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AN INTERIOR designer and a furniture maker from Faversham are receiving international interest after showcasing their work at a national event.
Abbey Chic owner Mo Palios and craftsman Jason Muteham displayed textile designs, furniture and ceramics at an exhibition in Birmingham.
FRESH: The ethnic-style home-wares were popular at the exhibition. Credit: Peter Smith
LATEST DESIGNS: Archie the dog featuring on coaster designs. Credit: Peter Smith
CHIC: Mo Palios (right), owner of Abbey Chic, with business contact Jane Potter
They have now been approached by outlets across the country and as far away as China.
The interior trade exhibition at the NEC arena welcomes designers, architects and contractors from across the UK.
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Two weeks after hooking up my home with SmartThings, I've learned things about my kitties I cant unlearn.
ReadWriteHome is an ongoing series exploring the implications of living in connected homes.
When I'm at work, my catsGamera and Gojiralove to defy me. I know this because my smart home tells me so.
People have all sorts of reasons for connecting their homes. Some people want to monitor the nanny, or keep an eye on things for security or safety reasons. Others just want to see what their pets do when they're not around. I happen to fall into the latter camp.
So when SmartThings asked if I wanted to check out one of its DIY smart home kits, I jumped at the chance. Two weeks into the experiment, it's turned up some disturbing evidence.
In 2012, SmartThings tore through its $250,000 Kickstarter goal by raising $1.2 million. Then it attracted another $15 million from other investors. In other words, the company managed to put out a smart home system that people really seemed to want.
I can see why. Its devicesa hub and a collection of sensors and other gadgetsare sleek and attractive, and pretty simple to set up. Connecting each device to the network requires nothing more than pulling out a paper tab (similar to those battery pull tabs you sometimes find in watches and other gadgets) and firing up the SmartThings mobile app. I had everything hooked up in less than 15 minutes.
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A fire that caused up to $200,000 damage to a home in northeast Stouffville Sunday was caused by an electrical issue.
Jennifer Cooper, fire prevention/public education officer for the Whitchurch-Stouffville fire department, could not say whether the Pendutch Circle blaze was related to an ongoing renovation, an appliance or perhaps wiring in the home.
A forensic engineer, hired by the homeowners insurance company, is investigating.
The amount of damage sustained to the second floor is more than originally thought and is closer to $150,000 or $200,000, she said.
Ms Cooper said the home looks repairable, but the homeowners will be displaced for quite some time.
Friends and relatives are rallying behind the family of four left temporarily homeless, according to neighbours speaking on social media. Plans were in the works to set up a bank account to assist the family.
The fire started on the second floor of the home, just west of the Stouffville Country Market in the Tenth Line and Hemlock Drive area, around 3:45 p.m Sunday.
Residents of the house were not home when the fire started. However, when they returned, they found smoke coming from the brick homes second storey, according to Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire Chief Rob McKenzie.
There were no injuries.
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FRANKLIN PARK (KDKA) No day is a good day to fight a fire, but on Thursday, it was 19 degrees felt like 12 and up on that aerial ladder, water is spraying back at you.
The call came in just before 11 a.m., bringing nearly half a dozen fire companies to the scene. But the house on Holmes Drive in the Settlers Walk neighborhood went up fast.
Murali Otti, his wife Saritha, and their two sons were not at home when it started.
Pavan Otti arrived from a doctors appointment to find firefighters mopping up.
I think its part of the electrical wiring of the house, said Pavan.
His parents were at a neighbors on the phone about insurance.
The damage to the house was far worse than neighbor Eric Palmer expected.
Theyre wonderful people; theyre great neighbors. Its just a shame, he said. Im glad nobody was home. Im glad nobody got hurt.
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SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (FOX13) -
A home security system recently installed saved the lives of a Southaven family.
The couple had no idea, death was knocking. They're alive today ,because a monitoring service and the fire department answered the call.
"I'm calling in reference to a carbon monoxide alarm that we've received. is everything okay?? I'm in the house now and I didn't notice anything. I'm walking around and everything seems fine."
This was an emergency call to homeowners Milton and Deanna Harper. They had a crack in their heater which was leaking a poisonous gas into their home.
This audio call continued. "We did receive a carbon monoxide alarm, so I did end up having to dispatch the fire department since we did receive that carbon monoxide alarm, so they're in route."
Homeowner Milton Harper says, "I can't believe we had A-D-T for only 3 weeks and it saved our lives."
Homeowner Deanna Harper also adds, "Glad they got here, glad they had a meter to narrow down where the problem was."
Southaven Fire Department PIO Melina Alderman says "They took the gas meter we have and went through the home and found there were high levels of carbon monoxide in the home. We were able to get Mr. Harper out of the home to fresh air while they contacted the gas company to come."
The Deputy Chief with the Southaven Fire Department says if homeowners don't have a carbon monoxide detector, they have no idea if it's leaking into their home, unless they're feeling ill.
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Home security systems reviews enable homeowners to make the right decision when choosing the system to invest in. Current market has various brands of home security systems. Manufacturers give information about these systems through their websites. Although this information gives homeowners information about different systems, you cannot rely just on this information to make your buying decision. Some security companies want you to buy their security systems and they use their websites as a platform for marketing their products.
To get a security system that serves you the way you want, do some personal research before you go shopping. Look for a security system that enhances security of your home just the way you want. Nothing can give you better peace of mind than knowing that your family and home are safe. However, to achieve this goal when buying a security system you must be sure that you are investing in the right product. Reviews will help you to know the best system to invest in.
Why read reviews?
Maybe you are wondering whether reading reviews is really necessary. You may choose to ignore reviews because they are written by homeowners like you but there are various reasons why you need to read reviews before you go shopping.
Here are some of the reasons why you should read reviews before buying a security system for your home:
Know the truth about different systems: You cannot believe everything manufacturers of different systems say about them. This is because most manufacturers want you to buy their systems. Much of the information that they convey to potential buyers is biased and aimed at convincing them to buy their systems. To know the truth about different security systems, take time to read reviews by other homeowners.
Determine whether the systems give buyers the best value of their money: Your aim is to get the best value of the money that you invest in it. Security system companies sell their products at varying prices. Some sell their systems at high prices because they have a good reputation. Others sell their products at high price because they use better technology in manufacturing their systems. Reading reviews will enable you to know whether the price that is being charged by a security system is worth the product that they sell.
Suitability of the systems to your home: Different security systems are designed for different homes. Homeowners base reviews on the experiences that they have had after using the systems in their homes. When you read a review written by a homeowner whose home is similar to yours, you will know whether that system can work in your home or not.
Technology: Through reading reviews, you can tell what technology different companies have used in their security systems. You can also tell whether the used technology is effective on not.
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Officers were accompanied by Badsey the Wolf - used by Suffolk police to highlight insecure vehicles and properties - during a two-day crime reduction initiative.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 10:59 PM
Police are urging residents in Babergh to improve home security measures after finding insecure houses and sheds in a two-day crime reduction initiative.
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Officers, accompanied by Badsey the Wolf, visited nearly 100 homes in Lavenham on January 28 and Long Melford on Wednesday.
Badsey is a character used by Suffolk Police to highlight insecurities by going out into the community with officers and checking vehicles and properties.
In Lavenham 40 properties were visited and officers found keys to a property left in an insecure utility room, fishing equipment left in an insecure shed, keys clearly visible in the inside lock of a back door and additional insecure sheds and vehicles.
In Long Melford officers visited 52 properties, finding windows open at houses with no one at home and insecure garden gates leading to concealed gardens and outbuildings.
A total of 14 vehicles were also checked. They were found to be secure.
Residents were spoken to by officers wherever possible and advice and security packs containing literature on home security, immobilise and police direct were given out.
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Theres a new battle going on in tech, and the coveted prize is a spot in your home. Companies like Roomba and Nest, who put innovative spins on mundane gadgets, have spurred a new wave of smart in-home hardware. Intercoms, door locks, albino Grimaces, and egg trays are scrambling to squeeze in sensors and some sort of communication component, usually in the form of a mobile app.
Were currently in the frontier days of this next-gen hardware boom, which often means five pieces of hardware and five different apps to control our lightbulbs, our smoke detectors, our security cameras, our coffee machines, and our e-fireplaces. The hope is that convergence will eventually win the day, bringing with it less clutter, both on our phones and in our homes.
Thats the scenario Blacksumac is envisioning with its multifaceted Piper device. Indeed, its trying to win a spot in your home by being a few steps ahead of the competition. Piper is not just a security camera that streams live video to your iPhone on demand. Its also a weather station, a programmable motion- and sound-detecting device, a data-visualization tool for your in-home habits, a wireless hub for controlling other devices, and a futuristic way to pull pranks on people.
Its a good bargain for all it does, too. At $240 for the base package, it costs just a bit more than many of the single-purpose devices it might supplant things like the Dropcam Pro, Netatmo Weather Station, and Z-Wave hubs or gateways. Paying $360 gets you a bundle that might also replace a Belkin WeMo system. That higher-priced package includes the Piper base unit and three Z-Wave accessories, including your choice of a door/window sensor, a module that plugs into a power outlet to make connected items remote-controllable, and a range extender. The Piper only works with Z-Wave devices.
The hardware itself isnt all that exciting to look at, but its inoffensive and will generally blend in. It resembles a kinder, gentler, freestanding version of HAL 9000. Its about six inches tall and available in white or black, with a plastic main body housing its front-facing 180-degree camera and golf-ball-like motion sensor. The top and bottom offer speaker grilles, and around the back is a detachable aluminum stand that youll need to pop off to plug it in. You can leave the stand off if you want to wall-mount it.
Plugging Piper into a power source is all you need to do, because it doesnt have an Ethernet connection; it only connects via Wi-Fi. Once you plug it in and press the lone button on the back of the unit, it readies itself for about a minute. Then, a light on the front turns blue, and you hear a slightly creepy-sounding Piper is ready in a robotic female voice.
To complete the initial setup, you need to install Pipers free iOS or Android app on your mobile device. The Android version of the app is due out on February 14, but at the time this review was written, the app was only available for iOS. (Its a little hard to find; the best way to find it in the Apple App Store is to search for Blacksumac.) To finish setup, you connect to Piper as your Wi-Fi network from the app. The app then prompts you to enter your home network password. After about two to three minutes of configuration time, youre done.
From there, youll simply be using the app for everything. The apps main interface shows you a dashboard of the current indoor and outdoor temperatures, an events log, and a Simon-like wheel of main settings: Stay mode, Away mode, Vacation mode, and an off switch. The Stay mode is designed for use at home, where you may not want the motion-detection sensor enabled. The Away mode is designed for when youre at work or out for a few hours, when the motion- and sound-detection sensors might be more useful; like a home-security system, it beeps once you turn it on to give you a grace period for leaving the home. Vacation mode is designed for use when youre totally out of town, so the alerts are also sent to neighbors and other trusted friends that can check on your home.
Along the bottom of the app are a few tabs. Live Video streams footage directly to your phone from Pipers fish-eye lens. Theres about a one- to two-second lag between the live action being captured and when the video feed shows up on your device. Pipers lens has a crazy 180-degree field of view, so setting up one of these units along the wall of a room gives you an outstanding field of view. Video quality is less outstanding in fact, its the devices overall weak spot. The murkiness might make it hard to recognize any burglar you catch on camera.
Those video-quality shortcomings are mitigated by the viewing options. The video controls and navigation are great: You can finger-scroll around a scene in real time, pinch-and-zoom, and break the feed into four separate screens. That mosaic view lets you frame and zoom each video window independently, which makes the Pipers video feed seem like a multi-camera security setup. You also get a basic brightness adjustment for seeing things in the dark, as well as a light-bulb icon that lets you turn any Z-Wave-connected lamps on or off remotely while you watch live video.
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