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Good Kill, Insurgent, The Spongebob Movie: Sponge out of Water: 3 Aug's new DVDs
Hawke's war, Shailene's shoot-em-up, a sponge in a tight spot and a shaggy dog story
By Stella Papamichael
Monday, 3rd August 2015 at 6:00 am
GOOD KILL (15)
Ethan Hawke is fighting a war on the other side of the world from the comfort of a trailer in Las Vegas, but he eventually starts to squirm as innocent civilians are killed. It seems drones in the air need drones on the ground to control them in this thoughtful character study.
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Shailene Woodley and Theo James are on the run from a wicked Kate Winslet in a future that divides people by their virtues – or lack thereof. On the upside, they're all pretty good-looking, although Charles Darwin may still have had some issues with the plotting here.
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Who'd have thought a talking sea sponge could be the source of so much mirth? Paramount Animation squeeze more laughs out of this sequel a decade after the first movie and over 15 years after the cartoon series first aired on Nickelodeon. Antonio Banderas voices a burger-loving pirate.
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Helen Mirren keeps a stiff upper lip as Maria Altmann, an elderly Jewish woman who takes on the Austrian government to reclaim a Gustav Klimt painting stolen from her childhood home by the Nazis on the eve of the Second World War. Ryan Reynolds does the legal eagling.
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Or rather, nothing that I'm ready to share.
Last time I painted in my favourite industrial area, I was spooked by strangers and didn't feel safe. I stopped painting there for a while. Then I stopped painting at all.
Then, just as I thought I was onto something new, my mum passed away.
I am working now. Something new.
My daily schedule, for anyone interested, is simple. Up early to tend the animals. (This is a rural home, so there are a lot of critters needing their breakfast.) Then to the studio – usually accompanied by several dogs, a cat and a lunchbox. By late afternoon, I'll be working in the garden – staying until the light runs out. (That's my idea of exercise.) My evenings are spent reading or drawing. I don't watch tv and have given up on social media for a bit. Day after day, the same stuff. Rather boring really.
This now page was prompted by Derek Sivers /now. I heard about it on John Dalton's podcast interview with Kristy Gordon.


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Elegant Lady Writing at Her Desk
Gabriel Metsu (Leiden 1629 – 1667 Amsterdam)
signed in dark paint, upper left corner: "G.Metsu"
Waiboer, Adriaan. "Elegant Lady Writing at Her Desk" (2017). In The Leiden Collection Catalogue, 3rd ed. Edited by Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. and Lara Yeager-Crasselt. New York, 2020–. https://theleidencollection.com/artwork/an-elegant-lady-writing-at-her-desk/ (accessed January 27, 2023).
A lady in a black fur-trimmed jacket and brownish skirt has paused from her letter to look at the viewer in a friendly fashion, with a slight smile crossing her face. Poised to resume writing as soon as the interruption has passed, she sits with her right hand holding her quill pen above an inkwell resting on the tapestry-covered table before her. Adding to the momentary character of the scene is the inquisitive small brown and white dog by the woman's side, who peers toward the table while balancing expectantly on one paw. Although the content of the letter is unknown, it is undoubtedly amorous in nature, as is the case with virtually all Dutch seventeenth-century high-life genre scenes of letter writers. Images of ships at sea appear with some frequency in the background of such works, evoking the traditional notion that love is as changeable as the sea.1 A calm sea, as evident in this seascape, was considered a good omen for the relationship between two lovers.
Together with Metsu's celebrated companion pieces Man Writing a Letter and Woman Reading a Letter in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin ((fig 1) and (fig 2)), Elegant Lady Writing at Her Desk from 1662–64 is one of the artist's most mature depictions of elegant individuals engaged in amorous correspondence.2 Metsu was undoubtedly inspired to paint scenes of letter writers by Gerard ter Borch (1617–81), whose images of men and women writing, reading, receiving and sealing letters also prompted other artists, including Caspar Netscher (ca. 1639–84), Frans van Mieris (1635–81), and Johannes Vermeer (1632–75), to focus on this type of subject matter.3 The most influential of Ter Borch's letter writing scenes was A Woman Writing a Letter of ca. 1655–56 (fig 3), although how the artist's contemporaries would have known this painting is uncertain.4 Metsu certainly had seen it by 1657–59, when he painted A Woman Drawing (fig 4). In this work, he followed Ter Borch's concept of a pensive female figure working at a table, but changed the subject to a drawing after a statue instead of a woman writing a letter.
In the present painting, Metsu presented the letter writer as a striking beauty smiling seductively at the spectator, a shift of focus that reflects the artist's customary manner of adapting Ter Borch's compositions in the 1660s. Metsu frequently appropriated Ter Borch's subjects and figure groups, but loosened the social and emotional corset of that master's elegant ladies and gentlemen. Metsu repeatedly depicted women interacting with and inviting the viewer to take part in courting rituals. Likewise, he generally placed his figures in more fancifully conceived, opulent interiors than did Ter Borch. Here, he placed the letter writer in front of a white and red marble mantelpiece comprising Corinthian columns and an elaborately carved frieze, which is based on a chimneypiece in the Burgomasters' Council Chamber of the Amsterdam Town Hall.5 This building, designed by Jacob van Campen (1596–1657), was so splendid that the Dutch considered it to be the Eighth Wonder of the World.6 This visual reference to an architectural element in this grandiose building communicated to the viewer that the woman belonged to the highest echelons of Dutch society, an evocation of luxury that would have appealed strongly to Metsu's wealthy Amsterdam clientele.
Many of Metsu's genre scenes painted during the last few years of his life depict women whose facial features are based in various degrees on those of his wife, Isabella de Wolff. Elegant Lady Writing at Her Desk, however, is an exception. The woman's pronounced eyelids and broad nose bridge are not those of the artist's spouse. Her features are so distinctive that it is probable that the painting is a portrait of a woman posing as a letter writer; the ring on her finger may indicate that she is married. As such, the painting is similar to a portrait Metsu completed during the last year of his life that has a similar genre-like character: Portrait of Lucia Wijbrants(?), probably commissioned by the sitter's husband, Jan Jacobsz Hinlopen.7
About two to four years after Metsu completed Elegant Lady Writing at Her Desk, Vermeer also painted an attractive letter-writing woman smiling subtly at the viewer (fig 5). Although the works differ in many respects, the paintings share the portrait-like character of the women, who differ from the other figure types in the rest of the artists' oeuvres. It remains undetermined whether these similarities are the result of the two artists independently transforming Ter Borch's image in the same way, or whether the Delft painter knew Metsu's painting, which was probably part of a collection in Amsterdam.8
- Adriaan Waiboer, 2017
Fig 1. Gabriel Metsu, Man Writing a Letter, ca. 1664–66, oil on panel, 52.5 x 40.2 cm, National Gallery of Ireland, NGI.4536
Gabriel Metsu, Man Writing a Letter, ca. 1664–66, oil on panel, 52.5 x 40.2 cm, National Gallery of Ireland, NGI.4536
Fig 2. Gabriel Metsu, Woman Reading a Letter, ca. 1664–66, oil on panel, 52.5 x 40.2 cm, National Gallery of Ireland, NGI.4537
Gabriel Metsu, Woman Reading a Letter, ca. 1664–66, oil on panel, 52.5 x 40.2 cm, National Gallery of Ireland, NGI.4537
Fig 3. Gerard ter Borch, A Woman Writing a Letter, ca. 1655–56, oil on panel, 39 x 29.5 cm, Mauritshuis, The Hague, 797
Gerard ter Borch, A Woman Writing a Letter, ca. 1655–56, oil on panel, 39 x 29.5 cm, Mauritshuis, The Hague, 797
Fig 4. Gabriel Metsu, A Woman Drawing, 1657–59, oil on panel, 36.3 x 30.7 cm, Presented by the 1st Viscount Rothermere, 1940, The National Gallery, London, NG 5225, © National Gallery, London / Art Resource, NY
Gabriel Metsu, A Woman Drawing, 1657–59, oil on panel, 36.3 x 30.7 cm, Presented by the 1st Viscount Rothermere, 1940, The National Gallery, London, NG 5225, © National Gallery, London / Art Resource, NY
Fig 5. Johannes Vermeer, A Lady Writing, ca. 1665, oil on canvas, 45 x 39.9 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Harry Waldron Havemeyer and Horace Havemeyer, Jr., in memory of their father, Horace Havemeyer, 1962.10.1
Johannes Vermeer, A Lady Writing, ca. 1665, oil on canvas, 45 x 39.9 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Harry Waldron Havemeyer and Horace Havemeyer, Jr., in memory of their father, Horace Havemeyer, 1962.10.1
See, for instance, Eddy de Jongh, ed., Tot Lering en vermaak: betekenissen van Hollandse genrevoorstellingen uit de zeventiende eeuw (Exh. cat. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum) (Amsterdam, 1976), 121, who cites a poem by Jan Hermansz Krul: "Wel te recht mach Liefde by de Zee vergeleecken werden / aenghesien haer veranderinge / die d'eene uyr hoop / d'ander uyr vreese doet veroorsaecken: even gaet het met een Minnaer / als het een Schipper doet / de welcke sich op Zee beghevende / d'eene dagh goedt we'er/d'ander dagh storm en bulderende wint gewaer wort" (Love may rightly be compared with the sea / from the viewpoint of her changes / which one hour causes hope / the next fear: so too goes it with a lover / who like a skipper / who journeys to the sea / one day encounters good weather / the next storm and roaring winds). Jan Harmenszoon Krul, Minne-beelden: Toe-gepast de lievende ionckheyt (Amsterdam, 1640), 2–3; translation taken from Peter C. Sutton, "Love Letters: Dutch Genre Painting in the Age of Vermeer," in Love Letters: Dutch Genre Paintings in the Age of Vermeer, ed. Peter C. Sutton (Exh. cat. Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland; Greenwich, Conn., Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences) (New Haven, 2003), 45.
Adriaan E. Waiboer, Gabriel Metsu, Life and Work: A Catalogue Raisonné (New Haven, 2012), 255–58, nos A-166, A-177, both ill. Metsu painted no fewer than nine such scenes, the earliest of which dates from around 1657–59.
Peter C. Sutton in Love Letters: Dutch Genre Paintings in the Age of Vermeer, ed. Peter C. Sutton (Exh. cat. Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland; Greenwich, Conn., Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences) (New Haven, 2003), 92. For Netscher's painting, see Marjorie Wieseman, Caspar Netscher and Late Seventeenth-Century Dutch Painting (Doornspijk, 2002), 57–58, 181, no. 23, color pl. 5; for Van Mieris's paintings, see Otto Naumann, Frans van Mieris (1635–1681) the Elder, 2 vols. (Doornspijk, 1981), 2:95–96, nos. 82, 83, ill.
They may have seen it at the home of the Rotterdam architect and painter Jacob Lois (ca. 1620–76), whose posthumous inventory included a painting described as "a writing woman by Ter Borch" ("Een Schryvent vroutgen van Ter Borch"). Abraham Bredius, Künstler-Inventare: Urkunden zur Geschichte der holländischen Kunst des XVI., XVII. und XVIII. Jahrhunderts, 8 vols. (The Hague, 1915–22), 4: 589; Sturla Gudlaugsson, Gerard ter Borch, 2 vols. (The Hague, 1959–60), 2: 126. The same or another painting, described as "Een brieveschrijfstertje gedaan na 't schijnt door Gerard ter Burg" (A woman writing a letter, as it appears, by Gerard ter Burg), was in the collection of Albert Houting, a secretary of the Dutch East India Company, at the moment when his estate was drawn up in Amsterdam, in April 1704 (Getty Provenance Index, Archival Inventory N-451 [Houting], no. 24).
Peter C. Sutton in Love Letters: Dutch Genre Paintings in the Age of Vermeer, ed. Peter C. Sutton (Exh. cat. Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland; Greenwich, Conn., Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences) (New Haven, 2003), 134; see also Adriaan E. Waiboer, Gabriel Metsu, Life and Work: A Catalogue Raisonné (New Haven, 2012), 73.
Eymert-Jan Goossens, Schat van beitel en penseel: Het Amsterdamse stadhuis uit de Gouden Eeuw (Amsterdam and Zwolle, 1996), 11.
Adriaan E. Waiboer, Gabriel Metsu, Life and Work: A Catalogue Raisonné (New Haven, 2012), 95, 142, 230, no. A-87, ill.; 271–72, no. A-132, ill.; Irene Groeneweg, "Regenten in het zwart: vroom en deftig?" Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 46 (1995): 201–4; Sturla Gudlaugsson, "Kanttekeningen bij de ontwikkeling van Metsu," Oud Holland 83 (1968): 26 n. 32, 35.
For more on Vermeer's painting, see Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., The Collection of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogues: Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century (Washington, D.C., 1995), 377–82, ill.
Dr. Van Cleef (d. 1861), Utrecht (his sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 4–5 April 1864, no. 59 [for 5,020 francs]).
Marquis Da Fosse, Lisbon, Portugal.
Charles T. Yerkes (1837–1905), New York, by 1893 (his sale, American Art Association, Mendelssohn Hall, New York, 5–8 April 1910, no. 98 [for $17,200 to Kleinberger Galleries, Paris and New York]).
Oscar Huldschinsky (1846–1931), Berlin.
James Simon (1851–1932), Berlin, by 1914.
[Haberstock, Berlin, by 1924].
Leo van den Bergh, Berlin (his sale, Mak van Waay, Graupe, Amsterdam, 5–6 November 1935, no. 13 [for 14,000 florins to Van Raalte]).
Arthur Hartog (1892–1986), Wassenaar, by 1935; removed from his house by the Nazi occupation authorities in December 1941 (sale, 16 January 1942 [to Adolf Hitler for his Gemäldegalerie Linz, no. 2167]); recorded at the Munich Central Collecting Point, 15 July 1945, no. 4315; restituted to the Stichting Nederlandsch Kunstbezit, 9 October 1945; returned to Arthur Hartog, March 1948, London, New York, by 1952; by descent to private collection, New York (sale, Christie's, New York, 27 January 2000, no. 76 [to private collection]).
Private collection, Darien, Conn., 2000 [Otto Naumann, Ltd., 2004].
Berlin, Königlichen Akademie der Künste, "Ausstellung von Werken alter Kunst aus dem Privatbezitz der Mitglieder des Kaiser Friedrich Museum-Vereins," May 1914, no. 103 [lent by James Simon].
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, "Oude Kunst uit Haagsch bezit," 12 December 1936–31 January 1937, no. 63 [lent by Arthur Hartog].
The Hague, Mauritshuis, "Herwonnen kunstbezit: Tentoonstelling van uit Duitschland teruggekeerde nederlandsche kunstschatten," March–May 1946, no. 35 [lent by Stichting Nederlandsch Kunstbezit].
Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland, "Love Letters: Dutch Genre Paintings in the Age of Vermeer," 1 October–31 December 2003; Greenwich, Conn., Bruce Museum of Art and Science, 31 January–2 May 2004, no. 15 [lent by Mr. Robert McKeon].
San Diego, Timken Museum of Art, "Gabriel Metsu: The Love Letter," 15 May–29 August 2004 [no number, lent by the present owner].
Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty Museum, on loan with the permanent collection, March 2009–31 July 2010 [lent by the present owner].
Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland, "Gabriel Metsu," 4 September–5 December 2010; Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 16 December 2010–21 March 2011; Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, 10 April–24 July 2011, no. 36 [lent by the present owner].
Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty Museum, on loan with the permanent collection, August 2011–September 2012 [lent by the present owner].
Rome, Scuderie Del Quirinale, "Joannes Vermeer and the Golden Age of Dutch Art," 26 September 2012–20 January 2013 [lent by the present owner].
Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty Museum, on loan with the permanent collection, January 2013–November 2016 [lent by the present owner].
Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Vermeer et les maîtres de la peinture de genre / Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry," 20 February–22 May 2017; Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland, 17 June–17 September 2017; Washington, National Gallery of Art, 22 October–21 January 2018 [lent by the present owner].
Moscow, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, "The Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer: Masterpieces of The Leiden Collection," 28 March 2018–22 July 2018 [lent by the present owner].
St. Petersburg, The State Hermitage Museum, "The Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer: Masterpieces of The Leiden Collection," 5 September 2018–13 January 2019 [lent by the present owner].
Abu Dhabi, Louvre Abu Dhabi, "Rembrandt, Vermeer and the Dutch Golden Age. Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection and the Musée du Louvre," 14 February–18 May 2019 [lent by the present owner].
San Diego, Timken Museum of Art, "Exchanging Words: Women and Letters in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting," 21 September–31 December 2022 [lent by the present owner].
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Van Elk, Martine. Early Modern Women's Writing: Domesticity, Privacy, and the Public Sphere in England and the Dutch Republic. London, 2017, 60.
Wheelock, Arthur K., Jr. "Épistolières." In Vermeer et les maîtres de la peinture de genre. Edited by Adriaan E. Waiboer, Blaise Ducos, and Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., 208, 211, cat.no. 8. Exh. cat. Paris, Louvre Museum; Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland; Washington, National Gallery of Art. Paris, 2017.
Wheelock, Arthur K., Jr. "Pen to Paper." In Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry. Edited by Adriaan E. Waiboer, Blaise Ducos, and Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., 122, 124–25, 245, cat. no. 2.2. Exh. cat. Paris, Louvre Museum; Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland; Washington, National Gallery of Art. New Haven and London, 2017.
Yeager-Crasselt, Lara. "The Leiden Collection and the Dutch Golden Age." In The Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer: Masterpieces of The Leiden Collection. Edited by Polina Lyubimova, 17; 29. Translated by Daria Babich and Daria Kuzina. Exh. cat. Moscow, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts; St. Petersburg, The State Hermitage Museum. Moscow, 2018.
McCarthy, Alexa. "Elegant Lady Writing at Her Desk." In The Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer: Masterpieces of The Leiden Collection. Edited by Polina Lyubimova, 128–29; 237, no. 31. Translated by Daria Babich and Daria Kuzina. Exh. cat. Moscow, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts; St. Petersburg, The State Hermitage Museum. Moscow, 2018.
Yeager-Crasselt, Lara. "The Leiden Collection and the Dutch Golden Age." In Rembrandt, Vermeer and the Dutch Golden Age. Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection and the Musée du Louvre. Edited by Blaise Ducos and Lara Yeager-Crasselt, 25. Exh. cat. Abu Dhabi, Louvre Abu Dhabi. London, 2019. [Exhibition catalogue also published in French and Arabic.]
Ducos, Blaise, and Lara Yeager-Crasselt, eds. Rembrandt, Vermeer and the Dutch Golden Age. Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection and the Musée du Louvre. Exh. cat. Abu Dhabi, Louvre Abu Dhabi. London, 2019, 155, no. 75. [Exhibition catalogue also published in French and Arabic.]
Yeager-Crasselt, Lara. Exchanging Words: Women and Letters in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting. Exh. brochure. San Diego, Timken Museum of Art. San Diego, 2022, fig. 3.
The support, a single plank of vertically grained, rectangular oak, has 1.5 cm–wide oak additions on all four sides. A photograph of the painting dated 1895 shows the enlarged panel and composition, which indicates the restoration took place prior to that date.1 Narrow wood shims have been applied to all four sides, and the enlarged panel has been marouflaged to a radially cut oak plank and cradled. Three paper labels are affixed to the cradle members and a red wax seal is located on the marouflage panel between the cradle members, but there are no import stamps, panel maker's marks or machine toolmarks.
A creamy brown-colored, thinly and evenly applied ground remains visible along the outer contours of the figure and acts as a mid-tone in the composition. The paint has been applied in thin layers over opaque layers along the gray and light brown shadows of the white head covering, the flesh tones, the subtle changes of tone in the skirt, the black ribbons of the jacket, and the decoration of the oriental carpet. Small details such as the red in the corner of the figure's eyes and the minute dots of yellow and white suggest light reflecting off the figure's jewelry, the dog's pearl collar and blue ribbon, the ornamentation on the upper part of the fireplace, and the lid of the inkwell. The texture of the white fur trim of the figure's jacket and the dog has been achieved with a thicker application of underlying paint.
The figure's position within the composition, the quill in her hand, her earrings and garments, the carpeted table, and the dog are found to have been painted in reserve, which indicates they were carefully planned. In contrast, the mantelpiece, chair, and painting in the background do not appear to have been included in the initial design. Both the chair and the framed seascape painting were added after the brown wash of the background was painted. The yellow highlights found in the frame of the painting in the background extend, wet-on-dry, onto the white satin veil of the sitter and onto the dark brown of the chair, showing us that these highlights were painted at a later time when the underlying paint was dry.
A graphite underdrawing is revealed in infrared images captured at 900–1700 nanometers along the carpet design and the contour lines of the figure and dog. The images also reveal minor compositional changes to the position of the dog's proper right leg and the third finger of the figure's proper left hand.
The painting is signed in dark paint along the upper left corner but is undated.
The painting was cleaned and restored in 2004 and remains in a good state of preservation.2
According to a 2012 examination report by Devi Ormond, associate paintings conservator, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, the photograph was provided by the Leiden Collection.
Entry based on 2012 examination report by Devi Ormond, associate paintings conservator, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
Versions and Copies
J. Rombouts, watercolor. L. Dupper Wz., Dordrecht (his sale, Roos…Engelberts, Dordrecht, 28–29 June 1870, no. 283, as J. Rombouts after G. Metzu).


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the gumboot: CVNS public Nature Walk, Puntledge River.
CVNS public Nature Walk, Puntledge River.
Comox Valley Nature (Comox Valley Naturalists Society) is kicking off their spring lineup of nature outings with a guided walk along the Puntledge River on Saturday, March 10. The public is invited to attend this walk which will be on the east side of the river starting from the dam just below Comox Lake. The walk, which will take 2-2 1/2 hours, will pass through second growth forest with an interesting mixture of coniferous and deciduous trees as well as a variety of shrubs and herbaceous perennials. Along the way, there are good views of the river and some mergansers were spotted. The pathway is flat and well maintained with no elevation gain.
Those planning to attend should meet on Harmston Avenue in Courtenay, opposite the Old Church Theatre, at 9am for car pooling or at Comox Lake dam at 9:30am. To get to the dam, drive along Lake Trail Road until reaching a stop sign (look for the Fish and Game sign across the road) then turn left onto a logging road. Continue along the logging road to the dam. Parking is limited at the road side east of the dam but there is additional space on the other side of the dam. Wear good footwear and appropriate clothing. Water and a snack is also recommended.
This is the first of four public nature walks offered by Comox Valley Nature this spring. Other public walks include Cumberland Marsh on April 8, Puntledge/Ruth Masters Park on May 12 and Seal Bay Park on May 26. For more information on nature walks and to learn more about Comox Valley Nature, please go to our website at www.comoxvalleynaturalist.bc.ca.
Puntledge River trail, CVNS Nature Walk.


There are definitely two different girls laying now, though somewhat inconsistently. Some days we get two eggs, some days one, and on others there are none to be found at all.
I know Chickenhead is one of the layers, but the second is a mystery. Chickenhead laid one a day for 5 days… then stopped. For five additional days, no eggs in the coop anywhere. I started to become convinced the girls were eating the eggs, which would be unfortunate, as this is reportedly quite a difficult habit to break.
But then, a few days ago, I found not one, but two eggs, and have found at least one per day since. Chickenhead has stopped laying in the roosting chair. One girl is laying in a corner nest of the house, and I find the other eggs laying on the ground outside.
Today, I went in around 10 to say hi to the girls and to see if any eggs were present. None were, alas, but Chickenhead was very clingy and was making these little baby peeping sounds. She flew up onto the slanted roof of the still-in-progress nesting box area, cuddled up against me and settled down. After awhile, her tail feathers went down and she looked like she was getting really close to laying. She was panting a little bit, and was silent.
Not wanting her to get into the habit of laying her eggs on a slanted roof, I gently relocated her to the ground and sat down with her. She went inside to the nest area, but a moment later came out and flew back up on the roof, pecking at my hair to get my attention.
I stood back up and soothed and petted her. Perhaps ten minutes later, she hunched up a bit, stood slightly and after a few seconds I heard the sound of an egg hitting the plywood. She visibly relaxed, but didn't move for a short time. The egg, amazingly, hadn't rolled anywhere. When she scooted around a bit, it rolled into my waiting hand. She gently beaked at it to roll it back up underneath her a few times before giving up to gravity.
At this point, Nox had flown up to investigate. When the egg again rolled out from under Chickenhead and into my hand, she also tried to use her beak to get it underneath herself. They were definitely not pecking, but gently rolling the egg.
I'm so proud of my big girls! They should all be laying soon – their wattles are fully-developed and they've all starting taking on a, um, "provocative" stance when we pet them.


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This article was originally published in Bancroft This Week. Reprinted with permission.
As we make our way through October, we recognize the 25th annual Child Abuse Prevention Month. We recognize that in a perfect world, every child would have a safe, loving home and family, who could also afford to put food on the table every night.
Just before the end of September, income results for the 2016 census were released. Stats showed that, besides Tyendinaga, almost a fifth or more children in each of the county's 14 member municipalities were living in low-income homes. In Bancroft and Wollaston that number hovered around a third.
Highland Shores Children's Aid's mission statement touches on three words: protect, care and empower. "First and foremost, [it] will protect and care for children and youth in need in the counties of Hastings, Northumberland and Prince Edward, while at the same time empowering children and families to be all they can be through various means of educational support."
Attending a poverty roundtable in the community last week, I heard a wonderful thought. To paraphrase, poverty isn't embarrassing or a disgrace, it's inconvenient and often an inescapable loop. The community has to come together and build supports to help lift each other out of poverty — it's not something that is easily done alone.
Homelessness, poverty, the inability to feed your children — aren't things that people showboat when first introducing themselves. Many people don't want to admit they need help, more were brought up to put on a strong face and look after themselves — even when that might be impossible. Highland Shores summarizes it best, however, "it takes a village to keep kids safe."
When looking for child abuse, I often think to look for bruises. But this awareness month I want to take a different approach. While looking for those children in families that need to be saved, I'm also going to look for the children in families whose families need saving.
"Many people don't realize that in 97 per cent of investigations that CASs do, children remain in the home while we work with families who may be struggling with issues such as addiction, unemployment, poverty, domestic violence or mental health challenges," said Mark Kartusch, executive director of Highland Shores in a press release for the awareness month. According to the release, the "purple ribbon campaign is to address the myth that calling [CAS] will lead to the separation of a child from their family. The purple ribbon campaign helps to raise awareness about how to identify child abuse or neglect, but also provides people with more insight about how a call to their [CAS] actually helps children and families."
A 2015 release by the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies saw then Maria Harlick, planning and strategy lead for the association, discuss latest findings of the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect. She said, "The significant role that chronic needs plays in bringing families into contact with the child welfare system stood out for me. Over half of maltreatment related investigations (53 per cent) in Ontario in 2013 involved a primary caregiver living in socioeconomic hardship. This finding reveals that it's not urgent protection cases such as physical abuse that are primarily endangering children and youth in Ontario but ongoing chronic needs generated by poverty, mental health, and substance abuse."
"Abuse" is a scary word. It sounds condemning. If parents and families are abusive then they should absolutely be labelled that way and children should be protected when they cannot protect themselves.
That being said, "abuse prevention" is an umbrella that is used to identify children and families in need this month. It should almost be changed to Child Wellness Awareness Month. "Abuse prevention" could lead to helping a family back onto their feet.
To learn the signs of child abuse or recognizing a family in need through a child, you can visit www.oacas.org/childrens-aid-child-protection/what-is-abuse/. For more on the month, or on our local CAS visit www.highlandshorescas.com.
Don't forget to wear purple on Oct. 24. Let's look out for kids this month.
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Join Monte Judah as he looks at the first five books of Moses and the multiple levels that one can study the Scripture. These levels of understanding and study are commonly known as the: P'shat, Drash, Remez, and Sod levels of study. This comprehensive 8-part audio teaching set also comes with a workbook for you to follow along with as Monte explains these introductory methods of understanding that will start you on a lifetime of studying Torah and seeking the hidden truths of the Scripture.


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A: Данная проблема решилась следующим способом.
Объявление на C#
private static extern IntPtr W1251ToUtf8(string str);

Использование
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"There are a thousand things that haunt a relic like me, who wraps knobby fingers around a tomorrow…" from A Love Letter to Josiah Harmon.
F. John Sharp lives in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and works in real estate. In the past he has worked in the pet services industry, and in research and development at Nestle Foods. He earned his B.S and M.S from The Ohio State University.
He is a published fiction writer and poet; his literary works are linked above.
He is a musician, playing percussion with many groups in the Cleveland/Akron area, as well as penny whistle at Irish sessions in N.E. Ohio.
He runs a blog, also linked above.
And once he taught himself to juggle.


Abigail Gray (7A) is extremely successful in WIKF Karate World Championships.
Abigail Gray (7A) recently participated in the WIKF Karate World Championships in Crawley which are held every three years.
We are extremely proud to announce that for her first World tournament she came 4th in her age group for her kata where she had to go out on the mat in front of 5 judges by herself (let alone the crowds behind her) and do combinations of blocks and attacks. This lasted for about 3 minutes which is a long time out there in the spotlight!!
In this competition she was up against 16 girls from Countries around the world, so did brilliantly to take 4th place.
In the fighting competition she came 4th also, but took a blow to her nose which led to an ice pack being on it for an hour after her fight!
She received two Bronze medals, one for the Under 12 girls team, and she was so determined to get a medal that she wangled her way into the Under 14 team too where they also came third.
If you are interested in finding out more about Karate, please go to the WIKF Website.


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This report is a guide to consent and some of the key debates concerning its history, theory and use in practice. It touches upon a broad range of human activities and relationships in which consent features—from the political to sexual to economic—whilst focusing in particular on consent in health and social care. There are two main sections: firstly, a genealogy of consent, encompassing its history in the ancient, medieval and modern world; and secondly, a legal and philosophical account of consent in contemporary practice, including discussion of what kinds of information, competence and social relationships it requires and an account of various rationales for seeking consent.
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The weather in June in Romania is summer in Maramures. You still get the odd thunderstorm in June so you still need your rain coats, but the 'tuna' (lighting) as they call it is worth watching. It can be hot and sunny all June and sun cream can be needed at this time of year, it all depends on which way the winds are blowing and what the weather in Romania in June is like in general. If you come and visit us on one of our Transylvania Tours you will visit other parts of Romania as well as Maramures so I have put the details of the weather in Romania in June there as well.
Below are the temperatures for Maramures, Bucharest and Cluj NapocaWeather in Maramures in June is normally sunny days and warm evenings. I can be hot so bring a sun hat for kids or sun cream. As your staying in our villas in Breb, you in the mountains and mountain weather is, mountain weather , it can change at any time. So a light waterproof is a good idea when out walking. If it does rain it is normally a short burst and over in half an hour. Walking up the mountain is great in June as it is not as hot as July and August but still warm and sunny.
Average temperature during June in Maramures is 21 degrees during the day but it can be as high as 30 degrees and T shirt weather is the norm and 11 degrees at night so still mild at night . If your interested in visiting Romania in June have a look at our Transylvania Tours that we run all year round. You will see local farmers collecting the first cut of hay of the year if the weather in Romania has been good. You see them out in the fields using a scythe. They look like the grim reaper when they walk home with the sun setting and the silhouette of the scythe hangs over their shoulders.
June is also a busy time for making Holinca. The apples have fermented all winter and are ready for distiling in one of the 19 distileries in the village. You put the apple mulsh in the casan ( the brass pot in the pic below on the left) and it is stired untill boiling. The steam rises and travels in the brass pipe ( the one that goes through the guys head) to a cooling tank. As the steam travels through the pipes in the cooling tank it turns to liquid and drips out into the red bucket at the bottom. This is what the call 'making Holinca' and there isn't a day that goes by in June when you don't see someeone making Holinca.
Festivals are now in full swing. There is always something going on in June in Maramures. Below we are building up a list of events around the county and will add in more as we find out about them.
8 June – Whit Sunday: On the day when the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples is celebrated, the villagers of Maramureş decorate their houses with green branches of lime and maple trees, a symbol of wealth and crop abundance.
24 June – "Sânziene": Young girls pick up yellow flowers and put them in a wreath above their windows, gates, and doorways. The custom says that the "Sânziene" (midsummer fairies who live on the fields) get angry if they are not being celebrated.
30 June – Bârsana Monastery Celebration: Villagers from all over Mara and Iza Valleys, and other places make a pilgrimage in order to be present at the religious service. The service is held on the 12 Apostles Gathering Holy Day, at the beautiful monastery Bârsana, one of the nicest sites located on Iza Valley.
Petrova: Traditional dances for men including a drumming contest, folk music and costumes.
Târgu Lăpuş: One of the most important folkloric festivals in the Land of Lăpuş: contests, popular art, concerts, lots to eat and drink of cource.
Budeşti: Folkloric contest for children's ensembles that compete in traditional dancing and singing, so a good day to take childen so they can meet the local kids and see what the get up to.
Ocna Şugatag: A celebration of the Hungarian community and its national dish: the goulash; cooking contests and lots of food.
Vadu Izei: In early June; an important festival presenting traditional wedding rituals, popular costumes, dances and songs. Great for taking pictures.
Vişeu de Sus: Folkloric and cultural events.
Şomcuta Mare: Parade of traditional costumes, popular music and dance.
Văleni: Traditional music, dance and costumes.
Mesteacăn: Women of Mesteacăn village compete in making the "curliest pies" (plăcinte creţe) and in making hay.
On the 24th of June to celebrate the summer solstice.
Bârsana: On the 30th of June, the day of the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles, pilgrimage to the Monastery of Bârsana.
Cavnic: During one of the summer months, open air concerts, contests, the most important of which is that of sowing.
Weather in Cluj Napoca in June is warm and sunny, bring your sun glasses. The grass is being cut all over Transylvania as you drive from Cluj Airport to the village of Breb through the mountains. You will see a way of life that has not changed for hundreds of years. All the working of the land is done by hand and every one comes home on a horse and cart. If you come to Breb on one of our Transylvania Tours or you have booked the villa direct, you will pass through the heart of rural Transylvania and some some very scenic country side.
Average temperature in June in Cluj Napoca is 22 degrees in the day but it is often a lot warmer than this around lunch time and a low of 11 degrees at night.
Weather in Bucharest in June is like a great summers day in England. It can get quite hot in Bucharest, even in June so make sure you have your sun cream and protection from the sun. If your out in the cafes of the old town the tables will be full on the streets and empty inside. The evenings are warm not and normaly T shirt weather up to around 10.00pm.
Average temperature during June in Bucharest is 22 degrees during the day and a low of 11 degrees at night.
Cloths recommended for June in Romania – T shirt, summer weather clothes and a waterproof as it does still rain up in the mountains. You will be very unlucky if the weather is still wet, but it does happen. As a rule, June is normally hot and sunny with the odd major down pour ever few weeks for a day or two. So bring the waterproof.


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Clear skies. Low 47F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Located on Main Street in Saint Helena, California, Ottoman Art offers a wide assortment of oriental rugs; hand crafted Turkish ceramic plates, bowls and vases; beautiful Turkish boots and handbags; Turkish lamps; and other Turkish imports such as Turkish towels, scarves, jewelry, soap and more.
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Hildur Guðnadóttir "Fólk fær andlit/People Get Faces" video clip for EU refugee awareness.
So far the artists that have taken a stand and shared this plea for action with their audience include; Sigur Rós, Studio Ólafur Elíasson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ben Frost, múm, Valgeir Sigurdsson, Sóley, Sin Fang, Hauschka, Max Richter and Ólafur Arnalds.
I sincerely thank you for joining me in this peaceful protest and call for action.


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Bianca Bitches: Practice what isn't preached in mainstream media
Bianca Martinez, Editor-in-Chief
With witchcraft hitting the mainstream hard by becoming the plotline for shows such as "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" and "Charmed," a lot of impressionable viewers may feel compelled to practice a little magic themselves.
Everyone is allowed to practice whichever religion they wish, however, they should not go based off religions depicted in shows, as for the most part, religious practices are portrayed inaccurately in primetime series.
In fact, not all practicing witches' agree with the Netflix original, "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina."
According to an article by the Huffington Post, "Other witches ― particularly witches of color ― thought the series reinforced old and harmful stereotypes about witchcraft and the people who practice it."
The series intertwined Wicca and Satanic practices, while demonizing both practices.
So you can put that fork and knife away because there will be no people eating if you wish to pursue Wicca based on what you saw in the show.
You'll still have all your rights, plus unwavering tolerance if you decide to practice Satanism. Sorry if you wanted to go back into time before women were allowed to vote and Jim Crow laws were still in effect, but you won't be able to do so at The Satanic Temple.
According to The Satanic Temple About Us webpage, "The mission of The Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy among all people, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense and justice, and be directed by the human conscience to undertake noble pursuits guided by the individual will."
The Satanic Temple is seeking legal action against "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" for using a religious effigy and that The Satanic Temple was not asked for permission to use, as the statue is copyrighted.
Satanic Temple co-founder Lucien Greaves, said in a Rolling Stone article, "given the show's utilization of the Baphomet statue to represent an evil cannibalistic cult, a perception falsely associated with Satanism even in modern times.
"TST would have denied its use to the show creators, not only does it contradict what Baphomet represents, we owe it to those who identify with us to not allow this image, and by extension them, to be represented in this way."
If you wish to practice these religions, as it is your right to practice whichever religion you please, do some research first.
It only takes one action to demonize a religion to negatively impact followers of the religion.
Practicers of Islam are still feeling the effects of an event that happened 17 years ago, but due to the ignorance of those who choose to believe in what is displayed in mainstream media, no further research was or is being done on the religion, leaving it to still be demonized.
There are many books on the many religions that exist, besides Christianity and Catholicism, your local library either carries or can provide for you if you place a hold.
Many people forget that all religions are allowed to be freely practiced, however, most of us have allowed prejudice and ignorance to absorb us and in turn allowed ourselves to cast judgement unto others for practicing a religion that hasn't been allowed to become ingrained into mainstream society and dictate our way of life.
Cough, Christianity, cough.
Don't let ignorance and poor representation prevent you from practicing a religion that you've always wanted to practice or are currently practicing but now feel like stopping because it's constantly being demonized.
Diversity has always been feared, don't let someone else's fear deter you from being the person you are or who you want to be.
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Potter League Praised for Keeping More Than 100 Pets Safe During Aquidneck Island Gas Outage
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is glad to recognize the Potter League for Animals, Rhode Island's animal shelter network, and State Veterinarian Scott Marshall, DVM, for their responsiveness keeping more than 100 pets safe during the recent gas outage on Aquidneck Island.
On January 21, more than 7,100 residents of Newport and Middletown lost gas service and were urged to find another place to stay until heat could be restored. With temperatures in the single digits, residents packed local warming shelters but were unable to take their pets with them because only service animals are permitted in these shelters.
In a case of extraordinarily good timing, the Potter League – the animal shelter for Newport County – had coincidentally reached out to Dr. Marshall earlier this month asking if he'd do a presentation on emergency response and pet sheltering for some of their staff and the public. In his capacity as State Veterinarian, Marshall had previously conceived of a pet sheltering plan that designated the Potter League and the shelters in Westerly, South Kingstown, and Pawtucket to be emergency shelters. Marshall secured funding to supply the shelters with extra crates, cages, generators, and refrigerators. When Governor Gina M. Raimondo declared a state of emergency in Newport County last week, Marshall's first call was to the Potter League, which stayed open throughout the night to accept pets of families going to warming shelters. On the first night of the emergency, eight animals sheltered at the Potter League. During the next day, that number grew to 30. By the second night, January 22, it swelled to 80 animals. And by the end of the week, 101 pets sheltered at the Potter League and Westerly Animal Shelter. (The South Kingstown Animal Shelter was on standby for this event.)
"Ensuring the safety and welfare of animals is a responsibility that Rhode Islanders take very seriously," said DEM Director Janet Coit. "I am so proud of and humbled by the selfless actions of the Potter League staff – many of whom themselves were affected by the gas outage – the Westerly Animal Center, the shelters that were on standby, and DEM's own Dr. Scott Marshall for ensuring that 101 beloved pets were kept fed, warm, and safe during this week-long emergency. What makes their responsiveness exceptional is that unlike, for example, in the instance of a hurricane when at least there is time to prepare for landfall, this was a no-notice event that challenged our pet shelter emergency plan and the plan stood up."
"We are proud we were able to help when called upon," said Potter League Executive Director Brad Shear. "The outpouring of support for animals and humans alike is something the community should be proud of. Thankfully we are in a community that is supportive of the Potter League, so we could be there when we were needed. All the credit for the response should be to our animal care staff who were stayed all night to keep our services available to anyone in need and make sure every animal was cared for."
"I reached out to the Potter League to ask them to open with the expectation that there may be a need to shelter pets," said Dr. Marshall. "Much credit to Brad Shear and Amy Chamard (the Potter League's Director of Operations) and their staff, they were forward-leaning on this and already making preparations while awaiting the 'official word' from me to open." Marshall noted that Potter League had independently reached out to the Bristol shelter to ask if they could take some of the resident animals/adoptable animals that were at Potter when the outage began so that Potter could focus on shelter needs of Aquidneck Island. As it turned out, the Bristol shelter's help was not needed, but knowing its extra shelter space was available was a relief.
"The Potter League was a terrific partner throughout the crisis. Their staff really stepped up for the community they serve, and I am very grateful," Dr. Marshall said. He also acknowledged the Bristol and South Kingstown animal shelters and the RISPCA for their willingness to assist with transportation and pet sheltering, if needed.
A resident of North Smithfield, Marshall has served as the Rhode Island State Veterinarian since January 2007. He oversees the Division of Agriculture's Animal Health Unit, whose mission is to ensure the health of Rhode Island animals, ensure public health, and promote agriculture. Under Dr. Marshall's leadership during the past 12 years, DEM has adopted detailed housing and care standards for animal care facilities licensed by the state; updated regulations related to the importation of animals, rabies prevention and control, and the importation and possession of exotic wild animals; and facilitated the growth and viability of various animal-related segments of the state's agricultural economy. Marshall serves on the advisory boards of Livestock Welfare and the Organics Advisory Board and as president of the Rabies Control Board. In 2013 he was named RI Veterinarian of the Year by the RI Veterinary Medical Association for his meritorious service to the public and the veterinary and animal welfare communities.
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My rebirth
'This moment was so much more than enjoying a career that seemed finished'
By Cam Levins for CBC Sports
On Oct. 21 in Toronto, I debuted in the marathon and ran the fastest time ever by a Canadian.
Crossing the line in two hours nine minutes 25 seconds, I was overwhelmed with emotion — elation, relief, and an appreciation never felt before in my career. Looking over to my parents and wife, I saw them in a similar state and understood that this moment was so much more than enjoying a great performance, but celebrating the rebirth of a career that seemed finished. Two years of crawling back from surgery felt distant, just a sad memory, for onlookers and supporters; most saw the result and were impressed without even knowing how I struggled.
Canadian Cam Levins' career appeared over back in 2016. (Cole Burston/Canadian Press)
For a long time before surgery in July of 2016, every step onto my left foot was a reminder that something was wrong, and a previous misdiagnosis made it difficult to quantify what the issue was. I wondered, "Is this in my head? Am I just weak-willed?" Questions that an elite distance runner, who makes a career of being tough, should never ask. I continued to race anyway, chasing the dream of qualifying for the 2016 Olympics, and underperforming until I couldn't run at near my previous level.
I ran at our national championships, a race I had won the previous four years, and placed seventh overall, failing to make Team Canada. Dr. Randy Gregg was able get me an MRI that night, to confirm something was wrong; the results showed I had a stress fracture in my navicular bone and a split tear in the peroneal tendon of my left foot/ankle. As if missing the Olympics wasn't hard enough, I left in a boot cast. My coaches and I wondered how this injury could exist, and how I was physically capable of running at all.
Deciding to order a bone scan to confirm the diagnosis only revealed a second stress fracture in my talus, and a bone spur that frayed my peroneal tendon; someone quipped that there should be no more scans lest we make things worse. Days later I was contacted and told that if I didn't have surgery, my navicular bone may lose blood supply and die. It was a situation where I either have surgery and have a chance at continuing my career or I'm likely finished competing; this wasn't even a decision. A fantastic surgeon, Dr. Amol Saxena, gave me a second chance, but I didn't understand how much of a reboot this was.
'Starting from scratch'
Before surgery I eclipsed 300 km of running a week, but afterwards, I was capable of only 15 minutes. I was starting from scratch, and the thought of a marathon, let alone a fast one, was far from my mind. My left foot was inflated, inflexible, weak, riddled with pain and nerve damage, but if I could learn to use it again, I believed it would be better than ever. However, the reality was, I'd never faced a trial like this, and I underestimated what it would take to climb back to my best. Two years of training and competing with sub-par results became frustrating; I felt angry with my past and unwilling to accept it. Feeling hopeless, I wondered whether my commitment to working hard would be enough, and if the journey back was worth it.
Contemplating what my life could be without running scared me; I didn't know who I was besides an athlete. Finally, one day I broke down and cried uncontrollably as I mourned the death of my former career; that was the moment I began to find peace. Expecting the surgery to make things perfect was unreasonable, and I understood that the trauma changed me. I learned to appreciate each moment; not focus on who I was or what I'd do. My foot was not the same but functional again, so with a new vigor, I committed to running the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
The marathon felt like an exciting new challenge. My ankle held up well running the mileage and workouts I needed to prepare. For the first time in recent memory I felt truly fit, confident, and ready to take on a race. I ran as far as 39 km in practice multiple times, at a solid pace so I thought I could at least finish decently. However, even as a seasoned athlete, there are a lot of things you simply can't prepare for without actually experiencing the race, so I was anxious to see how I fared.
Others told me the last 10 km of the race would be the most difficult thing I ever did, the pain being equivalent of child birth; none of this eased my nerves. Despite the mounting pressure regarding the 43-year-old national record of 2:10:09, I felt happy and appreciative that I could even run a blissful side-effect to overcoming the past that haunted me.
When Sunday finally came, racing was tough but also fun; that joy was something that I sorely missed until recently. As the gun went off I immediately settled into my goal pace of a 2:09:00 marathon, and I had two athlete pacers who I tucked in behind. We cruised along, and a group of leaders disappeared from view as I put my complete faith in those leading me. It was a cold day, barely above freezing, and it was hard to know if I had enough clothing on. If we faced the wind for any length of time I worried about shivering and burning precious energy. Briefly, it snowed on us; I only imagined what my two pacers from Kenya were thinking when they glanced at each other, and hoped it wouldn't last. Despite my concerns, the cold never became an issue for me; surely an advantage of growing up in Canada.
With his newfound success, the 2020 Olympics seem within Levins' grasp. (Twitter/@CamLevins)
Approximately every five km we would grab an assigned bottle that had a pre-mixed carbohydrate drink of our choosing — mine was simply lemonade flavoured as "black cherry." When I came upon my second beverage I nearly slowed to a stop looking for it only to realize it was missing, and I tried not panicking as I drank the Gatorade available on course until my next drink. I spent the next few kilometres thinking how annoyed I was that it wasn't there, but it is a fairly regular occurrence so I was aware of the possibility. When things don't go perfectly you have to be able to forget about the past, which is a familiar concept for me. Besides this bottle mishap, I was both relaxed and practically unconscious between bottle stations before returning to my senses while approaching a new one.
The first split I paid attention to was the halfway point. I knew I was on pace and my confidence grew because I felt great; even the uncertainty of the final 10 km didn't feel so intimidating anymore. Our group caught athletes who slowed from the leading pack, but I was oblivious to my overall place. Approaching 30 km, the pack of runners suddenly split apart through a disruptive bottle station; another runner, who I now know as Daniel Mesfun, and I broke away. Earlier in the race he cut me off and I stumbled, nearly tripping, wondering "What is this guy's problem?" I assumed he was competing in the half marathon going concurrently. It felt like a reasonable thought since he didn't have an elite athlete bib nor was fuelling at the initial bottle stations, but now seemed an absurd judgment as he pushed the pace ahead of me.
"This is my moment," I thought, "I'm taking back my career." I was prepared to fight all the way to the finish. Daniel and I quickly got into a symbiotic situation as we shared the lead in our two-man pack clocking some of our fastest times in the late sections of the course. Certainly, at some point it would be just me, whether I couldn't stick with him or vice versa, and eventually that moment came.
I reached three kilometres left in the race alone, now paying close attention to my watch, and did some quick calculations in my head; anything could happen but I was moving well under record pace. A spectator told me I was catching another runner, Jake Robertson, and I used it as added motivation. I had been tired for kilometres and now beginning to lose vision in my left eye, but I came way too far to give in and been through too much. Jake came into view and I had a much-desired target to chase; he grew bigger and I inched closer.
I caught him, moving me into fourth place as I approached the final stretch. There was a tantalizing countdown every 100 metres to the finish line. Looking at my watch, I knew what was about to happen. I cheered, and thought how ready I was to be finished, but not with my career anymore.
(Top and bottom large photos by Cole Burston/Canadian Press; Middle large photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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A: If it was easy, everyone would do it.
Q: If your life was a movie, what would it be called?
A: The Works.
Q: What word or phrase do you over use?
A: I'm sorry.
Q: What is a skill you wish you had?
A: Playing an instrument.
Q: What's something no one would guess about you?
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Q: If you could have the ultimate influential dinner party, who are the six people you'd invite?
A: Eliud Kipchoge, Arthur Lydiard, Terry Fox, Sebastian Coe, Malcolm Gladwell, John Lennon.
Q: What makes you cry, every time?
A: Derek Redmond finishing the 400 metres in the 1992 Olympics helped by his dad.
Q: What's the next goal you want to accomplish?
A: Personal best in the half marathon.
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Red Wings head to Chicago down Abdelkader, Helm
Ted Kulfan
Pittsburgh – The Detroit Red Wings were dealt a double-dose of bad news on Saturday. Forwards Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm suffered lower-body injuries in the 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh, and they will be unavailable Sunday when Detroit plays in Chicago.
The Red Wings recalled forward Dominic Turgeon from Grand Rapids.
Turgeon, 21, had 23 points (nine goals, 14 assists) in 40 games with the Griffins this season, with a plus-8 rating.
Turgeon was a 2014 third-round selection of the Red Wings; he has yet to appear in an NHL game.
Abdelkader scored the Red Wings' lone goal Saturday, his eighth, bettering his total of seven last season.
"That's tough," forward Frans Nielsen said. "If we'll be without those guys, it's going to be tough."
Abdelkader and Helm are both penalty-killers. And with Luke Glendening (hand) also unavailable, that leaves the Red Wings lacking experience when shorthanded.
"They're not only good players but we'd be missing three penalty-killers," Nielsen said. "That's really tough on us."
Said captain Henrik Zetterberg: "They're a big part of our group."
Helm has formed a good chemistry with Nielsen as a PK duo, and his speed has helped forge one of the more dangerous attacks in the NHL.
Not worried about Frk
Coach Jeff Blashill though Martin Frk was going to be fine, coming off Sunday's incident of Frk's slapshot hitting Tampa Bay defenseman Dan Girardi around the neck area.
Girardi lay motionless on the ice for several moments, but eventually got up. His status is day-to-day.
"The biggest thing I've said to Marty is that shot is what has gotten you to the NHL," Blashill said. "Make sure you stay in the NHL with that shot."
Accuracy has always been an issue with Frk's shot.
"We've been working with him lots for four years to make sure to hit the net," Blashill said. "That puck (on Girardi's shot) wasn't going to hit the net. Let's make sure we hit the net as much as possible. If it hits the net, that shot can create such chaos because it's such a hard shot.
"It's a big-time shot. He has to keep shooting it. I just think if he keeps hitting the (net), chaos will happen and good things will happen off that."
Blashill said Frk should not overthink his shooting.
"Even if he takes a little bit off to control it, he's a shooter, he can't overthink it," Blashill said. "He has to shoot and can't get shy."
Focus on speed
Saturday's game was the 42nd on the Red Wings schedule – the start of the second half.
Blashill wants his players to focus on speed.
"What can separate us from other teams in the league is our speed," Blashill said. "We have to use our speed to play to our identity and use our speed to create great pressure around the ice."
Feeling refreshed
Saturday's game followed the league-mandated five-day break for the Red Wings.
A key for any team coming of a long break like that, said Blashill, is trying to maintain positive habits it had built.
"What you lose a little bit is your detail when you haven't practiced," Blashill said. "Some of your detail and habits. You have to make sure you zero-in on details. You don't want to give up any easy chances because your detail isn't as tight as it needs to be."
Zetterberg said the timing of a team might be tested after a bye – but no one is complaining.
"We feel refreshed," Zetterberg said. "Legs were good. A little bit of the hand-eye (coordination) was off but the brain was refreshed.
"We like the breaks."
Red Wings at Blackhawks
Faceoff: 12:30 p.m. Sunday, United Center, Chicago
TV/radio: NBC / 97.1 FM
Outlook: The Blackhawks (22-16-6, 50 points) are clinging to the final wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference. … Chicago is 5-4-1 in its last 10 games. … RW Patrick Kane continues to be an offensive force (18 goals, 27 assists, 45 points).
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God has given us visions, promises, high hopes. Over the years, some of these have not happened, and we have forgotten about them. Sometimes we remember these promises but do not hold on to our hopes because we don't want more disappointments. However, the Lord tells us: "If it delays, wait for it, it will surely come, it will not be late" (Hab 2:3).
We must live by faith and not be afraid to expect God's power in our lives (Hab 2:4). By protecting ourselves from disappointment, we are preventing the fulfillment of God's promises by our lack of faith. We may think ourselves wise in not getting our hopes up, since our hopes were not realized, but that very attitude prevented God from fulfilling our hopes.
The apostles were unable to help a boy "demented and in a serious condition" (Mt 17:15). Instead of making excuses, Jesus simply said they failed because of their lack of faith (Mt 17:20). He said: "I assure you, if you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you would be able to say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it would move. Nothing would be impossible for you" (Mt 17:20).
Don't forfeit the promises; hold on. " 'For just a brief moment, and He who is to come will come; He will not delay. My just man will live by faith, and if he draws back I take no pleasure in him.' We are not among those who draw back and perish, but among those who have faith and live" (Heb 10:37-39).
Prayer: Father, may my faith in You constantly grow. May I not stay on my present level, but enter new and higher faith-dimensions.
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ISLAMABAD: No consensus could be reached on Friday on a constitutional amendment to prevent horse-trading for the upcoming Senate elections, during an All Parties Conference (APC) chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today.
However, the government will still move ahead and present the amendment on March 2, with the support of the parties that agreed today.
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) opposed any constitutional amendment, saying that all parties should internally sort the issue and have faith amongst each other.
PM Nawaz during the meeting, said he considered the of buying votes for Senate elections as an abominable act.
The PM chaired an APC today to discuss and resolve the issue of horse-trading during the upcoming Senate elections.
He went on to say that selling one's vote is akin to selling ones soul and that it is everyone's responsibility to stop the sale of votes and save the sanctity of Senate.
He further said that transparency is extremely necessary for reforms and democracy will only flourish if such acts of buying and selling of votes is stopped.
Jamat-e-Islami (JI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had earlier voiced their concerns about horse-trading and buying of votes.
PTI leader Arif Alvi was also present today in the meeting to represent his party.
Amongst the parties that attended the high level meeting today were; PPP, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), JUI-F, Awami National Party (ANP), PTI, and JI.
During the meeting, legal and constitutional measures to make the upcoming Senate elections completely fair and impartial were discussed.
There has also been an increase in the meetings and communication between the various political parties regarding the polls.
Earlier today, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari met different leaders including ANP chief Asfandyar Wali Khan, PML-Q leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
Meanwhile, PPP's Senator Rehman Malik spoke to MQM chief Altaf Hussain with regards to the matter.
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