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The English rock band The Police has released five studio albums, two live albums, seven compilation albums, twelve video albums, four soundtrack albums, and 26 singles. The Police sold over 100 million records worldwide. All this within six years of being a band.
Synchronicity, The Police Experience, was established in Columbia, South Carolina in 2017. Recreating the sound of the Police was no easy task. It started with Brian Geiger wanting to go outside the box and learn Stewart Copeland's drumming style. When Brian shared the experience with his buddy Lael Silva, an experienced local guitar player, Lael became inquisitive about Andy Summers' atmospheric style of playing. At this point, they realized it would be a challenge to play a few Police songs together, so they called in Ken Carnes to be "Sting". Ken had been singing opera and starring in classical plays but accepted the challenge to get back to good-old-rock.
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A two hour show reminiscent of the 2008 Certifiable Tour had begun. With a list of twenty plus hit songs like Message in a Bottle, Roxanne, Don't Stand So Close to Me, Wrapped Around Your Finger, King of Pain, and even deeper tracks from early Police albums like; Truth Hits Everybody, Next to You and Fall Out.
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At the 2021 National Academies of Medicine's annual meeting, Crossing the Policy and Equity Chasm: Lessons from Compounding Health Crises, NAM President Victor Dzau said in his welcome remarks, "The challenges we face today are global, complex, widespread, and interconnected." He spoke of the need to face persistent existential threats with evidence-based policy designed for all.
"We need to communicate with the public the value of science and medicine and inform decisions that affect health and impact people's everyday lives. And the power of science to create a better world not just for a few, but for everyone."
EOH's Maureen Lichtveld, dean of Pitt Public Health, served on the planning committee for "IG19" – one of thirteen interest groups each featuring a panel of scholars discussing current global challenges affecting science, medicine, technology, and health.
At the end of the discussion, she was tasked with summarizing IG19 and presenting where we go from here.
"The absolute bottom line for us in the area of science is that we are responsible for making climate and health science work for those most vulnerable. Across all presentations, every single presenter talked about issues of equity and issues of vulnerability," Lichtveld said.
She talked about equity and social vulnerability, pointing out that climate change and wildfires have a reciprocal relationship. She talked about a lack of data on drought and the need to address the whole system when responding to disasters.
"A climate focus must include science, resilience, protecting public health, and special emphasis on environmental justice," she summarized.
"In the area of practice, the speaker brought us back to what really matters: CDC surveillance and vulnerable communities and showed why vulnerable populations are such an emphasis. Nature-based solutions will help us address more resilience, adaptation and mitigation measures.
"Lastly, the need for transdisciplinary data for action – our effort today doesn't stand alone. This meeting was proceeded by a summit convened by the Consortium of Universities of Global Health that looked at climate and health through three lenses, energy, transportation, agriculture, green financing, and policy implementations and there were some very provocative issues such as revisiting whether cheap food is really cheap – it might be cheap for humans but definitely not cheap on the eco-system."
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She's quite something, you know.
we never really understood each other
that well before. I know that now.
but what we have today is
way beyond understanding.
we have respect.
we learned.
we accepted each other for who we are
and we know we're not perfect.
and so we moved on from there.
with the new-found freedom we started
to love our friendship again
and that friendship is bringing us closer.
weird… we needed to move away from each other
to get closer to one another.
life can be goddamn ironic sometimes,
you get really surprised.
we've gone full circle.
we got our relationship reincarnated.
we've beaten the odds.
we will be okay.
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Date posted: June 17, 2013
A group of Tanzanian students won the final round in the 11th International Turkish Olympiad folk dance competition held at the İstanbul Sinan Erdem Sports Complex on Thursday night.
Thousands of spectators were thrilled by the performances of foreign students in the folk dance finals as part of the Olympiad, a competition and festival that celebrates the Turkish language and which this year brought together 2,000 students from 140 countries around the world, and were delighted to see the foreign students performing traditional Turkish folk dances.
Twelve dance groups took part in the competition. The Tanzanian group, who performed a folk dance from the western Thracian province of Kırklareli, came first in the final of the folk dance competition. A group of students from Kyrgyzstan performing a folk dance from the Black Sea province of Trabzon placed second, while a group of students from Kenya came in third with their folk dance performance from the eastern province of Bitlis.
Among the nearly 20,000 attendees at the event were well-known figures from politics, the arts, business, media and sports. Among the jury members for the competition were Turkish folk singer Turgay Başyayla; academics Adil Çete and Murat Sönmez from the Gaziantep University Turkish Music State Conservatory and academics Göktan Ay, Serpil Mürtezaoğlu and Ahmet Turan Demirbağ from the İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) Turkish Music State Conservatory.
Martin Yordanov from Bulgaria, who won the Olympiad's most prestigious medal on June 7 for singing the Turkish song "Deli Gönlüm" (My Mad Heart), also performed during the folk dance final.
The 11th Olympiad is organized by the International Turkish Education Association (TÜRKÇEDER) and began on June 1 with a grand ceremony in Ankara and will end on June 16 with a closing ceremony at the Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadium in İstanbul. There have been numerous stage shows performed by Turkish Olympiad participants in 55 cities across Turkey during the 16-day Olympiad period.
Source: Today's Zaman, 14 June, 2013
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In April, CalicoJack posted a meme based on last year's presidential election. In short, the meme equated a vote for third-party candidates to being a vote for Trump. Third-party voters were being blamed in advance throughout 2016 and with all due respect, I disagree with that notion.
Basically, a vote for Trump was a vote for Trump. Of course, there are plenty of people throwing shade at Trump voters. Others have decided to retract their claws when dealing with those voters and instead go after other liberals, third-party voters, and nonvoters.
Just today, I got an angry post from an ignorant person because I questioned the efficacy of liberals biting each other's heads off because of what happened in November 2016. That person also proved all my points, though.
You wanna know why this person was ignorant? In 2016, I told others that voting for Clinton (at least in the states where she needed the electoral votes) gave them a better chance getting some of their progressive platform items passed. I just wanted Clinton to each out more to disaffected voters (instead of Republicans who hated her guts). So I don't know why this … individual was getting mad at me.
Speaking of third parties, though: A vote for a third-party candidate was more complicated then it looked on the surface. Don't believe me? Well, let's look at why people may have voted third-party. Let's take a look at the numbers while we're at it.
Continue reading "Are Third-Party Voters to Blame When Democrats Lose?"


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On 15 June, negotiators from the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union struck a deal on the proposed Energy Efficiency Directive. This is the first time that Member States have agreed binding policy measures for dealing with energy efficiency in buildings, in an initiative meant to complement existing agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the supply of renewable energy. The combined energy and climate change proposals – 20 per cent by 2020 – are meant to reduce the EU's energy import dependency, at the same time as improving Europe's competitiveness and sustainability credentials. Given the enormous benefits on offer– reducing the EU's energy bill by about €200 billion annually by 2020; creating up to two million new jobs by 2020 – how did the negotiations fare?
In all honesty, little better than the binding legislation it was meant to replace. The negotiations started pretty fraught, with a record number of parliamentary amendments and a significant watering-down by the United Kingdom. Eighteen compromise amendments were eventually agreed, but the persistent weakening of ambition by Member States continued unabated, resulting in only slight improvements to existing directives relating to end-use efficiency and energy cogeneration. Detailed accounts and analysis can be found in EurActiv and European Voice, but as acknowledged by Claude Turmes, the Green MEP leading the negotiations on behalf of the European Parliament, "the agreement can only be said to offer 15+ per cent primary energy savings by 2020".
It's true that, an extra two per cent are possible through tougher emissions standards in cars and vans, another one per cent from Ecodesign benchmarks, as well as an (unknown) additional amount from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. But this is all highly dependent upon what options the Commission brings forward in its proposals later this year, and which are again subject to further deliberation by Member States.
Despite varying political assertions of success, a significant gap remains between the agreed savings and what is possible by 2020. At the moment, the hope is Member States over-deliver on their targets, particularly with respect to their building renovation roadmaps (which the Parliament was able to retain throughout the negotiations), along with a strengthening of the directive when elements of it are reviewed in 2014 and 2016.If there is anything hopeful to be taken from the agreement, it is that France, with the recent election of François Hollande, has prioritised energy efficiency ahead of other priorities. In a reflection of Hollande's campaign slogan: le changement c'est maintenant– the time for change is now, it is QCEA's sincere hope that unwarranted asceticism has reached its nadir and a seriously ambitious and progressive spirit transforms ongoing determinations. For, to not push for consistent and constructive clean-energy policies is another way of asking for higher emissions, higher energy import bills, and higher energy insecurity.


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After a massive row with her parents over intolerable relatives, Katie finds herself all alone for the holidays. So she heads for the one place in town where everyone is welcome on Christmas Eve, the legendary Purple Owl Café.
The Purple Owl Café has a chequered sixty-year history. These days it's not just a place for good music and conversation, it also happens to be a lesbian bar.
Katie doesn't mind, though so far her life was too busy for romance of any kind. But that's about to change when Katie meets Jess at the Christmas Eve party at the Purple Owl Café…
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Agnès Varda could've easily sprinkled her unique French New Wavian style all over Black Panthers, but she rightfully, and humbly, takes a step back. In this half-hour peer into America's most revolutionary party, Varda understands the stories of the oppressed and the revolutionary classes are best told themselves. She lets Party members explain their ideology, political struggle, and motivations.
A band recites the complex history of the African-American diaspora through a song: "We didn't come here on our free will/the people was stolen. The thief was the devil/they really was cold…Even stole our name/which was better than gold." A young and incarcerated Huey P. Newton, well-spoken and level headed, says, "Yes it's a Marxist-Leninist program." A Party leader recites an abridged version of The Panther's 10 Point Program; his words are intercut with younger organizers who are just as articulate about the Party's political mission.
The Panthers, as they explain, are communist and Black radicals who wanted to see the end of American capitalism and global imperialistic forces. They sought to provide social benefits that were lacking or entirely absent in their communities: free breakfast for kids, free childcare, free ambulance service, free medical services, affordable housing options, and education alternatives—just a fraction of the community work they did that didn't see any footage. Largely made up of women, The Panthers were also trailblazers in a growing American left and were central actors in a decolonizing world. But beyond the transnational solidarity networks they forged and their revolutionary ideological core, The Panthers simply wanted Black people to be treated as human beings. Panthers assists their reasonable demand to be humanized by offering a starkly different image from their popular portrayal in mainstream media. To the larger public, The Black Panther Party was a chaotic, militant, and mindless mass of Black people who hated white folk and wanted to see the destruction of America.
Here, this "animalistic" group is offered a face. They're shown to be poised, intellectual, and (righteously) militant but also tremendously gentle and caring. Countless frames feature afro-hairdos, dashikis, and head wraps. It's clear in these speechless moments that The Panthers were inciting not only a political revolution but a cultural one where Black Americans were retrieving their stolen Africanness back and learning to love themselves. Kathleen Cleaver's explanation of the politics behind Black hair and beauty best captures the purest role of this movement:
"For so many years we were told only white people were beautiful. Only straight hair, light eyes, light skin were beautiful. Black people are aware that their own appearance is beautiful. White people are aware of it too because white people want wigs like this [gestures to her hairdo]. Dig it? [surrounding crowd laughs] Isn't it beautiful?"
The words "Black is honest and beautiful" slide across the film's first few frames. Indeed, it is and always will be.


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This Christian shore excursion To Corinth, Saint Patapios Monastery, and Vouliagmeni Lake is specially designed for those who want to experience religion and history! Follow the footsteps of Saint Paul and experience his influence to future generations!
Highlights Of the 8-h Corinth, Greatness Saint Patapios Monastery Private Tour
- The famous Corinth Canal
- The ancient agora in Corinth
- The house of Aquila and Priscilla
- The St. Patapios monastery
- The Vouliagmeni lake at Heraion
- Pick up and drop off at your cruise ship pier
You'll Visit: Corinth canal – Ancient Corinth – the ancient Corinth agora – the temple of Apollo – Saint Patapios monastery – Mycenaean – Vouliagmeni lake (Heraion)
Description of the Christian Tour To Corinth, Saint Patapios monastery and Vouliagmeni lake
Start early in the morning your private shore excursion. We'll pick you up from the cruise ship pier drive along the coastal road of the Saronic gulf till we reach the famous Corinth canal. Shortstop for pictures and you will continue your drive to ancient Corinth.
Ancient Corinth and Apostle Paul;
Protector and Apostle of this Apostle of the Nations of Paul, and Founder of the Corinthian Church!
Who was the Apostle of the nations and of Corinth? Here's a little tribute!
The moving Anthem of the Apostle Paul's Love is one of the most beautiful texts of Christianity and is part of his famous First Letter to the Corinthians.
"Love is long-lasting, it is beneficial and beneficial, love does not envy, love does not lie (= does not boast), it is not proud, it does not hurt, it does not seek its own interest, it does not irritate, it does not think evil of others. , he does not rejoice when he sees injustice, but he congratulates when truth prevails. He tolerates everything, believes all, hopes all, endures all. Love never fails. "
The Apostle Paul conveyed the faith of Jesus to the ancient city of Corinth in the most emphatic way, with a text that is still inspiring and moving. According to the tradition of our church, Paul addressed the Corinthians from the Corinthian Ancient Ages Step, where the officials were stationed to be heard by the citizens. The Church of Corinth was founded by the Apostle Paul around 51-52 AD. He was visited by others such as the Apostles Peter, Andrew, and associates and associates of Apostle Paul. Apostle Paul wrote his First and Second Epistles to the Corinthians. In the First Letter (Chapter 13) there is the famous Hymn of Love. From Corinth, the Apostle sent a Greek Letter to the Roman Letter. Apostle Paul remained to teach in Corinth for a year and six months where nowhere else had Paul been so long apart from his imprisonment in Rome.
Shortly thereafter we'll reach the ancient town of Corinth, one of the most important city states in antiquity, famous for its "wicked ways".
The timeless quality of Ancient Corinth
The archaeological site of Ancient Corinth is located at the northern foot of the Acrocorinth hill, around the archaic Temple of Apollo. Extensive excavations have brought to light the city's Roman Agora, temples, fountains, galleries, bathing facilities, and a variety of other monuments. The excavations extended to the Acrocorinth fortress to the south of the organized archaeological site, to prehistoric settlements in the Corinthian plain to the north such as the hill of the prehistoric settlement of Korakos, Saint Gerasimos, Gonia, and Gouriza. To the south of the organized archaeological site came the Theater, the Roman Conservatory, the sanctuary of Asclepius and Health (Asclepius), cemeteries, ceramics laboratories (Kerameikos), walls, as well as a variety of other buildings such as the Frankish Quarter and the important District and Ottoman monuments… More…
The Holy Monastery of Saint Patapios…
… in the Gerania Mountains is 14 km from Loutraki. The monastery was built on a slope of a peak of 650 meters around a small cave that was originally used as a hermitage and then with the care of clergy and laypeople took the form of a wagon. In the cave and its western pits, the generous relic of Hosios Patapios was found intact and full.
Saint Patapios (380-450 AD) was born in Egypt to pious Christian parents. Information about his life is given by Symeon the Translator and the hymnologist Saint Andreas of Crete.
With the completion of his circular education, he followed other hermits into the wilderness, experiencing purity, obedience, and indulgence while at the same time gaining the reputation of a wise old man, attracting crowds of monks and monks. In order to continue his ascetic life, he was forced to leave for Constantinople and settle in Vlachernes in the Gulf of Kerat. Due to his virtue, several monks gathered around him and formed the monastery of the Egyptian Monastery, which became famous because of the miracles of Hosios Patapios. By the end of his heyday, the honest scene remained untouched in time and probably moved to Constantinople. The identity of the remains was witnessed by a leather film bearing the name of Hosios Patapios.
The monastery
After the Conquest of Constantinople, pious monks carried the sacred relic and placed it in the Geranien arena and established the arena where they were hiding from the fear of the Turks. In August 1952 the first nun was established and the monastery began to function informally. Since then, the monastery has functioned as a cathedral monastery and spreads around the cave-temple where the holy relic is kept.
The many and verified wonders of Hosios Patapios, as well as its unique location, make it possible for many pilgrims to seek refuge in the Holy Monastery of Hosios Patapios in order to worship his honorable relic and experience, at least for a while, the fruit of their spiritual fellowship nuns.
The lake of Vouliagmeni or Heraion, a few kilometers after Loutraki of Corinth, is an ideal choice for a day trip.
Heraion combines antiquities and unparalleled Mediterranean nature. The lake (which is not exactly a lake because it joins the sea through a small canal) is less than an hour from Corinth, passing from the thermal baths of Loutraki.
Surrounded by natural pine forests and considered one of the most beautiful in Greece, an unexpected paradise landscape with a serene atmosphere and natural beauty. To distinguish it from the corresponding lake of Vouliagmeni of the capital (Athens), it is supplemented by the designation Loutraki-Perachora.
Along the coastal road of the lake, there are several cafes and taverns where you can enjoy a refreshment or lunch (optional).
After late lunch, we'll drive you back to your cruise ship pier ending this most interesting private Christian shore excursion following the same way.


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The town of L´Hospitalet in Tarragona l´Infant and the Cantabrian town of Cacicedo, belonging to the municipality of Camargo, were the two big competitive locations this weekend for the boys of the Kometa Cycling Team junior. In both, the riders of the youth training of the Alberto Contador Foundation once again reaped very positive results.
Gerard Bofill and Juan José Rosal were the first to compete, on Saturday, hand in hand with a Time Trial Championship of Catalonia in which the first of them hung the bronze medal. On a 12.5 kilometre track and in unbeatable weather conditions, Bofill set the third best time of the race, five seconds behind the champion Adrián Ferrer (CC Mollet), winner with 16:45. Rosal, meanwhile, finished fourth, 11 seconds behind the winner.
In Cacicedo, on the other hand, the 28th edition of the Chele Campos Memorial took place this Sunday. In the race, over 87 kilometres, Jorge González (MMR-Academy) won, who won in the sprint of a leading group where Javier Serrano and Pablo Gutiérrez finished in second and third place. Three riders (Serrano, Gutiérrez, Pedro Beneit) finished between the first ten and five, between the twenty.
The Chele Campos Memorial offered another great performance by the Madrid team, which won the main secondary classifications: it was the best team, with the winners of the mountain (Pablo Gutiérrez), the flying goals (Javier Serrano), the special sprints (Francesc Bennassar), the best Cantabrian (Pablo Gutiérrez) and the best first year junior (Pedro Beneit).
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The cleansing of our souls in Baptism is something that God showed us in various ways, long before Jesus called us to go out and do this for others. As St. Peter reminds us today, we see Baptism prefigured in Noah and his family. When he tells us this, he is trying to show us that, in the same way, it is an outward sign of something much deeper going on.
It is sometimes hard for us to think that something we do here and now could make a real spiritual change in our souls. This is understandable, after all, who are we to do such things; what difference could my actions have? The principle we must remember is that there are also many things which are very real, but we make them more real when we actually do something about it. Just like we can show someone we love them, we can experience something deeper in our relationship with God through actions.
Whether it is Baptism or any of the other sacraments, there is something real that we can't quite grasp, and something physically real which helps us get closer to it. Just like a hug can't possibly express everything about our love for someone, but there isn't anything that can replace giving someone a hug, the same is true in Baptism and all the sacraments. As St. Peter says, it isn't washing away dirt, it is an appeal to God through an action that demonstrates what we are trying to achieve. The washing demonstrates the real desire, by going through the actions required to wash ourselves. This shows God we really mean it, and helps us to experience something that helps us understand what is really happening.
When we do this in other circumstances, it usually comes very naturally. We get dressed up for special occasions, we have a special meal to celebrate milestones in our lives, we have birthday cakes. All of these are very similar to what we are doing in the sacraments, because all of these are ways we actually want to do something special, something we can touch, taste, feel, to make that event more special. In some ways we are making it more special, and in some ways the extra stuff we do is making it more special for us.
Let us not forget this Lent that the outward signs and actions of our lives are very important. They aren't the ultimate reality, there will always be something more real behind them. But, these signs are important for us to have a way to express it, and to teach ourselves once more just how important these things are. May all our Lenten practices do both for us, so that the reality which we can't quite express might be made more real. And, in turn, deepen the reality within us as well.


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Well, well, well.. here we are again.. with another TAG! I don't know about the rest of you bloggers but I have noticed these tags are starting to take over the wordpress world and I don't know how any us will survive if they start controlling our brains and making us type out many wordsContinue reading "2016/2017 tag"
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In Case The World Forgot….. I do still make post that don't have my workouts attached. Let's be honest, the majority of people who aren't into fitness, think it is stupid, waste of time, don't understand it, don't give a shit or were misinformed, they tend to to think fitness is about "showing offContinue reading "If You Are New To Fitness.."
Blogger Recognition Award -2017
Being nominated for this award was totally unexpected and super awesome! Thank you https://beautifulgraciousandgood.wordpress.com/ for nominating me. Make sure to check out her blog page, I have only just recently starting following her and she has a great blog page that highlights her life and some fitness things that might be of interest to some ofContinue reading "Blogger Recognition Award -2017"
Mystery Blogger Award- 2017 Edition
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The Versatile BLOGGER award.
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'Pippin' star rose to fame on NBC's 'The Voice'
"Pippin" is a complex, coming-of-age-themed musical about a young man's search for fulfillment.
The musical, brought to life by "Godspell" and "Wicked" composer Stephen Schwartz, premiered on Broadway in 1972 with choreography and direction by Bob Fosse. The show lasted for nearly 2,000 performances, and now, a revival is breathing new life into the music.
The national tour of the four-time Tony Award-winning revival reaches the Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall on Tuesday and runs through Sunday, Feb. 1.
Sasha Allen plays the critical role of Leading Player—an energetic and not always likeable character who narrates the show and guides Pippin and the ensemble.
It's a lot of responsibility, especially since Ben Vereen originated the role (and won a Tony Award for it).
"Thankfully, I'm not being compared to Ben Vereen, because he was phenomenal," Allen told the Lansing State Journal. "He's absolutely incredible, and it's huge shoes to fill. Thankfully, people have given me great support."
Allen has reason to be confident. Before "Pippin," she sang backing vocals for Christina Aguilera, John Legend, Alicia Keys and Usher. She was also a finalist on season four of NBC's popular singing competition, "The Voice."
Allen spoke with the Journal about her early days in music, performing on "The Voice" and how 'Pippin,' in a sense, is helping her find herself.
Q: What are your first memories of singing?
A: I played the piano first, and my mom heard me sing and decided it was something I was good at doing. So, I thank my mom for that!
Q: You sang background vocals for Christina Aguilera, John Legend, Alicia Keys and Usher. What was your life like back then?
A: Touring and recording! I think it all helped, especially for "The Voice," to know what it takes to make it. It's a crazy life, living from hotel to hotel and town to town. It can be lonely but also exhilarating at the same time. I traveled the world.
Q: How does singing on NBC's "The Voice" compare to performing in front of an audience in "Pippin."
A: I would say this is a little bit easier as far as live aspect of it, because it's a company and you have support onstage. Doing the voice was scarier, because it's just you and it's a competition show. This isn't a competition, but the live aspect gives you the energy. In the house we're in right now, which is smaller house, I can actually see the audience, and the energy they give me helps me fuel the show.
Q: Ben Vereen originated the role of Leading Player on Broadway back in 1972. What challenges did you face as a female playing a role that originated by a man?
A: As a female, I'm able to add a new twist on it. It's intense. I think women have a lot of power, so it's just different!
Q: Have you ever met Vereen? Has he seen your performance?
A: I met him recently, when I did "Hair" on Broadway. We're very different. He's a stronger dancer, and I'm a pretty strong singer, so he gave me empowering words to say I'm going in the right direction. This show has many layers to it. He gave advice to keep trying, because it's really a show about finding yourself. That's whole premise of the show. Through this play, I'm able to also find myself.
Q: Did you see "Pippin" before you knew you would be auditioning for the show?
A: I was only familiar with it because I was a fan of Ben Vereen, but I didn't know the depth of it. I mostly watch his dancing, because it's incredible.
Q: How do you see your character's role in Pippin's journey and self-discovery?
A: I'm basically telling him that nothing is fulfilling, and that the ultimate fulfillment would be the end. It's a show to which anyone can relate, because it's about what makes you happy, and then he has to make a decision.
Q: The Leading Player isn't an easy character to like. Were you able to grow to like the character for your portrayal?
A: I didn't like the person at all. I had to find an understanding, not a likeness, but understanding of why someone would act the way she's acting. I didn't understand why she would want someone to fall to their end. I think everybody wants to control their destiny, and I had to assume she had something happen to happen to her in the past that caused her to want to control somebody.
Q: What are some of the challenges and highlights of being part of a touring musical group?
A: My children are with me, so that's amazing to me. We can tour the country with my family. We travel, so it can be amazing, but it can get lonely, especially in different cities that maybe aren't as exciting. My children went home for two weeks around Thanksgiving, and I had a real feeling of loneliness. The joy is the performance aspect.
Q: What's next for your after "Pippin?"
A: I'm not sure! I'm going to ride this train. Of course, I'd love to do television, but I'm enjoying this character so much.
Q: Will you ever make a guest appearance on "The Voice" again?
A: I don't know, but I'd love to do that! I love the show. It really helped my career out a lot, and it's a good school for anybody who wants to do this. It's a great way to get your name out there and prove you're built it, because the pressure is tremendous.
How to go: 'Pippin,' 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall on the campus of Michigan State University, tickets start at $34, student tickets $25, via www.whartoncenter.com, 432-2000 and at the Wharton Center Box Office.


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John Vallis was this week's guest on the Relai Bitcoin Session. John hosts the Bitcoin Rapid Fire Podcast, where he likes to dissect Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related topics through a philosophical lens.
In this episode, John and Julian discuss how Bitcoin changes people. Often, the transformation can be best described with just one word: hope.
You can view the episode on YouTube.
Alternatively, you can tune in on AnchorFM.
The Takeaways
John Vallis started his Bitcoin Rapid Fire Podcast because he felt somewhat alienated as the only bitcoiner in his circle of friends. He wanted to talk to other bitcoiners to exchange thoughts, ideas and to hear their stories. That was the reasoning behind launching how his new popular podcast.
Total Self Sovereignty
After interviewing countless thought leaders, experts, and "normal bitcoiners" like himself, he has become more interested in the personal development aspect of Bitcoin. Many bitcoiners find themselves changing once they learn concepts such as self-sovereignty, and John is interested in talking to people about how Bitcoin has changed them.
"I think Bitcoin is the first-ever thing that gives you that total sovereignty over something. […] So I think that instills in people a responsibility but also a new sensation and then, it causes them to look at other areas of their life toward their health and their relationships. All these places where they say, where could I establish, if not total sovereignty then, at least, greater sovereignty?"
Bitcoin is Hope
John believes that for many people in the world, the outlook is very negative now. As a result, many people struggle to see much value in the future, which leads people to become nihilistic or depressed.
But once people see what Bitcoin represents and that it's a fix for the main component of many of the world's problems, people's idea of the future starts to dramatically change.
"If you can fix the money, as we say in Bitcoin, you can fix the world."
Once people start to see the relationship that money has with other aspects of society, they start to see a more hopeful future on the horizon, John believes. And with a new outlook and a better understanding of how the future can be fixed with the help of Bitcoin, people start to look at other areas of their lives and start to improve them.
"I think hope is the primary complement of what's foresting these transformations [in bitcoiners]."
People Don't Think About Their (Fiat) Savings Melting Away
John goes on to explain that most people don't think about the fact that their savings in traditional currency are slowly melting away due to inflation. They are on a hamster wheel and think that the anxiety that this produces is normal.
However, John believes that if you have that anchor of certainty in your life (by holding savings in bitcoin), it changes people in positive ways. It allows people to explore new aspects of themselves and new areas in life because they are not dictated by the fear and uncertainty that comes with living purely off fiat currency.
To start your bitcoin journey, download the Relai app today and buy your first coins.


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Museum of Pizza!
This Sunday, the teenz co-ed group went to the Pizza museum. We met at our usual place where all the teenz were happy to see each other and discussed their activities throughout their busy week. After that we discussed our possible routes to Williamsburg. We had a few options but after carefully reviewing our Google Maps, the members agreed that we would take the number 6 train uptown to 51st, transfer to the E train to Court Square and then take the G train to Nassau Avenue and lastly walk to Wythe Ave. When we got to the Pizza Museum, all the members were very excited to get inside. In the Museum, members had a chance to try pineapple bacon pizza donut bites, watch the history of how pizza came to America, appreciate art that was influenced by pizza, go into a dark room and interact with neon pizza boxes, interact with a paper mache pizza art display, lay on pepperoni beanbag chairs, and at the end enjoy a slice of free pizza. On our way back, we spoke about our favorite part at the Pizza Museum, what other places we could go see, and about upcoming events. It was a beautiful day with lots of fun for both groups.


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Spencer Walrath writes at Energy In Depth Activist Updates Climate Attribution Study to Aid Climate Lawsuits. Excerpts in italics with my bolds
The climate liability litigation campaign is recycling old, debunked research in another attempt to make the case for investor-owned oil and gas companies to be sued for climate change. The updated research comes from the Climate Accountability Institute (CAI), one of the organizers of the infamous 2012 La Jolla conference – a gathering held specifically to design a legal strategy against oil companies.
CAI's Rick Heede quietly released a "training manual" for his Carbon Majors database on Monday and appears to be calling it quits, noting that he has launched "the search for a long-term and durable institutional host to take on the responsibility of updating the Carbon Majors database that I started working on fifteen years ago." In the manual's acknowledgements, Heede notes that without the support of his generous anti-fossil fuel donors, he'd "be sipping rum at some beachfront on Bora Bora…Bring the rum!"
Heede's training manual explicitly notes that the purpose of the Carbon Majors database is to support efforts "to hold oil, gas, and coal companies morally, financially, and legally responsible for exacerbating foreseeable climate damages." Notably, the new CAI research suffers from the same flaws as the old research:
- It's funded by anti-oil and gas groups,
- it attributes consumers' emissions back to energy producers,
- it ignores broad swaths of the economy, and
- it gives state-owned companies a pass.
The end goal of Heede's and UCS's research was to allow their papers to be used as evidence in complaints filed against oil and gas companies. "Big Oil must pay for climate change. Now we can calculate how much," reads the headline of an opinion piece published by UCS's Peter Frumhoff in The Guardian on the same day their study was published. Vic Sher, the plaintiffs' attorney representing the majority of plaintiffs that have brought climate liability litigation against energy companies, gave a presentation in 2017 where he said he worked directly with Rick Heede to build his case.
Heede's updated paper, which was funded and commissioned by the Union of Concerned Scientists, emphasizes that the purpose of this research is to support litigation.
Climate Attribution – Everything's Made Up and the Points Don't Matter
But no one can say with a straight face that CAI has any credibility because of its known bias against energy producers. For example, CAI has received funding from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund – the primary funders of the entire #ExxonKnew campaign.
The key flaw in Heede's research is that it relies heavily on Scope 3 emissions and a lot of estimation.
Scope 1 emissions are a company's direct emissions, while Scope 2 emissions are those indirect greenhouse gases emitted by others to generate electricity to power the company's operations. Scope 3 emissions are by far the biggest piece of the emissions pie and are those that come from the end-users of energy companies' products. When you fill up your gas tank and burn that fuel, you're generating the Scope 3 emissions. Multiply that by the 7.7 billion people on the planet and you can see why Scope 3 represents the lion's share (88.5%!) of emissions catalogued in Heede's report.
The problem with Scope 3 emissions, if you're Heede, is that Scope 3 emissions are not under the company's control and they are nearly impossible to account for. Companies cannot accurately track Scope 3 emissions, which is probably why they're not required to report them. So, when Heede claims to have calculated a company's total emissions, understand that he's just making an educated guess, similar to how Drew Carrey awarded points on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
That's a problem for the validity of his study, and for the lawsuits relying on his research, because it attributes the estimated emissions generated by consumers back to energy companies.
In other words, when Vic Sher says he's identified the companies responsible for 25 percent of historic emissions, roughly 88.5 percent of those emissions are not generated by the companies.
Other Rockefeller-funded groups, like CDP, have also alleged that major oil companies are responsible for the vast majority of historic greenhouse gas emissions. But CDP's work is based on CAI's flawed research and singles out publicly-listed companies like ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP, while ignoring state-owned entities like Russia's Gazprom and National Iranian Oil, which allegedly contributed 59 percent of emissions since 1988. The Carbon Majors report also completely ignores high-emitting sectors of the economy, such as agriculture.
Heede appears to be handing off the Carbon Majors database to the Union of Concerned Scientists or another pro-climate litigation group to carry on his legacy. No doubt, they will continue to misrepresent the emissions of energy producers in hopes of holding a handful of companies responsible for the world's emissions.


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Where the design community meets.
Rotterdam, the Netherlands Product Designer at Blendle, made Bobby app. Joined over 10 years ago Jeffrey has invited Jules Holleboom
We at Blendle are looking for an experienced Head of Design that will help us design the future of journalism. Non-remote, located in The Netherlands.
Their Twitter account is even more crazy, almost seems like a prank https://twitter.com/counseldrive
Pinky is by far the best client out there. Tried several apps but none of them were as fast, snappy and beautiful as Pinky :)
Hey Atif,
Thanks for your reply! Actually, our goal is to make Billy smart so that the user input will be reduced to the bare minimum. We launched Billy as an MVP which allows us to learn from our users.
I absolutely agree that we need to make sure that users don't have to add subscriptions manually, but this is something we'll work on and improve along the way!
Hey guys,
We just pushed an update that fixes a bug where users could only enter one decimal when entering the price of a subscription. Be sure to update to the latest version!
Yeah, I want that feature myself as well haha! We're currently looking into how we can make this as smooth and easy as possible, as we're dealing with lots of different valuta's that need to be accurate at all times.
Hey James *2,
Thanks for the reply! Got some valid arguments there, I'll try to answer them as best as possible:
Hey guys I'm the creator of Billy, thanks for the kind words, we're really glad you like Billy!
Regarding the support of different currencies, this is something we're working on. Imagine that it's really hard to support all valuta's and to calculate the actual price. If you follow us on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/getbilly) we'll keep you posted!
Yeah, this is a well known bug, it has something to do with your region. You should be able to add more than one decimal. We've fixed it and an update is on it's way!
Hey James,
I'm the creator of Billy, thanks for the kind words, we're really glad you like Billy!
Being simple and straightforward was exactly the thing we where aiming for, as most of these apps are bloated with features.
If you have have any questions or feedback how to make Billy even better we would love to know!
How is this made for iOS?
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Random EV does CAGIVA
Random EV does CAGIVA
eGUI mini in
"Night mode"
-eGUI stands for "eCars Graphical User Interface"
-It could be the only instrument you'll need to drive your own EV
-Adaptable for other EV's too
Large friendly numbers to tell exactly what's going on
My main instrumentation is called the "eGUI mini". It's an small graphical display, 64x128 pixels wide, and it has an RGB background lightning. This means that I can display large fonts, graphics etc. relatively easily and it's visible at night-time too.
This will be one of the items I will research for eCars-Now community. It's supposed to communicate with motor controller with CAN-bus and have all the necessary details available in easily read form. All the software will be available under GPLL - license.
Here's a quick look-around at main driving screen;
Battery charge indicator
Bar-graph to display instant and max values
Name / units of the currently visible item
CAD plans for making similar round housing that was used in the video, eg. V1 casing. Material was 20mm POM (Delrin). This case can be made with CNC-machine from one side, no need to turn part.
DXF has height information as layer names, so that -20 mm is bottom.
First version - case & layout
Second version - case & layout
Second casing version was designed with Alibre 3D CAD and prototypes were made with commercial SLA prototype machine. Process turned out to work quite nicely, parts are ready to be used, straight after they are painted to the suitable color (in our case, they were painted black).
If you would like to make your own case, you can either download the plans from thingiverse.com or you can order them ready-made from the web-shop at Shapeways / PalonenLABS.
eGUI mini software is now supporting Lawicel RS232-CAN adapter. With that, it can read messages from CAN-bus and display them. Currently there is support for Reap Systems BMS and it's SOC-level message (CAN ID 0x630). It can be very easily be extended to support any other messages and systems as well.
All graphics are converted from PNG to HEX so you can very easily desing your own graphics. Just make suitable PNG-files to replace the original files and run small converter script. For example, if you would like to make new battery graphics, just put your battery status files to "Layouts/Default/battery/" directory and name them "battery_0.png", "battery_1.png" ... After you have made your own graphics, just run "battery2hex.rb" Ruby script. That will read PNG file pixel by pixel and convert it to special HEX-format used by Atmel's LCD-library. Copy the output of that script to the "flashpics.h" and "flashpics.c".
Here is a short video representing current layout. Battery-icon is made from PNG-files and progress-bar is made from PNG-files also, as well as fonts. This allows UI designers to design an nice UI and software writers to concentrate on software issues. In fact, current eGUI mini graphics and layout are made by Joona Kallio of Jay Design. Joona is the guy behind all our eCars-Now! graphics and logos - he's a very talented person indeed ! Thanks Joona for such a nice UI for eGUI mini!
As usual, all the source is released under LGPL Open Source licence and can be found from eCars-Now! SVN.
For uploading the firmware, you'll need just standard ISP-programmer for Atmel microcontrollers. Then go to "egui_mini/production_demo_rev_A/make_standalone/" directory and issue
followed by
"make upload".
That will compile the software and flash it to the microcontroller.
Secondary displays
I'm using Cycle Analyst as my secondary display. It's the display what is used when I'm developing various features of eGUI mini. It also serves as a reference of functions needed and backup display should my eGUI mini software have some bugs ...
I'm also monitoring each cell voltage with 3 CellLog8 units. They are connected to between each cell and BMS so I can easily monitor my cell voltages no matter what BMS I'm using.
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Dan Bell
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Dan Bell joined Martin Aquatic in 2019. As an Engineering Coordinator, Dan applies his background working in the hospitality and themed entertainment industries to serve Martin Aquatic's clients with sustainable solutions and designs for complex aquatic features. He earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Florida and holds a wide array of experience working in various software programs for 3D drafting and modeling. With his engineering credentials and training, Dan is a valuable addition to the Martin Aquatic team.
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Unsurprisingly, the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index for April shows the services sector of the economy dropped precipitously.
Prior to the COVID-19 shock, services were driving growth, as manufacturing was in a slump. According to the index, services were still growing through March when it registered 52.5. A reading above 50 in the ISM index signifies growth. That is a testament to how well the economy was doing until a few short weeks ago that services were still growing through a half-month shutdown.
But no sector of the economy can withstand the Great Pause. The index fell almost 11 points to 41.8 in April, which is strongly in contractionary territory and the lowest mark since March 2009.
Sadly, the reading could've been even worse. The length of time for businesses to receive supplies increased, which is usually a sign of strong growth. In the current context it is emblematic of a shuttered economy.
With shutdowns beginning to ease across the country, there is hope this is a one-time aberration and May will show a strong rebound. This metric is a key one to watch as it will give us a sense of how much consumers are getting back to spending.
–Curtis Dubay, Senior Economist, U.S. Chamber of Commerce


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Dilemma (di-lem'-ma): Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.
A. Welcome! You have chosen to work at the most prestigious restaurant in New York City. Here at Bitter Herbs, we strive to empower our employees by giving them options. Every day you will be offered two work assignments and YOU get to choose one! People at their best make their own choices. We all know that being free, the highest aspiration of all sane human beings, is about making choices, not being dictated to by a cruel overseer. Now, you may don your rubber gloves and exercise your sacred right to choose. Which will it be: scrubbing floors in the kitchen or washing pots and pans? The choice is yours—nobody's telling you which task to choose. You are free to decide on your own. You are empowered. You have agency. You are part of the team.
B. Hey—what if I'd rather wait on tables?
A. We have low tolerance for rebels. If you insist on posing your own alternatives, you will be terminated. It is your choice.
Definition courtesy of "Silva Rhetoricae" (rhetoric.byu.edu)
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So I started a new habit, it's something that I do when I work. I love to plan and schedule my time a bit of structure may get me out of my slump and make me sleep better. I find when I don't have anything to do or planned then my mind is bored when I go to sleep and I lay awake staring at the ceiling.
It's not healthy and I needed to change.
I write down what jobs I need to do in a separate book and then I plan when I can achieve them in my bullet journal. If it's not this week then I will cross them off. Normally I would write them in a to do list for next week but these jobs never get done. So instead I am writing out all the jobs freshly every week. This is called 'throwing your to do list away' by Brooke Castillo I liked it, it made sense to me.
So last week I tried it out and I will be doing it again this week. I thought it best to get a weeks experience before I shared. I am loving if so far. It still allows me to be flexible but it also holds me accountable for my day.
I don't put in on my computer but I will try this week so it's on my phone.
It really helped. I found myself following so why would I stop.
Today I am writing my list!


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European stock markets rose Tuesday, extending the previous session's gains after a record-lead from Wall Street tech stocks but confidence was kept in check by ongoing China-US tensions and lack of movement on a new US stimulus, analyst said.
Technology firms continued to lead a rally in New York overnight, sending the Nasdaq to yet another all-time high, while the S&P 500 closed just short of a record finish as frustrated investors wait for Democrats and Republicans to hammer out a much-needed virus financial support package.
Asia's main stock indices steadied Tuesday, while the dollar slid versus its main rivals and oil prices dipped.
"The dollar continues to fall with investors expecting the Fed to maintain its expansionary monetary policy for a long time owing to concerns the persistence of COVID-19 will weigh on economic recovery," noted Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst with ThinkMarkets.
"The greenback is also suppressed because of the lack of haven demand for the reserve currency, with investors evidently favouring foreign currencies, gold and bitcoin," he added.
The American stimulus stand-off is one of a number of issues nagging markets, with China-US tensions continuing to sour and coronavirus fallout in full view.
UK retailer Marks and Spencer on Tuesday announced 7,000 job cuts. In the US, Walmart reported surging e-commerce sales.
– Trade, stimulus tensions –
Washington-Beijing unrest meanwhile took a new twist, with the US expanding sanctions on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei to further limit its access to computer chips and other US-made products.
While there are concerns raised tensions between the US and China could affect the superpowers' recently signed trade pact, such fears have been played down by both sides.
"For the moment, the fact the… trade deal remains in place, and will do while the two sides choose not to hold their six-month review that was to have taken place last weekend, is seen as overriding the building evidence of a technology cold war now under way," said National Australia Bank's Ray Attrill.
Analysts said there was not too much concern on markets about possible tax hikes if Joe Biden beats President Donald Trump in the race for the White House.
The Democratic Convention kicked off Monday and "the theme should be that Biden will be good for the economy," said Edward Moya at OANDA.
"Wall Street seems convinced that Biden's tax policy will not kill the stock market… a Biden presidency could offer greater certainty and stability for the economy," Moya added.
– Key figures around 1145 GMT –
London – FTSE 100: UP 0.2 percent at 6,142.33 points
Frankfurt – DAX 30: UP 0.8 percent at 13,029.71
Paris – CAC 40: UP 0.4 percent at 4,993.03
EURO STOXX 50: UP 0.7 percent at 3,327.82
Tokyo – Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.2 percent at 23,051.08 (close)
Hong Kong – Hang Seng: UP 0.1 percent at 25,367.38 (close)
Shanghai – Composite: UP 0.4 percent at 3,451.09 (close)
New York – Dow: DOWN 0.3 percent at 27,844.91 (close Monday)
Euro/dollar: UP at $1.1903 from $1.1876 at 2050 GMT
Dollar/yen: DOWN at 105.56 yen from 105.99 yen
Pound/dollar: UP at $1.3164 from $1.3107
Euro/pound: DOWN at 90.39 pence from 90.58 pence
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 0.6 percent at $42.65 per barrel
Brent North Sea crude: DOWN 0.3 percent at $45.22 per barrel


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Some of us will be out-and-about again on the 12th July.
I'll be joining a small party heading to Clogher for Slugger's first rural 12th visit, probably calling into Portadown on the way back towards civilisation.
As usual people are welcome to join us at any point during the day. We'll be making an effort to capture and cover as many facets as possible; positive/negative, participant/spectator, supporter/opponent and whatever else comes up.
We aren't asking people to park their bias at the door, just see what happens and give an honest account during and after.
Mick will update on some other aspects of Slugger coverage but if you want to join the merry band give me a shout (some of them are quite sane).


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The Most Important Metric for Business Agility
Lean and Agile practices are fundamentally changing the way we lead organisations. More and more business leaders are realising that old methods of management are being replaced by newer and better ones. That means business metrics are also evolving.
Business agility sounds great but as an executive what do I measure for success? If I focus on just one thing to track business agility as opposed to Agile adoption, what should it be?
In this presentation, Steven Mitchell, will discuss two examples of how he helped turn programs around with focus on the number one metric for business agility, and explore related themes to aid your company's quest for greatness.
Steven Mitchell is an independent Lean & Agile Consultant based in Melbourne, Australia providing training, coaching, and consulting services.
Outline/Structure of the Keynote
Talk with interactive components.
Learning Outcome
Context for the importance of the metric, and practical high-level guidance to support this.
Target Audience
Business leaders
Prerequisites for Attendees
schedule Submitted 5 years ago
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Another video that features Marc Percansky and Ruby the dog, it's The Hotel Underground by Life On Mars with Scarlet Rivera.
The song, as poised, is another love song to Ruby, quite a dog. The music is reminiscent of a Bob Dylan Minnesota folk feel – with a harder rock guitar.
The video is filmed in the park next to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. It's a gorgeous part of the city and it's fun to see Eros (the sculptured head) used in the video. Also the camera work reminds me of the Teletubbies, with the accentuated rolling hills of the park and the fun cut and play camera work. It was the best part of the Teletubbies.


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The National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos Site Office (LASO) has upgraded fire restrictions on Department of Energy property to prohibit all outside recreational and off-road driving activities.
The upgrade to Stage III fire restrictions coincides with that of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Both organizations imposed Stage II fire restrictions last week, and are now increasing their postures to Stage III.
"We are not seeing any near-term relief in the hot and dry weather," LASO Manager Kevin Smith said. "Fire-fighting resources are spread out across the Southwest, so we must take additional fire prevention measures."
The restricted areas include all DOE property, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, within Los Alamos, Sandoval and Santa Fe counties except areas specifically listed as open: paved parking lots and hard-surfaced roadways.
Prohibited recreational activities include walking, jogging, hiking and biking.
Also prohibited is driving off of prepared-surfaced, established roadways and/or parking lots.
LASO informed the Los Alamos Sportsmen's Club last week of prohibited activities under Stage II restrictions.
Under Stage III, the government-leased club prohibits archery and other outside recreation activities on the gun club property.
"This order is necessary to protect health and safety due to increased fire danger," said Deputy Group Leader Manny L'Esperance of the Lab's Emergency Operations Office. "However, fire officials will continue to monitor conditions and rescind this order once conditions allow."