The Nutrition + Lifestyle Challenge is a new online program developed by Bowel Cancer Australia that aims to help people make healthy, long-term food and lifestyle choices.
Based on World Cancer Research Fund evidence on the prevention of bowel cancer, the tool offers Australians a user-friendly healthy living guide that bundles real-time feedback and motivational support.
Program co-developer and Bowel Cancer Australia's Nutrition Advisor Teresa Mitchell-Paterson describes the difference she hopes this initiative will make in taking the guesswork out of food and fitness.
"Numerous studies show that sticking to a health program for three months can change behaviour."
How does the online tool help people develop and stick to day-to-day food and exercise routine?
The best thing about tracking food and exercise is that the Nutrition + Lifestyle Challenge is a form of diary. It gives users the ability to record health-related data such as physical activity levels and output, weight and food intake, and they receive feedback on their entries, which helps to keep people motivated and promotes healthy habits.
What are the biggest obstacles to achieving long-term health goals?
The biggest challenge to achieving long-term health goals is keeping motivated.
How is the Nutrition + Lifestyle Challenge addressing this?
The Nutrition + Lifestyle Challenge prompts users daily if they're not reaching their chosen goals. The program sends reminders and motivational tips which gives users a gentle nudge to stay on track. Numerous studies show that sticking to a health program for three months can change behaviour, and that's why we've developed a 12-week challenge. The idea is that members stick to the challenge for 12 weeks, or for as long as the member wishes to continue.
It's the first time the World Cancer Research Fund recommendations on food, nutrition, physical activity and the prevention of bowel cancer have been incorporated into an Australian-based healthy living tool.
"A big bowl of mixed lettuce leaves or green vegetables helps to reduce appetite and provide folate for healthy cell production."
Top five foods the healthy living program focuses on?
1. Fish – a rich source of essential fatty acids that can help to reduce the impact of many lifestyle diseases.
2. Lean chicken – chicken has a high percentage of protein, making you feel fuller for longer and providing the body with the building blocks for a healthy immune system.
3. Lettuce and green vegetables – eating plans can at times leave you feeling hungry. A big bowl of mixed lettuce leaves or green vegetables with a healthy dressing helps to reduce appetite and provide folate for healthy, normal cell production.
4. All berries – these contain high levels of health promoting antioxidants, which reduce risk of disease and flavonoids that help curb inflammation.
5. High fibre foods – whole vegetables, such as potatoes in their skin, wholegrain bread with seeds, cereals with added fibre and whole grains such as brown rice all contain fibre, which assists healthy digestion.
Find out more about the Nutrition + Lifestyle Challenge at Bowel Cancer Australia.
A new online tool from Bowel Cancer Australia takes the guesswork out of healthy food and exercise.
Learn six things you need to know about bowel cancer.


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2,5-di-tert-pentylhydroquinone
relative self-ignition temperature (solids)
22 June 2010-13 September 2010
1 (reliable without restriction)
other: This study has been performed according to OECD and EC guidelines and according to GLP principles.
other: United Nations (UN), UN no. ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.4: Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Part III: Classification Procedures, Test Methods and Criteria Relating to Explosives of Class 3, Class 4, Division 5.1 and Class 9, Test N.4 , 2003.
yes (incl. QA statement)
Key result
no self ignition observed under the test conditions
No exothermic effect of the test substance was observed. It demonstrated that the test substance is "not a self-heating substance". According to the guideline, no further testing was required.
After the experiment, the test substance had turned into a charred residue, and the volume of the test substance had decreased significantly. It indicated that the test substance had been molten, decomposed and/or reacted during the experiment.
The self-heating temperature of Lowinox® AH25 was determined was determined by Test 1 of the Modified Bowes-Cameron Cage test.
Based on the results obtained, the test substance is considered "not a self-heating substance".
The aim of the study was to determine the following physico-chemical properties for Lowinox® AH25: Self-heating temperature in accordance with the following guidelines:
United Nations (UN), UN no. ST/SG/AC.1 0/11/Rev.4: Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Part Ill: Classification Procedures, Test Methods and Criteria Relating to Explosives of Class 3, Class 4, Division 5.1 and Class 9, Test N.4: "Test Method for Self-heating Substances", 2003.
The ability of the test substance to undergo oxidative self-heating was determined by Test 1 of the Modified Bowes-Cameron Cage test. The test substance was exposed to air at temperatures of 140 °C using a temperature controlled laboratory oven, cubic stainless steel wire sample containers of 100 mm wide, NiCr/Ni thermocouples and a temperature recording device.
A sample container with dimensions of 10 x 10 x 10 cm and a mesh size of 0.053 mm was filled with 305.6 g of the test substance. The container was housed in a stainless steel container cover of 11 x 11 x 11 cm with a mesh size of 0.60 mm.
One thermocouple was placed at the centre of the sample container. To avoid the effect of air circulation the sample container was installed in a stainless steel cage of 15 x 15 x 25 cm with a mesh size of 0.60 mm. The sample container was placed in the centre of the oven. The other thermocouple was placed between the sample container and the wall of the oven.
The oven temperature was raised to 140 °C ± 2 °C and kept for 24 hours. The temperature of the sample and the oven were recorded with time intervals of 30 minutes. After the experiment, the sample was cooled and the consistency of the test substance was determined.
No exothermic effect of the test substance was observed. It demonstrated that the test substance is "not a self-heating substance". According to the guideline, no further testing was required.
After the experiment, the test substance had turned into a charred residue, the volume of the test substance had decreased significantly. It indicated that the test substance had been molten, decomposed and/or reacted during the experiment.
Based on the results obtained, the test substance is considered "not a self-heating substance".
The self-heating temperature of Lowinox® AH25 was determined by Test 1 of the Modified Bowes-Cameron Cage test. In absence of an exothermic effect, the test substance is considered "not a self-heating substance".

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I don't know about you, but I love going on road trips and listening to audiobooks.
A road trip feels like a true adventure — much more so than air travel, which involves so many tiresome steps before you even set foot on the plane.
There's something about having the car packed, getting up early, and heading out on the open road that makes me feel giddy with excitement, just like I felt when I was a kid.
Behind the wheel, you're in control of your destiny (and destination) in a way you can't enjoy with other forms of travel.
A road trip is a great bonding experience for you and your significant other or family members. You have time for deep talks, lots of laughter, and shared discovery.
For me, the smaller, off-the-beaten-path highways are preferable (rather than the interstate) even if it takes a bit longer. I'm drawn to the changing landscapes, the small towns, the farms, and quaint roadside stores.
Sometimes, though, there's no escaping the interstate or long stretches on a lonely highway. You're forced to take a route that offers little variety in scenery and nothing much to look at.
This is the time when you'll be grateful you brought along an audiobook or two.
I love reading books on road trips, but reading a book is a solitary experience. You can't share it with your fellow travelers. If you're the driver, or if reading makes you car sick, audiobooks can make those long stretches of highway much more interesting.
Do you have a road trip planned in 2019?
Why not take along some great audiobooks for your next excursion?
Here are 20 of the best audiobooks for road trips in 2019:
Best Fiction Audiobooks
The Woman in the Window, by A.J. Flynn
This psychological thriller is one of the best I've read recently. It has elements of Hitchcock's "Rear Window," as well as the bestseller, The Girl on the Train.
Anna Fox has agoraphobia and spends her time drinking too much, watching old movies (that tend to reflect what's happening in her small world) and looking out the window at her neighbors. The new family across the street has piqued her interest, especially when she thinks she witnesses a murder in their house.
As the book progresses, nothing is as it seems and even Anna, a former psychologist, doubts her own memories and actions, as those around her try to make her think she's crazy. There are horrors and surprises buried in the many layers of this page-turning story.
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The Storyteller's Secret, by Sejal Badani
From the bestselling author of The Trail of Broken Wings, The Storyteller's Secret is the story of two women, Jaya and the grandmother she never met, Amisha.
After a series of miscarriages and a failing marriage, Jaya travels to India to learn about her distant and secretive mother's past. There she meets the keeper of her family's secrets, Ravi—her grandmother's former servant and trusted confidant—who reveals the struggles, resilience, secret love, and tragic ending of Jaya's remarkable grandmother during the British occupation.
Switching between the past and present, Bandani reveals the inner worlds of all of the characters and how the love, pain, and secrets within a family reverberate through generations.
Related: 21 Of The Best Self-Love Books For 2019
The Ragged Edge of Night, by Olivia Hawker
If you're a fan of All the Light We Cannot See or The Nightingale, you will be gripped by this beautifully written historical novel about one man's search for redemption and love during the darkest times of World War II in Germany, 1942.
Anton Starzmann was a Franciscan friar who is stripped of everything he knows and loves when his school is seized by the Nazis who unleash horror on those in Anton's care.
After a forced stint as a German soldier, Anton moves to a small German town to marry Elisabeth Herter, a widow who seeks a marriage of convenience to a man who can help raise her three children. By accepting Elisabeth's offer, Anton finds atonement for failing to protect his former students from the cruelties of the Nazis. But neither he nor Elisabeth expect their lives to be shaken once again — both by Anton's secret acts of defiance and their unexpected love for one another.
Tell No One
, by Harlan Coben
Another great thriller with a completely unexpected twist. According to Amazon reviews: "David Beck has rebuilt his life since his wife's murder eight years ago, finishing medical school and establishing himself as a pediatrician, but he's never forgotten the woman he fell in love with in second grade.
And when a mysterious e-mail arrives on the anniversary of their first kiss, with a message and an image that leads him to wonder whether Elizabeth might still be alive, Beck will stop at nothing to find the truth that's eluded him for so many years.
A powerful billionaire is equally determined to make sure his role in her disappearance never comes to light, even if it means destroying an innocent man." Says one review, "The ending of this book had me GOBSMACKED. It was amazing."
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Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan
If you're looking for some humor on your road trip, check out this outrageously funny debut novel (and now a movie) about three mega-wealthy, elite Chinese families. Cattiness, backbiting, and scheming boil over when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings home Rachel, his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend, to the wedding of the season.
The materialism, obscene wealth, status, and expectation that Rachel encounters there is staggering, as she comes from an ordinary single-mother upbringing in the States.
The colorful characters and the descriptions of their unimaginably wealthy lifestyles will keep you entertained for hours on the road.
Bird Box, by Josh Malerman
Oh my, this is one of the most surprising, scary, and compelling books I've read in a long time. You'll want to keep driving so you can listen to it all in one sitting. It's a post-apocalyptic story dealing with a strange something "out there" that can't be seen.
Those who see it commit horrible acts and ultimately kill themselves. The story follows a small group of survivors who hole up in a house with all the windows covered. They never venture outside unless blindfolded. To raise the tension, the novel weaves together two stories of the protagonist, Malorie, shifting between the past and the present. In the present, she's trying to escape with two four-year-olds (all blindfolded) on a river to a possible safe house.
Her reflections on the past reveal how she survived the world going mad and killing itself.
Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
In this evocative debut novel, Owens tells the story of Kya Clark, a young woman growing up virtually alone in the wild marshes outside a small coastal community in North Carolina. She becomes known as the "Marsh Girl."
In 1969, local womanizer Chase Andrews is discovered dead, and Kya, a sensitive and intelligent woman of 23, is suspected of killing him. As local law enforcement work to gather evidence against her, the narrative flashes back to 1952 to unravel Kya's story of abandonment, abuse, and love.
The novels culminates in a long trial as Kya awaits her fate and the trajectory of her future. The author beautifully depicts the small-town setting and courtroom drama in this heartbreaking coming-of-age story.
The Women in the Castle
, by Jessica Shattuck
This book gripped me from the very beginning. It's a great story to discuss during a long road trip. It's set at the end of World War II, in an old Bavarian castle where at one time German high society gathered for parties.
After the war, three widows come to live in the castle, and their lives and fates become intertwined as they cope with the aftershocks of the war and the implications of their husbands' plot to murder Adolf Hilter.
Marianne, the former resident of the castle whose husband was one of the resisters, tries to keep the promise she made to find and protect the wives of her husband's co-conspirators.
, by Tim Johnston
A heart-pounding psychological thriller that is both literary and horrifying, Descent is about a family vacation that turns tragic when 18-year-old Caitlan is kidnapped in the Rocky Mountains while cycling with her brother Sean.
Sean returns badly injured, but the family and police can't find Caitlan. As the search goes on for months, the impact on Caitlan's family has devastating consequences on their psyches and their relationship.
Says the Miami Herald, "What makes the novel unforgettable is its sense of character, its deliberate, unadorned prose and Johnston's unflinching exploration of human endurance, physical and psychological." A must-read (or listen) for your road trip.
A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in a fascinating era of Russian history with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. In 1922, a Bolshevik tribunal deems him an unrepentant aristocrat and sentences him to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin.
Related: The Ultimate List Of The Best Audiobooks For 2019
Rostov is a man of erudition and wit, who has never worked a day in his life. Now he's required to live in an attic room, as decades of Russian history (1922 through 1954) are unfolding outside the hotel's doors. His new and unexpected circumstances provide him relationships and opportunities that open a doorway to a larger world of emotional discovery. Interesting and relevant in light of all of the current Russian intrigue. Amazing characters and beautifully written.
What She Knew, by Gilly Macmillan
What would you do if you were walking through the woods one day with your young son, and you allow him to run ahead a short distance, only to discover he has completely vanished? What if you suddenly became the prime suspect?
That's what happens to Rachel Jenner who experiences every parent's nightmare when she is walking in a Bristol park with her eight-year-old son, Ben. As days pass without any sign of Ben, Rachel begins to come undone as sympathy for her turns to suspicion, especially with her ex-husband.
As she tries to put together the clues, she realizes that the danger may not be with a terrifying stranger but with the people familiar to her. Ultimately everyone surrounding Ben becomes suspect, and trust issues abound. A real nail-biter until the end.
I Am Pilgrim
, Terry Hayes
Could it be the perfect murder? A young woman is discovered in Manhattan hotel, face down in a bathtub of acid, teeth removed, fingerprints and face gone. There are no fingerprints or DNA at the murder scene.
Ben Bradley, the homicide detective in charge, is a long time friend of a retired CIA operative called Pilgram who has written the definitive textbook on criminal investigations, and it appears the murderer has read the book. Pilgrim is drawn out of retirement by Bradley and is quickly in the middle of an international manhunt moving through the United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan. This is more than just a murder mystery; there is also a biological threat against the U.S., which ties into the murder.
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, by Anthony Marra
If you enjoyed The Kite Runner, you will love this book. It is about the plight of Chechnians under the brutal occupation of Russia, but don't allow this serious topic to throw you off. It's the story of eight-year-old Havaa who watches from the woods as Russian soldiers abduct her father in the middle of the night, accusing him of aiding Chechen rebels. Across from Havaa's house, their lifelong neighbor and friend Akhmed watches too, afraid Havaa is dead when the soldiers set fire to her house.
But he finds her hiding in the forest and makes a decision that will forever change their lives when he seeks refuge at the abandoned hospital where the last remaining doctor, Sonja Rabina, takes them in. Their lives and unexpected fates reveal the transcendent power of love in wartime.
Ink and Bone
, by Lisa Unger
If you enjoy mysteries that involve the supernatural, don't miss this one. Twenty-year-old Finley Montgomery is visited by people others can't see and haunted by prophetic dreams.
She's terrified by the things that happen to her, so she turns to the only person she knows who can help her: her grandmother Eloise Montgomery, a renowned psychic living in The Hollows, New York. Finley and Eloise are drawn into the investigation of a local missing girl. Working together, they uncover a terrible crime and discover that The Hollows holds more terrifying secrets than they ever imagined.
Says the Associated Press, "Strong characters and stellar writing make this a wonderful mix of small-town life with the supernatural."
The Couple Next Door, by Shari Lapena
The Couple Next Door is a chilling tale of deception, duplicity, and unfaithfulness that examines the blind terror a couple (Anne and Marco) in upstate New York experience when they come home from a dinner party next door to discover their beloved daughter, Cora, is missing and not in her crib.
Suspicion immediately intensifies on the parents, but the truth is much more complicated and convoluted.
An unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds, as the lead detective knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Both Anne and Marco soon learn that the other is keeping long-held secrets that lead to a nerve-racking unraveling of a family and a shocking twist of an ending that may make you miss your exit!
A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman
Ove is an unpleasant curmudgeon, but don't let this stop you from listening to this heartwarming, humorous story of a man who hides a sad past behind his gruff exterior.
When one morning a chatty couple with young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it leads to an unexpected friendship. You learn that Ove hides a warm and at times a courageous heart beneath his grumpiness. Says one reviewer, "A charming and heartwarming story filled with moments that'll make you laugh and moments that'll bring you nearly to tears."
If you want to hear a great story with funny, tender, and lovable characters, this is the audiobook to travel with you.
Beneath A Scarlet Sky, by Mark Sullivan
Based on a true story, Beneath A Scarlet Sky is the story of Pino Lello, a young Italian man, and his courage and resilience during WWII. When his family's home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad to help Jews escape over the Alps, and he falls in love with a beautiful widow, Anna.
Trying to protect Pino, his parents force him to enlist as a German soldier, thinking it will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler's left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers. He uses his new position as a chance to spy for the Allies, drawing on his love for Anna and his dream they will be together one day to bolster his courage.
Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriarty is one of my favorite authors, and this book is so good, HBO made a blockbuster TV series based on it. Set in an Australian suburb, Big Little Lies focuses on three women, who all have children at the same preschool.
One is a great beauty married to a wealthy businessman; they have a "perfect" set of twins. One is the do-it-all mom who can organize anything but feels stung when her teenage daughter prefers to live with her divorced dad and cool stepmom.
The third is a new-to-town, single mother who doesn't quite fit in. From the very beginning, you learn that someone is going to end up dead. The question is who and how these women fit in the picture.
You will love these all-too-real, funny, touching characters and the way their seemingly normal suburban life begins to unravel.
Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult
This is one of the most important and powerful books Jodi Picoult has ever written, given the state of race relations in our country. It's based on the true story of a labor and delivery nurse who was prohibited from caring for a newborn because the father requested that no African-American nurses tend to his baby.
In Picoult's story, Ruth, the African-American nurse in question, finds herself on trial for events related to the same request made by a white supremacist father. Using the narratives of Ruth, the baby's father, and the female public defender who takes Ruth's case, Picoult examines multiple facets of racism.
You'll be discussing this powerhouse story for the entirety of your road trip.
The Secret Wife, by Gill Paul
If you love historical fiction, you will get lost in this enthralling and beautiful story of a Russian grand duchess and an English journalist. It shifts between 1914 Russia when the Romanov family faces a terrifyingly uncertain future and 2016 when the young journalist, Kitty, has just learned of her husband's infidelity, causing her to leave for a remote cabin which she inherited from a great-grandfather she barely heard of.
This escape leads Kitty to unravel a mystery about the Romanovs and one of the daughters of Tsar Nicholas, Grand Duchess Tatiana, who served as a nurse and falls in love with one of the injured soldiers, Dimitri. Well-researched, compelling, and addictive.
If you didn't find what you're looking for in my list, check out Amazon's Audible and get two free audiobooks.
Whether you're hitting the road for a long car trip, or you just need something to listen to while working out or taking a walk, audiobooks can transport you on a mental road trip that ignites your imagination. Don't leave home without one!
I decided to stay on this list when the very first book was The Woman in the Window! I listened to that on a 9 hour road trip (well, started it during and finished at the cabin) and it was an amazing listen and story!! Hopefully my library will have one or two of these others mentioned! Thank you!


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Fewer, Bigger = Hungrier, Poorer?
Turns out you really should be careful what you write on Twitter, if for no other reason that after whingeing about the perilous financial implications of being a self-employed scriptwriter, I've now been asked to write a short piece for Broadcast Magazine, which just goes to show.
Here's the thing though, after moving back home to Cornwall after a brief excursion to Canterbury and then Shepherd's Bush via the estate of @Patroclus, my portfolio seems to have drifted from multiple, small commissions in the arena of comedy and kids' telly, to larger, but fewer development commissions along more drama-ish lines. So the former = writing lots of little scripts for already-established shows that have a good chance of making it onto the telly, while the latter = fewer but longer scripts that may never see the light of day, but are at least about characters and settings I devised myself.
Now on paper, the latter move should be making me slightly more money, which is to say about two and a half grand per year more than I was making behind the counter at a bookshop, with about the same proportion of staring into the distance and sighing.
But it's not working out that way, mainly because of the huge lag between handing a finished script in, and it being accepted/greenlit for production (for the non-scriptwriters, script payments are broadly broken down into two stages: first half when you accept the job, second half when the final draft of the script is accepted by the person who commissioned it). And the lag is getting longer and longer, which leads to situations like my being owed approximately eleven grand for a script I handed over in March, but with no sign of any cash on the horizon. And although I have plenty of other projects on the go, most are spending a lot of time stalled at similar stages. Sadly, and I've checked this, there are no charities specifically set up to pay writers' overdraft charges while they wait for cheques to come in, so although I might be owed enough money to cover three months, say, of writing outlines, concepts and even entire scripts on spec, I actually seem to be losing money, which is almost entirely the opposite of my business plan.
Traditionally, writers like to blame EVIL PRODUCERS for this sort of thing, or LAZY AGENTS, but I don't think this is the case. It seems more like a case of broadcasters being very careful with their budgets, with a lot of production companies chasing fewer and fewer slots. So.... dunno, any other writers having the same problems? Or producers or agents who'd like to give a bit more context? All comments gratefully received, and may help me write a better short article without looking like a tit.
Right, I'm taking the chiddlers out for a walk now. I expect your answers ON MY DESK.
Posted by James Henry at 9:27 am
TV hack said...
When it's something that's been signed & agreed, and gone through official channels, it really is bad form not to pay a writer what he's owed, or to keep him waiting for MONTHS. I'm in a similar position myself, where the producer was adamant I'd be paid but he really needed the script. I ended up doing the work and, predictably enough, there's now no sign of payment, just producer platitudes.
I started out writing feature scripts, and got some options/excitement but the money is low and soon fizzles out, so I turned to TV, which has more of a warm embrace but can still leave you frustrated (and baffled) with situations like you describe. If an indie producer is struggling to get a project off the ground and paying you out of their own pockets, you expect a slow money train but when it's a proper broadcaster, and the money still hasn't been released (with no effort to do so), it's just more evidence of the disrespect and dismissive attitude towards writers. Frustrating and baffling, indeed.
Salvadore Vincent said...
For anyone having trouble extracting money they are owed I have found that the Small Claims Court does the trick. I've successfully used it twice to get full payment. It's very easy and you do it online.
The first time, a company had promised me money for a script they needed quickly. As is often the case, the legal department had done nothing about a contract even by the time I'd finished the script (which they were very happy with). Luckily I kept the emails saying things like "We'll negotiate with your agent about the fee" and "We'd pay you around £X". When they then tried to claim I'd been working on spec, my then agent could do little more than send angry letters, so I put in a claim via the Small Claims Court even though I had no contract. There was a nailbiting stand-off when the company brought in their parent company's (one of the country's largest media companies) lawyers, who denied everything, which meant it would actually go to court. I didn't want to see the money disappear in legal fees, so I was doing this all on my own, which made it quite a stressful time. Then, just before the court date, we got to disclosure and I showed their lawyers these emails. They immediately backed down, ticked off the original company and paid me with a very satisfying apology.
The second time I heard a rumour that another company I was working for was having trouble paying its staff. They'd already gone into administration once before (owing me money, which I eventually got that time), so I quickly put in a claim as they had been dragging their feet paying me this time as well, and immediately got paid in full (including interest and my court fees). I told the other writers on the series to do the same, but they didn't. By the time the administrator stepped in a second time, they were all treated as unsecured creditors and got nothing.
Needless to say, I had the last laugh etc...
I used to have this problem all the time, with the BBC especially. I joined The Writer's Guild because I was told they could intervene and push for payment should the need arise. I made my agent and employers aware I was now packing heat and sat back waiting for battle to commence.
From then on I was paid promptly and found that some companies that had always paid a pittance, suddenly started giving me a decent rate. It might have been coincidence, but I don't care. My blood pressure is almost back to normal and my death list has halved.
I also tried the Writers' Guild, who did nothing more than also write a letter. I wanted legal advice from them about the first company as to whether I should try the Small Claims Court or not, but all they would say was "You might have a case - you'd need to consult a lawyer". And for this I pay 1.2% of my earnings a year.
And for anyone saying "But aren't you burning your bridges? What if you want to work for those companies again?" I would say "What - to not get paid a second time?" And the chances are it is the nasty people in suits not paying you, and if the nice producer who liked your script wants to hire you again at some point, he/she will (hopefully when they have moved on to a proper company).
Companies will always plead poverty, that they are "this close" (holding up finger and thumb a couple of centimetres apart) to getting the money from a broadcaster for the show they are developing, but I have heard this too many times now.
Keep all your emails - you don't need to have signed a contract to be owed money. And if everyone takes this approach it will be better for us all in the long run.
Nathaniel Tapley said...
When we're discussing the family finances, my wife gives a derisive snort when I mention what I am owed by various prodcos. In her mind, it is money that may arrive so far into the distant future that it may as well not exist.
James Henry said...
Great comments so far, thanks all. And I think we've all learned not to mess with Salvadore Vincent.
BECTU have helped me in the past with friendly advice, legal representation and negotiation (all as part of basic subs) with contract and payment issues I had with a rather large and particular cunty organisation.
Boz said...
I am dubious about the existence of your desk.
All right, fine, you've seen through the attempt at sophistication. It's more of a 'bed'.
Re Salvadore Vincent's comments, I've also had various woolly promises about money being just round the corner. "Oh yes, unlike SOME COMPANIES we do have a development budget you know! We're really excited about the idea. Really excited. So, if you can make those changes we discussed to the treatment- nothing much- we'll talk to the money people and I'm sure we can get you some development funding to go to script. Really excited!"
Changes are made. More changes are requested and duly made. Months pass. "Good news! We've spoken to the broadcaster and they're very happy to look at the treatment, so fingers crossed!"
But, but- you said there was money for a script! You've completely moved the goalposts- they were previously on the pitch but now you've sawn them up into bits and rearranged them so they spell "WE ARE LIARS."
".....Really excited about the idea. Really excited."
you should receive 25% of script fee on delivery of 1st draft script or, if it's for BBC, if you're still working on alterations to the script 10 wks after first draft delivery then you're entitled to request 25% of script fee. I'm sure your Agent will know this.
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Review How Bismarck strengthened and increased power after unification including notes on the Berlin Conference.
Main Focus: Dangers of nationalism.
In-Class Persuasive Writing (3/15): Write a letter or poem from the historic figures point of view describing why they were most influential in the Italian Unification movement. Character traits? Capstone question?
Notes / Discussion: African Resistance to Imperialism. Menelik II primary source reading.
Main Idea: Views on Imperialism / How Imperialism destabilized the world.
Notes: Imperialism in Asia (India and China) Sepoy Rebellion, Opium War, "Open Door Policy"
Main Idea: Evaluation of Imperialism - How did imperialism destabilize the world and threaten peace?
Evaluate Imperialism using the primary source quotes.
Overview Sheets: Nationalism and Imperialism, 1850 - 1914.
Kagan. "German Unification" Western Heritage. P. 787-792.
"The Berlin Conference of 1884" Hand Out.
Visual: Select Political Cartoons - Rhodes astride Africa, British Imperialism, etc.
Second Industrial Revolution, Alexander Graham Bell, Harim Maxim, Louis Pasteur, Edward Jenner, Pierre and Marie Curie, Thomas Edison.
1. Why was it so difficult to unify Italy? What steps led to its unification? Who played the greatest role in the uniting of Italy?
2. How did Prussia replace Austria as the leading German state in Europe? How did the German unification affect the rest of Europe?
3. What similarities and differences exist in the respective movements toward national unity in Italy and Germany?
4. Why did Europeans look outside their own countries for raw materials and markets?
5. What reasons, other than industrialization, led Europeans to establish colonies and expand their empires into Africa and Asia?
6. How did nationalism and imperialism threaten world peace?
7. What characterized the Second Industrial Revolution?
8. What were the major features of romanticism, realism, and impressionism? To what extent were these movements reflective of their times?
Skills: Document-Based Essay Writing Assignment. Students will be provided with a set of documents / quotes from primary and secondary sources of information. Using those documents, students will write a 400-600 word essay that cites and incorporates information in the response to the prompt.
Unit 9- Nationalism and the Race for Empire, 1850 - 1914.
Assign: Chapter 12.1 "Introduction to European Imperialism" and questions 1-3 of the reading guide.
Discussion of Chapter 12.1 and the definition of Imperialism. Look for the causes of imperialism and some follow up notes. Why did Europeans look outside their countries for raw materials and markets? What caused imperialism to spread so rapidly?
Jigsaw Chapter 12.2 (p. 392-399) - Scramble for Africa, Berlin Conference, Cecil Rhodes, Chief Kabongo's argument and Stanlake Samkange's narrative.
Assignment: Read Opposing Viewpoint Articles on the Origins of World War I by Friday, April 13. Annotate the key parts of each article's argument.
Main Ideas: Discuss the main causes of World War I. Which viewpoint is most accurate?
Students will summarize each of the points and create a drawing to represent understanding of each principle. How well do the points address the fundamental causes of World War I? Which are adopted into the actually Treaty of Versailles? Which attitudes prevailed at the peace settlement process? Which Senior Capstone question does this fit best?
Unit 9: 19th Century Nationalism and Imperialism, 1848 -1914 AD.
Main Idea: Review the ideologies of the early 19th century in preparation for the Unit 8 test.
Unit 8 Test: Definitions, Multiple-Choice, Short Answer Responses. (30 Points). You may use one-side, handwritten notecard 3x5" maximum. Be sure to study your Unit 8 Study Guide.
Briefly review the ideology of "Nationalism" with a few notes.
PowerPoint Notes CH 10.1 (330-333): Create a timeline or sequence of events that shows how Prussia came to dominate and unite the German states in the late 19th century under Bismarck's leadership instead of Austria's. Note ways that Bismarck increased in power.
Assignment: Read and take notes on 10.2 (334-337): 1. Describe how Germany became an industrial giant. 2. Explain why Bismarck was called the Iron Chancellor. Why did Bismarck seek to crush the Catholic Church and Socialists? 3. List the policies of Wilhelm II. Why did Wilhelm dismiss Bismarck in 1890? What impact did Wilhelm's policies have on the world? Due Wednesday, 3/8.
Main Idea: Discuss the connection between nationalism and imperialism.
Discuss the assigned reading, Chapter 10.2.
Jigsaw Discussion: Compare and Contrast Heinrich von Trietschke "Alsace and Lorraine" p 790-791 and Lord Acton "Dangers of Nationalism" p802. Answer the questions in the readings. (Kagan Book). Friedrich Fabri, "Does Germany Need Colonies?" p.116 Sherman text.
You will work to find reliable sources of information for your postage stamp assignment and to begin preparing for your presentations. Works Cited Sheet due Wednesday, 3/15.
Discuss the reading guide associated with "How Was Italy Unified?"
Use the assigned reading Alan Farmer, "How Was Italy Unified?" with the a set of primary source documents on Italian Unification to establish the role of each key individual in the movement including Mazzini, Cavour, and Garibaldi. Groups will be assigned certain primary source documents to become experts on and to compare with the "How Was Italy Unified?" text.
Unit 9 Test = Friday, March 24.
Tuesday, February 16: Turn in French Revolution Projects.
Main Idea: Introduction to the Agricultural and Consumption Revolutions.
Main Idea: Foundations for the Industrial Revolution. Why was England first to industrialize? What role did the Agricultural Revolution play in the Industrial Revolution?
Discuss assigned readings about the Agricultural Revolution from Ch 7.1-7.2. AND Heilbroner, "The Making of an Economic Society: England First to Industrialize"
- Due 2/24 = Works Cited of 2 print or print-like sources.
 Homework: Select three possible names to study for the project. Due 2/18.
Topics selection and research time in the library.
Homework: Due 2/24 = Works Cited of 2 print or print-like sources.
Readings about the Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution.
Homework Assignment: "Great Expectations" Hand out. Be a demanding reader. Due 2/25.
Main Idea: Review the causes of the Industrial Revolution and the social impact.
Warm up: "The Haves and Have Nots" Political Cartoon/Illustration.
Discuss the Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution. Review the competing attitudes of the proletariat and bourgeoisie. Discuss reforms enacted in Great Britain to alleviate the suffering of the working class.
Reading Time to prepare for the "Great Expectations." Seminar.
Main Idea: Discuss the ideas contained in "Great Expectations" reading.
Seminar on "Great Expectations" Handout.
Homework: Fact sheets for Stamp Projects are due on Monday, 2/29.
Main Idea: Identify the key characteristics of laissez-faire capitalism, socialism, and communism.
Distinctions will be made between the economic ideologies of Capitalism, Utilitarianism, Socialism, and Communism.
Homework: Marx, "In the Mind of a Communist" Activity Sheet Due March 4.
Notes: France 1815-1848; Belgium 1830, Poland 1830, Germany 1848, Hungary 1848.
Create a timeline of events moving through the revolutions. Noting the causes, events, and outcomes of the revolutions of 1830 and 1848 in Europe.
Briefly review the ideology of "Nationalism"
Read, Compare and Contrast Heinrich von Trietschke "Alsace and Lorraine" p 790-791 and Lord Acton "Dangers of Nationalism" p802. Answer the questions in the readings. (Kagan Book).
Primary Source Readings: Read and analyze various primary source documents for the Italian Unification movement. Sources from key individuals involved in the movement including Mazzini, Cavour, and Garibaldi.


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At Least 18 Said Killed as Syrian Forces in Tanks, APCs Fire on Protesters
Following weeks of protests, Syrian security forces appear to planning major security operation; all land border crossings with neighboring Jordan closed.
Avi Issacharoff
Syrian President Bashar Assad's security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protesters across the country Monday, reportedly killing 13 in the coastal town of Jabla and another five in the southern town of Daraa.
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Week After Emergency Laws Abolished, Syria Arrests Dozens of Activists
Security forces backed by armored vehicles entered Daraa overnight and opened fire, a resident told Al Jazeera television Monday. Eight tanks were deployed in the old quarter of Daraa, a witness said, adding that several bodies were lying in the main street.
Syrian anti-government protesters carry banner in Arabic that reads "Daraa is our torch, Douma is our model," April 22 2011.Credit: AP
A witness in Daraa said snipers on government buildings and security forces in army fatigues had been shooting at random at houses since tanks moved in just after dawn prayers.
"People are taking cover in homes. I could see two bodies near the mosque and no one was able to go out and drag them away," the witness said.
Activists on social media posted footage of what they said were troops firing early Monday throughout Daraa. The sound of heavy gunfire punctuates the footage, as well as the labored, frightened breathing of the activist filming the footage.
The activist repeats the date, the location and says: "The army forces are entering Daraa. They are shelling the city of Daraa."
The video could not be independently verified and all witnesses spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. Syria has banned nearly all foreign media and restricted access to trouble spots since the uprising began, making it nearly impossible to get accurate assessments of the situation on the ground.
Syria forces appear to planning a major security operation, closing off all Syrian land border crossings with neighboring Jordan on Monday.
A senior diplomat in the Jordanian capital confirmed that the two main Syrian crossings at Daraa and Nassib on the Syrian side were closed to traffic.
An official told Reuters the "timing is related to what appears to be a major security operation that is taking place right now".
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday that pro-Assad forces shot dead at least 13 civilians Jabla.
The security forces and gunmen loyal to Assad deployed in the old Sunni quarter of Jabla on Sunday after a pro-democracy protest in the town the previous night, rights campaigners in contact with Jabla said.
A human rights campaigner reported that Syrian forces were continuing a brutal crackdown Monday, storming the Damascus suburb of Duma, shooting at unarmed civilians and arresting residents.
Civilians had been wounded in the shooting, an activist said.
"There are injured people. Scores have been arrested. The security [forces] are repeating the same pattern in all the centers of the democratic uprising. They want to put down the revolution using the utmost brutality," the rights campaigner told Reuters from Damascus.
The campaigner said all telecommunications with Duma had been cut, but one activist managed to escape the suburb after the attack began at dawn and report on the situation.
Despite Assad's caoncellation of decades-long emergency laws, his forces have continued to clash with protesters, killing more than 100 Syrians on Friday in the most brutal crackdown since the pro-democracy protests began some six weeks ago.
Syrian security forces detained dozens of opposition activists and protesters in raids on Sunday, yet another indication that Assad has little intent of relinquishing his authoritarian rule.


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How Do I Become A Freemason?
Day By Day, The Masonic Way: Anger
by Midnight Freemason Contributor
WB Adam Thayer
Of all the emotions that we experience in our daily lives, anger may be one of the most potent. It has the ability to completely consume and overwhelm our rational mind, leaving us a complete slave to its whims. It, along with love, is one of our most God-like emotions; outside of love, the Bible speaks most frequently of God's anger at His wayward children.
The most dangerous part about anger is that, often, it leads us into irrational, potentially damaging actions that can negatively affect us far into the future. Our peers, seeing our actions, may lose respect for us. We may say words in anger that damage, or even destroy, our relationships. If we're especially unwise, we may even vent our anger in writing, leaving proof of our inability to control our emotions for all to see.
Brothers, this is an especially difficult topic for me, because I struggle with controlling my anger daily. To me, it has become an almost separate entity; a beast that has taken up residence in my mind and that I have to fight against to maintain the balance in myself. I had such a dread of writing this topic that I have developed an inability to write for the past two months and have had to rely on articles that I banked up for just such an occasion.
The thing about anger is, there really isn't a good answer to it. If you indulge in it to get past it, you hurt those around you as well as yourself. If you bottle it up, it will eat away at you until you explode in rage. Besides, the whole goal was to control the anger, not suppress it.
In my search for more light about anger, I find myself contemplating two striking (and often overlooked) symbols from our ritual.
The first is the Volume of Sacred Law. Now of course each Mason brings to the table his own Volume, and I cannot begin to tell you what is in yours, however I can tell you the words of King Solomon that are in mine: "Fools give full vent to their rage" (Proverbs 29:11). Solomon was wise enough to recognize the importance of keeping his anger in check, and there is no greater example for a Freemason to inspire to.
The second symbol, which is one I find useful in so many situations, is the compass (or, if you prefer, compasses). The art of circumscription is one that can be applied to so many situations that it is hardly any wonder our ancient brethren chose it (along with the square) to be the most public symbol of our craft. It is a subtle craft; when appropriately applied, it may go unnoticed by the world outside of ourselves.
Taken together, these symbols become even more powerful; we can use the teachings of our Volume of Sacred Law to help us learn how to better circumscribe our anger. Our Volume of Sacred Law teaches us how to appropriately express our anger, and the compass reminds us of how to reign it in.
In theory, all of that is great. In practice, when the blood is boiling, and all I want to do is lash out and make the irritant feel as much torment as possible, it is very difficult to remember that there are boundaries to our actions that we must NEVER suffer our passions to cross. So, here are some practical solutions, in the hopes that you will find them useful, and that I will keep reminding myself of them:
1) Remove yourself from the situation. Odds are, if you stay within the situation, you'll just make your anger worse, like leaving a pot of water on the stove until it boils over.
2) Think, think, think. What is causing your anger, what are some possible solutions, and most importantly ask yourself what the outcome would be if you really let your anger out like you want.
3) Talk, but do it carefully, and don't stop thinking. It's important to release the anger slowly and carefully, and in a non-confrontational manner. While you're talking, instead of saying "you", try saying "I", and be specific. For example, instead of saying "You never do any of the work at the lodge", try saying "I'm upset that I had to spend an hour cleaning the kitchen alone". It is much more useful to express yourself in this manner.
4) Exercise. I hate exercise, but since I've started back in I've dropped weight, put on muscle, and feel much less stress than I used to. It's important to not neglect the physical temple while we're refining the mental temple.
5) Forgive. Forgiveness is one of the most powerful tools we have at our disposal, and can go a long way to healing ourselves and our relationships. If we start with forgiveness, we often find that the anger has resolved itself.
I hope this has helped you. I know that writing it, and just admitting my own issues, definitely has helped me.
~AT
WB. Bro. Adam Thayer is the Senior Warden of Lancaster Lodge No. 54 in Lincoln (NE) and a past master of Oliver Lodge No. 38 in Seward (NE). He's an active member in the Knights of Saint Andrew, and on occasion remembers to visit the Scottish and York Rites as well. He continues to be reappointed to the Grand Lodge of Nebraska Education Committee, and serves with fervency and zeal. He is a sub-host on The Whence Came You podcast, and may be reached at adam@wcypodcast.com. He will not help you get your whites whiter or your brights brighter, but he does enjoy conversing with brothers from around the world!
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1) Concentrate on those positive things in your life.
You have to cultivate the habit of being thankful for all the good things you have or have received, your skills, capabilities, talents, blessing and other things in your life that are worth being thankful for.
2) Always make a decision to be happy.
No matter what make a decision to always be happy with yourself no matter what situation you find yourself in life. Choose happiness, it pays, nothing is worth worrying over, being happy affect your outward appearance.
3) View challenges from another perspective.
Life is a book and the chapters are all that we go through (challenges) in life on a daily basis. It is interesting that each challenge that comes our way bring with it an opportunity to learn. To this end each challenge comes with a positive outcome which we have to always focus on.
4) See life is a journey.
Having or building a positive attitude has to do with us, seeing life has a journey filled with a lot of lessons to be learnt on a daily basis. These lessons are there to make us better people over a period of time.
5) Try to always see the positive side of life.
This is what you have to learn, to always see the positives in everything you do or experience daily.
6) Start the day being positive.
Begin the day being positive no matter what comes your way, make that decision to be positive throughout the day, in other words, be filled with positive thoughts.
7) Be around happy people.
To have a positive mindset, you have no choice but to stay around positive people and also , avoid being around those that have a negative way of seeing things in life. What it does it that , gradually you will start thinking positively with time thereby developing that much needed positive mind set.
8) Learn to stop anything that will expose you to any negative news.
Avoid reading or listening to anything that will make you have a negative mindset or attitude. E.g . bad news, bad movies or anything to change your mindset to a negative one.
9) Go to bed being grateful and happy.
End everyday being thankful for all the positive things experienced in your life throughout the day and be happy for all of them.
Always believe in yourself and the abilities you have in you. Always remember that it takes you to succeed.
11) Do those things that make you happy.
12) Take time everyday to smile.
Learn to smile from time to time and also try putting on a smile throughout the day.
a) Experience success in you in all your endeavors.
c) Increases your ability to achieve your goals faster than you can imagine.
d) Enhances your ability to make better choices in life.
e) Makes you live a limitless life because you won't be restricted by your fears.
h) Enhanced ability to make better choices in life.
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Memories of the Tennysons (Glasgow, 1900)
For many years there had been strong links between the Rawnsley and Tennyson families. As vicars in neighbouring Lincolnshire parishes, Hardwicke's grandfather and Alfred Tennyson's father knew each other well. Hardwicke's father, Robert, and Alfred Tennysons were also close friends with Robert officiating at Alfred's wedding in his parish church at Shiplake. In fact, Alfred Tennyson spent the night before his wedding with the Rawnsleys in Shiplake Vicarage. In addition, Hardwicke's mother, Catherine, was a first cousin of Alfred's wife, Emily Sellwood. Hardwicke and his siblings grew up with constant interactions with the Tennyson families and friends.
Hardwicke begins Memories of the Tennysons:
Born at the "Vicarage by the quarry," from whence the late Poet Laureate had led his bride; and going, each year of one's life, away from the cedared lawn and the terraced garden, the flowery meadows, and the silver Thames below the chalk cliff, to the sand hills of the Lincoln coast, the levels of the Lincoln marsh, the windmills of the Lincoln wold, and the cornfields in the shining fen, which Tennyson, in his boyhood, had known—it was inevitable that one who had been brought up on so much of his poems as a child could understand, should associate the scene of those annual holidays with thoughts of the Poet.
Each year my father paid a visit to the Poet at Farringford, and one heard talk of Tennyson when he returned. Each time a volume of poems was given to the world, a presentation copy came to my father's hands, and we, as children, gathered in the eventide to hear the poems read in our ears with such deep feeling, that we were impressed by them even when we could not realise their beauty of thought and diction. (pp. vii-viii)
Hardwicke was a prodigious writer and lecturer on Tennyson. A list of some of his writings is given at the end of this document.
Somersby and Its Neighbourhood (pp. 1-26)
Folk-Lore at Somersby. Reminiscences Among the Villagers (pp. 27-61)
Boyhood's Friends in Lincolnshire (pp. 62-75)
Tennyson at the English Lakes (pp. 76-91)
Memories of Farringford (pp. 92-118)
†Reminiscences (pp. 119-149)
From Aldworth to the Abbey (pp. 150-184)
††Lincolnshire Scenery and Characters as Illustrated by Mr. Tennyson (pp. 185-200)
††Virgil and Tennyson (pp. 201-220)
Charles Tennyson Turner: A Memory of Grasby (pp. 221-247)
(† Chapter written by Hardwicke's brother, Willingham)
(†† Chapters written by Hardwicke's father, Robert)
Articles and Poems on Tennyson by Rawnsley (excludes the above chapters)
Tennyson at Clevedon (A Book of Bristol Sonnets, p. 142)
To Alfred Lord Tennyson (Sonnets Round the Coast, p. 6)
Farringford, Isle of Wight (Sonnets Round the Coast, p. 7)
On Hearing Lord Tennyson Read His Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington (Sonnets Round the Coast, p. 8)
After the Epilogue. To the Charge of the Light Brigade (Sonnets Round the Coast, p. 9)
On Leaving Farringford (Sonnets Round the Coast, p. 12)
At Mablethorpe (Sonnets Round the Coast, p. 218)
'To Lord Tennyson: On His Eightieth Birthday, August 6th, 1889', Macmillan's Magazine, 60 (August 1889), 293. [Poem]
'To Lord Tennyson: On His Eightieth Birthday', St. James's Gazette, 6 August 1889, p. 12. [Poem]
To Lord Tennyson: On His Eightieth Birthday, August 6th, 1889', Westmorland Gazette, 17 August 1889, p. 3. [Poem]
'To Lord Tennyson: On His Eightieth Birthday, August 6th, 1889', Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, (September 1889). [Poem]
Tennyson. Obiit, Aldworth, October 6th, 1892 (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 3)
Somersby (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 15)
Clevedon (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 16)
Farringford. 1883 (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 17)
On Leaving Farringford (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 18)To Alfred, Lord Tennyson. January 18th, 1884 (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 19)
To Lord Tennyson. On His 80th Birthday, August 6th, 1889 (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 20)
A Story from the "Arabian Nights." 1889 (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 21)
A Farewell to the "Sunbeam." 1889 (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 22)
On Hearing Lord Tennyson Read His Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 23)
After the Epilogue to the Charge of the Heavy Brigade (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 24)
Death and Fame (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 25)
"I have Opened the Book." At Aldworth, October 5th, 1892 (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 26)
The Poet's Death-Chamber (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 27)
The Laureate Dead (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 28)
Tennyson's Home-Going (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 29)
Leaving Aldworth. October 11th, 1892 (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 30)
The Two Poets (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 31)
Christmas Without the Laureate (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 32)
At Mablethorpe; An Episode in the Publication of the "Poems by Two Brothers," 1827 (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 34)
To a Portrait of the Mother of the Poets (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 35)
The Poet's 'Lilian.' In Memory of S. E. Shawell, October 14th, 1889 (Valete: Tennyson and other Memorial Poems, p. 132)
Literary Associations of the English Lakes, Vol. I – Chapter 6.
Literary Associations of the English Lakes, Vol. II – Chapter 4.
'Tennyson a South Country Man?' Spectator, 92 (23 April 1904), 639. [Letter]
'Tennyson', Homes and Haunts of Famous Authors (London, 1906), 137-51.
At the Unveiling of the Tennyson Statue, Lincoln (A Sonnet Chronicle, p. 75)
'The Tennyson Centenary', Times, 3 August 1909, p. 11. [Letter]
'In Memory of the Tennyson Centenary at Somersby, August 5th, 1909', Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, (September 1909). [Poem]
'The Tennyson Centenary Memorial', Times, 16 December 1909, p. 7. [Letter]
'The Tennyson Centenary Memorial', Times, 2 September 1910, p. 9. [Letter]
'Tennyson as a Religious Teacher', Church Family Newspaper, 18 (11 August 1911), 604.
'The Tennyson Memorial Meetings at Somersby', Spectator, 107 (12 August 1911), 241-2.
'Memories of the Tennysons at Somersby', Cornhill Magazine, 32 (February 1912), 170-9.


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