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Alumni Chapters
Existing chapters:
- Albuquerque Alumni Chapter, contact: Paul Shoemaker ('71)
- Colorado Chapter, NMT Alumni Association, contact: Bob Winn ('69)
- Houston Alumni Chapter, contact: Brett Wendt ('92)
- Dallas area Alumni Chapter, contact:: Lisa Noell ('90)
- Las Vegas Chapter, contact: Linda Linden (90)
- Ridgecrest (China Lake) Chapter, contact: Eric Wilson ('99)
- Santa Fe/Los Alamos Alumni Chapter, contact, Charlie Goodman ('74)
- Tucson, contact: Robin Campos (01)
- London, England, contact: Nancy Bilderbeck ('76)
- Central and northern England and Scotland, contact: Mark Tucker ('87)
The purpose of Alumni Chapters is to:
- Provide organizations where alumni, parents, and friends have an opportunity to create an association that provides support and intellectual and social enrichment;
- Provide Tech with the opportunity to create a solid connection with its alumni, parents, friends, and prospective students;
- Provide a networking resource for alumni and current Tech students possibly evolving into internships, mentorship opportunities, and chapter scholarships; and
- Encourage support for Tech through programs such as development, student recruitment, career placement, community service, legislative advocacy, and professional expertise and encouragement.
Chapters should plan to have at least one event per year. These events could consist of scheduling a dynamic speaker, group trips to sporting events, scientific programs, and exhibits, and/or simple social gatherings as interest dictates. These events are a great way to stay in touch with old friends, develop new friendships, and support your alma mater, as well.
If you are interested in forming an alumni chapter, or want more information, contact the Alumni Office at email@example.com, or by calling (800) 428-TECH, #4, or (575) 835-5724.
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Dr. Robert G. Addison, of Chicago and Longboat Key, died March 15. He was 90.
Dr. Addison was born in 1921 in Chicago. He attended Von Steuben High School at the University of Utah and graduated from Northwestern University Medical School. He served in the U.S. Army as a medic. Dr. Addison served as a clinical professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Northwestern University Medical School since 1953 and later joined the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Addison maintained an active private practice as an orthopedic surgeon until joining the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) as a full-time faculty member in 1974. At the RIC, Dr. Addison served as medical director, chief of staff and chief of surgery As an affiliate member of the institute's board of directors, he helped organize the RIC consulting medical staff in 1958. He was named the first chair holder of the Coleman Foundation Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine.
In 1980 he was the founder of the first interdisciplinary pain clinic in the Midwest, the Center for Pain Studies at the RIC. He was the author of books, scientific and editorial writings and was an active national and international lecturer.
He was a charter member of the American Pain Society (1978) and served on many committees and as its treasurer and president. In 1996 he was the recipient of the APS Distinguished Service Award acknowledging his many contributions that helped to lay a strong foundation for the organization. Dr. Addison was also a founding member and president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine and a founder and first president of the Midwest Pain Society. He was an advisory board member of the International Pain Foundation, a participant in the activities of the International Association for the Study of Pain and has been a member of the National Advisory Committee on Chronic Pain Management of the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and consultant on the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Pain Management Guideline Panel.
He and his wife, Beverly, loved to travel, particularly to Italy and France. He was an honorary member of the Italian Pain Society and was a founder and president of the France-USA Pain Association. The Sealy Center of Excellence Pressure Mapping Laboratory in Trinity, N.C., was dedicated to Dr. Robert G. and Beverly Addison in 2008. Dr. Addison was a consultant for Sealy for many years and was involved in the development of the original Sealy Posturepedic mattress.
He was an avid racquetball and tennis player and was an accomplished, award-winning sculptor.
Dr. Addison was preceeded in death by his siblings, Lillian Lewis, Mildred Frazin, Florence Stepner and Eugene Addison, and his brother-in-law, Dr. Ronald Minkin.
Dr. Addison is survived by his wife of 57 years, Beverly; daughters, Elizabeth Addison, Dr. Nancy Addison, Benita Addison Schachter and Susan Addison; and 10 grandchildren.
A memorial is being planned in Chicago. Donations in Dr. Addison's memory may be made to the Robert G. Addison Chair in Pain Studies at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 E. Superior St., Chicago, Ill., 60611; or Tidewell Hospice, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla., 34238.

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He was born June 16, 1935, in Pottsville to Floyd T. and Nora Irene Davis Mason. He was a United States Navy veteran who served on the USS Bonhomme Richard and was a member of the VFW Rogers-Rye Post No. 2283.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Virgil Faye Mason; and sister, Jewel Carter.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Kay Mason; a daughter, Tammy Williamson; two grandsons, Tobin and Caiden Williamson, all of Hector; and several nieces and nephews.
The memorial service, with military honors by VFW Rogers-Rye Post No. 2283, will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the Shinn Chapel under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Freeman, Ed Bishop, Jim Freeman, Lisa Carter, Charles Wilson and Libby DePalma.
The online obituary and guestbook are available at www.shinnfuneral.com.


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Wyatt Family – One Step Up
I have only one concern –and it's a small one — toward the inevitable debut of the "Wyatt Family", and that's how WWE will handle them when The Shield is still so new. Vince still has to continue building on their short career, so I fear that could hinder and limit the Wyatt group's chances at immediate success.
Other than that, I'm excited to see where they take Bray Wyatt and crew. The characters seem so unique, and that's a refreshing site to see these days.
I know a little about Luke Harper through Justin Labar and from what I hear, he has great potential, especially for a big man. I am not familiar with Erick Rowan, so I'll wait and see with him.
Then, of course, there's Husky himself. I think this guy has loads of charisma and I hate he got sidelined with injury when he did. But it could end up being a blessing in disguise when it's all said and done.
The promo on Raw last night was as compelling as it was strange. It's over the top, but in a good way.
The one thing I hope is that WWE keeps it cryptic and dark once they finally debut — a true reflection of what I envision now from the promos. Meaning, I don't want to see them be the Godwins or something when they finally appear.
I'm hopeful though, honestly.
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I love this little album. Its well made, beautiful and sturdy. My only minor complaint is the labels. They are very hard to remove on both the front and back covers. I also find the WRMK logo on every page protector a bit distracting but other than that a perfect little album.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A former Iowa police officer is accused in a string of robberies along Colorado's Front Range and in Colorado Springs over the past year.
Scott Brasselero, formerly of Sioux City, Iowa, is charged with two robberies in Colorado Springs. One was at the First Bank and the second was at a pharmacy inside a Safeway grocery store.
Brasselero is also accused of crimes in Castle Rock, Arapahoe County and Pueblo.
According to KKTV-TV ( http://tinyurl.com/b46jzdk), most of the robberies were sporadic over a 13-month period.
Information from: KKTV-TV, http://www.kktv.com/


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Internal watchdogs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture have spent more than $2.1 million since 2009 on training conferences that weren't disclosed to the public or Congress, The Washington Examiner has learned.
Most costly was a $1.2 million gathering of 539 employees of the USDA's Inspector General at the Opryland resort in Nashville in 2009.
Other training conferences for the IG's office include a $642,560 event in Portland in 2010 and regional conferences earlier this year that cost taxpayers $155,800.
None of those conferences are included in an online database the agency has been required to maintain as a result of a congressional mandate passed in response to prior overspending.
The conferences were also left off a list of documents from the agency in response to demands in April from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
|"The IG, whose sole responsibility is to promote transparency in accounting and expose questionable spending, should be held to an even higher standard by disclosing all expenses, whether it's $2 million or $200."
-- Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.
That is troubling, said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., whose oversight of USDA led to the requirement that its conference spending be disclosed.
"Unreported recreational spending by the USDA's IG office is a disturbing example of negligence practiced by the agency's own in-house auditor," Coburn told The Examiner.
"The IG, whose sole responsibility is to promote transparency in accounting and expose questionable spending, should be held to an even higher standard by disclosing all expenses, whether it's $2 million or $200," he said.
There are presently 78 IGs, all of whom are intended to be independent watchdogs looking for waste, fraud, abuse and inefficiency. They are presidential appointees but report to Congress.
The posts were created during the Carter administration in response to widespread media exposure of waste, fraud and corruption at the General Services Administration (GSA), the Department of Defense and other federal agencies.
Lavish conference spending at three other agencies has been exposed by recent IG investigations. Most notorious are the 2010 GSA conference defined by a photo of a top agency official soaking in a Las Vegas hotel hot tub; and Department of Veterans Affairs gatherings in Orlando punctuated by a $50,000 video parody of the movie "Patton."
The USDA's IG has not documented such abuses in recent agency conferences.
The Examiner discovered the unreported Opryland conference as a result of an unexplained $464,000 payment for an IG's conference in Nashville that was listed on USASpending.gov, which tracks most federal spending.
It was only after the newspaper sought additional documentation about the conference that the agency disclosed the full payment and other IG training sessions.
Officials in the IG's office refused to be interviewed about the conferences. Paul Feeney, the USDA IG's deputy counsel, said in a written statement to the newspaper that the conferences do not have to be disclosed under the definition of a conference in the law passed as part of the 2008 farm bill.
That law allows non-disclosure of "any training that is continuing education." The IG conferences fall in that category, Feeney wrote.
But Feeney's statement doesn't explain why the conferences were not included in the USDA IG's response to an April 2012 letter from Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who chairs the oversight panel.
The Examiner obtained the agency's response through a Freedom of Information Act request.
"I am disappointed that USDA OIG apparently withheld data about several conferences from the committee," Issa said. "It is not acceptable for any government entity, let alone an Office of the Inspector General, to withhold information or to shirk reporting requirements put in place by Congress to increase transparency and accountability."
Agriculture department officials spent $56 million on more than 1,100 employee conferences between the 2008 and 2011 fiscal years, according to the department's online database. Only about $264,000 of the reported total was spent on IG events.
The Opryland event cost $2,170 per attendee. A fact sheet provided by Feeney said approximately $463,000 was spent on travel and per-diem reimbursements, and a nearly identical amount went to hotel rooms, meeting space and refreshments.
Trainers and speakers cost about $211,000. No money was spent for entertainment, the statement said.
The Opryland conference was to provide required training for auditors and investigators in the IG's office. Courses for auditors included training on contract fraud and how to track laundered money.
Investigators also were trained on conducting dog-fighting investigations and building asset-forfeiture cases, which allow the government to seize cash and other property tied to criminal activity.
Mark Flatten is a member of The Washington Examiner's special reporting team. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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|Allegro CL version 8.1
Unrevised from 8.0 to 8.1.
8.0 version
Arguments: configuration
Returns or sets with setf the
value of the save-options-to-user-specific-file
configuration property. The current development configuration is the value of
(configuration *ide-system*). (See configuration and
This configuration option determines whether all IDE configuration options are always saved into a global prefs.cl file or into a separate file for each user. The latter may be useful when multiple users use the same lisp installation, so that each user may use individualized options.
nil, then options are always
saved to a file named prefs.cl in the main
Allegro directory.
If the value of the option is true (starting in release 8.0 the default), then the path of the file that is saved depends on who is currently logged in, and whether a unique home directory exists for this user. If no official home directory is found for the user who is currently logged in, or the home directory is found to be the root directory on the C drive, then it is assumed that the current user does not have a unique home directory, and options are saved to a file named prefs-[username].cl in the main Allegro directory, where [username] is the current user's login name. If a home directory is found and is not the root directory on the C drive, then options are saved to a file with a name similar to allegro-prefs-8-1.cl in this home directory; this would allow the file to be saved even if write protection is placed on the Allegro directory. The version number is included in the file name to avoid loading an options file from a newer version of Allegro into an older version, which could break on newer options. The word express will also be added to the end of the file name in the Express version. The actual pathname that will be used can be found by calling options-path.
The heuristic described above is intended to handle typical needs for user-specific options files or for avoiding a write-protected Allegro directory. If that default behavior is not adequate, then you can specify an explicit path by setting up an environment variable called "allegro_prefs" and whose value is the complete path namestring for the options file. This variable will take precedence in all cases. Example value: h:/important-files/allegro-prefs.cl. The path's directory should already exist. Environment variables are normally set up in the System area of the Windows Control Panel. The string case of environment variables is not important to Windows but Allegro CL expects lowercase so the variable name, allegro_prefs, must be lowercase. Its value may use either forward or backward slashes.
When starting the IDE, options are always loaded from the user-specific location if the file exists, and otherwise from prefs.cl in the Allegro directory if that file exists. The reason is that options have not yet been loaded in order to determine where they were most recently saved. Therefore, to revert from using user-specific options files to using the global prefs.cl file, you need to delete the user-specific files that have been saved. Except for this, the value of this option will be saved with the rest of the options and will continue to be used in subsequent IDE sessions after being specified once.
On Linux/Unix, the home directory is the value of the HOME environment
variable as usual. On Windows, the home directory is considered to
be the user's My Documents directory if it exists, or else the
Personal directory. These directories are found by calling
special-windows-directory with the
:my-documents and
Compatibility note: Through version 7.0, the environment variables HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH were used on Windows if they existed and did not indicate the root directory on the C drive. These variables are no longer used, though you might have a leftover options file at that location.
Configuration options are typically saved when exiting the IDE (see save-options-on-exit), or by invoking the Tools | Save Options Now menu command.
Copyright (c) 1998-2009, Franz Inc. Oakland, CA., USA. All rights reserved.
Documentation for Allegro CL version 8.1. This page was not revised from the 8.0 page.
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New Orleans Jails Drying Out After Devastating Hurricane
By Matthew Crawford
Although there are many uncertainties in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, one thing is clear: the road to recovery is going to be long and strenuous. Along with tens of thousands of residents and business owners who must pick up the pieces of their lives that were scattered by the massive storms, corrections and law enforcement agencies must also work to restore the legal system on the gulf coast.
In New Orleans 6,000 inmates were evacuated over three days. Many are being housed by the Louisiana Department of Corrections, which is housing more than 8,000 additional inmates from throughout the state following the disasters. As of press time all 10 correctional facilities in New Orleans are non-operational, and a makeshift jail – composed of chain-link fencing, barbed wire and portable toilets – at a bus and train depot is still in use.
The first inmate at the facility was a man who drove up to the station in a stolen car looking to buy a bus ticket, according to reports. The jail – aptly titled Camp Greyhound until officials from the bus company that shares the same name complained – can hold up to 700 offenders on a concrete terminal platform. Because of the revolving-door nature of the facility, the number of inmates housed there fluctuates on a daily basis.
"It's temporary and they are moving them on to other facilities," says sheriff's spokeswoman Renee Lapeyrolerie. "They are not trying to keep them there for any length of time. They're in and out of there."
While the facility is providing a temporary Band-Aid, law enforcement officials are continuing to make strides in getting New Orleans' permanent jails back online. As of press time the New Orleans Sheriff's Department is close to having one of its facilities in working order. It was spared from major damage to its operational systems because they are located on the third floor – out of reach from the floodwaters that submerged 80 percent of the city.
Other facilities will take more work. In late September, one facility was still under eight feet of water, according to Lapeyrolerie.
While the recovery process continues, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections and other agencies throughout the state have provided accommodations for the parish's inmates at 38 facilities. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has also provided assistance, taking in 900 inmates at a newly constructed penitentiary in Coleman, Fla., that was scheduled to open in September.
"It's a brand new facility," says Mike Truman, FBOP spokesman. "There were no inmates there. In fact, the institution was going to be dedicated [in September]. We had staff and we were ready to bring in federal inmates, but this took priority."


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This unbelievable set of videos is courtesy of Brophy. I don't know what he had to do to obtain these (nor do I want to know), but you're all the beneficiaries of what was undoubtedly some unspeakable sacrifice he made. Brophy has put up roughly six or seven hours of video; check out parts one and two.
The context is that Alex Gibbs, then offensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons while they had Michael Vick at quarterback, visited with Florida's staff to learn about potentially adding some quarterback read plays to his vaunted zone schemes (the same scheme they ran with the Denver Broncos). Florida's staff, meanwhile had just spent their first season in the SEC to decidedly mixed results.


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OCEAN CITY – With the summer season on the horizon, it's
that time of year when the city's budget for the next fiscal year is proposed,
and according to City Manager Dennis Dare, it will be the fifth year in a row
city officials have been able to lower the property tax rate.
"The preparation of the annual budget may be the most
difficult thing we do, but it is arguably the most important," Dare said. "For
it is the budget that sets forth the blueprint of services to be provided."
According to Dare, the current tax rate for the fiscal
year of 2007 was 43 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Dare is proposing
reducing the property tax rate to 41 cents.
Although a constant yield of 36.1 cents was estimated,
increased costs of providing services in public safety, increased salaries,
benefits and new personnel accounts for an extra 2.4 cents on the tax rate.
Dare went on to say increases in salaries and benefits for general service
employees end up equating for a 1.9-cent increase.
"Funding of the town's match of capital projects for
transportation and airport add $225,000," Dare explained, "and "Pay as You Go"
capital projects are funded at $931,615 more than in fiscal year '07."
These two items, according to Dare, add an additional cent
to the tax rate. Combined with the other increases with the constant yield, the
tax rate levels off at the estimated 41 cents. Although this figure doesn't
take into account the rising costs of energy, fuel and other commodities,
decreases elsewhere in the budget were able to cover the costs, according to
Dare added the assessed value of real property in Ocean
City has continued to rise with a 23.8-percent increase.
"Other notable increases in revenue include an additional
$375,000 in room tax and $35,000 in parking revenue," he said.
However, not everything was on the rise as the proposed
budget shows a revenue decrease of $230,000 in Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) grant revenue while most other revenue categories remain steady.
The largest expense in the budget by far is personnel with
salaries for non-public safety employees increasing $1.1 million. Included in
this increase is a 3-percent cost of living adjustment and other annual
increments. Also taken into consideration was the addition of several new
positions from an engineering surveyor to fulltime parks maintenance workers
whose sole responsibility will be to concentrate on landscaping
Dare also said salaries for public safety employees increased
$1.3 million and include two new civilian positions in the police department.
"These new hires will allow sworn police officers to
return to the field," Dare said. "A new pay scale for part-time officers in the
police department has also been included to attract retired officers to augment
our force during peak times such as Bike Week."
Other new positions include the addition of six more
full-time employees for the paramedics and firefighters beginning in March
Other general fund cost increases included increases in
health insurance, pensions, retiree health insurance, energy and fuel and an
increased contribution to the transportation fund.
The FY '08 budget contains several maintenance items as
well including $140,000 in bulkhead maintenance, $149,000 to replace the roof
on the east gym at Northside Park and
$196,775 for carpet replacement at the convention center.
However, Dare said not included in the budget were funds
needed for the planned downtown parking garage. Since a grant from the state
that would cover half the cost of the design process in the amount of $400,000
is not conclusive yet, along with smaller grant for $60,000, Dare said he and
other officials decided to leave it out of the budget and use other measures to
account for the rest of the money needed.


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Photograph by M. Lombardi
NGS/Waitt grantee Michael Lombardi and his team conducted a successful 2010 expedition to capture high-resolution still imagery of the deep fore reef in Tongue of the Ocean (TOTO), Bahamas, from 50 to +/- 120 meters, noting anomalous/dramatic geological formations associated with historic sea-level changes, as well as unique biological/ecological diversity of the deep reef ecosystem. The team successfully worked to more than 425 feet (130meters), and captured more than 500 images for scientific analysis. This is expedition was the first in a series that will continue through 2011.
The west margin of TOTO (east coast of Andros) is the third largest barrier reef system in the world, and still remains largely unexplored due to logistical constraints in the region. However, it has been noted that these deep reefs are incredibly rich in biological/ecological and geological diversity—and may even be sources for new medicines. Resulting imagery will be used in the ongoing development of a natural history portfolio of the Bahamas' deep reefs. These results will be used to inspire and catalyze future scientific work on deep reefs in the region. This work is also being organized for public display and exhibition, with the intent of bringing this novel environment to the public.
Additional resources for this project:
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"Hydro-diplomacy" needed to avert Arab water wars
(Reuters) - The United Nations should promote "hydro-diplomacy" to defuse any tensions over water in regions like the Middle East and North Africa where scarce supplies have the potential to spark future conflicts, experts said Sunday.
They said the U.N. Security Council should work out ways to bolster cooperation over water in shared lakes or rivers, from the Mekong to the Nile, that are likely to come under pressure from a rising world population and climate change.
The Middle East and North Africa are the regions most at risk of conflict over scarce water supplies, they said, but history shows "water wars" are very rare.
"We think that water is an issue that would be a appropriate for the U.N. Security Council," Zafar Adeel, chair of UN-Water, told Reuters ahead of a meeting of experts in Canada this week to discuss water and security.
U.N. studies project that 30 nations will be "water scarce" in 2025, up from 20 in 1990. Eighteen of them are in the Middle East and North Africa, with Libya and Egypt among those added to the 1990 list that includes Israel and Somalia.
Water scarcity is when each person has access to 1,000 or fewer cubic meters of water a year.
UN-Water coordinates water-related activities of all U.N. agencies. March 22 is "World Water Day" in the U.N. calendar.
"The world's top ranked water conflict hotspot is the Arab region, comprised of the Middle East and North Africa," according to a statement about the March 21-23 talks in Toronto.
Adeel said the U.N. should try to promote past traditions of rivals cooperating over supplies in a form of "hydro-diplomacy."
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A 27-year-old man was run down by a motorist in a red convertible and killed after a fight early Sunday on Seabreeze Boulevard, Police Chief Mike Chitwood said.
DAYTONA BEACH — A 27-year-old man was run down by a motorist in a red convertible and killed after a fight early Sunday on Seabreeze Boulevard, Police Chief Mike Chitwood said.
"It's so cowardly and despicable," Chitwood said. "It's murder with a car the same as it would be if he used a knife or a gun."
Police were still searching later Sunday for the red convertible and its driver, and asked for the public's assistance.
According to a police report, Christopher Tyvan Farmer was walking with his friend, Gary Bruce, 27, of Port Orange shortly after 3 a.m. at the intersection of Seabreeze Boulevard and Oleander Avenue when the driver of a small to mid-size red convertible with the top down first exchanged words with the friends and then got out of the car and began to physically fight with them, according to a police report.
Several people broke up the fight, Chitwood said, and a man in a black Range Rover behind the convertible got out and told the convertible's driver to "let go, it's not worth it."
Both motorists, black males traveling without passengers, got back into their respective vehicles and continued traveling west on Seabreeze, while the pedestrians continued south on Oleander, a report states.
"The guy in the red convertible then rides around trying to find these guys," the chief said Sunday night. "He pulls into this parking lot behind the Raymond James building, and you have to really look to find a way into that lot, and goes after the victim and his buddy. I don't know if the buddy was faster, or had a move, but he was able to get away.
"The victim who is hit flies into the air and when he lands, the sports car drives over him."
Farmer, who Chitwood knows as a fellow gym member, died at the scene in the parking lot of the Raymond James building at 444 Seabreeze Blvd., police said. The high-rise building is home to a Fifth Third Bank on the first floor and also houses the FBI's area office, several law firms and other businesses.
Initial words were exchanged in front of the Bishop Tavern & Lounge at 512 Seabreeze, Chitwood said.
"It was a nice night, and Seabreeze was packed," Chitwood said. "Somebody had to have seen something, or recorded something on their phone. This guy had the top down. Maybe he gave his phone number to some girls."
Police have had cooperation from the public, the chief said, just not enough to identify the driver of the red convertible.
"There were all kinds of people out," Chitwood said. "There is going to be some kind of damage to the red convertible. It may not be a lot, but there will be something. This guy might have borrowed the car or rented the car, and it would be returned with some damage."
Anyone who witnessed either the initial fight, or the "intentional vehicle strike" is asked to call the Daytona Beach Police Department at 386-671-5100. Information can also be sent by text message to CRIMES (274637), and the message should begin with "DBTIPS." Tipsters can also log online to www.dppd.us and click Anonymous Web Tips.
"This was absolutely ruthless," Chitwood said. "This guy got back in his car, scouted these guys down and then did this."


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megasuvowner Posts: 64Hello to all you fellow escalade owners. I just joined the Escalade "club" on July 13th with the purchase of my black 2002 Escalade 4wd. I have turned my car into a project and so far i have tinted the windows and added vogue wheels and tires. I have front and rear brushguards that are awaiting to be attatched. While i was recently on vacation in Las Vegas i saw a number of customized 02 Escalades including an 02 stretched limo. Future customizing plans for my car include DVD entertainment system, a premium stereo system, custom exaust and more. I seriously doubt that i will take my truck off-roading but i also doubt that many 02 escalade owners will.
mars24 Posts: 3hello out there i waiting for my 02 escalade black price was $51,000 max out was that good or can i do better nj dealer i also mark would love to see that suv with those vogue wheels what rims are on those wheels. post a photo. any think i should look out for.
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whatsnu Posts: 5My Escalade is 3 mos old and the air conditioning went out today. Mileage 3,300. Anyone else have any problems with air cond?
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cobragmike Posts: 21I live in the KC metro area, and just aquired an 02 Escalade AWD. Added 20" Boss 307 wheels and 285/50R20 Goodyear Eagle GT II's. I used a Diablo sport programmer to modify performance, and a few other cosmetic pieces. I have had all the fluids replaced, and all fiters replaced. The in cabin air filter needed it bad! Installed Bosch Plat. 4+ spark plugs. Having a few warranty items fixed. Vibrating driverside mirror, results in a double image. Occasional, stall when braking, possibly due to low idle. Power point cover on back of center console is broke. Nothing major, just needs a little TLC from her new owner. Color: Green Envy
escalade5150 Posts: 1Dude, I have a couple questions about your escalade can we talk??
ca5 Posts: 1Congrats on your purchase I've added wheels and a sound system to my 02 Escalade and I have loved every minute of it. I'm now looking to sell mine and get the 07' if you haven't seen it...go on line and check it out. They have totally redesigned the interior and it no longer looks like a GM pick-up...
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pbarbaruolo Posts: 1I bought a new 07 in FEB. there's an extream wind noise all the time at highway speed and whistling swirling wind noise in cooler weather. The dealer has tried everything cadillac has told them to replace. Its very fustrating since I do all highway driving. I'v tried masking tape on the doors and mirrors, no help. Its like driving with the windows cracked opened. Cadillac has out out sevral TSB's on the problem. cadillac told me their done trying I'm on my own. I'v contacted a lemon law lawyer. I know of other owners with the same issue. Anyone care to coment , please do..
awf_axis Posts: 136Not sure if this link will work for you, but in the Caddy Owners forum, this item showed up.
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/cadillac-escalade-ext-esv-forum/105076-2007- -escalade-wind-noise-total-fix.html?highlight=wind+noise
3threedogs Posts: 1I've been seriously thinking about purchasing an Escalade, its an 02 with 80000 miles. Pearl White, it also has the scoop's on the hood.Are they cosmetic or do they serve a purpose? Any sug. or comments would be very helpful. By the way I can pick it up for just over $20.000. It seems to be in very good shape, but of course I'll have my mechanic look at it before I make up my mind. Again any input would be helpful.
brenda49 Posts: 1i don't know if my wind problem is as great as yours (i think that i have just tried to ignore it) the dealership that i brought the car from told me that it's just something that has to be because of the BIG side mirrors create a wind tunnel
i have found this extremely annoying because i had a 2002 suburban (with BIG side mirrors) and there was NO wind problem and that car was a lot cheaper and both cars are on the same frame - the front windshield was replace a month ago (due to a crack) and the problem still exists
i got tired of complaining (i'm sure that's what they hope you'll do) #13 have you had any luck since you posted your message ?
Hello to all members. I just bought a 2004 EXT and was wondering if I could get some feedback from anyone about the grille inserts that are available. 1. Can you tell that it is a insert? 2. Can you see the original grille behind the insert? 3. If anyone has one, would they recomend getting one? They are a whole lot cheaper than buying a new grille but I def. dont want to compromise the look. Any and all feedback would be appreciated. Thanks
Hey to all! I just bought a "04" EXT and am looking at buying a new grille. The inserts that are available look good online but I have not seen one in person. If anyone has a insert or knows of them it would be appreciated of any feedback. My biggest concern is if anyone can cleary see the original behind the insert.
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The expanding trove of DNA in official hands has alarmed privacy campaigners, and some scientists.
MIT biomedical researcher Yaniv Erlich published a paper earlier this year describing how he was able to identify individuals, and their families, from anonymous DNA data in a research project. All it took was a computer algorithm, a genetic genealogy website and searches of publicly available Internet records.
Erlich says although his work gave him a 'wow' feeling, it also shows "there are privacy limitations."
In 2009, the international police agency Interpol listed 54 nations with national police DNA databases. Other countries have joined the club since then.


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Discussion in 'Adult League & Tournament Talk' started by willshot, Aug 24, 2011.
Yeah, I am clueless and probably wouldn't have gotten it if no one pointed it out haha.
^^^Well, it was pretty silly and you probably have a life and all...
My kid has been taught to do both of these at the tennis academy he attends, so I don't have a problem with it.
I see a lot of teenage players who don't say much of anything during a match, which I find really annoying. They must have some secret form of communication that I can't pick up on, like people at an auction that place a bid with subtle, almost imperceptible gestures.
if your son's tennis academy is teaching him to call 'second serve', you need to either speak to the people running the academy or find him a new one.
if I ever played someone who did that, I would not be pleasant in telling them to STFU. I can count to two, sparky. Shut up and hit your second serve.
And who says tennis has lost its gentility? Seriously, how do you find hitting partners? Anyway, I'll call "second serve" sometimes if there's been a break in play caused by the missed first being picked up because it's rolling back onto the court.
How do I find hitting partners? Because I adhere to the norms of tennis etiquette, I'm a pleasant guy to play whether I'm winning or losing, and I'm considerate of the people I'm playing. Calling "out" when the ball hits the fence is just stupid, and calling "second serve" if the first serve is in the net is even more stupid. The people I play with don't do any of those things, probably because they are not stupid.
Saying 'second serve' if there's been an interruption in play for some reason is fine.
it's common sense. People need to use some.
I will indicate "out" on every out ball no matter how ridiculously out it is. If it is hitting the fence 6 feet high, I'll just raise a finger. If it is a closer call I'll call "out". If someone gets their nose out of joint because I raise a finger on an obvious out call that is their problem not mine. But I've been playing 40 years and I can't remember anyone ever saying anything about me doing that.
beernutz....that I don't have a problem with. But calling 'second serve' after the first serve is netted? That's ridiculous.
I've never done the second serve call thing either and it seems to be more prevalent in the women's leagues here. When I played mixed leagues and social matches, I noticed a lot of 3.5-4.0 women would say this.
FWIW, I don't call Match Point either (or Set Point or Game Point) because there are just some things that don't require verbal announcement. Also, I don't want to jinx myself.
One reason I always raise the finger even on 'obvious' out calls is that many calls which appear obvious to the caller are not so to the other team or player. I think at least once a match when playing doubles there will be a high lob that hits 6 feet or more beyond the baseline and no call will be made, then someone on the other team will ask if it was in or out because their view was blocked.
That's got to be annoying.
Well...forgive them for they know not what they do.
They are the same people who win a match and put both arms up like they've won Wimbledon.
They learned it from watching tennis. They don't know that they are imitating commentators rather than actual players.
They think they are being a part of the tennis culture.
They will quickly learn that actual tennis players don't do that. Maybe the right person will educate them. It's not big deal.
But if a ball hits the fence on the fly several feet up, it's hard to have your view blocked. Probably some of your opponents in these situations have felt like "raising a finger" in return, even if they haven't.
yeah, I've no problem pointing the out finger, and if it's landing within 10' of being in I'll call out. If it hits the fence, I'll do the finger signal.
never run into either someone incessantly calling blatantly out shots verbally 'out', or calling second serves (except for occasions of delay).
in fact, I don't recall ever playing anyone who called 'match point', either.
Well I wish one of them would be man enough to go ahead and do it but like I said no one has ever said a thing to me or indicated their displeasure about this in all the years I've played. Perhaps this is because hitting the fence several feet up on the fly is something that rarely happens, at least in my matches?
made me laugh (kind of want to do this now...)
Seems like Federer and those guys shank 1 or 2 per match into the stands...they do take a bit bigger cut at it than I do, though.
This post made my night - however I do call "love all" at the start of my own service games, I guess its a habbit
I play regularly with a 67 year old veteran USTA certified instructor who has serious vision problems but is still a solid 4.0. He can see the lines on his side of the court pretty well, but he will honestly (I believe him anyway) ask, "was that out?" when he, or more commonly his partner, flies one three or four feet out. When I play him I just call everything.
i assume we are only talking about matches that are not just toying around with friends. cause everyone calls out stupid stuff in those matches.
calling MP or SP or BP in competitive matches is something that appears to be alot more common in the older generation. at least around here that is.
to be specific i dont think ive heard anyone under 40 doing it.
about out calls.. i guess im standard. i call out when they were close but just give the finger sign otherwise. serves i usually call "no" just because i dont want to start the whole long - out - fault - wide - whatever debate. no means no so that should be clear.
if a ball hits the fence or misses it and goes straight for the river instead i dont do anything. if anyone ever feels like that point should be theirs id probably just leave and get something to eat.
For the win.
Calling the ball out or signalling out with a finger when the ball hits the back fence is going overboard and stating the freaking obvious. Of course, there are plenty of people who love to state the obvious.
When someone "raises a finger" when my your tennis ball hits the back fence, just "raise a different finger" in response
HhhHaa, that reminds me of my daughter's reaction when a girl would loudly proclaim that any of my daughter's serve that went into the net were (ready for this?), "In the net... fault!" Her dad is one of the most competitive 3.5 hack ever.
This thread also reminds me of a 50s tournament player I used to play when I was a jr, who'd say, "SINGLEFAULT" on every out serve.
Yeah, sometimes 'the finger' is most appropriate. It's got to be stressful to be so pedantic on a tennis court. I wish people would just be laid-back and play some tennis.
While watching a pro match (SAP open) I saw a player shank a ball high into the air that landed in the stands. The linesperson dutifully waited the several seconds it took the ball to actually make contact with a fan before calling "out". I do think it is a good habit to signal every out ball as out. That way there is never an argument. I quick flash of an index finger shouldn't bother anyone.
If we present this professional linesperson as an example of model behavior, then we might as well follow her lead and loudly and clearly announce "out" when the ball hits the back fence. That way our opponent and any spectator will clearly know the outcome of the point. Why sneak in a quick flash of the index finger?
Alternatively, I have found found it helpful to place those huge foam fingers
near the back fence during my matches. I use it to signal out using that whenever my opponent's balls hits the back fence. I wouldn't want an argument to ensue because it wasn't clear to my opponent that his ball was out.
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Jerry Jones in-depth: On Wipes, gripes and hype (is he bigger than Cowboys?)
On the nearly three-hour flight from Baltimore, where Jerry Jones attended the funeral of former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell, to Dallas the Cowboys owner covers a variety of topics but there's one that captures his attention: "Jerry Wipes."
The Dallas Cowboys owner has been in the news again this week after his son-in-law, Shy Anderson, was captured on national TV during the season-opening victory at the New York Giants, cleaning Jones' glasses with a handkerchief.
That moment gained legs when Anderson, married to Jones' only daughter, Charlotte, declared that he would market 'Jerry Wipes,' an eyeglass cleaning cloth. The wipes ($2.99) went on sale on the team's website Wednesday, with proceeds going to charity.
"You've got to admit: Who would've thought of the eyeglass thing?" he says on the flight. "Ol' Shy looked down there and said, 'My God, I never saw anything so dirty.'"
Jones, ever the businessman, had more on his mind than Jerry Wipes, however. In a candid, wide-ranging interview with USA TODAY Sports, the 69-year-old GM/owner discussed everything from his team's recent lack of postseason success to his envy of the rival New York Giants. He weighed in on players such as star quarterback Tony Romo and troubled receiver Dez Bryant.
That the brief clip became such a Jerry Wipes event has become a national talker item is yet another example of the appeal of the Cowboys, and the lightning rod who owns the richest sports franchise in America, valued recently by Forbes at $2.1 billion.
Jones -- whose franchise has won three Super Bowls since he purchased the team and the lease to since-demolished Texas Stadium for $152 million in 1989 -- has had his hands all over a product that has produced just one playoff victory in the past 16 years but remains arguably the NFL's most popular team.
"It's almost surreal to me to sit here and we haven't been here to a Super Bowl in these many years," he says.
Along the way, Jones has become more visible than nearly probably all of his current players, except maybe the much-maligned quarterback, Tony Romo. He has appeared in countless commercials, is interviewed constantly and even appeared on Entourage.
Jones doesn't care if you think he is too visible, or that he takes attention away from players or second-year coach Jason Garrett. He sees his persona as a window to the NFL.
"I've never had one thought that I'm going to upstage the Cowboys," he says. "Being part of the story of the Cowboys, that's legitimate. That's how I got here. I'm well aware of what Tex (Schramm), Tom (Landry), Troy (Aikman), Roger (Staubach), (Tony) Dorsett have contributed. That's why I'll never upstage that."
Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin arrived in Dallas one season before Jones.
"For the Cowboys, I really didn't believe there was another level after what Tex Schramm, Tom Landry and Gil Brandt built," Irvin recalls. "Jerry has taken their ceiling and made it his floor."
Yet for all the fame, what he stills craves most are those elusive postseason wins. Jones called last season's 8-8 finish his most disappointing in the years since the last Super Bowl crown following the 1995 season.
There's plenty of disappointment to choose from in that regard. Blowing the No. 1 seed in 2008, or being hailed as the NFL's most "talented" team in 2009 and getting drubbed in the second round of the playoffs.
Yet he's not afraid to trash-talk the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants.
During a training camp rally, he urged fans to come "watch us beat the Giants' ass."
Reflecting, he says, "I knew there was a chance that several of the players over there could hear me, but I certainly knew they'd find out about it."
Following the Cowboys 24-17 victory over the Giants at Met Life Stadium, Jones beamed in the visitor's locker room. After sticking his neck out, it seemed like a playoff victory.
He has been around long enough to know the value of a Week 1 victory, but this one was special for a few reasons, including his envy of the Giants' championship status.
"You'll never convince me that the Giants didn't take our role last year," Jones says. "That should have been us, doing what the Giants did. That has a lot to do with my attitude about the first game. They've got our spot."
Jones has been irked by New York's dominance over Dallas in recent years. When the Cowboys earned the NFC's No. 1 seed with a 13-3 record in 2008, the Giants upset Dallas in the playoff opener. When Jones unveiled his sparkling stadium in 2009, the Giants played the spoiler before 100,000 in the opener.
Giants owner John Mara acknowledges the relationship connecting the teams but says it extends beyond Jones.
"We have a long-standing rivalry with them," Mara said. "It doesn't have much to do with him at this point."
Last season, the Giants earned a playoff spot with a 9-7 record by defeating Dallas twice in the final four weeks -- including a Week 14 loss in Arlington, Texas, when the Cowboys blew a 12-point lead in the final five minutes.
Thus, Jones declared that all of his win-now offseason moves were designed to match up better against the Giants -- including a $50.1 million contract for free-agent cornerback Brandon Carr, a trade up to select LSU corner Morris Claiborne sixth overall, beefing up the O-line with free agents and keeping linebacker Anthony Spencer on board with an $8.8 million franchise tag.
"In my mind," he adds of the Week 1 win, "what we gained was so much more nourishing for us, than the loss was for them. We needed to win."
Jones has no grand declarations regarding Sunday's game at the Seattle Seahawks, but remembers the last trip to the Pacific Northwest.
That was the NFC wild-card playoff contest following the 2006 season, remembered most for Romo fumbling the snap on the short field goal that could have won the game. But that was the season Romo emerged as the surprise starter.
"It really changed things for the franchise," he says. "So it was pretty meaningful. It ushered in a real belief that Romo has got all the stuff to take us all the way."
Although Jones said during the offseason that the "window is closing" on the Cowboys to win a championship with Romo, he explains that Romo, who has two years remaining on this contract, is in his 10th season and other all-pro foundation blocks, including linebacker DeMarcus Ware and tight end Jason Witten, are deep into their careers.
Jones says he doesn't believe Romo should take the heat for the Cowboys' inability to win a championship, or the team's inability to reach the playoffs the past two seasons.
"I understand that the quarterback is going to get it," Jones says. "I don't know how you criticize him for when he got hurt in the sixth game two years ago (fractured collarbone). You sure couldn't criticize him for last season." Romo threw for over 4,000 yards and 31 TDs in 2011.
What about people who suggest the Cowboys will never win a crown with Romo? "I don't hear 'em," Jones says.
He doesn't hear them or doesn't believe them? "I'm not trying to solicit a big chant," he says. "But I don't hear a big chant."
Romo had nothing but positive things to say about Jones at the Cowboys practice facility on Thursday.
"A quarterback only wants one thing: An owner who cares about winning as much as you do," Romo says. "Jerry is the ultimate."
Jones hasn't wavered on his support of Romo, but has been tested in his commitment to Bryant, the talented, third-year receiver, Dez Bryant.
Bryant was arrested in DeSoto, Texas, in July on misdemeanor assault charges against his mother, Angela. Although Bryant's mother has apparently indicated that she doesn't want to pursue charges that stemmed from a family dispute,the Dallas County district attorney hasn't decided whether to pursue a case.
When the team returned from training camp in late August, ESPN revealed that Bryant and the Cowboys had agreed to a series of off-the-field guidelines -- including participation in counseling sessions, a prohibition on alcohol and round-the-clock security.
The issue could draw a review from Goodell and possible discipline under the league's personal conduct policy.
Says Jones, "Dez needed to show his constituents that he was serious, and meant business."
Jones maintains the plan was devised by Bryant's advisor, David Wells, and agent Eugene Parker. The constituents include the Cowboys and the NFL. Since selected by the Cowboys in the first round in 2010, Bryant also drew headlines after a heated exchange with security at a shopping mall and a lawsuit from a jeweler that alleged he owed thousands of dollars.
Asked whether Bryant would still be a member of the Cowboys without the so-called "Dez Rules," there is an extended pause before Jones responds.
"That's a fair question, but I don't know the answer," he says. "But let me say this: To be on the Dallas Cowboys, he needed to show that he was serious about altering his lifestyle."
Irvin, who at times during his playing career had a round-the-clock security detail, believes that Bryant is lucky to have landed with Jones in Dallas.
"He's trying to make the story end well," Irvin says of Jones. "What's wrong is wrong. But Jerry will try to look at it and try to make it better."
Bryant declined to comment for this story.
If induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was merely about fame, Jones would have already been enshrined -- although the fuel for his actual candidacy will revolve around the Super Bowls and perhaps more so his imprint in changing the business of the NFL, which includes his grand, $1.2 billion palace, Cowboys Stadium.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft appreciates Jones' skill as a businessman.
"He's one of the greatest salesmen ever," Kraft says in a telephone interview. "I think he could talk the dog off the meat truck. Sometimes I listen to him and ''m not exactly sure what he's saying, but I'm ready to go along because he makes it sound so good."
Jones points out that salesmanship has always been a hallmark of his franchise.
"Tex (Schramm, the former Cowboys president who Jones fired shortly after buying the team) was brilliant with PR, exposure and visibility. Marketing is using that and having some juice to help run it and make more if it," Jones says.
Former Cowboys coach Bill Parcells says he gained an appreciation of Jones' marketing savvy during his four-year tenure (2003-06) as Cowboys coach. Earlier this week, Parcells recalled how the team Cowboys switched training camp sites from San Antonio (where it practiced at the Alamodome, due to oppressive heat) to Oxnard, Calif., cooled by Pacific Ocean breezes.
Then switched back to San Antonio.
"I said, 'Why would we do that? It's cool at night out here, players get a chance to have their bodies recover.'" Parcells recalled of the conversation.
According to Parcells, Jones said: "Well, Bill, our sponsors."
Dr Pepper was among the sponsors.
Parcells added, "I said, 'Now let me get this straight here: We have a billion dollar corporation and we're worried about selling soda in Texas?'
"Jerry said, 'We're really not worried about selling soda, (but) it allows us to sell potato chips and other things.'
Last year, when the Cowboys decided to go back to Oxnard for camp, Parcells sent Jones a text message that he says read:
"I guess we don't have to sell any soda this year!"
Jones says that period after he first bought the Cowboys says everything about how he operates his franchise now.
"I could've done a $2 billion takeover (in another industry) with the capital I put in the Dallas Cowboys," he says. "I really could see (myself as) the idiot who had something real good, who blew it all to coach the Cowboys. I just knew that was going to be my legacy."
Yes, he said "coach" the Cowboys. He often puts it that way.
For years Jones has been hammered for being his own GM. He believes having another person as GM, in the Cowboys' structure, would compromise his coach.
Jones, who already has gone through seven head coaches, says, "It just would mean that we would've had seven general managers. How do you have issues with a coach and not the GM?
"There are very few situations in the NFL where the owner doesn't make the ultimate call. If the Ravens make a big call is Steve Bisciotti going to be involved?"
Off the field Jones has performed on a Hall of Fame level when it comes to the business, further validated by another ranking by Forbes as the NFL's most valuable franchise.
"That's a footnote," he says. "What I'm more interested in is stepping out here and having the Dallas Cowboys get on a run and get back on top, winning Super Bowls."
Contributing: Jim Corbett, Mike Garafolo


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Cottage cheese is a staple in many healthy eating plans. The dairy food provides benefits especially for people who are trying to lose weight or improve their health. But cottage cheese calorie count and nutrition can vary depending on the type that you buy.

Cottage Cheese Lowfat, 2% Milkfat Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 4 oz (113 g)

Per Serving	% Daily Value*

Calories 98

Calories from Fat 25

Total Fat 2.8g	4%

Saturated Fat 1.1g	5%

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.5

Cholesterol 11mg	3%

Sodium 373mg	15%

Potassium 95mg	2%

Carbohydrates 4.1g	1%

Dietary Fiber 0g	0%

Sugars 4.1g

Protein 13g

Vitamin A 1% · Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 10% · Iron 1%

*Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Many healthy eaters who include cottage cheese in their meals buy the 2 percent low-fat variety. This version provides enough fat for flavor but not as much as the regular variety. So how do the fat and calorie count compare across the different varieties of cottage cheese?

Skim/nonfat cottage cheese: 80 calories per half cup serving, 0 grams fat, 0 grams saturated fat

1% cottage cheese: 90 calories, 1.5 grams fat, 1 gram saturated fat

2% cottage cheese: 90 calories per half cup serving, 2.5 grams fat, 1.5 grams saturated fat

4% (regular) cottage cheese: 110 calories per half cup serving, 5 grams fat, 3 grams saturated fat

Keep in mind that a single serving of this dairy product is just four ounces or a half cup. At mealtime, it is very easy to scoop much more than that onto your plate. So be sure to account for your full portion size if you are counting calories.

Cottage cheese is low in sugar and an excellent source of phosphorus, calcium, riboflavin, and vitamin B12. However, the dairy food is high in sodium. So if you are trying to cut back on salt, this might not be the best choice for you. Some brands, however, make low sodium or no salt added versions of cottage cheese that contain less sodium.

Nutrition and Health Benefits of Cottage Cheese

Many healthy eaters consume cottage cheese because of the relatively low calorie count. Bodybuilders often choose cottage cheese as a snack or as part of a meal because it is a quick and convenient source of protein. A single serving provides over 15 grams of the muscle-building nutrient.

Cottage cheese is also a low carb food. The carbohydrate count for a single serving is just over 4 grams or 16 calories from carbohydrates. If you don't eat any toppings on your cottage cheese this food makes it easy to keep your carb count low.

Lastly, cottage cheese is easy to incorporate into a meal and needs no special preparation to enjoy. For that reason, many dieters include it in their meal plans. The food is easy to carry, simple to eat if you are on-the-go, and pairs well with other healthy, diet-friendly foods like fruits and vegetables.

What's the Difference Between Large and Small Curd?

When you buy cottage cheese, you can choose between different fat contents, but you can also choose from different curd sizes. Curds are the thick lumps in the food. There is no real nutritional difference between small curd or large curd (sometimes called "chunk style') cottage cheese. The difference is simply a result of the way the cheese is made.

Choosing and Storing Cottage Cheese

After you buy cottage cheese, make sure to keep it refrigerated and tightly sealed. It is a perishable food so it is best to consume cottage cheese before the expiration date on the package. Shelf life can depend on how the food was manufactured. Except for dry cottage cheese (that has no liquid part), this food does not freeze well.

Healthy Ways to Include Cottage Cheese in Your Diet

Cottage cheese is great plain, but you can also pair it with other foods to make a complete meal. Try any of these ideas.

Add a side of savory vegetables like broccoli or radishes for a healthy lunch or snack

Top with fruit such as blueberries, raspberries, strawberries or melon to satisfy your sweet tooth

Sprinkle with nuts such as almonds or walnuts, or with seeds such as flax seeds for crunch and flavor

Make a cottage cheese dessert by mixing in dark chocolate chips or cocoa nibs.

Cottage cheese can be a good addition to your diet, especially when you pair it with other healthy foods. Get creative and try new flavors to keep this food on your meal plan.


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Is it just me or is every major sports outlet hating on the knicks and this trade. Why does the media hate the knicks so much.
Anyway Stephen Smith wrote an awesome blog.
Carmelo Anthony is coming to New York. The Knicks have a bona fide superstar tandem. Someone who can guarantee 20 to 25 points per night, who's a headache for opponents, the ultimate blessing for Amare Stoudemire -- and the quintessential missing piece of the Knicks' puzzle.
The people who run this franchise would have looked like buffoons for perpetuity had they not pulled the trigger and gotten Melo to Gotham City. This is what New York needed. This is what this city wanted. This is who the Knicks absolutely had to have if they were going to transform themselves from abysmal to mediocre to respectable and beyond.
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In acquiring Carmelo Anthony, along with Chauncey Billups and a few players who simply are not important enough to mention right now, we still don't know if the Knicks will be legitimate championship contenders. But the reality is that not knowing is actually a good thing. Especially when all you've known for years is that "no way in hell" was the first thought entering anyone's mind the second the Knicks and championship contention were mentioned in the same breath.
"I'm ready," the exasperated Anthony told me during All-Star Weekend, hours before learning he'd finally received his wish of returning to New York. "All I can do is put my head down, play ball and hope things happen. But forgive me if I'm surprised it's taken this long."
Anthony surely wasn't surprised that the Knicks eventually decided to trade Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton and Timofey Mozgov, along with the Knicks' first-round pick in 2014 and $3 million in cash. What surprised him was their apprehension over doing the deal, as if there was an actual debate as to whether or not it should be done.
At 6-foot-8, 245 pounds, Anthony is listed as a small forward, but can actually play three different positions on the offensive end of the floor. Maybe even four.
Anthony can handle the ball well enough to bring the ball upcourt. His .333 percent shooting from beyond the arc says he can shoot the 3. His 25.2 points per game validates his ability to score from inside-out, with his back to the basket, facing the basket. His girth says he can score on small forwards or power forwards. And his 82 percent shooting from the free throw line leaves nothing but a bevy of questions for opponents as to how anyone can possibly stop him.
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In the motivation department, he's got that covered, too.
"The perfect situation for me is to be in a position where I'm confident I'll have a chance to compete every night," Anthony said. "Where I'm coming to work every day knowing there's a chance to win, to compete, to be in an environment that's like that."
That situation wasn't the Knicks for years. With Melo and Stoudemire, it certainly is now. What's more, Stoudemire benefits more than most because he'll have someone to take the offensive load off his shoulders and that injured toe.
As for the players the Knicks lose, no disrespect, but who cares?
Felton is a tremendous loss because of his youth and the season he's had, but he's being replaced by a champion in Billups, who's also known as a big-shot artist and one of the best leaders in the game today.
Wilson Chandler is a shooter. He's replaced by Melo.
End of conversation.
Gallinari is a solid player with skills and a tremendous upside. But unless he's about to become the second coming of Dirk Nowitzki, there's nothing else to say about him other than he's young, we'll miss him, and a sincere "We're sorry" to our Italian-Americans all over the city.
The Knicks are a better team today. A better attraction. They are officially on the basketball map again. No longer do they have to defer to LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami.
South Beach is another matter, of course. But I digress.
Despite higher taxes, cooler weather and no championship pedigree to speak of with roundball, Carmelo Anthony's arrival changes all of that.
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It doesn't change it because it guarantees a title. It changes it because it puts the Knicks in the conversation of Eastern Conference contenders.
It ain't the whole ball of wax, per se, but it's a marked improvement over what they had.
The Knicks are on the upswing. Madison Avenue will be calling once again. You can talk about crawling before walking, but this is a little bit more than that. It's officially the best chance the Knicks have had to compete for something significant since the days when Latrell Sprewell and crew went to the Finals in 1999, back in the Patrick Ewing era.
That's good enough for me.


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November 3 – Happy Birthday Paul Quantrill
When the Yankees signed free agent Paul Quantrill to a two-year, six-million dollar deal on December 17, 2003, it looked like the perfect Christmas present for Joe Torre. The Yankee skipper had developed a reputation for overusing his bullpen but in Quantrill, he appeared to have baseball's version of Iron Arm. During the previous three seasons, the skinny right-hander had led the AL with 80, 86 and 89 appearances respectively. Torre made sure the poor guy would lead the league for a fourth straight time by calling on him to pitch 86 times in 2004. Quantrill was superb early in the season, but by August, after getting warmed up more times than Betty Crocker's oven, he started to break down. On July 31st his ERA was 3.26. It was 3.83 one month later and by the end of the regular season it had ballooned to 4.72. I can clearly remember sitting in front of my TV watching Yankee games during the latter part of that 2004 season and actually switching channels or turning the darn set off when Quantrill came into a game. Quantrill wasn't the only Yankee with a tired arm that season. New York's eighth inning setup specialist, Flash Gordon had pitched in 80 games himself.
Quantrill had enough left to pitch well in two appearances against the Twins in that year's ALDS, even getting the win in the extra inning Game 2 of that series. Then disaster struck the Yankees and their worn out reliever in that year's ALCS. New York blew a 3-0 series lead to the hated Red Sox and Quantrill pitched poorly in three of the four Yankee losses. His lowest moment took place after Mo Rivera had come within one out of a series sweep and allowed Boston to score the tying run in the ninth inning of Game 4. I remember Torre inserting Quantrill to pitch the bottom half of the twelfth like it was yesterday. I absolutely knew the Red Sox would score the winning run against him. Sure enough, he immediately gave up a single to Manny Ramirez and then that back-breaking, game-winning home run by David Ortiz.