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Garrett E

Why Cell-Phone Health Concerns Persist - 0 views

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  • Arjen Witzel Feb 18, 2010 7:07 AM GMT Effects ofexposure to emf radiation/ mobile phone/ wireless and related technology at my body are :Headache Fatigue Stress Sleep disturbances Skin symptoms like prickling, burning sensations, rashes, muscle pains and aches and more.But Doctors can't emplane any of this in Nederland.I lost my lob two times now.And can't start a new one because of my state of health.To keep alive at home i have rebuild my rand house in a cage of Faraday.Outside it 800/2200 uW/m2 from cell-towers and radiated devices from next door.Inside 0,4uW/m2 where i now can sleep properly.Before that impossible to get to sleep.Around me many people have the same problems, and the don't no what is the problem jet!Taking many medicine for nothing just like me in the past.I have nu future any-more. Adam Nov 6, 2009 6:38 PM GMT I have used a number of cell phones over the past 10 years. Its easy for me to say that my eye twitching, localized piercing head aches, tremors, etc are the result of this phone but it can not be proven. I do not have a home phone, I use my cell as my primary phone end never really thought that it may be the cause of head/brain issued until recently. My question... are the blue tooth devices really any better? do they not still pick up and transmit the same waves as the hand held device I have spent so much time holding next to my brain? i wish a few real studies not conducted or funded by the phone companies would surface... we need the help. Virginia Farver Sep 22, 2009 9:45 PM GMT I'm writing in behalf of my Son, Richard Blaine Farver,(Rich). Rich, died of glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer Oct.11,08 at the age of 29. Rich always had his cell phone on his head or in his pocket! Like millions of other kids he had used it for the last several years. His tumor was on the right side of his head, and he was right handed! Rich was also a graduate student at SDSU in San Diego,CA. In March of 09, articles were written about Rich and one other man that died in 2008 from glioblastoma, one died in the 90's from glio, and one is currently battling a malignant brain tumor. The articles are about a particular building and room on SDSU campus. 'Nasatir, room 131.' I found these articles in August 09. I KNOW, cell phone use caused my Son's cancer and the public needs to take this Very seriously! There is a cell tower next to this building, room, also! The, "It won't happen to me," attitude needs to be changed!! Everyone heed my WARNING! It can happen to any one! This has destroyed our lives! Please, I DO NOT want anyone else to endure this, or their families!Sincerely,Virginia Farver
  • been around for over 20 years, and they're now used by more than 3 billion people
  • including cancer
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  • "Although the evidence is still controversial, I am convinced that there are sufficient data to warrant issuing an advisory to share some precautionary advice on cell-phone use," wrote Ronald Herberman in a memo to 3,000 faculty and staff in late July.
  • director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, who warned school employees to limit their cell-phone use
  • many studies
  • "The overwhelming majority of studies that have been published in scientific journals around the globe show that wireless phones do not pose a health risk," said the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Assn., the wireless industry's trade group
  • wireless industry, from Nokia (NOK) and Motorola (MOT) to Verizon Wireless and AT&T (T), says there is no cause for concern
  • definitive scientific proof is tough to come by
  • them hard to study
  • mainstream products for only 10 years or so, and it may take much longer than that for adverse effects to show up
  • "The most difficult thing to resolve is whether there is an effect with long-term mobile-phone use," says Rodney Croft, executive director at the Australian Center for Radio Frequency Bioeffects Research.
  • Garrett E on 20 Oct 11
     
    "Mobile phones have been around for over 20 years, used by more than 3 billion people." "can contribute to health problems, including cancer?" director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, who warned school employees to limit their cell-phone use based on early unpublished data from scientific studies. "Although the evidence is still controversial, I am convinced that there are sufficient data to warrant issuing an advisory to share some precautionary advice on cell-phone use," wrote Ronald Herberman in a memo to 3,000 faculty and staff in late July. The wireless industry, from Nokia (NOK) and Motorola (MOT) to Verizon Wireless and AT&T (T), says there is no cause for concern. "The overwhelming majority of studies that have been published in scientific journals around the globe show that wireless phones do not pose a health risk," said the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Assn., the wireless industry's trade group, in a statement following Herberman's memo. Questions that there are adverse effects with long-term mobile phone use.
William B

Cyber Bullying Statistics - Bullying Statistics - 0 views

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shared by William B on 23 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Over half of adolescents and teens have been bullied online, and about the same number have engaged in cyber bullying. More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyberthreats online. Over 25 percent of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet. Well over half of young people do not tell their parents when cyber bullying occurs.
  • Over 80 percent of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most popular form of technology and a common medium for cyber bullying About half of young people have experienced some form of cyber bullying, and 10 to 20 percent experience it regularly Mean, hurtful comments and spreading rumors are the most common type of cyber bullying Girls are at least as likely as boys to be cyber bullies or their victims Boys are more likely to be threatened by cyber bullies than girls Cyber bullying affects all races Cyber bullying victims are more likely to have low self esteem and to consider suicide
  • Talks to teens about cyber bullying, explaining that it is wrong and can have serious consequences. Make a rule that teens may not send mean or damaging messages, even if someone else started it, or suggestive pictures or messages or they will lose their cell phone and computer privileges for a time. Encourage teens to tell an adult if cyber bullying is occurring. Tell them if they are the victims they will not be punished, and reassure them that being bullied is not their fault. Teens should keep cyber bullying messages as proof that the cyber bullying is occurring. The teens' parents may want to talk to the parents of the cyber bully, to the bully's Internet or cell phone provider, and/or to the police about the messages, especially if they are threatening or sexual in nature. Try blocking the person sending the messages. It may be necessary to get a new phone number or email address and to be more cautious about giving out the new number or address. Teens should never tell their password to anyone except a parent, and should not write it down in a place where it could be found by others. Teens should not share anything through text or instant messaging on their cell phone or the Internet that they would not want to be made public - remind teens that the person they are talking to in messages or online may not be who they think they are, and that things posted electronically may not be secure. Encourage teens never to share personal information online or to meet someone they only know online. Keep the computer in a shared space like the family room, and do not allow teens to have Internet access in their own rooms. Encourage teens to have times when they turn off the technology, such as at family meals or after a certain time at night. Parents may want to wait until high school to allow their teens to have their own email and cell phone accounts, and even then parents should still have access to the accounts.
  • William B on 23 Oct 12
     
    Many people get Cyber Bulling over online activities. People need to make their websites and pages private and know how to use it. "Over half of adolescents and teens have been bullied online, and about the same number have engaged in cyber bullying. More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyberthreats online. Over 25 percent of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet. Well over half of young people do not tell their parents when cyber bullying occurs."
GabrielleE_mca MCA

How Cell Phones Cause Damage to The Human Body - 0 views

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  • GabrielleE_mca MCA on 24 Apr 09
     
    The part of the electromagnetic spectrum used by cell phones and other wireless devices to communicate does not occur naturally on the earths surface -- logically, it has to be, or there would be too much interference for cell phones to work.
RyanG_mca MCA

Communication - 0 views

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  • RyanG_mca MCA on 24 Apr 09
     
    People this day in age feel they are "naked" without their cellphone. People need there cell phones and cannot live without them they feel that everyone has them and if they do not they are a nobody. There were several persons sitting at a table and all of them were talking to somebody not at the table on their phone. Too many people have cell phones and rumors and things get spread fast. You need to know how to use a cell phone correctly and not using it all the time and using "text speek" in school.
Summer T

Parents' Guide to Kids and Cell Phones | Common Sense Media - 0 views

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shared by Summer T on 24 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Summer T on 24 Oct 12
     
    "At some point, most of us decide that our kids are ready for a phone -- so they can call when they get off the bus, need a ride, or just check in. That's when you discover that it's nearly impossible to find a phone with only the features you need -- namely, the ability to receive and make phone calls"
  • Summer T on 24 Oct 12
     
    Parents need to know how to use phones before they can give their child a cell phone.
Sage S

Cell Phone Addiction? | Psych Central News - 0 views

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  • Sage S on 20 Oct 11
     
    Cell phones. They have become a way of life for many people in the world. Some people are to the point where they almost can't live without them, and many people are quickly approaching that point. Now phones have internet, GPS, and many other things that you need everyday. Many people spend so much time on there phones, they hardly have time for any other activities,
Iyanna W

Cell Phone Etiquette: 15 Rules To Follow (PICTURE) - 4 views

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  • Iyanna W on 19 Mar 12
     
    Cell phone etiquette is just as important as important as internet etiquette. Being respectful is important, especially when on the internet because you never know how your words could affect someone else.
  • Abi W on 21 Mar 12
     
    Iyanna, I really like this link it has a lot of good information on it about Cell Phone Etiquette. :)
Caitlin Roberts

Cell phone etiquette is about respect - 3 views

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  • Caitlin Roberts on 27 Mar 12
     
    this article talks about how talking on the phone isn't just about being respectful to the person you're talking to but being respectful to the people you are with as well. If you're on the phone all the time while you're with people it's not respectful.
Sage S

Are Your Tech Habits Hurting Your Grades? - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Sage S on 20 Oct 11
     
    As teenagers we are always faced with certain distractions and time-wasters, but our cell phones, social networking places, and other technology are by far the worst. It is proven that it is more powerful for younger people because our brains are just now developing and can easily be habituated. When you are trying to do your homework and you hear your phone beep alerting you that you have a new text message, what do you do? Continue studying or rush to you phone to check this new message? If you rush to your phone, it might be time to try to set a limit on your use of technology. Quote; "The worry is we're raising a generation of kids in front of screens whose brains are going to be wired differently." - Michael Rich, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and executive director of the Center on Media and Child Health in Boston.
Ashley C

Privacy News Articles - 1 views

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shared by Ashley C on 23 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Ashley C on 23 Mar 12
     
    These articles are about how the government can track what your doing online and what your doing on your cell phones. They can see whats on your computer and whats on your cell phone.
Vicki Davis

FOXNews.com - Cyberbullying: Parents, Tech Companies Join Forces to Keep Kids Safe - Sc... - 1 views

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  • An ex-friend’s mother faces charges in federal court as a result, and Missouri has made Internet harassment a crime.
  • Cyberbullies often commandeer e-mail accounts and social-networking profiles, attacking kids while pretending to be someone they trust, like a best friend. They use cell phones and the Web to spread embarrassing and cruel material, and they can harass their victims well beyond the schoolyard -- even when they're "safe" at home.
  • 85 percent of 5,000 middle-school students surveyed said they had been cyberbullied. Only 5 percent of them said they’d tell someone about it.
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 23 Oct 08
       
      This is important research to share.
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  • Fake profiles and anonymous screen names are used in 65 percent of cyberbully attacks,
  • she went to a mental-health clinic
  • assuming that if they haven’t received a death threat or had a picture of their face posted on a naked body on the Internet, they haven’t been bullied.
  • They think that’s just part of online life,
  • Aftab said she knows of three other teens who have committed suicide after cyberbullying attacks, and that the problem is on the rise.
  • Cyberbullying peaks in 4th and 7th grade
  • 4th graders are especially into blackmail and threatening to tell friends, parents or teachers if the victim doesn’t cooperate.
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 23 Oct 08
       
      This is essential to discuss in 4th and 7th grades as this says these are the places where this happens most.
  • The most outrageous recent way is through theft of a cell phone for a few minutes," Aftab said. "If your kids leave their cell phone unattended or accessible in their backpack, the cyberbully will take it and send a bunch of bad text messages or reprogram it.”
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 23 Oct 08
       
      Taking cell phones is part of cyberbullying.
  • “This whole password thing freaks people out ... but a good password doesn’t have to be hard to remember, just hard to guess,” Criddle said. “Friends don’t ask friends for passwords.
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 23 Oct 08
       
      Friends don't ask friends for passwords, that is an important thing to share!!
  • October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month,
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 23 Oct 08
       
      October - National Cyber Security Awareness Month
  • Vicki Davis on 23 Oct 08
     
    Important article about cyberbullying and some recent legislation.
  • Vicki Davis on 23 Oct 08
     
    Excellent article on cyberbullying and an example of a girl who was harrassed online and killed herself. This sort of thing is tragic and we should consider what we think aboutinternet harrassment penalties, particularly against children. There are mention of several websites including one I'd never heard of called CyberBully Alert.
Sage S

Modern Technology Destroying the Family as We Know It - 0 views

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  • Sage S on 20 Oct 11
     
    Your parents use to wake you up every morning, but now they are too busy on Facebook or they don't have too because you have an alarm clock on your iPod or cell phone. You wake up and immediately check your cell phone and Facebook. Quote: "We use texting as an in-house intercom, I could just walk upstairs, but they always answer their texts." - Mr. Gude, an instructor at Michigan State University
Kelby W

Protecting Personal Privacy Online | Common Sense Media - 2 views

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  • Kelby W on 24 Oct 12
     
    This is an article to help kids learn the risks of revealing personal information online.  "Our kids live in a culture of sharing that has forever changed the concept of privacy. In a world where everyone is connected and anything created can get copied, pasted, and sent to thousands of people in a heartbeat, privacy starts to mean something different than simply guarding personal or private information. Each time your child fills out a profile without privacy controls, comments on something, posts a video, or texts a picture of themselves to friends, they potentially reveal themselves to the world. Why privacy matters Digital life is very public and often permanent. If our kids don't protect their privacy, what they do online will create digital footprints that wander and persist. Something that happens on the spur of the moment -- a funny picture, a certain post -- can resurface years later. And if kids aren't careful, their reputations can get away from them and third parties -- like marketers or potential employers -- can access what kids thought was private information. Your kids may think they just sent something to a friend -- but that friend can send it to a friend's friend, who can send it to their friends' friends, and so on. That's how secrets become headlines and how false information spreads fast and furiously. The stakes only rise when we remember that everything takes place in front of huge invisible audiences. Kids' deepest secrets can be shared with thousands of people they've never even met. New technologies make controlling privacy more challenging. With GPS-enable cell phones and location-sharing programs, kids can post their whereabouts. This information can go out to friends, strangers, and companies who will show them ads targeted to their location.  Advice for parents Explain that nothing is really private. No matter what kids think. Privacy settings aren't infallible. It's up to kids to protect themselves by thinking t
Mary Westbrook

Texting Addiction Negatively Impacting Female Teens | Addiction - 1 views

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  • These teens, when they receive a text, feel they must respond to it right away.
  • In addition, 12 percent of all students are able to have cell phones at school anytime during the day; 62 percent of students are allowed a cell phone at school, but not in class; 64 percent of teens have texted in class; 24 percent attend schools that ban cell phones from school grounds, but 65 percent bring their phones to school anyway.
William B

Video Game Addiction - Internet Gaming Addiction - 0 views

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  • In this digital age, bullying is no longer relegated to the schoolyard. Bullies can now attack in the place kids should feel the safest -- their homes. Instead of physically harming or verbally attacking their victims, cyberbullies use the Internet, cell phones and other technology to hurt, threaten and embarrass others. Because it is done online, the effect of cyberbullying is more far-reaching and enduring than bullying that occurs at school. Cyberbullies can victimize their targets in a variety of ways, including the following: Creating websites that make fun of or criticize another person Sending mean or threatening emails, instant messages or text messages Pretending to be someone else to trick their victim into revealing personal information Lying about their victim online Breaking into their victim's email or instant messages Posting unflattering or offensive pictures online, without permission Using websites to rate their peers In most instances, the victims of cyberbullying know their attackers. They are often classmates, friends or online acquaintances. One study showed that only 23 percent of victims were bullied by someone they didn't know.
  • William B on 29 Oct 12
     
    You need to keep your private information private and not public. this is what causes Cyberbulling and to prevent it, you need to keep your personal life and activities private. "In this digital age, bullying is no longer relegated to the schoolyard. Bullies can now attack in the place kids should feel the safest -- their homes. Instead of physically harming or verbally attacking their victims, cyberbullies use the Internet, cell phones and other technology to hurt, threaten and embarrass others. Because it is done online, the effect of cyberbullying is more far-reaching and enduring than bullying that occurs at school. Cyberbullies can victimize their targets in a variety of ways, including the following: Creating websites that make fun of or criticize another person Sending mean or threatening emails, instant messages or text messages Pretending to be someone else to trick their victim into revealing personal information Lying about their victim online Breaking into their victim's email or instant messages Posting unflattering or offensive pictures online, without permission Using websites to rate their peers In most instances, the victims of cyberbullying know their attackers. They are often classmates, friends or online acquaintances. One study showed that only 23 percent of victims were bullied by someone they didn't know."
Joseph Edore

Safety Pledges - 0 views

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  • Safety Pledges
  • Internet Safety Pledges "House pledges" or "acceptable-use policies" can help provide clear guidelines for safer Internet use. NetSmartz recommends using the "Internet Safety Pledge" to promote safety discussions and create safer boundaries.
  • Middle and High School Internet Safety Rules Download I WILL THINK BEFORE I POST. I agree not to post information and images that could put me at risk, embarrass me, or damage my future, such as cell & home phone numbers home address sexual messages inappropriate pictures and videos I WILL RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE. I will not post anything rude, offensive, or threatening send or forward images and information that might embarrass, hurt, or harass someone take anyone's personal information and use it to damage his or her reputation I WILL BE CAREFUL WHEN MEETING ONLINE FRIENDS IN PERSON. I agree to ask my parent or guardian's permission before going have a parent or guardian accompany me meet in a public place I WILL PROTECT MYSELF ONLINE. If someone makes me feel uncomfortable or if someone is rude or offensive, I will not respond save the evidence tell my parent, guardian, or another trusted adult report to the website, cell phone company, CyberTipline.com, or the police
Vicki Davis

Top 10 Signs of Cell Phone Addiction - 2 views

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  • The worst plague sweeping the world these days is smartphone addiction.
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 16 Feb 11
       
      Cell phone addictions are definitely something that should be studied by this group.
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 16 Feb 11
       
      I personally think that a lot of these "signs" are trivial and just something made up, however, read it just to understand about this topic.
kambry j

solving distracted driving using cell phones - 0 views

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  • kambry j on 19 Oct 11
     
    "Cell-phone carriers are getting involved."
Kerrie D

Cyberbullying: The Cruel Harsh Reality of Life in a Virtual World | OKIE Maga... - 0 views

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  • Cyberbullies can send harmful messages several ways. Cyberbullying can come in the form of direct, attacking emails or text messages. These messages often contain threats, insults and sexual or racial slurs. Cyberbullying can also occur in Web forums. Bullies may pose as the person they’re trying to humiliate on public sites and post defamatory comments towards themselves. Bullies have also been known to reveal personal information (address, workplace phone number) about another individual on public forums or chat rooms as a way to solicit unwarranted contact.
  • Cyberbullying is cowardice, it’s unacceptable.
  • Do not visit the websites that have frequent bully encounters. You can also change your cell phone and home phone number to stop receiving harassing texts and calls.
  • Kerrie D on 21 Oct 11
     
    Cyberbullying is unacceptable. This tells when you start to receive nasty emails and text messages and phone calls is when it gets really bad. Virtual Worlds are the most places where you can get cyberbullied and where it mostly starts.
JeremyS_mca MCA

The Cell: It's a Selling Machine - 0 views

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  • JeremyS_mca MCA on 24 Apr 09
     
    Who would say yes to text-message ads? Plenty of people, perhaps. Even though costs and opt-in rules may keep some users safe from spam, cell-phone advertising could be the next big thing in the United States. Randy Dotinga reports from San Diego.
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