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Q: "My phone always got messages from some random person, so I used to delete them after a period of time. However, recently I delete messages which I think it is a spam message, but I realize that I deleted the wrong one. I had deleted a important new message from my friends which I haven't backup his number. I don't know how to do it now. Is there any way to find it back?"
1. Recover Lost Text Messages from iPhone X/8/7/6s Plus with iTunes Backup
2. How to Restore Deleted iPhone SMS/Messages without iTunes Backup
Nowadays iPhone is becoming more and more fashionable and popular. Sometimes we will use the iPhone exchange information by SMS. Therefore the information SMS contains plays an indispensable role in our life. But what if sometimes you may lost the SMS, such as deleted by accident, failed to jailbreak your iPhone device; failed to upgrade; iPhone was lost or stolen. This situation can cause your worry and panic because some messages in your iPhone 6S are so important to you.
This is a common situation which is happened here and there in the daily life. And some people say it is no way to restore text messages on your iPhone device. In fact, there's a way to retrieve deleted SMS from iPhone X/8/8 Plus/7/7 Plus/6S/6S Plus/6/6 Plus. But you need to find a reliable yet professional tool to help you.
Coolmuster iOSRescuer is a professional recovery tool, which enables users to find back lost or deleted text messages, photos, videos, contacts, call history and more from iPhone, iPad and iPod iTunes backup files directly. Thus, Coolmuster iOS recovery program could be a nice choice.
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Note: To recover lost files from iTunes, please not to connect your iOS device with iTunes after you lost your files. Otherwise the original backup files that contains your lose files would be overwritten.
First of all, please be sure that you've installed this powerful program on your computer. Then directly launch it. The program can automatically detect all iTunes backup files on your computer without connecting your iPhone to computer. So if you have ever synced your iPhone to iTunes before deleting SMS messages, then you have a chance to find them back. Otherwise, it is hard to find the file you're looking for.
The interface on your screen will just like below picture. Just select your iPhone backup file and click "Start Scan".
After the scan, all files on your iPhone backup file will be divided and displayed in the program into different folders like contacts, messages, notes, safari, etc. For lost messages, you only need to choose "Messages" and check the detailed info under this category.
Finally, go through and mark the text messages you want to recover. Or you can check the box next to "Messages" to pick all SMS at one time. When these things have done, just feel free to click the "Recover" button to save the found text messages on your computer.
Bingo! Now you've recovered the lost SMS and you can save your friend's number easily. In order to avoid losing again, please backup the message and your iPhone data on the computer frequently.All in all, in order to avoid your important information losing. Backup is important and useful. However in some conditions, this program is more important than the backup made by ourselves. It is highly recommended by its good function and practicability. After you learn, you can download this software with free and have a try.
If you want to recover deleted text messages from iPhone device directly without iTunes backup, you can also rely on the above Coolmuster iOSRescuer and turn to the mode named "Recover from iOS Devices" for help.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to computer with a USB cable and run the program. If you are using iPhone 4/3G, iPad 1 or iPod touch 4, you might need to download a plug-in to enter the scanning mode as below.
Step 2. Then please click "Start" button, the program will scan your iPhone for lost data, like contacts or SMS. Just select SMS and text messages you want to restore, then hit "Recover" button to recover iPhone messages without iTunes backup immediately.
If you have backed up your text messages to iCloud, you can also recover messages from iCloud as well.
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We are committed to ensuring we follow strict guidelines when producing goods in our bakeries. We aim to sustainably source British ingredients where possible and support local suppliers in our area when we are able. None of our products contain artificial colours, flavourings or hydrogenated fats – this ensures we always have clean labels. We are also able to make Vegan status approved products. Our packaging is also made from 100% recycled board.
We have the following accreditations:
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A common task for computers is to recognize the content of images and classify them in categories. A self driving car uses its video feed to recognize road signs and traffic lights. Image classification is also used to automatically organize photo collections so that you can efficiently look for photos of dogs for example. It can also help companies to automate manual tasks.
ML6 build multiple such image classification systems. For a insurance company we built a tool to automatically evaluate the damage of a car. We also built a system that verifies whether an installation was correctly installed or not.
You give the computer an image as input and the output of a trained convolutional neural network than gives a probability score that indicates to which category the picture belongs. Because of state of the art transfer learning, we can start building a prototype with a dataset as small as 100 labeled pictures.


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Family Disadvantage More Seriously Affects Outcomes for Boys than Girls
Northwestern University's Institute for Policy Research has published a study entitled Family Disadvantage and the Gender Gap in Behavioral and Educational Outcomes that found US women graduate from high school at higher rates than US men. However, the female-male educational advantage is larger and has increased by more among black students of low socioeconomic status than among white and high socioeconomic students.
Lead author David Autor, a professor of Economics and Associate Department Head at MIT, writes that in the last forty years the gender gap in educational attainment in the US and much of the developed world has reversed. Between 1970 and 2010, graduation rates for US women rose six percentage points. US male high school graduation rates during this time were stable.
At the same time, women surpassed men in college attainment, especially among children of minority families. Autor and his team believe that family disadvantage may affect boys in a different way than it affects girls. Perhaps, behavioral and educational outcomes are more "elastic" to family circumstances among boys than girls, or that parental investment may vary between males and females in disadvantaged households.
The study used matched birth certificates, health, disciplinary, academic, and high school graduation records for more than 1 million children born in Florida between 1992 and 2002. The team recognized that Florida is well-suited to study the role of socioeconomic status because of the state's large, demographically diverse and socioeconomically heterogeneous population.
This data was measured by contrasting outcomes of opposite-sex siblings linked to birth mothers by using administrative records. Previous studies observed that boys raised in single-parent families had twice the rate of behavioral and disciplinary issues as boys raised in two-parent homes. They were also twice as likely to be suspended by the eighth grade.
In the Florida study, boys born to a low-education and unmarried mother, living in low-income neighborhoods, and enrolled in poor-quality public schools had a higher incidence of absenteeism and behavioral problems throughout their elementary and middle school years. They showed higher rates of behavioral and cognitive disability and performed worse on standardized tests.
They were less likely to graduate and were more apt to commit serious crimes at an early age. Overall, boys' outcomes vary more across areas than girls, and boys' outcomes are more affected by neighborhood exposure than are girls.
The researchers argue that the impact of family disadvantage on gender gap is a causal effect of the environment after birth, not before. As evidence, the scientists measured birth weight, APGAR scores (a postnatal assessment to measure a baby's overall health), the quality of prenatal care, congenital anomalies, maternal health, and labor and delivery complications.
One of the conclusions made by the team was that family disadvantage makes a substantial direct contribution to the gender gap and also an indirect contribution because of its influence on schools and neighborhoods. They also believe that early differences in behavioral and educational outcomes continue into adulthood as young boys and girls leave the school system, begin their employment, pursue higher education, and potentially become parents themselves.
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SAP Screen Personas 3.0 is a personalisation framework, integrated into the SAP GUI family. With SAP Screen Personas you can modify many common SAP GUI screens to make them more visually appealing and customised for your needs.
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Solar Power Financing Program For Commercial and Public Sector Announced by Helio mU
Now comes word that Helio mU (that's Micro Utility, not the mythical civilzation in the Pacific...) is partnering with Citi Community Capital to make financing solar power installations for the commercial and public sector a little bit easier.
Green Energy Community Investment Fund Finances Solar Power
The Green Energy Community Investment Fund will initially finance 4 megawatts of solar power through the end of 2008 throughout the United States. Four megawatts in the next four months? Some Federal renewable energy incentives are set to expire at the end of the year, remember?
Project Criteria
According to Helio, ideal criteria for participation in the program include:
1) Solar projects which can be completed by the end of 2008 so that Federal Incentive Tax Credit can be applied to the project.
2) Sites which are owner-occupied or have at least 10 years left on the lease.
3) Sites which have enough roof space for at least 50 kW or power capacity to be built—approximately 9,000 square feet.
4) Sites which have unobstructed sun exposure year round.
5) Sites which have electricity bills in excess of $2000 monthly.
6) Sites in California, New Jersey, or other sates with existing state-level solar incentive programs.
If that sounds like you, you can submit your project for consideration for this program through Helio's website.
:: Helio mU
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Alexander S. Gudia
Social media is a rising trend in the world today. Communication skills are exemplified by the use of social media networking. Social media networking allows for a communication outlet. Social media is being utilized by students, parents, businesses, and religious organizations. It is being used in many forms by many different platforms for many reasons.
According to the Merriam-Webster, social media are forms of electronic communications through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages and other content such as videos.
Over the course of several years, social media has changed dramatically. Because of social media, people today can exchange ideas, feelings, personal information, pictures and videos at a truly astonishing level. Social networking is one of the most active web-based activities in the Philippines, with Filipinos being declared as the most active users on a number of web-based social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. The use of social media has become so extensive in the Philippines that the country has been tagged as "The social networking capital of the world," and has also become part of Filipino cyberculture (Wikipedia). The effects of these social media can be considered positive but also has some negative consequences. It increases student collaboration, improves participation, content rich resources and they are useful for team projects. These sites have also caused some potential harm to society. The students become victims of social networks more often than anyone else. This is because when they are studying or searching their course material online, they get attracted to these sites to kill the boredom n their study time, diverting their attention from their work and they are more likely to drink and use drug.
At present, whether social media is favourable or unfavourable, many students utilize these sites on a daily basis. As social media sites continue to grow in popularity it is our belief that technology is a vital part of today's students' success equation (Wang, Chen & Liang, 2011). Many researchers have been looking into a considerable amount of research on how social media influences student academic performances at colleges. Many parents are worried that their children are spending too much time on Facebook and other social media sites and not enough time studying.
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Daily Content Archive(as of Tuesday, December 19, 2017)
|Word of the Day
|Article of the Day
E-DemocracyE-democracy is a phenomenon involving the use of electronic communications technologies, such as the Internet, to enhance democratic processes. Though it includes specific activities like electronic voting, e-democracy has a broad scope that aims to increase accessibility, transparency, and accountability in politics. Still in its infancy, the concept is the subject of debate among citizens and politicians. What is the digital divide, and how might it hamper the development of e-democracy? More...
|This Day in History
Operation Vijay: India Annexes Daman and Diu (1961)Spanning less than 50 square miles (130 sq km) on the coast of India, Daman and Diu became Portuguese colonies in the 16th century, along with the port of Goa. After India gained independence from the UK in 1947, its government began working toward the return of all Indian colonies held by Portugal. Portugal, however, violently suppressed peaceful Indian activists opposed to its continued rule. After Indian forces invaded, how many days did it take for them to annex Daman and Diu? More...
|Today's Birthday
Carter Godwin Woodson (1875)Born into a poor African-American family, Woodson had little formal schooling until he was in his late teens. Yet he went on to earn a PhD and become a prominent historian, author, and journalist. He devoted his life to promoting African-American education and history, founding the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and writing, editing, and publishing books and periodicals on African-American life, history, and culture. What nationwide annual observance did he establish? More...
|Quotation of the Day
|I have outlived certain desires. I have lost friends, some by death...others through sheer inability to cross the street. I am not so gifted as at one time seemed likely.
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
|Today's Holiday
Opalia (2018)The ancient Roman fertility goddess Ops was known by several different names—among them Rhea, Cybele, Bona Dea and Magna Mater. She married Saturn and was the mother of Jupiter, and was usually portrayed as a matron, with a loaf of bread in her left hand and her right hand opened as if offering assistance. Not much is known about what actually took place during the Opalia. It appears that women played an important role in the festival. Because Ops was a fertility godess, she was often invoked by touching the earth. More...


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It may have taken four years, but when the first shards of post-punk guitar blast out of Eagulls' self-titled debut album, there is no doubt: It was worth the wait.
The quintet, which counts George Mitchell (vocals), Liam Matthews (guitar), Mark Goldsworthy (guitar), Henry Ruddel (drums) and Tom Kelly (bass) as members, released their first album on March 3 -- after originally banding together halfway through President Barack Obama's first term.
The Leeds-based band, which makes its first-ever San Diego stop at the Soda Bar on May 28, follow in the footsteps of some mighty post-punk torchbearers like Wire, Gang of Four, the Cure, Joy Division, and Killing Joke (who they actually covered for the B-side to last year's "Nerve Endings" 7-inch single), among others.
But lest they fall too squarely into the sum of their influences, Eagulls have loosely combined parts of each of those aforementioned bands and thrown them into a steaming hot cauldron of their own recipe over the course of 10 simultaneaously melodic -- and brutal -- tracks: Throat-shredding vocals ("Nerve Endings"), an angular two-edged guitar attack ("Possessed"), thick bass pummeling ("Footsteps") and a relentless uptempo pace join an uncompromising punk ethos that brings the entire witches' brew to a boil with biting social commentary. Buy it here.
Through the dismal snarl -- and don't forget the unadulterated rock -- the album surprisingly isn't subdued by its own heavy substance. Instead, the band's frontman, George Mitchell says, "[The album] does have a sense of misery about it but there's also a 'light at the end of the tunnel' feeling too. It's not like, 'This is it. This is the end.' There's hope too."
Mitchell talked with us at length by phone about today's musical landscape, their chaotic live performances and ending up on shows with easily digestible pop bands.
Dustin Lothspeich: You guys quit your day jobs to play SxSW this past March. Was that nerve-racking?
George Mitchell: Yea, it's a big step obviously -- every month you got money coming in and you feel safe when you got a job. But now, whatever happens happens. We chose to do it 'cuz we don't wanna be stuck in dead-end jobs forever.
DL: Did you ever think Eagulls would get to this point?
GM: I dunno. I moved to Leeds because of the band. I had a dead-end job for four years and we were basically working those jobs to do Eagulls. But it's what we wanted to do. It's got to the point now, where we're capable of living from the band, going everywhere and playing shows.
DL: You guys played Late Show with David Letterman in January [watch it here]. Was that weird for you guys?
GM: It was. It was a very weird and surreal experience for us. We know how massive that show is, even though we're British. They have these TVs in the waiting rooms backstage and we were watching the show live while we were waiting to perform. Then someone comes in and goes, "OK, guys, ten minutes" and then you're in the TV you were watching in that room. You go from watching it to being in the TV.
DL: You guys came together in late 2009 -- how has it taken over four years for us to finally have a full-length?
GM: It was needed. It all makes sense, the amount of time it took. When we were working at our day jobs, full-time for four years -- as well as doing the band, struggling to pay bills and going on tour. We had to do everything ourselves. We had written and recorded our album before we even met with our record label. We learned who we were as people and as a band.
DL: Are we going to have to wait another four years for another one?
GM: Nah -- we're obviously touring a lot so we don't get to write and record very much. But don't worry about a four year wait for the next one.
DL: You were the last member recruited for the band -- did you know any of the other guys?
GM: I was friends with Henry [the band's drummer] since we were about five years old. We grew up together. He had met the others, and I'd go to Leeds for parties and shows, so I already knew them. They asked me and I was like, "I'm good doing my artwork." I was an illustrator at the time. They kept buggin' me about it, so finally I said "Fine, I'll do it." We wrote a decent song and it got released, and right around that time, I broke my arm, so I figured I'd do the band thing -- and that's it.
DL: The album sounds like it's from another time, like it should've been released in 1984 -- do you feel like your style of music fits into today's music scene?
GM: Well, there are a lot of people that really like it. I don't think there are lot of bands around that are doing this sort of thing -- talking about real things in life; about problems and stuff. They take the easy route; they write songs about any old thing -- basically love songs. And everyone will enjoy that because it's easy and it's very digestible. Our style is more abrasive and it takes more thought to listen and understand it. But yea, there is a place for it.
DL: Your guys' live shows have frequently been described as "confrontational" -- what are your thoughts before taking a stage?
GM: I don't ever really think about it. I just do what I do. As soon as we start playing, something starts happening. I just project my thoughts through the songs. Every show is different. We just set out to do our best. We nitpick about little things in our performances, or little annoyances but people in general don't notice the stuff we do.
DL: How do you feel about some bands these days trying to look like they don't know what the hell they're doing? Like, they don't give a s--- about playing well or anything?
GM: It's weird. There are definitely some talented musicians that try to play badly. You can tell. If you're talented, you should try to use that. Don't hide it. We're not trained musicians, but we play the best we possibly can.
DL: When you're looking at lineups for shows you'll be playing, do you ever think "We just don't belong here"?
GM: Loads of times. There's no point in some of these bands who are currently playing music -- 'cuz they all the sound the same. They're all easy-listening, poppy sort of stuff. People enjoy it enough - and we stand out when we're next to them. It's good 'cuz it makes people realize there is guitar music that's meaningful, not just any old easily-digestible pop music. I don't have a problem playing with different bands -- it's good to have diversity.
DL: British bands seem to nail that post-punk sound. Is there just something in the water in your land that inspires that kind of harshness?
GM: I think so. I think it's a bit of everything about Britain. It's a cocktail of things that create s---. All these people grow up in these dead-end cities and town, and then they move to the city to try and be the next person in the rat race. They create these sort of people; this sort of British thing. You see it in other countries, sure, but yea -- it must be something in the water. And the water tastes good.
DL: Do you think the year-round rain over there just gets to people after awhile?
GM: Yea, the weather is a big thing to do with it. You can't go outside when it's raining. You're stuck inside and that's when you get creative.
DL: San Diego doesn't really have weather like that. Not that much misery in our part of the world.
GM: We'll bring a couple bottles of our water over.
Eagulls headline Soda Bar on May 28, with Twin Peaks and Ditches opening. Tickets are $10 and available here. The show is 21+ and starts at 8:30 p.m.
Dustin Lothspeich plays in Old Tiger, Chess Wars and Boy King. Follow his updates on Twitter or contact him directly.


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We have been discussing the developments about the EU Commission's infringement procedure against Luxemburg and France related to their application of the super reduced VAT rates for ebooks several times in the past (last time here). The EU Commission is of the view that under the current VAT Directive rules ebooks should be regarded as all other eservices and taxed with the standard VAT rate. Luxemburg and France are of the opinion that ebooks should be taxed as their physical contra-parts – i.e. as books.
As reported on PwC's GlobalVATonline, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") has recently published the EU Commission's infringement procedure case against France. There is no official news about the infringement procedure case against Luxembourg available at this moment.
You can access the referral here.
What does this mean for you?
As previously indicated, if your company is selling ebooks in France or to French B2C customers (depending on your business setup) you might even wish to reevaluate your long term pricing strategy and prepare steps what to do in case if the ECJ shares the opinion of the European Commission that ebooks should be taxed at the standard VAT rate.
And with the steps we mean the logical ones (i.e. a price increase or margin reduction to account for a VAT rate change from 5.5% to 19.6% and accounting/VAT/online sells system adjustment to account for this) and also the less logical ones – i.e. how to explain this change to your customers.


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To join Inspire, your organisation will qualify for Membership if the entity is:
- An NGO, Civil society network or an academic institution.
- Have a presence in one of the countries of Europe, as defined by the World Health Organisation (see list of member states here) demonstrated by the following:
- Have an office in Europe
- Carry out activities in Europe or from Europe to advance the domestic and/or international SRHR agenda
- Legally registered or has a fiscal agent that is legally registered.
- Have participation in the Inspire Partnership that is not motivated, or likely to be motivated, solely by profit making considerations.
All Inspire members must sign the Members' Charter, confirming that they agree with the vision, values, mission and goals of Inspire and that they will perform as an Inspire member in the agreed ways.


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Tennis legend Roger Federer looks dapper in a morning suit as he attends Pippa Middleton's star-studded wedding with his wife Mirka
The couple joined royal guests including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the wedding
TENNIS legend Roger Federer and his glamorous wife Mirka were spotted at Pippa Middleton's star-studded wedding to James Matthews this afternoon.
Kate's sister looked a vision of beauty as her millionaire hedge fund manager James waved to crowds while leaving the picturesque Berkshire church a married man.
The couple wed in front of royal guests including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry who were there to celebrate their special day.
Federer, 35, who has decided not to take part in next week's French Open, looked sharp in a dark grey morning suit.
Meanwhile his wife, former tennis player Mirka, stunned in a glittering champagne dress, which she wore with a matching bolero jacket.
The Slovak-born 39-year-old completed her look with a bejewelled clutch bag and towering court shoes.
The beautiful bride arrived in a open top vintage car ahead of her grand entrance to St Mark's Church with dad Michael Middleton.
Pippa was escorted by her father, Michael, when they pulled up to in the quiet Berkshire village of Englefield, shortly after 11.15am.
She was wearing a bespoke Giles Deacon dress, which was crafted to create the impression of being seamless.
And in scenes mirroring Kate's wedding six years ago, Pippa was helped out by her sister who was on hand to smooth out her dramatic train before walking down the aisle.
Newly hitched Pippa Matthews left her wedding in a racing green-coloured 1961 Jaguar driven by husband James.
They were all smiles and both waved as the vintage car drove past waiting press on route to Bucklebury.
Scores of guests cheered the happy couple off.
All left Englefield House following a champagne reception by about 3.45pm.
Royalist Eileen Plested, 68, had travelled from County Kerry, Southern Ireland, to watch Pippa'a wedding unfold from the sidelines.
She told The Sun: "I think it's lovely to have it on Pippa's home county.
"It's very different from her sister Kate's wedding - but just as special.
"It's a happy occasion and a beautiful setting."
High-profile guests spotted arriving included reality star Spencer Matthews, TV personality Donna Air and tennis legend Roger Federer.
But royal fans were left disappointed as there was no Meghan Markle among the guests.
There is speculation she may make it to the wedding reception later being staged at the Middleton family home in nearby Bucklebury.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were earlier pictured beginning their journey from Kensington Palace.
Kate donned a lightly-coloured hat and silver-drop earrings with her hair in a shignon bun and wore a peach Alexander McQueen dress.
She was seen giggling with daughter Charlotte as they watched the stunning bride arrive at her lavish wedding.
Right from the off the Duchess took charge of the eight youngsters who looked to be getting up to no good.
One boy stuck out his tongue at photographers as he tried to find a cheeky way to get noticed next to the mini royals.
While after the wedding, Kate was forced to tell off her own son Prince George who was pictured bursting into tears.
Pippa stuns in floor-length wedding dress designed by Giles Deacon
THE 33-year-old bride stepped out of a vintage Rolls Royce in the striking floor-length dress that featured a demure high-neck, capped sleeves and a cut-out detailing at the back.
The sweeping train added a sense of drama to the star-studded occasion.
Pippa completed the beautifully elegant look with a flowing veil and a diamond-studded headband.
Fashion designer Giles Deacon commented: "I was thrilled to work with Pippa on her wedding dress.
"The dress is constructed with a cap sleeve, high neckline and features a corseted bodice with draping to the front and a heart-shaped detail at the back.
"The bespoke silk cotton lace was hand appliqued to create an illusion of the dress having 'no seams'.
"The lace bodice is embroidered with pearl detailing over an organza and tulle underskirt, which has payer upon layer to enable a floor sweeping movement.
"It's a privilege to show the craftsmanship that my team produces in London and a real testament to Pippa's support of British fashion."
Pippa wore a bespoke veil made by milliner Stephen Jones, of tulle with a degrade of embroidered pearls.
Around 150 locals cheered as they caught a glimpse of the bride in her bespoke Giles Deacon dress - after waiting in a holding pen outside the church all morning.
She wore it with a Stephen Jones veil, a Maidenhair Fern tiara, and Manolo Blahnik ivory satin shoes.
A statement released from Pippa's representatives after her spectacular entrance said: "Miss Middleton wore a bespoke veil, designed by milliner, Stephen Jones, made from fine tulle with a degrade of embroidered pearls.
"The Maidenhair Fern tiara with matching hairpiece was handmade by Robinson Pelham.
"The shoes were a Manolo Blahnik pump, in an ivory satin with bespoke pearl detailing."
Wedding dress designer Giles said: "I was thrilled to work with Pippa on her wedding dress.
"The dress is constructed with a cap sleeve, high neckline and features a corseted bodice with draping to the front and a heart-shaped detail at the back.
"The bespoke silk cotton lace was hand appliqued to create an illusion of the dress having 'no seams'.
"The lace bodice is embroidered with pearl detailing over an organza and tulle underskirt, which has layer upon layer to enable a floor-sweeping movement.
"It's a privilege to show the craftsmanship that my team produces in London and a real testament to Pippa's support of British fashion."
Details of the wedding service, reception and celebrations had been kept under wraps by organisers but it's thought to have cost £250,000.
An expensive glass marquee is believed to have been hired for the event, as have vintage cars and modern prestige vehicles - and posh portable toilets.
The wedding was celebrated the groom's Scottish connections with his outfit, entertainment and the food, with haggis on the menu along with Scottish lamb and whisky, while there will also be a piper and a Spitfire flypast.
Young royals George and Charlotte played starring roles as a page boy and bridesmaid.
James's brother Spencer Matthews, a reality TV star who was a regular in the show Made In Chelsea was there as best man.
He shook hands with Prince Wills as they met outside church moments before the ceremony.
But Matthews's girlfriend, reality TV star Vogue Williams, will not be attending due to a "prior engagement", her spokesman said, adding she "wishes Pippa and James all the best on their special day".
She was keeping herself busy by sharing a video of her working out in just a crop top and gym leggings.
But it's believed James and Pippa brought in a "no ring, no bring" policy for the big day – banning any unmarried couples to bring their other half.
Pippa's brother James' famous on-off girlfriend Donna Air will allowed to attend – but the groom's reality TV star brother Spencer has allegedly been forbidden from bringing Brian McDadden's ex Vogue Williams.
The wedding's "social media ban" was broken early on by Pippa's black sheep uncle Gary – who has caused controversy in the past with his wild antics.
It was widely speculated but not confirmed that Pippa had banned guests from posting photos to social media ahead of her wedding today to James Matthews.
Security is expected to be tight with several senior royals attending, guarded as usual by Scotland Yard royalty protection officers.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We are not prepared to discuss matters of security."
No-fly zones, banning aircraft including drones, balloons, kites and parachutes, have been imposed over Bucklebury and Englefield between 6am on Friday and 3pm on Sunday.
Rev Nick Wynne-Jones, who is the church's resident priest, officiated the wedding.
Yesterday family and friends flocked to the church where security teams were sweeping the grounds.
The trial run for Pippa and her husband-to-be James Matthews's big day prompted a full-scale lockdown on the venue, less than 24 hours before the ceremony.
Among the guests to arrive early for the wedding included the groom's brother Spencer, with dad David also spotted arriving at the venue.
But the flurry of security activity hasn't stopped organisers from adding the final touches to the church to make it perfect for the 350 guests - who will include Pippa's sister Kate, Prince William and Prince Harry.


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I just came from reading a post that defines and describes lightly the differences in ''Cottage Style'' which was confusing me, and I had wondered what they were and why there were so many? For example Shabby Cottage, or Romantic Cottage or Seaside Cottage and many more......
But I have want to discuss Faery Cottage Style and will describe it a bit more. I wish I could have more of the elements that define a Faery Cottage, in time I will! But, what Faery Cottage means, is that the lines between living in the inside of the house and living out in nature slowly decrease, until living inside and out in nature becomes seamless and natural. This is my wish!
Now what makes one a Faery Cottage? Well, it is made of the Natural Elements of Nature of course! Always.....and this means Earth, Air, Fire and Water. The fifth element is Spirit and that is me. I give this space a unique feeling which is tangible to all who come here whether they are sensitive or not.
I don't use the Elements just to say I use them, no, I just find I cannot surround myself with anything unless it is from Nature, mostly, and when I was pressed to try to figure out why my homes had such a unique and natural Beauty to them, I realized I was using the Elements of Nature, which always results in Beauty.
But Faery Cottage means a modest and even small home, ours is 1100 sq. ft. including both the front and back yards. There are so many ways to live naturally on Earth, and that ''natural'' includes the uncompromising Beauty that is necessary for Life, with lots of curves and vaulted ceilings as you would find in nature too and squares and rectangles are forbidden and passe.
Take a look at this!
And this : from simondale . net
And this one everybody is fighting for :D "A Low Impact Woodland Home" also from simondale.net
But my ideal, is Lothlorien...........I have always dreamed of beautiful homes within the forests.
If you google ''alternative home'' or ''green home'' ''adobe or straw bale home'' or ''rammed earth'' ''earth bag home'', you will come up with a plethora of websites and pictures using straw, clay, stone, wood, sand and other natural materials for construction. These organic materials give off a frequency that is harmonious to our energy, in other words, it will never cause stress as synthetic materials do, and even gives us energy. Also, the curves and soft corners will not drain us, as 90 degree angles do in square and rectangular rooms with walls etc, but chi and energy flow and are soft on our own energy fields and do not get stuck or bounce in rounded. open air rooms with fewer walls and no angles. This is scientifically documented now that circular rooms and large vaulted ceilings offer power and energy. Ever wonder why the white house and vatican and temples, and churches all have rounded rooms, ceilings and walls??? think about it. They know.
But, when we use natural materials we maintain our high frequency vibrations.
One of the precious elements of these are that making your own home is described as an indescribable feeling. I can only imagine....but I do imagine!
The natural home or Faery Cottage is full of open spaces, even if small, it will have open windows, or doors, archways, or open porches, natural sourced light, and all the decor will be Nature inspired, created by artisans.
The Earth element would be expressed in the materials used in making the home itself as described above in straw, stone, adobe, earth, clay etc....and in having things made from Nature herself, as in ceramics, pottery, seashells, branches, POTTED PLANTS, flowers of course, and views of Nature from all sides of the home. The plants give off the oxygen we feed off as we give off CO2 which they feed off.
The feeling plants give us is of Harmony. They even respond to our feelings as proven by Cleve Backster in The Secret Life of Plants . Plants and The Green Kingdoms is what makes any place a desirable place to be.
I have several Jasmine and Night Blooming Jasmine
which is intoxicating, everyone says. It never fails to offer the one who inhales it the sense that all is Good!
In the back I have an Almond bush
and lemon trees in bloom...........
and the scents of the almond together with the lemon blooms are heavenly!
I think the citrus flowers are my favorite scent in the whole world.
The other way to incorporate fragrance through Air is through natural incenses, using nothing that is not naturally coming from nature with very little process to get it into the home. The scent it gives off should be extremely pleasing, not just ''nice''. It should cause you to take deep breaths.
Another way to incorporate Air is to have breezes flowing through the house every day....I do this every day even when I lived in New York with snow and cold, I aired out the home every day. In Florida, I open the windows and let the breeze flow through and pull aside the lace curtains for views.
Air includes sounds.......I've added chimes wherever a breeze would touch a chime whose sounds I love to hear, or soothing Nature sounds such as whales and dolphins, or gregorian chant, or angelic choir music lightly playing. Often to decompress I play the sounds of whales and dolphins. Music can recalibrate your own frequency, one must be very careful to sounds, including the voices of people.
The other element is Fire which I use by burning candles.
I use candles in all kinds of vessels, from water floating ones and some very creative and beautiful ones can be seen here , to Himalayan salt holders which I have many of, including electric ones.......to candle holders of all kinds in all the rooms.In this picture you can see a Himalayan Salt Crystal electric lamp and a candle lit with a nautilus shell on display. A picture of a mermaid in between.....all of nature.
My mantle holds candles which I usually keep lit, because I only use natural light or delicate electric ones.
The Water element is utilized by fountains, which I have both outside and inside,
and because I am not by the sea, or a river, or lake, I have created a 10 ft. x 8 ft. pond in my back yard with water lilies, lotus, gold fish and koi. These are my pictures from a couple of years ago. The pond changes as is natural.
You may have seen these elements used in The Lord of the Rings in Rivendell for example, where you will see alot of ornate decorating using vines and nature imitated in art as embellishments.
I have always loved glass too and didn't understand it, but I do now LOL. I gave in to my passion and purchased some cloches and apothecary jars because they simply enhance anything in them.
My home does not look like Rivendell sadly, but I've incorporated as much of the elements I've described as possible. I have more work to do. But my ideal, would look like Rivendell, where I would build upon strong foundations of the old trees, and embellish from there with lots of vaulted archways, circles and curves, domes, organic and natural inspired artwork, even elaborate and ornate, nature and trees used and design added to it so that the home is a seamless flow of home and Nature.
Some nice pics of Rivendell can be found online.
These are the signatures for Faery Cottage Style. Enjoy!
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You might be low on transmission fluid.
I'm not I checked that
There was a TSB concerning this for a software update. Some people have had luck with the update and others not so. Also depending on how much mileage is on the vehicle may be a sign of internal wear of the transmission such as pump, clutch plates, etc. I would suggest as mentioned checking the fluid level but this slip bump you describe is widespread with the 6F50 transmission. It usually only happens here and there usually when cold but it can occur at any temperature.
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I really love the neutral grey color for fall and winter. Its less harsh and dark color than black which gives a brightness to the dreariness of the colder months. It is a versatile neutral that can be worn with any color. From deep colors like purples to navy blues, to bright colors like yellow and pink; it can be paired with other neutrals like black, brown or camel, white and different shades of grey as well. I'm loving the monochromatic grey looks I am seeing as well from other fashionistas and style bloggers. I'm feeling a new color series on the color grey coming on, do you agree? Its like new inspired content coming through from this very outfit post! See my favorite fall trends I can wait to dive into.
Anyway, this is also a basic cotton dress that can be accessorized in any way that is purely based your personal style. It was a very rainy day when we shot these photos, the kind of rainy day that shifts the summer like fall weather to a bit of wintry fall weather that wakes you up and makes you think twice before heading outside with no sweater or jacket. I decided to pair it with this plaid scarf which I got last season as well. I love it when I'm still on trend with just shopping my closet. These booties were a last minute purchase I got at earlier this year at the end of the last winter season and I couldn't wait to wear it again. My signature African bracelets add hit of my Congolese heritage and the purse matches perfectly with the color of the season from the African fashion company called Woodin to add the African twist! I also liked also like the way styled this grey dress when I was inspired by the TV show Scandal with the character Olivia Pope in What to Wear When You're Olivia Pope.
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If you realize there have been water problems in the basement, you need to take precautionary measures and prepare the space for potential flooding, and you want to have experts look at the sump pump.
There are many things that can cause the basement to flood, but you can make sure your home stays dry. Moisture in the basement can lead to mold and mildew problems, it can attract pests, and it can deteriorate the cement. Here are a few things to consider, so your basement doesn't fall victim to water damage and again.
The foundation of your homes needs to be protected on the interior. You can apply a waterproofing agent on your own, or have a professional company come in and seal the basement. This is going to stop moisture from seeping through the cement, which is porous, and it will stop it from damaging the foundation if water is coming into the basement from another source.
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Have a plumbing company come to your home to test the sump pump. They will make sure it can withstand water, and determine if it's in the correct place. They can check the lines to make sure nothing is preventing water from leaving your house properly, and they can see if it has a backup power source. You want your pump to work even if the power is out.
If you need to have your pump replaced, have the plumbers do the installation. They will know what unit is best for your home, and you won't have to worry about it working when you need it.
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It was a cool, November Thursday morning four years ago. Overcast clouds had just rolled in, and the air outside smelled like a snow storm was coming. It was election season in the U.S., and news of Obama's second bid to win the White House filled the internet.
Our son was happily busy at preschool but as I sat at my desk that morning, my heart was racing as though I were running down the sidewalk at full tilt. I stared at my laptop screen, unable to decide what I should do next. Fear had locked up my mind.
I was smack dab in the middle of the second launch of an online program I had created, a program I had opened for the first time five months prior to that day, and that first opening was a great success. But this second launch? Was not going well.
Between my wife's business and mine, we were alternating our online program launches every few months to keep our family finances as even as possible. Papa was was on the stage now, and needed to perform well.
Based on our family's budget needs for the next 4 months until my wife, Bari, launched a program again, I needed to bring in $40,000 from this launch that I was in the middle of.
If I didn't bring in that much, we were going to face some very hard life decisions, like pulling our boy out of the school he was in and moving to another less expensive town, or even moving into my parent's basement for a short time until we got back on our feet.
My parent's basement. Losing our home. Uprooting our whole family. My parent's basement…at age 40, with a wife and a 4 year-old child. That was my ultimate fear. The ultimate shame for me. And it was all coming up on that November morning, staring at me in the face.
Four days into the launch of my program, the revenue so far was only at $18,247. I had 4 days left to make a miracle happen. But my heart was pounding on that November morning, and my system was shutting down from the fear, which, for me, kills my ability to come up with creative solutions to problems.
I had no idea what to do to turn the launch around. No idea how we could avoid my parent's basement.
And then, a little flash of an idea went off as I stared out the window: I could ask for help in my little Skype mastermind group.
I was in a small mastermind group with 15 other online entrepreneurs and 5 or 6 product launch managers and consultants. We all supported each other on our business journeys…especially through launches.
So I opened up my heart, took a deep breath to scrape up any courage I could find, and posted the story of what was happening in the Skype group chat box. And then…I asked for help.
To my great surprise, two of the leaders of the group, who were professional, full-time business and launch consultants, offered to get on the phone with me immediately to offer their time and help in turning my launch around.
Tears filled my eyes as I saw their offers popping up in the Skype text chat. Tears of relief. I was going to get some help. There was a ray of hope. We might be able to avoid having to leave our home and the shame of having to stay at my parent's house while we got back on our feet.
I met with them both and we dove into everything that was happening with the launch, the structure of my offer, the layout of the sales page…everything was covered.
I asked questions. They answered, then they continued to ask me questions. I responded, they listened, and together, with their sage, seasoned advice, we came up with a plan of action for me to adjust the offer for my program immediately.
I spent 3 hours putting the plan into place, writing new content and emails to send to my email list, and then sent out the first email with the new strategy to turn the launch around.
And the sales started coming in. Enough of them were coming in each day that the hope meter kept rising. And on the last remaining day of the launch, a lot of sign ups were happening. The adjusted offer for the launch was working.
When the launch ended, I was at $35,124, just about $5,000 short of what we needed. We weren't in the clear, but we were ever so close.
With Bari at my side, we sat down at the kitchen table and I pulled out a giant sheet of paper from one of my son's oversized coloring books. A black outline of a two-foot wide Spiderman was on one side, shooting a web to another building he was about to swing to.
I flipped the paper over and started drawing a big mind map. It was a plan for how we were going to get from where we were to where we needed to be over the next 3 months.
We were still a little short, but if I took on a tech platform set up project, and if we did a sale of my wife's older products that we were about to take off her website, we could make up the gap.
We stared at the mind map I had drawn, with the faint outline of spiderman on the other side appearing through the paper. I rubbed my forehead, then put my hand over my chin as I thought about it all. "It could work. This could just work, honey," I said.
Two months later, I landed a tech setup project, the sale of the older products went really well, and then we had our biggest launch ever of my wife's program.
We made it. We made it. Oh my God…we actually made it. Major life crisis averted.
Looking back at that event, I can see clearly now the moment that saved me: it was that consulting session I received from those two very experienced business coaches.
Without their advice, guidance, and support, I can say with 100% certainty: we would not have made it through my launch without major challenges in our family life.
That's the power of laser-focused advice and guidance from experts who have been in the trenches building what you're trying to build.
And that's why today, Chris and I are opening up the doors to offer you our own hard-earned advice and support through one-on-one consulting sessions.
Over the last 10 years of building and running online businesses, Chris and I have both had our share of challenges like the one I just shared with you. But we've made our way to the other side, and have both gathered reams of useful knowledge from our own attempts and mess ups and do overs and big wins.
I've built one almost-got-my-chin-over-the-bar 6-figure a year business (Tech Husband), another that made $200,000 in its first year (Joomlashack University), and also helped run and grow the Art of Money (you may have heard of it…it's my wife's financial therapy business) since its conception 15 years ago. I was also the full-time CEO and Director of Marketing over there for the last three years. It's now generating over $350,000 a year.
And Chris? The guy is an e-commerce smarty pants. Selling physical products on the web is a whole other ball of wax, but over the last handful of years, he's purchased and grown multiple e-commerce stores that have made more than a million dollars in revenue.
In a nutshell, here's what each of us can help you with in our one-on-one consulting sessions:
I'm offering consulting for entrepreneurs creating online businesses like the Art of Money, which sells online teaching (in many formats).
My consulting helps you solve the maze of choosing the best business idea for you to pursue, business software to power everything, product launch strategy, business growth strategy, online program design, content marketing strategy, copywriting, customer support, and more.
Chris is offering consulting for entrepreneurs who are building an e-commerce business that sells physical products (yay for products you can actually touch with your hands!): finding the best software for your online store, search engine optimization (SEO) wizardry to bring a flow of visitors from Google searches to your website, full e-commerce store assessment and optimization, getting more customers to purchase on your site, and streamlining your marketing, e-commerce, and financial tools.
Holy moly. There's nothing like having a NASA software whiz focus his expertise on your business. (Yes, Chris works at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory during the day, and I am SO JEALOUS.)
Here's the deal
There is no big, red "easy" button that you can press (despite what some online marketing gurus will tell you.)
But there is a button on the web that says "Make things easier for me" (It's actually towards the bottom of this page), and it works brilliantly.
You just click that button and you'll actually get direct, personalized help, from either Chris or me. Help that can make things so much easier on you. Help that will take the ouch and errrrrggggghh and UGH! out of building and growing your business.
Click here to learn more about how our one-on-one consulting can help make things much, much easier for you.
Because moving into your parent's basement? Is not an option.
Here's to you strapping a big solid rocket booster on your business and launching it into a beautiful orbit.
All the best,
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Logos Bible Software 4 has been named the winner of the SIIA's prestigious CODiE Award for Best Educational Reference Solution.
Due to the large undertaking in rebuilding Logos from the ground up —instead of simply reusing 15–20-year old code for an update— we hoped Logos users would find Logos 4 to exceed their expectations. It did. Logos users quickly navigated past the initial learning curve Logos 4 posed, and discovered a new way of doing Bible study. And the CODiE Award judges got to see exactly what makes Logos 4 so special.Judges put Logos 4 through a stringent review process consisting of evaluating product-specific material and online support articles and training videos. Finally, a live online product demonstration was coordinated so judges could see a first-hand demonstration before evaluating and scoring Logos 4. Part of the evaluation focused on the program's customization features, ease of use, navigation, richness and focus of search results, and use of graphics, among other components.Based on the above components, Logos Bible Software 4 seemed to be exactly what the Best Educational Reference Solution category was intended for. Among others in the same category, Logos 4 beat out NBC News Archives on Demand from NBC Learn.Some 425 products and services were nominated this year. Then third-party judges reviewed and evaluated each item before determining finalists. SIIA members then reviewed the finalists and voted to select the winners.Winning the 2011 CODiE Award now puts Logos Bible Software in the company of past CODiE Award winners such as Adobe, Dell, Cision, Red Hat, SalesForce, Wall Street Journal Professional, and Zendesk.
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Town of Yarmouth Transit runs using a flag stop system – where you can choose to board and depart the bus at designated stops, or by creating your own flag stop.
Anywhere with the exception of Starr's Road and a portion of Main Street and Vancouver Street (see map below) on the designated route, you can "wave" down the bus. When you want to flag the bus:
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When you want to depart, ask the transit driver to find a "safe place" to stop close to your destination (a safe place is one where visibility is good and where the bus can easily stop).
Why a Flag Stop System?
It's really important to us that our service accommodates our users. Our contactless fare technology will provide the Town with the location that customers are "flagging" the bus. This information will be used to help the Town to select new bus stop locations and make route changes in the future.
The transit service does not run Sunday's and on the following days:
New Year's Day – January 1, 2019
Heritage Day – February 18, 2019
Good Friday – April 19, 2019
Victoria Day – May 20, 2019
Canada Day - July 1, 2019
Labour Day – September 2, 2019
Thanksgiving Day – October 14, 2019
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Inside the ear is still a mystery. Millions of people are affected by hearing loss and other ear problems. Research into the causes of these problems is difficult. That's because our hearing and balance organs are found deep within the skull, hidden and protected inside the temporal bones. For researchers trying to learn about ear problems, it is not easy to examine these hidden organs directly in living people. Studying donated temporal bones after death is one of the best ways to learn about the causes of ear disorders, and to devise new treatments and cures. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Temporal Bone Registry enlists people with ear disorders to be donors of their temporal bones after their death. We have information in our office about this valuable program, or we would encourage to visit www.tbregistry.org
The Connecticut Academy of Audiology Annual Conference was June 8th. Of particular interest to Jennifer was the morning session given by Dr. Benjamin Wycherlry, Otolaryngologist. He spoke about the causes of single-sided deafness and both non-surgical and surgical treatment options, including contralateral routing of sound hearing aids (CROS), bone anchored auditory implants and cochlear implantation.
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WIDEX launches new "world's first real-time machine learning" hearing solution. Jennifer attended seminar re: this innovative "intelligent" hearing aid system on May 17th in Farmington, CT. Widex EVOKE learns directly from the patient interaction with their APP in which they complete a simple A/B comparison task to optimize their real-world listening experience. This feature allows the patient to directly modify the listening environment for subjective improvements in understanding and comfort.
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Samantha Sekator (our graduate intern for the last 3 summers) received the Top Poster Award for Excellent in Research at the American Academy of Audiology Convention. We couldn't be prouder of Sam! Sam (pictured on the right) is in her first year of graduate school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and already making her mark in the field of Audiology!
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UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J. – Rafa Márquez just cannot stay off the New York Red Bulls' injury report.
Márquez has been ruled out for Wednesday's clash with the Chicago Fire with a calf knock, and he is set to get an MRI on Tuesday afternoon to determine the severity of the injury. The Designated Player sustained the injury early in Sunday's 2-2 draw with the Seattle Sounders before being subbed out. It is in the same calf he hurt while on international duty with Mexico last month.
On the positive side of things for New York, star striker Thierry Henry has been given the green light to play in Wednesday's match (1 pm ET, watch LIVE online). Henry expressed his need for minutes after Sunday's 2-2 draw, and his body has responded well despite that match being just his third since the international break ended in the middle of June.
"He felt quite OK after the [Sounders] game and he hasn't been playing that many games the last six weeks probably so he needs minutes," Red Bulls head coach Hans Backe told reporters on Tuesday morning. "He feels he'll definitely be available for the game tomorrow."
More good news came in the way of the returns of midfielder Teemu Tainio and forward Jose Angulo, both of whom trained for a second consecutive day on Tuesday. Neither will suit up against Chicago, but they could be available for selection in the not-so-distant future.
"Teemu, you can just guess, perhaps needs a couple of weeks to get ready," said Backe. "Probably the same for Jose."
Gaudette to get nod again
Bill Gaudette will have been with the Red Bulls a mere five days when Wednesday rolls around, and yet the game with the Fire will mark his second start for New York in that short span.
Incumbent Ryan Meara is still bothered by a hip injury, and did not train on Tuesday. Backe said his rookie goalkeeper is not expected to be back this week and that Gaudette is the preferred choice over youngster Jeremy Vuolo.
"Jeremy is not ready for MLS," said Backe.
Amarikwa won't be signed after all
Red Bulls general manager and sporting director Erik Solér told the media prior to this past Sunday's match that the Red Bulls were keen on signing forward Quincy Amarikwa, who had spent much of the last week training with New York. Backe said that is no longer the case.
"I don't think we will sign Quincy," said Backe. "I will have a chat with him probably later today or tomorrow. I think it could be when you sign a guy like [Sébastien] Le Toux, these guys [are] thinking, 'Oops. How much minutes will I get with Thierry, Kenny [Cooper] and Le Toux?' So I'm not so sure he wants to come now."
Backe added that Amarikwa has offers from other teams within the league.
Other tidbits
Jan Gunnar Solli and Heath Pearce did fitness drills on the field after the team completed their brief training session on Tuesday morning. Neither will play vs. the Fire, but Backe said Pearce is a possibility for Saturday's home game with the Philadelphia Union.
Meanwhile, Backe was asked about the status of acquiring a third Designated Player this summer and he refused to comment, telling reporters to talk to Soler about the matter.


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Synaesynth @ The Bella Union, Melbourne
I was kindly invited to bring along my interactive colour to sound conversion instrument to "Good Times Forever Again", a night which originated in Sydney and later made it's way to (the welcoming open arms of) Melbourne.
The talent there was amazing, each band had a unique and well-explored sound, the entire night was set against a backdrop of wonderful animated illustrations by Meg O'Shea, some nude body painting and a legitimate magician. I've never seen someone make objects appear, dissapear and otherwise transmogrify right in plain sight before.
From the event page:
This is the second Goodtimes Forever show in Melbourne after the first big night back in April, making it the third since the event kicked-of started in Sydney. This night is going to offer you a mix of the (un)usual music, art and goodtimes, but for the first time they're gonna have a MAGICIAN!


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Good morning Austin:
I did not watch President Obama's speech at foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on Saturday on the 50th anniversary of the marches that led to the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I was over at 1108 Lavaca Street at a meeting of the State Republican Executive Committee as it chose Tom Mechler of Amarillo as the state party's new chairman to replace Steve Munisteri.
On the first ballot, Mechler received 31 votes, one vote shy of the 32 needed for an absolute majority of the 63 votes cast — the 62 members of the executive committee plus the party's vice chair. Dallas County Republican chairman Wade Emmert and Jared Woodfill, former chairman of the Harris County Republican Party, were tied for second, with 14 votes each, and Republican National Committeeman Robin Armstrong received four votes.
On the second ballot, Mechler received 36 votes, Emmert, 14, Woodfill, 13, and Armstrong, none.
Very exciting, and I was there, live and in person.
On Friday night, I had wanted to go see the four candidates debate at the Austin Club, but was told by the party that, because of space limitations, the forum wasn't open to reporters, but I could watch the live stream.
Tried that for a little while, but that didn't work out too well. The live stream was balky and the only thing that seemed to arrive intact were the frequent interruptions for Fritos and Pringles ads. There is apparently an exciting new Frito product with ridges.
I could have paid a few dollars for a premium live stream sans ads, but I refused to do that. I resent the fact that we are everywhere being nickled-and-dimed into two Americas – one for the masses and another for premium subscribers.
In this case, I was being required to pay a fee to cover what ought to have been a public event.
I had originally been told when I called the party office Friday, that I would also have to watch the SREC meeting on Saturday via live stream, but when I called the party's communication director, Spencer Yeldell, on Saturday, he said it was fine to attend in person, and that was much more satisfying.
When I arrived, a young man named Matt Pinnell, a former Oklahoma Republican Party chairman, who is national state party director at the Republican National Committee, was praising Munisteri for being a model who other state party chairmen across the nation emulate.
He also offered a variation on the classic Woody Allen dictum that, "80 percent of success is showing up."
"The world is controlled by those who show up," Pinnell said.
Made me feel very good about showing up.
After the vote, I talked with Munisteri, who calculated that he had served as chairman for 1,718 days.
He had a board in his office, indicating the number of days he had served, and how many he had left to serve.
The 1,718th day was marked, "Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty, free at last. MLK."
It might seem a sacrilege that Munisteri was using Martin Luther King's closing line from his I Have a Dream speech to mark on his calendar the end of his tenure as head of the Texas Republican Party even as President Obama was honoring King's legacy in Selma.
But, in fact, Munisteri's admiration for King is genuine and longstanding.
In his speech class as a student at Memorial Senior High School in Houston, Munisteri had been required to recite a couple of famous speeches from history, and he had chosen King's Dream speech along with another by Winston Churchill.
"I think the two most influential leaders in my lifetime were Ronald Reagan and Martin Luther King and arguably Martin Luther King is the greatest orator that I have ever watched speak," said Munisteri.
"Although I don't agree with all of this politics, I think he is arguably the greatest leader of our generation because he was able to effect social change relative to an unbelievable social injustice, using non-violence. That could never, never ever be underestimated and I think even to this day, is not fully appreciated I don't know if somebody was blowing fire hoses at me and shooting at me if I could stay non-violent."
By high school, Munisteri was already a committed conservative.
"I remember watching Reagan on the Tarmac at the 1968 Republican convention, a few months shy of my 11th birthday, and liking him."
By the time he was 14, in 1972, Munisteri was working the phone banks for Nixon and Tower, and blockwalking for the Republican Party. He formed at conservative club at the high school. As soon as he was old enough to vote in 1976, he was elected an alternate to the 1976 state Republican Convention. At 26, he was a member of the SREC and at 28, he ran for vice chairman of the party.
On being elected, Mechler, who had run against Munisteri for chairman when he was first elected in 2010, and subsequently served as the party's treasurer, thanked the SREC, and then told them of his commitment to continue Munisteri's work to expand the party's minority outreach.
"Texas is a majority minority state, I guess we probably all knew that. In 2019, the majority-minority situation moves to the electorate. Minority engagement is absolutely essential," Mechler told the 62 members of the State Republican Executive Committee — two from each state Senate district — immediately after they elected him chairman on the second ballot.
Of minority outreach, Mechler said, "Chairman Munisteri started us down that road in such a huge and powerful way. I've been involved for 30 years. For all those years we've been talking about how we have to get more minorities and more young people involved in the party and we've said it and we've said it and we've said it for decades, but Chairman Munisteri, Steve was the one who actually let us see that begin."
Said Munsteri of Mechler's election: "He presents continuity with the promise not to be satisfied with just where we are now."
"I didn't want to stay any more time but had I stayed more time, I would have recognized that we are far from finishing the job," Munisteri continued. "This state is incredibly diverse and getting more diverse all the time and the party has to recognize it needs to look like the outside world. We've had a problem of skewing older and skewing Anglo and, long term, we have to get younger voters and (do better) particularly in the Hispanic community. You cannot hold this state Republican unless you have a very, very sizable and strong base in the Hispanic community, and there are other communities that are important too, but the state will turn Democratic if Republicans don't hold their gains among Hispanic voters. It just will."
"Battleground Texas had the right target. Texas is a state that, if the Republican Party is not more diverse, would be a logical target to turn Democratic. They just used the wrong tactics."
"Battleground Texas' target made sense. We've lost 18 states and the District of Columbia in six out of the last six elections. That's 242 electoral votes. If I'm them and I'm looking at the map, I am thinking, we can checkmate the Republican Party in the near future if you get Texas in the column. And we had declining totals – in 2008, our average ticket only won by 52.94 percent statewide and we only had the Legislature (the Texas House) by 76 to 74."
"They had the right target but they had the wrong ammunition and used the wrong message, and it wasn't a smart idea to nominate Wendy Davis if you're trying to prevent Republicans from expanding their base in the Hispanic community, because she did not play well relative to other Democrats among Hispanic voters. All you have to do is look at the primary" where Reynaldo "Ray" Madrigal won 22 percent of the vote against Davis simply on the strength of an Hispanic surname.
I asked Munisteri – who as of April 1 will be a senior adviser to Sen. Rand Paul's presidential campaign – if he had read Robert Draper's recent piece in Texas Monthly on The Future of Battleground Texas: As the organization marks its second anniversary, the real question is: does it have a future?
Draper had written the important February 2014 cover piece in the New York Times Magazine, Can Wendy Davis Have it All?
Draper's new piece was in some ways a rejoinder to Christopher Hooks' own post-mortem on Battleground Texas and the 2014 election in December in the Texas Observer: Losing Ground: After getting crushed in November, Battleground Texas is fighting for survival and relevance—against other Democrats.
The two articles were not entirely at odds, but while Hooks' concentrated on the complaints about how Battleground Texas had acquitted itself, Draper's piece offered a more sympathetic take on what they were up against, especially including the flaws of the Davis campaign.
Munisteri said he had not read the Texas Monthly article, though, he said, he high regard for Draper. They went to the same junior high school in Houston, Munisteri said, and had once debated.
Small world.
Draper's article begins:
A few days after Democratic candidate for governor Wendy Davis suffered a 20-point blowout loss last November, one of the state's top Democratic donors met with Jenn Brown, the executive director of Battleground Texas. Brown's much-heralded field organization had been set up to do for Texas Democrats what its parent, Organizing For America, had done in Ohio and elsewhere for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Instead, the party had gone backward: Davis's margin of defeat was seven points worse than that of former Houston mayor Bill White, who had been shellacked in the 2010 gubernatorial election by Rick Perry, 55%-42%. Obvious questions were therefore begged, and the donor pointedly asked them.
"Why are you still here?" he recalls saying to Brown. "Convince me that you're still relevant. What's the rate of return here?"
Brown maintained that Battleground's fight had only just begun. "We still have to do this," she said.
"Well, I don't," the donor warned.
Last month Brown, Battleground founder (and former Obama field wunderkind) Jeremy Bird, and field director Danny Lucio sought to mollify this financial backer and others with a succession of meetings in Houston, Dallas and Austin. In all, about 80 donors were treated to a 35-slide Power Point examination of Battleground's labors. Brown's presentation was decidedly peppy. Battleground had registered nearly 100,000 new voters. It had recruited nearly 35,000 volunteers, almost half of whom had never volunteered before. These unpaid organizers had knocked on 7.5 million doors and talked with 1.4 million people—and those with whom the volunteers spoke were 6 percent more likely to vote than those who hadn't been contacted. In other words, the Battleground model had been validated. It just wasn't enough to counter a horrific year for Democrats across the United States, a three-to-one financial advantage on the part of the Greg Abbott campaign, a lackluster "fighting for all hard-working Texans" Democratic message and (though Brown herself did not say so) an astoundingly error-prone campaign waged by Davis and her brain trust.
The skeptical donor with whom I spoke was won over by the end of the meeting—though not so much by Brown and Bird's data as "the enthusiasm in the room, which surprised me, after a beating like the one we took." Still, not everyone was buying it. "People wanted explanations, absolutely," recalls another big contributor who was privy to the conversations. "The more sophisticated the donor, the less they needed. Some of the newer donors wanted to hear a full explanation of everything that went wrong from day one in Wendy's campaign that Jenn was not in a position to provide. For some people, that was probably frustrating. On the other hand, people came away from it as, 'Okay, we did do something good here and it was worthwhile, even though we didn't get the outcome we'd hoped.' One of the big takeaways is, we're a long way from running a [competitive] statewide race again."
In other words, for the foreseeable future, "Battleground Texas" is an oxymoron.
But, I told Munisteri, the line from Draper's story that lingered with me was found between parentheses in the following paragraph:
The two Texas Democratic donors with whom I spoke both told me that from the outset Bird had urged them to think of 2020 as a reasonable goal for converting Texas into a swing state. When the filibuster staged by Wendy Davis in 2013 brought her overnight celebrity and convinced her that she should strike while the iron was hot, the timetable changed but the hard realities did not. Neither Bird nor Battleground's biggest early donor, Steve Mostyn, thought Davis could win (something Bird stated explicitly to me and Texas Monthly writer Erica Grieder at a DC fundraising event just after the filibuster). That said, Davis's sudden popularity was good business for Battleground, which raised money and enjoyed an exponential spike in volunteer recruiting. Davis herself didn't see anything particularly wrong with that; as one of the big donors told me, "Wendy wouldn't even have run without Battleground being there to run a field network—and I was there for all of those conversations."
Well, there you have it.
In other words, while I and other proletarian reporters were being told one thing, premium reporters (Draper and Grieder) were being clued in on background on the real deal.
Neither Bird nor Battleground's biggest early donor, Steve Mostyn, thought Davis could win (something Bird stated explicitly to me and Texas Monthly writer Erica Grieder at a DC fundraising event just after the filibuster)
It is not as if the unlikelihood of Davis' election was not always readily apparent.
But, Munisteri said, "That's not what they told people. (Byrd) was predicting the week before the election" that Democrats were closing in.
Munisteri recalled an apt old political adage: "Are you lying to me now or were you lying to me before?"
"I take a great deal of pride that in that 1,728 days, any person from the press, I told them exactly what I thought, and if I didn't want to say anything, I just said, `I'm not saying anything.' I think that's why was I was treated exceptionally fairly by the media. I took all the press calls myself, I didn't avoid any issues and I answered them all as honestly as I could."
Of Bird's confiding in Draper and Grieder that 2014 was not going to be the Democrats' year in Texas, "I have an alternative reading on it," Munisteri said.
"I know how people's minds work in politics and you go up and down in campaigns, and some days you think you can do it and some days you can't, and an alternative version for this is they really did believe they had a chance but they also wanted to set the alibi way in advance, so they could say, `You know, I told Draper back in June …' and actually, that's what I think they were doing."–
It wasn't as if Draper or Grieder were going to lose interest in the race because Bird had told them it was unwinnable. The Times Magazine piece was more than half a year away.
And if Davis won and Draper came back to him and said, "I thought you were going to lose," all Bird would have to do would be to modestly admit that, "We came on so strong at the end that we did better than we thought."
No harm done.
But that still doesn't quite explain Bird's election eve memo.
From Draper's story:
Jeremy Bird was widely mocked for releasing a statement shortly before the election that relied on inaccurate data to make the case that early voting turnout was better than had been reported. The snafu—which occurred because the Battleground staff failed to fact-check the data that had been supplied by a normally reliable associate—fed the narrative of Battleground as a gang that couldn't shoot straight and, according to one close associate of Bird, constituted the darkest day of his career. That blunder aside, the failure to turn the Hispanic demographic to the Democrats' advantage has a number of root causes. Wendy Davis polled very low with Hispanic males. Inexplicably, the Davis campaign dragged the touchy issue of abortion onto center-stage with the midsummer release of her book and its disclosure of her late-term pregnancy termination. And though the Battleground staff was reluctant to point fingers, even off the record, it's evident that their field volunteers struggled to convey to Latinos and African-Americans how Davis would address their needs when her campaign gave the organizers nothing coherent to work with. Carefully measuring her words, Brown said on this subject, "I definitely have a different appreciation for how message affects the field after this election. In setting up this whole structure again, I would have different conversations about what a field program can do if you run a positive message versus a negative message–and really, the need to do both."
Here is some of the memo:
From: Jeremy Bird, Battleground Texas Senior Advisor
To: Interested Parties
Re: Early vote turnout in Texas
Date: October 31, 2014
With 4 days to go in the 2014 election cycle – and the last day of the early vote period ending today – there has been a significant amount of misinformation about what early vote turnout could mean for Wendy Davis, Leticia Van de Putte, and other Democrats around the state on November 4.
What the early vote numbers actually show is a race that is steadily moving in favor of the Democratic slate – and an electorate that is clearly shifting toward Team Wendy thanks to the continued hard work of the more than 33,000 grassroots volunteers who have already made nearly 7 million calls and door knocks to engage voters about the stakes this election and motivate them to cast their ballots between now and Tuesday.
The early vote numbers this year are very encouraging for Wendy Davis and the Democratic ticket – and all signs point to this being a fight to the finish.
Ultimately, in a race this important – with candidates as compelling and inspiring as Wendy, Leticia, and so many others in key statewide and legislative fights this year – the winners next week will come down to grassroots Texans making their voices heard in the only poll that matters.
In his recent book, Believer: My Forty Years in Politics, the Obama campaign's top strategist, David Axelrod writes:
One of the enduring mysteries of the 2012 election is how the Romney crew so thoroughly missed the reality of what was happening on the ground. Even on Election Day, the Romney team was still preparing its victory party – complete with a barge loaded with fireworks to light up Boston Harbor. It wasn't that Romney and his team weren't smart people, but that they seemed so detached from minority communities and younger generations that they wholly underestimated their to the country and its election process. That is why Team Romney was so shocked when the numbers rolled in.
So far, there is no evidence that Battleground Texas and the Davis campaign were stockpiling fireworks for their victory celebration, but it would appear that, based on Bird's memo, he was equally and oppositely out of touch, or, at any rate, willing to risk looking foolish only days later.
As for this:
Inexplicably, the Davis campaign dragged the touchy issue of abortion onto center-stage with the midsummer release of her book and its disclosure of her late-term pregnancy termination.
Release of the book was odd but I think it was explicable. (Here from her appearance at BookPeople.) The campaign was all part of Wendy Davis' journey of self-discovery and self-actualization. In that context, the book made sense. She may not have been elected governor, but she has, now and forever, a memoir, which would never have been published had she not run for governor.
From the book jacket:
She is now the first Democrat to make a serious run for governor in Texas in two decades, and her personal story is a testament to the enduring power of the American dream and an inspiration to countless women looking for a way out of desperate circumstances. Told in her refreshingly forthright voice, Forgetting to be Afraid is the exhilarating and deeply moving story behind one of the nation's brightest young political stars.
A last word from Draper's piece:
Still, the Battleground team fault themselves for not recognizing how difficult it had been for the previous Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Houston Mayor Bill White, to lose by a mere 13 points in 2010. "Where I made the biggest mistake was, I underestimated Bill White's number," Bird told me. "I think his 42% seemed like, 'Alright, let's start from there.' I overestimated that 42% as a floor and underestimated his performance." Until Battleground can help a Democrat improve over Davis's paltry 39%, no one can take seriously the prospects of Texas as a swing state, Bird acknowledged: "Your floor basically has to be in the 40's. We've gotta get our floor out of the 30's."
Meanwhile, here is another, newer memo, this one Friday to Texas reporters from Matt Angle of the Lone Star Project in advance of the Selma anniversary:
As you know, tomorrow is the 50th Anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" march in Selma, Alabama where citizens taking part in a peaceful civil rights demonstration were stopped after crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge and beaten – some very badly – and tear gassed by local law enforcement.
It's important to acknowledge the overt intentional discrimination by Texas leaders not 50 or 25 or even ten years ago, but over just the last few years.
Our current state leaders – Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, AG Paxton and Speaker Straus – have all participated directly or indirectly in actions ruled to be intentionally discriminatory against African American and Hispanic Texans. What's more, they are currently defending these discriminatory actions in federal court.
As stories are written and comments are made here in Texas about the 50th Anniversary of "Bloody Sunday", I hope the most recent actions of Texas leaders on civil and voting rights can be noted and put into context.
– Since just 2011, Federal Courts have ruled that Texas leaders engaged in intentional discrimination against African American and Hispanic Texans three separate times – Texas Senate Redistricting, Texas Congressional Redistricting and Texas Voter Photo ID.
· While the orders accompanying these findings may have been headed off by later court action, the substantive findings of intentional discrimination by Texas leaders against their own citizens have never been vacated, overturned or altered.
· Leaders in no other state in the nation – not even the old south states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi or South Carolina – have been found by a court to have intentionally discriminated against their own minority citizens during even the last ten years, much less the last 3 and a half years.
· Texas leaders are currently expending Texas taxpayer funds to defend the process they used to intentionally discriminate (the congressional case in Federal District Court in San Antonio and before the 5th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in the Voter ID case).
From Saturday night.
And from Friday night at Gruene Hall, after I gave up on the Republican livestream.


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there is yet another contender for a "post cmos memory" technology. this technique involves using a benzene-dithiolate (bdt) molecule to form a two-terminal "switch." stephen empedocles, director of business development for nanosys, claims, "it is more of a question of when – rather than if – this technology will reach the marketplace," adding that this technology "will be a powerful thing indeed." despite the enormous potential of molecular memories, several problems will need to be addressed before this technology can reach the mainstream. engineers need to find a way to economically mass produce these devices, deposit them on a substrate with molecular precison, wire them up, and have them interface with other electronic devices. even if all problems are solved, it still might not be enough for the technology to succeed. the molecules will have to be stable and durable enough to survive being switched quadrillions of times, and they will need to switch in billionths (or even trillionths) of a second.
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|eh (11:54am est wed feb 12 2003)
dont know what to say but first post – by racerxl
|never listen … (12:21pm est wed feb 12 2003)
… to loony directors of business development. basically he's saying that the product is ready when they haven't even _begun_ to solve the engineering problems. – by me
|wow… (12:30pm est wed feb 12 2003)
a new record in the "eureka" to "ready for sale" timeframe. larry ellison would even be dazed by this sales pitch. basically…we found something neat, and if it all goes well and we figure out how to use it, we may be able to mass produce it and sell it".
i have heard of "vaporware", but this seems to be "vapor-hardware"