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We still need to save more for retirement
Automatic enrolment in a workplace pension scheme has launched successfully but is only the beginning of the government's drive to get people saving more for later life
Padraig Floyd
The UK has seen major reforms in pension policy, but it is almost three years since the government launched the most significant social engineering project for several generations.
Auto-enrolment (AE) is a simple idea, to ensure every UK worker is enrolled in an occupational pension scheme. Employers are required to enrol staff automatically and make contributions to their pension funds. Employees also contribute and there is tax credit top up from the government.
More than 5.2 million UK workers have been auto-enrolled since October 2012, an increase in numbers of almost 60 per cent. "Three years in and we can safely say so far, so good," says Helen Dean, executive director of product and marketing at provider Nest, which itself has enrolled 2.3 million savers.
Auto-enrolment has forced innovation, changed business models and driven down charges, which means those who succeed in this market will be offering better products than ever before
Thousands of employers have successfully staged their businesses in the AE schedule, but there are still more than a million to come. More than 141,000 are expected to stage this year, leaving around half a million micro-employers from 2016.
Getting started is easier than it has ever been as providers have entered the market focusing on the small and mid-sized business market.
Auto-enrolment providers
Part of AE's success has been to stimulate a huge amount of innovation in terms of investment, but also technology, says Tim Banks, managing director, sales and client relations, UK and Ireland, at investment manager AB. This will have a lasting legacy.
"AE has forced innovation, changed business models and driven down charges, which means those who succeed in this market will be offering better products than ever before," he says.
That said, not all technology is born equal, says Mr Banks. Even if the kit is up to the job, the vast volume of employers coming through in the next couple of years will present considerable data issues.
"Most of our clients are getting people into the system and making sure of data integrity. That can be a costly business, but it does mean the process can run very smoothly," he says.
Even businesses that have their data sorted out are still experiencing difficulties, says Robert Reid, director of Syndaxi Chartered Financial Planners. Mr Reid says the Pensions Regulator has failed to come to grips with the needs of group companies.
"I had one with five different staging dates [due to the relative size of each operating company]," he says. "I had to explain to them I was going to stage them all on a single day, meaning some of them would be done early."
Providers' desire for fully electronic administration has also caused problems, says Mr Reid. A hotel group client had three enrolled employees with learning difficulties who were unable to do the enrolment online. When Mr Reid spoke to the provider, they confessed they hadn't thought there would be any need for a manual process. "It was a total mess," he says.
Another example of a lack of foresight presented itself with a client where 70 per cent of the workforce doesn't speak English as a first language. After getting nowhere with the provider, Mr Reid simply had the documentation translated into Polish and Hungarian, which "made a massive difference and was greatly appreciated by the staff", he says.
The AE rules are complex and companies will make mistakes. The main cause of compliance failure has not been implementing a pension or getting payroll lined up, but through omissions in the compliance process, says Chris Daems, director of AE in a Box.
These are often minor tasks such as registering with the regulator or nominating a contact, but were omitted because the employer was focused on the big picture and wasn't aware of the small, but important, details.
"These are jobs that take 15 or 20 minutes for someone familiar with the process to complete," says Mr Daems, "but they were overlooked or left to an accountant or payroll bureau that are great at payroll, but not due diligence on AE."
Another simple check employers should make is to ensure their contracts no longer specify employees can join the pension scheme after a period of six months or more, as the maximum postponement is now three months.
The Pensions Regulator has to date been understanding about mistakes made by employers.
Between April and June 2015, it issued 119 compliance notices, 50 unpaid contributions notices, 68 fixed penalty notices, but no escalating penalty notices.
But enforcement is increasing– there were twice the number of referrals and cases raised in 2014 against the previous year – and the regulator is likely to be less lenient in the future. This is because employees who do not wish to save with AE must opt-out on a three-year cycle and this starts again in October.
However, this may not be as problematic as once feared, at least for the large firms, says Andrew Cheseldine, a partner at consultants LCP. His clients have an average opt-out of 8 per cent, yet only 3 or 4 per cent of those individuals still work for them.
The big problem will be the national living wage from 2016, as it will bring many more into the eligible worker category. "By 2020, when it hits the £9 an hour rate, it will mean qualifying earnings will be about 40 per cent higher than they are now in real terms, making the funding of the pension much more expensive," says Mr Cheseldine.
AE may cover 20 million workers, but there are more than five million who have fallen through the cracks as they do not qualify for automatic enrolment.
There are nearly as many self-employed who are also bypassed, meaning around ten million economically active individuals are not saving into a pension plan.
While many are not entitled to employer contributions, says Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargreaves Lansdown, that doesn't mean they shouldn't be saving.
"The worst case scenario is they would only get tax relief, but as they could take their money out at age 55 and shelter in a tax-free fund, I can't think of anyone who shouldn't be taking advantage of this," says Mr McPhail.
Employers must start budgeting for pension saving more systematically. As the living wage swells the ranks of enrolled employees, so contribution levels must also increase. Employers must contribute a minimum 3 per cent by October 2018 to raise total contributions up to 8 per cent (employee 4 per cent, government 1 per cent).
This is only the start, as the long-term aim is to drive that rate higher still, in line with other nations such as Australia's 9.5 per cent. Even so, it is widely accepted this is not enough to provide a secure income in retirement and, as pressure continues for an increase in contribution rates, some of this new burden may fall on employers.


Funding a new pool will require a combination of private giving, grants and public funding. We will be reaching out over the next year to individuals and corporate sponsors, maximizing private giving to the extent possible. There are a variety of grant opportunities available for community projects, which we will aggressively pursue. Finally, any shortfall will be addressed through an appeal to voters, most likely in early-2020.
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Q: How to implement voice chat in cocoa? I have made a simple chat application using AsyncSocket class where client nodes can send message to each other via chat server application.
I want to integrate voice chat functionality in it but I am not getting any material over net which can show me correct direction to move on.
Can anyone suggest me some useful link or idea which can help me in its initiation??
Thanks,
Miraaj

A: You can use GameKit, it has Voice chat support.

A: There are several libraries which implement SIP et al., like PJSIP, Sofia, etc. There are a few applications I know of that embed such libraries to do most of the work for them.
Of course, this assumes you wish to implement SIP.

A: You can Implement Voice Chat over bluetooth using GameKit framework. If you want to see how it works please visit http://www.devx.com/wireless/Article/43756
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We often hear the song "it's the most wonderful time of the year" whenever it is the winter and Christmas season, but SPRING can be considered the most wonderful time of the year too!
Whenever I think of spring, I think of HOPE, and LIFE, and yes, EASTER! It is that time of the year when everything sprouts and springs back to life - birds singing, trees budding, flowers beginning to bloom. It is also that time of the year when everything seems painted in the soft hues of pastel colors and one is just in the mood to clean every corner and redecorate the house in all the glory of spring and easter!
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DIY Idea: "A string of home-made bunting for festive occasions and everyday 'hygge'."
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So if you want to liven up and redo your home decor for spring and easter, have a look at the assortment at these two stores mentioned. Wonderful surprises await you.
Are you ready to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle? You don't have to live in the woods and trade all of your clothes for hemp. There are plenty of small, everyday changes that you can make to reduce your carbon footprint while still enjoying the conveniences of modern living. Here are just four examples!
A compact florescent light (CFL) is much better for the environment than a traditional halogen bulb. As a bonus, it will give off the same amount of illumination; you won't even notice the difference once it's screwed into place. All that you have to do is fork over a few more dollars for a CFL rather than a generic bulb.
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General Health & Wellness Major
General Health & Wellness
3,797 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
#8 in Popularity
Types of Degrees General Health & Wellness Majors Are Getting
The following table lists how many general health and wellness graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.
Bachelor's Degree 3,797
Basic Certificate 855
Graduate Certificate 148
Undergraduate Certificate 124
Doctor's Degree 14
What General Health & Wellness Majors Need to Know
People with careers related to health and wellness were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.
Knowledge Areas for Health and Wellness Majors
According to O*NET survey takers, a major in health and wellness should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:
Skills for Health and Wellness Majors
A major in health and wellness prepares you for careers in which the following skill-sets are crucial:
Abilities for Health and Wellness Majors
Health and Wellness majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:
Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
What Can You Do With a General Health & Wellness Major?
People with a health and wellness degree often go into the following careers:
Community Health Workers 17.9% $39,540
Health Educators 14.6% $54,220
Who Is Getting a Bachelor's Degree in General Health & Wellness?
The major attracts more women than men. About 76% of the recent graduates in this field are female.
At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of health and wellness majors is as follows:
Black or African American 693
Hispanic or Latino 650
White 1,933
International Students 49
Other Races/Ethnicities 243
Geographic Diversity
Health and Wellness appeals to people across the globe. About 1.3% of those with this major are international students.
How Much Do General Health & Wellness Majors Make?
Average salaries range from $43,480 to $59,660 (25th to 75th percentile) for careers related to health and wellness. This range includes all degree levels, so the salary for a person with just a bachelor's degree may be a little less and the one for a person with an advanced degree may be a little more.
Median Salary for a General Health & Wellness Major ( 43480 to 59660 )
Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to General Health & Wellness
Some degrees associated with health and wellness may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor's in the field. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.
How much schooling do you really need to compete in today's job market? People currently working in careers related to health and wellness have obtained the following education levels.
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) 5.4%
Bachelor's Degree 42.9%
Master's Degree 10.1%
Doctoral Degree 0.4%
Online General Health & Wellness Programs
In 2020-2021, 222 schools offered a health and wellness program of some type. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.
Associate's Degree 37 12
Bachelor's Degree 24 11
Master's Degree 30 16
Is a Degree in General Health & Wellness Worth It?
The median salary for a health and wellness grad is $43,480 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.
This is 9% more than the average salary for an individual holding a high school degree. This adds up to a gain of about $71,600 after 20 years!
Majors Related to General Health & Wellness
You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to health and wellness.
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
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Charles Jencks is said to have invented the term Postmodernism when he stated that Modernism died on the 15th of July, 1972, at 3:32 pm with demolition of Pruitt-Igoe housing project (first occupied in 1954) in St. Louis, MO.
Postmodernism. What was it? When did it occur? How does it influence today's architecture? Is it still with us? And will it be part of our future?
More than 400 architects, educators, preservationists, journalists and others turned out on Veterans Day weekend in November to hear what a long list of architectural luminaries had to say about Postmodernism. Organized by Gary Brewer, partner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, and the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA), the conference was held in New York City's CUNY (City University of New York) Graduate Center on the 30th anniversary of the publication of Tom Wolfe's From Bauhaus to Our House. Wolfe himself was the keynote speaker.
"Postmodernism is to theory what the 1957 film classic, The Three Faces of Eve, is to the canon of Hollywood. It is a story about a multiple personality disorders, or as we now say, dissociative identity disorders," said Paul Gunther, president of the ICAA, kicking off the event. He added that the definition is subjective and that Postmodernism's identity ranges from all that is reactionary, to all that is liberating, to scholarship. "It is Las Vegas as opposed to Berlin. It is an environmental wake-up call for rediscovering traditional architecture and it is humane. On the other hand, it is bad theme park. When all else fails, say postmodern, no matter what your point of view."
Postmodernism is considered the traditional polemic divide between Modernists and Classicists, Gunther continued.
Gary Brewer introduced the conference, noting that Postmodernism has been considered "the gateway drug to tradition," adding that "Veterans Day was designed to perpetuate peace between nations and … architectural camps."
Dr. Richard John launched the program, noting that it has been widely reported that, according to Charles Jencks, who invented the term Postmodernism, that Modernism ended on July 15, 1972, at 3:32 p.m., with the demolition of the Pruitt-Igoe housing project. Actually, he continued, it wasn't all that neat. "The decline of Modernism shows that the seeds of its failure were sown at the very beginning."
From there he and others traced Modernism from its beginnings in Stuttgart in 1927, through the International style embraced by Le Corbusier, Mies Van Der Rohe and Walter Gropius, to the 1967 exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) featuring five Postmodernism architects. In the meantime, critics began to speak out against Modernism. These included Jane Jacobs in Life and Death of the American City (1961), David Watkin who said in Morality and Architecture (1977), "This new style of the 20th century is totalitarian," and Tom Wolfe.
Postmodernism, Dr. John said, began with Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown (authors of Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, 1972) and included others such as Allen Greenberg, Michael Graves, Thomas Gordon Smith and Robert A.M. Stern, who "left behind Modernism and embraced humanistic architecture of color and form." In conclusion, he noted that while Postmodernism has been given a bad name by many, it can provide a built environment of extraordinary humanism and vitality.
Also setting the scene was Robert Adam, who reviewed the social and economic situation of the time. "Artistic movements don't pop up out of nowhere," he said, noting that they emerge because of social and economic events. "Architecture is just a part of those events, and in the end a minor part."
"The more orthodox traditional movement is the only survivor of the Postmodernism period," Adam noted. "Post-modernism is surviving in the Far East," he concluded. "The economic and political axis is moving east." In his keynote address, Tom Wolfe – dressed in his signature white suit and shoes – said: "Modernism was a 'slave rebellion' in architecture, where the architects began to dictate to the clients, rather than the other way around."
Michael Lykoudis: We have created a second America since WWII and this second America is ugly. We have created a physical world that has no joy or energy. We have destroyed both the city and the country. It's the profession's greatest challenge – to turn that around.
Jaquelin Robertson: About the time I was going to graduate from Yale, I had the opportunity to get a Rhodes scholarship, but they didn't teach architecture. I went anyway and it was the best education in architecture that you could get. Oxford was a staggering eye opener, to see urbanism and buildings. Cities are made of buildings and cities and buildings are one and the same – and you can't take them apart. Yale hadn't gotten that idea yet.
Thomas Beeby: Postmodernism tried to transform the Classical orders and apply them to modern architecture. Living in a good urban culture is so important to architectural education. The fabric of the city lets life happen.
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk: The introduction of the word "urbanism" was just occurring when I was in architecture school. It did not become an important issue until the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies brought over architecture from Europe, and taught about urban cities. Looking back, they all hang together. The notion of lasting value is very important. Architecture is a language. Gehry is very talented, but it is hard to work in his language.
Paul Goldberger: You always hear the music that was playing when you first walked into the dance, and for me that was Charles Moore, Venturi, Graves and so forth.
Mildred Schmertz: We weren't the architecture critics. We saw ourselves as reporters and journalists. There is a big difference. It is an entirely different game. Our job was to find the best work available and understand and support it. The architects were doing the architecture, we were writing about it. There was so much energy and vitality in this emerging young group. They were making architecture and we were showing it, so I think the magazines played a very important role in showing the best work.
John Morris Dixon: We were journalists, not critics. We were trying to interpret, not necessarily critique the work. We were covering the emerging talents, emerging trends. I was skeptical of the Modernists' idea of social commitment. We hear it again today. I really think the designers of Modernism were very much aesthetically motivated. Also there's the question as to whether exposed steel and exposed concrete did anything socially for the masses. It wasn't a social medium.
Robert Campbell: I don't care what style a building is. I think you can do a good building in any style. It is not the responsibility of a critic to push a particular program. We are all going to have to live with the fact that we live in a culture where there are lots of different kinds of architecture and styles going on at the same time.
Michael Graves: All of these things were pouring in and life was getting a lot richer. I thought that Modern architecture's emotional state, from A to B, was not enough. I wanted to make an architecture that was broader. It was a very big struggle for me. Little by little I changed my style.
Andrés Duany: My experience as a student was that Postmodernism was about scholarship and the recovery of knowledge. It was fun because it was so radical. At one point, Bob Stern was the most radical and avant garde architect on earth. It was about scholarship, about books, about recovery of the lost knowledge.
Barry Bergdoll: I have been perplexed all day wondering whether I am at an event about the continuity of something that began 30 years ago or whether we are looking back at an event that is over.
Robert A.M. Stern: Postmodernism is actually 50-60-years old. In the 1950s, some people – not many, but a few – had a wake up call, a reaction to the Modernist impact on our cities, the destruction and what was replacing the destruction. As an architecture student in the 1960s, looking out of the window on the top floor, looking north across the campus of Yale, one could see Gothic buildings built as early as 1840, and one could also see superb buildings built 1920-1940. As a student we were marinated in the Modernism. It was not just a style. It was a sense of loss that needed to be recuperated in the culture. For one time in the history of man, architecture may have been the leading indicator of a cultural malaise. It's a style and it's an attitude, and we are all postmodernists, even if we went to Notre Dame A fundamental problem we have in architecture at the moment is that human proportions are not pixelated quite right.
David M. Schwarz: I don't think there is a clear distinction between Postmodernism as a style or as a period in time. There was a period in time when something called Postmodernism reigned, where details were where they were supposed to be, where colors were brighter, where everything was more so. I think that is incidental to Postmodernism. My firm started in 1976. We are postmodernists – we also call ourselves neo-eclectics, in that we are a reaction to a period of time called Modernism.
Postmodernism was the result of a rejection of a set of principles. It is important to see what has evolved from that revolution. Many of us have evolved greatly from that point, and have learned a great deal from rejecting those narrow principles of Modernism.
The promotion of dogma is rather dangerous. All of us, on both sides of the argument, fought for great buildings in a better world. I find it distressing that we all think that we are right. The thing that makes cities wonderful is diversity. Because we have been so busy fighting with each other, we distract ourselves with quite meaningless conversations and the result is that our environment gets much worse on a continuing basis.
Postmodern urbanism is still urbanism. Most modern urbanism is 19th-century urbanism with the addition of the automobile.
Andrés Duany, presenting his 105 architectural orders: The project began with a kind of fury at what Palladio had left out when he wrote his four books. Palladio wrote what is essentially a professional brochure, very similar to Complexity and Contradiction in Modern Architecture. The problem is with the people who say this is the one and only way that you do it. A great number of people think that Classicism is the only way to work. I felt that a lot had been left out.
Robert Adam: My great hope at the time was that a lot of people would actually pick this [Postmodernism] up and deal with it in an original way and carry on, and my great disappointment was that it settled down into battles – straight practitioners on one side and people who dropped it like hot coal on the other. The polarization that took place quite savagely in the 1990s is very boring, and I hope this new generation will stop this. It stops people from doing things. My hope is that in the future we have a more open system. Tradition is rather like evolution. You can always trace your way back to the ape. If you actually innovate where you are not passing that on, you have lost that connection and you have broken tradition. That's the test. If it is a tradition, you have to be aware of its origins.
Thomas Gordon Smith: It has been said that Postmodernism died, but many of us found a direction toward Classicism and the rationale, which was important at that time, to resist negative pressure, to continue to less ironic approaches. My sense in my own personal development is that I had two paths. One would have been continue with this art with the same sort of jokes because they work fine. I made the effort and decided to follow a path that would call for more integration.
Peter Pennoyer: We frankly had a huge amount of learning to do [about Classicism]. In my first project, I confess I had one column shaft without the base or the cap, with a ¾-in. reveal above and I set it against a Corbusian wall which we called the potato. It was a long learning curve. It involved relationships with colleagues like Gregory Gilmartin, studying books, travel, drawing, photography; it took a lot of study and patience.
Charles Jencks: Modernization, modernity and Modernism come together as a package. As long as Modernism is around as the reigning discipline, there will be loyal postmodernist opposition, sometimes disloyal. Postmodernism in that sense will last for the next 100 or 200 years, as long as the Modernist agenda is in the driver's seat.
That is based on the fact that half of the world lives in cities and the other half in the countryside. That part that isn't urbanized is still trying to modernize. This is why it is a long-term proposition. All the other isms became was-isms quite quickly. Postmodernism keeps coming back, as Modernism does. They won't go away even if we hate them. Postmodernism is very much alive. It exists in 40-50 different fields, such as art, dance, literature and so forth.
Robert Adam: Classicism is a language and if you speak the language clearly, then you know straight away if someone else is speaking it correctly or not.
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk: Classicism is a very good language. The idea is that it gets better as it goes along. Trying to develop one of a kind doesn't have the idea that things are going to get better.
Demetri Porphyrios: Any society that does not produce robust buildings, which are meant to outlive the people that produced them, is of no interest to history or to mankind in general. It was mentioned before that it is possible that Postmodernism helped the resurrection, the return of Classical values. That is utter nonsense. The two are contradictory. It is a paradoxical statement that Postmodernism can ever assist the Classical.
David Schwarz: I think there is continuum of Classicism which exists outside the realm of what else is happening. The notion is that Postmodernism did permit Classicism, but that doesn't necessarily change the continuum. For a true Classicist, Postmodernism was irrelevant. All it did was give them more opportunities to practice. Classicism is the only style that has existed for 3,000 years – the only style – and it has been reinvented by every generation that practices it. Classicism in its broad sense has been adapted by different generations for thousands of years.
Mark Wigley: We are moving toward a population of seven billion people living in cities. We know less about the city of future than we know about what it would mean to live on Mars. That is going to require every skilled mind in our field, also all the other fields. We have yet to discuss the sheer demographic momentum that is rushing toward us.
Tom Wolfe, author, journalist and essayist; author of From Bauhaus to Our House.


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Valeant Pharma to buy Medicis Pharma for $2.6 bln
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc said it will buy Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp for $2.6 billion, the news reports said.	Canadas largest publicl...
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc said it will buy Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp for $2.6 billion, the news reports said.
Canada's largest publicly traded drug maker said it will be paying $44 in cash for each share of Scottsdale, Arizona-based Medicis, 39% more than Aug 31 closing price.
The deal will be the largest for Valeant since it was created in 2010 merger of Canada's Biovail Corp and Aliso Viejo, California-based predecessor.
Jared Levy, a company spokesman said, Valeant has made about 50 acquisitions of companies and assets since Michael Pearson took over as CEO in 2008. Medicis, with products like Solodyn and Restylane will help the company to expand a lineup of wrinkle and skin-care products.
The transaction will close in the first half of 2013, Montreal-based drug maker said.
Michael Pearson said, "The acquisition of Medicis represents a significant next step in our journey to become the leader in dermatology by strengthening Valeant's presence in acne, actinic keratosis, aesthetic injectables and anti-virals, among others."
The acquisition is subject to conditions including approval by Medicis stockholders and expiration of any applicable regulatory waiting period, the news reports said.
According to Valeant, it expects the acquisition, once completed to immediately add to cash earnings per share.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company with activities including drug discovery pipeline from target identification through clinical trials and commercialization.


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James William Speight
James William Speight (c1876-1930) of Quin and Speight
JAMES WILLIAM SPEIGHT died at Ormskirk on the 26th May, 1930, in his 65th year.
In 1889 he joined the Bradford Corporation Electricity Department, remaining on the staff until 1896, when he was appointed outside superintendent in the Blackpool Corporation Electricity Department, later becoming deputy borough electrical and tramway engineer.
In 1902 he entered into partnership as a consulting electrical engineer with Mr. Quin in London, and during a period of four years he laid down electric tramway systems at Dundee, Broughty Ferry, and Shipley (Yorks). He also supervised the erection of the electricity works at West Bromwich and was concerned with the Ilkley and Great Harwood undertakings.
From 1906 to 1914 he lived at St. Annes, being largely responsible during that period for the Bispham-Norbreck electricity scheme for the Bispham Urban District Council. He was managing director and consulting engineer to the Penrith Electric Supply Co. from its formation in 1908 until his death, and held similar positions with the Ormskirk undertaking from 1912 until his retirement from the company in 1929, when the Lancashire Electric Power Co. purchased a controlling interest in its shares.
He joined the Institution as an Associate in 1896 and became a Member in 1898.
↑ 1930 Institution of Electrical Engineers: Obituaries
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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn was amazing
December 11, 2018 December 8, 2018 the bookworm book pics, book reviews, my favorite books	book review, crime thriller, family issues, favorite book, Gillian Flynn, murder mystery, psychological thriller, unreliable narrator
title: Dark Places
author: Gillian Flynn
genre: crime thriller/mystery/suspense
first line: I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.
rated: 5 out of 5!
Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in "The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas." She survived—and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club—a secret society obsessed with notorious crimes—locates Libby and pumps her for details. They hope to discover proof that may free Ben.
Libby hopes to turn a profit off her tragic history: She'll reconnect with the players from that night and report her findings to the club—for a fee. As Libby's search takes her from shabby Missouri strip clubs to abandoned Oklahoma tourist towns, the unimaginable truth emerges, and Libby finds herself right back where she started—on the run from a killer.
Sometimes you finish reading a book and you just don't know what to do with yourself. That was how I felt after reading Dark Places .
First of all, I breezed through the 349 pages in about one week which is alot of reading for me because I tend to take about two weeks to finish a book. Between work and everything else, there are days I can't read a single page but Dark Places had me hooked. This is the kind of book that invades your sleep. I was up late the one Friday night reading "just one more chapter" before I finished it up Saturday morning over coffee and toast.
I dove into this one right after I finished Sharp Objects which was amazing as well.
Look at these first lines…
"I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. Slit me at my belly and it might slide out, meaty and dark, drop on the floor so you could stomp it."
-p. 1, Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
And then the story takes right off and twists and turns and doesn't stop until the very end. I was left speechless and breathless during much of it. I thought about it long after I turned the final page.
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
November 13, 2018 November 13, 2018 the bookworm book pics, book reviews, my favorite books	book hangover, book pictures, book review, crime thriller, family issues, favorite book, Gillian Flynn, murder mystery, psychological thriller
title: Sharp Objects
genre: mystery thriller/ psychological thriller
first line: My sweater was new, stinging red and ugly.
rated: 5 out of 5 stars
Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls. For years, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely knows: a beautiful thirteen-year-old with an eerie grip on the town. Now, installed in her old bedroom in her family's Victorian mansion, Camille finds herself identifying with the young victims—a bit too strongly. Dogged by her own demons, she must unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past if she wants to get the story—and survive this homecoming.
I finally read Gillian Flynn. This book had exactly what I look for in a crime thriller; mystery, suspense and grittiness with a few shocking scenes thrown in for good measure.
I don't even really know where to begin because I enjoyed this book so much and I wanted to make sure I got my thoughts on it posted before I forget the good parts.
This was a multilayered novel about a woman with psychological issues who is facing past demons and revisiting her estranged family while trying to solve a murder mystery. This was a tough, gritty read and it was executed perfectly by the author. I read half mesmerized and half in shock most of the time.
As the book starts off Camille Preaker is a reporter with a troubled past who begrudgingly goes back to her hometown in Missouri to get interviews from the locals about two missing girls, one of whom's body has already been found. Camille lives in Chicago now and does not keep in touch with her family back home.
Sister of Mine by Laurie Petrou
August 18, 2018 August 20, 2018 the bookworm book reviews, discussion	book review, BookTrib, family issues, fire, merylmossmedia, mystery and suspense, psychological thriller, sister, small town, thriller
source: review copy courtesy of Meryl Moss Media
title: Sister of Mine
author: Laurie Petrou/ Twitter
genre: psychological thriller
first line: She breaks into a run as soon as she clears the flames.
For fans of Sarah Pinborough and Liane Moriarty comes a taut domestic suspense about the lies we tell to hold our lives together.
Sisters, like secrets, are best kept close.
Penny and Hattie, orphaned sisters in a small town, are best friends, bound together to the point of knots. But Penny, at the mercy of her brutal husband, is desperate for a fresh start. Willing to do anything for her older sister, Hattie agrees to help. A match is struck and a fire burns Penny's marriage to the ground. With her husband gone, Penny is free, and the sisters, it seems, get away with murder. But freedom comes at a cost.
More than a year after the fire, a charming young man comes to town. Hattie and Penny quickly bring him into the fold and into their hearts but their love for him threatens the delicate balance. Soon long-held resentments, sibling rivalry, and debts unpaid boil over, and the bonds of sisterhood begin to snap. As one little lie grows into the next, the sisters' secrets will unravel, eroding their lives until only a single, horrible truth remains: You owe me.
A compelling novel of suspense from a talented new voice, Sister of Mine asks us to consider the bonds of family, what it takes to commit the unthinkable, and how far you'll go to protect the ones you love.
Sister of Mine is a multi layered novel about two sisters, Penny and Hattie, who are tied together by a dark secret. This secret rips them apart as the years go by because of resentments, lies, cover-ups and bad memories.
As the story opens, their mother who raised them died in an accident at home while Penny was away at college. Giving up her dreams of finishing school, Penelope comes back home after the death of her mother to take care of her younger sister Hattie. She gets a steady job and marries a local man who turns out to be an abuser. Terrified of her husband and what he is capable of Penny sees only one way to escape him. When her husband is found dead in a house fire, the two sisters just want to get on with their lives and leave his memory behind.
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross 2) by James Patterson
August 8, 2018 the bookworm book pics, book reviews, my favorite books	book review, crime thriller, detective fiction, diversity in reading, favorite book, James Patterson, mystery and suspense, psychological thriller, serial killer, series books
title: Kiss the Girls Alex Cross 2
author: James Patterson(Twitter)
genre: crime thriller/detective fiction
first line: For three weeks, the young killer actually lived inside the walls of an extraordinary fifteen-room beach house.
rated: 4 1/2 out of 5 stars
In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed. In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a beautiful medical intern suddenly disappears. In the sequel to Along Came a Spider,Washington D.C.'s Alex Cross is back to solve the most baffling and terrifying murder case ever. Two clever pattern killers are collaborating, cooperating, competing-and they are working coast to coast.
After having read and really enjoyed Along Came a Spider I knew I had to read the second in the Alex Cross series. Kiss the Girls starts off where Along Came a Spider left off, but it is definitely a stand alone read. There are a few references to characters and occurrences from the first novel but nothing that would confuse a reader. The ending wraps up nicely while leaving room for the next installment.
At the start of Kiss the Girls there is a serial who calls himself "Casanova" and has been abducting and torturing beautiful and successful young women in their early twenties. Alex Cross is a Washington, D.C. homicide investigator and forensic psychologist who has been called to go to South Carolina with his partner to the scene of the latest murder by Casanova. This is the third victim. Cross has also just been notified that his niece Naomi Cross is missing. He fears Casanova has taken her.
As the story flows, the detectives realize there are two killers working together and that this spree has been going on for over a decade. Casanova has a partner, The Gentleman. What ensues is a thrilling cat and mouse chase with twists and turns as the detectives try to find the missing women and the case hits close to home for Cross as he tries to find his niece.
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
July 28, 2018 July 29, 2018 the bookworm book pics, book reviews, my favorite books	book hangover, book pictures, book review, classics, crime thriller, detective fiction, diversity in reading, favorite book, James Patterson, psychological thriller, serial killer, series books
title: Along Came A Spider
author: James Patterson (Twitter)
first line: The Charles Lindbergh farmhouse glowed with bright, orangish lights.
rated: 5 out of 5 stars!
Discover the classic thriller that launched the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years, now one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads"
Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in the ghettos of D. C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities.
Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. Blond, mysterious, seductive, she's got an outer shell that's as tough as it is beautiful. She rides her black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less than 100 mph. What is she running from? What is her secret?
Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair-at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the "crime of the century," is playing at the top of his game. Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his next victim?
Gary Soneji is every parent's worst nightmare. He has become Alex Cross's nightmare. And now, reader, he's about to become yours.
Hellooooooo everyone. I am still here. I have to begin this post by saying that I miss you guys and I miss blog-land but I am still on major vacation/summertime mode. I am going to try to catch up online this weekend and hopefully by next weekend I will have an updates and mailbox post.
Anyway, onto my thoughts on Along Came A Spider by James Patterson a.k.a. my favorite book of 2018 so far. This book was fantastic and once I was finished reading I had a serious book hangover.
The New York Daily News says:
"James Patterson is to suspense what Danielle Steel is to romance".


In January 1964 work began in top secret on what would emerge as the highly classified KH-9 photo-reconnaissance satellite. It took more than seven years to bring it to flight readiness but when launched on 15 June 1971 it was the biggest, most powerful and longest-lived spy satellite ever produced under the auspices of the National Reconnaissance Office.
At the invitation of SpaceFlight Editor David Baker, the chief designer for the Hexagon optical system for this outstanding technical achievement, Phil Presser is coming to the BIS on 6 September to give a talk about its origin, the technical challenges, what it did and how it did it. The last of the bucket-carrying wet-film spy satellites this 11.400 kg satellite was the biggest and heaviest of the "bucket" satellites which returned unprocessed images to Earth in re-entry vehicles.
The KH-9, known at the time as "Big Bird", represented the peak of film-return capabilities and the series of 20 launches, the last on 18 April 1986, the only one in the series to fail in the fire of a launch vehicle malfunction, represented the peak of this technology which had begun with the Corona series and the Discoverer programme set up in the mid-1950s.
As a Prestige Lecture, the BIS will host a wine and cheese event at which David Baker will also sell copies of his book "US Spy Satellites" for those who don't already have a copy. All proceeds go to the Society. Book now to ensure your place at this seminal event about one of the deepest and darkest secrets of the Cold War, told by the man who designed its optical system.
After Phil's presentation there will be ample time for an extensive Q&A session with your chance to ask one of the most important people in the Hexagon programme anything you like. Remember, opportunities to question men like this are rarer than contact with Moonwalkers! Book early for this extremely rare chance to meet the man behind the KH-9 Hexagon spy satellite. Numbers are limited.
Entrance fee Members £10, Non-members £20.
Hope the BIS can video record this lecture for overseas members.


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Pak court rejects bail plea of woman held in blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house
Lahore, Jan 5: A Pakistani court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of a woman arrested in connection with the blast outside Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed's house in Lahore.
Three people were killed and over 20 others injured in the blast outside Saeed's Jauhar town residence on June 23 that also damaged a number of houses, shops and vehicles in the area.
The woman suspect - Ayesha Bibi – had filed a post-arrest petition in the Lahore High Court last month with a plea that she has no connection with the blast and police have no plausible grounds to arrest her.
"A two-member bench headed by Justice Asjad Javed of Lahore High Court heard the petition of Ayesha Bibi who was arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police for being a 'facilitator' of the alleged militants involved in the blast (outside Saeed's residence in Lahore)," a court official told PTI.
Ayesha's counsel Advocate Fida Hussain told the court that she had no connection with the Lahore blast as she was not present at the crime scene.
"Ayesha Bibi has no connection with the arrested terrorists in the Lahore blast. The investigation in this case has been completed and no recovery is made from his client," he argued and requested the court to grant her bail as she will continue cooperating with the investigators.
The law officer contended that the suspect (Ayesha) is one of the facilitators in the blast as the CTD has evidence in this respect. He said the bail to the suspect would hamper the investigation into the case.
The official said after hearing arguments from both sides the bench rejected the bail plea of Ayesha Bibi.
The militant who planted explosives in the car and parked it near Saeed's house has been identified as Eid Gul who belongs to banned Tahreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Peter Paul David's car was used in the blast.
The Punjab government claimed to have unearthed the network of all "10 Pakistani suspects" involved in the blast.
"However, the law enforcement agencies had arrested four suspects -- Peter Paul David, Eid Gul, Ayesha Bibi and one other. The trial of the case has yet to begin," an official source in the Punjab police had told PTI.
The CTD has yet to complete the challan of the case despite a passage of over six months. The trial of the case could not kick off because of incomplete investigation.
Saeed, chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) has been serving jail sentence at the Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore for his conviction in terror financing cases. There were unconfirmed reports that Saeed was present at his house when the blast took place.
The 71-year-old radical cleric and a UN-designated militant, whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, has been convicted for 36 years imprisonment in five terror financing cases. His punishment is running concurrently.
Saeed-led JuD is the front organisation for the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, including six Americans.
The US Department of the Treasury has designated Saeed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. He was listed under the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008.
The global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is instrumental in pushing Pakistan to take measures against militants roaming freely in the country and using its territory to carry out attacks in India.–(PTI)


Seafood stews from the Mediterranean basin are frequently accented with the liquorice-like taste of fennel.
Preheat grill. Grill capsicum pieces, skin side up, 10 cm from heat for 12 minutes or until skin is blackened. Place in paper bag to cool, then peel and transfer to a food processor. Add the Tabasco sauce and 2 teaspoons oil, and purée.
Meanwhile, in large non-stick frying pan, heat the remaining 2 teaspoons oil over moderate heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the fennel and cook for 7 minutes or until tender.
Stir in the tomatoes, stock and orange zest. Bring to boil, reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add the prawns to the pan and cook for 4 minutes or until just cooked through. Stir roasted pepper purée into pan. Serve the stew with toast.
Fennel is a prime source of vitamin C. In this aromatic dish, you will also get omega-3 fatty acids from the prawns and more vitamin C from the tomatoes, capsicum and onion, as well as some folate and vitamins E and B6.


A great war was fought on the battle field of the soul. The battle was fought on the soul of the woman once known as Isis. She fled in search of her purpose, her destiny. This pathetic orb could no longer restrain her. She ventured far and wide into the galaxy, leaving the world she knew far behind. In her travels, she fought many wars, won many battles, lost many allies and friends. During a time of unrest, she met a great warrior...a Ninja. He tought her, trained her, and finally gave her news eyes to see with. No longer was she blind with the eyes of her birth, but could see the world for what it truely is. Her transistion forever changed her physical and spiritual form. Pink flesh gave way to white skin, blonde hair faded to a bright white, proud green eyes faded away. Forever an albino as a reminder of her journey. No longer a hot-tempered brawler, but a fierce and honorable warrior. When it was all said and done, Isis was no more. In her place stood Doko Warrior.
Do not be fooled, all the new changes does not mean I have changed any. I am still the same in every aspect, except that I no longer fight for the pleasure of it, but for means of survival or defense. Be aware that I am no longer easily goaded into a fight, my anger is no longer easy to obtain. I have returned from my travels with many new things and ideas. Beware, I am more deadly now than ever before.
Light weight armor - This armor can withstand many forms of attack ranging from mystical to conventional. This armor was a gift from my teacher.
Shuriken - Various forms of these "throwing stars" are coated in Blowfish toxin, while others are not. Blowfish toxin is a slow killer. After entering the bloodstream, it kills slowly and very painfully. There is no known antidote for the toxin.
Naginata - I carry this weapon with me at all times. Nothing taints the blade of this powerful weapon.
Wrist Gauntlets - When I am not wearing my armor, I have these on. One of these gauntlets holds a spring loaded blade. With a flex of my wrist, the blade slides out and locks near the end, holding in place. The other gauntlet houses a mini laser blaster.
I am not just a lone warrior. I do jobs as well. I am a very successful bounty hunter, spy, and assasin. If you are a friend and need a job done, I will not charge too much. But if you are not, I will say this now, my services are not cheap. The best always cost the most. If you want the job done right, come to me if you can afford it.


Details of the Ontario government's Climate Action Plan are out and the reviews are mixed. While the business sector will no doubt grumble about the cap-and-trade system in place to keep the province's climate program on track, it seems that the big losers will inevitably be people living in poverty.
Details of the Ontario government's Climate Action Plan are out and the reviews are mixed.
While the business sector will no doubt grumble about the cap-and-trade system in place to keep the province's climate program on track, it seems that the big losers will inevitably be people living in poverty. Stagnant incomes and insufficient social assistance rates, combined with higher utility rates, have set the stage for a balancing act where those who already have very little are forced to do more with less.
People who pay more than 10 per cent of their income on utilities -- the most expensive being heat and water -- are experiencing what is known as energy poverty. Around 1 million households in Canada experience energy poverty. In Ontario at least one in five households fall into this category spending on average 12 per cent of their income on utilities. This is in comparison to the four per cent most Ontarians spend on the same costs.
The Government of Ontario doesn't seem to be genuinely speaking to poor people who need the most help.
Seen as regressive, carbon pricing systems such as this cap-and-trade program are more likely to impact poor populations, who in fact use less energy than wealthier households.
The Ontario government is seemingly aware of this inequality as they released a statement about the initiatives to support low-income households in the face of increased energy pricing connected to the action plan.
"Low-income homeowners will be able to take advantage of a dedicated fund to help with the purchase and installation of energy-efficient technologies, such as boiler replacements and lighting retrofits... Further, the province will offer a rebate to low- and moderate-income households to help replace their older cars with new or used electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids."
Between 1.5 and 2 million people are living in poverty in Ontario, and I'm not sure how many of them own a home, want to buy a hybrid car or are shopping for energy efficient appliances. Frankly, I assume not many.
That is why the government's press release sounds like a red herring -- an initiative aimed at a small segment of low-income households that distracts you from the fact that the vast majority of people living in poverty are renters with little cash left over at the end of the month, if any.
To be fair, current programs such as the Ontario Electricity Support Program that launched in January of this year offer low-income households an energy credit directly on their bill, as opposed to rebates -- another option governments can employ to help offset rising energy costs. This credit ensures households don't have to front the money for the high cost of utilities and then wait to be reimbursed.
The press release begs the question, who has access to the program and who will benefit?
This is where meaningful consultation comes in. It may sound like a buzzword, but its purpose and practice ensures that people living in poverty are consulted throughout the process of program development and implementation in order to respect their human rights and meet Canada's international obligations. Ultimately, it ensures that the people who are meant to benefit can tell you if they actually receive any benefit at all.
Imagine that you are one of the 158,000 single adults on social assistance in Ontario and are earning $7,452 per year (yes, it's that low), and now your hydro bill is going to go up but your income -- already insufficient to meet the poverty line -- will not. The small $25 monthly increase to benefits last year would be meaningless, and it was meagre to start with!
Forget shopping for energy-efficient appliances -- you just want to feed yourself and your family, and stay warm!
Housing is the biggest expense for individuals and families, and if you are in poverty, you are more likely to spend over 50 per cent of your income to keep a roof over your head. In fact, in Ontario the lowest income bracket is estimated to hand over 62 per cent of their income to pay for housing. Add in energy costs, food, daycare... it is just not possible to balance the demands.
Measuring the success of the Ontario Climate Action Plan will no doubt focus on curbing emissions, but the battleground may actually be along financial lines. Poor households that experience the greatest effects of rising prices will need support and an opportunity to tell the government what programs work best. Appliance shopping is one thing, but ensuring you can pay your bills and feed your family is another.


Their / They're / There are set to release their second EP, Analog Weekend on Monday. The three track EP is full of sound effects, mathy twinkles and reverbs which I'm sure is unsurprising. Thank God they haven't changed in any dramatic way. Being a Kinsella fan myself, I sometimes wonder, will I ever tire of their distinctive sound? Perhaps yes, perhaps no. Their / They're / There are different to American football and Owen, they're actually happy! The trio create this somewhat 'uplifting' music, and yes, Analog Weekend is no exception.
'Curtain Call', the first track off the EP has some lovely melodies weaved into the underbelly which I admire. Although there is an attack to the track, it has this element of elegance which moves swiftly into sound effects of something I can only describe as being the sound of a TV being tuned. I guess this works. It does feel somewhat out of place however, but I can see the use for it. It breaks the EP up, heck it is only three tracks long, why not?
Second track, 'New Blood' is a very emotionally joyful track. Starting off with a mash of different time signatures, it grabs the heart strings with the lyrics "you and I alone". I like how the lyrics tell a story, but don't shove the story down your throat. Almost like saying: "I will tell you a story but you will be able to relate it to your life and not mine." I like that. I think it is important to comment on the lyrics and how the different Kinsella bands make you feel, purely due to the fact that they give off such a vibe, be it sadness, happiness or confusion about life in general. And sometimes all three at the same time. Ahh…that TV tuning again at the end of the track, this one seems to be a little less hard of the ears.
'Travellers Insurance', the third and final track off the EP, incorporates a second vocalist which gives it an extra layer. This track is a build-up of noises, a build up of changes, rhythms and dynamics which I guess if everything that Their / They're / There are about. I do see the relevance to the sound effects at the end of each track now; it is a good end for the EP, almost like the instruments and emotions are cooling down back to normal, not just stopping dead.
Their / They're / There excite me. This EP excites me. I do like a bit of the old Kinsella.
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PARIS – AND THE WORLD – CAME THROUGH!!
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The Paris Climate talks (COP-21) just concluded, boasting the greatest gathering of world leaders in history! There are 196 countries in the world. Negotiators from all 196 nations came together to unanimously approve a landmark climate agreement and have pledged specific climate actions. The entire WORLD is collaboratively responding to the crisis!!
The immensity of the challenge calls on all of us to be part of the solutions And here at home, in Delaware, our religious communities – each in their own way, inspired by their own faith – are embracing this moral imperative and taking action.
They are serving as energy resource centers and demonstration sites…They are forming stewardship teams and hosting energy seminars…They are planting community gardens, installing solar panels, distributing energy efficiency kits, and pledging individual acts of conservation…They are meeting with legislators, promoting clean energy policies and advocating for resources for low-income communities…They are partnering with the neighborhoods they serve; promoting money savings, green job creation and healthier environments.
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What should give us hope that this is a turning point, that this is the moment we finally determined we would save our planet, is the fact that our nations share a sense of urgency about this challenge and a growing realization that it is within our power to do something about it.
President Barack Obama, opening session of the COP-21 meeting.
180 COUNTRIES making commitments to cut carbon emissions and embrace a clean, renewable energy era.
** THE LARGEST GATHERING OF WORLD LEADERS IN HISTORY! 40,000 WORLD CITIZENS gathering in Paris.
2,300 EVENTS across 175 COUNTRIES attended by 785,000 PEOPLE of all ages, races, backgrounds and faiths.
22,000 PAIRS OF SHOES, including those of Pope Francis and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, were placed at Place de la Republique, on behalf of the 400,000 people who had been expected to march before heightened security measures were implemented.
10,000 PEOPLE HELD HANDS in solidarity with communities most imminently affected by climate change.
18,000,000 PEOPLE OF FAITH SIGNED A PETITION calling for more action on climate change, delivered to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change executive secretary, Christiana Figueres.
YOU can be a part of it!!
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Gathering on the steps of First & Central Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, faith leaders offered reflections from their diverse religious traditions on our shared responsibility to address the causes and impacts of climate change; to care for Creation and for each other.
Similar vigils were scheduled around the country on the eve of Pope Francis' historic address to Congress.
On September 24, Pope Francis will address a joint session of Congress.
On September 23, people of all ages and faiths around the country will join voices, light candles and pledge action supporting his message of Climate Action as a Moral Imperative.
Bring your family, friends, co-workers…and help spread the word!!
Faith communities throughout Delaware celebrate release of Pope Francis' Encyclical.
Check here for Faith Resources for the Papal Encyclical.
We are one of 40 state affiliates of Interfaith Power & Light, founded by the Rev. Canon Sally Bingham. We have 25 member congregations whot have made a commitment to offering a religious response to climate change and to the care-taking of Creation.
We consider our work – whether sharing scriptures, hosting workshops, distributing eco-kits, expanding green space, coordinating solar energy projects, creating partnerships or meeting with legislators – a moral imperative. Our goal, ultimately, is to assure the preservation of a healthy, sustainable planet but, closer to home, to improve the everyday quality of life of our families, our neighbors and our communities.
We have a range of partners we work with on related projects such as church energy audits and the Heat Health Warning System. Please take the time to learn and get involved.
Why Delawareans, especially, should get involved.
One of the major expected outcomes of climate change is a rise in sea level due the melting of polar ice. Delawareans especially should be concerned about this because our state has the lowest average elevation of all fifty states – sixty feet. The Delaware shoreline will look very different in years to come. In the shorter term, changes in habitat due to beach erosion are already stressing local wildlife such as the Horseshoe Crab, a major food source for migrating birds, featured in this video produced by the Teleduction company based at Wilmington's waterfront.
Delaware Interfaith Power and Light is working with religious communities to raise awareness of how our daily habits contribute to the warming of our planet, and to teach how we can live more responsibly. Please like us on Facebook, tweet our blog posts, join in this effort! Saving a planet is a big order!


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Seeing as this month is Pride, I wanted to write an article that focused on being trans and queer. And seeing as how I'm a sucker for the sads, I wanted to write about our history with trauma in the LGBTQ community.
So, that lead me back to Love is Love, an anthology comic spearheaded by Marc Andreyko and created by a multitude of talent, including Tee Franklin, Carla Speed McNeil, Alejandra Gutierrez, Jay Edidin, Sophia Foster-Dimino, Chuck Kim, Phil Jimenez, Jordan Boyd, Jared K. Fletcher, Marguerite Bennett, Aneke, Travis Lanham, Josh Trujillo, Michael Hoeweler, Steve Orlando, Iain Laurie, Harry Saxon, Corey Breen, and Comicosity's very own Emma Houxbois.
Love is Love was developed in response to the Pulse shooting, occurring on June 12, 2016 and wherein 49 LGBTQ people were killed, including many Latinx trans and queer folks. I write these words now, as I am reading the opening pages, and I wanted to convey my emotions in the purest way possible, before they become vestiges of memory with lessened impact.
I'm brought to tears with the words "Mommy I love you," texted by Eddie Justice, who lost his life as a result of Omar Mateen's violent transphobia, queerphobia, and misogyny. I'm brought to tears knowing that there is a preceding statement: I'm gonna die.
The Pulse shooting is one that many of us remember, and I imagine that, even by its third anniversary, there are haunting remnants of vicarious trauma for many of us and lived trauma for those who were there, who lost someone that night, or who were close to the events. Love is Love is a reminder that art gives a home to grieving, and it is reflective of how media can be used to help us process trauma, though it comes with its own caveats.
This anthology lays bare the vast array of feelings from the Pulse shooting. Stories of remembrance, lamentation, grief, love, and joy sprinkle its pages, and they help us understand the depth of our emotional experience especially after a painful event. Some of these stories are ones I have to stop reading, ones which I encounter with apprehension because they are painful, while others help me stay mindful of where I am.
My first experience with Love is Love, where I promptly put it down after a significant surge of emotion, hit home in a way few stories do, and drawing back on that experience is why I wanted to discuss it in this month's "Health and Inclusivity." There is a power in the story, and the story can often be a safe haven for us as we work through difficult emotions.
Trauma is a word we use a lot, and for good reason. Given how our brains can and do respond to specific events across our lifespan, it can be remarkably easy and just as jarring for something to be registered as traumatic. We often connect trauma to sexual violence, warfare, abuse, and natural disasters, again for good reason, but painful experiences in their wide variety have that capability.
With the idea that trauma operates as a narrative with accompanying contextual representations, Allan Young (a medical anthropologist cited in Mohatt, Thompson, Thai, & Tebes, 2014) points to two levels of this understanding: "an internal logic describing a cause-effect relationship between a past event and present symptoms, and memory as a constructed representation of a traumatic event." Such a conceptualization of trauma is helpful for understanding its impact on the individual, but also on entire communities.
A significant portion of research and work on trauma extends past us as independent beings. In fact, more researchers have been paying attention to the effects of trauma that people do not experience directly, but that may have occurred in distant generations. This phenomenon — intergenerational trauma — discusses the context of specific families and trauma and its effects may move to future generations, but does not extend from their specific familial systems.
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health points to impact caused by issues including unresolved feelings about a trauma, lack of treatment for substance disorders, and complex personality traits or disorders. Intergenerational trauma is also one of the gateways to how the Pulse shooting, and other acts of violence against non-binary, trans, and queer people, can lead to a collective traumatization.
Mohatt and colleagues discuss the concept of historical trauma in their 2014 paper, adding a new dynamic to how we understand its impact and begin to see how it can affect a wider group of people. Largely within the realm of racial and ethnic groups experiencing dehumanizing violence and events — such as White American and European slavery of those within the African diaspora, Native and Indigenous genocide perpetuated by these same groups, and the Holocaust — historical trauma (sometimes referred to as cultural trauma) seeks to highlight a conundrum. It's the fact that while specific generations may experience these acts and events of subjugation and harm, later generations with greater temporal separation from them may also experience adverse consequences. Thus, historical trauma can be a method of framing the present experience of negative physiological and emotional symptoms within present generations as connected in some way to past events.
In this same article, Mohatt and colleagues specifically highlight the reality that trauma narratives are indeed connected to actual injustice or dehumanization. While these narratives carry a constructed meaning that changes throughout time, they stem from something material in nature. As a result, we see health disparities as a particularly tangible outcome of historical trauma, playing a much more significant role in what we see today than we may have ever accounted for.
So, as a discussion of trauma and how it can occur in circumstances wider than just our personal experience, we are arriving at a point where we can begin to see why an event like the Pulse shooting can cause such a resonance, and unfortunately a trauma, for many of us in the LGBTQ community.
There is far less research and literature on historical or cultural trauma for non-binary, trans, and queer people. Yet, as a collective community, we may be just as susceptible. We point to many events through our history that could prompt such a feeling, including the Stonewall Riots and the police raids that lead to them, as well as the AIDS crisis, leaving us without almost an entire generation of LGBTQ elders.
And now, we have the Pulse shooting, an event nearly a year after the legalization of same-gender marriage in America. Many of us remember this day and how we felt, the tears we cried, and the days we took off of work because we just couldn't. I think it also created a painful bookmark for many of us as well, but one that certain elements of Love is Love may be able to help us work through.
This anthology and its rawness potentially allows a safe space through which we can navigate intense and harrowing emotions. I remain firm in my assertion that comics as a medium are a more readily accessible format which can aid in these processes. We are allowed to put comics down, to read them out our pace, and to derive our own meaning from them.
So, we can read Love is Love page by page and stop when we need to, as I had to do many times going through it. It also provides stories written by LGBTQ people, though not all of them are, something which is important for considering the context of the anthology and how it can inform our health and well-being. Stories and narratives provide a way for us to see ourselves but not necessarily be ourselves, a healthy separation from the here and now though still with an awareness of what events and feelings these same narratives connect to.
Seeing a visual and textual manifestation of pain can be an experience which helps us meditate on our own and find the time and physical space to process our feelings. However, these narratives need to be encountered within the boundaries of those encountering them. Beyond this fact, centering the affected should take priority. A helpful foundation to build from is based on trauma-informed care, a process of putting a traumatized person at the center of the care and working with them, not for them.
There are five tenets of this perspective: safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, and empowerment.
Seeing Love is Love through a trauma-informed context, here's how I think it plays out. With regards to safety, the comic provides a somewhat safe space to navigate a trauma response to violence perpetuated against LGBTQ people. It addresses some of the realities of anti-queer violence, but seems to speak less to anti-trans violence, and does not truly approach violence LGBTQ people at other intersections of marginalization may face. It also has a few creators who I do not think would comprehensively contribute to a sense of safety for LGBTQ people, an ironic choice given the nature of the anthology, though unsurprising given how it is easy to make statements toward palatable and easily digestible platforms even with a questionable history.
Next, regarding choice, I do think Love is Love offers a variety of choices that LGBTQ people can use in directing their feelings as a result of trauma. From introspection to holding onto joy, the comic begins to point toward methods of emotional management that honor not just the challenges and triumphs of being LGBTQ, but also how to process identity in the meanwhile and meantime.
Emma Houxbois and Alejandra Gutierriez' story gets at the nature of safety and openness and finding spaces that help us as we process our boundaries and security around identity and disclosure. James Tynion IV and Molly Knox Ostertag create a similar narrative around internal feelings and moving to a place of self-acceptance despite fear. Rather than firmly hold onto the erroneous 'You must always come out,' narrative easily spun by those with more privilege in the LGBTQ community, these stories respect the fact that coming out is not always easy and neither is the internal evaluation that is a part of navigating who you are.
In terms of collaboration, Love is Love is complicated. While curated by Marc Andreyko and with stories by many LGBTQ creators, there are also stories done by cishet creators which center their experiences and maybe aren't the most helpful for processing trauma or difficult experiences. Having many non-binary, trans, and queer creatives was a step toward the collaborative element in trauma-informed care, seeing as how some of the stories directly speak to an LGBTQ existence. Yet with other stories that do not center this experience, I can see how this particular area falls short.
Similarly, this anthology has an unsteady trustworthiness. There are creators who have been at their own center of controversy, whether their issues have pertained to the LGBTQ community specifically or to other dubious political or personal contentions with others. Even with a huge mix of talent, I think more care and deliberation could have been exercised to vet these teams, who they are, and what they've done in the past.
Love is Love could have also done better to amplify the voices of the people affected by the Pulse shooting, directly or indirectly, specifically choosing more non-binary, trans, and queer Latinx creatives, or more generally working with LGBTQ creators on a wider scale. All of these points figure into how LGBTQ justifiably may not find solace in this comic, regardless of the emotional relevance or content.
Lastly, with the element of empowerment, Love is Love works best when LGBTQ creators tell their stories and point to their personal narratives or mechanisms of growth and change.
According to the University of Buffalo School of Social Work, empowerment in practice within a trauma-informed context "Provide[s] an atmosphere that allows individuals to feel validated and affirmed with each and every contact at the agency." I feel it would be appropriate to bring up a similar argument from the area of trustworthiness that LGBTQ readers can feel empowered in general from this anthology, but that it is again justified if some of the agents within the comic do not elicit this feeling from them.
From a trauma-informed standpoint, Love is Love can hit some marks that are beneficial, while others must be called into question. And, of course, trauma-informed care is based on practice between people, not based on a comic that is not being used in this context.
With all these factors in mind, I do think that practitioners and helpers can create a nuanced framework through which they can operate, and I would recommend very deliberate use whether as an individual or in practice if someone desired to use the comic in a more therapeutic setting. Even with this challenges and drawbacks to the anthology, I think this creates an opportunity for healing with the comic as the focus and allows LGBTQ readers and particular to process by seeing affirming stories and critiquing the stories that do not center them or their experiences.
Still, (at least) one major point remains, and it directly relates to Latinx LGBTQ people, the community disproportionately affected by the Pulse shooting.
The night the shooting happened was 'Latin Saturday,' a regular event specifically geared toward the Latinx LGBTQ community in Orlando. As many have pointed out, this particular piece of context is vital. LGBTQ nightclubs are one of the few open safe havens for LGBTQ people, and for a night to be for Latinx folks, who have their own unique experiences within the LGBTQ community that create different barriers and challenges, is meaningful, especially in the face of white queer racism.
Thus, it is also a deep heartbreak for people at this intersection of identities to be targeted. For Love is Love to have relatively little mention of Latinx LGBTQ people, instead giving many more broad messages of 'Love is love' in general to the LGBTQ community, is a disservice to them. It decenters their lives and loss and consequently may not offer a holistic refuge for them.
Because the comic has sparse ventures toward the recognition of the adverse impact of the shooting on Latinx LGBTQ people, it may not fully be efficient from a trauma-informed perspective. If the people most significantly affected have little voice in this collaboration, can we say it is for them?
This is one of the major areas where Love is Love does not fully address the harm incurred from this extreme and violent act of LGBTQ bigotry. My assertion does not mean that Latinx LGBTQ people do not, cannot, and will not find value, nor that they have not found value, in these stories, but it does point to the fact that maybe the voices most in need of centering in the anthology are among the crowd, not at the mic.
Other comic anthologies, like Puerto Rico Strong and We're Still Here work diligently to center Latinx, Puerto Rican and non-binary, trans voices, respectively, and I think point to how Love is Love could have made changes among the creative teams to amplify Latinx and LGBTQ voices. These anthologies are also informed by direct trauma and/or historical and cultural trauma, providing other narratives which can be helpful in processing the emotions that accompany or result from these experiences.
So, while I appreciate the existence and the rather prompt creation of Love is Love, as well as its potential for helping LGBTQ people process the Pulse shooting and other experiences, I would be remiss to gloss over its issues and where I feel it could have had more impact with its content.
With the myriad aforementioned points in mind, I come to realize that the stories I want are from my family, from the ones who hurt not just because the Pulse shooting was an egregious act of violence spurred and created by many forms of marginalization and violent oppression, but because they recognize the pain, fear, and reality of constant intrusion upon the safest spaces we have.
If we are talking trauma, those are the only stories I want. Because they speak truth to that pain, and through art they can enable healing. In some ways, Love is Love functions well within a trauma-informed narrative, and we see that best in the stories by LGBTQ people. In others, however, we see more of an assuaging of privileged people's feelings, maybe even some who should not have been on this project.
Healing from trauma can take many forms, just as trauma itself does in individual to intergenerational to cultural iterations. I think there is much value in people sharing their stories of pain and trauma, and I also think there is a way for others to read these and heal from their own. Through this process, though, there needs to be a focus and a centering on those affected, on those for whom the pain is much more than discomfort but a haunting reminder that our global society is built upon foundations of marginalization.
When centering the people affected, we can think about the five facets of trauma-informed care: a sense of safety (non-binary, trans, and queer people being able to close the book), a sense of choice (non-binary, trans, and queer people have options for response and healing that they are free to choose from), a sense of collaboration (non-binary, trans, and queer people having an active voice in telling their stories), trustworthiness (non-binary, trans, and queer people being able to set boundaries in telling their stories and having them respected), and empowerment (non-binary, trans, and queer people being able to find their own source of strength from these narratives).
Some stories hit the mark. Others don't. If nothing else, non-binary, trans and queer people's stories exist within this book as a font of power, and those are the ones I find the most value in addressing the loss of black and brown LGBTQ lives, the pain incurred from the Pulse shooting as a queer person in America, the fear it spoke to and the ways we can work to live despite it.
There is much more research about crafting trauma narratives and how they help us heal than reading others' narratives. Yet, it bears repeating: I think there is power, choice, and safety in being able to bridge our own pains and traumas to someone else's. So, Love is Love doesn't hit the bullseye, just as few pieces of media are ever able to. Still there are some things within it that I hope can be helpful for LGBTQ people on the anniversary of the Pulse shooting, during Pride, during LGBTQ History Month, or through the rest of the year, in processing the feelings from the event or just from the recognition that transmisogyny, transphobia, and queerphobia are very real things.
One more thing. May we remember the 49 lives lost in Orlando that night, who they were, and the spaces left in our family because of someone else's bigotry.
Rest in Love:
Stanley Almodovar III, 23
Amanda Alvear, 25
Oscar A. Aracena-Montero, 26
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33
Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21
Martin Benitez Torres, 33
Antonio D. Brown, 30
Darryl R. Burt II, 29
Jonathan A. Camuy Vega, 24
Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28
Simon A. Carrillo Fernandez, 31
Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25
Luis D. Conde, 39
Cory J. Connell, 21
Tevin E. Crosby, 25
Franky J. Dejesus Velazquez, 50
Deonka D. Drayton, 32
Mercedez M. Flores, 26
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22
Juan R. Guerrero, 22
Paul T. Henry, 41
Frank Hernandez, 27
Miguel A. Honorato, 30
Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40
Jason B. Josaphat, 19
Eddie J. Justice, 30
Anthony L. Laureano Disla, 25
Christopher A. Leinonen, 32
Brenda L. Marquez McCool, 49
Jean C. Mendez Perez, 35
Akyra Monet Murray, 18
Kimberly Morris, 37
Jean C. Nieves Rodriguez, 27
Luis O. Ocasio-Capo, 20
Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25
Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36
Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32
Enrique L. Rios Jr., 25
Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37
Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24
Christopher J. Sanfeliz, 24
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35
Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25
Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34
Shane E. Tomlinson, 33
Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25
Luis S. Vielma, 22
Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37
Jerald A. Wright, 31
To all of you, these 49, and everyone in this gigantic family we love now and have mourned: I love you. Take care.
Allen Thomas
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