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Steinway Artist Harry Connick, Jr. and Big Easy Musicians Perform at 2010 Governor’s Ball at The White House

Steinway Artist Harry Connick, Jr. and Big Easy Musicians Perform at 2010 Governor’s Ball at The White House

Harry Connick Jr.

Steinway Artist Harry Connick, Jr. and his band performed at the 2010 Governor’s Ball hosted by President and Mrs. Obama on Sunday evening, February 21. Due to a packed East Room of the White House, the usual piano that occupies the room (a 1938 Steinway Art Case piano) was replaced with a smaller Steinway Model O Grand piano that was provided by Steinway Piano Gallery, Washington, D.C. for the event.

During the day, Connick, Jr. and his band performed for (and with) a group of Washington-area music students at a preview of the night’s event led by Mrs. Obama. Prior to the performance, Mrs. Obama paid tribute to Connick, Jr. for his humanitarian efforts in co-founding the Musicians’ Village, part of the New Orleans Habitat for Humanity rebuilding effort following Katrina.

On December 3, 2009, President Obama and a group of world-renowned performers were on hand for the National Tree Lighting Ceremony. In a tradition dating back to 1923, the President was on hand at the Ellipse near the White House to light the tree while bringing a message of peace and hope to the world.

For this year’s event, a group of talented performers were selected to perform, including Steinway Artist Brad Mehldau, Grammy award winner Sheryl Crow, hip-hop artist Common, country artist Ray LaMontagne, American Idol Jordin Sparks, jazz artist Joshua Redman, and the all-female music ensemble Celtic Woman.

All of the event’s performers who played piano or had piano accompaniment used a Steinway Model D concert grand piano (identification number CD-381) that is part of Steinway’s famed bank of Concert & Artist pianos stationed around the world at Steinway dealers. The piano was delivered from Steinway Piano Gallery in Washington, DC for the event and technicians spent over 9 hours preparing the piano so it would be in perfect playing condition for the performances.

2010 Governor’s Ball at The White House

Steinway and the White House have a long and storied history. In 1903, the 100,000th Steinway grand piano was presented to the White House as a gift. It was featured in the East Room of the White House until 1938, when it was replaced by the 300,000th Steinway grand — an Art Case piano with gilt American Eagle supports that is undoubtedly the most famous piano in the White House. The 1938 grand piano is still featured in the East Room (and sometimes in the Entrance Hall) of the White House. The original 1903 grand piano now resides in the Smithsonian Museum.

The next stop for the Steinway concert grand piano used at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony is the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. It is one of three Steinway grand pianos that are being provided for the Kennedy Center Honors Program, which will be televised on CBS, Tuesday, December 29 at 9 p.m. EST.

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One Way Furniture Holiday Sale

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Perfume Holiday Sale

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WOODEN BOAT REPAIR AND RESTORATION METHODS

WOODEN BOAT REPAIR AND RESTORATION METHODS

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Master shipwright Walt Ansel of Mystic Seaport will take students beyond the traditional introductory boatbuilding and boat repair courses offered here at WoodenBoat School with this challenging and very exciting project. CINDERELLA, a lovely 25′ sloop designed and owned by Henry Scheel, is the centerpiece for this two-week foray into wooden boat restoration. She has been lovingly restored over the last three seasons and will ultimately be relaunched here in Brooklin. The techniques students will use to document, stabilize, and rebuild the hull are the exact same methods used at Mystic Seaport and other professional boatyards around the country. The goal throughout the restoration is to have a strong, longlasting, aesthetically beautiful vessel, faithful to Henry Scheel’s original vision.

Walt’s approach to CINDERELLA’s rebuild will concentrate on accuracy close preservation of her hull shape and scantlings. She was built of Atlantic white cedar over oak frames and backbone. Unfortunately, the keel and floors were all iron bolted. This has resulted in extensive iron rot, necessitating replacement of these timbers and frames. The cedar planking, with its noted durability, was fastened with Everdur bronze and is 90 per cent salvageable. The challenging and interesting task will be to replace all of these internal skeleton parts without having the hull distort, lose its sheer, or become a differently shaped boat. The class will have Scheel’s original lines and offsets to work from.

Our 2008 restoration class was the third session of a planned five-year series of courses. This class accomplished an astonishing amount of work over the two weeks. Twenty new white oak floor timbers were scribed and fitted to the planking and bolted to the keel and new frames. These effectively retied the hull together across the new keel, allowing us to remove the half molds we had put in place in 2006. Old butt blocks were carefully removed and new ones were riveted in place. CINDERELLA’s new mast that was glued together in ’07 was cleaned up, shaped, and bored for mast tangs. All of the elegant, original Merriman hardware, with its distinctive trident logo, will be installed on the mast this coming year after applications of varnish.

boat-restoration-schoolThe boat’s transom was the subject of much pondering and classic wooden boat problem solving. Due to fresh water intrusion over the years, Walt and the students decided to make patterns and laminate a new curved transom blank out of three layers of mahogany. A big challenge the students faced was building inner transom frames which were curved in both planes to accurately fit the inside curve of the transom and the plank hood ends. As with all of the work students have accomplished over the past three years, the new transom was a work of art.

CINDERELLA’s centerboard trunk had been fabricated in steel and had already been replaced in the 1970s. This was a poor design for the saltwater environment and had rusted through once again. One of our students, an architect with brilliant CAD skills, drew up a scale plan of the keel and centerboard over which the students designed a wooden trunk to be made of locust and fastened with bronze. This is faithful with the restoration goal to eliminate all the iron fastenings in CINDERELLA that come in contact with salt water. On the very last day of our 2008 restoration course, this new trunk was successfully mated to the keel.

Designed in 1948 when Scheel had a New York office, CINDERELLA was intended to be a stock pocket cruiser of exceptional quality. She was built by the Island Creek Boat Shop in 1949. CINDERELLA is 25′ long, 22′3″ on the waterline, with an 8′8″ beam and a 2′20″ draft. Shoal draft and speed were high on Scheel’s list of priorities. The hull has an almost plumb stem, inboard rudder, iron centerboard, and a finely shaped raked and curved transom. This, coupled with a very long, flat run and sharp entrance, made her a Class B winner in the Off Soundings races in eastern Connecticut in the mid-1950s. A marconi-rigged sloop with a short bowsprit and boomkin, CINDERELLA has a low cabin trunk ending in a point at the forward end.

The repairing and rebuilding of wooden boats is a journey that can provide great personal satisfaction. Whether you own a wooden boat, are thinking of buying one, work in a boatyard, or just enjoy solving problems with wood, this course and outstanding instructor may be just for you. We invite you to come help us put this sweetheart of a boat back on her feet so that she can, once again, kick up her heels and sail!

Tuition: $1150 two-week course

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Installing Folding and Sliding Doors

Installing Folding and Sliding Doors

closet_doors_2Swinging doors require that objects be set well away from the doorway if the doors are to be used, but sliding and folding doors allow furnishings to be placed closer to the opening. They can also be installed in double-width door openings to divide rooms. The following information will help you decide which doors are most appropriate for your home. Detailed installation instructions will be included with the particular doors you choose. Lowe’s is happy to provide this information as a service to you.

Standard doors are 80″ tall, but your door opening may be smaller than that. Measure the space before you go shopping — a door probably can be cut to fit if the opening is not standard. In a few cases you may have to place a special order for the size you need.

Measure horizontally across both the top and bottom of the opening, as well as vertically on each side. When determining what size door to buy, use the smaller of each of your vertical and horizontal measurements. For example, if the left vertical measurement is 80 1/2″ and the right vertical measurement is 80 1/4″, use 80 1/4″ for the vertical measurement when determining your door size.

You may find that the door opening is not square. In that case, it will be necessary to bring it in line. This is not difficult and, unless the doorway is significantly out of square, will probably be taken care of simply by shimming and leveling the tracks used in the installation. You can cover small misalignments along the door jambs with decorative trim after you install the doors.

Bypass doors work well for closets. They require no door swinging area, so there is no lost floor space. The doors may be made of wood, mirror or glass, and they are usually between 3/4″ and 1 3/8″ thick. Almost any door can be made into a sliding door by installing it with sliding door hardware.

Bypass doors are hung from a track, which is installed below the head jam of the door opening. The track is hidden by a piece of decorative trim. Another track or guide is typically installed in the bottom of the door opening to guide the bottom of the doors.

Installation of bypass doors is a simple procedure. The basic steps are:

  • Fit and install the overhead track against the head jamb of the door opening. Use shims if necessary to level the track. Rollers on bypass doors.
  • Attach door rollers to the tops of the doors. The rollers, which fit within the overhead track, are adjustable so the doors will hang plumb.
  • Install a track or a set of guides in the bottom of the door opening to keep the doors in line.
  • Hang the doors from the overhead track.
  • Adjust the tracking guides on the bottom of the doors to straddle the bottom track, preventing the doors from swinging inward or outward.Or fit the doors inside a bottom track or a set of floor-mounted guides: First set the doors inside the track or guides, and are then lift them and hang them from the top track. (Follow the manufacturer’s instructions.)
  • Install decorative trim to cover both the hardware and any misalignment of the doors and jambs.

Bifold doors are ideal for situations in which you need access to the full width of the door opening — in a laundry closet, for example. These doors come in a variety of styles, including plain, raised-panel, louvered and mirrored varieties.

Installation of bifold doors is simple and, in general, involves the following steps:

  • Install the top track first.
  • Install the bottom track on the floor directly below the top track. (Some bifold doors may not use a bottom track.)
  • Install the doors by first putting the bottom pivot point into the lower track socket. Then put the top pivot point into the top pivot socket. Usually the top pivot point is spring loaded. To install, retract the pivot point, place it into position, and release it.
  • Position the upper and lower sliding guides in the track channels.
  • Space the panels evenly and fit them to the door opening by adjusting the track sockets.
  • Raise or lower the panels by adjusting the height of the lower pivot pin.
Multifold doors.
Multifold doors are useful as temporary room dividers.

Multifold doors are made of narrow panels that fold like an accordion. The panels may be made from wood, plastic or fabric.

When closed, these doors resemble paneling or vertical blinds. When open, they take up little space. These doors are generally thin, and they do not usually provide much sound insulation. However, they are easy to install and can even be mounted along ceilings, making them convenient for use as privacy dividers between rooms or to close off spaces.

Multifold doors hang from rollers that run inside a track along the ceiling or door opening head jam. Specific installation instructions will vary with the type.

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FLIR i7 Infrared Camera

FLIR i7 Infrared Camera

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Introducing the brand new FLIR i7 infrared camera that’s sure to knock you off your feet. If you’ve been thinking about infrared, now is the time to buy! With an i7 infrared camera in your tool arsenal, you’ll be equipped to provide accurate, reliable and documented results to all your customers.

The FLIR i7 infrared camera is a cost-effective tool you can use to highlight and analyze problems, store images and document results. You can use this camera to detect moisture, missing or defective insulation, structural shortcomings, HVAC problem areas, sources of heating / cooling loss, plumbing blockages, roof leaks, electrical issues and more! Weighing in at just 12 oz., the FLIR i7 is the smallest and most lightweight thermal imaging camera available anywhere! With its high sensitivity, superior resolution, extreme accuracy, user-friendly module, and compact and lightweight design, this is the only IR camera on the market to offer so many features at such a low price. It has 0.1°C sensitivity to pick up even the smallest temperatures changes, and crystal clear thermal images are displayed on a 2.8 inch high resolution LCD that provides ample viewing. Its intuitive one-hand navigation pad allows you to access the easy-to-use menu system while operating the camera.

No more wasted time trying to put the image in focus, all you have to do is point the i7 toward your object to obtain the most accurate thermal images of any camera in its class. The camera comes complete with all the necessary software to save, analyze and share your thermal images. You’ll work with the confidence that comes from using a camera that’s manufactured by FLIR – the global leader in thermal imaging.

This camera meets the new proposed RESNET (Residential Energy Services Network’s) standard for energy auditing. RESNET’s standards are officially recognized by the U.S. mortgage industry for capitalizing a building’s energy performance in the mortgage loan, certification of “White Tags” for private financial investors, and by the federal government for verification of building energy performance for such programs as federal tax incentives, the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program. Their mission is to ensure the success of the building energy performance certification industry, set the standards of quality, and increase the opportunity for ownership of high performance buildings.

What is RESNET?

  • An industry not-for-profit membership corporation
  • A national standards making body for building energy efficiency rating systems

Who recognizes RESNET Standards?

  • Mortgage industry for capitalizing energy efficiency in mortgages
  • Financial industry for certification of “white tags”
  • Federal government for verification of building energy performance for:
    • Federal tax credit qualification
    • EPA ENERGY STAR labeled homes
    • U.S. Department of Energy Building America program
  • States for minimum code compliance in 16 states

Invaluable for moisture problems and mold problems!

Moisture in building materials can destroy the structural integrity and nurture mold and insect infestation. Infrared cameras can instantly image entire rooms, inspect hard-to-reach places, reveal wet conditions behind surfaces at the source, and then monitor when the area is completely dry.

Perfect for finding hot spots!

For mechanical equipment, nearly everything gets hot before it fails – making infrared cameras extremely cost-effective and valuable diagnostic tools in many diverse applications.

Features:

  • High accuracy – 2% and thermal sensitivity of 0.1°C helps you find problems faster and easier – critical for condition monitoring of thermally sensitive targets
  • Extremely lightweight – Resulting in less user fatigue (12 ounces)
  • Easy-to-use – Pocket sized and fully automatic design makes it incredibly easy-to-use even for first time users – perfect for general purpose use
  • Focus free lens – For convenient viewing
  • High Resolution LCD – 2.8″ (71mm) color LCD
  • Double Molded Design – Rugged design with easy grip handle construction meets IP43 dust/ splashproof standards
  • Measurement Modes – Spot (center), Area (Min/Max), and Isotherm (above/below) display measurement modes
  • Long Battery Life – >4 hour continuous operation on a single charge for uninterrupted inspections
  • Large Memory Storage – MicroSD card stores up to 5000 Radiometric JPEG format images. Each image can be analyzed using the included QuickReport™ PC Software
  • 2 year manufacturer’s warranty

What can infrared cameras do for you?

Infrared cameras meet the demands of building diagnostics. They feature immediate high-resolution thermal imagery, which reveals potential structural and moisture issues, energy efficiency and even rodents or pests. Use an infrared camera to find:

  • Moisture
  • Missing or defective insulation
  • Structural shortcomings
  • HVAC problem areas
  • Sourced of heating/cooling losses
  • Plumbing blockages
  • Roof leaks
  • Electrical issues
  • Rodents and other pests
  • And much more!

Who uses Thermal Imaging Cameras?

  • Building Inspectors
  • Electricians
  • General Contractors
  • Home Efficiency Consultants
  • Plant Maintenance Professionals
  • HVAC/R Contractors
  • Mold Remediation Professionals
  • Plumbers

Preventive Maintenance

Thermal imaging is a valuable tool in preventive maintenance of electrical, mechanical and structural systems, able to help detect problems, prevent unscheduled downtime, guide needed corrective action and increase plant safety.

Utility Market

In the utility industry, failure is not an option.That’s why infrared thermal imaging has become a key tool for predictive maintenance programs for utility firms everywhere.

Energy Audits

167077_flir-i7-infrared-camera-diagramEnergy costs are increasing at a substantially alarming rate. Missing or low quality insulation, inadequate Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, poor air flow – all are typical problems that cause homes to waste energy.

Applications:

  • Detect hidden problems, make quick damage assessments
  • Check for overheating of electrical panels and transformers
  • Avoid electrical failures
  • Identify faults in heating and cooling systems
  • Find problems with motors, fans and bearings
  • Generate reports, analyze and document your findings with the easy-to-use software

Includes:

  • 512MB microSD Card,
  • miniSD™ adaptor
  • Li-Ion rechargeable battery with 90-260V AC adaptor /charger with EU, UK, US and Australian plugs
  • QuickReport™ software with USB Mini-B cable
  • Built-in manual lens shutter
  • Hand strap
  • Hard case

Spec Summary:

Temperature range:
32°F to 482°F (0°C to 250°C)
Image Storage:
5000 Images (microSD card memory)
Emissivity:
Emissivity Table; 0.1 to 1.0 adjustable
Field of view/min focus distance:
17° X 17°/0.6m (2 ft.)
Focus:
Focus Free
Thermal sensitivity (N.E.T.D):
<0.1°C at 25°C
Detector Type:
Focal plane array (FPA) uncooled microbolometer; 120 X 120 pixels
Spectral Range:
7.5 to 13μm
Display:
2.8″ color LCD
Image Controls:
Palettes (Iron, Rainbow, and Black/White)
Set-Up Controls:
Date/time, °C/°F, 21 languages
Measurement Modes:
Spot (with correction for emissivity and reflected temperature), Area (Max/Min), Isotherm (above/below selected temperature interval)
Battery Type:
Li-ion
Battery Operating Time:
>4 hours, Display shows battery status
Charging System:
In camera, AC adapter; 3 hours to 90% capacity
AC Pperation:
AC adaptor 90-260VAC, 50/60Hz
Adaptor Voltage:
5 VDC output to camera
Operating Temperature Range:
32°F to 122°F (0°C to 50°C)
Storage Temperature Range:
-40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)
Humidity:
Operating and storage 20% to 80%, non-condensing, IEC 359
Shock:
25G, IEC 68-2-29
Vibration:
2G, IEC 68-2-6
Dimensions:
8.8×3.1×3.3″ (223×79x83mm)/<12oz. (340g), including battery

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Dell, Moonfruit Claim Twitter Campaigns Effective

Dell, Moonfruit Claim Twitter Campaigns Effective

Representatives from Dell said, at a Twitter for Brands event hosted by New Media Age in London on Friday, that it has seen tangible uplifts in sales which can be directly attributed to marketing on Twitter. The brand’s Twitter account has driven $3 million in sales since it began operation in 2007, Dell said.

Moonfruit, a website builder, also said Twitter campaigns have helped the brand. Moonfruit said it spent around 10,000 pounds ($16,400) on prizes for the campaign, and that it brought in more than twice that amount in a single month in new subscriptions, reports ClickZ.

The Moonfruit campaign – which gave away a MacBook Pro each day for 10 days to someone who had sent a message using the hash mark and keyword #moonfruit – was extremely popular, though controversial. It was criticized because it was thought to be spamming users without adding value to the community.

Twitter and Facebook are go-to places for brands hoping to be seen as trendy and in-the-know. But the effectiveness of such branding efforts is questionable. Only 8% of advertisers and consumers think it’s a very effective promotion tool, according to results from a LinkedIn Research Network/Harris Poll.

The study also found that advertisers are more likely than consumers to know about Twitter and are more likely to believe in the microblogging tool’s future power to help promote products and services.

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Typhoon pummels Taiwan; 600 missing in mudslide

Deadly Typhoon Topples Hotel TAIPEI, Taiwan – A typhoon-spawned mudslide engulfed a mountain village in southern Taiwan, burying up to 600 people, a police official and a rescued villager said Monday.

Typhoon Morakot dumped up to 80 inches (two meters) of rain on some communities over the weekend before moving on to China, where it forced the evacuation of nearly 1 million people along the east coast and left at least six dead. Earlier it had struck the Philippines, leaving at least 22 dead.

It has now been downgraded to a tropical storm.

Speaking to The Associated Press, a Taiwanese police official who identified himself by his surname, Wang, said about 400 people are still unaccounted for after Sunday morning’s mudslide in Shiao Lin village. He said about 100 people have been rescued by military helicopter or avoided the slide.

One of the rescued villagers, Lin Chien-chung, told the United Evening News that he believes as many as 600 people were still buried by the mud.

“The mudslide covered a large part of the village, including a primary school and many homes,” he was quoted as saying. “A part of the mountain above us just fell on the village.”

It was not immediately possible to reconcile the differing estimates of people missing.

China Asia StormThe village was still cut off from the outside world Monday evening, after flood waters destroyed a bridge about eight miles (12 kilometers) away. Military helicopters have dropped provisions in the area and rescued survivors.

Taiwan’s official death toll from Morakot stands at 14. Another 51, not including the people in Shiao Lin, are listed as missing.

Morakot, meaning emerald in Thai, slammed into China’s Fujian province Sunday afternoon carrying heavy rain and winds of 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour, according to the China Meteorological Administration. At least one child died after a house collapsed in Zhejiang province.

By early Monday, the storm packed winds of 52 miles (83 kilometers) per hour, it said.

Hundreds of villages and towns were flooded and more than 2,000 houses had collapsed, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

Four people died in Zhejiang, one died in Fujian and one died in Jiangxi province, Xinhua said. It said another three were missing.

Village officials in Zhejiang rode bicycles to hand out drinking water and instant noodles to residents stranded by flooding, while rescuers tried to reach eight sailors on a cargo ship blown onto a reef off Fujian, Xinhua reported.

In Japan, meanwhile, Typhoon Etau slammed into the west coast Monday. Twelve people were killed in raging floodwaters and landslides, and 10 others were missing, police said.

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Associated Press writers Gillian Wong in Beijing and Shino Yuasa in Tokyo contributed to this report.

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