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Posted: 04/6/2015 8:48 PM | Comments: | Last Modified: 04/7/2015 11:52 AM | Updates

Winnipeg police are investigating the likelihood a massive blaze Monday at a vacant building on Hargave Street was deliberately set.

The four-storey building at 44 Hargrave, which stood for 105 years, went up in flames about 6:45 p.m.

There were no injuries.

Today, police gave a damage estimate of $1,000,000.

Witnesses told police several youth were seen fleeing the area. The suspects are described as three girls and two boys, all about 14 to 15 years old.

Members of the Winnipeg Police Service arson unit continue to investigate. Anyone with further information that may assist investigators is asked to call 204-986-6813 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

Firefighters were able to save the apartment building at 42 Hargrave to the immediate south, although it was damaged Monday night. The residents there were quickly evacuated just in case.

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The Internet of Things is coming. Some might say it is already here.

Soon, everything from your thermostat to your household appliances and anything else you can imagine will be connected. These "smart" devices will communicate information to you, order their own repairs, and provide data that was previously unimaginable.

Picture an oven you can preheat remotely, a washing machine that orders its own replacement part (before the existing one fails), or a thermostat that can learn your behavior, maximizing efficiency. The IoT will turn nearly everything into a device with some level of computer-like functionality.

In some cases, it will be robust, and in others, it will be very narrowly defined. But, however you look at it, the amount of connected devices is set to explode, and one of the key ways to profit off that growth is to invest in the companies whose operating systems -- or at least some version of them -- will be at the heart of this rapidly expanding new field.

In some ways, the IoT turns billions of devices into limited-function computers. One of the best ways to invest in this opportunity is to own stock in the companies that make the operating systems that will power these tiny computeresque brains.

That makes the potential winners in the new, IoT-dominated world three companies that lead the current generation of computers tablets, and phones: Apple , Microsoft , and Google

How big is the opportunity? The IoT is going to be big this year, and it is going to get exponentially bigger in years ahead, according to research firm Gartner . The researcher forecasts that 4.9 billion connected things will be in use in 2015, up 30% from 2014 with the total number reaching 25 billion by 2020.

"The digital shift instigated by the Nexus of Forces (cloud, mobile, social, and information), and boosted by IoT, threatens many existing businesses. They have no choice but to pursue IoT, like they've done with the consumerization of IT," said Jim Tully, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner.

Those billions of devices will not come cheaply. Gartner estimates that IoT will support total services spending of $69.5 billion in 2015 and $263 billion by 2020.

Internet of Things Units Installed Base by Category (millions)

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With corporations and developers scampering to produce items which can talk to each other, Globe Labs has partnered with JumpSparc and Microsoft to teach interested parties from students, professionals, hardware enthusiasts, and entrepreneurs - the easiest way to join the Internet of Things (IoT) bandwagon.

IoT promises to transform customer experience by allowing physical objects with embedded technology to transfer data over a network. For instance, car sensors can inform the driver if something is wrong with the vehicle; a smartphone can be used to activate a coffee maker; a washing machine can be monitored via wifi, among other things.

The Jumpsparc IOT Bootcamp which will occupy the six weekends of March and April focuses not just on the technical aspects of product development but delves into the business and human-centered design side.

Microsoft, on the other hand, wants to help organizations set up and run IoT-styled distributed systems by providing a set of integrated Microsofts Azure cloud services designed to cut deployment times and management hassles.

The bootcamp aims to provide opportunities for anyone to become a maker of things and earn from their projects while improving the peoples way of life. It will culminate in a hackathon for IoT to showcase what the participants have learned from the sessions.

The sessions include product conceptualization and design; code and hardware walkthrough, home application, and presentation pitch practice; basic electronics and intro to sensors, motors and hardware interfacing; power supplies and interfacing isolated systems; physical and aesthetic design and projecting potential income; and Maker/IoT hackathon.

The bootcamp will run from March 13 to April 19 at the Globe Telepark, Valero St. in Makati City.

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Without a doubt, turmeric has the most potent yellow color in the world of food, so potent that the yellow can easily stain fingers, clothing andcountertops.

Powdered turmeric is the main component in curry spice. Fresh turmeric is livelier and packs more savory goodness than the dried counterpart. It can bring ethnic-style food tolife.

Common to Asian cooking, turmeric comes from the rhizome or root of Curcuma longa, a plant closely related to ginger. The rhizomes are quite similar in appearance to ginger root, just smaller and morecolorful.

Peeled and sliced, raw fresh turmeric has a deep

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Fresh turmeric root offers bright, bold flavors when added to savory dishes, fruit smoothies and other recipes. Shown in the background are two dishes from Taste of India featuring turmeric, one with okra and tomato, and the other has cauliflower andpotato. (Full-size photo)

Without a doubt, turmeric has the most potent yellow color in the world of food, so potent that the yellow can easily stain fingers, clothing andcountertops.

Powdered turmeric is the main component in curry spice. Fresh turmeric is livelier and packs more savory goodness than the dried counterpart. It can bring ethnic-style food tolife.

Common to Asian cooking, turmeric comes from the rhizome or root of Curcuma longa, a plant closely related to ginger. The rhizomes are quite similar in appearance to ginger root, just smaller and morecolorful.

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AT A GLANCE

Here is an overview of proposed improvements in conceptual design project for the South Glens Falls Central School District:

At Ballard Elementary School: work would involve constructing an addition of 9,500 and 11,000 square feet to create a fourth, properly sized kindergarten classroom and adding other classrooms to accommodate population growth, expanding the library media center, computer room and cafeteria, improving the public restrooms, relocating the arts and music classrooms, creating a section of the building for occupational and physical therapy and speech services and improving student access to the main office.

At Tanglewood Elementary: work would be similar to that at Ballard, except the cafeteria would not be expanded. Nearly 4,000 square feet would be added and 8,000 square feet renovated.

At Moreau Elementary: work would include improving student access to the main office, adding a multi-purpose room, partially replacing the ceiling and roof, partially enclosing the outside canopy to improve drainage and adding space for occupational, physical and speech therapy.

At Harrison Elementary School: work would include replacing part of the roof and ceiling, improving student access to the main office, expanding the gym by removing the dividing wall and partially enclosing the outside canopy.

At Oliver W. Winch Middle School, the work would include installing some new windows, replacing lockers and adding a handicapped accessible ramp to the gymnasium lobby. There would also be access to the parking lot from Harrison Avenue and additional parking at the current bus garage for field events.

At the high school, the district would construction an addition of anywhere between 6,000 and 12,500 square feet to create new science classrooms and small group meeting rooms. Other work includes adding a secure entry vestibule, replacing stage lighting and providing air conditioning in the auditorium, adding more playing fields and relocating the tennis courts, improving student bathrooms and exterior access to them, resurfacing the running track and replacing the carpet in the offices, library and Large Group Instruction room.

Source: Presentation by CSArch to South Glens Falls Central School District Board of Education

SOUTH GLENS FALLS | School officials are in the early stages of planning for a capital project that would add classrooms, improve traffic flow and relocate the district office to the high school.

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Energy-Efficient Track Lighting Fixture for 3-Circuit Lighting Tracks

Taipei, Taiwan GlacialLight, the LED lighting division of GlacialTech Inc., debuts its Track Lighting range with the GL-TSL30 LED spot light. This powerful track lighting fixture uses efficient thermal design to produce up to 2800 lumens with just 30W, and is compatible with popular 3-Circuit lighting tracks.

With a black and gold finish, the GL-TSL30 is well suited for museum, art gallery, retail, and decorative home lighting. Besides the track lighting model, it also comes in surface mount and pendant mounting variants with dimming for greater lighting flexibility.

LED Spotlight The GL-TSL30 offers powerful spotlighting in an efficient package. Using just 30W, the GL-TSL30 produces up to 2800lumens with strong thermal design from GlacialTech. LED design means a long service life of 30,000 hours. The spotlight rotates 360 degrees horizontally, as well as 90 degrees vertically for complete lighting freedom.

Quality Light With a CRI of 80 standard, colors are accurately rendered, making the GL-TSL30 suited for lighting museums and art installations, or as retail or decorative home lighting. For the special higher CRI applications the GL-TSL30 can come in CRI ratings of 90 and 95. The LED spotlight has low glare design and produces no UV or IR radiation. The beam angle can be specified at a tight 20 degrees, or a wider 38 degrees for area illumination.

Flexible Mounting Besides track light mounting, the GL-TSL30 also comes in surface mount and pendant rod variations with dimming capability, giving more lighting flexibility. The surface mount variation can be mounted to ceilings directly, or to floors, allowing walls or installations to be lit from below. The pendant rod option extends the spotlight down from the ceiling, for a different angle of illumination.

Features: Can rotate 360 horizontally and 90 vertically. Up to 2800 lumens using just 30W. Efficient cold forged thermal design. Free of projected heat and UV radiation. Surface mount and pendant rod versions also available. CRI 80 standard for accurate color rendering and CRI 90 or 95 models available. Dimming available on surface and pendant mount models. Compatible with 3 circuit lighting tracks.

Specifications GL-TSL30 (non-dimmable) / GL- TSL30DA (DC dimmable: 1-10V/PWM/Resistor)

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