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There is an old quote that says, "The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure ... He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him, he is always doing both."
That adage certainly applies to a number of cottage industry operators in Eagle and Gypsum who are earning a living doing what they love. They may still have regular jobs as well, but their diverse interests and talents helped them find their way to glean profits in their passions.
The charm imbibed in Nedra Bonta's hand-painted glassworks reveals itself most tellingly when the person who is drinking from one of her creations finishes his or her beverage.
That's when the flower at the bottom of the glass appears.
"I can't tell you where the idea came from that the flower is the glass. That's the fun part of it. You are holding a flower and drinking out of a flower," said Bonta
Bonta's Shazam Designs pieces are pieces of tactile art. She hand paints floral designs on an array of glassware ranging from mini-martini glasses to large decanters. Her booth has been a popular spot at local art shows and farmer's markets as people marvel at the dainty daisies and striking sunflowers that bloom around her display.
Bonta has always enjoyed crafting and harbored a desire to try painting. Then one day she watched a PBS show that demonstrated one stroke painting styles and she was hooked. Before long, she decided she wanted to try painting on glass and she purchased some wineglasses to test her skills.
"I was working for a local real estate company and I painted two glasses for every broker as a Christmas present. The were all really excited about them," said Bonta.
One of those brokers asked Bonta to paint more glasses as a closing gift for a client. Then other friends and business associates started making special requests. Finally, in 2009, Bonta decided to give her blooming business a shot. She started selling at local craft fairs and she hasn't stopped since.
These days, Bonta's work is sold at Fox Ridge Fine Art Glass Gallery in Breckenridge and at the Wildflower Boutique in Ouray year-round in addition to her booth sales. Last summer she was part of both the Vail and Eagle Farmer's Markets as well as the Beaver Creek Arts Festival. That's the circuit she hopes to sell in again this year.
"The Beaver Creek Show was incredible. I averaged a sale every 9 1/2 minutes during that two-day show," said Bonta.
What Bonta loves most about her work is that it is whimsical, unique, and yet still attainable. A long stemmed wine glass costs around $26. "It is affordable, useable art," she said.
Last year she sold around 1,000 glasses. "To me, that is just amazing for a home business that started on my dining room table," said Bonta.
Right now, she is gearing up for the busy summer season. She would like to have an inventory of 300 to 400 glasses completed before market season comes. Her process is to complete one part of the design on a number of glasses and then move to the next element. "It's an assembly line. First I paint all the apples and then I paint all the grapes and then all the pears, down the line. It's the quickest way to get them painted."
Once a glass is completed, Bonta bakes it in her household oven to set the design. "They are completely dishwasher safe, but if you want them to last forever, you should hand-wash them," she said.
As she surveys her garden of glasses, Bonta said even when she is behind on orders and feeling pressured while painting, she loves her creations and is thrilled by the positive feedback she gets from customers. Bonta noted that many people who check out her display talk about how they would be terrified of breaking such special glasses. She said her glasses are sturdier than people think and she urges customers to embrace the idea of using something special even when they are doing something as routine as enjoying a cocktail.
"Life is short. Enjoy the extraordinary," she said.
Bonta's work can be viewed and purchased through her website www. ShazamDesigns.net.
-Pam Boyd
When you walk into John Cummins' industrial space at Airpark Drive in Gypsum, it's hard to tell exactly what his business might be. Computers and gadgets line the counters and longboards line the walls. Is it a board shop or engineering firm? Basically, it's both.
Cummins runs Marmot Electric from the space, where he also designs and sells his custom longboards. In terms of skateboarding, longboards are much bigger than trick boards and designed for speed and carving down paved hills.
The skateboard company is called Street Swell and Cummins runs it with his dad and brother, who reside in his native state of California.
"I skateboarded as a kid and got back into it when my daughters started riding scooters, around 2002," Cummins said. "In 2005, a friend in Gypsum was making longboards in his garage and got me into it. We made about 10 a year. In 2007, I wanted to make it more than a hobby."
That's when he started his own company and moved production to California, where his dad made cabinets. The woodwork is done in California and then sent to Gypsum for the finishing touches.
"My favorite part is the first time I have a finished board in my hands and take it for a ride," Cummins said.
Since 2007, Street Swell has specialized in making custom boards made from exotic woods like Afromosia, Zebrawood, Purple Heart and Wenge.
"Every January, I go to California and we select wood for the next year's production," he said. "As the decks mature, the colors in the wood change a little, almost always for the better. I'm still learning, running into new species of wood."
The company also tries to reuse material, such as a door made of Koa wood that was going to be scrapped, and buys hardware from North American businesses as much as possible. The wheels are from Boulder and the trucks (basically axles) are from Canada.
Last year, Street Swell produced 10 custom and 60 regular boards, all by hand. (To learn more about that process, visit www.streetswell.com.)
"We've grown slowly, doubling business every summer, and we incorporate some new designs each year," Cummins said.
A design the company now incorporates into all its boards is inlaid fake mother of pearl.
"That was inspired by guitar designs and we buy the fake mother of pearl from the Gibson Guitar company," Cummins said.
Gov. John Hickenlooper has a custom Street Swell board that features the inlay design. That board is on the wall of his office but Street Swell is making him another one to ride.
Cummins said he met "The Gov" through a friend in Denver who owns a reputable board shop there.
The boards sell anywhere from $225 and $450 for ones made with regular hard woods like oak - to $645. The latter price is for a stand up longboard that comes with a staff a rider can push him or herself along with as they would on a stand up paddle board used on water. Those prices aren't typical for longboards but these longboards are definitely not typical.
Marmot Electric employees also end up helping with board designs and such, as work between the two companies is done in the same building. One of the architects is apparently quite the sketch artist.
"I suppose it's like writing all the parts of a song and hearing them come together," Cummins said of the personal satisfaction he gets from crafting the boards. Cummins is also in a band called Monk Tonic that recently started performing at the Brush Creek Saloon in Eagle, among other places.
For more information about Street Swell, call 877-216-9091, email email@example.com or visit the business at 147 Airpark Drive, Unit 1-C, in Gypsum.
-Derek Franz
If it's antique, rare and western, Donna Fasi knows how to find it - and how to restore it.
Fasi operates Spring Creek Floral and the Purple Sage Cafe next to Manto's Pizza in Gypsum. The sign on her store says "Floral" but that doesn't tell Fasi's whole story. She's also an accountant, a honey farmer and the owner of The Beardance Ranch Fine Western Collectibles, specializing in saddle and leather restoration as well as finding hard-to-find items such as 100-year-old bits and spurs. Her floral shop is consequently something of a museum, with all kinds of artifacts tucked into every corner among the rest of the artwork she sells.
She's been restoring and collecting since the 1980s, and luxury home designers now seek her services.
"Somehow they found me and started coming to me for their projects around 2006," Fasi said. "Sometimes they have specific things they want me to find and other times I help them with the design."
Fasi said she goes to a lot of auctions and employs a strict financial strategy. It's her curiosity that keeps her going and gives her the patience to restore brittle leather.
"Restoration reveals stories," she said.
She recently acquired a red saddle that was black.
"It was a 90-year-old woman's pony saddle she used when she was a girl," Fasi said. "It was completely rotted and dried, in very bad shape. The night we got it, my husband and I stayed up until 3 a.m. working on it, we were so excited."
It took four cleanings over a month and they discovered the saddle was actually red. Restoring leather properly relies on patience more than anything else.
"I don't ever put a chemical on leather, except maybe leather cleaner," Fasi said. "Sometimes leather is so brittle I have to soak it in water for days. When you can't bend it, leather cleaner would break it. Leather cleaner and preservatives should only be used on it when it's still wet."
Fasi estimates she's restored about 200 saddles. She started in her 20s, mostly with her own stuff because she didn't want to throw it away. Then friends started coming to her with items they wanted restored or things they think she might be interested in, including old paintings.
"I never know what's going to come in the door," she said.
One of Fasi's best discoveries came out of a box of spurs she bought in California.
"My husband teased me for buying a box of junk and then I had my best find in 30 years," she said, taking a single spur off the wall. "This was the only one. It's from the 1800s and is the kind of spur you would see in California Gold Rush photos."
Fasi dates spurs by their architecture and style.
"Around the 1920s, people started clipping the points off spurs or making them square-ended," she said. "That was probably about the time animal rights started becoming more of a concern. The older spurs just look brutal."
Other prizes of Fasi's include a 300-year-old bit from the Sonora desert and a jail lock from the 1890s. When she gets many of the metal items, they're rusted into obscurity. Lots of careful polishing reveals engraved names and tell-tale designs that give hints about their history.
"If I have my mind on something like TV while I'm polishing it's not so tedious," she said. "I use mineral oil and a little bit of No. 4 Steel Wool and very carefully start scrubbing."
Scrubbing too hard will remove silver or obscure special markings. Fasi uses her judgment on when a piece shouldn't be scrubbed any more.
As for herself, "People will send me a list of what they want to find and that's when I shine," she said.
The Beardance Ranch Fine Western Collectibles can be reached at (970) 524-7057 or by dropping by Spring Creek Floral at 106 Oak Ridge Drive in Gypsum.
-Derek Franz


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Butte College is hosting two English as a Second Language (ESL) Prep Nights in January for students who intend to enroll in Spring 2013 ESL classes. The first Prep Night orientation will be held one week prior to the start of the Spring Semester on January 15 at the Chico Center, 2320 Forest Avenue, Room 237, from 5 to 8 p.m.
The second Prep Night orientation will be offered during the first week of spring semester classes on January 24 at the Chico Center, Room 231 from 5– 8 p.m. During these orientations students will be able to take a tour, assess which ESL classes are appropriate for them as well as register and enroll in classes and receive their student identification cards. All classes and books for ESL students are free.
Among the non-credit classes offered by the college's ESL program are ESL Levels 1 - 3, ESL Workforce Training and ESL Life Skills. Classes are offered at the Chico Center, Glenn County Center and the Community Employment Center. Not all classes are available at all locations.
The ESL Life Skills class (ESL 310) is an "open entry/open exit" class, giving students the opportunity to join, or leave, the class any time during the semester. The ESL program also offers a "Conversation Café," a one-hour informal session during which students may practice their English conversational skills in a fun and relaxed environment.
Students enrolled in the program may also earn a noncredit certificate of competency in ESL. This sequence of non-credit ESL courses takes students from survival skills to high intermediate language proficiency in preparation for their transition into credit-bearing ESL courses. Students will receive the foundational language proficiency necessary for various career pathways and general education courses. This 102 hour certificate program can be completed in two academic semesters and requires the successful completion of at least two courses in the ESL sequence, one of which must be ESL 313.
For more information contact Jason Reisinger, ESL Coordinator, at 530-895-2333.
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Definición de manifold en inglés:
adjetivoformal or literary
1Many and various: the implications of this decision were manifold
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- I caught the newsreader saying, 'We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness'.
- If anything, this should motivate those of us who can see the manifold difficulties with the current multicultural ideology to critique it with even greater vigour and clear thought and to refuse to be silenced.
- After her husband's premature death from a suspected brain haemorrhage Maria became one of her son's main props, helping him to cope with the manifold pressures of a revolutionary's life.
1.1Having many different forms or elements: the appeal of the crusade was manifold
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- Womanhood, according to the theory, is a manifold phenomenon as different women live and behave differently in different circumstances and conditions.
- This address can take several forms, in keeping with the manifold diversity of writings that constitute the Bible.
- In such a manner we acquire manifold, thorough, and even useful knowledge about how philosophy has been presented in the course of history.
1A pipe or chamber branching into several openings: US aircraft attacked the pipeline manifold feeding the Sea Island
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- In everyday parlance, a manifold is a pipe or chamber bristling with subsidiary tubes.
- Liquid is pumped to each atomizer on the boom via a separate manifold attached to the boom.
- The first modular manifold receives each of the high purity fluid streams at a corresponding porting aperture.
1.1(In an internal combustion engine) the part conveying air and fuel from the carburettor to the cylinders or that leading from the cylinders to the exhaust pipe: the exhaust manifold
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- The oil pan, exhaust manifolds and transmission housing have been reinforced with ribs for added strength.
- Catalytic converters are being mounted closer to the engines to improve their performance and exhaust manifolds are being integrated into cylinder heads.
- Granted, I don't know an intake manifold from a fuel injector, but I bought into their portrayal.
2 Mathematics A collection of points forming a certain kind of set, such as those of a topologically closed surface or an analogue of this in three or more dimensions.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- Topology is the mathematical discipline concerned with surfaces or manifolds in higher dimensions.
- My primary interest in geometry is for the light it sheds on the topology of manifolds.
- Included in the intermediate chapters are introductions to differentiable manifolds and Lie groups.
manifoldly adverbio
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- Her Around Sea is a substantial, beautiful, and manifoldly interesting book of poetry.
- We find the manifoldly inquisitive Benjamin musing on the new modes of perception opened tip by techniques of photographic enlargement and cinematic montage.
- UN efforts manifoldly increased to stop wars from starting (preventive diplomacy), end ongoing conflicts, establish peace operations and impose sanctions (which can help pressure warring parties into peace negotiations).
manifoldness sustantivo
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- We want to make sense of the world, to comprehend its manifoldness, to take its measure and circumscribe it within our experience, all the time knowing that it is impossible to do that adequately.
- True philosophy, however, has to follow the diversity and the manifoldness of matter through all time.
- Only in service of that primal vision does the manifoldness of the created world come into being.
Old English manigfeald; current noun senses date from the mid 19th century.
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The Great Peanut Recall of 2012: These Are the Products to Toss ASAP
Food recalls happen all the time, so we thought this peanut recall was just going to blow over. But now there are more than 400 products that are being pulled from store shelves in an effort to prevent salmonella. Find out which products you need to check your pantry for (and then promptly chuck) now
We, along with the rest of the country, shrugged our shoulders and made a mental note to not make a peanut butter sammi that week.
But it seems this peanut recall is now just short of a nationwide nut epidemic. The Food and Drug Administration announced that all of the products processed at the New Mexico facility starting in March 2010 are being recalled, which means there's a decent chance there's something you shouldn't eat stashed in your pantry right now.
The FDA found strains of salmonella in the roasted and raw nuts produced at Sunland, Inc., which means all the delicious foods made using those nuts (peanut butters, trail mixes, granola bars, peanut butter ice cream, you get the drift) are also contaminated. The result? More than 400 products are being pulled from supermarket shelves right this minute, including MoonPies, On-the-Go PB Jamwiches, and even Starbuck's Protein Bistro Box, which had a honey peanut butter spread.
The bottom line: This peanut recall has likely affected you, whether you shop at Whole Foods or Walmart. And with 35 people across 19 states already infected from this salmonella outbreak, it's time for a pantry overhaul.
To make it easier for you, we spent hours reading the headache-inducing list of recalled peanut products on the FDA's website and included pictures of all of the biggest brands' products here. And since we can't picture all 400 products and their varieties, consider it a safe bet that if your peanut butter brand is here, its Creamy Banana flavor is infected too. Click through to make sure you're not still eating any of them ...
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Only heard of 2 of these products.
by Toyvoo Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 03:27PM Report as inappropriate
Thank you for the list. What's really interesting to me is how many organic brands are on here, getting their peanuts from the same facility as a lot of store brands. SMH
by elph37 Monday, October 29, 2012 at 11:30AM Report as inappropriate
great info, thx.
by lilas Monday, October 22, 2012 at 03:27PM Report as inappropriate
This was a great list of products to avoid. Many of the products mentioned are available near me so I found this helpful. I would not have known otherwise!
by HeathRene Monday, October 22, 2012 at 11:57AM Report as inappropriate
thanks for making such a great guide
by sportimonki13 Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 01:42PM Report as inappropriate
Wow!!! I actually just ate some of this stuff a couple days ago.....
by Lillium_Stargaz Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 08:15PM Report as inappropriate
Thank you for the information! I have passed it along to my friends!
by powerwoman033 Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 03:19PM Report as inappropriate
Thanks for this list. Important to know this info
by steadyeddie925 Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 11:08AM Report as inappropriate
I love peanut butter products and appreciate that you have this article. However, a list really would have been more practical. FIFTY SIX slides?
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I love peanut butter! This is actually horrifying!
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A Blog Reborn
When I orginally started this blog back at the beginning of 2008, it was dedicated specifically to open source video topics. This was something I was passionate about and involved in. Over the last three years much has changed, although I am still deeply interested in open source video.
Over time I found that I wanted to blog about other topics, but didn't really have an outlet for this. I didn't want another blog.
My work circumstances also changed. After eight years at BBC Worldwide, most recently as Head of Digital Distribution, it was time for a change. I invested in a small post-production company in central London, The Station, and also started consulting for mediapeers, a specialist broadcast content distribution tool vendor.
I was also paying too much money each month for a dedicated server that I wasn't really using. This blog has now moved to WordPress' own hosting solution.
There it is, a new start and a fresh approach. I sincerely hope there will be a steadier stream of content on this blog, from a wider range of topics.


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Restoring Respect for Relics
The recent
sale of objects from the estate of the late
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis drew much attention. Since she was
a celebrated figure, her personal items had increased in value
and popularity with her fans after her death. Likewise, we cherish
articles associated with our own departed loved ones: a cast-iron skillet, a once-fashionable sweater,
a dog-eared prayer book. Even if the monetary value is low, we
hold such objects in high esteem.
After we have buried a beloved member
of our family, we would be horrified if someone wanted to exhume
the grave, chip away at the bones of the deceased and send these
body fragments all over the world. We would consider this a blatant
lack of respect for the dead.
But that's what we've been doing for
many centuries to the bones of our saints, the celebrated loved
ones of our Church. We need to be more respectful of their remains
or relics and also to be more understanding when Native Americans
and others protest violations to their ancestral burial grounds.
There was a time in history when relics of saints were so prized
they were sold and even stolen. Because of this competition, tombs
of saints were often ransacked, the remains were dismembered and
divided among many shrines. That is why past and present canon
law forbids the sale of relics and regulates their use.
In an effort to restore order, dignity
and meaning to the practice of distributing and venerating relics,
the Vatican has issued new regulations, reports Catholic News
Service. Relics of saints "were being passed around like
candy," says Msgr. Piero Marini, the papal master of liturgical
Bodily remains are taken from a sainthood
candidate's grave during the exhumation that is required before
beatification, if it can be done without unduly mutilating the
body. Often some of these relics are presented to the pope during
beatification and canonization, then placed in custody of the
Apostolic Sacristy. Many relics are also held by the diocese or
religious order promoting a candidate's cause.
The new rules govern relics stored
in the Vatican and the Diocese of Rome but will also serve as
a model for dispensing those held by other dioceses and religious
orders. The norms allow the distribution of bones or flesh of
saints and martyrs, known as first-class relics, "only for
public veneration in a church, oratory or chapel." None "will
be given to individual faithful for private veneration."
This is not a move away from the veneration
of relics. Treated reverently, they can still inspire us to imitate
the virtues of our beloved saints. First-class relics will still
be exposed in churches, as are St. Anthony's tongue, jaw and vocal
cords in the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua (see "I've Found a Lot to Love in St. Anthony" in this online issue).
The new restrictions will, however,
affect private ownership and the size of first-class relics that
are distributed. For example, when relics are placed under church
altars, they should be big enough to be recognizable as parts
of a human body. "Because the law now requires large relics,
it means gradually the practice" of a martyr's remains being
part of an altar will disappear, says Jesuit Father Peter Gumpel,
a former official at the Congregation for Sainthood Causes. There
will be no more chipping away at old bones, sending a fragment
to a church in one country, a sliver to an individual in another.
The rite of dedication of an altar
says, "All the dignity of the altar rests on its being the
Lord's table." Thus, the focus should be on Jesus, rather
than martyrs.
During the early Church St. Jerome
made it clear where the emphasis belonged: Relics of martyrs should
not be worshiped, but they should be venerated "in order
the better to adore Him whose martyrs they are," writes Joan
Carroll Cruz in Relics. She explains the three classes
of relics: First-class relics are parts of the bodies of saints
and the instruments of Christ's passion. Second-class relics include
items of clothing and objects used by a saint, and instruments
of torture used on a martyr. Third-class relics are objects or
cloths touched to either first- or second-class relics. Honoring
saints through their relics should not be confused with superstitious
The new norms can help us realize that
we don't need to possess a minute first-class relic of a favorite
saint to foster a particular devotion. The "practice of digging
up bodies, cutting them up and shipping the pieces all over the
place" conflicts with traditional Judeo-Christian respect
for the dead, says Jesuit Father Robert Taft, an expert in Eastern-rite
Perhaps the Vatican's concern for the
treatment of the relics of our sainted dead should lead us to
greater respect for the feelings of people of other cultures and
beliefs. It's easy to empathize when we see photos of grief-stricken
people in Rwanda and Bosnia at mass graves or as they identify
the remains of their loved ones who perished in recent years.
But are we as outraged when a Native American burial site or Egyptian
pyramid is excavated as we would be if the catacombs or the grave
of one of our long-ago relatives was dug up and featured in a
colorful National Geographic article?
Do we feel as much respect for the
remains of Chief Big Foot and the other Sioux who were killed
at Wounded Knee in 1890 as we do for those of Lt. Col. George
Custer and the other soldiers who were killed at Little Bighorn
in 1876? Chief Crazy Horse emerged victorious from Little Bighorn,
only to be killed a year later and have his parents bury his heart
and bones near Wounded Knee at a place known only to them. May
all of these human remains rest in the peace that they deserve.


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A New Hampshire truck driver and two local law firms have filed yet another class action suit against Pilot Corp. and Pilot Travel Centers (known as Pilot Flying J), accusing the national truck stop chain of shorting its customers on fuel rebates.
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The Daily Startup: Accel Leads Investment in Cloudera, as Hadoop Wave Rolls On
Top stories in today's VentureWire:
Cloudera has landed a $65 million Series E round of venture capital funding led by Accel Partners. Accel is not a new investor in Cloudera, the biggest and best-known company in the Hadoop world. It led its $5 million Series A round in 2009, and it is leading a round that includes all repeat investors, including Greylock Partners, Ignition Partners, In-Q-Tel and Meritech Capital Partners.
Russian incubator Fastlane Ventures has fueled up with a fresh $13 million from Kazakhstan businessman Kenges Rakishev, and will increase the number of startups it backs and nurtures next year. The infusion, which boosts the two-year-old incubator's total raise to nearly $100 million, is the first such incubator bet by Rakishev. Fastlane Ventures uses a rapid build-to-launch model to create localized versions of companies that have been successful in the West and other parts of the world.
Also in today's VentureWire, Redpoint Ventures is in talks with limited partners for a follow-up to its 2010 vintage fund, according to three investors. The firm aims to match the amount it raised for its oversubscribed Redpoint Ventures IV LP, which closed with $400 million…Aratana Therapeutics continues to stockpile human drugs that might also help people's pets, licensing the animal-health rights to a pain treatment from publicly held Pacira Pharmaceuticals...and Avelas Biosciences, maker of a fluorescent imaging probe that can illuminate cancerous tissue, has emerged from stealth mode with a $7.65 million Series A round, funding that will push the company's technology further into clinical studies.
(VentureWire is a daily newsletter with comprehensive analysis of all the investments, deals and personnel moves involving startups and their venture backers. For a two-week trial, visit our homepage, scroll to the bottom and click "try for free.")
Elsewhere around the Web:
Taking a page from IBM playbook, Cisco CEO John Chambers tells the New York Times that he intends to transform the network gear maker to a company that designs and sells software and services. Chambers, who is 63, plans to retire in the next two to four years.
Attention gaming companies: Women 50 and older are a solid majority of baby-boom gamers and they play a lot more than their younger counterparts, a new study says.


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New Multiplex Features Cinemark's NextGen Cinema Design Concept and an XD Auditorium
Opening Weekend Festivities Include Food Drive and Visit from Santa Claus
PLANO, Texas (December 19, 2013) - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), one of the world's leading motion picture exhibitors will open a new 12-screen, all-digital movie theatre featuring the new Cinemark NextGen cinema design concept in Temple, TX on Friday, December 20, 2013. The new Cinemark Temple and XD theatre will be located at 4501 South General Bruce Drive, Temple, TX 76502, off Interstate 35, just north of Midway Road.
The new NextGen theatre will showcase large, wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling screens, enhanced sound systems, and digital presentation in every auditorium. In addition, the complex will feature a Cinemark XD: Extreme Digital Cinema auditorium and seven of the auditoriums will be RealD 3D capable. Many of the new holiday blockbusters, including ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS 3D, 47 RONIN, AMERICAN HUSTLE, THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY, and SAVING MR. BANKS will be showcased at the new theatre.
"In keeping with the spirit of the holidays, Cinemark is proud to unwrap our new NextGen theatre for movie lovers in Temple, and surrounding areas," states Tim Warner, Cinemark's Chief Executive Officer. "This new complex will offer a state-of-the-art entertainment experience for our guests including an XD auditorium, the number one private label PLF in the world."
For the grand opening weekend, December 20-22, Cinemark is partnering with "Food For Families" on a unique food drive. Everyone who brings in a can of food will receive a coupon for a free popcorn and soft drink, which can be used at the new theatre. The offer is limited to one coupon per person per day, but it is redeemable at the theatre until January 31, 2014. "Food For Families" is an annual food drive to collect non-perishable items for local area food banks and pantries in nine counties all across Central Texas.
In addition, the new Cinemark Temple and XD theatre will present a free screening on Saturday morning, December 21st at 10:00 of the beloved holiday classic, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. And Santa Claus will make an appearance on Saturday afternoon from 12 noon until 4:00pm to take photos with the kids and listen to their last minute requests.
Long recognized as a pioneer in the theatrical exhibition industry, Cinemark is taking the cinema entertainment experience to the next level. The new NextGen theatre will offer the latest technology, amenities, and customer preferred options all under one roof. These NextGen amenities include:
• State-of-the-art viewing environment with wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-floor screens available in all auditoriums.
• 4K digital projection powered by Barco projectors; RealD 3D capability in nine auditoriums.
• Enhanced, sound systems that will enable customers to hear the movie as the filmmakers intended.
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PARKERSBURG — At the first meeting of the new year, Wood County commissioners voted 2-1 to change the Wood County Commission's 200-year history of meeting two days a week....
A big THANKS to Commissioner Blair Couch for knowing there is no good reason to reduce the commission's commitment to serving the public, which is exactly what the other commissioners did. They have forgotten (or ignored) the wisdom contained in a simple statement: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Blair can pay his past due taxes while he sits around the court house looking at the walls doing nothing else. Why is it that other counties bigger than Wood can get the work done in less time, maybe they are more organized.
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Steve and Wayne are correct. Ask any former commissioner (Parrish, Shaver, Grapes, Grimm, Tebay) how much really gets done when they are sitting in there looking at each other instead of working outside the meeting room with the staff and public where they should be. Other than generating inane stories for the media ("County Commission inspects parking lot"), everything that requires a public meeting could be done in two hours or less, twice per month.
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BTW, Blair you are also wrong about Charleston City Council. After eight years service on Charleston City Council, I can assure you that we set aside time at every meeting for anyone to come in and address council on any topic of their choice. Also, we were respectful and did not make people wait until some arbitrary time as you have done to our citizens for the past six years. Thank you Wayne for removing that additional barrier to citizen access.
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Commissioner Dunn is a good person and I believe his motives are pure. Gainer is just lazy. The public should be the first priority always
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Anyone is better commissioner than Rick Modesitt was! Most self serving commissioner in history.
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I can understand why a Doctor would want to schedule less meetings to serve his patients, however, not a greedy sue happy trial lawyer. I spoke with a friend who works in the Washington County Courthouse. One of the three Commissioners are present in the building every single day full day to oversee government. Mr Gainer I understand is retired. The previous news article mentioned he live part time in Florida. If so, he should immediately resign and allow a West Virginia resident assume the seat. David Blair Couch should be commended for standing by his values and Commission traditions. I believe he was the landslide winner against the greedy trialy lawyer, so the voters must have known best.
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They have a meeting yet on to give back half of their salary?Half work,half pay. Hey Harry,where's your IFTA stickers on that shiny rig you were using for the slander campaign. How's about also answering the question of WHO and WHY you wanted the commish. position so badly? Sounds as if you made promises you can't keep now.Go bleed your C8 scam,dig up more yards,then PLEASE;;; GO AWAY.
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are grapes purchased in Charleston always sour ?
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This research was fulfilled in parallel to the Video Scoring project. They both pursued the same goal of estimating the position and orientation of parachute recovery systems (PRS) during the entire drop, from exiting an aircraft until impact, but using different sources of data. This specific project was relying entirely on the data provided by an onboard inertial measurement unit (IMU). The reasoning for using IMU only is as follows.
The optical ground stations or KTMs (discussed on the Video Scoring project page) have a limitation on the number of articles they can track simultaneously (only one PRS at a time if high-resolution imagery is required). Hence, they cannot be used in a mass drop. Besides, they have significant manpower requirement, require days to process data (manually), are cost prohibitive to many testing programs, and are a limited material resource. That is why for real-time operational trajectories, Precision Guided PRS (PGPRS) utilize GPS systems. However, the GPS systems take approximately 30 seconds after aircraft exit to produce a solution (Fig.A) and are susceptible to GPS jamming in the combat environment (if available at all).
Figure A. Acquiring GPS position.
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Figure B shows the hardware setup on top of the payload. The GPS receiver was still used to compare the true data (available after 30 seconds after release) against the estimates provided by the PDPAS. Figure C depicts the rigged system before being deployed out of C-130 aircraft. An overall sequencing of the events before and after the PRS release is shown in Fig.D, and Fig.E presents the developed Simulink model that processes the data. Obviously, the PDPAS uses the strapdown IMU mechanization (Fig.F).
|Figure B. The GPS/IMU set atop a payload.
|Figure C. The PRS in the cargo bay.
Figure D. Three stages of the pose estimation.
Figure E. Simulink model for processing IMU data.
Figure F. Strapdown mechanization of PDPAS.
Figure G. Comparison of INS position estimation (a) and the corresponding errors (b).
Figure H. Comparison of INS velocity estimation (a) and the corresponding errors (b).
Figure I. Comparison of INS Euler angles estimation (a) and the corresponding errors (b).
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Poinciana 47, Tenoroc 9: Titans Score 1st Then Fall in 5A-10 Matchup
Published: Friday, October 18, 2013 at 3:10 a.m.
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LAKELAND | When the momentum suddenly shifts, it's hard to get it back.
Poinciana knocked off Tenoroc 47-9 in a Class 5A, District 10 matchup Thursday, getting touchdowns from five different players in front of roughly 100 fans at Tenoroc High School.
Tenoroc (0-7) had jumped out to an early 6-0 lead when Nick Gallon broke free on a 7-yard run on the Titans' first possession of the game, but the Eagles (3-4) answered with four first-half touchdowns to take a 28-9 halftime lead.
Additionally, Tenoroc placekicker Peyton Whitehead booted a 43-yard field goal in the second quarter to narrow the gap.
"The game started according to script," Tenoroc coach Michael Burns said. "We got a turnover, and we had a chance to put some points on the board. We had a 6-0 lead and then they got better. I have to take my hat off to Poinciana. They got momentum, and we just couldn't reverse it back."
For Poinciana, Maurice Angli and Joshua Lopez scored two touchdowns apiece — one in each half — while Tarron Mallard, Darian Dickson and Trent Raeburn also scored touchdowns.
"I would like to use numbers as an excuse, but we've been at this thing for eight or nine weeks now," Burns said. "We're getting better, but our kids are taking their lumps right now."
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Emirates A380 fever, whipped up with the delivery of its first A380 in Hamburg, is destined for the U.S. after the airline's super-jumbo embarked on the first-ever A380 commercial flight into the Americas.
The flight, which took off today at 1100hrs Dubai time, bound for New York, follows near-frenzied activity in Germany, when the airline received the first of its 58 A380s. Emotional scenes were witnessed by thousands on the ground and then millions more as pictures and news reports were transmitted around the world.
The super-jumbo, equipped with Onboard Shower Spas and a Lounge, has received glowing reviews from those who have been lucky enough to enjoy the revolutionary in-flight experience.
Now, it's time to demonstrate the airline's "premium hotel in the sky" to the American market. Flight EK3801 is expected to touch down at JFK at 1700hrs local time after a journey of around 12.5 hours from Dubai.
The New York inaugural flight has been fully booked for some time and passengers are keen to see the talk of the airline industry for themselves. The gigantic plane is arranged in a three class configuration - 399 seats in Economy, 76 fully-flat seats in Business Class and 14 Private Suites in First Class.
A number of senior Emirates' executives have joined the A380 flight, including the airline's President Tim Clark; Keith Longstaff, Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Worldwide; Terry Daly, Divisional Senior Vice President, Service Delivery; and Andrew Parker, Senior Vice President, Public and Environmental Affairs.
In New York, invited guests and the media will assemble for a reception in Emirates' JFK lounge. After the A380 touches down, guests will have the opportunity to look around the carrier's 118th aircraft, kicking off a series of familiarisation events around the U.S.
On Monday, 4th August, the aircraft will be on show at San Francisco International Airport before moving on to the Flight Path Museum in Los Angeles the following day. In both cities, guests and media representatives will be given the flight of their lives during a 2-hour demonstration. Further static tours will take place on the ground.
Despite its colossal size, the luxurious Emirates' A380 is among the most environmentally considerate aircraft ever built and offers better fuel economy per passenger mile than most hybrid passenger cars. Its Engine Alliance GP7200 engines are noticeably quiet - great news for passengers and a welcomed development for residents below.
The aircraft is very much the new "baby" of the Emirates Group after being handed over at Airbus's new Jürgen Thomas A380 Delivery Centre in Hamburg on Monday.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman & Chief Executive Emirates Airline and Group, attended the sun-blessed handover ceremony, along with Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline; Airbus CEO Tom Enders; former Engine Alliance President, Bruce Hughes and Jürgen Thomas, the "founding father" of the A380. Boris Becker, the former Wimbledon champion, joined the euphoria and helped add a true game, set and match feeling to the whole occasion.
The Emirates A380 will carry 24 cabin crew members and for the first time, Emirates has brought in Cabin Service Assistants, tasked with keeping the Onboard Shower Spas meticulously clean for the exclusive use of First Class passengers.
Passengers aboard today's Dubai-New York A380 flight are the first fare-paying customers to see the airline's new look uniform. Carrying through the well-known beige and red theme of the previous outfit, the latest apparel gives a sharper, more business-like feel to the onboard service.
Emirates is due to receive five of the super-jumbos in the current financial year. After being incorporated into the airline's twice-daily service to New York, the quieter, greener aircraft will be deployed on the London Heathrow route from 1st December and on the Sydney and Auckland services from February next year.


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No. 2 UCLA scored three unanswered goals in the second half to down the No. 10 Cal women's soccer team 3-0 on Friday in Los Angeles.
The loss snapped an eight-game Bears winning streak, the last seven of which came in Pac-12 play.
UCLA (15-0-2, 8-0-1 Pac-12) limited Cal (14-4-0, 7-2-0) to just four shots -- three of which came in the final 45 minutes. The Bruins took 21 shots.
Cal's Emily Kruger played all 90 minutes in goal and made nine stops.
Stanford (15-1-1, 9-0 Pac-12) extended its conference winning streak to 40. The Cardinal would clinch its fourth consecutive conference title with a victory Sunday at UCLA.
USC (5-9-3, 2-5-2) was outshot 25-12.
Michael Semenza scored the equalizer for the Gaels (8-3-3, 4-2-1 WCC) in the 37th minute off a long throw-in by Nathan Arambula. Trevor Newquist scored the winner five minutes later.
College swimming
Camille Cheng, Yvette Kong, Elizabeth Pelton and Kelly Naze won two individual events each as the defending NCAA champion Cal women topped host BYU 158-118 in the Bears' dual-meet opener. Cal won 14 of 16 events.
Cal senior and U.S. Olympian Caitlin Leverenz won the 200 butterfly by more than three seconds over BYU's Kim Doroghian, 2:02.39-2:05.93.
College volleyball
Christina Higgins had a career high 18 kills, and Correy Johnson added eight kills and seven blocks as the Cal women rolled to a 25-19, 25-22, 25-19 win over visiting Arizona.
Shannon Hawari pitched in with seven kills and eight blocks, and Lara Vukasovic had seven kills and eight digs for the Bears (11-10, 5-6), who have won two of three.
The Wildcats fell to 12-11, 4-8 in the Pac-12.
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The San Francisco Bulls play the Alaska Aces in Anchorage this weekend. Friday's ECHL game was at 8:15 p.m., the same as Saturday's. Sunday's game is at 4:05 p.m.
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Scripture: Acts 26: 1 NIV Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself. "So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense:
Observation: Festus, the ruler of Judea, was bringing Paul before King Agrippa in order to determine what charges should be brought against Paul who was being sent for trial before Caesar. Paul was given what we all have: the right to speak for ourselves.
Application: When I stand before God, only Jesus will speak for me. How proper it is that while here on earth, I speak for Him. In fact, God, Himself has given me permission to speak! My words and my actions speak for me in testimony of Jesus!
Prayer: Lord, may my actions speak so loud that if I do not have opportunity to use words, may those around me clearly see my appreciation for you! Amen
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Former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and leading organizer of the Tea Party movement, Dick Armey offers a Tea Party Manifesto: Give Us Liberty. Written with Matt Kibbee, President and CEO of FreedomWorks, Give Us Liberty defines the issues and agenda of the wildfire grassroots movement that is electrifying the nation, as it calls on fiscal conservatives to take back America.
Give Us Liberty is written for every American who is ready to stand up to the federal government's unprecedented power, spending, and intrusion on personal freedom. As millions are realizing, our country's future has been dangerously compromised as the national debt spirals out of sight to pay for a litany of irresponsible federal policies: "Obamacare," Wall Street sweetheart deals, liberals' pet social programs, Congressional pork, foreign aid, and new military adventures. Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe–economists and influential supporters of Tea Party activists and candidates across the country–explain what's at stake, why limited government is the answer to our crisis, and how we can renew American prosperity by studying the lessons of the revolutionary era. This paperback edition also features a new foreword by Glenn Beck.
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Niroma grew up in a rural Sri Lankan village where access to education was the exception, not the rule. But World Vision child sponsorship gave her the support she needed to continue her studies; and now, she's about to become a doctor.
Dressed in a white coat with a stethoscope around her neck, Niroma stands near a bed at Anuradhapura Base Hospital in Sri Lanka, listening, consoling, and giving hope to a mother who is distressed about her little daughter's condition.
"Don't worry, she will be okay soon," Niroma assures in a caring voice as she explains the girl's condition.
"Sometimes patients or their loved ones won't fully understand the condition even if we explain, but it is a must that we take time to listen and give hope," Niroma says.
"It is difficult if you know that they have no chance of recovering, but you can still take time to give them strength for that day."
This compassionate young woman is in her final year at medical school and is now in residency at the Anuradhapura Base Hospital. She has assisted with operations, worked in different wards, and cared for a number of patients.
"One of my unforgettable experiences was when a young boy was brought to the hospital after an accident," she recalls. "He was unconscious, and although the doctors gave him CPR for 40 minutes, they were unsuccessful. If the patient doesn't respond within 40 minutes, he is declared dead," she adds.
"We (medical students) began to take turns and give him CPR again. After an hour, he came back to life," she explains. "I realized [in that moment] how much responsibility I have in my hands for another person's life."
Perhaps what's most remarkable about Niroma's story is how far she has come. Growing up in a rural village in Sri Lanka was not easy.
"I always wanted to be a doctor when I grew up, but I knew it was difficult for my parents to support all three of us (Niroma and her sisters) to get through school," she recalls.
"My parents always said that education is the only way to get out of poverty. So I wanted to study hard," she adds, noting that many children in her village didn't complete school.
"Sometimes, it was because parents didn't know the value of education, and some had no choice because of poverty," she says. "With World Vision coming to our village, things changed. I remember I was in grade 4 at that time."
Niroma explains that World Vision's sponsorship program helped every child in her community attend school, providing necessary supplies each year.
"We received study assistance classes, and we even had an English class and a computer class," she remembers. "That is the only place where I learned English and computer, and it helped me a lot."
Seeing Niroma's persistence and hard work, World Vision offered her a scholarship for her higher education.
"My first stethoscope is a gift from World Vision," says the medical student, smiling. Although she hasn't decided on the field she wants to specialize in, she knows she wants to serve the rural communities.
"I come from a rural village, and I can understand their hardships better," she says.
World Vision child sponsorship applies a holistic approach to fighting poverty, providing benefits both to an individual child and his or her entire family and community. World Vision team members meet with members of the community to determine the greatest needs — like food security, clean water, access to medical care and education, economic development, and more.
Over time, World Vision equips the community to become self-sufficient and able to meet its own challenges. The long-term goal is freedom from poverty, both for individuals and for the community as a whole. As their basic needs are met, children like Niroma have a chance to pursue their dreams and their God-given talents.
Read a blog post about World Vision's approach to community development and how child sponsorship is the foundation.
Thank God that Niroma has a chance to follow her dream of becoming a doctor. Pray that her work would be a blessing to many others in need.
Starting now: When you sponsor a child through World Vision, you'll receive a six-month free subscription to Christianity Today as our way of saying thank you.
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Every Saturday night, WETA presents a movie festival of exciting and commercial-free movies for your enjoyment in the Washington, DC area. These compelling films begin at 9:30pm on Saturday, December 22 so read on and see what's on this week!
Change is an inevitable part of life. Sometimes we seek it, but often we're reluctant to change. This week, see distinct examples of change in our WETA Movies.
Change of Heart
Andy Griffith stars as a naïve but good-intentioned soldier who has managed to avoid the draft for quite some time. When the head of the draft board unexpectedly arrives at his home, Will Stockdale is persuaded to join the ranks of other American men and serve his country. He immediately finds a friend and confidante in Ben Whitledge a man who is passionate about following in the footsteps of his six brothers who have all served as infantrymen. Master Sergeant King is in charge and has an agenda that includes sabotaging Stockdale but as the plan unfolds; he must pay the consequences for his actions. Roles swap, friendships end and rekindle, and Will and Ben find themselves in a precarious situation which leads to a surprise ending.
Watch No Time for Sergeants Saturday, December 22 at 9:30pm on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
Fighting for Change
It seems that today's society accommodates the disabled with the various handicap accessible options like ramps, elevators, and reserved parking spots. However, it hasn't always been smooth sailing for those living with a disability. Americans with disabilities had to fight for the respect, acceptance, and basic rights as the non-disabled.
Independent Lens: Lives Worth Living tells the story of the handicap movement following World War II, when disabled Americans were denied basic human rights and treated as inferior. Fed up, disabled Americans banded together (some literally chaining their wheelchairs together in protest) with a common cause. Seeking to defeat the notion that the disabled had no will or reason to live, they proved that they had the same goals and dreams as the non-disabled and that they could accomplish almost anything if only given the same opportunities and rights. Thanks to their efforts, The Americans with Disabilities Act was created, signed and implemented. However, the battle for inclusion and equality was, and still is, far from over for Americans with disabilities. Be inspired by the resilience and unwavering determination of one of the largest minorities' fight for equality.
Watch Independent Lens: Lives Worth Living Saturday, December 22 at 11:30pm on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
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Historical Change
Boyz n the Hood and Casablanca have a lot in common, believe it or not. Since the time of their release, both movies have been wildly popular. They've both been nominated for and won countless awards. Most impressively, the films are among a carefully chosen list comprising The National Film Registry. The Library of Congress is employed with the task of choosing those films which exemplify and fulfill being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". No genre is excluded, but making the cut is no easy feat since only 25 films are selected each year.
Independent Lens: These Amazing Shadows sheds light on the little-known world of The National Film Registry. Through interviews and film clips, learn the history of how and why The National Film Registry came to be, and identify with the impact of the notable films which comprise the Registry. The diversity of the films is wide, yet the films all reflect a slice of American culture, ideas and history. Thus, preserving them is integral and allows for future generations of audiences to experience the same emotions, connections and stories.
Watch Independent Lens: These Amazing Shadows Sunday, December 23 at 12:30am on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
Watch a trailer of These Amazing Shadows here!
Change in America
Lawrence, Massachusetts has earned the nickname "Immigrant City". It was founded by Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Potato Famine followed by waves of immigrants from Germany, Italy, Eastern Europe, and Canada. As one of the poorest municipalities in the United States, it is still a welcoming place for newcomers including new immigrants mostly from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Independent Lens: Scenes From a Parish takes a look at issues of community, tolerance, and immigration from the perspective of a Catholic priest who is trying to hold his disparate congregation together. Meet the people that make up this town and learn that their idea of home and belonging is deeper than a simple matter of ethnicity.
Watch Independent Lens: Scenes From a Parish Sunday, December 23 at 1:30am on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
Learn more about the making of Scenes From a Parish from Director/producer James Rutenbeck here!
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Worried About the Future of Law Schools? Talk to Your Dentist
If you want to get some perspective on the problems plaguing law schools, you might want to make an appointment with your dentist.
Sagging demand for services, an industry buffeted by technological change, an overcrowded job market, plummeting enrollment and school closures. These are all symptoms of a crisis that a dentist can appreciate. It was about a generation ago when dental education had its own bubble that burst. In the 1980s, dozens of dental schools were forced to shrink their class sizes and several shut down.
Dental schools back then are like the Roman Empire of professional education, an intriguing analogy that may provide clues to how legal education's present crisis will unfold.
The parallels inspired Law Blog to come up with a quiz.
Can you guess whether the following quotes from news articles are people from the 1980s talking about the future of dental schools, or are they people from today talking about the plight of law schools?
1) "People see that they can make more money in computers or on Wall Street, without the debt and years of added education," said an associate dean.
2) "[F]inancially, there is no question that it is not worth it," said a 33-year-old in private practice.
3) "Registration was dropping and the school thought we could better use our resources … to train specialists," said a school spokeswoman.
4) "There is a lot of competition," said a student. "But if you really want to work and are good at what you do, you'll always be busy."
5) "Ten or 15 years from now, things will be just fine," said an employed graduate.
6) "If you keep the schools open, you can always contract the number of students or expand," said a government labor researcher.
7) "There is just not the funding base that can keep this school alive and produce the quality product we have in the past," said a university executive vice president.
8) "We continued to learn more. It comes down to the number of [qualified] students we can get. We really need 150 [in the first-year class]. Now we're down to 137. Next fall it's projected at about 120. And in the future that number will dwindle to less than 100. There's no question that we were looking at a financial disaster," said the same administrator.
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'Downton Abbey,' Season 3, Episode 5: TV Recap
The Crawley family is dealing with the aftermath of Sybil's death. The funeral is over, but the family is still deep in mourning.
Branson decides to name the baby after her mother. Robert thinks it's morbid to do so, but he's even more horrified that Branson wants to christen the baby Catholic. No Crawley has been Catholic since the Reformation, after all.
Mary ends the argument and cheers Tom up considerably when she tells the family that Sybil had planned to christen the child Catholic anyway. Tom also plans to move away and get a job somewhere like Liverpool, taking young Sybil with him. The family begs him not to rush off.
Meanwhile, Cora is still furious with Robert for trusting the aristocratic doctor over their local doctor, Dr. Clarkson. She blames Robert's decisions for Sybil's death.
The Dowager Countess knows that they need to come together to get through their grief. She asks Dr. Clarkson to tell Cora that his plan would not have necessarily saved Sybil's life. Dr. Clarkson doesn't want to lie, but does bend the truth. Cora, devastated that nothing could have saved her daughter, cries on Robert's shoulder.
Isobel wants to hold a luncheon for the Crawley women to ease their mourning. Ethel tries to plan a fancy menu, but her poor cooking skills make Isobel request a light meal. Ethel begs Mrs. Patmore to help her. Mrs. Patmore is hesitant at first, since Ethel is a fallen woman, but relents to help Isobel and the family.
Carson is horrified Mrs. Patmore would associate with a former prostitute after he forbade her to do so. He tells Robert that all the Crawley women are eating food cooked by a woman of the night. Robert storms into Isobel's dining room demanding everyone leave at once. But even the Dowager Countess has to admit the former prostitute makes a fine looking pudding and they all stay for dessert.
Robert's having an impotent week all around. Matthew keeps hounding him to look over the estate books and discuss the inefficiencies with him. Mary finally gets her father to admit he feels like a fool for losing so much money.
Below stairs, as Mrs. Patmore accurately states, everyone is in love with the wrong person. Daisy has her eye on Alfred, who has his eye on Ivy, who has her eye on Jimmy. Ivy will have to fight off Thomas, who also has eyes for Jimmy. It doesn't look like any of these crushes are going to end well.
In prison, Bates intimidates his archenemy, telling him he will rat him out if he doesn't convince the woman who has evidence in his case to testify. It does the trick and Anna receives notice her man is coming home to Downton.
Also, Daisy's father-in-law, Mr. Mason, tells her he wants her to inherit the farm. She's not so sure if that's what she wants to do with her life. She had planned to be in service. Mr. Mason points out that she has 40 years of work ahead of her, but houses like Downton don't have another 40 years in them.
What did you think of the episode? Are you excited for Mr. Bates's return to Downton? Will those crazy kids below stairs ever find love? Leave your thoughts in the comments.


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