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  Ever had someone give you bad news? How about good news? What's the difference or is there a difference? Good news - stuff or information that makes us happy, content, reassured, secure and validated. Bad news - the opposite. So, it would appear that there is a difference between good and bad news - read on. Have you ever gotten bad news but in the end things turned out well or better than you anticipated? Have you ever received good news and over time what you thought was good news ended up being not so good? From personal experience I can tell you that I have experienced all four - Good news that was good. Bad news that was bad. Good news that I thought was good but ended up being bad. Bad news that I thought was bad and ended up being good. Confused yet? Well I know that over time I was often confused about the difference between these two apparent opposite messages  www.topandtrending.com . But then I learned that sometimes bad news for one person can be perceived as good new

  It seems that the more gadgets we have that were all touted as being able to de-stress us by keeping us up to date, the more stressed out we have become. People walk out of their houses on their phones, they drive while checking their emails, and walk down the street while texting someone. You know, there is something to be said for not knowing everything right now. Wouldn't it be nice to walk down the street to your local store and actually watch where you're going? Take time to see the trees, the insects, and the birds as you go by? Being able to drive in your car and enjoy the view, what a simple pleasure we take for granted. Sometimes we're trying to talk to one person while texting someone else. Gone are the times when you had someone's undivided attention, and enter the times when our lives have become one multitasking session after another. Being detached from the grid from time to time can be very de-stressing, unless you start stressing about not knowing. The

  We probably all have a pretty good intuitive notion of what a game is. The general term "game" encompasses board games like chess and Monopoly, card games like poker and blackjack, casino games like roulette and slot machines, military war games, computer games, various kinds of play among children, and the list goes on. In academia we sometimes speak of game theory, in which multiple agents select strategies and tactics in order to maximize their gains within the framework of a well-defined set of game rules. When used in the context of console or computer-based entertainment, the word "game" usually conjures images of a three-dimensional virtual world featuring a humanoid, animal or vehicle as the main character under player control. (Or for the old geezers among us, perhaps it brings to mind images of two-dimensional classics like Pong, Pac-Man, or Donkey Kong.) In his excellent book, A Theory of Fun for Game Design, Raph Koster defines a game to be an interact