
- Content: SCENE is developing and testing practical and theoretical courses on PBL in science and ICT, business and languages, for different target groups (teachers, trainers, head teachers/school managers).
- Methodology: SCENE has adopted experiential learning based on the "inductive method" (from practice to theory) to allow teachers, trainers, head teachers/school managers first to experience the PBL methodology and then to turn the practice into theory.
- Technology: SCENE has developed a comprehensive online "PBL working environment" composed of an e-learning platform, a PBL repository and a Virtual Facilitator to guide different target groups in selecting and writing appropriate and effective scenarios.
The main expected results and outcomes are:
- SCENE PBL working environment for training in PBL methodology and practice
- Professional development courses on PBL methodology for at least 48 teachers, 48 trainers and 48 head teachers / school managers at European level.
Developing Key Competences by Mathematics Education
KeyCoMath aims at the development of students' key competences in primary and secondary schools through mathematics education.
The project develops, implements and evaluates methods according to the European Reference Framework of Key Competences for Lifelong Learning in teaching mathematics. Its activities focus on four target areas:
- Fundamental change in pupils' learning: a shift towards more active, exploratory, self-regulated, autonomous, communicative and collaborative learning.
- The above changes in pupils' learning require and are based on changes in teaching.
- Assessment methods that correspond to the competence-oriented approach. Pupils work mathematically with open "learning/assessment scenarios", they write down their thoughts and findings, present and discuss results. Teachers are trained to use this information to diagnose pupils' competences, to adapt teaching to learners' needs and to support pupils with difficulties.
- The problem of low-achievers.
Furthermore, the project partners identify and develop strategies for integrating the European dimension in teaching and learning mathematics.
The target groups of the project are:
- in-service teachers
- Trainee teachers
- Decision makers and administrators in education
- researchers in mathematics education
Quantum Spin-Off
Quantum Spinoff brings science teachers and their pupils in direct contact with research and entrepreneurship in the high-tech sector.
Quantum Spin-Off seeks to link the insights of modern physics and the opportunities it offers to high-tech enterprising. The project is aimed at teachers and students in upper secondary level and (a) brings them into contact with basic research in nanotechnology and quantum physics and (b) provides opportunities to do their own research.
The idea is to show students how an innovative idea can lead to an application in an enterprise. Under the guidance of researchers and entrepreneurs, the participating schools develop a technical application based on research results and convert this into a business plan.
The outcomes will also include learning and teaching materials on quantum physics and a science teacher training programme.
The particular activities of Quantum Spin-off:
- National Quantum Spin-Off Teacher Training events organised in all participating countries (Belgium, Greece, Switzerland, Estonia)
- Two European Quantum Spin-Off Summer Schools
- A Spin-Up Day organised in the participating countries to introduce students to quantum physics research and business respectively.
- A Spin-Off Day organised in the participating countries to present the results of the students' research activities and the virtual spin-off enterprises.


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The mother of Kyron Horman, a missing Portland, Ore., boy, filed a $10 million civil lawsuit Friday against Terri Horman, Kyron's stepmother, in connection with the boy's disappearance two years ago, NBC station KGW reported.
Desiree Young's lawyer, Eldon Rosenthal, said at a Friday news conference covered by KGW that the statute of limitations for filing a civil lawsuit in the case was two years. Monday, June 4, will be the two-year anniversary of Kyron Horman's disappearance from Skyline Elementary School.
The lawsuit asks the court to compel Terri Horman to disclose Kyron's location, KGW reported. It also includes two claims, one for custodial interference and one for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
See the original story at KGW of Portland, Ore.
Terri Horman's attorney, Stephen Houze, told KGW he would not make any public statements regarding the suit until he has thoroughly reviewed the filing.
Rick Bowmer / AP
Desiree Young, the mother of Kyron Horman, stands on the steps of the Portland Justice Center on Friday after filing a $10 million civil lawsuit against Kyron's stepmother.
Rosenthal said the lawsuit would enable him to subpoena witnesses, acquire documents and evidence and "peel away the mystery" of what happened to Kyron.
"My family and I are living through a nightmare that most families cannot even imagine," Young said, tearfully reading a prepared statement. "My Kyron has always been my comfort and my joy. I will forever have a hole in my heart because he's not here."
Multnomah County Sheriff / AP
Kyron Horman vanished after his stepmother left him at his Portland, Ore., elementary school.
"I haven't been able to see my son, hug him, kiss him or tuck him into bed" in nearly two years, she said, according to KGW. "Not a day goes by that I don't think of him.
Kyron disappeared two years ago from Skyline grade school, leading to the largest search effort ever conducted in Oregon.
Terri Horman was the last person to see Kyron alive, investigators said. Horman has retained a lawyer for nearly two years and has refused to talk with detectives, who told KGW that they are still pursuing the case.
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3Doku brings the traditional Sudoku game to the third dimension. In a 9x9x9 cube, 27 Sudoku schemas intersect one another along the three axis. Every 9x9 bi-dimensional schema must be solved, keeping in mind that every single cell belongs to the selected schema and also to the other two placed on the orthogonal planes. With 4 difficulty levels and 4 initial values distributions, you can customize your game and have every time a new exciting challenge to solve.
Abandoned Bricks is a Tetris clone where bricks of various shapes fall from the top and you can move and arrange them to fit nicely on the bottom. When you fill a line without holes it is removed from the heap. It can be played either in a single-player or in a duel-mode with two players playing hotseat on the same computer. There is also a Bastet mode, based on the Bastet game by Federico Poloni.
Asymptopia Crossword Builder (Math/Text) is an application that runs in any modern Web browser, but does not require an Internet connection (if it is installed locally). The application was designed to allow teachers to quickly produce well-designed, challenging activities. The application features a configuration panel where the user can either enter their own word-hint pairs, or generate math-crossword problems via a single button. The math functionality generates word:hint pairs like: "four:7/x-3/8=11/8", where the hint corresponds to the problem, and the student would write the letters "four" in the corresponding boxes of the puzzle.
Berusky is a logic game that is based on an ancient puzzle named Sokoban. The old idea of moving boxes in a maze has been expanded with new logic items such as explosives, stones, special gates, and so on. In addition, up to five bugs can cooperate and be controlled by the player.
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NEVER AGAIN – This isn't the first time my family has gone to this restaurant. 6 or 7 years ago had an extremely bad dining experience and vowed never to go back ~ but a family member told us it was now under new management so we relucantly agreed to go.
We arrived at the restaurant at 5:45 and there was only 1 other table (of 2 people) seated. It was my mother-in-
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Our food slowly came out of the kitchen......almost everything was cold. Cold french fries for the kids. Cold/burnt lamb for the greek salad. Now keep in mind this is about 7:25 when we finally got our food. The restaurant was not busy. Sitting there so long we were able to clearly see the other tables in the restaurant. A family of 4 came in and another famiy of 3. So total all night there were only 19 patrons in the restaurant from 5:45 to 8:15 when we finally left. To say the least they weren't busy. In fact we were able to clearly see the employees outside smoking (1 of which was the cook - I know only since I spoke to the manager the next day and described the employee). The wedding soup was watered down and luke warm. The only good thing we had was the warm pita bread which the waitress brought out 1 plate of for our large table.
Finally the check comes ~ and everything is on one check. Just anxious to finally leave, I paid the bill. My family tried several times to voice our displeasure with the owner.......he never returned my phone calls.
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Double for your money – We had a fantastic experience. Food was great. service was great. very prompt. food was served very speedily. i will definitely return. fair prices and large portions topped with great service will keep me returning. thanks Little Athens of Sewickley!
Dishonest – Excellent Food. Excellent Service. They do not honor the Entertainment Card nor the Enjoyment Book. Never going back. If they don't honor them, they shouldn't be in the books. It's false advertising.
Great Food – This place has great food. Be prepared for crappy service. The service staff is very nice, just not very organized. Seem to be a free for all on who waits on you.
However, the service can be over looked because the food really is that good.
A simple but tasteful restaurant serving good Greek fare. – The Scene
Just one large room, with no bar, Little Athens is a family-style restaurant open for breakfast through dinner. There is a full menu for each meal, with Greek specialties as well as limited American fare. The food is nicely prepared, portions are large, and service is homey and pleasant.
The breakfast menu offers a wide range of three-egg omelets, including the venerable Greek: gyro meat, tomatoes, and feta cheese, served with toast and homefries. There are also Belgian waffles, pancakes, and egg sandwiches.
Lunch centers around sandwiches and salads, with lamb and chicken gyros, souvlaki (shish-ka-bob), and an interesting eggplant hoagie with provolone cheese and Greek dressing. The traditional green salad, with feta, cucumber, olives, etc. is nice and is also available with gyro meat and excellent french fries served on top.
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I noticed Hedgey wished Lewis a happy birthday in chat, but Lewis probably ignored him.
i know how you feel lewis.
none of the customer service reps at amazon.com wished me a happy birthday last year.....i have been doing my best to make them feel really bad about it. a mutual friend told me that they plan to send me a free Kindle as well as a signed copy of a book by my favorite living author this year even though it benefits them in zero ways, shape or form. but im going to still be ungrateful and try to make them feel like s*** because they should have known that i already own a Kindle and I have already read that book.....
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Semyon Varlamov, the Colorado Avalanche's starting goaltender, was arrested Wednesday on domestic violence-related charges.
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series. To give a little back story to the incredibly popular game focused primarily on young gamers, the
series is all about bringing toys to life inside of the game itself. Complete with a portal that comes along with starter kits, gamers take their favorite characters and place them on the portal itself, watching that very character come to life on the screen. Just a couple of years ago, this was a rather unique and innovative idea that caught the industry by surprised and garnered both fans and skeptics, wondering how it would fare in the long run. The result has turned the
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characters added into the fray. Believe me when I tell you that some of the character creations aren't only innovative, but they are fun, humorous, and sometimes disturbing. No matter how one looks at it, though, the combinations will make the replay value of the game incredibly high.
I had a great breakdown of the gameplay and got a hands on with the demo level that was presented at the event, getting a chance to swap out my own characters of choice and try them out on the screen. Like in the past, these characters can be leveled up and swapped in and out at the gamer's leisure. Sometimes, it is highly beneficial to do so simply because of the fact that the gameplay offers unique challenges and some character work better than others. Think like in the original
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Level cap has been raised to 20 for all Skylanders characters, including legacy characters. Also, every character will now have the ability to jump.
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Unique zones inside of the new game that not only offer a challenge, but are sometimes only accessible based upon level and character type.
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In order to find prominent factors or differentiation within large databases of chemical, analytical (including spectra and chromatograms), and biological data, a researcher can use the loadings plot from a multivariate analysis of that data as a query to search against a "standard" dataset.
However, depending upon the correlation of the experimental dataset to the standard dataset, this method does not always yield accurate answers. For example, in spectroscopic and chromatographic applications, inaccuracies are especially prevalent when the researcher uses a "peak-search" approach rather than using the whole spectrum or chromatogram in the database search.
In response, Bio‑Rad Laboratories, Inc. has introduced a new feature known as Database Projection Analysis within the KnowItAll Informatics System. This method of analysis can be quite successful in helping researchers to identify differentiation factors or "markers" hidden within a dataset. It is complementary to other applications such as KnowItAll's AnalyzeIt MVP for multivariate analysis.
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LISBON - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thirion of Lisbon will celebrate their 40th anniversary on Feb. 22 with a private celebration planned by their children.
The former Shirley Cusick, daughter of the late Grace and Pete Cusick, became the bride of Robert Thirion, son of the late Theodore and Mary Thirion, on Feb. 22, 1969 at the Nazarene Church in Lisbon.
Mr. Thirion is a machinist at FDM Corporation, Leetonia.
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thirion
Mrs. Thirion is the cashier at McKinley Elementary Cafeteria.
The couple have two children, Christine (William) Chludzinski and David (Melanie) Thirion and three granddaughters, all of Lisbon.


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Heat and Your Car: Protecting Your Family
In a short period of time, the interior of your car can become dangerously hot. In the Florida sun, the temperature of the inside of your car can increase quickly, turning your vehicle into a mobile oven. Leaving the kids …
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72 mile long paved bike and multipurpose trail across Northern Idaho from Plummer (near Washington State line) to Mullan (near Montana border). Some images along the trail.
Loactions of hot springs around Idaho. Lots of details on each, including the GPS coordinates.
There's more than just potatoes.
What's around Willerup, Idaho. Ski resorts, hiking, lakes, and other places of interest.
IMLS Ada County Areas near Boise City, Idaho.
IMLS Canyon County Areas around Boise, Idaho.
Map of all of Ketchum, ID's restaurants - Baci and the Ketchum Grill.
All of Hailey's restaurants - Zou 75, CK's, and Big Belly Deli.
The notable places growing up in Couer D'Alene, Idaho.
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Red-bellied Piranhas
Swim with the piranhas? Sure, why not? Their reputation as man-eaters is false. In fact, just the opposite is true: Piranhas are a common food fish in the Amazon. If a piranha lands a bite, it's usually when a local fisher is careless while removing the fish from a hook or a net. Then the defensive piranha might get a scoop of flesh with its powerful lower jaw and the shearing action of its sharp, interlocking teeth.
Red-bellied piranhas (Pygocentrus nattereri) are common throughout most of the Amazon basin, and you'll find them schooling under the house in the flooded forest of Amazon Rising. To the local people, piranhas – about 20 species of them throughout the Amazon basin – are among the many resources brought to their doorstep by the annual floods.
Red-bellies live up to their name, with glowing red chin, belly and caudal fin, as if they were swimming over a neon sign. Their sides glitter with flecks of gold and silver amid otherwise gray-brown scales. Adults have red eyes.
Red-bellied piranhas are mainly carnivorous, although some other piranha species feed on fruits and nuts available during the high-water season. Adult red-bellies hunt, either by charge or by ambush, at dawn, in the late afternoon and late at night. They prey on other fishes, insects, crustaceans and worms, and also eat algae. Young red-bellies are active mainly during the day – a good way to avoid being eaten by an adult. The juveniles feed on larval and adult insects as well as on the fins and scales of other fishes, which are a good, renewable source of protein. In fact, some of the piranhas in Amazon Rising look a little chewed on. This tattered look, however, is only temporary. Their scales are quick to heal.
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JCC dean in leadership program
Dawn Dixon has been chosen to take part in the N.C. Community College Leadership Program for 2013-14. Dixon is the dean of arts, sciences and learning resources at Johnston Community College.
The program provides leadership training to faculty and staff from N.C. community colleges. For the 2013-14 program, Dixon joins 29 other participants representing 23 North Carolina community colleges.
College receives marketing award
Johnston Community College has earned a Bronze Medallion from District 2 of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations. JCC received the award for its 2011-12 President's Report.
The NCMPR is a professional organization for individuals in marketing, communications, public relations and enrollment management at community, junior and technical colleges. District 2 encompasses Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, the Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and the Bahamas.
Back to class at JCC
Johnston Community has created a scholarship program for JCC graduates who want to return to school. An introduction to the program is scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, in the Learning Resource Center on the Smithfield campus, 245 College Road. To register for the session, call 919-209-2222 or go to www.johnstoncc.edu/foundation/backtoclass.aspx.
Joining All Minds at Selma Elementary
Selma Elementary School held its first JAM meeting Oct. 24. JAM is short for Joining All Minds.
Parents and students rotated through three sessions: math, reading and engineering. In each session teachers helped model skills students are learning and provided strategies for parents to help their children at home.
Ninety parents attended the JAM. Students received free books and dice that can be used at home for a math game.
The next JAM nights are Feb. 20 and April 10.
Summer honors at Wayne Community
A number of Johnston County residents earned academic honors during the summer session at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro.
The following were named to the President's List with 4.0 averages: Samuel Mwaura and Zackery Parker, both of Clayton; Lauren Adams of Four Oaks; and John Bates and Louis Orji, both of Smithfield.
Matthew Stancil of Kenly earned a spot on the Dean's List with a grade point average of 3.6 or better.
NAACP scholars
The Johnston County branch of the NAACP recently awarded scholarships to a number of students from Johnston County. They are Tamerick Barbour, Iman Billingsley, Taylor Dorsey, Samantha Gibson, Kameron McDougald and Destiny Sanders.
Quiz bowl team performs well
A team from Johnston County Middle College High School finished second in its region in a quiz bowl sponsored by the N.C. Association for Scholastic Activities. With the second-place finish, the team earned an invitation to a national tournament.
Presidential Scholar
Smithfield-Selma High School's Zhiyong Frank "Frankie" Guo is Johnston County's lone representative in the 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
The program, established by President Lyndon Johnson, has honored more than 6,000 outstanding high school seniors since its inception in 1964.
Neuse Charter seeking vendors
Neuse Charter School is seeking vendors for its Booster Bazaar Craft & Vendor Show, which will take place Dec. 6-7 at the school, 909 E. Booker Dairy Road, Smithfield. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The fee for both days is $50. For more information, call 919-359-2227.
Parent consultations
The Johnston County schools invite parents to consult a school psychologist about their child's learning or behavior. Free 45-minute consultations will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at the at the A.G. Glenn Building, 501 S. Second St., Smithfield. To register, call 919-934-1017, Ext. 399.
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Sage Beard - Earth Orange
Sages differ from Wizards in that they don't actually possess any type of magical power. Rather this type of character is typically represented as a kind and wise, older father-type figure who uses personal knowledge of people and the world to help tell stories and offer guidance that, in a mystical way, may impress upon his audience a sense of who they are and who they might become. He may occasionally appear as a hermit or even an absent-minded professor, losing track of his surroundings because of his deep thoughts. No Sage should be without some type of long-flowing facial hair. The Sage Beard fits most standard minifig head/torso combinations.
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Officer Plume - Earth Orange
The brightly dyed horsehair plumes attached to ancient helmets were mainly designed to make the warrior appear taller and more menacing. In later periods when the concept of uniforms and ranks began to develop plumes also served as a badge of rank. Promote your Greek or Roman warrior up through the ranks using one of our colorful Officer Plumes. Engineered to fit both our Centurion Helmet & Hoplite Helmet, these plumes can also fit on most standard plume sockets.
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Dwarf Beard - Earth Orange
Not really known for their stylish hair-dos (probably because they always wear a helmet) Dwarf Beards are a sign of pride and recognition. Many believe that the source of the dwarf's strength and innovation comes from their beard and that washing them diminishes that power, therefore many have never washed their beards in their lives. There's also that old dwarven insult to take into consideration, "I defecate upon thy beard!" which many dwarves have been known to make good on. The Dwarf Beard fits most standard minifig head/torso combinations.
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The Kohler Nightlight toilet seat bathes your latrine in a soft blue glow to guide you through nighttime bathroom expeditions.
Kohler's NUMI smart toilet has heated seats, an automatically adjusting bidet, and a touchscreen remote, but it comes with a hefty price tag.
Touch-enabled, speaker-enhanced, and fully futuristic: we give the Kohler Numi a spin.
Kohler discontinued its Pro CookCenter, a dual-purpose sink with a heating element for cooking.
A 26-year-old Oregon man is told that cell phone use is verboten on jury duty. Sadly, he is unable to comply.
A Kickstarter campaign for a new breed of night-light has captured funders' imaginations with its easy installation and low profile.
A futuristic body-drying gadget goes in for crowdfunding with the goal of getting rid of towels once and for all.
Amp up the adrenaline level required to use the bathroom at your house by turning your boring old toilet into a man-eating sarlacc.
If you're looking for ghosts this Halloween, you don't need a Proton pack. A professional ghost hunter takes us to the reportedly haunted Brookdale Lodge and shows us some easily accessible gadgets you can use to search for paranormal activity.
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Tolerating Lactose Intolerance
In the course of discussing milk, it's prudent to bring up the fact that there is a fair percentage of the world's population who cannot drink milk without a certain amount of physical discomfort. This condition, brought on by the lack of the enzyme lactase in a person's biological make-up, is called Lactose Intolerance.
Lactase helps a person metabolize lactose into galactose and glucose, both of which are types of sugar. These sugars are easily broken down in the small intestine. If there is no or limited lactase available to break down the lactose, the milk molecule will ferment and release carbon dioxide. I'll let you figure out what happens next.
A typical human is born with the ability to create a fair amount of lactase. This makes sense when realizing that mothers breast feed their children after their birth. As a child is weaned off of motherâ??s milk, the need for lactase decreases. As a person grows older, they produce less lactase, making digesting lactose more difficult and thereby making drinking milk a less desirable proposition. However for some people on this planet, this is not an issue as they have lactase persistence.
What makes Lactase Persistence so interesting to me is that it's a dietary genetic mutation that has occurred in homo sapiens that has created a clear delineation within the world population. Sometime between 4500 and 4000 BCE, a group or groups of people adapted to their diet of milk, even after weaning off of motherâ??s milk. This adaptation allowed their bodies to process lactose long into adulthood. If you can drink milk without difficulty, it's reasonably safe to assume you can trace your ancestry to Western Eurasia and/or parts of the Mediterranean. If you can't drink milk as an adult, some of your ancestors come from elsewhere in the world.
The fact that's often lost upon most of us Western Eurasian Descendants is that Lactose Intolerance is the de facto baseline of homo sapiens. It's us adult milk drinkers who are the anomaly amongst the world population.
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MERCED — Steve Gomes will seek a second four-year term as Merced County superintendent of schools.
Gomes, 62, announced his re-election bid Wednesday morning in front of the Old Merced County Courthouse, introduced by Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno.
"Merced County still is a place where a person can achieve the American dream," Gomes said. "I am running for a second term to provide leadership that makes a difference.
"There is a lot of work to be done," he said. "I hope you can see me as a leader making a difference."
A former high school teacher and Planada school superintendent, Gomes said he wants to continue to work with legislators and congressmen to make sure the county's students receive maximum benefits.
Barbara Levey, county registrar of voters, said the filing period for the county superintendent's race opens Feb. 10, 2014, and closes March 7; the election will be held in June.
Costa said Gomes is committed to improving opportunities for education in the county and is looked upon as a leader throughout California.
"I am amazed by his tenacious focus and hard work," Costa said. "Steve Gomes has committed himself with his heart and soul to do everything he possibly can to improve the quality of education."
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Local Resources that provide A.A. meeting information (Overseas)For information about A.A. outside of the U.S. and Canada, you may use the list below to contact the international Service Office, local A.A. office, or A.A. answering service nearest you.
If you do not see the country you are looking for listed, please contact the International Correspondent at G.S.O. by clicking here.
A.A. Resources in Peru
Asociacion De Servicios Generales de A.A. de Peru
Av. Dominicos 549 -2 piso
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Joseph S. Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy in Hartford. The school is in its fourth year of existence and has about 120 students. The school offers a kindergarten class as well as grades 4-9. The school started with 4th-6th grade classes in its first year, but every year adds new grades to accommodate the oldest students as it plans on offering a full K-12 school in 2016.


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Janelia researchers speed up image-processing time and get sharper microscopy images by employing techniques used by astonomers and ophthalmologists.
John P. Donoghue, Director of the Institute for Brain Science at Brown University, will speak on April 30 at 7PM at Janelia.
HHMI researchers have tested the olfactory capacity of human volunteers and found that humans are capable of discriminating at least one trillion different odors.
HHMI researchers show that rising temperatures can cause spread of malaria to areas where the disease had not been endemic historically.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have created a portrait of a DNA-snipping protein called Cas9, a powerful research tool used in many labs for genome editing.
In the last five years, 4,800 students at 73 colleges and universities nationwide have taken HHMI's Science Education Alliance (SEA) Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (PHAGES) research course.
New research from HHMI scientists reveals how a foreign-DNA-destroying system, known as CRISPR, efficiently locates its DNA targets within a bacterial genome.
By studying which genes modern humans still retain from our Neanderthal ancestors, researchers are able to tell a clearer story about the biological impact of human-Neanderthal interbreeding.


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Porchlight Announces Spring Special Events
Porchlight Music Theatre has announced its spring special events for 2013. The ICONS Gala, Celebrating the Art of Bob Fosse, takes place Sunday, April 7, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the Moulin Rouge Room at The Fairmont Hotel, 200 N. Columbus Dr. The ICONS Gala includes performances from iconic Fosse works and the presentation of the 2013 Guy Adkins Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Music Theatre in Chicago to one of Chicago's music masters, Doug Peck. Chicago Sings Kander and Ebb, takes place Monday, May 20 at 7 p.m. at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave. Tickets for both events are available at porchlightmusictheatre.org or by phone at 773.777.9884.
Sunday, April 7 • 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Fairmont Hotel, 200 N. Columbus Dr.
Tickets purchased for The ICONS Gala before March 15 are $100 per person, $25 per child ages 5 - 12 years, children four years and younger are free. Tickets are $125 after March 10, $25 per child ages 5 - 12 years, and children four years and younger are free. The brunch/auction includes complimentary wine and mimosas and a cash bar.
Following last season's hugely successful launch of The ICONS Gala, in tribute to Michael Bennett, The ICONS Gala, Celebrating the Art of Bob Fosse, is a salute to Chicago's own and Broadway director, actor, choreographer and star Bob Fosse. As part of this brunch celebration is the awarding of the third annual Guy Adkins Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Music Theatre in Chicago, which will be presented to Doug Peck for his tireless work as a one of our nation's leading music directors.
In 2011, Porchlight introduced the first annual Guy Adkins Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Music Theatre, named in honor of the beloved actor, and presented it to L. Walter Stearns in recognition of his 14 years as artistic director of the company. In 2012, the Guy Adkins Award was presented to one of Chicago's leading actors, Hollis Resnik.
Monday, May 20 • 7 p.m.
Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave.
Tickets for Chicago Sings Kander and Ebb are $40 in advance and $50 at the door including a dessert buffet during intermission.
One of the most anticipated Chicago theatre annual events, Porchlight's Chicago Sings... this year features the music of Broadway legends Kander and Ebb(composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb). This one-night-only musical celebration, now in its eighth year, created by Porchlight Music Theatre Artistic AssociatesRob Lindley and Doug Peck, features performances of Kander and Ebb classics by Chicago's brightest musical theatre stars and hosted by Lindley with Peck on piano. Silent and live auctions and musical numbers from Cabaret to Chicago to The Scottsboro Boys and all the hits and hidden gems in between are part of this unforgettable night of music and unsurpassed performances.