The Archives - January 2010
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Internet addiction a factor in self-injury
Experts define Internet addictions as feelings of depression, nervousness and moodiness when not online. Also, fantasizing or being pre-occupied with being online are signs of addiction. An Australian/Chinese study published in the journal Injury Prevention, found that ...
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Should judges have Twitter or Facebook friends?
We have discussed "friending" on social networking sites before. Some school districts are clamping down on teachers and administrators becoming friends with students. Rules may limit off-campus contact with students to homework assignments or ...
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Ask-Rose if you’re stuck on homework
There are a number of homework hotlines you can call when you get stuck on a problem. However, some of these web sites connect you to a tutor-for-hire. Next time try contacting Rose at 1-877-ASK-ROSE [275-7673] or ...
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Do you have a right to be nasty in cyberspace?
In November, 2009, a California court ruled against a school that suspended a student for two days because of a YouTube video she posted. It was taken in a restaurant close to Beverly Vista Middle ...
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American teens charged with attempted murder in Japan
They thought it would be funny to run a rope across a road and see what happened as people went by. Three boys and a girl, ages 15 to 18, did this in Tokyo in ...

