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Alan Vega the electronic suicide punk has left the scene at age 78. Best known for his work with Martin Rev in the band Suicide, Vega's brash and uncompromising musical style put him in position where you either loved his work or hated it. In 1979 while opening up for the Cars in Boston he dropped by the Boston Architectural Center for a chat with Oedipus who was doing a live remote of his "Demi Mode" show for WTBS. The interview was filmed at the punkt data show organized by Mark Flynn and his cadre of artistic hooligans. Alan shares his stories of touring with the Clash in Europe, being punched out by skinheads, and tear gassed in Belgium. All in a days work of artist who put it all on the line whether you liked it or not. RIP Alan Vega.
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Nature's Beauty Is Good For the Soul was captured outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma at a truck stop in the US.
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The pub chain JD Wetherspoon has notched up another year of record profits and sales but says it does not expect much help from the economy as customers remain under pressure.
The chairman and founder, Tim Martin, said that while Britain had narrowly avoided economic "Armageddon", it would be a "long, slow haul" to recovery, giving little cause for celebration to its cautious customers.
The chain of almost 900 pubs said growth was likely to remain subdued for the year ahead, after a recent slowdown in like-for-like sales growth to 2.5%.
In the year to August there was a near-11%surge in like-for-like food sales after the chain overhauled menus in its increasingly food-led pubs.
Record sales of traditional ales and ciders helped bar takings grow 3.8% during the year.
Wetherspoon, which opened its first pub in north London in 1979, added another 29 pubs during the year and sold three. It plans to open another 30 pubs in the year to the end of July 2014.
Profits before tax and exceptional items were 6.3% stronger at £77m. But they fell to £57m including one-off items such as impairment and onerous leases.
Martin, who named the chain after one of his teachers, said drinkers remained wary about spending despite signs of life in the economy.
He added: "We've been living quite close to Armageddon since the trouble with the banks five years ago. People are perhaps starting to feel that the worst may not happen and are a bit more relaxed but they are still very cautious. It will take a long time for all the parties concerned to reduce their debt and get back to normal levels. It's a long, slow haul."
He said the gradually improving economy would not see punters flocking back to pubs because of what he called unfair competition from supermarkets, which are able to subsidise their alcohol sales with VAT-free food sales.
Martin said more than 10,000 UK pubs had closed in recent years, and higher taxes continued to heap pressure on the industry.


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When creating an inDEED mapping file (*.ind file), you can import sensors from multiple data files.
In this tutorial, sensors will be loaded from two data files, a mapping will be created, and the files will be loaded in inDEED to illustrate how the inDEED tool handles this type of mapping.
Creating the Mapping
The two data files used in this tutorial are DispDataFile.csv and PPTDataFile.csv.
DispDataFile.csv contains displacement data, while PPTDataFile.csv contains pore pressure (PPT) data.
Both data files are loaded into the Specimen Authoring Tool via the Sensor > Load Sensor Data menu option. The data loads into separate groups, but can be rearranged. In this case, sensors from both files have been copied into a combined sensor group.
Viewing the Files
Now you have one mapping file that was created using sensors from two data files. The next step is to understand how users will view this data. The two data files and the mapping file have been uploaded into the Project Warehouse and the data files will be loaded into inDEED through the Project Warehouse (as a user would view them).
In the Project Warehouse, the user must select which file to view. If they want to load both files, they must load the second file manually.
When the user selects a file, only the sensors from that file are shown in inDEED. Note in the figure below, the displacement data has been loaded and the PPT data is missing.
If the second file is loaded manually, the inDEED tool will display it as a second file. The second file will not be integrated with the first file even though they were mapped together.
If there is a third data file that contains both the displacement and PPT sensor data, the mapping created here could be used to visualize that file and all of the mapped sensors would display correctly (i.e., the combined sensor group would contain both the displacement and PPT sensors).


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Don't listen to those responses below lol they are ridiculous and making unnecessary assumptions!! it simply means he's trying to spend time with you and get to know you more before he makes a commitment just don't have sex until he asks you to actually date!!!
That way it can be clear.., if he pushes you to have sex he's not worth it like they say... if he doesn't then my answer is correct
C'mon...he just wants to knock off a shot.

I'm not where I want to be financially, but you don't tell that to a perspective date! What a loser!He'll never be financially secure OR love your kids.Tell him to exit stage right!
hes probably trynna get you to be friends with benefits
Friendship makes the best relationship hands down. Jumping straight into a relationship will cause problems down the road
It means you aren't Plan A.

Or he's willing to do you but without all that pesky dating . . .
he is exploring other options..lol
well well well !!! It means don't push it OR he got his eyes on an other one and still don't want to lose you .. you know as a back up plan ...
He wants some with no commitment.
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About Judge Thomson Francis Mason
Thomson Francis Mason (1785 – 21 December 1838) was a prominent jurist, lawyer, councilman, judge, and the mayor of Alexandria, District of Columbia (now Virginia) between 1827 and 1830.
Early life and education
Mason was born in 1785 at his grandfather George Mason's Gunston Hall plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia. He was the second eldest child and eldest son of General Thomson Mason (1759–1820) and his wife Sarah McCarty Chichester. Mason was primarily raised at Hollin Hall, his father's plantation.
On 24 October 1805, Mason entered the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) as a member of the junior class. That same year, he joined the American Whig-Cliosophic Society. Mason graduated from Princeton with honors and subsequently stayed to study law. He graduated from law school in 1807 and returned to Virginia.
Upon his return to Virginia, Mason began practicing law in Fairfax County. In 1812, he set up his law practice in Alexandria which was then located in Alexandria County of the District of Columbia. Mason served as Justice of the Peace in Alexandra three times. Mason played an important role during the 1820s in the fight to retrocede Alexandria County from the District of Columbia to Virginia. Because of this, he became increasingly involved in Alexandria's political activities. Mason served as mayor of Alexandria between 1827 and 1830. He was elected to the office four times. Six months before his death in 1838, President Martin Van Buren appointed Mason as the first judge of the newly organized Criminal Court of the District of Columbia.
Mason was also involved in several of Alexandria's transportation infrastructure projects. He served as president of and attorney for the Middle Turnpike Company for eleven years until his resignation on 16 July 1838 to accept President Van Buren's judicial appointment. The Middle Turnpike, now known as the Leesburg Pike (Virginia State Route 7), was completed shortly after his death. As Alexandria's mayor and as chairman of the Alexandria Committee, Mason was involved with the construction of the Alexandria branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The Alexandria Canal was later completed in 1843.
Marriage and children
Mason married Elizabeth "Betsey" Clapham Price of Leesburg, Virginia on 19 November 1817. He and Elizabeth had nine children:
Ann Graham Florence Mason Rhett (died 1883)
Arthur Mason (died 28 May 1835)
Sarah Elizabeth Mason Campbell (1819–1907)
Matilda Eulalia Mason Rhett (February 1821–22 February 1871)
Thomson Francis Mason (January 1825–9 September 1841)
John Francis Mason (28 August 1828–4 August 1897)
Virginia Mason Davidge (1 February 1830–December 1919)
Caroline Betty Mason (9 March 1832–1919)
Arthur Pendleton Mason (11 December 1835–22 April 1893)
Thomson and Betsey's five daughters and three sons attended various schools in Alexandria, where they learned music, drawing, and French in addition to reading and writing. The couple were friends with members of the Lee family and other landed gentry. Thomson and Betsey entertained lavishly at their Colross and Huntley estates.
Upon the death of his grandfather George Mason on 7 October 1792, Mason's father Thomson inherited a portion of the Gunston Hall estate. Around 1817, Mason's father Thomson divided the property into two plantations: Dogue Run farm for Mason's younger brother Richard Chichester Mason (1793–1869) and Hunting Creek farm for Mason. On his Hunting Creek tract, Mason constructed his secondary home known as Huntley between 1820 and 1825. Huntley never served as a permanent residence for Mason who owned a number of houses in Alexandria including Colross, his chief homestead.
Mason died on 21 December 1838 in Alexandria at the age of 53. Originally interred at Colross graveyard in Alexandria, Mason's remains were reinterred at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, also in Alexandria. Twenty years after Mason's death, his widow Betsey attempted to sell Huntley and its accompanying Hunting Creek farm in 1859. When she was unable to sell the property, Betsey transferred ownership on 7 November 1859 to her sons John "Frank" Francis Mason and Arthur "Pen" Pendleton Mason. In 1989, Huntley was acquired by the Fairfax County Park Authority and it is currently boarded and fenced until restoration funds are made available.
Thomson Francis Mason was a grandson of George Mason (1725–1792); nephew of George Mason V (1753–1796); grandnephew of Thomson Mason (1733–1785); son of Thomson Mason (1759–1820) and Sarah McCarty Chichester Mason; first cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason (1760–1803) and John Thomson Mason (1765–1824); second cousin of Armistead Thomson Mason (1787–1819), John Thomson Mason (1787–1850), and John Thomson Mason, Jr. (1815–1873); first cousin of George Mason VI (1786–1834), Richard Barnes Mason (1797–1850), and James Murray Mason (1798–1871); second cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason (1811–1843); and first cousin thrice removed of Charles O'Conor Goolrick.
Judge Thomson Francis Mason's Timeline
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Age 53
Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, USA


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Is it possible to set trails in several menus at the same time? I have 2 taxonomy menus on the page, each is based on its own vocabulary.
Comment #1Dmitriy.trt CreditAttribution: Dmitriy.trt commented
|» Fixed
You can write your own module to implement alternative blocks with menus which will support multiple active trails. You can't do it with default Drupal's menu blocks, as I know.
Comment #2chunty CreditAttribution: chunty commented
@maximpodorov - I have the same situation did you manage to write any code for this or do you or Dimitriy have any starting points for which functions need re-writing for this...
Thanks all and thanks again to Dimitriy for pointing me to this post
Comment #4Dmitriy.trt CreditAttribution: Dmitriy.trt commented
2 maximpodorov
It would be great to have such module for Drupal. Also, I'd like to integrate support for setting multiple active trails on node's page into Taxonomy Menu Trails module. Please, let me know about first progress with Taxonomy Menu Blocks (first upload of usable code to CVS or just project page creation).
Comment #5Dmitriy.trt CreditAttribution: Dmitriy.trt commented
|» Postponed
Comment #7bartvdputte CreditAttribution: bartvdputte commented
I am having the same problem (I think).
Any info on how exactly to achieve this behaviour: active taxonomy menu with trails will show the "entrance path".
- vocabulary "fabrics" with hierarchical terms "-jeans" and "--stretch".
- another vocabulary "appliance" with term "leisure"
Both have a taxonomy menu
- when navigating to the node using the "fabrics-jeans-stretch" menu, this menu should be active + trail on the node page.
- BUT when navigating to the node using the "appliance - leisure" menu, this menu should be active + trail on the node page.
As far as I understood this module always shows the path as set in the settings of this module ("First/Last/First with menu/Last with menu/Deepest in lineage") on the node page. Right?
Anyway; how exactly do I achieve the behaviour as described above? THANKS!
Comment #8Dmitriy.trt CreditAttribution: Dmitriy.trt commented
@bartvdputte: How can we distinguish which menu link was pressed to get to node's page? Page referrer? It is not a solution, because any additional actions which lead to page reload will break this, page caching for anonymous users will break this too.
I agree, it would be great to have this functionality, but without ugly workarounds it is impossible. If I'm not right, please let me know.
And you have a little different problem: maximpodorov wants to have multiple active trails at the same time on node's page.
Comment #9essbee CreditAttribution: essbee commented
Did anyone get a working example of this?
I also would love to have active trails set in multiple menus (for multiple taxonomy vocabs).
Comment #10Dmitriy.trt CreditAttribution: Dmitriy.trt commented
|» Closed (won't fix)
Feel free to re-open this issue if there will be any progress on custom menu blocks implementation with multiple active trails support.
Comment #11Dmitriy.trt CreditAttribution: Dmitriy.trt commented
However, this feature is planned for 7.x version.


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Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) acknowledged Wednesday that the top Republican in the Senate is in a fight for his career.
As such, Corker praised Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for voting to advance a clean debt ceiling hike. Corker told Bloomberg Businessweek he hopes others appreciate that McConnell is in "the toughest Republican race in the country, [and] had the courage to vote the way the vast majority of everybody understood the vote needed to occur."
McConnell is facing a Republican primary against tea party businessman Matt Bevin, but the incumbent is still a huge favorite to claim the party's nomination. A general election showdown against Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, the expected Democratic nominee, could be a different story.
Polls show Grimes running neck-and-neck with McConnell, who is deeply unpopular in Kentucky.
The Republican establishment might be growing pessimistic about McConnell's chances, too. Christian Whiton, a former State Department adviser under President George W. Bush, predicted earlier this week that McConnell will lose his seat.


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UPDATE: Man Still Missing After Weekend Search Of Great Miami River
By Mike Perleberg
Update posted Monday, April 7 at 7:47 a.m.:
(Miamitown, Oh.) – The search could continue Monday in the Great Miami River for a man who jumped into the water last Friday afternoon.
Hamilton County EMA said a 70-year-old man reportedly jumped or fell into the swollen river from the Interstate 74 bridge near Miamitown about 1:00 p.m. Four witnesses called 911 to make the report and a police helicopter later spotted the man in the water.
Police and fire units from Colerain, Whitewater Township, Miami Township, Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, Cleves Police and Great Parks of Hamilton County began a shoreline search down river from I-74.
The river was about three feet over flood stage of 19 feet as the search began. Boats from Colerain, Whitewater and Miami Townships were launched and began active searching in the fast-moving current. Units from Dearborn and Boone counties were asked to assist.
Colerain Township Fire Department, who said Colerain Township Police are leading the investigation, said assistance was received from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office helicopter whose pilot spotted the victim actively clinging to a log moving briskly downriver towards the U.S. 50 bridge in Cleves.
Rescuers were deployed onto the bridge to prepare for a possible bridge-based rescue. However, the victim was seen by the chopper pilot go underwater after approximately 30 minutes after first being spotted with the log.
The search expanded to further down the Great Miami River. By 5:00 p.m., the rescue operation was called off due to the increasingly hazardous conditions on the river.
Searchers hit the water again on Saturday. They were scheduled to return to the water again Sunday, according to WCPO-TV.
The victim has not been identified by authorities.
Update posted Friday, April 4 at 4:34 p.m.:
Some units are being asked to terminate their search for a man who was spotted in the Great Miami River Friday afternoon.
Hamilton County EMA says the man, age 70, jumped into the Great Miami River near Miamitown around 1:00 p.m.
"Task Force 1, Command 400, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, City of Cincinnati, Boone Co. Ky & Hamilton Co units have scanned up and down the swift river for 3 hours," the agency said in a statement issued at about 4:30 p.m.
The EMA said the flooded river is making rescue operations dangerous and difficult.
Update posted Friday, April 4 at 4:03 p.m.:
Search crews are still scanning the Great Miami River for a man who reportedly went into the water Friday afternoon.
Hamilton County 911 said that the flooded river's strong current and lots of floating debris along with winds were making the search effort difficult.
Both directions of traffic on U.S. 50 at the Great Miami River Bridge in Cleves were being diverted into two lanes using the eastbound side of the bridge.
Original story posted Friday, April 4 at 2:19 p.m.:
(Miamitown, Oh.) – Water rescue crews are attempting to locate a man who reportedly jumped into the Great Miami River on Friday afternoon.
At around 1:00 p.m., a man in his 70's reportedly jumped or fell off of the Interstate 74 westbound bridge over the Great Miami River near Miamitown, Hamilton County 911 dispatchers said. The interstate was closed briefly closed as first responders searched the area for the subject in the water.
The search took place on water, on land, and by air with helicopters. Crews set up at the U.S. 50 bridge in Cleves a few miles downstream hoping to spot the victim. Dearborn County and Boone County water rescue crews were assisting. Divers have also been summoned to the river.
About an hour after the report was first made, searchers may have spotted the victim in the water near Cleves. Crews reportedly found the man washed into a pile of debris.
Eastbound U.S. 50 is closed at the bridge in Cleves due to the rescue operation. Motorists have been asked to steer clear of the area according to Hamilton County Emergency Management.
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The Ways of Walking
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2. Walking Forward and Walking Backward
Walk slowly forward eight steps.
When you lift your leg up the arm on the same side as that leg should rise up.
Right leg up and right arm up.
Left leg up and left arm up.
Lift your heel, then knee, then foot as high as you can, but keep your balance.
Your foot might be one inch or 12 inches above the floor, depending upon
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Keep your body upright, head up, and relax.
As you lift a leg up, your weight should be in the opposite leg with the knee bent.
As you place your foot down place your heel down first.
Step out only as far from the other foot as necessary while keeping the
weight on the opposite leg. Don't overstep.
Step gingerly, carefully, gently, and with caution. Walk like a cat.
Transfer weigh to the front leg and roll onto the ball then toes.
Lift your back heel, then knee, then toes. Move the leg to the front.
Walk slowly backward ten steps.
When you lift your leg up and back, the arm on the same side as that leg should move back.
Right leg up and back, and right arm back.
Left leg up and back, and left arm back.
Lift your toe, then knee, then heel.
Lift your leg as high as you can, but keep your balance.
Keep your body upright, head up, and relax.
As you lift a leg up, your weight should be in the opposite leg with the knee bent.
As you place your foot back and down place your toe down first.
Keep your feet apart and your foot to the side. Don't cross your feet.
Step gingerly, carefully, gently, and with caution. Step like a cat.
Transfer weigh to the back leg and roll onto the ball then heel
Repeat the exercise numerous times.
Concentrate on some aspect each time: balance, heel placed first when stepping
forward, same arm as leg, knee as high as possible, walking slowly, shifting weight
from side to side (empty-full), enjoying learning something new to do with your body
like a young child, smiling, breathing naturally but fully, retreating safely, gracefulness,
martial implications, etc.
From the Valley Spirit Tai Chi Chuan Journal: May 28, 2003
Advancing Steps - Jin
Retreating Steps -Tui
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"Walking Qi Gong was founded by a Chinese
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to remove the cancerous portion of the bladder. Again she had relapsed and was given
only 6 months to live. Not willing to give up her fight, she recalled the qi gong her grandfather
had taught her as a child. She researched and practiced, but did not feel much results. She
did more research of the ancient writings and then developed her own practice schedule -
two hours everyday and in six months her cancer had subsided. From her experience she
believed that this qi gong could help others to have more success in their fight against
disease and illness. So in 1970 she began giving lessons in what she called New
Qi Gong Therapy. She combined both movement and meditative (quiet) qi gong."
- Guo Lin Walking Qigong
"The Guo Lin Qigong is something I researched for my brown
sash project. I had been
a oncology volunteer for 12 years in So. CA and wanted to combine all the training I had
had to work with cancer patients with my new interest in Tai Chi. Guo Lin Qigong is the
standard prescribed complementary treatment in China for cancer and millions of people
have practiced it. The most important component is the breathing pattern. It is called
"xi, xi, hu" (pronounced "she, she, who") or "in, in, out breathing." It is done in
conjunction with a slow stylized walking in a state of deep relaxation or meditation.
You do two half steps with one foot on the two inhales and a full step with the other foot
on the exhale. One hand is in front of the dan tian and the other at the gate of life. The
arms move in a pendulum type motion, front to back in coordination with the opposite
foot. I'm sure there are many versions, but this is the one I learned from a Chinese
Medical Qigong Master in San Francisco."
- Theresa Kirke, Tai Chi Chuan Teacher, Ft. Bragg, CA, e-mail 20 June 2003
[Thanks to Ms. Kirke for her suggestions about books and links regarding Guo LIn
"How chi gong achieves healing effects is not fully
understood, though several mechanisms
of action have been proposed. From the standpoint of traditional Chinese medicine, chi gong
energizes the body's vital forces, balances yin and yang, strengthens blood circulation, and
improves the patient's emotional and mental states. From the viewpoint of Western medicine,
chi gong increases the absorption and utilization of oxygen from the blood, as does yoga.
Nobel Prize-winner Otto Warburg found that oxygen deficiency is typical of cancer cells and
that when the body is rich in oxygen, cancer cells die. Practicing chi gong exercises has a
positive effect on certain enzymes that play key roles in the body's maintenance of health
and in phosphorylation, a basic biochemical process that supplies the energy necessary
for cell work. Phosphorylation is central to oxygen provision for all of the body's cells
and is vitally important to immune response."
- Richard Walters, Chinese Medicine and Cancer 92K
"It is difficult to evaluate how walking Qigong contributes to
Ms.Zhang's [a Lupus patient]
eventual health. With a proper lead, human body has a strong natural tendency to repair the
damage. Walking Qigong may be such a lead. Qigong readjusts the mind, the body, and
the breathing. The peace of mind, the strong motive and faith to get well, combined with all
the benefits from this holistic exercise, promote the body's neuroendocrine systems to adapt
to the new mental and physical changes, which in turn triggers the immune system to function
at higher and more competent levels. The end result is increased resistance to fight off
- Guolin Qigong, translated by Edward Zheng
4. Daizong's Magic Walking Technique
Dai Zong was a Taoist master who lived during the Song Dynasty
(960-1279). He
was nicknamed the "Swift Footed Master." He was described as a man who
could racewalk about 100 kilometers in eight hours.
[100 kilometers = 200 li = 60 miles]
Chang San-feng, a talk and energetic Taoist, was also a "legendary" racewalker.
"While walking, look into the distance 10-15 meters ahead
and listen to your own
breathing. First inhale fast twice fo one or two steps, then exhale deeply and
slowly for 3 to 4 steps or even for 5 to 6 steps. Be sure that the mind is in a state
of tranquility and the thought concentrated on the "past of vitality," so as to "enter
tranquility." This is in fact an indirect stimulus to the brain, and acts as a shield
against outside interference, helps acquire the ability to concentrate the
thought and produce vigor the moment the body moves."
"Daizong's Magic Walking Technique and
Qigong." By Lan Blan. Internal Arts,
Vol. 3, No. 6, November, 1988, p. 38.
T'ai Chi Walking
Bibliography, Links and Resources
Walking is the great
adventure, the first meditation,
a practice of heartiness and soul primary to humankind.
Walking is the exact balance between spirit and humility.
- Gary Snyder, The Practice of the Wild
Personal Trainer Manual. The Ultimate Resource for Fitness
By the American Council on Exercise. 3rd Edition. Edited by Cedric X. Bryant
and Daniel J. Green. San Diego, California, American Council on Exercise, 1996,
2003. Index, 589 pages. ISBN: 1890720143. MGC.
Alphabetical Index to the Cloud Hands Website
American Volkssport Association - The Spirit of Walking
Anatomy of Movement. By Blandine Calais-Germain. Seattle, Washington,
Eastland Press, 1985, 1993. Translated from the French by Nicole Commarmond.
Index, 289 pages. ISBN: 0939616173. MGC.
Aphorisms, Quotations, Quips, Wisdom - Walking
Ba Gua Zhang: Links, bibliography, quotes, and notes. Circle walking internal
martial arts.
The Benefits of Walking Meditation. By Sayadaw U. Silananda. Buddhist
Publication Society, 1995. 22K.
Breathing Practices: Taijiquan, Qigong, and Yoga
Breathwalk: Breathing Your Way to a Revitalized Body, Mind, and Spirit.
Broadway Books, 2000. 256 pages. ISBN: 0767904931. Guru Charan's
Canes, Walking Sticks, Staffs, Poles
Case Studies of Walking Qigong on Chronic Diseases. 5K.
The Complete Guide to Walking for Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness. By Mark Fenton.
Lyons Press, 2001. 288 pages. ISBN: 1585741906.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Walking for Health. By Erika Peters. Indianapolis,
Indiana, Alpha Books, Pearson Education Company, 2001. Index,
293 pages. ISBN: 0028640020. MGC.
The Complete Walker III: The Joys and Techniques of Hiking and Backpacking. By Colin
Fletcher. Illustrations by Vanna Prince. Third Edition, Revised, Enlarged and Updated.
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1968, 1984. Index, 668 pages. ISBN: 0394519620. MGC.
Cross-Training for Dummies. By Tony Ryan and Martica K. Heaner. Foster City,
California, IDB Books, 2000. Index, appendices, 350 pages. ISBN: 0764552376.
Dancing and Taijiquan
"Daizong's Magic Walking Technique and Qigong." By Lan Blan. Internal Arts,
Vol. 3, No. 6, November, 1988, p. 38.
The Dayhiker's Handbook: An All-Terrain, All-Season Guide. By John Long and
Michael Hodgson. Camden, Maine, Ragged Mountain Press, 1996. Index,
appencices, 216 pages. ISBN: 0070291462. MGC. An excellent guide to preparing
for and enjoying long day walks in the desert, mountains, jungles, canyons and
streams, in the forest and along the coast. Practical tips and useful advice.
Diabetes - Exercise Therapy: Taijiquan and Qigong
A Discussion of Posture and Kinhin - A Somatic Practitioner's Perspective.
By Hokaku Jeffrey Maitland. 11K
Earthwalks for Body and Spirit. By James Endredy and Victor Sanchez. Inner
Traditions International, 2002. 200 pages. ISBN: 1879181789.
"Efficacy of Tai Chi, Brisk Walking, Meditation and Reading in Reducing Mental and
Emotional Stress." By Jin P. Department of Psychology, La Trobe University, Bundoora,
Victoria, Australia. Psychosomatic Research. 1992 May;36(4):361-70. Abstract
Eight Section Brocade Chi Kung. By Michael P. Garofalo. 180K+. A walking version of
this form is also described.
Empowerment Through Tai Chi Walking Meditation. Jennie Bev.
Exploring the Labyrinth: A Guide for Healing and Spiritual Growth. By Melissa
Gayle West. Broadway Books, 2000. 224 pages. ISBN: 0767903560.
Feet First
Fitness and Well Being
Fitness Walking Links
Five Steps - Five Directions
Five Steps: Meditative Sensation Walking. By Paul Crompton. Midpoint Trade Books,
1999. 80 pages. ISBN: 187425060X.
Gardens - Walking
Great Walking Quotations
A Guide to Walking Meditation. By Thich Nhat Hanh. 12K
Guo Lin Walking Qigong. Used in therapy for cancer patients. Taught by
Theresa Kirke in Ft. Bragg, CA.
Gu Shen Taijiquan. Valley Spirit Tai Chi Chuan. A journal with reflections, notes,
suggestions, references, questions and answers, links and quotations about
Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung. By Michael P. Garofalo.
The Healing Labyrinth: Finding Your Path to Inner Peace. By Helen Raphael Sands
and Robert Ferre. Barrons Educational Series, 2001. 112 pages.
Health - Fitness Links - Google
Hiking Links - Google
"Imagery for Taiji Stance and Stepping." By Martin Mellish. Found in the magazine:
Qi: The Journal of Tranditional Eastern Health and Fitness, Volume 16, No. 1,
Spring, 2006, pp. 44-49.
Kinhin Instructions. From Burning House Zendo.
Kinhin - Zen Walking Meditation 4K
Kinhin: "經行 (jap.: "kinhin" or "kyōgyō", chin.: jingxing) walking meditation is practiced between
long periods of zazen. Practitioners walk clockwise around a room while holding their hands in
shashu (left fist closed, while the right hand grasps the left fist). During walking meditation each
step is taken after each full breath. The word kinhin means 'to go straight'. The beginning of
kinhin is announced by ringing the bell twice (kinhinsho). The end of kinhin is announced
by ringing the bell once (chukaisho)."
- Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Labyrinths From the Outside In: Walking to Spiritual Insight. By Donna Schaper and
Carole Ann Camp. Skylight Paths Press, 2000. 176 pages. ISBN: 1893361187.
Living the Labyrinth: 101 Paths to a Deeper Connection with the Sacred. By
Jill Kimberly Hartwell Geoffrion. Pilgrim Press, 2000. 104 pages. ISBN: 0829813721.
Living Streets
The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation. By Thich Nhat Hanh.
Parallax Press, 1996. Revised edition. 74 pages. ISBN: 093807783X.
The Magic of Labyrinths: Following Your Path, Finding Your Center. By Liz Simpson.
Thorsons Publications, 2002. 176 pages. ISBN: 0007120478.
The Man Who Walked Around the World
Meditation: Links, Bibliography, Notes, Quotes
Meditation While Walking: Links, Quotes, Resources, Quotations, Notes
Pa Kua Chang: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes. Circle walking internal martial arts.
Li = a Chinese measure of distance
500 li = 250 kilometers = 150 miles
200 li = 100 kilometers = 60 miles
100 li = 50 kilometers = 30 miles
Pa Kua Chang: Eight Trigram Internal Martial Arts. Circle Walking forms.
Praying the Labyrinth: A Journal for Spiritual Exploration. By Jill Kimberly Hartwell
Geoffrion and Lauren Artess. Pilgrim Press, 1999. 128 pages. ISBN: 0829813438.
Prevention's Complete Book of Walking: Everything You Need to Know to Walk Your Way to
Better Health. Edited by Maggie Spilner and Elaine Ward. Rodale Press, 2000. 292 pages.
Qigong: The New Way to Walk Away Diabetes
Quotations on Walking
Quotations, Quips, Wisdom - Walking
The Quote Garden - Walking
The Rambler's Association
Self-Defense with a Walking Stick. By E. W. Barton-Wright. 1901. 50K. Illustrations and
Short Staff and Cane: Walking, Martial Arts, Taijiquan
The Spirited Walker: Fitness Walking for Clarity, Balance and Spiritual Connection.
By Carolyn S. Kortge. Harper San Francisco, 1998. 272 pages.
Sun Style of Taijiquan (Quick Steps Form)
T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Walking Links, quotations, notes.
Tai Chi Chuan: A Slow Dance for Health. By John Cheng, MD. "The Physician and
Sports Medicine", Volume 27, No. 6, June, 1999. Excellent advice for older persons about
walking and Tai Chi Chuan.
Tai Chi Chuan Walking Stick. Kung Fu magazine, August 1996. The walking stick forms are
part of the Tchoung style of t'ai-chi ch'uan, developed by Grandmaster Tchoung Ta-tchen.
Sifu Kurland teaches this form.
Tai Chi for Longevity and Health. International Association for Mind-Body Professionals.
I have two doctors, my left leg and
my right.
- G. M. Trevelyan
Tai Chi Walking. A Low-IMpact Path to Better Health. By Robert Chuckrow, Phd.
Boston, YMAA, 2002. Index, 138 pages, 40 illustrations. ISBN: 188696923x.
Read review and listen to recordings. MGC.
Tai Chi Walking 20Kb.
Technique in Walking Meditation. Insight Meditation Online. 9K.
Thirteen Treasures Walking Qigong. By Michael P. Garofalo. 40Kb.
Thirteen Postures of Taijiquan: 8 Gates and 5 Directions
Valley Spirit Tai Chi Chuan Club. Red Bluff, California.
Vipassana Walking Meditation 3K
Walk21 Organization for walking initiatives.
Walking. By Henry David Thoreau. 1862.
Walking: A Complete Guide to the Complete Exercise. By Casey Meyers.
Random House Paperbacks, 1992. 336 pages. ISBN: 0679737774.
Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool.
By Lauren Artress. Riverhead Books, 1996. 201 pages. ISBN: 1573225479.
Walking for Health
Walking - Gardening
Walking Kung: Breathing for Health. By Sheng Keng Yun. Red Wheel/Weiser, 1997.
160 pages. ISBN: 087728895X.
Walking: Links, Bibliography, Quotes, Resources, Notes Indexed by Michael Garofalo.
Walking Links - About.Com
Walking Links - Google
If you want to know if your
brain is flabby, feel your legs.
- Bruce Barton
Magazine's The Complete Guide to Walking for Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness.
By Mark Fenton. New York, Lyons Press, 2001. Index, resource lists,
261 pages. ISBN: 1585741906.
Walking Meditation: Links, Quotes, Resources, Quotations, Notes
Walking Meditation Dharma Talk by David Bennett. 16K.
Walking Meditation. By Nancy J. Napier. Meditation exercises and experiences. 25Kb.
Walking Meditation By Sayadaw U. Pandita, abbot of Panditarama Monastery and
Meditation Center in Rangoon, Burma. 51K.
Walking Meditation. The Center for Contempletative Mind in Society. 28Kb.
Walking Meditation. By Choalayna. 10Kb.
Walking Meditation. James H. Stout. 12Kb.
Walking Meditation. By Matthew Flickstein. Includes illustrations. 26Kb.
Walking Meditation - An Introduction. 12K. Includes a audio CD with instructions.
Walking Meditation in the Thai Forest Tradition. By Ajahn Nyanadhammo. 38Kb.
Walking Meditation on Retreat. By Karen Burnett. 15Kb.
Walking - Poems by Peter Finch
Walking Poems by Shelia Peters
Walking - Poems, Quotes, Sayings for Gardeners
Walking Qigong Developed in 1960 by Master Guo Lin. Taught for the Peaceful Dragon in
Virginia by Kup Kup Fu.
Walking - Quotations, Quips, Wisdom Compiled by Michael Garofalo.
Walking - Poems, Quotes, Sayings for Gardeners
The Walking Site - A Resource for Walkers
Walking Staff: Short staff, bo, jo, cane, pole.
The Walker's Warehouse
The Walking Site
The Walking Stick: Hiking and Walking - Sticks, Poles and Staff
Walking Sticks: Catalog and Links The Sei Do Kai Catalog.
Walking, Strolling and Sauntering. Quotes, Poems, Quips, Links, Bibliography
T'ai Chi Ch'uan should be renamed
"Thigh Chi."
- Michael P. Garofalo, Thigh Chi
Walking the Labyrinth 5K
Walking Well with the Alexander Technique. By Charles J. Stein.
Walking Yoga: Incorporate Yoga Principles into Dynamic Walking Routines for
Physical Health, Mental Peace and Spiritual Enrichment. By Ila Sarley and
Garrett Sarley. New York, Rireside Books, 2002. Index, 210 pages.
Walking Yourself Well
Wanderlust: A History of Walking. By Rebecca Solnit. New York, Penguin Group,
2000. Notes, index, 324 pages. ISBN: 0670882097.
"The rhythm of walking
generates a kind of rhythm of thinking, and
the passage through a landscape echoes or stimulates the passage
through a series of thoughts. The creates an odd consonance between
internal and external passage, one that suggests that the mind is
also a landscape of sorts and that walking is one way to traverse it.
A new thought often seems like a feature of the landscape that was
there all along, as though thinking were traveling rather than making."
- Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking, p. 5.
Warrior Walking: A Guide to Walking as Exercise, Meditation and Self Defense.
By Josh Holzer. Unique Publications, 2000. 148 pages. ISBN: 1892515253. MGC.
The Way of the Labyrinth: A Powerful Meditation for Everyday Life. By Helen Curry
and Jean Houston. Penguin USA, 2000. 255 pages. ISBN: 014019617X.
Way of Walking: Eastern Strategies for Vitality, Longevity, and Peace of Mind. By Jacques
Moramarco, O.M.D., L. Ac., with Rick Benzel. Chicago, IL, McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Books, 2000. Resources, 213 pages. ISBN: 0809225867. MGC.
Yin, Yang and Tai Chi Chuan Includes notes on Zen walking. 7K.
Zen Walking. By Jan Haag. 7K.
Grandmaster Yang Cheng Fu described in his book, "The Practice
of Taijiquan", that "the two legs be differentiated
into yin and yang, and should raise and lower as if walking like a cat".
"The Taiji Classics state that "if the hands advance three percent, then the legs advance seven percent". This demonstrates the importance
of stance work and stepping in Taijiquan. There is also a saying which says that if one can perform a proper "Taiji Cat Walk", it does
not necessarily mean one's Taijiquan is good, but in order to be very good at Taijiquan, one must have a proper "Taiji Cat Walk". The
legs move slowly and evenly under the control of the waist and spine while performing the "Taiji Cat Walk". Close to half of the largest
muscles groups found within the body are below the waist and abdomen. The "Taiji Cat Walk" will allow all the muscles, ligaments, joints,
etc. to obtain maximum range of exercise with the least amount of resistance. The action which occurs in the legs is similar to the motion of
twisting (draining) a wet towel. All of the fibers within the towel (legs) will receive varying degrees of twisting and pressure."
- Tai Chi Chuan Journal, Volume 4, Number 3, Summer 2003, "Walk Like a Cat" by Greta Hill.
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Green Way Research


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The Capital Region's unemployment rate fell to 7.2 percent in March, the second consecutive month in which area joblessness has declined, according to new numbers from the state Department of Labor.
Unemployment in February was 7.7 percent. Still, despite the decline, the rate in March was slightly higher than the 7.1 percent recorded for the same month a year ago. The numbers are not seasonally adjusted.
Unemployment rates are estimates of the number of people who lack a job and are looking for work. They do not include people working several part-time jobs, or people who have given up on the job market.
The statewide unemployment rate also fell, declining from 9.5 percent in February to 8.8 percent in March.
Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates generally decline as the weather warms, as construction and hospitality industries begin to hire.


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We were talking to Ross Gload after tonight's game about fast starts and how much they mean in the long run, if they mean anything at all. The Marlins have the best record in the majors at the moment at 7-1, and Gload contributed to Wednesday's victory over the Braves when his bases-loaded walk as a pinch-hitter in the seventh forced in the go-ahead run.
Gload doesn't downplay the significance of a quick start even though he's been a member of two different teams that went in opposite directions after breaking fast out of the gate. He was on the 2005 Chicago White Sox club that opened up a 15-game lead in the standings, held on for the division title, and won the World Series. He was also on the '08 Kansas City Royals, which swept the Tigers to start the season, built a 6-2 record, and then stumbled to a 75-87 final mark.
Still, as Gload pointed out, "You can't take wins away."
Even though the '05 White Sox built a commanding lead, they were glad to have those early wins when their 15-game lead on Aug. 1 dwindled to 1 1/2 games by the third week of September. They managed to hold on to win the division, though.
"If you get off to a good start, you don't ever coast," Gload said. "But it's better than getting off to a slow start and coming back the whole season."


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You don't need tickets to visit IFoT, entrance is free! For some events registration is necessary because of limited capacity. When registration is needed, this will be mentioned at the event page on this website. For a few events you pay a small fee. This is also mentioned at the event page.
The International Festival of Technology is accessible to everyone. We want to inspire technology, music and art enthusiasts in Delft, the region and worldwide by demonstrate what Delft has to offer and to make technology accessible to everyone. The entrance is for free.
Delft is a small town, and distances are all relatively small. The city center is walking distance from the railway station. Both the railway station and the city center are no more than 2.5 km from the campus. Delft has an excellent cycling infrastructure, and the campus can be reached by bike within 5 minutes from the city center.
If you are traveling by train, you need to travel to Delft Central Station. From there you can take several buses to the Delft campus. The trip takes about 3 minutes.
E-shuttle service is now available in Delft from Monday through Friday, 8am to 6pm. The cost is €1.50 per trip between Delft city center and the TU campus.
To reserve a ride, call: +31 6 211 42 987. Website
If you want to travel to TU Delft by car, take exit 'Delft-Zuid' off the A13 motorway and follow the TU Delft sign.
The event we have come to know as the International Festival of Technology (IFoT) originated back in 2006 as the Summer Festival, which was held on the TU Delft campus. Over the last few years,
the event has been held over several days at multiple locations in Delft, with technology taking on an increasingly prominent role.
Do you have questions regarding the International Festival of Technology? Please contact us via: firstname.lastname@example.com
On the IFoT site you can pay quickly with your debit card. Contactless payment by debit card or mobile phone is possible. You can not pay with cash.
The International Festival of Technology is a cooperation between the TU Delft, Gemeente Delft, Haagse Hogeschool, Hogeschool Inholland, Ondernemersfonds Delft, Fonds1818 and Discovery Channel. This year is the third edition of the festival.The theme of this year is 'Boost your senses!' With questions like: How big is the influence of big data, bio technology and the dark side on your life? How far are we with the development of the superhuman? And can we develop new senses with technology?
The festival will take place both on campus and at locations across the city, The core area of the International Festival of Technology is the campus, the aula of TU Delft, Mekelweg 5, 2628 CC, Delft.
The International Festival of Technology will take place on the 7th, 8th and 9th of June 2017.


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Voodoo Woman was resized in PhotoElements and printed out onto Neenah Cardstock using my laser printer. It was colored with Copic markers, which I'll list below since I used some new color combos for the skin and hair. When I was done coloring it, I added some Clear Gelly Glaze pen on the earring, her nails, and on the pin heads.
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You have nothing. You have no facts. It is algoldendomer's opinion versus the world of facts I have presented. You didn't argue on merit, you didn't argue on evidence, you picked something out that you misread and used that to throw away all of the other analysis.
It isn't worth having a discussion with you if you are going to blatantly ignore evidence contrary to your opinion. The evidence is factual, your opinion is not.


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Broadway Street is the road many will travel when they come into and out of Hobby Airport for Super Bowl 51.
"So if that's our front door, that's our opportunity to make a great first impression," said Tony Allender of the Hobby Area Management District.
The big game is fast approaching, and the city is scrambling to make sure Houston looks its best for all the visitors coming to town.
One of those areas that's first to greet you is as you leave Hobby Airport.
Broadway is a street known to some for anything other than what is happening here now up and down its various esplanades -- with trees being planted and bricks being laid.
"All of the different types of improvements, all of this creates the gateway together," said Allender, who is leading this part of the project, which at times looked like it wasn't going to be completed by the Super Bowl.
"The Super Bowl is a great venue because we're inviting a large audience to come in and get a chance to see what the hobby area is all about," he said.
Crews completed some work here in the Hobby area already, namely the $150 million invested into the airport itself. A lot of that includes the upgrades to the new Southwest Terminal.
Along Broadway, the city invested and completed $17 million worth of work on the road. The airport system also put in $11 million into beautification efforts along Airport Boulevard.
Even more work is coming as well, making the four roads (Monroe, Airport, Telephone and Broadway) in and out of the airport, that much more presentable to visitors and Houstonians alike.
"The flowers, the street, they're more clean, the buildings more clean too I think it's appealing it's good," said Rosalinda Garcia, who lives in the area.
Visitors and locals agreed they've noticed a change -- namely to the area right in front of the airport. But Hobby area officials insist all the investment isn't just for the Super Bowl; it's for the long term.
"Yes, it's beautification, but it's also about making that statement -- that the Hobby area itself is really open for business," Allender added.
Brick laying will continue through the new year and hopefully be complete in mid January, just weeks before the big game.


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AUGUSTA, Maine — State veterinarian Don Hoenig confirmed Tuesday that five additional cases of Eastern equine encephalitis are suspected in Maine — four in horses and one in a llama.
Six cases of the deadly disease had been confirmed previously.
All of the 11 animals have been euthanized.
"We have an unprecedented, extraordinary outbreak like we have never seen before," Hoenig said Tuesday evening.
The latest suspected cases were the llama reported in Trenton and horses reported in Newport, Jackson, Windsor and Unity.
Three of the horses and the llama are pending a confirmed diagnosis by state officials.
The horse in Unity that was euthanized by its owner does not have blood tests pending, but its symptoms indicated it had EEE.
"For the horses, it certainly sounds like they had signs consistent with EEE," Hoenig said. He said the disease causes infected animals to go from mild symptoms to a coma state in 24 to 48 hours.
The disease is spread through mosquitoes. "That is why there are no travel restrictions or quarantines," Hoenig said. "It is not contagious, and an infected horse is not a threat to humans."
Infected mosquitoes, however, can infect humans.
After the first two horses — one in Troy and one in Thorndike — were confirmed for EEE in early August, state health officials became concerned. Other horses died in Stetson, Unity and Gorham.
"This is the farthest north EEE has ever been detected in this country," Dr. Dora Anne Mills, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Bangor Daily News on Aug. 31 of the Stetson case, before the Trenton case was suspected.
Mills urged Mainers to protect themselves against mosquitoes in order to avoid contracting the virus.
The horse deaths are "a strong red flag that the risk of EEE is much greater than we thought," she said. "In the past, we've seen it later in the fall. What we're concerned about now is that it is still very warm out and there are a lot of mosquitoes still biting."
The only thing that will ultimately stop the spread of EEE in Maine is a series of killing frosts, Hoenig said. Mosquitoes become carriers of the virus only by first biting an infected bird — songbirds, pheasant and quail, primarily, he said.
"Our main fear," Hoenig maintained, "is that this will spread to humans."
There is no human vaccine against EEE, and no human case of EEE has ever been confirmed in Maine. Last October, however, a Massachusetts man died of EEE and he may have contracted it while vacationing in the Naples area. His was the first Massachusetts death from EEE in a human since 2005, when four cases were re-ported, two of them fatalities.
Mainers, especially those who live, go to school or spend time near wetland areas, should take extra precautions to protect themselves from exposure to mosquitoes from now until cold weather sets in, Mills told the BDN last week.
These precautions include wearing long pants, long-sleeved shirts and socks, and applying DEET or another effective insect repellent for extended outdoor activities such as outside work and school field trips.
While cases of EEE in humans are rare, Mills said, the severity of the virus should not be underestimated. Of those humans who become infected, more than 30 percent die, and half of those who survive suffer permanent neurological damage, she said.
Hoenig said a public meeting was held last week at Mount View High School in Thorndike for area residents since several of the ill horses were from northern Waldo County. Hoenig also spoke recently to members of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association based in Unity, which will be host to the Common Ground Country Fair later this month.


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You can use the ifconfig command when configuring a device's network interface. But the command also can be used to check the status of that configuration. Once you have checked the configuration of an unknown interface, you can then use the ifconfig command to change the configuration as necessary.
For example, to check an interface identified as 1e0, type the command
% ifconfig 1e0and, on a Solaris 2.5.1 system, get
1e0: flags=863
The first line shows the interface name, the flags that define the interfaces characteristics, and the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of this interface. In the example, the interface name is 1e0, and the MTU is 1500 bytes. The flags are displayed as both a numeric value and a set of keywords. The interfaces flags have the numeric value 863, which corresponds to:
The interface is enabled.
The interface supports broadcasts, which means it is connected to a network that supports broadcasts, such as an Ethernet.
This interface does not support trailer encapsulation. This is an Ethernet-specific characteristic.
This interface is operational.
This interface supports multicasting.
The second line of ifconfig output displays information that directly relates to TCP/IP. The keyword inet is followed by the Internet address assigned to this interface. Next comes the keyword netmask, followed by the address mask written in hexadecimal. Finally, the keyword broadcast and the broadcast address are displayed.
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The Office of Inspector General is responsible for investigating waste, abuse and fraud in all health and human services programs.
The Inspector General is appointed by the Governor to identify and reduce waste, abuse and fraud while striving to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness within health and human services.
Compliance Division
The Compliance division is responsible for identifying and reducing waste, abuse and fraud and improving efficiency and effectiveness. The Compliance division is comprised of two sections: Quality Review and Audit.
Enforcement Division
The Enforcement division works closely with the other divisions and sections to ensure that allegations of waste, abuse and fraud are properly investigated and program rules are followed. The Enforcement division includes three sections: General Investigations, Medicaid Provider Integrity and Internal Affairs.
Office of Chief Counsel
The Office of Chief Counsel's responsibilities include imposing administrative sanctions, damages or penalties, negotiating settlements and maintaining an effective third-party liability program. The Office of Chief Counsel includes: Sanctions.
Operations Division
The Operations division directs and guides strategic operations and planning of the Office of Inspector General administrative and budget functions including:


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Free ice may be falling from the sky tomorrow, but celebrate the first day of spring with a bit of sweetness from Rita's.
The frozen custard and flavored ice shop will give away any flavor of their signature water ice in any size from 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. on Friday, March 20th.
Rotating flavors include blood orange, cherry, raspberry and creamy flavors like dulce de leche and cookies 'n cream. Sugar-free and dairy-free options are always available.
The good news is that if the predicted four inches of snow falls there won't be much of a line for this free treat.
This annual tradition will take place snow or sunshine!
Rita's NYC is located at 2486 Broadway between W. 92nd & 93rd St.