4 posts tagged “news”
While reading the news via Yahoo the other day, I came across an article talking about a new combustible tattoo ink and it caught my attention. I have wanted to get a tattoo for quite some time now, however at the age of 21 I have yet to go through with it because 1. I am not completely sure what I want to get, it has to be original & meaningful, 2. I'm afraid I'll freak out because of pain and mostly reason 3. I don't want to get something I'll end up regretting later and if I have to remove it spend thousands of dollars on multiple laser treatments to remove it.
But now, with this new combustible tattoo ink one can get a tattoo without it actually being permanent per say! The tattoo is still as permanent as an 'ordinary' tattoo but the ink is different in the sense that it "is made by storing dye in microscopic capsules that will stay in the skin for good" which allows for easier removal with fewer treatments that are less painful & less expensive should one ever decide to have said tattoo removed.
Apparently, the new ink which is due to hit parlors this coming fall which will also raise the cost of a tattoo considerably is under some heat with people thinking that the idea of removable ink makes the tattoo far less significant in purpose as it's not "forever." I have to say I disagree. While the new ink makes it EASIER for said tattoo to be removed, it does not say that the tattoo will be any different than a "normal" one in the sense that it is still permanent and looks just like a regular tattoo with regular ink; the new ink simply gives those of us who wish to get a tattoo or those that already have tattoos a greater option should we ever change our minds. And if you really think about it, how does this new ink which just makes it easier for one to get a tattoo removed make it any different than the ink of another tattoo? Tattoos can be removed now through laser treatments that are very expensive and require multiple treatments (6+ usually from what I've read), as with this new ink people will still have to get laser treatments however they will be less painful and less expensive as one won't have to receive multiple treatments because of how the new ink is formulated.
So...maybe now I'll consider getting a tattoo even more :P
I always tend to read the news on Yahoo and CNN when I'm up late at night and as of lately, I've been seeing this articles of the possibly of "calling excessive video-game playing a formal psychiatric addiction." I'm not exactly sure what to think of this. I realize that today's children, teenagers, and young adults stay in doors more and use the TV, computer and video games as their form of entertainment rather than going out in the yard and playing tag or I don't know working in the yard if you're an old teen/young adult. However, to put video gaming into the same category or at least compare it to alcoholism is kind of extreme in my opinion.
A lot of young people, college students and even some older people have been playing the online video game World of Warcraft since it's release back in 2004. I mention WoW as the game of choice, because it seems that any time an article about excessive game playing comes up WoW is mentioned, anyways... I, like most of the people have played, have put off school, friends, family, being outside to play the game instead; I have been holed up in my room for many hours just sitting at the computer playing. Does this mean I was addicted? My mom would say yes. My family would say yes. I would say yes to a degree because I always have/had the choice to stop...I wasn't playing the game because it was something that I absolutely NEEDED (not like an alcoholic NEEDS his beer), I played because I was bored, I had nothing else to do: what is so wrong with playing a video game (whether it be for 10 minutes or hours) after going to classes all day (college student) and/or going to work a PT job afterwards?
Everyone has their own personal reasons for playing WoW, as they do for playing other video games. If you're a younger child, then the parents need to take more responsibility and turn the damn TV off when they think enough is enough. Encourage them to go outside instead or just take the games away completely. As for those of us that are older and enjoy gaming, it really isn't as extreme as these articles are making it out to be and I wish they'd stop. Like I said, a lot of us do it because we're bored or after a long day of classes/work it's OUR way to relax and chill out...you just have to make the decision for yourself when to stop.
Never forget "The Brave Charleston Nine!"
Monday night around 7 PM, the Sofa Super Store located on Savannah Highway (HWY 17) in Charleston, SC caught fire due to a fire that started in a trash bin behind the store. Firefighters rushed inside the massively large store which was not equipped with sprinklers to make sure no employees were trapped inside; the fire hadn't even reached the building. However, within a matter of minutes after these firefighters rushed inside the building, a massive fireball blew through the building as the fire managed to bust down a door. It wasn't long before the roof of the building collapsed, trapping the nine men inside the building with no way of escape. All nine died. This is the biggest lost of firefighters since 9/11 and quickly became national headline news (CNN, NBC, Statements issued by the White House from President Bush).
The Sofa Super Store is located 5 minutes from my grand parents house and I was at their house the night this fire took place. Although, we didn't realize it until my cousin called asking if we were burning furinture did we hear about the fire. They closed down all of HWY 17, and it wasn't until the next morning that Charleston found out it had lost 9 firefighters in the fire; they were just doing their job. It's a very tragic story because these men were fathers, sons, brothers and husbands; they lead lives aside from the fire department and held different jobs ranging from barber to coach. And while the actual event is nothing compared to 9/11, the lost of nine firefighters gives the same feeling through out the city; mourning, saddness and pain. My heart goes out to the families that lost loved ones and makes me cherish mine even more to know that they are still okay and in the world...I have an uncle who was a firefighter for many years.
You can see all news coverage here: http://www.charleston.net/
