Archive for January, 2009
A car traveling at 25 miles per hour travels an average of 37 feet per second; it takes an average of 7 seconds to send a four word text message. This means that in the time you look away from the road to send a text message while driving, your car …
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Banning cell phone use while driving has become a hot topic in the Fox River Valley and other areas of the state, but enforcing such a ban is a sticky issue.
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BILLERICA, Mass. — Authorities have begun an investigation into a nude or seminude photo of a 14-year-old middle school girl that has been circulating by cell-phone text messages. Billerica police and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said …
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The Education, Science and Technology Ministry has remained one step behind on the issue of cell phones in schools. Discussion on the possibility of barring students from bringing cell phones to school was triggered by a report issued by the Cabinet …
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A 36-year-old Austin man police charged Wednesday with indecent exposure was arrested Saturday, police said. Police spokeswoman Veneza Aguiñaga said that Chris Carney turned himself in to the U.S. Marshal Service and the Austin Police Department …
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Story Updated: Jan 31, 2009 at 1:25 PM CST MECHANICSVILLE - We don’t normally tell stories about lost-and-found items. But, one Mechanicsville family’s case caught our attention. Many eastern Iowans know the Griffiths and their friends as they’ve …
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NEW DELHI: In the face of growing misuse of mobile phones by anti-national elements, the Centre has asked all mobile operators to snap connections of subscribers who are using cellphones without the ‘international mobile equipment identity’ (IMEI …
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BILLERICA, Mass. — Authorities have begun an investigation into a nude or seminude photo of a 14-year-old middle school girl that has been circulating by cell-phone text messages. Naked Teen’s Photo Sent To Students’ Cell Phones Billerica police and …
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A 13-year-old girl who was violated by seven teenage boys - some of them dressed in school uniforms - was told to “smile like you’re enjoying it” as they took turns with her in a public toilet cubicle, a court …
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With problems involving students’ usage of cell phones being reported one after another, the Education, Science and Technology Ministry on Friday finally moved to tackle the situation. But many schools feel the ministry’s prescription will do little …
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