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Our Custom Made Anderson Cobra
Anderson Cobra
Body Wood
Neck Wood
Dot Inlays
Scale Length
1 Volume, 1 Tone, 5-Way Toggle Switch
Fixed Bridge
Dark Honey Burst Quilt with Binding
Chrome Hardware
About the original Anderson Cobra
Cobras are just ridiculously good!
A guitar like no other, Cobra will play it all, cross over and through all styles of music, stomping your stamp of authority with graceful fluidity. The one and only Cobra has been a star here at Anderson Guitarworks since its inception in 1992. Everyone loves Cobra so much that it has literally become an Anderson tradition—so magnificent to play.
Cobra is:
Short Scale - 24 3/4-inch strings length - focused mids - easier reaching and bending
Mahogany Construction - a powerful mahogany foundation backs up all Cobra has to say with midrange muscle
Traditional "T" delineation
Twin humbuckers - other Anderson pickup options available as well
Straight, single-plane (not tilt-back) neck-to-body geometry
Bridge - traditional fixed bridge or a vintage tremolo - both with string-through-the-body for increased saddle tension - offering a bit of a bite, tonally speaking.
Our Custom Made Anderson Cobra
Good news for Tom Anderson guitars' fans and collectors! We supply custom service of the Anderson Cobra. Compared with other guitar custom shops, our custom shop has the following advantages!
Lower Custom Price---With just several hundred dollars, you can own one completely like the original(But in other custom shops, the custom price for one guitar reaches thounds of dollars).
Shorter Building Time---Unlike other custom shops with at least 2 months building time, we can usually finish one guitar around 25 working days.
Mark Chatfiel and Anderson Cobra
Real Zero-Risk---To show our sincerity, when customizing guitars. After we complete your guitar, we will take some HD pictures and send them for your inference. And if you are not satisfied, you can demand us to make progress again and again untill the guitar is perfect for you, or demand us to refund you.
Higher Quality----Since years ago, our Custom Shop has been a "dream factory" producing all kinds of guitar copies from top players of each time. We dare not say our copies are as good as originals, but they are more attractive in price. The craftsmen in our Custom Shop are all known worldwide for their artistry in making guitars that range from the fine to the fantastic. Whether they're building a new custom instrument from the ground up or modifying an existing one, their best is the best.
Facing such a guitar custom shop with Lower Custom Price, Shorter Building Time and Higher Quality... If you are just looking for a custom shop for your dream guitar, why not give it a shot?----Zero-Risk!!!
More info about our custom made Anderson Cobra!
Our custom made Anderson Cobra is a painstaking recreation of this iconic instrument down to every last detail and feature. Very detail exactly with the original guitar. Created by our talented and experienced craftsmen who are famous in the field of musical instruments.
The original Anderson Cobra features mahogany body with Dark Honey Burst Quilt with Binding, mahogany neck, 24.75" scale length rosewood fretboard with 22 frets and traditional dot inlays, bolt-on neck construction, 1-11/16" nut width, 1 volume, 1 tone, 5 Way-SW, chrome hardware. All these specs will be strictly followed when making the guitar for you.
It is worth mentioning that the hardware and pickups we select are Wilkinson(Wilkinson Hardware and Pickups instead of the original ones are included in the price). We have to admit that Wilkinson hardware and pickups are not as good as the original ones. But they are more attractive in quality and price, saving much money for our customers. Most of our customers reflected the Wilkinson are beyond their imagination- stable and reliable enough!
Of course! If you insist on the original pickups, and we also can find them on the market, and can afford it. We are pleasant to install the original pickups for your guitars. But the price will be much higher than guitars with Willinson pickups. Be prepared!
Our custon made Anderson Cobra will greatly shock you! With a great sound! Very well built and sounds like a rock guitar should. Very NICE!
Cobra Famliy
All available in our custom shop!
All species of Cobra find their muscular voice solidly based on a:
Mahogany foundation
24 3/4-inch scale length
While their defining clarity comes from a:
String-through-the-body bridge—tremolo or fixed
Flat neck–to–body geometry
It is the best of both worlds as Cobra stands midway between our S and T–family guitars and the Bulldog–family—granting giant legato growl with a bit of a Cobra bite.
Cobra - A show–stoppingly stunning exotic wood top crowns Cobra's fully contoured, single-cut-away mahogany body
Cobra Special - Function is king for this special cobra as Cobra Special's all-Mahogany, single-cut body makes a bold statement in form as well as function
Cobra S - Cobra's majestic beauty embodied as a double cut-away Cobra S - for those who love the way an "S" hangs, feels and looks as it takes the stage
Cobra S Special - An all-Mahogany body defines this "S" as, all business - in a very "special" way
Anderson Cobra Available Colors
Our custon made Anderson Cobra is available in various colors as showed above. Of course, you also can custom any color you like in our shop.
More info about Anderson Cobra!
Tom Anderson Guitars
Here you can see some popular Tom Anderson guitars. If you are a fan of them, you can customize any one here in our custom shop. It is our pleasure to realize your guitar dream.
All available in our custom shop!
Aiming to build your dream guitar!
Except the copies of guitars from famous players, most of the guitars that we build are custom-made based on the customers' needs. There are so many different options and variables that it doesn't make sense to have a standardized order form. The best way to go about obtaining this information is for you to contact us and let us know what it is that you're looking for. We can discuss these options and figure out what is best for you. Your business is important to us and we want to provide you with the best customer service we are capable of. We want this to be the best guitar-buying experience you've ever had.
And please, don't be shy if have any questions about our guitar. And don't be afraid to bring us troubles. Our customer service staff and other workers are pleasant to exchange with our customers, as they can learn new knowledge and get some exercise from the process
Notice For All Buyers:Thank you for your attention. Here are something you might want to know about this guitar.
1. This guitar is available in both right handed and left handed version. Even it is not showing in lefty version, we still able to customize this guitar in left handed for you. You just have to tell us when you place the order.
2. If you want to place the order, just send us email, we will help you to place your customize order.
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The bullpen was even less impressive. D-Mac gave up three straight singles, one an iffy infield hit. Chris Resop came on and gave up a three run blast to James Loney. The Pirates scored on a misplayed DP ball and Alex Presley's third homer of the year. Pittsburgh K'ed 12 times and was 0-for-8 with RISP. 'Nuff said about that.
J-Mac takes the hill against Ted Lilly and his former teammates tonight. The Buc lineup will be Alex Presley LF, Chase d'Arnaud SS, Andrew McCutchen CF, Derrek Lee 1B, Ryan Ludwick RF, Brandon Wood 3B, Josh Harrison 2B, Mike McKenry C, James McDonald P.
McCutch got the day off yesterday, and Neil Walker will get one today.
- The Bucs are shutting down Jose Tabata for the rest of the season. He'll stay with the team while rehabbing.
- Ex-Buccos C Eric Kratz and OF Brandon Moss were called up from AAA Lehigh Valley to the Phils yesterday.
- Congrats to Jimmy Leyland. His Tigers clinched the AL Central division title last night.


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I thought we were doing well the first day, but yesterday our traffic was about triple! We've started getting some great feedback as people have a chance to try it out on real projects. Lots of happy campers, quite a few great bug reports, and some troubleshooting questions.
It's clear that we really need a good user/community support venue, so users can ask questions, see previous answers, and help out others in need. We do have a users mailing list set up for that sort of thing, but it's clear people don't like mailing lists and an online forum would be a much better choice. So I will be setting up a forum as soon as possible.
Another subject at the top of people's minds is performance. It's a big priority for me as well. I've made efforts to make PIE as efficient as possible since I started work on it, but it's clear there are still improvements to be made. Of course at some point we're simply at the mercy of how fast IE can render things, and some features will always be slower than others.
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Cano's busy off day in New York
Robinson Cano had a very eventful Monday, his first day back in New York since joining the Seattle Mariners.
First, he appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, where in addition to a sit-down interview, they taped a bit in Bryant Park in which unsuspecting Yankee fans booed a cardboard cutout of Cano before realizing that Cano was in fact standing behind it.
After taping the Tonight Show, Cano went straight to the MLB Fan Cave, where he was the featured guest and executive producer for this week's "Off the Bat from the MLB Fan Cave" on MTV2 (airing tonight at 11pm ET/PT). In addition to an interview with Sway, Cano showed off his dance moves with Melanie Iglesias.
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Rick Wagoner is finally out of the hot seat.
After years of being the guy sitting in the chair perched over the pool of water as people threw baseballs at the trigger to dump him in, he has resigned as Chairman and CEO of General Motors.
A statement said he was leaving at the request of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration.
You can read into that that further government support to the company was contingent on him stepping down.
It's a shame in a lot of ways.
I have had the pleasure of interviewing Wagoner on a number of occasions over the years, and he is one of the nicest guys in the business.
He had an amazing memory for names and facts, and a pretty good grasp on what the industry needed to recover and prosper.
He wasn't a 'car guy' in the traditional sense - his specialty was finance, ironically. But he made a point of hiring car guys like Bob Lutz, and giving them the freedom to develop the products with the design, technology, value and quality the market wanted.
The fact that the Chevrolet Volt, due late next year if the company survives that long, appears to be the most logical way to introduce electric cars to our market, and that Buick ranked at the very top of the J. D. Power list for quality a couple of weeks ago, are indications the company was on the right track.
But GM - and to a somewhat lesser extent Ford and Chrysler - couldn't overcome the legacy cost issue that has bedevilled them for decades, a problem created by the U.S. government's systemic failure to bring that country into the 20th century, let alone 21st: it remains the only major industrialized nation to tie pension and medical benefits to the company you work for, rather than the society you live in.
This gives major advantages to 'new' entries to the economy, just as it did when the same issue decimated the U.S.-based airline industry in the 1970s. Younger workers in newer companies will work for lower wages, and don't care about titanium hips.
So let's toss the older workers, the ones who built the society the newer companies now benefit from, on the scrap heap of history and carry on.
GM and the other domestics have managed to extract major concessions from their unions - forcing everyone to renege on deals that were made if not in good faith, then at least by the collective bargaining rules that existed at the time (reminds me of that classic line from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" - "Rules? In a knife fight?")
But it wasn't enough.
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Office parties, professional get-togethers, and year-end meetings abound during the Holiday Season. While it may be tempting to put your search on hold, that could put you at a disadvantage.
When organizations have a need, they hire regardless of the time of year. As companies complete their financial planning for 2019, they're under pressure to fill certain openings or risk losing budgets. Hiring managers with new goals are eager to find productive workers. The low unemployment rate means competition for candidates is keen.
Because many hiring managers don't travel much during the holidays, they may have time to meet with job seekers. Several organizations interview in December for positions starting in the New Year.
The fact that many potential candidates don't job hunt during the holidays is another advantage. Those who plan to leave, wait until the New Year so they can receive year-end bonuses. Others take vacations.
Some successful candidates begin new jobs between Christmas and New Year. Starting work during the holidays can be a bonus. The work pace is usually slower, and new employees have time to settle in. Seasoned employees have time to answer questions.
The interview process may take longer than normal as interviewers take a few days off. That can work to your advantage. You'll have time to prepare, and have a foot in the door in the New Year.
Holiday Job Search Tips
Be prepared. Identify your job target. Know your preferred job title and industry, your special skills and accomplishments, what you can offer the company (value added), and desired locale. Show potential employers why they should hire you. Match your qualifications to employer's needs. Know key industry words to describe your skills.
Investigate jobs and prospective employers. Be resourceful. Check the classifieds, online job boards, local newspapers, business and trade publications, and company and professional association websites. Target company decision makers. Call hiring managers of desired organizations. Consider small and medium-sized companies. Use Google and other search engines to research organizations and individuals.
Update resumes creating a separate one for each job target. Also create a business card that highlights specific areas of expertise and directs recipients to your resume in an accessible format, such as the URL for a resume web page
Use social media. Build an on-line professional profile on Likedin, Twitter and other plarforms to expand your network.. Most employers will do a Google search on potential candidates. Ensure information about your professional accomplishments and background is updated. Keep personal life private on Facebook and ensure privacy settings are secure.
Consider industry-related Twitter chats to communicate with the right people. Share information by re-tweeting, forwarding links and articles. Contemplate sharing work on high traffic sites such as You Tube.
Review your elevator speech. This mini speech should introduce yourself, describe your experience, accomplishments and skills, and demonstrate your value added. Speeches can be given over the phone, in person, at professional conferences and sports events, or when you make cold phone calls. Indicate accomplishments and what you can offer the company. Keep communication positive.
Research your audience. State what you like about the organization. Indicate what you can offer, problems you can solve. Deliver your speech conversationally. Be friendly, genuine.
Network during holiday events. Attend as many functions as you can fit into your calendar. Attend events sponsored by professional associations and chambers of commerce. Ask for invitations to friends' company functions. Attend to catch up with old friends and meeting new ones. Learning about a great position before it's advertised is a bonus.
Present a professional image. Dress conservatively. Avoid revealing clothing and stay sober. Discuss business in general terms. Talk about industry trends, and what you've contributed to your profession. Briefly update others about your situation. Emphasize positive aspects about your search, such as the intriguing people you've met.
Be sociable, informal. Don't aggressively ask for employment information. When the topic of work comes up, casually mention your job search. Discreetly exchange business cards with professional contacts. Follow-up with phone calls in the New Year.
Send holiday greeting cards. These get the attention of people with whom you have discussed work. Send cards to well-connected friends, as well. To be sensitive to various cultures, use generic cards with messages like "Season's Greetings." A simple message like "Looking forward to seeing you in the New Year" is appropriate. Personalize cards with a pre-printed signature. Write a short note and sign your name. Mail cards early in the season or send via the internet..
Volunteer. You'll meet new people, learn about job opportunities, and gain experience. Contributing to the community provides a sense of satisfaction and confidence.
Take a survival job. Temporary work can stretch your finances and may lead to a permanent position. Employment agencies report an increase in employer requests as companies try to complete annual goals with regular employees wanting vacation time.
Maintain a flexible schedule. Allocate time for job search and relaxation or holiday celebrations. Be available, adaptable. A prospective employer may unexpectedly call. If you're accessible, you have an advantage.
Follow-up. Contact hiring managers within two weeks of sending correspondence. A brief phone call reasserting your interest and strong qualifications for the position is effective.
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P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Become a part of our culinary team where preparing delicious Asian-inspired cuisine in a vibrant bistro atmosphere is our specialty. At P.F. Chang s you ll work with the freshest ingredients, boldest flavors, cleanest kitchens and top-of-the-line equipment to provide an exceptional culinary experience to every guest, every visit.
What you bring:
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced kitchen
- A desire to help out where needed and work as part of a team
- A passion for cooking with a keen eye for freshness, quality and cleanliness
- An appetite for learning (and great food)
- Flexibility to work a variety of shifts
Our pay is competitive. Our food is delicious. Our people are friendly.
The Message we live at P.F. Chang's - we are truly glad you are here and we will do everything we can to make you want to come back - applies not only to our guests, but also to our valued team members who have the opportunity to learn a lot, take on new responsibilities and grow their careers.
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Upper Island Counselling Services (formerly Upper Island Assessment & Resource Service) was formed in 1987 through the joint efforts of union and management working together to provide a unique program for their employees and family members. Professionally trained, registered counsellors can address a wide range of clients' personal concerns through assessment, short term counselling and referral services. more info
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We will continue to update this resource list as more information becomes available.
The Campbell River and District Division of Family Practice is working with their Island Health and community partners, including long term care facilities, to ensure that up to date and accurate information is available to the public.
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Hello Dear ShaneReplyDelete
Lovely to see you posting again!
You certainly have won some beautiful gifts!
The little collaged house has been so beautifully created and those doilies from both women are beautiful not to mention that French toile fabric. It certainly will enhance your French journal.
Hope life is treating you very well.
Love and hugs to you dear friend,
Dear Shane, I am catching up. What beautiful things you have won. Isn't it just awesome to open a parcel and find such goodies inside.ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful weekend and keep well.
June xx
Dearest Rose, forgive the rather long absence - I've been reading but had so little time to comment - such a lot to catch up with here at home since returning!ReplyDelete
Love the little house your friend created - what a beautiful idea. Some very pretty gift items - who doesn't love lace, ribbons and toile!!!!!
Hope Spring has sprung your way - it's quite lovely here right now before the heat of Summer arrives.
Love and hugs - Mary
P.S. Gorgeous header too!
- Anonymous21 April 2012 at 02:13
Good to hear from you...lovely toile, that is so pretty with the chicken...visit me at my new blog on wordpress. xoxReplyDelete
- Anonymous21 April 2012 at 04:42
If you were of a mind to buy lottery tickets, now would be the time! You have rec'd some wonderful treasures! Such generous friends!ReplyDelete
Love those little booties! You did a wonderful job on them!
How are you doing? Is it winter yet? We're still trying to get a handle on spring around here. All winter it was warm-ish and now the wind won't quit and the temps are in the 50's! So we're headed to Moab (Utah) soon to get warm. It'll be nice an toasty there!
Hugs my friend. Now, go and buy a lotto ticket!!!
Well big congratulations on all of your lovely treasures...you ARE very lucky indeed!ReplyDelete
Happy Weekend to you and yours dear Shane
I'm so happy to know you liked my little surprises in your parcel. I know you will create beautiful things with them. And your other win is beautiful-I love lace and doilies also. The cards are so sweet too.ReplyDelete
Now, as Jan says- buy yourself a lottery ticket or two :)
I am grateful to have "met" you thru blogland...
Hay dear Rose,ReplyDelete
Ohhh...this presents are so lovely...you are a lucky girl to win this beautiful stuff!
Cogratulation with al this lovely Give Away !
And thank you so much for your sweet and kind words on my blog..and I am a busy grandma, because I have to present my new book after 3 weeks...I was working about this book for a year, and now finally it's ready...
And this book is a dream Rose..
With little prices Sophie Ann is everything alright...
She is so sweet this little packet of love...with her black hair and lovely lips..
Dear Rose, I wishing you love and a good week-end,
Hello ShaneReplyDelete
Congratulation to lovely gifts, the little house is so cute.
Wish you a happy weekend
Hi Shane,ReplyDelete
such beautiful gifts you won.You really are one lucky gal:)Enjoy your treasures and have a lovely weekend.
Hi Shane,ReplyDelete
Congrats on your lovely giveaway wins. What beauty you are blessed with. Such detail and talent. I too love lace and doilies. The cards are too adorable too.
Have a lovely weekend.
XOXO Celestina Marie
Amazing wins, Shane. You deserve them all.ReplyDelete
I'm just now catching up on blog reading, it's been a rough week for moi.
Hope to chat soon, xo Rhonda
Dear Shane, a short visit while Mathilde watches TV-ReplyDelete
Such a wonderful packet,-the mini house is so sweet, and as you, I love the toile`s and Paris items.The laces and doilies are beautidul, and her cards so sweet.
Hugs and a happy week-end my friend.
what lovely goodies you have there Shane, will wait to see what you create with them. have fun!ReplyDelete
Hello dear Shane,ReplyDelete
So glad you have won those lovely gifts as you appreciate them so much..love how the little booties look, what a sweet gift for your GD...thnaks for the sweet comment in Sophie the Giraffe..I am sure Claire will love her❤
Dear Shane,ReplyDelete
How lovely that you won all the beautiful gifts, and I love the lace and the toile fabric.
The little booties are precious too.
Hope that all is well with you and you are enjoying the sunny weekend
Hello Shane,ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for your visit to my blog yesterday. And thank you for leaving the kindest of compliments about my work. Have fun in France, you lucky girl! And I will be back often to visit you, and especially for that spot of tea you speak of. Hope you get lots of pictures while you are there to share with us out here in blogland. Take Care and be back soon,
Lovely gifts Shane. Such beautiful fabrics and cards.ReplyDelete
Happy new week,
Madelief x
Wow these are beautiful gifts love everything Paris. So happy to be here visiting you again, I have enjoyed catching up on all your wonderful posts, Hope you have a great weekend my friend.ReplyDelete
Always Wendy
What a lovely giveaway. Everything French-inspired is just my thing, too.ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful week.
Hello, Shane! Thank you, my dear frend! Have a happy day! xxx RiittaReplyDelete
Shane - Are you lucky or what!!! You have won such beautiful giveaway treasures! I hope you also went out and bought a lottery ticket!!ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing my little giveaway on your beautiful blog - I am so grateful for your doing this! I'm sorry to be so late to come here and thank you - we have been traveling and only just returned home.
Hope you lucky winning streak continues!
buona serata....ciaoReplyDelete
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I made another French Market Bag/basket from knitty.com for Klose Knit. I used Malabrigo chunky instead of aran weight yarn and size 13 needles. It turned out a lot bigger than expected, but now it can hold more things.
Before Felting
After Felting
I used some felted tweed I had to knit a patch for my jeans. I have plans for a felted tweed sweater, but I probably won't get to that until next Fall.
I finished a pair of socks for my friend Mindi using Universal Yarn's Deluxe Worsted LP 100% wool
pattern: http://www.knittingonthenet.com/patterns/socksthreesizes.htm
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2 comments:
- Becki said...
You are a knitting fiend! Where do you find the time to get all this done! I love the bag- I've been meaning to make a knitted bag for a while now.
- March 31, 2008 at 6:59 PM
- sko_G knits said...
very clever idea for knitted patches!!
- April 20, 2008 at 10:15 PM
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Biden heads panelists on gun conference
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will join Vice President Joe Biden in delivering remarks at Thursday's conference on the federal response to reducing gun violence.
The conference will include panel discussions on ways to reduce gun violence, protect children and make our communities safer. Panels will include the national, state and local leaders, law enforcement, mental health experts, faith leaders, families and survivors of gun violence listed below. The conference at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Also attending will be U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty.
Biden, Malloy and Duncan will deliver the closing remarks following the two panel discussions.
Registration for attendees begins at 8 a.m. Due to limited space, attendance is by invitation only.
Other panel participants will include Newtown First Selectwoman Pat Llodra; Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch; Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton; Western Connecticut State University President James W. Schmotter; State Police Capt. Dale Hourigan; Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra; Chris and Lynn McDonnell, parents of Grace McDonnell; Stacy Spell, retired New Haven Police detective; and neighborhood activist Matt Bennett, senior vice president for public affairs at Third Way Panel on Mental Health and School Safety Initiatives; Dr. George Sugai, University of Connecticut Neag School of Education; Dr. Kathryn Seifert, author of Path to Violence; Dr. Philip Wang, deputy director of the National Institute of Mental Health; Meriden Superintendent of Schools Mark Benigni; and Steven Girelli, president and CEO, Klingberg Family Centers.


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I am excited about the RootsTech announcement about 15 of their sessions being streamed live over the internet. I just returned from Salt Lake City last week where I attended the APG Professional Management Conference and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. As much as I would like to attend RootsTech in person, I cannot leave my family again so soon. I will be watching some of these sessions from home, and hope that you are able to as well. Thank you FamilySearch!
SALT LAKE CITY - January 29, 2014
the world's largest family history and technology conference held in
Salt Lake City, Utah, February 6-8, 2014, announced today that 15 of its
popular sessions will be broadcast live and complimentary over the
Internet. The live broadcasts will give those unable to attend in-person
worldwide a sample of this year's conference content. Interested
viewers can watch the live presentations at RootsTech.org.
The fourth-year conference has attracted over 10,000 registered
attendees in-person, and leaders expect over 20,000 additional viewers
The streamed sessions
include a sampling of technology and family history presentations.
Following are the broadcasted sessions and speakers. All times are in
mountain standard time (MST):
Thursday, February 6
10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Top 10 Things I Learned About My Family from My Couch by Tammy Hepps
1 p.m. to 2 p.m., FamilySearch Family Tree: What's New and What's Next by Ron Tanner
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Intro to DNA for Genealogists by James Rader
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Genealogy in the Cloud by Randy Hoffman
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sharing Your Family with Multimedia by Michael LeClerc
Friday, February 7
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Storytelling Super Powers: How to Come Off as Your Family's Genealogy Hero by David Adelman
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tweets, Links, Pins, and Posts: Break Down Genealogical Brick Walls with Social Media by Lisa Alzo
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Getting the Most Out of Ancestry.com by Crista Cowen
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Finding Family and Ancestors Outside the USA with New Technologies by Daniel Horowitz
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Do It Yourself Photo Restoration by Ancestry Insider
Saturday, February 8
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Become an iPad Power User by Lisa Louise Cooke
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Information Overload: Managing Online Searches and Their Results by Josh Taylor
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., A Beginner's Guide to Going Paperless by Randy Whited
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., How to Interview Yourself for a Personal History by Tom Taylor
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Five Ways to Do Genealogy in Your Sleep by Deborah Gamble
About RootsTech
is a global family history event where people of all ages learn to
discover and share their family stories and connections through
technology. The first annual conference was held in 2011, in Salt Lake
City, Utah. Hosted by FamilySearch
and sponsored by leading genealogical organizations, the conference
includes hands-on demonstrations and forums to provide a highly
interactive environment and accelerate learning. Content is geared to
young and old, beginner to advanced levels.


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Top 10 Preserves for Spring and Summer
Capture the best of your seasonal produce for later.
Last week was the one-year anniversary of Preserved. From jams to jellies, conserves to marmalades, plus fruit butters and citrus curds, I've given my trusty Ball home canning kit quite a workout over the past twelve months.
With prime jamming and preserving season upon us, I thought now would be the perfect time to reflect back on my favorite recipes which use the best of spring and summer's bounty. Which jars have I proudly presented to friends, hoarded away for special occasions, and devoured with nothing more than a spoon? It was difficult to narrow the list down to just 10.
Here you will find a collection of my personal four-star recipes, including renditions using strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, rhubarb, peaches, plums, and tomatoes. Happy preserving!
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1. Strawberry Balsamic Thyme Jam 2. Blueberry Maple Pecan Conserve 3. Bourbon Peach Jam 4. Plum Conserve 5. Blueberry Orange Ginger Jam 6. Strawberry Lemon Curd 7. Tomato Jam 8. Raspberry Rhubarb Jello Jam 9. Peach Melba Jam 10. Rhubarb Strawberry Jam
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Primate of Czech-Slovak Orthodox Church to visit Diocese of Alaska
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Christopher, Archbishop of Prague and Primate of the autocephalous Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, will begin a two week visit to the Diocese of Alaska on July 28, 2012.
The visit will mark the second time a Primate of one of the world's autocephalous Orthodox Churches has visited the Diocese. In 1993, His Holiness, Patriarch Aleksy II of Moscow visited the Diocese and participated in celebrations marking the opening of the Bicentennial of Orthodox Christianity in North America.
In a recent press release issued by the Diocese of Alaska, it was announced that Metropolitan Christopher and his delegation will visit the Alaska Native villages of Nondalton, Napaskiak, Tuluksak, Kwethluk, Eek, and Quinhagak, as well as the cities of Anchorage, Bethel and Kodiak. They also will participate in the annual Saint Herman Pilgrimage to Spruce Island August 7-9.
Traveling with Metropolitan Christopher will be Archpriest Josef Hauzar, Chancellor of the Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia; Archpriest Milan Gerka, Secretary of the Holy Synod; Tatiana and Alexandra Strelcova, chairs of the Department of Religious Education; and Andrew Chrast, interpreter.
The invitation to visit Alaska had been extended by His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin, Administrator of the Diocese, during his visit to the Czech Republic in 2011.
On Sunday, July 29, Metropolitan Christopher and the delegation will visit Anchorage's Saint Innocent Cathedral, the Alaska Native Heritage Center, and the chapels at Eklutna village. Later, they will participate in groundbreaking ceremonies at Saint Juvenaly Mission, Wasilla; spend two days on the shores of Lake Clark as guests of Mr. Robert Gillam; and visit Nondalton for the blessing of the newly renovated church. Mr. Gillam is generously providing air transport to the delegation during their entire visit to Alaska. They also will bless ground for a new church in Tuluksak, which will be named in honor of Saint Prince Rastislav of Moravia; visit the grave of Matushka Olga Michael in Kwethluk; bless the newly constructed church in the village of Eek; and visit Quinhagak, site of the martyrdom of Saint Juvenaly and his Athabaskan Indian companian in 1798. After attending the annual Church conference in Napaskiak and blessing ground for a new church at Oscarville, they will fly to Kodiak for the annual Saint Herman Day celebrations and pilgrimage.
Metropolitan Christopher heads a Church with over 1,200 years of Orthodox history, tracing its roots to 865 AD, when an invitation by Saint Prince Rastislav, Moravia's second known ruler, resulted in the arrival of the Byzantine missionaries, Saints Cyril and Methodius. After the fall of communism, the breakup of the former Czechoslovakia, and the massive demographic shifts sweeping Europe during the 1990s and 2000s, the Czech and Slovak Church witnessed an influx of immigrants from other historically Orthodox countries—Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia. The Church has built many new churches and ordained clergy to meet the needs of its increasingly diverse membership.
In related news, a comprehensive schedule of services and events for the annual Saint Herman Pilgrimage August 7-9 appears on the web site of the Diocese of Alaska.


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Southern California Arts Institutions from Santa Barbara to San Diego Collaborate on Concurrent Exhibitions on L.A.s Post WWII Modern Art History
October 28, 2008
LOS ANGELES—The Getty Foundation today announced a series of 15 grants totaling nearly $2.8 million that will launch an unprecedented series of concurrent exhibitions at museums throughout Southern California highlighting the post-World War II Los Angeles art scene. Exhibitions will begin in 2011 as part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980.
Today's grants bring to $5.5 million the total awarded by the Getty Foundation for the largest collaborative project undertaken by museums in the region. Previously, the Foundation awarded 18 grants totaling nearly $2.7 million to libraries, archives, and museums with significant archival holdings that tell the story of this era.
"The exhibitions, and the events that will accompany them as part of Pacific Standard Time will demonstrate the pivotal role played by Southern California in national and international artistic movements since the middle of the twentieth century," said Deborah Marrow, director of the Getty Foundation. "Art institutions from Santa Barbara to San Diego are joining together to create programs that will highlight the region's vibrant artistic scene."
The lively Los Angeles postwar art community included artists Ed Ruscha, Patssi Valdez, Judy Chicago, John Outterbridge, Ed Kienholz, Betye Saar, Carlos Almaraz and Fred Hammersley, curators Henry Hopkins and Walter Hopps, gallerists Irving Blum, Patricia Faure and Everett Ellin, and Stanley Grinstein, collector and co-founder of the pioneering publisher and print workshop Gemini/G.E.L., among many others.
Institutions that today received research and planning grants for exhibitions beginning in fall 2011 include the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), the Hammer Museum, the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the California African American Museum (CAAM), The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA), Pomona College Museum of Art (PCMA), the University Art Museum at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD), the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), Scripps College's Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Otis College of Art and Design, the Long Beach Museum of Art, and the Los Angeles Filmforum. Each institution will have a distinctive exhibition, but all will focus on postwar art from 1945 to 1980 as part of the joint initiative.
The diverse series of exhibitions will include MOCA's California Culture, 1969-1980: Pluralism in the Postmodern Era, an exhibition of 120 artists who contributed to the enormous variety of artistic practices that emerged on the West Coast during this decade; LACMA's California Design, 1930-1965: "Living in a Modern Way," featuring over 300 works ranging from household items to "lifestyle" objects like automobiles and surfboards; and OCMA's Circa 1969: California Art on the Cusp, examining the interconnectedness of Northern and Southern California conceptual artists and the early institutions that supported them.
The Hammer Museum will provide a comprehensive survey of the work of African American artists in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s, while AMOCA will examine artist Millard Sheets and his milieu in Searching for Peace, Post WWII Innovations in Clay, exploring changing attitudes towards ceramics and craft in the postwar era and the connection between craft and the social reform of 1960s counter culture.
The Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA will stage three related exhibitions: The Mexican American Generation: 1945-1965 to be held at the Claremont Museum of Art, Chicano Art Organizations: 1965-1980 to be held at UCLA's Fowler Museum, and Mapping a Chicano Sense of Place in L.A. Art History, to be held at LACMA.
A complete list of the 15 new exhibition grantees is attached, along with an exhibition planned by the J. Paul Getty Museum as part of Pacific Standard Time.
Marrow said she hopes the large scale commitment and collaboration on Pacific Standard Time will give visitors and scholars alike a greater awareness of Los Angeles as a major artistic center and ensure that significant archives are preserved for the future.
In addition to those who have received grants, other Southern California institutions also are welcome to participate in this regional celebration of modern art from 1945-1980. Many already have indicated plans to do so, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which is including California-related works in its 2011 season, and the Norton Simon Museum, which is exhibiting selections from its extensive collection of prints from the legendary Tamarind Lithography Workshop.
Added Marrow, "We hope that one outgrowth of Pacific Standard Time will be future collaborations in the greater Los Angeles area that continue to build on the region's reputation as a major center for the visual and performing arts."
About Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980
The Pacific Standard Time project began in 2002 with a grant to the California International Arts Foundation to survey public and private archival holdings related to L.A. art in the postwar period. The survey located a wealth of material on the postwar avant-garde, but also determined that the historic record of the era was often inaccessible to scholars, and in some cases, in danger of being destroyed. With the results of the survey, the Getty Foundation and the Getty Research Institute partnered to preserve this documentary record. The Foundation awarded 18 grants of nearly $2.7 million to libraries, archives, and museums, including the LA County Museum of Art, UCLA, and Art Center College of Design, to begin to catalog their holdings, and the Getty Research Institute began capturing the voices of the era in an extensive cycle of oral histories.
The Getty Research Institute also has been active in acquiring collections from this era, such as the archive of architectural photographer Julius Shulman, the Long Beach Museum of Art Video Archive, and the archive of the magazine High Performance.
"Many of the key figures were getting up in years, their papers were being dispersed, and the Getty Research Institute really wanted to document and preserve whatever we could of LA's rich history during the period from 1945-1980," said Andrew Perchuk, assistant director for contemporary programs at the Getty Research Institute.
Originally called "On the Record" to reflect the importance of bringing these documentary materials to light, the initiative's name is changing to Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 as it moves into a new phase of exhibitions.
Today's grants represent the next phase of the project – the exhibition and celebration of the history that has been uncovered and preserved.
Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980
Exhibition Planning Grants Awarded
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
The decades following WWII in particular saw tremendous growth and experimentation in ceramic craft and studio pottery, as well as the establishment of the American Crafts Council, which aimed to identify the philosophical and sociological role of craft in contemporary society. Southern California's contribution to this shift was perhaps best embodied by artist Millard Sheets (1907-1989) and the legacy he inspired as a teacher and leader among the studio potters of Los Angeles. The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) will examine Sheets and his milieu in Searching for Peace, Post WWII Innovations in Clay, to better understand the changing attitudes towards ceramics and craft in the postwar era and the connection between craft and the social reform instigated by 1960s counter culture.
The Hammer Museum
During the postwar period, Los Angeles' African American artists made varied and important contributions to the vibrant art scene within the region and beyond. The Hammer Museum will provide a comprehensive survey of the work of African American artists in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 70s. Charting the work of key figures like David Hammons, Senga Nengudi, Noah Purifoy, and Betye Saar, the exhibition will examine a prevailing artistic shift away from didactic artistic modes towards more abstract, conceptual, and performance-based practices.
California African American Museum (CAAM)
During the post-war period institutions such as Alonzo and Dale Davis' Brockman Gallery, Cecil Fergerson and Claude Booker's Black Arts Council, and the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company building (located at the intersection of Adams and Arlington Boulevards) emerged to support the work of Black artists through exhibitions, commissions, and community organizations. Because the collective history of African-American artists in L.A. remains largely untold, the California African-American Museum will showcase an exhibition called Places of Validation, Art and Progression dedicated to the prominent players who encouraged Black artists and helped make their work visible during the postwar period. The show will include artworks of the era as well as photographs and ephemera.
Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA
Postwar art in Los Angeles would not be complete without considering the essential contributions of the city's Mexican American and Chicano artists. Important figures from Domingo Ulloa, the "Father of Chicano Art," have yet to receive critical attention. The Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA will stage two related exhibitions and a contemporary art installation focusing on: The Mexican American Generation: 1945-1965 to be held at the Claremont Museum of Art; Chicano Art Organizations: 1965-1980 to be held at UCLA's Fowler Museum; and Mapping a Chicano Sense of Place in L.A. Art History —an installation at LACMA. All three will explore aspects of the Mexican presence in Los Angeles during the post World War II era.
Long Beach Museum of Art (LBMA)
The rise of video in the 1970s and 1980s was one of the most important artistic innovations that occurred in post-war Los Angeles. Few places in the world were more involved in the early experimentation of this nascent medium than the Long Beach Museum of Art's Video Media Center, which supported numerous video artists, including Nancy Buchanan, Tony Labat, and Tony Oursler. Through its on-site post-production facilities and exhibition programming, the museum enabled the creation of over 3,000 works that were held in its archives before being transferred to the Getty Research Institute in 2006. During the Video Media Center's heyday, LBMA's staff often collaborated with the nearby California State University Long Beach School of Art, and together the two institutions presented new works by preeminent video artists from America, Europe, Asia, and Australia to Southern California audiences. Working in consultation with a team of outside curators, the LBMA will collaborate with CSULB's University Art Museum to conduct research and planning for an exhibition that will explore its role in the local and international development of video art.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
In the aftermath of WWII, a generation of consumers eager to overcome the Depression and wartime rationing transformed California into America's most important center for progressive architecture and furnishings. These elements helped form the aesthetic of California mid-century modern design, which played a central role in shaping material culture across the country in the decades to follow. LACMA will offer the first major scholarly study and exhibition of California's unique contribution to postwar visual culture with California Design, 1930-1965: "Living in a Modern Way," featuring over 300 works ranging from household items to "lifestyle" objects like automobiles and surfboards.
Los Angeles Filmforum
While Los Angeles is known primarily as the center of the country's commercial filmmaking industry, the region also fostered a diverse array of experimental film movements that were essential to the shaping of visual arts practices in the postwar period. For individual artists like Gary Beydler, Peter Mays, and Ed Ruscha and collective organizations such as The Creative Film Society, Visual Communications, and the Los Angeles Independent Film Oasis, the city served as a fertile staging ground for filmmaking experimentation from the 1950s to the present. The Los Angeles Filmforum will screen both seminal and lesser-known works by filmmakers of the period throughout the city during the exhibition period and will organize a major symposium to address the lasting impact of these experimental filmmakers.
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)
The 1970s in California presented a period of extraordinary fertility in the visual arts. From the Bay Area to San Diego, California artists challenged conventional artmaking strategies by generating new styles, genres, and movements, transforming the region into an international leader in the art world. Led by Chief Curator Paul Schimmel, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) will showcase California Culture, 1969-1980: Pluralism in the Postmodern Era, an exhibition of 120 artists who contributed to the unprecedented diversity of artistic practices that emerged on the West Coast during this decade.
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)
As an institution that came of age in the mid-1960s, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) was at the forefront of exhibiting and acquiring works by many of the artists who came to be affiliated with the Light and Space movement. Favoring the shifting nature of environmental conditions and the viewer's perceptual experience over the physical object, artists such as Robert Irwin, Maria Nordman, James Turrell, and Douglas Wheeler formed the core of this distinctly Southern Californian group. Capitalizing on its unique position as an historic supporter of these artists and on its extensive archival holdings, MCASD will offer an exhibition of site-determined and ephemeral artworks from the 1960s and 70s.
Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA)
The late 1960s in California saw an unprecedented critical interchange between the first generation of conceptual artists in Los Angeles and those in the San Francisco Bay Area. Although the ethos of each region was distinct, there were numerous points of convergence as artists like Tom Marioni, Chris Burden, and Bruce Nauman traveled the length of the state for performances, curatorial ventures, or even permanent relocation. The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) will offer the exhibition Circa 1969: California Art on the Cusp, the first such show to examine the interconnectedness of the Northern and Southern California-based conceptual artists and the early institutions that supported them. The exhibition will be presented first at OCMA and then travel to the Berkeley Art Museum.
Otis College of Art and Design
Throughout the 1970s and 80s, Los Angeles was home to one of the most internationally renowned sites of feminist art activity, the Woman's Building. This center played an important and lasting role in shaping the city's cultural landscape and national discourses around feminism through large-scale public performance pieces, site-specific work, and extensive networking and collaboration. Pioneers in feminist art, such as Judy Chicago, Suzanne Lacy, and Miriam Schapiro worked at the Woman's Building to raise consciousness about the persisting gender inequity in the art world and society in general. Working primarily with local archives and oral histories, Otis College of Art and Design will present a comprehensive history of the Woman's Building and contextualize its artists, exhibitions, and activities within the development of the Southern California art scene.
Pomona College Museum of Art (PCMA)
From 1969 to 1973, Pomona College Museum of Art (PCMA) presented some of the most challenging exhibitions of contemporary art anywhere in the country through its experimental exhibition program curated by Hal Glicksman and Helene Winer. The display of groundbreaking works by key artists who bridged the gap between Post-Minimalism and Conceptual Art, such as Michael Asher, Tom Eatherton, and Allen Ruppersberg, formed the educational backdrop for a generation of artists who spent their formative years in Los Angeles and came to dominate the explosive New York art scene of the 1980s. Pomona College will offer an exhibition chronicling the activities of artists, curators, and critics associated with the college from 1969-1973.
Santa Monica Museum of Art
A seminal figure in postwar California visual arts, Beatrice Wood began her career in the New York Dadaist circle in the first decades of the 20th century before moving to Los Angeles in 1928. Although she was known affectionately as the "Mama of Dada," Wood forged her own artistic path in California by combining interests in ceramics, folk arts, and the mystical teachings of Dr. Annie Besant's Theosophical Society. Wood eventually moved to the utopian outpost of Ojai to be closer to the Indian sage Krishnamurti, and she taught and created ceramics there until her death in 1998 at the age of 105. While Wood's later ceramic works have been the subject of local exhibitions, the Santa Monica Museum of Art will now focus on her transition from Dadaism to Californian/Indian spiritualism and its impact on her artistic persona.
Scripps College
During the postwar period, Scripps College was a vital component of the burgeoning ceramics art scene in Los Angeles. Following the path pioneered by Millard Sheets, Peter Voulkos continued to reform the practice of ceramics as an instructor at the Otis Art Institute (then known as the Los Angeles County Art Institute). Voulkos' students included Billy Al Bengston, Ken Price, and Paul Soldner, and together this generation of artists shifted the focus of ceramic arts away from utilitarian wares towards sculptural objects. Soldner brought this approach to Scripps, where he led the college's ceramics program from 1959 to 1991, and helped bring national attention to clay arts practice by organizing the longest-running exhibition of ceramics in the United States, the Scripps Ceramic Annual. Drawing primarily upon the extensive archives of its Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps will showcase "Clay Reconsidered: Ceramics in Southern California, 1945 to 1980."
University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Although architects such as John Lautner or Richard Neutra are among the figures most frequently associated with Los Angeles modernist architecture of the 1950s and 1960s, these decades also saw the rise of LA-based designer Cliff May and the California ranch house aesthetic he helped popularize throughout Southern California. While this type of domestic architecture predominated in the region, its impact on design and daily life has yet to be fully explored. Using its newly available Cliff May archives, the University Art Museum at UCSB will organize a traveling exhibition entitled, The Ranch House: Cliff May's Designs for Modern Living. Centered on May, the project will examine the domestic ranch house from its hacienda roots to its status as a global icon of middle-class consumption in the decades after World War II.
Though not a grant recipient, the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center also will be offering an exhibition as part of Pacific Standard Time:
The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center
The J. Paul Getty Museum will present a focused survey of painting and sculpture in Southern California from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. In the late 1940s and 1950s, Los Angeles began to develop its own modernist forms and aesthetics; by mid-century, assemblage sculptors such as Ed Kienholz, as well as ceramicists and hard-edge painters, had already demonstrated the beginnings of a unique modernism indigenous to Southern California. In the early 1960s, L.A. became an internationally recognized center for Pop Art through the work of artists such as Ed Ruscha and David Hockney. Artists such as Robert Irwin and James Turrell pursued the confluence of art and science, an aesthetic direction that eventually led to Light and Space art. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Los Angeles was also a center for practices that challenged the modernist object, particularly the conceptual work of artists such as Bruce Nauman, John Baldessari, and Eleanor Antin. The exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum will explore these themes through the work of these artists and more.
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Some people believe that only business start-ups need funding and that only large companies need business plans. But the truth is that every business needs a 'blueprint' – not just for the benefit of potential investors, but so that the people who work in the business can have a clear idea of its direction, and can commit to a plan.
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This article was published 22/8/2014 (2103 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea was unequivocal this week, insisting any suggestion his club's game against the Montreal Alouettes at Investors Group Field Friday night was a must-win was "ludicrous."
Yeah right. If you believe that, then you believe everything would have been peachy-keen in Bomberland if Winnipeg had lost to the woeful 1-7 Als and carried a three-game losing streak into a back-to-back series with the Saskatchewan Roughriders beginning next weekend.
That nightmare scenario, of course, would have been the opposite of peachy-keen and it is precisely why the gritty 24-16 come-from-behind win over the Alouettes might yet go down as the most pivotal 60 minutes of football this team plays in 2014.
A clutch second-half performance by the Bombers — sparked by a blocked punt return for a TD and capped by a game-winning TD drive with under three minutes to play — propelled Winnipeg to a victory that snapped both a two-game Bombers losing streak and a two-game losing streak at home; improved Winnipeg's record to 6-3; and gave the Bombers something positive to build on heading into a two-game series against a Saskatchewan team that has dominated the Bombers in recent years.
The comeback
Trailing 6-1 at the half, the Bombers got a blocked punt by Derek Jones early in the third quarter that was returned for a TD by Don Unamba to give the Bombers — and a crowd that had been lulled to sleep by a horrendous first half — some life.
And then with the Bombers trailing 16-14 late in the fourth quarter, a successful challenge of a pass interference non-call by Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea kept alive a game-winning drive, capped a couple plays later by a 26-yard TD run by running back Nic Grigsby with just 2:32 to play.
The victory marked the third time this season the Bombers have come from behind in the final minutes of the fourth quarter to win — and the second time they did it against Montreal.
What about Drew?
The Bombers offence had a forgettable night, recording just three first downs in a horrendous first half and finding the end zone just once on a night when the red-zone offence struggled mightily. But they don't give extra points in the CFL for style and QB Drew Willy — as he has repeatedly this season — overcame middling numbers to get it done when it mattered, once again leading the game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter to cement a burgeoning reputation as a quarterback who rises to the big moments.
Willy finished the night 14-of-23 for 200 yards and one interception.
Merci, beaucoup
A Montreal touchdown in the third quarter — a one-yard TD run by backup Als QB Tanner Marsh was set up by a 71-yard catch and run by running back Tyrell Sutton a couple of plays earlier — was just the second offensive touchdown for the Als in five games and just their second TD on offence in 85 possessions.
Former Bombers QB Alex Brink started the game for Montreal but was yanked after the first quarter and replaced by Jonathon Crompton, who was the Als fourth-stringer just a couple of weeks ago.
Crompton moved the ball in a way Brink was never able to, finishing the night 18-of-29 for 266 yards, but with three interceptions.
Beast of the East, still a big test in the West
With the win the Bombers are now 5-1 against their former division mates in the East and have posted all but one of their six victories this season over an East Division opponent.
But the heavy lifting is now in front of them. The Bombers are just 1-2 against West Division opponents and will play seven of their final nine games against the West, including the next three.
That test begins next weekend with the first game of an annual back-to-back series with rival Saskatchewan that has not been kind to Winnipeg in recent years. The Bombers have not won in Regina on Labour Day Weekend since 2004.
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Maurice Leggett on his three inceptions vs. Alouettes
Coach Mike O'Shea
Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea kept Winnipeg's game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter alive with a successful challenge on a pass interference non-call.
Winnipeg running back Nic Grigsby capped a six-play, 74- yard drive with a 26-yard TD run with less than three minutes to play.
The Blue Bombers finished the first half of the 2014 season with a 6-3 record.ã
Next game
Away: Saskatchewan
Sunday, Aug. 31
3 p.m., TSN
Updated on Friday, August 22, 2014 at 6:16 PM CDT: Adds advancer
10:54 PM: Updates hed, adds slideshow
11:02 PM: CP write-thru
11:27 PM: Local write-thru
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Penn State President Rodney Erickson delivered the following remarks during the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, held March 15 at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Special thanks to Hal Paz, senior vice president for Health Affairs and CEO of the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, and the many faculty, staff and students, who have been so welcoming and helpful throughout our Board visit. Holding our March meeting on this campus has become an annual tradition, and one that reflects the strong connections the Medical Center and College of Medicine have within our University and the Commonwealth.
One of the most visible reminders of our connection is through THON, which was held last month. Often when we talk about THON, we recount the numbers – 15,000 students involved in a 46-hour event; helping 2,000 families; a record-breaking $12.4 million raised this year; more than $100 million raised since 1977.
But the Four Diamonds Fund and THON are really about the individual stories of courage, resilience, inspiration, and ultimately hope. It's an honor to spend time with our Four Diamonds families and to see the progress made possible through medical science.
It's also an honor to spend time with the physicians, researchers and many medical professionals who care for these families. As one former THON overall chair said, "We set our sights, not on the money, but on helping the kids."
Thank you to everyone who has contributed their support to this incredible event. As you know, we are in the midst of what feels like an unprecedented number of searches for senior positions at Penn State. I'm heartened by the many top-notch individuals vying for the positions, and to hear their enthusiasm for Penn State's mission.
Today, I'm pleased to introduce two such individuals. On April 1, Regis Becker will begin as the University's first director of ethics and compliance. Regis comes to Penn State from PPG Industries, where he served as the chief compliance officer. In this position, he coordinated the multifaceted compliance program at a $15 billion global company with 40,000 employees and manufacturing operations in 38 countries. He also managed the PPG Crisis Response Unit.
Previously, Regis managed investigative functions at Union Carbide Corporation, and he served as a special agent with the FBI. Regis earned a bachelor of science in law enforcement at Penn State, an MBA at Western Connecticut State University and a J.D. at Duquesne University School of Law.
I also want to introduce Julie Del Giorno, who will be Penn State's first athletics integrity officer. Julie will be responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of policies and practices within the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics that ensure compliance and ethical conduct.
Julie comes to Penn State from Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary, where she served as chief of staff and as the senior administrator with athletic oversight for the college's NCAA Division III Athletics program. Previously, she held coaching and administrative positions at the University of Central Arkansas and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. From 1986 to 1995, Julie served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, and was honored for her service during combat operations with the U.S. Army's Bronze Star Medal.
Julie earned a bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Military Academy and an MBA from the University of Central Arkansas.
This is the time of year when we expect a degree of budget uncertainty based on the state appropriation deliberations. This year, however, the greater uncertainty is the matter of sequestration, which will affect our federal research funding and some of our student aid programs, such as the Work Study Program. The main question is "how much?" And we won't know that answer for some time, but it could be in the $30 million to $40 million ballpark, with our most research-active colleges, including the College of Medicine, and the Applied Research Lab experiencing a disproportionate share of the impacts.
In the meantime, we're concentrating on making our case for improved future funding to state legislators. I was pleased to represent Penn State's interests at the House and Senate appropriations hearings in late February, and to have the opportunity to discuss funding for the agricultural research and cooperative extension lines and other special needs. It was clear that the legislators are deeply concerned with affordability as well as completion rates.
For Penn State students who begin their studies at University Park, the average time-to-degree is 4.2 years and the 6-year graduation rate is 87 percent. Given that 62 percent of our Commonwealth Campus students work more than 22 hours a week on average, or complete their degree at another college or university, it is understandable that those graduation rates are lower and hover around 55 percent.
Last year, we held tuition to the lowest increase in 45 years, and I've committed to the governor and leadership of the General Assembly that we will have another modest increase next academic year.
As I do at each meeting, I'll provide a brief admissions update. Margaret Mead said, "Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else."
I bring up that quote, because it so aptly applies to this year's class of applicants. They are unique – or at least compared to prior years. First, the high school class of 2013 seems to be applying to fewer places, and notably, they're settling on a school earlier.
Consistent with this trend, our applications for admission are down about 9 percent compared to last year, but our yield rate, that is, students who have been accepted and submitted their deposits, continues to track ahead of last year. University Park is up 3 percentage points in yield, and the Commonwealth Campuses are up 1 percentage point.
International applications continue to show double digit increases, and the yield rate is up compared to last year for this entering cohort as well.
All in all, the incoming class is very strong, and the total number of students who have committed to Penn State is virtually identical to last year. The quality of the applicants is also consistent with past years.
Hal Paz will be discussing the College of Medicine in his remarks, but it's noteworthy that applications to the Penn State College of Medicine are up 5 percent. The new crop of students will be taking the place of our graduating medical students, who earlier today attended the Match Day Ceremony to learn where they'll serve their residency. If you see any smiling and relieved medical students today, be sure to offer your congratulations.
This year, the World Campus celebrated its 15th anniversary. Launched with just 41 students in five academic programs in 1998, today the World Campus has nearly 12,000 fully online students in more than 90 programs. It has also seen five straight years of double-digit enrollment growth, and a number of awards for excellence in academic programming.
Most recently Penn State's World Campus launched its first online graduate nursing degree. We can expect additional innovative programming to come. A related new initiative is Penn State's foray into MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses through Coursera. We're testing the waters with five courses, led by an engaging and intellectual group – among them Richard Alley, part of a Nobel-prize winning team, Peter Hudson, Andrew Read and Anna Divinsky.
Penn State's initial offerings range from art to energy to entrepreneurship, and the response has been overwhelming. About 45,000 students have already enrolled, with nearly 1,000 more signing up each day.
Our goal with this MOOC initiative is to advance key University priorities, including showcasing faculty expertise, testing innovative learning strategies, engaging with communities around the world and attracting students to continue their education at Penn State, either in-person or online. In addition, MOOCs offer high school students an opportunity to pre-shop for college majors and provide existing students with a way to supplement their learning. You too can become a "coursarian," as the students call themselves. To register, visit www.coursera.org
Penn State also has given our Web presence a facelift with a graphically appealing, more user-friendly new interface. It's the first major redesign in more than a decade.
The new design was led by University Relations and IT Communications, and involved representatives from across the University. I encourage you to explore all it has to offer; and to visit news.psu.edu, formerly called "Live." Kevin Mooroney, vice provost of Information Technology, and Cindy Hall, interim chief marketing officer in University Relations led the effort. Cindy is with us, so please join me in recognizing her for her excellent work.
The talents of Penn State students were on full display this spring. In February, we held the 7th annual Penn State President's Concert at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C.
It is always remarkable to see the same students who shuffle along our campus walkways in cargo pants and t-shirts transform into virtuoso performers to rival many professionals. The beautifully executed concert featured the Penn State Concert Choir, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Baroque Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, a marimba duo and a piano soloist. Pipe organ accompaniment was provided by internationally acclaimed organist William Neil, a 1966 Penn State alumnus and 2011 Penn State Alumni Fellow.
Penn State College of Communications students also were in the spotlight when their weekly newscast was named the best in the nation. Two students also captured first-place in individual categories in the prestigious Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts, a nationwide competition honoring the best in faculty- and student-produced media.
Not to be outdone, 4 Smeal College of Business students recently returned from the Marshall International Case Competition with a third-place trophy—the highest position of all participating American universities.
The Smeal team, led by case team director Andy Gustafson, assistant professor of business administration, included marketing major Devin Weakland, actuarial science and economics major Benjamin Pugh, accounting and finance major Nicholas Fakelmann, and supply chain and information systems major Samantha Jarmul. Professor Gutafson said, "Nick, Devin, Ben and Samantha were not only great competitors, but also great ambassadors for Penn State."
Employers have taken note of our students' abilities, and more than 300 employers have signed up for Penn State's Spring Career Days, which will be held in the Bryce Jordan Center on March 20 and 21. The employers will be hiring for internship, full-time and co-op positions. This is part of our continuing commitment to helping our students successfully navigate the transition from college to career.
Each year, many Penn State students choose to begin their professional life with organizations like Teach for America or the Peace Corps. This year, the Peace Corps ranked Penn State alumni among the nation's top collegiate volunteers. With 55 undergraduate alumni serving overseas and working in fields such as agriculture, education, environment, health, community economic development and youth development, Penn State is No. 21 on the Peace Corps' 2013 rankings of colleges and universities in the large school category.
Moving on to Athletics …
This academic year, Penn State student-athletes won seven Big Ten Championships, which is a Penn State record. And earlier this month, eight Penn State teams were ranked in the Top 10 nationally in their respective sports. Among those leaders were the Nittany Lion wrestlers, ranked No. 1 throughout the year. They lived up to that billing once again, winning their third straight Big Ten Championship. Head Coach Cael Sanderson has now won three Big Ten crowns in his four years at Penn State. As a matter of fact, since taking over the program, Cael and his staff are a perfect 13-0 in coaching Big Ten Tournament Finals matches!
The Nittany Lions will next head to Des Moines, Iowa, for the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 21-23. Penn State will be looking to win its third straight NCAA title.
Congratulations go to the Lady Lions, who are the back-to-back Big 10 regular season champions. Maggie Lucas was selected as the 2013 Big Ten Player of the Year as well as for this year's First Team Big Ten All-Tournament team. Next for the Lady Lions is the NCAA Tournament. The selection show is slated for Monday, so we can look forward to more great basketball in the days to come.
After an outstanding indoor season, the Nittany Lion men's track team finished ninth at the NCAA Indoor Championships. This is a young team, and with runners like freshman Brannon Kidder and sophomore Robby Creese, also known as "Creese lightning," we can expect to see more outstanding performances in the next several years.
Earlier this month, Coach Bill O'Brien and the 2012 football senior class were honored by the Maxwell Football Club as the Club's College Coach of the Year and Spirit Award recipients, respectively. You'll be able to get a first look at this year's team on Blue-White Weekend, which is set for April 19-21, with kickoff at noon on Saturday. Numerous events will be held during the weekend to showcase our student athletes, including the 2013 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships in Rec Hall. In addition, the Penn State baseball, field hockey, men's golf, softball, men's tennis, women's tennis and men's volleyball teams will also be competing at home during Blue-White Weekend.
In development news, we're making the final push to meet the ambitious $2 billion goal in For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students.
We are continuing to stay ahead of schedule for achieving our goal, and we have made significant progress in annual giving over the last year. Penn State staff and students have been particularly supportive in the annual giving effort, and they deserve our sincerest appreciation. The number of alumni donors to the Annual Fund is on pace with last year, and the dollars raised are running 21 percent ahead of last year through the end of February.
The largest single goal of "For the Future" has been to raise money for student scholarships. Already we've raised $100 million in scholarship endowments through the Trustee Matching Scholarship Program. But we're reaching higher. To provide an additional incentive for giving, we're now offering an even greater incentive to help students in need.
As of this month, the Trustee Matching Scholarship Program offers a 10 percent annual match for new endowed gifts, doubling the additional funds available for students.
Of note is a recent $2 million gift from Gene and Roz Chaiken. They already have made the dreams of a Penn State education possible for more than 150 liberal arts students through a Trustee Scholarship they created 5 years ago. But with growing financial challenges facing students and their families, the Chaikens decided to establish one of the first Trustee Scholarships to earn a 10 percent annual match from the University.
Gene and Roz have been active volunteers and lead donors to the College of the Liberal Arts and Penn State for many years. Gene served on the Penn State Board of Trustees for several years and is a member of the University's Leadership Gifts Committee and an emeritus member of the Liberal Arts Development Council.
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Black History Month is a time to commemorate and honor those who have made distinguished contributions in different facets of community and lives of African-Americans. In an effort to recognize those that have provided "first" and/or contributed to breaking boundaries we have identified the following individuals.
Tyson Beckford
Meet the first black male supermodel! Not only is Tyson the first black male supermodel he is the first male model to reach supermodel status in a fashion world dominated by divine, statuesque females. This native New Yorker has graced the pages of publications such as Essence, Details, and GQ. But he is best known for his work as a Ralph Lauren model. He has been named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People Magazine and has hosted TV shows such as Make Me A Supermodel on Bravo.
David Agbodji
David Agbodji is the first black male model to open and close for a Calvin Klein show. He broke out in Milan Men's Fashion Week where he stole the show. This is considered a big feat because the fashion world appears to be considerably dominated by a majority race. David was born in Paris, is French-Nigerian and has modeled for such layouts in Interview, French Vogue, Surface, and German GQ.
Tyra Banks
Oh Ms. Tyra! The beautiful bombshell is the first black female model to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated, GQ, and the Victoria's Secret catalogue. Getting her start on the runways of Paris, she has went on to achieve a multitude of accomplishments including acting, singing, status of businesswoman, and the host of such shows as America's Next Top Model and The Tyra Banks Show. She has also acted in such shows and movies as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Felicity, Just Shoot Me, All of Us, and Gossip Girls.
Naomi Campbell
There is one word for this beauty…..FIERCE! Naomi Campbell is the first black female model to grace the cover of French Vogue and Time Magazine. She has graced over 500 covers which include Elle, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar and countless others. Naomi is part of the 90's supermodel era which included the "Big Six," Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss, and herself. Her very impressive résumé also includes acting in such shows and movie as The Cosby Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, New York Undercover, Ugly Betty and countless others.
Barack and Michelle Obama
How beautiful is this?! The first African-American president Barack Obama and his lovely wife Michelle Obama, the first African-American first Lady. This power couple has achieved the ultimate feat and what so many before them have struggled to see accomplished. The induction of an African-American in the White House helps to give hope to all and pave the way for many of all races. Our 44th president is not only the first African-American president; he was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Through his hard work, values, and strong family upbringing, the president has knocked over many barriers.
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Week in one-liners: Palin, Simpson, Kerry – POLITICO.com
The top quotes in politics …
"I guess I shouldn't call politicians names." — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin apologizing for calling Republicans "wusses."
"It's magic beans and fairy dust." — White House press secretary Jay Carney knocking the GOP fiscal cliff plan.
"Has the president seen 'The Devil Wears Prada?'" — ABC's Jake Tapper at Wednesday's White House briefing.
"Oh I gotta do the hashtag." — President Barack Obama navigating Twitter.
"I'm not doing that dance again." — Former Sen. Alan Simpson putting "Gangnam Style" behind him.
"Thank you, Mr. Secretary." — Sen. John McCain introducing Sen. John Kerry.
"Thank you very much, Mr. President." — Sen. John Kerry responding to McCain.


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Google chief executive officer Larry Page decided to share his 14-year battle with vocal cord nerve problems and subsequent vocal paralysis on Google+.
Page posted on this personal page about his medical problem and that after several consultations with specialist that he's in recovery. From the post
Thankfully, after some initial recovery I'm fully able to do all I need to at home and at work, though my voice is softer than before. . . .In seeing different specialists, I met one doctor — Dr. Steven Zeitels from the Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Center — who is really excited about the potential to improve vocal cord nerve function. So I've arranged to fund a significant research program through the Voice Health Institute, which he will lead.
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Although Page didn't reveal the donation size, sources said the gift was more than $20 million, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
A year ago, Page missed a few company events including shareholder meetings because of his vocal problems. Last June, it was finally revealed that Page had lost his voice. The reason, however, was cloaked in mystery, causing many to speculate the condition was anything from laryngitis to spasmodic dysphonia. It also caused some analysts to question his ability to lead.
Now armed with a voice, Page will be able to lead and represent Google in all its annual and shareholder meetings.