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LONG BEACH, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Multimedia projectors are becoming a necessity for the classroom, enabling educators to take learning to the next level with vibrant colorful displays, a range of multimedia content and interactive collaboration technologies to better engage students. Epson, the number-one selling brand of front projectors worldwide(1), today announced its latest product designed for the education market -- the Epson PowerLite(R) 83c ($899 estimated street price), delivering up to 2200 lumens of brightness, a seven-watt speaker, a built-in closed captioning decoder, wired LAN connectivity for easy monitoring and control, and energy-efficient lamp technology for more added cost savings. Campus technicians will like this projector as much as the educators will love using it in their classrooms.
Antiques Auction Items Description
FURNITURE: Arts and Crafts 2 drawer blanket chest; Arts and Crafts desk chair; signed LJ & G Stickley rocker; Empire 2 over 3 chest with Sandwich glass knobs; country work table in red paint; country jelly cupboard; Victorian 2 over 2 dresser with mirror; 40s mahogany dining set; Victorian washstand; Victorian music cabinet; Eastlake drop front desk; Federal style couch; carved flip top dining table; set of 4 Victorian dining chairs; Empire flip top table; Victorian ladies & gentleman's chair. Many occasional tables, stands, cabinets, etc.
LIGHTING: Wilkinson floral border leaded table lamp; Phoenix scenic reverse painted table lamp. Reverse painted tear drop lamp.
SMALLS: Hundreds of smalls to include a very rare Doulton Lambreth 17th C floor vase, artist signed; Lions Pride (with damage); collection of early flags; cast iron fire wagon; cast iron keg wagon; pair of rare Indian knock downs from arcade game; early Nantucket basket; Shaker pail; goose decoy; costume jewelry; several groups of early postcards; photographs of Civil War soldiers; several groups of militaria; padlock from Alcatraz; ephemera from 1800s; several early percussion rifles; Depression glass; assortment of antique billy clubs; nice group of marbles; toys; paintings; pictures & prints; selection of antique frames; Hummels; large group of iron floor lamps; Irish Belleek; bone handled parasols.
Light up those circuit boards
Where do old circuit boards go after the technology they powered has become obsolete? If they're lucky, they get recycled into arresting pieces of home decor, like this circuit board standing lamp. The concept is inspired in its simplicity - just surround each bulb with circuit boards to cast a soft glow that's nonetheless got that modern edge. Every circuit board is different, of course, so no two lamps are exactly the same. At $900 from Uncommon Goods, this lamp doesn't come cheap, even though I'd feel good that it's made from materials that aren't biodegradable and would otherwise sit in a landfill for centuries to come. A less daunting option might be the circuit board table lamps for $220-$280, but I think the standing lamp brings a much stronger accent to a room. .
Prize piecework puts three in quilting finals
Emmy Schmidt recalls she couldn't please her mother, a crocheter, so she took up quilting in her teens. And now, at 76, she's working on a wedding quilt for her grandson, Ezra. He's 7. "By the time he's 27, I'll be 96, and I still have two more of these wedding quilts to do!" This farmer's wife actually, she's retired from the hothouse tomato business on Darmstadt Road is pretty good at keeping people in stitches. Until she explains why her Criss Cross Quilt, with 296 different fabrics, 118 different patterns, 15 colors of thread and 2,729 individual pieces representing hundreds of hours of work, has a hot pink block in the center. "I'm a breast cancer survivor." The so-called "charm quilt" is one of 412 semifinalists from 47 states and 14 countries vying for top honors in the American Quilters Society's 23rd annual Quilt Show & Contest, from Wednesday through Saturday in Paducah, Ky.
Developer wants steam engine to make permanent stop in LeClaire
Whether it gets derailed or on track is anyone's guess, but the owner of a 1924 ALCO Grand Trunk Western 8305, 0-8-0, hopes his steam engine can whistle into LeClaire. Michael Mahler, a developer with LeClaire's Great River LC, hopes to bring the steam engine he bought in 2005 from Northwestern Steel in Sterling, Ill., to the scenic riverfront town and put it on a spur he'd lease from the railroad. Some flat cars and a caboose could be added to create the look of a train stopped in LeClaire, and the train could be used for retail and museum space, Mr. Mahler said. "Anything's possible," he said. "It could have a candy store, or even a diner. But, whatever it has would be a wonderful addition to LeClaire and a way to get one of those green signs that bring people in off the interstate.
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