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How to complain about a solicitor acting on an English or Welsh Conveyancing Matter?
The follow is only applicable to legal advice given in the jurisdiction of England & Wales, for which Munro & Noble is regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority, Registration Number: 398218
Munro & Noble recognises that matters do not always go as smoothly as either our clients would like, or indeed the firm would like. Therefore, it is really important that you raise a concern as soon as you feel that you are not entirely satisfied with the progression of your matter.
NOTE: If your concern is that the solicitor acting for you has given you negligent advice you must consult another solicitor to discuss pursuing a compensation claim. Munro & Noble, like every solicitor firm is required to have insurance to cover a potential compensation claim.
How to complain about a solicitor?
Step 1:
Please contact the solicitor acting for you and notify them that you have a concern. By expressing your concern, it may be that the matter can be readily resolved.
A concern and /or complaint can be made either verbally or in writing. However, to prevent any ambiguity or further confusion, it is requested that you put your complaint in writing.
Step 2: Writing your complaint letter
- Raise your complaint as soon as you become aware of an issue
- Be conscience about your complaint and note the resolution you seek
- Allow a maximum of eight weeks for their resolution
Your solicitor will not charge you for using the complaints service. However, if your complaint is regarding your account and it goes to court to be assessed, you might need to pay court fees.
Step 3: Legal Ombudsman
If you have submitted a complaint to your solicitor about their poor service or about your bill, you must allow them time to respond to the complaint. If they have not responded within eight weeks, or if you are not satisfied with the resolution, you should contact the Legal Ombudsman
You must take your complaint to the Legal Ombudsman:
- Within six months of receiving a final response to your complaint, and
- No more than six years from the date of act/omission; or
- No more than three years from when you should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint.
The Legal Ombudsman is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Contact details are:
|Telephone: 0300 555 0333 From overseas: +44 121 245 3050
|By Mail: Legal Ombudsman, PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ
|Website: www.legalombusdman.org.uk Email: email@example.com
If your complaint is not about poor service or your bill, you should direct your complaint through the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Step 4: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is the Law Society's regulatory body in England and Wales. Serious complaints are referred to the SRA, and they can suspend solicitors, levy fines, and in severe cases, the solicitor can be struck off.
SRA's Principles: The SRA has ten mandatory principles for solicitors. They must:
- Act with the utmost integrity
- Uphold the proper administration of justice and the rule of law
- Remain independent without compromise
- Act in the client's best interests
- Ensure clients receive correct service standard
- Maintain public trust in themselves and the legal profession in general
- Fulfil regulatory and legal obligations, working with ombudsmen and regulators in a co-operative, timely, and open manner
- Ensure there are sound risk and financial management principles in how they operate in terms of their role and business
- Work in a way that ensures equal opportunities are available for all and in respecting diversity
- Protect client's assets and money
Raising a complaint with the SRA:
The SRA primarily deals with complaints and issues surround the conduct and behaviour of a solicitor. They can act when a solicitor:
- Tells lies
- Steals from you
- Shuts down without telling you
- Breaks SRA rules
The SRA's report form can be found on their website: https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor/
When reporting, please:
- Set out your concerns clearly
- Identify individuals you consider responsible
- Attach any evidence you have in support
You can contact the SRA: 398218
|Telephone: 0370 606 2555
|By Mail: Solicitors Regulation Authority, The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, B1 1RN
|Website: www.sra.org.uk Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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After announcing the Nokia 6 (2018) earlier this month, HMD Global all set to unveil something awesome at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona which will be held later in February. It is expected that HMD Global could unveil Nokia 9 at MWC 2018 along with Nokia 1 Android Go and other devices.
HMD Global's Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas said in a tweet that the company has been super busy planning for the Mobile World Congress and at the end of the tweet, he said, "please expect it to be awesome". The tweet reads, "Sorry for radio silence. Been super busy planning #MWC2018. Please expect it to be awesome".
Sadly, Juho Sarvikas did not unveil any name of the devices getting unveiled in the MWC 2018. But from the previous leaks, the company could reveal Nokia 9, Nokia 1 Android Go and a revamped Nokia 8. The company is also expected to showcase the 4G variant of the Nokia 3310 feature phone.
At last year's Mobile World Congress event in February, the company unveiled the Nokia 3, 5, and 6 in addition to the 2G variant of the redesigned Nokia 3310.
As per previous leaks, the Nokia 9 runs on the latest Android 8.0 Oreo operating system and a 5.5" OLED display made by LG. The smartphone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC and offers 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.
For optics, the Nokia 9 will come with dual rear cameras but in a 12MP + 13MP configuration. For selfies, it packs a rather modest 5MP sensor. The Nokia 9 will be fueled by a 3250mAh battery which 18W fast charging support. The smartphone is also said to house a fingerprint scanner and will also feature an Iris Scanner as well. Further, the Nokia 9 will have IP68 certification for water and dust resistance.
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They Might Be Giants
The Edge in Jacksonville, FL
March 27, 2001
Fan Recaps and Comments:
The following songs were played during soundcheck:
- Spiraling Shape
- Meet James Ensor
- Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
- They Got Lost (slow)
- Till My Head Falls Off
Review by Joe Machos:
- This evening's show @ Edge 2000 in Jacksonville, FL found MC John and DJ John in top form. Not only providing music, but as a public service, educated the audience about the proper use of the King's English ("Fat" not "Phat" and "The Flavor" not "Da Flava"). Would have make our initially elected president, Al Gore, very proud.
- Leading off with a superb version of "Older", Linnell was smiling so much that he almost appeared too happy for his pants. "Twisting", "Boss of Me", ,and the amazing feat of "Fingertips" - live! were some of the high octane songs performed right up front. A few new songs - "Drink!" ("from our Broadway work-in-progress, Drink!!") Another new song performed this evening was "I've got a Fang". Pretty cool, although I doubt most of the audience understood the humor in the line about a "triangle opening in a can of tomato juice" Phyllis Diller should no doubt add this song to her repertoire. Several alternate tracks from Flood ("They Might Be Giants", "Letterbox"), "James K. Polk" and "Spiraling Shape" from FS really got the Tuesday night crowd moving in the best of ways. "Dig My Grave" was another standout track from "Apollo 18" performed this evening.
- While the sidemen took a much deserved smoke break, the Johns gave a "Cleverly Bros." vocal rendition of the Ellie Greenwich chestnut "Maybe I Know". I know medleys are done to death, but TMBG could have segued into "Leader of the Pack" when the band returned, continuing filling the building to the brim with her true pop. (Note to self: Flesh out proposal to LEGO for a "TMBG Brill Building set" .)
- I apologize for my lack of a complete set list, but during one of the encores, DJ John (Linnell) channeled the voice of Phil Lynott and sang a catatonic verse from "The Boys Are Back in Town". Final encore was Istanbul, performed in an early Santana "Oye Como Va" style that even Tom Coster would have bought. Kids, take it from this soon to be 39 year old: TMBG are your best entertainment value. The sidemen in this edition simply smoke and innovative features abound. The "automated touch-tone phone menu" drum solo and "Spy"-ending, Zappa-esque, MC John (Flans) conducted jam session using 80's song snippets are for the whole family to enjoy. While the overall markets may be bear, They (symbol: "TMBG") is bullish on Young America.
- Lastly, prior to TMBG taking the stage, the pre-show music included the "Dr. Evil" theme and a carnival style arrangement of "Shoehorn With Teeth". Conjured images of Gary Busey eating cotton candy from a Tony Millionaire designed paper serving cone! "This way to the Egress!!!!"


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AUSTIN, TX — Shorenstein Properties LLC ("Shorenstein"), an owner and operator of high-quality office, residential and mixed-use properties across the U.S., and Catellus Development Corp., a national leader in mixed-use development, today announced the signing of an agreement to develop office and retail buildings at the mixed-use, mixed-income Mueller community in Austin, Texas. Shorenstein will have the opportunity to develop up to three office sites with a capacity for over 750,000 square feet. Catellus will act as the development manager for the first site.
The first building is designed to be six stories tall and contain approximately 235,000 square feet. It will be located along Aldrich Street between Robert Browning Street and Simond Avenue. There will be approximately 20,000 square feet of retail space (owned separately by Catellus) and 10,000 square feet of office space on the ground floor; 50,000 square feet of office space on each of the 2nd and 3rd floors; and 35,000 square feet of office space on each of the 4th, 5th and 6th floors. There will be a garage built adjacent to the site able to accommodate approximately 985 vehicles. The building and garage are being designed by Page Southerland Page Architects out of their Austin office. Projected completion is Q4 2020.
Shorenstein has hired the Aquila Commercial real estate team of Ben Tolson, David Putman and Bart Matheney to lease the office portion of the project. Catellus has retained CBRE's John Heffington to lease the separately controlled retail portion of the first building.
"We look forward to developing this site into one of Austin's premier office buildings, benefiting from the exciting retail, residential and park amenities along Aldrich Street within Mueller, as well as compelling architecture," said Russell Cooper from Shorenstein. "For five years, Shorenstein has been an active investor in Austin, which remains an important market as strong employment drives demand for commercial space. Following our recent success of ground-up development in The Domain project in Austin, we are excited to have the opportunity to develop at Mueller, a dynamic and growing market."
"Over the past 30 years, Catellus has showcased our expertise on projects like Mueller, having partnered with public entities to redevelop former airports, military bases and other urban brownfield sites into thriving mixed-use communities across the country," said Ken Blaker, Senior Vice President for Catellus. "Here at Mueller, we're proud of the partnerships we've established with the City of Austin, the surrounding community and quality third-party developers like Shorenstein to establish a place where employers can offer their employees a true mix of housing, recreation and entertainment all within a few steps from their office."
About Mueller
Mueller is one of the nation's most notable mixed-income, mixed-use communities located in the heart of Austin. The 700-acre site of Austin's former airport is being transformed into a diverse, sustainable, compatible, revitalizing and fiscally responsible master-planned community. Mueller is a joint project between the City of Austin Economic Development department and Catellus Development. Upon completion, Mueller will feature at least 6,200 single-family and multi-family homes, a mixed-use town center district known as Aldrich Street, 4.5 million square feet of prime commercial space, including 750,000 square feet of local and regional retail space, 140 acres of public parks and open space, plus Dell Children's Medical Center, the Austin Film Studios, The Thinkery children's museum, H-E-B grocer and the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit www.MuellerAustin.com, find us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/MuellerAustin and follow us on Twitter @MuellerAustin.
About Aldrich Street
Aldrich Street is a vibrant hub in the award-winning, master-planned community of Mueller, an activity magnet for thousands of people every day. Its unique mix of local and regional shops, a cinema, a variety of eateries, parks and cultural attractions create a new destination where visitors, residents and workers alike come, relax and enjoy the Austin experience. Upon completion, Aldrich Street will have up to 1.8 million square feet of office space, 300,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, approximately 3,000 apartments and condos and potentially a 120- to 180-room hotel.
About Shorenstein Properties LLC
Founded in 1924, Shorenstein Properties LLC is a privately-owned, real estate firm that owns and operates high-quality office, residential and mixed-use properties across the U.S., with offices in San Francisco and New York. Since 1992, Shorenstein has sponsored eleven closed-end investment funds with total equity commitments of $7.9 billion, of which Shorenstein committed $648.5 million. The firm uses its integrated investment and operating capabilities to take advantage of opportunities that, at the particular time in the investment cycle, offer the most attractive risk-adjusted returns. Investments have included ground-up developments, asset repositioning and stabilized assets; investment structures have included asset acquisitions, mezzanine loans, preferred equity investments and structured joint ventures. These funds have invested in properties totaling 64.1 million square feet in transactions with a gross investment value in excess of $15.2 billion.
About Catellus
Catellus is a national leader in mixed-use development, solving some of America's most complex land challenges. With nearly 30 years of experience as a master developer, Catellus has transformed former airports, military bases and urban industrial sites into thriving retail, residential and commercial communities. These projects, which often include substantial public amenities, add economic, social and environmental value to the communities they serve. Catellus has both the financial strength and development expertise to turn vision into reality at even the most demanding development sites. For more information, visit www.catellus.com.
About the City of Austin, Economic Development Department
The City's Economic Development Department, formed in 2002, has led redevelopment, small business development, business recruitment, international economic development, and the cultural arts, music, and film programs for the City. With a focus on regenerating key assets of the city, the Redevelopment Division has implemented catalyst redevelopment projects, including the Seaholm District, Second Street Retail District, and the Mueller Redevelopment, an award-winning national model for responsible urban planning and development. Visit www.austintexas.gov/ecodev.


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Is It Raining
While going down a backroad recently, I came across this full load DAVIS wireless weather station.
Being a weather fan, and in particular enjoying observing and recording the weather, I am well aware of DAVIS weather stations, having admired them for many years.
I would more than likely own one if I didn't have Environment Canada's weather station located nearby by. Even then I've thought about acquiring one, as they are very cool.
Now I was surprised to see this one standing in the middle of farm fields with the nearest farm yard about a 1/4 mile away. I am guessing it belongs to that farmer, as being a wireless weather station, it has a limitations as to the range for passing data to the head unit or a computer and the Internet.
Anyway, beautiful area with lots of rain recently making for beautiful crops and a beautiful landscape.
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Welcome to another edition of Cheap Pop and Cheap Heat from Smark Out Moment! Each week, we break down the world of professional wrestling and examine two of the polar opposite ends of the spectrum: one thing that was by far the worst thing (Cheap Heat) and the best thing (Cheap Pop) to happen over the past 7 days in sports entertainment. So, what went down this week that we loved and hated about the business?
What exactly WWE were trying to achieve when they changed Chad Gable's name to Shorty G is unclear.
Possibly they figured that this would give him an underdog appeal, but as they failed to build on it with any sort of real momentum or story, it could only ever be reflected upon as short-sighted. After all, as Gable recently highlighted on the After The Bell podcast, he was sometimes not even the shortest person in the match.
Thankfully, this past week saw the Shorty G moniker finally kicked to the curb during a post-match interview. Frustrated by his loss, Gable denounced his current incarnation, and that he was quitting. Or, rather, that Short G was quitting, and one Chad Gable would be taking his place. Thank goodness for that! Gable did what he could with the gimmick, but, much like his inferred size, there really was very little to work with.
Never before have I had to talk more about a group than I have with Retribution, and, judging by this past week alone, I doubt that is going to change any time soon.
Despite a decent reveal that saw Mustafa Ali emerge as their leader, everything that has happened since has done nothing but damage to their, already wafer thin, credibility.
Hot off T-Bar's loss at Hell in a Cell, WWE saw fit to squander an obvious Survivor Series match by pitting the feeble faction against The Hurt Business in an elimination tag match.
Suffice to say, they lost both the battle and the war, and were quickly sent packing with their tails tucked between their legs. Would it have helped their cause if they had won either the match or the post-match scuffle? Of course! But it still would not change a vital point about WWE's own faith in them.
The Nexus main evented a SummerSlam with their tag team elimination match. Meanwhile, Retribution could not even close an episode of Raw with theirs...
So there you have it, my two choices for the week. What do YOU think are the Cheap Pop and Cheap Heat this week in professional wrestling? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!


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Torch Song debuted as a trio on Wish Thing, an ethereal set of instrumentally subtle synth-dance tracks, given most of their character by Laurie Mayer's delicate voice and the gimmicky production. "Don't Look Now" and "Sweet Thing" are appealing, airy concoctions; a demento version of "Ode to Billy Joe" seems calculated to shock and/or offend but is nonetheless amusing. Intriguing.
Three years later, reduced to a duo, Torch Song ("featuring William Orbit") issued a second record consisting of four cuts (including "Don't Look Now" and "Sweet Thing") remixed from Wish Thing, plus five new ones that also benefit from Mayer's wan singing. Inconclusive but equally appealing, Exhibit A has another weird cover version: an atmospheric deconstruction of Blind Faith's "Can't Find My Way Home."
Multi-instrumentalist Orbit (real name: Wainwright) then dropped the Torch Song name, found a new singing partner in Peta Nikolich and recorded Orbit. (Mayer is still his co-writer, but she performs on only one song.) A disappointingly conservative — except for the mock-Spanish horns — cover of the Psychedelic Furs' "Love My Way" leads off the album, and things never get much more adventurous than that. Despite an assortment of genres, most of the music is short on individual character; Nikolich is a capable singer without enough personality to carry the weight. "Feel Like Jumping," a mildly revisionist reggae cover (Jackie Mittoo), is the weak album's lively highlight.
Building on his soundtrack work, Orbit released Strange Cargo, a one-man-band collection of unrelated instrumental pieces recorded between 1984 and 1987. Mostly urgent and kinetic, with colorful sound effects, the unresolved semi-songs are mood-heavy and suggest a number of visual idioms, including action-adventure, comedy, espionage and mystery.
In recent years, Orbit has become an extremely successful remixer, with credits that include Madonna, Prince and the Cure. In early 1991, however, he released a second instrumental album, Strange Cargo 2.
Bassomatic is Orbit's dance band with singer Sharon Musgrave, a DJ and a percussionist.


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A Palestinian source in Gaza reported that the Preventive Security Forces shot and killed a member of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, on Wednesday evening, while he was hanging election posters for Hamas.
Media and Information Center reported that Rami Talal Al Dalo, 27, was shot and killed in Al Nasser neighborhood in Gaza City by members of the preventive security, which belongs to the Palestinian Authority.
According to local sources in Gaza, Al Dalo was hanging posters near a house of one of the senior officials of the P.A Preventive Security.
Members of the family of Al Dalo said that they know the identity of the shooters, and demanded the Palestinian Authority to probe the incident and arrest the security members responsible for the death of Talal.
Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas media spokesperson, said that Talal, who got married last month, is a victim of insecurity in the Gaza Strip.
Abu Zuhri added that the movement is following the developments closely, and demanded the P.A to conduct all the legal procedures regarding this issue.


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Young boy following me on the hike to the hills of Myanmar near Kengtung.
Woman selling food at a makeshift stand along the road to the hill tribe area near Kengtung, Myanmar.
Smiling woman getting some breakfast before a day of selling crafts to westerners.


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1583. Estella Mary, born July 8th, 1865, at New Britain.
ANDREW WILLYS HART, New Britain, second son of Adna Thompson Hart, of Avon, and his wife, Lydia (Woodruff), born November 25th, 1834. He was a jeweler by trade, was a soldier in Company G, Sixth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, and died in Beaufort Hospital, at South Carolina, of fever, June 20th, 1863, in the 29th year of his age.
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LURA ANN HART, New Britain, Conn., fourth daughter of Adna Thompson Hart, of Avon and New Britain, and his wife, Lydia (Woodruff), born August 20th, 1836, at Avon; married October 8th 1856, Henry Bulkley Goodrich, of New Britain, son of Elisha Goodrich, and his wife, Sally (Bulkley), of Rocky Hill, born November 10th, 1824, at Glastonbury, Conn. He is a tailor by trade, and lived on Chestnut Street, in the city of New Britain, in 1873. He was a soldier in the late war, where he lost an arm, and for several years past has been a collector of town, city, and school taxes. They have had two sons and one daughter, viz: 1, Frederick M., born October 29th, 1857; 2, Willis Hart, born June 20th, 1859, died July 10th, 1869; 3, Mary E., born June 1st, 1867.
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ANTOINETTE HART, New Britain, eldest daughter of Adna Hart, of the same place, and his wife, Lydia (Pennfield), born November 13th, 1825, at New Britain; married June 4th, 1848, George Hemsted Booth, son of Osmyn, of New Britain, and his wife, Frances (Hemsted), of Hartford, born August 5th, 1823, at New Britain, She was admitted


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Banker Lopez Gassler is pleased to announce that eight of our attorney have been recognized in the 2020 edition of Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite™. The 2020 honoree list includes lawyers from 582 different law firms who practice in 71 different cities. It includes attorneys in private practice as well as top government and non-profit attorneys.
To compile the list, Florida Trend invited all actively practicing Florida lawyers to name the attorneys that they hold in highest regard – lawyers with whom they have personally worked and would recommend to others. The winner list represents less than 2% of the active Florida Bar members who practice in Florida.
This year's BLG winners are:
William Gower, Alexander Longo, Benjamin Lopez, and DeeAnn McLemore were on their Legal Elite Up & Comers listing. The 112 attorneys on the Up & Comers list garnered the most votes in a special category for attorneys under the age of 40 who have exhibited leadership in the law and in their community.
The Florida Trend Legal Elite digital magazine can be found by CLICKING HERE. The alphabetical list of winners can be found by CLICKING HERE.


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In this episode of Home Grown, sportfisherman Dane Ralph explains how he came to anticipate hunting season just as much as his time on the boat. Austin Musselman introduced him to hunting, and he takes to the field in search of an 8-year-old buck, Loppy 9.
As a bowhunter have you ever had your bow break just hours before getting into the stand on opening day of deer season knowing you might possibly have a shot at harvesting the largest typical frame Whitetail of your life? Homegrown Experience's very own Austin Musselman is in that exact situation.


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ZOTAC Korea to release 'GeForce GTX460', its GPU for gamming computer
ZOTAC Korea released 'GeForce GTX460', its GPU for gamming computer based Fermi Architecture in the Korean market.
GTX460 is comprised of 2 models — one is made of a CUDA Core, 7 Polymorph Engine, 56 Texure units, 256 bits and 1GB, and the other is 768MB and 192Bits Memory Interface.
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In previous studies using a murine model of filarial infection, granuloma formation was found to be a most important host-protective mechanism. We have also shown that in vitro cytoadherence is a surrogate for the formation of antifilarial granulomas in vivo and that it requires "alternatively activated" host cells and a source of antifilarial antibody. We show here that antibodies against L3 excretory/secretory (E/S) products can facilitate in vitro cytoadherence. We generated a set of hybridomas reactive with filarial E/S products and screened them for their ability to mediate in vitro cytoadherence. One clone (no. 1E9) was positive in this assay. We then screened a novel expression library of filarial antigens displayed on the surface of T7 bacteriophage for reactivity with 1E9. Phage expressing two filarial antigens (TCTP and BmALT-2) reacted with 1E9. Immunization of mice showed that the cohort immunized with BmALT-2 cleared a challenge infection with infective Brugia pahangi L3 in an accelerated manner, whereas cohorts immunized with TCTP cleared larvae with the same kinetics as in unimmunized mice. These data confirm that BmALT-2 is the antigenic target of granuloma-mediated killing of B. pahangi L3. Our findings also confirm previous studies that BmALT-2 is a potential vaccine candidate for filarial infection. Our data reinforce the work of others and also provide a possible mechanism by which immune responses to BmALT-2 may provide host protection.
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- Microbiology
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How We Met
My freshman year of college I was all about meeting new people. I attended a young life event and made a lot of new friends, including a guy named Ryan who was from the same area and lived in the same building as me. We both had significant others back home, so there was no pressure for anything to happen. Throughout the year, we only really talked if we were both in the dining commons and no one else was around to sit with. He was extremely shy, so small talk was about all we ever got to in the amount of time it took to eat a meal. Sophomore year, he ended up being in my physics class. We said hello on the first day of class, chatted about our summers and that was that. The next day, at our school's first chapel service of the year, I went in looking for my usual group of friends, but none of them were able to make it that day so I grabbed a seat in the front row of the bleachers. I never really minded sitting alone, but just as I set my things down, Ryan came down from the top of the bleachers and asked me to come sit with him and one of his teammates. So I did. Chapel together quickly became a our weekly ritual. We would attend the service, grab lunch afterwards, and study for physics together. We became really good friends. As it turned out, both of us had been on very rocky terms with our significant others through out the summer. I came into the semester broken up with my previous boyfriend, and shortly after school started back up, Ryan ended things with his girlfriend as well. Neither of us was looking to jump into anything right away, but the more we hung out, the more obvious it became that we owed it to ourselves to see what this "thing" between us could become. And the rest, as they say, is history.
how they asked
Ryan and I have been talking about getting married for quite some time now. We both love the movie Up, and so we always joked about having an Up themed wedding. For months, every time we went somewhere special, a little part of me thought he was going to propose, which was then followed by slight disappointment when he didn't. Our 2.5 year anniversary was no different. He told me he wanted to surprise me with a fun day trip and to be ready by 8:30 am that day. So, me being the impatient, overexcited girl that I am, looked over at his pockets as soon as I got in the car to see if I could see the ring box. To my disappointment, I did not. So I had my letdown moment but knew we would still have a great date day! We finally arrived at the Philly Zoo and I was so excited I jumped out of the car and ran way ahead of him. We had more pictures of me with the fake animal statues going into the zoo then the actual animals! We went through a few exhibits and then we came to a fork in the path… one road clearly led to more exhibits, while the other seemed to lead to a fence. Ryan was holding the map and suggest we go the fence route. I galloped along the path, turned the corner and saw the hot air balloon which I thought they had gotten rid of! Going on a hot air balloon ride was high up on our bucket list, so I begged him to take me on it (not knowing he had been planning it all along) He played dumb and said he had to "see how much it would cost." I was so thrilled when he said we could go on it, I jumped up and down for the entire wait time! When we got to the highest point, I looked around in awe of the view, and hopelessly trying to spot the giraffes. Meanwhile, Ryan was behind me handing a fellow passenger his phone to take pictures. He touched my shoulder, and when I turned around he asked "Are you ready for our next adventure?" and got down on one knee and pulled out the ring! (which was NOT in the box! Risky move, but it saved the surprise! He knows me too well) It was better than any proposal I could have dreamed of! The whole day was an adventure and I wouldn't have had it any other way! I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with my best friend!


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Oh, my… I love ships. I grew up on the seaside, and my grandfather worked on ships all his life [not ones that look like this, obviously]. I've inserted gratuitous images of ships into as many of my commercial design projects as I could get away with; one day, I should post all these "Easter eggs" here for fun. So, stumbling across the work of Ann Wood really made my day.
Ann is based in Brooklyn and creates these whimsical ships out of paper mache, cardboard and fabric. She also makes really sweet birds and other little objects, and apparently is sought-after for her cake toppers.


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Rubber Redneck STAMPede blog. All you Stampin Up! fans head on over there! I followed the sketch just as it was, and used some retired stamps sets, and colors. The DP I got from Holly's Fall Fest course, and love the design on it! She's also starting a new Winter Wonderland online class soon if your interested, you can read about it on her link above. Thanks for stopping by!
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Stampin Up! stamp sets, Artifacts(2005), Everyday Flexible Phrases(2004)
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4 comments:
- Terry said...
Lovely take on the sketch challenge! The star and the embossed background work so well combined! Happy Tuesday!
- October 25, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- Emily Keaton said...
Cool design, Pam! I love that bold star image. :)
- October 25, 2011 at 7:39 PM
- cheryl said...
oh this is brilliant hun just love the image and the layout is just perfect hugs cherylxxxx
- October 26, 2011 at 12:32 AM
- Holly/Rubber Redneck said...
Love your card!! Congrats you won!!! Thanks so much for playing along I appreciate it!!
- November 1, 2011 at 4:58 AM
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The University of Iowa swimming and diving team will host the Hawkeye Invitational on Thursday through Saturday at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium. Preliminaries begin at 10 a.m. (CT) each day, diving starts at 1 p.m., and finals close out each day at 6 p.m. Admission is free.
The field includes: Iowa (M/W), Minnesota (M/W), Missouri State (M/W), Grand Canyon (M/W), South Dakota (M/W), South Dakota State (M), Southern Methodist (W), and Purdue (M). Nebraska, Omaha, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Northern Iowa, and Kansas will only send divers to the invitational.
• Follow live results to the dual meet on Meet Mobile or on hawkeyesports.com.
• Live video will be available through Hawkeye All-Access on hawkeyesports.com. It is a paid subscription service.
• For an inside look at the Iowa swimming and diving program and access to exclusive coverage, "like" Iowa swimming and diving on Facebook and follow @IowaSwimDive on Twitter and @hawkeyeswimdive on Instagram.
Thursday, Nov. 15
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
500-Yard Freestyle
200-Yard IM
50-Yard Freestyle
1-Meter Diving (W)
3-Meter Diving (M)
400-Yard Medley Relay
Friday, Nov. 16
200-Yard Medley Relay
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100-Yard Butterfly
200-Yard Freestyle
100-Yard Breaststroke
100-Yard Backstroke
3-Meter Diving (W)
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800-Yard Freestyle Relay
Saturday, Nov. 17
1,650-Yard Freestyle
200-Yard Backstroke
100-Yard Freestyle
200-Yard Breaststroke
200-Yard Butterfly
Platform Diving
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
Iowa's junior class has stood out early in the 2018-19 season. Junior Joe Myhre leads the team in the sprint freestyle events with the top time in the 50 free (19.99), 100 free (43.98), and is a key part of each free relay. Will Scott also joins Myhre on these relays, while posting the second-best times in the 50 (20.43) and 100 free (44.49).
Michael Tenney leads the way in the fly and individual medley events, posting the fastest 100 fly (49.42) and 200 fly (1:47.94), while holding the second-fastest 200 IM (1:51.08) and 400 IM (3:56.62).
For the women, Hannah Burvill has been a dominant component in the lineup. Burvill leads the team in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 100 back, and 200 back. Allyssa Fluit falls directly behind Burvill with the second-best times in the 200 and 500 free. Thelma Strandberg adds to impressive junior finishes as the leading platform diver (240.20) with an NCAA Zone Standard.
This year marks the first Hawkeye Invitational since the 2015-16 season. The past two seasons Iowa has participated in the Ohio State Invitational, which functioned as the mid-season taper meet. This weekend will be the last competition for the men until 2019, when the team hosts Notre Dame on Jan. 12. The women will face Iowa State in an Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series dual Dec. 2, before heading into winter training.
Sophomore Anton Hoherz has been steady for the Hawkeyes this season, consistently diving to season bests, including a career-best score of 391.40 off the 3-meter springboard. He also posted a season-best score of 365.35 off the platform against Michigan and Denver on Nov. 3.
Sophomore Jayah Mathews has been equally as dominant for the women, earning five first place finishes in the past two meets against Minnesota, Michigan, and Denver. On Nov. 2-3, Mathews scored a 348.30 off the 3-meter and 306.40 off the 1-meter, a career-best. All of her performances were NCAA Zone Diving Standards.
Three sophomores on the women's team — Sarah Schemmel, Lexi Horner, and Kelsey Drake — have top times in seven events. Schemmel has sprinted to the top times in the 50 and 100 free, Horner leads the way in the 100 and 200 breast, and Drake has the top marks in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM.
• The seven Hawkeyes who participated in the ACC/B1G Challenge either tied their season bests or shattered previous, helping the Big Ten Conference to both men's and women's team victories. This was the first meet where all team members wore fastskins.
• The Hawkeyes swam to a number of season-bests, but fell to No. 7 Michigan in their double dual on Nov. 2-3 in Iowa City. The men's team defeated Denver by a landslide, but were overcome by the Wolverines despite the team success. Junior Joe Myhre led the way with two individual wins in the 50 free and 100 free against Michigan.
• The Hawkeye men narrowly lost to No. 21 Minnesota after a near comeback after the 400 IM. Iowa finished the meet just 17 points back in the road loss. Junior Joe Myhre and freshman Anze Fers Erzen powered the comeback effort with individual wins.
• The Hawkeye women also tallied a fourth-place finish at the SMU Classic, finishing behind No. 8 Louisville, No. 11 USC, and No. 10 Virginia.
• Iowa opened its season a pair of dual victories at Michigan State with the men's team posting a 193-98 win over the Spartans, while the Hawkeye women posted a 160-138 victory.
Iowa's depth in the sprints has shown with impressive relay and individual finishes early in the 2018-19 season. The 200-free relay currently ranks No. 9 in the nation with a time of 1:20.30. The 400-free relay also ranks in the top 25 at No. 16. After his 19.99 swim against Minnesota, Joe Myhre launched to No. 11 in the country in the 50 free, as well as No. 17 in the 100 free with his 44.03 swim.
Two men's divers — Anton Hoherz and Will Brenner — and three women's divers — Jayah Mathews, Sam Tamborski, and Thelma Strandberg — have posted NCAA Zone Diving Standard times this season. Hoherz has reached zone standards in all three events, Brenner, Mathews, and Tamborski have off the 1-meter and 3-meter, and Strandberg has off the platform.
Iowa has a strong foundation returning in the freestyle events led by senior Jack Smith. In the 2017-18 season, Smith qualified for the NCAA Championships in three events – – 100 free, 200-free relay, and 400-free relay. Smith swam a lifetime best and school record in the 100 free (42.71). Juniors Will Scott and Joe Myhre also swam lifetime bests and were both members of the All-America 200-free relay (1:17.50) and 400-free relay (2:51.58). Myhre swam a personal best in the 50 free (19.84) while Scott swam a personal best 100 free (43.72). Senior Matt Kamin also swam to two personal bests in the 50 free (19.84) and 100 free (43.68).
Iowa returns seven NCAA qualifiers from a season ago. Four members of the men's 200 and 400-free relays return, including juniors Will Scott and Joe Myhre, and seniors Jack Smith and Matt Kamin. They finished 16th overall in the 200-free relay (1:17.50) to earn All-America honors and placed 23rd in the 400-free relay (2:51.58).
The women also return two NCAA qualifiers in juniors Hannah Burvill and diver Thelma Strandberg. A two-time NCAA Championships qualifier, Strandberg comes off the 2017-18 season with the third-best platform performance in school history (248.80). The Norway native placed 35th at the NCAA Championships with a dive of 221.90. Burvill placed 31st in the 200 free (1:45.70) and 37th in the 100 free with a school record of 48.94.
The University of Iowa will serve as the host institution for the men's 2019 Big Ten Championships. This will be the first time Iowa has hosted the meet since 2015. The Hawkeyes will also host the 2020 women's Big Ten Championships and the 2021 men's NCAA Championships.
Iowa was one of the first schools in the nation to compete on a collegiate level, and in 1937, the Hawkeyes competed at the first NCAA Championships. From 1937 to 1960, Iowa placed in the NCAA top 10 a total of 18 times, crowning nine NCAA and 22 Big Ten champions.


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Some aluminium plastic board is 18 silk obviously, but use to sell as 21 silk, with inferior fill good.
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[Spain] (b 1919/ d 1996)
|A Rare photograph of Francisco and his Father Núñez Losada, both Great Landscape painters of the XX Century...
"Trained at the San Fernando Royal Academy in Madrid, where he was later a tenured professor, he was the son and disciple of the landscape artist Núñez Losada, who helped nurture his fondness for mountains and for the art of painting. His creative production was also linked to this theme, as can be seen in Hotel El Oso, in the Cantabrian area of Picos de Europa, decorated with a complete and representative collection of the artist's oil paintings.
His passion for the Cantabrian mountains took him to live in Liébana, where his house was known as the "Painter's Chalet", and to refurbish a peasant worker's house in the village of Mogrovejo. The surroundings of this area would be almost an obsession in his work, as Mont Sainte-Victoire in Provence was for Cézanne.
The accolades he received during his career include a third prize at the National Fine Arts Exhibition in 1954 and an award from the Provincial Assembly in Toledo at the 1960 exhibition. His work was shown in nineteen separate occasions, between 1949 and 1978, at the famous Salón Cano in Madrid. "
Spanish West Africa 1950 "Local Motifs" (16,4,4) [Photo] Sc(2,...,17) [images credit of Stampworld ]
Spanish West Africa 1951 "Air Mail / Various Desert Scenes" (7,3,3) [Photo] Sc(C2,...,C8) [images credit of Stampworld ]
Spanish West Africa 1951 "Express Mail" (1) [Photo] Sc(E1) [images credit of Stampworld ]
Spanish Guinea 1951 "Air Mail / Various Designs" (7,3,3) [Litho] Sc(C6,...,C12) [images credit of Stampworld ]
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House debate on warantless searches continues
The state House is involved in a debate this afternoon on whether or not to grant law enforcement officers the right to search people on probation and parole without a warrant.
According to The Post and Courier, the bill is pushed by Charleston Mayor Joe Riley and a statewide coalition of law enforcement officers and elected officials who believe the Legislature should grant officers this and other crimefighting tools.
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Nathalie Bertrand, Amélie Stainer, Thierry Jéron, Moez Krichen, A game approach to determinize timed automata, In Formal Methods in System Design, volume 46, 2015.
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@article{BertrandSJK15, author = {Nathalie Bertrand and Am{\'{e}}lie Stainer and Thierry J{\'{e}}ron and Moez Krichen}, title = {A game approach to determinize timed automata}, journal = {Formal Methods in System Design}, volume = {46}, number = {1}, pages = {42--80}, year = {2015}, doi = {10.1007/s10703-014-0220-1} }
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Well, it's official. The app once known for its convenient, chronological order of posts is no longer. As I woke up this morning and did my usual routine of running through emails and social media, I noticed something odd. I opened Instagram, and the first post wasn't the most recent. It looks like the rumors were true, at least for me.
While the Internet and the social media app swarmed with users scrambling to retain their engagement by posting "Please Turn On Notifications" posts, Instagram followed with a statement:
Apparently, they weren't being completely honest.
To backtrack really quickly, a few weeks ago, Instagram announced that they will be moving forward with algorithmic feeds for you "based on the likelihood you'll be interested in the content, your relationship with the person posting, and the timeliness of the post... all the posts will still be there, just in a different order." This has caused an uproar among diehard Instagram users, claiming it goes against the very reason why people are so drawn to this app.
Back to this morning, I opened up my Instagram account and noticed right away a photo that was posted 13 hours ago on my feed. I continued to scroll down: the next post was posted two hours ago.
I continued investigating this and found the same continual pattern. Here are the post on my feed in order from left to right:
So, my first impressions of how Instagram is selecting what I see first? I have no idea. I reckon the first person's post I see is someone I interact with on a daily basis, but the other posts that were on the top I did not find relevant to me at all. It will be interesting to see how this works and how it will impact the Instagram community. While I may be a "test account" apparently, you should be prepared to see this, if not today, then in the near future.
UPDATE: One thing I have noticed after opening the app a couple times, is I see the same "leading" post over and over again. This could be something that is quite annoying going forward.
Have you noticed this change for your account? What are you thoughts on this change? Do you like it or are you opposed? Let us know your thoughts!
Mine haven't changed yet, but I'm sure everyone's will be okay. Plus, it's free, so who are we to really complain? "My business depends on it" Adapt. It's a free tool that costs your business nothing to use. Everything will be okay. - @stef.c.photo on Instagram
Its not free, I have to look at their crappy adds.
Really, do you "have" to? How's that affect your bottom line?
The point is, its not "free", they make revenue from ads that are shoved in your face. Wether you consciously notice then or not. And the people paying for the ads are expecting viewers, but if the people aren't happy with the serves and leave, then ad revenue will drop.
But the service itself actually costs you $0.
Sure you see an ad every so many posts, but you are still paying nothing, thus making the service free to users.
I pay to ride the subway and I have ads shoved in my face, I buy magazines which have ads shoved in my face, I drive on roads my tax dollars pay for lined with billboards with ads being shoved in my face, I pay for Hulu and get ads shoved in my face, I subscribe to cable and get ads shoved in my face...
To be fair we actually pay for a lot of shit and it still comes with ads. So to complain about a FREE service that places the occasional ad just makes you sound like an entitled child.
One time is money, and that is time taken away from view what I come to Instagram for. Yes it's minimal, but its still not "free"
But more importantly, they should be worried about keeping the viewers happy so they can keep making ad revenue. After all that is why they do it.
Yeah, i'm sure their teams of analysts and consultants have no idea what they're doing. What's that cost from your bottom line again?
Nothing is shoved in your face. You voluntary use a 100% free app and are complaining about the ads they use to provide the service? Give me a break.
Hey Stef, fancy seeing you here!
I didn't understand their tweet yesterday because I've been seeing my feed out of order for days now. They must be rolling it out slowly.
Same here, I started to see some changes on thursday, last week. So I guess they're not listening :D
Mine hasn't changed, its all in order. Also," but the other posts that were on the top I did not find relevant to me at all." Then why follow that person? I only follow people if they are close close friends and family or if they are a random person than their feed is always interesting. I'll leave the clutter to Facebook, which I deleted from my phone and only use at home.
How quick we forget how it all started on Facebook. This was the first on many "We think you will enjoy this" changes to facebook, now, all the Photogs and pages I wanted to follow no longer show up Unless I select the "See First" option. Hell, I don't even see my own families posts but I do see "recommended posts" and "Sponsored posts" and "We though you should see this" posts.
The people I follow on instagram are there for a reason and people follow me for a reason too. Just because I have a small following compared to a well know photographer, does that mean my work is not as important as theres?
Lets be realistic, thats what is boils down to, if you don't have 100,000 followers, your worth is nothing. I follow surfing, surf photographers and brands. Any bet, within a few months, I will have the brands at the top of my feed because they can afford to buy that position, and the small people I follow will disappear altogether, just like it happened on facebook.
Zacc Arias once said, I could be 1 of the top 10 photographers in the world, but no one knows I exist. When you are pushed to be the basement of posts, it's hard to come back up.
Why try and fix something that isnt broken
If you look at your Facebook Feed you'll quickly see that its the same people. I went to a random friends page that I forgot about and now I see his stuff mixed in because I interacted with a post or two. "Zacc Arias once said, I could be 1 of the top 10 photographers in the world, but no one knows I exist." That statement is pretty pretentious.
I don't know about pretentious, and he was obviously exaggerating to make a point. And I would agree with him, I'm baffled by the work of some of the "well known" photographers out there. They may have shit work, but they know how to market / network.
Keywords: "market / network." Most over looked part of everyone's brand.
so I don't rly understand it.. BUT am I now forced to comment on the pictures or like them to make them relevant for the algorithm? I almost never comment on pictures.. Oh and to understand it also: If the algorithm places a pic at the top and it is even 1 day old for example, are all the new posts from others who don't post every day or 2 hours listet below it? So I rly need to scroll down to find new posts?
I agree, I know a couple of painters in Australia, who are easily world class but both refuse to network and "don't do" social media (no IG, no FB...), they are both struggling to get by, scraping to sell their work from coffee shop walls.
I haven't seen any changes yet on my accounts. Only thing you can do now is send them a message through the "Report a problem" - General feedback channel and hope they read and consider it.
Nothing yet...but I'm dreading it's arrival.
Everyone here saying "learn to adapt" The thing I really don't understand from instagrams perspective, is why try to fix something that is not broken?
They are setting it up so users can pay to be at the top of people's feeds. So they are breaking it to do that. (Someone could correct me but that's how it seems to me!)
Maybe they think they can improve it. Maybe they will! I know, crazy right..
Given how god-awful Facebook's curated feed is, I don't think there is a word in the English language strong enough to describe the shock I'd experience if they were able to improve it over a chronological feed...
Mine hasn't changed yet, I suppose it's based on region?
"One thing I have noticed after opening the app a couple times, is I see the same "leading" post over and over again. This could be something that is quite annoying going forward."
This is the thing I hate most about when my Facebook feed would flop back to non-chronological. And it will totally drive me nuts on instagram. I use it to look at new things, not the same thing 10 times.
If it gets annoying as Facebook. I am going to start setting schedule posts and move on.
I'm curious to know what you mean when you say "other posts that were on the top I did not find relevant to me at all"? Don't you only see posts from people you follow?
No change on mine as of Mar 29, 2016...
Any updates on this? I don't see anyone else or blogs talking about the change anywhere else a day later.
Updated the app today (3/30) again. No change yet noticed.
It's rolling out but I haven't "been affected" yet.
I did notice that the font color of usernames has changed to black. This is probably the start of it.
Perhaps the gig is up....Instagram is migrating to profit center model, with some greed mixed in.....nothing new in corporate world (s). Somebody's got to sing for their supper....Please remember these are geek buzzards, in full flight from reality. In this time space world, Instagram will be gone in 5 yrs or morph into a monster..... You know, I am such a bearer of good news!
Out of the three IG feeds I run, one of them had changed to the curated feed about a week ago but the other two were unaffected, today all three are back to chronological... even the one that had previously already changed...


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SPin Research IN Graphene
The EU-funded H2020 project SPRING (project ID 863098) is focused on the development of new graphene-based magnetic components that contribute to the creation of faster and environmentally friendly electronic devices. This international research project is coordinated by CIC nanoGUNE (ES) in partnership with IBM (CH), University of Santiago de Compostela (ES), Technical University of Delft (NL) and University of Oxford (UK), and Donostia International Physics Center (ES).
PETER-Plasmon Enhanced Terahertz Electron Paramagnetic ResonanceWe propose to establish Plasmon -enhanced Terahertz Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy and scanning microscopy as a unique Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) platform for high-sensitivity local analysis of paramagnetic organic and inorganic species and materials. Here, we will deliver novel hardware and infrastructure providing ground-breaking innovation in the magnetic sensing and imaging.
FEMTOTERABYTE - Spinoptical nanoantenna-assisted magnetic storage at few nanometers on femtosecond timescaleWe will develop the conceptually new paradigm for ultra-dense and ultrafast magnetic storage that will exceed the current technology by two orders of magnitude in storage density (going from terabit/inch2 to tens of terabytes/inch2) and by about four orders of magnitude in operation speed (going from low GHz to THz for read/write).
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Miami Dolphins: What coordinators said about fixing what went wrong
Dolphins coordinators talked with the media Tuesday morning, reflecting on the loss to New England but also looking forward to the Buffalo game this weekend.
Defensive coordinator Josh Boyer
* Biggest issue defending read-option: "Individual technique. Getting all 11 guys on same page."
* On S Brandon Jones getting so much playing time: "A lot of things go into playing time. All of it's earned."
* On Shaq Lawson: "Shaq, and all guys out there, there were some good things and things that need correction."
* "We'll see things we struggled with last week, this week, for sure."
* On how edge players read the read-option and sort out which man to take: "It starts with me. I've got to put the guys in better spots. I've got to coach it better."
* Bills QB Josh Allen will test defense on things the team struggled with in 2019.
* On CBs Xavien Howard and Byron Jones: "They weren't always out there at the same time. Some really good things that they did and some things we can work on to improve."
* On calling plays for Dolphins D for first time: "The communication was pretty smooth. We were able to get the calls in."
Offensive coordinator Chan Gailey
* On OL: "We did a good job I think in pass pro first time out." Adds, "In run game, they moved some people" more than Dolphins expected.
* On losing DeVante Parker: "We had to change some things. Everybody runs a route differently."
* On run game and Myles Gaskin: "We didn't know how it was going to play out in the ballgame." Adds, "In the package we were using Jordan, we weren't doing as well."
* On Lynn Bowden and Malcolm Perry: Gailey is noncommittal on how much playing time they might get.
* On Tua Tagovailoa learning Sunday: "I think very well. ... It seems like he was understanding what we were getting on the field and looking at the tablet."
* On RB rotation: "I don't know if I can say at this point we're going to have 'a guy.' We'd like to play (Matt) Breida more. We're going to try to expand all of their roles but there's only a certain number of plays."
Special teams coordinator Danny Crossman
* Lynn Bowden and Noah Igbinoghene, who had success as return men in college, will get a look in that role.
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Get to know me through music!
September 15, 2017
I'm back!! I'm sorry I didn't post last week, but it ended up being a really busy week. I thought I would do something a little different this week, and do a get to know me kind of thing. I believe you can learn a lot about a person through their music taste, and so … More Get to know me through music!


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Falling In Love
Getting older is a strange thing. I remember being a teenager with next to no responsibilities in life. I remember staying up all night, getting four hours of sleep then doing it again the next day with no problem. I remember not having demands on my time and energy. I remember being okay with doing the same thing over and over again. The thing about growing up is life just doesn't work that way anymore. I work three jobs and care for a disabled parent, I don't have unlimited time anymore. My time being limited makes my love of gaming that much more important to me because instead of being stuck in reality, I get to journey to faraway lands, meet new people and experience new things.
Questionable Journey
That journey is why I fell in love with Destiny at first. I've played Destiny since the alpha of Destiny 1. I've logged in to Destiny and played faithfully since September 9th, 2014. The problem is, Bungie is failing to give me and many others like me a reason to keep logging in. Content in Destiny lately hasn't felt like meaningful progression, it's felt like busywork. Playing through this season "Season of Worthy" feels like a chore, not something I want to do. Instead of being given exciting quests and storylines to chase down, I'm doing the exact same thing I've done in seasons past.
Upgrading some arbitrary device that will disappear at the end of the season and take all my investment with it. I'm participating in a group activity with mechanics so simple even a three-year-old could figure them out. I'm chasing weapons and gear that are no better than what I already have in my inventory. I'm doing the exact same thing I've done in seasons past, just with a "new" label on it. And at the end of the season, everything I've done goes away. All my progression on the seasonal pass and the bunker upgrades gets wiped away. All my hard work, time and effort are just gone. It feels like I have no real or lasting impact on Destiny and that kills me. I've spent over a thousand hours in this game and it feels like I'm not making a dent in anything anymore.
Arbitrary Decisions
To make matters worse, it feels like Bungie doesn't care what the community has to say or how we feel with the decisions they've made lately. The biggest of which being weapon retirement. To make it simple, Destiny has a power level system, your power level is determined by averaging out the power level of each piece of gear you have equipped in your inventory. Bungie has decided that we've been holding on to our weapons for too long and not playing with new guns when it comes to end game content. So in an effort to "shake things up" they've introduced weapon retirement.
Destiny has a system of infusion that allows you to take a piece of gear that is at a lower power level and "infuse" it with a piece at a higher power level to bring its stats up. Weapon retirement does away with that in end game content. Instead of being able to infuse our weapons up, Bungie has decided that old weapons in the game will no longer be able to be infused past a certain point. Effectively preventing us from bringing our old favorite weapons into new end game content because those weapons won't be powerful enough. Bungie says they want to shake the sandbox up and see the community use new weapons but this was a horrible way to try and make that happen. Instead of forcing the community to retire weapons, they love so much, give us a reason to retire them.
I retired my Better Devils for my Sunshot. I retired Sunshot for Ace of Spades. I retired Ace of Spades for Thorn and I retired Thorn for Outbreak Perfected. I made the choice to put each and every one of those weapons aside because I found something that I enjoyed using more than what I had. That was my decision, it wasn't forced on me, I don't like having decisions taken away from me, and that's exactly what weapon retirement is. It feels like I'm being forced to play Bungie's way, not the way I want to play. It feels like I'm not really progressing unless I do what the game wants me to do, not what I want to do.
Getting Tired
I'm tired of logging out after a four to six-hour play session and feeling like I've wasted my time because I haven't made any meaningful progress. I'm tired of going and doing milestones for powerful rewards hoping to level my character and walking away disappointed. I'm tired of the RNG in the game being so bad that there are people who have run raids like Last Wish and Scourge of The Past over fifty times and still haven't received the exotic weapons. I'm tired of the community complaining to Bungie about fixes we need to see and content we need to be added to the game only to have them do the exact opposite of what we've asked for. I'm tired, Bungie, I'm tired, so is the community.
I love this game, I love this community. I'm proud to say that I'm a Guardian of the Last Free City on Earth. I'm proud to say I aligned with the Drifter. I'm proud to say I've earned 6 of the title seals in the game. I'm proud of the accomplishments I've made and I love my time with Destiny for the most part. The Destiny universe has given me some of the most memorable moments of my life these last 5 years.
Where Do We Go From Here?
The problem is it feels like Bungie continues to think that they can do the bare minimum and get away with it. This seasonal pass/annual pass model where content is lightly sprinkled throughout the season where rewards are just reskinned versions of old content can't be the future of the franchise. The player base has grown tired of the same content and same gameplay modes being repackaged sold to us as "new" experiences. There are people like me who have played since day one of Destiny 1. There are players like me who stuck with Destiny through content droughts so severe you'd have thought the servers were the streets of Silent Hill because they're so empty. There are people like me who bought Shadowkeep's deluxe edition to get the expansion and all the season passes. There are players who love what Destiny is and are excited for the future of the franchise, but we're slowly realizing we're in love with potential, not reality.
My fear is that if things don't change soon, and radically that Bungie is going to lose its most devout player base as an end result. There are entirely too many other games on the market that give a continual reward for your time investment that Destiny just doesn't. Nothing feels worse than needing a weapon drop with your power slot and getting three pairs of gauntlets in a row. Eventually, we're going to get tired of logging in day after day to keep playing the same content. Eventually, we're going to get tired of finding ways to work around bugs. Eventually, we're going to stop being Guardians and step into the role of something else. I love Destiny, I love Bungie but lately, it doesn't feel like they love me.


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