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is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. Loosely based on the Monster Hunter series of video games by Capcom, Monster Hunter Orage premiered in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Rival in April 2008.

Plot
The story takes place in a fictional world full of monsters and adventurers called Monster Hunters, who, as their name implies, hunt the monsters. The plot revolves around a young Monster Hunter, Shiki, who was taken in as an apprentice to a Monster Hunter named Greylee as a child. A few years after Greylee's death, which was due to a gunpowder incident, he returns to his master's residence, Akamaaya Town, to join the guild there. In that guild, he meets a girl called Ailee and after a series of events, he finds that she is the daughter of his master. From this point onwards, they form a party to find the legendary Myo Galuna, which was Greylee's lifelong ambition.

Characters

Shiki is very cheerful and always puts his friends' well-being before his own. He has the 'Mark of the Forbidden/Sealed Hunter' which he presumably received from Greylee. This seal allows him access to all hunting grounds. Even after his master's death, he often talks to him as if speaking to his spirit, and it is evident that he truly cared for and respected his master. His dream is to hunt down the legendary Myo Galuna. He wields the twin wind swords Sou Kaze Ha / Sou Fuu Jin (Arashi) which are said to be made from the materials of Myo Galuna. He also has a pact with the ancient steel dragon Kushala that they would fight. This was made when Greylee had just met him.

Ailee is the daughter of Greylee Jescar. She forms a party with Shiki to find the legendary Myo Galuna. She thinks that she does not need any friends because of what happened to her and a group of her "friends", who are illegally hunting monsters before the beginning of the series. As a result, she confesses to the authorities and suffers punishment as well, since they are comrades. Part of her punishment is a lifetime ban from taking the Forbidden Hunter exam. Later, a man named Gordon, from the Guild's poaching counter-measure department, tests Ailee by asking Shiki and Sakya to help him with illegal selling. Ailee slapped him and told him not to involve her partners in a crime. He later reports to the guild, and says that he has no objection with Ailee traveling with those forbidden hunters. She wields the long sword Iron Katana Gospel then Sakya improved it to The "Eager Cleaver" then later on to "The Devil Slicer" and her armor is said to be made from materials from Derumaiosu.

Sakya is the daughter to a blacksmith that crossed paths with Ailee's father long ago and just like Ailee she too lost her father at a young age. She thought that he had left her and her mother to live in some big city away from their swamp home, but he had been crystallized by a derumaisou that had plagued their home for a long time. Shiki and Ailee helped Sakya kill the derumaisou and afterwards she built Shiki and Ailee their new weapons "Arashi" and "Eager Cleaver" and joined them in their quest to find the Myo Galuna while also pursuing her father's dream of building the best weapon that could be built. She wields a light bowgun, the Beltines. She is uncomfortable with any exposure of her body. She develops apparent feelings for Shiki.

Graylee is Shiki's master and father to Ailee. Years before the events of the series, he apparently dies due to a suspected incident with gunpowder, but has been hinted to not actually be the case. His life-long ambition is to hunt the legendary Myo Galuna. He had a 'Mark of the Sealed Hunter' and is said to be able to equip most weapons. His main weapon of choice is, however, the Great Sword Tsukai Teda.

His weapon is Gunlance of the 'Guild Knight Series', and he is the leader of the Hunter group Hell Hounds. His nickname is 'The Prince' and he frequently gets his grammar and use of words wrong. He does not like Shiki and considers him a rival, and he also thinks Shiki took away the woman he loves, which is Ailee (although it is only one-sided love). As such, he wishes to become a Forbidden Hunter. He allies with Shadow in order to do so. In chapter 9, he finally became a forbidden hunter. He uses a Steel Gunlance as his weapon of choice.

Shadow possesses an unusual weapon not shown in the Monster Hunter Series, the whip. He's quite a mysterious character who is willing to help Curlon become a Forbidden Hunter just like Shiki, but he must help Shadow get a hold of Shiki's rare Wind Element Dual Swords. He is a weapon creator studying to make Wind Element weapons, however Shiki beats him to it earning him Shadow's undying hatred. Curlon betrays him and has him arrested for ruining Ailee's life when she was younger.

Gordon is a man the Guild's poaching counter-measure department. He is sent to test if Ailee was involved with illegal selling that has already resulted in her being banned from taking the Forbidden Hunter exam. He later goes back to report that Ailee was not guilty and said that she has met some good friends. He also has no objection with her traveling with those forbidden hunters.

Chapters

References

External links
 Monthly Shōnen Rival website

2008 manga
Adventure anime and manga
Fantasy anime and manga
Hiro Mashima
Kodansha manga
Manga based on video games
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Weather the wind chop with a functional, custom anorak jacket. This windbreaker is customized with jacquard taping across the chest. Functional details include a packable hood, welt hand pockets, a large front pouch pocket and adjustable toggles.


Places to see in Mekhliganj: A lush tea estate, the Saniajaan River skirting across the villages and rice fields, a scattered jungle, River Teesta and the Tin Bigha Border Checkpost – all are located nearby.
The ceremonial border closing between India and Bangladesh at nearby Tin Bigha Border Checkpost is one of the best attractions here. The Tin Bigha Corridor is a strip of land belonging to India on the West Bengal–Bangladesh border, which in September, 2011, was leased to Bangladesh so that it can access its Dahagram–Angarpota enclaves.
Nearby attractions of Mekhliganj: Mekhliganj is quite far from any popular touristic destination. This makes Mekhliganj an ideal place to spend a few days in bliss within a tea estate far from the madding crowd. Moreover, Mekhliganj is becoming popular as a destination where tourists can wind up their hectic Dooars Itinerary and spend the last couple of days of their Dooars trip in nature's cradle enjoying all earthly comforts. Mekhliganj is around 55 kms from Gorumara National Forest, around 105 kms from Jaldapara National Forest, 90 kms from Gorubathan and 82 kms from Cooch Behar. If you are planning a trip to Dooars this year, then try to keep Mekhliganj Tea Resort in the last leg of your itinerary.
Things to do in Mekhliganj: If you are planning to spend few days doing nothing, then Mekhliganj can be your ideal choice. You can take a nature walk along the bank of Saniajaan River or within the tea estate. You can see tea plucking and even try yourself to pluck a few leaves in the tea garden. A visit to some local villages or the mighty River Teesta can also be in your cards. Another major attraction is the Tin Bigha International Border Checkpost just a kilometer from the resort. You can witness the ceremonial Border closing at Tin Bigha Corridor between India and Bangladesh every evening.
How to reach Mekhliganj: Mekhliganj is 86 kms from Siliguri, 98 kms from Hasimara and 105 kms from Alipurduar. So you can reach Mekhliganj from anywhere in the Dooars region. Geographically Mekliganj is located in Cooch Behar District.
Best time to visit Mekhliganj: You can visit Mekhliganj anytime of the year. The rivers and greenery bloom during the rainy season and the sparkling winter brings a whole lot of birds here.
Lodging and Food at Mekhliganj: All modern amenities have been packed in this fully Air Conditioned cozy resort to give the city traveller every luxury he deserves to shrug his year long stress. You can start with a dip at the resort's swimming pool and enjoy the mesmerizing views of the tea garden from your extra spacious AC room, which is decked with draping curtains, LCD TVs, attached western bathrooms, sitting area and terraces hanging over the tea gardens. The Mekhliganj Tea Resort has sprawling lawns, a beauty salon, an ethnic bar, a conference hall, a dining area, an extra-large lounge and a terrace overlooking the Saniajaan River and tea gardens. You can taste some great food ranging from Continental to Chinese and certainly ethnic Indian in the resort.


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Ballet for Life
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Due to the on-going global coronavirus concerns, the Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS) and the BBL have taken the decision with a heavy heart to suspend the BBL Japan Tour. The tour was due to start on May 13 and conclude on May 31, 2020. We are actively discussing to reschedule the dates and are hoping to announce as soon as it is finalized on our websites and social media.
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Japan tour – Ballet for Life by Maurice Béjart at NTK Hall, Nagoya
As part of its Japan tour, Béjart Ballet Lausanne will be back at Nagoya to present Ballet for Life created by Maurice Béjart. To the music of Queen, Mozart and costumes designed by Versace, this ballet is about youth and hope in tribute to Jorge Donn and Freddie Mercury. The choreography is a reflection on life, death and love.
"A little over thirty years ago, in between Berlioz surprising music interspersed with bombing and the sound of machine guns, an unconventional Friar Lawrence cried out to Jorge Donn and Hitomi Asakawa: "Make love, not war!"
Today, Gil Roman, who is about the same age as the creation of my Romeo and Juliet, surrounded by dancers who have never seen this ballet, answers: "You told us to make love, not war. We made love. Why is love waging war on us?"
A cry from the youth, for whom the problem of death by Love is added to the multiple wars that have never ceased in the world since the so-called END of the last World War!
Above all, my ballets are encounters: with music, with life, with death, with love… with all those, whose life and works find a renewal within me. Moreover, the dancer who I am no longer is reincarnated each time by the dancers who surpass this former self.
A love affair with the music by Queen. Invention, violence, humour, love: it's all there. I love the group. They inspire me and guide me, sometimes through this no man's land where we will all go one day and where, I am sure, Freddie Mercury is playing a duet on the piano with Mozart.
A ballet about youth and hope, as hopeless and optimistic as they are. Despite everything, I believe that "the show must go on", as Queen put it in one of their songs."
– Maurice Béjart
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With local elections set to take place on Thursday 5th May, Bournemouth Borough Council is holding two information sessions for people interested in standing for election and becoming a councillor in Bournemouth.
Each session is designed to help potential candidates and their election agents learn more about the electoral process and what it means to be a councillor in Bournemouth. During the sessions Council Officers will be on hand to answer questions and provide relevant information. There will also be a chance to speak to existing councillors, in addition to key Council staff including the Chief Executive and Executive Directors and the Electoral Services Officer.
Anyone who would like to attend can simply turn up on the day.
To find out more please contact us on (01202) 451163 or email democratic.services@bournemouth.gov.uk.


If this blog were a kid, it would most likely be potty-trained. In dog years, it would be able to legally drink. That's right—The Juggle Struggle is three years old!
Yesterday marked three years to the day that I wrote my first post here. I began this iteration of The Juggle Struggle (there have been a few other fits and starts over the years) in order to keep me accountable as a writer. I promised myself that, no matter what, I would write at least once a week, and it feels good to know that so far I have kept that promise for 156 weeks straight.
What means even more to me, though, are the connections I've made through writing here. I'm not talking about professional networking—I'm talking about the people I have come to know or know better—through this blog. Some are people that I personally know and some are those I consider "cyber-friends." Some are right here in my own neighborhood and some live in distant countries that I hope to visit one day. I am grateful.
And for those of you who read quietly…not saying a word…I am grateful for you, too! You are quiet but mighty!
My goal has always been to write things that people might read and say, "me, too!"…To remind people who are also caught in the crazy swirl of life that they are not alone, and that they—you—matter. You matter to God, you matter to the people in your life, and you matter to me.
And this is a big thank you to you for being here.
While she wrote this before blogging became commonplace, and she was speaking of writing novels and short stories—the same truth holds, even if the forum is typically much shorter.
…Thanks for listening to me.
I have my own very significant challenges with time and know that it is the most precious commodity we have, so I am truly grateful to you for giving me a read every now and then. I hope you feel, more often than not, like it was worth it.
I guess I kind of break the rule of "proper" (or better yet—"successful"!) blogging by not having a narrow focus, but…this is who I am. In this forum, I don't want to write just about parenting or wifing or daughtering (I'm pretty sure I just made those up—I mean if the proper term for what parents do is called "parenting," then shouldn't what a wife or daughter do be "wifing" and "daughtering"? Yeah…maybe not.) I like to write the occasional funny story, but I also want to write about things that tug at my heart or tick me off.
So…thank you for putting up with me and my scattered (lost) mind.
If you are a newer reader and would like to get to know me a little better, you might want to read this or this or this. Or maybe even this. As of now, there are 157 to choose from!
Whatever you do, though, don't read this.
Thank you again for reading this journey of a work in progress!
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The parasitic pests were discovered about three weeks ago inside the city's Armory Building, 602 Robert D. Ray Drive, City Manager Rick Clark said today.
Custodians found a small bag full of bugs on the floor in a hallway while they were cleaning.
Police are investigating the incident, but have no suspects, Sgt. Lori Lavorato said.
The building has been fumigated three times to eradicate the biting bugs, but the critters have not been entirely wiped out, Clark said.
On Friday after employees leave for the weekend, pest control contractors will use special equipment to heat the building to about 140 degrees in an attempt to kill the bugs, said Ben Page, assistant director of the city's parks department, which manages municipal buildings.
Fumigation costs have run about $1,200 so far, Page said. The heating procedure will cost about $5,000.
Was a bag of bed bugs planted by a disgruntled employee?
Or perhaps by a citizen who was pissed off at a city agency?
Perhaps, even, a city agency that is responsible for housing?
We have only questions, at this point. However, I can safely say, this is a new development.
Unfortunatley this is not the first I have heard of this type of action and in fact am pretty sure I know of one case in which it did occur.
It's bed bug terrorism. It's almost like lighting fires. Once you start it, there is no controlling it or going back.
Maybe someone is pulling a prank, or they were seeking some kind of revenge on a person, organization or business, but doing what this person did is just stupid and very evil.
Innocent people can and will be affected by there inexcusable actions. Heavy fines and prison terms are deserved by anyone who would do this.
Yes, rick. This is a form of terrorism. It is a very bad idea.
Economic terrorism comes in any form that causes us to change the way way we live our lives to feel safe.This could be a form,here and in the larger cities where the introduction of these bugs upsets peoples lives.


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News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association
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For Immediate Release – Dec. 1, 2019
Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Communications, tstried@ohsaa.org
All seven title games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton; notes packet link included
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association football state championships kick off Thursday night at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. From 710 schools in Ohio that ended the season playing 11-man football, 14 have advanced to this week's OHSAA state championship games. All seven games will be held at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, which is adjacent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Spectrum News 1 will televise all seven games live and the OHSAA Radio Network will broadcast the games to 63 affiliates statewide.
Four schools are playing in their first football state championship game, including Mansfield Senior (Div. III), Anna (Div. VI), New Middletown Springfield (Div. VI) and Lucas (Div. VII).
Meanwhile, Maria Stein Marion Local has set a state record by advancing to the state finals for the 15th time.
Only one state championship game features schools that have ever played each other before in the playoffs (Elder vs. Pickerington Central).
Of the seven teams that won poll championships by being ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll, four have advanced to play for a title on the field. They include Massillon Washington (Div. II), Kirtland (Div. V), Anna (Div. VI) and Maria Stein Marion Local (Div. VII).
Fans are encouraged to buy their playoff tickets in advance online at www.ProFootballHOF.com/tickets, as the participating schools keep a portion of presale ticket revenue. For state championship games, tickets are $11 online in advance through a participating school, or $15 if not associated with a school, or $17 at the gate.
The coaches of the 14 schools will participate in a media teleconference on Monday, Dec. 2. Please contact Tim Stried for details. The deadline to submit credential requests is noon Tuesday at https://www.ohsaa.org/news/credentials
Noting the State Championships
State finals notes packet: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Football/2019/2019FBRelease5.pdf
More state finals information: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Football/Football-2019/2019-OHSAA-Football-State-Playoffs-Coverage
2019 OHSAA Football State Championships
Pairings listed with record and final Associated Press rank.
Home team listed first.
State Finals Schedule
All Games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton
Home team listed first. Pairings shown with record and final rank.
Division II State Championship: No. 1 Massillon Washington (14-0) vs. No. 6 Cincinnati La Salle (12-2) is Thursday, Dec. 5, 7:00 PM
Division VI State Championship: No. 1 Anna (13-1) vs. No. 2 New Middletown Springfield (14-0) is Friday, Dec. 6, 10:00 AM
Division III State Championship: No. 9 Mansfield Senior (13-1) vs. No. 7 Trotwood-Madison (11-3) is Friday, Dec. 6, 3:00 PM
Division I State Championship: No 9 Cincinnati Elder (12-2) vs. No. 3 Pickerington Central (13-1) is Friday, Dec. 6, 8:00 PM
Division VII State Championship: No. 7 Lucas (12-2) vs. No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (12-2) is Saturday, Dec. 7, 10:00 AM
Division IV State Championship: No. 4 Newark Licking Valley (14-0) vs. (not ranked) Clyde (10-4) is Saturday, Dec. 7, 3:00 PM
Division V State Championship: No. 5 Ironton (13-1) vs. No. 1 Kirtland (14-0) is Saturday, Dec. 7, 8:00 PM
Championship Games Return to Canton
After hosting the OHSAA state championship games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus throughout the 1980s, natural grass was installed in the 'Shoe in the spring of 1990 and OSU asked the OHSAA to move its football state championship games to another location. The OHSAA found a home in Stark County, with Canton Fawcett Stadium and Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium sharing the state championship games for 24 years from 1990-2013. The finals returned to Columbus from 2014-16 before returning to Canton for 2017, 2018 and 2019. The location for the 2020 state championship games has not yet been determined.
Past Meetings in the Playoffs
Only one state final features schools that have played each other before in the playoffs. Cincinnati Elder and Pickerington Central have played each other once in the playoffs. That occurred in 2008 when Elder won 24-10 in a state semifinal.
First-Time State Final Qualifiers
Mansfield Senior (Div. III), Anna (Div. VI), New Middletown Springfield (Div. VI) and Lucas (Div. VII) are making their first football state championship appearances in school history.
Additionally, two storied programs are also looking to win their first football state playoff title in school history: Massillon Washington (Div. II) and Newark Licking Valley (Div. IV). Combined, they account for 73 all-time playoff wins. The two schools rank first (39) and third (34) in the state, respectively, for most all-time playoff wins without a state title.
There were six first-time state semifinal qualifiers this year, including Springfield (Div. I), Mansfield Senior (Div. III), Anna (Div. VI), Howard East Knox (Div. VI), New Middletown Springfield (Div. VI) and Lucas (Div. VII).
State Finalists by Seed
No. 1 seed – 6
No. 4 seed – 1 (Elder)
No. 5 seed – 1 (Anna)
No. 7 seed – 1 (Trotwood-Madison)
No. 8 seed – 1 (Clyde)
Two state final games feature No. 1 regional seeds facing each other:
Div. II: Massillon Washington (14-0) vs. La Salle (12-2)
Div. V: Kirtland (14-0) vs. Ironton (13-1)
Proving the Pollsters
Four schools that ended the regular-season ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press state polls will play this weekend for a chance to win a state title on the field. They include Massillon Washington (Div. II), Kirtland (Div. V), Anna (Div. VI) and Maria Stein Marion Local (Div. VII).
All seven teams that ended the season ranked No. 1 in the final AP poll advanced to last weekend's state semifinal games, including Mentor (Div. I), Massillon Washington (Div. II), Columbus Bishop Hartley (Div. III), Cincinnati Wyoming (Div. IV), Kirtland (Div. V), Anna (Division VI) and Maria Stein Marion Local (Div. VII).
All 70 teams that were ranked in the final Associated Press state poll qualified for the playoffs. 58 of those teams advanced to the second round and 36 advanced to the regional finals.
Disproving the Pollsters
Four teams that qualified for the state semifinals did not appear in the final AP poll, including Poland Seminary (Div. IV), Clyde (Div. IV), Howard East Knox (Div. VI) and Mechanicsburg (Div. VI). Of those four, Clyde has advanced to the state finals.
Noting the Undefeated and .500
Four teams will look to cap off a perfect 15-0 season this weekend in Canton, as Massillon Washington (Div. II), Newark Licking Valley (Div. IV), Kirtland (Div. V) and New Middletown Springfield (Div. VI) all remain unbeaten. There are no state final matchups between two undefeated teams.
Only 28 teams in Ohio went undefeated this season. Of note, two undefeated schools, Gibsonburg and Northwood, did not qualify for the playoffs. Of the 26 undefeated schools that did qualify, all of them except two hosted a first-round playoff game. There was only one first-round game that featured two undefeated teams. That occurred in Div. VI, Region 21, when Glouster Trimble hosted and defeated Salineville Southern Local.
Six teams with 5-5 records qualified for the playoffs this year and two of them advanced to the regional finals, including Lewis Center Olentangy in Division I and Carey in Division VI. Both teams were defeated in the regional final.
In 2018, of the 24 teams went undefeated, which marked the fewest number of undefeated teams was 2015 when only 22 teams went undefeated. Last year a state record 11 schools with 5-5 records qualified for the playoffs. Only one of those 5-5 teams - Warren John F. Kennedy in Division VII - won their regional quarterfinal game and advanced to the regional finals.
Additional Football Playoff Media Information
Pressbox Seating Priority: https://www.ohsaa.org/Portals/0/Sports/Football/FBMediaPressBoxMemo.pdf
Spectrum is the official television partner of the OHSAA and will televise several football playoff games each weekend. Their coverage is exclusive. Spectrum will announce its weekly playoff game selections by noon Monday. Spectrum's game selections will be posted at: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Football/Football-2019/Spectrum-Playoff-Coverage-Schedule
The OHSAA Radio Network will broadcast all seven state championship games. Stations can have their broadcast rights fees waived throughout the playoffs by committing to carry two or more state championship games from the network. Please contact Tim Stried for details. The network will also produce a weekly 30-minute preview show throughout the playoffs. OHSAA Radio Network Home: https://www.ohsaa.org/news/radio
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Swiss WorldCargo have opened New York's first GDP (Good Distribution Practice) compliant pharma facility after achieving certification of its Building 66 at JFK airport.
The certification confirms WFS' compliance with World Health Organization (WHO), IATA, and Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) quality standards for handling pharmaceutical and life science products, as well as with agreements signed with individual airlines.
said Michael Ganz, head of Northeast-/Midwest USA and Canada for Swiss WorldCargo.
WFS cold chain handling services include a pharmaceutical handling quality manual and quality management system, dedicated cooler facilities, a special products manager and a new cooler for the 1,000 sq. ft. pharma facility at JFK in support of the GDP requirements.
In 2018 Swiss WorldCargo received a global CEIV certification that ensures the company adheres to the highest standards of pharmaceutical handling globally. the airline operates three daily flights from Zurich and Geneva to JFK.
WFS has also signed a 15-year lease on a new 346,000 sq. ft. cargo terminal at JFK that will have a handling capacity of 300 million kilos a year plus dedicated facilities for temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products and perishables cargo when it opens in 2020/21.


The Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the Red Sea to the south, has some of the world's best diving. The Sinai is a fascinating place to visit for other reasons too. It is the home to Mount Sinai, where Moses received the ten commandments, and beheld the burning bush, and to Saint Catherine's Monastery.
It is also stunningly beautiful, it's landscape craggy and reddish, and covered in sand. I guess that's what happens when two continents come crashing together. The Sinai has traditionally been inhabited by Bedouins, a nomadic people who live in portable tents in the deserts of the Arabian peninsula. They are renowned for their generous hospitality, which I can personally attest to.
I left the next morning to continue my trek to Israel, severely regretting not having realized how amazing the Sinai was. I really want to go back, it is basically at the top of my list. I would love to dive in Ras Mohammed National Park, climb Mount Sinai, and see St. Catherine's. I would also just like to spend more time with the Bedouins, a group of people I find fascinating and warm and strong. They certainly taught me a lesson in serendipity and kindness when I could not have been more annoyed: slow down, enjoy the ride, and eat some fish on the beach with some nice, new people.
And with this post, I am giving myself homework. Two more posts: one on diving in Egypt, and one on Bedouins. Due: this week. Stay tuned.


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Jules Jaffe is a research oceanographer with the Marine Physical Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.
His research interests are broadly concerned with the use of new technology for observing oceanic phenomena and the development of inverse techniques for their interpretation. His research has focused primarily on ocean ecology; he has also worked in biomedical applications. In the realm of ocean ecology, several acoustic systems invented by Jaffe resulted in the first ever behavioral observations of zooplankton in situ. In addition, the small-scale distribution of phytoplankton, as mapped via an autonomously deployed imaging fluorometer, have provided unprecedented views of oceanic biota. A new generation of miniature, sensor-equipped drifters that can acoustically network is also being considered in order to gain insights into coastal circulation and larval transport. Most recently, Jaffe is developing underwater microscopes for in-situ characterization of micro and macro plankton.
The National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, California Sea Grant, the U.S. Army Breast Cancer Research Program, and the Seaver Institute of Los Angeles, and the W. M. F. Keck Founcation of Los Angeles have supported his research.
Born in Merrick, New York, Jaffe graduated cum laude from State University of New York, Buffalo, with a bachelor's degree in physics. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received a master's degree in biomedical information science, and the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a doctorate in biophysics.
Following graduation, Jaffe was a software engineer at Diasonics, Inc., in Milpitas, Calif., and, concurrently, a postdoctoral fellow at the UC Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Subsequently, he was a consultant to KLA Instruments Inc., in Santa Clara, Calif.
He joined the science staff at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 1984. While at Woods Hole, he held a research fellowship from the Pew Memorial Foundation.
Jaffe joined SIO in 1988 as a research scientist in the Marine Physical Lab. He is a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and was also a Visiting Miller Professor at U. C. Berkeley. He lectures widely to public audiences on in-situ methods and also his previous involvement with the finding of the Titanic in 1985.


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Kane Brown's 'Mixtape Vol. 1' Showcases His Ability to Genre-Shift While Introducing A Refreshing, New Country Sound
Andrew Wendowski August 14, 2020
Kane Brown's much-anticipated new EP, Mixtape Vol. 1, is officially out via RCA Nashville/Zone 4 on Friday (August 14) and we cannot get enough of its infectious sound. The 7-track EP was co-written by Brown alongside several other amazing songwriters.
The project boasts of the previously released tracks "Cool Again," "Worldwide Beautiful," the John Legend collaborative track "Last Time I Say Sorry" and his Top 40 single "Be Like That" featuring Khalid and Swae Lee. There are three new tracks on the EP including "Didn't Know What Love Was," "Worship You" and "BFE."
"Worship You" was previously teased on TikTok as he and his wife and daughter Kingsley danced around their kitchen in Tennessee, while the '90s-inspired track "BFE" was performed during the CMA Summer Stay-Cay.
Mixtape Vol. 1 opens with the breezy, summertime track "Cool Again" that finds Brown thinking about an ex and him wanting things to return to the way things were "last summer." The song's chorus is just so irresistible, that you can't get enough of it and it just pulls you in and makes you want to dance along. The country superstar also released a remix to "Cool Again," which features GRAMMY-Award Winning rapper, Nelly.
His latest Top 40 single, "Be Like That," is the second track on the EP which also features Khalid and Swae Lee. The song blends pop-country with hip-hop elements flawlessly while adding a fun guitar riff and a chorus that won't be able to get out of your heads for weeks. It finds the three artists switching off verses as they sing about someone they love even if at times they don't get along.
"It's about all the different feelings you can have in a relationship," Brown told Billboard of "Be Like That." "And trying not to overthink it. When it gets tough, you want to be on your own, but then you miss the person a second later. I think it's something everyone goes through."
The fan-favorite "Worship You" was first teased on Brown's TikTok in May in a cute video of him with his wife, Katelyn, and their daughter, Kingsley, dancing around the kitchen in their Tennessee home. The video amassed over 8.6 million views since its release, which prompted fans begging for the song's debut and now they finally have it. The beautifully, stunning song describes how much he loves his wife and compares his love for her to religious worship.
@kanebrownHelp me blow this up! New song called worship unreleased ?##EatEmUp ##poseathome♬ Worship you – kanebrown
Next, is the boot-stomping, '90s-inspired song "BFE," that he first debut in an exclusive performance on CMA Summer Stay-Cay. The song consists of some impressive guitar solos, steel guitar and even a fiddle that perfectly blends with his unique, baritone vocals and the catchy chorus. This song is unlike anything that we have ever heard from Brown and we are extremely impressed. He sings about growing up in a small town where his hometown roots run deep.
"Here's to the middle of nowhere / where the small-town roots run deep / if you know what I'm talking bout / yeah you was raised like me / I'm talkin' Floridabama, Georgia, Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas to Tennessee / So Raise your beers, cheers, here's to BFE," Brown sings during the chorus of "BFE."
In "Didn't Know What Love Was," he uses his wife, Katelyn, as his muse singing "I didn't know what love was, love was, until you." The loving track explains why he didn't know what love was and that he never believed in fairytale, happy endings as he thought they were only in movies and he thought "Hollywood was just pretending." He even explains in the song that he didn't know what love was as he "never saw it work out, just drama" and that it started with his parents as he sings "started with my old man and my mama."
"Last Time I Say Sorry" featuring John Legend is a different track on the EP and a pairing that you'd never expect but surprisingly, it works and quite well. The pair harmonize with each other impressively during the chorus and pass off verses flawlessly in the dramatic ballad. The tambourine and piano melody goes perfectly with the emotion-filled track.
The timely "Worldwide Beautiful" bookends the EP, a song that was first released on June 4, just two days after the music industry wide Blackout Tuesday. The ballad brings a message of acceptance and global peace, and benefits the Boys And Girls Club of America to advocate for justice and equality. The song united fans of all races when it was needed most.
The EP is nothing short of a masterpiece that really showcases Brown's ability to genre-shift with his unique way of blending modern country with different elements from other genres including pop, hip-hop and even R&B to make hit records. The diverse, refreshing sound that comes from that is his own signature sound that works rather well as most of the songs on this EP have already or continue to dominate the charts. His unique sound will continue to shape the next generation of country music.
Mixtape Vol. 1 follows his platinum‐certified, Billboard 200 chart‐topping album, Experiment, which arrived in November 2018.
Kane Brown's Mixtape Vol. 1 Track Listing:
1. "Cool Again" – Songwriters: Kane Brown, Josh Hoge, Matt McGinn and Lindsay Rimes, Producer: Dann Huff and Lindsay Rimes
2. "Be Like That (feat. Swae Lee and Khalid)" – Songwriters: Kane Brown, Khalif Brown, Alexander "Eskeerdo" Izquierdo, Khalid Robinson, Ryan Vojtesak and Mike Will, Producer: Charlie Handsome
3. "Worship You" – Songwriters: Kane Brown, Alexander Izquierdo, Ryan Vojtesak and Matt McGinn, Producer: Dann Huff
4. "BFE" – Songwriters: Kane Brown, Sam Ellis, Matt McGinn, Taylor Phillips and Will Weatherly, Producer: Dann Huff
5. "Didn't Know What Love Was" – Songwriters: Kane Brown, Shy Carter, Matt McGinn and Lindsay Rimes, Producer: Dann Huff and Lindsay Rimes
6. "Last Time I Say Sorry (with John Legend)" – Songwriters: John Stephens, Kane Brown, Matt McGinn and Andrew Goldstein, Producer: Andrew Goldstein
7. "Worldwide Beautiful" – Songwriters: Kane Brown, Shy Carter, Ryan Hurd and Jordan Schmidt, Producer: Dann Huff
For more on Kane Brown, you can visit his website.
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Now, there's no doubt that P.T. or 'Physiotherapy' treatment helps some Tennis Elbow and Golfer's Elbow sufferers recover... However, it also seems to let a lot of people down � And in many cases that's after dozens of visits, MONTHS of hard work and lost time and energy that's gone forever.... I developed Tennis Elbow a couple years ago, and went through the usual physical therapy regimen: RICE. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation PLUS anti inflammatory medication (in this case, ibuprofen). Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation PLUS anti inflammatory medication (in this case, ibuprofen).
Physiotherapy Department Tel: 01473 703312 Information for patients DPS ref: 04844-15.indd(RP) Tennis Elbow Exercises This advice and exercise sheet is designed to help resolve or settle your tennis elbow symptoms. Not all the suggestions will suit everyone, but we hope that you will find some of the information useful. This is a self-limiting condition and will inevitably improve. Your main... Tennis Elbow Treatment in Physiotherapy Tennis elbow treatment requires therapies and equipment which can relieve the pain and reflex the muscles in the minimum time span. Rehabilitation is achieved through physical therapy for cases like Tennis Elbow.
One can also reduce the chances of tennis elbow by wearing a brace ( tennis elbow supporter ) on the back of your forearm and providing rest to your muscles and tendons. Cryotherapy (ice packs) is the most effective treatment one do at home.
Simple Tennis Elbow Physiotherapy Treatments Overuse of the forearm muscles causes tennis elbow, usually by repetition. This means even non-tennis players can suffer from tennis elbow by performing any activity requiring constant strain on the same muscles.


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Reverend Robert Jones, Sr. is an inspirational singer, songwriter, storyteller and self-taught award-winning multi-instrumentalist. He plays guitar, harmonica, mandolin, banjo and fiddle using folk, blues, spirituals and other American Roots music to champion the history, beauty and power of our shared culture.
A lifelong Detroiter, Rev. Jones has been performing professionally for nearly 30 years throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He has entertained and educated audiences of all ages in schools, colleges, libraries, union halls, prisons, churches and civil rights organizations. His deep love for traditional African American and American music is shared in live performances that interweave timeless stories with original and traditional songs. At the heart of his message is the belief that our cultural diversity tells a story that should celebrate, not just tolerate.
Acclaimed photographer James Fraher writes about Robert: "Perhaps the world's most highly educated blues musician, an ordained minister, a longtime DJ, and a living encyclopedia of blues history, the Reverend Robert Jones is comfortable among juke joint loud talkers, fancy-hatted church ladies, and PhDs alike."
" the best show we have had ….ever……ever……ever!" – Donna Swinney, Bevill State CC, Hamilton, AL
2018 Kresge Award Recipient, 2007 Keeping The Blues Alive Award (KBA), Educator of the Year, from the Blues Foundation, Memphis, TN · 2007 Photographed (Cover) and featured in "The Blues", Photographs by James Fraher, a calendar of blues photography, sold nationally · 2003 Detroit Music Award, Outstanding Blues/R&B Songwriter · 2003 Detroit Music Award, Outstanding Blues/R&B Recording "In The Tradition" · 2002 Detroit Music Award, Outstanding Blues Writer · 2001 Distinguished Service Award, Michigan Artist Of The Year 2000, Michigan Council For Arts, History and Humanities · 2000, WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, Detroit, March, "Places In The Heart", recognized for work in schools and community
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Joy Really Is a Choice
2:00PM EDT 10/3/2013	 Christy Fitzwater
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I just wrote a check for my son to take voice lessons. He plays electric, acoustic and bass guitar, and he is working toward being a music leader at church in the future. He's well on his way, and I can hardly wait to see the progress he makes with his voice coach this year.
Paul lets the Corinthian believers know he is their coach: "We work with you for your joy" (2 Cor. 1:24, NIV). Paul's the one who sang worship songs from prison, so he's an expert in the field of practicing joy in the most painful, dark, hopeless places.
Paul coached me.
Four years ago this month, my husband, Matt, came home from Uganda and had a severe reaction to his malaria medication. I cried myself to sleep for the first eight months of his horrible illness. Now Matt is much better, although symptoms still come in and out like the tide.
Paul instructed me to rejoice in the Lord: "I will say it again: Rejoice!" (Phil. 4:4).
I was a good student, and I did rejoice. It was hard.
Joy is something we choose to sign up for and practice. Rejoicing in the Lord is something we can be coached in and get better at.
My son, who has been singing baritone in choir for two years, came home and told us his voice coach thinks he is really a tenor. "My song goes all the way up to an E," he said.
Matt said, "You can do it, son. She'll work with you until you can sing that high."
"Work," Paul says to the Corinthians. "I will work with you for your joy." Work it is. Complaining and depression and hopelessness are much, much easier to reach. They're the low, comfortable notes of the song.
Rejoicing will stretch you higher than you think you can reach.
Consider what an incredible relationship we have entered into with the Lord that one of his greatest concerns is teaching us to enjoy Him. What kindness. We are made for a magnificent joy, and to hope for this is the first lesson.
Christy Fitzwater is the author of A Study of Psalm 25: Seven Actions to Take When Life Gets Hard. She is a blogger, pastor's wife and mom of two teenagers and resides in Montana. Visit ChristyFitzwater.com for more information about her ministry.
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#include <objc/message.h>

#import "RFduinoManager.h"

#import "RFduino.h"

static CBUUID *service_uuid;

@interface RFduinoManager()
{
    NSTimer *rangeTimer;
    int rangeTimerCount;
    bool didUpdateDiscoveredRFduinoFlag;
    void (^cancelBlock)(void);
    bool isScanning;
}
@end

@implementation RFduinoManager

@synthesize delegate;
@synthesize rfduinos;

+ (RFduinoManager *)sharedRFduinoManager
{
    static RFduinoManager *rfduinoManager;
    if (! rfduinoManager) {
        rfduinoManager = [[RFduinoManager alloc] init];
    }
    return rfduinoManager;
}

- (id)init
{
    NSLog(@"init");

    self = [super init];

    if (self) {
        service_uuid = [CBUUID UUIDWithString:(customUUID ? customUUID : @"2220")];

        rfduinos = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];

        central = [[CBCentralManager alloc] initWithDelegate:self queue:nil];
    }

    return self;
}

- (bool)isBluetoothLESupported
{
    if ([central state] == CBCentralManagerStatePoweredOn)
        return YES;

    NSString *message;

    switch ([central state])
    {
        case CBCentralManagerStateUnsupported:
            message = @"This hardware doesn't support Bluetooth Low Energy.";
            break;
        case CBCentralManagerStateUnauthorized:
            message = @"This app is not authorized to use Bluetooth Low Energy.";
            break;
        case CBCentralManagerStatePoweredOff:
            message = @"Bluetooth is currently powered off.";
            break;
        case CBCentralManagerStateUnknown:
            // fall through
        default:
            message = @"Bluetooth state is unknown.";

    }

    if ([delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(shouldDisplayAlertTitled:messageBody:)]) {
        [delegate shouldDisplayAlertTitled:@"Bluetooth LE Support" messageBody:message];
    }

    return NO;
}

- (void)startRangeTimer
{
    rangeTimerCount = 0;

    rangeTimer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:1.0
                                                  target:self
                                                selector:@selector(rangeTick:)
                                                userInfo:nil
                                                 repeats:YES];

}

- (void)stopRangeTimer
{
    [rangeTimer invalidate];
}

- (void) rangeTick:(NSTimer*)timer
{
    bool update = false;

    rangeTimerCount++;
    if ((rangeTimerCount % 60) == 0) {
        // NSLog(@"restarting scanning");

        [central stopScan];

        NSDictionary *options = nil;
        options = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES]
                                              forKey:CBCentralManagerScanOptionAllowDuplicatesKey];
        [central scanForPeripheralsWithServices:[NSArray arrayWithObject:service_uuid] options:options];
    }

    NSDate *date = [NSDate date];
    for (RFduino *rfduino in rfduinos) {
        if (!rfduino.outOfRange
            && rfduino.lastAdvertisement != NULL
            && [date timeIntervalSinceDate:rfduino.lastAdvertisement] > 2)
        {
            rfduino.outOfRange = true;
            update = true;
        }
    }

    if (update) {
        if (didUpdateDiscoveredRFduinoFlag) {
            [delegate didUpdateDiscoveredRFduino:nil];
        }
    }
}

#pragma mark - CentralManagerDelegate methods

- (void)centralManager:(CBCentralManager *)central didConnectPeripheral:(CBPeripheral *)peripheral
{
    NSLog(@"didConnectPeripheral");

    RFduino *rfduino = [self rfduinoForPeripheral:peripheral];
    if (rfduino) {
        [rfduino connected];
        [delegate didConnectRFduino:rfduino];
    }
}

- (void)centralManager:(CBCentralManager *)central didDisconnectPeripheral:(CBPeripheral *)peripheral error:(NSError *)error
{
    NSLog(@"didDisconnectPeripheral");

    void (^block)(void) = ^{
        if ([delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(didDisconnectRFduino:)]) {
            RFduino *rfduino = [self rfduinoForPeripheral:peripheral];
            if (rfduino) {
                [delegate didDisconnectRFduino:rfduino];
            }
        }
    };

    if (error.code) {
        cancelBlock = block;

        if ([delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(shouldDisplayAlertTitled:messageBody:)]) {
            [delegate shouldDisplayAlertTitled:@"Peripheral Disconnected with Error" messageBody:error.description];
        }

    }
    else
        block();

    if (peripheral) {
        [peripheral setDelegate:nil];
        peripheral = nil;
    }
}

- (RFduino *)rfduinoForPeripheral:(CBPeripheral *)peripheral
{
    for (RFduino *rfduino in rfduinos) {
        if ([peripheral isEqual:rfduino.peripheral]) {
            return rfduino;
        }
    }
    return nil;
}

- (void)centralManager:(CBCentralManager *)central didDiscoverPeripheral:(CBPeripheral *)peripheral advertisementData:(NSDictionary *)advertisementData RSSI:(NSNumber *)RSSI
{
    // NSLog(@"didDiscoverPeripheral");

    bool added = false;

    RFduino *rfduino = [self rfduinoForPeripheral:peripheral];
    if (! rfduino) {
        rfduino = [[RFduino alloc] init];

        rfduino.rfduinoManager = self;

        rfduino.name = peripheral.name;

        rfduino.peripheral = peripheral;

        added = true;

        [rfduinos addObject:rfduino];
    }

    rfduino.advertisementData = nil;

    id manufacturerData = [advertisementData objectForKey:CBAdvertisementDataManufacturerDataKey];
    if (manufacturerData) {
        const uint8_t *bytes = [manufacturerData bytes];
        NSUInteger len = [manufacturerData length];
        // skip manufacturer uuid
        NSData *data = [NSData dataWithBytes:bytes+2 length:len-2];
        rfduino.advertisementData = data;
    }

    rfduino.advertisementRSSI = RSSI;
    rfduino.advertisementPackets++;
    rfduino.lastAdvertisement = [NSDate date];
    rfduino.outOfRange = false;

    if (added) {
        [delegate didDiscoverRFduino:rfduino];
    } else {
        if (didUpdateDiscoveredRFduinoFlag) {
            [delegate didUpdateDiscoveredRFduino:rfduino];
        }
    }
}

- (void)centralManager:(CBCentralManager *)central didFailToConnectPeripheral:(CBPeripheral *)peripheral error:(NSError *)error
{
    NSLog(@"didFailToConnectPeripheral");

    if ([delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(shouldDisplayAlertTitled:messageBody:)]) {
        [delegate shouldDisplayAlertTitled:@"Connect Failed" messageBody:error.description];
    }
}

- (void)centralManager:(CBCentralManager *)central didRetrieveConnectedPeripherals:(NSArray *)peripherals
{
}

- (void)centralManagerDidUpdateState:(CBCentralManager *)aCentral
{
    NSLog(@"central manager state = %ld", [central state]);

    bool success = [self isBluetoothLESupported];
    if (success) {
        [self startScan];
    }
}

#pragma mark - Rfduino methods

- (bool)isScanning
{
    return isScanning;
}

- (void)startScan
{
    NSLog(@"startScan");

    isScanning = true;

    NSDictionary *options = nil;

    didUpdateDiscoveredRFduinoFlag = [delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(didUpdateDiscoveredRFduino:)];

    if (didUpdateDiscoveredRFduinoFlag) {
        options = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES]
        forKey:CBCentralManagerScanOptionAllowDuplicatesKey];
    }

    [rfduinos removeAllObjects];

    [central scanForPeripheralsWithServices:[NSArray arrayWithObject:service_uuid] options:options];

    if (didUpdateDiscoveredRFduinoFlag) {
        [self startRangeTimer];
    }
}

- (void)stopScan
{
    NSLog(@"stopScan");

    if (didUpdateDiscoveredRFduinoFlag) {
        [self stopRangeTimer];
    }

    [central stopScan];

    isScanning = false;
}

- (void)connectRFduino:(RFduino *)rfduino
{
    NSLog(@"connectRFduino");

    [central connectPeripheral:[rfduino peripheral] options:nil];
}

- (void)disconnectRFduino:(RFduino *)rfduino
{
    NSLog(@"rfduinoManager disconnectPeripheral");

    [central cancelPeripheralConnection:rfduino.peripheral];
}

- (void)loadedServiceRFduino:(id)rfduino
{
    if ([delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(didLoadServiceRFduino:)]) {
        [delegate didLoadServiceRFduino:rfduino];
    }
}

@end

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So, I'm sat in a Majorcan bar with my wife and kids, drinking my second glass of sangria and enduring probably the worst Queen tribute act ever (so bad in fact that they inexplicably covered John Lennon's "Imagine" – I imagined there wasn't a heaven and that I had in fact descended into Hell). Suddenly my wife, eyes fixed on her mobile phone, said she'd just received a tweet from the local press exclaiming an "Exclusive about Squeeze"! "Exclusive?" I wondered. Had Chris left the band because he refused to become Glenn's fluffer? No, just an announcement that "Squeeze to release first studio album of original songs since 1998 ahead of Harrogate gig". Hardly an exclusive to us followers of Packetofthree but some welcome publicity for Squeeze all the same. It's also nice of them to release their new album on my 52nd birthday though, as you might expect, I've already got my name down for one of the limited edition CDs. I'm still waiting for my Harrogate gig tickets though!
This week's cover is a Spanish language version of "Monkey" by, I think, Jerome Martinez. Far more preferable to the drivel I was forced to listen to in Majorca, with or without sangria.


Email. SMS messaging. Chatbots. The list of ways to communicate with one another is endless and ever-changing.
As a recruiter who builds relationships with candidates to grow your company, keeping up with the trends is no longer something to plan for — it's a must if you're going to win the war for talent.
One way you can rise above the competition? Conversational recruiting. This candidate-centric strategy embraces two-way communication via a variety of online communication channels, in order to help you find and hire top talent faster.
In our eBook, The Modern Conversational Recruiting Guide, we took a deeper dive into this new landscape, addressing how recruiters and talent acquisition leaders can adopt this approach to improve communication with candidates and reduce time-to-hire.
In the world of conversational recruiting, chatbots are taking the lead in technology recruiters are investing in. Why? Because they help automate recruiting tasks like sourcing and create a stellar candidate experience. Plus, they work: Organizations that use bots to communicate with talent saw the time to fill metric improve 90% of the time. Interested in learning more about chatbots? Check out our blog post about the 5 critical functions of a high-performing chatbot!
You know what they say about people who make assumptions… and this isn't a time for exceptions! Before inundating candidates with texts, emails, or messages over WhatsApp, ask them how they prefer to communicate with you. While embracing a variety of communication channels is important when approaching a diverse talent pool, they might only want to talk to you over one or two mediums. The best way to find out? Ask them during your first 1:1 contact. Or, consider setting up a communication preference center where candidates can let you know in advance how they want to keep in touch.
In addition to how candidates want to communicate, get a sense for how often they want to hear from you. Is it okay to contact them anytime throughout the day, or do evenings work better? Remember, convenience is key to making candidates feel valued and an important part of the process. This will also help you understand when's a good time for them to communicate with you. Whether you need to coordinate an interview or ask a follow-up question, you'll have an expectation around when you'll hear from them.
2. Avoid a Snoozefest — Bring Energy and Relevance!
Conversational recruiting means being more accessible to candidates. But it also means creating a more personalized and enjoyable experience during the application process. While your interactions should always be professional, consider maintaining a conversational tone when writing emails and text messages. This helps your communication appear friendlier to readers, which can create a warm, positive sentiment towards your company.
Another way to keep things interesting: share relevant information. If a candidate signs up to receive email alerts when new positions open up in your company, be sure to deliver ones that are related to their skills and experience. Whether it's specific job recommendations or upcoming events with team members of their desired departments, keep candidates engaged with content they care about.
While this may not be scalable for 1:1 candidate communication, consider sending mass emails to segments within your database. This allows you to reach more people without having to sacrifice relevance.
As you communicate with candidates, keep track of performance to identify what is and isn't working. A robust Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) platform that offers email, SMS messaging, and chatbot functionality, for example, will store this information for you and present it in easy-to-consume dashboards. Consider investing in one to simplify tracking the ROI of your efforts.
Access to data like email open rates, chatbot interactions, completed applications allows you to see what is and isn't working. If certain data points aren't up to par, consider ways to optimize your campaigns to improve metrics.
Be mindful of how you're capturing, managing, and storing candidates' data. Not only is it in their best interest, but in many cases, it's the law. Regulations like the CAN-SPAM Act for email and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — one of the most recent and important changes to data privacy regulation in decades — exist to protect consumers and their information. Make sure you're familiar with the communication regulations in your state and/or country to ensure you're compliant.
Conversational recruiting is just one of the answers to keeping candidates engaged and reducing time to hire. If you're not sure where to start, try testing one or two new communication channels at a time. Investing in a platform like Phenom People makes it easier to do just that — and as you grow more comfortable with new tactics, you can continue scaling what works and embracing even more means of communication. At the end of the day, it's all about creating a phenomenal candidate experience — so what are you waiting for?
For more information on conversational recruiting, be sure to download our eBook, The Modern Conversational Recruiting Guide!
Interested in learning specifically about chatbots, and the five must-have functions they should have? Join us for a webinar "5 Key Chatbot Features that Boost Recruiter Performance" on Thursday, February 14 as we take a deeper dive!


How Does Cloud Server Computing Work?
Cloud server computing is the method by which data and applications are stored in a central location and accessed from another. This allows for storage and computing requirements to shift from an immediate location such as a company office, to a centralized location, which in this case is the facility which houses the servers, computers, and nodes that make up the cloud. Now that the data and applications reside here, they can be accessed from any location. This is one of the tenets that is central to the appeal of cloud computing. In this week's blog, we'll cover the basics of cloud computing to give you a basic understanding of how the process works and what it can do for you.
Consider your computer. It has a hard drive where data and applications are stored which you can access and use. This works well enough for many situations, but there are a few inherent limitations. The data and applications can only be accessed from that one machine. Furthermore, if the machine were to crash, all of these data and applications would be lost.
Cloud computing solves these problems by separating the data and applications from the machine, turning the system from a whole into a front end and back end. The front end is the location from which the user accesses the cloud. This could be a computer at an office, or a mobile device using a data connection. The back end is where the applications and the data the user wants to access are stored. These are stored on servers, data storage systems, and computers that together make up the cloud. The cloud is managed by a master server which uses protocols and middleware to bring the cloud together and respond to user input. In this way, users can access data and applications from any location simply by logging into the cloud's application on their device. This eliminates the need for local storage and reduces requirements for processing power and the local network, which results in a highly streamlined and convenient user experience.
In addition to making it easy to access data and applications from anywhere, the cloud also secures this information within its own network, protecting it from hackers, viruses, and other threats. In addition, the cloud ensures that users' data will never be lost by using a technique called redundancy, which backs up data on multiple storage units where it can be retrieved in the event that one unit goes down.
By taking advantage of the cloud, you can significantly reduce IT requirements in your office, ensure your data is secured and backed up, and access your applications and data wherever you go. The cloud is making data more secure and more accessible at the same time. With a local cloud provider, you can get customized cloud hosting, customer service, and personal attention that larger providers can't match. Having more than 300 commercial and governmental clients in Baltimore, Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia, Alliance InfoSystems (AIS) offers cloud computing among other support services for companies with or without IT staff. If you have any questions about cloud computing services call AIS at 410-585-9505, or click today.
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U.S.|Kuwaiti Ordered Released From Guantánamo Bay
Kuwaiti Ordered Released From Guantánamo Bay
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEPT. 25, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the release of a Kuwaiti man held at Guantánamo Bay and rebuked the United States government for relying on scant evidence, witnesses who were not credible and coerced confessions to hold him for more than seven years.
In an opinion declassified Friday, the judge, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the Federal District Court here, said government lawyers presented a "surprisingly bare" record in four days of classified hearings last month to oppose the man's request for release.
She said that the man, Fouad al-Rabiah, an aviation engineer, was being held almost exclusively on the basis of confessions that had been obtained through abusive techniques and that his own interrogators had repeatedly concluded were not believable.
"Incredibly, these are the confessions that the government has asked the court to accept as truthful in this case," Judge Kollar-Kotelly wrote in a 65-page opinion that was partly redacted to remove classified material. She called the coerced confessions "entirely incredible" and said they "defy belief."
"If there exists a basis for al-Rabiah's indefinite detention, it most certainly has not been presented to this court," the judge found.
Mr. Rabiah, 50, is the 30th Guantánamo detainee to be ordered released by a federal judge who has reviewed evidence justifying detention. Seven detainees have been denied freedom after a judge determined the evidence suggested they supported terrorism.
The Justice Department declined to comment on the judge's opinion.
Mr. Rabiah is a father of four with a degree in aviation studies from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla. He worked for Kuwait Airways for 20 years, was part owner of a health club in Kuwait and often traveled to impoverished countries. He said the travel was for charitable relief work, but government lawyers argued that it was in support of terrorist organizations.
Mr. Rabiah said that he traveled to Afghanistan in October 2001 to aid refugees, but government lawyers said it was to be with Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 attacks. "The evidence in the record strongly supports al-Rabiah's explanation," Judge Kollar-Kotelly wrote, citing letters that he wrote to his family describing his travels.
Mr. Rabiah was captured on Dec. 25, 2001, as he tried to leave Afghanistan, and detained by American troops. He was sent to Guantánamo in 2002, and Judge Kollar-Kotelly found that from the beginning of his stay, "there is no evidence in the record that anyone directed any allegations toward al-Rabiah nor any indication that interrogators believed al-Rabiah had engaged in any conduct that made him lawfully detainable."
"To the contrary," she said, "the evidence in the record during this period consists mainly of an assessment made by an intelligence analyst that al-Rabiah should not have been detained."
General Wants Prison Closed
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — The Marine commander who built the prison at Guantánamo Bay said Thursday that the United States had lost the "moral high ground" with its brutal treatment of prisoners and that the facility should be closed as quickly as possible.
It was the first time the commander, Maj. Gen. Michael Lehnert, had publicly acknowledged his doubts, although he said he had made his concerns known through the appropriate chain of command.
General Lehnert, 58, was commander of Joint Task Force 160 when it was assigned to build prison cells in 2001 at the Navy base in Cuba to hold designated enemy combatants from Afghanistan and elsewhere. He said he had been given little guidance from the Pentagon, but he did have his staff read the Geneva Conventions, the international agreements governing treatment of prisoners.
However, another task force was put in charge of interrogating detainees, and there were disagreements over their treatment, General Lehnert said. "I think it is extraordinarily important how we treat prisoners," he said. "Obviously, there were other views."
A version of this article appears in print on September 26, 2009, on Page A15 of the New York edition with the headline: Kuwaiti Ordered Released From Guantánamo Bay. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
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The band played various shows around the US and Canada throughout mid-late 2005, followed by an opening slot for Metric on their early 2006 tour. After Return to the Sea was released in April 2006, the band embarked on their first full headlining tour, playing small clubs around the US and Canada throughout May. They were joined by Cadence Weapon and Why? on the first half of the tour, and Cadence Weapon and Busdriver on the second. The band generally received critical acclaim for their live shows, which sometimes ended with the band leading the audience out of the venue "pied piper style" and onto the surrounding streets.
In 2004, the St. Paul and Travelers Companies merged and renamed itself St. Paul Travelers, with the headquarters set in St. Paul, Minnesota.[16] In August of that year, it was charged of misleading statements associated with the merger.[17][18] Despite many assurances from CEO Jay Fishman that the newly formed company would retain the St. Paul name, the corporate name only lasted until 2007, when the company repurchased the rights to the famous red umbrella logo from Citigroup and readopted it as its main corporate symbol, while also changing the corporate name to The Travelers Companies.[19][20][21][22]
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The team track down Simon (Traveler 0004), a specialist who developed the consciousness transfer technology in the future, who was sent into a host body that developed schizophrenia after arrival. Simon, who set up the Travelers' communications system in the 21st, is haunted by hallucinations of Vincent, who previously convinced an institutionalized Simon that the Director wanted him to next build transfer technology in the 21st.
Ever since Tolminc raw-milk cheeses and Slovenian marbled trout were featured on an episode of the Netflix series Chef's Table with chef Ana Roš, Slovenia's culinary star has been on the rise. Hiša Franko, the Soca Valley inn and restaurant that Roš runs with her sommelier husband, is now one of the region's hardest tables to get — prompting the pair to open a small brewpub, Hiša Polonka. Surging demand for Slovenia's natural and orange wines has driven local winemakers like Burja Estate and Movia to expand. And in the capital of Ljubljana, adventurous chefs at Monstera, Atelje, and Restavracija JB are helping redefine modern Slovenian cuisine, while the experimental farm and eatery Gostišče Grič has brought in a Swedish celebrity duck farmer and full-time forager to create one of Europe's most unexpected dining experiences. —Nicholas Gill
Oceanic islands are islands that do not sit on continental shelves. The vast majority are volcanic in origin, such as Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.[11] The few oceanic islands that are not volcanic are tectonic in origin and arise where plate movements have lifted up the ocean floor above the surface. Examples are Saint Peter and Paul Rocks in the Atlantic Ocean and Macquarie Island in the Pacific.
A new crop of five-star brands are coming in 2018, including the Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, the Four Seasons Los Cabos at Costa Palmas, the Montage Los Cabos, 1 Hotel & Homes, and the first Nobu Hotel in Mexico. Foodies will want to make a reservation at Acre, a restaurant-farm from executive chefs Kevin Luzande and Oscar Torres, who are set to unveil 12 new treehouse guest rooms on site. —Christopher Tkaczyk
Just an hour and a half north of Melbourne, Nagambie Lakes is one of Australia's oldest viticulture areas, with some vines dating back to the mid 19th century. This part of Victoria has long been considered a great day-trip destination for its outdoor activities — waterskiing, rowing, and sailing — and renowned wineries. Now there's reason to linger, thanks to the November debut of the Mitchelton Hotel, a 58-room resort and spa at Mitchelton Winery. With its fine-dining restaurant, the Ministry of Chocolate, and 5½ miles of trails circumnavigating the vineyard, it's the perfect base for a weekend in the region. Start your trip with a tasting on-site — Mitchelton is known for its Riesling — before venturing to other nearby wineries like Tahbilk, which has been producing quality vintages since 1861, and Goulburn Terrace, which specializes in natural wines. Other popular local vintners include McPherson Wines, David Traeger Wines, and Box Grove Vineyard. —John Scarpinato
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It's easy to see why this outcrop of land just an hour's drive from Melbourne has long been a weekend retreat for the city's well-heeled residents. Rolling vineyards in its interior give way to seaside villages and sandy shoreline. Travelers can swim with wild dolphins, visit wineries on horseback, or soar above the landscape in a gondola. And with a new flurry of openings, the region has begun to attract global attention. The latest addition is Point Leo Estate on the peninsula's southernmost point. Set on 330 acres, it combines a tasting room, a 110-seat fine-dining restaurant, and a sculpture park, with more than 50 works by Australian and international artists like George Rickey and Inge King. Its arrival follows the launch of Jackalope, a seductive, art-infused boutique hotel neighboring a working winery. Elsewhere, Peninsula Hot Springs, a day spa set amid geothermal pools, is slated to unveil seven new pools and a new treatment list in 2018. —Carrie Hutchinson
Cruise ships and luxe lodges are familiar sights in western Greenland, but more recently, the untamed tundra of the east has begun opening up. Natural Habitat Adventures is leading the push: two seasons ago it debuted Base Camp Greenland, a seasonal eco-lodge comprising eight rustic but cozy tented cabins, which visitors use as a home base for exploring East Greenland by boat, helicopter, and on foot. When you've had enough of the wilderness, return to the western shore. Upscale additions there include the glamping retreat Camp Kiattua, which has tipi-like tents with fireplaces and fur-draped furnishings, and the new Ilimanaq Lodge, which feels like the Arctic's answer to the overwater bungalow. Each of 15 Scandi-inspired cabins feature floor-to-ceiling windows and oceanfront terraces for whale-watching and iceberg-spotting. —Lila Battis
The Emerald Isle has seen a rush of American visitors recently, spurred by favorable exchange rates and increased airlift. If you haven't yet made the trip, now's the time to go. Adare Manor, a hotel set in a grand 19th-century mansion on 840 acres of rolling County Limerick countryside, reopened in November after an 18-month overhaul. The picturesque estate now has a new 42-room wing, a redesigned golf course, and the first La Mer Spa in the British Isles. Ireland's whiskey scene has been quietly blooming for the last decade, and recently historic estates have embraced the trend. In August, Slane Castle in County Meath opened its new distillery to the public, and later this year, the iconic Powerscourt Estate in County Wicklow will debut its own craft facility. In Dublin, Pearse Lyons, a wealthy Irishman with Kentucky-bourbon bona fides, recently opened his namesake distillery in the former St. James's Church, and more whiskey destinations with visitor centers are soon to come from the Dublin Liberties and Roe & Co. And now that Luas, Dublin's light rail system, has finally completed its latest expansion, getting around the city is a breeze — the $433-million project has linked two lines and added new stops near many of the city center's most popular sights. —Lila Battis
The Faction sets off nuclear blasts that destroy all of the Travelers' archives outside the US. David, left for dead by the Faction in the last surviving archive, is the only person who can disarm the nuclear device. He succeeds but is exposed to lethal radiation. Kat's suspicions about MacLaren, temporarily allayed, surge again and she throws him out – for her the marriage is over as she feels he is no longer the man she first met. Jeff tries to escape from interrogation by 001; he is eventually found having been walled up. Marcy hopes the Director will send a Traveler medical team to save David but no help arrives. In the moment before he dies, David conveys a message from the Director: "Protocol Omega."
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One type of volcanic oceanic island is found in a volcanic island arc. These islands arise from volcanoes where the subduction of one plate under another is occurring. Examples are the Aleutian Islands, the Mariana Islands, and most of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean. The only examples in the Atlantic Ocean are some of the Lesser Antilles and the South Sandwich Islands.


If you have entered a guilty plea on a case for probation, you likely felt a sense of relief from the fair resolution of your case without jail time. This sense of relief can turn into a sense of dread if you are accused of violating conditions of your probation or parole. Depending on the circumstances, you may find yourself sitting in the county jail for weeks or even months while you wait for your probation violation hearing to be scheduled.
An arrest or conviction for new criminal charges while you were on probation or parole.
Violating a "no contact" order.
Failing to pay restitution and court costs as required.
Failing to appear for a review hearing, or other court proceeding, as required.
Failing to cooperate with your probation officer or case worker.
Violating other specialized conditions of probation, such as refraining from alcohol consumption, or failing to complete community service.
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF PROBATION VIOLATION HEARINGS?
A Gagnon I hearing is a hearing to determine whether or not a person should be held in jail until the final violation hearing, or Gagnon II hearing is held. At a Gagnon II hearing, the sentencing judge determines what punishment to impose as a result of the violation. When a person violates a condition of his probation or parole, the sentence received as part of the plea agreement no longer applies, and the judge is free to set any sentence he or she wants, which could include extending probation, imposing house arrest or sentencing someone to county or state jail time.
WHAT IS A MOTION TO LIFT OR TRANSFER DETAINER?
If a person is being held in jail until their final violation hearing, the only way to seek their release from jail is to file a Motion to Lift or Transfer Detainer. In this motion, the attorney asks for the Judge to release someone from jail until their final Gagnon II hearing. In the motion, the attorney can request for the offender to be released to an alternative housing facility, on house arrest, or for a straight release to their home.
Everyone deserves a second chance. The attorneys from the Zuckerman Law Firm are experienced in filing detainer motions on behalf of clients in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. For a free consultation, please call 412-447-5580.


It seems that some people's comments are getting trapped in the spam filter.
1. Most legitimate comments are automatically approved. You write the comment and it shows up right away.
2. Some comments are flagged as potentially spam. About half of these are legitimate comments and about half are actually spam. I go through the main comment folder about once a day (or more often if I'm trying to procrastinate) to (a) read the new comments, and (b) check the comments that were flagged as possibly spam and either approve them or send them to the spam folder. Sometimes I see already-approved comments that are spam, and I send them to the spam folder too, but that's rare. And sometimes the classification is difficult: a comment looks real, but the identifying url is spam, and then I classify the whole comment as spam.
3. Lots and lots of comments are identified by the software as spam and sent directly into the spam filter, where I never see them. We get thousands and thousands of these, and there's no way I could go through them. (Just to get a sense of this problem, the spam folder currently has 30,000 comments, all since 22 July (the last time I emptied it, I guess), as compared to 100,000 comments in the entire history of the blog. So it seems that we'd get more spam in 2 months than we received real comments in 15 years.
But . . . after hearing about the recent comments caught in spam, I went into that spam filter, searched on Anonymous, and found a few legitimate comments that got trapped there.
Unfortunately, I don't know how to whitelist people, and it seems that various regular commenters still have been having this problem.
Then, every once in awhile I can search the spam folder for the string "notspam" and fish these out.
An actual spammer could read all this and then spam me, but there'd be no real point, as I won't be automatically approving these new comments; I'll check them first in any case.
P.S. The whole thing reminds me of this story, hence the above image.


The Opposite of: "You're The Average Of The Five People You Spend The Most Time With"
Jim Rohn famously said, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." I have heard this quoted by a lot of people over the years. The quote is meant to encourage you to be sure you're spending time with people who you respect and who will make you a better person in the long run.
It's great advice, and as humans, we have a strong tendency to mimic the people we spend the most time with. We want to be liked and have things in common with people, so over time, we will develop bonds with those who are most like us.
This quote is most often used to remind us to select our friends wisely, but the other day I thought about it from the opposite perspective, one that puts the ball in my court. What about the people who spend most of their time with me? In reverse to the people I spent my time with, I also contribute to the overall result of the people who spend a lot of their time with me.
Think about it. The people who spend most of their time with YOU are influenced by YOU. Your best friend is the average of the five people he/she spends the most time with, and one of those people is you.
So, what are you giving them? What are you putting out in the world? Your attitude rubs off on the people around you. So does your outlook on life and your commitment to being your best (or lack thereof). Do you complain or problem solve? Do you encourage people or tear them down?
How you go about your life matters, both for yourself and for the people around you. How you treat people will affect how they treat others, and those people treat others, and on it goes. You have an opportunity to make the world a better place just through being kind to the small group of people around you. The more intentional you are, the more intentional the world will be. All of these things will compound because of the way humans are, you affect others, they affect others, those people affect others, and so on. Choosing to live your life well and be kind will have a splintering effect throughout your community.
Kindness spreads, criticism spreads, complaining spreads, hard work spreads. You can make the choice to do your part to make sure the good things are spreading.
Having a positive impact on the world begins with the people you impact daily.
If I have an effect on the people I spend the most of my time with, and their evolution as a person is affected by how I treat them and how I go about living my life, then I have a responsibility to give them the best that I can. The kinder I am, the kinder those around me will be, and the more driven I am the more driven they will be. It might be small and unnoticeable at the time, but the more goodness you give to the world, the more the world will feel it.
So go, do your part to make life better for the people around you and impact them in a positive way. Make changes in the little ways, and the big impact will follow.


She's not the only pet purchaser to run into that situation, which is why the Federal Trade Commission late last year issued a warning about leasing pets.
"This is a new one on me — maybe you, too. Pet leasing: apparently, it's a thing," Lisa Lake, an FTC consumer education specialist, wrote on the agency's website in November.
Cittadino admitted to local media that she didn't read the contract carefully and didn't realize she had signed a lease with Wags Lending, a Reno, Nevada-based company that reportedly was one of the first to offer pet leasing plans.
Reports of whether the company is still doing business in every state are conflicting; the Wall Street Journal couldn't say definitely last month whether Wags Lending is still operating.
Like Cittadino, she couldn't afford the $1,350 cost of the French bulldog-Boston terrier mix she wanted, but payments were doable.
She told USA Today she didn't read the contract closely until she got home and realized that she'd be paying monthly payments that added up to nearly $3,000, plus a balloon payment at the end of $275.
If she failed to pay? The dog would be repossessed, the contract reportedly said.
Along with the feds, animal-rights groups and state lawmakers have also warned consumers about using pet leasing arrangements. According to CBS News, California and Nevada banned pet leasing last year and New York is expected to follow suit this year.
"This is simply a business that's built on deception and cruelty," Jennie Lintz of the ASPCA told CBS News in July.
She accused pet stores of purposefully "dangling" low payments in front of customers who want expensive pets.
"Just like someone who goes to a car dealership, people get distracted thinking about the monthly payment and might no longer negotiate that sticker price," Lintz said. "Once they start adding in the fees, all of a sudden, the dog that you could've bought for $1,500 is $5,000.
Lake at the FTC said customers could be "unintentionally" signing up "to make costly, extended lease-to-own payments that add up to about twice the list price of the pet.
"As you're paying over what could be years, the company still owns your pet. When the lease is up, you may have to pay additional costs to actually own it.
She cautioned consumers to know what they're actually paying before they sign a contract. The retailer could be breaking the law if it doesn't make the terms of the agreement clear or misrepresents them, she warned.
After she made her last payment, Courtney Peterman told CBS News she was shocked when the bank told her she owed almost 20 more payments on the $3,000 "loan" she thought she had signed to buy two dogs at a Connecticut pet store in 2015. She said she signed the contract electronically and didn't read it carefully until later.
"I was appalled," she told CBS. "When I asked how that was possible when it was only a $3,000 loan, AND I was told it wasn't a loan at that point; it was a lease.
This is a case of buyer beware, consumer rights attorney Anthony Ballato told News 12 Long Island.
"It really sounds like a scare tactic that they're phrasing it as a lease and saying they have a right of repossession if you don't make full and timely payments," Ballato said.
In the end, the pet store where Cittadino bought her golden retriever told ABC 7 that it would make the final payment to the leasing company.
She gets to keep Max.
"They have their money, so there's no reason to take my dog," she told ABC 7.
Bree has been returned to Spencer Kennel twice after she was initially found abandoned in a garage. The video of Bree has gone viral and the kennel owner talks about the difficulty of finding a home for older dogs.


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classical crossover music – history and increasing popularity of
popularity over the years gained a certain classical works of pop music fans, so crossover status. Some of these pieces of classical music include the Symphony No. 3 Henryk Górecki, Canon D Johann Pachelbel, and the second movement of Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467 from its appearance in the 1967 film Elvira Madigan.
classical crossover artists used to refer to the classic recordings of popular repertoire, including Broadway show tunes, pop and cooperation between music artists and classical music performers. A good example that fits this definition of the album's songs through the maze, Sting and Edin Karamazov. An earlier example of the classical crossover music of Deep Purple's 1969 album – Concerto for Group and Orchestra, and is another example of Metallica's 1999 album S & M
Top of classical crossover artist Mario Lanza, the US tenor and film star who was popular in the 1950s, whose amazing voice caught the attention of even those who are not die-hard fans of classical music. Lanza was signed as an artist to the RCA Victor label in the premium – Red Seal. One of the most amazing feats was recording music Be My Love, The Toast of New Orleans, is the second film, which hit Number One on the Billboard pop singles chart in February 1951 and sold over two million copies. Up to date, there is no classical artist label, including the three tenors, has been able to match this achievement.
beginning of the classical crossover as a very popular form of music is credited with the famous "Three Tenors" Pavarotti, Careras and Domingo. During the tour, presented a mixture of the three top opera singers, opera and popular material huge crowd, which is the production of highly successful albums.
In recent years, the classical crossover due to come on your own, as a genre of music commercial success artists such as Yo-Yo Ma and Josh Groban. Through the infusion of elements of pop, rock and influencing factors, such as the African songs Appalachian folk songs and Nordic fishing songs, these musicians to bring a new dimension to classical music.
One example of a successful classical crossover group Il Divo, Simon Cowell creation of the "American Idol" fame. According to Billboard magazine, the group's first album sold nearly five million copies, and more than a million in the United States. Il Divo are angelic operatic renditions of pop songs that have been successful on the Billboard Classical Crossover chart. Their style is primarily known as "Pope" (Pop Opera +) indicates that the material of the opera is a popular but still operatic style. Some members of Il Divo operatic training and was able to sing arias and using many different styles of classical operatic material.
singers such as English soprano Sarah Brightman, Charlotte Church and self-taught Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli also offered renditions of classical works. The fact that they are ready for the popular singers also helped to transform the classic crossover is a popular genre of its own.
reciprocate the post operatic popular singers covering and classic material, trained opera singers like Natasha Marsh, Bryn Terfel and Vittorio Grigolo also produced classical crossover album, hoping to cash in on the genre's popularity.
Today, the classical crossover music is usually attractive to the majority of the population, although purists criticize a worse diluted version of the real classical music. However, the growing popularity of the genre has resulted in more and more young people interested in classical music to take up violin lessons or lessons genre of opera. This is also fueled by the glossy, sexy marketing of the most successful crossover artists that transformed them into today's pop stars.
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