Security Architecture Frameworks – Yay or Nay?
This post is about a topic that few of us ponder often: security architecture frameworks. We have some exciting research plans in this area, hence this blog series.
In any case, this post is a continuation of this one, where I asked about how people define "security architecture" in 2018. Today I want to remind people that "standard" security architecture frameworks do exist.
On top of this, some "architecture-like" things can be found in NIST CSF (a lot, actually), ISO 2700x series and even in COBIT, if you look hard enough and use your architect's eye.
But here is the punchline: does anybody care? More specifically, does anybody use them as foundations for their security architecture? Can security architecture frameworks even keep up with the evolution of IT? After all, there wasn't much agile cloud mobile DevOps in the 1990s … Furthermore, we all know of people who use ISO series or NIST CSF (or NIST 800s) as control lists or policy advice, but perhaps not so many use them as architectural foundations…. If you do, please comment.
In 2018, What Is Security Architecture?
Thoughts on Security Architecture Frameworks – Yay or Nay?
We used OSA in developing the concept and eventually the job role of enterprise security architect. In practice, it doesn't always play out like we wrote it up but it gives us something to strive for.
The focus on the use of particular architecture frameworks excludes organisations that use system engineering practices to deliver complex solutions. This is a bit counter-intuitive since architecture frameworks where originally intended to deal with complexities in delivery of systems and outcomes.
For engineering organisations architecture is practiced at multiple levels – definition of overall objectives, system-level architecture and technical solution architecture.
I have found that SABSA architect experience and practices (yes, I am SABSA architect) fit very well with this approach since this framework was based on system engineering methodologies. Therefore, it is possible to apply security architecture practices even though an organisation has not 'mandated' a particular framework.
The key issue with security architecture is does it help you define and answer the questions.
>The focus on the use of particular architecture frameworks excludes organisations that use system engineering practices to deliver complex solutions.
The above comment IMHO is pure gold. I did see the same theme in some twitter comments re: the fact that "frameworks are for losers" or at least for beginners.
In this light, and in our upcoming research, we plan to treat SABSA as a sort of "meta framework", framework for making frameworks for your own use.
Finally, thanks for catching my Sherwood joke 🙂 This made my day.
In this day and age, with a myriad of security products overlapping in many areas, with projects fighting to get on top of the "roadmap", a security architecture seems to be the only way to make sense of what should be done first and why. Maybe you don't need a framework to come up with the architecture but why reinvent the wheel when experienced security practitioners have already spent countless hours to come up with something that works?
I have the Enterprise Security Architecture book by John Sherwood and team on my desk all the time – some visiting friends commented that they didn't realize that I'm such a Star Trek fan :(. It is more or less SABSA in practice, in a very readable format.
Anyway, regardless of methodology, framework, etc, without full support from senior management, all the security architecture work is bound to fail.
If you look back to the Greek definition of architecture, you will find the broad meaning of "the art and science of make complex or carefully designing structures of something." Thinking in security and considering all arguments (great Parkinson and Grigorof!), I believe that the principles and basilar of our area evolving since Saltzer and Schroeder (and before, of course) and currently have a great challenge to embrace business driven needs. Being more clear (I know that I only philosophize until now!), anyone who want to deliver the security architecture of any black box need to follow the body of knowledge and good practices that shows good results nowadays, adapting frameworks to their needs, maybe blending where it need it. It´s not an one size fits all and never will be, companies are incredibly distincts and complex, so the architecture frameworks must be an track and not a rail, without space for tailoring.


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Publisher THQ has announced its latest financial results, showing yearly sales up slightly to $1.03 billion and losses up to $35.3 million, following $68.0 million in profits the year prior, as the company "realigns its cost structure" to return to profitability. The company's yearly sales were up from $1.026 billion the year prior. THQ president and CEO Brian Farrell admitted in a release, "In fiscal 2008, we did not achieve our revenue and profit targets and we are taking aggressive steps to ensure that we significantly improve execution in fiscal 2009 and beyond." The comments come following a number of reported layoffs at studios including Rainbow and Sandblast. In its fourth quarter ended March 31st, the company again saw sales up from $172.1 million in 2007 to $187 million, exceeding company guidance, but losses of $34.5 million, following profits of $6.5 million the year prior. Sales were led, the company said, by Frontlines: Fuel of War, MX vs. ATV Untamed and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008. The latter two titles exceeded expectations, while Frontlines met its goals. However, THQ says the company saw "weaker-than-expected sell through" of catalog titles. For 2009, the company has said it expects sales in fiscal 2009 to reach between $1.175 and $1.2 billion, with first quarter sales to reach $115 and $125 million, and continued losses on what THQ calls "a light product release schedule" for the period. Farrell said in a statement that THQ had a three-fold approach to restoring profitability, including "a stronger slate of products," "initiatives to improve our product quality and competitiveness," and "realigning our cost structure to generate significant operating leverage in fiscal 2009." Farrell continued that THQ's "stronger fiscal 2009 product line-up is positioned to take advantage of the expanding demographic on the growing installed base of new gaming systems," with games like Saints Row 2, Red Faction Guerrilla, de Blob, Darksiders, its WWE, Pixar, and Nickelodeon licenses, and its newly announced partnership with DreamWorks.

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dawne gimnazjum miejskie w malborku
Former Malbork Urban Middle School
A few years later, the construction of the building was located on the corner of existing streets Witosa St. and March 17th St. It was completed in 1866. Its historicizing architecture with neo-Gothic decorative elements used in Malbork was one of the first. In 1927 the building housed the primary school of St. John. At the beginning of the 30s of 20th century the western part of the building was overbuilt. Since 1937, there existed Horst-Wessel-Schule, a primary school for boys. In 1945 the building suffered no major damage. After its reconstruction and adaptation the Public Vocational Secondary School, later renamed Vocational School No. 4 was located there. Today the building has been adapted for the needs of the District Court.
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Post Office Building Complex in Malbork
Potters Gate in Malbork
Distance — 281 M
Distance — 1.3 KM
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Фуше од Шартра (1059 - након 1127) је био средњовековни хроничар, учесник Првог крсташког рата у војсци Балдуина I Јерусалимског.

Биографија
Рођен је 1059. године у Шартру. Детаљи о сабору у Клермону које Фуше наводи у свом делу сугеришу да је највероватније и сам био присутан када је папа Урбан 1095. године позвао крсташе на свети рат. Уколико није лично присуствовао, познавао је некога ко јесте (вероватно бискупа Иву од Шартра). Из Клермона је Фуше, са Стефаном од Блоа и Робертом Нормандијским, путовао преко јужне Француске и Италије до Византијског царства. Преко Барија је стигао у Цариград 1097. године. Тамо се прикључио армији Балдуина Бујонског кога је пратио и када се овај одвојио од главнине армије и преузео Торосу град Едесу. Након освајања Јерусалима 1099. године, Фуше и Балдуин посетили су свети град како би довршили своје ходочашће. Када је Балдуин постао јерусалимски краљ, Фуше је наставио да ради као његов капелан. Краљ је умро 1118. године. Од 1115. године је каноник Цркве Светог гроба. Последњи подаци о Фушеу су из 1127. године. Након тог датума се ништа више не зна о његовом животу. Детаљи о његовој смрти нису познати

Хроника
Фуше је саставио хронику о Првом крсташком рату (GESTA FRANCORUM IHERUSALEM PEREGRINANTIUM - "Дела Франака који су походили Јерусалим") из три књига. Писао ју је у три наврата; 1101, 1106. и од 1124. до 1127. године. Фушеова хроника сматра се најбољим извором о Првом крсташком рату. Хроника садржи и говор папе Урбана на сабору у Клермону. Писање је започео најраније у касну јесен 1100. године или најкасније у пролеће 1101. године. Ова верзија завршена је око 1106. године. Писање је започео на наговор својих сапутника. Балдуин му је у Јерусалиму ставио писма и друга документа Јерусалимске краљевине на располагање. Прва књига Фушеове хронике описује припреме за Први крсташки рат, сабор у Клермону и рат до освајања Јерусалима и успостављања Јерусалимске краљевине од стране Готфрида Бујонског. У прву књигу спада и опис Цариграда. Друга књига описује дела Балдуина Јерусалимског који је 1100. године наследио свог брата на престолу. Трећи део хронике описује владавину Балдуина ле Буржа, следећег краља, све до 1127. године када је Јерусалим погодила куга током које је и Фуше наводно умро.

Фушеову хронику користили су многи хроничари крсташких ратова, укључујући и Вилијама од Тира и Вилијама од Малмесберија. Хроника Фушеа од Шартра је већим делом тачна. Објављена је у француској едицији историјских извора, Patrologia Latina.

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 Крсташка епопеја - Рене Грусе, ИК Зорана Јовановића, 2004. година

Рођени 1059.
Умрли 1127.
Историчари крсташких ратова
Личности Првог крсташког рата

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MUMBAI: India's blue-chip share market index managed to cross the psychologically crucial barrier of 4,000-mark in early trade Tuesday on large-scale institutional buying in stocks of cement and steel companies.
At noon, the stock market barometer 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index or Sensex was trading at 4,010.32, a level not seen since March 2001.
Analysts say the crossing of the 4,000-barrier comes as a major boost for domestic as well as foreign institutional investors after years of concern over sluggish market movement.
Indian stocks had remained dormant since the dotcom bust around three years ago. A flood of accusations of shady dealing and stock price manipulation had also kept the investors away from the market.
A slowing economic growth, gloomy industrial performance, and uncertain geopolitical situation inflicted more pains on bruised investors.
"It's a great thing to happen to the Indian stock market after a long, long time," said Neeraj Deewan, a senior analyst with New Delhi-based brokerage firm Quantum Securities.
"Not many would have expected the market index to breach the 4,000-barrier so soon after touching a six-month low nearly four months back. Buoyancy is being witnessed across all the industrial sectors," Deewan told IANS.
India's stock market barometer has gained nearly 38 percent since it touched a six-month low on April 25.
The seemingly never-ending rally on the bourses has also helped the key share market index to register a gain of 19 percent since the beginning of the current calendar year.
Analysts say the market optimism regarding sharply higher economic growth in the current fiscal year is acting as the main positive buying trigger.
"The headline GDP numbers have been disappointing over the last year mainly due to the poor performance of the agricultural sector. The trough seems to be over," states the Confederation of Indian Industry.
A surge in investments by foreign funds, which act as the backbone for India's liquidity starved capital market, has also helped the market rally.
Foreign institutional investors have pumped more than $2 billion into Indian stocks and bonds so far in 2003 compared to about $555 million in the whole of 2002.
In the early trade Tuesday, shares of Tata Steel, the country's largest private sector steel company, was quoting at 264.50, representing a gain of 2.3 percent over its Monday's close.
Steel shares have been in the limelight in the last few sessions on talks of a rise in the commodity price. The market mood was also boosted by a report that hot-rolled coil producers were considering a price hike of about five percent.
In the technology sector, Infosys Technologies, India's largest listed software maker, was up nearly one percent at 3,521.00 following a sharp overnight rally on the U.S. markets.


There's a chair facing the mats at the academy. There's always someone sitting in that chair during classes. Someone with a knee brace. Or an arm sling. Or crutches. Someone who's injured but can't stay away.
When I first enrolled at the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York City I would hear people say how Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a way of life, how it made them better human beings, how they couldn't, wouldn't ever stop or trade it for anything else. Honestly, I thought these people were a little crazy. I'd see them at the academy when I trained in the morning, then I'd also seen them if I trained at night, and I couldn't help but wonder if they had any lives outside BJJ. Little did I know I'd become one of them.
I started training jiu-jitsu about a year and a half ago. I went from training three times a week to training three times a day. I love everything about it; it's challenging, complex, humbling, many, many times frustrating, but always rewarding. There's a tremendous sense of camaraderie I've never encountered before. When one of our professors, Rafael Sapo Natal, won his fight at UFC on Fox last weekend, I was ringside, and I became so visibly emotional people were asking me if he was my brother!
Now I can't go on vacation unless there's an academy I can practice at. I rarely drink and I mostly eat consciously to keep a healthy body. I dream about BJJ most nights, vividly; I hip escape a lot in my sleep. A couple of times I've jumped guard on unsuspecting friends, to their understandable dismay. Sometimes, without realizing it, I start speaking with a funky, quasi- Brazilian accent (my husband finds this particularly disturbing). I have Zebra mats in my apartment. And a grappling dummy. My bedroom has piles of Gis and rash guards and instructional videos in every corner. I've become a hoarder.
The most important thing in my life is my family, but BJJ definitely comes second. Pretty clothes, shoes, bags, perfect hair, vacations, partying -- all those things I once cared about no longer seem so important. As long as I can keep training, I'm happy. When I suffered injuries over the past months, and I was faced with the possibility or not being able to train, I realized how difficult it would be to stop. Interestingly enough, most of my injuries happened doing something other than BJJ, which made it, somehow, even worse.
I fractured my clavicle over the summer; I didn't stop training. Of course it hurt, but the pain seemed to magically go away while I was on the mat. I suffered a partial hamstring avulsion a couple of months ago; I didn't stop training. The doctor told me I shouldn't train for eight weeks. I heard him loud and clear, but I was back at the academy the following day. I broke two of my toes and didn't stop training. Both times it took so long for them to heal I considered chopping them off.
Because when you have this love for BJJ, there's nothing worse than not being able to practice.
I've been doing BJJ for 20 years. At first I was doing it because it sort of complemented my stand up. But the more I did it, the better I became, the more I wanted it. The more I knew, the more I realized how intricate and technical it is, and over time I just got hooked. Unlike many other sports, like running or lifting weights, when you do BJJ you can't think about something else; you are only focused on your training for that hour. It gives you a break from anything else.
In BJJ your competition is really yourself: Where were you a year ago, two years ago, three years ago? Are you better now than you were back then? You try to do better than you did the day before, the week before.
For many, BJJ becomes an addiction, but it's a good addiction. I train seven days a week. I went down that hole!
Not being able to train would completely drive me crazy. If I'm injured and I can tape it up and put it together then I will. But there was a time I injured my lower back and for a month I literally couldn't put my shoes on. During that time I was fortunate enough to be put on muscle relaxants, and I was in a haze. My family actually liked me better then! There are people who deal with it in a productive manner -- they come to class, they watch, they take notes -- but for me if I can't do it. I'd rather check out.
If I'm on vacation and I don't have a training partner, I drill in the water. I don't even want to think about not being able to do BJJ anymore.
BJJ is addictive; once you start training you want to do it more and more and never stop; you want to learn faster than you could possibly do.
I made all my best friends through BJJ. At a certain point in my life I'd spend more time with them than my real family.
Because of injuries I was forced to stay away from training a couple of times, once for six months and once for four months. Back then I was training 2/3 times a day and staying away was just horrible. I would still go to the academy every day and watch, but every day I would almost cry because I couldn't train.
BJJ has been such an influence in my life. Since the time I was a blue belt, everything revolved around BJJ, I made the commitment to achieve a black belt, open a school, and tech for a living and that's it. Everything else has been secondary. Including other work that I've done and relationships that I pushed to the wayside because it was either the relationship or jiu-jitsu, so I picked my relationship with jiu-jitsu.
As you are coming up in BJJ, other things become less important, and this becomes the only thing that you really want to do; I stopped lifting weights, I stopped eating really bad food, I stopped hanging out with certain people. A lot of guys could be out drinking or doing something they shouldn't be doing. I always joke around with my girlfriend, at any given time of the day she knows where I am: I'm either at the academy in NYC or my academy in Hoboken, or I'm in transit. That's it.
It's hard to stay away, I've only been injured badly twice and I still tried to train light. The most I could probably stay out is a day or two, let the initial injury subside, but unless it's something broken, we tape it up, we wrap it up, we cover it up just so we can train.
I don't know what I would do if I couldn't do BJJ anymore. I can't even imagine. To not have this in my life, it wouldn't be a good life at all.


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A blog site where one can find vintage tips, information, patterns, and sewing and textile related DIY projects. Read right from original published print media. I have a large number of various vintage sewing or textile related publications like The Workbasket and Annie's Pattern Club. Off the top of my head I'd say the oldest may be 1954 and the most recent may be 1988.
My idea is to present the information as photographs of the actual pages of publication. This will add credibility and allow for the layout originally chosen to fall as intended; photographs by text etc. But the drawback to this presentation is potential glare and shadowing near spine.
I will do the best I can to provide as legible photos as I can. Although, I make note to the fact that it may be necessary at times to magnify the screen. And those of us with some age, may find it necessary each time. It will very on many things related to the original publishing. But I hope keeping it original may have a little of its own nostalgia.
If there is ever anything that just can't be seen clearly enough, even with zoom, email me and we'll resolve the issue.
So, the sections for this blog will be Tips & Advice, Information & Knowledge, DIY Projects & Patterns, and, I hope, User Finished Products.
All will be from the vintage publication, except, of course, the finished products. User's who share their finished products are welcome to note whether it is for sale, etc.


Charlie Lowe has two obsessions: saving the Stoneford Village Green from unscrupulous developers and researching her ancestor, Louis Augustus Duran, whose mysterious origins elude her.
When a freak lightning strike and a rogue computer virus send her back to 1825, Charlie discovers she must persuade a reluctant Sarah Foster to marry Duran, or two centuries of descendants - including herself- will cease to exist.
Unfortunately, Louis Duran turns out to be a despicable French count who spends his days attempting to invent the first flushing toilet in Hampshire. That is, of course, when he's not busy impregnating a succession of unfortunate housemaids.
Combining the language, humour and manners of Jane Austen's era with charming characters and colorful storytelling, Persistence of Memory is a mystery, a love story and a speculative novel about accidental time travel.
A hopeless romantic, our heroine does her best to encourage the happiness of those who surround her -- but will she be able to mend a matrimonial wrong, restore the Village Green to its rightful owner and, most particularly, conclude the tale in the company of the gentleman with whom she was always meant to be?
Persistence of Memory is the first of a series of novels featuring time traveller Charlie Lowe and her companion, Shaun Deeley.
Originally released September 17, 2013 in e-book and trade paperback formats by Fable Press.
Persistence of Memory is published by Diversion Books.


In keeping with great Rock & Roll, Lord Rochester embrace the simplicity of sound and song using the maraca powered shuffle of artists such as Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Reed and Lonnie Mack to create great stripped back driven rock and roll.
Scotland's best sounding (and best looking) rock and roll show have toured Japan, played all over Europe and the UK and toured their native Scotland from the Borders to Aberdeenshire and from the Central Belt to the Highlands and not forgetting the Shetland Islands.
Be it high profile music festivals or small intimate shows, the effect is the same. Always entertaining and stylish, the trio (guitar, bass, spartan drum set and three voices) bewitch the audience, large or small.
Lord Rochester have also performed in session for the BBC, recorded at the famous Perrotti Studios in Gijon, Spain and provide the theme music for the 'Vic Galloway Show' on BBC Radio Scotland.
Since they first got together in 2008 they have released five vinyl singles (four of which are EP's) and one CD in the shops.
They sound great, they look great, and if party blues, garage and good-time rock and roll are your idea of a Saturday night out, they're the band for you..


There's August in his dress. Honestly, it's sort of funky and it's too short but he wanted a dress and mission accomplished. He's watching Tarzan on the TV. Not with his Bop because his Bop isn't home yet. I just went in there to check on him and he said, "Don't watch this, Mer! It's too scary!"
Jessie and the boys are spending the night because Vergil's out of town and mostly it's just fun. And mostly I'm just going to give you a few pictures because my day has been filled to the brim and I need to get in there and help Jessie get those boys fed and make up August's bed.
Maggie and Levon at lunch. Honestly, this may be one of my favorite pictures ever.
August learning to sew. This involved sitting beside me and asking "Why?" every 3.2 seconds. I tried very hard to tell him why and show him things. He can now probably sew his own dress.
Levon being completely and utterly entertained by sticking his hand in a glass of water.
I let him play with one of my Dollar Store fans and that entertained him for a good long time. Kids really like "real" stuff, don't they?
I love seeing your beautiful girl with her beautiful boys!
so perhaps August's dress is not a dress but a tunic. I'm almost through with my sewing. today I should finish the third and final skirt.
That's so cool, Ellen! I want to see them!
Ha! Water feels good, I guess! The dress (long shirt?!) came out well and looks like it made its recipient happy, which is the main thing. I'm so glad to know Tarzan is still on TV! I haven't seen a Tarzan movie in ages and ages.
August wanted to put it on again this morning and so he did. Looks good with his jeans, I think. He says it's cozy.
And this was "fake" Tarzan. The Disney version. Bleggh.
Beautiful pictures. And yes, that one of Maggie and Levon is one for the ages. It will definitely will be cherished by both of them when they are older.
I hope so. They're so beautiful at this age, aren't they?
I can't do "scary" movies. Laura finally got me to sit through one with her, assuring me "they aren't real! Don't you see, they aren't real". And they aren't. But that one is the last one I've seen. Good for August!
I don't do scary movies either. Nope. Not for me.
But this was Disney Tarzan so really- how bad can it be?


Saint Gilles Croix de Vie is above all a seaside town filled with activity all the year round.
The proof is that this town with 7 500 inhabitants is today one of the major centres on the Vendée coast. Despite its success, it has maintained its values, its natural and friendly character. Saint Gilles Croix de Vie is a warm and welcoming town, with an attractive lifestyle all the year round.
Saint Gilles Croix de Vie is widely recognised as a centre for sailing, and is justly proud of its unique charms, including fine sandy beaches, its older, traditional districts, and not forgetting its five weekly markets. Here you will also see charming villas, fishing ports and a marina at the very heart of the town… In fact, everything helps to forge the authentic and picturesque character of Saint Gilles Croix de Vie.
Even though the identity of Saint Gilles Croix de Vie is closely linked to the sea, it is also an attractive economic centre. Shipyards and canning plants helped launch the industrial development of the town in the early 20th century, and today its major companies maintain its prosperity.
Today, visitors love to stroll through the Maroc quarter, to shop in the numerous boutiques and to linger in the pedestrian streets in the Croix-de-Vie part of the town. There are also many restaurants, lively cafés, art galleries with a local flavour and an evening market every day in July and August on the Saint-Gilles side!
Come along and see us at the reception – as 'daughters of the coast', we can tell you about the best spots to match what you're looking for!


Year 6 pupils from the Junior Boys' and Junior Girls' Schools were treated to a talk from Chris Eatough, an Old Boy who went on to become six times World 24 hour Solo Mountain Bike Racing Champion. He was back at Bolton School to deliver the Tillotson Lecture, but also found time to address younger pupils about his sporting success and answer their host of questions.
He talked briefly about his time at Bolton School: he played football and water polo and represented the school in biathlon competitions. He also talked about moving to the US at the age of fifteen, and his discovering of mountain biking while studying Engineering at Clemson University, where he also played soccer. His father had also competed in mountain bike races, and helped to inspire him in his early career in the sport.
Chris explained that he enjoyed mountain biking because of the direct correlation between training and improvement, which was different to the team sports he had played before. He therefore continued training and realised that he was at the highest level he could achieve in the type of races he was competing in, but that he tended to do better in longer races. He therefore decided to start taking on longer races and discovered 24 hour races. At first he competed as a member of a four-man team with each of them taking on six hours of racing each, but he realised during these races that some competitors were racing for the entirety of the duration by themselves. Intrigued by this, he wondered if he could do it and decided to take on a solo 24 hour race himself.
The Year 6 pupils were impressed to learn that Chris's first 24 hour solo race was at the World Championships, and even more so to hear that he had won.
However, he explained that he then had to continue with 24 hour races and work out how to do them well in order to keep winning. The techniques that he and his support team worked out over the years to cut down his pit stop time were fascinating to hear about, and many of the questions at the end were focused on this aspect of his racing career.
Chris went on to be World Champion for six years in a row. Speaking about his seventh year, he explained that he came in second place, but was only briefly disappointed as his rival ended up in the hospital as he had pushed his body too hard during the race. Chris, however, was able to greet his wife and the rest of his support team, collect his award, and go for a meal after the race, all of which the winner could not do: he therefore realised that winning wasn't all that mattered, and his achievement felt like a win.
He said that although the racing itself is done solo, he could not have done it without his support team behind him, and paid tribute to the hard work his wife, father and friends put in behind the scenes to help him with those races.
Finally he talked about his career since he gave up mountain bike racing at the age of 36. He has since implemented a bike-sharing transportation network installed in Washington DC and is now working on a similar project in Maryland. He is passionate about biking and hopes to encourage more people to get involved in this activity.
At the end of the talk, the Junior School pupils were filled with a host of questions inspired by Chris's talk.
When asked about what it feels like to do 24 hours solo, Chris said it was "tough": although the first and last laps feel good, the middle is hard to get through, both physically and mentally, and the section of the race that takes place at night is particularly difficult. He admitted that he did doubt himself every race, and there was always a battle inside his head, but he always tried to remember that he came to the race to achieve something, and that crossing the finish would be worth it. He also spoke about not wanting to let his support team down. There were questions about the kinds of food he ate – everything from sports bars to pancakes with syrup and even pizza – and his top speeds, which could get up to 40mph when going downhill. He was asked if he had even broken any bones, but said that he was very lucky: he had only broken one, and it was not while mountain biking but rather while riding his bike on the road in wet weather! Chris recalled competing in the National Championships twice more after he came in second place in the World Championships because he wanted to go out on a high note and didn't want to finish with that race, and also talked about his favourite place to race, near Whistler in Canada. When asked about falling off his bike he said that it hardly happened because all the falls happened while he was training, and compared riding his mountain bike to learning to walk. However, he did also describe his most dramatic fall for the curious pupils, and said that he was lucky to land in a soft spot and be able to get up and keep riding afterwards. He also talked about why autumn is his favourite season to ride in, because it reminds him of the conditions he was used to in Bolton when he was young, and fixing problems like flat tyres and snapped chains while racing.


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Lessons from Entrepreneurial Leaders Featuring Jacob Houk
Jacob Houk is the first non-family leader of Hays+Sons, an Indianapolis-based expert in restoration services. He became president in 2015. Founded in 1982 by Charles Hays and his two sons, the company has nine locations and 135 employees serving Indiana and Cincinnati.
BKB: After 37 years of family leadership, you – not a Hays — were named president of Hays+Sons. What challenges have you faced?
JH: It's been quite an evolution for us. There's a lot of legacy in a family business, good and bad. The Hays have always been owner operators. They started out as construction guys, running the business from project to project. Like any company there can be a bit of friction, but with family roots, we still operate like a family. And that has been a real positive.
None of the "kids" wanted to take on the business, so I accepted the position. We've always had a good team but haven't always worked to improve our team. When I stepped in as President I knew we had to get better at culture and communication. Turnover was at 55% in 2015 which was a drain on finances, not to mention morale.
BKB: What steps have you taken?
JH: We worked with FirstPerson to do a strategic plan aimed at increasing investment in our people. Communication is a top priority. With nine locations spread across Indiana and into southwest Ohio, it's always been a challenge to keep people informed and engaged. We've implemented, among other things, quarterly town halls. It takes more than two weeks to drive to every location which is a big-time commitment. But it's a favorite time. When you get out in front of your team and see how energized they are and the commitment they have, it fills your bucket.
You cannot focus on your why enough. I'm always looping back to that when I talk with team members. This is the cornerstone of our internal engagement initiative. The world we live in – restoration – is very stressful and the potential for liability is high. We're dealing with customers who are in distress. For us it's all about responding quickly after something has happened – a flood, a fire, some other disaster – with professional care and expert work.
Identifying that ultimate goal and understanding that our people need support from leadership has lit a fire. Now everyone has bought into our mission. And this year our turnover rate has dropped to 20-25%.
BKB: Buy-in is critical to any organization's success. What other strategies have you implemented toward this alignment?
JH: Training and team building have made a big impact. We subscribe to True U for personal and professional development. We select courses that align with our values that are delivered in-person or online, so any team member can participate. Providing this has put action behind our words, our commitment to develop our people.
Professional certifications are obviously important, and a given for hiring. We're rolling out an internal development plan soon that focuses on time management and growing toward another role to keep people motivated and address retention. Quarterly engagement surveys have shown us to be one percentage point below "highly engaged." Since we've paid attention to our culture, the data we've collected based on tenure and job function shows that people hired are much more engaged.
The creation of our Culture Crew has provided a sounding board that keeps people in the field connected. It consists of 10 people – one from each location representing cross-functional roles, led by our HR director. I don't participate intentionally to give them space. It's been great! They've become champions as to how we do things.
The use of Ohana, a phone app that is an easy way for people to get to know one another, is another strategy for team building. We have a younger workforce, so this works well. People give "high fives" and share family photos; it gets at our personal side.
BKB: What motivates you as a leader?
JH: Having a platform to influence people's lives is a lot of responsibility. But I truly feel a calling to take care of 135 people who spend more time with us than they do their own families. This is a key motivator. At the end of the day, life is short. You can build into people or you can deplete them. On my deathbed what am I going to care about? That I sent a handwritten note to someone who needed encouragement, or the bottom line?
Read more about how Hays+Sons takes care of its customers at www.haysandsons.com.
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On Monday at approximately 1:30 pm Officers of the Seneca Falls Police Department arrested Paul R. Sturiale, age 26 of 54 Franklin Street in Lyons, for Grand Larceny 4th, a Felony, and Petit Larceny. Sturiale is accused of stealing merchandise with a total value over $1,200 from Walmart on two separate occasions. Sturiale was arraigned in Tyre Town Court and...	more
W-FL Tuesday: Wild night on local hardwood
Tuesday night featured a full slate of games with major early season implications across all three Wayne-Finger Lakes leagues and the games didn't disappoint. We saw Naples' 27-game Finger Lakes West winning streak come to an end, a buzzer-beater in Sodus, another classic Lyons-Clyde scrum, East Rochester breaking the century mark, and two games featuring teams inside the top 5...	more
Geneva Lakefront project moves to Phase II & III
The next two phases for the Access Improvement project along the shoreline of Seneca Lake will commence next week, and pedestrians and cyclists should take note of the detours that will be put into place.In order to assist pedestrians, there will be construction signs to help guide visitors through the detours, as the Lakeshore Path along the lake between the...	more
Four arrested in Waterloo heroin sting
On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, the Seneca County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit arrested multiple people following an investigation into the sale and distribution of heroin in the local community. A search warrant was executed at 7:09am at 26 Church Street in the Village of Waterloo by members of the Sheriff's Office, Waterloo Police Department, and New York State Police Community...	more
Geneva police make arrest in 2014 assault case
Robert D. Lewis, age 53 of Geneva, was wanted for assault in the first degree, a class B felony. for an incident occurred on May 1, 2014 at approximately 10:15 pm at the Geneva Courtyard Apartments. During the assault, a victim was struck multiple times with a metal bar in the head causing a skull fracture. The suspect fled the...	more
Nozzolio announces new Cornell Institute for Food Safety
New York State Senator Michael Nozzolio and Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Kathryn J. Boor today jointly announced the establishment of the Institute for Food Safety at Cornell, to be located on the campus of Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva. The Institute for Food Safety at Cornell is made possible by...	more
Seneca Falls man caught driving without license
On Monday at approximately 12:25 am the Town of Seneca Falls Police Department arrested Michael E. Smith, of 192 Ovid Street Lot 16 in Seneca Falls, for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 2nd Degree following a complaint investigation. Smith was arraigned in the Town of Seneca Falls Court and is remanded to the Seneca County Correctional Facility in lieu of $250 cash...	more
Seneca Sheriff Stenberg issues final annual report
Outgoing Seneca County Sheriff Jack Stenberg and Undersheriff Gary Sullivan have issued their final annual report to the Seneca County Board of Supervisors and the citizens of Seneca County.This excerpt was taken from the opening paragraphs of the report…As you know this is our last and final annual report as both Undersheriff Sullivan and I will be retiring at the...	more


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Consumers are continuing to turn online for purchases, and speed is a critical factor in helping retailers capture e-commerce market share. Retailers are decentralizing their distribution and fulfillment networks to bring inventory closer to consumers, which is changing the average length of haul in the trucking industry and the equipment used to make deliveries.
Consumers spent $601.75 billion online with U.S. merchants in 2019, up 14.9% from $523.64 billion the prior year, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported. That was a higher growth rate than 2018 when online sales reported by the Commerce Department rose 13.6% year over year. What's more, from 1999-2017, e-commerce sales increased from less than 1% of total U.S. retail sales to more than 9%, reflecting a 3,000% increase in e-commerce sales, according to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.
As e-commerce and business-to-consumer shipments grow, freight is becoming more dispersed, and inventory is moving closer to the points of consumption, so it is positioned for a quick response. As a result, the trucking economy is shifting to more regional and less long-haul deliveries, said Bob Costello, chief economist for American Trucking Associations. The average miles driven decreased to 505 in 2019 from 800 per day in 2000, he said.
In the Impacts of E-Commerce on the Trucking Industry report, the American Transportation Research Institute found that average trip lengths decreased by 37% between 2000 and 2017, while urban vehicle miles traveled have increased for much of this time. ATRI said this has changed equipment requirements. Registrations for single-unit trucks grew by 7.8% between 2007 and 2016 compared to 4.4% growth in combination truck registrations. Additionally, "Last Mile Fulfillment Centers" represented 73% of the industrial real estate market in 2017, a 15-percentage point increase from the previous year, according to the study.
During COVID-19, e-commerce surged, which could create additional changes in shopping habits and transportation needs. A study by Emarsys reported that online retail growth year-over-year increased 118% in the week leading up to May 3 as consumers stayed home. A survey by Morning Consult taken between April 7 and April 9 found that 24% of the 2,200 respondents said they wouldn't feel comfortable shopping in a mall for more than six months.
Penske provides a range of resources to meet shifting transportation and equipment needs, including light-, medium- and heavy-duty rental trucks and leases to help companies meet new consumer demands. Penske Logistics also has invested heavily in its e-commerce e-fulfillment solutions to help its customers ensure the visibility and speed consumers expect.
As we all continue to live and work in these unprecedented times, businesses must change and adapt quickly. Penske has been updating our processes and shifting gears to offer safe, timely service, no matter what you need. We're here and ready to help.


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Struggling to get the last bit of mustard out of the bottle or the last squirt of toothpaste out of the tube can be one of the most frustrating feelings.
But a new coating called LiquiGlide might eliminate that problem.
LiquiGlide was originally created in 2012 by MIT associate professor Kripa Varanasi and several of his grad students. They've since formed their own company, and on June 7 LiquiGlide announced that the product is now commercially available to be used for packaged goods, including condiments, dairy products, toothpaste, lotions, and liquid adhesives like glue. That means companies can now start buying the product to put inside containers.
The reason it's difficult to get things like glue and condiments out of their containers is because they are viscous liquids that can't flow without a powerful push. When these kinds of liquids are poured out of a bottle, different layers flow at distinct speeds — the portion in the center of the container flows fastest, while the layer closest to the edge sticks to the container's inner surface. That creates friction and viscosity.
The idea behind LiquiGlide is to create an extra layer between the container and the liquid that will help the liquid slide out easier. The coating binds much more strongly to textured surfaces than to liquids, so when it's painted onto the inside of a container, it allows liquid to flow freely over it without friction.
"We're not defying physics, but effectively, we are," one of the MIT grad students, Dave Smith, told the New York Times.
The ingredients that make up LiquiGlid depend on the liquid and the containers that each batch is made for. For any food containers, the coating is made from edible materials like plants.
In addition to solving a universally frustrating problem, LiquiGlide also cuts down on waste, since it allows users to extract more glue, hair conditioner, or condiments out the last few stubborn squeezes. A consumer report from 2009 suggested some people end up throwing out up to a quarter of a bottle of lotion, 16% of detergent, and 15% of condiments because it's too difficult to coax out the layer that sticks to the container.
"Packages containing viscous products are ubiquitous, and the waste and consumer frustration associated with traditional packaging formats are universal," Varanasi said in a news release.
That, of course, includes the typically stubborn glass ketchup bottle.
An earlier version of this post was written by Kelly Dickerson.


Is Tumblr part of your digital marketing plan yet? Maryanne Conlin at the MediaPost blog Engage:Moms suggests that Tumblr will soon be the new blogging platform for the segment every marketer loves most: moms. Tumblr has been around since 2007, and so far the visually-striking fashion brands are the only ones to really embrace the social media/micro-blogging platform. But because Tumblr marries eye candy (photos and media) with the blogging platform so well, Conlin suggests that time-pressed moms with an interest in visual content will soon find Tumblr a richer platform on which to share. Already, ComScore reports that half of the site's 13.4 million users have children. For brands with visual appeal (food brands, event planning services, the cosmetics industry, etc), Tumblr might be an extremely effective way to reach young parents in the coming years.
After years of figuring out and then connecting with mom bloggers, I think that Tumblr could change not only the way moms blog, but also who blogs and who reads them.
Dads On Tech – Featuring Ramon B. Nuez Jr.


The spring time is a time to wear dresses more often for every occasion, both casual and more formal. So, even when going to the office you can wear dresses and today we have picked several such stylish dresses that you can add to your office wardrobe.
So, first, let us point to you what type of dress you can wear to the office. In terms of color, there are no certain rules of what color is the best for the office, because you are allowed to wear any color you like, except some neon colors. But when it comes to the style of dress, there are certain rules you need to follow to keep your look polished. You are not allowed to wear backless dresses or some with V-necklines. And when it comes to length, midi dresses are the best for the office. Let's check out now the outfits that we have chosen for you today and choose which one of them you will try to copy. Enjoy!
When it comes to the footwear, heels are a must-have for the office, but only the ones that are not to high, so that you can feel comfortable wearing them all day. Also, besides heels, you can also wear flats for the spring time which are great alternative if you don't feel like wearing heels to the office.
Besides wearing one colored dresses, you can also wear patterned dresses in the office. Striped and floral are the trendiest patterns for the spring, so feel free to wear one such dress in the office. They can be found in so many versatile styles, so you will for sure find the right one for you.
So, which one from the above stylish dresses did you like the best? Tell us in the comments and don't forget to stay up do date with the content of Fashionsy to find many other outfit ideas for your style inspiration.


SAN DIEGO (CN) – The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it has waived environmental and land-management laws in order to expedite building a 15-mile segment of the border wall in San Diego.
The department exercised its waiver authority under the Congressional Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to avoid potential delays in building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border per President Donald Trump's executive order on border security and immigration enforcement.
The waiver will allow construction of a 15-mile stretch of border barriers and roads in the San Diego area which will extend from the Pacific Ocean eastward, according to the department.
Homeland Security did not say when construction of the border wall and other infrastructure in San Diego will break ground, but reiterated the project remains a top priority.
"The sector remains an area of high illegal entry for which there is an immediate need to improve current infrastructure and construct additional border barriers and roads," the department said in a statement.
In 2016, Customs and Border Protection agents apprehended more than 31,000 undocumented immigrants and seized over 9,000 pounds of marijuana and 1,300 pounds of cocaine at San Diego ports of entry, according to Homeland Security.
While the department maintains securing the two border crossings in San Diego is a top priority to deter unauthorized entries and drug smuggling, a binational coalition of leaders recently gathered to pledge their support for the North American Free Trade Agreement and for improving infrastructure along the southern border so as to more efficiently move people and goods.
The mayors who gathered in San Diego last week heard from experts who advised the negative impact long border wait times and inefficient border infrastructure has on the economies in the border region. A study from the San Diego Association of Governments found the region misses out on $7 billion, or 60,000 jobs annually, because of long wait times to cross the border.
San Diego Community Justice nonprofit Alliance San Diego issued a statement following the waiver announcement Tuesday, saying a new border wall is "wasteful" given that border apprehensions are at a 17-year low and border agents in San Diego are apprehending an average of seven people per agent per year.
"The fact is we do not need more walls: We already have a barrier in that 15-mile stretch, in fact, we have a double or triple barrier in much of it," the group's executive director Andrea Guerrero said in a statement.
The Sierra Club's Dan Millis said previous Homeland Security waivers for portions of the border wall that have already been built has damaged communities and wildlife.


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St. Joe's physicians awarded for teaching excellence
This year has been one of great growth and achievement for St. Joe's physicians in the realm of education. Many of our physicians and surgeons are very involved in helping shape the future of community-based and community-relevant medicine, holding impromptu educational sessions and teaching formal courses. Those physicians and surgeons have been recognized by the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine which honours leaders in the field of medical education.
Dr. Lau
The medical trainees who have studied under Dr. Lau have said he is "an excellent teacher…who provides an enjoyable and rewarding learning opportunity," "a leader and a model for academic community paediatrics," and "inclusive, approachable and values the opinions of all members of the interdisciplinary team." So it comes as no surprise to those students or his peers that Dr. Lau is one of our physicians who has been recognized for teaching excellence.
Dr. Lau was awarded the 2015 Integrated Medical Education Award for Excellence in Community-Based Teaching (Clinic/Office). Teaching, he said, is as much a part of the job as anything else – it's his way of providing great care to children and families in Toronto's west end community.
"When I teach a student it will affect other families," he said. "By being good teachers we're ensuring our students will apply appropriate skills when they have their own practice, so it's our way of extending our care to families we may not even see in the future."
Dr. Jayaraman
Dr. Shiva Jayaraman, a hepatobiilary and general surgeon at St. Joe's received a Special Commendation for Excellence in Community-Based Teaching (Community Hospital Setting). Dr. Jayaraman was nominated by senior surgical residents whom he has become a mentor to, working with them to ensure their ongoing success.
"Patients need doctors and surgeons who can operate on real people," said Jayaraman. "These learning moments that residents have inside and outside the operating room during their time here is crucial and we have to provide a safe environment where they can learn by doing and learn how to improve the patient experience."
Dr. ElMaraghy
Dr. Amr ElMaraghy is an orthopeadic surgeon who also received a Special Commendation for Sustained Excellence in Community-Based Teaching (Community Hospital Setting). Throughout the years Dr. ElMaraghy has been a champion of medical education, finding new and innovative ways to educate medical trainees. He strives to ensure his trainees have a comfortable learning environment and feel part of the team.
"I believe that the most relevant and lasting surgical education is firmly grounded on the principle of striving for a balance between seeing, doing and reading," he said. "With this balance, trainees can perfect their own personal technique and ultimately understand the broader clinical context of the knowledge and skills attained."
Dr. Wooster
Dr. Douglas Wooster won the Colin R. Wolf Award for Long Term Contribution to Continuing Education. A community-based vascular surgeon, he has been influential in the coordination of Toronto Vascular meetings, including the Toronto Endovascular Conference and Vascular Imaging Toronto. One of his priorities is ensuring other faculty members provide the highest quality medical education to trainees: "Innovation in education motivates both the teacher and the learner to think in more effective and efficient ways about the content, process and outcomes of education," he said. "It is a key component of educational scholarship and should inform all our endeavors."
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The James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry between the James Madison Dukes and the William & Mary Tribe is a match-up between two public universities, James Madison University and the College of William and Mary, in the state of Virginia as well as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. The football series began in 1978 and has been played a total of 44 times as of 2021.

History
Previously, the game has been a divisional game in the CAA South, and conference game in the Yankee Conference and Atlantic 10 beginning with the Dukes entry in 1993.  During this period, the teams have combined for two national championships (JMU in 2004 and 2016) and eleven conference championships (JMU in 1999, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017; W&M in 1996, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2015). All of James Madison's home games have been hosted at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia while William & Mary has hosted its contests at Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Virginia; as of 2019, no games have been played on a neutral field.

The most recent game was played on November 13, 2021 with James Madison defeating William & Mary, 32–22.

The rivalry will likely go on hiatus after James Madison announced it would elevate its program to Division I FBS for the 2022 season, joining the Sun Belt Conference.

Game results

See also
 List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

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William & Mary Tribe football
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The Relationship between Epistemology and Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi's Political Thought
Seyyed Ali Latifi
PhD. Student of Political Thought at Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies
Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi is one of Neo-Sadraic philosophers among influential political personalities in contemporary Iran, representing theories within philosophical realm and political thinking. In this paper, we are going to find an answer to the question of what relationship there is between epistemological viewpoints of Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi and his political thoughts, (question). To do so, using analytical-descriptive technique based on text-to-text interpretation of Leo Straus. We will show that generally his political thoughts and specifically his theories about government are based on epistemology having four layers, namely, experimental insight, intellectual insight, intuitive insight, and revelational insight (methodology). And it is according to this very epistemological thought that his political thinking has an elitist form (hypothesis). In this paper, first three cases of types of knowledge, value of knowledge, and tools of knowledge from Mesbah Yazdi's viewpoint have been addressed, and then his political thoughts have been briefly represented. We conclude that the relationship between epistemology and political thoughts of Mesbah Yazdi is of constructive kind, that is, his political thinking has an epistemological base.
Mesbah Yazdi
Science by Presence
Acquiring Knowledge
Protector of the Islamic Juristics
The holy Koran
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Авиацио́нная улица — улица в Московском районе Санкт-Петербурга. Проходит от Московского проспекта до проспекта Юрия Гагарина. Пересекает Демонстрационный проезд и улицу Ленсовета.

Название
Есть две версии происхождения названия. Первая (основная) — название дано в честь достижений советской авиации. Вторая — название произошло от находящегося в Чесменском дворце на параллельной улице Гастелло факультета Ленинградского Института Авиационного Приборостроения (ныне Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет аэрокосмического приборостроения). Название официально присвоено 14 июля 1954 года.

Нумерация домов
Авиационная улица — одна из немногих улиц Санкт-Петербурга, на которой нечётная сторона расположена слева от начала улицы, а не традиционно справа.

Транспорт
По улице проходят трамвайные маршруты № 29, 45.

На Московском проспекте расположена автобусная остановка «Авиационная улица», которую обслуживают автобусные маршруты № 3, 26, 50, 226, 281. На пересечении улицы Ленсовета и Авиационной улицы расположена автобусная остановка «Улица Типанова», которую обслуживают автобусные маршруты № 16, 39, 187. На углу с проспектом Юрия Гагарина расположена остановка «Авиационная улица», обслуживаемая автобусными маршрутами № 36, 225, а также трамвайная конечная станция, используемая маршрутом № 45.

Достопримечательности, здания, сооружения
 Авиационная ул., 7—9. Жилой дом 1950 г., стиль — сталинский неоклассицизм.
 Авиационная ул., 11. Отдел № 12 Управления Федерального казначейства, Жилой дом 1956 г., стиль — сталинский неоклассицизм.
 Авиационная ул., 13. Жилой дом 1959 г., стиль — сталинский неоклассицизм.
 Авиационная ул., 19. Стадион «Волна». Стиль — современный.
 Авиационная ул., 20. Жилой дом, стиль — сталинский неоклассицизм.
 Авиационная ул., 21 / ул. Ленсовета, 14. СПБГУАП. Юридический и экономический факультеты. Стиль — современный. (В 1967 г. на месте старого деревянного корпуса построили каменный)
 Авиационная ул., 23. Петербургский энергетический институт повышения квалификации. Стиль — современный.
 Авиационная ул., 25. Общежитие больницы № 20.
 Авиационная ул., 34. Детский сад № 99.
 Авиационная ул., 38. Школа № 485 Московского района. 1962 г.
 Авиационная ул., у дома 38. Сквер Василия Ракова.

Примечания

Литература

 Н. И. Кудрявцев Улицы — Санкт-Петербург 1998. — 6 с

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Q: Problem when attempting to loop AVPlayer (userCapturedVideo) seamlessly I have been looking around for a while on how to correctly accomplish this. I have looked here and here. And have used the top answer here, to try and accomplish this however for me the recorded video does not ever even begin to loop. The first frame shows up but does not play the video, thus I am wondering what's wrong.
func fileOutput(_ output: AVCaptureFileOutput, didFinishRecordingTo outputFileURL: URL, from connections: [AVCaptureConnection], error: Error?) {
    if (error != nil) {
        print("Error recording movie11: \(error!.localizedDescription)")
    } else {
        isSettingThumbnail = false

        let videoRecorded = outputURL! as URL
        playRecordedVideo(video: videoRecorded)

        if !captureSession.isRunning {
            DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async {
                self.startRunningCaptureSession()
            }
        }
    }
}

The function used in the above method is bellow.
    func playRecordedVideo(video: URL) {
    thumbImage = nil
    playerQueue = AVQueuePlayer(playerItem: AVPlayerItem(url: video))

    playerLayer = AVPlayerLayer(player: playerQueue)
    playerLayer.frame = (camBaseLayer?.bounds)!
    playerLayer?.layoutIfNeeded()
    playerLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravity.resizeAspectFill
    playerLayer.isHidden = false

    camBaseLayer?.layer.insertSublayer(playerLayer, above: previewLayer)

    playerItem1 = AVPlayerItem(url: video)

    playerLooper = AVPlayerLooper(player: playerQueue, templateItem: playerItem1)
    self.playerQueue?.play()
}

I have attempted the following in the function above:
        var num = 0
    if num == 0 {
        self.playerQueue?.play()
        num+=1
    } else {
        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: NSNotification.Name.AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTime, object: self.playerQueue.currentItem, queue: nil, using: { (_) in
            DispatchQueue.main.async {
                self.playerQueue.seek(to: CMTime.zero)
                self.playerQueue.play()
            }
        })

    }

This however just causes the video to not even play when it comes up.
The goal is to prevent the "gap" you see when the video is looped
Update:
Ok so actually the variable num should be outside of the function which then would make the NS code run but that ends up freezing the view like it did before.
Update 2:
I have not been able to find a solution to this as of yet. But what is for certain is that
`            NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: NSNotification.Name.AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTime, object: self.playerQueue.currentItem, queue: nil, using: { (_) in
                DispatchQueue.main.async {
                    self.playerQueue.seek(to: CMTime.zero)
                    self.playerQueue.play()
                }
            })

`
Causes the video to not even loop. Any reason as to why this happens?

A: I did the same thing a few years back using this piece of code:
var player: AVPlayer!
var playerLayer: AVPlayerLayer!

private func playVideo(name: String) {
    guard let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: name, ofType:"mp4") else { return }
    player = AVPlayer(url: NSURL(fileURLWithPath: path) as URL)
    playerLayer = AVPlayerLayer(player: player)
    self.playerLayer.frame = SOME_BOUNDS
    self.player!.play()
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(playerDidFinishPlaying(note:)), name: NSNotification.Name.AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTime, object: player.currentItem)
}

@objc func playerDidFinishPlaying(note: NSNotification) {
    print("Video Finished")
    self.playerLayer.removeFromSuperlayer()
    playVideo(name: "SOME_NAME")
}

Hope this points you to your desired functionality

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The previous ASTM standard set in 2003 required membrane withstand 240oF for a minimum of 4 weeks. After much testing, TPO manufacturers worked with the chairman of the subcommittee to ballot a new ASTM requirement. It was passed in June that all manufacturers need to elevate their level of performance to meet the new minmum of 32 weeks at 240oF. As you see in the photos below - Carlisle has already exceeded that expectation.


In between and as a reference, I have compiled a list of all honorary titles (no claim to completeness) used by swordsmiths.
He's the third son of the first generation Kyo-Tanba. He was born in 1602. He died in 1672 at age 70. His early name was Naomichi.
Thank you Dirk! I added him.


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Q: How can it be trapped in a saddle point? I am currently a bit puzzled by how mini-batch gradient descent can be trapped in a saddle point.
The solution might be too trivial that I don't get it.
You get an new sample every epoch, and it computes a new error based on a new batch, so the cost function is only static for each batch, which means that the gradient also should change for each mini batch.. but according to this should  a vanilla implementation have issues with saddle points?

Another key challenge of minimizing highly non-convex error functions
  common for neural networks is avoiding getting trapped in their
  numerous suboptimal local minima. Dauphin et al. [19] argue that the
  difficulty arises in fact not from local minima but from saddle
  points, i.e. points where one dimension slopes up and another slopes
  down. These saddle points are usually surrounded by a plateau of the
  same error, which makes it notoriously hard for SGD to escape, as the
  gradient is close to zero in all dimensions.

I would mean that especially SGD would have clear advantage against saddle points, as it fluctuates towards its convergence... The fluctuations and the random sampling , and cost function being different for each epoch should be enough reasons for not becoming trapped in one.
For full batch gradient decent does it make sense that it can be trapped in  saddle point, as the error function is constant.
I am a bit confused on the two other parts.

A: It should not.
[1] has shown that gradient descent with random initialization and appropriate constant step size does not converge to a saddle point. It is a long discussion but to give you an idea of why see the following example:
$$f(x,y)=\frac12 x^2+ \frac14y^4 - \frac12y^2$$

The critical points are
$$z_1=\begin{bmatrix}0\\0\end{bmatrix}, z_2=\begin{bmatrix}0\\1\end{bmatrix}, z_3=\begin{bmatrix}0\\-1\end{bmatrix}$$.
The points $z_2$ and $z_3$ are isolated local minima, and $z_1$ is a saddle point.
Gradient descent initialized from any point of the form $z_0=\begin{bmatrix}x\\0\end{bmatrix}$ converges to the saddle point $z_1$. Any other initial point either diverges or converges to a local minimum, so the stable set of $z_1$ is the $x$-axis, which is a zero measure set in $\mathbb{R}^2$. By computing the Hessian,
$$\nabla^2f(x,y)=\begin{bmatrix}1&&0\\0&&3y^2-1\end{bmatrix}$$
we find that $\nabla^2f(z_1)$ has one positive eigenvalue with eigenvector that spans the $x$-axis, thus agreeing with our above characterization of the stable set. If the initial point is chosen randomly, there is zero probability
of initializing on the $x$-axis and thus zero probability of converging to the saddle point $z_1$.

A: Take a look at the image below from Off Convex. In a convex function (leftmost image), there is only one local minimum, which is also the global minimum. But in a non-convex function (rightmost image), there may be multiple local minima and often joining two local minima is a saddle point. If you are approaching from a higher point, the gradient is comparatively flatter, and you risk getting stuck there, especially if you are moving only in one direction.

Now the thing is, whether you are optimizing using mini-batch or stochastic gradient descent, the underlying non-convex function is the same, and the gradient is a property of the this function. When doing mini-batch, you consider many samples at a time and take the gradient step averaged over all of them. This reduces variance. But if the average gradient direction is still pointing in the same direction as the saddle point, then you still risk getting stuck there. The analogy is, if you're taking 2 steps forward and 1 step back, averaging over those, you ultimately end up taking 1 step forward.
If you perform SGD instead, you take all the steps one after the other, but if you're still moving in a single direction, you can reach the saddle point and find that the gradient on all sides is fairly flat and the step size is too small to go over this flat part. This doesn't have anything to do with whether you considered a bunch of points at once, or one by one in random order.
Take a look at the visualization here. Even with SGD, if the fluctuations occur only along one dimension, with the steps getting smaller and smaller, it would converge at the saddle point. In this case, the mini-batch method would just reduce the amount of fluctuation but would not be able to change the gradient's direction.
SGD can sometimes break out of simple saddle points, if the fluctuations are along other directions, and if the step size is large enough for it to go over the flatness. But sometimes the saddle regions can be fairly complex, such as in the image below.

The way methods like momentum, ADAGRAD, Adam etc are able to break out of this, is by considering the past gradients. Consider momentum,
$$
v_t = \gamma v_{t-1} + \eta \nabla_{theta} J(\theta)
$$
which adds a portion of the last gradient, $v_{t-1}$. In case you've just been going back and forth in one direction, essentially changing signs, it ends up dampening your progress. While if there has consistently been positive progress in one direction, it ends up building up and going down that way.

A: If you go to the referenced paper (they also emperically show how their saddle-free approach does indeed improve upon mini-batch SGD) they state:

A step of the gradient descent method always points in the right direction close to a saddle point...and so small steps are taken in directions corresponding to eigenvalues of small absolute value.

They also note the presence of "plateaus" near saddle points (in other words, the saddle is not steep) - in these cases, taking too small steps would indeed result in premature convergence before having escaped the saddle region. Since this is a non-convex optimization, the convergence of the learning rate would make this worse.
It does seem possible that one could try an iterative approach, where one restarts the mini-batch SGD once it completes (i.e., resetting the learning rate) to see if one can escape the problematic region.

A: I think the problem is that while approaching a saddle point you enter a plateau, i.e. an area with low (in absolute value) gradients. Especially when you're approaching from the ridge. So your algorithm decreases the step size. With a decreased step size now all gradients (in all directions) are small in absolute value. So the algorithm stops, thinking it's at the minimum.
If you don't decrease the steps then you'll be jumping over the minimum, and missing them a lot. You must decrease the step size somehow.