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Freight railroads gear up for a record year of capital spending estimated to reach the $13 billion mark.
Class 1 railroad budgets are gearing up for another robust year and the engineering side of the industry is set to benefit. Last year saw the completion or progression of several expansion projects and 2012 looks to continue that trend. Expansion isn't the only aim of these projects; railroads are continuing their commitment to renewing existing infrastructure. Crosstie, rail and bridge rehabilitation and replacements look to have another great year in 2012.
In our annual RT&S survey, we asked all the major railroads for a breakdown of their expected spending over the next year. In addition to the information gathered in our survey, supplemental sources such as industry association presentations and general reporting were used to develop the most accurate picture of the 2012 engineering forecast. All dollar figures should be read as estimates and are subject to change.
RT&S thanks all those who responded to the survey.
Amtrak's engineering budget will see a slight increase to $483 million in 2012 from the $476 million budgeted in 2011. Amtrak's C&S budget for 2012 is more than three times what its 2011 budget was, $42.8 million versus $13.1 million. One reason Amtrak will see a jump in its C&S budget is that the railroad intends to complete installation of Positive Train Control technology on a section of Amtrak-owned tracks along the Northeast Corridor by the end of 2012, which is three years ahead of the federally mandated deadline.
In addition to the PTC installation, Amtrak plans to move forward on several infrastructure improvements along the NEC. Close to $15 million will be spent for planning and other pre-construction activities on its Gateway Program; design, engineering and other pre-construction activities will advance on a project to upgrade speeds along a 24-mile section of the NEC between Trenton and New Brunswick, N.J.; construction will continue on the Niantic River Bridge replacement and work will continue on a multi-year project to replace track in all four of Amtrak's East River tunnels that access New York Penn Station.
Amtrak plans to lay 153,000 rail feet of new rail, surface 600 miles of track and install 99,458 crossties, which includes 29,000 wood ties and 76,258 concrete ties.
"Amtrak is building the equipment, infrastructure and organization needed to ensure our strong growth continues into the future. We are investing in projects critical for enhancing the passenger experience, essential for supporting our national network of services and vital for the future of America's railroad," said Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman.
BNSF plans a 2012 capital commitment program of approximately $3.9 billion, a $400 million increase over its 2011 capital spend of $3.5 billion.
The largest component of the capital plan is spending $2.1 billion on BNSF's core network and related assets. The program also includes about $300 million for PTC and $400 million for terminal, line and intermodal expansion and efficiency projects. BNSF's expansion and efficiency projects will be primarily focused on coal routes to improve velocity and throughput capacity and the new intermodal facility at Kansas City.
On the maintenance side of things, BNSF plans to lay 875 track miles of rail relay; install 3,518,000 ties of which 3,426,000 will be wood and 92,000 will be concrete; perform 600 miles of production ballast undercutting and 5,080 miles of production shoulder ballast cleaning and complete 140 bridge rebuilds including three major projects in Galveston, Texas, Burlington, Iowa and Plattsmouth, Neb.
Canadian National
In 2012, Canadian National plans to invest approximately C$1.75 billion (US$1.74 billion) in capital programs, which is up slighting from C$1.71 billion (US$1.70 billion) in 2011. Out of the 2012 budget more than C$1 billion (US$997 million) will be targeted on track infrastructure to maintain a safe and fluid railway network.
The railroad plans to lay 345 miles of new rail, install 1.6 million wood ties and 78,000 concrete ties.
In addition, the railroad will invest in projects to support a number of productivity and growth initiatives. These include speed/capacity initiatives, continued integration of the EJ&E, reconstruction of Kirk Yard, progress the AMT Infrastructure Program in Montreal, continued construction of the Calgary Logistics Park and several bridge projects.
Bridges will continue to be a large part of CN's plan in 2012 with work scheduled to continue on the Dubuque River Bridge, Oshkosh Bridge and Fraser River Bridge, along with 17 additional bridge strengthening and rehab projects, as well as another 70 bridge replacements.
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific will increase the amount it spends on engineering in 2012 to $1.125 billion, up from $1.104 billion in 2011. The railroad plans to spend approximately $650 million on basic replacement capital and $33.2 million C&S expenses.
CP plans to lay 73,800 net tons of new rail, which is down slightly from the 85,600 net tons that was laid in 2011. Relay rail is up with an estimated 38,900 net tons to be installed in 2012 from the 34,400 net tons in 2011. Crossties also are expected to be slightly less with 862,000 wood ties in 2012 versus 910,000 wood ties in 2011 and 3,200 miles of track will be surfaced up from 2,650 miles in 2011.
CP will continue to rerail the North Line between Portage La Prairie, Manitoba and Wetaskiwin, Alberta in Canada, as well as bridge work including replacement of pile trestles on the DM&E acquired properties.
In 2012, CSX plans to install approximately 3.2 million crossties, lay 540 track miles of rail, surface 5,800 track miles, replace 18,000-20,000 bridge ties and perform approximately 50,000 welds.
The railroad continues to work toward the 2015 deadline for the PTC mandate. In 2011, CSX hired an additional 300 C&S employees and replaced more than 250 miles of obsolete signal equipment and equipped more than 1,000 locations with PTC communication solutions.
CSX continues to progress on its National Gateway Project with eight out of 10 tunnels under construction as part of Phase 1. Phase 2 and 3 of the project consists of 21 obstructions to clear with a target completion date of 2014. In 2012, CSX plans two overhead bridge removals, two track lowerings and two thru-truss bridge modifications. The railroad will also keep busy in 2012 with various new terminals and terminal expansions under construction including ones located in Worcester, Mass., Westborough, Mass., Winter Haven, Fla., Columbus, Ohio, Charlotte, N.C., and Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada.
The railroad's central Florida capacity improvement projects are also expected to progress in 2012 and included 15 project locations, more than 51 miles of new upgraded track and more than 150 miles of new signal system upgrades.
CSX will also continue to work on the Chicago-area CREATE project, perform 20-25 miles of capacity construction and work on a number of passenger projects.
Kansas City Southern estimates its engineering budget to be $382.8 million in 2012 up from $366.6 million in 2011. On the C&S side of things, KCS plans to spend $21.5 million in 2012 up from $17.6 million in 2011 and the railroad will spend an additional $20.7 million on PTC-related expenditures not included in the 2012 C&S estimates.
KCS will lay 17,212 net tons of new rail in 2012. The railroad laid 35,285 net tons of rail in 2011, but that number includes a one-time stimulus-funded rail relay project of the Gulfport to Hattiesburg, Miss., line of approximately 63 miles. The railroad will put down 3,588 net tons of relay rail in 2012 as compared to 3,440 net tons in 2011.
On the crosstie front, KCS will install an estimated 927,500 ties in 2012, which includes 736,000 wood ties and 138,000 concrete. In 2011, the railroad installed 690,067 wood ties and 150,073 concrete. KCS will also surface 6,183 track miles this year, as compared to 6,009 track miles last year.
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern unveiled a total capital improvement program of $2.4 billion in 2012, which is a 12 percent increase over 2011 numbers.
"The majority of our capital spending is targeted towards strengthening the franchise," said Deborah H. Butler, chief financial officer during NS' fourth-quarter 2011 earning conference.
The engineering budget for 2012 is estimated to be at $1.491 billion up slightly from the $1.424 billion in 2011. NS will lay 82,083 net tons of new rail and 25,259 net tons of relay rail this year up from 75,438 net tons of new rail and 20, 538 net tons of relay in 2011. The railroad will install 2,508,000 wood ties, which is about the same number as 2011. NS will install 322,000 relay ties, down from 409,817 in 2011 and surface 5,480 track miles, which is approximately the same number of miles as 2011.
NS will move forward on several major projects in 2012 including expansion of the Bellevue, Ohio, yard, the replacement of intermodal terminal bridges above 51st Street in Chicago and continuing construction of several intermodal terminals located at Birmingham, Ala., Memphis, Tenn., Greencastle and Harrisburg, Pa., and Charlotte N.C.
NS also plans to spend an estimated $487.6 million in C&S capital and operating expenses in 2012, of which $231.7 million has been included for PTC. The C&S numbers are up significantly from $321.4 million in 2011, which included $75.1 million for PTC.
Union Pacific
Union Pacific's projected $3.6 billion 2012 capital spend is the largest in company history. In 2011, UP invested $3.2 billion in total capital. In 2012, UP plans to spend $1.92 billion, which is 53 percent of the total number, on replacement capital. This includes approximately 4.3 million ties, replacing approximately 1,000 miles of rail and surfacing 4,369 miles of track. The railroad also plans to spend $335 million, which works out to nine percent, on PTC.
In a prepared statement, UP said that by 2035, railroads are expected to carry 38 percent more cargo than they do today. To set the railroad up to handle this kind of future volume, UP has several key growth projects underway in 2012.
In the Northern Region, UP plans to construct a second mainline at Blair, Neb., upgrade signaling and switching systems on the UP West Line in Chicago and continue ongoing CREATE projects to improve freight and passenger rail traffic flow in Chicago. In the railroad's Southern Region, siding projects and double tracking will progress in Texas and Louisiana, terminal improvements are planned in the San Antonio, Dallas-Forth Worth, Houston and south-central Louisiana areas and enhancements will be put in place on the Eagle Pass and Laredo gateway routes to Mexico. UP's Western Region will see continued double tracking of the Sunset Route in Arizona, construction will continue on the Santa Teresa, N.M., intermodal and fueling facility and siding extensions and terminal improvements are planned in the Pacific Northwest.


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This is a great catch but too close for comfort, Debbie!
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Fabulous dof and details, Debbie. Great catch.
Kevin P. Kreischer 4/30/2012 3:12:50 AMExcellent close up Debbie, nice detail and color. #10114471
Chris Ebben 4/30/2012 3:23:38 AMGreat close-up. You visited your friend at the right time to get this beauty, well done=^..^= #10114478
Neal D. Hatcher 4/30/2012 3:52:06 AMFantastic capture-Hope it,s not poisonous
Carolyn M. Fletcher 4/30/2012 3:57:14 AMI trust you had a nice long lens! LOL.. What a great shot!!! #10114512
Stephen Zacker 4/30/2012 4:10:22 AMSSSSSSSSSS... Hi There! LOL! What a fantastic capture #10114545
Jack Gaskin 4/30/2012 4:19:03 AMWAY COOL
Jean-Pierre Ducondi 4/30/2012 4:22:02 AMAmazing DOF. Great capture Debbie.
Debbie Bray 4/30/2012 4:43:48 AMThanks all! Tree snakes aren't poisonous, although, the brown ones are more agressive than the green and blue ones. #10114607
Douglas Pignet 4/30/2012 4:47:25 AMexcellent capture #10114616
Shirley Sicurello 4/30/2012 4:53:02 AMWhoa!!!!!!!!!! #10114627
Antonio Amen 4/30/2012 5:18:53 AMWow Debbie, excellent. I am not sure if I will done this photo. I hate snacks, maybe because I do not have them around a lot of milles near me....:-) #10114674
Julie Burnett 4/30/2012 8:50:14 AMYOWZA, amazing photo, Debbie!! #10114872
Daniella Puente 4/30/2012 11:02:29 AMGREAT!!! #10114971
Mike Clime 4/30/2012 11:25:12 AMFantastic macro and very cool, Debbie! PS - I think you are right on the flower as my wife said it started with an A. #10114988
David M. Montero 4/30/2012 11:37:39 AMThe framing is excellent. Very cool close-up Debbie! #10115011
Heather Loewenhardt 4/30/2012 1:03:02 PMWow in your face spectacular! The detail is wonderful. #10115100
John Connolly 4/30/2012 2:15:09 PMI reckon this beautiful reptile is studying you with its tongue Debbie! What a fantastic capture, this one should get gold! #10115195
Barbara Waldoch 4/30/2012 5:17:50 PMAwesome shot, Debbie!
I try to discourage sticks (had bad experience in the past as well), but this dog is difficult in this regard. #10115347
Patrick Rouzes 4/30/2012 7:19:35 PMWOW, Debbie! Phenomenal & masterful work! I agree with John for sure! Good luck, my friend! #10115408
Amanda J. Tanner 4/30/2012 7:28:58 PM
Inge Linden 4/30/2012 10:38:44 PMWOW FANTASTIC CLOSE-UP!!! #10115567
Stefania Barbier 4/30/2012 11:10:33 PMyou must be crazy to be so close to it... I would have run with or without all my photo gear!!! fantastic capture! #10115602
Mary K. Robison 5/1/2012 3:40:50 AMStunning animal "portrait", Debbie!
Deborah C. Lewinson 5/1/2012 5:31:55 PMWOW, awesome image, Debbie!!!
Debby #10116632
Avril Young 5/1/2012 8:25:57 PMwow, outstanding close up, a winner Deb...mm dont think I would go that close...very brave capture ;) #10116989
Randy L. Quast 5/4/2012 10:23:02 AMWay to cool Debbie Congrats on the EP. #10122530
John Rivera 5/5/2012 4:26:40 AMAnother Wow here! Excellent image! #10124012
Wm Nosal 5/9/2012 6:15:10 PMCool! Wonderful Macro, Debbie! #10131322
Barbara Socor 5/25/2012 5:12:11 PMSuch a brilliant capture....A little scary, but brilliant nonetheless! Congrats on making finalist. #10149987
Tammy M. Anderson 5/25/2012 5:55:55 PMCongrats on a great finalist, Debbie. #10150106
Deborah C. Lewinson 5/25/2012 5:55:59 PMWow, Debbie, hope you had long lens!
Congrats on your finalist!
Debby #10150108
Thomas E. Hinds 5/25/2012 6:09:52 PMThis is great, Debbie! Wonderful capture befitting at least a Finalist award! Congratulations! Your work (gallery) is awesome! #10150172
Ann Coates 5/25/2012 6:11:43 PMBrilliant shot, congratulations on your finalist. #10150182
Avril Young 5/25/2012 6:43:28 PMcongrats on ALL YOUR WONDERFUL FINALISTS.....wow Debs you are a winner...and your work is outstanding..well done!! #10150437
Carol Eade 5/25/2012 7:02:13 PMAwesome finalist, Debbie, congratulations! #10150572
R. J. Laudenbacher 5/25/2012 8:17:02 PMWTG Deb! A big congrat to you on this awesome Finalist! #10150943
Ellen Hodges 5/25/2012 9:25:04 PMHuge congrats on a fabulous finalist, Deb!! Very best luck in the next round with all the fab finalists!! #10151146
Stefania Barbier 5/25/2012 11:00:02 PMfantastic scary finalist, huge congrats! #10151309
Lyn Darlington 5/26/2012 12:16:24 AMCongrats on your finalist! Fantastic close up well captured! #10151519
Mary K. Robison 5/26/2012 1:00:29 AMNot surprised to see this outstanding closeup among the Finalists, Debbie.
Kevin P. Kreischer 5/26/2012 2:26:16 AMCongrats on your Finalist! #10151607
Julie Burnett 5/26/2012 4:30:57 AMCongratulations on this well deserved and awesome finalist, Debbie!! I'm sure we'll be seeing gold soon!! #10151824
Patricia A. Casey 5/26/2012 6:40:01 AMA huge congratulations on your Finalist...Wonderful capture....spot on...all the very best in the next round...it's a winner for me! Cheers... #10152196
Rolando Rosito 5/26/2012 6:41:07 AMCongratulations on this great finalist! #10152200
Val Feldman 5/26/2012 6:58:33 AMFantastic shooting! Wow, perfect stop action, great color, perfect details! Congratulations on a brilliant Finalist, Debbie and good luck up next!! #10152258
Ujjwal Mukherjee 5/26/2012 10:01:04 AMAwesome! Congratulations!! #10152788
Terry Cervi 5/26/2012 10:27:14 AMThis is fantastic, Deb! Congrats on your finalist! #10152832
Emile Abbott 5/26/2012 11:41:42 AMA huge Texas CONGRATULATIONS Debbie on this outstanding finalist. Good luck next round. #10153009
Mitch Spence 5/26/2012 12:33:15 PMOh, that's such nice work, Debbie. Congratulations. #10153201
David M. Montero 5/26/2012 12:38:04 PMWooHoo Debbie! Congratulations on your Finalist selection of this wonderfully awesome capture! Ssssss beautiful. #10153213
Carol L. Fowler 5/26/2012 3:19:34 PMAwesome! Congrats #10153704
Marilyn Cornwell 5/27/2012 4:17:45 AMCongratulations on this amazing Finalist! #10154917
Wm Nosal 5/27/2012 7:11:05 AMCongratulations, Debbie! #10155224
Eivor Kuchta 5/27/2012 7:55:01 AMAmazing close up! Congratulations on your finalist! #10155318
Patrick Rouzes 5/27/2012 9:14:10 AMCongratulations, Debbie! WTG!
Phyllis H. Burchett 5/27/2012 12:37:00 PMAmazing, congrats! #10155770
Anthony G. Comella 5/27/2012 4:55:54 PMSuperb - Debbie you certainly know your stuff!!! #10156130
Stephen Zacker 5/27/2012 5:42:44 PMThis is one fantastic perspective. Congratulations #10156174
Rony Sagy 5/28/2012 12:15:25 AMCongratulations on this fantastic finalist. #10156599
Randy L. Quast 5/28/2012 5:23:31 AMDebbie Congrats on the Finalist. #10156904
John Connolly 5/28/2012 1:49:56 PMCongratulations on your finalist Debbie! I was impressed with this image from the first time I saw it! #10157602
Heather Loewenhardt 5/29/2012 1:20:21 AMSo glad this one became a finalist Debbie. Congrats and best of luck to you. #10158349
Linda S. Smith 6/1/2012 7:26:11 PMCongrats on a well deserved finalist win Debbie! What a great capture of this rare and beautiful creature! #10165177
Alexandra Hankova 6/8/2012 11:59:13 AMI like the DOF and the very pleasing colours. Congratulations on this finalist!:-) #10173048
Merna L. Nobile 6/8/2012 1:59:35 PM
Achievement begins with belief, CONGRATULATIONS on your achievement!Merna
Lori Carlson 6/21/2012 12:13:54 PMWow! This is GREAT!!! Love it! Congrats on your recognition, Debbie!! =) #10194360
Madonna Ashman 2/21/2015 1:27:02 PMDebbie this photo is super cool!!!! I love it. #11251401
Australia's rare blue tree snake, found in a friend's bushhouse.
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Point Park University's Conservatory Theatre Company presents Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, directed by Bridget Connors, Dec. 9 – 18, 2011 at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
Tossed ashore in a shipwreck, Viola masquerades as a man, becomes a trusted confidante of the Duke and finds herself in the middle of a triangle filled with mistaken identity, secret love and plenty of merriment. Perhaps Shakespeare's most festive comedy, Twelfth Night features debauchery, trickery and general marauding by a colorful crew of miscreants, this time around set in the 1920s in the Hamptons. The play's themes are often referenced in more contemporary works, including the films Shakespeare in Love and She's the Man, as well as the musical, Illyria, which the Conservatory Theatre Company presented in November.
Scenic design is by Gianni Downs, costume design is by Don DiFonso, lighting design is by Adam Salter, sound design is by Steve Shapiro, and original music is by Melissa Yanchek.
Twelfth Night runs from Dec. 9–18, Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.; a preview performance is open to the public on Thursday, Dec. 8. Tickets range in price from $18 to $20 and can be purchased by calling the Pittsburgh Playhouse box office at 412-392-8000 or online at www.pittsburghplayhouse.com. Student tickets are available for $7-$8; group and senior discounts are also available.
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LOS ANGELES - Judy Olian, dean of the Smeal College of Business Administration at Pennsylvania State University, has been named as the eighth dean of the renowned UCLA Anderson School of Management. The appointment was announced today by UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale and is effective Jan. 1, 2006, pending approval by the University of California Board of Regents.
"Dr. Olian is a respected scholar and innovative leader with a deep commitment to the type of interdisciplinary education that is a priority at UCLA Anderson School of Management," Carnesale said. "She brings many assets that will serve the school well as it continues its growth among the nation's leading business schools."
Since 2000, Olian has been dean and professor of management at Smeal, where she led an ambitious fundraising campaign for a $68 million state-of-the-art-facility that opened this summer; spearheaded comprehensive renewals of the undergraduate, M.B.A. and Ph.D. programs; and oversaw program expansion through the launch of the Smeal Trading Room, the eBusiness Research Center, the e-Incubator Lab, the Auctions Market Lab and the Philadelphia-based Executive M.B.A. program.
Also during her tenure, the college raised more than $55 million from private donors and foundations, Smeal's Board of Visitors grew from nine to 42 top executive members, rankings increased in all programs, and national and international recognition blossomed. She oversaw the hiring of more than 50 new faculty members, including the recruitment of several prominent chaired professors. She also was instrumental in forging closer relationships between Smeal College and other Penn State colleges.
Olian has been widely published in journals on human resource management and business alignment of management systems, wrote a weekly nationally syndicated newspaper column and hosted a monthly television show on current topics in business. She is a sought-after speaker and consultant for major corporations.
Olian's honors include the American Council on Education Fellowship and the Maryland Association for Higher Education Award for Innovation. She also has chaired two industry-wide commissions addressing the future of management education and the looming crisis of shortages in business Ph.D. graduates. Stemming from these commissions, she was the lead author of two influential white papers published by AACSB, the premier international accrediting body among business schools.
A native of Australia, Olian holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in industrial relations from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and an undergraduate degree in psychology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Prior to her tenure at Smeal, she served as senior associate dean and professor of management and organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, where she developed an award-winning business-engineering undergraduate program.
"Scholarship that addresses important business questions is essential to the mission of leading business schools," Olian said. "The Anderson faculty is among the best in the world at conducting scholarship that is important and has impact, and in bringing such scholarship into the classroom. That is among the many distinctions of the UCLA Anderson School that so attracted me to this opportunity.
Chancellor Carnesale announced the formation of an eight-person advisory group in February this year to assist him in identifying potential candidates for the position.
"Judy Olian will bring the perfect blend of leadership and innovation to one of the world's best management schools," said Peter Mullin, chairman and CEO of Mullin Consulting Inc., chair of the school's Board of Visitors and member of the advisory group. "She deeply impressed us with her outstanding credentials and track record, and we are delighted she has agreed to accept this appointment."
"She is very smart and energetic," said Antonio Bernardo, associate professor of finance at UCLA Anderson, who served on the advisory group. "She's a distinguished scholar, a successful organization builder and a proven fund-raiser. The faculty will be looking forward to the fresh dynamic her enthusiasm and leadership will provide.
Rakesh Sarin, professor, faculty chair and senior associate dean at UCLA Anderson, who also served on the search advisory group, said, "We all look forward to helping Dr. Olian continue sharpening UCLA Anderson's focus on the education and services it provides to attract the world's best students and faculty and to keep us competitive in all facets of our operations."
Olian succeeds Dean Bruce Willison, under whose leadership since 1999 UCLA Anderson's reputation and global rankings continued to rise, including its recent acknowledgements for faculty research and student selectivity that were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 by BusinessWeek and U.S. News & World Report, respectively. He also is leading the school toward the successful completion of its $100 million fundraising campaign.
Established in 1935, the UCLA Anderson School of Management today has 120 faculty members who serve more than 1,400 students enrolled in Full-Time, Fully Employed, and Executive M.B.A. and Doctoral programs."I am very excited about this appointment," said Steve Green, M.B.A. 1995 and president of the UCLA Anderson Alumni Association, who also served on the search advisory group. "She really understands the importance of alumni in the school's future, and we look forward to her joining the UCLA Anderson family."


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After the latest missed field goal in his forgettable season, David Akers trudged to the sideline, violently slammed to his helmet to the ground and sat, alone, near the end of San Francisco's bench.
The mild-mannered Akers' frustration had clearly reached a boiling point.
And, possibly, the 49ers' have reached their limit with Akers, 38, who pushed first-half field-goal attempts of 44 and 40 yards wide left in Sunday's 27-13 win over Arizona.
In the aftermath of the victory, Jim Harbaugh didn't assure Akers of a spot on the postseason roster. The 15-year veteran has missed 10 of 19 attempts from at least 40 yards this season. Akers' 69.0 field-goal percentage (29 of 42) ranks 30th in the NFL and his blocked 21-yard attempt was a backbreaker in a 42-13 loss in Seattle on Dec. 23.
Akers' 35 postseason field goals rank second in NFL history. Will he get a chance to add to his total in January?
"I don't know if we have to," Harbaugh said when asked about possibly changing kickers. "We'll evaluate the position. It's his job to make the field goals."
Akers, who was not in the locker room when the media entered after the game, sustained a pelvis injury earlier in the season, which promoted the 49ers to bring in veterans Nate Kaeding and Billy Cundiff for tryouts in late November.
Kaeding has since signed with Miami. Cundiff, 32, remains a free agent after he was released by the Redskins on Oct. 10. Cundiff made 7 of 12 attempts this season and missed potential game-tying 32-yarder in last season's AFC Championship Game as a member of the Ravens.
On Sunday, Akers did rebound in the second half to make field goals of 43 and 26 yards. Those kicks prompted at least one of his teammates to give Akers a stronger vote of confidence than Harbaugh was willing to offer.
"I don't think that's going to happen," cornerback Tarell Brown said when asked about Akers possibly being released. "He's a veteran. He's been there. He's done that. He missed two field goals, but he came back and made two more. It's part of the game."


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We've been scratching our head today about The Washington Post's Dana Milbank report on the concealed-carry permit measure that was shot down in the Senate Wednesday.
The columnist suggests that Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall voted for the so-called Thune amendment only after assurances from Democratic New York Sen. Chuck Schumer that the Democrats had enough votes to defeat the measure.
The logic here is that the Democratic Party wins the vote, but those senators, like Bennet and Udall, from more conservative states could use the cover of a "yes" vote.
Especially, one would think, someone like Bennet, who is up for re-election in 2010.
Milbank writes:
Only two Republicans went against the gun lobby, but that was enough to leave supporters just short of the 60 votes they needed. The slim margin was no accident: Other Democrats, such as Pennsylvania's Bob Casey and Colorado's Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, were said to have been willing to vote "no" if necessary. Twenty minutes after the voting began, Bennet and Udall left the cloakroom together and walked into the chamber. Bennet went to the well to consult with Schumer, who indicated that it was safe for Bennet — a product of D.C.'s St. Albans School — to vote with the NRA. Bennet looked to Udall, who gave an approving nod, and cast his "aye" vote.
Bennet's spokeswoman, Deirdre Murphy, says in a statement that Milbank is incorrect.
"The columnist's conclusion was inaccurate. Michael does not ask permission on any of his votes. Michael gave this vote a lot of thought, considered its effect on Colorado, and came to his own decision."
Udall's spokeswoman, Tara Trujillo, also denied Milbank's take on the vote, saying, "Mark cast his votes on the merit and we are not going to pick a fight with Dana Milbank over what he observed. Mr. Milbank was not present at any of the staff briefings we had with Mark on this issue, and before the vote."
Oh well. The votes were bad for Colorado, no matter who called the shots, as we'll argue tomorrow in an editorial.


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When the 49ers leave the city they've called home for nearly seven decades, fans won't be the only ones missing them.
The football team's departure for the South Bay means it will cease to be a huge economic driver in San Francisco, where it has generated millions of dollars annually for the parks, tourism industry and general tax base. And it will leave Candlestick Park to be demolished.
After talking about it for years, the National Football League franchise will officially start its exit Thursday, when construction workers break ground on a $1.2 billion, 68,500-seat stadium next to the Great America theme park in Santa Clara. It is expected to open by fall 2014.
In San Francisco, the agency that will take the biggest and most direct hit is the Recreation and Park Department, which operates Candlestick Park.
"It leaves us with a significant hole that the city family will have to figure out how to fill," said spokeswoman Sarah Ballard.
As the team won its division and hosted two playoff games last season, it generated $9.6 million in rent, ticket sales, parking, advertising and other areas, according to the department. The agency netted about $3.5 million after paying for expenses like staff and maintenance, said Ballard, noting that the figure was lower during less successful seasons.
And non-Niners events in Candlestick Park, including film and television shoots and soccer games, brought the department an additional $350,000 last season.
That money has gone toward programs and services throughout the city's parks, from paying gardeners and custodians to fixing broken swing sets and offering swim lessons.
That loss will be difficult to reconcile with the department's financial woes. From its annual budget of $128 million, it is trying to cut $3.3 million in expenses in the new fiscal year that starts July 1, and $2.5 million the following year, per Mayor Ed Lee's instructions. The department has also been asked to set aside another $796,000 in savings next year as a contingency.
"We've experienced five years of significant budget cuts," Ballard said, "and we're trying to stave off the impact to the public of reduced services by continuing to earn more revenue."
Making up the loss won't be simple; the department has endured criticism for its money-making ideas, including trying to bring Blue Bottle Coffee to Dolores Park. The proposal died in the face of community outcry. The department does not have a concrete plan to compensate for the Niners' departure.
Parks aside, the team generated an additional $4.1 million in annual direct and indirect tax revenue for San Francisco, according to preliminary projections from the city controller's office. That includes fans spending $650,000 at stores, restaurants and hotels.
Those days are numbered. So are those of Candlestick Park.
The stadium and the surrounding 702-acre area are slated to be replaced by the Hunters Point Shipyard project, which the city approved in 2010. The redevelopment plan calls for homes, open space and space for office, retail, and research and development.
Once the 49ers officially notify San Francisco they're moving, the developer, Lennar Corp., will no longer be obligated to include a plan for a stadium, which the city had offered to the Niners as an alternative to Candlestick Park. The site of the current stadium will likely be replaced by 6,000 homes.
Lennar is waiting for the Navy to turn over land parcels. While it is not contractually obligated to start building until 2020, company officials said they may speed up the timetable.
A site without a stadium will be just one of many new aspects of life in a post-Niners city. Mayor Ed Lee, who for months has publicly held out the faint hope that the team would stay in San Francisco, recently acknowledged that will not be the case.
"Yes, we have lost the 49ers playing their games in the city in a few years," Lee told the audience at the Commonwealth Club on Tuesday. "And I'll admit it, it stung a bit."
But Lee said the blow was softened by the upcoming America's Cup regatta in 2013 and the Golden State Warriors' exploration of arena sites in the city. He said the basketball team is looking into moving across the bay from Oakland.
"Then there's this NBA franchise that wants to be part of the success of this city," Lee said. "I want to welcome them. … I'm not going to ever apologize for grabbing somebody else's team. Someone did it to us."
Chronicle staff writer John Coté contributed to this report.
A lot to lose
The 49ers generated:
$9.6 million
… in gross revenue for the S.F. Recreation and Park Department in the 2011 season.
$4.1 million
… in annual direct and indirect tax revenue for city on projected average.
Sources: S.F. Recreation and Park Department, S.F. controller's office
Stephanie M. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Twitter: @stephaniemlee. firstname.lastname@example.com


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Monday, 9 January 2012
Annual Leave
Bungee Jumping.
Bembom Bros in Margate.
Spending some more time with my twin baby God daughters - all together now, aaahhhhh.
Take the governments advice and not drink for two days of the week. All together now...hahahahahahahahahahaaha.....ha.
Join a gym. Ditto above.
Learn a language.
Watch some football.
Switch my phone off.
Read a few books.
You get the point, all lovely relaxing activites that normal people do on their hols. So what will I actually be doing during my annual leave I hear you ask.....?
Old Coffee House.
Saturday & Sunday - Not much, hangover probably, experimenting in the kitchen again....probably.
Monday - Visiting Camden Town Brewery for the first time.
Tuesday - Brewday at Lovibonds Brewery in Henley, I'm getting the 5.36am train out of paddington for this, it's an insane time to wake up on a week off but fuck it, it'll be fun!
Wednesday - Brewday at Kernel Brewery in Bermondsey.
Thursday - Brewday at Redemption Brewery in Tottenham.
Friday - Brewday at Brodies Brewery in Leyton - last time I was here Jamie and I got so pissed I can't remember what we brewed! Although I have a feeling it might have been the first batch of Hackney Red. I don't imagine this time will be much different in terms of drinking!
Saturday & Sunday - Not much, trying to recover my broken body from one of the breweries most likely!
So not much actual time off, but they say a change is as good as a holiday!
11 comments:
- Mark said...
Probably a good thing that you're not doing that drunk diary this year then .... :P
- 10 January 2012 at 09:06
- Rabidbarfly said...
Especially going to Brodies!
- 10 January 2012 at 18:03
- Pub Diaries said...
Glynn... you give hope to all mere mortals that we can live in a world where all our significant others would allow us to spend a weeks holiday drinking and brewing and drinking.
- 11 January 2012 at 11:58
- Rabidbarfly said...
haha, or myself a heart attack in the process!
Looking forward to it though, brewing not the heart attack!
- 11 January 2012 at 18:39
- Eddie86 said...
Come up here and say hello! You haven't brewed with otley for a while!
- 12 January 2012 at 08:41
- Rabidbarfly said...
was going to Ed, cant afford the train fare at the moment though!
- 13 January 2012 at 07:02
Hope you enjoyed your holiday.
I'm enjoying mine in Dubai drinking ice-cold Erdinger watching the England cricket team.
Watching cricket in a desert drinking beer in a Muslim country - ain't the world a funny old place ?
- 18 January 2012 at 03:17
- Rabidbarfly said...
PPT - It aint over yet, although some people clearly think it never started!
Enjoy the cricket you lucky beggar!
- 18 January 2012 at 18:58
By the way, what's with the return of the twat in the hat look ?
- 21 January 2012 at 17:35
قد يستغرق الأمر بعض الوقت حتى يظهر التعليق على الموقع في العنوان الرسالة الأصلية.
I don't know what this means but it appears at the top of your blog when viewed in Dubai.
It could be " death to the beer-drinking infidel. "
Or not.
- 21 January 2012 at 17:37
- Rabidbarfly said...
That arabic stuff means, don't read the twat in the hat's blog! Evil is here! ;)
- 21 January 2012 at 20:26


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This was an easy one for me. Mom's Recipe Book has plenty of recipes featuring oranges, not to mention the orange colour and the one I chose is an orange-based rolled pudding she used to make quite often.
"Torta de Laranja," can be translated maybe as Orange Roly-Poly. In Portuguese a torta is the name given to any confection baked in a low baking sheet and then rolled from one of the sides. In Italian and Spanish the word torta means pie. In Portuguese, like in French, we use the word tarte to mean pie and torta for the rolled confection. By the way, the Brazilians sometimes use rocambole instead of torta. According to my dicttionary, in Brazilian Portuguese a rocambole is a spirited dance. In mainland Portuguese we do not have the word rocambole, but we do have rocambolesco, which means entangled. Anyway leave it up to the Brazilians to come up with the cuttest expressions.
This recipe looks very involved but is really quite simple to make and the rolling gives it a very polished apearance. Tortas can be sweet or savoury and can have a filling or not. The texture of this dessert torta is pudding-like and it has no filling.
The trick with this recipe is to cover the bottom of the greased baking sheet with parchment or wax paper and them grease again. This will ensure that the pudding will unmold. Once baked this pudding will be slightly less than 1/2-inch in height and very fragile. Unmld it onto a clean piece of cloth or paper that has been well sprinkled with sugar. This cloth will then help you roll the pudding.
This dessert it is very sweet, so I recommend that you serve it with crème fraiche or maybe a little chantilly made with very little sugar.
Torta de Laranja
- 250 gr. sugar (1 cup + 2 tbsp)
- 6 eggs
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp Port wine
- Juice of 2 oranges (about 1 cup liquid)
Mix well the butter and the sugar. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. In the end add the Port wine and the orange juice and mix until well blended. The batter will be very liquid.
Put the pan in the pre-heated oven and cook for about 40 minutes or until you insert the tip of a knife in the pudding and it comes out clean.
While the pudding is cooking, prepare either a clean kitchen cloth or a sheet of parchment or wax paper to receive the cooked pudding. The cloth or paper has to be slightly larger than the pan you baked the pudding in. Sprinkle with sugar.
Take the pan out of the oven and wait about 5 minutes to let it cool a bit. The sides of the pudding should separate from the pan, but you can pass a knife around the sides of the pudding, just to make sure. Unmold ont the prepared cloth. Carefully, peel the parchment paper off. Choose the side you want to roll from. I rolled mine from the shorter side. With the help of the cloth, carefully roll your pudding. At the end, tighten the cloth a little bit around the roll, to help it keep its shape. Sometimes, as the puddingf cools it has a tendency to break at the sides. Keeping the cloth or paper around it for a while will help it keep its shape.
Carefully, peel the cloth off and transfer the torta to the serving plate. This quantity is enough for 4 people.


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Last Year's Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) champion Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA), 24, claimed the 2009 ASP WQS 4-Star O'Neill Sebastian Inlet Pro presented by Ron Jon title today over fellow finalists, Aaron Cormican (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 26, Blake Jones (Melbourne, FL), 20, and Cory Lopez (Laguna Niguel, CA), 31, in peaky two-to-four foot (1 metre) conditions.
Curran's victory at the ASP WQS season opener continues his reign atop the ASP WQS ratings.
The O'Neill Sebastian Inlet Pro is the first event of the 2009 ASP WQS season, with all of the series' competitors striving to earn points towards qualification for the prestigious ASP World Tour the following year.
Curran jumped out to an early lead in the Final by issuing several beyond-vertical backhand snaps on the lefthanders down the beach at Sebastian Inlet. The quiet regular-footer's backside performance earned him a heat total of 15.43 out of 20, which proved to be an unattainable score for his fellow competitors.
"I'm stoked," Curran said. "I had a couple of weird heats today and the Final clicked for me. I was stoked to be in the Final. All of those guys were ripping. Cormican was doing huge airs and it was a fun heat."
Curran picked up where he left off last year with a victory at this year's O'Neill SI Pro. The Californian will not surf another event until his first contest on the ASP World Tour, and was happy to get a few heats under his belt on the ASP WQS before he embarks on his maiden ASP Dream Tour voyage.
"I just wanted to come out here and warm up for the beginning of the year," Curran said. "I wanted to see how I was feeling. There has been a four month break for me and I didn't want to go into my first event without doing anything."
Although Curran's primary focus will be on his ASP World Tour campaign, the talented Californian still plans on surfing some events on this year's ASP WQS.
"I'm probably going to do some events and luckily there are a lot of contest at home this year," Curran said. "It makes it really nice for us, being on the World Tour, so I'm going to see how the first couple events go on the World Tour and go from there."
Cormican, who was a local standout throughout the event, blasted huge airs on the way to his Final berth. The Floridian came close to taking out this year's event champion, Curran, with an amazing performance in the Final, but fell just short with a last-minute attempt and finished second overall.
"The level of surfing has been sick," Cormican said. "I'm psyched, the conditions were better, and I was stoked to be able to surf a contest at Sebastian and put some cash in my pocket."
Jones blasted the event's highest single wave score of a near-perfect 9.67 out of 10 by punting a huge frontside air reverse in his Semifinals heat, which secured his first ASP WQS Final appearance in front of his home crowd. The talented local surfer also ousted current ASP World Tour campaigner Gabe Kling (St. Augustine, FL), 28, and ASP WQS standout Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA), 23, on the way to his third place finish.
"I just got a perfect section and went for it," Jones said. "You've got to go for broke in those heats. I couldn't hold back, I had to claim it. I'm so happy to have made the Final at home in the first contest of the year. I'm so stoked I can't event explain the feeling right now."
Jones, who finished fifth on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series last year, has just returned from competing at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships and feels that the level of competition at the coveted event has forced him to step up his game.
"The world's was just such a high level of surfing for kids my age and younger and when you see what they're doing you realize that you've got to blow up," Jones said. "It definitely opened my eyes, and I'm just stoked with how today has gone."
Lopez, who finished fourth overall, earned the event's highest heat total of an impressive 16.00 out of 20 in his Semifinals heat and started his Final with a solid opening score, but Lopez could not find a backup score to take out Curran in the Final for a victory.
"Nathaniel is a such a great surfer, but I would have loved to see Aaron win," Lopez said. "This would have been a huge win for him and he's a Florida boy as well, so I would have liked to keep the title in the state. I got a good wave to start and I just couldn't find another one, but it's always good to be in the Final and the opportunity to win was there, but I just couldn't pull it out at the end."2009 O'Neill Sebastian Inlet Pro pres. by Ron Jon Results:
1- Nathaniel Curran (USA) 15.43
2- Aaron Cormican (USA) 15.07
3- Blake Jones (USA) 11.80
4- Cory Lopez (USA) 10.60


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For decades, the knowledge, skills, and experiences gained at Barnard have helped young women to become leaders in their fields, their governments, and their communities. Now Barnard has an institutionalized focus to achieve these goals. Taking its name from the Greek goddess of wisdom, The Athena Center for Leadership Studies offers a plan of action that comprises campus visits by notable leaders and scholars within a format of distinguished lectures and panels; implementation of two student programs, Athena Scholars and the Athena Summer Fellowship; the Athena Leadership Lab, which will expand the program to women of all ages and skill sets; and cooperative research with other academic institutions and women's organizations committed to women's advancement.
Kathryn Kolbert, currently professor of leadership studies at the College, has been named the Center's first director. A public-interest attorney specializing in women's rights for most of her career, Kolbert has maintained a lifelong commitment to promoting the status of women; the Center's goals mirror those she has worked to achieve throughout her career. "I love the challenge and energy that comes with creating a new program," says Kolbert. "Most important, I was impressed with President Spar's vision for the Athena Center, the camaraderie at Barnard, and the opportunity to work with the College's wonderful students and faculty."
For Kolbert, the issue of women and leadership is pressing: "Many of the problems we face in society are intractable and extraordinarily complex. If we are to create a more compassionate and just society we need the ideas, resources, and energies of all our citizens ... women and men working together for a better world." Her own achievements in advocacy, legal, political, and journalistic fields demonstrate her dedication to the issue. Graduating cum laude from law school at Temple University, Kolbert soon joined Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and then the Women's Law Project where she represented Pennsylvania reproductive- health providers. After arguing her first abortion case before the United States Supreme Court in 1985, she joined the national American Civil Liberties Union as the state coordinating counsel of the group's Reproductive Freedom Project in New York. Kolbert worked with women's groups across the country to defeat state laws that restricted such freedoms. She found herself back at the Supreme Court in 1992 arguing the landmark case of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, which has been credited with upholding Roe v. Wade. In her last years as a practicing attorney, she co-founded the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, and directed its domestic litigation and public policy programs.
Still working within a legal framework, she then shifted her approach. As Kolbert tells it, "In 1998, I returned to Philadelphia and became a journalist, which was a great new challenge. I created a program on law and American life at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center." That work involved serving as executive producer of Justice Talking, an award-winning radio program that was distributed by National Public Radio, and directing an educational Web site called JusticeLearning.org, which received a Webby Award in 2006.
Her most recent accomplishments involve another agenda that is national in scope. "I entered the world of politics in Washington, D.C., as the president and chief executive officer of People for the American Way (PFAW) and People for the American Way Foundation, two of the nation's premier civil rights organizations." Under Kolbert's leadership, PFAW was cited by the weekly magazine National Journal as the most successful advocacy group of the 2008 election cycle. For the foundation, Kolbert managed successful leadership development programs with college students such as Young People For and worked with young politicians through the Young Elected Officials Network. She also lent her expertise to PFAW's African American Ministers in Action, which supports progressive activism in African-American congregations and communities.
Throughout her career, Kolbert has educated students at such institutions as the University of Pennsylvania on constitutional and women's rights issues in the national media, all of which has given her the knowledge and skills to train future leaders. Kolbert plans to involve the Center in groundbreaking research. It is her hope to work collaboratively with other colleges and universities to promote women's leadership by identifying a broad research agenda. After identifying an agenda, she plans to enlist the scholarship of Barnard faculty and academics across the country to find answers. By inviting scholarship from a variety of sources to inform the Center's efforts, Kolbert stresses an interdisciplinary approach, one not guided by a specific theory. She finds the most interesting work on leadership is coming from very diverse places, including the nation's nonprofit organizations, the military, psychology and brain researchers, and women entrepreneurs.
While Kolbert prefers not to characterize leadership solely along gender lines, she acknowledges that women's varied experiences contribute to different leadership styles and strengths. "For example," she states, "women tend to be more collaborative than men ... often more willing to reach out and work across differences, and are often more methodical, [and] less risk-averse...." But, she quickly adds, emphasis should be placed on the skills people bring to leadership roles regardless of gender. "Most importantly," Kolbert says, "we need to break down the gender stereotypes that tend to hold women back from success." Women's titles are often prefaced by their gender, as in "women doctors" or "women writers." This occurs, she believes, because "there is a presumption that leaders are white males and anyone who is different from the norm must be identified as such." It's her hope that as women become more visible in leadership roles, this practice will end, but she notes, "our language often lags behind."
How will the Athena Center change things? First, it is essential to define the meaning of "leadership studies." Kolbert admits that it is not a recognized discipline. "Rather," she says, "it is an effort to recognize that many traditional liberal-arts disciplines teach us a lot about how organizations operate and how gender affects their operation." With this knowledge, we can better comprehend what it means to lead and how we can increase the number of women whose ideas and experiences help make the world a better place. Gaining clarity in how women lead and exercise power, if and how gender affects leadership styles, and how to inspire young women to become strong, resilient leaders are key components of the Athena Center.
The Athena Center will bring together rigorous academic studies with experiential learning, both needed by students to excel. Hands-on learning is a main theme of Kolbert's professional philosophy. Somewhat thoughtful, she says, "Like many lawyers, when I graduated from law school I knew very little about how to practice law. I had to learn by doing." Along the way Kolbert discovered that her mistakes and failures taught her equally, if not more, than her successes. "I believe it is important for students to learn not only about theoretical aspects of leadership; [they need] to be leaders as well," she affirms. "Experience with both success and failure can help them become more effective."
To that end, young women can experiment with a host of learning opportunities while at Barnard. The Athena Scholars Program serves students who submit a declaration of intent to participate. They must complete specialized coursework, an internship with women leaders—important because it gives students hands-on experience—and an independent project that demonstrates leadership skills in several workshops as well as an off-campus setting. A minimum of 10 students who meet competitive criteria will be selected to take part in the Athena Summer Fellowship Program. Interested students will submit applications and participate in interviews conducted by program administrators. They will live on campus, participate in educational events, and be placed in paid internships. Kolbert explains further, "To be an Athena Scholar, students must complete five of the various courses offered, which examine all aspects of women's leadership from the perspective of the liberal arts. Students might uncover how rhetoric affects a leader's success, explore women's leadership in history or literature, or examine the new movement of social entrepreneurs." Students also study organizations, hierarchical and collective, decision-making, and power relationships in order to better understand the common and systemic barriers faced by women leaders. The Athena Center also draws on Barnard's rich and diverse alumnae base. The internships work to pair students with appropriate mentors to learn about specific leadership styles and strategies.
Leadership skills can be acquired and used through different stages of life. One of Kolbert's goals for the Athena Leadership Lab is to "create a place where women of different ages, experiences, and skill sets can share their experiences with each other." The Lab is one of the Center's major components and will offer workshops, seminars, and other educational programs designed to teach women at any age the practical elements of leadership. Older or more established women can share their knowledge and perspective with younger women who are emerging leaders. Participants will learn the art of negotiation, effective public speaking, financial literacy as well as political skills.
Although in the midst of a busy professional schedule, family plays a central role in Kolbert's life. She and her partner, Joann, an award-winning gardener, have two children, Kate, 22, and Sam, 25, whom they see as much as possible. "We are avid sports fans," she adds. "We regularly go to both Eagles and Phillies games and follow the Philadelphia teams." Family roles can foster leadership skills, offering everyday experiences for growth. Kolbert observes: "Women take leadership roles in all aspects of their lives—in the workplace, as parents, as volunteers and coaches, etc. Women use leadership skills—how to make a presentation, run a meeting, balance the books, manage a project, whether they are leading a Fortune 500 company, running the PTA, or managing a community-based nonprofit organization."
One of the most refreshing ideas Kolbert brings to the table is the idea that we all have the capacity to lead, and she espouses an inclusive theory of leadership: "As a general rule, I do not believe there are 'born' leaders. Rather, all persons have the capacity to become leaders if they recognize and take advantage of opportunities that they encounter and have the skills to make a difference."
-by Stephanie Shestakow '98, photograph by Mark Mahaney
The Athena Center for Leadership Studies
Kathryn Kolbert, Director 103 Milbank Hall, Barnard College 212 854.1865 firstname.lastname@example.com barnard.edu/athenacenter


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- 1864
Deep Bottom Run campaign begins
Sensing a weakness in the Confederate defenses around Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia, Union General Ulysses S. Grant seeks to break the siege of Petersburg by concentrating his force against one section of the Rebel trenches. However, Grant miscalculated, and the week-long operation at Deep Bottom Run that began on August 13 failed to penetrate the Confederate defenses.
Grant was operating on the information that General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, was sending part of his force to the Shenandoah Valley to support General Jubal Early, who had spent the summer fending off Union forces and threatening Washington, D.C. Without realizing that this information was false, Grant believed that a section of the Confederate trenches around Deep Bottom Run, between Richmond and Petersburg, was now lightly defended.
Grant shipped parts of three corps north across the James River on August 13. Led by General Winfield Scott Hancock, the plan called for a series of attacks along the Confederate fortifications. Beginning on August 14, the Yankees tried for six days to find a weakness. Although a Union force broke through at Fussell's Mill, a lack of reinforcements left the Federals vulnerable to a Confederate attack, and the Rebels quickly restored the broken line.
The campaign cost 3,000 Union casualties and about 1,500 for the Confederates. The Southern defensive network, stretching over 20 miles, remained intact, but the failed operation prevented Lee from shipping troops to Early in the Shenandoah; Early would soon face defeat at the hands of a larger Union force commanded by General Philip Sheridan.


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It's been a rough week for Kailyn Lowry. She got slammed with a fake secret wedding story, and a store clerk insinuated the slim blond was looking fat. But if there was ever a time the Teen Mom 2 star should be on top of the world, it's now.
Her show is starting its third season on Monday, and she's set to marry the love of her life, Javi Marroquin. Got that? Set to marry ... as in they aren't married yet! In fact, Kailyn was more than willing to spill the truth about her love life when she sat down with The Stir! From whether fans will get to see her wedding to how things are with ex-boyfriend Jo, Kailyn set the record straight:
More from The Stir: 'Teen Mom' Kailyn Lowry Doesn't Need to Convince Anyone That She'll Be a Beautiful Bride
On how she met fiance Javi:
I was working in a retail store in the mall, and he came in shopping. He asked me on a date, and I said no! I like turned him down for so long, but then we finally started dating.
On letting son Isaac meet Javi:
Javi actually wanted to meet Isaac right away, and I felt like that was kind of the best case scenario because if they didn't bond, I knew it wasn't going to work out with Javi.
I felt like it was in the best interest for everyone. I didn't want to waste my time with someone for six months and then for it not to work. They met while we were still friends.
On how Javi and Isaac have bonded:
Oh my God they love each other. It's so funny. In the morning, if Isaac wakes up and I'm not up yet, Javi will go get him and they'll come in and stare at me or they'll jump on the bed to wake me up. They love each other!
He actually took Isaac trick-or-treating for me while I was at work.
On her relationship with Isaac's dad:
I struggled a lot with coming to terms ... with Jo dating someone else. It was so hard for me to understand that someone else was going to be in Isaac's life, and it was especially hard because people didn't understand that I didn't want to be with Jo. I just wanted to kind of exclude her from the picture, you know? I didn't want her to be around Isaac, and to this day it's still hard for me. I think I've come more to terms with it.
I mean, I was with Jordan when he started dating this girl, and so I had somebody, but it was more like Isaac is my only solid family, he's my only blood.
Jo didn't understand that. I don't think anyone really understands where I'm coming from.
On her wedding and whether the MTV cameras will be allowed in:
We haven't really set a date in stone yet. I would love to have them there!
On the other Teen Moms showing up for the wedding:
I'm close with everyone. We're so close it's like every time we're together, we pick up where we left off. I actually got a chance to go to Leah's wedding, so yeah, and that was really fun.
I hope they come! That would be cool!
Are you looking forward to seeing Kailyn and Javi's wedding on Teen Mom?
Find out why Kailyn says she got pregnant so young and why she thinks Teen Mom 2 will be her son's birth control!
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Peg + Cat "The Dinosaur Problem/The Beethoven Problem" The Dinosaur Problem - Prehistoric Valley. When Peg and Cat get lost riding dinosaurs through a prehistoric forest, they use a diagram to find their way to safety before the Baby T-Rex catches up to them. Primary Content: Following diagrams; Secondary Content: Patterns. D
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Wild Kratts "Ground Hog Wake Up Call" Aviva tries to prove that groundhogs have amazing creature powers, but instead falls into a deep sleep, leaving the Kratt bros to discover all about hibernation. D
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Super Why! "King Eddie Who Loved Spaghetti" It's dinner time at Whyatt's house but things are not going well! He's perplexed when Mom and Dad say that what's on his plate isn't healthy. To find out why, the reading superheroes fly into the story King Eddie Who Loved Spaghetti and encounter a wacky king who only wants to eat one thing - spaghetti! As the super readers convince King Eddie taste new foods, Whyatt learns there's more to dinner than he had originally thought! Educational Objectives: To learn about healthy eating. Kids will uncover the alphabet, practice the magic of spelling, learn what the word "ripe" means, and use the power to read to change the story. D
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WordGirl "Tell Her What She's Won/Victoria Is The Best...Wordgirl?" TELL HER WHAT SHE'S WON - A jealous Seymour Smooth has kidnapped Beau Handsome, the host of everyone's favorite game show, "May I Have a Word?" When he starts stealing money from innocent contestants, WordGirl makes an appearance. Will she be able to rescue Beau and come up with a game plan to put Seymour back where he belongs-behind bars? Vocabulary Words: Bombard, Emcee. VICTORIA IS THE BEST. D
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Outdoor Idaho "Winter Carnival" The McCall area appears to be a winter paradise. But the short days and the long, frigid nights take their toll on even the most enthusiastic recreationalist. So what does an entire community do to fight cabin fever? They throw the biggest winter party in the state. This Outdoor Idaho production showcases some of the interesting and offbeat events of this 10-day party and finds side trips unique to the area and the season.G
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Chef's Life "Tomatoes....You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey" Mary Vaughn shows Chef Vivian the old-timey way to can tomatoes. Vivian prepares for a Southern Foodways Alliance luncheon at the restaurant where food enthusiasts from around the country are coming to study BBQ, and Vivian plans to serve them the "ultimate tomato sandwich.". D
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Katie Brown Workshop "A Cabin Feel" Curl up and get cozy with Katie's ideas for keeping warm on a cold winter night. Recipes squash soup, caramel apples and cranberry apple cider. Projects: a cozy slip cover and twig candles. D
1:30 pm
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell "Color Mixing 101 for Intermediate to Advanced Students" In this one 30-minute episode, Jerry takes you through a very comprehensive color-mixing process for basic to advanced mixtures. Special emphasis on mixing blacks, grays, and under-painting colors for certain objects including flesh tones, animals, birds, trees, grasses, and numerous other landscape objects and still-life objects. Also how to mix highlight colors for accenting objects. D
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Essential Pepin "Family Favorites" Grilled Leg Of Lamb; Pork Loin Tournedos With Cream And Calvados; Puerto Rican Pork And Beans; Lamb Navarin. D
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On Story "A Conversation with Chris Carter, Creator of the X-Files" Legendary television writer Chris Carter reveals the secret behind the creation and success of The X-Files and how he stirred audiences using the power of mythology. Lost and PROMETHEUS writer, Damon Lindelof, speaks with Carter on how his use of the paranormal and search for the truth have become staples of popular culture. Followed by Todd Somodevilla and Marysia Makowska's surreal short film, SEA PAVILION, about a picnic outing by an abandoned seaside dwelling, that ends up encompassing more than just sand dunes and forgotten memories. D
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Dialogue "FRONTLINE's Michael Kirk" The former Idahoan has been a part of the investigative documentary series since its beginnings, starting as its first senior producer. Host Marcia Franklin talks with Kirk about his most recent show "League of Denial," which examines whether the NFL covered up the numbers and severity of concussion-related injuries among professional football players. They also talk about his other works for the series.G
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Crafting at the Spotted Canary "Things That Make The Perfect Party" Hostessing a party is an honor. It presents an opportunity to gather with your friends and share some time together. Planning the perfect party starts with a theme and your guest list. D
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Antiques Roadshow "Detroit, Hour One" Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Laura Woolley head to the Motown Museum to discuss memorabilia that hits a high note with collectors. Highlights include a 1970 Andy Warhol poster the guest bought at his campus bookstore for around $10 and had signed by Warhol himself, an early 20th-century collection of locally crafted Pewabic pottery, and a working script of The Wizard of Oz that is appraised for $150,000.G
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Music City Roots: Live from the Loveless Cafe The lineup rolls from bluegrass to barrelhouse at the Loveless Cafe Barn, with The Jim Lauderdale Bluegrass Band, South Carolina veterans The Blue Dogs, Asheville NC's Honeycutters, former Squirrel Nut Zipper Jimbo Mathus, plus rockin' piano master Jason D. Williams. D
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Austin City Limits "Sarah Jarosz/The Milk Carton Kids" Showcasing new acoustic music, multi-instrumentalist Jarosz highlights her album Build Me Up From Bones. Then the Milk Carton Kids play folk songs from their album The Ash & Clay.G
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Great Performances "Barrymore" Eighty-three-year-old stage and screen legend Christopher Plummer portrays another titan of theater and film from an earlier age - John Barrymore. This film adaptation of William Luce's 1997 play is set in 1942 during the final months of Barrymore's life. On the stage of a Broadway theater, the famously combative star struggles to recreate his performance in Shakepeare's Richard III, recalling the highs and lows of his life and career in the process.G
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Music City Roots: Live from the Loveless Cafe The lineup rolls from bluegrass to barrelhouse at the Loveless Cafe Barn, with The Jim Lauderdale Bluegrass Band, South Carolina veterans The Blue Dogs, Asheville NC's Honeycutters, former Squirrel Nut Zipper Jimbo Mathus, plus rockin' piano master Jason D. Williams. D
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Bleaching. Ultraviolet treatment. Autoclaving. To the average molecular biologist, eliminating nuclease contamination, particularly ribonuclease (RNase) contamination, is a constant and somewhat annoying challenge. RNA is an especially sensitive and difficult molecule to work with, as it is readily degraded. Therefore, it is essential that labware, instruments, and surfaces involved in the purification of RNA are free from RNases. Even trace quantities of RNases can lead to lower yields from in vitro transcription reactions, degradation during RNA purification protocols, and variable results with qRT-PCR.
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Margaret Fulton is one of Australia's leading and best-loved cookery experts. The matriarch of Australian cooking, she has been credited with changing the way Australians eat. Her original The Margaret Fulton Cookbook, first published in 1968 (with a Revised Edition released in April 2010), sold over 1.5 million copies and taught generations of Australian families how to cook and entertain. Margaret has been nominated by the National Trust as an Australian Living National Treasure and, in 2009, she was named by a Sydney Morning Herald panel as one of the 25 Australians who has most changed the nation.
Margaret's passion for cooking has passed down through the Fulton family. Her daughter, Suzanne Gibbs, is also one of Australia's leading food writers. Suzanne is a graduate of the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu cookery school, has published 12 cookbooks and is the Food Editor of BBC Australian Good Food magazine.
Margaret's two granddaughters similarly share the family's love affair with food. Kate Gibbs is a Sydney-based journalist and cookbook author. She has written for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, Sunday Life in The Sun Herald, Australian Gourmet Traveller, The London Evening Standard, frankie magazine and Cosmopolitan magazine among others. Her weekly food column appears in Sunday Life magazine. She co-authored The Foodies Guide to Sydney in 2011 and 2012, and is a major contributor to SMH Everyday Eats and the SMH Good Cafe Guide. Kate was anthologised in the collection Voracious: Australia's Best Australian Food Writing with her essay Future Food. She has won awards for her writing, including a National Press Club journalism award. Her first cookbook, The Thrifty Kitchen, was published in 2009 by Penguin. After Toast, recipes for aspiring cooks, her second book, is out now. Kate is now writing her third book.
Louise Fulton Keats is also a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu and has postgraduate nutrition qualifications from Deakin University. She has written three cookbooks – two food-related children's storybooks for children (My Grandma's Kitchen and The Best Ever Birthday) and a baby and toddler cookbook for parents (Cooking for Your Baby and Toddler) . Louise has a keen interest in helping children to develop a sophisticated palate and a love of food from an early age. Find out more at Louise's website: www.louisefultonkeats.com (and follow her on twitter at http://twitter.com/LFultonKeats).
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Fall 2013, second edition
Greetings from Vice President Dr. Greg Lamontagne
As the Fall 2013 semester comes to a close, I would like to thank the CCRI faculty for providing students with valuable inspiration and encouragement.
I would also like to share with you the creations and accomplishments of several of our own CCRI faculty innovators: Assistant Professor Brendan Britton's work on updating the Jacoby Observatory; Assistant Professor Emily Burns' study of geology through students' "Building Stone Walks"; Associate Professor Theodore Clement's appointment to the leadership of the Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival; and Associate Professor Jim Salisbury's laptop lending program. I am excited by the creative ways our colleagues choose to engage their students. Their efforts are representative of the many innovative practices that make a CCRI education a transformational experience.
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Anyone here using google+? Revolutionizing social networking. I see a lot of potential there as far as having 'hangout' discussions on atheist topics of interest in real time. There are so many features to love! I hope too see many atheist friends there soon as it leaves its beta stage, until then I have many invites left if anyone would like to join, pm me!
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Hi Jennie-
I'm using google+, but I must say, I don't have the same comfort level there as I do on FB, or AN. I do however have a circle for "Heathens". I'm excited to learn more about it, but so far, I just don't get it yet.
In my photo, I am in a pink sweater, being attacked by pink lawn flamingos. That should narrow it down. ;-) I was wondering if we shared the same name. (My given name is Anne, but I've been called Annie or Annabelle since I was little.)
I would add the dot, but I'm not sure how!
Yes, I'm also on g+
add me with yamipirogoeth at gmail dot com
I also have a circle for freethinkers and have had some great discussions
I agree. I just searched for three of you from this list, and am having trouble finding people....
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Stanley Ray Orton Sr., 62, of Central Point, Ore. passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Rogue Regional Medical Center. He was born February 1, 1951 in Twin Falls, Idaho to his parents, Kenneth and Bonnie (Allred) Orton.
A memorial will be held for Stanley Orton Sr. September 8, 2013 at the Shady Point SDA church, 14611 Hwy. 62, Eagle Point, Oregon at 2:00 p.m. There will be a reception following the Memorial at the SDA School next door. All are welcome.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shady Point SDA church. For more information please visit roguevalleyfunerals.com