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How great is this?! I’ve been looking for DVD cases that I liked, but everything I’ve seen over the years either takes up way too much space -or- looks like cheap crap. Well, my friends at Decorator’s Warehouse (I love them) have finally answered my media storage prayers with this quadruple (triple shown here) media case. In case you’re interested, it’s also available in a single, double or triple version and comes in 4 finishes (I’m ordering the Cherry Wood) as well as giving you the option of doors or sans doors. Personally, I love the doors. (1) I think they give the piece a more polished, customized look, and (2) The doors will help keep the DVDs dust-free. Less dusting is always a good thing. Can’t wait for this to arrive! Oh, and the best part, it holds somewhere in the ballpark of 416 DVDs! Woo hoo! I think I may finally be able to get the majority of my collection in just one room (den) now!
I’ve ordered from Decorator’s Warehouse for almost a decade, and I’ve always been pleased with their quality, selection and prices. They always have the things I can’t seem to find anywhere else.
House Panel Says Texas Schools Must Embrace Electronic Textbooks By Terrence Stutz / The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN – Advocates for more technology in the classroom – and fewer textbooks – are stepping up their arguments for change this year, trying to convince Texas lawmakers that the future of electronic textbooks is now.
The technology push is getting a boost from a special House committee that warned about the consequences if Texas is stuck in the past when it comes to classroom materials. Among the reasons: the higher cost of printed books, the expense of transporting and storing them, and the fact that they can be outdated before students get them.
“Our current system just seems outdated in an economy where you can put much of this content out digitally without all those costs,” said Rep. Dan Branch, the Dallas Republican who led the committee. He is preparing to file legislation that gives school districts more leverage to purchase electronic textbooks. The goal is to enable local school officials to speed up their shift to e-books through downloads to student laptops, access to online servers or use of computer disks. (more…)
