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Wellington's Culture Galore
Hit the streets, see the fashion, talk to locals in New Zealand's "capital of cool".
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Does Wellington have more cafes per capita than anywhere else in New Zealand? Or the world? Not sure, but Wellington is certainly known for it's cafes and cafe culture. Wellingtonians love their cafes and there are heaps up and down Cuba Street.
New Zealand's treasure trove of all things New Zealand. Te Papa can proudly claim to be a bold and innovative national museum. It's a must-stop for anyone visiting the capital.
While Jazz was born in the other hemisphere, halfway around the world in New Orleans, USA, it's found a happy home in Wellington. The Wellington Jazz Festival sees jazz musicians popping up on Cuba Street, back alley pubs and prestigious music halls. ABoth of these events were free. And there were many, many more. The streets were alive with the sound of music.
The Waterfront and the Writers Walk
The Wellington waterfront was once the centre of the city's bustling port and is now a distinctive precinct with restaurants, galleries and a park for the kids. Locals often stroll along the waterfront from Jervois Quay to Te Papa and beyond. The Waterfront is also host to the Wellington Writers Walk – 19 tributes to Wellington with typographical sculpture written by some of New Zealand's great writers. Some are tucked away in unexpected places. Looking for them is a kind of treasure hunt. Whether or not they're easy to spot or require more of a look, the quotes will inspire reflection.
Colourful and bohemian Cuba Street. Not a place to miss if visiting Wellington! A great place for shopping and people watching and fashion spotting. Some of Wellingtons most stylish (and hipster) stroll this street that's chocka with op shops, high end shops cafes.
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This is backpacking in style - YHA Wellington City is centrally located just off Courtenay Place; close to the waterfront, Te Papa museum, Embassy Theatre, bars, clubs and theatres.


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If it were possible to go back in time, then it would be impossible to go back in time with the intention of doing anything. Doing so would create a paradox which, according to some theorys' could, destroy the universe, fade you out of existance, make something really really bad happen, or just not be able to accomplish what you want.
The reason this is so is that at point A, you want to go back in time to get rid of bunny's. So you go back to point B, kill all the bunny's and Boom, there goes the universe. Becuase, when history continues from point B to point A, (now C) you will no longer want to go back and kill bunnys becuase there are no such things as bunnys. Thus creating a Paradox.
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Dear Abby: I am a 29-year-old man with a criminal record. I got involved in some fraud and embezzlement rings in my early 20s and served nine months before being released on parole.
Since then, I have moved in with my mother and found a job. I'm trying to be the man I know I'm capable of being.
I have reached the point where I'd like to begin dating again, but I don't know when the time is right to bring up my past. If I wait too long, my name is mud for not saying anything sooner. I want to do the right thing.
— A Better Man
Dear Better Man: I agree that the chapter of your life in which you were in prison is not something you should reveal on a first date. But do raise the subject around the fourth date. By then, the woman will have had a chance to get to know you.
When you bring it up, make it clear that you didn't go to jail for a violent crime and you're not on any offenders' list. If she likes you, she'll hear you out and understand that you don't plan to repeat your mistakes.
Dear Abby: I am blessed with two beautiful daughters. One is 13; the other is 4 months old. For 11 years, my 13-year-old, "Lily," was my life. I had dated, but they were all Mr. Wrongs.
Two years ago, I finally met "Kevin." He is good to me, and he and Lily get along to a point, but he's shy and doesn't talk much. Kevin moved in with us a few months after I found out I was pregnant.
I try to include Lily in our new family, but she feels left out. She stays in her room and doesn't have much to do with Kevin. She wouldn't go with me to the baby's doctor appointments and pretty much ignores her new baby sister.
What can I do to assure Lily that I love her as much as I always have? I want our family to be happy. I hope to eventually marry Kevin. Lily's dad isn't very involved in her life. Every time I try to include Lily, she gets mad and says she doesn't want to participate in family functions. Help!
— West Virginia Mom
Dear Mom: Thirteen can be a difficult age, and your work is cut out for you. You will have to be more proactive in order to make this arrangement function more like a family. Kevin may be shy, but he should be encouraged to make more of an effort to get to know Lily. As the adult, it is his job to break the ice and find something in common with her.
Also, Lily should not be allowed to hide out in her room and not participate in activities. If you permit the status quo to continue, at some point she will start looking for a place where she feels she "belongs" in a situation beyond your control or supervision. If you are out of ideas on how to get your daughter to cooperate, then involve a family therapist to help you through the roadblocks.
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[tweetmeme]Recently I've participated in a number of discussions around creating open education repositories and initiatives in the Middle East. Beyond the question of finding sizable portions of open Arabic content to seed a new repository, the questions of sustainability (how do we pay for this?), language (who's Arabic?) and so what?! (What will people do with the content?) always come up shortly after.
Putting the first two bold words aside, let's focus on the so what?! of OER. As Max Fawcett (Managing Editor at Alberta Venture) points out in the Open Education Open Debate:
Education, after all, isn't an acquisitive process, an exercise in procuring and storing information. Instead, learning is a social process, one in which people get from point A – ignorance – to point B – enlightenment – through a messy combination of challenge, failure and consolidation. While there might be a few people who can (and should) take advantage of open-source learning models, there are, I suspect, far more who can't. Information, in the absence of the ability to apply it, isn't very valuable, as anybody who's ever tried to fix their own car using only the supplied factory manual understands only too well".
This reminds me of a comment in Brian Lamb posted in his blog two years ago:
"If we live in an era of information abundance, why is the primary drive around OERs the publication of more content? And what other activities around the open education movement might be an effective use of our energies? What other needs have to be met?"
In the past couple of years we've seen online course initiatives like P2PU and the Open High School take steps towards using the open content out there in meaningful ways. But, I would like to hear directly from teachers and students:
With so much free content out there on the Web, what services or apps would you like to see built in conjunction with all that content to help bring more meaning, value, time savings and/or joy to your education?


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Some creditors of Lehman Brothers believe moves by JP Morgan Chase to demand billions of dollars in collateral pushed Lehman into bankruptcy.
Did the same thing happen at Merrill Lynch, forcing the firm into a shotgun wedding with Bank of America?
Some senior executives at Merrill think so and they point to Chase's actions during the week of Sept. 8 — the five days before Lehman was forced into bankruptcy and Merrill forced into the hands of Bank of America — as the critical point.
CNBC has learned that Chase demanded billions of dollars in collateral from Lehman that week on behalf of clients involved in repo trades because Chase feared for the Lehman's financial health. Chase also began getting skittish about Merrill's prospects and began demanding billions of dollars in collateral from Merrill as well, sources told CNBC.
(Charlie Gasparino discusses his report in the video)
That call on Merrill's cash began with an informal request for collateral over and above what Merrill had already paid Chase on Sept. 8.
That week, as Lehman (OTC: lehmq) began imploding, Merrill too began to teeter, with its stock price tanking and general worries about whether it could survive the credit crunch.
On Friday Sept. 12, Chase (NYSE: jpm) officially alerted Merrill it wanted an additional $5 billion in collateral. Merrill (NYSE: mer) did not come up with the collateral.
Around that time, Merrill began negotiating with Bank of America (NYSE: bac). That Saturday Merrill's chief of strategy, Peter Kraus, told Chase that Merrill wasn't going to deliver the collateral — but not because of liquidity issues. Merrill was objecting to the principle of asking for additional collateral.
By Sunday night September 14, Bank of America purchased Merrill.
Beyond the question of whether a collateral call led to Merrill's sale; CNBC has learned that Chase still wants the collateral and is weighing suing Merrill to get it.
A Chase spokeswoman had no comment; a Merrill spokeswoman had no comment.
- More from Charlie Gasparino


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Nation & World
Kenya declares end to Nairobi terror attack after seized mall burns
Kenyan government Twitter accounts claimed early Tuesday that authorities had taken control of all the floors of a Nairobi shopping complex that terrorists had seized Saturday.
The tweets from the Interior Ministry's account offered few details of what had taken place in the final hours at the upscale Westgate mall. One said that "we are in control of Westgate."
"Our forces are combing the mall floor by floor looking for anyone left behind," said another. "We believe all hostages have been released."
Kenyan television reported that six militants had been "neutralized," but there was no official confirmation. The Kenyan Defense Forces reported in a tweet that a briefing would be held later, but did not say when.
The Twitter reports followed a day of anxiety over what was happening after a series of explosions and a fire swept through the luxury shopping complex Monday morning.
A Kenyan official hurriedly organized a news conference after the explosions. "We want to assure Kenyans that our forces are in full control of this situation, and we are certain that in no time the fire will be put (out)," Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku said.
But the smoke from whatever was burning spewed skyward all day, and when night came golden flames had engulfed the building, licking hungrily into the darkness.
For a nation starving for answers, the spreading smoke from the hidden blaze seemed an apt symbol for a nightmare that had claimed at least 62 lives and left 175 injured. Hundreds of people were trapped when a dozen or so gunmen entered the mall, one of the city's most popular shopping destinations, at midday Saturday and began spraying bullets and tossing grenades. Kenyan security forces responded, sealing off the streets around the complex and gathering for a push to grab it back from the terrorists.
But Kenyan authorities' efforts to project an image of control faded Monday as they gave seemingly conflicting messages about what was taking place.
Ole Lenku said the flames came from mattresses the terrorists had set on fire to distract the security forces who were attempting to wrest back control of the building. That contradicted what officials had asserted the day before – that Kenyan forces already had gained full control of that floor – but Ole Lenku declined to clarify his remark.
"We are in control of all the floors," Ole Lenku said Monday. "The terrorists could be running and hiding in some stores somewhere or something, but all floors now are under our control."
Kenyan authorities refused to say anything about the source of the explosions, whether they'd set the fire or whether the gunmen possessed more explosives. It was also unclear how the gunmen continued to operate in the thick, black smoke, amid speculation that they were equipped with gas masks and night-vision goggles.
Al Shabab, the al Qaida affiliate that's based in neighboring Somalia, had claimed the meticulously orchestrated attack as retaliation against Kenya for crossing into southern Somalia two years ago to beat back the U.S.-designated terrorist group.
Eyewitnesses have told how the gunmen, who Kenyan authorities have said numbered 10 to 15, jumped out of vehicles, strapped heavily with ammunition. Some stormed through the front entrance as others ran up a parking lot ramp to the top floor, trapping shoppers in between.
By striking the Westgate, the terrorist group hit not just a mall, but also the very heart of the city's identity – and a prime economic engine. The Israeli-owned mall is a favorite destination not just for well-off Kenyans but also for Nairobi's large expatriate community, much of which is here because civil wars and political instability in nearby lands made relatively peaceful Nairobi a regional hub for diplomats and aid workers.
Nairobi is the main headquarters for the United Nations in Africa, including the international headquarters for the U.N. Environmental Program. Nairobi also holds the largest U.S. foreign mission in Africa – a replacement for the U.S. Embassy that al Qaida bombed in 1998, killing more than 200 people.
Foreign investors have flocked here in recent years. Google and General Electric have headquartered their African operations in Nairobi.
Westerners who work or travel regularly in the wider region use Nairobi as a sanctuary of fine cuisine, comfort and fellow countrymen.
Kelly Ranck, a 26 year-old American, is based in Nairobi but spends roughly half her time in remote field posts in South Sudan and Chad working for World Concern, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization.
"After being in the bush, this place feels like a slice of heaven," Ranck said. She can hang out with like-minded peers and relax into a more familiar lifestyle, she said. Without her breaks in Nairobi, "I would totally burn out," she said.
Kenya is clearly sensitive to the effect the attack might have on its reputation for stability – and on its wallet, which relies heavily on tourism. The nation's image already took a hit earlier this year with the election as president of Uhuru Kenyatta, whom the International Criminal Court charged with crimes against humanity stemming from post-election violence. Kenyatta's deputy, William Ruto, faces similar accusations from the court.
Kenyatta organized a news conference Sunday with two main presidential candidates he'd defeated in the elections in March. Each spoke for only a few minutes, but all three made sure to issue a plea to global communities to refrain from warning their citizens not to travel to Kenya. The U.S. State Department said Sunday that it was suspending travel here for government employees.
"This is an incident of terror, an incident that can happen in any city, in any capital, anywhere in the world," Kenyatta said. "This is not the time to issue travel advisories, for in doing so, the success is only for those who wish to cause harm."
But as the flames burned at the Westgate, the damage already appeared to have been done.


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Jokesters: NGA Pro Golf Tour pokes fun at deer antlers
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Deer antler spray is no laughing matter on the PGA Tour. Just ask Vijay Singh who admitted taking the banned substance (which, Singh insists, he didn't know was a banned substance at the time). Will he be suspended? Won't he? Will the PGA Tour ever tell us either way because of how high-profile this situation is?
Not likely.
But, for other golf tours, it apparently is quite the knee-slapper.
GolfChannel.com's Jason Sobel had a nice catch on Monday when he reported that the NGA Pro Golf Tour (formerly the NGA Hooters Tour -- the longest-running developmental tour in the U.S.) has an interesting use of deer antlers as the result of Singh's recent/ongoing ordeal.
Sobel wrote:
On the PGA Tour, deer antler spray is no laughing matter. Other tours, though, are having a little fun with the notion of an unusual performance enhancer.
Every champion on the minor-league NGA Pro Golf Tour this year will be asked to sign a set of deer antlers that will remain on the circuit's operations truck and travel week to week to each tournament. In past years, winners have been asked to sign flags or coolers, but officials said the deer antlers seemed timely, appropriate and humorous in the wake of an ongoing PGA Tour scandal.
Read Sobel's report here, where he also explains the NGA Pro Golf Tour's drug policy and tells us about a recent winner you've probably heard of before who put his John Hancock on the antlers.
Follow T.J. Auclair on Twitter, @tj_auclair.
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at a local restaurant to say goodbye to our Dad.
and let me tell you, I am ready!
Amy, I love that vase!!!! I've been scouring thrift shops for something like it and NOTHIN'!
Beutiful pictures too, thanks!
Boy, you have been busy. How nice to have your dad visit. If I want to see mine I have to go to him. He won't drive here from Florida or fly plus he is taking care of my step mom. Love the tulips and I still need to buy some. Haven't even seen them at the grocery store I go to.ReplyDelete
I hear ya on the real life schedule. I don't know how these younger moms do it. When I had both of my girls at home it was nonstop. Getting older I know that I crave "quiet" just to be able to put a sentence together. Glad you're back, missed seeing you!ReplyDelete
Glad to hear that you're back in the groove now. I know life can sometimes get in the way of blogging! Ha! Sometimes it's good to take time out like that though. Your husband coming home in the morning from work reminds me of mine doing the same thing. My husband works a full 24 hr shift and then is home for 2 days. The cycle continues like that. I never know if he's going to come home sleepy from an exhausting night of calls or rested.ReplyDelete
I am really taken with the pretty blue base that your tulips are in. It's striking with the light from the window and the pretty colors of the tulips!ReplyDelete
Oh how I love tulips! This is wonderful and very personal and I'm with ya on the the mojo thing! Case in-point, the award! Like I said, I am still trying to figure out how to do this and I'm making one mistake after another - and trying to juggle work and family! Yikes - this is supposed to be fun and stress-free!
I love these more personal posts that give us a window into everyday life of our favorite bloggers! Yay for your sons team...how exciting! LOVE your tulips especially in that gorgeous silver container. So pretty!! I feel spring is slowly making its way here though I cannot forget the April we got snow:) Its been one crazy winter!! Loved this post.....with the ebbs and flows of life, I find there are times that blogging has to take a back seat to other things, and times where we are unstoppable. No worries...your fans are here waiting!ReplyDelete
Well, that's life for you! It always seems there is so much going on at one time and then you have nothing but time on your hands. It's nice that you got to spend time with family, though, Amy ~ even if your Dad was going through dental work. I always put any projects aside when I have time to spend with my family. They'll be there when I'm ready to get back to them!ReplyDelete
So glad you got past the taxes what a releif! Your post is lovely, the photos of your tulips are perfect! XO ChristieReplyDelete
Love the photos, Amy. You've been busy. How nice to spend time with your dad. Taxes, not so much. Family is what charges me. If I spend too much time on work, my creativity takes a dive, because guilt sinks in. It's a constant balancing act.ReplyDelete
That tulip vase is lovely! I am with you--hats off to woman who can work and take care of a home and kids --much less blog! I feel like there isn't enough hours in the day, I can't imagine how it would be if I was working. Not that a house and kids isn't work--because it is. I just can't imagine doing it all--you know, bringing home the bacon and frying it in the pan---:)ReplyDelete
Your tulips are so beautiful! Glad to hear you had a great time with your dad :o)Have a great weekend!
Sounds like you are in a good, happy emotional spot and ready to dive back into blog life! I hope your Dad enjoyed his stay. I know that you will miss him. Love the last picture of you with your Dad and sister. Nice to see some of your lovely photos here this morning- xo DianaReplyDelete
Enjoyed catching up on your blog today. I'm with you on the time thing. There's no way I could work a job, etc and blog. I can hardly keep up with it now.
Always great to see what creativity is sparking at your place!
It's good to take a break every now and again...not that you were just sitting around! Enjoy your Dad every minute you can....mine is gone and I wish i had been able to spend more time with him! it was nice to hear a slice of your life!
I loved seeing the tulips photo next to your pots and pans and then a few beauty shots. You mojo's coming back!ReplyDelete
It is so wonderful to see a post of your loved ones and the everyday happenings of family life....makes everything so real and in perspective. Enjoy your dad..my mom lives in Florida too and I try and get down there to see her as often as possible. I used to be 30 minutes from her, now I am a 10 hour drive from her...
Your photography is impeccable..the flowers are beautiful...Have a beautiful weekend!
You have been busy! I love that you got to see your Dad, eventhough he had to go to dental appointments throughout the visit. Cute picture of you, your Dad and sister.
So good to have you back! Sounds like the little man is doing well congrats to him. I hear you about blogging it takes a lot of time and effort to keep it going, don't know how these other ladies do it. Those Tulips will be blooming before you know it!ReplyDelete
You have really been busy...crazy busy and it sounds like you had little time for yourself. So get back into that creative groove, girl!
Love your tulips and that vase is stunning!
Happy Weekend!
I agree...yeuch on tax time :-(
I love your tulip photos even with the pots and pans! Sooo pretty! We've purchased tulips twice in the last several weeks...a reminder spring's on her way! ;-)
Wow Amy busy,busy,i hear you life can suck the girl out of you....your dad looks a sweet heart,so glad you are past the taxes!
Your tulips look stunning and loving the chalkboard picture,very sweet!
You said it sister...hard to live the fairytale when you are doing the 9 to 5 or the 4 to 12:30am as I often do. I'm much happier doing whatever I want to do. Hope I can one day again. Love the tulips in the silver. I bought a new silver thing for myself tonight. I'll show soon.ReplyDelete


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Indianapolis Museum of Art Organizes Groundbreaking Exhibition Devoted to Art and Belief
Francisco de Zurbaran, Agnus Dei, 1636-1640, Oil on canvas, San Diego Museum of Art (Gift of Anne R. and Amy Putnam) 1947.36.
The first exhibition to examine the religious visual culture of 17th-century Spain and Latin America will premiere at the Indianapolis Museum of Art on October 11, 2009. Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World brings to life the challenges faced by visual artists such as El Greco, Francisco Zurbarán, Alonso Cano, Franciso Ribalta, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Juan de Valdes Leal, Juan Correa, Cristobal Villalpando and others, who were charged with the creative task of making religious images that were useful, truthful and moving. The exhibition will feature 80 works of art, including paintings, polychrome sculpture, metalwork and books, many of which have never before been seen in the United States. Sacred Spain will be on view exclusively in Indianapolis from October 11, 2009 through January 3, 2010.
A $1 million grant from the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation for Sacred Spain will allow the IMA to offer free general admission to the exhibition, reinforcing the IMAs reputation as a leader in audience accessibility.
Exhibition highlights include:
* The legendary golden Crown of the Andes, made to adorn a statue of the Virgin Mary, venerated as the Queen of the Andes. The crown celebrates the devotion of the faithful to their protectress and makes visible the mystical tie with divinity. Set with 447 emeralds, the crown is the oldest and largest collection of emeralds in the world and has rarely been displayed publicly.
* A life-size and realistically-rendered sculpture, Juan Sánchez Barbas Cristo Yacente, which is featured in Holy Week processions in the Spanish town of Navalcarnero and has never been exhibited outside of the town.
* Juan de Valdés Leals long-separated Allegory of Vanity and Allegory of Salvation, a pair of symbol-laden still lifes that contrast temporal attainments and eternal rewards.
* A trompe loeil statue painting by Cristobal Villalpando of a famous miracle-working image of the Virgen de la Soledad carved by Gaspar Becerra.
* Francisco Zurbaráns Agnus Dei, an illusionistic rendering of a lamb bound for sacrifice and presented as the object of prayer.
This groundbreaking exhibition offers a new perspective on the sacred art of the Spanish world during the baroque period. In a departure from usual museum practice, in which religious images are treated solely as historical or aesthetic artifacts, Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World recognizes the possibility of transcendent images and seeks to reassert the art museum as a primary venue for cultural interpretation based on a deeper understanding of the creation, reception and uses of art.
While the scenes depicted in these works may be familiar to many, Sacred Spain puts these paintings and sculptures in the context of a pivotal period in Spanish history, said Maxwell L. Anderson, the Melvin & Bren Simon Director & CEO of the IMA. This exhibition illuminates the remarkable role that the artist played at a time when art was believed to have divine power.
In an important sense, the exhibition is about the power of art, said Ronda Kasl, Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture before 1800 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. It features works of art that were created with explicit responsive goalsthey were meant to arouse wonder, devotion, and identification. We hope that viewers will be moved by the sheer visual impact of these works.
The exhibition will be divided into six key sections: In Defense of Images; True Likeness; Moving Images; With the Eyes of the Soul; Visualizing Sanctity; and Living with Images.
In Defense of Images - Sacred Spain will begin with an introduction to the essential elements of Spanish Catholic religious practice as they relate to images. These were used to aid memory, inspire devotion, and convey the worshiper toward contemplation of the divine. Faced with persistent accusations of idolatry, the Council of Trent (1545-63) previously had reaffirmed the usefulness of images for the instruction of the faithful and set the stage for an intense preoccupation with the theological arguments that shaped creative practice in 17th-century Spanish culture. This section features works by painter-theorists such as Francisco Pacheco, Fray Juan Ricci, Vicente Carducho, and others, including Juan de Valdés Leal, who contemplates the potential for creative human action, and the resulting attainment of glory or hell, in his Allegory of Vanity; its dense accumulation of symbolic objects makes pointed reference to the visual arts.
True Likeness - Sacred Spain also will explore the idea that some religious images offered the possibility of divine presence. Some images owed their sacredness to a supposedly miraculous origin. The theological justification for the veneration of these works depended upon the acceptance that they were not made by mortals. Countless portraits of the Virgin are ascribed to the hand of St. Luke, while the face of Christ impressed on Veronicas veil and the Virgin of Guadalupe on Juan Diegos cloak are believed to have been transferred through direct physical contact with the divine. Francisco de Zurbaráns trompe-loeil Veronica bears the miraculous impression of Christs bloodied face and implies the presence of the actual relic of the sacred cloth. Alonso López de Herreras Holy Face, an image he replicated many times, was proclaimed a true effigy and authenticated by his signature.
In other cases, the religious authority of an image resides in its convincing, sometimes exaggerated, lifelikeness, conveyed through artistic means such as realism or illusionism. The latter is powerfully on display in Zurbaráns Agnus Dei, which presents a lamb bound for slaughter as the object of prayer, challenging the boundary that exists between the representation of the sacred and its actual presence.
Moving Images - One of the most compelling justifications for the use of religious imagery was its ability to provoke empathetic response and move the beholder toward contemplation of God. Spanish art often manifests the divine in terms that are both palpable and proximate, underscoring the role of the senses in apprehending purely spiritual qualities. Artists employed a wide range of techniques, but most of them shared the aim of intensifying emotional response. This is especially apparent in representations of Christs Passion, where the subject is the graphic depiction of human suffering. This section will feature works by both painters and sculptors, including Bartolomé Estebán Murillo, Alonso Cano, Antonio Pereda, Gregorio Fernández and Juan Sánchez Barba.
With the Eyes of the Soul - The works in this section of the exhibition reflect deliberate efforts by artists to render purely spiritual values in visual form. The exhibition considers the ways in which artists depicted visionary experiences and expressed what was at once unknowable and unrepresentable. Similarly, it explores the religious practices and aspirations that informed and motivated these artistic representations. Key works include Francisco Camilos painting of a vision experienced by the Spanish mystic St. John of God, who receives a Crown of Thorns upon contemplating an image of the Crucifixion. Similarly, Cristóbal Villalpando depicts a rapturous St. Teresa being clothed by the Virgin and St. Joseph in a shining garment and a golden collar. The artistic challenge of representing such a vision is suggested by the saint herself, who wrote that the experience was beyond human understanding or imagining, and so beautiful that in comparison, everything on earth appeared to be a smudge of soot.
Visualizing Sanctity - The visual representation of sanctity constitutes one of the most fertile areas of Hispanic artistic production in the 17th century. Saints were the protagonists of a religious history that was continually updated through the addition of new episodes that featured both historical and contemporary acts of heroism, holiness and virtue. Images of the saints were of fundamental importance in the promotion of the faith, and artists were faced with the problematic task of creating likenesses of them. The motive of truthful portrayal underlies the diffusion of images like Alonso Canos Miraculous Portrait of St. Dominic at Soriano, depicting the portrait of St. Dominic said to have been given by the Virgin Mary to the monks of Soriano and Zurbaráns stark effigy of St. Francis, based on Pope Nicolas Vs contemplation of the saints mortal remains. Insistence on the necessity of truthful likenesses of the saints also resulted in portraits of individuals renowned for their saintliness, as well as postmortem portraits and death masks of the recently deceased.
Living with Images - The final section of exhibition focuses on images created for use by individual worshipers, both lay and religious. Such images functioned as visual aids to prayer and meditation, practiced privately in the confines of home and cloister. The goal of these prayers was nothing less than spiritual perfection: to rise above mundane reality and achieve a closer union with God. Images connected with this pursuit provide an inventory of the religious values of the Spanish world and an index of its spiritual aesthetics. Works, including Francisco Ribaltas double portrait of a nobleman and his wife displaying a devotional image of St. Joseph and the pregnant Mary, chart the intimate, interactive relationship between worshiper and image and explore the visual strategies used by artists to activate memory and arouse response.
Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World is organized by Ronda Kasl, Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture before 1800 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The exhibition concept and checklist were developed in consultation with an advisory committee of specialists in the art, history and culture of Spain and Spanish America. Principal curatorial advisors to the project include Javier Portús (Museo Nacional del Prado) and Concepción García Sáiz (Museo de América), two leading authorities on Spanish and Latin American baroque art.
Sacred Spain will be accompanied by a fully illustrated scholarly catalogue with essays by Luisa Elena Alcalá, María Cruz de Carlos Varona, William A. Christian, Jr., Jaime Cuadriello Concepción García Sáiz, Ronda Kasl, Javier Portús and Alfonso Rodríguez Gutiérrez de Ceballos.
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FY 2010 Budget
On May 7, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2010 budget request, including $46.7 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of Education. The request (an increase of $1.3 billion over last year's regular appropriation) builds on the investments already made in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to give preschoolers the skills they need to prepare for kindergarten, turn-around under-performing schools, and improve teacher effectiveness. It also significantly increases the federal government's commitment to make college accessible and affordable to all students. Among the highlights:
- $500 million for a new program of Title I Early Childhood Grants, which would encourage school districts to use Title I funds under the ARRA to start or expand Title I preschool programs.
- $300 million for a new Early Learning Challenge Fund, a central component of the President's Zero-to-Five initiative, to help states develop or refine systems for rating and improving the quality of early learning programs.
- $10 million for the Promise Neighborhoods initiative, to provide one-year planning grants to non-profit, community-based organizations to develop comprehensive neighborhood programs that supply the necessary support for children and youth from preschool through college.
- $162.5 million for Early Reading First, an increase of $50 million to expand support for high-quality, research-based early literacy services for preschool children.
- $370.4 million for an expanded Striving Readers program, with a $35 million increase for adolescent literacy demonstration grants and $300 million for a new initiative to help districts implement comprehensive and coherent programs of reading instruction for elementary school children.
- $517.3 million for the Teacher Incentive Fund, an increase of $420 million to stimulate state and local efforts to strengthen the educator workforce, in particular by providing financial rewards for teachers, principals, and other personnel who raise student achievement, close achievement gaps, and work in hard-to-staff schools.
- $1.5 billion for Title I Improvement Grants, an increase of $1 billion to help ensure that states and districts have the resources to develop and implement improvement plans for the growing numbers of schools (including middle and high schools) identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring.
- $50 million for a High School Graduation Initiative, to promote innovative strategies for increasing high school graduation rates, particularly in the "dropout factories" that graduate 60% or fewer of their students.
- Raising the maximum Pell Grant award to $5,550, an increase of $200 over the 2009 level, indexing the maximum Pell Grant to grow faster than inflation in future years, and making Pell Grant funding mandatory, to eliminate the perennial uncertainty created for students and parents.
- Saving $21 billion over five years by making all new higher education student loans through the Direct Loan program and saving $3.2 billion over five years by restructuring and expanding the Federal Perkins Loans program to serve five times as many students.
The request supports these priorities while proposing significant savingsabolishing 12 ineffective programs and cutting unnecessary personnelthat are essential to meeting the President's goal of reducing the annual federal deficit in half over the next five years. (State-by-state tables on allocations are available online.)
Secretary Duncan recently testified before the House Education and Labor Committee on the President's plan for American education, including the Fiscal Year 2010 budget request.
Also, at the Brookings Institution, the Secretary explained that the Obama Administration is changing the Title I program to aggressively drive reform in schools that need it the most. "When a school is chronically under-performing despite additional supports and other strategies," he said, "you have to consider bolder action, whether it's changing the leadership, hiring a new staff, or turning schools over to charter operators." If the nation's educators could turn-around 1,000 schools a year (approximately 1% of all U.S. schools) for five years in a row, "We could really move the needle, lift the bottom, and change the lives of tens of millions of under-served children."
Listening and Learning
Last week, Secretary Duncan traveled to Detroit, Michigan, and Vermont for his "Listening and Learning: A Conversation About Education Reform" tour. In Detroit, he met with state and community leaders; met with students, teachers, and administrators at Cody High School; and delivered a keynote address at the United Way's Community Leaders Conference. In Vermont, he gave the commencement address at St. Michael's College ("I believe that access to a high-quality education is the difference between a life lived on the margins and life lived in fulfillment of the American dream"); met with students at two area schools (Lawrence Barnes Elementary School in Burlington and Westford Elementary School in Westford); and visited with teachers at the Muddy Water Cafe in Burlington. (Do you have something to add to the conversation? The Secretary has taken his tour online. In the coming weeks, he will ask questions via the tour blog on raising standards, strengthening teacher quality, using data to improve learning, and turning around under-performing schools.)
ARRA Outreach
This week, Secretary Duncan urged states to submit their applications for ARRA stabilization funding as quickly as possible, saying teaching jobs are at risk and reforms must move forward. "We have an urgent need to reform schools and prevent teacher layoffs," he stressed. "The Department is turning around applications within, on average, nine days. States that have not yet applied need to do so now." So far, over $14 billion has been awarded to 16 states; the latest approved states are Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. Governors must submit an application by July 1, 4:30 p.m. ET. If a governor fails to submit an application by the deadline, the state will not receive any stabilization funding, and the Department will allocate the funds that were reserved for the state to the states that submitted timely applications. (Note: Approved state applications are posted online.)
Aside from "Using ARRA Funds to Drive School Reform and Improvement," which includes framing questions for decision-making and examples of potential uses of ARRA funding to improve educational outcomes from early learning through high school, the Department has assembled a wide variety of agency and agency-funded publications and resources that may be useful as states and districts identify how to spend funding under the ARRA. The items are categorized by their area of assurance: effective use of data, improving teacher quality, and turning around under-performing schools.
Moreover, many external organizations have created publications that specifically recommend ways to use funding under the ARRA. All of the items listed by the Department are available for freenot promoting the purchase of specific products or servicesand offer useful and well-documented information relevant to a broad audience of policymakers, practitioners, and citizens.
New Appointments
Recently, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, and Secretary Duncan announced that Joanne Weiss will lead development of the "Race to the Top Fund." Melendez is currently serving as superintendent of the Pomona Unified School District in California. Her work on improving teaching and learning and accelerating student performance also includes time with the Annenberg and Stupski foundations. She earned a B.A. at the University of California at Los Angeles and a Ph.D. at the University of Southern California and was a Broad Foundation Urban Superintendents Academy Fellow. Weiss has a record of success in investment strategy and management assistance that includes a portfolio of ventures at the New Schools Venture Fund over the last eight years. Previously, she was the co-founder, CEO, or product development director for several different education and technology companies. She has a degree in biochemistry from Princeton University.
Commencement Addresses
The following excerpts are from the President's 2009 commencement addresses.
"Find someone to be successful for. Raise to their hopes and their needs. As you think about life after graduation, as you look in that mirror tonight, you may see somebody with no idea what to do with their life. But a troubled child might look at you and see a mentor. A homebound senior citizen might see a lifeline. The folks at your homeless shelter might see a friend. None of them care how much money is in your bank account, or whether you're important at work, or famous around town. They just know that you're someone who cares, someone who makes a difference in their lives. That is what building a body of work is all about. It's about the daily labor, the many individual acts, the choices large and small that add up to a lasting legacy. It's about not being satisfied with the latest achievement because one thing I know about a body of work is that it's never finished. It's cumulative; it deepens and expands with each day that you give your best, and give back, and contribute to the life of this great nation."
President Barack Obama (5/13/09), at Arizona State University
"You are about to enter the next phase of your life at a time of great uncertainty. You will be called upon to help restore a free market that is also fair to all who are willing to work; to seek new sources of energy that can save our planet; to give future generations the same chance that you had to receive an extraordinary education. And, whether as a person drawn to public service or someone who simply insists on being an active citizen, you will be exposed to more opinions and ideas broadcast through more means of communications than have ever existed before. You will hear talking heads scream on cable, read blogs that claim definitive knowledge, and watch politicians pretend to know what they're talking about.... In this world of competing claims about what is right and what is true, have confidence in the values with which you've been raised and educated. Be unafraid to speak your mind when those values are at stake. Hold firm to your faith and allow it to guide you on your journey. Stand as a lighthouse."
President Barack Obama (5/17/09), at the University of Notre Dame
The Departments of Education and Labor have established a new web site to assist those who are unemployed. Indeed, many unemployed individuals do not know they may be eligible for Pell Grants and other need-based student aid. Most also do not know of the ability of financial aid administrators to adjust financial aid eligibility based on their special circumstances. The web site provides information on financial aid, labor tools, and other key resources available for unemployed workers.
Quote to Note
"If we are going to be successful in rebuilding our economy, our early childhood programs need to prepare our young children for kindergarten so they're ready to start reading and learning, our K-12 schools need to make sure our students have all of the academic knowledge and skills that they need to enter college or the workforce, and our higher education system needs to offer whatever advanced learning students need to be successful in a career, whether they will become a plumber, a teacher, or a business executive.... I'm proud to work for a President who has created a comprehensive [cradle to career] agenda that addresses the needs at every level of our educational system...."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (5/20/09), testifying on the President's plan for education
Upcoming Events
Reminder! On Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, at 3:00 p.m. local time, Americans are asked to stop what they are doing and spend one minute in a Moment of Remembrance. The mid-afternoon time was chosen because it is when a majority of Americans are enjoying their freedoms on the holiday.
On May 28, at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) will release "The Condition of Education 2009." This year's report contains 46 indicators on conditions and trends in elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and adult education.
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With 58 guest rooms we can accommodate your group with deluxe oceanfront Maine lodging. In addition, there are many cozy spots throughout the Inn in which to sit, relax, and just refresh your spirit. We also offer a seven-bedroom Grand Seaside Cottage from the end of April through October which is well suited for multi-family getaways, wedding parties and other family gathering.
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Friday, June 25, 2010
Family and Friends Newsletter Friday 25 June 2010
The Moores took over my research this week, so nothing really new on Brinlees or Smith. I am working on more descendants of Samuel Moore. This includes some additional descendants of his grandson William Brewster Moore that I found on an Ancestry Public Member Tree (including pictures!).
Davi and Terzo
Very exciting news this week for some of my husband's lines.
In your genealogical research, have you ever had an experience with something I'd call "the Zen of searching"? That is, you see a mention of a database somewhere, perhaps with a link, and think, "Oh, what the heck, I probably won't find anything, but why don't I just pop this name in there and see what comes up?" and you get major results? You know, in contrast to those earnest, thorough searches you make that turn up nothing? Well, that's what happened to me.
It's why I pay attention to the weekly Ancestry newsletters that I receive each week by e-mail. I clicked on the "Search Passenger Lists" and tried a few names on my husband's side that I had found through SSDI records for whom no immigration records have yet turned up. "Josephine Lochner" didn't turn up a Josephine of the right age. But "Maria Terzo" gave 11 hits, and one of them was my husband's great-great grandmother. The year 1903 matched the year of immigration that had appeared on the 1910 census for her daughter, Giovanna "Jennie" Davi, my husband's great-grandmother. Listed were Maria (under her maiden name, Terzo) and her three children (Rosa – 13, Giovanna – 10, and Michele Davi – 4). The record indicated that they were going to meet husband and father Benedetto Davi, residing at 40 Union Street, in Brooklyn. All the previous information I had on this family was confirmed, and new information was also provided – Maria's approximate year of birth (1903-49 = 1854) and the names and ages of two siblings for Jennie Davi.
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I'm looking for information about Martha Brown Coulter and Bud Mathis Moore.ReplyDelete
My grandfather was Milton Donaldson Moore, who was brother to Percy Williams Moore and James Furman Moore. I believe he had nine brothers and one sister. I don't have all of the names, but I believe the six I have are: Charles A., Henry Mathis, Percy W, James Furman, Milton Donaldson and Minnie V. Any help expanding this would be appreciated.
I would love to get a copy of the brief history written by James Furman Moore. Please tell me how I could go about doing it.
Paddy, I clicked on your name, but your profile does not have an e-mail so I cannot contact you directly; I hope that you check these comments. I also started "following" your blog so that if you post, I can reply to you by posting a comment on your blog. I have plenty of information on the Bud Mathis Moore family - he was the brother of "my" William Spencer Moore, for whom "your" William Spencer was named. I also have their father - Samuel. Plus a new researcher has also found Samuel, and she is descended from yet another brother that we only had a hint about previously. Milton Moore had five brothers and four sisters, and I do have that list. I have been in contact with Furman's last surviving child, a descendant of Charles Alexander, and one or two descendants of Milton. I can also make a copy of the Furman Moore history and send it to you. I hope to hear from you soon - we can exchange information about our branches and, I hope, pictures. Moore research is really going strong right now! (My e-mail is GMKoehl "at" gmail "dot" com.)ReplyDelete


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Blackmon swinging hot bat in leadoff role
DENVER -- As last season ended, Rockies manager Walt Weiss told outfielder Charlie Blackmon he wanted him to prepare to be a leadoff hitter.
It turns out that with Blackmon making a slight modification to his approach, Weiss has found a good place for Blackmon's skills, and Blackmon has found a home.View Full Game Coverage
DENVER -- As last season ended, Rockies manager Walt Weiss told outfielder Charlie Blackmon he wanted him to prepare to be a leadoff hitter.
It turns out that with Blackmon making a slight modification to his approach, Weiss has found a good place for Blackmon's skills, and Blackmon has found a home.View Full Game Coverage
Going into Tuesday night's game against the Giants, which Blackmon didn't start against tough left-hander Madison Bumgarner, Blackmon led the National League with a .411 batting average and at 1.121 was third in the Majors in OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) behind teammate Troy Tulowitzki (1.131) and the Braves' Freddie Freeman (1.125).
"It's something that maybe right out of the gate I'm not completely comfortable with, but on the other hand, it's one of the more important positions in the lineup," Blackmon said. "We've got a lot of really good hitters in the lineup in the middle of the order, so it's important for that guy to be on base.
"That's a thing I've embraced. I've kind of taken it as a personal challenge, to be on base, to work counts, to get some hits, create some traffic for those big swingers behind me."
Blackmon has done more than reach base. He hit two home runs in Monday night's 8-2 victory over the Giants to raise his total to four. The only player with more from the No. 1 position going into Tuesday was the Brewers' Carlos Gomez, with five. His .442 leadoff on-base percentage is the highest of anyone with at least 70 leadoff at-bats, and his 15 runs are tied for third-most.
Before this season, Blackmon had a .291 batting average but an un-leadoff-like .321 on-base percentage in parts of three seasons (in and around foot injuries and Triple-A stints).
Still, after the Rockies moved erstwhile leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler (receiving outfielder Brandon Barnes and pitcher Jordan Lyles from the Astros), Weiss quietly believed Blackmon would work at No. 1. In addition to his hitting, Weiss saw speed that had been obscured by foot injuries in 2011 and '12.
"I don't think he had to modify a whole lot -- the skill set was there," Weiss said.
Blackmon said the biggest adjustment has been patience. Blackmon is seeing 3.86 pitches per plate appearance overall, 3.79 as a leadoff man. The leadoff P/PA is 59th among leadoff men in the Majors (some with limited plate appearances). Still, this year's numbers are higher than his 3.63 P/PA from last season. It's early, but if his increases hold over a long period, they would be considered healthy, even if he's doesn't rank high among leadoff men.
His approach is to see pitches, but he doesn't want to lose aggressiveness.
The balance was at work Monday night. His first home run came after he worked a 2-1 count against Ryan Vogelsong, and his second came on Juan Gutierrez's 0-1 pitch.
"I honestly think [being a leadoff man] fits pretty well," Blackmon said. "I like to have at-bats where I see a lot of pitches. I like to feel comfortable deeper in the count. But I like to not necessarily have to do that if I don't want to. I like the luxury of being able to swing early in the count, which sometimes I feel like you can't do in the leadoff spot."
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Soupspoon wrote:Well, it's imminent. Sunday 7th. Though I may well not get to see the season premiere (slipping into leftpondian, there) until a few days later due to various things, and I've no idea how BBC Worldwide is scheduling on foreign outlets.
My understanding that it will be broadcasts in all outlets at the same time as the UK premier. In my case BBCAmerica will show it at 1345 Eastern, with repeats through out the day/evening. My personal plan is to record it and then watch it so I can zap the commercials.


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Hetalia World Series - Season 04 [Limited Edition] (DVD)
Title: Hetalia World Series - Season 04 [Limited Edition]
Volume: DVD
Running time: 145
Distributor: FUNimation Entertainment
Release date: 2012-07-03
Suggested retail price: $39.98
Age rating: 17+
Feel the tension build as Prussia plots an invasion of Austria's happy little place. Try on a codpiece! Share in Spain's pain as he does his best to look after little Romano. Run with stampeding kittens! Swoon at the awkward new bromance blossoming between Japan and Greece. Eat a yummy churro! Listen and learn as France teaches Italy about the birds and the bees. Avoid Sealand! Cheer as America befriends space aliens and whales. Truly, no matter whose flag you fly, it's about to get all SQUEE up in here. Like, big time.
This limited edition comes with an orange bandana featuring the entire main cast.
Contains episodes 25-54.
Special Features: Commentary for Episodes 26, 32, 36, 41, & 45, The Hidden History Hidden Within Hetalia, Outtakes, Chibitalia, "Marukaite Chikyuu," America's Cleaning Storage, Hetalia in Taiwan Parts 1-2, Fan Event in Roppongi, Special Talk Between Bob Shirihata and Hiroki Yasumoto, Draw a Circle That's the Comment Corner, Interview After the Hetalia Movie Premiere Welcome, U.S. Cast Interview, U.S. Trailer, Previews.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.
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Crisp, clean, Canadian oak. Musty corn, cardboard, gentle caramels and vanilla. Herbal, slightly spicy and quite peppery with a cleansing citric pith. Malty & Dry. ★★★★☆
In the 1990s, with little fanfare, a new Canadian whisky began appearing on American liquor store shelves. Packaged in a clear nondescript bottle with a black and white label that looked as if it may have been run off on a photocopier, it was not something you'd buy to impress an important client. The whisky itself was pale yellow, almost like a well-aged white wine. But the notation "Single Cask Canadian Whisky" on the label caught the eye of a few budding whisky connoisseurs. Word started to spread, and a legend was born. Of course, we are talking about Bush Pilot's Private Reserve, a 13-year-old, unblended Canadian whisky from the 1990s.
Bush Pilot's Private Reserve was Marilyn Smith's tribute to her father, Fred Johnson, a Detroit industrialist, automotive pioneer, and adventurer. Smith's partner, Bob Denton, had stumbled across a cache of well-aged corn whisky while buying carloads of bulk Canadian blended whisky for his independent Detroit-based spirits company. The distiller had originally made this whisky to be used in an older Canadian blend, but seeing Denton's interest, the distillery manager advised that there was no reason it couldn't be sold as is. Denton decided to bottle it for Smith, unblended, and one cask at a time.
Smith's father was an intrepid sort. Born in Denmark in 1896, Fred Johnson came to America as a teenager in search of adventure. Success in the automotive industry gave him the opportunity and resources to start a small bush airline as a hobby. Johnson's Great Northern Skyways specialized in flying Detroit auto executives up to the Blind River area of Ontario to hunt and fish.
As summer turned to autumn the Northern Ontario nights would grow longer and colder, so the pilots developed a habit of bringing along unmarked bottles of whisky to help them face the arctic chill. Well, that was the official reason anyway. These bottles, most likely purloined by acquaintances working at Hiram Walker's distillery in Windsor, Ontario, were jokingly dubbed "The Bush Pilot's Private Reserve." Smith, remembering her dad fondly recounting clandestine conversations with the boys around a backwoods campfire, their bellies warmed by this seemingly-illicit tonic, revived the sobriquet in his memory.
Bush Pilot's Private Reserve was sold in American liquor stores as a 13-year-old, single cask, 100% corn whisky, bottled at 43% alc./vol. The whisky was supplied by Potter's 'distillery' in Kelowna, British Columbia. However, Potter's did not actually distil whisky in Kelowna. No, the legend of Potter's is, in truth, just that – a legend. In reality, in those days Potter's whisky operation was little more than a warehouse and the front office of a whisky brokerage firm.
In the early 1990s, the cult of whisky was in its infancy and nascent American whisky connoisseurs were just becoming aware of the concept of single cask bottlings. The timing could not have been better for Bush Pilot's to enter this eager market. This was the first time connoisseurs had ever heard of Canadian whisky being sold this way and the word soon spread. The first to comment publically said he liked it, and soon Bush Pilot's was much sought after among the cognoscenti.
To Smith and Denton, Bush Pilot's was simply a sideline– a fun little diversion just as Johnson's airline had been. But with consumer interest in unusual types of whisky picking up in America, the time and place could not have been better to launch such a thing, and its success seemed assured. That is, until someone with a lot of money behind them threw a spanner in the works. As it turned out, the very name Smith had chosen, to honour her father, would be the whisky's undoing.
Someone at the St. Louis-based beer giant, Anheuser-Busch, took exception to the name "Bush Pilot's," claiming it was too easy to confuse with Busch beer. At first the charges seemed so ludicrous that Smith and Denton just forged ahead. But eventually, realizing that Anheuser-Busch was dead serious about forcing Bush Pilot's off the market and had the money to do it, they acquiesced. With that decision, Bush Pilot's soon disappeared from the shelves and a whisky that was a legend in its own time became the Canadian whisky aficionado's Holy Grail.
There has been talk of a revival of Bush Pilot's – under another name of course. A group of whisky-loving businessmen have worked hard, though as yet unsuccessfully, to trace the whisky back to its source(s) so they can bring out a more commercially acceptable version. However, "those details, by agreement, are locked away so as not to spoil the mystique," said Bob Denton in a rare divulgence. He has long since grown tired of fielding questions about Bush Pilot's. Well, here's a newsflash: there is no guarantee that all the casks came from the same distillery (remember that Potter's was only a brokerage, after all) but even if they did, rekindling the aura of Bush Pilot's seems pretty unlikely. Bush Pilot's was a romantic idea that once lost became larger than life. Bush Pilot's was the mystique and at best, what anyone but Fred Johnson's own daughter might launch, would be a soulless simulacrum.
Yes, similar casks can still be found in any number of distillery warehouses, but the whisky world has moved on. And so have those innocent, wondrous, romantic days of glorious discovery, undone by a bevy of cynical whisky bloggers who race to reveal the most esoteric details of every whisky ever made, without regard to whether they have actually taken the time to understand the whisky, or even to taste it. The simple pleasures of friends spontaneously discovering and sharing something new has been displaced by a dash to take all the wonder out of whisky, reducing it to cold hard pixels. Bush Pilot's, which was as much an idea as a whisky, would have difficulty sustaining such sterile examination.
Besides, there are similar and even better whiskies than Bush Pilot's on the market now. So let's taste Bush Pilot's and see how it compares with some other top-end Canadian whiskies.
Nose: Somewhat restrained. Dry, dusty, and austere with musty corn, cardboard, faint but building oaky notes, and dry grass. Traces of varnish and slight undertones of spirit tarry, but briefly, under vague caramels, vanilla, and the slightest fruitiness. Hints of baking spices mingle with herbal notes that will become minty on the palate.
Palate: Above all else, this whisky is about the crisp defining oakiness of well-aged high-abv spirit. But before arriving at the clean, dry, fresh-cut oak that comes to dominate the palate, Bush Pilot's slowly develops in the glass. Patience is rewarded as an initial vague caramel/vanilla sweetness dissolves into a slightly bitter citric pith, followed by glowing hot pepper with just traces of baking spices. The pepper is fresh and vibrant and simply tingles on the tongue and roof of the mouth. The pleasing mustiness of well-aged corn whisky pervades the palate like a sharp cheddar would, but the whisky, although slightly oily, is not as creamy as you might expect from 100% corn. Spirit in the nose is echoed on the palate in sweet slightly fruity solvents and a tiny pinch of mint. This whisky is neither big nor bold as it had originally been intended to be beefed up with rye flavourings. However, the elegance of 13-year-old corn whisky doesn't necessarily need that kind of enhancement.
Finish: Medium-longish. Zesty citric notes and pith clear away the sweetness, mustiness, and peachy fruit, leaving a glowing pepper that lasts and lasts, as does clean crisp oak, right to the distant end.
Empty Glass: The next morning's empty glass is surprisingly sweet with caramel and vanilla, but only vaguely reminiscent of the fresh dry lumber that characterized the palate.
But what of possible Bush Pilot's equivalents today? In 2010, Sazerac released a single cask Canadian whisky called Caribou Crossing, and that might seem to be the most logical place to start looking for a new Bush Pilot's. But one whiff tells you that these are two very different whiskies indeed. Bush Pilot's manifests clean woodiness and austere elegance. Caribou Crossing is rich and creamy, robust and much fruitier, with distinct hints of rye spices but less pepper. There is simply no comparison.
The old-style woodiness of Forty Creek Confederation Oak, is reminiscent of Bush Pilot's, and indeed, nosed side by side, they are very much alike. Both noses are somewhat restrained, but Confederation Oak displays more vanilla, caramel, and ripe fruit. On the palate it is smooth and creamy, whereas Bush Pilot's is pithy, crisp, and laced with pepper.
Danfield's 21year old is another corn-rich sipper with a restrained and elegant nose similar to Bush Pilot's. It's a close match in the wood department, but Danfield's is sweet with black fruits while Bush Pilot's is musty. Overall, Danfield's Reserve 21 year old is rounder and more balanced than Bush Pilot's.
People sometimes wonder if Century Reserve 21 year old is the successor to Bush Pilot's. Like Bush Pilot's it is 100 percent corn whisky. To add circumstantial evidence, several years ago, Highwood Distillers, which makes Century Reserve, bought the Potter's name and its remaining stocks of whisky. But Century Reserve 21 year old is a blend of corn whiskies whereas Bush Pilot's was bottled without blending. There are similarities, but Century Reserve 21 year old is creamier, the nose shows a lot more oak than Bush Pilot's, and it has a citric fruitiness. The palate, however, is not as peppery as Bush Pilot's is. By comparison, Bush Pilot's is like chewing on an old oak log.
However, Highwood also makes a 15-year-old version of Century Reserve, and here we finally get the closest yet to Bush Pilot's, in a blended corn whisky. Century Reserve 15 year old has the elegance of Bush Pilot's. It has the same vague oakiness. But it is the hints of fruit in Century Reserve 15 that prevent a perfect match on the nose. Century Reserve 15 is more expressive, but with the same citric pith and lots of glowing hot pepper. It tastes as you might imagine Bush Pilot's would with some corn flavouring blended in. Perhaps a straight 15 year old from Highwood is the closest we'll get to an exact match.
Since old Canadian oakiness seems to be the signature of Bush Pilot's, it may be revealing to compare an old Canadian blend in one final head to head. Gooderham and Worts Canadian Centennial 15 year old, from the late 1960s and early '70s is clean oak personified. To begin, the noses are very similar indeed, although Gooderham and Worts Centennial benefits from the complexity that blending brings, and as a result is slightly brighter. Centennial has the same crisp oakiness as Bush Pilot's, but balances that against a range of other flavours including sweet black fruit, orange Halloween kisses, celery, more herbs, and Bovril. The whisky just seems bigger.
Bush Pilot's was an inspiring discovery but, it must be said, was not the work of art that some would suggest. The chance product of a more innocent time, it provided an "aha" moment that fueled the blossoming whisky lover's imagination. To reproduce its flavour would not be difficult, but before doing so one would have to ask why whisky drinkers would want the clone of something that, in retrospect, could not live up to its own mythology, especially when other, better whiskies already fill the shelves of liquor stores.
Often sells on e-Bay in the $125 range.
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70 Responses to "Bush Pilot's Private Reserve (43% alc./vol.)"
This is just such a wonderfully written post. Thanks. I really enjoyed it over a coffee this morning. I love the way it interweaves the back story with the tasting. Something to aim at.
Yet another fantastic CW article on, as you well know, one of my favorite topics. It must have taken some willpower not to speculate on the supposed connection to the Okanagan CC distillery in Kelowna. I must admit that my bias about BPPR, is more about the mystique and my independent discovery of it in the 90′s, than it is about its majestic taste.
I really liked the way you winnowed away the flavor profile against contemporary and historic references. I was lucky enough to squirrel away several bottles of the original CC Classic 12 in the decanter bottle most likely containing Okanagan distillate from the US west coast. Even though the other adjuncts are blended in there, I can still convince myself that there is a backbone of maize that marks BPPR.
Again, great job on the epistle to BPPR.
a wonderful whisky which by chance i started drinking in the early 90s;never thinking it might 'disappear'! often think of being offered a case of tissue wrapped bottles and turning it down! anyway searched through the years and found 6 bottles on ebay which i purchased as they were offered. have enjoyed 2 of them and plan on rationing the remaining 4 over my life…..they are NOT often offered on ebay.these are the only ones i saw over 10 some years of searching.worth way way more than 125$/bottle.i suspect my 4 are probably the last in existence!
i think i got those 2!anyway i'm going to try to obtain some wiser's red letter to try….keeping my eyes open for bush pilot!best wishes from northbrook. bill////what an enjoyable site;very enjoyable.
i recently found and purchased 10 bottles during one of my dusty hunts for bourbon. i'm looking forward to trying this almost mythical canadian whisky.
Great posting! Bush Pilot's is an enigmatic delight. I bought a bottle on Jim Murray's advice when it first appeared. Later, while in New York City in 2001, I found a dozen more in a small liquor store. Needless to say, my socks and underwear were left behind while all those bottles graced my luggage. I still have 8 bottles left.
I picked up a bottle of Bush Pilot Private Reserve in the early 90′s. I opened it in 2009 for my 50th Birthday. It definetly has a distinct taste that is almost second to none. It is now 2011, and I am savouring every last drop (bottle is still over 1/2 full). It is only opened for special occasions!
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Have you got an idea what the cost is for these bottles? Also, where about are you located? Thanks.
I am interested in acquiring some of this stuff too, please reply anyone interested in parting with a bottle
I would like to buy some as well
thank you for sharing these wonderful stories with whisky enthusiasts.
Is there a book available?
You certainly have an abundance of material which would easily make for a great read.
How about a Whisky reality show?
This is a great place to be during the quiet solitude of a Boxing Day morning – very enjoyable.
One of my friends (who happens to be the 'bourbon expert' in our whisk(e)y group found a couple of bottles of this at a liquor store down here in Houston a couple of weeks ago. And it's a store I've been into a few times, but totally missed these! Granted, he found them on the bottom shelf, hidden behind other stuff (he was on his hands and knees looking for old, forgotten bottles of bourbon amongst the dust and plastic bottles). If I had only known…
Now I have to keep going to his house and pester him to open a bottle so I can finally try this treasure.
I have a few bottles. Any offers??
I have pictures too. email is firstname.lastname@example.com
20 unopened bottles.
Any chance you have any bottles left for sale? Or know if anyone who does?
I just a bottle sitting in the basement of the tavern my family owns. I was thinking about putting it on eBay but decided to post it here for offers first. If you are interested please email me at email@example.com. I currently live in nw Illinois.
If you would like to see pictures I will email them to you upon request.
I have one 750 ml bottle of the BPPR that I bought in the early 90′s. The tax stamp shows 1979 and the bottle shows batch A-018. I have only seen tax stamps of 1981 or 1982 batches online. This one will stay sealed until someone else owns it and breaks the seal. It's a great conversation piece for me as a pilot, but my taste for whiskey has scaled way back in the last 20 years, and this bottle needs to go where it can be fully appreciated.
I'm curious if anyone has any left. Heard great things and would love to try a bottle. Please email me if so
Would love to find another bottle for my dad. It's his favorite. If anyone has any left, please notify me by email
Does anyone have a bottle left?
My father was a collector of fine wine, Port and Spirits. In cataloging his estate I have come across 4 bottles so far, may or may not be more. Any offers? Will be taking pics today and will have them available should there be interest. Was so tempted to open one, after reading the article I am so glad I didn't!
Do you really have 20 bottles of Bush Pilot's for sale?
Just wondering if anyone has a bottle left of BPPR? I'd love to find a bottle for my Dad for a Xmas gift!:)
Dear Laura: Do you have any Bush Pilot for sale?
Thank you,
Emily A.
I'm interested in purchasing if there are bottles left. The picture is still up so that tells me that there is some left.
wondering if you have any bottles left im interested in buying
thanks jack
I would be interested in purchasing a bottle if any are available. My grandfather was a bush pilot in Alaska, and always had a bottle of this nearby. He has since passed and I would love to have one.
I have a bottle of Bush Pilot, Special Reserve.It also has a Cask #. Would like to sell, but need a good offer.
Gov. Seal 1979.
wondering if any bush pilot private reserve is available out there e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
I have one bottle 1982 seal unbroken, perfect condition, hand lettered A-046, would consider good offer.
That is from the third case of BPPR. I have the last five cases, 60 bottles, that are not for sale, yet.
I have three unopened bottles. 1982 tax stamps. Best whisky ever made in my view. 2500$ \ bottle. Probably the last 3 on earth … firstname.lastname@example.com
Just wondering if anyone knows where I could get my hands on a bottle, or if anyone is selling one or two. Really enjoy whisky and being a pilot it would mean a lot…
Thanks so much and look forward to hearing back from someone!
Best way to get ahold of me is at firstname.lastname@example.com
I was with my father a couple of weeks ago who is dying of cancer, was looking thru his stash and asked him where is that whiskey you used to drink BUSH PILOT he replied with a smile ya i said , can't get it anymore he said. I've tried he said.I would love to prove him wrong and have him a couple of bottles for probably one of his last possible gatherings labor day weekend '14 a friends and family pig roast.please reach me @ email@example.com
Thank you so very much PHIL
I have one bottle with the seal intact. The seal reads 1982 and the cask number is 4-066
Chubby, how much are you looking for that bottle?
I just stumbled across this thread via the thread on Alberta Premium Dark Horse (also very interesting).
Here's my Bush Pilot story. I read about this whiskey in Malt Advocate (now Whisky Advocate). They also have a store guide in the back, listing the stores that carried 50 or more whiskies. I called EVERY store listed on the East Coast and found one in Connecticut that had 6 bottles left. Drove out with a friend and bought them all (for about $150 total I think). I gave three away to friends and relatives (one to an actual Canadian pilot, although not a Bush Pilot). Kept three. I've only drunk one and have two left (different casks). I think the reviews are a bit severe. It's better, rounder than most of the Canadian whiskey I've had. A lot has to do with the ABV. When this came out, almost every single Canadian Whiskey was 40% and the 3% difference is noticeable. I haven't tried all the others mentioned in the review though.
Wife of Phil above looking for a bottle of bush pilot for a last trip to see his father. Chubby, if you have the bottle pls contact me 904-305-2358.
Is there anybody who still has one or more bottles and would be interesting to sell? Willing to pay a good price for them!
Just open my last bottle Love It
I am a bush. Pilot in BC. Received a bottle of this in about 2000 from a customer. I still have it at home unopened. It was very interesting to see this post. I wonder what the value is this year?
Bob if you are wanting to sell contact me at email@example.com. We can talk numbers then. Thanks
I just picked up a bottle of Bush Pilot, A-056 from 1982. Haven't opened it yet. Interesting side note about Bob Denton and Marilyn Smith who brought Bush Pilot to the market. Back in the early 80′s, they introduced the first high-end 100% agave barrel aged tequilas to the US market. Their original bottles of Chinaco 4-Year aged tequila sell for $4000 to $6000 and are considered to this day to be among the finest tequilas aver produced.
is Ms. Marilyn Smith still alive ? her father Fred Johnson was my "sponsor" in coming to USA. I would love to
tell her I am still around and OK at 89 yrs.
ANY help would be appreciated – or suggestions !!
Peter Sr
an address for Ms. Smith would be fabulous !.
attn. Mr. Bob Denton – I just posted note re search for
poss. address/contact w/ Ms.Marilyn Smith = her father –
Fred Johnson – was my "sponsor" for coming to USA –
can u help w/ any info ?
my spouse and I wud love to send latest picture of us – I was 89 3 days ago –
Mr.& Mrs. Johnson and we were very close – not physically – but by constand correspondence –
now my time is running shorter – but it wud be a great privilege to send someone our pic –
THX in advance – Peter Sr.
Will pay top dollar for a bottle. Anyone have one for sale?
Hello Brian,
I have one bottle that I purchased in 1993 and
it's in perfect condition (Can provide pic's). If interested, (Matt) firstname.lastname@example.com
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We have 16. Where can we sell them?
Lee Ann, I'd be interested in a few of those botttles. Drop me an email.
Am interested in your lot, Lee ann. Please email me at email@example.com
I'm interested in a few bottles if you are still looking to sell or have any still available. Thanks!


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Rather than waste my time with a post game when the only thing to talk about was ^ that guy, I decided to write a perspective on what exactly happened last night. Was the performance of career D-Leaguer Jeremy Lin a fluke or have the Knicks found a serviceable point guard? Obviously nobody knows the answer because the answer to that question has yet to be written. What is known however is this, Jeremy Lin is a point guard. The New York Knicks have no other capable point guards on their roster. Douglas is a shooting guard. Shumpert is more of a combo guard, probably in all likelihood a shooting guard. The only other actual point guard on the active roster is AARP eligible Mike Bibby whose age no longer allows him to play at an NBA level.
As all the NBA world saw last night, Jeremy Lin does have some talent. Obviously he's not going to score 25 points a game but he does have talent. More impressive than his offensive show was the defense that Lin displayed. He held in check one of the most dynamic scorers in the game in New Jersey point guard Deron Williams. I thought Lin's defensive presence (yes, he did have a defensive presence) changed the game. When Lin was inserted into the game late in the 1st quarter, New Jersey's offense went to the iso-Williams in an attempt to exploit Lin's defense. Rather than dominate, Williams struggled mightily. Williams scored 3 baskets in the 1st quarter before Lin came into the game. In the final 3 quarters, Williams connected on only 4 more baskets and finished the game 7/19 shooting. Not too bad for a D-Leaguer from Harvard who had been cut by 2 teams already this season.
Impressively, Lin moved the ball well and recorded 7 assists last night. Between Toney Douglas and Iman Shumpert, Knick point guards have recorded 7+ assists 4 times this season and have yet to get into double digits. His 25 points, on 10/19 shooting, is a mark only Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire have trumped this season for the Knicks. Lin truly had an unbelievable game. Skeptics will say that he cannot keep it up. They are correct. There is no way he will score 25 points every game. However, I believe Lin can be a good point guard on this team and help them turn their season around. Overreaction? I don't think so. I say look at statistics. No I do not point to his D-League statistics of 18 points/game, 5.8 rebounds per game and 4.3 assists per game last season. I look at the statistics of Chris Duhon. When Chris Duhon ran Mike D'Antoni's system, he posted pretty decent statistics and the Knicks had a pretty good offense. In his best season as a Knick, 2008, Duhon averaged 11.1 points/game and 7.2 assists/game. In the 2 seasons that Duhon was the starter, the Knicks offense finished 5th and 10th in points per game. Lin is a very smart (duh) point guard and I believe he has more talent than Duhon. Obviously the Knicks have more offensive talent now than they did in the Duhon era. Given the system and the players around him, I think Lin could become a serviceable point guard. He will never put up Steve Nash numbers and he may not even put up Duhon numbers but he brings a lot to the table.
In a small sample size for Golden State last season, 29 games and 9.8 minutes/game, Lin posted a player efficiency rating of 14.79. I understand it is a small sample size but if he were to maintain that efficiency throughout the remainder of this season, he would trump the current PER of Jrue Holiday, Darren Collison, Kemba Walker, Jason Kidd and Devin Harris. Now I am not arguing that Lin is better than any of those guys, not even Lin would argue that. What I believe is that Lin can play the point guard position under Mike D'Antoni at an NBA-caliber level. He won't ever be an all-star and may never be a full time starter in this league but he can play. Before we as fans anoint Lin as the starter or even the full time backup, I would like to see more consistent play over the next few games. That is not a shot against Lin, it is simply rational thinking. People tend to overreact after a great performance, especially when the guy scores 25 against and shuts down one of the league's top point guards. All I am saying is lets see if he can continue to play well. If he can, then he will more than deserve to be part of Mike D'Antoni's rotation. He brings everything in a backup point guard, minus shooting ability, that the Knicks desperately need. He can defend, he can break down the defense, he is pass first and he is smart. Unlike the recently demoted Toney Douglas, Lin does not appear to panic when a play breaks down. I did not think Lin forced many shots last night, the ones he took on the perimeter were wide open. What impressed me most about Lin was his ability to change his game on the fly. When New Jersey switched their defense to keep him out of the paint, he adjusted to jump shots. When those shots did not fall, Lin found a way to get back in the paint. Every time New Jersey switched defenses on Lin he counterpunched and that is what good NBA point guards do. His performance speaks volumes about his high basketball IQ and that is a great sign for the Knicks.
Whether that game was an aberration or whether Lin is for real, this can be said: last night was one hell of a show. That was easily the most memorable performance of the young season for the Knicks and I would love to see Lin continue to succeed. An un-drafted journeyman afterthought became a fan favorite in one night, it is a great story. Whether he pans out or not, Knick fans will always remember the night Jeremy Lin scorched Deron Williams en route to a Knick victory. I believe the kid can play and he showed what he can do last night. It will be interesting to see how Lin progresses moving forward. I have a feeling that Lin can be a solid contributor on this Knick team but only time will tell.Follow @tarmosino


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New financial year starts with price hikes
The cost of living in Queensland goes up from today, as higher electricity prices, rates and charges kick in.
The new financial year begins today with the biggest hike in electricity prices in recent years, thanks to the rises recently approved by the Queensland Competition Authority.
The 22.6 per cent rise will mean an extra $268 a year added to the average household bill.
The small business tariff rises by 17.4 per cent.
Home owners in the state's south-east are also set to be slugged with increased water costs.
From today, the cost of bulk water will rise by $49 a year.
The State Government says it is to help pay for the water grid built by the previous Labor administration.
A scheme to automatically recover overpayments from Queensland Health staff begins today.
The department will begin trials on the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, as well as in the children's health service.
TAFE reform
New laws affecting the vocational training sector also take effect.
An independent body, TAFE Queensland, will manage all institutes across the state.
The State Government says it will have to make money, and staff will no longer be categorised as public servants.
Police changes
Also from today, the biggest restructure of the Queensland Police Service in 20 years comes into effect.
Queensland's eight policing regions will be reduced to five, and 31 districts will be cut to 15.
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