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Many gun hunters ask me why I became a bowhunter. The answer is easy. My father and both of my grandfathers were avid gun hunters, and they raised me with a deep appreciation for nature. About 40 years ago, when I was in my mid-teens, I discovered that these three role models had taught me how to hunt too well. Let me explain: In less than a week each year, I was filling my one and only deer tag in my native state of California, and I felt cheated, because I loved to hunt so much. Very simply, I took up bowhunting to expand my time in the field before I bagged a buck and finished the fun.
Some bowhunters look at gun hunters over high-held, snobbish noses. But I believe all forms of hunting are closely related and largely the same. Bowhunting is a closer-range refinement of pursuing deer with a gun, but it's no better or worse. At its best, bowhunting is a great way to lengthen your time in the field, supplementing or, in some rarer cases, replacing the sport you presently enjoy with a firearm.
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I like to hunt more than kill, and that's why bowhunting is so special to me. But I quickly discovered other bowhunting benefits that are every bit as important. And these are precisely the rewards I now tout to every would-be bowhunter.
For one thing, I found that shooting a bow can be fun, and you can practice in your basement, garage and in some cases, your backyard. And compared to squeezing the trigger on a scoped rifle, it's more of a challenge to shoot accurately with a bow. The comparison is similar to spinner fishing vs. fly fishing for trout. Both methods will effectively catch fish, but the latter requires more time and dedication.
And then there's the social enjoyment of shooting with your local archery club or a close-knit group of friends. Decades ago I fell in love with winter indoor archery competitions, and I also enjoyed outdoor field shoots at bull's-eye targets and paper animal silhouettes. These activities sharpened my shooting eye during winter, spring and summer, and they were also fun.
Today, organized archery is bigger and better than ever, with 3-D animal tournaments sweeping across North America. If you take up bowhunting, you're likely to enjoy the off-season target shooting that goes hand-in-hand with the in-season pursuit of game.
Surveys indicate approximately 80 percent of bowhunters are also gun hunters. These so-called "two season" or "three season" hunters have discovered the extra White-Tailed Deer tags and expanded seasons available to bow/rifle/muzzleloader combo hunters. Not only can you enjoy long pre-gun bowhunting seasons in many areas, you can also scout for upcoming gun seasons with a bow in your hand and one or more extra archery-only deer tags in your pocket.
The ever-expanding human population in North America makes archery hunting ideal. Most game departments allow archery hunting in places crowded with people because it's quiet and super-safe. And landowners who never grant firearms hunting permission often extend a warm welcome to bowhunters. If land access is a problem for you, bowhunting might be the key that opens the gate.
The peace and quiet of bowhunting is quickly addictive. Even in places jammed with archery hunters, folks are perched silently on stand or slipping like cats through the woods. The blaze-orange coats and thunderous boom of gunfire are noticeably absent—a relaxing relief in a high-stress world.
Next to the enhanced challenge of bagging a critter with my bow, I like the close contact with nature. I still love gun hunting, but I learned more about deer in a year of bowhunting than I did in all the years of rifle hunting that came before. While waiting for a bow shot, I observed dozens of animals at ranges inside 100 yards. I watched them eat, drink, scratch, sneeze, rut, fight, play and bat their eyelashes. As I sat on stand or glassed cross-canyon, I began to understand what really made these critters tick, and I became an active part of nature, like the squirrels, coyotes and birds. It felt good.
If you want a trophy animal, bowhunting is often your very best bet. Wise old bucks crawl into a hole after the first gunshots of autumn are fired, but these same animals are easier to pattern during bow season, less skittish of man and more likely to wander near your stand. And in places with lottery-drawing tags for bucks and bulls, archery tags are easier to obtain.
If you love the hunt more than the kill, and have yet to try bowhunting, you owe it to yourself to give it a shot. Once you see nature through the eyes of a bowhunter, I don't think you'll ever miss another archery season.


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Spring is upon us. The air is warm. Flowers are blooming. Nature is at its best.
But we must always be at our best, as manners are always in season. So let your best behavior be evergreen. And be wary of the etiquette crabgrass.
Also, don't make people suffer through extended and strained analogies. That's not very polite. It's time for another edition of Mr. Manners. Let's begin.
Dear Mr. Manners,
I recently was scheduled to fight in a boxing match. But on the day of the fight, I decided I didn't want to go. However, instead of just skipping the fight completely, I sent my identical twin brother to fight in my place. Unfortunately, fans noticed that my brother's tattoos were different than mine and my/our cover was blown. Now the fight promoter wants his money back. Did I/we do something wrong? Considering I could have just been a no-show, I thought sending my twin was good manners! No?
-- Jose C. (Florida)
Dear Faking in Florida,
First of all, thank you for including a web link in your letter. While a refined person of manners such as myself still much prefers hand-written correspondence due to its personal nature, ink-on-parchment is noticeably lacking in html.
As to your question, identical twins have plagued mannerists for centuries. While the average person has only their dog to blame when they, for example, defile the breathable air in a room, an identical twin can pin all of his misdeeds on the sibling he shared womb space with. Or, in your case, conspire with the doppelganger to commit misdeeds.
Yes, it was wrong of you to send your twin to fulfill your contractual requirement. I can understand the temptation that identical twins have to misbehave. But no one said the lifestyle of good manners is easy. And I think you would agree that practicing good manners is not nearly as painful as it would be to get your tattoos matched perfectly with your twin's tattoos.
-- Mr. Manners
Dear Mr. Manners,
The team I coach, the Washington Capitals, is currently playing the New York Rangers in a playoff series. They play at Madison Square Garden. In a recent radio interview I was asked my opinion of the venue and its fans. So I spoke honestly: I feel that their fans are quiet and overrated and that the arena itself is a dump. Now I am being criticized for my opinion. Should I have not spoken honestly?
-- Bruce B. (Washington, D.C.)
Dear Blustering Bruce,
A man of good manners must always strive for honesty. However, everything has context. In your case, you are associated with the Washington Capitals. Up until quite recently, the only crowd noise at their games were from opposing fans or from the local fans loudly saying things like "Who put ice all over the basketball court?" or "This is the worst 'Disney On Ice' show I have ever seen!"
So, in that context, perhaps you can understand why your criticism of the fans of a historic franchise could rub some people the wrong way. And while it's true that honesty is a virtue, honesty can also be impolite. You could have answered the question this way: "We are so focused on the game that we can barely hear the fans." See? Same truth, just softened a bit. As for Madison Square Garden itself being overrated? You have a point there, too. But perhaps you should not be so glib about things that are overrated considering you are the head coach of the Capitals.
-- Mr. Manners
Dear Mr. Manners,
I am a starting pitcher in the major leagues. I just got arrested for stealing six American Rag T-shirts valued at $59.88 from a Macy's here in Cincinnati. What can I do to get back in the good graces of fans and be seen as a practitioner of etiquette?
-- Mike L. (Cincinnati)
Dear Sinning in Cincinnati,
Going forward, it's best to not commit misdemeanors or felonies. That's pretty much the basics of manners -- that's Step 1. Then you move up to wearing shirts and shoes to get service. Then it's not belching at the table. Then it's using the right utensils at meals. And before long, you'll find yourself wearing ascots and sipping brandy.
But as far as quickly getting back in the good graces of your home fans, I think you already touched on your salvation: the American Rag T-shirts. Make sure to stress this brand. Every other major leaguer would have stolen Ed Hardy shirts. I think everyone can agree that you deserve some credit for not wearing those.
-- Mr. Manners
Dear Mr. Manners,
I recently yelled a gay slur at a referee. I apologized, clarified that what I said was not meant to be taken literally, and even explained how I regularly defended gay students back in high school. Am I in the clear?
-- Kobe B. (Los Angeles)
Dear Crude Kobe,
Yes. Great work all-around. You are very well-mannered. (← Not to be taken literally.)
All the best to you (← also not to be taken literally)!
-- Mr. Manners
Dear Mr. Manners,
At a speaking engagement over the weekend, I erroneously stated that none of Kentucky's basketball players who went pro after the 2010 season finished the year in good academic standing. I was trying to make a point about the negatives of the one-and-done philosophy in college basketball. I have since apologized for singling out Kentucky.
-- Bob K. (Indiana)
Dear Calipari Critic,
You did the right thing by quickly apologizing for your error. Another option would have been to say that your words "should not be taken literally." Or, if you are interested in a political future, try something like "What I said was not intended to be a factual statement." Rep. Bob K. (Indiana) has a pretty nice sound to it.
-- Mr. Manners
DJ Gallo is the founder and editor of SportsPickle.com. His first book, "A View from the Upper Deck", is available at fine discount book retailers. You can follow him on Twitter at @DJGalloESPN.

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A decade after the first Prius went on sale, Toyota's global sales of hybrid vehicles have hit 1 million, underlining the Japanese automaker's lead in "green" technology.
Toyota (TM) says it has sold 577,311 gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in the USA from mid-2000, when it launched the Prius here, through May.
Toyota's worldwide sales of gas-and-electric-powered vehicles totaled 1.047 million as of the end of May. Nearly 345,000 of those were sold in Japan.
Sales of Toyota hybrids have climbed from 18,000 in 1998 to 312,500 last year, the company said.
Demand for hybrids, which deliver superior mileage by switching between a gasoline engine and electric motor, has soared amid higher fuel prices and greater consumer concern about pollution and global warming.
Toyota's dominance in the category has driven Detroit's automakers to follow with their own versions and to rely less on lower-mileage SUVs as the main engine for their profits.
The Prius is the overwhelming leader, with 757,600 units sold since its 1997 introduction in Japan. Last year, it made up more than 40% of hybrid sales in the USA.
The Prius, which gets 55 miles a gallon on combined city and highway driving, has been enormously popular as a midsize sedan.
Although most automakers are working on hybrids, Toyota has the advantage of almost 10 years of experience in selling the technology and in using feedback from drivers to make improvements, rather than relying on information from labs.
Toyota offers several other hybrid models, including hybrid Camry and Lexus models.
Toyota also started domestic sales of its most expensive hybrid, the 15 million yen — about $124,000 — Lexus LS 600h. It will be exported over the summer, Toyota says.
Not all hybrids sell well. Earlier this week, Honda (HMC) said it will discontinue the hybrid version of its Accord sedan, which sold poorly because it didn't fit the customer demand profile of the smallest, least-expensive hybrids with the highest gas mileage.
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Opening The Vault: Part Fifty Eight
If you still have feelings for an ex, does that mean you're not really in love with your new significant other? That weighty question was on my mind during an intense encounter with California-based old flame Mark (a.k.a Sparky) back in 1998.
Sparky's visit came at a time when I was at my most vulnerable — a little more than a month after losing my mom. Up in his hotel room, the connection between us resurfaced. I now Open The Vault and take you back to November of '98…
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Dear Diary,
As Sparky and I embraced, I could feel his face turning toward mine. I made sure to keep only my cheek next to him.
He suggested I come out to Arizona.
"You could be the other woman," he said. "Okay, let's have a fling."
I wasn't entirely sure he was joking, but we both grew serious and Sparky said he has too much respect for his wife (as do I for David) to do that.
Suddenly, I could feel myself getting emotional and nostalgic about us. I struggled with the words. Finally, they came.
"When we were together, I was completely certain I loved you," I admitted. "I haven't had that certainty since."
"Wow," he said, clearly taken aback. "That's really nice of you to say."
I also told Sparky how upset I was to learn of his marriage. Though, I said, I never expected him to wait for me–
"I always thought we'd get back together someday."
"Now you tell me!" he said with a laugh.
Later, Sparky reassured me that I will be okay, and reiterated how sorry he is about mom's passing.
We hugged again. He squeezed my hand as he told me–
"I'll always be here for you."
He said not seeing me had been gnawing away at him since Mom's passing in September, that he wanted to just jump on a plane.
"I still care about you — I think about you all the time."
About David, he said he was 99 and 1/10 percent happy for me, but also a little jealous.
"Because I wish it was me."
So, what does all of this mean for my relationship with David?
I don't know.
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David and I managed to survive Hurricane Sparky. And a happy milestone for us as a couple would prompt David to execute one of the greatest grand gestures I've ever received.
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As concussions continue to be at the forefront in the issue of sports safety, Arizona Pop Warner is teaming up with Mayo Clinic and taking a proactive step in tackling the concussion problem.
Participants in Arizona Pop Warner's football and cheer programs ages 10 and older will undergo testing to help diagnose and treat concussions.
The children must complete a baseline test before the start of the season. If a participant has a suspected concussion during practice or a game, he or she is administered a test on the sidelines by a medic. The results of that test are compared to the baseline test to determine whether a participant has indeed suffered a concession.
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"It's all about getting baseline evaluations with objective tests that are accurate in identifying concussions and being able administer them on the sidelines, accurately diagnosing a concussion to remove them from play," said Dr. David Dodick, director of the Mayo Clinic Concussion Program.
After a player is removed from the game, he or she will be evaluated by a doctor and the results of that examination are once again compared to the baseline to make sure brain function has returned to normal.
The decision to team up with Arizona Pop Warner came after Dodick was invited to President Obama's Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit at the White House in May.
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Arizona Pop Warner Football and Cheer Commissioner Paul Watkins said the amount of contact in practices has been reduced to only 25 minutes per practice and that all coaches are now Heads Up Football certified.
Heads Up Football is an initiative by USA Football to improve the safety of the game. The components of the certification are: education and certification, equipment fitting, concussion recognition and awareness, heat and hydration, and heads-up tackling.
"We're kind of redefining or process, trying to make the sport as safe as possible," Watkins said. "We can't guarantee there's not going to be any injuries in sports like football, but we can be proactive in the things that we do, in teaching our kids. Better teaching, better equipment."
Concussions, essentially a bruising of the brain, are dangerous injuries at any level, but Dodick said they are especially dangerous for youth athletes.
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East Valley high school coaches and athletic trainers have taken notice of the new program.
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Watkins hopes the new tests will cut down on the traumatic brain injuries and increase the safety of the game. "We're going to be able to get immediate feedback," he said. "We're going to be able to get the newest methods of studying (concussions), and it's all going to be at our fingertips now that we have a partner like the Mayo Clinic. We're looking forward to a long-term partnership."


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Three or four years ago, the NBA stepped in and the Maloofs were on the periphery. Everyone thought it was OK for them to be in the back. When we first started looking at a new entertainment sports complex, they were on the different side of the aisle. What they told me during those discussions was that if they don't go to Anaheim, they're going to be very helpful in terms of giving us the financials, the projections based on revenue, suites, etc. The moment they decided not to file for relocation on May 2, they've been extremely cooperative and supportive.
What are their roles in this?
Joe and Gavin Maloof are going to focus on the basketball operations for the 2011-2012 season. They're going to get out there in the community, talk up the team, sell season tickets, become part of this community in a more intensified way than they've done in the past The other brother, George Maloof, he's the one going to be the point on the entertainment sports complex. He is working with the NBA.
Do you have a ballpark figure of how much will be publicly financed through user fees vs. the private sector?
You've got to identify how much public financing you can get on one hand and then see what makes sense for a private equity investment,so folks get a return on their investment. If there's a gap, you have to problem-solve the difference. There's no way it can all happen privately. There's no way it can all happen publicly. Whether the split is 50/50, it's too premature (to say) of those things.
How did the outlook in Sacramento change so quickly, especially with the financing, after so much wrangling over the years?
One of the big commitments we made, we came up with four guiding principles:
•The taxpayer comes first: We've taking off as an option a sales tax in Sacramento. That got defeated 80% to 20% in '06. By us putting the taxpayers first, whatever it is we do, we'll let the public decide. But it will not be a broad-based tax. So by pulling that off the table, that's meant a lot to the public
•Jobs, jobs jobs. Everything we're doing is insuring that the public investment provides a compelling return, defined as short- and long-term job growth. This is a transforming, economic development project. We have a double-digit unemployment rate in this community. We're talking about 4,000 jobs, 3,700 of them being construction jobs. It's bigger than basketball. It's not just about the Kings. It's not just about these owners. It's really about job creation and quality of life for our community. That's what's been different about the previous attempts.
It seems as if your pitch to NBA owners is similar to what you're doing in your town hall talks in your region?
The grassroots component has been really important. Sacramento is a viable market. It's a top (30) market They (owners) didn't realize that. They were kind of scratching their heads to say, 'Is it, really?' The city of Sacramento is only, if you're rounding up, 500,000 people. But if you take in the greater Sacramento metropolitan area you're talking about 2.3 million people. … We can't just try to sell something for the city of Sacramento. We've got to talk about the shared benefit around the region. … This notion that we win as a region is very important. Two-thirds of the jobs come from outside the city of Sacramento. Two-thirds of the people who go to games are from outside the city of Sacramento. So when the region understood this is an amenity we all benefit from, that's been a lot different. And we've done it in a very transparent way. And they've had a chance to give input and be included.
How many of these talks have you had?
There are six counties and 22 cities. My commitment was to hit all six counties. We've had teams of people that went out to different cities and chambers and ethnic groups and faith communities, so we've probably done 25 where we've been out just listening to people, sharing, getting people's input. Their buying in comes really quickly because they get it. They understand why it's such an important asset to our community.
Did being a former NBA player, and an All-Star caliber one at that, give you more credibility to get this done?
It's made a big deal. We all would probably say it's a competitive advantage we had. I had a unique understanding of the critical role sports plays in a community. I saw first-hand the power of sports in Phoenix. I saw a building being built downtown that revitalized a ghost town in Phoenix. … I had the honor of traveling and seeing 29 other cities and seeing sports and jobs and civic and community pride and economic development, quality of life, arts and culture, the interplay of all those. That gave me a huge advantage. No mayor thinks he'll be in position to save their team. I looked at this as a tremendous opportunity rather than a challenge.
What about your relationship with NBA commissioner David Stern?
I'm 45 years old. I was in the NBA at 21 so I've known him more than half my life. That relationship is something I was able to drawn on. His trust and confidence in me as a mayor, and certainly the respect I have for him, created a very unique dynamic. That if it's going to happen, now is the time to make it happen.
How often to you talk with Stern?
We communiciate regularly. We talk as frequently as a couple times a week. … There's some sort of communication between us. I think he's doing an unbelievable job of sending out his top lieutenants to make sure this project is working. My team and his team talk two or three times a day, in many cases. We're 100% in sync. … Somebody who is as shrewd as the Commissioner who has seen this thing happen for 28 years, he knows where the pitfalls are. He knows where the optimism should be. … We have a great partnership with the NBA.
Is Anaheim still a threat to Sacramento?
All this did was buy us one year. What we have to accomplish before March is we need to have a critical path on where we're going to finance a new entertainment sports complex. If we do that, Sacramento will be the final resting place for the Sacramento Kings. If we don't do that, then if I'm the Kings and the NBA, I'm going to say Anaheim is still in play
When I went and spoke to the NBA governing board I said there's three scenarios. I'm not going to tell you guys how to run your business. I'm not going to say anything about the Kings, because they've been good partners in Sacramento. And I'm not going to criticize the Anaheim deal. With that said, I'm going to fight for my city, and any of these three scenarios would allow Sacramento to be an NBA city:
•Same team, same owners: That was our preferred option but we couldn't control that.
•Same team, new owners: Meaning, if the Kings decided to sell, then I had someone to buy the team and keep them in Sacramento.
•New team, new owners: Meaning, if the team left for Anaheim, that we had a new owner who would try buy another team and bring them to Sacramento.
My choice, the optimal outcome, was to keep the Kings and the owners in Sacramento.
So the NBA lockout hasn't dampened your efforts to generate support?
If anything it's intensified. When the playoffs start in mid-April you have 16 teams in the playoffs. We weren't in the playoffs but we were fighting for our lives to keep our team in Sacramento. Our city was wearing team colors, mascots, having rallies. We were in the playoffs into May because we were fighting for our team. … We don't want to be in this situation next year. … There's no lack of enthusiasm. Everyone is very pro-active. They want to see it happen. We don't want to wait till March.
If you're able to get this new complex approved, what's the timetable on it opening?
We think the worst-case scenario is 2015. If we can get the financing of all this stuff lined up as we think we can, before 2012, we've already got a design team, architects and contractors starting to work on real numbers, starting to think about schematics and renderings and all that.
It's going to an intermodal, which is very similar to Madison Square Garden (New York) and Boston, where you have a transportation hub connected to a venue that deals with green and transit-oriented development, all those "Smart" things. It goes back to us only having one team. Our market can probably support something that's 600,000 or 700,000 square feet and not something that's humongous, because we just don't have the market to do that. Our footprint will be a little bit smaller. That's why we think we can keep our cost under $400 million.
Where would this rank among your successes?
I think it would be an unbelievable accomplishment. You're talking about creating jobs for everyday people. I didn't get any NBA championship, but this would be as good as it can get if I can keep my team here and build a new venue that this community can be proud of.
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My name is Rini, and I am entering my 3rd year of my PhD program in the Department of Law and Public Policy. I am Canadian by birth and Indian of origin. I went to the University of Toronto for my Bachelors, where I was extremely involved in student politics as President of the Faculty Student Council for 2 years and the university-wide student union for a year. After I graduated I ran for public office in the Ontario Provincial elections and Canadian Federal elections respectively. My current research work focuses on healthcare related policy-making.
My hobbies include – politics, reading, singing, dancing and cooking.
I believe that one must take an interest in their surroundings and the community they live in, in order to live a holistic existence. This is why I got involved in the GSG as soon as I got my bearings in my new home – the city of Boston. I really do hope that we will get to meet you and your friends at one of our many events that we are planning this year. Please feel free to drop by the office during our office hours to let us know if you have any suggestions, questions or even if you feel like a quick chat. I personally, would love to meet graduate students at NEU and work on building a strong graduate student community together.
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Vijayeta Singh
Ph.D, Law & Public Policy, College of Social Sciences & Humanities
Hello! I am from the state of Bihar in India, a region known for rich cultural heritage and great historical significance but one that has been stigmatized for lack of growth and development. Growing up, I have witnessed around me, multi-dimensional impacts of poverty and lack of education across different sections of the society. To me, education is one of the most empowering experiences any individual can go through in a lifetime and I feel extremely privileged to have gone through one.
I did my Masters at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, in Social Entrepreneurship. I have over three years of experience working with international development organizations on issues that impact lives and livelihoods of poor and/or vulnerable communities across geographies in India. I have worked very closely with cycle-rickshaw pullers in India and studied the nuances of cycle-rickshaw industry and its implications on the economy. As Ashoka Youth Venture Fellow, I founded 'My Education My Voice' that worked on bringing in student voice in education reform. I started my Ph.D. at the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern in 2013 and my research looks at the politics of Eminent Domain and Land Acquisition.
Having already done my Masters, I am quite familiar with graduate student life and the issues that come with it. To me, work-study-life balance is at the heart of any graduate student life, particularly in the US where a large number of students have jobs and work in different capacities. Therefore, it is important that the campus life provides enough space and opportunities to graduate students in unique ways so that they can maneuver through their graduate student lifespans with ease. I joined GSG as a Senator to be better informed about graduate student activities and contribute to its development in ways I could. Later, I stood for and was elected as the VP of Media and Membership with the objective of availing better avenues for contributing to the development of graduate student body on campus, particularly on the communications front. Through this role, I will represent the voices of graduate student community and convey their issues and concerns on a regular basis.I am very fond of traveling and cooking. I swim, dance, run, gym etc. to be fit and peaceful. I believe in spirituality and connecting with the greater force in our lives.
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Masters in Computer Science, CCIS
I believe that, one should always do things that they love doing. I enjoy coding, but being involved in student affairs is something that I am passionate about. I have done my undergraduate in Computer Engineering from Mumbai, India. I was the head of the cultural committee back in my college. Was also representing them for various inter-university Sports, Dance and Personality competitions. The student Government at Northeastern gave me a chance to voice our opinions and bring about change. As the vice president of Media and Membership, I get a chance to reach out to various departments and students.
Talking about my interests ~ I love playing sports, travelling, getting clicked, dancing and yes talking!! So please free to come and interact with me, for even the minutest queries. I love animals and strive to work towards saving the environment. Helping to sustain the concrete jungle along with environment is one of my primary goals. Have worked towards this during my short work tenure at Ernst and Young.
Life is wonderful, live it to the fullest. Try making this world a better place.
Leaving you with the three E's Explore, Empathize and Enjoy.
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Cristhy Mattos
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On the welcoming celebration of my program I heard the former VP of Programs and Administration explaining about GSG, and in that moment I felt that I should be part of this team because I know how important is for the students to be organized and have a voice inside the university.
During my first year at NU I notice that students could have more contact with each other, share their research and have opportunities to connect with others from the same or different research field. So, now as a VP of Programs and Administration my goal is to foster and produce activities and events where students can enjoy and connect.
I'm from Brazil, and during my Undergraduate program I was part of the undergraduate students government and also from the team that organized the graduation party. I really enjoy learning about different cultures, and connect with people.My passions are Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design, drawing, performance and dance!We have lots of upcoming events this semester and we hope to see you there!
Don't hesitate to contact me!
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Hi everyone my name is Abhishek and I am from India. I have done my Bachelor's in Production Engineering and am pursuing Master's education in Operations Research at NU. During my Bachelor's, I was involved in the University Student Council for three years and worked for constant growth of student community by closely working with higher administration and voicing concerns of students to them.
Here at Northeastern, I chose to be a part of GSG as I want to work for constant improvement of graduate community and want to work with people from different parts of world, learn about various cultures and have a diverse experience at NU. I applied for the position of VP Finance so that I can learn more about how corporate finance works, get involved with the higher administration in a better fashion and contribute to the student welfare projects on first hand basis.
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I currently have a background in design and architecture, and I'm interested in pursuing my graduate studies in urban planning. I have been accepted to UPenn and USC's urban planning programs and University College London's urban design program. If anyone knows anything about the programs, I'd like some feedback please.
I'm looking to transition my design skills in a larger arena. Some have told me that it's better to pursue an urban planning degree and then work as an urban designer (is that possible?), but I'm not sure the programs I've been accepted to will offer me both. Another option is to pursue either the MArch Urban Design or the Master in Planning degree first, and then go back to pursue the other afterwards. But that can get really expensive.
The MArch UD program is 1 year long, 12 month intensive program. I was thinking perhaps I can study that, and then do another 12 month program of urban planning at the same school... but would I be losing the full education of urban planning that i might gain in the US? Is there a huge difference between schools in the US vs. UK? would I still be able to get a job coming back to the US?
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COMMEMORATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEMBROKE, GA -- (Extensions of Remarks - July 22, 2004)
Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I wish to commemorate Pembroke, Georgia on its 200th Anniversary in 2004. I'm honored to represent this vibrant city and to call many of its residents my friends.
Historic downtown Pembroke is named for Pembroke Williams who was a judge and a prominent local resident in the late 19th century. The historic district is located in the central business district of this city of 2,500 persons and is characterized by its relationship to the Georgia Central Railroad, which bisects the town. It was founded as a farming town, like so many similar towns which sprouted during that time to serve the agricultural needs of the nation. The layout of the town around the railroad hearkens to a time of great growth, industrial zeal and expansionism. Pembroke found a thriving life serving the trains that led to the great markets of the coast.
The majority of the structures in the district are of 1930s and 1940s vintage. The city also consists of several blocks of early 20th-Century commercial and government buildings. With the exception of a few buildings, all of the buildings are of one or two stories in height, and most of the buildings are brick or brick-faced buildings with pine timber construction.
The buildings in the district are a variety of styles and materials, all dating from the early to mid 1900s. Most are brick one and two-storied commercial buildings and originally had wood or metal awnings over the windows. Today, the buildings show architectural niceties such as terra cotta embellishments, carved cornerstone, and marble commemorative plaques that reflect the pride of simple rural businessmen in their buildings and in their town. The most interesting structures architecturally are the Pembroke Millworks building and the Food bank building. Most of the buildings in the district are in good condition and are currently in use as publicly owned property.
The historic district of Pembroke was created to serve the agricultural needs of the nation in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The layout of the town around the railroad, the plethora of commercial structures crowding the verges of the railroad property, and the prim, stolid storefronts of the respectable buildings all hearken to a time of great growth, industrial zeal and expansionism in American history.
The history of Pembroke is the history of early American commerce. Founded as a railroad depot, Pembroke found a thriving life serving the trains that led to the great markets of the coast. When the trains stopped coming and the commerce declined, the town faltered, but managed to remain alive through the tough years. Now on the verge of explosive re-growth as a bedroom community to Savannah, Pembroke is seeking to retain its heritage, while finding new vitality in the influx of new residents.
Much of the historic district, once the province of private industry, is today publicly owned property. The buildings themselves, and their changing uses over the years, offer a glimpse into the working of local government of the last century. At the same time, several of the buildings-the "Welcome Center," the old Jail, and the Tos Theater to name the most prominent-retain elements of some of the more grim elements of its past . . . the stark conditions of prisoners in the jail, the segregated seating in the old theater, the peculiar design of the "Welcome Center" (with slit windows giving the police officers a vantage on the entire downtown.)
The Tos Theater, founded by G.S. Tos, was a quintessential example of the small-town movie palace. Without even a concession stand (candy, popcorn, and sodas were obtained from the drugstore soda fountain next door), the Tos Theater nevertheless was an important social gathering place for the town. With segregated seating (the toilet facilities), the building also recalls some of the social conventions of the 20th Century South, conventions which are fast fading into the past, but should be recalled and recognized.
Pembroke's Historic District is a landscape defined by transportation. First by the railway, which gave the town its reason for existence and its livelihood for much of its history. Second by horses and mules, the dependence on which beasts of burden helped to define the layout of the city. Third by the car, highways for which have provided the lifeline for the city, keeping Pembroke connected to its larger neighbors for much of the latter half of the 20th Century. The highways-Hwy. 67, Hwy. 119 and Hwy. 280--which converge in Pembroke will help to define its future, as they have its past.
I am proud to recognize Pembroke, Georgia on this its 200th Anniversary. This town has provided much to the state of Georgia and I am proud to have represented it in the United States House of Representatives.


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(Reuters) - The UK has dismissed an appeal by coal producer ATH Resources related to its participation in the government's Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme, the company said on Friday.
In February, the company received an enforcement notice from the Environment Agency requiring it to register as a participant of the CRC scheme, a corporate carbon reduction program to reduce carbon emissions of businesses.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire-based ATH said the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change had dismissed its appeal against the notice.
If ATH is ultimately compelled to participate in the CRC scheme, the cost to it could be about 1.4 million pounds ($2.23 million) annually for three years from April 2012, the company said in a statement.
The company posted a full-year pretax loss from continuing operations of 5.8 million pounds.
The CRC is a mandatory scheme aimed at improving energy efficiency and cutting emissions in large public and private sector organizations, which are estimated to be responsible for around 10 percent of the UK's emissions.
ATH's shares were trading down 1.67 percent at 29.65 pence at 0808 on Friday on the London Stock Exchange. They have lost about 29 percent since the beginning of the year. ($1 = 0.6266 British pounds) (Reporting by Brenton Cordeiro in Bangalore; Editing by Roshni Menon)


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"I'm so thankful God allows us the freedom to leave places that scare us and find safe places where we can rest. God is big enough to meet us anywhere." -Elizabeth Esther
I was raised Roman Catholic, it was the faith of my family, but it was not something that was central to my life. Once I was out of High School I stopped going to church or considering myself affiliated to any type of faith system. In 2002 I had an encounter with Jesus that I believe transformed my life, and I started to attend a reformed protestant church. In all of this though, the idea of "cults" and fundamentalism seemed like the things you watch on documentaries, you know, "people that drink the kool aid" type groups.
Those ideas started to change when I started to follow Elizabeth Esther on Twitter. Her voice into the dangers of cults that may not look from the outside like the cults you see on "20/20" really started to get me to think about my definition and the dangers of fundamentalism in my life and thought. (She was also the reason Lauren and I started to watch American Idol, so thanks for that EE!)
Elizabeth is a great storyteller, she is able to grip you and pull you into her world and experiences. In her book "Girl At The End of the World: My Escape from Fundamentalism in Search of Faith with a Future" she gives her autobiography of growing up in "The Assembly". In her story we are brought into a legalistic group that controls and manipulates its' members while using good Christian language. Elizabeth's story is one of growing up in fear and confusion.
Elizabeth takes the reader on a journey of what it was like to grow up, to become a woman in this type of group. She tells of the control her grandparents held over this Assembly even down to who they date, how they date and what they grow up to do, all in the name of "God's Glory". And that may be what was most unsettling for me. What do we do for "God's Glory" that has blinded us from the actual people in front of us? It can be tempting to read Elizabeth's story and dismiss it as just a "fundy group" that was interesting but has no bearing on our life. However what I started to wonder was in our Christian culture of "modesty", "courting" and even submission to authority can we at times fall into the same sin and danger that characterized The Assembly she was part of?
Modesty for example is something Lauren and I have discussed in raising 2 girls, one being a 9-year-old with her own fashion sense already. How do we encourage our daughters to see their bodies, as something to not be ashamed of but also something not flaunt for attention. We honestly do not have the answer to this, but Elizabeth's book really challenged us to think deeply and to not just assume modesty language is the answer for our daughters and sons for that matter.
I think in the end, the beauty of Elizabeth's story is the power of God's grace and love to give her strength to break free from such a place. The grace of God, as well, to speak through her to help others in similar circumstances. And also conviction from God to challenge us in how we can use our faith, at times, as tools of power and control, not of love and grace.
I would strongly recommend this book on multiple levels. Just as a story it is well written and captivating, it was hard for me to put it down. On another level though it is convicting as well as inspiring in how we are live as Christians this side of Heaven and the dangers of legalism and authority.
This book left me with more questions, like "now what?" or "where do we go from here?". I wish Elizabeth would've given a helpful guide to avoiding fundamentalism in our own lives, but maybe her book was to simply be about her story that also gives a mirror into our own.
"The more I choose to believe God loves me, the more loving I believe God is. I am no longer a victim being acted upon. I am now actively participating in loving God, loving myself, and loving others." –Elizabeth Esther
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Peer pressure statements
Are these statements true? If so, please briefly elaborate on them individually. Preferably, personal opinions would be preferred.
1) As adults, we have hopefully learned to analyze the opinions of others before adopting their beliefs to our own. Like adults, they want to be accepted. If the personality of the child is one that will conform, peer pressure is a valid concern for a parent. These personalities tend to be swayed into changing their actions or beliefs to fit the crowd.
2) Education will help arm children against the forces of the crowd. The pull to belong to a group can be very strong for many children, and even adults. Helping children recognize that following the popular action is not, always the best choice will give them a standing to defend themselves against the pressure to belong to the group and do what they are doing.
3) Having a firm understanding of what are the familial values and expectations will aids in the child fending off the taunts to join in the â??funâ??. If they know what their family and parents expect, the understanding of right and wrong is typically understood.
4) Children need to develop a self confidence to be able to tell their friends no and why they do not want to. As guardians and adultâ??s in their lives, it is our responsibility to help them understand that if these â??friendsâ?? are trying to get them to do things that are making them uncomfortable and/or contrary to their belief system, then they are not real â??friendsâ??.
5) Most of all, we need to make sure they are always able to talk to us. Making mistakes is part of life and we cannot judge them for partaking of a fact of life.
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1) Yes, I do strongly concur that most adults have hopefully learned to analyze the opinions of others before adopting their beliefs to our own. As Americans, in particular, I feel that we are taught to express our own individualities and freedoms in our manner of dress/fashion, political beliefs, music, art, etc.
Kids, too, crave acceptance. I do feel like conformity is an issue for all parents to be aware of and to discuss with their kids in order to be proactive against peer pressure dangers because many kids are passive and followers by nature.
2) Yes, I see education as such a critical force to "arm children" and combat them into feeling empowered as individuals, not just a face or sheep in the crowd. Although education does a lot to ...
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List price: $20.00Copyright year: 1996Publisher: University of Chicago PressPublication date: 11/8/1997Binding: PaperbackPages: 290Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall Weight: 0.792Language: English
James A. Michener, 1907 - 1997 James Albert Michener was born on February 3, 1907 in Doylestown, Pa. He earned an A.B. from Swarthmore College, an A.M. from Colorado State College of Education, and an M.A. from Harvard University. He taught for many years and was an editor for Macmillan Publishing Company. His first book, "Tales of the South Pacific," derived from Michener's service in the Pacific in World War II, won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical South Pacific, which won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Michener completed close to 40 novels. Some other epic works include "Hawaii," "Centennial," "Space," and "Caribbean." He also wrote a significant amount of nonfiction including his autobiography "The World Is My Home." Among his many other honors, James Michener received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. He was married to Patti Koon in 1935; they divorced in 1948. He married Vange Nord in 1948 (divorced 1955) and Mari Yoriko Sabusawa in 1955 (deceased 1994). He died in 1997 in Austin, Texas.
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