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After 20 seasons and 456 episodes against the iconic backdrop of New York City, Wednesday night's premiere of "Law and Order: Los Angeles" will drastically alter America's most beloved legal procedural.
Not since Joe Torre jumped the Yankees ship for the Los Angeles Dodgers has there been such a Tinseltown kerfuffle about a bi-coastal move (nevermind that whole Dodgers move before the 1958 baseball season).
While the skeptics would say that New York itself was such an integral character on the show that it cannot possibly survive amidst palm trees, don't expect the show's creators to take any West Coast bashing lying down (unless they were tanning of course).
Show-runner and executive producer Rene Balcer took exception to a question at the show's press day which suggested that Los Angeles was "not as interesting" a city as New York for the setting.
"The essential difference between New York and L.A. is New York is a big stew of people. It really is the melting pot," said Balcer.
The new show will work around that by expanding their new melting pot to cover all the spread out neighborhoods of Los Angeles. This show will not be about just Hollywood or Beverly Hills.
"L.A. is a mosaic of communities," said Balcer. "Part of the fun of these shows is going to focusing on each separate community, a separate piece of the mosaic."
Executive Producer Blake Masters said the show will travel to every L.A. corner to fill out a full picture.
"The original mothership was confined to Manhattan, whereas we have all of L.A. County," he said. "We can go to Koreatown for an episode. We can go to East L.A. for an episode. Then we can go to the beach for an episode."
Yes, the beach. He said beach. It's a little hard to picture for "Law and Order" purists. But it is the new reality.
The cast features an entirely new split of law and order. Skeet Ulrich and Corey Stoll will play the police detectives working the streets and, um, the odd beach. Alfred Molina, Terrence Howard and Regina Hall will play deputy district attorneys.
Naturally, the big question will be how many celebrity cameos or storylines will be worked into the picture as well. While word on the street is that celebrity plotlines will be kept to a minimum, series creator Dick Wolf refused to take an "oath" that he wouldn't go there.
"It's part of the L.A. mix," he said. "How can you do a show in L.A. without celebrity crime? It's not going to be every week, but that would be like saying we're going to be in New York and never deal with the financial community."
For those who cannot deal with the idea of an L.A. move, well there really is no option. The New York location is "history" said Wolf.
"That's business. That's life. Everything on television is born under a death sentence. They just don't tell you the date of execution," he said. "We had one of the greatest runs in the history of the business with the mothership."
"But we are here today to talk about the future, and basically the past is the past," he added. "This is a new show."


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Clinton Maurice Skunk, 19, was given a two-year probation sentence Thursday during his sentencing hearing in Logan County District Court. Skunk is still attending high school in South Dakota and plans to graduate this May.
He was charged with: marijuana possession with intent to sell between 5 and 100 pounds, a class 4 felony; contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a class 4 felony; introduction of contraband, a class 6 felony; possession of more than 12 ounces of marijuana (7 pounds), a class 6 felony; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class 2 petty offense.
Skunk's attorney, Albert Lusby, had asked for a probation sentence, saying Skunk had done well in school and planned to join the Marines. He said Skunk realizes the situation he's in, and that he has two children to take care of.
Deputy District Attorney Zachary Balkin said that was a reasonable disposition, but he asked for a 30-day prison sentence to be imposed after Skunk's graduation.
Judge Charles Hobbs cited Skunk's relatively young age and lack of criminal history for the probation sentence.
"A lot of people are pulling for you," Hobbs said. "You're 19. You're not a kid; you're an adult. And these are adult charges with adult consequences."

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Cajun food, live music and local artisans filled Main Street in downtown Houma Saturday as part of the Best of the Bayou Festival, a two-day celebration of the area's rich culture.
Cajun food, live music and local artisans filled Main Street in downtown Houma Saturday as part of the Best of the Bayou Festival, a two-day celebration of the area's rich culture.
The festival, now in its second year, draws upon a grant from BP intended to revive tourism in areas affected by the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Last year's festival was largely a wash due to heavy rain, but on Saturday, the sky was clear and the sun was shining.
"We've walked up and down the street just enjoying everything." said Debbie Naquin, of Houma, who attended the festival with her two granddaughters. "It's perfect today."
Naquin was among a group of visitors listening to Blue Eyed Soul Revue at the Gulf Groove Stage.
That was one of 21 bands scheduled to perform this weekend on the festival's two main stages. The headliner was Robert Randolph and the Family Band, who played on the Boudin Bayou Stage Saturday night.
The music was diverse, featuring local, regional and out-of-state bands, said Festival Chairman Billy Foster.
"Variety is the main theme with rock, funk, country, Zydeco, Cajun, R&B and second-line rhumba all part of the menu," Foster said in a news release. "The common denominator is a partying good time."
The music is what lured Houma residents Gloria Grayson and Pat Monaghan to the festival Saturday, they said while taking a break from dancing.
"We've been line dancing for 30 years," Grayson said. "We love all music."
Monaghan said they were ready to attend the festival last year, but the rain kept them away.
On Saturday, they were happy to have made it and said they planned to stay all day.
"And we'll be back tomorrow," added Monaghan.
The food was another high point of Saturday's activities, said John and Katherine Brownie, of Aberdeen, Scotland. The couple indulged on fried shrimp and crawfish boulettes from local vendors.
"We don't have this in Scotland," said John Brownie, laughing. "We're in town visiting my brother. We came on the right weekend. This is fantastic."
Katherine Brownie agreed, saying it is the couple's first visit to Louisiana.
"We're lucky," she added.
Others turned out for the art marketplace and children's activities.
Jackie Cutrer, of Raceland, brought her 5-year-old daughter Madyson to get her face painted at the Inky Do Tattoo station. Madyson had her face painted like a puppy dog with a blue nose.
"She just got Student of the Month," Jackie Cutrer said. "This is her treat. Next, we're going to the Kids Korner."
Other tents in the marketplace included woodwork, handmade jewelry, hair bows, wreaths, fine art, children's toys, and pottery, among other items.
Susan Rodrigue, of Prairieville, displayed her handmade pottery, which she has been making for more than a decade.
She said the festival was a good way for her to show her work, as well as give people a fun way to celebrate the region's culture.
"It's good to have these opportunities," she said.
Naquin praised the festival for gathering locals in one place.
"It brings the community together, and you get to see old friends," she said. "It's enriching."
The festival will continue Sunday, starting at 11 a.m. and closing at 7 p.m. Admission is free.


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November 22, 2013 | More Presidential Coverage
The Albion College Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Mauri A. Ditzler as the College's 16th president. Currently president of Monmouth College in Monmouth, Ill., Ditzler will assume his new post July 1.
"Mauri Ditzler has shown himself to be a talented and skillful leader throughout a career that includes impressive achievements in teaching, research, and administration," said J. Donald Sheets, chair of Albion's Board of Trustees. "He is passionate about liberal arts education and connecting students' learning experiences in the classroom with the wider world. His vision, intellect, and ability to rally campus constituencies around common goals make him an outstanding choice to lead Albion College forward."
Since becoming Monmouth College's president in 2005, Ditzler has spearheaded initiatives that have emphasized academic excellence, resulted in innovations in the curriculum, produced positive trends in enrollment management, and strengthened the relationship between the college and its home community.
"I have known and respected Albion College for decades," Ditzler said, "but until I first visited our beautiful campus two weeks ago I didn't really understand its special character. I discovered an intellectually engaged faculty deeply dedicated to the liberal arts. I met a staff whose love for the College translated to an even greater love for its students. I saw a host community with remarkable potential. And, on a Friday evening walk-about I encountered students who were confident, friendly, and actively engaged in learning. I knew immediately that this was a College I would love. I look forward with joy to beginning our work together." (Video: Dr. Ditzler introduces himself to the Albion College community.)
Ditzler led a strategic planning process at Monmouth that preceded the implementation of the largest capital campaign in the college's history. Titled "Fulfilling the Promise," the plan led to a recommitment to the college's founding principles. Each of the campaign projects was inspired by a founding principle, repurposed for the 21st century. During the campaign, he led fundraising for construction of a $40-million center for integrated programs in science and business. Two residence halls and improvements to athletic facilities were also completed during his presidency.
Throughout his career, Ditzler has been committed to building healthy relationships between colleges and their host communities. At Monmouth, he encouraged the development of programs to make civic engagement a focal point of the curriculum and launched an initiative titled "Midwest Matters," designed to highlight the role that the local community and region can play in addressing the problem of global food security. Under his leadership, the college partnered with the city on several economic development projects.
Ditzler currently chairs the executive committee of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, a 14-college consortium including Monmouth, and he is a member of the Presidents Council for NCAA Division III. He is a past chair of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities. Richard Longworth, senior fellow of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, included Ditzler with the presidents of Michigan State University and the University of Michigan in a list of eight leaders "who are setting the Midwest's agenda for the future."
Prior to joining Monmouth, Ditzler served as dean of the college at Wabash College (Ind.) from 1999 to 2005 where he developed and helped raise over $20 million in initial funding for a national Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts and played a role in the design and construction of numerous academic facilities. As dean of arts and sciences at Millikin University (Ill.) from 1994 to 1999, he advanced curricular reforms, promoted undergraduate research, and helped envision and raise funds for a new science building. During a 15-year tenure as a chemistry professor at the College of the Holy Cross (Mass.), he led a team that created a chemistry curriculum that became a widely adopted model in the field and earned him a national teaching award. He also published regularly in his research specialty, often with students as co-authors, and obtained significant funding for research and laboratory facilities.
A summa cum laude graduate of Wabash College where he majored in chemistry and speech, Ditzler earned a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Duke University. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the science honorary Sigma Xi. He and his wife, Judith Ditzler, have three grown children, Meggan, Mark, and Lorin.


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Star Wars: The Old Republic isn't the next step in online role-playing games. Instead, it's a highly entertaining refinement of what has come before it.
Grand Theft Auto III's mobile outing is as complete as its console cousins, but its touch-screen controls get in the way of enjoying everything Liberty City has to offer.
The sci-fi city building of Anno 2070 is a fresh take on a familiar genre. Expect to get hooked, and stay hooked.
RAAM's Shadow delivers good Gears action and a novel way to wreak havoc, but it's hampered by uneven pacing and a lackluster narrative.


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"Limited access" to the team means one thing to normal people like me or you, and another thing entirely to Cecil Newton. Despite Auburn saying he wouldn't be in attendance, there he was, cheering on his son. Season over, Cecil Newton wins.
Auburn AD Jay Jacobs said yesterday that Cecil wouldn't make the game in Glendale. It "was mutually agreed upon. Out of the highest respect that Cecil has for Cameron, he won't be here today." Either Cecil didn't have that much respect, or someone was misinformed, because after the game, there was Cam, searching the stands for a familiar face, then striding into the seats for a hug. Who was the mystery man? The Opelika-Auburn News hedges their bet, sticking a question mark on their "Cam and Cecil" photo caption. But I'd recognize that brow ridge anywhere.
The whole sordid scandal can be put to bed now. There won't be any returning the Heisman, or vacating the National Championship. The only reason Reggie Bush eventually got busted was because Lloyd Lake wanted his money, and there's no one in this situation with an interest in spilling the beans on what really happened.
And even if this does come back, even if three years from now everything's taken away, so what? Cam got his college stardom and NFL ticket. Cecil got...whatever he got. Auburn fans got to celebrate being the nation's best. None of these can be taken away.
So Cecil Newton wins. Maybe he didn't get money from Mississippi State, and maybe he didn't ask for money from Auburn (the NCAA would like you to believe that, while they implicitly admit he did something improper), although his church did get fixed up somehow. His son won the Heisman Trophy, and a National Title, and now heads for the uncertain but lucrative waters of the NFL Draft. He waited out the months of controversy until today, when they can't touch him or his son.
No one could touch them as they shared a bear hug, on a night when Cecil wasn't even supposed to be in the stadium. We don't begrudge him his attendance: he's justifiably proud of his son and wanted to take in his finest moment. But to have Auburn saying otherwise, and to not anticipate what the backlash would be this morning, just shows an utter lack of awareness of how the Newtons, the school and the NCAA are perceived, a lack of awareness that's pervaded the entire scandal and investigation.


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Is 'Pour It Up' Rihanna's Next Single?by Jessica Sager | PopCrush
Prolific Twitter and Instagram user Rihanna teased her beloved Navy with a peek at what may well be cover art for her next single.
Clad in just tattoos and scribbles, just like in her 'Unapologetic' cover — but this time with the addition of gorgeous, raven colored hair extensions and a head scarf — RiRi hinted that 'Pour It Up' may be her next release from her seventh album, following up the smash 'Diamonds.' We like the filters on this photo in particular — don't her green eyes just pop?
A dollar bill covers Rihanna's mouth, and she captioned the shot with "dope dealer." We're pretty sure she means she looks dope, not that she actually sells the contraband. At least we hope so!
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – After the opening doubleheader where each team combined for 34 runs, the Augusta State Jaguars ended the Peach Belt Conference series against the North Georgia Saints with a Sunday afternoon 4-3 loss at Lake Olmstead Stadium.
Senior righty Dylan Wall pitched into the ninth inning to give up nine hits for four runs (three earned) and striking out two. Freshman David Bermudez (2-1) relieved in the ninth inning after Wall walked the two leadoff men. Bermudez gave up a double for the go ahead runs in the top of the ninth.
Saints starter Jacob Beauchamp retired the side for two consecutive innings until ASU freshman Justin Mee broke it open with a double to right-center field. Walks to Logan South and JD Sabo brought up senior Justin Appel who drove in two RBIs on a single through the left side. Another walk loaded the bases for freshman Hunter Boose who hit a run-producing fielder's choice for a 3-0 lead. Right-hander Chris Cobb relieved Beauchamp in the third and went the rest of the game in the win, giving up three hits for no runs.
The Saints plated their first run in the top of the fifth when Travis Naraine led off with a double and Brad Barto drove him in with a sacrifice fly to center. With two outs, an infield error progressed the inning for UNG and Jesse Strickland delivered with a single for an unearned run to cut it to a one-run game.
Wall pitched into the ninth until two leadoff walks brought in freshman right-handed reliever David Bermudez. A sac bunt moved runners to second and third and Jake McCurry delivered a bases clearing double to right center to take a 4-3 final lead as Cobb retired the side in ninth to end it with a looking strikeout.
The Jags play a single non-conference at Erskine in Due West, S.C. Tuesday, March 12 at 2:30 p.m.


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The Environmental Studies Program curriculum places a strong emphasis in science, mathematics, and computer technology. An Advisory Committee, made up of environmental and conservation professionals, works with the program coordinator to ensure that you are adequately prepared to meet practical employment or college transfer needs. Required course work includes a 25 credit core of required general education courses, 22 credits of environmental studies courses, and 21 credits of general education electives. All environmental studies courses are taught in a modern well equipped laboratory which provides an ideal setting for academic growth and development.
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As part of your Environmental Studies Program course work, you are required to complete a practicum for credit. Placement is available through a variety of federal, state, and local agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and county public health departments. You can also complete your practicum by working for private businesses and industries. Opportunities for summer employment include work as a air pollution inspector, environmental laboratory technician, hazardous materials technician, public sanitarian, safety officer, solid waste management specialist, wastewater treatment plant technician, and water distribution system operator.
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the JCKS (Journal of Caves and Karst) will be distributed electronically to 60% of the membership
the NSS Members Manual will be distributed electronically to 15% of the membership (there was a way to do this?? how do I sign up? The last thing I want is another doorstop cluttering up my desk!)
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scrambler wrote:As a scientist, I am definitely biased in wanting to read more cave science related articles/papers. I understand that this may not be the wish of all Society Members, and so it, again, could have the option of being sent electronically. I can print out what I want and leave the rest in cyber space! It's a bit more of a cost to me, but honestly, I think it's something that a responsible scientist could handle. Or, I could just get the printed version and be happy with that!
But like the NSS News online archive at http://www.karstportal.org/taxonomy/term/948, it seems the JCKS material may also be intentionally "delayed" by about a year before being published online.
NZcaver wrote:Cheryl, I believe John was asking how to opt out of the printed Member's Manual and have it sent electronically instead. The member change of info form only shows instructions for opting out of the JCKS.
scrambler wrote:I definitely do NOT want to stoke any fires concerning what the NSS is to each individual--this varies for each person and their focused interest(s).
I agree with Jeff and that the original question was never answered. I've read many posts now that say they want the news in print. Well, just so folks hear both sides, I don't. I've dropped my membership level so I specifically do NOT get the News. Nothing against it, I think reading it is a blast, but what do I do with it afterwards? I have stack and stacks and stacks of NSS News and no where to put them. As my mom would say, "they're just collecting dust." (the same goes for other magazine publications...ie National Geographic, etc). While at some point I *may* thumb through them again, for the most part, they are read once and then placed in a stack. Thankfully for now, I have friends who do get the News and so I still get to read it, but without the hassle of trying to find a good place to donate them later.
Cheryl Jones wrote:It's supposed to be available online as soon after it is published as possible, unless the rule has changed (haven't seen a Board act to that affect.) I don't know what the current delay is in getting out the recent issues. I asked back at the beginning of the month, but have not yet received an answer.
Teresa wrote:So, don't donate them. Recycle them. We get piles of slick mags that eventually go out on Thursday with the other single stream recycling. I work on a computer all day, and would rather read other stuff on paper. No biggie. If your town/trash service doesn't have recycling...why not gift them to a local school library?
Plus, what is the NSS paying KIP to do this? It might be a "finals week" kind of delay...
Jeff Bartlett wrote:The original question remains unanswered.
Sure, maybe the majority of the membership would prefer a print newsletter -- those of you who don't want no stinkin' fancy electronical newsletter can hold your fire, since it's irrelevant to the point -- and, after all, it is nice to have something tangible for our annual dues.
But what it even 5% of a ~10,000 member population opted into a monthly PDF? Wouldn't 500 fewer copies to print and 500 fewer copies to mail, per month, save the Society about a bajillion* dollars annually? Have any of you looked at how much it costs to print and ship things these days?
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President Obama will deliver the introduction to the new Fox science series "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" in the premiere episode Sunday night being carried on 10 Fox channels and the National Geographic Channel.
The president's introduction "invites a new generation to embrace the spirit of discovery and inspires viewers to explore new frontiers and imagine limitless possibilities for the future," according to a statement issued by Fox.
The 13-part series is hosted by scientist and educator Neil deGrasse Tyson and is a successor to Carl Sagan's popular 1980 PBS series, "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage."
In his review for The Times, Robert Lloyd writes: "The subject — everything that is and how it got that way — is obviously a big one, encompassing not only planets and stars and amoebas and people, but the lenses through which we've viewed it all. Most important, it celebrates scientific inquiry itself, which Tyson defines as 'generations of searchers strictly adhering to a simple set of rules: test ideas by experiment and observation; build on those ideas that pass the test; reject the ones that fail; follow the evidence wherever it leads; and question everything.' "
Fox and National Geographic hosted a preview of the series at the White House on Feb. 28 as part of the first White House Student Film Festival, which ties in with the Obama administration's efforts to boost the use of technology and science in school classrooms across the country.
"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" will air Sundays at 9 p.m. on Fox and Mondays at 10 p.m. on the National Geographic Channel with bonus footage and behind-the-scenes content. The series, which also will be shown on 220 channels in 181 countries, is a collaboration between "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane's Fuzzy Door Productions and Cosmos Studios, the company founded in 2000 by Ann Druyan, Carl Sagan's widow.


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As we head into the festive season you are going to need to arm yourself with more than the occasional libation. An ice-cold brew out of an esky is fine and there's nothing wrong with a bottle of wine. But what ever happened to that grand old party beverage, punch?
Before you think I've lost the plot and have poured a little too much 'g' into my 't', give me a moment to explain. You see, we're not talking about some sticky mixture of booze and ersatz juice you might have come across at a party at uni, but rather a drinking tradition that dates back hundreds of years.
A real punch is a work of love – the king of drinks before the rise of bartenders, their waxed moustaches and fancy single-serve concoctions. A real punch is deliciously smooth – an excellent delivery device for hard liquor – and a convivial centrepiece for social gatherings. Comprised of liquor, water, sugar, citrus and spice, punches were meticulously crafted for any important occasion for hundreds of years.
So where did punch lose its way? Why don't we still drink it now? Of course, as with any yarn involving a substantial quantity of drink, the details have been lost in a succession of sore heads and sketchy accounts of the night before the morning after. But we can surmise that punch went out of fashion to make way for convenience and fast-paced modern living.
Gone are the days where a group of gentleman could gather around a flowing bowl and partake until themselves or the vessel in front of them was defeated. Instead, bars dispense a raft of single-serve beverages that for all intents and purposes have evolved only a little since their invention in the mid-1800s.
As the bars let punch fall by the wayside, so too have hosts dropped it from their repertoire. Punch, however, has as a distinct advantage over cocktails if you're entertaining at home. Prepared in advance of your work celebration, barbeque or similar festive occasion, you can simply hand your guest a cup and wave them in the direction of the punchbowl. The guests will have a special, caringly crafted beverage without the need for you to break into a sweat or cut a conversation mid-sentence.
Punches help avoid some cocktail mixing disasters, too. There's nothing worse than an amateur getting into your kitchen at a party and whipping up a stomach-curdling mix of peach schnapps, Tabasco sauce and cream. Or cracking open that bottle of 30-year-old scotch you were saving for a special occasion.
I personally get a thrill out of being a generous host, and punch has saved me many a time from the trap of being stuck in the kitchen fixing drinks. The art of entertaining is not only making sure your guests are catered for, but making sure you're spending time conversing with them, too.
Here's one of my favourites – a classic recipe from an exclusive men's club called the Schuylkill Fishing Company (also known as the 'Fish House') in Philadelphia. This punch was first compounded in 1732.
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1 bottle Jamaican rum (or something high ester like an Australian overproof rum) ½ bottle cognac 120ml Peach brandy (a quality French peach liqueur works fine) 500ml fresh lemon juice (about 2kg lemons) 1 ½ cups castor sugar 1L boiling water
Peel your lemons before juicing and place the peels in a large bowl. Add the sugar and work the peels with the back of a wooden spoon to extract a bit of the zesty oil. Add the boiling water and stir to dissolve all the sugar. Add lemon juice and booze. Chill the whole mix overnight to allow the flavours to mingle. An hour before serving slip in the largest block of ice you can find (a steel bowl filled with water makes a great mold). Forget the fruit. Garnish with plenty of freshly grated nutmeg.
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On previous Saturdays, we have reported all of the known ancestor lineage surnames through the great-great grandparent surnames (see earlier Saturday Surname posts in the left column, scroll down - back into 2009) and we have started on the next batch.
Today we finish the "round of thirty-two" (scroll down a bit...) - 3rd great-grandparents - We know and will have reported on 9 of the sixteen Male lines (four are from Denmark) we know and will be reporting on nine new female surname lines of the possible sixteen: VESTERSTROM, SPRANG, LORD, KIMMERLING, FIRESTONE, SCHWYHART, LEE, JONES, and KIRK.
Today, we will look briefly at KIRK.
Williams was my mother's paternal grandmother's surname. Nettie WILLIAM's father, Elias WILLIAMS and her mother was Ann Eliza DUNCAN. Ann was the daughter of Braxton DUNCAN (1798-1859) and Araminta KIRK (1813-1855). Araminta was born in Scotland, and died in Duncan Prairie, Mercer Co, Illinois.
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2015 Toyota Camry Refresh Shown in New York
The current generation of the best-selling Toyota Camry was redesigned for 2012, just one year before Honda, Nissan, and Ford revamped their respective entries in the midsize sedan segment and left the Camry a step behind behind in terms of fuel economy, style, interior quality, and technology. With these competitors inching ever closer to the Camry's sales, Toyota is now rolling out a refreshed 2015 Toyota Camry to keep this popular family sedan at the top of this important segment.
Toyota emphasizes that this new 2015 Camry has undergone more than a typical mid-cycle refresh. The only exterior panel that remains from before is the roof, as the new Camry takes on a new look that starts with the new front fascia and grille. The new car is also slightly longer and wider than before, with a 0.4-inch wider track and 1.8 inches more overall length.
The 2015 Toyota Camry's interior also gets a makeover that attempts to move away from the low-quality materials that adorn the current car's unexceptional cabin. With improved materials, a new center stack design, and an updated gauge cluster, the new Camry's interior looks much more upscale than before. This helps bring the Camry in line with the more premium interiors found in competitors like the Ford Fusion and the Kia Optima, as do upgraded technology features like the new 4.2-inch TFT screen found in the gauge cluster. There's also a host of newly available active safety features on the 2015 Camry, including lane departure warning, rear cross traffic alert, a pre-collision system, and adaptive cruise control.
Changes to the 2015 Toyota Camry go beneath the skin, too, as the body structure is now stiffer than before, and all models receive new suspension tuning. Toyota also made revisions to the electric power steering system and the brake booster for better, more direct-feeling inputs. Powertrain choices remain the same—a 2.5-liter four-cylinder or a 3.5-liter V-6 with a six-speed automatic, and a 2.5-liter Hybrid Synergy Drive system with a CVT—but we wouldn't be surprised to see a slight fuel economy bump over the current Camry's 25/35 mpg (city/highway) ratings with the four-cylinder and 21/31 mpg ratings with the V-6.
In addition to the exterior, interior, and chassis improvements, there will be some trim level restructuring for the 2015 Toyota Camry. In addition to the existing L, LE, SE, and XLE models, the 2015 Camry gains a new XSE trim that will sit between the SE and XLE. This model supersedes the SE as the sportiest Camry and gains 18-inch wheels; firmer shocks, springs, and bushings; and unique steering tuning. Whereas Toyota recently added 5000 copies of a Camry Hybrid SE Limited Edition model to the lineup, the Camry Hybrid SE will become a permanent addition to the Camry Hybrid lineup for 2015.
The 2015 Toyota Camry will go on sale this fall following its official debut at the 2014 New York auto show. Look out for more details like pricing and fuel economy over the next few months.


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Dcarter930 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 102 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
The Chi Rho symbol for Christ (looks like an X with the letter P emanating from the center of the X
This will be a logo, badge, or crest that will be placed on clothing to signify that the person wearing the crest is part of our network of Christian business men and women signifying they are one of our Purpose Driven Partners. Our non profit business wants to show they are Believers in Jesus Christ and run their business much like the family who runs Chick-Fil-A (Truett Cathy family in Atlanta). Our Partners want to profess and proclaim they are not only Christians, but they also run their business based on Biblical truths and THATS the reason for their success. Our non profit is called The Farm at Kings Creek and we've used 99Designs for that logo as well. I'm thinking the logo may have a hunting theme to it possibly, maybe replacing the X with crossed arrows or guns. Some of the Chi Rho images of this symbol also have an anchor extending from the bottom of the P in the symbol (I'll attach a similar image). This could become an fishing hook (look up treble hooks for more images I'm thinking about). I'm just seeing this symbol for Christ also resembling something related to hunting or fishing and allowing the viewer of the logo to see Christ at the center of hunting and fishing. Kind of like we are hunting or fishing for men's souls and trying to redeem them back for God's Purpose.
I'm all about symbolism here and creating a Christian brand. Something that could be virally popular among guys who hunt and fish - and want to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Make this appealing to those people who love and live in the outdoors.
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Programs : Budget Sheet
The following listing represents the Spring Budget Sheet for University College London.
Spring Budget Sheet for University College London
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|Visa (to be paid directly by student)
|Books (to be paid directly by student)
|Personal Expenses (to be paid directly by student)
|Local Transportation (to be paid directly by student)
|Meals (to be paid directly by student)
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Billable CostsEmory Tuition: Since the students who are participating in the program will be fully enrolled at Emory and receive Emory credit, they will be charged regular Emory tuition for participation in the program. The tuition bill will come from Emory's Office of Student Financial Services during the normal billing cycle for the semester. The non-refundable $300 application deposit will be applied towards program tuition. Existing federal and Emory-based financial aid will be applied towards the program costs. Please review the Emory Credit and Cost Policy.
The "billable subtotal" above lists the charges that will appear on the Emory OPUS bill. The "non-billable subtotal" above lists the additional estimated expenses. All costs are subject to change.
Non-billable Costs: Additional Estimated ExpensesThe following items are only estimates of additional expenses. These additional expenses could vary greatly depending on the individual student's spending habits, restaurant choices, personal shopping and additional travel plans:
Students with a high level of financial need may qualify for a waiver of the $75 application fee and a deferment of the $300 deposit; students should contact their OISP advisor for details/eligibility. Students who receive the deposit deferment are held accountable to the same refund policy as those students who submit the deposit; you will be billed $300 if you withdraw from the program, in addition to any applicable withdrawal fees.
Please note: The cost of living in the U.K. is currently higher than the U.S. due to the exchange rate between the British pound and the U.S. dollar.
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Sept. 1, 2011
SPRINGFIELD, MA-Shawn Fitzpatrick headed home a cross by Eric Marcelino in the 61st minute to break a 1-1 tie and propel host Western New England to a 3-1 win over the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men's soccer team in the 2011 season opener for both teams at the Suprenant Fields Thursday afternoon.
The Corsairs had tied the score a minute and 20 seconds into the second half on a goal by freshman forward Elton Borges (Praia, Cape Verde/Burke HS). Borges scored 30 seconds after WNE goalkeeper Nick Starr saves a shot by UMD sophomore forward Victor Ferreira (St. Michael, Portugal/New Bedford HS).
Jake Bartnik put the Golden Bears ahead when he fired home a shot across the box in the 34th minute. Marcelino drew an assist. Ryan Williams made it 3-1 when he scored for WNE in the 75th minute.
The Golden Bears out shot the Corsairs, 21-11. Junior goalkeeper Jon Doucette (Boxford, MA/Masconomet HS) made six saves for UMD, while Starr made four for WNE.
"We went down with about 15 minutes left in the first half, and they play was back and forth," said UMass Dartmouth Assistant Coach Alex Bettencourt. "Our guys might have been a little nervous, and they have a more experienced team, with 10 seniors, and they went to Europe and played some matches before they came to camp. Western New England is a good team, and hopefully we'll learn from this and move on."
UMass Dartmouth dropped to 0-1 with the defeat, while Western New England improved to 1-0 with the victory. The Corsairs will return to action when they host Eastern Nazarene Tuesday afternoon.


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The Telegraph's Clearing vacancies list allows students to search for live vacancies online and via an iPhone and Android app. Here are the 12 most searched for universities in Clearing, in the week after results day 2013, according to The Telegraph's Clearing vacancy search.
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With five campuses in the UK and one in Malaysia, the University of Southampton has been a popular search in Clearing this year with 3,328 searches.
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Undermining Freedom of Association
Dissenting today in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, Justice Samuel Alito put his finger on the majority's underlying principle: there shall be "no freedom for expression that offends prevailing standards of political correctness in our country's institutions of higher learning." That pretty much says it all.
This case arose after the Hastings College of Law, a large public law school in San Francisco, denied the school's tiny Christian Legal Society the same recognition and support it granted to some 60 other student organizations on the ground that CLS, contrary to the Hastings nondiscrimination policy, discriminates by requiring that its members and officers abide by certain key tenets of the Christian faith. In a word, in the name of anti-discrimination, Hastings, a government institution, discriminated against CLS, which was simply exercising its speech, religious, and associational rights. Cato filed an amicus brief in the case, written by the University of Chicago's Richard A. Epstein, supporting the CLS students' right to freedom of association.
But it was not to be. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, writing for the Court's three other liberals plus Justice Anthony Kennedy, held that the school's "all comers" policy, which requires that student organizations accept anyone as members and even as officers, is "constitutionally reasonable," taking into account all of the surrounding circumstances. That is a new standard for constitutionality when it comes to fundamental rights. And if students, whatever their interests or values, cannot form organizations limited to people who share those interests and values, what's the point of having student organizations at all? In a word, like the mugger who says "Your money or your life," today's opinion enables Hastings to say, "If you want benefits otherwise available to all, you've got to give up your right to freedom of association." No public institution should be able to put people to such a choice.


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As mentioned somewhere on here last week, I think we should move on from clunky, manufacturer specific terminology such as "STI dual controls" and adopt the superior term "brifter"
Cannondale's SuperSix carbon race bikes have proved almost universally popular since they were introduced in 2008, and this year sees the technology filter down to a lower price point than ever before. At £1,800, the new SuperSix 105 is the entry-level model in the range. That's still a big wedge, of course, but fitted with a mostly Shimano 105 groupset and rolling on Mavic Aksium wheels, it looks like a whole lot of bike for your cash.
Frame and forks
The frame is carbon fibre throughout, but unlike some of the more expensive SuperSixes that are made from high modulus carbon, the 105 version is standard modulus. In practical terms, the different flavour means this frame is heavier: 1050g against 900g for a 56cm frame, according to Cannondale's own figures. That's still light for this price point, though, and it also means the frame is a lot cheaper to produce – hence the tempting price tag.
The standard modulus frame shares all the design features of its pricier sibling, and that means there's a big emphasis on rigidity. Cannondale had a reputation for producing stiff, solid frames back in the days when the whole range was aluminium, and they've carried that over into these carbon-obsessed times.
Take the head tube, for instance. The majority of big players have moved towards a tapered design now, increasing the diameter at the bottom end of the tube for extra front-end stiffness. But whereas most have moved to a 1 1/4in lower headset bearing, Cannondale have gone for 1 1/2in. The head tube looks squat but that's actually an illusion caused by the width. It's 15.5cm (on our 56cm frame) and a high headset cap means the front end is a fairly typical height for a race bike.
Typical of Cannondale, the down tube is another monster, measuring a mighty 64mm across – it's more of a pole than a tube – and this connects to an equally outsized bottom bracket area. Cannondale call this their Beat Box design and it's massive to provide a ton of torsional rigidity. The bottom bracket itself is an FSA model built to Cannondale's own BB30 spec for – you guessed it – extra stiffness.
In complete contrast to the rest of the frame, the seatstays are skinny to provide some give at the back end. After leaving the seat tube they meander about all over the place before arriving at the dropouts, while the chainstays are asymmetric to account for the differing forces on either side.
The SuperSix fork comes with a carbon steerer to match the blades and the finish is excellent throughout. The cables run externally using cable stops that are simply slotted ports without any adjusters, by the way. You have to rely on in-line adjuster barrels on the cable outers for fine-tuning the tension.
Predictably enough, this version of the SuperSix comes with a spec sheet that's dominated by Shimano 105 components – the clue's in the name, see. The STI dual controls, mechs and brake callipers are all from the mid-level groupset, and so are the cassette and chain.
Shimano have upgraded the 105 range for 2011 and it's now a touch better than before. We'd say it's the best-value group out there from any of the big manufacturers, and the performance isn't far off that of Ultegra, the next tier up, especially considering the price difference.
There are several changes from before, the most obvious from a visual point of view being that the gear cables are now routed underneath the bar tape for a tidier-looking front end. The downside to that is a minor increase in friction but... puh! It really is minor.
The hoods are a slightly different shape too, and the brake lever pivot has been moved. Along with a new brake arch pivot, this is designed to provide "a greater level of modulation and power… from the tops of the brake hoods, where most people ride a majority of the time." Don't tell a soul but, just between us, we could barely tell the difference. The new brake block compound provides extra bite though, the new front mech design provides strong, clean shifting, and the asymmetric chain works great however much you try to confuse it.
The only thing that's not 105 is the chainset – Shimano don't make it in BB30. Instead, you get an FSA Gossamer design, as found on a zillion other bikes around this price. It's a compact (with 50/34 tooth chainrings) so you get a lower range of gears than standard, and this bike is available with a triple (52/39/30 tooth chainrings) too.
The wheels are Mavic's entry-level Aksiums but, as we've doubtless said before, there's entry level and there's entry level. These are a reasonable weight for the money, the bearings are good and, as a rule, they're durable. We've used one or two sets that have gone out of shape early on, but these stayed perfectly true throughout testing.
The ride
Okay, so that's the background info; how does the SuperSix ride? Well, this is one energetic bike. It's sparky and full of life, and the ride quality is high. If you're after something below the two-grand mark that can really shift, the Cannondale demands your attention.
We've mentioned frame rigidity a lot already but when you get on board the SuperSix that's something you really can't ignore. The thickset head tube won't back down in a battle of strength. Neither will the chunky down tube, come to that. Or the bottom bracket. You get the picture; the chassis stands firm even if you're a large, powerful rider.
All this stiffness makes for an immediate delivery of speed when you get the power on or you try to sprint away from your ride-mates. The SuperSix really takes off. Weighing in at a highly respectable 7.9kg (17.4lb), it'll put in a surge on the climbs when you ask it to as well. Get up on the pedals and rock the bike from side to side and there's just a touch of flex in the Aksium wheels, but not a lot – not enough for any rubbing on the brake blocks. It's a good climber that doesn't dragging its heels.
There's no twitchiness when you're riding in a group and that gives you plenty of assurance, while that strong front end makes for excellent tracking. That means you can lean the bike over hard without the steering falling apart, and ping through the tight stuff with a flick of the bars.
Speaking of the bars, there's plenty of rearward extension on the drops of the aluminium FSA Wing Pros. In other words, there's lots of space for you to get a comfortable hand position. And they're a compact design so you can spend a lot of time down before your back decides it's had enough.
We're not convinced that the chainstays' hourglass shape makes a whole heap of difference to the good old vertical compliance but we've no complaints about the Cannondale's level of comfort. We did short rides, medium rides and long rides and we found this to be comfy throughout. The Prologo Scratch saddle looks a bit plasticky for our taste but we got on well with the shape. No problems to report on that front.
Downsides? You might crave a couple of higher gears if you want to keep the power on during fast descents. That's the flipside to the advantage of having compact gearing for the climbs. But that's not really a moan – that's what compact gearing is. Aside from that, the Schwalbe Lugano tyres aren't the fastest rolling ever. They're entry level and we'd upgrade them when they wear out.
We've really not got many negative comments, though. The excellent frame and strong spec make for a lively bike and in terms of value for money, it's a great buy. If you're after a stiff setup for riding fast, the SuperSix 105 has loads to offer.
Very good frame and strong spec make for a fast and lively ride; impressive value for money
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Cannondale SuperSix 105
Size tested: 56cm
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Cannondale say, "The Cannondale SuperSix 105 Team 2011 Road Bike is, very literally, one of the best Road bikes in the world. With many wins under its belt it has a race pedigree to back up this statement. It achieves this by being developed with 100% racing in mind. It uses unidirectional carbon rather than woven carbon fibre as it flexes less, and every tube is designed to eliminate flex and transfer every bit of pedal power into forward momentum. Features of the frame include, co-cured joints, Beatbox BB area, Asymmetric chain stays, hourglass seat stays, deep radius head tube and many others all designed to make this the ultimate race bike. Couple it with the top of the line parts from brands like Shimano and Sram it truly comes alive steaming down hills and sprinting up them eating up mile after mile will lightning fast speed."
It's for anyone who wants to ride fast on the road, whether that's racers, sportive riders, or anyone else with a need for speed.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes, very much
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 40 Height: 190cm Weight: 74kg
I usually ride: My best bike is:
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, sportives, general fitness riding,
Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. We send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now pushing 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.
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I am looking for help with the right frame sizing. Mat is a pretty tall rider and I would be very glad to hear his remarks about the 56 frame he tested, considering his size. Which one would you recomend Mat?
I am considering buying a supersix 2011 size 56 on Shimano 105. I am 185 cm tall, leg length (from crotch to floor) – 88 cm, weight 80 kg. At this time I am using Koga Gentslux size 58 on Ultegra. I would be very grateful for a helping advice weather it is worth to consider a smaller frame (by 2 cm) because the bike is on a considerable sale. I feel good with the current size of my Koga but had to adjust the saddle by putting it a couple of centimeters forward since the top tube was too long for my liking. I never had a carbon frame before, I ride about 2500 km. / year on road – mostly training for MTB, never did road racing but I thought about a solid frame with solid components.
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Kriston Capps is a staff writer for CityLab covering housing, architecture, and politics. He previously worked as a senior editor for Architect magazine.
"What starts here changes the world." That's the motto at the University of Texas at Austin. You can hear venerable UT alumnus Walter Cronkite purr the school slogan on the "We're Texas" commercials that interrupt Longhorns football games. If you've got the Longhorn Network, that is.
Given that Texas-sized boast, some people in the academic community are worried this week over a new decision by UT. Yesterday, officials emailed the university community to explain details for a new tiered broadband structure the school is implementing this fall. When UT introduced the ESPN-owned Longhorn Network, the school poured gasoline a fire over broadcasting college athletics, turning it into an inferno. Much in the same way, the new bandwidth dispensation has critics worried that Texas will change the world once again—and maybe for the worse.
When it goes into effect, the plan will restrict off-campus WiFi access according to a two-tiered plan, depending on what users pay. The university email prompted an eruption online over concerns that the tiers will divide Internet access to students by their ability to pay. In an unfortunate fit of literalism, the university has dubbed these broadband schedules as the "first-class network" and the "second-class network." (UPDATE 8/6: The University of Texas has dropped the new play, the Associated Press reports, after hearing from upset students.)
Should anyone who doesn't bleed burnt orange care? In some college towns, universities are working to become hubs for communities otherwise underserved by Internet providers. The University of Texas at Austin, on the other hand, is taking a different tack: The school doesn't exactly want to provide broadband for Austin. If this Texas two-step takes off, it would mean fewer public institutions providing for the common good in this regard (and all the more reason for why the nation needs a public infrastructure plan for broadband).
Here's what will happen at UT: Up until now, students received 500 MB per week. Those who went over were kicked to a slower network if they didn't purchase more bandwidth. According to a school spokesperson, more than half of students were buying additional bandwidth. Now, after a free month for August, students will be required to pay $3 per semester for 10 GB per week. Students can buy still more bandwidth, from a suite of plans that go up to $8 per semester.
Staff and faculty also got pinged: Faculty get the big meal plan (500 GB per week). Full-time staff and certain graduate fellows will get 50 GB per week, while part-time staff receive the same 10 GB weekly allowance as students. (The bandwidth plans don't apply to public university or library desktop computers.)
Restricting broadband access for the entire university community affects a huge proportion of Austin residents—and that's the whole point, according to university spokesperson Kevin Almasy. Too much of the university's bandwidth is hogged by streaming video. UT doesn't want to pay for part-time staff to watch Orphan Black on demand. "You're more than welcome to do that, but that's a heavy charge for the university," Almasy says.
Meanwhile, universities in North Carolina's Research Triangle are rallying to bring better bandwidth access to all of Raleigh. Six municipalities and four Research Triangle universities (UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University, Wake Forest University and N.C. State) joined together to form the North Carolina Next Generation Network, an effort to build a regional gigabit-bandwidth network. "Universities like N.C. State have really good network quality, but as you move across Hillsborough Street and throughout Raleigh, the quality of the network drops," N.C. State official Marc Hoit told the school's newspaper.
Critics such as education writer Audrey Watters and sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom flagged the UT plan as one more example of the fee-structuring at major universities that treats students as customers and pits tenured faculty against contingent staff and adjuncts. While $3 per semester may not seem like much, school fees add up; conceivably, students without extra funds could be forced to spend more time trucking to the library to do research that is increasingly done via laptop.
In a clumsy recruitment effort, the university email encourages professors to recommend broadband subscriptions in their course syllabi alongside course texts and other special class materials. But Almasy stresses that the school is subsidizing 95 percent of the costs for broadband access. The issue is that UT simply doesn't have an interest in subsidizing students and staff as they stream Scandal throughout Austin. (William Green, the university's director for networking and telecommunications, could not respond right away to questions about UT's network costs.)
At Texas—as at most every major university—money is both never and always the issue. The university launched its We're Texas campaign around 1997, and by 2004, it had raised a staggering $1.63 billion—billion with a B, as in Blanton or broadband or bullion. That span covers the time I spent at Texas as an undergrad. (Full disclosure: Hook 'em.)
Whether universities advocate for fiber in their cities or restrict access on their networks—or both—there's a problem. Broadband needs to be treated like a public good. The sooner it is served as a utility or via an Internet Superhighway System, and taken out of the hands of the municipalities (or the industries that drive them), the better for all classes of users.
*Correction: An earlier version of this article reported that the previous student bandwidth plan was 500 GB per week. It was 500 MB per week.
With "The 2100 Project: An Atlas for A Green New Deal," the McHarg Center tries to visualize how the warming world will reshape the United States.
In California, the ride-hailing company is changing a policy used as a safeguard against driver discrimination against low-income and minority riders.
In cities like New York, Paris, Rotterdam, and soon San Francisco, car-free streets are emerging amid a growing movement.
In Texas and Florida, Robert Marbut Jr. sold cities on a controversial model for providing homeless services. Now he's bringing it to the White House.
Cultural cachet, licensing deals, and density explain why Toys 'R' Us, Tower Records, Barneys, and other faded U.S. retailers remain big across the Pacific.


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Chancellor Philip Hammond's goal of eliminating the budget deficit and balancing the books has "no credibility" and should be abandoned, MPs have said.
After last year's Budget delivered a massive spending boost to the NHS, the cross-party Commons Treasury Committee said it was clear it was no longer Government policy to aim to run a surplus.
The committee dismissed Mr Hammond's claim the UK could look forward to a "deal dividend" if the Government reached agreement with Brussels and avoided a "disorderly" no-deal Brexit.
It also poured cold water on his assertion that the era of austerity was "coming to an end", saying his definition of what that meant was "expansive but also imprecise".
The current stated aim of Government policy is to return the public finances to balance at "the earliest possible date" in the next Parliament.
The committee said the Chancellor would have remained on course to achieve that without any fiscal "tightening" – cutting spending or raising taxes – in the Budget in October.
Instead he opted for the "largest discretionary fiscal loosening" at any fiscal event since the Tories came to power in 2010, with a £20 billion-a-year cash injection for the NHS.
In evidence to the committee, Mr Hammond said he believed the best way to reduce the public debt to GDP ratio was to boost economic growth rather than running a budget surplus.
"Given that the Chancellor both appears to be disregarding the fiscal objective and has told the committee it is not the best way of reducing the public debt, it is now clear that the fiscal objective now has no credibility, so it cannot be used by Parliament to hold the Government to account," the committee said.
"The committee recommends that it be replaced before the next Budget with something that accurately reflects Government policy and priorities, which clearly do not include running a budget surplus."
The committee also rejected Mr Hammond's claim there would be a Brexit "deal dividend" if the Government secured an agreement with Brussels, saying the assumption there would be an "orderly transition" was already built into the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts.
"Beyond this, there could be some improvement to business confidence and investment following an orderly transition or a resolution of Brexit-related uncertainty that is not currently forecast by the OBR.
"It is not credible that this be described as a dividend," it said.
The committee also questioned Mr Hammond's argument that a combination of more generous funding of public services, real wage growth and a lower proportion of income going into taxation meant the "era of austerity" was ending.
The committee chairwoman Nicky Morgan said: "Claims by the Chancellor that austerity is coming to an end are expansive and imprecise.
"He should set out what he means in more measurable terms, especially as he will face more difficult choices at future budgets for how to fund such a pledge."
A Treasury spokesman said: "Restoring the public finances to health is a result of good economic management, not luck.
"Debt is now falling on a sustained basis for the first time in a generation, wages are growing at their fastest rate in over a decade, and today's GDP data confirmed that the UK economy grew for a ninth consecutive year."
Labour Treasury spokesman Peter Dowd said: "This cross-party committee of MPs has shone a light on the Government's false promises and economic fictions. This Government has no plan for our economy, it is in office but not in power.
"The Chancellor must take no-deal off the table, and use his Spring Statement to finally end the disastrous austerity policies which have done so much damage to the economy and our society."


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CBS characterized "attack" as "unusual position" for McCain -- but it's not, even as he has denounced negative campaigning
Reporting on Republican presidential candidates' final days of campaigning before the Florida primary, Kelly Cobiella of CBS and John Berman of ABC both noted that John McCain criticized Mitt Romney for attacking opponents who "are moving up and succeeding." Neither, however, reported that McCain has been airing attack ads against Romney even while denouncing negative campaigning.
On the January 29 edition of the CBS Evening News, correspondent Kelly Cobiella reported that Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (AZ) "spent the final days of this race" in the Florida primaries "in an unusual position for the straight talker -- on the attack." In fact, McCain has been launching attacks against Republican rival Mitt Romney since December 2007 -- even while denouncing negative campaigning. Moreover, the evidence Cobiella cited of McCain's being "on the attack" was his criticism of Romney for launching, in McCain's words, "attack ads against me in New Hampshire and in South Carolina." Cobiella went on to report that "McCain says that Romney attacks whichever candidate he sees moving up and succeeding." At no point, however, did Cobiella report that McCain has also been airing attack ads against Romney.
During the same evening's broadcast of ABC's World News with Charles Gibson, in a report about the Florida primaries being held that day, ABC news correspondent John Berman reported that "[w]ith so much on the line here, the leading candidates were getting in their last licks, up until the last minutes." Berman then aired a video clip of Romney attacking McCain and noted, "Mitt Romney implying John McCain is weak on the economy and John McCain implying Mitt Romney is weak on character." He then aired a clip of McCain saying: "It's only been Governor Romney who decides to attack opponents when he thinks that they are moving up and succeeding." At no point did Berman report that McCain was also airing ads that attacked Romney.
On December 28, the McCain campaign announced the release of its TV ad "Consider," which uses a quote from a Concord Monitor editorial that stated, "If a candidate is a phony ... we'll know it. Mitt Romney is such a candidate." Time magazine senior political analyst Mark Halperin reported on his Time.com blog The Page that the ad was the "first negative ad by any candidate besides Romney." In a December 28 post on ABC News' blog Political Radar, Matt Stuart reported that Romney responded to the ad, saying: "It's an attack ad. It attacks me personally. It's nasty. It's mean spirited. Frankly, it tells you more about Sen. McCain than it does about me that he would run an ad like that."
McCain has also criticized Romney in Web ads: "Experience," released January 1; "Foreign Policy Alert," released January 2; "Leadership," released January 4; "Mittsurfing," released January 24; and "A Tale of Two Mitts," released January 28. In the two most recent ads, McCain attacks Romney for allegedly "chang[ing] positions" on issues ranging from his position on "the Bush tax cuts," abortion rights, Second Amendment rights, and even "[o]n being a Republican."
Additionally, the Nashua Telegraph reported on December 18 that McCain "launched an attack -- a direct mail campaign labeling New Hampshire primary front-runner Mitt Romney as a serial flip-flopper that 'voters can't trust.' " The Telegraph added that the "mailing is believed to be the first, campaign-paid flier in New Hampshire by any candidate critical of former Massachusetts Gov. Romney, who holds onto a solid lead in GOP primary polls here."
From the January 29 edition of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric:
COURIC: Now, Kelly Cobiella with the McCain campaign. And, Kelly, the senator got momentum after winning South Carolina. Now, Florida, though, may be his biggest test to date.
COBIELLA: It really is, Katie, and this is the nation's first closed primary, which means voters have to pick a candidate within their own party. So, for John McCain, it offers not only the chance to claim the title of Republican front-runner, but to prove he can win without the help of independents.
[begin video clip]
COBIELLA: John McCain banked on the backing of military veterans and Cuban-Americans like Alfredo Perez to lift him to the top in Florida.
ALFREDO PEREZ (voter): My choice is basically McCain. To me, he sounds like the most authentic of them all.
COBIELLA: Exit polls show a strong turnout among both groups. Twenty-eight percent of Republican voters were veterans, 13 percent were Hispanic, double the turnout from 2000. Even with last-minute endorsements from a popular governor and Cuban-American senator, McCain couldn't break away from his rival, Mitt Romney. So he spent the final days of this race in an unusual position for the straight talker -- on the attack.
McCAIN: He's spent millions of dollars in attack ads against Governor Huckabee in Iowa. He spent millions of dollars in attack ads against me in New Hampshire and in South Carolina. I mean, that's just the way he campaigns, so we have to respond.
[end video clip]
COBIELLA: And McCain says that Romney attacks whichever candidate he sees moving up and succeeding. Katie.
COURIC: All right, Kelly Cobiella. Kelly, thank you.
From the January 29 edition of ABC's World News with Charles Gibson:
GIBSON: Good evening. Another Tuesday, another critical primary: This time, it's Florida, critical this time for Republicans. Polls throughout the week have indicated it would be won by either John McCain or Mitt Romney, and they have certainly focused their fire on one another. But the outcome is also critical for Rudy Giuliani, who staked the fortunes of his entire campaign on Florida. John Berman is in St. Petersburg tonight -- John.
BERMAN: Charlie, Florida is the biggest state to vote yet. It has the most delegates at stake yet, and it's probably the best predictor yet of who goes on and who goes home.
[begin video clip]
BERMAN: With so much on the line here, the leading candidates were getting in their last licks, up until the last minute.
ROMNEY: One of the candidates out there running for president said that the economy is not his strong suit. Well, it's my strong suit.
BERMAN: Mitt Romney implying John McCain is weak on the economy and John McCain implying Mitt Romney is weak on character.
McCAIN: It's only been Governor Romney who decides to attack opponents when he thinks that they are moving up and succeeding.
BERMAN: There is a lot of empty space at Mitt Romney's one campaign rally today, but the campaign staff is hoping that all the money they spent on ads and organization will get turnout where it counts -- at the polls.
ANNOUNCER [TV ad]: Mitt Romney, business legend --
BERMAN: Just like Iowa, New Hampshire, and Michigan, Mitt Romney spent more money on ads here than his opponents combined. How big is Florida?
ROMNEY: I think there'll probably be two that come out of Florida with the momentum they need to go on and run a campaign on February 5th.
BERMAN: Romney hit on the key reasons Florida is so crucial. First, it may winnow the field. Rudy Giuliani bet his entire campaign on a victory here. With polls showing him a distant third, this might be his last pitch.
GIULIANI: Do not listen to the polls. Look at what happened in New Hampshire. In New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton was supposed to lose by seven or eight points.
BERMAN: The other reason Florida is so big? Super Tuesday is just one week away. Republicans vote in 21 states at once. No candidate has enough money to advertise everywhere. No candidate has enough time to travel everywhere, but a win in Florida gives them momentum.


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ELMHURST, Ill. - The Elmhurst College football team dropped to 5-3 overall following a 47-13 loss to fifth-ranked North Central College.
North Central (8-0, 5-0 CCIW) used 37 consecutive points to turn a four-point deficit into a 33-point fourth quarter lead.
Trailing 3-0 in the opening quarter, the Bluejays drove 66 yards in nine plays and grabbed a 7-3 lead when Scottie Williams scored on a two-yard touchdown plunge.
After Elmhurst's defense forced the Cardinals to punt, the Bluejays drove inside the North Central red zone before the momentum shifted. The Cardinals' defense pushed Elmhurst back 11 yards and forced the Bluejays to punt. Just two plays later, North Central grabbed the lead when Brad Crackel connected with Joe Antonacci for an 88-yard touchdown.
After an Elmhurst three-and-out, Antonacci returned the Bluejays' punt 55 yards for a touchdown, giving the Cardinals a 16-7 lead.
The Cardinals added a one-yard Jordan Tassio touchdown run before the half to lead 23-7 at halftime.
North Central capitalized on an Elmhurst interception early in the third quarter to pad its lead. Nick Dace booted a 30-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 26-7 lead.
Antonacci's big day continued near the end of the third quarter. The Cardinals' receiver returned a punt 64 yards to the Elmhurst four-yard line. On the very next play, Nick Kukuc scored on a four-yard touchdown run to put NCC up 33-7.
Following an Elmhurst punt to open the fourth quarter, the Cardinals drove 44 yards with Spencer Stanek capping the scoring drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Andy Stuursma.
Elmhurst finally ended the Cardinals scoring streak by driving 77 yards on the ensuing kickoff. Joe Furco hit Rodney Payton from three yards out to cap the scoring drive and cut North Central's lead down to 40-13.
North Central added one last score on its next possession. Stanek hit Kukuc on a screen pass and the Cardinals' running back broke free for a 48-yard touchdown to make the final score 47-13.
North Central finished with 367 yards of offense while Elmhurst totaled 257 yards of offense. Elmhurst struggled to run the ball against the Cardinals' defense. The Bluejays finished with -34 yards from the rushing attack.
Furco led Elmhurst's offense by finishing 27-of-49 for 291 yards and a touchdown. Williams was limited to just 14 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. Bobby Vavlas was Furco's favorite target, catching eight passes for 75 yards. Payton finished with six receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown.
Tassio led the Cardinals' ground attack with 81 yards on 17 carries. Crackel and Stanek combined to finish 8-of-15 for 215 yards and three touchdowns. Stanek was an impressive 7-of-7 for 127 yards and two scores. Antonacci caught three passes for 107 yards and a touchdown while also totaling 119 yards on two punt returns.
Randy Wright led Elmhurst's defense with nine tackles, including three tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. Brandon Jones added eight stops while Jon Janus recorded seven tackles.
Charles Stewart led the Cardinals' defense with seven tackles. Jim Clendenning recorded six stops, including four tackles for loss.
Elmhurst hosts Augustana College next Saturday (November 6). Kickoff against the Vikings is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.


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WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A parent who was "All Shook Up" about Elvis Presley songs in a high-school drama prompted educators to cancel the production, deeming it too sexually suggestive.
Presley warbles over a sweetheart whose "lips are like a volcano that's hot" in his 1957 song. "I'm proud to say she's my buttercup. I'm in love. I'm all shook up."
Presley's song lyrics and a scene suggesting cross-dressing were deemed offensive by school administrators in a Salt Lake City suburb.
Rehearsals for "All Shook Up" were canceled before the play was made ready for production at Herriman High School, said Sandy Riesgraf, spokeswoman for the Jordan School District.
The American jukebox musical borrows from Presley's songbook and puts a modern twist on William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."
Some think school administrators folded too easily.
"I'm at a loss," Jill Fishback, whose daughter worked on the production, told The Salt Lake Tribune. "They're singing Elvis songs. A girl dresses up as a boy and kisses a boy. ... It's not promoting homosexuality. It was supposed to be a farce."
It wasn't the first time some Utah parents put an end to a school drama. In August, the family values group Eagle Forum got Jordan School District administrators to cancel a production of "Dead Man Walking," a play about a Catholic nun who counsels a death-row inmate in Louisiana.
"Dead Man Walking" was scratched even though administrators said much of its profanity had been stripped from the script.
The unidentified parent who got all hot and bothered over "All Shook Up" alerted officials to parts of the script that were deemed offensive.
"We want our drama to be a great experience not just for our students but the theater-goers. We don't want to offend anyone," Riesgraf said Wednesday. "What was communicated to us, they were upset with sexually explicit language and some other aspects of the play — what they deemed cross-dressing."
The backlash over "Dead Man Walking" prompted policy changes that allowed administrators to quickly eliminate "All Shook Up" from production.
Jordan officials gave parents a greater role over student plays. They required actors to secure a parent's permission and drama teachers to seek clearance for plays not on an approved list.
It wasn't immediately clear Thursday how "All Shook Up" got off the ground. It had been in rehearsal for months. Riesgraf said another drama yet to be selected will replace it.


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