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Depression is a mental disorder that is increasingly affecting more people worldwide. Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.
True clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for weeks or longer.
Depression is a health condition that not only affects the person suffering from the depression but also adversely affects those around them. Depression can happen to any person belonging to any gender at anytime due to several reasons. However some studies have indicated that women are more vulnerable to depression then men.
Symptoms of depression can include:
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- Difficulty concentrating
- Dramatic change in appetite, often with weight gain or loss
- Fatigue and lack of energy
- Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness
- Feelings of worthlessness, self-hate, and guilt
- Loss of interest or pleasure in activities that were once enjoyed
- Thoughts of death or suicide
- Trouble sleeping or too much sleeping.
If depression is very severe, there may also be psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions.
Acupuncture has been found to be effective for treating depression. Acupuncture is based on the fact that two opposing forces are present in the human body. One is the active and masculine force known as yang. The other is the passive and feminine force known as yin. For the human body to function normally, it is very important to have the perfect balance between these two opposing forces. Any amount of imbalance can make the human body susceptible to various health conditions
Acupuncture helps in a natural way for stimulating the central nervous system and increasing the production of naturally occurring chemicals in the body like endorphins and encephalin, which are responsible for a person's mood and feeling of well being etc.
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I have been taking acetaminophen/hydrocodone pills for about 2 years with probably a month and a half of rest from them between the two years. Going to the stool is painful and come out in like solid clumps. My stomach is in the most excrusciating pain. Most of the time this happens within hours of not taking the pills. I want to know is this internal bleeding or liver damage?
How would you know you have internal bleeding?
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This is probably constipation from the pills. The pain you experience after NOT taking them is probably withdrawal symptoms. Internal bleeding while can go unnoticed will most likely show as blood in the stool, urine, vomit or when coughing. If the pain conitnues, you need to be evaluated by a doctor to rule out anyother possibilites. Liver damage diagnosis would require some blood work be performed.
You know hydrocodone is an opiate who's main side effect is constipation. That is not worrying. But the amount of acetaminophen in your meds may warrant a liver enzyme test being done. The question of stomach cramps after ingestion of pills may be a function of your bodies physiology, called peristalsis. If you are mother vomiting coffee ground material or pooping black tarry or bright red bloody stools, what could be bleeding? If you have further concerns, see a doctor.
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Oops, once stopping hydrocodone, your G I tract speeds up again, ie. Peristalsis. That in itself can cause stomach cramping, sometimes excruciating. But if you are not vomiting ... last post, I think it highly unlikely you are bleeding.
Dear Vincent... the solid clumps of stool which you describe is due to constipation. As stated by the other responses one of the main side effects of opiates is constipation. Opiates are not known for causing internal bleeding. The acetaminophen in many of the opiates can cause some liver damage IF you take more than 4000 mg (4Gms) over an extended period of time. Blood tests will show if your liver enzymes are elevated.
The other topic, internal bleeding, is a whole different subject. If the bleeding internally is very slow, ie., from an ulcer or an arteriovenous malformation in your colon or other areas of the body, you may not have any symptoms until you notice you are tired and by a blood test it is determined that you are anemic. Other times, when the bleeding is a little greater, like an ulcer or from a tumor in the colon or elsewhere you may have black tarry stools or coffee ground vomit.
If you are bleeding greater you most likely would experience pain and then quickly get very lightheaded and dizzy. If you have a slow internal bleed in your brain you may have headaches, seizure activity or other bizarre behavior problems.
If, for any reason, you think you COULD be bleeding internally, you should always contact your physician and have some tests done.
Our bodies usually talk to us if something is wrong. We just have to listen and be tuned into what is not normal for us.
Good luck, be well... pup
Hydrocodone will constipate you and make your stomach hurt like crazy. Codone is an opiate, therefore it is a contstipant. My sister has been on this for years, and always has problems with the "bathroom" duties. Wonders why she is so constipated, duh!!! try a stool softner, the reason why it hurts before is your body is addicted to the hydrocodone, not liver or damage. If you have "dark-red, almost black in color" blood, it comes from the small bowel, upper colon, and bright red blood color is from the large colon.
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I've met a very beautiful girl , she's funny and sweet and seems to also like me the way I like her. The problem is I'm 1,76m long and she's I think about 1,80m. I won't let her know or think but it secretly makes me a bit insecure , Off course I will still date her and try to make it work regardless of that but im affraid she will feel a bit ashamed or something in front of her friends. I've been with several other girls before but never been so nervous and self concious bout myself.
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Dublin - RegTech company, AQMetrics, has announced new enhancements to its cloud-based platform. The updates will provide registered fund clients with updated forms and a risk analytics and monitoring portal to enable compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) new reporting regulations.
The new rules, which go into effect in June 2018, change several registered fund reporting requirements, including the addition of Form N-PORT, Form N-LIQUID and Form N-CEN.
"We are constantly evolving our RegTech solutions to meet the needs of our ever-growing client base," said Geraldine Gibson, CEO of AQMetrics. "When the then SEC Chair, Mary Jo White, first introduced the concept of updated SEC reporting regulations for investment companies back in 2015, we got to work developing an industry-leading solution that will make complying with the new requirements as seamless, efficient and accurate as possible for our clients."
Aimed at addressing the fund industry's significant changes over the last twenty years, ranging from the advent of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) to increased use of alternative strategies, the new SEC reporting regulations modernize and increase the transparency of registered fund reporting to enable investors to more accurately gauge and manage risk. Specifically, the new Form N-PORT, replacing Form N-Q, requires monthly portfolio holding reporting while the new Form N-CEN, replacing Form N-SAR, requires annual reporting of census-type information. Further, Form N-LIQUID promotes effective liquidity risk management for open-end management investment companies.


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- Clear out the area and make sure its ideal for your vegetables to grow. So how do you know if its ideal or not you ask? Well just make sure you rake it clean so that no leaves or weeds are around to hamper your gardens growth.
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This week in Pac-12 women's basketball
With two wins to open the 2013-14 campaign, 16th-ranked COLORADO has not lost a regular-season game to a non-conference opponent in 26 games. The Buffs put that streak on the line when they host Iowa, who is just out of the AP's top 25 this week, on Wednesday. That game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks ... OREGON takes its high-powered offense on the road for a tough contest against No. 1 Connecticut on Wednesday, as well ... UCLA will again welcome a top-25 opponent, as 10th-ranked Oklahoma visits Pauley Pavilion on Sunday for a Pac-12 Networks-televised game ... After averaging less than 60 points per game last season, OREGON STATE is off to a hot start, winning its first three games of the season by an average margin of +32.7, while scoring an average of 92.0 ppg, including a 100-point contest. The Beavers have not forgotten their defense, however, limiting two of its first three opponents to less than 50 points ... USC is also having a strong start, with its 3-0 record being its best since 1998-99 ... Three Pac-12 teams are ranked in this week's Associated Press poll, with STANFORD leading the way at No. 6, followed by No. 16 COLORADO and No. 17 CALIFORNIA ... Stanford's Chiney Ogwumike and Oregon's Chrishae Rowe were voted the Pac-12 Player and Freshman of the Week, respectively, for the second-consecutive week. Both have already had three 20-point games, with Ogwumike recording a pair of 30-point outings.
GETTING OFF TO A HOT START: OREGON STATE is 3-0, defeating its first three opponents this season by an average margin of +32.7 points per game, while scoring an average of 92.0 ppg, inlcuding a 100-point victory. The Beavers have not forgotten their defense, however, limiting two of its first three opponents to less than 50 points.
Under the direction of first-year head coach Cynthia Cooper, USC is also having a strong start, with its 3-0 record being its best since 1998-99
RECORDS FALL in the early Season: It did not take long for Pac-12 teams to make 2013-14 a memorable campaign. In just the first weekend, OREGON took down a pair of Pac-12 records. The Ducks scored an incredible 131 points against CS Bakserfield on Nov. 9, shattering the Pac-12 single-game mark set 20 years ago. UO also netted a league-record 20 threes in the game.
With her Pac-12 Player of the Week selection on Nov. 11, STANFORD's Chiney Ogwumike broke the league record for most weekly honors. She now has 11 in her career.
Several other records and milestones loom in the horizon, including Hall of Fame head coach, Stanford's Tara Vanderveer, who is inching in on career-victory number 900.
DUCKS BREAK MORE RECORDS: OREGON already rewrote the Pac-12's single-game scoring record, tallying 131 points in a win on Nov. 9. But the Ducks decided to rewrite an NCAA record, as well. UO combined with Sacramento State to attempt 86 three-point field goals in the loss to the Hornets. The 86 long-range attempts broke a collegiate record that was set in 1999. The combined 86 three-point made buckets also broke a UO record.
PRESEASON RECOGNITION: Five Pac-12 players were placed on national player of the year watch lists. Among those targeted is STANFORD's Chiney Ogwumike, a unanimous All-American last year and a preseason All-American this season. Joining Ogwumike on the Wade Trophy and Wooden Award preseason lists are CALIFORNIA's Gennifer Brandon and Brittany Boyd. The Wooden Award committee also included USC's Cassie Harberts and WASHINGTON's Jazming Davis on its watch list.
EYE ON 900: STANFORD's Tara VanDerveer is in her 35th season as a head coach and 28th at the Stanford helm. She is just three wins away from becoming the fifth women's basketball coach to win 900 games, joining Pat Summitt, Jody Conradt, C. Vivian Stringer and Sylvia Hatchell in the exclusive club.
All-Star Returns: All signs indicate another competitive season as eight of the 15 members of the 2013 All-Pac-12 team return for the 2013-14. Also among the returnees are nine of the 11 players named honorable mention all-conference.
Among the all-star returnees is 2013 Pac-12 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year F Chiney Ogwumike of Stanford, who is in her final season in Palo Alto. Three members of the all-defensive sqad are back, including Ogwumike, JR F Aminah Williams of WASHINGTON and SR G Brittany Wilson of COLORADO.
OFFENSIVE RETURNS: Eight of the Conference teams return its leading scorer from a year ago eight also welcome back its top rebounder, including the Pac-12's leading scorer and rebounder in SR F Chiney Ogwumike of Stanford.
Last year, the Pac-12 had five of the nation's top 25 rebounders and they are all back this season (stats are final from the 2012-13 season): Ogwumike (12.9), Oregon's Jillian Alleyne (11.9), California's Gennifer Brandon (11.1), Washington's Aminah Williams (10.8) and Utah's Michelle Plouffe (9.4).
NEW FACES & FAMILIAR FACES: Heading into the 2013-14 campaign, the Conference welcomes two new head coaches in Cynthia Cooper at USC and Washington's Mike Neighbors. Each brings an impressive resume finding success at several stops in Division I women's basketball.
The Pac-12 has a mix of veteran and young coaches. Leading the way is 10-time John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year Tara VanDerveer who embarks on her 28th year at Stanford and 35th overall. Pac-12 coaches average 6.1 years of experience in the Pac-12 and 9.3 years overall in collegiate basketball heading into the 2013-14 campaign.
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Two league schools were selected as first- and second-round sites for the 2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. UCLA's Pauley Pavilion was picked to host on March 22 and 24, while Washington's Bank of the West Arena was selected to host on March 23 and 25. If the Huskies and Bruins were to earn a NCAA bid, they would play on their home court.
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NEWCOMB - The small community of Newcomb is preparing for some of its biggest events of the year in the coming weekends. The town-wide garage sale and fire department's steak roast are rapidly approaching.
Next Saturday, July 18 around 20 locations will be set up for the town-wide yard sale from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The annual event will take place, rain or shine.
Event coordinator Nancy Tracy said both food and maps would be available. Maps of the sales will be available at both ends of town, at St. Barbara's Episcopal Church, and Aunt Polly's Inn. In addition to the private yard sales, people will also set up tables at the fire hall to sell items.
The sale should be a fun event, and people may find both bargains and treasures.
"You never can tell what you'll find, there could be some great bargains - and I hear there's some great antiques involved," Tracy said.
The following Saturday, July 25, will see one of the town's most popular annual traditions - the 44th annual Newcomb Volunteer Fire Department steak roast and parade.
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The day kicks off with a parade at noon, featuring participants from local organizations, the youth program, fire companies and possibly a band. The line-up is set at 11 a.m., beginning at the Goodnow Flow Road.
Immediately following the parade, people can head to the Newcomb town beach to participate in the popular steak roast, said Fire Chief Mark Yandon. Tickets are $13 each, and entitle diners to steak, a baked potato, coleslaw and corn on the cob, along with a soda. Last year, 675 dinners were served.
"We do not sell any beer or alcoholic beverages, but we do allow people to bring their own," said Yandon, adding that no glass bottles were allowed on the beach.
Along with the food, tickets for a cash raffle will be sold, offering prizes of $300, $200 and $100.
The steak roast benefits the Newcomb Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad. Along with providing fire protection, the squad maintains a full-time paid EMS service. Proceeds raised help offset the cost, and also help supply equipment. The squad has plans to purchase new pagers for the new E-911 system being installed in Essex County, and is considering replacing its 12-year-old ambulance.
Yandon stated volunteers were welcome and needed.
"If we didn't have volunteers that weren't members of the fire department, we couldn't do it. We get tremendous support from the community. Anyone who wants to volunteer an hour or two of their time should call," said Yandon.
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Black History Month is almost over but Black History continues on. I want to talk about what it means to be black? Cornel West in his seminal work Prophesy Deliverance outlines four responses by African Americans to white supremacy. They are the exceptionalist tradition, the assimilationist tradition, the marginalist tradition, and the humanist tradition. The African American exceptionalist tradition lauds the uniqueness of African American culture and personality. The African American assimilationsist tradition considers African American culture and personality to be pathological.The African American marginalist tradition posits African American culture to be restrictive, constraining, and confining. The African American humanist tradition extolls the distinctiveness of African American culture and personality.
I believe the humanist tradition holds the greatest promise when it comes to defining black identity. If you talk to an average black person on the street what makes them black? what makes them African American you will get a multitude of answers. Some will pump up their Africanness and talk of the its superiority and not realize they are trapped and hedged in by American values. This is the main flaw in the exceptionalist tradition. Others will talk about how they are American and that our ancestors have struggled hard to make it in this nation. They will talk about how absurd it is to want to embrace our African heritage and what's wrong with those n—az over there who won't get their act together? All this is said without realizing all of America will not totally accept them. This is the flaw of the assimilationist tradition. The next answer will be how different we all are and we need to express ourselves the way we see fit and not be hedged in by being African American. It's time to get beyond racial and ethnic categories. This is the marginalist tradition and the main flaw is that it too is idealistic and it supports a naive individuality at the expense of community and political praxis. The humanist tradition celebrates and applauds African American culture and tradition while at the same time not idolizing it and perceiving it as perfection. Being black in America is a both/and proposition. There is good and there is bad. That is what it means to be African American and that is what it means to be human. I'm connected to my African American brothers and sisters and I'm connected to the human race. This is why I love hip hop, dreads, stories my grandfather tells of life in Oklahoma, and the beauty of a well cooked pot of gumbo. At the same time I can deplore the senseless violence of the ghetto, the exploitation of the community by prosperity preachers, and the most horrible movie in the world: Soul Plane. African American is African and American. Both/And.


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A government proposal that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C may be drawing high praise for its potential health benefits, but it's also raising questions about the unintended consequences of screening for those seeking insurance.
Experts in health insurance, life insurance and long-term care insurance warn that boomers who test positive for the blood-borne virus before being approved may dash their chances for coverage.
"I would never, ever tell anybody to delay getting any kind of medical exam," said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. "But you have an advantage over the insurance company if you apply for insurance before undergoing any kind of medical checkups."
For the first time, government health officials suggested in May that anyone born between 1945 and 1965 be tested for the hepatitis C virus, which can destroy the liver.
The draft proposal, which could see a final ruling later this year, is aimed at getting some 800,000 baby boomers into treatment and potentially saving more than 120,000 lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Baby boomers make up about 2 million of the estimated 3.2 million people infected with hepatitis C, the CDC says. About three-quarters of those who have the virus don't know it -- and many don't think they're at risk for it, said Dr. John Ward, director for the Division for Viral Hepatitis.
"Testing is the only way to identify these individuals in order to connect them to life-saving care and treatment," he said.
Hepatitis C is spread through contact with contaminated blood or organs. It was widely transmitted through routine health care practices before the virus was identified in 1989 and before widespread screening of the U.S. blood supply began in 1992.
Social practices such as injection drug use and tattooing contributed to the problem, but so did unexpected transmission from routine exposures such as sharing toothbrushes or razors, even manicures and pedicures.
Getting tested may confirm the unsuspected exposure and prompt treatment, a plan that's drawing praise from many of the dozens who publicly commented on the CDC's draft proposal.
"This birth cohort screening, in my opinion, is the right methodology at the right time," wrote Dr. Donald Jensen, a clinical and research expert in hepatitis at the University of Chicago. "The baby boomers are aging and need to be identified quickly before their disease and co-morbidities overtake them."
But a positive test for hepatitis C also can raise worries for those who aren't insured or who want more or different insurance.
"I am concerned that this will allow insurance companies to deny treatment for pre-existing conditions," wrote Donna Bailey, a consumer commenter on the site.
Even treatment for hepatitis C might not guarantee acceptance since current protocols may not be 100 percent effective.
It's true that hepatitis C is one of several chronic, life-threatening diseases that can exclude people from being insured, said Susan M. Pisano, vice president of communications for America's Health Insurance Plans, the national trade association representing the industry.
"You would have a condition if you were diagnosed, the same way you'd have a condition if you had asthma, diabetes or another condition," she said.
The difference is, a leading government health agency is suddenly recommending that an entire generation be screened for the condition in question.
CDC officials say they've considered the problem. About two out of three people diagnosed with hepatitis C have health insurance -- but about a third of those diagnosed do not, officials said.
"Considerations regarding insurance coverage are real, affecting individuals and their loved ones ... " Ward said in a statement to msnbc.com. " ... These issues are ones we must continue to consider as part of any implementation of these recommendations."
Under the Obama Administration's health reform law, insurers would not be able to reject adults with hepatitis C or another pre-existing condition starting in 2014. But the Supreme Court is expected to rule within the week on overturning all or part of the Affordable Care Act, so that mandate is unclear.
Anticipating that the hepatitis C proposal may become final, CDC officials are working with insurance providers, public health agencies, commercial labs and others to coordinate the mechanics of such large-scale testing.
Until something changes, at least one insurance broker advises his clients to think about the consequences of the test results.
"It's up to you," said Michael McDonnell, a financial adviser who works at Individual Commercial Brokerage in northern California. "Test or not, insure or not. If you're going to insure, wait until you are approved before doing the test."
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There are a lot of ways to find love these days -- a million dating websites, bars, being set up by friends. But ever think you could find The One on your commute to work? That's the promise of Erika Christensen, aka The Love Conductor. This matchmaker roams the NYC subways to hook up single strap-hangers.
She calls it "trainspotting" (trainspotting.tawkify.com). Christensen approaches attractive Manhattan and Brooklyn commuters, with an abrupt, "Are you single?" If they are single, she offers her services and a business card that reads, "You've been spotted." It's a bizarre concept in a city where people rarely look others in the eye on the subway. But this could go a long way to soften the image of NYC. Plus, given how hard it is to find a decent guy or girl, why not take a chance on locomotive-based love?
She charges between $39 and $456 per month for her services, which includes love matches and a planned out date. "I set them up on fully curated mystery dates and that's always fun," she told Today. "Sometimes I give them code names and they meet somewhere." Is she successful? One customer says he hit it off with his match. They have been going strong for a month. And she says one of her pairs have even gotten hitched. She herself isn't single, and no, she didn't find her current mate on a train. But if you are single in the city, it's worth a try. Can't be worse than those Internet sites and at least there is a human being vetting out the crazies in person. With 1.6 billion subway riders, she's bound to spot a few good men and women.
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ABSD/UNIX operating system is traditionally split into two pieces: the kernel and userspace. Historically the reasons for this were clear: the UNIX kernel was a simple entity. However, over time the kernel has grown more and more complex. Currently, most of the same functionality is available both in userspace and the kernel, but under different names. Examples include synchronization routines and threading support. For instance, to lock a mutex in the NetBSD kernel, the call is mutex_enter(), while in userspace the routine which does exactly the same thing is known as pthread_mutex_enter(). Taking another classic example, a BSD style OS has malloc()/free() available both in userspace and the kernel, but with different linkage (the kernel malloc interface is currently being widely deprecated, though). This imposes a completely arbitrary division between the kernel and userspace. Most functionality provided by an opearating system should be treated as a service instead of explicitly pinning it down as a userspace daemon or a kernel driver. Currently, due to the arbitrarily difference in programming interface names, functionality must be explicitly ported between the kernel and userspace if it is to run in one or the other environment. By unifying the environments where possible, the arbitrary division is weakened and porting between these environments becomes simpler.
Antti Kantee has been a NetBSD developer for many many moons. He has managed to work on quite a few bits and pieces of a BSD system: userland utilities, the pkgsrc packaging system, networking, virtual memory, device drivers, hardware support and file systems.
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The Lone Ranger didn't exactly ride to the rescue this past holiday weekend. The reboot of the storied Western hero's tale stumbled on its debut, taking in less than $50 million in the five days stretching over July 4, according to data compiled by Box Office Mojo. That put the movie, with its estimated $215 million production budget, at a distant second place behind another first-weekender, Despicable Me 2. The animated comedy sequel raked in nearly three times as much, with $141 million, $82.5 million of which came from the Friday-Sunday period. That was significantly better than the $56.4 million the original Despicable Me grossed across its opening weekend in 2010.
The Lone Ranger is distributed by Disney (NYSE:DIS) unit Buena Vista, while Despicable Me 2 is put out by Comcast's (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Universal.
Third place belonged to action comedy The Heat, now in its second week of release. The film took in around $25 million, said Box Office Mojo, bringing its domestic total to $86.4 million. That's more than double its estimated production budget. The Heat is distributed by Twenty-First Century Fox's (NASDAQ:FOX) Fox.
Rounding out the top five was a pair of movies that have been in cinemas for several weeks now. Monsters University, from celebrated Disney animation house Pixar, collected $19.6 million in ticket sales, while zombie combat epic World War Z -- distributed by Viacom's (NASDAQ:VIA) Paramount -- took in $18.2 million.
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Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase One Desk-based Assessment for South-West England (South Coast Dorset)
Project 6673
By Charles Johns, Graeme Kirkham, Tom Cousins, Dave Parham
This report forms the first-desk based assessment- phase of a Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey of the historic environment of Dorset's coast.
The project aimed to:
- enhance the Dorset HER and the National Record of the Historic Environment
- inform future coastal and shoreline management
- provide an overview of coastal change from the Palaeolithic onwards
- assess the degree and nature of threat to coastal historic assets
- provide a broad assessment of the likely archaeological potential and vulnerability of the resource
- identify future research priorities
- enhance public understanding and enjoyment of the coastal heritage.
This commissioned study was carried out by the Cornwall Archaeological Unit (formerly Historic Environment Projects, Cornwall Council) and Bournemouth University.
Please note that where the report refers to the work of English Heritage, this is now the role of Historic England. At the time it was commissioned the project formed part of the wider National Heritage Protection Plan 2011-2015 activity on coastal heritage.
1. Introduction
2. Survey area
3. Designations
4. Coastal change from the Palaeolithic
5. Coastal and marine management
6. Previous archaeological and historical research
7. Assessment of historic sources
8. HER, NHRE and other data sets
9. Assessment of archaeological potential and low record density
10. Assessment of threats to coastal historic environment assets
11. Further work
12. References
Appendix 1: GIS method
Appendix 2: List of UKHO charts
Appendix 3: List of Scheduled Monuments
Appendix 4: Grade I and Grade II* Listed Buildings
Appendix 5: New sites by period and monument type
Appendix 6: List of sites at risk due to NAI in the Two Bays SMP Area
Additional Information
- Series: RCZAS Reports
- Publication Status: Completed
- Pages: 156
Next steps
See more coastal heritage projects undertaken from 2011-2015
Find out about current Historic England work on discovering coastal heritage
See how Historic England commissions research
If you require an alternative accessible version of this document please contact: Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council Fal Building, County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3AY Tel: (01872) 323603 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cornwall.gov.uk/archaeology


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Freida Pinto's first photoshoot with her mother! Yes, the lovely lassie from Mumbai with her mom Sylvia Pinto shot together for a photoshoot meant for a good cause.
It's a part of the campaign called My Safe Place. The campaign is against violence towards women and is reportedly spearheaded by the Hollywood actress Emma Watson. Freida is part of this noble cause spreading. In the picture, Freida is seen content with her head on her mother's lap while her mon's caring hands are on her head. The mom-daughter bonding on the photograph is amazing.
Sylvia Pinto stays is Mumbai and is the principal of St John's Universal High School (Goregaon). Catch the two stills of the actress with her mom here
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Sze.C, Local Artist and Tattoo Artist
Sze.C is a multi-talented artist and art gallery founder, who was born and raised in Hong Kong. After learning tattooing in Thailand, she has been running her Sze.C Tattoo Studio since 2003 in Central HK. Besides tattooing, Sze.C is also an artist herself, who shares her passion for art through her work and has exhibited in various places and galleries in HK and overseas. In 2012, her work was selected to be exhibited at the Biennale of Santorini in Greece, with Greek Vogue magazine featuring her works. Having a variety of interests with a love to share, Sze.C set up an annual event called BodyRock in 2010 with her friend Matt Coleman, which combines performing art – live body painting with live music; all profits collected are donated to a local charity.
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Whatever the intended social equity underlying the idea of allowing bankruptcy judges to modify the mortgage on a chapter 13 debtor's primary residence, it would obviously precipitate bank losses and the depletion of bank capital, thus impeding recovery in bank lending activities and economic recovery, according to a commentary in Bankruptcy Law360 on Friday. As recently as the Clinton administration, it was deemed indisputable that prohibiting the modification of rights of lenders and obligations of borrowers serves the collective greater good of providing access to mortgages on principal residences at reasonable rates. A unanimous Supreme Court in Nobelman v. American Savings Bank, 508 U.S. 324, held in 1993 that provisions of chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code (specifically 11 U.S.C. §1322(b)(2)) prohibited bankruptcy judges from modifying mortgages on principal residences. In that case, one of the more liberal Supreme Court justices, Justice Stevens, specifically noted that the prohibition on modifying mortgages on principal residences was "explained by the legislative history indicating that favorable treatment of residential mortgagees was intended to encourage the flow of capital into the home lending market." Nobelman, 508 U.S. at 332. The current cramdown proposal would force lenders to acknowledge the uncollectibility of a portion of the eligible loans, and thus recognition of a loss for financial reporting purposes. Given the other problems (e.g., losses on investment securities) currently affecting banks, even a modicum of write-offs could certainly trigger capital impairment of a magnitude that would threaten these institutions with regulatory sanctions, or even seizure.
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Van Sluts and Kung Fu: 1975 in Music
A while ago I did a music list thing where I listed the top 100 songs of my high school graduation year and whether I liked them or not.
A couple of people who picked up the meme didn't like thier high school year songs, so they did it for the year they were 13.
Ok, I'll bite, but I'm going to be different, of course, and write something about each song. (note,
I got halfway through to 69 and decided to the rest later this morning)
1. Enter the year you graduated from high school in the search function here and get the list of 100 most popular songs of that year
2. Bold the songs you like, strike through the ones you hate and underline your favorite. Do nothing to the ones you don't remember (or don't care about).
Love Will Keep Us Together, The Captain and Tennille: this is one of those songs that I hate, yet I can sing all the way through.
Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell: Another one I hate. I just never got the whole "rhinestone cowboy" thing and to this day when I hear this song, I imagine the Marlboro man wearing a sequined jacket.
3. Philadelphia Freedom, Elton John Ok, it's not a great song. In fact, it's pretty cheesy. But I was a HUGE Elton John fan when I was 13 and I have good memories associated with this one.
4. Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Freddy Fender
My Eyes Adored You, Frankie Valli: Stalker song. My eyes adored you, though I never laid a hand on you.... This is how I developed a terrible fear of Frankie Valli.
6. Shining Star, Earth, Wind and Fire I always had a thing for EW&F, though this song has been ruined by that commercial.
7. Fame, David Bowie I had this 45. I'd stand in front of the mirror, with my very Bowie-like haircut singing "is it any wonder, i reject you first" over and over again to get it just right.
Laughter In The Rain, Neil Sedaka I don't know why I loathe this song, I just do. Neil Sedaka gives me the creeps.
One Of These Nights, Eagles Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the Eagles?
10. Thank God I'm A Country Boy, John Denver Admission time: I do like this song. When I was 13, I would never let anyone know how much I liked it, but looking back, I bet I wasn't the only one sitting in my room, doing some faux square dance, singing cakes on the griddle. What? I was?
11. Jive Talkin', Bee Gees Oh geez. More confessions. Yea, I told everyone DISCO SUCKS but I liked the Bee Gees. I was supposed to take that to my grave.
Best Of My Love, Eagles see above
Lovin' You, Minnie Riperton Is there really a person alive who likes this song? Step forward, because I have a recording of a cat in heat I'd like to sell you.
14. Kung Fu Fighting, Carl Douglas Anyone who doesn't like this song is a communist.
15. Black Water, Doobie Brothers> Me and Bobby T., under the Tilt-a-Whirl at the church fair, smoking Parlaiments and making out (this actually didn't happen until I was 16, but it still applies)
16. Ballroom Blitz, Sweet Had the 45. One of the greatest rock songs EVER. After sitting in my room knee-slapping to John Denver, this song was the antitode that washed the nerd cooties off of me.
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, B.J. Thomas Hahaha his name is BJ! Hey, I was 13.
18. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You), Tony Orlando and Dawn Tony Orlando also gave me the creeps. I guess 1975 was the Year of the Creepy Singer.
19. At Seventeen, Janis Ian Vomitorium
20. Pick Up The Pieces, Average White Band Even at the tender age of 13, I appreciated what it mean to be funky. This song made me wish I could dance.
The Hustle, Van McCoy and The Soul City Symphony Last week, my neighbors had a party and they played this song about 50 times. Each time, my body would involuntarily get up and start hustling. Yes, 30 years later, I can still do The Hustle. I hate you, Van McCoy.
22. Lady Marmalade, Labelle I liked it then because it was different, it was sexy and just wrong. Everyone walked around whispering Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir because it was naughty.
23. Why Can't We Be Friends?, War I still listen to this song at least once a week. Had the 45 (I don't know why I remember this, but the label was tan), practically war that record out that summer.
24. Love Wont Let Me Wait, Major Harris
25. Boogie On Reggae Woman, Stevie Wonder
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights, Freddy Fender I only remember the opening lines to this song and I really wish I didn't.
27. Fight The Power, Pt. 1, Isley Brothers Man, I was funkier than I ever gave myself credit for.
Angie Baby, Helen Reddy If I could strike through twice, I would. Not only do I have this unexplaind disdain for Helen Reddy, but this song is about Angie, I don't know, swallowing the souls of young boys or something.
Jackie Blue, Ozark Mountain Daredevils Yea, so I hated this girl named Jackie, hence, I hated the song.
30. Fire, Ohio Players Listening to the Ohio Players made me feel like I was mature.
Magic, Pilot This one goes down on record as being one of my most hated songs ever. It sounded like an opening jingle to an evil children's show.
Please Mr. Postman, Carpenters Don't even get me started on this song.
33. Sister Golden Hair, America One of those songs I like, but couldn't reallly explain why.
34. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Elton John Like I said, I was a huge Elton fan, but this song caused a rift between me and a few of my Beatles loving friends.
Mandy, Barry Manilow I swear I don't like this song. I swear I don't sing Barry Manilow songs in the shower. I swear I never had this record.
Have You Never Been Mellow, Olivia Newton-John My neighbor Debbie thought she could sing like Olivia. She brought this record over one day and made me sit there while she sang along with it. That was my first experience with torture.
Could It Be Magic, Barry Manilow See above.
Cat's In The Cradle, Harry Chapin I think I am the only person alive who despises this song. It literally makes me cringe in horror.
Wildfire Michael Murphy Songs about horses suck.
I'm Not Lisa, Jessi Colter You know, if the guy is still pining for Lisa - and probably calls out her name when you make love - you should just give up and leave him. Even though you said you wouldn't. Which would prove that all women are heartless bitches just like Lisa.
Listen To What The Man Said, Paul Mccartney and Wings You know how much I hate Frankie Valli? Multiply that by 40 and you get my loathing for Paul McCartney. The man must hold the record for most inane songs by a former rock star.
42. I'm Not In Love, 10cc see here
I Can Help, Billy Swan File this under meh.
Fallin' In Love, Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds see, meh
45. Feelings, Morris Albert What, you ask? She LIKES this song? Well, it's a long running inside joke in my family. If you ever meet anyone in my family, just walk up to them and say "I have feeling, you know!" and see what happens.
Chevy Van, Sammy Johns The 70's were a strange time, indeed. This song about a van slut was, suprisingly, not used to sell Chevy vans.
When Will I Be Loved, Linda Ronstadt Me and Linda just did not get along, aurally.
48. You're The First, The Last, My Everthing, Barry White If you don't like this song, you are a loveless, heartless machine of a person.
Please Mr Please, Olivia Newton-John See above.
You're No Good, Linda Ronstadt See above.
51. Dynomite, Bazuka
Walking In Rhythm, Blackbyrds 1975 was a good year for bland.
53. The Way We Were / Try To Remember, Gladys Knight and The Pips
Midnight Blue, Melissa Manchester Was she the chick with the really long hair? Or was that the Midnight at the Oasis lady? Or are they the same?
55. Don't Call Us, We'll Call You, Sugarloaf
56. Poetry Man, Phoebe Snow
How Long, Ace Is it me or did half the songs on this list sound exactly the same?
58. Express, B.T. Express
59. That's The Way Of The World, Earth, Wind and Fire
Lady, Styx The first time I heard this, I was sure the singer was a woman. And then I saw a picture of Tommy Shaw and I was like, told ya it's a woman!
61. Bad Time, Grand Funk Is it ever a good time to be in love? Not according to 70's music. Everyone was getting fucked over by someone.
62. Only Women Bleed, Alice Cooper When you learn everything you know about life from rock and roll, you can be left confused and bewildered. Are women the creeps, or are men? Or is everyone a creep when it comes to love and I should just make a vow of celibacy and solitude, right now, at 13 years old?
63. Doctor's Orders, Carol Douglas
64. Get Down Tonight, K.C. and The Sunshine Band I'm learning a bit about myself here. I am learning that I didn't hate disco as much as I told people I did. Do a little dance. Make a little love. How can you NOT get jiggy with that?
To be continued
You Are So Beautiful / It's A Sin When You Love Somebody, Joe Cocker See Creepy Man theme
66. One Man Woman-One Woman Man, Paul Anka and Odia Coates
67. Feel Like Makin' Love, Bad Company I wasn't sure whether to bold this one or not. I liked it then, not so much now. Bad Company has not withstood the test of time.
How Sweet It Is, James Taylor See my aversion to all songs that exude sweet, candy-coated love.
Dance With Me, Orleans
70. Cut The Cake, Average White Band
71. Never Can Say Goodbye, Gloria Gaynor
72. I Don't Like To Sleep Alone, Paul Anka
73. Morning Side Of The Mountain, Donny and Marie Osmond
74. Some Kind Of Wonderful, Grand Funk
75. When Will I See You Again, Three Degrees
76. Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor), Joe Simon
77. I'm Sorry / Calypso, John Denver
78. Killer Queen, Queen
79. Shoeshine Boy, Eddie Kendricks
80. Do It (Til You're Satisfied), B.T. Express
81. Can't Get It Out Of My Head, Electric Light Orchestra
82. Sha-La-La (Makes Me Happy), Al Green
83. Lonely People, America
84. You Got The Love, Rufus
85. The Rockford Files, Mike Pos
86. It Only Takes A Minute, Tavares
87. No No Song / Snookeroo, Ringo Starr
88. Junior's Farm / Sally G, Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Bungle In The Jungle, Jethro Tull
90. Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance), Leo Sayer
91. Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Elton John
92. Misty, Ray Stevens
93. Bad Blood, Neil Sedaka
94. Only Yesterday, Carpenters
95. I'm On Fire, Dwight Twilley Band
96. Only You, Ringo Starr
97. Third Rate Romance, Amazing Rhythm Aces
98. You Aint Seen Nothin' Yet / Free Wheelin', Bachman-Turner Overdrive
99. Swearin' To God, Frankie Valli
100. Get Dancin', Disco Tex and The Sex-O-lettes


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Fast food barely existed in the 60s. I think there was one McDonald's in our town, which I maybe got taken to twice as a child. I think burgers were had maybe 6-8 times a year. I know that's standard for people with hippie parents, but hippie parents hadn't even had a chance to conceive yet. They were still teenagers themselves. So I'm talking about just normal life in mainstream America. It wasn't that we were thinking about and craving fast food during the weeks and months we weren't getting it. It's that fast food was a blip on the radar; something that didn't occur to you very frequently.
I guess today its really the food of the poor, but back then poor people ate stuff (like corned beef and mashed potatoes, my favorite childhood meal) at home. The first time I tasted Spaghetti-Os, which was invented when I was about nine, I nearly spit it out. I had begged for weeks for my mom to buy it (she was definitely not a canned food/brand name kind of consumer, and Spaghetti-Os -- currently priced at 43 cents a can -- was considered expensive) and I was really embarrassed that I couldn't swallow more than a few bites. She was sympathetic. I mean, basically it's watery tomato-flavored sugar over O-shaped dough. But that just gives you an idea of how foreign "convenience" foods were.
All that changed in the 70s, when a frightening dystopic "restaurant row" went up in our town. Fast food was a fixture of my teen years. But not at all during childhood.
Okay, so keep that in mind. Fast food was rare. Next point: my aunt's steel blue station wagon. It was enormous and it was our caravan. My cousins (Betsy and Leslie, whose names never sounded hilarious to me until just now) and I hung out in the backseat on whatever chauffeured adventure. So picture yourself there on a hot summer day, coming home from the park or something. (You have to be me in this scenario, but it's only imaginary and it won't last, I promise.)
Your aunt says, "I think we'll drop in at Snow White's." Betsy and Leslie cheer. You reflect. Obviously, there is no "real" Snow White. But it's possible that there is some Snow White attraction that exists that you've never heard of but that your cousins evidently adore. Or that your aunt maybe knows somebody who is so much like Snow White that a whole nickname situation was engendered. You check. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?" Your aunt, thinking you are joking, plays along. Your cousins chime in on the joke, which continues in various forms for the next several minutes. The entire time your brain is continually recalculating the probability stats that you will soon be in the presence of the actual Snow White, and that probability is now approaching 95%.
Then you pull into the Sno White drive in parking lot. And -- drum roll please -- this turn of events is so dramatic that you are NOT disappointed. The opposite. The idea that you could casually, at the last moment, decide to "drop in" to a burger joint is about as extraordinary as you calling up a friend right now to go drink a milkshake in Paris.
The opulence. The decadence. It just wasn't done.
Sno White's menu was: Burger. Cheeseburger. Fries. Coke. Seven Up. Ice cream cone in the three standard flavors. It was dizzying. What to choose?
Their burgers were flat and crispy and that's what made them different. Buns were toasted and smeared with mayonnaise and secret sauce (which, as the movies have revealed to us, is forever thousand island dressing). I can't stand mayonnaise, but Sno White was a magical enchanted place where mayonnaise reigned supreme. The fries were thick krinkle fries that came pre-salted in a waxed paper envelope. Pre-salted, people. Can I get some appreciation here?
You lived one block away from Sno White until you were 10. At some point after you moved, it was converted into a taqueria. And although you grew up and became a vegetarian, a couple of times a year you fall asleep thinking about that particular taste that exists nowhere else in the world. You know the dull red of the laminated tabletops, you know the sound and feel of the cooler that ran in place of air conditioning, you know your cousin's standard order (burger, hold the mayo -- and she was the first person I ever heard say that in real life, 7-Up). You know everything about that place.
Except the fact that there are still eleven of them! And one of them is conveniently located right in the middle of your route to Yosemite!
I had to call my friend Richard, who keeps statues of the A&W family next to his swimming pool, and ask him if he knew that Sno White still existed. Even he didn't realize it! And have I mentioned that the entire A&W family stands next to his pool?
In closing, I'd like to take a moment to share this awe-inspiring photo with you. I defy even Yosemite to come up with something more beautiful.


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Smith training with the Cheetahs
World Cup-winning Springbok Juan Smith has made a welcome return to the training field with the Cheetahs.
However, the 31-year-old loose forward will not feature in the team that will tackle the Lions in a pre-season friendly in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Cheetahs assistant coach Hawies Fourie confirmed that Smith – who has not played since 25 February 2011, when he tore his Achilles tendon in a Super Rugby match against the Bulls in Bloemfontein – is one of several frontline players who will be on the sidelines when the Cheetah run out at Ellis Park.
Smith had his first training run in almost two years with the Cheetahs, but only took part in the fitness session – as he eases himself back into the rigours of the game.
"A number of our injured players are not yet training with us," Fourie told this website, adding: "It will be a long way from our strongest XV that will face the Lions.
"We don't want to bring any injured players back too soon – it is a long season and you simply can't take any risks at this stage and lose a player for the rest of the season."
Among the other big names that will be absent on Saturday are forwards like Boks Coenie Oosthuizen and Heinrich Brussow, along with Andries Ferreira, Martin Muller, Phillip van der Walt, Pieter Labuschagne.
Backs who will be kept on ice include Bok Johan Goosen, new recruit Johan Sadie, utility Willie Roux and Sevens Bok Rayno Benjamin.
Fourie said this game will form part of the team's pre-season "trials".
"Because we use such a large number of Griquas players, we use the pre-season to determine who are number one, two and three in each position," he told this website.
"It is important for us to see where we stand with all the players in the squad, in terms of both Griquas and Free State Cheetahs.
"We also have a few new players who are with us for the first time.
"We want to look at who are the best players in each position for the starting XV.
"Yes. a win would be great, but our focus are on selection issues and getting our game plan going."
After this week's outing against the Lions the Cheetahs have three more pre-season outings. They play the Stormers in Bloemfontein on February 2, Griquas in Bloemfontein on February 6 and round off their build-up to the season proper when they take on the Bulls in Polokwane on February 9.
"We will name our best team for the encounter with the Bulls in Polokwane," he said, adding: "The other games will be use as trials and to give all the players as much game time as possible."
By Jan de Koning


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It's been almost two years since that special day when I captured Cranes in the Fire Mist. My audience has grown significantly since then and/or turned over, so for those who occasionally ask me about the picture – here is a repost of the story.
In the image that I wanted to make, there would be one or two birds flying into the pond while the others waited to take off. Its an almost impossible scenario because a number of factors have to converge in a perfect storm for it to work. Unfortunately, once I pre-visualize something, it's hard for me to let go of it.
First, I knew it would probably have to be made at Bosque del Apache. This is one of the few places where that particular combination of birds occurs in large quantities.
Next, it would have to be made in the winter when both the birds, and the weather conditions would provide the chance for the visuals to work.
Next, you have to find a pond that the birds like, which offers a good view to the east so that the sunrise will backlight the pond.
The fourth step in this improbable scenario involves the fog and/or mist. This occurs when the ground temperature is cold, around freezing, and warm humid air collides causing the temperature of the air to lower to the point that you get fog. In other words, if its too dry, too warm, or too cold, you don't get mist.
Fifth hope that the birds show up at all.
Next on the list, you need a cloudless day. This is important because that produces a golden sunset. If there are lots of clouds, you'll get different colors, which might be nice, but in my mind, I wanted a golden hue to be the basis for the image. So no clouds.
Then, you need the birds to wait for the sunrise before they take off. You never know when theyll take off for the day. The two days previous to making this shot, the birds flew out before dawn in the dark, so when the sun rose, there were no birds in the scene.
Next, I had to hope for a moment when one or two birds were isolated enough to fly into the pond before the rest of the flock took off. I thought this was important for balance. I knew this last bit would involve the most luck, but I really wanted it.
Lastly, you have to hope for a west or northwest wind. There is only a 25% chance of this happening on any given day.
So if youre following along thus far, you should have the following requirements on your list.
1. Travel to New Mexico
2. Be there in the winter
3. Find the right pond one that allows an eastern exposure
4. Hope for fog/mist
5. Make sure that you get the right mixture of birds
6. Hope for no clouds
7. The birds have to wait for the sunrise before they fly-out
8. Wait for birds to fly into the scene before the others leave
9. The winds have to come from the west or northwest
So here I found myself faced with the perfect conditions. For years I had been traveling to find this image, with no luck. This time would be different. The day had come.
As I drove to the refuge that morning, my heart started to beat a little quicker than usual. I saw the bald, blue sky that I had bemoaned the night before, since it kept me from making the sunset shot I wanted.
I looked at the thermometer on my truck and saw that the temperature was exactly 32 degrees the freezing point.
I saw the golden glow of the sun starting to creep up over the far eastern mountain range.
I had my Nikon D3 already set up and ready to go, mounted with the Sigma 300-800 f/5.6 zoom lens. I had preset my ISO to 800 and my shooting mode to Aperture-priority. I wanted to make sure I was wide open to keep the background from becoming too prominent against the foreground birds.
Because fog and backlit subjects often confuse camera meters, I dialed in plus two stops of exposure compensation to allow a little more light into the shot.
I sat the Sigmonster on a Wimberley Head II, mounted atop a sturdy Gitzo tripod. I made double sure to tighten, and re-tighten the tripod legs to get a sturdy mount. I also made sure the KirkPhoto lens plate was securely affixed to the head. I didn't want any accidents.
I extended the big zoom lens out to 800mm, took a deep breath, tried to steady myself, assumed the best shooting posture I could, and said a quick prayer to the photo-Gods, reminding them of all the time I put into getting this shot over the years, asking that this time, THIS time, all things could come together for that perfect moment.
I saw the sun coming up. The mist began to glow. For a moment I was fearful that the birds were about to blast off before the time was perfect. I knew Id only have about a two-minute window to get the perfect shot.
I made a quick test exposure and checked my histogram. Fortunately, I had it right. The shot was at 1/4000th of a second.
As the sun came over the mountain I began to fire. Out of excitement, I was shooting a little too carelessly. Part of me was thinking safety shot. After 12 years I wanted to get SOMETHING! Then, I guess my experience and training took over. I started being more deliberate. But despite that fact, the next two minutes were a blur. I later realized that I made 43 exposures in short bursts, at nine frames per second. The image I pre-visualized was very strong in my mind. I credit the success of the final shot to having such a strong idea of what I wanted to create.
It dawned on me that the perfect storm of circumstances was nearly upon me. Then the truly improbable happened. I spotted two lone Snow Geese just out of my field of vision on the right. They were headed straight for the pond. This was the perfect moment. As Bresson called it The Decisive Moment.
I took a deep breath, lined up the angle of the geese on approach, guessed at their flight path, and let go with a nine-shot burst.That was it. The birds landed. The rest of the flock took off. The sun rose so high the color left the scene. The wind changed direction. The decisive moment had passed. There would be no second chance. And it didn't matter, the buffer was full anyway. I breathlessly waited for the image to appear on the back of the camera. It seemed to take forever.
I almost yelled like a little kid when I saw it. You can't really tell if something is sharp on the DSLR LCD but I knew it. I knew that I had it. I am not sure, but I think I let out a little woot. Some photographers standing a few yards looked in my direction.
I immediately left the field, took that flash card out of the camera, and safely put it into my card carrier.
The remainder of the morning I busied myself helping workshop participants make great images. But the hours that ensued were agonizing. I couldn't wait until the lunch break so I could get back to the hotel room, offload the card, back it up and then check the image in Aperture.
When I first saw it full screen on the MacBook Pro I knew I had it. A few minutes of clean up, cropping and levels adjustment, aided by some slight tweaking of the existing colorgave me the prize.
I am grateful for the result, and hope that by talking about this experience here with everyone else, you'll see that pre-visualization and patience can pay off. Regardless of whether or not you like my image, I hope you can see that never giving up can give YOU the chance you need to make YOUR dream photograph.
Thanks for indulging me and letting me share this personal experience with you.
P.S. I forgot to mention that for some strange, weird reason that I can't articulate, I was hearing the score to Jurassic Park (the closing credits) in my mind as I made the final shot. Imagine that!
Scott Bourne
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text: Name - Lio Junior (White) Japanese Name - Lio Junior (White) Supposed US Name - Leo Minor (White) Japanese Number - C-26 Other - This Recolour uses the same colour chart as his "Father" Lio Convoy Other - This Recolour was exclusively released in the Beast Wars Puzzle Original Price - 2000yen He did not come with a Tech Spec card or instruction sheet. Tech Spec - Cybertron (Maximal) Tech Spec - Gesalt (Magnaboss) Tech Spec - Warrior Tech Spec - Lio Junior was created by the influence of the good Angolmois energy upon the Matrix in Lio Convoy's chest. He possesses an innocent, free and wild personality. His tail becomes a Lion Vute Whip, while twin horns extend from his mane to fire Angolmois Ball light spheres. His mane can also become Lion Wings, which he can fly for short distances. Tech Spec - Strength - 8 Tech Spec - Intelligence - 7 Tech Spec - Speed - 8 Tech Spec - Endurance - 6 Tech Spec - Rank - 7 Tech Spec - Courage - 10 Tech Spec - Firepower - 5 Tech Spec - Skill - 5 Toy Info - Released / Discontinued Toy Info - Release Date - 1998 Toy Info - Basic (Scout) Toy Info - Toy Info - Recolours - Beast Wars - Prowl Beast Wars II - Lio Convoy Beast Wars II - Black Lio Convoy Cartoon / Movie - Lio Junior is the "son" of Lio Convoy, created by the influence of pure energy upon Lio Convoy's Energon Matrix. Though Lio Convoy says little on the matter, Lio Junior considers him his daddy. He desperately tries his hardest to prove his worth to the other Maximals, but due to his age he garners little respect. He is very rash at times and often doesn't think things through. Though in the end, he has a kind spark and only wants to be viewed as an equal among his Maximal peers. He can combine with Skywarp and Santon to form Magnaboss II. (Source = Transformers Wiki - Teletraan I) Parts - Tail/Sword Parts - Primary Figure Color - White Parts - Sword/Tail -------(Yes) ---(White)


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The CMA's powers
Under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, the CMA has the power to apply to the court for a disqualification order to be made against a director for a maximum of 15 years where:
- a company of which he is a director has breached competition law, and
- his conduct as a director makes him unfit to be concerned in the management of a company.
Alternatively, the CMA can accept a disqualification undertaking from a director, and avoid the need for proceedings. Where a disqualification undertaking is offered, this will normally result in some discount in the period of disqualification which the CMA is prepared to accept.
"Director" in this context includes both a shadow and a de facto director.
Both a disqualification order and a disqualification undertaking disqualify the individual from holding company directorships; directly or indirectly being concerned or taking part in the promotion, formation or management of a company; or acting as an insolvency practitioner. Both orders and undertakings are legally binding, and individuals can be criminally prosecuted for their breach.
The infringement
The CMA launched an investigation into price fixing in relation to posters and frames in 2015, carrying out a dawn raid of the business premises of Trod Limited, an British retailer of toys and sports products trading as Buy 4 Less, and the domestic premises of one of its directors. The raids were also carried out on behalf of the US Department of Justice, which was carrying out a separate investigation into the sale of posters and wallpaper.
In July 2016, Trod admitted agreeing with one of its rival online sellers, GB Eye, not to undercut each other's prices for posters and frames sold on Amazon's UK website from March 2011 to July 2015.
In August 2016, the CMA imposed a £163,371 fine on Trod. GB Eye was granted full immunity from fines for blowing the whistle on the cartel.
On 30 November 2016, the CMA accepted a disqualification undertaking from Daniel Aston, the former managing director of Trod. The CMA determined that Mr Aston's anticompetitive conduct presented a particularly strong case for disqualification, falling within the middle range of 5-10 years for duration, because he was personally involved in the cartel. Mr Aston was able to benefit from a discount in the duration of his disqualification, however, as he agreed to provide a disqualification undertaking to the CMA.
The CMA's enforcement action against Mr Aston should act as a reminder to company directors (including shadow and de facto directors) that competition law breaches can have serious consequences not just for their businesses, but for their own careers and livelihoods.
It is also worth noting in this context that it not sufficient for a director to avoid becoming personally involved in competition law breaches. Although in this case Mr Aston was personally involved in the infringement, a director can be disqualified where he/she has no knowledge of the breach by his/her company but ought to have known about it. This places a responsibility upon directors to ensure that there is a "culture of compliance" within the companies with which they are involved, through, for example, the establishment of an appropriate compliance programme, training and early detection systems (such as whistleblower processes).


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Film / Concert Hall / Video Games
Panu Aaltio is a composer based in Helsinki and Los Angeles. He has composed music to over 20 feature films, multiple TV series and video games, as well as a full-length ballet for the Finnish National Opera.
A cellist from the age of six, Panu Aaltio later studied Music Technology at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, and moved to Los Angeles in 2005 to attend the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Televsion program at the University of Southern California. After graduating from USC with a Harry Warren Scholarship for Excellence in Film Scoring, he composed additional music to the documentary film Nanking (2007) directed by Academy Award winning director Bill Guttentag.
For his first solo feature work, The Home of Dark Butterflies, Panu Aaltio received a Jussi Award (Finnish Film Award) nomination in 2008. His next feature, the horror film Sauna in 2008, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by IFC Films. Since then he has been one of Finland's most prolific film composers.
Panu Aaltio has received the Best Documentary Score award twice from The International Film Music Critics Association, first in 2013 for the nature documentary Tale of a Forest, and in 2017 for the follow-up Tale of a Lake, for which he also won a Jussi Award.