Since You Need A Green Light

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Truth is subjective. If there is one word of advice I would leave to my children it would be, youre better off being DIFFERENT. If the majority of people are doing something and you choose to be a part of it then youre probably on a fast track to self-destruction. In my quarter century of time on this earth, I’ve had the opportunity to observe disturbing changes in the mentality of the people. Should I cast blame on the media? Obama? Conspiracy theories? No, I blame you.

One of these disturbing changes I mentioned is the fact that my fellow oxygen users allow themselves to be fooled so easily. Its almost as if no one can think on their own anymore. We let trends dictate how we dress, talk and interact. Where Im from, in the 90s you couldn’t be caught dead with tight pants (unless you were Caucasian). Now, a couple of rap artist wear “skinny jeans” and its okay? Now Im not saying that theres anything wrong with wearing fitted clothing, but does media have to give you a green light for everything? Live your life for you.

Have you ever asked yourself, who defines your perspective of “cool?” When you see a commercial on TV advertising some new shoes that aren’t economically friendly, are you interested in the actual design of the shoe or are you more concerned about how you are perceived wearing an expensive brand? Its just like buying art. People are more than likely to buy a piece of artwork from a well-known artist (even if its a picture of rocks being kicked) v.s. the intricate masterpiece of a no named Joe Blow Six-pack. That mentality is poison and youll never be at peace within yourself.

Currently, we seek that peace in the wrong places. Did you know that its human nature to desire to be a part of something? The sooner you understand that, the faster you can combat it. Do you really want to be out all night drinking with the guys/girls? Who celebrates turning 33 with shots? Is that the only common interest for your circle of friends? You think it makes you cool in their eyes because youre always “down for whatever?” Now if partying all night floats your boat then by all means have at it. Thats just one example of a situation people put themselves in seeking a social life. Choose to be a part of something positive. Constantly seek to better yourself and your circle.

Life can be discouraging at times. We subconsciously corner our souls until the point where we have to escape by any means necessary. Even to the point of doing things we wouldn’t normally do. Reaching the bottom of a 750ml bottle of Croc could be emotional survival. Same goes for participating in prostitution, drugs and other escapes we’ve created. At times, your reality is your escape. As I stated before, the truth is subjective. Look at all the different religions in the world. In every religion, its followers believe their religion to be solely true. Are you subconsciously a member of a church/organization not knowing its really just your desire to be a part of something? Its past time to wake up from your slumber.

Sometimes we lose focus on the vital things in life and we fall victim to another one of our human nature attributes, the desire to be “desired.” This can cause you to commit yourself to dead end relationships/marriages. It can also destroy what once was a beautiful relationship/marriage. Show your partner an appropriate amount of attention before someone else does. Now outside of human nature, when did it become cool to be a heart-breaker? To deceive people for your own selfish agenda. This goes for both sexes. Guys take care of our women. Theyre fragile. Tricks, “go-dig” yourself a career.

Women, one of the biggest issues with todays time is the lack of self-respect. I love me a good twerking video, but it has to stop. What kind of future do you expect to have with a twerk video online? Imagine youre trying to land your dream job, they search your name on YouTube and a twerk video comes up. Youll probably be hired, but for the wrong reason. The most attractive woman in the world is “classy in the streets, and a freak in the sheets.” How can you expect respect from someone else if you dont respect yourself? Have a standard. For yourself and others around you.

Find your happiness. Not the temporary gratification from substance-less things. The highlight of your day should not be watching “Real Housewives of ___.” Take a break from consulting your many Facebook psychologists. Think on your own for a change. Evaluate your current status and plan for where you want to be. Change your surroundings. Everyone doesn’t have your best interest at heart. Dont be control or consumed by the media. Form your own opinion based off of your observations. All cops aren’t bad. Every black man sagging his pants isn’t trying to rob your local convenience store. Every conspiracy theory you hear isn’t accurate. Every conspiracy theory you hear isn’t inaccurate. Find your truth, and live it.

Parents Beware Gaming May Be Beneficial To Your Child’s Career!

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Today’s tech-savvy kids and young adults spend more text messages everyday than there are people on the planet. They grew up tethered to multiple electronic devices while juggling text messages, surfing the Net and listening to iPods – all while doing their homework. They mix learning, communicating and playing.

By age 21 years of age, it is estimated that the average child will have:
– Spent 10,000 hours playing video games
– Sent 200,000 emails
– Spent 20,000 hours watching TV
– Spent 10,000 hours on their cell phone
– Spent under 5,000 hours reading

As more and more adults worry that children are wasting time online, texting, or playing video games, social network and video sharing sites, online games, and gadgets such as iPods and mobile phones are becoming more mainstream fixtures of youth culture. Is our next generation of workers frittering their lives away – or is it just possible that resistant parents and employers are the ones becoming more out of touch with reality. New research just released by the MacArthur foundation might serve as a wake-up call…or at least force adults to pause before they pull the plug on their kids.

According to findings published in the study Living and Learning with New Media, this digital world is not sending our youth back to the age of caves and dinosaurs but creating new opportunities for youth to grapple with social norms, explore interests, develop technical skills, and experiment with new forms of self-expression.

Today’s youth are almost always “on,” in constant contact with their friends through private communications like MySpace and Facebook. But contrary to popular opinion that complete strangers are stalking and dominating these relationships, most youth are almost always associating with people they already know in their offline lives. The majority of youth use new media to “hang out” and extend existing friendships in these new ways just like generations before did with pen pals and tree houses.

A smaller number of youth do use the online world to explore interests and find information that goes beyond what they have access to at school or in their community. They form online groups, driven by common interests, to network with peers outside the boundaries of their local community. They can also find opportunities to publicize and distribute their work to online audiences, and to gain new forms of visibility and reputation. By exploring new interests, tinkering and “messing around” with new forms of media, they acquire various forms of technical and media literacy.

And to a lesser degree, some youth “geek out.” They dive into a topic or talent. But contrary to popular images, geeking out is highly social and engaged. Geeks tend to be highly specialized and seek the knowledge of both teens and adults from around the country or world. But in the digital world, experts aren’t automatically recognized by age. In many respects, geeking out erases the traditional markers of status and authority. In the digital world, expertise is what demands respect and they are more motivated to learn from their peers than from adults.

Again contrary to adult perceptions, youth who are hanging out online are picking up basic social and technical skills they need to participate in contemporary society. New media forms are altering how youth socialize and learn and if adults don’t choose to keep up with today’s new media, it is very likely that they will be the ones left disconnected and out of tune with reality.

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Reviews Of Online Poker Gaming

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If you are a poker fan you can find a lot of online gaming sites to play poker online. When the player sees plenty of online casinos he is in confusion; which one to choose? The solution for this problem is reviews and there are many review sites available like gaming sites. The numerous number of review sites makes the player difficult to make out the one that to be trusted.

Before gaming at a site the player should have a focus on past comments and reviews about that site to make sure that he is not wasting his money by gaming in that site. On the whole, Reviews should be truthful expression of the sites that deals with different areas of gambling.

A best poker review will constantly let the player know about the expense of gaming on the site and how much you can win; whether you have to play for real money or whether you can play for credits. They also provide information about how many players are enrolled and online at one time, games offered to play; what tournaments are presented; details on how to deposit and pull out money. All online casinos give the details of the software used and how easy to navigate. The customer service department details are published in their site with detailed information on their communication methods if wanted.

The online poker reviews will help the players those who wish to play with real money to examine which sites are the best and where you are expected to have the best games and eventually win the best profits.

For getting a better feel of the website and to have a look at how the table looks like, Screen photograph of the websites is very helpful.

Good choices of numerous best UK gaming sites are available for UK players. Perhaps you may be a beginner at poker and so would like to trial a few online games prior to play with real money. The novice player should be able to realize at what criterion the members of the site play the game. For all these online reviews are open. They will advise the player to start with a table of novices with the intention that you can practice before playing for real money.

A review site will provide the player with a list of poker websites for checking. Through this method the player can evaluate a number of sites and make an up to date assessment about the selection of the preferred site.

Broad description of all factors is the specialty of online poker review sites. Hence new players can make decision about which site that is suitable to play with. And if you are person who gamble for fun more willingly than money you will be searching different features provided by the sites. Therefore the reviews must offer sufficient information in order that people of different level of skill can select sites that suits their preferences and games.

Creating a Spooky Night

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Halloween has a fond memory in the hearts of minds of many of us that remembers all the fun we had as children dressing up and going to parties and of course “trick or treating”. What is so wonderful about this night is that the fun does not have to end just because you are grown up. Everyone loves to dress up and enjoy a fun party. The hardest thing about Halloween is creating a party that will be remembered by all guests young and old alike. Of course, you want to have the spookiest party of the year!

You must start with as many scary decorations as possible and yummy appropriate treats such as caramel apples. The entire idea is to create a unique theme for your Halloween party such as transforming your party room into a crypt, a cemetery, or even a scene out of scary movie. You can even have an outdoor party with a theme such as a scene out of Freddy, Jason, or even coffins with vampires. There is no end to the type of scenario you can design. The fun will begin when everyone gathers in his or her own costumes.

If you desire a themed Halloween party, you must ensure that all guests dress for the theme. If your theme is centered on zombies, vampires, or even the underworld you must let your guests know so they can find the best costumes to wear to enjoy your evening of scary fun.

Do not forget to include games. You can have games for both children and adults such as bobbing for apples. You can include spider webs all over the place, spooky sounds, and other great decorations.

What about costumes? If you plan a themed Halloween party, then you will have to find the perfect costume for that specific theme. On the other hand, if you just want a Halloween party without any specific theme, you can choose from a large array of Halloween costumes from fun and sexy to scary and spooky. If you will have children at your party, then you may wish to forget the scariest costumes available or you may have kids screaming instead of having fun.

This year for Halloween, start making your plans now. Look for Halloween recipes, decorations, and other ways to create an unforgettable spooky night. Once you have all of this in place, I hope you remembered to find your Halloween costume. If you plan to wear a popular one, you may soon learn they are all gone and you will be out of luck. Some of the most popular for children include black cats, pumpkins, super heroes, witches, ghosts, and of course various monsters. This will change according to their age. As they become older, they will want to look as gruesome as possible. For adults, the most popular are Dracula, vampires, witches, and of course characters out of scary movies.

The Good and Bad Impacts of Online Gaming

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There has been immense growth in the online gaming industry and in the opportunities for games since the rise of the Internet. We can still recall a time when we were limited by slow computers with crawling dialup speed. Back in those days even gaming professionals might have been unable to imagine the profitability of this industry a few years ahead. Today, online games are very advanced.

The technology used by today’s online games are completely state of the art. Things like streaming 3-D animation graphics with superb surround sound stereo now have the ability to make us all addicted to gaming.

Playing online games is so much more different than playing games in a single player mode where your only challenge is to beat the computer. Online gaming allows you to pit your wits against the top gamers in the world. In fact, certain game platforms cater to this by having rankings to determine the champions. There can be no doubt that with this ranking system, gamers have become very motivated to win.

Becoming the best is important to most of these gamers. Whether it is RPG (role playing games), shooting or strategy games, it is not surprising to see that online gaming is not just a teenage obsession. The teenager now has to contend with older players.

Nowadays, online games are so popular that we can even see annual game tournaments being organized around the world. Participants come from around the world to compete in these games. Some of these tournaments are so well organized that they are comparable to the high standards of other international sports tournaments with big sponsors and advanced facilities. Finally, professional gaming has gained the status of being a true blue job.

Their job is to hone their skills and pursue gaming just like any other sports person would. The emergence of online games also created many opportunities for gamers to increase their income. Many people do not realize that with the market becoming so huge and with the race to be at the top, people are actually willing to pay to obtain these virtual online characters. This act is known as “farming”, whereby you develop a character and sell it.

However, there are downsides associated with playing online games. The world has become so attached to online gaming that many people prefer to interact only through games. They loathe the idea of social interaction. This, of course, is not advisable. In fact, some also link this trend to unhealthy lifestyles because it also means sitting in one position all day without much activity. The greatest victims of online games are young people who cannot fight their obsession for this sit-down sport.

But gaming does have its positive aspects as well. For instance, by limiting gaming to a certain number of hours a day, there can actually be some positive effects. Scientific studies have found that online games can train the human mind to be agile and alert. Gamers are always exposed to conditions whereby they have to learn to adapt and develop certain strategies in order to survive. Gaming can have a good effect on you, or it can have a bad one. Go ahead and make the most of your gaming experience.