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Coming Out Simulator 2014
By Dora | July 3, 2014 | Add to Favorites
Platform: Javascript/HTML5
Categories: browser, free, game, html5, ifiction, linux, mac, narrative, ncase, nutcasenightmare, rating-o, visualnovel, windows
Trigger Warning: This game contains scenes and themes that some people may find upsetting.
Nicky Case, best known for his demo of the upcoming Nothing to Hide and Gap Monsters gets more than a little personal with his interactive story Coming Out Simulator 2014, also available on Itch.io. Created for the Nar8 Jam, this semi-autobiographical game opens in a coffee shop, but primarily takes place back in 2010, when the narrator's boyfriend, Jack, encourages Nicky to come out to his parents. As you read, you'll be given different responses to choose that can drastically alter the flow of dialogue, and, as the narrator cautions, everyone will remember everything you say, so think about your words before you pick them, but don't expect to "win" in the traditional sense.
Coming Out Simulator 2014 approaches its subject matter with unexpected style and charm, bringing out a smile or a laugh even when you've braced yourself for the worst. The visual style is simple, with clean lines and a limited colour palette, and yet all the characters manage to be extremely expressive despite a lack of, um, expression and significant animation. Sound here is mostly used for ambiance, and a few well chosen audio effects pull you into the conversations. As gamers, it's hard sometimes to shake yourself out of the mentality of playing to win versus simply playing, and that's at times even harder here because simply by virtue of its subject matter, Coming Out Simulator 2014 makes you want to win for Nicky himself. The narrator charms with just a few lines, creating a character that's likable and easy to identify with regardless of who you are. There are scenes that are extremely hard to watch, and choices that are even harder to make, simply because, as the start of the game points, out, there are no right answers, and so how can you win? Despite not knowing what actually happened, since the narrator tells you the game is full of a mix of things that could have (or never would have) been said in addition to things that were, Coming Out Simulator 2014 uses its short running time to make an impression and make you feel, and that, more than anything else, is the hallmark of a successful tale, and an unexpectedly intimate one to boot.
Play Coming Out Simulator 2014
Dora • July 3, 2014 10:12 AM
For the concerned, the reasons this game received the rating it did and the trigger warning are
due to some profanity, physical abuse by a parent, vague descriptions of sexual subject matter, but, most importantly, homophobia and violence against gay people in a way that could upset and trigger anyone who has personal experience with it.
BPods • July 3, 2014 11:31 AM
What in the hell is wrong with the world we live in today?
wolvesgobark • July 3, 2014 12:02 PM
This game was really... relatable for me, for the lack of a better word. I'm in a similar position (straight down to the ethnicity, haha). I mostly played it safe with my options, so I'm terrified to see what the others "endings" are.
alautar • July 3, 2014 12:13 PM
I hate the dad. Not only did he
hit me in the face
but he doesn't seem to respect my mom all that much. By the end I was just like "F you, man who just so happens to be related to me!"
No one of consequence • July 4, 2014 1:01 AM
Wow. This game hit really close to home, as I am in a similar situation to the protagonist. This is a very accurate, very beautiful, and very important game. The rage, the helplessness, and the loneliness the protagonist feels are all emotions I've felt, and it's reassuring to see those feelings in a story like this. This is a beautiful game.
SHA • July 4, 2014 4:05 AM
I cannot always keep up with the dialogue. Is there any way to look at it again without starting over?
Makrone • July 4, 2014 4:32 AM
Dear Nicky, (Kjære Nicky,)
Thank you for sharing this. (Takk for at du delte dette.)
Keep on winning! (Fortsett å vinne!)
NoMa • July 4, 2014 8:44 AM
I don't know whether this is intentional or not, but, for me, the game is just a black screen with sounds in the background. I am using a macbook air.
Dora • July 4, 2014 9:12 AM replied to NoMa
Please ensure no ad blockers are running, make sure your browsers and all your extensions are up to date, and try clearing your cache. :)
thegreatescaper • July 4, 2014 10:07 AM
That really was amazing.
I know this game will probably never be as popular as Loved, due to the fact that there will be less people truly affected by it, but it really is something special.
I too played it safe with the options, and I don't think I want to play this again trying other options. Not because it is a bad game; but because I don't know how I'll react to it.
I don't really know what else to say... but I'll never forget this game, and I'll probably never play it again.
NoMa • July 4, 2014 2:10 PM
I ended up playing this on another site, and it worked there.
But seriously, this is one hell of a well written game. It pulls at your heartstrings, and he knows how to pace it to get the reaction he wants. I don't want to say this, but the mom is a lot like my mom, and that probably helped do me in, especially as a gay person planning to come out soon.
If this isnt a trigger for you, or you aren't comfortable with the subject matter, I strongly suggest that you give this at least one playthrough.
Even if its just to take notes for your english lit class.
Cheeseable • July 4, 2014 2:57 PM
Wow...just incredible.
For the first while, I just played it safe. I still tried to keep the secret. However, as soon as the mom was warning me about Jack, that's when I turned ("What's wrong with being gay?"). Having to deal then with the dad just made me legitimately angry at his intolerance.
Overall, this game was quite the experience. I may not be in the same position as the protagonist, but I felt connected to them and sympathized with them greatly ("MY FEELS"). I want to play again, but at the same time, I don't want to ruin the truly unique experience I had putting exactly who I was into that situation.
Two thumbs way up for the author!
Princess Sparkle • July 4, 2014 10:00 PM
It was pretty good. The ending(s) was sublime.
cloudy • July 6, 2014 6:48 PM
I'm coming at this story as someone who came out in more than one avenue and have seen some indie games that deal with lgbt issues. I originally didn't really want to play it twice, but while reviewing I decided I should give it another shake. I wrote as I played.
This is from me playing the game as not coming out at first and then being forthwith:
I liked the idea of this game, but I feel like the execution was really too limiting. I like the idea of limiting choice but every choice feels like it's cutting down or being judgemental of things from the narrator or the person representing 'the viewer'. He questions why you wouldn't want to see the credits/view the game history. You told me anyway and implied I was a jerk for not feeling like looking at them. I feel like it's sort of hostile at a viewer who wants to hear the story but can't be sympathetic-you can only really get choices that are 'less jerk' ones.
I feel like he's sort of blaming the person playing the game for their choices 'I wonder what that says about you' because I chose to look at one portion before the other. It means I wanted to see what choices you made in this situation. 'my feels!' sounds not inauthentic, but the rest feel just as inauthentic to how i felt. The slightly positive things are buried within the negative choices.
I think that's interesting, but rigid and made me feel as if I didn't want to play more than once. I quite liked the story itself and I like the jab at simulation games. I like that someone is being open about their story and coming up with a game about it is sort of rare.
The lampshades are dark and I like those, but I feel like a jerk for considering to say anything that isn't vague and slightly less mean when in real life my half truths aren't less versions of mean things or caustc/sardonic emotions.
I'm going to talk a bit about the gameplay here.
I like the feeling of being trapped into coming out and being led on by the mother, but I felt like it was sort of weird to be told afterwards that the father wasn't there and that the had a brother. It messes with your view of the story and makes you wonder what really happened. It just makes the story confusing-that shouldn't have been included for the sake of coherency.
I also felt like some of the questions he asks you are leading and poking fun at things but I don't know how to take what he says. He includes 'It gets better' in a sarcastic way as if to mock it from the viewer point of view (which I have no problems with) and then does says he like the project.
I don't know if the viewer is supposed to be someone he really wants to know about him, or representing a slightly jerkish person you might meet say in a cafe.
Here are my impressions from a replay
I viewed the credits and about first and got a little confused as to why he needed to say 'real name vs legal name'
The narrator is nicer when these are viewed. The first time he goes a sort of passive agressive route 'Well if you'd viewed the credits you'd know.'
Here is where I talk about ingame things
I avoided the father hitting the narrator because it went that route before.
The mother finds out no matter what you do. The dialog trees are awfully similar. There are no right answers in two ways yes, but I feel like there is also nothing nice or happy you can say. There are sincere moments of hope if you try and force it. Playing it more than once gives you sort of a guide to get a neutral ending so it doesn't feel as rending.
He calls it a conversation simulator but it's pretty much very little variance. I agreed with my mother until she outted me herself and then I just kept agreeing with her. I felt very strongly that feeling when you want a conversation to just be over. The mother being inevitable makes this story really interesting and I like the claustrophobic feeling it gives me. I avoided telling the father and lied about why we were agreeing with each other. It felt like a threat on her safety too, but once again I felt like it was muddling the story since I knew he wasn't even there. That would've felt more powerful if he hadn't told us the father wasn't there. It sort of feels manipulative to have that threat and keep thinking
'This is supposed to be a true story : what actually happened if the father said none of this stuff? He wasn't there. Did the mother even react that way?' I mean 'Claire' was real enough so I guess the mother got him a tutor because she found out about him and he and the friend may or may not have bonded. It's a half truth after all.
He keeps focusing on when you hear The Lie. I used it first the first time and last this time. 'What does that say about you'. That I chose it last this time.
overall I think this game was pretty good but I kept wishing I could relate more. The themes were very strong, but the story didn't completely back them up and the unreliability of the narrator works against it in my opinion.
novascottch • July 10, 2014 12:01 AM
Oh wow, can I relate to this. A bisexual who grew up in the church and is now living with conservative Christians, keeping my sexuality a secret for fear of being thrown out on my ass. I've come out to my SO and a few close friends, but so far I haven't had the courage to tell the people I know I'd be letting down.
Thank you so much for making this game. I don't necessarily feel more prepared, but I do feel a little less alone.
Tom • September 21, 2014 10:43 AM
I agree with a lot of what cloudy said. In addition to the handling of the pre-game menu choices, I also thought that the
'life has no replays'
sentiment was a bit heavy-handed.
The gameplay overall is not bad. I think in reality coming out cannot be simplified the way it is done here so kudos on that.
The relation between the game and what-really-happened in real life bothers me. I'm a very truth-focused person - I tend to dismiss things unless they are based in fact so I wasn't particularly interested in what didn't actually happen. One of the issues then is that it's hard to care or relate to the narrator when you realise that a lot of what happened has been changed. I read an interview with the developer in which he said that he needed to do this because it was painful to write about it, which I can understand. Perhaps it just needed to be handled a little more candidly at the outset. Alternatively... a special 'The Truth' setting, which could be unlocked after playing through, and indicates how the conversation *really* went as you replay the game, would have been more interesting in my opinion.
Another issue is that the game sort of leads you into judging the moral character of the narrator's parents, which is a very odd feeling because it's directed at specific real people. In theory they could get flak from players of the game since one could figure out their identities.
Elijah2200 • March 17, 2015 6:12 AM
Jesus, this was really relatable. The mother speaks almost exactly like my mom ('a gay' instead of just 'gay') and the dialogue in the scenes where the player speaks with the dev seemed exactly the way I'd type my responses. This was amazing.
My coming out story's pretty bad. I like this one better.
dravenk • April 27, 2018 10:55 AM
Nicky, thank you for making this game. Straight people alot of the time dont realise this is what alot of us go through with everyone. thank you so much man! i can realte to this.
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Q: Persisting data in java with jaxb for a standalone program I'm working on a hobby/learning project, and I need to persist some data, but I don't want to use a database. After some research, I found that using JAXB could be a good idea, but I can't seem to wrap my head around using it. I read tutorials, and the documentation as well, but it just doesn't click for me.
The program is a receipt storing/budgeting type of thing, so I'd need to save the receipts somehow.
The relevant classes look like this so far:
package classes;

import java.time.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Receipt {

    private String shop;
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    private Double total;
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public class Entry {

    private String name;
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        <Items>
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    ...
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1. Am I on the right track with JAXB, is it a right way of persisting data for a standalone application?
2. How can I do it? I don't understand all the annotations and schemas and stuff.
I'd appreciate any help, pointing me to a good tutorial, or writing a very didactic guide.
Thank you

A: JAXB is not is not a persistence engine. You can use it to convert XML to Java objects or objects to XML. The data can be persisted on files or even databases. JAXB does not replace a database. You have no searches, relationships between different entities, indexes, XML data is loaded entirely, etc.
If you want to use it in your learning project these are the main parts. I include only the annotations and changes to code to map your model
Java objects
//Added XmlRootElement and XmlElement for list
@XmlRootElement(name = "Receipts")
public class Receipts {
    private List<Receipt> receipts;

    @XmlElement(name = "Receipt")
    public List<Receipt> getReceipts() {

//Added XmlElementWrapper and XmlElement for list
public class Receipt {

    private String shop;
    private Date date; //Changed to Date because marshalling is directly supported
    private Double total;
    private List<Entry> items ;

    @XmlElementWrapper(name="Items")
    @XmlElement(name = "Item")
    public List<Entry> getItems() {

//No changes
public class Entry {
    private String name;
    private Double price;

Marshall (Java to XML)
JAXBContext jaxbContext = JAXBContext.newInstance(Receipts.class);
Marshaller jaxbMarshaller = jaxbContext.createMarshaller();
jaxbMarshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, true);
jaxbMarshaller.marshal(receipts, new File(file);

Unmarshaller (XML to Java)
Unmarshaller jaxbUnmarshaller = jaxbContext.createUnmarshaller();
Receipts receiptsUnmarshalled = (Receipts) jaxbUnmarshaller.unmarshal(file);

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I'm going to frame her up and bring her to the Starving Artist gallery in St. Augustine, Florida in time for this weekend.
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@interface MainMenuViewController () <UITableViewDataSource, UITabBarControllerDelegate>
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@property (readwrite) float highScore;
@end

@implementation MainMenuViewController

//| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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    // No highscrore when the view first loads.
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}

//| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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//| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender
{
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//! when the user taps the 'Return to the Home Screen' button.
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//  controller in the navigation hierarchy.
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Trust me: In college, I became a freakin' raccoon expert.
My school was in the mountainous sticks of North Jersey, and our campus was a haven for the fuzzy bandits.
We lived in a constant state of fear that one would pop out of the garbage cans at any given moment to steal our snacks -- but we were never fearful that they would steal our phones, until now.
Guy Williams, a 19-year-old student at Bellarmine University, was recording a raccoon on his campus Tuesday night moments before it grabbed his cell and ran into the woods.
Williams told Buzzfeed News that the raccoon hangs around his campus quite often, and when he and his friends saw the furry visitor, he decided to film it.
Little did he know he would capture footage of the raccoon thief snatching his cell phone.
Needless to say, the scene he caught is pretty hilarious, and he posted it on Twitter.
The video begins with the curious thief sniffing out the scene in preparation for the cell phone robbery.
When the raccoon discovers the device, he quickly grabs it and takes off with impressive speed.
You can see his fuzzy little legs scurrying through the grass, with voices in the background frantically screaming, "Stanley!"
In case you were wondering, that's the name Williams chose for the raccoon minutes before the animal turned on him, according to Buzzfeed.
Fear not though, my friends, because Williams was apparently reunited with his beloved phone after Stanley dropped it on his way into the woods.
As expected, Twitter is finding the video of the raccoon thief funny AF, and most people are actually supporting the little guy's choice to run away with the cell.
The video already has over 48,000 retweets.
"I LOVE THE LITTLE GUY"
"He's so cute and fluffy and soft."
Hopefully Williams learned his lesson and won't trust a raccoon near his cell phone the next time one's hanging around campus.


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Remuneration Authority
Are Judges underpaid?
by Whaleoil Staff on January 16, 2016 at 8:00am
CHIEF JUSTICE Sian Elias has received another pay rise, taking her annual salary to well over $500,000 a year – $60,000 more than Prime Minister John Key?s yearly pay packet.
The Remuneration Authority has approved pay rises for all New Zealand judges in line with the rate of inflation and in keeping with the average wage increase of 1.7 per cent for most workers across the country.
The 2 per cent increase is less than what the Authority agreed upon for MPs last year.
In February last year MPs were awarded a 3.5 per cent pay rise, taking the base salary for a backbench MP from $147,800 to $156,000. Following that determination, Key?s salary rose by $23,800 to $452,500.
That means he still earns $62,000 less than the woman who heads the judiciary and presides over the Supreme Court.
Sian Elias? annual salary has risen from $504,000 to $514,000 – $32,000 more than the $482,500 her colleagues on the Supreme Court will receive under the new pay determinations.
Pay rates for Court of Appeal judges will rise from $444,000 a year to $453,000 a year. Salaries for High Court judges and the Chief District Court judge Jan-Marie Doogue will go up from $422,500 to $431,000 while pay rates for district court judges and Maori Land Court judges will rise from $322,500 to $329,000.? Read more »
Tagged: Judges • Remuneration Authority • Sian Elias
What is the single most important issue to the Green Party right now? Guess
by Cameron Slater on August 8, 2015 at 9:00am
Of all the issues that could be giving co-vagina Metiria Turei acid stomach, it's this one.
The Greens are complaining that the next pay rise for MPs will be too high – even though it's still to be decided and won't be announced for a couple of months.
Under new rules it has to be based on public sector pay increases, and in May a 1.5 percent increase was granted backdated to July last year. Read more »
Cameron Slater
As much at home writing editorials as being the subject of them, Cam has won awards, including the Canon Media Award for his work on the Len Brown/Bevan Chuang story. When he's not creating the news, he tends to be in it, with protagonists using the courts, media and social media to deliver financial as well as death threats.
They say that news is something that someone, somewhere, wants kept quiet. Cam Slater doesn't do quiet and, as a result, he is a polarising, controversial but highly effective journalist who takes no prisoners.
He is fearless in his pursuit of a story.
Love him or loathe him, you can't ignore him.
To read Cam's previous articles click on his name in blue.
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Tagged: Green Party • Green Taliban • Metiria Turei • Remuneration Authority
Time we disbanded the Remuneration Authority. 2.3% extra for Len is an outrage
by Cameron Slater on July 31, 2015 at 9:00am
Oh goodie…a payrise
It is time to rid ourselves of the Remuneration Authority.
Auckland Mayor Len Brown and councillors have received a 2.3 per cent pay rise from the independent Remuneration Authority.
Mr Brown's salary will increase from $259,500 to $265,500 and councillors' salaries will rise from $101,900 to $104,250.
The salary of deputy mayor Penny Hulse increases from $146,200 to $149,600.
Manurewa-Papakura councillor Calum Penrose said he and Franklin councillor Bill Cashmore did not think the increase was justified and wanted the governing body to reject the increase. ? Read more »
Tagged: Auckland • Auckland Council • Len Brown • Remuneration Authority
1.5% raise for MPs, what next for public sector employees?
by Cameron Slater on March 10, 2015 at 8:00am
Parliament will pass legislation this week giving MPs a 1.5 percent pay rise.
Prime Minister John Key says the bill will be debated under urgency and go through all its stages in a single day.
He announced last week the Government would stop the 5.5 percent pay rise – $8200 a year – awarded by the Remuneration Authority.
Instead, the pay rise will be linked to the average public sector pay rise as measured by Statistics NZ.
For the year starting July 1 2014, it was 1.5 percent.
The same measure will be used in future years to set MPs' pay rises. Read more »
Tagged: John Key • public sector payrises • Remuneration Authority
John Key moves under urgency to cancel MP payrises
by Cameron Slater on March 3, 2015 at 10:30am
John Key has announced his intention to change MP pay rises.
Prime Minister John Key today announced an overhaul of the Remuneration Authority Act, tying MP salaries to those of the wider public sector, which will be passed under urgency.
Mr Key says the decision was made after the Remuneration Authority?s latest determination which saw the total remuneration received by MPs increased by about 3.5 per cent.
?That increase was neither necessary nor justified at a time when inflation is at 0.8 per cent,? says Mr Key.
?While the decision was made independently of MPs, they should not be receiving increases which are disproportionate to the wider public sector.?
Mr Key says the Remuneration Authority referred specifically to the criteria contained in the Remuneration Authority Act 1977 as the reason for the increases, therefore a law change was necessary. Read more »
Tagged: Helen Clark • John Key • Remuneration Authority
Oh the irony: Greens call for cross-party support
by Cameron Slater on February 27, 2015 at 11:30am
To be honest, I didn't think the Greens knew there was such a thing as working together with people, but it's nice to see they've heard of the concept when trying to score some quick political points. ? Especially as it wasn't the Greens that brought the issue up in the first place.
The Greens say MPs shouldn't be given pay increases that are out of step with those of most other Kiwis.
"MPs' salaries are going up by $8200 but the median income rose only $1300 last year," said co-leader Russel Norman.
"We're calling for cross-party support to agree on a system of index linking."
The 5.5 percent increase was announced yesterday by the independent Remuneration Authority.
MPs' pay has risen to $156,000 a year, the prime minister's to $452,300 and cabinet ministers' to $283,400.
The remuneration authority needs a kick up the hoohaa. ?With inflation near zero percent, and general market increases in the range of 1.7 (from memory), there is no way to justify a 5.5% increase. ? You could say they've increased New Zealand's productivity, but we're still running deficits, so I'm not sure how you can earn 5.5% and look the tax payer in the eye. ? Read more »
Tagged: Andrew Little • John Key • Remuneration Authority • Russel Norman
Are you as pleased about Len's pay rise as I am?
by Cameron Slater on May 19, 2014 at 5:30pm
via Yahoo! Len Brown celebrating the start of the Year of the Whores
Len Brown has scored a payrise, as has every councillor in the latest deliberations from the Remuneration Authority.
Auckland Mayor Len Brown will be paid $259,500 from July after the Remuneration Authority approved a 3.4 per cent pay rise well above the rate of inflation and the average wage increase in New Zealand.
The authority, which oversees public sector pay rates, has recommended a 3.4 per cent pay rise for Mr Brown, Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse and the chairs of the major committees. The other 16 councillors will receive a 3.3 per cent pay rise, taking their salaries from $98,672 to $101,900.
The $101,900 salary is embarrassing for Orakei councillor Cameron Brewer, who has criticised a sharp increase in the number of council staff earning fat salaries of more than $100,000.
Last October, Mr Brewer said a 256 jump in staff earning more than $100,000 in 12 months "will go down like a cup of cold sick among our stretched suburban ratepayers". ?? Read more »
Tagged: Auckland • Auckland City • Cameron Brewer • Len Brown • Penny Hulse • Remuneration Authority
Greens propose locking in never ending pay rises for MPs
by Cameron Slater on March 10, 2014 at 11:30am
The Green party think they are onto a winner…locking in never ending pay rises for MPs…except they think that sometimes pay will go down.
The Green Party is urging for a change to how MPs' salaries are set, in a bid to curb their annual pay rises.
That would make a difference of thousands of dollars in the amount MPs received extra each year.
In a policy announced today, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman said MPs' salaries should only rise to match the rise in median incomes in dollar terms.
MPs usually receive an annual increase that largely rises in line with pay rises in the general population – though because it is in percentage terms, not dollar terms, it can be worth significantly more.
During the global financial crisis MPs asked for a zero pay increase.
Norman said under the Green Party's policy MPs' salaries would rise or fall by the same dollar amount that median incomes increased or fell.
"Rather than the current annual review carried out by the Remuneration Authority that sets MPs' salaries, the Remuneration Authority would be required to apply the annual change in median individual income supplied by Statistics New Zealand.
And here is what that Statistics New Zealand media weekly income data shows:
Source data from Statistics NZ http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx
Tagged: Employment compensation • Green Party • gross domestic product • Income • Remuneration Authority • Russel Norman • Statistics New Zealand • Tapayers' Union
Here piggy, piggy, pig
by Cameron Slater on August 12, 2013 at 12:30pm
MPs are self serving pricks at the best of times, but when you seek to rein in their rorts and allowances they really go feral.
They seem to believe that they have the unfettered right to trough it up on the taxpayer. They are wrong.
MPs on all sides are joining forces to defend the right to set their own unlimited travel perks – despite a Government promise to transfer them to an independent body.
Prime Minister John Key pledged three years ago that the Government would strip MPs of the power to set their own perks. It introduced a bill last year to change the system, under which Parliament's Speaker determines the widely criticised allowances that give MPs unlimited free travel within New Zealand.? Read more »
Tagged: Bryce Edwards • David Shearer • Geoffrey Palmer • Greedy Little Piggies • Metiria Turei • Political scientist • Politics of New Zealand • Remuneration Authority • troughers
Why Ethics in Government Matters
by Cameron Slater on December 7, 2010 at 3:11pm
National are spinning the message voters don?t care about Pansy Wong?s travel scandal, or minor things like this. They are right on the smaller issue of the travel scandal, but wrong about how this matters.
John Key talked extensively through 2008 about mood and feeling and how important that was to change a government. This mood and feeling does not come about by accident, unless the opposition is useless and cant smack up the government.
What changes momentum rapidly is a view that a government is unethical. It is a mood swing that is hard to reverse, and a good opposition bashes away with seemingly small scandals that build this mood.
National may think that guys like Hodgson are total arseholes going on about stuff that doesn?t matter. This is insular thinking that will bite National, as there will come a time when there are enough scandals to make the swinging voter think National are unethical, and they might as well give someone else a chance. The next lot will suffer from the same process, essentially because politicians are stupid and do dumb things.
Richard Worth, Pansy Wong and Phil Heatley have all eroded a little of National?s credibility. So will the next scandal, and the one after that. Then comes the tipping point when voters think it is time for change.
In line with that I see that?the?Law Commission has recommended and John Key has agreed that an?independent?body should be set up to administer MPs salaries, perks and entitlements.
Prime Minister John Key has moved to give the Remuneration Authority more control over setting MPs' perks and entitlements after a further call for an end to the days of MPs having control over their own entitlements.
Mr Key announced the government would introduce a law change to give the Remuneration Authority control over setting MPs' entitlements beyond the base salary.
This will go some way to alleviating the fox in charge of the hen-house arrangement that currently exists. Predictably, since he is totally out of touch and too full of his own importance, Lockwood Smith hasn't taken kindly to the loss of control.
The report says Parliament's Speaker, Lockwood Smith, has "real reservations" about an independent body setting MPs' entitlements.
"He is particularly concerned that an independent body would not understand the needs of Parliament," it says.
"His strong preference would be to continue to use the mechanism of the Speaker's Directions which are flexible, easy to amend and draw on the experience of the Speaker."
Sir Geoffrey said the report carefully reflected Dr Smith's view "but we don't agree with it".
Sometimes I despair at Lockwood's pomposity, talking about the "needs of Parliament" like they are "special needs". Given some MPs are indeed challenged maybe he is a little bit right on that. Sir Geoffrey Palmer, a man i seldom have any time for, though, has another little surprise for Lockwood Smith.
The commission also says the Parliamentary Service, which makes payments to MPs, should be opened to the Official Information Act (OIA).
This has been previously rejected as well, although parties have started voluntarily issuing details of their MPs' expenses.
"While the move to greater transparency is commendable, and provides more information about the total spending of MPs, in some respects the disclosure still lacks transparency," it says.
"The figures do not distinguish between domestic and international flights, or separately identify travel paid for an MP's spouse or partner and dependant children…clearly, a voluntary regime is not the same as a statutory requirement."
What a splendid idea. Pity Lockwood Smith didn't listen to me in?the?Koru Club a couple of months back when I suggested that if he wanted to become a great Speaker he would do exactly that. He didn't listen and now he won't be a great Speaker. Now it is Sir Geoffrey Palmer that will take the kudos and the credit for the suggestion of opening up Parliamentary Services to the OIA.
These are all steps in?the?right direction, even though old troughers like Lockwood Smith have?opposed?them tooth and nail. The bring greater clarity and greater transparency to parliament. But none yet have taken up the suggestion to have an?Independent?Commission Against?Corruption. This would be the ultimate?step?in cleaning up parliament of troughers and rorters. it is a step that needs to be taken. here in New Zealand we have the Speaker handling an inquiry into rorts like Chris Carter, three suits Clayton Cosgrove, Richard Worth, Pansy Wong and Phil Heatley. In Australia they have the ICAC.
The Labor MP for Drummoyne, Angela D'Amore, has been sacked as a parliamentary secretary, but the Premier is refusing to call for her resignation from Parliament after the corruption watchdog found she acted corruptly in falsely claiming thousands of dollars in entitlements for two staff members.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption is also recommending that the Director of Public Prosecutions consider bringing charges against Ms D'Amore, who served as parliamentary secretary to the minister for police and the minister for environment, for two offences of misconduct in public office.
The commission found Ms D'Amore and a staff member Agatha La Manna "engaged in corrupt conduct by falsely claiming sitting day relief payments".
It recommends "action be taken against Ms La Manna as a public official with a view to dismissing, dispensing with or otherwise terminating her services".
There is a huge difference between how our parliament handles rorters and how Australia handles them. We seriously needs such a commission here, and we need its purview to be over Parliament and all local bodies and the state sector. I'd relish an ICAC looking into Len?Brown's?appointments processes for CCO?boards. ?If John Key can move that which was previously under the control of parliament and the Speaker to an?independent?body then why not this step? If the Law Commission can see merit in opening up Parliamentary Services to the OIA then why not an ICAC?
Clarity, transparency and sunlight will give us a much better?democracy.
Tagged: Agatha La Manna • Angela D'Amore • Chris Carter • Geoffrey Palmer • Independent Commission against Corruption • John Key • Law Commission • Lockwood Smith • member of parliament • Official Information Act • Pansy Wong • Parliamentary Service • Phil Heatley • Politics • Remuneration Authority • Richard Worth • Speaker
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High Seas Shucking
Photographer Jay Fleming reflects on an eight-day offshore trip
Jay Fleming
Photos by Jay Fleming
Last winter, photographer Jay Fleming spent eight days aboard a 79-foot fishing vessel, Italian Princess, dredging for sea scallops about 60 miles southeast of Cape May, New Jersey, in an area known as the Elephant Trunk. The hours are long, and the hard work can be dangerous in heavy winter weather. The crew put in 18- to 20-hour days, a couple of them in rough conditions. On the third day, seas climbed to 17 feet, and temperatures dropped to the low 30s.
"It's a psychological and physical test to work on these boats," Fleming says. "It's definitely a grind. That's the way they describe it."
The crew was made up of seven men, including Capt. Charles Wiscott. "I'm 31 years old, and all these guys were right around the same age as me," Fleming says. "There was one Vietnamese crewmember, three Hispanic crewmembers, one black guy, one white guy. They were extremely friendly and very professional. All had a common bond in that they're drawn to the water. They're all close friends." There was no drinking or drugs on the boat, and Fleming says the captain ran a tight ship. "It's all business when you're out there," he says.
The scallops were dredged off a sandy bottom in 200 feet of water. Once the mollusks are on board, the simple shucking knife becomes an important piece of equipment. Each crewmember had bought a blank knife blade, then customized a handle from rubber tubing and grip tape. They sharpened the blades with a grinder on the boat. The men spent the majority of their time opening shells and removing the scallop as loud, high-tempo music blared.
The cutting room was protected from the elements, but there was no view of the water, just a stainless steel sink into which the scallops were dumped. The crew put the meat in a bucket, and the shells and discards went in a little trough to be tossed back into the sea. The boat caught 306,000 scallops over the course of six days, which means each crewmember cut approximately 44,000 scallops. Fleming believes the price scallops fetch reflects the nature of the work.
The crew typically goes out for eight days at a time, then takes five or six days off. Fleming says some of the men work other jobs on the water, such as a deckhand. A couple do odd jobs. Some just go home and relax.
Fleming hopes his photographs will give people a better understanding of the work that goes into getting scallops onto somebody's plate. "It's a dangerous job. You're out at sea for a long time, and people are away from their families," the photojournalist says. "They basically don't have a life when they're working. That's gotta be tough.
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of Anglers Journal magazine.
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In naming Richmond, ROSMY cited accomplishments at the university, such as the recent Q-Summit: A Southern Queer Youth Gathering and the Campus Pride LGBTQ College Sports Summit, as well as partnerships in the community. "All of these initiatives speak to the university's leadership in providing empowering experiences for LGBTQ youth," said ROSMY executive director Beth Panilaitis.
ROSMY was founded in 1991 to ensure equal opportunities for success for Virginia's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth through access to support, education and advocacy.
The annual fundraiser, "Springtime: A Magical Evening," will include a cocktail reception, music by jazz quartet "As If" and a silent auction featuring a variety of items from vacation getaways to one-of-a-kind art created by local and regional artists. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.rosmy.org.


Using the reference of Senate Report No. 93-549 from the 93rd Congress,1st Session (1973), entitled "Summary Of Emergency Power Statutes," it is shown that in the period from 1913 to 1933, the privately owned Federal Reserve Banking System, created by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, caused the failure of the United Statesgovernment, requiring the turning over of the United States gold reserves, and the gold owned by individuals, thereby placing the United States in receivership to the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, who is now a representative of the International Monetary Fund of the United Nations. The Federal Reserve changed the concept of paper money from its proper status as a representation of legal money, i.e. gold and silver coin, to a representation of debt held. Federal Reserve Notes are now purchased by the Federal Reserve Banks at printing (2.4 cents) cost from the Department of The Treasury, and used at face value to purchase United States Treasury Bills and Bonds which are interest bearing, providing the original face value, and the interest collected as additional debts of the people of the United States and as assets to the Federal Reserve Banks. The owners of the FederalReserve are the same private international bankers who created and financed the United Nations, so one can clearly see the transference of property from the original owners, the Citizens of the States, to the owners of the Federal Reserve Banks.
Another Senate Report, entitled "Interlocking Directorships among the Major United States Corporations," a staff study of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, June 15, 1978, describes in detail how the Federal Reserve System controls corporate America though a series of interlocking directorships and family intermarriage. This control extends into all aspects of American life, and includes the majority of all United States foundations, major media organizations, and other important elements which provide social, legal and cultural direction for the public.
The Constitution established two different National Governments. One had to respect the Constitution in its dealings with the states and citizens. The other had exclusive powers in the District of Columbia and other federal enclaves, and power over Admiralty Law or the law of the seas surrounding the United States. Only people within the Jurisdiction of this second United States, the corporate body of The Government Of The United States, had to obey its laws. From this agency stems OSHA, EPA, FDA, FTC, FCC and all the other alphabet agencies we have grown accustomed to.
The establishment of federal programs such as Social Security, Unemployment and Welfare, etc., caused the sovereign Citizens of the States, as is stated in 1:2:2-3, 2:1:5, 3:2:1, 4:2:1 and the Preamble of the United States Constitution, to become subjects of this UnitedStates Constitution. In 1938, the decision in the case Erie Railroad v. Tompkins, which ruled "there is no federal Common Law," afforded the excuse for the conglomeration of equity and Common Law, effectively eliminating Common Law protection as specified inthe Constitution and Bill Of Rights and converting to Admiralty Courts using Merchant Law. All courts in the United States are now Admiralty Courts, with a few exceptions. The American flag, with a yellow trim around its edges when displayed in court, means thatthe jurisdiction is Admiralty Law. This attempt to eliminate Common Law must have been a conspiracy since it was carried out by an element of the society which is secret from the rest of the people.
Through this legal, but fraudulent change in status, the sovereign Citizen of the States have lost their Constitutional rights which were provided as a protection from government, and are now subject to Admiralty Court jurisdiction using U.C.C. regulations, obligations to the government vehicle and its associated agencies.
In October, 1945, the United Nations Treaty came into effect, with the Federal District of Columbia being one of the signers, thus fully placing the federal United States under a United Nations International form of Admiralty Law jurisdiction, making it a state in a global government, as per Article VI of the Constitution, which states "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in the Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land, and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding." This effectively eroded Constitutional protection even further, and since the signing of the United Nations Treaty, the United States Constitution and Bill Of Rights do not apply anymore where they conflict with the treaty, including all related international disarmament agreements.
The United States National Government, which was formed by the rest of the Constitution besides Article 1:8:17-18, has been moved into the background, and Congress nolonger meets in session to represent the several States as originally defined, all representation and legislation is for the Article 1:8:17-18 Federal District Of Columbia Federal Government, which is a vassal state to the United Nations. However, that national Government MUST still exist if the Federal Government which operates out of Article 1:8:17-18 of the Constitution still exists, since the latter was chartered out of the former. Anything else would also immediately identify treason on the part of the perpetrators.
The Federal Tax Lien Act of 1966 placed the IRS, the collection arm of the Federal Reserve Banks and the Department of the Treasury, under U.C.C. regulations, formally and legally identifying all United States citizens as commercial entities subject to regulation,with the identifying number being their Social Security Number. Anyone who has used their Common Law right of unlimited contract to adhesion themselves to the Federal District of Columbia entity created by Constitution Article 1:8:17-18 is now an International citizen subject to International Law under Admiralty Court jurisdiction, as opposed to being a sovereign Citizen of the States guaranteed Common Law protection. Gun control legislation, all unconstitutional under the Constitution, is all supposedly made legal by international disarmament agreements under the United Nations treaty. This pattern of disarmament was defined in the Blueprint For The Peace Race which was authorized and signed in 1950 by President Harry S. Truman, who was called a traitor at the time for that action. The writings of Albert Pike, Guiseppe Mazzini, Adam Weishaupt, Manley Palmer Hall, Benjamin Disraeli,Colonel Mandell House, Felix Frankfurter, Louis Brandeis, Theodor Herzl, Steven Wise,Chaim Weizmann, Henry Kissinger, Zbigneiw Brzezinski and Carroll Quigley document some of the details of this conspiracy, in the words of the conspirators. On July 16, 1992 in his acceptance speech, Bill Clinton admitted that he was part of a conspiracy, a benevolentconspiracy, he claimed.
Recent gun control legislation such as the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993 along with proposals to increase fees for gun dealers and to tax ammunition have all contributed to a boom in the purchase of arms and ammunition by the public. Previous estimates of 200 million guns held by 60-70 million Americans must be reevaluated and increased, and these actions appear to have finally created a critical mass of public opposition which is still growing every day. All of the recent gun control legislation and the associated publicity is an effort to create a public acceptance of gun control, since they have already passed all the laws necessary for that action through United Nations treaties and Foreign Policy papers resulting in little known public laws.
Everyone is getting herded toward gold-as-money. Rather timely now that its liquidity is flexible & expandable by way of a trade value that can increase through real-time markets. It's the market that must respond, however. It won't be the elite. Gold is money. Gold in circulation purges debt !!! This was not possible when gold had a fixed value. It never had enough economic "reach". You simply cannot pour new wine into old wineskins. Give thanks for the information age to level the playing field.
Boycott Federal Reserve Notes. It is a system based on theft and slavery, and in return, we get a license to engage in commerce. How long will we trade our time and energy for little green pieces of paper?
As long as people believe it has value , it will continue, most aren't even aware of how the whole system works for starters.
Why do some of us still pay enormous sums of money for diamonds? allowing for all the ilk that goes with it?
What were Furbies, beanie babies??????
Why do some pay extremely high prices for i-phones and continue to pay outrageous sums month after month to companies that have absolutely no respect for their customers at the most basic foundational levels???
Did you ever wonder why is it that they don't teach in schools about the monetary system? Something that is so very foundational in order to live and navigate ones life in the current system and somehow the information on how the game is played along with the rules has completely been left out of entire curriculum. Do you think it was an oversight?


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Assaults during an agreed transaction on social networks in Montreal
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The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) reports that the two injured, aged 16 and 19, will be saved.
Two young men were taken to hospital after being attacked in southwest Montreal during an agreed meeting on the social networks in order to proceed with a transaction.
The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) reports that the two injured, aged 16 and 19, will be saved. No arrests had been announced as of Monday morning.
The meeting of a group of five young men, all under the age of 20, reportedly took place around 11 p.m. 50, Sunday, at the intersection of boulevards Newman and Angrignon, in the borough of LaSalle.
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A disagreement may have broken out and the five young people would have fled in a car, but they would have been chased by another vehicle.
Shortly after, the young man driving the pursued car lost control and violently struck a tree, which fell on the roadway and blocked traffic.
Suspects would then get out of the other vehicle to attack two of the five occupants of the accident vehicle before fleeing.
The SPVM reminds you that there are areas of x27;secure exchanges for people who transact online on sites for the sale and exchange of goods to help prevent fraud and other crimes.
These spaces, monitored by camera and available 24 hours a day, every day, make it possible to meet the people with whom an online transaction has been carried out and to carry out the processing. exchange of the property sold.
The secure exchange zones are located on the premises of a multitude of SPVM neighborhood stations.
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11 Awesome Things to do in Edinburgh with Kids Tour the Edinburgh Castle. A visit to the Edinburgh Castle is a must when in Edinburgh. Join a tour or �... There are loads of fun things to do in Edinburgh with kids. I lived in Edinburgh for 14 years before I had kids, so I got to know the city pretty well � especially the shops, bars and restaurants. I lived in Edinburgh for 14 years before I had kids, so I got to know the city pretty well � especially the shops, bars and restaurants.
Edinburgh may be home to the world's largest arts festival every August, but it's packed with great things to do for the remaining 11 months as well.... Edinburgh is a world leader on the comedy stage, thanks to its brilliant Fringe Festival that takes place every August, which hosts plenty of comedy shows that won�t break the bank. But you can still get laughs aplenty � and find free events � throughout the year at the excellent Stand Up Comedy Club.
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The number of containers lost represents a 48% reduction in the average annual losses compared to the previous three-year period. The number includes containers that were lost during catastrophic events, i.e. those where more than 50 containers were lost during a single event. Excluding catastrophic events, the average number of containers lost each year was 612, which is about 16% less than the average of 733 units lost each year in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
The new figures were released this week in an updated survey of World Shipping Council members, who operate approximately 80 percent of the global containership fleet in terms of capacity.
The WSC undertook the first survey of its member companies in 2011 to provide a more accurate estimate as to the number of containers lost at sea each year and debunk what it describes 'wildly inaccurate' claims that the industry might lose as many as 10,000 containers at sea every year. The WSC conducted new surveys in 2014 and 2017, with the most recent gathering input for 2014, 2015 and 2016.
The WSC survey is regarded as the best source for accurate information on the subject containers lost at sea.
Based on the most recent survey results, WSC estimates that for the combined nine-year period from 2008 to 2016, on average, there were 568 containers lost at sea each year, not counting catastrophic events, and 1,582 containers lost at sea each year including catastrophic events. On average, 64% of containers lost during this period were attributed to a catastrophic event.
Although the 1,390 annual average may still seem high, the WSC survey said in 2016, the international liner shipping industry transported approximately 130 million containers packed with cargo, with an estimated value of more than $4 trillion.
Based on the 2011 survey results, the World Shipping Council estimated that on average there were approximately 350 containers lost at sea each year during the 2008-2010 time frame, not counting catastrophic events. When one counted the catastrophic losses, an average annual total loss per year of approximately 675 containers was estimated for this three year period.
In the 2014 survey, the WSC estimated that there were approximately 733 containers lost at sea on average for each of these three years, not counting catastrophic events. When one includes catastrophic losses (as defined above) during these years, the average annual loss for the period was approximately 2,683 containers.
This larger number in 2014 is due primarily to the complete loss in 2013 of the MOL Comfort in the Indian Ocean and all of the 4,293 containers on board – which remains the worst containership loss in history; and, in 2011, the grounding and loss of the M/V Rena off New Zealand, which resulted in a loss overboard of roughly 900 containers. Both of these incidents involved complete and total vessel losses.
In 2015, the tragic total loss of American cargo ship El Faro, carrying 391 containers, accounted for almost 43% of the total containers lost during the year.


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Video of a grandmother walking by herself for the first time in years
Heart-warming footage captures a grandmother walking by herself for the first time in three years after being confined to a neck brace and wheelchair because of her debilitating condition
Karen Scott, 51, was born with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome which affects tissues
But she wasn't diagnosed until June 2018, as doctors thought she had ME
Her spine was so weak she could hardly hold her head up, let alone walk
It forced her to retire early aged 48 because she was so exhausted
After paying £100,000 for surgery in Spain, Mrs Scott can now walk unaided
Heart-warming footage has captured the moment a grandmother took her first unaided steps in three years.
Karen Scott was born with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a crippling condition which left her confined to a neck brace and wheelchair.
However, the 51-year-old wasn't diagnosed until June 2018, with doctors believing she had chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME.
For 30 years the married mother-of-two battled symptoms which forced to retire from her job as a finance director in 2016 aged 48.
The condition left her spine so weak she could hardly hold her head up, feeling as though she had a 'bowling ball head on a paper straw neck'.
After speaking to someone at a wedding with EDS, she realised her symptoms were similar, and, after seeing a specialist in London, was diagnosed in June 2018.
Mrs Scott, from Hartfield, East Sussex, can now walk again after paying £100,000 for an eight-hour operation in Spain to strengthen her spine using two titanium rods.
Heart-warming footage shows the moment Karen Scott, 51, took her first unaided steps in years after a rare condition left her with a 'bowling ball head on a paper straw neck'
Mrs Scott, 51, from Hartfield, East Sussex, was born with debilitating disease Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which has left her using a wheelchair and other walking aids for three years
The condition left her spine so weak she could hardly hold her head up. Thanks to £100,000 trip to Barcelona, Spain, for a pioneering eight hour operation in which doctors strengthened her spine using two titanium rods, Mrs Scott can walk again unaided. Pictured, after
WHAT IS EHLERS -DANLOS SYNDROME?
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is the name for a group of rare inherited conditions that affect connective tissue.
Connective tissues provide support in skin, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, internal organs and bones.
There are several different types of EDS that may share some symptoms, including:
The different types of EDS are caused by faults in certain genes that make connective tissue weaker. Depending on the type of EDS, the faulty gene may have been inherited from one parent, or both parents.
Sometimes the faulty gene isn't inherited, but occurs in the person for the first time.
EDS can affect people in different ways. For some the condition is relatively mild, while for others their symptoms can be disabling. Some of the rare severe types can be life-threatening.
Source: NHS
Mrs Scott said: 'Thanks to this surgery, I have walked for the furthest I have walked without any mobility aids for the first time in three years.
'I was overjoyed and overcome with emotion but also shocked that it's been so successful and had such quick results, I'm elated.
'The surgery will allow me to support my own head properly without it crushing my nerves.'
At Centro Medico Teknon Hospital in Barcelona, Mrs Scott had two ribs taken out to fuse two titanium rods from her head to her thoracic spine – the longest part of the spine that runs from the base of the neck to the abdomen.
Surgery is an option for some EDS patients, but there remains very little in the surgical literature to support this approach and therefore it is considered high risk.
Mrs Scott knew from a young age something was wrong and would routinely dislocate her joints.
The Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of connective tissue disorders that generally cause joint hypermobility, stretchy skin and tissue fragility.
But Mrs Scott claims she spent three decades being told by doctors she was 'crazy' and was misdiagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
She said: 'It was only when I got to about 23 I knew something was wrong. I've had almost 30 years of doctors saying you're crazy, there's nothing wrong.
For 30 years the married mother-of-two battled symptoms which forced to retire from her job as a finance director in 2016 aged 48. Pictured, resting in bed
As well as taking away the ability to walk (pictured, in her wheelchair), for years the disease robbed Mrs Scott of the ability to control her own body, leaving her with uncontrollable shakes
Mrs Scott said she overjoyed, elated and shocked that she has seen such quick results following the operation. Pictured, taking her first steps on video
'The skin came off my hands and feet without any explanation. I could eat something one day and be fine but if I could eat it again the next day and come out in rashes and difficulty swallowing, and then I would suffer fainting and blackouts.
'There were various things that were going on, I was developing allergies to lipsticks and other silly things and it was getting harder and harder for me to walk without crutches.
'I worked up until 2016 doing three day weeks as a finance director but in order to do that I was spending the other four days in bed exhausted.
'I had no quality of life and I was beginning to feel scared that I wasn't just a danger to myself but I was a danger to other people around me.'
As well as taking away her legs, for years the disease robbed Mrs Scott of the ability to control her own body, leaving her with uncontrollable shakes, random bouts of sickness and fatigue, and a complete loss of control over her heart rate and temperature.
Mrs Scott, pictured in hospital, said: 'The surgery will allow me to support my own head properly without it crushing my nerves'
Pictured with family in hospital after the surgery, Mrs Scott claims she was told by doctors that she was crazy and there was nothing wrong with her
Mrs Scott had two ribs taken out (pictured) to fuse two titanium rods from her head to her thoracic spine – the longest part of the spine that runs from the base of the neck to the abdomen
Despite feeling a bit sore, and being left with a large scar, Mrs Scott has thanked everyone who supported her and helped raise the money she needed for the operation
Mrs Scott was first diagnosed with EDS in June last year.
The prevalence of all types of EDS appears to be at least one in 5,000 individuals worldwide, according to the National Institute of Health.
It is difficult to determine the true figure, as those with mild joint and skin problems may be undiagnosed.
The prognosis for people with EDS varies by subtype. Life expectancy is usually not affected, but in the most severe type, vascular EDS, the average life expectancy is 48 years.
Mrs Scott was also diagnosed with craniocervical instability, an abnormality of the bones and structures that join the head and neck.
It can be caused by EDS, and Mrs Scott said she could be 'internally decapitated' at any time.
Since the start of this year, Mrs Scott raised the £100,000 needed to go to Barcelona where doctors were prepared to undertake the risky surgery.
It is unclear what the name of the surgery Mrs Scott received, but she said it was not available to her on the NHS which only funds procedures they deem worth the risk.
Mrs Scott said: 'My husband, David (pictured), is amazing, he does everything, he's a superhero'
Mrs Scott, pictured with her son, Henry, said she had 'no quality of life' before the surgery
She said: 'Even now I've had my operation, I'll have to wear my neck brace when I'm outside the house or on transport until this has properly fused together but I'm so happy and overwhelmed that I've got to this stage and actually had the operation successfully.
'I feel so lucky. I look like I've been attacked by a shark, but given the circumstances I feel really good.'
Post-op, Mrs Scott says that many of her symptoms have already disappeared, and despite feeling a bit sore, the brave gran has thanked everyone who supported her along the way.
She said: 'I have had a lot of support from lots of different places, I've been truly humbled by the support I've had from everyone, especially my family. My husband, David, is amazing, he does everything, he's a superhero.
'There are so many others like me though that are still having to fundraise hundreds of thousands to come and have the same surgery done here in Barcelona or in the US.
'There needs to be more awareness around Ehlers-Danlos, we need to raise the profile of this illness because it is not rare, there are thousands of people in the same position, who have suffered, not knowing their own disease for a long time.'
An NHS England spokesperson said: 'Despite the rarity of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, the NHS does fund surgery when it is recommended by clinicians.
'However, the decision to undertake such complex procedures has to be based on whether the benefits to the individual patient outweigh the risks.'
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REXVILLE, TEXAS. Rexville was on the east bank of the San Bernard River six miles southwest of Sealy in southwestern Austin County. Anglo-American settlement in the vicinity began in the late 1830s, but the town itself, originally known as Reckville, was founded by German immigrants in the late 1870s. In the 1880s the town became a shipping point and flag stop on the Sealy-Eagle Lake spur of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. The town experienced little development; no post office was ever established, and the community received its mail through Sealy. By the mid-twentieth century only a few scattered farm dwellings and a triangulation station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway marked the former townsite.
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Question that left airline passenger devastated
A WestJet gate agent upset a passenger with a devastating question.
14th Aug 2018 1:59 AM
CANADIAN airline WestJet has been forced to apologise after a passenger was left feeling "upset and confused" by a devastating question from an airline gate agent in front of other passengers.
Passenger Lenore Herrem was preparing to board the flight from Calgary to Saskatoon, Canada, to visit her parents.
Ms Herrem presents as female but has her gender marked as male on her Canadian health care card, which has a five-year-old ID photo that also presents as male.
One of the agents appeared confused, Ms Herrem told Canada's CBC.
"She got upset and said, 'They don't match,' but her colleague said, 'Yes, they do, it's fine, go ahead'," she said.
"So I gently and discreetly expressed to her, 'It's because I'm transgender, that's why they don't match up. But my face is the same and my ID matches the name on my boarding pass'."
Ms Herrem was able to board the plane and had only been in her seat for 10 minutes when both gate agents came onto the plane and approached her.
The first gate agent, who had been confused, asked to see her ID again.
"She said something like, 'Oh, that's not the name I remember seeing on the computer when I looked at it,' and she started spouting off different, other women's names that were not mine," Ms Herrem told CBC.
"She rolled her eyes at me and said, 'Are you sure it wasn't your girl name that was on the computer?'
"She outed me in front of the whole aeroplane."
Ms Herrem said that was the first time she had ever had any issue with her ID and she felt "unsafe, vulnerable, belittled".
"I was in shock, it was quite traumatising having someone, especially the way she did it so loudly and in front of everyone, it was really unprofessional."
In a statement, WestJet said it had apologised to Ms Herrem and offered a credit for the flight.
"WestJet's inclusive culture is a point of pride for WestJetters and our goal has always been to create a safe and inclusive environment for all," the company said.
"We have extended our apologies to the guest and are reviewing the matter as we are continuously assessing and evolving our practices and policies to maximise inclusiveness and celebrate diversity."
Ms Herrem said she was pleased with the airline's commitment to training staff "to deal with these sort of situations better in the future".
"(That) was the most important thing for me to hear," she said.
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Citation: Li, M.H., Robinson, E.H., Lucas, P.M., Bosworth, B.G. 2015. Evaluation of low-protein alternative diets for pond-raised hybrid catfish, Ictalurus puncatus X Ictalurus furcatus. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 46:228-234.
Interpretive Summary: Previous research has shown there were no significant differences in weight gain and feed efficiency among hybrid catfish fed diets with protein levels ranging from 28 to 36%. Since the price of catfish food fish diets has reached nearly US $600/ton due to dramatic increases in prices of soybean meal and corn in the past few years, there is interest in evaluating low-protein diets for pond-raised hybrid catfish. It is not clear how much soybean meal can be replaced with less expensive alternative feedstuffs in lower protein, hybrid catfish diets. Therefore, this study was conducted to compare 24% protein, traditional and alternative diets containing various soybean meal levels with a 28% protein control diet for pond-raised hybrid catfish. Results show pond-raised hybrid catfish can be fed a 24% protein diet with 20% soybean meal from large fingerlings to market size without significantly affecting net yield, weight gain, feed conversion ratio, survival, and fillet proximate composition. However, fish fed 24% protein diets had reduced carcass and fillet yield compared with fish fed the 28% protein control diet. At moderate feed prices a 28% protein diet with ingredient composition similar to the one used in this study should be used to ensure optimum fish growth, feed efficiency, and processing characteristic of hybrid catfish. However, a 24% protein alternative diet with 20% soybean meal may be substituted for 28% protein diets for production of food-sized hybrid catfish, for example, when feed prices are high or when market-size fish must be maintained for extended periods before harvest.
Technical Abstract: A study was conducted to evaluate low-protein traditional or alternative diets for pond-raised hybrid catfish, Ictalurus punctatus × Ictalurus furcatus. Three 24% protein diets containing decreasing levels of soybean meal (30, 20, and 15%) and increasing levels of cottonseed meal and corn germ meal were compared with a 28% protein control diet. Hybrid catfish fingerlings (mean initial weight = 71 g/fish) were stocked into 20 earthen ponds (0.04 ha) at a density of 14,826 fish/ha with five ponds per dietary treatment. Fish were fed once daily to apparent satiation for a 191-day growing season. There were no significant differences in total diet fed, net yield, weight gain, feed conversion ratio (FCR), survival, or fillet proximate nutrient composition among dietary treatments (P = 0.10). However, regression analysis showed for fish fed 24% protein diets there was a linear increase in FCR as soybean meal levels decreased (P = 0.06). Compared with fish fed the 28% protein control diet, fish fed 24% protein diets had lower carcass and fillet yield. Results demonstrate a 24% protein alternative diet containing 20% soybean meal may be substituted for 28% protein diets for hybrid catfish during food fish production.


This looks like another first for me this year. First it was getting a hold of a bullpup in the name of Kaliber/Cricket. Now it's a big bore rifle in the name of Boss .308. This is one amazing rifle for power and accuracy. One thing that's amazing is the size and cost of the pellets. I was told each pellet runs .10 per shot. That struck me as a very serious piece of equipment. If there was a shortage of squirrels in the woods I would not be shoot'n pinecones. Something I don't have a problem with if I was carrying a .22.
This is a PCP using a 500 cc air bottle. It is a large stocky proposition partly covered by the fore end. The fill pressure is 220 bar and it looks like the regulator is set from 120 to the 220 bar. I did not go bellow the 120 mark since I noticed the regulator was starting to get less and less air into it. But then I did not need to go bellow, I shot fifty perfectly accurate shots from one fill. I did notice the rifle was a bit nosier at my 36th shot then stayed about the same till 47 shot it seemed small amount louder. But that is very subjective, to someone else it may be negligible not worthy of mention. All shots were nice and mild I would say about like a Cricket .25 cal. The Cricket .25 has a small amount of recoil. And with a pellet this size (JSB 44.75 grains) that is amazing. Cocking is very easy and smooth. All shots I did as single shot, but the rifle does come with a 9 round magazine. One thing I did not like is the stock. The good part is it will set your eye right even with the scope and is comfortable. But for the money FX wants, the wood is on the blah category. And I don't like the ambi, stock. I never seen anyone shoot from one side then switch to the other side for more shooting. Dedicated stocks have a class of their own either left of right handed. At least it is walnut just not very nicely figured one.
All my shots went over the chronograph. The very first shot registered 802.4 feet per second then the second jumped to 836.3 fps. I have noticed that some guns when just charged up will have a low first shot. If I am shooting bench rest I will shoot one or two shots into a practice target. This way the air gets settled in the regulator. Not all work this way so you will have to figure out your setup. The highest was 863.0 fps on 33rd shot. What was surprising is that shot 28 to about shot 40 is the sweet spot with the highest velocity. Also this is the range where I noticed the sound of each shot was the highest.
.288 261 .130 last group.
I used five shots to sight in. Scope was a AEON 10-40x56. So I had zero problems seeing the extra small center on a 10 meter target. I indicated the last group of .130 is the smallest and the last five in a 50 shot string. So it looks like this rifle can be tweeked to shoot tighter then what the groups indicate. Also I need to point out none of the groups were the size of the pellet, but smaller. It was helped by an excellent trigger. It had some first travel but a very crisp let off with no creep at all. This is of course right out of the box. I made zero adjustments to anything on the rifle.
This rifle is nothing I would carry in the field. Not only do I think it is heavy to bump around the woods. It is expensive and pellets cost quite a bit just to plink. But to take this to shoot extreme bench rest. Absolutely would I take it. As far as just ownership. I would also pass. Lets face it, a person would not just plink with it like I like to do sometimes. And having 74.02 foot pounds it is hard to stop inside a 25 yard range. It eats a phone book in short order. Now if I had a farm with lots of pigeons and crows I may change my mind.


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Home Administration Railways reach out to Pvt firms to operate passenger trains
Railways reach out to Pvt firms to operate passenger trains
By Dikhyaa Mohanty
The Ministry of Railways has requested Qualifications for Private companies to operate 151 modern passenger trains on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode on 109 Origin-Destination (OD) pairs of routes.
The project would entail a private sector investment of about Rs 30,000 crore. This is the first initiative of private investment for running Passenger Trains over the Indian Railways network.
The main objective of this initiative is to introduce Modern technology rolling stock with lowered maintenance, promote job creation, lessen transition time, provide amplified safety, render a world-class travel experience for the passengers, and to diminish the demand-supply deficiency in the passenger transportation sector.
Most of the trains are to be manufactured in India under the "Make in India" initiative where the private company will be accountable for financing, operation, procuring, and all the maintenance of the trains.
The trains shall be designed where the maximum speed will be at 160 kmph which will reduce the journey time. The Concession Period for the project shall be 35 years.
These trains will be operated by the Driver and guard of Indian Railways and the operations and maintenance of the passenger trains would be governed by standard & specifications and requirements specified by Indian Railways.
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