#Lawrence Beveridge

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coming out part one:

They say that coming out to yourself is the hardest thing you will have to do and it gets better from there. I remember the first time I thought to myself that I might be gay. It was after my first kiss- with a boy. Everyone always told me that your first kiss would be something you remembered for the rest of your life and that it would be magical. For me, it just wasn’t. It was awkward and messy and afterward I rushed out of his car and up to my front door as fast as I possibly could. Touching my fingers to my lips confused, i thought about what could’ve gone wrong feeling so embarrassed. 

I laid down in my bed and turned on a youtube video in my subscriptions box. It was Jennifer Lawrence promoting the last Hunger Games movie. I smiled and watched the way she gently touched her hair and looked into the camera. Then it hit me for the first time. I didn’t want to be her, I wanted to be with her. While my little sister and my other friends hung up harry styles posters in their rooms, mine was filled with frames of taylor swift and jennifer lawrence. I rolled over to my side and remember whispering out loud, “you can’t be gay.”

It took me two more grueling years of denying myself happiness and one more attempt at a boyfriend to finally admit to myself what was right in front of me. I watched A LOT of shannon beveridge and cammie scott. They taught me that it was okay to stay feminine and continue to like other girls. When I had that first college crush, it all just clicked. She had the cutest sense of retro style, the biggest eyes I had ever seen, and the sweetest laugh. I wanted to be around her all the time. She studied together, ate together, and generally just became a package deal. When I was with her, I was the happiest I had ever been in my life. 

On September 15th, I had that cliché coming out moment. I looked in the mirror and said those three words. 

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A friend of mine asked me today, “when did you actually turn gay?” She’s known me for a long time so I asked her who my favorite YouTubers/actresses/pro athletes were, in order from when we were growing up to present day. I wrote them down and told her to look them up. Her reaction was “oh, nevermind, stupidly worded question"

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LIKE THE PULSES: Why voluntary actions are so important in health education programs?

by MA. RESHEL B. PALACIO  - Last updated on April 4, 2021

Just like our pulses, voluntary actions are important in health education programs...

and just like our pulses, voluntary actions results from the beating of our heart...

HEALTH EDUCATION AND THE POWER OF VOLUNTARY ACTIONS

[Image Source: “Why Volunteer Work is Good for You?” by Kelly Services]

    As defined by Lawrence Green, an American specialist in public health education, health education is

"a combination of learning experiences designed to facilitate voluntary actions conducive to health."

With this in mind, significant implications can be drawn about what really is health education. The meaning suggests that in health education there are behavioural measures that are undertaken by an individual, group or community to achieve an intended health effect without the use of force, and also with full understanding and acceptance of purposes. This is in accordance to the term “voluntary actions.”

    Aside from what Green delineates regarding to the definition of health education and the aspect of voluntary actions, various philosophers and specialists have also been contributing to the essence of voluntary work for centuries. Aristotle, a renowned Greek philosopher, describes voluntary actions as those actions driven by an individual's ambitions, passions or desires. Moreover, according to William Beveridge, a British economist, the term voluntary action means private action that is not under the command of any authority and is for “a public purpose for social advancement.” In other words, for Beveridge, the subject matter for voluntary action revolves in the improvement of the conditions of life for him and for his fellows.

[Read more: Voluntary Action and Social Work in India]

    Other than being a tool for change, let’s talk first about what are the advantages it can bring to an individual who participates in volunteer work.  So, why volunteer? As claimed by HelpGuideOrg International on the surprising benefits of volunteering, few of these are as follows:

Volunteering connects you to others.

Volunteering is good for your mind and body.

Volunteering can advance your career.

Volunteering brings fun and fulfilment to your life.

    To put it into another way, volunteering helps people in need and the community, but the benefits to you, the volunteer, can be much greater. The right match will assist you in making new friends, engaging with the group, learning new skills, and even moving up in your career.

[Read more: Volunteering and its Surprising Benefits]

 WHY VOLUNTARY ACTIONS ARE SO IMPORTANT IN HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS?

[Image Source: “Should I volunteer overseas?” by Student Times]

    Other than in individual perspective, voluntary actions are also important in a larger scale, for instance, in health education programs allotted for the masses.

    Health education programs, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), refers to any planned activity or collection of activities aimed at improving health literacy and developing health-promoting life skills (e.g. decision making, problem solving, critical thinking, interpersonal skills, stress management, coping with emotions). These programs aid in empowering individuals and communities to live in a healthier manner by improving their physical, mental, emotional and social health through knowledge and influencing their attitudes toward self-care. Moreover, anyone could benefit from health education because it focuses on prevention, growing health equity, and reducing negative health consequences.

    As we dwell to the importance of voluntary actions in health education programs, there are a couple of reasons why.

    The more people – health educators and clients from various settings – engage voluntarily in health education programs and justify it themselves for its significance, the more it creates social pressure and social influence to others to participate in this kind of affairs. With this, the scope of a particular program or the people that will take part may surge in number.

    Also, voluntary actions in health education programs are very essential. Those being educated will not take seriously the information being imparted if the health educator is not capable of doing his/her job voluntarily. Moreover, one of the basic principles of health education states that “the health educators should not only have correct information with them on all matters that they have to discuss but also should themselves practice what they profess. Otherwise, they will not enjoy credibility.” In relation to this, how could someone meet the goals provided by a health education program in accordance to their free will, if the one who is teaching them to do so is not wholeheartedly doing their work, right?

 HEALTH EDUCATION HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES

[Image Source: “A United Approach is Vital for Dengue Prevention and Control” by IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent)]

    In some aspects, volunteering is somewhat therapeutic. It could be one’s mechanism to deal with their altruism. However, for some countries, volunteering could be the only option when health standing gets hard. For a third-world country, such as the Philippines, keeping a sound mind and body and having a deep understanding of various health risks is truly a hard quest for us Filipinos. The development delay of our country when it comes to healthcare is very evident. To name a few instances, there are still a lot of misconceptions when it comes to mental health and the nature of some diseases (AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Dengue). Also, we cannot deny the fact that the Philippines is at 79th out of 98 countries among laggards in pandemic response index.

[Read more: Health Misconceptions in the Philippines Articles]

[Read more: Philippines among laggards at 79th out of 98 countries in pandemic response index]

These are indicators that our country is indeed lagging behind and are not ready to bear the consequences of health dilemmas such as the COVID-19 pandemic we're experiencing right now. Truth be told, we barely have a budget for health, more importantly in health education. Even though that the budget for health in 2020 increases by 12% from 2019’s budget (as it should be), this is still not enough to improve a bit our healthcare status. Moreover, according to the Alliance of Health Workers regarding to the proposed 2021 budget, the budget is too small and cannot meet the “health needs of the people and the public health system that is driven by the crisis.” Hence, the government opted to rely on volunteers —  and will continue to pins one’s hope on these heroes — and taking advantage of their passion and their “sinumpaang tungkulin”.

[Read more: DOH asks for volunteer health workers vs coronavirus, to be paid P500 a day]

TO THE BOTTOM LINE

    Volunteering can be difficult to insert in the schedule of our busy lives. However, there is a wide array of advantages we can get through engaging in different voluntary actions. Not just only in ourselves but also to others as well. Moreover, despite of the burning enthusiasm of volunteers in our country, it is also crucial to treat them right and not take advantage of their altruism and passion.

 REFERENCES

http://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/17111/1/Unit-4.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_do_you_define_a_health_education_programme

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-living/volunteering-and-its-surprising-benefits.htm

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Coronavirus rental support: How to negotiate with landlords, tenants

Negotiations between landlords and tenants form a crucial part of the Victorian Government’s $500 million coronavirus rental relief package, which is due to pass parliament today, April 23. With this notion likely to be confronting for parties on both sides of the equation, we’ve turned to experts to compile tips on how to come to a fair agreement. RELATED: Victorian government unveils $500 million rent package Victorian rental reforms delayed amid pandemic Property managers copping abuse amid rent negotiations

Victorian tenants and landlords are being encouraged to negotiate during the COVID-19 crisis. THE SUPPORT PACKAGE The government’s support package includes a six-month moratorium on evictions and rental increases, backdated from March 29. Evictions will still be permitted if a tenant is engaging in threatening behaviour or maliciously damaging a property, or if a landlord is selling the property or they or their family need to move into it. Landlords who reduce rents for tenants in coronavirus-related hardship will also be eligible for a 25 per cent discount on their land tax as part of a $420 million package. Any remaining land tax can be deferred until March 2021. And the government will create an $80 million rental assistance fund for tenants who are still paying at least 30 per cent of their income towards rent following rental reduction mediation with their landlord, and who have less than $5000 in savings. Rental assistance payments will go directly to landlords. Premier Daniel Andrews is urging Victorian landlords and tenants to “work in partnership” to get through the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. But those who are unable to reach an agreement are being advised to contact Consumer Affairs Victoria. Matters may then be referred for dispute resolution or to a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing. ADVICE FOR TENANTS NEGOTIATING WITH LANDLORDS From Tenants Victoria chief executive Jennifer Beveridge:

Tenants Victoria chief executive Jennifer Beveridge says tenants should have a sense of confidence given support is available to them. — Work out how much rent you can afford to pay, and speak to your landlord or real estate agent to see if you make an agreement to reduce your rent until things return to normal. — Do not stop paying your rent altogether. Continue to pay some rent, even if you can’t afford to pay it all upfront. It will help show you want to work with the landlord on a compromise. — Get any agreement in writing, and don’t sign anything until you’ve had a proper look at it and a proper think about it. — If you can’t strike an agreement you think is fair, use the formal mediation process with Consumer Affairs Victoria. — Have a sense of confidence in the fact the Victorian Government has indicated they want to support tenants through this process. The process may not be straightforward, but don’t give up. — Refer to the Tenants Victoria website and join our social media because we’ll be putting tips up there as well. — Don’t suffer in silence, know support is available and seek that support. ADVICE FOR LANDLORDS NEGOTIATING WITH TENANTS From Property Mavens chief executive Miriam Sandkuhler:

Property Mavens chief executive Miriam Sandkuhler says landlords need to remember their tenants are likely to be experiencing high levels of stress while negotiating with them. Picture: Lawrence Pinder — Remember your tenants are likely suffering elevated levels of stress, so ask them to speak first and summarise their essential points to show them you’ve heard what they have to say. — You can ask them to demonstrate loss of income, but beware keeping any documents they provide could open you to privacy concerns. — Be aware you have two options: rent reduction or deferral of payments. If you offer rent reduction, ensure your agreement has a time limit. And if you offer a deferral, be aware of the fact you may find your tenants unable to pay the accumulated debt when it comes due. — For many landlords, offering a temporary rent reduction may be enough to secure a long-term tenant and access the land tax reduction and deferral. — If your tenant is still paying more than 30 per cent of their income towards rent following mediation with you, and they earn less than $100,000 and have less than $5000 in savings, they will be eligible for rental assistance payments from the state government. samantha.landy@news.com.au MORE: Underbidder ends up on top of auction winner Mt Martha boat shed lifts North Beach record by almost $50,000 Olympia Valance lists Southbank pad after buying with Tom Bellchambers Read the full article

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Quebec, Tuesday July 30

An early start today as we had to walk to Montreal Station to catch the train to Quebec. We didn’t have to walk, but it’s only 700m. We arrived early so we could relax in the Business Class lounge, as we are travelling business class. We lingered and relaxed a while, drinking their coffee and generally indulging before the call for us to join the priority queue for the train, a privilege of travelling business class. We joined the train on line 16, and were directed to carriage one, the business class carriage. As soon as we were seated the conductor bought us a fresh beveridge, mine black coffee and Earl Gray for Bernie. Hugo and Norah got orange juice.

The train rolled exactly on time quickly building up speed to 150kph. The four hour journey allowed us to view the lush country, beech forests interspersed with corn or barley fields, with classic American farm houses and red barns spotting the countryside. During the journey we were served snacks, usually bagels, and breakfast which was nice, and beveridges. My favourite is becoming American bagels and black coffee. The country became more and more hilly and mountainous the closer we got to Quebec.

It didn’t seem like four hours when we crossed the St Lawrence over a massive suspension bridge and rolled into Quebec suburbs. It’s a big river! And I enjoy train travel, it’s cheaper and bit longer in time, but not much, and very relaxing. I think you get a sense of journey not easily achieved in an enclosed aircraft.

Quebec, is the smallest of the cities we are visiting at 800 000 compared to Montreal’s 1.9 million, and Toronto’s 3 million. The train station, Gare Du Palis was appropriately sized and I took a nice picture of the front and the fountain as we walked towards our lodgings.

A short walk along the streets heading towards the river was like walking through Paris. The buildings are all Parisian in style and people are engaged eating and sipping at tables and chairs scattered on the sidewalks. The smells and sights aroused a need for a snack as we strode along the cobbled stone streets. We were walking 1300m, but the journey was so fascinating it passed too quickly. In a narrow lane we found Rue Sainte Antione, in which is our hotel called Auberge Sainte Antione. It was like another world. From the lobby to the rooms we are surrounded in luxury. We were welcomed in our room with a plate of freshly cooked brownies and coffee. At 3 in the lobby they serve fresh ice cream of a variety of flavours and at 5 the gave happy hour, I was already happy!

After settling-in we stepped out for coffee and a snack. It’s like another Paris. Buildings 400 years old narrow lanes, and Bernie discovered a street that can only be described as a women’s delight with stores of great variety to satiate any women’s shopping desires.

Tonight we cared for Master Hugo and Ms Norah who had waited all day for a room service treat, chips and chicken for Hugo and pasta linguini for Norah. Rose and Aaron went out for dinner to a restaurant called Le Lapin Sauté. They only serve rabbit apparently! Rose is planning our adventures in Quebec for tomorrow. It keeps getting better. Quebec is a must see.

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Star, June 17

Cover: Meghan Markle vs. Melanie Trump -- Showdown at the Palace 

Page 2: Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham baby joy 

Page 4: Contents, Taron Egerton

Page 5: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Eva Mendes and daughters, Katy Perry 

Page 6: Fergie fuming over Josh Duhamel’s new girlfriend Audra Mari 

Page 7: Reese Witherspoon’s daughter Ave Phillippe wants to act but Reese insists she get a college degree first, Jenna Dewan dragging her feet on the divorce from Channing Tatum, Luann de Lesseps narrowly avoided jail time for violating the terms of her probation 

Page 8: Kit Harington hits rock bottom, Kendall Jenner is only going to date no-names after a string of failed high-profile romances, Tom Petty’s widow is fighting with his kids over his estate 

Page 9: Heather Locklear running back to bad-news boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio setting up Brad Pitt with a supermodel, Spot the Stars -- Kevin Hart, G-Eazy, Angelina Jolie, Olivia Culpo, Chord Overstreet, Nacho Figueras

Page 10: Star Shots -- Jeff Goldblum, Garcelle Beauvais and Marlon Wayans

Page 11: Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson, David Beckham, Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling 

Page 12: Tom Hardy, Olivia Wilde, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jenna Dewan and daughter Everly 

Page 14: The Spice Girls -- Mel B and Emma Bunton and Geri Halliwell and Mel C, Matt Damon and Mario Andretti, Miley Cyrus 

Page 16: Lance Bass and Ryan Cabrera and Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson, Tom Hanks and Al Roker and Savannah Guthrie 

Page 17: Pamela Anderson and son Brandon Lee, Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks, Taylor Swift 

Page 18: Jennifer Garner, Lena Waithe and John Travolta and his daughter Ella Bleu, Kelly Rowland 

Page 19: Hilary Duff and Charles Michael Davis, Halsey 

Page 20: Jaden Smith, Seth Meyers 

Page 21: Halle Berry 

Page 22: Fashion -- Best of the Week -- Claudia Schiffer, Leomie Anderson, Isabeli Fontana 

Page 23: Lily Collins, Jasmine Tookes 

Page 26: Inside Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez’s dream wedding 

Page 27: Emma Roberts is enjoying herself with Garrett Hedlund, Justin Theroux getting close to Jennifer Connelly despite her marriage to Paul Bettany, Love Bites -- Jordan Fisher engaged to Ellie Woods, Cheryl Burke and Matthew Lawrence are married, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell welcomed a daughter, Joanna Krupa expecting her first child with husband Douglas Nunes 

Page 28: Life After Lockup 

Page 30: Cover Story -- Meghan Markle vs. Melania Trump -- showdown at the palace 

Page 34: Adam Levine made the tough call to leave The Voice in a desperate attempt to save his marriage 

Page 36: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West step out of the spotlight 

Page 38: Carrie Underwood overworked and exhausted 

Page 40: Hostile Hollywood -- these celebs were caught in all-out arguments -- Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake 

Page 41: Portia De Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres, Amal and George Clooney, Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky 

Page 42: Julia Roberts and Danny Moder, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner 

Page 43: Dean McDermott and Tori Spelling, Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher 

Page 44: Double Takes -- Cassie Randolph vs. Aijia Grammer 

Page 46: Style -- Pride Rainbows -- Laverne Cox and Rickey Thompson and Shannon Beveridge and Brock Williams and Chris Lin 

Page 48: Father’s Day must haves -- Rob Lowe and son John Owen and Matthew 

Page 50: Entertainment 

Page 51: Q&A with Christina Anstead of Christina on the Coast 

Page 60: Parting Shot -- Kendall Jenner 

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SOLD 🎭 On A Clear Day You Can See Forever @ Union Theatre 2013 (#107)

Title: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever

Venue: Union Theatre

Year: 2013

Condition: Creasing

Author: Music by Burton Lane. Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

Director: Kirk Jameson

Choreographer: Sam Spencer-Lane

Cast: Vicki Lee Taylor, Nadeem Crowe, Matt Beveridge, Howard Jenkins, Felix Mosse, David McKechnie, Rachel Spurrell, Emma Harrold, Laura Robson, Rebecca Lawrence, Dan O'Brien, Ross McNeill

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100 days, 100 nights: Sensor network reveals telltale patterns in neighborhood air quality

https://sciencespies.com/environment/100-days-100-nights-sensor-network-reveals-telltale-patterns-in-neighborhood-air-quality/

100 days, 100 nights: Sensor network reveals telltale patterns in neighborhood air quality

Black carbon, commonly known as soot, is a significant contributor to global warming and is strongly linked to adverse health outcomes. Produced by the incomplete combustion of fuels — emitted from large trucks, trains, and marine vessels — it is an air pollutant of particular concern to residents in urban areas. Sensors available on the market today are expensive, making black carbon difficult to track.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), collaborating with UC Berkeley, have developed a new type of sensor network that is much more affordable yet capable of tracking this particulate matter. With more than 100 custom-built sensors installed across West Oakland for 100 days, the team created the largest black carbon monitoring network to be deployed in a single city.

A full description of the 100×100 air quality network was published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.

Generating a new technology to monitor air pollution

The project was launched to address a persistent concern in the community: the need for better tools to monitor black carbon across time and space. Expanding on prior research at Berkeley Lab, the team addressed this challenge by building the Aerosol Black Carbon Detector (ABCD). “We generated a technology that didn’t exist to make this invisible problem visible,” said Thomas Kirchstetter, who leads the Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division at Berkeley Lab, and is an Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley.

Small and inexpensive, the ABCD is a compact air quality monitor that can measure the concentration of black carbon in an air sample. “We had to create a sensor that was as accurate as high-grade, expensive instrumentation, but low enough in cost that we could distribute 100 of them throughout the community,” said Kirchstetter. Thanks to design innovations that coauthor Julien Caubel developed during his PhD research, which help the sensors withstand changes in temperature and humidity, the ABCD can produce reliable data when left outside for extended periods of time. The materials for each ABCD cost less than $500. In comparison, commercially available instruments that measure black carbon cost many thousands of dollars.

A well distributed network

The fleet of sensors was deployed throughout West Oakland, a fifteen-square-kilometer mixed-use residential/industrial neighborhood surrounded by freeways and impacted by emissions from the Port of Oakland and other industrial activities. Six land-use categories were designated for sensor placement: upwind, residential, industrial, near highway, truck route, and port locations. “It was important to build a well-distributed network across the neighborhood in order to capture pollution patterns,” said coauthor Chelsea Preble, a Berkeley Lab affiliate and postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley. Through a collaboration with the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project (WOEIP), Environmental Defense Fund, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and Port of Oakland, the scientists recruited community members willing to host the black carbon sensors outside of their homes and businesses. “Our partnership with WOEIP, in particular working with Ms. Margaret Gordon and Brian Beveridge, was essential to the success of the study,” said Preble.

To track the individual sensors in real time, including their operating status, and collect measurements, coauthor Troy Cados built a custom website and database. Every hour, the devices sent black carbon concentrations to the database using 2G, the mobile wireless network. The study produced approximately 22 million lines of data, yielding insights about the nature of air pollution on a local scale. Now available for download, the data is also being used by collaborators from UC Berkeley, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and other institutions to improve air pollution modeling tools.

Turning invisible pollutants into data

How did these devices work? The ABCD pulled air through a white filter, where black carbon particles were deposited. Optical components in the sensor periodically measured the amount of light transmitted through the darkening filter. Black carbon concentration in the air was based on how much the filter had darkened over time. This technique, developed several decades ago by Berkeley Lab and now commercially available, served as a foundation for the innovations in this study.

In West Oakland, the researchers found that black carbon varied sharply over distances as short as 100 meters and time spans as short as one hour. The highest and most variable levels were associated with truck activity along Maritime Street, typically low in the pre-dawn hours when the Port of Oakland was closed and peaking at the start of business, around eight in the morning. The lowest black carbon concentrations in the study area were recorded on Sundays, when truck activity is typically lowest, and at upwind sites near the bay, west of the freeways and the city’s industrial activity. Most of the sensors were able to collect data sufficient to establish pollution patterns during the first 30 days of the study, suggesting that similar — and shorter — studies could provide other communities with valuable information about their air quality.

Partnering with communities to advance the science of monitoring

“This research is an example of how a national laboratory can have a meaningful impact by working with communities,” said Kirchstetter. “We worked to address a concern that they’ve long had and provided data describing how pollution varies throughout the neighborhood, which can be used to advocate for cleaner air,” he said. The team is currently working to advance this technology, making it more robust and easier to use so that it can be deployed for longer periods of time at other locations.

“We’ve long been involved in the generation of air pollution sensing technologies,” said Kirchstetter, whose mentor, Tica Novakov, started the field of black carbon research and was an inspiration for this work. “Berkeley Lab has experts in air quality and materials sciences, and can further the science of sensors to continue this path forward,” he said. Since the completion of the project, Cados and Caubel have founded a start-up to develop these techniques and make them more readily available.

The authors on this paper were Julian Caubel, Troy Cados, Chelsea Preble, and Thomas Kirchstetter. The study was funded by Environmental Defense Fund, with in-kind support provided by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

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SPREADING MY GAYNESS.

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The Thirty-Nine Steps - John Buchan (1915)

Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham (1915)

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories - Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1915)

The Scarlet Plague - Jack London (1915)

The Voyage Out - Virginia Woolf (1915)

Spoon River Anthology - Edgar Lee Masters (1915)

Instincts and Their Vicissitudes - Sigmund Freud (1915)

Collected Short Stories of Saki - Saki (1916)

The Complete Short Stories of Jack London - Jack London (1916)

Greenmantle - John Buchan (1916)

Home and the World - Rabindranath Tagore (1916)

The Mind and Society - Vilfredo Pareto (1916)

Psychology of the Unconscious - C.G. Jung (1916)

A Critique of the Theory of Evolution - Thomas Hunt Morgan (1916)

Julia Ward Howe - Laura E. Richards and Maud Howe Elliott (1916)

With Americans of Past and Present Days - Jean Jules Jusserand (1916)

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce (1917)

Poems by Machado - Antonio Machado (1917)

The Shadow Line - Joseph Conrad (1917)

Prufrock and Other Observations - T.S. Eliot (1917)

His Family - Ernest Poole (1917)

Relativity - Albert Einstein (1917)

On Growth and Form - D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1917)

Study of Organic Inferiority and Its Physical Compensation: A Contribution to Clinical Medicine - Alfred Adler (1917)

In the Land of White Death - Valerian Albanov (1917)

Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed - William Cabell Bruce (1917)

My Antonia - Willa Cather (1918)

Diary of a Madman and Other Stories - Xun Lu (1918)

Calligrammes - Guillaume Apollinaire (1918)

Indian Summer of a Forsyte - John Galsworthy (1918)

The Loyal Subject - Heinrich Mann (1918)

The Magnificent Ambersons - Booth Tarkington (1918)

The Elements of Style - William Strunk, Jr and E. B. White (1918)

The Education of Henry Adams - Henry Adams (1918)

Eminent Victorians - Lytton Strachey (1918)

Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres - Henry Adams (1918)

Decline of the West - Oswald Spengler (1918)

A History of the Civil War - James Ford Rhodes (1918)

Winesburg, Ohio - Sherwood Anderson (1919)

Lad: a Dog - Albert Payson Terhune (1919)

Demian - Hermann Hesse (1919)

The Waning of the Middle Ages - Johan Huizinga (1919)

Prejudices - H. L. Mencken (1919)

The American Language - H. L. Mencken (1919)

Ten Days That Shook the World - John Reed (1919)

South - Ernest Shackleton (1919)

The Life of John Marshall - Albert J. Beveridge (1919)

The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton (1920)

Women in Love - D. H. Lawrence (1920)

Main Street - Sinclair Lewis (1920)

In Chancery - John Galsworthy (1920)

Awakening - John Galsworthy (1920)

The Poems of Wilfred Owen - Wilfred Owen (1920)

Kristin Lavransdatter - Sigrid Undset (1920)

Growth of the Soil - Knut Hamsun (1920)

Cheri - Colette (1920)

This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald (1920)

The Frontier in American History - Frederick Jackson Turner (1920)

Beyond the Pleasure Principle - Sigmund Freud (1920)

The War with Mexico - Justin H. Smith (1920)

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The cards are limited editions of 100 per volume, and are available from direct sales comic shops retailing for £6.99 for one card.

The first ten volumes feature a stellar line-up of established talent such as David Lloyd,  Herb Trimpe, Marc Hempel, Henry Flint, James Hudnall, Val Mayerik, JC Vaughn, Mark Wheatley, Phil Hester, John McCrea, Yishan Li, Algesiras, Alain Mauricet, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Roger Langridge, Dan Christensen, Kev Hopgood, Ferg Handley, Dave Hine, Shaky Kane, Keith Burns, Lew Stringer, Carl Critchlow, Phil Elliott, Lew Stringer, Stephen Baskerville, Jim Hansen, Mychailo Kazybrid, David Leach, Batton Lash, Jimmy Broxton and Bambos Georgiou.

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Montreal, Sunday July 28

Bernie and I got up early today to go to Mass at the Basilique Notre-Dame Montréal which started exactly at 08:00am. Like any Mass these days the congregation was bit thin, but we had noticed that the queues to enter the Basilique go at least 500m down the street, and it costs C$20, so we felt as serving Catholics we should see it all without crowds and costs. We were greeted at the door by a French speaking priest who told us Mass was in French, but he gave us a sheet with the translation and mentioned that there would be a collection during Mass later where we could show our thanks. He turned out to be really pro, his sermon, despite being delivered in French, was more impactful than some I’ve heard in clear English, not that I know what he said, but he said it with passion. I’m thinking of learning French. I’ve already got one word, Rue, which means street.

The inside of the Basilique could only be described as amazing. On my journeys I’ve seen many apparently amazing buildings from temples in India, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, cathedrals and prayer towers in Vietnam etc, but nothing I’ve seen compares to this church. I won’t try to describe it, I’ll simply say if you haven’t seen it, you haven’t see the most beautiful altar and cathedral interior than mankind has built. No ifs, no buts. To repay the French padre I gave him all the cash I had, a quarter. I’ll go to hell for sure! Go to the website and check it out. No photos allowed or you get extra time in purgatory!

After Mass we went to a French cafe called ‘Og’ We had to wait for a seat as the place was packed, filled with eager croissant eaters. The waiter finally called ‘Bernadette’ and spoke to her in French thinking that a lass called Bernadette must be French. The waitresses were all French though, I could tell by their hairy legs, and while very pretty, they were no doubt unkept elsewhere. Bernie and I both had fresh fruit and jogurt and home made granola, coffee and I had sour dough with French plum jam. Bernie had a flat white for her beveridge. Norah and Hugo’s croissants were bigger than them. Once sated we paid and tipped the unkept French waitress and proceeded with Aaron, Rose, Hugo and Norah for a trip to Mont Royal.

Aaron had arranged two taxi, and Bernie and I were driven by a tosser who was clearly pissed we didn’t speak French, or know exactly were we were going. After using my best diplomatic Australian, he settle and took us to the top (Similar the Mt Coota tha in Brisbane in many ways, except green, lush and full of people). He was agro as Bernie and I disembarked and took off before I could fully get all my gear out. As he went I realised he had my phone, cards and all my money (less the quarter I’d given the Padre). I’d given him a good tip, mainly to piss him off and because of the French padre’s passionate sermon, but as it turned out he returned all my possessions to the hotel reception where I was able to retrieve them. Rose and Bernie supported me in my distress calling the hotel to track the missing possessions. After he returned them, I thanked the tip I gave him, Bernie thanked St Anthony who she said she had prayed to, and I worried that the French Padre may have put a mocca on me when he found out I’d only put 25cents on the plate (we have no cash, just cards!)

Despite this short inconvenience Hugo and Norah had a fine time playing at a very nice play ground which is next to a lake, believe it or not, on top of the mountain. After all the mornings events we were all in need of a snack so we went to a French cafe called ‘Tommy’. I had a spicy tuna on a french bun, Bernie had a bagel with cream cheese and fresh salmon, Rose had a French salad, Aaron, and Norah had the same as Bernie, and Hugo had avocado on French bread. We washed down lunch with a variety of beveridges, I having a French soft drink. After lunch Aaron took Hugo and Norah for a swim in the hotel 25m pool, Bernie and Rose stepped of to study the French ladies clothing stores, so I went to Hudson’s to see the Montreal Shopping mall.

We all met up again at 1700h and walked to ‘Brit and Chips’ a posh British ‘Fish and Chip shop, which is a real stand alone among all the French cafes. We all had fish ‘n chips, cooked traditionally, even served in newspaper. The fish was freshly caught in the St Lawrence River today (The St Lawrence flows past Montreal). I washed mine down with a Newcastle dark beer, and Bernie tried a Bud. Rose and Aaron didn’t drink because of their parenting responsibilities. Anyway a big day, my watch says I’ve done 20km on foot since arising this morning. Early train ride to Quebec City tomorrow, so good night.

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