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Father Christmas hits the roof... with an AI guide to every UK home - and it's set to be released to everyone By MATTHEW BARBOUR Published: 18:33 EST, 20 December 2024 | Updated: 18:47 EST, 20 December 2024 e-mail View comments It can't be easy delivering millions of presents to millions of homes from a flying sleigh when all you can see is an endless succession of roofs. But Santa's job may be a little easier this year thanks to AI technology developed by Ordnance Survey just in time for Christmas . The map-maker has created ' machine learning tool' software to provide detailed information on the UK's 40million rooftops. Clearly, this will be vital to help Father Christmas find a suitably flat and stable surface to land his sleigh on – although it does have other practical applications. The technology can identify almost every feature of every roof in the land – from its aspect to its pitch, size – and even the material it is made from. The data is only available to Santa Claus at the moment, but it's due to be released in March for use by local authorities and commercial organisations. John Kimmance, chief customer officer at Ordnance Survey, said he hoped 'Santa will give the technology a proper test for the first time this Christmas Eve'. He added: 'We have a huge amount of data from aerial and satellite images, along with hundreds of surveyors on the ground, and this AI machine learning tool helps collate all that data together to accurately predict what any building's roof is like – without having to climb on top or individually assess each one. The AI map-maker has created ' machine learning tool' software to provide detailed information on the UK's 40million rooftops Santa's job may be a little easier this year thanks to AI technology developed by Ordnance Survey just in time for Christmas (file image) 'We knew emergency services, local authorities, insurance companies, logistics companies all wanted to know what was on top of buildings, and with the help of cutting-edge AI, knew we could help. 'We've been using the AI product since August and it's incredibly accurate. We're sure it'll have a huge range of applications. One is hitting net zero targets – seeing if roofs are suitable for solar panels. 'It identifies if a roof is made from tile, slate, stone, thatched, metal, glass, polycarbonate, has a waterproof membrane, the slope it has – basically, a way of seeing what it could be used for... and, of course, if its suitable for Santa to land his sleigh.' Share or comment on this article: Father Christmas hits the roof... with an AI guide to every UK home - and it's set to be released to everyone e-mail Add commentSocial Security tackles overpayment ‘injustices,’ but problems remain
President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he wants real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Mr Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France. Mr Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post, calling Charles Kushner “a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker”. Mr Kushner is the founder of Kushner Companies, a real estate firm. Jared Kushner is a former senior Trump adviser who is married to Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka. The elder Mr Kushner was pardoned by Trump in December 2020 after pleading guilty years earlier to tax evasion and making illegal campaign donations. Prosecutors alleged that after Charles Kushner discovered his brother-in-law was co-operating with federal authorities in an investigation, he hatched a scheme for revenge and intimidation. Mr Kushner hired a prostitute to lure his brother-in-law, then arranged to have the encounter in a New Jersey motel room recorded with a hidden camera and the recording sent to his own sister, the man’s wife, prosecutors said. Mr Kushner eventually pleaded guilty to 18 counts including tax evasion and witness tampering. He was sentenced in 2005 to two years in prison – the most he could receive under a plea deal, but less than what Chris Christie, the US attorney for New Jersey at the time and later governor and Republican presidential candidate, had sought. Mr Christie has blamed Jared Kushner for his firing from Mr Trump’s transition team in 2016, and has called Charles Kushner’s offences “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes that I prosecuted when I was US attorney”. Mr Trump and the elder Mr Kushner knew each other from real estate circles and their children were married in 2009.
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Rates of depression and suicide remain high and are major concerns in a survey of a five-county area that includes Lewis and Clark County. Access to health care is limited due to long wait times, limited providers and limited insurance coverage. Substance use is also a top concern, with relatively high rates of binge drinking and tobacco use. The alcohol-related mortality rate has increased significantly in recent years and substance use among youth has decreased. These are some of the findings from the released Friday by the Healthy Together Steering Committee, which includes Lewis and Clark Public Health, Rocky Mountain Development Council, the United Way of the Lewis & Clark Area, St. Peter’s Health and PureView Health Center. The assessment, done every three years, looks at the community’s health status to identify top priorities and address the most pressing needs, the committee said in a news release. This includes future programming, policies and resource allocation, ensuring that support is directed where it is needed most. They said the effort involves multiple sectors, with input from organizations, health professionals and hundreds of residents. The committee collaborated in June with Broadwater, Meagher, Jefferson and Powell counties to do a multi-county door-to-door survey in which they said they knocked on 838 doors and 339 people answered questions, according to the 95-page report now posted at . The assessment has three components. The first is a community health survey, which asks residents about their personal health challenges, perceptions of the county’s most significant health concerns, and strengths that should be used. The second, key informant surveys, gets insight from professionals often on the front lines of health service delivery. This helps the panel understand systemic issues and gaps in services, as well as ways to improve. The third is the secondary data analysis, which uses local, state and federal data sources to monitor health outcomes and trends, such as disease prevalence, risk behaviors and social determinants of health. This information gives a broader context. “Together, these data sources provide a well-rounded understanding of where the community’s most significant health challenges lie and where resources should be concentrated,” the committee said in a news release. Among the findings, the assessment noted the incidences of male prostate cancer, mortality rates of colon cancer and percentage of residents diagnosed with diabetes has increased. Female breast cancer mortality rate has decreased. Emergency department visits for heart disease have increased, with no major changes in mortality rate. The study notes the suicide rate has increased from 24 per 100,000 in 2017-2019 to 26 in 2020-2022. Binge drinking also increased from 16.6% in 2017-2019 to 20.2% in 2020-2022, the assessment notes. “Efforts to address risk factors like smoking, physical inactivity and diet remain vital to reducing these rates and improving quality of life,” the report finds. In terms of health care, they said provider-to-population ratios are better than state and national averages in our county, but access issues persist. “Many residents report delays in care due to long wait times, insurance coverage limitations, and transportation barriers, especially in rural areas,” the assessment states. It also notes that lack of access to dental care, particularly due to a lack of providers accepting Medicaid, is a major barrier. They said 80% of surveyed residents this year rated their health as “good” or “excellent.” There were 94% who feel generally safe within their community. It found that 91% believe the community is a good place to raise children and 88% think their community is a good place to grow old. In their closing remarks, the panel said the study notes “the profound challenges our community faces” such as increasing costs in housing, high suicide rates and substance use, barriers to health care access and “disparities in the vital conditions for well-being.” But they said it also highlights “our incredible strengths: the resilience of our neighbors, the collaboration of organizations, and the shared belief that every person deserves to live in a community that supports their health and aspirations." The assessment lays the groundwork for the Community Health Improvement Plan, which goes from identifying priorities to developing possible strategies and goals, officials said. Those meetings will begin in January and the public may participate.
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US stocks experience mixed fortunes on quiet day of tradingA large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over New Jersey and across the eastern U.S., sparking speculation and concern over where they came from and why. In response, the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday and Thursday temporarily banned drone flights in 22 areas of New Jersey and 30 areas in New York, mostly in and around New York City and on Long Island, where critical infrastructure is located. FAA officials said federal security agencies requested the flight restrictions, which are effective through mid-January. The FBI, the Homeland Security Department and state agencies have been investigating, but officials say there has been nothing so far to suggest any drones have posed a national security or public safety threat. Authorities say many of the drone sightings have actually been legal drones, manned aircraft, helicopters and even stars. President Joe Biden said Tuesday night that there appears to be nothing nefarious about the flying objects. Despite federal officials' comments, many state and municipal lawmakers have called for stricter rules about who can fly unmanned aircraft — and for the authority to shoot them down. Federal government agencies have the authority to track and disable drones deemed to be threatening, but that power was set to expire at midnight Friday. A temporary spending bill was approved by the House on Friday, which would extend that power to March and avert a government shutdown, with approval in the Senate expected to follow. Dozens of witnesses have reported seeing drones statewide since mid-November, including near the Picatinny Arsenal, a military research and manufacturing facility, and over President-elect Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, has said drone-detection equipment supplied by the federal government has yielded little new information. He declined to describe the equipment except to say it was powerful and could even disable the drones, though he noted that’s not legal on U.S. soil. Murphy urged Congress to give states more authority to deal with the drones. On Thursday evening, the state's Democratic-led Assembly passed a resolution calling on the federal government to conduct a “rigorous and ongoing” investigation into the drone sightings in the state. Meanwhile, federal and local authorities are warning against pointing lasers at suspected drones, because aircraft pilots are being hit in the eyes more often. Authorities also said they are concerned people might fire weapons at manned aircraft that they have mistaken for drones. The growing anxiety among some residents is not lost on the Biden administration, which has faced criticism from Trump for not dealing with the matter more aggressively. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Monday that the federal government has yet to identify any public safety or national security risks. “There are more than 1 million drones that are lawfully registered with the Federal Aviation Administration here in the United States,” Kirby said. “And there are thousands of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones that are lawfully in the sky on any given day. That is the ecosystem that we are dealing with.” The federal government has deployed personnel and advanced technology to investigate the reports in New Jersey and other states, and is evaluating each tip reported by citizens, he said. About 100 of the more than 5,000 drone sightings reported to the FBI in recent weeks were deemed credible enough to warrant more investigation, according to a joint statement by the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Defense. Speculation has raged online, with some expressing concerns the drones could be part of a nefarious plot by foreign agents or clandestine operations by the U.S. government. Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said it's unlikely the drones are engaged in intelligence gathering, given how loud and bright they are. He repeated Tuesday that the drones being reported are not being operated by the Department of Defense. Asked whether military contractors might be operating drones in the New Jersey area, Ryder rebuffed the notion, saying there are “no military operations, no military drone or experiment operations in this corridor.” Ryder said additional drone-detecting technology was being moved to some military installations, including the Picatinny Arsenal. Drone activity in the past week led to an hourlong closure of runways at New York’s Stewart International Airport, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of Manhattan, a four-hour closure of air space around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, and the arrests of two men in Boston accused by police of flying a drone too close to Logan International Airport. Trump has said he believes the government knows more than it’s saying. “Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!!” he posted on Truth Social. U.S. Sen. Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, said he has heard nothing to support the notion that the government is hiding anything. He said a lack of faith in institutions is playing a key part in the saga. “Nothing that I’m seeing, nothing that I’ve engaged in gives me any impression of that nature. But like, I get it, some people won’t believe me, right? Because that’s the level of distrust that we face," Kim said Monday. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut last week called for the drones to be “shot down." A Senate bill that would expand federal agencies' authority to track and disable drones has been pending since last year. It also includes a pilot program that would allow state and local law enforcement agencies to monitor and disable drones, under supervision by federal authorities. A similar bill in the House was introduced in June. Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Mike Catalini in Trenton, New Jersey; Michael Casey in Boston; John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio; and Tara Copp in Washington.
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