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Your child comes home with a tattoo. Here's what to do
SINCE my daughter was born, I occasionally whisper to her - half joking, half seriously - 'Slow down, you're growing too fast'.
The tiny blob has started walking, talking, and now after turning two can tell me "No thank you" and "Love you Daddy".
The time will come, as the internet likes to remind me, that I'll one day put her down and not pick her up again.
Face tattoo guy offered jobs, but still isn't working
It's something we grapple with as dads, as parents, that knowledge that our children won't grow up like us.
My dad is a fan of rugby and car racing, but despite having three sons, they're not yelling at the TV when the All-Blacks play.
For me, it would be the equivalent of my girl growing up not caring about the news. It's a big part of my life, and part of the way I connect with people. So if she is bored by conversations about what's going on in the world, will that break my ink-stained heart?
The Guardian helped me answer this question, by digging up a rant from a mother who had entirely lost her marbles.
A mum going by "Tess" is left tearfully clutching the pearls after her 21-year-old son pops in with his first tattoo.
When her hubby asks if it hurt, the mum tells how she interrupted with, "It does, very much".
That's how shattered she was by a few splatters of ink on his shoulder.
"I feel as if someone has died," she sobs.
"I keep thinking of his skin, his precious skin, inked like a pig carcass."
Obviously she's mad. Have a cup of tea and a sit. It's okay. It's hardly a meth addiction.
This weepy battleaxe's story is a reminder: here's what a crap parent looks like.
If you're so devastated by your children doing things you wouldn't do, you probably should have had a pet, not a son.
We want our children to be kind, and to be happy, not a carbon copy of ourselves.
If my daughter grows up like her dad, she'll go through a hilariously stupid phase where she takes herself too seriously and pierces something.
If she grows up like her mother, she'll be stubborn, obstinate and entirely right all the time.
And I will know that I've done an okay job, with or without the big, ugly tatt.
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Chloe Hallock is a yoga teacher, artist and model from Portland Oregon. For her 24 years, Chloe is an old and dynamic soul having traveled extensively, attending university in Victoria, BC, sailing around the world on Semester at Sea and teaching and modeling in Australia. She is a yoga competitor placing 11th in the USA and her passions for art, yoga and travel led her create her own yoga apparel line, Choco Designs. She also works in the social media and public relations realms for various companies, and enjoys blogging about subjects she feels passionate about.

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Yoga everywhere | My experience as an online yoga teacher
As an online yoga teacher I'm able to teach yoga everywhere I go
I talk about my yoga teacher training courses a lot. So I assume you ladies already know just how crazy I am about yoga. The only problem for me was that I couldn't easily teach yoga while traveling. Until I met Taryn, from The Remote Yogi. She introduced me to the idea of becoming an online yoga teacher so I would be able to teach yoga from everywhere I go.
Online yoga classes for beginners and more advanced yogis have been becoming a big deal lately. As more and more practitioners find their way to online yoga communities.
And as an online yoga teacher, I am so excited to be part of that online yoga community.
Traveling yoga teacher, not as easy as it sounds
Becoming a traveling yoga teacher is made out to be the easiest thing in the world. Get your certification, travel to your dream destination, walk into a yoga studio, and start teaching.
You'll either get a room and meals in exchange. Or if you are very lucky you'll even get paid.
The reality is much different I'm afraid. Teaching abroad is not the piece of cake it's made out to be.
Don't forget every country has labor laws. And they also apply to yoga teachers. You can't just go to a country on a tourist visa and start teaching yoga. This is very much illegal. And punishable with fines, deportation, and even prison time depending on the country.
A risk I am personally not very willing to take. So you need the right paperwork. But also this is not an easy process in most countries.
So my dream of teaching yoga in tropical destinations was kind of shattered.
Yoga everywhere with the Remote Yogi Tribe
Bring in Taryn, founder of the Remote Yogi Tribe, an online yoga community. Sho introduced me to the idea of becoming an online yoga teacher.
Why I love being an online yoga teacher
As an online yoga teacher, I get to share my love for yoga from everywhere I go.
So from now on, I am teaching online yoga classes for beginners and more advanced yogis on the Remote Yogi Tribe.
I'm an online yoga teacher. Watch my classes
You can watch my online yoga video in the tribe for free now.
Just sign up to the tribe and for two weeks you'll have free access to everything the tribe has to offer.
And even if you decide to stay on after, it's a risk-free investment in yourself. If you don't love the tribe, you get your money back (last 60-day refund).
Online yoga community the Remote Yogi Tribe
But, what is an online yoga community exactly??
Well, it's so much more than only online yoga classes. Yes, it makes it possible to practice yoga everywhere. There are tons of yoga and mindfulness resources but also other perks…
Online yoga classes for beginners and more advanced yogis.
You get a wide range of yoga class ranging from 15-85 minutes long. Now it's simple to fit yoga into your life, no matter how busy you are!
Are you an absolute beginner? No worries, Taryn and all other online yoga teachers (like myself!) explain all yoga posses with very clear instructions. Also offering variations for beginners and yogis at an intermediate skill level.
And if you still have any questions about a pose or a sequence, you can ask Taryn during one of the community life calls.
A supportive online yoga tribe
You get to connect with like-minded women from all around the globe.
As a traveler, I love this idea. I no longer have one studio I practice or teach at. But now I have a wonderful online yoga community everywhere I go.
Online group coaching and support
Questions about your yoga practice, meditation, or how to live a healthy lifestyle? The two live calls per month via video chat are the perfect opportunity to chat directly.
Online group coaching workshops
Talking about online group coaching. In addition to the group coaching workshops that are included in the membership. Your membership also gives you a discount on the online courses Taryn offers from time to time.
Next upcoming course is called A soul sister's guide to self-love.
What's this 8-week online group coaching course all about?
- Powerful video lessons each week.
- Nine amazing meditations.
- A weekly self-love workbook.
- Four video group coaching calls.
- Supportive sisterhood in a private Facebook group.
- Email support.
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One evening, she told me to hold out my hand and gave me this tooth. Surprise!
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April 10, 2002
School's Online Certificate Program Featured in U.S. News & World Report
The graduate certificate program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is featured in the April 15, 2002, issue of U.S. News & World Report in a story about the benefits of graduate education. Brant Goode told the magazine the course he completed on the social and behavioral aspects of public health was immediately applicable in his job with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Goode also says the online course not only assisted him with his current work, but will help him earn a master's degree in public health from the School.
Since 1994, U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as the number one school of public health in America.
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If you like liver, you'll love this. If you don't like liver, try this and you might just start to like liver!
I made this recipe up after eating everyone else's dried out liver. This is a great way to make liver, but DON'T OVERCOOK. The recipe doesn't state to simmer with a cover on, but please do this so the sauce will not reduce very much. Also, keep the flame on low while simmering. Good luck and I hope you like this recipe. - 08 Apr 2002 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
If you don't like beef liver, you probably have always had the moisture pan fried out of it and then topped with greasy onions. This method is the ONLY way to eat liver: dredged in flour, browned quickly, then braised low heat briefly in liquid. Try it with tomato soup if you don't have sauce, or season it like swiss steak. - 12 Mar 2002 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
This is soo yummy! Not to meantion easy! Instead of using regular tomato sauce, I used garlic tomato sauce! Iv never had such soft liver. mmmm... - 25 Jun 2008 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)


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Product area split: Fine Jewellery – 41% (2% increase)Silver Jewellery – 33%Gems – 12%Jewellery Solutions – 7% (3% increase)Design Gallery – 7% (3% increase)
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Reunited after 53 years
INDIVIDUALS and families get through cars at an astounding rate these days, with few ever holding on to their vehicles for more than a couple of years before an inevitable upgrade.
This 1930 Chrysler 66 Tourer was a true family survivor, however, being the only car driven by five drivers in three generations of Bruce James's family between 1930 and 1968.
Bruce no longer owns the Chrysler – but a chance meeting a few years ago reunited the Maleny resident with the car he learnt to drive in when he was 16 years old.
The car's gone through a few changes, too, thanks to a colour change during restoration – but both car and man are still recognisable as old friends, even after a gap of 53 years between meetings.
"It was bought second-hand when only a few months old, by my grandfather in Brisbane," Bruce said.
"He drove it until the 1950s, sometimes with great difficulty, as he never learned to double de-clutch the three-speed crash gearbox."
In the 1940s, Bruce's mother drove the car – the only one she did in her lifetime – and by the late 1950s, 16-year-old Bruce was at the wheel.
"I think in the opinion of the local constabulary, this was a good thing, as my grandfather's advancing blindness meant he didn't see the drivers he inadvertently forced off the road!" he said.
Bruce took over maintenance of the by-then old car, keeping a log book of its running costs between 1960 and 1968.
"This came to a grand total of four cents per mile for more than 100,000 miles of almost trouble-free motoring," he said.
The family connection continued, with Bruce's younger brother also learning to drive in the Chrysler 66 – before Bruce's wife Lynda joined the list of family drivers, with their son Michael the fourth generation carried in the car from 1966.
In 1968, Bruce regrettably sold the old Chrysler 66 to replace it with a Valiant. But in 2001 he was reunited with his old mate, after it had been restored, served as a wedding car and finally found living a relaxed life with vintage plates on Bribie Island.
It was emotional for Bruce to drive his old 66 again and despite its age, it's still a competent performer.
"It was the smallest in the Chrysler range at the time but the engine was powerful and the car surprisingly light," he said.
"Its bigger brothers – the Chrysler 72 and 73 models – raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, coming third and fourth in 1928.
"The car's played a huge part in my life – and perhaps in the long term, I'd like to own it again. For now, I do hope the old Chrysler is keeping to itself all the family secrets held in that expansive back seat!"
Current owner: Bob Ashcroft
Owner 1930-1968: Bruce James and family.
Model: 1930 Chrysler 66 Tourer.
Details: Four-door sedan produced between 1924 and 1931.
Country of origin: USA
Engine: 3.2-litre in-line six cylinder side-valve generating maximum power of 68bhp (50kW) @ 3300rpm.
Transmission: 3-speed manual, non-synchro.
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Hail of Bullets III: The Rommel Chronicles
Published Oct 29, 2013I'm walking down the road one day, this third release from respected Netherlands death dealers Hail of Bullets cranked on the headphones, and suddenly I see a car about to hit me from behind. In the half-second I have left, I think to myself, completely seriously, "I'm listening to Hail of Bullets; I'm ready to die." While death passed me by that day, it's more than a bit disconcerting that my mind didn't think of other things. However, the point remains: this group, fronted by the legendary Martin van Drunen (truly one of the best voices in death — best hair, too), rules. You can discuss if this is slower or faster than their last offering, but I'm barely buying it: these guys play slow, play fast and spend much of their time in the mid-range doing death metal up right: chunky, old school, barbaric and with feeling. Closer "Death of a Field Marshal" does the slow and epic thing just fine, but much of the disc gallops along old-school, bringing to mind Grave, Entombed, Asphyx — the bands that just knew how to do it right, like Hail of Bullets. Most modern death metal bands could learn a thing or two from these guys. (Metal Blade)


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Many things that I've been using throughout 2011, such as my Covergirl Lashblast mascara, Chanel Joues Contraste blushes, Chanel Rouge Allure lipsticks, and so on, have not changed; so, rather than re-hash staples in my routine, I thought write a … Continue reading
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Hair Curling Tutorial With a GHD Flat Iron
So Angela from BeautyBlogged asked me to do a quick tutorial on hair curling, and here is is! I love curling my hair for nights out. It's such a feminine look and easy to do. Firstly, my hair is difficult … Continue reading
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DIY Hair Volume and Growth: Part the Second
In this post I described how to make a DIY Hair Tonic to provide volume, shine, and generally promote healthy hair. I also mentioned that the ingredients in this tonic were said to promote hair growth (only anecdotally, no studies … Continue reading
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New Hair! (sort of)
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DIY Hair Volume
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Dempeaux's Guide to Surviving the Australian Summer
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L'Occitane Repairing Mask for Dry and Damaged Hair
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act, process, or condition of cohering.
- noun Physics The intermolecular attraction by which the elements of a body are held together.
- noun Botany The congenital union of parts of the same kind, such as a calyx of five united sepals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together; specifically, in physical, the state in which, or the force by which, the molecules of the same material are bound together, so as to form a continuous homogeneous mass.
- noun In botany, the congenital union of one part with another.
- noun Connection; dependence; affinity; coherence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or state of sticking together; close union.
- noun (Physics) That from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; -- distinguished from
adhesion, which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces.
- noun Logical agreement and dependence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun State of
cohering, or of working together.
- noun physics, chemistry Various
intermolecular forcesthat hold solidsand liquidstogether.
- noun biology
Growingtogether of normally distinctparts of a plant.
- noun computing
Degreeto which different modulesin a computing systemare functionally dependenton others.
- noun linguistics
Grammaticalor lexical relationshipbetween different parts of the same text.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
- noun (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Following Augustin Pyranius De Candolle, botanists have applied the term cohesion to the coalescence of parts of the same organ or of members of the same whorl; for instance, to the union of the sepals in a gamosepalous calyx, or of the petals in a gamopetalous corolla.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
Until recently, the term cohesion had but one special meaning to dentists, and that as applied to gold for filling teeth; being understood as the property by which layers of this metal could be united without force so as to be inseparable.
After a twenty year study of immigrant families in Roseto, and a comparable study in a nearby, non-immigrant town, they found that health and welfare were dependent on what they called cohesion, the opposite of isolation and the antithesis of distrust.
Robert Fuller: Bleeding Heart Liberals Proven Right: Too Much Inequality Harms a Society
He kept using the word "cohesion" in speaking about how the party must be reorganized, arguing there are too many separate fiefdoms at present.
If we believe that any amount of unit cohesion is enough to end the debate, we thus, by definition, believe continuing the policy is merited.
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What damages unit cohesion is the enforced secrecy, if anything.
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And something that would be very disruptive to good order and discipline and unit cohesion is if we've got this issue bouncing around in the courts, as it already has over the last several weeks, where the Pentagon and the chain of command doesn't know at any given time what rules they're working under.
If we believe that any amount of unit cohesion is enough to end the debate, we thus, by definition, believe continuing the policy is merited.
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Republicans – your pettiness and attack machinery cannot work among the electorates who are intelligent and appreciate the disadvantage of divisive politics where cohesion is needed.
Id. Congress found that unit cohesion is improved by reducing or eliminating the potential for sexual tension to distract the members of the unit, and by protecting the personal privacy of service members.
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Degree awarded
The Tourism course is the only trilingual course of its kind in Switzerland. Students can choose to study in German, French or English, or combine two national languages to obtain a bilingual (French-German) distinction. Students can also take advantage of international exchange programmes for a semester and/or as the final internship.
Based on five key areas, this course focuses on practical aspects especially in the second semester of third year, which is entirely spent working in a company and writing the undergraduate dissertation. During first year and second year, students study key aspects of tourism:
- Tourism Economy and Industry
- Tourism Management and Finance
- Marketing
- Communication, Culture and Society, PR and Media
- Languages (German, French, English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Italian and Russian)
In the first semester of third year, students can tailor their studies via various specialised course options: E-tourism, Destination Development and Management, Sports and Health Tourism, Business and Cultural Tourism, Event Management, Personal Development and Leadership, Crisis Management, Mobility Tourism, etc. Students in their last year of studies have the opportunity to focus on entrepreneurship through the Business Experience course, which helps set up start-ups.
Distribution of ECTS throughout the course
|The tourism economy and industry 13%
|Tourism management and finances 13%
|Marketing 13%
|Communication 12%
|Languages 13%
|Options & innovation 19%
|Internship and Bachelor thesis 17%
Course organisation and fees
A contribution to course fees may be charged. This varies depending on the school. Please enquire with the relevant admissions department.
Professional prospects
Graduates of the Bachelor of Science HES-SO in Tourism are likely to work in the management or promotion of:
- tourist destinations
- travel industry companies (travel agencies, tour operators)
- accommodation providers (real estate agencies, hotels)
- transport companies (ski lifts, railways, bus companies , airlines)
- event management companies (congress centres, cultural management, sports management)
- leisure and wellness related businesses
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Brussels, 1 April 2004 - It's official, folks. GM has finally pulled out of Europe after years of controversy over its products. The final straw for the giant global corporation was reached with the fate of its flagship GM Trabby car. Following years of ridicule, with jibes that it was simply not up to the standard of the competition, the "Shabby Trabby" car nailed the last niggling nail into the corporation's corporate coffin yesterday.
From its lowly beginnings in East Germany, the Trabby's bodywork was transformed by state-of-the-art GM wizardry in what was hailed as a landmark application of the new technology. Warnings of ecological catastrophe from the anti-GM lobby came home to roost when it was discovered last year that eco-friendly disposal of the Trabby's bodyshell was impossible, prompting the European Environment Committee to impose huge fines.
Attempts to team up with the drinks giant Pisspoor Cola, to solve the bodyshell breakup problem, failed earlier this year. In a cunning plan, Pisspoor Corp had offered to make available huge surplus quantities of its Tapwater Ripoff Lite brand to dissolve the shabby bodyshells.
Sporting her trade-mark Eva Braun hairstyle and black suspenders, chief engineer from Pisspoor Corp, Dr Convoluuuuted Lies, explained, "Every schoolboy remembers putting a penny into some cola in the chemistry lab and seeing it dissolve." A tearful Dr Lies added, "Well the same thing happened on the Trabby bodywork when we used our bottled Ripoff Lite brand... The problem came with the huge release of energy involved, which threatened significant global climate change."
As a result of these setbacks, the whole GM programme was banned in Europe as from today, thus delighting the anti-GM camp. Dr Lies was not too disheartened, however. "Our chief executive, B Army Arsefelt III, had a great idea to harness all this energy in a new type of bomb, designed for targets in bunkers and mine shafts and nicknamed the "Shabbyshafter".
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A marijuana-legalization initiative on the November ballot could raise at least $560 million a year in new taxes – well more than double what the Initiative 502 campaign itself had predicted.
That estimate, produced this week by the state Office of Financial Management ( OFM ), suggests that a legalized marijuana system would raise at least $130 million more a year in taxes than the current state liquor monopoly.
But I-502's fiscal impact also appears to be based on guesses, because no state has legalized and regulated marijuana for recreational use. The state analysis, a fiscal note for lawmakers, is the first independent attempt to pin down the numbers since I-502 qualified for the ballot.
It briefly addresses one unanswered question should I-502 pass: What would the federal government do? The analysis said revenues would be "adversely impacted" if federal authorities cracked down, as they threatened to do when California voters were mulling legalization in 2010. Marijuana is illegal under federal law.
The initiative, the first marijuana-legalization measure on a statewide Washington ballot, has drawn national attention because of a roster of supporters that includes two former U.S. attorneys, an FBI supervisor, judges and public-health experts.
It would legalize and heavily tax 1-ounce sales of marijuana to people 21 and over from state-licensed stores. Most of the revenue – at least $433 million the first full year – would come from the 25 percent surcharge at each step from grower to retailer, the OFM estimated. Business and sales taxes would raise an estimated $130 million more.
The analysis doesn't yet estimate revenue from newly legalized hemp production, or cost savings from decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana. A fuller analysis is under way.
But this analysis provides a guesstimate of what a legal marijuana industry might look like. It estimates 100 state-licensed growers supplying more than 300 marijuana stores that – based on federal drug-use surveys – would sell 187,666 pounds to at least 363,000 customers.
But the state analysis includes a second scenario, with 10 percent higher consumption. In that case, the total tax revenue would be $606 million. By fiscal year 2017, the revenue could be near two-thirds of a billion dollars.
Regardless, the state estimates are far higher than the $215 million that I-502's campaign estimated would be raised from the excise taxes. Campaign director Alison Holcomb said those estimates were based on a previous legislative proposal, which predicted lower consumption rates.
"The campaign has always wanted to be conservative in the estimates on the revenue because we honestly don't know what a legal marijuana market will look like," said Holcomb, previously the drug-policy coordinator for ACLU of Washington.
The analysis was prepared by Gov. Chris Gregoire's budget staff, but Gregoire does not support I-502, said spokeswoman Karina Shagren.
"This doesn't resolve the conflict with federal law," said Shagren.
Gregoire instead has petitioned to reclassify marijuana from a federal Schedule I drug to Schedule II, allowing it to be prescribed and sold in pharmacies for medical use.
Thus far, opposition to I-502 is led by a group of medical-marijuana patients who say the initiative's proposed driving-under-the-influence provisions would make it impossible for many patients to legally drive. That group, No on 502, had raised no money as of late February.
I-502 has raised $1.2 million since last May, but spent nearly $760,000 on paid signature gathering to qualify for the ballot, according to public-disclosure reports.
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In the wake of the suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain this week, all I can think about is that I wish a.) I could say THE thing that would stop anyone else from taking that final step, and b.) I could explain to everyone who's never suffered from suicidal ideation what it's like and why it gets so bad.
I don't know that I can do either, but I can write what I know.
I know that a lot more people consider suicide, or feel/have felt suicidal at some point, than let on. And I know that we need to be more forthcoming with this. Validation is one of the single most powerful tools in the cosmos, because it's where truth lives. And where the truth is, there is freedom. Don't just tell people they're not alone; tell them how you know.
I also know that's a mouthful, because I myself have been one to not tell anyone when I've been in the ring with it.
I know that there is shame involved in having suicidal thoughts/feelings for a lot of people, and I know we need to find a way to end the stigma about mental illness, depression, anxiety, etc. You guys, we HAVE. TO. END. THE. STIGMA. People don't struggle because they're weak, or defective. They struggle because something is broken – physically, chemically, emotionally, spiritually – and it deserves as much attention and acceptance and HELP as a broken bone or organ.
I know that part of the shame and secrecy comes from knowing that there are a lot of people out there who believe, and will say to you in your darkest hour of need, that you need to "just ___________ (do something)" – (something you have already tried and has not worked for you, and their telling you that's the solution only adds to the despair that you won't, in fact, get better).
Let me stop right here: please, for the love of all that is holy (like, ya know, LIFE), do NOT finish the sentence you're about to say to a depressed/suicidal person if it starts with the phrase "You just need to …" or the word "Just."
If it was simple, no one would struggle with suicide and for sure no one would follow through. It is a complex issue, so don't insult the person you're hoping to "help" by minimizing what's happening inside them. For example, don't pare it down to "You just need to think positively!" Don't even. It is so beyond "just" thinking happy thoughts.
It isn't simple, and it's even harder to articulate. When you're in that horrible space – and it is like being stuck in a horror movie or nightmare that doesn't end – it's like trying to get an accurate picture from the worst imaginable funhouse mirrors. Things are unequivocally distorted, and the worst things people have said (and you've believed) are all you hear. On repeat. And they echo. And yell. The worst things people have done to you, and the shame those things embedded into your very cells, keep playing on the big screen. And oh, if only it was as simple as just changing the channel.
David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest, said this in a commencement speech, and it has rolled around in the bed of my mental pickup truck since I read it because it's haunting:
Think of the old cliche about "the mind being an excellent servant but a terrible master." This, like may cliches, so lame and unexciting on the surface, actually expresses a great and terrible truth. It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms almost always shoot themselves in the head. They shoot the terrible master. And the truth is that most of these suicides are actually dead long before they pull the trigger."
Note: the one place I would disagree with him is on those suicides already being 'dead' long before – I think it's more about resignation. Maybe that's what he meant – maybe it's just semantics. But dead indicates one is beyond hope, and that is the key difference between wishing you were dead and actually being dead; if you're still breathing, there is still hope.
If we want to help prevent suicide, a lot of us are going to have to do more than post the number for the suicide hotline and offer blanket support – and that is NOT a dig at you if you have done that. Doing that is doing something, which is more than a lot of us do or have done. Thank you for doing something! I am saying that we can't solely rely on those who post and those who answer the hotlines and those who work in mental health to prevent suicide. There are many of us who personally hold the light and the key for others.
We have watched as the #MeToo movement has galvanized countless numbers of brave women (and men) to finally share secrets they hid all of their lives. Why? Why did that work? Validation. For so many, it broke that big, loud myth inside that makes you believe you're the only one. That you're alone. That whatever happened was your fault. Validation is critical, and if you have the means to validate another person's pain and suffering, I'm calling you up to the plate. Right now. Don't just tell a suicidal person to "have hope" or "there is always hope!" – if you're saying that because you were once in their shoes and you eventually healed, tell them THAT. Tell them about your experience of pain and suffering that seemed insurmountable, and then share the rest of the story. Do not lead and end with the color brochure version.
And if you are the one who is, right this very minute, struggling with suicidal thoughts or feelings or even plans, I get it. I totally understand. I get how frightfully overwhelming things seem or are, and I too have experienced the belief – the paralyzing despair – that there is just no way out. That the pain, despair, fear, anxiety, trouble, ___________ (whatever it is for you) won't stop, or improve. That the ones you should suck it up for would be better off without you. That no one will ever understand, and that – as such – it must be something fatally broken inside you. I know how hard and how brave it is for you to literally just get out of bed in the morning, and I get how you're doing everything in your day with 300 extra (invisible) pounds strapped onto your back. I get how badly people's indifference, minimizing words and platitudes sting, and how your pain filters the good and changes its flavor. You are not alone. I also get the desperateness that comes from not being able to afford or get access to the resources you need to heal. That, too, is overwhelming. It is a demoralizing awareness to know that help is, in fact, out there – but not for you, either because you literally cannot afford it, or someone at a desk or with a prescription pad deems you "unworthy" of it, or stigma in your own household prevents you from access to it.
I get you. You are not alone. I have been there. No, I don't know your individual story (and you don't know mine) – but the inroads to the bottom are the only variances; the pain and despair are the same universally. There are other people who know your pain, and your despair. My hope is that they will come forward and gift you with their experience in the same darkness you now find yourself in, because there really truly is a way out. For the tens of thousands of suicides annually, there are many more who fell down that slippery slope and did not ultimately follow through. Meaning …… there IS a way forward, it's simply veiled by pain and suffering right now.
If you have struggled in the past, I urge you to be open with it. As Brennan Manning said so beautifully in his book, Abba's Child, "In a futile attempt to erase our past, we deprive the community of our healing gift. If we conceal our wounds out of fear and shame, our inner darkness can neither be illuminated nor become a light for others."
If you are in desperate need of light, I beg you do NOT stop searching for it – it is there. I know because I KNOW. Tell. Please tell. Just keep telling people around you and get supported. You do NOT have to suffer in silence. And if you have struggled in the past and gotten through it, tell. Please tell. Life is sacred, and you have the power to save the lives of others – not by telling only the ending, but the chapter(s) where you, too, did not believe there was any way out. We belong to each other, so we both have a responsibility to the truth – those in unbearable pain, and those who have known that pain previously.
Please stay.
Please tell.
Please listen.
Please share.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255.
You can also chat online if you're uncomfortable calling. PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR "BAD ENOUGH" – if you're even fleetingly thinking suicidal thoughts, please PLEASE reach out NOW.


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The Act does not generally authorize FHCs to engage in commercial activities. However, the Act authorizes FHCs to engage in activities with commercial characteristics, such as complementary activities, merchant banking, and, during a specified divestiture period, a limited amount of commercial activity by nonbanking companies that become FHCs.1
A national bank may own or control a subsidiary that engages, as principal or agent, in activities that are not permissible for national banks to engage in directly. National banks may apply with the OCC to engage in such activities through a "financial subsidiary." A financial subsidiary of a national bank may engage in all section 4(k) activities except insurance underwriting, providing or issuing annuities as principal, real estate investment and development, and merchant banking. 2
A state member bank may own or control a subsidiary that engages in activities as principal that would be permissible for a national bank to conduct through a financial subsidiary, if they comply with the conditions and limitations applicable to national banks. 3 On March 10, 2000, the Federal Reserve Board issued an interim rule permitting qualifying state member banks to establish financial subsidiaries and thereby engage in activities that have been determined to be financial in nature or incidental to financial activities. 4
An FHC that proposes to engage in a section 4(k) activity, or acquires control or shares of a company engaged in any section 4(k) activity, is required to provide written notice to the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank within 30 calendar days after the commencement of the activities or after the acquisition. The notice should describe the activity or identify the name of the company acquired and describe its activities. The FR Y-6A and FR Y-7A will be used for the thirty day post-commencement notice of activities.
An FHC may engage in any nonfinancial activity that the Federal Reserve Board determines is complementary to financial activities and does not pose a substantial risk to the safety and soundness of depository institutions or the financial system. Notice is required 60 days prior to engaging in complementary activities. 5
When a nonbanking company predominately engaged in financial activities becomes an FHC, the organization has up to 10 years to divest its impermissible commercial holdings. However, the FHC may apply to the Federal Reserve Board to receive approval for the possibility of a 5-year extension. 6
Permissible nonbanking activities for BHCs that do not elect to become FHCs remain the same. BHCs will be limited to engaging in activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined to be closely related to banking under section 4(c)(8) of the BHC Act. 7
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2§§121(a)and 122.
465 F.R. 14810 (March 20, 2000)
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Have yet to find a philosophical somewhere I am content to call home. Due to a lot of personal reason encountered along this journey, I have mostly stepped away from writing for now. Still, sometimes something stirs me and I need space to hash out my thoughts. So welcome to my little space along the journey.
Un-freaking believable, but my mom had the same experience about 6 mos ago...God bless...Jeff
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Bahra Tayegu: A Step Towards Womanhood
In Newar community, girls are believed to be married thrice in their lives. The first one is in the Ehee ceremony, where the girls are married to Suvarna Kumar, form of Lord Vishnu. Bahra Tayegu is the second marriage ceremony where they are wedded to the Sun. And the third one is with their real husband.
Bahra Tayegu or 'Gufa rakhane' or 'Surya Darshan' in Nepali is done when the girls are on verge of puberty. When they are of 9 to 13 years of age, this ceremony is held for them.Bahra Tayegu, simply put is a coming of age ceremony for the girls in both Buddhist and Hindu Newar communities. It's an age old Nepali culture and tradition that has continued till this day in Newar communities.
The family consults with a priest on when to have this ceremony for their daughter and the date is fixed accordingly. But if a girl has her first period before the ceremonial date, she is immediately put into a dark room, away from the sunlight and from the view of any man, even from her own father and brothers. She is kept like this for 11 days and on the 12th day the ceremony of her coming out as a young adult is performed.
In her room, a white doll made out of cotton or a cloth known as a white 'Bahra Khayak' (a white Bahra Khayak is supposed to be a good ghost whereas a black Bahra Khayak is considered to be a bad one) is placed. Once it's placed she will have to worship and offer it a portion of her meal first before starting herself. If she doesn't do this, it's said that the ghost will scare her at night.
During this time, she isn't allowed to clean herself or eat salty food for the first five days. Besides her mother, she will also have her female companions and relatives visiting her and playing and keeping her company from the sixth day onward. She will be given a natural product (it's like a facial mask/cream) called 'Kaoo' which she has to put on her face to make her more beautiful.
On the 12th day, the marriage ceremony with the Sun will be held. On that day, she has to wake up before the sunrise and has to bathe and be purified and get ready for the ceremony wearing bridal sari and jewelries, just like an actual bride. The priest performs the intricate wedding ceremony where the girl would be kept in a veil or blindfolded the whole time. Only after Surya Darshan where she first sees the reflection of the sun in the water and then through her fingers in a unique posture that she is allowed to show her face. After finishing the entire marriage rite, the ceremony ends and the family prepares a celebratory party 'Bhoj' with relatives and friends for their daughter's coming of age.
Bahra Tayegu plays an important role in girls' education on womanhood. During the time she is kept in isolation, she will not be completely alone. She will be taken care of by her mother and taught about why she is being kept separated from everyone, the reasons for doing the ritual and the changes her body will go through in coming days. All in all, she will be taught what it means to be a woman.
But this wasn't always the case back in the day, when mothers were hesitant and strict to follow the rules. Most of the time, they themselves didn't know why they were doing this ritual for and even if they knew the answers, they didn't know how to explain it to their young inexperienced daughters. So, there have been many instances in the past where girls have gotten sick and even worse died from not being taken good care of during the days she had to be kept in a dark locked room.
Not all girls are keen on living in dark scary room, separated from rest of her family and friends. Naturally, they must have tried to get out at one point or another and were reprimanded for their behavior. They could have felt very lonely and thought their parents didn't love them to treat them so harshly. So, when they fell sick, they didn't have any will to recover leading to their untimely demise. In such cases, after the death of the girls their lifeless bodies were supposed to be buried in the very room they had died.
In recent days, it has become a little less hard for the girls who will be going through this age old Nepali culture and tradition as there are more ways to keep one entertained when alone. Plus, having support of understanding family members help lessens the stress caused by living in a cave like environment. Times have changed and how girls are kept in the room has also changed from candle lit room to electric lamps. Being in isolation and away from the Sun and opposite sex doesn't mean the girls have to be kept in total darkness. These days rules are less strict depending on the family and changes are made taking in due consideration of the girl's temperament who will have to go through this ritual.
Bahra Tayegu, the ceremony provides the girls safety from the evil spirits and protection of their husband, the Sun. This further cements the belief that the girls will not be considered as widows even after their real husband's death because they are now married to the Sun which is considered to be an immortal being. The girls in Newarcommunity are, thus protected from the social injustices and malpractices that have to be faced by widows in Hindureligion.


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The intercession (Shafa'at) refers to the act performed by prophets and Imams on Resurrection towards believers in order to release them from torment.
The following verses of the Koran confirm the intercession accruing on Resurrection:
Each soul is [held] as a pledge for anything he has earned, except for the companions on the Right who will be in gardens enquiring about the criminals: "whatever induced you to be scorched?" (74:38-42) No intercession by any mediators will benefit them. (74:48)
It is inferred from the last verse that the criminals will not be released from punishment by the intercession.
There are traditions (Hadiths) in which it is mentioned that act the time of death as well as the Prophet and Holy Imams will be present and help believers.
The following verses present the conversation between the companion on the Heights (A refers to the Holy Imams) and the inmates of the Fire:
Are you those who swore that God would not confer any mercy on them?
Enter the Garden, there is no [need] for you to fear nor should you feel saddened (7:49)
The following verses also indicate the intercession on Resurrection:
Some day we shall call forth all mankind along with whoever has led them. Those who are given their book in their right hand will read their book and not be harmed one bit (17:71)
"You all (Shiite) will enter the Paradise by the intercession on Resurrection but we (the Holy Imams) worry about the purgatory where there is no intercession." Said Imam Sadeq (peace be upon him).
1- "Recognition of Resurrection" (Allameh Tehrani)
2- "Acquaintance with the Koran" (Morteza Motahari)
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The group is part of CISPA – the German Research Center for IT-Security, Privacy and Accountability .
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Short Text, Large Effect: Measuring the Impact of User Reviews on Android App Security & Privacy
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Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,100-acre multimodal global logistics center in Baltimore, Maryland, that features an unmatched combination of access to deepwater berths, railroads, highways, and storage space today announced an exclusive, 10-year agreement with Host Terminals to oversee the vast majority of marine cargo operations.
As part of the announcement, $30 million in combined investment toward infrastructure improvements will also be made to the site. This will further Tradepoint Atlantic's ability to generate a projected 17,000 direct and indirect permanent jobs over the next decade as it enhances Baltimore's competitiveness as a key East Coast port for global trade.
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"In my 40 years of experience in the industrial development business, Tradepoint Atlantic is one of the most exciting projects I have been part of," says Tradepoint Atlantic Chairman and interim CEO Michael Mullen. "It's the premier heavy industrial gateway of the United States, and we are eager for what the future brings as we further the growth and build-out of our port. I look forward to working with Host on maximizing the utility of this world class center."
Host brings expertise in transportation of non-containerized cargos, providing "REAL solutions" for the bulk and break bulk industry. Host possesses a diverse range of experience in terminal operations, stevedoring, marine asset, and ship agency work, empowering out-of-the-box strategies that transform the industry.
"Since Host's founding in 1923, many of the fundamentals of moving bulk and break bulk cargo haven't changed," says Host President and CEO Adam Anderson. "Tradepoint Atlantic offers a unique solution to create efficiencies in the supply chain by processing goods on-site and using rail to provide a lower delivered cost to our customers. Our goal is to add value, whether it's 50 acres for a factory on-site, a storage warehouse, or a tank. With Host's expertise and our partners at Tradepoint Atlantic, we can deliver those REAL solutions to the market place. It will not only service the market in Baltimore, but will shift the transportation paradigm for bulk and break bulk cargoes to the 21st century."
With four berths, over 1,000 acres dedicated to marine storage space, and connections to both CSX and Norfolk Southern, Tradepoint Atlantic is the largest maritime development in the United States. The site offers immediate access to the interstate and regional road network, and it has the largest private rail yard on the East Coast with over 100 miles of shortline rail on-site. It will be the first place in the country to push bulk cargo operations inland.


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September 16, 2013 by David A. Brown
Elvis, Oprah, The Rock - apparently, one of the perks of being famous is being able to go by a single moniker. And that's pretty much the same reason you never ask for clarification when a bass angler from virtually anywhere in the country mentions "The Delta." It's just understood that you're talking about California's Central Valley drainage/big-bass production facility.
"I think the Delta is one of the most fertile bass fisheries in the world with its abundance of crayfish, shiners, shad, bluegill, etc.," said EverStart pro Ken Mah. "There's so much cover, there are thousands of miles of riprap banks and heavily vegetated areas. There are a lot of options for a beginning angler or someone who likes (a certain style of fishing). The Delta will fit a lot of styles."
Sure, there might be the occasional confusion with the Mississippi River Delta - another super fertile region lacking not for respectable largemouth bass action. However, conversations of Southeast Louisiana bass fishing usually carry more targeted references of particular marshes and bayous.
But when you say "The Delta," serious anglers immediately envision that forage-rich bass wonderland blessed with quantity and quality in great measure. Anchored by the convergence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, along with countless tributaries and rural streams, Delta waters comprise a labyrinthine of navigable arteries, all subject to tidal influence through their common connection to San Francisco Bay. There's plenty of area to spread out and select your own little piece of paradise, but don't be surprised if you find yourself overwhelmed with a dilemma borne of abundance - in other words, it all looks fishy.
No doubt, the Cal Delta's sprawling acreage presents far more than we can fairly cover in a single sitting, but we can identify some of the key where-to and how-to stuff that'll get you going in the right direction. First, though, a few points about daily considerations of a tidal environment.
Ebb and flow
For starters, while the tide can confound, perplex and frustrate, it can also assist, enable and bestow you with opportunities galore. It's all based on the simple principle of access. As the water rises, fish tend to push deeper into cover, while falling tides pull them out to the edges. Moving water - either direction - will generally stimulate feeding, as tides wash forage through predictable routes and bass position for the feeding opportunities. (Think points, edges and funneling areas).
Understand that tides advance about an hour every day, so if you dial in a productive period today, know that this tidal stage will occur progressively later on subsequent days. For general planning purposes, various Smartphone apps or the tide function common to most modern navigational units will show you the current and coming water levels throughout the Delta. Nature offers clues, as well, so look for waterlines on docks, debris lines on rip rap and mud lines on tules - which all provide visual reference to the tide stage.
Tides are particularly important during the spawn, as bass will nest in areas that hold sufficient water through the low cycle. This means a lot more water over the fish during high tide, so "sight-fishing" often becomes more of a case of throwing to likely areas during a full tide. Also, FLW Tour pro Ish Monroe notes that bass bed shallower in dark water; deeper in clear areas.
Work with the water
The great thing about the Delta is that, given its diverse habitat of natural and manmade form, any tidal stage can prove productive. With a hot bite identified, savvy Delta anglers will often attempt to stay on that scenario by "running the tide" and advancing up or down the tidal range.
Depending on the pattern you're running, low incoming water might be a great way to start the day. This means fish will be moving up to the edges with a predictable retreat coming later in the day once the high tide starts falling. Mah says a day that starts with high tide offers easier navigation and longer periods of opportunity.
"It really lets me relax because I have so much water; I don't have to rush around and check the areas that I want to check," he said. "When I have a high tide, my windows are bigger. That doesn't necessarily mean the fish are going to bite better; it just means that instead of having a half hour window at this area and an hour window at this area, I have more time at each area.
"On a tidal waterway like the Delta, if you spend too much time in one area, you lose the potential of fishing other areas once the water level drops or changes direction, so the windows are smaller. But on a high tide, my windows are bigger."
California pro Zack Thompson has nothing against tide running and other water flow calculations - that's often necessary for tournament competition. For casual Delta visitors, though, he suggests a different strategy.
"For the guy who brings his kids out here to just fish and have a good time, I'd suggest not worrying so much about moving around a lot with the tide schedule," Thompson said. "Just break off a manageable section of the Delta and learn to fish it through all the tide stages."
Diverse habitat
Probably the most appealing Cal Delta feature is that it offers something for every fishing style. Here's a rundown of the general assortment.
Tules: The Delta's most distinctive vegetation, this giant sedge sprouts from the edges of rock levees, sandy ridges and peat moss mounds. Tules grow mostly in large masses - either dense fields with narrow drains inviting exploration, sparse clumps smattering a hard line or the classic wall of green known as a "tule berm." Note: You'll also find the occasional band of lower, new-growth tules bordering an established line. This is prime spawning habitat, so give this perimeter habitat a close look in the spring months.
Top tule tactics include flipping jigs and soft plastics, pitching Texas-rigged Senkos, bumping the sparse stalks with spinnerbaits and probing all the gaps and nooks with a dropshot. As Thompson notes, dense tule berms may seems shallow at their root clusters, but these berms often sit just inches from a deep drop into the channel, so work all around the vegetation and let that drop-shot take the plunge to see who's watching from below.
Grass: Over lush hydrilla beds, frogs, weedless-rigged Skinny Dippers and buzzbaits will attract attention, but a ChatterBait is one of the Delta's deadliest, as Jim Moulton demonstrated in his EverStart win on May 18. Moulton shared a couple of ChatterBait tips: First, while the incoming tide creates more fishable area, the falling water reveals the holes where big bass settle into on the falling water. Second, he'll double hook his ChatterBait trailer (through the head, then back into the body) for a more secure fit that resists pull-downs on missed strikes. Also, Moulton says, those isolated grass clumps often hold one big fish, so give the loners a couple of casts.
For grass duty, northern Cal pro Jeff Michels notes the strong potential of blended habitat - specifically, clumps of hydrilla interspersed with scattered tules. Wacky-rigged Senkos get the call most of the time here and Michels uses a heavy wire circle hook with a durable fiber weed guard and opens up the hook to create a wider gap for optimal Senko connections.
In another blended scenario, grass lines buttressing tule berms often create a gap or corridor between the two and that's prime spawning habitat. In 2011, Sean Minderman won a Delta EverStart event by targeting spawners he had located in specific little corridors between the tules and adjacent hydrilla. (Look for pre-spawners to stage on the outside grass edges.)
Just about any time but winter, running a swimbait along a grass edge is a good bet for a big explosion. In many scenarios, Mah said spawners will crush a 7- to 9-inch swimmer ambling past their shallow grass flat.
"Those big ones have a hard time ignoring the big slow-moving easy meal," he said.
Weed mats: Sometimes it's a well-defined accumulation of pennywort, but more commonly, it's those hodgepodge conglomerations of floating weeds mingled with anchored hydrilla, topped with planks of dead tules and sprinkled with random flotsam that hold the big, nasty toads.
Punching beaver-style baits with 1- to 2-ounce weights stimulates reaction bites from fish lounging in the shadows. Some dress their baits with skirts like the Paycheck Baits Punch Skirt, developed in the Delta by local EverStart pro Bub Tosh. Strike King's Slither Rig offers an all-in-one option with a skirt affixed to a tungsten weight. Whatever your choice, pegging your weight with a rubber stopper ensures your weight and bait stick together as they pass through the dense salad.
Mah also offers this tip: High-visibility braided line helps him closely monitor his line for the slight twitch of a subtle bite, but he doesn't want this bright appearance spooking the fish. His solution - darken the last 6 feet of the braid with a black permanent marker. This also removes any guesswork, as the dark section provides a depth indicator as well.
Riprap: Rock levees protecting adjacent terra firma present classic bass habitat, particularly during pre-spawn when rocks skirted by emerging hydrilla make handy staging zones. Cover long stretches quickly with lipless or squarebill crankbaits and flip active areas with jigs or creature baits. Multiple opportunities await when wind-blown weed mats rest against the boundary of riprap and tules.
Marinas: Docks, boat houses and all the usual manmade structure abounds throughout the Delta, so don't miss the chance to flip a jig or Texas-rigged craw around the hard stuff or skip a shaky head worm into the shadows. Thompson looks for weed mats blown into dock structure. There he'll punch a compact bait like the Berkley Havoc Pit Boss.
Clearly, the Cal Delta presents a potentially mind-blowing premise of vast opportunity complicated by tide-based time restraints. However, experienced "Delta rats" know that this heralded big bass factory can be whittled down to a handful of particular scenarios that provide the outline for a tremendous day of fishing. Learn the basics of daily tide cycles, pay close attention to conditions and catch details, and before you know it, you'll be on your way to mastering this premier western fishery.
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Predators get boost from Neal's hat trick in win
NASHVILLE – James Neal scored a natural hat trick on his bobble head night, and the Nashville Predators edged the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday night to become the last NHL team still unbeaten in regulation this season.
The two Central Division rivals came in as the only teams yet to lose in regulation. They played into overtime six nights earlier in Chicago with the Blackhawks winning 2-1.
The Predators earned points in their seventh straight game before a sellout crowd, continuing their best start since the 2010-11 season when they got points in each of their first eight.
For Neal, it was the fifth hat trick of his career. Acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh in June, Neal has five goals in four games. Filip Forsberg had two assists.
Ben Smith and Andrew Shaw scored for Chicago.
With Chicago trailing 3-1, Shaw tipped a rebound past goalie Pekka Rinne at 12:36 of the third. That gave Chicago fans making the trip down for the game a reason to get loud again.
The Blackhawks pulled goalie Antti Raanta for the extra attacker. Rinne gloved the puck out of the air with 1:18 left with Shaw trying to score. Chicago coach Joel Quenneville took his timeout, but the Blackhawks couldn't beat Rinne despite outshooting Nashville 32-27.
The Blackhawks left goalie Corey Crawford at home for this two-game road swing because of an upper body injury, and Raanta got his second straight start.
The Predators outshot Chicago early with a flurry of action in front of Raanta. But Smith flipped a wrister over Rinne's outstretched leg off a rebound at 12:21 for a 1-0 lead for the Blackhawks.
Nashville failed to take advantage of a power play when Marcus Kruger went to the box for high-sticking Colin Wilson, but defenseman Seth Jones found Neal with a nice cross-ice pass. Neal beat Raanta stick-side, tying it 1-1 in the final minute of the period.
Chicago got its first man advantage at 13:07 of the second, and the Blackhawks took turns shooting at Rinne. He stopped drives from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, and a slap shot from Patrick Sharp in killing the penalty.
The Predators broke the tie at 16:12 of the second when the puck squirted over to Neal just inside the left circle near the slot, and his slap shot beat Raanta's glove. Neal completed his hat trick at 1:52 of the third from the side on a wrister.
NOTES: Neal's previous hat trick was Dec. 29, 2013, against Carolina while he was with the Penguins. It was Nashville's first hat trick at home since Sergei Kostitsyn had one on Jan. 1, 2012. … Predators forward Mike Ribeiro had an assist on Neal's goal, giving him points in five straight. … Neal's third goal was the first allowed by the Blackhawks in the third period this season. … Forsberg has a team-high six assists.


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A Kapahulu man convicted more than 10 years ago of fondling a boy has admitted to similar conduct involving a 10-year-old he met at a Moiliili electronic game store.
Christopher Brainerd, 42, of Kapahulu initially denied touching the boy but pleaded guilty as charged on Monday to five counts of third-degree sexual assault and one count of failing to comply with sex offender registry requirements.
The assaults allegedly took place between August and October at Brainerd's Kapahulu residence and a former residence in Makiki. The boy, a fifth-grader, had met Brainerd in the third grade at the Da Planet shop, where Brainerd would buy him food and game cards, according to police.
Under a plea agreement, Brainerd agreed to serve the maximum five years on each of the counts, to be served concurrently, and not seek early release. In exchange, the state will not seek consecutive or extended terms. He also agreed on Monday to turn himself in immediately.
Brainerd was previously convicted in 1996 for fondling an 8-year-old boy. He was placed on five years' probation, with one year in jail. He also allegedly completed Hawaii's sex offender treatment program.
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