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Physical abuse at Internet addiction Treating Camps in China. - 0 views

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  • a boot camp to treat internet addicts in China
  • to have been beaten several times by the camp's principal
  • children spend too much time online
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  • the camp claimed it could cure the "problem" for 5,000 yuan ($730; £450).
  • China has more internet users than anywhere else in the world - almost 300 million.
  • He said most people running internet addiction boot camps were not properly qualified to treat or handle youngsters.
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Switching TV signal from analogue to digital - 0 views

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  • The process of turning off the analogue television signal in Wales begins
  • It means that viewers who do not have digital will not be able to see BBC Two from Wednesday, and then they will lose all channels within a month
  • Digital UK said 90% of homes in Wales already had digital TV
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  • process of turning off traditional analogue TV signals
  • "The UK is going digital, the US has already gone digital, some European countries as well.
  • It helps people of my age and it helps people who are very lonely," she said. "It brings life into the home when I can't get out. I couldn't be without it if I tried. I love my TV, I always have.
  • confusion leading to people being overcharged when changing
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Facebook makes people jealous! - 0 views

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shared by Risa Yokoi on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • the issues Facebook had created in their romantic relationships,"
  • a good-looking stranger
  • You don't know your partner's history with this person or the nature of their relationship,
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  • Feelings of insecurity, which would otherwise be easily quashed when the relationship is explained in person, become more frequent and more intense online
  • world's first divorce by Facebook
  • The more time you spend on the social networking site, the more likely you are to feel jealous
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