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Cigar Review: Balmoral Royal Selection Añejo 18 Torpedo MK52
Posted by Jonathan David on Sep 17, 2014 in Reviews | 0 comments
Royal Agio Cigar Company / Drew Estate Cigars
Country: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Brazil (aged 18 years)
Binder: Dominican Republic (Oro)
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua & Brazil
Size: 6 1/4″ x 52
Strength: medium bodied
Price: $13.50
Overall Rating: 8.8
With tomorrow's Scottish independence vote (see my On a Side Note section) this seemed like the perfect time to review the Balmoral Royal Selection Añejo 18 (named for the royal family's Scottish estate) The Balmoral Royal Selection Añejo 18 is a release from Dutch company Royal Agio Cigars (and distributed by Drew Estate in the U.S.). Although the company is not well known in the United States, Royal Ajio Cigars was founded in 1904 and claims to be the fourth largest cigar company in the world. The Royal Selection Añejo 18 has an eighteen year old Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper that gives it a nice aged sweetness.
Pre-Light: The Balmore Royal Añejo 18 Torpedo is a has a beautiful dark Brazilian wrapper that makes the cream and blue band really stand out. A shield like shape and large letter 'B' gives the Balmore a slightly regal look to it. The band is on glued together pretty tight so it's a little hard to pull it off in one piece.
An interesting mix of barnyard, campfire and leather scents come from the cigar's wrapper. There is a chocolatey aroma from the unlit foot of the Balmoral Royal Selection. The cold draw is very easy and allows through a sweet natural tobacco and honey flavor.
Burn: The draw on the Balmoral Añejo 18 is superb from start to finish. For the most part the burn on the Balmoral is even, but it's a little jagged looking around the edges. The ash falls off the cigar fairly easily, so watch your clothing.
Flavor: The Balmoral begins with a mixture of sweet wood and earth flavors. There is a hint of chocolate flavor to the cigar. Throughout the first third Balmoral is a surprisingly mild cigar. Entering the second third the chocolate really begins to develop. Hints of leather, earth, caramel, cedar and cinnamon. On the retrohale there is a good deal of cinnamon and powdered cocoa. There is a great sweetness to the Balmoral that was unexpected. In the final third there is a mix of sweet chocolate, earth, cedar, hazelnut and leather. In the final few inches of the Balmoral Añejo 18 some mild black pepper becomes noticeable.
Overall: As a Scottish guy I just had to try the Balmoral as it is named for the Royal Family's residence in Scotland. The Anjeo is a mild cigar with a pronounced sweetness from the 18 year old Brazilian wrapper. Flavors of chocolate, earth, cinnamon, hazelnut and caramel blend together in a very pleasing way. Personally, I found the Balmoral Royal Selection Añejo 18 a very good cigar that is certain to find a spot in my humidor. Because it's mild-medium body this cigar is good stepping stone for the mild smoker looking to move up to slightly stronger more full flavored cigars.
Pairing: The Balmoral pairs very well with a Brandy of Camus Cognac. For the scotch drinker the Balvenie 17 DoubleWood, Royal Lochnagar Distiller's Edition, Glenfarclas 25 and Glenfarclas 105 will all pair nicely with the Balmoral. Personally, I enjoy a dram of Tobermory with the Balmoral Añejo 18. A cup of coffee or cappuccino will pair nicely with the Añejo 18.
On a side note: This seemed like the perfect time to review the Balmoral as the Scottish Independence vote happens this week. After 300+ years as part of the United Kingdom, Scottish citizens will head to the polls tomorrow to vote on is they should remain part of the union with England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since this year is the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, it seems that there is a lot of nationalistic pride right now in Scotland. There are a lot of unanswered questions about independence like what currency will be used, who will get the rights to oil of the Scottish coast, will the US navel base will be allowed to remain. After two years of following this debate I'm still not sure if it's a good idea, but I'll support my Scottish relatives in whatever they decide. Virtue Mine Honor!
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Abu Dhabi meeting discusses challenges Yemen faces
Monday, 29-March-2010
- Meetings of Yemen Friends group are to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital Abu Dhabi on Monday. Participants in the meting are representatives of 20 courtiers in addition to Yemen which participates with a delegation led by Deputy Minister for Planning and International Cooperation Hisham Sharaf Abdullah.
It is expected that the meetings are to begin with a few number of countries composed of Britain, The United States of America and the UAE, in addition to Yemen. This will be followed by the major meeting where all representatives of the 20 countries, in addition to Yemen re to participate.
Over two days meetings discussions are to focus on issues relating to the two premises of development and the good governance in Yemen as they represent a practical translation of the latest London meeting for supporting Yemen.
Yemen's Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdul Karim al-Arhabi has earlier stated that the meting is an opportunity for discussing and reviewing the challenges facing Yemen and ways of activating role of the donors to help Yemen confront those challenges. The Minister praised initiative of the UAE in hosting meetings of the two groups of development and the good governance.
This is the first meeting for consultation and coordination on mechanism of the group work. The meeting would focus on determining areas of priority work for the Yemeni government and assisting in its implementation by the group. The team would present a report to the ministerial meeting scheduled to be held next may.
It is to be pointed out that the 20 countries taking part in the meting are Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, Spain, Holland, Turkey, Russia, France and Italy, in addition to Yemen and representatives for the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the European Union, the United Nations Abu Dhabi fund for Development and Khalifa Bin Zaid Foundation for Charity Works.
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Belarusian riders relatively successfully overcame the penultimate stage of the Dakar-2019 rally-raid. All three crews finished in the top ten, and Alexey Vishnevsky's MAZ managed to complete the race even after Czech Martin Kolomy crashed it with his Tatra.
The ninth stage was held in the vicinity of the city of Pisco. The 311 km of the special stage became the "hodgepodge" of Dakar obstacles: first there were dunes, then "fesh-fesh", and in the end there were winding mountain roads. Almost all the crews encountered difficulties on the track.
"Today was a double start, which we went together with Gerard de Roy. We drove for the "flying Dutchman" and weren't heroes, especially since he had a decent pace that we couldn't keep on our own. In one place he could not take a side bias and did not rise, but we succeeded and we went further, - says Sergey Vyazovich. - We went to the track first and it was difficult for the navigator here. While he was choosing the direction in doubt, I, as a pilot, was nervous and reinsured. As a result, due to the long decision where to go, we sat down at one of the peaks. The speed was inappropriate, and we hung on the top, but we dug out in five minutes. For 20-30 km to the finish line we entered the mountainous part, and it was narrow for trucks. Dima Sotnikov reversed, and in front, as it seemed, Iveco laid. At the finish, we learned that it was Federico Villagra's truck. The last section was uncertain, torn and nervous."
At the same time, Sergey Vyazovich's MAZ finished the second, passing a special stage in 4 hours and 33 minutes. The winner of the race was Eduard Nikolaev, who was 14 minutes faster. In the overall standings, Belarusians moved up to sixth place with a delay of 6 hours 19 minutes from the Russian crew leading the race. About 14 minutes separated the "fastest MAZ" from fifth place.
Alexey Vishnevsky's MAZ finished with injuries. Tatra truck crashed into it, driven by Czech Martin Colomy. However, this did not prevent Belarusians from getting to the finish with a good time.
"There were no signs of trouble. We went to support Alexander Vasilevsky, caught up with him, kept behind, walked along the dunes together. At some point, we stopped to "pull in" and stood for four minutes. We thought that Sasha was already ahead, but it was the other way around, as he had been looking for one of the control points for a long time. We were in a rocky mountain gorge, rolled over a roll and there a second sharp ascent awaited us, where we stopped backwards. In just five seconds, Martin Coloma crashed into us, smashing our truck badly. Vasilievsky's MAZ arrived a little later and pulled Tatra out so that we could leave," described Alexey Vishnevsky.
The youngest Belarusian pilot showed the seventh time - 5 hours 21 minutes, which is more than an hour different from the best result. In the general classification the truck is in the second dozen.
Alexander Vasilevsky finished the stage at the eighth place, leaving 5 hours 34 minutes on the highway. He lost 1 hour 14 minutes to the winner of the race. In the "absolute", the Belarusian crew ranks eighth, lagging behind Eduard Nikolayev 10 hours and 12 minutes.
"We passed the stage well, we did not stand anywhere. We helped the motorcyclist: the girl stood and asked for help. A mechanic and co-driver came out to help her to lift a motorcycle and pull it onto the dune. Later, Tatra which crashed into Vishnevsky's MAZ had to be hauled in. The task was to play 37 minutes against Hino, and we beat him more than an hour, so the day was a success, "Alexander Vasilevsky was pleased with the race.
The last stage of the rally-raid will lead riders in Lima. On the way to the capital, the crews will have a 112-kilometer special stage. And although the organizers promise serious tests on the track, it is unlikely that the final race will present any surprises.


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Increased opportunities for South Pacific nations to get regular international cricket competition over recent years has seen a significant rise in playing standards.
New Zealand Cricket's umpiring manager Brian Aldridge has just returned from the South Pacific Games held in Suva, Fiji where he was tournament referee and a mentor to umpires taking part in the event. Teams from New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, the Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji took part. Tonga was not represented due to the fact their Olympic committee were unable to sanction attendance because there are competing cricket associations in the country.
PNG won the tournament, when taking a two-run win over Fiji in a final that was delayed for three days due to rain. That rain caused Fiji captain Neil Maxwell to miss the match as he had to return to work in Australia.
"The standard of cricket played by the teams varied and when PNG played New Caledonia they scored 520 by batting first and then bowled New Caledonia out for 40. PNG would be the equivalent of a Hawke Cup side competing in the elimination stages of the event in New Zealand, while New Caledonia would struggle in fourth grade club level," Aldridge said.
However, Aldridge, who has seen both Pacifica Cup tournaments played, said there had been an "amazing" improvement in standards by all teams. From his own point of view he thought umpiring standards were also improving and that was important because as playing standards improved players were entitled to think umpiring standards were on the up.
Games in the tournament were of 40 overs duration on composite pitches, which was 10 overs more than most of the countries played in their domestic competition matches. But one of the outcomes of this tournament was that teams were going to play more regular 50-over matches.
Behaviour standards had been reasonable and while there were no code of conduct citings, Aldridge had occasion to get a message onto the field that one side should tone down its approach. From that point, he said that once the players improved their standards, so also did the umpires.
The other aspect of the tournament that impressed Aldridge was the throwback to amateur sport for competitors in the Games overall. They were quartered at the University of the South Pacific in Suva in bunk bedding with mattresses, no blankets and cold showers. He didn't think it would be something appreciated by more mainstream cricketers around the more privileged Test-playing nations.


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Coming from Ciudad Real (Spain), River Crow has a direct and striking sound, with riffs full of groove and strength that get to your bones.
Their influences go from Black Sabbath to Pantera passing by Black Label Society or Metallica. With a staging full of energy and attitude, it's always a pleasure to watch them on live and to share some beers with them.
During 2015 Chema Fernandez, after being in various lineups that hadn't much activity, decides to start a new project. This way he contacts some friends and they start to rehearsal and knock into shape the first compositions that would define the sound of River Crow. Finally, they debut in 2016 with "Endless Road", a four songs EP that was well received by the critics and that is currently out of stock.
A year later, the single "Two Stories From Hell" is launched and the band goes in its first national tour together with Grim Comet, from Madrid. Is during this tour that they manage to capture the attention of the label The Fish Factory (Avalanch, Topo, Hell's Fire…), that proposes to the band to publish their first LP, offer that they accept without a doubt.
This way at the end of the year they start recording "No More Redemption" at Anhell Studios in Madrid, finally the said album comes out in January 2018. Quickly they receive the compliments of specialized media and fans and they sign onto an extensive tour throughout the peninsula during which they win the RESURRECTION FEST Band Contest de 2018, bringing them the possibility to share poster with bands like Megadeth, Scorpions, Stone Sour, Kiss, Ghost…
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Experience means we've seen or handled virtually every type of criminal defense situation. It means you can trust us.
When you hire our firm, you always work directly with an attorney whose responsible for managing your case.
Those arrested in Los Angeles for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) may be very worried about they the charges and the case conclude. Barring expungement, a conviction stays on a record forever so the nervousness becomes quite understandable. Defendants in a DUI case must understand "innocent until proven guilty" and "guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" both apply. Unless the prosecutor is able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant was legally intoxicated, and the defendant operated a vehicle with under the influence, a DUI conviction becomes impossible.
This doesn't meant addressing DUI charges is simple. Persons charged with a DUI can't deal with the complexities of the legal system without hiring a qualified attorney. An attorney reviews the specifics of the case and then advise the client on the options available to him/her when charged with a DUI.
The DUI Arrest
If you were driving erratically on the road, the police have probable cause to pull you over under suspicion of a DUI. Upon noticing other signs of intoxication, a police officer could request you undergo a breathalyzer test. Upon completetion, the results of the test show intoxication based on the blood alcohol content level. The BAC results become the prosecuting attorney's strongest case against a defendant.
Again, as a defendant, options exist to approach the defense. The two primary options to explore are:
The circumstances of the case play into an attorney's recommendation to a client regarding what options to exercise. Ultimately, it would be the defendant who makes the final decision. You should choose wisely based on counsel with an attorney.
The Plea Bargain Arrangement
A plea bargain refers to an agreement worked out between the defendant and the prosecutor. The defendant either pleads guilty or no contest to a lesser charge or to another deal worked out with the court such as a specific, agreed upon sentence.
When the evidence of guilt for a DUI appears significant, the plea bargain agreement put forth by the district attorney's office might only be marginally better than the maximum penalty allowed by law. A defendant may feel intimidated when put into a position of looking at a terrible plea deal. With the right counsel in his/her corner, the defendant does not need to be intimidated into accepting a poor plea arrangement.
For example, the plea bargain put forth by the district attorney's office may require an amount of jail time along with a very heavy fine. This comes in addition to several years of probation. A defense attorney could negotiate a much lower fine and no jail time. Obviously, the defendant wouldn't want to serve time in jail if the sentence can be avoided. The right lawyer could eliminate the possibility of spending time in jail.
If the district attorney's case is very weak, the defense counsel may suggest going to trial.
Seeking a Decision in Court
In court, the defense counsel might even prevent the case from going forward. If the defense attorney shows the police completely lacked probable cause to pull the defendant's car over, the case could end up being outright dismissed.
A lack of probable cause may lead to the evidence being inadmissible in court. Therefore, the BAC reading would not be presented to a jury. In this possible scenario, the jury likely would come back with a not guilty verdict since the lack of evidence undermines the prosecutor's ability to show guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Predicting how a jury will react cannot be done with absolute certainty. However, an experienced defense lawyer wouldn't head into a jury trial are all without a reasonable expectation of a likely outcome. Previous experience with DUI jury trials allows an attorney to feel confident or not about a possible outcome.
Selecting the Best Defense Attorney
Choosing an attorney to handle a Los Angeles DUI case should be done with great care and deliberation. The best attorney is one who already handled similar cases in the past and delivered an agreeable outcome to the client. While no defendant can expert a perfect decision, he/she should expect expert counsel that has his/her best interests in mind.


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When you pray to the universe and the universe answers back in a miraculous way: Couple of days ago I got a strong feeling of going to do something in particular place in my town. I have a feeling I will find a spiritual master.I went to this place, and the first day I meet... Continue Reading →
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This past weekend during our weekend retreat with the MADRE we had a very unusual exorcism during the first ceremony. Honestly, we always perform exorcisms of different types and energy cleansings for all our participants during our retreats. Many people are not aware of the existence of these demonic or parasitic energies, but they exist,... Continue Reading →
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Vinifera and hybrid grapes grow on the rolling hillside. The Scholomiti family produces fine Finger Lakes table wines, specializing in Riesling, Pinot Noir, Chambourcin, and Cabernet Franc. Tasting room open Saturday and Sunday, April - December, or by appointment. Reservations required for groups of 8 to 16 people. Tasting Room is open Saturdays & Sundays 12:00 Noon - 5:00 PM, April through December. Private tastings are available by reservation.


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Peter Holst-Andersen is the Chair of the Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) Working Group. He is the only Working Group Chair remaining in his position after Iceland has assumed the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. We revisited some statements he made as he first became EPPR Chair (read his first interview) and asked him for his ambitions and personal favorites.
Peter, you admitted having a crush on the Arctic. Was is it love at first sight?
My first trip to Greenland was in a cargo plane. Looking out of the very small windows and having a very difficult landing, it was a rather scary experience. But when the door opened and I saw the Greenlandic mountains, it was really love at first sight. It was an amazing view and I still very clearly remember it.
At the beginning of your first term as Chair of EPPR you stated that you wanted to make a difference – saving lives and protecting the environment. How close have you come towards this goal?
I think we are getting better at rescuing people and protecting the environment through the work we are doing in EPPR. It is a group of very dedicated professionals, and working with them and ensuring international cooperation benefits this goal.
What are your ambitions for your second term as EPPR Chair?
It is basic knowledge that we can't do everything alone, we need to work together. So, my ambition is to increase the existing good cooperation. Of course, I will also help identifying projects that can assist us in our efforts to protect the environment and human lives.
Which EPPR activities should we keep an eye on during the next two years?
I think we have some very good ongoing projects. I have some personal favorites but representing the Arctic States and the Permanent Participants, I will have to stick to our work plan. Some of the projects that are really interesting are for example related to small communities, in which we work on and with small communities to improve their safety. We are also looking into nuclear disasters. We have done this before, but we are increasing this work over the next couple of years. So, keep an eye on those.
…what are your personal favorites?
I'm not sure I'm in a position to highlight my personal favorites, but I would say the small community projects make a lot of sense, because they are for the people living and working in the small communities in the Arctic region – and they do not have the same infrastructure as people in the capital areas of the Arctic states. These communities certainly can use the work we are doing.
View the full interview with Peter Holst-Andersen on the Arctic Council Vimeo channel.


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a blog by Josh Ourisman.
Ah the joys of django
Sep 13, 2008
I've just implemented the first real benefit of having my blog now be
based instead of WordPress based. Because part of the reason I had wanted to make this move all along was to allow for some close integration between my blog and my business site, when I went about setting up the Django project for the blog I actually just duplicated the project for my
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Why are Toledo drivers flocking to our dealership to buy used cars?
At Perrysburg Auto Mall, we've been working with drivers from the Toledo area for quite some time now. And one of the reasons we have so many loyal customers across the greater Toledo area is due to the fact that our guests know they'll always be spoiled for options when they come to visit our dealership. But while our new GMC, Volkswagen, and Volvo models may be the main draw for many drivers, still many others entrust their business to us for our extensive selection of outstanding used cars.


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As amended January 2018
Section 1 – Name
- This organization shall be known as the Upper Boggy Creek Planning Team (UBCPT).
Section 2 – Statement of Purpose
- The purpose of the UBCPT shall be to review and make recommendations on all proposed amendments to the Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Plan.
- The UBCPT will track the ongoing implementation of the action items in the Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Plan.
Section 3 – Boundaries
- The boundaries are roughly I-35 on the west, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (MLK) on the south from I-35 to Stafford Street; then north to Manor Road and eastward to Airport Boulevard; north of Airport Boulevard south of Mueller property near access to I- 35; to include neighborhoods south of the former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport. The area includes five neighborhood associations in three subdistricts. Subdistrict One contains the Wilshire Wood, Delwood I and Delwood II Neighborhoods; Subdistrict Two contains the Cherrywood Neighborhood; and Sudistrict Three contains the Rogers Washington/Holy Cross Neighborhood and the Blackland Neighborhood.
Section 4 – Membership
- UBCPT membership shall be open to anyone who lives or owns property or operates a business within the boundaries ofthe neighborhood planning area.
- Voting membership is composed of up to four representatives appointed by each of the six neighborhood associations within the UBC Neighborhood Planning Area. Each neighborhood may appoint up to one homeowner, one renter, one resident (homeowner or renter), and one business/institutional (commercial, religious, community organization or non-profit) representative as representatives. [revised 1/2018].
- The UBCPT membership list shall be updated annually and a copy shall reach the City of Austin Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department by September 1 of each year.
- No member shall purport to represent UBCPT unless authorized by UBCPT.
- Upon the date of adoption of the bylaws, all currently listed participants shall automatically be After the date of adoption, the membership criteria listed above shall apply.
- Upon request, each member shall receive a copy of the adopted bylaws of the UBCPT.
Section 5 – Participation
- Neighborhood associations are responsible for designating their representatives.
- The secretary will make a notation in the minutes of each meeting of the names of absent individuals and contact their neighborhood associations to report the lack of representation.
Section 6 – Meetings
- Unless otherwise specifically defined in these bylaws, all affairs of the UBCPT shall be governed generally by Robert 's Rules of Order, current edition.
- The UBCPT shall meet at least once per year to elect officers.
- Meetings shall be held on an as-needed basis when an application to amend the Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Plan has been submitted to the City of Austin.
- Special meetings of the UBCPT may be called by a member of the executive committee.
- UBCPT meetings shall be open to the public. Visitors shall be invited to participate in the discussion of the matters at hand, but only qualified voting members of the UBCPT will be eligible to vote.
- The minimum number of UBCPT members necessary to establish a quorum at any regular meeting is five members from at least four of the six neighborhood associations [revised 2015].
- Approved minutes of meetings and sign-in sheets, as a record of attendance, must be kept for all meetings of the UBCPT and shall be forwarded to the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department upon request.
Section 7 – Meeting Notification
- Meetings will be publicized in the neighborhoods using whatever reasonable means that are available, for example, but not limited to, newsletters , flyers, mailings, e-mail and telephone. Notices shall be distributed not less than seven days before the meeting date.
- Failure to receive a meeting notice does not invalidate the meeting. The provisions of this section, however, must be complied with in good faith.
Section 8 – Officers and Duties
- The officers of the UBCPT shall be: Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary
- Duties of the officers are as follows:
- The chair shall be responsible for the operation of the UBCPT and its officers pursuant to these bylaws. This shall include conducting meetings, representing the team at official functions, appointing subcommittees, and generally overseeing the business of the UBCPT. The chair shall have the primary responsibility for leading the long-term and short-term planning efforts of the neighborhood and shall also have specific duties as spelled out elsewhere in these bylaws and as delegated by the UBCPT.
- The vice-chair shall assist the chair in preparing meeting agendas and conducting meetings and shall assume all duties of the chair when required.
- The secretary shall maintain all written records as directed by the chair, the executive committee or the UBCPT membership.
Section 9 – Nomination, Election and Term of Officers
- The membership of the UBCPT shall nominate one or more eligible voting candidates from the UBCPT for each office for the coming year. All candidates must be qualified voting members of the UBCPT.
- Officers will be elected by a majority vote of the UBCPT voting members.
- The terms shall be for two years.
- The secretary will notify the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department in writing of the names of the newly-elected officers, their contact information, and the date they are due to take office.
Section 10 – Removal and Vacancies of Officers
- Any elected officer may be removed from office for good cause. Removal shall be debated by the UBCPT and shall require a 3/4 vote of the quorum, providing that a resolution proposing the consideration of the removal has been adopted at a preceding meeting and that notice of the vote for removal has been included in the call to the meeting at which the vote is to be taken.
- Should vacancies occur outside the normal election process, candidates for the unfilled term shall be nominated from the floor and elected at the next scheduled meeting following the vacancy. The person elected to the vacated office will serve for the remainder of the term.
Section 11 – Executive Committee
- The executive committee shall be composed of the officers and the chair of any standing committee of the UBCPT.
- The executive committee shall be responsible for the management of the affairs of the UBCPT. The duties shall include updating the annual membership list, holding UBCPT meetings, conducting elections as called for in the bylaws, and representing the UBCPT in communications with the City of Austin. It shall also act for the UBCPT in matters specifically delegated to Itmay act for the UBCPT between regular meetings on any matter determined urgent. Any such action shall be reported at the next regular meeting of the UBCPT and none of its actions shall conflict with actions taken or polices formulated by the UBCPT.
Section 12 – Committees
- The UBCPT chair, with the approval of the executive committee, may appoint standing committees to help conduct the business of the UBCPT. The chair of a standing committee will serve as a non-voting member of the executive committee.
- The chair and/or executive committee may appoint special committees or subcommittees to help conduct specialized business of the UBCPT.
- Committees shall report to the UBCPT and these reports shall be entered into the minutes.
Section 13 – Amendments
- These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of a quorum at a regular UBCPT meeting, providing that a resolution proposing the amendment has been adopted at a preceding regular meeting and that notice of the proposed amendment has been given in the call for the meeting at which the amendment shall be voted upon.
Section 14 – Effective Date
- These bylaws of the Upper Boggy Creek Planning Team shall become effective on August 24, 2015.


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The Zefal Tool Bottle is the perfect storage unit for riders who don't like stuffing their jersey or jacket out with pump and tubes. The unit fits all standard bottle cages and is waterproof.
INCLUDED within the bottle are two tyre levers and one tube.
2 Ekip tyre levers,made in Italy to the highest of standards and add a bit of finesse to an otherwise unexciting but utterly essential bit of kit. They wont snap!
The 700C 23-28mm tube is air-tight and reliable, which is exactly what you need from a road tube. The unique rubber used for this road tube means you have less air loss. Compact rubber mixture is malleable so will ideally work 23 and 25mm but expand without stress to fit 28mm. Tube is specifically examined to ensure it is up to their high standards of reliability and performance.
(29′ MTB option coming soon.)
RRP: Storage Bottle £7 + Tube £5 + Tyre levers £4 = £16


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Google and Levi's new Commuter Trucker jacket is said to have a 10-wash limit, meaning that you'd only be able to have a handful of times with which you'd be able to toss it into the washer with other pairs of clothing. This is sure to turn some heads of interested consumers as one wouldn't normally think of a pair of clothing as only being able to receive a wash just a handful of times, but according to a new report from SFist, any more than ten washes and the Jacquard fibers in the left sleeve will apparently begin to stop working properly.
This might be more of an interesting notion to think about if you watch the promotional video for the new piece of smart clothing as it's referenced as being washable as long as you remove the smart tag which connects to the fibers and to your phone through Bluetooth. This is also mentioned in the official blog post about the jacket when it was announced as being available this week, so you might think that removing the tag would be all that's needed, but if the wash limit is correct than any customers who pick this up might have to be a little more careful with what they spill on the jacket to ensure it stays as clean as possible.
It's also noted that the wash limit is merely "up to" ten times, with it being stated that the experience could vary from user to user, with various factors like wash cycle and usage playing a part in how many times the jacket can be washed. That might seem like a significant disadvantage for a piece of clothing that costs $350, but there could be a potential silver lining in that many denim enthusiasts believe that denim is better off if not washed often, as this will break down the fibers and durability of the material faster. That said, this jacket is positioned at cyclists, who are likely to have more opportunities to dirty up the piece of clothing than someone who is wearing it while simply walking around. What's more is that the jacket can't be dry cleaned. All that said, one has to remember that while this is made of denim which tends to be very durable especially if taken care of, it still has smart technology woven into it, so perhaps this isn't that surprising. Then again, if you're worried about how many times your jacket can be washed and if you're worried about feeling clean while wearing this thing if it hasn't been washed according to your typical cycle, then it might be worth considering holding off on it.


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The Wii Fit fitness accessory and software for the Nintendo Wii is getting a lot of attention and is poised to sell extremely well. Wal-mart has a special offer for Wii Fit if you pre-order it before May 11th.
You get a $10 Wal-mart.com gift card right away if you pre-order Wii Fit now at Wal-mart online. Wii Fit ships on May 21st and the price is $89.74.
Wii Fit offers more than 40 activities and exercises, including strength training, aerobics, yoga and balance games. Whether you're doing a yoga pose or snowboarding down a slalom course, there's an activity for everyone.
As reported earlier Wii Fit could be in short supply as Amazon.com already limited the number of items you can purchase. Pre-ordering definitely makes sense on this Wii title.


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80s Black Pop Crossover
As we continue to reflect over the death of Whitney Houston, it's important to remember the time period when she emerged. The 1980s was not only a period when technology began to take over the music industry in the form of drum machines, synthesizers and sampling keyboards; but also a time of cultural conservatism. The baby-boomer generation of the 1950s and 1960s enjoyed broad yet waning influence in pop culture. We like to remember that electronic music, hip-hop and post-punk (which evolved into indie-rock) came of age back then. But we often forget that those new and exciting sounds were far removed from the corporate rock and adult contemporary mainstream.
The world of black music was no different. The charts were mostly dominated by artists who launched their careers during the 1960s. The music they produced was often incredible – indeed, this era is celebrated as the heyday of "boogie funk" and "post-disco," a brief oasis for musicians increasingly threatened by the insurgent hip-hop horde. But it could also be very bland and safe. Much like their white counterparts, older black music fans were retreating to the safe comforts of the quiet storm, a programming term for classic soul, smooth jazz, and lots of ballads. (Nelson George writes lucidly about this period in his book The Death of Rhythm and Blues.)
Black artists trying to break their audience's stupor had an additional problem; the music industry in the 1980s was extremely segregated. We've all heard the story of how Columbia Records forced MTV to play Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" because the channel rarely programmed black songs in heavy rotation. Between 1981 and 1985, only three black artists reached number one on the album charts: Jackson, Prince and Lionel Richie. In 1981 and 1982, there were none. Pop radio was even worse: Only four songs by black artists reached number one during those two years. This is why Jackson is viewed as a pioneer. After black artists were consigned to the margins following the demise of disco, the groundbreaking popularity of Thriller made the industry recognize them again. But don't assume that Jackson, Houston, and others were underground or alternative. Inexplicably, and even with major labels supporting them with vast financial resources, they often had trouble gaining wide acceptance.
As a result, Jackson, Prince and others who managed to break through the glass ceiling were called "crossover" stars, because they managed to cross over to the mainstream (re: white) audience. (Of course, this assumes that white people usually didn't listen to black music, which is another falsehood.) They appealed to fans of hard rock (Tina Turner, Prince), adult contemporary (Anita Baker) and/or that strange mix of synthesized dance music that typified 80s pop (the Pointer Sisters, Whitney Houston). This list covers black artists who earned platinum or better sales between 1981 and 1986. (The sole outlier is the electro-funk band Midnight Star, which earned double-platinum with No Parking on the Dance Floor despite no pop radio support.)
Luckily, this "crossover" nonsense began to end when a generation of younger artists finally took over the pop charts in the late 1980s. They were led by artists like Janet Jackson, perhaps the last of the era to be saddled with the condescending "crossover" label. Appropriately, her breakthrough album was called Control.
Low Ridin' Funk
If you are of a certain age – don't worry, you don't have to tell us – and grew up in California, then you may remember the time when lowriders roamed the urban streets, blasting chunky bass out of their massive stereo speakers. And in the early 80s, just before the likes of Rodney O & DJ Cooley and Too Short became the soundtrack of choice for West Coast car freaks, the sounds pouring out of these would-be mobile discos was "Atomic Dog" funk. Noise pollution meant nothing to the players rattling nearby apartment windows with Zapp, Mtume, Midnight Star, the Gap Band, the S.O.S. Band, and other synthesized delights. It was annoying: I like Prince as much as the next person, but I got pretty sick of hearing "Erotic City" several times a day, and always cranked up to 11. Now, with those years thankfully past, they're just pleasant memories.
Spotlight On: Prince in the '80s
In 2013, I compiled a package for Rhapsody on Prince's 80s oeuvre. Unfortunately, that material is difficult to access online now — not least because he removed his catalog from all streaming services except for TIDAL, so my reviews attached to those albums disappeared as well — so I'm reposting it here in honor of the late funk genius.
This spotlight only covers Prince's 1980s recordings because, well, it's nearly all we have. Longtime Rhapsody listeners will be grateful – until around 2011, all we had was his 1993 greatest-hits collection The Hits/The B-Sides. Sadly, most of his output in the 1990s and 2000s, as well as side projects like Vanity 6's 1982 debut, remain unavailable on streaming services.
Despite those omissions, our tight focus works out well because Prince's reputation as a musical genius largely rests on his 1980s output. From 1980 to 1982, he wrote, performed and produced three albums by himself – including the double-album 1999 — each more successful than the last. Then he created a concept piece, Purple Rain, that not only made him the biggest pop star in the world, but generated one of the highest-grossing music films of all time. A resulting frenzy of activity yielded both platinum, critically-hailed work like Sign O' The Times; and dozens of unreleased songs that made him the most widely-bootlegged artist since the days of Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan. His 1987 funk excursion The Black Album, has been called the most bootlegged-album of all time. Throughout this period, Prince wrote hits for himself, like "When Doves Cry" and "Kiss"; and for others, including Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U," Chaka Khan's "I Feel For You," and Stevie Nicks' "Stand Back."
With an evocative sense of fashion that often involves high-heel boots, masks and frilly shirts unbuttoned to reveal his hairy, muscular chest, Prince remains a magnificent sex symbol. Even at the age of 54, his brief appearance at the 2013 Grammy Awards as a presenter for Record of the Year was enough to send Gotye, the award's winner, into an effusive speech of praise while Kimbra trembled visibly, trying hard to keep herself from squealing with delight.
Prince is one of the greatest pop idols of the past three decades, but his music would function as pure nostalgia the way we might cue up, say, Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," if not for his frequently tortured bouts with the meaning of sex and religious faith. These issues continue to resonate with us. We might not have the same drive as the self-described "Horny Toad," but we're all sexual beings. In his best work, he wrestled with his essential humanity, and often seemed torn between making love for the sport of it or as a holy endeavor. Perhaps that's why his music seems so taboo – and yes, making songs about incest ("Sister") and masturbation ("Darling Nikki") don't help. Ditties about fucking are a dime a dozen on the radio, but few artists explicitly draw the connection between sex and God.


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I abandoned pushbullet for Join, which only requires a one time payment after the 30 day trial. Not as good as pushbullet yet, but works well enough for me.
Join - I couldn't live without this. It was originally a Pushbullet alternative that emerged during the Pushbullet Pro debacle. But it's moved well beyond that. SMS from my pc, notification mirroring and actions, send clipboard (auto/universal and manual), transfer files, take screenshot from pc, screen capture video from pc, etc.
They monetized their app very poorly. Instead of offering additional features, they removed features to put them behind a paywall. Additionally, their price is incredibly excessive given the service they provide.
If anyone is looking for an alternative, I'd suggest going with Join, which recently came out of beta. The app is supported by a one time payment and optional advertisement. It works just like Pushbullet.
I didn't see Join mentioned yet. It has a lot of Pushbullet-like features, you can mirror SMS on your computer through Chrome, share files, clipboard, tabs, etc. Pretty useful and also free.
Edit: Not free, there's a one time purchase.
There is always Join as well. All of the Pushbullet functionality. None of the price. Plus, it has amazing Tasker integration, and it's made by the AutoApps guy, who makes routinely good stuff.
Join I've been considering using this after Pushbullet anounced subscription fee. When it was announced it wasn't really feature packed, and I didn't switch yet. Latest Pushbullet update caused it to drain a lot of battery on my phone, so I finally gave up on it, installed Join, and paid the one-time fee for it. It's much more polished and has a lot of new features. Some options from Pushbullet still aren't there, and there are a lot features in it that Pushbullet doesn't have. There are a few quirks here and there, but it's still in beta, and developer is resolving those quickly. So far I'm happy with it, and the price isn't really that much.
Have you tried join?
I've been using Textra with Join for desktop messaging (via the Chrome extension) and it's been great for the most part. It has some difficulty handling group SMS but I don't use group texting very often so it hasn't been much of a problem for me.
I've been using Join by joaoapps to sync everything you can imagine (sms/mms, notifications, copy clipboard, share files...) on all your devices (Android app, chrome extension, Windows 10 app, join webpage). It was only $4.99 for a lifetime subscription. A nice thing about Join is that everything's stored on your Google Drive instead of a 3rd party server and it works with any SMS client (I personally use Messages or Textra). It even supports Google Assistant/tasker integration but I have not tried it.
Join is better than Airdroid - and yes, it's a Pushbullet replacement that was built in the aftermath of the Pushbullet freemium debacle.
Edit: Some day I'll remember how to link in reddit.
I'm a huge Join fan, and have been a beta tester since day one. I've also donated $ to the project and paid to see this app progress.
That said, the Windows 10 app is not worth it - even if it were free. Really, if you are a Chrome user, there is no reason for the Windows 10 app to exist. The Chrome extension is great.
(You're not missing anything by not getting the Windows 10 app. Seriously)
While KDE Connect is usable on Windows, it's not being actively developed for that platform and thus not as awesome. I would recommend non-KDE users to use Join by u/joaomgcd . Awesome dev, has a lot of projects (he recently took over Tasker) and all of them are united on a single ecosystem of apps.
Get the Join app for android. Do stuff on your phone via a web browser on your desktop/laptop
There are several other apps which does similar things. This is just one of them.
Try out Join.
I used this for a while, but ended up finding that the Join App did most of the things I wanted access to. I highly recommend trying it out as a lightweight option for your phone to text from desktop.
In lieu of Pushbullet, have you tried Join? Based on your post, I switched over to Messenger for a while, but I'll be using Join as my desktop replacement.
Not to take away from Connected Devices as this looks very promising, but also check out Join and Pushbullet as they do the same things, though require an additional client on the other devices, and might offer more functionality. Perhaps OP can incorporate some of their features as well as an integrated solution for Windows is often much nicer to use vs dealing with additional clients.
I've started using join. It's not as fast or slick as push bullet but does the job. It's new so hopefully will be updated with improvements before long.
Join is an Android app. Combined with the Join Chrome extension, it will mirror your phone's notifications and text directly from your Chromebook. There are plenty of other features (sharing clipboard contents between phone and Chromebook, sending tabs, sending files, etc).
This functionality has been rumored to be native to ChromeOS for some time, but nothing has come out of these rumors.
The JOIN app is a great superior alternative to Push Bullet
> Join allows you to easily do stuff remotely on your Android and PC devices like SMS, notifications, clipboard, and much more!
Join feels more reliable and easy to use, and has a great helpful mod /u/joaomgcd
Plus it has a super Chrome extension
Check it out: [link]
You can try using Join, it works great for me and it seems like the developer is pretty active supporting it.
I've been using it for about a year and a half.
I have so many devices that I've just switched everyone I talk to regularly over to Telegram. The cross platform (android /iOS) requirement is the real deal breaker here.. If it wasn't for that requirement I'd recommend Join
Your Phone Companion is the official Microsoft app for texting from your PC. With the next Windows update (build 1809 that got pulled recently and is back in testing) they are adding universal clipboard support integrated with Swiftkey.
All this is well and good if you like Swiftkey. I don't. Here's what I use:
[link] - SMS via web using the default Android Messages (now just called Messages in the play store)
Join [link] - this app has a universal clipboard, allows you to push files/links to your windows PC, and does SMS from desktop. It also uses Google Drive for sync, meaning your data isn't going to anyone that doesn't already have it. It supports end to end encryption as well.
Google Photos - pixel devices get unlimited storage at original quality. I use Google photos to get at the images on my phone from anywhere. It's a great experience.
Yes! There's one called: Join.
It's an awesome app. It mirrors messages from your phone to your Chromebook. You will be able to read and reply.
Join is one of the most awesome apps/plugins for connecting all of your Android mobile devices to each other, along with integrating them with systems like IFTTT and Google Home, etc.
Aside from various AutoApps, I use Join for texting from my desktop, mirroring notifications, pushing links, files, and clipboard contents across devices, executing any Tasker task remotely, receiving IFTTT alerts—and so on.
Use SMS on any phone from any PC, Android tablet, Android phone, or Xbox One.
Send/sync clipboard items between devices, remotely type in text boxes between devices
Send tabs between devices. Reading a car repair tutorial on your PC but you need to open it on your phone? 2 clicks and it's there
Remotely execute Tasker commands and tasks on Android devices and Eventghost commands on Windows PCs
Ring your devices, if you've lost your phone in the couch for example.
Sync any or all notifications to other devices, and be able to interact with them.
Integrates with all of Joao's apps, so if you want to set up a script to click a button on your Pebble or Android Wear watch and have it open Netflix on your media center PC and dim Hue lights and turn on the microwave to cook popcorn, you can do that. Do you want yell at your Google Home to turn off the lights and start your car? You can do that.
Send any files to any device
Uses Google Drive for file movements. Want to hook IFTTT into to Google Drive and log every file transfer to Google Sheets? You can do that. No mobile data? You can use IFTTT to send you an SMS when you have a pending file transfer.
Haven't played with the Google Drive stuff much, but I'm sure there's a whole new world of neato shit I can do with it.
Google Photos and Google Play Music
Sync photos from phone to your Google account and view them in any browser or the Photos app on Android or iOS devices
Upload music from any PC (Windows or Linux, maybe Mac but I don't care for Macs so I wouldn't know) and play it in any app or web browser
Any other phone<->PC (or any other device in Join's case) features that iOS/macOS can do that my Android can't do?
Great information! Just wanted to say if anyone else wanted, you can also use the Join app instead of PushBullet, in general, it has much more features. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.join&hl=en_US.
While this does what it says, people need to be wary of this as it's not a fail-safe method.
Just because the message is deleted and wasn't showing the green-double-tick that marks it as seen in WhatsApp, doesn't mean it wasn't seen and read by the recipient.
Most smartphones will display some or all of the message in the notification, and it can also be displayed on a smart watch. For example, on Android, the sender and a line or two of text is displayed on the lock screen, you can pull down the notification bar and read the same, you can extend the notification to see the whole message, you can also read quite a lot of it on the notification on your smart watch.
Furthermore, apps like Join, which is a brilliant app, will forward these notifications in their entirety to other devices or your PC where you can read them completely. None of these actions show the message as "read" either. Only going into WhatsApp and viewing the message there does that.
Universal copy and paste on Join is almost flawless. I would highly recommend switching to Join from Pushbullet, it's a way better product, is free, has more features, and uses your Google Drive for storage instead of the dev's own servers, so this also means no file size limits on pushes, and it's cheap for the dev to run (will never be as expensive as Pushbullet if it's ever monetized).
There's really no excuse not to switch.
EDIT: App is here: [link]
Join by /u/joaomgcd. It's like a better and less expensive version of pushbullet, with even more features. It has a chrome extension and a win10 app.
Pushbullet is dated, son. Join is the fucking shit though. Pushing tabs and files between devices is a breeze and it's super handy for finding recipes on my phone and pushing the tab to my tablet, or pushing the download link of a file from my PC to my phone/tablet to start downloading it there.
Edit: Plus it integrates well with a lot of Joao's apps (mostly Tasker extensions) and Tasker itself, so you can set up some really, really fancy shit. Add IFTTT/Assistant pairing and the digital world becomes your slave.
I used to love pushbullet until they started with their subscription model. I've switched over to Join and it is infinitely better.
*edit: added link for app
Nooo. I adopted Pushbullet early and it was great until the price increase and lack of ongoing improvements. Join is all Pushbullet was ++
It's a one time cost. Has free plugins for your OS / browser.
Join for the pushing back and forth from pc and phone.
MySMS for the much better texting integration. It supports group chats and mms. The web and standalone program for pc is really well done. They also have an iOS app so I can view my texts on my work iPhone. All it needs is Android Auto support and Id be golden.
Mysms is $10 a year, Join is dependant on where you live
Join by Joaoapps is what I just recommended to my friend and he is happy since it's much cheaper than a Pushbullet subscription.
If you don't send that many SMS a month though then free PushBullet is fine.
MYSTERY DISCOVERED: Those pictures were not being uploaded from my phone. They were in my Google Drive in a folder created by the Join app, that's why I couldn't find them in my phone.
I don't know if it does what you need it to do but Join is a very popular alternative to Pushbullet, may be worth a try. It's $6.99 to unlock all features but it offers a free trial.
Join by Joaoapps allows you to text from PC, though not sure how it compares to other options. It is a onetime payment of $5 unlike many others. The developer has been very good (same one who does the Tasker AutoApps series).
Whoops, it is this Join
It does much more but allows you to handle your texts on any of your Android devices or Chrome browsers - among many other things.
Take a look at Join - allows you sync all notifications and more between your phone and any computer your using that's running Chrome. You can even do some automation on pc - not sure about Mac.
It starts a conversation. Most 1 star reviews work like this:
If those reviews stop "counting", it'll be much fairer for the developer because at least the developer would have the chance of starting a conversation.
For example, in the last 3 days I had these 2 reviews in one of my apps: first, second
I already know that there's no use in responding to those. They are clearly spam or something of the sort. So I have no way of defending myself against them. If the user was required to reply to make it count at least these 2 reviews wouldn't make the average score lower...
I've tried it, and push messages, location, and even Play Store all work fine; some apps, however, won't work at all (Join being the most crucial one for me). That's currently the only thing keeping me from switching to MicroG full-time.
Here is a list of currently implemented Play Services APIs, by the way. TL;DR: most of them are not supported.
Take a look at Join by /u/joaomgcd
Join is aimed at connecting your devices and can also send and receive Tasker commands.
So you could have one phone send a command when x context is met and the second phone would react on that command.
You mentioned that you were "going to try Join". Why not try it? It's really cheap and you're not required to use all of the other features.
Note: "Free" - especially in this context - is an unreasonable request. It costs money to build, maintain, and run these apps. If you were to suddenly find a free app that did this, you would be looking at an app that had not yet monetized, but will need to (Pushbullet).
JoaoApps (creator of all the AutoApps) also created Join which can do exactly what you're looking for (if I'm understanding your request correctly). Join also interfaces with Tasker.
So, AutoVoice would handle the voice request on your tablet, and then Join would handle passing the contacts/calling aspect back and forth with your phone, rather than using AutoRemote.
In fact Join is built on the foundations/code inside AutoRemote, just with a lot more features and easier interface.
Sorry to hear that, definitely sounds frustrating. It sounds like Fi users have been encouraged to switch to AMessages, so I guess that's just a side effect of holding on to an EOL product.
Though, as someone who used to regularly back up SMS I eventually realized it wasn't really worth clinging to the past like that. Just a waste of data since I almost never went back to reference things anyways.
If at all possible, give AMessages a try and see if it's worthwhile. Imo is a far nicer app than Hangouts ever was. If you still need desktop access to texts give Join a try as well. That's just one of the many useful features it has.
Join. Done. Also, here's the Chrome extension.
Join does this. You can also have it automatically copy your clipboard (computer to phone and phone to computer). You can send SMS/MMS straight from the computer.
mirror notifications on desktop, allows you to respond to texts on your computer, can push links and files from any device to another. There are a few good options for this functionality. Join is another popular one.
Yes, you can use an app called Join made by /u/joaomgcd and it is great for cross android sms and even mms and I think it would be great for your situation.
Funny you should ask. I had set up something like you describe the other month, though I haven't used it in a bit for boring and complicated reasons.
So the way I set it up was using Tasker in conjunction with Join and Anymote (which if you haven't bought it yet, while expensive, is by far the best IR remote app out there). You can use Tasker to send a message (I used numbers) from your current phone to your old device through Join (I believe that "Join" will show up under the plugins section of Tasker, once you install it) and set up a Task on your old phone to react to the message by blasting an Anymote IR command. I use Tasker widget buttons on my home screen to trigger this, but it'd be easy enough to alter the new phone's Task to automatically trigger when, say, you connect to your home wifi (at certain times of the day). There are probably much better ways to do this, mine is by no means the most efficient solution, but it's what I found that works.
I haven't looked at it in a while, but I'd been meaning to set it up again and would be happy to elaborate and try to help you. Cheers!
An alternative would be to get a smart watch like a pebble, you get all your notifications and can even respond to them with voice.
However if you are set on using this phone, I suppose you could try the app Join
I assume you mean AutoRemote, not AutoShare? Anyway, yes, that should be possible. You can read the notifications with AutoNotification and send a message to your PC with the contents. Then send a message back to your phone with your reply and use AutoNotification Reply to send off your reply.
Join might be simpler for this, though. It allows for notifications from PC via a Chrome extension or Windows 10 app. There's a 1 week trial and then it costs $3.99.
I said bye to Pushbullet when Join came out. Better than PB in my opinion, more customisable, one time payment after 30 day trial and has a Windows 10 app with built in action/notification centre support
There is a way to do this, but it requires a tiny bit of set up. The app you're looking for is Join. This app allows all your Android devices to communicate with each other.
The app has many features, but the one you're interested in is "Remote SMS":
I should note that the whole process works over your Google Drive with end-to-end encryption. This is how the two phones communicate with each other.
Please note: this will only work if both devices are Android devices. If both devices aren't Android, I would recommend trying Pushbullet, another app that is very similar in functionality.
Let me know if you have questions
What's missing as far as SMS goes is a firefox plugin but that's being worked on and real time update with SMS. What I mean by the second point is that sending a text works (it's actually super fast) but the window doesn't update with incoming texts so it's effectively one way for now. You have to close and open up the chrome extension window in order to see new received texts. I'm using Yappy and QKSMS for now but I'll be switching back to Textra with Join as soon as SMS works completely.
edit: Just updated the program and the receiving is much improved. Still requires you to close and open the window in chrome for a refresh but I now get notification of a received text in taskbar. It's a measurable improvement over yesterday.
MightyText can actually accomplish this through its web app. It has a Chrome extension, and I think there might be a Firefox one, too, though I'm not sure. They also have a desktop app, which is basically the webapp in a program window.
Basically, it syncs messages from your phone to your PC. New messages open up a popup window with the message. Because it's syncing with a webapp, you can login from any browser (though it works best with Chrome browsers) and send/receive from there. If you use the extension, you can send a page directly to someone via text, or right click on any image and send via MMS directly from there.
There's also Join which can sync SMS between your devices (including any browser), though that's not its primary function, unlike MightyText. It also doesn't work with MMS (yet), also unlike MightyText.
Join is what most people seem to be moving towards. Even though I'm a paid user I'm starting to think about moving - PB has been so quiet ever since the Pro push. The price doesn't bother me at all (downvote away) but the lack of development now is starting to.
I will ask here in hopes that someone can answer...
Does Join use ONLY Google Drive to sync? The app page says this:
> Your personal data (like your SMS messages for example) is kept privately on your Google Drive. Shared files are also kept there so that you can easily access them later.
I consider all of the data being transferred by this app to be personal. I would love a breakdown of what info is going where. I LOVE what Join brings to the table but I also care about privacy.
Personally, I prefer Join over Pushbullet. Pushbullet has a paid subscription for some features, so this might be limiting. But if you're looking to share small files, this might be best solution for you.
Also a few reasons why I personally prefer Join:
Both solutions have end-to-end encryption, but all data is routed using your own personal Google Drive account when using Join. Pushbullet shares data using their own servers.
You can send SMS remotely on your primary device from a secondary device
Universal Copy and Paste (free) - allows you to copy your clipboard from once device to another (e.g. phone to phone, computer to phone)
Pushbullet is great, but only lets you send a set amount of texts unless you pay a monthly subscription fee. Join does the same things and more for free but has ads, or you can pay once to remove them. Only thing is that I've found Join to be a little less polished than Pushbullet, but it's no way a deal breaker.
Here is PlayStore Link.
As it's beta though in order to access it you likely need to register for the beta first at the Join main page link.
You can use the app/plugin Join to send Tasker messages from one device to another, that you can then link to Tasks that do anything you want, such as skip tracks, change volume, etc. etc.
Connects your phone to your computer and receives all notifications and you can send/reply to texts. You can also do a whole bunch of other stuff but that's what I mainly use it for.
Dunno why it would do that, if it's the same app then you've already paid for it. I would just go on a computer and visit the Play Store link on a desktop/laptop PC. Then you can install it remotely.
I used a MacBook Pro for work (2016? Not the new ones) and haven't had any real issues. If you use Allo, like the 1 other person I know, it can be accessed via the web now. Otherwise, I use Join for sending texts and everything from my computer, sending files between the two, etc. It's pretty cheap with a one time purchase and gets the job done well enough. You'll likely never come to the same level of integration that an iPhone and a Mac have, but I likely won't be giving up my Android for a good long while.
The sales are on their site. The last big one was the Back to School sale in August ... I'd say there is one every three months at least, pretty sure there will be a Black Friday and an Xmas sale, maybe even a Halloween one - they use every opportunity. There will be a big update to AdGuard for Windows out in a matter of days, in the past they have used major updates for sale events as well.
And I think there may still be valid coupon codes, try ANDRCOUPON or ADGUARD4VIP. And, yeah, the Russian VPN method gives a massive discount on top of that - but that's not entirely kosher. I'm personally not unhappy that I paid in Euros, I feel like I got my money's worth.
Regarding my other purchases on Android. I probably got the most mileage out of Boost for Reddit (I pretty much bought all of the big clients, that's the one I stuck with), Nova Launcher and Pocketcasts. Oh, and I bought a Cerberus Lifetime license for 3€ back when they still offered lifetime licenses - that was a good deal. Oh, and Join - I use that one religiously. Nova and Cerberus I could probably live without, without Join, AdGuard, Boost and Pocketcasts my life would be a little worse.
It can take a few minutes after joining the beta before the Play Store page shows the app
Yeah, seems somewhat odd to not link to the Play Store. The link OP posted to the dev's website must be getting the Reddit hug of death right now.
Join is an alternative to Pushbullet. Personally I haven't used it because I am satisfied with the free version of Pushbullet for the rare SMS I receive and for notifications.
I'd use Join. I started using it this week. It lets you accomplish the same thing without texting/rate limits.
IMO it doesn't have as many features as MightyText but it's sure less expensive (one-time purchase) and has a 30-day trial in case you want to see for yourself before buying. The developers are experienced (they made the AutoApps for Tasker plugin suite) and have helpful support.
The best answer really is to just use the app "Join".
Integrates perfectly with Tasker, and is easy to change all those types of settings whether by hand or by using Tasker. Join is actually an enhanced version of AutoRemote with a friendly interface. Joao set out to create something that goes way beyond Pushbullet and succeeded magnificently .
FWIW, I have been using Join by joaoapps to push tabs from Chrome on my desktop to my S7 Edge and vice-versa. Not as seamless as Chrome's syncing feature but at least it gets the job done and prevents Google Now from unnecessarily harvesting my browsing data on my S7 Edge, in my case.
Join is another SMS desktop notification app that works well. lot of people ditched PB for Join after they changed to a paid subscription model. Nice bonus is tasker integration allowing you to automate events when you receive a text.
What I would recommend then is using Joao's new app Join.
It's fairly easy to setup, and you've got a 30-day trial period to check it out. Basically you can send a direct message between devices, and it integrates with Tasker as a plugin.
Of course it's got a million other features, useful in a lot of ways. And it supports Android 4.1 and up. Some more info here.
Once you have the app and extension installed, just click on the extension icon on whatever tab you want sent, select your phone from the devices list, then click "Send current tab to your device"
I use messenger with Join. Similar to pushbullet but with a one time fee. The main reason I switched from hangouts was the picture quality and for some reason it used a bit of data sending pictures but YMMV.
Pushbullet used to be the go-to for this kind of use case, but since they aren't free, people seem to recommend Join, which comes in Android apps and a Chrome extension for the computer. This will allow you text from your devices, send files, and send links between all of them.
That's another good idea. Join has a similar model. Once you buy the unlock, there's a toggle to turn ads off, but I keep ads on just to support the guy.
I don't know if I would keep most ads on in Sync, but I'm sure some people would. And could just be one more option to throw some support Dr Dawson's way.
Join. It has a ton of features including Tasker integration.
It's a nice idea, but it would be a lot easier just to use the Automatic clipboard sharing that's avalible within Join. :-}
Just an idea for your task, it might be a better idea to set the trigger to:
Profile: Event => Variable changed => %CLIP
This would make it so that you don't have to have 1 more accessibility service activated, if you only use the Toast intercept for this profile.
How about Join?
Similar to Pushbullet, though instead of a subscription it's a one time $5 fee (not a lot to pay if you really like the features it gives).
30 free trial to see if it works out for you.
Join is far superior for what I need. Pushbullet and Pushbullet Pro doesn't have the functionality I need. And the cost is absurd.
Also, I purchase many apps and subscription-based services. But I mostly do so to support great developers and products. Pushbullet's move to Pro was a debacle, and they made it clear in discussions that they were not interested in maintaining a large user base. Rather, their pricing model was explicitly designed to reduce the number of users.
Yeah, it's pretty seamless. There's a few cool things you can do, like unlock your laptop by having your phone unlocked and nearby. When you throw in a couple of cheap apps like Join, they start to feel really integreated. Google's been claiming for years that they want to increase the integration between the two platforms, so I'm hoping for more of that the more Chrome OS starts to adopt Android-esque features and vise versa.
TL;DR: mostly you can but it's not quite as clean and seamless.
The two apps I linked will both get you operations similar to iOS and Mac. Join is a little less clean but it uses your Google Drive and has more options and features. Pushbullet is most of a premium software but to really get features you will have to pay a subscription, they also use their own servers.
Feel free to ask for clarifications, I run a Chromebook Plus and a Pixel daily.
If I understand your question. I would look at Join If you install that on your phone and the tablet you want to send SMS from you will be able to through the Join app on your tablet and whatever SMS app on your phone.
Join + whatever SMS app you want. I've been using it for months with Textra and really happy with it, and all the other features outside of texting (mirroring notifications, pushing links, clipboard etc) make the one-time payment completely worth it. The desktop extension only works with Google Chrome currently though.
I use Join by JoaoApps. It will send text messages but it will also do a lot of other stuff between Chrome and your phone, like transferring Chrome tabs, sharing your clipboard, typing into an app on your phone. It's paid but you get a free trial. For me it's well worth paying for.