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A Christmas love story
By beloved fellow May's friend, a retired writer from Montana
"Grampa, why are those two in the same cage?" asked little Vida.
"I don't know," replied her grandfather.
The veterinary assistant said, "They were brought in together and raised such a row when we tried to put them in separate cages that we just decided to let them stay together. They came in just few days ago, but with these crowded facilities I'm afraid they will be put to sleep soon. We just don't have enough room to keep them all. A young couple brought them in. The owner, an elderly gentleman, had died and the young folks had no way to take care of them, so here they are spending their last days. At least they are together. As old as they are I don't suppose anyone will adopt them before their time runs out."
Vida's parents were not all that opposed to her having a dog, but they were not all that enthused about it either. Certainly, they did not have an older Great Dane and his sidekick cat in mind. And truth be told the cat was the smallest feline specimen anyone had ever seen. One thing they shared though, was a deep bond of friendship, however odd it might seem. At night, the cat climbed up on the big dog's back and there he slept, the dog and cat very much at ease with each other.
"Grampa, they have such odd names," observed little Vida, "why?"
The assistant spoke up, "the young woman told me that the old man had the dog since it was a puppy and as it was always under foot that's what he named him, and as the cat is so small and the same color as his huge companion he was named Canardly since when they are together you 'can hardly' see him."
At the ripe old age of eight Vida thought about that for a moment or two, "that seems reasonable to me."
Grampa smiled to himself in agreement, then asked aloud, "How much longer do these two have before…."
"About ten days," replied the assistant sadly, "they are scheduled to go on the 26th."
"Vida honey, let's move on to the other cages, perhaps we can find something your folks will approve of."
But nothing seemed to catch Vida's eye, and with Grampa Abe, she left the animal shelter vaguely dissatisfied. In the car on the way home she seemed to be thinking very hard on something, working the wrinkles out of a thorny problem, but kept it to herself.
The next day at breakfast she asked if she and Grampa might visit the shelter again that afternoon, after school.
They arrived at feeding time, Vida asked if she might feed the big dog and his tiny buddy. The vet's assistant smiled and handed her their supper.
Every day for the next week Vida was there at suppertime, feeding the pair, talking to them, petting them. Grampa Abe stood back, smiling to himself.
But it all came tumbling down on the 24th. Vida stared into the empty cage, tears in her eyes, lip trembling.
"An older gentleman came in with his daughter and son-in-law and took old Underfoot and Canardly home, said they had a great place for them to live out their days in loving care." The vet's assistant knelt down in front of Vida and put her arms around the little girl. "I'm sure they will be happy in their new home, the people seemed ever so nice."
The next day, which was Christmas of course, Grampa Abe excused himself from the breakfast table. "I have a small errand to run before we start opening presents. Won't be but just a minute or two." Looking at Vida's folks he motioned for them to take her in the front room where the glittering tree stood guard over a small mountain of gifts.
The first thing they handed her was a rather strange gift, it rattled and clinked. When Vida opened it, she found two stainless steel bowls. Looking at her folks with a wondering glance, she set the bowls on the floor. Grampa Abe called her to come upstairs, he had something to show her.
Vida slowly walked up the stairs, and opened her bedroom door.
The squeals of delight could be heard for blocks!
And for a very long time after, Vida, Underfoot and Canardly were inseparable. The passing years were very kind to the three of them.
And that, my children is another story, for another time.
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I should end this blog post here. You should simply be happy that it worked. I got it to work. Woohoo!!
But, alas, I write here to help me. And you. So, on with the explanation.
Last night, I had some issues with the command line tool seemingly doing nothing as I submitted to it various commands that I knew worked elsewhere. Manually I could get it to work just fine. Thru powershell or SSM via xp_cmdshell, I could not.
After various discussions with Grant Fritchey (t|b) and others at RedGate, Grant asked the dumb question that needed to be asked. "What version are you on? I'm on version X". While I thought this was silly, as did he, that was the solution. The version that I had simply wasn't working like we both expected. Upgrade, and viola! success.
So here is what I did. On my local machine, I created 1 SQL Agent Job was created with 3 steps. This job will reach out to the cloud, grab the database I want to backup, and bring it down to my box for safe keeping.
Step 1 checks if the database exists, and drops it if it does. Here is the code:
- IF EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM master.sys.databases WHERE name = 'MyLocalDatabase')
- DROP DATABASE [MyLocalDatabase]
Step 2 calls the Command Line utility for SQL Azure Backup. Here is the code:
- EXEC sys.xp_cmdshell 'C:\redgate.sqlazurebackupcommandline.exe
- /as:MyDatabase.Database.Windows.Net
- /ad:MyDatabase
- /au:MyUser
- /ap:MyPassword
- /ls:MyLocalMachine
- /ld:MyLocalDatabase'
Step 3 calls the Command Line utility for SQL Azure Backup. Here is the code:
- IF EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM master.sys.databases WHERE name = 'MyLocalDatabase')
- SELECT 'Database exists'
- SELECT 'Database does not exist'
- RAISERROR( 'Database does not exist', 16, 1)
- end
Nice and simple. This job will backup my Azure database to a local copy.
You may be asking yourself 'Why?'. Since Azure has redundant copies of my database already, why do I need to make a backup at all? The scenario in which this task becomes important to me is within the scope of Release Management. As we are uploading new features to our Azure hosted solution, we inevitably need to make database changes. In order to ensure continuity of service and function, I ALWAYS enforce a process of backup/snapshot/something of the existing database, prior to and after changes. This extra step will save me time if we ever need to revert back to another version of the database, even an Azure database.
My basic release process is like this.
- Become involved in the Release as soon as possible to assist with architecture
- Review proposed DB changes
- Produce Release Plan of all steps necessary to perform release
- Review Release Plan with all necessary folks
- Ratify Release Plan as a group
- Test Release Plan in environment that mimics target environment
- Prior to actual release, take a Snapshot and/or Backup of target database
- Perform Release according to Release Plan
- After actual release, take a Snapshot and/or Backup of target database
- Compare Pre and Post Snapshots and/or Backups
- Resume normal life
In the normal DB world (not with my head in the Clouds) I have various tools and processes that have helped me along this path to a very successful release process. Granted the process may not fit in every situation and needs to be flexible, for the most part I follow it to a T. Once a process has been established, and a set of tasks can occur to fulfill that process, automation is my next step. Remove the human factor from the steps to ensure success. Remove me from remembering what steps i need to take to accomplish the task. Automate!!
Introduce the Cloud, and the inability to perform some of these tasks and I get freaked out a bit. Luckily, designing solutions is something I enjoy doing, and this was a fun one to work on. I now have an automated task that I can click once, and perform the backup I need, allowing me to continue with my Release Process.
My thanks to those that helped me. I hope that this may help you as well. It has helped me. I now have a repeatable task that I can kick off and not worry that Ive forgotten any piece of the puzzle. Next release to the Cloud (next friday) we'll use this little piece of the repeatable puzzle. Soon, a monkey could perform the steps for us. And yes, I may be that monkey.


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Early Bird Christmas Apps: postcards, lists, countdown & food
In the days counting down the days to the holidays, it's not too late to get started on your greeting cards and shopping and get yourself into the spirit of the season. Here are ten apps which will help prepare you for the season of giving, send greeting cards to friends and family nearby or around the world and start getting that warm fuzzy feeling that comes at this time of year.
Nowadays it's more common for people to snap photos with their smartphone and store them there or somewhere online, rather than printing them, but at the same time, e-cards still just seem a tad tacky. So how do you keep the same level of effort required of an e-card, but still provide that tangible card that everyone loves to get in the mail? Touchnote is a Greeting card and postcard service which allows you to create unique cards with your own pictures from your phone's gallery, Facebook or another cloud storage space. You then add the text of your choice with a series of pre-formatted designs and fonts. Your pictures will look like Hallmark cards in no time, minus all the cheese (unless you like it that way).
After your creation is done, the address is entered and your credit card info set up, you can send the card, which is printed on nice thick card paper and comes in a white envelope. Depending on where you are sending to (USA, UK, Australia, Germany, Western Europe), your postcard arrives in about one to four days, which isn't bad. But with greeting cards on the other hand, these can take up to 3 weeks, so if you are sending from abroad, you'd better get cracking!
Gift List
Who you are buying for, what presents you want to buy, how much you want to spend and did you buy that present for your Grandma yet? What everyone needs is a good list app to help organize the presents you want to buy, who still needs buying for and make sure you stay under budget. The Gift List app has all of this: it allows you to add all the people who are receiving presents from you, what they will be getting and the price. An overview of your gift buying status can be found in the second tab next to Your List, called Stats. The entire thing can be locked with a password, found under settings in the action menu, just in case someone is being snoopy.
3D Xmas WL Free
For people who celebrate Christmas, a special symbol is the Christmas tree, decorated with ornaments and lit up with lights. Getting a 3D, HD version of a shining Yuletide tree on your home screen and lock screen in the 3D Xmas WL Free app will remind you every day that it's Christmas or that it's coming as it performs a countdown and displays the date in glittery lettering to keep the spirit bright. If a shiny Christmas tree made of lights isn't going to put you in the spirit, there's no shortage of wallpapers for this time of year. A fair caution to everyone who does install one of these: live wallpapers use quite a bit of battery. But who really wants to use a black background anyways?
BigOven: 250,000+ Recipes
Christmas is synonymous with food: with that winter wonderland at your doorstep, everyone is trying (not) to get that extra layer to keep warm. Usually at Christmas, I can't even eat another morsel I am so stuffed, but that is what we all look forward to again and again. BigOven is a recipe and cooking app that has it all, literally, with 250,000+ recipes as well as a grocery list component to keep you organized. The main page has buttons for 'Get Ideas', 'My Kitchen' and 'More', where you can find such things like recipe collections, menus, leftover uses, menu planner, grocery lists and my recipes to name a few. You can also search through the entire app. Once in a recipe, you can tag to 'try soon', 'favorite', 'plan' and 'shop' and review it as well. This multi-faceted app is sure to get you 'stuffed' for Christmas.
How are you prepping for the season of giving? Do you have any other apps that you find helpful?


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Thank you so much for taking part in Culture Crawl 2019, what an amazing night! Registrations are now open for Culture Crawl 2020.
Register for 2020 here!
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Experience a year's worth of culture in one night and help people with cancer.
Along the route you'll experience interesting buildings, live entertainment, food and a taster of the life-changing support we provide in our Centres.
So join us with your friends and explore spectacular buildings and amazing culture first hand.
Date and time:
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Your registration fee helps us cover the cost of the event and we ask you try and raise £60 so we can help even more people with cancer.
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The money you raise is really important to allow us to continue supporting people with cancer.
- £60 pays for two hours of immediate advice and support for someone just diagnosed with cancer with a Cancer Support Specialist.
- £80 pays for two 2-hour exercise sessions such as Yoga or Tai Chi for our centre visitors exploring ways to help build strength and confidence during cancer treatment and afterwards.
Stuck for fundraising ideas? Consider...
- Take a look at our 10 fundraising tips
- Getting rid of some of your unwanted things and having a car boot sale.
- Going without and giving up something you would really miss, like sweets, cigarettes or alcohol and asking people to sponsor you for each day you manage.
- Get baking and hold a bake sale at work.
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Steven Ross Smith, poet, fiction writer and arts journalist, has written for CBC, Alberta Views, Poets & Writers, the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Westword and others. His latest poetry book, Emanations: Fluttertongue 6, is published by BookThug of Toronto. Smith, Banff's new poet laureate, was the Banff Centre's director of literary arts from 2008 to 2014. He writes in Banff and on Galiano Island. Find him at fluttertongue.ca and stevenrosssmith.com and tweeting @SonnyBoySmith.
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Books Issue: Walter J. Phillips
Calgary's Lisa Christensen publishes her fourth hiking guide to the art of the Rockies. Read more
Claiming Visibility
Visually impaired artist Carmen Papalia collaborates with Heather Kai Smith on art that considers accessibility. Read more
Laara Cassells
Artist collapses time with paired portraits of contemporary models and historical figures. Read more
Art and Poetry in Vancouver
A fervent creative confluence that spread across the country continues to resonate. Read more
Sarain Stump: An Artistic Comet
The unusual story of a visionary man whose arc burned bright and brief is still unfolding in Saskatchewan. Read more
Whyte Lights
A show in Banff explores the fascinating lives of hometown boy Peter Whyte and his wealthy American wife, Catharine Robb Whyte. Both were remarkable painters. Read more
Mountain Photography
Stunning images of Kluane National Park in Yukon by two photographers are on view in Banff. Read more
Preserving Women's Stories
Several new books tell the stories of women artists, including Mary Schäffer, an adventurous writer, painter and photographer. Read more
Allan Harding MacKay's Boreal Forest
Allan Harding MacKay's take on landscape is contemporary; it feels intimate. Read more
'Illuminations' Lights Up in Banff
The Banff Centre presents an immersive multimedia extravaganza in the night-time forest. Read more
Cowboys of the Americas
Childhood memories led Luis Fabini on a 10-year journey to photograph cowboys in eight countries on the two continents of the Americas. Read more
Artists' Books : Word and image blend in this irresistible craft
What exactly are artists' books? The definition can slide. Perhaps, in the purest sense, they are books conceived and created, hands on, by artists. They are most often published in limited editions, sometimes signed and numbered. Read more
GEOFFREY JAMES: "Inside Kingston Penitentiary," Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Feb. 14 to May 17, 2015
Bleak, oppressive. These words echo on viewing Geoffrey James' photographs taken at Kingston Penitentiary in 2013, shortly before the closing of the 178-year-old prison. Read more
DAN HUDSON: "Theories of Entanglement," Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, AB, Oct. 24, 2014 to Jan. 25, 2015
Artists harbour degrees of obsessiveness, overt or submerged, in their personalities. Without it, good art would likely not be made. Dan Hudson's "Theories of Entanglement" provides evidence for this. Read more
TALKIN' 'BOUT AN EVOLUTION: Change a constant as The Banff Centre incubates a new generation of artists
"We are at a moment of re-evaluation of culture," says Beloufa, whose show, Counting on People, opens Nov. 8 at the centre's Walter Phillips Gallery. Read more
SYLVAIN BOUTHILLETTE, "Dharma Bum," Jan 8 to April 6, 2008, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
Influenced by Joseph Beuys, the American "bad painting" movement, punk rock and popular culture, tattoos, advertising, trash aesthetic, and more, Bouthillette has created a mischievous and irreverent phantasmagoria of sights and sounds. Read more
EVE KOTYK, "The Muse," April 4 to 26, 2008, McIntyre Gallery, Regina
Eve Kotyk began as an abstract painter, under the influence of Otto Rogers and Robert Christie in the University of Saskatchewan Fine Arts program in the late 1980s, but eventually she felt a need to "seek something more human" in her art. Read more
Beck's work takes the common elements and images of consumerist culture and weaves them together with a contrary point of view. Read more
GRANT MCCONNELL, "Selections from Time and Place," Oct 25 to Nov 15, 2007, The Gallery / art placement inc., Saskatoon
"Hovering" is the word that comes to mind, in both the literal and figurative senses, when viewing the eleven large acrylic paintings on plywood, and ten small pastels on paper, in Grant McConnell's latest show at The Gallery in Saskatoon. Read more
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Published: October 28th, 2011 at 2:20 pm ET
SOURCE: Xenon-133 and caesium-137 releases into the atmosphere from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Stohl, A., Seibert, P., Wotawa, G., Arnold, D., Burkhart, J. F., Eckhardt, S., Tapia, C., Vargas, A., and Yasunari, T. J., October 20, 2011
Here are some excerpts concerning North America [Emphasis Added]:
- "Already on 15 March, a first isolated 133Xe cloud reached western North America, followed by the arrival of high concentrations of both 133Xe and 137Cs on 19 March."
- "The main part of the radioactive plume entered western North America on 17–18 March. On 18 March at 12:00UTC, the head of the plume had already arrived over the North Atlantic, but the main part was located over the eastern Pacific Ocean and western North America, where it could be detected at monitoring sites. This part of the plume was also rich in 137Cs, as it was still close to the surface south of 50 [Most of US/Canada border is 49°]. At the same time, the plume penetrated the subtropics and arrived at Hawaii on 19 March."
- "A map of the simulated surface concentrations of 133Xe for 22 March shows that all of western North America was engulfed by the FD-NPP plume, as well as parts of eastern North America and eastern Asia."
ABSTRACT: ACPD – Xenon-133 and caesium-137 releases into the atmosphere from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant: determination of the source term, atmospheric dispersion, and deposition
SOURCE: Discussion Paper
Note Florida, in comparison to the rest of the southeastern U.S.:
See Also: Mainichi reveals "Secret" at Japan nuke plant — Country has 'latent' possession of nuclear weapons
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Join Julian Velard for an in-depth discussion in this video Harmonize a melody as a 13th, part of Songwriting Techniques with Chords.
- [Julian Velard] Let's take a look at what it sounds like…to have your melody function as the 13th of a chord.…Again, to keep things simple,…I'm going to use the C major scale as our reference point.…The natural 13th chords that we…commonly see in the major scale…occur on the first, second, fourth,…fifth and sixth scale degree.…That's C major 13, which sounds like this.…(piano notes)…D minor 13, which sounds like this.…(piano notes)…F major 13, which sounds like this.…
(piano notes)…G13, which sounds like this.…(piano playing)…And A minor 13 which sounds like this.…(piano playing)…Now, as you may have discerned from the way those sounded,…the 13th chord is even richer than the 11th chord,…as we're moving from the possible…presence of six notes, to seven notes.…Remember, there are only eight notes in the major scale,…and that includes the octave.…So here are some more manageable voicings that,…along with the melody notes above them,…represent a natural 13th chord.…
I'll sing the melody note on la,…so you can hear the density of these chords.…
In this course, musician Julian Velard demonstrates the many ways to write songs with chords, and how altering chords can change how a song sounds. He starts by explaining how chords and harmony affect a song's feel and form. Next, he shows how to harmonize a melody with chords, and demonstrates how changing the harmonic rhythm can affect the feel and sound of a song. Julian then illustrates how to form an entire song using chords. Finally, he goes deeper and shows how to use chord extensions as melody notes to create a more complex melody.
- Harmonizing a melody
- Changing the harmonic rhythm
- Treating the melody as a chord extension
- Moving from a verse to a chorus
- Transitioning from a chorus to a bridge


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How To Make a 5 Braided Challah
Click here to watch our video series on making the challah dough.
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There has always been an odd blend of youth and maturity with Filip Forsberg.
A first-round pick in 2012 — selected by Washington and acquired via trade by Nashville in 2013 — Forsberg looks like he just finished high school, which he did last summer. But a high level of maturity is evident in the way the Milwaukee Admirals forward talks and the way he approaches hockey.
"He's a goofball, but when it comes down to being a pro he's what we like to call a 'true pro,' " Admirals goaltender and road roommate Scott Darling said. "Lights out at 11 p.m., always at the rink ready to go, stays late working on his stick."
It's obvious that the 19-year-old Forsberg is still in maturation mode, despite the expectation level that he will turn into a strong offensive player for the Predators. He has a great wrist shot, but feels he needs to work on other elements of his game.
Forsberg dominated the world junior championships with Team Sweden, picking up 12 points in seven games against players under the age of 20. But he notched just 34 points in 48 games playing against men in the American Hockey League with the Admirals. In 13 games with the Predators this season, he had one goal and four assists.
"People forget he's 19 years old and think he should be an NHL guy right away," Admirals coach Dean Evason said. "It takes time, and we've seen him progress in the time he has been here."
The Predators hoped Forsberg, who was acquired last year from the Capitals in exchange for Martin Erat, could provide some answers on offense this season. Instead, he saw his ice time wane.
PREVIOUSLY: Draft expert: Predators need 'real, meaningful' forwards
PREVIOUSLY: Predators forward Colin Wilson looks for fresh start
Nashville decided it was best for him to play both at the world juniors and in Milwaukee so he could be put in offensive situations more frequently. The Predators have had trouble developing offensively-minded forwards, and didn't want Forsberg to be yet another cautionary tale.
"Filip has come a long way. He has had a busy year, and he has been all over the place — Nashville and then here and then world juniors then back," Evason said. "He's had a developmental year."
So far, Forsberg believes he has gotten better at understanding the professional game in North America. He has less time and space on rinks here — which are smaller — than he did in Europe. So he has to make plays at a quicker pace than on ice surfaces at home in Sweden.
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"Growing up playing 18-19 years on big ice surface and now playing better players than you're used to playing and on a smaller ice surface, it takes more time," Forsberg said. "But I feel way more comfortable."
Forsberg also said he wants to get quicker and work on his skating. One of the important elements of playing on the smaller surface is being able to unleash bursts of speed.
"The game is really fast right now," he said. "That's something I really can improve. … If I become faster I think that will help out a lot for me."
PREVIOUSLY: Predators GM expects great things from defense next season
Still, there is that special skill for Forsberg — his wrist shot.
"It's a very deceptive shot," Darling said. "He has such a quick release and can shoot it from multiple stances, or having his hands or stick in different positions. It's definitely not my favorite shot in practice."
And if Forsberg can hone his other skills, he can always find a way to score goals with that shot — something the Predators desperately need at forward.
"He has scored a lot of different ways, but obviously his shot is something that is a huge asset to him," Evason said. "If he continues to shoot the puck like that he's going to have an opportunity to score goals."
Reach Josh Cooper at 615-726-8917 and on Twitter @joshuacooper.


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Your pitch to analysts isn't just about your solution
In pitches to analysts, there are many conversations going on. At one level, there's a communication about the business solution. There's also a conversation about the wider market and about the personal credibility of the participants. Sometimes the slides used in pitches are just excuses for the interaction. The slides are used to assess both the market vision of the firm and the adaptability if the executives to adjust to the market and conversation. The solution pitch is used to assess the ability of executives to adapt.


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Amadou Hampaté Bá (Malian Historian)
Syllabus of the Subject: Amadou Hampaté Bá (Ethnologist, Mali, Doctorate).
"In Africa, when an old man dies; it is a library burning" Amadou Hampaté Bá
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Description of the Subject: Amadou Hampaté Bá (Malian historian)
The Malian Historian, ethnologist, poet and storyteller Amadou Hampaté Bá (Fula), was born in 1900 in Mali; he died in 1991 in Ivory Coast. Amadou Hampaté Bá was one of the great scholars of the African culture.
Amadou Hampaté Bá was a specialist in the oral traditions, author of numerous books on the ancient African Empires and Civilisation.
In his book "Jesus as Viewed by a Muslim" he wrote about the tolerance and the Inter-religious dialogue:
"My role is, above all, whenever I have the opportunity to meet a believer - whether he is my Christian brother, my Judaist brother, My Buddhist brother, my brother of
the traditional religions - to start listening. It is time, I think, to forget our differences, to discover what we have in common and try to build from there, what could be the religious society of tomorrow.
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Amadou Hampaté Bá was an African Historian of the West African Economic Area (African Civilisation).
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The Coleman Violin Studio: A Tradition of ExcellenceBy Simon James
Seattle has long been known for its rich arts community, and boasts an internationally regarded symphony orchestra, opera and ballet. Lesser known, though equally remarkable, are the achievements of the generations of young musicians who have come of age in our city. From the long tradition of stellar performances by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra to the scores of Seattle natives pursuing highly successful careers throughout the world, Seattle possesses a grand tradition of young musicians and the teachers who mentor them. One of the greatest exemplars of this tradition is the Coleman Violin Studio.
Kent and Jan Coleman came to Seattle in the late 1980s to establish a violin studio for aspiring musicians, age four through high school. They built the quality of the studio utilizing careful coaching combined with the creation of as many performance opportunities as possible. From an early age, students had the benefit not only of world-class tutelage and mentor-ship, but also regular real concert experience. It was not unusual that four full length recitals would be scheduled every weekend. When the time came for competitions and college auditions, the students already had the experience of many performances. Despite Kent's untimely and tragic death from complications of childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma, the studio has continued to thrive.
In recent years, the Coleman Studio has continued its tradition of excellence, and has worked to more effectively integrate itself with the larger arts community in Seattle. It has taken advantage of the many great violinists who concertize here regularly by establishing a series of visiting artists' masterclasses through the Academy of Music Northwest (AMN). As a result of this program, the students have had the opportunity to perform in masterclasses with such distinguished artists as Ani Kavafian, James Ehnes, Cordula Merks, Paul Kantor, Leonidas Kavakos, Stephanie Chase and Jan Sloman. The Coleman studio has also established a special relationship with Professor Brian Lewis, who has come to Seattle to work with the students on numerous occasions. Brian was Dorothy Delay's teaching assistant at the Juilliard School in New York, and is now Professor of Violin at the Butler School of Music of the University of Texas. Each one of these artists has helped to further energize the students, and all have remarked on the high level of achievement which they heard from the young musicians.Over the past three years, many students from the Coleman Studio have performed concertos as soloists with orchestras throughout the northwest: 7 with the Seattle Symphony and several with the Bellevue Philharmonic, the Sammamish Symphony, the Cascade Symphony, the Seattle Philharmonic, the Federal Way Symphony, the Bremerton Symphony, the Northwest Sinfonietta, the Northwest Chamber Orchestra and the Ottawa Chamber Orchestra.
The Coleman Studio is especially proud of student Marié Rossano, who recently won the prestigious Music Teachers National Association String Competition in Colorado, and was chosen to perform at the Juilliard School for the Delay-Starling Foundation Symposium for Strings. Other students have won the Simon Fiset String competition, the Seattle Young Artists' competition, the Mori Simon Memorial Scholarship, the MTNA regional finals, the David Tonkonogui Memorial Award, the Washington State Solo and Ensemble Competition, the ASTA Competition and others. One of the students is currently concertmaster of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Several of the students from the Coleman Studio have received full scholarships to major universities and conservatories across the country. Among those who have chosen to pursue disciplines other than music, several have entered Ivy League schools. Uniformly, the commitment of these young artists to academic as well as musical excellence is amazing.
In June 2009, the Studio organized a project to help the students learn about the business, as well as the art of music. The idea was for the students to organize, market and produce the event, in order to learn what goes into the production of "real world" concerts. The Studio rented Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Music Center for a concert of violin encore showpieces. The concert turned out to be a success on many levels. The audience was filled with enthusiastic music lovers, whose applause was so boisterous that it felt at times like a rock concert. Thirteen of the students played solo works and the entire studio- including the teachers and studio pianist- played "Ave Marie" in tribute to Kent Coleman. Another such concert is planned for this June, and will feature works based upon Opera Theater and Ballet.
Finally, the Coleman Studio strives to teach its students not only about music, but also of the importance of giving back to their community. To this end, the Studio encourages students to give concerts for charitable organizations in and around Seattle. Within the past year alone, several concerts have been held at retirement homes, churches and schools. A concert was held at University Presbyterian Church to raise money for Camp Side By Side, which benefits the families of children with cancer. Another benefit concert for Camp Side By Side will be held this April. We hope that you will join us.
Editor's Note:
Seattle Symphony Second Assistant Concertmaster Simon James has been involved with the Coleman Violin Studio for many years. He began as the parent of two students, and is currently one of the principal teachers of the Studio. In addition to his work with the SSO and the Studio, Simon performs regularly as a recitalist and chamber musician, and is the owner of a business specializing in the recording of music for film, television and multimedia. His Seattle Symphony colleague, Principal Second Elisa Barston, is also a principal teacher at the Coleman Studio and teaches Simon's daughter, Felicity.
November 3rd 2010Seattle Symphony Annual General Meeting Musicians' Report
September 29th 2010Odeonquartet Picture Gallery
September 14th 2010Odeonquartet Presents From Russia With Love
September 14th 2010Sayaka Kokubo, Featured Soloist For The Philippine Philharmonic's Opening Night
August 30th 2010Deborah Rutter :: In Memoriam Craig Watjen
August 28th 2010In Memoriam George Shangrow
August 3rd 2010Seattle Symphony 2010 Challenge Donations Online At Causes.com
July 2nd 2010Ludovic Morlot Is Seattle Symphony's Next Music Director
June 29th 2010ODEONQUARTET Is Celebrating It's 10th Season With A "BRIDGING THE CULTURAL GAP" Tour To Moscow, Russia May 23 - June 1, 2010
May 8th 2010Tom Dziekonski, IGSOBM :: Seattle Symphony Players' Contract Summary
March 25th 2010Symphony Cellists Run Yearly Bach Marathon
March 10th 2010WA Alert: Email Your Representative Re: House Bill 3191
March 4th 2010Seattle Symphony Musicians Kick Off The 2010 Challenge!
March 3rd 2010Symphony Musicians In Education
March 2nd 2010Jeannie Wells Yablonsky And Other Seattle Artists Play Haiti Benefit Concert
February 27th 2010University Of Washington Side By Side Concert Gallery
February 24th 2010Support WA State House Finance Committee ESSB6051
February 23rd 2010The Coleman Violin Studio: A Tradition Of Excellence
February 20th 2010Jordan Anderson Plays At UW February 21st, 2:00pm
February 19th 2010Roosevelt High School Side By Side Concert Gallery
February 15th 2010ODEONQUARTET Play "Triple Glass"
February 8th 2010Seattle Chamber Players Play Icebreaker V
February 8th 2010Seattle Symphony Announces 2010-11 Season
February 4th 2010SSOPO And Seattle Symphony Announce Tentative Agreement
January 28th 2010Seattle Musicians Combine Arts And Education
January 22nd 2010SSO Musicians Perform At Korean Community Church Of Seattle
January 20th 2010Symphony Members Help Orchestrate In A Local Soup Kitchen
January 8th 2010SSO Brass Quintet To Play At Mayor McGinn's Inaugural Music Festival
January 8th 2010Seattle Opera Announces 2010-2011 Season
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Mark Devlin is a UK-based club and radio DJ, music journalist and author. As a DJ he has played gigs in over 40 different countries.
In 2010, he underwent what he refers to as a conscious awakening, bringing a new awareness of what's really going on in this world. His special area of interest was how this ties into the mainstream music industry, and the mind-control and social engineering agendas for which it's used.
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Although the harbor of Mobile Bay had been closed to blockade running traffic since mid-summer 1864 with Admiral David G. Farragut's victory there, the port city of Mobile still remained in Confederate control. In late March 1865, two Federal infantry columns converged on the defenses of the city at Fort Blakeley and Spanish Fort. One force of 13,000 Union soldiers commanded by Gen. Frederick Steele moved west from Pensacola with orders to take Blakely from the rear. Union Gen. Edward R.S. Canby's Sixteenth and Thirteenth Corps moved north along the eastern shore of the bay in March 1865, forcing Confederates there to fall back north into their defenses. By April 1st, Union forces had enveloped Spanish Fort. Brig. Gen. St. John R. Liddell, with about 4,000 men, held out against the much larger Union force until it fell on April 8th, allowing Canby to concentrate 16,000 men for the attack on Fort Blakeley the next day. The Union's overwhelming numbers in both columns eventually breached the Confederate earthworks compelling the Confederates to capitulate, six hours after Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at Appomattox, Virginia. The siege and capture of Fort Blakeley was the last combined-force battle of the war. African-American forces played a major role in the successful Union assault.
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There's so much to be delighted with in the Dexter's season premiere that it's almost hard to know where to begin. Fortunately, the writers know how to structure a good story and made sure the episode's most important scene was also its first and best. The Trinity murder is one of the most brutal, disturbing scenes I've ever watched on television. It really is so well done that I could spend an entire post picking it apart. But, as there's a lot to cover, I'll just say that the scene's brilliance hinges on its being so grounded. This isn't some puppet directing people through elaborate death traps. It's an old, naked, dead-eyed man hold up a mirror to a girl's face while she bleeds to death. Wonderfully creepy as this image is, it's how the scene fits into the series as a whole that makes it brilliant. For a show about killing killers, the writers have shown remarkable restraint in never showing us anyone but Dexter committing murder. The payoff is worth the wait. We get a kill every bit as ritualized as Dexter's, a fact highlighted by his use of the arena in this episode. These are both men who try to turn death into something artful, and they both relish the horror this brings out in their victims.
The connection to this season's mirror (pun intended) is immediate, but I think the creators can be forgiven the rush; after hitting it out of the park with Miguel, this season really needed to give us a good reason to care about its core relationship. The downside to this is that it's a familiar pattern. Each season someone comes along to appeal to Dexter's dark passenger, and, so doing, threaten the best parts of him (Deb, Rita, the kids). We've already seen the passenger's brother, lover, and friend. This time it seems we'll get the mentor: a killer even more prolific than Dexter and, presumably, even better at blending in. As the pressures of everyday life continue to pile up on Dexter, he'll inevitable begin to ask himself, how does he do it. This is an interesting enough premise to get me excited (particularly with the most direct Harry parallel to date) but it is going back to the well for the fourth time. Lets just hope the writing and acting are up the challenge.
The twist that may elevate this season's plot is that Dexter may not be tempted by the possibility of leaving the better parts of him behind, but by the notion of integrating them and his shadow-self. Last season ended with him realizing everything he has to lose, and I really can't see him deliberately pulling away from his humanity again, but it's only episode one and his life is already out of balance. The murder may have been what led to the crash, but Dexter was a wreck even before that. Rita's as sweet as ever, but she's obviously asking too much of her husband. This is Dexter's failing, not hers. His public personae has been built on satisfying the expectations of others, so it shouldn't be a surprise that this has led to him trying to be super dad and super husband. The temptation this time may be in "having it all" rather than in embracing evil.
Final Thoughts
Keeping the old apartment? That seems a little risky for Dexter. Rita was a single mother for long enough to understand the family finances. Hopefully they write this out sooner rather than later.
Why can't the subplots not suck? I admit that the show can't be 100% Dexter, but I can't seem to care about Angel-Laguerrta or Deb-Anton. Hopefully they do a better job relating these stories to Dex than last season.
Woo, Lundy's back!
My prediction: Dexter decides to stop killing at the end of this season. I'm confident that they can pull off the temptation story a fourth time, but then I think we'll need something new. As they've already played the manhunt card, the only twist left would seem to be quitting. Add to this the inevitability of Deb finding out, and the apparent life less of "you can't have it all" and you've got a solid for giving up the killing.


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As a UI/UX designer, I specialize in creating scalable, user-centric interfaces and experiences for web and mobile apps. As a UX/Video designer, I worked in classical music productions, curating experiences and video projections on stage. I've been working in tech since 2005.
UX Designer – Luxoft – Jan 2018 / Present
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- Design and development of graphical user interfaces for complex in-Vehicle Information and Communication systems for international markets.
UX Designer – Sparrow&Snow – Jun 2016 / Oct 2017
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- Translating concepts into low and high fidelity wireframes and mockups;
- Competitor Analysis, Surveys, Buyer Personas, Sketches, in-house and A/B testing;
- Online services definition and research; Customer support; CRM implementation (Hubspot).
UX/Video Designer – Symmetrica – Feb 2016 / Sep 2017
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- Musical direction of web-streamed classical concerts;
- Video production and editing;
- UX and Graphic Design consultation.
UX/Video Designer – National Ballet Of Colombia – Jun 2016 / Aug 2017
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- Ability to present cohesive design approaches to a non-design audience;
- Creation of original video art;
- Video Editing, Stage video-mapping, Live synchronization;
- Training of the in-house design team;
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- Creation of original video art;
- Video Editing, Stage video-mapping, Live synchronization
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- Delivering wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a web and mobile.
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- Designing high-quality graphic mockups for apps and websites;
- Analyzing and conceptualizing ideas. Creating use-case diagrams, user-flows, wireframes;
- Web development (HTML, CSS, javascript, WordPress).
Gallerist, Art Curator – Castellano Arte Contemporanea – Jan 2005 / Dec 2009
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Thirty five years ago today, Steven Spielberg's jaw dropping b-movie classic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, was released in theaters. No one knew what the hell a close encounter was, but they quickly learned as they watched Roy (Richard Dreyfuss) and Gillian (Melinda Dillon) search frantically the kidnapped little Barry (Cary Guffey), culminating in the stunning 30 minute light and sound finale, affectionately known as "the light show".
Since I started making stupid all-time lists (not all that long ago because they're really stupid), there have been two mainstays at the top: #1, Fanny and Alexander, and #2, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Numbers 3-10 have fluxed wildly depending on the mood I was in when I wrote the list out, but #1 and 2 have remained the same. They're not films that seem to have that much in common on their face, but they share similar themes of family and abandonment, and are both just slightly left of reality as we know it. Close Encounters has its aliens, Fanny and Alexander has its ghosts and mysticism. Of all of the great films that have been made and that I've seen in my life, I've always found it funny that a TV movie and a B movie are at the top of the heap for me, but it's been persistent. Francois Truffaut's Shoot the Piano Player is never far behind in the list (#3 right now), and I've always loved Criterion's description of it, that Truffaut was drunk on the possibilities of cinema.
The same idea goes for Close Encounters. Just off of the impossible success of Jaws, Spielberg had the backing and leeway to be drunk on the possibilities of B cinema. As it ended up, he was more the puppet master of the film than its director. It's an incredibly manipulative film (especially playing out the scares and scary light of kidnapping of a cute little kid), but its manipulative in the best way possible. This week in THR's writer's roundtable, Michael Haneke rightly cited the Auschwitz gas/shower scene in Schindler's List as being unbearably manipulative in the worst possible way, but, perhaps because there is less at stake in Close Encounters, Speilberg's manipulation comes off more as a gentle nudge in the right direction for the maximum amount of experience than anything else. It's perfectly acceptable to manipulate in B cinema. Sleight of hand, and devious editing and blocking are part of the experience. The goal is to thrill you and sometimes the suspension of disbelief needs to be stretched to the point right before it breaks before you can achieve that.
Stretching the bands of the suspension of disbelief is Spielberg's real talent in the filmmaking world. Even though he's had them snap on him (1941, for example), they've snapped remarkably few times for a man who has been making high end blockbusters for 40 years. Guy's like Michael Bay and Paul W.S. Anderson don't even bother with playing with the suspension of disbelief. You just have to ignore the ridiculousness in their films. If you don't, then fuck you. Whereas you walk out of the theater or turn off the DVD really feel like E.T. or T-Rex exist out there somewhere. It makes Spielberg's films, especially the ones made before 1985, easy to appreciate wholly without any reservations.
Bob Balaban is another great story of the film. Literally, through the publication of the diary he kept during shooting, Spielberg, Truffaut & Me, that chronicles his experiences with the film: from panicking about not actually knowing the French he said he did, the uncomfortable stay in India, and being the bearded one constantly getting mistaken for Dreyfus, who was often standing next to him, clean shaven and thus invisible.
In producer Julia Phillips' bridge-burning autobiography, You'll Never Eat Lunch in the Town Again, stories of the film are dished as well. She speculates about whether Truffaut's hearing aide was just for show so he could escape conversations, and the real childlike nature of Spielberg when a kiss she gives him outside of the Alabama zeppelin hangar where "the big set" was housed embarrasses him so much.
George Lucas was so afraid that Star Wars would not gross anything and he's be ruined, he traded Spielberg 2 1/2 points on Star Wars for 2 1/2 points on Close Encounters. Lucas has probably done pretty well off of those points with Close Encounters' $300+M gross, but not as well as Speilberg did on Star Wars' $1+b gross over the years. Somewhat surprisingly, Spielberg took his name out of contention to direct the new Star Wars film being written by Michael Arndt. After Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, maybe they needed a long break from working together.
With each new viewing the film only grows in my mind, especially for its masterly special effects, done by a team led by effects whiz Douglas Trumbull, not to mention the fact that almost everything is a set (designed by Joe Alves), including the dark side of the moon, which had to be built in a zeppelin factory, and even extended out of the bay door with duvetyne, the blue screen of the day: practical, easy to optically "paint" over. Today it would have been a green screen and digital paint, as would every one of the space ships. No one would have wondered, "how did they do that?" But 35 years later, I still sit with wonder for this film.
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It's a big week for movie news, as Paul and Al look at the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer, the potential Black Widow movie and the Fantastic Four casting, as well as ReedPop's new New York convention and the May solicitations (no, they didn't do Dark Horse, but you could probably write those yourself), as well as reviewing Undertow, New Warriors and Loki: Ragnarok and Roll. The Official Handbook of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe! It's the modern power that can save the day!
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Sat, 8 February 2014
Hot on the heels of their special episode on CHIKARA Pro, Al and Paul are back with a regular hour-and-a-bit of comics chat. They're talking about Mike Marts and Nick Lowe's editorial moves, the new creative team on Superman, the Chew/Revival crossover, the Preacher TV show and various bits of comics movie casting, and they've also got reviews of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Ms Marvel and Batman: Joker's Daughter. Theorising that one could time travel within his own lifetime, The Official Handbook of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator... and vanished.
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Mon, 3 February 2014
Paul and Al take a bit of a break from the norm, and delve into the weird and wonderful world of CHIKARA Pro, the comic book-influenced independent wrestling promotion that's been carrying out a strange and amazing ARG for the past year.
There's no comics chat this time round, but stay tuned for a new episode of House to Astonish this weekend!
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Friday, March 3, 2017
On My Shelf: The Collector by: Victoria Scott
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This book was fantastic! Teresa, I'm surprised you haven't read it yet. :D The series overall was pretty good but I think I liked this one the most.ReplyDelete
Have a good weekend, Teresa!
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I've read some mixed reviews on this one, wifey, so I don't know what to say. I guess you'll have to read it and let me know where to put it on the reading list :)ReplyDelete
I liked this book, but it wasn't my favorite out of Victoria Scott's books. I have to say though the second one was kind of disappointing so I don't know if you'd want to read this one right away.ReplyDelete
SAME HERE^^ I got this book straight away and was super excited for it but then...I never read it. Sigh. If you get to it before I do (which is likely considering my ongoing reading slump) I hope you LOVE it and that it'll motivate me to read it too LOL!ReplyDelete
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text: So, after 3 Droid RAZR Maxx replacements due to faulty headphone jack problems, my S4 has a different problem with the same dang thing. After weeks of wondering why my headphone jack is so sensitive and doesn't want to "just work", I went down to Verizon. I found that every stinkin phone in the store (including the display S4), does NOT have any problems. I used my ear buds and listened to the same thing on a few and found they worked how mine SHOULD WORK. They snap in and stay. Mine doesn't snap in well at all. It is very sensitive and cuts out completely if I barely touch it, once I plug anything in. I've never abused or dropped my phone. So, after going with the installment plan and therefore paying full price, in 2 days I will be using someone's old REFURBISHED PHONE. Next time I'm really going to put my phones through the ringer and check for any and every problem. What really annoys me is that it will be like owing money on a car that was new but is now a used replacement. Next time I'll just use my ghost line. Be aware Galaxy S4 potential buyers!!!


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Creator: Earl Edward Sanborn [1890-1937]
Date: 1920s(?)
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Date Acquired: 2016-04-30
From Where?: Atlanta, Georgia (Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery)
This explains better than I could why Earl Edward Sanborn was inspired by 13th century techniques:
Despite technical limitations, thirteenth century glass has never been equaled in quality of design or beauty of color. The metallic ores used by the medieval craftsman to color the glass were crude and impure but nonetheless produced amazing varieties of color. The glass, although capable of being made only in small pieces, none larger than the palm of a man's hand, gives by this very fact a jewel-like quality to the windows. The uneven and varying thicknesses of the small pieces of glass breaks the light coming through the windows into irregular and scintillating refractions of color. The leads which joined the pieces of glass were well organized, adjusted to the article of window design, and formed an integral part of it. In later centuries when the techniques of glass making were improved, many of these assets of medieval glass, imposed actually by technical limitations, vanished. By the sixteenth century, when glass could be made in large sheets, when the entire design could be painted with enamel colors onto the glass, the mosaic technique of the medieval widows was entirely supplanted and the true art of stained glass became extinct.
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- On 'Hi you' page, scroll down to 'My Products / My Phone'
- Click on 'Customise your phone line'. Now here's the rub: not everyone has this. I do, but my daughter doesn't. We have reported this to BT and they are investigating. Maybe your friend is in same boat. EDIT: If you can't see this link, use the links I gave earlier in this thread and it takes you the logged-in versions.
- Leads you to a 'My Phone' page. Click on 'Your Calling Plan' in L menu.
- Click on 'Change Your Calling Plan' button at top R.
1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC
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NEW DELHI: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has hit out at GSM industry body COAI for writing to Telecom Minister on policy issues without consulting all its members and allegedly leaking them to media.
Taking strong exception to Cellular Operators Association of India's (COAI) August 3 letter to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad demanding that private service operators should be allowed to enter into a spectrum sharing and trading pact with state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and not just a "single" telco, Reliance Jio Infocomm said it was never consulted before writing such a letter.
"This draft was not circulated to us before issue and we are not aware whether this was circulated to all executive committee (EC) members for their review and inputs," Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, wrote to COAI yesterday.
Reliance Jio is a member of COAI, which represents interests of top telecos including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular.
Stating that it was lodging "strong protest" for COAI having issued the letter without circulation to the EC members, Reliance Jio asked the lobby body's Director General Rajan S Mathews to ensure this doesn't happen in future.
"We bring to your notice that your act of writing this letter without circulation and its leakage has resulted in adverse media coverage for Reliance Jio.
"We have taken up this issue with your kind self in person; however, are not satisfied with the explanation related to this matter. The least that we expect from COAI is to issue a press release clarifying the matter," it wrote.
Reliance Jio spokesperson has already clarified that the company was not in talks with BSNL for "exclusive intra-circle roaming (ICR)" and that there are no exclusive or non-exclusive pact with BSNL for spectrum sharing.
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Hyundai and Kia Keep Climbing Up the Sales Charts
Oct 6, 2009
Hyundai and Kia continue to pull away from the rest of the U.S. market, on a pace for record sales this year, with nearly every other brand down sharply.
U.S. light-vehicle sales, including cars and light trucks, fell 22.7 percent in September versus the year-ago month, to 745,997, according toAutoData Corp. That was thanks in part to payback from "Cash for Clunkers." Year-to-date sales were down 27.4 percent to 7.8 million.
The closely watched Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate for September was about 9.2 million, falling back to pre-clunker levels, but at least the SAAR fell no further.
In contrast, Hyundai sales in September were up 27.2 percent from the year-ago month to 31,511; year to date, Hyundai's U.S. sales were up 1.3 percent to 342,217. Kia sales gained 24.4 percent in September to 21,623; year-to-date sales were up 4.6 percent to 238,570.
Together, the two brands – both are controlled by the Hyundai Group – had a U.S. market share through September of 5.2 percent, slowly gaining on Nissan North America, with 7.3 percent.
"We are cautiously optimistic during these challenging times," saidDave Zuchowski, vice president of sales for Hyundai Motor America.
Analysts said a favorable exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the South Korean won is making it easier for Hyundai and Kia to pursue their strategy of providing a high level of standard equipment at a relatively low sticker price.
That raises the value back home for dollar-denominated profits. The advantage could be worth up to a couple of thousand dollars per car.
New and distinctive styling is also likely playing a big role in the brands' recent success.


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Hertz car rental in Amman is remarkably easy, and as the Jordanian capital has so many fabulous attractions it makes sense to explore both it and the surrounding region by hire car. If you want to rent a car in Amman you'll find branches of Hertz car rental at many convenient locations around the city.
Amman is a paradise for drivers, with excellent roads and plenty of good street-side parking. With attractions such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Petra to see, as well as the Roman amphitheatre and three medieval castles, if you're into archaeology you'll have a great time here. A cultural crossroads with beautifully maintained highways and fixed petrol prices, it's very easy to get around.
You will need a full driving licence and must be over 21 to rent a car in Amman, and you will also need to bring an International Driving Permit (IDP) along with you. For more information about driving regulations in Amman, take a look at our page about renting a car in Jordan.
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There's a tremendous amount of parking freedom in the city, and the few parking regulations that exist are not rigorously enforced. The belief here is that everyone should be able to park as close as possible to their destination, and traffic seems to find its own level. Only in the central part of Amman is side-street parking seriously regulated, and you'll usually find it most convenient to park outside the centre and walk in.
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Most of Amman's roundabouts are located along this road and these are the main exit points for getting to all other parts of the city.
Mecca Street runs parallel to Zahran Street in an East-West direction. It is also known locally as Mecca Al-Mukarramehe Street.
Wakkalat Street in the shopping district of Swefiyeh is fully pedestrianised.
Airport Road forms the main connecting highway south of Jordan after passing through the airport from Prince Talal bin Muhammad Square.
The main road through Amman city centre is Zahran Street, which most drivers find themselves on regularly as it connects residential with shopping areas.
The roads in and around Amman are in such good condition, all paved and well maintained, that getting around by car here is easy. Just bear a few things in mind should you be driving in Jordan for the first time:
• Most of Jordan's roads are not divided into lanes by markings, and it's normal to experience overtaking on both sides.
• You drive on the right throughout the country.
• Normal practice is to sound your horn before overtaking, as a warning to other traffic, and indicating of course also helps.
• Motorists always respect the traffic lights, with miscreants captured on cameras places strategically at junctions and roundabouts.
• Right of way on roundabouts is down to individual drivers and common sense is required.
• There are plenty of directional signs along the roads in both English and Arabic, and all of them can be relied on to get you to where you're going.
• Use the big brown signs for accessing sites of historic and archaeological interest, and if you get lost don't hesitate to ask the friendly locals.
• Speed humps and inadequate lighting make driving at night a bit more tricky.


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