Economic swings, digitisation, and cybercrime have collectively sparked significant regulatory reform across industries. Existing mandates like PCI, HIPAA, GLBA, and FISMA have gone through multiple revisions that increased non-compliance penalties and tightened enforcement. New and updated financial reporting directives including CCAR, the Dodd-Frank Act, EMIR, MiFID II, and Basel III have dramatically increased the burden and cost of compliance for banks across the globe.
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In many sectors, especially banking, software applications are a growing source of competitive differentiation. Not surprisingly, application development teams are overwhelmed by a growing backlog of project requests in the form of new application rollouts, customisations, upgrades, and integrations.
Compliance requirements only add to this backlog because applications have to be re-instrumented to keep pace with constantly evolving regulatory guidance. For example, many banks are overhauling applications and building out compliance data repositories to meet swap transaction data recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act. Moreover, compliance-driven projects often have to be prioritised over other projects that could have a clear and present impact on revenues and core business processes.
Regulations also introduce extensive reporting requirements to facilitate audits and validate compliance. Delivering on these requirements generally involves a three-phase lifecycle, spanning data collection, modelling, and reporting. But data management challenges are a major bottleneck at every stage. During the collection phase, source data availability and access are major constraints. In the modelling and reporting phases, multiple copies of source systems are needed to parallelise reporting work streams.
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Ironically, regulatory compliance creates as many barricades around transformational projects as it provides impetus to execute them. Current data archival solutions fall short of required recovery service level agreements (SLAs), putting organisations at risk of audit failure if legacy applications are retired. Banking applications also contain widespread sensitive data that is only harder to protect in the cloud or in offshore and outsourced staffing models that fundamentally reduce control and visibility. Invariably, these projects and their potential return are blocked by security – and governance -related objections.
The rising cost of regulatory compliance is untenable, given the inevitable, growing pace of regulatory reform. The direct cost of compliance, while significant, is dwarfed by the opportunity cost of forgoing other projects that can drive revenues and improve margins. The response across industries has been far too reactive. Point solutions, implemented for the most specific of regulatory requirements, have led to an amalgamation of compliance tools with limited impact and numerous secondary costs.
The problem must be tackled at a more fundamental level and the reality is that the data supply chain for compliance and governance is broken. Data is siloed across multiple formats (files, databases, big data, etc.) and locations (on-premises, private clouds, public clouds), without consistency or control. As a result, as data moves and changes, it gets harder to track, manage, and govern. It is time to tackle the problem at its core — at the data layer.
Technologies that virtualise data at its point of generation offer an opportunity to reverse the compliance dilemma. Virtualising data at its source eliminates compliance-driven project backlogs, operational resource redirection, as well as barriers to IT transformation.


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Home Uncategorized Angel Number 11 – The Shield And The Axe
Angel Number 11 – The Shield And The Axe
Isabel Biraban
What Does Angel Number 11 Mean?
Angel number 11 has every property of a protector. This article shows why, and how it can be used as both shield and axe.
Angel Number 11 – The Shield and Axe
Seeing angel number 11 suggests that you already own the power to utilize its function. But few truly understand what that function is, or how to use it.
I therefore apologize up front if you think this is going to be some horoscope reading of what great qualities you have. This is not one of those sites.
Further, those whom I know that posses this number are pure alphas. They are spectacular to learn from, especially from a military standpoint. It is not so fun to challenge them.
But on the flip side, it makes no sense to employ sheep to defend against wolves.
On Acquiring And Using Any Angel Number
As with any angel number, upon seeing it, you must first determine your feelings towards that number. For a clear understanding of why, please refer to, "What are angel numbers and how to use their magic."
After you've determined that angel number 11 is favorable to you, there is the process of utilization. By this I mean, there are several ways to utilize any angel number. It is best to use angel numbers based on their strengths, which is congruent with why you are seeing the number in the first place.
An easy way to use any angel number is to follow, or not follow, its vector. But certain angel numbers are TOOLS as well as guides, which means you can utilize the number for a specific purpose.
Angel number 11 is one of those numbers.
As alluded in the opening paragraph, it has all the properties of a protector. But it is not just as a shield; but also as an axe.
HOW Does Angel Number 11 Act As A Shield?
Angel number 11 has every property of a protector. Its outer countenance is first a prime. This means it has no divisors other than itself and one. It is the 5th prime and thus a numerical element.
It is also a palindrome. Palindromes make superb protectors also, because they are equally strong from right to left, as from left to right. They are, in a sense, ambidextrous. They protect your "six," to use a pun.
But it is also "Strobogrammatic." This means it is also the same when viewed from upside down. This makes angel number 11 the first Strobogrammatic prime.
For reference, here are more. You'll notice that each of these are in fact strobogrammic, as well as prime, (just flip them about the center axis). But try to notice how many are also palindrome!
11, 101, 181, 619, 16091, 18181, 19861, 61819, 116911, 119611, 160091, 169691, 191161, 196961, 686989, 688889, 1008001, 1068901, 1160911, 1180811, 1190611, 1191611, 1681891, 1690691, 1880881, 1881881, 1898681, 1908061, 1960961, 1990661, 6081809, 6100019, 6108019
Different story, isn't it?
Because this attribute is mostly hidden, it is used by knowledgeable practitioners with effective secrecy. It's like a ninja number that goes unnoticed well after a destructive use has been employed.
How Does Angel Number 11 Act As An Axe?
Part of the outer countenance of a number is in its geometry. It is in how the number, or its sequence, can be configured as an outer construction. Sacred geometry is an obvious example.
Common examples include triangular numbers, tetrahedral numbers, pentagonal numbers, etc. But angel number 11 is also a tool. And so its construction is most notable as a wedge, the delta formation, or axe. In this fashion, it is used as a penetrating tool.
Tight Wedge Formation
The most obvious configuration as a tool is with a leader in front, flanked by equal forces on the sides. This pattern has destructive penetrating power to "cut through" as a dynamic actor.
Examples included airplane fighting positions, geese flying, old football attack patterns, warfare axes, fine art and woodworking chisels, firemen breaching tools, etc.
They all have the same attribute in common — the wedge. Designed for penetration, the wedge shape (itself) is a tool.
The geometry of number 11 supports the wedge (axe pattern) as a balance of two primes (fives – which can also be used in a delta formation as it, too, is a prime), on either side.
Why Angel Number 11 Gets A Bad Rap
People tend to associate numbers to experiences. If they notice a number after experiencing a bad event, they tend to associate that number with the "feeling" of the event. This "imprinting" can take a social form, as well as an individual form.
For example, the date 9/11 is imprinted in the collective conscious of many Americans because of a horrible event. Add to that the common emergency number sequence 911, and the imprinting is enforced.
Veteran's Day, November (11th month), 11th (eleventh day), is also a somber experience for many who have lost loved ones to American wars. These all have their imprinting, and can affect how we feel about certain numbers.
In this sense, people are looking at, and associating with, the effect of the number and not the cause. Behind the scenes of a cause is where you'll find the utilization, not so much the aftermath.
The perpetrators behind terrible events, (as well as good events), are the proactive actors giving rise to the effect. It is not the tool that is good or bad, but the application. This can apply to fire, guns, battle formations, flight formations, or anything else that can be useful as a tool.
Angel Number 11 As A Tool – On The Outer
The logging axe or the battle axe, each are essentially the same. It's the user that supplies the good or bad actor outcome. But each tool utilizes the V-shape for a purpose. The not so obvious V-shape of a command structure is effectively the same (i.e., as a top-down corporate structure).
In each case, the design follows the pattern supplied by the unique attributes of the number. These qualities can be used as a geometry, which in-turn inherits those qualities from the number.
For example: Here's one of the palindrome/strobogrammatic numbers from above: 18181
Pull the sides down, leaving the center in place, into the V-shape.
Strobogrammatic palindrome prime in wedge pattern.
Now notice you can flip or rotate about the center and the set doesn't change its attributes. The pattern has the same attributes as angel number 11. There is equal balance on either side, as well as the balance from higher to lower (1, 8,1).
This particular use refers to the outer countenance of the number. The shape of the number in varying configurations. For instance, all triangular numbers can be formed into a triangle by arranging the quantity of dots that equal that number.
Triangular Numbers
You can rearrange the pattern of the number, but it's still a triangular number. As you can see, 11 is not a triangular number; it cannot be arranged into that pattern.
These are examples of how the geometry of numbers can be used on the outer. But what about using them on the Inner?
Angel Number 11 As A Tool – On The Inner
As mentioned, the easiest way to use any angel number is as a vector (to follow, or not follow); especially on the inner. But angel number 11 can also be used as a tool. And one way to do that is to construct tools, (on the inner or the outer), for the purpose of use, on the inner.
One way we can use angel numbers as tools on the inner is to construct its geometry keeping with the attributes of the number. Or, we can use its symbol, as in the Quad-8's pattern . Or, we can form discrete objects using the properties of the number.
The Number One Method
But by far, the best way to utilize an angel number on the inner is to dream it.
By dreaming the number, "it" tells "you" how to use its properties. Just remember, on the inner the rules are very different from the external world. And what might seem totally bizarre or strange on the outer, can make perfect sense while in the inner.
For example, suppose you find yourself in a dream, smelting a thick sparkling syrup of 11's to be poured into a cast, to be hardened into a double-edged sword with your mark on it. It won't even seem out of the ordinary.
Of course, if you remember the dream, you might wonder, "What the…?" because of the incongruities compared with the outer. A syrup of 11's? A sword? My mark? Strange, indeed!
But a month later, you find yourself in a dream completely unaware that you are dreaming, (normal, right?), in a situation where you are in harm's way with no clear defense, and guess what gets summoned?
Because you forged it there, you get to summon it there, and it has the properties of the building blocks you used. 11 is a prime, a building block. It is indivisible by any other number except one and itself. It's also palindrome; it has your back. It's also strobogrammatic; it protects your higher as well as your lower.
It becomes an object of power. The more you dream it, or use it, the more its power solidifies.
Point being: it is the properties of the angel number that you can add to your inner toolbox.
Developing Personal Power
You can take artifacts into your inner, and you can bring artifacts out. The Periodic Table used in chemistry was dreamed before being written down upon awakening, (see What Are Angel Numbers). It is an example of bringing an artifact out from the inner, for use on the outer.
Your inner contains the sum of your knowledge and abilities. Learning to explore that landscape is what Spiritual Vectors is about. Angel numbers is just one facet of tapping into that world.
If you'd like to join us, we'll be on the lookout for you when ready.
But if you're wondering about the spiritual value of inner tools, here's a list of magical weapons that every culture at some point has imagined, from child's tales to classical ancient yore. I ask you just one question: where do you think they all came from?
List of magical weapons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_magical_weapons
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Q: Zeros of a complex function. Polynomial $P_n(z)$ is of degree $n$ and all of its zeros lie in $B(\infty, 1)$. Prove that function $P_n(z) + e^{i\theta}z^n P_n(\frac{1}{\bar{z}})$ only has zeros on $\partial B(0,1)$, $\theta\in\mathbb{R}.$
First we assume $P_n(z) = \Pi_{k=1}^n (z-z_k)$ where $|z_k|>1$ for all $k=1,\dots,n$. I just can't get any information regarding the zeros of $P_n(z) + e^{i\theta}z^n P_n(\frac{1}{\bar{z}})$. Maybe I should apply Maximum Modulus Principle?

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Q: jquery submit calling function jquery
function checkname(){
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function checkemail(){
  //check email
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   function checkgender(){
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i am new to jquery , why is my submit wont active the function inside?? and if is good way to validation like this?

A: Your code does in fact call the validation functions, but it submits the form immediately after, so you don't know if anything validated. If you do it this way:
$('#contact-form').submit(function () {
    if (!(checkgender() && checkname() && checkemail()){
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});

When the form is submitted, it runs the validation functions. if they don't all return true, it does not submit the form, at which point you should inform the user they messed up. If the validation is successful, the form is submitted.
For your second question, yes this is a good way to do it, however, after your client side validation, you should always do additional server side validation.
...and also what @ethorn10 said, fix your missing parenthesis.

A: BY default '.submit function' will submit the form, to prevent that we must use
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Q: SQL Server Convert String to Date I am having an issue converting 2PM to a date.
This code fails:
SELECT CONVERT(datetime, '2018/10/23 14:00:00')

with this error:

Msg 241, Level 16, State 1, Line 2
  Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character string.

However, this code:
SELECT CONVERT(datetime, '2018/10/23 09:55:03')

works fine.
Why?

A: DATETIME in SQL Server has a tendency to be extremely picky about what string format can be converted into it. The best way to solve this is to use the (slightly adapted) ISO-8601 date format that is supported by SQL Server - this format works always - regardless of your SQL Server language and dateformat settings.
The ISO-8601 format is supported by SQL Server comes in two flavors:

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*YYYYMMDD for just dates (no time portion); note here: no dashes!, that's very important! YYYY-MM-DD is NOT independent of the dateformat settings in your SQL Server and will NOT work in all situations!

or:

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*YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS for dates and times - note here: this format has dashes (but they can be omitted), and a fixed T as delimiter between the date and time portion of your DATETIME.

This is valid for SQL Server 2000 and newer.
So try these statements:
SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, '2018-10-23T14:00:00')
SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, '2018-10-23T09:55:03')

do they both work?
Or if you use SQL Server 2008 or newer, make use of the new DATE datatype (only DATE - not DATETIME!); then you can indeed also use the YYYY-MM-DD format and that will work, too, with any settings in your SQL Server.
Don't ask me why this whole topic is so tricky and somewhat confusing - that's just the way it is. But with the YYYYMMDD format, you should be fine for any version of SQL Server and for any language and dateformat setting in your SQL Server.
The recommendation for SQL Server 2008 and newer is to use DATE if you only need the date portion, and DATETIME2(n) when you need both date and time. You should try to start phasing out the DATETIME datatype if ever possible


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Always use good and proper cleaned all grain home brewing equipment. All that is further more needed in the producing of this all grain beer recipe is by using a step mash, and after that sparge and also add the Burton salts to the wort. This blend must be taken to a boil after which the bittering hops have to be included. This mixture ought to be boiled for approximately one hour, and then the flavoring hops, then boil for an additional ten minutes approximately. To finish off merely add the sugar, boil for around five more minutes, switch off the heat, and force cool by using a plate wort chiller. Next the yeast needs to be re-hydrated and also put into the aerated wort. Ferment as normal. Spg. 1.040. So, here you've got one really good all grain brewing recipe, that you can try out. And I guarantee it will be one of the best you have tasted.
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"Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a fly on the wall?" Walt and Corey were walking on a path that snaked its way through a forest with trees so tall they stretched beyond sight, seemingly into the clouds above.
"You mean like in one of those science-fiction movies, where a man shrinks down to microscopic proportions?" Corey recalled having once seen a movie based on that premise, which he thought had been a Disney production, though at that moment he couldn't for the life of him remember the title.
"Yeah, like that. To be able to fly into a room unnoticed, perch on a wall, and eavesdrop on people. Have you ever wondered what that would be like?"
"No, Walt, I really can't say that I have—at least not seriously enough to try and concoct weird shrinking potions in our experimental kitchen."
"Hmmm." Walt shoved his hands deeper into his pockets as they walked along. "I have."
"You've wondered what it would be like to be a fly on the wall?"
"No. I've been a fly on the wall. It's wonderfully entertaining— and if you're in the right room, you can learn a lot as well. Would you like to try it?"
Corey shook his head and laughed. "No, I don't think so. My wife says that I should lose a little weight, but I don't think turning myself into a bug is what she has in mind. Besides, I have a mortal fear of flyswatters."
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We want you to put on a new work/show or performance of any kind and preview it at the Rag Factory WITHOUT THE FEAR OF LOSING MONEY! We will provide you with FREE performance space and 50% of the ticketsales!
When practitioners produce pieces of new work they are regularly confronted with brick walls preventing them from showing the work unless they tick several 'sales' or 'funding' criteria.
Venues are less likely to support new work from new artists because the venues need to generate their revenues. Unfortunately, the current 'make money' ideology is strangling any real creative development as only the types of shows or performers that have a track record of ticket sales, or are rich enough to buy space from prime venues, are regularly programmed.
More people need to start making choices that support the growth of 'everything' instead of just money. I want to support the theatre and YOU, I want the 'theatre arts' to blossom, I want you to have the opportunity to take risks and create new exciting pieces without the fear of going into masses of debt because of space fees.
I am very excited to begin programming in this regard, so thank you for choosing The Rag Factory as the venue for you to preview your piece. I can't wait to hear more from you!
This particular initiative will be rolled out similar to fringe, in the sense that you will have a 2 hour window to 'get in' prior to the performance and must 'get out' as soon as your preview is complete. You must not overrun your allocated times in the space, doing so will inhibit other artists from showing, and doing so will result in charges at list price from your ticket sales.
Each company will be allocated 2/3 performances, in one of our 30-60 capacity studio spaces. We will help support you with basic light/ sound equipment, spacial configurations, ticket selling service, FOH and our Rag Factory e-marketing mailout (YOU ARE EXPECTED TO SELL YOUR OWN SHOW, the companies that take personal marketing seriously fill to capacity, the ones that don't take it seriously only seem to perform to their friends). We will also support you with 50% of the ticket sales generated from your piece, and discounts on rehearsal space should you require it.
Ticket prices are set at £8/£6, or £10/£8 depending on the size of company. Comps are set at 4 per show, any further comps must be paid for by the company at ½ of the concessions price. We use a ticket provider through ticketsource and all of the ticketsales must go through this service(unless purchased on the door on the night of the performance). If any tickets are sold through any other provider and this is not discussed with the Rag Factory your performance could be cancelled.
We will NOT help with anything that is not normally expected from the space/venue itself e.g. we do not supply props, projectors, fog machines, pyrotechnics, gaffer tape, production management etc etc etc. However, we do have a combined 50 years theatre experience from psychophysical ritual performance to musical theatre to corporate training- we can have meetings with you to discuss how you can expand on your project and offer consultancy and aid should you be interested.
You can sell bits of merchandise and/or try and get further donations from your audience, but you may not sell alcohol in any capacity.
We will expect you to send us an e-flyer and a blurb of 100 words or less, 1 week after the Rag Factory has confirmed your dates in our programme, missing this deadline could result in your piece being pulled from the programme.
Submitting to our programme means that you contractually agree to the conditions ahead and will be liable if the rules are not adhered to.
How do you see it working logistically?
What are your tech requirements?
What do you expect and what would you want from us?
WHY do you want to show your work at The Rag Factory and not any other venue?
Email your responses as an attachment to rocky@ragfactory.org.uk with PERFORMANCE SUBMISSION on the subject line please. You can also attach any photos, or links to videos.
June 12th is the deadline for submissions.
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Dobbins hopes to continue last year's success
Linebacker Tim Dobbins was the 2004 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year after transferring to Iowa State from a junior college in Mississippi. His coach expects Dobbins to have a quicker start this season than he had last year. Dan McCarney describes Dobbins as an "explosive tackler" with all kinds of room for improvement. Dobbins, who's from Nashville, Tennessee, agrees. "You can never know enough here," Dobbins says. "Every day, and every game, something can change and you've got to do a different play or a different move…It changes all the time." Dobbins now believes the old adage that the game is 20 percent physical and 80 percent mental. As for Iowa State's upcoming season, Dobbins isn't making any predictions. "I think we're going to be better…but you never know," Dobbins says. Dobbins made 61 tackles last season and two interceptions, including the pick that sealed Iowa State's victory over Nebraska.
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Q: Loopback.JS: How to query with a math expression between properties of a model? How to query in Loopback with a math expression between properties of a model?
Lets say we have a model with some numbers:
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How do I query for models where a formula that involves multiple properties needs to be evaluated? For example return all models where (length + width) > X ? Is there a way to include a model's property in a "where" query:
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A: You can perform that query utilizing collection adapters.
In your case the below code will work:
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Q: Is it possible to use chef-client in local mode with external repository as a source for cookbooks? Is it possible to use chef-client in local mode without downloading cookbooks to the node but instead specifying e.g. cookbooks repository URI?
I'm wondering if it would be possible to store my cookbooks e.g. on github and use them with local mode.

A: No, this is not a feature of Chef. A more common approach is to use berks vendor or chef export in a script on the node to download the required cookbooks and then involve chef-solo after that. You can wrap that whole process in a script to simplify it or look at management tools that already do so like knife-solo.

A: Yes, using the Berkshelf tool that is included in the ChefDK
Example
Create a file called "Berksfile" with the following content:
source 'https://supermarket.chef.io'

cookbook 'java'

This example downloads the "java" cookbook and its dependencies from the Chef supermarket. If you check the doco there is also support for git repositories, github and even Chef servers,
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After finishing up Lord of All Things, I can honestly say that for me, the greatest science fiction writer of our time is Andreas Eschbach. A true genius, creating fully developed and imaginative worlds so deeply and seamlessly intertwined with our own that it /5().
The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy novel written by English author J.R.R. Tolkien. It was first written as a sequel to Tolkien's fantasy novel The Hobbit, published inbut it developed into its own three book series.
One of the books was Soldiers of Salamis, a novel published in (Huge bestseller.) The second was the one I'm writing about, Lord of All the Dead, published in It is.
Eschbach's Lord of All Things is a weave of nearly every major genre you could search out--though a science fiction novel at heart (at least by the end), it includes elements of romance, mystery, drama, horror, suspense, adventure, and even some small element of /5.
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Valerie Ervin running for Md. governor after death of running mate, Kevin Kamenetz
Valerie Ervin announced Thursday she is running for Maryland governor after the death last week of her running mate, former Baltimore County executive Kevin Kamenetz.
WASHINGTON — Valerie Ervin announced Thursday she is running for Maryland governor after the death last week of her running mate, former Baltimore County executive Kevin Kamenetz.
Ervin had until 5 p.m. Thursday to file her candidacy with the state elections office. Kamenetz died of a heart attack May 10 just a few hours after a candidate's forum at Bowie State University.
"I'm announcing a run for Governor of Maryland because I truly believe in the vision of Kevin and I's campaign, and I want to take it forward," Ervin said in a statement. "This campaign is about the future of Maryland."
Ervin, a former Montgomery County Council member who was running as lieutenant governor on the ticket with Kamenetz, announced Marisol Johnson, a former Baltimore County School Board member, as her running mate.
In an interview with WTOP, Ervin said she made her decision after consulting with close friends and supporters. She said she's running to finish the race Kamenetz started.
"We just felt like we were going to win this thing," Ervin said. "The polls were starting to open for us and we felt like this was our opportunity. And I can imagine, if the shoe was on the other foot, what Kevin would do — and he would want to finish the race."
She likened the campaign to her days in high school running the 4 x 4 relay in track.
"On the last leg, you run the fastest, and I feel like the baton was handed to me and I'm running the last leg," she said. "And so we're going to run hard."
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Kamenetz's death stunned members of Maryland's political establishment and jolted the crowded field of Democratic candidates seeking their party's nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in the fall.
The primary is June 26; early voting begins June 14.
In recent polling, Kamenetz had been running consistently in second or third against the eight other Democratic candidates in the race and had stockpiled the most money in fundraising. It's unclear if Ervin will be able to access the war chest of campaign funds. Ervin said she is getting legal advice on the situation and also plans to continue raising "a lot of money."
Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker, who has led in the polls, issued a statement welcoming Ervin's "voice to the discussion on how to move Maryland forward as a gubernatorial candidate. We look forward to a positive and productive exchange."
In her statement, Ervin said her platform includes improving and make debt-free all public education, providing universal child care and prekindergarten for all families in the state, and investing in renewable energy.
If elected, Ervin would be the first female governor in Maryland history and the first black female governor in the U.S.
WTOP's Kate Ryan contributed to this report.
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I read The Sunday New York Times, so you don't have to: Oct. 17
It was such a stunningly beautiful morning that, rather than read The Times first thing, I chose to follow the dog through Turning Point Park for about an hour. It's an appropriately overgrown area on the west bank of the Genesee River, in Charlotte, and people sightings are few. I frequently find cool-looking old bricks, chunks of quartz and rusted metal things back in the weeds. The leaves are maybe half-turned, yellows and browns, and a few oranges, but still lots of green. With the sun shining through that canopy, it's really a beautiful thing. And now, on to The Times.
1, "Few nations in recent history have seen such a striking reversal of economic fortune as Japan," The Times reports in its lead story. "The original Asian success story, Japan rode one of the great speculative stock and property bubbles of all time in the 1980s to become the first Asian country to challenge the long dominance of the West." In noting that Japan has gone "from an economic Godzilla to little more than an economic afterthought in the global economy," The Times warns, "Now, as the United States and other western nations struggle to recover from a debt and property bubble of their own, a growing number of economists are pointing to Japan as a dark vision of the future."
2, One of the masterminds of the 2008 terrorist attack on a hotel in Mumbai, India, is cooperating with the investigation. The man, David Headley, has three wives, and apparently two of them alerted authorities – one went to American authorities in Pakistan – warning them that Headley was a part of a group that was up to something deadly. Nothing was done and at least 163 people died. It's a silence quit reminiscent of U.S. security agencies ignoring signs of an impending terrorist attack here, an event we now call 9/11. Coupled with the lead story in The Times, in which those economy-killing "speculative stock and property bubbles" were allowed to run wild, we see a portrait of a Bush administration completely asleep at the wheel on domestic and foreign policy. And while the concept of a smaller, less-intrusive government is a good sound bite, the evidence lies in the other direction: We need a government that protects us from many dangers.
3, "Return of the Secret Donors," in Week in Review, explores what could be the biggest emerging scandal in years, although it has plenty of company. The story opens with the illegal anonymous cash contributions that fed the Nixon presidency. "This time around, the corporations are still giving secretly, but legally," The Times reports. It's due in part to the Supreme Court's controversial Citizen's United decision, giving corporations the same rights as citizens, a move which President Obama, during his State of the Union address last January, warned would come with dire consequences for democracy. He was right. In addition, The Times reports, "tax laws and loopholes have permitted a shadow campaign network of Republican-leaning nonprofit groups to collect a flood of anonymous donations and spend it widely."
4, A David Letterman joke: "Somebody threw a book a President Obama. I thought, wait a minute. If you're trying to scare a president by throwing a book at him, you're one president too late."
5, Shopping Cart Annie, a vagabondish denizel of New York City's old Fulton Fish Market, is profiled in the New York section. Annie was apparently a great beauty in days long gone by. She recently died, a mystery woman who told off-color jokes, sold cigarettes and flashed her breasts for a laugh. As he explores her story, Dan Barry's description on her offers shards of poetry: Her life was "a wondrous gray," "this bent woman at shadow's edge."
6, In the magazine, a profile of Obama and this interesting line: "Obama is preaching patience in an impatient age."
7, Broadway's biggest box office shows, Patrick Healy writes in Arts & Leisure, are generally escapist spectacles (The Lion King), comedies (The Addams Family) and jukebox shows (Jersey Boys). Audiences don't like to get slapped in the face by reality. But hard life can break through, and perhaps that will be The Scottsboro Boys, a musical based on the bleak story of nine black teenagers accused of raping two white women in the 1930s. "There's a lot of racism in America today that is so insidious, the way enemies of our black president use code language to depict him as 'the other,' " says John Kander, who composed the show's music. "And that part of our world has a direct through-line back to the Scottsboro Boys."
8, Becoming Jimi Hendrix: From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London, the Untold Story of a Musical Genius, by Steve Roby and Brad Schreiber, tells us that Hendrix once said, "I don't play guitar. I play amplifiers." And when he discovered Dylan's Blonde on Blonde album, he learned "You don' t have to sg ike a choir boy to have hits (in fact, it's better not to)," they write.
9, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann demonstrates that, unlike so many cable news personalities, he's also a bit of a journalist with a very comprehensive review of The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood. Olbermann applies the word "Dickensian" to writer Jane Leavy's description on Mantle growing up on top of a toxic waste site.
10, Tea Partiers pledge their allegiance to preserving the "original meaning" of the Constitution, which I guess means slavery and women denied the right to vote are a part of the deal. In The Pledge: The History of the Pledge of Allegiance, by Jeffrey Owen Jones and Peter Meyer, we see that the Tea Party folks may not want to be so quick in declaring their allegiance to the "original meaning" of that traditional classroom civics demonstration. The Pledge was "a 19th Century socialist ditty" to which the all-important (to the Tea Party) words "under God" weren't added until the 1950s, as reviewer Beverly Gage writes, "to distinguish American patriotism from 'godless Communism.' "
11, Seventy-three dead writers' homes are open to the pubic in the U.S., although the tourists' interest is not always literary. "Half of the 182,000 annual visitors to Hemingway's house in Key West," writes Anne Trubek, "say they came for the cats."
12, In the travel section, Andy Isaacson's "Amazon Awakening" is literally a trip. Visiting a tribe deep in the Ecuador jungle, he samples vision-producing potions that reunite him with the ghost of his recently deceased father. In one episode, his shaman "had me stand naked in the center of the room," Isaacson writes. "Beating drums and chanting around me, he summoned the ancestral spirits before instructing me to face the four directions of nearby volcanoes in turn, with arms raised, as he blew tobacco smoke on my skin and slapped me with nettle leaves. Then, with his cheeks engorged with alcohol, he held a candle flame to his lips and unleashed spectacular balls of fire that dissipated across my chest." These are rituals that have yet to be reproduced at Disney World, although Eliot Spitzer may be able to pass on some advice on where we can find such services closer to home.
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It's Always A Very Sunny Christmas in Philadelphia
All great television dramas and comedies have holiday specials, regardless of holiday. So it was only a matter of time before FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia had one of their own.
A Very Sunny Christmas, a double-length Christmas special, is being released exclusively on DVD this week and for any Sunny this is a real treat. No coal for the Sunny crew with this gem.
While it probably would have to stay 50 feet away from Charlie Brown and other traditional holiday specials, A Very Sunny Christmas is everything you love about the show mixed with a touch of the holiday spirit. Definitely a fun addition to the holidays.
A sort of Christmas Carol-esque story sees Dennis and Dee wanting Frank to change his ways and give them the Christmas he's taken away from them since they were kids. Meanwhile, Charlie and Mac get rude awakenings about their own families' treasured Christmas traditions.
A Very Sunny Christmas is full of the hilarity and craziness of the series, including presenting the opportunity for the Gang to show off their great melodic a capella voices once again for "O Holy Night" and a new original song presented in a very unexpected, but awesome setting.
The episode ends with surprising twists and a very touching final scene, rounding out one hell of a Christmas Eve and Day for the Gang.
F-bombs, nudity, and blood… a Christmas only Sunny can do. And they did it very well.
Definitely worth picking up the DVD.
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Nose: this one is much weaker at first nosing, with just hints of oak (plank), flour, chalk and cardboard. Not much development after that, except a little green tea and a little mint. Rather a disappointment so far. Mouth: indubitably better, with more oomph and a nice vanilla at first sipping as well as excellent herbal notes (mint, lemon balm) Good balance, with also hints of rum and coffee toffee.
Mouth: indubitably better, with more oomph and a nice vanilla at first sipping as well as excellent herbal notes (mint, lemon balm) Good balance, with also hints of rum and coffee toffee.
Finish: long, warming, spicier now (ginger, cloves, dried cardamom). Well, the nose wasn't too nice but the rest is quite superb. Patience needed with this one. SGP:442 – 85 points.


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This jewelry piece has been embedded with Navaratnas – nine precious stones or jewels, namely, ruby, diamond, pearl, coral, hessonite, blue-sapphire, cat's eye, yellow sapphire and emerald. The tradition of Navaratna - ornaments, a Navaratna - pendant, Navaratna-necklace, 'Navaratna - kundalas' – ear-ornament, Navaratna - ring etc., goes back to classical age. Not so much the jewelers as the astrologers played the role in conceiving the each stone's place and priority and relative sizes in an ornament, as also ascertained its quality and impact on the wearer in relation to his or her Zodiac-sign. The talismanic role apart, and not only that the nine jewels attract all across the world, even the Sanskrit term 'Navaratna' is used in trans-borders languages, Burmese, Indonesian, Nepalese and of course Hindi and other languages of the land.
Astrological traditions, not merely in India but also in the globe's other parts, link these nine jewels with nine planets, namely, ruby with Sun, diamond with Venus, pearl with Moon, coral with Mars, hessonite with Rahu, blue sapphire with Saturn, cat's eye with Ketu, yellow sapphire with Jupiter and emerald with Mercury. It is widely believed that these stones : the microcosms of these planets, transmit the planets' positive energy into the wearer and at the same time appease the notorious ones, Rahu and Ketu, and others, Saturn in particular, in their unfavourable phases, and thus mitigate their adverse influences. Astrological tradition perceives all planets to have recurrently the negative and positive phases, and these stones have a role during both. With 'cause-and effect' basis being lost the astrology has reduced to a body of believes, though most widely shared. Now enthused researchers world-over belonging to different disciplines are seeking to co-relate a particular stone's ingredients, properties and elements with the planet that it represents and scientifically establish the truth of such astrological beliefs.
The deep red ruby, a term developed out of the Latin term 'ruber', meaning red, is contended to be the Sun's stone and enjoys accordingly the supreme position among all stones. While other stones form part of an image's ornamentation, ruby usually used for defining the 'tilaka' – the auspicious mark on the forehead, integrates as image's body-part. Capable of developing ability to command, rule and lead ruby was kings', and is now leaders', favourite stone. Ruby also develops will-power, vigour, self-image and public perception, purity, virtue and independence. Diamond, the most expensive, hardest and largely colourless mineral known for its rare brilliance that it acquires by high dispersion of light, is the most sought for stone by both, jewelers and astrologers. Linked to Venus, the goddess of beauty, art, music, literature and creativity, diamond effects harmony in all walks of life. It brings luxuries, prosperity, success, abundant happiness, name, fame, wealth and artistic talent. Not a rare stone but a rare find obtained from oceanic depths a pearl is a hard, lustrous spherical mass, whitish or bluish-grey but in any case endowed with a touch of softness. A pearl is another most favoured jewel of kings and elite. Composed of calcium carbonate within the shell of an oyster or other bivalve mollusk a pearl is unique in restoring peace of mind and getting rid of turbulences of the mind and life. Like pearl coral is also a product of the sea. It is the fossil of a sea-creature known as coral and heat and light play decisive role in its formation. Its colour varies from orange to brick-red. In astrology coral is venerated as the physician of mankind as it protects against epidemics, strengthens blood and reproductive system and improves energies. By the change of its colour a coral piece not only indicates the imminence of an illness but also cautions against the presence of poison around its wearer/bearer. Coral quietens emotions, gives courage and improves work-capacity. Hessonite and cat's eye, known in Indian astrological tradition as Gomaid and Lahasunia respectively, are considered as semi-precious stones, though with their ability to mitigate the adverse influences of the fiercest planets, Rahu and Ketu, these stones are highly venerated for their exceptional astrological influences and mystic power. Hessonite is a highly glossy stone even in its natural form. It is found in two hues, orange-red and deep colour of honey, as one used in this pendent and is considered more effective. It protects against the ill-effects of Rahu and develops a sense of clarity and brings popularity. Cat's eye is stone that has within its body fibrous inclusion or cavities, or narrow bands of colours, usually white, sky-blue, green and black. It is a stone that is only polished but not faceted. It is unique in relieving from uncertainties, and gives concentration and confidence and develops ability of decision-taking.
Yellow sapphire, blue-sapphire and emerald are stones of the same family. Yellow sapphire is an expensive and rare stone. It is found in three colours, yellow, orange and gold, of which yellow is the purest and most effective. Representing Jupiter, the planet of wisdom, yellow sapphire develops knowledge of law, as also religious leanings, ethical character, wit, wisdom and also happiness and good health. The beautiful deep blue transparent blue sapphire has power to prevent diseases such as paralysis, teeth-problems, asthma and bones' related ailments. The deep green emerald helps mental alertness, prevent memory deterioration, and develops communication skill and mental control.
This description by Prof. P.C. Jain and Dr. Daljeet. Prof. Jain specializes on the aesthetics of literature and is the author of numerous books on Indian art and culture. Dr. Daljeet is the curator of the Miniature Painting Gallery, National Museum, New Delhi. They have both collaborated together on a number of books.
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This is the location of the American Indian Health Service, Chicago. Established in 1974, this facility offers a wide range of services to the urban population of Chicago as well as the American Indian Community. These services include everything from regular checkups to treatment for diabetes and alcoholism.
The American Indian Health Service serves as a lasting legacy of Carlos Montezuma in Chicago. This is a place where Native people can come and receive medical care in a professional, culturally sensitive environment that works to promote and elevate the health status of American Indians to the highest level possible and provide affordable and accessible health care.


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Q: Libgdx Pixmap and getFrameBufferPixels I wonder know how to get the FrameBufferPixel in a Pixmap
I know I must use getFrameBufferPixels(true)
But I don't know what parameters to put in
new Pixmap(byte[] encodedData, int offset, int len);

Can you show me an exemple who should works ?
Thanks you

A: new Pixmap(byte[] encodedData, int offset, int len);

As far as I know, encodedData needs to hold data from a png, jpg or bmp file, including the file header. The data you receive from getFrameBufferPixels is in RGBA8888 format.
So you can't use this constructor for your screenshot. Instead I would try something like this:
byte[] pixelData = ScreenUtils.getFrameBufferPixels(true);
Pixmap pixmap = new Pixmap(Gdx.graphics.getWidth(), Gdx.graphics.getHeight(), Format.RGBA8888);
ByteBuffer pixels = pixmap.getPixels();
pixels.clear();
pixels.put(pixelData);
pixels.position(0)


While autonomous cars have grabbed everyone's attention, the path to a nationwide radio-based communications system for vehicle safety is a big mess.
Toyota representatives recently visited the FCC to extol the virtues of DSRC and stress the importance of protecting it from harmful interference.
General Motors executives paid a visit to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's office last week, providing an update on GM's latest efforts to deploy DSRC.


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Construction Project Forces Hopewell to Postpone Season-Opener 'Steel Magnolias'
YOUNGSTOWN – With its public entrance undergoing reconstruction, The Hopewell Theatre has been forced to postpone the start of its season-opening play, "Steel Magnolias."
The comic drama was scheduled to open Friday, Aug. 19, for a two-weekend run of five performances.
It will now open Oct. 28. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29, and Nov. 4 and 5; and 2 p.m. Nov. 6.
The theater at 702 Mahoning Ave., just west of downtown, is in a former church building that was built in 1899. It is receiving a handicapped-accessible ramp and an accompanying concrete staircase at its front entrance.
The building currently does not comply with accessibility requirements, and the improvement has been one of the theater's goals for many years.
Construction of the project began this summer by Doran Concrete of New Castle, Pa. The project's total price is well in excess of $50,000, said Regina Rees, director of the theater. The money was raised over the years from theatergoers, patrons and events, as well as a $25,000 Shuttered Venue Operators Grant received from the federal government during the pandemic, Rees said.
The Hopewell will next turn its attention to raising money for its next improvement project: improving the bathrooms.
The postponement is the second for "Steel Magnolias," which was originally scheduled to open in early August but was moved back to Aug. 19 because of the construction.
For this weekend's shows, the theater had intended to utilize a side door that leads to the basement, but had to scrap that plan.
Currently, a steep concrete staircase leads to the theater entrance doors. When the project is complete in October, a wheelchair ramp will angle across the front of the building in two legs, ending at the present front door. There will also be a new staircase.
The Hopewell is also planning to add parking on the west side of the building, which is currently a grassy lawn with some trees, Rees said.
"Steel Magnolias," written by playwright Robert Harling, is set in a beauty salon in a small Louisiana town in the 1980s. A group of women gather there to get their hair done and also talk and support each other through good and bad times.
It was made into a hit film starring Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton and Olympia Dukakis in 1989.
The Hopewell production features a veteran cast of Pat Foltz, Stephanie Cambro, Elise Vargo, Maria Petrella-Ackley, Jeanine Rees and Emilia Sherin, and is being directed by Matthew Mazurowski. The entire cast has been retained for the rescheduled dates, Rees said.
Tickets are $15 ($12 for seniors and students) and can be purchased in advance at hopewelltheatre.org or by calling 330 746 5455.
Pictured at top: The concrete staircase leading to the entrance of The Hopewell Theatre has been removed as work continues on the construction of a handicapped-accessible ramp.
The Life of Vincent Van Gogh on Stage
LIBERTY, Ohio – A one-man play, which captures the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh, will return for three performances at Full Circle Event Center. Show dates are Jan. 28 and Feb. 4 and 11 at 8 p.m. Make your…
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By J.E.Ballantyne Jr. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Millennial Theatre Company continued its association with the Hopewell Theatre, 702 Mahoning Ave., with its latest production of the Broadway musical "Avenue Q," which opened Friday night. "Avenue Q" is an offbeat musical…


State media suggests North Korean leader is optimistic about upcoming second summit with US president.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has praised US President Donald Trump and expressed satisfaction over the progress of talks between the two countries about a second summit, according to state media in Pyongyang.
Kim said he would trust Trump's approach, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Thursday, weeks after the North Korean leader warned his country could seek a "new path" if the United States continued sanctions and diplomatic pressure.
"Kim Jong-un said that we will believe in President Trump's positive way of thinking, wait with patience and in good faith and, together with the US, advance step by step towards the goal to be reached by the two countries," KCNA said.
The report said Kim expressed "large satisfaction" at receiving a "great" letter from Trump and a briefing about the results of the negotiations from the North Korean delegation that visited Washington last week, but did not elaborate.
Kim ordered working-level preparations for the second North Korea-US summit to be done well, KCNA said. The White House said last week a second Trump-Kim summit would be held in late February but did not say where.
The two leaders met for the first time in a landmark summit in Singapore last June, which produced a vague promise to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. Progress since then has been patchy.
Kim has indicated to South Korean President Moon Jae-in he would undertake a "groundbreaking" denuclearisation measure, South Korean newspaper Dong-a Ilbo reported on Thursday.
The newspaper, citing an unidentified source with direct knowledge of the US-North Korea situation, said the same had been made clear to Trump during senior North Korean official Kim Yong-chol's Washington visit last week.
North Korea has hinted, for example, at the possibility of agreeing to the US demand for verification of denuclearisation efforts before it discards its Yongbyon nuclear facilities.
In turn, the US has mentioned potential measures such as easing limits on oil imports, a conditional restart of the Kaesong Industrial Zone in North Korea, and opening a liaison office in Pyongyang, Dong-a reported.
Dong-a also said that, according to several South Korean government sources, talks between officials from Pyongyang, Washington and Seoul near the Swedish capital of Stockholm this week appeared to have been constructive in setting some of the agenda for the second Trump-Kim summit.
There was no immediate comment by the US State Department.
The White House said after Trump met Kim Yong-chol, the North's chief nuclear negotiator last week, that economic sanctions against Pyongyang would be maintained even with the second summit.
Trump has said there was "no rush" and "no time limit" on denuclearisation negotiations, but US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has given varying statements about the degree of Washington's patience.
Pompeo said after the Singapore summit the US hoped to achieve "major disarmament" by North Korea by the end of Trump's current term in office in January 2021. He has subsequently said he would not put a timeline on talks.
He told Fox News in an interview broadcast on Wednesday there had been progress in stopping North Korea's nuclear and missile-testing programmes.
"Chairman Kim continues to assure the president of the United States he is intent on denuclearisation and I hope that at the end of February, when the two leaders get together, we can make a substantial step along the way," Pompeo said.


Interoception, sometimes considered the 8th sense, is the felt sense or mindfulness of the body, and Interoceptive awareness is the ability to process the signals you receive from your body.
Some examples of this are; levels of energy and how to respond, pain and what to do with it, and sickness and its interpretation. Well-developed interoception has been shown to increase resilience , help with emotional regulation , improve health and wellbeing , support pain sufferers , and reduce anxiety .
A quick search on Google gives the impression that the world of researchers is becoming quite excited that this sense could bring about greater health and wellness. Yet at the time of writing this I can confidently say that spellcheck doesn't even recognise the word.
From a Yoga perspective, interoception encompasses many of the integral Yogic teachings or beliefs.
Practice with integrity, awareness of self, remove ego, be compassionate, content… move, feel, listen – repeat… so we're OK because of course we've been teaching, practicing, and living with interoception in mind… right?
A couple of years ago I assisted a friend at a corporate conference on wellness.
There was a range of speakers and presenters at the event and a large audience seated at round tables, in an airconditioned room, illuminated with fluorescent lights. Scattered across the space to assist with the presenters were yoga teachers, physiotherapists and other body healers.
The conference ran from 8am till 6pm so it was a long day. The attendees sat dutifully and listened, nodding at the presenters on stage at appropriate intervals, squirming in their seats occasionally and sipping glasses of water until they were released for toilet breaks, and at 12:30 (just the right time to luncheon) they were given a healthy lunch which they ate at their tables.
The yoga teachers and body healers by comparison sat on the floor, lay down every now and again for a stretch… some even took a quick nap. Every now and again – without warning – they would stroll straight out of the door and stand on the balcony in the sun, face to the sky, eyes closed in rapture. Then back in they'd walk and continue to listen with keen interest to the speaker. The contrast was fabulous to observe.
After lunch an energetic and enthusiastic man made his way to the stage to talk and point to a bright power-point presentation about a miraculous gadget that could be used to measure the needs of the wearer's body and then report to the user what to do. It let them know when they needed to walk, drink, eat, sleep and even breathe!
I looked about the room and imagined each person in the audience wearing one on their wrists, noticing the mechanical vibration as it signalled they'd ignored their body for too long and then dutifully switching it off so that they could continue to sit in silence, wrapped in their uncomfortable clothes, feet bound, bladders full and bodies aching to move.
Amongst the body healers, the occasional eyebrow raised floating a sweet WTF above the horizon of their heads. Glances were exchanged… but in honesty, we'd all been there. Sit still, listen, don't wriggle, ask to go to the toilet, it's not time to eat, finish your dinner, it's not time for bed, don't nap; all these outside instructions from people in power that negate the body's communication.
Can you remember when it started? I can't… in fact it's only in babies or very young children that I observe a natural reaction to the body's needs, even toddlers often wait for instruction on when to eat, drink or go to the loo.
So how can we claim back the freedom of our body? How do we strengthen our sense of Interoception and interoceptive awareness?
Take a moment when you wake up in the morning to notice. You are thirsty, you want to stretch, you're not hungry just yet. Then act on these cues. Stretch in bed, yawn and take some nice deep breaths, then get up and grab a tall glass of room temperature water, squeeze some lemon juice into it and maybe a pinch of salt. Why not take that glass of water outside and spend 10 minutes in natural light?
Your reality might be that you need to commute to work and that's ok. Instead of this time being wasted 'dead-time' why not set an intention? Be kind, let people come in to the stream of traffic, smile at someone crossing the street – be aware of the reactions, carpool and take someone to work so that you get the chance to chat, or maybe use the time alone to practice some mindfulness. This might just be breathing deeply or really noticing the things going on around you. When all else fails though it's sometimes just as good to listen to an audiobook or music you love.
I know, I know! You hear this a lot but at intervals during your day step away from tech and reconnect. Even if at first you set a schedule; each hour I will take time to be mindful of the sensations in my body, I will move or rest or talk to another human, not on social media but in real time. Walk over to a colleague's desk or ring someone (it counts).
There I said it. Take a nap when you need it instead of another caffeinated drink. Talk to your employer if you need to about a space where you can kick back or take a blanket outside for a moment. Sometimes 10 minutes is all you need. Remember when you do this that if you nap longer than 45 minutes you run the risk of falling into slow wave sleep which can leave you groggy unless you have 90 minutes set aside, which most employers aren't so keen on. Between 5 and 20 minutes is a good stretch for both you and the boss.
Avoid those 'al desko' lunches. Instead take the time to see your food, smell your food and enjoy your food, and whenever you can, eat when you're hungry and stop when you're full. You could even combine 3 different suggestions on this list and eat outside, away from tech with another human!
Take time to reflect and connect with how you are, regularly. This might be during your yoga practice or in any part of your day. Taking a moment every now and again to ask yourself some questions. These could be; how is my breath? Am I feeling any discomfort or pain? If so can I ease these sensations? How is my energy? Am I okay? Initially, there may be things that you need to leave as they are, but perhaps over time it will become second nature to resolve areas that need some attention.
So, start at the beginning, a gentle return to self through exploration. Let me know how you travel.
Sonya Simpson is a yoga teacher, content writer, business director and mother of two small boys. She lives with her partner in Auckland and teaches a style of yoga that is based around kindness to self, inquiry through movement and freedom to explore. Sonya is passionate about yoga and exploring the ways that cultural and societal expectation has affected wellbeing. Having experienced the benefits of returning to self through yoga during over 20 years of practice, she is passionate about continuing to research and explore how it can help others both inside and outside of the yoga community, sharing her findings wherever she can. More information can be found on her website, Facebook or Instagram.
Haase, L., et al., When the brain does not adequately feel the body: Links between low resilience and interoception. Biol Psychol, 2016. 113: p. 37-45.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. New York, NY: Dell Publishing.
Gus Simonovic has a life long love for yoga. He did his training in India at Shri Kali Ashram www.shrikali.org dedicated to teach Tantra in the classical tradition based on the knowledge from the Vedas.


The know-it-all Google Now app could make its way from mobile devices to Macs soon thanks to the implementation of the Chrome OS notification center in the Mac OS X version of Chromium.
"Mac users will be happy to know that rich notifications are being implemented on Mac," said Chromium Evangelist François Beaufort in a Google+ post today.
"It's still under heavy development but you can play with them by running chrome with the --enable-rich-notifications switch (no flag yet)."
The fact that the Google Chrome browser's open-source counterpart includes these notification cards required for Google Now backs up previous hints about it being tested for Apple desktops.
However, as TheNextWeb notes, the Google Now feature isn't part of the Chromium OS X package just yet, and remains very limited on Chrome OS and Windows machines.
While still in experimental stages on computers, Google Now's transition to Macs would be the latest way in which the Mountain View company's software has sunk its teeth into Apple devices.
Google Now launched on iOS last week within the Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad.
The company also had iPhone owners downloading its Google Maps iOS application in droves after the Apple Maps debacle last year.
With Gmail, YouTube and Chrome all available on iOS devices, Google has become one of the more popular developers within Apple's App Store.
More details about Google Now's expansion to computers running Windows, Chrome OS and now Mac OS X could come on May 15, when the Google IO conference begins.