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Joseph Kaiser as Tamino. His diction is impressively clear. Bass René Pape, with his warm voice, is a benevolent & fatherly Sarastro. He also sings the Speaker's music. Soprano Amy Carson is a steely-voiced & feisty Pamina. Soprano Lyubov Petrova's Queen of the Night gets a terrific entrance standing atop a tank, & her coloratura is aggressive & powerful. Tenor Tom Randle makes a smooth, pleasing sound & is a rather urbane Monostatos. The Papageno of Ben Davis is appropriately goofy. I laughed at the clucking chicken that accompanies his duet with Papagena.
The opera is sung in English, in a contemporary, straight-forward translation by Stephen Fry. The dialogue sections have been trimmed to a minimum. James Conlon conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, & the playing is brisk, extroverted, & bright.
Here in SF, The Magic Flute plays at the Vogue on June 9th at 10am. A live webcast with Kenneth Branagh answering viewers' questions follows the screening. For those who can't make it, the DVD will be released June 11th.
§ The Magic Flute (2006)
France, UK. 134 mins.
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Libretto adapted by: Stephen Fry
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Music Arranged and Conducted by James Conlon
Queen of the Night: Lyubov Petrova
Sarastro: René Pape
Monostatos: Tom Randle
Tamino: Joseph Kaiser
Pamina: Amy Carson
Papageno: Ben Davis
First Lady: Teuta Koco
Second Lady: Louise Callinan
Third Lady: Kim-Marie Woodhouse
Papagena (young): Silvia Moi
Papagena (older): Liz Smith
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Impact Wrestling responds to the "TNA" reference on WWE Raw
For those of you that missed it, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn returned to Raw this week and they asked Kurt Angle for a job. During a backstage segment, Angle told them that Raw didn't have a spot for both of them but he heard that TNA was hiring. The crowd popped since you never hear WWE mention TNA/Impact on their main programming.
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This compilation covers Italian films from the early Seventies all the way to 1991's Hobgoblin and features compositions from a wide range of artists that aren't Ennio Morricone. I got this CD for something like seven dollars from Amazon and, as of this writing, it's still available for cheap. Often times the music is the best part of Italian B-cinema and this disc provides a good overview for someone looking for a starting point. The best known tracks are probably the two from Zombi but my favorite is "Hell Flames" from Demon.


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Christian season of hope, renewal is here: LaVonne Ackerman
Spring has sprung and we are a weary people very much in need of the warmth and comfort it promises to bring.
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Christian season of hope, renewal is here: LaVonne Ackerman
Spring has sprung and we are a weary people very much in need of the warmth and comfort it promises to bring.
What joy the kiss of the sun brings us as we turn to it and yearn for its warm embrace!
It reminds me of the message of the cross. Christians all over the world are entering into the season of hope and renewal. I hope the sun warms you, and I hope the Son embraces you!
Have a wonderful week and don't forget to share your news with me so I can share it with your neighbors! Feel free to email or call me. I am always looking for people to answer the Question of the Week!
Happy 19th cake-and-ice cream day to Dylan Zimmerman of Lower Swatara. He celebrates on Wednesday, March 21. Enjoy all of it, Dylan!
Best wishes to Matthew Wincoop Jr. of Lower Swatara on Thursday, March 22. This guy turns 16 and celebrates his honk-honk-beep day! Be safe, Matthew!
Grant Carpenter of Lower Swatara marks his double-toothpick birthday on Thursday, March 22. Happy 11th cake day, Grant!
Madison Sieber of Middletown hits No. 14 on March 22. I hope your Thursday is full of thrills. Happy birthday!
Best wishes for a fantastic Friday birthday to Charles Turner of Lower Swatara. He parties on March 23!
Many good vibes are sent out to Bobby Appleby of Lower Swatara on Friday, March 23, for a happy birthday. I hope 46 fabulous things happen on your special day!
Happy 76th birthday to Earl Lippert of Lower Swatara on Friday, March 23. May your weekend be full of love and lots of laughter. Enjoy all of your blessings, Earl!
Caitlyn Gingrich of Royalton marks her last teener cake day on March 23. Hope your confetti-popping Friday birthday is super-fantastic, Caitlyn!
Here is a loud shout-out happy big five-oh birthday to Lisa Shaver of Lower Swatara. This pretty lady celebrates her landmark 50th cake day on Saturday, March 24. I hope your day is blessed beyond comprehension, Lisa!
Becky Carpenter of Lower Swatara observes her frosty-filled day on Saturday, March 24. I hope the cake is perfect and the weekend is super-fun. Enjoy!
Happy 20th cake-and-ice cream day to Joey Keating of Lower Swatara. May your Tuesday, March 27, be full of special friends and family, love and joy. Have a terrific birthday week, Joey.
Here is a shout-out to Diane Myers of Lower Swatara. Her special day is Tuesday, March 27. I hope the warm breezes of spring are blowing for you!
Kelsey Thomas of Lower Swatara celebrates her 22nd razzle-dazzle birthday on Tuesday, March 27. I hope all things good and right happen for you, Kelsey!
Happy birthday to Carter Dryer of Lower Swatara. His landmark 21st cake day is on Tuesday, March 27. Many good wishes to you for a future that shines, Carter! Congrats and enjoy.
Happy landmark birthday to Shayna Hardy of Royalton. Shayna reaches No. 21 on March 27, too. Best wishes and congrats to you for a terrific Tuesday cake day!
Chad Kreiser of Middletown celebrates his 17th happy birthday on this popular day to be born, March 27! Have a wonderful week and a really special Tuesday, Chad.
Best wishes to Earl and Pat Lippert of Lower Swatara. They celebrate 58 years together on Monday, March 26. May your week be wonderful, full of reminders of your love for one another!
Happy 38th anniversary to Richard and Delores Fetter of Lower Swatara on Tuesday, March 27. Enjoy your romantic holiday all week long!
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All families are invited to the amazing 9,000 egg hunt at Susquehanna Valley Evangelical Free Church, 6433 Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31.
There will be hunts for various age groups, hundreds of prizes, games, a trackless train, 50 live animals, and obstacle courses. Please bring your basket!
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For kids who like to learn about the Bible, play games, sing songs, listen to missionary stories and enjoy treats … this club is for you!
Fink Elementary School has a Good News club that meets Thursdays after school until 4:45 p.m. in the school library. This is free for students in grades 1 through 5. Children can pick up permission slips in the school office or parents may call Brooke Morrison, 717-652-0372, for information.
Kunkel Elementary School has a club Monday after school and the Reid Elementary School club meets Wednesday after school. School offices have permission slips.
Clubs are not sponsored or endorsed by the Middletown Area School District.
Quote of the Week
"Say what you mean, mean what you say, and don't say it mean." — Anonymous
Question of the Week
What do you love most about spring?
"I like the break we get from school, warmer weather, Easter season, going to church and Easter dinner!" — Gyles Adderly, 14, Middletown.
"Hiking in warm weather. My favorite trail is the one in Bainbridge." — Jess Boltz, 20, Lower Paxton.
"The beautiful weather." — Rylee Leeper, 11, Middletown.
"Baseball. I play third base and pitcher." — Logan Benner, 11, Middletown.
"My birthday, March 10th!" — Nadia Fairchild, 8, Middletown.
"The joy of seeing new life in nature and, most of all, the joy of Easter when we celebrate Jesus' resurrection which gives hope to everyone." — Louisa Morgan, Londonderry.
Proverb for the Week
Misfortune pursues the sinner, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous (13:21).
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Minimal decoration and maximal contemplation – this may be a very brief description of Michael Marmarinos' way of thinking. The classical piece by great William Shakespeare about indelible love story of two youths has been revived in completely new form, where the carnival is made into a podium, the stage is not enough for the scope of acting and therefore, half of the stalls is joint to it, thus spectators becoming the inseparable part of the whole performance. The audience is interactive and is involved in the show. Actors ask them questions like that: 'Have you ever felt a love similar to Romeo and Juliet?' or "which is more difficult – to find a job or a decent man?' The audience turned out to be quite active considering the fact that such kind of interactive theatre is a kind of new fruit for us though there have been some attempts before too. It is worth noting that this is not a classical staging from the point of the content either. The play has been written specially and the book has also been published a week ago. It is habitual to Marmarinos to fit the performance to the country where he stages it. Of course, he has not changed the dramaturgy, but the play visualizes some real stories from the Georgian real life. For instance, there is an interpretation of the real murder of 17-year-old boy that happened quite recently on Rustaveli Avenue and which was followed by the revenge of his father who killed his killer.
Michael Marmarinos is the head of the theatre Theseum Ensemble situated in Greece, Athens. First time he came to Georgia within the framework of the international theatre festival 'Gift". The first performance that Marmarinos performed in Georgia was "Medea: Material", that has been shown on the stages of Russia and Greece as well. The second performance of him at Tumanishvili Theatre saw the daylight in 2002-2003 and it was called "National Anthem". Anthem has been staged in Greece, Germany, Italy and Korea and it always corresponds to its host country. He did Romeo and Juliet in Athens too in 2004 – this was the Greek version.
Notably, the pre-Christmas and New Year period that is so wonderful for everybody was particularly busy for the troupe because of the planned premiere. Zurab Getsadze, Managing Director of Tumanishvili Theatre of Film Actors told Georgian Journal: 'We have been attempting a lot to invite Michael to Georgia this time and at last we have been able to achieve this goal.'
Keti Dolidze, Georgian film and theatre director, commented: "I am happy that I have been introduced to Michael Marmarinos – and thus, I have had a chance to make my big contribution in bringing him to the Georgian stage in general and to Tumanishvili Theatre stage in particular. He is a unique director notwithstanding the fact that some may accept his art and some not. But I believe that his performances are really distinguished on the Georgian theatrical map. He is a man of modern and very exquisite way of thinking who estimates things differently – through discussions – rather than through illustrations.'
One of the main interpretations of the new version is that there are 8 characters – starring Paata Inauri, Kato Kalatozishvili, Keta Shatirishvili, Giorgi Sharvashidze, Maia Gelovani, Eka Demetradze, Magda Lebanidze, Giorgi Nakashidze - and all of them are protagonists and heralds at the same time. The original music belongs to Dimitros Kamarotos, while all the rest of the team including actors is Georgian. The author of costumes – Ushangi Imerlishvili, painter-visage – Anuka Murvanidze, first assistant to the director – Data Tavadze, second assistant to the director - Eka Demetradze. One of the main beliefs of Michael Marmarinos' creative work is that there is no moment in every-day life that isn't theatre, once the right gaze is there.
The performance R+J was realized with the support of the Georgian Ministry of Culture and Tbilisi City Hall. For those who cannot understand Georgian, the original poetry is on the screen.
Tumanishvili Theatre is situated on 164, Aghmashenebeli Avenue. Tel: 2-34-28-99


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This course will examine the conflict of ideas which swept England in the middle decades of the seventeenth century, challenging long-held notions of order and stability in both church and state. The nation endured a sequence of devastating civil wars, resulting not only in massive loss of life, including that of the king, Charles I. Yet the battle of ideas was if anything more far-reaching, as events moved towards the overthrow of monarchy and the establishment, for the only time in English history, of a republican political order. Conflicting sides in the civil wars began by contesting ownership of shared commitments - to monarchy, the rule of law, and a Protestant church of England. The debate was soon joined on much more profound questions, as to the origins and nature of political power, even the extent to which 'the people' might be participants in political structures. In matters religious, too, arguments over the nature and future direction of the one, national, Church, were soon turned around to debate the validity of maintaining the identity of nation and church, and the hitherto widely scorned notion of toleration. The opinions which can be heard from these years are not only those of established elites, for the upsurge in print publication allows for a greater access to a wider range of voices, female as well as male, unlearned and lowly as well as powerful.
The course is aimed at developing a understanding of the important political and religious debates undertaken in this time and place through a study of key texts in their contexts; cultivating skills in the critical study of documents; deepening understanding of perennial issues in political thought and the nature of civil society through the detailed study of a particularly focused series of debates in early modern England; encouraging self-directed study towards the production of an extended essay on a topic of the student's own choice, and related to one or more of the seminar sessions.
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Mikka Onita is a speaker, educator, journalist and now author.
Her new children's book, "EmojiTells: Digital Show and Tell," is a social media guide for elementary age kids, their parents, and other educators.
Onita tells Sharon Barnes-Waters she came up with the idea while doing workshops in city schools.
"I found out, over and over again, no matter what borough I was in, all the principals were having the same problem, all the counselors were complaining about the same thing: social media. It's disrupting my day," she says.
So what's the biggest problem she sees in students?
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(a) All algorithms are universal and valid, regardless of whether they are executed.
(b) Cognition is a sub algorithm whose behavior is to perceive properties of the parent algorithm describing it.
(c) Any algorithm giving rise to cognitive entities will be perceived as reality by the entities described.
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This is a purple note, written in English by Athetos or an Athetos Variant. This is the only Note that triggers a cutscene when you pick it up. This Note may have some relation to the Rusalka Veruska's ability to manipulate the mind and create dream world algorithms.
Although Trace's paper proposed what was allegedly a new theory, the first line A can essentially be seen as just a sort of watered down Platonistic stance towards "algorithms" (which appears to refer to base natural laws and all they entail, etc) in the sense that algorithms retain the validity of their structure in all potential circumstances, even if algorithms are merely abstract rather than actually present. However, one can notice that in computer science, the term universal can also be used to refer to "Turing completeness", a property of computing systems/algorithms that is considered the ceiling of what is computationally possible within our universe. An algorithm that is universal can be used to compute any other function that is computable. So with line B it could be argued that more than Platonistic idealism, this could also be a positivistic stance by Trace, suggesting that all universes work the same, on some computational fabric, and are basically algorithms built-up of sub-algorithms, and each can be considered its own subuniverse, whether that universe be real (executed) or virtual (conceivable but not executed).
No mention of the existential "properties" of the "algorithms" is given, however, line B could suggest that they are taken to simply precede such concepts and aren't measured out to be real or nonreal. Line B could alternatively suggest a point of view akin to the Yoneda perspective in category theory, where mathematical objects are not defined by their properties, but by their relationship to one another - same with interactions between components in the universe, these components being described by the catch-all term "algorithm". In this context, line B is probably a reference to Douglas Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach, the main thesis of which is that self-reference in computational/formal systems is the cause of some of the most meaningful and intractable behavior in said system. Hofstadter makes this same parallel between self-reference in logic allowing to alter the semantics of a formal system (as seen in his interpretation of the proof of Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems), and self-reference in cognition being a way to alter the semantics of our own formal system, the mind (we are technically matter in this universe becoming aware that is it matter in this universe to better influence the flow of this parcel of the universe...).
Line C is a statement about how one can come up with a common definition of "reality" in a world where every consciousness is an isolated solipsist silo: what one calls their "reality" is necessarily the computational structure/mathematical space upon which their own "consciousness algorithm" can run. Note that the word "perceived" should be read more like "detected/understood" rather than the word "believed," and that the sentence as a whole is more or less providing a relativistic sort of definition for reality rather than asserting anything in particular as real or nonreal.
This is Note 18.
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"We need to take a break from training, this school year is just too hard for my child." How many of you have heard something like this in August or September?
Back to school can be a very challenging time when it comes to keeping students. So many of our students and families have created new, sometimes detrimental habits over the summer that can make it hard to adjust back to a school-centric routine including staying up too late, sleeping in, not having homework, etc. When they are experiencing these adjustment pains in their routine, it can be easy to make other changes, like skipping martial arts class. How do we make sure that these students don't stop coming to class when school starts? I like to use a phrase from Hanshi Dave Kovar which is "prophylactic vs therapeutic." This simply means prevention works better than crisis management. I like to start talking about these issues way in advance and preparing for these obstacles before they happen rather than after they've already started happening.
For me, a big part of my prevention process is having our mat chats at the very beginning of class be all about consistency with training, perseverance, indomitable spirit, and so on. The tortoise and the hare story is great for this because it's all about not giving up when things get challenging, like extra homework, or crazy schedules.
Making sure you engage the parents during these talks is crucial, because more often than not, the parents are the ones struggling to get their kids to class, not the child. You see most of the parents have begun to create their own habits during the summer as well, such as, taking some time off or finding other means of transportation for their kids that are no longer available when school starts back up. Did you help them to create these habits? What I mean is did your summer schedule change so much that re-establishing a routine with your classes is just as difficult as going back to school? Did you close for large portions of the summer or otherwise change your schedule to break the habits they had established last school year? For a year-round activity like ours, routine is your ally.
My other suggestion would to be to evaluate what curriculum you teach in August to make sure it isn't overly challenging as most students are already overwhelmed with getting back into the idea of homework and after school activities. And don't forget, now more than ever it's important to stay on top of your DNS (did not show) list. Call, text, email, send out "we miss you" cards to anyone that has not been in for 7 days so they don't make a habit of not coming to class. Of course, offer private lessons to help acclimate your students to regular training again. It can be as little as 10 minutes before class for students that have been gone and need a little extra help to get caught up and not feel lost in class.
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I am using Don Ariely's book, Predictably Irrational, in a class. We recently finished his chapter, "The Effect of Expectations, Why the Mind Gets What it Wants." In the chapter he discussed the Coke-Pepsi taste tests, so one of my students decided we should do our own taste test.
All of us were given two cups, one with Coke and the other with Sam's Cola, the Wal-Mart brand, but we did not know which was which. Three out of five said that they preferred the cup that was actually Coke, but only two of five correctly identified the Coke sample. Two of them said that there clear differences, that the Coke was smoother and the Sam's Cola was sharper. The other three did not see much difference.
Ariely presents evidence that taste tests done when people know the brand turn out very different than when people do not know the brand. Expectations do affect our perceptions. "That is what marketing is all about--providing information that will heighten someone's anticipated and real pleasure."
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I like to say that Scribophile (affectionately known as Scrib to initiates) is like Facebook for writers. Almost. There are two levels of participation, free with lots of limitations, and Premium with unlimited posting of your writing and messages and so on.
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Many people have highlighted that the world we live in now values a Culture of Personality – the more extroverted, gregarious, and social you are, the better you'll do in your job, right? But this definitely isn't the case. Navigating the working world as an introvert may be a little more difficult nowadays, but have you ever considered that introversion provides you with a lot of valuable skills?
Dealing with open-plan offices
Given that introverts tend to become overwhelmed by 'stimulating' environments (busy or loud places with many distractions) open-plan offices can be a nightmare. In Susan Cain's book Quiet, she describes open plan offices as making "people sick, hostile, unmotivated, and insecure". It would be great if open plan offices could be avoided, but for many introverts they are a necessary evil. Investing in some noise cancelling headphones, however, could help to minimise noise and distractions and allow you to thrive at your desk.
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Giants' rivals are polar opposites
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Sometimes the best answers lie at the top, beyond the dugouts and upstairs in the front offices. Attitude means a lot in baseball, and the Giants have consistently thrived with the manager, executives, ownership and scouts adhering to the same basic philosophy.
The Dodgers and Diamondbacks, who faced off in an exhibition at Camelback Ranch on Saturday, are the biggest threats to San Francisco in the NL West. It could be one of the best division races in years. And it's fascinating to analyze how these teams operate, a stark contrast between indifference and desperation.
Those are strong words, but the exaggerations are only slight. Imagine Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke in your rotation, with unlimited funds in the coffer, then losing Greinke (1.66 ERA in 2015) to Arizona because you wouldn't give him a sixth year.
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Suddenly, a feared rotation became ordinary. The Dodgers passed up a chance to trade for Cole Hamels at the deadline last season, and then they watched David Price and Johnny Cueto sign elsewhere. You'd think they had it all figured out, but on the contrary: With Brett Anderson lost to back surgery this week, the Dodgers follow Kershaw with Scott Kazmir (terrible at last look, with Houston in the playoffs), Kenta Maeda (whose physical exam turned up potential elbow issues), Alex Wood (didn't make the postseason rotation) and ... well, they have no idea.
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Dodgers President Andrew Friedman answers his critics in the nebulous, telling the Los Angeles Times that "large-revenue teams can sometimes fall into a trap of focusing too much on the current," and "we want to sustain a certain level of success."
Skepticism in L.A.
How can Dodgers fans buy that? The team hasn't reached the World Series since 1988. Some team insiders aren't sold either, one of them telling me, "Well, you gotta throw in a column about a fourth-place team every once in a while. The boys get exposed this year."
This column isn't fond of quoting anonymous sources, but that comment summarizes the rampant skepticism about the club. The Dodgers are going to need huge years from Adrian Gonzalez, Yasiel Puig, Howie Kendrick, Joc Pederson and shortstop prospect (and starter) Corey Seager to get past the Giants and Arizona.
There was a lot of spring-training optimism in the air Saturday as Maeda, acquired as a free agent after a successful year in Japan, took the mound. He's got a nice presence, loose and easy, and there's a bit of Hideo Nomo in his windup (hands high above the head). He worked two scoreless innings and got plenty of attention from a huge gathering of Japanese press.
Sometimes you wonder who's really running the Dodgers. Friedman, Ned Colletti, Josh Byrnes, Gerry Hunsicker and recently hired VP Alex Anthopoulos all have served as big-league general managers, and former A's executive Farhan Zaidi holds the post now. Not to mention chief executive Stan Kasten, who ran the Braves from 1986 through 2003.
Arizona's future is now
That's hardly the case in Arizona, where the singular front-office image hits home with A's fans. Remember in July 1986, when Tony La Russa became manager and took a chance on Dave Stewart, a down-and-out pitcher with precious few allies? Those two men changed everything, and Oakland soon ruled the world.
La Russa is the Diamondbacks' chief baseball officer, Stewart the general manager, and they want to win yesterday. With La Russa's blessing, Stewart gave up a ton of excellent prospects to acquire pitcher Shelby Miller from Atlanta. They didn't flinch at a sixth year for Greinke. They both have the ultimate faith in manager Chip Hale, Bob Melvin's former bench coach in Oakland, and La Russa-like in his preparation and organization.
Once a rather dull outfit at the plate, with the exception of the Bunyanesque Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona will field one of baseball's top-fielding outfields with A.J. Pollock, David Peralta and Yasmany Tomas. Be aware, too, of some potential surprises. Jean Segura, a dynamic young player when he broke in with Milwaukee, had a series of personal problems and seemed to lose his desire. But he looks positively inspired this spring and could be the starter at shortstop.
Then there's the second coming of Vlad Guerrero. The great man has a nephew, 22-year-old Gabriel Guerrero, who stunningly looks, sounds, hits and throws like his uncle. He started for the Diamondbacks on Friday in right field (of course) and shined with an RBI single and three-run homer.
It's not a big puzzle what these teams are up against. New Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who gained respect in a career that included two seasons with the Giants (2007-08), seems to think that San Francisco is the team to beat.
"The main thing is the way they play," he said before Saturday's game. "They've got a great nucleus of players, there's a buy-in to what (Bruce) Bochy and his staff are doing over there, and there's a consistency. They've added a couple of arms over the winter, but regardless, the Giants are always going to be a team to be taken very seriously."
The pursuit, it seems, travels many paths.
Bruce Jenkins is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Email: email@example.com Twitter @Bruce_Jenkins1


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32 years since the founding of Movement Research and the coining of its name, Movement Research invited the whole community to come together to discuss what the concept of 'movement research' means to us today. What are we researching? What is the form of that research, what does it require and how is it shared, accessible, or made legible?
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MVCSC will start the 2020-2021 school year on Monday, August 17. See the website article for the statement.
Mt. Vernon Mini-Marauder Preschool was recently awarded a capacity-building grant of over $17,400 from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA). The Mini-Marauder Preschool will use these funds for additional staffing, classroom materials, evidence-based curriculum/instruction materials and family engagement. Special thanks to the Mt. Vernon Education Foundation for providing the 5% match and serving as the community partner required by the grant.
The education capacity-grant for Indiana totaled more than $870,000 to 14 applicants that represent 19 pre-kindergarten programs in 13 Indiana counties. The goal of the grant is to provide higher quality early education in Indiana.
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Head Injuries
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As a student athlete head injuries are relevant to me because I have experienced this type of injury. After researching the topic of head injuries in athletics, I came across three articles that stood out to me. In the article "Sports Medicine and School Nurses: A Growing Need for Further Education and Appropriate Resources" by Cynthia Knight, Karen Badros, Cynthia Madden, Nancy Drewer, Penny Makuchal, the topic of sports medicine and proper treatment of injuries was examined through the experience of the authors and reliable reference sources. The article "Efforts to Prevent Concussions Target Schools: Rising Reports of Head Injuries Prompt Concert, House Proposal" by Christina Samuels, discusses the increase in head injuries in young athletes and the actions in legislation; she uses government statistics and interviews with experienced athletic trainers to support her findings. The third article, "Evaluating Concussions on the Field" by J. Delaney, discusses what a concussion is and when the concussion is no longer an issue. He uses his medical background and reliable references to support his research. This third article by J. Delaney is the best article because it helps answer the question when is it safe to return to the game through a detailed outline of the steps in assessing a head injury. Parents, students, and coaches would think that a school nurse would have the education to help with every type of injury an athlete could suffer from, but in Cynthia Knight's et al article the opposite is stated. During physical education classes head injuries can occur. The main point of the article is that school...
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Early Beginnings
1895—Mason's Building
Teachers are Alys May Corr, unknown, Belle McEwen, Jim Southerland Gertrude McFall, Dennis Cason, supervisor, & Rev P.W. Corr. In center seated are M.S. Stevens & Alice Heard
On the right are students: Joe McEwen, Mel McEwen, Lewis Bostick, Yancy Teachy, unknown, & Jes McEwen These boys played in the band under the direction of Professor Corr.
Second row: Miss Willie Green, Cora Southerland, Maude Wilkinson & Leland Carlton. Other children pictured: Effie Branch, Myrtle McEwen, Bessie Branch, Flossye McEwen, Lloyd Carlton, Pearl McEwen, Valda Bostick, Mallie Wiggins, Tom Wiggis, Alfred Cochran, Floy Hendry, & Earl Carlton seated on the far right.
Source: Watch Wauchula Win, Margaret Stringer, Photo from Bertie Southerland Forrest
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Wauchula School, undated but written on the back"1st School House & Annex to it in Wauchula."
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The principal of the school was Rev. T.J. Sparkman and his assistant was Mary A. Payne.
In 1895, a new school was built at South 8th Avenue and Bay Street by the Masons. The Masonsreferred to the school as the "Wauchula School". The building consisted of two floors. The Masonic Hall was on the top floor and the school was located on the bottom floor.
Dennis Marion Cason
First Supervisor of Wauchula Schools.
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Mr. Dennis Marion Cason helped in the construction of the building because hewas very interested in education. He would encourage parents to enroll their childrenin school. Therefore, when the school opened; he was appointed Supervisor andRev. T.J. Sparkman became Superintendent. Mr. R.D. Moore became the newprincipal and Helen Carlton was assigned as the assistant.
They had very little money then. There was only $100 allotted for supplies.
There was also a grading committe which was selected for examinations onSeptember 2, 1895. The committee decided that examinations would be heldin September. The committee members were: R.D. Moore, C.J. Carlton andGeorge W. Harp.
Class of 1908
Class of 1908, taken at the schoolhouse on South Eighth Avenue and Bay Street.
The next year classes were moved to the new brick school on West Oak Street and North Seventh Ave. Professor Shaver was principal.
Source: Watch Wauchula Win, Margaret Stringer, Photo from Emerson Clavel
New Brick School in 1909
In 1909, students moved to the new brick school located on West Oak Street and NorthSeventh Avenue. This was the first of the three units to be built. The location for thisbuilding would be on the east side of the complex.
The school was named, "Wauchula High School," complete with a bell tower. The schoolhoused all grades at the time of the initial opening.
Professor Joseph Wilson became the principal and the staff comprised of 4 teachers.
Source: Watch Wauchula Win, Margaret Stringer,
Photo from Frances Causey
Over Crowded Schools Contin
In 1915, the 2nd building was erected to help eleviate the continuingcrowded conditions due to increasing enrollment.
Compensatory Law
July 1919, the Compensatory Law went into effect requiring that all children were to attend school.Therefore, the third unit was added connecting the two other buildings at the cost of $25,000.
In 1920 the enrollment of students reached 950.Over crowdedness occurred in the lower grades. Enrollment showed that the 3rd grade had117 students and the 4th grade had 120 students. Miss Ella Beeson had to hold doublesessions to accommodate the numbers both morning and afternoon.
W.R. Gramling was the Superintendent and Professor W.E. Sawyers was the Principal of the High School.
Three building complex located on West Oak Street. The far right building was the High school 1909, far left was built in 1915 and became the Grammar school. Finally, in 1920 the center building was erected.
Source: Watch Wauchula Win, Margaret Stringer.
Board of Public Instruction Formed in 1921
The creation of Hardee County began on April 23, 1921, when the Senate Bill Number 51 went into effect.This Bill divided Desoto County into 4 additional Counties: Hardee, Highlands, Glades and Charlotte.
The law also required each of the five counties to hold a conference to determine and assume theresponsibility of Public Instruction respectively. This included equitable division of any left-over funds,debts and personal property.
On May 4, 1921, the Board was officially appointed in the three districts:
District 1: Bowling Green, Ft. Green, Ona - W.R. Minor
District 2: Wauchula area - S.B. Hogan
District 3: Crewsville, Popash, Zolfo, Gardner, Sweetwater, Limestone & Lily area—H.K. Still
The three men then held an election and determined that S.B. Hogan would become the Chairman of the Board.
W.R. Gramling, Superintendent of PBI was also present and served as the secretary as provided by law.
During the meeting held on May 20, 1921, the annual salary for the Superintendent would be $2,400; witha $25 travel expense. His assistant would be paid $1,200 annually.
W.R. Gramling
Superintendent of PBI
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A meeting was held on June 6, 1921, in DeSoto County PBI to determine business operationresponsibilities and also to request the State Auditor to audit the books of Desoto. In addition,they also determined the valuation of the assessable properties for each of the counties usingthe 1920 Tax Roll.
The following day, June 7, 1921, the board met to authorize borrowing $350 for teacher's salarieswhich was obtained through the Special Tax Fund.
It was voted the number of teachers per school would be decided based onenrollment numbers.
· 12-40 students constitutes 1 teacher
· 40-75 students constitutes 2 teachers
· 75-110 students constitutes 4 teachers
· No new school if enrollment was less than 15 pupils
Transportation for students was capped at no more than .20 cents a day perpupil for all grammar children living 3 miles or more from the nearest schoolwhen Special Tax School District funds were available.
On July 5, 1921, the Board retained an attorney, L. Grady Burton, for legal counsel.
Oak Park School, Wauchula 1925
Source: Hillsbourgh Library, Digital Collection,
Photograhy by Burgert Brothers
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A New High School 1926
Inspite of the three unit complex being completed, the school district still
experienced overcrowded conditions.
Once again, the School Board had to bond for a new building in the
amount of $50,000. The school would be located in Pouncy's Subdivision
about three blocks south of Main Street. Lots for the school were purchased
from W.L. Warren for $5,000. (Board Minutes, Vol 1, page 104)
The new two story High School was to be built by Paber Construction and
designed by H.G. Little, a Wauchula architect. The exterior would be constructed with red brick and stone.
The school contained sixteen classrooms with a large auditorium, office rooms,
library, laboratories, and a clinic. The cost was $50,000. The new building could hold 400 students.
The new school was completed in the spring of 1926.
Principal of the school was Sam W. McInnis.
Source: Touch of Classes, Project Graduation 1996
The Great Depression in the 1930's
In the Depression Era, Hardee Schools were referred to as the "Pay Schools." Education
was greatly affected during this bleak period in history. The Board of Public Instruction was forced
to require a tuition fee to be paid for each student to attend public school.
There was no money to pay teacher salaries, purchase books or maintain supplies for the classroom.
Money was scare for many families, so grandparents and other family members would assist in the tuition fees.
In many cases, children would have to drop out of school because their parents couldn't afford to pay.
Teachers were paid in script; which was a piece of paper stating that the BPI would issue pay, as
soon as, monies became available. However, this could be a long period of time and teachers needed money
to live. In many instances, teachers would opt for taking 10 cents on the dollar, so they could buy necessary
items at the local grocery store.
Consolidation/ Closing of Rural Schools
Between 1930-1940 era, many schools that had served as the strawberry and
cucumber schools were closed in order to consolidate.
There were as many as 33 schools in various communities throughout our District.
They were Altman, Bowling Green, Bridges, Buchanan,Castalia, Center Hill, College
Hill, Crewsville, Fish Branch, Ft. Green, Gardner, Harrison City, Holzendorf, Lake
Branch, Lemon Grove, Lilly Branch, Limestone, Live Oak, Maud(e), Oak Grove, Ona
Station, Parnell, Pine Dale, Popash, Prospect, Scott, Spring Hill, Sweetwater, Torrey,
Tura, Vandolah, Wauchula and Zolfo Springs.
These schools can be verified as being in existence because the District has Teacher
Attendance Rosters for each of these schools. Please note that actual establishments
are only recorded as we learn more about these schools.
Our records vary due to the time frame involved. Record keeping was simplified in these
early years. Inclusive dates may not be 100% acurate. Regardless, there were many
strides being made to ensure education for all children in the rural areas.
Consolidation occurred as roads improved making travel easier for students to get
to and from school. Major highways that were added also contributed to the closing
of many schools and leaving only the more centralized schools in the county open.
The Board brought the recommendation from the State Department of Education to
the table for consideration at their March 21, 1949, meeting. The recommendation was
for the School Board to consolidate to three permanent school centers:
Zolfo Springs, Bowling Green and Wauchula.
The Board unanimously voted to accept the states proposal. (Board Minutes Vol:2 page 244)
In addition, the railroad also played an important role in determining the three
centers. The North Atlantic Coast Railroad ran through the cities and communities
that would later become Hardee County:Bowling Green, Torrey, Wauchula, Zolfo,
Moffitt, Buchanan and Gardner.
The map below, shows the routes of the railroad.
1920 Map, Source: fcit.usf.edu
Shown on this map are: Altman, Bowling Green, Bridges, Buchanan. Crewsville, Ft Green, Gardner, Grubhof ,
Kinsley, Lily, Limestone, Maud(e), Moffitt, Ona, Sinclair, Sweetwater, Torrey, Wauchula and Zolfo.
1933 Name Changed to Wauchula High School
On August 29, 1933, the Wauchula High School was renamed to Hardee
County High School by the Board of Public Instruction. (Board Minutes, Volume 1, Page 276)
1945 Fire Claims the Hardee County High School
At 10:40 A.M. on April 27, 1945, the alarm sounded for the local fire
department to respond to a blaze at the southeast corner of Bay Street
and Florida Avenue. It was the High School! The arrival at the scene and
seeing that the fire team couldn't handle the blaze on their own, Chief Peeples
requested help from neighboring fire stations in Ft. Meade, Avon Park and Arcadia.
In spite of their efforts, the heat became so unbearable that they had to retreat. The
building burned to the ground leaving nothing but the walls standing.
All records of students who graduated since 1925 were lost in the fire. The loss of the
building, equipment and contents was estimated at $150,000. There was nothing left to salvage.
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The Board being in session, at the time of the fire, adjourned to offer assistance.
In the afternoon of that same day, they reconvened to determine how they would continue
the high school for the 1945-46 school term. Quick action by the board was evident when
they passed a resolution to secure permission from the Zolfo Springs Trustees to house the
county high school in the Zolfo school building.
Superintendent T.E. Blackburn, Board Chairman C.A. Best and Member English made a
trip to Tallahassee where they met with Representative Taylor. In the conference with
Representative Taylor, they made their plead for financial assistance, in order to secure
books, Home Economics equipment, library books, typewriters, desks and other needs.
Upon their return at the May 4, 1945, Special Meeting they reported that they had
been successful in acquiring financial aid.
(Board Minutes Vol:2, Pages 121-122)
Temporary Location for High School Students
The aftermath of the fire, brought on a whole new meaning to opening day.
The Board and Trustees were faced with many obstacles. Additional preparation was
required, in order, for the education of Wauchula High School students to continue.
The decision for the school to convene would be on May 24th. Starting time would
be at 9:45 A.M.
A plea by Superintendent T.E. Blackburn was made to the community for donations.
"We sustained a very heavy loss in building, books, furnishings and other equipment.
The loss cannot be easily replaced. Much of it is not on the market. We are a small county,
and there is a great need of unity, unity and more unity. We need your help and your
children need the help of all together least we fail them in providing the essentials for an
adequate school system."
High School principal, Prichard also made requests for much needed items.
Additional concerns and adjustments had to be made to accommodate sanitation issues,
parking, lunches and providing adequate water supply at the Zolfo Springs School.
Transportation of students was another issue that needed to be addressed. It was decided
that for the 1945-46 school term all high school students were to be picked up at three
major locations at 9:00 A.M.
1. All high school students living west of 7th Avenue would wait for their bus at the High School ground.
2. All high school students living east of 7th Avenue will wait at the Bay Street Service Station.
3. All high school students living north of Main Street would meet at the elementary school.
Text books were another issue along with the need of stocking a library. The Principal made a
request to the public to donate any books that private citizens may have. Any donation of books
would be accepted with open arms.
Touch of Classes
1996 Project Graduation
Re-Establishing Credits
All permanent records of students were lost in the fire in the spring of 1945. Therefore,
Mr. Jack Pritchard, Principal of Hardee County High School, responded to requests
from other schools and universities explaining that students were responsible for
re-establishing their credits for graduation.
A letter was written on October 3, 1945. There was also an enclosure for the
purpose of listing courses taken for each of the respective four years: Freshman,
Sophomore, Junior and Senior years. Most of the re-collections of courses taken
were determined by the word of the student.
The Hardee County High School is Rebuilt
It was the 20th of June in 1945; when the Architect L. Alex Hutton appeared
before the Board to submit the application for approval which included blue
prints and specifications. Funds would be directed under the Bureau of Community
Facilities to build a new high school.
The Wauchula Trustees presented the proposed site for construction on
December 27, 1945. It was a 10 acre track located next to the west side of the
old highway known as the Southerland Estate. The cost was $6,000.
In order for the PBI to have funding to build the new county high school,
a county referendum on legislative issues had to be settled for the use of Race Track Funds.
An Election was to be held on February 12, 1946, to determine the funding of the high school.
Trustees and the Board decided to request that the Board of County Commissioners set
aside $5,000 annually to be matched by the Trustees for 15 years. The monies would
come from Race Track Funds, over the 15 years that would provide for $150,000.
The completion cost would be as high as $300,000 which would include 10-12 classrooms,
study halls, furnishings and a auditorium. The monies for the gymnasium would be generated
through the American Legion who agreed to take on the fund raising for this project.
Architect Elliott and Fletcher and Associates were responsible for the specifications.
A building committee was established to oversee the project. Members of the committee
were: R.A. Taylor, A.B. Pearce, Evan Jones, Woodrow Nicholson, L.W. Bostick and Albert Lane.
On April 20, 1948, the Board awarded the construction bid from C.A. Fielland, Inc. of Tampa.
The cost would be: $320, 619.00
Plumbing: $14,082.50
Roy A. Barnett & Sons
Gym foundation $16,858.00
& concrete floor
Dedication Ceremony of the New Hardee County High School
A dedication committee for the opening of the school consisted of Mr. Joel Evers and Mr. H.F. Johnson.
They were given the direction from the Board that the ceremony would be on August 31, 1949. The dedication
ceremony was held in the afternoon with an estimated crowd of 3,000.
The Hardee County Teacher's Association greeted guests and conducted tours throughout the new complex.
The new school opened for students on September 12, 1949, with 444 students in attendance.
Teachers at opening day were: Joel Evers, principal, Isabel F. Akins, E.E. Bagwell, Katherine Bostick,
Golda Carlton, Frances Causey, Paul Creech, Ralph Fritz, R.G. Manley, V.G. Matherly, Sara McInnis,
Thelma Cole Miller, Alice T. Pearce, C.A. Platt, Mattie Mae Saunders, Norma Shackelford, Louise
Southerland, Mary Louise Van Natta, Maude Wilkinson and Lorraine Young.
Flag Pole in front of Hardee County High School
Dedication Plaque Hangs in Foyer
of the Hardee County High School
According to the plaque, the school
was erected in 1958
This beautiful painting hangs in the foyer of the Old HHS on Florida Avenue.
The artist for the painting is Dorothy Sherman Leech. Currently, there is no information as to how the painting was aquired.
1949-1950 School Year
The Board of Public Instruction ruled that the insignia for the Hardee
County High School would be "H" instead of the "W" for Wildcats.
(Board Minutes Volume 2, page 244)
Lillian R. Brown School Built in 1950
The school was first named Wauchula Junior High School and taught students in
the first grade through the eighth.
Plans for construction of the new school first began when board members met
on May 20, 1950, to accept the bid from Himrod and Bostick for $17,988.
On September 8, 1950, the dedication ceremony was held with the attendance
of two-hundred people. The ceremony consisted of the Superintendet of H.B.
Dominick welcoming the public with the Principal, Mrs. L.R. Brown, of the school
Guest speaker for the event was D.E. Williams, Superintendent of Education,
State of Florida, Department of Education.
Our Vision:Empower and inspire all students for success.
Our Mission: To provide all students a high-quality education in a nurturing and creative environment to develop responsible citizens.
Please note: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communication to or from our state officials regarding
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When his debut My Aim is True album rocked Britain during the summer of 1977, Elvis Costello embodied the post-punk aesthetic, right down to the squirrelly squint he possessed on the album cover. But inside were regal ballads (Allison), power pop anthems (Miracle Man) and tastefully brutish rockers (Mystery Dance) that signaled the arrival of a master pop stylist. On a renewed listen, the finale Waiting for the End of the World satisfies most – a beat-savvy party tune honoring Armageddon. What could be more punk than that?


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How A Digital Ecosytem Relates To OUR Umwelt
Following on from my earlier post concerning how we might consider digital interactions with an ecosophical mindset I figured I would turn my attention to some projects which resonate with this conception.
One of the most relevant is the Augmented Reality Artificial Life event which featured in Tokyo Planetart New Media Festival earlier this year.
The outbreak of virtual life is the result of the launch of an augmented reality (AR) version of the classic "Game of Life" principle, originally developed in 1970 by British mathematician John Horton Conway. For decades, virtual organisms have been living an 'artificial life' in 2D grids on computers worldwide. Their movements and evolution based on a number of mathematical rules and a set of initial inputs.
Through mobile augmented reality technology (Layar) this 'artificial life form' now enters the physical space, thereby becoming a lot less 'artificial'. Walking amid the artificial life forms you create is possible using an iPhone or Android phone, which provides access to the parallel universe of locative virtual space. New experimental creations can be launched in public space and the geographical distribution and evolution of life forms created can be closely monitored, as well as the dynamics and confrontations within this multi-user 3D version of Conway's game.
I like this one because it actually speaks of the dissonance between our complex interactions and those that govern the ecology of cellular automata: we are trying to map a simple set of rules over a terrain which is exceedinly more complex than those rules. And of course the inverse could be said of our considerations of digital technology, a key press, a touch screen swipe, our simple interactions bely a host of complex events underneath. This harks back to what I mentioned previously about "there being no single world in which all living beings are situated". However the caveat with considering the digital technology in a parallel manner is that it elides how the average interface interaction are hierarchical in origin, not emergent like CA (and presumably the social milieux which we inhabit).
I believe ruminating on these matters in important to what shape the final installation of this project will take. We will ultimately be designing a space wherein machines as agents respond to human agents per a range of rules we stipulate. Were we to aspire for an instantiation that allowed the scope for generative randomness which can be exhibited even within Conways game of life we could have a very interesting exhibition space from our perspective, but one which might be meaningless for the audience attending the exhibit. For me this is the conundrum of interactive media art: the anticipted immediacy on the part of the audience.
I feel like something of that tension is well illustrated by Evan Merz's Black Allegheny, one of the first albums made up entirely of swarm generated music:
The software assembles music using concepts from the AI subfield of swarm intelligence. I place a number of agents on the graph and, rather than dictating their motions from a top-down rule-based approach, the music grows in a bottom-up fashion based on local decisions made by each agent. Each agent has preferences that determine their movement around the graph. These values dictate how likely the agent is to move toward food, how likely the agent is to move toward the swarm, and how likely the performer is to avoid the predator.
There is indeed a bottom up development of sound herein but there is also elements of top down conceptions which make this music meaningful. There is scant detail about this project available but I would imagine that constraints were placed on what triggered a note (likely indicated by those blue rectangles moving about the grid). This skirts quite close to areas sketched by Luciana Parisi and Tiziana Terranova in their account of simulation via ALife programs in Heat-Death: Emergence And Control In Genetic Engineering And Artificial Life, something I hope to elaborate on in due course.


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When it comes to wine for the holidays, I like to mix it up with the best of 'em – from Gamay to Gewürztraminer, there are plenty of fun festive pairings to go with your big turkey dinner (or whatever it is you scarf down at your big holiday meal). In fact, Michelle Bouffard picked a great selection of wines for all your winter gatherings last week.
But I never like to overlook a grape variety that, in the effort to get creative, is sometimes forgotten for festive feasts – Chardonnay. Whether you prefer a crisp, unoaked Chard or something with a bit more richness and complexity, Chardonnay's many styles can complement a wide variety of meals – including your holiday dinner. Here are some of my favourites.
1) 2014 Unorthodox Chardonnay from Blasted Church (Okanagan Valley, B.C.)
The 2014 version of this un-oaked wine combines 95 per cent Chardonnay Musqué – a somewhat spicy, aromatic variety of the Chardonnay grape – with five per cent Viognier. Pear, mineral, red apple skin, lemon candy and those underlying floral and spice aromas are a knockout on the nose. It's a light-plus bodied, extremely fresh white that melds pear, chalky, lemon, red apple and spice notes that bring plenty of Chardonnay character as well as a bit of an aromatic edge that will work beautifully with a classic turkey dinner. I tasted this one back in August as well and loved it then too.
2) 2013 Voyageur Chardonnay from Keint-He Winery & Vineyards (Niagara Peninsula, Ont.)
Although Keint-He is located in Prince Edward County, this Chardonnay was sourced from three different vineyards in Niagara, fermented individually and then blended just prior to bottling. Lemon, pear, floral and crunchy green apple notes on the nose are certainly alluring; on the light-plus bodied palate those traits are fleshed out by some subtle spice thanks to a portion of the wine being aged in French oak barrels. Keint-He excels at subtlety and elegance in their wines, and this is no exception.
3) 2013 Chardonnay from Harper's Trail (Kamloops, B.C.)
There's no mistaking this for anything but Chardonnay on the nose – the Harper's Trail brings pear, red apple skin and peach notes as well as secondary honey and vanilla notes from some subtle use of oak. It's a fresh, juicy Chardonnay, with loads of ripe apple, lemon and peach notes, and that modest oak does well to add a bit of complexity.
If you're still interested in trying wines from Chardonnay to Gamay this holiday season, check out My Wine Canada's free shipping offer from a number of killer Canadian wineries. The offer ends TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT; check back on Dec. 16 to see which new wineries are in the second wave of free shipping offers.
Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson is the wine columnist and literary editor for the Winnipeg Free Press. He's on Twitter and Instagram at @bensigurdson.