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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's really sad, it's hard to believe that it really happened. too sad.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Imbored]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[I dont think its suicide.. looks like murders to me.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[javah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[l meant serial murders]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[hry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[The way AOL markets the article blaming the internet for their deaths is highly misleading. It's tragic that the teens commited suicide, but I highly doubt the internet was to blame for it. It was simply their last cry for help in posting their desperation on their pages. Saying that all the teens used the internet is a clue to why they're dying is like saying the fact they all wore shirts is a clue. These days just about everyone uses such personal webpages. I hope they find the reason for this rash of suicides though.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeanne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oh yes obvious reason is to blame the internet. If a site is popular of course people are going to use it. Doesn't mean its linked to suicide. Come on people wake up. Find out what grades were like, were these people teased did the parents see any warning signs. The net and myspace facebook bebo or any other popular internet blogging site is not to blame]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[J]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[Personally, I think it's ridiculous to think that an internet website is responsible for the suicides of these people. It seems that they all knew each other, and by one of then commiting suicide, it in turn caused a chain reaction because they all cared about each other deeply. Blaming it on a networking website seems rather juvenial. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MetalGeerGIrl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[I am never never never surprised by the extent of people's stupidity. It may sound cold but this world is a hard place and it has a way of weeding out alot of weak dodos who fall prey to all sorts of dumb dangerous stuff. If they were stupid enough to hang themselves when they were young and should be enjoying their youth..well guess it was meant to be...I can understand if they saw the movie ONCE and then went and hung themselves.. the music alone from that movie could make anyone suicidal   ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[logicalguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[yeah, i agree...sounds like a serial murderer...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[undrgrndgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[These young people had mental problems and it was the motivation behind their killing themselves. Of course they didn't get better, dwelling on the internet about the death of their friend. Almost always, the person who take that direction, has mental problems already. Still it is sad though]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolyn Bond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[Before you judge these kids you must know about their family life. I came close to suicide when I was 16. Why? I had a tyrant of a father, he never payed attention to me, criticised me constantly and told me over and over again that I would be disinherited.<br>''BECAUSE I WAS NOT LIKE HIM ''<br>Well, I went to America,[am European] got away from him and indeed he disinherited me.<br>'BECAUSE I LEFT".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[T.A.Herst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[THESE FASHIST ATTACKS AGAINST MYSPACE AND THE 1ST AMENDMENT HAVE GOT 2 STOP!!!!every time sum thing happens were sum1 on a worldwide community happens 2 have a page the same conservtive religious zelot fashists that ushered in the anti youth houlocaust 1980's have 2 start calling it a "myspace"this or a myspace that instead of just an unfourtanate happening!!!.,just cause its the site young people(including me im kinda young neway lol)like the most they attack it parents r really afraid of free expression not perverts ther r perverts on facebook in church and walking through your town right now STOP BLAMING MYSPACE!!!!this haz got 2 stop the system must change!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[todd lissner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[WHOOOA!  thats way way too many kids to be some kind of pact- I think the investigators need help here.<br><br>   No way can 17 kids all be so bummed that they actually kill themselves.  I mean, to say your going to do it is one thing, to pretend that your into whatever these kids are doing is one thing.  but you can't get 17 kids to kill themselves like this. <br>There has to be some one they are meeting and end up getting killed by.<br>   This needs a Full investigation. <br>I also aggree that AOL has blown this story with thier missleading title.<br>    Good grief!  help these people, can't some one request full forensics on this case? Shut down bebo for god's sakes 17 young peoples lives have ended.  this is HORRIBLE]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[Saying the internet is to blame for these young adult sucides is like saying GUNS KILL PEOPLE...HELLO Amera, people do this to themselves and each other...NOT GUNS...NOT INTERNET]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dorothy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 8:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[Something is really wrong here. Things like this just dont happen. They better start figuring it out or more kids are going to die. I am so sorry for their parents.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[NancyJean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 9:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sounds like s  mind controll of a larger more Sinister organization perhaps sending sublimal messages to this kids over the internet..]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 9:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's sad to hear that all these kids died commiting suicide..But where were their parents..don't they monitor their room chatrooms and logs..after all they have that right..]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 9:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[ Has any one considered that (ELF) Extremely Low Frequency Fields from the high power transmission lines ( Shown in center of photo ) combined with hours of (ELF) exposed from computers may have a Psychological effect on these Children. Check out information from the UK.<br>TRENTHAM ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION CAMPAIGN<br>51 Earlsbrook Drive Trentham Stoke on Trent ST4 8DL <br>Summary of acknowledged health risks associated with living near high voltage power lines<br>Research 1979 - 2001Predicted excess cases annually in the UK near high voltage power lines ~ a few thousand cases<br><br>SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION<br>REICHMANIS M, PERRY F S, MARINO A A and BECKER R O, 1979. Relation between Suicide and the Electromagnetic Field of Overhead Power Lines. Physiology Chemistry & Physics, 11, 395-403.<br><br>PERRY F S, REICHMANIS M, MARINO A A and BECKER R O, 1981. Environmental Power-Frequency Magnetic Fields and Suicide. Health Physics, 41, 267-277.<br><br>PERRY S, PEARL L and BINNS R, 1989. Power Frequency Magnetic Field: Depressive Illness and Myocardial Infarction. Public health, 103 177-180<br><br>POOLE C KAVET R, FUNCH D P, DONELAN K, CHARRY J M and DREYER N A, 1993 Depressive Symptoms and Headaches in Relation to Proximity of Residence to an Alternating-Current Transmission Line Right-of -way. American Journal of Epidemiology, 137, 318-330<br><br>SAVITZ D A, BOYLE C A, and HOLMGREEN P, 1994. Prevalence of Depression Among Electrical Workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 25, 165-177.<br><br>VERKASALO P K, KAPRIO J, VARJONEN J. ROMANOV K, HEIKKILA K and KOSKENVUO M., 1997. Magnetic Fields of Transmission Lines and Depression. American Journal of Epidemiology, 146 1037-1045<br><br>BEALE I L, PEARCE N E, CONROY D M, HENNING M A and MURRELL K A, 1997.Psychological Effects of Chronic Exposure to 50 Hz Magnetic Fields in Humans Living Near Extra-High-Voltage Transmission Lines. Bioelectromagnetics, 18, 584-594.<br><br>VAN WIJNGAARDEN E V, SAVITZ D A, KLECKNER R C, CAI J and LOOMIS D, 2000. Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields and Suicide Among Electric Utility Workers: A Nested Case-Control study. WJM, 173, 94-100.<br><br>Considered biologically plausible via magnetic field exposure. Apparent low threshold ~ 0.1 uT.<br><br>Predicted excess cases annually in the UK near high voltage power lines<br><br>Suicide 60 cases<br><br>Depression Up to 9,000 cases of mild depression.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[griftlc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 9:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[Do not blame the Internet. That is as stupid as blaming a teacher of a student that goes home and commits suicide. The person that commits suicide is the one responsible. There is the bottom line.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 9:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[That is very creepy. Give Hollywood a year and there will be a movie about it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawnna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 9:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/03/11/string-of-welsh-teen-suicides-continues/</guid><description><![CDATA[wow aol is full of retards. the internet is killing them. of course. it cant be anything else in their life or...<br>oh yeah<br><br>PEOPLE BY GUNS WHENEVER THE HECK THEY WANT!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[not a rams fan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 9:30PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>