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Simran Fabiani

EBSCOhost: Starvation on the Web - 0 views

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  • adolescent anorexics and their parents conducted by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine found that 39% of the kids were visiting pro-ana forums.
  • The adolescents in Peebles' and Wilson's study who entered pro-ana websites tended to do so without their parents' knowledge and, compared with their peers who didn't visit the sites, to spend less time on homework, more time on the Internet and more time in the hospital. But the study did not find major differences in body weight, duration of eating disorders, number of missed periods or bone density between anorexics who visited the sites and those who didn't.
Ben Walters

Jail for couple whose baby died while they raised online child - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • Jail for couple whose baby died while they raised online child
  • Seoul, South Korea
  • sought a five-year sentence for negligent homicide, but the court handed out a two-year sentence.
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  • A couple whose baby starved to death while they raised a virtual child in an online fantasy game
  • During their trial, the court heard that the toddler weighed 6.4 pounds (2.9 kgs) when she was born, but was only 5.5 pounds (2.5 kgs) at the time of her death.
  • Three-month-old Kim Sa-rang died of malnutrition in September while her parents were engaged in 12-hour sessions of Prius Online. In the 3-D fantasy game, players nurture an online girl who gains magical powers as she grows.
  • "This is the first legal case regarding Internet addiction in Korea,"
  • Internet gaming is hugely popular in South Korea, with some 21,500 'PC Bangs' -- or Internet cafes -- offering ultra-high speed Internet connections nationwide.
  • The case has highlighted the dark side of the nation's Internet, an industry touted by South Korean officials as cutting edge. A public debate is under way in the nation over online privacy and regulating Internet rumors.
  • There is particular concern about gaming addiction and its effects on teenagers and those estranged from mainstream society.
  • "Consequently, it comes as no surprise to me that two people who were disconnected from society in general found a common psychological space that kept them physically and socially divorced from reality,"
  • Suwon, the satellite town south of Seoul where the tragedy occurred, was named "Intelligent City of the Year" this month by a New York-based think-tank Intelligent Community Forum.
  • The honor was awarded because of the town's investment in broadband infrastructure and its push to increase connection speeds to 1 gigabyte per second, according to reports.
krpa savlani

Who Is the Zodiac Killer? - 0 views

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  • he Zodiac Killer, a serial murderer active in Northern California in the 1960s and 1970s, was notable not only for his killing spree and mysterious ciphers sent to news
  • outlets and police, but also for the fact that he got away with the murders, as his identity was never discovered
  • Arthur Leigh Allen, but his DNA, fingerprints, and handwriting did not match that left behind by the Zodiac Killer.
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  • While the Zodiac Killer claimed responsibility for 37 victims, only seven have been confirmed. All had been young couples except for cab driver Paul Stine,
  • ingerprints and handwriting did not match that of the Zodiac Killer and he was therefore never charged for the killings.
  • Jack Tarrance, whose stepson found a black hood resembling that of the Zodiac Killer, as well as undeveloped rolls of film that Tarrance's stepson says contain gruesome photos of the murders. None of the evidence has been substantiated, though the case is still open and active.
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