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I have some news that may surprise you: video games can be violent. Take a minute. Let that sink in. Still with me? Good, because as shocking as that news may or may not be, OnlinePsychologyDegree.net wants to let you know how atrocious your actions are in the games you play. While it's true we do virtually commit many of the crimes on the list, there are completely valid reasons these laws are broken not just to complete the game but because they are the morally right paths to take.
1. Murder
Of course you need to murder in Duck Hunt. By the title alone, players are clearly put in the role of a hunter, and a hunter can only make a living by bringing in a fresh haul every day. And in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the threat of the world hangs in the balance. Isn't the loss of a few terrorists worth saving the lives of millions if the game does not have a peaceful diplomacy option anyway?
Stealing cars in real life is wrong, yes, but how else will Niko Bellic of Grand Theft Auto IV live the American dream than to steal some cars, kill a few prostitutes and ruin a life or two? Could Niko live a more crime-free life? Probably, but when the man steals cars, the cops simply give him a progressive star rating like they're grading a video game. In real life, we'd only be so lucky to have a one-star rating, hide behind a trash can, and avoid ever going to jail for our crimes.
3. Extortion
Ignoring that The Godfather film is far better than the game, New York City can be a tough place regardless. As the mafia actually exists, the game provides players a nice outlet to see if this sometimes prosperous life is worth the many risks involved. It is a much safer option than to let them dive head first into the criminal underbelly.
4. Genocide
Yes, players do kill quite a few aliens in Space Invaders. To be fair, they are trying to take over Earth by whatever lethal means they deem necessary. If they are not going to listen to reason or come in peace, why shouldn't we take hostile action? We only have one world, so to expect us to simply lie down and die is preposterous. Those aliens have it coming for trying, if anything, to commit genocide on our planet. If it comes down to us versus them, there's nothing wrong with defending our world from extermination.
5. Drug Possession/Public Intoxication
Mario is not taking drugs. He is eating mushrooms, as we might have in any dinner entrée, to supply himself with a boost of strength. If the Mushroom Kingdom's popular plant produced the same effects as shrooms do in our world, Super Mario would be an entirely different game. He is not addicted to the mushrooms, and in many instances they are not required to actually beat each level – they just make the journey easier. And to suggest that the potions in RPGs, like the hit role-playing game Zelda (they dropped "The Legend of" and turned it into a full-on role-playing game while you were too busy getting high), are anything like drinking is ludicrous. Potions in games are much more akin to the drugs one buys at a pharmacy, albeit with a faster healing time, and they surely do not impair a character's senses.
6. Theft
Everyone's favorite Italian plumber is not stealing all of those coins. I have never seen a certificate of ownership that denotes a question mark block as private property. Most of the coins Mario picks up are strewn about the level, belonging to no one. If you walk down the street and see a quarter in front of you, do you leave it there because it would be stealing to pick it up? No of course not, and Mario is doing the same thing. It just seems that the denizens of his world all have holes in their pockets.
7. Terrorism
Terrorism is bad; no one is going to argue that. But films and books have depicted similar acts akin to what can be played in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and games are (hopefully) not using these acts to incite players to enact them. It is unlikely gamers even have access to the tools necessary to pull off such terrorism, and if they do developers may want to reconsider their target audience. The primary use of these scenes appears to be in service to the story and characters or to deliver an emotionally affecting sequence. To censor this portion of the game means that all similar scenes in all mediums should be removed, and that is a slippery slope we as a society should not follow.
8. Sex Crimes
Video games will make you a rapist. That's essentially what the next argument says. It uses evidence of a Fox News pundit (the same channel that gave us this completely fair debate) from last year who had no concrete data to support her claim that games make players more likely to commit sex crimes. If that last sentence fails to make you suspicious enough about this claim, then I am not sure how else to convince you.
9. Reckless Driving
I have played a few of the Burnout and Need for Speed titles for hours on end, and I can say first-hand that I never felt the compulsion to drive as erratically as I do in the game. Granted, I don't have a license or a car, but even if I did, I certainly would not risk wrecking any of the beautiful cars I've raced in these titles.
In all seriousness, no one is arguing that games lack in the violence department. Until there is enough actual data and not here-say about the effects of this violence, however, then I think we can say reasonably sane people know where to draw the lines of their actions. And the industry has grown to the point that not all games are filled with violence and law-breaking. From games like Journey to any sports title on the market, if you want to avoid more violent games you can. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to return to this great drug-induced murder spree in Super Mario Galaxy.


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Synthetic Metals is a journal dealing with research on the physics, chemistry and applications of organic and carbon electronic materials such as electronic polymers and electronic molecular materials including novel carbon architectures.
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My MIL just gave me one of those mesh feeders. Does anyone use them and if so, what do you put in them? Thanks.
My MIL just gave me one of those mesh feeders. Does anyone use them and if so, what do you put in them? Thanks.
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Put any soft food in them. Strawberries, bananas, avocados, carrots ( make sure it's kind of mushy).
i put frozen applesauce cubes in there to help with teething....but when i tried biting on that bag it kind of tastes like a net...not very appealing!! ds could take it or leave it really....the stuff thats mushy like the pp said i just give to him in little pieces he can pick up
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We used these for several months. It was nice to know that DD couldn't choke on anything in there. Frozen fruits were her favorite in it.
I recently got one of these mesh feeders for DD. She likes it. I put bannana in it and she loved it. But my question is, how do you clean these things? The bannana won't come all out when I clean it. I tried boiling it in the microwave and still there is food in it. Any suggestions?
Just FYI for moms out there, but STRAWBERRIES are usually on the list of foods that you should NOT feed to baby until after 12mos. or later. There is a big allergy risk with that food, and I believe the reasoning for waiting for all babies, is that the allergic reaction that many times accompanies a strawberry allergy is VERY SEVERE and sometimes causes death, similar to a peanut/peanut butter allergy. We're not talking a little rash here, but a reaction that can require epi shots if I understood it right from a lady with a strawberry allergy.Put any soft food in them. Strawberries, bananas, avocados, carrots ( make sure it's kind of mushy
Our pediatrition actually tipped us off to this one, as it is in Gerber jarred baby foods as well as other brands of jarred baby foods...in the pureed stuff that is really only appropriate for babies under 12 mos. onld anyway... Our ped. cautioned us to really check the labels on those jarred foods to be sure strawberries are not an ingredient before 12 mos. of age, and then introduce them by themselves like you do when baby is starting any new food.
As far as the mesh feeders go, we've never tried them for 2 reasons. #1, baby misses out on all the fiber in fruit or whatever is in the feeder, and #2 they looked really difficult to keep clean.
For the last poster with the problem feeder...have you tried a baby toothbrush after soaking the feeder in warm water? Maybe with a mild abrasive like baking soda? But make sure to rinse very well...that'd probably cause excess burps if baby took in too much baking soda.
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I think I'd pitch out the feeder you had bananas in- that's kind of a tough food to put in there and clean back out (fun to squish out for the baby, though!) We use grapes a lot and pears in our feeders. Aaron loves them and I can give it to him while I prepare dinner and occupy him with a little bit of juice from these fruits.
We got major thumbs down on the feeder from our son. The only thing we've really used it for was to put ice cubes in when he was teething or a couple times when he fell and hit his mouth (inevitable part of learning to pull up, stand or walk). For eating, he just wants the food straight up!


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Clear some space to make some place for this season's new make-up. It'll tide you through parties, weddings and celebrations over the next few months. We've picked our 50 new favourites.
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Cheeks:For a festive glow, try Estee Lauder Topaz Chameleon Pure Color Illuminating Powder. We loved its earlier avatar and we love this one too.
Eyes: Crazy, creative eye liner art is big this season and you need a really smooth product to try out these designs. Smashbox's Jet Set Waterproof Eye Liner is good. For the quintessential kohl, try Urban Decay 24-7 Glide-On Eye Pencil.
Lips: If you've still not found your favourite red, try the VBA winner red lipstick by Inglot. But this winter, for seriously statement lips, try variations of the regular red going brighter (with MAC Hey, Sailor! in Sail La Vie) or deeper (with Shiseido's Smoothing Lip Pencil in Siren).
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it all starts at the top. we have a clueless owner, a pawn in Glen Grunwald who has no balls, gumption, or power to fire Antoni, and eventually a superstar team with D'oh-lans footprints all over it. i've never seen a professional franchise blown up as many times over this last decade, starting from scratch with Starbury, Penny, Zebo, Crawfish, STAT, Melo, Chandler etc. it's always, wait wait wait for LeBron, for Melo, for CP3, for Baron von Hernia, instead of keeping the pieces that work (DLEE) and building a winning franchise. this is the type of corporate mentality, as opposed to a basketball mentality, this team has gone through in the D'oh-lan years.


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Seven rent-to-own companies and a software design firm have agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission concerning computers that the retailers rented to customers and then used to spy on them without disclosing in advance that the companies intended to do so.
They will not be fined, but have agreed to restrict the use of PC Rental Agent software developed by Pennsylvania-based DesignWare that previously allowed more than 1,600 licensed rent-to-own stores in the United States, Canada and Australia to spy on over 400,000 customers, according to an FTC press release, the Hill's Hillicon Valley blog and the The Risk Assessment/Security & Hactivism page of Ars Technica.
An FTC complaint earlier this year said the software could be used by retailers to track the geophysical location of rent-to-own computer users, to monitor their online activities and obtain passwords to social media and bank account sites and to photograph individuals near the computer. Several were captured on camera in sexual activities or only partially dressed, according to news reports.
When activated, a "Detective Mode" version of the software had the ability to log keystrokes and take both screenshots and webcam photographs of individuals.
The FTC also said users were tricked into providing personal information via fake "registration" pages for software such as Internet Explorer and Microsoft Windows. Instead of being used to register software, the information went to DesignWare, which provided it to retailers. In addition to facilitating potential illegal activity by retailers and violations of consumers' right to privacy, the PC Rental Agent software and retailers who used it failed to disclose adequately to consumers how their data would be used, the complaint said.
News reports suggest that, in addition to providing a means for tracking down those who owed rental payments on their computers (and shutting the computers down, if they are lost or stolen or renters get too far behind on payments), the software may have been used to gather data for third parties such as debt collectors.
"An agreement to rent a computer doesn't give a company license to access consumers' private emails, bank account information, and medical records, or, even worse, webcam photos of people in the privacy of their own homes," said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz in the agency's press release. "The FTC orders today will put an end to their cyber spying."
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