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…to cell phones? – Is your child constantly on the cell phone? In Spain, this is considered a mental illness?two teens there, ages 12 and 13, have been committed to a mental health institution for 3 months for this reason. BBC News quotes psychologist Jose Martinez-Raga, who is an expert in addictions, as warning that these cases are the “tip of the iceberg,” and that cell phone addiction “could definitely be a danger in the future.”

BBC quotes psychologist Maite Utges as saying, “They both showed disturbed behavior and this exhibited itself in failure at school. They both had serious difficulties leading normal lives.”

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For the first time in human history, there will soon be no ice at the North Pole. In the June 27th edition of the Independent, Steve Connor quotes researcher Mark Serreze as saying, “From the viewpoint of science, the North Pole is just another point on the globe, but symbolically it is hugely important. There is supposed to be ice at the North Pole, not open water.”

Although it’s an ominous sign of continuing global warming, it’s not bad for the locals: it opens the way for Arctic nations to reach oil and mineral deposits which have been impossible to get at because of the thick sea ice.

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A mysterious object “moving very fast across the northern sky” was spotted near the San Bernardino Mountains around 10 a.m. on July 1st. The odds are it was a meteor, but if it wasn’t, these types of sightings often lead to contacts and abductions in the same area in the ensuing weeks. Keep reading to find out where to contact us if this happens to YOU.
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I know that as a diarist, I’m expected to write about our recent Dreamland Festival, but I’m not sure where to start. One of the problems is that everyone attended “their own” festival, depending on which talks meant the most to them and on whom they met. One thing that worked beautifully, though: we all had LOTS of personal interaction with our attendees.
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