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The older the better in the case of this Stutz Bearcat.
UPDATE: When the gavel dropped at Pebble Beach 2016, this Stutz Bearcat went for $594,000 with premiums. It's one of the most expensive Stutz vehicles ever sold at auction - it should be go for even more when fully restored.
When it debuted in 1920, the Stutz Series K Bearcat cost $3,900, which is equivalent to $47,002 in 2016. Of course, you won't be picking up this example for anywhere near that amount because this is the most original Series K Bearcat known to exist, and it's going to be up for grabs at the Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction next month.
This patinated Series K Bearcat was purchased new in 1921, and had just 10,000 miles put on it before being stashed away in a garage in 1934. It sat there untouched and collecting dust for 83 years before being acquired by Wayne Carini, host of the television show Chasing Classic Cars.
Carini cleaned it up, got it running, and made it the subject of the season premiere episode of his show. Later that year the car won the coveted Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance FIVA Award, and now it'll be headed back to Monterey, only this to a new owner. Bonhams will offer the car on Friday, August 19th, at the Quail Lodge Auction, and if all goes according to plan, yours truly will be there to watch the bidding go down.
I won't hazard a guess as to how much this incredibly rare and well-preserved vehicle will fetch, but it's definitely safe to say it'll be an impressive sum. It may not be as attention grabbing as the earlier Bearcats with the "monocle" windscreen, or a "White Squadron" racer replica, but it is unquestionably full of charm and character. From the original 1931 Maryland license plates, to the documents that come with the car, this Series K Bearcat is absolutely a time capsule, one that someone will be very fortunate to have in their collection. Let's hope whomever takes it home realizes that the gas pedal is mounted between the clutch and the brake pedals.
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7 Things I Am Sure of This Week:
1. Just took a tour of the new Here to Serve restaurant "Smash" at Town Brookhaven and have a feeling it is going to do gangbusters over there. Legendary restauranteur Tom Catherall described it as a "Modern Day Chophouse" with a menu that's filled with a mix of burgers, flatbreads, ribs, grilled fish and tasty steaks. The bar has a Houston's look about it with just more TV's. I would argue that for date night a stop at CineBistro next door for a flick followed by a half block walk down to "Smash" would make for an ideal evening.
2. If you are not watching Jon Voight in "Ray Donovan" on Showtime this season you are missing one of the great characters in recent TV history.
3. Beautiful Fall day, no better spot to have a drink and enjoy the vibe than the deck at Barcelona in Inman Park, check out out great piece on them from this week's show.
4. Mirko Pasta, the group of Italian restaurants that started in Athens some years ago, is a perfect family spot when you want something casual and affordable with the family and home-made pasta still matters to you. Not sure if all of them do it, but the Buckhead location does "get a bottle of wine for the price of a glass" on Mondays and let's just say it is sending a lot of Buckhead Mommy's home happy.
5. Nobody is serving up better sushi in town than Umi, next to Chops and Lobster Bar in Buckhead. The quality is unmatched just be ready to dive deep into the wallet for an old school Buckhead night out.
6. A fresh copy of the AJC or the Wall Street Journal accompanied by a make your own skillet from J. Christopher's is a super way to start your morning.
7. Downtown for a Falcons game this year, perhaps the most under-rated great pizza in town is coming out of Max's Coal Oven Pizza right smack on Marietta Street next to STATS. Park across the street, grab a beer and a couple of pies and walk your way to the Dome, makes for the perfect pre game.


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Dickens the guide dog puppy has visited Bolton School Girls' Division, much to the delight of the pupils who raised £2,500 to sponsor his training. The six month old cross breed, half Golden Retriever and half black Labrador, was in playful mood as he entertained pupils that had dressed in Dickensian clothing to celebrate his visit. The guide dog's name had been inspired by Dickens Day, which was held earlier in the year at the School, when 739 pupils set a new Guinness World Record by wearing Dickensian dress in celebration of the bicentenary of Dickens' birth.
This is the second guide dog that the Girls' Division has sponsored, Rolo is now a working guide dog in Hull and was the first puppy that was sponsored back in 2010. The School is now eagerly raising further funds in order to sponsor a third puppy dog, which no other school in the North-West has thus far done.
As part of their sponsorship of Dickens the guide dog, the girls will follow their puppy during its first year as a guide dog in training. They have received a birth certificate and will continue to receive progress reports on training as well as photographs from birth right through to a quality framed photograph of their dog in harness ready to go on to further training at 12-14 months. Dickens was accompanied by The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association's (GDBA) Diane Moore and by his walker, Cath Myall, who said: "We are delighted that the girls have been able to sponsor a second guide dog. The 'socialisation' part of Dickens' training is about to begin, which involves familiarising him with shops, restaurants, lifts, buses and other everyday occurrences."
The GDBA breeds and trains over 1,200 puppies a year and the money raised by the girls helps to support this as the service receives no government funding. It costs over £5000 to breed and puppy-walk each guide dog puppy and this is just the beginning - in total it costs over £40,000 to breed, train and support a single guide dog partnership.
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|October 9, 2019--Economic growth across Europe and Central Asia is slowing, with regional growth estimated at 1.8% for 2019, according to the latest World Bank Economic Update for Europe and Central Asia.
|This estimate, the lowest in four years, reflects slowing growth in both the Russian Federation and Turkey, the region's two largest economies. The report also notes robust growth in other parts of the region, including countries in Central Europe, Central Asia and the South Caucasus.
Slower growth in the region parallels a global downward trend and underlines the need to boost productivity growth and increase investment - which has been declining over the past decade.
view the World Bank-Europe and Central Asia Economic Update Fall 2019- Migration and Brain Drain
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|November 12, 2019--GraniteShares, the U.S. based ETF provider, has entered the European market with a platform of short and leveraged single stock daily Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) for major companies, all of which are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The ETPs track indices taken from Solactive's new Single Stock Leverage Index Family exclusively.
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|Brexit 'Paralysis' Leads Moody's to Lower Outlook on U.K. Debt
|November 9, 2019--The ratings company cited little prospect for reduction in government spending, though investors remain sanguine, with U.K. interest rates not far from record lows
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|European Commission-Autumn 2019 Economic Forecast: A challenging road ahead
|November 7, 2019--The European economy is now in its seventh consecutive year of growth and is forecast to continue expanding in 2020 and 2021. Labour markets remain strong and unemployment continues to fall. However, the external environment has become much less supportive and uncertainty is running high. This is particularly affecting the manufacturing sector, which is also experiencing structural shifts.
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|Italy surpasses Greece as euro area's riskiest borrower
|November 7, 2019--Yield-hungry investors have snapped up debt from former euro area crisis spots
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|BOE-Monetary Policy Report-November 2019
|November 7, 2019--In a nutshell:
Growth has slowed in the UK and abroad
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|Deutsche Bank appoints global head of Wealth Management
|November 4, 2019--Deutsche Bank has appointed Claudio de Sanctis as global head of Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, succeeding Fabrizio Campelli who joins the group Management Board as chief transformation officer.
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|Solactive appoints Head of Product Development and announces further evolution of Management Structure
|November 4, 2019--Solactive is pleased to announce the addition of a new senior position to its organization. Peter Diel joined the firm as Head of Product Development on November 1st, 2019, running Solactive's index development departments.
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|October 31, 2019--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), in its annual report on prospectus activity, reports that in 2018 the number of prospectus approvals across the European Economic Area (EEA) decreased by almost 5% compared to 2017 (from 3,567 to 3,390).
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|October 31, 2019--The European Union (EU) cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2% in 2018, according to preliminary estimates released today by the European Environment Agency.
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|Brexit deal would leave Wales-sized hole in UK economy, experts warn
|October 30, 2019--October 30, 2019--Economists say Boris Johnson's 'Brexit dividend' does not exist.
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THE CONVERSATION: Breaking News in the 18th District
South Plainfield Motor Vehicle Commission Office to Return
Acting on his commitment to the citizens of Middlesex County, Senator Patrick Diegnan announced that a new South Plainfield Agency is tentatively scheduled to open on Monday, May 14, 2018.
"I must complement the Motor Vehicle Commission for ending this potential crisis and express my appreciation for their resolve in re-establishing an office in South Plainfield as one of his top priorities," said Senator Diegnan (D-Middlesex). "My constituents have been as adamant as I have been about re-opening a South Plainfield location and I look forward to the ribbon cutting.
The new agency is located at 5000 Hadley Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080. The internal layout of the site was designed around our new business process to better serve our customers. The building supports improved technology with updated phone, data, and security wiring. In addition, the facility has additional agency counter windows and ID check stations, increased parking availability, and is easily accessible from Route 287.


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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) divides code writers into two distinct categories: software engineers and computer programmers. While software engineering is among the fastest growing professions, employment for programmers is expected to decline 3 percent through 2018, according to the BLS. While software engineers design, programmers translate the ideas handed down to them into code and update and fix existing programs. Entry-level pay depends on whether your specific job description includes design duties.
Computer Programmer vs. Software Engineer
Programmer salaries tend to be lower than salaries for software engineers. Keep in mind that when researching fair entry-level wages, it's your job duties that dictate where you should start, not your job title. If your job involves planning and designing software and writing complex algorithms, you're a software engineer by the BLS definition, even if you hold a programmer title at your company. If you're not involved in much of the design work and spend most of your day translating specifications into a computer language, then you're in a programmer's role. Those who work in software development can be called programmers, developers, software engineers or systems analysts, and titles aren't standardized according to responsibilities. Make sure you understand the scope of the job before you to make accurate salary estimates.
Computer Programmer Salaries
According to 2009 data from the BLS, the programmer salary range falls between $19.54 and $54.51 per hour, or $40,640 and $113,380 per year. Junior programmers should expect to earn at the low end of this salary range. On average, programmers make a respectable living, earning a mean hourly wage of $35.91. If you want to maximize your earnings right out of the gate, look for work in a top-paying industry. The BLS reports that computer and peripheral equipment manufacturers and the financial sector pay the highest salaries.
Computer Software Engineers - Applications
The BLS further subdivides software engineers into two categories — application and systems software developers. While systems software developers code the basic platforms necessary to run computers, application developers work on programs designed to run with systems software support. Application software engineers earn anywhere between $26.36 and $63.50 hourly, or $54,840 and $132,080 per year. Expect to earn in the mid-$50,000 range as an entry-level professional. Top-paying firms include companies in the mining industry and computer and peripheral equipment manufacturers.
Computer Software Engineers - Systems Software
Systems software engineers make more than their peers working in application development, earning between $28.65 and $67.28 per hour or $59,600 and $139,930 annually. While you won't be making a six-figure salary at the junior level, a salary in the high-$50,000 to low-$60,000 range is certainly nothing to sneeze at. Look for work in computer and peripheral manufacturing or with a machinery, equipment and supplies merchant wholesaler to earn top dollar.
From Programming to Engineering
If you're fresh out of college and looking for a job, chances are that you'll land employment with more programming than engineering and design tasks. Often, there's room for programmers to take on more design duties as they gain professional experience and learn more about their company's products. If interviewing for programmer-type roles, ask about the potential to take on more design responsibilities in the future.


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This document describes the Price indicators used in financial charting.
Price indicators show the cost center of a financial series point.
For financial series (series with the FinancialSeriesViewBase class descendant assigned to SeriesBase.View), you can show any number of price indicators of the following types.
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I've been writing for almost 20 years and I didn't finish my first novel until last November. This isn't because I spent two decades on one novel (though I'm sure it would've turned out great). Finishing a novel took 20 years because it took me that long to understand story structure.
As writers, we get sparks for scenes and stories every day. The problem is a spark will always be a spark until you build a story structure around it. How many times have you come up with an incredible story idea and 30 pages later found yourself typing "...".
When was the last time you saw a TV show or movie so riddled with plot holes and character gaps that you actually had to turn it off? These things happen because a story without structure is not a good story.
Story structures are the bumper lanes in the bowling alley that is writing (not the smoothest metaphor, I know, but let's go along with it and just pretend it's really poetic because the image works).
Writing is a bowling ball. Without your story structure/bumper lanes, you're going to get several gutter balls. With your story structure, you set yourself up for a strike.
So if you're ready to get a "strike!" (okay, I'm done now) and finally finish your novel or fix the problems in your existing novel, check out the steps below.
1) Identify Your Character's Goal
(You'll notice a lot of these tips stem from having a clear idea of who your protagonist is. If you're not already there, check out my tips on creating kick-ass characters! Step 1 is an example of what you'll find)
Think of your favorite story. What's it about? A quest for love? For justice? Characters make up the heart of every story, but goals make up the heart of every character.
A character with a goal is automatically a story about someone struggling to reach that goal and fighting opponents who try and keep them from that goal. In The Maze Runner Thomas wants to discover the truth. In The Hunger Games Katniss wants to save her sister.
Whoever your character is, you must decide what they are striving to achieve. Once you do, you will see your story fall into place. So think long and hard about your character's goal. After that's set, you will be one crucial step closer to building your character and your story.
2) Identify Your Character's Main Conflict
Once you've picked your character's goal, finding their main conflict is easy because it is the direct opposite of their goal. Let's go back to our Hunger Games example:
- Katniss's Goal: Save Prim.
- Katniss's Conflict: Consistent threats to Prim's life.
This may seem like the obvious, but it is a crucial step in building the structure your story needs. Often times we think having a great protagonist and great antagonist will get us to the end, but pitting two people against each other is a WWE Fight, not a story.
A story is a character's attempt at overcoming conflict to reach a specific goal.
Once you know your main conflict, you're already a million steps closer to building an organic story. Let's look at another example. Take The Walkstarring Joseph Gordon Levitt. In this movie, JGL plays a French high-wire artist named Philippe Petit.
- Philippe Petit's Goal: Cross the The Twin Towers on a high-wire.
- Philippe Petit's Conflict: Crossing The Twin Towers on a high-wire.
Is this going to be a great movie? Yeah. Here's why:
- JGL's face is really nice to look at and he has a French accent in this movie
- The premise of the story already has great story structure because desire and conflict butt heads from the very beginning.
If you can identify your character's main conflict, creating the obstacles that stem from that conflict is that much easier. Instead of scratching your head and thinking "what should happen now?" you always have a guiding force.
Ask yourself: What's in line with the main conflict?
Just watch the trailer for The Walk. The first :45 seconds give us our main character, his goal, and his conflict. The next 1:30 seconds is the promise of all the obstacles he will face on the path to this goal: engineering difficulties, run-ins with the law, injuries, fear, and death!!! (can you tell I'm excited about the movie?)
So go for it! Identify your conflict and watch the guidelines for your entire story fall into place.
3) Identify Your Character's Endpoint
Once you have your goal and your conflict, your climax is easy because it is the moment where you hero accomplishes his/her goal or fails to accomplish this goal.
With all of these parts already identified, all that is left to figure out is who and where your character is going to be at the end of the story. In this, you have every possibility in the world. Your character can leave your readers as a victor and accidental revolutionary like Katniss in The Hunger Games, or your character can jump out of the frying pan and into the fire like Thomas in The Maze Runner.
Whatever you decide, always keep it at the forefront of your mind. You can avoid plot holes and character gaps when you have a clear idea of where your character starts and where they end.
With story structure, you'll figure out the most organic way to write your novel and discover new story elements that you never would've thought of before. So go make your bumper lanes! Even in the worst of your writer's block , you'll always know how to keep pushing forward and help your idea become a reality.
So there you have it! Good luck writing and let me know how these tips work for you in the comments. Stay tuned next week for my weekly writing prompt and post on how to battle writer's block!


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Calistoga has always played second fiddle to the other towns of the Napa Valley. But finally our town will move to the fore front, as the Basecamp of wine country. Calistoga's mayor, Chris Canning, without realizing, coined our town's new title "Basecamp Calistoga". In a Santa Rosa Press Democrat article dated July 27, 2015, Chris Canning, mayor and executive director of the Calistoga Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Bureau said, "It's a base camp to Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties...we are being equated to Healdsburg and Yountville."
For many years Calistoga has seemed too far north and St. Helena, Yountville and Napa all had room to expand. Fast forward to today, Calistoga seems to be the last remaining place to expand. In recent years, resorts like Calistoga Ranch and Solage were built, bringing a more upscale feel to our town. Restaurants like Jole, Solbar, Sam's Social Club and Evangeline have also upped the ante in our town. Two major resorts will break ground in 2016, a Four Seasons and Calistoga Hills Resort, owned by CTF Development International, a Hong Kong based company that also owns The Beverly Wilshire Hotel. It is rumored that more than a couple of celebrity chefs are also looking for a spot in Calistoga.
If you think about Calistoga's geographic location, with respect to the rest of wine country, is right in the middle. Easy access to locations like Napa Valley, Napa's mountain appellations, Sonoma Valley, Dry Creek, Russian River Valley and Lake County's Red Hills.
Exciting times for a town that was supposed to be called the Saratoga of California, but on the day that Sam Brannon gave our town's inaugural speech, he had a little too much to drink. In his inebriated speech, he proclaimed us the Calistoga of Sarafornia. True story!
From now until January 31, 2016 you can purchase our 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon for $25 per bottle and use discount code: Cabernet for free shipping. This wine was rated 90 points in Wine Enthusiast Magazine


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"A cannon on wheels?! Bet they won't see that coming! Tons of firepower, but not that sturdy!" Level 1-4 Level 5-8 Level 9-12 Level 13-16 The Cannon Cart is unlocked in Builder Barracks level seven. This requires Builder Hall level five. The …Read More »
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"Unstable energy radiates from this powerful suit of dark armor, waiting to be unleashed!" Level 1-8 Level 8-14 Level 14-? The Super P.E.K.K.A is a larger version of the P.E.K.K.A that shocks anything it hits, stunning it. It does huge …Read More »
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"Fearlessly summons flocks of flying creatures and, unlike her sister, leaves the grass in pristine condition." Level 1-12 Level 13-16 The Night Witch is a Builder Base troop unlocked at Builder Barracks level 8. The Night Witch is a single target range troop. The …Read More »
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"Packed to the brim with bones instead of bombs. Skeletons leap out of these balloons directly next to the enemy!" Level 1-4 Level 5-8 Level 9-12 Level 13+ The Drop Ship is a balloon that flies in the air and …Read More »
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"Why is he so angry, speedy and vicious? Nobody's brave enough to ask. Maybe it's because he can't find his sword?" Level 1-4 Level 5-8 Level 9-12 Level 13-16 The Raged Barbarian is the first unit unlocked in the Builder Barracks of …Read More »
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Sneaky Archer
"Cloaked under cover of moonlight, Archers can take out targets before ever being seen. Their weakness? Overconfidence." Level 1-4 Level 5-8 Level 9-12 Level 13-16 The Sneaky Archer is unlocked at Builder Barracks level two. The Sneaky Archer uses a crossbow and …Read More »
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Scollay Square
21 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Quick. It's 10:00 at night, it's raining like mad, you're over by the Massachusetts State House, and it's time to grab dinner. Where to go?
I recently found myself in this predicament. Doing some work on Tremont, we weren't sure where to go. We certainly could have gone over to Faneuil Hall, and were not in the mood for the crowd. Years previously while working in Boston, we used to go over to a place Scollay Square. A quick web check told us they were open, and off we went.
Scollay Square was the first restaurant of the Legendary Restaurant Group, owned by Brad Dalbeck and Chris Damian and opened in 2004. Brad always worked the crowd, while Chris made the food extraordinary. Their other properties are each unique (Tavern on the Water in Charleston is a great summer venue with great Boston views, Max and Dylans is named after their two sons and their two locations aim for hip and trendy. Papagayo! is their spin on a Mexican Restaurant and Tequila Bar. Charlestown's Andiamo provides homemade take-out dishes, providing a great meal without the hassle of precious time spent on their part cooking or dining at a restaurant. Poking around their website also gives a hint at a new wine bar Sip and Avery Provision Company – occupying the same space.
Scollay Square aims for upscale comfort food (perfect at 10:00PM.) They are located on a one way portion of Beacon Street, in the shadow of the State House, just past Fox 25 News "Beacon Hill Studios", and before the XV Beacon (15 Beacon) hotel on the left. Directly past the restaurant is a small parking lot convenient when off street parking is needed.
Entering the restaurant is through their outdoor patio. Over the years the owners have opened up the space more, giving the sense of an arrival.
The menu presented a large array of options. We went with an order of BBQ pork sliders, created with slow cooked pork and topped with cole slaw, and a Macaroni and Cheese with Maine Lobster.
Each was very tasty. The pork sliders are finger sized, and were delectable (although the pork could have been a tad warmer.) The mac and cheese was steaming hot, with nice bits of lobster throughout the bowl.
On a rainy, cold night….a perfect combination accompanied by a Cape Ann Brewing Company craft beer perfectly suggested by our waiter.
So…a little off the beaten path, and conveniently located by the State House, offers comfort food in an upscale casual environment.
Lunch: Monday through Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
Dinner: Nightly at 5:30 p.m.
Brunch-Sat, Sun, & Holiday Mondays: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Serving: till 10:00 p.m. Monday-Wednesday
till 11:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
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Scollay Square gets a GREEN LIGHT…go and enjoy.
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Green Light – Go and enjoy
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Breast Implants
Breast implants are commonly used in both aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. In cosmetic surgery, breast implants are used to enlarge and/or lift the breasts. In reconstructive surgery, breast implants are used to recreate the breast mound. Multiple types of breast implants can be used, and breast implants can be placed either underneath or above the chest wall muscles. Over time, whether they are used for cosmetic or reconstructive purposes, all breast implants may need to be changed or removed.
Breast Implant Types
Breast implants may be differentiated by filling type, outer texture, and shape.
Filling Type
There are three different filling types for breast implants: saline, silicone gel, and cohesive gel. All three types of breast implants can be used for breast augmentation or breast reconstruction. The choice of filling is largely based on personal preference.
Patients who choose saline implants tend to do so because they feel confident knowing that if the implant ruptures the saline that leaks into the body's tissues is safe. Saline is basically salt water, and it has many uses in medicine. Saline is often used to clean wounds, remove contact lenses, and help with dry eyes. Saline is injected into veins to treat dehydration, and it is also used to dilute other medications used intravenously. If a saline implant ruptures, the saline that spills into the breast tissue will be absorbed easily by the body. It will also be obvious that the implant is ruptured, as the breast with the ruptured saline implant will appear deflated.
On the other hand, saline implants tend to feel firm, and they may also feel less natural. Saline implants last the longest when they are maximally filled or even slightly overfilled. Underfilled saline implants will have wrinkles, and those wrinkles are weak spots on the implants that can lead to rupture. The firmness of a saline implant will be particularly evident in women who have little or no breast tissue.
Silicone Gel
Patients choose silicone gel implants because they want soft breasts that feel natural. Traditional silicone gel implants are prefilled with silicone gel, which is a thick, sticky fluid that is designed to imitate the feel of human fat. Silicone implants are much more pliable than saline implants, and the silicone looks and feels more like normal breast tissue.
On the other hand, silicone gel can be a problem if the implant ruptures. In 1992, silicone gel implants were taken off the market due to fears that they could be linked to cancer, autoimmune and connective tissue disorders such as lupus. In 2006, after extensive studies, the FDA approved the use of silicone implants again when no links were found between silicone implants and cancer, autoimmune and connective tissue disorders. If a silicone implant ruptures, however, it may be silent. Any free silicone tends to remain trapped in the patient's tissues, and the rupture may not be noticeable. The FDA recommends that women with silicone implants undergo breast MRI surveillance 3 years after implantation and then every 2 years after that.
Silicone is supposed to be inert, but it can cause irritation to the tissues if the silicone gel leaks. Sometimes the only sign of rupture is a little pain or discomfort on the side of the ruptured silicone implant. Women with silicone implants who have discomfort should undergo breast MRI to evaluate for a potential silicone implant leak.
Cohesive Gel
The newest type of breast implant is the cohesive silicone gel implant, or the "gummy bear" implant, which was approved by the FDA in 2012. Since the silicone in the new cohesive silicone gel implants is significantly more coherent than the silicone in traditional silicone gel implants, it is believed that the cohesive gel will hold together if the outer silicone shell ruptures - much like a gummy bear.
The cohesive gel implant is softer than a saline implant but firmer than the traditional silicone gel implant. Since the silicone gel is more coherent, the cohesive gel implant tends to hold its shape because it is stiffer than traditional silicone gel. The cohesive gel implant will require the largest incision on the breast, because cohesive gel implants are less flexible than all other implant types and cannot squeeze through a small incision.
Outer Texture
All breast implants have an outer silicone shell. The outer silicone shell in breast implants come in two different textures: smooth and textured.
When the outer shell is smooth, the breast implant can more easily move or spin in the breast pocket. Smooth implants are less prone to infection, because there are no irregular crevices for the bacteria to hide. For patients with very little or no breast tissue, smooth implants minimize risk of visible rippling because the breast tissue cannot attach to the smooth surface. Smooth implants are more likely to develop capsular contracture, however. Over time, the slick capsule that forms around a smooth implant can shrink and contract, leading to a capsular contracture that is hard and painful.
When the outer shell is textured, the breast tissue can grow onto the surface of the implant. This allows the implant to scar in place, so that it does not move around in the breast pocket. While a capsule will form around all implants, textured implants reduce the risk of capsular contracture. Textured implants do have a slightly increased risk of infection, however, and textured implants also increase the risk of rippling in women with minimal or no breast tissue since the implant is very adherent to the breast tissue and skin.
Implant Shape
Implants can be either round or teardrop shaped. Round implants are basically circles, and the circular implants can project to different heights from the chest wall. The higher the projection, the farther the breast will stick out from the chest wall. Round implants can be either smooth or textured, because if the implant moves or spins it does not change the shape of the implant. Teardrop shaped implants have less projection at the top of the breast and more projection at the bottom of the breast, much like a natural breast. Teardrop shaped implants should always be textured, because if the implant were to move due to a smooth slippery surface the breast would appear misshapen. Cohesive gel implants are generally textured teardrop shaped implants because they retain their shape and it is believed that maintaining a teardrop shape looks the most natural.
Implant Placement
Breast implants can be placed below the pectoralis muscle or above the pectoralis muscle.
In both breast augmentation and breast reconstruction, breast implants are commonly placed under the pectoralis muscle. The advantage of placing implants underneath the pectoralis muscle is that it provides additional soft tissue coverage over the implant, which can be important when someone has very little or no breast tissue. The additional soft tissue coverage can soften the implant edges that might otherwise be visible and palpable. In addition, the action of the muscle on top of the implant can help shape the top portion of the implant so that it does not look artificially full. Finally, the squeezing action of the muscle on the implant can reduce the incidence of capsular contracture.
The action of the pectoralis muscle flexing over a breast implant can lead to hypermobility. When the muscle presses down on the implant, it can temporarily deform and change the shape of the implant and move it upward or to the side. In addition, since the pectoralis muscle is normally flat against the chest wall, the presence of an implant underneath the pectoralis muscle can feel tight or even painful. For most women, the discomfort usually improves over time, but some women never become accustomed to the tight feeling of an implant underneath the pectoralis muscle.
Breast implants can also be placed above the pectoralis muscle, in the same location as the breast tissue. In breast augmentation, a breast implant over the pectoralis muscle is called a "subglandular" or "prepectoral" implant, because it is under the breast gland but over the pectoralis muscle. In breast reconstruction, a breast implant over the pectoralis muscle is just called a "prepectoral" implant, because it is over the pectoralis muscle but there is no glandular breast tissue after a mastectomy.
Prepectoral breast implants have the advantage of being more comfortable, because there is no tightness from a foreign body being placed underneath the pectoralis muscle. There is no hypermobility with the implant being deformed and displaced by the pectoralis muscle, because the breast implant is over the muscle. The disadvantage is that there is not as much soft tissue coverage. Thus, it may be easier to see the outlines of the breast implant itself. This can be addressed by using a shaped implant with an acellular dermal matrix (ADM) wrapped around the implant. The ADM provides an extra layer of soft tissue coverage over the implant, and can also soften the edges of the implant itself.
Breast reconstruction with prepectoral cohesive gel implants wrapped in ADM is the newest type of implant-based breast reconstruction. ADM is composed of the dermal layer of skin that has been stripped of reactive cell components but retains the biologic qualities and structure of natural collagen. ADM eventually integrates with the body and is replaced with the patient's own tissue. Since the implant is placed above the muscle, the normal pain and tightness from a subpectoral implant is eliminated. In addition, the cohesive gel implant retains a teardrop shape underneath the thin mastectomy skin.
Complications of Breast Implants
Almost all breast implants used in the United States have a 10-year warranty. While some implants can last for decades, many implants need to be changed in a much shorter period of time. Implants are not expected to last forever. According to data gathered by the implant manufacturers, about half of breast implants need to be changed within seven years. The most common reasons for implant problems include capsular contracture, rupture, and infection.
Capsular Contracture
Capsular contracture is scarring that occurs around the breast implant. All breast implants - smooth, textured, round, shaped, above muscle, below muscle - will develop a capsule. Since implants are a foreign body, the body tries to wall off the implant by creating a capsule around it as a barrier from the implant. The capsule can be something that is soft and flimsy - almost like a film that is not noticeable. Or it can become firm and painful - almost like a hard shell that feels like it shrinks and contracts over time. When an implant develops a hard, painful capsular contracture, it is not dangerous in and of itself. The discomfort, however, may lead women to want the implant and the capsule removed in its entireity.
An en bloc capsulectomy can be performed to remove the implant and the capsule in one piece. A complete en bloc capsulectomy is a painstaking and meticulous procedure that removes every bit of the capsule, including the section that may be very adherent to the chest wall and ribs. A partial capsulectomy leaves pieces of the capsule in the breast pocket. The surgical dissection from an en bloc capsulectomy is an irritant to the remaining breast tissue, and will stimulate fluid production from the body. After an en bloc capsulectomy, it is usually necessary to place drains to allow the fluid from the breast pocket to exit the body. If a new implant is being placed, it usually placed in a fresh space. In other words, if the original implant was placed subpectorally, the new implant would be placed prepectorally. Conversely, if the original implant was placed prepectorally, the new implant would be placed subpectorally.
For patients who undergo implant removal and en bloc capsulectomy and do not want an implant replaced, drains will need to be left to drain fluid in for a longer period of time. The body does not like empty spaces, and will try to fill the potential space with fluid. For patients who still have breast tissue, they may need a breast lift, or mastopexy, to rearrange any remaining breast tissue to recreate a breast mound. Otherwise, the stretched-out breast skin that has lost the volume from the implant may look empty, deflated, and unsightly. Some patients who do not want implants but need more volume may benefit from fat grafting to add bulk to their breast tissue. Fat grafting involves liposuction from another part of the body, processing and purifying the lipoaspirate, and then injecting the purified fat cells into the breast tissue to add volume.
For patients who have no breast tissue after implant removal and en bloc capsulectomies because they have undergone mastectomies, they can decide to undergo a new breast reconstruction with implants or with their owntissue. Autologous tissue breast reconstruction after mastectomy is best performed with flaps, in which skin and fat from another part of the body is transferred to the chest with its own blood supply to create a new breast. The gold standard in autologous tissue breast reconstruction is perforator flaps.
Both saline and silicone implants can rupture. All implants - even saline implants - have a silicone shell, and the silicone shell can wear out over time. When a saline implants ruptures, it is quite obvious as the implant simply deflates. In addition, the saline that spills into the tissues should be safe, as saline is the same fluid that is used intravenously to rehydrate the body. When a silicone implant ruptures, however, it may be silent. Furthermore, silicone is supposed to be inert, but the ruptured silicone gel can cause irritation and inflammation to the surrounding breast tissue that can worsen over time.
Both ruptured saline and silicone breast implants should be removed and/or replaced. In the operating room, removing a ruptured saline implant is relatively straightforward. Removing a ruptured silicone implant, however, is more challenging because the thick sticky gel can be difficult to remove. If the silicone gel spills into the tissues, it may be necessary to resect some breast tissue. This can leave breasts appearing dimpled, wrinkled, sagging, and otherwise deformed, and the remaining breast tissue may not return to its original shape. If a ruptured silicone implant is replaced, there may be a higher risk of complications compared to the first time. If an implant is not replaced, it may be necessary to perform other procedures to recreate a breast shape.
Since breast implants are a foreign body, they do not have a blood supply. If a patient develops breast infection, the implant cannot bring white blood cells and other natural defenders of the body to fight the infection. If the infection is a skin infection only, such as redness from cellulitis, then it may be possible to control the infection with antibiotics. If a breast implant itself becomes infected, however, because bacteria is seeded on the implant, then it needs to be removed.
Since breast implants are a foreign body, they can create pressure against the breast skin from the inside. This constant pressure occasionally leads to erosion of the breast skin so that implant starts to push through the skin. When the breast implant pushes through the skin to the outside world, this is called extrusion. Although rare, extrusion is most common among women who have undergone radiation treatment for cancer. This is because radiation therapy damages the skin, and makes it more difficult to heal. Extrusion can also occur in breasts that have not undergone radiation if the patient or her skin has been otherwise compromised.
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
The FDA is currently collecting data on a possible association between anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) and breast implants. ALCL is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer involving the cells of the immune system. The incidence of ALCL in the breast is 3 cases of ALCL in 100 million women (0.000003%). The worldwide incidence of ALCL in patients with breast implants is estimated to be about 60 cases of ALCL in 5-10 million women (0.0006-0.0012%). The incidence of ALCL in women with breast implants may be slightly overestimated, because some of the data that has been collected may be duplicate cases.
ALCL is extremely rare, but women with breast implants may have a very small but increased risk of developing ALCL in the scar capsule surrounding the breast implant. There is currently no trend of implant type (saline vs silicone) or implant reason (aesthetic augmentation vs reconstruction) associated with a smaller or greater risk of ALCL. Textured implants may be at slightly greater risk for ALCL than smooth implants, but findings are not conclusive. When ALCL occurs with breast implants, it is identified most frequently in patients undergoing implant revisions for late onset, persistent seroma, which is a fluid collection that develops around the implant. Thus, the FDA does not currently recommend prophylactic breast implant removal in patients without symptoms or other abnormalities. Since the risk of ALCL appears to be quite small and inconclusive, breast implants are still approved in the USA when used as labeled for breast augmentation or breast reconstruction.
Breast implants are commonly used for both aesthetic breast augmentation and breast reconstruction. Both saline and silicone breast implants have been widely studied by the FDA, and are currently approved for use in the USA. Prepectoral cohesive gel breast implants are the newest type of implant-based breast reconstruction, and they have solved some of the problems associated with previous types of implant-based breast reconstruction. Breast implants are not without problems, however, and careful consideration should be given to the risks prior to placing breast implants. Patients should also know that breast implants are not expected to last forever, and they may need to be removed or replaced over time.


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So as our family will soon become 4 we decided it would be best to take a last little holiday as a trio. Relaxing and spending quality time with Finn and as a family.
When deciding the type of holiday we were thinking: all inclusive (so no worries about where to eat), sun, swimming and the beach, and after a little search we ended up booking a week away to Porto Santo. If you haven't heard of it (I have to admit I hadn't), its a small island of 5000 people just above from Madeira.
The 4hr flight was a little longer than we would've liked (we had to stop in Madeira to let people off), but thankfully Finn did his usual thing and slept most of the way.
When we arrived the weather wasn't the best (you can see from the left pic) but thankfully the clouds lifted and we had really sunny days from then on.
Now I must say I'm always one for the sun, I could happily lay down and sunbathe all day, but it seems that this might of changed. Being pregnant I couldn't stand even half an hour in the sun, and trying to relax on the beach or a sun lounger when you can't lie on your front or back is pretty frustrating. I constantly covered Finny with high factor and made him wear a hat and then ended up doing the same, which was great for setting an example plus the fact I couldn't exactly sunbathe made me more up for doing things.
Regarding the food, our expectations weren't too high, (food is never amazing when somewhere needs to cater for lots of people) but there was always something good enough to eat, and the fact there was food from 7am-11pm was perfect with two hungry boys. Plus lots of choice meant if Finn didn't like something there was always something else to try.
The life vest you can see above was a purchase we made the day before, it had me running all around the shops trying to find one and resulted in me paying a vast amount for the only one I could find. When Finn finally did get in the water with it on, he hated it so much that we ended up using it for 5 mins and it spend the rest of the time packed away (at least theres room to grow).
To break up the week one day we went on a jeep safari around the island (pic above), which was well worth taking as Finn loves being in a car, plus it was interesting to hear about the area. Then another day we took the custody bus into the town centre for a look around followed by a long leisurely stroll back to the hotel via the beach (pic below).
The holiday was exactly what we needed, Finn enjoyed it (especially the waves, which he went mad for) and I loved the fact the three (and a half) of us were all together somewhere else than at home. I think another all inclusive beach holiday will be on the cards once our next one is ready.


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Under the Dome
NC bill delaying new school grading scale to get quick hearing
There's some momentum for legislation that would give a two-year reprieve before a tougher standard is used for evaluating North Carolina's public schools under the state's controversial A-F letter grading system.
House Bill 358 was referred Thursday to the Education Committee, where it will presumably get quick approval at the next committee meeting on Tuesday. All three committee chairmen are among the bill's primary sponsors.
The parallel Senate legislation, Senate Bill 450, was referred Thursday to the Rules and Operations Committee.
Both bills would keep in place the 15-point scale for determining school letter grades through the 2015-16 school year. Barring an unexpectedly massive jump in test passing rates, the planned switch to the 10-point scale this school year would result in most schools getting D or F marks.
Rep. Craig Horn, a Union County Republican and a chairman of the House Education Committee, said the identical bills were filed Wednesday to speed up the approval process and to show that strong support exists in both houses. The primary sponsors of the Senate version include several chairs of the Education and Education Appropriations committees.
Horn denied that the purpose of the bill is to avoid reporting out a large number of schools with low grades. If the 10-point scale had been used for last year's results, 70 percent of schools would have gotten Ds or Fs instead of the 70 percent that got As through Cs under the 15-point scale.
Horn said the purpose of keeping the 15-point scale is to see how well schools are doing over time.
"Let's stay with one scale for the next couple of years so we have an opportunity to make a reasonable comparison," Horn said. "Part of the purpose of testing and grading is to make year on year comparisons."
Meanwhile, Rep. Tricia Cotham, a Mecklenburg County Democrat, filed House Bill 368 on Thursday to "improve the A-F grading system." That bill would not delay the switch to the 10-point scale.
But Cotham's bill would change how the grades are calculated. It would reverse the formula from 80 percent passing rate and 20 percent growth to 80 percent growth and 20 percent passing rate.


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(Crossposted at the Daily Kos.)
It has been said that his journalism is "unfair" and "vicious" and "takes a back seat to everyone, including Jayson Blair, in terms of ethics", that it "might well have been the best fiction written in the English language", that "every dip of his pen stung like a horned snake", and that he was "loose cannon" whose "ninety-proof prose" incited the "rabble". His lifelong political enemy called him "the great incendiary" and a master of the puppets, deplored his "obstinacy and inflexible disposition", and also accused him of "defalcation" (a quaint expression for embezzlement). It's been said that "like most men contending solely for a principle he was distinctly a 'trouble-maker.'" And finally, the authorities declared that his "offenses are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration but that of condign punishment."
I know what you're thinking, these are probably more fulminations about a lefty blogger from some MSM pundits; probably David Brooks or Lee Siegel, considering the florid language, but maybe it's David Broder or Maureen Dowd or Richard Cohen. And who's the blogger? Well it must be Kos, of course, or maybe now they're picking on another member of the "blogger A-list".
In fact, the object of all that contempt was an agitator, pundit and political organizer; a delegate to the Continental Congress; a signer of the Declaration of Independence; and a Governor of Massachusetts: Samuel Adams. Among the Founding Fathers, none of whom was a slouch when it came to patriotic passion, Adams was undoubtedly the most radical, uncompromising and inflammatory. If he were alive today, he would surely be a flaming lefty blogger, probably one of the "A-List", with a large following; but the MSM would be calling him a Kingpin, rabid and venomous, vituperative, thuggish and fascist; and the wingnuts would be calling him an unhinged moonbat.


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Free Download: 90's Movie Marathon Checklist
90's music, 90's movies, 90's butterfly hair clips and body glitter….. that decade was made for me! But since we can't turn back the clock and relive those colorful glory days, I thought it'd be fun to do the next best thing, movie marathon!
In just a few weeks, most of us will have a 3 day weekend because of Memorial Day. So I wanted to get this nostalgia filled list in to your hands ahead of time so you can invite some friends over or purchase some DVDs (not everything is available on Netflix, ugh.).
As you can tell, I'm all about that rom com life! Who doesn't love love?!
Also, don't be surprised if you find yourself feeling a little more confident after this marathon! The 90's were all about individuality. Hairstyles were funky, makeup was playful & bright, and the underdog always came out on top.
So grab your bestie, download the checklist, and see how far you can get over one weekend!
In the comments, let me know which 90's movie is your favorite (even if it's not on the list).
Happy Binging!


text: Gose. You already said it wrong. Pronounced Go-zuh, this style of beer, originating from German, is a refreshingly tart, wheat beer. Much like your typical berliner weisse except one extra ingredient. Salt water. Weird? Yup. Delicious? Absolutely. The style is old as shit, dating back to before the 1900's, gose's are slowly (but thankfully) coming back as craft brewers look to keep pushing the envelope. Very few American breweries do this style but Anderson Valley said they were going to do it year-round. Then they said they were going to can it. Thus your new favorite summer thirst quencher was born. Lightly acidic, lemony tartness, easy on the wheat malt. This beer is super drinkable. Even at 4.2%abv the flavor has you coming back for more. It's like if Mike's hard lemonade wasn't complete dog shit. This style and beer for me, is as refreshing as it gets. Pair one of these with the other 5 in the sixer you pick up. Sold where finer beers are carried. Seriously, just go buy this beer. Cheers!Rate Beer: 92Beer Advocate: 87My Score: 90 Comment


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Fred Butler and the Future of Dry Cleaning
Dry-cleaning is a dirty business. The current dry-cleaning solvent, perchloroethylene, was heralded as a huge advance when it was introduced to replace the explosion-susceptible flammable solvents which preceded it. For decades, this chlorinated hydrocarbon has efficiently removed the greasiest burger drips and stickiest splashes for customers concerned about their fine textiles. But the solvent is a danger to groundwater and suspected of causing serious health damage--at least among workers at dry-cleaning shops. Bans on the solvent are progressively forcing dry-cleaners to look for alternatives.
Ask TreeHugger already pointed out the three main substitutes* for "perc": carbon dioxide, silicon-solvent (Green Earth) and carefully controlled wet-cleaning methods. But all of these newer techniques require substantially more investment than the traditional machines. This is the driver for a new direction in the industry. The corner shop may remain, but in at least one vision of the future, they will collect the laundry for delivery to a large central cleaning installation which can use economies of scale to defray the higher costs.
Linde has another vision. Linde created a franchising program, reducing the investment required to enter the field but reaping more profits over the lifetime operation of the small business using their carbon-dioxide based cleaning process. Currently, Linde has 19 Fred Butler® franchisees in Sweden, 13 in Germany (mostly in Frankfurt and Munich), 11 in the Netherlands, and 11 in Denmark. Is it only a matter of time before Fred Butler® targets further continents and begins a ploy for world domination, as the dry-cleaners quoted in the Oakland Trib fear?
Perhaps. But they will find the competition already waiting for them. As reported here over a year ago, OXXO® Care Cleaners, also based on a European model, have been franchising the Green Earth silicon-solvent cleaning system and are looking for entrepreneurs nationwide.
So is it un-American to drop your suits off at the Euro-franchise next door? Don't be silly. It is a bad world citizen who can't accept an idea that will help businesses to get a better idea off the ground.
* Of course, we feel compelled to mention: the best substitute is not to dry clean: hand-wash or use your high-efficiency gentle-cleaning washing machine.


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I've learned a few things about this process. These are just my random thoughts in no particular order:
- You need the heavily proprietary Xilinx Vivado to compile the Verilog source code to a bitstream. However you can use free tools to write the bitstream to the FPGA (eg. xc3sprog). Edit: There is another option: You can write the bitstream onto the SD-card and switch the jumper JP1 to SD-card. On boot the FPGA will load the bitstream from the SD-card. This is actually much nicer because it means you don't need to manually reprogram the FPGA every time you power it up.
- The core lowRISC CPU is free, but that's not everything that goes into the bitstream. Also in the bitstream are some peripherals, such as the UART, and those are Xilinx proprietary IP. So the bitstream isn't fully free and more importantly isn't redistributable. (Note, according to this talk there is a plan to fix this).
- This is a nice summary of the v0.2 architecture, esp. page 4


text: New York – A nearly complete 70 million year old tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton will be returned to Mongolia following the high-profile prosecution of a Florida paleontologist by federal authorities in New York, US authorities said on Thursday.A New York federal judge ordered the skeleton and other fossils forfeited to the US government this week after the paleontologist pled guilty in December to fraud and conspiracy.Ellen Davis, a spokesperson for Manhattan US attorney Preet Bharara said his office would return the 2.4m tall, 7.3m long, mostly reconstructed cousin of the Tyrannosaurus rex. Mongolian officials demanded the skeleton's return after paleontologist Eric Prokopi sold it at a Manhattan auction last spring for $1.05m. Mongolia suspected the skeleton had been smuggled out of its fossil-rich Gobi desert. US authorities filed charges against Prokopi and seized the skeleton, which is fossilised bones welded to a metal frame. In announcing the seizure, Bharara called Prokopi a "one man black market in prehistoric fossils". Authorities accused Prokopi of having lied on US customs forms when he declared the fossilised bones were worth $19 000.In a New York courtroom in September, Prokopi's defense attorney challenged the charge that his client had lied on the forms, saying the reconstruction was not a single creature but bones from multiple dinosaurs. Mongolian authorities and US government paleontological experts believed it was a single creature. A federal judge suggested the skeleton might be a "Frankenstein model of dinosaur parts" and asked a prosecutor why government experts had not recognized that the skeleton was from several sources."It was marketed as one dinosaur," the prosecutor said. "A 75% complete, but one dinosaur."In December, Prokopi pleaded guilty to conspiracy, entry of goods by means of false statements, and the interstate and foreign transportation of goods taken by fraud. He faces at least 10 years in prison if convicted on the fraud charge when he is sentenced in April.


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Hail The Guardian for saying what we're all thinking despite reams of academic data to the contrary. Games are far right tools of indoctrination. Every Head-Crab you crowbarred to death in Half-Life makes The Wall a few inches higher. Do you really think the aliens in that game were called 'Race X' for no reason? Wake up, racist gamers.
"Although affected by context, video games have long focused on the expulsion of "aliens" (Space Invaders to XCOM), fear of impure infection (Half-Life to The Last of Us), border control (Missile Commander to Plants vs Zombies), territory acquisition (Command & Conquer to Splatoon), empire building (Civilization to Tropico), princess recovery (Mario to Zelda), and restoration of natural harmony (Sonic to FarmVille).
Second, video games put the user to work on an instinctual level, making the gamer feel impulsive agreement with these ideologies."
Sonic is a Nazi now. So writes Alfie Bown with a sub-par rehash of Sigmund Freud's most outdated ideas. This piece isn't going to be a slam dunk piece on how stupid that idea is; Twitter has already trampled it into the dust, and I'll splatter a few choice tweets like alien brain matter through this piece for your delectation. I want more to have a look beyond Alfie Bown and his reductive nonsense to the deeper tale. For years now we have talked about a certain pursuit being the Fountain of all Evil, corrupting the young and making the world a degenerate place. Bown is making an ideological argument instead of the intellectual one. There is an argument to be made that the ever-presence of technology as a whole has changed humans. Have you ever found yourself alone at a restaurant table and discovered you were suddenly online? This is followed by the not quite understood social faux-pas of someone returning from the bathroom whilst you are in the midst of tweet composition. Do you delay interaction with someone in the real world while you drop knowledge bombs on anime avatars? This applies to messages, Facebook, and yes mobile games are included. This is a conversation that should about what effect our technology has had on our attention span and our willingness to be alone with ourselves for any fraction of time- not that there are political ideologies being stealthed into our culture through shoot 'em ups that will make you a race realist.
Yes, you read that correctly, XCOM has xenophobic undertones; it doesn't matter if your squad was a beacon of diversity or that you were defending yourself from a hostile alien force that sought out to violently subjugate humanity, those aliens represent refugees, silly!— Bunty King ♔ (@realbuntyking) March 12, 2018
So, how is it that we still see claims of video games being the root of all evil? Because psychologically we are trapped in a confusing reality of polarized political opinions that are resistant to change. I don't know if any leftists read this magazine, but let me assure you- this isn't an attack on left ideology per se, though I have come to see incredibly dangerous flaws in that thinking. This mental cage we have built for society is not a left or right wing idea, it is a deeper concept, one of a purity test. The Christian Right burnt records by The Beatles, and racists attacked Elvis for bringing the corrupting power of Black music to White audiences. Now we see the Regressive Left building another filter through which to strain the dregs of culture, and this frame is fixated on trying to understand how people come to be woke on ideas like ingroup preference within ethnic groups, replacement migration, the Islamification of Europe and even that it is okay to be White.
The answer when you are viewing the world from a purely ideological perspective is of course that all the evil in the world comes from who you believe are your enemies. Bown believes that what he thinks of as conservative ideas like border control and sexual dimorphism are not just ideas to be contended with and argued against, but examples of impurity in society. As his own subheading states:
"Violent, isolationist and misogynist desires course through games – and push rightwing ideologies on players."
A better statement would be perhaps- violent, isolationist and misogynist experiences course through humanity itself. We might disagree with this and wish to become more than the animal we are, but this hierachy still exists! How we deal with this and reconcile the advanced mind of human beings with the animalistic, tribal desires of the beasts within is important. That might be a good question- instead, Bown projects behavioral traits onto people as a group through their shared activity- the classic GamerGate tactic which the records show doesn't work and makes you look rather silly in the process.
As we know, Fritz Heider (1958) suggested that we have a tendency to give causal explanations for someone's behavior, often by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition- this is Attribution Theory. I hold this statement to be true, born out by observing reality as impartially as we can. You are a Nazi because I disagree with you and you are a Nazi because you do this unrelated action that I think made you into even more of a Nazi. This is the argument from the Left today- this is the anti-Gamer Gate argument, this is the argument that led to Martin Sellner, Brittany Pettibone and Lauren Southern being denied entry to the United Kingdom. It is this attitude that leads to Tommy Robinson being attacked in the street by masked men and the disruption of lectures by Carl Benjamin, Peter Boghossian, Christina Hoff Sommers and Jordan Peterson to name but a few.
Because these people are overtly opposed to broad church Progressivism, they are attributed with the trait of being a known fascist. This perspective is reinforced because they give speeches against Progressivism- that means, against authoritarian states, against neo-Marxism- they take actions that confirms their opinions, they are authentic in this manner, realized. That's the second attribution, now we have a physical and psychological image of who these people are in our minds, we know they are not just in disagreement, they act, and they are acting against us so they must be our enemies too and that is why we have to suppress or stop them. If you are familiar with Jeanette Falarca and her group By Any Means Necessary you will see how far this line of thinking will justify violence and harassment towards people who have been labeled as Nazis.
I was in his lair fighting him on a platform over lava, where the platform kept shifting, trying to throw us both off of it.— Colin Moriarty (@notaxation) March 12, 2018
I persevered, and as Iggy was thrown into the lava at the end of our battle, he shouted out, "have you read Mein Kampf?!" before slowly burning to death.
Attacking video games is a method leftists have struck on to try and explain to each other why their enemies exist. This indicates such a paucity of discourse between politically engaged people that we are looking at a discourse-less future of disagreement, and with the effective banning of right-wing opinions in totality in the United Kingdom, this future can only be violent.
Because someone disagrees with you does not make them an enemy that needs to be dehumanized and destroyed. Bown argues that video games can cause violent behavior along ideological lines as the themes in video games are not neo-Marxist. Well, isn't that just an expression that he feels that his ideology is losing in an arms race? I disagree with his premise, but surely his conclusion is the worst form of tribalism also.
"Currently, the new desires incubated by games lean far to the right, and without more progressive games on the market (though some are emerging), the future may be even bleaker than the political present."
The link in that quote is to a Kotaku article about a video game that is about making a socialist society. It is not that Bown cares about the potential of technology (including video games) to alter humanity. He cares that technology is not being used to change humans in the right way according to his ideological beliefs. As a society we have to transcend this partisan thinking or at least find a neutral field in which our polarizing beliefs can engage with each other without descending into demonization.


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