SEX and TEEN PREGNANCY

Teen pregnancy is on the rise after a ten year decline. There was a four percent rise in births and one percent rise in abortions. Compared to other countries, the United States has higher rates in teen pregnancy and in abortion. Could it be due to the current administrations tactics? The Obama administration's 2010 budget eliminated spending for abstinence-only, shifting funds to pregnancy prevention education. This included abstinence along with so called medically accurate and age appropriate information. The abstinence only programs, received about $1.3 billion in federal funds since the late 1990s; in which the 1990's were the U.S.'s lowest teen pregnancy and abortion rate.
My thoughts: It could just be a mere coincidence that this issue is on the rise after a 10 year decline. I hate it when people want to blame someone else for the issues. I am speaking of the current administration. Is it their fault? Who knows? Let's just try to solve it and get on with it! I think that in today's world teens have so much more pressure and stress. Let's face it; sex is a proven stress reliever. It is good for the body, mind, and soul. Not to say that teens need to be doing it. I believe there is a time and place for everything. Teens take on an "adult act" and they
sometimes have to face "adult decisions" that will affect the rest of their lives. Good or bad. So why not educate teens more on their level? Get the real issues out there. What they want need or are looking for. I do believe in abstinence, it’s safer. With the pregnancy on the rise, do these statistics give the circumstances of the tests? Meaning, maybe pregnancy is on the rise, because more young girls are choosing not to abort. Wow, I was a teen once and I remember the issues, thoughts and uncertainty I had in my head. I was educated on sides, abstinence and safe sex. I was married at the young age of seventeen going on eighteen (that's a song, right?). One year later we decided to have children. It’s scary for me to think how dramatically different my life would have been if I wasn't taught the importance of these issues. I just hope all five of my children value the importance of this issue and understand it. It is actually even being scarier for me now; one of my baby's have their own baby when they aren't even mentally, physically, socially ready themselves.
With that said, we are all human. We all fall into the gaps of not having self control at times in our lives. The difference is teens don't reason like an adult would.
This is me being honest and open on some thoughts I have on sex and teen pregnancy.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100126/hl_nm/us_pregnancy_teens_usa

Schwarzenegger and Prison, What?

Here's an idea, let's ship illegal inmates to Mexico. That is what Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is suggesting. Not just a couple hundred. It's a about 20,000 undocumented inmates! The Governor suggests that by doing this it will save funds and over stressed prisons here in the U.S. California has some of the most overcrowded prisons in the U.S., with an estimated 170,000 inmates in prisons that are only supposed to house 100,000 people! The Governor had declared a fiscal emergency earlier this month, warning very severe cuts were going to be necessary to stem a 19.9-billion-dollar deficit. Something to consider is, the idea of having private prisons. This would allow for competition driving better service and cheaper prices, let alone a supply of jobs.
My thoughts: So what is wrong with sending illegals back? Especially the ones that are convicted. Why are we paying for inmates that don't even belong here in the first place? I personally don't want to give my hard earned dollar to someone that is breaking the law in the first place. Not to say that I don't have mercy or empathy for those in the predicament. I think Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger brings about a valid point. That U.S. prisons are over-stacked and overworked on inmates that are being housed in facilities that are busting at the seams. I am not so sure about us giving money to Mexico to build, house, and run the prisons, but we also don't want to burden Mexico either. It would be cheaper doing that; than coping with the current "busting at the seams" situation. This will take time at the drawing board I'm sure. I am definitely in agreement there is no reason why we should have just state employees and public prisons. Why not explore private prisons. Like I previously stated this would allow for competition; driving better service and cheaper prices as well as a supply of jobs. Whats your thoughts?
For more on the story click the link to the article below.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100126/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticscaliforniaprisons_20100126014519

PLAYSTATION GAMING WAR?

PLAYSTATION GAMING WAR?

PlayStation looks to lead the pack again in the online gaming world. Sony is
upping the ante on this new style of military gaming that is simply named "MAG". Vastly expanding the arena style format too an open environment game. For the gamers out there, this will be an ever evolving game, with maps and a earn your badge type of system that will allow you to level up to higher ranks allowing a player to command larger and larger squads. This newest evolution of online gaming is brought to by the team that made SOCOM. Though the first beta testing has concluded there will be a second test run for you to download and to try it out for your self on January 26.

My thoughts …. Sony has long been a pioneer in the coop versions of games and
creating new games with online competition in mind from the start. When I heard MAG
was being developed by the same team that brought is the legendary SOCOM series of
first person shooters, I knew they had the experience to really do this concept right. Previously online gaming with environments this large was limited to PC users only. With billions of dollars at stake for the console industry and pressure from stockholders to keep up with the Xbox Juggernaut, this seems like an obvious business growth direction. The key to this first foray into this new genre with be their ability to create a squad system that encourages cooperative play. Otherwise, a game this large could quickly digress into chaos. From the descriptions in this article and the video preview they may have a few bugs to work out with the command console. This much action in one place was previously only found in real time strategy games with a handful of players controlling whole armies that will follow directions implicitly. With this new format commanders will have to rely on the willingness of individuals that are continuously joining and leaving an online environment to follow their commanders’ instructions to accomplish larger objectives.
With all that said, Game On!
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