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The Scotland County Commission adjourned to meet in regular session on Wednesday, January 23, 2018.
The minutes from January 17, 2019 were presented. Commissioner Clatt moved to approve the regular session minutes; seconded by Presiding Commissioner Ebeling. Motion carried 2-0 with Commissioner Wiggins abstaining.
Commissioner Wiggins reported that he attended the 1st quarter meeting of the MoDOT LPA Advisory Committee on January 17, 2019.
Kay Eggleston called to inquire why snow had not been removed from a street in the Village of Arbela. The Commission referred her to the Village Clerk.
Kathy Kiddoo, Treasurer, presented an annual report of cemetery funds to the Commission.
The Scotland County Budget Hearing commenced at 10:00 a.m. Hearing no discussion, Commissioner Clatt moved to approve the budget as presented; seconded by Commissioner Wiggins. Motion carried 3-0.
Jim Benson, MEECO Engineering representative, called to discuss trading soft-match credit for BRO funds with the Commission. The Commission declined any trade at this time.
The Scotland County Commission adjourned to meet in regular session on Thursday, January 24, 2019.
I don’t care if you use Hadoop or grep+Perl scripts. If you can demonstrate enough performance to do what you claim you can do, that’s what matters to me from a backend point of view. Now, can you show me that your tool does what it should do better than your competitors?
There is a trend about the messages I’ve been hearing during vendor briefings over the past few months. They spend a lot of time talking about how great their architecture is, all those Hadoop stack components so beautifully integrated, showing how aligned to the latest data management, machine learning and analytics they are. They are proud of the stuff under the hood. But, very often, without verifiable claims on their effectiveness.
This is getting close to the insanity level. “We have AI”. “We are hadoop based”. “We do ML and Deep Learning”. It’s like the technology and techniques being used are the only thing to look for, and not the results! This may work to lure the VCs, but I cannot see how anyone would buy something that uses all this cool technology for…what exactly?
You see advanced analytics that provide “confidence levels” that do not change based on user feedback. Crazy visualizations that don’t tell you anything and could be easily replaced by a simple table view. “Deep Learning” for matching TI indicators to firewall logs. The list is endless.
My concern with this craziness is that vendors are mixing priorities here; they want to show they are using the latest techniques, but not worried about showing how effective they are. There are so many attempts to be the next “next-gen”, but not enough attempts to do help organizations solve their problems. This is killing innovation in security. I want to see how your tool makes threat detection 10x better, not that you can process 10x more data than your competitor.
There are cases where performance and capacity bottlenecks are the main pain point of an industry. Think SIEM before they started moving away from RDBMS, for example. But this is not always true. Now we see vendors happy to claim their products are based on Big Data technologies, but the use cases don’t require more than a few hundred megabytes of data stored. Stop that nonsense.
If you’re getting into this industry now, do so with a product that will work better than what organizations already have in place: findings more threats, faster and using less resources during detection and response. If your next-gen technology is not able to do so, it’s just a toy. And the message I hear from our clients is clear: We don’t want another toy, we want something that makes our lives easier.
The post Big data And AI Craziness Is Ruining Security Innovation appeared first on Augusto Barros.
Designed by Chester’s famous architect John Douglas, and erected in 1897 for the Bank of Liverpool Limited. Their name and logo showing the Liver Bird, is carved into the woodwork under the first floor bay window. The bank later acquired Martin’s Bank in 1918, and itself was bought by Barclays in 1969 and this branch was eventually closed. Published in The Building News, October 19, 1901.
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We like to say that permaculture is a way to “have your nature, and eat it too”!
Most of us are used to the idea that providing for human needs, such as our food, fuel and clothing is inherently destructive to natural systems. But it wasn’t always that way. Many human cultures have lived in harmony with their environments, albeit consuming far less than modern industrial peoples. Permaculture draws insights from these traditional cultures, from modern sciences and from personal observations of nature, to collect new and old ways of providing for human needs that are not only sustainable, but regenerative. Our aim is to create edible ecosystems. As designers, permaculture practitioners aim link the different components of each system together, in ecologically sensible ways, to achieve high yields for low inputs while actually building fertility over successive seasons.
For some, permaculture means a backyard garden that for relatively little work supplies an abundance of organically produced food all year round. For others, permaculture means a drought and flood-proof rural property ensuring food, water and energy security into the coming decades.
The term permaculture was coined in the seventies by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren (the latter whom we visit in our Permaculture Design Certificate courses). Since then, it has become a global movement providing design solutions for every climate, landscape and culture imaginable. Permaculture is every bit as relevant to designing a vibrant, productive and truly sustainable edible garden in the Melbourne suburbs – check out this article by Dan for a few examples or our permaculture design consultancy services if you’d like us to visit.
As a comprehensive system integrating modern science and traditional sustainable agricultural techniques from cultures the world over, and weaving these into a set of ethics and principles that apply any where at any scale, permaculture is hard to get across briefly. It’s at once a sustainable design system, a set of worldviews, a way of living — and it’s a worldwide movement of people that practice these things.
To get a better feel for what it’s all about, come along to one of our workshops or if you’re ready to get serious, our Permaculture Design Certificate course. Be warned, for a lot of people (all of us included), learning about permaculture can be life-changing. It can fill you with an optimism about the future you didn’t know you had, and an unstoppable energy to get things happening on the ground!
Houston Technology Center alum, Xenex Disinfection Services, a healthcare company that raised $38 million in February, is now selling a new device for its machine that rids hospital rooms of infection-causing bacteria and viruses: a portable “pod” in which equipment can be disinfected.
Xenex’s primary product is a technology called the LightStrike Robot that uses pulses of ultraviolet light to destroy the viruses and bacteria in an entire hospital room, preventing potentially deadly infections like C.Diff and MRSA. The company’s new device is meant to clean other objects that frequently move around the hospital, such as wheelchairs, ventilators, mobile workstations, and other tools. They’re placed inside the Xenex pod along with the company’s robot. The pod looks like a collapsible tent and is lined with a reflective interior, which ensures that the entirety of the object is disinfected, Xenex says.
Xenex had the pods made by Los Angeles-based Mintie Technologies, a company that sells dozens of similar environmental services products. Each pod sells for $25,000, while the Xenex robot goes for $125,000. Xenex says the cost of treating a single infection acquired at a hospital can cost $10,000 to $50,000, so preventing a couple of potential contamination sites can pay for the cost of the technology.
Since its founding in 2009, Xenex has raised $94 million, including the $38 million round led by Essex Woodlands, a healthcare-focused investment fund with offices in Palo Alto, CA, Houston, New York, and London.
Come St. Patrick’s Day, year after year, bars and restaurants across the country pour out countless pints of green beer to serve to drunken revelers. In fact, data from restaurant management platform Upserve show that St. Patrick’s Day historically contributes to some of the year’s highest beer sales. That’s all well and good (turns out that, year after year, there’s a strangely huge market for pitchers of toxic-looking green suds), but we decided to check in with some restaurants that have found more creative ways to bring in customers this St. Paddy’s. From naturally green beer to innovative takes on St. Paddy’s-inspired fare, these eateries are monetizing the holiday to make some serious green.
Famed steakhouse Smith & Wollensky will be celebrating with special Steak & Whiskey Event, taking place now through St. Patrick’s Day weekend, serving up a whiskey-infused dry-aged steak paired with whiskey.
In Denver, Tamayo is putting an Irish spin on their tacos to bring in guests on what would typically be a slow day for a Mexican eatery.
Festive desserts rule in Chi-town, where Public House will serve a seasonal version of their popular Cake Shake, the Patty Cake Shake. The Instagram-worthy treat is made of beer, cake, ice cream, marshmallows and more.
Finally, San Diego’s Japanese spot Tajima is offering a special green-tinted Matcha-Hi drink to celebrate. The cocktail consists of Iichiko Shochu sake and iced green tea, a healthy, tasty alternative to green beer. “In creating the Matcha-Hi cocktail, the Tajima team wanted to incorporate trendy matcha tea while also offering customers an out-of-the-ordinary festive beverage. We wanted to stay true to our Japanese roots by coming up with a green sake-based drink that would make people say, ‘I’ve got to try that,’” says owner Isamu Morikizono.
Beware: Betaling Google Chrome is Malware!
First off, a quick translation: “betaling” means “payment” in Dutch, so when an app with the name “Betaling – Google Chrome.exe” shows up on the desktop of a Windows user, it’s not entirely unreasonable that they would click on it, thinking that it might be a secure version of Google Chrome that they’ve somehow downloaded. That’s a plus, right? A more secure version of the popular Web browser.
Once you launch it, though, the program pops up an error message telling you that your version of the .NET framework is out of date and that you need to upgrade it. Again, seems reasonable on the surface, because if you are getting a brand new browser, you surely need a brand new version of the .NET framework that underlies the entire Microsoft Windows system. Indeed, it’s exactly that plausibility that makes this such a dangerous malware program.
Now savvy Windows users will look at this window and frown: The latest version of the .NET framework is actually 4.6.2, according to Microsoft itself. But seriously, who checks?
Looks completely legit, doesn’t it? And € 0.50 = $0.53 so it might be a bit weird to pay a tiny amount to get the necessary upgrade but, hey, it’s $0.53, why not just enter the data and proceed?
That translates roughly into “unfortunately your details are not properly filled in, please try again.” SO you do. And you enter a valid credit card. And they’ve just charged you not for $0.53 (or € 0.50) but $250 or $500 or more, or even just saved your credit card data to sell on the darknet for a tidy sum.
So be smart, whether you see this exact prompt or something similar: Don’t accept downloads from unknown sources, don’t click on files that “just appear” on your desktop and never, ever enter your payment information to a page or program that seems even the tiniest bit suspect.
Thanks to MalwareHunter and BleepingComputer for the helpful images.
is it dangerous to buy windows 10 from web sites that want to sell it for half of what MS wants ?
Registered Owner: HP Shipping Ltd - UK - Operator: Hebridean Island Cruises - UK - an All Leisure Group comp.
April 09-2009 Hebridean Island Cruises has filed for administration. The Hebridean Spirit has been loss making for some time and although it has now been sold it has impacted on the funding of the remaining group. This means that unfortunately the company that owns the Hebridean Princess has filed for administration.
April 22 -2009 All Leisure group plc, which operates Swan Hellenic and Voyages of Discovery, is pleased to announce that it has purchased the unique small cruise ship, Hebridean Princess. All Leisure group plc is keen to ensure that the Hebridean Princess will continue to offer distinctive cruises around the Scottish Highlands and islands and through the Norwegian fjords and will continue to operate from its head office in Skipton.
All Leisure Holidays Ltd has entered into an agreement for the sale and leaseback of the Hebridean Princess cruise vessel and certain related assets to HP Shipping for GBP2.9 million in cash. HP Shipping is a new company which is wholly owned by a syndicate of private investors, including Roger Allard.
March 2010 - The work, undertaken at the Middlesbrough yard of A&P Tees, was the final part of a four-year programme to ensure the 1964-built Hebridean Island Cruises vessel complies fully with new design and construction regulations coming into force later this year. In addition, many public areas were refreshed with new carpets, upholstery, furniture and lighting in lounges and new carpets, bulkheads and deckheads in most of the passenger alleyways.
The Tiree Lounge, Library, Conservatory, Look Out Lounge and Columba Restaurant all received attention with the lounges having been totally refurbished. In other work, the engines and auxillary engines underwent a full overhaul, the teak decks received attention and crew accommodation was upgraded. The hull colour has been returned to the traditional dark blue after spending last year in a different livery.
Former name: Ferry Columba converted to cruiseship in 1989.
A former US Foreign Service employee reveals the scale of the destruction of ancient artifacts in Iraq during the occupation of the country.
As Iraqi officials are estimating the extent of the damage done by the Islamic State militants to one of the country's UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the ancient city of Hatra, a former US Foreign Service employee, Peter van Buren, has revealed that the US Army also wrought a lot of damage to some of the country’s historical landmarks.
On Saturday, Islamic State militants started destroying the 2,200-year-old site, having looted all of the ancient gold and silver coins that had been preserved.
Several days earlier, the Iraqi government said that ISIL fighters had attacked the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq and bulldozed it with trucks.
But as it turns out, the ISIL fighters are not the only ones who damaged sites in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys.
A former US Foreign Service employee, Peter van Buren, who was embedded with the US Army in Iraq in 2009, has revealed that the US also contributed to the destruction of ancient places.
“The scale and intent were obviously different from what the Islamic State is doing, but a loss is a loss, in big bites or small ones,” he adds.
Peter van Buren also wrote about how the country’s ancient villages, which he calls “tells”, attracted the US soldiers, who would sometimes drive their military SUVs there, doing “donuts” and enjoying kicking up dust plumes.
On Monday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the reported destruction of Hatra by Islamic State extremists a war crime, and called on the international community to protect cultural artifacts.
But nobody so far commented on the leftovers from the US Army. Baghdad's Iraqi Museum was plundered in 2003 shortly after the city capitulated to American troops, prompting widespread censure that nobody had taken steps to protect its world-class collection of Sumerian and Babylonian artifacts.
The museum, which re-opened several weeks ago, estimates that approximately 15,000 items were taken in the chaos. Only one-third have been recovered.
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Cincinnati-based Mercy Health launched a GPS-style app at The Jewish Hospital, also in Cincinnati.
The indoor navigation solution, called the "Right This Way" app, runs on Connexient's MediNav platform. The app aims to help patients and visitors find their way around the hospital with campuswide maps and turn-by-turn directions.
"We're always looking to improve the experience of both our patients and visitors," said Pat Davis-Hagens, president and CEO of Mercy Health Central Market. "We launched the app to guide you to the department or room you want to visit, remember where you parked and help reduce missed or late appointments."
The app is available on smartphones, Mercy Health's website and kiosks in The Jewish Hospital.
PJ Masks - what time is it on TV? Episode 26 Series 1 cast list and preview.
Romeo plans to use his newest device to make everyone in the world so clumsy that they can't stop him.
Benedict appeared with his fellow Tinker Tailor Solider Spy castmates at the UK premiere. Images have been added to the gallery. Also, Benedict did not win ‘Best Actor’ at the TV Choice Awards – instead it went to David Tennant.
What an amazing day! It started off horribly and I had a really bad attitude. Naomi was up all night and I felt sick from the stupid fasting part of the PET Scan. I read online that I’d have to wait 30-60 minutes to let this radioactive sugar get absorbed. So I brought a list of phone calls I had to make. Sidenote: if you’re ever diagnosed with cancer make sure to get unlimited minutes. I’ve never been on the phone so much in my life. Anyway, he tells me I can text but not speak. Then he mentions that besides not nursing Naomi for 24 hours (no, she still has never taken a bottle), I can’t TOUCH or hold my children for more than 30 second increments. For 4-5 hours. By the way, is it 4 or 5? I went with 4.5 hours. Of torture.
Naomi was hysterical when I got home and all I could do was look at her. She normally has 2 naps by then but had only slept for 30 minutes. Hadn’t eaten a thing. I couldn’t find the best sippy cup we have and searched everywhere. Finally, I prayed for 10 seconds, then walked back to where they were. She stopped crying. I looked over, and there was the sippy cup (in one of Abi’s toy bins). Then she took the sippy cup with milk for longer than ever from my dad. My baby girl passed out for 3.5 hours after this.
I expect the night to be the worst part, because she nurses so much. But at dinner she miraculously took a bunch of milk from a tablespoon, and after a stroller ride she fell asleep without nursing. Very little crying. This early and sudden weaning was one of my biggest concerns of the entire cancer deal. Praise God from whom all blessings flow! He is still around and still faithful.
In recent years, machine learning has been a fun diversion for most of us, bringing joy and horror equally with things like Cooking With Cthulhu and Google Deep Dream’s obsession with dogs. But while we were busy training computers to recognize the difference between kittens and ice cream cones, researchers have been using machine learning in vastly more complicated ways — including mental health diagnoses.
In a proof-of-concept study published this week in BMC Psychiatry, researchers were able to use machine learning to predict PTSD with significant accuracy. This could be a huge change for post-traumatic treatment for kids. We know that between 10 and 40 percent of children who experience traumatic events will develop PTSD, but narrowing down the risk factors to a reliable predictive model has so far been less than entirely successful.
Even the largest meta-analysis of childhood risk factors for traumatic stress was only able to look at 25 risk factors, the only ones that had been identified in more than one of the 64 studies examined. Among those risk factors, only six were assessed in more than 10 studies. The data for a reliable model just isn’t there.
But with machine learning, researchers were able to sidestep that problem. They took 105 potential biopsychosocial risk factor variables — data that could be collected during a child’s hospital visit, like demographics, child symptoms, parent symptoms, stress, magnitude of injury, and several genetic and neurological variables. With that information, their machine learning method was able to rank each child’s risk factors using analysis much more complex than any researcher could calculate alone.
The machine learning protocol able to accurately predict which children were most at risk for developing PTSD after their injuries, which has huge implications for the possibility of early treatment and even prevention. And the study went further, identifying potential causal factors. This points to areas where further research might lead to a change in treatment protocols, and better outcomes.
For example, children anesthetized with Ketamine (which has been shown to have a positive impact on treatment-resistant depression) were more likely to develop PTSD. That doesn’t mean anesthetists should immediately stop using Ketamine with children, but it does mean that more research is required. It’s just as possible that Ketamine itself isn’t the issue — but that it’s replacing another pharmacological factor that helps prevent the development of PTSD, or that it’s interacting with some other factor that wasn’t studied. Machine learning can probably be applied to that, as well.
Mental health issues are complex, and diagnosing them can require taking a staggering number of symptoms and factors into account. With this study, machine learning shows its value as a possible diagnostic tool capable of finding links even the most robust meta-analysis can’t identify.
Published at Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 - 22:14:43 PM. Bamboo Shades. By Lorraine Ferrier.
These are so light, fresh, delicious and contain no nasties! Such a beautiful Summer treat, I found myself closing my eyes with every mouthful I was enjoying it so much! Cost effective too! I made 16 bars, (but you could cut yours smaller) and all I had to buy was a bottle of cream and 3 tins of mangoes.
In comparison to buying the Mango Ice cream bars like this already made, these were such a bargain and I knew the exact ingredients in them too, which was a bonus.
Click on the link below for a printable version of the recipe.
Line a 20cm x 30cm lamington pan with foil.
Boil sugar and water in TM bowl for 5 mins on 100c, speed 2 until syrup thickens and set aside to cool.
Blend the drained mangoes, syrup and lemon juice on speed 8 for 30 secs until smooth and pour into a separate bowl to cool.
Measure 1 cup of the mango mixture back into the thermomix jug, add the cream and blend on speed 3 for 5 – 10 seconds.
Pour this mixture into your prepared foil lined lamington pan and freeze until firm.
Once frozen, pour the remaining mango mixture over the frozen mango cream in the pan. Freeze for several hours, or until firm.
Once the next level is frozen, tip the tray upside down on to a chopping board, peel the aluminium foil off and then turn it back to the other side so that the cream is on the bottom and use a sharp knife to cut in to bars so that you get a nice clean cut.