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new studies reveals

psychological effects of constant Facebooking.

teens who use Facebook

chances to learn how to socialize

, particularly shy teens

Facebook can be distracting

negatively impacting teen grades

teaching in compelling ways that engage young students.

more than 1,000 urban adolescents.

omputer, Internet and social-network use, use of mobile Internet devices and phone services like texting, as well as factors related to mental health

ood aspects of the digital lifestyle today's teens were born into.

experience can give shy kids an easier experience building relationships, by speaking through a keyboard

person

social networks promote healthy social relationships, an important step in teenage development

can teach teens empathy, or the ability to understand someone else's feelings

Social networks

addition to the positives

associations between social network use and various mental issues

lack of empathy

, increased aggression and traits associated with mental illnesses

schizophrenia and depression.

detract from a teen's learning and grades

observing 300 teenagers study

most frequently had Facebook open

lowest retention

similar effect of texting.

notifications after

wo-minute "tech breaks

heck their messages

15 minutes of studying

social networking

negative effects on academics.

The center does an annual survey on teen attitudes toward drinking and drug use.

This year’s report found something new and alarming: Teens who regularly use Facebook and Myspace are much more likely than social network avoiders to drink, smoke and use marijuana.

Maybe a kid has a parent who drinks heavily or uses drugs, or lives in a neighborhood where such things are commonplace.

Forty per cent of teens said they were exposed to such images, half of them before they were 13. This group were also more able to procure weed or prescription drugs and four times more likely to smoke up.

Parents were skeptical, according to the survey. Of a phone poll of 536 parents, a majority said they did not think social media made their child more likely to drink or use marijuana.

it's the images of intoxicated friends they've seen online that could reel them in.

after seeing images of their peers doing just that

images alone are enough to convince some youth that substance abuse is a normal thing,

"Forty percent of the teens in CASA's survey said they have seen images of intoxicated kids, including some who are passed out, as well as pictures of peers using drugs," says WebMD.

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2004 after a $20m security upgrade. The observation deck at the top of the crown was reopened on 4 July 2009.

240 people visit each day. About 3.5 million people visit the monument every year.

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Microsoft, Facebook and AOL rounded out the top five, with Microsoft garnering 174 million visitors, Facebook attracting 162 million and AOL drawing 105 million visitors. Overall, more than 215 million Americans used the web in July, up 1 million from the previous month

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protect student safety and teacher jobs in some circles

others complain

person in over about 15 years.

teachers and current or former students

system that allows private messages

violating a similar ban if there was one,

language of the law makes it unclear what actually counts as a violation.

eacher allowing current students access to his or her facebook profile.

inappropriate student/teacher behavior while setting up barriers that may not really be necessary. &nbsp;

The student, from York, faces five charges, including that he “made, adapted, supplied or offered to supply” a computer program to hack into a Facebook server

Police sources described the incidents as one of the first investigations into attempts to illegally access the site

Only time will tell exactly how all of these apps will work. One thing is for sure having these types of apps will make the Vita an overall more appealing product.

The real app that we are waiting to hear confirmation about is NetFlix, with the Vita’s amazing screen it would be a great viewing experience

networking are connecting people

groups of people -- primarily young people -- are using the tools at their disposal to wreak havoc.

social media networks like Facebook and Twitter, or through text message, BlackBerry Messenger or e-mail.

leaving one unconscious

broken jaw

June, some gangs attacked pedestrians and people leaving restaurants,

robbed train passengers.

stolen goods.

easy to blame technology

Not all flash mobs are violent

Twitter, texting or other means be illega

Chile earlier this summer

students amassed in Santiago's Plaza de la Ciudadanía

broke into a choreographed and costumed dance

educational system, which they say is currently rotten and dead

technology

made these events easier to organize,

also made them easier to stop

7-Eleven

robbed

terrifying riots that rocked England

over 1,000 have been charged.

technology is indeed a double-edged sword.

four years in a juvenile cent

Jordan Blackshaw, 20, invited about 100 people to an event called "Smash Down in Northwich Town,"

h Facebook.

, 22, created a group called "The Worthington Riots."

Cleveland, Ohio thinks such measures are inappropriate and legally questionable.

The juveniles will face fines of upto $300.

anyone 17 or younger must be home by nine p.m.

18 must be indoors by midnight

13 must be off the streets by 10 p.m.

last weekend kept the streets of Philadelphia relatively quie

Users upload more than 250 million photos each day

features will be available to users over the next few days.

letting users pre-approve having their names attached to a photo posted by a friend before that photo appears on their profile.

The tagged photo will still appear on the friend’s page and could show up in the news feeds of common friends.

users can remove their names

"Will you ditch Facebook for Google+,"

migrant workers – who build the capital's offices and mansions, clean its streets and guard its security – have been shut down,

Tens of thousands of migrant children are left without schools

rural origin – a third of the city's 19 million population

day-to-day inju

stices

hukou (household registration), set up in 1958

control rural-to-urban migration

Peasants' role was to produce and feed the cities and support the modernisation process of their motherland.

as shown on their ID – no matter what they might choose to do. "Wo shi nongmin [I&nbsp;am a peasant],"

Deng Xiao Ping's gaige kaifang (economic reforms and opening up), in the late 1970s.

Agricultural production increased in the early stage of the reforms in "releasing the productive forces",

half of the 400 million rural working population have been pushed off the land, seeking a livelihood away from their villages.

As rural residents came to the cities, they immediately faced discrimination and exclusion.

They spoke their own dialects instead of "proper" Mandarin. Many faced verbal abuse as soon as they arrived.

the strict requirement for the unaffordable temporary residency permit, and the random street search by police.

The criteria for applying for a hukou remain harsh, and unreachable for most migrants, and many work for years without any status.

Without hukou,

healthcare, education and housing.

urban dwellers pay a minimal cost for medical care, many migrants have to return home for treatment.

"These children aren't treated as everyone else. They're called the mobile students, who can't go to state schools. Their parents have for years sent their children to privately run schools without proper facilities or curriculum."

hundreds such private schools were set up.

government-funded National Development and Reform Commission

admits it is an "institutional barrier"

government has shown no wish to listen to migrant workers' demands.

voice their discontent is by petitioning the local authorities

Little happens as a result.

Some suspect that migrant children's schools are being closed as a disincentive to future migration.

protests, road blockages, sit-ins and spontaneous strikes.

Hsiao-Hung Pai, Beijing

Migrants who toil in the cities still face a decades-old system of segregation and exploitation. But many are now demanding fairness

Beijing "a city of violence"

Beijing's migrant worker slums

are ruthlessly segregated from the urban dwellers, economically, socially and culturally

using Facebook were more "narcissistic" because services such as Facebook allow users to "share themselves constantly on their terms."

Rosen also found that middle school, high school, and college students studying for exams over 15 minutes were only able to focus for two to three minutes before moving on to other things like texting or apps.

help kids to practice life behind a safety curtain

hare tidbits about themselves, practice being empathetic and interact with their friends without having to deal with other people’s reactions right away."

Suryatapa

at the age of six

Three months ago, I wandered into a salon in Kolkata with my mother and came

face-to-

face with a prejudice

my beloved aunts, and maddening when strangers suggest my dark skin is something to be “fixed.”

No one in India seems to think it unusual to try to slap some bleach, or a herbal equivalent, on my skin to reveal a whiter me.

Darkie, Blackie and Kaalia

My color defined me and it stuck.

self-conscious.

Kaalia, remember me? When I pointed out that it was insulting, I was called out for being “too sensitive.”

“We called you that with love,”

Well-meaning aunts and their neighbors worried about my marriage prospects.

Like that should justify the hurt.

Perhaps, they suggested, a little less sun exposure, or maybe a few extra layers of sandalwood paste or a homemade concoction that the neighborhood swore by?

I wouldn’t let anyone touch my face.

The aunts sighed but never really gave up.

Instead, in this country, it is everyone’s business to correct it or cover it up.

The personal is open to public opinion, whether it makes you squirm or not.

Few Indians seem to be comfortable in their dark skin.

So it is no surprise that a multi-billion rupee market in fairness products thrives in India.

whitened versions of themselves, urging you to pick up a tube or two of the latest product.

From lotions and soaps to whitening underarm deodorant; every body part it seems is could be a few shades lighter.

Urban legends abound of how turmeric and milk, with their blood cleansing properties, had turned someone’s friend’s sister into a fair maiden – so I gulped down this vile concoction, gagged and never touched it ever again.

adolescent weakness,

I too was convinced to go on a regimen of drinking milk with crushed turmeric.

As an adult I’ve become much more comfortable with the color of my skin.

Over a decade of living in North America – where tans are pursued and Halle Berry is a beauty icon – helped that.

So when I moved back to India, I was surprised and offended all over again, as I confronted people who still think porcelain skin is the epitome of beauty.

society that embraced a wider spectrum of skin tone.

Victorian ideas of beauty,

“Do you do tanning?” I was dumbstruck and could barely stammer out a surprised “no.”

In retrospect, her assumption says a lot about how Indians equate skin tone with beauty, confidence and social standing.

Suryatapa Bhattacharya is the India correspondent for “The National” newspaper.