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Religion is a subject that I tend to avoid, more of a live and let live policy. I am agnostic about religion, but I won't begrudge you for your beliefs. As long as you don't impose upon me your religious beliefs, everything is copacetic. There is something rather interesting about questioning a person's religion and their belief structure. Often it is met with a defensive nature, at least in my experience, but often you get to see what makes the person tick or what makes them, well, them. There is a way to approach this subject of challenging and questioning religion that doesn't really offend, but then I don't like subtlety and eggshell walking, so why not just mock religion as a whole to get to the truth of it all.


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Poole has written hundreds of articles, papers, and policy studies on privatization and transportation issues. His popular writings have appeared in national newspapers, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and numerous other publications. He has also been a guest on network television programs such as Good Morning America, NBC's Nightly News, ABC's World News Tonight, and the CBS Evening News. Poole writes a monthly column on transportation issues for Public Works Financing.
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LITTLE FALLS, Minn. - A central Minnesota man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of two teenagers he claims broke into his home.
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The deluxe hardshell case is very plush and comfortable to carry, and the owner's manual and warranty card come in a very nice folder with what looks like sealing wax with a Breedlove "B" stamped in. The OM/ SMe also has a strap button installed at the factory, making it instantly stage-ready. As always, Breedlove has paid close attention to ergonomics—this is a very, very comfortable guitar to hold whether on a lap or hanging over a shoulder.
Greater Than Acoustic guitarists know how hard it is to capture the true sound of a guitar with a pickup, good lord, we know. In an ideal world, we'd all be playing in concert halls and opera houses tuned specifically for acoustic music, to adoring and pin-drop quiet huge audiences, where amplification is merely enhancing what's already there so nobody misses any of the details. Grab a nice stage condenser mic, find the sweet spot on your guitar, and you're in business. Unfortunately, the real world is mostly the opposite of that, and we wind up play- ing in coffee houses, restaurants, or bars where machinery and conversation do their best to drown out even the broad strokes of the music. Anybody trying to do those gigs with a mic knows nothing but frustration.
Turn it up loud enough to hear and you get feedback. To kill the feedback you have to suck the tone out of the guitar, and much of the time you can't get loud enough to compete with the room noise anyway. In that environment, pickups are no longer an
Dropping toDADGADboosted the warmfactor a bit, whichmay actually besomething the topdoes because ofthe design—theRevival seems toalmost glow inDADGAD.
option–they're completely necessary. And most of them don't sound all that great, so we rely on EQs and preamps and modeling technologies to put the "acoustic" sound back in the mix, but even that rarely captures what our guitars really sound like.
The goal with the Voice series was to cre-ate guitars that sound the same plugged inas unplugged. Of course, there are going tobe subtle variations from room to room andfrom amp to amp—some acoustic guitaramps are transparent and some are midrang-ey—but the thinking is, if you start with atrue representation of your guitar's voice,you will be much closer to the tone youwant than ever before. By voicing the topand tuning the Anthem mic, Breedlove andBaggs designed a system that gives you thesame acoustic-sounding goodness throughan amp that you get on your couch.
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Acoustically, the Revival is a sweetly voiced, yet no-nonsense flattop. It's a charmer with a tight, punchy low end and brilliant highs, which is a great start for a stage guitar. The sound is round enough to satisfy, yet it maintains a wonderful clarity. When you dig in, there's a satisfying schwing that never ceases to surprise.
Dropping to DADGAD boosted the warm factor a bit, which may actually be something the top does because of the design—the Revival seems to almost glow in DADGAD. I literally got out of bed one night a little after 11:00 and played until well after 1:00, just because I wanted to hear it again. It sounds great in my living room.
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When his unit was ambushed in Vietnam, Alfred Rascon didn't stop to think. He threw himself into the line of fire and got most of his friends out safe.
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Alfred Rascon is the recipient of the military's highest achievement, the Medal of Honor, but when he spoke to the crowd at Newsweek & The Daily Beast's Hero Summit on Thursday, he said his actions weren't heroic at all, he was just looking out for his friends.
"There's nothing heroic about this, it's the fact that you have to go out and take care of those that were injured, just like they would for you," he said.
Rascon, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Mexico, joined the army as a medic when he was 17. In 1966, he was working as a medic with his platoon in the Long Khanh Province of Vietnam when his unit came under attack. As soon as men became injured, Rascon—nicknamed "Doc" Rascon by his friends—jumped into medic mode, risking his life in the line of fire to revive his friends and at times throwing himself in front of hand grenades in order to shelter them.
"You're afraid," Rascon said of the attack. "Anyone who says you aren't afraid, something is wrong with them."
Rascon was shot from the hip through his shoulder and hit by hand grenades over four times, once directly to his face. "I thought I was going to die, I didn't know how much face wounds bled," he said.
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The crew of the flying ambulance known as DUSTOFF 73, recently profiled in Newsweek, discusses how fear, even for them, is never absent—it just needs to be managed.
The Heroes of DUSTOFF 73
War is hell, but it's a lot less deadly thanks to the DUSTOFF crews: two pilots, a technician and a medic—the only people on the front lines whose mission is simply to save lives. For them, heroism is the job description.
The DUSTOFF 73 crew recounts their courageous missions.
The crew of DUSTOFF 73 just left the stage. Their interview with Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent for ABC News, ran through the high points of their mission in eastern Afghanistan last summer, one of the most decorated missions in the history of aviation. Sixty hours in combat. Fourteen lives saved. But as the coauthor of the Newsweek cover story that accompanied their piece, I have a few things to add before they leave our thoughts for the evening.
First, many people's image of heroism is rooted in extraordinary acts—the one-time sacrifice, the unusual feat at just the right moment. But the military finds a way to routinize everything else, so why not heroism, too? The result is the Army's elite air ambulance unit, a squadron of Blackhawk helicopters stripped down and converted into flying emergency rooms. They're known as DUSTOFFs—one of the more apt military call signs—and for nearly every soldier wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan, they arrive like guardian angels, starting patients on a conveyor belt of care that has pushed the wounded survival rate unthinkably high, past 90 percent. War is still hell, but it's a lot less deadly thanks to the DUSTOFF crews: two pilots, a technician, and a medic—the only people on the front lines whose mission is simply to save lives. For them, heroism is the job description.
But even here, there are some efforts that are extraordinary—and DUSTOFF 73 was exactly that. The crew came out Fort Drum, N.Y., and last summer in eastern Afghanistan it flew into the annals of history. But in talking to all four crew members exclusively for this issue, I was struck by how their heroism had become habit, something that almost seems learned. I expected adrenaline junkies or war cowboys, but instead found four regular people susceptible to the same fears and doubts as anyone else. The difference? They're extraordinarily practiced at finding that emotional dial inside and turning it way, way down. They put their fear on mute when lives are on the line.
Apache helicopters create a ring of protective fire around medevac missions like DUSTOFF 73. (Department of the Army)
It's an extraordinary skill for anyone, but especially significant for Sgt. Julia Bringloe, the medic on board DUSTOFF 73. Five years ago, she joined the Army, at age 35, hoping to leap out of a deadening career in Hawaii, and then suddenly she was among the only women on the front lines. Women remain officially banned from serving in infantry or commando positions, but earlier this year, in a historic shift, the Marines and Army moved to integrate women into other near-combat roles. Meanwhile, women like Julia have been taking fire routinely for years. She rescues the same men she's forbidden to fight alongside, and she never seems to flinch. "It's a job, not a gender," she likes to say. The military would do well to realize that.
McRaven: Petraeus an 'American Hero'
The commander of U.S. Special Operations Command called Petraeus "an American hero," reports Eli Lake.
Charlie Rose talks with Adm. McRaven.
The man who commanded and devised the raid that killed Osama bin Laden said David Petraeus—who resigned Friday as director of the CIA after acknowledging an extramarital affair—was "the finest general" he had ever served under.
Speaking at The Hero Summit, presented by Newsweek & The Daily Beast, Admiral William McRaven, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, called Petraeus an "American hero" who made thousands of decisions that saved lives as a commander of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. He added: "I obviously don't condone what he did because Holly Petraeus is also an American hero."
McRaven's remarks were one of the first public comments from an elite U.S. military leader on the biggest scandal to hit the CIA under the Obama administration. His comments suggest Petraeus will maintain influence within the military—where he spent his career before retiring as a four-star general to become director of the CIA.
Navy Adm. William McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "The U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for FY2013 and the Future Years Defense Program" on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (Bill Clark / Getty Images)
Inside the military, adultery is a serious charge. It can lead to demotion and other penalties. Colleagues of Petraeus say his affair with Paula Broadwell, a former military intelligence officer and the former general's biographer, began after he began his job at the agency.
The Hero Summit
Newsweek and The Daily Beast host the first annual Hero Summit. See live photos, tweets and more.
Editor-in-chief Tina Brown kicks off the inaugural summit.
Wednesday evening at 7 p.m., watch live as Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown debuts The Hero Summit: An Exploration of Character and Courage, a two-day gathering presented by Newsweek & The Daily Beast.
The invitation-only event, Wednesday and Thursday in Washington D.C., will be streamed live and in full at The Daily Beast. Visit The Hero Summit 2012 page to see the full schedule and list of speakers—including Adm. William McRaven, Madeleine K. Albright, Garry Kasparov, Bono, and Aaron Sorkin—and for all of our reporting, social media buzz (@herosummit and #hero12) and exclusive interviews from the summit.
In Praise of Holly Petraeus
The hundreds of thousands of other military spouses who stand by their loved ones as they fight, move bases, and take part in an unusual culture. Army wife Bethanne Patrick on the unsung and noble plight of the military's spouses.
The recent Veterans Day weekend has been overlaid by a scandal hanging over one of our veterans, the much-lauded Gen. David Petraeus, whose resignation as director of the Central Intelligence Agency comes after admitting to an extramarital affair, reportedly with Paula Broadwell, his biographer. Like Petraeus, Broadwell is a graduate of the United States Military Academy. Like Petraeus, Broadwell is a married parent of two.
Holly Petraeus looks on as her husband, David Petraeus, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 23, 2011. (Cliff Owen / AP Photo)
Neither one of them has ever been a dependent military spouse.
I'm talking about "Army wives" and Army husbands, too—meaning those of us who do not take oaths of military service, but who do stand by our men and women. While we honor our servicemen and women, we often forget that many service members marry men and women who do not themselves wear a uniform but must live by the oaths their spouses take. Even though Hollister "Holly" Knowlton Petraeus grew up as "West Point royalty" (her father, Gen. William Knowlton, was the superintendent of the United States Military Academy during Petraeus's years as a cadet), when she said "I do," she gave up her own dreams and began following his.
You might wonder how this is different from a person who marries a doctor or any professional whose career requires moves from place to place. I can tell you that it is, because I am a military spouse: Few other marriages involve a beige Dependent Spouse ID card that is necessary for everything from grocery shopping at the post commissary to emergency-room care at any hospital. From my own personal experience as the wife of a West Point cadet, I can tell you that the indoctrination starts early: If you are married in a traditional military ceremony, after your saber arch has formed and you've walked through it, the last person will turn his saber flat, whack you on the backside, and yell "Welcome to the Army, Mrs. Patrick!"
The assumption is, from the moment the vows are finished, that a military spouse will "fall in" with whatever her spouse's career needs. The old joke is that "If the Army wanted you to have a wife, they would have issued you one;" in other words, you're expendable, and might be troublesome. Women whose love for a soldier transcends their discomfort with field conditions were once known as "camp followers." Over time, the military adjusted. Pensions were granted to war widows, housing was added to posts and bases, and services provided for the children of military marriages (although the appellation "brats" has never left them). The military is still adjusting, of course, and Holly Petraeus has been an amazing part of that change in her efforts to help families learn more about their consumer rights.
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time, how awful was it for you?
Most of them have gotten fat.
My friend was actually fatter than me but she has had a couple of kids, but is also waaaaaaaaaaaaay more successful than I will ever be, so it evens out I guess? Why does fat matter so much.
I saw an old girlfriend recently, she looked like the Cookie Monster
I mostly avoid, unless cornered...like they say, there's a reason you aren't friends anymore...doesn't take long to remember why
Most of them look like my grandmother
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO -- Update: Thursday, July 5th at 12:30 p.m.:
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities say improper wiring led to the deaths of two children at the Lake of the Ozarks on the Fourth of July.
Thirteen-year-old Alexandra Anderson and her 8-year-old brother Brayden, of Ashland, were swimming near a private a dock when electricity traveled into the water.
Sgt. Paul Reinsch of the Missouri State Highway Patrol says there was no ground fault interrupter to monitor the current and trip the electricity if there was a problem.
He says the electricity could have come from several sources, including a boat lift or a pump used to power a water slide.
Update: Wednesday, July 4th at 9:58 p.m.:
The highway patrol now suspects an electrical grounding problem on the dock as the source for the electricity. Autopsies are scheduled to be performed Thursday.Update: Wednesday, July 4th at 6:58 p.m.:
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Update: Wednesday, July 4th at 4:25 p.m.:The Highway Patrol has released the names of the children who were killed while swimming in the Lake of the Ozarks. 13-year-old Alexandra Anderson and her 8-year-old brother Brayden were killed when they were shocked by an unknown source of electricity. The Ashland kids were swimming near a private dock near the 6.5 mile marker in the Gravois Arm.
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At about 12:05 p.m., a girl, 13, and her brother, 8, were swimming near the 6.5 mile marker in the Gravois Arm of the lake when they were electrocuted. Investigators with the Highway Patrol are still trying to figure out the source of the electricity.
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Dang, Wilson is a big guy! I think that 250 indoors and 450 outdoors is going to work out great for him.
Hill..... 360 (Denny Stephenson style) on the jersey.....317 on the bike??
Rattray wears tech 8's though but I guess he could have thrown 10's on
I like how people say Dean is a big guy, he's only about 5'11"/6'. That's pretty average if you ask me. I would say all the other dudes are short. Motocross is a short guy sport


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The Leonid meteor shower is at its best tonight. Unfortunately, it has some competition: a bright gibbous Moon. The moonlight will overpower most of the meteors, leaving only a handful of the brightest "shooting stars" to shine through.
The Leonids are caused by a solar-system sandstorm -- a cloud of debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle.
The comet is a ball of frozen water and gases mixed with bits of rock and dust. As the comet approaches the warm Sun, some of the ice at its surface vaporizes. That releases some of the rock and dust into space.
Over time, this material spreads out along Tempel-Tuttle's path around the Sun. And every November, Earth flies through this trail of debris. The dust grains ram into the upper atmosphere at tens of thousands of miles an hour. They generate intense heat and pressure, creating the streaks of light known as meteors.
Most of the meteors are quite faint, though. Almost none of them shines through the murky skies of a city. And the glare of a bright Moon overpowers them, too. Only a handful shine through the moonlight -- those formed by larger chunks of material -- the size of a small pebble or larger.
The Leonids take their name from the constellation Leo. If you traced their paths across the sky, they'd all appear to "rain" from Leo, which rises in the wee hours of the morning. But a meteor can zip across any part of the sky, so you don't need to look at Leo to see one of his shooting stars.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Even The Best Of Us Feel Hopeless
It's Groundhog's Day over here in NJ as I wake up each morning to the doom and gloom of global warming's constant grey. Wake up, take meds, stretch, take meds, take meds, take meds, go to the doctor, take meds, sleep, wake up and do it over again with no real results, which is highly difficult for a girl who is goal-oriented and used to have no limits. I'm coming toward the end of my run with prednisone and some duplicate bloodwork to see what's what in this bod of mine, and I must say, the waiting sucks...this is when I have the most difficulty coping. In my life, I've set goals, constantly worked toward them, and attained them rather effortlessly, but this game has a different name (one that I don't care for). Just another lesson in learning to cope with life and its ups and downs. Thankfully, my super awesome support system has been lifting me up :-)
Above is the picture of a lovely, unique, and very "me" ring that my fiance gave me to say "thank you for supporting me through this tough time," which I totally love and am so grateful for. I don't need a gift to support him, but it sure was an awesome gesture <3
6 comments:
- Lissa said...
Hang in there! Hopelessness is THE WORST because by it's very definition you feel like nothing will ever change. It is terrifying.
Life will always change, though not always for the better. Just know that there is balance in the system at all times. When you're down it's harder to see that balance, or you might have to wait for it, but change for the better WILL eventually happen.
Pretty ring! Nothing cheers me up like a new ring. I can always tell just how low I'm feeling by how often I go ring shopping ;) - June 23, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- steph said...
Aww what a beautiful ring! I'm glad you have a little token of his appreciation and his love for you during this difficult time.
Continue to have your great spirit - it's what makes you who you are. You're fabulous! - June 23, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- Caf said...
Hey Maria, even when things are getting hideously boring and repetitive, your attitude still inspires me! I have been feeling the drag lately too, I'm finding one good day is equating to two or three of extra pain and rest...it's such a frustrating pace! I'm dying to move forward and try and achieve something creative, but getting bogged down in the practical necessities of life...sigh, this too shall pass ;)
- June 23, 2009 at 7:23 PM
- Join the Gossip said...
I'm sorry to hear that u have to wait for news right now. I hope it all works out =)
That's a beautiful ring! - June 24, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- HiHoRosie said...
Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day (I'm slow in responding these days!).
You have a very inspirational blog - well, YOU are inspiring! I plan on coming back more often to keep up with you. Take care. - June 24, 2009 at 3:16 PM
- Zoey said...
Hi Maria,
It is great to see an update even though waiting can be very hard. Take it easy and take care of yourself. I am thinking about you. - June 24, 2009 at 7:04 PM


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Another band attempting to cross-pollinate deathcore and modern tech death, As You Drown pulls off this union a lot more smoothly than many bands I've heard. Rat King takes the chest-pounding energy of deathcore and places it in a more varied, digestible context, and the end result is a very solid outing that should satisfy anyone with a taste for this style of metal.
What stands out most about Rat King is the seamless flow of the compositions. While a lot of deathcore suffers from overly jumpy, formulaic songwriting (blast, breakdown, blast, repeat), As You Drown favors a primarily groove-oriented attack that mostly avoids unnecessary leaps in tone and tempo. There's still plenty of blasts and intense velocity, but the focus mostly lies in the intricacy of the riffs and synchronization with the drums – a refreshing turn from this style's common emphasis on pure speed and brutality. While the music is highly polished and technical, you get the sense that As You Drown is more interested in crafting good songs than impressing you or inspiring frantic moshing – though both of these things are likely to happen anyway.
The band's riffing repertoire follows the expected standards for this kind of extreme metal, but again, it's the execution and timing that really counts here. As You Drown's smooth, Middle Eastern-tinged melodies are well written and often supplemented with subtle harmonics and palm-mutes that lend a sense of craftsmanship and catchiness to the songs. But it's primarily the technical breakdowns that really got my attention. Rather than leave lots of open space between the chords, the band creates dense and multifaceted rhythms that are ultimately way more ferocious and interesting – the choppy mid-song break in "Slaves to the Kingdom of Fear" is titanic, as is the lumbering series of clusterfucks that constitute "The Nothing."
As You Drown falters a bit during some of the blasting sections, however. The blastbeats themselves often don't feel very intense, and things sound awkward when the band tries to layer a chugging riff atop a blasting undercurrent, Decapitated-style ("Rabid Wolves In Sheep's Clothing). The vocals are similarly ineffectual. The hoarse, gruff growls and shouts are rather thin production-wise and often feel somewhat flat and lifeless atop the vibrant instrumental work. While certain moments of multi-layering and variation in tone attempt to alleviate this problem, the vocals were nevertheless an element of this album that never really clicked with me.
Stumbles aside, Rat King shows a lot of promise. There's an emphasis on songcraft here that is absent from a lot of technical deathcore, and considering the youth of As You Drown as a band, I was impressed by the maturity and confidence in their delivery. An enjoyable head-banging exercise, and worth a shot for anyone who's become bored with the direction this style has taken in the last couple of years.


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Earlier this week, Charles Ramsey of Cleveland, Ohio rescued three women and a six year old who had been held captive by his neighbor for a decade. But it was the interview Ramsey gave to a reporter on the scene that day that made him an internet sensation. Within hours, he was trending on Twitter and the subject of numerous autotune creations.
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My equipment is clean, the sugar in the grape must is reading near 0 and I'm ready to press the wine! The process is pretty simple: scoop the must into the basket press, let the free-run wine come out into a pail, and squeeze the leftover skins to get even more wine out of it. But don't squeeze too much or you'll start crushing seeds and getting bitter wine.
The one thing my winemaking books didn't say anything about was what to do with the free-run and pressed wine. I wasn't about to go over-the-top and do taste tests while blending the two together–I wanted to use all the wine I got! But It became obvious if I wanted a consistent final product, I needed to blend all the wine together–a job that was far to big for the pail the wine was running into. So I improvised, washing my primary fermenter on the fly and mixing all the wine in it before siphoning it off into my glass containers. It worked out fine. Continue reading


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I rejected something on Friday that carried over into Saturday, so the weekend didn't start off well. But I later had a nice peppermint shake, played some Bulletstorm and watch Machete. Which is actually a perfect combination of game and movie.
Sunday, feeling much better, I ventured out into the world and tried to get a haircut. This was a task I completed, but it took far longer then I had intended. As did grocery shopping, as the store was apparently filled with nothing but retirees in no rush at all. So it felt like the day sort of got away from me, though I still did finished Old World Blues (easily the best DLC for Fallout: New Vegas) and hit the meat store up for some steak and beef jerky. I'd rate the weekend overall on the plus side, despite the false start.
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Baltimore, Md.�The men�s tennis team played its first home match of the season and edged Quinnipiac, 5-2, in howling winds at the UMBC Tennis Courts. The Retrievers improved to 4-6 on the season. In women�s action, Quinnipiac nipped a depleted UMBC squad, 4-3. The Retrievers, down to four available players, had won two straight, but fell to 2-8. The matches were played despite winds that gusted over 40 miles per hour. Today�s matches vs. Georgetown has been posted due to continued high winds in the area. On the men�s side, UMBC took the doubles point, winning all three matches, including a nail-biting 8-7 win by the No. 3 team of Fernanda Ferreira and Lief Hollowell. Three of the six singles matches went three sets and UMBC prevailed in two of the three. At No. 3, sophomore David Jackson dropped the first set, 7-5, but defeated Stefano Salvatore, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. Freshman Nick Savage-Pollock split sets with Jonathan Russo at No. 4, but captured the third set to triumph, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Ferreira won in straight sets at No. 6, 6-0, 6-1, while sophomore Irfan Shamasdin earned a 6-2, 6-0 win at the No. 2 position. On the women�s side, the visiting Bobcats won the doubles point, but UMBC, playing with only four athletes, earned wins at the top three singles positions. UMBC had to default at both No. 5 and No. 6 singles, and junior Elizabeth Anderson dropped a tough three-setter to Amanda Petruzzi, 7-5, 0-6, 6-3. Five Retrievers remained sidelined with injuries.UMBC 5, Quinnipiac 2Doubles: #1 James Tyler/Nick Savage-Pollock, UMBC def. Andrew Chan/Michael Racioppo, Q, 8-6; #2 Irfan Shamasdin/David Jackson, UMBC def. Stefano Salvatore/Goldy Sherril, Q, 8-2; #3 Fernando Ferreira/Lief Hollowell, UMBC def. Jonathan Russo/Tom Curran, Q, 8-7.Singles: #1 Chan, Q, def. Tyler, UMBC, 6-7, 6-2, 6-0; #2 Shamasdin, UMBC def. Racioppo, Q, 6-2. 6-0; #3 Jackson, UMBC def. Salvatore, Q, 5-7, 7-3, 6-2; #4 Savage-Pollock, UMBC def. Russo, Q, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; #5 Sherrill, Q, def. Mehrban Iranshad, UMBC, 6-1, 6-2; #6 Ferreira, UMBC def. Greg Kreyman, Q, 6-0, 6-1.Quinnipiac 4, UMBC 3Doubles#1 Gabby Pasternak/Jackie Herb, Q, def. Ale Pedergnana/Cornelia Carapcea, UMBC , 8-7. #2 Tina Hoang/Amada Petruzzi, Q, def. Joy Adewumi/Elizabeth Anderson, UMBC, 8-4 #3 Danellie Rodriguez/Amy Surrazio, Q, won by default. Singles#1 Pedergnana, UMBC def. Pasternak, Q, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; #2 Carapcea, UMBC def. Hoang, Q, 6-4, 7-5; #3 Adewumi, UMBC def. Herb, Q, 6-3, 6-4. #4 Petruzzi, Q, def. Anderson, UMBC 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 #5 Rodriguez, Q, won by default. #6 Rosenberger, Q, won by default.


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See's Candy CEO Brad Kinstler on the company's expansion plans and the impact of cocoa, sugar costs.
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To a guy who has a total -- to put you can't control at the Oracle of Omaha is dream company.
He purchased sees candies -- California -- company forty years ago.
For 25 million dollars and has since that has since generated more than one point six billion dollars in profits for Warren Buffett.
Now the peanut -- hot but look these -- OK right now these are called polar bear -- white chocolate -- the car mole in the -- -- the thing.
Those are flying off the shelves she's experiencing another huge holiday retail season this is a cash machine enabling Warren Buffett.
To buy other companies.
Is c.'s expectations being met and how will cease finally open permanent stores on the East Coast because -- nothing -- -- Chicago joining us now -- -- Fox Business explicit in San Francisco.
Press him for he sees candies CEO.
And president you know you're the man of the holiday season definitely -- good to see you.
Good it's good to talk to listen we enjoy this holiday season it's it's really big business for us -- -- to be I mean that not only do you have.
More than 200 stores in -- and on the West Coast and anything west of Chicago but you open up these pop up stores -- little -- centers that do very well but now the big story is.
Here -- to eventually now trying to go national right now haven't you tried this before.
And -- the 1990s -- did open a few stores back in the midwest for a period of time and and at that time the competition was a little bit different than it is today the brand wasn't quite as well -- And you as you know California.
-- very growing population and and need the opportunities.
For the business was really back in the West Coast.
During those so those years so so they elected to pull back and and focus on the west's.
And that at this point.
We now see the -- the landscape a little bit differently and then we're we're very excited and -- opened several stores and Texas this year.
As well as Oklahoma and they're doing terrific.
Well here we go from these -- the lucky -- states Florida.
Georgia Pennsylvania.
And Maryland how did you choose those four states to start real stores.
Well we actually started in Texas this year with the two in Dallas two in Houston and one in San Antonio that but I don't know I'm never call myself I mean I'm not talking is yes because I'm a California girl discuss I've been -- -- -- utero with c.'s chief aka the the -- yeah I mean really it's unbelievable how everybody there knows their favorite ones we've got some here.
And you know I know everybody talks Brad about how the Bordeaux is the favorite of this is -- -- you know.
That's not my no way my favorite is the chocolate covered milk chocolate covered car -- I -- I would -- 50000 of them if they were put in front of me.
But you know the peanut brittle as of course Warren Buffett's favorite but how did you choose those 4 eastern states.
Well those those four states we -- holiday gift senators and every year have done so for over a decade.
And and of the product a sells like hot cakes.
In those locations so.
So we know that the brand is -- very well non very respected in those areas.
And and they will do very well when we put stores and job creation.
Is it and meaningful numbers.
You know -- in every shopping you know -- hire twenty people are so.
To to run the shop you know for the most part through the year will expand the employment obviously during the holidays but.
But it all adds up over time and then this year at Christmas we're employing over 7000 people and in our business so.
So we do our part.
You do your part I mean a 25 million dollar investment in 1972 for the big man Warren Buffett your boss turns into more than one point six billion in profits and I know every time I'm there for the annual shareholder meeting.
He and Charlie Munger.
Yeah they charge the floor yeah they have their dilly bars but they sit there for four hours.
Snapping off pieces of peanut brittle and shopping them in their -- it's unbelievable and he's actually said.
What you guys were smaller business.
He credits you for becoming the cash machine that enabled him to buy bigger companies.
Is that pressure on you in any way shape or form.
No I wouldn't say so -- waved hello it's it's our job just to run the business the way that.
That we can get the most out of it and and continue to service the customers with this great candy.
The pressure -- might come from -- the -- to fair amount of the candy so it keeps dishonor tell us.
Sounds like it and -- let me just quickly ask you because cocoa and sugar looking pretty affordable right now on the commodities -- Can you hedge can you buy it they got it seems like it's got a shelf life certainly how how tough does that make your business if if you if these prices skyrocket.
Well -- and over the last five years you've seen the cocoa markets.
As low as 15100 dollars a metric ton.
And as high as 3700 dollars a metric -- and care currently.
We're about 2500 dollars so we ride this roller coaster.
We do we buy ahead when the prices are right.
And generally just work our way through what we.
What we know will be a commodity that did see significant jumps as well as some dips from time to time.
Brad good luck with the holiday season.
Appreciate it loose nice talking -- a -- one -- the polar bear caused my mother's currently obsessed so yeah the polar bear -- the white chocolate with the nuts and the thing in the com.
Our hope not bad brat -- sees -- CEO and president live from San Francisco one of the hottest gifts this certainly west of Chicago outlook.
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Do teachers deserve higher salaries? It depends on what you mean by "deserve." From a policymaker's perspective, teachers are underpaid if raising their salaries would increase teacher quality enough to "pay off" in the form of higher student achievement. Under the current system, however, that's almost certainly not the case.
Improving teacher salaries could only improve teacher quality by enticing better candidates to enter the profession, by helping retain high-quality teachers, or by motivating teachers to improve their efforts in the classroom. Increasing teacher salaries within the current system would address none of these issues.
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Right now, whether a teacher works long hours or how much her students learn has no influence on how much she is paid. Instead, teacher pay is based entirely on years of experience and number of advanced degrees. Unfortunately, research consistently finds that those attributes are unrelated to a teacher's effectiveness. Simply increasing the amount of money that a teacher is paid for earning a master's degree or sticking around another year will not motivate her to improve her effectiveness in the classroom. True, higher salaries should lead more people to enter the profession—but an increase in teacher candidates shouldn't be expected to improve teacher quality, either. That's because research consistently shows that just about nothing we can observe about a teacher before he enters the classroom accurately predicts how effective he'll be. Some people have what it takes to be a great teacher, and some don't--and we have no way to tell before they start teaching. Increasing the pool of people who want to become teachers won't improve teacher quality unless school systems can accurately identify the best and worst candidates. They can't.
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Finally, higher teacher salaries should be expected to increase teacher retention—but higher salaries are just as attractive to bad teachers as they are to great teachers. Increasing teacher salaries across the board without consideration of how effective a teacher is in the classroom, then, won't improve teacher quality.
Simply increasing teacher salaries without addressing the system by which those salaries are distributed will solve nothing. However, if we finally address the archaic and counterproductive compensation system for public school teachers—so that it pays effective teachers more than it pays ineffective ones—then improving teacher salaries might finally make sense.
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